The Gang of Five
Role Play => Random Role Play => Finished RP's => Topic started by: Nick22 on February 17, 2009, 01:55:59 PM
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Nick sighed as the bellhopper rung for him. he had been two months on this job, since the Insane Cafe had been demolished. This hotel was creepy, with old creeky steps, faded carpeting, and really weird staff. the worst part though were the strange noises in the upper floors, Nick had on more than one occassion reached for his ring phone to call Stripetail but at the last minute decided against it..
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The weather outside was cloudy and could at any moment break into a thunderstorm. A Japanese man wearing a white trench coat was heading toward the hotel to get out of the rain. A peculiar device, shaped like the head of a pterasaur, was strapped to his wrist.
"Human," the device's mouth moved as it began speaking. "I don't think we are on Another-Earth any more, nor are we on Dino-Earth."
"We could have just ended up somewhere else on the planet," the man said, his voice emotionless.
The face plate on the device glowed red and was replaced by the face of a stegosaurus. This one's voice was more timid sounding compared to the other two. "Topgaler and I have seen several creatures that we don't think come from either world."
"Interesting," the man said, stepping into the hotel. He slid the sleeve of his coat over top of the brace to hide it.
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"Welcome to the Inglorious Hotel' said a man behind the desk. he was elderly and had a very creepy, sinister air about him , he smiled showing long, unnaturally white teeth. a candlebra sat next it him, four cadles burning slowly, the room was filled with candlebras, apparently this hotel didn't have electricity..'Would you like to check IN? he motioned to a old book with names scrawled in it..
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The man stepped over to the desk, never giving the rather creepy furnishings a second glance. A smirk spread across his face as he picked up a pen and wrote his name in English into the book. "Mikoto Nakadai" was now written in very neat cursive writting as the last entry in the book.
"I will be spending the night here," Mikoto said. "What are your rates?"
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20 dolars a night.. we offer very good service, for such a low pice' he went over and unhooked a key from th wall, the key was covered in cobwebs. "Room 375, you're the first to get this room in 15 years.. the last customer to use this room was said to have seen many strange things, including a woman dressed in white..its on the third floor.." the man, whose name was Briggins, smiled a menacing smile. "Twenty dollars please" he said, holding out the key..
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"Sounds interesting," Mikoto said, pulling out his wallet and frowning. He didn't have any American money on him, so he pulled out a credit card and handed it to Briggens.
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Spyro and Cynder raced across the sky. They were flying from Warfang to Avalar to visit Hunter.
"We should really visit Scooby and Dixie again," Cynder said as the valley finally came into sight. "I wonder how Nick is doing..."
Spyro nodded. "We need to find some excuse for disappearing though. The last time the Guardians sure were worried about us."
When they had accidently ended up in another dimension, they had been stuck there for two days. So far they hadn't told anyone else about their little adventure and the rings they had gained during that time hadn't been noticed. Sparx had ranted about the whole adventure, but he had been half-hysterical at the time, so the Guardians were only confused by the dragonfly's slightly odder than normal behavior.
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"Hmm.. a credit card..We usually don't accept cards here, we prefer cash" Briggins replied. "But I'll make an exception in this case. he put the card into an oldfashioned credit card machine and printed out a receipt. "Sign here, while I ring for someone to take you up to your room..Do you have any baggage that needs to be carried? Briggins replied...
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Deimos sighed as he lay on the bed. Over 2 months have passed since the demolition of the cafe and the Pelvanida group was staying at Shaggy's mansion.
Dr. Zanasiu and Rime shared 1 room while Strut, Deimos, Dr. Kerzach and Zachary each had their own rooms. The weaponry and ammunition were kept in a hallway closet.
Dr. Zanasiu was in the back of the mansion, target shooting with Strut.
Deimos then got up and looked for Shaggy. Eventually he found him.
"Hey Shaggy, know any place where Rime, Strut and I could get a job? Dr. Zanasiu, Zach and Dr. Kerzach also need jobs."
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' Well you could ask where Nick and Aves are Working' shaggy said. "Scooby's got the mystery Machine right now, But We've got another SUv in the garage we can use to drive up..'
outside, the sky vburst open and full-fledge thundrstorm poured down on the earth. some duistance away, the Mystery Machine was trying to navagagte through the downpour. Scooby was driving, gazing at the scenery or what little he could see iof it.
Meanwhile Dixie slept on the Backseat. Today she was wearing a red dress, and she wore a flower in her hair. Scooby had proposed to her at the end of thier last adventure, and she had accepted without hesitation. They had not set a wedding date yet, But Scooby's parents had been estatic when they had heard the news "My Scooby's geting married! Well, its about time! " Ma Doo had said over the phone. "Dixie, I know You two will be very happy together, and honey We don't care that you are cousins, we're just glad he found someone special. We'll help wih the wedding planning, picking out the dress, gowns for the ladies ans suits for the guys. We're going to get the whole family together, humans and dogs alike, and of course any friends you care to invite..We haven't had a wedding in this family in years..' Ma had talked on fior about a half an hour, with Pa jumping in on occassion.. Dixie had been tired after they had hung up, so she had fallen asleep in the car.
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"Well, since the Pelvanida group is wanted, will these guys ask for identification?" Deimos asked. "Besides, most places won't issue identification to dinosaurs."
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;I'm not sure, they didn't ask for any Id when Nick applied, so if I had to guess the answer would be no.." shaggy replied, stopping by a hallway drawer and pulling out a ring of keys.
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Meanwhile in Avalar Hunter saw the two dragons approaching. "So , Did you leave sparx at home today?' He chuckled. "I've heard he's not been himself over the past few months..
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"No baggage," Mikoto replied, signing his name for a second time. "I'm sort of new to this place. Is there a city or town nearby?"
If the hotel failed to hold his interest, then the next step would be to find a population center and hopefully find someone who could fill in the gape his old nemesises used to occupy. Truthfully though he would have liked to get back to his own world and continued his games with the Abarangers.
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"He'll live," Cynder replied dismissively as she landed. They were just outside of the city and next to the river.
"And it's not as though he's much different from before," Spyro sighed. Meaning he was still the same annoying dragonfly as always.
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we're rather isolated, but the nearest place, is a little town called Southport. A small picturesque town now, but it used to be much larger during the Old West, its little more than a ghost" He smiled "town now. You will be able to find food there, and there is a movie theather, in case you want to watch something.."Briggins said
"So how have you two been" Hunter as as he led them into the City. "Its been awhile since we've seen each other.."
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Mikoto frowned in disappointment. "Very well then.I'll be going to my room now."
He turned and stepped away, waiting for whoever would be showing him to his room.
"Human, that building seems rather strange," the calm emotionless voice had returned to the brace.
"Be quiet," Mikoto said, not interested in his partner's worrying. He had no doubt that he could handle whatever was in this place. He noted it was rather strange for Topgaler to be giving a warning, when Stego was usually the one to worry.
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"We've been doing fine," Cynder smiled as she followed the cat into the city.
"Though there hasn't been much to do lately," Spyro sighed.
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Briggins rag a bell, and Nick appeared "Room 375, and be quick' Briggins said. Nick started up the stairs. "Follow me please " He said. "If you're looking for a big place to walk through, Surf point is the biggest place within 50 miles of here, Its got its bad sections of towns, where gangs thrive.." Nick said "Unless you like getting into tussles.." He said as he climbed the stairs and stopped on the first floor landing..
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Well, there hs been a strange circle of light appearing on the north side of the city at night. It might even be a vortex , but we're not sure" Hunter said. "Maybe you should check it out..."
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"Normal humans are not worth fighting," Mikoto said coldly. He hoped the statement might cause Nick to say something about the creatures in this world. If not, then he could always ask Topgaler and Stego what the strange creatures they spotted where.
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"Well, we have nothing else to do," Spyro shrugged. "It might be a good idea to get one of the Guardians to look at it too, since they might know what it is."
"Guess we'll be spending the night here then," Cynder said.
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They aren't normal humans.. they have .. abilities..wghhat exactly, I don't know.. I stay clear them in any case..'Nick replied.
- Spyro and Cynder's rings suddenly began to glow. "Hello you two" came a familiar voice. "Its time to gather the team together..."
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"Perhaps I'll take a look then," Mikoto said, a smirk appearing on his face. A gang sounded interesting, perhaps he could even take control of it, like he had done with Evorian.
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"Stripetail?" Spyro asked, glancing around and not seeing the squirrel anywhere. He turned back to his glowing ring. "What do you mean? What team?"
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The Team of ring-wielders once known as the Omniderin or Omniderate. You andfd Cynder are part of this team. " came the reply. "I have created a vortex in your world, to send you to the gathering place. Scooby and Dixie are on their way there as well, as are Stitch and Angel, and the four new members of the team..its a rather.. unique... hotel"
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(ooc: "I'll post Velma's char info in a bit, don't like to to do long posts. & she's not very altered. Not sure if any of the more recent movies happened as far as scooby doo, zombie island ect or just the 60's and some 70's series.).
Velma had heard of the strange sightings in and near the town and decided to take a break & investigate to see if it was a mystery. She sighed a bit as she drove her car to a parking area near the hotel, thinking briefly about the past when she and some of her friends in the mystery machine would solve strange mysteries. She then smiled a bit at the thought of some other, rather unique friends she had. They were just 1 call away on her special concealed small communications device she always kept on herself. Maybe she would call them up after this mystery was over.
She parked her car and took out the suitcase from the trunk of her car, closing the trunk and headed into the hotel.
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Hello" Briggins said to Velma. "Please.. sign in, if you are staying overnight. 20 dollars a night, and we'll pick out a room for you.. I'll.. ring for a bellboy..."
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"Sure." She said, and took out the money. "Here." She said and offered the $20 to Briggins. "How has things been lately?" She asked to start regular conversation and try to get the feel of the person. She looked around the room a bit as she talked.
Jinkies, Velma thought to herself, this feels just like a place we'd stay in and wind up in a mystery.
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With storms we usually get more customers.. Room number 291 for you. Are you expecting any company, perchance? Be warned my dear, this old hotel holds many secrets, and many unexplained things have happened here over the years.." Briggins said, smiling an evil grin..
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Velma shook her head, "No, I'm not expecting anyone. And old hotels can have an interesting history, though some forget it." Velma said, "291, thanks. Where can I find it?" She asked.
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Second floor on the far right side of the building. This hotel, has 1000 rooms, every one with its own.. history.." Briggind said.
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Meanwhile, about a mile away. Stitch was trying to drive through the styorm which was only getting worse and worse..'Mesa can barely see" Said the blue alein, his girlfrienmd Angel was nodding off in thwe middle of the front seat and his owner Lilo was looking out the right front window. "Where are we going < Nani?' Lilo asked in a little girls voice. "Some hotel called the cRazy Hotel or something like it.."
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Strut and Dr. Zanasiu entered, soaking wet.
"I hope you don't mind that we built a shooting range in the back using some pieces of scrap metal and earth." Strut said. He placed his shotgun by the door, went to the bathroom and dried himself off with a towel.
Dr. Zanasiu did the same.
After they had both dried themselves off and in the case of Dr. Zanasiu changed into dry clothes they went to work cleaning their weapons.
"Hey, later we'll check out this new hotel." Strut said.
"Let's see if we can get a job there. I hope they allow us to carry weaponry in there." Dr. Zanasiu said. He was now wearing a sweatshirt and track pants and his lab coat and pants were hanging on a clothes rack.
"It's a hotel! You can't bring weapons in there!"
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You won't be able to carry guns into the hotel' Shaggy said.."I'm pretty sure of that.. Pieere has made us a little lunch to take with us. Double-fried chicken... yum" Shaggy's mouth began to water...
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Scooby pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. 'Rixie, rake rup! re're rere! Retter run, rits rouring rout!" Dixie stirred...
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"Thanks. I think I'll head up and put my things away." Velma said as she accepted the key and went up the stairs in the direction to her room. She thought to herself as she went.
Jinkies what a creepy guy. Something must be going on here, and I"ll get to the bottom of it. I just have to keep my eyes open.
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Dixie opened her eyes and Yawned. "Oh.. we're there! sorry..' He apologized as she got up off the back seat. Lightning flsashed as they opened the door, and ran in to the hotel door. While Scooby hasn't parked very far away, both recieved a good soaking...
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What a creepy looking hotel!" Dixie commented as they pened the door. "Rust rike reveral rysteries Ri've reen in" Scooby nodded. Ruckily Ri rut rome Robby racks rin ry rist rompartment.." Scooby said as the two great Dames entered the hotel.
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Helllo there, my my I'm getting a lot of customers today" Briggins smiled menacingly. "Sign in please if you would like a room. anyone else you may be expecting?" She asked.
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"Hey Shaggy, we're heading to that weird hotel. Want to come?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"We'd better bring our weapons." Deimos said.
"Deimos! It's a hotel! They're not going to let you carry an assault rifle into the lobby!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted.
"So, leave the guns in the car."
"Okay. That'll do." Strut replied.
"Hey, Shaggy, where's Nick's rifle?" Rime asked. He kissed Dr. Zanasiu on the cheek.
"Rime! Eww!" Deimos said. He made an expression of disgust.
"What?"Dr. Zanasiu asked. He gently scratched Rime under the chin.
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You start tongue-kissing, and we're leaving both of you bound and gagged in the basement" Shaggy said, with a look of revulsion on his face. "Guys don't kiss other guys, Zanisu, its wrong" Shaggy looked around. "Leave all your guns here, the hotel won't allow you to carry them in with you.. Now lets head out.. I'll drive"
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"I think Ozzie will eat green food before I see Zanasiu and Rime start tongue kissing." Strut deadpanned.
"But what if we get attacked?" Deimos asked. "And I like my rifle!"
Zachary glared at Shaggy. "Is there a problem with Rime giving James a little peck on the cheek? Are you homophobic?"
"Zach! Enough! We're not lovers, okay we are but there's something called Platonic love." Rime shouted. He then turned to Shaggy. "Sorry, we'll leave all kissing behind closed doors."
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You'd better, I'm not homophobic, whatever that is, but i'm not comfortable seeing two guys kiss..remember if the army catches you I'm going to get in trouble too for housing you" shaggy said as he opebned the large garage. Robbie the butler came in with a large pcnic basket. "Master Shaggy I've packed your lunch as requitred. Do you mind if I come along, with you? I rarely get out of the house, and I'd like to come along...
Shaggy sighed. "Look I know Mitress Dixie doesn't care much for me, but still, I want to help.."
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Shaggy turned to the others. "Do you guys mmind if he comes along?"
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"Why not?" Dr. Zanasiu said.
Dr. Kerzach had his switchblade concealed inside his labcoat.
"Hey, since we may be attacked. Let's armor up." Deimos said.
"Good idea." Strut replied. He then turned to Shaggy. "Could you wait a moment while we armor up?"
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Velma took her suitcase upstairs and to her room. She started out carrying it by the handle but with some difficulty, then she remembered how she use to once in a while carry the gang while running and switched to carrying the suitcase in both hands and found it easier to do. The mechanics of how this worked not even the Tourist, or Sara, a fairy dragon, were able to figure out, using science and magic, including how she was able to know where she was going carrying the weight.
Once she got to the room she went inside and closing the door started to put her things away.
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Fine.. I'm not sure it wil be needed.. but" Shaggy shrugged. "Alright Robbie, you can come.. Riobbie beamed. "Thank you Shaggy.
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Nani finally saw they hotelled, they were turnbing in, when a motorcycle sped right past them, carrying two riders, one was very large, the other was skinny. the first rider was named Bulk, the skinny one was named Skull, they were Students at Angel Grove High School... "Bulky, this doesn't look like Angel grove" Skull said. "Of course it's not Skull, but we need a place to crash for the night" Bulk said, as he stopped the motorcyce in a parking. "Lets just get inside before we're completely soaked to the bone.."
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"A hotel?" Cynder wondered. The word was foreign to their world. Inns instead were the chief source of refuge for travelers.
"Okay then," Spyro said. "Hunter, can you lead us to that vortex?"
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"Are there any large cave systems near here?" Mikoto said, supposing it would be a good idea to search out a hiding place for his two bakuryus.
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Not that I know of, of course I've only worked here a couple of months.." Nick said, as he climbed the stairs to the third floor.
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Sure thing" hunter said, as he raced into the city
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"Its a large building" came the response from the ring. "Remember the cafe was a place to eat? well a hotel is where people stop to spend the night, usually in the middle of a trip somewhere else. Theres motels and inns too, hotels are usually larger than motels and some hotels are called inns, it can get a bit confusing.."
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"Very well then," Mikoto said as they finally reached the door with his room number on it. He drew out the cobweb covered key, which he had brushed off a bit and slid it into the lock.
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Spyro and Cynder flew after him. Hunter was pretty fast, even more so then the flying dragons.
"Oh, we have inns in this world," Cynder said.
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Hello?' came a voice from the hallway, it was a starling , bonechilling voice, and it made the hairs on Nick's neck stand up. "What the heck was that?" he asked clearly spooked
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a white circle soon become visible in the far corner of the city. "There it is, its never appeared this early though" Hunter said.
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Stitch found a parking spot, and Nani, Lilo, Angel and Stitch got out and race inside. there they saw Bulk slip on the puddle of water Dixie had left and fell on his butt. 'Lilo laughed hard, she couldn't help it..
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Mikoto's reaction was considerably clamer, as he turned to stare down the hallway. "Apparently it was one of your ghosts," he raised his voice and shouted down the hall. "Why don't you come out and let us have a look at you?" He pulled his sleeve up so he could get at the Dino Minder if he needed to.
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Spyro and Cynder landed and stared at the white circle.
"I guess that's it," Cynder said.
"Hunter, if anyone from Warfang comes looking for us, can you tell them we decided to stay here for a while, or something?" Spyro asked, not taking his eyes off the portal.
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Sure " But as hunter turned to move, he found himself going backward. "Oh my goodness.. its.. its SUCKING ME IN!" He yelled, as the vortex grew larger and larger as Hunter was dragged to it. "He-Help me, Guys' He pleaded, as he began to be sucked in bodily by the vortex.
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"Enter the portal. " Stripetail said from the ring. " hurry, the vortex won't last very long!"
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Suddenly the figure of a woman in white appeared "Hello, boys " the ghost cackled. "Here, have.. a PIE!" and both Mikoto and Nick were hit smack in the face with pies. The ghost laughed fiendishly and vanished..
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Spyro and Cynder glanced at one another, unsure of what to do.
"I guess we don't have any choice," Cynder said. "Let's go!"
The two leapt forward and each grabbed one of Hunter's arms. Spyro felt a moment's guilt to be literally dragging the cat into this, but it was all he could think of to do and he had no idea what would happen if Hunter entered the portal by himself.
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"Was that supposed to be funny?" Mikoto asked, wiping pie off his face. His face was twisted with barely contained fury. He twisted the key in the door and stepped into his room, flinging the door shut afterwards.
"Human..." Topgaler started, but Mikoto interrupted.
"I don't want to hear anymore of your worrying," Mikoto snapped. "The best thing these so called ghosts can come up with is practical jokes."
"We just saw some people enter the hotel," Topgaler continued. "Most were humans, but there were some two-legged dogs and small furry creatures."
"Really?" Mikoto smirked a bit. He went into the bathroom and washed the pie off his face, before heading to the door and leaving the room for the lobby downstairs.
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the partal expanded a s the the three of them entered it, and a second after they entered it, it vanished, Hunter was flung forward in a mist of fog and ahadow. a light appeared and grew larger and Hunter, Cynder and Spyro were flung.. into a huge pile of mud some distance from the hotel. the three of them were literally coverred in mud.
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Bleech" Hunter recoiled. 'I'm filthy!"
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Don't mind" Her" came another ghostly voice from the corner, as a figure of a young man entered Mikoto's room. "She always throws pies at people. She loved pieing people in life as well, until she pied the wrong person. Furious, he came up to her room, the very room you are staying in, and shot her in the head.."
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Once she was finished Velma sat down on her bed for a moment to think what to do next. She decided to walk around the hotel a bit perhaps.
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"This is not funny!" Cynder growled pushing herself out of the mud and shaking herself, sending the substance flying in all directions.
Spyro also stood up and shook himself off, though he wasn't quite as upset as Cynder, he felt a little annoyed Stripetail hadn't made the portal lead to someplace drier.
"That must be the hotel," Spyro said, pointing to the building. The two dragons quickly flew over to it, eager to get out of the rain.
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"Tell her it would be best to stay out of my room," Mikoto said, his voice returning to being cold, rather than furious. "Or I shall find out if death has truely left her invulnerable."
He pulled the door to his room open, waiting for a moment to see if the ghost had anything else to say.
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"Your threats are empty.. you may be more powerful than a normal human, but nothing can harm the dead..and spells you cast would simply past though us, and damage the walls..' the ghost replied. "She'll pie you again, hoping to get a reaction from you.. I think she likes you" He grinned..
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Yeah lets get inside.. You don't happen tio have any money on you? Hunter asked sheepishly. "I spent my last pay on a new fishing rod.."
Nick wiped the pie of his face. that pie had been hard as a rock, and blood trickled down from a cut in his chin.. "Pied by a ghost.. what next?"
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Velme made sure she had put things away then headed towards the door to go outside, thinking a tour around the hotel may be a good idea first.
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"In that case, I shall request a different room," Mikoto said, stepping out of the door and closing it, taking his key with him. He ignored Nick as he stepped past him as well as the nerdy woman (Velma) who appeared to be inspecting the hotel. He headed down the stairs and into the lobby. He examined each of the arrivals one-by-one, making each feel as though they were being inspected by some apex predator, rather than another human being. The two bikers didn't look like they would be any fun, neither did the little girl, or the woman he guessed to be her mother. The dogs looked frail and the short furry creatures looked like teddy bears. He sighed. This world so far was turning out to be a disappointment.
And then three mud covered creatures stepped into the room. One appeared to be some sort of humanoid cat, a bit similiar to the dogs, but the other two were quadrupedial and unmistakable even covered in mud. This world had dragons, they might not be as large as in folk tales, but they looked strong.
"Some friends of ours should be here," Spyro said to Hunter. "I'm sure they wouldn't mind paying."
Cynder glanced over at Mikoto and the two locked eyes for a moment, staring at one another. The man for some reason made her think of Malefor. A shiver crawled up her spine as a faint grin appeared on Mikoto's face.
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Scooby and Dixie reached the fourth floot, and looked around, the carpet at one time had been of fine quality, but not was moytheaten and faded in color. "Ris rlace rives re rhe reeps" Scooby said as they moved to thier room.. "Scoooby, much on a Scooby Snack.." dixie said.."Lets just get to our room, unpack and see what our room looks like.."
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They stopped as they heard their names being called. "Its" Dixie's eyes lit up. 'its Spyro and Cynder!" Come on Scooby, lets go meet them!" Dixie began flying down the steps. Spyro and Cynder wore rings just like theirs, and the four had become good friends, in fact, secretly Dixie and Cynde had become a lot more than "friends", but the girls hadn't revealed that yet to the boys..
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Really? What are their names?' Hunter asked.
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Stitch stopped as they saw the three mudcovered creatures "Spyro!" Stitch saidexcitedly. "Mesa glad to see you" stitch ran up to Spyro and higged him, and in the process got mud all over himself. 'Why you so muddy, and who issa this guy?' Stitch asked pointing at Hunter.
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Everyone sign in" Briggin motioned to the newcomers..
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"Hi, guys," Spyro chuckled as Stitch hugged him. "We kind of landed in the middle of a mudhole. Right, Cynder?"
He turned to find his mate staring at something. She snapped back to reality and glanced at Spyro. "Yeah."
Spyro frowned and turned back to the others. "Hunter, this is Stitch, Angel, Lilo, Nani, Scooby, and Dixie. Everyone, this is Hunter." He had pointed at each as he said their names. His gaze lingered a moment longer on Dixie than it did the others.
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Spyro! Cynder! Goodness you guys are a mess! and why are you looking at me like that Spyro?' Dixie asked.
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Re'll ray ror all rour rooms" Scooby said.
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Hey can you pay for us too" Skull asked. "Turns out, we've.. only got 16 bucks, and it isn't enough for the night' He and Bulk looked Sheepishly at each other.
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Rine. " Scooby said. "rree.. ro, rour rore rooms rease. rall around ry rour room. "
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"Like what?" Spyro asked.
Cynder rolled her eyes in Spyro's direction and silently mouthed. "He knows. I told him."
Mikoto turned and headed back up to the stairs. He opened the door to his room and stepped inside, locking it behind him. "And thus my next game begins..."
"Has Stripetail shown up yet?" Spyro asked, glancing around in case he had missed the old squirrel in his first glance around.
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Dixie blinked.. then motioned to Cynder to come with her upstairs.. "You told him? How much did you tell him?" She whispered as they began to climb..
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mesa Not see him " stitch said. "Where might he be?"
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Right here" Came a strong voice as a large squirrell stepped out of mid-air in the entranceway. "Good to see the six of you made it. and sorry about the vortex openning being in a mud pile, but it has been raining steadily.." Stripetail said.
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"Well, everything..." Cynder said. As they reached the top of the stairs, she glanced around, looking for the man in white, but found he wasn't in sight.
"Hey, Stripetail," Spyro greeted. "Cynder wasn't very happy about that..."
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"and how did he take it? The fact that we're .. lovers?"Dixie said slowly, giving Cynder a glane as they rounded the stairwell to go to the third floor.
"I'm nor surprised that she would be upset.. but a hot shower will take care of everything. This is a very old hotel, and there have been many strange occurances here" stripetail said, as he plopped down a few gold coins on the counter. "Spanish doubloons" Briggins exclaimed.. "This will pay for everyone's stay... your key sir number 300" he handed Stripetail his key...
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"Well, he was surprsied to say the least," Cynder said, recalling Spyro's shocked reaction. "Then he was afraid I might be leaving him for you and before I could get a word in, he went off on this whole chivalrous speech on how if that's what I wanted he wouldn't stand in my way. It was kind of cute really. But I explained to him how we're going to be splitting our attention between each other and our respective mates, so that's all more or less taken care. How are you and Scooby doing?"
"I wish I had brought some gems," Spyro sighed. The last time he had visited someone else had always paid his way. He swore that next time he would come prepared.
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We're gettindg married, actually" dixie admitted. "We haven't set a date yet, but he proposed to me after you guys left and I accepted. I haven't told him though about us.. and now that you've already told your partner I'm going to have to tell my fiance..." She shoook her head "I had hoped to tell them both after that contest.. which we still haven't finished by the way' She grinned.. "But now thats out the window" she said as they reached the 4th floor. " I wonder what Stripetail will say once we tell him, or maybe he already knows.."
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Velma continued to look around outside her door and the hallway seeing if she noticed anything unusual. "hmm." She said to herself as she examined some of the walls.
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"Why is that out the window?" Cynder asked. She hated inconviencing Dixie, but she wasn't quite sure how she had done so. "Spyro's not going to say anything to Scooby before you do. I would say Stripetail already knows..."
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I had hoped to tell both of the boys after the contest' Dixie replied. "Both of them at the same time, win or lose..But apparently you couldn't hide it anymore, and Sparx is probably to blame for that. he snuck in that upstairs room, while we were staying there after the second contest, and overheard us talking and saw us sleeping together That decieving little gnat" dixie brought down her paw on the railing..
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"Sparx was the one who insisted I tell him," Cynder said.
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Spyro signed for his room, his claws making it a little diffcult to hold the pen. He glanced up the steps where Dixie and Cynder had disappeared to, wondering what they were talking about.
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A shadowy figure slid out from around the corner behind Velma. It opened its mouth, teeth glinting in the flickering candlelight as it silently appraoched her. Once it was a few feet away, it released a blood-curdling roar.
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Really?' Dixie frowned as they stopped in front of room 416. "Here's our room. ' Why don't you come in and clean yourself off?' she smiled. "You can use the shower. " She opened the door, and look inside Room 416 was an opulent room. With a huge bed. in the corner a huge candlebra lit up the room. there was a large miror hanging over the bed. in the corner neaest the doorway there was another door. Dixie stepped in, and opened it. "Yep Here's the bathroom. Its.. a bit dusty in here, I don't think this room has been used recently..I'll turn the water on for you Cynder. Do yiu like your bath water hot, warm, or cold?' She asked.
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Briggins gave Stripetail 5 room keys. "414, 417, 419, and 422 on the 4th floor, and 306 on the third. You'll have to decide who gets what room.." briggins said. "We haven't had this much company in awhile.."
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Hunter continued wipng himself off. "A pleasure to meet all of you" He smiled. "Lets head up to our rooms shall we?"
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Bulk looked around the lobby. "This place is a dump.." Suddenly the chandellierstarting wswaying all by itself. "Run!' Skull panicked , the two rasn into each other, stumbled and dashed up the stairs..
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Velma jumped, started, "Jinkies" she said. She then spun around looking at the figure. She was startled, but having been through many many mysteries with the Mystery Inc gang, that some called the scooby doo gang she had eventually learned....
"Come off it, that is a cheesy looking costume." She said as she tried to reach to try to pull off the mask.
(OOC: assuming this is your digimon char I though it may be funnier if she wasn't scared when it was a 'real' monster. Like Daphne and Freddy tried to take off the "fake" mask off of a real zombie in the scooby doo on zombie island movie.) :lol
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The creature was short, about the size of a large dog and covered in black scales with red bands around his arms, legs, and one around his long powerful tail. A red symbol was also on his forehead and a biohazard symbol emblazoned on his chest. His eyes were yellow.
"Ack!" the digimon exclaimed as Velma grabbed one of the two ear-like projections on his head and yanked. In the back of his mind, he wondered why this human wasn't scared of him. "It's not a costume!"
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"Most of them are near each so that's convient," Spyro said. He glanced over at where Bulk and Skull had been to see that they had disappeared. "Um, don't they need their room key?"
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"Sparx was actually worried about what keeping that a secret from Spyro might do," Cynder explained. "He asked me what my intentions were with you and Spyro and whether I would be breaking Spyro's heart. It kind of surprised me that he expressed such concern over Spyro."
"Hot," Cynder said, remembering the hot tub she had been in on her last visit to this world.
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Better give them the rooom that isn't taken.. We'd better catch up to them.." Stripetail said, ignoring the chandilier. Stripetail was not afraid of ghosts at all..
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"Interesting.. so he does have a heart..." Dixie turned on the faucet and brown goopy water came out. "yuck" She made a face.. She puther paw in the water to make sure it was warm, and getting warmer then turned on ther cold faucet. "We don't want it to be TOO hot" She said.. "Hop in, and I'll help clean you off... that mud smell horrible.. what did you land in? Cow patties?"
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When she saw the "mask" didn't come off and the ear felt real she let go and jumped back. "Jinkies, it's a real monster!" She said and turned to run off down the hall and stairs thinking to herself, Jinkies, the 1 time I know it's a fake monster and it's not.
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Nick was heasded down the stairs when he saw Bulk and Skull lumbering towards him. "Whoa! Slow down guys!" He held uop his hands "Whats wrong?"
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This place.. the chandelier.. it mobved" Bulk said breathlessly. "Hey, I think this place is haubnted" Skull said shakily..
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"Unfortunately guys, it IS." Nick said slowly. "Let me take you up to your room. Did you sighn in and get a key?'
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Both Bulk and Skull gulped. 'No, we forgot" Skull said.
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The Pelvanida group had put on their armor. The only unarmored one was Dr. Kerzach, who preferred to rely on his agility and speed.
Zachary had gotten the same armor and helmet that Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu wore.
Deimos was wearing his helmet and his bandolier.
"Deimos, take that off. The armor will protect us enough. We'll only need the helmets if it is a combat situation."
Deimos grumbled but removed his helmet and placed it back in the closet. He weas still wearing his bandolier though. He did not mention it but he had his pistol and a few extra magazines hidden in one of the pouches.
Strut had also bought a 500 round can of .357 SIG ammunition for Deimos's pistol.
"Hey Shaggy, we're ready." Rime said.
Deimos looked at Nick's armor hanging in the closet. "Should we bring this armor to Nick?"
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"A very small heart, but a heart nonetheless," Cynder agreed. She frowned as she saw the water didn't look much better then the mud puddle she had landed in. "That's gross..."
She hopped into the tub with a small splash and scurbbed at the mud with her front paws.
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Blackguilmon fell back into a sitting position as she released his ears and groaned, rubbing the ear she had yanked on. He felt too confused to celebrate his success in scarring her. "That was weird."
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"We can give them the room on the third floor and then all of us will be on the fourth," Spyro said, as he padded up the stairs.
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Neah, the hotel he works at , its well, not a place where armor is needed' Shaggy said. " he went out to the grage, and and stood before a large green SUV. "tHis baby seats 10, and actually gets about 25 miles to the gallon. Had tio get good gas mileagfe with gas prices nowadays" Shaggy said, as Robbie climbed in.. "We're leaving in a minute" He clicked a button and the garage door opened, revealing the rain pouring down outside..
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It was the n Stripetail saw Nick leading the two goofballs down stairs. "Hello boys, which room.." Stripetail began when the two of them pointed at him, and skull kleaped into Bulk's arms with a look of terror on thier faces. "Stop this!" Stripetail said sharply. "I've already paid for your room, you just need to sign for it. Which floor doo you want to stay in? Third or 4th?"
"' Fo-fourth" Bulk gasped. 414, 417, 419, or 422?
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4-414" Skull said..
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"Never know." Deimos replied. "Remember, the cafe? Armor and weaponry was needed there."
"Deimos! Not every situation is a war zone!" Rime shouted.
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Velma continued to run to the end of the hallway and down the stairs, stopping only once she got down a flight of stairs.
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Dixie found a small towel hanged on the wall. It was discolored and looked like it handn't been moved in years. "She put it in the water let it soak up the water, and went to work on Cynder'ss back. "So.. Besides telling Spyro, your.. I mean OUR.. little secret, how have you been?' She asked. "I've missed you.. you know., and Sparx did mention something while I was trapped in the closet with him for that interminable 40 minutes.. he thought that we should date.." she moved the towel over Cynder's back, letting the goppy mud dripp into the water, whicvh was not muddy brown. "It looks like the Mississippi River" She smiled.
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Blackguilmon pushed himself up, dusting off his paws as he did. He wondered when the last time this had been vacummed was. He started down the hallway, hoping he wouldn't turn into that crazy human girl again.
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"Cynder and I will take 422," Spyro said. He felt a little confused by the two humans' odd behavior. It reminded him of the time Sparx had scarred Scooby with his shadow.
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"I'd hold off on that idea, until you told Scooby about us," Cynder replied, swishing her tail about beneath the water to get it clean. "We've been good, but things were starting to get boring lately, so I'm glad to be back here. And to see you, of course."
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"Alright" Dixie said, as she continued to wash Cynder's back. ":'BUt once I tell him, we're going out. There's a movie I want to see.Its called the "
phanton of the Opera" Its a musical, where the actors sing and dance, and theres lot of action in it too.."
"We'll take 417" Nani Said.
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Hunter went down to Sign in, as did Bulk and Skull.
"sorry, We forgor to sign in" Skull said appologetically,. "IOts alright, as long as I have it recorded before you leave.." briggins replied.
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The Pelvanida group got into the SUV. Except Deimos.
"Shaggy! Do you have a horse trailer or something I can ride in? I'm not going to fit in the SUV!" Deimos said.
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'Hold on" Shaggy pressed a button and the SUV's roof began to rise. " Climb in, it''ll be a tght squeeze, but I think You'll make it. Now Hurry..."
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Stripetail reached the third floor. "300 should be on the left..." He said.
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Scooby continued onto the 4th floor. "Rome Ron ruys" Stitch and Angel followed a step behind..
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Velma stopped once she reached the bottom of the stairs and paused to think about what she had seen and what she should do next.
Jinkies, what sort of creature was that? She asked her self, still a bit shaken over what she had seen. She still felt a bit scared and tried to calm herself.
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Deimos crouched down and entered the SUV. It was a tight fit for him but managed to get in. Except that he slapped Rime in the face with his tail.
"Deimos! Watch where your tail is!" Rime shouted. He was holding his snout.
"Sorry, it cannot bend that much I can only move it side to side."
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"Is there a problem miss?' briggins asked, as he moved from behind the counter. "Was there a 'visitor" in your room?"He smiled showing his white teeth, his breath reeked..
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"Sounds interesting," Cynder said as she bent her neck and submerged her head for a moment, cleaning that off. She then glanced back at her wings.
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"I hope I don't get in trouble for trailing mud all over the place," Spyro said as he glanced back at the trail of muddy footprints behind him.
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Mikoto stepped out from around the same corner Blackguilmon had hidden. The digimon heard his footsteps and spun around, seeing another human, he decided to try his luck with this one. He snarled menacingly and raised his arms.
The human raised his arm and pressed the yellow panel at the bottom of the device on his wrist, the mouth on the device snapping open. "Bakuryu change." He pressed a red button on it and the panel and mouth snapped back into position. Topgaler's distinct trilling cry came from the device as yellow light covered Mikoto and formed into the zero suit.
Blackguilmon dropped his hostile appearance and looked uncertain as he eyed the costumed human. The suit was primarily white with black stripe running up the sides. A gold belt wrapped around his waist, a white dagger that resembled a quill hung in the holster on it. A fierce looking red visor covered his eyes. Abarekiller charged forward, becoming a white blur. He stopped and stood in front of the digimon who was too surprised by his speed to react in time. Mikoto slammed his fist into the dinosaur digimon's snout and sent him flying down the hallway...
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"Alright everyone, We're off!" Shaggy said, as he pulled out of the garage. "Its be about an hours drive to the hotel maybe longer if this storm keeps getting worse" Lightning flashed frequently as ghe closed the grage door with a press of a button. Shaggy pulled out of the driveway and sped away.
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This place is a mess already" Nick said. "Its good to see you guys again. I've been at this job for two months, and this place makes the Cafe look normal. Lights going on and off, strange noises and smell, and offensive writing on the walls"Nick said. "I'm glad to have you guys here"
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"I wonder if they have any openings for security?" Deimos asked.
Rime was resting his head against Dr. Zanasiu's shoulder. Dr. Zanasiu poked Rime. "Rime, not here. Save it when we get back to our room or get a hotel room." he whispered.
"Sorry." Rime replied.
"Do they need a cook?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"I'd ask if they need any openings for a molecular biologist but I'm fairly sure the answer is 'no'." Dr. Zanasiu deadpanned.
"Hey, you're quite the shotgunner. You'd be useful as a guard." Deimos replied.
"You'd make a great sniper."
"Well, I do have a predator's vision and that translates well to sharpshooting. Speaking of which, I wonder if we can bring our own weapons if we get the job of guards?"
Strut sighed. "Deimos, please don't bring grenades there."
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In the Great Valley, Mr. Bigmouth was preparing some herbs. Coryth, the Swimmer, was injured in a training exercise when his sparring partner accidentally broke few fingers with a stick.
Ms. Swimmer was sparring with Lam. Ms. Swimmer had her trademark twin sticks. She dodged a spear thrush from Lam and retaliated with a short jab that was easily dodged.
Even if the thrust had hit her, it wouldn't do much other than leave a red stain on her skin as the spear head was actually a spongy fruit that was soaked in red fruit juice.
Ms. Swimmer dodged another spear thrust but stepped into a small hole in the ground. Bizarrely, the hole swallowed her, sticks and all.
Lam dropped his spear in shock and ran from the strange hole.
Mr. Bigmouth had prepared the herbs and was getting ready to deliver them when he stepped into a small hole that he couldn't get his foot out of.
"Damn it! Why does this happen when I need to get hers to someone?!" he muttered as he tried to pull his foot of the hole.
Eventually, the hole began sucking him down. He swore and grabbed a stone tipped spear before he was sucked down and vanished.
(OOC - the Great Valley I'm using is the Twilight Valley version.)
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( Shaggy and the guys haven't reached the hotel yet..)
'We're almost done,. then I can take a look at you properly.." dixie said. But from a brief glance she could already tell that most of the blush on Cynder's cheeks were gone, and that only the eyeliner and lipstick remained..."Makeovers don';t last long on dragons, do they?"
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"I guess not," Cynder replied. Her rough lifestyle probably hadn't helped the make-over last longer.
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"How have you been, Nick?" Spyro asked. A muffled crash could be heard from somewhere upstairs...
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"Owie," Blackguilmon groaned as he pulled himself out of the crater his impact had made in the wall. He looked up to see Mikoto slowly walking towards him. "Pyro Grenade!"
He opened his mouth and spat a sphere of purple energy out. Mikoto just ducked to the side to avoid it. He leapt the rest of the distance between them and grabbed one of the digimon's ears, yanking him off the ground by it. Mikoto repeatedly kicked him in the side while he hung there helplessly.
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Velma shook her head, "In the hallway. Some strange sort of creature. I've never seen the species, even in zoology text books I use to read as a kid." Velma said.
She usually had others with her, this was the first time she had tried to investigate and had arrived totally alone. She'd have to be a bit braver if she was going to succeed. She thought for a moment and got an idea. It worked for Scooby and Shaggy so why not. She reached around to wherever she kept her box of Scooby Snacks and shook one into her hand. She hesitantly took a bite. Hmm, not bad. She thought to herself and finished it. She did have to admit she did feel braver now. She put the box back wherever she kept it.
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Well, I'm alive" Nick deadpanned. " And the insurance company agreed to cover some of the costs of rebuilding the cafe in a new location. and the Shurlups in case you are wonmndering have become a nice family of 7. Barney's taken to being a dad, and missy is doing well as asurrogate mom.. Yes I've named the older Shurlups, havebnn't decided on names for the younger ones.."
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There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio then are dreamt of in yout ohisophy" Briggins recited. "Hamlet, First Act." His rectal had a tone of menace, as would befit a later macbeth or King Lear. "My Dear, i'm not surprised that you have seen strange things..this hotel is famous for them"
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Velma nodded, "About as creepy as those spiders on Metebelis III." Velma said, remembering one of the places she had been to with the Tourist.
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"Virus Breath!" Blackguilmon gasped, spraying a black mist from his mouth and into Mikoto's face. He gasped and let go of the digimon, dropping him to the floor and stumbling back, some of the mists exploding against his armored suit. Blackguilmon whimpered and scrambled down the stairs.
"Coward! You can't escape!" Mikoto growled, drawing his weapon from its holster. He held it like a quill and waved it in the air, drawing glowing yellow arrows. He pointed towards the digimon and the arrows went flying after him. Blackguilmon yelped as each wave of arrows exploded just a few steps behind him, one of them hit his tail.
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"That's good..." Spyro said, wishing he could say something more.
"Help me! Help me!" Blackguilmon exclaimed, all but tumbling down the steps. He charged over to the group and leapt unto Nick, clinging unto him and shaking terribly. "He's after me." He pointed shakily back at the stairs, but no one appeared...
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We get guests from all over, we might had a guest from there at some point..Briggins replied. "I's suggest you go up and face that creature, my dear, or you can ask one of our other customers if you could stay with them. I just had a large grioup come in that took 5 rooms on the 4th floor. Perhaps you could ask if you could stay with them..'
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" A Digimon? Nick guessed as the frightened creature clung to him.."Hold on.. You can stay with this group.'
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You can stay with us Nani Said.
" Hunter are you staying with Spyro and Cynder?' Nick asked.
"Er.. Yeah' HUnter stratched his fur. "I'm gonna need a bath though.."
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After several minutes of swirling through a mysterious star laced void Ms. Swimmer appeared in the hotel lobby.
"Where am I?" she asked. Her twin sticks were ready in case of an attack.
A few moments later. Mr. Bigmouth appeared in the lobby. His spear was still in his hands.
"Ms. Swimmer?!" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Mr. Bigmouth?!" Ms. Swimmer replied.
Mr. Bigmouth then turned to Nick "So how are things going?"
"Wait, you know this creature?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Yeah, I met him before."
"I'll trust you." Ms. Swimmer then turned to Nick. "I'm keeping my eyes on you." She placed both of her sticks, held in place with vines, across her back.
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"Well its good to see friends. I'm Nick" Nick nodded at Mrs. Swimmer. "Are you just popping on, or are you staying the night?'
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Dixie finished wiping Cynder down, and helped her get out ogff the tub. She reached into the dark brown and opulled out the drain cork, wnhhick began to drain the tub. She Had set down a towel on the floor, which Cynder was now Sitting on..'You look much better now' She smiled.
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Blackguilmon slowly let go of Nick and then circled around to hid behind him, staring over at the stairs still. Spyro frowned at the frightened reptile and glanced over at the still vacant staircase. The digimon almost spun around and spat a Pyro Grenade at the newcomers, but managed to calm himself. "Who are you guys?"
"I'm Spyro and this is Hunter," the dragon said, deciding to let the others introduce themselves.
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Cynder shook the water off herself, spraying it everywhere. She didn't think anyone would mind since the room didn't appear to be kept in that great of shape anyway. "I feel much better."
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"i work here, and these are my friends" Nick said. "I'm Nick."
"I'm Hunter" The cheetah said.
_"Mesa Stitch, and this angel' Stitch said. "I'm Nani, and this is Lilo" Nani said.
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Bulk and Skull" The two guys introduced themselves. "Ri;m Robby roo" Scooby said.
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Dixie hugged Cynder in a warm embrace. "Now You're clean, all we have to do is wait for the others. Scooby should be on his way up as should Spyro.
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"Since I can't get back. I'll stay the night." Ms. Swimmer muttered.
"Hey, Nick any job openings for me?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. "Security, medical?"
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'We could use more bellboyss, basically someone to carry the luggage. no need to see ids, we don't care what you did in the past, as long as you're willing to work 12 hours a day..' nick said, recalluing what Briggins had said to him. "Pays 11 dollars an hour, which is actually pretty good."
"Ms Swimmer, you'll have to go down to the front and sign in for a room key. 20 dollars a night.. we do accept credit cards though' nck said to her..
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"Jinkies, it's a convention of monsters!" Velma said and ran outside.
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Shaggy finally reached the hotel almost two hours later. he pulled asde the Mystery Machine. "Everybody out, and prepare to be soaked" He said , getting out, and running for the door.
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Mr. Bigmouth shrugged. "Okay. He then handed his spear to Nick. "Watch that for me. I await my assignment."
Ms. Swimmer grumbled as she realized she had nothing to pay with. "Erm. I'll work here too as I have nothing of value on me." She then handed her dual sticks to Nick. "Guard those please. I too await my assignment.
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Alright..' Nick fumbled with the stick. "Help out anyone who asks to be shown to thier rooms." Nick went over to a closet in the middle of the hallway. "I'll just stick these in here, remember its the 3rd floor closet, your stuff is located in. This building has 9 floors, and a thousand rooms.. " He said sticking the spear and weapons in the closet, and closing the door. "Two hours of work will be enough to pay for your room tonight, for the both of you.."
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Blackguilmon exhaled loudly, finally calming down as the whtie clad human didn't appear. "I'm Blackguilmon."
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Cynder nodded. "Then what's next? Do you have any diea what Stripetail wanted us for? Other than to form this team of his?"
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"Form a team? well thats news to me, but I'm sure the guy has his reasons" Dixie said in reply, as he lead Cynder out of the bathroom. the temperature in the room was pretty warm, and comfortable.
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Nice to meet you" Nick nodded.
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Ms. Swimmer stood by the door. Mr. Bigmouth stood next to her.
I wonder if Shaggy will let another dino or two stay with him. Mr. Bigmouth thought.
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"Shaggy entered from the front door, he was dreched. "A room please" he said breathlessly to Briggins. "Did you give a room to two dohgs named Scooby and Dixie?' He asked. 'Room 416, thats their room. Its only one bed though.. "Room 413 has two beds plus a cot" Briggins said. "Twebty dollars a night"
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"So I'm in the human world?" Blackguilmon asked, looking around. He didn't like referring to it as the "real world" which seemed to be its common name among Digimon and humans, but calling it the real world made it seem as though his world wasn't real.
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Cynder followed Dixie out into the bedroom.
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IN a sense" Nick replied. "This world, gets creatures from all over the place.."
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Dixie climbed on the bed and looked at the ceiling, which had a large chandilier, and covered in a rich colors, at one time it must have been a beutiful room, but now the colors were faded especially the faces on the ceiling....
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Velma went out to the parking lot and into her car. "Jinkies, real monsters. I'm in way out of my league." She said. She then took out the small communicator from next to where she kept the scooby snacks from whatever exospace she kept them in and held it in her hands. It had telepathic circuits so no need to open it or press any buttons to turn it on or use it.
(OOC: I just call it exo space since velma seems to pull the scooby snacks from nowhere. or at least it seems to me, likely i'm wrong.)
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"Oh," Blackguilmon said, reflecting that he should have stayed away from that weird shining vortex and that next time he encountered one he would know better then to sniff at it.
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Mikoto sighed and glanced around. His suit dematerialized in a flash of light when he didn't spot anyone in sight. He would have gone after the strange reptile, but he had stumbled into a large group and Mikoto was uncertain about how powerful they might be so he had stayed back. Right now, he needed to find a way to separate the dragons from the others.
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Scooby reached his room and opened the door, to find Dixie and Cynder looking at the ceiling..'Ri'm rere" He said, and smile appeared on Dixie's face..
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Nani opened their room, and Stitch and Angel jumped on the bed.. Lilo smiled as they entered.
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Spyro entered after Scooby. "Hey, Cynder. I've got the key to our room. We're going to be sharing with Hunter."
"Aw," Cynder sighed at the last bit of news.
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Hunter poked his head in. "Hello, I'm hunter" He waved.
"Hi, I'm Dixie' dixie smiled. "Hey guys' A grin spread on her face. "you want to resume that little bet we had at the Cafe? We never finished it."
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Reah, ret's ro rit. rand re're roing ro rin.." Scooby agreed.
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"Greetings. Is something up? I"m picking up some uncertainty and some fear." The Tourist's tardis said through the communications device.
"Yes, I came here to look at some of the mysterious goings on and then was sorta attacked by a strange creature, then I saw some others in the hotel lobby.. They don't look anything in any biology books I've read. Is Jason there? I'd like to speak to him about this." Velma said. She preferred using the name he usually used instead of calling him the tourist, it seemed a rather odd name.
"He's in a dragon magic lesson with Sara. But I'll tell them and they should be in the console room by the time you are here." The Tardis said.
"I'll just get out of my car then, though it's raining here I'm already wet." Velma said.
"No need, I'll just materialize around your car, it's safer that way." The tardis said.
As Velma heard the sound of the tardis materializing coming from all around her she put the communications device away. The world quickly faded as the console room faded into appearance around her. Velma got out of her car, dripping onto the floor.
She heard a voice and turned in the direction of it.
"What's goin on? I was in the middle of a workout." Sam said. Why do we have to work out? I don't like working out. Ian said mentally to Sam. Tough, I"m in charge and I say we have to work out. We have to be ready for any fight or danger. Strength is always useful.
Velma could tell by the gruff voice and the amber glowing eyes with slit pupils that Ian's female personality was in charge.
"I saw some real monsters, and this earth isn't supposed to have those."
"Excellent, a fight." Sam said. We don't have to always fight. Ian said, not to happy she was the on in charge at the time, but it was hard for to resist when she really wanted to take over his human body and she always did at workout time.
"The others are on their way." Said the pleasant sounding tardis voice.
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Bulk and skull reached their room, next to Scooby and Dixie's room. 'coool, two beds, we each get our own Bulky. too bad this place doesn't have any Tv. 'Skull, when this place was built they probably didn't even have cars yet" Bulk snapped.
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"Let's do it," Cynder said. "I've been practicing my singing."
"Me, too," Spyro said. He had actually thrown himself vigorously into practicing, since it was his only chance to beat Dixie and Cynder.
"I've stayed in worse places," Blackguilmon said, poking his head into Bulk and Skull's room. "There was this one time I stay in what I thought was an abandoned castle, but it turned out that it still had one resident..."
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So, Whgat songs should we sing, and who should sing first?" Dixie asked.
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Ri'll ro ret Ripetail rand rask' Scooby said, getting up and heading down to the third floor.
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Did it have chandelliers swaying by themselves " skull asked, throwing himself under the covers as Blackguilmon entered the room.
_ Close the door behind you man" Bulk said.
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"I'm good at 'Guide You Home'," Cynder said.
"I'm not sure what I want to sing," Spyro said. "Any ideas, Scooby?"
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He reached for the door knob and abruptly, pulled his hand away and holding it in his other one. "Ow, I think that guy who attacked me hurt my hand as well as my tail. You'll have to close the door for me," he said, his acting was a little overdramatic, but he felt sure it would work on these two. "And I don't suppose you would go find me something to eat?"
Blackguilmon walked over to the bed Skull hadn't taken and leapt unto it. "It had chandeliars coming out of the floor, doors on the ceiling, pathways on the wall. It was like one of those modern art paintings."
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The Pelvanida crew followed Shaggy into the hotel.
"Greetings sir. May I help you with anything?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
The Pelvanida crew all shook their heads.
"Mr. Bigmouth?" Deimos asked.
"Hello, Deimos, James, Zach, Strut, Rime, Yuri. It's been a while." Mr. Bigmouth said. He then turned to Shaggy. "Hey, can Ms. Swimmer and I stay with you?" he whispered. He then turned to the rest of the Pelvanida crew. "Please, take a seat."
Rime and Deimos moved nearer the desk where Nick was.
"Hey Nick, we all need a job." Dr. Zanasiu said, gesturing to each of his friends in turn.
"This place feels weird." Deimos said. "Now, I really wish I had my rifle!"
"Aww. Is the Utahraptor scared?" Rime teased.
Deimos glared at Rime. "At least I wasn't the one giving Zanasiu a peck on the cheek!"
"Guys! Cut it out!" Strut sighed.
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Bulk grumbled, "alright I'll close the door for you.." he said Shutting the door.
_ Skull pulled out a drawer revealing an ancient list of eating out places.."Yeah I don't think any of these places are still here
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Row arour "Reorgia Ron Ry Rind'?" Scooby suggested.
_ You mean Georgia on my Mind?" Dixie smiled, and she began to sing in a clear and beuatiful soprano
"Other arms that reach out to me, other eyes smile tenderly, still in peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you..." She stopped sfter singing that stanza, her point was made..
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Nani stuck her head in the door. "Wow! That was ggreat! Who was singing that?"
_ Scooby's face fell. "Row! Rixie, Rou're really rood."
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"We camn always use new bellboys. Apart From Nick, Clark, and Joe, we keep losing them. They disappear, or are found dead or nuts' Briggins said. "Pay is eleven an hour, you get paid once a month, at the end of the month. And you may keep any tips you make, " He waved his hands in dismissive gesture "Just follow nick's lead, and don't try to damage anything, it costs money to fix up this place.."
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"No fair!" Spyro frowned.
"That's right, Spyro," Cynder smirked. "You don't stand a chance. Perhaps you'd like to save yourself some embarrassment and admit defeat now?"
"It's not over yet," Spyro replied.
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"Well, I guess I'll just have to starve then," Blackguilmon pouted.
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It was then Stripetail walked into the room. "A fine piece of singing Dixie I could hear it from my room, which is a bit of a dump.. But never mind that'
He glanced at the four of them. "So I take you wish to resume the contest?'
Yes." Dixie said smiling broadly.
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Very well then, We're tied 1-1-1, this is the 4th contest, a singing contest. Spyro, you'll go first" The wizard said. "What song would like to sing.. have you been practicing any songs?"
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"We'll call up the front desk, geeze" Skull said. The phone was an old-fashioned rotary phone where you turned the dial after you picked a number. "I'll ask the front desk if We can order take out.."
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Skull we don't have the money to order take out. we've only got 16 bucks!" Bulk said.
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We'll just have the hotel charge the squirellSkull grinned mischeviously.
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Sure you guys can stay with us when you're not working.." Shaggy nodded, and pulled out his wallet. " 10 people please. "200 dollars at 20 dollars per person" Briggins said. You'll all be on the 3rd floor, numbers 310,311, 312, 313 and 314." He handed the keys to Shaggy. "gentlemen, your first day starts at 6 a.m tommorow. Have a good night's sleep."
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"While we're taking things out of the squirrel's pocket, what else can we get on top of food?" Blackguilmon asked, a smirk appearing on his face.
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"I don't know..." Spyro said, suddenly feeling very shy.
"Go on," Cynder encouraged. "You're not going to let all those months of practice go to waste are you?"
Spyro inhaled deeply. "Okay, the song I have in mind is called Land of Light."
(OOC: Land of Light is by Freedom Call if anyone cares to look it up.)
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Alright. But lets warm up your voice first. I'll have you do an octave first/. An octave is a series a 8 notes. Do, Re MI, Fa, So, La, Ti, and Do again. The first Do is at the bottom. Lets start low, and little by little raise your voice. Lets begin" stripetail said
(I've sung in choir for years the octave is used to warm up your voice..)
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"Okay," Spyro said nervously. He cleared his throat and recited the octave, raising his voice little-by-little.
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"Can you see if they have some kind of expensive wine downstairs?" the digimon asked. "Aren't hotels supposed to keep that sort of thing for rich and famous guests?" He kind of doubted that this place would attract anyone who was rich and famous though.
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Dude, I doubt they have anything like that, these days. Maybe at the turn of the century, the 20th century" Sjkull deadpanned.
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Good , Spyro. Whenever you're ready you may begin." Stripetail said. He could tell Spyro was a raw baritone, but that if properly trained he could be a good singer..Stripetail glanced at Cynder and Scooby. "Who wants to go after Spyro? "
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"This place seems so old, who knows what it has," the reptile shrugged.
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"I will," Cynder shrugged.
Spyro gulped and began to sing. "I'm diving through an empty space where shadows flash around. An angel's voice, so close, too far. I'm reaching holy ground. A broken heart-." At this point he nervously stumbled through one or two words. "A silent lake of tears. When I cry, you can see the tears in my eyes. Like the pouring rain. With the hand on my heart, I am leaving the night. The land of the light! ... the garden of life! Remember the golden times.The land of the light! An ancient time, forgotten land I've never seen before..."
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Stripetail listened to the entire song. "Alright Spyro. You stumbled a little bit, but that can be attributed to nerves. You have a pleasant voice, a good voice, that can be improved with training. You have obviously worked at singing, and it has showed in your singing. If I was rating your song on a scale from 1-5 with 5 being the best. I would give it a 4. You strumbled through some words, and your voice wasn't always clear, but on the whole you sang well. You should feel proud of yourself Spyro" stripetail said.
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"You did great," Cynder said.
"Thanks," Spyro smiled.
"But not good enough to beat me and Dixie," Cynder added.
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Could you beat him Cynder?" Stripetail raised his eyebrow. "What song will you sing? he asked her as Spyro sat down.
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Reat rob, Ryro!' scooby congratulated him. "Rou rid really rell. Ri robably ron't ro ras rood." He said, frowning. "Rut re rill rave rhe rivia rontest.."
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"Thanks, Scooby," Spyro said.
"Guide You Home," Cynder replied. "Or I Would Die For You as it's known in some places." She recited the octave Stripetail had shown Spyro and began to sing. "This is the darkest night. Stars have all faded away. Quiet upon this world. Though the clouds there is a light. We will find our way. I would die for you, cross the sky for you. I will send out a light burning for you alone. You're all I need, to set me free. And this fire will guide you... home."
She knew the song better than Spyro had known his and didn't stumble through any of the words. Still she wasn't as good a singer as Dixie, but she had obviously benefited more from practicing than Spyro had.
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Rime nodded. "Any security type jobs? That's what we specialized in before. But we'll do any type of job you request. Dr. Kerzach also has experience in working in a commercial kitchen."
Strut, Dr. Kerzach, Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary were standing ready in case anyone needed assistance.
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The Tourist, Sara and Odysseus walked into the console room.
"We've been told of the situation, it does seem interesting." The Tourist said.
"Oh dear, what a mess." Sara said seeing the dripping wet Velma and the puddle of water on the floor.
"Sorry, it's raining outside." Velma said.
"That's ok dear." Sara said and waved her hand making the water puddle vanish as the water was quickly evaporated. She then waved a hand and dried Velma off. "There, much better."
"Thanks." Velma said.
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Excellent' Stripetail said. "my only .. little quabble is that you were a little too quiet in some areas. a little too strong in others,, but to get a top notich score doesn't require absolute perfection. 5 out of 5. You're a very good Soprano 2 or Alto 1, depending on the song..You obviously knew the song, and your voice is nice to listen too. Nice work Cynder" stripetail said.
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We don't need security, there really nothing of value to steal here' Briggins replied. We do need kitchen work though. some of you will be bellboys, others will work in the kitchen.." the kitchen is down the hall to the left.
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Cynder nodded. She glanced over at Spyro, who allowed himself a small smile at her success in beating him.
"By the way, Stripetail," Spyro said, turning to the squirrel. "What did you call us here for?"
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Apart from meeting your new teammates? Well I want you to investigate the strange occurances of this hotel, and the surrounding area. This hotel dates back nearly 130 years, and it looks like it, judging by the condition the rooms are in. ' stripetail said...
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Excellent job, Cynder. You've been practicing, I can tell' Dixie beamed. Scooby shook his head. Ri'm rin rig rouble"
_ Scooby, you're up next." Stripetail said.
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"Who are our new teammates and when are they coming?" Cynder asked.
"What kind of strange occurances?" Spyro asked. He glanced over at Scooby. "Sorry, we'll wait until you're done singing before he keep asking questions."
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"What's taking that food so long?" Blackguilmon growled, glancing over at Skull and snapping his claws. "Hurry up."
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"two of them are Digimon, the other two are from a world called Monster Rancher, as for when they'll srrive, all I know is that they are coming.." stripetail replied. "It may be awhile..'
"Ri'll ring Rit Rhe Road Rack" Scooby said. StTripetail led him through the octave and Scooby began He opened his mouth, and instead of his usuall rough and barely intelligible voice, he words came out full and clear 'hit the road jack and don't you come back no more. My women, my women, why you treat me soi mean, you're the meanesat old women that I've ever seen, but if you say so, I gotta pack my things and go.. hit the road jack and don't you come back no more.."
Stripetail shook his head. "WHERE did that conme from Scooby? 5 out of 5, you nailed every word, every pitch, you sounded like a scorned lover! Remarkable.."
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"What do you think we should do?" Odysseus asked.
"We need to go there and look for clues, how did the monsters get there? What is really going on here?" Velma said.
"Yes, I concur. Though if there are monsters you'll need something, but what?" The Tourist said.
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Dr. Kerzach headed into the kitchen.
"As in security we meant the safety of your clients." Deimos said.
Dr. Zanasiu's armor was starting to become somewhat uncomfortable.
Rime readjusted his armor as well.
"Hey, any place where we can store our armor? It's getting a little uncomfortable." Strut asked Nick.
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"Digimon?" Spyro repeated. "You mean like that Blackguilmon?"
"That's quite a mouthful," Cynder said. "Blackguilmon. I wonder if he has a shorter name he goes by."
Both dragons stopped talking and stared at Scooby, mouths hanging open in shock. "Was that really Scooby?" Cynder asked in disbelief.
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"hmm," The tourist said, "To bad Shazam is hobnobbing with his fellow wizards or I'd hop by the Rock of Eternity and as if he'd let you have some of the shazam powers. And the force Evolution won't be safe for you to use again for at least another year." The Tourist said.
"It was sorta fun, if not a bit strange, to be evolved a billion years." Velma said. "Pity it only lasted about 22 seconds."
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Mikoto had left the hotel now, deciding to wait before he made a move against any of its inhabitants. He had found an old umbrella in a closet and was using it as a shield against the heavy rain, though the weather didn't concern him much, since he had rarely ever been sick in his life. He passed by the parked cars, stopped and stared up at the tree line.
A large shape appeared above the trees. First a gold crest and then the creature's white head. A beak extended from his face. His eyes were red and pupilless. His skin resembled metal more than flesh or scales.
"Human..." Topgaler said, not bothering to speak through the device on Mikoto's wrist since they were face to face.
"I want to have a look around," Mikoto said, tossing the umbrella to the side. White light covered him as he transfromed into Abarekiller.
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Dixie, like everyone else was stunned at Scooby's profiency. "Scooby! I didn't know you could sing like that! I guess its my turn, and you've set me a high bar to clear..'
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Cynder sighed. "And just when I thought we would get an easy win in."
"Your win in the thrid contest was pretty easy," Spyro pointed out.
"Why don't you ask Dixie's opinon on that?" Cynder said.
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I only stayed in there 7 more seconds than you did, Spyro. " dixie replied. "You've been with him much longer and have learned to ignore him.. it took every inch of my will not to strangle him at some of the things he said. and do you remember HIS singing? Like a cat being slowly roasted alive.."
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You can put them in the storage closet on the first floor" nick replied. "There's one on every floor."
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Scooby sat down, surprised at the beautiful music that had come out of him.. Ri Ron't row rhere rhat rame from' He said. "Rit ras robably ra rone-roff"
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"Maybe she can have her own monster to battle others." Sam said.
"You mean like a Pokemon?" Odysseus said.
"Or a digimon. I can make a digivice." Sara said.
"I'm not sure, but if you guys think it's ok." Velma said.
"Maybe Shazam is back." Odyseus said.
"I feel a bit mixed about this. Ok let's go." The Tourist said, he turned ot look up, a habbit since the Tardis didn't need him to do this to hear him. "Set course for the Rock of Eternity." The Tourist said.
"Course set, everyone.' The tardis said as the rotor on the console started to go up and down. Some minutes passed. "We've arrived, everyone out who's getting out." The Tardis said.
"Ok gang, lets go." The Tourist said.
They all got out and saw they were next to a huge mountain and around them seemed to be nothing. Just ahead they saw a huge door with a bit of paper on it.
"I'll go and see if he's home yet." Odysseus said and went forward. As he got close he saw the note and read it.
"No, Odysseus, I'm still out hobnobbing with my fellow wizards. Tell Sara yes, to make the device and also Velma is to pull the digi-egg of courage at the following location." the note said followed by a tardis type of co-ordinates. Odysseus went back to tell the others what the note said and to show them.
"How did he know we'd be coming and what we came to ask." Velma asked.
"Shazam's wisdom can be suprising." Odysseus said.
"Yes,even to a timelord. Well that settles that, we go ahead with your plan Sara." Odysseus said as he started back for the tardis.
"Great, I have everything I need in my lab on the tardis." Sara said, I should be all finished by hte time we get to the location."
"Be sure teo keep the paper, I want to be sure we get to the right place." The Tourist said as they all went back in. Sara went to her bedroom and to the room that connected to it. Odysseus went to the console to enter the co-ordinates and they went off.
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"You should not be using the Dino Minder so much..." Topgaler warned.
"Be quiet, you're starting to sound like Stego," Mikoto leapt up at his partner's head, a leap that no normal human, or even some not-so-normal human could hope to match. He twisted around in midair as a swirling vortex of colors appeared around Topgaler's head and he vanished into it, reappearing in the Bakuryu's cockpit, which was a large orb-shaped console. He placed his hands on the sides of the console.
Topgaler released his distant cry and took to the air, beating his massive wings and taking flight.
"This place really is cut-off from civilization," Mikoto noted as he studied the ground far below.
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Spyro and Cynder exchanged confused expressions at Scooby's strange explanation for his singing talents.
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Well, the pressure's on me' Dixie said
" WE still have the duets" Stripetail said. What sone would you like to sing Dixie?"
"Still Crazy After All these Years' Dixie said after sonme thought.
She went though the paces then stood back and took a deep breath.
"i met my old lover in the steet last night, she seem,ed so glad to see me I just smiled. And we talked about some good times and drank ourselves som,e beers still crazy after all these years" Dixie was in fine form as she continued the song. "Now I'm not -the kind -of man- who likes to socoialize. I seem to lean on old familiar ways, and I aint no fool for love songs that whisper in my ear, still crazy after all these years.. Its Four in the morning and I'm tapped out yawning, yawning my life away.'
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Topgaler was an extremely fast flyer, able to outdistance everything in the air, not even other flying Bakuryus could keep up with his maximum speed.
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Cynder clapped as Dixie finished. Spyro clapped as well, though he had secretly been hoping Dixie would slip up in some way and give Scooby and him the lead in this round.
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A 5 of 5 Dixie.' Stripetail said. "You stumbled over a couple words, but kept the song flowing. It is obvious you have been singing for years, why they have not cast you to sing in movies I don't know. You have star talent , my dear" Dixie began to cry as Stripetail praised her singing. 'You are the most talented of the four singers, yet Scooby outsang you this round. the scores are out of five so the totals are : Scooby 5 of 5 and best performance so he'll get 3 bonus points, Dixie 5 of 5, Cynder 5 of 5, and Spyro 4 of 5. The boys lead 12-10 entering the duets thanks to 3 bonus points,' Stripetail said
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"oK so I didn't quite clear the bar Scooby set for me" Dixie shrugged. Are there bonus points for the best duet?
"Yes I give 3. you need to beat them by 3 points to win, and the total score will be out of 10, since there are 2 singers.' Stripetail said Who wants to go first?"
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(ooc: Oops, didn't think it would be this long. Sorry for the long post.)
There was a roar not to far away. "I guess Brooklyn woke up." She said being startled when she first heard it.
"Yea, magic can remove the physiological need to sleep, but the mind still needs to sleep now and then." The Tourist said.
"I thought it best he do his cold sleep in a corner of the kitchen. That way he can make himself breakfast as soon as he wakes up." The Tourist said.
"Shant be long till we are at the co-ordinates." The tardis said.
A few minutes later Brooklyn walked out. In one hand he had half of a submarine sandwich and in the other a can of soda. "Hey guys what's up." He said as he walked into the room. "Hey Velma, been a while." He said noticing Velma was with them.
"Hey Brooklyn, how are things?" Velma asked.
"Great, Alex said is first word." Brooklyn Said taking another bite of his submaring sandwich.
"Already, jinkies, that was fast." Velma Said.
"Likely the fay blood from his grandmother." Sara said.
"Your & Katana's egg hatched yet?" Velma asked.
"Nah, that'll be another 12 years." Brooklyn said before taking a drink of his can of soda.
"oh yea, I forgot, it takes you gargoyles 20 years before you hatch." Velma said.
"We've arrived." The tardis said, the rotor stopped going up and down, "My sensors show it's daylight outside."
"Daylight, I only just woke up." Brooklyn said.
Sara walked into the console room holding a small digivice. "I'm all done. I added a slight modification, adding in a spell so those who would find the appearance of the digimon shocking won't be able to perceive him. A simpler spell then invisibility but very useful in this case I think." Sara said as she handed the digivice to Velma.
Sara looked at The Tourist. "You need the practice, you do the spell." She said.
Velma looked at the digivice, "Sorta neat looking." She said and put it away next to the communications device.
"Yea, looks like something Lex would go nuts over." Brooklyn said looking at the device in Velma's hand before she put it away.
"I do." The Tourist said. He walked over to Brooklyn and started the spell, taking longer since he was still learning dragon magic. Sara had thought him this spell since she thought it would be good if more then just she could do this spell. Once he was done with the spell he put his right hand on Brooklyn's chest to release the spell since he wasn't practiced or skilled enough yet to cast the spell from a distance like Sara could. The spell took effect on Brooklyn, his body glowing briefly.
"Cool, now I can go outside." He said, setting his can of soda and submarine sandwich down on top of the rotor.
"looks like we're inside a cave." The Tourist said as he showed the exterior of the Tardis on the large monitor.
"Readings show everything is the same conditions of earth." The tardis said. The group headed towards the doors and outside and into the cave.
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(OOC: Don't worry about it, Kor. Type as long as you need to.)
"A duet?" Cynder asked. She turned to Dixie. "Do you have any suggestions for a song?"
"I hope whatever you did for your solo, you can do for the duet, too," Spyro said to Scooby.
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Mikoto directed Topgaler towards the coastline, hoping to come across Surf Point and see if he could find one of the gangs Nick had mentioned.
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Ron't rount ron rit" Scooby said. 'Rut re rare rinrhe read."
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How about "Don't Go Breaking my heart? Its a guy and a girl usually, but We can make a girl-girl duet work..' Dixie said.
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"Okay," Cynder said. "I'm sort of familiar with that song."
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As the coastline came into view, so did a large reptile-like creature. It resembled a tyrannosaurus a bit with stegosaurus' spikes running down its back. Its scales were black with the underside scales takinga lighter gray color. The spines on its back were light blue. It looked up as Topgaler flew overhead and roared at him.
"Interesting," Mikoto said. He glanced down at the device on his wrist. "Stego..."
The face plate glowed red, switching to resemble Stego's face. "I'm coming," the bakuryu said.
The spiens on Godzila's back light up, before he exhaled a stream of green fire at Topgaler, who barely managed to barrel roll out of the way in time.
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Row arout. Ri'd Really Riove Ro ree rou ronight?' Scooby said, Rits rwo ruys ringing arout ra rirl.."
"I'd really Love to see you tonight/ Good choice" Stripetail nodded.
Who wants to go first..?"
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"I'm not familiar with that one," Spyro said.
"I guess Dixie and I will go first then," Cynder said. "And you can either decide on a new song, or teach the lyrics of that one to Spyro."
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Stegoslidon, a large red and silver biomechanical stegosaurus with golden spines, charged through the forrest. Topgaler turned towards him and swept down, grabbing hold of his back with his claws, lifting him into the air.
"Bakuryu gattai," Mikoto commanded as the eyes of both Bakuryus glowed. Topgaler spun around in the air and then both he and Stego began falling towards the ground. Topgaler's wings and legs separated from his body. The wings attached to the bottom of stego forming legs, while the legs attached to his side forming arms. Stego's neck folded open, revealing a fierce-looking face. "Complete Killeroh."
Killeroh hit the ground with a thunderous impact and brandished his clawed hands at Godzilla.
(OOC: Gattai=combination/Killeroh=Killer King)
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WE need to nail this one Cynder' Dixie whispered as Stripetail made them go through their paces. " otherwise we're going to be dowb 2-1-1."
Don't go breaking my heart..' Dixie began..
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The group exited from the tardis and looked around.
"It's a pretty well let cave at least." Odysseus said.
"A few large cushions tossed over there and it would make a comfortable sleeping cave." Sara said looking around the general area.
"Looks boring, think I"ll go to sleep." Sam said.
The eyes went back to their normal human appearance. "I'm glad she's gone. I bet she hid the book I was reading under the bed again." Ian said.
"What is that?" Velma said pointing in the center of the cave was an object.
"The egg thing with the horn thing sticking out of it?" Ian said.
They all walked closer to it. "Sorta looks like a modern art sculpture." Ian said bending down to look at it.
The Tourist took out what looked like sunglasses with light tint to the lenses and turned on the sensors & scanners and looked at the digi-egg. "Hmm, I'm getting some interesting readings on this." He looked at the readings.
"I wonder what sort of statement it would say, fi it were modern art." Ian said.
Sara thought for a moment looking around the cave then back at the digi-egg. "The oddness of reality."
"You're right," Odyesseus said looking at Ian then Sara, "That does sound like a good modern art sculpture name."
"I prefer old sorta art, not this weird modern stuff." Brooklyn said.
"You're not the only one." Odysseus said.
Velma bent down to look at the egg. "This bit looks like a lid. I can just see the seam."
The Tourist then remembered why they were there, having been sidetracked by the conversations and the readouts. He turned off his scanner and put the glasses away then looked at Velma. "Time for you to pull it I think." He said.
Velma reached out to get a good grip of the digi-egg and tried to pull it up.
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The legg glowed and moved and disappered in a blast iof light,. In its place stood a medium size digimon with a 'v' on its forhead, and long arms and claws. "Helo master' It said with a prounced lisp. "I am Veemon, at your service..'
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"I couldn't if I tried," Cynder joined in.
"So do you think you could teach me that song you suggested?" Spyro asked turning to Scooby. He kept his voice low so he wouldn't interrupt the girl's song.
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Killeroh leapt at Godzilla, swinging its claws for him. The big lizard ducked under the slash and then bit hold of his atacker's arm. The machine stayed silent as Godzilla's jaws squeezed. Mikoto kicked out with one of Killeroh's legs, sending Godzilla stumbling back. His spines light up and he spat a blast of fire which hit the robot full in the chest.
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Rure. Rets Ro go rou rof rhe room, ro re ron't ristract rhe rirls. " Scooby said.
Dixie was singing the everses of Elton John, Cynder was singing in the place of Kiki Dee. And they were nailing the song.. Scooby Shook his head as he leasd Spyro out of the room.
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"We're gonna need a miracle to beat them," Spyro sighed as they left the room.
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Godzilla spun around and whipped Killeroh with his tail, knocking him down on his back.
"He is strong," Topgaler said through the device on Mikoto's wrist, since he couldn't speak normally while combined with Stego.
"How exciting," Mikoto smirked under his helmet as Killeroh stood back up. Killeroh crouched down as Stego's tail englarged and slapped against the ground. They leapt into air, preforming a front flip towards Godzilla. Stego's spines slashed across Godzilla's shoulder as the lizard ducked to the side. The spines left a large cut in the reptile's shoulder. Godzilla burrowed into the ground.
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Rand Ro Rhink Ri ruased rup ry riracle rith rhe rast rong" Scooby said, leading him to the other side of the hotel. ":Rok, rere's row rhe rong goes
"Hello its been awhile. Not much, how bout you? I'm not sure why I called I guess I really just wanted to talk to you... And I was thinking , maybe later on, we could get together for awhile, its been such a long time and I really do miss your smile.."
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Strut, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary placed their armor in the indicated closet.
"Hey, Deimos isn't that armor uncomfortable?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Not really, besides if Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer could just randomly appear, who knows what else may appear." Deimos replied. They'll be thanking me later if all hell breaks loose. He thought.
"Who's singing?" Rime asked.
"Sounds like Dixie." Strut replied.
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Dr. Kerzach entered the kitchen and found several cooks working in the kitchen. He approached the one who was idle, an anthropomorphic Indian Elephant.
"Hello, sir. I'm the new worker here." Dr. Kerzach said.
"Ah, very good." the Indian Elephant replied. He had a slight Indian accent. "What is your name?"
"Ah, yes. I am Yuri Kerzach."
"Welcome aboard Mr. Kerzach. My name is Haresh Devarajah. I am the sous chef here."
"It's Doctor Kerzach. Mr. De...var..jah" Dr. Kerzach replied, stumbling over his coworker's surname.
The Elephant gave a hearty laugh. "Don't worry, it happens to everyone. Call me Haresh or Harry. But you a doctor or a scientist? Shouldn't you be working in a lab?"
Dr. Kerzach felt a short flash of anger. This guy thinks that I'm above working in a kitchen. I'll show him. He thought. Dr. Kerzach then turned to the Haresh. "Haresh, I have been laid off and I needed a job."
"Good, why don't you start making the stir fry?" Haresh said.
Dr. Kerzach nodded, headed over to the sink and washed his hands. All these guys seem a little shady; but if they try anything, they'll get to taste my amorphous steel blade. He thought.
(OOC - I'll leave the head chef/bounty hunter/mage to Aves. I'll take the sous chef.)
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"Jinkies." Velma said as she fell backward into a sitting position.
"You don't see that happen everyday." Brooklyn said a bit surprised at what happened.
"Except in anime type of cartoons maybe." Ian said.
"Uh, hello? Veemon is it?" Velma said composing herself a bit. "Master? why do you call me that.
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""Maybe we're due for more than one miracle," Spyro shrugged. He sat down and listened as Scooby recited the song, hoping he could commit the whole thing to memory in the short time he had to do so.
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Godzilla's arms burst out of the dirt and grabbed Killeroh's left leg yanking it down into the ground. The reptile than burst out of the ground, jaws open and heading straight for the mecha's head.
Killeroh pulled its weapon out of exo-space, it was formed from Topgaler's body and resembled a spear somewhat. The handle was in the space Topgaler's wing had occupied and the crest on his head had split in half to form an arrow-like shape. Godzilla's jaws clamped down on the weapon instead of Killeroh's head and he tried to pull it out of its claws.
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Rone ran rope" Scooby nodded.
_ Dixie and Cynder finished simnging.. Stripetail stoof up to stretch. "Well done Ladies well done indeed. 10 of 10 my dears. That is not going to be easy to beat, all that can beat it is a better 10 of 10, and that would have to be absolutely flawless.' The Squirrell said. " If the boys don't get that, you'll win girls. Go take a breather for 5 minutes..
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"Great!" Cynder cheered, bouncing off the ground a little bit in joy.
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Abarekiller had Killeroh take one hand off its weapon and wrap it around Godzilla's neck, he pushed up with the one foot still above ground, pulling Godzilla and his one leg fully out of the dirt. Godzilla let go of Killeroh's weapon and wrapped his tail aroond the robot's ankle, yanking and pulling him off his feet. Godzilla launched another fireblast, but Killeroh rolled out of the way and back to its feet.
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Blackguilmon muttered angrily as he trekked down the stairs and headed towards the hotel's kitchen, becoming quiet as he crouched low and slid through the doors. His nose smelled cooking meat and his mouth began to water. He ducked behind the counter and sneaked over towards the stove.
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"Lets go in your room for a bit' Dixie said as they headed over to Room 422 which was open. The sounds of water running meet their ears as Dixie walked in. 'Hello?' She asked.
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Hunter paused from cleaning himself off. "Forgive me ladies I was jjust cleaning up. It will be awhile yet, sio Don't mind me. I'll leave you be, so you girls can talk about female matters." He called out.
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" I call you master because that is what you are" The digimon replied. ' Unless you want to call you something else? Whatever Master wishes, master gets.."
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Killeroh and Godzilla circled each other. Godzilla shot a blast of fire from his mouth, which Killeroh dodged.
"Death Stinger!" Mikoto shouted as Killeroh's weapon hovered in front of it. The robot thrust both of its arms forward, transferring some of its energy into the weapon and sending it flying at Godzilla. The stinger struck Godzilla full in the chest, sneding him flying back through the air and into the ocean with a massive splash.
"Game over," Mikoto laughed.
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"Okay, Hunter," Cynder said. She glanced over at Dixie. "So could you fix up my makeup a bit?"
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Velma didn't know what to say for a moment, "I guess that is ok. My name is Velma by the way." She said extending her hand to shake hands with him.
"He looks cute." Sara said looking at Veemon and smiling.
"Quite a unique looking individual." Odysseus said. Looking at Veemon and thinking of some of the various species he has seen.
"Not to mention species." The Tourist said with his right index finger around his chin and his hand loosely cupped as he thought..
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SUre" Dixie smiled. What would you like me to touch up? Everything?" she ulled out her purse and pulled out a some lipstick, eyeliner and powder.
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Velma it is then:' veemon said with a smile, taking her hand in his claw and shaking it..
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Deimos finding nothing to do began to explore the hotel. "This place is really old." he muttered
He began looking in all the closets finding nothing except dust and personal belongings until he opened a closet in a remote section of the hotel.
Deimos's profanity laced expression of shock reverberated through the hotel.
Inside the closet were two bodies.
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Dr. Kerzach was preparing a vegetable stir fry when Deimos's expression of shock reached his ears. "Excuse me, Haresh but there's a little problem I need to deal with."
Dr. Kerzach then ran up the stairs and into the lobby. He paused for a brief moment in the hallway to pull his out his switchblade, 6 and half inches of extremely tough and razor sharp amorphous steel. The blade gleamed like a mirror.
Dr. Kerzach soon reached Deimos, who was in a slight state of shock.
"Deimos what's..." Dr. Kerzach began. His eyes then shifted towards the bodies in the closet. "HOLY..." Dr. Kerzach shouted.
"I think these are the dead employees. We'd better bring this up to Nick and that Briggin's fellow." Deimos said.
Dr. Kerzach retracted and pocketed his switchblade and followed Deimos and to the front desk.
"Nick, Briggins, Deimos has found 2 bodies in a closet in the back of the hotel." Dr. Kerzach said.
Rime frowned. "Hmm. Perhaps this is not such a safe workplace after all." Rime then clenched his fist. "No! I'll kill anyone who tries to harm the clients!
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The commotion served Blackguilmon well as he darted forward and stole a juicy-looking steak from the counter while everyone was staring in the direction the cursing was coming from. He ducked back behind the counter with his ill-gotten prize and proceeded to sneak back out. He heard one of the employees heading towards the door and waited until he had left and then slipped out of the room.
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"Everything I guess," Cynder replied, leaping onto the bed and sitting down on it.
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Velma shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, but what did you mean by master, and why were you under that egg thing?"
"Hello there Veemon." The Tourist said.
"We should get to the hotel, eventually." Odysseys said.
"It doesn't sound right to for Veemon to leave his world if he wants to come with me though." Velma said.
The Tourist thought for a moment, his index finger rubbing his chin, "I should be able to modify your cellphone so Veemon can visit here anytime he wants. I'll put in a security feature so the portal can only be opened using a non dark digivice or a password." The Tourist said. "That way he can visit here when he wants. & you should be able to visit also."
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"Alright then Let's start with the eyes' Dixie said, beggining to dabble to Cynder's left eye. "Your eyelashes have held up pretty well, it looks like" She said as she moved to the other eye. "Doesn't look like there's too much I need to do here.. maybe a little more here..' She finished with the eyes and put the eyeliner away. "Now for the powder..." She dabbled some powder on Cynder's left cheek, making sure to cover the entire cheek.. "Now for the right"... She finished and put the powder away.. She then pulled out the lipstick which was in the color "Ravishing Red". "Hold still now" She said as she began working on Cynder's lips.
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bring the bodies here so I can identify them" Briggins said sourly. "It might be Zach and Cody, they've been missing for over a month, or it could be two patrons, we've had them disappear too."
You found ... BODIES!?!" Nick swore. "Great, we'll have the health inspector on our case in no time flat.. Lead me to where you found them.."
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i was sleeping in that egg until my master would come and wake me up. Do you know a kid names Davis? He was my last master, kid must be pretty old by now..' Veemon said. "I'll call you Velma if you really want to..'
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"Davis..." Velma said thinking, "I don't think so."
"The last I heard he was either in charge or retired from an organization that protected folks from dangerous or dark digimon." The tourist said.
"Nice to have met you Veemon. I think I'll go back and finish my breakfast." Brooklyn said waving to Veemon before he started back for the tardis.
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I'm coming with you guys' Veemon lisped. "Come on guys, I have nowhere else to go. Davis must be dead then. After we saved the digital world, i was brought back as a egg to wait for my mext mas- er friend to come along.."
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"If your sure you really want to. And you can call me Velma or whatever you feel most comfortable." Velma said she took out her cell phone and walked over to hand it to the Tourist..
"Let's all get in the tardis and set out. I should be able to modify your phone by the time we arrive." The tourist said.
"I"ll help. A bit of magic here and there should speed the process up." Sara said.
"And make certain parts of it easier." The Tourist said smiling as he accepted Velma's cell phone and went into the tardis behind Brooklyn closely followed by Sara.
Odysseus looked around the cave, "It does seem a very quiet and peaceful place." He said.
"Yea, so much so it got her bored." Ian said meaning Sam.
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Now where did that guy go? Bulk said, looking ariound for B.G. "I think he went downstairs to the kitchen.." skull said. "Which reminds me, I'm hungry.." Skull got up, and as he did a huge blot of lightning struck nearby, lighting up the area..
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The rest of the folks walked over to the tardis and went inside. Velma looked at Veemon, "Sure." She said smiling, "Do you prefer to walk or be carried?" Velma said, not sure which veemon preferred.
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I'll walk" the digimon said. "I don't like being carried, except in my Rookie form..' He smirked as he followed Velma inside the tardis. "So where are we headed?' He asked eagerly..
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"Rooke form?" Velma asked, pausing as she opened the tardis door to look at Veemon. She'd not heard of that and didn't know anything really about digimon.
She continued the rest of the way into the tardis since she didn't thing it would be very polite to stand there holding the door open.
"We're going to a spooky hotel. It's supposed to be haunted. I've not seen any ghosts there, but I did see a monster. I thought it was one of those fakes the gang and I kept running into." Velma said, pausing a moment, "I do miss the gang at times. We do keep in touch, but it's not like the old times." Velma said, then sighed, "Things change."
Inside the tardis they could see most of the folks were not in the console room. Brooklyn was in a chair eating some of his submarine sandwich with the can of soda on the floor beside him.
Brooklyn waived the submarine sandwich in the air a bit, "If either of you are hungry the other half is in the stasis fridge thing. Never can remember what the fancy name of that thing is." Brooklyn said. "That's Lex's thing."
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I'll take it' Veemon said. I'm thristy, and hungry too, I havemn't had anything to eat ot drink since I was returned to that egg."
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Dixie spread the lipstick, over Cynder's upper lip slowly. The lipstick she had applied over two month's ago had not worn off much, this color was a brighter shade than the " Tulip" color she had used then. She moved it slowly over to the right side of Cynder's mouth, stopped at the right upper corner, then began coloring her lower lip. "Almost done, you're doing great, just stay still a little longer' Dixie said, as she moved over the lower lip and finished at the left corner. She Pulled out a tissue. "Now pucker your lips, and press them against this tissue, that should remove any excess lipstick." She gave the tisue to Cynder close the lipstick and put the makeup away.. She looked her handiwork. "You look really nice Cynder.." She smiled.
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"That's because you're so good with makeup," Cynder replied, using the tissue to get rid of the excess lipstick.
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B.G. the Blackguilmon had found an empty hallway to hide in while he tore apart the stolen steak. He chuckled to himself at how easy it had been to get ahold of the meal. He paused as he heard something that sounded like a bolt of lightning. He stood up and licked a bit of steak juice off of his lips, before he went over to Bulk and Skull's room, pushing the door open. "What was that noise?"
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"You flatter me" Dixie said, smiling and giving Cynder a hug. "You're good to work on, because you stay so still..A lot of others I've worked on move around a lot..
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Thunder" Most likely" Bulk replied, and then the lights in the hotel went out.
"Crap!" Skull shivered. "Get ahold of yourself Skull, the powwer will be back on shortly..' Bulk said,although privately he doubted it. He doubted if the hotel HAD a power generator.
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"Hey, Cynder..." Spyro said, entering the room. He paused as he saw the two hugging. "Um... am I interrupting something?"
"No," Cynder replied, trying to sound casual, though her voice was a still high from panic. "Dixie was just fixing my makeup. What do you think?"
"It looks great..." Spyro replied.
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B.G.'s night vision kicked in a lot quicker than the human's did. He smirked and silently crept around behind the two. He stepped towards them, the floorboards creaking under his feet. He breathed loudly, sounding like some sort of hungry phanting monster.
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"I"m a little hungry myself." Velma said, "The kitchen & Pantry are this way. Do you like submarine sandwiches?" Velma asked as she led the way to the combined kitchen and pantry.
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Scooby walked in a couple seconds later. 'Rome rom..' he stopped as he saw them hugging.. "Rhat rexactly.. rare rou rirls roing? " A grin came upon him face. "Rerhaps rou're rettung ready ror rhen rou rose rhe ret" He chuckled.
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In your dreams" Dixie said shortly, getting off the bed. "Unless you can pull off another miracle, cousin, you'll be down 2-1-1. and a tie in the last contest wil be all we need to win.." she smiled. "I Brought along a couple dresses in my armor, both will match your colors VERY nicely' She laughed.
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Come on you guys" Stripetail said coming in. "Boys you can warm up whenecver you're ready... " He gave the girls a knowing glance.
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" A Sub sandwich. Haven't had one of those in awhile. Do you have meatball?' Veemin asked, drol starting to run down his chin.
"Who's there? Bulk said shakily.."I warn you, I know karate!"
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Spyro frowned as he realized that making the girls kiss if they lost the bet had been a bad idea, but unfortunately he hadn't known about their relationship at the time and if he tried to make a suggestion to change what the girls would have to do, Scooby might find it suspicous.
"Okay, let's go then," Spyro said.
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B.G. smirked in the darkness and barely kept himself from chuckling. He cleared his throat and bellowed a loud roar at the two.
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Scooby followed, not noticing the frown on Spyro's face..
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Looks like I'm going to step in soon" Stripetail said softly. "Once they tell him. " he noticed Spyro looking at him.
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I know Karate too!" Skull said, on the verge of panic..
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Spyro shrugged, hoping that if Scooby felt there was nothing wrong with dating his cousin, he wouldn't find anything wrong with his girlfriend being in another relationship with another girl.
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B.G. ducked down and swept there feet out from under them with his tail. He finally allowed himself to burst out laughing, holding his stomach and nearly doubling over. "You guys are so eay to trick!"
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Spyro" Stripetail said. " A Word, If you please. Just go on ahead girls, We'll be right up" he said, as Dixie went into Room 416, followed closely by Scooby.
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Stripetail then turned to Spyro. 'When did Cynder tell you?" he said simply.
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You-" Skull called B.G something that I will not record here... "Get him!' Bulk yelled lunging at the digmon, and falling flat on his face...
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"Hmm, let's see." Velma said and went over to the fridge/stasis and opened it and started to go through the shelves and look at the labels. "There looks like there is one here. Anything you'd like to drink?" Velma said. She took out the meatball submarine sandwich and put it down on the table near where Veemon was. "Some of these are not written in an earth language." She got herself a sandwich with extra cheese and put it on the table also.
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As long as I can read it" Veemon said, and began eating the large sub, spreading marinara over his face. "Ymm' he murmured, 'really--- good".
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the tardis reappeared in front of the hotel disguised as Velma's car..
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Velma went through the drinks section, closing the food section. "Hmm, this one is written binary." She took out another bottle so she could see better and saw it was written in both Cantonese and Mandarin, "For immortals only. Best but that one back." She said as she did. "ah, some chocolate milk, that is always good." She said and took out a glass for herself and Veemon, setting his down near him. She then got some paper napkins and set some down near Veemon and her seating area. She then sat down and started on her sandwich.
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So where are you from Velma. You got any friends?" Veemon lisped as he continued wolfing down the sub. His face was nearly completeky covered with marinara, but he didn't care....
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Spyro was surprised by the question. "A few weeks after we got back. When did you find out? And who else knows besides Scooby?"
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"Hey, there's no need for violence," B.G. said, hopping up on one of the beds. "Can't you guys take a joke?"
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Topgaler flew Mikoto back to the hotel. He stopped and hovered over the building as Mikoto leapt out of the cockpit and landed on the roof of the hotel. He glanced down at the parking lot, just in time to see the "car" reappear.
"Oh? That's interesting..." He leapt off the roof and landed with a wet squelch in the mud, before approaching the car.
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Scooby is the only one among the 4 of you who doesn't know. Nani and Lilo don't know nor do Stitch or Angel, but they, apart from Nani are too young to understand. " stripetail said. "Scooby has a good heart, but the knowledge that Dixie is in love with Cynder as well, apart from him, will likely be a big shock. as For when I knew, the moment they came in the room after coming down from upstairs, at the Cafe. I can tell when someone is in love , Spyro. and Dixie was smitten. its in the eyes, and the glances you give to your partner that tell." Stripetail replied. "Once you guys are done singing, then you and the girls should tell him.."
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Velma continued to eat, being neater then Veemon, "I do. Some of the folks here you've met. The best friends I have are Shaggy, Scooby, Daphne and Fred. We use to travel together in a van called the mystery machine and solve mysteries, helping to capture criminals. All who tended to dress up as fake monsters, ghosts and so forth." Velma said. Laughing a bit at the memory of the fake monsters. "Pretty funny now, looking back, but not at the moment."
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So they weren't actually, and you guys are more like detectives ' Veemon said slowly.
_ A White car drove up anfd stopped in the parking lot. out of the cr stepped a man with wild hair His name was Tai. Out of the passenger side, steped a yellow male digimon, and from the side door stepped a peach colored female. "Come on you guys, lets get out of the rain, "Tai said. "Why did you have to come with us?' The yelow Digimon, who was named Agumon, said exasperatedly to the female, whose name was Agumina. She shrugged. "Because i like being with you guys..' Agumina replied, as they ran inside.
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"Well, of course it will shock him," Spyro said, a little annoyed that Stripetail had been informed before he had.
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Mikoto paused next to the car, finding it to be empty. He walked around it, examining it from every angle and finding it to look completely normal. He raised his fist and knocked on the door of the vehicle.
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They didn't tell me, Spyro" Stripetail said clearly. "But I figured things out pretty quickly. They were curious, and acted on that curiousity, and it lead to this.." He paused. "Can you four work together despite your - complex- relationship? Absolutely, in fact you have no choice. You and Scooby are very important to Cynder and Dixie. It would be one thing if they were leaving you and Scooby for each other, but they didn't. They are trtying o balance two relationships at the same time.. and how sucessful they are at it will require the help of you and Scooby.."
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Velma nodded getting finished with her sandwich. "Yes, amateur ones really. Here best clean yourself off once you're finished." She said pushing the napkins closest to him closer. "The sheriff didn't mind. And once or twice we accidentally ended up helping an fbi agent. We didn't know he was one since he was in disguise."
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Veemon took some napjkins and wiped himself off, as he heard the banging..' Someone trying to break in.. I think" he said quickly..
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Spyro sighed. "Yeah, you're right." Now that he was in a relationship with Cynder he couldn't imagine living without her.
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Brooklyn had finished his submarine sandwich and was relaxing drinking his soda. When he heard the banging he walked to the door. "I hope it isn't someone selling pokeballs with pokemon inside, or so called authentic green lantern rings." he grumbled to himself.
When unlocked the door using a control on the console and went over to open the door. "Hello?" he said looking outward.
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Stripetail smiled.. "You love her way too much to live without her Spyro.. you know this, I know, and she knows it."
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A Joke? You think this is funny? We're groping around in the dark with candles! Bulk yelled.
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(post # 150,000 right here..)
Veemon, poked his head of the car, and ohhed as he saw tthe hotel.. "I'm heading in.." He said on the spur of the mkment, breaking into a run for the door..
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"I noticed your..." he glanced past the gargoyle at the room inisde. "...car reappearing and couldn't help, but be curious."
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Spyro blushed. "Is it really so obvious?"
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"Gee, you really have no sene of humor whatsoever," B.G. noted. He hopped off the bed. "Why don't you go ask the creepy old guy at the front desk if he has any cnadles to send up or something?"
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" its all over your face. ' stripetail smiled. "Now go up there, give Cynder a big loving kiss, and sing your heart out. You and Scooby need to absolutely nail this song.. if you slip up, the girls will win.. it will have be flawless.
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"oh, that. That is because we were elsewhere and came back here. Saves a lot on gas not driving but just teleporting around." Brooklyn said.
Velma finished her food and drink and cleaned up, putting the stuff into the trash so the tardis could recycle the stuff later. She followed after Veemon, "Wait up." She said going after it.
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"I see..." Mikoto crossed his arms. An arc of electricity shot from the device on his wrist and across his suit, causing him to gasp in pain. The zero suit vanished and Mikoto collapsed to the muddy ground, phanting as though he had just ran ten miles.
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"Speaking of the girls winning, can we change the bet a bit?" Spyro said. "The idea we had planned for them originally doesn't seem like a very good choice now."
"What's taking them so long?" Cynder asked, glancing at the door to the room.
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Tai opened the door and two digimon raced inside. "Welcome" Briggins said.. he hadcto go identify the bodies, but that could wait until after these customers were signed in. "Sign in please" He pointed to the book. Tai signed in his name 'Tai" and Agumon and Agumina signed in theirs, filling the page. Briggins flipped the page over. "This is the most business We've had in a long time. "413 briggins said, giving Tai his key. "One of my personal favorites. Our guests who stay there always have stiories.."
Tai took the key and looked at the stairs "tHis place has seen better days' He murmured as Agumon ran up the stairs.
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once you guys are done singing, then you can bring that up.. under normal circumstances two girls kissing each other would be mortifying and revolting to both involved. As it was for both of them originally' Stripetail said. He opened the door. "We're here..."
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Brooklyn stepped back inside to do a whistle then stopped outside the tardis, "Are you ok?" he asked. Odysseus came in from his room to soon follow after Brooklyn. Velma continued to do her best to run after Veemon and follow and try to catch up to him.
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"Good, now we can settle this," Cynder said with a smirk.
"Yes, we can," Spyro said.
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"I'm fine," Mikoto growled, pushing himself back to his feet. He still looked to be in pain and his clothes which had been shield from the elements by the zero suit were drenched and covered with mud.
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You don't look so good.come on' Veemon 's arms shot out and in a flash of strength picked Mikoto up off the ground and carried him inside the hotel at a run. Veemon was actually a pretty powerful digimon, as Mikoto was finding out.
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More customers?' briggins replied. "I'm going to have to have Nick take care of this..
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Velma reached the hotel a bit behind Veemon.
"What was that?" The Tourist said stepping into the control room with Sara.
"Just someone who knocked on the tardis door and collapsed. Veemon carried him into the hotel." Brooklyn said.
"Time for us all to go to the hotel then."
Ian came out, "So soon. Ok."
Sara said she waved her hand and dried off Odysseus and Brooklyn. Then paused to do another spell. "There, that rainshield spell will keep us dry till we get inside." She said.
The Tourist led the way and they left the tardis and went into the hotel. The tardis locking the doors as usual once everyone had left.
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"Let go of me!" Mikoto snapped, pushing Veemon away and leaning against the wall to support himself. The pain was starting to die down and in a few minutes he'd be able to get back to his room. Then he'd see what he could do to forestall the Dino Minder's overloading...
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meanwhile, Tai, Augumon, and Agumina and reached thier room. Tai unlocked the door and went inside. "Geesh, this place is a mess." The room had two medium beds, and both were covered in dust, " Looks like no one's been in here to clean in awhile " Agumon said, wiping off some dust on the bedboard with his claw. 'Yuck!" I can't believe we have to sleep in flithy beds! I thought they'd be clean and spotless' Agumina said.. "Guess not' Tai said, sitting down. "Agumon you get the left side of the bed. Agumina you get the right side.."
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When you're ready guys' Stripetail said. You may begin.."
Scooby spoike 'I'll start.. He opened his mouth, and once again that beuatiful voice came. "Hello It's been awhile.."
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Velma came into the hotel and looked around a bit then went over to where Veemon was. "What is going on?" She asked, then saw Mikoto, "Are you ok?" She asked him.
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I just carried him in ...looked like he needed a hand.." Veemon said as Brookyln, the Tourist, and Sara came in..
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"I'll live.. for a while longer," Mikoto chuckled darkly and pushed himself away from the wall.
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Spyro joined in. His inexperience with this song showed unfortunately and there was a bit of stumbling through parts of it.
Cynder turned to Dixie and smirked widely.
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Deimos and Rime headed to the back of the hotel where the two bodies were located. Dr. Kerzach followed them.
"Kerzach, stay here and guard this place location. Turn away anyone who tries to enter the closet. If they disobey, forcibly remove them. If they attack you, retaliate." Deimos commanded.
Dr. Kerzach nodded and pulled out his switchblade.
Deimos and Rime removed the bodies from the closet and carried them to Briggins.
"Here are the bodies sir." Deimos said, placing them on the ground.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer grabbed their weapons from the 3rd floor closet and stood at the ready.
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"I hope you feel better soon." Velma said to Mikoto. She then turned to Veemon, "Jinkies, I didn't know you were that strong." She said.
The Tourist walked over to Velma, "Here, all done." he said, handing over her modified Cellphone, that looked the same. Then he and the rest of the group walked over to the desk.
"We'd like some rooms if there are any vacancies." He said.
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Mikoto frowned. He wasn't used to receiving sympathy from strangers. In fact, he hadn't recently met anyone who could be called a normal person. He turned and headed up the stiars. He paused as he saw Kerzach with his switch blade. "That's not going to make the guests feel very secure here."
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Dr. Kerzach looked at Mikoto. "Sir, please stay away from this closet. I am under orders to guard it." He lowered his switchblade but didn't pocket it.
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"I'm guessing since there are murderers here. we should go back and get our weapons?" Rime asked.
"Yeah, let's do that." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Told you so." Deimos cracked. He drew the Sig-Sauer P226 pistol from one of the pockets in his armor, pulled out a magazine from another pocket, loaded and cocked his pistol.
"Hey Shaggy! We need to go back to your house, we left our weapons there." Rime said.
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"A closet?" Mikoto asked, his eyes staying focused on Kerzach's weapon. "That's a rather strange thing to be guarding. What might be in it?"
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Dr. Kerzach looked at Mikoto. "There were 2 bodies in there. They may be still present and we need to keep them from destroying any more evidence. We removed the bodies for sanitary reasons. We'll clean the closet and anywhere the bodies have contacted once authorities have been contacted."
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"I'll stay here and keep watch. Oh guys, bring Mr. Bigmouth's rifle and mine as well." Deimos said. He looked around but his pistol was in a relaxed position.
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"Hmm, very well," Mikoto said. "You should be careful though, carrying around a weapon like that could make you look very suspicous to people."
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Briggins looked at the bodies. they had been there awhile, all that remained was the skelton and some strands of flesh, both however were wearing hotel uniforms. 'Yes these are our missing workers. They mjust have been in that closet for months..Briggins said gravely..
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Scooby continued singing Guiding spyro along and carrying the song.. it was really something to listen to, but the damage had already been done. Stripetail pursued his mouth when they finished. "Very good boys but not quite good enough. Spyro you stumbled in places, and you needed to absolutely nail this song. Scooby , that voice of yours is marvelous, and I don't often use that word. Overall, you guys got a 9 of 10. that gives you a total of 21. But since the girls had a better score, they get the bonus points, 3 in total. that gives them the win 23-21. the girls now lead 2-1-1."
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Spyro sighed and sat down. "Darn."
"Ah, don't worry, Spyro," Cynder said. "You haven't lost... yet."
"I need to wash off this mud," Spyro said, glancing down at the layer of earth that had dried onto his scales.
"I think Hunter's still using the shower in our room," Cynder said. "But I'm sure Scooby and Dixie won't mind letting you clean up here."
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Sure, just go in the shower and clean yourself off " Dixie said kindly.
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Stripetail cleared his throat. "Isn't there something that you've been meaning to tell Scooby Girls?' He said, giving them both piercing glances..
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Spyro paused halfway towards the bathroom, glancing back and wondering if he should stick around in case his help would be needed, but the mud had been sticking to him for a while now and it was starting to getting annoying, so he continued into the bathroom.
"Congratulations on your engagement, Scooby," Cynder said. "And Stripetail's right. There is something we should tell you..."
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The fact is ..' dixie began. "Scooby, you're not the only person I'm in love with."
Scooby looked at her blankly. "Rhat ro you.." His eyes narrowed. "Rou rean, rou're rin rove with.." He looked at Cynder, then back at Dixie. 'ROU'RE RIN ROVE RITH RYNDER!?!" The words exploded from him in a sharp tone. the glance Scooby now gave Cynder was withering. "Ro, rou rwo reren't "rust Ralking" rack rat rhe RAfe" the anger now flowed rhough. "Rou rwo rere raking rout! Rell re, Rynder, row rid raving Rixie's rongue rin rour routh reel?" Scooby spat, his eyes now focused on Cynder with the intesity of a hawk eyeing its prey.
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Aves (who this whole time was working down in the lowest basement/dungeon was coming up the stairs and into the lowest lobby of the hotel.
"Those %$#& harpies down there keep sticking their sharp feathers in the walls." grumbled the fox "I'm getting sick of this job of having to clean up after them!"
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Cynder jumped as Scooby exploded into an angry fit. This was much worse than Spyro's quiet worried reaction. Much worse, she almost felt like crying, something she didn't do very often.
"Well, Scooby..." Cynder frowned, her eyes tearing up. "It felt pretty good. But I'm not leaving Spyro for Dixie and she's not leaving you for me, or anything like that. So you don't have any reason to be angry."
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"What's all that racket?" B.G. asked, as he heard Scooby's muffled shouts through the wall.
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Nick Was about to head back upstairs when he saw Aves. "Hey Aves. Having Trouble with the harpies again. Those blarsted things! But we get paid in two days abd I'm looking forward to the check...'
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'Ri ron't?" Scooby's voice dripped with sarcasm. Stripetail had had enpugh. "Scoobert that is enough! Scooby looked at Stripetail. "Ri rave revery right ro re rangry.. Rixie ris ra resbian! Rust ry ruck, Ri ruppose. Ri Rinally rinf romeone, rand rhe rikes rissing rother rirls.."
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No, she isn't. If she was, she wouldn't have accepted your proposal Scooby! She would hsave told you sooner "Sorry cousin, but I prefer being with Cynder" and left you a wreck. You're still marrying her, and Cynder's still marrying Spyro. They simply have an intimate relationship with each other, as well as having one with you boys.' stripetail said.
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Mikoto slumped against the wall of his room. His mind was working on solutions to slow down the Dino Minder's overload, but he didn't have the necessary components and he had no idea where to get them in this foreign world and he wasn't going to wait for a period of tranquility from the device. By the time that happened, all of these interesting subjects for his game could have disappeared. He thought about the group that had come in the "teleporting car". They might have the parts he would need. He headed towards the door and left his room.
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"Please, I never intended to take Dixie from you," Cynder said. "And I never will."
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The Tourist shrugged since the desk was not manned, "Must be full or busy. Come on." The Tourist said and let the group minus Velma outside, He paused at the door to turn to Velma, "if anything unusual happens give us a call and I'll move the tardis to your location, just use the emergency sequence." He said. Sara put up the umbrella spell and the group went out to the tardis.
"I wonder if I should move it. Maybe to the top of the hotel as an extra penthouse or something." The Tourist said to himself.
"How about as a wardrobe or something in Velma's room." Ian suggested.
"Hmm, that is an idea." The Tourist said. "I'll give her call once we're back inside the tardis."
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Mikoto walked down the steps for what seemed like the hundredth time that night. He hated to rely on someone else for anything. He spotted the Tourist's group, leaving the hotel and followed them out.
"Excuse me, I was wondering if you would lend your assistance to me," Mikoto said.
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The group paused and looked at Mikoto. The Tourist spoke up raising an eyebrow, "And what sort of assistance are you in need of?" The Tourist asked curious.
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Rare rou going ro rate rith rer?' Scooby asked.
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Not before I sleep with you" dixie said. " Look, cousin, i'm sorry.. very sorry that we kept this from you. but we've been trying to figure out how to make two relationships work at the same time, to balance each other. Now, i'm taking her out to see a movie tommorow, just so you know.."
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Rine..' Scooby said heavily, 'Rut.. you're rating rith re ronight, rand rif Ri rinf rout rhat rou've reen rioth ranyone else, Ri'm rasking ror ry ring rack.."
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Cynder stayed quiet, not wishing to make the situation any worse. She turned and headed into the bathroom. Spyro was scrubbing himself off in the tub.
"That didn't sound very good," Spyro said, glancing up at her and frowning as he saw the tears on her.
"Well, we worked it out, I think..." she rubbed her face off.
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"I just need a few parts and some tools..." Mikoto said. "And I can pay you if you'll accept yen."
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Stripetail stepped forward. "It will take some time to adjust to things Scooby, but things have a way of working themselves out.. AND.. some of your new teammates just arrived.."He smiled.
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Dixie went over anf sat down on the bed. Tears began dripping down her face. Scooby's reaction had been far worse that she had expected, and what made it worse was that he seemed to blame Cynder for it instead of her, she had been the one who had beeen curious about kissing, when they had first kissed, the one who had first started the tongue-kissing, and she had been the first to admit her growing feelings for the other. Cynder had been slower to come around, like a pupil learning from a teacher. But, as she reflected, there wa s relief there as well. Scooby now knew, and he had not broken off the engagement. He had even allowed them to go out on a date tommorow. True,, she wouldhave to pay penance tonight, but it would be worth it.
Why should we have a sense of humor anbbout you trying to scare us half to death, Bulk said to B.'g. Then the door to thier room opened of its own accord, and as the three of them turned to look, the woman in white, the PIe-throwing ghost, appeared. 'Look, more guests to have fun with" She cackled in a voice that was thin and whispery, but full of mischief and malice. " i hope you enjoy blueberry, its my favorite" She cackled, as she threw ghostly pies at the three of them. Bulk and skull screamed in terror as they were struck in the face.
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B.G. blinked in confusion as the pie plate slid off his face, leaving it covered in blue berry. He licked a bit of the sticky substance off his face. "Mmm, delicious!"
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"Well, I'm almost finished here, than I'll go out and see what the damage is," Spyro sighed as he scrubbed off the last bit of mud. He leapt out of the tub and shook himself off.
Cynder leapt over to Spyro and wrapped her front legs and wings around him. Spyro returned the hug and the two of them headed out of the room.
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Scooby sat down as the two dragons entered the rioom. the full impact of the revelation was now sinking in. "rirls, Ri'm rorry, ror rowing rup rat rou. " He began. "You robviously rove reach rother, ret, raven't left re or Ryro, rhich, Ri ruess rays romething arout row rou reel arout rus.."
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Bulk and skull collaspsed in a heap. blueberry pie tricking downbthier faces. The gjhost laughed wickedly and vanished..
Agumon rushed out of the room as he heard Bluk and Skull scream. "What's going on here/" He said alous, As stripetail came out. "Hello Agumon, I've been expecting you.." Stripetail smiled. the digimon turned at his name A ring glowed in Stripetail's hand and shot out of it racing over and hooking itself onto Agumon's right claw. "What's this?' Agumon said looking at the ring, which glowed and then faded revealing a face with his outline now on it , in his yellow color. "You are now part of a team Agumon, a very special one, charged with finding out what is happening in this hotel." stripetail said. "Come over to room 416, and and meet some other members of your team..'
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"Er.. can I bring Tai?" Agumon asked. "Sure, And Agumina as well.."
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Deimos still had his pistol out in a ready stance. "Nick, should we arm ourselves and search for the killer? Both Kerzach, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth and I have weaponry."
Rime looked at Shaggy. "Shaggy, we need you go back to your mansion and bring our weaponry, no grenades but bring some ammo too."
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" I doubt' Briggins said. "that whatever killed these two men is still here, or if it is.. its a ghost or shosts. and weapons can;'t do anything to a ghost, it will simply go right through it..be in bullets a grebades or what have you.."
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Guys its a monsoon out there, and I am in no mood to get myself soaked again.. If you snuck weapons in , fine you can use them, but i'm not getting into any trouble with the ownership...Shaggy said. " Go up to Stripetail's room, if he's here.
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Room number 300.." Briggins said.. "He may be there, he mnay not.."
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"Sure, whatever you feel is fair." The tourist said, "Mind if I scan it to see which parts you may need. You may have missed a few things." The Tourist said.
Seeing Veemon didn't feel like talking Velma shrugged and went up the stairs to her room.
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Deimos looked at Briggins. "If he is not there, then what?"
Zachary went up to room 300 and knocked on the door. "Stripetail, we found 2 bodies in the downstairs closet."
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer ran to the 3rd floor closet and retrieved their weapons.
Rime and Dr. Zanasiu retrieved their armor from the 1st floor closet and put it on.
"Great, I'm totally unarmed." Dr. Zanasiu grumbled, as he was putting on his armor.
"Stay by someone who is armed. Even Zachary." Rime replied.
"Zachary?! He has no weapons."
Rime shook his head. "His extreme strength is his weapon. Being a Clydesdale automatically makes him at least 7 times stronger than even the strongest Human."
(OOC - The strength of Zachary comes from one of my Furry works (toned down for this RP - in that work, a fit draft Horse could be 20 times stronger than even the strongest Human). The line is verbatim from that work.)
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"I've made this device before, so I'm sure I can handle it myself," Mikoto said. "It's just a simple contraption for draining the energy build-up of my suit."
He held up his arm, showing the white device strapped to his wrist.
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"Don't you guys like blueberry?" B.G. asked, looking down at Bulk and Skull. He licked the blueberry off his face and then leaned down and licked at Skull's face like a dog.
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"Apology accepted," Cynder said. "And I'm sorry we didn't say anything sooner."
"Well, I'm not," Spyro said. "If you had said something back when Dixie and Scooby's relationship was just starting, before they'd built up their trust in each other, things could have been worse."
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The Tourist nods, "As long as you are sure. & if your suit builds up dangerous levels of power maybe you should have that seen to. Sounds like it may be a design flaw." He said thinking half to himself, "should be easy enough to redesign or modify. Do you have a list of the parts you need?" He asked.
Sara wasn't sure about the person but she'd not really met him so she'd wait to see what his actions said about what sort of person he was. The others were somewhat mixed but remained in the background a bit behind the Tourist as they had been before.
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"It's the prototype of another type of suit, so yes, it is flawed..." he hated admitting that there was one area where the Abarangers were superior to him. "But I have not been able to discover any way to permanently correct the problem with it. I don't have a list, but I can make you one."
He wasn't about to hand the Dino Minder over to him, the device hadn't left his wrist ever since the day he had found it... and if someone were to analyze it, they would be sure to find out just how dangerous it was and be suspicous of him for using it.
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The Tourist nodded, "Field testing it I guess. Make sure to get a list of the noticed flaws so the engineers and builders and look it over and make sure the next model doesn't have them. And take your time to make the list, no hurry. If you hurry you may make a mistake and forget something." The Tourist said smiling in a friendly way.
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"Exactly," Mikoto smirked, it was quite convient for him to let the Tourist believe that for the moment. "Unfortunately, I'm cut off from the rest of my comrades at the moment, or I would have gone to them for help."
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"Where are they? Maybe you can get to them or someone can give you a lift." The Tourist suggested.
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"They're not from this world," Mikoto said. "Neither am I, so unless you have a dimensional portal, I'm stuck here for the moment."
"We're stuck here," Topgaler said through the Dino Minder.
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The Tourist thinks for a moment, "If there is a stargate command here they should have a quantam mirror. That maybe could get you back home. Or I could, if you know the coordinates, or I can scan you and see where you are from." The Tourist said.
"That is if the stargate was found in Giza." Odysseus said.
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"Coordinates?" Mikoto shook his head. "I'm not familiar with them." Nor was he familiar with any stargates, but he didn't mention that.
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Agumon walked into the room, a little nervous as he looked at the four occupants. "Hi, I'm Agumon' He said, having his claw in greeting. "I'm tai " Tai said coming in a second later, followed Agumina, who was stratching at the ring that Stripetail had put on her.."I'm Agumina.. How do you get these things off?"
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Hi.. sorry, but you don't. They don't come off.. I'm Dixie, by the way" dixie said.
Stripetail appeared behind Zachary. "what seems to be the problem?"
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"I'm Spyro," the purple dragon said.
"Cynder," the black dragoness introduced herself. "Where'd you three come from? The two of you look a bit like that Blackguilmon guy we met earlier."
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"That's ok, " The Tourist said, "It was doubtful you'd have Gallifran coordinates, but maybe a scan of a bit of equipment, some hair or something else can pinpoint your point of origin, your home world and universe and then I can take you back there." The Tourist said.
None of the group seemed surprised to hear any talking equipment, having gotten use to those sorts of things after traveling with the Tourist a while.
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Well, Agumon is originally from DigiWorld, Agumina, well I don't know where she came from, as usually Agumons are male, but she's obviously a female Agumon. i'm from Japan, Tokyo, actually" Tai said, shaking his bushy hair. "Did you say Blackguilmon? that guy loves to pull pranks and mess with people.. we've met before.."
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Nick came to the front desk as the rest of Tourist's group came in. "Hi there. Welcome to the inglorious Hotel. I'm Nick. If you would just sign in in that sign-in book on the desk, and pay for a night's stay, I'll give you a key to your room. $20 a night, per person.."
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Velma sat down on her bed and wondered what to do next. She could explore the hotel. She'd not be hungry or thirsty for a while since she had eaten and drunk recently. She did wonder where Veemon had gotten himself to. Maybe finding the kitchen like Shaggy & Scooby like to do.
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Veemon had climbed up to the 6th floor, and was walking around. "How many fl;oors does this place have, he wonfdering. His stomach grumbled, even though it had only been a shortwhile since he ate that meatball sub, he was still hungry. he turned and headed back down the stairs "Velma got off on the seconfd floor, so maybe I should go there.." He said to himself..
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"Really?" Cynder said. "I'll have to remember that."
"So you don't have an actual name?" Spyro asked Agumon.
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"All right," Mikoto said. He reached into his pockets, digging around for something. He didn't carry much wtih him nowadays. He drew out his wallet and pulled out a bill handing it to the Tourist. "Can you scan that?"
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Agumon IS my name" Agumon replied. " Agumina is sort of a name we've given her, but she's more or less adopted it as her name.. Just call us by Agumon and Aguminaa, they're our names, and the only one's we'll respond to.
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Agumon is a great hero among Digimon" Agumoina bega.
'here we go again" Agumon mouthed to Tai..
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Really" Scooby said. "Ras re reen ra reader?'
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Yes actually' Tai nodded. "He was the leasder of the Digidestined Digimon.."
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"Sounds like you admire him a little bit," Cynder pointed out.
Spyro glanced over at Scooby and reflected on what the dragon they had met in Stripetail's house had said about Scooby being a leader.
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The tourist nodded, "I can. I can try it here or do it in the tardis if you prefer. She has more elaborate sensors and scanners then I carry in my pockets." The Tourist said.
Velma got up and went back outside, hoping she didn't run into any monsters, real or fake. She'd start in the hallway just outside her hotel room. That was as good a place to start as any.
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"Try it out here," Mikoto said, not interested in following him into what might be a trap. He glanced over at the group that accompanied the Tourist, eyeing them up.
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'Rould rou relp re recome ra reader? Ri'm Rooby, ry rhe ray" Scooby said putting out his paw to Agumon.
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A Little bit? If there was an Agumon Fan Club, Agumina would be its president and founding member" Tai laughed
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Nice to meet you Scooby" Agumon said, shaking his paw friendly."As for teaching you to become a leader, well leadership comes from within, and a leader is not who is the most powerful in a group, its the person who leads by example.."
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"How old are you?" Spyro asked Agumon. He sounded pretty mature, though his size and appearance made him look young.
"I see..." Cynder said, beginning to notice a pattern to Stripetail's distribution of the rings. She'd have to ask him a bit more about this team later.
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B.G. raised his head and sniffed the air. "Do you smell Agumon?" he glanced over at Bulk and Skull and frowned. "Oh, yeah, that's right, you probably can't..."
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Thats a good question " Agumon said. "To be honest, I don't know exactly how old I am. I'm older than Agumina, but how much older I don't know.. Agumina exagerates my "greatness" He gave her a rebuffing glance. "It was a team effort. We couldn't have defeated Myostimon or the Dark Master individually, none of us were powerful enough, or anywhere close to it.."
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Veemon Sniffed, He too , had caught agumon's scent. "What is Agumon doing here? Its been awhile since we've seen each other...so he may not remember me.."
Bulk and Skull slowly got to thier feet. B.G hadn't licked off all the pie, in fact he had left some slobber on them. "Yuck! What is this stuff?" Bulk wiped his hand, which was covered in slobber and blueberry crust, on the floor.
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"Dark Masters?" Cynder frowned. "I guess they were pretty powerful and evil..."
"We had a Dark Master in our world," Spyro said. "A dragon named Malefor."
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"Digidrool," B.G. replied, before darting out of the room and following the scent of another digimon.
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Yes they were very powerful and evil" Agumon said, As Lilo, Stitch, Angel and Hunter walked in, Huntewas wearing a towel, he was still drying off from his bath.. the others were interested in the newcomers.
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More team members" Stitch asked. "mesa like!" He grinned.
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So there's more than 6 wearing the rings now?' Lilo said slowly.
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Dixie nodded. "8, although these guys haven't activated them yet.
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Mesa help!" Angel smiled, taking an interest in Agumon and Agumina. "Say "Armor Up", and then you'll wear armor. me not like it though, it too big and heavy for me..."
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Spyro and Cynder both grimaced, if they were anything like Malefor had been than they were they hadn't met any of those Dark Masters.
"I thought you could lift many times your own weight?" Spyro asked Stitch.
"What are you guys doing here?" B.G. asked, sticking his head into the room and staring at Tai and Agumon. He glanced over at Agumina and waved. "Hey, babe."
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"ok." He said reaching into one of his pockets to take out what looked like a normal pair of glasses. He turned them on and started the scanning of the bill he was given.
"I wonder if he's from this universe or another." Sara said.
"Could be a parachronic displacement like that civilian sgc person we found in the 17ch century." Odysseus commented.
"I know what it's like to be unable to go home. I'm glad the phoenix gate doesn't work anymore." Brooklyn commented, still not happy about what the phoenix gate had been doing to him, though had been free of it for a while.
Some of the group didn't seem to notice Mikoto's looks. Brooklyn was a bit wary, since it was smart to be wary, Odysseus hid how he may have felt as did Sara. Ian looked a bit bored with just standing around, but glad the rain wasn't touching him.
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Velma continued to study the hallway outside her room, seeing if she could spot any clue as to what sort of goings on tended to happen here.
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Nick Was about to head back upstairs when he saw Aves. "Hey Aves. Having Trouble with the harpies again. Those blarsted things! But we get paid in two days abd I'm looking forward to the check...'
(continued from Nick's incounter with the Fox)
"I can only hope the pay is as good as it was before y'all wrecked the dratted cafe." grumbled Aves "Harpies are far more dangerous than any sherlup, y'know! And those random flying Medusa Heads... I nearly got turned to stone three times today!"
ooc: Nick, I need ato know where the chef/assassin stands at this point. Also to everyone in this RP, I hate yo ask it. but can y'all please slow down a bit? Nick did agree to help keep me posted on this thing, but it wouldnt hurt to bring it down a notch so I may can see things for myself =P
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I can, Angel can't, but she have great singing voice" Stitch said, smiling..
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Blaxk guilmon, what are you doig here" agumon said, as Bulk and Skull poked thier heads in...'What sort of place iS THIS? Bulk asked, to no one in particular...
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Yeah, We can use the chef assasin guy, He's atually a former confidant of Chong's who actually knows how to cook, unlike Chong.. You can start the machination now.. Have him enter with, er.. a very particular cake for Aves, claim its his birthday..
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Aves was soon sweeping up around the halls after his meeting with Nick, he did his usual bit of grumbling to himself and complaining about work in general when sudenly in walked the chef carrying a large creamy white birthday cake with a single candle in its center.
"Uh... happy birthday little orange furry thing."
Aves turned and glanced quizically up at the chef
"It aint mah birthday, foo! Jest what are ye up to wallkin around these corridors carrying false birthday cakes?!?"
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"Any luck?" Mikoto asked, ignoring the strange collection of creatures. He was used to being around monsters since he had taken over Evorian.
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"I was snifing at some glowing portal thingamahgig," B.G. replied. "What are you guys and-," he glanced over at Tai with disdain. "the human doing here?"
"Really?" Cynder asked. "I'd like to hear her sing sometime..."
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Deimos went over to Nick and Aves. "Pardon me but I could not help overhearing that you had some issues with monsters. My group is more that capable of dealing with them." His pistol was still at the ready.
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Hey Aves, don't turn down a free cake, even if its not your birthday..' nick said. He turned as dEimos came up to him. Well, most of the 'monsters' are actually guests who are staying the night, the only real monsters are that pie-throwing phanbtom, the ghost who writes obcene stuff on the wall, and the harpiues in the basement..
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I'm not as good as you at singing" angel said...
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We're here because I thought we needed a vacation, and this was the cheapest hotel we could find.. and why are you guys here?' tail asked catching sight of Bulk and Skull.
Agumina smiled at B.G. "Hey there.. How are you doing?' She grinned playfully..Agumon was always playing hard to get with her..maybe this guy would be more fun..
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We're on our way to Angel Grove and .. stopped for the night. We got stuck with HIM as a roomate, oh and we just got pied by this lady in white.." Skull said.. entering the roonm, which now held more than a dozen persons..
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"That's only because I've been practicing for about two months," Cynder replied.
"If you don't like it, then go and get another room," B.G. stuck his tongue out at the two. He turned back to the female digimon and grinned at her. "Aside from getting beaten up by some crazy guy in white, I'm fine."
He considered trying to pretend he was still hurt in the hopes of gaining Agumina's sympathy, but decided that would be a bad idea, since she seemed to like strong guys like Agumon.
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We still have one more contest left to go" dixie reminded her. "The trivia contest..
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Right, re rill rave ra rot, Ryro, rut re RAVE ro RIn.." Scooby said. "Rarmor Rup Ruys.. " His ring glowed and soon Scooby was cased in his armor.
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Armor up?' Agumon said, and in a flash he was encased in a pale yellow armor, which quickly adapted to his form. "Whoa.. this is really, different" Agumon said, his voiced muffled by the helmet he now wore..
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The Tourist nodded, using a control in the classes earpiece to upload the data to the tardis. "yes, the tardis can scan this data and get the exact co-ordinates." The tourist said and offered the bill back.
"Sounds like good news." Ian said.
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Not seeing anything Velma decided to go to the stairs and systemically work from the top floor down, looking over the hallways for any clues or any other things she could find that could tell if any phenomena of so called ghosts was real or not. She wondered briefly where Veemon was, but assumed maybe he went back home to the cave and shrugged and went on with her plan.
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"Armor up," Spyro and Cynder said, incasing themselves in their respective sets of armor. The two glanced over at Agumon's armor to see if it would be bulky, or form fitting like theirs.
"Where'd that come from?" B.G. asked, looking at the armor. "Did you learn some kind of new digivolution?"
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For you, it is Mikoto thought with a smirk.
The faceplate on the Dino Minder glowed with red light, Stego's face replacing Topgaler's. "Yay! We can go home!"
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Dixie activated her armor, and so did Stitch and Angel. Agumina activated hers, like the others it corresponded to her color, but unlike Agumon, hers was not form-fitting just yet. Agunmon's powers had alloed him to adapt to the armor almost at once. The 8 team members loooked at each other. "So.." Agumon said. "Who's in charge here.
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Rell, Ri ram.. rell Ripetail ret rup rhis role ring" Scooby saiod. "ro re's rhe ruy rin rharge. Rixie rand ri rere rhe rirst ro ret rhese rings.."
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"Scooby's never lead anything in his life, and now Stripetail expects him to lead this group.."Dixie explained.. "He says Scooby has the ability, but I've not seen it yet. You have experience being a leader , Agumon, if you could help teach Scooby how to be a better leader I'll be much obliged.."
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this stuf is pretty cool, heavy, but still pretty cool..
agumina said.
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"So, what is your home world like?" Ian asked, curious about other worlds. Thinking it had been a while since she let him take control again he reached into a pocket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses and put them on. They were wrap around and ones the Tourist had made, from the other side they looked heavily tinted, and from looking out it looked like they had no tints. He wore then to hide the amber glow his eyes had when she (the female utah raptor personality) took over his human body. His cosmetic contacts hid most of the fact his pupils went from the round normal to slit.
"Must have a lot of sentient devices." Odysseus said guessing from hearing Mikato's minder talking.
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"Stripetail, Deimos has found 2 bodies in a closet. He and the rest of the Pelvanida group along with Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer are in the lobby. Deimos, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Mr. Bigmouth are all armed. I will meet you down there."
With that said, Zachary headed down into the lobby. On his way there, he stopped by the 2nd floor, where he found a fire ax in a cabinet near a fire extinguisher. He retrieved the ax and continued into the lobby.
"Nick, Stripetail has been alerted." Zachary said.
"Nice ax." Rime said.
"Thanks, I don't have my gun but this will do just fine."
Dr. Zanasiu swore under his breath. He then turned to Nick and Briggins. "Got anything I can use as a weapon?"
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Veemon reached the second floor and walked over toward the section of the hotel where Velma was. He finally caught of her looking at some of the walls.. "Hi, Velma, I was just exploring some of the upper floors, then I got bored and went back down here to find you. When's Dinner?' He asked. "Or do they not serve it here.' he looked at Velma hopefully..
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Nick reached inside his shirt and pulled out a small handgun. 'Its a specially made 20 caliber. I had it made to protect myself Take it.."
Stripetail nodded and turned to follow Zachary. "When and where were the bodies discovered. What condition were they oin? He asked.
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Did you gentkemen sign in? Briggins asked motioning to the front desk..
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Dr. Zanasiu accepted the handgun from Nick. He checked the magazine. "Thanks."
Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Strut, Dr. Kerzach, Deimos, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer all signed in.
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"Stripetail, the bodies were found in a closet in the back of the hotel about 10 to 20 minutes ago. They have been in there for quite a while as they are only skeletons with some bits of cloth on them, possibly the remnants of a uniform." Zachary said.
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Possibly some former staffers, although how they got there is a big question. They most likely did not die in the closet, but rather were put there. by whom or what.. we don't know.." Stripetail mused...
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Aves was eating the cake as he listened to the conversations
"Not just the phantoms and the harpies" he cut in "But the random flying Medusa heads that usually haunt the lower basement corridors. And the specters of the glowing green caverns below that."
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"Yeah at least they don't throw pie at you, or write expletive-filled threats" Nick said, taking a slice od cake. there was something funny about the look the chef gave him...
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"We can ask if they have a dinning room or a kitchen here, though I do have some Scooby snacks on me. Fresh ones not stale ones." Velma said to Veemon.
(ooc: who's the front desk guy talking to. no one was there so I though I had my chars walk outside after sara put the umbrella spell back up. Or was I wrong?)
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(Briggins was heading off to find the bodies Nick was filling in... So your chars could have signed in witth Nick and goten roooms..)
I prefer trying to find the kitchen. I'm starving" Veemon grinned..
Hello there" Briggins grinned as he saw the tOurist and the others come back in. " Forgive me for not attending to you earlier. I had .. business to attend to. "Please sign your names into this boook here and i'll set you up with rooms for the night. We accept cash or credit.. for payment.." He said gazing at Brooklyn..
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Velma nods, "Lets go and see if they have a kitchen here. I wonder if you'd like a Shaggy snack." Velma said remember the few times she or Daphne had made one.
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"Sure you're not to busy?" The Tourist asked.
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I''m glad to be busy, usually we don't get this number of customers, niot in recent years " Briggins replied. "He motioned again to the book. "Just sign in ladies and gents, its twenty dollars a night.. sign in, pay and get your room key, the third and fourth floors are where most of our guests have been put this evening, would you like one of those two floors, or would you prefer a higher or lower floor?" He said, as another crash of thunder could be heard..
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"It's boring," Mikoto sighed. "All of the interesting things came from a parallel universe that the residents call Dino Earth."
"I'm not a device," Stego explained. "I'm a Bakuryu, I'm just talking through the Dino Minder, since my body would be too conspicious for me to be near the hotel."
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"It looks good on you," B.G. said of Agumina's armor.
Cynder frowned at the flirting Blackguilmon.
"Where did Stripetail disappear to anyways?" Spyro asked.
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"Sure, I"ll go ahead and pay." Odysseus said and went forward to pay and sign.
The Tourist nodded, "Ah, a Bakuryu. Some other universes they are called zords, galactibeasts, wildzords, and other names. Though some are only telepathic. Dinos, reminds me, someday I should go and see how Ali, Ducky and Petrie are doing, and the others."
"Bio-mechanical beings? I've encountered some of them." Brooklyn said, remembering Coldstone and the others who shared the 1 body at first.
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Stego's faceplate flashed white , Topgaler's face replacing it and his cold voice once again coming from the Dino Minder. "I'm a Bakuryu and do not consider myself any of those other species, whatever they might be."
"Really?" Mikoto turned to Brooklyn. "What were they like?"
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" Why don't we go and find him?' Dixie suggested. another crash of thunder and the lights in the hotel went out, plunging the group into darkness
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AHh!" Bulk and Skull screamed as darkness fell around them.
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Dixie went over and grabbed a candlebra. " "Everyone, there are candles in everyone of your rooms. go and grab them. "Tonight , we hunt.. by candlelight..'
_ Nani Ran into her her room and soon returned holding a candlebra. Hunter, leaving his towel behind, ran and did the same.
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So where are we going?" Hunter said, upon his return.
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We're going to fuiind Stripetail, and find out what he's been up to..." Dixie replied.
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Agumon, agumina, stick close to me ok" Tai said.
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What's A shaggy snack?' veemon asked.
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Shaggy had made his way to the third floor when the lights went out. The only light came from the candles burning in thier holders. 'Great, Now how am I supposed to get to the 4th floor. Scooby's in room 416..' He muttered.. He grabbed a candle out of its holder, wincing as hot wax dripped into his hand. "Ouch, that smarts..
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"A Shaggy snack is a really large sandwich about this tall." Velma said measuring about 1.5 to 2 feet tall. "I think you may like that." Then she looks around as the lights go out. "This isn't good." She says. She takes out her cell phone and turns it on, turning its brightness up to full and using it like a flashlight. "This will work for the moment at least." She said.
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"It first it was a bit of a tortured existence since they unknowingly put 2 individuals into one body. But they were separated into their own bodies before to long and they are very happy and are mates like they were before." Brooklyn said.
Ian didn't say anything but he could sympathize with them, having to share a body with her.
Once the light went out Sara made a fist that started to glow and when she opened her hand a ball of light floated above her head.
As much as I dislike it you take over, your eyesight is better then mine. Ian said to Sam, who was bored and not doing much, and mentally stepped back letting her take over. Under his wraparound glasses that looked like sunglasses his eyes started to glow with an amber color and his pupils went to their reptilian slit and his muscles swelled slightly.
"looks like the storm may have knocked them out for good." Brooklyn said, not bothered much since gargoyle eyes were better then humans at seeing in the dark and gargoyles were designed for seeing at night.
"oh well." The Tourist said pulling out his sensor/scanner glasses and putting them on the low light setting so he could see better.
"Storms can do that often." Odysseus said.
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"Don't forget your keys. I've given you rooms 431, 433, 435, and 437.' Briggins said, using a small candle to locate the correct keys.Hev grabbed them and placed them on the counter. 'Did everyone sign in? Each gueest must sign in.."
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Veemon found that he could see a little in the darkness, enoughto see Velma. 'Yeah I'd like that..
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Nick stumbled around in the darkness, his eyes weren't that good, and in the darkness he felt for the walls to stabilize himself
_Lichtus" Stripetail said, and his staff let off a bright light, illuminating the hallway in front of him.."This is going to be a long night.."
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Everyone went forward to sign in, Sam switched long enough to let Ian sign in then took over. Brooklyn was glad he had learned to read and write, it did come in handy indeed.
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Once everyone signed in. Briggins handed over the 4 keys. "You'll have to decide amonst yourselves whuich room you'll stay in. Breakfast tommrow begins at 7, there will be an bell-ringing, to get everyone down for breakfast' Briggins grinned..
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"Lilo, Stitch Angel stay close to me" Nani said, as the group moved out into the hallway. Nanu held the candles out in front of her, they flickered the gusts that seeped through the poorly ventilated windowd. Periodic lightning lit up the hallway, they had to go to the middle of the floor to go downstairs.. It was then Dixie noticed something stranger. That holder is upside down.' She said pointing at it, the holder was upside down and located in the middle of the wall. "I wonder if this opens anything.." Dixie mused.
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Lets just find Mr Stripetail " Lilo said. "I feel safe with him around.. then we can look at this..'
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Bulk went up to holder, grabbed it, and turned it right side up, as he did a portion of the wall slid back.
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Deimos reached inside a pocket of his armor and lit a flare.
Zachary heard something sliding upstairs. "I'll go see what that noise is. Deimos come with me."
Deimos had his pistol in one hand and the flare in his other hand as he followed Zachary up the stairs.
The group soon encountered Nani, Lilo, Stitch, Angel, Dixie and Bulk.
"So what did you all find?" Deimos asked.
Zachary had his ax at the ready.
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"Nick, our group needs the keys." Dr. Kerzach said. "We have 7 but Dr. Zanasiu and Rime will be sharing a room."
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Nick produce the keys to erooms 310-315, and gave them to him..
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We- We found a secret .. starcase" Bulk said, looking in at the opening in the wall. Steps lead up into the darkness..
_ Scooby looked at the opening nervously.. " Re really rould rind Ripetail.
"Where's your sense of mystery cousin? You've been finding secret passages like this for years..." dixie said..
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Velma looked at Veemon. "Lets try to find the kitchen or dining room." She said and used the light from her cellphone as light to head towards the stairs and go down.
"So do you folks want to head to your rooms or do something else." The Tourist looked at the group with him and asked.
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i'll lead you guys upstairs" Nick said. " Just remember to keep a light in front of me my vision's not that good in the dark.."
Veemon followed her at a slow pace.. the he heard voices above them. " You hear that Velma? Lets go see what that is.. after dinner..'
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'Well, it's better to fully explore this place and not have any nasty surprises come out." Deimos said. "Besides, I've got a pistol and Zach has his ax." Deimos said.
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Dr. Kerzach pulled out a hand cranked flashlight from a pocket of his labcoat and turned it on. "Lead the way Nick."
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Shaggy reached the group about to enter the secret passage.
"Wow! There';s something you don't see every day" Shaggy said as he came up to them
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Rello Rhaggy, Ri ree rou rade rit. rere rare rhe rothers?' scooby asked.
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Oh they're checking in. They got hired right away.."
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Mikoto crossed his arms, feeling annoyed to have the lights go out and being stuck as a blind as any other human would be. The pain from the Dino Minder's energy build-up had faded and the device seemed to be as stable as it ever got, so maybe he wouldn't need the group's assistance. He decided to wait and stay with them though, especially since they could maybe get him home.
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"Light," Cynder commanded, her ring lighting up and illuminating the room. Spyro copied Cynder, lighting his ring up as well. They followed Dixie and Scooby and examined the secret passage.
"Hi, Shaggy," Spyro greeted.
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Stitch Angel, Agumon and Agumina, all copied the technique, and soon the stairwell was lit , if not brightly, enough so the others could see, the sairs were grimy and dusty, it was clear this passage had not been used for many years..
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Man I wonder where this place leads" Skull said, careful not to trip on any of the stairs. "Probably up, since thats where we're going" Bulk said shortly, his breaths audible on the stairs. Bulk was a large guy, and probably need to drop a good thirty pounds...
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In the digital world Terry had his costumes switch to normal looking clothes and activated the device to try to get back to his home world. Hawkmon was on his shoulder.
He went through the tunnel and as he went it switched color to reddish. On the deck of the ship a small white glowing area appeared. Then wind came from this as it grew wider and mist blew out of the white area obscuring what was happening withing. When the wind died down and the mist dissipated Terry stood there in normal casual clothes circa 2045.
"I wonder where we are this time." Terry said looking around.
"Somewhere far to wet for my liking." Hawkmon whispered so he voice would not carry.
He took off his hat and put it on Hawkmon as he noticed the raining, pulling his goggles down as he turned them on so he could see in the dark. & he made for the hotel.
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Deimos followed the group. "This place is old. I wonder what's here?" He didn't voice it but he was glad that he bought his pistol, several magazines and armor.
Zachary took up the rear. He kept Deimos's red flare in view and his ax at the ready as he followed Deimos. He too was thankful for his armor.
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A Rumble in the bushs nearby revealed the presence of three creatures. Genki a human, and two wolf-like creatues. Tiger was complaining. "That hotel better be close Genki, I'm soaked , and would like a place to dry off.."
Tiger was a large blue and white wolf with two white bent horn, on the left side of his face there was a scar which ran down the side of his face. the other wolf was purple in color and was overall, a much kinder creature than Tiger. Tigeress cared for Tiger, and he for her, but that was as far as the relationship went, for the moment..
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"There it is! Genki said excited, pointing out the darkened hotel. "cOme on you guys.. one more run, and then we can all dry off in a nice warm room..
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"Could you please stop that loud breathing?" B.G. asked Bulk. "It's annoying." He was staying close to the two other digimon and trying not to let his fear of these creepy settings be shown.
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Its hard work climbing these stairs" Bulk retorted in an exasperated voice..
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So what do you do for a living?' Agumina asked B>G. She asked innocently, in order to make conversation..
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"Well, He's been a prankster to us..' Bulk said, with Skull nodding.. Ahead of them there was a landing, and another flight of stairs
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Deimos shivered slightly. "This place disturbs me."
"I though you weren't afraid of anything." Zachary said.
"I'm not afraid of anything that I can kill. Emphasis on 'kill'. How can I kill a ghost?"
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You can't kill a ghost. they're already dead..' Tai replied.. "We've seen ghosts before, haven't we, Agumon?"
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The ghost of Wizardmon" Agumon said, as he nodded his head. "So, should we see where this landing goes, or should we continue climbing?"
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"That's because you weigh more then an Ogremon," B.G. said to Bulk. "I just live off the land, wandering around, staying in the occasional village. Pushing the occasional stick-in-the-mud into the mud." He chuckled.
"We can split up and explore both," Cynder pointed out.
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Alright " Dixie said. Those who want to keep going, stand over there by the front step, those that want to explore this landing, move over by where Cynder is standing now.."
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Why do we have to split up? There's safety in numbers' Shaggy said.
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Spyro went over and stood next to Cynder. She glanced over at him and then back over the rest, guessing she had just ended being one of those that would explore this landing.
"So are you going to keep going up, or explore around here?" B.G. asked Agumina.
"There are enough of us that the two groups will be relatively large," Spyro said. "And we haven't been attacked by anything yet, so there's not too much to worry about..."
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"I'll explore the landing." Deimos said. "I cannot safely use my pistol in such close quarters." He then stood by Cynder. "Hey Cynder, are you a little nervous?"
"I'll explore the landing." Zachary said. "Never know what one might find." He too stood by Cynder.
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"Thats what you think" said a ghostly voice from the top of the stairs the figure of an old man soon appeared in front of them. in his hand he held a curved sword. "What are you doing in my hotel?' he said, where his eyes had once been there were only pools of yellow light.. "Get out!"
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"No," Cynder replied, confused to be asked such a question. She glanced up the stairs at the owner of the ghostly voice and jumped into a defensive position, teeth barred and her wings spread.
"Ghost!" B.G. exclaimed jumped and clinging to Bulk, shaking with fear.
"We're spending the night..." Spyro replied, having also dropped into a fighting posture like Cynder.
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"So.. you think.." The ghost smiled showing decaying teeth.. "Well, my 'guests' you will learn here at the Inglorious Hotel, unwanted guests NEVER check out!"
He pointed his blade at them. "But, since it is our first meeting, I give you fair warning! Be gone by sunrise, or you will never leave this hotel alive!"
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Deimos readied his pistol and Zachary readied his ax in preparation to fight.
"So how can we deal with these ghosts?" Deimos asked.
"Even though I can probably cut a living being in 2 with my ax I'm not sure if I can do that to a ghost. But since I found this ax in the hotel who knows what it can do?"
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'Rire!" scooby yelled and cast a fireball at the ghost. the fireball went through it and dissipated against a step. 'Foolish move, mortal, no mortal weapon can harm me... the time for harming me was when I was alive" the ghost said, advancing on them.. his blade held at his side, ready to swing it at them at a moments notice...
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"I think we should go explore someplace else," B.G. said as he saw the fireball pass through the ghost. He didn't think his Pyro Sphere would have a much better effect on it.
"That's probably a good idea," Cynder said, getting nervous now. She hadn't yet met an enemy that she couldn't hurt.
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"Lightning" Dixie said . it too didn't have any effect. Dixie was really becoming frightened now...
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Is it time to panic yet?' Skull yelled..
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Its a ghost, lets just run right through it!' agumina said.
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"He's got a sword!" B.G. said. "That's a lot worse then that ghost with the pies! The pies were actually pretty tasty..."
Spyro and Cynder both sent out waves of purple energy and began glowing as they activated their furies and spat purple beams of energy from their mouths at the ghost.
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Deimos fired a few shots at the ghost. The bullets flew through it and struck the far wall, sending stone fragments flying. "Damn it! We really need to find something that can hurt this thing."
Zachary gripped the fire ax ready to swing. He then turned to Dixie and whispered to her. "Hey Dixie! I found this ax in the hotel. Might it work against him?"
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Swing away but i doubt it.. Our magic hasn't worked so far.."Dixie said, as the ghost moved them backwards down the stairs..his eye sockets glowing with malevolent light..
the purple blasts went throagh the ghost and he smiled wickedly.. "Give it up! Not even magic can work on me.."
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"If they can hurt us, then there is something than can hurt them." Zachary said. He then stepped forward, fire ax at the ready. He then looked right at the ghost. "We will not give up."
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" we're getting out of here' Bulk said, turning around and running down the stairs..
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Rightning" Scooby said. The bolt of lightning did nothing.."
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Run, like your cowardly friend. its the only thing that will save you.."The Ghost laughed..
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"I'm right behind you," B.G. said, darting after the two fleeing humans.
"This isn't good," Cynder commented, backing towards the steps.
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'No, it isn't. If Stripetail were here, things would be different.." Dixie replied.
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Well he's not and we're better off- RUNNINg" Shaggy said, turning and runnning down the steps. hunter, Dixie Scooby, Stitch, Angel Lilo, Nani remained.
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Dixie put her paw on Scooby's Shoulder. "Stay calm Scooby... We''re wearing armor. His sword can't hurt us.."
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Zachary gave the Ghost the middle finger and beckoned towards himself. "Bring it." I'd like to see him try and stab me through Dragonskin combat armor and carbon nanotube labcoat and pants. Zachary thought.
Deimos spotted a rusty knife on the ground, which he picked up and hurled at the Ghost.
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The knife cluttered on the steps, and fell backwards landing on a the step before Dixie there was a name etched into the blade "Dixie picked it up and , opening her wrist compartment, put the knife away" She would show it to Strripetail later, when they found him that is.
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Being flipped off didn't phase the ghost at all.
"You have bravery, I'll grant you that.. but you have no hope.." The ghost said pointing his blade at Zachary, who was now a few steps clear of everyone else...
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"I'd rather not stick around and see if that sword will, or won't pierce our armor," Spyro said.
"And not everyone here has armor," Cynder added with a glance back at Nani, Lilo, and Hunter.
The purple glow around the two dragons had faded.
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'Lets get out of here guys! That ghosts means bbusiness!' Stitch said.
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Why are you here?' Hunter asked the ghost. "That is none of your concern..this is my hotel and you need to get oUT!" They ghost said throwing his sword at zachary the blade pieced through the handle of the ax and carried the weapon out of his hand, and sticking into the wall with a loud thud. the others looked at the sword stuck through the axe and hanging out of the wall. then looked at the ghost with horror..
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Zachary's horror quickly faded. "So your weapons can cause injury. But, let's see if you can be injured by your own weapon." He ran to the place where the sword and ax were stuck to the wall and pulled the sword out with seemingly little effort. Deimos grabbed the ax and charged the Ghost, aiming a swipe at its head.
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Spyro and Cynder had both retreated towards the back of the group, neither one going to risk attacking after their greatest weapon, the fury breath, had failed. They were in range to dart forward and pull someone back if they got into trouble.
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"Are those idiots still up there?" B.G. glanced back up the secret passage. He had stopped outside its entrance and was staring up at it.
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tHe ghost ducked back avoiding the swings Zachary was throwing at him. "Nice try, but you'll have to do better than that" The ghost replied..
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Shaggy contined running until he reached the Bottom of the stairs.
Pepper Breath'; Agumon Exclaimed, sending a blast of fire out of his mouth at the ghost.
"Green Flame" Agumina said, sending out a green fireball..
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(OOC - Deimos is attacking the Ghost)
As Deimos was attacking the Ghost. Zachary circled around the Ghost and tried ramming the spectral sword into his back.
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The fire blasts missed the target, as the ghost, Zachary, and Deimos moved forward. Suddenly the entire stairwell was filled with light. Stripetail had found the Secret opening and was making his way up the stairs with bUlk, , Skull and Shaggy reluctantly in tow..
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"Well, Stripetail. So glad to see you!" Deimos said, taking another swipe at the Ghost.
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Deimos, leave this spirit to me.." stripetail said firmly. "Ghosts cannot be harmed by weapons, even thier own. once you die, you cannot die again.."
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Spyro and Cynder leapt back as Stripetail appeared, they stood and watched to see what the squirrel would do. B.G. had also followed back up the steps and was peering curiously over the last few steps at what was happening.
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Deimos and Zachary fell back and watched Stripetail. Zachary still had his ax with him.
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Ripetail ris rere. Re ran ro row!" Scooby said, relief spreadiing over his features, alrthough his helmet hid his relief.."No, cousin, We still have to explore where this staircase leads' dixie said firmly..
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Velma looked over in the direction of where the noise was going on. "I wonder what is going on, some sorta wild party maybe." She said.
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The Tourist and his friends looked in the direction of the sound.
"With this sort of noise I'd rather sleep in the tardis." Sam said.
"You're not the only one." Sara said.
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Terry reached the door and opened it, walking inside. He took the hat off of Hawkmon who refrained from speaking and acted like some sort of regular pet bird.
"Finally somewhere dry, though a trifle dark." Terry said, putting his hat on though his head was wet, except for his eyes covered by his goggles, but he was glad at least Hawkmon was dry.
The group looked at the door as Terry walked in, The Tourist waving, "Hello, just arriving?" He asked.
"Yes," Terry said, "A trifle dark though." He said, wondering to himself what century he was in. The last forays out from the digital world had had him in the late 90's and visiting the Extreme Dinosaurs, except for that one time he encountered that evil annoying girl and he digimon, but he hand Hawkmon had dealt with the both of them together, then destroyed her digivice, he hoped ending her villainous career. He didn't know when that was since after destroying the digivice he left and returned to the digital world, recording the setting so he'd never go back there and deal with her minions she doubtlessly had.
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"We should still explore this staircase." Zachary said.
"Why not?" Deimos said. "We don't live forever."
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In the kitchen the sous chef, Haresh ducked into a closet and radioed one of his contacts. "Dr. Yuri Kerzach is here. And that means, Zanasiu, Deimos, Strut, Rime and Zachary are here too."
"Roger that. We're en route." the voice said.
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So, you now challenge me mortal' The ghost Said to Stripetail. 'Spirit I have seen a thousand thousand springs, summers, autumns and winters. Your life and afterlife pale into insignificance in comparison. " stripetail replied, coming face to face with the spirit. "And I know how to subject you."
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"Prove it" The Sprit said, raising his hands in front of him in a pushing fashion. Stripetail was thrown back breifly but was able to recollect himself and returned to face the spirit again. "You do not frighten me' Stripetail said.
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The door opened again and Genki Tiger and Tigress walked through the door. They were all soaked, and surprised to find the hotel was dark.
_ Welcome, sorry but we;ve lost most of the power due to the storm.. all we have for light are candles" Briggins said. "Now if you willl please sign your names in this book, we can get your rooms ready.."
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"If you know who to get rid of him, then do it already!" B.G. hollared at the squirrel.
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Mikoto glanced over at the door and sighed as yet another boring, normal human entered the hotel. A few more seconds pass and the door opened yet again. Mikoto glanced over and eyed the two wolf-like creatures, particularly the one who looked to be male.
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Silence!" Stripetail turned and gestured at B.G, muting him. "I know how to subdue this spirit, but these things take time.. I was trained in the art as a youth, and it is not easy. To your knees" he gestured, and after some struggle the ghost was brought to his knees.
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"Lets go up to our rooms and look around." The Tourist said then nodded to Terry, "Pleased to have met you." He said and he and his companions moved up towards the stairs towards their room.
Terry waved back, "Thanks." He said then went to the front desk, "That is ok, I can see pretty well with these." He said meaning his goggles, glad they were multi-function.
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20 Dollars a night, please sign your name in an open soace.. So I see you have a pet owl? Haven't seen many of those in my years here..." Brigginssaid looking at Hawkmon.
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I'm Genki' Genki said. this is Tiger and Tigeress" He motioned to the two wolves.
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Terry nodded, "Yes and he's very nice too." He said. He took out various types of money he had and paid the bill and then signed in.
He looked at Genki and waved smiling, "Hello, I'm Terry and this is Hawky my pet." He said indicating Hawkmon, who had gotten use to the sometime used nickname. "I'm glad to meet all of you." He said.
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Nice to meet you" Genki said, as Briggins gave Terry room number 350.
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Genki put forth a sodden twenty.. "Room number 408 for you" Briggins said.."4th floor, Heres a candle so you can see where you are going..' Briggins said handing him a candle in a holder..
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B.G. gasped silently as he found himself mute. He attempted to shout out in protest, but of course failed.
"Well, that's what you get," Cynder said to B.G.
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Hey, can you keep him like that for awhile?' Skull said with a grin. Bulk laughed too.. B.g gave them each looks that would have killed if that were possible..
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NOw.. tell me why you are here' Stripetail said imperiously.
_ The sghost moaned and gnasjhed its teeth "I.. can't.. I.... won't" He groanede.. Stripetail persisted, grabbing him by the scruff of his ghostly collar. "TEll Me' the wizard commanded him. "WE.. ARE.. CURSEd..' The ghost said clearly in agony.. The ground here is cursed. All who diie here, whether staff or guests, they are doomed to wander the grounds! those young lads.. I've seen them from time to time.. they stil don't know why or how they died.. and I cannot tell them..'
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"Can you tell us?" Cynder asked, losing her fear of the ghosts as Stripetail had it subdued.
B.G. glared at both of them. He spat out a cloud of virus breath, not hitting them, but close enough to scare them.
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No, the ghost said sadly. "you must find that out for yourself. only the living can help them and put us to rest as well.. my Name is Merculus" 100 years ago I owned this hotel and gave it its name..Inglorious' was supposed to be inside joke, for the inside was truly glorious.."
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Aves was still eating cake with Nick
"Why is the chef giving us that funny look?" he asked, his mouth still full of the creamy treat "And I think we're missing something... as usual."
Just then a portal opened and out stepped a small chinese man dressed in important looking chef's uniform. The motel chef cringed at the sight of him.
"I bring message from the high exalted one." said the small china man "Have you carried out your mission?"
"Wha- what mission?" stammered the motel chef as he tried to tip the small china man that they were standing in front of the actual targets
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Terry smiled and waved, "I think my new friend here will need the candle a bit more then I do, thanks for the offer though and thanks for the key." He said accepting the key & headed to the stairs.
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Wait a minute.." Nick said, His face narrowing.."Don't eat the food!" He suddenly yelled..
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Genki gratefully took the candle and led Tiger and Tigeress to their room..
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"Why can't you tell us?" Spyro asked.
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Because I don't know the answer myself. If I did I would tell you. I have already told you enough for one day.. Now, if you would let me go.. I will leave you be for now" Merculus said.. Stripetail Relaxed his grip, and meRcullus arose to his feet.
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Aves gulped down the last bit of his cake before turning to Nick
"Don't do what?"
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Stop eating the food! That guy is giving us dirty loks! I think he intends us harm.. come on.. lets get out of here.." Nick said grabbing the fox by the arm..
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"Hey, what's the rush Nick?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Is there something wrong that you need to try and set a land speed record leaving the hotel?" Dr. Kerzach added.
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Up in the tower, Deimos and Zachary thanked Stripetail.
"How exactly can we deal with ghosts?" Deimos asked. "No weapons work against them. We can't grab them. Is fleeing our only choice?"
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In Dr. Zanasiu and Rime's room, Rime and Dr. Zanasiu were sleeping together.
Suddenly, Dr. Zanasiu stirred. "Um Rime, why is it I am attracted to you?"
Rime nuzzled Dr. Zanasiu. "Same reason I'm attracted to you."
Dr. Zanasiu gently scratched Rime underneath his chin. "Good enough."
They soon fell back asleep, embracing each other.
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Terry used his wrist computer screen to light the way, the brightness setting set on the lowest setting. He & Hawkmon got to their room a bit after The Tourist and his companions went into the first room assigned to them and set about talking over who got which room.
Hawkmon flew off of his shoulder and found a nearby place to perch. "A most unusual hotel I must say." He said looking around.
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You can just run through them, althrough it will feel like running through a snowbank, naked" stripetail replied. "Unless I'm there, flight, either by going through them or going away from them, is your best option. there are several other spirits in this hotel, some may be friendly, others are not.. For nowm, lets see where their stairs lead.in the morning, we can explore this place uninhibited, as ghosts don't haunt during the day.. usually.."
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Robbie, in the meantime had reached Scoovby's room. "My, my this place is flithy"" Robbie pressed a button on himself and and a duster popped out. 'time to dust and cleabnn this place" She said, as he began dusting the wall, letting off a cloud od dust, the soon filled the upper part of the room.
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Cynder glanced up the stairs. "All right, let's go."
B.G. leapt in front of Stripetail and pointed at his own mouth, which was still moving without any sound coming out.
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Stripetail gestured and restored his ability to speak. "next time, my young digimon friend, patience will serve you better. I hope not being able to talk has taught you a lesson.."
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Bulk abd Skull grinned at B.G then began walkig up the stairs.
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This is Agumon, and Agumina' Tai aid to Stripetail. "i;m Tai" 'Yes, I know, in fact I was the one that brought you here. The last two members of the team should be arriving shortly, if they haven't already" Stripetail began guiding the large group up the stairway. "We can explore the landing in the daytime.." He said.,.
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B.G. stuck his tongue out at Stripetail's turned back, already thinking of a way he could get back at the squirrel. He glanced over at Bulk and Skull. "What are you smirking for?"
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"Because you deserved it " Bulk said. "And If I were you, I wouldn't go arounf try to tick this guy off , like you did us.. He knows how to beat ghosts, for goodness sakes.."
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Dixie looked at Stripetail. "Did you say that there are MORE coming? How BIg is this team going to get?"
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Deimos and Zachary left the landing and went up the stairs. Both still had their weapons with them.
"Hey, Deimos, you gonna keep that sword?" Zachary asked.
"Why not? I'll give it to Rime or someone." Deimos said. His flare burned out and he tossed it on the ground. He pulled out another flare and lit it; its intense red light illuminating the stairwell.
"Stripetail! We're right behind you!" Deimos shouted.
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Stripetail turned and let them climb up next tto them. 'Once we get to the top of these stairs, wherever they may lead, I'd like a look at that sword" stripetail said motioned at the blade the ghost had thrown at Zachary and which Deimos now held in his hands.
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Deimos nodded. His sword was in one hand and the flare in the other.
Zachary gripped his ax. "I've never fought anything I can't hurt."
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Dr. Kerzach, who was in the lobby, pondered Nick's warning. I'd better check this out. He thought.
Dr. Kerzach then went back up to his room, grabbed his labcoat and headed to the kitchen.
"Ah. Dr. Kerzach. So nice to see you." Haresh said.
"And I you."
"Now we need you to help clean up the kitchen."
Good. Now I can go snoop through the stuff here. He thought. Dr. Kerzach then faced Haresh. "Very well."
"Good, I trust you won't break anything? I'll be going for now." Dr. Kerzach felt an uneasy vibe from Haresh.
"I'll be careful. Have a nice evening." Dr. Kerzach replied.
Haresh then left the kitchen.
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Now you have. its an unsettling thought, isn't it? to knew there are things you can't harm, but who can harm you.." stripetail replied, as the stairs broke off on another landing. "I'm just guessing that this was a secret stairway to the various floors. No dout there are other secret passages in this hotel, secret rooms, and the like..."
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Velma continued down the stairs, reaching the floor and looked around waiving her cellphone to light the way. "I wonder which way the kitchen is. "She said.
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"So what do you want to do?" Odysseus asked the Tourist in the room they were in.
"We could try to explore this in teams or all together, though the group is rather large." The Tourist said.
"And there's only 1 who can do magic well enough to perhaps defend against ghosts." Sara said.
"If there are ghosts and not just stories, or faked ghosts." Sam said, a bit huffy in her usual way.
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"Proceeding with caution is the best thing when in a new location." Hawkmon said.
"Usually best indeed, till one gets more information." Terry said.
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"Ronce re reach rhe rop, ran re ro rack ro rour roomd ror rhe right?' Scooby asked.. "Ri'm retting rired.. rit's rhen ra rong rau ror re. Ri rind rout Rixie.."
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Cousin, thats none of anyone else's business' Dixie cut in rather sharply. She didn't want the fact that she was in a relationship with Cynder broadcast to everyone..
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Yeah Scoby, whatever you "discovered" is betwen you and Dixie. Lilo looks up to you guys and I don't want to have explain away any "dirty laundry" to her" Nani said firmly..
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"You blew my cover you twisted little china man!" growled the motel chef to the messenger
"Oh... did I?" asked the tiny China Man "Was it not apart of the agreement that you were supposed to have this job done a week ago?"
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"Ahh! Nick, what's got'n into you1 leggo of my arm!"
Aves was dragged down the corridore kicking and screaming and shouting nasty insults too vulgar to mention here to Nick who was fleeing for his life with the fox in tow
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I'm saving your keister, you goofy fox, that China man gave me weird vibes, he looked like Chong, a little bit" Nick said...'And no, I'm not being paranoid..
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"What do you think we should do?" Hawkmon asked.
"I'm not sure. I think I'll watch some Supersentai." Terry said as he started to use his computer to surf the web to see what he could find.
"Hey, The Green Shadow got an email." He said. He had set up a secret email so some of the friends he had made on his forays out of the Digital world could message him, regardless of the time or universe they were native to, totally separate from his regular email he used to maintain contact with his own world and time. Some folks it requited cobbling together a device if their time didn't have an internet yet, like that of Dynaman.
"It's Bullseye, saying he got a great deal on what claims to be able to style and dry your hair at the same time." Terry said.
"What does he need with that, he doesn't even have hair." Hawkmon said.
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Genki, Tiger and Tigress reached thier room. Genki unlooked the door, revealing the darkness within. There were two medium beds."So who sleeps where?' Genki said. "I'm sleeping in the second bed" Tiger said. "I'll sleep on the floor" Tigress said.
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Dr. Kerzach was cleaning the kitchen when he heard noises. He flicked out his switchblade and headed towards the sound of arguing.
He turned the corner when he saw a Chinese man in a chef's uniform arguing with the chef.
"This is not good." He muttered to himself.
"Ah, I thought you'd be cleaning?" Haresh's voice came from behind him.
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Rime heard a volley of obscenities coming from the lobby. He woke Dr. Zanasiu up.
"Hey, James. Armor up. We've got a problem." Rime said.
Dr. Zanasiu struggled to his feet but the swearing immediately sent adrenaline to him. "We may have to break up a fight."
Both Rime and Dr. Zanasiu put on their armor. Dr. Zanasiu had also swapped his pajamas for his labcoat and pants. He also grabbed the pistol by his bedstand and loaded it.
"Ready?" Rime asked.
"Yeah." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
Rime and Dr. Zanasiu ran down the stairs and followed the source of the screaming and they found Aves with Nick dragging him behind.
"Nick! What the hell is going on!?" Dr. Zanasiu demanded.
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"Maybe this is the kitchen." Velma said and tried looking into a room connected to the lobby.
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Terry went back to web surfing, accessing through the digital world some other shows of other worlds.
"Hey, you're in a cartoon." Terry said looking at Hawkmon, "You never told me."
"What do you mean." Hawkmon asked.
"Take a look. I found it on an alternate earth." Terry said, showing him the screen.
"Cartoons, the indignity of it." Hawkmon said looking at the screen, "We digimon are not cartoons."
Terry let the show play for a bit watching it.... "This litterbox ain't big enough for the both of us. That Gatomon character got a funny line there."
"How do they know of that stuff. It really happened, but we were NOT cartoons." Hawkmon said turning away, a bit insulted that he could be a cartoon.
"Maybe the same way the digital world has a tie into at least one version of earth, and some other versions also, the resulting link may work both ways, with wormholes and such making it possible. That is just one possible theory I have, there are others." Terry said.
"Sometimes you talk just like Cody." Hawkmon said.
"You mean this kid here who has an armodillomon?" Terry said pointing to a figure in the cartoon. "Who is now Digmon?"
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Elsewhere in the hotel, there was a room with three unusual characters inside, but considering all of the other customers around there, this trio could actually be considered quite normal.
"This is a pitiful room. We paid to stay in a dump?" a male, resembling a horned wolf, remarked sullenly.
"Come on, Tiger! It's not bad at all in here," a human exclaimed eagerly, actually apprearing to like it.
"Yeah, you would say that, Genki! Seriously, has anyone ever taught you how to complain? Look around you! The dust takes up as much of the floor as the floor itself. And I've seen stronger wood in a marsh! It feels like the rotten boards we're standing on are going to save us the trouble of needing the door to get out at any moment. Plus, all those wavy strings are from monsters called "spiders," right? I have to sleep with one eye open knowing we could be attacked as we sleep," Tiger grumbled.
Genki laughed. "They aren't "monsters;" they're called "insects." They're actually small enough to step on and will only bite if you bother them first. They don't just run around attacking everyone, so relax for change," Genki told him.
Then a third character spoke up. She resembled the horned wolf looking monster but was a female and colored differently. "Honestly Tiger, can you really complain when Genki paid for everything?" she said with a laugh, not being mean at all. Then she added, "But what you're doing is sweet."
"What're you talking about, Tigress?" Tiger asked, in a very confused sounding voice.
"Really though, the room is comfortable enough for me and I really can protect myself," she replied with a smile.
Tiger snorted. "I still don't know what you're talking about. I was only thinking about me. Don't flatter yourself," he said gruffly.
Tigress' smile didn't drop though. She knew Tiger better than he thought she did. Then she turned to Genki. "It may be awkward to educate others about things in their own world and all, but I feel that you should know that spiders are not insects. I read that that is often a misconception. They actually belong to a large group of animals called Arthropoda. The phylum Arthropoda consists of five classes of animals:
Crustacea
Chilopoda
Insecta
Arachnida
Diplopoda
Spiders belong to the class Arachnida while insects are found in the class Insecta. This might be difficult to remember so here are some other characteristics that distinguishes spiders from insects.
Spiders doesn't have antenna like insects.
The abdomen of spiders isn't segmented like the abdomen of insects.
Insects have 3 pairs of legs, while spiders have 8 legs.
Spiders have 8 simple eyes while insects have 2 more advanced compound eyes.
Just remember those and you'll never be confused about this again," Tigress said cheerfully.
Genki and Tiger's mouths dropped open. "Where did you learn that?" Genki asked in shock.
"Yeah, where the heck did you hear that stuff?" Tiger asked, although trying not to sound curious.
Tigress laughed. "Well boys, if I'm going to be spending a good deal of time away from home, I would like to learn as much helpful information as I can about this world. Let's just say I've been reading about a lot of things for a while."
"How the heck was that information helpful?" Tiger wanted to know.
"Well, it did help clear things up for Genki," she replied.
Tiger became silent. He had no comeback for that.
Tigress noticed that and did not want him to feel awkward. "Still, I would feel safer if you slept beside me." she told him.
"Humph!" he growled, walked away from them, and curled up in a corner. He had ended up changing his mind about the bed. He'd slept in many types of environments throughout his life and so was used to pretty much any type of terrain to get rest on. "If she gets all stiff from sleeping on this rickety floor, she won't be as much help in a fight," he thought to himself.
Then he thought more about Tigress. He was no fool. He knew her type, and it wasn't her species he was thinking of. "Those females waste their time trying to be nice to everyone. They only end up being annoying," he thought to himself. His heart was yelling at him otherwise, but he wasn't in the mood to listen to it right now. He actually hadn't been for a while.
Being with a friend was one thing. But with all of his fighting experience, he still lacked the skill of trying to connect to someone wanting to be more than that. As of now, the ice around his heart was colder than the warmth that burned within hers. He still needed time to chip away at it on his own so she could have the chance to melt away the rest. Not too much later, his breathing followed a distinct pattern.
Tigress sighed gently. "It's getting late, so we should get some rest too Genki, although we all shouldn't get very much."
"Huh? What do you mean?" he asked her.
"There is definately a forboding presence here," she said in a low voice. "I know one when I feel it. I'm aware that we're all tired from our journey, but we all can't remain off our guard."
"Why are we whispering?" Genki asked in a whisper.
"I don't want Tiger to wake up and hear all of this, then get all riled up. Or course, he will when he does find out, but I won't allow that to happen right now at least. He just doesn't relax enough and I want him to get some good rest. He couldn't sleep if he knew about this," she explained.
"But I'm confused," Genki said, still whispering. "Why didn't Tiger notice this too?"
"I'm not sure what about, but Tiger has seemed very distraught lately, as if he has a lot on his mind. Another's energy is felt through the mind, but it has to be very clear for a slight sensation such as sensing a presence to be perceived. Something must really be bothering him.
I'm worried about him, but I don't know what his problem is to be able to help him with it. And of course, Tiger doesn't like discussing his feelings, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens with him, while keeping our eyes on him to be safe," Tigress said.
Genki turned and looked at Tiger, who was sleeping soundly in the corner. "Not letting others help you is really a weakness Tiger, not a great strength like you make it out to be," he thought to himself. "I'll always be here to talk." "Okay, I'm gonna go to sleep now, Tigress," he said aloud. "Have a good night." Then she told him the same thing.
He then kicked off his shoes and was about to jump into one of the two beds when he remebered Tiger. He then walked over to the side of it and and gently eased on so it wouldn't creak. He pulled up the raggedy blanket, closed his eyes, and soon drifted off as well.
Seeing both of them asleep, she headed for the door and sat down in front of it. "I have to keep watch. I'm not too tired." She chuckled lightly. "If they knew I was staying up, they never would have gone to sleep either. They're both so kind," she said to herself. Then she turned to Tiger for a moment but noticed something. He was sleeping right below a window with a medium sized hole in it, and the wind was really picking up.
She got up, pulled off the blanket from the free bed with her teeth, walked over to him, and gently draped it over him, so not to wake him up. She smiled and said, "Sleep well, my good friend." Then she went back to the door and waited patiently. She just had to be ready if anything unexpected were to happen.
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(Great Job Sharp..welcome aboard)
Stripetail finished leading the group to the top odf the stairs which ended on landing. "Ok weeere on the top floor most likely, so someone find anything that could serve as a trigger of a door opening"
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Dixie yawned as looked at her ring. "Time" She said, and the Ring revealed that it was 10:52 p.m. "Goodness, Its almost 11 at night! We must have been climbing these steps for over an hour! Man am I getting tired...'
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I'm just trtying to protect his butt from a hitman! There's someone here who's trying to kill him!" Nick said, a note of anger in his voice. 'Loook, if you can just lead us to some place safe, I'll be much obliged. I'll even pay for your breakfast tommorow... within reason' He added
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Deimos and Zachary fanned out and searched the area.
Zachary found an enormous, dusty old crate blocking what appeared to be a passageway. He placed the ax across his back, as he found a convenient scabbard for it. He then literally picked the crate up and set it aside.
Deimos found a strange stone set behind a piece of sheet metal hanging from the wall. The stone glowed blue even in the red light of his flare. He touched the stone and he heard something moving.
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"Why didn't you say so?" Dr. Zanasiu said. "You can stay with Deimos or with us. Tomorrow, we're heading back to the mansion and bringing all our weaponry as I have a feeling we'll be fighting off some hitmen soon."
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Mikoto was outside of Genki and the two wolves' room, leaning against the wall and listening through. He thought that Tiger creature had been interesting and he was, he reminded him a bit of himself. Attacking them crossed his mind, though since they were tired, they might not be as powerful as when fully awake, but then there were two that appeared to be able to fight... He doubted that kid would be dangerous.
He raised the arm that the Dino Minder was strapped to, bring up his other arm to press the approriate button. He hesitated as he remembered how the device had acted up recently, the unpleasant memory spoiling his mood for a fight.
"I'll wait until tomorrow," Mikoto decided.
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the wall in front of them moved and opened revealing a corridor with candkles lightong the walls. "It looks like we're on the top floor" Nani said as they left the secret passage. 'So we've got several floors to go down before we reach our floor.."
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Scooby yawned. He was getting very tired "Ris ranyone relse retting rired?' He asked.
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Both Spyro and Cynder yawned. The purple dragon nodded.
"I suppose I am a little sleepy," Cynder said.
"Why are we even wandering around the creepy haunted hotel anyway?" B.G. asked.
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Probably to find out why this place is haunted" Shaggy said.. "That ghost did say the place is cursed.. or something like that...
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Tai yawned, he was getting tired too. "How are you guys holding up? Agumon?'
I'm alright, walking around in this aermor takes some getting used to."He replied.
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Agumina?" "I'm a little tired, I guess." came the reply.
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Mesa ok" Stitch rplied. "Me too' angel said..
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"Maybe best to wait till tomorrow, it is a bit late." The tourist said.
"I agree, some of us do need to sleep at night." Odysseus said.
"We should sleep at least 2 to a room so we have someone to help protect us." Odysseus said.
"Agreed." The Tourist said. They talked things over and decided who would go into which room. Sara would go with Brooklyn & Ian/sam. They went to their separate rooms and went to sleep.
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Velma continued to look at the room and walked to the next room, looking around with her cellphone to see if she could find the kitchen for Veemon. "I wonder if it'll be this room."
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'iTs getting late Velma, and I'm getting ..' Veemon yawned showing lots of white teeth.. 'TIRED".. "So lets look in one more room... and then if its not the kitchen.. well, then we can look in the morning...."
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Velma nodded, "That is a good idea." Velma said yawning a bit. "I"m a bit tired myself."
She walked to the next doorway and looked in holding her cellphone. Not as good as a flashlight since the light spread a bit to much to go as far as a flashlight, but the things for the nearer areas it did light up a wider area then a flashlight would.
"This looks like the kitchen." Velma said.
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Why it so dark though?' Veemon said, oh thats right, the powers out.." he jumped up and grabbed a small candle out of a wall socket. He cupped it with his other paw, shielding the flame from gusts..
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"Good, now we have 2 sources of light. I guess the don't have a backup generator like some people and all hospitals have." Velma said, and started looking round the kitchen to see where things were and if there was enough to make a normal sandwich, let along a Shaggy Snack type that she remembered Shaggy likes to make.
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This place looks like it was probably built long before they had generators of any kind' Veemon said, holding up the candle to see above him. pans hung above them on hooks. blue flames nearby indicated they were near the stove. Since the stove was powered by gas, it had not turned off when the power went out. the flames were too small to really give off much light, but the heat from the stove was palpable..
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Velma nodded, "It does look like it." She said. She then started looking in the fridge and quickly took out some stuff and closed it quick to keep in the heat and started to make a Shaggy Snack type of sandwich, piling various things on and putting in a slice of bread here and there to keep things stable.
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"Once you're done making this sandwich, we should probably get going. Make two, one for each of us.." Veemon said.. his candle flickering in the wind.. there was a crash as a window nearby fell in.. the sound of torrential rain could noew be heard..
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Velma hurried making a good sized sandwich, a large one for Veemon and then a smaller one for herself, then she made a smaller one for herself. She put the stuff back into the fridge quickly to avoid as much cold loss as possible.
"There, done." She said when she closed the door. "What do you think?" She asked Veemon.
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Probably to find out why this place is haunted" Shaggy said.. "That ghost did say the place is cursed.. or something like that...
"Aren't ghosts supposed to stick around because they have unfinished business, or some such?" B.G. asked, yawning widely.
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Dr. Kerzach gulped. "Haresh, I was cleaning but I heard noises and I though it wise to check it out."
"Ah, no need to worry. Just clean. This hotel is safe." Haresh said, letting go of Dr. Kerzach's shoulder.
"Okay." Dr. Kerzach said.
He heard other voices, this time one was female. He headed towards the voices.
He had arrived near the fridges in the back and found Velma and Veemon.
"What are you doing here?!" Dr. Kerzach demanded. His switchblade was illuminated by a flash of lightning.
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Deimos and Zachary both responded to Tai's question.
"I'm not that tired actually. Being a Clydesdale has some advantages." Zachary said.
Deimos yawned. "I am a little tired but I'm not sure if we can just leave this here."
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Being cursed in part of that unfinished business. to lift the curse, will allow them to rest.." Stripetail said, gesturing and closing the opening in the wall behind them. "I am on Floor 3, if anyone wishes to talk to me. Armor down , everyone, the ghosts will not bother us further tonight.." He said lifting his staff up so the others could see. The steps lead down from the milddle of the hallway, it wasclear that not many people had been up here in recent times, as dust was heaped upomnn the floor.
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"What number is your room?" Cynder asked, as the armor around her faded.
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Jinkies a murderer!" Velma said and tried to grab Veemon as she grabbed her cellphone and ran out of the room.
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My rooms is Number 300' stripetail said.
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Veemon gaspsed, and ran, avoiding Velma's attempts to grab him. "Lets get out of here Velma.." He raced out of the room and up the stairs, with Velma trying to keep up. only his candle lighting his figure..
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Velma ran out of the room as fast as she could, using her cellphone to try to light the way and to and up the stairs.
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Scooby and Dixie deactivated his armor. Scooby looked very tired his tongue hung out of his mouth as he walked. "Ran't rou rust releport rus ro rour rooms?' He askedd weakly.
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I think it would be safer if we are stay in groups tonight, at least 4 to a room" Nani said. As Stitch and Angel deactivated their armor.
_ Agumon nodded as his yellow armor faded. "We've got Tai here' he said.
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"You guys are protecting me.." Tai cracked...
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"It's not that far of a walk," Spyro said, rolling his eyes at his friend's laziness.
"So who is sleeping where then?" Cynder asked.
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Its up to you guys. I'll stay with Tai and his friends" Hunter said. "I think 4 per room, wasn't it/"
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Can't you stay with us?' Skull begged Stripetail. "We'd feel a lot safer with you around in case that crazy pie throwing ghost comes back..'
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We've got 4 in our room' Nani said.
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We've only got 2 in our room.' Dixie said stratching her chin, as they began climbing down the stairs..
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"Yeah, we would feel safer with you around," B.G. agreed with Skull, since having the squirrel in their room would make it easier to pull a prank on him.
"I guess that means Spyro and I will be staying with you two?" Cynder asked uncertainly.
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yeah, you guys can stay with us" Dixie said. " Does anyone have like a pad of paper so we can all write down which rooms we are staying in?
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Stripetail pulled out a top hat of of midair and dumped out a number of papper slips. "Write your name and the room number you're sleeping in, on these slips of papper.
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We;re 416" Dixie said, Taking 4 slips and passing them out.."We're all on the same floor..."
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"We're 422," Spyro said.
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We're 413" Tai said.
We're 414 Bulk said.
We're 417 Nani said.
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Wow, we're all right next to each other" agumina said.."Why do we need the papper.
"So people know in which room they're sleeping in" Stripetail said. " And B'G, if you try any funny business with me, you'll be mute again.."
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"I'm actually one of the staff!" Dr. Kerzach shouted back. He decided to keep searching the kitchen.
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"We will be doing the protecting." Deimos said. He had the sword strapped to a scabbard he found and was wearing it across his back. His pistol was in his sword hand. He tossed away the burnt out flare and pulled another one from a pocket in his armor. He then lit the flare.
Zachary said nothing but had his ax at the ready.
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"Rime and Dr. Zanasiu have room 311." Deimos said. "Zachary has room 310. Dr. Kerzach has room 312. I have room 313. Strut has room 314."
Zachary grabbed a handful of paper slips and fished a pen out of his labcoat. He then wrote down the info that Deimos gave him.
"If anyone wants to stay with any of us that's fine." Zachary said. "Room 311 is off limits unless you want to see Dr. Zanasiu and Rime sleeping in the same bed or possibly kissing."
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Rine, rou'll re rour ruards' Scooby said.
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So we sleeping with Ohana?' Stitch said.
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Yes stitch you're not going anywhere" Nani said...
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We got the wizard !" Bulk said, almost cheerful.. "Which bed do you want sir?' skull asked, very formally.
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Two guys kissing each other?' Lilo made a disgusted face. 'yUck..'
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Thanks a lot" Nani said to Deimos. "Now I have to try and explain That to Lilo!"
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Velma ran up to the stairs to her room and into it. "A monster here and a switchblade murderer on staff. I bet the monster is on staff too. What a hotel." Velma said.
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"Here's an interesting add on youtube. Samurai pizza cats pizza. Hmm. I wonder if I can find which earth that is on." Terry said as he had the computer start scanning for the place of origin of the add.
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"Well, would you rather enter their room and find Rime and Dr. Zanasiu kissing each other with each other without warning?" Deimos countered.
"So Scooby your room is with me?" Zachary asked. "Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu are the only ones with guns."
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No, We have our 4.' Dixie replied..
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Actually, if you include Robbie and me, We've got 6" Shaggy said.
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You brought Robby?" Dixie's mouth fell open. 'WHY?" She didn't particularly care for the robot...
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Because he wanted to come, and, er.. he brought some food along! I bet you guys are hungry.. It'll be our dinner.." Shaggy said. "i think he's around somewhere..'
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Velma shook her head, "I can't sleep here, with a murder as part of the staff." Velma said. Thinking to herself where could she sleep. Then an idea occurred to her, "The Digital world, that has to be nicer then here. She turned down the brightness of her cellphone to it's normal level and looked through the menus and found a text file.
"How to enter the digital world. Nice of him to leave a not on how to." Velma said looking over the note. "Seems simple enough." She said.
She used the light to take the covers and both pillows off of the bed and rolled them up. "I guess it's not really stealing since I will bring them back in the morning." She said. She opened went to the dresser top and plugged in the cellphone charger, in case the power came on it could charge her cell phone. She then gathered the roll of the bed covers and pillows, taking her digivice off of her belt she held the digivice facing her cellphone and after an odd sensation and a brief seeing she wasn't sure what she found herself in what she guessed was the digital world.
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Terry looked at Hakwmon, "Want some pizza?"
"I would call room service but they may not have that in this hotel and with the lights out even less of a chance."
"They look like ridiculous creatures, but I am a little famished if I must say." Hawkmon said.
"Thanks for reminding me. They may not serve any pizza to normal folks." Terry said as he pressed a control on his belt and reactivated the dragon elixir in his body, causing him to gain about 150 lbs of denser bones and muscle mass. And his clothes to shift and change to his Green Shadow costume. He then pressed some controls, "First to the digital world, then reset and off to the pizza cats place. I'm glad the scan was able to trace the world they are from."
He pressed some controls and a white spot appeared under his feet. Then there was an inrush of air and he found himself in the red tunnel and ran down it till it turned a normal color and he exited into the digital world.
"I hope I don't regret this." Hawkmon said before he flew into the digiportal and flew just behind Terry.
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Veemon looked out at where they were in the digital world. they were in a forest clearing, here it was night as well, as it was pitch dark.. "I'm not seeing any inns arounfd here Velma' Veemon said, a note of nervousness in his voice..
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Dr. Kerzach decided to go back to his room to sleep.
As he passed by Briggins he said: "Hey Briggins, I just scared off a prowler in the kitchen."
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Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer retired to their rooms to sleep.
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"Back in the digital realm, no place like home, even one infested with monster digimon and other such brutes." Hawkmon said.
Terry turned on his night vision functions of his goggles.
"I thought I heard something. I"ll go check it out and you stay here." Hawkmon said as he flew off.
"And let you have all the fun." Terry/The Green Shadow said and jogged off after Hawkmon.
Hawkmon landed in a tree near where he thought he had heard the sound and looked in the direction where it came from. Terry turned on the setting for his suit to change it's color for best camouflage in the forest setting at night.
Hawkmon landed in a tree near where he thought he had heard the sound. "Hello, may I enquirer as to what sort you are, nice or one of those uncouth ruffians?" He asked.
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Veemon recoiled from the voice. " Stay bacK! We are just travelers trying to find a place to stay for the night.."
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The gang reached the 4th floor at last, Dixie looked at her ring it was now :11;35 p.m "Oh gawd, Its really late..." Dixie muttered to herself, as the groups began splitting up into groups of 4 by thier respective rooms..
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Hawkmon flew back to where Terry was not far off.
"They don't seem dangerous." He said.
"Good, then we can proceed to getting some pizza." The Green Shadow said, setting the coordinates for the Samurai Pizza Cats location and activating the digiportal generator.
The usual white glowing spot appeared then an intake if air the portal opening and off they both were to get some pizza from the Samurai Pizza Cat's place.
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"Velma, I think it would be safer if we go back to the hotel. We'll go up a couple floors. there seems to be a lot of guests on that floor. i saw a bunch going up there when I was headed downstairs earlier..' Veemon said.. "I'm sure They wouldn't mind letting us stay with them for the night.." He added hopefully..
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"& sleep in the hallway with that serial killer on the staff? Why would they let a total strange into their rooms though?" Velma asked, "Maybe best to go back. I can pile some stuff in front of the door to keep him out like the dresser." Velma said she said and returned to her room via the cellphone screen portal.
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Terry and Hawkmon went to the Samurai Pizza cats, got a pizza and headed back to their room.
"Back at last." The Green Shadow said, before putting the pizza down and switching to his Terry identity.
"That mechanical monster was most strange, just a fake monster. It was like a madhouse." Hawkmon said.
"Yes," Terry said opening the pizza box, "but at least we got a free pizza out of it. Though I've never been in a place that had a narrator before." Terry said before starting to eat a slice of pizza."
"&, narrating the events, and announcing an unofficial & surprise crossover with digimon and asking to please not sue them since we were not in the script." Hawkmon said before he started to eat a slice.
"Reminds me of the Dynaman earth." Terry said.
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Well, I'm going up there" Veemon said. "I'm just going to pick a door and ask.. very nicely>' he said... with that Veemon opened the door and went over to the stairs leasding upstairs.."Come on Velma.
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Dixie was the first to enter thier room. 'Surprise!" Robbie said, popping out from the bathroom door , and nearly giving her a heart attack..' ROBBIE! Don't do that1 You nearly caused me to jump out of my skin!"
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Sorrty, Miss Dixie.. but Master Shaggy said I could come along, and I brought some snacks... and cleaned your room, while yuou were out.."
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Scooby looked around. Robbie, for once, that not made things worse, in fact, the room was MUCh cleaner than it had been previously.
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"Well, you do look cuter then me so maybe they'll be more willing if you ask." Velma said as she picked up her cellphone and turned it off before following after Veemon.
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Terry and Hawkmon finished eating the pizza. Looking at the pizza left Terry smiled, "There is still plenty left for tomorrow." Terry said.
"I daresay it'll be better then what they serve in an establishment such as this." Hawkmon said as Terry closed the pizza box.
Terry took a pillow and some of the bed coverings and put them down near the door. "Think I"ll sleep against the door. That way if someone tries to sneak into this room they'll wake me up for sure." He said as he arranged the bedding on the floor. He put the other pillow on the floor next to his own.
"Come on. Going to join me?" Terry asked.
"I may as well. Though the floor is a bit basic it may indeed be safer then the bed." Hawkmon said and flew over to where the extra pillow was.
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That was not a prowler mr. Kerzach, it was most likely a guest trying to find something to eat" Briggins frowned. "But I suppose I can forgive the mistake, its your first night on the job, mistakes happen.." he said. "Now Good night.."
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Veemon climbed up to the fourth floor, now which way to go?' He paused looking at the sign. "Let's go left.." He said heading down from 450.
Scooby and Dixie had climbed into bed. With the room as chilly as it was, Dixie felt no nood to undress for bed. Dixie patted Scooby on the cheek fondly, then gave him a warm short kiss on the lips. "Goodnight, Scooby.. I guessing my Penance will have to be paid another night..' Scooby nodded. :Reah, tororrow, Ri'm roo rirded right row, ror rating..' he yawned. He pulled the blanket over him and liad his head against the pillow, Dixie wrapped her arms around him, and laid her head next to his. they were sharing the same pillow.
_ Veemon continjuued moving dowm he was now moving into the 420s.
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"Good night, Cynder," Spyro said as tthe two layed down on the other bed in Scooby and Dixie's room. (Change that to on the floor if they don't have two beds in the room.)
"Good night, Spyro," Cynder said, snuggling up near her mate.
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Mikoto had returned to his room for the night. He had forgotten his plan to switch rooms because of the ghost, he wasn't going to let some annoying specter drive him out.
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(Its fine..)
Veemon stopped, randomly, at 416. and knocked on the door. " Shaggy opened it, yawning. "Hey..' He looked at Veemon then saw Velma coming up. "Velma1 Zoinks! Its been ages since I've seen you! How have you been?
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Can we stay with you guys?' Veemon asked plantitively. "I'm Veemon" He said.
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Sure, Sure come in' Shaggy said holding the door open for Veemon and Velma to enter.
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Dr. Kerzach entered his room and fell asleep on the bed.
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Deimos and Zachary made their way back to their respective rooms.
"Hey Deimos, should we start sharing rooms?" Zachary asked.
"Why bother? We're all on the same floor and I've got claws, teeth and a pistol. Rime has claws and teeth. You've got an ax. James has a pistol. Yuri has a switchblade and claws." Deimos replied.
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"So Nick, what do you wish that we do?" Dr. Zanasiu asked. His pistol was at the ready. "Rime and I have room for 2 more."
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fine, But I',m sleeping in between you two, so there's no.. stuff I don't want to see.." Nick replied.
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Stripetail went from room to room, creating cots for those people who didn't have beds to sleep in. "These cots will vanish in the morning , so be forewarned" He said. He gort to Scooby and Dixie's room, and noticed that there were now 8 people in the room..
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Spyro and Cynder had fallen asleep curled up together, snoring quietly.
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B.G. was pacing in Bulk and Skull's room, plotting his revenge on the squirrel. The digimon occasionally muttered something to himself, keeping the two humans awake.
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Hey man, could you keepp it down" Bulk said, trying to get to sleep. "Your muttering is keeping me up.. "
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Yeah, B.g. We've had a long day, and your muttering is making this an even longer night" Skull said. "Besides, any prank you;'re trying to pull won't work, not on that guy.. and he doesn't seem like the guy who will take too well, to getting pranked.."
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"Jinkies, Shaggy? It has been a while. I'm doing ok, how are you?" She asked smiling, glad to see an old friend. Then walked into the room still carrying the bed covering & pillow. "I can just sleep on the floor anywhere." She said.
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Terry and Hawkmon settled down to go to sleep.
The Tourist and his group did also.
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I've been okay. Scooby has actually found someone, her name is Dixie.. Dixie" Shaggy called out. "There's someone here I want you to meet..'
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Duixie stirred, she was irked about being woken. "Shaggy I;'m trying to sleep here.." She stopped as she saw Velma. Oh! sorry! Hello, I'm Dixie..." She paused..."Sorry, I was half-asleep.."
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"Oh, and Don't mind the other guys sleeping in here, they're friends. ' shaggy said, pointing at Cynder and Spyro.
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Velma waved, smiling, "Hello Dixie, it's nice to meet you, & congratulations to both of you." Velma said.
Velma looked at Cynder and Spyro from where she was, "Are they some type of digimon also?" She asked curiously.
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"Thank you" Dixie smiled. "I'll hope you'll be able to attend our wedding.. and these aren't digimon, they're dragons. Big difference. The male is Spyro, and the Female's Cynder..Scooby" She poked at Scooby's Shoulder.."Velma's here.
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Relma?' Scooby woke with a start. RELMA!" he jumped from the bed , and hugged Velma tightly and licking her face...
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"He's exactly the kind of person who needs to get pranked," B.G. said. "Grumpy old sourpusses like that take things way too seriously. Besides a Blackguilmon never forgets an insult."
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Dude, he could do far worse things to you" Skull said.. "But if you REALLY want to risk it, go ahead..."
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Velma hugged Scooby back and giggled at his licking, "I'm glad to see you too Scooby."
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"I know that," B.G. rolled his eyes. "Which is why I plan to be far away when my prank goes off, so he can't get me. And I've pulled things on Ultimate level digimon and gotten away with it, so don't try and tell me I don't have a chance."
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'Rou've ret ry riance, rixie? Reah, Ri'm retting rarried!" Scooby beamed with pride.
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Yeah, but have you pulled a prank on a guy who can subdue ghosts.?' Skull said.
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Cynder moaned in her sleep as Scooby's shout disturbed her slumber.
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"There's a first time for everything, Captain Negativity," B.G. replied.
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Well, We wouldn't want you to get killed...." Skull said. "That would stink.. He's coming! Better set up your prank now, and get going!" bulk said as he could hear footsteps approaching the door.
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B.G. rolled his eyes. "I'm not doing it now. Something of this magnitude requires planning and precise set-up. Besides he could be on guard at the moment, but with time, he might forget about me and then I shall strike." The digimon rubbed his claws together gleefully.
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Stripetail opened the door, and entered. He gave a cursory glance at B.G. "I'm giving you fair warning, good digimon, if you try any pranks on me, there will be nowhere to hide, no matter where you go, I will find you. But, I'm in a good mood right now, so I will compensate you for muting you earlier. Have a nice big bowl of ice cream.' Stripetail gestured and a huge bowl of ice cream landed in front of B>G. there was rocky road, Mint Chocolate Chip, Drumstick, Cookie Dough and several others, all this was covered with chocolate syrup, hot fudge, chopped nuts, and gobs of whipped cream. on top of all this was loads of cherries.
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Enjoy' Stripetail said producing a sppon for B>G.
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B.G. drooled as he saw the massive bowl of ice cream. "Don't worry about it. I've forgotten the whole thing already."
He took the spoon and greedily began to eat up the ice cream at an alarming rate.
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'Can we have some? Skull asked' Certainly" Stripetail said. "That ice cream will keep reappearing until all 3 of you aare full, then it will vanish. Two more sppoons appeared and both Bulk and Skull joined in the ice cream frenzy. "Wow! This stuff is good!" "Drumstick! my favorite" and other such comments...
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"Really, congratulations to the both of you. I'm sure you'll both be happy together." Velma said smiling.
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Rhanks Relma. Ri'll ret rou ret ready ror red. Rho's re?' He asked, pointing at Veemon
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Dixie in the meantime had went back to sleep..
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"Fine, there's 2 beds and a couch anyways." Rime said. "Dr. Zanasiu and I usually share the same bed."
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Not tonight friend."Nick said firmly. And what exactly attracts you to him, anyway? You're both guys! Now I understand, what you do on your own time is really your business, But I'd like to know a reason why you guys are so.. "TAKEN with each other.."
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Velma smiled and waved a hand to indicate Veemon. "He's Veemon, a digimon. I'm not sure what that is. I found him when I pulled this little sculpture from inside a cave in what a friend of mine called the digital world."
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Scooobt Shrugged. Ri rave ro ridea rhat rhe rigital rorld ris, ralhthough Ri rust ret rwo rother rigimon. Ragumon, rand Ragurina.." He said.
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Rime grinned. "Well, Nick if you REALLY want to know...I just find James hot. Not to mention I'm almost like a pet to him."
Dr. Zanasiu blushed. "Rime,...I...am...not...your...owner...and...you...are...not...my...pet! Stop...trying...to...embarrass...me!" he said between gritted teeth.
Rime went over to Dr. Zanasiu and gently poked him in the side. "Come on! Everyone knows about our Platonic love relationship. Yuri, Deimos, Zach, Mr. Bigmouth and Strut and now Nick."
Dr. Zanasiu held his head in his hands. "I am never going to be able to live this down. And Nick, I just think the Troodon body is a beautiful thing."
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"Maybe Veemon can explain. Who who better to explain then a digimon themselves." Veemon said. "Agumon, and Agumina, I've not heard of them before." Velma said. "Veemon here is the only digimon I've met.
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I hightly doubt your love is Platonic, Platonic love is where all intimate, sexual desire has been suppressed" nick said. "And the way you guys are stroking each other does not indicate to me a plantonic love.. have either of you ever been with a woman?
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The digital world is where digimon, like myself and Agumon live. I've never met a female Agumon, but apparently they exist, since Agumina is one" Veemon said. "Its a nice place when its not under attack by bully digimon.."
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B.G. didn't make any objections to Bulk and Skull sharing his ice cream since he saw how it was regenerating and he had stayed in enough villages to know when not to be selfish.
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"Maybe female Agumons are more rare then males. " Velma said. She then looked at Veemon, "Are there many bully digimon in the digital world?"
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Yreah, as of recent times" veemon nodded.
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Bulk and Skull ate ravishly, nearly giving themselves headaches, they ate so fast... and yet the ice cream kept coming.. chocolate marshmallow, brownie fudge, cookies and cream, smores, peppermint stick...
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Man this stuff is good" They said in unison..
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B.G. licked away a speck of ice cream that had dripped onto his lips. He was eating more ravenishly then the other two and not showing any signs of headahce, or other problems. "This is great. I don't get to eat like this very often."
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Yeah," Skull said and lowered his voice.. "If he's going to give you stuff like this, then you'd better put aside any thoughts of "getting even". He didn't have to give us this ice cream, you know.." he said thoughtfully..
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"I'm not going to get even now," B.G. said, scooping more ice cream into his mouth. "This ice cream makes us more then even."
He didn't bother with lowering his voice, since he wanted the squirrel to know that. His tone sounded completely sincere.
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"What would you guys like for breakfast tommorow? Stripetail said. He had no intention of constantly bribing them with food, just give them enough to fill their bellies for a couple meals..
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Scooby climbed back into bed, next to Dixie and pulled the covers over him. He setlled back onto the pillow, and shortly fell asleep..
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Shaggy setlled onto one of the cots Stripetail had left. Robbie had settled onto other cot, and had turned off for the night. 'So when was the last time you saw Fred or Daphne? " He asked Velma queitly..
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B.G. paused to think. He wasn't one to waste a chance to get whatever food he wanted, since a nomad often had to take whatever was available. "How about some pancakes with lots of syrup and some sasauges?"
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Done' Stripetail said. "I'm going to be making lots of food, I'm guessing"
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"Blueberry waffles, hashbrowns, orange juice and Milk' Bulk said.
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I'll have hashbrowns, waffles, Fruity Rings cereal, a banana, , and some toast, on white bread' Skull said.
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Velma thought back, "It's been a while. They are both pretty busy I guess." Velma said.
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Maybe we should try and get back together, for old times sake. Its been too long since we unmasked some guy in a costume trying to find the gold he hid from a bank heist years ago.." Shaggy said. "This hotel would be the perfect setting for a reunion...."
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Velma nods, "That does sound like a good idea. It would be great to have the whole gang together again. Though there is a monster here that isn't someone masked. I know since I tried to pull off it's mask and it wasn't a mask."
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Shaggy shrugged. "What did it look like it? It might have been one of the digimon, for all we know.. and anyway, its not as bad as the ghosts roaming the hallways. Bulk and skull said they were hit in the face by a ghost throwing pies. and we also saw another spook confront us on a secret stairway we found on the 4th floor.."
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"That sounds scary." Velma said listening to Shaggy's story. She takes a moment to think back to what the monster looked like that she saw. "He was about this tall," she says using a hand to show about how tall BG was, and he was black with red strikes and had some sort of symbol and another one on his chest and muzzle. He had very long claws and ears shaped sort of like bat wings." She said describing as best as she can what BlackGuilmon looked like.
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Rime chuckled at Nick's question. "There are no female Troodon. So I basically fell in love with James."
Dr. Zanasiu blushed even deeper. "No, I have never been with a woman. I'm going to sleep. Rime, you take the first watch." Dr. Zanasiu then took off his armor, labcoat and pants revealing his pajamas. He then climbed into a bed and fell asleep.
Rime took the pistol from the nightstand, checked the magazine and holstered it.
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So the Troodon are going extinct...lovely.." Nick said. "We could have Stripetail find a mate , for both you guys... The guy is VERY capable..Trust me, I've known him for quite awhile..Zaniusu, you don't have an excuse, there are plenty of human women out there, We just have to set you up with one. You're a scentist, you've worked oon military bases, you've worked on top secret projects.. and you love poetry... I don't know about that last part, but the girls usually are impressed with guys who worked with the military.. " Nick said.
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"But I love James." Rime protested. He then leaned into Nick. "Besides, I'm not sure if gals think James is hot. Yeah, he worked with the military but he's not a soldier."
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Nonsense Rime. There are literally million of females in this country, theres bound to be at least 1, if not more, to find the DR. a hot stud. So what if he hasn't fired a gun? women find intelligence Very attractive, look I've watched lots of chick flicks, (don't ask why) and the girls in them DROOL over sensitive, faithful passionate guys, who have brains to boot.." Nick smiled. "Zanisu's a smart guy.. he's articulate, the "platonic" love thing may be a stumbling point though. It depends on the woman.."
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Rime chuckled. "I can't believe you thought the good Doctor hasn't fired a gun. He fought alongside us during both Pelvanida attacks and the Shurlup campaign in the cafe a few months back. Besides, I'm not sure if he's interested." Rime then switched the topic. "Oh, tomorrow we are heading back to Shaggy's house and bringing the ammo and weapons. I'll bring your rifle. See if it is okay with Briggins."
Dr. Zanasiu stirred. "Rime, please be quiet, I'm trying to sleep here."
"Sorry." Rime replied.
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Deimos was back in his room and was cleaning his pistol. He had taken off his armor and put it in the closet, next to the sword and its scabbard.
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Zachary had taken off his labcoat, pants and armor and put on some pajamas. He leaned his ax against the wall with in easy reach in case he needed it.
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"He won't care as long as you keep them well-hidden. We've snuck weapons into here befiore, all he's said when he found out is to be careful .." nick said.. "And I known Zaniusu's used a gun before.. he's a crack shot.."
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Stripetail climbed into bed as Skull finally pushed the bowl away. He was stuffed.. "thanks man.." He said to Stripetail as he climbed in the other bed. "I'm full.. Skull and B'G. are still eating..
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"Is hidden in a closet good enough? We've got several thousand rounds of ammunition and a crate of grenades." Rime replied.
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Dr. Kerzach was filing and sharpening his toe claws. He gently felt one of the claws and grinned as he realized that he sharpened it to a knife like edge. He then got to work sharpening and filing his other claw.
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I don't think you'll need every round of ammo. 1000 tops, I would think. We're not invading Cuba here, we're simply exploring this hotel, and the surrounding area.' Nick replied.
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"He was very scary. And to think I thought he was wearing a mask and I tried to pull it off." Velma said, a bit frightened at what she had done.
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Meanwhile in the room where Sara was sharing with Ian/Sam & Brooklyn. She pointed to the 2 beds. "You choose who takes those. I'll sleep on this." She said and took out a small fuzzy napkin size thing and set it a few feet above the floor and it stayed where she put it. She then said a word in ancient dragon and it increased in size to make a comfortable size to sleep on and she lay on it and went to sleep.
Brooklyn moved the bed so he was facing it and took out some earphones to play some video games and watch some videos on his dsi, and pda. Sam lay on the other bed and went to sleep.
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The Tourist took out an old 19 century small device and put some gunpowder into it and set it up in the door so if anyone tried to open the door it would set off the device and would sound like a gun going off. Then he and Odysseus went to bed in separate beds.
(I saw this on an old episode of the antique road show, forgot what they called it.)
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'lIke we haven't done that dozens of times before, and theres always someone underneath" Shaggy said. "So there's a first time for everything..'
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Velma nodded, "A first time for everything." She said. Then she turned to Veemon, "have you ever heard of anything like that before?" She asked him.
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It sounded like a Digimon" Veemon said. 'There must be other Digimon staying in this hotel then. " He paused. "When did you see this thing? When did youtry and what was it?-unmask- it?"
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"It was earlier today. I was examining the hallway outside my door and at one end of it he jumped out at me. I thought it was a costume like the others have been in the mysteries we have solved. It didn't say what it was though. I ran off and contacted Jason," Velma said, using the name that The Tourist used when he used a human style name, "and he took me into his tardis and I told him."
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"The hitmen? If we are to hold out against them, we'll need all the weaponry we can get." Rime replied.
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A Humvee pulled up outside the hotel and 4 figures exited the vehicle. The first one was a wiry Chinese man. Following was a muscular anthropomorphic Siberian Husky. After the Husky, a grey Shire draft horse followed. The last one to leave was a bald, hulking Russian man.
The Shire was carrying 2 suitcases. The rest of the group was carrying their own suitcases.
All of them wore casual clothes. However, underneath their clothing were pistols in holsters.
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1000 ammo is going to be more than ennough to hold against a living foe. I highly doubt those hitmen brought hundreds of rounds of ammo with them, hitmen are supposed to be expert marksmen who only need a couple bullets to do thier job.." Nick said..
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The morning came and stripetail stirred from his bed. A glance at the old-fashioned clock on the wall showed that it was a few minutes before six. He was probably the first of the group to wake..the power had still not come back on, so stripetail lit his staff..
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"Human, it's morning," Topgaler said through the Dino Minder. Mikoto stirred and glanced around. He rolled out of bed and grabbed his white coat from where it hung on the wall, putting it on.
He decided to see if the hotel served anything good for breakfast, before starting his game with the wolf. He opened the door to his room and stepped out into the hall.
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The Tourist got up using a penlight held in his mouth he carefully disarmed his 19th century security device and put it away. Odysseus awoke soon there after. They both then went over to the other room to knock gently and Brooklyn came over to answer it. Ian/Sam awoke at the sound of the gentle knocking as did Sara.
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Genki was the first in Room 410 to stir, he was very tired, and loked at the clock near the bed. To read 6:07. "Still early in the morning..' He muttered as he got out of bed. 'tiger, Tigress" Hev yawned. Time to get up.."
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Nick stirred from inbetween Rime and Zaniusu. He lo0ked at the clock, and fumbled for his glasses on the bedside table. "Time to get up and get back to work. Breakfast should be starting shorrtly.." Nick Said, climbing out of bed and into his work cholthes..
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Brooklyn opened the door and Odysseus and The Tourist walked into the room.
"Sorry if I woke anyone up." The Tourist said.
Seeing how dark it was Sara reached into one of her pouches & pulled out some rings. Each one put out a sphere or light around 40-50 feet in diameter. She made her way over to the others.
"I see the lights are not on yet, here, put these on." She said and put one on herself, handing others to Odysseus and The Tourist who each put one on. The Tourist put away his penlight. Sam, and Brooklyn didn't need rings since they could see in low light conditions well and could use the light the other's rings put out to see well.
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Terry woke up. He was quiet and lay there thinking about things before Hawkmon woke up. He assumed he would be hungry, considering how much he had seen digimon eat. He wondered where they put it all.
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"Are you going to see if that guy found a way to get us home?" Stego asked.
Mikoto ignored the Bakuryu's question, heading downstairs and looking around for Briggens to ask him where they served breakfast at.
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B.G. yawned and rolled onto his back, before stretching out his tail, arms, legs, and neck. He pulled himself into a sitting position and glanced around. His sleeply gaze fell on Stripetail and he squeeked. "Pancakes?"
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Rime woke up Dr. Zanasiu. "Hey, James we've got to get to work."
James woke up, and washed up. He put on his labcoat and armor.
Rime also put on his armor and left the room.
They then headed to the lobby.
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Dr. Kerzach was already fully dressed and heading into the kitchen to assist Nick.
"Hey, Nick need any help?" Dr. Kerzach said.
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Zachary had washed up and was dressing. After a few minutes he was dressed, including his armor. He looked at his horseshoe shod feet.
"Hmm. I've got to change them soon. Luckily, I got a set that was forged at Shaggy's house." he muttered
He then left his room and encountered Deimos, who was also similarly armored.
"Hey, Deimos what do you want for breakfast?" Zacharay asked.
"Just a hamburger or some kind of meat." Deimos replied.
The group then headed to the lobby.
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Hawkmon woke up. He looked at Terry. "Good morning. I do trust you slept well." He said.
Terry looked at Hawkmon, "yes, I slept rather well. There's some pizza left if you want some." He said. "How did you sleep."
"Marvelous, considering the accommodations and atmosphere of the place." Hawkmon said.
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"Do you know when breakfast will be served?" Mikoto asked, glaring at Rime and Zanasiu.
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Briggins came up to them, today wearing a faded tuxedo with a corsage. " Good morning, guests, I trust you slept well.." He was holding a large calebra. which illuminated the room around him. "Breakfast will be served in the dining room at 7. Waffles,m pancakes, an assortment of cereal, muffins, sausage, and any special orders yoiu care to ask for.."
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Stripetail gestured, and B.g was holding a plate full of hot buttermilk pancakes. "Anything else.
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Scooby stoitrred from his Sleep. Dixie continued to sleep next to him, the candlelight showed her face in peaceful relief. her lips were a prominent feature, as their redness stood out from the rest of her face, which was a pale, light shade of brown. Scooby felt a number of emotions ccome through him as he looked at his fiance. Love, was the most prominent...
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"Let's go down and see what they have for breakfast before we eat the pizza." Terry said.
"I do hope they have something suitable and not typical fair." Hawkmon said.
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"Let's head downstairs and see what's for breakfast." Odysseus said.
"Yea, I'm hungry." Brooklyn said rubbing his stomach.
"You're not the only one." Ian said, knowing that Sam was as hungry as he was.
The group headed to the door and headed to the stairs and downward, the more fighter types staying in the front with the others in the back. Ian stayed in the rear since Sam could quickly take over if any danger from the rear appeared.
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Dr. Zanasiu returned Mikoto's glare. "Breakfast is already here." He then turned to Briggins. "I'll take pancakes and orange juice."
Rime also turned to Briggins. "I'll just have some meat. I don't care what it is."
Zachary turned to Briggins. "Waffles."
Deimos also looked at Briggins. "Meat and I don't care what it is."
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Dr. Kerzach was preparing the pancakes. He kept glancing at Haresh.
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Agumon, was next among the 8 to awaken, he rolled out of bed at 6:19. He stratched himself a little bit, to clean off any dead skin, stretched and headed for the door. "Tai, Agumina,, if you guys are wondering where i am, I'll be downstairs getting us breakfast.."
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Just go into the dinning, room, grab a plate, and help yourselves" Briggins said.." I'll be joining you shortly.."
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The glare he recieved in return, did nothing to effect Mikoto. He was well used to hostility, since his behavior brought it on anyway. He turned and headed into the dining room, grabbing a plate.
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"You forgot the syrup..." B.G. pointed out.
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Spyro and Cynder were still asleep, probably tired from the flight they had made from Warfang to Avaler the previous day.
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Lilo, woke shortly after that, and roused Angel, and then stitch. nani murmured. "jUst five more minutes. Outside the rain continued, the water now flowed acroiss the road like a stream, so driving anywhere was out oof the question..
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Scooby, walked carefully past the Cots where Velma and Shaggy were sleeping. he yawned and stretched out.."Rime ror reakfast.."
Stripetail produced two containers of syrup.. 'happy?"
The smell of pancakes woke both Bulk and Skull..
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The Tourist's group continued down the stairs till they got to the lobby.
"Something smells good." The Tourist said. "One of the great benefits of gas cooking." He said.
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Terry and Hawkmon went to the door and went out to then head down the stairs.
"I do hope breakfast is suitable." Hawkmon said.
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Velma moved a bit in her makeshift bed and started to awaken. She reached for her glasses where she had put them the night before and put them on as she started to sit up and stretch a bit while yawning.
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Rood rorning Relma' Scooby, said, noticing that she was awake.. "Ri'm roing rown ror reakrast. Rif Rixie Rakes rup , rell rer Ri'm retting reakrast" He said.. nodding, and opening the door.
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"Good Morning Scooby." Velma said to him.
Velma nodded, "I'll be sure to tell her." She said to Scooby.
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The Tourist nodded, "Thanks." He said and his group walked into the dining room and looked around after then had moved on a bit so as to not block the door.
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Terry walked down the stairs to the Lobby, with Hawkmon riding on his shoulder.
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Hearing Genki's voice, both monsters stood up and opened their eyes, although only one of them had actually been sleeping. Tigress had stayed up the entire night, making sure nothing bad would happen to the others while they got the rest they needed. Tigress needed her rest too, but her friends' comfort was a higher priority than her own. Fortunately, she's able to remain awake for days if she needs to.
She had very keen ears, and picked up on Genki's first sounds of starting to stir right away. Before the human was fully conscious though, she had slipped on to the unused bed and assumed a comfortable position, closed her eyes, and made her breathing sound involuntary.
Tigress was well aware that the boys would feel badly knowing that they enjoyed the pleasures of sleep while she had stayed up the whole night to ensure that they got it. Now, she artificially yawned, rubbed her eyes with her paw, then "groggily" got up slowly, and finally stretched herself out for about ten seconds.
Genki in turn yawned again and also gave his eyes a thorough rubbing. "That rest was great! I really needed that. So, did you guys sleep well too?" he asked them.
"There is nothing 'well' about it. Sleep is sleep, and even if there were multiple levels of it, you can't feel your body during then to know if it was different than another time anyway," he said a bit gruffly and finished with a huff. Tiger always tried to be the sense of reason with various issues. If only he would impliment a more positive air when he went about it though...
Tigress responded, "Yes, I slept very well." Now Tigress won't lie to her friends. Luckily, among the books that she had gone through, she had come across a couple English language and grammar books, and had studied them very well. Because Genki had asked the general question of sleeping well without specifying a time frame to limit her answer, she could honestly say "Yes."
She could think of many times that she had slept well, so her answer was completely accurate. Although, if Genki had asked them if they'd slept well "last night," then she would have had a bit more difficulty coming up with a good response.
"That's good," Genki replied. "So, should we look into that thing you sensed last night?" then he immediately covered his mouth.
"Genki!" Tigress exclaimed. But then she relaxed. What was said, was said, and she couldn't undo that. "Besides," she thought to herself, "he is still a child." Then she waited for the loud voice that she knew was coming.
"Huh? What is he talking about Tigress? You noticed something and didn't say anything? No, that isn't true. You told the one of us that can't do a thing about it and deceived the one that could! I'm started to see how I rate in this group. If you'd rather leave me out of things, than fine! Just do whatever you want! This 'group' is holding me back anyway." With that, he headed toward the door, swung it open with his jaws, then stormed out.
"Tiger, please wait! It isn't like that! Where are you going!?" Tigress called out to him desparately.
"I'd rather not include you in my affairs. You don't deserve to know. Sound familiar!?" then he slammed the door closed by rearing up and kicking them with his back legs.
Genki and Tigress quickly tried to go after him, but the door was closed with such force that it had jammed into the frame of the doorway, so it wouldn't budge. Tigress fell to the ground and wept bitterly.
Genki, who felt horribly for having caused the entire scene, said nothing more to keep from possibly making her feel worse, but simply sat beside her and put his arm around her furry neck.
Tigress lunged at him, and Genki feared that she was going to attack him, but instead, she placed one of her paws on each of Genki's shoulders. The side of her head gently leaned against the top of his chest, then Genki fully wrapped his arms around her. In times like this, some girls just need the comfort of being held close.
Finally, Genki said, "I'm so sorry, Tigress."
"Don't be," she told him quietly. "This is all my fault."
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Tiger walked downstairs in a huff. "So she tells Genki, but not me! Why do I bother puttting up with her?" He muttered to himself, as he rounded the third floor stairwell. The answer to that one he knew, but didn't openly say: He enjoyed her company, even if she was a lot more "perky' then he was comfortable with. She was smaller than him, and younger as well, tiger sometimes felt like a father in her company. Which in itself was ridiculous, Tiger had never had a mate, so how could he know what being a father felt like? He continued on, in his sulky mood..
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"Let's sit over there." The Tourist said pointing to a table large enough to seat them all. & they started walking over there.
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Terry walked down the stairs to the lobby, using his goggles and his wrist computer to light the way.
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Rime and Deimos grabbed a plate and headed into the kitchen. Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary, Dr. Kerzach and Dr. Zanasiu followed them.
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"Hello, we are looking for a place to stay while our house is being repaired." The Chinese man said.
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Dixie stirred from her slumber. The first thing she noticed as she opened her eyes was that Scooby wasn't there next to her. "probably already down stairs having brekfast" She thought.. " She yawned a big toothy yawn, then climbed out of bed. Last night had been a very relaxing sleep, she had felt the warmth from Scooby sleeping next to her, and it maede her feel at ease, safe. Dixie went over to the other bed and gently poked Cynder. " Hey, Guys! Time to get up! She said softly.. "We're heading down for breakfast.."
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Bulk and Skull soon had plates full of piping hot pancakes a a jug of maple syrup sat on the table, and bulk drenched his pancakes with syrup..
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Well, you picked a good place" Briggins said. " I'll put you on... lets see the sixth floor. How many are in your group?"
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Deimos and Rime filled their plates with a stack of sausages.
Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary had filled their plates with pancakes.
Dr. Zanasiu covered his pancakes in orange marmalade. Dr. Kerzach enjoyed his with birch syrup. Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary had theirs with maple syrup.
Ms. Swimmer had a plate filled with fruits of all sorts.
The group then sat at a table big enough to accomodate them.
"So when do you think the power will be back on?" Zachary asked, cutting his pancakes.
Deimos swallowed his mouthful of food. "I'm not sure if this hotel is connected to the grid or if it has generator somewhere." "
Rime was eating the sausages and could not respond.
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The Russian man stepped forward. "We have four." His voice was heavy with a Russian accent.
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2 rooms then. 632 and 640 are available. 20 dollars a night.. Briggins said..
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Scooby reached the dining room, and soon pied on his plate with pancakes sausage and muffins, his favorite was blueberry.. He sat down at a nearby table., and began to eat. Hopefully, Dixie would be down shortly..
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The Chinese man paid for the rooms. "Okay, let's get our stuff to our rooms and eat breakfast."
"Good! I'm hungry!" The Siberian Husky said. His voice was also tinged with a Russian accent, though it was fairly light.
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Dr. Kerzach swore as he realized that the knife he was given was not sharp enough to cut the pancakes. He then pulled out his switchblade and used that to cut the pancakes.
Zachary was looking strangely at Dr. Kerzach. "Uh Yuri, you do realize that the switchblade you're using to cut the pancakes has been used to kill many Shurlups?"
Dr. Kerzach shrugged. "It's been scrubbed clean."
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tiger climbed down the stairs and reache the dining room. He grabbed a plate in his mouth and carried to each station grabbing pancakes, muffins and a bunch of grapes with his paws. He then noticed Scooby. Mind if I sit Here?' He said, in his usual gruff voice. "Rure" Scooby replied. Tiger slid his plate onto the table, and took a seat across from Scooby. "Name's Tiger" Tiger said.
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Ri'm Rooby Roo. Reased ro reet roy Riger>' Scooby replied, sticking forth his paw.
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Velma had her eyes closed and was yawning and stretching so at first didn't see or hear Dixie. When she was done and did she smiled to her and said, "Scooby said to tell you he had gone down to the dining room for breakfast." She said.
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The Tourist and those with him got their various breakfasts and got started on eating.
Ian got a mix of things that he and Sam would like so she'd not complain, or not as much.
Sara took out a small bottle with some glowing blue spice that she liked and sprinkled a little on her food and handed it to those that liked that taste.
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Terry with Hawkmon got to the dining room and got a breakfast for self and Hawkmon as well and went to a booth and put Hawkmon own beside him so it would block most of what he was doing and put his hat down to try to further block him from casual view so folks may find it odd to see a 'pet owl' eating some human food.
"The quality of this food is of a higher quality then I had thought would be possible based on how this place looked." Hawkmon said after a few bits of his breakfast.
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"I'm not surprised..' Dixie said.. "He;s probably starving too, we didn't eat anything since we came here last night.. If you want to go down ahead of us.. thats fine. I'll head down as soon as I wake Spyro and Cynder.."
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Velma nodded, "I'll be sure to tell him." She said. She made sure he things were properly put away and the bed covers she had slept on were folded and put way in a corner and out of the way before she headed out to go down the stairs and to the dining room, hungry since she'd not been able to eat last night. She hoped the knife welding person wasn't around.
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The Chinese man, Ching "Chris" Shuang entered room 632. "Anton, come with me."
Anton Kondrashchenko, the Siberian Husky, entered the room and placed his bag on the floor. "Hmm. We find our targets and eliminate them. Should be easy."
"Remember, our targets will not hesitate to shoot back or literally tear us apart." Chris said.
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Over in room 640, Paul Morgan and Ivan Belikov were unpacking.
"What is in this?" Ivan shouted. He was struggling with one of Paul's suitcases.
Paul grinned. "My shoes and nails."
"Shoes!? How do these damned shoes weigh so much?! And nails!?"
"I'm a horse! My shoes are metal and I need nails to attach them." Paul shouted.
"They have plastic and aluminum horseshoes you know."
"I prefer the cast iron ones. And really, it isn't that heavy." Paul said, chuckling.
"For a Shire horse it's light but for a big Russian guy, it's heavy!" Ivan countered.
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Nani, Lilo, stitch and Angel mde thier way downstairs drawn by the smell of food and the idle chatter of the guests.
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Tiger and scooby were eating thier breakfast, and making brief conversation..
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Velma went into the dinging room. Seeing Scooby she headed over and waited for a moment in the conversation to deliver Dixie's message she'd be down once she had gotten Spyro and Cyder up then went to get herself some breakfast. Once she had done this she thought about where to sit and seeing how unfriendly the being with Scooby looked and they were in a conversation looked around and seeing The Tourists group went over to their booth with Odysseus getting up to make for her, keeping himself on the outside and if anything happened likely to be one of the first ones hit or fastest to deal with threats, Brooklyn being the other one sitting on the outside of the booth and can get out quickly.
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Terry got himself and Hawkmon a drink, a smaller glass that Hawkmon could easily handle.
"It seems they must put most of their money towards paying their cooks instead of how this establishment looks." Hawkman said.
"It does seem so." Terry said.
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"Slept well?" Brooklyn asked Velma.
"Pretty well. I see the lights are still out." Velma said.
Sara reached into one of her pouches. "Here, you best keep this with you till the power comes back up." She said and handed over one of her light rings.
"Thanks." Velma said putting the ring on, "It'll save my cellphone's batteries." She said.
"I guess power lines are down or something." The Tourist said.
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"Relma!" Scooby called out.. "Rit ry re RElma.. Ri'm ricked rout ra rhair ror rou..' He moitioned to a nearby seat..
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Rare rou rith ranyone?' He askedd Tiger. "A Human named Genki, and another wolf named Tigress" Tiger said, his face not changing, his mouth was stiill set in a hard curl...
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Velma put the ring of light on then went over to Scooby, "Only if you're sure it's ok." She said.
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rof rourse rits rok." scooby smiled. "Ri'm rarving.. " he pointed to the huge stack of pancakes, topped with muffins and drenched in syrup.. then pointed to Tiger. "Rhis ris Riger. Riger, rhis ruis ry reind Relma.."
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Nice to meet you " Tiger said, brefly smiling before resuming his previous leer.. "I'm not much of a conversationalist... I keep to myself mostly..
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Deimos looked at the ring. "Hey, are there any light sources here?"
"I've got a flashlight." Dr. Kerzach said.
"You've got flares." Zachary replied.
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"As long as you are sure." Velma said as she went over to the table where Scooby was.
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Terry went to get some more food. He was mainly fool, but he got some mainly for Hawkmon.
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Brooklyn and Sara, who was sitting next to him, got up to get some more food for themselves and some of the others sitting at their table.
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Stripetail walked into the room, after setting up Bulk, Skull and B.g with endless pancakes and sausage, he was hungru himself.. As he made his way tiowards the line for the food, he accidently bumping into a dragon that had gotten up , presumable to get more food. "My apologies.. "Madam" Stripetail said, in a very formal tome.. The dragon turned to look at him..
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"Hello there, You want to go first. I've been here before and if it's your first time here you should go first." Sara said.
Brooklyn loaded his plate with some various things and went back to dish the things out to the various folks who had asked for this or that.
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Terry sat down and finished his breakfast, drinking a bit of the orange juice he had. Hawkmon ate a bit and drank a bit, but stopped before he was full. He remembered how lethargic he felt with a full stomach so knew to avoid that. He would have to be ready to fight at a moment's notice so a full stomach would only slow him down. Terry didn't like the feel of a full stomach so avoided eating till he was full also.
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Velma ate her breafast, being more hungry then she thought, but keeping her eating at a normal pace so she could talk if anyone talked to her.
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Lord Stripetail at your service. I see you're a dragon.." Stripetail said giving the dragoness a looking over.. 'Her bearing is that of a noble creature, she hold's herself erect when she walks' He thought to himself.. "what is your name?' He asked..
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"I am Sara, glad to meet you." Sara said. "Feel free to go first and get yourself some breakfast." Sara said indicating for Stripetail to go first.
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Thank you. Hello, Brookyln, it is good to see you again" Stripetail said, nodding at the gargoyle as he made his way to the buffet line.. " Stripetail grabbed a pair of muffins, a couple potato pancaks, and poured himself a nice glass of milk..
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Brooklyn waved back to Stripetail once he had a hand free. "Great to see you again." Brooklyn said.
Sara got in like behind Stripetail and made her way to where a few things were that she wanted to get some of again that she put onto her plate.
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Terry pushed his plate a bit farther away. "Do you have any ideas what to do?" he asked looking at Hawkmon who had finished also.
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Perhaps we should ask some of the others guests for help. "Hawkmon replied.. "Perhaps they can be of asistance. the boom of thunder shook the hotel, the rain outside was not letting up..
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Well, it looks like We'll be statying indoors today" stripetail said to Sara. "Forgive my forwardness, Sara, But where are you from? I've befriended dragons before, indeed a dragon named Tarrax is my best friend..' He smiled as an idea came to mind....
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"Asisstance of what type I wonder." Terry said, half aloud and half to himself.
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Sara looked at the windows (if there are any) and the rain, "Yes it does seem to be raining a lot." She said. "It'll stop eventually most likely, but until then staying inside is best, unless one must go outside." She said holding herself in her usual noble manner.
Sara smiled, "I'm not from this world or universe. I'm from another world called Korodos. Doubt you've heard of it." She said.
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" stripetail frowned. "Name isn't familiar although it will be soon enough. and I'm not from here either, I'm from a planet named Aestorica. Do you know the Tourist?"
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Zachary got up and walked out of the dining room. "I'll see if I can get some light."
Dr. Kerzach looked at Zachary's left over plates. "Damn! I've never seen anyone eat more than 40 pancakes in 1 sitting."
Deimos chuckled. "Well, he's a Clydesdale with the strength of 7 men; therefore it is not surprising that he has an appetite like 7 men."
Dr. Kerzach shrugged and continued eating. "What is there to do around here?"
Dr. Zanasiu also got up. "I'm going to standing guard at the front of the hotel.
Chris and Anton entered the dining room at the same time Dr. Zanasiu left.
Anton turned to Deimos. "Ah, it is pleasing to meet you. I am Anton Kondrashchenko."
Deimos looked at the clock and then at Anton. "Sorry, Mr. Kondrashchenko, but I'm late for work." He then leapt to his feet and ran out the dining room.
Strut was eating a leafy salad and fruit.
Chris then turned to Dr. Kerzach. "Hello."
Dr. Kerzach looked up from his meal. "Hello, Mr..."
Chris chuckled. "It's Shuang. Ching Shuang to be exact but you can call me Chris'."
Dr. Kerzach shook hands with Chris. "Well nice to meet you Chris. I am Yuri Kerzach."
"Nice to meet you too. Mr. Kerzach."
"It's Doctor Kerzach." Dr. Kerzach replied.
"Sorry about that." Chris said.
"It's okay. Now, I've got to go to work." Dr. Kerzach said, getting up from his seat and heading to the lobby.
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Nick sat at a nreearby table, as Chris and Anton entered the room. He gave them a brief glance, and went back to eating.. "He hadn't had much to eat, and while this hotel was a dump, the food served was very good.. and he got paid to work here, too..which was another thing in its favor..
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Sara nodded, "He's a friend of mine. I travel with him and some of his other friends from time to time. Do you know him as well?" Sara asked a bit curious.
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yes, I've met him " Stripetail replied. " He joined in helping us clear the Insane Cafe of Shurlups two months ago.. he;'s a time traveller, me I travel through time the old-fashioned way. I live it.. How would you like to meet my friend Tarrax? He's a nobledragon, like yourself. Are you on the Korodos Council? Tarrax is one of the permanent members on the Dragomalin Council." Stripetail said..
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"On the Korodos Imperial Council? Yes, I am," Sara said nodding. "Met him, it may be interesting to meet him." Sara said wondering what sort of dragon he was and the reason behind the suggested meeting, "Living through time can be hard since it is 1 day at a time. Though it does have it's advantages. I like to sometimes travel in other directions and with The Tourist that is possible, as well as getting to see new places and such at times." Sara said.
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Time travel does carries its risks though, and that is why it is very strictly regulated...even a slight change in events in time creates a new timeline.. and once the change is done, you can't unchange it, the new timeline is still there.." stripetail said.
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Sara nods, "A very serious risk indeed. " Sara said agreeing.
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Now let me tell you a little about Tarrax, and then you can tell me a little about yourself. Tarrax is a permanent member of the Dragomalin Council, and is close to the Head Dragon who runs the Council. He was considered an "outlaw' for many thousands of years, and onlt within the past few years has the healing process started, which included restoringg him to the Council as a permanent member. Tarrax and I are very very close, we are like brothers and each can tell what the other is thinking at any moment.. He hasn't had many lady friends in recent times, and hopefully he'll become interested in you, as a friend after your meeting..' Stripetail said.
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Sara listened to what Stripetail said, "I hope things worked out for him and that outlaw business was sorted out." Sara said, "I guess he's not found many to his liking." She said.
"As for myself, I'm not to remarkable. My family are in the Imperial Korodos Council since some of my ancestors helped the grandparents of the current emperor against a very dangerous uprising some 10 thousand years ago or so. I'm primarily a scholar type, but I do like making enchanted items now and then as a hobby since it's more handy to have a self powered item then to have to keep casting a spell over and over. Though I mainly have those in my employ make the items. Though I do paint once in a while. I became friends with The Tourist during one of his adventures on Korodos that lead to him becoming adopted into the Emperor Akar the 2nd's family. & my family made among his personal advisers. Including 2 of my great grandparents, even though they are often away exploring a lot of the time, unless they are in the mood to have and raise kids which the mood strikes them every few centuries or a millenia or so."
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Stripetail smiled. 'tarrax has had mates and children before of course, but those were in the first ten thousands years of his life. 3 wives, and ten children. None of them are still living, unfoirtunately, they were all half-mortal. All of them, as I recall, lived a thousand years, the longest-lived lived to be 4000. Tarrax has been by himself now for a very long time, you see. I must tell you, he's enormous in size, so in the past in order to have mates, he's had to shrink himself to a smaller size. Otherwise he'd crush his mate in his normal size..."
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"That does sound very lonely." Sara said. "I guess they aged like humans and some other races do. It does get hard living among them at times, even once one is use to it. Luckily the imperial family type of dragons and mine don't so we have each other to help to support each other, and certain other like Odysseus. Though there are not a lot of the imperial family type of dragons on Korodos."
"He's large? Sounds like the emperor and some others of the imerial family. I guess his mates have not had a growth ring like my family has. We use them for certain rituals and such where we need to be larger, closer in size to some of the imperial family members, who do attend such rituals and ceremonies." Sara said.
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'Some of his mates were large for females, but male dragons are larger than females, and Tarrax is a very large male. He's a decent sort, when you get to know him, but he's very protective of me, and personally he may be a bit rusty in relating to female dragons. Roughly, how old are you Sara? You don't age physically, but the years leave their mark all the same.." Stripetail replied.
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Sara shook her head, "My type doesn't age and grow old. We do continue to grow as we get older but at a slower rate the older we get, but we never grow old like most others do. My mother and grandmothers & such look about the same age as me, they are just slightly taller is all. As for my age," Sara said shrugging, "I'd guess maybe 500 or 700. I've not really kept track and the way I travel with The Tourist makes it even harder to tell since regardless of how long I travel with him at a time when I want to return home I'm returned a second or less after I left. Males among my type are larger them females also for the most part."
She smiled a bit at the rusty at dealing with female dragons, "Rusty as in he'll grab or try to hop on or do you mean in other finer details?" Sara said.
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No, he won't try to kiss you, fiondle you or mate with you at the first go around, if thats what you mean. No, he'll be a bit rusty at conversing with you, going out on dates, that sort of thing. He hasn';t done that in thousands of years..nor have I for that matter" Stripetail said.
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Sara nodded, "We can take it one step at a time. There is no need to hurry after all." She said.
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Its good that you're open to this. I take you haven't had many boyfriends, what with your travels through Time, and what have you" Stripetail smiled..
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"I spend time at home also, but no, I've not found anyone special, nor am I dating at the moment. " Sara said.
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Deimos encountered Dr. Zanasiu at the front of the hotel. "Those 2 arrivals. The Siberian Husky and the Chinese man, something doesn't feel right about them. I could smell it." he whispered.
"You're always suspicious Deimos." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
Zachary soon walked down the stairs with his ax strapped across his back. "So what's new."
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Up in the 6th floor, Ivan and Paul were being harassed by some poltergeists.
Ivan unleashed a stream of very loud Russian profanity as a cream pie hit him in the face.
Paul ducked as a water balloon narrowly missed him. "Damn ghosts!" He drew his pistol and took aim.
"Paul! Put that away!" Ivan shouted, wiping cream filling off his face.
Paul he reholstered his pistol. As he was putting his pistol away, a jet of water shot out from a nearby sink and hit him in the crotch.
"Damn it! I didn't unpack my clothes!"
"Well, you're going to have to get breakfast in that shape." Ivan replied. His clothing was still covered in cream filling.
Paul swore and headed down the stairs into the lobby.
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Come back boys! I'm not finished with you yet! You have to taste my apple pie. " The Pie Throwing ghost laughed throwing an apple pie and hitting Paul in the back of the head.
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Then you and him, have that in common as well" stripetail smiled. "These blueberry muffins are good, aren't they? We're eating them by candlelight, but they're still good.." He laughed.
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"I guess we both do." Sara said smiling. She nodded at the comment about the muffins, "They are very tasty indeed." Sara said. "Do you come here often?" She asked.
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"Hey, Ivan I've got to wash up." Paul said.
"Sure." Ivan responded.
Paul then ducked into a nearby bathroom. After a few minutes, his headfur and mane were moist but most of the apple pie filling was gone.
Paul and Ivan then continued down the stairs until they had reached the lobby.
"Hey, what's for breakfast?" Ivan asked Briggins.
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This is my first time here actrtually. I have a friend -his name is Nick- who works here. He had to fins a job after his resteraunt was destroyed earlier this year. Luckily, he had insurance, and He hopes to reopen in a new location soon.." Stripetail replied.
Have you ever come here before?" He asked.
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Rime, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer got up from their seats and returned to the lobby. Only Ms. Swimmer had her weapon; Mr. Bigmouth left his in the closet as he was told by Deimos that a spear wielding Swimmer might make guests uncomfortable.
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Breafast is being served in the dining room." Briggins said. "Waffles, Pancakes, sausages, hash browns, whatever you feel like eating.. We start serving lunch at noon.."
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A loud banging could be heard. It's too bad that everyone in the surrounding rooms were still trying to sleep. Otherwise, they might have come to see what the ruckus was all about.
"The door won't budge," Genki stated. "Come on Tigress, can't you just blast the door down?"
"There has to be another way. I can't destroy public propery," Tigress replied, still in a low, quiet voice that was very unlike her.
Genki sighed. What could he say to sway her? She hates breaking others' things. "Hey Tigress, Tiger is on the top of your priority list right now, right?"
Tiger always was, but Tigress simply said, "Yes."
"In that case, why do you seem more worried about a door than him?"he asked.
"I-" then she suddenly paused, taken back by such a question. She glanced up at him. "Do humans always have such a way with words?" she asked, a smile now completely formed on her face.
"No, but we try," Genki answered, returning her smile.
Tigress walked over to be somewhere between six and seven feet away from the door. Genki, being no fool, did not have to be told but instead came over and stood beside her.
Electric energy radiated from each of the ends of her horns, and flickered brightly like a pulse. It had a blue tinted aura, and it was released in two semi straight bolts. It hit the door dead on, but not only completely destroyed it, but damaged the surrounding walls.
"Uh, oops?" was all Tigress could say.
"Whoa, that was even stronger than Tiger's!" Genki said in amazement.
"Oh, it really isn't. The Lightning attack simply increases in power as it's charged. It takes a bit of time as you saw, so it can be difficult to use in battle, so Tiger normally just fires it right away. But if he charged it like I had, the walls wouldn't have been damaged; they would no longer be there."
"Wow," was all Genki could say.
Then Tigress spoke up. "Come on! We have to find him!" Tigress bolted out of the room, unintentionally leaving Genki behind. When she realized, she darted back and said, "Get on."
"Uh, okay." He climbed on to her back, and she took off.
"Hey, Tigress?"
"Hmmm?"
"How do we find him?"
"With our noses silly," she responded. "Oh, that's right. Humans can't follow scent trails very well," remembering something she had read. "Don't worry. Leave it to me!"
Tiger's scent was not difficult to pick up at all. In fact, even a human could smell it to some degree. Tiger does tend to sweat heavily when he gets worked up. The two of them began heading in his direction, all the while Tigress thinking of how to approach him...
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Paul and Ivan entered the dining room and grabbed their plates.
Paul had piled his plate high with fruit and Ivan grabbed sausages and eggs.
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Sara, "No, it's my first time to this location, though I've been to this world before." She said. "I do hope your friend can get his place fully rebuilt." Sara said.
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Hunter was jolted awake by the loud bang, as Tigress blew away the door.. "What in the name of Fate is that!" He muttered as he climbed from his bed.. I wouldn't be surprised if everyone who was still asleep is not awake by that. It was then the sound of a loud trumpet filled the hotel. "Wake Up everyone! This is your wake-up call!" It was Brggin's voice, and it boomed through the hotel. If anyone was still asleep after that, they were probably dead" Hunter thought..
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"Do you and Tarrax travel to other worlds or do you keep to busy to do that?" Sara asked.
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Yes, we do travel to different worlds, different dimensions. Its how I learn anbd interact with others . I don't know everything,Sara nor am I the most powerful being there is. " stripetail said. "I know much, and I can do much, but I cannot do everything.."
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"It is very educational to travel to other worlds and dimensions." Sara said nodding, "Part of why I go on trips with The Tourist. That and it can be nice to take a break from your regular life as well." Sara said nodding.
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"Well, Why don't you accompany me in exploring the hotel? The storm is probably going to keep us indioors today, so we might as well, look around. Yesterday, we found a secrey staircase on the 4th floor, which lead up to the top floor.."Stripetail said.
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Sara nods, "Sounds like it could be interesting." She said. She held up a hand, "I have a light ring so it can help to make light. Though it's one that has a short area of effect it is enough for most basic uses." Sara said. "I wonder where that staircase does lead." She said.
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Stripetail motioned to his staff. " My staff can light our way..and you can bring along anyone you want to accompany us.." Stripetail said.
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Dixie meanwhile was changging into a new dress in the bathroom. Today should would wear a blue dress. "Those Dragons must be zapped. They didn't wake up when I shook them.." She said, as she combed her hair.
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Sara nods, "Ok. I'll have to think over a moment who I'd like to accompany us." Sara said thinking it over. There was quite a choice and she thought of who could be the most logical choices of those she knew.
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Rime, Zachary and Dr. Kerzach reentered the dining room.
"Pardon me, but I could not help overhearing about exploring the passage we found." Zachary said.
"Hey, Deimos get in here!" Rime shouted.
Deimos entered. "Present."
Dr. Kerzach also looked at the group. "What passage? I don't know what it is but I will be happy to find out."
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Its on the 4th floor" Stripetail said. "You can accompany us of course, gentleman, the more eyes the better... I imagine there are secret enterances on every floor.."
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"I can also provide light." Dr. Kerzach added. "I have a hand cranked LED flashlight."
"I can also provide light." Deimos added. "I have flares."
"I have natural night vision." Rime added.
By this time Strut, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu had also entered the dining room.
"Hmm. A passage you say? I am prepared to explore it." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Hey, can we come too?" Paul asked.
"Paul, we're busy today." Ivan said.
"Oh right, we haven't even unpacked." Paul then turned to the group. "Sorry for wasting your time. Disregard what I said earlier."
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Be sure to bring those along and have them ready" stripetail nodded.
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Tiger overheard the conversdation. "Since I've got nothing better to do, I'll come along.." He said.
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Ri'm raiting rior Rixie, Ryro , rand Rynder. Re ralso rave rhat rast rest..' Scooby said.
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Stripetail nodded. "We'll have the last challenge Scooby, once we've explored this place a bit. You and Spyro have to win.,. remember.."
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"Hey Stripetail, should we bring our weapons?" Zachary asked. "I mean, I'm not sure if there is anything else that could pose a danger."
Ivan and Paul got up and left the dining room. They headed back to their room.
After several minutes of climbing the stairs, they entered their room.
"Weaponry?" Ivan asked. "We were told that these guys were simply scientists!"
Paul chuckled and gestured to his suitcase. "I've got a Remington 700 sniper rifle in that case. We set up a sniping platform on the top floor, wait for them to come by and we shoot them."
"Yeah, but we need to find when they are alone. We shoot them in front of witnesses and we'll have the whole damned hotel on our ass. And we'll have to shoot them in the head; they're wearing armor." Ivan replied.
"Chris and Anton have shotguns and assault rifles. We'll kill everyone of them if things get really ugly. But let's not do that."
"Good, I sure as hell don't want the entire hotel coming after us; we'll never get out alive. There are dragons here and 2 of our targets can literally tear off limbs. The others can simply assault us with whatever they find and I'm pretty sure taking a brass candlestick to the face isn't very healthy." Ivan countered.
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"I think I'll have Sam, Brooklyn along. One has natural night vision and the other has very good eye sight, both have good senses. And perhaps Odysseus also, he has a light ring and a few other advantages." Sara said thinking it over then looking at Stripetail, "Unless you'd want some others from The Tourists group." Sara said.
Terry overheard the conversation and came over, "I, have a friend who can come along. He has useful equipment, unless your group is large enough." He said.
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Bring them..you never know" Stripetail said.
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Aves Grumbled as he came into the room. "I can't believe Nickdragged me up 4 flights of stairs! my butt is still burning, just because Nick has gone paranoid on me.. I go off on ONE vacation, and I come back to find the cafe is gone, and I'm stuck in this lousy job for at least a year.." He swore..
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"Okay group take stock of weapons!" Dr. Zanasiu ordered.
Dr. Kerzach opened his amorphous metal switchblade. The mirror like blade seemed to glow.
Zachary unsheathed his fire ax.
Deimos drew his pistol.
Ms. Swimmer brandished her dual sticks.
"I've got a spear in the closet, I'll go get it if we need it." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"I've got that strange sword Zach gave me. I'll go get it if it is needed." Rime said.
"I've got nothing." Strut said.
Dr. Zanasiu looked at the group. "And I've got this." He then drew the pistol that Nick had given to him. He then turned to Stripetail. "Is this enough or shall Strut, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth retrieve their weapons?"
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"No, you can came with" stripetail said to Terry. "If the group gets too large we'll split into teams to cover more area.." he turned to Zaniusu.. "Go get them, one can never be too careful.. A friendly face can mask evil.."
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Mr. Bigmouth and Rime left the room to retrieve their weapons.
Strut sighed as he realized that he forgot to bring his shotgun. "Hey, anybody got a gun I can borrow?"
After several minutes, Mr. Bigmouth and Rime returned to the dining room.
Mr. Bigmouth was carrying a long spear with a black stone tip.
Rime was armed with the spectral sword that Zachary had taken from the ghost that attacked him yesterday. "I'm more proficient with firearms but this will do."
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"That sword you took from that ghost may provide us a clue'Stripetail said. "may i look at it please?"
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Just grab a candlestick" tiger said shortly. "You hit them in the head , you won't need to hit them again.."
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Rime handed the sword to Stripetail.
Strut said nothing as went into the maintainance closet. After a few moments, he returned with a crowbar. "Not as good as a gun, but still effective."
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Sara went over to the booth she had been sitting at and told them about what was going on.
"Good idea and choices." the Tourist said. he reached into a pocket and handed to Odysseus his Desert Eagle. easier to get it in in one of his huge on the inside pockets then one of Odysseus' normalish pockets. "You may have need of this." He said handing it over. Odyssues put it into a convenient easy to reach place.
Ian/Sam got up from the booth as did Brooklyn and the both of them with Odysseus and Sara went over to the group where Stripetail was. Along the way Ian put on his special sunglasses, in case Sam would take over he wished to hide the amber glow his eyes would take on. Not much he could do about the slight swelling his muscles would go through, but his slightly baggy clothes should hide part of that, he hoped.
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Terry went back to his booth and briefly told Hawkmon what was going on. "Best I take you out concealed so I can change." He said and put Hawkmon under his jacket and walked outside of the dinning room and up the stairs, pausing at a landing and seeing no one he took Hawkmon out and put him on the handrail.
"of all the..." Hawkmon started but went to shaking out his feathers to neaten them. Terry reached under his shirt and pressed a control on his special belt. As he did so his muscles swelled in size and his clothes switched to his Green Shadow costume with the goggles going over his eyes. He then came down with Hawkmon beside him and walked over to the group. "A friend mentioned you may could use some help." He said. Glad he had put the voice modulator into his costume.
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'welcome to our little group" Stripetail said. 'The more the merrier.." He looked at the blade. there was a name carved into the handle. "Banny Mcsorley.." He muttered..He ran his paw over the blade.. "This sword is pretty old... at least a century old, judging by its make and feel. "Banny Mcsorley is carved into the hilt. "It must have been the owner of this sword at one point.."
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"Stripetail, if you wish to keep that sword. I'm sure I can find another weapon to use." Rime said.
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"Thank you, I'll hang onto it for the time being. When the storm clears we'll be able to research the blade more clearly, and why it ended up in the hands of a ghost.." Stripetail said. 'I'll need that scabbard you found, to carry it." He added.
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bulk and Skull finished eating their pancakes and sat back in thier chairs Bulk burped loudly. "Man I'm stuffed Skull.. Those pancakes were GOOd, and filling! He patted his stomach contently..
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Rime handed the scabbard off to Stripetail and went to the utility closet in the back. After a few minutes he came back with a machete and scabbard.
"Well, the machete is almost like a sword, so it'll do." Rime said.
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Stripetail hooked the scabbard to his robes and sheathed thesword. He then put his staff away in the sheath he wore for it acrioss his back.' come on, everyone let's move out! We've got lots of room to cover, and time is precious.."
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The Pelvandia group, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth, all with weapons drawn followed Stripetail.
Deimos lit a flare, illuminating everything in an intense white light.
Dr. Kerzach had his switchblade in 1 hand and his flashlight in the other.
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Tiger and Scooby followed Stripetail. Going up the stairs, they were met byNick, who was coming down for a second round of Breakfast.
_Were are you guys headed? Nick asked..
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The Green Shadow turned on his goggles and followed along with Sara, Brooklyn, Odysseus and Ian/Sam. Odysseus and Sara still had on the rings of light that gave out some light. The Green Shadow didn't need to turn on his wrist computer to put out light with the available light already there he could see will with his goggles various functions he had on like light intensification and infra red, the lenses themselves were already polarized. Brooklyn already had natural night vision and Ian could see pretty well with the light present, and when Sam took over she had better eyesight, though not as good as Brooklyn's for night. Hawkmon flew along beside The Green Shadow.
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Cynder yawned loudly and stretched out, she brushed against Spyro's scales and the purple dragon yawned as well. They glanced around the room, finding themselves to be the only ones in it.
"Where is everyone?" Cynder asked. "Did we really sleep that long?"
Spyro glanced at the time. "I think it's still pretty early actually."
"Dixie? Scooby?" Cynder hollared, looking around.
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Mikoto had listened to the group's conversation with interest. When Terry had disappeared and then that new figure came back in, he was almost certain that the newcomer wasn't such a newcomer at all. He must have something similiar to the Abare suits to be able to change his clothes so quickly. When the group left, he considerd following since it might be fun, but another idea interrupted this plan.
With this large group going to explore, then that would leave several other people by themselves. The dragons were one such group. He got up and entered the lobby, glancing over at Briggens. "Could you tell me what room the two dragons are in?"
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Why do you ask?' Briggins gave him a look. "I don't give out the rooms my guests stay in sir, its hotel policy, anfd it respects thier privacy. If you want to find them, sir, you'll have to go on your own.
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Dixie came into the room. "hello, guys! Its about time you woke up. I tried poking you awake, but that didn't work, so I decided to go change. Now come on, Scooby and probably everyone else is already down stairs having breakfast.." She smiled at the two dragons..
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Threaening the answer out of him, briefly crossed Mikoto's mind, but it might alert the exploration group to his presence if Briggins screamed. He turned and started up the steps, speaking into the Dino Minder. "Topgaler, fly around the hotel and see if you can spot the two dragons, one's purple and the other's black."
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"Good, I'm hungry," Cynder said. "And we didn't get to try enough of this world's food last time we were here."
"Let's hurry, or we might miss everyone," Spyro said.
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Dixie came out as the two dragons climbed out of bed and came up to her.. She opened the door, and held it for them. "So how did you guys sleep ? Well, I hope.."
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"Fine, thank you," Cynder replied with a smirk.
"Sorry, we didn't get up," Spyro said. "I guess we were more exhausted than we thought."
The two stepped out of the door, Mikoto was meanwhile climbing the stairs to his room...
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Its alright "Dixie smiled. "You guys are up, and Cynder, remember that we're going to that movie today.. well, weather permitting of course.. Spyro, would you like to come with us, or is this just a girl's outing?' She asked Spyro, as she approached the stairs.
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"Hey I found something!" Deimos said. He holstered his pistol and was using his flare to examine what looked like the threshold of a door, only it was on a wall.
They were on the 3rd floor.
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Up in the 6th floor, Paul had set up his Remington 700 sniper rifle. He looked through the scope and had Deimos's head squarely in his sights.
"Bye bye." he muttered, chuckling coldly.
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Rime happened to look up and he noticed the distinct glint of a rifle scope and he figured out it was aimed at Deimos. He pushed Deimos out of the way. The bullet struck Rime in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
Dr. Zanasiu heard the crack of the rifle. "Uh Stripetail, do ghosts use guns?"
Zachary rushed to help Rime. "Rime! You okay?"
Rime coughed, staggered back to his feet and pulled the bullet from his armor and threw it on the ground. "I'm fine, my ribs hurt but I'm fine."
"Thanks Rime. I really owe you." Deimos said, getting back to his feet and picking the still burning flare back up. Luckily, the flare didn't set anything on fire.
Deimos then turned to the party. "Okay, everyone we must be extremely careful; there is a sniper somewhere here. We don't know if it is a ghost or one of the guests."
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"Damn it! Paul! I said wait until they're alone!" Ivan said.
"Well, I decided to take one of them out because he was standing still." Paul said.
"Paul, if you had hit him, the whole hotel will be suspicious and we can forget about our mission."
Paul scowled. "Hmph. Maybe, they'll think a ghost shot him."
Ivan chuckled. "Paul, what ghost uses a .300 magnum round and a Remington 700 sniper rifle? Listen, no more attempts at sniping until we learn their patterns and I'm serious too."
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Sara goes forward to look at Rime, "Are you sure you are ok?" She asked.
"Maybe I should go first since I can't die." Odysseus said, looking in the direction of where he thought the shot had come from, wishing he had though to ask for a pair of The Tourists special glasses.
"Or at least those with armor." The Green Shadow said and turned on his costume's camouflage functions, even though his had armor in certain areas.
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No, ghosts do not use guns, that was a living creature who fired that!" Stripetail said, lookind at Rime. there was a sizable imprint where the bullet had struck him, if not for the armor, the shot would probably have been fatal. "Whoever it is, is a very good shot with a gun.. be careful everyone..' Stripetail said.
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"Maybe a spell to distort the light rays, to make everything either a blur to those above, or make them seem to be to the left or right." Sara suggested.
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Good idea" Stripetaiil said. "We should have those with armor and those who can't die surrounding those without armor. Magic doesn't have much effect on bullets" He muttered, "So a shield wouldn't help if they fired on me.. While Stripetail was immortal, being shot in the chest would be very painful and put him out of commision for a good while..
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"how bout a spell to make it harder to see the target like a blur spell." Sara asked.
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Magic doesn't do much against bullets unfortunately" Stripetail replied. " deflecting them is probably as good as you'll get. and with these guys, as evidenced by the bullet imprint on Rime's armor, even with a blurred target, they'd still get a good shot off."
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"Come on, Agumina! You've been in the shower for over an hour. The hot water must have run out a while ago, judging from this hotel's quality. What are you doing in there?" a human boy asked.
"I'm taking a shower, Tai," she answered him.
"Yeah, I gathered that, but why is it taking so long?" he asked impatiently.
"This isn't long at all, considering who's waiting for us. I have to be more than clean," she answered.
Tai sighed heavily. "You know, when we were together in the Digital World, he rarely bathed at all, so I don't think he'll mind that you only took about an hour to get cleaned up. The longer you take, the longer you're making him wait. Do you want him to just expect us all day?"
The water shut off. A few moments later, a peach colored digimon came out, wrapped in a towel.
"What are you wearing?" he asked her in surprise.
"A towel," she answered.
"I know that, but why are you wearing one? The Agumon type never wears clothes. You have nothing to hide," he explained, getting worked up at this point.
"I'm only trying to do what you humans do," she said innocently.
"Uh yeah, but humans have a reason to do that. Now come on, let's find "The Great" Agumon," Tai said, grabbing her claw and dragging her out of the room into the hallway, then proceded onward. He glanced at her. "Really, must you get so worked up over him all the time?"
"Uh, Tai, perhaps you should watch where-"
"Tigress, you're going too fast! Look out!" another human boy yelled.
The noise was difficult to explain. It sounded like two humans, a monster, and a digimon crashing into each other. There is nothing else to add.
"Did someone get the license number on whatever it was that hit me?" Tai said, still too in shock to stand up.
"Tigress, I know you're concernced about him, but try to be concernced about every else in the world, okay?" Genki said, though not angrily, but trying to humorously lighten the situation while he struggled to stand up.
The monster and digimon however, used to being battered far worse, had little difficulty recovering and so were quickly on their feet.
"Are you okay?" Tigress asked Genki and Agumina asked Tai at the same time.
"Yeah," they both answered respectively to the one who asked him. The boys looked at each other. Genki managed to get up first, offering his hand to the other while saying, "here," though half expecting an angry response. To his surprise, Tai reached for the offered help, pulled himself up, and replied, "Thank you."
They were each about to introduce themselves, but respectively remembered their situations. "It's nice to meet you. But we're kinda in a hurry. Could you excuse us?" Tai asked.
"Sure!" Genki replied. "Honestly, we need to get somewhere too. Perhaps we can introduce ourselves if we meet again."
"Good idea," Tai responded. Turning to the digimon, he said, "Alright Agumina, let's get going," as he headed toward the cafeteria.
"Coming!" she called, but only after bowing her head to the monster.
"It was nice running into you, although I don't mean that in the literal sense," Tigress called back. Then she paused.
Noticing, Genki asked her, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she answered slowly, "It's just that they're heading the same way we are."
"Huh?"
"Tiger's scent is leading that way too. Looks like we're all going one way," she said.
Genki, not wanting another ride at the moment, simply jogged beside her as they caught up to the human and digimon.
"Huh?" Tai said, turning around. "Is something the matter?" he asked them.
"No, but we're heading this way too," Genki told them. "Mind if we tag along?"
Tai and Agumina looked at each other. "Sure, but no more running in the halls," he replied.
"Gotcha!" Genki said back.
Very soon, they arrived in the large dining room, with food everywhere. Although, none of the four of them were looking at edibles at the moment. A friend was all that was on each of their minds as they scanned the area.
"I don't see Tiger anywhere," Genki said, pointing out the obvious.
Tigress lowered her head. She may be able to go days without sleep, but she sure can't keep up with a scent trail very long without her rest. She had gotten tired from sniffing so much and running at that speed for as long as she had.
Finally, she looked up at Genki. "I don't know what to do anymore. We just have to find him, but I really wish we had some help doing it. I'm just a little tired right now," she said, as she lowered her head once more.
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Agumon waved to them from a table. "Hey guys, over here! I've been waiting on you guys for the past hour.. What were you guys doing? did you go back to sleep?
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No' Agumina replied. "I was taking a shower, I wanrted.. umm.."
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She wanted to impress you " Tigress said, causing Aguminma to turn red in the face. "I'm Tigress' she said, reaching her paw out to Agumon, who readily shook it. I'm Genki" genki said shaking hands with Agumon as well. " Have you seen a large blue wolf around? His name is Tiger.."
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No, I don't think so.." agumon shook his head. "I've been mostly focused on eating, though, so if he WAS here, I must have missed him, being focused on my food. You must try the muffins, they're GREAT!" He smiled. I Did see a large group leave the room about 15 minutes ago. I'll help you look for them, but first, grab something to eat..."
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"I'll come with," Spyro replied. "Though the storm doesn't like it will let up very soon."
They reached the second floor, just as Mikoto did. The human glanced over at the three and a small smirk appeared on his face. "Bakuryu change..."
A flash of light surrounded him and the zero suit replaced his normal clothes. He glared at the three companions.
"What do you want?" Spyro asked, seeing from Mikoto's mannerisms that he obviously wasn't friendly.
"I'm here to start up my next game," Mikoto replied coldly. He charged at them, becoming a white blur. He ran back and forth among them, too fast to follow, landing several punches and kicks, before he stopped behind them, leaving the group with several small bruises. "And you're all invited to play." He laughed evilly as he turned to face them.
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' Armor up!" Dixie said angrily, the last blow had torn her dress, and she activated her armor. "Alright" She said as her armor appeared on her. "you sicko, we'll play your game, and beat you at it!" She pulled her fists into a fighting stance. " We were simply going down for breakfast!"
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"Armor up!" Spyro and Cynder growled, one standing to either side of Dixie and baring their fangs.
"Interesting," Mikoto said as he watched the suits of armor appear. "I see this world has some similarities to mine..."
He eyed the three, wondering which to target first. The dog didn't seem too skilled in hand-to-hand combat, while the dragon's posture looked like some sort of matrial arts. Attacking the weak link might be the best idea, but then the dragons would probably attacking.
Cynder leapt forward, first swining her tail at Mikoto. He brought his arm up and the sharp blade at the end of her tail, bounced off the Dino Minder. Spyro jumped forward, trying to ram Mikoto in the chest, but a kick to the head stopped him.
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Fire!" Dixie yelled, and hit Mikoto in the stomach with a fire ball. She then lunged at him, catching him in the side of the face with her foot.
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The fireball exploded against the suit, distracting Mikoto long enough for Dixie's foot to hit his helmet. He stumbled back and both Spyro and Cynder spat a fireball and a ball of poison respectively. Mikoto grabbed his weapon, the Wing Pentact, and batted each of the blasts to the side, each blasting against the wall next to him.
"You are strong... for a bunch of beginners," Mikoto chuckled, waving his quill-like weapon through the air, drawing a swarm of glowing arrows. He pointed his weapon at them and the arrows went flying forward, filling the entire hallway as they approached.
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" Shield" Dixie called aout and a shield appeared in front of them stiopping the volley of arrows. the arrows fell to the ground harmlessly as the shield vanished. "Use your shadow attack Cynder! Spyro, Use earth!"
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Lightning!' Dixie called out and blasted a bolt at Mikoto. This was not a full-fledged lightning bolt, Dixie wasn't strong enough for casting those yet, but still it was a goof effort on her part..
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Mikoto sidestepped the bolt with a scoff. The arrows he had shot, vanished from the ground. Spyro leapt forward, becoming enveloped in a ball of earth magic, while Cynder became a cloud of black mist. Mikoto raised his weapon, the ball of rock slamming into it and rolling, making a loud grinding noise. Cynder's cloud of darkness struck next, the black dragoness leaping from the cloud and slashing at Mikoto. An explosion filled the hallway, sending the two dragons and the human flying apart. Mikoto gasped as he climbed back to his feet.
"Not bad," Mikoto groaned in pain as he held his side. "I'll be back later."
Sparks of light appeared around him as he faded away. Cynder sighed and glanced to her side, to see that Spyro was lying there, with a long slash down his side. "Spyro!"
She turned and examined the ugly wound, her eyes widening in panic.
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Dixie deacrtivated nher armor, and rushed to Syro's side, blood was streaming out of the wound. it was long and deep. "My Gawd.." She said, shock clearly on her face. "We've got to get him to a safe place. I don;'t think our rings are strong enough to heal wounds this bad..Help me carry him " She said, to Cynder, who was beginning to cry, Dixie could see tears running down her face..
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Cynder nodded. Her armor vanished, showing her teary eyes "We have to find Stripetail. He can probably do something."
She looked for a way to carry Spyro so that she wouldn't aggravate his wound farther. "How are we going to move him? I don't want to pull that cut open any farther... Maybe we should try and slow the bleeding first."
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Mikoto chuckled to himself as he stumbled down the hallway. He had teleported all the way to the top floor to make sure he would be safely away from Cynder and Dixie. He wondered how well he had managed to wound the purple dragon. He hadn't been moving, but Mikoto hadn't taken the time to check for injuries.
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Dixie Checked her dress for pockets, then remembered she didn't have any in this one.. "I don't have anything on me that can stop the bleeding.." she shook her head sadly.. Contact Stripetail .. speak into your ring and tell him we;'re on the second floor.. We have to move him. Just carry his legs, and hold him up..I'll carry him from his shoulders.. The bleeding isn;t stopping.. and unless we get it stopped soon, he'll be in REALLY bad shape.."
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Deimos, Strut, Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu ran to the 2nd floor as soon as the sounds of fighting broke out. All of them had their weapons at the ready
"We got here as fast as we could." Strut said.
Deimos looked at Spyro's deep gash. He fished a packet out of his armor and handed it to Dixie. "Here, take this. It's one of the military's new tools, a bandage designed to stop severe bleeding."
"Stay on guard. Who ever did this may still around." Dr. Zanasiu said, keeping his pistol at the ready.
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Dixie quickly opened the packet,m as Stripetail ran to them, followed by Scooby, and Tiger. "What the hell happened here/" tiger swore.. "We found a Secret"
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Be Quiet!" Stripetail said sternly. "My room, girls is 300. Carry him into there, and set him on the bed. I didn't sleep there last night. i was staying with Bulk and Skull...they wanted me to protect them.. He examined the gash.. 'this cut is very bad, it runs across several major arteries, none of them are completewly severed, but he 's losing a lot of blood.."
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The tourist heard the explosion and went out to see what was going on and headed up to where the explosion took place.
"Jinkies what was that?" Velma asked looking in the direction of where the explosion came from.
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After Dixie had applied the bandage, Cynder picked up Spyro's lower half with her front paws, using her wings to keep herself upright.
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Tsukasa sighed. Eijiro Hikari, the owner of the Hikari Photo Studio had just tripped over his own feet and hit the chains that would lower another large screen down. The screen that lowered depecited a stormy sky with a creepy-looking hotel in the foreground.
"Guess we're in the next world," Tsukasa pushed himself up and glanced out the store's windows. A hotel identical to the one on the screen was across from the Photo Studio.
"Well, let's go and see what we need to do in this world," Natsumi said.
"It might be better if I went by myself," Tsukasa said. "That place could be dangerous."
"So? How's it any different from the other worlds?" Natsumi asked.
"I'm getting tired of having to save you," Tsukasa replied. "Remember when you were framed for murder in Ryuki's world?"
"Fine," Natsumi huffed, crossing her arms and looking angry.
"Hey, wait for me," Yuusuke said, dashing out from one of the backrooms.
Tsukasa sighed and started out of the studio, grabbing an umbrella out of a closet. He stepped out into the rain, opening the umbrella, but a gray screen immediately lowered over him, changing his wardrobe completely. He was now dressed as a bellhop and his umbrella had vanished entirely. The only thing that remained unchanged was the camera that hung around his neck.
"So you're a bellhop this time?" Yuusuke laughed.
"Let's just hurry out of the rain!" Tsukasa snapped.
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The Tourist went up stairs, "What happened here?" He asked looking around at the damage he could see as he came up the stairs.
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Paul noticed Mikoto at the top floor just as he was packing his sniper rifle. "I hope he didn't see us."
"Let's unpack, then we can walk around." Ivan said. As he said that, a blueberry pie missed his head. "At least we aren't being shot at." he sighed.
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" Relp rgem Riger" Scooby said, as he helped Dixie carry Spyro's upper body..
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Why?' toiger said huffily. "Because its the riught thing to do, you cold-hearted oaf! Dixie yelled at him, her emotions coming to come out.. "My friend here is badly hurt, and if your refusal to help causes him any long-term harm, I'll kick your tail in! Thats a promise" She snarled showing her teeth..
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Strut placed his crowbar on the ground and picked up Spyro's lower body. "Dixie, Scooby, you have the head, tell me where to go."
"Should we stand guard outside their room?" Deimos asked. His pistol was out.
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Yes, and if anyone attacks, shoot to kill" Stripetail said his eyes flashing with anger..
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Read up the rairs, rollow rour read' scooby said, begging to carry the inert dragon to the steps heading up to the third floor.
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Mikoto glanced over at the two, just as the sniper rifle was packed into its case. He disregarded the human entirely, instead looking at the anthromorphic horse. "What were you doing up here?"
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"What on earth was all that noise?" B.G. asked jumping down the stairs two at a time. He stopped as he say Spyro and the group around him. "Uh-oh."
"We'll explain later," Cynder said to the Tourist. As they moved Spyro towards 300.
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke darted into the hotel lobby, attempting to shake, or bat the rain out of their clothing. Tsukasa glanced over at the counter and Briggens who sat behind it.
He wished for a moment that this world had given him a more illustrious position, like all the others had, before he stepped towards the counter.
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Hello there' Are you checking in? or do you want a job?' Brigging said, looking at the newcomer. "iN any case, signin your name in the medger, and we'll get started. 20 a night.."
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"good luck." The Tourist said. Seeing that he wasn't needed and the others in the hallway didn't look very friendly he shrugged and put his hands in his pockets as he headed down the stairs talking to himself, "Not much to do here, and no power, think I'll go back out and fiddle around in my lab or do some touchups of a few things." he said to himself walking down the stairs.
He searched a few pockets and found out what he was looking for a small personal force field and activating it headed towards the door. "
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"We were assigned as security detail for this hotel as an important guest is present. We are to serve as countersnipers." Paul said. "Now if you don't mind we have to unpack."
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Deimos nodded and headed to room 300. "James, come with me. We have guard duty."
Dr. Zanasiu followed. "Damn it! We didn't bring our radios!"
Strut followed Dixie and Scooby's lead, carrying Spyro.
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The group carrying Spyro soon reached the 3rd floor and made thier way to Stripetail room at the far left end. Dixie wished his room had been close, Spyro was a lot heavier than he lkooked, and her shoulders were aching from carrying this heavy weight.. "hang in there Spyro' She said softly. "Cynder would be lost without you.."
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"I suppose I'll take a job," Tsukasa said, scowling at his own altered attire. He held up his camera and took several shots of Briggens before photographing some of the room.
"We don't need a room, we're staying at the Photo Studio across the way," Yuusuke said, pointing over his shoulder at the door and the Photo Studio which had only just appeared there that day, seemingly overnight.
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If you work in this hotel, you mUSt check out a room, hotel policy" Brggins frowned in reply. "Which floor do you want?"
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"Zach! Get down here!" Strut shouted. "We're on the 3rd floor by room 300."
Zachary, who was on the 4th floor, rushed down two the 3rd floor. In about 3 minutes he had arrived to where the group was carrying Spyro. He then turned to Dixie. "I'll help carry his head."
Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu both had their pistols out and were looking for any threats.
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"This place would not attract an important guest, unless they were a criminal hiding from the law," Mikoto scoffed.
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Cynder stayed silent all this time, though her face twitched at what Dixie said. She turned to face Stripetail. "You can do something to help him, right?"
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Paul shrugged. "Hey, you'd be surprised."
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Dixie appreciated all the help she and Cynder were getting. Tiger was helping but carrying Spyro's feet on his back. Dixie's angry threat hadd shamed him into helping.
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Velma saw the Tourist and went over to where he was before he went outside. "What happened?" she asked.
"Spyro was injured but it seems they have the situation well in hand and don't need my help any for medical or other reasons, and some of their friends don't seem to friendly. And with the power out and nothing to do I thought I'd head out to the tardis for a bit." He said, he then jerked his head, "Want to come, we can finish that 5d chess game we started a few years back, from my point of view."
"Sure, not much for me to do here here, can't even read in this darkness, and I've no idea where Veemon is." Velma said,
"Ok, let me expand this a bit so you won't get wet and we can head out. If we're needed Odysseus and the others know how to contact me." The tourist said as he fiddled with the controls of the personal force field.
"you'll have to walk close to me since this wasn't designed to be extended to far, though setting it on very low power since it's just rain out there will help." he said finishing with setting the controls and the 2 of them headed out and towards his tardis.
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Yes I can heal him. But it will take him time to recoiver the blood he;s lost and to recover fully" stripetail said in reply. "He's a strong dragon, and a fighter Cynder, he'll make it through this.." he patted Cyneder on her head in a reassuring gesture..
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"As for Veemon he's likely still sleeping or eating somewhere." The tourist said as they were walking along.
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Mikoto scoffed again and turned to leave.
"Human, you appear to have severely wounded one of the dragons," Topgaler said through the Dino Minder.
"I thought so," Mikoto smirked in satisfaction.
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"Fine, a room on the second floor then," Tsukasa said as he let his camera dangle around his neck again.
"What a strange place," Yuusuke commented as he examined the room's furnishings. It reminded him of Kiva's Castle Doran.
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Cynder nodded, feeling relieved. They reached the room and set Spyro down. She glanced at everyone who had helped to carry Spyro, not having any words with which she felt could make her gratefulness to them as apparent as she would like. "Thank you all."
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Veemon, indeed was earting, he had piled his plate high with hashbrowns and waffles, and was chowing away, drinking the food down in large glasses of milk and apple juice.. "I wonder where Velma is.." He wondered aloud to himself as he loooked around., Nsani Lilo, Stitch and Angel were eating at one table, Hunter, Shaggy and Robbie were at another, Robbie being a robot didn't eat much human food.
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Room 222 then' Briggins sad, handing hiim the key as he waited for Tsusaka to sign in, Sir?' he motioned to Yuusuke. "you need to sign in too.."
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Re're reinds Rynder" scooby Said, Hugging her and licking her face in a friendly manner. Scooby's sudden expression of affection for Cynder surprised Dixie, but it made Dixie choke up with emotion. "I think we need to see that movie more than ever now Cynder" She said, tears beganing to form her eyes.
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"You are welcome." Zachary replied.
Strut went to retrieve his crowbar.
Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu took positions outside the door.
"Anyone who tries to breach this door gets shot, no questions asked. 1 warning, then we shoot." Deimos said.
Dr. Zanasiu checked his pistol and nodded.
Zachary was inside the room, fire ax at the ready.
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Dr. Kerzach heard noises from the 3rd floor. "Sounds like Deimos. We should go."
Dr. Kerzach and Rime headed down to the 3rd floor where they found Dr. Zanasiu and Deimos, pistols drawn, guarding room 300.
"So what happened?" Rime asked.
"Spyro was injured. We are protecting him and we have orders to kill any intruders. We'll take the first shift." Deimos replied. "Go inside and protect the interior."
Both Rime and Dr. Kerzach entered the room with their weapons at the ready.
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Ms. Swimmer and Strut soon arrived at the 3rd floor. They too had their weapons at the ready.
"Ms. Swimmer, Strut guard the door directly, we'll take positions at the end of the hallway." Deimos said.
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Anton and Chris were trying to find out where the Pelvanida group was.
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"Can't I stay with Tsukasa?" Yuusuke asked, approaching the counter.
"No," Tsukasa said annoyed. He signed his name into the book and handed a twenty to Briggens, thankfully this world had changed his yen into the proper currency. "When do I start?"
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Cynder's tears began flowing with more strength. She nodded and returned Scooby's hug, before glancing at Spyro with a worried expression. "All four of us need to see something after this."
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In the Tardis the Tourist and Velma got started on finishing the 5d chess game. From the Tourist's point of view they were resuming it at least a few years or longer after it had been paused, from Velma's a few weeks to a month or 2.
"How is Moran doing, was that his name?" Velma asked making a move.
"The Sentient Gorilla who liked to wear special tailored 3 piece suits that traveled with me a while, yes that was his name." He said making a move, "He was made a king. He wasn't to happy, he'd rather be in a lab or reading, but he agreed to try it out for a while at last. I should drop in and see him sometime. Maybe a week after he's been king, that should let him settle into the role." The tourist said half aloud and half to himself.
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In an hour. You both are assigned room 222, but I can give the genteman here 223 if you prefer. Get something to eat, your first task will be to check the basement for inventory.." Briggins smiled a weird smile.
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I'm sorry" Tiger said. Seeing how badly Spyro was hurt touched him deep inside his soul, "Anything you girls need, I'll get it for you.." He said.
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"I just want to get that guy in white," Cynder growled, baring her teeth angrily.
"Guy in white?" B.G. repeated. He was poking his head through the doorway. "Sounds like the same creep that attacked me."
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"No, we can share a room," Yuusuke said. Tsukasa sighed and headed towards the dining room. He pulled up his camera and took several photos of Nani and the others who were still eating before he headed towards the food.
"Man, I'm hungry," Yuusuke said, glancing over the food.
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"Do you want to stay here Cynder? or would you rather go upstairs and lie down?" Stripetail said. "Dixie, keep Cynder company.. and no funny business' He said softly,almost as an afterthought. He examined Spyro's eyes by opening his eyelids, and looking at the pupils, the purple eyes followed a small light he held in his paw.
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"Guy in white?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"Who cares. If he tries getting in, Deimos and James will shoot him. If he gets past them, he has Zach and Ms. Swimmer to deal with. If he gets past being attacked with an ax and two heavy sticks; he'll have to survive getting attacked with a machete and a switchblade and claws. And magic." Rime said.
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Yeah, rif, ry rome riraclle, re rets rast rus, rhere's roe way, re's retting rast Ripetail" Scooby agreed. "Rynder, rou ran reep rin rour room..Ro rake ra rap, Rou rook rike rou reed rit.."
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"I'm staying here," Cynder said stubbornly. Her stomach growled loudly in hunger. "Though maybe someone can go get me something to eat?"
"Yeah, we was a human, but he could do something which reminded me a bit of digivolution," B.G. said. "His changed form was white with black stripes and a red visor."
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I'll go get it" Tiger volunteered. "what do you want? Pancakes? Hash Browns? Ceareal? You name it, I'll get it.."
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You want to be with your partner" Stripetail smiled.. "Very touching.."
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Rike rone rof rhose RV rows.. rhere rou ran rhange rinto rarmor" Scooby said, pondering what B.G said.
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"If he's Human, we can kill him." Rime said flatly.
"I'll get something for Cynder." Dr. Kerzach said.
He then went over to Cynder. "What would you like me to get?"
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Well, I;ll have heklp bringing her food at least" Tiger said. Now where are Tigress and Gemki?' He muttered to himself..
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"Hash browns, I guess," Cynder said, recognizing it as something she had sampled on her last visit.
"Yeah, I guess you could call it armor," B.G. said. "It didn't really look like armor, but it sure was tough." He recalled how Mikoto had taken a pointblank shot from his virus breath.
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"Where should we sit?" Yuusuke asked Tsukaka.
"I suppose we should sit near the people that are here," he replied. "Maybe listening to them talk will give me some idea of what I'm supposed to do here."
"You mean what we're supposed to do here," Yuusuke said as they made their way to a table.
"You're only tagging along because you can't get back to your world," they sat down and began eating.
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Dixie patted Cynder on the Head. "bringin somethging up for spyro too, when he gets up.. and me, now that I think about it" She said sitting on the bed opposite Spyro. Stripetial changing the bandages on his wound which were now soaked in blood, Spyro's breathing could now be heard by the two girls sitting on the bed next to him. Stripetail moved his paw over Spyro's body saying words under his breath
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I've put a sleeping spell on him that last for four hours" He said. "That will allow his body to recover from the blood loss, and begin the lealing process. With luck, there won't be any scarring.."
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Dr. Kerzach and Rime headed out of Stripetail's room.
Dr. Kerzach and Rime still had their weapons out.
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bulk and Skull approached Kerzach and Rime. They raised their hands above thier heads "Don't shoot! We're here to look for B.G!' Skull said shakily.."Do you know where he is..?" He asked, his voice quivering as he saw the switchblade and gun..
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(OOC - Rime has a machete. Deimos and Zanasiu are guarding the door. I am assuming that Bulk and Skull encountered Kerzach and Rime away from the room.)
"We do not know who B.G. is. But I war you, stay away from room 300. You'll recognize it because there's a dinosaur and a man, both with pistols guarding the hallway." Rime said.
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B.G. leaned against the wall, feeling some strange inclination to stick around. Perhaps because he and Spyro had been attacked by the same person? "Maybe we should tell everyone here to be on the lookout for that guy..."
Cynder sighed and sat on her haunches, her gaze not leaving Spyro.
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( My bad..)
Ok.. " The two guys said together,, turning and walking away from Rime. "Maybe He's up in the room" Skull shrugged. Bulk gave him a sour loook. "I doubt it Skull, but I don't think we have a choice, since we cant go over there' He jerked his thumb back in the direction of Rime..
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Yeah" Dixie nodded "If any of you guys see a guy in white running around, turn and head back here.." She turned and looked at Cynder, who was staring at Spyro, her face was hard to read. Her crying had messed up her blush, but Dixie knew that was probablty the last thing on her mind at the moment. "He's in excellent hands Cynder" She said soothingly. "Once the guys get back, lets focus on eating our breakfast."
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"Yeah, I know," Cynder said to Dixie, though she still didn't look away from Spyro.
B.G. glanced at the door and the numerous guards there. He would liked to go explore the hotel a bit more and maybe preform a prank or two to boost his spirits, but he was afraid to go out there by himself.
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Mikoto made his way downstairs. Topgaler was still circling the hotel, using his incredilbe vision to peer through the windows and give him a report of his surroundings. He already knew that the wounded dragon had been moved into one of the rooms and was under heavy guard.
Sneaking around to the stairs to get from the third floor to the second would be impossible, so he simply activated the zero suit and teleported straight to the first floor, his suit vanishing as he appeared.
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke were quickly devouring their meal. Tsukasa was hoping to drop off the photos he had taken of the hotel before he had to go check inventory. Though he didn't expect the photos to come out any better then all of the others he had taken.
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Tigress, Agumina and Agumon finished eating and headed up the stairs to head back to thier rooms. As they rounded the secxond floor they met Tiger. He was heading downstairs. "ThERE you are1 Tigress began..
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I'm very bust Tigress' Tiger said, starting down the steps. "I had to blow the door open after you slammed it shut We couldn't get out " tigress said, a little irked. " This is Agumon, Agumina and Tai" She said to Tiger./ Tiger merely nodded at all of them.. "We've been loooking all over for you!" Tigress said.
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Go to Room 300 and help them keep watch. One of the guest here was attacked" Tiger said.
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Dr. Kerzach and Rime entered the dining room.
Rime got a plate and stacked it with hashbrowns.
Dr. Kerzach grabbed another plate but Rime stopped him.
"No, I need someone to guard me. I'll carry both plates." Rime said, grabbing another plate and a tray.
The other plate was piled with sausages.
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"Attacked?" Tsukasa emerged from the dining room, wiping a hand over his mouth. He glanced up the stairs at the group. "By what?"
Yuusuke was still in the dining room, pigging down food. Tsukasa had no idea how he could eat so much.
"It's not a matter of what, but who..." Mikoto said, stepping out from around a corner. His white trench coat catching Tiger's eye. His sleeve was rolled up to reveal the Dino Minder on his wrist.
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It was YOU" Tiger snarled at Mikoto. ' Your white Garments give yourself away.. You're going to pay!"
- Agumon!, Agumina! " tai said whipping out his digivice. "Get ready to digivolve!"
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Dr. Kerzach peeked out from the dining room and saw a man in a white trench coat. He returned to Rime. "Our white-coated 'friend' is here we'll have to try and sneak by him."
Rime nodded and carried the tray of food out of the dining room.
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Stripetail sat back from csaring to Spyro and wiped his brow with a cloth. "Well, he' s fully asleep now, and breathing normally. He's been through an ordeal but He'll wake in awhile and probably won't remember a thing.." he said, smiling..
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Mikoto grinned as he once again found himself with three opponents. "Bakuryu change..." he morphed into the zero suit, causing Tsukasa to raise an eyebrow.
"Interesting..." Tsukasa removed the Decadriver, a small white buckle with a red eye resembling a camera from within his uniform and placed it against his waist, a belt shooting out of the side of the buckle and attaching to the other. The Ride Booker, which resembled a flate white rectangle appeared holstered on the belt's side. Tsukasa opened the rectangle and withdrew a purple and green card from it. He pulled out the two gray panels on the side of his belt, causing the white part to flip up.
"Henshin!" Tsukasa flipped the card around, showing the card code-like emblem on the back of it, before he placed it into the buckle.
"Kamen Ride..." the belt beeped. Tsukasa pushed the gray panels back into place, flipping the white part down. "Decade!"
Nine silvery emblems appeared around Tsukasa, forming into silvery
images of the same suit, before the images all converged on Tsukasa, forming a gray colored suit. A row of red cards appeared from the Decadriver and attached to Tsukasa's helmet forming black lines and causing the suit to burst into color. The lenses of his mask were bright green with pink in between the black lines. A white and black "X" adjorned his shoulder with the outer parts of his suit being pink, then black, and finally white on the inner layer.
"This is getting interesting," Mikoto said, drawing his weapon out of its holster.
"That's my line," Tsukasa aka Decade said.
(OOC: Tsukasa's suit is identical to the pink costumed figure in my signature.)
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Stripetail gestured and two rings raced out of his palm, and raced to the door 'find thry masters' He said his eyes glowing with light. The ring sueezed themselved out iunto the hallway and in a twinkling raced down to where the battled d was getting ready to begin. What the? Tiger was startled as the ring worked itself oionto to his right claw. Hey! Tigress yelled as the second ring worked itself onto her right paw. Both wolves shook their paws to try and get the rings off but it was no use..
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Rime and Dr. Kerzach headed up the stairs to the first floor.
"We made it." Rime said.
"No time to waste. We need to hurry."
The group then headed to the 3rd floor where they were waved through by the guards outside.
"Hey, Cynder we got the food." Rime said, placing the tray on a nearby table.
"I have some bad news." Dr. Kerzach said, "The man in white is in this hotel; Rime and I managed to sneak by him but when we saw him he was fighting with some of the guests."
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Dixie rose to her feet. "Lets go pay that scum back, Cynder" She said activing her armor. "He's got a world of hurt coming from me!"
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Ri'm roming roo" Scooby said activing his armor as well.
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Be careful" Stripetail said simply. "This is no ordinary mortal we're dealing with here.."
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Zachary entered the room. "So what's new?"
"We're going to deliver a can of whoopass to an intruder." Rime said.
"I'll go with the group. Rime, Yuri, stay here." Zachary said, hefting his ax.
"I want to give him a taste of my dual sticks." Ms. Swimmer said.
Zachary and Ms. Swimmer turned to Scooby. "We're coming." Zachary said, hefting his ax.
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Mr. Bigmouth was patrolling the 3rd floor halls.
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Agumon, And Agumina stood at the ready, preparing to attack.
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Lilo and stitch wee preparing to baack up to thier room when they saw the titanic battle about to be joined ahead of them. "Let's try and not get caught in this fight Stitch" Lilo said. " we need to get back to our room.." Stitch nood. "Mesa don't want to get involved.. but if Mesa has no choice.." His second pair of arms popped out from the side of his body.
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"I'll join too." Strut said, hefting his crowbar.
"Good." Zachary said, "That makes..." he started counting up the members of the group. "5 of us; add that to the group already fighting him and he's in trouble."
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Trouble? Spyro, Cynder and I gave him all he could handle. He'd going to get creamed..' Dixie said her helmet hiding the fury she was in..
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"Let's go, before he kills a guest." Zachary said. He then headed outside the door.
Strut hefted his crowbar and followed.
Ms. Swimmer waited for Dixie to follow.
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Scooby and dixie followed Ms. Swimmer, both drew thier swords gfrom their sheaths and had them held them before them..
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Zachary headed down to the lobby with Strut close behind and Ms. Swimmer, Dixie and Scooby capping off the procession.
"The cavalry has arrived." Zachary announced, brandishing his ax.
Strut soon arrived and brandished his crowbar.
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"What are you going to do now?" Velma asked.
The Tourist rubbed his jaw, "I'm not sure. Maybe just go. Not like my help is needed here anyway, not with the army staying in there now." he said
"And some of them don't look very friendly." Velma said.
"Yes, that also. I'm not sure. I may go and visit with his imperial highness Ekar, or dad as he prefers me to call him. hmm," The Tourist said pausing, "It may be time for a checkup anyway. You can come alone if you wish."
"Thanks. It's getting scary here. Nothing like the mysteries I was in before. But what about Veemon and the others?"
"I'll call the others and ask if they want to stay or come. As for Veemon I may have to travel into his future and ask him where he was at this time, or travel into his past and bring his past self and Davis along to find him." The Tourist said.
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That would be a mistake" Came a wheezy voice from the air. in a twinkling, an ancient man stood in front of them. "Your services are still needed here. This hotel is cursed, my friends, much evil has been done here.. Ignore the fighting and keep digging, and uncover the truth. " This was Merlin, from the Arthurian legends.
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The Tourist waved a bit dismissively, "Nah, I'm not needed here, what with the army in the hotel, at least half look like thugs, but if they wish to look like that that is their business. Maybe time to visit some friends of mine, see how they are doing and such."
"Yes, and with real monsters, next I bet there'll be zombies, werecats, or maybe even the ghost of a witch." Velma said.
(ooc: gotten from some scooby do movies in case some didn't know where I got the ideas from.)
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And yet you managed to solve those my dear..thuis hotel cries out for purification, and you are just the people to do it..this is a dangerous place, but that is why you must stick close to your friends" Merlin said motioning to the tardis door. "There will be plenty of time my friend to visit your friends later, for now, your help is needed here.."
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"with the army there there's enough and as for purification I can't do that. But I guess my friend Herackles can. If anyone can I'm sure a god can purify a building."
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There's no army there, only a group of guests tryingto subdue an attacker." Merlin replied.. He gestureed and magically dragged the Tourist and Velma out of the Tardis with thim. "Not easily done, I'm afraid he has learned the Eastern arts, and can disappear, but his powers pale in comparison to the combined strength of his foes. Good always prevails.. my friends, hope endures even in the blackest night. Once he is subdued, things will return to normal.. well as normal as things can be in a cursed mansion.."
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Strut and Ms. Swimmer caught up to the group.
"We should have gotten the two pistoliers." Strut said.
Ms. Swimmer brandished her twin sticks.
"Deimos and James need to guard Spyro. Rime, Yuri and Stripetail are guarding the inner room. Besides, Dixie and Scooby have rings capable of firing bolts of fire. So all we need to do is for them to distract him, then we can beat the crap out of him." Zachary replied. He then turned to Scooby and Dixie. "Ready when you are."
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Let's wait for Cynder" Dixie said. "Our goals are simple: Grab this guy, and hold him as a prisoner. Once he is in our custody though, we must treat him fairly, nit matter what.. We're not barbarians..
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"We don't have any less than lethal weapons." Zachary stated. "I can try and use my bare hands but I have no martial arts or close quarters combat training."
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Mikoto slowly backed out of the entrance and into the pouring rain outside. Tsukasa followed, grabbing the Ride Booker from his belt and converting it into gun mode. He fired off a shot, a flash of red light accompanying the bullet as it left barrel, Mikoto swatted the bullet aside with his weapon.
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"Why should we treat him fairly?" Cynder asked angrily, stepping after Dixie. "He hurt Spyro and he's going to pay."
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"I think we should go and get Herackles. Being a god he likley can purify places or at least would know how. Or Maybe I can ask Odysseus to come along and ask Athena, she likes him. Or maybe Mercury, the rumours say Odysseus is a very distant descendant of his on I believe his mother's side." The Tourist said.
"You mean Mount Olympus exists?" Velma said amazed.
"Oh yes. if we do go you'll have to stay in the tardis. Zeus and the others don't like humans on Olympus to often, but in the Tardis you'll not be really there. "
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"Because we're better than that" Dixie said in reply. "Restraint is the difference between good and evil. that guy deserves to get his butt kicked in, and to have a liong line of people waiting to take thier shot at doing that.. But that makes us no better..than him. Spyro is going to be fine, and I'm going to take you two to a movie in a little bit.."
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Cynder glanced at the floor and muttered something. "All right, let's go. We have to take him down quickly, or he'll just teleport away when he finds himself outnumbered."
She turned and headed towards the stairs.
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Mikoto and Tsukasa switched both of their weapons into sword mode and began dueling, neither having a clear advantage over the other
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The gight continued in the pouring rain, with lightning and thunder providing the backdrop.
_ Merlin pointed to Mikoto. "That is the source of all this trouble.. and we can do something about it. Velma, use that brain of yours..He pointed to a pair of nearby trees.
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"Dixie, Scooby, you try and distract him. Zach and I will try and take him down." Strut said.
Zachary was fuming. "I'm ready to chop some heads." He muttered.
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"I can't throw a tree." Velma said then looked at The Tourist.
"I'm not strong enough to toss a tree. Though Herakles can toss a tree like most humans can a javelin. I've seen him do it before." The Tourist said.
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Stripetail chimed in on the wrist communicator. "I want him alive, guys so he can be questioned, and shown the handiwork of his ill deeds. Knock him out, Stun him, break a few bones if you have to, but do NOT kill him.."
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Scooby, and Dixie ran down the stairs and out the dioor, where they saw a small group of figures runnning towards a pair of trees.
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Tsukasa brought his sword down on Mikoto's head. He raised his own sword and blocked, before dropping a hand from holding his sword, a blast of crackling yellow energy shot from his palm and enveloped Decade, forcing the rider back.
"Fine then, a ryu for a kyoryu," Tsukasa said, converting the Ride Booker back into book mode and opening it, removing a card. A figure clad in red and black armor with a silver helmet was pictured on the card, he flipped it around, showing the dragon head emblem on the back of it.
"Kamen Ride..." the Decadriver announced as the card was inserted. "Ryuki!"
Three silvery images of the figure on the card converged on Decade, transforming him into Kamen Rider Ryuki. "Attack Ride... Sword Vent!" A curved sword fell out of the sky and into Tsukasa's hands.
Cynder growled as she flew out of the door and at Mikoto, who batted the angry dragoness to the side.
"Move, I'm done playing with you for the moment," Mikoto said, glaring at Decade.
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No, Tie this rope betwen the two trees so that when he backs up to them he trips and loses his balance, which will allow us to capture him.." Merlin explained
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We're not done with you!" Dixie sneered. " You;'re going to pay for what you did! You nearly killed one off my best friends! Does that mean anything to you?"
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"It's my power." Mikoto said, ducking a slash from Decade/Ryuki's sword and sidestepping another enraged charge from Cynder. "I'm free to do what I want with it. Just like you could use your power for whatever you want, but what do you do with it? You waste it protecting a race that doesn't even appreciate your efforts, when you could be using it for your own satisfaction."
"Shut up!" Cynder growled, swinging her tail at Mikoto, who blocked with his weapon. Tsukasa took advantage of the distraction and nailed Mikoto with a slash to the ribs, most of the damage prevented by the zero suit.
"So you don't believe in using your power for a higher purpose then your own petty desires?" Tsukasa asked.
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Zachary had also joined in. "You will not endanger anyone here!" he roared, swiping at Mikoto with his ax.
Strut joined the battle as well. "You will not harm anyone ever again!" Strut swung his crowbar like a baseball bat, aiming for Mikoto's ribs.
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Rw ruse rour rower ror rood!' Scooby said, slashing at Mikoto with his sword. "Rou ruse rours ro rarm rothers! Rhatr rort rof rerson rare rou?" He slashed at him again.. They were moving Mikoto backwards tword the twin trees..
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"What rope? I only have some monowire, that is wire that is a molecule thick. Or maybe this wirepoon that wesley dodds lent me on a case I helped him on." The Tourist said taking out circa 1940's wirepoon gun. "The tourist said and shot one end at at tree and tied the other end to another tree. "Only a fool would be fooled by that." the tourist said.
"I think I'll stay behind this other tree." Velma said. The tourist went over and handed her a few small round glass balls. "if he gets to close toss these, they were made by dr mcnighter, and they make an area totally black for a time." The Tourist said as he put on a spare pair of goggles like what dr mid-night would wear, putting them above his forhead in case Velma used the Blackout Bombs.
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Mikoto ducked and parried the sword blows from Scooby, Zachary, and Tsukasa, his dodging and weaving caused Strut's crobar to hit his shoulder instead of his head. Mikoto reached up and grabbed hold of the crobar, spinning it and its holder around and into the group currently attacking him.
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Strut and Zachary got back onto their feet.
"It takes a lot more than that!" Zachary shouted. He resumed attacking Mikoto with his fire ax.
Strut again joined the battle, resorting to jabbing the pointed tip of the crowbar into Mikoto's groin, stomach and other soft spots.
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Mikoto swung his sword into the crobar and ax, slicing both weapons neatly in half. "You dare to challenge me with this limited power. Be gone, I have no business with you."
He became a white blur dodging a blast of shadow from Cynder and attacking Scooby, Dixie, Cynder, and Tsukasa with his sword, his speed making it impossible to dodge. The only thing that saved them from being evicerated was their armor.
"You see?" Mikoto asked as he resumed a more mortal pace. "This is the fate of a hero! You'll fall and those you protect will neither know, nor care."
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Quicjkkly! Merlin Said to the Tourist and Velma 'Take this rope" He gestured and pulled a rope from mid-air. And tie a strand between those two trees. with him being so distracted, he won't notice. Have a line between the trees and hold on tight. He trip, and lose his weapon. Then all you have to is tie him up tightly, and drag him back inside.. I'm giving you the rope, but YOU're making it work' MErlin smiled.
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The fate of a villian is still worse!" Dixie spat. Bringing her sword up. "You die alone in prison, forgotten by the world outside! Heros are remembered, even if they fall in battle, thier goodness lives on after them as an inspiration to others.."
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The tourist took the rope and tied it to the same trees where he had tied the rope from the wirepoon. "I highly doubt these 2 ropes will trip anyone. Even the un of mor 9 would laugh at such a trap." The Tourist said.
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"I do!" roared Zachary. "I am not afraid of you!"
Strut said threw the remains of his crowbar at Mikoto, hoping to distract him. "You'll never be great! Heroes are immortalized! You'll fade away as time passes! Even if we fall, we will be remembered!"
Ms. Swimmer had somehow gotten behind Mikoto unnoticed and she swung her sticks down into Mikoto's head with as much force as she could muster.
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Hold them low to the ground, about where his ankles will be..then when he stumbles, tie him fast. The others will hold him down while you tie his hands and feet..' Merlin said quickly..
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"I will not die in a prison," Mikoto said. "For what prison could hold me? And I care not if I'm rememberd, just so long as I've had my fun, before I'm gone."
He ducked around Mrs. Swimmer's attack and glanced back towards the trees and the people hidden there. "Do you really think I will fall for such an idiotic trick?"
Cynder rose to her feet, a purple glow surrounding her. She spat out her fury breath, Mikoto disappearing within the beam of light, a cry of pain coming from him. "Die, you arrogant scum!"
A yellow glow pulsed from within the beam, drowning out the purple light with its intensity and then Mikoto was hoisting Cynder into the air, gripping her by the neck. The black stripes on his costume had jutted out into spikes.
"How cute," Mikoto ran a hand over Cynder's cheek elicting a shudder from her before he tossed her to the side, dodging a slash from Tsukasa.
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The tourist did as merlin said having no idea what he eas saying and added in some monowire (wire 1 molecule thick) as well using a special applicator glove for that..
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Ms. Swimmer again tried to attack Mikoto.
Strut ran up to the 3rd floor. "Deimos, we need you and your pistol."
Deimos grinned. "Let's see how he likes getting shot."
Strut stopped to pick up a fire ax from a box in the hallway.
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After several minutes, Deimos and Strut arrived at the lobby.
Deimos wasted no time in drawing his pistol and shooting at Mikoto.
Strut handed the ax to Zachary.
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Ripetail rill rick rour rass!" Scooby swore..
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That is quite enough!= YToung Man" Merlin said gesturing and Throwing Mikoto back towards the Rope. "Now!" He barked..
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"What the h-!?" Mikoto excalimed as he was thrown back. The spikes were still present on his suit and would make holding him down rather difficult. Mikoto thrust his arms to the side, stopping and hovering in midair. "Another one of you?"
He swung the two blades attached to the backs of his wrists at Stripetail, two waves of black energy shooting forth.
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Velma threw down the Blackout Bombs. The tourist pulled the goggles of Dr Mcnider down so he could see and pulled out some monowire to try to tie Drake up if he could.
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(it's Merlin)
Merlin put his hand to the ground before him and raised it up. the black beams plowed into the raised earth, sending it off in pieces. "Young man, you are an ameteur. I could beat ruffians like you blindfolded when I was ten.." The ancient wizard said.. stepping forward. "Even in my advanced age, my powers still vastly outstrip yours.."
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"Then let me show you my full power," Mikoto said, the spikes on his suit vanishing in a flash of light. "Topgaler! Stego!"
Topgaler screeched as he descended out of the sky, attracting the attention of those on the ground. Mikoto leapt toward the massive white bakuryu, disppearing into the cockpit. "Bakuryu gattai!"
Topgaler descended and hoisted Stego into the air, before splitting apart. His wings attached to the bottom of Stego forming Killeroh's legs, while his legs attached to Stego's sides and formed the arms. The giant mecha dropped down behind the hotel and towered over it, staring down at the ground on the group. Mikoto's voice issued from within. "This is my power at its greatest! What do you think?"
"That's not good," Tsukasa said.
Cynder stared up in horror at the behemoth. It matched the Destroyer for size.
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Merlin merely pointed to the ground. " May the Ground rise to meet you, and hold you firm" Suddenly the ground beneath the giant Baruyu began rising, or rather the creature began siniking.. the ground had become like quicksand and the monster roared as it sreuggled to free iitself, bvut the ground held it fast. In a manner of seconds motre than half the creature was trapped in the ground..
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"Do know where we can get an Abrams tank or several?" Deimos asked. "Or call in an airstrike?"
"No. I'm not sure if we have any military bases nearby." Zachary replied.
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The Tourist nodded to Velma who took out her cellphone and pressed a certain button and said, only "red 1."
"2 can plan that game." The tourist said and took out from a pocket what looked like a normal pearl that quickly swelled to the size of a bowling ball that he held in both hands and began to glow. He said a word in imperial dragon and the dragon pearl flowed into his body, engulfing his body in flames that swelled up and when they cleared he had turned into an imperial dragon.
From the hotel the tourists other friends came out with sam in her famale utahraptor form with glowing amber colored eyes.
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"What?!" Mikoto exclaimed as Killeroh sank it failed its arms about, though it remainded silent.
"Human, we can't move!" Topgaler said through the Dino Minder.
"Then I suppose the only thing we can do is retreat..." Mikoto sighed. The half-sunken Killeroh faded out of sight.
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the gathered group watched as the giant creature faded and the figure in white came down before them.
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Tie him up Velma!" Dixie said. "I don't think he will resist now.."
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"He's down! Let's move!" Deimos shouted.
The group, minus Strut, then rushed over to Mikoto's form. Strut ran back inside to fetch some cable ties.
Deimos aimed his pistol at Mikoto's head. "Don't move."
Zachary pinned Mikoto down, pressing his knee into Mikoto's stomach.
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Velma picked up some rope the tourist had dropped and tried to tie up the stranger. Not sure who he was or what was going on.
[cencored] I didn't get to eat anyone. Sam telegraphically sent out.
"Maybe next time." Odysseus said.
The Tourist did is best to relax and concentrate and returned to normal slowly, putting the dragon pearl away into a pocket once it had shrunk back down to it's small size.
I think I may take up his offer one day. The Tourist thought to himself, thinking of an offer a certain imperial emperor had made him, saying he was not to answer till after his 12th regeneration had passed.
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Strut returned with the cable ties and proceeded to bind Mikoto's hands and feet.
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Sam shook her head still not to happy with how things turned out. and I missed all the fun too. She sent out.
"There'll be plenty more fun in the future." The Tourist said. "and perhaps even foes for you to eat." He said.
"as long as I don't have to see it." Sara said making a yuk face.
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Bring him' In Dixie said. " I want him to face Sttripetail and alse see what he did to Spyro.." She turned to Cynder who had come to them. "you alright, Cynder?"
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The Tourist looked at his friends. "I need a vacation." He said.
You're not the only one. Sam sent out telepathically.
Brooklyn crossed his arms, "She's right, you're not the only one." He said.
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Techinically,, this hotel IS a vacation.." merlin said. "Come on, my friends, Lunch is on me.." He smiled.. Come on Velma, my dear. Sara you too."
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"Like some time in the imperial gardens." Sara said remembering what they were like.
"I think I may visit there, after some time soaking in the imperial family hot tub." The Tourist said.
"I'd like to see those gardens." Velma said.
"You can be my personal guest." The Tourist said looking at Velma. "Since we're not needed here." The Tourist said, taking out a tiny communicator and speaking into it. "Set co-ordinates for my personal residence in the imperial palace of Korodos." The Tourist said, he heard the affermative response from the tardis.
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The Green Ghost was looking out of a window. "Looks like another case solved. He was behind it all. At least good won out in the end, and that is all that counts." He said then looked at Hawkmon, "well, guess that means time for us to go home." He said then activated the digi-portal generator and went back to their home in the digital world.
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Merlin gestured and caused the tardis to reappear. he was starting to become Angry. "This hotel is not even close to being purified.. and I'm ashamed of you all! Everyone that can helkp is needed here, there have been several attempts to solve the curse, over the years. None of them have worked so far,, But never before have so many guests been available to begin the search.. My friends" Merlin said to Sara, Velma and the Tourist. "YOU ARE NOT LEAVING! Not until this hotel is cleaned of the curse and restored to its former glory! Now get inside inside>' While Merlin was not the magician he was in his youth, he still was a formidable magician in his old age..
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"I know nothing about purifying stuff. That is a god thing. I can ask Herakles, he may know."
"I can ask Athena. I'm sure she would know." Odysseus said.
"No one in my clan knows magic. The only magician we had was Demona and she only knows black magic." Brooklyn said.
I've no ideas. The human bearly can remember bits of his past before his capture by Veloci. Though I would have loved to see the look on his face as his base and his men and himself were phased and out put into a permanent timeloop." Sam said.
"I doubt he had much of a look on his face, after I shot him in the back. He didn't know that I can still act even when my neck is severed in 2 by his teeth." Odeysseus said.
"I don't know anything about magic." Velma said.
"Breaking curses is my uncle's line of interest. I can ask him to pop along here, as for magic, I'm sure I can find an elf who can teach you some magic." Sara said.
"Or I can ask a naga. They may know of some types you can easily learn." The Tourist said to Velma.
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'Quit trying to find excuses, the Man in white will give each of you some of his power' Merlin said opening the door. "Besides Lady Sara, your dragon friend is coming here in a manner of minutes>. He smiled at Sara. Merlin was legendary for his ability to see into the future, while this skill was not as strong as it used to be, he still had the gift.." Come on, my dears.. "
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"Get the powers of evil, no thanks, sounds icky anyway." Sara said.
"Never a wise thing to do. I've seen it go wrong many times." Odysseus said.
"You can try but if I have to I"ll just regenerate and remove it, I've not regenerated yet so I have the full 12 left. I'll not be corrupt." He turned to Odysseus, "You know what to do if I do get corrupt." The tourist said to Odysseus who nodded.
"I can see what power does to someone, how it effected some that I've known before, Demona, Xanatos, Fox, and others." Brooklyn said crossing his arms.
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This magic will be good, being used by you.. Black magic is often simply magic used for ill deeds" Merlin replied.. " When his power is taken from him, it is not dark magic, my friends.. come on, lets discuss this over lunch.. my treat.." he motioned to the dining rioom, where a delicius beffet oiof fish, chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and hamergers was being set up. the smell was delicious..
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Scooby and Dixie were seated at a table, Scooby had piled his plte high with chicken, and mashed potatoes. Dixie had fish and mashed potatoes on hers.
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Shaggy came in, and noticed Velma. " Come on Velma. Its lunchtime! Come on! Help yourself. "There was relief in his voice, the battle with Mikoto was over, now they could explore the hotel.. after lunch..
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"in my experience, evil tends to stay evil. Evil magic is evil." Brooklyn said.
Human food, nasty. Sam said telepathically.
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You were dealing with very dark magic then" Merlin replied.. "I think we'll strip him of his powers , but not dsubject you to them.." He sighed.. " You have abilities. Bedwyr, you are thousands of years old, you have knowledge that no mortal being posesses, Brookyln, you can fly, you have claws, and you managed to get back thrugh the Phoenix gate, with my friend's help. You all bring something to the table. Have a drink of my wine, I apologize if it is a bit strong, but I like the taste of strong wine.." Hevgestured and a jug of wine appeared on a nearby table..
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"Yea, like my curse will help any. I can't die, don't age, and heal at the rate of every other human around, that won't do much good here." Odysseus said.
"I'm way out of my league here. I'm a scientist & doctor. Those are useless here and may feeble apprentice level dragon magic is less then useless unless a candle needs to be lit or some food or drink made a few degrees colder or warmer."
"I can't even fly, just sorta glide. I don't know nothing bou no curses, nor ghosts. Nothing I can do here." Brooklyn said.
"I way out of my league here. I can only handle fake monsters and ghosts, not real ones." Velma said.
I'm of no use here, and the human is less then useless. Sam telepathically sent.
"This sort of thing is more in my uncle's line of expertise, way out of my knowledge or ability." Sara said.
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Will ALL of you STOP COMPLAINING? came a strong male voice from the doorway. In stride a large dragon, ten feet in height, and he looked put out. "Which of you is called Sara?' He asked. He glared at Odyseuess. "My master has told me much about you king of Ithica. You spent decades trying to get home to your wife and son, and braved the worst the ancient gods could throw at you..that man was a great man, who despite his mortality, inspired even the gods.. Now you're a scentist, you has een the advancement of science over the centuries. Your knowledge is needed here. Ghosts leave ectoplasm, which can be studied.." Tarrax said, if it was he..
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Strut returned to the hotel. After several minutes he returned with another weapon, this time it was a shovel.
"He's right. We need to find this curse and break it." Zachary said, replacing the ax in his scabbard.
Deimos turned to Odysseus. "We have no special powers. Everyone of my friends are mortal. And yet, we persist."
He then turned to Brooklyn. "None of my friends can even glide."
He turned to the The Tourist, Velma and Sara and spoke. "Your intelligence combined with magic can exceed anything we can even think about. We have no magic, we can't even light a candle without tools."
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"Not a lot I can do with my magic." Sara said.
"Not a lot I can do with my science, medical knowledge, as for my magic it's so feeble it's best not mentioned." The Tourist said. "As for intelligence I'd not rate mine as all that high."
"Not much I can't do unless there is something to shot with my pistol or hack with my sword, which is hidden. Speaking of which." Odysseus said, "Best hide this, no need to get arrested for having a gun." He said as he handed his pistol to The Tourist who put it into one of his many pockets. "As for powers none of us really have powers, apart from very acute senses that some have, and one of us can glide. " Odyseus said.
You said better then what I was going to say.Sam said.
"Same with me." Brooklyn said.
"Now if you want ghost busters I know of some, there are 2 of them and they have a gorilla team mate. Their pretty goofy but they have not failed in a mission yet." The Tourist said. "I can go and fetch them."
(OOC: I mean a live action tv show I use to watch as a kid in the 70's that no one here has seen. Though I'm not good enough to rp them. You can see the intro at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHxZRYbWLSE) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHxZRYbWLSE))
& a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1UisCnud0&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1UisCnud0&NR=1) )
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Tarrax looked at her.. "It doesn't matter! Start thinlking of what you CAN do, instead of complaining about what you can't! Trust me, I've wasted decades doing just that, and it didn't help me one bit..."
He pointed to each of them in turn. "My master said very good thing aboiut each of you, even though he dosen't know many of you all that well, he's got a good instinct about people. What would your friends and families say about you now, Oddyseus? They would not recognize you, the man who once challenged the ancient gods, and defied them. Your name has become Legend Oddyseus..
He then looked at Sara, giving her a through looking over, "If you're Sara, then let me tell you , my lady, I do not date cowards who whine about what they aren't, or about what they don';t have. have coinfidence in yourselves! Brooklyn" He gave the gargoyle a looking over. "what would your mate and child say, if they saw you like this? Compose yourself"
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Strut's stomach growled. "I'm getting something to eat."
"I'll be in Spyro's room. I need to guard him. Bring me something to eat." Deimos said.
"I'm hungry too. Combat takes a lot of energy out of you." Zachary added.
Strut, Deimos and Zachary then headed into the hotel
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"Energy like a digimon I guess. You should see how much they eat after a combat. Especially some digimon friends of mine. I should look them up and visit them." The Tourist said as he took out a small container of some air popped popcorn from one of hi pockets to eat.
"and as for lighting a candle with magic, I think it would take me around 5 minutes if I have no distractions." The tourist said between eating his popcorn.
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They can't do it at all" Tarrax said taking a seat in the dining rooom. 'So, even if it takes five minutes, you can do something they can't.."
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"For lighting candles I don't do that, I use a cigarette lighter like this one from 1917." The tourist said taking out a 1917 era cigarette lighter. "Anyone can use this." He said as he put it back and took out a tiny 17th century box, "or these lucifer matches from 1632, though they do stink so I try not to use them." he said.
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And what about from the future?' Tarrax raised his eyebrows.
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"Got anything good in the pockets? " Brooklyn asked. The Tourist took out an apple and handed it to him. "You were reading this last time." He said and took out a rolled up comic and handed it to Brooklyn who found a place to sit and started to read the comic where he had left off, once unrolled it could be seen to be action comics issue 1.
"The future, I didn't know they sold lucifer matches in the 21st century. I thought they had stopped back, at some year, I forget when." The Tourist said.
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Surely, you've picked up articles from the future" tarrax said looking at him. He then looked at Sara. She was smaller than he was, but she had the bearing of a noble dragon. " His voice softened slightly. "You must be Sara, please tell me a little about yourself..'
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The Tourist shrugged, "nah, the most futuristic item I have were these feather shuriken that gatchaman 2 gave me and a copy of both action comics issue 1,000 and superman issue 1,000. " The Tourist said. "The feather shuriken were only good really for target practice, not practical weapons." The Tourist said holding a bent feather shuriken. "Really useless in combat really. But they were fun to use in target practice." The Tourist said. "I have just this bent 1 left. The next most advanced thing I have is a doctor's black bag from the 1940's, but it won't fit in my pockets so I keep it in my tardis."
Sara shrugged a bit shy and not thinking she was very special. "I'm not very spectacular. My family are on the imperial council, though the emperor has the real power, it does the day to day stuff for the most part, and a few members are on the emperor's personal advisers. I met the Tourist here during a certain adventure that led to his being adopted by the emperor as one of his sons, as well as another option that he can ask for after his 12th regeneration & a few ministers being, well punished for what they did, and them being replaced and some of my family being put on his personal advisers. & later The Tourist was named the imperial family physician. He's mine as well as some of my family also." Sara said.
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Deimos went upstairs to Spyro's room.
He was waved through by the guards.
"Hey, guys, you can go eat, I'll take over for now." Deimos said.
Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth headed down to the first floor.
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Anton, Ivan, Chris and Paul were already in the dining room.
"Hello Anton." Zachary said.
"Uh hello..." Anton said.
"His name's Zachary." Paul whispered.
"Hello Zachary."
Paul sighed. "It's too bad we didn't make it down to the lobby in time; we would have been able to help."
"No you wouldn't have." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Say what?" Paul said, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"She speaks the truth." Strut said. "He was able to dodge simultaneous attacks from 4 of us. And cut my original weapon, a crowbar in 2 with his sword. Deimos even emptied 20 rounds of .357 SIG into him, with no effect!"
"We would have needed something like an anti-tank missile to take him down." Zachary said.
Zachary got up and headed to the buffet.
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So you are a noblebeast" Tarrax said. " Well , we have that in common. At this point in my life.. I look for intellect, rather than physical features. " He said. " Although you are very attractive..." He smiled.. "Forgive me for being a bit forward, I haven''t met many lady dragons in my recent past, so I'm a bit rusty.."
He looked at his food.. " So you're a member of the Council? how often does that meet? Mine meets for 10 mmonths out of the year.. so we spend a lot of time discussing laws and rules and getting to know each other. Do you have any friends on the Council?"
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So you are a noblebeast" Tarrax said. " Well , we have that in common. At this point in my life.. I look for intellect, rather than physical features. " He said. " Although you are very attractive..." He smiled.. "Forgive me for being a bit forward, I haven''t met many lady dragons in my recent past, so I'm a bit rusty.."
He looked at his food.. " So you're a member of the Council? how often does that meet? Mine meets for 10 mmonths out of the year.. so we spend a lot of time discussing laws and rules and getting to know each other. Do you have any friends on the Council?"
Sara looks away a bit feeling shy, "Thanks." She said at the compliment of looking attractive, "You are attractive also. Though I do agree intelligence is more important then looks."
She nods, "I'm a member of the council. They meet around 8-10 months of the year, sometimes less and sometimes more, depending on the need. I do have some friends on the council, quite a few, and some relatives also. Though there is one strange fellow who sometimes wants the council to meet so they can discuss if they should discuss meeting at the next meeting. Like, "I move we should discuss if we want to meet tuesday to discuss if we should meet thursday and during the thursday meeting discuss if we should meet monday." sort of thing."
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The Tourist took out a bit of beef jerky and an issue of superman number 1 and unrolled it and started to read it. Ian tapped him on the shoulder and asked him a question quietly to which the Tourist nodded and took out a copy of The Time Machine, personally signed by the author to him and which he was nice enough to add in some margin notes on certain pages explaining or commenting.
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Tarrax groaned. ' I know a few beasts like those. They like meeting for the sake of meeting. A fine use of the dragon populations' money" He rolled his eyes. ' So how long have you been a member of the Council?' He asked. " I brought some books for light reading" He said pulling a backpack ot of midair and opened it. he reached inside and pulled out a few books. "The Count of Monte Cristo, signed by Dumas Himself" He said, handing it to Velma. "Les Miserables", first edition, please be careful with it" He aid handing it to Brooklyn , and one of my favorites . "Great Expectations" He smiled handing it to Oddyseues.
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Sara nods, "The imperial family member or representative usually tells him he'll second his motion if he lets him or the emperor eat him and he usually with draws the motion. He's been pretty quiet for a while now."
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Tarrax laughed loudly. "Yes, I would think he'd shut it after that.. Your highness, I don't want to die so I'll withdraw the motion..'" He chuckled. "Do you like the fish? I find it to be a bit flaky, but good.
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Dixie meanwhile had gone back to Stripetail's rooom to check on Spyro.. "He should wake up pretty soon right?' She asked.. "Any time now.." stripetail replied..
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Sara shrugged, "I've been only a hundred years or so. & yes I do like fish. I have a cousin who invented self frying fish." Sara said.
"Thanks." Said Velma, Odysseus and Brooklyn.
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Really?" Tarrax smiled. "quite the inventive mind. I once created a magical paper that could write on itself.. Didn't sell well though..well, when I first created it.. I was approached a few hundred years ago by a dragon paper company who wanted to use my idea. Well, If they wanted to use my idea, they've have to pay me well for it, in royalties. Well they agreeed, and every month or so I get a cheeck from them. "Dragomalin,Paper Compoany" They're called. Good beasts, the paper has sold well, andd made money for both of us.. But enough about me" Tarrax said, Looking at Sara intently across the table. "What do you like to do? You play any dragon-sports?
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Sara shruggs, "not much really, swimming underwater, flying underwater while not using my wings, Aerobatics. Just a few simple things like that." Sara said.
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Anything to keep yourself active. I used to be good at troll tossing. which is just as it sounds , you capture a group of trolls, then have the dragons pick them up with their front legs and throw them as far as you can." Tarrax smiled. NoT sure if you have any odd games like that pn your world.."
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Sara nods, "There are a few, like dwarf tossing the larger dragons do. The dwarves are well paid and put on plate armor and have a shield they hold in each hand." Sara said.
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Still accidents happen. I onnce threw a troll through a tree. He was alright, but left a huge hole in the tree. The tree is still there, as is the hole. I think they hung a placard underneath the hole marking the date this happened. The troll is still around, believe it or not, he's several thousand years old, doesn't get around as well as he used to, name's Cirdalic.
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Sara nods, "Accidents do happen."
"Maybe he needs to drink a youth potion or 2." Sara said.
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Youth potions don't work on trolls all that well.. Once they hit a certain age, thats it.." Tarrrax replied. "Do you have any brothers or sisters..?"
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Sara nods, "I have some of both. One has a big hobby of peering into other worlds to get ideas for new designs of enchanted items, like flying easy chairs, flying recliners, flying enchanted sports cars (that have no and need no engine since they are enchanted) and other things like that."
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Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth entered the dining room and began helping themselves.
Zachary had already finished a large bowl of pasta with marinara sauce and went back for a second helping.
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Up in Stripetail's room, Deimos was guarding the entrance. It was still raining outside.
"Stripetail, do you think we'll eventually need to learn magic?" Deimos asked. "I shot our white coated bounty hunter about 20 times and didn't even hurt him. And if we meet more like him, we won't be able to do anything against them."
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Well, perhaps you could try buying armor-piercing bullets, granted that may not work with enchanted armor thiough. as for learning magic, well, you really have to either be born with magical abilities, or be given magical items" stripetail said. "I take it you wabnt to be prepared in any situation.. But if you don't have magical abilities from birth, you really can't learn magic, i'm afraid Deimos.."
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The Tourist nodded and giggled a bit, "Don't forget the cheese and chocolate golems one of your uncles made for the new year's celibration. As I recall they were pretty popular, though surprising to some. "
Sara nodded, "then there was the beer golem, even stranger. Did you hear who made that one?"
The Tourist shook his head, "No, but it was pretty popular with certain dragons and dwarves."
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Tarrax laughed, "you must have some rowdy New Years's party's. plenty of fooling around I'd wager.." He grinned, showing rows of gleaming white teeth and fangs.. "The guys get rowdy on dragomalin too.. as you might expect. "
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Sara nods, "I can imagine. I guess it's the same all over."
"I'm not sure if any can eat as much as Guilmon can. I remember in the first one he attended he must have eaten half the bread golem just by himself." The Tourist said laughing at the memory. Then he wanted some of the cheese and candy golems too."
"I remember how big his belly was before he finally felt full." Sara said laughing.
"Then he slept for about 3 days." The Tourist said.
"Boy was Moran embarrassed. He pretended to never have met the him before." Sara said.
"It took a couple of dragons to carry Guilmon back to my rooms so he could sleep off his feast in his bed." The Tourist said.
"I heard the dwarves and some dragons had a bet on how long before he would stop." Sara said.
"All true." The Tourist said, both laughing and giggling from the memory.
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Oh thats nothing" shaggy said. My buddy Scooby here ate 277 pieces of fish in 15 minutes.. I'll bet you $1000 that Scooby could out-eat Guilmon, or whatever his name is.. Do we have a bet?"
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Deimos shrugged. "You said that magic does not affect bullets. Would an anti-tank rocket work against him? And once this rain clears, a few of us are going to retrieve our weaponry from Shaggy's house and get some rockets."
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Magic does not affect bullets MUch" stripetail clarified. Magic can deflect bullets...if they are fired from some distance awway. There is no need to bring rocket launchers in this hotel, beside the manager most likely won't allow them on the premises. Go, get your weapons, and ammo, and scour the hotel for anything odd. Many odf us are going into town after the rain stops."
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The Tourist shakes his head, "I don't bet, even on sure things. But if you need some money I do have some stuff worth a thousand here on me. How about this comic I'm reading, or..." The tourist said and reached into his pockets searching, "Can't find my credit/debit card, but I have found this uncut emerald. I'm sure one of them is worth at least a thousand, here, take one or both of them. Not like I need money with the fortunes I have across a number of worlds." He said offering the superman issue 1 and the uncut emerald to Shaggy.
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Man, I'm worth a billion dollars" shaggy replied. " I don't need the money, and from what you said, neither do you.. A thousand bucks is chump change for both of us.. It was just a harmless bet, thats all.."
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"Nah, I don't like betting. I thought you were betting since you needed the money to pay off a loan shark or the mob or something." The Tourist said as he put his things away. He took out a small 2 ounce container and opened to to start to sip the tea within.
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"By 'some distance away' you mean 200+ meters?" Deimos asked. "And we will only use the rockets outside and only if hostile armored forces are present."
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Zachary had eaten his 3rd bowl of pasta.
Dr. Zanasiu was eating a pork stir fry.
Strut was eating a vegetable stir fry.
Rime had finished eating his steak and was carrying a plate with 4 steaks out of the cafeteria.
"Rime! Aren't you full?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"It's for Deimos." Rime replied. He then walked out of the cafeteria and into the lobby.
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Dr. Kerzach was working in the kitchen. He noticed something odd by the back of the kitchen but kept it to himself.
"Ah Dr. Kerzach, you have a nice day?" Haresh asked.
"Yes. I had a nice day Mr. Devarajah." Dr. Kerzach responded, not looking up from his pot of pasta.
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Go ask Briggins if you can bring them on the premises, and by on the premises, I mean anywhere near the building" Stripetail replied. And By some distance away I mean 10 feet away.."
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Deimos sighed. "Great, we do all of our shooting at ranges of 40 or so feet. Guess that leaves explosives and melee weaponry or point-blank shots."
Deimos then headed down to the lobby.
After several minutes he approached Briggins. "Hey Briggins, can we bring in some antitank rockets in case we get attacked by armored forces or foes immune to small arms? And where can we place the ammo and weapons we'll be bringing in later."
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Why do you need such advanced weaponry in here , Sir?' " Briggins gave Deimos a look. "This is an hotel, sir, not an arms depot. You've have to give a darn good explanation as to why I should permit such weapons in here.. this is an historic landmark, sir, it was designated as such in 1942" Briggins said.." I will not have such weapons in here, if they are to protect us from enemies that exist only in your mind.."
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Ian walked up to the Tourist and whispered in his ear. The Tourist listened and nodded and reached into his pockets to pull out and hand over a big mac still in it's container and a unopened can of root beer. ian found a place to sit down and started to eat and drink.
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"Come to room 300 and I'll give you a VERY good explanation why we need these munitions." Deimos said.
"Ah, Deimos. I thought you'd be guarding Spyro." Rime said. "I have your lunch."
"Thanks, I'm trying to convince Briggins why we need some heavy weapons."
Zachary and Strut walked out of the dining room.
"Briggins, Deimos is not hallucinating nor are his enemies imaginary. They are real." Strut said. "We were attacked by a white coated man, who was capable of shearing solid metal with his sword. And" Strut bent down to pick up the 2 halves of the crowbar he used to attack Mikoto "this is what he did to one of your crowbars!" Strut placed the 2 halves of the crowbar on the table.
Zachary started heading up the stairs. "I'll guard Spyro."
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"I just wish I knew what was going on." The Tourist said.
"You're not the only one." Odysseus said.
"I think I speak for us all when I agree with you." Brooklyn said looking at the Tourist and having the rest of his Traveling companions with Velma too, nodding.
"Maybe we need to all in Charlie Chan, or Solar Pons. They are good detectives." The Tourist said.
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Why not Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple? Come on Velma" shaggy said. " You'ere as good as any detective in stories.." Shaggy said..
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briggins sighed.. 'Very well, I'll listen, But if I'm not satisfied, i'll bar the weapons and that will be the end of it.. so you'd beter make it very convincing.."
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"Solar Pons is the last name Sherlock Holmes was using that I know of. I've never met Miss Marple personally not have any idea how to get in contact with them." The Tourist said.
"I've never even heard of Miss Marple." Velma said, "I'd vote for Charlie Chan or Solar Pons. I'd say we need their help here."
"or Mr. Moto." Odysseus said.
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From the Stories I've read, she's an old Lady in England with a gift for solving murders..' Tai said. "its in the Books of Magtha Cruski, or something like that.." He shrugged. "Besides,
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"I don't have her number, but I can call Solar Pons or Charlie Chan. That monster that Velma told me about and the guy in white must have done some murders here. I'm sure one of them can solve the murders and such here. I've not the faintest idea how to solve a mystery myself. " The Tourist said.
"I just know how to hack and shoot stuff. But I do have Mr. Moto's number." Odysseus said.
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I don't think the phones will work, not in this weather" Tarrax said. "I think we're on our own..
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Have confidence friends' Merlin said, taking a sip from his wine.." We can do this, together."
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"Then maybe I best use the 1 shot item the emperor made me and get to korodos. I'm no help here." The Tourist said.
"unless I can hack or shoot something I'm not." Odysseus said.
"I am also here." Velma said.
"I'm no detective, that is Broadway's thing." Brooklyn said.
"I'm useless here, and sam is only good for biting or eating someone." ian said finishing his big mac and sipping his root beer.
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"There is nothing I can do against ghosts." The Tourist said.
"My sword will go right through a ghost just like air, the same as my gun's bullets." Odysseus said.
"I've not studied a discussing and illegal branch of magic like Necromancy, nor nethermancy for that matter." Sara said.
"I'm just tagging along, I don't know nothing about ghosts nor magic." Ian said.
"I am pretty much the same." Brooklyn said.
"I've never even seen any ghosts, except fake ones and don't know what to do in any case."
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(OOC - where is Mikoto?)
Deimos led Briggins to room 300. Zachary was already present with his ax at the ready.
Deimos opened the door and showed Spyro's bandaged injury to Briggins. "This is what that white coated assailant did to one of your guests! And after you're done absorbing that, I can show you the assailant.
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Dr. Kerzach was inside the kitchen and exploring the backrooms when he stumbled upon a reddish crystal. He was about to pick the crystal up when Haresh grabbed him.
"Ah, shouldn't you be working?" Haresh asked, his voice had a menacing quality to it.
"I was on my way back to work. And let go of me." Dr. Kerzach said.
"No, I can't let go of you."
"Let go of me!" Dr. Kerzach commanded.
"I can't."
Dr. Kerzach reached inside his labcoat. " Let go of me or I will use force!"
"What force." Haresh asked, his face forming into a sneer.
In one smooth motion, Dr. Kerzach pulled out his switchblade and opened it. "I was not kidding." he said coldly, brandishing his switchblade.
Haresh snapped his fingers and vanished; in his place several solid appearing images of cooks, each wielding some kind of kitchen utensil as a weapon appeared.
Dr. Kerzach narrowed his eyes. "So you wish to fight is it?"
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Strut entered the kitchen for more food when he heard voices. He readied his shovel and saw Dr. Kerzach surrounded by the cooks, who seemed intent on attacking him.
"Yo we got a situation in the kitchen!" Strut shouted.
He then entered the kitchen and swung his shovel into the head of the nearest cook, who was brandishing a fillet knife. The blow dropped the cook to the ground and the body vanished.
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You guys aren't useless" Tarrax said. "Oh, and Sara.. I almost forgot.. "I brought you something" Tarrax pulled a knapsack out of mid-air scrounged in it forawhile, then finally came up with a large box of chocolates, and bouquet of flowers. "These are for you" He said, slightly embarassed. "Do you have a place to put them?"
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Sara smiled, a bit embarrassed , "Thanks, they are beautiful . I have an area back at my home on Korodos, and an area in my rooms in the tardis I've enchanted to be a sort of stasis area, since the tardis' stasis field generators don't really work anymore. & a vase I have in that area." Sara said accepting the gifts with a large smile & smelling the flowers. "No one's given me anything like these before, they are all wonderful." Sara said again to Tarrax.
"Nothing we can do. If I can get the piece of junk tardis to work I could visit some friends of mine who live in another city in the mid 1970's, Spencer, Tracy, and Kong. They are, or were, ghostbusters and they could help you. They are a bit goofy, but they've never failed on a case yet." The Tourist Said.
"Tracy, isn't he the gorilla?" Odysseus asks The Tourist.
"Yes, and the only one of them with a driver's license." The Tourist said.
"Are Tracy and Professor, I mean King Moran related?" Brooklyn asked.
"Not that I know of. " The Tourist said. "As for the no good piece of junk tardis I need to have all that worthless Gallifreyan technology yanked out and replaced with reliable Victorian England technology, and some korodos magitec, and tech-magi, and artificer items. "I think it worked for almost a week as it did since it was a new thoroughly tested model, and not a museum piece, nor cutting edge but reliable technology."
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I'd call the tardis makers and complain about the performance of your tardis' tarrax said. "This is the second one in less than a month, right, thats gone kablooey. try and get a newer model, or at least a used one thast hasn't had any problems.."
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Tarrax looked at the Tourist. "Are they in the phone book? We could just call them, and hire them on to help us with cleaning this place.."
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The Tourist shook his head, "I'm going to quit, go to Korodos and live there full time never leaving there again. If you want I can contact the emperor and have them brought here. If they are in the phone book they'd be in their 60's or 70's maybe. I only ran across them in the mid 1970's."
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Come on Friend Merlin said. " Don't be like this.. You are needed to guard the passages of tine remember.. and thistime, right now, needs guidance.."
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"I can't with a no good tardis. I've never had one that works more then a few days at most. According to ancient gallifrayan records someone called The Doctor stole an old tardis in for repairs and his worked better then mine and I'm no rogue time lord nor stole mine. I'm going to quit and retire to Korodos. [cencored] even some criminal time lords, including some who were later disintegrated after their trial had tardises that worked perfectly. Whoever wants to come to me to Korodos can. As imperial prince I can have one of the imperial wizards return you home. I'm sure the emperor won't mind someone being returned to their home after a visit." The Tourist said totally fed up with everything.
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"why don't you guys go see a movie in town? 'Movies are entertainment which will allow you to forget about the tardis for awhile.. Back in my time, we had traveling ministrels, today, they show stories on a screen. I'm Sure some of the guests will take you along with them. Pretty much everyone wants to get out of this hotel , for a little bit at least." Merlin said.. " Goi ask Shaggy.. I'm sure He'll be glad to take you a ong..
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How would you like to see a movie Sara?' Tarrax asked. " Brooklyn, Touriust, you guys are welcome to come as well. you can get whatever food and drink you want I'll pay for everything.." He smiled. "How long has it been , Tourist, since you've seen a movie?"
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"I don't write down my memoirs and a movie I doubt would help. I just want to get the [cencored] out and retire to korodos. The [cencored] time lord council and the parachronic intervention agency can [several cencored words]."The Tourist said.
"Yea it is pretty [many cencored words] about the tardis..." Brooklyn says.
"Sounds like if you want one that works you'll have to go to gallifrey and steal one." Odysseus said.
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come on" Tarrax persisted. "i'm sure thefe's an emergency button you can press. "In case of emergency, press button.." They usually have that on the ships dragomalin dragons pilot... I'm sure the time council would install something that would act as an emergency power source.. anyway, I'd consider it a personal favor if you went with us tourist..please' Tarrad said to him, then he looked at Sara..
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Suddenly another tarsdis appeared next to the Tourists. A man wearing overalls from the 1950s, Stepped out . "Hey is the Tourist around? I got his replacement tardis here, and am here to take this other hunk of junk back. he patted the tardis with a friendly pat. "This bet is about a hundred years old, but we've never had any problems with it.. He pulled out a clipboard "Sorry about this..' He muttered some words under his breath.. hunk of tin.. We should have warned you it was on her last legs.. thats on us.. and to make amends, this new one is on the house.. Go on, take a look inside" The man. whose was Rivers said.
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"yea right. The last 3 were the same." The Tourist said not believing a word the person said.
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The last 3 you got were junk" River replied. "No, under new rules these tardis have to be checked 3 times a year, under the old rules it was once every ten years.. this one just got a tune-up last month. And this one, mr. Tourist, will last you decades or even centuries, with regular upkeep.." Rivers handed him a set of keys.. "Those are to the various rooms inside and the blue one is to start the primary engine. He handed him a business card. "If this one breaks, I'm in deep trouble. Mr. Tourist.."He smiled..
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"Yea, maybe. But I'm going to start drawing some schematics for a steam tech version. I'll probably work better then worthless galifreyan tech." The tourist said.
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Well, whatever you design, We'll build for you, to your exact plans' Rivers said... "Be in steam-powered, nuclear -powered, or star-powered.."
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"Briggins, I need to get Dixie." Deimos said. "Then, I'll show you the assailant, Mikoto."
Deimos then went down into lobby.
"Dixie!" Deimos shouted, "Can you find Mikoto? I want to show him to the proprietor."
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Rime had just reached room 300. "Hey, Zach, where's Deimos?"
"He's going to get our bounty hunter." Zachary replied.
Rime grumbled and placed his plate on the table. "Give that to Deimos when he comes up."
Rime then sat on a couch.
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Paul and Anton entered the kitchen only to see Strut, Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth attacking the shadow cooks.
Paul drew his pistol and prepared to shoot but Anton nudged his hand away. "Not so fast. We'll explore some more."
Paul scowled but said nothing.
They then left the kitchen.
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"James! Get Stripetail!" Dr. Kerzach shouted. He ducked under a frying pan attack from one of the chefs and stabbed him in the stomach and pulled up. Strangely, there was no blood. The creature then vanished.
"What are these things?" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. He used his spear to parry an overhand cleaver stroke from and chef and ran his spear through the chef. The chef, too vanished.
Dr. Zanasiu shot one of the attacking chefs and ran to the lobby. He then turned to The Tourist.
"Hey, has anyone seen Stripetail? There's something weird in the kitchen."
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I think he's tending to Spyro still" Shaggy said.. "Why? And I think Dixie is up there too.."
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"Likely build it myself, should take me between 300-1,000 years, depending on certain things. I'll have a better idea once I get the first draft finished." The Tourist said.
"That is quite a while." Sara said.
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Dr. Zanasiu ran to room 300.
After several minutes, he arrived at the room.
"Stripetail, Dr. Kerzach has found something in the kitchen and apparently the cooks didn't want him to know about it." Dr. Zanasiu said. He then turned to Dixie. "Dixie, where is Mikoto? I need to show him to Briggins so, he doesn't think Deimos is insane."
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Sara held up the Flowers and box of Chocolates, "I need to get these flowers into something before they go bad." She said.
"Maybe the vase." Odysseus said.
"The blue one? That one may be best." Sara said.
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'Lead the way" stripetail said. Ho got from where he was seated on the bed and turbd to Cynder. "Spyro should wake up in a few minutes. He'll be confused for a bit as he's been out for quite awhile.."
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Last I saw,' Dixie began, you guys were bringing him in, for questioning.."
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Dr. Zanasiu, with Stripetail following, went down into the lobby and into the kitchen.
There, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Strut were fighting off a horde of cooks armed with kitchen utensils.
"Stripetail! I found this weird red crystal in the back!" Dr. Kerzach shouted, ducking under a frying pan swing and bursting forward, burying his switchblade into the chef, who collapsed and vanished.
"They keep coming!" Strut shouted. He blocked a chef's cleaver attack, and jammed the point of the shovel into his neck, knocking him to the ground. Strut then slammed the shovel into the fallen chef, causing him to vanish.
Mr. Bigmouth was hit in the side with a frying pan, causing him to grunt. Ms. Swimmer ran over to him and pummeled the offending chef until he vanished.
Dr. Zanasiu, drew his pistol and started shooting at the chefs. "No matter how many we kill, the bodies vanish and more appear."
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The Tourist looked at the flowers and box of chocolates thinking. "I have an idea..." The Tourist said.
"What is it?" Odysseus asked.
The Tourist looked at Sara, "Mind if I take the flowers for a bit. I'd like to go and do something. I'll be right back." he said.
"Don't stay gone to long." Sara said, wondering what his idea was. The Tourist nodded and picked up the flowers and headed towards the door.
"I'll be right back." He said.
"it's raining outside, You'll need this." Sara said and cast a rain shield spell and modified it a bit so she could toss it at The Tourist as he wasn't next to her.
"Thanks." He said, taking out his hat form a pocket and putting it on as he headed outside, the rain missing him due to the rain shield spell. He walked to the tardis, took out the keys, got inside and locked the doors & headed to the console. He set the flowers carefully on top of the column.
"I'm sure he won't mind a short vacation, and his taste is exquisite." The Tourist said and set the coordinates to visit a certain friend of his. & The tardis dematerialized. & he went to sit down in a nearby chair.
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Brooklyn parked his ears and looked in the direction of the kitchen. "Sounds like gunfire." He said.
"Let's investigate." Odysseus said.
Sam took over and switched to her Utah raptor form.
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"these are sprit minoins" stripetail sdaid, blasting a nearby chef into the the wall. it vanished and was replasaced by another. "They are powered by some sort of power source.. usually controlled by thier master and usually from a certain distance away.. So whoever created these must be still close by.."
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Dr. Kerzach pivoted, dodging a blow from a cleaver and stabbed the offending chef in the stomach, causing to vanish. "Stripetail, I has grabbed by an Indian Elephant named Haresh Devrahja when I found that red crystal in the back rooms. He snapped his fingers and teleported out. Then these spirit minions came about and started attacking."
Strut clubbed another chef with his shovel until it vanished; it was replaced by yet another one.
"Someone check the back rooms and see if Haresh is back there!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted. He was on the steps and shooting any of the spirit minions he could see.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer were spearing or beating any spirit minions they could reach.
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Well, the power sorce that keeps these minions coming is limited.. these things will eventually stop coming after awhile. But It'll be faster if we capture Haresh and take the power from him" stripetail said. "Do you have any idea why he grabbed you Kerzach?'
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"I was looking in the back room and I found this red crystal and I was about to pick it up when he grabbed me." Dr. Kerzach responded. A spirit minion stabbed him with a butcher knife but his lab coat easily withstood the sharp blade.
Dr. Kerzach then waited for the minion to attack again. He dodged the minion's lunge and stabbed it in the back.
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Stripetail gestured and blasted a pair of minions back. "Well, apparently that red crytal was something he rather you didn't know about. Its probably a magical crystal.."
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Odysseus pulled his sword and with, Brooklyn and Sam beside him went towards the kitchen as fast as they could, with Sara close behind them. She cast a simple deflect spell before going to deflect projectiles to one side, just as a precaution.
Sara also hung back to do a spell on her box of chocolates that Tarrax gave her so no one would steal them.
Velma started to get up.
Odysseus looked back. "You stay here Velma, make sure no one tries to sneak up on us." Odysseus said. Velma nodded.
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The Tourist's tardis was entering the time vortex and after a bit a light started to flash. He looked at the readout and hmmd. "Looks like someone is having a problem, let's see. I slight detour should be ok." He looked at the readout of the origin.
"Let's see, point of origin, terran date... 1970, april, 13th or 14th." He put on the audio and listened. "A bit of trouble. Well A slight detour is in order. I'm sure Sara won't mind and if this tardis works it'll not matter at all." He said. He saw the very primitive craft and took a reading and whistled at the conditions inside the craft. "loosing power and oxygen. They must be gotten out of there, but where? ah, it seems they are communicating with...yes I can trace that and return them there." he said as he traced the source of the place they were in communication with. He then materialized his tardis around part of the primitive ship (the command module) so his tardis doors would line up with theirs and he could get them into his tardis. He then went to the tardis door and stood just within it. The tardis kept up a weak force field to keep the air within.
"Gentlemen, if you'll just step this way." He said, using a bit of the influence ability that he seldom used but some time lords being semi telepathic are capable of. He use it subtly only in rare cases such as this."
The astronauts turned and one said, "We must be dreaming. Low oxygen levels."
"Then why not just come here. It certainly can't hurt. Since you are all still in your seats & taking a needed restful nap." he said waving them to him. They got up, a bit bewildered and went into the tardis.
Once they were inside he set the controls for the point of origin of the place they were in communication with and set off.
Meanwhile in mission control. "Apollo 13 isn't responding." One person said in a worried voice.
"I've lost life sign readings." Another said in a worried voice.
In the tardis the 3 astronauts looked around bewildered.
"It's larger inside then outside." One said.
"Yes, well aren't dreams amazing." The Tourist said. He smiled, "Ah, we've arrived." He said walking over to the door, "if you gentlemen will be so kind." he said and waved them towards the door.
They stepped outside, the Tourist behind them. He shook their hands one by one as they looked around bewildered.
"This is mission control." one said.
"Sorry, but must dash, promised a friend I'd not be gone long." The tourist said.
"Look, their back." Someone said in mission control.
"But that's impossible." another said.
"Who's that guy with them?"another asked.
The Tourist get into his tardis, reset the controls for Moran's area and set off, the tardis dematerialising. "That is all sorted out." The Tourist said, "I wonder who those chaps were. Well not biggie." he said. And went back to sitting down to wait till he arrived to where Moran was king currently.
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Strut clubbed another minion into vanishing. "So, what do we do with that crystal, smash it?"
"Wait Stripetail, I can show you where that crystal is." Dr. Kerzach said, stabbing another minion.
Mr. Bigmouth speared another minion and Ms. Swimmer beat yet another minion with her sticks.
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Rime and Zachary were in Spyro's room keeping watch.
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Then please do" stripetail said zapping another minion into nothingness.." I'd wager that crystal may be the power for these spirits..'
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"James! Start shooting!" Dr. Kerzach shouted.
James obeyed and started firing at the spirit minions, causing them to vanish. Eventually, a clear path through them was formed leading to the back.
"Path is clear!" James shouted.
Dr. Kerzach ran through the gap. "Stripetail! The minions may reappear soon."
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Odysseus and the others ran into the kitchen. Odysseus and the others, except for Sara, attacking the minions, if any are present for them to do so. Sara hung back to see what was going on and see if she could provide any help.
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On another world in another universe Moran (A sentient gorilla) was taking a rest from sitting in court and other duties. He turned in a direction when he heard a familiar sound and his guards stood at attention as he stood up. The Tourist's tardis appeared and the Tourist stepped out of the tardis.
"Well by jove, I wondered when you'd drop in for a visit." Moran said, glad to see him. The guards partially relaxed, not sure of how the object just appeared like that, but they did recognize the individual as a friend of their king and the king was happy to see him so there was no apparent danger there.
"I came to ask if you could help with a small thing." The Tourist said.
"Business then." Moran said, a bit sad.
"Pleasure really. Sara has, it appears a suitor and he gave her some flowers so I wondered if you'd mind helping me pick out a tasteful vase to go with them. I have the flowers with me so you can look them over." The Tourist said.
"ah, of course I'd be glad to. Shall we be off old boy?" He said then turned to his guards. "I'll be back in, oh maybe 5 or 10 seconds." He said then went into the tardis.
"So, tell me about this person." Moran said as he entered the tardis. "I see you got another new one."
"yes."
"Hope it works better then the previous ones." Moran said, "now you were about to tell me about this gentleman suitor of our Sara's?" he said.
The tourist smiled and walked over to the console to show him the flowers and as they went told Moran all that he knew about Tarrax.
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Tarrax, meanwhile finished eating his food, at got up from the table. His keen ears picked up sounds of fighting in the kitchen.. "Best check it out." He said to himself, pushing the table in, and walking past the other guests, who were busy trying to eat thier lunch.
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Agumon was eating a large haddock. " This is really good Tai!' You should try some of this.."
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Moran looked over the flowers and thought. "I think an Elosian vase will go best with these, and taking into account how Sara looks and what you've told me about this Tarrax individual." He said.
"I'll set the coordinates for there." The Tourist said.
Moran held up a hand. "No need to rush off there my good man. I see with a new tardis I would guess my spare clothes are not in this one?" Moran asked.
"I'd guess not, but the ones you have at the room you use in the imperial palace does." The Tourist said.
"Good, let's go there. I want to get out of these ridiculous rainments and into some civilized clothes." Moran said, looking and pulling at part of his royal clothes as king.
"ok. " The Tourist said and set for there.
Once at the palace he let Moran out to change and did a small hop in the tardis to his rooms, put some extra things he stored and kept in his rooms into his new tardis, making a list of the things could be replaced by Korodos manufacture and gave the list to a servant to have replaced. & made a note of the things he'd have to replace himself.
While this was going on Moran changed into his chosen preferred clothes. A custom fit 3 piece suit, with hat, made of specially alchemically treated spidersilk so it was elastic enough to afford him full freedom of movement. While he waited he sipped some of the elixir he kept in the room that stopped his aging as long as he drank some on a regular bases. He had missed the taste, and drinking it since they didn't have anything similar where he had been chosen to be king.
Once the Tourist finished they set off to get Sara a Vase for her flowers that Moran with his impeccable sense of style and taste would think was the most tasteful and attractive.
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Stripetail charged through the openning following Kerzach. The minnions respawned and began chasing after them into the back hallways..
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Dr. Zanasiu reloaded and shot the minions pursuing Dr. Kerzach and Stripetail.
Strut battered more minions with his shovel.
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Odysseus did his best to slice as many with his sword as Sam lept using her main foot claws to claw and her hands and mouth to claw and bite as she attempted to do away with the foes. Brooklyn sliced at one with his claws, picking up that one to throw at another. Sara hurled eldritch bolts at one of the foes here and there.
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Moran and The Tourist walked back with Moran holding the vase. "Ah, the perfect one." he said as the entered the tardis.
"Shall we go back, or do you prefer your vacation be a bit longer?" The Tourist asked as he stood at the console and looked at Moran who carefully put Sara's flowers into the vase.
Moran looked at The Tourist and smiled showing his teeth. "By Jove, this is a better life then being a king any day. Plenty of time for the king nonsense later." He said and walked over to a chair to sit down, putting the vase of flowers into a chair where they'd be safe.
"I guess you're going to be picking him up to?" Moran asked as he sat down.
"Him who. I know lots of hims." The Tourist said.
"The red chap. Eats more then an army and fights more fearcely and with more zeal then some of them too." Moran said.
"The idea had crossed my mind." The Tourist said.
"If our Sara has a suitor, it only would be the civilized thing to get as much of the old team together to meet him." Moran said.
The Tourist nodded, and started setting the coordinates, "ok I'll do just that."
"Best have a spare hat, I recall how he liked wearing hats sometimes." Moran said.
"I always have a spare hat." he said. Once the co-ordinates were set and they were off he pulled out a cap from a pocket showing it to Moran. It was a redish hat with the same signs that Guilmon had on his body on it, including the symbol on his chest on the front. He put the hat away and sat down.
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"Well, looks like this world is safe," Tsukasa said, flopping down on a chair. He and Yuusuke were back in the Hikari Studios.
"Are you sure about that?" Yuusuke asked. "That seemed a little bit too easy."
"Why can't things be easy?" Tsukasa asked. "We should move onto the next world."
"But you promised that old guy that you would check stock in the basement," Yuusuke pointed. Tsukasa made an expression of dislike. "Hey, you don't want to leave to get out of doing that do you? And we've already paid for our room."
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Spyro groaned and opened his eyes, glancing around. His side hurt a bit as he moved. The first person he saw was Cynder who hugged him tightly, aggravating his wound. "Ow!"
"Sorry," Cynder said, releasing her hold around his neck.
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Spyro!" dixie smiled. "You're awake! Finally! You've been out for awhile! The guy in white cut you pretty bad ioon your side.. luckily we got you to Stripetail as fast as we could. He went off to fnd out what the problem was in the kitchen. he'll be happy to see you up and about"
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Rime was sleeping on the couch.
Zachary nudged Rime. "Hey, Spyro's up."
Rime leapt to his feet ignoring the pain in his chest from the assassination attempt on him.
"Spyro! You're all right!" Rime smiled. He was about to embrace Spyro.
"Not so fast!" Zachary said.
Rime stayed back but it was noticed that his tail was wagging.
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Spyro's stomach growled loudly. He wanted to ask what was going on in the kitchen, but right now he was really hungry. "Is it possible to get something to eat?"
He glanced over at Rime and saw his wounded chest. "What happened to you? This is worse then the shurlup infestation at the cafe."
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"Come on, we'll just go and check the inventory," Yuusuke said, pulling Tsukasa out of his seat.
"Let go," Tsukasa yanked his arm out of his grip.
"Tsukasa..." he turned as he heard his name, finding Natsumi standing ominously behind him. "Are you trying to get out of working?"
"Uh, no," Tsukasa said quickly. He grabbed Yuusuke's arm and tugged him out of the shop. "Let's go."
"Tsukasa, your photos have been developed," Natsumi's grandfather said as Tsukasa passed him on the way out. Tsukasa grabbed the group of photos and glanced through the collection of horribly distorted images with a frown.
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Dixie poinnted to the tray of food, Tiger and Kerzach had brought up. " there's your breakfast and lunch, Spyro. Cynder and haven't really eaten either, We've been keeping watch while you slept.." She smiled, relieved that Spyro had come through the ordeal. "Both of us were wrecks when we found you..." She trailed off..
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"Someone shot me." Rime said, grimacing. "I was saved only by my armor."
Rime was still wearing his armor and the machete was leaning against the couch.
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"You both were very lucky" Dixie said to Rime and Spyro.."If not for both of you wearing your armor, you both would have been killed.."
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(ooc: Sorry for the long post. Didn't know it would be this long.)
The tardis materialized in a room. When the Tourist walked out of the tardis he was tackled by a human size red figure.
"Jason." Guilmon said licking The Tourist's face.
"By jove he has missed you." Moran said as he stepped out.
"I'm glad to see you. You don't know how much he eats." Gomamon said.
"Where's Joe? The Tourist said from beneath Guilmon who was licking his face. "Yes, I missed you too." He said.
"He's in with a patient. I'm out here to make sure Guilmon is not alone." Gomamon said.
"Would you be so kind as to inform him that we cam to fetch Guilmon?" Moran said.
"Sure, he's been moping the last few hours since you guys left." Gomamon said.
"Guilmon can you let me up?" The Tourist asked knowing trying to push him off was useless.
"Sowwy, but me misss you." Guilmon said.
"We missed you to. Did you enjoy your visit?" The Tourist asked. Guilmon had traveled with him for a while, but had gotten a bit homesick for the digital world and after then had gotten there he had gotten a call to go on an important time lord mission, then with all the no good breaking down tardises he had not been able to get back to pick up Guilmon. He was glad it was only a few hours for him, it had been far longer for him, the tourist.
Once Guilmon let him up the tourist went into the tardis after waving to Gomamon with Guilmon walking beside him. Moran came in last waving to Gomamon also before he went into the tardis.
Guilmon sniffed around then at the console, "Smell new." he said.
"Yes it is." The Tourist said as he patted Guilmon on the had and he closed his eyes and smiled happy to be with his friend again. "As I recall it was raining when I left."
"Bother all that rot." Moran said, not wanting to get wet.
"I'll set it so we appear in the lobby, and a few seconds later the tardis will go to the parking lot automatically." The Tourist said.
"That is good. I assume you'll choose something tasteful for both appearances." Moran said.
"I was thinking a classic Greek column for the lobby, then having it switch to a sports car for the parking lot. " The Tourist said.
"That should do." Moran said.
The Tourist sit the controls and went to set in a chair with Guilmon resting his head on his shoulder and hugging him. Still glad to see him.
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(Its fine..)
Tarrax meanwhile had caught up to the minion. "Sheklar!" he breathed , it was dragon word for spirit, and usually was used to refer to evil spirits.. Tarrax let forth a stream of white hot fire from him mouth. the magical fire caught some nearby minions and incinerated them..
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Odysseus continued to battle, continuing to focus on severing necks if possible since that was a quick way to eliminate a foe. "A1." He said, using a code phrase.
Sara sent a spell to an area where only their foes were with Sam and Brooklyn who used the claws on their feet to dig into the floor as well as they could. When the spell hit it reduced the friction of the floor to zero, making a frictionless surface so the minions near them fell to the floor and were unable to get up, making them easy targets for Brooklyn and Sam's claws and teeth.
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Strut, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth grinned at Sara. They then set upon the fallen minions, assisting Brooklyn and Sam by beating or stabbing the minions.
Strut jammed his shovel through the head of one of the fallen minions, while Ms. Swimmer thrust her stick into another fallen minion's chest. Mr. Bigmouth was spearing the minions like they were fish.
Dr. Zanasiu's pistol clicked empty and he found out that he had no more magazines. He went to the utility closet and grabbed a hatchet.
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Spyro nodded greatfully and began devouring the food with haste.
"Do you have any idea who might have shot you?" Cynder asked. "Could it have been one of the ghosts? That one we saw was weilding a sword.
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke entered the lobby, glancing around. The sound of the fighting in the kitchen reached them.
"See? I could you we're still needed," Yuusuke said. He placed his hands over his waist materializing the Arcle belt.
Tsukasa placed the Decadriver against his waist, the belt strap wrapping around and connecting to the other side of the buckle. "Maybe somebody just saw a rat?"
"Henshin!" Tsukasa placed a Kamen Ride into the Decadriver and closed it, while Yuusuke placed his elbow on top of a circle on the side of his belt and pressed down on it. Tsukasa's pink, black, and white armor appeared, while red and black armor with gold trimmings covered Yuusuke.
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Stripetail blasted away at the minions, his powerful magic making quick work of them. He noticed the two armored figures coming , blasters drawn. "Calvary coming.." He called out to the others...
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"Man, you guys sure know how to make a mess," Tsukasa said, as he shifted the Ride Booker into gun mode. Yuusuke had no weapons and there were none on his belt. Tsukasa took several shots at some of the minions.
Yuusuke charged forward and punched and kicked at a minion, managing to wrestle his knife away from him. Yuusuke's form glowed and his armor changed becoming white with purple linings. The lenses on his helmet changed to purple. The knife in his hand grew into an ornate purple sword.
"Where did these guys come from?" Yuusuke asked, swinging at minion, who blocked the slash with his frying pan.
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"From a cook named Haresh, who apparently is not a very good person" stripetail replied. "Dr. Kerzach here discovered a red crystal , which may or not be thier power source.."
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Dixie helped herself to some hash browns. "So Cynder, When Spyro is feeling up to it, I'm going to take you two into town to see "The Phantom of the Opera". it will nice to get out of this creepy hotel.."
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"It was not a ghost." Rime replied. "Stripetail has said that ghosts do not use firearms. I'm betting it could have been a guest or that bounty hunter."
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Ms. Swimmer blocked a frying pan attack with 1 stick and brought the other one on the figure, causing it to vanish.
Dr. Zanasiu hacked his way through to Mr. Bigmouth, Strut and Ms. Swimmer.
The group started attacking the minions. The minion's knives and pots were no match for Ms. Swimmer's dual sticks, Dr. Zanasiu's hatchet, Strut's shovel and Mr. Bigmouth's spear.
"We've got reinforcements!" Strut shouted, blocking a slash with his shovel and smashing a minion into the ground.
"Good!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. He staggered a minion with a butcher knife by smashing with with the butt of his spear then finished it off by running his spear through it.
Dr. Kerzach stabbed, slashed and kicked more minions into oblivion. His switchblade and claws made quick work of his attackers.
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"Hmm," Spyro said thoughtfully through his mouthful of hashbrowns.
"Are you sure anything involving a phantom is a good idea after being in this place?" Cynder asked.
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Tsukasa placed an card into the Decadriver and pushed it closed.
"Attack Ride... Illusion!" Decade's form shimmered and then he split into three identical copies, one wielding the Ride Booker in the gun mode, the second had it into sword mode, and the third had just his bare fists.
Yuusuke managed to stab his opponent through the stomach, twisting the sword to use his Calamity Titan attack, causing the minion to vanish. A group of minions rushed him and Yuusuke had trouble keeping up with the multiply opponents in the heavy armor of Titan Form. A flash of blue light and he was encased in the lighter blue armor of Dragon Form. He dropped the knife which had returned to its original form when he had left Titan form.
"Does anyone have a pole, or staff?" Yuusuke asked, as he dodged slashes from the minions.
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Well, he's not really a ghost.. " Dixie started to explain.."Well, you'll just have to watch and see.. I don't want to spoil anything for you.. come on,.." She took Cynder by the paw. "We're heading downstairs to join the rest of the group. Spyro, you can lean on us if you need help moving.."
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"I have a spear." Mr. Bigmouth said. He ran another minion through and slashed another one with his spear.
Strut quickly beat the minion that Mr. Bigmouth slashed into oblivion.
Dr. Zanasiu chopped at a minion with his hatchet, but he was stabbed by another one from behind.
"Nice try." Dr. Zanasiu shouted. He then turned around and hacked at the minion's weapon hand. The damage Dr. Zanasiu's hatchet caused forced the minion to drop its weapon, a large cast iron skillet.
"Thankfully we're wearing armor." Strut said, blocking a minion's frying pan with his shovel.
"We're not!" Ms. Swimmer shouted. She trapped a minion's head between her sticks and snapped its neck, causing it to vanish.
"We're too big for them to hurt." Mr. Bigmouth replied. He tripped a minion and then stabbed it with his spear.
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Zachary was standing guard. "Cynder, Spyro, Dixie, I'll follow you."
"I'm not really in a condition to fight. My chest hurts." Rime said. "I'll stay here."
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Allwe're doing is going down and getting something to eat and joining the rest of the group" dixie repled to Rime. besides you need to eat something yourself. ' come on, I'll help you down stairs.."She said.
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"Thanks." Rime said. He then got up, placed the machete back in its scabbard, placed it across his back and stood by Zachary, Dixie, Spyro and Cynder.
"Ready to go?" Zachary asked.
"I'm ready." Rime said. He coughed when he finished speaking.
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"Don't bother everyone else if you can't find a weapon," Tsukasa said to Yuusuke as he and his clones each attacked a different minion. The gun wielding copy merely blasted them from a distance.
"Just thought I'd ask," Yuusuke said, before he was kicked in the stomach by a minion and sent stumbling back. "Chou henshin!"
He returned to his default red form and thrust his foot towards the minion that had kicked him. Flames spurted from the bottom of his boot as it connected, sending the minion flying back into his fellows.
"How many of you guys are there?" Tsukasa asked eyeing the minions as the effect of Illusion faded and the three copies merged back into the original.
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"Let's go," Spyro said, rolling himself out of the bed, Cynder was immediately at his side and supporting him.
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Dixie Came up annd supportedhim on his other side.. " alright, now take it easy.." She said leading them to the door and opening it, She guided Spyro slowly to the stairs. "How are you feeling Cynder?' She asked as they continued onward..
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They'll just keep coming until we grab their master " Stripetail Said, as Tarrax came up to them. "Ah! Come to help, Old Friend? Good, the more help the better? How do you like Sara?' Stripetail asked, making light conversation as he blasted more minions back..
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Dr. Kerzach had arrived at the back room. He found Haresh with his back turned to him.
Dr. Kerzach crept behind Haresh when he spoke. "So Dr. Kerzach, you found my secret?" Haresh then faced Dr. Kerzach.
"Enough talk! Let's fight!" Dr. Kerzach shouted, brandishing his switchblade.
Haresh laughed and sent a bolt of fire shooting at Dr. Kerzach, who leapt to the side, dodging it.
"Nice try." Dr. Kerzach mocked, getting back onto his feet.
He then closed in on Haresh. Haresh summoned a glowing blue energy sword.
Dr. Kerzach squared off against Haresh.
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"I'm fine," Cynder replied. "What about you Spyro?"
"I'm okay," Spyro said, though he flinched every so often as they moved.
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"So we're going to have to blast our way through with brute force?" Tsukasa asked, swinging his sword across the chest of a minion and killing it. "Fine then."
He converted the Ride Booker into book mode and opened it removing two cards. He stepped away from the minions and inserted the first card.
"Kamen Ride... Kiva!"
Decade's armor turned gray and metallic, shifting shape before shattering and revealing an exact duplicate of the armor Wataru had used to fight the shurlups. A red chest, silvery metal incased his right leg, and yellow lenses light up. Tsukasa ducked a swing from a pot and inserted the second card.
"Form Ride Kiva... Dogga!"
A large purple hammer floated out of the Decadriver and landed into Tsukasa's hands, chains running up his arms and shattering, revealing bulky purple armor. The same armor appeared on his chest and his mask lenses turned purple. He swung the hammer, sending a minion flying into the wall, a crater was made in the wall from impact and the minion vanished.
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Thats Good' Dixie said.. as they made their way to the dinning room. I was wondering how you were doing Cynder.. The last few hours have been pretty hard on all of us.."
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"B3." Odysseus called out and Sara looked around and saw where the cooking oil and grease was and launched it at some minions, setting it ablaze a few seconds later after it had gotten on some minions. Odysseus grunted as he took a knife through the heart. His veins and arteries closed so there was at most a drop or 2 of blood and his veins started to expand and contract as they pumped the blood. He beheaded the minion and pulling out the knife from his chest kept in in his left hand, switching stances to be more like an old style of french fencing where one was taught how to fight with a sword in 1 hand and a knife in the other.
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In the lobby a Greek column appeared and out came Moran along with the Tourist and Guilmon. Guilmon perked his ears and sniffed. "fight? I smell food." he said looking in the dining room.
"A rather unusual looking establishment." Moran said as he looked around the lobby. The Tourist made sure the door was locked and a few seconds later the tardis dematerialized to appear in the parking lot, taking the appearance of an expensive sportscar.
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Good day' Briggins said, appearing infront of them. " Please sign in, and I'll give you your room key.."he said moitioning to the guest book..
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Moran went forward and signed in. "Most unique establishment you have here." He said to make polite conversation.
Guilmon pointed to himself, "I sign in too?" he asked, not sure if he should, looking briefly at Briggs then at The Tourist.
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"B2 then z2." Odyssues said, thinking of what may be needed. Sara did a spell with a ball appearing with glowing light between her hands. She then threw it at the floor between them. The light burst into flames that wrapped themselves around the 2 of them and formed flaming armor for both of them. Brooklyn and Sam continued to battle minions. Sam a bit angry that the minions vanished once she had a good claw or taken a good bite before she could swallow.
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Everyone has to sign in, hotel rules" Briggins replied. "Yes" He replied to Moran. "this is histic place, not quite what it was in its heyday, but has atmosphere and history. Your room is number 555. you can fit 4 people into a room easily.."+
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The Tourist nodded. Guilmon went forward and signed in. Seeing the other folks had signed 2 names he signed his first name, Guilmon, in digicode and used his partner's last name of Laris which he signed in English.
"4? Sounds quite spacious, better then cramped bitter rooms." Moran said.
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"Well, hopefully things will start getting better," she replied, though with the sounds of fighting coming from the kitchen, she doubted it.
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"That's an interesting trick," Tsukasa said, stopping and watching the flaming armor Sara created. He ducked under a charing minion and hit it in the back with the Dogga hammer.
Yuusuke grabbed a minion's wrists and spun him around, slamming into the other nearby minions.
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Yeah, in this place, theres always something going on.." Dixie agreed, they reached the botton of the stairs and went into the dining room, where Spyro's enterance was met ith applause.
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RyrO! rou're rup! Rhat's reat!" scooby said. He motioned to several open seats.. " Rease rit rown.."
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You Made IT!" You're a tough guy Spyro" Tiger said.
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"Gee, thanks, guys," Spyro said, sitting down next to Scooby. He glanced over at Tiger and waited for the wolf to introduce himself. He felt a breif moment of insecurity as he compared the wolf to the hounds that the apes had included as part of their army. Cynder sat down next to Spyro.
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"Form Ride Kiva... Gurulu!" Tsukasa once again switched forms, a blue and gold wolf themed saber floating into his left hand as the Dooga Hammer and the armor faded. His entire left arm was covered in blue armor as well as his chest. The lenses once again changed colored.
"Chou Henshin!" Yuusuke said, shifting back into his armored purple form and grabbing a dropped butter knife which morphed into his sword. Tsukasa leapt over next to him, the two slashing at the line of minions.
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Sara nodded, "It has it's uses." She said as she concentrated on another spell of the same type, taking a bit longer to modify it and let it fly. It split in 2. 1 wrapping around Brooklyn and the other around Sam, enclosing them also in flaming armor, adding to their damage they did and burning any foe who tried to grasp them.
Odyssues continued to battle with Galatine and knife, 1 in each hand & used to mainly block, or occasionally attack a close minion, in a more or less fencing stance, the flaming armor adding to his damage as well.
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"Is it just me or is there a..." Rime coughed. "fight going on in the kitchen?" Rime asked.
"I'll go check it out." Zachary replied.
Zachary entered the kitchen and quickly came back out. "Dr. Zanasiu, Mr. Bigmouth, Strut and Ms. Swimmer being attacked by the cooks!"
"What?!" Rime shouted. "I've got to help them! Agh!" Rime was grimacing from the bruise on his chest.
"Stay here! I'll help." Zachary said, readying his ax and running into the kitchen.
As Zachary ran into kitchen he threw an oncoming cook aside with his charge. He then brought his ax down onto the head of a cook armed with a frying pan.
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Deimos headed down the stairs and went into the closet where Mikoto was being kept.
He then picked up Mikoto and carried him to Briggins. "Briggins, this is the man I was talking about!"
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Spyro had a similiar reaction to Rime, starting to get up only to flinch in pain. Cynder placed a paw on his shoudler and gently pushed him back into the chair.
"You're in no shape to be fighting," the black dragoness glanced towards the kitchen.
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"Looks pretty effective, " Tsukasa said as he held up the Gurulu Saber. The mouth of the wolf head on the cross guard opened and howled, releasing a wave of painful sound on a group of minions.
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I'm Tiger" Tiger said. 'pleased to meet you' He said.
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I'm Tigress" Tigress said from a nearby table. "I'm glad to see you're alright" She put forth her paw to Spyro..
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Briggins looked Mikoto from behind his desk. " Sir, you have harmed a fellow guest in this hotel. That is against the rules and obviously against the law. I would call the police but the power is out, and the phones are dead.. You must apologise to the guest you injured... if you do so, i will not press charges.."
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"I feel inadequate." Strut complained as he smashed another minion into the ground.
"Inadequate!?" Zachary shouted, literally cutting his way through the minions to reach the group.
Strut looked at Sara. "They have spells!"
"So? We have sheer determination and sharp objects on our side!" Dr. Zanasiu countered, hacking at a minion which had grabbed Mr. Bigmouth's spear.
Zachary grinned and cleaved a minion in two. He then went over to where Tsukasa was and started hacking at minions with his ax.
He noticed a minion that was wielding a large fillet knife. Zachary grabbed a heavy cast iron skillet and threw it at the minion, knocking it to the ground and causing it to vanish.
"So, what drew you guys here?" Zachary asked, cutting off a minion's weapon arm.
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Stripetail and Tarrax reached the room, where Haresh and Zanisu were fighting..
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Good to see you feeling better SpyrO' Hunter said. " We had feared the worrst.."
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(OOC - It's Dr. Kerzach who's fighting Haresh. Dr. Zanasiu is still killing the minions in the kitchen.)
Dr. Kerzach dodged a sword stroke from Haresh and burst forward, driving his knife into Haresh's stomach.
Haresh pushed Dr. Kerzach away, leaving the switchblade embedded in his stomach. He pulled out the switchblade and tossed it on the ground.
"So... you manage...to injure...a...mage!?" Haresh panted, clutching his stomach where he was stabbed. Blood seeped through his fingers.
"Yes." Dr. Kerzach said. He grabbed a small kitchen knife from a shelf and faced off against Haresh.
Haresh charged Dr. Kerzach and took several more swings at him. Dr. Kerzach dodged everyone one of the swings. "Maybe you should stick to throwing fireballs! You suck with edged weapons!"
Haresh screamed and rushed Dr. Kerzach who leapt out of the way. Haresh tripped over a small box and dropped his sword.
Dr. Kerzach kicked Haresh in the side, causing yet another stab wound and grabbed the sword.
Haresh got back up, seemingly unfazed by the 2 deep stab wounds in him. He gestured and another blue energy sword appeared in his hands.
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Stripetail gestured and threw Haresh forward into the wall. 'You're not just dealing with one foe anymore Haresh" Stripetail said stepping foward.. "You;re nor dealing with 3.. and as far as your magic goes, you're a rank ametuer.."
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"1" Odysseus said and Sara concentrated and put a hand into the air and launched out ribbons of light that wrapped around some of the nearest minions hampering their movements for a time at least.
"Spells?" Sara said raising an eyebrow ridge.
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"A most uncivilized and uncouth behavior. " Moran said.
"Ok to eat?" Guilmon asked.
"Is lunch going on or have we messed it?" The Tourist asked as he reached into a pocket an took out a pint bottle of soda that he handed to Guilmon who opened it using his claws and started to drink. The Tourist hoped it would help with his hunger for a few seconds at least.
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Lunch is going on, until 2, then Dinner will be served starting at 4." Briggins said. "Help yourself to fish, steak. shrimp, you name it!' Briggins said, motioning to the Dining room.
_ Dixie took a seat next to sCooby, Robbie was seated across from her, he was sipping on some apple juice. "Hello Miss Dixie' Robbie said trying to be friendly. "I came along with Shaggy, because I rarely get out of the house.."
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Haresh staggered back to his feet. "My quarrel is with him!" He gestured to to Dr. Kerzach.
Dr. Kerzach grinned. "You're a poor mage and a terrible swordfighter! Give it up, if you lost to a lowly scientist; you'll lose to a true mage!"
Haresh growled and staggered back to his feet. He grabbed his dropped sword and swung at Dr. Kerzach's head. Dr. Kerzach swiftly parried it and feinted then slashed at Haresh's chest. The blood loss from his wounds were slowing Haresh down and he didn't parry it in time. The slash tore through this clothing and flesh with the smell of ozone and burning flesh.
Haresh threw a fireball at Dr. Kerzach, who leapt out of the way.
"You can't aim worth crap either!" Dr. Kerzach taunted.
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"Hey, the minions are weakening!" Strut commented.
"Let's go into the backroom." Mr. Bigmouth said.
Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Dr. Zanasiu and Ms. Swimmer ran into the backroom where Haresh was was engaged in a swordfight-and losing- with Dr. Kerzach.
"Hey! Bud! Fight with him; fight with all of us!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted.
"Go away! This is not your...fight!" Haresh panted, hurling a bolt of red fire at Dr. Zanasiu. The bolt sizzled on impact with his labcoat, leaving no visible damage.
"That's it?" Dr. Zanasiu said, laughing derisively. "Oh well, prepare to have your ass kicked."
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leave him to me" Stripetail said" Sendar!" He roared blasting Haresh full in the stomach with a bolt of lightning. the impact lifted Haresh clean off his feet and blasted him into the wall. He slid down leaving a streak of blood as he slumped to the ground. Stripetail strode up to Haresh and grabbed him by his collar. "Alright Haresh, someone sent you here, and it wasn't to deliver groceries! Who sent you?" Stripetail demanded.
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"Let's remain here to guard their rear." Odysseus said continuing to battle the minions with his friends as he tried to make sure those who ran into the back room would have as free of an exit as possible.
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"Thanks." The Tourist said as Guilmon finished his drink and tossed the clawed off plastic bottle and top into a nearby garbage can. He followed the Tourist into the dining room and took a tray and started to put some food onto it as the Tourist did.
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Haresh spat on Stripetail.
Dr. Kerzach grabbed his switchblade and held it to Haresh's throat. "Listen you failure; if you don't tell us why you tried to kill all my friends; I will gut you like a fish and leave you to die." He kicked Haresh in the stomach once more, putting another stab wound in him.
Haresh grimaced but remained silent. "You truly are a fierce fighter."
"I didn't ask for a complement! I asked for answers! Give me one more wisecrack and I'll cut you open and leave your organs on the ground!" He pushed the switchblade's point into Haresh's stomach.
Haresh gulped. The idea of being eviscerated alive did not appeal to him. "I'll talk. And Kerzach you are a sadistic bastard."
Dr. Kerzach nearly buried his switchblade to the hilt. but he managed to control himself. "Good. Speak."
Haresh coughed up some blood. "I was sent by Chong. He has placed a bounty on Nick and Aves."
"Then why come after me?"
Haresh coughed up more blood. "Chong has learned that you and your friends are at this hotel and you are all fierce fighters. Deadly with guns but no magic." Haresh shivered, as he went into shock from blood loss. "You don't need magic."
"Who else is in league with Chong?"
Haresh shivered more violently and coughed up more blood. His face was growing pale. "Some of the chefs."
Zachary killed the last minion and went into the backroom. "What'd I miss?"
"An epic swordfight between Haresh and Kerzach." Strut said.
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"We'll hold them off," Tsukasa agreed with Odysseus as he unleashed another blast of sound from the Gurulu Saber. Yuusuke used another Calamity Titan attack to eliminate another minion.
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"Apologize?" Mikoto raised an eyebrow. "Of what worth is that? Where I come from if you attempt murder, an apology will not fix it."
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"I'm Spyro," the dragon said, shaking Tigress' paw.
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Why put a bounty on Nick and Aves?" Stripetail said pulling out a vial and lettigng the vapors bring Haresh back to clarity. "Do not stab him, or harm him anymore" Stripetail warned Kerzach. "another stab, anywhere, will likely kill him.. and we need him.. to tell us everything.."
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No, but we're not there are we? an aopology is the minimum, plus an act of contrition, to show that you really mean to be better than this in the future' Briggins replied. "are you a monster or a man?"
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"Well, all of the minions are gone," Tsukasa said, running a hand over the blade of the Gurulu Saber, before the Kamen Ride card ejected from the Decadriver and he returned to human form. Yuusuke likewise reverted.
"All right!" Yuusuke pumped a hand into the air in victory.
Tsukasa rolled his eyes and headed towards Stripetail and Dr. Kerzach.
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"I'm not a normal human," Mikoto replied simply.
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"most of my guests aren't normal either" Briggins replied. "Still, you are human, with good and bad mixed inside. which side wins out, depends on the choices you make.."
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Try some of this cod' Tigress said.. "Its heavenly" she giggled, almost like a wolf cub.. Tiger rolled his eyes.. Tigress was very pretty, but she was all over the map when it came to her moods..
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Haresh shivered but clarity returned to him somewhat. "They're the ones who foiled Chong's plan for world domination."
"What about that crystal I found in the back?" Dr. Kerzach demanded.
Haresh coughed again. "That crystal allows me to summon the minions, even if I die the minions will still persist. I can also keep in contact with Chong."
"Stripetail, my group will be guarding the entrance." Zachary said. A minion ran into the room but was quickly felled with Zachary's ax.
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Deimos looked at Briggins. "Now are you convinced that I am being truthful?"
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Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul were in their rooms, oblivious to the massive fight in the kitchen.
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' they weren't alone in that. I had a ghand in it, as well as Scooby and Dixie' Stripetail replied. " But I guess he wanted to go after his former employees. Heal!' he healed one of Haresh's gashes at the same time sending energy through him, that caused the prisoner to vomit blood.
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Yes You have convinced me" Briggins replied. "Take him to his room, and keep an eye on him.."
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"It would seem he is a beast pretending to be a man." Moran said.
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Guilmon started to put food onto the tray, not wanting to bother with a plate when a tray could hold more food.
"Remember to only put on as much as you can easily carry." The Tourist said, knowing how strong Guilmon was. "And I'll carry the drinks." He said putting some food onto his plate on the tray.
"Ok." Guilmon said. Continuing to pile food onto his plate and testing the weight till he had done as his partner had said. Once he had a hundred pounds of food he thought should be enough for a first snack and looked around where to seat. Seeing some digimon he smiled. "Oh Digimon." He said and carried his food over towards the table where Agumon, Agumina were."
The Tourist finished putting some food on his plate and choosing a drink, then choose 2 for Guilmon and put that on the plate and walked towards where Guilmon was heading.
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"Agumina was the first to notice. "Look a Guilmon!" She said, interest clearly in her voice..'Please, sir, take a seat" she motioned to a pair of chair opposite her and Agumon.
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B.G. had isolated himself in a corner of the dining room and was chowing down on food. He looked up at a familiar scent and saw a normal colored Guilmon enter alongside of a human. Am I the only digimon around here who doesn't have a partner?
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"Well, then we should get rid of that crystal," Tsukasa said.
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"It may serve our purposes yet" Stripetail disagreed. "We can keep an eye on Chong and figure out how he is gettimg communications out from prison. Haresh" He healed another wound..' Here can provide us a means of learning information.."
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"Hi." he said smiling. He sat in the offered seat. "Thanks." He said. "I'm Guilmon, nice to meet you." He said.
The Tourist nodded to those he recognized, "So pleased to see you folks again. How are you doing?"
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"Hmm... good or evil. I wonder if I should ask the Tourist and Sara to take a look at that fellow and see if they see anything. His uncouth behavior could be due to bad breeding, choice, or something else." Moran said, suspecting but having no facts as of yet.
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Velma had eventually decided to go into the dining room and gotten some food and a drink and sat down as close to Veemon, if he were in the dining room, as she could.
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Bulk and Skulll sat down next to B.G. "Hey B>g>, you figuring out who to pull a prank on next?' Skull asked..
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"Hi, I'm Agumon" Agumon said, greeting the newcomer. "This is tai" tai waved at Guilmon. "Hey, nice to meet you, there are lots of interesting people here.."
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Nani picked at a salad she had made for herself. "Remember , easy with the letcup, Lilo" She said to her little sister, who was try to put ketchup on the side of her plates, next to a pile of fries.. Stitch and Angel were busy eating what looked like breaded calamari.
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"Well, if you say so," Tsukasa said uncertianly.
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"I'm Spyro," the purple dragon said, chewing curiously at a piece of cod, before glancing at Tigress. "You're right. It is good."
"Cynder," the dragoness said. "Pleased to meet you."
"No, for the moment, eating is more important," B.G. said. "I can't think on an empty stomach."
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" tigress nodded, then she stopped. "What are those things on your claws?' She asked, pointing at the rings.
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Genki worked on a large pile of chicken drumsticks.." Man, these are good and greasy" He grinned as he tore of a chunk of meat and chewed it..'
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Scooby meanwhile put his arm around Dixie in friendly manner. "Rou reeling rok, Rixie?' He asked, looking at her with a look of concern on his face. She smiled back. " I'm fine cousin, all things considered. I'd like to go to Surf Point and see a movie with Spyro and Cynder.."
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"Nice to meet you." Guilmon said waving before he started on eating some of his food. "yes, lot's of people." He said in pausing in his eating as he had remembered seeing a lot in the dinning room.
The Tourist sat down and started to eat a bit, "I see you are feeling better." He said to Spyro.
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Velma started eating on her meal, wondering what odd goings on were going to happen next.
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"Yeah," Spyro flinched as he shifted his weight around. "A little bit..."
"You can come with, too," Cynder quickly said to Scooby.
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B.G. glanced around the room and noticed Velma. He frowned. "That's the girl that yanked on my ear!"
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Scooby smiled "Rof rourse Ri'm roming. Rhat rovie rare re roing ro ree?'
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"Phantom of the Opera" Dixie replied.
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Oh! Can we come?' Tigress nearly squealed. "I've never seen a movie before!"
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Tigress! They didn't invite us! It's kinda rude when you do things like thatr" Genki said..
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Really?' Bulk said. "Well then, you should go pull a prank.. after we eat" He said , noticing people heading to the buffet for more food..
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"Glad you feel better. I can give you a quick medical scan if you want." The Tourist said. "It would look just like my putting on my glasses and looking at you." He said, if not that is ok.
"Funny movie? I saw a Marx brothers movie." Guilmon said, giggling at the antics he saw on the movie theatre.
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"Getting enough food?" Velma asked Veemon.
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Most of Odysseus' friends stayed on the alert for any more minions and ready to attack them. Odysseus made his way to the door of the back room. "is everything ok in there?" He asked calling out.
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" Yeah, I'm getting plenty of food" Veemon grinned. " The food heres great! Much better than the dusty rooms" He crinckled his nose..
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B.G. nodded, staring at Velma like a hawk stares at its prey. One could almost hear the gears all ready turning in the digimon's mind.
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"We've never seen a movie either," Cynder said.
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Can we please come with you?' Tigress begged. "Tigress! I can;t afford to take us to the theather! i barely had enough to cover our rooms! Genki said.
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Dixie looked at Tigress. "Well originally it was only supposed to be Cynder and me, them we decided to take our boyfriends..well, I'll leave it up to Cynder whether you can come or not.."
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"Maybe some can go as a separate group, so those with their boyfriends can remain together, and no worry I can pay for those who can't." The Tourist said.
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Scooby paused. "reah, rhats ra rair real. Ranyone" He raised his voice. rho rants ro rome rith rus, ran ralk ro rhe rourist rere" He said pointing to the Tourist.
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Will there be popcorn and snacks?' lIlo asked.
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Do we have to pay? Bulk asked.
_ Shaggy loked at Velma. "Want to come Velma?"
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"Thanks, but I think I'm going to be okay," Spyro said to the Tourist.
"I think I like the Tourist's idea," Cynder said. "You should go in a separate group, cause this was kind of supposed to be something for us to do by ourselves."
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"Alright" tigress said. She turned to the Tourist. "I'll take you up on that offer. If I were you, I'd get a list ready.." She grinned.
_ Agumon chimed in. "We're coming too, the 3 of us, he pointed to himself Agumina and Tai. "Er.. Agumon, what movie are we going to see?' Tai asked
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The phantom of the Opera" Dixie replied.
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Velma nods, "I think I would like to see a movie" She said.
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Count us in" Bulk and Skull said on the spur of the moment..
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Tiger and I are coming to.." Genki said. 'we're all going to the same movie, right?"
_ Nani chimed in. "Add us 4 to that list.."
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"I'm coming with, too," B.G. poked Bulk in the back to get his attention. The digimon was hiding behind him to stay out of sight of Velma.
"Sounds like we're all going to the same one," Spyro nodded.
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The Tourist nods in his eating, making note with one hand on his index card looking pda with hand.
Guilmon continues eating his food, part way through it.
Velma looked at Veemon. "think you'd like to see a movie?" She asked him.
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Definitely.." veemon grinned.
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Oh, and B.g Here wants to come too" Bulk said, wincing from the hard poke..
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Count Robbie and Myself in too' Shaggy said..
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"ok." The Tourist said.
"Sounds like quite a few." Velma said.
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Moran seeing the conversation had stopped made his way into the dining room and started to serve himself some food.
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Most people want to get out of this creepy hotel for a bit" shaggy said..
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Aves came in, carrying fresh supplies of fishes, fries and shrimp.. He set them down and paused. He hads been busy thid morning sweeping up the dust in the back hallways on the third floor.
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Deimos carried Mikoto to his room. "Okay, I'll let you stay in this room but if you want to eat, I'll bring food to you or escort you to the dining room. And remember, I will not hesitate to shoot. And I will shoot to kill."
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"Just fine!" Zachary called out in response to Odysseus.
Dr. Kerzach was washing up in a sink. "Anybody want food? Combat burns lots of calories."
He then left the back room and headed to the dining room where he grabbed a plate and filled it with pasta.
"So how did things go?" Rime asked. He was eating a steak.
"Good. The cook is actually a bounty hunter." Dr. Kerzach replied.
Dr. Zanasiu made his way out of the kitchen and spoke to The Tourist. "I may want to go to town with my group. I'll ask them and see what they want. And we need to make a trip to Pete's Firearms and Munitions."
He then went to Shaggy. "Shaggy, we will need to travel back to your mansion as we apparently need to bring our weapons here."
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Stripetail followwed them, carrying Haresh by the Scruff of the neck. Blood trickled down Haresh's chin and dripped on the floor. "Is there anyplace we can hold this guy, while Briggins calls the police?' He asked Kerzach..
Sure" Shaggy replied. "Take the Suv after we get off at the movie theather. We're going to try and cram as many people in as we can.."
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Velma nodded, "It certainly would." She said.
"A nice break for us all." The tourist said.
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Moran finished putting stuff on his plate, he choose a drink and went to a table to eat.
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"Good to hear." Odysseus said and gave a sign to relax but stay alert to the others.
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So exactly how many are going to the movie?' tiger asked. "30, at least.."
Dixie began counting off. "Scooby and me, thats 2 and Cynder and Spyro are 4. Thats one group. Shaggy Velma, Vemon, and Robbie, make 8. Tai, Agumon, and Agumina make 11, Genki, Tiger and Tigress make 14. Nani, Lilo, Stitch and Angel make 18,Bulk, Skull and B.G make 21. 21, not including the Tourist and any of his friends.
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"Jinkies that is a lot." Velma said.
"Almost enough to rent or hire out an entire theater for a private showing." The Tourist said.
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We'll certainly take up a good number of seats.." Dixie said..
"22, You're forgetting me" Hunter said..
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke followed the others into the room. Tsukasa had removed his photoes from his pocket and was looking through them more carefully than he had before.
"How big are these movie theaters?" Spyro asked curiously.
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It depends. Big ones can hold hundreds or even thousands of people, and several different films can be shown at once" Dixie replied. "I'm not sure how ig the theather is we'll be going to, but it should have more than enough room to accomodate all of us.."
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"We could find a closet." Dr. Kerzach said between bites of pasta. "And I guess I'll have to be the new cook."
"You'll do fine. You handled the Insane Cafe very well." Zachary replied. He was eating a massive plate of pasta, at least double Dr. Kerzach's serving.
Dr. Zanasiu was eating a flounder fillet. "So anyone want to see a movie?"
"Sure. No action movies; I've basically been living in a Hollywood thriller!" Rime said.
"I'll go too but I don't want to see action or romance movies." Strut replied.
"Comedy?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Sure!" Dr. Kerzach, Strut and Rime replied.
"I'm not sure what a 'movie' is but I'll watch it to learn more about it." Mr. Bigmouth said between bites of salad.
"Same here." Ms. Swimmer replied between bites of fruit.
Deimos then entered the dining room and filled a plate with a steak and some mashed potatoes; as he was about to leave, Dr. Zanasiu called to him.
"Hey, Deimos want to see a movie?"
Deimos shrugged as best he could while wearing his armor. "Yes, but no action movies; I have enough real life thrills to satisfy that. Give me comedy." Deimos then left the dining room.
"Comedy it is." Dr. Zanasiu said. He went over to The Tourist. "My entire group is going to the movies."
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Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul were heading down the stairs.
"We've got a mage to deal with! We'll never be able to take out our targets. And add that to the fact that they almost always wear armor and can turn pretty much anything into a weapon and I overheard Deimos ask the owner about bringing in heavy weaponry. We might as well give up." Ivan said.
"Yes, but that mage has stated that bullets are not significantly affected by magic. I heard that after Paul shot Rime. And we can get them later at night." Anton replied.
"Guys, talk about that inside our rooms; we never know who will overhear us out here!" Chris said.
Paul's stomach growled. "Hmm. Wonder if they have any foods that I can eat."
"You're vegan right?" Anton asked.
Paul nodded. "I'm a Shire Horse; I cannot eat anything animal based."
A silvery male ghost, dressed in 1960's era army BDUs floated away after overhearing the conversation.
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After several minutes, Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul entered the dining room and began helping themselves.
"Hey, Paul! We're going to see a movie." Zachary said.
"We still haven't unpacked. All those ghosts are stealing our stuff or vandalizing it." Paul replied.
"Do that later."
"Sorry, we want to unpack first. We'll accompany you tomorrow."
Zachary shrugged. "Sure."
Dr. Zanasiu readjusted his armor. "I'm not sure about your guys but my armor is getting rather uncomfortable. I'm sure we won't need it in town."
Strut, Rime and Dr. Zanasiu went out of the dining room and stored their armor and weapons in a closet.
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So that brings the group to 29." dixie said
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31" Tarrax said. "I'm coming with, and Sara too. I hope.."
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Seeing the battle was over and the one responsible Odysseus with his group had decided to go to the dining room to eat, after they had had Sara cast a cleaning spell on them.
The group had gotten some food. Sara went to set, if possible, close to where Tarrax was, with the rest of the group attempting to sit nearby Sara & the Tourist.
Sara nodded, hearing the past part of what Tarrax and said, "I would enjoy that, going to a movie with you." Sara said smiling.
"I guess the 2 of you'll be going with the couples group." The Tourist said smiling to them.
"Us go too?" Guilmon asked.
The Tourist nodded, "But not with the couples group." He said.
Sara remembered her box of chocolates and lifted her plate to summon them under her plate. That way she can more easily keep a watch on them.
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so we're now up to 33 in all" Dixie said..
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29 in ione group and 4 in the other" Agumina said..
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Spyro and Cynder were still eating. Spyro was very hungry after having missed breakfast.
Tsukasa grabbed himself a small collection of food to fill his stomach until lunch time before he and Yuusuke sat down near the group.
"So how did you guys get here?" B.G. glancing at Guilmon and Veemon in turn.
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Its a long story. I was stuck in a digiegg until Velma freed me" Veemon said.
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Ro Rhat rime rare re roing Rixie.. Ri'd rike ro rake ra rafterroon rap.." Scooby said.
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You can nap on the way there" Dixie replied.
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"Jason brought me here." Guilmon said to B.G. Knowing it best to leave out the words tardis & other such things. "I was visiting friends in the digital world before we came here."
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we came to visit Nick' Dixie said. "he works here, as does Aves. Do you know many other Digimon?' She asked Guilmon.
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Guilmon nodded, "I know some. Gomamon, & some others. Most of the ones I know are nice." Guilmon said.
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Sara looked at Tarrax, "Do you have favorite types of movies?" She asked him.
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(13000th post here)
Not really, I like all sorts os movies. Action, thrillers, romance... when I was younger.. I like well-made films, none of the garbage that passes for films in this day and age.. Getting hit in a certain region isn't funny, especially if its your region. Its painful..' Tarrax said.
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(OOC: wow, that is a lot of posts)
Sara nods, "I like different types of movies also, but mainly only well made ones also. And I dislike the thing where being hit in a certain part of the body is funny, or cause someone else falls down is funny." Sara said understanding and agreeing with Tarrax about liking a range of movies & some of what is not funny.
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'Do you mind if we come with you to the "phanton of the Opera"?' Tarrax asked Dixie, who suddenly recognized him 'Yes, Dixie, we've met before..
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Tarrax.. right" Dixie said slowly.. "how are you... Sure.. you can come with our group, that makes 6.."
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"Is this your natural size or are you normally larger?" Sara asked Tarrax.
"Do you know many digimon ?" Guilmon asked Agumon, Agumina, Veemon & BG.
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When we met him.. he was much larger" dixie said. "Several times larger.."
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My Normal size is over 40 feet tall' Tarrax said. "That has proven to be a considerable challenge , as my previous mates have been much smaller than me, and .. well, in my normal size I weight several tons.."
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Yeah, I Know lots of them. Gabumon, Tentomon, Gommamon, Patomon, Gatomon, Biyomon, and lots of others" Agumon said.
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"wow, that is very large." Sara said. "I guess they didn't have a ring of growth." Sara said. "My family uses them for certain ceremonies, rituals and certain times like those." She said.
"That is lot. You must be very popular." Guilmon said.
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"Well, My buddy agumon, is a legend amond Digmon" Tail smiled. Agumon rolled his green eyes. "Stop it Tai! You're almost as bad as Agumina! yeah I've known lots of Digimon, the ones I named were my teammates, the fellow Digidestined.."
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'In my world, we don't enhance our size with magical objects..'Tarrax replied..
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Sara shrugged, "My family only does so for certain rituals, ceremonies and the like. Though since you dislike it I can drop it off in my dwelling on Korodos and leave it there." Sara said.
"Ooh," Guilmon said interested. "I did not know you were that Agumon. I've heard many talk about him. Gomamon did also. Many call you hero & champion." Guilmon said.
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Agumon grinned though it was clear he was uneasy.. "Thabnks but you give me too much credit. We were a team, no one was more important than anyone else.."
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See? I'm not the only one tooting your horn" agumina grinned..
No, You can keep it, its tradition for you" Tarrax replied.
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Sara nods, and then smiles a bit, "I could use it to be closer to your size if you'd like." She said to Tarrax.
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'Sure, lets see how big you can become.." Tarrax replied, taking her claw in his..
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Stripetail carried Haresh into the dining room. He paused briefly to lok at the group gathered together, and smiled as hwe saw spyro. Good! You're up and about! The girls were very worried about you Spyro.."
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Sara put on the growth ring with her other hand and smiled as he held her claw in his.
"maybe we should move to where there's a bit more room for us both." She said looking at him for several seconds then shyly looking around a bit.
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Tarrax smiled and lead her out into the blobby which had higher ceilings. " Go aghead.. He said.. with thartt Tarrax began to grow. he was now 15 feet tall..
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Sara nodded and made sure the ring was in the usual finger she put it on and she grew first to match Tarrax's size, thinking it more polite to see if she could get to his size instead of shooting past his size.
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Zachary saluted Stripetail. "Thanks! We'll take it from here."
Strut ran to the utility closet and bound Haresh with some cable ties and duct tape.
"Zach, there's a closet in the lobby where we kept Mikoto; place him in there." Strut said.
Zachary dragged Haresh to the closet and placed him in it. "Don't try anything funny. We're not as merciful as Stripetail."
Zachary then locked the door and went back to Stripetail. "Haresh is locked in the closet where we kept Mikoto."
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"good. Make sure they bring him food, and water, and tend to his wounds. I've healed the more serious ones, but he'll still be coughing up blood for awhile from the internal bleeding" stripetail said.
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Tarrax smiled as he continued to grow. He was now 20 feet tall, she was 16 feet.."Have you ever been this large before?' he asked.
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Sara grew to about to 20 feet. She nodded, "around 15-18 feet for some ceremonies & such, but not much larger. If I can get larger I may need time to get use to being that large for long periods of time." She said smiling.
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Tarrax looked into her eyes , and nuzzled her, which caught her by surprise. He chuckled at her reaction. He continued growing, he was now 25 feet tall... "The largest mate i ever had was 28 feet tall, her name was Eloise, and she was a beautiful dragoness." Tarrax's voice had undertones of sadness, he had loved eloise immensely, she had been his first mate, and from a higher social class, Tarrax had , for all intents and purposes, stolen her away from her intended mate.
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Sara was a but surprised indeed by his action, but nuzzled back once she had gotten over her reaction.
Sara grew to be about Tarrax's size and nodded at the sadness in his voice. "It can be hard for those left, whether one of them ages or not." Sara said. Her parents and relatives had taught her to try to not be any more then at most friends with the races that age, not because they were lesser beings, but because one would miss a friend who had aged and died bad enough, far worst would it be for one who had fallen in love and even been mates with one of the races who did age, even those who were very long lived.
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Moran, Odysseus and the others found a place to sit and started to eat, talking mainly small talk.
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Guilmon finished his eating and The Tourist handed over one of the drinks he had gotten for Guilmon, "try to not drink to fast." he said to Guilmon replied with an, "ok."
Guilmon drank a bit then looked at Agumon. "Some humans ask famous ones for autygraph." he said, getting the seldom word misspronounced since he used it very seldom, "Humans or digimon ask you for autygraph?" He asked.
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"Dr. Kerzach is a certified EMT-B." Zachary said.
Strut was carrying a salad and some water to Haresh.
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He opened the closet and cut the cable ties binding Haresh's wrists with a pair of wire cutters he grabbed from the front desk.
"Okay, Haresh, what else should we know?"
"There's a...lab...for...Chong..." Haresh coughed out.
Strut left Haresh and locked the door behind him.
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After a few minutes, Strut returned to the dining room.
"We'll need to searchg the hotel more thoroughly. I have spoken to Haresh. He claims there's a lab for Chong somewhere in the hotel. I'm not sure if he's being truthful though."
Dr. Kerzach flicked out his switchblade, the mirror like blade seemed to glow. "Let's see if he'll talk now."
"Haresh is still recovering. He is in far too poor health to be interrogated." Strut replied.
Dr. Kerzach retracted and pocketed his switchblade. "I have to admit, his 'complements' of 'you don't need magic' and 'you truly are a fierce fighter' were mocking. I mean, he didn't even say anything like that to Stripetail and he's far more powerful than I will be. "
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Tarrax reached 30 feet and loked down at her. "Yes, It was. I had other mates, and even children, but you can't replace those you lose, all you can do is make room for others in your heart.." he said..
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Sara nodded. "Very true." She said. She grew again, to somewhere around 27-29 feet, which she felt was the maximum the ring could do without straining it so she stopped. Straining a magic item was never a good thing she knew.
"I think this is about as far as I can go." She said looking up at Tarrax. She was glad she wasn't his exact same size. Among her type of dragons the males were often larger then the females, and among the larger dragons also and she thought it enhanced Tarrax attractive hansome features, though she felt far to shy to ever admit it.
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Tarrax finished growing to his normal size of 42 feet and looked down at Sara. His gray eyes held her in a firm lock. 'So now you see me as I am, Sara.. and.. you're gorgeous.." he said,
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Sara smiled, embarrassed by what he had said. "T, thanks. And ..." She looked up at him, "you are ... very handsome as well." She said, finally getting out what she wanted to say, her sudden shyness and embarrassment making it harder then usual.
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Stripetail Frowned. "Let Me talk to him.." He said, his eyes alight.
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Are you.. asking for my autograph?' gumon, said bewildered. "i don't usually get autograph requests, but i do sign them on occassion.."
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Tarrax took her in his arms.and held her close to him. "please tell me if I'm going too fast" He said. "i am a bit rusty at this.."
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Strut shrugged. "Go ahead but I'm not sure if he's in a condition to speak."
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Guilmon thought then nodded, "it sounds like fun and neat." He said. "Then I could show friends sometimes."
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Sara continued to look up at Tarrax, "ok." Sara said putting her hands on either side of his body, "You're doing very well for being rusty." She said smiling.
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good" Tarrax smiled. "Do you want to go somewhere private..?' He asked softly..
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Agumina brought out a pad of paper. "The Agumon Fan Club?!?' Agumon looked at her with an incredulous look in his eyes.
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Agumina tore off a sheet and handed it to Guilmon..
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Stripetail went off to fins the closet where Haresh was being kept..
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"That would be... nice." Sara said continuing to look up at Tarrax.
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Guilmon accepted the paper, "You prepared." he said to Agumina.
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Always" agumina smiled. Agumon signed as he inscribed his name to the paper.
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Tarrax lead Sara up to her room, given his large size he he had to bend down to avoid hitting his head on the doorway to the room. but he managed to squeeze in, nonetheless.
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Guilmon nodded, "A good thing." He said. He smiled after Agumon had signed the paper, "Thanks, very nice of you." He said.
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Sara went up to her room with Tarrax, having to bend down also as he had had to do. She shrank down slightly to fit better, then once in her room she went back to the largest size she had been before in the Lobby.
Sara smiled up at him once they were both in her room.
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'You're Welcome" Agumon said.
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Tarrax climbed on the bed, and it audibly groaned under his weght.. "Sara... forgive me if I ask a very personal question.. but..after this date... would you be willing to sleep with me?' he asked. "I understand if you are not ready for such a step.. as for myself it has been over 900000 years since i have had a dragoness in my bed' he paused and looked at Sara who was considering him from the doorway..
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Sara inhaled and breathed out slowly. "I... think I would like that." She said to him, walking over close to him as she finished what she had said.
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Guilmon looked at Agumon, Agumina and Tai, "How did you meet? In digital world or out side it?" he asked then looked at some of the other digimon present.
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Tarrax smiled slightly as Sara sat down beside him. "Sara.. I think this will be the start of a beautiful courtship.." He said, as he pulled her to him and kissed her on the lips.
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Dixie looked at her ring, which read " !0:22 A>M." Alright everyone, we're going to leave in about an hour. So if you want to go to your rooms and freshen up.. You can" Dixie said.
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What if we're tired?' Bulk yawned.
"Welll you can take a nap, or you can take one on the ride to the movie theather" Tigress said.
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"Or during the movie. I have seen some do that." Guilmon said.
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Sara returned the kiss, placing her hands on Tarrax as she closed her eyes during the kiss.
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Tarrax put his claws on her, slowly moving down and over the curves of her chest as the kiss continued. the two dragons, fell back on the bed, with Tarrax on top of sara. Tarrax finally broke the kiss after a few minutes.
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Sara rubbed her hands over Tarrax's sides during the kiss. As the kiss was ended and broken she put a hand on his chest. "You are, very good." She said smiling.
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"Well, I've had experience. I've been around the block before" Tarrax smiled, and he pulled the covers over them..'am I your first?' He asked, nuzzling the side of her throat...
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As Sara and Tarrax explored each other upstairs..the rest of the group was finishing thier lunch..
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Stripetail opened the closet door and looked at the captive inside.. "So, theres a lab for chong somewhere in this hotel? Well, my bounty hunter friend, you are in luck. I still have use for you..Now tell me everything you know.."
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We met in the digital world' Agumina nodded. "I'm a big fan of Agumon- shocking I know!- and when i got a chance to meet him, well I couldn't pass it up..'
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And she hasn't left me alone since" Agumon cracked..
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Sara rubbed her hands over Tarrax's chest, mrring at his nuzzling.. "Yes, I've never with another." Sara said. "Not a bad thing is it?" She asked him.
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The Tourist and his group were getting done with their lunch. Guilmon had finished his first drink and was starting on his second.
"Did you scream when you saw him? I saw some do that when the beetles appeared." Guilmon said having been heavily disguised and attending one of the beetles' appearances and concerts.
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no, its not.." Tarrax replied, as he pressed his mouth to Sara's red lips. "Now.. my dear pupil, pay attention.. I have much to teach you, in the ways of magic, of life, and of lovemaking. For now, the last of those will be our focus.."
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Yes she screamed and then just stood there, gushing about how much of a fan she was.." Agumon said.. "When Tai and I went to our world, she" He jerked his thumb claw at Agumina' Tagged along..
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Sara smiled, kissing Tarrax back, "yes, Plenty of time for the other things later. Best to focus on just that one now indeed." She said.
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"I liked listening to their music. Though it was hard to hear it with the screaming while in the audience." Guilmon said.
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I'm not a groupie.. so don't even go there" Agumina said.
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Tarrax covered Sara's mouth with his, while he exlplored her mouth, outside his claws and the rest of him, were exploring her. He could hear Sara's panting, which was mixed with what sounded to him like pleasure.. "Good, Good, we're almost there.."
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Guilmon looked confused. "Don't go where? I already been to a Beatle concert and to digital world." He said.
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Sara panted and moaned a bit, enjoying how Tarrax was making her feel. She'd not felt like this before. She returned the kiss, nuzzling his neck near his jaw.
"Good." She said.
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Its a figure of speech..' agumina clarified.. "It means don'y say try to say I'm a groupie, which is a fan who is so obsessed with a star that she-and it is almost always a female- is willing to do anything for him, literally anything.
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By your own description, Agumina... you're a groupie" Tai said with a smirk. Agumina shot a look that would have curdled milk.. "I'm NOT A GROUPIE!" She fumed.
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"Fighting friends is not good." Guilmon said looking at Agumina.
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Stitch climbed onto the table. "They not fighting, just arguing. Mesa Stitch, this botchiboo Angel' he said motioning to angel, who smiled at Guilmon. We TEAMMATES" He grinned hugging Agumina.
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Aw, Just hold that pose! Anyone got a camera?' Nani said, smiling as Stitch had Agumina locked in an embrace.
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This a feeling I'm not felt in ages" Tarrax said, continung to nuzzle, tarrax finally pressed himself into Sara,the actual act of lovemaking lasted about a minute, befiore he pulled away, and lay beside her.
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"I have a small one if you want to use it." The Tourist said as he reached into a pocket.
"Team mates is good." Guilmon said. "You can look out for and help each other." He said.
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"This feeling I've not felt before." Sara said as she continued to nuzzle with Tarrax. Once it was over she licked the side of Tarrax's neck while rubbing his chest with one hand.
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Agumon grinned at Agumina's Plight, 'Smile for the camera you two"
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Nani took the camera from the Tourist. "Now just hold that pose.
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Tarrax held her close to him. "This may be the one of me.. "He thought to himself. 'ow go to sleep"he said softly to Sara, kissing her on the snout. "I'll be right here, unless my master had need of me.."
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Guilmon looked at the pair, "It will make cute picture." He said.
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Sara smiles, kissing him in return on the end of his snout and snuggling with him, "ok," She said. She did feel the need to go to relax and go to sleep. "I hope you will be up when I do awaken." She said, understanding if he could not if Stripetail had need of him. She licked the side of his snout and went to sleep.
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Tarrax relaxed, he had not intended for things to reach this point so quickly, but now that they had he could now take stock of thier relationship. It had the potential to be an enduring and loving relationship, if all went well, perhaps they could start work on finding Stripetail a mate, it had been far too long for him to go without companionship..
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Bulk and skull grinned. "Hey make rabbit ears" He cracked to Stitch..
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there'll be time for silly pictures later" Nani said.
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The Tourist nodded, "We can do the silly ones later, and have a lot of fun doing that. The camera can hold and take many pictures." He said.
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"Is battling evil doers in the kitchen a common passtime for here?" Moran asked having heard the others talking about some of their experiences here at the hotel.
"Not in the time I've been here. Before there was some sort evil person running around injuring folks." Sam said.
"And there are some ghosts and a curse to take care of." Odysseus said.
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sudden;y the power came back on, and left the occupants dazzled by the suden bright light..
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Good! The powers back on" Dixie said..
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The Tourists group of friends grunted a bit and shielded their eyes and closed them a bit. The Tourist put on a pair of his special wrap around glasses to help his eyes adjust to the sudden bright light.
"Ah, an added feature of civilization. I was thinking some of these blokes had not known the benefit of light." Morran said.
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Well, ladies and gentlem, we have power again. Our generators are old, and it takes some time for us to find replacement parts, we do have some in store, but its not easy getting the generator to work after a power outage.. It would appear that the storm has passed.." Briggins said.
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"Maybe they should get some new ones, or get a few enchanted." Moran said.
"Oh, lights back on." Guilmon said after his eyes had adjusted to the sudden brightness.
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"Guess I don't need my flares anymore." Deimos said.
"We should search the hotel after we're back. There's a lab somewhere." Dr. Kerzach said.
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Haresh was coughing up blood in a bucket that Strut had provided for him.
He then looked at Stripetail. "What do you want?"
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"Perhaps once this is over some of you can have your wounds looked at by Jason." Moran said.
"I would have but I was pretty hungry." Odysseus said.
"Well in your case my good man a fatal would is no more but a scratch." Moran said smiling.
"I wish this felt like a scratch." Odysseus said, glad he had quickly sprayed the are of his wound with a spray to numb the area for a while.
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Information... where is this lab of Chong's and how was he able to communicate his orders to you?" Stripetail said.
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Haresh coughed again. "The crystal. And that lab, you'll never be able to get in, even if I told you where it is."
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Deimos readjusted his armor and holstered his pistol. "I'm ready to go."
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You're forgetting what I am, Haresh..' Stripetail replied. And never forget that I spared your life by healing your wounds, you'd be dead now if I hadn't. Now where is that lab..?"
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"Go on kill me. Even death at the switchblade of Dr. Kerzach would have been more merciful than death at the hands of Chong." Haresh coughed.
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"I'll go assist in the interrogation." Dr. Kerzach said.
"We're leaving soon!" Strut shouted.
"It will be quick!"
Dr. Kerzach then ran to the closet where he met Stripetail.
"So Stripetail, got anything? We'll formulate a plan based on the information gathered." Dr. Kerzach asked. His hands were inside his labcoat pocket, the pocket where he kept his treasured switchblade.
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Odysseus and the others got done and put their things away. Odysseus then went over to The Tourist.
"We were wondering if you are done and can look after some of our wounds. They are minor." Odysseus said.
The Tourist looked up at Odysseus, "Sure, have them go to our room and I'll be up shortly. You can get started on examining others." he said.
Odysseus nodded and went off to tell the others of the group who were in the battle the news and they headed up to the room that he had shared with The Tourist.
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Rime went up to The Tourist. "I have a bruise from a gunshot. But I'm not sure if it broke any ribs; it still hurts."
"I have some bruises I'd like to have examined." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"I'd like my injuries examined." Ms. Swimmer said.
"I'm fine." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Well, that crysrtal was how he communicated with Chong. Haresh, I'm going to make you an offer. You are going to report to Chong, using the crystal as before, and get him to reveal certain information.."
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"I'll think..." Haresh began. He turned around and noticed Dr. Kerzach was brandishing his switchblade. "Erm, yes of course I'll do it."
Dr. Kerzach grinned. "I like that idea. And remember betray us and..." Dr. Kerzach fingered the dull edge of his switchblade.
Haresh gulped. "Yes, I'll...I'll obey."
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The Tourist nods, "I can do that in my room, maybe better then in the open here. Not to worry I am a licensed physician and surgeon for a number of many species across more then 1 universe." He said smiling.
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Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Ms. Swimmer and Rime followed The Tourist into his room.
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'Do this for us Haresh, And You'll have my promise to protect you from whatever chong tries to doto you , If I need to spirit you away to a diistant ciountry, I will do that. I do not fear Chong in the slightest" Stripetail said.
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Haresh coughed. "I...I accept."
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "I'll trust you. I too do not fear Chong. If he tries anything; he will taste the sting of my amorphous metal switchblade."
Haresh shuddered. He hated to see what would happen to Chong if he crossed Dr. Kerzach. Even though Chong was a much more powerful mage than he was; he wasn't sure if Chong could fare well againstDr. Kerzach.
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Good" Stripetail gestured and a cooked chicken dinner appeared in front of Haresh, complete with a wineskin of wineskin. 'Here's some more food and drink.." Stripetail said. "
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Dr. Kerzach turned to Stripetail. "Do you think I can honestly take on Chong? If not, I'll practice until I can."
"I cannot eat meat." Haresh said.
"We have some vegan meals in the kitchen." Dr. Kerzach said. "I'll get them."
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"Chong is a strong magician, I've faced him before" Stripetail said. "Knives won't really do much against him, unless you can stab him from close range.. he's in prison now, he was held response for the numerous deaths and disappearanvces that used to occur at the Insane Cafe. he used to own the place, until he tried to take over the world.. Nick and aves, along with my help, as well as Scooby and Dixie, stopped him..'
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"Close combat is my forte. And let's see how well he stands up to military ordinance. Or getting sniped." Dr. Kerzach said.
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"Just don't bite off more than you can chew Kerzach" Stripetail gave him a look. "Never underestimate an enemy or overstimate your own strength, I 've seen too many wars where generals go that and they got slaughtered as a result...."
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"I'll keep that in mind. But there is a confession I need to make: it seems like the Pelvanida group is woefully underpowered. Yes, we have firearms and other military ordinance but the foes have magic and it seems like military ordinance loses to magic every time. And I'll get food for Haresh." Dr. Kerzach said.
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"Ok, who wants to be looked over first?" The Tourist said as he switched his wrap around glasses on and to medical scan.
"I help?" Guilmon asked.
The Tourist nodded, taking out a bag, "You can hand me some of these." he said, handing him the bag with magical enchanted tools, the equivalent of a doctor's black bag, with the benefits of high tech and magic enchantment.
(OOC: Do you prefer a detailed rp of the examination & treatment (if any), or a quick glossing over of what happens?)
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Well, there's no real magic in your world Kerzach, ot at least there's no belief in it...which is pretty much the same thing. Magic requires belief.. Stripetail said. "In a world without magic, you're fine, your skills and overwhelming firepower can get you by. But in worlds where there is magic, and your enemies know how to use them, you're in big trouble, unless you can get help from magicians on your side..Luckily, You have me.. Now How exactly do you want me to help you..?"
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Guilmon opens the bag and sets it down in front of him from where he was sitting.
The Tourist starts examining Brooklyn, treating his overall minorish wounds, then Ian/Sam. Cleaning the wounds to prevent infection then using a synthetic skin spray to cover the wound so it can heal a bit faster then normal and prevents infection also and it can be absorbed by the body as it heals. Guilmon handing him the tools from the bag as he calls out their names.
Odysseus he numbs the area around where his worst wounds are using another instrument, more effective then the spray he had used.
"I'll wait till the others have been looked at and treated." Odysseus said after the examination and knowing the treatment may take longer then the others.
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"Ew," B.G. commented as he saw the wounds. He was glad he was made of data and not flesh and blood.
Spyro glanced at the medical instruments the Tourist used, the items loooked quite strange to him.
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You guys almost ready to go?' Dixie asked Cynder and Spyro.
Stripetail reached the dining room and sat down briefly. he then got up and went to the buffet line to grab some food...
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"We're ready," Spyro nodded. He had spent most of the time eating and thus hadn't joined the conversation, but now he had caught up on his daily food requirement, he felt immensely satisfied.
"Are we going to take a car?" Cynder asked with a frown.
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Actually Cynder we're taking something bigger than a car. Its an SUV, its a much bigger vehicle, and when you're riding in it, you don't feel the bumps and jolkts of the road..' Shaggy said.
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Its up to you..' Dixie said. "If you wabt to fly alongside our vans, thats fine..' dixie said.
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"I have a question," B.G. said. "Who's riding with who? We're not all going to fit into one vehicle, unless your SUV is as big as a Whamon..."
"We'll ride with you," Cynder said. "I'm not sure Spyro will feel up to flying."
Spyro nodded.
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We have two vehicles" Shaggy said"the mystery Machina and the SUV.
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We've got a motocyckle. "Skull said. "Skull We could maybe fit one more person on it, and only if he or she is skinny.." Bulk reminded him.._
We could fit the digimon in the SUv, all of them" Dixie said. Scooby, myself and Cynder and Spyro are riding in the SUV as well.
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We take passengers' Stitch said. "We can fir 8 in our car, but they have to be skinny.."
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"Well that's one for the scrapbook!" Tai exclaimed, looking at the picture which had just finished developing. "I never thought I'd see a picture with Agumon smiling and Agumina upset." Agumon started laughing.
"Thanks Tai!" Agumina said.
"Uh, for what?" he asked, very confused.
"It's been a while since I could hear Agumon laugh. It has such a strong sound to it. Just what you'd expect from someone like him," Agumina declared.
"Why do you keep singling me out?" Agumon asked. "It took the combined strength of the whole team I was in to save the Digital World. Why do I seem to stand out to you?" Agumon asked. He was getting tired of her obsessing over him without fully knowing why.
"Huh? You didn't know? That would explain why you're so modest..." Agumina said thoughtfully.
"Know what? I know everything about me!"
"Well, I it seems you've overlooked one thing..."
"What?"
"You are also the most attractive digimon there is," Agumina said shyly, though happy to tell him something that he didn't know.
"You really think so?" he asked her slowly. She nodded. He was just about to start enjoying this new compliment, when he remembered all the other characters at the table, who he just noticed had been listening with interest. At that point, you'd think he had been hit in the face with a Pyro Sphere...
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"Ooh, I can't wait to see this movie!" Tigress exclaimed, unable to sit still.
"Yeah, I can see that," Tiger thought to himself, finding such behavior undignified.
"I know of a monster type called Garlant. They are considered to be phantoms of the FIMBA area. I wonder if the "Phantom of the Opera" is similar to them?" she asked thoughtfully.
Genki looked around. Tigress was in high spirits, still talking excitedly with some others at the table. He noticed the small bowl she had been lapping from. It had a dark liquid in it... Then he noticed the tall bottle nearby. He shook his head and thought to himself, "I can't believe she drank something like that. She has enough energy without gulping down Pepsi."
Then he looked at Tiger, who was currently talking to no one at all. Genki had grown very tired of this whole thing with his friends. He wanted to do something about it, but he didn't know what. Then he glanced up toward the buffet table, and someone caught his attention. He had heard quite a bit about this squirrel, and wanted to ask a tiny favor. He stood up from his chair, said, "Excuse me for just a moment," (although still no one gave much notice to his leaving anyway) and went over to where the food was.
Not much later, Genki came back with a slightly smug expression on his face and sat back down next to his friends casually. "That went perfectly," he thought to himself. "Even with his help though, I hope a door that old can hold up..."
Tigress was learning more about theaters from Tai...
"One of the best things is the candy. Movie theaters just seem to have the best there is," Tai told her. "Although, most of the ones I've been to have had more of a chocolate selection than any other type."
"Chocolate!? I have read SO much about that! It's supposed to be one of the most popular sweet flavors there is," Tigress said with much enthusiasm. "Which type has the most sugar? The sweeter the better! Let's see... Adding nuts gives the pleasant sensation of crunchiness, but slightly takes away from the sweetness since nuts are more salty. Peanut butter compliments chocolate very well, or so I've heard. On the other paw, that ingredient tends to bring on thirst more quickly, so I'd need to have a bowl of water nearby. But water would wash away the taste in my mouth, so I'd have to eat that more quickly to retain the flavor. Fruit fillings-"
"Tigress! Please calm down! You're talking about candy as if it was the great Pheonix himself," Genki finally said.
"Oops, you're right Genki. I'm sorry; I guess I got a little excited," Tigress said apologetically.
"She guesses that she got a little excited?" Tiger said to himself. "Why do I even stick around with her all the time?"
After Genki had been sitting there for a little while longer, he suddenly seemed to have remembered something. "He should be done by now," he thought to himself. Jumping up, he quickly exclaimed, "Tiger, Tigress, something needs your attention right now!"
Tiger jumped up right away. "What, more danger? There never seems to be peace for very long. Where is it?" he demanded.
Tigress got up and asked, "Is everything all right Genki?"
"No, everything is not all right," he answered. "Come on guys! Follow me!" With that, he took off toward a familiar location...
"I thought you said you broke down our door?" Tiger said to Tigress, now eyeing her suspiciously as they all arrived at their destination.
"Well, it was broken not too long ago..." Tigress said, though realizing how that sounded.
"Uh, guys? We need to get in there. Come on," Genki said, opening the door. "After you," Genki said, motioning with his hand to allow the monsters to go in first.
"How thoughtful of you!" Tigress said to Genki.
"Yeah, thanks, whatever," Tiger also said. He wondered why he didn't sense any dark presense nearby.
As the wolf-like creatures fully entered the room, Tiger demanded, "Okay Genki. What needs our attention?"
"Each other," Genki said gleefully as he closed the door and locked it.
"Hey! Get back here! I'd say this isn't funny but you probably already knew that," Tiger said, running to the door. "Genki! If you don't open this door, I actually will blast it down!" he threatened. No response...
"Fine! Have it your way!" Tiger exclaimed, charging up a powerful blast of lightning. It was simliar to what Tigress had done earlier, only this blast had even more energy and was white instead of blue.
"Lightning!" he yelled as the power was released from his horns and bombarded the door. Tiger then stopped and stared.
"Um, Tiger? Why didn't you put any energy into that? Oh, did you hope that the light show would scare Genki into opening the door? Well, that was a great idea, but I guess it didn't work..." Tigress said, staring at the completely unharmed door.
"Darn it!" Tiger exclaimed. "I did put energy into it! A lot of it!"
"Well then, you must be tired. Why don't you rest a while?" she asked him.
"I AM NOT TIRED!" he yelled.
"Oh, okay," she replied with a smile.
"I'm serious!" he responded.
"I didn't say anything," she responded innocently.
"But I knew what you were thinking."
"How?"
"Well I do know you very well," he retorted.
"You do?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" he asked incredulously.
"I didn't know you paid me such attention," she answered casually.
"I don't! I just-"
"Yes?"
"Anyone would know somebody else after being with each other for so long."
"Oh. That's true..." Tigress said, disappointed. Then she had a thought. "Tiger, why exactly have you stayed with me for so long?"
The wind had started to pick up outside. There was a very old tree near the window of the room, and the breeze swayed the branches to tap steadily against the glass. That was actually quite convinient for Tiger. If not for that noise, Tigress may have heard his heart pounding after her question. His pulse had begun increasing slowly from the time the conversation had been going such a way, but after the question Tigress had just asked, his heart rate had become uncomfortable.
"I just felt like it. Nothing more to it," he responded.
"So, you have feelings for me?" Tigress asked, not backing down now after coming this close.
But nothing could mask the scent of sweat perspiring off Tiger's flesh. "What is it you want me to say?" he asked her gruffly.
"Only whatever it is you want to say right now," she replied, staring into his penetrating eyes.
Tiger was now utterly sick of this, but he still wouldn't say it directly. They both knew how they really felt about the other. He ended up simply saying, "Well I'm certainly not going to kiss you though," and suddenly began feeling more at ease than he had been since they'd gotten to know each other.
Tigress's fur made it hard to notice her blush so deeply. With a gleam in her eyes, she looked directly into his, and replied, "I knew you wouldn't. But I know you very well, and you always fight back," she said, before pouncing on him.
Now walking away from the door, Genki thought to himself, "I guess you were right Tigress. I do seem to have a way with words."
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Tiger pushed her off, and backtrackedaway from her, she had trapped him in corner, the only route he could use for escape was to climb over the bed. 'If you DARE try to kiss me" tiger growled. " And if I do, how are you going to ger out of it? The door's sealed magically, we can't get out, even if we both blasted it down. Look I care about you, Tiger you're a very atractive wolf. But you're such a sourpuss! I understand if this is anawkward situation.. it is for me too, but we have to do something to get out of here' Tigress said.
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Agumon blushed beet read, and Agumina laughed. "Come on, Agumon, I've got .. something to show you.." Agumina said shyly "it's in our room.. and I forgot to show you this morning..' She explained.. I left it beside the bed.. come on.."
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Agumon, tried to grin and bluff his way through his embarassnmment. "We're coming with you" He said to Dixie. "We just need to get something from our room. Agumina just remembered she had.."
_ Agumina now was dashing off towards the stairs. Going up. they met Genkji who was wearing a self-satisfied smirk..
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"Do people often back to their rooms after dinner here?" Cynder asked, feeling a little confused. She suspected that Agumina hadn't forgotten anything in her room at all...
"Some people will go to hotels just for the rooms..." Tsukasa replied boredly. He poked his fork at a piece of food on his plate.
"Who are you two anyway?" Spyro asked Tsukasa and his companion.
"Yuusuke Onodera," the youth smiled pleasantly. "Pleased to meet you."
"I'm Tsukasa Kadoya also known as Decade..." he glanced up to see if they would have the same reaction that Yuusuke and Wataru did upon finding out his alias.
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Dr. Kerzach sighed. "What shall I do if I am confronted with a hostile mage?"
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"Are we ready yet?" Zachary asked.
"Dr. Kerzach is interrogating Haresh." Strut replied.
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Try and avoid getting into a confrontation" stripetail replied. "I can give you a magical shield and weapon if you want.."
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Tiger moved towards thge bed quickly and sat down.. "Alright, we'll try blasting the door down again.." He said finally, savoiding Tigress' gaze.
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Agumon reached thier room and opened it.. "Ok, so where is this thing you've forgotten?" He asked, as Agumina came in behind him and closed the door. " Agumon heard the door close and turned to look at her..
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"I guess you can modify my weapon." Dr. Kerzach said, handing his switchblade to Stripetail. "But speed,agility and reflexes are my greatest weapons against my foe. I'll get food for Haresh and then I'll head out to the theater with the group."
Dr. Kerzach then headed into the kitchen and stacked a plate high with his trademark vegetable stir fry.
He then went back to Haresh and handed him the plate.
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Stripetail looked at the switchblade and ran his paw up and down the blade. "Blade of the mortal realm, be endowed with the elements of nature. Fire" red light entered the blade. "ice", a blue light entered, "Earth" a green light entered, "Sky" a white light entered, " and water" a clear light entered. "May these five elements protect him well' Stripetail paused a few seconds, then flipped the blade into the the handle.
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"Thank you." Dr. Kerzach said. "Now, do I just simply stab and slash my enemy with it? Oh, ignore the claws on my feet. Though I use them equally in combat; I'm not very comfortable with spells on me."
Dr. Zanasiu went up to Dr. Kerzach. "Hey, Yuri, we're leaving soon."
"James, I have to guard Haresh and the hotel alongside Stripetail. Once we get all our munitions we'll search for Chong's lab. Oh, we need demolition charges."
Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Let's not blow up parts of the hotel unless we have no other choice. However, we will get getting some antitank rockets in case a huge mech or armored creature comes after us."
Dr. Zanasiu then went back to the dining room. "Guys, Dr. Kerzach isn't coming with us."
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thats one person less we have to pay for.." Shaggy said. " Are you sure Kerzach..?'
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Tigeress opened her mouth. "BLIZZARD" She caused out charging electricity, and after waiting a few seconds, released the blast. it hit the door in the middle, and disspitated with the contents of a water balloon.. Tigress was stunned. "It didn't work!"
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Dr. Kerzach went into the dining room. "Guys, I've changed my mind; I'm coming with you. I just hope things don't get ugly when we're gone."
Zachary chuckled. "You're starting to sound like Deimos." He then turned to Deimos. "Deimos, please do not tell me that mass in one of the many pockets in your armor is your pistol."
"You'll never know when you need it." Deimos replied.
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As soon as The Tourist was done, Rime went up to him. "There is a large bruise on my chest and I need to know if there's any broken bones."
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Nick and Aves can take care of it.." Dixie said. "Now is everyone here" She asked.
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Riger rand Riress raren'r rere" Scooby said. 'Ror rare Ragumon rand Ragurina"
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Tarrax stirred from his sleep. Sara continued sleeping next to him. It was a very peaceful sight, and Tarrax felt, more than ever, that this was the right dragoness for him..
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The Tourist nodded and started examining Rime.
Velma looked at Veemon asking, "Do you know many digimon?" She asked.
Moran was resting in the lounge area since he was uninjured & had not been in the fight he didn't see a reason to go up with the others.
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I've heard of Agumon of course" Veemon said.. "I know a few digimon, but its beeen awhile since I've seen them..." Veemon replied. "Leets go out in the van.."
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"Sure, or we can take a few in my car. Is everyone here who's going?" Velma asked as she got up to head out to the van.
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No, not yet" Dixie said. "We've still missing, Tiger, Tigress, Agumon and Agumina.. ah, and Tarrax and Sara.. So we're missing 6. "
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Tiger and Tigeresss took turns blasting the door, but no matter how they tried, the door wouldn't budge. "We're not getting anywhere, and the others could be heading out any minute! I don't want to miss the movie!" Tigeress said, giving Tiger a pleading look.
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The Tourist examined the rest of the folks, giving them some pain relief and some treatment for the minor wounds, for the broken ribs he put on a wrapping that he adjusted the degree of padding and support for the ribs till the setting were comfortable It was also enchanted a bit to dull the pain.
"There, that is about all that I can do. The various wounds you have will heal fairly quickly. The worst are the broken ribs, but those will heal and reknit themselves back together. The pain for your various injures should be dulled at least if not gone entirely." The Tourist said, "I hope what I did is of some help." he said smiling and putting his tools away.
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"Thank you." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Will I still be able to engage in combat?" rime asked.
"Come on, we'll miss the show." Strut said, leaving the room.
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"Not in melee, with broken ribs, unless you must. Maybe in distance, though the combat may jar the ribs." The Tourist said. "The pain should be dulled but it'll take time to heal about ..." "Glad I could be of help. But you are right, we need to go now or we may miss the movie." The Tourist said.
"That would not be fun." Guilmon said shaking his head.
(OOC: I have no idea how long it would take Rime's ribs to heal so assume he says whatever the player (or gm) would like as to timespan)
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"I am primarily a shooter. I specialize in rifles of all sorts, especially sniper rifles. However, I did take this from the supply closet as a backup weapon." Rime said, drawing his machete.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer left the room. They made a stop in the closet to put their weapons away.
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Agumon looked over the bed. "I don't see anything... Agumina" He turned, and Agumina jumped on him.."He-" his exclamation was cut off as Agumina kissed him on the lips, her pink lips pressed firmly against his yellow mouth. Agumon, tRied to break off the kiss,, but Agumina held him firm. "He's going to kill me for doing this, so I'd better make this last" She thought to herself. Agumon finally pulled away after about a minute, the kiss had left a lipstick imprint on his mouth. agumina looked at him, and Agumon's eyes narrowed. "WHY did you do that Agumina? You could have just asked.." He sputtered.
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Because you'd have said no.. and we both know it.. Its right over there" Agumina pointed to a bouquet of flowers sitting next to the bed. "I hope you like daisies" She said. "Agumina, girls don't get flowers for guys, but I appreciate them.. They're nice.." Agumon said finally. "Come on, We're going to be late.. and next time.. ASK before you try to kiss me alright? I'm going to wipe my mouth off.. where did you get that lipstick..
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I picked it up at a Digi-inn, some humans were staying there, and one of the girl;s was wearing this beautiful shade of pink lipstick." Agumina said. " So I asked where she got it, and went over to that place and bought a case.."
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Agumon nodded. Agumina started to apologize, but he held up a claw. "Just... forget it.. I forgive you Agumina, this time. I know you care about me.. so I'll let this slide. Don't forget to bring those flowers.." He said as he walked into the bathroom.
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Tiger and Tigeress continued blasting at the door, but it was all in vain. 'Whoever put this spell on the door, must be a very powerful magician' tigress said, panting. "We're not making any progress on this..'
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And kissing me isn't going to help either" tiger said with a scoff. "Who ever heard of a kiss removing a magical spell?'
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It happens in fairy tales" Tigeress began. "yeah, fairy tales, which aren't real" tiger replied. 'Look, Tiger, We're not getting anywhere with our attacks, abnd we have to think of something. "
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Tigeress, for the last time, I"M NOT KISSING YOU!" Tiger growled. "Please, Tiger" Tigress begged. "It'll be a very short kiss, I promise.. and once its over I won't bother you any more.."
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Tiger sat down on the bed, and looked at the wall..
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The Tourist and his friends (OOC: Odysseys and the others in the Tourist's group, not controlling other folks' players) went downstairs after he put his tools away and put his wrap around glasses into a pocket.
"So where has everyone wondered off to?" The Tourist wondered.
"I saw some folks strolling outside heading towards the parking lot. Perhaps it is those individuals who you are looking for." Moran said.
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Agumon wiped the lipstick off his mouth with a towel.. Agumina waited outside for him, while holding the daisies. "He actually was.. pretty good about that kiss' she thought to herself. "it felt.. good.. too" She shook her head as Agumon came out of the bathroom. " Lets go.." He said, and He lead her out of the room, Agumina right behind him.
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"Maybe they go out for coffee and ice cream." Guilmon said. He licked his lips at his mention of ice cream, he had liked every flavor he liked, except for maybe the coffee type. "ice cream, yum." He said.
"Ah, that reminds me." The Tourist said and went into the dining room to where Sara was and got the box of chocolates Tarax had given her. "Guess I"ll keep this safe since she's busy with Tarrax." The Tourist said and put the box into one of his large pockets.
"Yea, Ice cream is pretty good. We didn't have anything like that 1,000 years ago." Brooklyn said talking about the time he and the other Manhattan gargoyles were living around the castle before the curse of stone sleep was put onto them.
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Tarrax stirred from his slumber, and gently priodded Sara. ' Come on, Sara! Wake up! We need to get going, otherwise the rest of the group will leave without us" He said, stretching and climbing out of the bed.
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Sara starts to stir and fully awakens, stretching and yawning. She then gets out of bed, stretching and yawning a bit. "That was a pleasant time and nap." She said.
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"Where Sara?" Guilmon said.
"Oh, busy with Tarrax." The Tourist said.
"Having fun I bet." Ian said.
"What sort of fun?" Guilmon asked who liked having fun.
The Tourist rubbed the back of his head and Odysseus and Brooklyn wondered how he'd handle that question based on their suspicions.
"It may be a bit complicated." The Tourist said.
"Maybe you need to make a Guilwomon to help you with explaining." Ian said.
Moran smilled and laughed at that. "Is such a feat even possible?" He said.
"There no Guilwomon that I know of." Guilmon said.
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"I'm glad you enjoyed it, I did too" Tarrax said, giving her a quick kiss. "Now, we've got to go downstairs and make sure they haven't left yet.."
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"There's a female Agumon isn't there?' Nick said, coming up on the Tourist. Today he was mopping the floor..
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"Isn't she natural?" Moran Asked.
"Hmm, in theory since digimon are data it is possible to create one. Though it's not easy." The Tourist said.
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"well, if there are female Agumon Agumon, then I supposed there can be guilwomon as well" Nick said stratching his head..
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"I wonder if she knows of her origins." The Tourist said, "Though it would likely be rude to ask her." He said.
Ian nodded, "you can't just ask her, "hey were you created and by who?"
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Yeah, that's wouldn't be apropriate" Nick nodded.
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Tiger continued looking at the wall. "Come on Tiger, lets just get this over with.."Tigeress said.
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"nothing is going to happen Tigeress" He sighed. "Fine, one kiss, and this does not leave this room, alright?" he said. "Deal" Tigeress said. Tigeress sat down Next to him, and, wrapping her claws around Tiger's neck, kissed him on the lips. The kiss was brief, and Tigeress pulled away after a couple seconds..
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"If they left we can always arrive about the time they arrive." Odysseus said.
"Good point." The Tourist said smiling.
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Tigeress looked at Tiger, and smiled. " sEe? It wasn't that bad.." She grinned, and went over to the door. she reached for the handle and pulled. "It's Open! Yes! See! I told you that would work!" tigeress beamed. Tiger shook his head as he followed her out of the room. "Remind me to ream Genki out for pulling this stunt.."
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"Lets look outside and see if they are gone." Guilmon said and walked to the door and looked outside.
The Tourist looked outside also and towards where the Parking lot was.
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only a hanful of ther group had left the hotel. Bulk and Skull had climbed into the back of the SUV. Stitch and Angel had gotten into thier car, and stitch was turning the egine on..
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"Looks like we are in time, only a few are out there. Shall we go and join them?" The Tourist asked.
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Sara nodded, getting up, "Yes, we should head down, don't want to miss the others." She said. She cast a cleaning spell on herself to clean herself up & put on her belt with pouches. "You ready?" She asked looking at Tarrax. "& do you want to go down the stairs or fly out the window?"
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We can go down the stairs" Tarrax replied, starting down the stairs. " Come on. We have tu hurry."
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Tiger and tigress ran down the stairs. Genki was going to be sorry for the prank he had pulled on them: Tiger thought as they rounded the second floor stairwell. Tigress ran a few steps behind him, still surprised the kiss they had shared had actually caused the spell on the door to be lifted.. But for now, they had to get downstairs.
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"Sure." Sara said & headed towards the door to the stairs. "Don't want to miss the fun."
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The Tourist and his group headed to the door and walked outside and headed towards the parking lot.
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Agumon and Agumina reached the lobby then turned into the dining room. "We're here" Agumina said, holding the daisies "Which car are we riding in?" She asked.
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"My group can travel in my car so that should simplify matters." The Tourist (Jason) said.
"I daresay we should all just comfortably fit." Moran said smiling at their private joke of jason's car being really a tardis.
"We can fit." Guilmon said nodding and agreeing with Jason.
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Tiger and Tigress came in a few seconds later. Genki tried to make a break for the door, but tiger spotted him. "You're going to pay for that little trick Genki!" He roared as he took after after Him.
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Sorry about being late, but Genki tricked us into going into his room, and put some sort of spell on the door, so we couldn't get out..
Tigress said.
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"What about Sara?" Guilmon asked.
"We'll wait a bit. I'm not sure if she wants to go, maybe fly with Tarrax, or if they'd not mind going with us." Jason (the tourist) said.
Moran waved to Velma, "Hey Velma, do you and your new friend want to come with us?" he said.
Velma looked at Veemon, "Which would you rather do?" She asked him.
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Tarrax reached the bottom of the stairs, and paused. "We're here" He said. "Which car are we riding in?" He asked. "Sara is right behind me...
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Sure, we'll go with them. What type of car do they have?" Veemon asked..
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"It's the one we came here in." Velma said, "Plenty of room for us." She said.
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Sara came up from behind Tarrax, "Do you have a preference as to which car, or flying there?" She asked Tarrax.
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I'd like to ride there actually' Tarrax replied. "Which do you prefer?"
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Shaggy went out of the hotel and started the SUV.
Scooby meanwhile started the Mystery Machime. Dixie climbee in and sat on the back seat, and made room, for Spyro and Cynder to sit down. "We've got pillow in case you need to lie down. "She said.
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Strut, Ms. Swimmer, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth followed The Tourist downstairs.
"Will we all fit in the vehicles?" Deimos asked, looking at Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth.
"Are you calling me fat?!" Ms. Swimmer shouted.
"No." Deimos replied.
"Hey Shaggy, can all of us fit in your 2 vehicles?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
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Yeah, if we raise the roof a bit on the SUV. " Shaggy replied. "Come On, if we don't hurry, it'll start raining again, I don't like those clouds.."
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The Pelvanida group ran outside to the car.
"Deimos, do you ever take that armor off?" Strut asked.
Deimos shook his head. "Only if I am sleeping. And I never leave home without my pistol."
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Sara looked at Tarrax, "I'd like to ride also, less potentially tiring and no need to maintain an rain shield in case it should rain."
"Who'll be riding where?" Jason asked. (OOC: starting to get tired of typing the tourist all the time. glad I put in he uses a human name)
"I go with Jason." Guilmon said.
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Nani and lilo Climbed into the backseat of Stitch's car. "Okay we can fit 4 more people.." Nani said.. hUnter opened the door. "Such a strange device" He said, looking around. "
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Get in Hunter" Lilo said. "Its going to start raining again."
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yes and I don't want to have to spend several hours drying off." Hunter said climbing into the back seat.. and closing the door.
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Jason opened the door to his car with the heavily tinted windows and his group started to get into it.
"Any preferences on your part dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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I'll ride with your group' Tarrax replied, climbing into the car- tardis.
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Agumon and Agumina climbed in next to Scooby. "I hope you don't mind if we sit in front?' Agumina asked.
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Scooby shook his head. "Ri ron't rare."
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Genki , meanwhile and jumped into the SUV, just ahead of Tiger..
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Sara got into Jason's "car" as well, behind the others, as did Velma.
"I do hope the movie is a good one. " Jason said.
"If not maybe we can go and watch the original version." Moran said before he got into the car/tardis.
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The Phantom of the Opera has never been made into a movie before" Tarrax said. "It was a play long before the movie was made.." He sat down on a comfy-looking couch, and in a pail next to it was a bottle of water..
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Jason entered the tardis and went over towards the controls.
"Ah, but it was a silent movie once." Moran said.
"Yes, " Jason said from where he was setting the controls so they could go to the theatre. "A silent movie staring Lon Cheney senior, 1925, the second version, first us version. I watched it once in the movie theatre with Ringo Starr, a friend of mine, who mentioned to me once he'd like to just go out where he'd be treated like a normal person and not mobbed by fans. Well he wasn't famous in the 1920's, and he had a great time." Jason said smiling as he set the controls and set off.
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That was 20 years before Starr was even born!" Tarrax replied..
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"And a great reason why he could just walk around and do things normal folks can do, without being mobbed." Jason said as he did the controls so the tardis was off heading to the movie theater.
"Sorry I missed that one." Sara said.
"I don't think I had met you yet." Jason said.
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"I'm sure he had fun.." Tarrax said simply, taking a drink from the waeter bottle..
"Did you meet Charlie Chaplin, by any chance?"
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Jason nodded, "Nice guy. I should check up on hiim and see how he's doing." Jason said.
"He is very funny." Guilmon said.
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"Well, lets head off shall we?' Tarrax said, finishing the water in a single gulp...
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The Pelvanida group entered Shaggy's SUV.
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Inside the kitchen, a group of mages were crouched around the red crystal in the back.
"Where's Haresh?" one of the mages, a blue-eyed Persian Cat asked.
Another mage, a golden-eyed Monitor Lizard shrugged. "I heard he got killed by one of the guests a non magical guest too!"
"He's a beginner but he should still be more than a match for a non mage"
The other mages were looking at the red crystal, waiting for Chong to speak to them.
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Anton, Ivan and Chris were in Paul's room. Paul was cleaning his sniper rifle.
"So what shall we do, snipe them again?" Paul asked.
"We could booby trap their rooms; I bought a few claymore mines and some grenades." Anton replied.
"Yeah and possibly kill others or alert the whole hotel?" Ivan countered.
"So a few die in the process? Who cares, we accomplished our mission."
"Anton, we are trained assassins, not mass murderers. We find the target and eliminate them with as least destruction as possible." Chris cut in.
"We'll snipe them." Paul said. "If we take opposite sides of the top floor, no matter where they are. We can shoot."
"When do we start?" Anton asked.
"Not today, we need to find out more about their habits. We need to get some sleep as we will be monitoring their habits tonight." Chris said.
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'haresh is a weaking" chong snorted. "Any half-baked mage would have finished the task weeks ago. I want the fox and human dead do you hear me? They dare throw me, their employer, i prison! And then what do they do? They get the Cafe blown up! I spent twenty years running that cafe, and in less than 3 months they reduce it to rumble! I want them dead, and I do not care if some others get caught in the crossfire... a price I'm certainly willing to pay! Now get going.."
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Jason nods and presses the demateralization button and off they go with the column rising and falling.
"ah, one of the civilized ways to travel." Moran said.
"Certainly more different then what most travel in." Brooklyn said.
The Tourist picked up the vase from a chair and walked over to where Sara was sitting near Tarrax (or on his lap). "Here, Moran picked out the vase." he said handing the Vase to Sara & including the box of chocolates that Tarrax has given to her.
"How darling." Sara said smiling, "Thanks both of you." She said. and put the box of chocolates on her lap and opened them, looking at Tarrax, "Thanks to you for these again. You want to try some chocolates?"
Jason went to set down near the console in his rotatable chair with controls in the arm rest.
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I got those for you" Tarrax demurred. Besides If I eat one of those, I won't be able to stop eating them.." He grinned.
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Sara nods, "I know you did dear," Sara said touching his chest and caressing it a bit, "He just meant he and Moran got the vase to put your flowers into." Sara said, then she picked a chocolate from the box and bit into a little under half and her face lite up, "Wow, these are great. Are they your favorite?" She asked looking at Tarrax. Then remembered something else he said as she finished chewing the bit of chocolate she had bitten into. "Or do you love chocolate?" She asked.
"ringo..." Jason said to himself rubbing the side of his jaw, "The name reminds me of the time Ringo Starr and I helped Santa Clause to fight off a martian invasion in the year 5,000." Jason said.
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Did Rudolph and the other reindeer help you as well? Tarrax cracked. "It sounds like some cheesy 60s Tv movie.."
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"Maybe they may have been outside, being lead by a reformed pirate named Neckbeard the Pirate." Jason said. "There were some Reindeer outside for most of the battle."
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"We will do so." the Monitor Lizard replied.
"How can we defend against firearms in case they use them against us?" the Persian Cat asked.
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"Concentrated magic! You focus enough, and you'll be able to stop bullets! But whatever you do, my mages, do not get into a battle with the squirell, unless you have no choice. He gave me no shortage of trouble while I ran the Cafe.. You must avoid him at any costs. Kill the fox, and human, and do so quickly..lerst he finds out.." Chong replied..
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"The so called 'Pelvanida Group' is protecting them. They are tough fighters, possibly as dangerous as that squirrel. And yet, they don't use magic." The Monitor Lizard replied.
"Uh, we have overheard that they may be planning to use explosives too." the Persian Cat added.
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"Use these" Chong said, and the crystal glowed and three small bags popped out of the crystal. "Inside these bags are very potent powders. The powder in first bag will paralyze anyone who breathes it in, the paralysis will become permanent in a hour, if an antidote is not given before then.. and only I have the antidote" Chong smirked. The powder in the second is explosive, and the sound it produces will detonate any other explosives, within 100 feet. The powder in the third is a corrosive, it will eat through just about any metal or armor,and if it comes in contact with skin, it will burn it right off in a few seconds.. so please be very careful with these weapons. Don't use them unless you have, this is all the quantity of these powders I have, I would take weeks or months to make more.."
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The Monitor Lizard took up the packets. "Uh, will these affect us as well? I'm not sure if we have gas masks. And if they do have chemical warfare gear?"
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The potions will eat through even checial warfare gear" Chong said as three more bags appears. "These bags contain powders which will protect you from the effects of the other potions.. Once again, this is all I have, and there is just enough there for all of you..'
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Spyro and Cynder climbed into the SUV, after having looked the outside of the vehicle over. The two sat down and made themselves comfortable.
"Which vehicle am I going in?" B.G. asked, having missed hearing it in all the confusion and admittedly he had gotten distracted with coming up with possible pranks.
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"This is boring," Tsukasa commented as he lounged on a chair in the lobby. "I told you there was..."
He trailed off as a shimmering silvery barrier appeared between him and Yuusuke who was standing a short distance away. Tsukasa leapt to his feet not a moment too soon as his chair and the entire lounge vanished, scenery flashing by at an alarming rate, until it finally stopped in a junk yard.
"This again?" Tsukasa asked, looking around for whatever opponent awaited him this time. He reached into his coat for the Decadriver.
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"Tsukasa?" Yuusuke turned around and found that Tsukasa had vanished.
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"This one" Dixie called, this is the only one that isn't full"
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remember ro ret ruckled, ruys. Rit's rhe raw" Scooby said, buckling himself up as he said this..
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The Pelvanida group buckled themselves in.
Deimos was sitting in between Dr. Zanasiu and Rime. "I don't want you sitting next to each other at the theater."
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"Yeah, this is supposed to be film filled with romance, music and drama, but.." Dixie trailed off... given her relationship with Cynder, she wasn't in any position to lecture anyone on what was apropriate in relationships.. "Er.. Never mind.." She shrugged. "You feeling any better Spyro? You sure ate a lot.."
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"Neckbeard. Strange person." Guilmon said remembering him.
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Deimos groaned. "Gah. Romance. The only thing worse could be an action flick."
"You're really stiff aren't you?" Zachary said.
"It's justified! We're in a dangerous situation! And personally, I'm a little annoyed that I'm the only one with a weapon and armor. I can't do all the defending myself."
Rime chuckled. Man, Deimos has been spending way too much time at Pelvanida. He thought.
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"Yeah, I'm feeling better," Spyro replied, buckling himself in. "I'm a fast healer."
"That's what they all say," B.G. said as he leapt into the SUV and sat down next to Cynder.
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A blue energy bolt impacted the ground behind Tsukasa, creating a small explosion. He rolled away from the explosion and spun to face his attacker.
The Rider was clad in a white suit with blue lines running all over it, the lines terminating at the suit's gloves and ankles. A black jetpack was attached to his back.
"Why do you want to eliminate me?" Tsukasa asked, placed the Decadriver against his waist. The Ride Booker appeared dangling from the belt and Tsukasa removed a card.
"Nothing personal," Psyga replied, cracking his neck. "It's just part of my job."
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Stuff it" Tigeress said. "we all need to get out of the hotel, and these folks were kind enough to bring us along.. Besides, if theres a movie there, you'd rather go to, then I'm sure they'll give you guys the money to buy tickets to that film, as well as found and drinks.."
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Scooby started the Mystery machine and pulled out of his parking spot. The SUV, and Stitch's car soon followed.
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"Do you guys have anything to drink?' Skull asked from the back seat..
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We've got a cooler of drinks in a compartment below the back seat..' Dixie said.
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Anton, Chris and Ivan were scouting around the 3rd floor. Paul was sleeping in his room.
The sound of a small explosion was heard from the lobby.
"What was that?" Chris asked, drawing his pistol.
"As long as it's not hurting us we can ignore it for now. We'll check it out later." Ivan replied.
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Stripetail Had stayed behind, he would prefer to go to the movies another time, for now, he had to explore the hotel while the power still worked, with old hotels like these, power outages were far more common than in the modern hotels..
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"Looks like this may be it." The Tourist said looking out the small viewscreen on the console and switched it to the larger console on one wall so the others could see.
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tarrax sat back on the sofa, and pulled out another bottled water. These were not your typical 12 oz. waters, these were 1 liters.
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"Henshin!" Tsukasa exclaimed as he placed the card into the Decadriver.
"Kamen Ride..." the belt announced in its deep electronic voice, before Tsukasa snapped it closed. "Decade!"
The silvery symbols appeared and formed into his armor which then turned into its proper pink coloration. Psyga gripped the two handles connected to his backpack and took flight as Decade converted the Ride Booker into gun mode. Decade charged towards a bus, which looked like it would offer the best cover from his flying opponent. Psyga rained blasts of blue energy down on him as he ran, while Decade returned fire with the Ride Booker.
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Yuusuke glanced around, looking into several nearby rooms for his missing friend. He scratched his head in confusion. "Where did he disappear to?"
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B.G. glanced under the backseat and pulled out the cooler. A smirk appeared on his muzzle as he opened. "Hey. Root beer!"
He held up a can of the soda. Spyro and Cynder glanced down at the drinks contained in the cooler.
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Help yourselves' Dixie said, at her founds there was a full-on battle rorale for the Soda. Bulk and Skull shot thier hands into the cooler and came out with Dr. Peppers. Agumon grabbed a Sprite, and Agumina took a Root beer.
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"Now there's gunfire." Chris said. "And it's coming from the lobby."
"Chris, if it is not after us. We can ignore it. If it is after us; then we fight back." Ivan said.
Anton was sniffing the floor. "Hmm. It seems that Zachary heads down into the kitchen often. His scent trail is fresh."
"That's good. Knowledge is power."
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Genki meanwhile was trying to avoid eye contact with Tiger , who was furious at his little "trick". How could you DO THAT to us, Genki! Its bad enough enough tricking us into our room, but then not letting us out?" he fumed.
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Guys, come on, you got out of there , right? Shaggy said.
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Sara finishes eating the chocolate piece she is eating. She then holds up another one offering it to Tarrax, "Are you sure you don't want some of one dear?" She asks.
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Yes, I'm sure. You've never had them, before, and I brought them for your enjoyment. I can get more when I go back home.." Tarrax said, drinking from the water bottle..
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"Looks like I avoided the rush," B.G. chuckled as he opened his can of soda.
Spyro and Cynder each reached into the cooler and pulled out a random drink, struggling at first to work the tab before they finally opened them. Spyro had a Doctor Pepper and Cynder a Sprite.
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Psyga was no fool. He noticed where Tsukasa was running and turned his laser fire on the bus. It took only a few well-placed shots to send the vehicle up in a massive fireball. Tsukasa took advantage of Psyga's change in targets to use an Attack Ride card.
"Blast!" the belt exclaimed as Tsukasa flipped the belt closed. The gun in his hand wavered, multiply images of it appearing, each firing off a shot in rapid succession. The bullets hit Psyga's jet pack. The Rider cursed as the jet pack careened wildly across the sky, before crashing him into the ground. He groaned and slowly stood up. He disconnected the handles leading to the damaged pack, ejecting it from his back and brandishing the handles turned tonfas at Decade.
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Dixie reached back and grabbed two more Sprites. she kept one for herself, and handed the other up to Scooby, who put it in a cupholder next to him.
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Looking forward to the movie, Cynder?' Dixie asked, smiling. I sure am, Its been a few months since I've seen one.
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Ri've reen rovies rately.." Scooby said.
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Scooby, we're not talking about the Late- night monster movie marathon you and Shaggy saw last Thursday night. We're actually talking abouut going out to theather.." Dixie replied.
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"If you're sure." Sara says, starting to eat one of the smaller pieces. "Fantastic. The chocolate maker must be a master or close to it." Sara said.
"I can remember how Lex, Broadway and us use to have go to see the movies. We have to hide and watch a movie from a good hiding place." Brooklyn said, remembering a happy memory from when he was younger.
Guilmon went over to stand next to Jason smiling, glad to be back with him after being separated from him for a few days, though he did like visiting with Gomamon. (though Jason went through longer without Guilmon, unable to return to pick him up again.)
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"Well, I'd assume they have to destroy the door to get out." Deimos asked.
"Not everything requires destruction." Rime said.
"Hey, Dr. Kerzach fought off Haresh. And if there are more like him, our fight against them will probably be even more destructive."
"Deimos, are you advocating property destruction?" Strut asked.
"Look who's talking? You're the one who suggested blowing up the Insane Cafe?!"
"There was no other choice!"
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Haresh was allowed to return to the kitchen. There he found the group of mages.
"Ah, Haresh, we thought you had been killed." The Monitor Lizard said.
"I was nearly killed but I survived. One of the scientists, Dr. Kerzach, stay away from him. His switchblade and claws coupled with his extraordinary reflexes, speed and ferocity can prove to be a dangerous foe." Haresh replied.
The Persian Cat grinned and showed the bags of powder to Haresh. "These are our secret weapons."
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The chocolate is called Shimley's, and its very popular on Dragomalin. Its very fine quality, and rumors that they use magic in thier chocolate have been around for decades..they deny it of course. "The only extra ingredients we put in our chocolate, is care and love.." or so their slogan goes" Tarrax grinned.
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Cynder nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, I am. It sounds like fun. Right, Spyro?"
The purple dragon nodded eagerly. He was eagerly gulping down his Dr. Pepper.
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"Attack Ride... Slash!" the Decadriver announced as a card was inserted into it and the Ride Booker went into sword mode. Decade and Psyga charged each other. They clashed weapons, the blade of Decade's sword splitting into multiply images just like the gun mode had. The powered up sword was able to overwhelm the double weapon wielding Rider and Tsukasa landed several slashes, before he kicked Psyga back.
Tsukasa started forward, ready to finish the fight, but that silvery screen appeared blocking his way and obscuring his view of his opponent. His surroundings changed in a flash and he found himself once again sitting in the same chair he had been before. He was still clad in the Decade suit, which he deactivated.
"Tsukasa!" Yuusuke exclaimed. "Where did you disappear to?"
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"Maybe some magic is used. Maybe we'd have to see if that wizard who runs his own beauty parlor & cafe who specializes in grooming and food magic can tell. These chocolates are very well made though." Sara said, finishing the chocolate she was eating.
"Yes, his cousin runs an imaginary brothel. "Anything for any tastes", is part of his slogan, "since it is all illusion it's all legal." he says. I've only heard of it through rumor, never been even in that part of the imperial city myself. " Jason said.
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' We're going to get lots of food, most of which you've never had before
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How about Pizza?' Skull said.
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Popcorn' Tai Said. "Lots of Butter.."
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"Milk Duds! Cotton Candy! Twizzlers' Bulk, I hate Twizzlers..' Its for the dragons, doofus!' Bulk started arguimg with each other..
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"Looks like we are there, shall we exit, or wait till the others arrive?" Jason asked looking back at the others.
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Yeah, We made really good time' veemon said, as the Theather (called Millman's) loomed before them. Pictures for various films stood outside. there was the phantom of the Opera, Mouglin Rouge, Back to The Future 4, and several others..
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"We've had pizza before," Cynder recalled. "But none of that other stuff."
"It's not going to be expensive is it?" Spyro asked. He still hated relying on Scooby and Dixie to buy everything for them when they visited, no matter how much money they might have.
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Well, you guys can pay for your food and dRink, or you can let us pay for you.. Its not a big deal, and we've got lots more money than we know what to do with' Dixie replied. "But If you insist on paying for yourselves thats fine.. We put hundred dollar bills in the ashtray there, help yourselves.."
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Jason had the tardis land in the parking lot in the same look that it had before, an expensive sports car with tinted windows. "There we've fully arrived." He said.
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"We can get out then, and just wait for the others to arrive" Tarrax said, finishing his second water bottle, and putting it in the pail next to the sofa. He stretched and climbed out of the "car".
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Sara closed the box of chocolates and put them into one of her pouches. She picked up the vase with flowers in them that Tarrax had gotten for her and getting up she set them down on the chair she had been using. Then she cast as spell over the flowers then a second one to condense some water into the vase, a few inches of water.
"There, the stasis spell should keep the flowers fresh like this for a very long time, and some water certainly can't hurt." Sara said, then bent over and lifted the vase to sniff the flowers again, "They small marvelous." She said.
Jason unlocked the door. Nodding to what Drake said, "That does sound best."
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B.G. leapt forward and grasped one of the bills, turning it over in his claws. "It doesn't look very valuable."
"They place a value on everything here," Spyro said.
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Tsukasa decided to explore the hotel. Yuusuke insisted on coming with him. So the two headed for the upper floors.
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'Should we try and set up a seating arrangement? Dixie asked.
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'Eh, We don't care where we sit..' bulk scoffed. "We'll probably have the place all to ourselves" Skull said.
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Well" Dixie pulled out a piece of a paper from her purse. "Scooby will be sitting to my left... Cynder will be on my right, Spyro will be sitting next to her, Shaggy will be next to Spyro, Tail will be next To Shaggy..' She continued writing down names..
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Odysseus, Moran, Ian, and Brooklyn walked outside and looked around to see what they could see. Jason was shortly behind them, making sure he had in his pockets what he wanted, closely followed by Guilmon. Most of them had thought this would give Sara and Tarrax some alone time if they wanted some. Jason had left on the large viewscreen that took up most of one wall on so those inside could see & hear that goings on of the outside.
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During the whole time, Aves had been unknowingly pulled into a strange black void that had opened up in the corridor that he and Nick were in.
In the void he saw strange and eerie creatures. Demonic in appearance. And just before they latched on to him to devour his flesh like ants on a wasp, he was drawn back into the realm of the motel
"Deh heck?!?" he said blinking dumbly in wonder of what had just happened to him.
He glanced around to see that he was alone in the corridor. where had the others gone off to?
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Hey aves" Nic said, sticking his head in from the dinning room.. "Where've you been? Briggins needs to see you at the front desk.."
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Forgetting his dellima in the void Aves grumbled as he aproached the door
"What's he want me for? I'm supposed to be scrubbing the ceilings in room 13 on floor 13 right about now!"
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"Looks like a nice day maybe." Guilmon said looking up at the sky.
"I'm sure after all the rain that most people hope for that." Jason said.
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"I'm being asigned to clean the ceilings, you're being assigned something else.. not sure what" Nick repled..
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Comes on aves, I don't have all day" Briggins called from the front desk..
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Sara leaned over to caress one of Tarrax's arms. "Shall we go outside dear, or linger in here a bit?" She asked.
"I do hope it does not rain for a while. The ground must be near the saturation point." Velma said.
"Perhaps, but hopefully some rain fell over whatever this area's water source is." Jason said.
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"lets head outside, the others should be arriving shortly..." Tarrax replied, getting out, and looking at the theather..
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Sara nods, "Maybe best. We can't linger in here all day." She said and headed over towards the door & outside. Jason made sure the door was locked once they were outside.
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"What do we need a list for?" B.G. asked skeptically. "And how long until we get there?"
"You have to be patient," Spyro said, though he would liked to ask how much longer they needed to wait.
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The Pelvanida group disembarked from Shaggy's SUV.
A sign at the theater read: "Now playing: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
"Well, I've never seen this movie before." Deimos said.
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We're almost there" Dixie replied. "5 more minutes at the most.. ah.. theres the movie theather. Shaggy just pulled up.." She said. Scooby reached the parking lot and found a spot... 'reveryone rout!' He called out..
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"I think it may be best if the couples sit away from where the non couples are." Jason said glancing at Sara and Tarrax. He wondered briefly if they had seats their size, but he had seen Tarrax smaller and knew Sara had the ring so there'd be no real problem there.
"We couple?" Guilmon asked, a bit confused between what Jason meant exactly.
"Sort of but not in the romantic sense." Jason said.
"ah, I understand." Guilmon said, who understood about such things after having it explained to him by Jason then again by one of his Digimon friends who was older them himself Gomamon who could give him a digimon point of view.
Sara rubbed Tarrax's nearest arm, "I like that idea." Sara said.
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We'll just have to see where we'll be sitting first..' Tarrax replied, taking her arm in his. "For now, We can't go in, until everyone else gets here.."
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"Hey Shaggy, want to see this movie?" Deimos asked, pointing to the sign.
"I'll see it." Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Hold it!" I am sitting between you and Rime!" Zachary said.
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"yes, it certainly would be rude if we did." Sara said.
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"Maybe" Shaggy replied. "Name of the film's not familiar to me.. Guantanamo Bay? Where the heck is that?' Shaggy shrugged.. "I'll look at what other movies they're showing before making my choice.."
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Spyro and Cynder were among the first out of the car. B.G. stepped out more slowly, glancing around for large digimon that might attack him, before he remembered that there were one and feeling a little foolish. He tried to hide what he had been doing by pretending to look at the scenery.
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Jason looked at the choice of movies playing, "Quite a diverse selection to choose from." Jason said.
"Better then just 1." Brooklyn said, always having liked watching movies.
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"What's playing?" B.G. asked, going over to Jason and Brooklyn and glancing over the list of films. "Anything funny?"
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Theres 's a movie about Planes" Bulk said, pointing at "Airplane! Another one about golf.. this on'es real funny' He pointed at Caddyshack.
"Why don't we all head in?' Dixie suggested. "You guys can go see whatever movie you like... " Bulk brandished four hundreds. "and get whatever food you like.
"Pretzels!" Skull grinned, as they went inside...
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"There are 2 comedies, if Airplane and Caddyshack are the movies I think they are they are comedies. Back to the future 4 if it's like the first 3 will be mainly a serious movie, but will have some comedy in it." Jason said.
"Quite a selection of movies to choose from." Brooklyn said.
"Many types." Guilmon said, having been long sense taught how to read, in more then several languages.
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Agumon and Agumina entered the Theather, along with the rest of the group.
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Quite a big group you've got there" said the attendant on duty. "here's a list of all the films we're currently showing" She pointed above her head.
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Jason's group walked in with or behind the others.
"A little something for most tastes in movies." Jason said looking at the selection of movies inside.
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"The prices for the movies are all the same. $8.. so.. around $240, not including food, which will probably another couple hundred" Dixie said..
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"Not to bad overall." Jason said, having only a vague idea how much common & poor people made on a monthly bases, just knowing they made less then rich since he didn't have super detailed knowledge of every aspect of the various cultures and societies he visited, apart from a few places he lived like Korodos.
"Sounds about average for this time." Odysseus said.
"A bit pricy to me." Brooklyn said, who's own native time was about a decade ago, in the late 1990's of maybe another world. He wasn't sure if this was his world or not, and preferred keeping it that way.
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"I want to see a comedy," B.G. decided, sticking close to Bulk and Skull since they were most likely to pick such a movie.
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We'll see Airplane' Bulk Said. 'So put down 3 for Airplane" He handed the attendant a hundred..
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"I'm not sure what to watch yet." The Tourist said.
"How about you dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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We're going to See Phantom of the Opera" tarrax said.
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So thats makes 6 to see Phantom" Dixie said, handing a hundred to the attendant, who made change, and printed out tickets for 6 of them. "Who's next?' She asked.
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Meanwhile back in the digital world, Hawkmon was itching to return to the hotel. "Terry, I've been thinking about this now, ever since since we got here and I'm certain: we're missing something important about the hotel. my heart calls for adventure, Terry, and well, this world is too quiet.." He said.
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Stripetail started up the stairs after finishing his lunch. with the others off to enjoy the movies, he would explore the hotel a bit, and see what he could find..
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke were coming down the steps. Yuusuke scooted to the side to allow Stripetail to pass. Tsukasa stayed in the middle of the stairs, blocking the way. "I've been meaning to ask you something. Who were those chief guys from before and why exactly was your group fighting them?"
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Stripetail looked at Tsusuka 'those minions were spirits created by a bounty hunter. my group was fighting them, because they attacked us and we had to defend ourselves.. I will tell you more, if you will accompany me in investigating this hotel.."
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"Fine," Tsukasa said. "That was on our list of things to do anyway."
"We're here to help with whatever is wrong with this world," Yuusuke smiled happily. "We'll work hard!"
Tsukasa rolled his eyes at Yuusuke's cheerfulness.
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"well, this hotel is cursed and haunted so hard work will be required. We'll have to explore this hotel from top to bottom. and we should try and get as much done in next 4 hours or so.." Stripetail said. "We'll start on this floor. "Look for anything out of place..'
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"I think I'd like to see the phantom of the opera. I've only seen the silent version with Lon Cheny, never a color nor version with voices. Though the silent version did have a sorta color scene or 2." The Tourist said.
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"All right then," Tsukasa turned to Yuusuke. He stared expectantly at him. Yuuske's expression became confused, not knowing what Tsukasa wanted him to do.
"Use your pegasus form," Tsukasa said. "It's enhanced senses will be more useful in looking for things."
"Oh!" Yuuske placed his hands against his waist, materializing the Arcle. The red jewel in the belt had turned green. He pressed his elbow down on the side of the blet. "Henshin!"
Green armor covered him. The armor was similiar to the blue form he had used before in that it wasn't very bulky and wouldn't afford much protection. However, it enhanced his senses to superhuman levels.
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Stripetail looked at them. " So you were armor like that fellow in White, Mikoto, whatever his name was.. Interesting.." His eyes gleamed... "Follow me.. and shout if you see anything..
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"We're similiar, but different," Tsukasa said, having no memory of a Kamen Rider that resembled Mikoto's suit. Though his memory was questionable thanks to his amnesia.
"Is there any place in particular you want to check?" Yuusuke asked. "I can only sustain this form for a few minutes before it will knock me back into Growing Form."
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"Fine 'you can joinwith us ' Dixie said, giving the attendant whose name was Rose a ten for another ticket. Rose handed the Ticket to the Tourist.
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Rome ron Ryro! Rynder! Re've rot ro ret rome roprorn, rand roda1" Scooby said taking his tcket from Dixie and moving forward..
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Terry looked at Hawkmon, "What do you mean missing something important. Those other guys caught the evil doer dressed in white. Though the most evil thing here in the digital world was when someone ran out of tea a week or 2 back." Terry said.
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I don't know what, exactly, but I'm certain Terry. Someting in my digi-boes is telling me this.." Hawkmon replied.
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Just use your abilities to scan the wall for any discolrations, like wallpaper that is different-colored than the rest, or the outline of a door.." Stripetail said.
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"If you want to go back we can. No need to recharge before we travel to or from the digial world after Stegz and I did the latest upgrade." Terry said.
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Yes, I want to go back, we can bring some digi-food too, or maybe they have food there" Hawkmon said. He was making himself hungry..
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"We do still have the pizza left in our room you can have." Terry said, "Ready to shift back or would you prefer we buy some digi food first? " He asked.
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"Lets go! We can get food there, likely.." Hawkmon said, deciding to hold his hunger as best he could, for the present...
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"Ok." Terry said and used his wristcomputer & high tech bracelet to open a digiportal to the hallway in the hotel where they had left.
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Tai Paused in front of Rose. 'Er.. 6 more for Phantom of the Opera" He said hunding her a fifty. "$2 is your change..' Rose said as she printed out 6 more tickets. ""Phantom is being shown on the 3rd screen. the next showing is in 20 minutes.."
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Hawkmon flew through the portal, and blanched at the bright light.. " Ah, I see the powers back on, it was out wghen we left.. Come on Terry, I wonder if it served food here" He said, sniffuing around, and flapping hs wings..
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"If they do it'll be downstairs in the dining room." Terry said. He was glad he had previously switched to his more powerful form. This way he can jump down a flight of stairs instead of having to go down them one at a time the slow way.
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Let's go there now' Hawkmon said eagerly, flying on down the stairwell(they were ion the 3rd floor), and gracefullly winging his way down the stairwell.. "Yes! I can definitely smell food! It smells good too.."
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Stripetail looked around the hallway, as he did he caught a whiff of something foul . 'Yuk! Do you guys smell that? It smells.. like something's.... dead or decomposing! I don;'t know where its coming from, but its definitely something dead..
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Yuusuke couldn't smell anything through his helmet and since his time limit was nearly up, he return to him form, his armor and belt vanishing.
"Yeah, I difintely smell something," Tsukasa said, glancing around the hallway.
Yuusuke's face wrinkled up in disgust at the smell. "Guess we should follow our noises?"
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"So we have a bit to wait," Cynder said.
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They usually show clips from other movies "Previerws" they're called. And you can also listen to music that plays on speakers in the Theatre" Dixie replied. "Come on.. Lets pick out some food you want. They've got all sorts od candy, pzza, preztels, popcorn, and I'll get us slushies, they're kinda like ice cream' Dixie said, taking Cynder by the paw and taking her to the food counter. "We've got time to get our snacks and head to Screen 3. No rush" She smiled at Cynder. "Now what do you want?'
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Defintely..The stronnger the smell is, the closer we are to the body..'Stripetail nodded.
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"Well, let's go then," Tsukasa said, heading in the direction of the smell. Yuusuke placed his hand over his nose as they got closer to the origin of the scent.
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"I guess candy?" Cynder said, recalling the enthuisiasm that Bulk, Skull, and B.G. had expressed for the food.
"And I'd like to try some popcorn," Spyro said.
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Terry continued going down quickly by jumping down an entire flight of stairs at once, easy to do with his increased leg muscles.
"I think I'd like a comedy." Odysseus said.
"Those are always good for unwinding, relaxing and such, important for warriors to do now and then." Brooklyn said.
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Done' Dixie said, approaching the counter. " 2 Large popcorns with butter, 4 large KitKats, 2 large twizzlers ropes 3 slushies, 4 hot dogs and 2 large peopsis' Dixie rattlted them all off. '$41.50" the the attendant said starting to compile the huge order of food.
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why don't you guys watch CaddyShack" Tai Suggested. "Its a film about golf and its hilarious..
Stripetail continued on,the smekll was growing stronger..they were headed towards the back areas of the floor..
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"I'll take three hershey bars, a large popcorn with butter, and a pepsi," B.G.'s mouth watered as he told his order to the second attendant behind the counter.
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"Any idea what it might have killed someone?" Yuusuke asked.
"Aside from another one of the guests?" Tsukasa asked. "I doubt if it was a Fangire or Mirror Monster, since they don't leave bodies. It might be a Grongi, though I doubt there are any in this world and we killed all of the ones in your world anyway."
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I don't know. and I'm not from your world" Stripetail replied. "Lord stripetail at your service, forgive me for not introducing myself earlier , as my attention was foxused on the minions o\in the kitchen.
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$15 " The attendant said to BG. The first attended handed a blue Slushie to Cynder, a second red Slushie to Dixie and a third purple Slushie to Spyro, Scooby took the hot dogs, and the popcorn... "Those hot dogs are for the 4 of us Scooby, so don't eat them all." Dixie reminded him..
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"Don't be too sure," Tsukasa said. "I don't know what world I'm from. Just that it's not this one."
"I'm Yuusuke and this is Tsukasa," Yuusuke said.
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B.G. handed the hundred dollar bill he had received from Scooby and Dixie to the attendant. "Can he really eat four hot dogs?"
"Four hot dogs is nothing to Scooby," Spyro said.
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Odysseus nodded, "I think I'd like to watch that, thanks for the suggestion." He said.
Brooklyn & Ian nodded, "I think we will also."
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4 hot dogs is barely an appetizer to my dear cousin here" Dixie said patting her fiance on the head affectionately. "This food should last us.. oh about half the movie... but luckily there are free refills on popcorn and soda.." She grinned, as the last of thierorder was set on the counter. Dixie took the licorice ropes and KitKats. "Lets go guys" She said.
_ the attendant handed B.G 4 20s and a 5. "Enjoy the movie.." She said.
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stripetail nodded. "Well, If you were from my world, I would have recognized you.."
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'Caddyshack is on Screen 6" Rose said to Brooklyn, printing off 3 tickets '$24 please' She said.
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Deimos went up to the counter. "6 tickets for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay please."
The cashier printed out the tickets. "That will be $95 including tax."
Deimos handed the cashier a $100 dollar bill.
"Thank you sir." the cashier replied, handing $5 dollars back in change."
"Hey guys! We got the tickets!" Deimos said. He got no response. "Guys?"
"Come here!" Rime's voice called from a crowd gathered in front of a poster.
Deimos approached the voice and found that the crowd was Rime, Strut, Dr. Kerzach, Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary. They were gathered around a large movie poster.
Strut turned to Deimos. "Hey Deimos, it looks like word of Pelvanida's first terrorist assault came out."
They were looking at a large poster that depicted the movie versions of themselves inside a ruined hallway. All of the characters on the poster were depicted with weaponry. The title of the film was printed below the character's feet: Heroes of Pelvanida. The subtitle below that was: Based on a true story.
Zachary snorted. "The actor playing me is a Percheron made up to look like a Clydesdale!"
"Who cares? It's a movie." Dr. Kerzach countered.
Dr. Zanasiu was looking at the credits; he then looked up. "Well, at least they got a few of the Pelvanida scientists to make sure as much is factually correct. The only problem is that the facts are too accurate."
Strut looked at Dr. Zanasiu. "Pardon?"
"Aside from Zach's observation that the actor who plays him is actually a Percheron; the directors got out appearances dead accurate, right down to nuances of the Pelvanida uniform. Dr. Zanasiu whispered.
"And we're wanted, right?" Strut whispered back.
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "There is a huge reward out for us, someone in the theater might recognize us and call the police."
Rime blanched. "I'll speak to Dixie and the others."
With that said Rime approached Dixie and the others. "Dixie, Scooby, over here! My group's in front of it. There's something insane I found!"
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Agumona and Agumina came out with some of the others to look at the poster. "So, Its just a poster.." She stopped at the looks on thier faces..
"Just as soon as we find our seats' Dixie said. "I;'ll be right with you Rime" She looked at his face. "What's wrong?'
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"Now I feel better that I bought my pistol." Deimos muttered.
"I'm not interested in getting into a shootout at a movie theater." Strut countered.
"I'm not sure if it is safe to stay here." Dr. Kerzach muttered. He was reading today's newspaper. The headline was: Reward for Pelvanida Scientists upped. "The reward's up to nearly $1.1 million for all of us. And we've been featured on America's Most Wanted with our Pelvanida profile photos. And they don't care if we're alive or not. Thankfully, I bought my switchblade."
Zachary cursed. "Now I wish I didn't leave that ax at the hotel."
"You can't hide an ax!"
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth, who had purchased the same tickets as the Pelvanida group, approached them.
"Uh, guys, is something wrong?" Ms. Swimmer asked. "For a group to enjoy some entertainment, you all seem awfully worried."
"Look at the poster and this newspaper article." Dr. Kerzach handed the newspaper to Ms. Swimmer.
Ms. Swimmer looked at the movie poster. "Uh, they did a really good job of duplicating your appearance."
"Too good."
Suddenly a thin Black man approached Dr. Zanasiu. "Are you Dr. James Zanasiu?"
"No." Dr. Zanasiu replied. "Why do you want him?"
"Sorry I was looking for him and you looked like him. And, why I want him is personal business." the man said. He then left the group.
"That does it. I do not feel comfortable." Zachary said.
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' Go to the bathroom, and Disguise yourselves" dixie suggested. "So now the rewards on you guys are being upped? Great! That means Shaggy, Scooby and I will be in trouble too, if thhey find out you've been living with us..maybe they'll let us share the same cell' She commented darkly..
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"I can't change my appearance!" Strut complained.
"Neither can I." Deimos replied.
Dr. Zanasiu looked at Dixie. "Cosmetics please. They need to work on fur and feathers too." He then turned to Strut and Deimos. "Use body paint."
"I'll get the body paint and wigs" Ms. Swimmer replied.
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Dixie reached inside her pursue and pulled out eyeliner, rouge, and Mascare' this stuff works on just about any creature" She smiled.. "Go in and change.. and Give each other different names. " She pointed ar Dr Zaniusu. 'You're Doug Williams. Strut, your name is marcus Mcfly. Deimos, your name is Charlie, Charlie Brown."
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"I remember Snoopy, I gave him a lift once in my ... car." Jason said remembering his earlier encounter with Snoopy, leaving out Ali and the dinosaurs he also gave a lift and their vacation in the great valley. Then he whispered lower, "Maybe Sara and Tarrax can do some illusion spells to alter your looks. "
"I do know some." Sara said.
Odysseus paid for his group.
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Velma looked at the movies, "Do you want to watch a particular type Veemon?" She asked him.
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Terry made it to the lobby and headed off to where the smell of food was coming from. "This must be the dining room." He said.
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Yes I can definitely change your appearance. All I have to do is gesture" Tarrax said.
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I'm not really picky, but I'd like to see something funny' Veemon replied.
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Hawkmon grabbed a plate with his claws and flew to the buffet. 'MM.. looks good.. I'll take some fish.. ohh.. nice and hot to the touch.."he said, putting a pile of fish onto his plate.
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"I'm not to keen on magic but it's either use lots of makeup and I'm not sure if this makeup washes out of my fur." Zachary said.
"Well, magic it is. I'm not sure if cosmetics can alter our appearance enough. Our eyes are a dead giveaway." Rime said.
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Anton, Chris, Paul and Ivan had stumbled upon a secret passage near the Pelvanida group's rooms.
"This is one weird hotel." Anton said.
"Well, we'll need to enter." Chris said.
The group then entered the dark passage.
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"I can do some illusions also. & you may be surpised what some illusion magic can have you look like." Sara said.
"Ok," Velma said, "Maybe to Caddyshack with some of the others." Velma said and went forward to order 2 tickets.
"Let's go over to get some food." Brooklyn said, liking taste of theater food while watching a movie.
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Tarrax moved his claw uin front of Strut face and as he moved his huge claw down his face, Strut's face changed completely. its completely darkened in color and the eyes changed from light to dark color as well. the transformation continued as Tarrax moved his claw over his body. "Even your voice will be different.." Tarrax said.
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"I'm sure each of you can be altered if you wish." Sara said, "It would take me longer since I know the theory behind the spell but have only practical experience altering my appearance." Sara said, "And Brooklyn and Guilmon a few times."
"Yes, for some reason a talking gorilla has not surprised anyone, from ancient Greece & Egypt to the distant future." Moran said.
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Tarrax finished with Strut, then waited for others to come be transformed..
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"Maybe it's some sort of power you may have." Sara said.
Moran rubbed his head, "It may be. I've contemplated what I have observed and it seems across all the universes this is the only thing that could possibly explain it."
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It is an innate ability, he simply has it. Sometimes, the correct answer is the simplest- 'it simply is'." tarrax replied. "You have studied magic, but not truly practiced it, my dear Sara. To do that, you must practice AND study, only then will you be a true master..'
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"I've practiced a bit, but most of my study has been the physics, theory, dynamics, mechanics, ect of magic, how it works, what it can and can't do, the physics, theory, dynamics & mechanics of spells, and so on. I've only been studying about 400 years so I'm not up to the expert level yet." Sara said. Not thinking that amount of time a human mage would find staggering.
"I'm only about 200 myself, though my ability is fairly feeble due to a certain proceedure to give me the ability to do magic. The emperor and elder nagas said once I regenerate for the first time I'll have an average amount of ability potential as any of the imperial emperor's sons." Jason said.
"I've not tried to study magic, some of the most rudimentary physical laws behind it, but strictly from an acedemic curiosity standpoint." Moran said.
"I stay away from magic. The only mage the Wyvern clan had has been evil and until I traveled with Jason here I've seen only evil and black magic, usually directed against myself or another clan member.
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No, I must'nt forget that I've had thousands of your lifetimes to refine my craft, while a human mage can expect to , with rare exceptions, live about a hundred years, other creatures can live longer. So you have studied magic for 400 years? Not bad.. " Tarrax nodded. "magic is neither good or evil in and of itself, but is good or evil based on what the mage does with it.."
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Sara nods, "Just 400 years. I started when I was maybe 100 or so." Sara says.
"Her type of dragon, and the imperials don't age. They have no upper limit to their life spans nor have the effects of aging as some others do." Jason said.
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Tarrax looked at Jason. "If they are mortal, there will eventually be limits they will encounter. a mortal dragon can live a thousand years, or even longer. the longest-lived of my children llived to be 4000 years of age, before she passed on" There was brief look of sadness on Tarrax's face, and it passed. "I have seen 5000 of your lifetimes Jason.. a hundred years here and there does not matter much to me.."
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"Tell that to the emperor father who's a few million years old last he stopped counting. He grew tired of ruling and has spent the last million or so years mediating to physically ascend to the higher planes and eventually succeeded. " Jason said.
"Some of the eldest of the eldest of my kind of dragon who moved to the universe my race lived for millions of years still rule there. Others grew tired and moved to who knows where or were killed in fighting or somesuch. " Sara said.
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Tarrax merely nodded to these replies.."I would like to meet him.. if that is possible.. there would be much to discuss, from one million-year-old dragon to another.." He paused, as moved inside the theather again..
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"Anyway" Tarrax continued, changing the subject. "What would you guys like for snacks? I'm buying.." He smiled.. "Sara? Jason? What would you like?"
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Tai and Geki meanwhile were ordering food, and Lilo Stitch and Angel were off getting straws, and napkins for thier food and drink. "Remember to share with Angel and the others Stitch..' Lilo was saying as she filled her cup with rootbeer...
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"I think some chocolate and a soda." Sara said.
"Popcorn, and a soda." Brooklyn said.
(ooc: I've no real ideas what movie theatres sell for food.)
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(They sell stuff like licorice, KitKats, pretzels, Popcorn, soda, and other assorted goodies) :)
Tarrax strode up to the Counter. Get me three hershey's bars, 3 larges sodas, 2 large popcorns, and a pretzel' Tarrax said. "$25 please' Tarrax pulled out a fifty, and the attendant took it. "Remember, sir,there re free refills on soda and popcorn..' The attendant said, giving him a twenty and a five..
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"So many choices." Guilmon said looking at all the food choices and wanting to eat them all.
"There sure are." Jason said. "Wouldn't be a real movie theater otherwise." Jason said smiling.
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"So when does Airplane! start?" B.G. asked Bulk and Skull as he sipped on the soda he held in one hand. The bucket of popcorn and the three candy bars where in his other hand.
The door to the theater opened and a young Asian man stepped in. He was wearing a black jacket with a red scarf around his neck. A gold and black mechanical bat hovered his shoulder. He paused as he saw the large group accompying the room.
"I haven't seen so many different creatures, since the Insane Cafe incident," Kivat III commented.
Spyro glanced over at the newcomer. "Hey, Wataru!"
"Spyro?" Wataru made his way over to him and his companions. "What are you doing here?"
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They rounded and saw a dead body laying on the floor with several deep cuts in it.
"That's nasty!" Yuusuke frowned. Tsukasa reacted more calmly, leaning down to the examine the body.
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Terry went over to get a plate and put it on a serving tray started to put on a selection of foods. He attempted to put on the most healthy while having a selection of different foods, including fish. He chose a drink and went to sit where Hawkmon was, or if he hadn't sat down yet picking a table or booth where hopefully no one was yet.
"It certainly smells good." He said to Hawkmon.
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Who's Wataru?' Hunter asked, then he looked at the bat.."And who's this?"
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Hi, I'm tai" Tai said, turning around and greeting wataru warmly. "You're welcome to join our group.."
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Stripetail looked at the body. This body had been here for sometime, there was not noticable decomposing of the arm's askin and muscle. "He might have been a worker or guest here, but we cannot say for sure" He said. We'll need to contact Briggins and tell him we've found another body, and this one is relatively fresher..
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Airplane starts in 15 minutes" Skull said, so we've got to go get our seats.." He guided Bulk and B>G over to the Screen where Airplane was to be shown. Inside the theather was sparsaely filed, and here were plenty of open seats. On the screen, there was a still image of a man with a trivia question below him. "Cool, we haven't missed the previews" Bulk said.. "Skull when we run out of food, you're the designater runner to get more.."
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"I'm Kivat the Third," Kivat said, landing on Wataru's shoulder.
"I'm Wataru," he replied. "What are you going to see?"
"We're going to see Phantom of the Opera," Cynder replied. "I'm not sure what everyone else is watching."
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"I hope we don't have to wait long," B.G. said, shoveling a handful of popcorn into his mouth.
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"It might be a good idea to check his wallet for identification," Tsukasa said. "Does anyone have a pair of gloves?"
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Some of the others of Odysseus' group picked out some snacks and went into the theater to wait till their movie started.
"Quite a large theater." Jason said. "I'm glad it's not a small one." He said while Guilmon ate some of his popcorn.
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No, we won't have to wait, besides the previews are usually part of the fun of going to the movies, you get to see movies that haven't been released yet..theres a movie called Chicken Runcoming out this year, not sure what its about, but it looks pretty cool." Skull said.
_Ro rhat rare rou roing rere Raturu?' Scooby asked, as they made their way to the Screen showing the "phantom" Rou're relcome ro rit rith rus.."
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There should be latex gloves in the kitchen" Stripetail said to Tsusaka. "Let me see if I have.. yes. here.. I grabbed a pair earlier' He pulled out a pair of latex gloves and slipped them on his paws. He then stuck his left paw inside the man's pocket, and pulled out a small wallet. "Lets take a look...no id.. some cash and loose change, and a picture.."
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The rest of the Pelvanida group went up to Tarrax.
Strut went into a nearby bathroom and looked at himself in a mirror. HJis mouth fell open in shock.
His light yellow eyes were now a amber color, like that of Deimos's eyes but darker. His body was no longer a light tan but a solid pitch black. He also noticed that he was a bit taller.
"I'll call myself 'Altus'" Strut said. "Wait, my voice!" Strut's voice had changed too; the slight London accent he had was replaced by a strong New Jersey accent and his voice grew deeper.
He then went out of the bathroom and stood by the Pelvanida group. He turned around and saw Wataru.
"Hey Wataru! Nice to see you!" Strut ('Altus') said, waving at him.
(OOC - I'll give my characters their new names and I'll refer to them by their true names but I'll put their aliases in parenthesis.)
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Tarrax in turn transformed all of them , so that no one, not even thier parents, could have recognized them.. "These transformations will last until I remove them.. so you could look like this for years... if that becomes necessary.." Tarrax said after finishing work on Rime.. "Hopefully it won't be.."
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The Pelvanida group headed into the bathroom to look at themselves.
Zachary was transformed into a chestnut Suffolk Punch. "Damn, do I look different. And my voice, why do I have a Suffolk accent?"
Dr. Zanasiu looked at himself in the mirror. His mouth fell open as he realized that his hair had changed from black to a golden blond color and his slate-grey eyes transformed into shimmering aquamarine eyes. "What the... I have a southern accent?"
Dr. Kerzach looked at himself in the mirror. He had transformed into an Emu. "Well, it's better than a Kiwi... and why do I sound like Steve Irwin?"
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Dixie entered the room for the "Phanton" and found she was the first one in there. "Well, We're early, guys" Any seat you want, you can have. On screen, there was a picture of a car being chased by the police..
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"You done dear?" Sara asked.
Jason got a refill of Popcorn and a drink, and they started to head towards the Caddyshack movie.
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Yep all set, Lets go to see the "Phantom" Tarrax smiled as they headed to the screeining room.
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Meanwhile Scooby had found a nice seat for himself and had seated himself quite comfortably in the middle of the row. He was muching on his box of popcorn while Dixie was sharing hers with Cynder and Spyro. "I wonder if Sparx would have liked to come see this?' She grinned.
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Sara nods and walks in with Tarrax carrying her snacks and drink.
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"Previews starting, neat." Guilmon said, liking these as much as the movie itself."
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"Yeah, but it's a little disappointing since you have to wait for the movie to come out," B.G. sighed. "I don't really like waiting for things."
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"I was bored and wanted to see what was playing," Wataru replied, frowning at the strange dinosaur who apparently knew him. He glanced up to see Tarrax changing the appearance of another one of the Pelvandia Group. He glanced back at the strange dinosaur and asked. "Strut? Listen, we've been looking for you guys. Nago found out that there are several bounty hunters after you and the rest of your group."
"Nice seeing you again," Spyro called to Wataru as he followed Dixie and Scooby into the theater.
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"Not much to go on," Tsukasa sighed, crossing his arms.
"But you can figure something out, like you did with the Grongi case, right?" Yuusuke asked.
Tsukasa shook his head. "Not enough clues."
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"Not so loud." Strut (Altus) replied.
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Inside the bathroom, Deimos and Rime were looking at themselves.
"My, Rime you look different." Deimos said. He looked at himself in a mirror. "And woah! So do I?!" Deimos had turned into a blue Utahraptor and his amber eyes changed to ruby red eyes. "And I sound different!" Deimos's Midwestern accent was replaced by a strong American Southwest accent.
Rime looked at himself in the mirror. He had turned into a green Troodon and his ice blue eyes changed to emerald green eyes. "Damn. Wait my voice?!" Rime's West coast accent had turned into a light Brooklyn accent.
Dr. Zanasiu looked at the group. "Rime, you'll be Don. Deimos, you'll be Acheron. Zach, you'll be Ian Holmes. I'll be Timothy Johnson."
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The rest of the Pelvanida group came out of the bathroom.
"Wataru, we are all here." Strut (Altus) replied
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Terry started on eating his meal. "Rather good cooks it seems they have." Terry said to Hawkmon.
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Velma went into airplane and found a seat for herself near the back middle area and (if he went along) Veemon, carrying her food and drink.
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Jason and the others who went to see Caddyshack sit together in small groups, since they don't expect to try to sit all together.
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"its better than nothing though " stripetail replied, I'll keep this and if theres anything we missed. A second look can often result in better information than a first glance.."
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Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) went up to Wataru. "Wataru, what's going on? Who's after us?"
The rest of the Pelvanida group crowded around Wataru and Spyro.
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Ms. Swimmer had arrived with the wigs and body paint. She looked around for the group only to find that they were missing.
She turned around and saw a blue Utahraptor wearing Deimos's armor near Wataru.
She ran up to the Utahraptor and seized him by his armor. "Where's Deimos?!"
Deimos (Acheron) looked at her. "I am Deimos."
"Do. Not. Lie. To. Me. Deimos has amber eyes and is brown and he has a different voice." Ms. Swimmer hissed.
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I changed all of them, by magic' tarrax whispered in MS. Swimmer's ear. "Its quicker than putting on wigs and paint, in my experience"
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Sara waited to eat & drink as she watched the previews, smiling at Tarrax at times.
Jason and Guilmon and the others in the caddyshack enjoyed the previews, it building anticipation & them noting movies that looked interesting.
Velma waited to eat & drink also as she watched the previews. "Some of these look interesting." She said to Veemon, "And 1 or 2 reminds me of when the fake monsters would chase us, scooby, and the rest of us I mean."
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Veemon, nibbled at a licorice rope.. "Yeah, these loook really cool. We should see some of these films when they come out.." He nodded.
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Velma nodded, "I'll have to remember which ones to see next, or at least look up some information about them." Velma said.
Jason had his business card type pda out and was taking note of which previews seemed interesting & needed additional research to get more information. "Hmm. That one also."
Guilmon laughed at a bit that was accidentally put in upside down for a few seconds. Or maybe it was intentional in the preview.
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Scooby laughed loudly at a skit where a guy split his pants open in front of group of friends. Roy ris rhat rembarassing!" He chuckled..
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"That one looks funny." Guilmon said pointing to the screen.
"Now hiring. That does look like a good comedy." Jason said laughing a bit at the hijinks of a boss having to go through various hijinks & wacky folks to find a new employee.
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Dixie laughed at the luck- or lack there of- of a guy who couldn't seem to get a job, because iof the stupid things he said at interviews _"How NOT to get a job" coming in July"
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Jason, Guilmon, laughed at a preview of a Monty Python movie coming in 3d. He had some 3d glasses handy so he and Guilmon could enjoy the preview in actual 3d.
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Briggins waited as Aves approached him. "I've got a special job for you today Aves.." He grinned, showing his white teeth. "It will be.. a break.. from your usual duties.."
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"We don't know who is after you, just that someone is after you," Wataru replied in a low voice. "In the meantime, you should be careful."
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Neither Spyro, nor Cynder were sure what to make of the preview. The comedy was foreign to them, not to mention they weren't sure how one would go about getting a job in this world.
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Dixie finished laughing as the next preview came up. it was a cute kid's film, about a kid and the dog she finds in the street.. It was silly, was touching none the less..
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"That one looks odd." Velma said to Veemon concerning a movie preview. It was about a person who had an ordinary boring life, then odd things started to happen. The only talking dog in the world came to tell him his problems, a dimensional portal sealed for eons opened and some dragons invited him over for tea & even stranger things begin happening to him.
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Ms. Swimmer let go of Deimos (Acheron). "Very effective. I couldn't tell it was you." she said.
"Yes, We'll introduce you to our aliases later. But let's watch the movie first."
The Pelvandia group entered the movie theater and found that their show was already starting.
"Hurry up!" Rime (Don) shouted.
The Pelvanida group quickly ran into the theater and found their seats, which were in the back.
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"How are you guys doing?" Dixie asked Spyro and Cynder. "Enjoying the previews so far? I imagine they must be a bit strange to you.. these are simply parts of films that haven't been released yet. often the previews contain the funniest parts of the movie" She shook her head..
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"If they contain the funniest parts, then wouldn't you have seen all the best parts in the preview?" Cynder asked, looking confused.
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"What are we going to watch?" Kivat asked Wataru as the duo headed over to the ticket booth.
Wataru shrugged. "I guess we'll get tickets to what Scooby and the others are watching."
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Yeah, its odd that way. Most movies aren't that good, so they stick all the best parts in the previews to get viewers to watch the whole movie. Its a ripoff, but its done every year to draw in viewers.." Dixie Replied..
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"Then how do you spot the potentially good movies?" Spyro asked.
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Its not easy, because there are so many movies out there. " Dixie replied. "You just have to have a sense , a knack for knowing what makes a good movie. A good movie, will usually have good acting, a good story, characters you can relate to, and action that keeps you interested. A good movie can often be a matter of taste, Scooby and Shaggy like monster movies, I prefer historical dramas, and musicals.. they prefer cheesy special effects and mosters, I like men who are easy on the eyes..' Dixie laughed a little..
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Jason and Guilmon watched the screen liking the previews. Guilmon & Jason knew enough about the local culture they caught most of the comedy parts.
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Terry continued to eat his food & drink his drink. "What do you think?" He asked Hawkmon, "I think the cooking is good here." He said.
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Yeah, the food is really good" Hawkmon said between mouthfuls..
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Stripetail continued searhing the back areas for clues..Finally he noticed the outline of a door in the side of the wall..
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"Some of those look interesting don't you think dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
Jason and Guilmon and the others with him got more relaxed as they saw their movie was starting.
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"Yes, its very interesting. " He re[plied, taking a sip og sodaTarrax has seen many comedies over the centuries, the best physical comedy, in his opinion, was that performed onstage by a performer.. the previews continued for a few more minutes, then the reminders to turn off phones and the like were shown..
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Sara smiled, "No need for those with telepathic circuits to be turned off. Though this world won't have that tech for a long while yet, if they ever do, the same for the magic equivalents." She said about the comment to turn off phones that appeared on the screen.
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I've run across those types of devices, you just think and turn them off" Tarrax replied. "Its keeping them off thats the problem, since the mind is constantly being used.."
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Sara nods. & for some contacts devices are not needed. If the lord president of gallefry or the high council wants to reach you they will. Same with the Emperor or the dragon empire on Korrodos. If he wants to reach you he will.
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"If I don't want to be bothered, Sara, then I seal my mind away from contact. Think of it as a kind of empltiness surrounded by thick barriers.. my mind is not a place you want to be if I don't want you there" he said. "I 've left dragons who have tried to enter my mind, broken mentally...vegetables.."
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Sara nodded, "The emperor would only do that if it were important, not just for idle chitchat. & the time lord high council and / or lord president would also only if it's important, but they'd only contact a time lord, not a non time lord. Some of the time lords are a bit species and bigoted, but not all of them."
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Tarrax was about to reply, then the openning credits began. onscreen an elderly man was being helped from a carriage in front of an old buildiing
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"If you guys have any questions, just lean over and whisper in my ear" Dixie said.
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Ran rou ruys rass rhe roda?' Scooby asked softly...
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The Pelvanida group's movie was just starting. It opened with 2 men, who appeared to be high trying to board an airplane.
"A stoner flick?" Strut (Altus) asked.
"Well, no one wanted to see an action flick." Deimos (Acheron) responded.
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Spyro and Cynder passed the soda down to Scooby.
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"Two tickets for the Phantom of the Opera, please," Wataru said. He paid the attendant and took the two offered tickets.
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"I think maybe we should question some of the guests and employees about this," Tsukasa gestured at the body. "Maybe we can find ourselves a suspect."
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Well I've found something over here" Stripeail said motioning to the outline appears to be some sort of door. Now.. hoe .. to open it" He muttered.
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Let me try and think about who the old gentleman is." Dixie said to herself quietly as the stpry progressed. Onstage there was a auction being helfd at the old building which once has been called the "Opera pular"...the opera house itself was dusty was years of neglect..
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"We can force it," Tsukasa suggested as he and Yuusuke walked over to the door.
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"I think he might be familiar with that building," Cynder replied.
Wataru and Kivat entered the room. They noted Spyro, Cynder, Dixie, and Scooby sitting together and decdied to avoid the group of lovers. Wataru sat in a seat towards the bat of the theater, Kivat landing on his shoulder.
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Yes, he is" dixie replied as the bidding began. the eldery gentleman bid on an faded monkey chime and his bid won. the autctioneer than brought out a beautufil glass chandelier and began telling the stortyy behind, how it once had hang above thier heads, and the strange story about how it came to be in pieces.. and the strange man called the "phantom" as the flashback began the dust on the seats began to disappear, and replaced by red velvet..
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Go ahead" Stripetail said.."If you must.. usually threse doors have triggers that open them.."
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"I'm not the patient type," Tsukasa smirked as he stepped towards the door and slammed his foot against it. The door didn't yield to his kick though. He frowned. "Whoever made this door knew what they were doing."
"It probably won't stand up to a Rider Kick," Yuusuke said.
"Let's not go with overkill, okay?" Tsukasa said, running his hands over the wall in the hope of finding a switch.
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Stripetail cpontinued looking around for anything that night open it but found nothing. "Stand back, I'm going to try to blast it open" Stripetail said fingering his staff..
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Both of them stepped away from the wall and stood behind Stripetail. Tsukasa was glad that he wouldn't have to go to the trouble of pulling out the Decadriver and transforming just to smash down a door.
"Should we shout 'fire in the hole'?" Tsukasa asked.
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"Sendar " Stripetail commanded and struck the outline with a bolt of electricty the door gave in, revealing a dark and dusty room. "Its an actual room this time, not a passageway" Stripetail said, Lighting his staff now so that he could see,, and entered the room. This might have been an office at one time, but by the looks of things, that had been manty many years ago.. On the wall hung dusty portraits,\, one of a man in a Civil War uniform, another of a woman dressed in turn of the century dress, both looked on the scene as the squirell and his companions explored the room..
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"Hmm," Tsukasa headed over to the portraits. He reached for the portrait of the man.
"What are you doing?" Yuusuke asked curiously.
"I'm going to see if there is a safe, or something behind the paintings," Tsukasa replied, pulling the portrait off the wall.
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There was no safe begind the portrait, but there was something hanging a nail.. "It looks like a letter of some kind..' stripetail said , moving it forward and carefully taking it down from its hook. the envelope had a small key tied to it with a faded ribbon...
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Tsukasa examined the back of the painting to see if anything was writtin on it. Finding nothing, he hung it back on the wall and went over to the other painting and removed it from the wall as well.
"What's the key for?" Yuusuke asked, scratching his head.
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Perhaps the letter in here in will explain..." Stripetail said carefully opening the envelope and pulling out its contents. the paper was yellow and brittle and the ink was blotchy.. "To whom it may concern.. If you are reading this, then the threatened curse has been placed on my hotel. Woe to those who now stay here, and will stay in the years to come! This is mu fault and my fault, alone, for refusing to pay that scoundrel money for his damed study of magic!"
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Sara caressed Tarrax's nearest arm and put rested her head on his shoulder as she continued to watch the movie.
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"Enjoying the show so far? Dixie whispered to Cynder.. onscreen, the Opera Popular was now teeming with singers, directors and mason workers.. The opera was now under new ownership, and the head spoprano, a vain, self-center woman who had a fine voice, but was was accustomed to being fawned over..
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Anton, Chris, Paul and Ivan had traversed the passage and were now inside a large and dank room that was lit by several candles that burned with a strange blue fire.
"Careful we don't know what's here." Chris said, drawing his pistol.
Suddenly, a minotaur like creature armed with an ax appeared and charged them.
Chris emptied his pistol into it with little effect, even though it bled from the wounds.
"Anton! Paul! Ivan! Get the shotgun!" Chris shouted, reloading his pistol.
Ivan ran out of the strange room as Paul and Anton drew their pistols and continued fired at the creature.
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Jason, Guilmon and the others watched their movie and enjoyed it.
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Terry continued to eat his meal, eating at a slow ordered pace, taking a sip now & then, seeing no reason to hurry his eating.
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The Minotaur swung its ax, just missing Paul and Anton's heads. Had it struck, it would have been fatal to both. "Out! Mortals! Out!" The minotaur spoke suddenly. "If you value your skins! If I strike you down, then your spirits will become subject to the same curse that binds the spirits here, and you will haunt this place till the end of time! Go, while you still have the chance!"
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After several minutes Ivan returned with a Saiga-12 shotgun.
"Eat lead [censored]!" Ivan roared, aiming at the Minotaur and firing 3 rounds of 00 buckshot into its torso.
Chris, Anton and Paul took cover behind some crates and continued firing.
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"Flee!" The Mintaur roared, advancing, despite being raked by bullets.."Whilst you still can!" the humans though continued firing, until they ran out. The Minotaur breathed deeply.."you cannot kill me, mortals.. you've hit me with close to 100 rounds of your ammo, and I'm still standing.. Now listen!" He raised a claw. "Not something you humans are good at, granted, but its never too late to start.. Leave this place! While you can! I have given you fair warning.. it would be wise if you heed it.." He pointed to each of them then pointed at the dooor.. "Go"
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"want some?" Sara asked whispering, holding up some chocolate she had in one hand offering it to Tarrax.
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Tarrax took some hocolate from Sara and muched om it,. onscreen the young soprano Christine was being introduced. Christine was a teenager but gifted with a great voice, and several other characters were commentuing on her mysterious teacher..
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"Retreat!" Chris shouted.
The rest of the group ran down the stairs.
"We should have bought the RPG we had in the Humvee!" Paul shouted.
"I swear, I'm going to blow this [censored] hotel to pieces." Ivan said.
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Haresh was in the kitchen gathering with the mages. "These powders Chong gave you, are they effective?"
"They'd better be." the Persian Cat said. "If they aren't we just got screwed over big time. And magic isn't too effective against modern weaponry and they can retaliated in kind. Throw a fireball their way and a rocket and some bullets come flying your way."
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The minotaur watched them flee, then he gestured and the door shut behind them. He then vanished, leaving the room covered in bullet casings and his blood..
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Stripetail finished reading the letter, which was written by a Mr. Micah Trunge, who had identified himself as the original owner. Trunge had left notes scattered all over the hotel, in case the curse was ever placed upon it.. "This letter has been here for a long time, now we must begin searching for his notes..." stripetail said.
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Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul ran back to their rooms to reload their weapons.
After several minutes they got back out, still with their weaponry and headed to the lobby.
Anton went to Briggins and looked straight at him. "There is a a minotaur in one of the rooms."
"I'm hungry. I wonder if they serve borscht?" Ivan asked.
"I'm hungry too." Paul said.
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Sara sipped her drink slowly and ate a bit of chocolate or 2, wanting her food and drink to last and so she could enjoy the snacks and the movie together.
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What did it look like? Briggins said calmly, with the air of someone used to the strange and unusual. "Minotaurs usually only appear to warn of approaching disaster.. I do hope you did not provoke it, Minotaurs are known for thier powerful curses" He said, giving a nonchalant look to thier weaponry. "As for dinner, dinner is being served in the dining room if you are hungry, help yourselves.. the steak is especially delicious' He smiled. "Real Angus meat.."
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"It charged us with an ax when we were looking in a hidden room. We fired over 100 rounds into it in self defense but did not kill it." Ivan replied.
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100 bullets? thats quite excessive gentlemen" Briggins said , arching his eyebrows.. 'Not to mention pointless, the minotaur is a magical creature with a very thick hide.. Shouldn't common sense have kicked in, after oh twenty bullets had been fired and you hadn't killed it, that perhapd flight would be a better option? sElf- defense is all well and good gentlemen, but i wil not having you shooting up my hotel needlessly...it scares away the other customers..Now what did that minotaur say?"
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"It warned about a curse of some kind." Anton replied.
"Pst. I'm getting the RPG." Ivan whispered to Paul.
Ivan and Paul left the lobby and went out to the Humvee where they retrieved an RPG-7 and 2 crates of rockets, 1 crate containing shaped charge anti-armor rockets and the other containing high explosive fragmentation anti-personnel rockets.
After several minutes, Ivan and Paul returned to the lobby with the RPG and rockets.
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Briggins noticed the RPG. His face darkened with anger"Gentleman, this hotel will not become a war zone under my stewardship. You can have weapons, guns and ammo, within reason. Rocket-propelled grenades do not fall within reason gentlemen.I'm going to have to bar you from using them in this hotel. there is no need for them here,gentleman. So , gentlemen, I am going to give you a choice. "Either take those back outside, and leave them there, or I will have to ask you to leave the premises of the Inglorious Hotel, effective immediately." Briggins gave them a very cold look. "If 100 rounds of ammo, isn't enough to kill something, neither will rocket-propelled grenades be enough, in all likelihood,to do the trick.."
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Ivan chuckled. "The anti armor rockets we use are advanced tandem HEAT rounds designed for attacking heavily armored vehicles. I doubt any living think can take that kind of punishment. But if you wish, we will leave the RPG and rockets in the vehicle."
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Thank you' Briggins said. "I usually don't care if if guests bring weapons in with them, after all its their personal business.. but when they bring in high tech weaponry that can blow apart Humvees, that is where I draw the line..it is a place of a relaxation, not a military objective...Please do not mistake the two..." Briggins sighed..
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Mdeanwhile Tiger and Tigresss were seateed two rows, behind Scooby and Dixie and 10 seats down from Agumon and Agumina. Nani Lilo Stitch and Angel wee seated three rows in front of them, both Lilo and Angel were busy passing food between themselves.. Nani was sitting back and enjoying the show.. The Phantom had not yet made an appearance but the owners of the Opera Popular had discovered that thier predecessors had left a box open for him and paid him 20 thousands francs a month..
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"You'd think he could at least have left us a clue to where the notes are," Tsukasa sighed. He reflected that this world should have attired him as a detective instead of a hotel employee.
"He didn't even mention what the key was for," Yuusuke said.
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"It looks interesting," Cynder replied.
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Stripetail the page over. "Here's something! P.S this key is the key to my safe. I've hidden a large portion of my fortune inside, the money will be yours to use as you see fit, in gratitude for freeing my hotel of this terrible curse...The safe is hidden in the chimney.." Stripetail finished reading. "We're on a full -fledged treasure hiunt now, gentlemen!"
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"Ah, so he's left a reward for us," Tsukasa said, folding his hands together. "Well, let's go get the treasure."
Yuusuke quickly blocked Tsukasa's way. "The treasure is supposed to be a reward for however breaks the curse and we haven't broken the curse."
"Consider it an advance payment," Tsukasa said, scooting around Yuusuke.
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"lets not get greedy" stripetail scolded him. "We have to find the owners notes first, before we look for the safe..cool heads, gentlemen..." He said looking around the the room, he found a huge candle sitting in a candlebra and lilit it with a gesture . "Lets keep lookinf see if there is anything else in here we could find useful.."
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Ivan returned the RPG and rockets to the Humvee outside.
Anton, Paul and Chris entered the dining room and began helping themselves.
Anton grabbed the steak, Paul grabbed an enormous bowl of pasta and Chris grabbed another steak.
"Why did we even bring an RPG?" Chris asked.
"Just in case we had armored vehicles to deal with." Anton replied. He swallowed his mouthful of steak. "He's right this steak is good."
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Over in the theater the Pelvanida group was watching their movie. It was near the end and the whole movie erupted in laughter when it showed the two main characters, Harold and Kumar, bonding with President Bush over marijuana.
"That seems like something Bush would do!" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said between laughs.
Deimos (Acheron) was looking around suspiciously.
"Come on Acheron, you came here to relax! What's bugging you?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
Deimos (Acheron) whispered into Zachary's (Ian's) ear. "Just a little worried about the bounty hunters."
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"I'm not getting greedy," Tsukasa smirked. He pointed at himself, then Stripetail, then Yuusuke. "40-40-20."
"Why do I get stuck with 20?" Yuusuke asked.
"Because me and squirrel-san are the ones that found the note and key," Tsukasa replied, going over to the desk and searching through the drawers.
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Stripetail shook his head.. 'Lets just keep looking he said, putting the letter and key away inside his robes..
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Tsukasa's smirk grew a bit wider. If Natsumi had been there she would have been using her family's special technique to punish his silliness, but since she wasn't he could behave however he wanted and not have to worry about getting jabbed in a pressure point.
"I wish Natsumi were here to keep you in line," Yuusuke shook his head as Tsukasa sat down in the chair on the desk, taking an old hat from its stand and placing it on his head.
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"Pay attention to what we're going, or else I'm going ti have a little fun at your expense Stripetail said.
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The film continued, and Phantom made his appearance, charming Christine into following him deep below the operahouse. to the haunting meelody of the "phantom of the Opera, Christine discovered the Phantom underwater grotto.
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"Right, right," Tsukasa said, getting back up. He picked up his camera and snapped a shot of the desk and than another of the two portraits. He wasn't quite sure why he did it, since his previous photographs hadn't come out any better than they did in the previous worlds he had visited. As aimed the camera at the Stripetail, the button for the shutter jammed. He frowned. "Broke again?"
He let go of the camera, letting it dangle on the strap around his neck.
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Cynder shivered. "This reminds me of the hotel..."
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Dixie patted her on the head. "At least we're not there now... " She smiled as Scooby passed her the popcorn. She looked inside the bucket and frowned"Er , cousin, there's hardly any left in this box.."
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Rall right Ri'll ret rome rore. Ri'll ree right rack' Scooby said, taking the bucket, and, excusing himself past the others sitting nearby made hos way out of the room and back towards the concession stand..
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Sara enjoyed watching the movie with Tarrax, holding onto his arm.
Jason & Guilmon and the others were having fun watching their comedy movies as well.
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Bulk and Skull meanwhile were enjoying the hijinks of the gopher , who was constantly foiling the greenskeepers attempts to get rid of him..
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As the movie ended, the Pelvanida group left the theater.
"Good movie?" Strut (Altus) asked.
"Not bad." Rime (Don) replied.
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Scooby returned a few minutes later carrying two large tubs of popcorn. "Ri ranted ro ret rome rore' he explained as he plopped back in his seat next to Dixie. Dixie noticed that Scooby had dumped junior mints into the bucket he had given her. "Oh, Junior Mints.. yum" She leaned over and gave Scooby a quick kiss. 'Thanks Scooby" She smiled.
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Sara watched the movie, not having seen the movie before, finding it interesting.
Moran continued to watch the movie, noting the differences between this version and the original silent version he had seen.
Jason and Guilmon were having fun, laughing at the funny scenes and dialogs.
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The movie continued, As Christine fell in love with the young count Raoul, the patron of the opera and a childhood friend. thius began a tangled love triangle betwee the Phaintom, Christine, and Raoul.
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The Pelvanida group gathered outside the theater.
"I guess we'll wait for the rest of the group to finish their movies." Strut (Altus) said.
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Inside the hotel, Haresh was inside the kitchen, trying to find the secret lab. He groaned as the old stab wounds from Dr. Kerzach's attack started burning.
Paul, Ivan, Anton and Chris had finished eating and decided to wander around the hotel. They found a door that had been blasted off its hinges and decided to enter it. There they encountered Stripetail, Tsukasa and Yuusuke.
Paul, Ivan and Anton all readied their weapons.
"Weapons away." Chris ordered. "They are not attacking us."
Paul, Ivan and Anton did as they were told.
"Hello." Chris said to Stripetail.
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Attacking us would have been a mistake on your part" Stripetail said. 'I take you're exploring the hotel as well? You find anything?" Stripetail gave Chris a searching glance. "We found a letter from the original owner, directing us to find his notes and lift the curse on his hotel..we'll be rewarded if we do that.."
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Neither Tsukasa, nor the normally cheerful Yuusuke returned the greeting. It wasn't the first time Tsukasa had met someone who pointed a weapon at him and certainly those meetings had turned out worse than this one, but he didn't trust these people.
"I probably have work to do," Tsukasa said, removing the hat on his head and setting it down on the desk. "Excuse me."
He moved past the group and headed towards the stairs. He wasn't really going to look for more work to do, but rather he was going to see if he could get his camera fixed and than he was going to change back into his usual outfit.
"Hello," Yuusuke said slowly. The Arcle had appeared around his waist.
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Meanwhile, the film raced towards its epic climax. first there was the love scene where Roul and Christine declared their love for each other, then the spirited swordfight betwen the Phantom and Raoul in a snow-covered graveyard, at the end of which the Phantom declared "Now it is war on you both"...
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This film is really good' Tigeress said, thrilling to every sword thrust, and musical note..
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Sarah watched the movie with interest. She had not seen the story or movie before in any version.
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"We are sorry for the rude introduction but we were attacked by a minotaur in one of the secret passages in the 3rd floor and we are currently on edge." Chris replied.
"He warned us about a curse." Anton added. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm getting some heavy ordinance."
"Anton! We were told by Briggins that we can only carry small arms in this hotel!" Paul scolded
"I'm talking about a shotgun, dumbass! Ivan's the only one with a shotgun."
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"Enjoying the movie?" Kivat asked Wataru.
"I can definitely relate to it," Wataru replied.
"Uh-huh..." Kivat said. "You're not going to get depressed again, are you?"
"No," Wataru replied. "That all happened a while ago and everything worked out in the end."
"Shh," Cynder hissed back at them.
"Sorry," Kivat said.
The black dragoness turned back to the screen, watching the movie intently. Spyro was also transfixed by the screen, only moving to grab a pawful of popcorn, but his eyes never left the screen.
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Tsukasa paused before going down the stairs to the lobby. He listened to see if he could hear Briggins, when he didn't he descended the stairs slowly, reflecting that just cause he didn't hear anything didn't mean there was no one there.
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"Looks like it gave you quite a scare," Yuusuke said. The Arcle vanished from his waist.
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I do hope you didn't do what most human do with weapons when confronted by monsters, and start shooting at it? My experience with minotaurs is that shooting at it will only piss them off, and minotaurs have very long memories as well as very thick hides" Stripetail replied. " So, come out with it, did you fire on the minotaur?'
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"We did and we injured it. But we did so only because it attacked us. Ivan was was going to finish it off with some tandem HEAT rockets designed for attacking heavily armored vehicles. It's just that Briggins did not want us to bring them into the hotel." Chris said
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"And I can't imagine why that would be the case.." Stripetail said sarcastically "Minotaurs are magical creatures, gentlemen, it takes powerful magic to kill them. Bullets dion't really work on them, and trying to finish them off with rockets, is well, just over the top.. We already know this place is cursed, perhaps, if you had asked questions of it, instead of trying to fill it full of lead, we might be closer to breaking the curse.. military fanatics" Stripetail shook his head..
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Yuusuke leaned against the wall, crossing his arms. He was just glad the minotaur had escaped death. He would not have liked to see the groups' reaction if they came across one of the fangire from Kiva's world. They reminded him a bit of some of the more trigger happy members of the police force in his world.
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Tsukasa dropped his camera off to be repaired, after a little arguing over the price and whether he would pay upfront, or not. Natsumi had won the argument as usual.
He changed into his usual wardrobe of a black coat over a magenta shirt with a black pair of pants and shoes.
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The movie progressed, Raoul forming a plan to capture the Phantom by performing the opera he had written.
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"Well, we do not have magic so the best we could come up with is heavy ordinance. And it was not interested in speaking to us; it was trying to kill us! Besides, these tandem HEAT rounds are capable of piercing nearly 2 feet of armor plate." Ivan countered.
"Ivan, forget about this. We stay out of the passages." Chris said.
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the climatic scene came when Christine pulled off the phantom mask, revealing his facial difigurement, amnd leadsing to a heactic underground chase, as the Phantom, cut off from his beloved chistinr forever broke a miror and scape thtough the passage it concealed, upstairs the Opera Popular burned.. as the movie returned to the present, the now elderly raoul paused in front of a grave. iT was Christine's , having died two years earlier at the age of 65. ext tio the grave lay a bouquet of roses with a ring, the Phantom's ring... He was still alive.. and an old man himself.. the credits began to roll...
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The Pelvanida group was huddled around Strut (Altus) who had gotten a newspaper.
"Hey look at this!" Strut (Altus) said. He was pointing to a newspaper article regarding a kidnapping.
"Two children kidnapped by labcoat clad Cheetah." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) read off the paper. He then frowned "We'd better bring this to the others."
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As your response to that is increasing your firepower? " Stripetail shook his head. "We are not in a state of war here gentleman, even if you are in a personal, perpetual state of war, the rest of us aren't. I've seen war being fought for many lifetimes, all it does is grown in its ruthless efficency in killing and maiming, there is no honor in it.."
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Ivan, Chris, Anton and Paul walked away from Stripetail.
"[censored] that Squirrel." Anton spat.
"Who cares about the curse on this damn hotel." Ivan said. "We're not staying here for long."
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"Very sad in spots." Sara said, "but overall a good movie." She said.
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Stripetail ignored the leaving men. "lets just keep searching" He said to the others..
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Dixie smiled as the group got up from thier seats Suddenly her wrist armor bega to glow./ "Great, so much for the break from the Hotel" She muttered as Stripetail's image appeared
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Hope I'm not interrupting the movie.. But i've found something, an old letter from the original owner of the hotel. While you're in town, look up what you can find on the history of the Inglorious Hotel. " stripetail said. "Usually the library or the local museum are good places to look.."
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"Are you guys in trouble again?" Kivat asked, hovering over Dixie's shoulder.
"Sort of," Cynder replied with a shrug. "We're investigating a haunted hotel."
"We can go look," Spyro said, getting up and stretching his limbs.
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Tsukasa headed back towards the hotel, glad to be back in his normal clothes, although he missed the weight of his camera around his neck. He wandered if they would explore the land around the hotel soon. He thought it might be nice to get out of the dreary building.
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"Well, at least in this case, you don't have to come back to the hotel until iyts time to sleep. Tommorow, we'll finally complete that little challenge of ours, as well, get that out of the way..If I find anything more, I'll pop in and report it. You guys find anything, contact me.. until then I'll be combing this hotel with the help of some photographers who are staying.. They're not that good at photos, butsd its thier profession." Stripetail's image shrugged. 'Oh, and apparently theres a minotaur somewhere in the building as well, those four military gentlemen found it somewhere , and tried to kill it, with guns.."
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"I'm not a photographer," Yuusuke said. Feeling that he needed to defend his friend he added. "Tsukasa is good at taking photos. They just don't develope well."
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"Did I hear the name 'Tsukasa'?" Wataru asked, leaning over Dixie's shoulder.
"Sounded like it," Cynder replied. "Does the name mean anything to you?"
"Maybe."
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Developing pictures is half the battle in photography" Stripetail replied. " A Great photo requires being in the right place at the right time, and having your shot come out correctly. Maybe its the type of film he uses.." He shrugged.
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So where are we headed first" Dixie asked as the image of Stripetail faded. "Library, museum, someplace else? I'mopen to suggestions.."
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"It's because the worlds reject me," Tsukasa said, stepping back into the room. "I want to capture the beauty of the worlds with my camera, but because I'm a stranger they won't let me."
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"I would say the library would be easier," Wataru replied. "You can ask the librarian to point you to the right books to check."
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Let me see if I can help with that..' Stripetail said. " Give me your camera' He said to Tsukasa.
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Ralright" Scooby said, as they exited the Theather.
Tarrax got up and followed them out..
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"I just dropped it off at the Hikari Studio to get the shutter fixed," Tsukasa shrugged.
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Wataru followed the group out of the theater and immediately went over to his bike.
"Are you coming with us?" Spyro asked Wataru as he mounted the bike and slipped on his gloves.
"I'm not sure if that's a good idea," Wataru said, placing his helmet on. "Things could be awkward between me and Tsukasa if this is the Tsukasa that I know."
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Sara got up once the movie and credits and such were over looking at Tarrax, "Where are you off to now?" She asked.
Moran stayed in his seat, preferring to wait till most of the crowd had left before he got up.
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I'm just going to follow them.. I've got nothing planned after the movie.. which was really good, fast-paced, and fine singing in the lead parts" He said..
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"Yes, it is a good movie." Sara said nodding and agreeing with Tarrax.
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"See you guys later," Wataru flipped the visor on his helmet down and rode out of the theater parking lot. Kivat waved a wing at them in farwell before taking off after Wataru.
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"So why are you guys investifgating the hotel?' Tai asked curiously.."Its a bit dusty and creepy.. but theres nothing REALLy wrong with it."
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"It has a curse on it that is causing people who die there to linger as ghosts," Cynder replied.
"Stripetail wants us to solve the mystery of the curse and lift it," Spyro furthered.
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Alright" tai frowned. Agumon and I will help you" Tai said. "Don't forget about me" Agumina said. "I'm helping too..
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Count us in too' Nani said. "We can check out some books to read while we're at the libraries. Lilo has to do some research to her luuau class, about different hula dances.." Lilo made a face , she didn't like the assignment she had been given..
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"I've no real plans myself." Sara said.
Moran left the room since most of the others had left and he went to wait till his other friends had left their theatre.
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Then why do you come along? These folks are gong to the library. I might check out some books, and compare them to some of the other versions of them I've read.."Tarrax replied..
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Sara shrugs, "Doubt I'd be of much use in a library. Librarians are what's needed. "
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"We've got any plans?" Deimos (Acheron) asked.
"We're heading to Shaggy's house and Pete's Munitions." Strut (Altus) replied. He then strode over to Dixie. "Dixie, the group and I need to borrow a large SUV." He handed the newspaper to Dixie. "This article apparently is about us." he whispered.
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Greatr so they're making a movie about you, and the bounty on you guys is now up to 7 figures' Dixie pursed her lips together after reading the paper. "They aren't kidding around it seems. But look on the bright side, you guys now look completely different from these pictures, and as along as you remember to use different names at all times, and act accordingly, you guys should be fine. In your real forms, you guys are just asking to be turned in for the bounty.. You can use the SUV Shaggy used to drive you guys here.."
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"or a historian in local history and legends, if one is handy." Sara said.
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Come on Sara, the movie is over, and since we're not doing anything, we might as well hang out with these folks, besides I know a few of them. " Tarrax replied..
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"Sure, we can have fun talking and such." Sara said. "Shall we hang out with them here, or elsewhere?" Sara asked?
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Elsewhere.. they're going to the library.. Any books you've ben wanting to read lately" Tarrax asked her, as the rest of the group came out..
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Man that golf movie was hilarious bUlk said. " The greenskeeper was a complete dork.. kinda like some folks I know at Angel Grove.."
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Moran waved when he saw some of his friends exiting from the room where they were watching their movie. They gathered in a group to one side.
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"That was quite a funny movie don't you think?" Velma asked Veemon.
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Yes it was really funny" Veemon agreeed. Now whhat do you want to do? I could go for some more food" He grinned..
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"An all you can eat place I bet." Velma said smiling at thinking how much Veemon would eat at such a place.
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We could ask some of these guys if they know of an all-you can eat place" Veemon suggested..
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"We can. I wonder if they'd let a Digimon, or Shaggy or Scooby into one of those places." Velma said, thinking also partially aloud.
"What do you folks want to do?" Jason asked looking around at some of his friends.
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Well, it never ghurts to ask.. and besides we can afford to pay.." Veemon said.. to be honest Velma was not particularly wealthy, and Veemon was feeling pretty hungry, which meant he would eat a good amont at whatever place they'd stop at...
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"Maybe Shaggy & Scooby are going out somewhere." Velma said.
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Why don't you go ask them? Veemon said..
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Tiger walked out of the theather. The movie had been alright, but Tigress had really enjoyed it and had not been afraid to tell him so "That is SO romantic" She had blubbered as Roual and Christine had declared thier love for each other..it had almost made him want to throw up..
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Velma went over to where Shaggy and Scooby were, "So what are you guys going to be doing next?" She asked.
Jason and his group were talking about what they wanted to do next.
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We're going to the library to do some research on the hotel..after that we'll break for dinner.. You're welcome to come with us..'Dixie replied.
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"The library sounds boring," B.G. whined. "I'd rather go back to the hotel."
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"we're on a hunt for information about the Hotel' Dixie replied. "think of it as a treasure hunt.. and we're looking for directions to the treasure.."
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So there's money involved?' Both Bulk and Skull lit up at the thought. "normally we don't bother with linraries..
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It's usually for geeks' Skull explained
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But for money.. we'll do it.."Bulk finished..
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"Maybe we can find a local historian. Some things never get into books." Velma said.
"And a librarian may know which branch may be the most likely to have information on the hotel, or which place may if not the library." Sarah said.
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"If there's a reward involved, then that's different," B.G. said. "I might be convinced to browse through a bunch of old books in one of the most boring places in the world if the price is right."
"We sure got the morally upright with us this time," Cynder whispered to Spyro.
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I would think it would be under the 'History" section..' Shaggy said..'If there were books written about tghe place..'
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"Thanks, tell Shaggy we're borrowing his SUV." Deimos (Acheron) said.
The Pelvanida group then entered Shaggy's SUV and started up the engine. Zachary (Ian Holmes) was driving.
After an uneventful drive of two hours, they arrived at Shaggy's house.
"Okay, gang let's start moving the munitions." Rime (Don) said.
The group nodded and started moving out the assorted weaponry. Zachary (Ian Holmes) carried out the 2 cases of. 7.62 X 39 mm hollow points and and Deimos (Acheron) carried out the crate of grenades. They placed everything in the back of the SUV.
Rime (Don) carried out the cases of 00 buck and the shotgun slugs and placed them in the back of the SUV.
"I can't believe we went through about 1000 rounds of 7.62 mm in only a few months." Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) said.
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) came out of the house with the 500 round can of .357 SIG rounds. That was placed in the passenger side front seat.
"Now the firearms." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said. He went into the house and retrieved 2 gun cases. One held Nick's rifle; the other held Dr. Zanasiu's (Timothy Johnson's) shotgun.
Deimos (Acheron) entered after Zachary (Ian Holmes) and returned carrying 2 more gun cases. One held Zachary's (Ian Holmes's) rifle; the other held Mr. Bigmouth's rifle.
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) and Strut (Altus) entered the house and each returned each bearing the last of the firearms. Strut's (Altus's) 2 cases had his shotgun and Deimos's rifle. Dr. Zanasiu's (Timothy Johnson's) case had Rime's (Don's) rifle.
All the gun cases were placed in the passenger compartment.
"We got space for more?" Deimos (Acheron) asked.
"Yeah." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
"Okay, then' we'll bring out the helmets."
Rime (Don) and Deimos (Acheron) entered the house and returned carrying the group's helmets and Nick's armor and helmet. All the armor was placed in passenger compartment.
"We have enough room in the trunk for 2 more cases of ammo and maybe even a grenade launcher and some crates of specialty grenades for the launcher." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said.
"Well, a rocket launcher or recoilless rifle is too dangerous to use indoors and the Armbrust and MATADOR are single use." Deimos (Acheron said). "And that Mikoto character was able to shrug off small arms. So we'll go with grenades."
Zachary (Ian Holmes) sighed. "Briggins is not going to be pleased when you bring in a grenade launcher. Let's just get an M-14 and some M948 rounds. Deimos and Rime, you two are our designated marksmen. You both get to carry the M-14 rifle."
Deimos (Acheron) grinned. "Couldn't we do both? Leave the heavy munitions in the car and bring the small arms. If we get an intruder, we'll use the hollow points and the shotguns, then we'll step up to the M-14 and M948 rounds."
Zachary (Ian Holmes) got inside the car and started the engine. The weight of the weaponry and ammunition slowed it down.
"Where to?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) sighed. "Pete's Munitions."
The rest of the group nodded.
"Pete's Munitions it is." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said, turning out of the driveway and into the road.
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"That is a good start, also if there is a folklore section. There are some folks who write books about places that are supposed to be haunted." Velma said.
"Those are some good places to start." Sarah said nodding and agreeing with both ideas.
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Alright, We'll split into groups to cover more ground, once we get there., Velma and Sara, You'll cover "folklore". Tai, Agumon, and Agumina, You'll look up "Hotels" and other plasces of interest. Scooby and I will look up anything else that might help" Dixie said.
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After a drive of an hours they arrived at Pete's Munitions.
Strut (Altus) and Deimos (Acheron) entered the warehouse like building.
They waved back at the greeter.
Strut (Altus) got a hand cart and went over to the ammunition area. There he got 1 case of 00 buck (250 shells) and 2 more cases of 7.62 x 39 mm hollow points (1000 rounds) each.
Deimos (Acheron) had gotten another hand cart and was about to ask about the M-14 rifles when Barrett Model 82A1 caught his eye.
"How much for the Barrett 82A1?" he asked.
"That is $8,900 without tax." the clerk replied.
"I'll take it."
The clerk nodded and handed him the case containing the rifle. Deimos (Acheron) then bought an M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle for Rime (Don).
He pushed his cart to the restricted munitions area.
"Sir. This area is restricted to those who bear proper identification." the guard said.
Deimos (Acheron) showed him the Pelvanida ID and was waved through.
Deimos (Acheron) looked at his ID and noticed that the ID had morphed to match his new identity.
There Deimos purchased a Milkor MGL grenade launcher along with 1 crate each of 40 x 46mm HEAT and high explosive grenades.
He finished with a 500 round case of M948 SLAP for Rime's (Don's) rifle and a 500 round case of M903 SLAP for his own rifle.
He met Strut (Altus) at checkout line.
"Acheron, do you know how much that is going to cost?!" Strut (Altus) said as he saw what Deimos (Acheron) had purchased.
"Altus, relax, we have money." Deimos (Acheron) replied.
After several minutes, all their weaponry was rung up.
"That will be $100,000, including tax." the cashier said.
Deimos (Acheron) showed the cashier his Pelvanida ID card.
"Okay with the discount, it will be $75,000."
Deimos (Acheron) and Strut (Altus) wheeled their purchase back to the car.
"What the hell did you guys purchase!?" Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) demanded.
"More firepower." Deimos (Acheron) replied. He placed the two new rifles and the grenade launcher inside the roof container.
Strut (Altus) had just finished loading the grenades and ammunition into the trunk.
"We ready?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
Everyone nodded and got inside the car. It was a tight fit with all the weaponry.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) started the engine and headed back to town, they passed by the ruins of the Insane Cafe.
After a few hours they arrived at the town and met Dixie.
"Thanks for the car Dixie." Zachary (Ian Holmes) replied. "Oh, it's a real tight fit as we stocked up on ammo and weapons."
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How much did you guys spend?' Dixie asked incredulously, looking in, at the rounds of ammo thety had bought. "Guys this has to be thousabds upon thousands of dollars worth of ammo. Are you planning an invasion of Mexico or something?' She said, only half-joking..
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Velma nodded, "Sounds like a plan." She said.
"Looks like enough ammo to hold off a small army." Sara said.
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"What section should we check?" Spyro asked Dixie.
"I think they forgot about us," B.G. whispered to Bulk and Skull.
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"$75,000." Deimos (Acheron) replied, without skipping a beat. "Don't worry, the mithril we picked up will cover it all. We'll show you everything once we get back to the hotel."
Rime (Don) grinned. "Well, that Mikoto character was able to shrug off normal weaponry so we upped our firepower. And we don't have magic so military ordinance is what we use, By the way, Acheron and I are the designated marks...er dinos for the group."
"So what's our next task?" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) asked.
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Well, you can helpo us loook for information on the hotel.. and I haven;t forgotten about you guys, you can help look under history, see when the town was built if they was anything on the hotel site before the current hotel" dixie replied turning to B.G, bulk and Skull
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So.. exactly how much money are we talking about here.. I mean this hotel owner must have been pretty wealthy...? Skull said.
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Well, a millon dollars in 1900 would be worth many times that today, if we look at interest and compound interest , we 're looking at several hundred milion" dixie replied., and several mouths fell open. Tai, Agumon and Agumina were stunned, as were Bg, Bulk and Skull. "$100 milllion? thats an incredible amount of money" Tai sputttered. "thats a lot of digi-dollars"n agumon nodded.
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Look, Scooby., Shaggy and I don't need the money, we've got close to a billion dollars already. And I don't think Stripetail needs the money either." Dixie said..
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"Dixie, the group and I will be assisting in with research in the library. " Deimos (Acheron) said.
"Acheron, the weaponry." Strut (Altus) said.
"Right. Mark, Ian you carry the weaponry back to the hotel."
Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) nodded.
"Dixie, the keys." Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
The rest of the Pelvanida group entered the library.
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Dixie handed the keys back to Holmes, "Just bring in what you need, I doubt Briggins will let you carry in rocket launchers or anything like that.."
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) took the keys and started the SUV.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) drove off, the SUV weighted down by all the weaponry.
The rest of the Pelvanida group headed to the library.
"All right, group, fan out!" Deimos (Acheron) said.
The rest of the Pelvanida group fanned out. Strut (Altus) and Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) were looking through the old newspapers.
Deimos (Acheron) and Rime (Don) was looking through the history section.
"Dixie! I found something!" Strut (Altus) called. He was holding up a newspaper dated April 14, 1964. "There was apparently some soldiers stationed at the hotel. And some of the soldiers were killed in what seems to have been a robbery attempt."
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were also in the library, looking through the history section
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"Briggin's eyes are going to fall out of his head." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
After a few hours the SUV was parked outside the hotel and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) was assigned to protect the munitions.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) opened the roof rack and carried in the .50 caliber rifle, still in its case and the grenade launcher, still in its case.
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Sara then looked at Tarrax, "What do you think of this?" She asked him.
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the more eyes looking the better. "lets look in the "folklore section.. lets find out what type of person would put a curse on the hotel.." Tarrax replied
_ Dixie looked at the paper. "Well this is interesting.. but this hotel is over 100 years old, so we're looking for info from around 1900, when it was built, who the owner was.. etc... with that said, Does it say how the soldiers were killed?"
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Sara nods and looked a Velma.
"I'll check the reference part of the folklore and you look in the area where books can be checked out." Sara said. Velma nodded and went off to look in the folklore section located in the books that could be checked out.
Sara went over and tapped some books that looked interesting and then then gestured and the books floated off the shelves. She sat at a table and gestured again and the books piled themselves neatly with one floating to gently land in front of where she was sitting.
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Sxcooby flipped through the old newspapers. "Rey! Round romwething! The paper was dated sEptember, 13, 1890 'Hotel to be built- to be named 'Glorious" He gently pulled the ancient paper out of its binding., and brought it over to Dixie who was looking at the story about the attempted robbery in 1964.
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Strut (Altus) looked over the paper. "The soldiers were apparently stabbed to death with some kind of antique sword. Speaking of antique swords, the picture of the sword that was recovered looks exactly like the sword that Don took from that ghost that attacked Acheron and Ian in one of the passageways."
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) removed a newspaper dated January 17, 1901. "Hey guys, this newspaper talks about a fight that broke out in the hotel." He handed the paper to Dixie.
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Apparently the curse was to have bad things happen at the the place, and yet it wasn't enough to drive it out of business, if anything its become a draw" Dixie said, looking at the papers. "Apparently, the hotel's name was changed to "inglorious" because of all the bad things that had happened there..
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Velma came back with some books on haunted hotels, inns and other such things, and some other books on folklore and haunted places. She sat down at a table and started to go through the books one at a time, first seeing if there was anything in the index about the specific hotel or the area around it in the book.
Sara was doing the similar to the books she was going through from the folklore section of the reference shelves.
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Does Don have that sword now?' Dixie asked "Oh" She tapped her wrist, opened the compartment, and took out the dagger she had picked up on the stairwell "I think theres writing on it" Dixie said holding it up close to the light..
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Any luck so far" Tarrax asked, bringing forth a few books. Including 20000 leagues Under the Sea, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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"There an entry about the hotel in this book about haunted hotels, inns and other places to stay." Velma said looking up from a page she had been speed reading.
"And some stuff here." Sara said looking up from a book she was reading.
(ooc: I assume some info would be found, but not what. If not I'll edit the above post.)
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(ooc: Some info that could hhelp begin to undestand the curse was put on the hotel)
There was man named Orsillus, who was supposedly a warlock. Not a nice guy, by the accounts here' Tarrax said ointing to a book Sara had open. "He might be someone we could research more about.."
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Sara nodded, "Maybe he put the curse on the hotel. " Sara said. She made note of the name and started to research what, if anything, she could find on Orsillus the warlock.
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Rime (Don) shook his head. "I handed that sword over to Stripetail." He was looking at a book titled Local Myths and Legends
Deimos (Acheron) was looking through a book titled Tales of the Supernatural. "Hey guys! You mentioned some mage named Orsillus? Well, there's a mention of him here. It seems that in 1900 the innkeeper did something to offend him and was cursed in retaliation. That's when all this weird stuff started happening. "
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were looking through an enormous stack of old magazines.
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) had finished moving out all the munitions except for the grenades.
"Mark! We're going to find Stripetail!" Zachary (Ian Holmes) shouted. He then grabbed his rifle, helmet and several extra magazines. He loaded his rifle, put on his helmet and pocketed the extra magazines.
He then found Nick in the front counter. "Nick, Mark and I bought your rifle and armor. It's in one of the closets."
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) found Stripetail in one of the hallways. "Stripetail, is there anything that you wish for us to do?"
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What have you found?' came the wizard's reply. "I have found a few things, but first tell me what you have found.."
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Sara went back to the book with the mention of the wizard and took out a sheet of paper and put it into the book where the mention of the warlock was. She closed the book and cast a copy spell on the book and paper and reopened the book and the paper she had put into the book now looked exactly like the 2 pages. This paper she put aside. "in case someone needs to refer back to this information." She said. She looked at Tarrax, "Do you think that Stripetail fellow would want to see this?" She asked him as she picked up the paper with the copy of the 2 pages.
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Absolutely.. " Tarrax replied. "the question is, what did the owner do to tick off the warlock?"
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Deimos (Acheron) looked through the book. "It seems like the innkeeper accidentally revealed the warlock's secrets."
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"We have recently arrived." Zachary (Ian Holmes) replied. "The rest of the group is doing research in the town library but we will be happy to assist in searching the hotel."
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Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul were resting in their rooms.
"Want to get something to eat?" Ivan asked.
"Why not?" Paul replied.
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The more the better.. and I see Tarrax has changed your appearance. why the change?' Stripetail said softly, his voice dropping. "I'm heading to the hotel library on the 7th floor. "Its rarely used nowadays, accordings to Briggins, but it might be a good place to look for information.."
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"The entire Pelvanida Group has a large bounty placed on it." Zachary (Ian Holmes) whispered.
"We'll search in the 4th floor." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said. He flicked out his switchblade and headed up to the 4th floor.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) readied his rifle and followed.
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Anton, Chris, Ivan and Paul went down the stairs and passed by Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) and Zachary (Ian Holmes). They then entered the dining room.
"That Emu smells like Dr. Yuri Kerzach." Anton said, grabbing a plate and filling with steak.
"Dr. Kerzach is a Cassowary, not an Emu." Chris said, taking an plate and filling it with pasta.
"Scent does not lie."
"Hmm. That mage must have altered their appearance but no matter, they'll eventually reveal themselves." Ivan said, filling a soup bowl with borscht.
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"Here's a mention of the hotel and the curse." Velma said from the book she was looking at about haunted hotels, motels, and inns. "Not a lot of info maybe but something."
"There's a mention here." Sara said.
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"As one might expect, from people who want to use you as scapegoats" stripetail frowned. " Be careful..remember there are bounty hunters about.."
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) found a groove on a wall. As he examined it, he discovered it was a door. He looked around for a switch and finding none, he kicked the door down.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) entered the door and found what appeared to be some kind of laboratory. The air was permeated with a smell of old books and dust.
"Where are we?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) shrugged. "I don't know."
"So I see you found something that belongs to Chong; too bad, you won't live to share it with Stripetail." a voice said.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) looked at the voice. He could make out a wiry anthro Lemur wearing some kind of silvery robe.
"Do not test us!" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) shouted.
The Lemur chuckled. "You do not have magic. I do." he threw a fireball at Zachary (Ian Holmes) who rolled behind a crate and opened fire.
A few of the bullets burrowed into the Lemur before he gestured and the rest of the bullets clattered to the ground. "A good attempt. But futile." He threw another fireball at the crate and was answered with a burst of rifle fire. The bullets spattered against the shield, causing it to flicker. After another burst, the shield broke and the Lemur suffered several gunshot wounds.
"Ugh. So...you truly are dangerous?" The Lemur said, coughing.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) said nothing as he reloaded and shot the Lemur several more times. The Lemur gestured again and the rest of the bullets clattered to the ground. The Lemur responded by hurling several bolts of green fire that exploded into green fireballs. One of the fireballs struck Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) but did not affect him.
"The bullets are not doing anything! Mark, hold him off while I get the grenade launcher!" Zachary (Ian Holmes) shouted. He then ran out of the room.
"So you think a knife is going to affect me?" The Lemur taunted, throwing a fireball at Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway).
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway), leapt out of the fireball's path and burst forward, driving the knife into the Lemur's stomach.
The Lemur did not flinch even as 6 inches of metal found its way into his stomach. "Fool, normal weapons cannot harm me."
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) held up the bloody switchblade. "Looks like I harmed you."
The Lemur gestured and teleported behind Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway).
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) barely dodged an electrified punch that left the air smelling of ozone.
He ducked around the Lemur's electric blows and stabbed him once more.
The Lemur pointed to Dr. Kerzach's (Mark Hathaway's) right arm and made a gesture. Immediately, Dr. Kerzach's (Mark Hathaway's) arm became paralyzed.
"Clever. But I am ambidextrous!" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said, quickly transferring the switchblade to his left hand. He weaved around the Lemur's lightning and fireball attacks and grabbed a beaker of acid from the lab bench and hurled it at the Lemur.
The Lemur gestured and the beaker shattered in midair and the acid droplets flew at Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway), who leapt behind a crate, the acid doing nothing but corroding the crate.
"Give it up! You lost!" the Lemur said icily.
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) had removed the grenade launcher from its case and loaded it with HEAT rounds. He quickly ran to the 4th floor and found Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathway) crouched behind a crate.
"Guess who!" Zachary (Ian Holmes) said to the Lemur before he fired 2 HEAT rounds at the Lemur.
"You cannot harm me." The Lemur said, gesturing and forming a clear barrier.
"Guess again." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
The HEAT rounds impacted against the barrier and the jet of molten copper eroded it. The Lemur's face bore an expression of shock as the jet of molten copper began to struck him and knocked him to the ground.
Zachary switched to his rifle, ran up to the Lemur and shot him several times in the head at point-blank range, finally killing him. "Get Stripetail."
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) ran out of the room and found Stripetail.
"Stripetail, Ian has killed one of Chong's mages. We found him in a laboratory in the 4th floor." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said.
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Stripetail said nothing but ran down to the 4th floor. He entered the lab which smelled of gunpowder acid, and blood. He stood over the lemur, and felt for a pulse. Finding none, he stood up. "This one's dead. Did he say anything before attacking you?' he looked at Mark with a look of interest in his eyes..
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"What do you folks think of what we've found and what you've found?" Sara asked gathering the page she had copied earlier with the entry she had just found and Velma's and the other stuff the others had found.
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We definitely have information for Stripetail" dixie said, as Tigress came up with some books. "Hey you guys don't mind me checking these out? They're not related to the search I just wanted somethingf to read while we stay at the hotel..
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Sara took out some more paper and did her copy spell over the pages with the information she had found, as well as what Velma and the other people had found and put them into a neat pile.
"There, that should keep the information in one place." Sara said.
"Handy spell, better then a photocopier." Velma said.
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) lowered his rifle. "The mage said that we have found 'something that belongs to Chong'. By which I think he means this lab. "
Dr. Kerzach's (Mark Hathaway's) right arm gradually regained sensation as soon as the enemy mage was killed. "He taunted us too. Big mistake."
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Inside the kitchen the group of mages looked at the red crystal. It showed the Lemur mage getting killed by Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway).
"I told you they were dangerous!" the Monitor Lizard said.
"They haven't encountered the full might of Chong's mages." the Persian Cat replied.
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While Sara was doing the copy spells and getting the copied pages into an neat pile Velma picked up an old dusty looking book. She noticed the seemed to feel odd, thicker then the spine looked.
When she opened it she saw why as she saw the book had an envelop stuck in it, which she saw when she looked closer. She took out the envelope and took out the letter and looked it over.
"Jinkies look at this, this is another clue to add to those we all found." Velma said.
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Interesting " Dixie smiled. "Stripetail will be pleased. Nice work everyone"
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Don't take any more risks than you have to. This one was a powerful mage that you killed' Stripetail said fingering through the Lemur's ronbes and coming out with a number of scrolls and vials. Reading the scrolls, he frowned."This was a Level 2 mage, a powerful mage indeed. Level 1 mages are very rare, and almost impossible to kill without magic." stripetail frowned. No doubt the other mages know that you killed him.. and they will only redouble their efforts to destroy Aves and Nick, and you as well."
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Nick took the gun and armor. "Got yourselves into troublle again' Eh? he sighed. "What else is new right? Lead the way."
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) gulped. "I have a feeling we're going to encounter a firefight like nothing we've ever seen before. But we will not go down without a fight!"
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) looked at Nick. "Nick, we have found Chong's lab. Keep the armor and rifle with you at all times. Um, can you use a grenade launcher?"
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Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson), Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer had a whole stack of photocopied articles.
"Dixie! I think we've got all the info we need!" Deimos (Acheron) said.
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"THat is good." Sara said seeing the information that the 2 who had just spoken and gathered.
"We can add that to what we already have and give it to that person you folks work for." Velma said.
"Yes, though I don't work for him myself. He'll have quite a bit of information and text to read through so he should be happy, for a while at least." sara said.
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Briggins will not allow a grenade launcher in here" Nick said firmly. "I could get fired if he found out I let you sneak one into the hotel"
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"Yes, this will be the most difficult battle of your lives. It would be best not to bring grenades or other explosuives, a skilled mage can fire those right back at you, and they will not hesitate to use killing spells either, if they can. yes, magic can kill...' Stripetail said. "whether you believe in it or not, doesn't matter if one of those spells hits you.. its finis for you.."
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"If explosives and firearms don't work well; how can we fight them? Can we use energy weapons or airburst munitions?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
"Are these killing spells line of sight only?" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) asked. "And Ian, we got Acheron that big .50 cal rifle with the SLAP rounds."
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Usually they are line of sight, so it would be wise not to give them a clear shot at any of you. Killing spells must hit you directly to kill, but if you are hit indirectly it will act as a knockout spell, you'll be out for hours" Stripetail said. "No good options as you can see. Your only hope is having enough firepower, and good enough aim..You're gonna need a lot of ammo against them..." Stripetail said
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"We have several thousand rounds of ammo and 3 crates of explosives. With Mr. Bigmouth, we can just have him throw grenades. We can have our 2 designated marks...er dinos, Acheron and Don positioned on the highest floors and we can have them snipe at the targets. Of course, we'll need to get them into the lobby. The other alternative is to lure them into the lobby and rain grenades and gunfire from above onto them." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
"So, it's almost like fighting enemies equipped with firearms." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said. "And bear in mind Altus and Tim use shotguns. They don't have the range of our rifle users. Acheron and Don's rifles are in the closet."
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Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) turned to Nick. "Are you be willing to provide fire support or throw grenades?"
"I wonder if the energy weapons are ready yet?" Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) shook his head. "The energy weapons won't be ready until a few more years. The laser weapons are likely the first to be fielded. However, I'm not sure if mages can defend against that."
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"Acheron! We're done here!" Ms. Swimmer said.
Deimos (Acheron) readjusted his armor and got up. "Dixie, Velma, everyone, my group has found everything we need. Mr. Bigmouth has copies of everything we have."
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If you must do this, you must do it, when the guests have all gone to sleep. We don't want innocent civilians getting caught up in the crossfire. No doubt, they won't care who gets killed, as long as they killed you.." stripetail said, his eyes cold as he spoke. "Be careful, your ammo, though large in number, is finite.. don't waste it.."
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"Extra copies? Good, between the 2 copies we are bound to have at least 1 copy of all the information we found and some extra copies are good in case 1 gets lost or stripetail wants to pass the info around." Sara said.
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Dixie Smiled. "Good We've got lots of information here.. Anyone else have anything more to bring out..' She said, Putting the daggeeraway.. she couldn't read the writing on the blade.. maybe Stripetail could...
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"Stripetail, are there any other nuances of mages that we should be wary of? I am already aware that they can form barriers that are resistant to small arms fire but can be worn away by sustained small arms fire or breached by HEAT rounds. And as you have demonstrated at Pelvanida, mages can also deflect rockets." Zachary (Ian Holmes) asked.
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Well, you must be aware of your surroundings, a mage can use his surroundings against his opponent.. If you have ever seen a natural disaster, its debris that often kills. Every mage is different, and as the lemur proved skilled magicians are difficult to kill. You must strike quickly, if you give them time to work on you.. you're in big trouble.." Stripetail said.
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Velma and Sara shook their heads, "I copied everything I and Velma found." Sara said.
"Yea, nothing new from me, how about the rest of you guys?" Velma asked looking around at the others.
"I wonder what Jason and the others have been up to." Sara said to herself, curious.
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robablt retting rheir runs rand rullets" Scooby said, plopping down another couple books. The librarian came up to them. "Sorry to disturb you, but the library is closing in ten minutes. You can check these books out if you want. You can have them for a week, but be careful with them, some of them are very old, and are the only copies we have of them.."
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"They do seem to love their guns & ammo." Sara said.
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"Hey guys, you need to see this!" Agumina called to her friends, back where all the books were, as she held one open. Tai and Agumon rushed over.
"What did you find?" Agumon asked her excitedly.
"Yeah, is it about the hotel?" Tai wondered aloud, equally hyped up.
"Yep, sure is. It says all about the hotel right here, and the motel too."
Tai and Agumon glanced at each other.
"What motel is that?" Tai asked her.
"Oh, all of them. They all focus around the same idea," she replied.
"Perhaps you should just tell us what you found; it should all make sense then," Agumon suggested, having no idea what she could have found, despite her "explanation" of it.
"Okay then, you both had better listen really close. The hotel and motel are quite different. This is what it says about the motel: One of the distinguishing features of a motel is that it is U-shaped or square, with an inner courtyard that serves as the parking lot. Doors face the lot, with ground doors opening directly to their own parking spaces mere feet away. This is extremely convenient for unloading suitcases. It is also reassuring to have your vehicle parked right outside the door where you can keep an eye on it, especially if it contains valuables.
Now, this is what it says about the hotel: Hotels serve a different purpose than motels, and as such, they are located in or near cities. The basic design of a motel differs significantly from hotels, where rooms face inward with doors opening to interior hallways. A guest might stay at a hotel for a week or longer on business or pleasure, and “extras” are expected. Hotels commonly offer Jacuzzis, gyms, pools, restaurants, room service, cable television, Internet connectivity, and other luxuries. Hotel parking lots are separate, and in many cases, the walk from the lot to the lobby can be a trek. Some hotels provided shuttle service."
She finished reading, then added, "Now I know this hotel doesn't offer much, but that definition is fairly new, and this hotel, well, isn't. So guys, pretty important find, huh?"
Tai was about to speak, but he stopped, knowing that Agumon would handle this "better".
"What could that information possibly do to help us!?" Agumon fumed. "I waited and waited to hear something that would be of use here, related to this particular hotel, but all you did was compare the concept of the hotel to the motel. What is so important about that?"
"Well, many don't know the difference between them, and some actually think it's just a different spelling of the same thing. I just thought you guys would like to know that they aren't the same thing and what the differences are," she replied.
"How could we not know something like that?" Agumon asked, turning a slight shade of red.
"Yeah Agumina. We've spent a lot more time in the human world than you have, so we understand what's what around here," Tai added, a bit flustered himself. "Right Agumon?"
"Right Tai!"
Flashback
"So Tai, are we going to a motel or a hotel? I forgot which one you said it was," Agumon asked.
"Oh, it really doesn't matter Agumon. There aren't any differences; those are just different spellings of the same thing," Tai replied.
"Oh, okay then. Thanks for explaining that."
"Sure."
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Agumina walked back to the book shelf to find another good book.
"That was smooth, Agumon," Tai whispered.
"Thanks. The understanding what's what thing was pretty clever too. And Tai?"
Agumon asked him.
"Yeah?"
"Next time I ask something like that, you can say, 'I don't know'."
"Yeah..."
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Tigress was still reading the book she had found. She seeme absolutely captivated by what was in it. Tiger had noticed this and was therefore curious as to what she found, although he wasn't the type to show that attribute. He was a monster of subtlety.
"Hey Tigress!" he called.
"Hmmm?" she answered, looking up.
"Genki has something to tell you. He's just down that hall," he said, gesturing to one with a paw.
"Oh, thank you! I'll be right back," she called, taking off down the hall.
"Take your time," he said to himself, walking over to the book she had left on the ground. "Summer of Roses?" he wondered aloud, reading the title. "What could be so interesting about-" he paused, and decided to read the summary on the back first for a clue. "So it has multiple threads of stories, huh?" he said to himself, not knowing what that even meant. He started skimming over the summary of them, then came to a halt at one.
Lily Malone and nine-year-old Rose have faced down terrors others can only imagine. They are making a new home with a haunted man who will do whatever it takes to protect them.
He thought of Tigress and young Genki, how he had kept them safe, and his dark past that still loomed in his mind at times. He glanced over the book itself, just now noticing the dirt and grime all over the outside of it.
Tigress came back soon afterwards, and was going to ask Tiger what he had meant, since Genki couldn't remember anything he needed to tell her, but he was nowhere in sight.
"Oh well, he must have just misunderstood something," she decided before getting back to the book. But as she reached down to open it to her saved page, she suddenly had a very puzzled expression. "I could have sworn this was filthy when I got it," she said to herself, looking at the completely clean book. "How odd," was all she could say before she got back to reading.
Tiger, who was hidden in a very dusty part of the room to hide his scent, watched her momentarily, then left.
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Deimos (Acheron) shrugged. "Well, we have no magic. So we go with overwhelming firepower."
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) looked at Stripetail. "Stripetail, the group and I will be armed and searching the hotel later tonight. For now, Mark and I are going to sleep."
Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) went to their rooms, washed up and went to sleep.
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The others will be coming back soon.." Stripetail replied. "Be careful..' was all he said.
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Tigress grabbbed the now clean book, and looked around, and, not seeing Tiger, picked up the book and went over the front desk to check it out..
Tiger meanwhile slipped back to the other group, who was gathering up their things to head out. Bulk and Skull had a stack of photocopies in thier hands.. 'Do we have to read all this stuff? Skull and I aren't much into reading" Bull was saying..
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"Maybe best to let stripetail read instead, he knows what he's looking for." Sara said.
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It wouldn't hurt those guys to read some of it though' Nani said. Lilo held a few children's books in her hands. Both Angel and Stitch looked ready to leave..'We're ready whenever you are" Nani said.
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I'm ready to go too" Tarrax said. "Already checked out a few books.."
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"This library is neat, but I prefer the one in the Tardis, and the imperial library of Korodos." Sara said.
"I like this one, and my local one, and the Library of Alexandria, they have the most interesting scrolls there, or they did way back in the past. Jason dropped me off there a few times. Since he's friends with the pharaoh there in a few time periods it was easy for him to get me permission to read the scrolls." Vema said.
"I don't think I've been to that one. I'll have to ask Jason to drop me off there sometime." Sara said.
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You've gone back in time, Velmaa? interesting..' Dixie said giving her a glance over the large stack of books. "the library at Alexandria was destroyed by fire almost 2000 years ago, destroying thousands of years of collected knowledge by the ancients..but you already knew that.."
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Velma nodded, "Yes, and that is why I wanted to read some of the scrolls. Many of them made very interesting reading. Some were in greek, some hieratic or demotic, and some in other languages." Velma said.
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I imaginwe they pur restrictions on your reading, for example you were not allowed to take the scrolls with you. " dixie said. "Although it is intriguing.. being able to travel through time...
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Velma nodded, "Even if the egyptians would allow it, which they'd not, Jason would not I'm sure since the the library was destroyed and they do know, from them being referenced, some passages being quoted, or mentioned, that certain scrolls were in the library but were destroyed. " Velma said.
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"We'd better get all this material back to Stripetail." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Yeah." Deimos (Acheron) added. "Besides, I'm getting hungry."
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"Looks like he'll have a lot to read. I hope he enjoys reading." Sara said.
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He enjoys it, you should see his book collection.." Tarrax cracked.. "he's always looking for new books , scrolls , and information to add..He has the histories of several civilizations in there...you wouldn't find a better place to learn magic than in my masters house" Tarrax smiled at Sara..
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Spyro and Cynder walked out of the section they had went to look in. Neither was carrying any books with them.
"We couldn't find anything," Spyro explained.
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"Let's see if this place has an attic, or something," Tsukasa suggested.
"What for?" Yuusuke asked.
"The original owner could have stored a clue there, or some of his belongings might remain and they could give us some hint of where to look next," Tsukasa explained as he headed towards the stairs.
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'Well, we have plenty of information as it is" Dixie nodded. "Let's head back , we have a lot of information to look over...It's alright , you two, I'm sure you tried.. Now if You could help carry some of these books?"
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Interesting idea. There may be a floor above the 9th" Stripetail nodded. "Be careful, you two, there are some among us who would wish us harm.. I'll search this lab a little longer and join you. I'll meet you on the ninth floor in a half hour."
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Sarah looks at Tarrax, "That sounds like an interesting library, but he's your master? I though the 2 of you were friends ." She said.
"I guess that means we head back." Velma said. "We should have enough clues here to have him look over and pick out some useful info."
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He's my master but we are also friends. " Tarrax explained. "Only a true friend would put up with his wisecracks for as long as I have' He grinned. He was a very dry sense of humor.."
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"Wry sense of humor? Sounds like a certain wizard I've heard of in Korodos, though he does give enchanted toys to children and some adults. & gives some of them to folks without their knowing it or where they came from."
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My master can be avery kind soul, just look at Scooby, dixie and thier friends, he would n't have given them those rings if he didn't trust them or think them worthy of it.." Tarrax replied as the group went to the front desk to bring to check out their books. The Librarian took the newspapers from them'Sorry, these have to stay here" She said.
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"I thought we could check them out," Cynder said, confused. As far as she knew that was how a library worked here.
"Are they reserved for someone?" Spyro asked.
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"Let's go," Tsukasa said beckoning Yuusuke to follow him. They ascended the floors with Tsukasa asking why they needed so many stairs. Finally they arrived on the nineth floor.
"Should we split up?" Yuusuke asked. "I go down one end of the hall, you go down the other?"
"Sounds fine," Tsukasa said, turning and heading in the opposite direction of Yuusuke.
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These are our only copies" the librarian explained, pointing to the ancient newspapers. "I can make a photocopy of them if you want.." She smiled, then looked at the clock. "Oy! 4 minutes to close. "Look, I'll Make photocopies of them.. and you can keep them... but after I give them to you , you will have to leave , as we will be closed at 8"
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'So how did you guys like the movie?' Dixie asked while the librarian went off to make copies.. "I thought It was really good..." She looked at Cynder intently. It technically had been her first date with Cynder...
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Our movie was pretty darn funny" Skull said. "The groundkeeper was a total dweeb, throwing explosives in holes , just to get a little furry rodent..."
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Skull, that was a gopher.." Bulk pushed him..
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"I thought they got the rings as fashion accessories, since they get along well with their fur and eye color." Sara said. She then used a bit of magic go contact Jason, very little needed since his species was natural semi telepaths and thus easier to reach then ones who had no telepathic abilities at all.
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"He was a total dweeb," B.G. agreed. "But he was funny at least. Until two other dweebs I know who are no fun at all." He turned away and smirked to himself.
"I liked it," Cynder replied with a smile. She frowned and leaned over to Dixie to whisper into her ear. "I felt a little sorry for the Phantom at the end though."
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"Tsukasa!" Yuusuke shouted, causing him to spin around and start back in Yuusuke's direction.
He stopped in front of his friend and glanced at the dust and cobweb covered door next to him. It didn't appear to be the door to a room, rather he was sure it would lead them to another floor.
Tsukasa reached for the door knob and turned it, finding the door locked. He stepped back, pulling out the Decadriver. "Looks like we'll have to force our way in."
"Wait!" Yuusuke interrupted. "This isn't a secret door like the one we blasted into before. Briggins might not like us ripping through it and he might have the key, too. If we ask him, perhaps he'll let us in."
"And what if he doesn't?" Tsukasa asked. "That guy could be involved in the curse."
"You really think so?" Yuusuke asked.
"He's a prime suspect," Tsukasa replied. "He's been here for a long time and he turns a blind eye to all the strange happenings. But then again maybe he's just a normal creepy human."
He frowned thoughtfully. "Anyway, we shouldn't trust anyone too much. Remember Hajime?"
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Strut (Altus) looked at Cynder. "Well, the best part of the movie was President Bush bonding over the 2 stoners over pot. That was so outrageous it was funny."
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) chuckled. "Ahh, Pot and President Bush, what else goes together like that?"
Deimos (Acheron) looked around nervously. "I can't wait until we get back to the hotel."
Rime (Don) grinned. "Aww. Are you scared?" he said mockingly.
"Don! If you don't shut the [censored] up I am going to pistol whip your [censored] ass back to the [censored] ruins of the Insane Cafe! Do you [censored] understand!?" Deimos shouted.
Mr. Bigmouth sighed. It was the same Deimos he knew from The War of the Beyond; loud, foul-mouthed, crude and rude.
"Cynder, Dixie, anybody up for a girls' night out?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
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Certainly" Dixie smiled. "I felt sorry for him too, but he survived. He left those roses on Christine's grave at the end, you didn't see him but the roses and the ring showed he was there." She said, whispering to cynder in reply. "We'll go out with mS. SWimmer for a bit, once the others get to the hotel.. how does that sound?'
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"I gather you all enjoyed your movies?" Mr. Bigmouth said. His stomach rumbled. "Maybe we should eat dinner first."
"They've got dinner at the hotel." Strut (Altus) replied. "Speaking of which, shall Mr. Bigmouth and some of the scientists help Stripetail analyze the data?"
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Defintely, Tai said. "I wish Izzy were here, he'd be lots iof help.."
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I really liked the "phantom" Agumina said. "The music, the singing.. everything.."
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The candy was good' Agumon said, and Agumina playfully pushed him..
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Sara had a short conversation with Jason then severed the link. "So were are we off to now?" She asked.
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"We're headed back to the hotel, then Cynder, mS. Swimmer and I will head ffor a girl's night out" Dixie said..
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Ralright Rixie, rust ry ro ret rack rat ra recent rime' SCooby said. Ri'll rait ror rou..."
Dixie patted him on the cheek, as the librarian came back with the photocopies. "here you go, Good-night ! the doors are down the steps' She smiled.
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Ms. Swimmer playfully petted Dixie on the shoulder. "So what will it be?"
Mr. Bigmouth grinned. "Have a nice time Ms. Swimmer." He handed her a leaf pouch. "Here's some money, I earned it by doing some odd jobs and pawning off some Shining Stones from the Great Valley along with some mithril. Don't worry, we've got enough Shining Stones and mithril to last us a while."
Ms. Swimmer gave Mr. Bigmouth a peck on the cheek. "Thanks." She then tied the leaf pouch to herself. She then turned to Dixie. "I'm totally unarmed and what if some degenerate tries touching me or worse, raping me? I'd feel a lot better with my twin sticks."
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"I wonder if there's a shooting range nearby?" Deimos (Acheron) asked.
Strut (Altus) held his face in his hands. "Acheron, can you go 1 day without thinking about firearms?"
Deimos (Acheron) grinned. "No."
(OOC - I should clarify that both in Twilight Valley canon and this 'verse, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth are totally unrelated.)
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"Whatever you want.. as for protection...Cynder can shoot poison from her mouth" Dixie said, " As well as use wind, shadow and fear.. If you still don't feel safe" dixie pointing to a long branch hanging off a tree " You can use that as a weapon..'
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"That's probably a good idea," Cynder said, her eyes going wide in shock. She wondered for the first time if this world really was so great if you had to go around with a weapon in case of... people like that.
"Guess that means us guys will be hanging out at the hotel," Spyro said.
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"1, 2, 3," Tsukasa counted. On three, he and Yuusuke flung their weight against the door. They bounced off the door and Tsukasa counted once more, before they flung themselves at the door again, this time it yield, falling off its hinges with a loud crash.
Tsukasa wiped cobwebs and dust off the sleeve of his jacket as they climbed the stairs which were behind the door. They came into a long room, filled with boxes and chests. A mirror stood in one corner.
A figure wearing a trench coat and a hat stepped out from behind a pile of boxes. He glared at Tsukasa from behind a pair of glasses.
"You!" Tsukasa growled.
The man smirked and chuckled, a silvery barrier appearing between him and the two Kamen Riders. The man's shape faded behind the barrier while two other figures came into view. Knowing what was coming, Tsukasa equipped the Decadriver and Yuusuke followed him a second later by materializing the Arcle.
"Henshin!" Both cried, Tsukasa slamming a card home, while Yuusuke pressed his elbow against the side of his belt.
"Kamen Ride... Decade," the Decadrvier announced, while the Arcle beeped loudly.
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'if all else fails, we have our rings" dixie said softly.. "We'll beout for a couple hours. We'll be back by midnight. "So guys, hang out, get something to eat, and enjoy yourselves" She smiled at Spyro and Scooby.
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"If you are heading off I'll just fly to where Jason is." Sara said. "Want to come along Velma and Veemon? I can carry you both." Sara said.
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The group collected their books and photocopies and headed out. "Scooby climbed into the mystery Machine and started the engine. Dixie climbed into the middle seat, making room for the two dragons. Hunter also climbed in.
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'thanks" Veemon said, Do we climb on your back, or.. how does this work? He asked.
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Genki, Tiger and Tigress climbed into the van as well. "I hope you guys don't mind us tagging along" Genki said...
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Nine silver images converged on Tsukasa forming into the Decade suit. The group of cards attached to his helmet, forming the black stripes on it and causing the color on the rest of the suit to appear. Yuusuke's armor appeared in a less spectacular manner, his chest first changing, followed by his legs, then his arms, and finally his head.
The silvery barrier faded, revealing the shapes of two more Kamen Riders. The first was clad in white and was distinctly female. Her armor resembled that of a medival knight with a swan motiff. A white cape hung from her shoulders. A sword rested against her belt.
The second figure was black almost completely from helmet to boot. He also had a knight motiff to his armor as well as a dragon design. Both reached for their belts, withdrawing a card from the rectangular buckles on them. The black Rider, Ryuga, inserted the card into a gauntlet on his left armor that resembled the head of a dragon. Femme, the female Rider, placed her card into the hilt of the sword at her side.
"Sword Vent!" Both weapons called out.
A curved sword appeared in Ryuga's hands, while a pole with two bladed ends fell into Femme's waiting hands.
The two groups charged each other, Ryuga's sword clashing with Tsukasa's Ride Booker in sword mode. Yuusuke played more defensively than Tsukasa did, ducking around Femme's spear and occasionally blocking a hit, though a few got through.
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"Sure thing," Spyro replied. "You enjoy yourselves, too."
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"Or I can carry you in my arms if you prefer. Or do a fly along spell that lets you fly along with me. Though mainly useful in non combat situations." Sara said.
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You can carry me if you want" Veemon said, as Tarrax took off into the sky and flew quickly towards the horizon. Once he reached the hotel he would shrink in size again..
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"yea, I think I'd feel more secure on you are being carried." Velma said.
Sara nodded, as she enlarged her size to what it was before when she was with Tarrax. "Ok, are both of you ready?" She asked.
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Veemon nodded, as the group walked out of the library. 'So how did you like the movie spyro?' Dixie asked. "Now, if you want to take cynder out on a date, you can take her to a movie.. you could watch the Phantom again, or you could watch another movie.. its up to you..' She smiled. "How does dating work in your world? Do you simply pair up , and thats it, or are there thuings you can do as a courting ritual?'
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"There's a ritual of sorts that makes things official," Spyro replied. "Though it's perfectly normal for some couples to spend a lot of years together before actually officially commiting themselves fully."
Cynder was surprised to such a detailed answer. She guessed Spyro had been studying up on this subject...
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"Why are you attacking us?" Yuusuke asked grabbing ahold of Femme's spear as it dropped towards him. He quickly got a better grip on it as the other Rider tried to yank her weapon back.
"We're only after the Destroyer of Worlds, Decade," Femme replied.
"Tsukasa isn't a destroyer," Yuusuke grunt and lashed out with a kick. It collided with Femme's arm and she lost her grip on the staff. Yuusuke leapt back, a blue glow surrounding him as his armor became lighter and his color scheme changed. He twirled the stolen weapon, the staff changing shape. It lost the blades at the end, becoming a blue pole with gold trimmings. Femme drew her sword as Yuusuke lunged forward with his new weapon, moving with supernatural speed.
"Attack Ride... Slash!" The Ride Booker's blade duplicated itself and Tsukasa blocked a slash from Ryuga. He launched a slash of his own, Ryuga blocked it. Tsukasa pressed his advantage with another slash, the force of this one sent Ryuga's sword flying from his hand.
Yuusuke meanwhile used the speed of his Dragon Form and the long reach of his new weapon to beat back Femme. She tried to grab another card, but always Yuusuke swatted her hand away from her Vent Deck. Yuusuke leapt forward and thrust his staff into her stomach, the blow sent her flying back.
Ryuga paid no attention to his partner's plight. He was viciously assaulting Tsukasa with punches and kicks.
"Not bad," Tsukasa remarked as he rolled to the side to put some distance between them.
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And which route will you take" Dixie said, giving Spyro a knowing look. "You sound like you've been reading up on this, Spyro" Dixie laughed. "You've been with Cynder now for while, not to put too fine a gloss on it, but you've slept together,so, more or less, you've pretty much already established your relationship.."
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Sara tried to grasp Veemon and then did grasp Velma to put them onto her back to then fly them to where Jason and the others were, enjoying themselves in the part after having walking around downtown and the mall.
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Veemon hung onto Elma as sAra soared through the air, the wing whipping against Veemon as they rode, the air was really cold, and he shivered. "I'll be glad when we get back.. this wind is freezing'' he strammered..
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Sara saw the others in the park who were waving and landed beside where Jason was. She carefully put down Veemon and Velma before shrinking herself down to her normal size.
"We had a great day walking around the mall & downtown and relaxing here." Jason said.
"We were in a library looking up stuff, but that was sorta fun too." Sara said.
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Ms. Swimmer snapped off the tree branch. It fit her hand perfectly and she quickly flicked her wrist, converting the branch to a presentable walking stick. "So, anybody up for cafe hopping?"
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"You all have a good time!" Deimos (Acheron) said. "Shaggy, do you wish to head back to the hotel?"
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"Sure thing" Dixie said, "Come on Cynder" She said, following Ms. Swimmer.
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Sure" Shaggy replied. "That movie was pretty long, my legs wre starting to fall asleep."
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"Sounds like you all had a fun time." Sarah said.
"We did. Likely some more then others." Jason said.
"I just wonder who those others are who you mentioned to Jason are still there and dangerous." Brooklyn said.
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Femme leapt forward and slashed Tsukasa across the chest with her sword. He stumbled back, falling against a stack of crates. He brought his sword up to block her next downward slash. Yuusuke whacked her aside with his staff.
Ryuga stepped back and drew a card from his Vent Deck, inserting it into his gauntlet. "Final Vent!"
The other three remained oblivious to his actions, until a large black eastern dragon emerged from a dust covered mirror. The dragon roared, curling around its master, who hovered a short distance off the ground. Ryuga thrust his foot forwards and the dragon spat a cloud of black flames. The fire engulfed the Rider as he flew forwards.
"Move!" Tsukasa shouted, shoving Yuusuke to the side, before he leapt in the opposite direction. Femme was too exhausted from her clash with the two to dodge and the Rider Kick slammed into her, sending her flying through the air to crash into a pile of boxes.
"Gah!" Ryuga growled as he dropped to the ground, the flames fading from his body.
"My turn," Tsukasa said as he held up a card. Unlike his other pink colored cards, this one was predominately gold, both sides were emblazoned with the Decade symbol. He tossed the card into the Decadriver and snapped it closed, two golden rings of light forming around the buckle.
"Final Attack Ride... De-De-De-Decade!"
Several golden cards appeared between Tsukasa and the dark Rider. He leapt into the air, the cards ascending with him. He thrust his foot forward as he dropped through the cards, gaining momentum as he fell. He emerged from the last card in the line with a pair of golden rings around his foot. His Dimension Kick connected with Ryuga's chest armor. The Mirror World denizen exploded in a cloud of black flames, mysteriously leaving no remains behind, save for a singed spot on the floor.
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"Sure," Cynder replied. "Only... what's a cafe?"
"Well, there they go," Spyro said as the girls walked away. "So what are we going to do?"
"Do you know any card games?" B.G. asked. " I know 'Go Fish!'"
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you've been in a Cafe before. remember the Insane cafe?' Dixie explained. " A cafe is a resteraunt.."
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Sure" Genki said. "do yu have caerrds?
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Rou ruys ran ray rhile Ri rive" Scooby said as they climbed in the mYstery Machine..
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"Hey here's one!" Ms. Swimmer said, pointing to a small European style coffee house. "Dixie, Cynder?"
She then entered the cafe.
"Hello. What would you like?" the waiter asked, handing her a menu.
Ms. Swimmer opened the menu and looked through it.
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The Pelvanida group entered Shaggy's SUV.
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"Oh, yeah," Cynder said, slapping a paw against her forehead. "That's embarrassing."
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"I don't," B.G. replied. "I can't really carry much around. No pockets you know. Does anyone else have some?"
"Nope," Spyro replied. "I've never even heard of that game."
"Well, I'll teach it to you if we can find some cards," B.G. said.
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Boxes clattered to the floor as a severely injured Femme forced her way out of the pile of crates she had crashed into. Tsukasa turned to face her, holding up the Final Attack Ride card again. In her current state, it would be easy to finish her off. He didn't get the chance to though as the silvery barrier appeared between them, before fading from view along with the female Kamen Rider.
"Well, that sure made a mess," Tsukasa observed as the Decadriver deactivated, his armor vanishing.
Yuusuke returned to human form, the staff in his hand morphing back into its original shape before it dissolved. "Let's see what we can find."
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Come on" Dixie said following mS. Swimmer into the cafe.
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I know how to play cards.." agumon said..
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Dixie took as seat opposite MS. Swiimmer, there was room in the middle for Cynder. The waiter placed two menus in front of them, and Dixie took a look at hers. 'Sghould we start off with an appetizer?' She said to Cynder. "Mozzerela sticks are good, so is calamari- its breaded squid, and its really good.MS. SWimmer, have you seen anything you like?'
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"Let's go to a cafe or resturant. I know Guilmon is starting to get hungry and some of the rest of us must be also." Jason said and got up. "As for any other attackers I'm prepared for them, 3 different forms and styles of magic and some gadgets also. Being a bit over a thousand years old has it's advantages."
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Hunter climbed into the SUV, and Shaggy soon followed, the rest of the passengers including Bulk abd Skull climbed in, and soon they were off..
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"What games do you know?" B.G. asked curiously.
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Cynder glanced around the cafe, comparing it with her memories of the Insane Cafe.
"That sounds good," she said distractedly.
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"That one looks like a friendly place." Velma said pointing to a cafe not to far from where they are.
"Great, let's head there." Brooklyn said.
"Good, I'm hungry." Guilmon said rubbing his stomach a bit.
"you're not the only one." Brooklyn said.
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This place, well you're not going to get hit with pies here" Dixie grinned. "The Insane Cafe is.. er.. WAS a unique place.. I'll order some mozzerela sticks and calamari.. What are you looking at?' Dixie asked her..
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Well this game called war where if you get the same number, lets say I have a 10 and you have a ten, we place two cards face down, and the third card determines who wins. the object of the game is to get all of the cards.. Aces are the highest and will beat any other card..2s are the lowest.." Tai said..
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Velma and the others went into the cafe and sat at a large booth that could sit all of them. They looked started to look over the menu. Guilmon, as he did sometimes, looked at his the right way up, tried upside down then tried sideways, going back to upside down. He could read more then 1 language, but found at times that menus looked best to him sideways or upside down.
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(This is the same cafe, Cynder, Dixie, and ms, SWimmer are in, right?)
Dixie noticed Velma and Veemon come in and gave them a friendly wave. "Enjoy your meal' She called out to them..
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(ooc: If you wish. I didn't say right off in so it could work out either way.)
Velma waved back, "I hope you do also, or did." Velma said, not sure if they had just arrived or were leaving.
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"We just came in ourselves" Dixie replied. Velma and her group were seated 4 tables away from her table...
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"The exotic fruits platter looks interesting. I guess I'll take the exotic fruit platter and fried vegetable sampler." Ms. Swimmer replied. She then turned to Dixie "And what is this 'Insane Cafe'?" Her walking stick was resting against her chair. "You know, I might have that polished and turned into a nice looking cane. Speaking of which, I wonder if I should get my twin fighting sticks polished."
A wiry man gave Ms. Swimmer a lecherous grin and beckoned. She ignored it and the man resumed eating his pastry.
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"I hope the scopes on the rifles that Ian and Mark bought were properly calibrated." Rime (Don) said.
"Pete's offers free calibration if you buy a new scope and a new rifle. They should have taken it." Deimos (Acheron) replied.
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"Nice to see you folks in here." Velma said smiling, and looking over her menu inbetween talking to them. She picked out something that looked simple & not to complicated.
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Dixie shot a dirty look at the man, then turned back. "The insane cafe is.. well was a resteraunt owned by my friend Nick. It was called the iNsane Cafe because weird things happened there.. pies would come out of nowhere and hiit you in the face.."
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Jason nodded, "I remember being there once or twice a while back. They had a dancing cat who put on a show, and a talking dog who could tell jokes." Jason said.
"Interesting. How was the show and the jokes?" Sara asked.
"Pretty good as I recall." Jason said, closing his menu having picked out what he wanted.
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'in fact, I met my friend cynder there" Dixie said, contuing the conversation.. "The cAfe was invaded by creatures called Shurlups, can we had a heck of time getting rid of them.."
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"I took a picture of them. This was during another show, after the cat had changed costumes." Jason said, fishing into his pocket and pulling out a small digital frame that looked like a large playing card that he switched to the cat picture passed to Sara. She looked at it.
"He looks cute in his little top hat and cane." Sara said.
"That was only one of the costumes and types of dances he would do. Sometimes he'd do other types also." Jason said.
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When was this?' Veemon asked, as the waiter came with water and sodas for the table.. "It sounds like fun.."
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Jason took a sip of his water then of his soda. "I think either 1 or 2 years ago maybe. " Jason said. "Terran time, I'm not sure how long ago my personal time, maybe 3-6 hundred years. Hard to keep track of personal time when you travel around in time."
Sara nods, "it certainly is. "
Guilmon drank is water quickly then sipped his soda, giggling at the bubbles as he did sometimes. "I'd like to see a dancing cat & the dog." Guilmon, "Sounds like fun."
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We'd have to ask the owner guy.. what was his name .. nIck wasn't it?' Veemon said with a strong lisp... "Maybe he can get those guys to do a show for us..."
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"I'm not sure who the owner is." Jason said.
"I know it's not me, nor one of the corporations that I own." Odysseus said.
"I wonder if it may be Tarrax or Stripetail." Sara said.
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No, the owner of the insane cafe.. the one you were just talking about" Veemon tried to clarify...with not much sucess.. 'i guess I'll ask once we get to the hotel.."
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"So guys, what're you gonna order?" Genki asked his friends, as all three of them were seated at a table.
"Hmmm... Well, I was thinking about trying a mixed drink," Tigress announced.
Genki had grabbed a mint from a side table when they'd come in, and had been shifting it around his mouth, but when Tigress has said that, he made a sudden noise, and started choking on it. Tiger jabbed him in the back, and he managed to cough it up, right into Tiger's bowl of water.
(Cough) "Thanks," he managed to say.
"Yeah, no problem..." he replied, staring at his water that had already gotten clouded.
"Do you realize what's in a mixed drink?" Genki asked her.
"Well, I suppose it depends on what the eating place has," she answered.
"Yeah but, are you sure you understand about a certain ingredient you'll always find in one?" he questioned.
Tigress sighed. "I suppose you're right. Getting a mix of all the sodas here would have too much caffeine for anyone, I suppose. Well, I'll just get one without Mountain Dew, since I heard that drink has even more of it than the equivalent amount of coffee."
"You were just talking about- sodas?" Genki asked.
"Well of course, silly! I can't mix in juice, since it would take away part of the carbonation, and I do love that sizzling and crackling sensation on my tongue. Secondly, adding milk or coffee to soda sounds absolutely yucky, and with a capital "y" at that," she replied, matter-of-factly. Then she chuckled. "Why? What did you think I was going to mix?"
"Well, a mixed drink means that it has alc- oof!" Genki was cut off by his side being jabbed by Tiger.
Tigress was now scanning the menu for a food item, so Tiger whispered, "We've been having enough trouble since she found out about caffeine. I wouldn't suggest that you tell her about somthing that will end up giving me more of a headache."
"Oh, right," he said back quietly. "So, what are you going to drink?"
"Ale. Haven't had that in a while. I can get pretty wild with that too, so be prepared."
"Uh..."
"Learn to recognize sarcasm! Did you really think I would get impaired while having to protect you two?" he asked Genki loudly.
"Wow Tiger. You're making sacrifices for us?" Tigress asked him, no longer interested in the menu.
"... You two give me no choice. You always hang around me and can't seem to fend for yourselves," he answered gruffly.
"Meaning, you feel responsible to make sure we stay safe?" she asked him. Tiger said nothing.
"Are you just practicing for becoming fatherly some day?" she joked. Again, Tiger remained silent.
"Really though, you don't need to worry about us all the time. What could possibly happen that makes you makes you so paranoid all the time?" she asked, although still with a hint of humor. When Tiger still didn't answer, she said, "Your mouth must be pretty dry. Here, you can have some of my water. Yours looks a little white." She picked up her bowl with her paws and added, "Be on your guard though; this bowl has a sharp edge that might cut me."
That did it. Tiger rose from his seat, knocking the bowl away so that it fell to the ground, shattering into many pieces. Others in the cafe turned and stared. "Dang it girl! I am tormented enough with images of my pack getting killed before my very eyes as I stood there, helpless! Does that sound very funny to you? Is watching the comrades you've grown up with slaughtered right in front of your face seem like a laughing matter? If you find it so strange that I don't want to lose friends again, then go some place where nobody cares! But wait, you might step on a rock and cut your paw! I'd better leave myself," as he turned to storm away from them yet again.
Tigress stood up, and opening her mouth to speak, yelled, "Blizzard!" The icy power from her horns hit the door of the cafe directly, encasing it in thick ice.
Tiger turned to her. "You have ten seconds to open that-" he stopped as Tigress marched right up to him, getting in his face.
"Our kind has lightning and ice powers, right?"
"What does that have-"
"Right!?"
"Uh, yeah..."
"Can either of those powers be used to read minds?"
"I-"
"You never told me about your old friends, so when I started talking like that, it was YOUR fault for not stopping me until you exploded like that! Did you think I would magically learn about you if keep silent?"
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"You what? Letting you run off every time you don't want to talk is separating us besides just physically. Why won't you face me like you do with your foes?"
Tiger could not believe he'd pushed her this far. He hadn't even realized until now how badly he had been coming across. He looked at her for a bit, finally putting serious thought into what he's been feeling about her.
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"Take down your ice down right now," he told her. She stared at him incredulously until he added, "Then let's go for a walk."
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"Why should I? tiger, if you want a relationship.."
_ I don't want a relationship" Tiger replied shortly "My job to protect you and genki.. nothing more..' He turned to the ice-covered door "Lightning" the blast broke through the ice and opened the door, unfortunately, the doors fell inward. "Come on" Tiger said shortly "Come on.. or I go off my myself..
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GUys? I can't exactly pay for fixing the door" Genki called out. 'Guys.. GUYs! his calls were ignored, as first Tiger than tigress walked out of the resteraunt. Two waiters picked the doors up off the ground, and kicked the pieces of ice outside. with an effort, they pushe the doors back in place..
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"That guys a real jerk" Dixie said, her teeth bared. "If I was Tigress, I'd slap him right in the face! She didn't mean any harm.."
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Tiger, once he was outside the resteraunt , took off at a quick pace.. The conforntation with Tigress had been heated, and well... she HAd started to grow.. no.. no Tiger shook his head.. the last thing he needed was a female wolf wanting a relationship with him. he figured he knew how that would end. First would come the kissing, then sharing a bed, and after that she'd want to get married and have kids.. well, Tiger was having none of that.. He had kissed her once, and only once.. and Tiger was not going to kiss her again, if he could help it..
Tigeress soon caught sight of him.. 'this was supposed to be a walk, not a %k run!' she said, as she slowky pulled up with him.. "Tiger! TIGER! Slow Down!' she said, and recieved a sharp glance in response.. "Look, I didn't know you had all those bad things happen to you in your past... and how can i expect to know such things if you don't tell me? I'm not pyschic, Tiger, you have to tell me these things.." Tiger glared at her again. "You ust ran out on genki, by the time we get back our food will be cold! All I wanted was nice evening out, like at the theather..
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You were bouncing and yammering there too?' Tiger said turning from her and looking ahead. Tigress now jkept pace with him, as the blocks flew by. "I care about you Tiger...' She began ....Here it comes Tiger thought.. "If you say 'i love you" Tigress, I'm staying as far away from.' Tigress finally had had enough 'SHUT UP!' She said, tackling Tiger and the two of them tumbled and rolled down the alleyway... in this particular alleyway was a old weathered sofa.. it had been thrown out by the nearby occupant, and just left there. It was this sofa that would be the two monsters final destination, as they fought and rolled onto the sofa, with Tiger, being the larger and stronger of the twioo, finally coming out on top.. they rolled onto the sofa, and stopped, Tiger on top of Togeress, and he looked down upon her, seething with fury.
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Jason shook his head, "the way those 2 go on, I think I'll take a vacation from this time period. Maybe go & have some tea with the dinosorceress and dinosorcerer. " Jason said.
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Ignore those two" Veemon shook his head.. Lets eat.. and enjoy our food,..."
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Scooby drove Spyro and the others back to the hotel, which took about a hald\f hour..
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Stripetail during this time, had investigated the lab, and was making his way up the stairs to join dEcade and Tsusaka...
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"Let's hope we can." Moran said.
"I do hope we can." Jason said.
"How cute, he can moonwalk also." Sara said, having had the picture go to moving mode so it could show some clips."
Jason nodded, "He knows many dances. I don't think here's a dance he doesn't know." Jason said.
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Shaggy drove the Pelvainda group bacj to the hotel. Ahead of them. Nani was leading Lilo, Stitch and Angel to thier rooms. 'It's time for bed Lilo... Its late" Nani was saying as she climbed the stairs..
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Jason's group put in their order once the waitress came by. Once done they put away the menus. Sara gave back the digital picture frame to Jason who put it away.
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Tsukasa opened a dust-covered chest and began digging though it. It looked to be filled with old war items mostly. He pulled out an old-fashioned pistol and tossed it to Yuusuke. "Maybe you should hang onto that?"
The pistol appeared to be in good condition, though of course it didn't have any ammo, but that didn't matter. He stuffed the weapon into his coat pocket.
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"It sounds confusing," B.G. frowned, not quite following Tai's explanation of the game.
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If i have a higher vale card, say I have a 8, and you have 7, I take both cards..
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The waiter came to the table with drinks. "Have you figured out what you want for dinner, Cynder?' Dixie asked.
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Tsukasa ruffled through the trunk's contents for a bit more, finding nothing that linked it to the hotel owner. He slammed the lid closed. He glanced back to find a forlorn-looking Yuusuke fingering the pistol in his coat pocket. "What's wrong with you?"
"Huh?" Yuusuke snapped out of his daze. He attempted to smiel and removed his hand from his pocket. "Nothing."
"Then help me search," Tsukasa said.
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"So the objective is to get the cards," B.G. said.
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"I guess I'll have the breaded catfish," Cynder said.
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That looks good. I'll have some of that too' Dixie smiled."mS. Swimmer, have you picked out what you want yet.." she asked. As the appetizers arrived.
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Yep the object to get all the cards. The Aces are mpst important, as I said, the more of those you have, the better your chances are of winning. there are 4 of each card in the deck, a total of 52 cards. so in a two player game, each gets 26" Tai explained.
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Stripetrail founf the kicked in door and climbed up the stairs. "Found anthing yet?' He asked
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Cynder reached for a piece of calamari and popped it into her mouth. "Mmm!"
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"I know that much," B.G. said, shooting a glare at Tai.
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"Nothing related to the mystery yet," Tsukasa replied, turning a hairbrush over in his hands. "We had a few problems to take care of, so we haven't been searching for long."
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Dixie nibbled on one of the mozzerela sticks. 'These are good.. help yourself to whatever you want mS sWimmer"... " She noticed cynder enjoying the calamari.. "I knew you'd enjoy it..
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Scooby reached down and pulled out an old deck of cards from the doorside. "REre' he said handing them back to Tai. "Ray rith rhese".
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Ms. Swimmer shook her head. "I can only eat plants."
A waiter placed the dishes of various fruits and her fried vegetable sampler on the table. "Try some of these fruits." She grabbed a magosteen and started eating it.
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The Pelvanida Group disembarked and headed to their rooms.
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Oh" Dixie looked embarassed. "Then Cynder and I will have to tackle the clamari and mozz sticks.. And I'll try some of your fruit too.. have to have a balanced deit. especially when you're living with someone who eats loads of junk food..: Dixie smiled as she thought shaggy and sCooby;s eating habits.. those two would eat anything..
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"Ah, here's something," Tsukasa said, removing a black and white photo. He flipped the photo around to show the image on it to the other two. The man from the portrait in the hidden office was on it in front of a half-constructed hotel.
"That looks like this hotel," Yuusuke said, taking the photo from Tsukasa and looking at it more closely.
"And that's not all," Tsukasa said, holding up an old book.
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"You know, after I got home I couldn't even look at fish for the first three weeks," Cynder chuckled. "We really need to get that contest out of the way."
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Spyro bent his neck forward to examine the cards in Tai's hand.
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yeah, we're up 2-1-1, all we need to do is tie.. but I'm not sure how easy Stripetail is going to be on the trivia..being as old as he is.. he probably knows lots of stuff.. stuff we don't know.." Dixie patted Cynder's head.. "I think Stripetail said we'd finish tommorow. WE're going to win.." She said.
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The waitress came with some of the orders for some of Jason's group and those with their food started to eat.
Odysseus clapped Brooklyn on the shoulder. "I think next time we're in a battle, I'd like you to try being the battle commander." He said.
"Really? Thanks." Brooklyn said.
"I'm sure you'll do well." Odysseus said.
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Tsukasa opened the book to the first page and was unsurprised to find the signature of the hotel's owner. He turned the page and paused as he sensed something. He glanced at the dusty mirror just in time to see the black eastern dragon emerge from the surface and come flying straight at him. He threw himself to the side and the dragon's mouth went flying past him. He brought out the Decadriver, but the dragon was already vanishing into the reflective surface of a window.
"I don't think he likes me," Tsukasa gasped, standing back up and looking for the book which he had dropped when he dodged the dragon.
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"Well, I hope he goes easy on us," Cynder said.
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Well, if he doesn't the team that gets a few answeers right will win..' dixie nodded. "i broought the dreses for the guys" She laughed. "The best they can do is force a tiebreaker.. Stripetail did say we'd finish it tommorow..
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Stripetail climbed over the boxes to look at what Tsukasa has found. "You found something.. excellent work. What does it say?' Stripetail asked lighting his staff so Tsukasa could read the writing better..
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) awoke, washed up, dressed and headed out of their rooms. They were characteristically dressed in their armor and labcoats.
They then headed down to the lobby.
"So you guys are up? And where did you place our weaponry?" Deimos (Acheron) asked.
"Take a nap, we're going to search the hotel later." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said. "Oh, Acheron, all the weaponry is scattered in the closets. In particular your big .50 cal rifle and Don's rifle are in the top closet. Remember you are our designated marks-dinos."
"We're going to eat dinner."
The Pelvanida group headed into the kitchen.
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Ms. Swimmer petted Cynder's head with her free hand. "So how are you enjoying this?" she asked, between bites of a starfruit.
"Anything else?" the waiter asked.
"Hot green tea, please." Ms. Swimmer asked.
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So what do you do, Ms Swimmer?' Dixie asked. "Do you have job or duty that you perform?" She asked.
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Tiger looked down at Tigress a look of abject rage on his face. "WHY do I put up with you?" He raged,"WHY?' Tear streamed down Tigress's face and down both sides of her snout. Tiger's face was inches from her, his teeth bared. Tigress whimpered "Don't you care for me at all? I care about you..' She sobbed "I thought that kiss we shared back at the hotel would have at least made you feel a little bit.."
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I only kissed you because you begged me too..' Tiger fumed. "And it opened the door.. when nothing else we tried would" Tigress said, tears continuing down her face. " She looked around briefly and noticed the position they were in. "DON't get any ideas" Tiger snarled. "You've never been with a lady wolf Tiger, I can tell by the way you're acting towards me..well, tonight you're going to be with one.."
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You don't mean" Tiger snapped. "Yes.. and I'm not giving you a choice either.. well there is one choice.. we can either have it happen here or back st the hotel.. I'd.. rather it be at the hotel.. who knows how long this sofa's been lying here.." Tigress laid her head back against the headrest and looked up at him.. Suddely she wrapped her legs around his neck and pressed her lips against his 'Wha" Tiger was caught by surprise as tigeress kissed him. Tiger stiffened as he felt tigeress lips against his, he tried to break away, but Tigress held him tight. Tigeress ran her paws through his fur, up and down his back, then she ran a paw over the line of the scar on Tiger's face. Tigress felt Tiger's paws slowly run through her mane.. Tigress felt joy growing in her..tHe kiss last for just over a minute, then tiger pulled away, and climbed off her and retreated to the other side of the sofa. He panted heavily for a second, that kiss .. he shook his head.. he had actually started to enjoy it.. "I'm sorry" He finally said.. "Well.. what's your choice?' Tigress said.. "The hotel' Tiger said gruffily. "Lets go back to the resteraunt.. what are you laughing at?' he asked as Tigeress started laughing. "I left lipstick on your lips. you can tell where I kissed you" Tigeress explained. "Great' Tiger said sarcastically, getting off the sofa. "Come on Tigeress..."
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I'll have a Pepsi" Dixie said "And 2 orders of breaded catfish, please.. for me and Cynder.. Cynder what are you drinking?'
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"Ah about my job, I was once a combatant in "The War of the Beyond". Since that war is over, I was essentially jobless but I remained as a guard to the Great Valley." Ms. Swimmer replied. She had finished her starfruit.
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) had his usual massive plate of pasta with marinara sauce.
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) was eating a plate of pasta with an olive oil sauce.
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The rest of the order arrived and the rest of Jason's friends started eating. Sara sipping the tea she had ordered to drink before she started to eat.
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"Thats interesting. you certainly act like you've seen a lot. Are you in a relationship right now? As for me, I used to perform on a showboat.. did it for years, it helped tone my figure and develop my agility and flexibility, as well as my singing. I'm.. engaged to my fiance Scooby, we haven't set a wedding date yet, if you like to come you're certainly invited' Dixie smiled smiled.
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Veemon attackede the Chicken fingers and fries that he had ordere, they were hot and salty. "tHese are really good..What did you ordeer velma' He said through a filled mouth.."
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Ms. Swimmer stopped petting Cynder. "I'll be honored to come. Um, would you like to hear some war stories or no?" She was eating some of the fried vegetables. "There's still some fruit on the platter if you want some."
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Sure you can entertain us while we eat" Dixie nodded. "I bet you have lot os stories.. " She as she took the leftover fruit and passed some to cynderm, before putting some on her plate. There was some calamari and Mozz sticks left too, and Dixie took some of those..
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"Just a Caesar Salad. I felt like having a light supper for now. & to drink a 7up. I'm glad you like what you got." Velma said.
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Cynder glanced over at Mrs. Swimmer when the petting stopped. She had found it strange at first, but then she had started to enjoy it. She almost wished it hadn't stopped.
"I'll have a..." she paused, trying to remember the sodas she had tried before. She glanced down at the menu and blurted out a name at random. "A Sprite, I guess."
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Tsukasa picked the book back up. He glanced over at the mirror nervously and took a few steps away from it, before flipping the book open. He sat down on a box, holding the book at an angle where it would catch the light from Stripetail's staff.
"Looks like something he wrote when he first started building the hotel," Tsukasa said. He flipped towards the back of the book, reasoning that it would be the best place to look for any mention of the curse.
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Ok, 1 hot tea, 1 sprite, and 1 Pepsai, 2 catfish, and a salad, your meals will be ready in a few minutes, I'll be back with your drinks shoryly.
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Genki sighed as the waiter brought 3 drinks to his table. "Sorry about the door. "He apologized. "We fixed it so no harm done" The waiter said dismissively. Will your friends be back anytime soon.?' "I hope so" Genki said. "I'll have the cod meal.. and a Pepsi." I'll get that to you as soon as possible' the waitress said, giving Genki a smile.
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"Things seem to be going ok so far in general." Moran said, to try to start or continue a casual conversation.
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You're a king right/' Veemon said looking up from his fries at Moran.. 'How long have you been king? Do you have a queen? What's it like?' he asked with a eager interest..."
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Moran nods, "Yes, they made me king in another country in another world. It's ok, but a bit dull really. Every minute of every day is scheduled. Though important things to occur at times. And I spend a part of each day listening to folks and reading letters of folks who appeal to me for this or that. It's not as glamorous as the movies make it seem. And as for a queen I don't have one as of yet, maybe someday." Moran said. "I like to get away from it for periods of time." he said explaining in what he tried to make an interesting bit to listen to. "I use to be a university professor before that." He said.
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'You were a teacher? How did you become king then? Isn't there a line of nobility in your world..?' Veemon replied.
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"There is some in my ancestry from quite a ways back. That and helping to kill a certain undead king and the dark sorcerer that was controlling him lead to me becoming a king." Moran said.
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Tiger and Tigeress entered the resteraunt, Tiger having found a old newspaper to wipe the lipstick off his lips. the two wolves sat back at the table. "Sorry Gennki, for the scene earlier" Tigeress apologized as the waitress came back. "hi, I'll have the cod' Tigress said. "and a Sprite."
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I'll have the perch" Tiger said. "and a 7up.. sorry about the door"
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You just knocked it off its hinges.. no harm done.." The waitress said, taking thier orders.. "It will be a few minutes..'
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"What was that all about Tiger? Genki demanded.. 'you guys left me alone for twenty minutes! Suppopse they had made me pay for busting the door? Look, Tigeress hasn't been around you as long as I have.. but you're stuck with her.. she doesn't have anywhere else to go..
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We made progress on that front" Tigress said, her eyes were red from her crying.. but Genki didn't notice..
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(OOC - WARNING: Ms. Swimmer's story contains spoilers for Twilight Valley!)
The Pelvanida group had finished eating and were gathered around Zachary (Ian Holmes.)
"Okay group, we're going to do a search of this hotel later tonight after everyone's asleep, anything suspicious, take it or take a photo and we'll send it over to Stripetail in the morning. Carry your weaponry. Acheron, Don, set up sniping positions opposite each other on the top floor. Mr. Bigmouth and Tim will guard you. We will start on the ground floor." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
The entire group nodded.
"All right! Head to your rooms and check your weaponry!" Deimos (Acheron) said.
The Pelvanida group nodded and headed out of the kitchen and to their rooms, stopping by the closets to grab their weaponry and ammo.
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Ms. Swimmer looked at Cynder. "Um, is something the matter?" She then turned to Dixie, cleared her throat and took a sip of water. "Well, this tale is about the 'Assault on Cloud Island'. What happened is during the war, my daughter, Ducky was captured whilst helping defend the Great Valley. I initially thought she had died but after we learned that she survived and was being held on an enemy island known as 'Cloud Island'; Deimos decided to lead an assault. I, of course, volunteered to join and was placed with Deimos's squad. Raptix, Hyp and Strut freaking jumped from flyers high up in the sky and glided onto the island using leaves! Deimos's squad was carried on the back of Elsie, a friendly aquatic Longneck. Not as exciting as jumping off the back of a flyer and gliding onto the island but when the Cloud Island dinos are throwing rocks, stone knives and spears at you, just as dangerous. I had to help Ruby, Mutt and the other Great Valley dinos escorting us there return fire with rocks and spears. Fortunately, Nod was able to use his body to block most of the incoming fire. Care to learn more about what happened when we landed or shall I stop?" Ms. Swimmer then took a gulp of water.
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"Oh, um, nothing," Cynder replied, glancing away and feeling a bit embarrassed. "You can continue if you want." Cynder had been listening to the story passively.
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"Well, this last entry looks pretty helpful," Tsukasa began to read aloud. "'The curse has been on my hotel for too many years now. I am powerless to remove it. What little I know of the curse has been left scattered around the hotel and its grounds. The information is hidden for I'm afraid that whatever keeps the ghosts from speaking about the nature of the curse may also cause them to destroy any clues to it if they are left in the open. The first note is hidden within a cave near the hotel. I leave it up to you to find the cave from there the note you find will lead you to the next note and so forth.'"
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Well, thats a clue at least.. We'll start the search in earnest after lunch tommorow" Stripetail said. "Nice fine guys.."
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By all means, please continue" Dixie said chewing on a piece of calamari.. "It sounds like it was really tense.." she said to MS. Swimmer.
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"Fine, just remember to include us," Tsukasa said, tucking the journal away into his pocket. "And if you don't mind, I'll hang onto this."
"I guess we should go get dinner," Yuusuke said.
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Syre" Stripetail said. "You guys are certainly welcome to come along, after all you found it..." He smiled.."At least we know where to start looking.. and hopefully, Dixie, Scooby and others found something as welll in town..
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The waitress came back with the orders for Genki , Tiger and Tigeress. Tiger's mouth watered at the food, he was really hungry after the events with Tigress..
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"Good," Tsukasa said, the faint outline of a smile appearing on his face.
"Um, Tsukasa," he turned to face Yuusuke. "It just occured to me that we haven't found this world's Kamen Rider yet."
"Yeah, it's strange," Tsukasa crossed his arms and frowned in puzzlement. "In all the other worlds we found them in no time, but in this one... We've only encounter Riders from other worlds...
"You don't suppose we've somehow arrived in a world we weren't supposed to?" Yuusuke asked.
"That's possible," Tsukasa nodded, then his crazy smile returned to his face. "But we can't leave yet, we have a mystery to solve and treasure to earn."
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The waitress came back with the catfish for Cynder and Dixie and set them before them with a warning "Be careful they're very hot.." the catfish lay alongside vegetables, and a side of french fries and mashed potatoes.."Enjoy" She said as she set dowwn MS. SWimmer's order..
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"Well good night gentlemen I'm turning in for the night" Stripetail said. "I'll see you tommorow at breakfast.."
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Deimos (Acheron), who was retrieving a canister of armor piercing SLAP rounds for his .50 caliber sniper rifle from the closet, turned to Tsukasa. "Pardon me, but my group and I are planning on doing a search this evening, late at night. If it is not too much trouble, we will gladly accompany you tomorrow." He was gently leaning on the crate of .50 caliber ammunition.
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Ms. Swimmer resumed petting Cynder on top of her head. "Well, after we landed, we had to fight our way to where Strut and the rest of the flyer borne dinos landed. Once we got there, I was paired up with Strut, Ruby and Littlefoot. When I say Cloud Island deserves its name, I mean it! The worst part was when we were ambushed by some enemy dinosaurs..." She paused to take a sip of water.
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"Thank you," Cynder said to the waitress before poking the steaming catfish with a claw. She leaned into Mrs. Swimmer's hand, glancing around to see if anyone was giving her odd looks.
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"If you want to come that would be okay," Yuusuke said.
Tsukasa nodded at Stripetail and raised a hand in farwell, before turning back to Yuusuke. "Let's go get dinner."
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"Be careful, she did say it was hot.." Dixie reminded her, cutting a piece of her fish with a knife and fork.. "To think, last time you saw a piece of fish, you ate 273 of them.. sorry" She said as Cynder looked at her..'If you can't finish al of your food, I'll eat whatever's left.."
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Cynder's face seemed to turn green as she recalled the memory. "I can eat it, just please don't bring that up again until after dinner."
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Sure" Dixie grinned.. "I'll keep quiet until dinner's over... this is really good.. hot.. but good" She said tasting some of the fish.. "Where do you want to go after this Cynder?' She asked..
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"Hmm," Cynder blew on her fish, a faint trace of her wind breath helping to cool it quickly. "Can we go to a mall like we did before? Last time I didn't get to look around very much."
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke headed down towards the dining room.
"So why was that dragon after you?" Yuusuke asked. "You killed its master."
"It wants revenge," Tsukasa replied. "And now I'm going to have to watch my back everywhere I go."
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"Sure" Dixie smiled. I'm pretty sure theres a mall in town.. and we can hang out there for a couple hours.. and walk around.. " She smiled at her friend.. "You can get something there if you want.."
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"If I find something I like," Cynder replied, looking thoughtful. "It might be fun just to look. You and Scooby should visit our world maybe, though I'm not sure if there's as much to do there you can at least see Warfang."
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Defintely' Dixie smiled. We'll definitely try to visit, before we get married.. exploring awhole new world will be exciting enough. You can show, all the places you frequent, you can introduce us to the dragon elders.. theres lots you can do. You take the place for granted because you've livd ther all your life, well it will be completely new to us..' Dixie said..
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"Exactly," Cynder nodded. Her catfish had finally cooled enough, so she clumsily picked up the silverware in her front paws, vainly trying to use it.
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"I can help you cut it up if you like." Dixie offered. "Or you can just slice it into pieces with your claws.. your choice.." She said returning to her food.
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Tigeress used her claws to cut the cod into pieces.'Tigress, you're supposed to use a fork.." Genki said.. "See Tiger's using it.. 'Tiger was having about the same sucess as Cynder with using the knife and fork.."
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Stripetail climbed down the stairs... meanwhile outside, Scooby was parking the Mystery Machine. "Reverybosy rout!' He said.
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'Tai had challenged B.g to a game of war. "Alright B.g We'll play best of three games. First game in your room, second in my room, third in your rooom, if we need it" He said. "You ready ?'
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"I guess," B.G. replied. He had a pretty good grasp of the rules after having pestered Tai to outline them in detail. "Care to bet anything?" A smirked appeared on his muzzle. "After all what's game without stakes?"
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"I'll get it," Cynder said as she set the silverware aside and brought her tail up. She used the sharp blade at the end of it to cut the meat into bite sized pieces and then licked the blade clean.
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'Ten bucks says I beat you" Tai said puling out a ten.
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I've got 5 on B.G:' Skull said, puling out a five.
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"I think Tai is going to win' Agumina said.. "Sorry I don't have any money to bet with you guys.."
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Nice job' Dixie said approvingly. "How did you get that blade on your tail? It does come in handy, I would think.."
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Jason & the rest of his group focused on eating their food and not talking.
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Veemon continued working on his fries. He then asked Moran. "so before you became king, what did you teach?' Veemon munched on a chicken strip..
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Moran nodded, "yea, I use to do teaching in a college, then I met Jason and we became friends. He offered to take me on a trip then it became a regular thing, going on trips with him and teaching when I wasn't traveling around with him." Moran said.
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So you were a professor? What did you teach? History? Science? What?' Veemon persisted, his fries were nearly all eaten, on he had only two chicken strips left..
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"I taught mainly physics and chemistry." Moran said.
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Ms. Swimmer was eating her vegetable dish. "I'd be happy to explore around town." She absentmindely scratched Cynder behind her ears.
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Deimos (Acheron) and Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) were in their rooms and sleeping.
The rest of the Pelvanida group was sleeping as well. Only Zachary (Ian Holmes) was awake, he looked at the clock. Only a few more hours. He thought.
Rime (Don) and Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) were not asleep but were wrestling in bed.
Zachary (Ian Holmes) heard the commotion and knocked on the door. "Is everything all right in there?"
"Fine!" Rime (Don) replied. He wagged his tail, looked at Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) and pounced on him.
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Tsukasa and Yuusuke were still awake. They were in the dining room, finishing off their late night snack in relative peace though Tsukasa kept glancing suspiciously at any reflective surface.
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"Okay, I'll take that bet," B.G. pulled out the handful of bills he had left and held up a ten.
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"Um, I don't really remember," Cynder said, bending her head to make it easier for Mrs. Swimmer to reach the spot. "I guess it was put there a little bit after I hatched..."
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" So someone put it on you?" Dixie stopped , remembering Cynder's youth had been anything but plesant.."Well, you've put it to good use" She smiled.. "and any.. mugger.. would think twice between tangling with you..which is good.."
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"I wonder what sort of mugger would be dumb enough to try to tangle with a dragon of any type." Sara said.
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"Muggers aren't known for being smart' Dixie replied. "and after tangling with Cynder here, if they survive at all, they'll learn to not go messing with this dragoness.." She smiled at Cynder, she was giving her a vote of confidence..
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"Well, suppose the mugger himself was a dragon?" Cynder asked. "Or something similiar?"
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Well, That's unlikely" Dixie said. There aren't ant dragons in this world, at least from what I've seen. you're a strong girl, Cynder, and at any rate, you;re not going to get mugged. Not with me here" Dixie said firmly..
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"or had never seen or heard of a dragon. Then he'd be in for a surprise." Sara said.
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How would you like to come with us.. Sara.. it is Sara right? Would you like to come with us?' Dixie said
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Tai took the ten. as they entered the hotel. "Your room first" he said. "Agumon, you going to watch, or you going to get something to eat?'
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I'll be up after dinner.." Agumon said, Agumina followed him to the dining room..
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"Don't get lost in the dark," B.G. called after the two Agumon.
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"There must be something about this place that attracts a lot of people," Tsukasa said as he saw Agumon and Agumina enter the dining room.
"Maybe it's more attractive to nonhumans?" Yuusuke wondered, remembering the rather odd furnishings in Castle Doran.
"I'm half expecting Wataru, or Ren to show up," Tsukasa muttered, noting that their motiffs would make them fit in quite well with this place.
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Don't worry, we can shot fiire' Agumina said to B>g. "we'll be fine..
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Dixie finished her fish, and started worjking on the fries.. She notice Cynder was nearly done with her fish..
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Sara nodded, "Yes, that's my name and I'd be glad to come." She said.
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"Please have a sseat" Dixie motioned to a spare chait at thier table. Sara was about 6 feet tall , she guessed, she had no idea how old she was, from a brief glance..
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"Shooting fire won't take care of everything," B.G. said. "Besides you're only rookies without Gogglehead around to help you evolve."
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'I've been in pickles before " Agumon said. "on we're ion the same floor as you, in fact we're right down the hall. As he turned the Pie Throwing Ghost appeared. 'Eveming Dearies. Time for Dessert:' She cackled thriowing pies at B.G Agumon and Agumina..
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Sara nodded and did a spell so the food plates and class with utensils would float over to where Dixie was sitting.
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Scooby reached his room, where he found Shaggy curled up in bed. 'Hey Scoob" Shaggy said, as Scooby came in. "Where's Dixie?
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Rout rith Rynder. Rirl'd right rout" Scooby replied.. "Rove rover.. He said, climbing into bed.
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Agumon was hit with old lemon merignue pie. Agumina with a hard cherry custard..
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"Ew, coconut," B.G. grimaced as he licked a bit of the pie from his face. "Why couldn't she have stuck with blueberry?"
He wiped the remains of the pie from his face, muttering angrily.
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Tail had set up the cards over in b.g's room. Bulk and Skull had dressed for bed. they had dumped all the books and photocopies on Stripetail's bed, and the wizard now was clearing them off his bed, so he could get some sleep..
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Rime (Don) snuggled up to Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson). "I see we're going to search the hotel later."
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) yawned and scratched Rime (Don) under his chin. "Yes, and that's why I'm trying to sleep."
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Deimos (Acheron) had loaded his .50 caliber sniper rifle and placed it on the dresser. He then climbed into bed and fell asleep.
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Ms. Swimmer had finished her vegetable dish. "Well, anybody up for dessert?"
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"Sure," Cynder replied, reaching for the dessert menu.
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"Sure, I'm up for it. Dixie asked.. "Pick out anything you want Cynder... Sara you cabn have some too."
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"I guess I'll have the chocolate ice cream cake," Cynder said, before passing the menu to Dixie.
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"All right then," B.G. said, sitting down across from Tai. "Do your worse, Gogglehead."
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Ms. Swimmer looked over the dessert menu. "Hmm. Here's an interesting one; 'exotic fruit platter - a platter of lychees, magosteens, longans, mangos, guavas, dragonfruit, kiwis, lingonberry jam, pineapple, fresh figs, caimito slices, starfruit and dried dates'. Sounds good, I'll share it."
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Oh you devil you" Dixie smirked you.. "You're going to be teasing me , tempting me, if I don't order a piece myself.. Ok I'll order a piece myself.."
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Tai shuffled the cards and passed them out, one to B.g, one to himself, in this manner he passed out 26 cards.. "Ok, go through your cards and see how mant aces you have.. but don't reveal it..' Tai said beginning to look through his..
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Ms. Swimmer chuckled. "Well, there's always the fruit platter." She took a sip of her, now, cool green tea.
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The WAitress came back.. Ready for dessert/' She asked. "2 pieces of ice cream chocolate cake and one fruit platter...SAra you want anything/?"
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"Hmm," B.G. said, looking through the cards. He had two of the aces.
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"Nah, the thought never crossed my mind," Cynder smirked.
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"I know you too well" Dixie replied.. grinning broadly..
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Tai loked through his cards, he had 2 aces, 3 kings, 2 queens 3 Jacks, 2 10s, 3 9s, 1 8, 2 7s, 1 6, 2 5s, 1 4, 2 3s and 2 2s. he laid down huis first card it was a jack.
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"I like the sound of the ice cream cake. I think I'll have that." Sara said.
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'make that 3 pieces of cake" Dixie sm,iled. "So where are you from Sara?' She looked at the dragoness..
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"I"m from another world named Korodos. From the Laris empire ruled by Emporer Ekar the 2nd, an imperial dragon." Sara said.
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I'm originally from the Southern U.S myself" Dixie said. "The only dragons I know are Spyro and Cynder. I bet you two would have a lot to talk about.."
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B.G. flipped over his first card, an eight. "Let's see... that means you get both cards..." he frowned in disappointment.
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"I'm from another world, too. I don't know that it has a name, but I'm from the Dragon Islands, specifically from the city of Warfang," Cynder said.
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"It sounds interesting. Are there many dragons where you are from and just 1 type or different types?" Sara asked interested.
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Its just the first draw" Tai said taking the two cards and setting them aside in a pile. the next card he set down was a 9.. "These games can go for hours."
_ Agumon and Afgumina picked out their dinner, and sat doewn next to each other. 'Hey Agumon, would you like to go with me to a movie sometime? AAgumina asked. "Usyually its the guy who asks the girl Agumina, but alright, we'll need someone to drive us there. 'Or we could digvolve and fly there" Agumina said. "thats only if Tai's with us and he's in dager.."
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"Well, we're not too different from one another. The only difference between us is our elements, each of our appearances mirror our element," Cynder explained. "You wouldn't know it from looking at me and Spyro since we're not exactly normal for our type."
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B.G. drew a four next. "I'll get you on the next draw."
He pulled a ten and smirked smuggly. "What did I tell you?"
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Tai also had a 10. "war. he put dow 2 cards and flipped over the next one. "Oh a Queen. Nice' He smirked.
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THe waitress came baxck with thier desserts. "Enjoy" She said setting them down in front of them..
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"A two... just my luck," B.G. sighed. "Do I get to see what facedown cards I lost?"
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Cynder's mouth began to water as she started at the piece of cake. She licked her lips and took a bite out of a corner of the cake.
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yes, we reveal what our two cards were" Tai said, hwe flipped over a 6 and a jack. ' a good card and bad card.. nowe lets see what you put down.." He said.
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still hungry?' Dixie smirked as she cut a chunk of cake with her fork. 'MMM.. yummy' She said appricating the flavor.. "Its really good..'
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Sara takes out a bite out of her desert. "mmm, this is good." She says, enjoying the taste.
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So how many dragons roughly are there in your world Sara/' Dixie asked. "There aren't that many where Cynder and Spyro are from, I'd imagine you'd have more in your world..."
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"A four and a five," B.G. said. "At least I didn't lose anythig too important."
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Tai took the cards and put then in this 'winning" pile The next card he turned over was a 5. "Looks like you're going to get your first win" he said..
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Dixie ate her cake slowly, savoring the rich flavor as the ice cream went down her throat. "This place has been wonderful. We could make this a regular stop, Cynder' She said giving her a smile..
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Sara nods, "There are quite a few. I'm not sure myself. You' have to ask the census office that, at least for the empire. There are various types, my type, the imperial family, who are imperial dragons, sea dragons, and other types. As well as some hybrids, half, quarter dragons, and so on." sara said.
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"how can have Hyrids?' Dixie asked 'Oh, you part dragon, part something else... Dixie considered this. 'how exactly does that work?"
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Stripetail was looking at some of the information the moviegoers had found. he suddenly had a vision. "before the night is over, much blood will be spilt, in battle, and in lovemaking" he breathed, as he poured over the copy of a newpaper dated in 1910. "The curse remains, but not for long. Tommorow we begin its unraveling...
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Dixie finished the last her cake, and waited for Cynder Sara and ms. SWimmer to finished before paying for thier meal.."That was really good..' She said moving her chair back asaway from the table a ways. She burped a little,. 'OOps.. sorry" She said embarassed..
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"One way is if a dragon has children with a griffon, they'd likely be dracogriffs." Sara said.
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there aren't any griffins in our world " Dixie said, standing up and stretching.. "they only appear in stories, they don't in exist in reality.."
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Ms. Swimmer had eaten much of the fruit platter, only a few pieces of pineapple remained. "The fruit's real good. Very fresh."
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) knocked on Stripetail's door. "Stripetail, when should our group start searching?"
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Stripetail gestured and the door opened. "Ian.. we'll start after lunch tiommorow, I've got a few things to get completed in the morning.. you guys did a good job in collecting information. Theres a lot here..'
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) nodded. "Thank you. My group will be doing a sweep of the hotel after everyone is asleep. We will report all findings in the morning to you. However, we may not be able to join in the search tomorrow."
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Understood. in an emergency, don't hesistate to wake me.. " Stripetail said. "Abd given your late rounds, by all means sleep in if need bem, you need your rest..I'm going to look over a little more of this info, then I'll head to bed myself..'
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Cynder frowned. "A dracogriff? What exactly does that look like?"
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I'd imagine it has some of the features of a griffin and some of a dragon." Dixie replied.. the topic was not something she cared much for..the mental image she had was disquieting..
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"Some are avian from the waist area up and dragon from the waist area down. Though some are a reverse of that and some may be a mix, a dragon with avian wings or such things as that. " Sara said.
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"So they don't really look too mismatched then?" Cynder asked. She had been some jumbling together of the two creatures.
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"Ah, darn it," B.G. exclaimed as Tai took his last card. He had managed to get ahead for a while, but then his luck had stopped running. "You didn't rig this deck did you?"
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Nope" Tai said. "I shuffled the eck before handing out the cards.. We both had 2 aces for one..
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"Come on Cynder, let's go to the mall' Dixie said Taking out her purse abnd putting money on the table.
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"Not to me they don't." Sara said.
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"Well, I'll beat you in the next two rounds," B.G. commented. "And it's my turn to deal out the cards."
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"Okay," Cynder said to Dixie. She made a cautious side glance at Sarah, wondering if her question about the dracogriffs being mismatched could have offended her.
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"Then there are some who wish to be altered a bit. Better eyesight, or other abilities that they want. Heading off somewhere?" Sara said.
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Dixie Thanked the waitress for the meal and headed out... Outside she glanced around, waiting for Cynder and and Sara to join her.."Coming, you two?"
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"Yeah, we're heading to the mall," Cynder replied. She glanced after Dixie. "Coming!"
"It was nice meeting you," she said to Sarah before heading out after Dixie.
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"Dixie waited for Cynder, then after she came out, started walking down the sidewalk. he ring reveal it was 8:45. Ok so we've got about 3 hours before we have to get back.. The mall should be in the downtown section.. but It'll be nice to walk Dixie said. "Had any ideas on where you want to go first/" she asked.
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"Besides, Agumina," Agumon continued, "Even if Tai was in danger, have you even used a form over champion level? All the ones we have that fly are ultimate level and above."
"Oh, don't worry about a thing. I've watched you go all the way up to mega level before, so when I try, and if I have trouble, you can help me," she replied.
"You're still forgetting one thing: Tai is not in danger."
"Again, no worries. I have it all figured out..." she replied with a sly grin.
"Uh oh," Agumon thought to himself.
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(About three minutes later...)
"Really, I was just trying to play a card game! I don't have any idea what you're talking about!" Tai said, while running as fast as he could.
"You're right, apparently you don't! Ice Bomb!" Tiger yelled while chasing Tai, with a blast of ice shattering just inches from him.
"Come on! I didn't say anything about your scar because I honestly don't have a problem with it!" he yelled back, still dodging ice shards. "It looks fine!"
"So saying it looks funny is your idea of a compliment!?" he roared, narrowly missing him.
"Uh, Agumon?" Tai managed to say.
"Right Tai!"
"I'm here too!" Agumina declared as she came back into the room. There was a flash from Tai's digivice and data energy emitted from it brightly, hitting the two digimon.
"Agumon warp digivolve to: Wargreymon!"
"Agumina warp digivolve to: Wargreywomon!"
"She's actually trying to warp digivolve?" Wargreymon thought as he rolled his eyes. He turned to see how she did. Agumina though, hadn't changed at all.
"I told you that you weren't ready!" Wargreymon exclaimed. "And I can't "help" you to reach this level; you can only learn it on your own through experience."
"Oh. Darn."
"Uh, guys?" Tai yelled, as an ice bomb crashed above his head.
"Oh right! I'm coming Tai!"
But as Wargreymon turned to help, Agumina said, "Wait."
"Huh?" he replied, turning to her.
"That Tiger guy won't really hurt Tai."
"How can you tell?" he asked.
"Any time would be fine!" Tai called, running around for his life.
"If he wanted to hurt him, he would have. Tiger is much faster than any human, and I doubt with his skill he would miss all these times. I can see that he has a big heart, despite his exterior. Why do you think I picked him to put Tai in danger?"
"You mean that you're the one who told Tiger that Tai said that!?" Agumon asked incredulously.
"This really isn't the time to strategize! Ack!" he uttered as a blast whizzed in front of him, causing him to change his course.
"Well, you were the one who said Tai needed to be in danger for us to digivolve. Anyway, I can see that I can't digivolve as well as you can yet, but you can still give me a ride and fly to the movies. Tai will be just fine; Tiger is just trying to scare him."
Wargreymon watched as his partner was being chased around, and noticed that he wasn't getting injured at all. "Well, if you're sure..."
"I am," she replied.
He sighed. "All right, hop on."
"Yay!" Agumina squealed, hopping on to his shoulders.
"This is going to be an interesting night..." Wargreymon thought to himself, heading out the door and taking off.
"Hey! Where are you guys going? You're supposed to be protecting the digidestined you know!" Tai shouted, stunned at them leaving.
"Focus on yourself, human! Perhaps you will think next time before making fun of my scar!" he growled.
"Who on Earth would say that I did that?" Tai yelled, starting to get tired from running.
"That girl friend of yours. At least she was considerate enough to let me know when I'm being talked about!" he yelled back.
"What!?" Tai exclaimed, as the ice attacks continued. "Oh, when you get back Agumina..."
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Tai raced downstairs to the third floor, Tiger continuing to chase him. Tai turned left and at the end of the hallway he saw Stripetail come out of his room. "That is quite enough!" The Wizard said giving both Tai and Tiger a cold glare. "I an trying to sleep! And I can't very well do that Tiger, if you are blasting away with loud bangs!
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Tai panted as Tiger pulled up, and growled. "His friend said He made fun of my scar!
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Agumina told him, I thought his scar was funny! I was just headed to my room, to play a game of cards with BlackGuilmon!" Tai said, sweat dripping down his brow. "I never said anything of the sort!"
Striopetail sighed. "Both of you, just go to your rooms, alright? We can discuss this further in the morning..I mean it Tiger"He said giving the wolf a glance.
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You're lucky" Tiger mutteered to Tai as he went back upstairs.
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Thanks' Tai said hunching over from his forced dash. "I''m going to get Agumina back for this! Look, If she wanted to go out for awhile with Agumon, I have no problem with that... But she didn't have to make nme look bad to Tiger!" Tai fumed.
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Go to sleep, my young friend" Stripetail said simply. 'A night of rest will do you a world of good.."
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Terry was finished and started for the lobby to head upstairs.
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"You do realize he's ging to ream both of us out for this" WarGreymon said to Agumina as he flew away from the hotel. 'You, for making up stuff about him to Tiger, which got tiger ticked, and me for not protecting Tai from Tiger. I'm supposed to protect him, Agumina, from all danger.. and Tiger blasting at him, definitely qualifies. What if Tiger Hit him with one of those blasts , and really hurt him, Agumina? I could not forgive myself if that happened, and it would be your fault! How can we be friends if you keep go around doing things like that?' The mega level digimon reproached his passenger. "I'm sorry..' Agumina whispered..
_ Dixie continued walking with Cynder, reaching the town mall a little before 9. Dixie opened the door and held it open for Cynder.
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(ooc: not sure if Sara is with the other 2 or not.)
Sara walked along looking at the things to see around her.
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In another location [likely no where near where Dixie and Cynder were) Jason's group walked around talking quietly.
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Dixie smiled as Sara came up next to them. "where do you want to go, Sara?' She asked, pointing to a diagram showing the layout of the mall.. A Large green dort showed where they currently were..." See anyplace you like Cynder?"
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Sara looked at the map, "Let's let Cynder decide. This may be her first time to see a mall and other things of this world." Sara said smiling.
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"Well, it's my second time in a mall and in this world," Cynder said. She wished that would have made her better equipped to pick a destination, but unfortunately it didn't. "Well, I guess we can check out Shirley's Beauty Salon and see if we spot anything of interest on the way over?"
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"Alright" dixie smiled. "If nothing else, we can get our nails done..If you find something you think Spyro would like Cynder, just point it out, and we'll get it for him. sara, if you find anything that Tarrax might like..I'll get it for you.." Dixie offered..
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Sara nods, "ok by me, Shall we go then?" She said looking at the others.
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Jason and the others go into a video arcade to play some video games for a while.
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'Alright Dixie said, walking away the kiosk. Shirley's hair saloon was on the right side of the mall, down twards the end. Inbetween there was a bookstore, a bunch of shopping stores, an assortment of candy stores, and others..
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"I wonder what it will look like." Sara said. She looked around as they walked towards their destination.
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"Scooby loves candy' Dixie as as she caught the smell of chocolate coming froma nearby candy shop.. "smells really good" Dixie said "You guys smell that chocolate? Make me want to go over there and buy some..'
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Sara sniffed the air, "Yes, it does smell delicious, and fresh also." She said.
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'Here's what we are going to do. We'll buy some chocolates for our friends.. Just pick oput anything that looks good, and we'll get it wrapped to go" Dixie said moving over andd walking into the candu store which was open to the mall, you couls just strll right in..
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Sara looked at Cynder, "What do you think of that?" She asked her.
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"Well..." Cynder paused as she breathed in the delicious scent of the chocolate. "Sounds like a good idea to me."
She turned towards the candy shop.
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Dixie looked around the candy store. Chocolate was everywhere, in bars, in small pieces, there was chocolate-covered pretzels,chocolate with all sorts of filings inside. Dixie's mouth watered at the sight. She noticed a somes, used for holding the candy "Just look around and.. put anything in these bags you like.' She said, handing a bag to Cynder and Sara. , leaving one for herself.."
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As Dixie starting filling her basg with treats, WarGreymon was nearing the town. Agumina had been quiet for the most part from the dressing down Wargreymon had given her, and she hung onto him tightly as the wind whipped over her. She shivered, the wind was cold even though the temperature outside was pretty moderate.
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Tai made his way back to his room, where he found. B.G waiting. 'Round 2 coming up!' He grinned. You get to shuffle this time.."
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"Okay..." B.G. replied. "Why did that crazy wolf burst in here and attack you? Did he just get bored, or something?"
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Agumina told him that I made fun of his scar, and that setr him off' Tai replied , a note of anger in his voice.. "She's ging to get it from me when she gets back.." he said as he waited for B>g to finish shuffling.
_ Dixie finished picking out candies and took them to the couunter. "Alright, Cynder, Bring the bag to the counter, so I can pay for them..'
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"Thanks." Sara said, choosing a bag and going to pick some chocolates she liked the smell of, and what could be one she hoped Tarrax would enjoy as well. She walked along slowly, looking at each chocolate and attempting to single out the smell among all the other chocolates, not a very easy task and near impossible with some.
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Dixie waited for cynder and Sara to finishing picking out treats, and while she waited she made small talk with the worker behind the counter, whose nametag read Jim. "So what's the name of this place?" She asked.
_ Moody's Candies. we've been here.. 4-5 years. We get a good number of customers, because just about everyone likes candy in some form..My personal favorite is the the chocolate covered penayut butter bars.. yum yum..and I see you have some.. along with chocolate pretzel rods, chocolate, fudge.. coconut slices, gumdrops.. mashmallow squares.. you've got quite a bit...' Jim said.
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Sara got a few different selections, but mainly focused on the chocolate ones. Focusing on getting not to many, but enough to last a while with gradual eating now and then.
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Cynder found all the intermingled smells a little too confusing, so she simply picked out whatever looked good. "Okay, Dixie. I'm ready."
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Dixie waited for cyynder and SAra to bring thier bags to the counter, She took out a hundred and gave it to Jim, ans recieved the change. "Have a good night" He said pleasantly. "The mall closes at midnight, just so you know.."
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Thank you" Dixie said, taking her bag of candy, and carrying it out..
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As Wargeymon continued to soar through skies, he noticed the increased pressure on his back. He glanced back with his eyes, not tilting his head at all, and saw Agumina clutching him ever so tightly with her head down as her whole body moved involuntarily to keep itself warm.
He turned his gaze back to the direction of which he was flying and said nothing. With great subtlety, he slightly raised the tops of his wings which slowed him down a bit, but blocked most of the chilling wind from hitting her.
Agumina though, was too distraught at the time to even notice she wasn't so cold anymore. Her body did stop shivering, but her mind was too full to register something as trifle as her own comfort.
"Am I really showing love for him?" she pondered. "All I seem to do is bring him grief. I only want him to be happy. Does he really want me around?" Her last thought greatly troubled her in spirit, and she wondered what could possibly be done to make him happy, or more exactly, what could she do about it? She finally made up her mind.
"Only one thing can settle this," she thought to herself. She looked over the edge of Wargreymon's body. Suddenly, he felt no more weight on his back...
He jerked his head back, then downward. Agumina quickly plummetted towards the hard ground below.
"You fool!" he shouted, dropping altitude himself to get to her before she met her end.
"Ugh," he said from weariness. "I don't have enough energy left stay in Mega form much longer. I've almost reached my limit..."
As he flew faster, he knew that he wouldn't make it in time with his waining strength. With the last of his energy, he shouted, "Great Tornado!" He spun around with unbelievable speed, but not at Agumina.
"This attack would get her if the falling impact doesn't," he thought. Instead, he aimed downward, towards the location she would be landing. Right before getting to ground, Wargreymon said to himself, "No more energy..." as he turned back into Agumon as he hit the ground. Agumina landed on top of him, which broke her fall completely, but Agumon wasn't moving at all...
She quickly got off of Agumon, reached down to him, and shook him saying, "Agumon? Agumon? Agumon get up! Please! Agumon!? Please don't leave me." Agumon's body remained motionless. Agumina was too stunned at her realization of what was happening to speak another word, and simply bent over him and wept uncontrollably.
"Mmm? Am I- dead?" Agumon thought. He slowly opened his eyes. He ached all over, but most of all where there was pressure being put on him. "Agumina? Oh good. She's okay. But, she's kind of hurting me..."
"Agumina, would please let up a little? I'm hurting enough as it is."
"He really will be with me always," she managed to say as she continued to get choked up. "I can still hear him in my heart."
"Your heart isn't hearing me, it's your ears!"
"Even his loud tone is still with me. We truly were as close as we could be."
"I'll say we are! And my "loud tone" is actually under you."
"Wait, Agumon? You're all right? You are all right!" she gave him a big hug.
"Owww!"
"Oops, sorry."
"Aw, it's okay."
"But what happened? You were about to fade away!" She shuddered at that thought.
"I didn't thanks to you."
"Huh?"
"Your tears."
"What about them?"
"They contained the very essence of what is good. Your pure love was released in the tears that you shed for me, and I stand- lie here because of the healing energies within them. Thank you for saving me life."
Agumina was taken back by this, then she smiled at him deeply.
"That's amazing. So the tears of love from Digimon have healing powers to bring back life. Wow."
"Oh, not really. The ground is fairly soft around here, so I was just knocked out from the impact for a bit. The ground is fairly soft around here, so I wasn't dying."
"What!? Then why did you just say-"
"Because I wanted to see your famous smile again," he replied before she could finish, as he slowly got to his feet.
"Did you just say "famous" in regards to me?" she said, shocked.
"No, I was talking about your smile. You're just an average, obsessive Digimon."
"Hey!"
"But I have to know one thing."
"Hmmm? What is it?"
"Why did you try to kill yourself?"
"What? I wasn't trying to kill myself! I can't be around the famous Agumon if I'm gone now, can I?"
He ignored her "famous Agumon" thing and asked, "Then why exactly did you dive off my back while being over a mile off the ground?"
"I just wanted to know if you would come and save me. Faced with the decision of being rid of me, if you caught me, that would mean you still wanted me around."
"Well of course I want you around! You're my good friend. But Agumina, if you weren't sure I would save you, than you consciously risked your life. Your body isn't as sturdy as mine; you could have easily died if you had hit the ground!"
"No."
"Huh?"
"If you wouldn't have saved me, I would have died on the inside long before hitting the ground. My will to live on comes from being by your side. My desire to live on comes from being by your side. If you didn't want me around, I wouldn't have had the will to be around at all."
"Agumina, I had no idea you felt so, so-"
"Will you just shut up and kiss me?"
"I-"
But Agumina didn't wait for his answer.
(A long time afterwards)
"Please- no more- need air," Agumon gasped.
"Ha ha ha! You can fight Dark Masters all day but you can't even keep up a kiss?" she joked.
"Hey, I used my energy up to save you remember?" he replied, still breathing heavily.
"Oh that's right! I just had a thought. How do we get back to the hotel with no more energy?" she wondered. "The movie's surely well underway by now."
"We still have half of our energy," Agumon corrected.
"What do you mean?" she asked him, very confused.
"We're a team Agumina, and you still have your energy."
"You mean that you want me to digivolve to get us back?" He nodded in reply.
"But Tai and his digivice are too far away."
"Not too long ago they weren't," Agumon responded. Then he added, "You got hit with the digivice energy too; you can still warp digivolve, since you never used the power you got like I did."
"But I tried before, and couldn't figure out how, remember? And you said that you couldn't help me."
"Perhaps a bit of advice might help you a little bit. Don't try to stress your body and force the energy to pump through you. Relax and focus your energy into the core of your body, and then it will flow throughout your body naturally, and as the energy transforms your body, its power will then be yours to control."
"You didn't consider that to be helping?" she asked incredulously. "What did you think I meant when I said I wanted you to help me digivolve like that?"
"Words often aren't enough for you Agumina, so I really had my doubts about how I could assisst you."
"Actions do speak louder than words, but I know that words have their place as well. But don't worry; I'll try to listen to you more," she declared.
"Oh really?" Agumon thought to himself.
"Okay, I'm trying it now!" she exclaimed.
"Thanks for the warning. I'm standing back." She shot him a friendly frown, then started.
She closed her eyes and shouted, "Agumina warp digivolve to: Wargreywomon!" She felt her body start to bulge and overwhelming energy coursed through her. "Did it work right?" she asked Agumon, afraid to open her eyes.
"Uh, well, mostly," he answered.
"Huh? What's wrong!?" she asked in a panic.
"Your rear end is enormous."
"What!?" she screamed, opening her eyes and taking a look.
"Ha, made you look!"
"Oh, you are so riding second class for that."
Agumon chuckled. "Well, let's just get back. I'm sure Tai will be in a frenzy for us taking off and leaving him like that."
"Oh, right, Tai..."
"Don't worry so much. Tai's a good, forgiving guy you know. He won't try to kill you like Piedmon or anyone- I don't think..." Wargreywomon turned pale under her helmet.
"Uh, that isn't what I, um, I didn't mean that last part. Look, whatever happens from now on, we're in this together, okay?"
"Okay, thanks," she replied, calming down. "All right then, let's head back." She hunched over as Agumon climbed aboard.
"Here we go!"
"Wait, don't take off too fa- Whoa!" he yelled, grabbing on to one of her wings as she took off into the sky. She soared through the night air very quickly, and Agumon started to shiver.
"Hey uh, could you lean the top of your wings up? Getting all this cold wind is really chilling me."
"Don't be silly. I'l get back as fast as I can, but you know it's too hard to bend wings even slightly while flying like this."
"Oh, nevermind. Let's just hurry then before I catch a cold."
"Sure thing," she called back, as they began to approach the hotel even faster, which caused even more of a wind chill. Soon, the building was in sight.
"A- achoo!" Agumon exclaimed. He rubbed his snout and said to himself, "I may be brave, but I was afraid of this. Achoo!"
Wargreywomon heard him sneezing and said, "Oh, I'm sorry you got sick, but don't worry. When we get back inside the hotel, I won't leave your side for a moment and nurse you back to health until you make a complete recovery. I know just how to take of someone who's sick."
"Gee, thanks Agumina. I can't wait..."
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Dixie walked out of the store and headed down some stairs where the malls spread out in several directions. "Which way now?' She asked...
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Agumon clung to WargReywomon tightly, he was exhausted from being in his mega form, and his attempt to save Agumina.. "She loves me though-- that can't be denied...'He said to himself..
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"Dunno," Cynder replied, glancing around the store. She spotted a jewelry store. "Why don't we head over there?"
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Alright" Dixie replied. "Got something in mind for Spyro? After all, he got you that necklace you're wearing.. " She smiled, looking down at the ruby ring which doubled as her engagement ring..
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tai receieved his cards from B.g He had 1 ace, 3 kings, 2 qs, 2 jacks, 3 10s, 2 9s, 1 8, 3 7s, 2 6s, 2 5s, 1 4, 1 3, and 3 2s. 'Not as a good a starting stack as last time..' tai thought to himself, putting down his first card; an 8.
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Sara went to the counter and then followed out with Cynder and Dixie. "The Jewelry store sounds like a good idea. Midnight is pretty late to be open." She said.
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It works out for us though. Cynder didn't get much time to explore last time she was at a mall.. long story.. but now we have a couple hours to explore.." Dixie said.. "Next stop is the jewelry store.. after that.. well we'll just wander around and stop wherever we feel like.."
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"Sounds like a good plan to me." Sara said smiling as she walked along with the other 2.
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"I like it," Cynder said of the plan. She took the lead as they headed towards the jewelry store.
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"Nine," B.G. said, childishly sticking his tongue out.
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You win the first hand"Tai replied giving B>G his card. He pulled out a Jack next..
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Unless you want to go get your nails done after the jewelry store..' Dixie said. 'its up to you..
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"Seven," B.G. said, his voice disappointed.
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"No, we'll do that later," Cynder replied. "No sense getting them done and then dirtying them up again walking around the mall before we get a chance to show the boys."
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Good call Dixie replied, as they approached the jewelry store which was brightly lit, Diamond rings sparkled from the light shining on them.. they were attractive to the eye.. Dixie walked into the store, giving the store in front of her a decent amount of interest.
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So we're even..'tai said, He groaned as he turned over his next card- a 4.
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Sara walked along with the others. Once they neared the store she admired how the various things, gems, rings, and such looked and how they were displayed. "Very nicely arranged." She said.
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B.G. turned over a six. He smirked and took the four from Tai. The next card he turned over was an ace. "Ha!"
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Cynder walked along the display windows once, admiring the little sparkling stones and precious metals. She stepped into the store and began looking around.
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Tai turned over a queen. Yikes thats 3 straight hands you've wion B.g" Tai said.
Meanwhile Tiger and Tigress had settled down in thier room, both looking at the wall, without speaking to each other. yes, Tiger had aagreed to 'Get to know her" but neither of them was willing to start the contact..
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"I'm on a hot streak," B.G. smirked. He turned over a jack. "What did I tell you?"
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tai turned over a jack as well 'War" he said, placing two cards face down a\he turned over the next card A "King" he said, showing the card to B.G"
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Dixie walked over to a fine set of emerald earrings. "These are beautiful to she said to herself...
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"A seven," B.G. said, tossing the card down with a sigh. "So much for my winning streak."
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Shouting came from outside of the jewelry store.
"Stop that man!"
"Stop theif!"
Cynder looked up to see a man dressed in a brown leather jacket, wearing a white and red baseball cap run past the store windows. A black bag hung from his shoulder. A few seconds afterwards mall security followed him.
"You guys are too slow!" the thief, Kaito, taunted over his shoulder.
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Armor up!" Dixie said, as she took off after the thief 'Come on Cu\ynder! We need to catch him!" She said as her armor appeared on her as she ran.. Dixie tore out of the store after Kaito.
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Lets see what your two cards were.. I had a ten and a Jack' Tai said...
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"Uh-oh," Kaito said, glancing back at his new pursuers. Cynder had armored up and taken to the air and was gaining on the human. "Sorry, but you can't catch me."
He pulled a blue gun from his coat and a Kamen Ride similiar to the ones Tsukasa used as Decade. He slide the card into the gun and yanked the barrel out.
"Kamen Ride..." the gun announced.
"Henshin!" Kaito exclaimed, pointing the gun skyward and pulling the trigger.
"Diend!" the gun fired into the air. A symbol similiar to the Decade symbol appeared above Kaito. It was red for a few seconds before turning blue. A red, green, and blue image each appeared around Kaito as he ran, the images moving around him before converging on him at once, forming his armor. The symbol above split into a set of cards which dropped down, attaching to his helmet and coloring his suit blue.
Cynder swooped to try and tackle him, but he moved out of the way with superhuman speed, leaping over the guard rail and to the second floor below. Cynder turned around and leapt over the rail, dropping towards him.
"Later," Diend waved before pulling the gun barrel back and inserting another card. He pushed the barrel forward again.
"Kamen Ride... Invisible!" The Rider vanished. Cynder landed in the spot where he had been standing and glanced around, not seeing hide, or hair of him.
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'what was that guy?' Dixie frowned, running up to her.. "He looked l;ike that guy that attacked us at the hotel except he wore white. Armor Down" She deactivated her armor, as security came up to them. "He got away then?'the guard grumbled looking at both of them..
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"He looked more like that other guy," Cynder said, trying to remember the name. She snapped her fingers. "Tsukasa wasn't it? And I think he used cards like he did."
"Spread out, let's see if we can find him," the leader of the mall security group said.
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The invisisbility lasted until Kaito had snuck outside and around to an uncrowded area of the parking lot, where he knelt down behind a van and canceled his transformation. He reached for the bag and withdrew his ill-gotten gains.
It was a large diamond necklace. Any other normal thief would be quite content with it, but Kaito looked a little disappointed.
"Why isn't there any more interesting treasures in this world to take?" he asked the near vacant lot as he dangled the necklace from his fingers.
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When we get back, we'll have to tell him about that guy" Dixie frowned. I'll have a feeling we'll run into that guy again. Just a hunch.. Excuse me what did that guy steal? She asked a nearby guard. ' A large diamond necklace, valued at over 50 grand. It was a special order too.. they don't usually get diamonds that large..' the guard said. "Just don't worry about it.. We'll catch him..'
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Somehow Cynder doubted they had have much luck catching him. The invisiblity alone would be enough to sneak in anywhere. "Good luck," she said to the security guard.
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Kaito stuffed the necklace back into his bag. He stood up and walked out from behind the van, glancing around. He had only stopped in this world on impulse, seeing how Tsukasa had somehow ended up here, Katio had merely come along for the ride. Now that he had swiped the stolen necklace he wondered if Tsukasa knew where some more valuable treasures might be hidden in this world. He smirked and set off in search of his amnesiac friend.
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' Come on" Dixie sighed, lets get back to the jewelry store.. then we can explore the mall some more after words, hopefully that guy didn't steal anything more.."
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Tai froened as the game progressed. B.g was gaining the upper had, every time he had had a good card, it had run smaxck into one of B.G's aces. Tai sighed he was getting tired.. and it looked like he wasn't going to win the bet tonight, the way things were going..
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B.G. was a very vocal player. He cheered loudly whenever he got a particularly good draw. The noise could no doubt be heard at least from the rooms across from them. He noticed Tai looking sleeply. "What's wrong? Tired of losing?"
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"Yeah, I guess he sure made off with enough already," Cynder said, following Dixie. "Armor down."
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Well, we'll certainly have a tale to tell the boys once we get back" Dixie saisd as they reached the jewelry store. Dixie found her candy bag where she had left it.
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I'm just tired thats all" Tai replied.. as Agumon and Agumina opened the door , both looking at him sheepishly. agumina had had just enough energy to fly in before she had run out of energy..
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"So'd you have fun?" B.G. smirked at the two Agumon.
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"Yeah, I wonder what they'll think," Cynder said. She picked up her bag of candy from where she had dropped it.
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"Both of you are in deep trouble..Agumina..moreso, because i spent twenty LOVELY minutes running for my life because you told Tiger I thought his scar was funny?" Tai gave her a look that would have curdled milk.. "Agumon, you're supposed to protect me.. and you run off after her.. well. you've saved my behind more times then I can count so I'll let it slide..' Tai said..
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i think they'll find it interesting, in fact if i know Spyro, he'll wish he had come along wih us.."Dixie replied...
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B.G. blinked. "So you're just letting them off with a warning?"
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"I guess he would," Cynder said. She frowned as she wondered why guys were so drawn to events like this.
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Its a guy thing. They like to impress the ladies with "how brave" they are..its based on primitive instinct.. anything to attract and impress a female.. you see it in this world with birds..' Dixie said..
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I haven't decided on thier punishment" Tai replied. "It'll have to wait to tommorow thoug. I'm going to bed after this game.."
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Not feeling ot useful Sara had stayed behind to watch anything the other 2 had left behind.
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"Just with birds?" Cynder asked. She glanced over at Sarah. "Thanks for watching our stuff."
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Sorry about that Sara'Doixie apologized as they left the store..
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"It's ok and I'm glad to watch your stuff. I'm glad you both are back safe." Sara said.
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You could have helped us catch that thief" Dixie frowned. "Anyway, have you though about getting anything?"
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Sara looked around and walked closer to an emerald ring on display. "That one looks nice." She said.
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the ring is over a thousand dollars' dixie said, looking at the price tag attached to it. " are you getting it for yourself?'
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"I may, or I may give it to someone, I'm not sure which yet." Sara said. "Anything the 2 of you like?" She asked looking at them.
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None foe me thanks..' Dixie replied. 'If you want to buy it, you can.." She looked at Sara. "How are yyou and Tarrax getting along/?'
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A silver BMW 7 series pulled up to the hotel, parked next to the Humvee and 3 anthropomorphic Lipizzaner stallions, each carrying two suitcases, got out of the car and entered the hotel.
"Good evening." the first Lipizzaner stallions said with a light German accent. "We are here from the Spanish Dance School." He placed one of the bags down and used his free hand to move his mane out of his face.
"I wonder if this man knows were here to see Zachary Johnson, the Clydesdale?" the second Lipizzaner stallion replied in German.
"I don't know; I'll try to find out." the first stallion replied in German. He then looked at Briggins. "Is there a Clydesdale named Zachary Johnson staying here?" he asked in English. H
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Paul was in his room. He had used a small pry bar to pry off his horseshoes, which he threw in a corner. The noise woke up his roommate, Ivan.
"Paul, remember that your shoes are steel. You can't throw your shoes into a corner." Ivan said, looking up from his bed. He then went back to sleep.
Paul shrugged and used a hoofpick to clean his hooves. After he was done, he retrieved a hammer and some nails and an extra pair of horseshoes which he then nailed on.
Anton and Chris were both sleeping.
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Ms. Swimmer walked back into the mall after she helped Dixie and Cynder chase the thief.
She looked at a nice diamond and emerald necklace. "How much?"
The cashier took the necklace out for Ms. Swimmer to look at. "$10,500."
"Anything below $3,000?"
The cashier nodded, put the necklace back and retrieved a smaller silver necklace that had a single diamond set in a silver ring. "This one is $2,500."
"I'll take it." Ms. Swimmer said.
She then paid for the necklace and put it on. She then turned to Dixie and Cynder. "So what do you think of my necklace?"
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Mr. Bigmouth was sleeping in his room. His rifle and several magazines were by his bed.
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The rest of the Pelvanida group was sleeping.
(OOC - the searchers will include Ms. Swimmer. Everyone will be asleep when the search and the combat takes place.)
(OOC - Spanish Dance School in this 'verse = the real life Spanish Riding School. For obvious reasons, I can't have anthro Lipizzaner stallions coming from the Spanish Riding School [major league brain breaker].)
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'You'll have to find that out yourself gentlemen, hotel policy is not to reveal who is staying here, for privacy reasons. "Briggins said saif giving them rooms 480, 481 and 482. 20 per night gentlemen, enjoy your night..
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Its wonderful, very becoming" Dixie said..
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"It looks great," Cynder replied. She headed over towards a stand full of bracelets and looked at them.
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Kaito managed to get a car to stop and pick him up. He asked the driver to take him as far as he could. Kaito wouldn't mind walking the rest of the way.
"So you're looking for some hotel?" the driver asked.
"Yeah, the Inglorious Hotel," Kaito replied.
"Never heard of it," the man said.
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Tai continued drawing cards. until he out down his one Ace. "Alright try and beat that' He grinned..
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Tigeress after waiting for a while decided to make the first move. She climbed on the bed next to tiger. and wrapped her paws around him.. "Come on Tiger.. you promised' she whispered in his ear..."And Don't say "I just said that so you'd stop it..' she said smirking ads she nuzzled the side of his face..
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Dixie followed Cynder the bracelets. 'Where do you want to go after this?' She asked Cynder, glancing at a beautiful bracelet made of white and yellow gold...
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"We seem to be getting along pretty well." Sara said, "He does seem like a nice person and gentlemanly." Sara said. She went to pay for the ring, using a debit card that Jason had given her for use if she was separated from them. It had regular deposits from a tiny percentage of the fortunes he and Odysseus had. More then enough for person purchases & to live on her own for a while if she were separated from them.
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'So you like him then?' Dixie replied. 'And does he like you/ Has he shown interest in you?' she askedm, trying not to pry too much..
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B.G. drew a ten and subsequently lost it to Tai. "Don't go and get smug now."
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"Hmm, I don't know," Cynder said as she looked through the less extravagant and thus cheaper bracelets.
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Kaito was dropped off at a crossroads in the middle of the dark forest. He pulled out a map and looked through it. Something rustled in the bushes, Kaito didn't seem to notice it as he looked over the map.
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I'm not.. you have most of the cards' Tai said. 'inculding the card that he just won. Tai now had 14 cards, B.g had 38. Tai had a Ace a King, 2 10s and that was about it for cards that were any good.
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Well, we can just look around if you're not sure. Are you having fun so far? I'm sure Spyro will enjoy the goodies we got.. if you share..' Dixie laughed, a hearthy clear laugh..
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Sara nods, "I do like him. Though I've not known him long. He does seem very nice and a gentleman. It seems as if he does like me. It could well become something more and deeper, over time." Sara said to Dixie.
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'Has he been in relationships before?' Dixie asked.. "Maybe I should ask him that myself.." She continued as she looked at the bracelets..
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"Well, I'll share," she looked a bit lost, not understanding what was so funny. She attempted a weak chuckle.
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The creature in the bushes leapt out, roaring as it descended on Kaito. He dropped the map and rolled to the side, dodging the worm's claw-like hands. He turned to find the blue cricket-like worm. He instantly brought out the Diendriver, while two more monsters stepped out of the forrest. A bear fangire and armadillo orphenoch flanked the worm. Kaito held up the card that would transform him into Diend. He slid it into the Diendriver and yanked the barrel out.
"Kamen Ride... Diend!" the gun announced as Kaito fired it into the air. His suit formed and took on its shade of blue. The three creatures rushed him and Kaito instantly blurred. He hit each of them once with his speed and then gained some distance. He wasn't going to fight them without backup. He pulled two cards from the container on his belt.
"Kamen Ride... Todoroki!" the gun announced as the first card was placed in it. He pulled the barrel back and inserted the second card. "Kamen Ride... Rey!"
He pulled the trigger and the Diendriver launched two glowing orbs. The orbs each became a set of speeding green, blue, and red images which stopped together and formed into two new figures. Kamen Rider Todoroki was a green and white creature that resembled a demon somewhat, while Rey was white with bulky armor. The two puppets charged at the monsters, Diend followed more slowly.
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Well, its up you whether you share or not' Dixie replied.. "I was just making a little joke.."
_ Tai was noe slowly making a comeback.. he won a king and queen with his ace then won a few more cards with the king and queen..
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B.G. scowled as Tai began his gradual comeback. He was wishing to take Tai's few remaining good cards, but his deck had gotten too thick and he was drawing his lower cards a lot more as a result. When he finally reached the first of his buried aces the only thing he for it was a three.
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Todoroki attacked the orphenoch with his unique weapon, which resemble a cross between a guitar and an axe. Rey ironically enough went for the fangire, which left Kaito with the worm. He launched a volley of shots from the Diendriver as he closed in and assualted the worm with his superspeed. The worm got a lucky hit in and sent Kaito stumbling, but the rider just sprayed another round of gunfire at the worm. The first couple bullets hit, but then the worm clocked up, moving faster then even Kaito could. The worms speed made it nigh invisible and it hit Kaito and his two summoned Riders with lightning speed.
Kaito groaned as he hit the ground and rolled away. He stood up, his two puppet Riders were in front of him, also climbing back to their feet. The worm's clock up had worn off and it was again moving at a more human speed.
The orphenoch growled and charged forwards, apparently its fight with Todoroki had angered it alot. Kaito drew a card and activated it. "Attack Ride... Crossattack."
"Ongeki Zan Raidan Gekshin!" Todoroki yelled as he leapt forward and stabbed the end of his weapon into the orphenoch's chest. He pulled his belt buckle loose and attached it to his weapon, turning it into a true guitar. He plucked the strings on his weapon and electricity surged through the orphenoch. The chains around Rey's arms meanwhile shattered off and his massive claws were freed. He charged at the orphenoch and slashed his claws through it at the same time Todoroki plucked the final strings on his guitar. The orphenoch exploded in a cloud of blue flame.
"One down, two to go," Kaito remarked.
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Dixie and cynder studied the bracelets for another ten minutes before leaving.. It was now approaching ten p.m... Dixie looked around the mal, stores were starting to close for the night..
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"I think he may have been a while back. You an ask him if you want. He is pretty ancient I think." Sara said. "is it about time to go?" She asked as she sees them looking at their bracelets.
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Yeah We'll be leaving here in a minute. Cynder wants to explore the mall a bit more' Dixie replied. "You getting tired Sara?"
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The Lipizzaner stallions headed up to their room.
"Man this place is a dump." the first Lipizzaner said in German. They were at the first floor.
The other two nodded.
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Ms. Swimmer blushed. "Thanks."
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Sara shook her head, "Not really, are you?" She asked.
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No, I was just wondering.. thats all" Dixie said in reply..
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Tiger sighed on put his paws on Tigress' shoulder. Tigress pressed her mouth to his and the kiss began. Tiger pressed himself against her and the two fell over, with Tiger on top of her. The kiss was broken and Tigeress looked up at him from her position beneath him. "pUll the cpovers over us, and kiss me" tigress whispered. "Go on.."she whispered into Tiger's ear..
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Tiger slowly bent down and kissed Tigress on the mouth. As he did so, he ran his paws down from her shouleders, over her chest, and stopping at the inside of her left leg. He played with her fur as the kiss continued. tigress pulled away after awhile, and rested her head on her shoulder Tigress nuzzled her, his emotions growing harder and harder to control. the sight of Tigress beneath him was stirring up tremendous passions within him. Tigress wrapped her legs around him, as she kissed him, Tiger placed himself into her. "There you go' Tigress whispered... the lovemaking lasted nearly twenty minutes, when Tiger finally pulled away, there was an audible gurgle. he moved away from her and sat on the other side of the bed. recovering from the experience...Tigress got up slowly and headed towards the bathroom to clean up..
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Tai continued his comeback, drawing roughly even with B.G, and as the clock approacjhed 11 Tai laid down a Jack..
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The puppets distracted the worm, while Kaito attacked the Fangire. The Grizzly Fangire was strong. It shrugged off Kaito's first few punches and retailiated with a swipe of its paws which sent him stumbling back. Kaito stepped back, using his superspeed he pummel the fangire with blows. He jumped back and inserted a card into the Diendriver. "Attack Ride... Blast!"
Kaito took aim and fired. A hail of blue energy balls flew from the gun, curving off in random directions before they curved back and struck the Fangire. It shattered apart under the attack.
The worm meanwhile got in a lucky hit with its large limb and sent both of the summoned Riders sailing back. That was fine though, because Kaito was already taking aim at the worm. "Final Attack Ride... Di-Di-Di-Diend!"
Ten rings of cards appeared in front of Diend, Todoroki and Rey were both sucked into the ring, each becoming one of the holographic cards. Kaito pulled the trigger and the cards vanished in the wake of beam of green and black energy. It struck the worm which exploded in a blue fireball.
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"This isn't fair!" B.G. whined. His tail was waving from side to side in agitation. It was getting late and he wanted the game to end, but he didn't want it to end like this! He pulled out a Queen and took the Jack, adding the two to the small pile he had left.
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" You ready to head Back" Dixie asked Cynder as they sat down on a bench. It was 1;0 now they had spent the last hour and a half wandering around the mall, looking at the various stores..
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Tai put down a 9. "I've been lucky..' He said simply.. Agumon and Agumina were seated, watching the game continue.. tai was now leading..
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Ms. Swimmer nodded. "Yeah, the others will be worried about us."
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The first Lipizzaner stallion awoke to find a huge wet spot on his bed and pajamas. "Damn it! This hasn't happened since I was 4!"
He got up and turned on the light and found that the pitcher of water he kept by the night stand was empty. He got up, dressed and went to one of the other stallion's room and began pounding on the door.
"Franz Gr¸n! Did you pour water on my bed!?" he said in German.
Franz opened the door to find his fellow dancer standing in front of him.
"It's okay Werner if you wet the bed. I won't tell anyone." Franz said, also in German.
"I most certainly did not wet the bed!" Werner countered in German.
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Deimos (Acheron) heard noises in the hallway. He got out of bed and drew his pistol and looked down the hallway. He saw two Lipizzaner stallions arguing. "Must be some of Zach's friends." he muttered. He then reentered his room and fell back asleep.
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"Good night!" Werner said, closing the door in Franz's face.
Franz walked back to his room and fell asleep on the couch.
In the corner of the room, a ghost dressed in early 1900s costume chuckled.
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Zachary (Ian Holmes) woke up, washed up, dressed and put on his labcoat, armor and helmet. He grabbed his rifle and several magazines.
He then went to the rooms of all Pelvanida group members and woke them up.
After they were awakened, they were gathered in the first floor foyer.
"What the hell do you think you are doing waking us up at zero one hundred hours?" Deimos (Acheron) asked with a note of scorn in his voice.
"We're doing a search of the hotel. Grab your weaponry and armor up. Remember, small arms only." Zachary (Ian Holmes) replied. "I'll meet you here in about 45 minutes."
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Well, we could have Sara fly us us back, MS. Swimmer. Cynder, you can fly alongside us" Dixie suggested.
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"I'd like that," Cynder said. She wanted to stretch her wings a bit more. Her short chase after Diend had left her with a bit of restless energy.
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Kaito returned to human form and continued on his way. He twirled the Diendriver for a bit before stuffing it back into his coat. He stopped and picked up his map, brushing some dirt off of it and glancing over it again. After affirming the direction he needed to head in, he stuffed map into his bag along with the stolen necklace. He pointed down the dark road, his pointer finger straight and his thumb held up resembling a gun. He mimed a shot from his finger and smirked, before dashing down the road.
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'Lets head on then' Dixie said. I can carry your candy for you Cynder. 'I don't think you'll be able to to carry it in your mouth all the way..'
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Tai laid down a king next. He was now firmly in control..
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"I guess I'll travel via flight." Ms. Swimmer said.
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Mr. Bigmouth, who was carrying his rifle and a bandolier with extra magazines in it, yawned. "So what are we looking for?"
"Anything unusual." Zachary (Ian Holmes) replied.
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Genki reached his room, and laid down to sleep. "Good Night Tiger, Good Night Tigress.. " See you guys in the morning..' He yawned. 'Good Night' Tiger said. 'Night, Genki' tigress said, smiling, she smelled a little bit, because of the water she had used to clean up.. She gave Tiger a glance then lay down on the floor to sleep. Tiger hopped into the second bed, the one he and Tigeress had used, and soon fell asleep.
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Sara nodded, "Yes, I"m sure I can fly us back. Would you rather I carry you or use a flying spell so you can fly alongside?" Sara asked looking at the ones who could not fly themselves.
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"You can carry Mrs SWimmer and !. Cynder can fly alongside us' Dixie said as the four ladies made thier way our of the mal. it was now 11;50 pm according to Dixie's ring..
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"Okay then, let's go," Cynder said eagerly.
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Die took the bags of Chocol;ate from each of them, and carried them in her left paw. They stopped in the parking lot outside which was now dark save for a few lights. "lets head back.' Dixie said. " How long long do you think it will take us?'
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"It shouldn't take too long," Cynder replied with a shrug.
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Kaito spotted the Hikari Studio first. The Hotel, though massive, didn't emerge from behind the trees until he got closer. He stared up at it with an impassive expression.
Since it was the middle of the night, he decided not to intrude on the Studio residents and instead get a room in the hotel. He entered the hotel lobby. He smiled cheerfully at the person behind the front desk and raised a hand in greeting. "Yo!"
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B.G. growled angrily. He made a mental note to either challenge Tai to a game that he knew inside and out, or get the human with one of his practical jokes. A joke was more likely, since he had gone for so long without pulling one.
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And Cynder proved right, It took them only 15 minutes to fly back to the hotel.. Dixie clutching the bags of candy (four of them ) and admiring Sara's graceful flying. The views wasn't too bad either, she remarked..
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Welcome to the Inglorious Hotel ' Briggins replied. "20 per night, sign your name in this book..' He motioned tio the checkin book..
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"Its luck, mostly" Tai said, noticing the scowls Bg was throwing at him. "You starte out with a better stack in this game, I only had 1 ace.."
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Kaito produced a twenty from out of his bag and handed it to Briggens. He paused as he looked at the book and then scrowled his name in, having briefly considered using an alias.
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"That was almost too short," Cynder said as she stopped and hovered over the hotel. She slowly descended towards the ground below.
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"Meh," B.G. flipped his last card, a two over and tossed it over towards Tai. It landed almost perfectly on top of Tai's stack of cards.
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'Good game" Tai said. "Thats ten bucks you owe me.. but you can pay me in the morning.. I'm going to bed .. good night B>g" He said, Getting up off the floor where he had been seated..
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Room 150" Briggins said giving him the key.
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Dixie gave Sara and ms. Swimmer thier candy bags. 'I'll hang on to yours until we get to our rooms.." She said to Cynder as they entered the hotel..
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"Thanks. I hope you enjoyed the flight back." Sara said, accepting her bag of candy.
Jason's group arrived about then, having had a great time walking around town and such, seeing the sights.
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I did thanks' Dixie Smiled. "Good Night Sara. What floor on you on, if I might ask?"
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"Thank you." Ms. Swimmer said. She headed to her room but she ran into the Pelvanida group.
"So how was the night out?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Um, Mr. Bigmouth, what's going on?" Ms. Swimmer asked. "And yeah, I had a great time."
"We're doing a search of the hotel. Do you want to help?"
"Let me wash up first." Ms. Swimmer replied. She went to her room, put all the candy away and washed up. She went to the closet, put away her walking stick and replaced it with her trademark twin sticks.
After a few minutes, she went back to the first floor foyer and sat on a chair. "So how long do we have to wait?"
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) shrugged. "We will search when everyone is asleep."
"You know we should start in the ground floor as no one is there." Mr. Bigmouth added. "By the way are the two snipers in position."
Zachary (Ian Holmes) nodded. "Don and Acheron are ready."
"Good. Let's rock and roll!" Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) said, opening his switchblade.
The group readied their weapons and headed to the ground floor.
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(ooc: I can't remember and can't find the floor she's on so I"ll just say 5th since it seems no one else is there.)
"I'm on the 4th floor." Sara said.
Jason's group waved to the others then went into the hotel.
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( I think its 555 IIRC. I'll go look..)
"We're ion the 4th floor.." Dixie replied.. Nodding at briggins, who was tidying up the counter. She made her way to the stairs and started to climb..
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As the Pelvanida group reached the ground floor, they passed by Briggins.
"Briggins, has any strange activity been reported?" Deimos (Acheron) asked. His rifle was at the ready but pointed away from Briggins.
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Apart the usual, ghost sighting, insensitive ritings on wall and pies getting thrown in peoples faces.. no" Briggins grinned.. "Be careful gentlemen. If I get awoken by the sound of gunfire, you'll have a lot to answer for.."
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"Unfortunately, you may have to hear gunfire and possibly explosions as Mark and I were attacked by a rogue mage several hours ago. We killed him but there may be others out there." Zachary (Ian Holmes) said.
Mr. Bigmouth chambered a round into his rifle. "Well, I'm ready."
Dr. Zanasiu (Timothy Johnson) cocked his shotgun.
Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) went to Haresh's closet.
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"mages, hmm?' Briggins stratched his head. "If you must protect yourself, that is acceptable.. Go, Do your rounds..tell me if you find anything of interest.."
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"That is just 1 floor down." Sara said as she also was walking to the stairs and heading up as well.
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"So who are you staying with? Jason?" Dixie asked the rounded the second floor landing..
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"I take it you're not here for a restful vacation then?" Kaito asked as he eyed the heavily armed group. He had actually started to reach for the Diendriver when he spotted them and his hand was still hovering near his coat pocket. Noting the friendly chatter between Briggens and the group, Kaito let his hand drop back to his side.
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"So, Cynder, did you enjoy yourself tonight/' dixie asked. "there's something want to ask you, once we get to our room."
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They are part of the staff" Briggins said to Kaito..
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Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) met the group in front of Briggin's desk. Haresh was with him.
"What do you want with me?" Haresh asked.
"You're going to help us search." Dr. Kerzach (Mark Hathaway) replied. "And no funny business." He gestured to the Pelvanida group who had their weapons drawn.
Haresh gulped. "Okay, I'll cooperate."
Deimos (Acheron) looked at Kaito. "Are you willing to help us?"
"Let's not waste time." Rime (Don) said.
"Right you are. Let's go!"
Deimos (Acheron) and Rime (Don) ran up to the top floor. In a few minutes, they had reached the top floor.
Deimos (Acheron) set up his .50 caliber rifle on the 9th floor, Rime (Don) had set up his rifle opposite Deimos (Acheron).
Deimos (Acheron) trained his rifle on the entrance to the dining room. He peered through the scope of his rifle and saw nothing.
Rime (Don) trained his rifle on the hallway opposite the dining room entrance; he too saw nothing.
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"It depends on what you're searching for..." Kaito replied with a smile. His first thoughts were, of course, of treasure.
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"Yes, I did," Cynder replied with a chirpy disposition. She had a bit of a spring in her step as they headed towards their rooms.
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Dixie opened the door to her room and set the candy on the table. "Just set the candy on the table. she turned and closed the door behind.Dixie looked at cynder, took a deep breath and said "Cynder, I want to make love to you..' She said, gazing at Cynder to gauge her reaction.
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Tarrax stirred as there was a knock on his door.. "coming, Coming" He grumbled as he got out of his bed, and walked to the door and opened it to find Sara standing outside.."Lady Sara.. trust your night was eventful?' He grinned..
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Jason looked at Dixie and was about to respond and saw her leave the area before he could, then he shrugged his shoulders.
Brooklyn looked around the see what most of the folks were doing or of most were going off to bed.
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Sara smiled and nodded, "It was fun. There was some sort of thief that Dixie and Cynder almost caught but turned invisible. Did you have an enjoyable time as well?" She asked.
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'Invisible?' Tarrax's eyes gleamed, as he took in this information. "Well, I walked around the hotel for a bit, and helped myself to dinner..I was just sleeping when you woke me.. and what do you have there..' He pointed at the bag of candy..
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Sara held up the candy, "We went into a candy store and I thought you may like some candy." She said as she held the bag over offering it to him.
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'so you're paying me back for the candy i brought earlier? Thats very touching" Tarrax said. 'come on in.. you must .."he yawned showing his sharp white, teeth 'Be tired... I am" He grinned again, setting the candy down on a table..
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Sara walked into the room nodding, "Yes, I am a bit tired." She said yawning a bit since she saw Tarrax do so.
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Cynder raised an eyebrow, but otherwise kept her expression neutral. She had expecting this to happen and maybe even anticipating it a little... well, maybe more than just a little... She frowned for a moment, before she showed the faintest of smiles. "Okay then, let's do it."
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"Dixie smiled broadly. 'alright, we'll do step by step. We've already covered first base, which is tongue-kissing. Second base is touching each other's chest while kissing..." As she said this Dixie took off her dress revealing her chest and setting the dress on a nearby chair. She climbed on the bed. "third base is showing each other our intimate parts. fourth base is actually, rubbing our intimate parts against each other... since neither of us have that certain male part..Now kiss me Cynder, and let the journey begin.." She grinned.
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"Then I suggest you rest on the bed across frm mine.." Tarrax said.. "Unless.. you want to share my bed with me...
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Sara thought about it for a moment looking at both beds then back at Tarrax, "Hmm, I think I may like sharing your bed with you, if you are sure it's large enough and can support us both." She said.
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"Sure, I'm sure its large ebnough..." tarrax replided giving Sara a searxching glance... a smile played on his lips..
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Sara smiled back to Tarrax, "Good." She said.
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"so what are your plans for tommorow, Sara?' tarrax asked as he climbed back into bed, this time he was not alone. "I'm going to help Stripetail searxch for clues to the curse around the hotel.. care to join us after breakfast/?'
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Sara nodded, "I didn't have any plans really. I would be glad to join you." She says as she got into bed with Tarrax.
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"So, how long are you staying at the hotel?' Tarrax asked as sara settled in across from him. "I'm staying here as long as it takes to lift the curse...
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"I think about the same. I didn't have a diffident time frame when I first got here, but lifting the curse seems like a good time frame." Sara said.
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That could take a few days at least" Tarrax Said, tking Sara in his arms. "ready for another "lesson"?' He grinned with a note of mischef in his voice..
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"A few days? That is ok." Sara said.
Sara put a hand on Tarrax's chest to rub his chest gently, "I sure am." She said smiling at him.
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Tarrax laid back on the pillow as he nuzzled Sara, deriving pleasure from her purring, clearly she was enjoying this...
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Sara continued to pur, in a dragon way, as she nuzzled Tarrax back while caressing his chest and one of his sides with her hands.
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Jasons group headed up to their rooms, going into the rooms they had used before. The ones in each room started to talk quietly to each other.
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Tarrax kissed her and explored her body further. the smell of her scent was quickly becoming very familiar... Tarrax mated with her again, and fell asleep, with Sara in his arms.
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Cynder almost rolled her eyes. She stopped herself from doing so, because she was afraid it would hurt Dixie's feelings. She stared at Dixie's uncovered chest with a look of fascination. Being a reptile, he wasn't at all familiar with the mammalian chests.
"You know, ever since getting back to our homeworld, Spyro and I haven't exactly been playing innocent games all the time," Cynder leapt onto the bed. A predatory smirk appeared on her muzzle as she looked at Dixie.
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"thats good..' Dixie smiled. "You've never been the innocent type anyway..' She wrapped her arms around cynder and looked at her. 'Let's begin' She said, Smiling and pressing her lips against cynders. Dixie moved her paws over Cynder's shoulder as they kissed, and dixie moved her tongue into Cynder's mouth. They wouldn't stay on the first step for long, Dixie thought to herself as she felt cynder's tongue enter her mouth.. 'Now thats we've started things will move quickly.."
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The Pelvanida group and Haresh entered the empty kitchen.
Suddenly the sound of electrical arcing and an icy voice were heard. "So this is the famed Pelvanida group? A group of magicless but deadly fighters."
Mr. Bigmouth turned on the light at the end of his rifle. "Show yourselves!"
The lights in the kitchen turned on and a group of mages teleported in.
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Sara enjoyed her experience with Tarrax, doing her best to give as she was given. She went to sleep with an arm around Tarrax snuggling with him.
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Things did progress quickly between the two. Cynder had plenty of practice kissing with Spyro and had become very good at it and several other things...
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Kaito had trailed after the Pelvanida group boredly. He didn't exactly stick with the group, instead trailing behind with all the stealth of a professional thief. He was unimpressed with the appearance of the mages. He had certainly seen scarier and stronger looking creatures than them.
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Dixie let her paws move down over Cynders chest as they progressed, then moving them up to Cynder's face,pressed cynder's face against her breasts,, stiffening slightly, as she felt Cynder begin to suckle, first her left, then her right breast. Good, good" Dixie whispered, passion growing within her. She moved back against the pillow, and allowed cynder to climb onto her. This time, she would be on the bottom. dixie kissed Cynder on the lips briefly, then, bending her neck down, pressed her mouth against Cynder's chest, first the right side, then the left. "You've been practicing, I can tell' She paused after kissing Cynder's left chest area. "You're getting very good, Cynder"she said running her paws down cynder's back. Dixie then spread her legs out, revealing her initimate area to Cynder. They had reached third base..
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The Monitor Lizard appeared holding a jweeweled encrusted staff. "We've been warned about you meddlers! Up to now, you've been a bnnuisance, but we've been ordered to "sideline" you for good.." A light appeared in his paw. "Your bullets are no match for our magic1" He sneered.
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The rest of the Pelvanida group turned on their weapon lights.
Haresh looked at the mages. "These are not the Pelvanida group."
The head mage, a Persian Cat laughed coldly and waved his hands.
Immediately after, the Pelvanida group, including Deimos and Rime, resumed their true forms.
Haresh tried to throw a fireball only to find he couldn't. "A magic seal?"
Zachary chuckled. "Too bad. We don't use magic. And are you sure you want to start a battle? You'll wake everyone up."
The Persian Cat gestured again and a blue dome spread out from him and enveloped the entire hotel. "This is a silence spell, all sounds made by the battle cannot be heard by anyone in the rooms. Now the guardians of Nick and Aves, prepare to die!"
The Persian Cat threw a silver bolt at Strut who dove out of the way. The bolt struck the wall and blew a crater out of it. Strut fired several shotgun rounds in response.
The rounds struck the Persian Cat, causing several flickers. He chuckled. "It takes a lot more than that." His comment was answered by a burst of rifle fire from Mr. Bigmouth. He then turned to the other mages. "Join in!"
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"Tres veklebnt!' The Lizard commanded blastingZachary in the gut with a fire spell. "That is a very special fire. "once it starts burning you it doesn't stioop, save for very very cold temperatures. and by the time you get it out, its too late" He raised his paws.. and balls of light grew in his paws. he threw ithem, hitting Strut and throwing him against the wall
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Zachary dove out of the way of the fireball and returned fire. Dr. Zanasiu added a few bursts of shotgun fire to Zachary's barrage at the Monitor Lizard.
"Perhaps you are not aware that my labcoat and armor are totally fireproof?" Zachary commented, reloading from behind a counter.
Dr. Kerzach snuck around the Monitor Lizard and tried to stab him.
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The Lizard, showing very quick relexes dodges he strab attempt. He grabbed Kerzach by the arm, abnd with a lunge, threw him int0 the wall."But is it acid-proof?/ the lizard smirked. turning and,reaching inside his robes, throwing a vail full of a clear liquid at zachary."Fire on that if you dare" He grinned.
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Kaito leaned against the doorway, watching the battle with a cool expression. He was content to watch for the moment, not seeing how interfering on either side would benefit him.
"You guys aren't half bad," he said of the Pelvandia group.
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Cynder leaned her head down and nuzzled and licked in between Dixie's legs. This was something she had had Spyro preform for her after a little bit of coaxing and she tried to copy all the things he did that enjoyed the most, hoping Dixie's reactions would prove similiar to her own under this ministrations.
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Dixie tensed, her body arching and reacting to Cynder's licking and nuzzling of her privates.. she placed her arms, as a reflex aon Cynder's shoulder. "Once You finish, It'll be my turn to do this to you... a little higher.. there, good," she saidas the oral lovemaking continued... Dixie moaned with pleasure, she was enjoying this immensely..her face shone and her mouth opened slightly, her breathing rose as Cynder continued performing on her "I love you Cynder" Dixie said, her voice filled with emotion. "I'm yours.. forever..."
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Some of Jason's companions and friends went to sleep. Brooklyn stayed up for a while longer, playing some video games on his handheld device from the future.
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Aves sat up finding himself oddly in bed, not at all remembering how or why he got there. He glanced over at the clock noting the late hour.
"Must've been that food from earlier." he thought to himself "the birthday cake and all..... waitaminute... Am I still in danger here or was that some dream that I just woke up from?
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Nick settled against his cot in the back pf the room..He was filthy cleaning the ceilings had been a exhausting and disgusting task "when was the last time they cleaned the ceilings? its been decades probably.." He muttered.
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Dr. Kerzach used his powerful legs to cushion the impact and lower himself down the wall.
Strut threw a piece of rubble at the Monitor Lizard and fired a few rounds at him before he crouched down to reload.
The vial struck Zachary in the stomach and broke, the corrosive liquid dripped off his lab coat and ate some small craters in the floor. "I work with chemicals all the time. Of course my clothing is acidproof!" He fired a quick burst at the Monitor Lizard.
Ms. Swimmer was fighting with the Percheron mage. He threw a bolt of white fire at her that was dodged. Ms. Swimmer closed the distance between herself and the mage and swung her stick down on his shoulder, breaking his charge of another fire bolt spell.
"Guys! The steam pipe!" Strut shouted over the din of battle.
"Go for it!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted from behind a counter.
Haresh was staying back from the battle when the Dhole mage cornered him and tried to shoot a lightning bolt at him at point-blank range.
Haresh reacted instinctively and hit the mage full in the face with a cast iron skillet as the mage was charging the lightning bolt.
The Dhole screamed as his nose was broken and the charge was broken but soon attempted another lightning bolt. He was forced to stop the charge attempt and put up a barrier spell as Mr. Bigmouth's burst of rifle fire headed towards him.
Strut took aim at a large steam pipe in the ceiling and fired several shots at it. The buckshot tore into the pipe and released clouds of superheated steam.
"Let's get out!" Strut shouted.
Dr. Kerzach was the first out.
The rest of the Pelvanida group fired some parting shots and followed Dr. Kerzach.
Haresh was the last to leave.
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"Now what?" Zachary asked.
"We engage them here." Strut replied.
"I fight at close range." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Go to the first floor and throw anything you can find at the mages. Haresh, you follow her."
The Pelvanida group dispersed around the lobby, with Ms. Swimmer and Haresh heading to the first floor.
"Now we wait." Dr. Zanasiu said, reloading his shotgun.
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"Barriers up!" The Persian Cat shouted. He gestured and a blue barrier surrounded him.
The Dhole and the Percheron did the same, blue barriers covering their bodies.
"Now we follow them and kill them. We can't let them alert Stripetail."
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"Yo. What's up?" Kaito asked as he slid in front of the mages.
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With her tongue occupied, Cynder could only grunt in agreement. She pinned down Dixie with her front legs and continued to lick and nuzzle until Dixie hit her peek.
Okay, my turn," Cynder said, rolling over and displaying herself before the canine.
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"The Pelvanida group, they're protecting Nick and Aves. We'll need to kill them to get at Nick and Aves. If you're going to fight them, be careful, though they do not have magic, they can still injure." the Persian Cat said. A few bloody bullet holes in his robe emphasized the point.
He couldn't feel the effects of the superheated steam thanks to the barrier spell but he couldn't see either. He gestured and the steam parted itself to reveal the exit. "Come on! They're in the lobby!" he shouted.
The Persian Cat along with the Pecheron and the Dhole ran out into the lobby only to find it empty.
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Dixie moved on top on Cynder. "First.. that was wonderful Cynder.." Dixie said.. "Now.. its my turn. "she pressed her red lips against Cynders' red lips, and she stuck her tongue as far down Cynder's throat as she could. After roughly twenty seconds of this, she pulled her lips away and pulled her tongue out. Dixie then proceeded to Cynder's chest, kissing and licking both sides of her chest. this lasted about a minute. next she moved towards cynder's privates, first rubbing her nose against it, then pressing her mouth against it and exploring it with her mouth. Dixie felt Cynder's body tense as she did this. Dixie rubbed her nose against the sides of Cynder's legs which were smooth and leathery to the feel, and she continued, becoming more and more demonstrative as she progressed.
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The female Coyote raced up the steps a fiierce light in her eyes. in her front paw she held a threepronged trident. "Come out, come out, whereever you are!" She sand in a mocking singsong voice..
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Haresh and Ms. Swimmer ignored the voice of the Coyote.
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Deimos saw the Coyote's head through his scope. "Time to die." he muttered. He squeezed the trigger of his .50 caliber rifle twice. Two loud cracks echoed through the hotel as Deimos fired his two shots.
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The Cracks gave the Coyote just enough time to react she dove to the ground as the bullets struck the wall where she had been standing. "That was too close..." She muttered to herself picking herself up..
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"Okay, I'll remember that," Kaito said as he watched the mages run off. He stretched his arms out over his head and yawned.
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Cynder breathed heavily as Dixie explored her. She moaned as Dixie finally found her way down to her legs.
"Come on, stop teasing," Cynder chuckled, wagging her tail back and forth happily.
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Deimos swore under his breath, lined up the Coyote's head with his scope and fired 2 more shots. "Lucky I got my ammo can right at my feet."
Rime looked at the Monitor Lizard's head through the scope on his rifle. He fired 2 shots.
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"Hello?" the Percheron said mockingly as he entered the lobby.
"Say hello to my friend, Rem." Strut muttered. He peeked out from behind his pillar and fired 3 rounds of buckshot at the Percheron.
The Percheron was struck by the first shot but he was able to deflect the other two shots. He saw Strut's head and retaliated by hurling a silver energy bolt that blew a piece out of the pillar. "Get...them!" he shouted, clutching his side. His wound began to glow white and the bleeding stopped but the wound did not close up.
Dr. Zanasiu and Mr. Bigmouth fired a burst at the Percheron. His shield withstood most of the weapons fire but but a few bullets found their way through.
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Fine" dixie said. pressing her teeth against cynder and tearing a hole in the covering skin. She then put her tongue inside her,ignoring the blood that was dripping into her mouth. she explored Cynder for a good ten minutes, until Cynder reached her peak.. Dixiepulled her mouth away.
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The Coyote dodged the next volley and sebnt a whote of energy at Deimos position. It missed, by a fraction of a inch.
The Lizard was forced to drop to his knees. "How much darn ammo do these guys have?' He mmuttered..
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Strut quickly radioed Deimos and Rime. "Snipers 1 and 2! Engage targets on Lobby! Repeat engage targets on Lobby!"
Strut reloaded and fired a volley of buckshot at the Lizard.
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Ms. Swimmer had gotten hold of a piece of concrete in one of the hallways. She waited until the Coyote passed her and threw the piece of rubble at the mage.
Haresh dropped a large vase off the balcony aiming for the Monitor Lizard.
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The energy bolt missed Deimos but the shrapnel from the explosion caused some minor cuts and bruises.
Rime noticed the Coyote's head in his scope. He squeezed off two rounds.
Deimos also lined up the Lizard's head with his scope. He fired a short volley of 3 rounds and reloaded his rifle.
Rime radioed Strut back. "There's a target on the first floor."
"Rime, take the first floor target. Deimos take the lobby." Strut replied, via the radio headset.
Deimos nodded. He too received the transmission. He was waiting for a perfect opportunity to shoot.
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The Persian Cat spotted Rime on the 9th floor and aimed a bolt of lightning at him.
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Rime saw the glow or lightning aimed at him and ducked. The bolt destroyed a lamp above him, showering him with hot glass and metal. His body armor and helmet protected him from the worst of it but his arms were lightly singed and cut.
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The Lizard gestured and deflexcted the bullets, which struck the struck away from him.. nhe let a bolt of energy free striking the pillar ans blasting off a laerge chunk..
The Coyote used her trident to stop the bullets from hitting. the magic melted the bullets into harmless metal blobs..."You're REALLY starting to piss me off.."
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"I am?" Deimos said, "good."
Dr. Zanasiu fired several rounds of buckshot at the Lizard. Strut took aim and shot the Percheron, who deflected the buckshot back at Strut. Most of the deflected rounds struck the pillar and those that didn't were stopped by Strut's armor.
Deimos saw the muzzle flash of Dr. Zanasiu's shotgun and added his own .50 caliber armor piercing rounds to the weapons fire.
Zachary ran up the stairs to the first floor. He opened the closet and retrieved his grenade launcher. He loaded it with HEAT rounds and fired a few grenades at the Monitor Lizard. He then ducked into a hallway.
Dr. Kerzach ran to the first floor, grabbed a grenade from the closet and skipped it off the ground at the Coyote.
Ms. Swimmer threw a large metal trash can from the balcony, aiming at the Persian Cat, who simply deflected it.
Haresh had found some lawn darts in a closet.
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The cyuote gestured and burned up the bullets before they could strike her. She traced up the stairs, now fulled with fury.."Meddling fools.She screeched, letting forth a rainbow of lighting bolts..
The lizard gestured and the temperature in room began to plummet rapidly..
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Haresh threw his lawn darts down at the Lizard. Ms. Swimmer followed up with a toilet that Briggins was going to install in one of the guest rooms.
Rime fired more rounds at the Lizard.
Zachary swapped out a HEAT grenade for an airburst grenade, which he fired above the Coyote.
Dr. Kerzach tossed another grenade at the Coyote's feet.
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the lizard redirected the darts with struck the railing below Haresh. 'so you've betrayed us Haresh? Chong will have your head!" the Lizard said angrily. "Kill the traitor!' He yelled,
_ The Cyoote muttered out a spell stopping both the grenades, which stopped in front of her. ' She threw the grenades which were still live, back to Zachary. her arm strength was impressive, had there been baseball scouts present, they would have signed her to a contract.
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"Looking for this?" Ms. Swimmer shouted. She threw another toilet at the Lizard.
Zachary grabbed the grenades and threw them back at the Coyote. He grabbed a nearby fire ax and waited for her to approach. "Come on fight me one on one."
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"Its your funeral" The Coyote sneered, drawuiing a sword out of midair. "Bring it" She said, standing in front of Zachary..
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Zachary readied his ax. "Try me." He nodded to Dr. Kerzach who burst forward and tried to stab the Coyote in the back.
Haresh grabbed a 25 pound bucket of spackle and threw the entire bucket at the Lizard. "Blast that if you dare!"
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The Coyote let out a primal yell as she gestured. the magic blasted both Dr Kerzach abnd Zachary bacjkwards, in Dr. Kerzach's case it was enopugh to throw him backwards with enough velocity to send him over the railing.. the spell caused the axe to embed itself in the wall far above Zachary head. "So you thought to gain up on me. A stupid move, mortal' The Coyote said, advancing on him, her sword shimmering broightly.."Now you are..' she gestured and grabbed the rifle from the grund before he could grab it. 'unarmed..Any last requests?"
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The lizard jumped out of the way as the spackle hit the ground. "If you survive the night, the owner of this hotel is going to kill you for damaging the hotel so..' He said mockingly.
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Ms. Swimmer threw a radiator down at the Lizard. At the same time, Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu opened fire.
"Compared to you, the owner should be easy!" Strut shouted, adding his own burst of weapons fire.
Mr. Bigmouth reloaded his rifle and shot the Dhole, who was trying to summon something. He stopped his summoning and tried to raise his barrier but he was too late, the bullets tore into him. "It'll take more than that!" he shouted.
As she spoke, Rime fired 4 shots at his head. The first two shots broke the shield and the last two shots killed him.
Rime reloaded and grinned. "One down."
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Dr. Kerzach pulled himself up with seemingly little effort from the railing. He was extremely strong for his size. He snuck behind the Coyote and tried to stab her again.
Zachary chuckled. "Look up."
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As Zachary spoke, Haresh threw down several large pieces of concrete at the Coyote.
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The Coyote turned, and ducked the stab attempt.. a piece of concrete struck her causing her to drop the sword on the ground..
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The Lizard climbed the stairs, staff in hand.. "come out and play..."
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Zachary dashed forward and grabbed the sword. "My turn."
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The Persian Cat sent a bolt of white fire at Ms. Swimmer. She tried to leap out of the way but the bolt severely burned her left hand.
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the Coyote stumbled from getting hit by the concrete. she dropped the rifle and settled to a stance, holding her trident at the ready.."Just you and me" She panted.
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Zachary grinned. "Let's go." He waited for the Coyote to make the first move.
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Haresh grabbed some more lawn darts and threw them down at the mages on the ground floor. Most of the darts missed but a few pierced the Percheron's head. The Percheron stopped to pull the darts from his head and throw them back at Haresh who ducked behind an overturned table.
The wounds on the Percheron's head glowed and stopped bleeding.
Ms. Swimmer used her good arm to throw a large piece of concrete down at the Percheron who sidestepped it.
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Strut winced as a large piece of concrete struck him in the ribs, breaking at least one. He ignored the pain and continued firing.
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Rime tracked the Lizard and kept shooting at him from the 9th floor.
Deimos took aim at the Coyote's chest and fired off 3 rounds.
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The coyote winced as one of the bukllet found her side. the impact from being shot, made her recoil.
_The Lizard continued climbing. dodging the bullets as he made his way up the floors. he was going to face Rime on the 9th floor..
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Zachary lunged forth, sword in front of himself in a classic fencing position, aiming for the Coyote's chest.
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Deimos grinned, reloaded his rifle and aimed at the running Lizard, firing several shots.
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Dr. Kerzach, wincing in pain from the Coyote's spell, ran after the Lizard.
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The coyote swung her trident against the blade, and there was loud clang as they came together... With a snarl the coyote swung the trident at Zachary's head...
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Zachary swiftly parried the swing and aimed a slash at the Coyote's weapon arm.
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Deimos looked through his scope and spotted Zachary and the Coyote dueling. He noticed that he could shoot the Coyote's head without the danger of hitting Zachary. He took a deep breath and fired a single round at the Coyote's head.
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Mr. Bigmouth reloaded his rifle and shot at the Persian Cat, who deflected the bullets upward.
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Haresh grabbed a large pipe and ran alongside Dr. Kerzach. Both were chasing the Lizard.
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the coyote moved to block the swiope, and in doing so moved her head out of hange, instytead the bullet hit her in right shoulder. the coyote recoiled in pain, this was the second time she had been shot now..
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the lizard now reached the 4th floor.. he turned and made his way up towards the 5th..
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Zachary slashed again with the sword.
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Deimos reloaded his rifle and took aim at the Monitor Lizard.
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Ms. Swimmer's face was singed by a bolt of fire from the lobby. She threw a large lamp down in response.
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Haresh and Dr. Kerzach could see the Monitor Lizard as they climbed the steps.
"How are you going to fight him?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"With this." Haresh said, showing Dr. Kerzach the pipe he picked up along the way.
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The Coyote parried his thrust again with her truident, the fight had driven them to the second floor.
_ The Monitor Llizard dove out of the way, cursing.. "you're going to run out of bullets at SOME point!" He cursed.
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Deimos reloaded his rifle and looked at the canister at his feet. He had almost 2/3s of the canister full.
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Rime reloaded his rifle and took aim at the Monitor Lizard and fired.
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"We're almost out of ammo!" Strut shouted.
"The first floor closet. All our ammo is there." Dr. Zanasiu shouted. He spat out some blood that was the result of being struck with a glass shard.
"Let's go there!"
Strut, Dr. Zanasiu and Mr. Bigmouth fired off some parting shots at the mages who pursued them.
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Ms. Swimmer threw a paint can down at the lobby as the Pelvanida group ran up the stairs.
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'Get to the First floor closet and destroy thier ammo supply!" The Coyote called out to the other mages..
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The Pelvanida group reached the first floor closet and hastily reloaded.
"Okay, now we do is wait." Strut said. He took cover behind a nearby pillar.
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the Lizard continued climbing. He was now on the 6th floor and geting closer and closer to Rime...
The Coyote ran downm towards the closet. Neko destrius!" Ahe hissed and she aimed at the door with a spell. If the spell broke though the door and ignited the weapons, then there would be a huge explosion.. not only would it destroy thier wpons supply, but cause great damage to the hotel...
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"Engage! We can't let those explosives detonate!" Strut shouted. He opened fire on the Coyote as she took aim.
Mr. Bigmouth and Dr. Zanasiu also opened fire on the Coyote from behind pillars.
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Ms. Swimmer threw a heavy vase down at the Coyote. A piece of concrete flew from the ground, narrowly scraping her face.
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Zachary heard the shout, tossed the sword aside and grabbed his rifle and grenade launcher. He ran down to the first floor and opened fire with his rifle, taking cover in the stairwell.
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Deimos heard Strut's command via his radio headset. He took aim at the Coyote and fired off 6 rounds of SLAP ammo one after the other. He hastily reloaded.
Rime too, heard the command over his radio headset. He too fired several rounds at the Coyote.
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Haresh and Dr. Kerzach ran after the Lizard, they were catching up to him.
"We have to stop him before he gets to Rime!" Dr. Kerzach shouted.
"What do we do?" Haresh asked.
"Simple, kill him."
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The shots hit the Coyote, but not before the spell hit the weapons supple. The resulting explosions, shook the entire hotel, and huge fireball expaanded from tghe closet. the sprinkler system activated and cold water began pouring down on the flames. the shockwave threw the seriously wounded Coyote backwards against the fall wall, she hit the wall hard and slumped down, leaving a streak of blood on the wall. "Chong.. was.. right.. these humans are a threat..' The coyote murmured before faling back.. dead.
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"Jinkies, what was that?" Velma asked. She reached over to put on her glasses and got up as quietly as she could so she didn't wake up Veemon and went out the door.
Jason's friends all heard the explosion. Brooklyn was first to react since he had been awake all night. He quickly put aside the ds with homebrew stuff he had bought that was from the 22nd century and went into the hallway with the others showing up shortly thereafter.
"I do hope that isn't how they do wake up calls here. Must uncivilized method if they do." Moran said.
"Usual positions." Brooklyn said, since Odysseus had said he could be the battle commander and this could be a dangerous situation. Odysseus nodded to Brooklyn to show he was doing well. Jason had a hand in his coat to pull out a gadget.
Guilmon yawned. "Sound like digimon champion or ultimate level attack." He said about the sound that had woken him up.
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Stripetail wok up as the window in his room shattered. "Must be a battle going on..." He muttered putting on his robes and picking up his staff and heading tiowards the door.
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Shaggy and Scooby awoke with a start. "Rhat rhe reck ras rhat..?' Scooby muttered.
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the blast had cracked the ceiling in three places above the closet. the sprinkled helped to daouse some of the flames, but the carpet was stil burning ..
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"Holy [censored]! Our weapons!" Deimos shouted. He radioed all the Pelvanida group. "Conserve ammo!" He took aim at the Percheron and fired several rounds into his head.
The Percheron was summoning something and the rounds bored into his skull and killed him but not before he summoned a fully armored knight wielding a heavy sword.
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The explosion woke Paul, Anton, Ivan and Chris.
"We're under attack!" Ivan shouted. He grabbed his shotgun and loaded it.
He ran out of the room and encountered Paul, Anton and Chris, all who were armed with various firearms.
"Take up sniping positions!" Paul shouted. He set up his rifle and prepared to start shooting.
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The 3 Lipizzaner stallions also awoke with a start.
Franz shouted various obscenities in German as he got dressed. He grabbed a heavy candlestick as a weapon and hid in his room.
Werner grabbed the hammer he used to nail his horseshoes on. He was still wearing his pajamas.
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Strut and the rest of Pelvanida group took positions behind the pillars and waited to ambush more mages.
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Agumon, Tai and Agumina opened the doom to the hallway. Did anyone else hear that?' Tai called out.
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Hunter stirred. " he webnt over to the bed next to him' Wake up Spyro. We're going to investigate that explosion" He said shaking the purple dragon
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Sara opened her eyes, and got out of bed and with the first snap of her fingers had her clothes appear on her and then with a clap of her hands she teleported to behind where Jason was, figuring he'd be near where whatever was going on, letting Tarrax sleep since he seemed tired from what they did last night.
Jason looked behind him as he felt as surge of magic an saw Sara appear. "We're just going to investigate." He said as he pulled out what he had. It was what looked like a deck of cards that when released flew around him a bit, sounding not unlike someone holding the cards & flipping through them like a book. With it he took out a small bb sized pearl that was his dragon pearl.
"Some sort of explosion is what made the sound sounded like." Brooklyn said who had been the only one who was awake.
"have digivice?" Gilmon asked Jason as they ran along to the stairs and down them. Sara waved her hand and lifted them an inch above the stairs, so they could slide down that instead of having to run done each stairs.
"Oh yes." Jason said who wore his on a finger in the shape of a ring. Very tiny since he had used very advanced technology to build his digivice.
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Shaggy yawnedd. "scoob, I'm REALLY tired we can find out in the morning what it was.." Scooby yawned loudly, turned over and went back to sleep..Shaggy quickly followed.
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Velma got to the hallway and saw the others, "Do you guys know what that was?" She asked.
"An explosion of some sort." Brooklyn said glancing her way for a moment as they slid by.
"Want to come?" Jason asked.
"I should find out what happened, maybe I can help." Velma said.
Sara held out a hand so Velma could take it and slide down along with the others. They could slid down the stairs of each floor and part or all the way around the level part of the floor where each is, using their hands to push themselves from crashing into the walls and down to the next down stairs.
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"Come on." Terry said to Hawkmon, "We need to investigate that."
Terry heard that and put on his hat, switching his clothes to his costume. He thought of going to the stairs but thought of a faster way down. He opened a window and jumped out. His increased and more dense muscles of his legs able to take the impact of the landing. He then went to the front door and headed inside.
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Hawkmon flew after Terry. "Evil stil infects this hotel..
_ The Monitor Lizard shot looks of sheer hatred at the Pelvanida. "Consider this a draw , next, time we WILL kil you" He setthed,. gesturing and vanishing into a portal.
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Terry as the green ghost came in the front door as Jason's group arrived at the floor of the lobby. They looked around to see where the noise could have come from.
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Stripetail strode out of his room. his staff glowing brioight. 'Alright, you guys, whats with all the racket?' Stripetail called out. "I'm trying to sleep here! As is everyone else here, I might add.."
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Spyro groaned and opened his eyes, glancing around sleeply, before focusing on Hunter. "What's going on?"
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Kaito leaned agaisnt the wall. He had watched most of the fight, simply because he wouldn't be able to get to sleep with all the noise going on.
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Deimos took one last shot at the Arab man before he teleported out.
He packed up his rifle and ammo can and headed downstairs with Rime, Haresh and Dr. Kerzach
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"You may have won this round but we will be back!" the Persian cat shouted before he too teleported out.
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Mr. Bigmouth ran up to Stripetail's room. "Stripetail, we were ambushed by a group of Chong's mages. We managed to kill most of them but a few escaped. The dead are on the first floor and the lobby."
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Zachary was running up the stairs when he encountered the summoned knight on the 5th floor. The knight then attempted to slash him.
Zachary opened fire in response only to watch the bullets flatten against the knight's armor.
"Modern weaponry cannot harm me." the knight replied, advancing.
Zachary grabbed a fire ax from a cabinet. "What about this?"
The knight nodded. "I accept this challenge."
Zachary smirked. "Bring it."
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Strut and Dr. Zanasiu surveyed the lobby, which was riddled with bullet holes, craters and debris from the battle.
Strut found an Ostrich crushed under the remains of a toilet.
Dr. Zanasiu noticed the arm of a man, who was crushed under a metal radiator. He had also been shot several times.
"Briggins is going to be really mad." Strut said, kicking a lump of concrete aside.
"Well, we'll need more ammo. Apparently, Deimos's ammo is the only one that survived." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Strut sighed. "We spent 75 grand on that ammo and we lost it in a few seconds."
"Well, ammo is an expendable commodity."
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Paul, Ivan, Chris and Anton had put their weapons away back in their rooms as soon as they saw the mages teleport out. They met on the 4th floor.
"What the hell just happened?" Ivan asked.
"We'll head downstairs and ask around." Chris said.
They then headed down to the lobby.
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Werner looked out from his room. He went to his companions' room and knocked on the door.
"It's safe to get out." he said.
Franz and Karl left their rooms and down the stairs. Both were still in their pajamas.
The 3 Lipizzaner stallions, each armed with an improvised club: Franz had a heavy brass candlestick, Werner had his shoeing hammer and Karl had a brass towel rack he grabbed from outside his room. They then headed down the stairs to the lobby.
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There was a lous explosion" Hunter said. "Come n, we're going to investigate..
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Dixie, in the meantime had finished making love to Cynder.. the explosion had stopped them for a moment, as Dixie was rubbing her privates against cynders,but only for a moment. that had lasted for about ten minutes, accompanied by rubbing of each others chest, and nearly continious kissing. dixie took a deep breath, as she moved her body against Cynder, who had her left paw over her breasts. She had enjoyed the lovemaking IMMENSELY, hopefully Cynder had enjoyed it as much as she had. "I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did' She whispered to her partner.
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Stripetail frowned. "so that was what all the ruckus was about? "Alright lead the way." He tapped his wrist. "Everyone up!" He said.
Suddenly the rings on Scooby, Dixie and Cynder began to glow.
;'get up! I really don't care f you were sleeping or not.." stripetail's voice came through.. "Once we finish the search, then you guys can go bacjk to bed.."
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Mr. Bigmouth ran down to the lobby with Stripetail following. "Shall we search the bodies or no?"
Werner, Franz, Karl, Chris, Anton, Ivan, Deimos, Rime, Haresh and Dr. Kerzach were all heading down the stairs.
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Search them of course.. and you do know Briggins is probably going to make you pay for the repairs" stripetail frowned.. he looked at the bullet holes in the walls.. the shard of toilets that had been thrown on the ground.."How manny of you have injuries that need to be treated?'
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"Never know what information or other interesting things they may have on them." Moran said.
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"Okay," Spyro said at his ring, though he wasn't sure if Stripetail heard. He jumped out of bed, yawned, and glanced at Hunter. "Let's go."
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Cynder's answer was caught off by Stripetail's voice. She glanced at Dixie. "We better get moving."
She leapt out of the bed and started towards the door.
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Dixie climbed out of bed, sdressed herself and headed towards the other bed. 'Come on youi guys' She said shaking Scooby. "I'll be rioght out Cynder..once I ger t these boys out of bed..'
_ Tiger and Tigress stioreed as sTripetail's voice came from thier rings. 'Alright, I'm getting up.. blasted wizard Tiger Grumbled..
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"best search them then" Stripetail replied..
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Brooklyn looked at the bodies a moment, "Anything in particular we should be looking for?" He asked.
"Boobytrapped corpses?" Odysseus said, remembering hearing about how that was done sometimes in ww2 and other battlefields.
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Look through thier clothes'; Stripetail said rifling through the Coyots clothes and coming out with a small notebook.
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"Okay, don't be long," Cynder said. She had almost forgotten the boys were there and was glad they hadn't woken up during her and Dixie's... relation. She stepped out into the hall.
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Jason's group started going through the bodies, putting to one side the items they found in the pockets. They worked close together, several of them taking 1 body to work together.
Sara stayed out of it to look around to keep watch in case anything unexpected or dangerous popped up.
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Scooby Stirred "rhat.. RiXie.. roh. rhen rid rou ret rack?" Hew said sleepily
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A little after midnight... I brought you some chocolate"Dixie smiled, Scooby sat up at the mention of treats."rhere rare rhey?"
_ on the table.. you can take a couple, but we need to get going." dixie replied. Scooby stretche, climbed out of bed, went over to the table, and grabbed a pawful of candy. DFixie went to the door, and opened it. She held the door for Scooby, who came out munching on a chocolate pretzel. Dixie closed the door behind them and went out into the lobbym, where she found Cynder.
"
ri Rynder. Rid rou rirls rave ra rood rime?' Scooby asked her.
Hunter opned the door to his room,and noticed the others standing there. "Wait for us, guys" he said, holding the door for Spyro...
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"Yeah," Cynder replied curtly.
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"Yes we did. We went out to weat, anfdd went shopping" Dixie replied, as Hunter and Spyro came up to them.."Hi Guys, " She said turning to greet them..
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(Number 16000)
Stripetail continued leafing through the remains of the mages..
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Tiger, Tigeress and Genki got out of their room and headed down to the Lobby.
Lilo, Stitch Angel and Nani, also were masking thier way to the Lobby, Both KLilo and Nani were rubbing thier eyes frioom being tired.
"Be careful lilo, theres all sorts of junk in here" Nani said.
Stitch picked up some of the ebris and threw it aside, so they could make thier way down.
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Guilmon started combining the separate piles of stuff from each mage into more organized piles, wallets in 1 pile, personal melee weapons, distance weapons, ect.
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Strut ignored the pain in his ribs as he helped Dr. Zanasiu lift the radiator off the crushed man.
Strut rooted through the man's pockets and found a pouch of what seemed to be gold sand. He placed that aside and continued searching.
"We need someone to turn off the steam pipe in the kitchen!" Dr. Kerzach shouted.
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I'll handle that" Stripetail said heading toward the kitchen, where steam from wuiithin was readily visible "Finatus!' Stripetail commanded ans the steam stopped pouring out of the pipe. revealing the mess the room had become. debris and bullet casings were everywhere...
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Deimos drew his pistol and prepared to enter the kitchen. "Nick, Rime, will you help me search the kitchen? Um, Nick are you armed?"
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Zachary was still fighting the knight on the 6th floor. His armor and labcoat protected him from the sharp edges of the sword but the blunt trauma still affected him. Several of his ribs were broken from the blows of the sword but he still fought on.
The knight was injured as well. Several deep cuts in the armor showed where Zachary's ax caused injury. What appeared to be molten gold poured out of the cuts.
Zachary ducked under a sword swing and struck the knight in the ribs, cutting through his armor. Zachary then quickly aimed another blow at the knight's legs.
As the blow connected and the knight toppled, Zachary swung his ax with all the strength he could muster into the knight's helmeted head.
The ax pierced the knight's helmet and the knight vanished in a flash of gold fire.
Zachary sighed and headed down the stairs.
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Dr. Kerzach was using his switchblade to cut away the Percheron mage's robes. He cut open the the pockets on the robe and found an ornately decorated silver scepter with unusual runic writing on it. He placed that aside and continued searching.
Strut had finished searching the dead Scotsman under the radiator. He gave Guilmon the spoils he found: the man's wallet, a gold dagger with a large red diamond in the blade and a hilt with a strange gem that seemed to have a piece of fire trapped in it, and what appeared to be a pistol made out of diamond.
Strut then helped Dr. Zanasiu lift the toilet off the crushed Ostrich.
"Death by flying toilet. How embarrassing." Dr. Zanasiu deadpanned.
Strut chuckled before a sharp pain in his ribs cut him off.
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Haresh entered the kitchen and went to the back room where the communications crystal was located.
"Master Chong, the mages have failed to kill the Pelvanida group. I don't believe there is any effective way to kill them. We cannot keep throwing away mages at them."
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Franz, Werner and Karl were watching. They then turned to Stripetail.
"Is there anything we should do?" Franz asked.
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Over in the maximum security prison where Chong was being held, an anthro Lemur an anthro Beagle were eavesdropping on Chong.
The Beagle went up to Chong. "Pardon me sir, but I could not help overhearing you mentioning the Pelvanida group. We would like to offer you assistance in eliminating them."
"You see," the Lemur said, "the Pelvanida group is the the same group that got us fired from Pelvanida and sentenced to life in this hellhole. I have some contacts with my old colleagues. They'll be more than happy to deal with the Pelvanida group."
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"I can look at anyone who has injuries that need looking at." Jason said looking up from one of the bodies he was looking through. He had put away the cards floating around him but had the dragon pearl floating near him. He looked over a few items and looked up at Sara.
"I think some of these are magical." He said indicating the pile of items he thought he felt magic in.
Sara came over and nodded, "Some of them do." She said and started to study the items without touching them to see if they were magical and what information she could get from studding them without touching them.
"Magic can be dangerous, be careful." Guilmon said looking over from where he was organizing the items.
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Very well" Chong replied.. he turned to the Crystal. "Had you destroyed their weapons supply faster, Hasresh you would have been more sucessful, they were running low after the Coyote destroyed it... Keep an eye on them. more help will be coming shortly.."
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Yes. you can help you pick up this room.." Strripertail replied.
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Werner grabbed a broom lying in the corner of the room and began sweeping the debris into piles.
Franz was helping Ms. Swimmer search the Chinese man. Franz pulled out a beautiful black lacquer box from the man's robes. He was about to open it when Ms. Swimmer stopped him. "Do not open anything we find."
Franz shrugged and placed the box aside.
Karl was picking up the large pieces of debris and placing them aside.
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Dr. Kerzach turned over his spoils to Guilmon: a strange ring made out of a silvery metal with an odd watery feel; a short sword made of the same metal as the ring and an icy blue orb that glowed with a steady blue light.
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Zachary came down the stairs with a fire ax in hand. "One of the mages left a nasty surprise. I killed the knight a mage left to try and kill me."
Zachary then coughed and headed over to Jason. "It seems several of my ribs are broken."
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Haresh left the kitchen and went to Stripetail. "Chong is sending more mages soon." he said.
"I guess that means we need more ammo?" Strut asked.
Deimos nodded. "I have a fair amount of .357 SIG and .50 BMG left."
"Yeah, but the 7.62 x 39 hollow points and the 12 gauge shells and the explosives are gone!"
Deimos shrugged. "After we clean this [censored] up. I'm buying more ammo and I'm spreading it around the hotel so this doesn't happen again."
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"Nick and Deimos! Are you coming or not?" Rime shouted.
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I'm coming Nick replied..
_ Very good" Stripetail replied to haresh. "Keep reporting to Chong so we can make preperations.. He turned to Deimos. It would be wise not too buy so much. that explosdion was so big and loud because there was so much fuel fior the fire, your weapons. Good idea in spreading it around..so that you're not dependent on one area..
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Deimos and Rime entered the kitchen. It was severely damaged and the floor was covered with a layer of water.
"Well, we're going to have a hard time cooking." Rime cracked.
"No time for jokes." Deimos replied.
"Rime, Nick, take the kitchen. I'll take the back room." Deimos said, "Yell or radio me if you find something."
Rime saluted. "Okay Nick, how do you want to do this?"
Deimos then headed into the back room. Near the crystal he found several sealed leather pouches. He made a mental note and checked the walk-in-freezer.
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Strut then turned to Stripetail. "Any preparations we as the Pelvanida group should make, aside from ammunition purchases?"
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'Yes, get rested and healed. You guys got banged in the fight, if Chong sends still more powerful mages, you'll be a world of trouble. Anything among their belongings that loks magical or even odd, send tome.." Stripetail said,
_ Nick frowned. "Its going to take us hours to clean up.. Briggins is going to KILL you guys.."
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Rime shrugged. "We battled against several very powerful mages and survived."
He opened a drawer and found nothing save the usual kitchen utensils.
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"I believe Guilmon has all their belongings; we turned everything we found to him." Strut said. "And we have several members of our team who need medical attention."
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Yes, you did" Stripetail agreed. "I'll go talk to guilmon later. For now. send over anyone who has real bad injuries. Broken bones, burns that sort of thing.."
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"This stuff here is magical." Sara said, looking over the things she was studying with her magic senses trying to find out what she could without touching anything Which she knew better then to touch strange magic items, at least not till they had been studied thoroughly.
Guilmon nodded, "She has magic stuff. I organizing the rest." He said as he continued with organizing the stuff into similar piles with Sara using a bit of magic to levitate the magic things over into her pile.
Jason nodded and took out a field medical bag from a large pocket that remained in the air when he released it. "I can look at anyone's injuries once we find a good comfortable place for me to do so." He said.
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Strut, Zachary Dr. Zanasiu, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth walked over to Jason. Dr. Kerzach accompanied them.
"Jason, Ms. Swimmer has a 3rd degree burn on most of her left arm and a 1st degree burn on her face. Dr. Zanasiu and Strut both have multiple lacerations and broken ribs. Zachary has several broken ribs. Mr. Bigmouth has a large piece of metal embedded in his left hand along with a broken nose and several acid burns on his legs." Dr. Kerzach said, "Rime and Deimos have 1st degree burns and small cuts and lacerations."
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Meanwhile Agumon, Agumina ans Tai had made thier way down to the lobby. 'Whats going on?' Tai yawned..
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Jason nodded. He took out a small medical scanner to make sure how extensive the injuries are and to mainly ensure things were not worst then they were before. Then he got started on treating the injuries and wounds as best as he could. He worked on the quicker ones first, leaving the ones that would take more attention second. The milder burns & some cuts he used a type of spray that soothed the pain and put a synthetic skin that would cover the would and be gradually absorbed into the body as the new tissues grew into the area and gradually replaced it, & the body could use the synthetic skin as some materials to make new skin with. He also used some pain control to remove or reduce the pain.
"Some of these will require more attention, but I can see to those." He said. "We can try to do that here or in the or room in my tardis that is more sterile then here." He said.
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Stripetail finished ooking around the kitchen then returned to the lobby. "Anyone with severe injuries, bring them to me.. badly brokebn bones, third degree burns.. and so on.."
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Deimos, who was carrying several leather pouches pouches, came out of the kitchen. Rime followed.
Dr. Kerzach and Haresh helped Strut, Zachary Dr. Zanasiu, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth over to Stripetail.
Deimos placed the leather pouches near the other spoils of war. "Guilmon, do not open these pouches." He then turned to Stripetail. "I have found some leather pouches near the communications crystal. Their contents are unknown."
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The Lemur turned to Chong. "We'll send a little surprise for the Pelvanida group."
He then turned to a Ostrich guard. "Any news from Pelvanida?"
"Well, several of the scientists have completed their experiments. They should be ready soon. The armored vehicles and the soldiers are also being prepared." the guard replied. "Oh, Anton, 'Chris', Ivan and Paul are in position to strike."
"We'll give the Pelvanida group a taste of our experiments. Oh, tell the 4 hunters that they are to shoot whenever there is an opening."
The guard nodded and radioed Ivan.
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Ivan, who was in the bathroom when his radio went off listened to the transmission. "Got it." he then ended it.
He then exited the bathroom and took Chris, Anton and Paul aside.
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Guilmon nodded and didn't go anywhere near the sealed bags. He nodded, "Dangerous." He said.
"Ok. I guess you don't need me then for the dangerous stuff." Jason said as he finished examining the wounds and treating the ones he felt comfortable treating in a non sterile or more sterile then their current location was anyway.
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"I will need you to keep them from moving... hold them down. as the stuff I put on the burns and broken bones will sting. pop any blisters. and let the water inside drain out..' Stripetail said to Jason.
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Jason nods, "I can also make the areas temporarily numb so they'll feel less discomfort as well." He said. He reached into a pocket of the floating black bag, "No shots needed just small devices." He said.
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Attach the devices, and every now and then numb those areas. the bones will need the longest to heal, even a hairline fracture takes weeks.." stripetail said..'Ms SWimmer should also have her burn dressings changed every few hours..
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Jason nodded and started to attach the devices near the areas along the nerve pathways of the various injured folks who would have treatment from Stripetail, ready to use a remote control to turn the various ones on as needed & indicated.
Odysseus, Brooklyn & the others finished going through the bodies and handing the things they found to Guilmon to put into organized piles with Sara taking out the magic ones to add to the magic pile or piles she had organized and was looking over to see what information she could get from examine them.
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"turn on the device. Once it is on, I will begin treatment" Stripetail said to Jason. "Much of the treatment will be painful, unfortunately, but that can't be helped..
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Jason nodded, "It should be painless with this since it'll keep the area totally numb, if I adjust the setting the area could be kept immobile. They work by putting out a very small localized field the blocks most nerves messages getting through on the area or limb where they are located. The ones it doesn't block are the life sport ones, heartbeat, breathing ect." Jason said and turned the devices on so the area below where they were if a limb was involved or the area between them for the non limb areas would be numb.
"Ok, it's done. Should I adjust it so the consciously controlled muscles will be unable to move till the device is turned off or that function is turned off?" Jason asked. He avoided using the words temporary localized paralysis since that may give some folks a negative feeling and make them think it was worst then it was.
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Numb is paralysis anyway" stripetail replied. ' as for that adjustment, I'll leave it to you. Whatever yui think best.."
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Scooby, Dixie, and Hunter led the group down to the lobby. "Offhand, but if I had to guess I'd better those Pelvanida guys were in sone sort of battle " Dixie said picking up a bullet casing from the floor. "This place is totally trashed.."
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"We're going to need help holding down Zach. He is extremely strong." Rime said.
"Say the least of Ms. Swimmer or Mr. Bigmouth!" Dr. Kerzach replied.
Deimos turned to Stripetail. "I'm assuming that Dr. Kerzach, Rime and myself are the only ones in condition to fight? Speaking of that, should we get armor for Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer?"
Rime sighed. "We're going to have a massive clean up operation soon." He was looking at a enormous puddle of spackle on the ground and the remains of a toilet.
Werner, Hans and Karl were picking up the large debris from the battle and placing them aside.
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The 4 bounty hunters were inside a 4th floor bathroom.
"So we shoot them as soon as they're alone?" Chris whispered.
Ivan nodded. "It will be easier now that most of our targets are incapacitated."
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Jason nodded, "Ok, ready when you are." He said.
"We can help to hold them down if it's needed." Brooklyn said and the others of Jason's friends who were strong nodded. "We gargoyles are stronger then we look." He said.
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"You know, once this mess is over, we'll probably outfit Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth with armor." Rime said.
"I wonder if we should arm everyone in the hotel?" Deimos asked.
"Everyone is already armed."
"Nani?"
Rime sighed. "She has her .22 rifle, I think." He then turned to Nani. "Nani, do you have your rifle with you? We may need it."
Werner, Franz and Karl went over to Brooklyn. "Pardon us but we can provide extra strength if it is needed, even though we are merely ballet dancers."
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Nano nodded "Its in my purse.. But I'll only use it if necessary. So whats going on here guys. You woke everyone else up!" she looked at Rime/ 'Once we clear up the mess a bit, then, I'm taking the guys back up to bed.."
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Brooklyn shrugs, "Whatever." He says and goes over to where Moran and his other friends are. "if We are done here I'll go back to what I was doing before." He said.
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Rime nodded. "Good. As for the situation, we were ambushed by enemy mages while we were searching the hotel. As you can see, the battle was fierce. The noise was the result of a spell hitting our ammunition cache."
Deimos then turned to Stripetail. "Are Nani and her family safe from the mages?"
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Well, they're on the same floor as the rest of the team, so , they should be pretty sure. Luckily the battle was confined to the lower floors for the most part.." stripetail replied.
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"That's a relief." Rime said.
"Now to clean this huge mess up." Deimos added. "Oh, is it okay for Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer to try on armor? We're taking them to Pete's Munitions tomorrow to get them fitted for some armor."
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"It would be better to clean this up when we';re nort running on empty" stripetail replied. "If we are in the clear, perhaps I should send everyone back to thier rooms..
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"Yes I think that would best" Briggins said coming into the room. "Gentlemen, you 're going to pay for the cleanup... I'll have a better idea of the damage in the morning..
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Jason looks at Deimon, "Armor, I guess that depends on what sort of treament Stripetail will be giving them." He said.
Guilmon nods, "Maybe on wear armor on wounded areas or only with lots padding." he said.
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I will need to look at those magical items we found Sara. How you found anything out about them yet?' Stripetail asked, looking over at Sara.
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Sara said the various things she had been able to find out about each of the items.
(ooc: Not sure what she would have been able to find out so I thought it best to leave it to the gm.)
"... and that is about it. There may be more but it's not always safe to try to get information about strange magic items without proper protection in a proper protected area like a magical lab, or so I was taught." Sara said.
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"WEll we don't have one here, unfortunately, and we must learn what sort of magical items these things are.. Sometimes the only way to learn is by taking some risk Struipetail replied." Had me a few things"
(OOC: go back and look at the previous pages to find the items, just a couple for now will do"
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Sara handed over the bags of what felt like some sort of magic powder or sand to Stripetail.
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Stripetail reached his paw inside took a hanful of powder and threw it up in the air. the powder glowed resd and vanished in a blaze of flame. He frowned"this powder is made from the gursas plant, its is very corrosive" Stripetail said, pausing to look at the dagger with jeweled hilt, the water ring, and the ice blade. "It is not easily made, andusually is used against a particular opponent. 3 guesses as to which person this powder was intended to harm." he glanced at Zachary and the others. "The first two don't count."
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"Quite devious and evil." Brooklyn said.
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yes, indeeed. This is mist likely Chong's doing. Sara, do you have training in counteracting such potions? what makes these poitions so deadly is that it is very hard to create an antidote..and the potion acts very quickly once it hits the victim, like acid reacting to compounds.."
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Sara nods, "I've had training in making counteracting potions, and such. It was among the first parts of my magic & alchemical education." Sara said.
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"Well, I'm charging you with creating a antidote for these" Stripetail motioned to the bags of powder. " Stripetail replied..
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Sara nodded, "The tardis magic & alchemy lab is fully stocked and I can make some there." She said to Stripetail.
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Dr. Kerzach frowned. "Any countermeasures to these chemicals? We can get our hands on protective suits."
"So the stakes are up? Well, we can use chemicals too! I'm adding willie pete to our arsenal." Deimos said.
"No you will not." Rime countered. "We are lucky that the explosion of all our grenades did not destroy or burn down the hotel. We will stick to small arms and keep the majority of explosives in the vehicle. We will keep a small amount in the hotel but nothing like we did last time."
Deimos turned to Stripetail. "Is it safe for Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth to wear armor at this point? The armor is Dragonskin combat armor similar to what Strut and I wear. Of course we are looking at some of the new nanomaterial armor."
"Um Deimos, I just realized, is it okay to use SLAP rounds with these rifles?" Rime asked
Deimos nodded. "Yep, my .50 cal and your .308 or 7.62x51mm NATO are
both safe to use with standard ammo and SLAP rounds."
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there is the rose petals of lumus, but it takes a great deal to make some . time, money. effort. These chemicals will corrode just about anything, even dragon skin armor,or your lab suits.." stripetail replied. "it is better that you do not have explosives in the hotels anymore. as it is. the billup for cleanup and repair will be very high. easily tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thoysands of dollars. Remembver this is an historical landmark too."
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Sara looked at Stripetail, "Should I get started right away or do you want to look over the other magic items first?" She asked.
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Let me look over the magical items first. the earliest you shouls start is tommorow as I'm sure we're all tired.." stripetail said, trying to, and failing, to stifle a yawn..
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Sara nods, "Sounds goo." She says.
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"Sniping is a lot more strenuous than it looks." Deimos said, yawning.
"Same here. I'm going back to sleep." Rime said.
Rime and Deimos then headed back to their rooms to wash up and sleep.
"We should really be resting after that battle. Come on, let's all go to sleep." Strut said.
The injured members of the Pelvanida group then staggered to their feet and headed into their rooms.
"We'll stay down here and clean up as much as possible." Werner said.
"Shouldn't Zachary be doing this?" Franz said in German. "He's a Clydesdale; that's what they do."
"Franz! That was uncalled for! Do you know that one of the Lipizzaners at the Spanish Dance School once worked as a dockworker?" Karl hissed in German. "I think you owe Mr. Johnson an apology."
Werner sighed and resumed sweeping the stairs.
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"We should be going back to sleep." Werner said, sweeping the remains of a vase to the side.
"Yeah. We'll deal with this tomorrow." Karl replied, getting up from the floor where he was trying to scrub the spackle off.
The 3 Lipizzaner stallions headed back to their rooms to sleep.
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Striail turned to the the others. "if you guys want to head back to bed.. you can.. we'll tidy up in the morning..
'So basically you woke us up for nothing?' dixie cscowled.. "Thanks a lot "Boss" Stripetail arched his eyebrow.
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"Shall we all go to our bedrooms or sleep in other places since who knows when another attack may come." Sara asked.
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"It looks like nothing is going on here," Agumina answered to Tai's question.
"What do you mean 'nothing'!?" Tai exclaimed. "There is wreckage all around here."
"I know," she replied. Agumon and Tai looked at her, waiting for her typically odd explanation to come. "The wreckage means that something has happened, and since whatever caused it has stopped, nothing is going on here, but rather, something has gone on here."
"That is what I meant!" Tai fumed. "As long as I'm not writing an article, don't correct my verb tenses no more, okay?"
"That was a double negative," she said back, only trying to help.
As Tai continued to turn red, Agumon interjected and said, "Really Agumina, Tai's just a little groggy; he did yawn just a bit ago. I'm sure if he wasn't so tired, he would talk clearer."
"You mean 'more clearly'."
"Okay, that does it! Hand it over, Agumina," Tai demanded.
"But-"
"Now."
"Oh, okay. Here," she said somberly, handed Tai the book she had been reading in her spare time lately that she had carried into the lobby with her.
"Sorry Agumina, but no more "Essentials of English" for you. While it may be helping you, it isn't quite having a positive effect on me."
"What are you going to do with it?" she asked them.
"If I take it back to the library, are you just going to check it out again?" Tai asked.
"Yes," she replied with utmost honesty.
"I see..." Tai said. "Agumon, isn't it getting rather cold in here?"
"Well, I don't know. I suppose it would feel better if it was a bit warmer in here."
"Okay then, would you help me start a fire in that old fireplace?" Tai asked, pointing to one.
"Um, sure but, what is there to burn? This debri won't work. There's just a bunch of nonflammable stuff like bullet casings, pieces of toilets, and shards of rocks from some pillars."
"Oh, I know of something," Tai said with a sly grin, holding up the item in his hand.
"Wait," Agumina started, "You can't burn that book! It's-"
"Gonna make very pleasant warmth for us. Yeah I know," Tai interrupted.
"Thanks Agumina," Agumon thought to himself. "Now I know not to cross Tai when he's half asleep. He gets really scary."
Tossing the book into the fireplace, Tai said, "Go for it Agumon."
"Right Tai," he said back with little enthusiasm. "Pepper Breath!" The orange, flaming orb burst from his mouth into the fireplace, igniting the book, which quickly turned into ash.
"Now, next time you want to read something Agumina, please allow me to pick the book out for you," Tai said seriously with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"I don't think the librarian will let you," Agumina said quietly.
"Why is that?" Tai wanted to know.
"It's probably going to take you a long time to pay for that book."
"It was just an English book. How much could it cost?"
"It was printed over one hundred years ago, and even then, according to the label, it was $213. I'm afraid that it was worth much more now, at least, before you had Agumon burn it." There was an awkward silence.
"Um, Agumon?" Tai finally stammered.
"I know I'm supposed to protect you, but I can't fight humans, so you'll have to face the librarian on your own."
"I think I'd rather face Diaboramon again," Tai said weakly.
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Hpw much exactly was that book woirth?' tai asked, turning a pale shade of green.
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Umm" Agumina paused. "it was an original copy from 1875, so its 134 years old. it was valued at $213 originally, but if you add interest and compounded it, over 134 years.. you'd get.."
Agumina started counting on her claws. "About 250, 000"
"250,000 dollars?!?" Tai shreiked.
"Hey I warned you guys not to burn it" Agumina shrugged.
Agunmina, I might not make 250,000 in my entire working life. " Tai said beads of sweat now evident on his face. Agumon, can't you do anything to repair it?
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Er.. no" Agumon said flatly. "Its been turned to ash.. ,maybe you could ask Stripetail, but at best we might be able to repair a page or two.." He frowned. "The librarian is going to really freak when she finds out tai"
_ Tai gulped..
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Jason looked at the others of his group including Velma, "Maybe best we divide ourselves up into 2 rooms for safety reasons." Jason said. "Though Sara started the night with her friend and I'm sure the 2 of them can protect each other & themselves very well."
"Sounds best." Odysseus said.
"I agree." Brooklyn said nodding.
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'Lilo spoke up. "i;ve got Nani Stitch and Angel to protect me"
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I've got Scooby, Shaggy and Robbie with me "Dixie said. "And Spyro and Cynder can handle themselves.."
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"Man, they sure went overboard on explosives," Kaito commented as he examined the wreckage from a distance. He decided he would spend the night someplace and turned away, a silvery screen appearing around him as he vanished into a sub-dimension.
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"Well, if you don't need us for anything we'll be going back to bed," Cynder said.
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"Stripetail nodded. "I'll see you in the morning" Good Night Cynder, Spyro, everyone" He nodded, beginning to climb the stairs himsdelf.
Dixie and Scooby lead Spyro cynder and Hunter up thier rooms. 'Rood Right ruys, ree rou rin rhe rorning" Scooby said warmly to his friends..
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Sara snapped her fingers and teleported herself back to the room she was sharing with Tarrax. She waved her hands and her belt with pouches & shorts appeared neatly folded as she slipped back into bed with Tarrax.
Jason and his other friends gathered together to talk over who would go into which room before they would go to their room. To keep things secret they conversed in a type of sign language that Moran and Jason and made up themselves, with the help of some of Jason's other friends from before.
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(OOC - Is everyone asleep?)
Paul and Anton were on the top floor with their rifles out. They had hid their rifles inside a closet several days ago.
"How much longer?" Ivan asked.
"The Clydesdale always goes out to get something to eat at around 0300 hours; it's 0240 hours now."
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(Nearly everyone) agumon, Agumina, and the still shocked tai climbed the stairs, Tai was holding the few pages that had not completely turned to ash that he had managed to dig out of the fire place, and looking at them forlornly. "There goes any chsnce of going to college" he muttered. "if they charge me even a hundredth of what this is worth thats 2500 dollars. I don't have it.."
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scooby Shaggy and Dixie opened the door to thier room. Scooby collaspsed into the nearest bed, and Dixie soon joined him.. "Good Night Scooby" Dixie said kissing him on the cheek and settling in against the pillow.
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Having made the decision Jason's group, including Velma but not Sara (who was in another room with Tarrax, headed up to their floor and into the rooms they had decided to use and each went into one of the 2 rooms. A bit tight perhaps, but they felt they were safer this way.
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Spyro and Cynder padded up to the room they shared with Hunter. Spyro's feet dragged a little bit from sleepiness. Cynder was also tired, but not yet to a physically noticable point. They finally reached the room and flopped down on one of the beds next to each other.
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The night passed, and the horn sounded for the 7 am wakup.
Dixie was jolted out of bed by the horn. "Arghh!"
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Hunter woke up a few minutes later and stretched. "Wake up you two" he said, smiling as he shook the two dragons "Time For breakfast"
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"You idiots! You fell asleep!" Ivan shouted at Paul and Anton.
"We'll try again later." Paul grumbled as he awoke.
The group of 4 then headed back to their rooms to put their weapons away and wash up.
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Deimos, mistaking the wake up call for an emergency alarm, leapt from his bed, put on his armor and helmet, loaded his pistol and leapt behind a dresser with his pistol at the ready.
Zachary, with his armor on and already washed up, headed down into the kitchen with Franz, Werner and Karl.
Dr. Zanasiu and Dr. Kerzach staggered out of their rooms.
"Damn it! It's too early." Dr. Kerzach said, rubbing his eyes.
Rime was still asleep.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer washed up and left their rooms to eat breakfast.
"Deimos, there's no attack." Mr. Bigmouth said.
Deimos put his pistol away and headed into the kitchen.
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Tsukasa moaned and rolled away from the source of annoyance. The poking persisted, until he was finally awake and sorely angry. He rolled over to find Kaito standing next to his bed.
"Yo," Kaito said his customery greeting.
"What are you doing here?" Tsukasa growled, pushing himself up. He noticed he had gone to sleep with his clothes still on.
"I thought I might make you breakfast," Kaito replied.
"I mean here in this world," Tsukasa elaborated. Kaito was always following them around the worlds recently, trying to steal something of value. After the first day here without a sign of Kaito, he was beginning to think the thief wouldn't show himself.
Kaito shrugged. "I don't know. I can't find anything of value here. I thought you might be able to help me, since you knew about the Emperor's Belt in Faiz's world."
Tsukasa had actually had no idea the Emperor's Belt was there. It had been a coincidence and misunderstanding on Kaito's part, but Tsukasa didn't have the patience to try and explain things to the young rogue.
"There's nothing here of value to you," Tsukasa said immediately thinking of the treasure hidden in the hotel. Would Kaito be interested in that? So far the only thing Tsukasa knew him to steal was Rider gear.
"Well then I'll vacation here," Kaito decided. "I'll make you some sea cucumbers too like I promised."
Tsukasa huffed in annoynace and jumped out of bed, heading for the door.
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"Okay, we'll meet you down there in a few minutes," Cynder said, waving her tail at Hunter.
"We will?" Spyro asked sleepily.
"Yes, we will," Cynder purred quietly into his ear.
"We'll be down in a few minutes," Spyro said to Hunter.
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Bulk and skull climbed out of bed at the horn.
"Come On B>g" Skull said. "We're treasure hunting today! Get up you silly Digimon!
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Lets get some breakfast" Bulk said, getting dressed in a old shirt and gheading for the door.
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Lilo, Stitch, And Angel poked thier heads out of the door.
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Alright you two, I'll be waitibng downstairs" Hunter said, heading to the door and opening it, walking through into the hallway.
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Striopetail opened the door to his room and stretched as he made his way downstairs.
Genki Tiger and Tigeress headed downstairs as well.
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Jason and his friends got up. Jason went to disarm and put away his 19th century door alarm and then they went outside to meet in the hallway.
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Tarrax stirred in his bed. He got out of bed, and stretched, Sara was still sleeping... from what he could tell. Tarrax planned to get breakfast for both of them, and bring it upstairs..
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Jason's group went to the stairs and made their way down towards the Lobby, except for Sara who remained asleep,for now at least, due partly to her being woken up and active for a while instead of being sleep the whole night.
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"Who are you calling silly?" B.G. asked, raising his head. "I'm as intelligent and sophisticated as they come." He got up and started for the door, but didn't take more than two steps before the sheets which had somehow become wrapped around his ankle, caused him to trip.
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"Good morning," Yusuke said to Tsukasa as he approached him from the other end of the hall.
Tsukasa merely groaned in reply. Kaito stepped out into the hall and Yusuke immediately jumped in surprise.
"What's he doing here?" Yusuke asked. He didn't wait for an answer as he threw his arms up into his henshin pose.
"He's not doing anything!" Tsukasa snapped, grabbing Yusuke's arm and yanking it down. He glanced back at Kaito to find his hand on the handle of the Diendriver. "Let's just go get breakfast."
He glared between the two of them, until he Arcle vanished from Yusuke's waist and Kaito took his hand off the Diendriver. Tsukasa turned and started down the steps sighing and grumbling as he went.
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skull went back, and untangled B>g with a laugh. 'by the way, how did the bet with that kid go? Tai,tan whatever his name was?
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Come on you two: Bulk said impatiently..
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All of the Pelvanida group, except Rime were in the kitchen eating.
"So now what?" Deimos asked, sticking a large piece of ham in his mouth.
"Clean the place up." Dr. Kerzach replied, cutting his pancakes.
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Scooby and Dixie entered the dinning room. where the buffet was set up. in the enterance to the kitchen there were yellow "wet floor signs".
_ Dixie grabbed a muffin, a piece of toast and a couple hashbrowns.
Scooby grabbed a plateful of muffins, pancakes and sausages..
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Tsukasa was pleased to see that the dinner table was clear when they reached the ground floor. Kaito evidently hadn't had time to make them breakfast.
"I'll cook," Kaito volunteered.
Tsukasa glanced back at him. Yusuke was standing behind Kaito, glaring suspiciously at the theif's turned back. "We'll eat over at the hotel."
He grabbed a piece of paper and scribble a massage to Natsumi. He left it on the table and they headed across the street towards the hotel. Yusuke and Tsukasa both stared with shocked expressions at the damage down to the lobby.
"What happened here?" Yusuke asked, immediately glaring at Kaito.
"Some dinosauruses with guns and a few mages got into a fight last night," Kaito replied with a bored shrug.
"We better go see if anyone was hurt," Tsukasa said as he headed for the dining room.
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"I lost," B.G. growled as he pulled his leg free of the sheet. He rolled to his feet. He immediately started towards the door, not wanting to talk about his loss the night before.
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That stinks.. challenge him to rematch. Double or nothing" Bulk said.. Letting B>g take the lead as they headed downstairs..
_ Hunter waited at the bottom of the stairs for Cynder and Spyro to Come down.
_ Tarrax took a seat briefly as he eyed his plate, which he had piled high with food.
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Jason's group got to the lobby and headed to the dining room wondering what sorts of foods they would have to serve there this time.
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Tai broought down n the pages he had managed to salvage from the fire. "maybe Stripetail can fix the book for us..' he said, half hopefully, as Agumon, and Agumina followed him downstairs.
Genki and Tigress had gotten thier breakfast, and Tiger was getting his..
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Ro, rhen rare re rinishing rhe rontest?' Scooby asked.
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"After Breakfast" Stripetail said.
_ It was then Merlin popped back into view. "Sorry for disappearing earlier. "I had an appointment with the KIng of France" the old wizard said.
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Rime had awakened. washed up, put on his armor and was preparing to get breakfast.
Paul was on the 9th floor looking through the scope of his rifle. He took aim at Rime's head and took a deep breath preparing to fire.
Suddenly, Rime bolted from the area and ran back into his room. He grabbed his AK-47 and several magazines that he already loaded.
"That mystery sniper is after us. I saw the glint of his rifle scope." He muttered, loading his rifle. "And I'm going to find out who or what he is."
He then left his room and ran up the stairs. A stray shot from Paul narrowly missed him and shattered a vase.
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"I think we'll need to ambush him." Paul said.
"Why?" Chris asked.
"You see how fast he's moving? It took him about 4 seconds to go up 1 floor, from opposite the stairs."
"I don't care how we kill him. We'll get paid no matter what."
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Zachary put his plates away and turned to Stripetail. "I guess we should start cleaning up now?"
Karl, Werner and Franz got up and left the dining room. They headed into the lobby to try and continue cleaning up further.
Deimos finished his meal and went to the lobby to assist in clean ups. He looked up and noticed several lawn darts and other debris stuck to the underside of the balconies on every floor. Just then, what appeared to be Rime moving at high speed on the 5th floor caught his attention.
"What the hell?" Deimos said. "Guys, it's Rime! He's on the 5th floor and running away or running after something or someone!"
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Yes I would suggest you guys start cleaning up. Briggins said, coming in with a angry look on his face "You nearly wrecked my hotel! You owe me for cleaning up, and repairing the damage to the hotel. I'll send you the bill, once i get an apprasial."
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Go after hhim, and see what the problem is.." stripetail said..
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Deimos nodded and ran after Rime.
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"We'll clean up but I think you should be grateful considering that we thwarted an attack that could have killed several guests." Dr. Kerzach said, getting up and leaving the dining room.
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Zachary and Hans were trying to scrub the spackle off the floor.
"For a dancer, you don't mind doing manual labor." Zachary joked.
"I was born on a farm in Bavaria. I did manual labor every day." Hans said.
"Wait, I though the Spanish Dance School only accepted Lipizzaner stallions."
Hans shook his head as he was scraping the dried spackle off the floor. "No. It used to be that way but now they accept all species but only males."
Werner and Franz had gotten a ladders and were picking and prying bullets out of the columns and ceilings.
Strut was sweeping the bullet casings into a pile. "We should try and see if we can sell the bullet casings. We have enough brass to get ourselves a decent dinner."
"Clean up now and worry about money later." Dr. Kerzach said. He was using a crowbar to remove part of a lamp embedded in the wall.
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Rime was now on the 9th floor and Deimos was on the 6th floor.
As Rime entered the 9th floor he noticed that the area was empty. He readied his rifle and carefully entered the 9th floor foyer.
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"If either of us die, get out and alert the Dragonstorm scientists." Paul whispered to Anton. As he finished speaking he moved into position with his rifle at the ready.
Ivan was diagonal to Paul. He too had his rifle ready.
Anton and Chris were hiding by the emergency exit.
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Suddenly, two bullets struck just inches from Rime's head. He dove behind a pillar as more bullets flew in his direction. Suddenly they stopped. Rime poked his helmeted head from behind the pillar and spotted the muzzle of a rifle and a little bit of Paul's head. Rime fired off two rounds and ducked behind the pillar.
Deimos was on the 7th floor when he heard gunshots.
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that may be, but i still don't want people tearing up my hotel.." Briggins said. "Nick wil help you pick up the debris.."
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Er.. Stripetail" Tai said, approachimng the squirell "Can I ask you a favor? A big one?'
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Jason's group headed into the dining room to see if there was any food out yet or not and if so what types were there to choose from.
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Deimos had arrived on the 9th floor and found Rime engaging Paul and Ivan.
"About time!" Rime shouted. He reloaded his rifle and fired off a quick burst in Ivan's direction.
Deimos grabbed Rime and dragged him away from the battle
"What the hell are you doing?!" Rime demanded.
"Get down to the lobby!" Deimos said. He drew his pistol and fired off some shots at Ivan and Paul who were pursuing them.
Rime faced his enemy and fired off a short burst then ran down the stairwell. Deimos fired 3 fast shots and also ran down the stairwell.
"After them!" Ivan shouted.
Anton attempted to snipe Rime and Deimos but he missed.
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Dixie pointed out the muffins, hash browns, and various cereals. "help yourselves guys' She smiled..
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Hunter was growing impatient.."What are those two dragons. doing?'
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"Thanks." Jason said.
"Quite a selection." Brooklyn said looking over the various options.
The various folks of Jason's group got plates and served themselves, choosing various things to get or put onto their plates. They also choose their own drinks and went to a table.
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Terry awoke, got ready and came down to the Lobby to choose some food for himself and a drink and took those to a table to eat his breakfast.
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Hawkmon flew alongside Terry, his gaze nowfocused on the buffet.
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What sort of favor?' stripetail replied. Tai dropped the pages onto the table. "These pages are all that is left after I had Agumon burn a book that I took from Agumina... She kept correcting my English.."
Stripetail frowned but said nothing. Tai gulped as he felt the full weight of Stripetail's gaze. "Well, as it turns out...
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Agumina broke in. "It was a library book originally written in 1875 and was originally valued at 213 dollars, given 134 years and compounding interest it woukld now be valued at $250,000.."
_ Stripetail turned huis gaze to Agumina. "My dear, it is not polite to interrupt. "
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Anyway I would like you to repair the book.." Tai finished.
"How many pages was the book?' Stripetail replied. "476" agumina replied. 'And you have given me a handful.." stripetail sighed..
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"Quite a selection." Terry said. "See anything you like?" He asked hawkmon.
Like usual Guilmon piled his tray with food, using to plate, & carried it to the table to sit next to Jason. "Lots of good food." He said before he started to eat.
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I'll try a few muffins" Hawkmon said. "ohh blueberry" the digimon smirked and grabbing two muffins in his talons..
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"First, If that book was really worth 250000 dollars, they would never have allowed it to be checked out, its too valuable.. ' stripetail replied.
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"Any drink you want? I can carry it for you on my plate." Terry said as he selected one for himself and some food that he put onto his plate on his tray.
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Tiger glanced over all of the meat items carefully, finally pawing with the tongs when he found something appetizing. Carrying his tray in his powerful jaws, he came up to his friends and sat beside them. Although he made no statement, anyone could tell he was rather irked about something.
"Is, something the matter Tiger?" Genki asked cautiously.
"Yeah. Why do they have to cook everything here?" he replied flatly.
"...?" Genki was quite puzzled by that statement.
"I'm a monster. Some monsters like their meat raw, you know."
Genki knew now.
"It is so irritating having to search for the most undercooked pieces."
Noticing that no addition was made to the conversation by a certain female, both boys turned their heads to her. Tiger thought he was going to be sick. Genki didn't need to; he already was.
"What are you eating!?" Tiger asked in shock, noticing her choice of nurishment.
"Oh, it's really tasty! I got pancakes, with plenty of ketchup on top, sprinkled with a generous portion of Cocoa Puffs. Want to try a bite?" she offered. Genki put his hand over his mouth and ran away from the table.
"I have known you to enjoy odd combinations, but this is extreme, even for you. Are you feeling all right?" Tiger asked her.
"Aw, how cute! You're all worried about me," she replied in a high tone, with a warm smile on her face.
"Is it just me, or is she even more cheerful than usual?" he thought to himself.
"Hey!" she suddenly exclaimed.
"Huh?" he glanced at her sharply. "What is it?"
"There is a piece of old food stuck to this place! That is so irritating! Do they even know how to wash dishes in this place!?" she uttered angrily.
"...Um, I guess not," Tiger replied slowly, unsure of how to respond.
She burst into laughter at that. "Ha ha ha ha! This hotel has been around for years but they still haven't learned to wash dishes properly? Talk about slowed progress!" she continued laughing so hard that tears swelled in her eyes.
"I don't think flour, tomatoes, and chocolate were meant to be mixed together," he told her.
She didn't respond, but stopped laughing. She then bolted to the restroom marked for females, and a rather unpleasant sound could be heard from without.
"I knew that breakfast she got must have been disgusting," he said aloud, before glancing at her plate. "She- barely ate any of it... Why is she throwing up then?" he wondered in bewilderment. He was now afraid that she was ill.
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Tigress spent the next fifteen minyutes or so in the bathroom, and when she finally came out she looked a little green in the face.."it was probablty something I ate that disagreed with me' She said.
You were in there a long time Tigress"Genki said, conccern on his face.."I'm FINE' Tigress said, her tone rapidly changing to irritance..
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OK, now I'm sure.. You've come down with something.." Tiger said stoically.."what I don't know, a bug of some kind. You were puking for a good fifteen minutes.. What was the lasst thing you ate.. before that ..." He pointed to her food.. "CONFECTION..."
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We went out to eat last night, remember..' Tigress reminded him.. beads of sweat hung from her fur.. the vomiting had taken a oll on her. 'Just.. take itt easy will you?' Tiger said, in as kind a voice as he could manage, which is to say, not very. "The last thing we need, is for you to throw up on the carpet..."
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Aren't you being sweet" Tigress said in a singsong voice...
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Deimos and Rime were now at the 3rd floor with Ivan and Paul chasing them.
"[censored]! Will these guys stop?" Deimos asked.
Rime turned around and fired off a few more shots at his attackers.
Paul got in a shot to Deimos's back but Deimos's much heavier armor prevented him from feeling much. Deimos fired the pistol over his shoulder. He managed to shoot Ivan in the stomach by chance.
Ivan staggered from the gunshot. This allowed Rime to take cover and fatally shoot Ivan.
Paul broke off the pursuit and headed back to the 9th floor.
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After several minutes, Deimos and Rime entered the dining room, both were panting.
"Stripetail...I found...the mystery sniper." Rime panted.
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Excellent! Who was it?' Stripetail said turning away from Tai, and his friends.."
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Dixie enjoyed her breakfast, today she and Cynder would finally win the bet with the boys..Last night had been a great experience.. it was the first time she and Cynder had relations, it would not be the last, indeed far from it.
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Ris ruff ris rood" Scooby said , devouring another hash brown from his plate..
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"It appeared to be one of the guests. The sniper was also accompanied by I think 3 others but I only saw 1 with him." Deimos said. "Also, Rime has fatally shot one of his pursuers on the 3rd floor."
Rime went over to Deimos's back and pulled the bullet out of his armor and threw it on the ground. "I wish I had armor like yours." Rime muttered.
"Rime, this armor weighs over 180 pounds with the ceramic inserts. Your armor weighs about 30 pounds with the ceramic inserts. You'd never be able to wear it." Deimos said.
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Paul had now made his way back to the 9th floor where Anton and Chris were located.
"Where's Ivan?" Chris asked.
"Dead, one of our targets shot him." Paul replied.
"Well, time to really ramp it up." Chris then radioed the Dragonstorm scientists.
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The Ostrich guard received a transmission on his radio. He listened and frowned.
"What is it?" the Lemur asked.
"Ivan was killed by one of the targets." The Ostrich said.
"Hmm. That still leaves 3."
"No. We will unleash the full might of Pelvanida."
The Lemur grinned and turned to Chong. "Chong, we are currently planning a full scale invasion of the hotel where the targets are located. Any thoughts or anyway you can assist?"
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That would not be a good idea, not with the squirell there' Chong said shaking his head.. " Unleasshing the full force of your compound, must be handled delicately, You rush in there, the element of surprise is lost, and the initiative will pass to the other side.. He'll pulled out a gem from his robe.."I still have a few of my mages ... they have a bone to pick with these scientists. "Have your remaining menm- there are 3, correct- join forces with my mages..' Chong gestured and an image of the hotel and the surropunding area appeared. " A full fledged invasion must be as a last resort.. we don't want to tip our hand too early' Chong turned to the Ostrich. "I will assist the invasion, but you must give me time to prepare.. being in prison has klimited my acess to magical supplies, UI must make my own.. and that takes time..'
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Jason & his group continued eating and indulging in idle conversation.
Terry waited for Hawmon to pick a drink so he could carry it to the table for him.
Sara was still in bed, but she was starting to awaken.
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The Lemur thought a moment. "Hmm. You're right."
Meanwhile, the Ostrich radioed the 3 bounty hunters. "Hey, we got ourselves an ally. He's got a bone to pick with those scientists who thwarted Dragonstorm. He can send over some forces." He then cut the transmission and turned to Chong. "We will be undertaking preparations as well. Pelvanida's soldiers, experiments and armored vehicles are being prepared as we speak. However, the soldiers will be sent in as small groups. The vehicles are the last resort. As for ingredients, I'm sure I some of the guards will be happy to help you take out the Pelvanida group."
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Anton picked up and listened. "Good. Send them over a little later."
"What is it?" Paul asked.
"We got reinforcements."
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"Should we move out of this hotel so we don't endanger the guests?" Rime asked Stripetail and Nick.
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'but can you fix the book..?' tai persisted...
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Stripetail paid him little heed. "Go up to the third floor and retrieve the body of your pursuer. Be on the guards the other snipers willbe doubly motivated to kill yiou now that you slew one of their friends..Yes Tai.. I can repair.. all of it.. but it will take time..Have patience.. I have a lot of demands on my time' He said to Tai with a note of Irritation.."I will get to you..
_ Lilo and Stitch were headed up for seconds. "That stuff is really good stitch" Lilo was saying..
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Bulk too was headed for more, as Skull sat down at the table..
HHawkmon pointed with a talon 'That Cola is the one I want"
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Rime and Deimos nodded. "We'll take some extra guards. Dr. Kerzach and Nick, will you help us retrieve the body?"
Dr. Kerzach stepped up.
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Yes, If Briggins gives the ok..." Nick replied.. "I would hope that the hotel will soon safe to return to..
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We muust find the owner;s notes first " stripetail cut.. "We may only have a few days.. I sense things are going to get pretty hairy soon.."
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How long are we looking at, as far as a timeframe? it will probably take me a week to gather enough supplies' Chong frowned his small moustache twitching. "And will also take you time to gather up your forces, even if you send them in small. "Today is. what.. Thursday.. so plan on having the first of OUR forces attack the hotel one week from today.." Chong said, looking at the image of the hotel.. "There are two workers at that hotel, a man and a fiox.. I want them brought to me... ALIVE.. so I may properly deal with them.."
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"Sure thing" Nick said, coming fiorward.. "We'd better hurry.."
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Veemon sat across from velma. he had sopread a huge helping of Spyrup on his pancakes and waffles. 'Enjoying the food Velma?' He asked with a grin..
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The Ostrich nodded. "About 15% or about 6000 combatants are stationed at Pelvanida. However, only about 1000 are actual soldiers, the rest are scientists. It will take about two weeks to have all 40,000 combatants ready. The armored vehicles should take about 2-3 weeks for all the ammunition and fuel to be shipped in. Once everything is prepared, I can get everything to the hotel in about 1 day."
The Lemur grinned. "Hmm. No problem. Do you have any plans for the scientists or can we do as we wish?"
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Deimos turned to Briggins. "Should we move out of the hotel? It seems that we are endangering the guests?"
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"Deimos, we need to go!" Rime said.
"Just a moment!" Deimos called back. "Briggins, is there a place where we can store small arms ammunition? We will scatter the ammunition around the closets in the hotel."
Rime and Dr. Kerzach, with weapons ready ran up the stairs.
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Paul had his rifle out and trained on Rime's head. He was prepared to shoot when Anton grabbed him.
"No more sniping. We've been found out." Anton said firmly.
Paul grumbled and put his rifle away.
Chris, who had his pistol out, was on the 3rd floor hiding.
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'Not really>." chong replied.. "Do with them as you please.. it matters not to me.. He gestured and an image of the gueasts sitting at the table appearee... "those are the forces you have to worry about.. a relatively small group but don't underestimate them. "So we're looking at 2-3 weeks...They'll have all left by then.. In that case, forget about the hotel, and worry about the nearby towns.. that is where they will likely head..Chong changed the image to shoe the town of Surf Point.."We will hunt them down.. to the last beast.." he grinned evilly..
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No. Briggins replieed, Not after you nearly blew up the hotel when you stored your last supply of ammo.. and it got blown up... and I will only evacuate the hotel as a last resort..' He added.. "Now go find those men and get them out of here!'
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The Lemur grinned. "Well, we'll pound the towns with air raids. I don't care what the Geneva Conventions say. The Pelvanida group are terrorists and we will treat them as such!"
The Ostrich thought as he looked at the image. "Exactly how powerful are these guests? Oh, how dangerous is the Pelvanida group in a state like this?"
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The squirrell is immensely powerful.. . " chong frowned.."he;'s the one who put me in this blasted prison! I don't think there is a weapon you posess that could do him much harm..maybe a nuke...but thast would kil all of us.. These two" He pointed to Scooby and Dixie, have magic rings... which are quite powerful.. they too helped put me in here.. and i owe them for that.. I 'm not sure about the others.. I'll have to watch them.. the Pelvanida guys you already know..' Chiong frowned. 'a cornered animal is extremely dangerous.. especially when it is fighting for its life. these creatures will be fighting for thier lives.."
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Velma nodded, "The food here is very good." She said before she continued her eating.
Terry nodded, "ok." He said and got the drink that Hawkmon indicated, putting on a some of the muffins and such Hawkmon liked onto his plate, in case he got hungry later during the meal then seeing he was done he picked himself a drink, put it on his plate and went to a table.
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"Briggins, we need some way to protect ourselves." Deimos said. "We cannot depend on the others to protect us; it is not fair as most of the attackers were after us. Our ammunition supply is extremely low. I only have ammunition for my pistol and my .50 caliber Barret sniper rifle. Nick, Zachary, Mr. Bigmouth, Rime, Strut and Dr. Zanasiu have very little ammunition left."
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Dr. Kerzach was the first to enter the 3rd floor. As he entered, Chris, hiding behind a pillar only 25 feet from the stairwell took a shot at Dr. Kerzach but missed and struck a picture next to his head.
Dr. Kerzach dove to the ground as soon as heard the gunshot. "Guys! We've got an attacker!"
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Haresh went into the kitchen and used the communications crystal. "Chong, what news do you have? It seems like your powders have not worked on them."
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The Lemur grinned again. "Hmm. I do believe Pelvanida's latest weapon: a megawatt class laser capable of cutting a tank in half is ready to be tested."
The Ostrich gulped. "This could get very ugly. I'm not that worried about the Pelvanida group. It's the others that scare me."
"That's what we got laser weaponry and the experiments for." the Lemur replied.
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Franz and Werner were now patching up the bullet holes in the lobby.
Dr. Zanasiu was trying to buff out some burn marks on the ground.
Strut was trying to mop up the kitchen.
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"Haresh.. so the powders didn't work? thats very odd. Anyway.. we plan to deal with the Pelvanida group once and for all.. a sizable force of troops will be heading towards the town probably in a fortnight... be ready..' Chong grinned.."several thousand.. I think.."
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Well, thats what you get for putting all your ammo in one spot and letting it get blown up!' Briggins gave him a fierce glance..he sighed. "alright. you may go get more ammo. bnbut you must carry it on your person..No stockpiles.."
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Great more Trouble' Nick muttered as the approach the third floor.. "I attract trouble like light atracts moths.."
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"What type of troops?" Haresh asked.
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Deimos looked at Briggins. "That is acceptable. Besides, I can carry over 400 rounds on my person." He grinned.
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'highly trained.. of course.."chong turned off the communications crystal. "Lasers can be deflected... and this battle will probably be very ugly' He agreed solemnly.. "But we hold the decided upper hand.. by sheer force of atrrition.. you will likely lose thousands of men.." He said to the ostrich and lemur. "Our enemy numbnbers less than a hundred. everyone of them we kill is far more valuable than those on our side that are killed. We cabn replace them, they cannot. Its how the North won the American Civil War; sheer attrition.." Chong smiled.
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Haresh ran from the kitchen into the dining room. "There is something horrific I have learned from Chong; he is planning a full scale invasion with several thousand troops in 2 weeks."
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"Chong, do you recommend the use of aircraft and the megawatt class laser?" the Lemur asked
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No don't use the laser.. " Chong said simply..'What if the squirell deflects the laser at your men? or worse... deflect the beam back at the devices and destroys it/ Theres goes your much ballyhoed weapon.. that happens your superiors will have yiour asses for lunch...as for aircraft... well you can't have airstrikes without planes..use the aircraft..Deopending on how quickly i cAn get my supplies up.. perhaps your men could stage a little jailbreak for me.. In that case I will come to your forces aid.. and leave the squirrell to me..I have a few scores to settle with him.. and I'm the only one who has the magical skill necesary to face him.." Chong grinned..
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Stripetail froze, and the rest of the guests turned and looked at Haresh. "Several Thousand? was all Stripetail said..
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Haresh nodded. "There is no way we can face that and win."
"The first Pelvanida Incident involved a few thousand terrorists but this is ridiculous. It's not an assassination attempt or even a terrorist assault; it's a [censored] full scale war!" Strut said.
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"Yep. We can do jailbreak for you." The Lemur said. "In fact some of the Dragonstorm scientists are right here. I do believe at least 20 are present."
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Chris reloaded and took aim at Nick.
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And if those soldiers are soldiers at Peklvanida.. then they are commiting treason.. I'd suggest you contact your governmment and inform them" Stripetail said to him. "I doubt the Army will like it that a whole military base, including scientists, have turned traitor.Our only hope is the the Us Army reaches here before they do.. We're far too few to hold a force like that off for long..Yes we could inflictyt great damage, but they would eventually truimph through sheer weight of numbers.."
Nick Dove behind a corner and fired back, just nicking Chris in the left arm. "Get him!' Nick called out.
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Excellent" Chong Grinned.
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"We don't know who or what they are yet. They could be mercenaries or even spirit minions." Strut replied.
"I'm not sure if the army could arrive in time. At Pelvanida, it took them 3 days to arrive when word of the terrorist assault broke out. By that time, most of the terrorists and the staff, save for us and a few others, were dead. However, I can contact Carson City Camp, just outside Las Vegas." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Chris flinched as Nick's shot struck him.
Rime and Deimos opened fire. Chris was grazed by Deimos's shot but Rime's shot managed to hit him in the leg, dropping him.
"He's down!" Deimos shouted.
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Nick fired again, this time hitting chris in the head, and killing him. Nick flinched, he had never killed anyone before..
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Do it. Tell them they have ten days to gather as large a force as possible" stripetail said "and then they have to get here.. which will take a day or so.." He muttered.
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We need to get out of here.. long before they get here" Nani said.
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Agumon, Agumina" You're goimng to digivolve and take the fight to these guys. in your ultimate forms, you can fly.." Tai said.
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Strut turned to Stripetail and Briggins. "You'll need to get all those who do not or cannot fight out of here. And first, we'll need to stockpile ammo. Things are going to get massively ugly. We may need to fortify this hotel too."
Dr. Zanasiu dialed Gen. Moby's. After a few minutes he got through.
"This is Dr. James Zanasiu, I need to speak to General Moby."
"This is General Moby." the voice replied.
"Hello General, I have just received word that a massive force is planning to assault the town of Surf Point and the Inglorious Hotel in about 2-3 weeks."
"The town of Surf Point is a resort area, there are no strategic objectives nearby. Reports of war are very serious matters and totally inappropriate for jokes."
"General Moby, I am dead serious. I am calling from the Inglorious Hotel. The Pelvanida group is there with me. Besides, it is better to be safe than sorry, the president and the people will have your ass when the report turns out to be true and Surf Point gets reduced to a smoking crater and tens of thousands die."
A sigh could be heard through the phone. "I will trust you Dr. Zanasiu. I will send over what I can spare."
"What can you spare? How long will it take?"
"I can send half the garrison of Carson City Camp, about 2,500 men and at least 4 of the armored vehicle battalions. It will take about 3 to 4 weeks for them to be ready."
"We don't have much time. What can you send in about 10 days?"
"I can send over about 350 soldiers, a few Humvees and Stryker fighting vehicles, an MLRS or 2, an anti-air vehicle and maybe an Abrams tank. Don't expect any air or naval support. This will take about 9 to 10 days, including travel time to Surf Point."
"Thank you general." Dr. Zanasiu said. He then turned to Stripetail. "All we could get in 10 days are 350 soldiers and a few armored vehicles, we won't have air or naval support. I hope we have enough forces. With the guests here, that makes out to 400-500 combatants. We're still greatly outnumbered but I guess some of the more powerful guests could be equivalent to multiple soldiers."
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Deimos nodded "Nick you and Dr. Kerzach carry this guy down to the Lobby. Rime and I will carry the other dead guy."
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"Stripetail frowned. even given 500 wew're still looking at a disavantage of say 10-1, maybe more depending on how big their force is.."
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Nick carried the dead sniper, and dead trickled oiff onto the ground from the body. the bullet had struck in the upper forehead just under the hairline. death had probably been immediate although Nick wasn't a doctor, so that was just a guess.
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Sara and I can deal with any aircraft" tarrax said. "They shoot at us, we'll incinerate them. Those who have the ability to fly should help deal with the enemy from the air.. "
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are there any other bases that are close by?' Dixie asked..
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"Perhaps we should do likewise, though who can say if large digimon can fit where those guys are. Maneuvering room is an important thing to consider." Brooklyn said.
"If needed I can nip over to Korodos and ask the emperor if he would not mind some Imperial knights coming over." Jason said. "& I'm sure the rest of us would be happy to help." he said and his friends nodded.
"Some of us can change." Guilmon said.
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"I have a friend who could help." Terry said, meaning his other form. "I can contact him if you'd like." He said.
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Deimos and Rime carried the other sniper down to the lobby. Rime's shot had pierced Ivan through the throat.
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"As General Moby said, Surf Point is a resort town. There are no military bases within several hundred miles." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Hmm. We can possibly set up a missile battery or a few AA guns on the roof." Strut said.
"It seems like we should start purchasing ammo." Mr. Bigmouth said. "I'll go with Deimos, Rime, Zachary and Strut."
"Though it is unlikely, we must consider that they may have stolen some of Pelvanida's advanced weaponry, mostly laser weapons." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Anyone who can help, will be appreciated..' stripwetail said, nodding at Tewrry Jason and Brooklyn..
_ Alright lets remove anything they may have on them, armor, bullets anything.."nick said..
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"Yea, loot." Guilmon said having come across the term used by 1 of Jason's companions, not one of the ones with him currently, who used the term at times.
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Yes, loot.. We can probably find out where the others are.." Nick nodded./...
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Rime, Deimos and Dr. Kerzach went to retrieve gloves from the kitchen. After a few moments, they returned and Rime handed a pair to Nick.
"Deimos and I'll take the Chinese man." Rime said. "You and Dr. Kerzach can take the Russian man"
Deimos and Rime stripped off Chris's shirt to reveal that he was wearing light body armor. Deimos took it off and placed it aside. He then searched the pockets in the armor.
Rime was looking through the man's pockets and pulled out an extra magazine for his pistol and a radio.
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"Stripetail, what preparations should me make?" Strut asked. "I'm already considering fortifying the hotel and stockpiling ammo."
"Nani, the soldiers will need all the help they can get. Your rifle will prove useful. Even if you don't want to directly fight, you can help carry munitions, do repairs, operate anti-air weapons and do logistical work. But it is your choice if you want to leave. But bear in mind that the surrounding areas may become extremely unsafe when you do decide to leave." Zachary said.
"Are there any heavy vehicles nearby?" Dr. Zanasiu asked. "We're heading out to purchase some more ammo and weapons." He then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, can you use a firearm? Also, do you wish to leave? As Zachary said, the soldiers need a lot of assistance and logistical support is vital."
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Nick put the gloves on... and nodded at Dr Kerzach. "lets go get these guys.." Nick said.
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I'm not leaving unless I absolutely have to'Briggins replied. "And there are no heavy weapons nearby.. this is a resort area..."
Nani nodded. "i'll help in anyway I can.." "We'll help too' Lilo said.. "Lilo stay by Stitch and Angel. You guys protect Lilo at all times.." She said fiormly..
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"Is there a truck on the premises?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"The safest place would probably be in a basement." Strut said. He then turned to Lilo, Stitch and Angel. "Once you hear signs of an invasion, I want you to go to the safe room. Once you go in there, lock the door and barricade it. Do not, under any circumstances, open the door."
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Dr. Kerzach nodded went through Ivan's pockets. He pulled out the man's wallet, a combat knife and a locket with a picture of a beautiful Russian woman.
Dr. Kerzach sighed as he looked at the locket. "This guy is married." He placed the locket aside and continued looking through his pockets.
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Was Married" Nick said solemnly..
We can fight" Stitch nodded.. "Yes We fight" Angel said...
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They can stick with us.."dixie said..
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Strut nodded and thought. "Dixie, Angel, Stitch, protect Lilo in the safe room." He then turned to Dixie. "Dixie, could you please find Shaggy and appraise him of the situation. He needs to make an informed choice on what will happen."
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Dr. Kerzach tried his hardest not to cry as he took off Ivan's shirt revealing that he was not wearing armor at all but a tear still fell down from Dr. Kerzach's eyes.
"Hey Yuri, you okay?" Rime asked.
"Yeah. It's just...shocking that this man had a family." Dr. Kerzach said.
Rime nodded solemnly. "His family probably understood the risks he was taking but that does not soften the blow. But we cannot think about that right now."
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These men were hired to kill us' Nick said. "So while I sympathize with thier families, I cannot sympathize with what he was trying to do.. We'll send his body to his family for burial.."
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Sure" Dixie nodded.."he'll probably want to stay and fight.."
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"Jinkies, things will get hairy here soon." Velma said, some shock in her voice.
"Indeed." Brooklyn said.
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Rell, re rave ro roice rut ro right" Scoooby said. "Re'll rotect rou Relma"
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I'll protect you velma. I can digivove if I need to..' veemon said..
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Well, we'll fight.. we don't have a choice it seems' Skull said.. both he and Skull looked very nervous..
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"Okay, how many here need weapons?" Strut asked. "Just come up to me and I'll write down what you want. Zach, James, Rime and I will purchase your weapon."
"Hey Nani, do you feel comfortable upgrading to something like .223 NATO or maybe a smaller gauge shotgun, like a 20 gauge? A 12 gauge shotgun is preferred for combat but I'm not sure if you can handle the recoil; it hits a quite a bit harder than your .22 rifle." Zachary asked. "Though the .22 is the weakest rifle round, it is better than nothing."
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"So what sort of firepower can we expect to be facing?" Odysseus asked.
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Strut thought. "I am not sure but if the troops are from Pelvanida, then you'll have to face laser weapons, high velocity gauss weapons, small arms, grenades, rockets and psionic attacks courtesy of the experiments. I am also expecting that we will face armored vehicles, like tanks, MLRS vehicles, Humvees and the like. Aircraft, including bombers and helicopter gunships are quite likely to be used as well."
"Do not forget that Chong also has mages with them." Haresh said. "They can attack with various spells and raise barriers capable of withstanding small arms fire. They can also summon spirit minions as well. I would not be surprised if the mages also had powerful artifacts and potions with them as well."
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Jason rubbed his chin with one hand. "My group has only 1 mage, Sara, and there is Stripetail & Tarrax. Though Sara & Tarrax will likely be to busy with the aircraft to battle mages also. I'm not much of a mage yet. Maybe I should go and my second incarnation, or one after that, should take my place in this battle war. I should be a full imperial mage by then, as well as having gadgets." Jason said.
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"We will simply have to fight them as we are" Stripetail said.. rubbing the back of his head.. looking at the gathered group. 'He gestured and a bag appeared out of midait. he reached inside and pullee out a staff. this staff was made of oak and had 3 large red gems in it. "Take this jason" he said tossing it to him. "Its a rEd level 3 staff. It can cast lightning spells, fire spells, whatever you want to cast, it will cast. if you want to keep it or return it, after we're finished.. it's up to you..I've a wide variety of staffs at home..if you wish to keep it, its fine with me.."
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Dr. Zanasiu thought a moment. "Stripetail, can you summon spirit minions to boost our forces or is that not practical?"
Haresh thought a moment. "I'm not sure I want to be involved in combat."
"That's okay; we need people who can do logistics work." Strut said.
Zachary then turned to Werner, Hans and Franz. "How do you wish to assist us in the battle."
"We will fight." they said simultaneously.
"Do you have any experience in using firearms?"
Hans, who happened to be the oldest of the three Lipizzaner stallions, spoke. "We have served in the ÷sterreichs Bundesheer or translated Austrian Armed Forces However, the military life is not for me."
"Well, you three can do logistics work and operate crew served weapons."
Hans then turned to Werner and Franz. "Franz, you operate any crew served weaponry we get. Werner and I will do logistics."
Dr. Zanasiu turned to Briggins. "Briggins, do you have a truck we can borrow?"
Strut turned to Nani. "We'll need your SUV. Shaggy, we'll also need your SUV. Speak to Stripetail or myself if you need a weapon; Stripetail deals with magic weaponry, I deal with conventional weapons."
Mr. Bigmouth thought a moment. "We should start fortifying this location now."
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Rime and Deimos had finished searching Chris. "Nick, Yuri, we're taking our shooter to Stripetail." Deimos picked up the body of Chris while Rime picked up Chris's belongings in a garbage bag. They then headed down to the first floor.
"Anything else, Nick?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
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Anton and Paul were still on the 9th floor.
Anton's sensitive hearing let him catch some brief words of what was going on in the lobby. "Hmm. Seems like they are preparing for an invasion."
Paul nodded. "Probably courtesy of Dragonstorm. The Pelvanida group is screwed."
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"Thanks, I'll use it with my dragon pearl and other things I have." Jason said.
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Yes I can.." Stripetail nodded, although there's only so much they can do against the living..
No, lets head out" Nick replied, heading up the stairs..
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"Mind carrying this guy's stuff?" Dr. Kerzach asked. He then grabbed the body of Ivan and dragged him down the stairs.
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"As long as they can injure living things, that'll be fine." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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"Sure thing" Nick sdaid, grabbing the bag with Ivan's clothes and posseioins ionin it and headed down to the lobby..
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Jason nodded, "indeed, but first." he said, taking the staff and taking the imperial dragon pearl out of his pocket looked at Guilmon. "You don't mind flying at times."
Guilmon smiled, "Flying fun." He said. He could remember the times he had been in various vehicles or being carried while flying.
Jason used the staff combined with the dragon pearl to cast a flying spell on Guilmon. "There, that should give you some extra maneuverability, just don't do that inside much." Jason said.
"Ok." Guilmon said. he felt a little bit different, but pretty much the same except he knew he could fly now.
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Strut grinned. "Hmm. So we have our own airforce now?"
Mr. Bigmouth turned over to Jason and Guilemon. "Seems so."
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Several minutes later, Rime and Deimos arrived at the first floor carrying Chris's body and possessions.
"Stripetail, we have already searched our attacker. Rime has his possessions." Deimos said.
"Any important news that has arrived?" Rime asked.
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We've got two weeks before a force of several thousand will attack the hotel and the surrounding area" stripetail said.
_ Armor up Stitch' Lilo said, and Both Stitch and Angel followed her requests.
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We're having a stratregy session" dixie said..
(Lets give Drake a chance to catch up...)
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Deimos sighed. "Great, I knew [censored] will hit the fan sooner or later. Let me guess; they're after the Pelvanida group? Maybe we shouldn't have stayed at this hotel." He then turned his back to the group.
"Deimos! Now is not the time for blame or self pity! We have 2 weeks to prepare before a war starts! We will either protect the surrounding area or we will die as heroes!" Rime shouted.
Deimos paid no heed to Rime's speech even as Strut, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Hans, Franz and Karl, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer nodded silently and snapped to attention.
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Tsukasa listened to the group quietly. He felt a surge of joy for the coming battle guessing that it might be the reason he had been called into this world even though it wasn't one of the worlds he was supposed to stop in.
"A strategy session for what?" Cynder asked as she and Spyro descended whatever was left of the stairs. Spyro glanced over at Rime, curious as to what exactly had prompted his speech.
"Where's Kaito?" Yuusuke asked Tsukasa in a whisper.
He twisted around and upon not spotting the thief, shrugged in reply.
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B.G. had disappeared from the meeting and quietly crept out of the hotel at the mention of a massive war. He had no desire to fight in such a thing. He was only a small rookie and had no intention of risking his neck before he had even reached his champion level.
"Yo," Kaito said as he stepped out from behind a tree, frightning B.G. who turned and raised his claws at him. Kaito held up his hands, palms facing the digimon to show he was unarmed. "Sneaking away before the excitement starts?"
"So what if I am?" B.G. asked, glancing back at the hotel.
Kaito shrugged. "Just curious."
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How to best defend against the attack.. " Stripetail said, looking at both Cynder abnnd Spyro.. "We have two weeks.. this next week will focus on finding the owners notes as quickly as possible..Right now though, lets finish that challenge shall we?' He said to Cynder.
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"You can do that, I"ll be looking to see what sorts of ways this place's defense can be strengthened, besides arranging the molecules and such so they are more resistant to damage, in certain ways." Jason said
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Rime sighed. "Deimos, we are not the cause of the invasion. I wouldn't be surprised if they went after Surf Point. Now, do you want to stand here and watch as Surf Point is reduced to rubble and thousands die?"
Deimos sighed and a fire seemed to burn within his amber eyes. "No! We will stop this invasion! We will protect the innocent! And we will prevail in the face of evil!" Deimos roared, clenching his fists.
"That's the same fiery Deimos I know from Pelvanida." Rime replied.
The burning glow in Deimos's eyes dimmed slightly as he took a deep breath and spoke. "We have 2 weeks to prepare and we also need to break the curse. Zanasiu, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Johnson, you will acquire munitions and help fortify the hotel. Kerzach, Rime and I will assist in breaking the curse." He then gestured to Haresh and the 3 Lipizzaner stallions. "You 4 assist in fortifying the hotel."
"Sir, all three of us are former Austrian Armed Forces members." Werner said. "We can provide assistance in breaking the curse."
Deimos thought a moment. "Okay you three help us break the curse." He pointed to Haresh. "You help fortify the hotel!"
The Pelvanida group nodded and saluted Deimos who saluted back.
Deimos turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail, I have broken up the Pelvanida group into 2 separate groups: 1 group will help in fortifying the hotel and the other will help in breaking this hotel's curse. I will also see if I can get Surf Point evacuated and possibly get help from the Surf Point Police. I am hoping they have a SWAT team."
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Stripetail nodded.. "Theres no guarantee they will believe you at first.. any help we can get from the surrounding communities will be of great help.." he looked at the gasthered group.."This battle to come wlill be the worst most of you have ever seen, but that can't be helped. Not all of us will make it , given the forces arrayed against us, the odds of losing some of us, are virtually 100 percent. armor and bravery can only hold out so long against sheer numbers..' Stripetail was solemn as he said this. "
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Zachary nodded. "I am prepared to die for the sake of the common good."
"Our sacrifice will not be in vain." Dr. Zanasiu added.
"Even in death, we will be remembered." Rime said.
The Pelvanida group solemnly nodded and stood at attention.
"Stripetail, I am heading out to Surf Point." Deimos said. "I will appraise you of the situation there." With that said, he asked Briggins how long it would take to get to Surf Point.
"Nani and Scooby, we need to take your vehicles to purchase weapons. Do you wish to come with us?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
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'sure you can take it" Nani nodded
Ri've rave rhe rotest rith rhe rirls, ro Ri ran't rome' Scooby shook his head. He gulped at the thought of dying.. "Rou ran rake rit, rut ron't ramage rit.."
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It would take a couple hours to real Surf POint' Briggins said..
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Zachary accepted the keys from Nani and headed out to the parking lot.
Dr. Kerzach accepted the keys from Scooby and followed Zachary. "Shaggy, you'll need to come with me if you want a gun."
Deimos thanked Briggins and followed the two out to the parking lot. "Yuri, I need to make a stop at Surf Point."
Dr. Kerzach nodded and opened Shaggy's SUV. "Get in." He started the engine as Deimos got in.
"Ready to roll?" Deimos asked.
Dr. Kerzach shook his head. "We need to wait for Shaggy."
Zachary had already pulled out of the parking lot.
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Inside Surf Point PD Headquarters, the police chief was appraising the officers of the situation.
"We had just received word from General Moby that an army is en route in 2 weeks time. I want all our forces mobilized and ready to roll by then."
The gathered officers saluted the chief who responded in kind.
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Out in the streets of Surf Point, some SWAT APCs could be seen at the borders of the town.
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"I've been through a war before," Spyro said solemly. "I know the risks."
Yusuke looked nervous at the mention of death while Tsukasa continued to watch impassively. He frowned and glanced around, some sixth sense connected to his powers as Decade alerting him to the presence of a Mirror Monster. "I'll be right back."
He turned and left before Yusuke could ask questions. He pulled out the Decadriver as soon as he was out of sight and placed it on his waist.
"Henshin..."
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"We're in" Tai said looking at Agumon and Agumina.
_ Count us in too" Genki said. 'We beat MOo, whats 5000 guys compared to that..
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Stripetail nodded to Spyro.. 'I know you and Cynder have seen terrible battles before, you're not the ones I'm concerned about.."
_ Shaggy cmlimbed in the car.."I'm ready.."
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"When do you want me to go and try to get some imperial Korodos knights?" Jason asked.
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"AS soon, as it is convient for you..' Stripetail replied. "We have two weeks, so you don't have to do it now.. but soon.. would be best..'
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Hey where's B.G?' Skull asked, looking arounf for the Digimon.
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Jason nods, "Maybe sooner is better since the strategy and tactical plans can get started and the sooner we have full info on our forces the better."
Guilmon looked around, "Maybe talk of war scared him away. Most digimon no like fighting." He said.
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Spyro and Cynder glanced around, not spotting the black digimon.
"When did you guys last see him?" Cynder asked.
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Tsukasa wondered out into the woods, following the signal of the monster. He paused in front of a small puddle of water and examined his surroundings. Dragblacker burst from the reflective surface of the puddle and roared as it flew at Tsukasa.
Grabbing the Ride Booker and switching it to sword mode, Tsukasa jumped to the side and brought the sword down on top of the draconic mirror monster. The dragon was too big for the slash to do much damage and a whack from its tail sent Tsukasa flying back.
He quickly got back to his feet, drawing out the gold final attack ride card and tossing it into the Decadriver.
"Final Attack Ride... De-De-De-Decade!"
The Ride Booker reconfigured into gun mode as several golden cards appeared in front of Tsukasa. He aimed and fired, a red beam of energy travelling through the cards, growing in size with each card it passed. Dragblacker spat three fireballs at the beam, but it just plowed through them and landed a glancing blow on the serpentine creature.
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a little while ago, before that guy busted in with all this war tal;lk" Skull said, pointing at Haresh.. 'He could have gone anywhere..."
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"We'll have a few people look for him' nick said. I'll come with you.."
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Dr. Kerzach pulled out of the parking lot as soon as Shaggy entered.
"Shaggy, we are heading to Pete's Munitions. It's about 2-3 hours from here. Once we arrive, we will buy our ammunition and any extra weapons we need. Go to the shooting range there and enjoy yourself. Once you are done, we need to purchase a weapon for you. What do you want: a rifle, pistol or a shotgun?" Deimos said.
"We'll also be heading to Surf Point once we drop off all the munitions." Dr. Kerzach said. He then turned on the radio, Never Surrender was now playing.
"Nice techno beat." Deimos said. The refrain "never surrender" came on as he spoke.
"I know. Nothing like a good techno, hard rock or heavy metal beat when you're driving."
Especially as you're driving to a munitions store to prepare for a war. Deimos thought.
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Dr. Zanasiu's radio beeped and he answered it. "Thank you sir. Zanasiu out!" He then turned to the group, "Good news. Telson Airforce Base is lending us some aircraft: 1 'Spooky' Gunship, a few Apache helicopters and a think a few F-22 Raptors."
"I'll help look for our missing one." Rime said.
"I'll come too." Ms. Swimmer said.
(OOC - Never Surrender is from the Halo 2 OST. Listen to it here: Never Surrender (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LNNJqSzkeY&feature=related))
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eh.. A pistol would be fibne.. trouble is. I've never fired one before.. my folks aren't that into guns" Shaggy replied as the song continued.. the next song on wasDanger Zone by Kenny Loggins..."Appropriate, since this area is going to be a danger zone in a couple weeks." Shaggy said
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(OOC - I'm listening to Danger Zone right now!)
"Actually, I'd say a rifle or a shotgun is better for a first time shooter. I'd normally say start with a .22 but for combat, a 5.56x45 mm or a 7.62x39 mm is more appropriate. Of course you could take both a pistol and a rifle or a pistol and shotgun. Try it all out when you get to Pete's; they'll help you pick out your weapons" Deimos said.
"I'll stick with my switchblade." Dr. Kerzach said.
"Yuri, you can't stab through hard armor."
"Fine, I'll do logistics. I'm not fond of guns."
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"Hey, I just thought of something? Should we see if we can get the surrounding towns' police forces to assist us?" Strut asked.
Dr. Zanasiu thought a moment. "Good idea. I know Surf Point has a SWAT team but I'm not sure about other locations. Deimos is going to Surf Point later." He then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, what role do you wish to serve in the impending battle? Logistics or combatant?"
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I'll be logistics I'm too old to be abn effective fighter.." Briggins said,... as the sprit of Pie Throwing ghost appeared on the top of the ste[ps.. 'I hope all of you saved room for.. PIE" She shreiked throwing at pie straight at Brigggins, this was an old blueberry, and hit Briggins square in the face.. The Pir throwing ghost cackled and disappeared again.
_" A pie-and run.. great" Briggins muttered wiping off the pie..
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"That's the least of our problems, a pie throwing ghost." Strut said.
"Actually, it's dangerous. You cannot shoot if you're wiping pie off your face and that can give an opportunity for the enemy to kill you. Not to mention pie probably plays havoc with weaponry." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Good. Briggins, we need to assistance to stockpile ammo and fortify this place. We also need to make a safe room for Lilo." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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This place will be a target... and no place therin will be completely safe" Briggins replied, stil wiping off pie. "This place is haunted , gentlemen, aafter all... we could try the basement.."
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"The basement is perfect." Strut said. "The main ammunition cache will be in the basement. Smaller stocks will be scattered around the hotel. Also, can the roof support something like a small anti air rocket or gun battery?"
Dr. Zanasiu turned to Nani. "Nani, some of my group are out purchasing weapons. Do you need anything or do you wish to use a stronger weapon?"
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Zachary pulled into Pete's Munitions and entered. He waved back to the greeter and grabbed a hand cart as he began shopping.
He stopped over at the bulk ammunition section where he bought 7 cases (1000 rounds each) of 7.62 x 39 hollow point and 7 cases (1000 rounds) of 7.62 x 39 full metal jacket.
He also bought 5 cases of .50 BMG (500 round belts) and 2 cases of loose .50 BMG rounds (250 rounds each). He also bought 5 cases each of 00 buckshot and slugs, each containing 500 shells.
After several minutes he pushed his handcart to the checkout and waited in line.
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Dr. Kerzach pulled into the parking lot of Pete's Munitions. He saw Nani's SUV. "Well, looks like Zach beat us here." He turned off the engine and got out. "Okay, everyone out."
Deimos got out and walked around. "Well, Shaggy here it is: Pete's Munitions." He gestured to an enormous warehouse like structure.
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"well this place certainly looks well-stocked. This explains all the ammo at the mansiion" Shaggy quiped.. "One question.. how exactly do you guys pay for all this? you probably get a discount, but where do you get the money to pay for alll of it.. I mean you guys aren't buying 1, 2, 5 rounds, you're buying thousands of them..:
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"Remember the Mithril from the Insane Cafe? Mr. Bigmouth's shining stones helped a lot too and the odd jobs we did helped too." Deimos said.
Just as he spoke Zachary pushed his hand cart out to the parking lot and opened Nani's SUV. "Hey, Deimos, Yuri, Shaggy. Mind helping me load up?"
Deimos looked at the cart. "What did you buy?"
Zachary hefted two cases of loose .50 BMG rounds into the SUV. "14,000 rounds of 7.62 x 39. Half HP and half FMJ." He hefted 2 cases of .50 BMG belts into the SUV. "2,500 rounds of .50 BMG in belt form." He loaded 2 more cases of .50 BMG belts into the SUV. "500 rounds of loose .50 BMG." He loaded the last case of BMG belts into the SUV. "And 2,500 12 gauge shotgun shells. Half of them slugs and half of them 00 buck."
"We're getting Shaggy a new gun." Deimos said.
"Good." Zachary grunted, hefting the 2 cases of loose .50 BMG into the SUV. He stopped briefly to rub his arms. "Make sure you get him a 12 gauge shotgun or 7.62 x 39 rifle or failing that a .357 SIG pistol. Those are the only types of ammo we have in massive quantities. The .50 BMG is for machine guns and your big .50 rifle. Get some more M948 SLAP rounds for Rime. He's down to about a 100 rounds. I'm not sure what Nani wants but get her a 12 gauge shotgun or a 7.62 x 39 or rifle, her .22 won't cut it. If all else fails get some .22 rounds as well. And get some explosives, grenades should do the trick."
"Got it!" Deimos said.
He then walked through the entrance. He saluted the greeter.
"Okay Shaggy, head over to the shooting range and see what interests you. Yuri and I are going over to the restricted munitions section. You need proper ID to get in." Deimos said.
Dr. Kerzach grabbed a hand cart and followed Deimos to the restricted munitions section.
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thats explain it. how much mithril do you guys have left?" shaggy asked as he followed them up to the firing range..
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"We gathered about 500 pounds of Mithril; we have about 300 pounds left. Mr. Bigmouth has also done his part by prospecting for gems and gathering scrap metal." Deimos said.
"Well, here's the restricted munitions section." Dr. Kerzach said. A heavy steel door with small windows and labeled "Restricted Munitions section came into view. Access granted only with proper identification." came into view.
A German Shepherd in a guard uniform stopped the group. "Sir. This is the restricted munitions section. Please show identification to proceed."
Dr. Kerzach and Deimos showed their Pelvanida ID cards and the door opened so they could pass.
"Sorry Shaggy, no visitors allowed in this section. But have fun at the shooting range. Oh, go pick out a weapon for yourself." Deimos said as he and Dr. Kerzach entered.
The guard then closed the door.
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Shaggy went out to the firing rang.
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Stripetail motionmed to scooby, and Dixie. "you guys ready to resume? Since the girls won the last challenge they'll go first. the first team to get 1000 points wins. Each question is worth either 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 points. if you get the question right you gain points, if you get it wrong, you lose points. its that simple.. Now girls, how many points do you want the first questiion to be?' Stripetail asked, lokiing at Dixie and Cynder..
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Jason though of things and decided to go and visit with the extreme dinosaurs. I think this place may need some extra help. I hope to get some extra equipment from them, maybe some extra weapons at least. He thought to himself. He went to look for a good spot alone to create a temporary digiportal.
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The range officer greeted Shaggy. "Hello sir. Are you here for some target practice? You can either rent a weapon or use your own."
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Deimos wandered around the restricted munitions section. His eyes fell on a remote controlled 25 mm autocannon He then turned to the salesman "How much is this?"
The salesman looked at the price tag. "That is $25,000 dollars. Tax included."
Deimos thought a moment. "I'll take it."
The salesman attached an orange tag to the machine gun and handed a receipt to Deimos. "Sir, Come back to pickup once you've paid." the salesman said.
Deimos nodded and placed the receipt in his bandolier.
"Yuri!" Deimos called. "Get some high explosive and armor piercing rounds!"
Dr. Kerzach nodded and headed over to the 25 mm ammunition section. He picked up a 100 round canister of high explosive rounds and placed it into the cart.
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I'll rent a .22 thanks' shaggy said to the officer.. "Now.. what am I am aiming at.."
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"That will be $20 for 20 shots." The range officer said. "Take the receipt and hand it to the other range officer inside. He'll provide you with your weapon, ammunition, safety equipment and instructions. The targets are just simple bullseye targets. We also offer Human shaped targets for tactical, military and law enforcement use. It's an extra dollar to use tactical targets. Which target do you want?"
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Just the regular bullseye.. thanks" Shasggy said fishing in his pocket for a twenty.. and finding one, pulled it out and gave it to the officer..
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No, the roof is quite fragile unfortunately.. putting any extra eight on it, could cause portions of it to fall in.."Briggins replied..
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The range officer accepted the twenty and printed out the receipt which he handed to Shaggy. "Enjoy yourself."
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Zachary had finished loading all the ammunition into the SUV. He returned the handcart and got in the SUV and started it up to drive back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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Dr. Kerzach hefted the last 2 cases of armor piercing 25 mm ammunition into the cart. "Deimos! A little help? My arms are numb."
Deimos went over to Dr. Kerzach. "Now what?"
"The explosives and Rime's M948 rounds." Dr. Kerzach said.
Deimos bought 2 canisters of M948 rounds with 300 rounds each and placed them on the handcart. He pushed it by Dr. Kerzach and got a new handcart which he then pushed to explosives section
Deimos picked up a crate of fragmentation grenades. He also bought 1 crate each of HE and HEAT 40 mm x 46 mm grenades used by Zachary's grenade launcher. He was about to leave when his eyes fell on a crate of white phosphorous grenades. He picked up the crate and placed it on the handcart. "I think we're ready!"
Dr. Kerzach sighed. "Let me rest a moment."
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"Is there any place where we can mount an anti air battery?" Strut asked.
"Try the courtyard." Dr. Zanasiu suggested.
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"Yes the Courtyard would be best.." Briggins nodded..
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Bulk and Skull Followed Nick.."B.g May be a pain, but the guy's grown me, Bulky.." Skull said as they walked towards the first floor stairs..
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Rime and Ms. Swimmer followed Nick. Rime had his ordinary rifle out and Ms. Swimmer had her dual sticks out.
"Where could he be?" Rime asked.
"He could be in Surf Point for all we know." Ms. Swimmer replied.
"What time is it?" Rime asked. "Shouldn't Deimos, Yuri, Zach and Shaggy be back by now?"
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Its only 7:30 a/m I can't imagine many places are open.. yet" Briggins replied.
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Hunter sat at a table picking at some fish.."If Only We could could get back to our world, my kind would gladly help.."
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Stitch has a lot of cousins, unfortunateluy, We couldn't get very many here in two weeks'Lilo said. "Don't worry abnout that Lilo" Nani said soothingly you have plenty of people here to protect us..
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Merlin drank from his cup.."i could cast spells on their wepons .. make them less effective.."He muttered, running his gnarled finges through his beard..
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"I've never seen Pete's Munitions closed." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
"Let's hope the Surf Point SWAT team can help us." Strut said.
"I think our chances are marginally better now that we got air support from Telson AFB, Tarrax, Spyro and Cynder."
"I only hope so."
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You're forgetting Sara, And any of the Digimon here who have Flying forms.." Tai said, picking at his breakfast.. as he did, Angel swiped a hash brown, she was off in a flash..'HEy!" Tai yelled, as Angel gulped down his treat..
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Dr. Zanasiu grinned. "Well, our chances are even better now. We've got an army and an air force."
Strut then turned to Nani. "Also, Dr. Zanasiu and I have come to the conclusion that you may need something larger than a .22. What would you like a .223 rifle like the M-16 or a 12-gauge shotgun like my Remington 870?"
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Nani shook her head "i've gotten comfortable with the .22, and I've gotten to be a good shot with it. So you';re going to have to convince me to switch.."
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"Well, the .22 is the lowest power rifle cartridge there is and it may not be potent enough against soldiers." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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"I wonder where a Rookie Digimon would go who was wanting to avoid a battle or a war." Odysseus asked aloud.
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What about the forest outside? Merlin suggested.. 'That seems like a reasonable place to start looking...
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"That's a good idea." Strut said. "James, I'll take the forest outside."
He then turned to the rest of the group. "Anyone else want to help me search?"
Mr. Bigmouth readied his rifle. "I will assist."
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I'm a good shot, I'll just aim for thier heads.."Nani said in a coldvoice. Lilo gulped, whenever Nani used that tone of voice, someione(usually her or Stitch) was in BIG trouble...
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"They will be wearing helmets." Dr. Zanasiu said. "Though the helmets can ward off a .22 rifle bullet, they will not be able to ward off anything larger. Tell you what, I'll let you try my shotgun and I'll have Deimos and his group buy you a .223 rifle. You can try them out." He then turned to Briggins. "Is there a place where we can do some target shooting?"
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They are some targets in the basement.. I'll have Nick bring them up.." Briggind said. "You will position them as far away from the buildinf itself as possible..
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"I think along with some imperial knights I may bring some combat engineers. They'd be useful in this also I'd think." Jason said.
"Maybe we can look for him too." Guilmon said looking at Jason.
"Sure. I'm not much of a combat engineer, Odysseus and Brooklyn are better at that sort of thing, fortifications and such. I may go and bring back some additional help after lunch or something." Jason said.
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Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "They will be far from the hotel. I do believe that this is vital as we need to practice our skills before we need to use them for real."
He then radioed Deimos. "Deimos, please get Nani a .223 rifle."
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Zachary pulled into the hotel parking lot and got out of the SUV. He then entered the hotel. "Okay, Deimos, Yuri and Shaggy are at Pete's Munitions. I need help unloading about 20 cases of ammo of all the calibers we use."
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Deimos received the transmission. "I've got to get a .223 rifle for Nani. Watch our stuff." Deimos went over to the automatic weapons section and picked up a M16 rifle for Nani.
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I'll help" Stitch said, coming out to the parking lot. Stitch could lift thousands of times his own weight..
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Zachary unloaded the heaviest ammunition, the .50 caliber BMG belt ammunition first. "Stitch, take that to the lobby and come back." He then reached in and pulled out the loose .50 caliber BMG ammunition and placed it on the ground.
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Stitch took the ammo in one claw and nimbly vcarried it inside.. 'Come on guys' He said with a grin..
Tarrax finished eating his breakfast got up,and carried a tray of food up the stairs. "I hope Sara will be getting up soon.."
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Sara was sitting up in bed & wondering where Tarrax had wondered off to.
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"I'll go help unload." Strut said. He grabbed a nearby luggage cart and wheeled it out to the parking lot. When he got there, Zachary had already unloaded the ammunition from the SUV and placed it on the ground.
"What did you buy?!" Strut asked.
Zachary shrugged and started lifting the ammunition onto the cart.
After a few minutes, Zachary and Strut had loaded the cart with all but 2 cases of ammunition.
Strut then pushed the cart into the lobby. Zachary followed him, carrying a canister of 7.62 x 36 mm rounds in each hand.
"Guys, we need some help moving this." Zachary said, placing his canisters near the luggage cart.
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Stitch came outside again... the sun was shing bright in the sky it primised to be a beautiful day. "MESa Help.. Where do you want them? Stitch asked.
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Deimos and Dr. Kerzach paid for all their weapons and ammo and the 25 mm autocannon.
They then loaded the ammunition into the SUV and attached the trailer carrying the autocannon, which was moved near the SUV by the staff.
"I'm going to join Shaggy." Deimos said.
Dr. Kerzach nodded and turned off the engine. He then sat in the SUV.
Deimos went in and spoke to the cashier. "Ticket for the shooting range."
"Rent a weapon or use your own?" the cashier asked.
"I have my own as well as my own ammo."
The cashier entered the information in his computer. "Target choice?"
"Tactical."
"Identification please."
Deimos handed his Pelvanida ID to the cashier.
"That will be $30 with the discount."
Deimos nodded and paid. He took the receipt and entered the shooting range. He pulled out a set of shooting glasses and ear plugs from a pocket in his bandolier and loaded his rifle.
He waited until Shaggy was free. "Hey, Shaggy. Want to have a competition?" he asked.
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Scatter the ammo in each closet in the floor. "Make sure each closet has at least one canister of each type." Zachary said. "I'll check when you are done."
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Rime and Ms. Swimmer had each opened two seperate closets and found nothing.
"Nick you find anything?"Rime called.
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No" Nick replied.. "He night be outside, for all we know" he said.. looking at the open closet...
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Eh, you'll mop the floor with me.. I'm a lousy shot. 20 shots, and I missed the target oon 17 of them" shaggy said..
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Terry found a quiet place away from the others and opened a digiportal to go back to the digi world and from there he could go and visit the earth where the Extreme dinosaurs lived & see if they had some spare equipment he could use.
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Deimos shrugged. "Well, practice. We'll try and set up a shooting range for you at the hotel. And I'll get you a .223 rifle like the one that the US soldiers use." He then took a deep breath, exhaled and shot the tactical target square in the head. He repeated the step and sneezed as he pulled the trigger, throwing his aim off.
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"Hmm. I'll go outside." Rime said.
Ms. Swimmer went into the men's room to search.
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"Ro rhen rare re retting rarted" Scooby asked. He loked at Spyro.. Scooby wasn't very good at trivia, and Dixie was probably smarter than he was.. "rho ris retter rat rivia Ryro? Rou or Rynder?' he asked his friend.
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Strut's radio beeped and he answered it. "Ah thank you, General Moby." He then turned to the group. "General Moby has informed me that Arkan Air Force Base, about 50 miles away, has a fair amount of planes ready to be deployed. Unfortunately, all the planes are pilotless drones. Some carry rather heavy payloads including anti tank missiles, bombs and air-to-air missiles and heavy machine guns or small grenade launchers, but most are unarmed."
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we need troops too.. " sMerlin said.. "Can they spare say.. 300men? that would push our forces close a thousand.."
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Strut nodded and radioed Arkan AFB. After a few minutes, he sighed and shook his head. "No. That air force base that only has pilotless drones and they need all their troops to protect it and control and monitor the drones. However, we are welcome to use their base for logistical support."
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Deimos reaimed and fired off the rest of his magazine. He had landed 20 out of 30 rounds on the target. "Well, Shaggy. I've got to meet Dr. Kerzach. Meet me outside when you are done and ready to purchase a weapon."
He then left the shooting range.
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We'll just have a settle for the planes then.. " Merlin sighed.. "We have a air defense now.. but we need bodies..." he stroked his beard , and got up from his chair...
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Strut shrugged. "We could always see if the Surf Point residents are willing to help us defend the area. Failing that we can try and recruit the local police forces from the nearby towns. From what I heard, Surf Point has a damn good SWAT team."
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"WE'll still need to keep things organized and have a way to communicate between the different groups." Jason said.
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Strut nodded. "All members of the Pelvanida group carry radios. I'll try and see if we can get you all the mil-spec radios."
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"Maybe I can, on my way back from Korodos can stop by the digital world to see if any digimon want to join in." Jason said.
"Or some of my clan." Brooklyn said.
"Hmm, maybe." Jason said, recalling a mission he had early on in his time as a member of the time lord cia, but that was after the year this Brooklyn was from, he'd find out in due time.
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Er.. I'll start with 20 points' Cynder said, looking at Stripetail, The squirrell arched his brows then smiled.." What are the 4 main dragon powers?' Stripetail asked..
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Agumina and Agumon were chatting while chatting while Tai tried to settle himself down from having his food stolen. He did not want to lose his temper and have another valuable item destroyed. Agumon had eaten some very spicy sausage, and Agumina told him that he had pepper breath.
"I may not have had a battle for a while, but you really don't need to remind me of my power, Agumina," Agumon told her. "But thank you anyway."
"That's your power? What do you use it for, scaring away enemies that have any sort of sense of smell?" she asked back puzzled, not sarcastically, while turning her head away.
Luckily, before that conversation became even more confusing for them, Agumina overheard a loud voice. Actually, both digimon heard it, but it was only significant to the femal digimon, so only she turned her head.
"Oh look, it's Tigress again. I haven't spoken to her in a while."
"That's a good thing. Last time you did, you almost got Tai killed."
"No, not Tiger. Tigress is the girl."
"The girl...?"
"I'm not gonna burn anything. I'm not gonna burn anything." The digimon glanced at Tai talking to himself, then continued.
"Yeah, the wolf monster across from Tiger; she's a girl."
Agumon would have been able to establish her gender if he could see her. Tigress was siting directly across from Tiger, and the table Agumon was at was on Tiger's side, so he had to shift around in his seat to see the female monster.
"Oh yeah, I think I've seen her here and there."
"You think?"
"Well, I know I've seen her around, but didn't give her much thought. There are so many creatures here, and we just never crossed paths."
"Hmmm, you have a point. I may just ask her to run into you so you can meet her too."
"Run into me?"
"Yeah, that's how we met. She certainly is a fast one."
"Uh, that's very thoughtful of you to get us aquainted, but why not just walk over to their table and introduce me?"
"Yes, that might be less painful," Agumina said thoughtfully. "Okay, we'll do it your way."
"Thank you," he replied, relieved.
Both of them got up from their table, pushed their chairs in, and walked over to the monsters' table.
"Hello, Tigress," Agumina said.
"What do you want?" she asked back, annoyed at being interrupted as she tried to relax.
"I wanted to say hello," she answered.
"Well it seems you did. So why are you still standing there?" she retorted.
"Because I want to say something else," Agumina began. "Tigress, this is the great Agumon, hero of the Digital World.
"He certainly looks strong. Genki might just break a sweat if the two of them started to fight."
"Hey, what're you say-"
"Yeah," Agumina interrupted Agumon. "I know what you mean. Even Tiger would start sweating while running from Agumon's breath. You'd have to be really far away not to smell it."
"So that's what that smell is," Tiger said, entering the conversation. "No matter how bad it is though, Tiger of the Wind won't run away from a smell."
"Uh, guys, what're we talking abou-"
"So how have you been, girl?" Tigress asked Agumina cheerfully. "I was hoping to run into you again."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Agumina replied solemnly. "I didn't know, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you. Next time though, I'd be happy to let you run into me again."
Tigress began laughing hysterically. "That was a figure of..." She stopped speaking suddenly and dropped herself to the floor with a nauseated expression.
"Tigress!" Tiger exclaimed getting to his paws. He was worried about her- and the carpet bill.
She began shuddering as she did when emptying the contents of her stomach, although shuddering was all that happened.
"She must have thrown up earlier," Agumina stated.
"How did you know?" Genki asked, finally entering the exchange of words.
"From her plate, I can tell she at least ate a little food. If she hadn't thrown up earlier, she wouldn't be having dry heaves now."
"Dry heaves?" Tiger asked, as Tigress settled down.
"Yep. That is basically someone "throwing up" but without having anything to release."
"I see," Tiger replied, annoyed at being lectured but glad to understand this.
"Do you feel mostly-right now?" the Agumina asked the ailing monster.
Tigress stood up, recovered for the time being. "Don't you mean "all" right?"
"Nobody is ever all right. You just seemed to feel very-little-right a minute ago, so I was just wondering if you feel any better now."
"Tai really shouldn't have made me burn that English book she had been reading. She apparently didn't finish it," Agumon thought to himself.
"I'm really not sure. I've just been feeling rather- strange lately, and I don't know how to describe it," she replied slowly.
"I understand completely," Agumina said reasuringly.
"You understand...?" Tigress wondered aloud in a confused tone.
"Yep. I understand that a good way to understand your problem is to have some girl talk. Girls often tend to involuntarily open up more with their own kind, and you may not only feel better, but actually understand yourself a bit better."
"Did she check out a philosophy book?" Agumon wondered, again to himself.
"Well, that sounds like a marvelous idea to me. I assume you mean right now?"
"Assuming tends to go badly, but this time it actually worked out well."
"She is not feeling well, Agumina. Just answer simply. Say "yes"," Agumon told her.
Agumina turned back to Tigress and said, "Yes."
"Great!"
"We'll need our privacy though. One of our rooms seems to be our best options."
"Your's then. I wouldn't want to have to kiss you to get out," she replied. Tiger coughed very loudly.
"Okay then," Agumina agreed, somehow unfazed by the unusual response. "Come on, I'll lead you there."
"Okay, right behind you," Tigress said following you, although a bit unsteady. Tiger watched her go with a concerned expression.
Agumon looked up at him. "Girlfriend?" he asked.
"Ice Bomb!"
"Uh oh."
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"You have a nice room," Tigress commented, entering it behind Agumina.
"How is it different from your's?" she asked her.
"It isn't, but it's still nice."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Thank you for saying 'you're welcome'."
"Anytime," Tigress responded, to end such further exchanges. "What would you like to talk about?"
"Whatever you would like to is perfectly fine." They both paused.
"I assume neither of us have much experience with talking to other girls?"
"That depends on you. I certainly don't."
"Well, I wouldn't have asked it like that if I didn't meet the criteria myself."
"Like what?"
"Ugh! You are seriously annoying me! This has to be the most ridiculous conversation I ever had! No, I'd call it more an exchange of idiocies. Did you ask me up here to annoy me?"
"No, just some simple chit-chatting."
"Then please begin with your plan, 'cause your current "simplicity" is giving me a headache."
"Okay, sure. Would you like to chat about prepositional phrases? The concept is simple, yet their possibilities are nearly endless and are rather fun to make up."
"No."
"Well, how about our backgrounds? That would even be more relaxing than my first suggestion, because since your past already happened, you don't need to think of new things, just remember old ones."
"Whatever. You go first."
"I don't mind being second if you'd rather-"
"JUST START!"
"Okay. I hatched in the continent of Servor, on the Digital World, my home planet, but then I was still just a Botamon. That's what we Agumon types are when we first begin our lives. Not long afterwards, I was found and thereafter raised by a Monzaemon. He was really, really nice to me, and took care of me. He supplied everything I ever needed, from food, to water, to excersize, to fun, and simply love. I couldn't be any happier.
"A Monzaemon?" Tigress interrupted out of curiosity.
"Oh, sorry. That type of Digimon is rather big and looks like what this world calls a "teddy bear". They are ultimate level as well. After a while, I finally digivolved to my Agumon form. Took quite a while for the change though, so it was hard adjusting to being called Agumon instead of Botamon, since I had been called the latter for so long.
Monzaemon and I were the best of friends; he cared for me, and I filled the void in his life, as he had no friends of his own, and he had lived quite some time. However, I'll never forget the day that all changed."
"Was that the time you began to take care of yourself?"
"Yes, it was, but it didn't happen by choice. It began on a day like any other day, but became the day that- Monzaemon was killed."
"...!?"
He had told me not to wander away from him so he could keep an eye on me, but that day I did not listen to him, and because of that, I can never listen to him again. I went off exploring in the forest we lived in- not too far, but far enough. He had been napping, so i was just going to look around on my own for a bit, then come back before he ever knew I left. That was the worst mistake I ever made. It was not only the biggest mistake of my life, but my last one for his.
It wasn't very long after I was alone that there was a small earthquake. At least, I thought it was that. Trees all over the forest began falling everywhere, and I find the reason soon enough- or you might say, he find me. It was a Machinedramon, the largest and scariest Digimon I had ever seen. I was too terrified to even call for help, but I knew Monzaemon couldn't have heard me anyway from such a distance, especially with all the rumbling.
He looked right at me, and I just knew this was it for me. He said in a loud voice, 'Infinity Hand!' and raised his arm to crush me on the spot. All I could move were my eyelids, and I closed them, enjoying all the wonderful times Monzaemon and I had had in my head before it was all over, and it was over very quickly, but not for me.
I snapped to my senses, realizing it had been too many seconds since he started to attack. I opened my eyes to see Monzaemon holding that horrible monster's arm back with all of his strength. But he was too old, and Machinedramons are mega level. He looked at me, but instead of a look of terror, actually smiled and said, 'You make good trails. Now run!'.
As the helpless little Digimon I was, I did just that. I turned back just in time to see that Machinedramon fire his cannons, and there was nothing left of my friend. I hate myself for doing that to this day, and I'll never forget the expression I saw on him last. He didn't have time to say it, but that smile told me that he wasn't angry at me, but actually happy to give up his life for mine." As she finished, a tear strolled down her cheek.
Tigress was too shocked from her story to know what to say. She didn't have to say anything though, as Agumina wasn't quite finished speaking.
"This is the reason I personally find Agumon a hero above any other Digimon. It's true that he helped save the Digital World, but so did many other Digimon. I met Tai and him taking a walk one day in the Digital World after the fighting had ending. I had heard a while back that an Agumon with a human partner was the one who killed a Machinedramon, the very same one who had been terrorizing most of the Digital World, killing many inhabitants, one of which was my old friend.
I introduced myself right away, and told him that I am his biggest fan, and I really am. However, it was still too painful to bring him up at that time, so since I really was glad he helped end the big war, I honestly told him that I admired him for doing that. He was flattered, and after the fact came out I had no where to go, in which he was too polite to ask for any details, he offered to let me come along with him and his human fried, Tai. At first I just really liked him for avenging my friend, but over time, I began feeling very close to him like I had Monzaemon, and that eventually blossomed into my feelings beyond friendship.
My brain almost never responds to negative or unusual stimuli anymore. I still recognize them for what they are, but after what I went through, it is very difficult for them to faze me at all, since they often cannot begin to compare. One time since then though, I did get very upset. I was worried that I was making Agumon's life worse since I joined up with him and Tai. I risked my own life to make sure he still cared for me."
"You risked your life just to gauge his concern for you?" Tigress asked in awe.
"Yeah. I had already lost one friend, and that is still the hardest thing I have ever experienced. It may be in a different way, but I wasn't going to risk losing someone else I cared for. If he had begun to despise me as I feared he may have, then he might just decide to leave me be. I had to know if he still really cared. If he would have let me die, it would have been the same thing later if I hadn't risked so much. If I became alone again, that would kill me just as much. Plus, since nobody was around to see what I did, nobody would have ever known he let it happen, so that proved he didn't save me to keep from looking bad.
He saved me from my loneliness, and my life, but the reason I love him is simply that, he never stops caring. And I apologize for keeping you so long."
Tigress felt horrible. She had thought that Agumina's unresponsiveness to the rude things she had said to her earlier were because she was nieve. Knowing the real reason though, she was shocked at how miserable Agumina had felt in life, and even worse for assuming such a thing about her.
"Why did you feel comfortable telling me all of this?" Tigress asked her.
"Well, I suppose it's because you're a girl like me, and the only one I really know. I thought that I might feel better finally talking about this, and believe it or not, I think I understand my own feelings even better," she replied.
Tigress suddenly had a flashback of something Agumina had said before they came up here.
Earlier:
Girls often tend to involuntarily open up more with their own kind, and you may not only feel better, but actually understand yourself a bit better.
"She couldn't have planned that. She was originally wanting to talk about some type of phrase. It's amazing how she accidentally proved her own advice so well. She truly is wise," Tigress thought to herself.
"Well," Tigress began aloud, "My past was not difficult like yours was, but would you like to hear about it?"
"I'd love to. The boys can still do things they want while we're up here. Take all the time you need with your story."
"Thank you. Okay then, let me tell you all about my background, including meeting up with Tiger."
"Go ahead. I can't wait to hear all about it."
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Brooklyn and some fo the others were talking over defensive strategies. "I think I may go with Jason, to see if Hudson will come. He is very experienced." Brooklyn said.
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"Hey I didn't mean any harm! Agumon cried as Tiger chased him up the stairs.. "I've got a girl.... friend of my own..." Agumon huffed as he tried to get away from Tiger, while Agumon was fast, Tiger was faster.. Tiger growled.. as he raced after Agumon.. it wasn't entirely his fault Tiger reasoned, but with all the others things that been doing on.. Tigress acting strage.. the mood swing.. the vomiting.. the "odd" choice of foods.. well he was close to going off anyway.. if it hadn't been him it would have been someone else...
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"Say what is that on your paw?' Tigress asked, pointing at the ring on Agumina right claw. "Oh that... theres a wizard at the hotel.. he gave them to Agumon and me...I haven't used them but they're supposed to be powerful magical things..'"
_ Well thats funny.." tigress said raising her paw and showing her own ring.. "because we also were given rings by an old squirell...' She moved the ring close to Aguminas, so they could compare them. Both began to glow.. 'Why is it.. doing that" Agumina asked, looking at Tigress who shook her head. the rings began to glow and pull together as two magnets do when opposite ends are facing each other.. the girls were pulled closer and closer together... the rings connected, and red and pink lips came together. Tigress and Agumina were stunned at first to find themselves locked in a kiss like this.Agumina wrapped her arms around Tigresses neck, and Tigreess did the same.. a few seconds went by.. and Agumin decided to try anbnd break the kiss.. she pulled her arms away from Tigresses neck, and tried pushing herself away from her..but to no avail.try at she might, her lips were locked firmly against Tigress'. Tigress for her own p[art tried to break the kiss, but had no better luck... Tigress tried licking her hwerself free, and all that resulted in was her tongue going in Agumina;s mouth.. which brought a reaction as Agumina put her tongiue in Tigress' mouth.. after about a minute of this, both girl;s zoomed down on thier rings which were attached to each other.. realization hit them.. and with a great tug the two rings broke away, and finally the long kiss between them was broken. there was a lous smacking sound as their lips came apart..and both girls looked at each other for moment.. both were embaraased and still surprised at what just happened.. "Umm..' Tigress broke the uncomfortable silencxe... "now we know.."
'that these rings can conect ansdd make the two ringwearers... kiss.."Agumin said a note of disgust in her voice.. 'not to say.. er.."
_ You're not a good kisser..' togeress said, as her stomach rumbled.. she was hungry..her vomiting had emptied her stomach..'which.. you are.." she smiled..
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'you.. are too.. I don't want the boys to find out.. that would be.. very awkward.." agumina said.. "This stays between us.. 'she stretched forth her other claw.. "Deal.." Tigress took her paw in her non ringbeareing paw.. 'Deal..and.. just so we get it all out of our systems..we should.." "kiss.. again" She whispered.. Agumina nodded, Tigress leaned forward, and her red lips slid over Agumina's pink lips.. Agumina wrapped her arms around her throat, and gently ran them down over her back. Tigress probed Agumina's mouth, reaching as deep into her mouth as her tongue could go..agumina closed her eyes and relaxed... Agumina then probed Tigress mouth in response.. after a minute or so.. the kiss ended, as Agumina pulled away and her tongue came out of Tigress' mouth.. Tigress smiled and got up off the bed and went over and sat in chair.. "Ok... lets talk about my background..let me compose myself.."
Agumina composed herself on the bed, and looked over at Tigress.. "Alright.. whenever you're ready.."
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Guys! Guys1" Genki called dashing after Tiger.. "He's been gumpier than normal lately, and thats saying something..
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Tai was right beehind Genki.. "if you don't call off your friend I'll have Agumon digivolve into his Champion form.. He;ll squash Tiger flat then.. and neither of us want that.. 'Yeah?.. Tiger's beaten large guys before.. " Genki smirked back over his shoulder at Tai.. "But I Don't want a fight either.. come on Tiger!" he called out , seeing the wolf race around a corner and up to the next floor.. Agumon was just ahead and he was sweating profusely..
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You'd better bring Goliath too. if he will come" Merlin repled. "we need all the forces we can muster, acient and modern, magic and technology.. in sky, ground abnd underneath the earth.."
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"If he'll come." Brooklyn said.
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Tarrax climbed up to his room with the spread for Sara. Tarrax opened the door witrth his free claw. "I brought you breakfast Sara" He smiled sticking his head in the door. "I do hope you haven't been awake long wiondering where I am.."
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Sara shook her head. "I just go up maybe a minute at most." She looked at the tray, "How nice, will you share it with me?" She asked looking up at Tarrax.
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"Joe may be useful." Guilmon said.
"But the one we know is from Tai's future and a bad idea to bring him here since it would show Tai the future of one of his friends. I'll bring a healer or 2 from Korrodos."
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I've already eaten, this is your meal.." Tarra said, settling the tray down and nuxzzling Saras cheek.. "But I'll eat whatever you can't finish..
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Sara nods, smiling warmly at the surprise of having breakfast in bed. "Thanks again." She said before nuzzling Tarrax in return.
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"it was my pleasure my dear.. its simply something you'll have to get used to.. while you are in a relationship with me... " Tarrax smiled.. "We are going to have to enjoy what fun times we can spare .. all tooo sooon, we are going to have fight off an invasion.. and then its all business.."
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Sara starts eating her breakfast in her usual more noble style. "yes," she said nodding pausing in her eating, "All to soon, but not right now." She said.
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Spyro thought fir awhile.. he opened his mouth to spoeak, But Cynder answeree first. "Fire ice Earth, and lightning" Stripetail nodded., "Wind is sometimes consiudered the 5th element/. Gir;s get the points. now the boys get to go.."
Cynder smiled. "We got this' she whispered in Dixie's ear..
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We'll go for 30 points Spyro said. "how often is the so-called "yearof the dragon?' Stripetail asked.
_ Agumon clenched his fist " Fire! he cried out pointing his ring back at Tiger as he ran. the ring glowqed and a stream of fire shot out of it, to the surprise of both Agumion and Tiger. Tiger Swerved to avoid the fire blast, and this allowed Agumon time to build distance between himself and Tiger...
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Jason nodded to something Guilmon said, "Indeed we can try that." He said.
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Meanwhile Bg had decided to head back to the hotel. He was tired and hungry, he hadn't eaten since he had run off..besides he had to pay off the bet he iowed to Tai..
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"Do you have any sibblings or such?" Sara asked Tarrax while she was eating.
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No, I was raised by my master alone. If I did have siblings at one time, I never knew them, and at any rate they are long long gone by now.."Tarrax replied. "my master is the only family, besies my mates and offspring, that I have ever known.."
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"That is sad. I know my family. I've only met mainly my immediate family really." Sara said.
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Tarrax raised his browm while looking at her, "well at least you have some family.. You must introduce me to them at some point, so I can get to know them..Your parents... for sure.."
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Sara nods while eating. "Sure, whenever you'd like." She said.
"I think a combat engineer may be a good thing to bring along also. Maybe Ironhide, He's a dwarven combat engineer and very experienced." Jason said looking around at th hotel.
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We should try and bring some friends along Terry" Hawkmon said.. "we're going to need all the help we can get.
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Shaggy went up to the counter to buy his rifle and ammo. "How much?' He asked, as he pulled out a hundred.
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What should we do vElma? Veemon asked..
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Terry nods, "Maybe some of the extreme dinosaurs, and maybe the dynaman team also, if Dr Ho will let them go, though he should not mind I'd guess." Terry said.
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Velma thought, "Jinkies, the friends I know would not be much use in a war." She said, "Though I guess Daphne could pay for a lot of mercenaries."
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Any help we can get Velma, we should get. Get our your phone and call themm" veemon replied.
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Do it Terry..it will take some time for them to get here.. but we neeed to contact them soon.."Hawkmon replied..
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The Year of the dRagon happens once every 12 years" Spyro said. " Stripetail smiled. "30 points for the boys.. remember the first team to reach 1000 will win..
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(ooc: No idea what scooby doo cartoons are canon besides season 1 of scooby doo where are you.)
Terry nods and goes into the digi portal he made in the digital world. "yes, we can ask them, and some of them may have extra weapons and equipment. & some of them may come themselves." Terry said.
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(for this rp, all the series are canon. Dixie comes from the new Scooby Doo Mysteries , which ran from 1983-85. Bring Daphne and Fred in..)
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Then we'd best get a move on" hawkmon said, following him into the portal.."we need to get them here and up to speed.."
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"yes, and as soon as possible." Terry said.
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"I only know Daphne and Fredy's phone numbers. I don't know the Blue Falcon & Dynomutt, nor Batman & Robin, Do they even have phones. I doubt the Harlem Globe Trotters or Josey & the Pussycats, or the Speed Buggy team would even remember us, if I could find out what their numbers were." Velma said. "& does a Genie or a junior Genie eve have phones?"
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Just dial the numbers you do have" Veemon said..
_ Nani Frowned. We could call Jummba and Pleekly, and have them send some of Stitch's cousins to help. "He has a LOT of cousins..
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How many exactly? Bulk replied "998" Both Bulk and Skull's eyes grew wide. "so there are 999 of them? Skull gasped. "well. bring them here1 We need all the help we can get!"
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Velma called the numbers that she had, using her cellphone, leaving a message on their answering machines. "I doubt we'll hear from them, they are pretty buzy, and no one's got a return call from Duke Nukem in 11 years last I heard." Velma said.
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Well" Veemon replied.. "We'd best get to work... polishing off breakfast! Do you want a raspberry muffin?" he asked holdinng up a pair of muffins.
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Angel helped carry in the last of the weapons. the lobby was now filled with them..
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"Sure, maybe half of one." Velma said.
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Just eat what you can" Veemon said, handing her a muffin, and chewing on the other...
B>G slowly snuck out from the forest. The hotel was just ahead as he saw a small number of people came out..
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"Thanks." Velma accepted the muffin and started to eat it.
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Terry finally arrived near the area where he Extreme Dinosaurs were living.
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Suddenly Velma's phine begaan to ring and buzz.. "Looks like someone is calling you." Veemon said.
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Bulk noticed B.G as he neared the hotel enterance 'THERE HE IS! Where the heck have you been man?
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I .. I just went off on my own.. I don't want to get involved in any wars.. "
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We don't either , man, bjut its not like we have a choice" Skull said. "We're stuck here until the cirse is lifted.."
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"yes. I wonder who it is." Velma said then answered the phone. "Hello?" She asked answering the phone.
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Velma?' The voice answered although it was mixed with static. "its Daphne.. I 'm going through a tunnel right now.. so my reception is bad.. how are you? Its been ages since I've seen you and rest of the guys!"
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Velma nodded, "It has been a while. How has things been with you?" She asked, not sure how to say the main reason for calling or if Daphne would believe even a tenth of it.
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Well, Its been hectic.. I've got a tv show now, called "Searcxhing for the Afterlife" which is a show that goes around the country looking for haunted places and investigating them.. Have you been to any places that might be worth investigating?' Daphne asked..
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"Well, the hotel I'm at is supposed to be haunted. Something involving a curse." Velma said. "I've seen your show, very good & well done." Velma said.
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"Whats the name of it?' Daphne said.. I think I may just stop over there.. Freddy's a producer on the show.. He's currently in Coolsville, and I'm out here on the road..I'll call him and have him come up..."
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(ooc: I forgot the hotel's name)
Velma said the hotel's name, "... I can send you the gps information of where I am if you'd like. It would be great to see you again, under any sort of circumstance. It has been to long." Velma said, thinking it best that Stripetail explain certain things, and not sure how Daphne may take to seeing dragons and other beings walking around.
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(its the Inglorious Hotel)
"Yes It has been too long.. How are Scooby and Shaggy Doing? I heard that Scooby's cousin Dixie moved in with them awhile ago.. stactic broke in.. sorry going through another tunnel.. have you seen them recently Velma?'
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"oh Yes, they are both doing well and are here in the hotel also, eating the same huge amounts as before, with Dixie also." Velma said, thinking it best if Scooby and Dixie were still serious about getting married it should be one of both of them to tell Daphne and not her.
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Then Its settled. We're coming over there.. to shoot for the show' Daphne replied.."I should be there by late tonight.. of traffic is not bad..."
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"ok, good luck. It'll be great to see you again." Velma said happily.
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See you then..." Daphne said, hanging up the phone. Velma phone then buzzed again.
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You must have gotten another response Veemon said...
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"sounds like it." She said to Veemon, then answered her Cellphone. "hello?" She asked.
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Velma? Is that you? came a madculine voice over the phone. "Its me, Fred. How are you doing? its been ages! I heard old Scoob's getting married! Is that true?"
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"It has been a long time. & Yes he is to Dixie. How have you been?" Velma asked.
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Dixie! His cousin?!? Well.. I hope they remember to invite me.." Fred laughed over the phone "its been pretty busy with poroducing Daphne's show, and going over all sorts of places, only to find out the place isn't really haunted. It would be great if I could actually find a place that is truly haunted.."
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"yes, the same one, and I doubt they'd forget to invite their close friends. As for a haunted place this hotel I'm in the Inglorious Hotel is supposedly haunted due to some curse. I heard one say a ghost throw a pie at them." Velma said.
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Agumon finally managed to evade Tiger and snuck into Bulk and Skull's room, which was open. He shut the door behind him and panted. sweat dripped down his face, and onto his claws.. "That was too close.. that guy has a short temper.. "
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Meanwhile the trivia contest continued, which ran from the history of dragons, to Movie marathons. The Girls slowly built a lead...the score now was 440 for the girls and 380 for the guys..
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"Sir, the rifle and ammunition will run you about $505. And I need to see your ID." the cashier said.
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Deimos was waiting by the SUV with Dr. Kerzach.
"Shouldn't we get some extra weapons?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
Deimos nodded and headed back into the store. He grabbed a handcart and browsed the main weapons section. After a few minutes, he returned with 2 shotguns and 2 .223 rifles and 2,500 rounds of .223 ammunition (in 500 round canisters). He paid for the purchase and wheeled it back out to the SUV where Dr. Kerzach loaded it.
Deimos then returned to the store and went by Shaggy. "Hey Shaggy, Yuri and I are all ready. We'll wait for you by the SUV. We'll then need to look around the surrounding towns and see the preparations they made."
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Dr. Zanasiu and Strut had finished setting up the shooting range in the back, using scrap metal from the basement and large dirt hill as a backstop.
Strut bent down to readjust one of the targets and narrowly dodged a pecan pie.
"This is a shooting range! Pie throwing will not be tolerated!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted. He then went back into the hotel and addressed the group.
"All right everyone, the shooting range has been completed. You may now proceed to practice if you so desire. However, be wary, Strut was nearly hit by a pecan pie."
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Franz, Werner and Hans went up to Stripetail.
"Pardon us sir. But we never introduced ourselves. And we await a task as we have been assigned to help break the curse." Hans said. "I am Hans Neitmyer."
"I am Franz Grun." Franz said.
"I am Werner Hachmann." Werner said.
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Zachary had finished moving a case of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition into the hallway closet. He went back downstairs and saw Franz, Werner and Hans.
"You three!?" Zachary said.
"Hey, Zach, where have you been? We though you died when that military base blew up." Werner said.
"At the Insane Cafe." He then switched the subject. "How'd you find out about the explosion?"
Werner chuckled. "Not hard. It was big news even in Austria."
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Well, I've got My drivers license.. see I've never bought ammo before " Shaggy explained.
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Lord Stripetail at your service hgentlemen" stripetail replied, shaking Hans, Frans and Werners Hands. "Once I'm done with these people herem Then We will begin the search of the grounds..You can help in that search..
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I need to use the bathroom' Cynder said, I'll be right back..
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JUst don't be too long.. or we'll start up again without you" Spyro grinned..
_ You'd better not" cynder retorted as she made her way downstairs towards the ladies room.
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"That is acceptable." the cashier said, taking driver's license. He scanned it and handed it back to Shaggy. "Okay the total is $505 with tax. Cash or credit?"
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Hans shook Stripetail's hand. "Pleasure to meet you."
Werner's stomach growled. "Let's get something to eat."
Franz and Hans followed Werner to the dining room.
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I'll pay cash" shaggy said, handing the hudred, then pullng out four more hundreds and a twenty. "theres 520. I hope that I never actually have to use thuis weapon that I am buying, but better to be safe than sorry man"
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The cashier nodded and handed Shaggy $15, a receipt, the rifle and the ammunition. "Thank you for your patronage."
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Rime and Ms. Swimmer headed back to the lobby.
Rime sighed. "We can't find our missing one anywhere."
Ms. Swimmer nodded.
"Hey guys, the shooting range is set up and ready to go." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime then turned to Nick, Mr. Bigmouth and Nani. "Want to practice at the new range out back?"
Strut's radio beeped and he picked it up.
"Strut, this is Ian Diamond, head of Diamond Robotics Inc. I wanted to let you know that General Jake Moby of Carson City Camp has authorized your acquisition of 30 CR-521 combat robots."
He then radioed Gen. Moby. "General Moby, when do you see the CR-521 combat 'bots ready by?"
Gen. Moby's voice came back on. "Strut, these robots are ready to go after a few initial checks at the base. We can send them out in about 3 days. 1 day to arrive at Carson City Camp, 1 day to prepare them and 1 day to ship them out. Moby out."
Strut then turned to the group. "Good news! More forces have arrived! 30 CR-521 combat robots; they'll be here in 3 days."
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Several officers of the Surf Point Police Department had set up a large banner advertising free firearms training and basic military training for the residents.
"I hope this works." One officer, a wiry Black man, said, looking at the banner.
"At least half the town has evacuated and the other half are utterly outraged by the news and they wish to defend their homes." the other officer, an anthropomorphic Golden Retriever, replied.
"I hope you threw all the local gun control regs out the window."
"That was the first thing the chief did. Only regulation is you have to be 18 with no violent felonies to purchase any firearm."
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A yound caucasian siogned up for the defensee. "How how defenders does this town have? And who is going to lead us? He asked, as he paused in signing up..
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"Well, Surf Point has a population of about 5,000. Half of the town is planning to evacuate or they have already evacuated. So that leaves about 2,500, but some more may plan to leave to a good estimate is about 1,000 to 1,500." the Black officer replied. "As for the leaders, we're using the SPPD's SWAT team leaders. Once the military arrives, we'll turn over control to them."
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Deimos then entered Pete's Munitions and fetched Shaggy. "We're ready to roll. Yuri's got the SUV started. We'll unload our stuff and scope out Surf Point and the surrounding towns."
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Statler and Waldorf were sitting in the lounge area. "What do you make of all this going on, the talk of war and the strange appearances of some of the recent arrivals?" Statler asked Waldorf.
"Sweeps week." Waldorf said.
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'alright" Shaggy said, taking the change, and the gun and ammo. "Lets roll.
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Hey" B>G said smiling wanly, as he entered the lobby. "So you guys wee looking for me.. that you were concerned about me... I'm touched.
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1,000 people" The man replied. "Names Mitch. mitch Gavers...I'm going tio need a place to stay, to prepare for the fight. Are thee any hotels around this area?"
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Jason looked around then whispered to Guilmon, "Guess we're not needed here and not much to do anyway, let's go ahead and go." He said. Guilmon nodded as his reply.
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We have to go anyway to see if we can gather recruits for the defense of the hotel. The residents of Korodos may be interested enough to send aid' came the digimon's reply.. "And there will be plenty for all to do once the invasion starts..
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Jason nodded and slipped out to his tardis and went to Korodos.
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"I get along well with my family, including some of my strange uncles, aunts and their stranger friends." Sara said.
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Terry decided to go to visit the dynaman world 1st since if the extreme dinosaurs appeared with him they may think they were some sort of evil monsters. He arrived at the combination labratory & daycare center of Dr. Ho.
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"Every family has odd members. same goes with the DRagomalin Council. You get all sorts of dragons, from the weird, and narcisstic to the reserved and quiet." tarrax replied as Sara finished her meal.
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Cynder returned from her bathroom break. "Alright. I'm back.. lets get back to beating the boys" She grinned.
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Sara nods, "I guess there are those everywhere. I have an uncle who sleeps through most of the senate meetings, but if you get upset and tell him he heard nothing, like someone said, he can recite every word said. He says he gets his best sleep during those meetings. He says it lets him do interesting things at night. Then I have some who make odd enchanted items for fun. & some cousins who make solid essential water and essential air sculptures, for fun also."
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' Tarrax smiled. "My daughter Erista was a very gifted magical aculptor. her statues were beautiful to look at, and they could move around, with a gesture from her. " there was a note of sadness in his voice, hearing someone speak of ancient times, and actually having been there while it was happening was a new experience.. 'Someday i should show you a few of them.."
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Sara nods, "When you feel ready. Sounds like they can bring sadness to you also." She said. She put the things on the plates and tray since she had finished her breakfast. "Thanks again for this, it was very sweet." She said smiling to Tarrax.
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Memories can be sad, especially when you have them as long as I have had them.." Tarrax replied.. "I hold on to the memries of my wives and offspring, but every year those memories become and more distant.."
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The Black man gestured to a long line outside one of the Surf City police stations. "Mr. Gavers, please wait in line over there."
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As soon as Shaggy and Deimos entered the SUV, Dr. Kerzach started the engine and they drove away from Pete's Munitions.
Deimos turned the radio to the classical station. "That was Carl Orff's O Fortuna. It is 2:00 PM and Mars: The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst will begin. Right here on SPR106.2, Surf Point's Classical Station." the DJ said.
Dr. Kerzach sighed. "Ugh. I hate classical but this is so appropriate." he said as the first ominous opening bars of the track began.
"We'll need to drop off the ammunition and the 25 mm autocannon off at the hotel, then we'll examine the surrounding towns and maybe even have lunch there." Deimos said, turning to Shaggy.
(OOC - Listen to Mars: The Bringer of War (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NeQ1h6lzLI) here.)
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Mitch obeyed the command and went over to stand in line.
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Alright. I need to check in on Scooby dixie and Robbie , just make sure they're ok. " shaggy replied. 'Lunch sounds great.."
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B>G reached inside his fur and pulled out a pouch. "Here you go he said, handing tai a ten. "Next time, I'll beat you..
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Meanwhile Dixie and cynder continued to increase thier lead. They were now up 660 to 560. "Better start getting ready for your closeups.' Dixie smirked. "7 more 50 pointers right, and its game over.."
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Sara nods, "there are spells to make them not fade, or to reexperience them as if they are happening again." She said.
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Dr Ho nodded, and started to speak, like usual his lips were speaking Japanese, but his voice was in perfect American English. "They can go if they wish. Bernie Tanaka and his forces are on vacation and they are getting underfoot." Dr Ho said.
"Yay, we are going on a vacation." Slojin [dynapink] said hopping up and down.
"A working vacation, and if any of you get yourselves killed I"ll be annoyed. Billy is not ready yet.' Dr Ho said.
"At least he doesn't mind the idea of wearing pink, I hate pink." Slojin said.
"Maybe if you knew what time it is in tokyo you could have been the blue dynaman ranger instead of me." Franky [dynablue] said.
Dr Ho nodded, "Dynablue must always know what time it is in Tokyo at any moment." He said.
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yes, but it is not the same as physically having them near to you.. " Tarrax sighed."like you are to me.. His eyes suddenly held a light in them as he looked at sAra..
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Sara smiled as she looked at Tarrax a warm smile at the romantic thing he had said.
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"We'll morph before we go." Dynared said and the dynaman team morphed.
"Ok, we'll stop along the way. I want to visit some other friends of mine, to see if I can get some equipment from them or if they want to come. Their appearances may be shocking." Terry said.
"How shocking?" Dynapink asked.
"They are large bipedal dinosaurs." Terry said.
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Merlin motioned to Brooklyn. "i'm going to need your help, my freind.Where do you propose " He he;d up a drawing of the hotel and the surrounding fields ' WE place our main defenses?'
- Tarrax Took Sara and his arms and held her close to him..
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Sara warmly hugged Tarrax in return.
Brooklyn looked at the drawing and studdied it for a bit before replying.
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"That is pretty shocking." Dynablue said. They left Dr Ho and went into a digiportal to the digiworld.
"You can wait here and I'll bring them back." Terry said.
"If they are as weird looking a some folks here that may be best." Dynared said looking around at soem digimon they could see in the distance.
"Don't midn them. Most digimon are peaceful and dislike fighting." Terry said.
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Tai took the ten from B>G "Thanks that will buy me lunch.." He grinned. 'Now where is Agumon?'
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Hiding from Tiger I suspect.' Genki replied. "What do you think those girls are talking about?"
_ Oh you mean agumina and Tigress?' Tai shrugged. "Probably comparing boyfriends.." He grinned..
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What do you want to do now, my pet?' Tarrax whispered..
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GPpd ideas, but what about this 5th level window hee' merlin pointed it out..
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Brooklyn looked at that. "it could work, but we'd need some way or reinforcing the walls and some other parts of the hotel and a way to protect the people in the windows but allows them to shoot out. & some warning system so we are not surprised when the others do come to attack." Brooklyn said. "& make sure there is ample ammo, as well as food, water, medical supplies, and the supply lines can't be comprimised." Brooklyn said.
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Terry went to visit the Extreme Dinosaurs who did have extra weapons & equipment and agreed to come once they heard the reason why.
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Jason and Guilmon went into his tardis and went on to Korodos.
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We can'y guarantee that the supply lines won't be compromised.' Merlin replied. "We have water, food from the kitchen, and those scientists have enough ammo to take a castle.." He looked again at the drawings. "We'd need to take out thier air forces...one well placed shot and this hotel is a pile of rubble and virtually all of us inside will die.."
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Brooklyn nods, "Maybe best to not put all of our forces in the hotel then. It is not structurally designed to withold concentrated firepower or be involved in a concentrated firefight."
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The SUV pulled up to the hotel and Deimos and Dr. Kerzach got out.
Dr. Kerzach went to guard the SUV while Deimos went inside.
"Okay, everyone, we have gotten even more ammunition and a new defensive system." Deimos said. "Meet 'Seeker', a 25 mm remote controlled autocannon. He's outside, hitched up to Shaggy's SUV."
Strut grinned. "Well, we'll need a few more. We need some other ways to take out aircraft."
Deimos nodded. "I also need help moving in the ammunition." He then turned to Nani. "Nani, I have a 12 gauge shotgun and a .223 rifle for you to try." He then turned back to Strut. "As for antiair defense, we'll use a combination of autocannon, stationary missile batteries, shoulder fired rockets, the aircraft from Telson AFB, the drones from Arkan AFB and our flight capable group members. The drones from Arkan can also do recon and early warning."
Dr. Zanasiu thought a moment. "We've got more than enough ammo, we need to stock up on food and water."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Remember James, the food has to be compatible with all the creatures here."
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Merlin nodded. "It would not stand for long , given its current condition.. We're most;y concerned about the local towns...how much help we'll get from them is up in the air..'
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Tarrax pressed his mouth to Sara's and they fell back on the bed. "This time, he said beetween kisses. 'will be longer than the first two.."
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Deimos pondered Merlin's statement. "Hmm. Shaggy, Yuri and I will do a recon of the local towns and we'll see how things are going. We'll report back to you once we get the news."
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Bulk and Skull helped to carry in some of the ammo. Bulk found that he was soaked in sweat from the effort. "If you even imply that I need to lose weight Skull.." He threatened..
Nani took the ammo and gun from Strut . "Thanks, I'll be out in a little bit to practice.
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Wheres Scooby and Dixie?' Shaggy asked. 'I believe they were with a squirrell , last time I saw them spyro and Cynder were with them too "Hunter said, drinking from a cup at a table.
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Oh, so they're having the challenge from back at the INsane cAfe..
Lilo giggled Is that the one where the guys have to dress up in girls clothes if trhey lose?"
Shaggy nodded.
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Very well' Merlin said. "Oncxe His LOrdship finishes with the challenge I'll fill him in.. The rest of us will presumable be searching for the treasure.."
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(OOC - did Nani take the shotgun or the .223 rifle? And Deimos has the weapons.)
Zachary went out and in a few moments came back in with the crates of grenades and placed them on the lobby floor.
Dr. Kerzach came in with the 25 mm shells. He then turned to Shaggy. "We're going to recon the towns in a bit. Freshen up and prepare to roll."
Deimos came back out with the 3 other firearms from the SUV. These too were placed in the lobby.
Ms. Swimmer helped move the last of the ammo from the SUV.
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(She took the shotgun)
Fair enough." Shaggy said, I'll need a half hour to refresh.."
_ Dixie looked at her ring it was now 9:25. So far she and Cynder were doinmg very well, they had only missed 2 questions, the boys had missed 5. For 30 points, what was name odf the yound patron of the Opera Popular?' Stripetail grinned.. "wAs it something like. Rauol? Spyro guessed. "Yes it was.. 30 points for the boys they are up to 550, but the girls still lead by a good margin.. 140 points..
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Brooklyn nods, "Maybe better to set up areas outside the hotel then in the hotel." He said.
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Sara returned Tarrax's kiss and relaxed as they fell onto the bed, her hands on his sides, "I like the sound of that." She said smiling.
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Terry took the Extreme dinosaurs to the digioworld to meet the dynaman team, & get to know each other before they continued onto the hotel.
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Jason arrived in Korodos in his imperial rooms and went to tell the emporor about the main reason for his arrivel, as well as visiting with a few friends, though quick visits.
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So why exactly are you here Jason ' an imperial dragon said to him.. "You know that we don't send Korodosians into other dimensions unless it is a dire emergency..
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Tarrax ran his claws over her chest, tracing her curves slolowly, and tenderly. he probed her mouth, and in turn licked her snout and the sides of her face.
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That indeed is the plan " Merlin nodded... We might have no choice but to keep some of us inside.."
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"Pity if that is true." Brooklyn said.
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"aoh, you won't help your imperial highness, that is ok." Jason said and did the appropriate or whatever was appropriate and left the imperial throne room. Once outside he called his tardis & it materialized in the exact spot where he was, putting him inside it.
"Oh well, I wasn't sure that would work."
"Where to now?" the tardis asked. Guilmon walked in eating a sandwich he had made himself.
"Set coordinates for the star wars universe. Jolee Bindo's era. I'll see if he or any of his friends want to help. Then I may ask if Alan Scott or Jay Garrick have time to help after that." Jason said as the tardis set off.
"We may need a jedi who can do the Jedi battle meditation. if Bastila won't come I may need to ask Nomi Sunrider."
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Sara sighed at Tarrax's actions, her hands caressing and rubbing over his muscular chest and sides.
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"I spent my childhood with my parents, and we got along very well. We all lived near a water source called Wolf River. One day, my parents decided that I was ready to live on my own, and become independent."
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Two older wolf looking monsters were sleeping soundly on a large patch of grass near a river- one male, and one female. They looked very comfortable as they rested side by side. The sun had just begun its ascent over that area and it was very peaceful. "Was", as in past tense.
Hey mom and dad! Time to get up! It's morning!" came a high pitched voice.
The two previously sleeping creatures jerked awake, and turned to the announcer.
"Thank you for ending our rest," the male said.
"Yes, we shouldn't be allowed to be so comfortable for too long," the female added.
Needless to say, neither was very happy.
"You're welcome!" the young girl replied. "So whatcha wanna do today? Huh? Huh?"
"I think it's time we had "the talk"," her father said to his mate.
"Yes, the time for that has certainly arrived, no doubt," she agreed.
"Ooh, a talk? What's it about? Is it super interesting? I hope it is," she said eagerly.
"Tigress," her mother began, "You have reached that age when it is time to live on your own, and become independent."
"Wow, you really think I've matured enough to take care of myself?"
The adults glanced at each other.
"Sure, let's go with that," her father finally said.
"So when should I head out?" Tigress wondered.
"Now!" both of her parents said in unison.
"We mean, whenever you'd like to dear, even now if you want to," her mother said sweetly.
"Well, are you sure you wouldn't mind if I left right away? I mean, who's gonna wake you up in the morning, jump on you, help you stay up at night, and all the other things I do for you?"
"Don't worry Tigress, we'll manage somehow," her father answered gently.
"We'll if you're sure you'll be all right..."
"We will," they replied in unison.
"I'm gonna miss you both," she said, getting a little choked up.
"It's okay dear. You can visit us any- well, on occasion, all right?" her mother said comfortingly.
"Thank you," she replied, giving them both a hug. That's good to know. Well, okay then, I'm off for a life of my own. Good-bye!" she called, as she ran off into the distance.
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Tigress turned red.
"Is something the matter?" Agumina asked her. "Why did you stop?"
"You- don't notice anything?" she asked back cautiously.
"About...?" Agumina asked, confused. Then she coughed a few times. "Other than this odor, no."
"Er-"
"That was you?"
"Um-"
Agumina's expression softened. "Don't worry, that's perfectly natural. Have you felt a lot of stress lately?"
"Well, I have been feeling pretty awkward lately. Why?"
"It may be irratable bowel syndrome. I read about that before. Common symptoms of that are nausea, vomiting, emotional distress, and gas. That seems to match you as of lately pretty well."
"What should I do?"
"Increasing dietary fiber and avoiding items that stimulate the intestines such as caffeine may help."
"What!? Stop caffeine!?" Tigress asked incredulously.
"If my theory on your diagnosis is correct, stopping that may just help you with your difficulty."
"Well then, I'll just have to try that. No more caffeine. Er, maybe some here and there?" she asked hopefully.
"If you are trying to starve a rat, you don't keep feeding it little by little. If you want this problem to stop, and I'm right about its source, you must elinate caffein from your diet. Besides, if it doesn't help, you can go right back to it."
"I suppose that's a good idea," Tigress replied, though still a bit nervous at the thought of no more caffeinated soda.
Trying to get her mind off of this, Agumina asked, "So how did you end up traveling with Tiger and Genki?"
"Oh, right. I forgot that I was telling my story. Meeting up with those two was certainly a time I'll never forget."
"I'm listening," Agumina encouraged.
"Okay, this is what happened..." Tigress began.
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Brooklyn thought, "An emp burst would take out any non hardened electrical equipment. A focused one to effect only 1 target or targeted to only an area with enemy machines may prove very effective. A bright flash of light may temporarily blind opponents also. " He said.
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The tardis arrived at where Jolee Bindo lived. The 2 walked outside.
"I knew when I was having a nice relaxing time it had to end." Jolee said as his way of saying hello, though the tone of voice was such that he wasn't sorry to see them.
"Only if you want to come." Jason said, "But lets visit a bit. How are you and the others." Jason asked.
"Doing well I hope." Guilmon asked.
"Doing pretty well. Some of us are bored, but for an old man like me being bored is one of the perks of being old." Jolee said.
"Very true." Jason said.
"ooh ok, I'll go, as long as I get to take vacations at the usual places. I've been wanting to visit them again." Jolee said.
Jason said, "I can do that."
"Oooo, I'd like to visit too." Guilmon said.
"Come on, before I change my mind. & before you ask, yes I know where you can pick up the others." Jolee said as he got up and they went to Jason's tardis and set off to get some others of Jolee's past companions.
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Tarrax continued to explore Sara, running his claws down her her body, with the soft buzz that comes from claws brushing against scales..he kissed her again, then moved to her her forehead...
A good idea. Merlin nodded. Reakl lighning is difficult to control, of course it is wild by nature...
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"Emp isn't really lightning. It doesn't harm any organic beings." Brooklyn said, he looked around and motioned Moran over. "you can explain emp better then I can." He said to him.
"Yes, it is rather effective in warfare, but only on electrical equipment that is not hardened. Some weapons are designed to emit emp's and some solar flares can produce this effect as can certain nuclear weapons going up above the atmosphere, & within an atmosphere if you are close enough your equipment may be effected by an emp effects also. Though pure emp only weapons won't harm organic beings it may do harm to any sort of implants they may have if it is such types as pace makers, cochlea, impants and such." Moran said in a relaxed manner.
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Sara caresses Tarrax's muscles of his sides and back. She lets out a soft moan as Tarrax runs his claws on her body. She returns his kiss as heatedly as she can.
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They had most of the rest of Jolee Bindo's former companions. "Just 1 missing, if this is going to be a war, you'll have need of HK-47." Jolee bindo said.
"The assassin droid? How do we even know where to start?" Baslilla asked.
"he was a true comrad in arms, though with his own sense of humour." Canderous Ordo said.
"An old man has his ways." Jolee Bindo said.
T3-M4 made some sounds as did the wookie Zaalbar.
"Well despite how the 2 of you feel about him we may well need him. & I feel the same way the 2 of you do in dealing with an assassin droid." Jason said and set coordinates for the ones Jolee had told him about.
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Tarrax continued exploring running down and spreading out over her legs. He tensed as he placed imself inside Sara. 'In my world, it is custom that a male m,ate with a female five times before he officially claims her.." He said, nuzzling her.
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Sara moaned from Tarrax's actions, her own hands rubbing and caressing his body. She moaned as he entered her, "It is?" She asked in her reply to what he had said.
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"Since we're all ready we can head to the hotel." Terry said to his companions and went to a good place to make a digiportal.
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Jason landed the tardis and went outside. Jason went outside and after taking to HK-47 and handing over a large diamond HK-47 agreed to accompany him. They went back into the tardis and Jason set coordinates for Brooklyn's clan where he would stop next.
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Yes, this isd the third time for us, twice more, and you are officially mine.." Tarrax replied. "There is a legal ceremony required of course, or there was in the time of my youth. It has been a very very long time of course since I've had a mate.. customs may have changed so that ceremony may not be required now.. Tarrax kissed her on the mouth again..
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"So we noe have the entire Dynamin and Extreme Dinosaur teams on our suide?" Hawkmon replied, giving out a call. "We're getting there Terry, we really are! Soon, We'll have enough forces to fight back...
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Terry nods, "Yes it does certainly look that way." He said.
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Scooby and Spyro managed to slowly pull bsack into the contest, answering 3 40 pointers correctly in a row. The girls how ever still had a lead. the score was now 820 -720, with the girls in the lead. 'Alright Dixie its your turn.. In the film Caddyshack, how much is riding on the bet between the judge and the real estate developer?' Scooby shrugged at Spyro. "Thats completely random.. and I've never seenb Caddyshack!" Cynder fumed. "I have cynder.. Don't worry... ut was.. 80000 I believe, after they agreeed to double the wager.." Dixie grinned.
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Very good" stripetail smiled. 50 points for the girls. they now have 870." Dixie gave Cynder a high five. 'Spyro. Its now your turn. "
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Alright 40 pioints' Spyro said. How often is a purple dragon born? stripetail smiled.
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Strut shook his head. "All electronics used by the military are hardened against EMP attacks. Besides, the towns may not have hardened electronics. Thus EMP weapons are not a good choice."
Dr. Zanasiu thought a moment. "I'm not sure where else we can use but Arkan AFB said we can use their base for logistical support. However, we will keep some ammunition here."
"What about mines?" Rime asked.
"Not sure that's a good idea. Unexploded ordinance is inevitable but let's not exacerbate the problem."
"Hey, where shall I place our 25 mm autocannon?" Zachary asked.
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Deimos went upstairs to wash up. When he came out he spotted Paul stealing a canister of 7.62 x 39 ammunition. "Sir, please put that ammunition back."
Paul did not respond but picked up the canister and ran.
Deimos drew his pistol and aimed it at Paul. "Drop the canister!" he shouted.
Paul obeyed, placing the canister on the ground and throwing his hands in the air. Deimos grabbed him and marched him down to the lobby at gunpoint.
"Guys, I found a guest trying to steal some ammo."
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Hans thought a moment. "Hmm. I wonder if some of our friends will help?"
Franz shook his head. "Doubt it."
Werner thought a moment. " I may be able to get us a shipment of arms; I'm friends with the owner of a rather large firearms manufacturer."
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Nick looked atr Paul. "Answer me.. why are you here/ A regular guest would not try to steal ammo.." He frowned giving Paul a cool glare. "You look familar, though I can't place where I saw you before..
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Jason went to where Brooklyn's clan lived, having his tardis materialize inside the castle in the form of a large display case sort of thing. He exited it and looked around to see what room he had appeared in.
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The room he was in was filled with ancient relics, suits of armor and swords, all hung behind modern casings made of what appeareed to be glass..
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Jason went to look out a window to see what time of day it was, he had attempted to arrive at night but with such fine control being off by a few hours or 12 hours was not unheard of at times, unless he was returning to a set time and he tried to arrive a second or a few seconds after he had left previously with Brooklyn.
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"I am a firearms collector." Paul replied. "I had arrived at this hotel several weeks earlier." He glanced at Nick's rifle.
Deimos frowned. "The ammunition you were stealing is worthless to a collector as it is extremely common." He then turned to Nick. "Please guard our ammo thief. I am waiting for Shaggy and Dr. Kerzach to return so we can see what preparations Surf Point is undertaking."
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On the 9th floor, Anton had gotten his own rifle and had Nick's head in his sights.
"I thought this would be a quick and easy job but it has cost Ivan and Chris their lives and may cost Paul his as well. I'm not sure if I'll ever see my family again or even survive this mission." Anton sniffled slightly for a few moments. "But Dragonstorm has promised to split the payment evenly among us four. This could be my family's ticket out of poverty." He took a deep breath. "Well here goes." He squeezed the trigger, sending a bullet towards Nick's head.
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Velma hung up the phone a few minutes after Fredy stopped talking. "Guess we got disconnected or something." She said to herself.
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Terry & his group went through another digiportal and wound up in the hotel at the same spot he had made the first digiportal to leave. Terry led the way towards the lounge.
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The Sound of the bullet being fired caught nick's ear, but there was nothing he could do, the bulllet raced down the ninth floor, covering ground in a matter of seconds. Nick saw the bullet coming toards Him. He could donothing
_ Felice impedum" Came the roar, and the bullet was deflected into the wall just inches above Nicks head. Nick turned and saw Stripetail, his paw in front og him, on the third floor landing.
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Get out of there! The assassin mayy try again!' astripetail said. He turned and noticed Paul "YoU" He froze..His eyes coming alight.
"Tell your friend up there, to lay down his weapon, and come down with his hands above his head. In return, I will spare his life' Nick said breathlessly. "You hear that!He yelled up towards the 9th floor.. "If you come down here, now, and surrender. I will tell these men to spare you, both of you. But If you try to kill me again, I will have them show you no mercy..' the fact that he had very nearly been killed, was still something he had not fully grasoped yet.
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Zachary, wordlessly, readied his rifle and headed up to the 9th floor. "I'm going to kick some ass. Who's coming?"
Strut and Dr. Zanasiu dragged Paul to a corner of the room under a balcony and trained their weapons on him.
"Move and die." Strut hissed.
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"I'd rather die than surrender to a bunch of civilians." Anton muttered. He recocked the rifle and aimed at Deimos's head and fired.
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Deimos ducked as soon as he heard the crack of the rifle but the bullet grazed him. "That's it! Someone's gonna die!" He then headed up to the 9th floor.
Another bullet missed Nick's head by inches.
Mr. Bigmouth grabbed his rifle from the closet and cocked it. "I'm going to see what the hell is up on the 9th floor. Nick, you coming?"
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STripetail gestured and ropes appeared out of midair and wrapped themselves around Paul, holding him tight. "We are going to get to the bottom of this.." He said..
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So much for our challenge Dixie friowned. 'Are you alright Nick?' She asked Kindly.
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I'd be dead now if it wasn't for Stripetail Nick said.
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We'll get him for you' Spyro said firmly, his eyes arrowed. "Armor up Cynder! We're going after him! His ring activated and Spyro was encased in armor. cynder soon followed and the two dragons took flight, flying up the stairs.
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You Go, Nick said, still winded from his near escape. "I want him alive mR Bigmouth, if at all possible..'
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Anton heard the rustle of wings and spotted Spyro and Cynder flying up the stairs. He switched to his assault rifle and fired several shots at them.
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Deimos and Zachary saw Anton from the 4th floor and stopped briefly to return fire. They then continued up to the 9th floor.
Anton ducked but Zachary's burst grazed him.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "I want his head on pole but I'll take him alive." He then ran up the stairs.
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The bullets richoted off thier armor, into the wall. Spyro klet forth a stream of fire, and Cynder spat a glob of poison in Anton's direction. "Surrender! We've been told to show you mercy" Spyro said. "Although you don't deserve it" Cynder growled. "You nearly killed a good friend of ours!"
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Anton rolled behind a cabinet. He used the rifle's underbarrel grenade launcher to shoot a grenade at Spyro "I don't care about my life! I only care for my family! I am doing this for them!" He then fired a
Deimos and Zachary were now on the 7th floor. They again stopped to fire a short burst at Anton.
Mr. Bigmouth was on the 3rd floor. He could see Anton and fired a few shots at him as well. "You [censored]! Nick said I should take you alive; guess what? I'm going to have your head on a pole!" He fired a few more shots and continued up the stairs.
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Velma looked up, "Jinkies what is that?" SHe asked looking in the direction of the sound.
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"ah, action already?" one of hte extreme dinosaurs said and went in th direction of the sound. The dynaman team went, before morphing since they were not supposed to morph unless they had to and could not defeat the foe in thier normal forms.
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Rime ran up to his room and retrieved his assault rifle. He too joined the pursuit.
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Dr. Zanasiu racked his shotgun and placed in in Paul's face. "Nick said show mercy but I don't feel like it, not after what you did to Rime and him."
Dr. Zanasiu fingered the trigger and Paul closed his eyes.
"James! What the hell are you doing?!" Strut shouted, gently pushing the barrel of the shotgun away from Paul's face.
Dr. Zanasiu lowered his shotgun. "Look, I'm pissed as hell, Nick was nearly killed. Yes, he carries a firearm like we do, but he's not a soldier, thus he is not a fair target."
Strut placed his hand on Dr. Zanasiu's shoulder. "Look, we're all really tense and running on adrenaline but we need to keep our heads clear. He could provide us with info."
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Dr. Kerzach knocked on Shaggy's door. "You ready?"
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Haresh, Hans, Werner and Franz were in the dining room eating.
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You must show restraint.." Stripetail said Firmly.."I know you're pissed I am too. But I've lived long enough to know that you don't win battles when you overreact.." He pointed at the prisoner.. "You are going to answer my questions... Even if we have to give you sodium pentihol.'
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Spyro breathed a fire ball and blew up the grenade in midair. "So you want to provide for your family? How can you do that when you're lying dead in a pool of blood?"
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Cynder's wrist glowed "Take him alive.. thats an order' Came Stripetail's voice..
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Yeah I'm Ready to Go' Shaggy said.
_ Dioxie and Scooby guided Nick to the kitchen. "We'll stay here until the battle ends" Dixie said.
Tiger ran down the stairs "I can't find that Agumon guy anywhere.."
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"I'd rather die." Paul spat.
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"As long as I kill the Pelvanida group, I will be paid even if I am dead." Anton replied. He reloaded and fired again at Cynder and Spyro.
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Deimos and Zacbary arrived on the 9th floor and spotted Anton fighting with Spyro and Cynder.
They immediately opened fire.
Anton was preoccupied with the two dragons and 5 shots hit him in the side, knocking him down.
Anton coughed up blood. "So you think you've won?" He then pulled out a grenade, pulled the pin and held the live grenade in his hand. "If I die, you're coming with me!"
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"Good! I'll meet you in the SUV outside." Dr. Kerzach said.
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Spyro spat an ice shard and knocked the grenade out of Anton';s hand,.. it rolled down the floor and exploded knocking Anton Forward.
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Cynder Flew Forward and seized the injured man in her claws. "Grab him and tie him up.. We need to get him to Stripetail' Cynder said.
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There are several mem here who right now would be more than willing to grant that wish ": Stripetail said fiercely. 'But I know better.." He strioked his chin. "You were promised a lot of money for this task, weren't you?" He sighed. 'You must be in desperate straights to take such a risk."
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Deimos and Zachary nodded at Spyro and Cynder.
"Thanks. We'll take it from here!" Deimos said.
Zachary went over to Anton and placed his rifle on Anton's head. "Move and die."
Deimos went to a closet and retrieved several cable ties. With them he bound Anton's legs and arms. "Okay, we're ready to go."
Zachary tossed Anton over his shoulder like he weighed as much as a small sack of flour.
Mr. Bigmouth and Rime had arrived on the floor with weapons ready.
"Miss anything?" Rime asked.
Deimos gestured with his free hand. "Only a guest trying to do a suicide bombing."
Rime shrugged. He and Mr. Bigmouth headed back downstairs.
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Paul spat on the ground. "We were promised several million to kill the Pelvanida group. I will say nothing more."
Dr. Zanasiu brandished his shotgun. "Spill your data or I'll spill your guts." he hissed.
Strut also brandished his shotgun.
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Stripetail arched his eyebroiws "Several million? Thats it? My dear associate, I could easily give you several times that.. How about $25 million, as a starting price. $25 million each, for you and your surviving comrade.."
_ Why are you giving him $25 milion/ He did try to kill me. Nick asked "Never reject an opportunity to turn an eneny into an ally..Nick.. These men were promised a lot of money.. I am offering them more" Stripetail said.
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"ah, looks like we missed all the fun." One of the extreme dinosaurs said.
""At least it looks like the good guys won." Another said.
"I gotta get a pic." Bullseye said taking out a very small camera he had seen and baught on an infomercial, taking a picture of the scene.
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Don't worry, theres going to be plenty more where that came from.. in two weeks, we're going to be fighting thousands of enemies..' Spyro said to them. Cynder walked down the stairs in front of them. "Come on.."She said to them. "We need you to introduce yourselves, oh and sign in at the front desk.."
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The dynaman and Terry arrived a bit after the extreme dinosaurs.
"Yea, that may be best." T-bone said.
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"at least it sounds like whatever it was is over." Velma said looking in the direction of the sounds had been coming from.
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Jason continued to walk around the room, looking out the window. "maybe the tardis drifted a bit and we arrived to early, or to late. Hmm, Maybe they are still in their thousand years of stone sleep." Jason turned and headed back to his tardis. Time for plan gamma. Stripetail may not like it, but I"ll have to do it. Though I'l have ot be careful I don't cross my own time line an dmeet myself. it should be ok though. " he thought for a moment. "Yes, dinotopia, that is the place to do that." He said and got back into his tardis.
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"For now at least..' veemon said, as thee lunch spread was rolled out..
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Tarrrax and Sara , meanwhile continued thier lovemaking.. Tarrax continued to kiss and nuzzle her while thier bodies remained attached. 'When you want to stop.. tell me" He said, giving her another kiss on the lips..
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'Jason/ came a voice from the hallway. it was Goliath. "You're just in time.." The Head Gargoyle smiled. "We just came out of stone sleep..
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Jason turned, "Ah, good. I was wondering if I had made it in time, or had slipped a bit here or there." He said smiling.
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' Please.. come on" Goliath said. " so what brings you here, old friend. Business, pleasure, or emergency?' he asked., as he leads Jason into another chamber..
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"Well a bit of pleasure & the other reason is a location will be attacked in 2 weeks by a large army.." Jason said.
The other folks went into a pleasant rest area in the tardis that Guilmon showed them, except for hk-47 who picked a random spot in a hallway or storage are to just stand there.
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How large?' Goliath asked. "Hundreds? Thousands? Tens of thousands? At any rate, you can count on our help.." He smiled, aas he revealed a banquet hall filled with food. "Help yourself.. there's plenty of food.."
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"Thanks." Jason said and thought for a bit, "I'm not sure how large it'll be, quite large, hundreds or thousands maybe. They've evacuated the area I heard though some civilians will likely want to remain and fight."
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That oftens happens' Goliath nodded. "when do you need us there..
_ Briggins smiled as he saw the newcomers "Please sign in, he motioned to the guest book. "20 dollars a night..'
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"Thanks guys' Nick said getting up from the table.. "You guys can go back to your contest..
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"It's ok, you folks sign in and I'll pay." Terry said to his friends.
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"The attack, I think may be in about 2-3 weeks. You can come anytime before that, or I can drop by once I know when it is and pick you up. A future me from after the battle could even pick you up. Technically bending the laws of time, as long as I remain inside the tardis once it arrives at the destination & don't say anything of what I remember of the battle." Jason said.
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Paul grinned. "Hmm. 25 million? I'll take it."
Zachary then came down carrying Anton. He placed him next to Paul. "Stripetail, I have found the suspect."
Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos followed after them.
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Dr. Kerzach with Shaggy pulled the SUV out of the parking lot and headed on the highway.
"Any other towns nearby we should scope out?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
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Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Too bad the time portal that bought Strut and Deimos into Pelvanida was destroyed."
Strut nodded. "Pity. We could have recruited many people from the past. " He then turned to Paul. "What is your name?"
"Paul Morgan." he replied, not looking Strut in the eye.
"Who are the others with you?"
Paul sighed. "Ching Shuang, a skinny Chinese man, he goes by the name 'Chris'; Anton Kondrashchenko, a Siberian Husky; and Ivan Belikov, a big Russian man."
"They were all promised several million to kill the Pelvanida group?"
Paul nodded.
Strut nodded. "That will be sufficient."
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Stripetail gestured and two briefcases appeared on a nearby table, sTRipetail opened one of them. it was filled with stacks of bills. 'Each one of these bils is worth $100,000. " stripetail saidm opulling out a stack of ten bills. "there are twentyfive stacks of these bills, totaling twenty-five million dollars. One case is for you, Paul, the other is for Anton. Chris and Ivan are dead..Dragonstorm will be paying thier families the millons you were promised. He turned to Anton, who lookee on as Stripetail openee the second breifcase revealing $25 milllion in cash.."
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i'm not familiar with area, but we'd better scope them just ib case..' Shaggy replied.
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"We accept." Paul and Anton said simultaneously.
Anton coughed up some blood. "Medic!"
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Deimos turned to Stripetail. "Where shall our 25 mm autocannon be placed?"
Hans ran out of the dining room with Franz and Werner behind him.
"Good news Stripetail! I have obtained a large shipment of arms from an Austrian munitions manufacturer!" Hans exclaimed.
Dr. Zanasiu turned to the newcomers. "Ah hello there! I am Dr. James Zanasiu."
Zachary, Rime, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer also introduced themselves.
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Styripetail pushed the cases to the two men then gestured and freed Paul. "Here you go gentkemen..this money buys new lives for you, and your families..you can move your families whetever you want.."
He yurned to Deimos, where can it best be placed? that is a good question.. I would put it outside, for now...;
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We're literally swimming in weapons now" Nani replied..how many weapons will this company send?' She asked.
Nick ran up with the first aid kit.. "Hold him still
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"Hey, Nani! You like the shotgun?" Strut asked.
Hans cleared his throat. "Over 2,000 pieces of small arms like assault rifles, pistols, sniper rifles, and light machine guns."
"Whoa! Isn't that a bit excessive?" Deimos asked.
Hans grinned. "Says the guy who bought the 25 mm autocannon?"
Deimos nodded. He then turned to Hans, Werner, Franz, Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary. "You help me move 'Seeker'."
"You named the autocannon?!" Zachary sputtered.
Deimos nodded. "Shut up and let's unhitch him and set him up!"
The group then left the hotel and went over to the parking lot where the trailer holding "Seeker" was resting.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Rime helped hold Anton down.
"Ready." Rime said.
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Nick brought out the gauze. 'We're going to have to remove the bullets first..' He said. 'I'm not a doctor, I'm not trained in dealing with bullets.."
_ Agumon came down stairs... "Wjhats going on/' He asked.
'Come on Agumonm, We need help getting the weapons..
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Bulk, Skull, hUnter, B>g and genki all followedDEimos and the others. Outside, Stitch and Angel were already unloading the weapons from the sUV>
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(OOC - the weapons have not arrived yet.)
"Unfortunately, neither of us are medical doctors, nor do we have the proper tools." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Deimos opened the door and with the help of Zachary, Werner, Hans and Franz, moved "Seeker" out onto the parking lot.
"Damn! That's beautiful." Rime said, carrying out a canister of 25 mm shells.
Deimos grinned. "I'd knew you'd like him!"
Mr. Bigmouth also carried out 2 canisters of 25 mm shells.
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Stripetail Sighed. "i know how to remove bullets. Just hold him down/ he reached inside and pulled out a pair of foreceps and a knife. Just hold him down .. while i cut out the bullets.." he said start to cut away at the flesh around the nearest bullet
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Anton screamed in pain as Stripetail began cutting out the bullets from his body. He struggled but Rime and Dr. Zanasiu held him down.
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Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary, Hans, Werner and Franz walked in with the 25 mm cannon shells that came free with the purchase of the autocannon. They placed the shells near the other ammunition.
"Stripetail, the 25 mm cannon is in place." Zachary said. He then turned to Hans. "Hans, when can we expect the munitions to arrive?"
"They'll take at least 10 days, possibly more." Hans replied.
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Dr. Kerzach drove the SUV to Surf Point city limits. He was stopped by a heavily armored SPPD SWAT officer at a check point. He showed his Pelvanida ID and was waved through.
"Well, it looks like that took that warning seriously." Dr. Kerzach said. He noticed that there were recruiting posters around the city and a few armed civilians were on the streets.
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Stripetail tossed aside bullet after bullet. after the last bullet was removed he sewed the wound shut and began tying gauze aroung the area.. "This gauze should be channged every few hours.." He said..
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10 days is cutting it pretty close " Lilo said...
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"Got that." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Ms. Swimmer came out of her room.
"Where have you been?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"I was treating the old burn on my arm per Stripetail's orders. It's a lot better but I think there will be scars there."
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Hans knelt down to Lilo's level. "10 days is already pushing it for this company; they're based in Austria and it normally takes them 2-3 weeks to do a shipment this large."
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Whenever they can get it here will suit our needs fine. the quicker they get it here the bigger their tip will be" stripetail said.
How many rooms will you need?' Briggins asked the Dynamans and extreme dinosaurs..
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"I think we'll be getting help from Surf Point." Dr. Kerzach said, looking out the window. He noticed that the armed civilians all wore dark blue jumpsuits with the words "SPVDF" inside a shield insignia on the left breast.
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Mitch Gavers held his weapon close to his chest. ' He hailed the vEhicle. 'Good Sirs he said, pausing at the window where Kerzach was. 'Do you mind telling me where I could fine a place to stay?"He called out as Shaggy rolled down a window..
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"The Inglorious Hotel, it's outside the Surf Point city limits. You can't miss it. There may be a 25 mm autocannon outside in the parking lot." Dr. Kerzach replied, saluting Mitch.
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Thank you. Could I perhaps get a ride there from you? I've afraid I don't my car with me., my parents are using it for the weekend.." Mitch explaoined , a little embarassed.
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"I travelled onward, following the river, looking for a place to call home. Well, one that wasn't already occupied."
"Let's see. That dam had beaver monsters, that nest had bird monsters, that hole had mole monsters, and that creepy house had ghost monsters. Better keep looking."
"You are NOT going to be riding me forever!" an angry voiced called.
"Easy. I just fell down and hurt my ankle, okay? I'll be fine in no time," a younger voice called back.
"'Just fell'!? You were rollerslashing or whatever on a cliff and fell nearly ten feet! I'll be surprised if you heal in a month."
"Hey, I'm pretty tough, ya know. And it's roller'blading'."
"Whatever you want to call it, I say it's stupid."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Hello, what's this?" Tigress thought to herself, spotting the source of the voices. "It's another Tiger monster. And he's being ridden by a- Gee, I've never seen a monster like him before," eyeing Genki.
"Well, I think I'll say hello," she concluded in her mind. She began cantering down to them, as she was on a hill above them, yelling, "Hello! I'm-" But she never got to finish her intro before she tripped on a stone and began rolling downward at a startling speed- right into Tiger and Genki!
"What the-" Tiger started to say.
"Oomph!" they all said unison.
There was silence as the three checked for personal injuries.
"Oh good, I'm unharmed," Tigress chirped happily.
"Yeah lady? Good for you. And whadda about us?" an angry monster questioned.
"That's a good question," Tigress said, pondering it. "How about you?"
"Why I outta-"
"Tiger, hold on! I think she was realy concerned, not trying to bother you," Genki reasoned.
"Hmph! That dame needs to watch were she's going."
"I agree. I only wish it wasn't so hard to see where I'm falling."
"That's it! Come on Genki, we're leaving."
"Um..."
"What?"
"When she crashed into us, I hurt my other ankle. I can't move."
"What!?"
"Hmmm, perhaps if you keep carrying him, I could walk beside you for him to balance on," Tigress suggested to Tiger.
"Uh uh. No way. You are NOT going to follow us. End of story."
"What story? It isn't time for one yet. It's still early," Tigress explained.
"I wasn't talking about a bedtime story, or any story at all!"
"But you just said-" Tigress began.
"Forget what I said! For looking not much younger than me, you act more like a cub!"
"Well that is certainly very sweet of you. I've always thought I was a child at heart," Tigress beamed.
"I think you just gave her a compliment," Genki whispered.
"Are we ready then?" she asked them both.
Tiger sighed. "If you come with us to a place Genki can get fixed up, then will you leave us alone?"
"I would be happy to. All you had to do was ask."
"Fine, let's go," holding in any more rude comments only to lower this trio down to two as quickly as possible.
They helped Genki onto Tiger, who leaned against Tigress as they all walked along.
As they continued their travelling to the nearest town, Tigress spoke up.
"So what kind of monster are you?" she asked, looking at Genki.
"Oh I'm not a monster; I'm a human," he explained.
"Wow, I've never seen a human before!" she exclaimed.
"Obviously. If you had, you wouldn't have asked that," Tiger though to himself.
"So what kind of attacks do you have?"
"Oh, well I, er, I specialize in strategic battle menuvers. I don't need to fight much since I can get through battles by being clever. You know, outsmarting the baddies," Genki explained.
"Ooh, so that must be how your team works then. You come up with the plans, and then you have Tiger carry them out. That's realy nice."
"Now hold on! If you think I take orders from him, then-"
"Yeah, it's pretty cool having my own soldier," Genki said with glee.
"Oh look! It's a town," Tigress pointed out.
"Great!" Tiger exclaimed. "Now remember our agreement..."
"Oh right. I have to leave you a loan now. Here you go." Tigress lifted her paw to reveal a small pouch. She emptied the contents onto the ground. "I have a knack for finding human coins," she said happily. "Now, how many did you want me to leave you? I assume it's money to pay for Genki's treatment? That certainly is thoughtful, taking care of this human so well. You'd make a good father. Now about the interest fee..."
"What the heck are you babbling on about woman!?" Tiger asked, completely confused.
"You wanted me to leave you a loan, right?"
"Yeah..."
"Then here," she said, holding out all of her coins. "Take them, and don't forget to pay me back. It took me a long time to find all of these, and with loans, there is interest."
"Not a loan! ALONE! Besides, I have no way of getting money to pay you back. I don't steal anymore, and I'm not doing any work for some human to pay you back."
"I'm confused," Tigress said.
"Uh, Tiger? Now that she mentions it, getting medical help would take money. If you don't accept it, I'll have to ride on you for a while. Like you said, it may take a month."
Tiger fumed. "Fine! But I have no way to pay you back."
"Oh, but you do."
"What?"
"I don't have much experience with being on my own. To pay me back, you could let me accompany you and protect me."
"Sounds good to me!" Genki cheered.
"Sorry, but-"
"It's two to one. You've been outvoted."
"Ugh, fine. Let's go then. And what's your name anyway? I'm not gonna keep calling you woman. With your maturity, that would be an insult to that word."
"Tigress," she said, holding out her paw.
"Genki," he said, holding out his hand.
"You already heard my name, so let's just go," he said gruffly, ruining the touching moment.
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"And that is how I began travelling with those two. A time I'll never forget," Tigress concluded.
"Wow, some story," Agumina said.
"Thanks. Well, we've certainly been up here a while. Shall we see what the boys are up to?"
"Yes, let's," Agumina agreed. Then they both got up and headed for the door.
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"Several at least. We are pretty large as you can see." T-bone, leader of the extreme dinosaurs said.
"Does this place get cable? There's a cool infomercial scheduled for later tonight I saw a listing of while surfing the web." Bullseye said.
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Agumina was first to exit the room. that had been interesting experience learning about Tigresss, who she was beginning to like..
"man we were in there a long Time Tigress said. Its nearly noon" She said pointing an old clock that hung on the wall. "Sorry about keeping you so long..Tigress apologized
'Its okay. we're friends now...now to find the boys.. I take it Tiger is still guffy..'Agumina said.
_ Yes but he's sweet inside. its just hidden under a thick tough exterior" Tigress replied as they went down the stairs..
"agumon's much sweeter.. sure he can be a bit short.. but he did save my life and kill the monster who slew my mentor" Agumina said.
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Tiger noticed the two girls walking down the stairs. "WHERE have you two BEEN?" He fumed. "have a chit-chat " Tigress replied cheerfully.. "You sure took long enough.. come on.. the boss says we need to help carry in the weapons..
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We don't have television here, unfortunately.." Briggins replied. "lets see now.. I'll give you a dozebn rooms.. rooms 600-612. on the 6th floor. Briggins produced a row of keys. "that will be $20 per person' He said. please sign your nane in as best you can.."
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"Wow, that many. Dr Ho makes us all sleep in the same room with the kids, even the ones who snore and the one who sings like Ethel Merman in his sleep." Dynapink said.
The Extreme Dinosaurs went to sign in first, then followed by the Dynaman team. Terry paid for the rooms.
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"Get in." Dr. Kerzach said. "By the way, what do you call the defense force here? I spotted some civilians wearing dark blue jumpsuits with a shield insignia and the letters 'SPVDF'. Does it actually stand for anything?"
(OOC - That stands for Shore Point Volunteer Defense Force.)
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(you mean Surf)
"It stands for 'Surf Point Volunteer DEfense Force" Mitch replied, as he climbed in... "Usually there are regulations about gun ownership here, but they've been suspended due to the emergency.. the police chief said we've got about 1000-1200 volunteers.."
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(OOC - yeah Surf Point.)
"Good. We'll need all the help we can get. Erm, which way to the headquarters?" Dr. Kerzach replied. He parked the car temporarily so he could radio Strut.
"Strut this is Kerzach, I am at Surf Point. Surf Point has about 1000 to 1200 volunteer soldiers. Kerzach out."
"Welcome to the team, Mr., I never got your name?" Dr. Kerzach said.
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Strut listened to Dr. Kerzach's newest piece of info. "Good news! Surf Point has formed a volunteer defense force! They have 1000 to 1200 armed civilians ready to go!"
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Great Stripetail said as he finished tending to Anton. "That means our forces will more than double...We've got close to 2000 now.."
- Bulk finished putting in the last of the ammo in a closet and collaspsed to the ground, his shirt was soaked in sweat. "Skull, lets take a break for lunch.."
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Soon, the dining room was filled with people for their lunch hour..
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Strut then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, are the towns of Shore Point, Harlan Beach, Arkan, Cobia Bay, Bluefin Point close enough to do a recon mission?"
Ms. Swimmer's stomach growled. "Hmm. I'm hungry."
Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary, Rime, Deimos, Dr. Zanasiu, Franz, Werner, Hans, Haresh and Ms. Swimmer entered the dining room.
Inside, they sat at separate tables.
Dr. Zanasiu and Rime sat next to each other.
Zachary, Franz, Werner and Hans sat together.
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Bluefin pOint is the cloest, thats 75 miles away" Brifgins said.. and most of those peoople living there have already evacuated from what I've heard.."
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Velma seeing how full the dinning room was, and that it didn't look like there was any room, decided to go out to eat. She went to her room, and using her cellphone went to call to see where Jason was & if he knew of any cafe in the area. A future version picked her up and took her to eat at one of the better restaurants in Dinotopia.
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"What about Shore Point, Harlan Beach, Arkan and Cobia Bay?" Strut asked.
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"I am Dr. Yuri Kerzach." Dr. Kerzach said to Mitch.
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Stripetail had pulled out a sheet of paper. We are probably going to have around 2000 well is said and done. I am diiding those into groups of two hundred, and give leadership of those groups to ten of you. Brooklyn, I'm giving you first choice' he turned to the Gargoyle..
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Velma's cellphone rang as the waiter left with thier order. "Hello Velma, Its Daphne again.. I should be at the hotel in a couple hours.. is there any part of the hotel you want us to investigate first..?'
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"Carson City Camp's battalions will have a few commanders as well." Dr. Zanasiu said. "And I'd imagine that Surf Point's forces will have commanders as well. Of course we can just override them but I'm not sure if that's good for morale."
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Arjkan is 120 miles away, Shore POint is 140, Cobia Bay is 200 miles away, and Harlan is 230 miles away.. it would be a very long drive, and given how quickly news has spread, i would not be surprised if you found that those places are virtually deserted' Briggins said..
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"Hmm. Looks like Surf Point's all we got. Thank you." Strut said. He then entered the dining room.
"Bad news. Surf Point is the only place we're getting help. The nearest town is Bluefin Point at 75 miles away. The others are hundreds of miles away."
Deimos swore between bites of ham.
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Its mItch. " Mitch replied.. "We;re pretty much on our own, until the military gets here.. the other towns are drying up, their residebts are getting out of Dodge as fast as they can. They say the enemy is numbered in the tens of thousands..." he broke off..
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We don't need to harm morale Stripetail agreed. " We'll ask the commanders to give us some foirces, and we'll work with what they give us.. be it 50, 100, or 10..'
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"Well Mitch, we're using the Inglorious Hotel as a meeting spot. We'll take you there. But first, we need to get lunch and speak to the police." Dr. Kerzach said.
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Thats fair, I really haven't had much to eat today.. They gave me a andwich and a canteen of water.. that was about it.."
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Velma continued to eat at the dinotopia cafe, the future version of jason just doing idle conversation. They both avoided any mention of the upcomming battle.
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"Woh, look at this crows man." Spike said.
"Yea, it's like pizza day at Dr. Ho's." Dynablue said.
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So when ar we headed back? Veemon asked, looking up from his stewed beak-and eggs.. "I'd like to help search the hotel withyou and your friends.."
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"Not to long from now. Once we're finished here." Velma said, pausing while she was eating.
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How your food? Is it good? My eggs are a bit crunchy.. but then I guess they're supposed to be' Veemon lisped.
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Tarrax finished making love to sAra and pulled himself out of her. his privates were stained with her blood. "Lets clean up and head downstairs for lunch.." Tarrax said, giving her one final kiss on the lips..
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Sara nods, "It sounds best. Since w can't go downlike this." SHe said smiling & returning the kiss.
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"My food is great." Velma said while eating her lunch.
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That would be too awkward" Tarrax agreed, climbing off of her and making his way to the bathroom to clean up.. This took a couple minutes.. then he opened the door, and held it open. "Take as long as you need.." Je said.
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"This food is very good." Hans said. He was eating a massive stack of pancakes.
"I agree." Werner replied. He was eating an enormous fruit salad.
"No wonder the hotel is so run down; they must pay the cooks a lot of cash and the decorators nothing!" Franz said. He was eating pancakes as well.
"Franz! Not so loud!" Hans scolded.
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Dr. Kerzach drove by a seafood resturaunt. "Hey Shaggy, Mitch want to eat at this place: Zemoth's? I have heard that Surf Point has great seafood. If not we can always hit the downtown area."
He then pulled into a parking lot, where he paid the attendant and got out.
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Alright" shaggy said, getting out.
_ Mitch followed him out.. "I'll try the fish and shrimp" He said...
_ Don't worry, man ' Shaggy said. "Lunch is on me.."
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Actually We haven't had enough paying custommers over the last few years to pay for upkeeps "Broiggins said, coming into the dining room. "But thanks to the current group here' He grinned. " We can start making upgrades.."
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"Assuming that the hotel survives when war commences." Deimos deadpanned. He then left the dining room and headed to a closet to grab his assault rifle.
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When Deimos arrived at the 3rd floor closet where the group's weapons were first kept he found that Zachary's grenade launcher, his assault rifle and Mr. Bigmouth's spear were missing.
"Hey guys? Where the hell is my rifle and some other weapons?" He called.
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Dr. Kerzach nodded. "Hmm. I'll take the broiled flounder."
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and I'll j=have whatever looks good." Shaggy said.
_ Scooby piled up food on his plate He was hungry, and it showed. He piled his plate high with Chicken Shrimp, and fries..
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Cynder went up to pick her meal out, "How many more points do we need to win?' She asked. 'About 140' dixie said from the table.. :As long as we keep aswering them right, we'll win.."
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Sara nods, "Thanks." She said then went into the bathroom to take a shower and such, if such was possible, if not she cleaned herself as best as she could. Then exited the bathroom once she was finished & properly ready once again.
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"It should be lunch time" Tarrax said, holding the door for her, as befitting a gentledragon, of high standing.. "I'd bet you are ready to eat some more.."
_ Tiger sat dpoown at a table with his food, Tigeress, Genki, Tai, and Agumon tooknplaces across from him, Agumina was busy gathering, food in line..
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Deimos then went back into the dining room. "Has anyone seen my rifle, Mr. Bigmouth's spear or Zachary's grenade launcher. I also think a canister of loose .50 BMG rounds is gone as well."
Strut shook his head. "Nope. You're the only one with a .50 caliber weapon. Unless..."
"Damn it! You're not telling me those two [censored] whom we captured did it?"
Strut nodded. "Or the 2 dead hunters did it while everyone was sleeping." He pushed his plate away. "Well in any case, I'm ready to help search." He lovingly patted his shotgun.
Dr. Zanasiu the room as well. He too had his shotgun with him.
"Damn it! All I've got is my pistol." Deimos said.
Zachary, Werner, Franz and Hans got up and left as well.
"Stripetail, will there be a need for snipers right now?" Rime asked. "My designated marksdino rifle is in my room. I am currently carrying an assault rifle."
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When the 4 equines entered the lobby, Hans spoke up: "We are all unarmed."
"That's okay. We have some spare guns in the first floor closet." Zachary replied.
"I'll speak to Stripetail." Zachary said. He then entered the dining room.
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Zachary stood by Rime, who was also asking Stripetail a question. "Stripetail, Hans, Werner and Franz are unarmed but we have a few extra firearms lying around. Should we arm them or do we have enough armament?"
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That is up to you.." stripetail replied. " I want to spend the next week searching for the clues to the oeners journal and lifting the curse.. There will be as little talk of war as possible, we don't want to lower morale among the guests here during this week..
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Zachary thought a moment. "We have enough firearms. Besides, guests seeing the Pelvanida group so heavily armed and the massive amount of ammunition in the lobby." He then left and met with the 3 Lipizzaners.
"Sorry, Hans, Werner, Franz, too many armed guests are bad for morale." Zachary said. "You should take a weapon. This hotel is cursed."
Hans, Werner and Franz scattered around the lobby.
After several minutes Hans, Werner and Franz returned, armed: Hans with a fire ax, Werner with a pickax and Franz with a piece of rebar.
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"Better check on our mercenary friends. "$25 million is a lot of money but it doesn't buy as much loyalty as it used to.." Stripetail said..
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Sara nodds, "I am getting hungry. Shall we go down and eat something?" She asked before walking through the door.
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Certainly, my dear> I'll accompany you. And should we tell my master that we are officially a couple?' tarrax took her claw in his. "It is up to you of course.."
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Deimos went into the lobby and picked up a 7.62 x 39 mm rifle from the stack. He loaded a magazine into it and cocked it. "I'll guard the 2 mercenaries."
Strut also volunteered to guard the 2 mercenaries.
"Stripetail, the Pelvanida group, except Strut and Deimos, are ready to go." Dr. Zanasiu said. He then went out into the lobby.
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Goodm, once lunch is over We'll begin to search the grounds for the owners notes. look around for any caves that might be on the property.."
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Deimos reached into a pocket in his armor and retrieved several white flares. He handed them to Dr. Zanasiu. "Take these. They'll burn for about an hour each. I also bought a case of them from Pete's Munitions; they're in the pile of ammo in the lobby."
Dr. Zanasiu nodded and put the flares in his labcoat pockets.
"Do you have any light sources?" Zachary asked the 3 Lipizzaners.
"I have a hand held spot light in the car." Hans said.
"Go get it."
Hans nodded and headed out to the parking lot.
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Tigress got her meal and sat down. Agumina had a huge pile of fries, on this she had piled on ketchup mustard and relish.. it was truly a disgusting sight..
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Tigress! Can't you just eat fries NORMALLY?' Tiger asked exasperated. " ketchup is fine, but Relish?!?
_ You've never tried it with relish..?' tigress asked in a high voice..
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Sara nods, "I wonder where they'd hide notes or things like that." She said.
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Someplacev where they'd be safe..' Tarrax replied as they made thier way downstairs..
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"in a miser's hand. They never give anything up." Sara said.
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True, but even misers have to put somethings away.. they can't take it with them when they die" Tarrax replied as they passed the third floor landing.."And I believe that if we find his notes we can break the curse and send these trapped souls to thier rests.."
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Hans returned with a powerful spotlight and handed it to Franz. "Are we ready to go?"
Zachary shook his head. "Not yet."
The rest of the Pelvanida group and Ms. Swimmer, except Deimos, Strut and Dr. Kerzach stood in the lobby.
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Dr. Kerzach's order of flounder arrived. He ate a bit of the flounder and grinned. "It's great!" He then turned to Mitch. "I guess Surf Point is a famous coastal town with great fishing? But on a more serious note: What is the standard equipment for SPVDF soldiers?"
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A Kal-47, mostly" Mitch replied eatimng some of his food.."its standard issue..
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"True, though the ancient Egyptians, and some others, did think you can take it with them." Sara said as she walked along with Tarrax, "If we can't find any notes or what we need we can try asking Jason if he'll take us back to ask the owner himself personally." She said.
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We cannot meddle with time" tarrax shook his head.. "That should be our last option.if all else fails..Even though I can, I do not go back in time.. we must let events unfold as fate decrees, however painful for us they may be.." He paused. "The notes are here Sara, we just have to find them..
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"Well, we should start splitting into groups." Deimos said.
"Good idea." Strut added.
Deimos cleared his throat. "James, Zach, Werner..."
Werner frowned. "How do you know my name?" he demanded, interrupting Deimos.
"Easy. I overheard you talking to Stripetail. And my name is Deimos. I am sure Zachary has introduced you to the others.
Werner nodded. "Yes, there is Mr. Bigmouth, Rime, Dr. James Zanasiu, Dr. Yuri Kerzach, and Ms. Swimmer."
Deimos nodded. "Well James, Werner, Zach, Ms. Swimmer, you all will explore the property for caves. Mr. Bigmouth, Rime, the other two Lipizzaners will explore the hotel."
"Pardon us sir. But we never introduced ourselves." Hans said. "I am Hans Neitmyer and the stallion standing next to me is Franz Grun."
"Pleased to meet you. I am Deimos." Deimos said, shaking both their hands. He then turned to the groups. "All set? And Strut and I will be guarding the two captives. Stock up on ammunition and supplies, you have 20 minutes. Get to it!"
The group headed to the first floor closet to restock and reload.
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Deimos then entered the dining room and spoke to Stripetail. "I have formed two search parties. One to search the property and one to search the hotel. Strut and I will be guarding the two captives. The group will be ready in about 20 minutes. We await our orders." He then saluted Stripetail.
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HOp To it' stripetail said. "My team will be joining you, once they finish eating> I believe the first note or batch of notes will be found in a cave.. so outside should be the first place we should look.."
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Suddenly, and for no reason, there was a crash of thunder, and a burst of lighting, and a sorcerer "nowhere" teleported in.
"Hello." He said. "My name is Taranis, and is this the place of 1000 dimensions?"
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No, this is the Inglorious hotel Briggins replied from the sign-in counter. "Please sign in your name, and I will give you a room. 20 dollars a night.." He motioned to the sign-in book. "Any particular room your prefer?"
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"Oh. Well, in that case, can you give me a room with an evil view?" Taranis said, signing in his name.
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Room 666 has an evil view.." Briggins grinned..
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"Excellent" Taranis said. Lightning and thunder could be seen in the background, and an organ played an ominous note.
"I never could figure out where that music was coming from." Taranis said.
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Sara shook her head, "I didn't mean going back to make the curse not happen I meant going back to ask the owner where he will hide the notes or suggest a few spots so we can find them more easily." She said.
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"I think I've finished with my lunch have you?" Velma asked looking at Veemon and the future Jason who nodded.
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Terry's group went into the dining room to get themselves some lunch.
"It's just like Dr Ho's dining room, except there are not a bunch of kids." Dynablue said.
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Briggins shook his head and gave him his room key. "Where are you from , sir?' he asked as he handed the key over.." I ask out of curiousity, nothing more' He clarified..
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I Know, my dear, but we have to do our best to find his notes. "He probably left clues to their location in each cllue, so the first will hold clues to the second, and so on.. we could also find out, why the sorceror cursed him..' Tarrax replied.
_ Yes, I am ready to go back.. that food was delicious! Thank you Velma for bringing us here.."
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"I am from a land beyond space, beyond time, beyond reason, beyond... oh, why do I bother... I am from the dread land of... Texas." (thunder and lightning)
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"Maybe because he was bored. I've dealt with some like that, with Jason's group. Including in old and new Camelot." Sara said.
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What part of Texas? Brownsville, El Paso/ Houston, Dallas, Austin? Its a big state" Briggins replied..
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I think it rather than being bored he was trying to keep the information safe from prying habds' Tarras replied as they made thier way to the Dining room..
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"Maybe." Sara said as she walked along with Tarrax.
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Velma stood up and they went back to the future Jason's Tardis and he returned them to the lobby of the hotel and left.
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Welcome back, my dear" Briggibns smiled ' Lunch is being served ibn the dibing room.. its all you can eat.. "
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I'm still hungry Velma " Veemon Grinned.. 'If you're not hubngry, you can sit at the table,..."
_ Tarrax entered the Dining roo and took a seat next to Stripetail "Good afternoon, master" Tarrax began. "Sara and I .. well. have news for you.."
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Taranis teleported to room 666. There was thunder, lightning, organ music, and a chorus chanting in latin.
"Why do all of these things keep happening when go places?" Taranis thought.
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the room in front of him was dusty and dirty.. it had the smell and feel okof long dis-use..
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So whast is this news..?' stripetail asked..
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Taranis opened the door of his room. Again, the organ music played.
"Will you stop playing that bloody organ, wherever you are?!" Taranis shouted.
The music stopped.
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Velma nodded, "Ok, if you are really hungry I can carry a second tray of food for you." She said.
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Sara nodded with Stripetail.
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Taranis went to the main dining area
"Now, for a good, evil dinner." He selected the blood pudding and the escargot.
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I'll leave it to Sara to tell you Maater.." Stripewtail's face broke into a large smmile. " So you swept her off her feet, you old rascal? 900 millenia hasn't broken your gifts with the fair gender.. Congratulations old friend.. and to you my dear, Tarrax will be a great father.." Tarrax blushed. "We haven't gotten THAT far master.."
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Spyro nibbled on some of the shrimp..
_ Scooby sprinkled salt on his mashed potatoes. "Roes ranyone rant ralt?'
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Pass itdown.. Please' cynder said. pointing to her steak.."You know.. once We're done eating, and beating you boys.." She grinned broadly, We need to plan out the next few days.."
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"Now I need... my evil silverware!" At that moment, loud chanting and dramatic music was heard as a pillar of fire rose from the floor, growing higher by the second. After a minute of this, the flames fell, revealing a locked box with a skull. Using a key he had in his pocket, Taranis opened the box, and revealed his evil silverware... it was just a normal knife and fork... but they were made with low-wage labor in a third world country!
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You could have just asked the table next to you to pass down the spare knife and fork' Agumon said, looking at Taranis. " and whee exactly are you from?
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Taranis said "I am from..." flames rose behind him... "Texas" the flames dropped suddenly.
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What part?' Tai asked. "my cousin ives in Fort Worth.. and why do you have flames shooting up behind you? You.. need to control that.."
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"I don't know why there are flames behind me" Taranis said. "They started appearing from behind me when I graduated from evil sorcerer school."
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So you're a necromancer" tripetail sniffed. " Not much of one by your appearance.. "I suggest you prove that you intend no arm to this hotel or its guests.. otherwise.. it will be a short.. stay.."
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I's check your pockets Merlin said, coming into the room.. " You're dropping a powder out of your back pocket.."
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"Oh. That's my devil dust." Taranis said. "I throw some on the ground, and it creates a dust devil."
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Well your dust devils are making this place even more of a mess" Tiger growled as the dust devil blew across the room..
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Sara nods, "Not yet anyway. Plenty of time for that later, in a century or a millinium." She said.
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Jason arrived and left his tardis out in the parking lot. As usual in a shape of a sports car. Guilmon sniffed the air as they got out.
"They serving lunch. We just in time." He said.
"Let's go inside then." Jason said smiling.
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Stripetail grinned "Of course. Please help yourself to lunch. the saearch for the ownes notes begin adtter we are all finished. Strut Zachary abd the others are already searching the grounds for a good place to search.."
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Can we finish the contest while we search" Cynder asked. "Yes. Of course.. Its the boys turn.. or it was when we were intrewrupted " Stripetail said..
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Taranis teleported out in a flash of lighting. He had to figure out a way to control the pyrotechnics.
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Stripetail got up out of his seat and moved to the buffet line. Here lay fish, srimp, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot buttered biscuits, and seberal kinds of chicken. Stripetail piled his plate with food, taking care to sample each type of food, then, sat down at the table again. "ould you kindly pass me the salt Vynder, once you are finished. Thank you kindly" He said formally..
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Taranis teleported into his evil room. "Now, let's see our evil view" He said, as he opened the windows to let in some evil air. "Ahh, that's some good evil... oh... I'm a walking stereotype!"
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Deimos narrowly missed getting hit in the head by a rhubarb pie. He shouted a volley of profanities in response.
"Deimos! Do you have to use profanity in every sentence?" Strut scolded.
Deimos grinned. "Yes."
"Damn it! I got stuck with the dinosaur who can out-cuss 10 drill instructors, at the same time." Strut grumbled.
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The Pelvanida group had finished reloading and rearming. They walked down the stairs.
Zachary was the first. He had several grenades strapped to his armor and several full magazines inside the pockets of his armor and labcoat.
Dr. Zanasiu followed next. His armor bore no grenades but the pockets of his armor and labcoat carried Deimos's flares and extra shot shells.
Werner and Ms. Swimmer followed next. Ms. Swimmer bore her trademark twin sticks and the club she had made from a tree branch. She had taken time to polish and varnish her weapons. Her emerald necklace was in her room.
Werner carried nothing except a backpack that contained drinking water, rations, an LED flashlight with extra batteries and some rope. He was also carrying his pickax.
Zachary then turned to Deimos. "Tell Stripetail when he arrives that we'll be outside." He then turned to his group. "Let's roll!"
Ms. Swimmer, Werner, Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary exited the hotel.
At this time Mr. Bigmouth, Rime, Franz and Hans arrived down the stairs.
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Velma carried a second tray of food for Veemon.
Jason & Guilmon entered the hotel & headed for the Dining room.
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Goliath follwed after them, He had decided to come along with them, and help out..
"that food sure smells good, reminds me of feasts at the castle in olden times" Goliath said..
_ Are you going to have any more Velma? " Veemon asked..
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Velma shook her head, "I know how hunger you can get. This extra food is for you." Velma said.
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Jason nodded, "They can serve quite a bit of food. It's just through here." Jason said as he walked into the dining room.
"Even even for a digimon." Guilmon said before he ran over to where the food was and started to pile pile some food onto a tray, not using a plate. "Hmmm." he said as he picked out the food he'd eat and put it onto the tray.
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Taranis walked out of his evil room, observing the hallways as he went. He did not want to teleport again, for fear of an organ playing every time he teleported into a location. He couldn't help but notice a light version of the classical piece "In the Halls of the Mountain King" playing as he walked, but he was fine with it.
Taranis waked into the dining room again to retrieve his evil utensils. He had forgotten them when he teleported out. There he saw Jason and Guilmon heading the same way.
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Scooby and Dixie continued eating thier food. At a nearby table Bulk and Skull were dumping lots of condiments on thiers .. 'not so much Bulk! I won't be able to taste the food!" skull complained. "Quit Whining.. you'll be able to taste it.."Bulk snapped.
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Taranis walked up to Bulk and Skull in an evil fashion "Lord Zedd, eat your heart out" he thought "He was chosen for 'evildoer of the year', while all I got was third place in the 'most evil robes' competition."
"Bulkmeier! Skullovitch!" He said in a booming voice. "I have need of evil minions! Would you be interested in a job with security and great health benefits?"
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Bulk and Skull nearly wet their pants, they got up. screaming, and ran over behing Strripetail, where they cowered in fear. and whispered in sobbing voices " Save us, wizard guy! Save us! Please!
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And I thought Scooby was a chicken" Stripetail frowned. "But you guys take the cake..
Rey! Ri'm rot ra rhicken, rell, rot ras ruch rof rone ranymore!' Scooby protested..
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Guilmon continued to pile on the food till it was at least a foot or 2 high, like usual and carried it to a table.
Jason picked out some food and put it on a plate on a tray, a more normal amount. Jason waved indicating the food. "Feel free to pick out some food yourself if you want." He said.
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"This way you don't need to make a second trip for a while." Velma said to Veemon.
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At Bulk and Skull's cry for help, Mr. Bigmouth and Rime ran into the dining room with guns drawn.
"Who needs help?" Rime asked.
Franz and Hans, also with weapons at the ready rushed in.
"What's going on?" Hans asked, his ax held at ready.
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This fellow here" Tai jerked his thumb at Tarantis was playing 'bad guy" or something. abnd scare these guys half out of thier pants!' Agumina began laughing, and Tigress soon joined in.. this was not a moment Bulk and Skull were going to live down easily..
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"That's right, mere mortals! Run, RUN away at the sights of my generous employment opportunity!" Taranis said. "You know in your hearts that only an unnatural job gives benefits that are this good! I shall have to find a minion here if it is the LAST THING I EVER DOOOOO!" (thunderclap)
Taranis was posed with his hand in the air, and an evil grin in his face.
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Rime grinned a little but did not lower his rifle.
Hans and Franz started laughing.
Mr. Bigmouth coughed. "If there is no problem; I suggest we start searching the hotel."
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Stripetail gestured and Tarantis was seated at a table. " Just eat like the rest of us.. and stop scaring the guests! They already have good life insurance! Its called being close to me!' Stripetail cracked, and both Dixie and Cynder laughed..
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Jason had picked out his food and took out his dragon sphere when he saw Velma. He had his imperial dragon sphere float above his tray as he picked it up to carry it to where Guilmon was.
He paused when he came near Velma, releasing his tray which his imperial dragon sphere kept levitating where it was. He reached into a pocket and pulled out an all black sp morpher.
"Here, you may need this, it only works for about 15 minutes so be careful when you do use it." Jason said in their special sign language.
"Thanks." Velma said. "What does the sp mean?"
"Either space police or space patrol. They seem to like changing what the p means every few years or so." Jason said.
"Police, should I have this? I'm not any sort of police." Velma said.
"It's ok. I did them a favor," jason said pausing, "Was it in the terran 1950's, 90's? Can't recall which of those decades but it's one of their disposable morphers they give out in emergencies. Just if you need it. You activate it by holding it away from you and saying sp emergency while pressing the red button." Jason said.
"Thanks." Velma said, putting it away in some sort of extra dimensional space behind her back where she kept scooby snacks and other things. Jason nodded while smiling and put his hands back on the tray and continued on his way to sit next to Guilmon.
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Rime, Mr. Bigmouth, Hans and Franz left the dining room.
"We'll do the lobby first." Rime said. He leapt out of the way as a large cream pie struck where he was standing moments before.
"We'll break into groups of 2." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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The outside exploration group were exploring the back of the hotel.
"Found anything?" Zachary called. He was examining the building itself.
"Nothing!" Ms. Swimmer shouted back. She was probing an area overgrown with grass, using her club to feel for openings.
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Taranis was still frozen in place, even after 5 minutes, with dramatic music playing. He was still in the same pose.
"Why is he frozen like that?" said one of the musicians who was playing the music.
"I think the ending credits to his Saturday morning cartoon are rolling." said another musician.
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Hawkmon flew over to where Agumon was sitting. " Are ou.. the gReat Agumon of legend?' He asked. "Lert me guess, Agumina's been talking about me;' Agumon said running his claws down his face while tai chuckled, and Agunina blushed red with embarassment. " Actually no, I came of my own accord..' Hawkmon replied.. "It is an honor to meet you at least.."
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Taranis was still frozen there an hour later.
"I think he needs the narrator to say something to get him to move" one of the musicians said.
Taranus was unfrozen mysteriously and for no reason.
"I think we need something to make the plot work" said the musician.
(Sigh) Taranis was unfrozen by the dire-half-dragon-plot-advancing-rabid-wererat. How's that for narration?!
"It works" said the musician. "It makes as much sense as anything around here."
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"So why did you decide to work with Dragonstorm?" Strut asked.
Anton did not respond but Paul did.
"I wanted money; I've always worked in the rather...disreputable businesses. It gives a thrill no legal business can give." Paul said.
"What disreputable business?"
"Well, it was first drug peddling, then prostitution, then large scale ID theft operations, then counterfeiting, then smuggling and then the peak: assassin for hire." Paul sighed as he relived his memories.
Strut nodded. "I see. It must have been an exciting life. But why would Dragonstorm use hired assassins instead of their own troops?"
Paul shrugged. "I don't know and I really didn't give a [censored]. It was money and excitement."
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Dixie finished her mashed potatoes.."So I see Tarrax has a friend now' She grinned. "Yes. and I am very happy for him" Stripetail replied..
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Taranis walked back to room 666... where he saw another creature... one far more foul than himself. It was an evil mage from... the Western State. (thunderclap)
"What is one such as YOU doing here?!" Taranis said.
"I've come to tell you, your plans for evil are doomed." The evil mage said.
"You will never succeed. What you are intending to do it FAR worse." Taranis replied.
"You can't win! The door's wide open now! It's gonna happen... whether you like it or not!" The mage disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Blast you, Archmage Newsom!" Taranis said. "I need a minion or two to put up these 'Yes' signs faster than your minions can tear them down!"
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The building group was in Lobby.
Rime noticed a locked door near the entrance. It had a brass plate on it but the plate was too tarnished to make anything out.
He went up to Briggins. "Briggins, do you have a key to the locked door near the entrance. If you do not, we will have to destroy the door."
Hans was fiddling with a candle holder on the wall when he accidentally turned it on its side. A dull grinding sound of stone scraping on stone could be heard behind the wall.
"What the hell was that?" Franz asked. He was tapping parts of the wall with his piece of rebar, trying to find anything suspicious.
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Taranis knew that his mission was urgent. He needed an evil minion to do his evil bidding, or some other, even worse evil would out-evil him.
"I think I should have posted an ad in craigslist instead..." Taranis thought. Still, he was committed to his task, and neither man nor beast nor logic would stop him now!
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That door has been locked since I have been here. It was put in by the original owner, but I've never seen whats inside.." Briggins replied..
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"Do I have permission to destroy the door?" Rime asked.
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"Maybe I can use some of you musicians as minions?" Taranis said.
"No can do sir" said the conductor, "They are all under contract to provide evil music and nothing more."
"But the evil plan!" Taranis said.
"Will have to be done by someone else. Sorry" was the reply.
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Try and open it by other means first. " Briggins replied. If all else failsd, then you may knock it down.."
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Rime nodded.
He tried the doorknob only find that it didn't even turn. He looked at the hinges and saw that they were rusted shut. He gestured to Hans.
Hans ran over to Rime. "What do you require?"
"Hans, I need this door broken down." Rime said.
Hans said nothing but began swinging his ax at the door. Wood splinters were scattering everywhere as Hans began cutting the door down.
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Try and work the keyhole" Briggind fished inside his shirt and pulled out a spare key. "try it and see if itt works.." he said handing it to Rime..
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"Blasted unions rules!" Taranis said. "I will win because I am bad. Bad is bad, good is good, but good can be bad, and bad can only be bad, so I will win! Yes, see? I'm thinking with my head, Mr. Narrator!"
Good to see it, Taranis.
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"Hans! Stop your demolition!" Rime shouted. He then took the key
Hans obeyed and stopped cutting at the door. By this time, the left side of the door where the hinges were located was mostly destroyed.
Rime tried to put the key into the keyhole only to find out that it wouldn't even go in. He looked into the keyhole and found that it was blocked with what appeared to be solder.
He returned the key to Briggins. "No go. The keyhole is filled with solder." He then turned to Hans. "Hans! Continue demolition!"
Hans nodded and resumed hacking at the door. After about 5 minutes, the hinges were weakened enough that Hans was able to rip the door out of its frame with his bare hands.
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The dair fell inwards revealing stairs going down into the darness better get a set of lights.." Briggins said..
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Taranis went onwards, passing through corridors and hallways. Eventually, he found Hans and Rime. "These two look like good evil minion material... I wonder if they're non-union..."
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"Franz, Mr. Bigmouth! Get over here!" Rime shouted.
They obeyed Rime's command and ran over to the destroyed door. Hans picked up the destroyed door and placed it on the ground next to the entrance.
"We're going in." Rime said, readying his rifle.
Mr. Bigmouth readied his rifle as well. Franz turned on the spotlight and shone down the stairwell. The intense light illuminated a stone stairwell covered in dust.
Rime then radioed Deimos. "Deimos, my group has found a stairwell. Tell Stripetail. Rime out."
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Deimos listened to Rime's transmission and nodded. He then turned to Strut. "Strut, guard these two."
Deimos then entered the dining room. "Stripetail, Rime's group has found a stairwell near the entrance of the hotel. They are preparing to enter."
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They're outside)
I'll head in and get Supplies ' Briggins said..
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"Behold, hapless workers! IT IS I, TARANIS!!" He shouted to Hans and Rime. "Are you interested an an evil job with excellent benefits and evil wages?!!"
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Excellent Stripetail said.. getting up. 'Everyone, We're heading ourtsid. ' They've found a passaseway..
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(OOC - Outside the dining room or outside the hotel?)
"Welcome aboard Briggins!" Rime said. He then turned to Taranis. "Sorry sir, but I am already employed."
Hans ignored Taranis. "I am employed and currently busy."
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"Foolish mortals! THAN I SHALL... look elsewhere." Taranis said. "Have an evil day."
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(outside the hotel, but before going down the steps..)
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"What kind of workers turn down such a good deal?!" Taranis said as he walked down the corridors.
I don't know. Maybe they were happy with their-
"Be silent, narrator! No one asked you!" Taranis snapped.
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(OOC - I'll make it so Deimos went outside and found Stripetail.)
Deimos left the dining room and exited the hotel where he ran into Stripetail. "Stripetail, how should communications be coordinated. Both of my groups have at least one member who has a radio but I am not sure if they are compatible with those rings."
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Rime then turned to Briggins. "Are you armed?"
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Just leave a radio with me.." stripetail said..
Yes with my trusty six-shooter" Briggins replied..
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Taranis returned to room 666. "I need to come up with a new evil plan to get my new evil minions... I know! I'll use the irresistible lure of... the evil 401(k) plan! It is SO evil, it cannot fail. Oh I'm trembling. I need some evil juice" he said pulling out his flash of bourbon.
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(ooc: Who was stripetail talking to?)
jason sat down and started eating at a more regular pace, unlike Guilmon's using both hands to shovel the food into his mouth.
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(Rime)
Scooby finished his meal, and headed outside. He was followed by Dixie, Spyro and Cynder, all of whom had activated thier rings..
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After finishing his whole bottle of evil juice, Taranis had a vision.
"Taranis, what are you doing?" It was none other than Manannan, the evil mage of Wales!
"When you need more evil power, you have to reach deep down inside yourself, and go to your dark place. Remember that; the power is in you."
"(sniff) thanks grampa." Taranis said.
"No problem... and I hain't yo grampa, boy!" was the reply.
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(OOC - Don't you mean Deimos? Rime's talking to Briggins.)
Deimos nodded and pulled an extra radio from a pocket in his armor. "This is an older one I used before I got my helmet mounted radio." He then handed it to Stripetail.
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"Any firearm will work." Rime said. "Briggins, Hans, Franz, Mr. Bigmouth? Are we all ready?"
Hans, Franz and Mr. Bigmouth nodded.
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Zachary, who was examining a strange crystal set in brick spotted Scooby, Dixie, Spyro and Cynder coming out of the hotel! "Nice to see you!"
Suddenly, Ms. Swimmer shouted something from the middle of the grassy field she was probing. "Guys! I've found what seems to be the entrance to a cave! It's mostly covered up by rocks and grass though."
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Sara went to the place to pick out some food for herself.
Jason, Terry, Guilmon and the others continued eat their food, though none as fast as Guilmon did his. They continued their idle conversation where they sat, some together and some separated, Terry keeping to himself since Hawkmon had flown off.
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The vision ended for Taranis as mysteriously as it had started.
"What was that?" He thought, looking at his bottle of evil juice. "I need to find an evil designated driver, because I am in no condition to operate an evil vehicle."
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Stitch Abngel Tiger Tigress, agumolon and Agunina followedtherest of the group out.
"Lead the way to the cave' stripetail said.
Hawkmon flew back to Terry. " I just sdaw a digimon I recognized and went over to say hi.."
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Terry Smiled, "I hope one of those nice ones, and one of those not so nice ones like the monocromon or certain others." He said.
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"I guess he's to busy to hear the news." Sara said to Tarrax. "Oh well. Maybe some others are not." She said.
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" Then we'd better go and tell him my dear" Tarrax said, getytting up. " Come on Sara, lets go find him, and tell him.."
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It was Agumon, the leader of the Digidestined" Hawkmon said..
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Taranis was up to his old tricks again...
"I am NOT!" Taranis said.
But you are sneaking down the hallway to the tune of dramatic music...
"I'm just going to get some evil coffee from the cafeteria!" said the evil sorcerer
But surely, this is part of an evil scheme which-
"It isn't!" snapped the annoying sorceror
"And stop putting a bad adjective in front of my occupation!" yelled the loudmouth.
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I think you need to lighten up' Saif the Pie throwing ghost. who appeared in front him. "Try a pie. and Taranis was hoit sm,ack in the face with a large apple custard pie..
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Sara nods, "or maybe tell his secretary and that person can tell him." SHe said.
"Agumon. I've heard that name. In reference to 2 different Agumons. 1 of them on another digiworld a part of something called datasquad or street fighters there is some conflict of rumors there, and another one who's a former companion or sidekick of Joe and Gomamon." Terry said.
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I believe that this Agumon was the second of the those. Gomamon was a member of the Digidestined as well" hawkmon said.
_ My master doesn't have a secretary, he has no need of one.." Tarrax grinned. " although maybe we should hire a secretary for him.."
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"TARRAX! I have come for you!" Taranis said as he walked toward Terrax. "I have a job offer that is SO good, it is evil... evil!"
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"I LOATHe those who do evil" Tarrax snered. "Go away, and clean yourself off, you have pie on your face..
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"PIE?! What kind of pie! Not a good pie!" Taranis said, knowing that good pie would weaken his powers.
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The pie that is all over your face.. and it is good pie.. tasty too' Tarrax said..
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"Good pie?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Taranis said.
"That's it? 'Taranis said?!' I thought you could at least use a phrase like 'Taranis shouted' or 'Taranis screamed in despair'." Taranis said.
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"Lets go my dear.. this fekllow is obviously not right in the head..; tarrax said to Sara, taking her claw in his. We need to find Styripetail..
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"Of course I'm not right in the head! I'm evil! So is my evil wife, and my evil kids, and my evil dog, and my evil cat, and my evil parakeet!" said the evil sorcerer.
"I need to come up with a better adjective, though" said the wicked sorcerer.
"Wicked... sounds good! Thanks, narrator!" said Taranis.
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Sara smiled and suppressed a giggle, "Maybe a nice sexy squirrel one. If a certain upper class one isn't acceptable." She said.
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Terry nodded, "Yes, I wasn't sure since I had heard some stories that said that and some that said Gomomon was the leader and everyone else was a sidekick of his. I guess some of Gomomon's fans may have been spreading that version of the story." Terry said.
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"mmm, tasty." Guilmon said as he finished his food.
"I wonder where you put all of it. You finished." Jason said as he ate at a more regular pace.
"He reminds me of that time he and Broadway had an eating contest. " Brooklyn said laughing a bit at the memory in between his eating.
"It was fun." Guilmon said smiling at the memory.
"As I recall the place was totally cleaned out of food." Moran said. "Luckily you had that diamond to give them."
Jason nodded, "They seemed to calm down when I handed them the large uncut diamond as payment and I said for them to keep the change." Jason said. "it's handy to have some of those in a pocket. On top of being rich."
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What are you implying " Tarrax smiled as he nuzzled her. "Are you trying to find my master a partner?'
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Yes , Gomamon does have his share of fans, but Agumon was the leader of the team, and digimon called Gabumon was the second-in rank.. Gomamon was third oor fourth depending on which histrorian you asK' Hawkmon said. "His fan, though make up some wild stories of his heroism.."
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So Are you guys going to help search after you eat" Nick Asked, Velma, brooklyn, Moran And Jason. "Every little bit helps.."
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Taranis knew that he had to do something to make himself more wicked... this font and color were too bland.
"I've got it!" He shouted.
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Stripetail and his group reached the opening to the cave.. "It wasn't m,uch to look at.. just a crack in the ground really, or so it appeared. "I believe this is where the first clue will be found.." Stripetail said..
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"We'll have to open it then." Ms. Swimmer said. She gestured to the 2 equines by the cave. "Which is what they are doing."
Werner was using his pickax to knock pieces of rock from the crack, gradually widening.
"Got any faster way?" Zachary asked, heaving a large piece of rock that was knocked loose aside.
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Mr. Bigmouth's rifle light and Franz's spotlight showed that the stairway hadn't been used for a long time. It was musty and slightly dank.
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Sara nods, "A partner, or at least maybe a secretary he can have some fun with now and then." Sara said as she nuzzled Tarrax in return.
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Jason nodded, "We had planned on that, but are not sure where to look." He said.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Brooklyn asked looking over at Nick.
"There are no telling where a clue may be, but the best places may be to look at places sealed up since the owner died, left town or whatever he did." Velma said.
"Maybe had had bedroom, or library." Guilmon said, having finished his drink.
"yes, or perhaps an office." Moran said, looking off in the distance as he thought before responding.
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Come with me, I think he may have hid his first part of his notes in a cave.." Nick said It is just outside the hotel..
Stripetail gestureda cleared enough rocks away to make a opening big enough for two to enter. " we must enter two by two.."
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Jason nodded, "Shall we go outside & have a look?" He asked his friends as he stood up who nodded.
"Ok, let's take a look, once it's sure the place is safe." Brooklyn said also standing up.
""I'd guess some are looking for any traps that may need disarming or unsafe areas." Odysseus said.
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Nick guidee the group outside
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I'll go first " Dixie volunteered. I'll come too" Tigress spoke up.. Hi" She smiled at Dixie as the two girls approached the Opening. "hi, Tigress" Dixie shook paws with her, and Gave her a smile. ' You're partners with Tiger, right" Dixie asked. "In a nanner of speaking, Although its not official, yet, its not like we're married or amything" Tigress replied a bit too eagerly.
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Zachary turned on his rifle light. "Who's coming with me?"
Werner stepped up. "I'll come."
"Good." Zachary then turned to Dixie. "We'll follow you."
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Dixie nodded and activated hher ring, as she squeezed through the narrow opening. tigress was right behind her. "Light" Dixie called out, and the ring glowed allowing her in see a little bit in front of her. the cave grew wider as they progressed, and they continued moving down. "This must have been here a long time" Tigress said, breaking the sience. the air smelled funny down here, and she didn't like it."make sure you have your flares out.. our rings don't give off much light" Dixie said to Zachary..
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"It's a good thing I have this out," Jason said indicating his imperial dragon sphere. Maybe I should take out the staff Stripetail gave me." Jason said.
"Underground, it is likely to be dark. I think I have a small flashlight on me somewhere." Moran said as he searched his pockets, "Ah, here it is." He said taking out a small 1 aaa cell powered flashlight testing the battery he saw the light was bright then dimmed. He shook the flashlight a bit and it brightened. He turned it off and put it away. Still bright.
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That would be a good idea.. as I can't see very well in the dark.." Nick said.
tarrax went outside, the bright shone shone in the sky above.. off in the distane.. he could see the gather group huddled around .. what he couldn't seee..
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"Shall we be off? Is everyone ready?" Jason asked looking at some present as he took out the staff Stripetail had given him and had his dragon pearl float the staff so he didn't have to hold it all the time and kept his hands free.
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Yes I am Ready" Nick said, as they made thier way over to the gathered group.
_ meabnwhile in the cave. Tigress had noticed signs of human use. "I think they must have used by the original owner.. at some point"
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"Shall we be going then?" Sara asked as she looked at the group.
Moran took out his small flashlight again, not turning it on yet. "It seems we all indeed are in a state of readiness." He said.
"No telling if there are any traps or due to age some structurally unsound areas so everyone be careful." Brooklyn said.
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stripetail smiled as he saw tarrax and Sara approaching.. "Glad to see you joining us.. and what was the news Tarrax mentioned, about you two? It must be good news..
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Yes.. he was defeinitely hre, Dixie said, pointing an ancient dusty chair.. "We need to get the others down here.. "
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"I have my rifle light and Werner has a headlamp. Dr. Zanasiu has the flares; he's still outside but he should be in soon." Zachary said. He swiveled his rifle light around to reveal some runic writing on the wall.
"Hey, can anyone read runic? I've found some Runic writing here!" He called.
Werner put his pickax down and donned the headlamp and turned it on. The powerful LEDs on his headlamp illuminated a dent on the wall. He noticed that the walls and floors were unnaturally smooth, almost like the surface of a fine marble floor. "Odd. It looks like this cave may have been excavated. The floors and walls are too smooth to be natural."
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Ms. Swimmer squeezed through the narrow opening. It was a tight fit but she made it. Dr. Zanasiu followed. He took out one of Deimos's flares and ignited it with a crackling hiss. The intense white light showed a passage heading downwards. "Let's continue shall we?"
Ms. Swimmer nodded and continued, using her club as a walking stick.
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Rime, Mr. Bigmouth, Hans and Franz had arrived at a landing in the dank stairwell.
The weapon lights of Rime and Mr. Bigmouth and the spotlight of Franz played over what seemed to be an elegant banquet hall.
"This place is beautiful!" Hans said.
"Beautiful but mysterious and possibly dangerous. We examine this area. Look for anything unusual. If you can fit it in a backpack; do so." Rime said.
"Luckily, we have our backpacks." Hans and Werner said simultaneous.
A deep but muted bellow echoed through the abandoned banquet hall.
Rime readied his rifle.
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I think this was once the ballroom" Briggins said. "They would hold elegant parties here.. But once the hotel was cursed, no one came to the parties anymore and the room was sealed away below ground.. " The room was filled with turn of the century chairs and finery,all in pretty good condition despite being locked away for a century..
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Rime nodded. "I'll keep watch. Hans, Franz, Mr. Bigmouth you search the ballroom."
Hans and Franz nodded, they spotted what seemed to be entrance to a kitchen. "Rime, we'll take the kitchen."
Rime nodded. "Briggins and Mr. Bigmouth, please search the ballroom."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded.
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Sara nodded, "Very good news indeed." She said smiling a bit.
"Be careful whatever you do." Jason said to the others.
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"I'll search the ballroom. " Briggins said. " Do not touch anything. We'll need to catalog what is in here.. the chairs tables and silverware acan be cleaned and repaired.
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So..' Tiggress said.. "How long have you had that ring Dixie ?" She asked trying to make conversation. 'I.. found out... something odd about mine.. when i was talking with Agumina.. umm.."
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I've had it for about it a year" dixie smiled. "It takes time to get used to wearing the armor..at least for me it did.. and what.. exactly happened.. I haven't found out everything the ring can do.. "
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Um.. it was rather embarassing' tigress. said, she leaned over, raised up on her hind legs and whispered In Dixie's ear. "My ring and Agumina's connected.. and we KISSED.."
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You.. kissed?' Dixie turned towards Tigress. The rings made you kiss?'
Tigress nodded. "On.. the lips..um.. I can show you.. if you don't believe me...and you can ask Agumina too.."
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Duixie paused as she looked at the female wolf. "Alright, you can show me, ' tigeress pressed her ring to dixies and dark rd lips locked together. dixies eyes widened in surprise , but only briefly. dixie and tigeress each took turns putting their tongue into the others mouth. tigeress was surprised at how well Dixie was taking this. dixie broke the kiss after just over two minutes. ' well, you werent kidding.' tigeress blushed as she realized what she and Dixie had done together..
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Umm.. Dixie what happens.. if I come to like it.." Tigress asked.
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...If You like kissing me?.. Dixie said very softly
You Agumina, other girls..' Tigress clarified
I don't mind, as long you are honest with me, and your partner, and the team.."Dixie said. "Tiger.. may not be as open..as I am.'
Tigress shuddered "Tiger will probably freak. He's been tense lately.. and I haven't been feeling well. Have you kissed girls before?
_ without going into details, and naming names, yes I have.." Dixie nodded." you're the second girl i've kissed.. Tigeress admitted.
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I'm anxious to hear it' Stripetail said. " Folow me into the cave, and you can tell me.." He smiled..
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Rime pulled out a pencil and a notepad and began writing down the observations he found in the kitchen. Mr. Bigmouth took Rime's place as the guard.
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Franz was opened a cabinet in the kitchen and retrieved a small treasure chest which he put in his backpack.
Hans had used his ax to force his way into the food closet. The door fell down with the crash of splintering wood. As Hans entered the closet a sword was swung at him. He quickly leapt back despite the equipment and ax he was carrying.
"We're under attack!" Hans shouted as he ran through the destroyed door.
Franz placed his spotlight down and readied his piece of rebar.
"You are not meant to find the curse of the Inglorious Hotel! Be gone!" A voice bellowed.
"No! We will find and break the curse!" Franz shouted. "We will not be deterred!"
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Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu encountered Dixie, Zachary and the rest of the group.
"So you guys find anything yet?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
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We found signs that the owner was indeed here" dixie replied.
_ Tiger climbed into the hole, followed by Scooby, Spyro and Cynder. Stripetail remained behind, to hear the news Sara was telling him..
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Stripetsail can read runes, buts he''s outside..' Dixie stooped as she saw Scooby and Cynder. "There defintely is something here..
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Hi, I'm Tigress" Tigress said. "I don't think we've met.."
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Cynder nodded . I'm Cynder. this is Scooby's Dixie's fiance.. and this is my partner Spyro.."
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(OOC - I'm not sure if the Pelvanida group knows Spyro and Cynder's names. I assume they know Scooby, Shaggy and Dixie's names. I also assume that Ms. Swimmer knows Dixie, Cynder and the Pelvanida group.)
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "Okay then." He then turned to Werner. "Werner, get Stripetail."
Werner nodded and ran out the cave to meet Stripetail.
Ms. Swimmer was using her club to lever up a large rock. When the new arrivals came, she stopped trying to lift the rock and greeted them greeted them. "I've never seen you before but I welcome you. I am Ms. Swimmer." she said.
Zachary and Dr. Zanasiu greeted the two arrivals.
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"Stripetail!" Werner called. "Zachary has found some Runic writing inside. Also, I have found evidence that this cave was excavated as the walls are too smooth and even to be natural."
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Franz and Hans had their weapons at the ready.
"What is you desire!?" Hans demanded.
"Your life." The sound of a sword being drawn from its sheath could be heard.
"Briggins! Rime! Some help!" Franz shouted.
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Rime who was examining a tablecloth heard the commotion in the kitchen. "Briggins! It seems my friends have stumbled upon trouble." He then ran into the kitchen with his rifle at the ready.
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It seems as if that is a pattern for him.." Briggins replied drawing his gun..
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I'll be with you in a moment" stripetail replied. I have to hear what my friend has to tell me..Once I get down there than we can investigate further.."
" I'm Spyro.. Pleased top meet you guys.' spyro said.
"i
m Tigress" Tigress greeted each of them in turn.."And I'm Cynder" Cynder said. Nice to meet you guys.
Ri'm Rooby" Scooby said.. "Rice ro reet rall rof rou.."
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"I'll stay here and watch for more trouble." Mr. Bigmouth said
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Werner nodded. "I'll meet you down there." With that said, he reentered the cave.
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Franz used his piece of rebar to parry a sword stroke. The attacker revealed himself in the light from Franz's spotlight. The attacker was an attractive middle aged man armed with a cavalry saber and dressed in the uniform of a Confederate officer.
"How did you survive down here?" Hans asked.
"That is not your business!" the man replied. He took a swipe at Franz who easily parried.
Rime ran into the room with his rifle ready. "Drop the weapon." he commanded, training the rifle on the man.
The man ignored him.
"Drop the sword or I shoot!"
Hans had his ax with him as well and he was preparing to swing it. "Listen to him. We do not wish to take a life but if it is necessary to save our own lives we will do so. Please drop your weapon."
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Who are you?' Briggggins demanded. "As managers of this hotel, I demand you annswer me!
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The man ignored the rifle pointed at him and turned to Briggins. "I was here before you. Answer me, why are you here?" He brandished his saber. "Leave. This is my home and you are not welcome."
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Are you The original owner of this hotel? If so we are trying to break the corse on it.." Briggins replied..
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The man shook his head. "I was a guest here in 1865. I have lived here since then. But as I repeat, you are not welcome here! I will dispose of you interlopers! The door was sealed for a reason! I wanted privacy and you violated it!" He then lunged at Franz.
Franz barely had time to sidestep the lunge. "Damn it! What is with you? We didn't want to fight but you picked it! And if you picked it, you'd better take it!" He brandished his rebar.
"Easy prey. You Donkeys can't fight."
"I'm a Lipizzaner you [censored]!" Franz shouted. He swung his rebar at the man who swiftly blocked it.
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"Runes, interesting. I didn't think anyone used runes anymore on this world for daily writing since the vikings went out of fashion." Jason said. "Apart from some magic societies that use it for making magic items, some real and some not."
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"You do know you are dead, right. 1865 was over 140 years ago" briggins replied. "The war is over, it ended in 1865.."
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I think if We read them they will lead us to the next clue.." Stripetail replid.
"Dear, tell him' Tarrax said to Sara..
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"I am not dead!" The man shouted. "Can dead person do this?!" He slashed at Franz who bought his rebar up to block the stroke.
Franz swung his rebar at the man again. The man blocked it and their weapons locked. Franz took advantage of his substantially greater strength and pushed as hard as he could, sending the man sprawling.
The man's saber clattered to the ground.
"Briggins! Grab the saber!" Franz shouted. He then faced off against the man who assumed a boxer's stance.
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Briggins grabbed the saber an instant before the other man could. "If you have been here since 1865, then you are a ghost, a very solid-looking one, but a spirit nonetheless, what is your name?" Briggins asked.
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Sara paused a bit before continuing. "Tarrax and I have taken time to get to know each other and get along well and have feelings for each other and have decided to be a couple." Sara said.
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Stripetail's face broke into a huge smile. congratulationS!' He gave Sara a large hug. "This is wonderous news. When We get back home, I will hold a great party in your honor, You are invited to come, of course, as are the rest of your family. "Announcing parties" as they were known in my youth, are great gallant affairs, with lots of food and drink, and they last for days, with everyone taking time to talk and get acquianted, to eat, drink, and play games of various sorts.." stripetail gave Tarrax a playful push.. "You've certainly swept this fine young lady offf her feet old friend! congrsatulations.."
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"Sounds like something similar to what they do where I'm from." Sara said. "It does take time for that many folks to get to know each other." Sara said smiling.
"It will likely take a while to plan out as well." Jason said.
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There is plenty of time for that" Stripetail said.. "It will be quite an evebt..
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"Yes, indeed." Sara said thinking of how much planning it would take and how much time they'd have.
Jason nodded, "Yes, plenty of time once we get the curse lifted and the other stuff dealt with here." He said. "Shall we go inside or only a few?" He asked.
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Follow me" stripetail nodded. "Only two at a time please.. the openning is narrow' He said Ducking in.
Tarrax shrunk himself down and followed him.
Agumon, bulk and Skulll were next..
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Jason went over to Odysseus. "Go ahead and take out Galatine. I'd like to see if this staff can put a light spell on it,so we have multiple light sources." Jason said. Odysseus drew out Galatine and Jason concentrated on having the floating staff cast a light spell on the sword blade so it would glow with soft light somewhere between a 50 and 60 watt bulb, but not painful to look at. He then had his dragon pearl start to glow.
The various characters of Jason's went in, Velma and Sara stayed around the middle as they usually did with Brooklyn in front, & Jason and Odysseus in back as rear guard sorts.
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Shaggy climbed in, as did Tai, Genki, and Lilo.
- Stripetail lit his staff so he, and those follwing behind, could see. Point out the runes Zachary, so I can read them' Stripetail Said.
Agumina caught up to Tigress and Dixie. "Hi.. Dixie right?' I'm Agumina" aGumina said, grinning.
- Hi Agumina.Dixie smiled. "Tigress and I were just chatting.. about some.. odd fluke.. with your ring.. Agumina's face turned red. "What Fluke?' agumon said, coming in behind her and overhearing..
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Nothing to worry about really " tigresss said, lying through her teeth."Well, if it was nothing, then why is she turning red as a tomato?' Tiger said, motioning in Agumina's direction. "if these rings doi werd things, like turn their wearers blue, I want to know them! I don't want them happening to me..
_ you're already blue" Spyro said.. Tiger shot him a glare..
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Taranis showed up. Clearly, this boorish moron of a wizard was not one to give up, nor listen to reason, nor-
"HEY! Shut up, stupid narrator! I'm just trying to recruit Jason as my new evil associate."
Why Jason?
"Because he sounds like the original leader of the Power Rangers!"
Yes, we all know that those power rangers toys you collect don't belong to your evil sons...
"HEY! No one is supposed to know about those!"
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" Hey man1 Where'd you come From " Shaggy asked, as Bulk and Skull ran away to hide behind Stripetail as they saw Taranis. "Are you here to help? Stripetail said in serious tone., as Tiger Tigress and other Ominderate who hadn't already activated thier armor did so. "Or are you still try to get some "Evil" minions. I believe the League of Super Evil would be glad to help you.." Dixie started laughing..
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"What mischief is this?" Jason asked raising an eyebrow briefly mildly curious.
"Appears to be just a minor annoyance is all." Moran said glancing at Taranis.
"Reminds me, we need to return Captain Krout's hat sooner or later." Odysseus said.
"no hurry, plent of time.' Jason said.
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He is just an annoyance "tarrax frowned.. as he said this Velma's cell phone rang..
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Where is this note we're loking for? Nani said.
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"Iwonder if that is Jeanie or junior genie Baboo." Velma said as she opened her cellphone, "Hello?" Velma said.
"Here, let me." Sara said and did a privacy spell on Velma so her conversation could not be heard, to which Velma raised the thumb of her other hand in thanks.
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"MILD ANNOYANCE! I'll show you "mild annoyance!" Taranis thundered as lightning and thunder rose around him!
He cast a spell...!
... and a small stream of water lightly sprinkled those who were in front of him.
"There. Now THAT is a mild annoyance!"
I think you were supposed to blast them all to hell, rip their bone from their flesh, and toss their souls into the darkest pit of...
"Shut up, narrator!"
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Velma? Its me Daphne. I'm just caling to tell you that I'm going to be at the hotel in about a halh hour.. Freddy is going to be in about two hours, so We'll have a nice little get -together before I set up for the show.." Daphne said.. "I've been passing through towns that look absolutely deserted, and this is getting towards summer! These places should be pACKED!'
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Velma nodded, "I heard they were doing some sort of evacuation due to an expected attack or something. Sounds like you'll be here pretty soon. I thought it would take a few days or so." Velma said.
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Well, the other sites fell though.. so I ecided to head your way.. How is the food at the hotel by the way. I haven't eaten much today" Daphne said..
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"The food is pretty good and they have a serve yourself sort of set up in the dining room." Velma said.
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Excellent.. I could really go for hamburger and shake right about now. How are sCooby and Shaggy doing right now? I haven't talked with them in years.."Daphne said..
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"They are doing ok." Velma said. "You want to talk to them?" She asked.
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"Yes I would.. I'd like to talk to Dixie too. Its been years since I was there on her showboat.." Daphne agreed..
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"Ok, I"ll put them on." Velma said and gave the sign for Sara to turn off the privacy spell which she did. Velma held out her cellphone to Shaggy. "It's Daphne and she'd like to talk to you, Scooby and Dixie." She said.
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Thanks Velma " Shaggy said taking the phone Hi Daphne. Zoinks! its been ages since I last heard from you..I'm doing ok, for living in a mansion will a bilion bucks at my disposal.. Scooby.. he's doing great.. His engagement to Dixie was the best thing that efver happening to him, he's actually aspeaking more clearly now that he ever has ..."
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Zachary nodded. He illuminated a a sign written in runes. It was enclosed by an elaborate border of what seemed to be flowers. "This is the one that is in the best condition. James is standing near another one; the right side of the sign is missing."
Dr. Zanasiu was standing near another runic sign.
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"So Mitch, what are the demographics of Surf Point?" Dr. Kerzach asked. He turned to the waiter. "Ah yes, I'm done."
The waiter took his plates away as Dr. Kerzach took a sip of iced tea.
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"Listen to him! There is no way you can be alive since 1865." Franz said.
"No! I am not a ghost!" the man protested, throwing a right hook to Franz's ribs that he merely ignored.
"You have a great right hook but my strength exceeds that of a Human's by a considerable margin. Engaging me in a boxing match will not help you in any way."
The man sighed and lowered his fists. "Fine. You win. My name is Isaiah
Thompson. I died here of a fever in 1865."
"Wait, are you a ghost or not?"
Isaiah shook his head. "I am not quite a ghost. Though I am ageless and cannot be killed, I can still be injured. I also have the same basic needs as a living person."
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You had to have been cursed/ there is no orther way, you could still be in a solis state.." briggins said. "Was this hiotel here in 1865/"
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Well, there are usually arounf 5000 residents in town, although80% have fled since news of the invasion broke out. those who stayed are trying to fight back,,"Mitch said, taking a sip of water.."But to be frank, our odds of winning are nil. We can't fight off highly trained fighters in such numbers.. its going to be a slaughter.." He said sonberly/...
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Isaiah nodded. "And yes, this hotel was cursed at that time too. My friends reported hearing obscenities being shouted at them from nowhere and their belongings would seemingly teleport."
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"So this hotel is even older than we previouslu thought..." Briggins mused. "Do you know who the original ownrer of this hotel was? Do you you remeember his name?" He asked. "We are trying to find his notes.. he left clues behind to lead to breaking the curse or so we believe.."
_ Stripetail looked at the runes, running his paws into the grooves. first he looked at the one Zachary. "To open the door, you must place.." He moved over to te other runes.. "blades in the saviours...The rest is missing" He paused.. going over again and loooking at the runes to be sure he had trtanslated them correctly..
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"I do wonder why they have to be so obtuse." Moran said shaking his head.
"Yea, not like the scrolls and writings of that one world we went to done by a person called the mad prophet since he wrote all of his stuff in easy to understand language." Brooklyn said.
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He diodn't want his notes to fall into the wrong hands..' Stripetail replied.. "Lets keep going.. maybe there is more writingm firther diown,..."
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"I hope so." Guilmon said.
"It could be that or someone told him where to put them or he knew where to put them so they'd be found be certain folks." Jason said.
"Entirely possible in any of those possibilities." Odyesues said, keeping his sword out in case of danger and to give off some light. Jason kept his dragon pearl putting out light also. Moran only used his small flashlight now and then to see something that he could not see to well due to darkness better.
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" As they went down, They noticed the smooted sides of the walls excepy in one place where there appaeared to be an old hook stuck into the wall. Upon further examination, there were actully two hooks. "Let me see. Place the blades.. blade well the only blade I habe is the sword Rime gave me.." stripetail said. "We need two swords..."
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"There is mine, Galatine, the Sword known more famously as the sword in the stone, confused by many with Excalibur. Said neither was fashioned by human hands." Odysseus said still holding his sword, out, since it had a light spell on it still.
Jason nodded, "I always meant to go back and see what the history of those swords was, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe someday." He said thinking on some other things he had not gotten around to yet.
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"Well, Mitch, we've got reinforcements to back you up. We'll speak to the chief of police then we'll head over to the Inglorious Hotel." Dr. Kerzach said. He then turned to Shaggy. "Shaggy, want to get the check?"
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"I'll radio the rest of my group and see if they have a sword." Zachary said. He then radioed Rime.
"Hey, Rime, this is Zach. Have you found anything like a sword?" Zachary said into his helmet radio.
Rime's voice came on: "Yep. My group encountered some kind of ghost who attacked us with a cavalry saber. Franz managed to knock the saber from his grasp and we're talking to the ghost right now."
"Good. Do you have the saber?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Zachary out." Zachary cut the transmission and turned to Stripetail. "Rime's group has encountered a ghost. They convinced him to drop his weapon, a cavalry saber."
"Good start." Werner said, examining one of the hooks. "But is it possible that the sword may be buried somewhere on the grounds?"
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Isaiah shook his head. "The owner was a very reclusive man. I saw him exactly once: when I firs arrived. I haven't seen him sense."
"We should get going." Mr. Bigmouth said. He looked around. "It does not look like there are other stairways here."
"We'll need to search the kitchen." Hans said.
Franz nodded. "We'll search together."
"Okay, Mr. Bigmouth and I will guard you. The rest of you: search the kitchen."
Franz and Hans picked up their weapons and returned to the kitchen.
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That stupid Taranis was at it again
"Silence narrator! I am just going to annoy, er-... recruit some more minions" He spat as he approached Mitch.
"Stop the plot!" Taranis shouted "I have come for you, Mitch! You will pay for you sins... I mean, you will be payed to commit sins, as long as you commit sins for me!"
Taranis looked up "How was that, narrator?"
Keep trying, Taranis, keep trying. You'll find someone stupid enough eventually.
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Mitch puled out his gun, it was inches from Tarantis face> "I don't do evil things .. '"
_ Stripetail noticed that the second pairs of hooks was located above the first row, and locate above the middle of the blade. "I Think.. the next sord should be placed in a dowanward position..
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What was his name?' Briggins asked. "The owners, or do you not remember?"
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If it was buried. it would be covered with rust by now" Dixie said. looking arounbd the cave for anything that looked like an opening. appart from the old table, and pieces of a chair there was little else..
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Dr. Kerzach secretly opened his switchblade under the table. He then turned to Taranis. "We are not interested. And please stop harassing us."
Several other SPVDF members in the resturaunt also drew their weapons.
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"I do not remember the owner's name." Isaiah replied. "I have encountered many owners of this hotel. Few stay longer than 4 years."
Rime then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, please carry Isaiah's saber to Stripetail. His group is in a cave outside on the grounds. Zachary, a Clydesdale, will meet you at the entrance." He then radioed Zachary. "Zach. Briggins, is going to bring the saber to you. Meet him outside the cave. Rime out."
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Zachary shrugged. "The runes never said the sword had to be functional." His radio beeped and he picked it up. "Good. Zachary out." He then turned to the rest of the group. "I'm heading out of the cave to pick up a saber found by Rime."
He then left the cave.
Werner decided to try and push the table. He placed his arms on the table and pushed with all his strength. It took him a while but he was able to move the table several feet, revealing a large square piece of wood with a padlock on it.
Dr. Zanasiu lit another flare and used it to illuminate Werner's discovery. "Hey! Werner found what may be a passage to a deeper area."
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"Maybe someone found it and took it somewhere else, or he may have hidden it in the hotel." Sara said.
"If he was obsessed with security he may well have put the other key in another location." Odysseus said.
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"Strut, watch Paul and Anton." Deimos said. "I'll get Nani."
He then left the hotel and went over to the shooting range where he spotted Nani. "Hey Nani! How are you enjoying this?" Deimos shouted over the sound of Nani firing her shotgun. "When you are done, I need you to help me and Strut guard the two bounty hunters. Or you can help Rime or Stripetail search. Rime forced his way into the basement. The entrance is in the lobby or you can help Stripetail, his group is in a cave in the back of the hotel."
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I'll Help you search below
' Nani said.
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Maybe the door will be open by followed the riddle on the walls " Cynder explained..
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Deimos nodded. "Head inside. Near the entrance is a door ripped off its hinges. That is where Rime's group went. Take your weapon and extra ammunition. Erm, does your shotgun have a light? If not, I'll let you borrow Strut's shotgun which does have a light."
Deimos then headed back into the hotel.
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Werner fiddled with the padlock. "It seems like this lock isn't as old as the rest of this area. Whoever locked the passage did so recently."
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'Place your blade on the hooks, Odysseus, then we'll use the blade Rime is bringing us on the other hooks.." stripetail said' I think the door will only open if you crack the riddle.."
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"Briggins, I'll carry the saber." Rime said, taking the saber from Briggins. "You help search the kitchen." He then radioed Zachary. "This is Rime. I'm carrying the saber. Rime out." Rime then left the ballroom and headed up the stairs.
Mr. Bigmouth swiveled his rifle and illuminated a series of obscene words on the ceiling. "Hmm. That's odd."
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That is probably the wotrking odf ' Brigginbs said.. looking at some of the profanities which mentioned him in several of them ' Briggins is a senile (censored) " Brigggins can (censored) himself .. and the like..
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Odysseus nodded & put the sword he was holding onto the hooks. He then stepped back to see if it did anything.
"It may well be the riddle which is the main thing and not a specific sword." Jason said.
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" Now we just neee the other blade" Stripwetail said.. "Thank you Oddyseus.." He s,iled.
_ So the note is that room" Bulk pointed at the padlock
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Probably ' Spyro said..
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Rime had arrived at the cave. He squeezed through the entrance and followed the winding passages until he reached the chamber where Stripetail was.
"Stripetail! I have the saber!" Rime panted. He handed the saber over to Stripetail.
Zachary was looking for more clues. He examined the table and noticed some Runic graffiti under the dust. "Hey guys! There's more runes on the table! It looks like graffiti so it may say things like: 'Lief was here' but we never know."
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Mr. Bigmouth illuminated another profanity laced line with his rifle light. "This one's recent. It says: Deimos is a [censored] who likes [censored] in his [censored]. Ugh. That's really crude." He then switched topics. "Briggins, how long have you worked here?"
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Strut traded his shotgun for Nani's shotgun. "Here take this. It has a light. I'll need it back when you're done though."
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I''m been here more than 40 years Briggins replied. "I started when I was a young man.. i've seen more than my share of weird things.."
_ Stripetail took the blade and place it the hooks with its tip and blade face up. ans he did the lock to the door fell off and the door swung open of its own accord..
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Excellent" Stripetail said, taking the blades off and Handing Odysseus his sword back.. "the blade were in the shape of a cross.."
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"Be careful before entering. There may be traps inside." Brooklyn said.
"And some places sealed have unhealthy air. Maybe best to let the air circulate or do a spell to freshen the air up." Jason said.
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"A gargoyle? Perfect!" Taranis said.
"BROOKLYN! I HAVE COME FOR YOU!" the loud-mouth sorcerer shouted.
"Do you want an evil job with excellent health benefits?!" he spat.
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"I'm not evil." Brooklyn said as if insulted, then calmed down, "Besides I get great health benefits for being a good guy. I only know of a few gargoyles that are evil. Only a few of them natural gargoyles."
"Maybe I should pyrosphere him." Guilmon said.
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Go AWAY Tarnntis " Stripetail said coldly "If you bother us again I'm turning you into something that lacks the ability to talk.. like a gold fish..no one among us wants to be your "minion", in fact, most of us here have seen first hand what a minion's job is, to try and kill the good guy.. "
- Cynder nodded. "You have five secionds to get out of here before I start using my powers on you..' Cynder had been evil for most of her life, before meeting Spyro, she was deepply ashamed of the hurt she had caused, and any mention of 'evil' would leave her in a somber mood, but her immediate reaction would be anger..
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Yes, get out " Stitch said firmly.."Before we make you...' agumon said..
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If you want to help us.. thats fine. but get off this "recruitying kick your on.. None of us here are interested" dixie said..
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Rah! Rhove roff!" Scooby said..
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"We are not interested. If you want to help us, fine. But stop attempting to recruit us..." Dr. Zanasiu raised his shotgun. "Or we will forcibly stop you."
Werner raised his pickax as well. "Stop bothering us, you [censored]!"
Zachary, who had arrived several minutes before Taranis's speech, glared at him. "Leave us alone." he said menacingly. He then turned to Stripetail. "I guess we should go down into the passage. If we need to I can buy air tanks and install equipment to refill them in the hotel."
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Rime had left the cave and returned to the basement in the hotel, where he encountered Nani going down the stairs. "So Nani, come to help us search?"
Franz came out of the kitchen. "I found this inside an old pot." He took off his backpack and pulled a small jewel encrusted box.
Werner also came out of the kitchen. He was carrying what appeared to a small safe "I found this in the wall, I had to cut it out but there may be clues in there."
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" yeS" Stripetail nodded opening the door. A rush of stale air hit him, and he recoiled. ' Stay back. the air is bad in there... it must have been sealed off for decades and grown stale.. let it dispere. " Stripetail moved his staff forward lightinf the room inside. on a table, lay an old envelope, next to it lay an lold and weathered piece of paper with writing on it. Stripetail waited a few seconds before coming over. The paper read. " To whom it may Concern.. ongratulations you have found the first clue to my treasure. Every clue I left , I have placed in an envelope.. along with a trinket with with to find the second clue..May you hsve continued luck in your search_ Albert Minnos- Nov 2, 1865
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1865!" Dixie said, so this has been here..
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almost a cebntury and a half' Striopetail replied, putting the letter inside his robes. "Do not destroy anything.. these rooms we find can be part of a historical guide tour someday.. which will bring in money for the hotel
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Do not take out anything else" Briggins said fiirmly. "I want this place as little disturned as possible. I may stat a tour service and have guide walk guests through these halls.. I may even have parties down here again. So please, do not take anything more out..
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"Good idea. It may bring in some extra guests, folks interested in that period of history." Jason said.
Brooklyn sniffed around, "Wew, it'll need a while to clear up fully." He said.
Sara did a simple spell to freshen up the air and give it the faint scent of roses and had the spell set to disperse around the room as the natural air currents took it.
"There, that may improve things a bit." Sara said.
"ooo, nice." Guilmon said.
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Good work Sara' Stripetail said approvingly. It smells much better now.." He opened the package and removed a note and a small gold-encrusted hand mirror. The nore tread.."Shine a light in the darkness, make the room dance again.. your next clue lies hidden away in the earth where once the rich partook of excess and pleasure..'
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Didn't Rime say theyt had found an old ball room' Stripetail asjkked upon reading it.. "Thats our next stop.."
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Zachary nodded. "Rime never said where he found the saber but I'll give him a call." He then radioed Rime. "Rime, this is Zachary. Where did you find the saber? Zachary out."
The radio crackled and Rime's voice came on. "I found the ghost with the saber inside what seems to be a ballroom. Rime out."
Zachary turned to Stripetail. "Rime's group has indeed found a ballroom."
Werner was eating some of his rations. "Perhaps air tanks would be useful as some of these areas may be contaminated or low in oxygen. But we can't outfit everyone with a breathing set."
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "We'll purchase enough to outfit the Pelvanida group and others who want some. I'll look through a phone book and see if they have store that sells safety equipment." He then turned to Stripetail. "Shall the Pelvanida group keep an eye on the new mage, Taranis?"
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"Anton, Paul, may I search your rooms and your vehicle?" Deimos asked.
Anton and Paul nodded. Anton tossed his keys to Deimos.
"Thank you." Deimos said, picking up the keys.
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"Sara cabn clean the air with one of her spells' Stripetaiil, Scooby, Dixie" he turned to them. " Your armor allows you to breathe normally, even in places where oxygen is low or the air is bad.." Stripetail reached over and tapped an area near Scooby left ear. "inside that helmet you should see a readout.. saying internal oxygen activated"
_ Yes I see it" Dixie said, after Stripetail tapped her helmet. he went along the line and tapped each of the team's helmets "this feels much better " Stitch said. 'mesa was getting lightheaded. "Be careful though.. " stripetail warned. "lIke all your armor's abilities.. it does have limits.."
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This is something completely new to me" Tiger said a bit roiughly.."You'll get used to it.." Stripetail said in reply..now, Lets head out, he said.
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So did they find anything"Briggiins asked Rime..there was excitement in his voice..
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Jason nodded, "And I'm sure this staff can do some of that also. " Jason said.
"Perhaps we should let the rooms air out instead of rushing in while I and or some does a spell to make the air better and sends it in." Sara said.
"Shall we go to the ballroom next?" Brooklyn asked.
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Well the ballroom had had people go through it so it should be as much a problem' Stripetail replied "Yes, Brooklyn we are going to the ballroom.." he replied to Brooklyn's question..
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Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "Okay then let's move out!"
Zachary radioed Rime. "Rime, this is Zachary. Stripetail's group and my group are heading to the ballroom. Zachary out."
"This is Rime. Request data found." the radio crackled.
"We have found a note leading us to the ballroom. Zachary out" He then turned to the rest of the Pelvanida group. "Okay, group! We're headin' out! Let's shape up and go!"
Ms. Swimmer was examining a dent in the wall but she quickly stood near Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary.
"We're heading out now." Zachary said. With that said, he and the rest of the Pelvanida group filed out through the passage.
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Deimos returned to Anton with Zachary's grenade launcher and Mr. Bigmouth's spear in his hands. "Anton, care to explain why I found these weapons and my rifle in your room?"
Anton nodded. "We stole them from the munitions closet a several days ago."
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"Um. Stripetail can we finish our game while we walk?' Dixie asked " Altright It was the boys turn as I recall." Stripetail nodded..
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Jason's group kept up with the others as they headed to the new location they were heading to.
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I belkiievve I was the last one you asked a question too" spyro said.. "Yes It was whow often is a purple dragon born? "Once every ten generations, so depending on how you define genberation, about 200 years. "Or 500' Stripetail nodded 40 points to the boys you now have 700. The Gorls have 860..
'Is it possible to tie? Cynder asked. "yes if I run out of questions and the score is tied.."
_ Re rave ro rin rourright right?' Scooby asked. "Yes, remember the girls won the last two challenges.."
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Unkown to them Taranis was watching the game...
Was this another part of his twisted schemes?!
"No, stupid narrator; its just a lot of fun to watch."
You mean, you aren't trying to recruit them?
"No, I'm only a wierdo 95% of the time. The other 5% of the time, I'm almost normal."
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"it is the girls turn" Stripetail said as they climbed out of the cave..'Dixie or Cynder, you may go.. 'I'll go" Cynder "Alright Cynder, what is the normal amount of eggs lead in a Year of the dRagon?
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20, normally, although there are more in some years and less in others. Our yeare, there were 16" Cynder went very quiet..
" 40 points for girls. they have 900 points now..
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"50 [points from here on out" Cynder whispered to Dixie. "we neeed 2 more answers right.. and we win!" A broad grin spread across her face..
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So, Genki" Tai said. "How did you meet Tigetr anyway?'
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Well, I'm a huge fan of the mOnsdster Rancher video games, I've entered video game tournaments and won them. Well, I entered this really big tournament, and won, so I got this brand new game. Only when I started to play, a portal opened and I was thrown into the game! I met Mochi first, then Tiger, hare, and Golem, and Holly' Genki blushed..
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(O.O.C. I hope this doesn't sound too awkward, as I didn't control Stripetail.)
It was now the boys' turn, and Spyro agreed to try his luck on the next question. It was, "How many dimes are in a dollar?" Spyro smirked at such an easy question.
For fifty points, Spyro answered, "None. There is no way that those metal pieces called dimes could possibly fit inside of a single piece of paper known as a dollar." The boys' points dropped down to 650.
"What do you mean I'm wrong?" Spyro asked, hearing that he answered incorrectly.
"The question was an expression, Spyro," Cynder explained. "One dollar is worth ten dimes, but it is often said that ten dimes go into a dollar." The girls now had 950 points.
"Ah, I see. It's no wonder you would know that," he retorted, annoyed at how badly his team was losing and that the girls acted like know-it-alls.
"What does that mean?" Cynder asked, not getting his point.
"You use money a LOT more than I do, so it's no wonder you would know that answer."
"Are you saying I spend too much money, or are you just sore from giving a wrong answer?" she questioned, a bit on edge.
"I'd say both," Dixie replied. "Hey, I just answered another one of his questions. More points for us." She laughed at her own joke.
Spyro's scales stood on end, but he was cut off before he got an angry word out.
"Ruh, ruys? Ret's rust rinish rour rame, rokay?" Scooby interjected in an attempt to settle the dispute that was getting more and more heated.
Although the dragons were still angry at each other, they stopped and allowed for the next question to come. It was the girls' turn now, and Dixie decided to go ahead.
For the win, here was Dixie's question: "What does Digimon stand for?"
She thought to herself for a moment, then wondered aloud. "Well, they are a type of monster; that's what I'm pretty sure the "mon" part represents. About the "Digi" part though... Hm, perhaps it means digit, so maybe it's Digit Monsters. No, it can't be digit. A digit is a single number, like one and seven, and I don't see how that has anything to do with the Digimon I've seen. Hmmm..."
"Dang it woman! It's Digital Monsters! Di-gi-tal!" Spyro exclaimed, the combination of losing and impatience taking its toll.
The girls now had 1000 points, and thereby the winners!
"What!?" Spyro asked, confused.
"If you break the rules, one being you can't give an answer unless it's your turn, the opposing team automatically gets the preordained points for the correct answer. Thanks, for moment I thought we'd lose that round," Cynder explained, finishing in a sardonic manner. Dixie laughed.
"Let's go, Scooby," Spyro instructed.
"Rhere?" he asked.
"Away from the sore winners," he said in a low tone, and then stormed off, Scooby right on his heels.
Cynder turned to Dixie and explained, "He did always have a thing for winning in the end." "I suppose that makes us even then," she though to herself, remembering when they fought while she was under Malefor's control.
"Cynder?" Dixie asked, seeing her zone out. "Something wrong?"
"Hm? Oh, it's nothing. Just thinking. Let's go find something else to do. Thanks for the game, Stripetail."
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(its alright)Actually< the game isn't over.. the boys got that one right.. the question is not just for one team, either team can answer" stripetail replied. "Technically Dixie your answerr was wrong.. so the score now tHe Girls with 900, and the bopys with 700. Dixie slapped her forehead. "So it has to be exact.. " Stripetail nodded.
Ro re ret ra rereive' Scooby said. "Alright Scooby. 'Rifty Roints. " For fifty points who played Dracula in the 1`931 film ? " Rela rugosi' Scooby answered.
_ Exceleent. The boys are at 750.
- Cynder got her next one right, as did Spyro. It was noe 950 -800.
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Deimos placed the weapons by the pile in the lobby. He then went out to the parking lot and opened the bounty hunters' Humvee.
"Damn! They're outwitted for a war! There's an RPG-7 with tandem HEAT rounds and HE rounds, several shotguns and assault rifles, a few sniper rifles." Deimos said. A smile spread across his saurian face. "And they'll help greatly." He radioed the Pelvanida group. "This is Deimos. I have found a weapons cache inside the bounty hunters' vehicle. Deimos out."
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Dr. Zanasiu received the transmission but said nothing. They were now inside the lobby and outside the door.
"I assume this is where they went?" Zachary said, gesturing to the door that ripped off its hinges.
"I'd assume so." Ms. Swimmer replied. She grinned. "Ladies first." She then entered the passageway.
Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary and Werner followed.
Zachary then radioed Rime. "Rime, this Zachary. The Pelvanida group and Stripetail's group are entering. Zachary out."
"You are cleared to enter. Nani is down here as well. Rime out!" Rime replied.
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"The jeweled box may hold clues." Franz said. He retrieved the box and opened it to reveal a small ornately engraved key.
Hans nodded and placed his safe down. "Okay. Then let's go for it."
Franz went over to the safe with his key.
Isaiah saw what they we're going to do. "Wait! That safe is..." But it was too late: Franz had already stuck the key into the lock and turned.
As Franz opened the safe, a stream of tear gas sprayed out of the safe.
Franz and Hans inhaled some and they started coughing. Luckily, their fur protected their eyes so they could still see. "Guys...stay...away from...it." Hans said between coughs. They both staggered away from the noxious gas.
"There's something in there! It looks like money." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Dr. Kerzach paid for lunch and headed back to the car. "Mitch, where is the police station?" he asked as he was getting into the driver's seat.
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"Ooh! Gas!" Taranis said.
What is up with you now, you crazy sorce-
"Quiet! There's gas ahead, and I want to inhale it!"
... You mean, you breathe in gas to get high?
"I use it to get evil!"
...You need help man, you really, really do.
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Its on the north end of town.." Mitchg replied.
_ Briggins ran over to them.. "are you alright.. he waited to the gas cleared then looked in the open safe. the money looked very old. "This notthe reasure we're looking for.. but there is.. an evelope and piece of paper here.. " Briggins pulled out the paper and envelope. "congratulations you have found my second clue, hidden in the ballroom safe. The Money Left in thee is yours, use as you see fit. "
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I think we fiound another clue Briggins said..
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(OOC - can I have Mr. Bigmouth find another clue on the paper inside the envelope?)
"Tear gas doesn't affect furs as strongly as it does Humans. We can still see and the coughing subsides quickly" Franz said. "We're going to wash up so we don't contaminate other evidence."
Franz and Hans left their weapons and headed up the stairs.
Rime nodded. "Good. We'll donate the money to a museum as we really can't use it."
"We'll need to reattach that safe." Mr. Bigmouth added. "May I see the letter?" He kept an eye on Taranis. "I don't feel comfortable around that man."
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"Thanks" Dr. Kerzach said, pulling out of the parking lot. "By the way, who was that weird man? It seems the other SPVDF members thought he might be a threat."
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Sure "The letter is a hint to the location of the next clue..)
"Just be careful wiith it.. "Briggins said handing the envewlope to Mr BigMouth..
_ Stripetail walked down the stairs " I wonder if the found anything " Lilo asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth accepted the letter and read it. He sniffed at the acrid scent of tear gas. The letter read: 'Your next clue lies in the airy cathedral of the gourmand. Find the altar of the Epicure. Search the holy implements of the divine art.' Mr. Bigmouth thought a moment and then spoke. "Despite the religious overtones, I doubt our next clue will be in a cathedral or other holy place. What I am certain is that the clue refers to the kitchen and not this one. We'll head to the kitchen that is in use." He handed the letter to Briggins.
Rime nodded. "Well, let's roll."
"Not yet, we need to wait for everyone to get here."
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Nice work, so you think it is hidden somwhere in the kitchen, like in the wall or someplace like that.." Briggins said..
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "If it is hidden in a wall or the stove; we may need to take them apart." He then turned to Briggins. "Have any of your cooks reported anything unusual in the kitchen?"
Rime sighed. "Let's search non destructively first. That safe that Hans cut out of the wall needs to be put back."
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"yes, lets not break everything in our search.. " Briggins said, As Stripetail and his group reached them., 'wEll, folks, we have found another clue. Mr Bigmouth willl tell you want he found..." He said with a smile..
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "We found a letter with the next clue. It stated that our 'next clue lies in the airy cathedral of the gourmand. Find the altar of the Epicure. Search the holy implements of the divine art'. I interpreted this to mean the kitchen that is currently in use as this is apparently underground."
Hans and Franz returned, their headfur was slightly damp.
"So what did we miss?" Hans asked.
"The letter had our next clue." Rime said. "Ready to roll?"
The Pelvanida group nodded.
"Stripetail, lead the way." Zachary said.
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As Dr. Kerzach drove to the police station, he noticed that there were SPVDF snipers on the rooftops. "Well, Mitch, I see you have snipers set up. They're vital in urban combat." He then saw a SWAT APC rumbling down the road.
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Yes, We're not taking any precautions. Our intel says we probably won't last long against the forces we're up against. we could be opposing 50000" Mitch said.
_ Stripetail nodded " Good work. "To the upstairs kitchen everyone!" He said turning and walking back up the stairs..
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The Pelvanida group followed Stripetail.
"Erm. Stripetail, the safe I opened was booby trapped. Hans and I both ended up getting sprayed with tear gas." Franz said. "Can you inspect anything we find so we don't accidentally set off a bomb or another trap?"
"Nani, have you found anything unusual in the shooting range?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
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No, although I don't have magical powers or anything like that" Nani replied
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Certainly That is why you shouldn';t open things so quickly" Stripetail said. "I imagine any other places holding clues will be bobbytrapped or protected in some way.. You're lucky the gas wasn't toxic.."
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Dr. Zanasiu turned to Nani. "Are you comfortable with your newest weapon? And are carrying ammo?"
Franz nodded. "Too bad we don't have someone trained in ordinance disposal."
"Stripetail and common sense will have to do." Zachary replied.
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Yes, i'm ready" Nani nodded. " Now thats done, lets find my sister.." she said slinging the gun over her lefeft shoulder as shge walked between them..
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The Pelvanida group then exited the stairwell behind Stripetail.
Dr. Zanasiu noticed the RPG and the crate of rockets in the pile of weapons. "Deimos! Did you buy even more weapons!?"
Deimos shook his head. "I confiscated them from our prisoners."
Mr. Bigmouth simply shrugged. "So how should we do the searches?"
"We should split into 2 teams: 1 do do the kitchen, 1 to do the dining room." Rime said.
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I'll handle the kitchen, I'll bet the remaining clues are hidden throughthe hotel.. do NOT rip the rooms apart!" Stripetail said.
"Its my turn" Dixie said. "Alright strripetail said as the approached the front door. "What fiilm was the first to recieve 14 Aadeny award nominations?"
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All About Eve"
-Girls win the challenge!
dixie and Cynder hugged, and grinned broadly as thier partners hung thier heads. "Tommorow they have to wear my dresses' Dixie smiled.
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"I'll search the back room of the kitchen with James, Zach and Hans." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"I'll search the dining room with Rime, Franz and Werner." Ms. Swimmer said.
"This I have to see." Dr. Zanasiu said, overhearing Dixie.
Werner took off his headlamp and put it back into his backpack. As he was doing so, a foam covered cylinder fell out.
"What is that thing?" Zachary asked.
"A retractable baton." Werner said, picking the baton up and sticking it in his pocket.
"Why the hell do you have a retractable baton in your bag?"
"Same reason you're carrying a rifle."
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reat . re rost.. scooby said sadly.
_ at least we're not making you two kiss' Cynder smirked. "Scooby's face turned green. "We're in a good mood..'
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Vbetter keep them in that good mood " Spyro said. I don't want to kiss yyou either ' He said to Scooby..
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"Tear gas? I wonder what the next booby trap will be." Sara said wondering aloud.
"Maybe poison needles or something similar." Velma said.
"Maybe instead of just randomly opening things one can use a spell to make the item transparent so they can see the inside of it. It may also help to look for any traps that way." Jason said.
"That could work." Sara said.
"It would also allow that person and others to see the contents as well before any attempt is needed to open it & perhaps see the best way to disarm it." Brooklyn said.
"And the best person most skilled to disarm it may find it easier." Odysseus said.
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That is a possibility.. another possibility is casting a treasure spell. It reveals locations of hidden objects, gold silver jewels, yes but also anything that might be important..stripetail nodded.
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"Just be straight out with it, Agumina. What exactly do these rings do that embarrased you so much when brought up?" Agumon asked.
"Nothing that interesting," Agumina replied, as casually as possible.
"Now I know something's wrong. Agumina, you find EVERYTHING interesting," he pointed out.
"Quit pestering her, twerp" Tigress exclaimed angrily.
"Twerp? I've taken out monsters twice your size. Heighth isn't everything," he replied, annoyed, but trying to keep his cool.
"Just relax Tigress. You're still sick or something. You aren't youself," Tiger said, entering the conversation.
"Then who am I?" she asked with a laugh.
"Ugh, will you stop changing your mood like that! It's getting annoying," was his reply.
"Not surprised. Everything annoys you," Agumina butted in.
"Just say that again," he snarled, lowering his horns.
"This is getting out of hand," Agumon thought. "Why don't we all try to get a-"
"Who asked you?" Tigress wanted to know.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Wow, the hero of the digital world is begging to me?" Tigress said with a laugh.
"That does it!" he replied. "Tiger, these girls are getting out of control."
"Yeah, they need to cool off. I'll freeze them in place and find out why they're acting like a couple now," he stated, getting ready to unleash his Blizzard attack.
Thinking fast, Agumina yelled, "Quick Tigress! Let's put our rings together and get a super power boost."
"Ha! So that's what it does!" Tiger exclaimed. "Now we can use that power too. Agumon!"
"Right Tiger! You girls have had it now," he declared, and he put his ring against Tiger's. Like magic, their body's were pulled together, but first and foremost- their lips.
"Ah!" they both yelped.
"Quick Tigress! Let'd get out of here before it wears off."
"Right. I'm faster, so hop on!"
Agumina hopped on Tigress and they took off down a hall.
"They have so had it," both boys thought. They couldn't say it aloud, because their mouths were a bit busy.
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Spyro and Scooby recoiled. Cynder flinched, she wasn; t expecting this.. Dixie smirked..
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EW! Guys! Both Tai and Genki said together..
Agumon tried to break the kiss but to no avail.. Tiger tried the same..
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Stripetail! Please!" Nani said..
'Seperatus" Stripetail commanded the rings separated and the boys broke apart. Both of them ran from each other and began made loud noises of disgust. Agumon ran his claws over his tongue and kept wiping his mouth with his claws, Tiger wagged his tongue his tongue back and forth.. 'Those.. GIRLS.. ARE SO ..." Tiger swore violently.. "DEAD!
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Well, the girls certainly put one over on you.." Stripetail said calmly.. "The rings have many quirks, not even I know them all.."
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That was completely Disgusting" Agumon gasped. "They said the rings gave them a power-up!
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They lied.. " Stripetail replied "How did-" tiger stopped. "they know it would happen? You'll have to ask them that.." Stripetail said.
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Guys lets calm down" Gennki said. "I know you're ticked, but lets cool it okay. The girls have a lot to answer for.."
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"See what we could have made you two do?' Dixie said with a fiendish smile. Both Spyro and Scooby turned green. "Hey- thats really mean.." Cynder protested.
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Forget calming down..' Tiger roared I'm going after them!" He shouted.. taking off.. up the stairs.
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Meanwhile, Agumina and Tigress were already rounding the third floor landing up to their floor. Agumina rode on Tigress' back. "That was a great idea Agumina.. but it now raised a number of problems.. one, we had to have experience with this, so we'd have to admit that we kissed that way..neither of them will like that. Second.. the boys are probably going to be pretty ticked at us.. Tiger Especially.." Tigress said. "
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We just need to hide out for awhile' Agumina replied.. "say, about a week?"
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ripetail" Scooby said nervously " Ran rou, rix rhe rings ro rhey ron't ro rhat? Ri REALLY REALY REALLY ron't rant ro riss Ryro..."
Stripetail paused. "Yeah. Mesa not to kiss other guys!' Stitrtch said making a face "And Mesa not want to kiss other girls! ' Angel added. "Or guys, not even botchiboo" Stitch's face fell.
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Yeah, I think you should try and fix that.. ' Cynder agreed. "I don';'t know how they knew that it would do that.." Neither or Agumina or Tigress had told her about thier experience, Dixie was the only one they had confided in..'
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Alright It will take mer awhile, It will require me taking the rings from you soI can fix them" Stripetail said. "The earliest I can start will be tommorow though..For Now I will simply cast a spell that should remove the problem. " Stripetail focised and began touching thier rings, Scooby was first, then dixie. next was Spyro and cynder, and Stitch and Angel. He finished with Agumon. "Agumina and Tigress aren't here they will be last to have thiers fixed. Tiger took off, I will have to catch up with him later' Stripetail said.
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Briggins shrugged as Agumon ran off after Tiger.." you have a odd group my lOrd " He said to Stripetail. "i suggest we continue the search,..
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Tarrax frowned. "those poor fools.. that is one of the oldest tricks in the book.. and they fell for it Come on my dear" he said, taking Sara by the paw. ' Lets search the kitchen..
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Sara nods, "Sure." She said smiling to Tarrax.
Jason shrugged, he and most of his friends were not sure what was going on.
"So some will go and search in the kitchen and some in the dining room?" Jason asked.
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"Yes. Best to keep going' Nani said.. as the group reached the kitchen. "alright everyone... spread out.. open cabinets taps walls. look for anything out of the ordinary" Stripetail said.
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Sara, Jason and the others went to start searching in the kitchen. Sara used some magic to help her peer into objects to see what was inside. Brooklyn used some of his extra sharp senses to see if he could get some information where the clues may be that he was looking for. Jason did something similar to what Sara did.
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Any luck, my love?' Tarrax asked as he opened the top pabntry
Both Cynder and Spyro flew around looking behind cabinets and at the walls. Strietail crouched downmn and loooked under neath the counter. Stitch gently pickeed up the caboinet and tilted forward so Cynder and Spyro, and others could look behind it..
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Franz tapped a portion of the dining room wall with his piece of rebar. He grinned as he heard a hollow sound. "Guys! There's something behind this wall!"
Ms. Swimmer, who was opposite Franz, opened an old cabinet and found nothing but some papers from 1901.
Rime who was next to Ms. Swimmer peered inside an old lamp.
Werner had extended his retractable baton and gently tapped a small crack in the wall with it.
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Mr. Bigmouth opened one of the walk in freezers in the kitchen and started digging through the foods.
Dr. Zanasiu went into the wine cellar and started looking through the wines with Hans.
"Anything? Dr. Zanasiu?" Hans asked. He was looking at an empty wine cask dated from 1890
"Call me James." Dr. Zanasiu replied. He was examining a old crate.
Zachary had retrieved a sealed metal box from the utensil storage room. He went out to Stripetail. "I found this but I have a feeling that this may be boobytrapped. Please examine it."
(OOC - the box will be boobytrapped with an explosive charge strong enough to kill anyone who opens it and destroy the contents.)
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Stripetail Ran his paws over the box.. "Its boobytrapped alright.. " He said after a few minutes It will only open safely with the right combination..any other combination may set off the booby trap.. Leave it be for now..' He said, setting in carefully on the counter..
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At any rate" Thats not the clue we're loooking for' Stripetail continued.. "Any luck Sara?" he asked..
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Taranis looked around, still high on the gas
"NOW'S my chance!!!" He shouted...
Please don't yell. The whole forum can hear you...
"I DON'T CARE!!!"
Ow. My ears.
"I NEED TO OPEN THE BOOBY-TRAPPED BOX OF EVIL!!!"
Forget this, I'm gone. I'm turning you over to another narrator.
Hello Taranis. I'll be your new narrator for... however long it takes for me to be sick of you... which isn't very long, I'd imgine.
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Sara was looking at the middle cabinet using her magic to see into the object. "I can see something in there." Sara said pointing to the middle cabinet. "An envelope and maybe something else. Not sure if it is a trap or just some leftover from when the cabinet was made or something else." She said.
Brooklyn sniffed in that direction. "It does smell like some old paper is in there somewhere." He said.
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Excellent Stripetail said " You've found the next clue guys! Wonderful. ' Now be careful upon removing it.. " He said.
Tarrax Went over and gave Sara a warm kiss on the lips, in front of everyone. 'Well done my dear " Well done" he cooed.
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"Stitch" Lilo said, Help Brooklyn get that envelope out.." Lilo said.
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Zachary looked at Taranis. "I beg of you, do not open that box we found. I have a feeling it's boobytrapped. Opening it could kill us all."
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Werner accidentally hit the crack in the wall too hard and the plaster crumbled away, revealing a cabinet.
"Werner! What part of 'Do not rip the rooms apart' do you not understand?!" Ms. Swimmer shouted.
"It was an accident, I swear."
Ms. Swimmer sighed. "Fine. Everyone! Werner has found a cabinet inside the dining room."
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Franz ran into the kitchen. "So we found our next clue? Any ideas how to remove it safely?"
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Taranis walked up and yanked Brooklyn in the tail
"Yank, yank. HAH HAH!" He said
"Whoo! I'm a-pulling your tail and there's nothing you can do about it. HAH!" He said again... is he gonna be like this for a while?
Yes, he is... better get used to it...
Dang it, they don't pay me enough to do this...
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Dixie went over to the cabinet which was open slighly and and yanked it open. Inside were three large diamond necklaces, three gold rings and three cloth bags, which were revealed to be filled with coins.."
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Wow the owner sure hid valuables all over the places she said, showing off some of the trinkets..
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"Stop harassing our team member!" Franz shouted, brandishing his piece of rebar.
"Hey! Leave him alone!" Zachary shouted.
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"if you want to blow yourself up, by fooling around with that safe ' You are welcome to.. just go outside, and go about 1000 paces away.. and then goof off. " Stripetail said fiercely.."You foolishness may be the death of us all Taranis..
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"HAH! Make me!!" Said the high sorcerer, still goofy from the gas.
Taranis is probably going to get his behind handed to him... again
Tell me about it, Bill
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Stripetail gestured and tarrantis was physically lifted off his feet and thrown out of the room. A gust of wing blew up , the fronnt door opened of its own accord and the unlucky socerer landed in a heap near the front steps.
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"He's going to kill us all." Franz sighed. "By [censored] up one of his spells."
"I hope he's smart enough not to screw around with the munitions we still have to move or worse, that 25 mm autocannon." Zachary said.
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Hans and Dr. Zanasiu had finished searching the wine cellar.
"We need an equine or someone with greater than Human strength here!" Hans shouted. "There's a huge crate that needs to be moved."
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"Excuse me." Zachary said, heading into the wine cellar.
When he arrived he saw Hans trying to lift up an enormous crate.
"What's in there?" Zachary asked.
"Don't know. Help me move it outside the hotel." Hans replied.
Zachary then grabbed the side of the crate opposite Hans. They then lifted the crate up and carried it out the wine cellar.
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"Nah. that goofball will probably blow himself up" Spyro shrugged with his wings..
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Let him be.. Lets get that clue out here so we can start looking for the next clue.." Stripetail said..
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"What are you doing with that crate?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Moving it outside." Zachary said. He and Hans then exited the dining room.
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Be careful with that wine gentlemen. some of it is almost 200 years olsd by the looks of things..' Briggins said, and as he followed them outside..
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"We can try to use some magic go phase and get what is inside." Sara said, after she finished kissing with Tarrax. "Or the cabinet could be phased." She said.
Brooklyn growled at Taranis as he started to get angry. Then seeing what happened to him he started to calm down. "I hope something bad happens to him." He said.
Jason nodded to what Sara said, "or one could combine quantum physics and magic." He said.
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" It should open with a simple spell of Command.. ' Sara just put your claw on it focus, and say open.. it should do the trick" Stripetail said..
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MeanWhile Agumina and Tiuigress were hiding out in the room, Agumina shared with Tai and agumon. "This really wasn't a very good place to hidfe.." tigress shook her head He was sitting on one bed.. while Agumina was sitting on another. "The boys will look for us here. 'relax.. We're only stopping to catch our breath.. Did you see the look on thier faces when they kissed?' Agumina giggled.. "Yeah.. they didm't expect it.. and that gave us enough time too get away "Tigress said. . Suddenly a wave of naysea hit her and she was forced to make a dash for the bathroom.. Agumina could hear the sound of her vomiting over the toilet. "That bug you have must be pretty bad if you are throwing up..'
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It's nothing.. blurghh!' Tigress heaved .
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Sara nods, it should work but to be extra safe she decides to go ahead and use the phasing idea, very unlikely to set off any traps if there is any.
Sara closes her eyes and concentrates for a moment then opens her eyes and reaches out her hand, keeping the spell active to be able to see into the object she is concentrating it. She puts her hand through and into the middle cabinet, going right through it. Once inside she reaches to where the envelope is and puts her hand near it, extending the spell to bring the envelope and it's contents into the same phase frequency she is at including the note and trinket and once it is in her hand she brings them out. Once her arm is fully out cancels the spell and holds up the envelope. "Who wants to read the contents?" She asks.
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I'll take it thank you" stripetail said "Well done sara.. your skill are quite impressive" he said as he took the envelope and paper..
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The Paper rerad. I and king of my domain, all abide by my rule. You cannoyt avoid me, I am everywhere you look. I am old ans wise, and hold many secrets.. unde4rneath this riddle was written congratulations, you have found 3 of my clues.. you are quite resouceful. the above riddle will lead you to the next clue.. and enjoy the jade Bengal tiger.. I had it handmade..' stripetail pulled out a beautiful jade figurine of a Bengal Tiger. "This is a beautiful work of craftsmanship' he said gazing at it in his paws.
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Tigress slowly walked out of the bathroom. 'yuck.. I think I vomited three of my last meals.. " She said her breath was horrible. "I don't thik you should be kissing anyone for awhile, your breath reeks" agumina said "Why, did you want to?' tifgress smirked. 'Not really, given that Tiger is already pissed beyond belief at us.. I don't think him finding us in the act of kissing is going to improve his mood.."
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You want to get out of here.. Fine.." Tigers roar echoed into the room.. "GIRLS! When I find youm, you are going to be in so much trouble!
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Lets go.. " Agumina said jumping on Tigress' back. "I know you're not feeling well, but we need to get out of here.
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"That is a tough one." Moran said rubbing his head.
"A real toughy." Brooklyn said.
"hmm," Jason said thinking, "Everywhere you look.. The only things I can think of are death, time, "
"Very beautiful jade figurine." Sara said looking at the one Stripetail had in his hand.
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Hang on Tiger!' Agumon huffed. He had caught up to the wolf briefly oon the firsdt floor.. he had run off again up the stairs. "Fine1' the male wolf sneerred stopping in the middle of the floor "Climb on, amnd don't look at me, I'm still trying to recover of the memory of kissing you.. yuck.. and if you are even one-tenth of the great Digimon your miserable little girlfriend says you are, you should be embarassed too" Tigger snapped. Guys don't kiss guys.. uits just not cool.. neither is girls kissing girls.. guys kissing girls is fine, within reason.."
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You 're pretty close-minded you know that?' Agumon replied. "I'm angry too, and I'm going to ream Agumina out as surely as you are Tigress.. but you need to calm down a little bit.."
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You want to walk these steps by yourself?' Tiger said cuttingly.. "then please be quiet.. " He sniffed "They went this way.. I've got thier scents.." he said carrying agumon up to the third floor.
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Tigress carried Agumina out of the room.. she didn't feel well, but she did not want the boys to catch them. "Lets go up.." Agumina said, pointing to the hidden enterance to the stairwell, which went up to the top floor.. Agumina opened the door with her ring, and they squeezed inside. Agumina closed it, and Tigress dashed up the steps.
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"How about er.. A Clock... a grandfather clock.. grandfathers are old and wise.. " Skull said..
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" A clock... I think Skull you may be right.. Now we just have to find one on the premises.." Stripetail said..
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'Skull! What did I tell you aboout thinking?' Bulk snaped..
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It pays to read Bulk.." Stripetail said giving him a look. "Yes.. sir.. I'm not much into reading.." Bulk said nervously..
"why are you so nervous? Stripetail asked kindly as they group began moving from the kitchen. ' Bulk trembled because I'm afraid I might tick you off and have you turmn me into something.. I've had bad guys do that to me before in Angel Grove.. "
Stripetail chuckled. "my young, large friend.. I'm not going to do anything to you.. so chin up.. when this is all over you are gooing to be richer for the experience... and not just for having survived it..'
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"Maybe we should ask Briggs where the grandfather clock is that dates back to the original owner." Sara said.
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That is a good idea.. He went out a little while ago.." stripetail said.. " Lets just wait until he gets back in then you can ask him.."
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"Maybe he go out for candy, or ice cream." Guilmon said. Rubbing his belly at the thought of those tasty foods.
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No" Briggins said, coming in.. "I went to watch Hans and Zachary carry out a big crate of wine from the cellar.. So what have you found?"
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"Another clue." Sara said. "And some think the next one may be in a grandfather clock." She said to Briggs.
"There any really old grandfather clocks around that you know of?" Brooklyn asked.
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There are 3 actually, One is on the 5thh floor, one on the 8th floor, and one of the 9th ..' Briggins said.. "we'll have to search them all.. and be careful with them, they are all over a hundred years old..'
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Dixie frowned.. " Stripetail, do you mind if we go after Agumina abnd Tigress I dion't want to think about what Tiger will do to them in his current state..
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We're coming with you' Spyro said.
_ Stripetail nodded " The four of you go.. You should be able to reason with them, you are the most experienced of the couples..
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Cynder and Spyro took flight.. Scooby and Dixie ran after them.
"Rould rou really rake re rand Ryro riss? "No, cousin, but remember , you and Spyro had no problem making me and Cynder kiss if you had won the bet.. and you would have photographed us.."
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Reah, rut ras rit rurns routrt rou rwo rike it!' Scooby replied. 'I'm just going to ignore that..cousin.. remember you have to wear a dress all day tommorow.
Rippe..' Scooby said as they climbed up the steps
_ Cynder and Spyro were already movinmg up the second floor "Those girls are going to get it once Tiger and Agumon catch up with them..' spyro said
_ Yeah what they did was gross, but you have to admire thier quick thinking' Cynder said. "They fooled them into thinking it was a power-up.. now that we know the rings can do that.. Stripetail will sure this doesn't happen to anyone else..
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What if it happened to us?' spyro asked. "You and I are supposed to do stuff like that.. "
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Hans and Zachary set the enormous crate down in the lobby. Just then Deimos passed them carrying what appeared to be a hand held radar system
"What do you say we open this thing?" Hans said.
"Yeah and what if 2 tons of wine turn out to be 2 tons of explosives?" Zachary countered.
"Never thought about that." Hans and Zachary then returned to the kitchen. "Stripetail, mind scanning the crate out in the lobby?"
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"What is that thing?" Rime asked as he spotted Deimos.
"A hand held microwave scanning system. We can now sort of peer inside objects to see if there are traps." Deimos replied. "I took it off our bounty hunters." He then headed into the wine cellar.
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Deimos pushed one of the casks and did not hear the sound of liquid sloshing around.
"Odd. Who would keep an empty wine cask, especially in a hotel?" He then activated the scanner and started scanning the cask. His mouth fell open as he the LCD screen displayed a grainy black and white image of what appeared to be a body and some personal effects inside the wine cask.
"Guys! There's a body inside this wine cask!" Deimos shouted.
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Its wine" Brigfgins said firmly. "Its was in the wine cellar.. It wine.. " he looked around the crate... and pointed to the bottom where there was a a crimison liquid with the smell of grapes..
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Zachary shrugged. "Okay then." He grabbed the top part of the crate and ripped the lid off. Hans did the same to the other side. He threw the lid aside.
"Well, Briggins, care to see what's in here? Maybe there's something hidden in here." Zachary said.
Hans grinned. "Or we can celebrate later." he added, holding up a bottle of 1920s vintage wine.
"That's probably vinegar by now." Zachary replied.
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No, wine is aged so it tastes better. that wine has been thee for around eighty years it will taste delicious once we sample it' Briggins said.. "The staff and I will help you..
_ It was then Daphne's car pulled up in the hotel parking lot..
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Jason nodded, "It does sound like we may need to split up into groups. Who should be in what group? We'd have to make sure, if possible, that each group has access to the same skills and abilities, or as closely as possible." Jason said.
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"it is up to you Jason.. " Stripetail replied. " If you want to go with Deimos and his friends, that is fine.. or you cam choose to stay with us. Merlin walked slowly to them " I wil have to be off for a few days... seems the king of Italy's daughter is ill and needs a healer.. Farewell' And with that the great wizard vanished..
_ Goliath turned to Jason. "Whatever group you wabnt to join, I'll join too.."
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"It'll take some thought. It's not a hasty decision that should be made." Jason said.
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Thats fine.." Stripetail nodded.while we're looking for the grandfather clocks.. you can ponder it..
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Agumon and tiger reached the 4th floor "they stopped here.. Tiger said as they paused "They wre in your room.. " he said poking his door and opening the door which had been left ajar. 'yuck, tigress was sick again judging by the smell. Its not surprising she'ds been eating the most revolting stuff lately, no wonder it comes right back up.."
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Meanwhile, Tigress ans Agumina were three floors up. Tigress had paused on the 7th landing. 'I need to rest, I can't go any further' she said.. " are you about to throw up agaiin Agumina asked.. "Yeah, I am feeling nauseous. I dobnn't know what is wriong with me. I was fine a few days ago.."
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Rime, who had followed the two equines out to the lobby wrote down what Briggins said about the grandfather clocks. "Okay, so the grandfather clocks are on the 5th, 8th and 9th floors?"
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Deimos ran out to the lobby. "Hans, we need you and your ax in the wine cellar."
"What's the problem?" Hans asked. His ax was strapped across his back thanks to a scabbard he found.
"I scanned a wine cask in the back and there appears to be a body inside."
"Okay then, lead the way." Hans said.
Deimos nodded and returned to the wine cellar with Hans following.
"Which cask?" Hans asked.
Deimos pointed to a large cask labeled "1932 Vintage". The rest of the wording was too smeared to read.
"Confirm."
Deimos nodded and scanned the cask once more. He nodded. "There are no traps. Commence cutting."
"Are there other ways to get into this cask?" Hans asked.
Deimos walked around the cask. He even got a ladder and climbed on the cask itself. After a few minutes he spoke: "We'll have to cut the cask open. There's no way to get in, unless you count a taphole about the diameter of my arm on the front and a filling hole on the top that's big enough for an average Human to fit in."
Hans sighed. "Okay, then stand clear!" he shouted.
Deimos stood back as Hans started chopping at the front of the cask. His powerful swings made short work of the wood.
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Ms. Swimmer heard the sound of someone chopping wood. "Great. Stripetail says not to rip the rooms apart and someone does just that."
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They found another body? Briggins sauiuid, Running after Hans " I want to look at it.. Its probably one of our missuing patrons..
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Hans had, by now, cut a large opening in the cask. He swung his ax a final time, enlarging the opening even further. The opening was now big enough for two average sized Humans to fit through side by side.
"The air is bad." Hans said, sniffing the air slightly. "We'll need a fan or some way to ventilate it."
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the body inside was in pretty good shape. it had clearly been in there a long time. the dampness needed for wine to asge had preserved the skin and tissues.. it was a man, who, by his dress had appantly been quite wealthy..
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Meanwhile, the group reach the police station in Surf Point..
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Jason nodded, "ok, sounds good." He said.
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Just then Velma's phone ranng "Hello? Velma Its Daphne.."
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Dr. Kerzach parked the car at the SPPD headquarters and got out. He attempted to enter the headquarters but was stopped by two SPVDF soldiers.
"Sir. This is a restricted area. Please turn around and leave." one of the soldiers said.
Dr. Kerzach produced his Pelvanida ID. "Dr. Yuri Kerzach of Pelvanida Base. I am here to speak to the police chief."
The soldier looked at the ID then at Dr. Kerzach. "Very well. Doctor. Proceed."
Dr. Kerzach nodded and waited for Shaggy and Mitch to catch up. "Hey, Shaggy! Mind moving a little faster?"
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Hans had climbed to the top of the wine cask and chopped several holes in it. He then lowered a powerful fan into the cask and turned it on.
After a few minutes, he entered. "The air is breathable. It's foul smelling but breathable." Hans said.
Deimos nodded and put on a pair of surgical gloves he pulled out of the many pockets in his armor.
He turned to Briggins and tossed another set of gloves to him. "Ready to search?" Deimos asked.
Hans left the cask and went to the kitchen to fetch his own pair of gloves. After afew seconds he returned with them on.
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Shaggy and Mitch followed kerzach into the police station..
Briggins grabbed the gloves and put them on. " Bring out the body.. very carefully.. He;s been in there decades probably..
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Hans and Deimos carefully lifted the body out of the cask and set it down gently on the stone floor.
"Hey, Hans, you okay?" Deimos asked.
"Yeah, the smell's making me a little sick." Hans replied.
"Take a break. Briggins and I will call for help if we need it."
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Dr. Kerzach, with Mitch and Shaggy following, soon entered the room of the police chief, who was a swarthy Cape Buffalo.
"Hello sir." Dr. Kerzach said saluting the police chief. "I am Dr. Yuri Kerzach of Pelvanida Base and I am here to discuss the current situation at Surf Point."
(OOC - Nick, want to take command of the police chief?)
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Dr? I am captain Milos' Milos said. "We believe that a very large opposing force is marshalling to invade Surf Point within the next couple weeks.. Does that dovetail with what you have heard
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Dr. Kerzach nodded. "I am pleased to meet you Sir. But let's get down to business. Your reports match what I have heard perfectly. I have also received intelligence that a US military base may be behind this invasion. I do not know which base but speculations point to Pelvanida. Also, what preparations are you undertaking? I can see that you have established a volunteer army and I have seen some of your SWAT team's APCs on the street."
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Most of the town has fled. we have been able to gather roughly 1200 volunteers, by waiving gun restrictions.. we're not going to be able to hold a force that size for very long, especially if they have the firepower of a US Army base. Dr .. where are you currently staying.. I would like a conference with .. whoever you are serving under.. in the next 3 days.." Milos said
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Velma answered her phone, "Hello?"
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" Hello Velma Its Daphne. I just pulled in the parking lot of the hotel. Can I meet you in lobby in a few minutes, after Fed and I check in. Fred will be here in a couple minutes, he was right behind me on the freeway.."
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Dr. Kerzach nodded. "The Inglorious Hotel is serving as our base of operations. We don't have any true leadership but a Squirrel named Stripetail is the de facto leader. May I leave sir?"
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A squirrell? Is hthis some sort of Joke Doctor?' Milos laughed visibly.." A squirell?
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He's a wizard" Shaggy said. 'Harry Potter of the forest then?' Tears were running down milos face now, he was laughing so hard.. '
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Dr. Kerzach did not laugh at all. "Captain Milos, is there a problem with an anthropomorphic animal working as a leader? Look at yourself, an anthro Cape Buffalo as head of the SPPD." His voice was filled with just the slightest hint of bitterness. "And yes, he is a powerful wizard, mocking him is not wise." And neither is mocking us. Just ask the mage who ended up getting shot about 20 times then getting crushed under a radiator. he thought.
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" Bring him here in an hour, anf I'll believe you" Milos said, wiping his face. ' Dismissed, gentlemen.." he moitioned to the door..
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Dr. Kerzach saluted Milos and left the police station.
He pulled out a radio and radioed Dr. Zanasiu. "This is Kerzach. Please get Stripetail. That damn police chief, Captain Milos thinks we're [censored] with him. He doesn't think Stripetail is real."
Dr. Zanasiu's voice came on the radio. "Roger that."
"Okay. Kerzach out." Dr. Kerzach then put the radio away in his labcoat.
"Well guys, do we wait for him to warp in or do we drive back and pick him up?"
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"Hey Stripetail, Yuri needs you to go to the Surf Point police headquarters. Apparently, we're not going to get those extra 1000 or so troops unless you do so." Dr. Zanasiu said. "In the meantime, I'm going to take Rime and Ms. Swimmer up to the 3rd floor and examine the grandfather clock."
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Very Well.." Stripetail nodded. " Continue the search.. and its the 5th 8th and 9th.."
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I'd waiit Shaggy said. 'What do you mean warp?' Mitch asked. ' He can teleport places" Shaggy said.
Stripetail gestured and vanished..
In a matter of seconds Stripetail appeare before them with a sour look on his face. Mitch recoiled in shock then drew his gun. ' What is that thing?'
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"Lower your weapon Mitch." Dr. Kerzach commanded. "That is our 'commander' Lord Stripetail." He then turned to Stripetail. "The arrogant bastard is inside the headquarters. I'll follow you there."
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Dr. Zanasiu gathered up Ms. Swimmer, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth. He then went over to Deimos and obtained the scanner.
In a few minutes, they were on their way up to the 5th floor.
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'Lord is it/ Well this is Ameruica. we dion''t have titles here' Stripetail looked him his brown eyes twinkling "I'm not American though, am I?" He said evenly as he strode to the front door of the headquarters " Who are you? the security guards said pulling out their weapons. 'I'm here to see Captain milo.. he is expecting me, we're discussing the general defense "Are you.. TailSwipe?' One of them said beginning to laugh " Ok.. Do some magic for us.. 'Yeah Abrakadabra!' The other one joined in. Stripetail frowmed " Very well' He said steely. First ' he gestured in a inward motioned ' thier guns flew ffrom thier hands into his paws. " Both of them were stunned at the speed at which he had disarmed them.. stripetail tossed the guns aside Next stripetail gestured in a down motion and both of thier pants, with belts, fell down to thier knees showing two pairs of underwear. "Ahh!' they both screamed in embarassment Stripetail finished by gesturing a third time, and the two guards were lifted by the strap of thier boxers, and they were hung onto a lamp sitting the doorway, there the two hapless guards hung by theiur undies in view of Stripetail and his friends. " Shaggy was laughing really hard. "Is this enough "hocus pocus for you?' stripetail said looking up at the guards.
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"Stripetail, release the men. I'll make sure they don't argue with you again." Dr. Kerzach said. He the turned to the men. "That's the least he can do. And do not EVEN THINK about trying to fight the Pelvanida group! They single-handedly stopped a major terrorist assault at Pelvanida. An army of 1200 is nothing to them."
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' I don't think aarguing with me will a problem ' Stripetail said gesturing abnd untangling the men from the lamp.. and setting them down. " Especially since I'll wager some of thier friends took pictures of them haanging by thier underwear from the lamppole.. you guns are right there gentlemen' he said to them..
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maX higgins and David TRins at your service sir," They said in unison standuiing at attention, and their pants fell down again. " at ease.. Folow me Kerzach.. I'll have you introduce me to him. he laughs in my face I'm turning him into a toad.."
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"ok." Velma said as she started to head to the front door to meet Daphne.
"Let's split up." Guilmon said, not to unlike Freddy had before.
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Ok B>g said. Hunter came up to them as well. " So what should our groups be he asked.
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Tiger abnd Agumon now searched the 5th floor. " I've lost thier scent" Tiger swore. " It was very strong around your room, and then it stopped in the hallway.. ""This place does have secret passageways.." Agumon said.. "They might have used one..
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"Each group should have some fighers, some folks who can find detect and disarm all sorts of traps, including magic ones, folks able to communicate with the other groups." Jason said.
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The pathetic wreck of a still-high sorcerer approached Jason
"Can I help you now? I am still high on this gas, so until it wears off, I will shut my mouth about evil!"
People of America, pray that Jason lets him into the party, or else we will have to put up with more escapades...
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"well' Hawkmon said, most of us here can fight.. Why dion'we have- Tarrax, bulk, ZAchary, and briggins in onegroup. Rime, Sara, Brooklyn, and myself in another b.g, Veemon, velma and Goliath in another group and so on?
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Jason nods, "Sounds good. " Jason said.
"I can establish a mind link between myself and Jason's friends as I have before." Sara said. She relaxed & concentrated and cast a spell she had before that set up a temporary mind link between herself, Jason, Guilmon, Odysseus, Velma, Brooklyn, & Moran.
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Briggins Hans and zAchary continud to examine the corpse.. " Find anything thatmight be identifying marks..?' Brigginds asked " Id, drivers license' that sort of thing..?"
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"That will immensly simplify communications between the groups." Jason said.
"& it is private also." Brooklyn said.
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Tarrax gestured and each of his group found themselves wearing glowing wristbands. "these will pick up mental messags sent by either myself or sara, and will create images of us.. so be ready at any moment..'
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Velma paused as she neared the front door to the hotel then went on, having had the mind link before. She continued to the front door to meet Daphne.
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Daphne and Fred entered the hotel " Hi Velma! Look time no see!' FRed Said Giving his kllongtime friend a hug. ' Daphne gave her a hug too. "Velma this place is perfect. It has atmosphere, the right amount of direpair and loads of dust..' daphne said.
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Velma smiled as she saw her friends who she had not seen in a while. She hugged them in return as they hugged her. "Gosh, it's great to see you guys again. It's been so long." Velma said happily.
"Let's go inside." Velma said, "And see what you think of it from inside." She said.
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Daphne agreed, as did Fred who was holding a camera "this place looks great.. old, dumpy, looks like most of it has been used in ages.." Fred said as he panned the camera over the hotel lobby.
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Velma nodded and looked at it again from the outside,"The manager says it is very old." She said. "Some folks are trying to find some clues to discover how to break the curse." Velma said. "I think the next one may be in one of the grandfather clocks." She said, having been filled in briefly by Jason through the mind link.
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' So its kinda like a treasure hunt' Freddy remarked. " Sounds like fun..
' When you see the manager, tell hiim we'd like to rent a couple rooms for a few days..' Daphne said... "I can pay cash.."
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"He may be at the desk or will arrive shortly. If not I can try to find him." Velma said. & she nods to what Fred said, "Very like a treasure hunt, and some treasure is often nearby where the clues have been."
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'Count us in then.." Daphne nodded.. 'I';ll go look for the manager Fed said...
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"His name is Briggs." Velma said, giving a description of what he looked like so Fred could recognize him.
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Briggins, is it, alright.. I'll look for him.." Fred said "Thanks Velma. As hevturned he bumped into Nick. "Sorry.' Nick apologized "Briggins is away, so if you'd like to check in.. I can siggn you in. Its 20 per night, per person.."
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"YOu need help carrying in anything?" Velma asked able to carry quite a bit, how she does so even Jason with his time lord level of knowledge of science and sensors was unable to take into account, even adding in magic.
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I do have some carry-in luggage, makeup compacts and of course my clothes" Daphne 's father was rich so she had lots of clothes. "And where is that dog and his fiance? I'm so thrilled for them!" Daphne said, meaning Scooby and dixie..
- as she was saying this the aforementioned couple wrre climbing to the fifth stair, and Agumon and Tiger were now on floor six. "They HAd to have used a secret passage, theres no scent of them up here" Tiger said disgustedly.. "Come on.. WE'll head down and search the 4th floor again.." As he said this Cynder and Spyro caught up with them. "They used a secret passageway.. probably on the 4th floor, as there was no scent of them on the fifth or sixth floors.
'Well, you did threathen to cauise them bodily harm' Cynder replied coldly. "yeah, ok so they tricked you two into .. that.. but you can just get even with them at some other point" spyro said.
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Don't worry Spyro, we plan to.."Agumon said,.
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(OOC - Zachary is outside the kitchen but I'll assume he went into the wine cellar and is helping search the body.)
Deimos pulled out a very tattered wallet from the man's pockets. "Well, here's the man's wallet."
"Could this be a gang related slaying? Organized crime was pretty big in the 1930s." Zachary asked.
Deimos shrugged. "Possibly. He might have been a rival bootlegger."
"How do you know about bootlegging?!"
Deimos grinned. "Come on! I've been living at Pelvanida for a few years. Did you really think I wouldn't study the history of this world?! Of course, the other scientists were happy to teach me new words. Like 'sun' for what I once knew as the 'Bright Circle'."
Hans went into the cask and retrieved a silver cigarette case that was dripping with old wine. He opened the case and some wine drenched cigarettes fell out.
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Dr. Kerzach knocked on Captain Milos' door. "Captain Milos, sir. This is Dr. Kerzach with Commander Stripetail."
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Dr. Zanasiu's group was at the fifth floor.
"You know what to do." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Ms. Swimmer, Rime and Mr. Bigmouth all nodded and dispersed.
Dr. Zanasiu was checking the grandfather clock on the landing. Rime and Ms. Swimmer were examining the walls. Mr. Bigmouth was examining the other furnishings.
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"Enter" milos said, as Stripetail opened the door. 'Welcome commander.. so I see they weren't joking with me earlier.." Milos said pushing out a couple chairs, all the while looking over Stripetail , as if he was sizing him up..
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Velma nodded, "I can carry those in. As for Scooby, & Dixie they may be in the hotel somewhere. I think Shaggy left for a while with some folks to help them pick up something, I'm not sure if he's back yet or not." Velma said.
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"Which team goes to which grandfather clock? Any preferences?" Jason asked.
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I'll go to the one on the 8th floor' Tarrax said. "you can pick the 5th or the 9th to search."
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"Ok. I guess I'll take the 5th floor, which leaves the 9th for Sara, Brooklyn and the others." Jason said.
"Sounds reasonable, and since most are flyers if we have to quickly leave the 9th floor for some reason we can use any handy window." Sara said.
"Part of why I choose the 5th floor." Jason said.
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Tarrax headed to the 8th floor.. which was the same floor, Agumina and Tigress were now on..
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Dr. Kerzach looked at Stripetail. "Commander, shall I leave you two alone?"
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Mr. Bigmouth found an obscene message written on a column. "Hmm. 'To Deimos and crew: mind your own [censored] business!'" He placed his hand on chin and thought. "Hmm. Sounds like a threat of some kind but it looks pretty recent." Just then a pumpkin pie missed him.
"Yeah! Mind your own [censored] business!" a pie wielding man shouted.
"Hey [censored]! I wouldn't go throwing pies or making threats to someone who's got a gun!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted back.
Dr. Zanasiu scanned the grandfather clock and found what seemed to be a letter inside one of the weights. "Hey guys! There's something inside one of the weights! It looks like a small cylinder containing a letter!"
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you can stay if you wish" Stripetail replied..
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Milos sat down. "So are you going to do some magic for me..?' He grinned
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Dr. Kerzach nodded and took a seat.
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Dr. Zanasiu carefully removed the suspect weight from the clock and placed it on the ground. He continued scanning the clock.
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I've already done enough magic for today... your guards out there were.. rather insulting.. to me.. I don't like being made fun of Captain, I'm a noble after all, and I have a lot of dignity....so what i did was turn the tables on them.. now" Stripetail's eyes were now cold " I have no qualms whatsoever about doing the same to you... so you can stop with the "do some magic tricks.." I came down here, because you didn't believe our friend here when he told you about me... I came here to prove him right..
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"Magic is just a trick'Milo said.."You have no real power, 'wizard"He sat back in his chair."see you are making the same mistake your guards did" Stripetail replied. "I'm here on business, and I don't really have time to waste arguing with a police captain who has made the most of the dire emergency his town faces, and more or less thinks he runs the place..
_ I DO run the place" Milos said..
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Jason headed out with Guilmon and headed to the 5th floor. They moved with caution. They waved to Sara and the others as they got ready to exit the 5th floor and Sara and the others continued up, "Good luck." Jason said.
"Thanks and you as well." Sara said.
"Like wise." Brooklyn said also waving. Sarah and Brooklyn headed up to the 9th floor, with as much caution as they could.
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Dixie and Scooby stopped on the fifth floor, when they ran into Agumon and Tiger. "Lost thier scent" he growled. Agumon shrugged his shoulders he was willing to let the girls be for awhile...thats didn't mean they were going to get for the trick they had pulled, but he was titired.
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Jason & Guilmon exited on the 5th floor. Once they were on the 5th floor they started looking around to see if there was a grandfather clock on this floor or not, and to see if they could spot any traps as well.
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'Milo coughed. "At any rate since you are the commander of the forces at the hotel.. we might well discuss strategy.. our intel says the enemy force may be as much as 50 thousands..."
"So, at best, we're going to be outnumbered 25-1' Milo nodded. "And they have the latest in modern technology. magic can't stop bullets.."he said
" I can deflect them with spells, and it doesn't take much to redirect a bullet.'Stripetail replied.'I'm going to need convincing of that.." Milos said dismissively..
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Very well.. try and get out of that chair you are sitting in.." stripetail said/.. Milos tried to get up, and found that he couldn't.. "What! It, must be caught on something.." Yet try as he could, his behind was firmly planted in the chair.. Milos tried for few minutes to try and get out of the chair, then gave up.. Stripetail gestured. "Now try.." he said, Milos tried again, and raise in a quick fluid motion from his chair.
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H-How did you do that?"the police captain said. "I'm a wizard, I can do many things.." Stripetail replied. "Now that that litttle misunderstanding is out of the way... You have around 1200 volunteers. the Army is going to send us 300-350 more men, plus drones and other defense.. there is roughly 100 guests at our hotel.. so lets say we have 1650 in total..they are going to be facing a force 30 times larger in less than two weeks..I've faced worse odds than that and won, but not in a place like this."
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Jason put on his sensory glasses that looked like wrap around goggles and pulled out a small star trek style tricorder (a 31th century model) and started to scan the hallway before they entered it, the readout going to his glasses. He adjusted some controls on his glasses so they could be used used to sense things also.
"Any traps?" Guilmon asked, then sniffed around while standing beside Jason to see if he could smell anything.
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Ms. Swimmer ran her finger along an odd groove in the wall. "Hey guys! There's something here!"
Dr. Zanasiu stopped scanning the grandfather clock and ran over to Ms. Swimmer. He scanned the groove. After looking at the LCD screen he spoke: "There is definitely a passage here but I do not know how to open it."
Just then Werner ran up the stairs "So have you found anything?"
"Something inside a weight of the clock and this door." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Dr. Kerzach then turned to Stripetail. "You said you could summon spirit minions? I just thought of something, even if they aren't too effective against living beings, they could be used as decoys." He then turned to Captain Milos. "Captain, I need to know what equipment the SPVDF soldiers, the police officers and the SWAT team use."
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I can " stripetail nodded. "the trick would be getting them to use wea;ppons, they wouldn't be harming them directly , but the gun or whatever they would be holding would.
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"Can you 'program' spirit minions, like you would a robot?" Dr. Kerzach asked. "As for weapons, I believe Hans got us large shipment of weapons courtesy of his friends and we can possibly share with the SPVDF and the SPPD." Dr. Kerzach added.
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Velma picked up Fred and Daphne's luggage, putting it into as neat a pile as she could before she picked it all up and easily carried it. "I think they'll want you to sign in also." She said.
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Jason left the stairway, walking carefully and looking for any traps that may exist.
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Nick smiled as Daphme came up to the counter. " Just sign both yournames in" He said, As Daphne put doen a pair of hundreds. 'Thats enough for 5 nights. your rooms are 107 and 108. wakeup is 7.." Nick said handing her a pair of keys..
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I'll go to my room ansd unpack.." Fred said. "I'll take 108."
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Spirits are not like robots, you have to let them adjust to the weapons' Stripetail replied. "These minions were once living beings.."
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"If that's done lets head up." Velma said and headed towards where the rooms were.
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Jason & Guilmon got to the grandfather clock and started to scan it with his tricorder and his wrap around glasses sensors as well.
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Room 108 is the first floor, right up the stairs.." Nick said.
_ does this place have a pool.." Daphne asked. "We used to, outside, but we had to stop using it because it was falling apart..
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"Maybe it can be fixed or rebuilt." Velma said.
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"that would cost seeveral thousand dollars, which Briggins doesn't have.." Nick shrugged. "All our revenue goes to salaries and upkeep, and some parts of the hotel haven't been cleaned in decadfes.."
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"maybe Jason or Odysseus can chip in to get it fixed, or Jason and Sara could fix it more quickly. Then you may get more guests in." Velma said.
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As Jason looked at the Grandfather clock to be sure if there was a trap or not and where the note was Guimon asked, "We going to build go cart for next Digimon Race?" He asked.
"hmm, the digimon racing thing held on that one digimon world sure." Jason said.
"Yay." Guilmon said as he cheered and waved his arms in his happyness.
"Hmm, looks like no traps here." Jason said.
"Smells like old dust and paper in there." Guilmon said sniffing the grandfather clock.
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a Digimon Race.. oh, I should build one of those go-karts" Veemon grinned, as he came up to them. " Then Guilmon and I could race. '' I'd leave you two in the dust B>G said.
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Meanwhile, Tigress and Agumina had reached the 9th floor. Tigress had another of queasyness between the 7rth and 8tth floor, although she didn't vomit this time..
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Maybe. If we can lift the curse that is.."Nick said.. "I would like to have a swimming pool for our guests to use...
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"I can ask them once the curse is lifted then." Velma said.
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"It would be fun." Guilmon said.
"This is to primitive of tech to find the harmonic frequency." Jason said as he put away the 31st century tricorder that he had been using and took out 1 of his sonic screwdrivers and adjusted his wrap around glasses to focus on 1 type of scanner. "once I have that I can easily open this grandfather clock." He said, setting his sonic screwdriver to change the sonic frequencies as he brought it near the door where the the note should be hidden inside.
(ooc: Got the idea of the digimon go kart racing from the gba game I found out exists called digimon racing)
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the note Zaniusu read " Fodr this clue.. I broke it into fragments Each of the clock has a piece of ppaper like this in it. only have combining all 3 will you get the full cluee...
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( know the game exists, but never played it.. Its like mario Kart, except with digimon characters..
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"ah, got it." jason said, he put his sonic screwdriver into his mouth and took out some small disc looking things that he stuck onto the grandfather clock and holding his sonic screwdriver set it to the harmonic frequency of the grandfather clock, with not enough power to damage it, but to open the door.
"Looks like it's not been open in a few centuries." Jason said looking inside.
"And someone left a spoon." Guilmon said as he looked inside also with 1 eye.
"yes, a rather dusty and likely dirty spoon by now. Let's leave it there shall we. I don't fancy touching old dusty dirty spoons myself." Jason said as he reached in and got out the envelope. He put the disks away as well as his sonic screwdriver and put the envelope into another pocket.
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Sara and Brooklyn reached the floor where the 3rd grandfather clock was and exited the stairs and headed to where it was.
(ooc: someone put up a 2 minute footage of some gameplay if you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgaP80uUJU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgaP80uUJU) )
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'any luck?' Tarrrax called down.. from where he was. "i found a note stuck in the clock face, now I'm pondering how to get it out, without damaging the clock itself..."
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"We just got to where the clock is. As for how to get the note out you can try phasing." Sara said as she then used her magic to peer into the clock as Brooklyn kept watch to see if there were any danger he could sense.
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'We don't have phasing where I come From, dear" Tarrax replied."I'll just have to work it out using my claws.. It was a good idea though.."
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"Good luck." Sara said. She then turned to the clock to peer into the clock for the note.
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Jason and Guilmon headed back downstars to go to the Lobby and see if anyone else had found the notes.
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Shaggy and Mitch waited outside while Stripetail and Dr Kerzach had their meeeting..
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So" Agumina said, "When do you think we should try and sneak back down..?"
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When the boys are asleep in bed.. which.. will be hpurs from now..' Tigress said.. "I'm getting pretty hungry.."
"Don't eat anything! You've been puking your guts out, any food you eat at the moment won't stay down... We cabn try giving you some water..' Agumina said..
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"I think i see it." sara said.
"Where is it?" Brooklyn asked.
"Taped down to the inside of the clock looks like." Sara said. She relaxed and fazed her hand through the top and got the envelope. "By it's position it almost looks like someone had the clock constructed around where this was." She said holding the envelope.
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" I'm coming down :' Tarrax said.. as he started climbing down the stairs...
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"Now rthe plan is to put a portion of our forces guarding the roads into town.. given the size disparity, its not going to take much to force us back...but we're stalling for time here.." Milos said, pulling out a map layoff of the town and pulling it on the desk in front of him..
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Sara held up the envelope in her hand.
"It looks much like the others. Let's go find Jason." Brooklyn said. He sent a message mentally to Jason and got a response, "Good, he found the other message. Let's regroup." Brooklyn said.
"That is a good idea." Sara said having heard the message, since it wasn't meant as a private message as she put the envelope into one of her pouches. He looked up to where Tarrax was, "Ok." She said to him.
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Jason and Guilmon reached the Lobby. Jason paused as he exchanged a message mentally with Brooklyn.
"ooo, the got an envelope too. GOod." Guilmon said.
"yes, 2 down." Jason said, pausing at the foot of the stairs. He thought for a moment as he put a hand on his coat, "I wonder if the A-team could be found and hired for this situation." Jason said. "Though I may need to slip back a few months if I were to go and try to find them, if they are still active." Jason said. "I don't think Chip and Dale's group could help much here and its outside the territory of the Rescue Aid Society. No idea if they are still active though. last I heard they were as of 1990."
"& team knight rider has disbanded, I think." Guilmon said.
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'thee last time we had the rescue rangers was back in 1988, Dale was nailed by a 3 pie combo.." Nick grinned. "At least is what Briggins told me.. I'll go check and she if we still have thier number..
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Jason nods, "If not maybe someone I know may. He gets some pretty weird cases so he may have encountered them before. " Jason said.
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'any help we can get will be fine.. although I'm not sure i the rangers have everv fought in a full scale war before..." Nick said.. "Usually Monteray Jack handles the phone calls..'
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"Would not hurt to ask. I could slip back to the year 1984 & ask 2 folks I know of who have an attack helicopter if they would not mind coming forward a bit more then 20 years after their time to help us out, that is if they are not active in this time." Jason said.
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"Stripetail, do these spirit minions keep their old memories? Because if they do and we get spirits of modern soldiers or hunters, we can spend less time training them to use firearms.' Dr. Kerzach asked.
Dr. Kerzach then turned to Captain Milos. "Sir, do you have any weaponry capable of damaging or disabling vehicles? And may I suggest adapting tactics and weaponry from Iraqi insurgents? For instance, they have used explosively formed penetrators against Coalition armored vehicles to deadly effect. All you need is high explosive and some concave metal discs."
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Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "We'll have to wait until someone comes with the other notes." He handed the note to Werner who put it in his backpack.
"How do we open this door?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
Werner looked at a coathook on the wall. He gently tapped it with his retractable baton. The sound of stone scraping on stone could be heard as the door slid back, revealing a dark passage.
"Well, what do you say we go in?" Dr. Zanasiu asked, lighting a flare.
Werner put on his headlamp and turned it on. Mr. Bigmouth turned on his rifle light.
"Ms. Swimmer, alert the others here." Werner said. He pointed to Guilemon and Jason. "Once you've done that, enter the passage. I will be waiting outside for you."
Ms. Swimmer then ran to Guilemon and Jason. "Guilemon, Dr. Zanasiu has already found the note on this level. He and his crew have found a passage and they are preparing to enter it."
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Deimos and Zachary decided to examine the personal effects of the man.
Zachary looked through the wallet and found some wine soaked dollar bills. "This man's been here for a while; these bills are all about 70 years old. Deimos, you may be right, he might have been a bootlegger."
Deimos picked up a silver hip flask. "I was right, wasn't I?" He then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, has this hotel been involved with bootlegging at any point? This man appears to have been a bootlegger."
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"It certainly appears to have been, in the 30s.. I was a young boy then ' Briggins said.. "I origginally came from Germany believe it or not.. I still have memories of President Hindenburg...'
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What floor is the passageway on?' Nick asked. " i'll send Dixie and Cynder to Join you"
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IEDs? that is work of cowards, not honest men!"Milos scoffed' Although I may end having to make them anyway.. I believe in fighting fairly.."
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Fighting fairly will get you killed, our enemy doesn't care about rules of any sort" stripetail said..
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Dr. Kerzach narrowed his eyes. "I don't give a [censored] about fighting fairly. Fight to survive."
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"I'm not sure if bootleggers will lead us to a clue." Deimos said.
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Theres an employee elevator in the back that they use to get from floor to floor quickly)
" I'll go use the employee elevator" Nick said.. "I'll be back in a bit. "He had used the elevator to get up there, and had stumbled by them..
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"While I would normally sgree with you captain, we are vastly outnumbered, so we have to narrow that gap in someway.. these men are ruthless, they would not hesistate to use such devieces were the situations reversed..
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Jason shrugged, "I'll take that as a no, I'm not interested in additional help." He said.
Sara and Brooklyn headed to the stairs to go down them to meet with Jason and Guilmon.
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No, Tarrax said. "HHe's going to get help.. " He smiled as he looked at Sara. " So you guys found a note. If you can come up to the floor above and help me in getting this note, out I will appreciate it.."
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(OOC - Okay)
Ms. Swimmer ran to Nick. "The passageway is on the fifth floor. You are welcome to assist us if you desire."
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Inside the so-called "Pelvanida II Complex", a group of Pelvanida soldiers were poring over satellite photos of the maximum security prison where Chong was being held.
"Okay, we can clearly see that there is a multitude of barbed wire and tape. That's easy enough to deal with, a few bangalore torpedoes will blast them away or a main battle tank or maybe even an APC can simply crush them. The more difficult part is the walls itself. Explosives are the quickest way but we risk killing the hostages. Ramming with an armored vehicle is also dangerous. The best way is through subterfuge." the commander said.
"We do have some insiders do we not?" a soldier asked.
The commander nodded. "Struth, the Ostrich is currently posing as a prison guard for the lifer's block; that is where the Dragonstorm scientists are being held. Arjan, Ortmann, Felaij, Kang, Lin and O'Donnell will pose as guards." He said, pointing to the soldiers he mentioned.
"We will take the scientists and the other ally, Chong to Pelvanida II under the pretext of trying them under a military tribunal. Do not use deadly force against the other guards unless your life is in danger. However, if your cover is blown, you are to immediately retreat and radio for reinforcements. Once you do that, we will storm the prison by force. Is that clear?" the commander said.
All the soldiers present nodded and saluted the commander.
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Jason nods, "Sure if you want. what is the problem?" He asked.
"Sure, I got my envelope." Sara said.
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Of course" Nick said..
Dixie and Scooby came up to them "We'll help.."
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cyndevand Spyro flew up to them. ' we're helping too" They said together..
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"Good, I'll meet you up there." Ms. Swimmer said, stepping into the staff elevator.
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Tiger and Agumon climbed into the Elevator as well. cynder and Spyro, looked around at the elevator, they had never been in one before...
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"This is a tight fit." Ms. Swimmer said. "Erm, is everyone armed?" She let out a sharp hiss as the sticks jabbed her in the side.
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I've got a pistol' Nick said. " And these guys have their rings.." we're good to go.. Press the up button.."
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"Guess it's time to go up then. Which floor is it?" Jason asked.
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Ms. Swimmer nodded and pressed the button. "And I have my dual sticks and a club. Erm, shouldn't Deimos have given you your old rifle back? The one that he told me you 'helped yourself' to at Pelvanida?"
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I left it around here somewhere.... " but I've got a pistol... and that will have to do.. for now..
I wonder where Agumina and Tigress are.. "Spyro said.
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Hiding.. mostly in some secret room.. giggling about the trick rthey pulled on me.."
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(OOC - Wait, I thought that very early in the RP that Dr. Zanasiu borrowed Nick's pistol and used up all the ammo and a little later, the Pelvanida group bought all the weaponry to the hotel, including Nick's rifle.)
Werner turned off his headlamp as not to waste the batteries. "Where is Ms. Swimmer?" he asked.
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(Ok I'll change that.. :slap )
She'll show up" Nick Replied as the elevator began to rise. "This is pretty cool" Spyro said, having never been in an elevator before..
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"I can take us up." Sara said and carried Jason, Guilmon and Brooklyn with her natural flying magic, extending it so it carried them up also so they flew up the stairs. She kept her wings folded since they were inside a building.
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Inside the secret passageway, Tigress decuded to head back, she had Agumina climb on her, and they started thier way down the steps.. Tigress yawned. she was started to get thristy as well as hungry...
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'We have one more clue to find I think " Tarrax said, turning and following them. "The clock on Floor 9.."
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"All right. Let's go there and have a look." Jason said smiling as he headed up to the 9th floor.
"I just hope it's not as dirty as the other clock." Guilmon said shaking his head a bit.
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"well, considering, the condition of trhe last two, its going to be dirty" tarrax replied.
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Milos, and Stripetail continued thier discussion for the next thirty minutes.. Milos got up. "thank you dr Kerzach, and commander, I'll see you in 3 days.."
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"Not long now, we'll be there soon." Jason said rubbing his hands together a bit while smiling. "it's a bit exciting actually." He said.
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It should be.. how often are you on a treasure hunt?" Tarrax replied with a smile
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Agumina and Tigress climbed diwn the secret passageway to the third floor. Agumina climbed off of Tigress and opened the enterance with her ring. Tigress looked quite pale, she had not fully recovered from her earlier vomiting.. "Come on.. "We need to find a place to hide.. until theboys give up.."" Agumina said. "Remember though I have an appointment with Dixie.."Tigress replied. " At 6.."
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"Not very often." Jason said. "Better that way. If one were on a lot of treasure hunts it may loose something." Jason said.
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Ms. Swimmer stepped out of the elevator and met Werner.
"Okay is your group ready to go?" Werner asked.
Ms. Swimmer whipped out her dual sticks. "I am."
Werner opened his retractable baton with a flick of his wrist. "As I am too. "
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Dr. Kerzach nodded and left Milos's office.
"So where to now?" Dr. Kerzach asked. "And Mitch, you said you wanted to see the Inglorious Hotel?"
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Zachary, Deimos and Strut were guarding Paul and Anton.
Hans and Franz were loitering around the lobby.
"Hey want to have a drink?" Hans asked. "That 200 year old wine will be pretty good."
"Yeah. It would be nice to celebrate." Strut added.
"Well, let's go for it!" Franz said.
"Well, I do like wine." Deimos added.
Zachary shook his head. "There is a time and place for everything. And now is not the time for wine tasting." His voice had a sharp edge to it.
"Where's Werner and James?" Hans asked.
"Up in the 5th floor."
"Okay, we'll head up there." Hans said.
Hans and Franz entered the staff elevator and rode it to the 5th floor. They got out and greeted Werner.
"Nice to see you! We're exploring a passage!" Werner said. "Armed?"
Hans unhooked the fire ax from his back and Franz pulled the piece of rebar from his backpack.
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Lead the way guys!" Dixie said. "Scooby and I and rest of us.. will follow you..
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I wonder of the girls wentbthis way" Agumon asked. " No, If they had, I'd have picked up thier scent.. I don't smell any trace of them Tiger replied..
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"Yes, If You gentlemen could kindly take me there..' Mitch nodded.
"Back to the hotel.. the search continues.. we have time to make preparations...we have 13 days left..' Stripetail replied..
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That is true, but true treasure hunts are rare and exciting.. the mmoney isn't really important.. I'm quite wealthy in my own right.. as I'm sure you are too.. the money could go to our poorer members' Tarrax replied..
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Dr. Kerzach left the police station and entered the SUV and started the engine.
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The Pelvanida group turned on their weapon lights and entered the passage.
Ms. Swimmer followed them.
Werner turned on his headlamp and followed as well. Franz and Hans followed.
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Dr. Zanasiu found a battered old chair on top of a wooden box. He was about to grab the chair when Rime grabbed his hand.
"Rime! What are you doing?" Dr. Zanasiu demanded.
"The chair is booby trapped, I can sense it." Rime said.
Dr. Zanasiu scowled. "It's a 200 year old chair! It's going to be..." He then grabbed the chair. "Argh!" A bright flash and the sound of electrical arcing was heard. Dr. Zanasiu then crumpled to the ground in total pain amid the smell of ozone.
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Jason nods, "I am and most of my companions are, or have access to special accounts. ANy sort of reward should go to the poorer members or other things like fixing up the hotel, though I may chip in for that anyway. & I agree, the reward isn't the thing, the thing is finding out where it is, and other things like that." Jason said nodding to what Tarrax said.
"The journey is the key, not what is at the end." Sara said.
"Yes, it is." Brooklyn said.
"Clock nearby?" Guilmon asked.
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We've still got a couple of floors to go" Tarrax said.
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Fred unpacked his things and looked around hia room. " This place hasn't been used in a while.."
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Ms. Swimmer grabbed Dr. Zanasiu and gently dragged him back. She felt for a pulse. "He's still alive but unconscious."
Rime fired a short burst from his rifle at the chair. The copper coated lead slugs ripped through the old wood among a shower of splinters. Ina few moments, the the chair was reduced to a pile of wood rubble.
"Rime! Was that needed?" Mr. Bigmouith scolded.
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would you like to be zapped like Dr Zanaiusu here? Dixie replied.. 'rime did what he needed to do to prevent anyone e;se from getting zapped..
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Rould rour rmor rotect rus ragainst ra rock? Scooby asked , his voice somewhat muffled through his helmet.. "The armor does have its limits .. Stripetail's made that quite clear" Spyro Replied. "Where are we going to take him?" Cynder asked..
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Rime nodded. "It was destructive but safety is the highest priority." He then turned to Dixie. "Got a match?"
"You've got to be kidding me!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
Rime shook his head. "There are no power sources to that chair. I am betting it is magically charged. Burning it is the safest way to destroy it."
Dr. Zanasiu gradually stirred. "Ugh. What was that? And does my head hurt?" He tried to stand up only to fall back down. "I'll go back to my room." He got up and tried to walk out of the passage but only succeeded in walking into a wall. "Can someone help me?"
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I'll do it" spyro offered and spat out a large fireball. the chair ignited and a forcefield was soon visible. "Yep.. Its magic, and bad magic too' Cynder said, a cool tone creeping into her voice..
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"Brace yourself against me' Tiger said, moving over to DR ZAnaiusu.. "I'd imagine there are other traps like that in there..
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"That's...weird." Mr. Bigmouth said, spotting the force field.
"Weird don't cover it." Ms. Swimmer said.
Dr. Zanasiu did as he was told. "Thanks." He took off his scanner, shotgun and several pouches filled with shells. "Give those to someone who can use them."
Rime picked up the equipment. "Who needs a gun?"
(OOC - Is Nani with this group?)
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I'm got my rifle' nani replied.. "we don't have er.. anything.. and we don't know how to use a our gun.. our er parents wom't allow it' Skull said..
"Rou roulsd rang ron ro rit' Scooby said..
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"Yes, but that is not very far." Sara said looking up to see how close they were to their destination.
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Rime facepalmed. "Nani, you should have kept the shotgun, Strut loaned you." He handed the shotgun and shells to Nani. "Take this for now." He then turned to Skull and handed him the scanner. "You can help us by scanning suspect objects. It's real easy to use. The directions are on the device,"
"Once Dr. Zanasiu is led out of this area, we'll head further in." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"That box under the chair?" Rime said.
"You probably shot it to pieces!"
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"Not when you are flying dear.. certainly..
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Briggins continued examing the corspse of the bootlegger- or rather supposed bootlegger.. 'It begs the question- how did he die? and who put him in a wine cask?"
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I only carry one gun at a time Rime" Nani replied..
_ Skull took the device and started scanning.. "Does this give a.. what is it called- you know.. where you can see the heat people give off?'
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Sara nods, "Very true." she said.
"It is." Guilmon said, remembering he had a digivolved form that had built in jets and could fly, at least short distances.
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Shaggy sat in the front passenger seat as they drove back to the hotel. 'I'll guess I'll have to check in, right/" Mitch asked..
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Tarraxx reached the 9th floor, whuich was covered in a thick layer of dust, here you could see tracks from where , presumably, the group had passed earlier after finding the secret passageway..
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"Filthy." Guilmon said.
"It looks like it would take industrial strength stuff to clean up here." Sara said seeing how dusty it was all over.
"Indeed, with robots to likely, working around the clock." Jason said also looking around at the dusty dirty area.
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Zachary re entered the wine cellar. "So Briggins, any clues to what this..." He noticed ligature marks on the figure's neck. "Hmm. It seems he was strangled."
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Rime handed the shotgun and shells to Werner. "Take this." He then turned to Skull. "Yes. This scanner does carry a thermal imaging feature. It can see heat given off by living beings or other sources. In addition, it has sonar, terahertz and microwave scanning capabilities. On another note, have you found anything?"
Werner put his retractable baton away and readied the shotgun.
"Nick, what do you know about this area?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
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'Well, I've only been here two months, sO I don't know all the secret passageways, I know of a couple, but this isn't one of them, unfortubnately.. I have no idea where this leads.."
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So we're exporing a part of the hotel..' Dixie began.. "I've never been in.. correct.."
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Strangled.. probably with a rope..' Briggins examined the body. "He's looks he was young, relatively wealthy, and someone killled him.."
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Not much, except the passageway goes ion for awhile" Skull said..
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" Its going to take a great deal of cleanup up here. thats for sure.. " Tarrax said, looking around.. "Lets find the clock.."
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Jason noded, "The sooner we find it and get the note inside the sooner we can get onto the next clue." He said.
"& out of this mess." Sara said.
"This is the dirtiest place I've seen." Brooklyn said as he looked around.
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"I think it is over there" Tarrax said, pointing to his right..
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Agumina lead Tigress into Stripetail's room, which was ajar.." We can rest in here for a bit..' She said, as Tigress climbed onto Stripetail's bed, and curling up.."Sounds.. good.. to me" Tigress yawned..
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"Lets all run over there." Guilmon said, getting ready to run over there himself in the direction Tarrax pointed.
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no need to run Guilmon.." Goliath said. "We're not in any hurry... at least I'm not..' as he walked over towards the clock. this one was smaller than the other two in the lower floors, this one had 13 different moons on it, one for each number on the clock, and a big one in the middle. look around for the key" Tarrax said..
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"I could slip back and ask the owner if I could borrow his key for a few minutes, or bring him here to use his key himself." Jason said.
"I can try opening it with a spell." Sara said.
"Maybe Jolee knows a force thing to open locks." Brookly said.
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"Try using a spell' tarrax nodded. "Brooklyn, you hold the clock steady, Jason you help hold the clock, and sAra, use your phasing power to remove the note.."
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While walking over there Sara used a clean spell so she's not walking in the dust, which may leave a perfectly clean trail. Once they are at the clock Brooklyn & Jason nod and move to hold the clock with their hands while Sara casts a clean spell at the clock before Jason and Brooklyn get their hands on it. Then she relaxes mentally and casts her phasing spell again, using her fazed arm and hand to reach into the clock to pull out the envelope and note once she saw that they were holding the clock steady.
She looked at Tarrax, "Do you want to carry the note dear or shall I?" She asked him.
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' You can carry it.. 'You can put the clock back down now fellows' he said to brooklyn and Jason
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Now we just need to put the three notes together and see what they say.." Goliath said scratching his chin..
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Jason & Brooklyn put the clock down as Sara put the envelope with the note into one of her pouches.
"Maybe together on a table were they can be examined together at the same time." Brooklyn said.
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thats the plan. " Now I'm not sure who has the other messages.." Tarrax said,
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"I have 1 and Sara has 2 now." Jason said.
"yes, That is true." Guilmon said nodding.
"I wonder if each has only part of the clue, so you'd need all 3 to try to decifer it." Brooklyn said.
"It very could be." Jason said.
"The owner could have planned it that way." Sara said.
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Lets head downstairs and piece them together" Tarrax replied. there should be a table we can set them on and try and piece them together.."
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Tigress sooon fell asleep, with Agumina watching guard over her. "Shje needs her rest" She said to herself. "I'll watch her for a bit, before I take a nap, myself.."
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The group was now deeper inside a small foyer deep inside the passage.
Rime's rifle light shone over a heavy wooden door with the name "Orsillus" carved into a brass name plate. "I've heard that name somewhere before but I can't place it."
Mr. Bigmouth went over to Rime and looked at the name plate. "Hmm. Orsillus. Can't say I... oh no!"
"What is it?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Orsillus is the name of that warlock who cursed the hotel! We're inside his lair!"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm almost positive!"
Rime nodded. "All right everyone. Since we are currently inside a hostile warlock's lair, keep your senses sharp and your weapons ready. As for this door," Rime then pointed to the wooden door. "We'll have 'Scan Man' scan the door and the room beyond it. Mr. Bigmouth and I will try to open the door. If the door is stuck, Hans will break down the door. Once the door is breached, Mr. Bigmouth, Nick, Cynder and I will enter and scout. Everyone else, cover us. Once we have cleared the room, you may all enter. However, if we run into hostiles, feel free to assist us. Got that?"
Mr. Bigmouth and Hans nodded.
Rime turned to Skull. "Okay Scan Man, ready when you are."
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Clive Cussler was driving along the highway in his 1965 Corvette Stingray. "Hmm. I guess it's nice to take a break from archeology for once." He exited and headed down the road that led to Surf Point.
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Meanwhile, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino had just entered Surf Point.
"What is with this place?" Dirk asked.
"Looks like we stumbled upon a military camp." Al replied. He looked at a group of armed SPVDF soldiers.
"Well, let's head to the Inglorious Hotel. After thwarting a crazed industrialist's plot to monopolize the oil and gas of the world. I need a break."
They then turned down a road that lead to the Inglorious Hotel at the outskirts of the city.
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Zachary shrugged. "I'm betting this was an organized crime hit, look at how well done it was and the hiding place. Add that to the thin silver flask we found and the money and the lack of identification and it all adds up to bootlegging. Now the question is: what the hell does this have to do with the curse?"
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Skull turned the scanner on the door. he saw several reading appear on the scanner.
"Theres definitely peoplses - or ghosts- in there! Skull said nervously..
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I'm ready" Cynder said. ' I am too" Nick replied.
_ Re rareful rou ruys' Scooby said. "Yeah, Be csareful Cynder. Keep an eye on Nick' Spyro said.
_ It may not have anything to do with the curse.." Briggins replied. "This man's spirit is probably still somewhere around here.."
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Rime nodded. "Okay team. Let's rock and roll!" Rime and Mr. Bigmouth tried the door only to find out that it was locked. Hans quickly moved up and began chopping away at the door's hinges.
After a few minutes, the door was dangling from a few pieces of wood.
Rime nodded at Mr. Bigmouth. Mr. Bigmouth nodded back. Rime kicked down the door and burst into the room.
"Inglorious Hotel Search Team!" Rime bellowed, sweeping his rifle across the room.
Mr. Bigmouth followed, also sweeping his rifle across the room.
"So you've found our hiding spot?" a voice said.
"Come out with your hands up!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted.
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Cynder flew in the room, which was pitch dark, save for a small group of oddly shaped candles..
"Welcome to your final resting place" said a voice in a wicked tone.. "We'll make it quick.. and painful.."
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"Show yourselves or we will shoot!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted.
A silver bolt flew from the darkness, narrowly missing his head. He raised his rifle and fired a short burst in the direction the bolt came from.
Rime was taking cover behind a small bookcase.
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Dirk Pit and Al Giordino had pulled into the parking lot of the Inglorious Hotel.
Dirk got out of the car and started at the 25 mm autocannon next to him. "Erm, are you sure this is the hotel?"
Al pulled out a slip of paper. "This is the Inglorious Hotel."
Dirk sighed. "All right. Let's check in."
They grabbed their luggage and entered the hotel. One of the first floor closets was ajar and Dirk noticed a preponderance of ammunition in it.
Al noticed Deimos and Strut guarding Anton and Paul. "Strange customers. I think they're armed too." he whispered.
Dirk gestured towards the ajar closet filled with ammunition.
They then headed up to the check in desk. Dirk rang the bell.
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"Hi, said Chris, who was a worker with Nick and Aves. "I'll help you check in. Please sign your names in the guest book, and it is twenty dollars a night, per person, per night..
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Dirk and Al signed in and paid.
"What's with the autocannon in the parking lot?" Al asked.
"And the ammo in the closet? Are you preparing for a war or something?" Dirk added.
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Jason nodded, "Sounds good, shall we be heading down now, or would you rather look around here for a bit?" Jason asked Tarrax.
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We can head down, now, my master should be here shortly.." Tarrax replied. "We're doing a good job so far on the hunt.."
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To be frank... yes we are.....most of the towns around here have had most of thierv populations evacuate..'Chris replied. "We need all the help we can get.."
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"ok, let's all head down then, and out of this dusty place." Sara said.
"I'll be glad to be out of here. But at least we are closer to the solution now." Brooklyn said.
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"Lead the way sara" Goliasth said, turning and walking down the steps..Tarrax quickly followed him, as the group advvanced single file..
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"sure." Sara said as she headed back the way they came. She walked roughly the same path she did but did cast a clean spell to enlarge the area that was clean of dust and such. "Looks like it'll take a while to clean this area out." SHe said.
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stripetail paused as the Suv approachedthe hotel.. " well the meeting was actually productive... despite the bad start.."
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Cynder spat a blob of poison into the air at the attacker.
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"Yes, the sooner we get down the sooner we can be looking over the clues." Jason said, heading back with Sara, Brooklyn, and Guilmon.
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"Alright" Briggins said, lets move him out of here, until we can have an autopsy performed..
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Tiger and Agumon stood at the ready to barge into the room, should those inside call for backup..
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The group passed ther 8th and 7th floors, and now were reached the 6th..
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"So far, so good." Guilmon said looking around.
"Indeed. with those attacks earlier no tellings where or when another one will come." Brooklyn said.
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We must always be prepared ib any case... ifg we can find the treasure in the next few days, we can relax anbd enjoy ourselves.." tarraxreplied..
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"Indeed." Jason said.
"Seldom are things that easy though." Sara said.
"Usual there are unforeseen complications." Brooklyn said.
Jason smiled to Brooklyn, "We'll have to adapt to those when they arise as eh ave done before." He said.
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Agumina snuggled into bed and fell asleep...
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Suddenly the darkness in the room was brokewn, and a number of mages revealed themselves. they were dressed in dark brown ribes, and each wore an evil sneer on their faces..
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"Did someone say EVIL?" Taranis said
Yes, it's me, the narrator. They had to triple my salary to get me to come back here, but now, it is finally worth narrating for Taranis
"I wish that they would TRIPLE my appearances, too!" Taranis said.
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What are you doing here Taranis? Dixie asked. the sorcerrer had poped into view, for once the flames behind him were actually serving a purposem,, as they could see further downbn the passeway,,
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"Who are you?" Rime asked.
"Let's worry about formalities later." Mr. Bigmouth said, raising his rifle from behind a bookcase.
Werner entered with his shotgun at the ready. "Oy! More combat!?" He turned to the group outside and waved them in. He mouthed the words "Backup! Now!"
Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz, with weapons ready, filed in behind the three gunners.
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Dr. Zanasiu took off his armor and helmet and lay down in his bed. He was so dizzy he didn't have time to take off his labcoat and pants before he fell asleep.
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"I guess that explains the soldiers we saw at Surf Point." Dirk said. "Yeah, we'll help."
It was at this point Clive Cussler walked in.
He passed by Dirk on his way to check in. He stopped midway and looked at him. "You know. It seems like I've seen you before."
Dirk looked at Clive. "Hmm. I've seen you before too."
Clive thought a moment. "You look exactly like the hero of my novels, Dirk Pitt. And your friend looks exactly like Al Giordino, Pitt's companion."
Dirk chuckled. "As I should. I am Dirk Pitt and my friend is Al Giordino."
Clive's jaw dropped. "Wait! You're really Dirk Pitt?! Damn I must be hallucinating! He's just a fictional character! Well, in any case I am Clive Cussler, the novelist who created Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin."
Dirk's eyes widened. "Wait, you know Kurt Austin?"
Clive nodded. "I created him for my novels."
Al laughed heartily and pinched Dirk's arm. "Well, he seems pretty solid to me."
Pitt blushed and nodded. "Well? Do you think we are real or not?"
Cussler thought a moment and handed Dirk a copy of Valhalla Rising.
Dirk quickly flipped through it and it was his turn to be shocked. "You chronicled our adventure in this book almost perfectly! And you know Kurt Austin and my name and my friend's name. I... I need to get more sleep."
Cussler chuckled. "Well, it looks like both of us thinks the other one is a dream. Oh well. See you later!" Cussler then proceeded to the check in desk and rang the bell.
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Dixie Scooby and Spyro quivckly joined them. "Who are you?' Dixie asked.
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We are the servants of the warlock" one of the mages said simply..
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$20 a night" Chris said.. Please sign in.. and pick out a room.. we're pusghing first floor right now.."
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Clive signed in and paid.
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Mr. Bigmouth's eyes narrowed. "Let me guess, Orsillus!" he spat. "I do not appreciate having a bolt of energy hurled at me when I am merely searching for clues."
Rime took cover behind a crate and raised his rifle. He radioed Deimos. "Hey Deimos. It's Rime. We're on the 5th floor and inside a passage. We're in need of reinforcements. Rime out."
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Deimos radioed Zachary. He cut the transmission and grinned. "Looks like I'm going to have some fun!"
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Zachary turned to Briggins after he received the transmission. "Sorry. I'm now on guard duty." He then left the wine cellar
He them met Deimos and relieved him. Deimos ran back to his room and grabbed his .50 caliber rifle and several full magazines. He hastily loaded and left his room. Even though Deimos preferred to use it for sniping; his great strength let him wield the big rifle as an ordinary Human would wield an assault rifle. He rushed to the 5th floor and found the passageway. He followed the passage and entered the room with his rifle at the ready.
He looked at the mages. "All right. Let's rock and roll." he muttered, bringing his rifle to position and taking cover behind a stone column.
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"So you know our master then? WE'll be able to free him, once we get rid of you pesky fools..' the mage said. "Attack!' she yellled letting forth a huge burst of magical energy at Cynder. the blasy hit her in the chest, but the armor absorbed and deflected the energy..
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Deimos saw this and opened fire at the offending mage. The report of the powerful rifle echoed around the room.
Rime and Mr. Bigmouth also opened fire.
"Nick, Nani! Come in with your guns ready!" Rime shouted, ducking behind a crate to clear a jam on his rifle.
Werner took aim at another mage and fired.
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The nage gestured and deflected the bullet. "Guns?" He laughed cruelly. "Those only have limited firepower, while magic can be sustained indefintely..Observe" He destured and force rabbed nick as he was loading his gun, picked him up and threw him out of the room..
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"Guns have improved dramatically since 1901." Deimos replied. "I can tear a living being in two from almost a mile away with my gun, observe." He fired at another mage.
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"the mage ducked, and the bullet stuck in the wall..
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Scooby held his ring paw high, and the ring glowed with a bright light.."Ruir!' He called out and a bnearby mage was hit with a fireball.
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Spyro soppsat out ice shards, and the mages were forced to shield themselves. "Open fire now!" Cyndere said, hitting the mages with blasts of fEar.
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All the gunners immediately opened fire.
Werner and Deimos had to briefly stop to reload but they soon joined back in.
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The Mages's shield were eventually broken by the withering fire, but not before dozens of bullets lay at their feet. A nearby mage mage blasted at Dixie but the blast was blocked by a Blizzard blast from Tiger, who had stepped up to protect her. Agumon Climbed onto Tiger and used a Pepper Blast, ssetting a mage's robes on fire. Cynder and Spyro switched breaths, Cynder used Shadow, and Spyro used Electricity..
Nick groaned from being thrown out.. He got to his feet, fixed his glasses, and, picking up his gun, rushed back into the room..the room was lit with magic bursts..
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"The dining room may have the largest table, unless we put the notes on the floor." Jason said.
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"we don't need to dirty them further. A table is preferable..." Tarrax replied as they passed the 5th floor and continued downward..
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Deimos pulled out a flare from his armor, ignited it and hurled it at the mages, before following up with another burst of .50 caliber fire.
"Nani! We need an extra shooter!" Werner shouted, ducking behind a crate to avoid a fireball. He fired off the last of his buckshot and reloaded with slugs.
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Nani responded by opening fire, and spraying a nearby mage with bullets....
'Enough of this" the head mage cried, and sent forth a huge beam opf light, which was blinding in its intensity.Nickrtecoiled from the bright light, and sank to his knees.
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Rime and Deimos pulled out tinted shooting glasses from the pockets in their armor, put them on and continued firing.
Deimos fished a pair of spare tinted shooting glasses from the pockets in his armor and tossed them to Nani and Nick.
"Nani! Nick! I've got sunglasses for you!" Deimos shouted.
Werner fished around in his backpack for a pair of sunglasses and he put them on.
Mr. Bigmouth stopped firing and ducked behind the pillar, shielding his eyes from the intense light.
Deimos took careful aim with his .50 caliber rifle and fired several rounds at the head mage's chest.
Werner took aim at another mage's chest and fired a slug in his direction.
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the armor that Scooby and team was weared reacted to the light, and helmets visors became darker to filter out the light. " Ah thats much better " Dixie said. who let forth a blast of energy fro m her ring..
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The mage created a shield and blocked the bullet. 'may the groound rise to meet you.. He said coldly.. sudenly the ground upon which they were standing changed. Nick tried to move, but he couldn't.. "Crap! Its quicksand!"
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As soon as Werner felt the ground become sticky, he took off his backpack, vaulted on top of a crate and continued firing. He then ceased firing, leapt from that crate, kicked off the wall and landed onto another crate.
Deimos grabbed Nick and pulled him out. "Nick! Put the sunglasses on! And keep shooting! I've got to get something." Deimos then ran from the passage to the 5th floor munitions closet. There, he reloaded the empty magazines and clipped a few grenades to his vest and grabbed the grenade launcher and loaded it with HEAT rounds. He grabbed a crate and put some extra HEAT rounds in it.
He reentered the passage with his rifle across his back and the grenade launcher in his hands. He fired a HEAT round at the head mage's chest.
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Dr. Kerzach entered the hotel with Mitch and Shaggy following. "Mitch, just sign in and pay. It's $20 a night. Don't worry, this hotel isn't a weapon free zone. You can keep your weapon."
(OOC - Ah, it looks like the 3 Lipizzaner dancers' skills might come in handy!)
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The Heat Round, exploded and destoyed the shield around the head mage.. this broke his concentration briefly, and alowed Nick,m Scooby and Dixie to get out of the Quicksand. cybnnder and Spyro took flight. While Tiger and Agumon climbed onto cRates..
"You are Persistent I'll give you that much."
_\ Stripetail paused and sat down ina chair in the lobby. he tapped his wrist "How is everything going "Scooby ?"
_ Rot Rood! Re're runder rattacxk!' Scooby yelped.
_ Mitch signed in his name and forked over a twenty. "115" would be his room..
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Rime and Mr. Bigmouth quickly got out of the quicksand and opened fire.
Werner fired a slug at the head mage's chest. He then leapt and rolled behind a stack of crates to reload.
Deimos whooped, switched back to his .50 caliber rifle and fired 3 fast shots at the head mage's chest.
"Hey Deimos! Stay back for anti-armor support!" Rime shouted over the weapons fire.
Deimos nodded and stood on a crate near the back of the room. A pile of crates protected him from spells. The crate with the extra HEAT rounds was sitting next to him. Deimos unclipped a grenade from his vest, pulled the pin and tossed it behind the mages.
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Striopetail tapped his wrist, and created an image. "Stitchm,, Angel, go help the group on on the Fifth Floor" He said.
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Yes Boss" Stitch saluted... and stopped midway down the 4th floor stairs. " Come on Angel" He said turning and heading back up. Angel quickly followed him.
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The onslaught hit some of the mages, and the grenade explosion threw them against thier own shields..
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Deimos unclipped another grenade, pulled its pin and threw it in the middle of the mages. He then stacked up some crates, forming a crude rest for his rifle and rested his rifle on the improvised rest. He then fired 3 more shots at the head mage.
At the same time, Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and Werner opened up with their weapons.
"Nick! Nani! Now's your chance!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted, reloading his rifle. He had improvised a bandolier by using pieces of rope and some sturdy leaves.
Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz had joined in the battle by throwing crates, bottles and whatever other debris they could find at the mages.
Ms. Swimmer hurled a large chair at a mage, while Hans threw a bottle of acid at another mage. Franz threw a heavy cauldron at yet another mage.
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Angel and Stitch raced up the stairs and seeing the open passageway and hearing the bangs and yells of battle, rushed forward, both untucked thier second pair of arm, and ran into the darkness.
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"Relax" came Stripetail's voice through Scooby's ring. "stitch and Angel are on thei way.."
"Blizzard!' Tiger roared setting forth a large blast of ice. the mage nearest got hit, was frozen solid.. they were gaining the upper hand.. slowly but surely. Spyro switched to EArth, and started shooting Earth bombs.. Cynder switched to wind..and unleashed a cyclone.. which picked up nearby mages and threw against the wall..
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(ooc: I guess this is away from where the group going down the stairs is?)
Jason and some of his companions continued on down the stairs.
Velma was still helping Daphne and Freddy by carrying their luggage to their rooms.
The rest of Jason's companions and Terry were in the Lobby or other areas of the first floor.
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(yes its in a secret passage on the 5th floor)
Tarrax followed them down past the third floor, past the second floor.
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Shaggy got himself a drink and sat down at a table...
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"I'll be glad once we're fully down." Sara said. "We seem to be going up and down as much as we spend on the 1st floor." She said.
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Stripetail smiled as he saw Tarrax, Sara and the othersclimb down the stairs. "Any luck with the search?" He smiled. " If you have, just set it on the table here, and we'll go through it..
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Tigress stirred from her nap. She looked around and saw Agumina sleeping on the other side of the bed , near the foot of the bed. She yawned.. the nap had done wonders..
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"Sure, we have all 3 now that were in the clocks." Sara said. "Any particular table or spot you'd like them laid out? She asked looking at Stripetail.
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Right here is fine.. " Stripetail said.. "Where did you find them? I was away in Surf Point.."
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"In grandfather clocks. Pretty dusty ones at that." Jason said as Sara retrieved 2 of her envolpes and laid them out where Stripetail indicated with Jason adding his in.
"Yea, no one's been cleaning up there." Guilmon said.
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Stripetail nodded. "It would appear only the lower half or so of the hotel is used..the ninth floor looked lije it had been vacabt for at least five decades..' Striopetail worked at putting at the notes in order until he came up with this:
In Ancient Times I was appeased by virgins
yet I was defeated by a length of string
Find Me and answer my riddle and recieve your next clue.."
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"I could to back a few thousand years and ask some virgins in ancient egypt and Greece. Some Vestal virgins maybe." Jason said.
"We can ask Odysseus, he was a virgin a long time ago in ancient times." Guilmon said.
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Well, I do recall a myth in Greece about a maze guarded by a monster " Tai said, Funny how paying attention in history class pays off..
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"A minotaur I think it was." Odysseus said, coming over towards where they were.
"I recall hearing a bit about that story in castle wyvern, I think." Brooklyn said.
"Theseus was involved in that one I think." Odysseus said.
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A minotaur.. Chris ivan, Anton and Paul mentioned something about running into aminotaur somewhere in the hotel. It drove them off..." Stripetail said, said picking up the notes and putting them in his robes. "Lets go look for it..
- Upstairs the battle raged on. Agumon lit a mage on fire with his pepper breath. Stitch and Angel rushed in, and began throwing debris at the mage.. Cynder switched her breath to fear again. Spyro switched to Fire, and increased his output...
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"Maybe we can ask him some questions." Jason said.
"I wonder if it's the same one as in myth." Guilmon said.
"I heard Theseus chopped it's head off. But it could be another one or a descendant." Odysseus said.
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Deimos threw his last two hand grenades in the middle of the mages. He then switched to his .50 caliber rifle and started shooting any mage he could see.
Franz grabbed a large amphora and threw it at another mage, knocking him down. Rime took aim and shot the fallen mage several times, severely wounding but not killing him.
Werner fired two slugs at the frozen mage.
Ms. Swimmer threw a clay pot at the head mage. Hans threw a small table at the head mage and Mr. Bigmouth opened fire.
"We're winning!" Rime shouted, ducking behind a crate to reload. "Nick, Nani! Are you okay!"
"This wasn't as bad as those mages we killed a few nights ago. Those guys were tough!" Mr. Bigmouth said. He ducked behind the pillar to avoid getting hit with a bolt of blue fire.
"Let's not get too cocky!" Rime shouted.
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Dr. Kerzach was in the dining room with Shaggy. He was drinking a margarita. "So, are you ready to find out what's going on with this hotel or just want to relax for a while?"
Haresh was mopping the floor.
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Clive entered his room, changed his clothes and fell asleep.
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As Dirk and Al entered their room they started talking.
Dirk unpacked his .45 caliber pistol and put it on the dresser. "Maybe I'm just tired but I swear I heard gunshots and shouting from the upper floors."
"You're just tired. Despite the preponderance of weapons and ammo in this hotel I'm not sure if anyone would be using it." Al replied.
Dirk shrugged and dressed for bed as Al did the the same thing.
They then went to their respective beds and fell asleep.
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I'd like a break before before resuming' Shaggy. "Take ahalf hour, then We'll keep searching.
_ Stitch grabbed the frozen mage and threw him against the wall. Angel strached at the burned mage, and stratched him pretty hard..
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Nick got up and fired off a few shots.."I'm okay.."
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Nani aimed for the head mages head, but he deflected the shot. "Curses!' She swore. "I'm fine Rime, just don't stop!
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Tiger froze another mage with his Blizzard blast. Agumon continued pouring out his Pepper Breath..
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Hans hurled a large slab of stone at the frozen mage, breaking off the mage's right arm.
"Eww." Werner said as the frozen arm clattered to the floor.
Rime reloaded and continued firing. "I don't know about you, but I need to get more ammo!"
"How much you got left?!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted over the noise of battle.
"About 120 rounds!" Rime replied. He turned to Nick and Nani. "How's your ammo supply?"
Deimos swore as a fireball rocked the crate he was using for cover. He fired another HEAT grenade at the head mage.
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The head mage gestured and the door behind them closed and locked. " there will be no escape for you" He sneered.. the Heat round blew up and threw him back, his robes were reddened with his blood, but he didn't seem to notice..
Tiger continued blasting away, and turned to his lightning attack from his horns..
I'm starting to run low too
Nick said. He swore as the door behind them was closed.. "It's going to be hand to hand ionce we run out of bullets..
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Hans pulled out his ax. "Cover me!" he shouted. He ran to the door and started chopping away at it. Rime and Mr. Bigmouth fired a burst at the two mages targeting Hans, forcing them to drop fireball charge and deflect the bullets.
Deimos fired another HEAT round at the head mage. "Nick and Nani! Do you have a close quarters combat weapon?"
Werner's shotgun clicked empty and he found oput that he had no more shells. He pulled out his pickax and targeted one of the mages. "It's you and me." he said, brandishing the pickax.
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"Anyone have any clues what those lines may mean?" Jason asked looking around at those present.
Sara shook her head, "I"m pretty puzzled myself."
"If the Riddler weren't evil and nuts we could try asking him." Brooklyn said.
"I wonder if there is one in this universe. Many universes he doesn't exist, it's just in some he does." Jason said.
"Maybe he's good in a universe somewhere." Brooklyn said.
"There could be one. I came across in the time lord archives there is 1 universe where Catwoman is the protector of Gotham, another where it's the person some call Superman, but he was raised by a different set of parents then the ones he is in most universes where he does exist." Jason said.
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There is a Minotaur somewhere in this hotel ' We'll have to ask Paul and Anton where they met this minotaur stripetail said.."They can lead us there..
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Unfortunately the door was made of a thick wood covered by steel."Only by kiling us will the door open. The head mage smiled.. "master entrusted us with ensuring the curse he placed here would never be liffed..
" All I have is my and this summmons ring, Stripetail gave me" Nick said...
I've goot pepper spray in my purse. Does that count?'
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Hans turned and hefted his ax. "My ax cannot cut through that door but it can cut through you!" he said pointing to a mage.
Rime shook his head. "Less than lethal is not an option. Pepper spray may work as a distraction but coupled with everyone engaging in close quarters combat it will incapacitate everyone." He pulled a 7 inch combat knife out of his chest holster. "Nick, I have a knife if you need it. Or you can use your gun as a club."
Franz went to Werner's backpack and pulled out his retractable baton. He handed it to Nani.
"Use this. Just flick your wrist to open it and push the button on the handle when you need to retract it. Normally, it's used to target the extremities but in this case, beat whatever part of the mages you can reach." Franz said.
Deimos fired a HEAT round at the head mage. "And kill you we will!" he shouted back.
Ms. Swimmer swung her club into the nearest mage.
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Spyro and Agumon combined thier fire breaths, and it hit a mage, killing him instantly..
Cybnder blasted away with poison..
"I'll use my gun as a club" Nick Replied. ' Nani pulled out the papper spray.. "pepper Spray is also flammable" She said coldly. Throwing the bottle into the middle of the mages. a fire bomb from Spyro ignited the can, and it exploded, sending its contents into the eyes of the mages. the painful screams were earsplitting, and to make it even worse, the spray caught fire, burning the mages terribly.
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"Nice improvisation!" Rime said. "Stay back until the spray disperses, then rush in and engage in melee combat!" he commanded.
Ms. Swimmer and Werner remained ducked behind the crate where they took cover when Nani threw the pepper spray.
Mr. Bigmouth used the last of his magazine to riddle a burning mage with bullets, finally killing him. He quickly inverted his rifle to use as a club.
"Nani! Do you have the baton I gave you?" Franz asked.
Rime fired off the last of his ammunition. He tossed the rifle across his back and pulled the combat knife from his holster.
Deimos fired off the last of his .50 caliber rounds and he had already used up his HEAT grenades. He drew his pistol and started firing at the mages.
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Charge" Tiger said, rushing into the blaze. His armor protected him from the heat and he blasted away with lightning and Blizzard attacks. Stitch and Angel soon joined him scratching, and bitting.
Nick used up the last of his ammo. then gripped the end of the rifle like a baseball bat..
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Agumon continued using his Pepper breath...
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Scooby drew his sword and jumped into the flames. 'Ri'm relping rou Riger!" he called out, blasting at mages with his ring..
Dixie soon joined the fray using poison this time as her weapon.. her helmet managed to filter out the screams, because they were deafening..
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Deimos shot any mage he could see with his pistol. He completely ignored the screams.
"This screaming is driving me insane!" Hans shouted.
"Well, ignore it!" Rime snapped. A mage ran by him. Rime grabbed him and slit his throat.
Hans shrugged.
"Ready?" Werner asked.
"Not yet. The flames are too intense." Ms. Swimmer said.
Werner shrugged and threw a barrel at a mage, knocking him down.
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"Where are they? Taking a nap?" Jason asked.
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That I don;t Know.. They might be in thier rooms.." stripetail shrugged. We need to go find them.."
Bulk and Skull cowered outside the doors. inside , they could hear terrifying screams, screams of pain and agony..
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Rime grunted as a bottle struck him in the side of the head. Even with the helmet, it was enough to shock him.
Deimos ran up to the prone mage and shot him several times in the head, killing him. "The fire's died down! Engage!" Deimos ignited a flare, grabbed a mage and shoved the flare into the mage, turning him into a fireball.
Hans ran up to the frozen mage with a missing arm and beheaded him with one swipe of the ax. He shuddered as the frozen head clattered to the ground.
Ms. Swimmer and Werner doubleteamed the head mage.
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"So you have managed to destroy my fellow mages" The head mages said giving them a look he pulled out a potion from his robes, and threw it at mS swimmers feet. it exploded, and began to dissolve throughthe floor. Nick ran up to hhim, and swung his rifle. the rifle broke in half on contact, and the head mage fell backward. Nick looked down at the gun, he was holding the muzzle of the gun, the trigger and front half of the rifle lay on the ground beneath him. he tossed tthe fragment to the ground, where itt split again, on impact.. " So much for that rifle." He said.
Scooby hit the mage with a lighning blasty from his ring, finally killing him. as the head mage slumped to the floor. the door opened of its own accord.
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Mr. Bigmouth ran up to the last mage and clubbed him to death with his rifle.
"Well, I guess we search." Rime said. He then turned to Nick. "That's very unusual. Modern combat rifles rarely break if used for melee combat. Oh well, there's several rifles and shotguns in the first floor closet. Go rearm yourself."
Werner went up to Nani. "Nice trick with the pepper spray. May I have my retractable baton back?"
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Nani quickly handed it back
_ Nice work, Tiger nodded At Scooby and the others. He had developed a new respect for them.."Rhanks Riger. Remind Re rever ro riss rou roff" Scoooby replied. '
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Lets get outta here" Angel said.
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I did hit him as hard as I could. " Nick shhrugged. "Lets take thier robes with us, and anything on them we can find. "Although given that many of them were burned, any pappers they might have had were probably destroyed. " Nick went over and took the head mages robes on the insides were several potions sticking of a pocket. "Take everything looks of interest..
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"The one you got was probably a cheap knockoff. It won't happen again, the rifles and shotguns we bought are high quality ones that won't break. Once we hand over the materials to Stripetail, you can rearm." Rime said.
Ms. Swimmer pulled out a partially burned scroll from what was left of a mage.
Werner put the baton in his pocket and went over to a mage that Deimos had fatally shot. The man's robes were dotted with blood. Werner grabbed an empty crate and pulled off the robes and tossed them in the crate. A bottle of gold liquid was found near the man's hip. Werner put the bottle in the crate as well.
Mr. Bigmouth stripped the mage he had beaten to death. He grabbed an empty crate and put the man's clothes in it.
"'Scan Man!" Deimos shouted. "Place scan the crates in here!"
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Paul's ears swiveled toward Stripetail. He got got his feet but Zachary pushed him back down. "You're not going anywhere."
"No, he mentioned a Minotaur. We encountered one up in an 8th floor passage." Paul said.
Zachary thought. "Hmm. I'll escort you to him."
Paul got to his feet and headed over to Stripetail. Zachary was behind him with his rifle at the ready.
"Sir, " Paul began, "I can show you where we encountered the Minotaur."
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"Who should be going?" Jason asked.
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"Everyone" Stripetail replied. "Lead the way, it turns out that Minotur was brought here, as part of the curse, most likely.. Anton can come as well..
_ Skull came in.. "I'm not picking up any readings from the crates.. he said.. " Better be careful all the same..
nick found an assortment of scrollls and jewels, including diamonds of a several colors.. " these guys weren't poor.."
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"Everyone? ok." Jason said nodding, "Sounds best." He said.
"Quite a few's been effected by this curse, so it fits that everyone should be there in the end." Brooklyn said.
Guilmon's eyes got a bit larger, "Lota loot." He said.
"Jinkies, that is a lot." Velma said.
"I see it pays to battle evil mages here." Terry said.
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"All this stuff is probably going to go into the tour colllection when all is sid and done" Nick said. "Keep searching the mages.. anything valuable we take..
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"But be careful. They may have something dangerous so no trying out powders or opening or trying to activate stuff." Jason said.
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Naturally" Nick replied. , digging through anotyther mages robes..
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"Be careful." Guilmon said to Nick, knowing how dangerous magic could be.
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I'll be careful, Guilmon" Nick replied.. "don't worry so much.."
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"He's just trtying to look out fopr you Nick" Dixie said..
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I know, as are you..and I appreciate nick Smiled.. "This mage is the last of them.."
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"The 3 equines start opening the crates and barrels." Rime ordered.
Hans, Werner and Franz nodded. Hans went over to a barrel and cut a hole in the top. The barrel was full of liquor.
Werner went over to a small crate and ripped the lid off with his bare hands. He found nothing except some old clothes.
Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos had spare crates filled with the personal belongings of the mages they had searched.
"Nick, we'll carry the stuff we got out to the lobby. I'll get you a new rifle." Deimos said. He then picked up his crate.
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Zachary and Anton headed up to the stairs with others following.
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Dr. Kerzach finished off his second margarita. "Well, Shaggy, I'm ready to go."
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Sounds good" Shaggy said finishing off his soda..
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Mind if I join you?' Hunter asked. " I need to find Spyro and cynder too..'
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Sure" Shaggy replied, and they were heading up to the upper floors when i last saw them.."
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Nick stuffed the mages robes into a crate.. "So where to next?" He asked..
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"We deposit what we found downstairs and we alert Stripetail. We will also rearm and treat any injuries incurred." Deimos said. "Hans, Werner, Franz continue searching the containers. Rime will guard you."
"You do realize I have no firearm?" Rime asked.
Deimos handed Rime his pistol.
Deimos, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth exited the room and headed out through the passageway.
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"Good to see you guys are ok.." Skull said.. "What were those things in there?"
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Nice work guys" Agumon said the others. "Yeah, We do good' Stitch said , grinning inside his helmet. Spyro and Cynder landed on the ground, and headed out. "Those guys were pretty tough..' Spyro said.. "We've fought tougher , Spyro' Cynder replied..
Nick followed Rime out of the room. Dixie and Scooby followed Nick out, they in turn were followed by tiger and Agumon. Stitch and Angel wer last of the team to leave the room..
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"Is everyone ready for use to head up or is there still some things that need to get done and organized first?" Jason asked looking around at those present.
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"Lets wait until Nick and his group get here, and we'll head up together.." stripetail said. "They should be down abny minute.
Agumina and Tigeress headed downstairs, and snuck towards the lunch buffet. "THere you are Girls Stripetail said, giviging them both looks of rebuke. "Sorry about the trick we pulled.." Tigress said.
"Tiger and Agumon will still be ticked at you.. although less so than earlier.. how exactly did you discover this little quirk of the rings?"
Stripetail said simply to them. "What quirk?' Agumina lied, as she grabbed some food.. "I don't like being lied to Agumina" Stripetail said sternly..
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"That was one hell of a battle." Werner said.
Deimos grinned. "Trust me. The battle a few nights ago was about 50 times harder."
"The one that wrecked the hotel's lobby?"
"Yep."
"Scan Man, those were mages." Rime replied. "And thank you for your concern."
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Jason looked between Stripetail and Agumina, "Maybe some of us should step into another room to give some of you some privacy to carry on this conversation." Jason said.
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'Just start heading upstairs" stripetail repilied. " we won't be long, then we'll join you..." "I'm not lying" Agumina retorted, but she fell silent at the gaze he was giving her.
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Mages? You mean like wizards?' Skull said, sweat breaking out on his face.. " Well at least you got them..did you find anything in there.
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"ok." Jason said. He turned to his companions, "Let's go." He said and lead them out, with Guilmon beside him, Odysseus and Brooklyn in front.
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"It.. was an accident" Tigress said softly.. Stripetail sighed. 'So it happened to you then? Your rings came together and you kissed?" agumina gulped and nodded. "Yeah.."
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We don't want the boys to know..' Tigress said simply.. "that would be too awkward.." 'its a little late for that.. Once you pulled that trick, you revealed it to everyone what the rings can do.. Pretty much everyone was grossed out and demanded I put a spell on the rings to fix it, so we don't have a series of guys making girls kiss and girls getting even, and so on.. I've put spells on all the rings except for you two and Tiger, and I will be requiruiing your rings so I can fix them as well.
_ So they know then, that it happened to us as well.."
"They'll put two and two together soon enough" stripetail replied. " Come with me, and you two can apologize for what you did.."
Tigress and Agumina both nodded.. 'Where are we headed?' Tigress asked.
The 8th floor. " The next clue is up there.."
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Terry went along with the others, he was somewhere around the middle to back area.
"I hope we get this resolved pretty soon." Sara said.
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Stripetail soon caufght up with them, Agumuina and Tigress cam e right behind him wearing thier armor " that little dispute has been settledm so we can head now to the 8th floor' He said.
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"That sounds fortunate." Velma said. (ooc: "I"d guessed she is with the majority of others)
"Maybe we can get this curse lifted or broken soon then." Sara said.
"& everyone will be better off." Jason said.
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Once we find the minotaur we'll be that much closer...' Stripetail replied...' It will be awhile yet...
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"Yea, the Minotaur may be out on a coffee or tea break." Moran said.
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He will come.. I'll summon him" Stripetail said.."minotyaurs are powerful magical beings..usually they expect those in thier presenbnce to treat them with respect.." He turned to the others. "Remembeer that.."
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"Sounds snooty." Guilmon said.
"Like some dragons are, no offense meant." Moran said looking at Sara.
"Some dragons can be snooty indeed in that way, and other species and cultures also." Sara said.
"Just the same maybe I should switch to an imperial dragon form, though it's not a full grown dragon yet since I've not been a member of the imperial family long enough to be an adult despite my true age." Jason said, then he reached into a pocket, "& since I'm not very good at magic I'll keep this in hand." He said holding the silver space ranger morpher. "I should check up on him and see how he and his wife are doing. He use to travel with me for a bit awhile back. I think after the whole Zordon and Astronema & Kerone thing he wanted to get away for a while. No better way of doing that then traveling a while with a time lord." Jason said.
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I wouldn't say he is snooty, but rather has certain expectations..' Stripetail replied.. " We'll just to see how he reacts to us.."
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"We have found several things in the mages' possession that will either help us in breaking the curse, serve well as museum pieces or we can sell for money." Rime replied.
They were now on the 1st floor landing.
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Dr. Kerzach had already left the dining room and ran into Stripetail.
"Stripetail, where are you currently heading?"
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The 8th floor. : Stripetail replied. "If your guys have found anything, just dump it all into my room..especially if it is magical in nature.." Stripetail said. " It will be safer there..
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Where are the other guys?' Tigress asked.. asked the continued walking..
_ Better put that stuff in a safe place" Skull said..
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"Hopefully he'll be at least half way polite." Jason said. "Though it is best to be prepared in case he is not."
"Sounds like Something Hudson has said before." Brooklyn said. "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."
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That is a good motto to live by " stripetail replied. " there is a great wisdom in that.. I don't believe I;ve met Hudson, he is the oldest among you six right?" Stripetail said to Brooklyn..."
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Brooklyn nodded, "Yea he is. He use to be the previous leader before he stepped down. Goliath was his second in command and became our leader then." Brooklyn said.
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"Who are the others, besides Hudson, Goliath, and you?' Stripetail asked. "I;m just curious..'
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"Broadway, Lexington, Angela, then there is Bronx our pet. I guess you'd call him a gargoyle dog. There are some humans we have as friends, and a certain 3 who seem to be friends, but I'm not sure if we can trust them since they use to be our enemies." Brooklyn said.
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Thank you" Stripetail replied as they approached the second floor.
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Anything else of interest in the room?' Nick asked, or should we head back..
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"Then there is the 2 former gargoyles Coldstone and Coldfire, but they are making sure Coldsteel won't be a problem. They are now about half organic and half robotic. & my mate Katana our 2 unhatched eggs, and Fu-dog, the same type as Bronx. Then there is the clan of 2198, but I can't speak of them since that's in the future of where I'm from." Brooklyn said.
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Rime shook his head. "Hans, Werner and Franz already ripped up all the crates and barrels. All they found were old clothes and some older liquor."
"Now, we'll need to place these goods somewhere where they won't be stolen or damaged." Deimos said.
"How about Stripetail's room? I could relieve Strut from guard duty." Rime said.
Deimos went up to Strut. "Strut, you're coming with us."
Strut and accepted the crate of spoils as Rime took his place.
"Okay, you have 20 minutes to freshen up and rearm." Deimos said. He went into the men's room to wash his face.
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Yes, the future must play out unaltered.. otherwise there will be havoc and choas.." Stripetail nodded. "It is in my view foolish to meddle with time, too many unknowns to do it safely..
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Brooklyn nodded, "That is true. For most they can't really change the past, but they become a part of it. Though some will try. & for those who can change the past it is to difficult to know what is the best thing to do besides leave it as is." Brooklyn said.
"Very complex indeed. More complex then most think it will be. It can be staggering how complex of a subject that is." Jason said.
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"lead the way guys' Dixie said.. "Once you stash all this stuff, e can continue the search. Stripetail's voice came through the ring. " i'm coming up everyone.. We're headed to the 8th floor."
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Have you found the girls?' Agumon said. "Yes came the reply. "They're with me.. They are going to apologize to both of you.."
_ Apologies aren't enough for what they pulled" Tiger growled..
-Well, she's your partner, you can't let a prank come between you.." Stripetail replied.
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We're heading down now' Spyro said. "We'll meet you on the fourth floor.."
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"I'll be glad to see this over finally." Moran said.
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Deimos went out of the men's room and headed over to the closet ammunition stockpile. There, he found Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and Werner reloading their weapons. Deimos reloaded his pistol and sniper rifle. He unloaded the grenade launcher and put it in the closet.
"Nick! The weapons are in this closet. Choose one and meet us up by the entrance to the 2nd floor." Deimos said, filling the magazines of his pistol with .357 SIG rounds.
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Nick grabbed a .38 rifle and followed Deimos to the stairs..
Dixies's group reached the 4th floor. bulj sat down on the ground to rest..
Tiger strode back and forth impatiently..
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"At least things are going ok so far." Jason said, "That is something positive." He said smiling a bit.
"Indeed, that is something." Sara said.
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Nani Stitch and Angel, followed Bulk's example. "Mesa armoring down" stitch said deactivating his armor...
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(OOC - The group never bought a .38 rifle. I'll assume you meant to say a 7.62 x 39 mm rifle.)
Deimos and his group went to the second floor.
"Now we wait?" Rime asked.
Deimos nodded. "Yes."
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Dr. Kerzach, Anton and Zachary were heading up the stairs, following Stripetail.
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"I hope the minotaur isn't to difficult to deal with." Sara said.
"I've never dealt with one myself. Sounds like maybe only Stripetail has." Jason said.
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Tigress and Agumina followed behind Dr Kerzach. " So we're meeting them on the 8th floor/ Tigress asked. "No thats where we're headed, we';'re meeting on the 4th. Deimos and the others aerre stashing what they found in my room, I'll look at it later. As for this minotaur, I may be mistaken, but he's here as part of the curse, an obstacle to overcome.."
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"Has anyone else tried to break this curse? "Hunter asked.
"Yes, they all failed, in fact I think most attempts were stopped before they could find eveb a single clue.."
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"I guess we'll deal with that when we get to it." Moran said. "Though some planning and alternatives is always a good idea."
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Dixie And Scooby made thier way down to the 4th floor.. "So we're just going back up again, after we meet up, right?" Agumon said..
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"By 'an obsticale to overcome', do you mean we have to fight the Minotaur?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
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In the meantime, Deimos's group headed up to the 4th floor where they met Dixie and the rest of the group.
"Sorry we're late, we spent a little too long reloading." Deimos said.
Dirk opened his door, which was about a 100 meters to the right of where Deimos and his group were standing. His eyes nearly fell out of his head as he noticed the motley group. He closed the door.
He then woke up Al.
"I was in the middle of a good dream." Al grumbled.
"Reality here is stranger than dreams." Dirk countered.
"What the hell are you talking about? Have you been eating weird things in the kitchen? But just to humor you, tell me."
"Okay. I just saw a Utahraptor wearing Dragonskin armor and armed with a Barret sniper rifle and a Sig-Sauer P226 pistol. And there were two anthropomorphic Great Danes wearing some kind of metal armor."
It was now Al's turn to be shocked. "Dirk, there is not such thing as that. You've been saving the world too many times. Come outside and I'll show you." He was trying to stifle a giggle but failed.
Dirk shrugged and got dressed; Al did the same thing. They then exited the room. Dirk had his pistol with him just in case.
Al's jaw fell to the ground. "Dirk, you're right!"
"Well, want to watch them?" Dirk asked with a grin.
"Well... why not, there's nothing better to do."
They then took positions behind pillars opposite the group and watched them intently.
Unfortunately, the keen vision of Deimos and Rime saw them.
"Hey, there's two guys hiding behind some pillars opposite us. Want us to check it out?" Deimos asked.
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'We may, but I doubt it.. this minotaur already survived the efforts of Chris, Anton, Ivan and Paul... The minotaur holds the key to finding the next clue..' Stripetail replied. "and did you set all of those crates into my room, as requested/ Or did you just stuff them in the closet.
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Tell them we're not going to hurt them, they can join our group if they want.." Dixie replied.
_ Tiger caught sight of Tigress and Agumina. "There you are!" he growled.. "I hope you enjoyed yourselves, because you are going to be paying for what you did for at least the next week!"
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Yell at us later" Agumina replied, heading up the stairs, we have a minotaur to find.."
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Dr. Kerzach shrugged his shoulders. "I was not with the group that searched the hotel. But I will confirm." He radioed Deimos. "Deimos, this is Kerzach, where did you put the materials from the search? Kerzach out."
Deimos's voice came back on the radio. "This is Deimos, the goods we found were placed in a closet near Stripetail's room. Deimos out."
"Near a closet is not good enough! They're supposed to be inside Stripetail's room! Get your ass moving and move it there! Kerzach out."
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Deimos swore and turned to the group. "Okay, we need to move the stuff to Stripetail's room. Who's doing it?"
Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz stepped up.
"Okay, Rime and I will check out our two voyuers." Deimos said.
Rime smirked. "I knew you were still in the closet."
"Rime, my sexuality is none of your damn business! Is that clear!?" Deimos said. "But what I meant was that we will confront the interlopers."
Deimos and Rime nodded and headed towards Al and Dirk.
"Trouble, they've spotted us." Al said.
"Well, we'll prepare for it." Dirk said, drawing his pistol.
Deimos's keen eyesight let him see the pistol in Dirk's hands. He drew his own pistol while Rime readied his rifle. Eventually, they met up with Dirk and Al.
"Drop the gun!" Deimos shouted.
"Look, we are not here to harm you. We are merely searching for clues. You are welcome to join." Rime said. He nudged Deimos, who lowered his pistol. Rime too lowered his rifle.
Dirk lowered his pistol as well. "Wait, you speak?"
Rime and Deimos nodded. "That a surprise?" Deimos asked.
"Erm, yeah." Dirk replied. "But I see you're not going to harm us. I am Dirk Pitt."
"I am Deimos and my friend here is Rime."
Dirk mopped his brow. "Erm, I guess I'll join. Archeology has been my passion."
"Well if Dirk's in, I'm in." Al replied. "By the way, I am Al Giordino."
"Pleasure to meet your both, Al and Dirk." Rime said. "Well, best introduce yourselves to the other members of our group."
They then headed back to Dixie and her group.
"Dixie, meet Al Giordino and Dirk Pitt, they are both archeologists." Deimos said.
"Erm, hello." Dirk said.
"Hello." Al said.
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Welcome " Dixie nodded. 'I'm Dixie.." and this is my fiance Scooby" Rello" Scooby said in greeting.
_ I'm Spyro" Spyro said, wavigng at the Newcomers. "I'm Cynder" cynder nodded at them.
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Mesa Stitch and this vbotchiboo AngeL" Angel nodded
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"Names Tiger" tiger frowned inside his hemlet. 'Tigress' the name " Tigress said.
Hi I'm Tai" Tai said, and this is Agumon and Agumina, the others are Genki, Nani, and.. Hunter.. right"
" Lord Stripetail at your service" Stripetail nodded. " this lad here is Nick, those two are Bulk and Skull, and the large DRagon is Tarrax..
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"Well, pleasure to meet you all." Dirk said.
"Nice to meet you all." Al said. He noticed that Nick, Nani, Deimos and Rime were all armed. "Erm, Stripetail, what's with the all weaponry and armor?
Werner, Hans, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer headed down the stairs.
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"We're preparing for war" stripetail said flatly. " there is going to be a large force attacking this area within two weeks. We're trying to assemble our defenses, for now we're working on l;ifting the curse on this hotel. the origginal owners left clues to lifting it..spread around the hotel.. there is a large reward in it for whoever does it.."
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"I hope the curse thing gets lifted first before the attack. That way we can focus on 1 thing at a time fully." Jason said.
"That is always best." Sara said.
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'Please introduce yourself SAra.. " stripetail said. Same with the rest of your group.."
Agumina moved next to Agumon. " I'm sorry.." She said softly. "Sorry isn't good enough Agumina, you completely embarassed us in front of everyone by pulling that prank.." Aagumon shook his head..
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Sara waves, "Hello, I'm Sara and these are my friends." She said and then introduced each of her friends, Jason, Moran, Brooklyn, and the others. Each waved as their name was called.
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'Alright, now that everyone has introduced themselves, we can move onto business. Anton here will guide us to the 8th floor, where he met this minotaur previously.." Stripetail said. "Lead the way, Anton"
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The group was now on the 5th floor.
"I will show you where I met the Minotaur. But, can I get a weapon to protect myself?" Anton said.
"There is no [censored] way I am trusting you with a gun or for that matter any weapon at all! You tried to kill Nick!" Zachary spat. He kicked a piece of rubble that was left over from the battle with Chong's mages.
Dirk kept his pistol out as he introduced himself and Al to everyone else.
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Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz had finally moved all the spoils of war into Stripetail's room.
They then headed back up the stairs.
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"I will protect you Anton, " Stripetail replied..'The minotaur will not harm you.. if a figt does become necessary, We will give you a weapon.. but only if the Minotaur attacks.."
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"Let's hope he is willing to talk." Jason said.
"I wonder if he is here against his will or if he likes or doesn't mind being here." Sara said thinking out loud.
"I wonder myself." Brooklyn said.
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"Probably against his will.. he's part of the curse though" Dixie shrugged, as Tigress fell in with Tiger and Genki. Tiger ignored her, which suited her fine, she wasn't in any mood for the reaming out he was sure to give her.. cynder loked at her ring the time was now 11;06 a.m, it was nearly lunchtime...
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"Maybe that means he may be more willing to help us to free everyone effected by the curse, including him." Jason said as he continued with the others.
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'Re relp rim, rif re relps rus rith rhe rue, rand ralso rith rhe rad ruys" Scooby said..
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We'll see about that last part Scooby but don't get your hopes up.. Minotaurs are solitary creatures, mostly.." Stripetail replied..
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"Well, it's worth a try." Zachary said.
Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz had ran up the stairs.
"Sorry, we got here as fast as we could." Franz panted.
"Rime chuckled. "No need to be in a rush."
Deimos looked at the wall plate on the stairs. "Well, group, we're on the 8th floor. Let's say we fan out and start searching."
Zachary turned to Anton who looked somewhat nervous. "Anton, where did you encounter the Minotaur?"
Anton shrugged. "I can't remember."
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Well, the four of you ran into him on this floor, and Chris, and Ivan aren't here to guide us.. its up to you and Paul.." Stripetail remninded him.. "Lets search this floor, its probably is some secret passageway.."
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"Paul!" Anton shouted, so loudly that it resonated around the hotel.
On the lobby Paul heard the call and got to his feet but Deimos's icy glare and rifle stopped him. "You are not moving! I don't trust you especially after you tried to kill Nick!"
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In the meantime, Strut had arrived on the 8th floor.
"So what's up?"
"Erm, aren't you supposed to be guarding the captive?" Rime asked.
"Deimos is down there. I wanted some action."
Dr. Kerzach rolled his eyes. "Okay, group let's fan out!"
Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Hans and Dr. Kerzach formed one group, while Rime, Strut, Werner and Franz formed another group. They then fanned out, Ms. Swimmer's group heading to one end and Rime's group heading to the end nearest the stairwell. Zachary stood guard over Anton.
"Hey, need any help?" Dirk asked Zachary.
"Sure." Zachary replied.
Dirk, Al and Zachary watched Anton carefully. They were at the landing of the staircase.
Werner pulled out his expandable baton and tapped the wall. Strut grabbed a vase and tipped it upside down, a small piece of paper fell out. Franz had removed a portrait and revealed a large metal slab.
On the other side, Dr. Kerzach and Mr. Bigmouth were examining every inch of the wall.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer were examining a large flowerpot and a cabinet, respectively.
Ms. Swimmer stood to the side of the cabinet and used the crook at the end of her cane/club to pull the door open. As she did so, a crossbow bolt flew out of the cabinet and embedded itself in the wall.
"Luckily no one was in its path." Hans commented. He carefully approached it from the side. "Ms. Swimmer, your cane please."
Ms. Swimmer obliged and handed Hans her cane. He used it to probe in the cabinet and he pulled out a large burlap sack.
"What is that?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Hans used the stick to open the bag and several bars of precious metals were revealed.
Hans went up to the bag and gently tipped the contents onto the ground. In the bag were 3 ingots of each silver, gold, platinum and 1 ingot of rhodium.
"Holy [censored]! That's a lot of cash!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
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"Strut, have Deimos Accompany Paul up here, He and anton will be our guides. ' stripetail said. " Nick whistled as he looked at the stash MS Swimmer had found. " I don't think Brigggins will be wanting to money anytime soon.."
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Dixie tapped on the well, and found a spot which gave off a hollow sound. " This part odf the wall sounds different" she called out. " tyere may be an opening here"
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Strut radioed Deimos. "Deimos, this is Strut. Request you bring the hostage to the 8th floor. Strut out." He turned to Stripetail. "Deimos should be on his way here shortly."
He picked up the note and read it. "Blech. A love note from 1999."
Werner found an urn that he
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Deimos dragged Paul to his feet. "You're coming with me to the 8th floor. No funny business or you die."
Paul and Deimos then headed up the stairs.
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Franz tapped the metal slab and noticed that it had a hollow ring. He pushed it and noticed that the metal thin enough to cut. "Cutting tool please!"
Rime ran up to Franz and unsheathed his combat knife. He slammed the blade into the thin metal and started tearing away the metal. After a few minutes he cut a square hole in the panel. He noticed a lever inside and out of curiosity, he tripped it. He then heard the sound of a heavy steel door moving.
Hans ran up to Dixie. "Shall I open it?"
Dr. Kerzach moved a tapestry and found a tall beige dropcloth behind it. He noticed that it seemed to conceal something but since it was nailed down, he had no choice but to cut the the dropcloth to pieces with his switchblade. He noticed that it lead to an old bar. Suddenly, a bottle of rum flew at him. He ducked under the bottle as it shattered against the opposite wall, showering him in liquor.
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Yes Please" Dixie nodded stepping aside
Scooby moved up to the bar ' Rone Root Reer rease" he said. a bottle of root beer floated from a shelf and was set down on the counter in front of his " Twenty-five cents please" a ghostly voice came from the bar. Scooby opened his wrist compartment and put down a five. The five disappeared into an old fashioned cash registered, and he recieved four old silver dollars and 75 cnts in silver coins. "Rhanks" Scooby said, sCooping up his money gravbbing the rootbeer and dashing out of the bar as fast as he could.
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So What exactly is a minotaur? Skull asked, Skull still was carrying the thermal jheat device. " I didn't exactly pay much attention in history.."
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No your best subject was Lunch' Tiger scoffed, and Genki and Tai laughed, as Did Lilo.
Cynder rolled her eyes at the silly joke " Great liner there Tiiger got any others?'
" come on Cynder: Spyro said. " wE need to find this guy//"
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"You're going to drink that?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
Deimos and Paul had now arrived up the stairs. Deimos pushed Paul near Zachary, Dirk and Al. "Guard these two."
Deimos then turned to Stripetail. "I have the captive."
Hans nodded and began chopping away at the indicated area. After several minutes, he was sweating profusely and had made a small opening. "This area's reinforced. I can cut through it with an ax but if we could get something like a power saw, it will go much faster."
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'Rhy Rot? Rirs runopened" Scooby relplied. 'And its been there for about a hunred years' Agumon made a face. "Glass?' came the ghostly voice again, and two glasses dropped on the floor in front of Scooby. Scooby opened the bottle and poured some of the soda into each of the glasses. " He picked up one of them and drank from it. "Yuck!' Genki made a face. ' Ractually rits rot rad" Scooby said.
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"maybe theres a lever or something that opens it" Dixie suggested.
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Good work" Stripetail nodded At Deimos. "these two can lead us back to the place where they saw the minotaur last.. They have 25 million reasons not to turn on us, remember.." He arched a brow at Deimos..
- tigress went into the bar. " I'd like a rootbeer please" She said happily. "You must be joking" Tiger growled at her.. 'twenty-five cents please" came the ghostly bartender.."
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"As I recall a Minotaur is half man and half bull." Jason said thinking and recalling what he had heard about Minotaurs.
""At least they were in ancient Greece." Odysseus said.
"And not very pleasant fellows, or so the stories say." Moran said.
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"Great " skull moaned " So we're going to have the first annual running of the mInotaurs in here!"
_ Theres only one of them" Agumon said/ "That we know of! Bulk said , panicking
- Does anyone have a quarter on them?' Tigress called from the bar.
"I've got a dollar' Nick said, puling it out and laying it on the counter. it was soom replacing bu 75 cents in silver coins and a bottle of root beer.
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"I just hope he's not as annoying as those Vampire Ninja Pirates we encountered that one time." Moran said, "Quite annoying as I recall." He said.
"Yes, they were. I wonder what they were doing in Kansas." Jason said recalling their encounter.
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Minotauurs are usually not annoying, they are very seriious, in my experience' stripetail replied, as Tigress grabbed her rootbeer, and Nick retrieved his change..
"We just need to find the opening
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"I do hope this one is agreeable." Moran said.
"Does anyone know where the opening is? I can try to use my sensor glasses to see if I can use ultra sound and infra red to see if I can find an opening." Jason said.
"Or I can use a spell to see through walls maybe." Sara said.
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"Use your glasses.. and them Skull can use his - heat sensor?_" stripetail said.
- tigress came up to therm carrying the bottle." Want some? she grinned
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Dixie had Scooby pour some of the rootbeer, and dran k from the other glass. "Quite tasty, actually' She admitted...
Briggins ordered that the body of the bootlegger be moved upstairs. "I need to get back to the front desk.."
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Jason took out his sensor/scanner glasses and put them on. He then took out his sonic screwdriver, added on a bit to one end so it could work like a sonic probe and started to use that to probe the wall as he turned on his glasses, making sure the infrared was turned on as well as the readout from the sonic probe readout from the sonic screwdriver.
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Skulll turned on the heat ensor, I'm not getting any reading from behind these walls" He said, running it over the wall..
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"Maybe the next one." Jason said, moving to that one.
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"Well, theres something ofdd here.. try that.. thing youbhave there.. i think this might be an opening of some kind, the readings are much colder here" sjkull pointed to the walll..
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Dr. Kerzach went up to the bar and asked for a beer. A bottle materialized above his head and it tipped the beer on him.
"I asked for a glass of cold beer!" Dr. Kerzach shouted, wiping beer off his face.
"The scanner is capable of seeing through walls and detecting body heat. It may have a function for detecting electromagnetic radiation." Deimos said. "Bulk, give it a go."
Mr. Bigmouth was looking at Dr. Kerzach repeatedly trying to order a drink and having them tipped on him. He then turned to Dixie. "Dixie, the bartender is attacking Dr. Kerzach and no one else. It would be prudent to try and see if there is a lever back there. Failing that we may have to destroy the wall."
"I have found a lever behind some sheet metal but it opened a door deeper in." Rime said.
The two bounty hunters, each escorted by two guards fanned out.
Anton, escorted by Dirk and Al, picked up a 9 mm bullet casing near a sconce. "This is the location!" he shouted.
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Dixie reached inside her wrist compartment and pulled out a ten. a rootbeer for me and a beer for the doctor. 'He has not paid " Came the bartenders reply. "I'm paying for his drinks.. ' Very well. " as the beer stopped dumping on Kerzach. The ten was deposited and a bottle pof root beer and "Al's Thunder Beer' appeared on the counter. Dixie recieved 7 diollars in change..
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Dr. Kerzach by now, drenched in beer gratefully accepted the beer. "Thanks Dixie." He the faced the invisible bartender. "Do you greet your first time customers by chucking a bottle of liquor at them?" He took a sip of his beer.
"Not bad." Dr. Kerzach said.
Deimos turned around and spotted Dr. Kerzach having a drink at the bar. "Yuri! Are you drinking on the job!?"
"Yes I am." Dr. Kerzach replied. "You are welcome to join."
Deimos slapped his forehead with a hand.
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Hans had opened a closet and he retrieved a circular saw. "Well, that wall's going down." He handed the saw to Rime. "You do the cutting."
"What!?" Rime asked.
"You have protective equipment." Hans then went back into the closet and started looking for safety glasses for himself and his 3 friends.
Rime grumbled but plugged in the saw and started it. He then pressed against the wall where Hans had started cutting it down. The sound of the saw cutting through the reinforced wall echoed around the hotel.
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No problem" dixie nodded. "Someone had to step in.."
"it depends on my mood" the ghost bartender replied. "Mostly its my idea of a little prank.. after all, you're getting the beer for free, granted its being dumped on you, rather thsn in you..' he chuckled.. "but you've paid, so we;re quits. anything else you want. Name's Louis, or WAS, I should say"
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Dr. Kerzach finished off his beer. "No thank you Louis. But we need some information." He fished a wallet out of the inner pocket of his labcoat. Luckily his labcoat was treated to repel liquids. "Name your price." he said.
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What sort of information?" Louis replied, wiping off a barglas with an ancient rag.. 'trying to break the curse on this place?"
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Dr. Kerrzach nodded. "Yes. Any information is greatly appreciated."
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"Buy another beer, and I'll see what information I can remember from my time alive.."Louis replied//
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Dr. Kerzach placed 10 dollars on the table. "All right. Here you are." He then turned to Deimos. "Hey, Deimos! Want a drink?"
"Now is not the time to be drinking!" Deimos shouted back.
"Well, I could use a drink." Rime said. Before Deimos could stop him, he entered the bar and sat by Dr. Kerzach.
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Well.. ' Louis paused as he gave Dr Kerzach his change an old fashioned five dollar coin., these were extremely rare, and worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars if they were in good condition..' the curse was placed on the hotel, by a warlock named orcanbtus, the owner hid 12 clues to thelocation of his secret safe, which was said to contain millions of dollars.. now this is in the 19th century, add interest and compound interest' louis shrugged. "Orcantus brough t in a minotaur to keep anyone from getting too close to breaking the curse, he put other enchanted on the place, anyone who dies here, is stuck, even if the curse is lifted.."
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Dr. Kerzach nodded and passed the beer to Rime, who chugged it. "Hmm. We have found data on a mage named Orsilius bit I am not sure if Orsilius and Orcantus are the same person."
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By now, Hans, who had found some goggles and taken the saw back from Rime, had almost cut through the wall. "Just a few more minutes and we're heading down!" he shouted. As he spoke the wall collapsed inwards. He quickly unplugged the saw. "Okay, the wall is breached."
Dirk with his 3 "team members following" and holding a 9 mm bullet casing, went up to Stripetail. "Stripetail, my group has found a bullet casing near a sonce but no openings."
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were in the process of removing an enormous tapestry.
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'They called him by several names orsillus was another of them, I'm not sure which of them was his true name, he responded to one or the other." Louis shrugged..
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Have you tried turning the sconce?' stripetail replied. " Brggins doesn't want you cutting up the walls without good reason" He frowned..
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Dirk returned to where the sconce was located. He turned the sconce and was surprised it turned rather freely. He turned it three times until it came off the wall. When it came off the wall, the wall near the sconce split apart, revealing a dark passageway.
Deimos looked at both passageways. "We have two passageways. May I suggest splitting into 2 teams to explore each of them?"
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'The Omniderate will search the second passageway" stripetail
The Omni-what? Tai asked. "
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Ri rghink re reams rus" Scooby said. 'Cynder shrugged. "Lets go" Spyro was the first to enter the passageway which sloped up..
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"Stripetail, may I join them?" Deimos asked.
"May I join as well?" Dirk asked.
"I'm with you." Al said.
Strut stepped forward. "I'll take a group to explore the other passage. Rime and Mr. Bigmouth please guard Anton and Paul."
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth had finished taking down the tapestry and found nothing. They headed over to where the group was gathering.
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Tarrax paused as he felt Ara tap his shoulder. " You found something, my dear? i think we found yet annother passage..
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Explore it then, Stripetail said lighting his staff."We're coming too' Bulk and skull said. "Sure you can come with. " He said in response..
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Fred finished unloading. ' Come on Velma lets explore this place.."he said with a cheery smile.."This place loooks great! Dusty, old, with more than a touch of creppy.."
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Ms. Swimmer, Hans, Franz and Werner gathered by Strut.
"Well, thanks for the info Louis, but we've got some exploration to do." Dr. Kerzach said. He too went over to Strut.
"Nani! We'll need another shooter!" Strut said.
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Deimos ignited a flare and gestured to Dirk and Al. "Follow me and take out a weapon if you have one." With that said, he drew his pistol. Dirk did the same and they entered the passage that Spyro and Cynder entered.
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LiGht" Dixire called out. as lit her ring. ' Scooby followed, as did Cynder, Spyro, and Agumina.. the chamber contuined climbing upwards there was a chill in the air here almost a sadness..
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Coming" Nani said.
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Good luck.. just remember.. never insult a minotaur..' Louis repolied and went back to his work..
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Velma nodded, "It is rather interesting, from the little bit I've found out about it. Anywhere you want to start at first?" Velma asked, glad she had finished carrying the stuff into the rooms.
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Lets llook around the first floor a bit then we'll move up a level, and who's that" Fred pointed at Veemon, who was gazzing at him curiously..
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Velma looked over at where Fred was Pointing. "oh, he's Veemon." She said, then she introduced Fred to him, "This is Fred, an old friend of mine." Then she turned to Fred, "He's a digimon I got in the digital world. Jason took me there from some coordinates left in a note by some wizard named Shazam." Velma said.
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Jason was examining another area of the wall with his equipment.
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"Thats really cool Velma.. Are there any wizards here/ I always wabted to meet a real wizard, not those fake magicians you see at fairs and amusement parks..' Fred said, giving Veemon a friendly nod.
_ Nice to meet you" veemon lisped..
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Velma thought for a moment, "There is Stripetail, he's a wizard. And I guess Tarrax and Sara would count since they can do magic also. " She said.
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"Found something interesting?" Sara asked.
"Right around here." Jason said, turning off his equipment.
"Let me take a look." Sara said examining the spot that Jason indicated.
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Try and open it with Magic" Tarrax suggested.
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"Want some root beer?' Tigress asked as they made their way slowly down the passageway.. "that stuff is 100 years old1 theres no way it can taste anything but repulsive: tiger replied breaking his silence to her. "Come on Agumina, try some..'
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Its actually pretty good, all things considered.." Dixie said..
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Sara looked closer at the place studding it closely. She then put out her and and made a gesture while doing a spell that she thought should open it after having studied the spot for a while.
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a crack appeared in the wall, and the wall slid away revealing a passage... a foul smell wafted in from the pasageway..
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Brooklyn sniffs, "What a smell." He said. Waving his hand a bit.
Sara did her best to cast a spell to clear the air, "I hope this helps." She said, casting the spell and aiming it at the area on both sides of the opening and the area within also if possible.
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"Nice work" Tarrax said approvingly. ' Lets see where this goes.."
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3 different passages" Goliath said to himself, as he followed Tarrax.
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I'll try some of that root beer" Agumina said, I',m thristy.." Agumon gave her a look. " You;re actually going to drink it?"
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"Should we split up, or explore each one in turn?" Brooklyn asked looking at the 3 different passages.
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Splitting u[p seems like what the others are doing " Tarraxreplied. We'll explore this one, they'
ll explore the others. Come on, my dear" He said. "The smell from here tells me something is inside.. some beast.."
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"Just the 2 of us? Sure." Sara said, "Ok, let's go."
"Which of the others shall we take?" Odysseus asked Jason and some of the others.
"& should we be ready for a battle?" Brooklyn asked.
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We are coming as well " Goliath said to Tarrax" Tarrax nodded. ' Jason, Brooklyn,Moran come on. you guys are coming too.." He turned and waited for the rest of them to join him.
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"Ok." Jason said. He and his group walking over to where Tarrax and Sara were. "Shall we see what is down this corridor?" He asked the others while smiling a bit.
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Yes.. " Tarrax replied, as they stated walking down the corridor... it slowly curved downwards, there was a faded carpet running down the middle of the passageway. "If you have lights, bewtter turn them on' Tarrax said..
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Odysseus took out his sword Galatine, that still had the light spell on it from earlier.
Moran took out a small flashlight he had. "One of these days I should get something like one of those miner type lights." He said.
Brooklyn didn't need ligh, nor did Sara, both who could see very well in darkness. Jason put on his sensor glasses and turned on the function for low light, ir, and uv and had the dragon pearl he still had floating near him start to put out ir and uv light, but not visible. He took out the staff Stripetail had given him earlier and had his dragon pearl float it along with itself so both of his hands were free.
"Think we'll encounter any danger or have to fight?" Brooklyn asked the others present.
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If we encounter the minotaur we may have to..' Tarrax said his eyes glowing. "I personally hope not, ' The smell as they moved al;ong was getting stronger and the ground beneath them became smooth..
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Stripetail guided his group down the pasageway, until they hit a wall which blocked thier way.. "Great.. a dead end" he muttered..
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"Hmm, smooth floor. Perhaps we are growing closer to an inhabited area." Jason said looking at the floor.
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'At one time or another it was" Tarrax nodded.
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Great" Cynder sighed through her helmet. " so what do we do now?"
Stripetail was examining the wall , using his staffg to light the part of the wall he was looking at.. "This wall is blocking us from another part of the passage- perhaps all these passgeways are linked.."
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While you're looking at the wall, can we take break? My feet are kiling mje" Bulk complained.
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Yeah" Skull agreed, sitting down on the floor. ' say, Tigress you still have that root beer?' he asked.
"Sure thing.. " Tigress said, carrying the root beer over and pouting it into a glass Dixie put down. Skull greedily threw the soda back, letting some of the fixx run down his chin. " Thats actually pretty good" he said after he finished. "I'll try some" Tai said. Yeah Me too" Genki joined.
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"Guess we can but continue and see where this leads." Moran said.
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the smell continued to grow, fiinally the light od Odyeseus's sword revealed the skeltal remains of a human.. lying next to him was the remains of a formal tuxedo.. he had been lying there for decades at least..
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Sara used her spell to remove the smell from the air.
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"Poor human.. he has been here foir decades. I wonder what killed him?' Goliath said, examining the remains..
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"We should give him a decent burial." Brooklyn said, "That is most human customs."
"& do a special enchantment before so the remains can't be used for any sort of undead magic." Sara said.
Jason bent close to get a closer look to see if he could tell if there were any cause of death he could detect, including using his scanner/sensor glasses if need be.
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"THere have been sevceral bodies found on this site , like this human here, Their spirits are ptrobably wandering around somewhere.. and even if we buried these remains this human will not fins rest until we lift the curse..
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Er.. Stripetail.. have you started on fixing that book? i need to return it by next Friday" Tai said.
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No, I have not had time.. I have lots of demands on my time Tai " Stripetail replied. "You only gave me and handful of pages to worth with, and the book had hundreds of pages..It will take time to recreate them.."
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"This hotel is rather...odd. Even by my standards and I've seen world conquering madmen." Dirk said. "Have you all found anything yet?"
Al shrugged. He was holding a lit flare that Deimos gave him. "Well, Stripetail said that we've hit a dead end."
"Stripetail, are there any ways around the wall or will we need to have Werner demolish it?" Deimos asked.
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"Okay, are we all ready to rock?" Strut asked. He flipped on the light at the end of his shotgun.
Dr. Kerzach opened his switchblade and turned on his flashlight. "Let's go!"
Werner turned on the light at the end of his shotgun. He tossed the backpack over his shoulder. "Prepared."
Franz put on a LED headlamp and turned it on. He readied his piece of rebar and tossed his backpack over his shoulder as well. "Ready."
Hans also put on a LED headlam and turned it. He readied his ax and tossed his backpack over his shoulder. "Ready."
Ms. Swimmer took out her dual sticks. "I am ready."
"Nani? Locked and loaded and ready to explore?" Strut asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary were guarding Anton and Paul.
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Clive got out of bed and decided to eat lunch. As he got out of his room he spotted Kurt doing the same thing.
Clive rubbed his eyes. "Eh, I must be hungry and maybe I should lay off work on my latest NUMA Files thriller. I just saw Kurt Austin walking down the hall." He then followed the man, who was heading down to the dining room.
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Don't demolish it" Stripetail replied. "This wall has writing on it! It reads- those who pass through the minotaurs lair shall speak and pass beyond.. this passageway leads further on, but we must get past the minotaur first.."
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I'm ready" Nani said, lets go.."
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How many more clues do we have to find? BG asked.
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Strut took his group into the passage that Hans had revealed. The air was cool, musty and had a slight hint of burnt wood.
Strut wrinkled his nose. "It seems that this passage may have been fire damaged."
"Strut, you do realize that as a Cassowary, I possess an extremely poor sense of smell?" Dr. Kerzach said. He then pointed to a dull metallic copper patch on a wall nearly 50 feet away. "There's a copper patch up ahead. It looks like it may have writing on it."
"And great eyesight." Hans added.
Dr. Kerzach grinned. "Yep."
"So who's going to check it out?" Hans added.
"Nani, will you help me inspect the plate?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
Ms. Swimmer accidentally kicked a large piece of wood. She bent down and noticed that it bore the name of the shipping company in faded black paint. "Hey guys! I've found a clue. It's a piece of wood that reads..." Werner illuminated the words with his headlamp. She then read the words: "Surf Point Imports. 1901. Exotic..."
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"I wonder if I should go and see if a certain friend of mine may have an interest in this. DOubt you've heard of them. One is Dr Fate, one of the lords of order for another universe. No doubt if his Jurisdiction includes this one or not." Jason said, finishing his examination, including scanning of the bones for any signs of what may have killed the person.
"He destroyed the soul of a villian, I'm sure he'd find no problem in setting a few free." Jason said.
(ooc: He did in an actual golden age comic issue.)
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So this part of the building was built in 1901, although the ballroom you guys found probably predates that date" Nani said. "Keep that.. It will look good on a guided tour.. " She sniffed. " Yeah there defintely was a fire down here at some point.." she moved toward the copper plate. " the writing in some form of runes. I can't read it..'
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Fate includes letting things play as as they must, surely one who can control fate itself can respect that.. Tarrax frowned, " And I sdo remember reading something about him in a book called "Heroes of Time" -it was a book from trhe Merkos planet..'
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"Got a camera?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
Franz ran up to the group. He pulled a digital camera out of his backpack and took a few pictures of the sign.
"Man, what do you have in there?" Dr. Kerzach asked
"You'll find out." Franz replied.
"Nani, this piece of wood is from a crate. We don't know if the crate is the same age as the passage." Werner said.
Ms. Swimmer handed Werner another piece of wood. "It's from a crate, judging from the amount of decayed crates, I guess this could have been a storeroom of sorts."
Werner illuminated the wood fragment. "1944. Shore Point Munitions." he said, reading off the fragment. "Hmm. It looks like this may have been used as an armory in World War II."
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Deimos sighed. "So does that mean we're stuck? Or are there other passages?" He leaned against a tile that depressed inwards. "Woah! I must have triggered something!"
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the side of the wall slid inwad and another passageway was revealed. "Theres a network of these passageways- like a maze..' Nani said as she looked in..better radio Stripetail and tell him what we've found..We'll explore this for a bit and then try and meet up with the others..
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"Maybe I can go to ask Anupu." Jason said, using one of the ancient egyptian names for the one that the greeks called anubis.
"Don't ask hades, 6 months of the year he's to depressed to do anything, even talk, and the other 6 he's to busy with his wife to do anything. If you want the greek perspective best to talk to Persephone, not Hades." Odysseus said.
Jason nods, "I recall Herackles mentioning his very presence can make even Dionysus frown and feel no merryment nor feel like drinking any wine." Jason said.
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Wasn't she tricked into eating a pomegranite and so was forced to spend 6 months below?" Tarrax replied. "My master has a huge library, you should see it.. the products of thousands of centuries of collecting.. many extinct civilizations live on only through the records books and other histories he has managed to salvage.."
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Strut nodded and radioed Deimos. "Deimos, this is Strut. An opening has just appeared in our passage. Did you press anything unusual? Nani believes that the passages may be connected. Strut out."
Deimos's voice crackled over the radio. "Strut, this is Deimos, I accidentally pressed a tile. Deimos out." Strut then cut the transmission.
"Well guys, Deimos apparently pressed a tile in his passage." Strut said.
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Deimos turned to Stripetail. "The tile I pressed opened another route way in the passage that Strut and his group are exploring."
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So they are probably connected.. we are in a maze ladies and gentlemen.." stripetail said, meanwhile Dixie Tigress and Agumina were passing around the root beer. " For ahundred year old root beer its not bad' Agumon said, Stitch and angel were gulping down thier share of soda.."
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So We are connected to thier passage?Nick asked. "Should we head back and try and go down thiwer passageway.."
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Jason nods, "That is how the story goes. I've never tried to find out if is true or not." Jason asked.
"I've heard that story but I've not tried either to see if it is true or not. " Odysseus said.
"I'm not one of the greek gods, just a friend of Herackles, so I stay out of greek god politics and such like that." jason said.
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"At least that is how it was recorded in the volume I read itr from? I haven't met any of the Greek Gods myself... Had my own world to consider.."Tarrax replied, as they moved into a section lit by torches, the temperature rose..
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"I've only encountered a few. Being a friend of Herackles is a thing some of the other gods notice, especially when your not like the other, mortals they are use to dealing with." Jason said.
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Which ones, probably Zeus, the top god himself.." tarrax replied. " again I'm getting this out of that same book.. Sara have you met any of them?'
_ Hunter took out his bow and practiced shooting into a beam..he was a good shot..
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Sara nods, "Once I think. One of the calibrations. One of the ancient Olympic games I think it was." Sara said.
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Time traveling with Jason , no doubt.. " TYarrax nodded, as thy approached the end of the tunnel. there was a full carpet beneath them now.. once it hads been a beautiful thing to look at, but those days were long gone.. the heatr was rising too. " I think we're getting close..
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"Do minotaurs like it hot?" Jason asked, not having encountered one before.
"The only one I heard of lived in some sort of maze." Odysseus said.
"I think I recall that myth. It was in a book in the castle library." Brooklyn said.
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It might be from torches, or this minotaur likes it hot.. " Tarrax said as he noticed an opening.. the opening went into a large room, which was occupied by a large maze., " Welcome to my maze" boomed a voice froim within, ' Find me if you wish to continue your quest.."
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"Easy to do. I can tie into the tardis data banks and scan for minotaur life signs, or use a tricorder." Jason said.
"I could follow my nose if I knew what one smelled like." Brooklyn said.
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No cheating Jason.." Tarrax said firmly. " We just head into the maze, and work our way through it.. although if you have a heat sensor, that could help immensely.."
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"You can put your left or right hand on a wall and you'll eventually find your way out, though it may take a while." Odysseus said.
"Ok. I'll put these away then. I'll have to switch to a ranger form since it has light intensification." Jason said putting his glasses away. He took out the morpher that Zhane had given him. "No idea why using those would be seen as cheating." He said then did the movements and button pressing to properly use the morpher. "Let's rocket." He said doing the pose, no idea why it was necessary, but maybe some security or odd fashion thing he thought then pressed the buttons to turn into the silver space ranger, activating the light intensification and the automatic cutout that would cut out sound and light above a certain level and had a built in few minute air supply in the helmet & built in polarization visor that been added from a minor upgrade he had done for Zhane.
"ah, I can still see in the dark." He said. He looked to be sure he still had the imperial dragon pearl floating near him and the staff that Stripetail had given him. He had the dragon pearl stop putting out infrared and uv light since he couldn't see those anymore.
(ooc: if you want to see what the morphs look like youtube has 2 of Zhane, the FC silver space ranger from the series, doing them. 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFI1c697bo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFI1c697bo&feature=related) 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tkz1p9v-0I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tkz1p9v-0I) )
Odysseus looked at Brooklyn, "Since we lack a ball of thread can you make a mark in the walls instead?" He asked.
"Sure." Brooklyn said.
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"So her is how we'll know if we've been in a place. We'll make a mark on the wall, like Brooklyn is doing. maybe an arrow or some other marking.."Tarrax said.
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Dixie looked at her ring which read 11; 52" Nearly lunchtime.. " She said. " i don't suppose yoiu guys brought any food with youi? she looked at Bulk and Skull. " Nope." Bulk said" I'm getting hungry too..
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"Unless you prefer a design or symbols other then an arrow." Brooklyn said as he made a mark like an arrow in the nearby wall. Easy for him to do since his claws and fingers could penetrate stone.
"Arrow is good and simple." Guilmon said.
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an arrow is fine' Tarrax said closing his eyes and focusing. " Master we have found a maze"He said mentally
Stripetail paused as tarrax's message reached him.."Well, Tarrax and his group found a maze.. that means the minotaur is likely nearby.. "
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"Just keep your hand on the left wall and you'll eventually find your way out of any maze. Though you may take a lot of wrong turns." Odysseus said.
"I'll do a temporary enchantment so the arrows can be seen in the dark." Sara said.
Brooklyn made a good size arrow in one wall and Sara enchanted it so it would glow in the dark and could be easily seen by everyone.
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Nice.. so if the arrow is pointing to the left, that m,eans you're on the right track..' Tarrax replied. "Leadthe way Brooklyn, I'll be right behind you..
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So this is the wrong tnnel?' Stitch said. "Apparently.. theres more than one of them, and I suspect they are all connected. We need to find the minotaur, and Tarrax, Sara and thier group..
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Can we at least finish the rootbeer?' Agumina asked, sipping from her cup. Stripetail skrugged. ' Alright, but be ready to go in a few minutes."
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Brooklyn nodded and took the lead, making sure to carve in more then enough arrows, since he saw no harm in having extra ones. The rest of the group followed with Sara putting a temporary enchantment on each arrow so it glowed so anyone could see it.
"I do hope this maze isn't to long." Jason said.
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"So we nearing the nearing the Minotaur." Deimos muttered.
"Is this Minotaur hostile?" Dirk asked
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Werner was using a paint pen with fluorescent paint to mark the passageway.
Strut stumbled upon one of Brooklyn's glowing arrows. "Hey, maybe we should follow these arrows."
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Nick took the empty bottles after everyone finished, and then they headed back out. 'I'm guessing in a maze you can't really fly" spyro said.
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No, the layout prevent you from flying ot climbing over.. you can only walk through.." Hunter said, as they reached the hallway again.. and turned down towards the first opening..Scooby 's stomach growled, he was hungry "Rafter rhis rlue,. Ri'm retting runch.." he said..
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Mitch meanwhile took a shower in his room..
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Minotaurs can be hostile, this minotaur has already dealt with Paulk and Anton once before assuming it is the same one " Stripetail replied "in any case, we must be on guard.."
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Ms. Swimmer's stomach growled. "I'm getting hungry."
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "Yeah, we should be getting lunch."
Werner shrugged. "Hmm. I'm out of rations."
Hans and Franz nodded. "We're out too."
"Well, then let's get lunch." Strut said.
Strut and his crew headed out of the tunnels and met up with the others.
"So, are you all ready to get lunch?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Zachary and Rime escorted Paul and Anton to them.
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Dr. Zanasiu slowly got out of bed. "Damn it. I've got a hell of a hangover." He looked around and noticed that he was in his pajamas and his armor and helmet were hanging in the closet. He also noticed that his shotgun was missing.
He then washed up, changed into casual clothes and staggered out of the room and headed to the dining room.
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Kurt, Clive and Jose were already in the dining room.
Clive did a double take as he saw Kurt. "What is up with this hotel? First I see Dirk Pitt, now I see Kurt Austin?!" he muttered, taking a hamburger and fries.
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"Hey Stripetail, shouldn't we be taking a break for lunch?" Deimos asked.
"Well, I'm ready for lunch." Dirk said.
"Same here." Al added.
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Very well. " Stripetail set a mental message to Tarrax. "Time for lunch.. we're all taking a break so we can tackle the minotaur on a full tank..the minotaur will there when we finish eating, so get out there, head downstairs and we'll join you.."
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Can we take off our armor please?' agumina asked. "I'm starting to sweat from the weight.."
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Understood Master" Tarrax replied. "Time for lunch everyone.. the others are all taking a break.. They'll join us after lunch, so we'll all be together..
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Deimos took off his helmet and tucked it under his arm. Strut did the same.
Deimos and Strut's group then started heading down the stairs.
"Let's hope we can talk our way out of the Minotaur and not shoot our way out." Werner said.
"I'm not too sure. Stripetail has said that Minotaurs can be hostile." Deimos replied.
Rime turned to Paul. "The Minotaur you encountered attacked you, right?"
"Correct." Paul responded.
"Did you do anything to antagonize it?"
Paul shook his head. "It attacked us with no provocation."
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"I have a few sandwiches and maybe a few cans of a liquid in the pockets of my other suit." Jason said. "Including a very small small container of what is supposed to be dehydrated water." Jason said.
"Sounds like a certain wacky wizard I know of." Sara said.
Jason nods, "The same one. He gave me a free sample." Jason said.
"I think it would taste funny." Guilmon said.
"I guess it would. I've not opened the container." Jason said.
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"Bring that with then..WE'll be back" Tarrax called out .
_ I'll be waiting..." canme the booming reply, as they exited the maze..
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Although you did respond in self-defense" Stripetail agreed as Scooby, Dixie and the other deactivated thier armor.. Tiger walked the stairs in front of Tigress, in secret he was planning to embarass both Tigeress and Agumina for the prank they had pullled earlier, Tiger was not someone who forgot a slight easily..
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So how long of a break are we taking, I'd like to freshen up..'Dixie said.. I haven't changed my clothes in awhilew, and I smell"
_ Not as bas as Scooby"Shaggy cracked..
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"Where are we going for our lunch break?" Brooklyn asked.
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The dining room, of course. If you need to go clean up, or evenb take a short nap, thats fine too' Tarrax said, "We'll probably take an hour, all told, before we resume the search.."
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"Maybe we should bring some extra since the maze may be a long one." Odysseus said.
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'don't worry, We'll bring plenty of food.." Tarrax said assuringly.. _
Rixie.. Rafter Re're rone reatting, ro rou rind rif re.. rum.." He leaned in close and whispered in her ear " ro rit?"Scooby had never mated with Dixie before, granted she had shared a bed with him ever since they had become engaged, but they had never truly consumated thier relationship..Dixie looked at him with a keen glance. 'Cousin.. Remember rule #1?" "Rut re're retting rarried!" Scooby replied. "rease!" Dixie took a deep breath " i';ll think about it.. I'll get back to you after we fiinish eating..
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What ARE you guys talking about?' Tiger cut in. 'Its private, most likely Tiger" agumon said..
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"Hello again, this is the sorceror Taranis... you were probably wondering where I've been these past-"
No one cares, Taranis The new narrator said.
"Uh... right. I went through several narrators, and-"
(We regret to inform you that the new narrator has just been sacked)
"They said I was of such low grade a character, that their union wouldn't allow them to stay, and so-"
(We regret to inform you that those who sacked the narrator have also been sacked)
"AHEM! Anyway, as I was-"
(We regret to regret to inform you that those who sacked those who sacked the narrator have also been sacked. The new narrator himself has been shot)
"Oh, heck with it!" (ominous latin chanting plays while fire appears in the background for no apparent reason as lightning strikes and the moon, the stars, and the sun rise all at the same time...)
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"Yeah. I need to wash up too. That ghost bartender poured beer all over me." Dr. Kerzach said.
"I was wondering where that beer odor was coming from!" Mr. Bigmouth said. "All the time I was looking for a beer cellar or a cask!"
"I don't know about you, but this armor's getting kind of heavy." Deimos said.
"Your armor weighs 180 pounds!" Rime replied. "And now that you mention it, this armor is starting to get a little uncomfortable. I guess we'll hang it up in the dining room."
The group was now on the 5th floor.
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Over in the maximum security prison where Chong and the Dragonstorm scientists were being held, two soldiers, one a Cheetah and the other a Goat were speaking to the warden, a wiry Black man.
"So what you request is that Chong and the Dragonstorm scientists be turned over to you to face a military tribunal?" the warden asked.
The Goat nodded. "That is what we desire. We will try them at Ft. Leavenworth."
"You do realize Chong is a civilian prisoner; he cannot be tried by a military tribunal."
The Goat shook his head. "We have evidence that Chong was a participant in the Pelvanida attacks." He then produced a stack of papers from his bag and handed it to the warden.
The warden read over the papers. "Hmm. Very well. Chong and the Dragonstorm prisoners will be bussed over to Ft. Leavenworth."
"Do you mind if we ride along as guards? These are very dangerous characters."
The warden nodded. "That is acceptable. You will have two guards from this prison though."
The Cheetah secretly turned his radio and radioed all the details to the Ostrich guard.
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In the cell where Chong was being held with the Dragonstorm scientists, the Ostrich guard turned on his radio and listened.
He turned to Chong. "Good news, we've got the prison break in the bag. Unfortunately, we're heading to Ft. Leavenworth, not Pelvanida but we can easily fix that. It only takes a bullet in the right place."
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This scene played out inside a brooom closet :p
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I could definitely use a shower " Tai said.
I could use a short nap Agumina said yawning.. "Er.." That hadn't come out right.. Of the 5 pairs, only Spyro-Cynder and Tiger-Tigeress had slept together, although each was thier own special case. Agumina had kissed Agumon a few times before but she didn't want things to go further than they had too, not when they would be resuming after a break..
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"in the back of the guard's head" Chong grinned maliciously " You nboys have done well so far. It may be a cliche, but it is still true: Good help is hard to find.."
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(OOC - Broom closet!?)
"Let's hope there's something like takeout." Hans said.
"Takeout!?" Zachary asked.
"Yes. We would like to be able to take some sandwiches and drinks with us as rations."
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(i was refering to Noname's ppostt, as a joke)
I'm sure they have takeout.. normally, but I'm not sure how many other food places are still open" Stripetail reminded them..
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"We ate a seafood placed called Zemoth's in Surf Point but let's not make an hour long drive." Dr. Kerzach said. He had put away his switchblade.
"Make a few extra sandwiches and wrap them up or take some granola bars." Rime suggested.
They were now on the 2nd floor.
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The guards and the Pelvanida soldiers rushed into the cell block where the Dragonstorm scientists and Chong were located. The guards began handcuffing all prisoners while the soldiers stood with rifles at the ready.
"This it it." The Ostrich guard whispered to Chong. "Don't struggle when they handcuff you. Those guards have about 2 hours to live."
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More like 2 minutes. I've stuffed a poison powder in lmy left pocket, once inhaled, ir rapidlky spreads through the body, overloading it' Chong replied in a bare whisper.."I'm the only one who has antidote.."
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Good sugfgestions..I'm sure we're going to get tired eventually of the hotel food here..' Stripetail nodded. "I've decided to give everyone some down time. We'll resume the hunt at 2 p.m which will give you about twoo hours to eat and do whatever you care to do, before we resume. We'll gather on the 4th floor, its only one floor above that, where the passages are located.'
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"Here's the plan. Once we get on the highway and there's little to no traffic, the we will kill the driver and the two guards. We will then make it look like a robbery attempt gone bad or possibly even a random slaying. Thus we use guns." the Ostrich whispered.
A guard then arrived to handcuff Chong.
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Guns are too quick and obvious.. the little agonies and suffering you get with poison, cannot be duplicated" Chong replied as they lead him out.. 'plus, I enjoy it more than seeing the inside of some poor fool who just had the back of his head blown off..'
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The Ostrich shrugged. "I just like guns."
"Sir, all the prisoners are loaded." the guard, a wiry German Shepherd said.
"Excellent." The Ostrich boarded the bus. In the front sat the driver, a burly Alaskan Malamute wearing a stabproof jacket, and two prison guards both of them rather mean looking Rottweilers, each wearing stabproof jackets and armed with shotguns. Behind them were 4 heavily armored and armed Pelvanida soldiers.
The Ostrich sat next to one of the Pelvanida guards.
The driver started up the bus and pulled out of the prison yard.
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The group had arrived at the lobby.
"Two hours? I guess that rules out Zemoth's." Dr. Kerzach said.
"Wait, why don't you cook for us?" Deimos asked.
"Yeah, your fries are delicious!" Zachary added.
"Well fine. I'll bet Haresh is doing the cooking. I'll go take over from him."
"Erm, do you smell curry?" Rime asked.
"Yeah, I do." Strut replied. "Great, I hate Indian food."
Dr. Kerzach grinned. "All the more reason for me to cook for you!"
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Poision will work much better on these, they're armored against guns and knives but not poison.. We'll wait about an hour until they get to an isolated part of the highway" Chong said, THen I'll throw the poison and toss each of you a small portion of antifdote, inhale it quickly, to minimize any exposure to the mist.."
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"Notice they're not wearing helmets. And these stab proof jackets don't protect against rifle rounds." The Ostrich said.
The Goat was looking out the window and noticed that they were on a desolate stretch of highway. He grinned.
The Cheetah nodded. "Only a few more minutes."
"How do you know?" the Goat asked.
"I had one of our soldiers sabotage the bus's tires." the Cheetah replied.
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Nice thinking.. which one?" Chong grinned. "Five more minutes I'd say .
_ Shut up, back there, or we'll make you WALK to Leavenworth!" roared a guard..
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"You watch your mouth!" the Cheetah shot back. "We outrank you!"
"Rear right tires." the Goat replied.
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Strut and his group entered the kitchen. By now, the scent of Indian food was overpowering.
Dr. Kerzach entered the kitchen and found Haresh preparing a vegetarian curry.
"Haresh! Was this on the menu!?" Dr. Kerzach shouted.
"No but I added it." Haresh replied, adding some ginger.
"Keep this batch but make no more!" Dr. Kerzach replied. He started peeling the potatoes for his fries.
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Gumon and Agumina found a table, and Tai soon joined them.. Do they have any dffish?' Lilo asked her big Sister " I don't know what they today Lilo.. but We're going to try it."mesa hungry ebnough to eat anything" Angel said, to which Stitch nodded.
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I'll be sure to try the various foods.. " Hunter mused, as he looked at his friebnds. "I'll try some of this" Spyrro said pointing to spagetti and meatballs.
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I don't want you putting ANYTHINg on your food, Remember breakfast?' Tiger said to Tigeress..
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"Haresh, make yourself useful and start peeling some potatoes!" Dr. Kerzach ordered. He then poured some fresh french fries into a metal pan. He then fried some more potatoes.
Just then Zachary came in and took the pot of curry. "Sorry, but we need food."
Zachary placed the pot of curry on the table. "There's vegetarian curry here if anyone wants it."
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Rime, with his armor and helmet hanging in the closet, went up to Dr. Zanasiu, who was drinking some hot coffee. "Hey Doc, you okay."
Dr. Zanasiu looked at Rime. "Eh. Rime, is that you? I've got a major hangover."
"It's not a hangover, you activated some kind of magical trap."
Deimos took off his armor and helmet and hung them in the closet as well. He then grabbed a plate and helped himself to 3 steaks.
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Dixie ordered a steak, as did Scooby. Shaggy ordered a plate of calamari
_ Tarrax did as well, He ordered a huge order of it. "This stuff is really good he said.. "Have you ever had CAlamari Moran? He asked the moarch
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Cynder ordered some fish. Agumon and Agumina shared a huge haddock, While Tai and Genki ordered steak.
Bulk and Skull ordered the shrimp and fries basket. which BG regyulally stole from..
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"I do hope there is a selection of foods like last time." Brooklyn said.
"That is more desirable then just a few dishes to choose from." Moran said.
Once they were out of the maze Jason powered down and once he was back in his regular form he put on his glasses. "I guess we'll find out once we get there." He said.
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Tarrax soon guided tghem dowbnstairs where they met up with the other groups. ' helps yourselves" Stripetail said as he saw them. " And nicework on finding the maze.."
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"At least that part is over. I do hope the minotaur is more civilized them the ones I read about but I assume he'll be one of those ruffian types." Moran said.
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"Spare the driver when we attack. Kill the rest, but leave him to tell the story. fear begets fear" Chong said to the Ostrich. "Fear is an awesomely powerful weapon.
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You won't know that for sure until we meet him face to face.. and try the steak, it is delicious" stripetail said, motioning to his plate..
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"Oh, steak, I like steak." Guilmon said nodding.
"Thanks for the recommendation." Odysseus said.
"We found someone in what looks to have been formal attire." Jason said. "Guess I should have waited till later to mention it, but It may have slipped my mind." Jason said.
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you found a body? well, thats what 6-7 bodies we've discovered here, not including the mages or assassins we killed" Dixie replied, growing sober. " Where did you find him?
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"In a passageway." Jason said, giving directions.
"Quite a few, to many." Moran said in a sad voice.
"Yes, to many." Guilmon said.
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we'll hasve to put him with the others, they'd be idenitified if possible, and thier bodies will be turned over to thier families.."Dixie said.'If they have any still living.."
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"Perhaps some divination magic can be used to discover their names, and if they have any surviving family members." Sara said.
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"Ah, this fish is sooo good," Agumina declared happily.
"It's alright. Not the best fish I've ever had, but it'll do for every now and then," Agumon said.
"Yeah, and out of curiosity, what do you think about the taste?"
"I just said what I-"
"It has so many nurtrients, it's hard to remember them all," she added, before allowing him to finish responding.
"Wait, so your remark was about how good it is for your health?"
"Yes, and I have to agree with your response. Too much Selenium is toxic."
"I thought you were saying how good it taste- Selenium?"
"One of the many nutritional aspects of Haddock, along with Protein, Vitamin B12, Pyridoxine, Sodium, and Potassium. It's too bad Selenium is so toxic in large doses or I'd eat more of this fish. That, and it could use a taste improvement. Cooking it into Kedgeree would certainly be a taste improvement."
"Reading nutritional handbooks?"
"No, just one."
Agumon sighed.
"I'm just trying to stay healthy," she noted.
"Agumina-"
"Selenium help the thyroid gland, Protein provides essential Amino Acids-"
"But Agumina-"
"B12 Vitamins regenerates Folate, Pyridoxine promotes red blood cell production-"
"Agumina!"
"Sodium helps maintain the right amount of bodily fluids, and Potassium helps maintain the electrolyte balance in the blood."
"AGUMINA!"
"Hm? Did you want something?"
"Yes! Your attention!"
"No need to shout. Others are staring. We are in an eating facility you know. You can speak softly; I'm not hard of hearing."
Agumon began to turn red as his patience level dangled dangerously low.
"I believe you are forgetting," he began, "that we are Digimon."
She stared at him blankly.
"Therefore," he continued, "we are made of data and are unaffected by any of the positive effects that you mentioned while listing what is in our breakfast. All food does is give us energy to assisst in Digivolution."
"Oh. Well I wish you'd told me sooner. A few days ago I ordered some food from a magazine that's high in Vitamin A and D, but tastes really yucky. If food is food and nothing more to us, I think I'm going to go raid the candy machine for a while. Would you please handle the bill for my order? It should arrive at the hotel any minute and they don't allow refunds for that kind of stuff."
"Uh, sure." "How expensive could some health food cost?" he thought to himself.
Six minutes later...
"Here you are, ma'am. Sixteen ounces of American Sevruga Caviar," the delivery man said, placing the box of salted roe on the table."
"Thanks, but I'm not the one who ordered it. I just flagged you over because I'm the one paying for it," Agumon told him.
"Why certainly, ma'am," he replied, fumbling through his pockets for the bill.
"I'm a male, by the way," Agumon replied, as he received the slip. "Uh, mister?"
"Yes ma- sir?"
"There is a slight misprint on my tab. Really, a pound of this- stuff- really couldn't cost $780."
"What did you say?" the delivery man asked, checking over the bill. "My, you certainly are an honest- whatever you are," he said, taking back the tab to print out a new one from his truck. Returning, he placed it on the table. "I'm sorry for your inconvinience, sir," he said. "I checked it over this time and I assure you that the price is right now."
"Why thank you, and it was no prob- $880!?"
"Yes, sir. There was a coupon from a magazine sent in, so you lucked out and got free shipping. Just pay me when you're ready. I'll be at a table drinking some coffee."
"A-gu-mi-na!" Agumon exclaimed through gritted teeth and a red-hot face.
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Agumina gigled as h she made her way upstairs. While Agumon had more or less forgiven her for fooling him into kissing Tiger, this newest prank would linger for awhile. Neither he nor Tai had 880 dollars on them.. "You are going to get anbn earful Agumina when I catch you" Agumon yelled from his table..
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togress meanwhile Had picked out a fish platter, and after quite a bit of thinly vieled threeats from Tiger, had eaten it without putting anything on it, save salt and some butter...
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there are such things as dental records, where they use your teeth,fingerprnts, assuming they have them on filke, which I doubt give that these people have been here for decades.. we could try looking up 'missing persns" Dixie said.
_ rissinbg rersons/' Scooby said ' rhat roes rhat rean?
_ well cousin ;missing' means they don't know where you are, usually if you aren;t seen for a couple hours, the police are notified.. unfortunately not all missing persons are found..."
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"Who knows where they may be from, and you'd have to have a name and do a recreation of the face using the skull, which takes even an expert using clay time to do that." Jason said.
"A spell could recreate an illusion of what the body looked like in life, a combination of divination and illusion magic." Sara said.
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"some of them have names, those we can turn over their families, like the missing workers" dixie shuddered..
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"We had best try various methods to get information." Jason said.
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"Do you have any devices that can identify a body..even if the name is not known?' Dixie asked. 'That would be a great help..
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(OOC - I'd assume everyone is at the hotel's dining room and not at a resturaunt.)
"So exactly how many bodies are currently sitting in this hotel?" Rime asked, eating a mouthful of fish. He then took a sip of dark ale.
"Probably over 30, our battles probably added quite a bit to that count." Deimos replied, taking a bite of steak.
Strut was eating some vegetarian curry. "This stuff's really spicy but good."
Zachary coughed. "A little too spicy." he said, taking a gulp of water from a large mug. He too had hung his armor and helmet up.
Ms. Swimmer was also eating the vegetarian curry as was Mr. Bigmouth.
Hans, Franz and Werner were enjoying a glass of beer and some fries.
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Dr. Kerzach came out of the kitchen with more fries. "Fries are ready."
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The Goat looked at his watch. "The tires should pop right about...now!" as he spoke, a loud bang issued from the back of the bus as the sabotaged tires popped and the bus swerved wildly.
As the driver wrestled the bus to the shoulder, the guards and the Pelvanida soldiers kept their weapons ready.
"I'll go and check the tires." the driver said, getting out of the bus.
As he exited the bus, the Goat coughed several times. At his command, the Pelvanida guards immediately readied their rifles and aimed them at the guards.
"What are you doing!?" one of the guards demanded.
"Taking over this bus." the Ostrich replied, drawing a pistol.
"You can't do th..." the guard said. Before he could finish speaking, a Pelvanida soldier shot him in the chest. The other guard readied his shotgun but all 4 Pelvanida guards killed him in a hail of gunfire.
The Goat then unlocked Chong's handcuffs. "We've got one wounded guard left for you. The driver's outside. We can either kill him, wound him and leave him here or leave him here. Which would you prefer?"
A Pelvanida soldier stole the guards' weapons and equipment and dragged the dead guard out onto the shoulder. The driver was on the other side of the bus and radioing for backup.
The soldier quickly unlocked all the Dragonstorm scientists' handcuffs and handed a shotgun and some ammo to the Goat. He distributed the 2 pistols and the remaining shotgun among the scientists.
The Goat then handed the shotgun and ammo to Chong. "I'm not sure if you need this but here it is anyways."
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Chong threw hids powder in the guards face. the poison made quick work as he collaspsed to the floor. " Leave the driver unharmed, but put a scare into him all the same..
_ Back-up ! Back-up I need backup" the driover said "my tires have gone flat.. Hello?' the radio wasn't working..
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"hmm," Jason thought for a moment, "Scanning the brain to recover the memories is simple enough, with the right device, which I likely have." Jason said, "since memories are encoded into the brain cells."
"and one can also use magic, in a similar manner to what some call psionic abilities like psychometry and post cognition, to read the past of an object or person." Sara said.
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"You guys do thats, and tell me what you find.. " stripetail said finishing his meal, and getting up. " I'm going up to my room, to work on fixing Tai's book, and reading some of the spells we gor from the mages..I'll see all of you at two oclock" Stripetail nodded to them, and headed out of the dining room..
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The Goat nodded and leaned out the window, where he spotted the driver frantically trying to radio for help. He aimed his rifle at a patch of sand near the driver and fired of a short burst which got his attention.
"Consider yourself lucky. We have decided to spare you. For now. You can either walk the 200 miles to the prison or wait until some you get picked up by a helpful motorist or you can die under the desert sun. And heed this warning: do not meddle with Dragonstorm." the Goat said.
"Well, now to fix the tires." a guard said.
"Easily done. That's what the driver was trying to do." the Goat replied. "He's got the stuff all ready for us. We have the labor." He turned to the scientists and the guards. "Well, we're on our way to Pelvanida. All we need to do is fix up this piece of crap. I need volunteers to help fix the fires and watch the driver."
The scientists cheered and several of them filed out the bus, including all the ones with stolen firearms. The guards filed out the bus as well.
"Hey Chong, if you want to scare the crap out of the driver, you can." the Goat said.
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Chong grinned evilly.. I have just the thing, he said, strolling out of the bus. " He getured and the radio flew out the drivers hands into Chong's he gestured and turned it into a hand grenade. " Better hold onto it" He grinned sadistically, todssing it to the terrified driver. " I decided that you should be the fortunate one.. you alone have been spared. I will not dertonate that grenade if you turn and begin walking that" he pointed in the opposite direction, back from whence they had came.. "way. And you'd better do it know, these men I'm with will having no qualms about shooting you" The Drivrer broke out into a riun, try as he might the grenade was stuck to his hand..
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"It'll just take a few modifications, setting the controls to certain setting and such." Jason said thinking aloud.
"& care in casting certain spells for those who can't be scanned." Sara said as she relaxed and went over mentally what she'd need to do.
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"Dirk Pitt?" Kurt called from across the dining room.
"Kurt?!" Dirk replied. "It is you!" He then turned to Clive. "Hey, Mr. Cussler! Kurt Austin's here."
Clive was eating a dish of pasta. He turned to Kurt. "Hello. I don't recall seeing you before. But you are right, my name is indeed Clive Cussler."
Kurt chuckled. "It's me, Kurt Austin!"
"Oh, nice to meet you Mr. Austin."
"Call me Kurt. And for someone who helped me save the world, you seem rather low key about it."
"I saved the world?" Clive asked, eating a mouthful of pasta.
"Yep. You did a lot for us: giving us information, a vehicle, a ride, hell, I think you may have saved our lives once." Dirk added.
"More than once." Al replied
Jose Zavala was eating some paella.
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Zachary was looking over at Kurt, Al, Dirk, Jose and Clive bantering. "Hmm. they must know each other."
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The crew had fixed the bus's tires and they boarded the bus again.
The Goat hopped in the driver's seat and started the engine and turned around. "Next stop: Pelvanida."
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Chong climbed aboard, and took a seat in the middle of the bus, as the bus started up again. " Nice work, you made this breakout quick...and painless.. for me...
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"We should have lunch first, then rest a bit perhaps before we get started on that." Jason said.
"makes sense to me." Brookly said.
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Nick came up with a jug of water. "Anyone need some water?" He asked. Lilo motioneed to her table, and Nick went over and filled her glass..
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" Good point.. do you have something to do- like a book to read?" Dixie asked. Tarrax had given them each a book to read..
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"I have a few things I can do." Brooklyn said thinking of a small book he had, a pda and a handheld gaming console.
"I expect many or most of use have a few things we can do." Jason said looking around at some of those present.
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Well, I'm going to take a nap.. " Tai said as robbie came in. "Heello Master Scooby and Mistess Dixie I have been cleaning the rooms on the 4th floor..hsave I missed anything..? the robot asked..
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"Hmm." Jason thought for a moment, thinking maybe he should build himself a robot for the tardis, or commission a golem, or 1 of each.
"Aren't your 2 digimon with you usually?" Brooklyn asked.
"I feel hungry." Guilmon said.
Jason reached into his pockets and pulled out a few sandwiches and some other food. "Ah, this is astronaut ice cream. These are various types of sandwiches." Jason said, and he took out an odd looking violet or purple coke bottle and looked at the side at some marks he had made, "is a coke bottle from around 1910 Cumberland, forgot where that is. I'll chill it for you." Jason said and had the dragon pearl & staff Stripetail had given him chill the drink then remove the cap. He set these on a nearby table and Guilmon started to eat and drink them. "i wonder what I was doing in Cumberland in 1910, maybe visiting a friend or something." He said to himself. "I'll have to probe my memories later." He said.
(ooc: I was poking around google and found an image of some antique coke bottles. So thought why not say Jason had a full one in a pocket. You can see some from the year & the violet or purple one (in the middle) I put in the post at: http://www.antiquebottles.com/coke/CumbDblDiamonds.jpg (http://www.antiquebottles.com/coke/CumbDblDiamonds.jpg) )
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"We have Agumnon here, I don't know where Agumina is.." dixie said, as the waiter peresented Agumon's bill to Shaggy. " 880 dollars?!? Guys I can't afford to buy you caviar. I may have a billion dollars but I don't have it WITH me!' Shaggy gave them both disgustwed loooks. "It was Agumina's fault, she's the one who ordered the cavair" Tai said. " Fine, I'll cover for the bill, but you guys owe me big time" shaggy grumbled reaching in his pants for his wallet..
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Mr. Bigmouth pushed his plate away and checked his leaf pouch. "Hmm. I'm running a little low on cash." He then turned to Shaggy. "Shaggy, I need to borrow your vehicle. I'm taking some people with me to hunt for some scrap metal to sell. Who's coming with me?"
Zachary pushed his plate away. "I'm coming." he said.
Deimos, Rime, Dr. Kerzach, Dr. Zanasiu, Hans, Franz, Werner Clive, Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt were still eating and didn't hear Mr. Bigmouth.
"I'll come just to see what's going on." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Okay so we got 2." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Sure , just remember to be back at 2" Shaggy said, handing them the keys.. " Good luck..."
_ I'm staying here' skull said.. "This food is great!"
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Mr. Bigmouth took the keys and handed them to Zachary. "So who else is coming?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Shall we take armor?" Zachary asked.
Deimos pushed his plate away. "I'll come too."
"Good." Mr. Bigmouth said. "And Zach, yes, armor up and get a weapon."
Zachary and Deimos retrieved their weapons and armor from the closet. They then stood next to Mr. Bigmouth, who was still carrying his rifle.
"Yes. Take a weapon as well." Mr. Bigmouth then turned to Deimos. "Deimos, please search the utility closet for tools. Ms. Swimmer, help him."
Deimos and Ms. Swimmer entered the utility closet and started rooting for tools.
"Last call for participants!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted.
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Guilmon paused in his eating. "What caviar?" He asked.
"Fish eggs. Some folks like to eat that sort of thing." Moran said.
"Yes, expensive and sort of a status symbol, like having a Limo as your personal car, wearing only gold things like watches, when a cheap one is good enough for nearly everyone." Jason said.
"Sounds nasty." Guilmon said making a face. He didn't like the idea of eating fish eggs.
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"OH! Fish eggs!!" Shouted Taranis, as he jumped out of nowhere to stuff his fat face with the caviar.
Yes, I'm the next new narrator... the others were-
"Heah! Chut up, mr. "I'm bletter den oo!" Taranis said, speaking with his mouth full, and spraying caviar all over Guilmon.
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You do know thats nearly a thousand dollars of food you're shoving down your throat?' Tiger said giving Tarantis a cold look.. "Dixie in the meantime finished eating, and set her fork and knife down.. "We'll go for a walk after you finish, cousin" She said to Scooby..
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Deimos returned carrying 2 sledgehammers and 2 crowbars in his arms. 2 axes were strapped across his back. Ms. Swimmer was carrying a large toolbox in one hand and a pickax in the other.
Zachary, who had entered the closet after the two, returned with another pickax in one hand and another box with protective equipment.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the three and nodded. "We're heading out now. This is your last chance to speak up if you want to come."
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Where are you going? Spyro asked.. "We might come with you.. If only to get out of his hotel for a little bit.." Cynder cut in.. "But Spyro, remember we have to be back at two.." Theres nothing to do here cynder"
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Cynder gave him a meaningful look. NOTHING?" she said suggestively..
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"Yuk." Guilmon said not liking being dirty.
"Here, I'll help." Sara said. She cast a clean spell on Guilmon, cleaning him.
"Much better, thanks." He said to Sara.
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"We're going salvaging. We're going to find some abandoned buildings and strip them of their metal and we're going to sell it." Mr. Bigmouth said. "You're welcome to help us. We'll give you a cut of the profits we make if you want it."
"Hey, I just realized something, we don't have a welding torch." Zachary said.
"If Spyro's coming we'll pay him for his services if not, we'll simply rip it of the walls."
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We'll come.." Spyro said firmly.. "Are these buildings going to be destroyed anyway?" He leaned close to Cynder.. "If you're proposing what I think you are, we'll have toime for it when we get back..' he whispered..
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Generally abandoned buildings are slated to be destroyed. Be careful, there may be hostile squatters."
"Okay, then we're heading out." Deimos said.
"Have fun." Rime replied. He was chatting with Dr. Kerzach.
"We will. We'll also see if we can get some souviners."
"Oh, I forgot something." Mr. Bigmouth said. He then dashed out of the dining room. In a few minutes he returned with his stone tipped spear.
"A spear?" Zachary asked.
"Yep. Made it by hand too. A primitive but deadly weapon."
"Will we need this? We've got 4 guns. My rifle, your rifle, Deimos's rifle and his pistol. Deimos also has a combat knife. And we've got tools that we can easily turn into weapons."
"I guess I can leave it here. The stone head's really sharp but it breaks easily." Mr. Bigmouth said. He then put the spear back into the closet and returned to the group.
Deimos, Zachary, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer then headed out to Shaggy's SUV.
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and you've got us" Cynder nodded. "We'll be back in time for the hunt to resume' She said to dixie, giving her friend a nod..
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Rood ruck ruys' Scooby said, upon finishing his meal.
) Daphne and fRed meanwhile were eating at a nearby table. Daphne had the house salad, and Fred was eating a turkey sandwich..
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As soon as Cynder and Spyro entered the SUV. Zachary started the engine and drove out of the parking lot.
"So we drive around the outskirts of Surf Point?" Deimos asked.
"Yep." Mr. Bigmouth said. "There are plenty of abandoned buildings, mostly commercial." He then turned to Spyro and Cynder. "So how much of the share do you want?"
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Share?' the two dragomns said uncertainly. "We really don't have much in the way of money in our world" spyro said. "Just give us an equal share.. whatever you get, we get" Cynder said. "Is that how things usually work around here?"
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The group was now driving down the main highway through the suburban area small town that bordered the Inglorious Hotel. The area was relatively clean and safe looking although a quite a few abandoned buildings were present.
"Okay, you'll get half the profits." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Hey! We've got one!" Deimos shouted, pointing to an abandoned motel about 20 yards down on the right side of the road.
After a few minutes Zachary spoke: "Okay gang! We're going in!" he said, turning into the motel's parking lot, which was overgrown with grass. A decrepit sign that read "Srf Pnt Motl" greeted them.
"What the hell does that sign say?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Just a wild guess but possibly 'Surf Point Motel'. You can see the remnants of the old letters." Deimos said.
Zachary then turned off the engine and parked the SUV. "Okay gang, ready to rock and roll?"
Mr. Bigmouth, Deimos and Ms. Swimmer nodded. They then got out of the SUV and opened the tailgate.
(OOC - this was inspired by part of the town I passed through on my way to Costco. Relatively nice looking but a LOT of abandoned hotels and shops.)
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Spyro activated his armor and took flight.. "Do you guys find stuff while looking through these old places/ Money, jewelry , valuables?' He asked , remembering that this world put value on just about anything..
Cynder activated her armor and flew over by the old sign. "I think I'll start tearing down this sign..'
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"We mostly find scrap metal. Though we have found money and valuables. Things of significant historical value, like journals and stuff are donated." Mr. Bigmouth said. He and Ms. Swimmer removed the tools from the SUV.
"Safety first." Ms. Swimmer said, picking up a helmet, gloves and goggles that fit her the best. Mr. Bigmouth did the same thing. Deimos and Zachary donned gloves as they were already already wearing helmets and eye protection.
"I'd suggest working in pairs." Mr. Bigmouth said.
Zachary hefted a sledgehammer. "I'll go see what the pool's got."
Deimos grabbed a crowbar. "I'll go with Zach."
Ms. Swimmer grabbed the last sledgehammer and Mr. Bigmouth grabbed the toolbox. "We'll see if the power and gas are off, then we'll see what's in the lobby."
The group then split up.
Zachary had found the entrance to the pool. The pool was totally dry and grass was growing through the concrete.
Deimos grabbed a padlocked chain on the gate. "Hmm. Looks like they don't want salvagers."
Zachary grinned. "No matter, I can knock down this gate."
"Prying is better." Deimos said. He then wedged he crowbar between the gate and the fence and pried the hinges off the the gate which clattered to the ground.
"We'll take the fence and gate later. It looks to be steel. We can get some money." Zachary said.
"Well, after you." Deimos said.
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Cynder started slashing at the sign with her claws, knocked off pieces of lwetters from the sign. the sign teetered, it was not in a good condition anyway.. her wind breath would probably knock it over..
_ Spyro explored the lobbyu which was covered in dust and looked like it hadn't seen customers indecades, but then again neither had much of the Inglorious Hotel, and it was still standing..
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Velma was sitting & eating with Daphne and Freddy. She was having a turkey sandwich also & some fruit juice to drink.
Guilmon went to get himself some more food and another drink.
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"Gas, water and electricity are turned off." Mr. Bigmouth called.
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth then entered the lobby where Spyro was located.
"This place seems to have been rather upscale." Mr. Bigmouth said, looking at the green and red marble tiles.
"Well, it's been abandoned for a while, so what do you say we start ripping this place up?" Ms. Swimmer said.
"Fine by me. So Spyro, how do you want to hit this place?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
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Deimos and Zachary were browsing the pool. They had already removed some valuables, which were stacked by the now destroyed gate: a bronze statue of Cupid pouring water, some copper pipes that they had ripped out of the fountain and a few coins from said fountain.
Zachary was in the process of battering down a weathered old fountain and Deimos, was in the process of prying out the copper lining of an elegant, though battered wooden hot tub.
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wellmI'd suggest we go through the rooms, and bring out anything that is valuable" Spyro said. " how many floors does this place have?"
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Cynder let forth a gust of wind, and the sign began to twist and turn..
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Veemon had a plate of three penut butter sandwiches.. " Hoes is your food velma?' he lisped..
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well the salad is good, the decor may be in disrepair , but the food is modern' Daphne said..
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Mr. Bigmouth looked at a dusty map. "It looks like a 4 floor hotel."
"We'll start here." Ms. Swimmer said. She headed over to the women's bathroom, only to find it was locked. A quick swing from her sledgehammer knocked the door off its hinges and she began exploring. The bathroom was covered in dust and had a slightly moldy odor.
She found an old painting on the wall and took it down. She then bought it out to the lobby. "Well, here's our first treasure." She then headed back to the bathroom.
"I'll go help her. The pipes are worth quite a bit." Mr. Bigmouth said. He opened the toolbox and retrieved a hacksaw and disappeared into the bathroom.
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Spyro flapped his wings and flew up the dust-covered stairs. "I'll check up here, a long crash from outside shook the windows..
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Outside cynder had raised the strength of her gusts, until the sign toppled over completely, shards of letters flew up into the air and settled back down to the grpoound. "now to join Spyro and the others.." Cynder said flying inside..
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Deimos turned his head at the noise and noticed the missing sign. "Hmm. Looks like Cynder finally got that sign." He then pried off the rest of the copper lining. "And I got the copper lining of this hot tub!" He then rolled up the lining and placed it by the other valuables.
"We're done with the poolside." Zachary said. He then looked at the valubles. "And we got some good stuff too. Let's load it into the SUV."
Deimos picked up the roll of copper sheeting and the pipes while Zachary carried out the statue and the coins. They then placed them in the SUV and swapped their tools. Deimos kept his crowbar but Zachary switched to an ax.
They then entered the hotel.
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Ms. Swimmer was in the process of knocking down the walls in the bathroom with her sledgehammer. She coughed from the dust released.
"Ms. Swimmer, there's something for that." Mr. Bigmouth said. He went outside and found 2 bandannas. Ms. Swimmer tied it around her nose and mouth while Mr. Bigmouth did the same thing.
"Much better." Ms. Swimmer said, knocking out a large portion of the wall with a loud crash.
Mr. Bigmouth said nothing but continued cutting out the copper pipes from the sinks.
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Cynder rushed inside and began looking through the front desk. inside was an oldbox labeled lost and found, which contained several wallets. "I'll take this, see if they are worth anything.." She said picking up the box amd carrying ity with her to the stairs..
Spyro kicked in the firsrt door he saw.. the door crashed inaward and he went in the room.
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Scooby finished eating the last of his food.. and pushed his plate away. ' Ri'm ready ro ro, Rixie' He said, taking her paw in his and letting her guide him from the table. ' We'll be back down in a bit.." Dixie said to Daphne. 'Alright, We'd like you guys to give us a tour of this place, so we can start shooting footage.' Daphne said.
_ Ree rou ruy rater' Scooby said, and the couple made thier way out of the dining room, and headed to the stairs.. "Rave rou reen renroying rourrelf?' Scooby asked. "Yes, I have been enjoying myself. We saw a movie, went shopping...beat you guys in the contest, as an aside, you and Spyro are going to be wearing dresses and make-up ALL DAY tommorow" Dixie said with a grin. " Rou're rot roing ro rake rus riss, right?' Scooby said. "No, two guys kissing doesn't interest me.."
_ Rut rhat arout rhen Rigeress rand Ragumina rade thier royfriends riss? Rou rere rmiling!" Scooby said a note of accusation in hios voice. "Scooby, it was a prank, and a very well-executed one at that..no, I appreciate a well-played prank.' Dixie repl;ied as they reached the third floor, where they met Agumina. "Hey, guys. Hi Dixie, hI scooby.."
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Ro rhuld really rop rulling ranks" Scooby said. " Ragumon roesn't rike rit, res re's ricer rhan Riger, rut reveb rhe ras ris rimits.."
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Yeah, I went a little far with the cavaiar" agumina admitted. I'm just going to lay low for a bit..
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Spyro looked inside the room, the bed loked like it hadn't been slept in for years, there was thick layer of dust on the floor. 'LLooks like our room when you first got to the hotel. He raised his ring near his mouth. ' Cynder? you find anything? " well, I did knock down the sign outside, not sure if its worth anything.. and I'm currently looking in one of the bathrooms.. oon the first floor.. I fould a box called "lost and found.. wonder if its woorth anything.." came cynder's reply from his ring.."I'm on the second floor right now..' Spyro replied.. "I'll join you once I finish this floor..
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Velma smiled, "My food is great, how is yours?" She asked Veemon.
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Deimos encountered Mr. Bigmouth dropping off some copper pipes he had torn out of the woman's bathroom.
"Found anything outside?" Mr. Bigmouth asked, his voice slightly muffled by the bandanna?
"Yep. A statues, some pipes and copper sheeting." Deimos replied. "And what's with the bandannas?"
"I's very dusty here. Wear one."
Deimos and Zachary reached inside the toolbox and donned the bandannas that were inside.
Ms. Swimmer, covered in dust, came out of the bathroom with her sledgehammer in one hand and some copper wiring in her other hand. She then deposited the copper wiring near the pipes. "I've torn down all the walls. There's no more valuables."
Zachary looked at the men's room. "I'll take the men's room." With that said, he went over to the door and started chopping away at the lock. After a few minutes, he was able to push the lock out and open the door.
Deimos went behind the front desk and noticed a brass name plate that read "Coat room". He made a note to remove the nameplate. "Guys, I'll be in the coatroom." He pushed the coatroom door and to his surprise, it was unlocked. He examined the door and noticed that it had no lock to begin with.
Mr. Bigmouth went behind the counter while Ms. Swimmer followed Zachary to the men's bathroom.
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Spyro searcxhed the room, finding nothing significant in that room. as the walked out, he noticed an old-fashioned soda machine standing on the end of the hall. He flew over to it, and looked it over, ocusing on the buttons. "Lets try one' He said, and pressed the top button. there was a rumbling and clicking of coins, and a soda can fell into the opening. "A drink machine" He said, Taking the soda.,, and the coins.
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Its very good.. what do you want to do after we finish eating?"Veemon asked.
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"Hmm," Velma thought for a moment, "I'm not sure, do you have any ideas?" She asked looking at Veemon.
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Agumina acoompined Dixie and Scooby up to the fourth floor, and left them upon entering her room. Dixie them lead Scooby into thier room, and closed the door behind them. "Roes rhis rean..rou rant ro rate rith re" a huge grin spread over his face. Dixie nodded"yes it does..You've earned it cousin, but after we do this I don't want to hear about it again until we're married, alright. Once we're married, its a whole other story.. " Dixie said, climbing onto the bed. Scooby soon joined her. Scooby then made his move, wrapping his arms around her neck , and kissing her firmly on the lips. Dixie felt his tongue enter her mouth, and she relaxed slightly , closing her eyes and allowing him to explore her mouth with his tongue. this lasted for about a full minute , then Scooby pulled his mouth aweay from hers. Dixie then undressed herself, revealing her breasts to Scooby. Dixie tossed the dress aside and he looked at her with a look of amazement on his face.. '; Rou're reautiful' scooby said trying to express his feelings at being permitted to be intimate with her.. er...rour reasts rare ruge... rorry" he said quickly. Dixie licked him on the snout. "Its alright Cousin.." she said affectionately.
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We could go to the libvrary, I think theres a library on the 7th floor' Veemon said..
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Dixie kissed him on the lips, and using her paw guided his paw down her front. Scooby tensed as he felt her chest, annd looked at her. Dixie had a smile on her face.. " We're getting there' She said. "Ri rant rait" Scooby replied, moving his paw around from left to right over her chest. He wouldn't have to wait long as Dixie spread her legs out, revealing herself to him. scooby moved his paws and ran them over her privates, feeling the heat she was giving off. Scooby did this for a half minute, then climbed onto her, got himself into a comfortable position and finally placed himself inside her, at the same time covering her mouth with his. Dixie moved back against the pillow, joy coursed through her, it was like when she and Cynder had relations but this was different..there was a naturalness to it- this was expected, desired, NEEDED. add to the fact that Scooby had never done anything like this, well she was now dealing with a lifetime of pent-up emotion from her lover and soon-to be husband. scooby felt a similiar onrush of emotions. He was making love to her,passionate, unrestrained, physical. thier interwined bodied moved together in unison. Finally scooby pulled away and looked down at her.
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Velma nodded, "That sounds like a good idea. " Velma said, "Let's do that." She said.
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Scooby and dixie mated for nearly a full hour, before Scooby finally pulled himself away from her. his privates were covered in blood from the lovemaking. Dixie breathed heavily from her place on the bed. "That was.. incredible..' she looked at Scooby lovingly.. "you were great Scooby.."
_ Rhanks.. " Scooby beamed. "Ri'll rive rou rime ro rean up.."
_ Yes I need to clean up, change, and then we're going to sleep together until 2, and it's... ' Dixie looked at her ring. " 1:10" so we can nap for a half-hour, then head back downstairs. You go wash up first..'she said to scooby, who nodded abnd turned to head to the restroom.
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I'll come too" Tarrax said
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Count me in" Robbie said ' I can analyze lots of data.."
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Lilo needs to study for huls dancing" Nani said. "Mesa come too" Stitch and Angel said together
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I'm coming too' BG said, he had half a mind to prank bulk and Skull..
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Agumina continued walking down the hall of the fourth floor. She wasn't walking to anywhere, just walking alone to have some time to think. An image of Tigress entered her thoughts, followed by a new one, this time of Agumon. She shook her head back and forth while closing her eyes.
"They're both so nice," she thought to herself.
She thought back to Agumon calling her a fool for jumping off of him when when they were flying together. She kept replaying his worried tone in her mind, full of anger for what she was doing. The mental repeats got louder and louder, which confused her, for she wasn't making them louder on her own. Her thoughts strangely seemed to echo from the hall instead of her own mind. She looked back in confusion, only to see that the newest source of what she perceived was not herself, but an outside force.
"Agu-mina," Agumon huffed as he caught up to her. "Why- didn't you- stop- when I kept- calling?"
"I'm sorry. I thought you were coming from my head," she explained. Agumon decided not to even ask.
"Your order arrived," he said quietly.
"Sorry about that. When I get excited about something, I sometimes forget that I can't afford it. I would have felt really awkward explaining that to the delivery guy, so I let you handle it. You've talked to all-powerful Digimon, so I had a feeling you could work things out with him," she replied, also quietly. "I apologise for making you angry."
"I'm not angry anymore. I let it go during my trek to find you."
"But, you sounded so angry when you were calling for me."
"Yes, because I kept calling repeatedly and you didn't respond. My tone had nothing to do with your order."
"Oh," she responded, a bit at a loss for words.
"I've been thinking a lot about this. After all, it did take me a while to find you," he replied with a chuckle. Agumina didn't know it was supposed to be funny and therefore did not laugh in return, making him feel a bit awkward and his laugh trailed off.
"What is it you want if you didn't come here to yell at me? I mean, you were searching a while for me for a reason, I'm sure. What's on your mind?"
"You," came his answer.
She was a bit taken back, but it did not show, and she added, "I can say the same."
"It means a lot to hear you say that," he declared. "We seem to be in a bit of a wishy-washy relationship. I care about you, and you have made it clear you care about me. But lately when things happen, you just leave or make some rash decision. I want to be with you, but if we are going to make this work, we have to confide in each other, and not try to go it alone. It's like my team from way back. We worked together to overcome life's obstacles. If we had each done things our own way without help, the dark masters would most likely still be here. I am willing to make us work. What about you?"
"I- need more time," she said hesitantly. She made a half-turn when Agumon grabbed her arm.
"Wait! What's wrong? You can tell me. Please don't go off on your own again. Let's work it out, whatever it is." As he finished, he embraced her tightly.
Agumina didn't struggle, and let her body be supported by his hold. Then, her mind flashed with an image of Tigress. She then pushed him away.
"Agumina!?"
"It's not you, it isn't," she kept saying. "I really like you, but lately I'm just confused. Please understand." She turned her back to him as tears developed in her eyes.
"Don't worry. Everyone goes through crucial times in their lives. That's what friends are for, and you have one." He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her neck. "Agumina, I'm your friend, and I'll always be there to talk to you and help you through things that come up in your life. Please, what's been bothering you lately?"
Agumina was too ashamed to tell him she liked another too. She broke free, exclaiming, "Get off!"
He wouldn't give up but approached her yet again, only for her to shove him to the ground.
"I said I need some time, okay!? This isn't something you or anyone can help me resolve. Just leave me alone!" And with that, she took off down the hall.
Agumon got to his feet and dusted himself off.
"You want time? You can have it. Anything for you." Then he began walking in the opposite direction.
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Agumon walked down the stairs. part of him was hurt by Agumina's reply, he really did care for her, yet for whatever reason she couldn't recipricate it at this time. he looked down at ring "Mr Stripetail" He called out. Can I ask you a q favor.. A big one.."
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What is it Agumon?" Came the wizard's reply. "Agumina.. I think she's having trouble with our relationship.."
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Let me talk to her.." Stripetail replied. "I'm very good at getting to the heart of problems in relationships.. "
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Tigress finished her meal whebnn she heard her name coming from the ring on her paw. "Agumina?' She asked. "Tigeress! I need to talk with you.. privately.. please" Agumina siounded desperate and Tigress felt a surge of pity well up inside her.. "Alright, just stay calm.. Tigress said.. " i'm coming up..
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"I think I may come as well, to puruse and see what sorts of things they have in their library." Moran said.
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we'll come too I guess. just so we're not bored " Skull said. Bulk rolled his eyes.
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Dear, are you coming" Tarrax said to SAra. "unless you have other plans...
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The remnants of the Pelvanida group put their plates away.
Strut retrieved his shotgun and armor. "I'm heading out to the shooting range."
"I'll go to the library." Rime said. He also retrieved his rifle and armor.
"Going to the library too." Dr. Kerzach said.
"I guess. I'll compete with you." Dirk said.
"Same here." Kurt added.
"We're going to explore the hotel." Clive, Jose and Al said simultaneously.
"I'm going to look around town for a bit." Hans said.
"Can we come too?" Werner and Franz added.
Hans nodded.
The groups then dispersed.
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Ms. Swimmer and Zachary looked around the men's room. The floor was tastefully finished in black marble and two elegant frosted glass windows let in a diffuse light. Elegant wallpaper once lined the room but after years of neglect all that was left were tattered shreds. A layer of dust covered everything.
"Anything?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Zachary pointed to a beautiful blue vase which he then picked up, carried out of the bathroom and placed by the other treasures. He then returned. "Just the vase that I removed."
Ms. Swimmer hefted her sledgehammer. "Well, let's start ripping the walls down." She swung her hammer into a defunct urinal, completely pulverizing it and revealing the valuable copper pipes.
Zachary started chopping away at the walls nearest the door.
The sounds of demolition echoed around the lobby.
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth had removed several suitcases from the coat room.
"Well, we'll open these suitcases later. For now, let's start opening the rooms." Deimos said. He put down his crowbar and picked up an ax from the pile of tools that they had bought into the hotel.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. They headed up the stairs where they encountered Spyro on the landing.
"So Spyro have you found anything interesting...and oh, gross! That soda's been here for who knows how long." Deimos said.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the soda machine. "Let's say we open this thing up."
Deimos looked at the vending machine. "I can cut through the front but we may need to use a torch to access the cash." With that said, he swung his ax into the front panel, easily shearing through the thin plastic.
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Hey! I was going to offer you guys one of these drinks1" Spyro protested. he then noticed a key still stuck in the side of the machine. "Turn that key I think iti'll open the front.. as dfor acessing the money, I can use my ring to open the cash box.."
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"I'm not thirsty." Deimos said. He then turned the key and to his surprise the machine's front swung open. He grabbed the cash box and shook it. He grinned as the coins inside rattled. He grinned even more as he found out that there was no lock on the cash boc.
"I'll take this down to the treasure storage." Mr. Bigmouth said picking up the box and heading down the stairs.
"Room service?" Deimos asked.
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Cyndeer flew up the stairs, still carrying the box of wallets.. she heard commotions in the hallway and soon saw Spyro,Mr bigMouth and Deimos.. " Hey guys! Find anything" Cynder asked..
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Maybe' Spyro said. the open machine revealed that still were several cans inside this machine, and what ws eve n more amazing was that it was still working. Spyro opened his soda, and took a sip. believe it or not, this stuff is good..its cold.. Whoever left this machine here, didm't wreck it.. or disconnect it"
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"We cut the power." Deimos said.
Mr. Bigmouth returned up the stairs and grabbed a soda can. He opened it and took a sip. "For old soda, this isn't that bad."
Deimos made a face of disgust. "I'm going to open a few rooms." He went down the hallway, passing the room that Spyro had broken into. "Guys, those brass nameplates, we'll take them too!" He stopped by Room 215. Immediately, he began attacking the door with his ax.
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Cynder emptied the machine with gesture from her ring, one by one the can dropoped into the dispenser, cyndr took a few of these.. and the two dragons left the still open vending machine. ' something to drink while we workk, eh/ Cynder said, holding up a can.. " lets start tearing of the numbers and nameplates" Spyro said..
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Mr. Bigmouth unplugged the machine. "I'm going to start ripping out the wires from the machine." He grabbed a hacksaw and a pair of wire cutters and started cutting into the innards of the machine. He first cut the large cord then tore into the innards of the machine.
A loud crash alerted the group present that Deimos had torn down one of the doors.
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Zachary and Ms. Swimmer had finished ripping the men's room apart. They got several copper pipes and some copper wiring for their trouble.
"The dining room?" Zachary asked.
Ms. Swimmer nodded.
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Deimos looked around the room that he had just broken into. It was very orderly except for the layer of dust on the floor and the furnishings. He noticed that someone had left a journal on the table. He made a note of it and entered the bathroom. He noticed that the towel racks were made of ornately carved brass.
"Those are some nice towel racks." Deimos said. He then opened a pocked of his armor and retrieved a Leatherman tool. With that he set to work unscrewing the towel racks.
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Sara nodded to Tarrax, "I'll come along also. It sounds like it may be interesting."
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Thankyou. there may be some interesting books you might like to read.." Tarrax nodded as they began climbing the stairs.
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Cynder blew a room door in with a concentrated burst of wind. " She stepped through the opening and looked around. this room was dustier than the others, the window to the room had cracked, and there werre spots of mold on the carpet. Cynder made a face of disgustr as she looked around.
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Scooby took a few minutes to clean up then exited the bathroom, leaving it open for Dixie who soon entered ans closed the door. Scooby went back to the bed and climbed into It. "Rixie rghould Roi ring rour ress rinto rhe rathroom?" Yes, please. I'm going to be in shower for a few minutes cleaning myself off..' Came the reply, as the sound of running water was soon discernible. Scooby climbed out of the bed, picked up the dress , and went over the door.
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Sara started to climb the stairs with Tarrax.
Jason and most of his other friends began to climb the stairs also.
"How high up is the library?" Guilmon asked.
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Its on the 7th floor, Nick said, I'll guide you to it.. How was everyone's food? Good I hope'
_ my food was great" Stitch beamed "You guys make really good food here.."
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Quite good" Goliath nodded.
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"How large is it?" Jason asked, "and the food was excellent as usual." He said.
"Very good." Guilmon said nodding and rubbing his belly.
"Up to it's usual excellent standards they have shown in the time I have been here. Moran said.
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pretty big, the library was once the envy of the region, or so Briggins told me.." Nick replied. "Not many people use it nowadays.."
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Cynder meanwhile had blasted through another door, this one housed a large safe, and when she tried to lift it she heard the shifting of coins. there was money in there!. "Wonder how this was left in here" Cynder shrugged. she turned to the box of wallets. She tapped her wrist and opened the wrist compartment. She put the wallets in, one by one, in all there were 18 wallets, some assorted jewelery, and two gold cufflinks in the box. all these contents went in the comprtment..Cynder close it tightly. pixed up the now empty box, and placed the safe inside.
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"Maybe if this place is fixed up or renovated the library will be included." Odysseus said.
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One can certainly hope so, this place needs to be renovated badly, but we just don't have the money for it.."Nick said.. "Business has been slow here for years, due to our reputation - rickly earned and deserved I might add_ of being haunted.."
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Deimos had finished removing the brass towel racks. He then carried them out of the room and deposited them by the landing. He reentered the room and throughly searched it. After a few minutes, he came back with a beautiful emerald necklace, not unlike the one that Ms. Swimmer wore. He put that in one of the many pockets in his armor and exited the room. He then unscrewed the brass numbers from the door and deposited them near the other treasures on the landing.
Mr. Bigmouth had finished destroying the vending machine. He got several bundles of copper wire for his efforts. That was deposited near the other treasures in the landing.
Deimos went to the laundry room and removed the nameplate, then he began chopping the door down. After a few minutes, the door fell off its hinges. The laundry room was dusty and hadn't been used for decades.
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Zachary had broken down the kitchen door. The kitchen was as decrepit as the rest of the hotel. The hint of rancid grease and stale food permeated the air.
Ms. Swimmer on the other hand, was ransacking the dining room. The once beautiful dining room was now nothing more than a dusty room. She looked around and noticed that two large bronze statues flanked the entrance. She made note to remove them when she had help.
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"I'm sure between the 2 of us we can manage that." Jason said clapping Odysseus on the back who nodded.
"Sure, not to hard." Odysseus said. "and if we need we can always ask Jim Qwilleran if he could have the Klingenschoen Foundation chip in a bit. He is a billionaire also." He and Jason not mentioning certain things Jim that they did know that he wanted to keep private.
"Nice guy, and cats. and if need be I could slip back, with some friends, and take holographic pictures of the hotel within it's first year, to have actual pictures to work from for restoration work." Jason said also leaving out what he knew about Jim and his cats.
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remember though that we also have modern building code to meet..many older buildings weren;'t designed to meet a test of a strong tornado, for example.."Nick said, leading them up to the third floor.
_ Scooby worked the door open and went over and laid the dress on the cover of the toilet. ' Scooby, I have a fresh dress in a bag next to the bed. I brought five.." Dixie said She had brought three in her wrist comprtanenbt and two in a bag,.. "Bring out the Green one.,."Dixie said letting the water run through her fur..
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Rok. rhe reen rone' Scooby said, digging through the bag, which contained a tube of red lipstick, eyeliner, blush, and a number of other cosmetics, before he found it-on the bottom was a green dress, which he quickly grabbed, and took into the bathroom. ' Rere rit ris Rixie.." He said, looking at the figure of Dixie showering. "thanks Scooby, you're a real help. I'll be out in a few minures. "Rant re ro relp rou rash rour rack?' Scooby asked suddenly.. "No, Scooby I don't need any help..I'll be out in a few minurtes, then we're going to sleep together for a bit" Dixie replied, shooting down his request..
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"Nick, Mr. Bigmouth has taken a small group to go salvaging. There is a good chance that they may come back with furnishings. Would you be interested in using some of those furnishings?" Rime asked.
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Sure..are they going through old buildings in the nearby towns? Well Have them salvage the floors as well, some of the floors here are looking pretty bad.." Nick said.. "Thats what a hundred years of decay will do.."
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"No problem, we can have dwarven, elven, dragon and other sorts of construction mages fix the place up, or find building inspectors who do accept bribes to look the other way." Jason said.
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You may need to dig into your wallets.. especially aroung here, the prices the charge for construction are outrageous" Nick said, remembering the prices he and Aves were charged during remodeling of the insane cAfe..
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Jason shrugged, "What is money to me. I'm very rich. I even own an island, and a town in Texas." Jason said.
"And being cursed to never die and never aging one can do very long term investments and ammass quite fortune over time. and buy quite a few everyday items, store them in warehouses and cell them a few centuries later on when they are worth a lot. " Odysseus said.
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Great, you guys can give us a loan'Nick cracked, as they rounded up the fifth floor stairs..
Tigeress went off to find Agumina who had sounded distraught..
-Tai, Genki and Tiger decided to go to thier respective e rooms.. Agumon decided to accompany them as well
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"A loan or a grant." Jason said shrugging a bit.
"Don't let a certain cousin of mine work on remodeling. He'll want to put stairways that go nowhere, doors in sideways, put the ceiling where the floor is in some rooms and other silly things. just to keep things different." Sara said smiling a bit at the memory of her cousin.
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Whats his name? I'll be sure to keep him off the list.. theres a place in Calidfornia called the Winchester House. He'd fir right in there" Nick replied... "Is he older or younger than you?"
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"A little older. He can be great and fun to be around, in small to maybe medium spans of time." Sara said.
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so He's older then? Interesting. He's quite a character.. Whats his name?" Nick asked as they reached the 8th floor. One floor more to go..
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"Sarek is his name." Sara said.
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sarek.. hmm. and do you have many cousins?' Nick asked sAra, as Tarrax followed right behind then, stritch and Angel had jumped on his backk, and were sitting cointently...
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Sara nods, "Quite a large family, spread across a few worlds." She said smiling at the memory of a few of them.
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That must be quite a party when you guys get together" Stitch said. MESa also have big fanmily. I have 998 cousins, LIlo, Nani, jummba and Pleely are my Ohana. Angel is my botchiboo" He said giving her a huge hug, angel smiled at the affection he was giving her.
_ So what exactly are we looking for in this Livrary" Skull asked.
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Something to pass the time" Goliath replied..
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Scooby, setting the dress down, opened the shower curtain and climbed in, much to Dixie';s suprise and chagrin. "SCOOBY!" she fumed. "I told you to WAIT! I;m only going to be a couple minutes.. " Ri rust rave ra really rad ritch ron ry rack, rand Ri rant ret rit..' Scooby replied. "So you want me to stratch your back.. I'd be glad to Scooby, once I'm out of here.."Scooby reteated to the far end of the tub, giving her as much space as he could Dixie cast a gklance at him over his shoulder. "I l;et you make love to me, despite us not being married yet,Scooby. i would have hoped in return you could have waited five to ten minutes for me to wash up..there will be plenty of time for " shower excursions- when we're married..just get out.. and wait in the room.. " She pointed to the doorway..
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Sara nods, "Quite a few. Usually they do any parties or get togethers in parts, doing several sessions, or have it last a few days to a week or more with folks attending when they can or want. Pretty complicated if they try for a large thing like that. Often it's planned on a smaller scale." Sara said.
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Well, we're going to invite as many as we can to our party' Tarrax said smiling at Sara.
_ cynder conmtinued exploring the second floor but found nothing..
-Dixie finished showeering and left the bathroom after drying herself off..she then went into the room, carrying the two dresses. 'i'll put on thee green dress after the nap, she said to Scooby who had climbed back into bed."move over" she said, climbing into bed. 'Rou're raked Rixie, rhat rif romeone romes in? " Scooby we're in bed, the covers will cover my important areas." Dixie said, snuggling up next to him. Scooby put his left arm around her waist. "reep rell" He said. "I will..' dixie smiled, and leaned in and kissed him on the lips. the kiss was brief, and they soon pulled apart, and settlee into sleep..
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Sara nods, "and give them plenty of notice also to arrange their various schedules." She said. "I am curious what sorts of books are going to be in the library." Sara said.
"Likely we'd need some folks to restore the books, either pure tech folks or add in some mages or alchemists also." Jason said. "To go along with the hotel's renovation."
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we'll just have to find out. I don';t think anyone has organized and inventoried what we ghave up there.." Nick replied..
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Can we come to your party" BG asked Sara..
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"Someone will have to likely categorize and make a listing of everything in the hotel. Maybe teams of people, several per floor and another team or several for just the library." Jason said.
Sara nods, "Sure, I don't see why not." Sara said smiling, "What do you think?" She asked looking to Tarrax.
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sure, as long as they behave and don't make too much of a scene' Tarrax replied looking down at B,g..
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"Seems reasonable, what do you think?" Sara asked BG.
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great!' B>G gRinned as rthey reached the 7th floor.
_ Tasi and aggumin treached thier rioom, and Tiger and Genki reached thiers.. " we'll give Agumina some space.. she just to needs to have time to think " Tai said..
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"Good, so that is settled." Sara said.
"That is fortunate indeed." Jason said.
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Nick reached the door to the library and opened it.. revealed the myraid of books inside. many of these were old and rare, and wouldf be worth a fortune, if they could be restored. "Look around" He said... "If a book catches your fancy, take it out and read it..
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Sara, Jason and their friends walked into the room and started looking around.
"My, my." Sara said.
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Agumina climbed up to the fifth floor and entered one of the passageway, where she sat down against a wall and began to sob openly. She was so torn. One the one hand, she really cared abpout Agumon, but she couldn't keep Tigress out her head. What was it/ Was it that kiss they had shared? " I Can't choose! She cried out. tear dripped down her face. and she cburied her head in her claws..
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"It is larger then I thought it would be." Sara said.
Jason & Odysseus examined some nearby books and shelves. "Quite a bit of restore work could bring it back, including these also. Then conservation to keep it up." Jason said.
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Dr. Kerzach looked around the library. "Maybe we shouldn't be handling these books. They look rather fragile."
Suddenly, Rime's voice was heard throughout the library. "You've got to be [censored] kidding me! Do not tell me we lost all the Dragonstorm prisoners!"
"Unfortunately, we did. We also lost a prisoner named Chong. Be on alert for them. You will soon recieve a description of those missing prisoners."
Rime broke off the commmunications. "I think we are in really deep [censored]. According to Gen. Moby, Chong and the Dragonstorm prisoners have escaped."
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Wait, did you say a Chinese man turned his radsio into a grenade?' nick said sharply, inside his heart was sinking. "It was Chong, wasn;t iit. Those Dragfonstorm guys broke his out.. he'll be coming here soon" Nick said softly..
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Hey guys' Cynder said pausing and looking at the beautiful marble floor. " Do you guys take out floor parts as well. I think we could use this floor, if we can't I'm sutre we could sell it to someone who might need it.
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We're only salvaging some things Cynder.." Spyrp said drinking one of the sodas as he came up to her.. "We're not taking everything from the hotel.."
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Rime nodded. "That's what I heard. I guess we need to speed things up."
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Inside the abandoned motel, the pile of valuables grew. It was dominated mostly by copper pipes and wiring.
"I think we should head out soon. We'll need the time open up the suitcases, sort our treasures, sell them and divide the cash we make." Deimos said, tossing a bundle of copper wire on the treasure pile.
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Werner, Franz and Hans were walking around Surf Point.
3 SPVDF soldiers disembarked from an armored SUV and approached them.
(OOC - these are actually Dragonstorm soldiers passing themselves off as SPVDF soldiers. No one will know this until something tips off the 3 Lippizaners)
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"I'd love to take out parts of the floor and other stuff but we don't have the tools." Deimos said
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What About our rings..?' Cynder suggested.
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Spyrp tapped his left wrist. " Soon an image of Stripetail appeared.. " Hello Spyro. What do you need/"
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cAn our rings cut through this floor?' Spyro asked motioned to the marble floor in front of him. "We're trying to salavage what we can from this place, and I thought that we could salavage this too.."
_ Struipetail paused.. " well.. yes you can, but you'll have to do it section by section.. Keeping it as a memento?"
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Maybe" Spyro shrugged. "Thanks. Spyro out.."
Stripetail nodded and the image of his vanished. Spyro then made a fist and pointed his ring down and the cracks in the floor. 'LIFT" He said" and and a beam of light raced into the cracjk, it began spreading around a large section.
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Yeah.. Chong will be coming for me and Aves.. we're in deep trouble guys' Nick said simply.. "We need to find the other clues, break the curse, and get out as fast as we can.."
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(ooc I assume the folks in the library can hear this?)
"You can get out if you want, I'll stay and fight them. Doublessly many innocent folks may be hurt once they get here." Jason said.
"& you'll not be the only one." Brooklyn said sounding serious.
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(Correct)"Chong is a very powerful and dangerous wizard" Nick replied. "Throw in that he's now allied with Dragonstorm, and our problems only increase. I'm not leaving out of cowardice, but strategy.. I Don't want to lose my job because the hotel got blown up, in an attack.."
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Cynder copied Spyro's move, and soon large sections of floor began being lifted up off the ground and set aside. luckily, each piece had a seam, and with repeated lifting to became easier and easier to lift."
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You guys can check on the third floor" Spyro said. "Cynder and I will join you once we're done lifting the marble frpom the floor..
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Mr. Bigmouth got out a hammer and chisel and started breaking up the grout in between the tiles. "We'll take the tiles and sell them or try and give them to Nick."
Deimos came out of the laundry room with several bundles of copper piping and wiring in his hands. "We'll need to leave as the SUV can't hold any more things. Besides, we need to sort our treasures."
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Ms. Swimmer and Zachary were carrying out one of the statues. Ms. Swimmer had already taken a small table and Zachary had ripped out all the wiring and pipes from the kitchen.
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"All our jobs are on the line." Rime said.
"It is unlikely the management will care if the hotel is destroyed, especially if you were helping to defend against an attack. Hell, you may even be seen as a hero." Dr. Kerzach said.
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"May we help you?" Werner asked the 3 SPVDF soldiers.
"Yes, you are to follow us." the lead soldier, a rather fierce looking Emu said.
"May I ask for identification and a reason?" Franz asked.
"No. That is not necessary. Please follow us." the other soldier, a bay Thoroughbred demanded.
The 3 Lipizzaners did as they were told.
"Something isn't quite right." Hans whispered. "I can't quite place it but something in my gut tells me that we should just make a break and run for it."
"And get ourselves shot?!" Werner countered.
"Hans is right. No soldier EVER demands that 3 civilians follow him without giving a reason. I have a vague suspicion that these guys aren't soldiers."
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With Mr Big Mouth helping, Cynder and Spyro managed to rip up the entire floor in less than ten minutes. Both Dragons panted adter lifting the last one out..'Alrihght, Since we can't put them in the SUV..We could carry some with us" Cynder said. " Or.." she tapped her left wrist. "Stripetail can you give us a hand here?' She asked as Stripetail'simage appeared again. "Let me guess. You need help carrying the marble?' the wizard replied with a smirk/ "Let me handle it. You 's better head back anyway, its 1:40 now..Teleportius" He gestured and the marble disappeared in a broight flash. There was a pause of a minute or so then Stripetail apeared again. " I've set the marble into a storage closet on the sixth floor. Stripetail out.." The image vanished, and both dragon's looked at each other, then at Deimos. " We're ready" Spyro said" let's g.."
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Still, I really don't want to have to update my resume" Nick replied. "While you may be right, Kerzach, I'd rather save the hotel if at all possible.."
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth packed up their tools and carried out their treasures.
As they were leaving the motel, they encountered Ms. Swimmer and Zachary heading towards the SUV.
Zachary then opened the SUV and started loading the bags into it.
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Spyro, and Cynder loaded thier finds into the back, then climbed in the back seat. " Back to the hotel" Spyro said.
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Hunter meanwhile had picked out a couple old books on archery...Hawkmon, had picked a book on owls, and Nai had found a atlas containing old maps of Hawaii..
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Zachary started the engine. "I'm not sure if we have time to sell our stuff."
"We can do that later." Deimos said.
The SUV then pulled out of the parking lot and got on the main road.
"Well, I guess you got a taste of our life." Mr. Bigmouth cracked.
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As Hans, Franz and Werner were following the SPVDF soldiers. By mere coincidence, 2 SPVDF soldiers and a SPPD officer walked out of a nearby cafe.
"Greetings. I was asked by Commander Milos to ensure that all SPVDF soldiers have been assigned a patrol route." the new soldier, this one was a wiry Dhole, said.
The Emu saluted. "Erm, we have not been assigned a patrol route yet."
"Well, come with us to the police station and we'll assign..." The Dhole looked at the Emu's name tag. "Hey, wait a moment...there is no 'Steven DeLuca' in our ranks!"
The officer drew his weapon and ordered the 3 impostors to surrender. The 2 new SPVDF soldiers also readied their weapons.
"Let's get out of here!" Hans said. As he spoke, all 3 of the Lipizzaner stallions bolted from the scene.
The sound of hoofbeats made the impostors turn around. "Hey! They're gone!" one of the impostors, a skinny Indian man shouted.
The Emu secretly radioed some other SPVDF impostors.
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The 3 Lipizzaners leapt into their car and drove off. Suddenly, a bullet struck the windshield above Hans's head.
Franz turned around and spotted an armored SUV with SPVDF markings on it and armed troopers firing at them. "This is [censored] insane!" he shouted as bullets struck the ground around them. 2 other bullets pierced the windshield.
"Throw something at them!" Werner shouted.
Franz rolled down the window, grabbed some horseshoes that were laying in the backseat and started tossing them at the pursuing vehicle. The armored SUV swerved around the horseshoes. One lucky throw managed to knock an SPVDF impostor unconscious.
"We're almost there!" Hans said.
"Where!?" Werner shouted over the gunfire.
"City limits!"
After a few minutes, they approached the city limits and the highway with the SUV still following.
"We still can't lose them!" Franz shouted, throwing another horseshoe at the SUV.
"Yes we can!" As Hans spoke, he pushed the accelerator to the floor. The BMW's powerful V-12 roared as it pushed the car well past the 50 mph speed limit.
Soon, the car was moving at 155 miles per hour and the SUV had vanished in the rear view mirror.
"That was too close." Werner said.
Hans gradually slowed the car to 60 mph. "We'd better tell Stripetail."
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We can sell this stuff later" cynder said, settling back against the seat and looking put against the window..
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Captain milows heard of the impostors, and his orders were harsh and to the point: capture all impostors, if they resist, shoot them..
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The Lipizzaners pulled their BMW into the parking lot of the Inglorious Hotel. They quickly locked the car and ran up the stairs into the library.
"Stripetail...We...were... attacked by some SPVDF... impostors!" Hans panted.
Dr. Kerzach frowned. "So we can't even trust our allies."
"Note he did say 'impostors". It is unlikely that the SPVDF soldiers would attack random civilians... unless they were... oh [censored]! Guys, you may have ran into Dragonstorm or Chong's troops." Rime said.
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Stripetail is in his room" Nick said said. 'So there are impostors in the Volunteer Force. " Great.. just great..
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Meanwhile Tigress found Agummina sitting in the tunnel. Her eye were red from crtying. "Well, there you are.. I've been looking for you for awhile..' Tigress said kindly..
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"Maybe I'll to go and try to get more more reinforcements. " Jason said aloud, "I could go to other universes not sure which ones may be best." He said.
"Maybe I could do a temporary spell to help preserve any books folks wish to look at, til they can be properly restored and such later on." Sara said.
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Terry and his friends were seated at a large table and he was having his dynaman group and the extreme dinosaurs meet and get to know each other better.
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You don't need to go THat Far Jason" Tarrax replied. "Go to your leaders and as for help. The Imperial Dragon, I believe is your leader. Go ask him."
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"I already have been, I think." Jason said.
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Try again, sometimes you don't always get thier attention, leaders usually have lots od demands on thier time.." Tarrax answrred..
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Tigeress..' Agumina said, hugging her and crying softly. ' I don't know what to do.. I.. think.. I think" she looked Tigress straight in eye.. "i think I'm in love with you!" Tigress' mouth fell open. ' Whoa.. Whoa Whoa! " She broke away from Agumina. "We're both girls!"
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"He's likely to busy and may not want to hear about some troubles on another world in another universe. Maybe I should try to find some mercenaries from across different universes." Jason said.
"With our combined fortunes I'm sure we could afford to pay quite a few, in different types of what they find valuable." Odysseus said nodding to the idea.
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Then tell him.. that if he helps.. the gratiude he will earn will be immense.. we already have people from several different times here' Nick replied.. "It requires patience, and pestering..but eventually he should cave.. If you take me with you.. I could try and talk to him.."
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Zachary had now just pulled into the Inglorious Hotel parking lot. He got out of the SUV along with Mr. Bigmouth, Deimos, and Ms. Swimmer.
"Okay we all need to unpack and move this stuff into the hotel." he said.
He grabbed the statue and Ms. Swimmer helped him lift it. Together they were able to pick up the nearly 3000 lbs statue and carry it.
Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth picked up the other statue.
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Cynder and Spyro picked up some of the copper wiring and flew with it, inside..
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Welcome back " Briggins said, from his usual post at the front desk. 'what happened, did you tear down one of my competitors?' He laughed at his own joke..
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Zachary and Ms. Swimmer put the statue down.
"We went salvaging in the abandoned Surf Point Motel. Once we bring everything in and take stock we'll let you pick out what you want then we'll sell the remaining material." Zachary replied.
Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth also put the statue down and they went back out into the parking lot. They soon returned with the copper sheeting ripped from the hot tub and an armful of copper pipes, respectively. They deposited this in a nearby closet and returned to the parking lot.
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Ah, the Surp Point motel.. I once knew the owner, spent to excess on the furnishnings, but ran out of money.. The fool, actually tried to put in a hot tub filled with hot chocolate, like something Willy Wonka might whip up?' Briggins replied. " I'm sure you found lots of stuff you can sell. I'll take these statues off your hands, how much do you want for them?"
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Zachary examined the statues. "Hmm. They are in very good shape and are about 30 years old. The only thing that I would deduct for are the small gouges in the base in one of them and some scratches on both of them. I'd say $4000 for the good one and $3250 for the gouged one."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "We did."
Deimos and Ms. Swimmer returned with a vase and a painting respectively. These were placed by Briggins's desk.
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"Perhaps an actual person from the world may make a difference and he may enjoy hearing about your world." Jason said.
"Will you be in your imperial dragon form for that?" Sara asked.
"Likely." Jason said nodding.
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Then thats settled Nick said. " After we solve the minotaur, you can take me to your leader. ha, I sound lke an alein from a cartoon- take me to your leasder" He laughed.
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I'll pay $8000 for both of them..' Briggins said, quickly coming up with the cash. " they'll be great addittion to the downstaird ballroom after remodeling.." He said placing the cash on the front desk..
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We foiund some stuff too' spyro said as Cynder set down the small safe in front of Briggins.
) The place was disgusting..' Cynder sniffed..
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"It is a deal." Zachary said.
"Do you want the vase and painting we found?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth had finished moving all the luggage that they had taken from the rooms. These were set aside.
"Spyro, Cynder, have you gotten all the pipes and stuff out of the SUV?" Deimos asked
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" We've still got a few more things to get out..' Spyro replied " I'll go get them..' He took flight and flew outside to the SUV
_ How much do you want for them?' Briggins replied.. pausing as he looked at the safe Cynder had set down. " oh.. now this is an old safe, they made these in the 30s, you don't find them around much nowadays.."
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Zachary gently turned the shell shaped vase over. "Hmm. It appears to be a lead crystal vase from Swarovski. I recognize the swan emblem. It's a bit dirty but it's in really good shape. I'd say about $450 is fair." He then examined the painting. "Unfortunately, the painting does appear to have some water damage so it's only worth about $50. It's a shame too; it's a very nice one by the rather well known coastal artist: James Hyden."
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" here's $500 for them.. and I'll can try to get the water damage repaired " Briggins said looking at the painting.. after setting down five hundreds..
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Captain Milo was waiting for news on the impostors ' Report! What is the status of the impostors?' he boomed over the mic.
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"We have captured a few of them. We are currently attempting to engage the impostors who attacked a group of 3 Lipizzaner tourists." an SPVDF soldier replied.
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Over in Zemoth's a squad of SPVDF soldiers were entering the cafe and looking for impostors. They spotted a man in an SPVDF uniform.
"May we see your identification please?" the squad leader asked the man.
The man nodded and handed over his ID.
The squad leader ran the ID through a scanner. He frowned as he saw the results: the only SPVDF soldier with the name of John Varley and the social security number on that ID was an Iguana.
"Sir, you are under arrest for impersonating an SPVDF soldier." the squad leader said.
In response the man leapt to his feet and tried to bolt out the door.
The SPVDF soldiers drew their weapons.
"Get on the ground now!" they bellowed in unison.
The man instead of complying, reached for a grenade hidden in his pocket.
The SPVDF soldiers immediately shot and killed the impostor.
The squad leader radioed Captain Milos. "Captain Milos, this is Alpha Leader, we have just killed an SPVDF impostor posing as John Varley"
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Zachary nodded. "It's a deal."
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Keep up the good work.. I want every impostor rooted out. We may have dozens og infilrators posing as civilian in the force. we must expose and remove them. I have a meeting with Stripetail in two days, I want the VDF cleared in imposters by then.."
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briggins carefully set them aside, as Spyro flew in, carrying the last ofg the copper wires..
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"Spyro, Cynder, we'll divide up the money once we sell everything. For now, do you guys want to open up the suitcases?" Zachary asked.
Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth were awaiting orders.
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Sure" Cynder nodded. ' We'll see whats in them.."
Do you have anything to sell?' Briiggins asked MR. Bigmouth and DEimos..
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Agumina told Tigress about her conflicted feelings about her and AGumoin..
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"You want copper wires and pipes?" Deimos replied.
Zachary said nothing but opened one of the suitcases. It was full of clothes.
He began rooting through the clothes, looking for valuables.
"Ugh, who the hell over the age of 3 wears one of these things?! This thing's big enough to fit me and I'm almost 7 feet tall!" Zachary said with a face of disgust. He was holding up a light blue snowflake patterned footed sleeper.
Deimos grinned. "Zach, I'd think you'd look adorable in one of those."
Zachary said nothing but scowled at Deimos and gave him the middle finger.
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Now, now, we can sell those or donate them to the needy" Briggins replied. "And we can use the piping to fix old piping in this building. How much do you usually get paid for Copper wirng?"
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"We usually get about $4 a pound for copper in all forms. We've got about a 60 pounds of copper total, mostly wiring we tore out of the walls and anything electric." Deimos replied.
Zachary said nothing but continued digging through the suitcase. He retrieved a thin gold chain necklace.
Ms. Swimmer saw it. "Hey, Zach? Can I have that?"
Zachary tossed the necklace to Ms. Swimmer who immediately donned it.
Zachary opened another small suitcase and found it to be full of toiletries.
"Great, 20 year old toothpaste." Zachary muttered
Deimos tried to open another suitcase but found it locked. When he finally smashed open the suitcase a sledgehammer, he found that it was filled with silver ingots. "You have got to be kidding me!"
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Its your lucky day' Briggins said, eying the ingots, which qwere unolisheed,,
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Jason nods, "if you don't mind traveling in a tardis." He said.
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No, I don't mind.. You mind if I bring some snacks and a book to read on the trip, do you?' Nick asked him.
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Dixie stirred from her nap. Scooby slept on next to her, the sleep had allowed her to recover from the lovemaking, at least somewhat..Dixie kissed him on the cheek lovingly..
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There were 10 ingots in the suitcase.
"Spyro, Cynder, you can have 5 of them. We'll take the other five." Deimos said.
Rime opened another suitcase and found a nice business suit inside.
Ms. Swimmer opened yet another suitcase and found this one full of flashlights.
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Thank you" Spyro said, taking three. Cynder took the other two, and looked at both of them.. "How much are these worth? "she asked DEimos...
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"A ounce of silver is worth about 14 dollars and these ingots weigh about 10 or so pounds." Deimos replied.
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How much is a pund?' Spyro asked.
_ A pound is 16 ounces" Nani replied. " So if the price is 14 dollars an once,10 ounces will earn you 140 dollars. 16 will get you 224 dollarssince each is 10 pounds, that 160 ounces or 2240 dollars a pieces' nani continued. 5 of those is equal to 11200 dollars" Both Cynder and Spyro's mouths fell open.. " Thats a LOT of money" They said together..
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"Actually, in terms of precious metals. A pound is 12 ounces, not 16." Deimos replied.
Zachary looked at what Ms. Swimmer opened. He then turned to Briggins. "Briggins, you want a bulk shipment of flashlights?"
Mr. Bigmouth opened another suitcase and found baby clothes, including diapers. "Who the hell brings babies to a swanky hotel. This goes to charity or for sale."
Deimos opened the last suitcase and found a laptop, a mouse and a charger. "Hey anyone need a laptop?"
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Ok, let me recalculate then' Nani replied..
"Ok thats 14 per ounces, 12 ounces is 168 dollars. 120 ounces is 1680 dollars, and 5 of those is 8400 dollars."
- Thats still a lot of money" Spyro said
_ Sure I could use some extra flashlights, but do the batteries work?'
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Zachary shook each of the flashlights in turn. "No batteries."
Deimos held up 2 ornate brass towel racks. "Do you want these?"
"We also ripped up some tiles and marble from the floors." Ms. Swimmer added.
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Jason shook his head slowly while smiling, "Nah, I don't mind. Bring what you want." Jason said. He thought for a bit.
"Think you'll go casually?" Sara asked Jason.
"No," Jason said, shaking his head again, "I think I"ll go formal. Change to my imperial dragon form and wear the official stuff."
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"Just give me what you got" Briggins said.. "Name your price.." He said to them.. " this marble is of very fine quality.. "Its not cheap to cut or make..
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Well This is as fancy as I have for clothes" Nick said. " When ever you're ready to go.."he nodded at Jason
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"I'm ready when you are." Jason said nodding and looking at Nick. "Any time." He said after a pause.
"I go too." Guilmon said. To which Jason nodded.
"Sure. Glad to have you along too." Jason said looking at Guilmon.
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'Alright" Nick said, heading out of the library. ' I'll be back later, hopefully with some help.."
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Jason and Guilmon followed Nick out of the Library. Sara and the others went to look over some books on the shelves.
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nick walked dowb the stairs, one after the other, the floors flew by..
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"I parked it in the parking lot, in the shape of a car." Jason said as he walked down the stairs with Nick and Guilmon.
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For secrecy's sake I'd imagine.." Nick replied as they passed the second floor.." you wouldn't want people noticing you popping in and out.."
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Jason nods, "That and it makes sense, to have it look like a car in certain situations." Jason said.
"In other situations I have it look like other things, or let it pick itself." Jason said.
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Meanwhile, the evil sorcerer Taranis had drunk too much alcohol again... which could only mean-
"DEBBIE!"
Here we go again...
"You gotta take me back, baby! I didn't mean to turn your entire family into turkeys, and eat them for thanksgiving! It was an honest mistake!"
You don't even know anyone named Debbie, and you already have an evil wife and kids, as well as-
"I don't care! DEBBIE!!!"
It goes on and on like this, folks... seriously... I think Jason heard this loud wailing...
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"I think when this is over I may take a break in Dinotopia, then go and visit Beany and Cecil." Jason said thinking over how dark some things had been recently.
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"50 dollars for both towel racks." Zachary said. "I'll say 6000 dollars for all the marble slabs. The flashlights are free. The copper is 240 dollars for all 60 pounds."
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Agumina and Tigress were having quite the discussion.
"Is there a law against same sex-"
"Do not finish that question!" Tigress said, cutting her off. "You already know the answer to it, as well as my feelings on the matter. Kissing isn't a declaration of love. Humans kiss friends all the time and something doesn't always come of it. Sometimes individuals just want to try things out to experience them, to have a little fun, maybe get a little wild in the process. It was fun kissing you before. Nothing more."
"Do you really mean that?" Agumina asked in mock surprise.
"Yes, of course I- What are you doing!?"
Agumina had gotten closer to Tigress- very close. She began running her claws through her fir while closing her eyes and saying, "Mmm." Then she began to twist her claws around, curling up the monster's fir, letting go, then repeating.
Tigress was at first in shock, so didn't move. When she came to, she jumped back.
"Stop!" she ordered.
"That all depends on- do you really want me to stop?" she answered in in a soft yet bold voice.
"Well I do, so stop it already!"
Agumina lowered her head.
"You're so selfish," she said.
"What?"
"Did you ever consider what I wanted? Maybe that I don't want to stop?" Tears swelled in her eyes again.
"Agumina..."
"I don't know why. Why do I feel this way? Why!?" She then slammed her fist into the wall and it shook slightly.
"I- I don't understand."
"I don't want to want to feel this way."
"Uh..."
"It wasn't like this before. Agumon was all I cared about. Now... Yes, I want this, but I wish I didn't. Part of me wants to be with you, but the rest is screaming it's wrong- that I shouldn't do it. When I looked at you before, I saw you as a friend. Now my vision is different, because I see you as so much more. But, that isn't how it's supposed to be!" She hit the wall again, then sat down. She then burried her face in her hands, and her hands didn't stay dry for long.
"What's happened to her? The sweet little Digimon I knew is falling apart," Tigress thought to herself. "Dear," she said. "To have changed like this, something must have happened to you. I will do whatever I can to help you get better, and to feel better."
"Th-thanks."
"Sure. Oh, and you should blow your nose. But don't use my- tail," Tigress finished after Agumina already did. "Whatever happens, we'll make it through this."
"Tigress?"
"Hm?"
"Before we find the answer to my problem, would you just help the feeling part?"
"Of course. What can I do to make you feel better right now."
Ever so softly, Agumina replied, "Well, you can do- just one thing..." And with that, Agumina leaned her face closer to Tigress's, extending her lips slightly.
Tigress mentally sighed. "I'd better help her out as fast I can. For now though, even if it's giving different messages, she just needs to listen to her heart." With those thoughts, Tigress leaned closer as well...
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Wait' Agumina said suddenly, stopping her forward movement, as her lips were less than a half inch away from Tigress'. Agumina could see the grooves in Tigress's lips and the deep shade of red that colored them. Agumina moved her face away, and climbed onto Tigress' back. Tigress paused, wondering what she was doing. "after we do this though Agumina, I'm taking you to see Stripetail.. He seems to be the one to ask for help with .. weird things.." Tigress said as she climbed on her back.
_ I'm not weord" Agumina replied tersely. My feelings for you are real! I need help, and you can help.. by kissing me.."
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How do I know you won't try to push things further than kiissing? You're confused Agumina..' Tigress replied. "I care about you, and I'm willing to kiss you every now and then. I don't even mind if you put your tongue in my nouth while kissing. But I draw the line on anything more intimate than that.. otherwise, how could I face Tiger if he found out about it? He's not exactly the most openminded creature, you know. Agumon wouldn't like it either, although he's more reasonable than Tiger is..
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"As long as we no go to Discworld." Guilmon said.
"Yea, I'm staying away from that place. " Jason said as the walked down the stairs.
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Briggins handed over around 7000 dollars. " You're making me dig deep into my coffers " He grinned.. " what are you going to do with all this money?"
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Well I've never been there so I'll have to take your word for it that its not a place I want to be.." Nick replied.
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Agumina pondeed what Tigress had said, "Well. we just have to keep it our little secret.. I promise I won't go any further than kissing you.. unless you let me' a grin spread across her face
_ Why would I let you?' Tigress responded She sighed " Are you going to kiss me or not?" "Of course.. but we need.. more privacy.." Agymina said.
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We're in the middle of a secret passageway Agumina. It's kinda hard to get more private than this" tigress replied. "The passageway's open" Agumina pointed out.
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Tigress ran her paw through her fur on the top of her head. " Fine I'll close it' She pointed with her ring, which glowed " Close" she said. the ring sent out a beam of light, which. closed the passageway to the outside world.
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Jason nods. "There's these 3 individuals who kept insisting I was a god of people who like having tea. and Guilmo is of hairless people who do not wear hats. Though that skeleton guy was ok to talk to. He said he was on vacation." Jason said.
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"Well, the money we make from scavenging is used for living expenses. Oh yeah, munitions are considered a living expense." Deimos replied.
Zachary accepted the money and tallied up the total. "We got a total of 15,500 dollars. And Spyro, Cynder you get half, which is 7,750 dollars." he said, giving half the money to Cynder.
Strut then returned from the outdoor shooting range. "Well guys, I'm back." He then slung his shotgun over his back.
"So what's next on the agenda?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
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She then turned her head to her passenger.. " anything else milady?' Tigress said with an undertone of impatience and sarcasm. "Hey , be nice! Agumina protested. "just go over there by the wall .." Tigress sighed, and went across the passageway to the far wall. "okay.. now I'm ready" Agumina smiled " just look at me.. turn your head and face. " Tigress did as she was told, and faced agumina. Agumina moved close, wrapped her arms around her neck, and kissed her on the lips. tigress was taken aback by the sudden kiss, but only for a moment. Agumina placed her tongue in Tigress' mouth, and massaged tigress' tongue with hers. Inside her, the feelings for Tigress were growing stronger by the second. She tightened her hold on tigress, as the kiss continued. Tigress for her part relaxed as she adjusted to the kiss. this was now the third time they had kissed, and this one was to to be, by far, the longest, and deepest kiss they had yet shared. Tigress allowed Agumina to massage her tongue for a bit, then moved her tongue into Agumina's mouth, and returned the favor, rubbing, massaging, and arching her tongue against Agumin's
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I'm.. actually enjoying this " Tigress thought to herself, as the kiss passed its first minute "I don't want to encourage the girl with her delusions, that this kiss is merely the start of some sort of intimate relationship.. I can't afford that.. I love Tiger...revealing that i am in some sort of relationship with agumina would destroy the relationship I have with him, as well as the relationship Agumina and Agumon share.."
- Agumina was really enjoying the kiss "Tigress is an excellent kisser" She thought. "While part of me wants me to break away, the other half wants this to last as long as possible' she was going to listen to the half that wanted it to continue, and so it did. Five minutes passed. Agumina moved her claws up and down Tigress's neck, rubbing her neck, to relieve the strain that was starting to build. Six minutes passed, seven . Eight. nne. Finally, after ten minutes. Agumina broke away, panting, as she did so. Tigress turned away. "Thank you Tigress. i really do love you. And I do hope that we can have a relationship.."Agumina said. Tigress took a deep breath. "Girls having intimate relationships with other girls are unheard of in my world Agumina.. Its .. not natural.. I.. don't deny that I enjoyed that kiss. you have very soft lips, and are a very affectionate kisser... but i have a relationship with Tiger that I've worked very hard to build..I can't risk that' she looked at Agumina.
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Agumina replied 'You're an great kisser Tigress.. I didn't want that kiss to end.. I was enjoying it that much.. I'm going to have a lot to tell Stripetail about.." agumina said " I'll get off you now.." she climbed off of Tigress, and moved over and looked her in the face. "Thank you.. You helped a lot.. You don't mind if I kiss you again, do you?
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Do you promise to go to Stripetail, immediately?" Tigress replied. Agumina nodded. ' fine, but make it brief..'Tigress said. Agumina leaned in, and red and pink lips met again. this kiss lasted for about ten seconds, then Agumina pulled away. " Okay.. lets go" She said with a big grin. " Open" Tigress commanded. THe door to the passage opened and both girls walked out. "What happened in there.. stays in there.. Understand " Tigress said. " Of course.." Agumina said as they approached the stairs leading to the 4th floor.
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Well.. " Spyro said, as Cynder put their share away in her wrist compartment ' it's nearly 2. so we're going to resume the hunt of that minotaur.. Time to get everyone together.."
And I'm coming with " Briggins said.. "I've always wanted to see a minotaur.."
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I've dealt with people like that, who made fun of my glasses and called me four eyes" Nick said remembering some taunts from former coworkers at the iNsane Cafe. those coworkers hadn't lasted long. Severeal of them had been eaten by the bathroom Shurlup, others had "disappeared' after meeting with Chong..
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"I guess we'd better bring our weapons." Deimos said. He then radioed everyone in the Pelvanida group. "All right! Everyone up at 'em! Meet by the 7th floor!"
With that said, he, Zachary, Strut, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth headed up the stairs.
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Rime, who was in the library, heard the transmission and headed to the 7th floor. Werner, Hans and Franz followed him. Anton and Paul followed them.
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Dr. Zanasiu was still sleeping off the effects of the electric trap.
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Dirk, Al, Jose, Clive and Kurt were on the 5th floor. They were examining what appeared to be a door in the wall.
Dirk looked at his watch, a black diver's watch. "Hmm. It's almost 2. We'd better go."
The group then headed to the lobby.
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The hijacked bus pulled through the main gates of Pelvanida. The guards at the front waved them through as they spotted the Goat, who was now driving.
The Goat parked the bus and disembarked.
"Well, Chong, we're here. Any materials we have are at your disposal." the Goat said.
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Excellent" Chong grinned as he exited the bus. "Forgive me sir, but your base looks like it was hit by an atom bomb.. that building over there loks like it was caved it.."
The building chong was pointing to was the one that had seeen action during the Purity of LIfe situation a couple months back.. it was a ruined hulk now.. not very suitable for habitation, but it still had its uses..
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The Goat frowned. "That was the result of a terrorist assault. From what I heard, some people from the Insane Cafe helped ward off the terrorists and in the process destroyed over 30 years of research! We could have warded off the terrorists ourselves had we been permitted to use the Dragonstorm experiments! But no, Dr. Shelton and the Pelvanida group found out about Dragonstorm before the terrorist assault. Had the terrorists not attacked, we would have been trying to fight them off. Attacking a US military installation is not a federal offense, it is an act of war!"
A helicopter loaded with rocket pods landed about 600 meters from the group. About the same distance, several heavily armed helicopters could be seen.
"Well, Chong my group is preparing for the airstrike."
As he spoke, several recon planes landed.
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"I do hope we can break this curse before all hell breaks loose." Rime said.
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "There is no way we can break a curse and fight off a massive army at the same time."
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Out in a residential section of Surf Point, a squad of SPVDF soldiers was busy combing the neighborhood.
One of the SPVDF soldiers radioed Capt. Milos. "Captain, we have rooted out most of the impostors. However, the squad that attacked the Lipizzaner tourists seems to have vanished."
As she was speaking, two SPVDF soldiers dragged a wiry Dingo, in handcuffs from his house. "Ma'am, we have arrested this Dingo. He claims to be Jason Volani but Mr. Volani no longer lives in Surf Point."
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Gentlemen, you must follow all applicable laws" Chong said with a great dose of hypocrisy, he hadn't cared about minimum waged laws or safety regulstions while running the Cafe. "Terrorism is classed as a crime, therefore your government traeats it as if they were selling drugs, or stealing. I won't comment on whether that is the right approach to take, because after all I have 'no dog in this fight". Or I did before those two employyees betrayed me.." He was refering to Nick and Aves.
- Keep up the good work I want this Dingo brought to me for questioning. If he tries to escape, shoot him' Milos said over the transmitter.
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"These folks seemed to believe it. Luckily I've not been back. It seems a very strange place. " Jason said. Jason sighed a bit, "At least Korodos is nothing like that. Things there make sense at least. "
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Howe many people live on Korodos? Nick asked. " Roughly I mean..
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Stripetail stopped what he was going and rose out of his chair. He had near;ly finished repairing Tai's book, he only needed to add another ten pages.. sudden;y a bracelet on his left wrist began to glow purple " Tigress was contacting him. "Stripetail here" the wizard replied. "Stripetail I'm bringing Agumina down to you... she's.. not herself.. It's complicated. "
_ She kissed you again, didn't she? Stripetail said with a sigh.. "She's not herself.. " came the reply after a pause.. "You need to help her. I care for her, as a friend, but she wants to be more than just friends..
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understood" stripetail said.. :i'm guessing you want to keep this detail from your partners?
_ Of course. I have ebnough problems with Tiger, and this bug I've been fighting, to have Agumina complicate things...." tigress said. " we're heading down to your floor now.. we'll be in your room in a couple of minutes.."
_ you do realize that the ret of the group will be preparing to resume the hunt any minute now. its 5 minutes to 2" Stripetail replied. " all I'm asking for is a few minutes. Tigress out.." the color on the bracelet faded, and stripetail's whiskers twitched. "So I might have another bisexual pair on my team. You sure can pick them, eh Stripetail, old boy" He reproached himself.
_ Scooby stirred from his sleep. Dixie lay next to him, her head resting against his chest. "Rixie, rime ro rake rup. " He said softly..
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"Quite a few. If you mean the world itself it is somewhere around the size of Jupiter, but with only the regular 1g. " Jason said, "Quite large." "Korodos is a huge country itself. It is roughly the size of the US, Canada and maybe Mexico with maybe 30-50 million. Maybe more then that." Jason said.
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so its about the size of the former Siviet Union, 8, 9 million miles in area. has a small population though. 50 million spread over such a huge area" Nick said..
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Dixie stirred, and lifted her head off of Scooby's chest. "What time is it? She yawned.."Ralmost rwo.. rudging ry ry ring" scooby said. "Alright.. Lwet me dress.." Dixie said. "Rixie refore rou ro, ran Ri riss rour rhest? scooby asked. dixie looked at him... then a small smile broke over her face. " Alright, you have one minute.. start kissing.. " Scooby grinned, and moving close to dixie, bent his head down and placed his mouth on her right breast. He kissed it and moved his lips over it, unaware that he was merely the second person Dixie had permitted to do this..Cynder being the first. he then moved over to the left, and kissed her left breast softly and tenderly. Dixie counted off sixty seconds in her head. "Alright.. thats enough Scooby ' She said, pushing him away.. and using an edge of the blanket to wipe off some of the slobber Scooby had left on her.. "Ew.. you drooled all over me.. ' Rorry.." Scooby said apologetically, as Dixie finished cleaning herself . Dixie got out of bed, and dressed herself in the fresh green dress that Scooby had placed omnn a nearby chair.. "Lets go cousin, We have to get to the 4th floor. thats wherever everyone will be meeting.. She said, looking over at him. Scooby climbed out of bed, joined her, and they walked out of the room together.
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Stripetail finished repairing Tai's book and set it aside, as he did there was a knock on the door. He went over and opened the door, to find Tigress and Agumina standing there 'pLease come in.. both of you..' he said.
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Genki yawned as he woke from his nap. Tiger slept in the other bed. " Come on Tiger, you need to get up.." He said, climbing out of bed.. 'Where Tigress?' Tiger growled. "I don't know" Genki shrugged. "She could be anywhere.. she disappeared while we were eating lunch..
_ Probably planning another prank with Agumina.. " Tiger growled. " Still ticked about that pran' Tiger shot him a glare. "Look the wizard put a spell on those rings to prevent that from happening again.. it won't happen again..'
_ How did they know it would do that?" Tiger suddenly asked, "umm.. er" Genki paused the only way the girls could have known about the ring quirk.. would be though experience. the mental thought of two girls kissing was very off putting "I.. have no idea" he said finally, not wanting to run the risk of ticking off Tiger even more. " There was a knock on the door " Genki opened it and Tai and Agumon stood there. "Lets go guys.. We;re going back into those passages Tai said.
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"Erm, aren't we supposed to meet by the 4th floor?" Zachary said. They were now on the 3rd floor.
"You're right." Deimos said. He then radioed all the Pelvanida group. "This is Deimos. Meet by the 4th floor. Deimos out."
After a few minutes the group arrived on the 3rd floor where Clive, Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt were waiting.
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Nick reached the front door of the hotel.. Where he met Briigins. "I'm headed out.. for a short break.. ' He said to briggins. " Be Back at 3" Briggins said simply. Cynder smiled as she saw Nick. "Hopefully We'll have found the clue by the time you get back" She said. I hope so too" Nick nodded. "Good Luck, to all of you.."
He Nodded at Spyro and walked out the door.
__ Come along" Briggins said heading up the stairs.
_ Lets head down to the 4th floor' Tarrax said, setting aside the book he was reading..Bulk and Skull were napping on a couch, one on the opposite side of the other. "Get up" B.g Said, Jumping on them..
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Rime, Werner, Franz, Hans and Dr. Kerzach headed down from the library down to the 4th floor. A pecan pie narrowly missed Hans.
"Hey, we narrowly escaped with our lives!" Hans shouted. "Is it too much to ask to not throw things at us!?"
Dr. Kerzach made an odd face. "What?"
"We were chased and shot at by some SPVDF impostors."
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The squad that had captured the Dingo arrived at the Surf Point police station. Inside the holding cells were several SPVDF impostors. Soon after they arrived, two me, carrying in a dead SPVDF impostor entered.
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I WAnt him interoggated" Milos said. "Legally.. none of this enhanced interoggation crap..I want to learn what he knows, how much impostors there are.. that kind of stuff..
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Had you died, you would have joined us here " came the ghostly reply. "Besides, don't you like pie?' the ghost laughed.
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"I can have us back pretty quick. I'll leave a chronic transpoder to help ensure that. And it is pretty large indeed. Most like to leave large tracks of land undeveloped, and the way the force of nature combined with magic works there can make it dangerous if one tries to do to much like the way some things are done here. Destroy a forest so one can have temporary fertile land then move on to the next bit of forest leaving unfertile used land behind." Jason said.
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Yes, unfortunately clearing forest is a big problem especially in poorer countries a long the equator." Nick replied as they moved towards the tardis. " We have a hour, so we should be able to meet with your leader.. i hope he is willing to help" Nick said.
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"I do also. The time lord council won't help unless it endangers time, or involves possible genocide, like some of my previous messions, including putting a certain person named Veloci and his building into a permanent time loop and rescuing certain gargoyles, but those are past missions." Jason said as they went to where his tardis was in the parking lot and in the appearance of an expensive sports car. "Same sense of humour." Jason said.
"At least there are more gargoyles." Brooklyn said. Remembering 2 past missions Jason had done involving them.
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Any sort of help we can get will be appreciated. even if we only get a couple hundred volunteers.." Nick replied Opening the "car" and Climbing in..
- Shaggy met Scooby and Dixie on the 4th floor, thery were soon joined by Tarrax, Goliath, bulk, Skull, Nani, Lilo Stitch, Angel, Tiger, Tai, genki, Agumon, BGand Briggins.
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"Okay, so we're all here. Now what?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. The Pelvanida group and the 3 Lipizzaner stallions and the NUMA group had arrived on the 4th floor.
(OOC - NUMA group = Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, Ali Giordino, Kurt Austin, Jose Zavala.)
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"We're still missing a few people Cynder, Spyro, Stripetail and Agumnina and Tigeress' Dixie said.. As she did, Spyro and Cynder appeared accompanied by hunter. " we're here' Cynder said, ruffling her wings..
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Mr. Bigmouth checked his rifle as the rest of the Pelvanida group did the same.
"You armed?" Deimos asked the NUMA group.
All but Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin shook their heads.
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"We'll see if we can get any." Jason said as he and Guilmon entered his tardis.
Sara and some of her other friends went to the 4th floor to join the others. She used a bit of her magic so her friends could fly up the stairs instead of having to walk up them again.
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Terry's friends were getting to know each other better.
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Tigress and Agumina sat down in chairs facing Stripetail "Is same sex" agumina began but was cut off. "I told you beforeAgumina1 'Tigress snapped I'm not interested in that. I Care about you, but you are not acting normally"
Agumina asked again "Is same sex marriage illegal?' she blurted out. Stripetail gave her an odd glance. "in virtually every world or culture I've ever known, it is. in many of them, Not only is it illegal, but you'd be killed for having relations with a member of the same gender. When did you start having feelings for her Agumina...?" I don't know for sure, all I know is I have them, and they're very strong..Agumina said. Tigress sighed and tooked away from her. "We've kissed.."
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Yewes I figured that out when you pulled that prank on your partners and bolted. you discovered a quirk of the ring which was previously unknown to me.. " stripetail arched his eyebrows.. "Needlessly to say both of your boyfriends were livid. because of it, I had to put spellls ion the rings to prevent that connection from happening again, it was demanded of me by everyone present, the only ones i haven't put the spell on are both of yours, and Tiger's.."
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Do you think the connection of the rings may be responsible for her actions ..' Tigress asked. "Its possible, it also possible it may simply have lain dormant within her , waiting to be awakened. " stripetail replied. " We .. er told Dixie about this awhile ago, and she agreed to meet with us at six tonight.. "Agumina said That meeting had better not turn into a full-fleged makeout session" stripetail warned. "Otherwise, you will have to deal with a vERY pissed off wizard.. Stripetail looked at the clock. "We have to go.. the hunt for clues is about to resume. We can wrap up the discussion oin the way there..
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Daphne, vEemon, and Freddy were exploring the second floor. "Get your camera ready Fred" Daphne said. " Velma, are you coming?" she asked.
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"Sure. Velma said. "I hope you find what you are looking for." Velma said.
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We're looking for any hint of ghosts.." Daphne said.. " Which is why I brought my camera..'
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"Good thinking. A regular camera or one with various types of lenses?" Velma asked.
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This is just a regular camera, although I have onecwith several lenses, its back at the Tv station, I only use it when Filming a show. SAy Velma how would you like to be on Tv?' Dahne grinned.
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Velma nodded, "I'd like that, but wouldn't I need to change my clothes or something?" She asked.
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Not necessarily" Daphne replied " We can just film you with what you have on now.. "
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Fred worked a door open " this was once a throphy room. inside were skins of bears , llions and tigers. on the wall hung caribou deer, and bison heads. all were covered in thick layers of dust..
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"I wonder how long till they get an army of maids and cleaners in here." Velma said.
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Its been a long time since this place has been cleaned.." Daphne said in dust as she ran her finger over an old bear skin. " yuck!"
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Velma nodded, "Many areas are like that. When we went into some rooms upstairs Sara had did a clean spell on some areas to clean some spots, but most places are still dirty like this." Velma said.
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Agumina Stripetail and Tigress continued thier discussion. " You are going to have to control these feelings Agumina. Tigress is a good fruiend, she's been loyal and openminded. both you have your relationships with the boys to consider too. "Couldn't we have both?' Agumina asked. "Not with Tiger"Tigeress shook her head as they approached the steps. " He'd never go for it in a million years. and there's also my parents. Which do you think they's rather hear from me? hi Mom and Dad, I'd like you to meet my same sex partner! or Hi Mom and dad, I'd like you to meet my mate and your new grandson! that is of course if they will allow me to visit, period..
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Agumon may be more understanding, somewhat, but Digimon usually don't have same gender relationships. usually they don't recognize gender at all.. but thats neither here nor there..'
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How ols is this hotel vElma?' Freddy asked. " Its got to be a hubndred years old at least.."
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"Should we wait for Stripetail to gt here or should we just start?" Deimos asked.
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Dixie tapped her wist "I'm heading up the stairs with Tigress and Agumina" Came thw reply " We'll bev there in less than a mninute
Soon enough Stripetail appeared at the head of the stairs, followed quickly by Tigress and Agumina. " Go by your partners girls" Stripetail said. "Alright everyone" He spoke up.. "Let the search resume!
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"Finally!" Deimos said. He along with the Pelvanida and NUMA group and the 3 Lipizzaner stallions followed Stripetail.
"Let's hope we can reason with the Minotaur." Hans said, "I've gotten all the thrills I need for today and then some from that high speed escape from those fake soldiers at Surf Point."
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There are impostors amongst the VDF?' Stripetail said sharply ' Great just great" He muttered..
_ Where WERE you two" Tiger growled. " I was .. helping Agumina.. she's not feeling well.. and we went to STripetail to get some help.. he told us that she needs rest and lots of time with Agumon.." Tigress grinned.
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"It's a few hundred years old. Quite old." Velma said.
(ooc: I forgot exactly how old the hotel is, or if I ever heard.)
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(The date keeps changing lol. We'll go with 200)
Thats really old, and it looks like it..' Daphne said looking at some of the heads mounted on the wall
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Very well' tiger said, activating her armor.. "I was taking a nap.. needed a recharge after a long day of searching...
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We helped the pelvanida guys with salavaging Cynder said " Yeah, I cann finally pay you back Scooby for the magical necklace and the movie" Spyro said. "We earned about 7700 dollars " Cynder explained. "Hey, can we borrow 4$50" Bulk asked.
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Nick waited to Jason to activate the tardis
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Rou ron't rave ro ray rus rack Ryro" Scooby replied "reep rour roney.."
_ I can set up a back account for you two. "Dixie smiled. Both dragons looked at her, puzzled" Its where you put your money in at a bank and they keep track of it for you. you can put money in,or take money out..'She explained as the group moved to the 5th floor.
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Once in the tardis Guilmon headed for the pantry kitchen are to find something to drink.
Jason waved at the interior, "Feel free to sit anywhere." He said.
"Where shall we go this time, and aren't you missing some folks?" The tardis said.
"Nah, it's just a short trip then we'll return here. Take us to my rooms in Korodos." Jason said. and the tardis set off, with the rotar rising and falling.
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"I do hope this minotaur fellow is reasonable, though I will assume he is most likely not to be reasonable but will most likely act like a savage or some such like that." Moran said.
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We will simply have to facev that, when we face him.." Stripetail replied, as they reached the fifth floor..
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Agumina walked alongside Agumon, who gave her a friendly smile.
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Nick took a seat on a comfy cushion, and helped himself to a snack..he relaxed against the coach, the tardis moved through time/...
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"No need to hurry so we'll go there at a nice leisurely pace I think." Jason said going over to sit down in another seat, one that had controls in the arm rests.
Guilmon was rumaging around in the kitchen pantry area.
"if you want a drink or something feel free to get one." Jason said to Nick waving vaguely in the direction of where the sound was coming from.
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Thanks, I may get onbe, butr first I'm going to taje a nap..." Nick said, yawning and curling on next to the couch armrest..
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Jason nods, "Sure, go ahead." He said.
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'So what did you do during the break "Tai asked Agumina kindly. "Well.. its kinda hard to explain.. I think i've got a bug of some kind..' Agumina said.. "Its been affecting my behavior..'so I went to sTripetail for some treatment.."
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"I better make sure I'm ready in case he is uncivilized." Moran said. Taking out and putting on his legion flight ring and he made sure his suit was ready also, it twitching as if it were alive for a moment.
"Maybe the rest of us should also." Brooklyn said.
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"I think I may ask Ironhide. A dwarf who's skin is as hard as steel may be useful in a war. Hoopy I'd ask but I doubt a bouncing yellowbelly would be very useful, even 1 taught how to fight by Chuck Taine & Val Armorr." Jason said to himself.
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I don't think the others will care who you bring as long as they can make themselves useful.." Nick replied through a yawn.. "We're in a position whee we can't afford to be picky..
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At this time, two Shire draft horses, each carrying a large crate entered the lobby. A wiry Dhole carrying a clipboard followed them.
"Good day sir. We had received an order for firearms by a certain Hans Neitmyer. Where shall we place these crates?" the Dhole asked.
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At the front of the stairs.. that should be fine. Do I have to sign for anything" Briggins gave the three of them a loook..
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"Sorry only the recipient can sign." the Dhole replied.
The two draft horses placed the crates by the staircase.
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' Naturallu" Briggins nodded. "please help yourself to a drink, if you are so inclined. We'll wait for Hans..."
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So, gentlemen, did you enjoy your break' stripetail said looking at DEimos and Rime. " what did you do? I worked on some of mages papers we recovered, oh and I repaired your library book Tai, Its all ready to fgo"
_ Wow! thank you So much..Tai beamed "I'll go pick it up after we find the next clue..
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Guilmon came out eating a sandwich and holding a drink in his other hand.
"Maybe those 2 fist fighters from dap. Not Lobo." Guilmon said.
Jason nods, "DOubt they'd like Lobo. I heard rumour he eats those he beats, or is that Venom. I always get those 2 confused. Maybe Wolverine. He likes to fight and may not mind being payed & he heals fast. " Jason said. "I'm not sure if Agumon would like a second agumon around."
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he has Agumina..Nick said.. How about you bring Gabumon in? " Gabumon was an old friend of Agumon, he was the second in rank among the Digidestined
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Jason shrugs, "No idea who that is. I'd have to go and ask the 37 year old Joe who that is, or Gomamon." Jason said, since the Joe he knew was 37, years after the events of season 1 and 2 happened. "That is if he remembers them." Jason said.
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I'm sure he does, after all they went through a lot together.. I've.. heard stories about Digimon anf a few have stayed at the hotel' Nick explained..
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Jason nods, "There are some staying there. Maybe a half dozen roughly." Jason said. "I'd have to ask him. He never mentioned that Digimon in any of our conversations." Jason said.
"Never to me either." Guilmon said.
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"We went found some materials to help spruce up this hotel." Deimos replied.
"I just went to town at the shooting range." Rime replied. "Anything important you've discovered from the papers?"
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The Mages you killed were part of the Illumus mages group, a powerful and dangerous group od mages.. you have to be a mimum level 3 mage to join..' Stripetail said.. "and you have to be a necromancer..rotten to the core.."
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Well If it is the same gsabumin the difgimon who stayed here talked about, then he's gomamon old teammate. I believe his human partner was Matt or something like that..' Nick repluied..
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"Exactly what level were the mages we killed? Were they Chong's or Orsillius's?" Deimos asked.
"We may have to reformulate our plans. Stripetail, we'll see if we can some up with counters to their spells and we ask that you help us test them." Rime said.
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They were chongs" Stripetail replied " he was mentioned several times as "Master cHong..' They were meduim to strong Level 2, killing them is no simple feat.. I will be glad to help you create defenses against thuer magic.."
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"Thanks." Deimos replied. "Now here's what we found out about the mages: the combat spells we've encountered are for, all intents and purposes, similar to firearms. They are most vulnerable when they are summoning. Their potions apparently cannot harm or penetrate our armor. However, they can deflect projectiles. Finally, it seems that they have much faster reflexes and higher strength than an ordinary Human."
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Yes gesturing and summoning spells takes time.' Stripetail aagreed. Your armor isn't invulberable to potions, there are potions for example that rapidly age armor so it rusts away..leaving the wearer exposed. So far I haven't found sign of those types of potions.."
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"The only Matt I think I ever met was Matt Trakker, who retired and his son took over a certain organization." Jason said, meaning M.A.S.K.
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"Maybe targeting his groin and shins would be good, if he does try to fight." Brooklyn said.
Sara nodded, "Val Armorr said everyone has weak spots, even Superboy. You just have to know where they are and how to use them." She said.
"I recall. Very skilled lad." Moran said.
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"Our armor is all ceramic. It cannot rust, however the synthetic fibers that also make up the armor are vulnerable. I will see if there is anyway to mitigate that vulnerability, perhaps eliminating all synthetic components and using pure ceramic armor?" Deimos replied.
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Everything has its weakness, however a well placed shot or spell, and you could be wearing armor made of dianmonds and it wouldn;'t do you any good" Stripetail replied as they faced the opening to the passageway
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"And they'd not want drunkman there, though is power is very high while he's drunk." Jason said. "Wolverine maybe, as long as he's allowed to go by his own rules & kill the enemy." Jason said to himself. "Wonder how devastating he'd be with a flying spell on him." Jason said rubbing his chin a bit. "Maybe Ben Grimm. He likes to fight. Is a bit more level headed then Wolverine, far stronger and good in a fight also and as a former test pilot I'm sure he could utilize a flying spell very well.."
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I still think we should get Gabumon and Matt..' Nick said..
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"Well, we're here." Rime replied, readying his rifle.
"Let's hope we can reason with the Minotaur." Deimos said.
"Same here. I'm not interested in getting into a knife fight with it." Dr. Kerzach replied.
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"Ok, I'll change the destination." Jason said then to the tardis, "Let's go and visit Joe, maybe he knows of this Gabumon and Matt person is, or maybe Gomamon does. Let's visit him a few hours after my last visit. That should be around the time his shift is over." Jason said.
"CHanging destination." The tardis said. "Should be pretty quick."
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Alright then' Tarrax said. brooklyn, Moran if you guys could show the markings we made on the walls
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So you started into the maze" cynder said.. as Stripetail lit the way in front with his sstaff/
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"Ready to rock?" Zachary asked, raising his rifle.
"Stripetail, James has been hit by some kind of electrical trap. He is currently sleeping it off. I assumed it was no different than a Taser strike but would you mind checking to see if he's okay?" Deimos asked.
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Sure. I'll check on him in a little bit..
" Stripetail nodded
_ nick waited he hesard the tardis stop..." Ok, so where and when are we?' He asked, getting up from the coach..
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Jason stood up, 'We should be in Joe Kido's Digimon clinic hospital place, a few hours after I was here last, from his point of view." Jason said.
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"Sure, right this way." Moran said as he took out a small but powerful flashlight to help him to see as he led the way to where the marks that had been made by Brooklyn and enchanted to glow by Sara.
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Dixie and Cynder followed him, with thier partners just behind. "This place really gives me the creeps Lilo said in a small voice.
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"I wonder if that is natural, part of the curse, or something the minotaur did to the place." Brooklyn said looking around.
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Who KNows?' Skull shruggged, as they moved to a corridor with three openings.. " Which one should we take.. ?'
_ I'll go down the one on the left " Hunter Volunteered. " We'll take ther nmiddle Agumon and Tai said, " We'll take the right" Cuynder and Spyro said..
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"Maybe I should call someone I know who does wetwork. I used him once or twice before. He only works for good guys." Odysseus said.
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"I'll take the one on the left." Deimos said. He raised his rifle and followed Hunter.
"I'll follow Deimos." Werner said, raising his shotgun.
"I'll take the middle." Rime said.
"I'll take the right." Ms. Swimmer said. She quickly readied her dual sticks.
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Stitch ang Angel went through the middle. Sscooby and Dixe went to the right\ Stripetail pausee," One of these may be the right way, then again none of them may be"
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Something smells really bad Agumina said, following Dixie. Tiger and tigress followed them as well. " That might be a sign we're on the right track..
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"Which one shall we take?" Moran asked.
"Maybe best if we stayed together." Sara said.
"I agree." Brooklyn said.
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Ms. Swimmer wrinkled her nose. "Something really smells." She twirled her dual sticks. "I already have the club that I made from a piece of wood. Perhaps I should use that." She put her dual sticks in a scabbard she had made out of scrap cloth she found in the abandoned motel and readied her club which was dangling from her shoulder. The club was a heavy piece of black wood as thick as a man's arm, with one end whittled down and wrapped in scrap leather to make a handgrip.
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Stripetail sniffed the air and turned to the right. the air was getting hotter.. " I think we're getting close" he said, as he caught up to them others, alking down this path..
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Smells like something rotting and burning at the sametime" Tarrax said as he wqent to the leftm the snell was everywhere and gettting worse
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The rest of the Pelvanida group and the NUMA group waited outside the passage.
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"I guess we should prepare in case we have to fight?" Deimos asked.
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We must aleways be ready in case the creature is hostile.." Hunter said.
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why don't you just blasyt youir way though Stripetail Dixie asked " the heat was making her a bit grumpy. It feels like a furnace in here. ' reah, rit roes,," Scooby agreed.
_ Nick opened the door to the tardis. ' so we're just to drop in and say hello , right?
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"Let's take this one." Moran said pointing to one of the openings.
"May as well. But are we all prepared before we go in?" Brooklyn asked looking at the others.
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"and ask if he knows where Mat lives. Though we have to decide what age of Mat do we want to ask and how do we ask someone who has not met us yet." Jason said.
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"Luckily, I've got my rifle and Werner has his shotgun and you have your arrows." Deimos said.
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"It's getting hot." Ms. Swimmer said. "I have a feeling this is going to affect my fighting capabilities."
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Yeah I'm sweating a ton" Bulk said sweat dripping down his forehead..
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Matt is a teenager, I think Gabumon is retired when Joe is at his current age.. Nick said stepping out and viewing a beautifull high rise building " I hguess this is the place..
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"Erm, is everyone armed?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
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I've got Stitch to protect me" Lilo said.
_We've got the wizard to protect us" bulk said. Stripetaiil gave them a loook. I can't be by you two all the time.. If you see a weapon lying on the ground. pick it up.."
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Ms. Swimmer handed Bulk her club. "Here, take this."
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Jason nods, "yes, and it should be close to closing time. You want to ask him whatever it is that you want?" Jason asked. Guilmon exited from the tardis and stood beside Jason.
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Sara, Moran, & the others entered the opening they chose, staying together as they had chosen to do so. They examined the area for any clues or signs if anyone had gone there before.
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I'll ask him if he knows Matt and gabumon.." Nick replied
As the group progressed through the maze the heat continued to rise. Soon all of the Omniderate had activared thier armor to provide relief from the heat..
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We're getting closer" Stripetail said as the passage they were in ended and branched to the left. "The Minotaur must like it hot
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"It is [censored] hot!" Deimos exclaimed.
"It's worse with fur!" Werner replied, taking a sip of water.
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Sara cast spells on her companions so they would not feel the heat as much.
"Starting to feel like Hephaestus's forge room when I visit him. One of the few greek gods who can be friendly to non gods & mortals, and had no part in my curse." Odyseus said.
"Reminds me of when the university ac broke and the higher ups decided to give everyone a few days off, staff and students." Moran said.
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Tarrax flapped his wings back and forth creating as greeze which ewas refreshing to those around him..
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Its like a freaking sauna in here' Brigginds grumbled
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Scoob do you have any more of that root beer?' Shaggy panted. 'Ro, Rhaggy. Ri rank rit rall' Scooby said through his helmet
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Werner tossed Shaggy a bottle of water. "Here. There's a lot more where that came from."
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"At least with the spell the heat won't bother us, thus robbing the Minotaur of one possible advantage in combat." Brooklyn said.
"Very true." Odysseus said nodding while still holding his sword.
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Thanks man" Shaggy said as the came to a turn in the passageway, as Shaggu came round, he saw Tiger passing throughtpo another passage. " Guess this one leads into theirs" he said. " "Wait up man!" Shaggy called down, his shirt was soaked in sweat, it was probably 100-110 degrees iinside the maze now..
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Deimos walked into Ms. Swimmer. "Oh, nice to see you."
"Water." Ms. Swimmer replied.
Werner handed Ms. Swimmer a bottle of water which she gulped down in less than 2 seconds.
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Sara sent a few light globes ahead so they would get an idea of what lay ahead as they walked along, instead of having to rely on seeing only the nearby area.
"I wonder how long till we reach the end and what'll happen." Moran said.
Brooklyn worked on scratching arrows in the wall and Sara on putting on a simple enchantment so they would glow for a few days or so.
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"welcome to my maze!" boomed a deep voice. It was the minotaur." I see you've returned, and have nearly made it through my maze.. Not bad, aslthough I have other surprises in store for you.."
_ We are here to break the curse on this hotel' Stripetail said.. "And please turn off the heat.."
_ I like the heat . Its stays and you'll just have to adapt.." came the reply
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"We mean no harm. We are here only to break the curse on the hotel." Deimos replied, taking a swig of water.
Rime had also met up with them.
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Hmm. Sounds like they found the Minotaur." Dr. Kerzach said. "I'll go in and see." He then opened his switchblade and headed into the passage.
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So you say. You'll have to prove that though.." came the replay.. "the curse placed on this hotel os strong one, i was summoned from the ancuient past...and brought here..
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"I highly doubt you can surprise me." Odysseus said, who had been alive well over 5,000 years, living in multiple universes and traveling with various incarnations of Jason. He had by now meet all 13 Jasons and traveled with some of them for various lengths of time, and also briefly met Jason after his 12 regenerations were over and the fact he would be a full imperial dragon.
"What heat?" Brooklyn asked, not feeling the heat due to Sara's spell.
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You are being protected by magic" Briggins scoffed. " The rest of us unlucky folks to being slowly roasted with a fine garlic sauce and a touch of parsley.."
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"I can protect you too if you want. It's a simple spell and can last for a few days." Sara said.
"yea, we've used it before." Brooklyn said.
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If you could kindly do that" Briggins nodded to sara..
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Werner gulped down another bottle of water. "I'm going to die of heatstroke unless I can get a cooling vest, like those that astronauts wear."
"It's intense but I can take it." Deimos said.
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"Some fire salamanders would love it here." Sara said as she walked along with her friends.
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fristere" Stripetail gestured and the temperature began to drop slowly..
_ That spell should lower the temperature a little buit. everyone be sure to drink plenty of water" stripetail said
_ Nick went inside the hospital and went to the front desk
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"I've got several bottles of water." Werner said, taking off his backpack. He handed a bottle to Rime, Ms. Swimmer and Deimos.
Dr. Kerzach then met up with the group. "Why is it so hot in here?"
"Take this." Werner said, handing Dr. Kerzach a bottle of water.
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Scooby became the first to gain the exit to the maze.. " Rits ra rit rooler rere" He called back to the others..
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"I think I'll give my legs a rest." Moran said, using his legion flight ring to rise into the air and fly, about eye level. "AH, now I can rest my legs. We gorillas are not made for lots of upright walking."
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Dixie reached the exit, followed by Cynder anbd Stripetail "it is a bit cooler here. WE'll take a short break before proceeding" He said to the others
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Rime, Werner, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Deimos followed Dixie.
"Much better." Werner said. His loose fitting long sleeved shirt and track pants were drenched in sweat. He then took a cloth from his backpack, poured some water on it and wiped his face and neck. "There's water in my backpack if anyone needs it."
Werner, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Deimos grabbed a bottle of water from the backpack, which was placed on he ground.
"What is in that backpack?" Rime asked.
"Lots of necessary equipment," Werner replied.
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"Good thinking." Odysseus said and took his legion ring out and put it on. "Can't believe they let me in due to my power is I can't die."
"Better then some others." Moran said, "Tracking power, can see through lead, can eat anything." Moran said. "and other even sillier powers."
"Like Monel's, I'm immune to kryptonite. That no duplication of powers was a stupid rule. I'm glad they eventually did away with it." Odysseus said.
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That stuff thats harms Superman" Briggins raised an eyebrow.."Your next night is gratis " He said to them " You don;t have to pay me anything..
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Moran nods, "Green harms superman much like plutonium will anyone from the earth. Though there are other types of kryptonite."
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The recptionish smiled at Nick " Hello How may I help you?
_ I'm here to see DR Joe?
_ Do have an appointment or a referal?
_ no, but I need to speak with him.."
_ He'll be out in 5 minutes, you can just take a seat over there.."
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"ok. no hurry." Jason said. and went over to sit down. Guilmon sat down next to him.
Guessing that Nick would not want to talk Jason put on is legion flight ring and talked briefly with Odysseus to see how they were doing & they briefed each other.
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Um, Jason" Nick turnee to Jason "Am I violating the rules of time by doing this?"
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Jason shook his head, "No. Since what if we do find out that we did meet this Mat person. That means we'd have to go into the past to ensure the past does happens as it should." Jason said.
After a bit and getting bored Guilmon put his on and started to talk to Chuck Taine who wasn't to busy at the time, just watching a movie and having tested out a new recipe.
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Would you like some candy Guilmon" Nick asked, oulling out some mints from his pocker. " They hhelp with your breath among other things..
_ Good point" Nick nodded in reply to Jason explantion.. then a tall man in a doctor's uniform came up to therm ' This was Joe.
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"I like candy, thanks." Guilmon said.
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You wanted to see me sir" Joe asked looked at Nick then at Jason then at Guimlmon.
_ I just have a couple qiuestion. " Did you know a guy named Matt a nd a "
_ Matt! Of Course I knew a guy Named Matt! He had a Digimon named Gabumon.. Haven't seen them in a couple years.. Matt;s on tour with his nband.. Bagumon is on the Digimon Council.." Joe replied
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"Good. " Jason looked at Nick, "It looks like he has known a Matt." Jason said,
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"It does sound like the minotaur will be a must barbaric and savage fellow." Moran said.
"It does seem that way." Brooklyn said.
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That is possible' Tarrax replied . mosdt Minotaurs I've read about are refocious" Tarrax replied although my knowlesge of them mostly come from stories in book in my masters library
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Thanks' Nick Grinned. "I'd like to visit them, you see.. I'm. trying to organize a reunion of the Digidestined.
Really?' came a voice bear Nick's Knee "It was Gomamon. "It would be great! I haven't seen Tentomon, or Biyomon in years! Do you kno Agumon?
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Yes, in fact, he his girlfriend, and partner are staying at the hotel I work at" Nick said.
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Can we come with Joe. You've got nothing scheduled for the next two days.. Gomamon pleaded with JOe. "what if an emergency comes up Gomamon? we've been over this before..
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I've still got to get a couple members of them team together.. What were the others
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Tk and Patomon, Izzy and Tentomon, Sora and Biyomon, and MImi are the others" Joe said. Mimi lives in the US now... alright alright Gomamon, We'll come with..
_ You don't mind do you guys?' he asked Jason..
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"If you want to see ferociousness you should see Brin Londo when he is angry. " Moran said.
"Don't forget being a savage fury in combat also." Odysseus said.
"Yes, I remember what he did to that one lethal legion member." Moran said.
"Now that surprised even me. I didn't think you could do that to someone." Odysseus said.
"Yes, it was so horrid I had to ask Saturn Woman to erase the details from my memory, leaving only the general vague bits there." Moran said.
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Jason shook his head, "Nah, no problem. If you have their addresses I can pick them up easily. You can call them so they have time to prepare if you want." Jason said.
"I bet they have fun." Guilmon said.
"I suspect they would also." Jason said.
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I have Sora's number..' Joe said, pulling out his cell phone which was small and was colored deep blue. "I';ll give her a call.. when are you guys leaving?
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In a few minutes Nick replied. " Alright.. 'Joe replied.. "Just a minute.. he went over to the receptionist and spoke with her briefly.. then returned. " alright. I got off for 4 days.. I needed a break anyway.. I'll call her and izzy in the car..
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So hes absolutely ruthless in battle. I can appreciate that" Tarax nodded..
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"Whenever you want. Though I guess you'd want to stop over at your house first to get a few things." Jason said.
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"I wonder if this Brin person if he's like you say in combat if he is worst then Muzzle." Sara said.
"I'd say about the same, though Brin has far better control." Moran said.
"That is good. I did give Muzzle the ability to switch to his scout form, though he doesn't use it." Sara said.
"Luckily you also gave Professor William a ring so he can do the same." Odysseus said.
"Yes, I thought someone should be able of doing that if need be, even from a distance since scout and muzzle seem to hate each other, almost as much as they hate Blitz." Sara said.
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Yes, To get some , and something to bring along.. I haven't take a vacation in years, and boy do I need it' Joe replied walking out of the hospital into the parking lot. Gomamon walked just behind him. " Now wheres my car?oh yeah" he slapped his forehead "I let my dad borrow my car, so I had to bike today..
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Theres the exit" TYarrax said pointing to the opening whee more and more of the group was exiting..
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"Want us to meet you at home, or bring your bike along?" Jason asked.
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"Ah, the exit at last." Moran said, landing among his friends as they drew near the exit. "I wonder what we'll see next."
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I'll bring the bike I guess" Joe sais going over to the Bike rack and unhooking a from it. "If you could drop me off, I'll get a few things, some books, money food, that kind of thing, and Then I'll give my friends a call..'Joe replied..
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Sure, there's more then enough room." Jason said.
"Might be surprised how much room." Guilmon said, giggling a bit at the reaction some did when they saw the inside of a tardis for the first time.
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Alright, I'll just squeeze it in the back" Joe said as he opened the back seat of the "Car" His mouth fell open as he saw what was inside. " What .. IS this thing?' He wondered.. He pushed the bike inside a closed the door.. he pointed to the car.. "Is this.. spome sort of new model?'
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Jason nods, "A new tardis, not to new though. The newest model or 2 they are working out the bugs and such. Tardis engineers are the only ones who work or do test use of those though." Jason said.
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"Stripetail, how should we introduce ourselves to the Minotaur?" Deimos asked.
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Respectfully, but cautiously as well' Stripetail replied. on the far side a door opened and the minotaur appeared weilding a mace in his left hand. "So youi have made it then? The minotaur boomed. "Well done.."
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"Greetings, sir." Deimos said, bowing but looking at the Minotaur of the corner of his eye.
"Thank you." Werner said humbly. He bowed as well.
Ms. Swimmer stood in the back, she had put her dual sticks away.
Rime bowed as well.
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Stripetail nooded at the minotaur. Show him courtesy everyone.
Scooby bowed to the mInotaur, Dixie curtesied. Spyro and Cynder nodded thier heads, as did Stitch m Angel, and hUnter. Lilo did a loittle dance, as her acknowledgement..
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Ms. Swimmer bowed her head.
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"thank you, that is enough.' Minotaur said nomne too friendly. "Why are you here? and why have you brought THOS two' He pointed to Anton and Paul with a frown..
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"We needed them to guide us here. They are unarmed and under guard." Deimos replied.
Anton and Paul stared back at the Minotaur with a neutral expression.
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"Well first I'd have to know his station, rank or caste and compare that to the ones I have as king, a member of the Korodos imperial knights, and a professor. No insult meant but one must go about these things correctly so no one is unduly insulted and it does take time. Looking at the ranks of all those involved, genealogical charts consulted and so on. This could take weeks." Moran said in his relaxed professor voice.
"Moran does have a point there." Sara said.
"I quite agree." Brooklyn said, "Would be bad to accidently insult someone by doing to to much or to little." Brooklyn said.
Odysseus nodded, "yes, it can take quite a long time. Greek soldiers use to have to wait a while before fighting so they could verbally list each other's ancestors to be sure they were not related since they could not then fight." Odysseus said, recalling how long some ancient Greek fights lasted.
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So you managed to subdue them.. they and thier two friends shot me a hundred times.. when I ecounterded them earlier.
_ Ask us your riddle so we may continue oyur quest " Stripetail said
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"That is correct." Deimos replied. "The other two are dead."
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the Minotaur grunted then turned to Stripetail
" I see highs and lows. i turn from day to day.. Find me in this room, to pass on.. the mIntaur said..
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"Smm. Highs and lows. A thermometer?" Rime asked.
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Does a therometer turbn from day to day? Not usually"Briggins replied..
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"That is a tough one. Maybe I should go to my room and think it over." Moran said.
"That is a tough one. I may have to call Jason, when and where ever he is and see if he has any ideas." Odysseus said as he took out his cell phone to call Jason 's Tardis. Once Jason answered he gave him the details.
"I think I'll Call Velma, she's smart and has solved mysteries before." Brooklyn said, taking out a small cellphone he had and made a call to Velma. When she answered her cell phone he gave her the details.
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What is the riddle?'Nickasked after Jason got off the phone.
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Something that has highs and lows, and turns.. and is in this room.. everyone looking for a marking, an engraving.. on the floor, and the walls'Stripetail said..
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"" I see highs and lows. i turn from day to day.. Find me in this room, to pass on." Jason said, repeating what he had been told that the minotaur had said.
"Perhaps I'll try Hoopy. She doesn't act quite what some would call normal, but she does get some ideas no one else does, and they have sometimes been good." Moran said, taking out his cell phone to call Hoopy.
"who?" Brooklyn asked not having heard of the name. & finished his conversation with Velma.
"A yellowbelly, a type of sentient dinosaur from another universe. She travels with us sometimes, but has been taking a break to visit back home as she does some times." Sara said.
""She hides a cellphone in a certain place in Berry Valley, in case she wants Jason to pick her up and go for a while, or if one of us needs to call her. She does check her cellphone at least once a day for messages." Moran said, having finished his dialing and waiting for a bit. "Great she's answering, must have called right when she was nearby." Moran said then started his conversation with Hoopy.
"Velma suggested cleaning every inch and using the strongest light, including uv and ir, since some things can be seen only by that." Brooklyn said.
"Like dwarven moon writing." Odysseus said and before anyone can ask, "It's from another world I lived in for a while long ago, moon letters can only be seen with the moon of the same phase they were written under shining behind them, or upon them in some cases."
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Moon?" Stripetail's eyes lit up.. "Look for an image of the moon!vIt rises and sets.. "Goes High and low< and moves in the sky as the night progresses..
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_ The minotaur smiled almost inperceptably.. 'Now you must find the true moon.."
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"I can do ir and uv light, and also channel moon light into here to show any of those moon letter things." Sara said as she cast a light spell that put out only a combination of uv and ir light then she did a spell to channel moonlight into the room.
Moran took out an ir monocle and put it on his right eye then applied an ir filter to the front of his flashlight.
"Find the true moon. I'll ask Velma, I'm sure she'd know the exact coordinates of where the moon currently is." Brooklyn said calling Velma who when she heard the question did some astrogation math, comparing where she saw the moon last, it's normal rate of movement and came up with the coordinates and worked out, using a small pda she had and gave the coordiates then where the moon currently was to Brooklyn. Who then pointed to a certain area, "Velma says based on astrogation math the moon is currently there and will come into visual range at ..." he said giving a time.
Sara started to do a spell to clean an area of the room of dust and such so looking for things should be easier.
"True moon? I could ask Jason to ask E‰rendil to come with his Silmaril, or find one of the other 2 silmarils and bring it here. They are from another universe but do contain the light of the 2 trees, who's last fruits became the sun and moon of that world thus they do contain the precursor of moonlight. Or so I'd gather from some lore keepers and elves I use to talk to in middle earth when I lived there for a bit." Odyssues said.
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Deimos held his chin in thought. "Perhaps the 'true' moon is the moon that appears in the night sky."
Rime was busy using his combat knife to scrape away some dirt encrusting an indentation that appeared to be in the shape of a crescent.
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Sara continued to use her magic to clean away the room while Moran, Brooklyn and Odysseus looked over, each picking different sections of the room, after Sara had gone through and cleaned it with her spell.
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so the moon is expected to be overhead by ten tonight?" Dixie said "Annd it is nearly four now, so we have six hors to wait.."
_ It most likely is the moon, and it is crescent tonight too on the waxing side" Stripetail said. The moon won't be full until the middle of thye month..
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"So I guess we wait till 10, or continue searching the room?" Brooklyn asked. Sara, Odysseus and Moran continued doing as they had before, using a clean spell or searching the walls, and floor.
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We can searc the room, of curse"StrIpetail replied. "We Can head out For dinner and come back at ten.."
_ The doors are sealed"The minotaur replied. "They will only open once the correct time coes..
_ So we're stuck here for SIX hours" Lilo cried.
_Well, we can try and pass the time" dixie sighed.. "Anyone have a pack of cards?
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You'd need about twenty packs n order to cover everyone.." Tarrax said.
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"I can always call Jason to come and take us to the dinning room. I doubt this place is stronger then time lord technology or the magic of a very ancient dragon emperor including 7 dimensional magic." Odysseus said.
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"I've got a pack of cards." Werner said, taking the pack of cards from his backpack.
"I can radio the rest of the group and tell them to either cut or blast their way in here." Deimos said.
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Let me try ssomething "Stripetail said. "Illuminae Luna!" He gestured and a blue light filled the room revealing runes on the wall "well, well you were right, thereARe rune letters here" he saidmlooking at them. "Can you translate Sara?"
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Sara looked at the letters and nodded, "I can." She said.
"Here, you can use this to make a recording." Moran said, reaching into his coat to take out his cellphone. Sara took it and want back to studding the rune letters for a bit then opened up the Moran's cellphone She used the camera to take as much of a picture of all of the runes at once. She then started to read out the translations as she used Moran's cellphone to get a picture of each rune.
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:I have a oiece of paper.. in my dress pocket here' Dixie said, fishing around in her dreess pocket.. :At least i usually do.."She said.. "Aha! Here it is " She said , pulling out a small pad of paper,, and a pencil, "Here, write the translation down'She said to Saram handing them to her.
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"Perhaps I should write it down so she can focus on translating and taking pictures in case we need to double check later." Odysseus said.
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"Sure" Dixie nodded. "the sooner we get ths translated, the sooner we can get out of here" StrIpetail meanwhile was looking at the runes..
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Joe ad Gomamon climbed into the tardisw. "we're ready when you guys are" Gomamon said.
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Odysseus accepted the paper and pencil and started to write down what Sara had said before, pausing when she went back to the runes to start over her translating to be sure there was a written translation as well as pictures of the runes. She continued to say the translation aloud as she went along, Odysseus writing down what she said in a type of shorthand.
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"Lets see if your ranslations matches mine " Mine says " Stand in the light, near the top, to find the next clue here you must stop. find the passage, near a chair, upon the face, of the highest stair" Stripetail said
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thats absolutely gibberisH" tiger roared..
-So once we solve that, we'll be able to go?" Nani said.
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"I would assume we would need to be on the roof." Deimos said.
"But there seems to be no staircase." Dr. Kerzach said.
"And we're stuck in here." Werner added.
Deimos sighed. "Stripetail, should I radio for demolitions?"
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"Mr Deimos you are not blowing up any more of my hotel"Briggins replied."Is that clear? My reading of this riddle is that is might have something to do with the 9th floor, which is the top floor of this building."
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Ro ronce re ret rout, re'll read ro rhe rinth roor" scoobby said.
_Bulk and Skull were sitting down, looking at the wall. " so we have to wait 6 hours? Geeze thats a long time.."
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Sara nodded, "I believe that is what the runes here say." She said looking over the runes again to be sure. She handed Moran's cell phone back to him once she had gotten a picture of the runes.
"I can phase use through the walls and we could walk up or fly upward while phased." Sara said.
"Or in a roundabout way use one of these." Odysseus said, taking a wrapped up ribbon, the same type as Jason had taken out but had not used before. It's some imperial 7th dimentional magic. We each carry 1 and can easily take another person or 2 with us." Odysseus said.
"Yes, he had these made for each of us in case we got separated or trapped in a cave in or imprisoned, we can easily get to his private rooms in the imperial palace." Moran said. "made with imperial dragon magic. "
"We could go to Korodos then get sent back here, or call for a version of Jason to pick us up." Brooklyn said. "We've done similar drills before so we know what to do or expect in case the need ever comes up."
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Jason nods, "Where to first? Any particular person first? The closest or go alphabetically?" Jason asked.
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"we'll go to Matt's house first if Gabumon isn't there, we'll go get him.." Nick said.
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You should only it if all else fails" stripetail said. 'powerful magic like that is usually one-use only..
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er...can Tigress and i go with you Moran? Agumina asked. "hey what about Tai and me?Agumon said, "you can go with Odyseus" stripetaiil said 'Cynder and I will go with Brooklyn" Dixie said. "Rhat about re" Scooby rotested. "The rest of us will get out once the moon hits the picture on the waLl' stripetail said.
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"if he not home maybe he went out for pizza." Guilmon said.
"Allright, "Jason said nodding, "We can head there." Jason said putting in the coordinates for Matt's home and setting off there.
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Moran nods, "We could together take all of you, but we could try Jason first which would be simpler, or Sara's idea. Perhaps making part of a wall phase and we can walk through instead of phasing all of us." Moran suggested.
"A section of a wall could be a good first try, then phasing the person. Then try Jason. Using the ribbons only fourth." Brooklyn said.
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patience everyone" stripetail said holding up his paws. "Do any of you hsve plans for this evening, Dixie, I know you hsave that meeting with Agumina and Tigress. "
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Can you ask them why they are acting so weird" Tiger said to Dixie. "There are a few things I'd like to ask you before we go" Dixie whispered to Stripetail. " Can you join us for the meeting, say ^:30? Stripetail leaned into Dixie's ear. "No making out, understood? I'll already told agumina and Tigress that, and I want everyone on the same page..Agumina is cofused right now, unsure of her orientation. She has strong feelings for Agumon AND Tigress.. and I think one bisexual pairing i enough.." Dixie whispere back " Wit all due respect, My Lord, orientation isn't something made by choice.. if she's bi, theres nothing we can do, but be supoortive. yoiu were when Cynder and I came out to Scooby and Spyro. please.. let me teach them for a little bit before you arrive.." Stripetail nodded. "Very well" he then moved away and turn to Moran. "Take the people who want to go with you, and I will take a few people with me..
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Moran nodded. "We can try having Sara make a section of the wall phase so we can step through. That should be easier to do then phasing each person or 2."
"if it doesn't work I can always phase a few at a time till they are fully through." Sara said.
"Maybe some of use who have done that can go first to show the others." Brooklyn said.
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The tardis went on it's way. Not taking to long to arrive at Matt's home. "Looks like we're there. Not to far." Jason said looking up from the controls.
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Cynder caught a little bit of Dixie's whispered coversation with Stripetail and gave her a look "How do you lan on teaching them?' she mouthed. Dixie motioned her over to a corner. "So.. " Cynder began "Theres another.. pair here.. like us?" "Maybe.."Dixie frowned. "We have to guide them, give them confidence..with as little kissing as possible.." "Er.. thats good, because I'm not really into kissing girls.. besides you"Cynder replied. "Theres also thier boyfriends to consider.." Dixie nodded. "Perhaps we can have Spyro and Scooby work on that angle.." "Who are the couple.. If I may ask?" "Agumina and Tigress.. Agumina's the lovestruck of the pair" "You mean the female wolf and the female Digimon?"Cynder made a face. "The male wolf a real jerk.. I don't think reveaing a relationship to himwill get a receptive response.."
_ Dixie said nothing in response, but the look on er face indicated agreement. "agumon, from what I've seen of him, seems to be more easygoing, a more sef-confident type. He's used to being a leader.. still.. learnng that he has competition for Agumina's affection, with a female no less, will probably not sit well with him..Still we'll cross that bridhe when we come to it.."
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the tardis teleported to Matt's house, as luck would have it, he was sitting at his front porch reading a newpaper, as they pulled up Gabumon came outside "Do you know those people?' He asked Matt as they watched the "car" pull up.. "I don't think so.. but we'll ffind out, the car;'s not familiar to me..
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Well, guys" B?>g said as he played a game a poker with Bulk, Skull and Briggins. "I sure hope that we're not stuck here for too much longer.. I'm getting bored. "Briggins had rustled up a packk of cards, which he now offered to Dr Zaniusu.
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Sara went over to the nearest part of the wall that led to the outside. And thought for a bit, "I can try to phase this section of the wall, or make a temporary gate that leads to the lobby. Any preference?" Sara said looking at those present.
"I think it may be logical if someone they know get out first." Jason said.
"Yea, bad idea for strangers to wonder out first." Guilmon said.
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Try phasing the wall first" Tarrax suggested, then if you need help, I'll come and steady you. Scooby and Dixie, you will be our trail pair" He grinned. "If that works, then send us a signal.. "
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I can teleport people out" Stripetail said. "i'll take five. " Who wants to go with me..?"
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(OOC - Dr. Zanasiu is sleeping in his room.)
Werner joined in the poker game.
Dr. Kerzach was looking around for other clues.
Ms. Swimmer was practicing some combat moves with her twin sticks.
Deimos radioed Zachary. "This is Deimos. We're stuck inside the passage on floor 9. Deimos out."
Zachary's voice returned. "This is Zachary. I will be engaging in demolitions soon." The sound of a power saw revving up could be heard through the headset.
"See if you can knock the hinges out from the door or pick the lock. Keep destruction to a minimum."
"Gotcha! Zachary out."
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Zachary then turned to the group outside the passage. "Anyone know how to pick a lock?"
Clive and Dirk's hands shot up.
"Good."
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"So you wish to leave? If you do, you may miss your chance to proceed in your quest..and time is not your ally right now, is it?' the minotaur chuckled.
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if you must tear down the door, thats one thing, but make sure to replace things as best you can " Briggins said the the whine of saw reached them, if it could heard from where they were, the sound must have been deafening..
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Sara nods and starts working on casting a phasing spell on the section of the wall where she was, having it be phased so others could walk through and be a foot above the tallest person in the room and very wide.
"there, that should do it." Sara said. Not to tired to much yet since it was 1 wall and a certain area, not an entire wall or a bunch of people at once, being phased.
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Scooby and Dixie ruhed forward and passed through the section of wall, this led them into one of the passages they had used to enter the maze.
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"rhere ro row, Rixie? Scooby asked, " lets go don this passage which will lead to the 5th floor hall way. She then activated her armor and tapped her wrist "It worked stripetail. You and Moran can start sending others thoug..
_ Spyro and Cynder were next to exit, then Tigress and agumina. Tiger and Agumon were the next after that.
_ Um.. how are we sure that the spell will hold for us?' Skull said looking at the wall through which Tiger and Agumon had passed.
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"Who's next?" Brooklyn asked looking at those still present.
"It'll hold." Sara said. "it should last at least more then enough for us all to walk through." She said.
"Or you can sit down & wait till the room opens and lets you out." Odysseus said.
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I'll go next " Stitch said, and walking claw in claw with Angel, the two aleins departed. Nani and Lilo were next, followed by Hunter and Tai. Genki disappeared with them, the first group of 3 to test sAra.
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The door to the inner chamber opened revealing Dirk, Clive and Zachary.
"Well hello folks." Zachary said. "Luckily for us Dirk and Clive proved to be excellent at picking locks. Granted, I did have to cut out a few locks."
"Nice to see you." Werner said.
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"Great!' shaggy said, getting up. "we're out of here.. well until TEn.'
_Thanks guys' Skull said as he and Bulk headed out..
- Tiger looked over at Tigress as Genki caught up with them. " So, Tigress.." He paused. " How would you like to go into .. town tonmmorow.." Oh, that would be great1 First thing after breakfast,.. I'll get freshened up, and we'll go.. how about a movie?"
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Tigeress, we just saw one a couple days ago. Tiger said rolling his eyes..
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The Pelvanida group headed out of the chamber.
"Stripetail, the Pelvanida group's heading to Zemoth's in Surf Point for dinner." Deimos said.
"Erm. Deimos, my friends and I were attacked by either false or rogue SPVDF soldiers." Werner said. "We were unaware that they hostile until they nearly kidnapped us."
Deimos shook his head. "Anyone who tries to kidnap anyone of us gets a bullet to the head."
"The problem is that you can't tell who's hostile or not. Accidentally shooting a friendly SPVDF soldier can have catastrophic consequences."
Deimos sighed. "We're in deep [censored] already. Let's not make it worse with blue-on-blue."
"So where are we eating?" Ms. Swimmer asked. She then turned to Bulk and Skull. "My club back please."
"Probably here. We don't want to go to Surf Point and end up kidnapped or shooting an SPVDF soldier." Deimos replied.
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Bulk quickly returned the club with a nod. " I guess we're all eating here"
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Stripetaillooked at Deimos. " It would be best if you stay here.. the last thing we need for a skirmish or miss understanding to happen, and people end up dead because of it. We cannot afford for Captain Milos to withdraw suport from us, after all, given our foes sheer numerical syuperiority, we're already facing ong odds, we don't need to make them any longer.."
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Agumon Caught up to agumina. ' are you feeling any better? he asked kindy.. " i.. might be getting some help soon.. i still need some space.. Agumina said a look of sadnss on her face.
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"It may indeed be strategically more sound if we eat inside the hotel, with guards around." Brooklyn said, "And folks ready."
"Indeed, always best to be prepared." Moran said nodding to what Brooklyn said.
"Going outside the hotel does sound a bit to risky at this point in time." Sara said listening to what Brooklyn and Moran had said and agreeing with them.
"I think it's best if we stick together in groups when possible, in 2's and 3's perhaps at the very least." Odysseus said.
"As for time. Time is a minor relative thing when one has access to a time machine & does not age at all and can't die." Odysseus said.
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"It's not that I don't care about you.." agumina said, and before she could say anything more" agumon seized her in a hug. Agumina felt him hold her in a tight embrace.. "I really do.. but.. its complicated.. hopefully by bedtime, i'll have a better sense of what I have to do"
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"you know I'm there for you, and Tai as well' Agumon replied, letting her go, and turning away, he headed down the stairs. Tigeress watched this, as did Tiger. " "Poor girl" She thought, "She's so confused..hopefully Dixie will be able to shed some light on things.."
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"Maybe best if just you go out to talk to Matt." Jason said.
Guilmon nodded, "Better then strangers wonder out and meet him." He said.
Then he started thinking to himself. "I wonder if I should ask Herackles to help in the battle, maybe Athena also. Diffidently not Ares since he'd just fight on both sides." Jason said to himself aloud.
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Nick nodded. "i'll come out to meet him aqter you guys."
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Gabumon walked up to the front of the "car, as Guilmon, jason and Nick exited.
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Can I help you guys?' Matt asked, crossing his arms.. His expression changed as Joe and Gomamon climbed out. "Hey Joe1 Gomamon! Long time no see!"
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"Looks like they didn't forget." Guilmon said.
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How could I forget my old friend Joe1 " Matt said. " so what brings you out here?"
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We need help" Nick said. " Can you and gabumon come with us? I'm nIck by the way..
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Well, I really wasn't doing much.. I don't play with the band again until the end of next month..so sure.." Matt Shrugged."And who are these with ypou?"
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Jason waved, "I'm Jason and this is Guilmon." Jason said indicating Guilmon who waved.
"Hello." Guilmon said.
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'Then get in" Joe said, opening the door for his friends. " Hey Gabumon, do you have a girlfriend?"
_ gabumon blushed " No, I don't.. " he trailedoff as Matt climbed in. ' Nice digs" He said, looking at the inside of the 'Car".
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Ready to go?' Stripetail said to dEimos..
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Deimos nodded. "Consensus is that we are not leaving this hotel right?"
Zachary nodded. "Last thing anyone needs is a shootout between us and the SPVDF."
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An SPVDF soldier went up to Captain Milos. "Captain Milos, sir. We have rounded up the last of the impostors. The total tally: about 40, 10 of those dead. Of those 40 we found about 15 of them in a 'phantom squad' that was composed of nothing but these impostors."
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70,000 feet over Surf Point, two unmanned Helios IV spy planes were mapping out Surf Point and the surrounding area. Their data was being beamed back to "Pelvanida II", over 500 miles away.
Over at "Pelvanida II" several soldiers were analyzing the data.
"Chong, we have gathered intel on Surf Point. Our spy planes have revealed an antiaircraft cannon in the Inglorious Hotel parking lot. Also we have gotten no more updates from our infiltrators in the Surf Point Volunteer Defense Force. However, the last bit of data they sent us indicates that they nearly captured 3 Lipizzaner stallions who they believe to be friends of the Pelvanida group." the Goat said
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What about in the town? the town is the main target" Chong replied, sipping from a soda bottle. 'Cold soda.. quite refreshing.. so they must have figured out we had infilrated thier ranks, either that or our sources are in hiding.." Chong said pausing in front enlargened screens of the town. " how are doing on force buildup? We were planning on invading in twoo weeks, well hthat leaves us twelve days MR. Goat. "
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Everyone ready?" Jason asked, "Plenty of seats all around." He said.
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"We're ready Gomomom said, taking a seat..'Nick climbed in and took a spot on the sofa..
_ Matt and Joe took seats opposite Nick, and Gabumon sat next to matt..
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"We have found no evidence of anti air weapons in the town." the Goat replied. He then zoomed in on a photo near the SPPD headquarters. The photo showed, rather clearly, a man in handcuffs being lead through the entrance by two SPVDF soldiers. "This is one of the photos that show one of our infiltrators being captured. We have reason to believe that our infiltators have been captured." He then switched over to a photo showing several severely damaged buildings. "This is the sole amount of damage we did. It was one of our infiltrators who was in danger of getting caught. All of our infiltrators carry a backpack with over 30 pounds of C4 and shrapnel. They are to detonate the bomb if they are in danger of getting caught but only as a last resort."
"Not sure if the suicide bombing idea was too smart." another soldier said.
"Well, they're probably going to shoot them if they are captured so why not take some of those SPVDF soldiers with them. And if civilians happen to be close, too bad." the Goat replied.
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You're a goat after my own heart.." Chong grinned wicked;y.. Kep searching for the town's defense.. draw the hotel's defenders into the town, where our numbbers will destroy them.." He paused. 'Once again, if our infiltrators are caufght they will doubtlessly be killed, so take out a few of them when they blow themselves up.. How many of our men, denotaed thier packs?
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"About 5. The rest were shot and killed when the SPVDF soldiers saw them try to detonate the packs. The others were arrested before they could do anything. The first one did the damage you saw. Another one obliterated an SPVDF checkpoint. Yet another blew up an electrical substation. The next one was caught in the park so his explosive did little damage. The last one blew up a fishing pier... with several civilian and off duty SPVDF and soldiers fishing on it." the Goat replied.
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"Captain Milos, sir." an SPPD bomb squad technician said. "We have discovered something horrifying. Every one of the infiltrators we caught had a backpack with several pounds of high explosive. We don't know if they were intended to be set off deliberately as a suicide attack or if they were to be used in the event of capture."
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" Assume the worst- that they were suicide packs" Milos replied.. "I've gotten reports that a few detonated their packs rather than becaptured. Interoggate the prisoners, find out why they have those packs..
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Only a few then, the first did the most damage, the last took the most lives. " Chong mused.." Send some more overflights to the surrounding towns, I want to know every inch of ground like the back of my hand by the time the invasion starts..
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Several officers and SPVDF troopers nodded and headed off to the holding cells.
4 SPVDF troopers entered the cell of an SPVDF impostor who had assumed the name of "Ian Thompson". They then escorted him off to the interrogation room where he was chained to the table and an imposing looking Rottweiler in an SPVDF uniform was facing him.
"Good day." the Rottweiler said.
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"Stripetail, perhaps we should tell you exactly what happened during our escape from Surf Point?" Werner asked. He was taking sips from a large mug of beer.
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A Beaver technician nodded and issued a command. "Several Helios IV unmanned drones are now taking off and heading to Surf Point. It takes them about 1 hour to get there at top speed. They can remain for about 10 hours with enough fuel to get back safely. Speaking of which, the two Helios IV drones are running low on fuel. I am sending them back here."
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"Please do ' Stripetail said, taking a seat. ' Whenever you are ready to begin.." He said.
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Cynder and Spyro walked down the stairs towards the dining room. 'I'm starving " Cynder said, her wings flapping behind her. ' That maze was boiling hot.." 'Well it wasn't as hot as flying through the WAll of Fire after the dEstroyer' Spyro said a somber note in his voice..
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Do that then" Chong replied sipping from his soda.."The clock is ticking gentlemen. By the time we're through, surf Point should be wiped from the map! Show no mercy!"
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"ok." Jason said as Guilmon sat down in his usual seat. "Which one do you want to go to next?" Jason asked.
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lets get the whole group back together! " Joe said. "If things are as desperate as you say.. we'll need all the help we can get!"
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"If you wish. Do you have any preference on who should be next, or should we go with who is closest?" Jason asked.
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we can go with whoever is cloest. That is Sora.. tthen,izzy.." Joe said.
_ I'll call T>K and get him to comeover" Matt said..
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Werner nodded. "We had first entered the town and we were walking around in the boardwalk area. We were then approached by 3 SPVDF soldiers who simply told us to follow them. We obeyed, even though we felt uneasy. We then passed a cafe when 2 SPVDF soldiers and a police officer exited the cafe and confronted the 3 soldiers. After hearing either the police officer or one of the new soldiers shouting about impostors, we ran off. We then leapt back into our car and sped off but not before an armored SUV started following us and shooting at us. If you like we can show you the bullet holes. But anyways, I had recently bought some horseshoes and I threw them at the pursuing SUV. We finally managed to lose them on the highway by going, well according to the speedometer, about 249 kilometers per hour."
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Well you had to get away, so you were going 160 mph? " Stripetail shrugged. 'You're going to have to tell General Moby, although if those soldiers are anywhere near competent, they'll tell himabout it.. and he'll act on it.."
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"So we wait for this tk person to come over then go to Sora then Izzy?" Jason asked.
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No, We'll go to Sora's first, whilwe'll wwe're on the wall thhere I'll call Tk and have him meet us at Sora's house.' Matt explained..
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"ok.' Jason said as he set the coordinates for Sora's house. "and we're off." He said.
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"What do you want to do no?" Odysseus asked.
"Maybe get a snack, once Sara as confirmed the food is safe. If they will be here in a few weeks, the logical thing to do would be to send in an advance force to do some stealth or spy, perhaps even get ready to poison or eliminate some of the opposition once the time gets closer." Brooklyn said.
"At this point they'd be likely only doing infiltration and information gathering. I would assume." Odysseus said, "Though precaution is always smart."
"Indeed." Moran said.
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Matt pulled out his phone and dialed T.K's number. " Hey T>K? Its your Brother.. Listen, could you head over to Sora's? Yeah, we're getting the gang together again.. Alright Alright.. We'll see you in about thirty minutes"
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first thing we should do is get something to eat before returning to the passageway' Hunter said ' i haven't eaten much since lunch.."
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"Let's head downstairs." Sara said once the group had exited from the maze are into the main part of the hotel and started down the stairs.
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Velma looked around the area of the 3rd floor. She thought she saw something and went over closer to get a closer look. "Jinkies, looks like a seam here. Like there may be a door here." She said.
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Tarrax teleported out and found himself on the 4th floor. "Went a little too far.." He shook his heads as he said Sara Moran, brooklyn and Oddyseus coming down..
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Let me give you a hand' Fred said coming overr and helping her pull on the crack, which was really a door
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"I wonder what is inside." Velma said as she worked on opening the secret door. "I wonder how long it has been since it was opened." She said.
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"Ok, we should be at Sora's place pretty soon." Jason said.
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Probably a long time " Daphne said gholding the camera steady. Veemon came up and joined in, as the door inched open slowlym due to thier combined efforts
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Meanwhile in Surf Point PD HQ, an interrogators spoke to Captain Milos.
"Regarding those packs, we have found that they were indeed intended to be detonated in the event of capture. These were not their primary weapons. Their primary weapons were in fact, the same weapons we had issued the SPVDF volunteers with only they were stolen. Their uniforms were also said to be stolen. But the most chilling aspect was the fact that some of these impostors had intended to disobey their orders and leave their packs in areas like cafes, boardwalks, fishing piers and other populated spaces and then detonate them remotely. They won't tell us if the packs are detonated by wire or by remote control." the first interrogator said.
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One of the soldiers at "Pelvanida II"drank a bottle of water as he looked at the radar screen. "Can't we build something? The Nevadan sun is insanely hot!"
"Sorry, the only building has been severely damaged. So we'll have to use the small guard huts and the outside area." the Goat replied.
One of the soldiers looked over at a Predator drone. "Hmm. Perhaps we can load one of these drones with explosives and crash it into something like a fishing pier or maybe substation?"
The Goat glared at the soldier. "These drones are expensive! Though we may be able to construct a much cheaper version for that purpose."
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"If you want it, you'll have to work for it.. this place is in ruins.. you'll have to salvage what you can.."Chong replied, looking at the screens..
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Milos sighed. ' Go send a message to commander Stripetail at the Inglorious Hotel, he may have an idea of what to do.."
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Velma continued working on getting the door open. "Looks like it's almost open. It must have been a while." Velma said.
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"Why walk down these stairs again, let's fly down them." Odysseus said as he put on his legion flight ring. Moran did likewise.
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"I think we've arrived." Jason said.
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One of the soldiers, a wiry Ostrich, nodded and immediately radioed Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, this is SPVDF trooper Jason Struth, we found all the imposters and we are interrogating them with mixed results."
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One of the impostors was sitting inside his jail cell when he pulled out a what seemed like an nickel. Using his fingernail, he carefully lifted up the Washington memorial and pushed the small, almost invisible button inside.
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Several miles away, at a cafe frequented by SPVDF volunteers, an unattended backpack, sitting underneath a table, detonated, sending shrapnel everywhere and almost completely destroying the small cafe. Fortunately, the cafe was closed for lunch and no one was injured.
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Stripetail put the radio to his ear " What have you learned so far?"
_ Dixie looked at her ring. it was now approaching five. " Alright cousin, I've got a meeting with Tigress and Agumina at 6"
_ Reah, rey've reen racting reird" Scooby said. " Ropefully rou ran relp.."
_ I'm going to try.." Dixie replied.
_ The cafe collaspsed with a loud crash, it was audible and visible for miles around.
_ What the heck was that " Milos demanded.
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Brooklyn put on his legion flight ring. "Is that everyone. Let's go." He said.
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"Who wants to exit?" Jason said.
"I go and get drink." Guilmon said & went to the pantry/kitchen are to get himself a drink.
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Within moments, Surf Point's fire and first aid squad were on the scene of the bombing. Several SPVDF soldiers also accompanied them.
One of the soldiers radioed Captain Milos. "Captain Milos, sir. Cachetelli's Cafe was bombed. Fire and first aid are on the scene."
Several firefighters were trying to fight the blaze.
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Jason cleared his throat. "We have found that the impostors were carrying explosive packs that they use in case they are captured. We have been hit by 5 of these attacks and possibly another one. Each of these packs is apparently powerful enough to severely several buildings. About 170 people have died as a result of the bombings. Their equipment was also stolen from us as well. In addition, some of the impostors have revealed that they disobeyed their orders and left the packs lying in areas like cafes and fishing piers. The only problem is we don't know how these packs are detonated."
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Stripetail frowned. "Search all those prisoners you have in your custody. It is possib;le they have detonators on them... another possibility is the detonator are back at Pelvanida..' He twirled his whiskers..
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Tarrax took Sara by the arm.."So what would you like to eat?' He asked her..
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Are we there?' Nick asked Jason..
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"Yes, Commander." Jason replied. He then cut the transmission and spoke to Captain Milos. "Captain, Commander Stripetail has ordered that we search all the prisoners for detonators to these bombs."
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Milos nodded. " Do it. Take away anything that might look like a dtonator..even something that looks like it may be harmless, nmay may the device used to detonate the backpacks.."Do it now.. before anything else gets blown up.."
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Jason nodded. He then ran into the cell block and spoke to the warden. "Search every prisoner! We've just had another bombing!"
The warden, a powerfully built Siberian Husky quickly summoned almost the entire population of prison guards. "Search the prisoners! Take away everything they have! W"
The guards nodded and headed off into the cells where they handcuffed each prisoner and chained them to an iron ring in the ground before they searched them.
One of the guards grabbed a handful of change from a prisoner's pocket and he placed it in a tray.
Another guard removed a prisoner's glasses along with a heavy ring.
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One of the last images from the first shift of Helios IV spy planes appeared on the monitor outside Pelvanida II. It showed Cachetelli's Cafe erupting in a ball of fire.
The Goat grinned. "Let's hope some SPVDF soldiers died."
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Jason nodded, "Yes, we are there. Didn't' take to long." Jason said.
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Sara thought for a moment. "It depends on what they have to eat." Sara said.
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Chong loooked at the new images with interest.. "nice work.. you completely leveled that cafe..
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With Fred and Daphne lending a hand the secret door finally opened. " Now lets see whats inside fRed said
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Velma nodded, "yes, only 1 way to see what is inside." Velma said.
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Well, what are your favorite kinds of food. myself I love meat. chicken, turkey, dwarf..' tarrax laughed showing huge pointed teeth.. "I'm sure this place has somethinbg for you my dear.."
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Daphne turned on a flshlight, and shone the beam into the room, for room it was. it was dusty, and had a very creepy air about it. " This is PERFECT!" She beamed. "I can just feel a ghosts presence in here...suddenly the spirit of an old man stoosd before them.. " Get out! meddlers!" He demanded.
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"Looks like you were right Daphne." Velma said.
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"I like fish, and other things also. Not any sentient food though." Sara said.
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"Ok, I'll go and introduce myself since no one wants out." Jason said and left the tardis and headed towards Saro's door. "I do hope Saro believes me. I know I would not under the circumstances."
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(Sora)
the door opened in front of Sora's house. ' Sora was sitting on her front porch talking with tK with them were thier partner Digimon. Patomon and Biyomon. "Hello!" She waved as she saw Jason come out..
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"Hello there." Jason said.
Guilmon exited the tardis also with a large drink in one hand, poping a burger into his mouth and swallowed it quickly before going back to his drink.
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"So you're our transportation then? TK said looking at the car. " Nice car. Must cost a pretty penny.. so who else is coming with us..?'
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"It came with my job, though I have a lot of free time." Jason said looking at his tardis, "and There is already Matt and Joe with their digimon inside. Tai is at the hotel. I think Nick's idea was why not do a reunion type of thing. I bet it'll surprise Tai and Agumon." Jason said.
"Very surprised." Guilmon said.
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Oh, thats a great idea1 Biyomon chirped happily. " I haven't seen Agumon in awhile. i heard he got himself a girlfriend.. "
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Biyomon loves to gossip Sora smiled. She had been close to Tai for awhile now, and Biyomon was close to Agumon..'I do not" Biyomon glared at her as they climbed inthe car.
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Well it'll be good to see Agumon again " Patomon said. Patomon was the smallest of the 8 Digidestined Digimon, he had also been the last to digivolve to his Champion form, Angemon. But Angemon was a very powerful digimon, so he more than made up for his tardiness.. "Yeah its been awhile since I've seen Tai" TK said climbing into the tardis
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"Her name Agumina." Guilmon said as he got into the tardis. Jason did so behind him.
"I guess we're off to the next one." Jason said.
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So, I was right! he DOES have a girlfriend.." Biyomon said. "Now that the boss has one, the #2 guy should get one too.. what do you say Gabumon?" She smiled as Gabumon blushed deeply. "Come on Biyomon, you know Gabumon's very shy.." Matt said, a bit put out.. "Besides if we got that route, you'll need a boyfriend soon!"
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"Maybe we can help with that." Guilmon said.
"Does anyone have Mimi's address. If not a net wizard friend of mine can find her since I'm sure she's been on the internet at least once." Jason said as he want over to the tardis console.
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She's in the US, New York to be precise" Sora said. " I got an email from her last week. But for now lets pick up Izzy and Kari"
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"ok, anyone know their addresses? If not I can try my net wizard friend." Jason said.
Guilmon finished his drink and went to clean out the container in the kitchen and put it away.
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Yes, Kari is Tai'd younger sister, she lives on the north side of town" Sora said. " And Izzy lives in the center of the city..I'll call them to let them know we're coming..' Sora said taking out her cellphone..
_ Biyomon and Patomon flew over to the fridge and helped themselves to food and drink.. " So where are Tai and Agumon?' Patomon asked.
_ They're staying at a hotel called the Inglorious Hotel nIck replied.." I work there actually.."
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Deimos had eaten his meal of steak. "Well, I guess we sit here and wait until everyone is finished."
Rime then went to Stripetail. "Stripetail, James has been sleeping for several hours. I'm not sure if he's okay. Would you please check on him?"
Hans then went out to the lobby where he met three rather upset deliverymen. "Are you Hans Neitmyer?"
Hans nodded.
"Sign here." the head deliveryman said.
Hans did so and the men left, leaving an enormous crate behind. He looked at the shipping label and grinned as he realized that the shipment of firearms had come through! "Hey guys! We've got a delivery and I think its of munitions!"
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"I wonder if they are getting into some mischief or not." Jason asked, remembering some of the stuff he had heard they had gotten into, Tai and the 2 digimon with him.
"No hurry. Just say when you're ready and I'll put in the coordinates once you give me the address. Hard to believe these little hops in space were once very hard to do."
Guilmon finished cleaning his container and went over to play some Kotor.
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Certainly" Stripetail said, as the rest of the group came down the stairs.. " Remember folks we have to be back to that maze by ten to see the next clue.."
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Goody" Lilo said. "But for now, Stitch and I getting something to eat..
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Great.. moore ammo" Briggins frowned.. " But you guys are going to be fighting off an army in a couple weeks.. so you have to do what you must..
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Yeah I''m sure tai agumon and Agumina are hgaving all sorts of adventures.. I'm looking forward to meeting Agumina' Sora said
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Dr. Zanasiu sat up in bed as he awoke. He felt mostly fine but as he looked around the room he noticed that his shotgun was missing. He seized the radio and called Deimos. "This is Dr. Zanasiu. Someone broke into my room and stole my gun!"
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Deimos listened to the transmission and turned to Werner. "Werner, James wants his shotgun back." He then radioed Dr. Zanasiu. "James, Werner borrowed your gun. Deimos out. He then turned to Stripetail. "It seems that James is shaking off the effects of that trap."
Strut and Dr. Kerzach were currently engaging in idle conversation over fries and some red wine.
Werner left the shotgun on the table and went outside to the weapons cache where he grabbed Mossberg 500 shotgun.
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The cooks brought out the main course, which was breaded shrimp and steak sirlion for this evening. They went around, setting down plates filled to the brim with shrimp, a 10 oz steak, and a large helping of mash potatoes..
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rummy!' Scooby said, his mouth watering as his plate was set before..
- Would you like some more fries gentlemen? a cook asked Strut and Dr Kerzach.
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"I'm sure the 2 of you will get along." Jason said. "I'm sure all of you have a lot of catching up to do once you meet, as well as meeting Agumina." Jason said.
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"Should we run from the ghost, or hear what he has to say first, then run?" Velma asked that is often what they seemed to end up doing.
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"10? that should be an easy schedule to meet." Moran said.
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"Yes. please." Dr. Kerzach replied.
"Maybe I shouldn't have eaten about those 100 buffalo wings." Deimos said sadly, eying the steak.
Zachary was attacking the mashed potatoes but leaving the shrimp and steak alone.
"Hey Zach, can I have your shrimp and steak?" Rime asked.
Zachary nodded and handed over the shrimp and steak to Rime.
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I think.. RUNNING is the best option" Daphne said as the ghost stepped forward meanacingly.. ' OUT! OUT! He cried angrily. Daphne turned to the others. "Lets get out of here!
_ The cook piled morefries on Kerzach's plate..
_ I'm sure I'll like her" Biyomon said, as they moved towards Kari's house..
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Jason nods, "I'm sure she'd like all of you as well." He said.
The digimon could find enough to eat since the tardis pantry and kitchen and fridge are well stocked and very large indeed.
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Velma took out her cellphone and took a quick picture of the ghost, in case he was a clue. "Ok, Who runs first?" Velma asked.
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we all run!" Freddy said, grabbing velma by the wrist, and pulling her aay. the ghjost kept approaching them. Daphne by this time was halfway out the door..
) dixie poured some salt on her fries. " these are really good. I'm hungry after being in that hot room for the last couple hours..
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Velma put her cellphone away using her other hand, the one Freddy was not holding the wrist of while turning to start to run away and out of the concealed area they had found.
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Brooklyn, Moran, and Odysseus went over to pick out some food for themselves.
Sara looked at Tarrax, "What do you think you'll have?" She asked him.
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'I'll have some of that steak they;re serving he replied.."steak and shrimp//"
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Shaggy piled salt on his. over at thier tablr, Hunter cynder and Spyro were all trying the shrimp...
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"Shrimp, that does sound pretty good." Sara said, nodding after a bit, "I think I"ll have some of those. and maybe some fruit or something for desert. " Sara said.
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At another table Terry & his friends were all having a good laugh over talking about some of the goofy villains they had fought.
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Brooklyn, Moan and Odyssues had chosen their food, desert and drink and had gone to another table to sit together and started their idle conversation while they ate.
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Bulk and Skull were devouring thier food at a rapid pace.. "This stuff is good, but it needs more salt" Bulk said, stuffing another shrimp into his mouth..
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Robbie rolled up to Scooby's table. ' master Scooby. I've sucessfully cleaned the fourth and fifth floors... after dinner I might start work on the sixth.." The robot said with a grin. " Those rooms needed a good cleaning.."
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Jason set the coordinates and set the tardis off on the next location to get the next friend of Tai, and their digimon. "there, should not be long now." He said.
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Velma started to run out the area they found and into the hallway, heading towards the stairs.
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Fred and Daphne followed her, they were fully sprinting now. the ghost frowned as he watched them flee "meddling fools" he said, and vanished.
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we need to tell someone' Daphne said, as they approached the stairs. " Who should we talk to Velma..?"
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Kari and Izzy were soon aboard, along with Gatomon and Tentomon, who weere glad to see thier teamates again..
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"Stripetail, But I don't think he has a cellphone and who knows where he is. He comes and goes as much as Gandalf does in the hobbit. I can call Sara. She has a cellphone." Velma said.
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"I have a well stocked pantry and kitchen. Feel free to get something if you are hungry or thirsty." Jason said once he was inside the tardis and on his way to the console, using a hand to wave in the direction of where the kitchen and pantry were.
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Izzy hooked up his laptop whiler tEntomon grabbed a water from the fridge.. " So, we're going to see Tai and Agumon right?" He said flying over wait the water bottle and sitting next to Izzy..
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Then call her" Freddy said.. "Ask her where this Stripetail guy is.. we'll need to tell him about that ghost that just scared us out of that room..
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Velma paused at the top of the stairs and pulled out her cellphone, checking to see that she had gotten a picture of the ghost, not the best quality, but decent under the circumstances. She then called Sara's number.
Sara was eating and finished what she was eating before she answered her cellphone.
"Velma?" Sara asked, seeing who had called her.
"Daphne, Freddy and me were upstairs and found this concealed secret room and came across this rude ghost, but we got away. I did manage to get a picture and wonder if you can tell Stripetail since I don't know if he has a cellphone or not." Velma said.
"THat does sound bad. I'll ask Tarrax if he knows where he is." Sara said.
"Thanks, I'll send the picture. Not great but ok quality, under the circumstances." Velma said and sent a copy of the not super quality picture of the ghost to Sara.
"Ok I got it." Sara said looking at the picture.
"I'll let you go since you may be busy." Velma said.
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Sara turned to where Tarrax was and summerized what Velma had told her, moving her cellphone so Tarrax could see the picture of the ghost Velma and sent her.
"Sounds like antoher ghost." Sara said, "A rather rude one too."
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Jason nodded, "Once we are sure everyone is here. He and Agumon and Agumina are in a hotel at the moment as far as I know." Jason said.
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"Hmm. My master is over there" tarrax piointed him out.. 'you can go talk to him and shoew him that picture of the ghost.. He's dealt wih ghosts before..
_ the tardis now moved to MImi's house.. Nick opem the door, and looked out. a young girl, dressed in a pink hat, with green catcus-like Digimon stood on the front steps of a large house. ' are you MImi? Nick asked..
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"Ok." Sara said, getting up and heading over towards where Tarrax and pointed out where Stripetail was and beign sure to take her cellphone with her.
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"Hmm." Jason said seeing Mimi on is holographic viewscreen that was showing the outside on part of 1 wall, "She reminds me of Ruby." he said.
"Very pink." Guilmon said nodding.
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Stripetail noticed Sara coming over to his table. " Hello Sara, may I help you in anyway?
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Well, she's always liked the color pink, that, and fancy clothes" Sora grinned. " she's big into fashion, always has been.. " She climbed out of the car, and stopped " are we.. in America ? she said stunned at where she was. " We;re.. at Mimi's house!
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Oh my goodness! Sora! Mimi cried. "When did you get here?
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Dr. Kerzach continued eating the fries.
Dr. Zanasiu then entered the dining room and picked up his shotgun.
"Feeling better?" Deimos asked.
Dr. Zanasiu yawned. "Yep. Can I have some ice water?"
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A waiter came up with a piytcher of water.. 'Here you are sitr" the waiter said, pouring a glass. "What would you like to eat? we've got the steak and shrimp special, or you can order off the menu.." the waiter replied, whose namme was Steve.
_ mItch chewed on a piece of his steak, it was real juicy and tasty.. "One of the best steaks I've ever had he said, taking a sip of water.
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Dr. Zanasiu drank the glass of water. "Just some pasta with marinara sauce." He then turned to Rime. "Anything new?"
"Well, we found the Minotaur and we met 3 new guys." Rime said. "And the shipment of munitions has arrived."
Clive, Dirk and Kurt were chatting with Deimos who drinking something that looked like beer.
Ms. Swimmer was eating a large platter of vegan curry. "This stuff's good."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. He was eating some vegetable stir fry. "It is. I hope that the clues won't lead to any more nasty surprises."
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One of the interrogators returned to Captain Milos. "Captain Milos sir, we have removed all the prisoners' belongings. We still cannot find the detonators."
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Sara paused once she was close to Stripetail. "Yes, Velma just called me to say she, Freddy and Daphne, I guess friends of hers, were upstairs and they found a secret concealed area and inside was a ghost who they encountered. They left the area but she did manage to get a picture of the ghost." Sara said holding up her cellphone so the picture of the ghost that Velma took could be seen and offering it to Stripetail if he wanted to take her cellphone for a closer look.
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"I could explain, but you'd have to understand parachronic quadrical physics. Put a bit simply the tardis can go places quickly." Jason said.
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"Then empty out thier pockets.. change wallets.. etc.. I don't want to find out later that they had them concealed on thier person and they detonated a pack of explosives and took i9nnocent lives " Milos replied..
- Stripetail took the phone and loooked at the photo, which was grainy and blurry, but still showed the figure of an eldery man, dressed in early 20th centure attire "Have them come to me.. where wasthis secret room? What floor was it on?' He asked.
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I'll bring that to you as soon as possible. It should be ready in 10 minutes.." Steve replied.
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The interrogator nodded. "We essentially strip searched them. We are now planning to confiscate their clothing and replace them with orange jumpsuits. "
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Yeah I don't understand that stuff.. so you can travel vast distances really quickly.. like a Concorde jet" Sora said.. 'Well, we've got everyone. Come on MImi.. we're getting the gang back together.. just grab a few things, and we'll be off" mimi turned and ran inside the house...
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then do so" Milos replied. "Have they been cooperative otherwise? have they given information? he asked the interrogator..
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The interrogator shook his head. "They will not give any more information. However, they've been well behaved. Captain, I will need to order my men to exchange the prisoner's clothing."
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"It was on the third floor, part of a wall sounded like if it were concealed and secret." Sara said. "I can call them to come here if you want." Sara said. "It should not take them long to get here, or I can try teleporting them here if you are in a hurry." Sara said.
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Jason nods, "Something like a Condorde, but it cases no sonic booms at all. And it is complex. Only the Time Lord Academy really teaches it." Jason said. Nodding to the mention of getting a few things, "Take your time, don't want to leave anything behind, that can be annoying."
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Give the order..." Milos replied sitting back in his chair " If you have else to report, you may go..
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"Call them, please.. and theres no need to teleport them..I'm in no hurry" Stripetail replied. "Would you have a seat' he motioned to a pair of open chairs opposite him.
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She won't be long. Mimi is fast at getting her things together.. even though she has a lot of things.."sora said..
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The interrogator headed back to the cell block where he ordered his men to give the prisoners orange jumpsuits.
One of the soldiers left the room and wheeled in a large cart piled with said jumpsuits.
The soldiers then passed the jumpsuits to all the prisoners, ordering them to remove all their clothing and put the jumpsuits on.
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Dixie nodded at Robbie. ' Why not the third floor.. ?' Because Mitress dixie I'm going up, not down.. I know it doesn;t make much sense.." Robbie replied.
_ cynder drank from a pitcher of water a waiter had left on the table..
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Sara nods, "Thanks." She says as she sits down on one of the open chairs he motioned to. She raised her cellphone and called Velma.
"Hello Velma," Sara said after Velma had answered, "I told Stripetail and he said he would like to talk to you folks once you get down here in the dining room." Sara said.
"Ok, I"ll tell them and we'll head down. It should not take long." Velma said, "Bye." She said before hanging up and conveying to Freddy and Daphne what Sara had said to her.
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Jason nods, "at least there is plenty of room in my tardis to carry her stuff. Though loading and unloading may take a while." Jason said, wondering how much stuff Mimi would have.
"A lot?" guilmon asked.
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'Alright, so she found him? Great.. I think we're going to have quite a talk with him" Frreddy said.. " Yeah, this place is perfect for the show! Its actually haunted by real ghosts! and we have proof!' Daphne said, a note of joy in her voice..
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Hopefully Mimi won't bring too much" Kari said. " although knowing her, she'll bring a lot more than needed..'Matt said shaking his head..
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Velma nods, "Well, let's get down there. We can talk to him and have a chance to rest and plan out our next move." Velma said as she started down the stairs.
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"I guess she likes being well prepared, or dislikes leaving things behind." Jason said, not sure which of the 2 it was or for some other reason."
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Its a mixture of the two. she complained about not having good clothes when we first went to Digiworld" matt said, coming out of the car.. "geeze you sure travel fast.. he said blinking as he looked up at Mimi's house..
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" alright" Daphne said, clutching her videocamera. "Lets head down to the dining room and get something to eat.."
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"Likes to wear lots of clothes." Guilmon said.
"I wonder how she'd like a metamorhic biosuit. Depending on the model you can program a number of styles and cuts and have it shift to those, or if it is a higher tech model it can configure itself based on your mental command or image. Though that is above the tech level of this world. I have a friend who has one of those, altered so it is usable in combat and enhanced by magic also." Jason said thinking of what Moran wore.
"Though they should have something like smart plastic, or smart cloth within 50 years or so." Jason said.
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Oh she'd like that.. we don't really have magic in this world..' Sora replied.. "Although our Digimon have powers, , we don't..
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"I wonder how he'll take the news. Velma said as she walked down the stairs.
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"Less then some places anyway." Jason said. "Or less who can utilize magic anyway." He said.
"How much will she bring." Guilmon said.
"I guess we'll find out soon enough." Jason said smiling a bit at Guilmon.
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Mimi returned with two large bags.. "I brought 5 changes of clothes.. plus makeup conditioner, the basics.. She tossed the bags into the tardis. "Come on everyone" She grinned. " My folks said I could visit .. but I have to be back by next Tuesday.."
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"At least you have enough to last that long. Sure you have everything?" Jason asked.
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Yes, I've got my cellphone, ipd, and Laptop.." Mimi said.. as she and her partner climbed in, and took a seat. " Boy will Tai and Agumon be suprised when they see us.." She grinned..
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"A very pleasant surprise." Jason nodded in agreement as he got into the tardis after them with Guilmon behind Jason. He went to the console. "SO you ready to go and see Tai? The trip there should not take long." He said smiling and imaging how Tai would look when he saw them.
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" Yes" Matt said, as the door closed behind them, and the engine revved to life they had not gone long when suddenly warning sirens began to go off " Historical anomoly detected. "object found out of place annd time with its surroundings.. An image popped up on screen.. showing what looked like a sword stuck in the ground.. as a large apatosaur walked by..
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"hmm." jason said studdying the image.
"not Galatine." guilmon said.
"No, Odysseus has that. & I doubt it's one of The Quasar Sabers. My friends and I put them in a large stone altar on Mirinoi when we were finished. My first mission for the CIA." Jason said. Which got Jason to thinking. "Maybe I should get the red Quasar saber." He said partially aloud, thinking how the city would be attacked in the near future.
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Hey, do what yiu have to do' matt shrugged. " Don't tell me we're going to be in a war zone Mimi said.. " I'm not dressed for combat!"
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Well, thats where wee're going in be in a couple weeks. " Nick said. " we need all the help we can get too.."
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"Not to worry, I'll drop all of you folks off at the hotel then go and investigate the time anomaly. I wonder what it can be." Jason said as she set the tardis coordinates for the hotel.
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Dr. Zanasiu was speaking engaged in idle conversation with the NUMA group.
"So what brings you here?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"The beach and oceans." Jose replied. "And the hot girls."
Dr. Zanasiu chuckled. "Well, Surf Point's been turned into a small military base. Not an ideal vacation spot."
"No matter." Jose replied.
"Joe! Now's not the time to show off your libido!" Kurt scolded.
"It's okay. Kurt." Dr. Zanasiu replied, taking a sip of water.
"Well, unlike my friend here, I'm mostly here for the archeology." Clive replied.
While Dr. Zanasiu and the NUMA group were chatting, Deimos was sipping an ice cold beer.
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Back at SPVDF HQ, the guards had already removed the prisoners' clothing and searched them. One of the guards went to Captain Milos.
"Captain Milos, we have removed and searched all their clothing and belongings. There does not seem to be a detonator.
Outside SPVDF HQ, 70,000 feet in the sky, a Helios IV drone was taking pictures of the building and beaming them back to Pelvanida II.
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The soldiers at Pelvanida II analyzed the photo.
"This appears to be the headquarters for the whole operation. A quick strike could cripple the entire force." the soldier said.
"The only problem is that the infiltrators are dead or captured." the Goat said.
"Well, as I have said, the Predator drone can attack it with a missile strike or we can crash the entire drone into the building."
"Damn it! I already told you that Predator drones are expensive!" the Goat shouted. He suddenly grinned, "Although a missile strike could be effective."
(OOC - It can be inferred that Dr. Zanasiu and the NUMA group introduced each other in the conversation.)
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" The real leadership is that damned squirrell' Chong replied. "Sure you can send a missile.. and reveal our capabilities to them. In war, always hold something in reserve, whather it be men, weapons ior tactuics" he looked at the soldier. "Continue the survaillance and the preparations for the invasions, when the invasion begins THEn , by all means wipe them out.." he grinned evilly. "But we're not there yet.. patience my good man all in good time.."
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Milos sighed... ' Very well, If thy have any detonators on them they've hidden it in thier mouths or thier privates.. you've done that is reasonable, Joners, return to your duties..
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With the coordinates set, and after making note of the coordinates of where the time anamoly object was detected, he set the tardis off to drop fof the kids and their digimon, and maybe nick also, before going to investigate the anomaly himself and Guilmon.
"We'll be there soon." Jason said.
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"We're almost to the first floor. Not long now." Velma said to the others with her.
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Stripetail was coversiing with Tarrax and SAra when he noticed vElma, Daphne, Fred and Veemon Coming into the Dining room. " are you Stripetail " Fred asked. "Lord Stripetail at your service" stripetail nodded What can I do for you?"
_ Velma can explain..' Daphne began.
_ "Once You drop of the Digidestined, then you can go to Korodos and drop me off while you search for that anoomoly.." Nick said To Jason
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Jason nods, "I wonder if I should drop them off in the parkinglot, or inside th hotel to save time." He says, "Then I can drop you off and go investigate that. Maybe you'l lhave better luck then I did with the Emporer. I'll stay away from Korodos for a while." He said as he watched the column rise and fall, "I wonder what I did, or maybe it's a future self that did something on Korodos." He said.
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I sure hope so" Nick replied. " we need all the help we can get.."
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"Good luck. I"ll drop you off near the palace in Korodos after I dropped off the others at the hotel." Jason said.
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Thank you, i'm a pretty reasonable guy, we're not asking for much, just some help.." Nick replied..
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"I'm sure you'll listen to you. Best I not be around. I must be on the outs there for some reason. I wonder what I"ll do." Jason though as the tardis went to the hotel, he had set it to appear just outside the entrance so the folks going to the hotel would not have far to go to get inside.
"Hmm." He said as he thought to himself. Wonder if I left myself a note explaining why . He thought to himself. He had a while back thought that with his traveling in time as well as other universes and such, that he should have a secret spot to leave himself a note. Not tips on what to do, that would be breaking a few laws of time, but more like a simple note like, oops seems I did something that accidentally the mayor of ... saw as an insult. That's why he'll be upset when he hears you're there. Which technically isn't breaking any laws of time. Maybe bending a bit but not breaking.
"I'll see what other help I can get. Maybe some other aquantances. maybe Dinobot a maximal." Jason said while the tardis went on it's way. "a kaiju would be handy but the only one that could sorta fit is maybe a young or preteen Godzooky or Minya. They should fit if I use another control room that has configurable walls." He said. "Though only my friends and I could understand their monster language due to the tardis's ability to translate. Though I could temporarily link them to the tardis's telepathic translation circuits so they could be understood by others."" Jason said.
"Godzilla jr is way to large to fit."
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I think it might just be a misunderstanding.. as Nick said this an image of a large silver dragon appeared on the screen. " Jason- this is the emperor. I'm sorry I was unavaiable during your last visit, and I apologize for the treatment Dragon Kulsar gave you. He does not speak for me, nor the Council, but for himself. If you hsave need of assistence, please don't be afraid to ask.."
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"Thanks sir." Jason said, "Nick wanted to ask for help." Jason said indicating Nick.
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well, I'd like support for the statements. If you have time Jason, please return to Korodos...
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Your majesty, we need help. We are faxing an enemy force of several thousand, highly trained men with acess to to the latest technology this world posesses. against that, well we've got about 1500, composed of folks from various worlds and dimensions.. we need all the help we can get..
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"What sort of support for the statements?" Jason asked. Letting Nick have his help.
"I recruited a few to help. Still maybe I can maybe ask one of the smaller Kaiju to help. " Jason said, thinking of the size of his tardis. Minya and Godzooky should be able to fit, at most at their preteen ages.
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'Just your word supporting that, yes, indeed, those citizens of his world are in trouble.." The Emperor replied..
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Jason nods, "To my knowledge & experience. He did have some mages I think, though I don't know how many of those he has or much about the main bad guy or those he employs sir. Maybe Nick here can tell you more." Jason said looking at Nick.
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there is dark mage named Chong- who used to be my employer at a resteraunt called the insane Cafe. He was obsessed with taking over the world. Well, my co-worker Aves and I along with a big assist from Lord Stripetail, Scooby and Dixie, managed to stop him, and put him in prison. But , he's broken out, and joined up with some rogue scientists from a group called Dragonstorm, who have access to cutting edge military hardware and technology. Together they plan yto invade this region we aere currently in, specifically a town called Surf Point..
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The Goat nodded. "Hmm. Hold off all aerial assaults until further notice."
The soldiers nodded.
"Perhaps we should salvage what we can from the ruined base. Though most of the experiments and data survived, we should enter to see if we can find any of the advanced weaponry from the test range." a scientist said.
The Goat nodded. "All right, I'm going to take a small group inside the ruins of Pelvanida to see if we can salvage anything. Who's coming?"
Four soldiers stood up.
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Joners saluted Milos and left the room.
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Rime got up to get another beer but Dr. Kerzach stopped him. "Rime! That's the 3rd beer you've had! No more!"
Rime grumbled and ordered some seltzer.
Deimos was still drinking his beer.
Strut, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were eating some fruit for dessert.
Zachary was engaged in idle conversation with Hans, Werner and Franz.
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' Yes do that,and if you can salavage some beckers, i need something to hold my potions' Chong replied..
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so how are you guys doing' tai asked, looking at the Pelvanida group. " Itss been a heck of a day, hasn;t it.
_ Freeddy reached the dining roomfirst, as he looked around he saw Stripetail. "Excuse me?' He said coming up to him. " are you Stripetail. " Stripetail turned and looked at Freddy. " Yes, please, grab as seat. So you've had an enbcounter with a ghost?"
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"Chong, do you wish to accompany us?" the Goat asked.
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Deimos looked at Tai. "Fine. This day's actually been rather uneventful for us."
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Jason shook his head. "Rule the world? How boring. You know how much of a nightmare that would be from just a logistics point of view. They covered that in the logistics course I had."
"Yea, why none say I will rule state." Guilmon said.
"We do need more help." Jason said rubbing his chin a bit, "I may ask Herakles, that most call hercules, and maybe Athena. I'm sure they may not mind. I doubt Stripetail would mind having a god or 2 on our side. Who knows where the Silver Surfer is." Jason said. "Especially since he discovered the microverse and alternate universes he can surf around in."
Jason took out what looked like a business card made of plastic, the equivalent to a Galifreyan pda, "If I ask Godzooky and or Minya, I'd have to use some radiation on them perhaps to give them temporary very limited atomic breath, or fire breathing." Jason said to himself as he started to do some equations and calculate the equpment he'd have to set up to do that. "Though Godzooky can fly."
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Logic isn't opart of the discussion" Nick replied " Its a mereglomania, the belief that you are destined for tremendous things.. Usually it is destructive, as history shows.."
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We will see what I can spare" the Emperor said..
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why not? I'd like to see what happened here.." Chong replied. "I presume uyou have tried to stabilize it as bbest you could.."
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"That goes without saying." Jason said and nodded to the Emperor. "Thanks sir, I wasn't sure how you'd feel about helping some folks from another universe or planet." Jason said.
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well, a good ruler is magnamious, it is willing to help others when he can..' The emperor replied..
_ thank youu, your majesty" Nick replied..
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The Goat nodded. "Stabilization has been performed. Let's head in!"
He along with the 4 soldiers entered through the ruined entrance of the building.
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"Thanks your imperial highness sir." Jason said doing the customary bow thing and salute in a very formal & official type of fashion.
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Chong followed them at a short distance.. exaning the decrprit beuilding around him. This building had once ghoused a mall, a shopping center and once had ten floors.. but that was before thelast couple months when it was nearly completely destroyed thanks to to a creature called a bahamut..
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The Goat gestured to a lab door. He opened the door and to his surprise, it opened with little effort.
"Take any glassware you can find." he ordered.
His soldiers fanned out. One of them grabbed a large cart used for transporting crates and placed it near a ruined lab bench.
One of the soldiers soon reappeared carrying a damaged box of test tubes. Another soldier grabbed a test tube rack and placed it on the cart.
The Goat himself pocketed some DVDs he found.
The last soldier was rooting in the storeroom. After a few minutes he reemerged from the store room with a clean 5 gallon carboy, which he placed on the cart.
"Are we done here?" the Goat asked.
The soldiers nodded and exited the room with their haul.
"Chong, can you use the jewelery we have in the base mall or should we simply ignore it? Also, shall we attempt to salvage chemicals in case you have need for them?" the Goat asked.
"Should we check the fusion reactor?" a soldier asked.
"The reactor is designed to operate with minimal interference and supervision." the Goat replied.
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Bring the jewelry. apart frioom using jewels in magics, i often admire them for thier craftsmanship and beauty.." chong replied. " But.. mostly for magic.. hmm, a nice haul here.. " He said looking at what the soldiers had brought.. he looked over at a ruined bench, which was split in two pieces.. " salvage whaat chemicals you can. hydrochloric acid is made even more potent when mixed with magic.." Chong said.
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Jason looked at Nick,"I guess you won't want to go to Korodos, or do you after all?" Jason asked.
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The soldiers then headed into another ruined lab.
"Anything of use, take it!" the Goat ordered.
One of the soldiers grabbed a large plastic bottle from under the sink clearly labeled "DANGER! concentrated HF" and gently placed it on the hand cart.
Another soldier grabbed a large bottle of isopropyl alcohol from under a cabinet.
Yet another soldier grabbed a large roll of magnesium ribbon sitting on a lab bench.
The last soldier wheeled out a hand cart with a cylinder of argon still strapped to it from a nearby storage alcove. The cylinder was somewhat dented and paint was flaking off but it was still structurally sound.
The Goat placed a small case of beakers on the cart. He then returned to the chemical storeroom. He peered through the window and noticed that most of the chemicals were spilled on the floor and mixing. Luckily, the room's seal was uncompromised.
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No, the whole point of this trip was to go there, and I'm going there" Nick replied firmly.. He looked at the soda in his hands.. "Besides, how often do I get the chance to see an entirely different world, an entirely different universe?"
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"Yes, yes.. tghese will do nicely.. I'll make somee nice magical compound, one of my favorites is magical mustard gas, its mustard gas, made even more letal by magic. if you have magical powers you can be resitant to it, depending on the strength of your powers. But if you don't have any.. " chong grinned. "Its lethal within 5 minutes"
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Jason nods, "We should be at the hotel very shortly. I'll let you off near the entrance so you don't have far to go. Do you want to pay for the rooms or shall I ask Odysseus to pay? Either is fine." Jason asked the others. "Then I'll drop you off at Korodos. I should get the out of time artifact. See what it is at some point, then see if Herakles, what some call Hercules wants to help. Maybe pick up a small Kaiju or 2. and get the Quasar saber I use to wield. Though I've not wielded it since my friends and I put them into the alter, over 800 years ago, in my personal time. I'm the last of the Quasar power rangers." Jason said with a bit of a sad look on his face. "Well that comes from being of a long lived race." He said, "Still we have a lot to do go get read, a few weeks If you kids want to be gone by then I can drop you all off at home, or all at 1 person's home before then if you wish".
(ooc: i doubted the first group would call themselves the lost galaxy rangers like the ones in that season do.)
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The Goat grinned. "Hmm. Perhaps we can pack these into our bombs?"
One of the soldiers handed a large container of powdered sulfur to Chong. "You'll need this for mustard gas. I assume that given the elements you can form any compound you desire? Chlorine please!" he called into the lab.
At that moment, one of the soldiers reappeared cradling a small cylinder of chlorine gas.
"Chong, I found this inside a drawer." a soldier said. He handed an emerald ring to Chong.
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You can drop us off at the hotel' mimi said. I've got a credit card, so we're good..
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Briggins only takes cash" nick said. Its $20 a night"
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Hmm" joe saisd flipping though his wallet He had 74 dollars ion him..
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Excellent" Chong said putting the ring into his pocket.. Hmm.. If I have more mustard gas than I need, you can use it for bombs.." He said to the Goat..." Yes I can make just about any compund I wish.. most of them are extremely dangerous.."
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"It's ok. I can pay or Odysseus can. He has more then enough money. You could say through various companies he could loan money to Bill Gates or the Queen of England." Jason said as a poor attempt at a Joke, "or I could nip inside and pay."
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" So he must be loaded " Matt said " still We have enough collectively for a couple days..
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Thats very generous of you" Mimi said. " I may need to borrow from you to go shopping.. have to keep up with the fashion trends
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Palmon shook her head " MimI!! You have plenty og clothes!.. Gabumon finished drinking his soda. " Would you like something to drink Palmon. " Thanks gabumon.. I'll just hellp myself.. its been a long time since we were back together.. " Palmon said taking a cherry coke.. " Yes, but we're needed" Tentomon said.. " another notch for the belt Patomon said.. "We could form the group again full-time " He said excitedly..
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"Ah, I think we've arrived here. About 10 feet from the front door. I think I"ll have the tardis look like a large cabinet this time. You sure you don't wnat me to pay for a few dyas or so? I can if you'd like." Jason said. "Then I can drop you off at Korodos,get that out of time artifact and go to Monster Island to ask Minya to help, and see if Godzooky is visiting him or he knows where he is." Jason said.
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You can give me the Money Izzy saiid, and we'll split it amongst ourselves..
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Lets see, igf all of you stay 3 days, thats 60 per person, so7 people and digmon, equaks 14 times 60, which is 840 dollars" Nick said.
_ we're going to be staying until next Tuesday which is 9 days. ' Sora said. Then thats 2520 dollars " nick said. Matt's jaw fell open. " 2500 dollars.. we don't have that..
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Yes combined we have 459. 32' Izzy said.. "which is about a sixth of what we need..
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"I can give you the money if you need it." Jason said. "Maybe make it an even 3,000 in case something unforeseen comes up and you need some extra money, or to get some souvenirs with, or both." Jason went to the hallway and to another room where he kept money from the worlds and times he visited. He came back with 3,000. "This should be enough to cover the rooms, & any unforeseen things that may come up." Jason said holding the money out to Izzy.
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Thanks, We'll pay you back, I promise" Izzy said taking the money and putting it into his pocket.." The tardis stopped, and the door opened, revealing the front door of the Inglorious Hotel.."This place looks like one of those creepy old building you see in ghost sties ' Tk said, as they opened the door and went inside..
_ the tardis door closed..
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"Looks like we are off to drop you off at Korodos. Then I'll get the out of time thing. Wonder if I should go to Mount Olympus, or monster Island first." Jason thought. "I'll decide later." he said.
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Velma nodded, "Go ahead and tell him Fred." Velma said.
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We were exploring the third floor when we discovered a secret room. We were exploring it when this ghost appeared! He scared us away from the room, and we contacted Sara, who got in touch with you.."Fred said.
_ I've got it all on camera, Mr Stripetail" daphne said..
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"Jinkies, a real ghost, and a rude one at that." Velma said. "Do you think we should do anything with the ghost." I wonder if it is a part of the curse thing, or if it is unrelated." Velma said, wondering herself.
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It probably is course related, this hotel has many ghosts.." Stipetail replied. "Once I'm done eating you can lead me to that secret room on the third floor.. I can handle unruly spirits.."
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"Ok," Velma said, "What do you guys say, want to get some food & something to drink while we're here?" Velma asked.
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"It should not take us long to get to Korodos. You want any food or a drink while we are traveling there?" Jason asked after setting the coordinates and the tardis took off.
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I'll help myself to some dsodas" Nick replied heading over to the Fridge..
_ Sure, I'm famished" Daphne said.. "Waiter, whats the special for today./' She asked. 'Steak and Shrimp, mam"came the reply. " I'll have that' Fred said.. "I will too" Daphne nodded.
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Jason nods,"There's a lot of types, pick any one that you want." He said.
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"Sounds great I'll have that also." Velma said nodding.
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It will be ready in a few minutes" the waiter replied, taking thier menus and giving them glasses of water.
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Nick took a pair of Cokes..and went to sit down on the couch
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"Thanks." Velma said and got a sip of water as she waited.
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"We should be there before long. I guess you want to go in alone?" Jason asked as Guilmon went into the kitchen to look for some snacks.
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I want you to come with me.. I've never been there before and have no idea where anything is..
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Briggins heard the front desk bell ring, and he got up and headed to the front desk, where he saw the assembled Digidestined standing. " My, My! We haven;t had this many customers since.. well since ..JFK.." NBriggins grinned..
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We'd like a couple rooms please' Matt said. "More like 8" Izzy said..
_ 20 per night, per person " Briggins replied..
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"Ok, as long as you are sure. & do not mind visits to some other places on the way back such as prehistoric earth, Mirinoi, & monster island. Perhaps to Mt Olympus also. I'm not sure of the exact order, but no need to decide now." Jason said smiling & sitting down.
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As long as we get back by evening" Nick replied.. " i don't care where we go..
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Gabumon looked wround as Matt paid for thier room. the group was given rooms 430-437.
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"I'm sure we will." Jason said, getting up to go to the kitchen to make a sandwich and get a drink. He saw Guilmon was making of those 3 feet tall sandwiches he liked to make a times. Except when he made a 5 or 6 foot tall one.
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"Stripetail, may the Pelvanida group follow?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"It's too bad we can't hire mercenaries." Deimos said.
"We can... It's just that I'd rather not take the chance that they'll turn againstu us." Rime said.
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Chong and the group were deeper inside the ruined complex. The group was at the base mall and the soldiers each pushed a large hand cart filled with chemicals and glassware.
"I'll head into the weapons range." the Goat said.
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" Sure " Fred said..
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Certainly It will give you something to do before we have to return to the maze on the 5th floor" Stripetail said. As for the mercenaries, it would be tough to find them, even tougher to be sure of thier loyalty. We already know that there were infiltratirs in the volunteer defense force in Surf Point, and thats a risk I'd be losathe to take..
_ I'll come too master, gives me soomething to do as well' Tarrax said.
We'll have a nice big group" Daphne said, as the waiter came forward with thier dinners.
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A fine fine job, you fellows are doing" Chong said gazing at the filled carts.. " This loooks like plenty of equipment and supplies, I'll have a veritable WMD program with all this..'
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"not to hungry?" Jason asked Guilmon looking at his sandwich.
"Just a little snack." Guilmon said. "Want some?" he asked.
"Nah," Jason said, "I'll fix my own, and you enjoy your snack." Jason said. He went and made his sandwich, using some stuff Guilmon had already put out on the table to make his sandwich. He then picked a drink and started on eating his sandwich. Guilmon made his sandwich and put the things away, got himself a drink and started to eat his 3 foot tall sandwich.
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Nick sat back and began to drink his soda.
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Shaggy and Scooby were devouring thier steaks with gusto. " Boy an I starved.." Shaggy said, chewing on a piece of steak.. "It's been a long day today..
_ and its going to be even longer for Scooby and Spyro Tommorow" Dixie grinned. " roh, reat, Ri rorgot rout rearing rour ress.." Scoby said. " yes, dress makeup, the whole nine yards. you have to wear it the whole day..Spyro too" Dixie smiled.
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Jason and Guilmon ate, each at their own pace. Guilmon put on some hotsauce onto a part of his sandwich. He ate some of it and breathed out a bit of fire, that only reached a few inches to maybe 6 inches.
"Oooh, hot and spicy." Guilmon said, liking the taste now and then on a bit of his food.
Velma sipped some water as she waited for what she had ordered to arrive.
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the waiter placed the steak and shrimp in front of velma and Veemon..
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Tiger and Tigeress ate thier steak while Genki ate his shrimp first..
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Matt headed up to his room, which was 430. The room has seen better days.. it had two small beds, Matt took the one cloest to him, and set his guitar case and bag down on it.. Gabumon climbed on his bed..
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"Thanks." Velma said, then got started on eating her meal.
"It is great." Velma said after her first few bites.
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Terry works on eating his meal at a comfortable pace. "Seems like we are in a usual situation." Terry said.
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Jason continued to eat at his usual pace.
"I wonder if monster island will be like usual." Jason said.
"Been there before." Guilmon said.
"Yes, a few times. I know some Godzilla's from a few universes. Once I met one was when some so called Futurians tried to make it easier for them to conquer the future by moving the Godzilla of the past to another island before he gets exposed to radiation to become Godzilla, injure him and move him to another island to die. SO I just healed him and moved him back. They were mightly surprised when they came out of the time vortex to what they thought would be an easy world to conquer with their controlled kaiju & found Godzilla still in existence, and the net wizard friend of mine fried their time ship's computer so they died in the crash. A few few of those basic facts, with a lot of twisting the truth & adding stuff, was made into a Godzilla movie I heard."
"Sounds nasty." Guilmon said.
"It was. I am not always the nicey type with only kid gloves on. I can play hardball too. I did after all hire what looks like a protocol from the old republic era who is really a hunter-killer assassin droid who can function as a protocol & body guard hiding his true functions ." Jason said. "And stays loyal to his current master. Though I very seldom employ him."
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well, wew may need an assassin" nick said. " Order him to take out Chong" The coldness in Nick's voice was startling. 'We need to take jhim out, otherwuise I won't be able to rest at bnight for weeks to come.."
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"I can try. I would likely need to have Sara enchant him with an anti magic field, and a way to find out where Chong is and a way for him to get into the area where Chong is." Jason said.
Guilmon upended the bottle of hot sauce over his mouth and drank some. Breathing a bit of fire very short range fire again.
Jason looked up saying nowhere in particular, "I'm in the mood for a song. But which one?" he said.
"Mothra song? I like that one." Guilmon said nodding happily.
Jason nodded saying, "Play the song the twin faries use to summon Mothra in the original language." He said and the tardis played it.
"Interesting how their fairy magic provides musical accompaniment as they do their ritual summon Mothra spell song thing." Jason said. "I didn't record this, it was some past time lord who did for the time lord library archives. No record of how he or she did it or who they were, sadly."
(no images from any movie just the sound and a static image: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DXrBfkE5-A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DXrBfkE5-A)
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The Pelvanida group got up and waited for Stripetail's order to move out.
Deimos clenched his fists. "I completely, no, totally and utterly hate Chong. It would a pleasure for me to eat him."
"I am going to laugh at his execution... Assuming the US military doesn't just shove a ICBM up his ass." Rime said with a cold chuckle.
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The Goat and his squad were looking through the weapons in the test range. The room's heavy armor and doors kept most of the weapons in usable condition though collapse had caused some weapons and crates to be destroyed.
One of the soldiers opened up a crate and retrieved a powerful laser rifle.
The Goat grabbed a gauss rifle and examined it.
"Chong, anything here strike your fancy? We've got lasers, magnetic and plasma weapons." a soldier said.
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Lets look at the plasma weapons..' Chong said, a grin on his face..
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Stripetail looked at both of them.. " I detest Chong as well, and he will get what he deserves..you are speaking out of hatred.. which is understandable..he's caused us a great deal of trouble already and will cause us still more before this is over...and yet I don'y think we will be able to kill him in this upcoming battle. Chong is smart, he won't expose himself to too much danger, he is perfectly willing to let others do his dirty work, while he sits comfortably as a safe distance and watches.. I know his type" the wizard frowned..
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I'm sure Sara can do that.. i don't think Chong would expect it, which is a bonus, he thinks we're weak fools.." Nick replied..
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"Maybe some of the stuff hk-47 said are good for killing jedi may work against mages, sonic grenades, regular grenades, gas, ect. " Jason said.
Maybe having a god or 2 on our side and some kaiju also may help." jason said.
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those are all good suggestions.. what gods did you have in mind, and will they deign to help us mortals?"Nick replied. " Anything that help us.."
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One of the soldiers got out a plasma rifle for Chong. "This rifle does not require ammo. Only electricity from its power cells. Not to mention that the beam can penetrate most personal armor. What kept these from being fielded is their horrific range, about 100 feet."
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well, we can use them in the fight, you just have to be closer than 100 feet.." chong replied examining the weapon with interest.. "would being shot by this gun be instantly fatal? or is it like a regular bullet, where it deoends on where the person is shot, the distance, and the sklll of the shooter?'
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Jason thinks for a bit rubbing his chin, "I think maybe Heracles, who everyone calls Hercules, and maybe Athena. Not Ares, even if he's in a good mood he'd likely just fight on both sides like I heard he did during the Trojan war. Or that is what Odysseus said who was there. Maybe I'll ask Godzilla Junior. Maybe some of his relatives also. I doubt Godzilla would be interested since I don't know of any giant monsters being on Chong's side."
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You actually know Godzilla? Nick choked a little on his sioda. " loook, bring him in, if you can.. having a giant monster will dillute some of thier advantage. The only Hercules I remember was a TV show a few years back..
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"I know a few Godzilla across a few universes, and some Herculeses. I also know Minya, Godzilla Junior and Godzooky." Jason said. "There are different Hercules in different universes, including an earth where Hercules is a member of the superhero team the Avengers. I know a few of them, including the tv show version, based on some of his adventures in ancient Greece. " Jason said
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Get the Tv show one if at all possible, Nick said.. " and bring all those others as well.."
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Dtripetail arose from his seat. " when you are done eating' He said yo Velma, Daphne and Fered. ' guide us to the area where the secret room is..:
Palmon sat back on her bed in room 432. "this room is actually quite nice, it looks pretty clean. " Mimi was unpacing one of her suitcases
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Jason nods, "Ok. If they are willing to come. We can only ask." He said. "I wonder how the others may feel about them if they met them." Jason said.
Guilmon continued eating his sandwich.
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"These rifles are similar to normal rifles in that they are not immediate death. However, the sudden boiling of water caused by the plasma jet can cause a small steam explosion, literally tearing large holes in the target. A shot to a limb can blow the limb off, while a shot to the torso or head would result in a painful and bloody death." the Goat said. "Personally, I prefer the laser rifles, they produce the same damage but have greater range. The only problem is that they are more prone to damage due to the solid state lasers and are heavier due to the liquid cooling system." he added.
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"Another ghost?" Dr. Kerzach said.
"Hmm. Let's hope it will be reasonable than the one I encountered in a passage." Rime said.
"Perhaps this ghost can lead us to another clue or even assist in solving this one." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Jason got up and put his stuff away after cleaning the items he had used. He went into another part of the tardis and returned with a normal looking digital camera. He went over to offer it to Nick, "Though you may like to use this if you don't have one on you, to take pictures of some places we may go to, unless you'd rather have a camcorder." Jason said.
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No, the camera wil be fine.. thanks' Nick said taking it and putting it in his pant pocket...
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possibly.. " stripetail replied, we'll have to see what it is like first, before we ask it any questions.."
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"Good." Jason said.
"We've arrived in your rooms on Korodos." The tardis said.
"Ah, good. I guess I should change to a more imperial form since we're here." Jason said. He opened his coat, pulling part of it open and took out his dragon pearl. It increased it's size from the usual marble size he kept it at when he kept it in his pocket. Touching this he switched to his alternate form, an imperial dragon that was around the human equivalent of being in his early teens or so, his clothes altering to fit into his alternate form, the clothes he did have on still.
"Anywhere you'd like to see first?" Jason asked Nick looking over at him.
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"At least these digimon and their partners seem nicer then that one we encountered a year or 2 ago, though we did end her villainous career." Terry said.
"& got some cool loot too. Like that doodad you had Stegs examine." Bullseye said. "You should sell that on cable tv."
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"I guess after this meal we go back to where the minotaur is." Sara said.
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"Stripetail, I've devised a plan for the search, you'll deal with the ghost or any other supernatural being and we'll search." Zachary said.
"Why is that?" Deimos asked.
"We cannot harm ghosts. Weapons fire will pass through them, with the rare exception of someone like Isaiah Thompson." Rime said.
"You mean the man who we encountered in the basement dining room?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
Rime nodded.
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Velma nods, "Not much can effect ghosts except for magic." Velma said. "Shooting at them with a gun is like shooting at Godzilla with a tank. Pretty useless."
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Sara used a bit of her water to shape it into a 2 inch tall version of Rodin's Thinker as she ate slowly as a way for her to try to do 2 things at once.
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Jason took out his dragon pearl and kept it small and had it float near him. He concentrated on it for a moment and had it start to play some soft music.
"Some of my favorite songs from the first 50 Godzilla movies." Jason said.
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So you met a spirit who was solid? Stripetail replied.. "and your idea is a good one..."
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I've never seen any of them, save for the mid 90s version with Matthew Broderick.. it stank" Nick commenyted. " Just take me yourr usual haunts that will be fine..
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"Ok, "Jason said while heading towards the door to the tardis with Guilmon not far behind.
"Bad movie." Guilmon said.
"Yea, it was so bad I had Saturn Woman erase my memory of the movie, apart from remembering I had seen it and it was awful. " Jason said.
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"1 who could make themselves solid when they wanted to at least." Velma said.
"What? Use a tank to shoot at Godzilla. Don't see how that will help with the ghost, besides Godzilla is near Japan, or is in those movies I"ve seen and tanks shooting at him doesn't do anything but get him mad." Brooklyn said.
"Near Japan, or around the Calico." Moran said joining in the conversation since he had paused his eating for a bit.
"Yes, I had forgotten that." Brooklyn said rubbing the back of his head, " Where Godzooky hangs out." Brooklyn said.
"and monster island also sometimes." Odysseus said looking up from his meal.
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Rime nodded. "He said he his name was Isaiah Thompson and he died in 1865. But he also stated that he wasn't quite a ghost."
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Monsrer island? Wheres that? Spyro asked, overhearing thier conversation. Don't tell me you're sending us there" Cynder glowered. " Stripetail looked at both of them, a little surprised. " No, I'm not sending any of you there, you are needed here. No, we are simply thinking of any alllies we could bring in, and Moran and Brooklyn have a few in mind..
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Good" Spyro said, relieved.. "Hey, MR Stripetail?' Skull cut in.. "Is there any way we can.. you now.. get out of town before those army guys invade?"
_ And leave Surf Point and other towns around here to be wiped off the map? Skull, these men will show no mercy, they will kill anyone who tries to oppose them.." Which is us!' Bulk cried. " I want to finish high school! i don't want to die in an invasion!"
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Whatever he is, he may prove useful, after We see to this ghost on third floor, I want you to take me to see him. the more we learn about the ghosts that haunbt this place.. the better, even if the sprits themselves don't call themselves ghosts" Stripetail replied to Rime..
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Rime nodded.
Deimos then turned to Bulk. "Staying here with the many armed guests is the safest thing to do. Being unarmed will not prevent you from being killed by the invading army. Not to mention that some of the invaders are already at Surf Point."
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tose impostor guys? " Skull replied. "Yes.. in war you cannot assume all those on your side are friendly" Hunter said from his table. "Angel and Stitch sat silently at thier table " mesa fight" stitch said.. "We can't go this alone " Tai said, as he said that Sora and Biyomon walked in. " You're not alone Tai" Biyomon said. Tai and Agumon started, then big grins grew across thier faces.. " Sora! Biyonmon!' they said in unison. "What are you guys doing Here1
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Looks like we just got a few more allies" Dixie said.
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"Monster island is near Japan." Moran said, "Nice place, though not all of the monsters are nice some are like Minya and Godzilla junior and a few others. Mothra visits but keeps her friends there once in a while, but not to often."
"If you really want to leave, " Terry said from where he was, "I can make a digiportal to the digital world anywhere I want, but there's no guarantee you'd be any safer there since there are some dangerous digimon running around there."
"I wonder if Jason is doing something." Brooklyn said to himself, then he took out his cellphone and called Jason.
"Some of us were wondering what you were up to." Brooklyn said, he listened for a few minutes, nodding then, "Ok, bye." He said then hung up & put his cell phone away.
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Jason went towards the exit, pausing to answer his cellphone that was on vibration. "Just off doing a few things. I'd say, but I want it to be a surprise when I do get back." He said into the phone. "Ok, bye." he said hanging up and putting it away.
"Let's be off shall we. I can show you around anywhere you want to go. Perhaps you want to see certain places of folks. Then we can go and get that out of time thing, and pick up a few friends, Hercules and some others." Jason said.
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Al;right, lead the way" Nick said. this planert was enormous...strangely though the atrtmosphere was similar in content to the world Nick was from..
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"Anywhere you want to go to first, or anyone you'd like to see first?" Jason asked looking at Nick once they were outside the tardis. Guilmon looked around the area a bit, remembering Jason's rooms from having been there often.
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Whenever you're ready Velma, we'll bring Stripetail to that secret room" Daphne said.. "and this steak is delicious!" She added, savoring the flavor..
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So what brings you guys here" Tai asked Sora. "Well. its kinda a long story " Sora began.."
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"A bit after lunch sounds best. Best we don't eat or drink to much, we may need to run again." Velma said. "This food is great. They have a great chief here indeed." Velma said taking time to taste and not just to eat the food.
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Jason lead the way to a large window of one of his rooms. "Just below you can see the imperial garden including a good view of the lake in the garden. And a bit off a few large buildings including the large dome where they hold certain events that tend to draw a large crowd." Jason said.
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"Stripetail, we will proceed to the room. What room was it again?" Deimos asked.
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It was a secret room on the third floor' Daphne said. "we'll show you..Come on guys" she said to Fred and Velma.." lets show them where that ghost was.. he might not be there right now.."
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The Pelvanida group along with the Lipizzaner stallions headed up to the 3rd floor.
"Hey Dirk! You wanna see a ghost?" Deimos asked.
Dirk shook his head. "No thanks."
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the door was located in the side of a wall..' fRed said, looking around for it.. The room was really creepy.. covered in cobwens and dust, a perfect setting for a ghost" daphne said
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Since everyone had left and not wanting to sit along Velma moved over to where Sara, Odysseus and the others were.
"Not often I see a real ghost." Velma said.
"Not something I've seen." Brooklyn said.
"I've seen a few. Part of why I had this gun enchanted." Odyssues said.
"to not need to be releaded." Velma said nodding and remembering.
"That and so it can effect an ethereal, partially phased, phased and other types of beings just like it can a human. 1 bullet in the head from this gun will kill most ghosts." Odysseus said.
"Having an imperial family member does have certain benefits." Sara said nodding.
"It certainly does." Velma said also nodding.
"More then just great food when you visit the Imperial Palace." Brooklyn said smiling and laughing a bit.
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Stripetalil turned to them. " Only use it if ansolutely necessary" He said. " But that goes without saying.. he smiled..
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"How about a large being like Godzilla?" Velma asked.
"Never used it on them. I guess not much since the bullet would be tiny." Odysseus said. "AH, Godzilla, a great guy, but don't get him angry at you."
"Reminds me of the time I had an interesting conversation with Godzilla Junior. Being non human I was able to explain some bits of human behavior he found puzzling." Moran said.
"I'm a 5,000 year old human and I still find some human behavior puzzling, and some others disgusting."
"Must have been painful in the neck to talk to someone tall like Godzilla." Velma said.
"Not as much as some would think." Odysseus said.
"I wonder what mischief Godzooky is getting himself into." Brooklyn said wondering a bit and imagining the sorts one could get into.
"Imagine if he hung out with Broadway & Lexington." Odysseus said.
"a disaster area." Brooklyn said laughing at the image.
"Not to mention of Michangelo joined in." Odysseus said, remembering a certain quartet he had met before.
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Weren't there 5 of those turtles? I seem to recall thee being a fiffth one" Stripetail replied. " i might be confusing them with another group though.."
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"A female turtle. I've not heard of one." Brooklyn said. "But there are places with some ooze perhaps.
Odysseus said. "I'm just glad my curse makes me immune to transformation stuff, including the ooze. The most it does is make my skin tingle a little. & the stuff is sticky, like trying to clean off sticky honey."
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" I take it you didn't like the show.. But then again. we're talking about four giant talking turtles, a female having breasts isn't as weird as you think..' Stripetail replied..
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"If you want we can buy a female turtle from a pet shop, dip her in some ooze and I bet she wont have any breasts." Odysseus said.
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that would be creulty to animals " Goliath replied coming up to join them..
_ she may have just been a fluke from some experiment gone wrong.." Stripetail shrugged. "She was the "love interest" most series have them..
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"I guess we shouldn't bring our weapons." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Just because there are ghosts present, that does not mean that other hostile forces are not." Deimos replied.
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"You can call them on the phone but the time I was there I never saw any female turtle with them. A human and man and woman friend of theirs yes, but no female turtle."
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No, bring them, you never know what we might encounter.." Stripetail replied
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Chong examined a ruined lab.. "This must have been one busy place before it was smashed into this state.. is there any place where I can grab some food? Escapinbg has worked up my appetite.."
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Deimos nodded. "All weapons are go?"
The Pelvanida group and the Lipizzaner stallions nodded.
"I've also got an expandable baton if someone needs a weapon." Werner said. "As do Hans and Franz."
"And I've got a pistol and a combat knife." Deimos said.
"Just got a combat knife." Rime said.
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I don't use phones that much Oddyseus.. we don;t use them in my world. we use magic to communicate.. I might contact them though, as you suggest.."Stripetail replied
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"You can have Jason call them. He knows them best. " Odysseus said. "Maybe you can try using magic go talk to Splinter. He's a mystic, among other things." Odysseus said.
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I might do that after we see to to this ghost" Stripetail replied
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Nick pointed to the large dome on the left. " Do they have competitions there"Nick asked eagerly
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Jason nods, "Different sort of competitions, some sports and some not sports, and the occasional show." He said. He went over to some shelves and cabinets and replaced a few things in his pockets including some some enhanced blackout bombs. Designed by a friend of Jason that he had a Naga friend of his who was an enchanter and alchemist enhance to add that the darkness they made was also a magical darkness, & other items also.
The rooms of Jason's and the furniture were expensive looking, but very subdued to some rooms of the imperial palace. There were also paintings, magical paintings, not just regular ones.
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evebn though his room was not as ornate as the emperors, it was still an impressive room. Fine carpeting covered the floor. "You obviously have done well for yourself, Jason. You must be in good graces with the emperor to hacve this type of living arangements.. The kings must be a wonder to behoild!" Nick said. "It certainly puts my living quarters in perspective,
_ Daphne found the secret enterancecand opened it. " here it is! Hopefully that ghost is off haubting somewhere else..
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Odysseus took out his pistol, "If he is to much of a bother this will take care of him. Enchanted to be able to not only not need reloading but it can also effect phased, ethereal and other beings, including ghosts. " Odysseus said.
'I've seen it. Poof, the ghost vanished, like a candle going out." Brooklyn said.
"& before anyone asks I do have clearance & a license to carry this here, on British commonwealth territory, shield and unit's ok. Various monarchs of Britain and other stuff across multiple universes." Odysseus said. "Also diplomatic immunity also here and some other places."
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Jason shrugged. "It is very nice. A bit more then I'd have done, but the imperial decorator had a hand in picking most of the stuff in these rooms." Jason said smiling. "Though it is nice to be here sometimes." Jason said looking around the
"Very comfy." Guilmon said nodding.
Jason nods, 'You can imagine what his quarters look like." Jason said smiling.
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Thecarrot and stick approach then. We'll try reasoning with him, but that doesn't work oddyseus, you can open fire..." stripetail replied.
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Sora turned and noticed the other digidestined coming in.. She made a motion and mouthed. "Go up to the 4th floor. we'll surprise then there"
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"Yes the elegance of his chambers must be austounding" Nick agreed. "Where does the emperor hold court/ In others words where is his throne room..?"
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Deimos looked at the passage and swallowed. "Well, here goes!"
Werner, Hans and Franz had donned LED headlamps that they retrieved from their backpacks. The light illuminated a deep and musty smelling passage.
"Let's head in." Rime said.
"I'll go first." Deimos said, heading into the passage.
Rime, Dr. Kerzach, Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu and the Lipizzaner stallions, in that order entered the passage.
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The Goat nodded. "We'll need to head topside to get food. All the food in the cafeteria has been removed."
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Odysseus nodded. "Usually best to try talking to the person first." He said.
"With most people, but not everyone." Brooklyn said.
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Jason nodded, "We can get to it through the hallway. It has a not to often used entrance to a hallway that leads the imperial throne room as one of the exits it has." Jason said.
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Lead the way then' Nick said
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Stripetail lit his staff revealing a slimy and motheaten rug beneath thier feet.. in the distance he saw a door. " Theres the rioom!" Fred said pointing to it.. "Looks like it was an office at one time..' Stripetail mused.
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Fine then, lead the way Mr goat. " chong replied, rubbimng his stomach. 'Even i need to eat.."
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" I wonder how long it would take to clean this place fully." Brooklyn said looking around a bit at the surroundings.
"Quite some time, even with magic, I'd say." Sara said also looking around.
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Jason nodded, "So you want to see the throne room? Ok, right this way." Jason said leading the way and and pausing before a door. He put his hand on the door and it vanished instead of opening, a security measure. This lead the way to another hallway. Both hallways were decorated with a very plush carpet, paintings, tapestries, a few statues.
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The Goat, with Chong and his soldiers following, wound their way through the ruins of Pelvanida and soon arrived at the base camp where it was dusk.
The soldiers off loaded their goods.
Some other soldiers were cooking meals using military issue stoves.
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Deimos opened the door at the end of the passage only to have it fall on his head. Luckily, his helmet prevented him from being injured. Inside the door, was an office. The elegant Persian rug had been destroyed by moths and mold but the desks were in good condition, despite a heavy layer of dust.
"Is anyone present?" Rime called, sweeping the room with his rifle light.
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Jason paused for a moment, wondering if he had time to do all that he wanted to do before going back to the hotel. Then he thought at worst he could do it in the future. As long as he avoided meeting himself then no law of time would be broken, not really even bent. He took out his pda, what looked like a credit card. used it's telepathic circuits to leave himself a quick note and sent it to the tardis to remind him later, in case he was unable to finish what needed doing the tardis would remind him when he had plenty of time.
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Stripetail gestured and flung the door aside. "So.. you meddlers refuse to leave' came a cold voice behind them the ghost appeared in the doorway> Stripetail came forward. 'We are not meddlers, we meely wish to ask you a few questions.. the ghost looked at him. he appeared to be a man inin his late 50s, and who wore a unpleasant look on his face. in short, he loooked like the type of disagreeable person one often meets in life...
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Odysseus raised his gun aiming it it right at the ghost's forehead. "You can talk or you can cease to exist. No reincarnation, no more afterlife, nothing. Which do you choose. Do not doubt this gun can do that." Odysseus said in his serious voice not really caring which the ghost choose.
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Deimos and Rime ignored the ghost and began looking through the desk drawers.
Dr. Zanasiu and the Lipizzaner stallions started going through the closets.
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Brooklyn and the others stood & waited to see what would happen.
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"It's just down here." Jason said, leading the way as he put away his pda having finished. The next hallway was as luxurious as the first, with a statue or 2, very plush carpet, paintings and Tapestries & such on display.
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The ghost shot Oddyseues a sour look. "no mortal weapon can harm me..
-\ Thats no ordinary weapon " Stripetail said firmly. " And hes not afraid to pull the trigger. We simply want to ask you a few question."
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Have him put his weapon away, then I'll talk" the ghost said finally. " The name is Miggins, or it WAS my name.. when I was alive"
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Why did you scare us?' Dapnhne asked, trying to keep her hands steady, as she was filming this on camera.
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I don't like being disturbed" Miggins replied.
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Odysseus put his gun into it's holster but kept his hand on it.
"We are trying to find a way to break the curse." Brookyn said.
"At worst we can try to find the full helmet Dr Fate. Though creepy he is good and very powerful. If he can destroy the soul of a villain I doubt a curse would mean much to him." Odysseus said.
(ooc: he actually did destroy the soul of a villain in an actual golden age comic)
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The Curse has been on this place for over a century, there are no deu ex machinas hre" stripetail replied. " It will take all of us working together to break the curse.." stripetail turned to look at Miggins ' Can you help us..?'
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"Unless you'd rather keep the curse in place." Sara said looking at Miggins.
"Then you'd have to try to stop us." Brooklyn said.
"And I would do an informed guess that would be very difficult." Moran said.
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Here we are again folks... Taranis, are you
"I'm as sane as I've ever been... I'm only nuts, instead of completely off my rocker, as I was several pages ago..."
Perfect. Now Taranis is ready to actually interact with other characters, other than offending them and creeping them out.
"Oh, I've only just begun to offend them..."
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' many have tried to break the curse, none have suceeded.. i was a manager here around the turn of the centrury.. 20th century" Miggins replied. "You do not scare me with your weapo ns..but I have seen enough bloodshed here, enough souls trapped here.. I will help you in what littlte way I can"
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Rime pulled out some old coins from a drawer.
Deimos pulled out a dusty letter from another drawer. He looked at with his LED flashlight. "Hmm. A customer complaint dated from 1901."
"Keep it. That may be an important clue." Mr. Bigmouth replied. He was digging through the closets.
Franz carried out a large safe from the closet and placed it on the ground.
Werner and Hans were digging through all the clothes
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Moran shrugged, "Perhaps Jason could ask the first manager or owner could be asked also." He said.
"Certainly possible." Sara said nodding to what Moran said.
"Though perhaps you can give us some information also." Brooklyn said.
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"Hey! Watch what you're going through Hans! I'm wearing that!"
... You mean, You've been hiding in that closet ALL DAY?!
"Of course not... I've been there all WEEK!" Taranis said and... oh god this man is stupid... not sure how he got magic powers to begin with, seeing how he's to dumb to use the
"I won them in Vegas... well... Reno actually... and get your hands off of my cape, Hans!"
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"We are searching for clues." Hans replied. He then looked Taranis in the eyes. "May we search your cape?"
"Disregard Taranis and search him even if he doesn't consent!" Deimos ordered, looking through a filing cabinet.
Hans shrugged and continued digging through the cape's many pockets.
Werner joined in and started digging through the cape's pockets as well.
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"Hey! Don't search that! You know, my cape is trapped... I may be a hanger-on to this plot, but it doesn't mean that I don't have..."
SNAP!!
"A mousetrap in EVERY pocket!"
Are you SERIOUS, Taranis?! You just got Hans's hand caught in a mousetrap?!
"More like a mouse-sized bear trap, really."
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Hans unleashed a stream of extremely crude profanities in German and English as the mousetrap caught several of his fingers. He pried the mousetrap off and threw it back at Taranis with as much force as he could muster.
Deimos, Rime, Werner and Dr. Zanasiu turned around, readied their guns and aimed at Taranis as soon as they spotted Hans grasping his right hand in pain.
"What the hell did you do to Hans!?" Deimos demanded.
Franz brandished his piece of rebar threateningly. "Tell us what you did to Hans or we'll hurt you."
Hans then threw a nasty left hook at Taranis. "Bad idea to piss off someone as strong as 6 strong men!"
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"I can take a loot at your hand if you want. I do have training in healing." Sara said.
"You call a mousetrap a trap? " Moran said.
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Jason motioned to the door. "Just through here is the Imperial throne room." He said smiling while waving with his right hand to indicate the door.
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Hans nodded and offered his injured right hand to Sara. Several deep cuts, from which blood was steadily flowing, were present on his hand and 2 fingers were nearly severed. "You [censored]! You nearly cut off my fingers!" he spat at Taranis.
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"Oh come on... it isn't THAT bad... I can still see the bone in the finger!"
Taranis... fix this now or so help me...
"Alright, fine... abracaPLOT-HOLE!" And the damage to Han's hand was fixed.
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Sara started examining the would and getting ready to do a spell to clean the area to prevent an infection then mold the flesh back together when she saw what happened..."I guess the wound is fixed." She said.
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"Of COURSE it's fixed! I'm the one who hurt you, so I can undo the injury!"
Taranis... that's not how it works... and your shenanigans are getting old very-!
"Who asked you, Mr. Disembodied narrator voice?!"
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"I think I need a break from him. Anyone else want to come along?" Sara asked.
"I expect we all will." Odysseus said to which his friends nodded.
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Stripetail turned to examine Hans hand.. 'hmm Sara did a good job.. nwext time, don't be so eager to examine someone's clothes especially if they are still wearing them..at the same time Tarantis, empty out you pockets so they don't contain any more ' suprises'...
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... did you just tell Taranis to EMPTY his POCKETS?!
"Oh boy... I love it when this happens..."
He takes all day just to get through airport security! You don't know what your ask-!
"Too late, narrator! Now it's time for me to empty those pockets!"
here we go...
"I've got the traps, my wallet, my silver key, my gold key, my skeleton key (made from real bone), my spare magic wand, matches, spare matches, grape shot, minie ball, .45 caliber ammo, toilet paper, bronze key, other bronze key..."
And no keychains... he says those are for the weak...
"Dang right they are! Anyway, where was I... oh yes...here we go...
allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tiresBB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers
Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters
Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters
Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables
Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles
Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication
Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation
Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors
Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors
Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers
Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers
Soffit panels, circuit breakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers
Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers..."
And he somehow fit all that and more into just ONE pocket...
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Sara sighed a bit tired of Taranis and wanting to take a break from him, and did a subtle gesture, at which her friends grasp each other's hands as Sara turned her back to them. Then as she put her index finger to her thumb the closest one grasp her tail and she snapped her fingers, taking herself and her friends who had linked hands to her home on Korodos.
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Where did she gO? Tarrax blinked..
Away from this fellow" stripetail replied, as the artickles continued to pile up.. ' Which is a good idea.. Come on.."
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Sara and her friends appeared in her room in her home. Velma looked out the window. "Jinkies it's sundown here." She said.
Odysseus & Moran, sat down as Brooklyn headed towards the door heading to the balcony.
"Cool, I'll go and say hi to Dan." Brooklyn said, meaning one of his gargoyle friends who's ancestors Jason and some other time lords had moved from a version of earth to Korodos so the species would not go extinct.
As Brooklyn opened the door the sound of gargoyles awakening from their stone sleep could be heard. He walked outside.
"We'll rest here a bit then head back." Sara said.
"That guy is quite annoying. Reminds me of an old professor, before he wondered of one rainy night for no reason." Moran said.
Outside Brooklyn greeted his friends who lived there. "Hey Dan."
Dan smiled, "Hey bro, how goes things?" He said. & They started talking basic small talk friends will do.
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The Pelvanida group and the Lipizzaner stallions left Taranis alone in the passage.
"I hope he won't be a burden when [censored] hits the fan." Deimos said.
"Probably will. He'll probably do something like blow up our ammunition or wreck our weapons or fortifications." Rime replied with a sigh.
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"Hes an idiot. what do you expec? Stripetail shrugged, as the mound of ittems continued to rise Tarantis was no longer visible. "But he does have a part to play, however small, in this. with luck he may blow up our enemies ammo..'
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Velma sat down. "So how long will we be here?" She asked.
"Just a short while." Sara said.
"What if we can't find the others?" Odysseus asked.
Sara shrugged, "Then I can teleport us to the tardis. and wait till Jason gets into it. Or contact him before then." Sara said.
Velma got up and went over to pour herself some green glowing bubbling water from a crystal pitcher, kept magically chilled, with frost on it. She poured it into a crystal glass, made from actual crystal by dwarven craftsmen.
She looked at her friends, "anyone want some?" Velma asked the others. Sara could have a servant do stuff, but she preferred to do stuff herself so didn't usually have one in her room very often.
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A Servant came into the Room. "The Emporor wishes to speak with you Lady Sara, He requests that you bring your friends as well.." He announced. His highness wishes to learn the details about this 'hotel' problem
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Sara nods, "Thank you."she said to the servant in a friendly tone while smiling.
She then turned to the rest, "I guess we should go now. Not a good idea to keep him waiting." Sara said, sending a message to Brooklyn magically who came in a few seconds later.
"Would you folks rather fly there or use the teleporter." She asked.
"I'd rather fly, but the teleporter would be faster I believe." Moran said.
Brooklyn nodded, "I'd have to agree." He said.
Sara nodded, "Very well, shall we be off?" She said. Velma finished her drink then joined the others.
"Maybe we can get some goggles and earplugs that let in everything, but what we find annoying." Brooklyn said in a joking manner as the group gathered together to head to the teleporter.
"There are some things like that for sale in some places." Sara said smiling.
"AH, I forget how this place is like high tech, but is magic based instead." Brooklyn said.
"Yes, it can be amazing indeed." Moran said.
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"... Dracon tooth, toothpaste, pasta sauce, saucer bowl, bowling ball, ballpoint pen, pencil, pencil case, case of... don't know..."
It went on like this, as Taranis made himself the laughing-stock of the comic due to his lack of knowledge of the plot and completely inept skills at... almost everything... he didn't know how to RP very well...
"Picture of narrator's wife..."
Oh you son of A-!
We regret to inform you that the narrator has been sacked. Taranis, for his part, has been clubbed into submission, and he has been forced to abandon his nonsensical yet humorous prank. We now take you back to the real plot in the next post.
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The Servant nodded and left the room.
Nick was introduced into the Emporr's presence and the sight that greeted him was astounding. intricated carve jade dragond, beautiful tapesties, and a beautiful throne , on which the emporor was sitting. The Emporior was a large dragon, anwhere between 25-30 feet tall.his eyes were deep dark pools, which seeemed to draw the young hotel worker in.
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Sara & her friends got up. They all headed out and to the area set aside that had some teleport areas outside. Each one had a lot of inlay, as part of a decoration and a way of describing where each was linked to. Since this was a private teleport spot it had far far fewer then the public ones in other areas.
Sara went to the one with the imperial seal and designs on it. Her friends stood around her on the circle and when she was sure they were all in the same place she used some of her magic to activate it & they were outside the imperial palace.
"Much faster then flying, but not as fun." Sara said.
"I quite agree." Brooklyn said nodding.
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the guards looked at them as they rteleported outside of the ppalace ' State your business" They said tersely
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Miggins frowned I will think over what I have seen, If i remember something important, I will appear to you" The ghost said, upon finishing, he vanished..
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Tai yawned. " Lets head upstairs you guys, for a rest.." He said to Agumon and Agumina
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"We received a message his imperial highness wishes to see us." Sara said. Sara's friends waited in a relaxed manner.
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Jason and Guilmon went through the formal ways of greeting the emperor once they came into his presence, Bowing and such.
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Nick bowed as well, trying to follow the customs as he saw them.
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You may enter then, His Highness is expecting you.." The guards said an opened a door for them to enter.. "He may already be in counsel..."
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"Thanks." Sara said and went in with her friends. They walked at their usual normal pace, no need to hurry. "We may have to wait for a while." Sara said.
"No problem we can always keep each other company." Brooklyn said smiling.
"Indeed." Moran said.
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The Pelvanida group and the Lipizzaner stallions left the passage.
"So now what?" Deimos asked.
"I could use a break." Ms. Swimmer replied.
"Good idea." Rime replied.
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Sara and her friends went into the castle and went to the waiting room to wait for their turn to be called, able to keep each other company.
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"So what do you do?" T-bone (one of the extreme dinosaurs) asked.
"I'm cowboy, the slow thinking weapons expert." one of the the dynaman rangers said.
"ookaaay." T-bone said, not sure what to make of this.
"I can jump over tall trees in a single bound." Another dynaman ranger said.
"That sounds sorta useful." Bullseye (the flying extreme dinosaur said).
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Sure, you guys can take break. go salvage another of those buildings if you want" Stripeytail replied. " just be baclk here before ten, when the moon strikes that wall in that room with the minotaur.." stripetail suggested. ' So you hagve about 5 hours to your leisure.."
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Sara and her friends kept each other company. Moran now and then looking i his book, Physics for Geniuses, when their conversation hit a lul.
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"Our costumes come in snazzy colors and cool accessories." One of the Dynaman team said.
"Like the giant robot and cool vehicles." Another dynaman said.
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TaiAgumon and Agumina reached the 4th Floor and were heading to thier head room, when suddenly, the rest of the digidestined team popped out of a bnearby room. "SURPRISE!" th ey said to unison.. all three of them recoiled in surprise, but then Tai and aGumon recocewred. Agumina didn't know any of the other Digidestined, although she had gotten into squabbled with Gabumon and Biyomon fans now and agfain..
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'good to see you again, Agumon" Gabu,on said, and he shook claws with Agumon. " So.. is that your girlfriend?' gabumon grinned. "shes a fan.. hers names Agumina..
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Which means shes her girlfriend Palmon chimes in, givong Agumon a hug/ 'its good to see you, boss.."
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"We could always use the money and it would be nice to get Briggins some building materials." Deimos replied.
"Why not? It was fun." Ms. Swimmer replied.
"Another salvaging operation it is. Who's coming?"
At this time the NUMA group came into the lobby.
"Salvaging? Is that an euphemism for looting?" Dirk demanded.
Deimos frowned. "It is not. We salvage only from abandoned buildings slated to be demolished and anything that is of historical significance is donated to a museum. Come with us and see." He then turned to the group "So who's coming?"
Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Dirk, Al, Clive and Zachary raised their hands.
"Coming Mr. Bigmouth?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "Nope. Gotta practice my shooting."
"Okay, so who can drive?" Deimos asked.
Zachary, Dirk, Al, Clive, Dr. Kerzach and Dr. Zanasiu all raised their hands.
"We'll take 3 vehicles max. Shaggy and Nani's SUV and..."
"You can use my pickup truck." Al replied.
"Okay, anymore volunteers?" Deimos asked, looking around the room.
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We'll come" Spyro and Cynder said. 'i'll come too" Hunter said. we'll come too' Bulk and Skull chimed in.. "As long as we get some food out of it..
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You'll get paid..' Cynder said, and both Bulk and Skull grinned. 'and we'll see about food.."
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Looks LIke you've got some volunteers.." Stripetail grinned. " I'll see you guys later, Happy salvaging.."
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Deimos saluted Stripetail.
"Okay, I guess we'll need to split things evenly. Let's see we've got 4 groups. That means that out of what we earn we get 25%. Agreed?" Dr. Zanasiu said.
"I'll get the tools." Deimos said. Zachary and Ms. Swimmer followed him.
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"Since you are from different earths it is understandable you both would be different." Terry said.
"Very different." T-bone said shaking his head, surprised at how odd and silly the dynaman team folks seemed.
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25%, Alroight.." skull said. "Out of everything?"
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How do we get paid? hunter asked. "Gold, and paper money" Spyro replied 'Cynder is carrying the money we got from our last salvage.. "Almost 8000 dollars'
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8000 Bucks? so if we get that thats .. er help me Skull I' not good at math
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2000 per group, 1000 each.." Spyro said. "I could take you out to see a movie..
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Wearing Dixies dress?" Cynder smirked.. No..' Spyro blushed in embarassment "Why would he wear a dress?' Hunter asked. :"he Because and Scooby lost a bet with me and Dixie.." cynder grinned..
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"What you do with the money you get is none of our business." Dr. Kerzach replied flatly.
At this time, Deimos, Zachary and Ms. Swimmer arrived bearing toolboxes, axes, pickaxes, shovels, crowbars and sledgehammers.
"Okay, we're ready to rock and roll!" Deimos said. He seemed not to notice the weight of carrying 6 12 pound sledgehammers.
The toolbearers outfitted each of the vehicles with 2 of each tool.
Zachary, Al and Dr. Kerzach got into the driver's seat of Nani's SUV, Al's pickup truck and Shaggy's SUV, respectively.
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Bulk and Skull climbed into Al's truck. Hunter cynder and Spyro, climbed into Shaggys SUV.
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So the goal is to get back befiore ten.." spyro said. Cynder started. " Great I forgot., " Dixie asked me to meet with Her Agumina and Tigress at 6.." She said turning to Spyro. "I sorta promised her.. " Spyro frowned.. " Alright.. We'll slavage for an half hour, then you can fly back to the hotel..once your meeting is done, fly back here as soon as you can..
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The rest of the Pelvanida group filed into Nani's SUV.
Zachary leaned his head out the window. "Follow me." He then pulled the SUV out of the parking lot.
"Where to?" Deimos asked.
Zachary sighed. "There's a large mall slated for demolition near Surf Point. It's really new. I think it's called Surf Point Boutiques."
"That place is huge." Dr. Zanasiu commented.
"I know. We've got a lot of time and a huge salvage crew."
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Why are they demolishing it if i uis brand new? Bulk asked.. "Mybe they are putting in a new building" Skull said..
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Lots of stuff for us to grab.." Spyro smiled..
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"Maybe because people are complaining?" Al offered.
"You know what to take right?" Deimos asked.
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Yes.. " Cynder replied. " Anything of value.. gold jwelry, that kind of stuff.."
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marble, copper.. ' spyro chimed in.. "What good is stone? Hunter asked. " Just about everything in this world has a vlaue to it" Spyro replied..
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The SUV was now on the highway, en route to Surf Point. Along the way, they passed the abandoned Surf Point Motel.
Deimos facepalmed. "Damn it! I forgot the power saw and the welding torch."
"Forget it." Zachary said. "You and I are both much stronger than a Human, we can manage without a power saw and besides, Spyro's flame is as effective as any welding torch.
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We really did a number on the motel' Cynder said as they drove past it. " About the only thing we didn't do was tear it down..
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Well this place is going to be a lot bigger and have a lot more stuff in it.." spyro said..
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A servant came up to Sara ' 15 minutes before the Emperor will recieve you" He said.
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Thank you Jason for Bringing Nick here safely.. now I have reports of a time anomoly in the Jurassic period.. I want you to go check it out" The Emperor said..
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Deimos grinned. "If I really wanted to I could have used it for demolitions practice."
"No, just no." Zachary said. "If you blew that motel up, we could potentially have pissed off the SPVDF. And if we accidentally killed someone... we would be in deep [censored]."
Zachary then noticed a sign that read Surf Point Boutiques. "Okay group, we're heading in soon."
He then drove the SUV through the light plastic sawhorse that blocked off the road.
The SUV then entered a large parking lot. The parking lot was totally deserted but it was in good shape.
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Yeah, and we need all the help we can get..' Cynder said. " I don't fancy our chances by ourselves against a force of thousands.."
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Spyro climbed out of the suv, and streretched his wings. this place is huge he said, looking at it. he complex itaself was enormous.
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Yeah I don't think we canbn clean this place out in 5 hours.." skull said upon looking at the building..
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Why couldn't those volunteer guys use this place as a base ? Skull asked.
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"This is why not." Deimos said, gesturing to several small roads that lead into the parking lot. "Not defensible enough.
Zachary, Dirk, Al, Clive, Dr. Kerzach, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Zanasiu and Deimos got out of the SUV.
"Well, let's get protective equipment on and start salvaging." Deimos said.
Dr. Zanasiu, Deimos and Zachary put on gloves and bandannas. Ms. Swimmer, Dirk, Al, Clive and Dr. Kerzach put on helmets, gloves and bandannas.
"What about the lamp posts? A lot of copper wire in them." Zachary said.
"Well, first we want to make sure the power is off." Deimos said.
Al went over to a large power distribution box and examined it. "Power's off." He then noticed a large yellow placard on the power box "Water and gas are off too."
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Spyro and Cynder activated thier armor, as they flew towards the nearest doors. " SDo we just blast our way In? Spyro called to the others moving beneath them.. Bulk and Skull were bringing up the rear.
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The Emperor tossed Jason a gem. " Here you go, my friend. this gem will permot you travel though time without costing you any time in this world.. it will permit you to bring ten others with you... from any time or region.." this gem was a brilliant blue, it sprakled brightly in the light of the torches..
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Zachary tried the door only to find out that it was locked and chained shut. "Yep. Everyone, grab a tool from the vehicle."
Ms. Swimmer headed to the SUV and retrieved a sledge hammer, Deimos retrieved a fire ax, Dr. Zanasiu retrieved a tool box filled with assorted tools. Dr. Kerzach returned with a pair of bolt cutters. Zachary retrieved a sledge hammer, Dirk, Al and Clive had returned with a crowbar, a fire ax and a another tool box, respectively.
Dr. Kerzach cut the padlock from the chain and threw the chain on the ground. Deimos then smashed the glass with the point of his ax, reached through the shattered glass and opened the door, he then propped the door open with a brick.
"Okay gang, get the tools and dig in!" Zachary said.
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Jason caught the gem. "Thanks, your imperial highness. Guess I should be off if you don't want me to discuss something." He said.
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Spyro abnd Cynder squeezed in, and landed.. "Lets spread out and start tackling the stores." hUnter said, coming up behind them..
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We'll talk after you fix the anomoly my friend, I want your impression of this world, and whether I should send some forces to aid in this upcoming battle.." The Emperor replied. ' from what i've beenn gathering.. the world does need help..
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"Well sir," Jason said then indicating Nick, "he knows more of the situation then I do, & the bad guys, having dealt with him before and being a native of that world." Jason said.
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" Yes, I know, but I want your opinion all the same.. I will be having a Council vote on this matter within a few days..' he announced..
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Jason nodded, "I'll be here if you wish sir. Shall I go now and see to the time anomaly?" Jason asked, pausing a moment before continuing. "I thought also to pick up a few other friends to help in the defense of the city."
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Clive nodded and picked the lock on a steel shutter. He then pulled the shutter aside, revealing a hair salon. "So who wants to tackle the hair salon?"
Ms. Swimmer battered down the door to the men's bathroom. Dr. Zanasiu placed the tool box by the bathroom door, retrieved a hacksaw and entered the bathroom with Ms. Swimmer.
"We'll set this area as the treasure store for now." Deimos said, gesturing to a cluster of benches.
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Yes, go do that.. those gem will allow you tp bring ten others with you.. " the emperor nodded. " Good luck jason..
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Alright, so jump dump the stuff we find on those benches.. " Skull said, alright Bulk, lets fill our opockets.."
_ we're going to be rich Skull!"
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Clive, Dirk and Al were raiding the hair salon.
Ms. Swimmer was in the process of shattering every toilet and urinal in the bathroom.
Dr. Zanasiu was busy cutting out the pipes from the sinks. He already had some lengths of copper pipe by the door.
Deimos had cut his way into a jewelry store. He sighed as he realized that the store owners had taken all the jewelry out. He then decided to steal the vase that was sitting on a shelf. He put the vase on one of the benches and returned to the jewelry store where he encountered a locked door, which he simply chopped down.
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Spyro and Cynder flew up the stairs, and Hunter climbed up right after them. ' we'll start on the second floor. "there are seceral floors,, : Hunter said,. " 5-6 at least...:
_ we'll need a couple days to clean this place out.." Spyro said as they made thier wau tp thier first store.. which was a bank kiosk..
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Jason nodded and bowed, "Then I'll be off your highness. I think I'll put my other friends in the tardis. The pantry & kitchen is well stocked." Jason said, knowing how many traveled with him at times and how much a digimon could eat. He used the gem and went to where the time anomaly was, switching to his time lord form once he arrived there.
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Meanwhile, Nani continued hsaving KlIlo read about the various hula dances.. Stitch had dressed in a leaf dress and was going for the paces, much to the laughter of Angel.. "Nice wotrk Stitch" Angel said approvingly..
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Gommamom and Tentomon greeted Agumon warmluy. Patomon and Gatmon both hugged him. " so.. is this your girlfriend? Gatomon said. "Gatomon nice to meet you/. Agumina shook claws.
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So whose idea was it to get the group together ' Tai asked.
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Deimos removed a large safe from the closet which he deposited by the benches. He then proceeded to break into an electronics store.
Dr. Zanasiu and Ms. Swimmer came out of the men's bathroom with an armful of copper pipes, which were deposited near the treasure store. They then entered the women's bathroom
Clive, Dirk and Al returned from the hair salon with some jewelry as well as a small amount of cash.
"That's all we could find." Al said. They placed their goods on the benches.
"Doesn't matter." Dr. Kerzach replied. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a store to break into. He then went over to a kitchen supply store, cut the lock and pulled the shutter open. He then cut the chain holding the two doors together and pushed them open.
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Cyndeerr walked up to an ATM and started shaking it..
Spyro started fiddling with a cash register.. as he shook it he herad the clatter of coins
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hunter tore a poster off the wall. it was a reproduction of the "Uncle Sam Wants you"poster from WW1.
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Jason went over to examine the time anomaly objects, to get a better look at them. He put on his shades that were also sensors & scanners to also get a scan of the anomaly after he had a good visual look.
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Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu proceeded to destroy the women's bathroom. They got some copper pipes and copper wire for their trouble, which was placed by the other treasures. They then went into the hair salon and began tearing up the walls, looking for wires.
Dr. Kerzach deposited several nice pots and pans near the other treasures. "They're for Briggins."
Dirk, carrying a large block of expensive kitchen knives, followed Dr. Kerzach. He placed the knives on the bench. They then reentered the store.
Clive was busy picking the lock on a designer clothing store.
Zachary was carrying out an ATM from a small bank kiosk. "I think there's cash in here but even if there isn't the wires are worth something."
Deimos came out of the electronics store with an expensive flat screen TV in a box. "The electronics store is empty except for this TV I found in a closet." He then saw the ATM. "We'll take that apart later" He then hefted his ax. "For now, I'm going to take apart the cash register inside. He then returned to the electronics store.
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Spyro took the cash register and Cynder began attacking the atm she had. to little avail, the machine wouldn't budge.. Hunter can you give me a habd here? He askedm, a bit annoyed.
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Deimos came out of the electronics store with the cash tray and some wiring. "I got about 200 bucks and some wires. There's nothing else in there." He placed those by the treasures.
Dr. Zanasiu and Ms. Swimmer came out of the hair salon with multiple bundles of copper wires in their hands as well as a few pipes, which were deposited near the treasure pile. The treasure pile now included several cash register drawers, with small change and jewelery placed in them, many copper pipes and bundles of copper wire, a vase, a small statuette, expensive kitchenware, a flat screen TV in a box and the cash box from the ATM.
Where to next?" Dr. Zanasiu asked
Deimos gestured to the electronics store, which Dr. Zanasiu entered.
Clive had finished picking the lock on the clothing store and he was now attempting to pick the lock on the ATM. After several minutes, he succeeded and removed the cash box, inside was a stack of $20 bills. The cash box was placed on the bench.
Al and Dirk were raiding the clothing store, most of the clothing was gone but some still remained in boxes.
"Bulk, Skull! have you guys found anything yet?" Dr. Kerzach asked. He had removed the last of the pots and pans from the kitchen store. He then cut the chain holding the door of a cell phone vendor shut and entered.
"I think that's the last store. Once Kerzach raids that store Zanasiu and I will tear down all the walls and extract the pipes and wires from each store, then we'll move up to the next floor. Sound good?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Sounds good." Clive replied.
Ms. Swimmer then entered the electronics store and started smashing the walls with her sledge hammer.
Zachary headed upstairs and spotted Cynder trying to move the ATM. "Need some help?" he asked.
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sure.. " Cynder said, grateful for them help.. as she said this she noticed the bench covered in treasure..
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Bulk and sjkull cme back, they had found a watch store whose owner had forgotten to take back the watcxhes. bulk has 7 watches each on both arms, skull had 5, including several waist watches complete with chain,. " we found a bunch of watches" Skull said, they gotta be worth something.."
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Zachary picked up the heavy ATM with seemingly little effort. "I can open it by throwing from the 2nd floor window onto the parking lot or I can have Clive try and pick the lock."
Dr. Kerzach grinned. "Place them on the treasure piles. And get ready to help tear the walls down." Dr. Kerzach then swapped his bolt cutters for an ax.
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I'd prefer the lockpicking route" Cynder replied, as Spyro brought in his findings. Hunter had snagged an tv from a nearby store..and was carrying it with some effort..
Bulk and Skull obliged tossing thier watches onto the piles " These look like they could go for a couple hunbdred each.."Skull smuiled..
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Zachary then carried the ATM to the first floor where Dirk and Al had removed the clothing from the clothing boutique.
"Clive, got another one for ya." Zachary said, placing the ATM on the ground.
Clive nodded and set to work picking the lock. After several minutes, he picked the lock and removed the cash box which was placed near the other treasures.
Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu returned with several bundles of copper wiring that they ripped out of the walls. They placed the bundles by the treasure pile.
"Okay, that's the last of them." Ms. Swimmer said.
Dr. Kerzach and Deimos returned from the watch store, carrying some bundles of copper wire, which were placed by the treasure pile.
"We've got one last thing to take apart. Who's going to do the honors on the ATM?" Deimos asked.
"Okay, I say we head up to the next floor." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Zachary, Deimos and Ms. Swimmer picked up the tools and headed up the stairs.
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Jason picked up the sword saber looking object, putting it away into a pocket to examine later. He then looked at the other object and much larger. He studied it for a bit then thought over how he could get it into his tardis as he looked over the result of his scans.
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The emperor questioned nick intensely. "i'm not sure Sire, how truly bad our csituation is . You'd have to ask Stripetail for that. But FRom what hes been telling me we arre outnumbered at this point by about 30-1.."Nick replied.
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"only 1 way to get it into the tardis." Jason said. He took out and opened his cell phone, turning it on. He then put it as close to the large zord's center of mass as he could. He then got far enough away and pressed a certain button on his coat which called the tardis to his location, it materializing around him so he appeared within it's active control room.
He went over to the controls and set them up so that when he materialized around the zord it would not appear in the control room but in one of the storage rooms and he made sure it was next to one of his labs so his repair tools would be nearby.
Once that was done he put the tardis on delay and went outside, the door automatically locking as usual. Once he was outside it returned to where it had been, in one of his rooms in the imperial palace of Korodos.
"I'll get my cellphone later. Till then I can use this." he said, taking out of his pocket what looked like a next gen era communicator and fixed it to his coat. He had upgraded it so it could do more then it originally could.
"Who to visit next. The turtles or godzilla, godzooky, jr and minya." Jason said to himself.
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Well, my young friend, I have other visitors from thsat world here.. Bring them in" He motioned to a servant. We'll see if the situation is truly as bad as you say.."
_ A servant appeaed to Sara and her friend. " His highness is ready for you now" she said.
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"Thanks." Sara said as she and her friends got up.
"I wonder what he wants us for." Brooklyn said.
"Maybe a new recipe I came up with for a drink. Michangelo liked it also." Moran said.
"& Godzooky and Manilla liked it also." Odysseus said.
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Nick turned as Sara Moran, Oddyseus and vElma entered. " So its you guys.." He grinned. Have a seat." He smiled. " So I guess your here to tell his highness how truly bad things are around Surf POint"
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Dr. Zanasiu tore all the wiring from the ATM and followed the group up to the next floor.
Ms. Swimmer looked around at the locked stores. "Well, I see we still need to do some forced entry."
Clive said nothing but began picking the lock on a vending machine.
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"yes your highness. WHat would you like to know?" Sara asked as she and her friends did the formal bowing and so forth.
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"Guess I'll go to the Calico and see how Godzooky is." Jason said and concentrated on going to that ship using the gem and vanished.
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Allow me" Spyro said and, turning into a earth ball he crushed through the metal gates. Spyro twisted and turned, and tore through gates like they were plastic. once he stopped with the last one, he was all the way down the hallway. 'there you go' he said, coming uop to them, shaking his wings a little.
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Deimos gestured to an area that contained several children's rides. "I guess we can make that our treasure store."
"First we need to rip up those rides for scrap metal. Those electric motors are probably worth a bit." Dr. Zanasiu said. He opened a tool box and grabbed a large wrench.
"Thanks, Spyro!" Zachary said.
Clive had managed to pick the lock on the vending machine. He opened it retrieved a cash box which sounded like it had some but not many coins. "Hey, anybody want some soda?"
"Spyro, the doors are still chained shut but we've got this." Dr. Kerzach said. Se and Ms. Swimmer grabbed bolt cutters and proceeded to cut every chain securing the doors on the floor.
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Jason appeared on the Calico. He looked around and called out to see if anyone was on the ship.
"Hello, is anyone here. Or are you all having an adventure at the moment?" Jason called out.
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The Captain w cae in. " Can I help you?' he asked.
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I'll take one1' Spyro said. ' make it three, one for Cynder and Hunter too.
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what is soda? Hunter queried. "iTs a drink" Cynder explained.. "I forgot you've never had one.."
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There may be a candy store down here too..' Spyro said walking dowm as bulk and Skull came up to them.."
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"I just popped in to see of Godzooky and Godzilla are here or elsewhere." Jason said. "I trust you are doing well yourself." He said.
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Gadzuki is below deck' the captain replied. " Godzila we usually don't know where he is, but he comes when Gadzuki calls him..and thats all that matters.
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Jason nods, "Makes sense. I was just wondering if I could visit with Godzooky for a bit."
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Cetainly, he'll love having someo nne to play with" the captain grinned. " Follow me please' he sauid as he started wakking dowb some steps..
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Jason followed him, glad that his tardis would let him understand Godzooky perfectly, and what sort of mood he was in.
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Clive took out all the soda and placed it on the ground. He then unplugged the machine and got to work stripping all the wiring from it.
Dr. Zanasiu had disassembled all the rides and removed all the motors from them.
Dr. Kerzach had found his way into a candy store but all the candy was gone. "Hey! I found a candy store, but there's nothing here."
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Thats alright, I got lots of candy the other day when I went out with Dixie and Ms Swimmer and SAra..' Cynder said.. "Although I don't think Hunter has ever had candy, so if we do find spome, we'll give it to him.."
_ I'd certainly like to try some.
_ agumina slowly introduced herself to the other Digimon. She knew about Gabumon, and Tentomon, but wasn't familiar with the others yet..
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Jason put on his wrap around sunglasses incase the area below decks was dark, switching them on as he put them on.
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Gadzuki as it turns out was relaxing in a room on the far side of the ship. ' gadzuki, y u've got a visitor" The captain said poking his head in the rooom.
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Deimos and Dirk had finished raiding an adult store.
"They've got lots of...interesting stuff there. But nothing valuable." Deimos said. He then placed a large box of KY jelly by the treasure stash. "Except this. Since this is non toxic, it is very good for plumbing work that involves potable water."
Dirk came out empty handed. "There's a bunch of porno DVDs but I don't think those are worth anything."
Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu had destroyed the bathrooms on the floor and they came out with several pieces of copper pipe and bundles of wire, which was placed by the treasure pile.
Zachary and Dr. Kerzach were carrying out some tiles they had stolen from a hardware store.
"The tiles are all we could find. The owners took everything else out." Dr. Kerzach said, placing the tiles in the treasure cache.
Zachary wiped the sweat off his forehead. "I need a drink."
Clive took a deep drink of Coke. "Not bad." He then tossed a can of Gatorade to Zachary who drank the entire can in less than 10 seconds.
"We really should take a break. My arms are starting to hurt and I could use a drink." Ms. Swimmer said, placing her sledge hammer down.
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What is porno? Spyro asked the term was unfamiliar to him..
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That term is unfamiliar to me.." Hunter replied. Cynder frowned..
Bulk and Skull came back, all they had were a few swiss army knives
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Jason waved, "hello there." Jason said, "how goes things?"
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Gadzuki squaked happily as he saw Jason, He breathed some rings and squaked wihich the tardis quickly translated as " Hey you! Its been awhile since I saw you! The bi g guy isn't here if you're looking for him.."
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"Nah, that's ok. I also came to see you also. See how you're doing and," Jason said reaching into a pocket and taking out a wrapped packet. "if you'd like this." He offered it over, "it's a steak made by either a french chief or a Kajun chief, I forgot which." He said.
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Gasdzuki clappped his paws together. the tardis quicjly translated. 'I'd likevthat very much.. thank you. we're docking in someplace called surf POint or something like that.. we'reabout a week away from there.. but we're making good time.. have you ever been there? what is it like?
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Jason gave over the steak. "Hope you like it." Jason hmms, "Surf Point? Normally a nice place, but it's about to be attacked by some nasty types in a bit over a week or 2 weeks. I've been asking some friends to help in it's defense, some Jedi, an assassin droid, & some others. Hmm. I wonder if I should ask Hellboy if he'd be interested in helping to protect the area and battle the evil folks. Maybe ask Don and Leatherhead if they'd be interested in helping me fix up a Zord I found. Can't hurt to ask them." Jason said.
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Deimos took a deep breath. "It's basically sex on film. Don't ask me to elaborate. If you REALLY want to know more, take a few of those DVDs."
"Deimos!" Zachary shouted, "We are NOT taking those DVDs!"
Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Zanasiu and Dr. Kerzach were drinking bottles of water from the vending machine.
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Ew.. um whats sex.." spyro started before Cynder jubbed him with a foot ' WE can asky Dixie and Scooby when we get back" She hissed.
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Yeah man don't be passing off that crap' Skull said.. " That stuff you only find in adult stores" " "Skull that WAs an adult store.. keep that studf if you want guys, just .. don;t show it around Skull and me" Bu;k said..
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Gadzuki replied via tramslation "If that is true I'll call the big guy in.. theres not much he can't handle" he nibbled on the steak./ " someday I hipe to be as big as him.."
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Deimos picked a few of the DVDs up along with a riding crop and a chain dog collar and placed them in plastic bag. He placed the bag along with the treasure pile.
Zachary spotted Deimos and he opened the bag. "Deimos! We are not taking those! Take that [censored] out immediately!"
Deimos complied. "Fine. Just so you know, Rime requested that I get some 'stuff' for him."
"Can someone find me a liquor store? I need to get that image out of my head." Zachary replied.
Dr. Kerzach entered a clothing store.
Dirk, Al, Clive and Deimos entered a weapons store.
Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Zanasiu were still resting.
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You can have a couple sodas" Spyro said , he had put away a couple sods from the machines they had fdismantled..they were still searching the second floor..I'll search the third floor a but " Cynder said.. in reality she wanted to contact Dixie and asked about what "adult" nmeant.."
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Jason nodded while smiling, "I'm sure you will be, once you're all grown up. How has he doing. Been a while since I saw him & junior and Minya." Jason said.
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Sara's friends were silent, not adding anything yet since they thought it best to let her do the talking since this was her world and she was naturaly part of the heirachal structure here.
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well, hes a;lright last time i saw him a week or so ago. I haven't seen MInya or the others in a long time' Gadzuki said..
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"I have heard from Nick about the forces that threaten your world. is it as bad as he says it is? I'm asking all of you" the Emperor turned.
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Jason nodded, "I guess they are still on monster island as the humans call it. If the circumstances were more pleasant I'd bring the other 2 here or you there so the 3 of you could visit each other. That would be a pleasant thing I think. " Jason said.
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"I've seen some of the forces. They do employ some nasty mages & other types, though I've not seem the head guy himself. Apparently he was the owner of the cafe now destroyed and being rebuilt." Sara said.
"I wonder if Hoopy was with Jason at that time, when the guy was still the owner. I've had to ask her." Odysseus said more quietly, mainly to himself. Then louder, "he was thinking of asking a few of this friends like Hellboy and maybe Godzilla Junior, Godzilla is needed to keep the Calico safe and Godzooky also, since they both seem to keep stumbling into giant monsters or areas where they are vastly overpowered by evil queens, generals and such so Godzilla is to busy with protecting them. He has already brought in some Jedi friends of his." Odysseus said.
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the emperor paused ' so then, things are as nick has said then, he mused. " Do you know the size of the forces against you.. or have an idea of them?"
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well, we're heading there.. and we'll help out however we can.. Gadzuki replied.. "You can bring those guys along, we may need them..even though this isn't a good time, that really can;t be helped..
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"Maybe 10 to 1. I'm not sure myself. Does anyone else have an idea?" Sara asked.
"Not me." Brooklyn said.
"I think the city is to be attacked just to be sure that 2 folks he hates are killed." Odysseus said. "I hope he remembers to ask those others for help, along with Hercules."
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"I was thinking of asking Godzilla Junior, and maybe a few others like Hellboy and maybe Hercules. I guess Godzilla Junior, a good demon, and a god or demigod may surprise the opponents who plan on attacking the city." Jason said.
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"That is true"Nick said. 'Chong is trying to kill me and Aves one of my coworkers.. we got him arrested for trying to take over the world.. as for the forces against us, its at least 10-1, probably more
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"A megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur. Quite a common affliction among some folks it appears." Moran said.
"We have some friends to help at least." Odysseus said, "Not sure if it'll equal the odds much, us, some jedi, a few kaiju, a god or demigod, not sure which Hercules is currently."
"Don't forget Hellboy." Brooklyn said, "if he agrees to help."
"Folks attacking civilians and is also a megalomaniac. He deals with those about as often as we do." Odysseus said. "Though the circumstances are worst then usual, at least we do have advance warning."
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Deimos looked like he could cry as he noticed that the weapons store was completely empty.
Dirk placed a hand on Deimos's shoulder. "It's okay."
Deimos nodded and broke open the back room. He grinned as he noticed a few crates lay forgotten.
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Zachary entered a liquor store. He came back with a cash register. "There's some wine in there if anyone wants some"
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bulk and Skull returned woith some comic books. " may not be worth much, but I like Spiderman' Skull said, holding up a magazine...
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"I guess you'll stay on the calico while you're here, and when the battle starts." Jason says, "maybe I should see about making sure the aquatic area is patrolled. " Jason said.
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That sounds good' Gadzuki said.. " WE'll help if we can.." he added..
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Cynder looked at her ring. She needed to head back to the hotel, it was nearly 530. " find a lot of stuff for me I'll be back in oan hour or so" she leaned in and kissed Spyro on the lips, then took flight towards the exit.
" She has a girks only meeting with Dixie" Spyro said to HUnter. and the others.
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Ms. Swimmer shrugged. "Well, take what you want." She then hefted her sledgehammer. "We've got some wrecking to do."
Dr. Kerzach returned with a red flame patterned footed sleeper, a black motorcycle jacket, a pair of athletic pants and a large. expensive purse draped over his arms. He deposited the goods near the treasure pile.
Ms. Swimmer looked at the purse. "Hey, could I have that? And Yuri, get a backpack for Mr. Bigmouth too!"
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "Will do." He then headed off to the camping supply store.
Zachary was carrying the large crate of wine out of the liquor store. He placed it near the other treasures and sat down for a moment.
Dr. Zanasiu was raiding a candle shop.
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Deimos was dragging a large crate out of the weapons store.
Dirk, Al and Clive followed him with another crate.
"Well, let's see what's in these crates." Dirk said, setting the crate down.
Deimos ripped the lid off his crate using his bare hands. He sighed as he realized that the crate had several black wood cases. He opened the cases, revealing that they each held a katana. "This is worth a lot but we don't have any samurai here."
Dirk pried open the other crate with a crowbar and found that it was filled with several thousand rounds of ammunition. "Hey do our weapons use 7.62 x 39 mm ammo."
"Yes. All the rifles use this ammo." Deimos replied.
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Spyro anbd Hunter headed up the to the third floor, which contained an archery shop which caught Hunters eye. Spyro, was drawn to another store which had a beautiful carved statues maede up of stone. they were small, but looked heavy..
Bulk and skull noticed a large trading cards stored and headed towards it.
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"Thanks." Jason said, "I guess you want to get back to resting or what you were doing before you were interrupted." Jason said.
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No, I can show you around the boat " Gadzuki said.. " Just give you a short tour, unless you have places to be.."
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"I'd like that. Wasn't sure if you were busy doing something or not. As for my needing to be somewhere there is time enough for that, and with my tardis I can be in 2 places at the same time." Jason said smiling.
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alright, that is fine. i don't want to take too much of your time...' gadzuki said. ' just follow me..
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"Ok." Jason said, following behind him.
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gadzuki guided him into a kitchen, asking him, 'dio you want anything to eat...'
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Jason shook his head. "Not right now, thanks. How about you, a bit thirsty or something?" He asked him.
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"Also, your highness, we are working on getting a curse the hotel has on it lifted." Velma said to the emperor.
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"Guys, we need to leave at least a few hours to pack up and sell everything." Deimos said. He looked at his black diving watch. "It's 1750 hours. We start packing at 1930 hours."
He then turned around to see that Dr. Kerzach had stolen a large pack of diapers. "Kerzach! Be reasonable in what you take!"
"Says the guy who takes a an entire crate of ammo." Dr. Kerzach replied.
"We need this ammo! But we don't need diapers! Put them back immediately!"
Dr. Zanasiu returned from the candle store with some small change. "Nothing's in there."
"We'll take the last store."
Zachary headed to the third floor where he met Spyro. "I see you found some statues. Let's take a few as gifts for Briggins." He then lifted up one of the statues and placed it by a set of benches.
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thanks' spyro said as he handed off the statues one by one toZachary. " Are we headed back? or are we just counting up everything?"
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"Hmm, maybe I can try to call up Cher, if I can find her number. Maybe she can help. My friends and I did encounter her once. & some others also, Don Knotts, dick van dyke, and some others." Velma said to aloud to herself.
Odysseus turned to Velma to whisper, "I have enough money to find out their numbers if you want." He said,
"Jinkies, thanks." Velma said quietly back. She started to make a list of all the famous folks her friends and she had met, the harlem globe trotters, batman and robin, speed buggy, jeanie and her apprentice geanie, her master and his friends, Josie and the pussycats, and all the others.
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"Sara, I hear runmors that you have meet someone" The Emporor said to gher. ' Is it true, and if so, tell me the lucky dragon.."a large smile played across the asoveriegns face..
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I'm not sure howe Dick van Dyke could help" Nick replied. " Batman and Robin though are a different story.."
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Sara shrugged, "A nice dragon yes, but a servant to a mage, doubt you'd think much of him your highness.' sara said.
Odyssues and velma shrugged, "Maybe Cher can, or Phillis Diller, or Sandy Duncan. Or the 3 stooges and laurel and hardy,or davy jones." Velma said.
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What is his name?"The emperor replied,. " True I might not have heard of him, but on the other hand I might have..at any rate congratulations..
_ why not the Marx brothers? I'm sure Groucho could be good for a quip" Nick immitated holdinhg a cigar " I;m stepping out to find Judge Crater" he cracked..
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sara bowed, "Thank you your highness. His name is Tarrax, and his master is I think named Stripetail." She said.
Velma shrugged, "I never met the Marx brothers. I wonder if the 3 stooges, laurel and hardy or one of the others we met may know them." Velma wondered aloud.
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wait.. Tarrax of Dragomalin?my word.. Hes one I'm been meaning to meet for a long time..and I know his master as well, a great seer as I recall.. oh my dear, you have scored a prize catch" The Emporor suddenly began to clap loudly; a huge grin on his face._
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The Stooges were contemperaries of the Marx brothers, so I think they's know them.." Nick said
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Zachary's face began to show visible signs of strain as Spyro loaded the statues. "Spyro, my strength has limits and I think it has been reached." he grunted. He then slowly walked towards the treasure pile on the 3rd floor as he unloaded the statues.
Suddenly, Zachary's radio beeped. "Zach, this is Deimos we've got about 1 hour before we've got to head back. We need to sell this stuff and divide up the cash. Also, I think we're reaching the limit on what our vehicles can carry. Go for high value, small size things like jewelery, handheld electronics and cash. Deimos out."
Zachary then turned to Spyro. "We've got an hour left. Also, Deimos has told everyone to go for small valuable things like jewelery and things like that."
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Deimos then turned to everyone gathered around him. "I hope you heard that."
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"YOu've heard of thim? That is good." Sara said, who had not heard of either of them. The only seer she'd met was The Mad Seer, so called since he spoke in easy to understand terms and language, and wrote in the same, not in the gobblygook all the other seers talked in.
"Maybe they can be called to help also, once I find out their numbers of the 3 stooges they maybe can ask the marx brothers to help also." Velma said.
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spyro stopped, loading the statues, and carried the rest on his back. ' okay, smalle things' hunter said, as he noted the large piles of treasure they had collected."
_ Stripetsail rules the planet of aestorica, much like i rule korodos' the emperor replied. " Dragomalin is where Tarreax is from. I know the head DRagon there, and Tarrax is very highly respected there..although he has had to work a very long time for it..'he continued. 'are you officially a couple..
- yes that could work to keep up morale..' nick replied. 'laughter is often needed..
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"We'd have to announce it officaly and have a party and such." Sara said.
"and dick van dyke and jonathan winters and laurel and hardy. and folks like music so maybe cher and jerry reed. Maybe davy jones can help also. Velma said. "Not sure if batman or robin would want ot help, since they seem to hate leaving gotham from the rumors i hear and doubt they'd remember us. Maybe we cn get josey and the pussycats to perform." Velma said.
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"if you are hungry and thirsty feel free to get some food." Jason said to Godzooky.
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I'll have a part in your honor, my dear' THe Emperor bneamed. " You'll all be partied out..you'll have to introduce me to him when you get the chance.."
_ certainly. but what should we call the show? 'the all star revue?' nick shrugged.
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"Thank you your highness," Sara said bowing. "it would be my honor and pleasure to introduce the 2 of you to each other." She said smiling happily.
Velma shrugged, "I'm not to good with coming up with names." she said.
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we can discuss this back at the hotel..' Nick said
- the emporir waved his claws ' yoiu are all free to go, i will be sending help to you in a few days..'
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"Thank you your highness." Sara said, then she and her friends did the correct things to do according to custom and such before leaving the room.
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Dr. Zanasiu returned with some forgotten jewelry from a pawnshop.
Clive had picked the lock on a display case and removed a small diamond ring that lay forgotten.
Ms. Swimmer had some wallets taken from the lost and found.
Dr. Kerzach was carrying a plastic bag filled with loose change he had picked out of the fountain.
Deimos was carrying two plastic bags filled with change he had pulled out of the arcade machines. He then looked at his watch. "Oh, holy [censored]! It's 1931 hours!" He then radioed everyone on his team. "Move out! We're out of time!"
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Zachary looked at Spyro and Hunter. "We're out of time. We need to start moving the stuff to the vehicles."
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"Back to the hotel or your place?" Brooklyn asked looking at Cera.
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we're coming" Spyro said as Hunter, Bulk ans Skull joined him. Bulk and Skull had wads of cash in thier hands, and thier pockets jingled, they had managed to break open a cash register-- by dropping it from the fifth floor ionto the third. the regster had smashed open sending billd fulltering and coins rolling every where.. 'Cynder must still be at that meeting" Spyro Shrugged as he approached the rtreasure pile. " I could use my ring guys to help lift some of this stuff.." He offered
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Nick moved over to the Other group. ' If you can teleport us back Sara, I'll be much obliged. ' If you can contact Jason, tell him to head back to the hotel once hes done. You're taking me back with you.."
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Sara nods, "I can teleport us all back to the hotel. If you are sure you are finished here." She said.
Odysseus took out his cell phone to call and deliver Nick's message to Jason, who answered his communicator and listened.
"ok." Jason said.
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Meanwhile Dixie waited on the 4th floor for Tigress and Agumina to show up.. Cynder flew in through an open ewindow , panting and out of bresath. "i'm sorry I'm late" She gaspsed. " Actually, you're just in time its 5;55, I was just going to go try and find Agumina and tigress.. " Dixie replied. As she said thism,, the Digimon and Wolf walked in " Er.. Hi" Agumina said. "We haave the perfect place for the meeeting, just follow us' Tigress smiled at both Dixie and Cynder.
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"Thanks." Zachary said.
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Ms. Swimmer, Deimos and Al had moved the tools back to the vehicles and they returned.
Deimos quickly radioed everyone. "All cash, jewelery, ammunition,weapons and clothing goes in the SUVs. Building materials go in the pickup truck."
Dirk, Dr. Zanasiu and Dr. Kerzach carried out the copper wire and pipes from the first floor. They then placed them in the pickup truck.
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Zachary nodded as he spoke. "Spyro, anything that's not jewelery, ammo, weapons or clothes goes into the pickup truck."
Zachary then tucked two of the statues under his arm.
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Spyro used his ring to carry some of the heavy statuses and place them into the pick-up truck. Bulk and Skull carried thier comic books and watches with them into the truck.. hUnter tossed in some bows and arrows he had taken from an archery store on the 4th floor.
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"Let's go back to the hotel." Sara said. Her friends held hands, putting Nick and Sara in the middle, one of them putting a hand onto Sara, & another one putting a hand on Nick's shoulder, making it easier for her to do the spell. Sara did the spell, casting it so they appeared in the lobby of the hotel. A room she assumed would not be to filled.
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Jason finished with his conversation with Odysseus then looked at Godzooky, "That went well." He said, "So where are you heading next?" He asked.
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Deimos loaded his flat screen TV into Nani's SUV.
Ms. Swimmer and Clive, following Deimos, carried out the cash and jewelry and placed them in Nani's SUV.
Dr. Zanasiu and Dr. Kerzach carried out the pots, pans and kitchen knives to Nani's SUV.
Dirk carried out the two cash boxes from the ATMs.
Al carried out a small statuette and a vase to the SUV.
"Anything left?" Dirk asked, hoisting the cash boxes into the SUV.
"Just the boxes of clothes and the stuff on the second and 3rd floors." Deimos replied.
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briggins came up to them' so you're back, a little latenick.. by 3 hours.. you'd said youi'd be back by 3..
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My meeting went long I'm sorry"nick apologized..
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well the place is still standing..get back to work" Briggins said. " Help yourselves to dinner" He said to sara Moran, Brooklyn and Velma
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"Thanks." Sara said as she and her friends went into the dining room. They went to pick out food and a drink then went to a table together.
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tau, sotra, joe amd matt were seated at one table trying the ravoilo. mimi, tk, kari and izzy were at abnother table trying some subs. thier partner digimon were trying the fish baskets..
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Hans, Werner, Franz, Rime, Jose, Kurt and Mr. Bigmouth were sharing dirty jokes over an enormous pitcher of water.
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Zachary, Ms. Swimmer and Al carried out all the electric motors from the rides.
Dirk and Dr. Kerzach carried out the tiles taken from the hardware store.
Deimos carried out the case of KY jelly and the plastic bag of "gifts" for Rime.
Clive was carrying out all the clothing, including the purse and the backpack.
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The group arrived at the area where they parked their vehicles.
The motors and tiles were placed in the pickup truck.
The case of KY jelly and the clothes were placed in Nani's SUV. The SUV was now full.
Zachary closed the SUV and locked it.
The group then headed back into the mall.
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Jason looked at Godzooky, "I think I may like a sandwich and somthing to drink, how about you?" Jason said. "Though I should pay for it. I wonder if a small ruby would be enough." He said.
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Oh, Dixie what is "porn" the guys were talking about it during the salvage, and thier explanation was confusing.."Cynder whispered as they followed Rhiga.
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Dixie pursued her lips. " well, Cynder, remember what we did together a couple nights ago? 'Yeah? Cynder remembered that very well.." well, if say I taped us doing that, thats called porn. its a subject not suited for kids, and its not something you talk about publicly..its a personal matter between us.. understand..?"
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Got it" Cynder said as she made a face..' those Pelvanida guys are creeps.. "
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Velma and Sara were trying some of the fish. Brooklyn and the others other things.
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Zachary carried out the crate of wine and Ms. Swimmer carried out the crate of ammunition.
Dirk, Al and Clive carried out the crate of katanas.
Dr. Kerzach carried out the last item, the pack of stolen diapers.
Deimos shook his head.
The crate of ammunition, the crate of katanas and the pack of diapers were loaded into Shaggy's SUV.
Zachary got into Shaggy's SUV, Dr. Kerzach got into Nani's SUV and Al got into his pickup truck.
Deimos then headed back into the mall. "Guys, have you moved everything out yet!?" he shouted. "We're getting ready to head back soon."
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"we're coming.. " Skull replied, as bulk shoved the last few bills into a cupholder
Skull jopped into the SUUv.,. and Spyro and Hunter Climbed in as well
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"Anything in particular you want?" Jason asked Godzooky.
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Brooklyn, Moran, and Odysseus were enjoying their food as well.
The top half of Babu appeared upside down across the table from where Velma was sitting. She was sipping her drink and quickly put it down once she saw him.
"Oh, Velma, good to see you again. But why are you upside down?" Babu asked.
Velma smiled and then said, "Nice to see you Babu, but I think you are the one who is upside down, not me." She said.
"Are you sure?" Babu asked.
Velma nodded.
"Yapple Dapple!" Babu said and his bottom half appeared. He then fell to the floor. "ouch." He said and stood up. "Sometimes that can be a bit tricky." He said.
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" Is that a Genie? Fred asked, having never meet Babu. "Velma if you could introduce us?"
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Velma looks at Fred, "This is Babu, Babu Fred." She said introducing the 2 of them, and Babu's name to any others interested.
"Hello there Fred, Nice to meet you." Babu said smiling and waving a bit nervously.
"Babu here is an apprentice genie, that some may call a junior geanie. He is apprenticed to Jeanie." Velma said leaving out the fact he had been an apprentice/junior genie for 15 centuries, or so she had hear Jeanie and Babu mention before.
"She is good, wow, Jeanie that is." Babu said. "She is a real first class genie." Fidgeting with his fingers nervously.
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Clive and Dirk got into Al's pickup. Deimos and Ms. Swimmer got into Shaggy's SUV and Dr. Zanasiu and Dr. Kerzach entered Nani's SUV.
"Okay gang, let's roll!" Zachary said into his radio headset. He then started up the engine and slowly pulled out of the parking lot.
"Where to?" Deimos asked.
"Surf Point Pawnshop." Zachary replied.
As Zachary left the parking lot, Dr. Kerzach and Al followed him; soon they were on the highway and headed for Surf Point Pawnshop.
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So we're pawning this stuff ten? Skull said as they drove into town..
Meanwhile Mitch had settled in a table ans was eating some haddock.
genki was plowing through a steak, and tarrax was eating a huge portion of ca;amari._ Ri ronder rhere Rixie ris' Scooby said as he paused from eating to lkook around..
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"I heard someone mention a vacation on Cory's tv, & once I asked Henry what a vacation was decided I should have one." Babu said. "I was trying to get to some place called Tahiti, but it seems nice here, wherever here is."
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Jason shrugged, seeing that Godzooky had gone to sleep. To bad, I was thinking of maybe a sandwith and a drink then asking if he wanted to come to monster island for a visit . Jason thought to himself then used the gem to jump to monster island.
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Gadzuki stirred as Jason vanished. " Oh well, I'll see him again he thought, with a yawn, I must have been more tired than i thought..
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"Not all of this stuff. We're going to give some to Briggins and allow everyone to take whatever they want. Then we will sell the rest." Deimos replied.
Zachary, followed by Al and Dr. Kerzach, pulled into the parking lot of Surf Point Pawnshop.
"Ah, we're here already." Dr. Kerzach said. "Leave what you want in the vehicle, take what you want to sell out."
Deimos removed the electric motors and placed them in a pile.
Zachary removed the crate of katanas.
Dirk and Clive carried out the clothes including the purse and backpack.
Dr. Zanasiu retrieved a tray of jewelery. He handed two beautiful necklaces to Ms. Swimmer. One was a gold necklace with an emerald in the middle, surrounded by several small diamonds. The other was a silver necklace with a ruby surrounded by several small diamonds.
Ms. Swimmer quickly donned the necklaces. She was now wearing three necklaces, the two previous ones and a simple gold chain she had found during the previous salvage operation.
Al carried out a vase and a small statuette.
"Well, that's all we've got. So let's rock and roll!" Zachary said, picking up the crate of katanas and entering the shop.
"Hello sir, what may I do for you?" the cashier, a rather elderly German Shepherd, asked.
"I am here to sell."
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Jason slipped on his legion flight ring and started to fly around to see if there were any friendly monsters around on monster island.
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Bulk and Skull brought in a few watches and a couple comic books..
Spyro brought in some of the statues.. " How much are these worth? Spyro asked.
Hunter brought in some smaller bows and arrows
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... and Taranis brought in... a machine gun?!
"Not just ANY machine gun... an AK-47!"
... I can't believe this nutcase passed a background check at a gun store...
"Background check?"
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Why did you bring in a machine gun!" Skull sputtered lokig at Tarantis.
_ he must have had a gun permit among all that stuff he was digging out of his pockets ' Buklk Shrugged.. 'het while you're selling it, use the money to get you a haircut!
_ Hey Bulk THats not nice " Spyro rebuked him. taunting a wizard, even a relatively weak, oddball onbe like tarabntis wasn't a good ideas. wizards after all are wizards.
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I wonder where the Kaiju are. Jason wondered to himself. He landed, took off his legion flight ring. Took out his dragon pearl and had it enlarge to a bit larger then a grapefruit & switched to his imperial dragon form. He could more easily do dragon and imperial dragon magic in this form. He then did a seek Kaiju spell, focusing on godzilla types, having the display show on the surface of the dragon pearl instead of in his mind and being just a direction and vagueish feeling of distance. This way a bit more info could be displayed.
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The shopkeeper's eyes fell out of his head as he saw Zachary pull out a total of 12 katanas from the crate. "These are genuine katanas and in perfect condition too. We'll pay $500 for each of them."
Zachary handed 10 of the cases and the shopkeeper handed him $5000 in cash, which he shoved into a pocket.
The shopkeeper then looked at the statues. "They are in good shape. How does $70 for each sound?"
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Sure" Spyro shrugged, and Started handing over the statues one my one. He had decided to keep 2 of them for Briggins so he handed over 10 statues, for a total of 700 dollars.
How much for some of these comics" Bulk asked..
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The shopkeeper handed over the $700 to Spyro. He then looked at Taranis. "Your AK-47 is used but in tolerable shape. How does $350 sound?"
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Jason saw Minya, landing not to far off and switched to his time lord form. He also slipped on his legion flight ring in case he would need to fly and had his dragon pearl shrink down. Instead of putting it into a pocket he put the now pearl size one behind one ear and had it stick there using some of it's innate magic.
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How about these watches?' Skkull asked handing some over, along with the comics..
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Minya noticed jason and Slowly came up to him, " How can I help you? He asked giving him a wary look, he had not erecognized him yet
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"$350?! That's highway robbery! A rip off! A scam! Larceny! No, GRAND larceny!! It stinks! What kinda offer is that? If this is a joke I'm not laughing! How DARE you give me such an offer?!!! I spit on your offer! It isn't fit to be written down on paper! It isn't fit to look at, or think about! Damn your offer! DAMN IT TO HELL!!! I'll take it. I've got 24 more at home... including a couple for my kids..."
And he handed over the gun to be sold...
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Hunter handed over some of the bows and arrows he had found, as well as the replication poster "How muych for these, he asked, not having much experience with money..
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All of a sudden-
"Taranis decided to do something important!"
What are you doing? I'm the narrator here!
"I'm going to narrate my own life now... that's right... every second of it..."
Oh boy... here we go
"Taranis looked around... and inhaled... he blinked his eyes, looked around some more... and... looked around some more... and then, he exhaled, then he blinked again. He blinked a lot... everyday in fact. Taranis always found it important to blink, as he needed more practice in closing his eyes..."
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH (glass shatters... body falls out of window.)
"Hey narrator! What did you think of that? Narrator? Narrator? Remember that guy with the italic letters in his speech? Narrator? Narrator? Narrator?"
The last narrator couldn't stand it anymore. This is the fifth of sixth one Taranis went through... I'm the new guy, or as they call it in narrator school, "fresh meat."
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Scooby continued eating, as he made quick work of his steak, he wondered when Dixuie would come doown to join him..
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Gabumon finished his fiood and pushed back his plate, he was stuffed. " Excellent food" He grinned.. "Best meal I've had in soome time!"
_ Probably the most expebsive too" Matt said looking through his wallet..
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"Inhale... walk... exhale... inhale again... exhale again... blink right eye... blink left eye... turn head... inhale... start to walk... exhale... walk forward... turn head... blink both eyes... turn... gahh!"
Taranis fell to the floor, gasping for breathe... he had forgotten how to breathe for a moment...
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Jason smiled at Minya, "I thought I'd pop in to see how you, Godzilla jr and Godzilla are doing. It's been a while. I just came from seeing Godzooky." he said, pausing a bit before continuing, "I do hope the Calico leaves the area where they are before that attack is supposed to happen." He said, then recalled some other friends of his, "Hmm, I should ask a certain friend who is as nice as he is strong to help." He said meaning Hercules, "And perhaps the Turtle Titan." he said, leaving out Mikey's real name, "and certain others."
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"Where is here anyway?" Babu asked.
"Surf Point I think it is called. " Velma said.
"Gosh, are you on a vacation here too?" He asked looking at Velma then some of the others present.
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Oh, Jason, it is good to see you as well.. Its pretty idyllic here apart from the occassional monster clash' Minya said.. "So why are you here?'
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The shopkeeper shrugged, took the weapon and handed the cash to Taranis. He then turned to Bulk and Skull. "The comics are $3 each." The shopkeeper then looked at some of the watches and consulted a small manual he kept under the counter. "The first watch is worth $1,500. The second is worth $2,500. The third is worth $6,700 and the last is worth $10,000 dollars."
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We'll take it! Thats thats..' bulk was starting to cry..
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More than 20000 dollars" spyro said..
_ 20 THOUASAND!"Skull screeched..
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The clerk handed the cash over to Bulk and Skull. He dealt with Hunter. "Well, the poster's 50 cents." He then examined the first bow. "Well, this compound bow is in excellent condition so how does $370 dollars sound?" He then examined the 12 arrows that Hunter bought in. "Wow. Carbon fiber arrows. How does $120 each sound?" He examined the last bow. "Wow. A competition compound bow. How does $1000 sound?"
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I'll takevit" Hunter said
Bulk and Sjkull looked at the total they had garnered in all they had earned 20, 736 dollars, which was more money than they had ever gotten in thier lives.
_Hunters total came to 2810 dollars..
_ So do we tally up what we get alltogether and divide it up, or do we just get what each person got.." Skull asked.
"Skull we got 20 grand here' Bulk said.. " We'll find some place to put it..
p've got a compartment in my Armor..' Spyro said.."I can carry it for you guys.."
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The two students looked at each other, then thrust the wadof cash in Spyro's face.. "Deal..' They said. "Just don't lose it..
Spyro opened the wrist compartment and bulk put in his shgare, then skull put in his. Spyro snapped the compartment shut..
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"Erm, Bulk, Skull, Spyro, we'll divide up the cash later. Everyone gets a quarter of the total." Zachary said.
Dr. Zanasiu placed the electric motors on the counter. The clerk looked at them and tested each one. "I'll give you a $100 for all of them." He handed Dr. Zanasiu the cash, which he quickly pocketed.
Dr. Kerzach followed with the jewelry. The clerk examined each and every piece of jewelry that was present, constantly consulting the blue manual he had under his counter. He quickly tallied up the total. "For all this I will pay $45,000."
Dr. Kerzach nodded and the clerk accepted all the jewelery and paid Dr. Kerzach. He quickly stuffed the cash into his labcoat.
Al followed next and he placed the statuette on the counter. The clerk looked the statuette over and consulted the blue book. "It is $225 for the statue."
"I'll take it." Al said. The clerk took the statue and handed the cash to Al who shoved it in his pockets. Al then handed a vase to the clerk, who examined it and consulted the blue book.
"The vase is $10." the clerk said.
"I'll take it." Al replied.
Al accepted the money and moved away.
Dirk and Clive came up next with the clothing.
The clerk did the same as he did for all the previous customers examining every item and consulting the blue book.
"Okay, it's $230 for the designer purse. $12 for the footed sleeper. $10 for the backpack and $40 for the biker jacket." the clerk said.
"We'll take it."
"Hey, how about we get Nick the biker jacket?" Dr. Kerzach said.
"Who's Nick?" Clive asked.
"The hotel employee."
Dirk shrugged. "It's a nice gesture." He then turned to the clerk. "Everything except the biker jacket."
The clerk nodded and handed over the cash to Dirk.
"Well, I think that's it." Dr. Zanasiu asked. He then turned to the clerk. "Do you accept scrap metal?"
"Sorry sir, but due to a high rate of scrap metal theft I will not accept scrap metal." the clerk replied.
"Well, time to split the cash when we get back to the hotel." Zachary said, heading out of the store.
Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Deimos (who had been examining the many weapons that were in display cases in the back), Dirk, Al and Clive followed Zachary out of the store.
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Ok" Spyro said, and Hunter, bulk and Skull followed them outside..
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So we pile up all the cash, include the cash from the cash registers, and total it all up' Spopyro said looking at the cash and change strewn around in the back eseat. "You guys just threw this stuff in here didn'yt you" he gave them both a glare..
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"No matter, we'll pick it up. Oh, disregard the pack of diapers that Dr. Kerzach felt necessary to take." Deimos said, getting into Shaggy's SUV.
Dr. Kerzach got into the driver's seat with Dr. Zanasiu in the passenger seat. "Deimos shut up! They are worth something!"
Zachary got into Nani's SUV with Ms. Swimmer sitting in the back.
Dirk, Al and Clive got into Al's truck.
Zachary started the engine and drove out of the parking lot, Dr. Kerzach and Al followed him.
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"I just came to do a brief visit and see how you are doing, and if you'd like to visit Godzooky. You should have some time before the attack so I can bring you back here before it starts." Jason said.
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Bulk and Skull sat amidst the strewn cash in the SUV, Spyro and HUnter were in Al's truck.. "We've got a lot of money to count' Hunter said.
_ and we stil have a number ofbthings to sell to bRiggins' Spyro added.
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"Is Briggins the owner?" Dirk asked.
"We're heading in." Al said. He then followed the SUV into the Inglorious Hotel parking lot.
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Velma shook her head. "We are here to try to end a curse, and to help defend this place in a war." Velma said.
"A curse. That may take first class Genie. I can't help with that. The war maybe. why do humans like to do war, it really hurts." Baboo said
"Some humans just love war, among other things." Brooklyn said.
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Zachary got out of the SUV and approached Briggins. "Briggins, we're back from another salvage operation. We'll bring in the materials and let you examine them."
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Bring them In Briggins said pulling out his cash resgister. " what place did you salvage this time? He queried..
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Rabu re reed rour relpo' Scooby said..
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We'll help' Gomamon said. 'We've fought bad guys before. " That was other Digimon, these guys are humans Agumon said..
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"A mall slated for demolitions." Zachary said.
As he spoke, Deimos, Dirk, Al and Clive carried in all the pipes and copper wire. In addition, Deimos was carrying a plastic bag.
Ms. Swimmer carried in the stack of tiles.
Dr. Kerzach carried in a motorcycle jacket and a pack of diapers.
"Spyro and the others should be bringing in the rest of the stuff shorty." Dr. Kerzach replied. He then handed the motorcycle jacket to Briggins. "That's a gift for Nick."
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Spyro brought in the statues, Hunter brought in some blows and arrows, and bulk and skull btrought a few wartches..
- so i take you were very sucessful' Briggins said, taking the Jacket and setting it asisdee-
Meanwhile Chong had staarted working on his poitions. ' I think a new ally will come in useful.. Bring me as much scrap metaill as you can Find'' he said to some nearby scientists..
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"On it." the Goat said. He then turned to his men. "We're going salvaging."
He and his men hopped into the 6x6 military truck that was parked nearby and drove off towards the ruins of Pelvanida.
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Lets see what yopu have here. martble I will pay 500 for that satatues' Briggins said looking at the two Spyro had set down.. "what did I pay for ciopper last time Dpo remember" He looked at Deimos..
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"Think you and godzilla jr would like to visit Godzooky or him visit you here?" Jason asked.
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Sure, I'm getting bored of the uisland anyway. I want to see some fights some action" Minya replied. " Take us to Gadzuki
_ Venus grumbled as she climbed through the sewers, 'yuck1 this water is flthy..i never had to do this when my master was aloive. Venus fingered through the light blue mask she wore around her head. she noticed a swer grate above and made her way towards it.."I'm getting really tired. " I hope the boys aren't too far behind me' she sauid as tensed and lifted up the grate, and climbed oiut oiof the sewer, she was cover in grime from the water and smelled terrible. 'urgh.. i need to place to stay she reach inside a small pouch which she kept inside her suit. ' i've got 300 dollars on me, should be enough for a hotel stay of a couple days.. now where the nearest hotel?
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"4 dollars a pound." Deimos replied. He then handed a plastic bag to Briggins. "That's for Rime. Give it to him when you see him."
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The Goat and his men were looking for any metal that they could find.
The Goat tossed a copper pipe into the truck and four of his men threw assorted pieces of structural metal into the truck.
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Briggins took the bag and set it aside. ' 4 per pound thgen, sounds fair.." He said.. Pulling out a scale. " set the metal on there and weigh it..
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"Sure, all we need to do is round godzilla junior, where ever he is. maybe out getting some fish. Also would you prefer to stay on the Calico, or in a hotel?"
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a hotel, it'll be nice to be indoors for a change' minya replied.." You know of a hotel I can stay at? As for Junior, he should be along shortly..
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Jason nods, "I know of a place and I can pay for the rooms there." Jason said.
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Deimos, Clive, Dirk and Al began loading the copper onto the scale.
While they were doing that Dr. Kerzach placed the pack of diapers on the counter. "How much for this?"
"Yuri, do you need psychological help or something? Everything you see, you steal. Why did you take something we have no use for?" Zachary said.
"Rime may have a use for it." Dr. Kerzach said, winking.
Everyone present simply stared at Dr. Kerzach.
Dr. Zanasiu and Deimos looked extremely ill.
Clive immediately ran to men's room and the sound of someone vomiting could be heard.
Zachary started walking away.
"Where are you going?" Deimos asked.
"To get the other treasures." Zachary replied.
"I'll come." Deimos said.
Dirk and Al immediately followed Deimos and Zachary.
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Briggins rolled his euyes " I have noo use for duapers.. and apparently you have a fetish for diapers.." He gave Kerzach a piercing stare/ "
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Dr. Zanasiu shrugged. "Well, this isn't the first time Kerzach has taken something useless during salvage. He once took the frame of an office chair, a broken cup, half a printer, a 2x4, an old glass bottle and a broken set of headphones. Just to name a few of the useless [censored] he's taken."
Deimos returned with a flat-screen TV which he placed aside.
Zachary carried in a crate of wine.
"Hey, Briggins, do I have permission to blow up the pack of diapers?" Deimos asked.
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Syure, just do it outside..." Briggins shrugged looking at the flatscreen..
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Deimos grinned and grabbed the pack of diapers. He placed them outside by the shooting range. He then ran back inside to grab a satchel charge, which he wired up to the pack of diapers. After checking and counting down, he detonated the pack. The explosion echoed around the hotel.
Rime ran out of the dining room with his rifle at the ready. "Okay, who set off a bomb?!"
"Deimos just blew up a pack of diapers." Zachary replied.
Rime chuckled. "Deimos is easily amused by firearms and explosives."
"Rime, didn't you tell me that you had a b..." Dr. Kerzach began before Rime ran over to him and clamped his hand over his mouth.
"Disregard what Yuri said." Rime said. He was blushing slightly. He gave Dr. Kerzach a very threatening stare.
Dirk, Al and Clive looked at Rime rather strangely.
"You really DO NOT want to know this." Zachary said.
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I don't care if he has a boyfriend or not.' Briggins said. I don't care if a girl is in a relationship with another girl. that doesn't concern me. as long as you keep such things private, and between yourselves..
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Deimos returned with an enormous grin on his face. "Anything else I can either shoot or blow up?"
Dirk loaded the last piece of copper on the scale. "How much is it?"
Dr. Kerzach carried in the tiles.
Zachary carried in the crate of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition. "That's the last of the stuff."
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The Goat drove the truck, now filled with scrap metal to Chong. "Chong, we've got all the metal you need. We're also going to heading out on a purchasing mission to buy some food."
A technician monitoring the data from the Helios IV spy drones suddenly spoke. "Chong, an explosion has occurred at the Inglorious Hotel."
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did the hotel blow up" chong asked with a trace of hope in his voice
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874 pounds so thats 3496 dollars.."Briggins said. Coiunting out the cash. "I'll give you an extra 4 to make the total 3500' he said putting down 3 thousands and 5 hundreds..
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The technician zoomed in closer. "I wish it did but it appeared to be a controlled explosion in a firing range."
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Zachary accepted the cash.
"Consider this a gift." Dr. Zanasiu said, gesturing to the tiles.
Ms. Swimmer went up to Briggins and took off one of her silver necklace. "Give that to Cynder. Tell her it's a gift from Ms. Swimmer."
"How much for the TV?" Deimos asked. "And do you have any debris we can either shoot or blow up?
Rime started laughing. "Deimos, can you go one day without either blowing something up or shooting something? Most of the spent brass there is yours!"
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Sure" Briggins said m, putting the necklace aside. ' you guys sure came bringing gifts. now i'll pay 1000 for the flatsctreen.. as for debris, theres a big pilre out in back..
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"Deal." Zachary said.
Deimos grabbed his rifle and went out back to the shooting range.
A smoking crater was all that remained of the pack of diapers he blew up.
"Maybe that wasn't a smart idea. But it was fun!" He loaded a magazine into his rifle and started shooting at a table nearly 200 meters out.
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thats very generous" Minya replied " I'll take you up on it.
- Meanwhile vEnus slowly made her way towards the hotel she was exhausted but kept moving. once she found a place, she would rent a room, and clean herself off
" a first floor roomn" She said wearily as she reached the Inglorious Hotel parking lot..
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"POOF! POW! SHAZAM! *! BOOM"
Taranis, why are you saying those words?!
"Practicing my onomatopoeia sounds!"
Just go to the front desk...
"Alright, fine... yo Briggins! Sup Dawg! I got some AK-47s to sell you. Slightly used in third world civil wars! Good condition! Russia tested, Congo approved!"
Since when do you use street slang?
"I'm speaking the language of the deal, narrator!"
* Add your own noise here.
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Briggins gave Taranis a look. "How much are you wanting.. mr Hip Hop? I don't usually speak slang so You'll have to translate for me..
_ Venus slowly pushed the front door aside and came into the room.
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Jason nods, "Want to visit Godzooky? No idea where godzilla jr is or he'd want to join, or godzilla for that matter." Jason said. "I'll have ot stop at my tardis briefly so I can adust things so others can understand you since some humans do not speak the native language of what some call monster island."
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Taranis went into his usual bargaining tirade...
"I want 50 bazankas per gun!" Taranis said.
That's how he always started
How much are 50 bazankas?
"It's worth 78 appolonites!"
Where did you you come from, italics man?
Sent here to thicken the plot! How much is 78 appolonites?
"89 cow chips!"
Which is worth?
"12 bojangles!"
And that?
"59 gold walaluses!"
In dollars, please...
"About 150 bucks per gun."
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Certainly " mInya said As Godzila Junior came up to them. He towered over them. " Hello, Jason" He roaed. " whats going on? Welcome back! Its been awhile.. so what brings you to mInster Island"
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"You must get ripped off a lot in deals' Briggins cracked. "I'll be geerous and pay you 200 oper gun..We'll need them, in all likelihood. How many do you.. He noticed Vebus staggering towards him " I'll be right with you" He smiled at her holding up an ancient leathery hand. How many guns gdo you have?"
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"I've got ten on me... "
"But none of them have a working trigger!" Taranis thought
"These babies will kill anything!"
"As long as you don't need to fire the guns!" He thought
"Well, here are the fireams!" Taranis thought
"And none of them work!" He said
"Wait, did I say that, or think it?" Taranis thought
"I gotta think of a lie fast!" He said!
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these don't have a trigger? Then how am I supposed to USE them" Briggins replied scornfully. You're a sorcerer, give these gun a trigger, or no deal!" He turned to venus " Please sign in the guest book, its 20 dollars a night. Are you expecting company?" " 4 other turtles' Venus replied. "can I have a first floor room please .. I'm really tired.. and filthy"
Room 150' briggins said handing her a key after she had written Venus De Milo" in the guestbook... it has two beds..' he said.. "and often you'll have a roommate, my guests in the room have often reported a freeloader.. dresed as a union soldier' he grinned showing his ancient teeth..'venus flinched and took the key and headed quickly in the direction her room..
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Now back to business' Briggins turned back to Taranis
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Werner and Mr. Bigmouth joined Deimos out on the shooting range.
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Zachary started chuckling at Taranis's idiotic behavior.
Dr. Kerzach went into the dining room to have glass of cold beer with Rime, Hans and Franz.
Ms. Swimmer was engaged in what seemed like a war dance with her twin sticks. Dr. Zanasiu was watching her perform.
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Stripetail watched her perform as he did, Sdden;ly merklin appeared next to her. " Forgive my intrusion, i was hoping to appear next to his lordship over there.. oh well, my powers and aim just aren't what they used to be. ' merlin Shrugged and made his way over to the table where Stripetail was sitting. "Greetings Merklin, How is the Princess of Italy?"
_ Fine Fine.. took me a few days to whip up a healing potion.. modern italians' merlin grumbled.. " They cling too much to thier Church.. believing that prayers are a good substitute for a healing draiught.. but enough about that.. she is fine.. " Merlin held up a medal he wore around his neck. "a token of gratitude from a grateful king.."
_ Belief is a powerful thing Stripetail replied. "Yes when it geared towards a productive ebd, like helping others' Merlin replied.
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Sara sat with Odysseus and their other friends talking over various things a bit away from others so as to not be in the way or attract attention also.
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" So How was your trip my dear?' Tarrax said coming over and sitting by Sara. " where did you go' His eyes showed his interest, as he reached her claw and held it in his own. ' A glance by the clock showed it was approaching 9, although outside it was not very dark yet..
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Ms. Swimmer immediately stopped her dance to avoid hitting Merlin. "Well, I was at the end of it anyways."
Dr. Zanasiu clapped. "What type of dance is it?"
"It's a celebratory dance of Great Valley dinosaurs of the Great Valley. I normally perform it with torches but I don't think that's safe here." Ms. Swimmer replied.
"It's beautiful." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
"Thank you."
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Sara smiled at Tarrax. "I just took us to my home to take a break from that annoying person. Then the Emperor wanted to talk to us about the coming attack here and our relationship and upcoming announcement and such, but only briefly." Sara said a bit bashful about mentioning the second part.
"Reminds me of that great dancing cat. Who was a decent singer & ." Moran said, continuing their conversation before Tarrax had walked over. "Hello." Moran said to Tarrax, and the others waved to him also.
"Maybe best we go elsewhere to leave you 2 alone." Odysseus said smiling a bit while looking at Sara and Tarrax.
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only if sara wants to be alone.. so you went to your homeworld to meet hisvImperial Highness? I do hope he will be able to help us.. Tarrax said.
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yes well done Ms Swimmer" Stripetail clapped. " It is always interesting to see the dance of different cultures and worlds. Mind you, at my age, I'm not nearly as nimble as I was in my youth, and i've never been alll that graceful on my feet anyway. So i'll just stick to watching.
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Sara nodded, "He did say he would send some help." Sara said to Tarrax.
"The odds are looking better for your side." Odysseus said.
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Dirk, Al and Clive carried in the cash from all the vehicles.
"We've counted up the cash and it adds up to about $20,000." Clive said.
"Now, we'll need to add up all the cash we made from the sale and divide it by four." Ms. Swimmer said.
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Jason turned to look at the sound of Godzilla Junior, smiling and waving. "Just popped in for a visit and see if you want to visit Godzooky." Jason said, then pausing before continuing aloud talking half to himself Looking partially off to one side. "Though I do wish the Calico wasn't where it is, since there'll be an attack on that city in I think a week or 10 days, but hopefully the Calico will have left by then." Then he looked at Godzilla Jr and Minya, " But enough about that. I can pay to have you both stay in a hotel if you prefer that over the Calico." He said. "I wonder if Godzooky would like that also."
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"I think he Would" Minya replied. " I'll take you up on that offer' Junior said. "I will have to shgrink somwhat to foit in this hotel of yours, but i'd enjoy having a break from monster island. could you take us there now?"
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Spyro took out the money Bulk and Skull had given him. heres another 20 thousand.." He said. "And I've got about 10, 000 from mine and cynder efforts.
_ I have anbout 6000 roughly " Hunter said.
So another 36, 37 thousand"Spyro said..
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Jason nods, "I can take you to the hotel if you want. No idea what time it is there so if you are hungry you'll likely have ot eat in my tardis. It has more then enough food if you are both hungry or thirsty." Jason said.
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Thank you" Both of them said together.. "We'll take you up on that.."
_ We'll go ad eat something to eat on the tardis. Minya said
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Zachary pulled out $5,000 from his lab coat. "I have $5,000."
Dr. Kerzach pulled out $45,000 from his lab coat. "I have 45 grand."
Dr. Zanasiu pulled out $100. "I have a measly $100."
Al pulled out $235. "I've got 235 bucks."
Clive pulled out $282. "I got $282. Not bad."
Deimos, who had returned from the shooting range a few minutes ago, was writing down the numbers on a small notepad which he kept in the many pockets in his armor.
Soon he added up the cash they had gotten. "Okay, we have a total of $106,617. Divided by 4, that means everyone gets $26,654.25."
Clive, Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach, Al and Deimos divided up the cash among the 4 groups.
"Okay, what you do with the cash is your business." Deimos said.
"So Stripetail, shall we head up to the Minotaur?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
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Stripetail paused as Lilo Stitch and Angel started performing.
" Well, I agree, we'd better start heading up..
_ Bulk and Skull nearly fainted as thier share was given tio them. " 26 thousand dollars.
Spyro Give Hunter his shae, nearly 9000 dollars. I wonder where cynder and Dixie are" he frowned
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Jason smiled and nodded, "Sure, if you both want. My tardis is well stocked. Plenty of room for food to be stored. Do you want to go there now?" he asked.
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Taranis cast a spell and fixed the guns
"Fine, here are the stupid fixed guns." He said
"Little does he know... they work perfectly" He thought.
"These guns are totally fixed." He said.
"No problems whatsoever. I can't wait to see the look on his face when he tests them... and they wor... oh man! I wanted them to be broken. Oh well." Taranis thought
Aren't you done with that joke yet?
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These had better work. I'm not payioing 200 per gun for junk" Briggins frowned as he held uop a gun. " How many do you have.?"
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"I have... 13, 14, 15, 16... oh... what's the number after 16? Whatever. I have 16 + 1."
17, Taranis
"That's an unlucky number, narrator! Now... let's sell these guns and go to the minotaurs lair..."
I think you're skipping part of the plot...
"Yeah, whatever. I'm just going to appear in my next post near to the characters who are heading in that direction..."
Fine... if you weren't so stupid and cliched a character, your ability to read through plot holes and the 4th wall would seem avante-garde.
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so I have to pay you 3400 then' Briggin whipped out the cash.. "Don't blow it on drugs" He cracked..setting it on the counter..
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"My dear Briggins, I don't use drugs, I SELL them! ... I've said too much!"
Just teleport away to Stripetail...
"Got it!" (TELEPORT NOISE THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT "BAMF"!)
And Taranis appeared in front of Stripetail
He thinks mustard is a barbiturate... he sells it in back Alleys.
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And what can I do for you Taranis' Stripetail asked with a hint of irony in his voice.. " Are you going to help our search party?"
_ Ror RE ra ruisance? Scoony said..
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"As one mage to another, I will help you, on my unsacred honor!" Taranis said.
Hey, he doesn't need the narrators for this anymore.
Stripetail, I know you can hear me. If he goes off and does something stupid, like break the 4th wall, just know that we here at the Narration Corporation are prepared to compensate you for any losses related to character, logic, or the cessation of suspension of disbelief.
Offer void where prohibited
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Understood" Stripetail said. "Keep in character.. no popping off unexplainedly..that sort of thing..' he said to Tarankis.. 'i'm trusting you, against my beter judgement.."
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"Stripetail, that's all I could ever ask." Taranis said "Now, what were you doing when I just popped in here? I'd like to help you with it."
In a rare moment of lucidity and sanity-
"My first ever!"
-Taranis was actually a skilled mage who could actually do things.
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we're trying to break the curse on this hotel' Stripetail explained. " The original owner left clues hidden around the hotel grounds.. in secret passageways, room, and behind things..We're going now to find the next clue..
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"What are the clues you have collected so far? May I see them? Who placed them there, if you know? And, this is the most important question... do any of them have anything do with mustard, in any way, shape, or form?" Taranis asked.
His old ties to the illegal mustard trade continued to haunt him.
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i believe that the original owner hid them, the first one.. was in a cave in the Hotel's ground..' Stripetaoiil said, showing him the letter which had served as thier first clue. "The second one was found in a underground ballroom.. sara, dr kerzach, and others have other clues. this one will be revealed in a little less than an hour, and will be the 6th clue, theres 12 in all, at least I think there is. And none of them have anything to do witrh mustard." Stripetail said
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"So we have six clues to go, roughly. But, since none of them have to do with mustard, I can help you. My magic is formidable, and I am very hard to defeat in combat..."
Earlier that morning...
"I need more power to survive this crazy hotel..."
('popeye' music plays, Taranis takes out can of mustard and eats its contents in a moment, the sound of an engine starting can be heard, followed by the engine breaking down and sputtering, as the 'popeye' music slows down and comes to a halt)
Present time...
"In retrospect, spinach would have been better..." Taranis thought.
"Now, do you need help with anything in specific, Stripetail?" Taranis asked.
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"You're going to have to prove to me that you are indeed a mage of ability and talent. " as for help, do you have any ability to read runes? Stripetail asked. as Lilo Stitch and Angel finished thier dance, and the guests applauded.
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Taranis pulled out a page of runic writings from his pocket and read them out...
(http://www.flamestryke.com/wizardry8/imagesw8/itemsw8/questw8/depositslip.gif)
And he pulled of out a .gif file to prove it...
"Yes, I can read runes in over 27 different languages... and can speak in about 54 other languages as well..."
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how many that other people actually use' Stripetail quipped. ' im joking. ' i speajk a dilect of language that is virtually extinct, due to the fact that i'm the only active speaker, apart from sacred readings which my people sometimes read..
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"I can also cast spells... like this fireball!" Taranis said
And as he spoke, a fireball appeared...
"Or this lightning bolt!" Taranis said
And as he spoke, a lightning bolt appeared...
"Or this... well, I'm not sure what this spell does, but I remember it frightens people..."
And as he spoke, a picture of him and his wife smiling and holding jars of mustard appeared...
"AHHHHH!!!!" Taranis screamed.
The picture disappeared.
Enough with the mustard already! If you mention it again, please only bring it up during a climactic fight in which the audience will naturally associate you with it.
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"Damn it! Taranis, treat spells like firearms! Don't aim at anything you don't want affected by the spell!" Deimos shouted from the 3rd floor.
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"Chong! Our Helios IV spy drones have reported two large explosions above the hotel. But they followed two large red bolts shooting into the sky. Could it be a mage's spell?" a technician said.
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'lets carry on guys ' sghaggy said ' lets find the minotaur..
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stripetail turned to the other pelvanida guys ' so how dis the salabaging go..i want details.."
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Hans grabbed his backpack of supplies and headed up the stairs.
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "We made in excess of $100,000. We also got gifts for Cynder and Nick. A necklace for Cynder and a motorcycle jacket for Nick."
"Dr. Kerzach also took a pack of diapers, for which we have no use for. Well, Deimos found a use for them, he blew them up in the shooting range out back." Zachary said.
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Ms. Swimmer, Dirk, Al, Clive and Strut were with Deimos on the 3rd floor.
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Werner and Mr. Bigmouth entered the lobby, unloaded their weapons and put them away.
"You're getting good." Werner said to Mr. Bigmouth.
"Same to you." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
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"On it." the technician said.
Just then the Goat and his men returned with the 6x6 military truck.
"Chong, we have returned from a purchasing trip. In this truck are roughly 5 tons of scrap metal we scavenged from the ruins and we also bought some food." the Goat said, jumping out of the cab.
Several of the soldiers removed bags of groceries from the truck's cab.
"How's the weapons development going?" a soldier asked.
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Chong produced 5 vials of poweder. ' these powders will eridicate a building in seconds.. kinda like gunpowder, ececept you don't need to light this to it to explode.
- He grinned at the food. "TYou have outdone yourself Mr. Goat" he said before gaxing at the scrap metal. 'i will be able to work this metal into a fleet of metal monsters, or if you prefer, just one big oone..
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You got something fotr me.. how thoughtful guys." Nick grinned.
_ $100000? Stripetail smiled. " That quite a hual..
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"How sensitive are they?" the soldier asked. "We are considering mounting a vial onto a Predator drone and engaging in a bombing run with them but we can't risk the powders detonating prematurely."
The Goat thought a moment. "A large metal monster would provide a large target for weapons fire. Average sized, metal soldiers would work." he then turned to his men. "Start preparing the meals!"
Several of the men took the bags of groceries and headed over to the improvised kitchen, which was merely the remains of a guard shack with a military issue camp stove outside it as well as a small fire pit for burning trash.
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Dr. Zanasiu grinned. "We got you a motorcycle jacket."
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Rime picked up his plastic bag from the counter and returned to his room. From there, he made his way up to the Minotaur's lair.
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they can be senstive, but ithey are timed to dentonate after you drop them.. I'll start work on the small monstes then " Chong said opening a bag of food..
_ Here it is " Briggind saids handing Nick the jacket, which Nick put on. " Its really cool
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Bulk and Skull came up to Stripetail. ' What shoukld we do with all our money? They asked. Put it in a safe place in your room" Stripetail said.."thats a lot of money, almost 27 thousand.. you don't want to lose it.."
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"We'll meet you up at the Minotaur floor." Dr. Zanasiu said, heading up the stairs with Zachary.
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Werner fetched Hans and Franz who, with Mr. Bigmouth, spoke to Stripetail. All the Lipizzaners had backpacks full of supplies ready.
"We won't be entering the lair but we will be outside, providing logistical support or backup in case it is needed." Werner said.
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Stripetail nodded, as he did, Briggins tapped him on the Shoulder and handed a necklace to him" This is for Cynder." He said. 'i'll be sure to give it to her." Stripetail replied tucking it away in his robes, as he turned and headed back upstairs.
_ BUlk and Skull followed him, as Did Scooby and Shaggy. Spyro followed Close behind, as did Nick, Lilo, Stitch Angel and nani
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Meanwhile Venus had stepped into the bathroom, and begun to shower. she didn't care that water was goopy and brown, she was wanted to get the sewer gunk and snell off her. " I do hope the boys are on thier way.. she said, as she noticed some of the gunk that was coming off her..
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"You do have your tardis with you? Minya asked. The truth was, Jason had the Gem the Emperor had given him, which would serve as a teleporter.
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'he can be annoying' Veemon agreed, "But you get those types in hotels..
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"I have a gem that I can use to teleport us to my tardis if you want to eat a bit there before going to the hotel." Jason said.
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you can stay with Tarrax SAra" Veemon said with a mischevious grin.' he'll.. protect you..
Tarrax heard this and gave the Digimon a glare
_ Sure thats fine' Minya said. " I'd like a ten foot sub with all the trimmings' Godzilla said with a giant grin.."
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"There may be that in there. Velma showed me how to make what she called a Shaggy sandwich that she said she saw Daphne make once." Jason said.
(ooc: There was 1 actual scene, forgot which cartoon, that Daphne offers Shaggy a shaggy snack, a very tall sandwich as i recall.)
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Godzilla jr. licked his lips " You'll have to call it a junior snack.' He grinned. "Take us there...please jason" he said a note of pleading in his voice,,
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Jason nods, "Ok, I can take us there. Get ready." Jason said. Pausing for a few seconds so they could be prepared then he used the gem to take them to the kitchen area of his tardis. He then went over and started to make a very tall sandwich out of the various things in his kitchen, friedge, ect.
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both minya and junior sat back as jason worked on thier meal.
- shouls we accompany them..terry' hawkmon asked.
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Terry looked at Hawkmon, "Accompany there where?" he said.
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Jason worked till he had the very tall sandwiches finished then offered them to Jr, and Minya. "I have all sorts of toppings and drinks if you'd like some of those." He said.
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upstairs. terry' hawkmon said flapping his wings and heading upstairs.
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drinks sound nice' minya said ' what choices are there..'
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"Hmm, there is various types of water, carbonated drinks, fruit and vegetable drinks. Some magical ones that do minor stuff like change your skin color for short periods of time, or lets you glow, and other things." Jason said.
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"Why are they going upstairs? is it their bedtime?" Terry asked, not having paid much attention to the current goings on with introducing his friends to each other & helping them go get to know each other better and find things they had in common.
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They appear to be searching for something, perhaps we can help.."Hawkmon said.,.
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"I'm not a detective but I guess we could hang out with them." Terry said.
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why do you try your supervision goggles" Hawkmon trreplied. " They're useful for finding secret rooms.."
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Dixie, Cynder, Tigress, and Agumina gathered in the meeting room.
"Are we all here?" Dixie asked.
"Did you forget how many were coming?" Agumina asked. "You can see that there are four of us here, and four is all that there'll be."
"Uh, yes, I knew that all of you were here, that was just a typical opening question for a meeting."
"Why ask if you already knew the answer?"
"Well, that was just a very common thing to say before a meeting begins. I suppose it has no meaning other than being a traditional way to get things started. A lot of folks do it."
"That doesn't make very much-"
Tigress nudged her gently. "Shall we begin?"
"Yes," Dixie said quickly with a hint of gratitude.
"I'm ready too," Cynder added.
"Okay then," Dixie told the group, "Agumina is certainly fired up to talk, so why not let her start? What exactly have you been feeling lately?"
"For starters, I stepped on a knot in one of the old floor boards in my room. That felt very painful. I was rubbing my foot for quite a while before walking again."
"That is- just terrible," Dixie found the words to say. "I've stepped on quite a few things myself, and it's definitely not a pleasant experience."
"What Dixie meant with her question dear, was things you are feeling on the inside," Cynder explained.
"Oh. Well I think some of the food out this morning was undercooked and I-"
"Emotional, internal feelings," Tigress interrupted before this was sidetracked even more. She was starting to feel even more sorry for the little Digimon. Taking everything literally must make life pretty awkward at times. "About the two of us," she quickly added.
"Oh. I wish you'd've said that from the start," she said to Dixie.
"I am very sorry for not doing so," Dixie replied curtly.
"That's alright. Anyway, I have been feeling one way for so long, then I starting feeling this new feeling and it now feels like I don't know what to feel anymore. You know what I mean?"
Dixie and Cynder glanced at each other. "Sure," they replied.
"In fact," Dixie continued, "we understand you so well that we would enjoy hearing even more about your problem."
"Okay, sure," Agumina replied.
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“I haven’t seen you with your girl much lately,” Agumon told Tiger.
“My what!?”
“Err, I mean that Tigress girl. Is everything alright?”
“Hnh. She’s around here somewhere doing something.”
“Oh. I guess it really wasn’t my business to ask. Sorry.”
“No you idiot! I don’t know either.”
“Oh.”
“And what about you? You’ve been soloing quite a bit yourself from what I’ve seen.”
“Yeah,” Agumon said with a sigh. “She’s just been wanting some more time to herself lately.”
“Ha! Just goes to show how observant you are.”
“What do you mean?”
“Time to herself my rear! The last time I caught sight of her was with my- was with Tigress.”
“I see. Well, I think those two have become good friends. I’ve seen them together before once. I guess females just need a break here and there for some girl time.”
“Girl time?”
“Yeah. Sometimes, girls like to have time with just other girls. It’s so common that it actually has that name. When a girl says ëgirl time,’ other girls usually understand.”
“Why would they want a thing like that?” Tiger asked while wrinkling his nose. “Most girls are into that romance stuff all the time, so once they get a guy, I can’t imagine why one would want to be with another girl.”
“Oh, some girls just like breaks from things. Heh, everyone does for that matter. Nobody likes to feel one thing all the time. Since she feels romance with you, she probably just likes to be with others to feel other things. Girls often connect more with other girls, so for a break, it’s common for one to seek out another.”
“And you know all of this how?”
“I traveled with quite a number of females on my journeys, Digimon and human alike; one just picks up on things after a while.”
“I guess you might be right. She gets all romantic around me, so being with another girl must mean she needs a breather.”
“Yep. It’s not like the two of them feel romantic with each other.”
Tiger chuckled. “Yeah, they’d have to really like each other.”
“And spend a lot of time together.”
“On top of that, each of them would certainly spend a lot less time with their male friend.”
“Oh, and don’t forget that they wouldn’t want us to know where they were.”
“Like Tigress would ever do that.”
“Or Agumina.”
The boys burst into laughter and continued talking at the same time.
“They aren’t like that at all,” Agumon said.
“Yeah, they aren’t that close, they’ve been around us a lot, and we know right where they-”
Both of their laughing died down. The eyes widened slightly, and they stared into space in silence for a few seconds.
“You can find others with your sense of smell, right?” Agumon asked in a monotone voice.
“Yeah,” Tiger replied in the same tone.
After another brief pause, Tiger exclaimed, “We’re going to find them right now!”
And with that, Tiger being sniffing around, and the two of them took off.
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Terry nodded, "I can. Though I've not been using it much here." He said.
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The truth is Girls :' we want you to be honest.. and open with us, and yourselves dixie said setling into a comfortable position
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Thats the problem " Agumina said.. " I don't knw wHAT to think. i've.. always had eyes for agumon.. '
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like a groupie..' Dixie said..
- a. WHAT? I am Not a groupie.. groupies are diehard fans who would do anything their idols would ask them..even mate with them" Agumina said..
) And that is different from you behavior around huiim.. HOW?' Cnder said a bit tensely..
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Oh..' Agumina bit her lip..as the realization hiot her. " I would do anything for him..at least until I met Tigress.. Our.. first kiss was by accidennt..
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Oh.. so THATS how you guys knew what would happen to the boys when their rings connected" Cynder began but Dixie held up a paw and made a signal to be quiet..
" But I liked it.. so we did it again.. in all we;ve kissed four times so far' Agumina said, her voice starting to crack.. " What can I Do? I .. I .. I.. LOVE HER!' She bawled, tears now streaming down her face.. Tigress flinched.. "Wait" She began but Dixie quieted her. "It is not easy to express such feelings, Tigress. you will have your chance in a moment. The truth is Girls, Cynder and I have had a similiar experience outrselves..
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wait..Tigress stopped realization sinking in. " You mean you and her.. are
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Lovers, yes" Dixie said simply.. "and both Spyro and Scooby are fine with it,although it was quite a shock to scooby when we told him. We have a stable relationship, and our relationshps with our partners remain very strong.. We know what you are going through girls, we've gone through it ourselves, and it is not easy.. it helps if you have friends who are understanding.." She finished.
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So, you two have a relationship? so theres hope for us Tigress" agumina said smiling a little..
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Then Please do so' Hawkmon said. " Hurry Terry, we don't want to be left behind..
_ Godzilla Junior grabed the enormous sandwich ' i'll eat this while on the way in' he said taking a large bite. " Come on minya, lets go checkin.." Minya was eyeing his soda..
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I'll pay you back for the rooms Minya said to jason " I promise.."
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"ok." Terry said, taking out his goggles and putting them on.
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"Sure, if you are sure." Jason said to Godzilla Jr. and he then nodded to Minya."No, hurry.' then to them both, " If you are both ready we can head over to the hotel to sign in."
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Lead the way' miNya said taking a bite from his sandwich as he got up off the coach and headed towards the tardis exit, Junior close behind. Outside irt was night now, and there was a cool breze. One could not tell that out west a storm was brewing that would strike within 11 days..
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Jason nodded and went to the tardis exit, going outside. Once Godzilla Jr and Minya were outside he made sure his tardis was locked and then led the way to the entrance to the hotel and into the lobby, holding the door open for them both.
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Briggins was waiting at the front desk. " Welcome! He smiled then looked up at Godzilla Junior who was 15 feet tall. 'My, you are a big one.. ust sign in at the guest book. and I will give you your room keys 20 per night" He said..looking at KJason. " welcome back.. I trust you had a good day" he smiled..
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Jason nodded and went up to pay for Godzilla Jr, & Minya's rooms. "I did indeed. Went to visit a few friends." Jason said as he walked to the front desk. "All in all a good day. & How did yours go?" he asked Briggins.
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" Thats nice.. ' we still have dinner available until 930, then we close up for the night.." Briggins said " Rooms 160 and 162 for you two gentlemen" He said handing minya and junior the keys..
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Ms. Swimmer, who had drawn her twin sticks, batted away a pie that was thrown at her from seemingly nowhere. "If I want pie, I'll ask for it!"
Dirk caught a rhubarb pie that was aimed at him. "Hey, they got free pie!"
"I wouldn't eat that." Deimos said.
"Why?"
"First off, who knows how old it is and secondly, it's rhubarb."
Dirk threw the pie out the nearest window.
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Oh, you boys are no fun!' came the ghostly complaint, as more pies came out of nowhere, just missing the group..
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Lets ignore the pie throwing ghost.." Stripetail said..
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Ms. Swimmer batted some of the pies back while the rest of the group had to be content with dodging the best they could. Soon, they were out of range of the pie throwers.
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The group soon reached the 3rd floor, it was now 9;30 " I wonder where Cynder is ' Spyro said as Bulk and Skull moved up the stairs. " Shes been gone a long time..
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Ri'm rure rhe's rine . Rixie ris rith rer robably..' Scooby said.
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We'll catch up with them in due time' Stripetail said.
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"So Stripetail, what kind of spells do you know?" Taranis queried.
Summon acorns?
Climb tree?
Guys, why are you doing this? Taranis is crazy one, not you two...
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I know many Taranis, why do you ask?' Stripetail replied simply. 'i don't believe in showing off, and i don't cast spells unless I feel it necessary..are you simply curious.."
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"We're lucky Taranis has mostly left us alone." Deimos whispered.
Ms. Swimmer chuckled.
"Who's Taranis?" Clive asked.
"An obnoxious, somewhat insane and immature mage." Strut replied. He checked the light on his shotgun out of habit.
Deimos checked the spare pistol and rifle magazines as well.
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"It is good to know the abilities of who I am working with... and yes, I AM working with you." Taranis told the squirrel.
"Taranis told the squirrel." That's so stupid, he doesn't NEED to make a joke!
Hey! Be more respectful of other people's characters!
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Don't worry about him" Nani said hes not that bad, you should see how annoying Gantu is.. apart from him always trying to capture stitch hes ruined our house dozens of times..
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well, taranis, i can do many many things.. a smirk appeared on stripetail's face. We'll be fine. If you are indeed working with me, it would be wise of you to listen to me . I have many lifetimes of experience.. which can prove invaluable
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"I do hope you enjoy your time here." Jason said to Godzilla jr and Minya."
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"We can visit with Godzooky in the morning perhaps, once you've had a good night's rest and had a good breakfast." Jason said to Goodzilla Jr and Minya.
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Sounds like a plan. Thank you Jason for Bringing us here" Minya said, godzilla Junior nodded ' Yes It will be fun to see old Gadzuki again.."
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Jowe and Gomamon continued walking the rest of the group focused on moving towards the secret enterance on thge 5th floor..
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"Let's go. Lead the way. You know this place better than I do..." The mage said.
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in case you are wondering where your friends are jason, they were headed up the stairs the last time i saw them' Briggins said.
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"A talking dog? Will wonders never cease?" Taranis said. "So, how far is this next clue?"
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Jason nods to Briggins, "Thanks. I should head up myself then." He said. He headed over to the stairs, slipping on a legion flight ring so he could fly up the stairs instead of having to walk up them.
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good night jason' Briggins waves as he flew up the stairs.
_ venus meanwhghile ha d washed and hopped into bed.. at the precise time the spirit of a Union soldier appeared atvthe fromt of her bed. " Go away! Shoosh!' she yelled..'This was MY room" the ghost croaked.. "be out by morning.."
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" Ripetail , ro re rave ro rust ris guy?' Scooby asked, whimpering softly. "yes, scooby. he has proven himself.. and we really can't afford to be picky at this point..we're greatly outnumbered scooby, we need all the help we can get, and taranis is a powerful mage. he'll be a friend to you, like i am.. i trust him, and you should as well.
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rok..' scooby nodded. 'relcome raranis, ro rope re ran re reinds.
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Jason continued to fly up the stairs till he caught up with the others.
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"That's right. I can be sane and nice. Remember the popcorn I summoned for the others? And how I even threw in some salt and butter? SUMMON SCOOBY SNACK! Here you dog, enchanted talking dog. Eat up!" Taranis said, giving Scooby the treat.
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welcome back jason stripetail said as he noticed him land. ' i trust your mission was sucessful' he said, his eyes sparkling.. 'where did you go../
minya and godzilla jr, settled in thier rooms, and soon went to sleep..
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"It was. I went to visit a few friends. 1 of them was almost already here, and 2 others came to maybe help and to mainly visit the other." Jason said, leaving out who they were since he doubted some would believe him. "The 4th one is likely not to far away."
"Glad to hear of that." Moran said.
"indeed." Sara said.
Guilmon went up to hug Jason, "Me miss you." he said smiling and happy to see Jason again.
"And I missed you also." Jason said hugging Guilmon back.
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JASON! Why did you avoid Taranis earlier?
Ooooh... angry narrator...
"Hello, Jason" Taranis said.
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Jason looked from Guilmon who stepped back and looked at Taranis. "hello." Then he looked at the group. "I would have been here sooner but I took them to where they could eat and i had a snack also. I wasn't sure when the dining room closed here so thought it best we eat elsewhere in case we got here and it was closed."
"Sorta funny, a time lord loosing track of time." Moran said.
"Pretty easy to do when you go to different worlds. 1 it may be noon, another midnight, and somewhere else maybe something else." Jason said.
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Jason Turned to Taranis."As for running away I didn't. I first took Nick to see the emperor of Korodos to ask for help in the battle. I visited a few friends to see if they'd help and some of one of that person's friends."
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Enough!' Stripetrail gestured and returned Jason to the the ground. " A fight between the two of you would end in a stalemate, and damage a good portion of the hotel. In other words it would not resolve anything. Taranis this is not the way to make friends..Jason, you can tell me about these friends of yours once we reach the fifth floor. Now shake hands, and let us continue..' Stripetail saud, giving them a meaningful glance.
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Jason shrugs, "I don't know that came from. I left as I said to take Nick to see the emperor of Korodos, got a bit sidetracked but did get there, then went to see some other friends to see if they could help then came back here. Still need to look up a few other friends later when there's time." He said
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We nweed all the help we can get, any friend you can persuade to help will be appreciated, we must trust each other Jason.. we cannot reject anyone who offers to help.."
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So what are we looking for? Palmon asked, perched on Mimi's shoulder. "I'm Palmon, by the way" She aded.
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Hello Palmon" Stripetail "LOrsd Stripetail at your service. We are searching for clues to break the curse on this place.. which has stood for at least 140 years."
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But if we break it, it be worth a lot of money to everyone involved " Skull said. "Skull, nows not the time to get greedy' Tai replied. "Money isn't everything " Yeah but It can get you a lot of Stuff " Genki said He then stopped "Er Tai, I have you seen Toger or Tigeress?
- No come to think of it I haven't seen Agumon or Agumina either."Tai mused. ' I'm sure We'll m,eet up with them sooner or later..
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Taranis turned around again. "We'll work it out later" he said.
Wow... a semi-serious scene
How... out-of-character
Did I miss something? I was getting some mustard...
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"To bad I didn't bring that clue magnifier that someone I know made." Moran said. Leaving the name to protect the person's identity.
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"sigh... I have it" Taranis said, producing it. The magnifier had a small blue paw-print on it, indicative of earlier use...
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"I didn't know anyone else but the person I know made those. " Moran said looking at Taranis's. "But you can use it to help Stripetail." Moran said to Taranis.
"Maybe it's based on the model that.. that cat and mouse private detective team uses. I don't remember their name." Jason said. thinking and searching his memory....." ah, Snooper and Blabber, I think that is their name. Never met them, just read about one of their cases in a newspaper once during a visit to a certain place." Jason said.
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"Well, this magnifier wasn't exactly made by me..." Taranis said...
(flashback)
Steve's house was on fire. Ever since he had been replaced by that new guy, the show had been going downhill. Inside, there was a scene of carnage as the magically-animated salt and pepper shakers had lost all of their contents, and the blue puppy ran away in sheer terror...
Out of the ruins, Taranis emerged, carrying the clue magnifier, a letter forcibly taken from the animated mailbox and the handy-dandy notebook; the last of them still had a picture of the thinking chair in it.
Opening the letter, Taranis read it... it was from Steve. It read:
You BROKE my CLUES
do me a favore...
Call Blue
address: Blue room on a set
tell her to go through the doggie door
im soo sorry<3
(end flashback)
"It was quite a thing to get it" Taranis said.
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"Stripetail, myself, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Strut and Mr. Bigmouth are planning some weapons research tomorrow. We need your help in providing us with defensive and offensive spells similar to the ones we may face." Deimos said.
Strut turned to Taranis. "You are welcome to assist us in weapons research tomorrow, if you so desire. However, the research is live fire and you must take everything seriously. We'll tell you more if you decide to join us tomorrow."
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Certainly" Stripetail nodded. " Are we in a war zone or Something Sora asked. " Yeah Sora, we most likely are" matt said.
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Don't worry "Patomon said. "We've braved dangers before....
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have you braved several thousand highly trained soldiers with cutting edge technology?" Nick asked.. ' such as weapons that can read a dime on the street from 50000 feet?"
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Er.. no. we haven't fought humans" Biyomon said. ' Just other Digimon.
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"I think we're here." Deimos said, looking at the two passages in the wall.
"I wonder if Nick's interested in doing
At this point the 3 Lipizzaner stallions came up the stairs with their backpacks full of supplies.
"So who's going to enter?" Deimos asked.
"We'll say behind and offer logistical support." Hans said. Werner and Franz nodded as well.
"I'll help them." Zachary said.
"I'll stay behind." Strut said.
"Strut, we need a shooter or a few in case the Minotaur is aggressive." Deimos said. "You and Zachary will serve the role of shooters. Ms. Swimmer, you try to engage the Minotaur in talks. Also, the shooters are to stay behind. Keep your weapons ready but in a nonthreatening position. The last thing we need is a confrontation with an angry Minotaur."
Mr. Bigmouth, Dr. Kerzach and Rime came up the stairs. He had his rifle and several magazines on hand.
"Sorry we're late." Mr. Bigmouth said. He used a nearby tablecloth to wipe cream pie filling off his rifle.
"We got attacked by the pie throwers and we spent some time washing up." Dr. Kerzach said.
"You're just in time." Deimos said. "Okay, new plan. Hans, Franz, Werner, Clive you're logistical support. Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Rime, Dirk you're shooters. Myself, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Clive will make engage the Minotaur in talks. Remember, that you are to keep your weapons ready but in a nonthreatening manner."
The group nodded.
"Stripetail, I have organized my group." Deimos said. "I await your orders."
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As soon as the kitchen went dark, Haresh went to the communications crystal.
"Master Chong, any updates since I last spoke to you? How are the Dragonstorm personnel? Are they competent or burdensome? I have nothing to report. Except that a large explosion has taken place in the shooting range." Haresh said.
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"Where are you going to set up the area for weapons research " stripetail asked. "Remembe, also r that captain Milos is coming over fior a meeting with me tommorow, so we can plan a strategy for defending the town.. If yuou have questions for him, please feel free to ask.."
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"We were going to use the shooting range out back." Deimos said. "We can also request permission to use the SPVDF equipment including the IEDs they have hopefully made."
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"I can handle a firing range" Taranis said.
"Little do they know, I plan to enchant the ammo" he thought
Everyone! Taranis plans to enchant the ammo! the narrator said.
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I'm sure we can arrange that" stripetail nodded as they reached the 5th floor..,
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"Taranis, this live fire exercise is a RESEARCH exercise. It is not for entertainment. Okay, so shooting stuff is fun." Deimos said.
"Says the guy who blew a crater in the shooting range." Rime countered, rolling his eyes.
"How else was I supposed to get rid of a pack of diapers that our resident thief stole?!"
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"Why did you take diapers?' Stripetail asked. "They have no value, except for use by infants..unless you collect them.. starting a family Eh Deimos?' Stripetail gave him a knowing smile..
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"Remember how deep my pockets are?" Taranis said. "Well, one of the things I have in them is a bazooka-"
-He has a permit for that
"And I know how to use it!"
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You had better not have a picture of calloway's wive" Nick cracked. "Do you happen to have a trick gun too?
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"I didn't take them, Dr. Kerzach did. He steals everything he sees, even if it's useless. Last time we went salvaging with him along, he stole a broken pencil sharpener. That's why we banned him from accompanying us on salvage operations." Deimos replied. "Of course, I usually just throw out what he takes because it's worthless but this time, I wanted to blow something up and what better thing to blow up than garbage?"
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"Wait, Taranis, you've got a bazooka!? Do you have any other munitions we may use for the live fire research?" Rime asked.
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" Lets enter" Stripetail said opening the secret passageway, revealing the passge which led to the Minotaurs maze. Theeere were three interconnected passageway. Dixie cynder, Tigress and Agumina were in the third one.
" Oh and Kerzacch, next time take something of value , like a painting.. Why go salvaging if you don't bring back valuable items? Ahh, but I correct myself "one man's trash is another man's Treasure and You like finding "diamonds in the rough"
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Nick began moving dowbn the psageway followed by bulk, Skull, Scooby and Hunter. Spyro Lilo, Stitch Nani and Angel followed next.
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The shooters and the negotiators entered the middle tunnel. They had remembered to pack water.
Zachary, Clive, Werner, Franz and Hans stood by the 3 entrances. "If anyone needs anything, we're out here." Hans called out.
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Chong activated his crystal " ah, Haresh! Excellent! hmm.. these soldiers are perfectly competent, they are trained well, and obey orders quickly. Yes they are indeed a formidable force.. so theres not much going on at the hotel.. pity I would have thought the squirell was rallying the residents there to thier towns defense, hmm.. so we still have the elem,ent of surprise then.. well done haresh.. keep a low profile.. and do nothing that atrracts suspecion..
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Haresh nodded and cut communications.
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Paul and Anton were sleeping in their rooms.
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"I've got munitions... and all of the are live!" He pulled them out of his pocket...
"For starters, here some live rounds" he indicated his bullets, which were jumping around and begging not to be fired. "Now now, little guys, you'll all get your turn to be shot...
Well, he DID say they were "live rounds".
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Zachary gaped at Taranis's ammunition. "I don't think that's what Deimos means by live rounds."
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"Oh. Well, I've got dead rounds too." He said, pulling out a mustard jar with bullets in it. "These guys stopped jumping up and down a week ago."
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"Living Bullets"" Joe said " Do they scream when they hit someone?" He asked , half-jokingly
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"They stop screaming when they hit someone" Taranis said... "Because they die... and when people die, they aren't people anymore, but friends."
He's been reading "non campus mentis" again...
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" Thats an.. er. odd way of putting it ' Tarrax said coming into the passageway, along with gabumon, matt, tk, izzy, and shaggy.
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Zachary facepalmed. "I hope you have a weapon that can fire those because those are totally incompatible with our weaponry."
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"I've got my own gun" Taranis said, pulling out a colt .46... so much better than a colt. 45...
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"I wonder what the minotaur will be like this time." Jason said.
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the group made thier way down the passageway, and entered the maze.. ' ok everyway, we have to reach the minotaur before ten, which gives us twenty minutes Taranis be ready when you see the moon letters to tRanslate. " Sara.. be ready as well.."Stripetail said as he wentered the maze..
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Hopefully friendly.. he was okay the last time we met him' Nick said in reply.. as they began ebtering the maze..
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"The trick to navigating a maze... is to not get lost." Taranis said.
That's so blatantly obvious, yet very true...
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So what do you use to mark your path? Like chalk, or string?' Nick asked Taranis.. The maze was, as mentioned before ,quite hot, which didn't help matters..
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"Looks like my markings that Sara enchanted are still here." Brooklyn said.
"The spell should not wear off for a few days. No need to do a long term or permanent one." Sara said.
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Nick looked up, and noticed the green enchanted marks. " So are we going the right way?' he asked..sweat beginning to drip down his face..
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Deimos noticed the marks spray painted by Werner were still on the wall. He took a sip of water. "We're heading the right way."
"Good, the sooner we deal with the Minotaur the sooner I can cool off." Dirk said, wiping sweat off his forehead.
"You guys okay in there?" Zachary's voice came through the headset radio.
"Fine!" Rime replied.
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man, I am roasting in this dress" Mimi said wiping away the sweat with her hat. Gabumon, tento and gomamon all walked close behind her. Tk noticed the sweat was making his tshirt stick to him..
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Sara felt the heat as did the rest of her friends as well. After walking for a while she got an idea. "Maybe those of us who can do so can try putting a spell on those who don't mind. A type of spell where the person won't be bothered by the heat or not as much." Sara said.
"Hmm, it could work. Sounds like a good idea." Jason said after thinking it over for a bit.
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yeah, if you could that, we'd be grateful Genki said.. sweating profusely from the heat..
_ You mean a cooling spell? well the effectiveness of thge spell depends on your surroundings.. ib this heat, it will take a minute ior two to cool down..Stripetail said/
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"Nick, I usually tie a piece of string to the front of the maze... I tried crackers once in another maze... and ended up missing my second son being born... he didn't see me until he was five, I was trapped in there for so long, and my wife was about to marry this other sorceror..."
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so in other words you got hopelesssly lost "Nick replied as they began folowing the markings...
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"I got so lost, even the narrators couldn't help me! They kept shouting contradictory directions!" Taranis replied.
Now whose fault was that?
Not mine!
Well, boldface, you were the one who told Taranis to go up, when the maze had a solid ceiling!
At least I didn't tell him to go "out" when he asked where should he go next...
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"String has good points but some disadvantages, like you can only have so much string." Odysseus said.
"But there is no limit to the number of scratches I can do into walls." Brooklyn said.
"Though spraying them or enchanting them makes the marks easier to see." Sara said.
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We're almost there " Stripetail called out following the green arrows ' he had created a cooling "bubble around him, and both scooby and spyro had activated thier armor, which could protect them from the heat.. tarrax ignored the heat, he was used to hot places. he spread out his wings to shield those behind him frrom some of the heat/
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(OOC - Clive is actually logistical support.)
Dr. Kerzach, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Rime, Dirk and Deimos all took gradual sips of water.
"Stripetail, there's something I want to tell you about after we speak to the Minotaur." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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certainly MR Bigmouth " Stripetail replied as he turned a corner and caught sight of the exit to the maze. ' We're here1' He said exiting the maze. The minotaur was waiting for them in the next room." Good.. you returned, and just in time too " He boomed.
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Sara went with Tarrax, doing what she could to shield the others from the heat with some magic that she knew & could do.
"Not long then?" Guilmon asked.
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'yes' tarrax replied as he turned the corner and smiled as he saw the exit. he gestured and reated a small white orb which hung in the air. 'thisa will help guide this stil behind us ' he said as they exited the maze. ' Stripetail was waiting for them in the next room . "Good, its 8 minutes to ten.. the mioon wioll be hitting the wall in a few minutes..
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"Good. Looks like we got here with enough time to rest a bit." Jason said.
Terry kept his special goggles turned on and used the time to look around at the surroundings to study them while resting a bit. Not that he was tired, but he was thinking why not use the opportunity to rest a bit.
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Scooby, and Spyro followed them out, where it was much cooler.. thats much better' Lilo said as she exited thge maze..
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Moran took out the clue magnifier and started using it to look around.
Jason and his other friends turned at the sound of some others appearing, "Glad you made it in time." Jason said.
"Not long now." Sara said.
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Taranis approached Jason.
"You clearly need to learn how to use the clue magnifier... when it shows a clue, a blue paw-print will inexplicably appear on whatever the clue is. It's happened to me before..."
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Dr. Kerzach and Rime were looking at the walls for clues.
Dirk was nervously looking at his watch.
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were chatting about their experiences in the War of the Beyond.
Strut and Deimos were making idle chatter.
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as the last of the group exited the maze the moonlight hot the wall revealing a series of blue glowing runes on the wall. ' excellent!' Stripetail grinned. "Moran, Taranis, Sara, start translating!"
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Deimos whipped out a notepad and a pen from his armor. "I'm ready to start writing."
Dr. Kerzach, Rime, Dirk, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth and Strut turned their eyes towards the blue glowing runes.
"Okay, this it. We either talk or we fight." Strut muttered.
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"Stand in the Room with 7 beams, and the twin lovers dance will reveal the next clue.." Hmm " Is that the translation, you are getting Sara?" stripetail said after looking over the runes ...
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Deimos wrote down what Stripetail said.
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7 beams? Twin lovers? Isn't there any more? Nick asked as the mInotaur approached them " Have you solved my riddle? He queried..
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"Nick, are you serving as a shooter or a negotiator?" Rime whispered.
"7 beams, twin lovers. Could there be something related to a moonbeam and the interplay of the sun and moon? Or possibly something to do with the sky and the earth?" Mr. Bigmouth asked out loud.
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negotiator'Nick replied softly back.."
"Ah theres more here1 stripetail said runbbing away some dust ' fore the sand runs through the glass, and the path disappears, add the eighth ray..
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great, thats not going to help much.." Matt grumbled..
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Sara nods, "it is." She said looking over the runes.
Moran continued to study the runes with the clue magnifier, "it does seem to be saying that." He said after thinking things over and studding what he saw through the clue magnifier.
Jason nods, "Thanks. I've not had a lot of experience with toon tech. Eddie and Moran here know more then I do." he said.
"I know of a real expert. Met him once or twice." Moran said.
"Always meant to study toon physics, mechanics and magic more. " Jason said.
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' we have found your clue minotaur we do not wish to fight'Nick said. "Nor do I, I wish to be free of this infernal curse' the minotaur replied..
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ere the sand runs though the glass and the path be lost.. we only have a certain anmount of time to find the next clue.. " Stripetail said..
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"there are some myths where the sun and moon are lovers. Including in middle earth." Jason said. "There the elves said part of the moon is black since he got to close to the sun, who he loved who he pursued across the sky and got burned.
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"Does it have to do with the sun and the mooon being in the sky together? Sora asked. Izzy brought out his portable computer anf started typing away..
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"Hmm, perhaps light cast by both the sun and moon when they are in the sky. " Jason said.
"There are times when they are both in the sky together." Velma said.
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"You mean a solar eclipse?" Dr. Kerzach asked. "We'd have to wait a while to see that."
Deimos wrote down the words. "Hmm. The sand bit sounds like an hourglass. We should attempt to see if there is one present in the hotel."
"We need all the data before we can make a decision." Dirk said.
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what about a rainbow, that hasd 7 colors in it? Nani said.. the minotaur smiled inwardly, they were getting close...
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I've got it! Were looking for a moonbow aren't we? stripetail said. The Minotaur bagan to clap his hooved claws toogether. ' well done' as he said this a panel in the floor appeared, and slid back, revealinga plpair of beautiful crystal phials. 'these will hgelp you find your next clue ' he smiled. "Now.. get out of my maze!"
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Deimos had put away the pad and pen and was about to pick up the vials when Dr. Kerzach stopped him. "We don't know what's in them. Let Stripetail handle magical materials."
Deimos nodded. "Okay group, let's roll!"
Dr. Kerzach, Rime, Dirk, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Strut and Deimos headed out the passageway.
"Hey, how were things?" Zachary's voice came over the headset radios.
"Fine." Rime replied. "No need for fighting."
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Stripetail went over and picked up the phials and put them away in his robes ' Ripetail, rhats ra roonrow? Scooby asked., "Yeah I've never head of a moonbow before" Spyro nodded. "A moonbow occurs at night, when light from the moon hits the raindrops from a rain storm, it creates a moonbow. its a rainbow, just that happens at night" stripetail explained.
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Sara and Jason went closer to look at the vials. Jason putting on his sensor glasses to study and scan them if he could. Sara to study them a bit with her magic senses as Moran looked at them with the clue magnifier.
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Stripetail held out the phials for them to study a little more.. "ok' He said, putting them away after they had finished. "Mr. Bigmouth, you had something to talk to me about?'
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"I do indeed. It has something to do with the upcoming invasion. Both Ms. Swimmer and I come from the Great Valley but we have been through a war and I was wondering if there were some way to transport the fighters - both old and newly trained ones - to this hotel as a boost to our forces." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Mr. Bigmouth, those dinosaurs fight with things like stone knives, stone and wood spears, stone axes, slings and clubs. They'll get slaughtered in this time." Ms. Swimmer replied.
"I've seen some of the slingers break a large tree branch in half with one stone. They could easily kill an ordinary Human. And of course, we can probably get the slingers to launch grenades instead of rocks."
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"If they are not use to the technology here and have armor, wither real or magical to protect them, would it be a good idea to bring any here?" jason said.
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Well, there is a way , mr BigMouth " Its called teleportation, where i teleport a certain number of creatures to a certain area. As for them getting slsughtered Ms. Swimmer we need all the forces we can scrape together.. currently all told we have less than 2000 btroops, our enemy is at least several times that number. 'mr Bigmouth how many of these dinos could you persuade to come here>' Stripetail said, giving both of them a curious look. ' i will note though that these are not oridinary humans we'll be fighting, they will be very well trained, with the latest weapons this world offers. they will not hesitate to kill us if given the opportunity.."
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Mr. Bigmouth thought a moment. "The last time there was a war I think at least 400 possibly even more dinosaurs fought. Both bipeds and quadrupeds. Theoretically, I should be able to persuade about half of them to join us."
"Is it possible to keep an open portal in that world so we can use the Great Valley as a field hospital/armory of sorts?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at her strangely. "Where did you learn the term 'field hospital' and 'armory'?"
Ms. Swimmer chuckled. "Come on, you didn't think I'd try and learn this world's words?"
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"hmm, "Jason thought, "If they do we'd have to try to make some armor and weapons for them to use, and train them in it's use." He said.
"Including magic." Sara said.
"Perhaps some toon stuff. Though that hardly seems appropriate in such a situation." Moran said.
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Taranis used a spell to communicate with all of the participants on the quest.
"Hello. This is Taranis. Don't let that echoing voice of mine bother you; it's in your head. You need only to think to respond. Now, who has the runes? If I can see them, I will be able to translate them in full."
Ooooh! Telepathmalatic powers!
Shut up, boldface.
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stripetail gestured and an image of the runes appeared in front of taranis. ' next time though Taranis, don't go into people's minds, they usually don't like it... the mind is a sanctuary.. now lets head out"
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"It was the only way to make quick contact." Taranis said. He read the runes... and found a part that had been missed.
Teleporting to the others, Taranis was ready to journey on. "Stripetail, there's something you ought to know about the runes. The whole thing reads:
"Stand in the Room with 7 beams, and the twin lovers dance will reveal the next clue... Fore the sand runs through the glass, and the path disappears, add the eighth ray... past the prism of glass and the light of the night."
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so that helps us out somemore. We have only a short amount of time to find the next clue' Stripetail said as they exited the secret passage.. but as it is late, we'll begin the search in earnest tommorow...."
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"I'll likley be in my tardis. There's a few things I need to look over and do." Jason said thinking of the items he had found.
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"Yeah. I'm getting sleepy." Dr. Kerzach said.
"Stripetail, I'm not going to be present tomorrow as I will be trying to recruit some extra forces." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Understood Jason.> Would you like me to teleport you back MR Bigmouth?" Stripetail said
_ I'll be with Sara. She and I well' Tarrax grinned a toothy grin. " I'll keep her company..
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Yeah LIlo needs to get to bed.." Nani said as Lilo stifled a yawn. stitch ang angel both looked tired.
'yes we all need our rest" Hunter said. Spyro yawned.. "I should look for Cynder..shes been gone for several hours.."
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Thank you." He then handed his rifle and his bandolier to Deimos. "Now how do I get back once my mission is finished?"
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Stripetail tossd him a small gem " This will allow you to return here.. Just say the place you wish to be at, and it will take you there..be sure to say it clearly..otherwise you may end in another place entirely.. Good Luck.. TELEPORTIUS!" he gestured and MR Bigmouth vanished in a burst of white light.
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Mr. Bigmouth warped back into the Great Valley. He appeared to be near the main lake. It was, oddly enough, night time there as as well. He noticed several torches burning around the lake's shores.
"Mr. Bigmouth!" A voice called.
"Wait, Raptix?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
The speaker was revealed to be a small fast-biter (Velociraptor) with purple blue feathers covering his body. "Yes, where have you been!?" Raptix asked.
"I've been... away." Mr. Bigmouth said. He then yawned. "If you'll excuse me, I've got to go to sleep."
Raptix nodded and scurried off.
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"Given time some folks may be able to make armor for the dinos, including dinotopia." Jason said.
"Need help with the stuff?" Moran asked.
"It will be mainly scanning some items I found, doing a metallurgical & some other things of some things I found then planning out what, if any, repairs are needed." Jason said.
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I'm sure we can make armor for the dinos that join us' Stripetail said..
as the group headed down the stairs it began to breaking up as folks went off to thier rooms. Nani, Angel, Stitch and Lilo went to thier room, followed by Spyro and Hunter. Bu;k and Skull soon went to thier room, followed by BG.
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Rime entered his room where Dr. Zanasiu was already sleeping. Rime quickly took off his armor and washed up.
He then slid into the bed with Dr. Zanasiu and gently snuggled up against him.
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Deimos was busy cleaning his three weapons as well as Mr. Bigmouth's rifle.
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Zachary was busy changing his horseshoes. He pried off the old ones and gently placed them back into their container. He grabbed a new set and some nails as well as a shoeing hammer. He then got to work nailing a new set of horseshoes on.
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Dirk, Al, Kurt and Jose and Clive were already in their rooms and asleep.
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Ms. Swimmer took off her necklaces and got into the bathtub.
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Dr. Kerzach was already asleep.
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Jason and his friends went down the stairs. Jason & Guilmon went out to his tardis and entered it, locking the doors and headed towards his lab to begin to scan the sword he had to find out what it was. Then if there was time the large object in the storage area. He did a spell that removed his need to sleep on himself.
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It was now daytime in the Great Valley and Mr. Bigmouth got up and headed over to the Thundering Falls Lake where Grandpa Longneck was eating breakfast.
"Mr. Longneck, I have a request to make of you and the entire valley." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Well, Mr. Bigmouth I'm glad to see you're back. What happened?" Grandpa Longneck said.
"I got sucked into some sort of hole and found myself in another world."
"Well, there are some aftereffects of the Stone of Cold Fire. Usually, they're temporary. By the way, have you seen Ms. Swimmer?"
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "But in any case, the world which I mentioned is in dire need of help. My allies in that world are currently preparing to face a massive horde of enemies in the thousands and they need help."
Grandpa Longneck narrowed his eyes. "Mr. Bigmouth, I think that this world can handle itself fine. I am not risking the lives of our Valley's dinosaurs for a war in an unknown world."
"Mr. Longneck, thousands will die if we don't help them. The leaders of that world actually sent me here to seek help and they are extremely desperate. Do you want to live with the knowledge that you could have prevented several deaths but you let apathy get in the way."
"Well, I will speak to the Council of Elders and see what they decide. I will let you know next night." Grandpa Longneck said.
Mr. Bigmouth headed over to the Airfield. There he could see several dinosaurs armed with slings, hurling rocks at several distant targets. To his surprise, he could see a few dinosaurs were armed with crude bows.
Mr. Bigmouth went up to one of the archers, a green Swimmer, and tapped her on shoulder. "Pardon me, but I couldn't notice that you had a new weapon."
The Swimmer lowered her bow. "Yes, this is a new weapon. It was developed after The War of the Beyond. We call it a bow."
"Thank you. Who do I see to have one made for me?"
"Raptix and Pterano."
Mr. Bigmouth left the target range. As he did so, the archers released a volley of stone tipped arrows towards the targets in the distance.
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Jason took a small temporal beacon and put it outside the tardis on the ground and then had the tardis go into the time vortex. That way if time got away from him, he could still appear the next morning.
He goes to his lab and starts to examine and scan the sword. While it is going on he retrieves his cellphone from near the large object in a storage room and has a robot scanner start to scan the object as he goes back to where the sword is.
Guilmon, after a while, curled up on the floor and went to take a nap, Jason putting a blanket over him and a pillow under his head.
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Scooby and Shaggy headed off to thier room. Upon entering, they noticed Robbie waiting for them. " Evening Master Shaggy, and Scooby" Robbie said politely.. I trust your day went we;;"
_ yeah" Shaggy yawned.. "If you see Dixie let us know?"
_ Ogf course' Robbie replied earnestly..
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Jason continues scanning the sword while the robot scanner continues to scan the large object. He then looks over the results of the scan of the sword.
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Venus managed to fall asleep, anbd the Ghost Vanisged.
Tarrax snuggled into bed beside Sara, and he relaxed in her company..
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Sara put her arms around Tarrax, snuggling with him in return and nuzzling with him, licking the tip of his nose with the tip of her tongue.
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"How do you feel about me dear? Has your experience with me opened your eyes to what you are as a female dragon? we are dragons desire our mates and lovers.. these are bonds that are forged over time, through intimacy, childrearing and raising. With you, i look for companionship.. but if you wish to have a child or children down the line, i will not be averse to having my eleventh child, and other children' Tarrax said to her.
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Sara caressed Tarrax as he spoke. She smiled as she brought her hands up along hs back to caress his lower jaw. "I do care for you and you are an attentive and loving perspective mate and I think our relationship will deepen over time." She said smiling. "As for what it means to be a female dragon, I was taught some of it by my parents, but as they said it is something to be taught and something else entirely to experience it." She licked the end of his muzzle/snout. "As for kids, plenty of time for that since neither of us age." Sara said.
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That's it... keep nuzzling... then you can go on to...
BOLDFACE!
AHH! Underlined! What are you doing here?!
Are you taking dirty pictures of other characters again?!
No, I was just... just.... LOOKI A DISTRACTION!
Where?!
Sucker! And boldface ran off...
Meanwhile...
Taranis had returned to his room. He didn't want to sleep alone, so he called for his spouse...
"SUMMON WIFE!"
She summoned him too, at exactly the same time, folks. The result was that the two of them switched places, and when they tried it again, they switched back.
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Deimos, who was ready to go to sleep heard Taranis's incantation. He got out of his room and pounded on Taranis's door.
"Taranis, it is very late. Please don't shout." Deimos said, yawning.
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Stripetail Returned to his room on the third floor, and soon, the rest of the group, with the exception of tiger, Tigeress, Agumon, agumina, Cynder and Dixie.
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Stripetail paused.. "tommorow will be an eventful day..." He said to himself..
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Mr. Bigmouth found Pterano and Strut. They were in his old grove and they were in the process of making some weapons.
"Well Mr. Bigmouth, it is a pleasure to meet you. Where have you been for so long?" Pterano said. He was using some kind of plant sap to glue a stone arrowhead onto a shaft. A pile of completed arrows lay at his feet.
"I was away. Now I need a bow." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Well, let me...finish...this one first!" Strut grunted as he was attempting to string a rather large bow.
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A shrill-sounding woman's voice responded from Taranis's room!
"I'm not shouting! My stupid husband tried to summon me at the same time I summoned him! I don't know who you are or where I am, but I'm getting out of here. SUMMON HUSBAND!" And they switched places again...
We already said that in the last post...
Shut up, boldface...
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Jason finished looking at the readouts of the various scans he did of the sword. "interesting." He said to himself and put it back into a pocket of his coat. He then went to look at the preliminary readouts of the scan of the large object he had found, finding that interesting also.
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Dr. Kerzach who was awoken by the sound of shouting grabbed his switchblade and headed out to the hallway. He found the room where the shouting was coming from, which happened to be Taranis's room.
"What ever you are doing in that room is not our business but please keep the volume down. Beings are trying to sleep!" Dr. Kerzach said.
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Oh, I'm not a being... bold face said menacingly...
"Quiet down, boldface, or I'll have to sic my "summon narrator-killer" spell on you." Taranis told the disembodied voice. "Even I think we should quiet down for now..."
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"Thank you." Deimos said. He along with Dr. Kerzach returned to their rooms to sleep.
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Odysseus, Brooklyn, Moran with Velma slept together in 1 room since after discussing it they agreed it was safer. Odysseus put in the 19th century security device into the part of the door while Moran took out a small device from a future era of another universe and activated it so it then floated in the room and they went to sleep.
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veemon snuggled in next to Velma as he went to sleep..
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Tarrax smiled at Sara's words "well said. " He smiled, and leaning forward, kissed her on the lips.
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"Perhaps we're getting worked up over nothing. Surely they’re not, you know, that way. They have us. What more can they want?” Agumon asked with a quiet chuckle.
“Apparently, they want each other. You’re a bit slow, huh?” Tiger responded.
Agumon sighed. “What I’m trying to say is, maybe they’re just close, not, well, close close.”
“Close close?”
“You know what I mean. Like, they aren’t any closer than just close.” At Tiger’s blank look, he added. “As in they’re just friends! Goodness, how can you ask if I’m a bit- never mind. Have you found their scent?”
“I have.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“And are we getting closer to it?”
“We couldn’t be any closer.”
“Oh! So they’re nearby?”
“Couldn’t tell ya. Apparently, they do a lot of traveling in here.”
“Meaning…?”
“Meaning that their scent is freaking everywhere, darn it! By the time we find where they are as we speak now, they will already be somewhere else,” Tiger growled in a very irritated voice.
“I see,” Agumon replied. “Maybe we can just try the rooms? And split up?”
“Are you asking me or are you telling me?” Tiger asked.
“You’re right. This situation needs leadership or it won’t work. (Not that I’m saying that there really is a situation.) Alright then! I am telling what needs to be done. Let’s go!”
“Hey Agumon.”
“Yes?”
“Come here. Closer. Closer. There we go.” When Agumon was standing right in front of Tiger, he said, ëLet me tell you a little a secret.”
Agumon lowered his ear to Tiger’s mouth.
“The next time you get the bright idea that I am here to be ordered around,” Tiger whispered, “IGNORE IT!” he finished with enough force t send Agumon flying back into a wall.
Slowly getting to his feet, he answered, “Don’t worry. The pain in my back won’t let me forget that.”
“Good.”
They both continued walking down a random hall, hoping that they’ll get lucky and run into the girls.
“What do you suggest we do?” Agumon asked.
“Go to sleep,” he answered.
“I beg your-”
“It’s very late. If the girls are doing something- odd- we’d best wait until more others are up and around.”
“Why is that?”
“So we blend in, moron! Two guys sneaking around at this hour will arouse suspicions. If they know we are looking for them and they’re doing something in secret, they will take measures to make it even harder to find them the next time they go off. With others roaming about, we will appear as just that- roaming around. We can’t risk continuing the search when it may take a long time to find them since we would be seen as walking around suspiciously. Now, go to back to your room, and I’ll do the same. Act as if you suspect nothing, and just say you were hanging around me, and I will say the same if asked. Tomorrow, we will tail them- and find out just what they’ve been up to.”
Agumon did not argue, as he found that very logical, and with that, they began heading back to their own quarters.
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Meanwhile in the secret passage it was Tigress' turn. "Well .. the truth is.. I'm not sure how I feet about Agumina. I don't mind kissing her now and then.. but shes convinced that shes in love with me.. and I have a relationship with Tiger I've worked very hard to build..' She began. 'I'm glad you girls have gone though this too, that helps but at the same time, neither of your partners was as thick-headed, closeminded, and self-absorbed as Tiger is!" Tigress said her voice rising with every insult.. 'He's never allow a relationship between us Agumina, you have to accept that.. why is why.. it can't work out.."
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What if we were to help? Dixie replied. "No, No " tigress said her paws raised in front of her.. 'I couldn't bear to have him know that you are in a relationship with cynder..
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he makes any insulting comment, I'll slap his mouth so hard he won't be able to eat for the rest of the day' Dixie said coldly. 'Besides its not my relationship he'll be concerned about, but yours.. you can't hide this from him Tigress not the way you are carrying on.. running off all the time..
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Er.. Dixie.. we did the exact same thing.. it was only two months ago remember" Cynder interjected
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Oh.. right.." Dixie smiled. "I believe you two can work it out Tigress.. and we stand beside you.. in fact.. we are going to give you a symbol of our support..
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A kiss right? Tigress asked.. "wait.. Am I supposed to kiss them? Cynder asked. "To start, you'll kiss Agumina for a minute or two. I'll go off aways and kiss Tigress. Then after a minute we switch. I'll kiss Agumina, and You'll kiss Tigress. that will go for another minute, then I'll kiss you, and Tigress and Agumina will kiss. after that.. we'll make some small talk and then head out..' Dixie explained..
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Hold On there Dixie1 We can't have them experimenting on us! Do you remember what happened when we experimented on each other? We both found out we liked it. do you really think if you let Tigeress and Agumina kiss you, that one of them won't become attracted to you? Girls, a kiss can be a very personal symbol of affection. but it should only be shared with someone who can return that same affection. dixie and i can do this, our boys are fine with our relationship. there is no way, that Tiger will ever tolerate having Tigeress in a open relationship with another girl, whether its Agumina dixie or me. Without his assent, no relationship between the two of you is possible.You must accept Agumina that you cannot have a relationship with Tigeress any deeper than being friends..
Agumina hung her head and began to cry. Tigeress came over to Cynder and whispered in her ear " thank you I've been trying to get her to see that for some time. but shes convinced shes in love with me..
I'm Sorry Cynder said to Agumina.
a kiss won't hurt cynder, dixie said firmly i'll start with tigress and you start with Agumina.. cynder frowned then sighed ' alright fine, a couple kisses but thats it.."
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Tigress got up and walked with Dixie further into the passage way and they turned a corner.
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Pterano had finished his bow and was in the process of making one for Mr. Bigmouth.
Mr. Bigmouth was in the process of making his own arrows.
"So, what's talk about a war in another world?" Raptix asked.
"Exactly what it sounds like." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
"But why would they ask us to help them?"
"Beats me but having been to that world, they are seeking help from every possible place."
"But if the opposing force is so great, how can we help?" Raptix asked.
Mr. Bigmouth cleared his throat. "Our weapons are just as lethal as theirs. And my allies are in dire need of weapons."
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Tigeress stared at Dixie as they pausee in the hallway. "Alright, tigress I'll kiss you on the lips for a few minutes. Cynder and Agumina are going the same thing. After we finish, we'll switch, I'll kiss Agumina and you'll kiss Cynder, after that you give Agumina a kiss and i'll kiss Cynder. then we;''ll wrap upthe meeting." Tigress smiled warmly "Alright ' Dixie leaned in and kissed Tigress on the lips. tigress settled inquickly and put her claws around dixie;s neck. Tigress put her tongue into Dixies mouthwith a few seconds and girls bathed their tongues together as the kiss continued. After 3 minutes, Dixie broke away and the two headed back.
Agumina leaned and pressed her lips to Cynders, for a few seconds Agumina felt Cynder get used to the kiss then the dragoness pushed her tongue into Aguminas mouth. Agumina responded and rubbed her tongue against Cynders. after 3 minutes Cynder broke away. " not bad..' cynder admitted as she saw Tigeress and Dixie came back. "Npw for round 2. Cynder now you kiss tigress and I'll kiss Agumina, # minutes, as thats how long we went last tiime." ' alright ' Cynder said.
Cynder looked at tigress briefly as dixie led agumina away. dixie kissed agumina on the lips for 3 minutes and tigress and Cynder did the same, Cynder warning tigress against Frenching before she was ready.. Tigeress and Cynder did french kiss for the last minute. finally the girls paired off again with Dixie kissing Cynder and Tigress kissing Agumina, this time the kisses were for fifteen seconds.
The girls chatted for a few minutes before Dixie spoke up." Ok we should wrap this up as I know Cynder has salvaging to do.. ' Dixie then looked at her ring "10:47?
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so much for getting back there.. They're already back to the hotel and in bed by now" Cynder said a note of disappointment in her voice. "Meeting Adjourned, then. " Cynder said, and the four girls headed out of the secret passage Dixie opened the secret entrance and then closed it after them.. As they headed down the staircase, and turned down the stairs towards the 4th floor.
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“Hey uh, Tiger?” Agumon whispered.
“Yeah, what?” he asked.
“About the girls…”
Tiger let out a sigh of frustration. “It’s late; I’m tired. We have a plan to find them tomorrow, so don’t worry about them for now and let me be.”
“That’s what I’m whispering about,” Agumon said in return. “It seems your plan, though a very good one in fact, is no longer necessary.”
“Come again?” came a reply with no small hint of agitation.
“We don’t need to worry about them at all anymore- there they are. I even saw what door they came from.”
Tiger turned around, as his back had been turned to the Digimon for the duration of the conversation.
“Perfect! Now we can just ask them what they’ve been up- wah!?” Agumon was interrupted as he was hoisted up by the data of his neck and pulled back into a side hall. He was pressed down, and Tiger hunched over beside him.
“Sh,” he ordered.
“We really wish to thank you two for your hospitality,” Tigress told the dog and dragoness politely. “I for one had a good time.”
“Same here. Those kisses were really enjoyable,” Agumina added.
The boys glanced at each other.
“However, I think I enjoy the taste of caramel corn better,” Tigress said with a laugh. “Shall we meet again? Say, tomorrow, same place, same time?”
The others agreed to that.
“Alright, bye bye!” Tigress called, and all four of them waved to each other as they began to return to their sleeping quarters.
Tiger’s body was shaking. When all the girls vanished from sight, he finally exploded. “DID YOU HEAR THAT!? TIGRESS WAS KISSING THOSE GIRLS!”
“Now, now, it may not be as bad as you think,” Agumon replied coolly.
“How can you be so calm!?” Tiger demanded.
“It’s likely that they didn’t kiss at all.”
“But you just heard them say-”
“-that they enjoyed kisses. Combined with the fact that kisses are a type of candy and Tigress mentioning she liked caramel corn better makes it seem to me that they just had some sort of candy spree, that’s all.”
“But you can’t be certain of that.”
“Oh, I know.” Agumon sighed. “It’s too bad we don’t know where and when they’ll be meeting again…”
Tiger was silent, but only momentarily.
“Good plan or not, you still can’t determine what I do,” Tiger finally said.
“Oh, I wouldn’t dream of it,” Agumon replied, knowing that he just did. “Good night!”
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Both agumon and Tiger quick returned to thier rooms. dixie entered her room, and stirred robbie , who let out a low whistle, which awoke scooby
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Good evening Cousin" Dixie said softly as she climbed into bed next to him.." rhere rere rou? re've reen raiting ror rours" scooby said yawning, as she snuggled up next to him.. "I'm sorry I had a meeting with the girls, which ran long.. 'Rok.' Scooby said. "Remember both you and Spyro have to wear my dresses all day tommorow' Dixie grinned ' roodie' scooby muttered, as they fell asleeep.
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tiger stormed into his room. "What were you DOING with those girls.. ' i overheard you talking about kisses!"
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Its CANDY, goofball.. " tigress replied, a bit cooly.. "they got lots of candy from a shopping spree..and I promised to return the favor tommorow"
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Hety.. guys' Genki muttered from his bed.. "You guys need to keep it down I'm trying to sleep..
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Agumina, was just in her room, when Agumon Came in Behind her.. "Hi.. Agumon' She said before giving him, a huge hug.. "Sorry If I worried you..
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What were you doing with the other girls? tiger and I overheard.. Agumon began before she cut him off
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Dixie and Cynder gave us lots of candy to try.. including these tasty chocolate things called 'kisses'.. what do you think we were doing" Agumina said bubbily..
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Er.. nevermind.." Agumon shok his head "It was a girls only thing.. Dixie didn't want Scooby eating all the candy.. he loves the stuff.. so we had to hide it away from him..
_ Ok.. but next time , tell me in advance so I'm not worried.' Agumon said. "Alright I promise.."Agumina said as she and Agumon climbed into bed. " goodnight" Agumon said to her. 'Goodnight" Agumina leaned forward and kissed him on the side of his snout. Agumon blushed slightly, and soon feel asleep with Agumina beside him
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Cynder entered the room and Climbed into bed next to Spyro, who storred as the door. "Sorrry I missed most of the salvage.. the meeting with Dixie ran long.. how much did we make?
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Our share was about 27000, so between me you and hunter, we got about 9000 each.. i have the money in my wrist compartment" Spyro yawned.. Cynder leaned in and gave him a peck on the cheek " wow.. you guys did a good job.."
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We found another clue too.. " Spyro yawned, showing his teeth.
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Great.. oh and you have to wear one of Dixie's dresses tommorow.. " Cynder smirked as her lover groaned.. " Cynder! I was hoping you'd forget.."
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hey you guys lost.. remember had you won, you guys would have had Dixie and I make out..." "You like doing that anyway.. so thats not much of a punishment" Spyro grinned..as cynder poked him in the side.."Oww.."
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Good Night, Spyro.." Cynder yawned as she settled in next to him. "Good Night Cynder.. I love you" Spyro said, as he settled into sleep.. "and I you" Cynder whispered as the pair drifted off to sleep.
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The hours passed quickly, Stripetail was among the first to awaken. he climbed out of bed at around six, and stretched a little.. "Time to head down to breakfast, he said picking up. his staff, and heading out the door into the hallway..
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Jason looked over the readouts of the scans of the sword. "So that is what this is." He said, using his dragon pearl to do a cleaning spell on the sword since he was thinking of other things and then put it back into a coat pocket.
he then went to the readout of the large object and from the readout he could see what it was as well as the damage it had taken and the types of repair it would need. "Hmm, I have some of the stuff here, but some I'll have to buy elsewhere. Guess I'll have to go shopping for a few things before I appear at the hotel in the morning." Jason said. He then had the tardis go to a few different places so he could buy some stuff, some to repair what he had found, and some other stuff, food, entertainment stuff to put in his tardis.
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Sara returned Tarrax's kiss, her arms around him.
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tarrax soon feel asleep, sara on his arms.. tarrax by now was comfortable wit sara in his bed... he was getting used to having her with him..and once he had mated with her two more times, she would be his.. forever..
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Zachary was the next to awaken. He quickly changed clothes and exited his room to get breakfast.
Dr. Kerzach awoke to get breakfast as well.
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Pterano had finished Mr. Bigmouth's bow and Mr. Bigmouth finished his set of arrows.
Raptix in the meantime was working on some poisons.
Mr. Bigmouth then nocked an arrow and fired at a nearby tree, the arrow flew wide. "Hmm. guess I need practice."
"Well, thank you!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
"No problem." Pterano replied.
Mr. Bigmouth then headed off to the airfield.
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Scooby stirred from his bed and Stretched. Dixie was asleep beside him, her eyes fluttered, and she yawned. "rorning Rixie" he said softly as her eyes opened. "Morning.. the dresses you'll be wearing are on that chair, spyro gets the purple one.. " Scooby's dress was was of a gold color.. "Ro RE rave ro rear riprick? He asked and he slowly began putting it on.." "you don't have to, if you don't want to.. I have some makeup in the bathroom, eyeliner and blush.. put that on, and bring it over to Spyro, for him to use.." Dixie said as Scooby finished putting on the dress. Dixie burst out laughing as she saw him.. "oh my gawd.. that bet was SO worth it " She said, tears of laughter running down her snout.. Scooby made a sour face. " Ri rave ro rear rhis RALL RAY?" He grumbled "Yes scooby, and I'm going to take several pictures of you and Spyro "dressed up" for the scrapbook, so we can look back and laugh on this when we're older.." Dixie said.."Reat..' Scooby grumbled as he walked inti the bathroom/
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Scooby applied the eyeliner and blush and carried the purple dress on his left arm, the eyeliner and blush were in his right paw' Dixie changewd into a fresh dress, and accompanied him outside.
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cynder awoke at the knock on thier room door. " Er... Coming, she said sleepily.. As she opened the door.. she beheld Dixie.. and then she saw Scooby wearing his dress. "IS that..' She started before bursting into laughter " Spyro's going to look like that.. ha ha ha! " Her laughs woke up Spyro and Hunter. " What's so funny? Spyro asked stirring from the bed. " Yes I was trying to sleep" Hunter began bbefore he saw Dixie and Scooby. "Good morning ladies..' He said gallantly..
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Only one of us is a lady' Dixie smirked. "Is that.. SCOOBY?' Spyro asked turning pale.. "Yes.. You'll be wearing a purple dress, the dress doesn't allow you to sread your wings, you'll have to keep them at your side or folded on your back..
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How long do I have to wear this..? Spyro asked. "You have to WEAR that, Spyro? Hunter said. "Yes, they lost a bet" Cynder grinned. 'A Bet? This is indeed a strange strange world" hunter replied, shrugging..
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Spyro went into the bathroom, taking the dress from scooby, and dixie followed to help him get the dress on. Scooby came in and placed the eyeliner and blush on the back of the toilet, and stood by waiting. Spyro tucked in his wings, and dixie helped him slide into the dress. once that was finished she applied the eyeliner and blush to his face. Dixie suppressed the urge to laugh when she saw Spyro's face.. "You.. look great" she said with mirth.. Others dragons..
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PLease.. don't go there.. Its bad enough I have to wear this dress all day.. I don't want to be constantly reminded of it.." Spyro said sharply.."Or made fun of.."
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Fair enough" Dixie replied.. "You're finished.. so lets bring you and Scooby down stairs.."
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Spyro grumbled but said nothing..
TheFive of them soon exirted the room and headed downstairs for breakfast..
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Jason finished his shopping on different worlds in different universes for the variety of stuff & picking up a few things that did not require purchase but could only be gotten from certain places. Once back in his tardis he went to his lab and began making some Miraclo tablets for his various friends including 1 or 2 he planned on picking up, since they may have need of them during the battle and maybe before if there were any early attacks. They had to be concocted for each individual's unique biochemistry which required a dna scan or sample, which he had of his friends. & for most only 1 tablet a day was safe, requiring the rest of the day for the waste toxins to be safely removed from the system. He and Moran had helped Rex Tyler, who invented the first sample of miraclo and used it during the early days of his career as the first Hourman, to come up with a safer version of his formula. & making a few other things as well.
Once those were done he went to pick up a few friends before going to the hotel & arriving the next morning. Guilmon spending part of the time with him and part, besides eating, playing video games in the special room made for that.
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Agumo was nexto wake up.. " Come on Tai" Time ti get up.." He said shaking his friend awake, "Agumon.. I'm trying to sleep.. did Agumina come in last night? ' Tai mumbled
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"Yes, she was having a candy party with a couple other girls.." Agumon said as Tai got out of bed, as he did agumina awoke..
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Taranis walked down stairs, still looking tired....
"No magic for now, narrators... still have hangover... head hurts... dark good... light bad..."
In retrospect, we shouldn't have dared him to that drinking contest.
At least we know that I can hold my liquor... unlike boldface...
I "HIC" LOVE YOU GUYSSS....
At least we know he's a happy drunk...
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Jason and Guilmon were the first ones out of his Tardis.
Velma and the others awoke 1 by one within a few minutes of each other.
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Deimos, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu and Ms. Swimmer were among the last to awaken. They headed down the stairs to eat breakfast.
Ms. Swimmer was wearing the emerald necklace that she had bought a while ago. She also had her twin sticks across her back.
Rime, Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu were wearing their armor but not their helmets. Their weapons were also with them.
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Mr. Bigmouth had fired off almost all his arrows and he had hit the target only a few times. One of the dinosaurs next to him fired off his volley of arrows and nearly all of the struck their target.
"You'll get there Mr. Bigmouth." the Fast-Runner archer said.
Suddenly, a Runner messenger went up to the group. "Mr. Bigmouth, there's a meeting at the Thundering Falls Lake."
Mr. Bigmouth picked up his bow and headed off to the Thundering Falls Lake. The other dinosaurs followed him.
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genki tiger and tigress reached the Dining room..
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Genki noticed Scooby " Hey Dixie how are you Doing today "Ri'm Rot Rixie" Scooby said sourly..
_ WHY are you wearing a dress?'' Tiger asked shortly, as Tigress and Genki both started laughing.." Ryro rand Ri rost ra ret" Scooby replied... "Row ro raway Riger.. rease.."
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Stripetail notivcced Spyro wearing the Purple dress ' Ah, Spyro.. I see Dixie and Cynder made you pay up.." Spuyro looked at him, and Nani and Lilo came in, noticed him and Scooby, and started laughing.."Yes.. and this is embarassing Stripetail.. I can't even move my wings in this dress.."
_ "Well, you would have embarrassed them , had you won, Spyro.." Stripetail relied inviting him to sit down at his table..
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Taranis walked downstairs... and saw scooby and spyro wearing dresses....
"I must still be drunk... that dog and that dragon are wearing dresses... either that, or they lost a bet to the girls, which always seems to happen in these sort of RPs... I'm still drunk... can see past the fourth wall, and am commenting on the nature of role-playing stereotypes again..." Taranis blubbered to himself...'
That whole "I must be drunk" monologue is what he MEANT to say... it came out sounding like this...
"Drunk... dog... and dragon in dresses... like... uh YEAH! Bet to girls! RP drunk! 4th wall! Terotype! Wait... there's the 4th wall... I'll just walk into, AHHH!!"
And with that, he walked into the table...
It's all in delivery, folks... it needs to be spoken and acted out, not written...
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Stripetail shook his head as Taranis crashed into the table, knocking it over and falling over it..
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had too much to drink last night Taranis?" Stripetail asked.. "Drink some water... pull up a chair and I'll have someone bring you some water..'
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Mikey steps out from the tardis wearing his Turtle Titan outfit, except he has no cape thinking it over and thinking how easy capes could be a hindrance. He was wearing also the goggles that let him see in total darkness Jason had gotten him from Korodos, enchanted so they'd never need power.
"Neat goggles, thanks again." Mikey said looking around.
"I figured if you are sometimes the Turtle Titan and having stealth, being able to see in even magical total darkness may be handy." Jason said.
"Goggles look neat." Guilmon said.
"Master Splinter said we ninja turtles were never to reveal ourselves," Mikey said, "But he never said Turtle Titan couldn't." Mikey said.
"Yes and you've gotten some notoriety too. But shall we go inside?" Jason said waving towards the hotel.
(ooc: for a rough idea of what his costume looks like I found a screen shot on a page. http://tmnt.wikia.com/wiki/File:17.jpg (http://tmnt.wikia.com/wiki/File:17.jpg) Though as mentioned he has no cape unlike in the screen shot.)
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Rapheal, Donatello and Leonardo poked thier heads out of a sewer grate.. ''where 's Venus?"Dontaello grumbled as they climbed out. "We saw her heading this way, then lost her..
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Jason, Guilmon and Turtle Titan walked towards the hotel. A short walk since Jason had left his tardis, again with the exterior looking like a car, in the hotel parking lot.
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Briggins stood at his usual post ' Welcome Jason " I see you brought in some news guests. please sign in. at the guest book" He said..
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Mikey went and signed in as Turtle Titan. "I hear there are some nasty dudes around here." He said.
Jason nodded. "He said he didn't mind helping a bit and being in a new location would be nice also."
"Sort of a working vacation. How radical and cool could that be." Mikey said.
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Well, we had a female turtle sign in yesterday.. her name is venus;' BRiggins said "Do you know her? She did mention that four other turtles mnmihght be joing her shortly.."
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Mr. Bigmouth
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The NUMA group and the Lipizzaner stallions said nothing as they walked down the stairs.
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Dr. Kerzach chuckled as he saw Spyro in a dress.
Deimos couldn't help but suppress a smile at the same.
Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu and Rime were laughing at the sight of Spyro and Scooby in dresses.
"Hey Spyro, I've got a spare necklace I can loan you." Ms. Swimmer said.
That caused Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu and Rime to laugh even harder.
The entire Pelvanida group and Ms. Swimmer was in the lobby heading into the dining room.
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Mr. Bigmouth was at the Thundering Falls Lake, as was the entire population of the Valley. He was facing the crowd as was Grandpa and Grandma Longneck.
Grandpa Longneck cleared his throat. "As you all know last night, Mr. Bigmouth came from an unknown world which seeks our assistance. Now, I feel that we should help them, as that is the right thing to do and in return they may decide to help us when we need it. Now, remember you can join this squad of your own free will; I cannot force anyone to join. Now who wishes to join?"
Roughly half the dinosaurs present raised their hands or did something else that was equivalent.
"I warn you that this expedition will be incredibly dangerous. You will be facing enemies armed with weapons that you cannot imagine. I still need to know, are you willing to face the threat of death?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"I am willing to fight! We have all fought in a war before. This is no different." A Clubtail in the crowd shouted.
"Thank you."
"When will we required?" Grandpa Longneck asked.
"I will return when your assistance is required." Mr. Bigmouth said.
He then picked up his bow and a set of fresh arrows, draped a vine sling over his shoulders, strapped the stone knife and ax to himself and picked up the spear. With his free hand he pulled out the teleport gem from a leaf pouch.
"Inglorious Hotel!" Mr. Bigmouth roared. Soon, he and his weapons vanished in brilliant flash of white light.
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Mr. Bigmouth soon reappeared in the hotel lobby with all his weapons. He placed them by a nearby table.
"Stripetail, roughly half the Valley has decided to join in. That's about 250 dinosaurs." Mr. Bigmouth said. "Also, on the table are the weapons of the dinosaurs."
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Excellent!" Striperttail replied, as Scooby sat down at his table..."Well done Mr. Bigmouth, well done! so they are willing to help,.. this will not be forgotten by me,, if they are ever in trouble, i will help them.. now please have a seat..
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Mr. Bigmouth sat down at the table. "The only problem is the weapons of the dinosaurs, are they actually effective?"
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Stripetail over and picked yup a couple stone arrows. "Fired with enough velocity, these stones can be lethal.. they can be effective, but there are limitations on that effectiveness. for example there is small range where this can be effective..our enemires will be wearing the most modern military armor,the way to cicumvent that is to go for the head, which will be less protected.."
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Turtle Titan nodded, "She sounds like a friend of a friend or acquaintance of mine of mine." He said thinking if he should switch to his real Mikey identity at some point, or remain Turtle Titan.
"Then we can look up our friends." Jason said, thinking he had a few things to give to them. & some other things also."
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"Stripetail, there is another weapon we use but I do not have it here. It is a blowgun or as we call it "the hollow reed". The darts that we use with them are almost always poisoned. In addition, we can probably poison these arrows. And for the liver firing exercises, I'll probably bring the bow and arrows." Mr. Bigmouth said.
Deimos examined Mr. Bigmouth's new weapons. "Well, it looks like the Great Valley has been doing some weapons development." He looked at the arrows. "Obsidian tipped arrows. Deadly against unarmored targets and will slice through soft body armor but useless against against hard body armor, like the ones that our opponents will be using."
"We'll use them to kill the mages." Mr. Bigmouth said. He then sighed. "If there was only some way to add explosive heads to these arrows."
Deimos shook his head. "An explosive charge powerful enough to kill would probably cut down the arrow's range even more and we can't risk our archers blowing themselves up. However, I am fairly certain that wrapping the shaft just behind the arrowhead with oilplant leaves then setting the leaves on fire might be effective."
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Blowguns? Interesting.. one way of creating explosives is to add magic' he said looking at the weapons.."You can show these to Captain Milos when he comes here this afternoon.. He will be happy to know that we have allies.."
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"I have a type of force field generator. Built it and had a friend of mine, Brainiac 5 Modify it for me, It is based on a force field generator used for various things. Thought it may help protect the hotel during the battle." Jason said.
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Excellent" Briggins smiled as he went into the dining room. " Good morning everyone.. tthis mornings breakfast iteam are sausage bisciuits with eggs and hashbrowns.. help yourself.."
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"Sounds good." Jason said.
"Yummy." Guilmon said.
"Indeed it does." Odysseus said as he came down the stairs with his friends who shared the room with him not far behind.
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Zachary, the Lippizaners, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and Mr. Bigmouth grabbed biscuits and hashbrowns. Dirk, Al, Clive, Kurt and Jose all grabbed eggs and hashbrowns. Dr. Zanasiu grabbed biscuits and eggs. Deimos and Rime grabbed sausages.
"Well, I'm glad Mr. Bigmouth's back." Rime said.
"Yeah, same here. Now, the only problem is that we need to get them armor that will protect them and not inhibit their movement to an extensive degree. Even the quadrupeds." Deimos said.
"Or we can simply let them do hit and run techniques. Give the Fast-Runners bows and enchanted explosive arrows and they'll be quite deadly." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
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armor would be asking too much" Nick said as he helped himself to food.. and listening in on the covesation.. ' better to let them use thier speed for quick attacks.. dinosaurs could run faster than humans..at least the books i've read on the subject have said so..
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stitch and angel piled on the food.. 'so whats the plan? Stitch asked.
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"Maybe some bits of armor, like over some of the fast biter's claws and teeth. A long neck's tail, three horn's horns, ect. Something like brass knuckles for a human. And edged weapons whose edges are only 1 molecule wide." Jason said, knowing some dino terms from a friend of his, Hoopie a yellowbelly & other dinos also.
"Yes, imagine claw, teeth, horn coverings that come to a point only a molecule in size." Moran said.
"Also swords, arrow points." Odysseus said.
"Sounds radical to me. Cool." Turtle Titan said.
"Good weapons."
"And enchanted also. All sorts of nasty things one can put onto weapons." Jason said.
"Like wounds that don't heal. Makes the one attacked attack their fellows. Sucks out life force from those attacked to heal the one wielding the weapon, for some ideas." Odysseus said, having seen many types of enchanted weapons over his life.
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"You do realize that only the aptly named Runners and Fast-Runners are actually very fast, do you?" Deimos asked, eating a sausage.
"We can equip them with very light armor and use them like light cavalry units. As I previously said before, the perfect weapons for them would be the enchanted explosive arrows." Mr. Bigmouth said. "Also, having the slingers launch actual grenades would be dangerous as they don't know how to handle them. However, enchanting the rocks to act like grenades may work."
"If these dinosaurs will consent, we may be able to mount things like cannon or rocket batteries on them." Rime added.
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Excellent ideas Oddyseus.. i especialkly like the forcing the enemies against each other spell,, i've used it i n battle before ' Stripetail said.n' Trouble is it requires constant concentration, otherwise it doesn't last all that long.. another one is creating solid dup;icates of ourselves.."
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Um Stripetail how many dinosaurs are we talking about here/ Dixie asked..
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Good question Dixie.. I don't know the exacvt number.. how many would you say mR Bigmouth?' He asked giving him a glance. "the more the better of course..'
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Agumon and Agumina came in from stairs. 'hello Dixie" Agumon said"Ri'm rot Rixie" Scooby said in reply.. Agumina burst out laughing "WHY are you wearing a dress Scooby?' Agumon gasped.. "Re rost ra ret" came the irlkked bet.. as he said this the other Digidestined came in..
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"Maybe something that can be shot into the midst of a group of enemies to make then go berserk and attack each other." Jason said.
"Exploding rocks and enhanced things they are use to make sense since they would not need much more training." Odysseus said.
"Maybe some enhanced speed and invisibility. I like the vampiric weapon enchantment." Moran said.
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"About 250." Mr. Bigmouth replied. "Possibly more."
Deimos listened to the spells suggested by Odysseus. "I think simple combat related spells like enchanting objects to act like explosives are the best."
Rime thought a moment. "The melee weapons like the axes, spears and knives may not be effective unless we have to do close quarters battles and that is something that should really be avoided. Personally, I feel that javelins, slings and arrows are probably the best bet. Particularly if they are enchanted to act as explosives."
"Unfortunately, they may not have the explosive yield to destroy armored vehicles." Deimos replied.
"That's what we've got the IEDs that the SPVDF made. Oh, Carson City Camp should have some weapons capable of destroying armored vehicles." Strut replied eating a mouthful of hashbrowns.
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250? Well that put our total number over 2000..." Stripetail mused "Jason, did you have any luck finding friends to come with you?'
_ Spyro cynder and Hunter sat at the table eating thier breakfast.. "Spyro keep trying to scratch an itch below the hem line of his dress.. 'I don't know how Dixie puts up with wearing these things" Spyro said.. "Hey, don't mess with it" Cynder said, although she grinned broadly..
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"There are ways to up the damage. For example there is a way to do a delayed spell to split an atom, but it is only taught to select members of the imperial family. A piece of matter has a lot of potential energy, even without splitting any atoms. if you don't believe me I can take you to talk to Einstein about it and will agree." Jason said.
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Atoms posess tremendous energy.." Stripetail agreed.. "Although several cultures have made that into weapons with devastating impacts.. we will not use that here.. you are simply telling us of spells that prodice an impact on atoms.correct?'
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"Only 3 really know that split atom spell on Korodos. The emperor, his mate and maybe one fo their eldest children. His father did, but since he's moved himself physically to a higher plane I'd not count him since he doesn't live on korodos anymore." Jason said. "Though how to ascend physically to a higher plane isn't a very hard spell to find to learn, I heard it takes eons to fully learn & do."
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Taranis had recovered enough to do over to Spyro and Cynder...
"Spyro, you want me to make this easy and have me burn that dress off of you, and I can take the blame for it? I don't mind, really... and there's nothing anyone can do to me here that can harm me or set me back in any way" he telepathically communicated to Spyro, using a spell.
Burn it! Burn it! Burn it! Burn it!
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"We will not use atomic weapons here!" Deimos roared.
"Deimos is right, even with the fallout free pure fusion bombs, the radiation and heat will kill everyone present as well as destroy a large portion of the town." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
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No' Spyro replied firmly.. "I have to wear this all day, I made a bet, I lost and I'm living up to my end..besides if you burn it dixie will just have me wear a different one.."
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He was not suggesting we use atom bombs.. dEimos' Stripetail replied calmly.. Just calm down.."
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Aw... burn Dixie instead!
"Well... I think I need to restore some balance to the world..." Targeting Dixie, he cast a "spell of restoring the way Taranis thinks things out to be"... "Abraca-PLOT HOLE!" and a pair of pants appeared on Dixie's head, as she was already wearing a dress.
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"Maybe I should go and get Einstein. he can explain how much energy matter has." Jason said and left to go and fetch Einstein.
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HEY!' Dixie tore the pants off her head and glowered at Tarranis.. "knock it off Taranis..
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Dixie..remember Taranis isn't all there"Stripetail said ' Just put the pants aside and calm down.." Dixie took a deep breath, and tossed the pants off to the side of her chair.. and fussed with her fur into she was satisfied it was all in place..
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"Should I tell her that the pants are living?" Taranis asked.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ct7K6XTUrZE/SaH3npk-VcI/AAAAAAAAAQs/4hDV5jtvc3s/s400/pale+green+pants.jpg)
No, she'll figure it out soon enough. That'll teach her to mock Dragon manhood!
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The pants began to dance by themselves , it was kinda a funny scene
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Where are you going Jason" Briggins asked as Jason headed past the ront desk..
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Deimos took a deep breath. "Sorry it's just that I regard fission weapons as one of the worst devices ever created. However, pure fusion bombs are acceptable. Radiation from them is short lived."
"No nuclear devices, period. Killing Chong and the enemy forces is worthless if we incinerate half of Surf Point and ourselves." Rime replied firmly.
Dr. Kerzach spoke. "Einstein's equation E=MC^2 can be used to calculate the theoretical energy released by a direct matter to energy conversion. Now the only way to get a 100% conversion is antimatter, which has been created in particle accelerators but in tiny amounts. Nuclear reactions also work but the efficiency of that is much lower." He then pulled out a pen from his labcoat and a sheet of paper and did some calculations. After several minutes, he spoke. "One gram of matter converted to energy, assuming a 100% conversion, releases the equivalent of roughly 21 kilotons of TNT. That's 21,000 tons of TNT. Basically 1 gram of anything converted into energy hits as hard as decent sized nuclear weapon, possibly without the fallout. Of course intense light, heat and probably gamma radiation will be released. One can only imagine the destructive force if say, one of the soldiers were to be directly converted into energy."
"Yuri, you are forgetting the fact that we are defending an area, not trying to vaporize it." Rime replied.
"Exactly, which is why we're not going to try anything involving converting mass to energy."
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merlin paused from his breakfast.. 'so we will have to use other methods then..' he sipped from a glass of warter as the living pants sauntered by doing a salsa..
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"You using nuclear weapons? I know a guy who can help you..." Tarnis said.
I'll page him... calling Dr. Cagliari...
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WE're not using nukes.. that would kill everyone in this hotel, even those with magical powers" Nick said firmly.. "Nukes are out.. lets think of something else..'
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"We are not using nuclear weapons." Rime said firmly. He then looked at Dr. Kerzach. "Or anything with an equivalent yield! And that includes spells!"
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Aww... ok... what else do we have
"Some string, playing cards, gavel, hammer, chisel, arm and hammer baking soda, picture of Cynder in a lewd pose, old fashioned camera with claw marks on it, floppy disk, hard disk, apple computer, real apple..." Taranis sad, emptying his pockets again...
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So magic is out then? nani asked.. as Bulk , Skull and d BG entered the room.. looking like they hadn't slept very well.. "Long night' Skull said tiredly..
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"just off to ask Einstein something." Jason said.
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HEY!" Cynder snapped as Taranis tossed out a picture of her in compromising position ' How did.. wsit I don't want to know..' She fumed..
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How about a bazooka" Nick asked Taranis..
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Einstein.. er Jason, Hes been dead since the 50s.."Briggins replied.. Unless you're going back in time to princeton where he taught.."
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Rime swallowed his glass of water.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer were engaged in small talk.
Deimos ate the last of his sausages then turned to Taranis. "There are weapons used by Mr. Bigmouth's allies outside on a table. See if you can think of any enchantments to place on them. Currently, we're trying to make rocks and the arrowheads explosive."
Strut looked at Nani. "Magic's fine just not magic that delivers the equivalent power of a nuke. However, I do remember Stripetail enchanting my shotgun so it fired bolts of green fire. I'd imagine he can do the same to your .22 rifle."
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"I know. Humans don;t live long. But such is diversity. I just wanted to have him do an equation to show how much energy is in a pebble. If they don't believe me they may believe him." jason said.
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That would be great.. Could you create purple bolts.. thats my favorite color' Nani said..Stripetail looked at her ''For my rifle.."
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WE'll just have our Digimon Digivolve" Sora said/ " They can become huge.. "Um Sora I've never fought humans before..' Biyomon said..
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They believe you, I assure you.." Briggins repplied.. AS he said this Donatello, Rapheal and leonardo entered the hotel, caked in smelly debris and looking arounf nervously..'Welcome to the INglorious Hotel..FRiends of yours Jason..?' Briggins asked..
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"I have a bazooka, a cane that used to belong to Uday Hussein, my dog tags, picture of spyro with some kisses on it, a glock, a clock, an uzi, the script for this RP that I spilled coffee over, a liquor license from Nevada, a dragon-sized scratching post with dark scales on it..." Taranis said...
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"I have done a calculation on that." Dr. Kerzach replied, producing the sheet of paper.
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Turtle Titan left to head to his room to change to Mikey.
Jason went back, got a pebble and went to ask Einstein to do an equation to show how much energy the small pebble he had. Then went to a modern day famous handwriting expert to get it officially authenticated as being Einstein's handwriting and returned to the hotel.
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"Taranis, may I see that liquor license?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"That better not be Pelvanida Base's." Deimos replied.
"Why would it be? The base was completely trashed." Rime replied.
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Venus appeared in the front of the lobby 'Oh.. HI boys" Venus said..
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"Venus.. next time don't go so far ahead!" Rapheal said sharply.. "we took foerever trying to catch up..
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"Here you go" Taranis said, handing over the license. The front of it was a real document, but the back read "Dr. Bubs; computer salesmen and hair stylist."
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"This is an hotel' Venus explained " You guys need to sign in..at the desk.. the man there will give you a room"
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How Much Leonardo asked . ' Twenty a night, per person, just sign in' Briggins replied..
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Dr. Zanasiu examined the license. "Where did you get this? This is a counterfeit."
"Taranis, do you have any ideas on how to enhance the weapons that the Great Valley dinosaurs will be using?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
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Tiger and Tigress sat quietly at the breakfast table.. 'Um.. we still have lot of candy from last night party.." Tigress said trying to make conversaytion.. 'maybe later' Tiger growled..
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"I can place enchantments on every weapon" Taranis replied. "What do you need me to do?"
This will be good...
I'll get the popcorn. Underlined?
I'll bring the remote and the nachos...
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Dixie resisted the urge to be sarcastic knowing that Taranis would take it the wrong way.. she had no desire for him to go after her again..next time would likely be much worse then having a pair of pant on her head..
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"Maybe some hallucination missile weapons that makes those effected see & hear everyone as an enemy, makes them panic. Or just want to do nothing but sit down, pick flowers and laugh. Or strikes them blind." Odysseus said.
"Or gives them Narcolepsy." Moran said.
"yes, it is hard for a soldier to fight if he has narcolepsy I would think." Velma said.
Jason walked in to the hotel and head to the dining room. "I have had Einstein do some equations on doing mass to energy conversion so this pebble taped to his paper has the explosive equivalent to an average world war 2 hand grenade. & in case you doubt it is his actual handwriting I have a letter of authentication from a world famous hand writing authenticator and expert saying this is Einstein's handwriting. I thought it best since you'd likely doubt any equation I would do." Jason said holding up a sheet of paper.
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"Whats all this weaons talk.." red asked as he and Daphne entered the room.. "Hi Dixie.." he said waving to a dog in a gold dress. "Reddy, rits RE.. Roobby" Scooby said, tired of everyone mistaking him for Dixie.."I'm over here Freddy..
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Scoob? Why are you wearing a dress? Are you in disguise?"Fred asked..
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"I could have done that, not as fast as you, but then again we're not world famous like he is." Moran said nodding to Jason's reason.
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Nick took the Paper from Jason.. "Wow.. This paper is worth a lot of money..museums would pay handsomely to get this piece of paper.."
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So this shows that a pebble has the same energy as a World War 2 grenade? Interesting.. very interesting Nick continued..
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"I can make the missiles release poison gas..." Taranis told them. "Or sleeping gas, if you want to keep them alive... or I can conjure a mustard bomb..."
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Sleeping gas would work"Nick mused.. "how quickly can the sleeping gas be effective? We'll need time to test it.."
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Veemon sat next To Velma and Gomamon.. "if you need help Velma I can;'t digivolve to prorect you veemon on said..
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Velma looked at Veemon, "Really?" She said to him.
"The potential problem with any gas based weapon is one has to be sure the wind is blowing the right way or your own troops may fall victim to it." Odysseus said.
"Maybe a variety of effects can be put on the weapons, different ones on different weapons. Maybe sleeping on this one, strike blind on another, hallucinations and narcolepsy & other things on others, so the enemy won't quite know what to expect." Brooklyn said.
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"I also have mustard gas... made with actual mustard! Nature's greatest gift to man!" Taranis exclaimed, with a made gleam in his eyes... which were unfocused... which one pupil looking to the left and the other looking to the right.
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that might work well if you have a spell which turns them into hot dogs' Nick cracked.. wghich caused several of the guests to laugh...
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"That's odd, I calculated that one gram gets you the equivalent of a nuclear bomb, that's assuming 100% conversion." Dr. Kerzach said, handing the piece of paper to Nick.
Mr. Bigmouth turned to Taranis. "See if you can magically charge the arrow and spearheads. I want them to be able to explode with enough force to kill someone and take out anyone around them with stone shrapnel."
Deimos then turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail, would it be feasible to maintain a magical link between the Great Valley and the hotel? We could use the Great Valley as a munitions storage area and the valley dinosaurs who don't want to fight can make javelins and arrows for us. In addition, we can use that area to treat the wounded."
Rime thought a moment. "If only there was some way to enchant a container to charge whatever is placed in it with explosive energy. Have the Great Valley's manufacturers place their completed arrows, javelins and sling stones in those containers and we've got some very nasty weapons."
Dr. Zanasiu chuckled. "Have you been reading X-Men?"
Rime nodded. "Yep. I was thinking of Gambit when I was speaking of my idea. Specifically, his mutant power. Can anyone say exploding playing cards?"
"Magically charged explosive headed arrows are even deadlier." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
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We'd have to ask the dinosaurs for permission to do that though. Its their world after all" Stripetail frowned "It can be done, though... a place to treated the wounded is a must have.. there won't be a safe place in town in all likelihood.."
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"I can make stuff explode" the sorcerer replied. "Blow stuff up REAL good... all the fire... and the blast... heh heh... heh heh... big noise... heh heh... me like..."
Oh no
He's going into a crazy destructive mode again...
At least he can get the job done...
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"ah, but these equations were not based on 100% conversion, only enough to be the equivalent of an average world war 2 hand grenade. You can do double to get twice the explosive or half for half." Jason said. "As for enchanting containers on Korodos The bows or crossbows can be enchanted in such a way so they pass their enchanting to any arrows they shoot out. The same with slings and spear throwers." Jason said.
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well. Spyro hcan create explosive fireballs" Cynder offered. and Hunter has his magic arrows "
_ Not too many I'm afraid . Had I know we'd be dragged into a war. i'd have brought more..'
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(ooc: in case some have not heard about spear throwers there is a wikipedia article about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlatl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlatl)
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"I also have magic arrows, along with my string and my glock and my..."
ENOUGH WITH THE RUNNING GAG!
... "sorry."
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"That can be arranged." Mr. Bigmouth said. He pulled out the gem and cleared his throat. "Great Valley!" he roared
Mr. Bigmouth then vanished in an intense burst of white light.
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Mr. Bigmouth warped back into the Thundering Falls Lake. Grandpa Longneck and the entire valley was present. Some of the dinosaurs were armed and seemed eager to fight.
"Ah, Mr. Bigmouth, nice to see you again." Grandpa Longneck said.
"Nice to see you too. We need a place to treat the wounded and store weapons. Also, those who don't want to fight will have to make weapons and poisons as well as herbs. The world's leader has asked permission to link the two worlds when the time is needed."
Grandpa Longneck nodded. "He or she may do so, provided that we may freely pass between the two worlds."
"Thank you." Mr. Bigmouth replied. He then teleported back to the hotel's dining room.
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Mr. Bigmouth reappeared in the dining room amid a flash of white light.
"Stripetail, permission has been granted to link the two worlds."
Rime then turned to Stripetail. "Is it possible to enchant a container so whatever is placed in it becomes magically charged? Basically, instead of having a mage constantly charge new arrows or stones we can just place them in the enchanted container and let the container do the charging."
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' anyway, lets reflect on the clue we found last night" Stripetail said.. "it has something to do with a moonbow.. and we only have a certain amount of time to find it.."
_ He turned to Rime' Yes, but each each time items are removed, the magical energy inside depletes.. DEpending on the size, you could enchant about 200 items in a small container..'
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Rime nodded. "Even though it is temporary, it is probably more efficient to charge items that way than to have a mage individually charge the items. I assume that these enchanted items can be recharged or is that not possible?"
The Lipizzaners, Ms. Swimmer and the NUMA group got up and exited the dining room.
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"This hotel does attract strange guests." Jose said.
"Yeah." Kurt replied.
"Well, strange or not, as long as they can defend the town, who cares?" Clive replied.
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"Again, It deopends on the item" Stripetail replied ' Most items can be recharrged as long as there remains energy in the container.. the container will glow green when it is full or more then half full, yellow when it is half full to a qyuarter full, red means you have less than a quarter ful of magic left. it will stop glowing when the energy runs out.." stripetail explained..
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"I don't think recharging the projectiles is even possible considering that we're turning arrows, stones and spears into impact detonated explosives. What I mean is that once 200 arrows have been chargeed and the container's charge is depleted, can the container be reenchanted or must a new container be enchanted? That's my last question for now."
"Rime, you ready to decipher the moonbow clue?" Zachary called.
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"Explosive, flash, shrapnel, armor piercing. Would be useful types." Odysseus said.
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Sure I can reenchant it" Stripetail replied. "it may take a minute or so..but it can be done.."
Tarrax headed downstairs with SAra..
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At some point in all this (to which the author of this post is too lazy to track back and read everything... - lazy mod is lazy :p ) Aves came stumbling out of the kitchen at random carrying a huge pile of freshly cooked foods, and dawning a majestic chef's cap that looked too rediculously huge for the young anthromorphic fennec
"Eh... whadid I miss?"
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Sara came down with Tarrax.
"Just a talk about some various things." Jason said.
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Please Join us Aves" Nick said , taking a plte of food from Aves'tray.. 'Lomng story short, we're facing an invasion in little more than a week, and cjhong escaped from prison and is out foor revenge..
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"Yeah, and we have clues and an artifact to find" Taranis added. This was one of his more lucid moments.
He used to be more sane, you know... and we narrators used to narrate adventure games... now all we do is get assigned to the internet... you know, I remember the day back in 1990 when I was the text for Quest for Glory II... good days... they even let me reprise my old role in the remake! :D
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"Nick can give you details if you wish, or one of us can, and you can give any ideas you have." Odysseus said to Aves.
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The Pelvanida group, Ms. Swimmer, the NUMA group and the Lipizzaners were waiting outside the dining room.
"Stripetail, we'll be heading to the upper floors and roof." Rime said, heading out of the dining room.
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Aleright" Stripetaoil said . "Captain mIlos will be here sometime in the afternoon..
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scoobby finished his hashbrowns and went up for more.."Man, Scoob, at least she didn' make you wear lipstick..'Shaggy said. "Reah, ruts rhats arout rit" Scooby said, sadly..
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"Anyone else have plans?" Jason asked looking at some present.
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"Yeah. I'll enchant whatever needs to be blown up." Taranis said.
Again with the explosions... doesn't he ever plan to do anything else?
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"Taranis, no enchanting for now." Deimos said, heading up the stairs. The Pelvanida group followed him.
The NUMA group, Ms. Swimmer and the Lipizzaners decided to search the ground floor.
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Er.. Stripetail' Spyro said, coming up to him.. " Can you give me a hand? I've got this realy bad itch onb my neck, and i can't get it with this dress on.."
_ Stripetail frowned ' Spyro.. I am quite busy at the moment. "Please?' Spyro said. "Its really bothering me.. PLease?' He was begging now..
- Stripetail sighed "Cynder, hold his dress hem away from his neck.. so I can stratch this itch of his.."
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"I learned a simple spell a few centuries or longer ago called scratch. Let's you scratch an itch in an hard to reach area, including through a cast, without harming anything. I can teach it to you if you want." Jason said.
"I think I may like to learn that." Brooklyn said.
"Being double jointed and having prehensile feet help in that case." Moran said while smiling in a good natured way.
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Thanks guys" Spyro said as Cynder came over and pulleed the hemline of the dress back. ' cast your spells..
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Jason did scratching motions with his right index finger, the tip and bit of his fingernail glowing as he gave Spyro's neck some scratches as if he were standing beside Spyro and scratching his neck with his index finger. "How is this?" He asked.
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Spyro stiffened as he felt the spell scratching his itch ' boy, that feels good..little lower.. thankds.."
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Jason nodded and moved the scratching a bit lower as per Spyro's request. "Any other ideas you folks have?" He asked the others in the room."
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"Just don't tear the dress.. its dixies and I'd hate to have to but her a new one" Spyro said..
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"That's ok," Jason said still scratching Spyro's itch. , "this spell is to much of a very simple utility type spell to damage anything. The more powerful dragon spell farclaw can but not this one." Jason said. "it is one of the first of the simple spells taught."
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"I've got that one too" Taranis said. "I use to scratch off certain kinds of lotto tickets and scratch-and-sniff stickers! I could scratch Cynder with it."
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Spyro allowed Jason to stratch for a little bit more, and then moved away " Thanks Jason, that itch was really bothering me.. I won't be wearing a dress again after today if I can avoid it..: giving a meaningful lok at Cynder. "So no more silly bets.."
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For now, at least ": Cynder replied..
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"Aww... Cynder's in a bad mood..." Taranis replied.
Please Taranis, if you scratch her to make her feel better... don't use too much force...
Yeah, we don't want a repeat of last time...
So much blood...
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Hey Tarabnis, I wouldn't try any funny stuff with Cynder..I've found out the hard way" Spyro said " She doesn't ike getting pranked.. "Yes Spyro, like the time you tricked me into sticking my head in a pricker bush' Cynder replied... "Yeah.. That one took weeks for her to get over.." "Because it took me weks to get all of them out1"
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"Erm, where did you put my rifle?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"It's in my room. I cleaned it for you." Deimos replied.
"We won't need it anyways. Everyone else is armed. If you really need a weapon, why don't you take the bow and arrows you got from the Great Valley." Strut replied.
The entire group was now on the 5th floor.
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The Lipizzaner stallions, the NUMA group and Ms. Swimmer were searching the ground floor.
Kurt found an old door with a bronze nameplate. The nameplate was extremely tarnished but the word "observatory" could be made out.
"Guys! I found something! It looks like the door to an observatory." Kurt shouted.
Dirk, Clive, and Jose were examining the various closets and paid no attention to Kurt.
"What is it?" Al asked, placing a vase back on a pedestal.
"A door." Kurt replied.
"I'll get Briggins." Ms. Swimmer said. She then headed to the front desk.
The Lipizzaners were examining the walls for cracks.
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"Briggins, one of the searchers has found a door. He says it leads to an observatory." Ms. Swimmer said.
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Just ask her nicely, Taranis. I'm sure the RP won't say no to you giving her a scratching, IF you ask nicely.
Unlike last time...
Taranis went over to Cynder and asked her... and he did it nicely.
Way to avoid having to write anything, Vincent!
To be fair, he has little time today...
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"Well alright.. the area between my wings please.. and are those "voices" of yours drunk?' Cynder asked..
_ Search it.." Briggins said.. There are many parts of the hotel that have been not used in decades.."
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Taranis used his spell... it worked very well on Cynder... her eyes closed in relaxation, and she lay down, letting out a sign of pleasure and relief.
And yes, I am drunk! Perpetually! The other two... they're fine... hic!
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"Search it!" Ms. Swimmer shouted back. She then headed back to the area they were searching.
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Clive got out his lockpick and got to work picking the lock.
Werner, Hans and Franz donned their LED headlamps and readied their weapons.
Dirk drew his pistol.
Soon, Clive had successfully picked the lock and he opened the door.
Werner, Hans and Franz entered. The white beams of their headlamps played over a rather nice looking observatory. A large telescope, covered in a layer of dust sat in the middle of the room. The opening through which the telescope would have protruded was covered by several boards. Several bookcases filled with astronomy texts lined the walls.
"Looks like astronomy has been out of favor for a few years." Jose replied, entering. Kurt followed him. Ms. Swimmer, Dirk, Al and Clive waited outside.
More like decades." Kurt replied, gently dusting off a guest book. "The last entry in this log book is almost 90 years old."
"Wait, isn't one of our clues related to astronomy?" Hans said. "I overheard Rime talking about it."
"The moon specifically. Well, we should start hunting here." Werner said. He pulled out a book about the phases of the moon and opened it.
"Werner, you dropped this." Franz asked, picking up a wrinkled piece of parchment that fell out of the book.
Werner took the piece of parchment and opened it. It was written in some sort of lunar based Runes. "Give this to Stripetail, I can't read Runic."
Franz left the observatory and found Stripetail in the lobby. "Stripetail, Werner found this in a locked observatory. It's something in lunar based Runic. No one searching the observatory can read it." He then handed the parchment to Stripetail.
(OOC - Nick, it's up to you to decide what the Runes say.)
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"Glad I could be of help." Jason said smiling to Spyro.
"Ah, more runes. Maybe more information." Moran said, waiting to see what Stripetail would say.
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Look to the stars and the treasures of the past.. use the key to open the door shine a light in darkness, and recieve your reward.." stripetail read..
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Um.. "that doesn't make any sense Patomon said, climbing up on Stripetail's back.. 'at least to me..
-Well, these runes are moon runes, they glow when moonlight hits them.." stripetail exlained..
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Stripetail turned to Franz ' Lead us to the observatory.."
_ Whats an observatory? bulk asked..
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Its a place used to look at the stars to see distant worlds..to observe something is to look sat it.. 'in this case the night sky..'
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Oh.. this loooks like it will be fun' Dixie said happily.."i've never been to an observatory.."
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Leo sighed, "There, that looks like it may be a hotel or motel." He said looking at a building not to far off.
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Jason nodded, "An observatory is a good place to look at the stars. They are often on tops of mountains away from city lights. Not as dark as the dark side of the moon or parts of space, but still as good as you can get on a planet with tech. And as for treasures of the past. The Atlantians had some great treasure, and they are in the past."
Moran nodded, "I have some pictures I took during our last few visits there."
Brooklyn nodded, "I did also."
"Really? I'd like to see them sometime." Velma said interested in seeing some of those pictures.
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'lets stop there then..'Donatello replied.. "We're gioing to need a place to stay anyway..maybe we'll run into venus..'
_ Venus meanwhile was eating breakfast in the dining, as many of the other guests headed out to go up to the observatory..
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maybe its not refering to real treasure, but to stars to supernovas and things like that..' nick said..
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"Looks like we are finally here. Let's Get some rooms, clean up, get some food then rest." Leo said as he headed towards the front door.
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Jason nods, "Or pulsars." He said.
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Briggins motioned to the guest book. Please gentlemen, sign in.. Welcome to the Inglorious hotel, we've been very busy lately, which is nice for my pocketbook' he grinned ' 20 per night, per person is the rate..
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Leo went over to sign in. "Looks like large hotel you have here. & it has been busy lately you say?" Leo said, partially out of curiosity and part out of to be nice and get some information.
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yes..I can over you rooms 250, 251 and 252' he said to Leo, don, and Rapheal. "Breakfast to being served until 11..enjoy your stay.."
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"Thanks. I think we'll use the time to clean up a bit before we eat." Leo said, thinking, then resting a bit. He went to his room once he had the key and started taking a shower.
"Or maybe a comet. Some comets are rarely seen on earth, some come at regular times, some are seen only once." Jason said.
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Donetello took his key, which was room 252.. ' ok guys we head to our roms, clean up and then get something to eat..
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Franz returned to the observatory.
"What do the runes say?" Werner asked.
"'Look to the stars and the treasures of the past.. use the key to open the door shine a light in darkness, and recieve your reward' or what Stripetail translated and I'm certain he's right." Franz replied.
"Light that reaches a telescope is several million if not billions of years old as it takes that much time to travel from its source to the telescope." Hans said. "That's the treasure of the past, meaning stars and other cosmological phenomenon."
"And the key and door may refer to the locked observatory." Al added.
"The only problem is that the slot where the telescope protruded through is boarded up." Kurt said.
"We'll have to break the boards and possibly observe the moon through this telescope. That links to the clue that the Minotaur spoke of." Dirk said.
"And I've got the tools to do so." Hans said, unhooking his fire ax which was strapped to his backpack.
"Stripetail, didn't you say the runes reacted to moonlight? And to me they looked distinctly like the phases of the moon. If we opened the hatch that the telescope protruded through and focused the moonlight onto the piece of parchment, something may lead us to the next clue." Franz said.
"I wouldn't be so rash on the demolitions." Clive said. "For all we know, they could have boarded up the aperture because it doesn't open to the outside anymore."
"I'll have to ask Briggins." Ms. Swimmer said.
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Very perceptive, doing so may eveal the next clue" Stripetail agreed entering the observatory and lighting his staff.. the sudden light revealed the piles of dust .. 'tythis has not been used in a long time..much like the ballroom .. "Stripetail said holding his stasff so others could see..
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"We also need to look over the machinery to be sure everything is on proper working condition. Some things may need to be repaired or reoiled." Jason said.
"Not to mention cleaned in some areas." Moran said looking around at the dust.
Jason had the dragon pear of his enlarge and float above his head while giving off about 100 watts of soft light as he looked around a bit.
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"Yeah this place is a dump.." Bulk said dismissively..
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well Bulk it hasn't been used in a long time.. so of course its in bad shape.."Stripetail said, making the staff glow a little brighter..
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Ms. Swimmer was in front of Briggins's desk. "Briggins, the observatory's opening is boarded up. Is there anything above the observatory?"
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The Pelvanida group were now on the top floor.
"Okay the roof may be unstable, we'll need the lightest members." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"That would be me." Dr. Kerzach said.
Dr. Kerzach then got on the roof.
Deimos carefully made his way onto a catwalk suspended at least a hundred feet off the ground.
Suddenly, the catwalk began to creak.
"Deimos, get off!" Zachary shouted.
Deimos attempted to do so but the catwalk collapsed. Deimos was saved from death thanks to his swift reflexes. He was able to grab a rope and hold on before the remnants of the catwalk fell to the lobby.
"Oh [censored]!" Deimos shouted. He then turned to the Pelvanida group. "Don't just stand there. Get off your [censored] asses and help me!"
The Pelvanida group was too stunned to move.
"What don't you [censored] understand?! Get your [censored] asses moving and get some [censored] help! Do I [censored] make myself clear!?" Deimos shouted.
Rime and Zachary immediately bolted to the service elevator and rode it to the first floor.
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Rime and Zachary burst from the elevator and ran to where Dirk and Al could be seen outside the observatory.
"What's the rush?" Dirk asked.
"A catwalk collapsed under Deimos and he's currently dangling about a 100 feet off the floor from a rope." Rime said.
"What!?" the Lipizzaner stallions said simultaneously.
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Jason put on his sensor glasses and started to look the telescope over and evaluated it's condition and what it would take to get it working again.
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"i don't know, to be honest Briggins replied .."its quitevpossible of course.. but then there are many secrets in this hotel that even i don't know
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Nick heard what Deimos had said, and ran in to tell stripetsail. 'Cobtinue searching.. i must help Deimos' Stripetail saod "Lead the way..' Nick ran outside to where Dirk ZAchary Rime and Al, were " stripetail appeared a moment later. ' Where is he..?' Stripetail them his eyes bright and alert.."
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"He's hanging from a rope on the top floor." Zachary said.
"Those ropes may give way under Deimos's weight" Rime said.
"The service elevator is the fastest way." Zachary said, bolting to the elevator and holding the door for Stripetail.
Rime proceeded to enter but Zachary stopped him. "Go search the observatory." Rime complied and entered the observatory.
Ms. Swimmer entered the back area. "By the way, Briggins doesn't know where the boarded up hatch leads to." She then gulped. "I hope Deimos is all right."
Dirk nodded. "Hans, chop up the boards!"
The sounds of an ax splitting wood could be heard over the streams of profanity shouted by Deimos.
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"Yeah, that's it, take your [censored] time! While I'm hanging on for my [censored] life." Deimos spat. Suddenly, he heard the rope began to creak.
"Ditch the armor!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted.
"Care to give me a hand?" Deimos replied. "I can't take off my armor with one hand!"
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Stripetail entered and the elevator rode to the top floor.. stripetail climbed out at the top flootr to see deimos clinging to the rope, , hanging out into space. if he let go, he was dead "i'm here Deimos" Stripetail called out. the rope suddenly began to creak loudly. " Deimos, you are going to have to trust me on what i am about to tell you..' Stripetail said as the rope began to fray..
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"As long I don't fall 100 feet to a painful death!" Deimos shouted back. He the looked above.
"Deimos, trust Stripetail, he knows what he's doing." Zachary said.
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If you can, Angle yourself so that you will fall on this landing. Then.. let go of the rope. I will use my magic to slow down and stop your descent.." Stripetail said. "You need to angele yourself just the right way though..Once your descent is stopped I will guide you to the ground.."
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Sara was still eating her breakfast. She looked over at Tarrax, "Do you have any plans for today, going into town, to a mall, or any other places?" She asked.
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Jason continued to examine the telescope and the other parts of the machinery of what moved it around while Moran looked around the room at the same time.
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Leonardo finished his shower, dried himself off and put his stuff back on and went into the dining room for some breakfast.
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Not really, but since you are suggesting, We can go to the mall" Tarrax smiled. " Would you like to bring some friends along? I won't mind.."
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Deimos gulped and tried to twist his body in the way that Stripetail indicated.
"You're good!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted.
Deimos took a deep breath. "I'm good to go." He then took another deep breath. Before he could let go, the rope snapped.
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As Deimos fell towards them. Stripetail focuded " Aresti Momentum!' he called out and gray beams shot out from his staff ,and started hitting deeimos as he fell. when he was about halfway to them, his descent began to slow, until it stopped. stripetail then gestured and guided DEimos to the ground stopping only after deimos was safely on the ground. the spell had been a strain on stripetail, he wiped away sweat which had built up on his forehead. "Nice work deimos.." Stripetail said coming over and patting him on the shoulder.. "you did exactly what you needed to do to survive.."
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Sara nods, "We can all have some fun together." She said. She turned to her other friends who were still in the dining room but were sitting a short distance away, far enough so they'd not hear Sara or Tarrax's conversation.
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Mikey waved to Leo from where he was siting & eating his breakfast.
"Hey Leo, over here." Mikey said waving.
Leo finished picking out some food and a drink and went over to where Mikey was to sit beside him.
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"I need a beer." Deimos replied. "But I strongly owe you for saving my life.
Dr. Kerzach returned from the roof entrance. "What did I miss?"
"Deimos nearly dying." Mr. Bigmouth replied. He then went up to Deimos. "Why don't you take a break and work on the ground floor for a bit?"
"Fine by me." Deimos replied.
"Stripetail, nothing of significance has been found here." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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venus then noticed mikey andLeo. " oH, Hey guys, so you ween't that far behind me..'
_ actusally Venus.. donatello said.. we spebnt hours trying to catch up with you, and do you have any idea how foul the tennesse sewer systems are..?"
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" well, thats one possible place we can scratch off the list..Stripetail said "Deimos Go ask the ghost bartender for a drink, he haunts the barroom on the 7th floor.. Its where Dixie and Scooby got that root beer, which was actually very good.." Stripetail said.."Despitre being several decades old.." he wiped the sweat off his brow..' whew.. i think a drink might do me some good too after that spell.. you're not an easy person to lift..Deimos.. How much do you weigh, roughly.."
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Do you want Taranis to weigh him? He has over a dozen spells that can-!
NO! NO!
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no, mr emcee, thank you, but that will not be necessary.." Stripetail replied. ' besides you're supposed to make sure taranis doesn't do anything stupid.. the last thing we need is for him to do a spell that backfires and blows up the staircase to floor 5..or something of that sort..
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"The sewer, you guys went through that? I got a lift in Jason's Tardis. It's much cleaner." Mikey said as he paused in his eating.
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" It does look," Jason said as he finished his examination and put his glasses away, "like it needs mainly dusting, a bit of cleaning, dusting & some lubrication like oil."
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rusting ' refinitely' Scooby said, sneezing as some dust was cast into the air by people moving around. stitcgh scurried up the steps surrounding the telescope
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This place will be beautiful, once its cleaned up' Nani said..
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"I'm right here, Stripetail" Taranis said. "I was just texting my old college buddy Arcantas. Anyway, what were we supposed to be doing?"
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'Texting?' Stripetail shook his head.. 'well, deimos and i are off for a drik after his harrowing incident.. you're welcome to join us.."
vebus sat down at a table as the rest of the turtles hjoined them.
- Tiger and Tigeress were sniffing around the Observatory.. "This place is a mess.. and kinda creepy" Tigress said to Genki.. " Yeah, kinda looks like my grandparebts attic, all dusty anf full of junk.."
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"may as well start now." Jason said.
Jason switched to his imperial dragon form and started to do a cleaning spell to start cleaning up the telescope and assorted machinery, going slow so he is sure to get everything. Any surface that could or use to be polished he would polish later, plenty of time to do that later, he thought, best to not try everything at once. He kept his dragon pear on giving out light as it had before.
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"So are the rest of us here?" Mikey asked looking at Venus and Leo.
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"Would you like to come with us to the mall?" Sara asked some of her friends.
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dixie turned and headed out of the observatory followed closely bu Scooby, Spyro, Cynder Hunter and Agumon and Agumina.. ' so what are our plans for the day.. oh yes.." Dixie reached inside her dress pocket and pulled out a camera.. ' Punishment time boys! Time to pose for the camera!"
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Roh Reat! Oh Great! Scooby abd Spyro said in unison..
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Pete walked around the Calico till he found Godzooky.
"Hey Godzooky, would you like to go into town and look around? We've been on this ship a while." Pete said to him.
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"I think I would like that." Velma said.
"Me also." Brooklyn.
Velma turned to ask Freddy and Daphne, "How about you guys?" She asked.
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Sure' Gadzuki clapped. We can take minya and Junior too" he smiled..
_ I'd love to come dAphne said 'i'd love to see what thei mall have to shopping.."
-Dixie made Scooby and Spyro pose for several photos , most of which had cynder howling with laughter.."Oh these are efinitely going in the scrapbook. Dixie said as she looked at one where scooby and spyro had made kissy faces in the pose and tears were running down her snout from laughing.. Allright boys.. just a few .. dozen.. more" Scooby shot a dirty look. ' alright alright,, don't look at me like that.. otherwise i'm making you kiss' Dixie said firmly.. and both Scooby and Spyro turned green. "No! Ok we'll do the poses.. " Spyro said..
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they're deathly afraid of kissing each other Cynder said in a whisper..
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"Sure, I'd love a drink! What do you have? Beer? Whisky? Vodka? Sherry? Port? Hock? Sack? Champagne? Ale? Mead? Grog? Bourbon? Madiera..."
He went on like this for a while...
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"Let's go then." Pete said. "I wonder if any of the others would like to come or if they are to busy." Pete said to Godzooky.
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Jason continued working on the telescope and the other machinery.
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"It does sound like it may be an interesting visit." Velma said. "I wonder if Dixie or anyone else may want to come."
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"Oh I'd love to come.." Dixie replied.. 'Me too' Cynder said .. Agumina and Tigress looked at thier partnrs "Can we come too? THey asked. "We're supposed to be searching for clues' Tiger said gruffily.."We need to enjoy ourselves too' Agumon said.. "Well, I'm going Shopping mImi said. Sora smiled I'm coming with you.. ' Kari piped up. we're coming too.
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Dixie finished making the boys pose for pictures and put the camera away.. "You boys are coming too..'She grinned.. "Dressed like this? Spyro groaned.. "woyuld you rather be left at the hotel?
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Scooby spoke into his ring ' Ripetail Re're roing ro rhe rall..' "Still wearing the dress/ Stripetail's chuckle could be heard through the ring. 'i pity you two.. Go ahead, enjoy yourselves.. you don't want to be cooped up here all the time.."
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"When should we head out?" Velma asked the others present.
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Whenever you feel like " Dixie said.. Don't worry Spyro" Cynder said to him, We'll pass you off as females.. Cynder and I aren't completely mean.. I'll call you"Elora" and Dixie will call you..umm'
"Cousin doona" Dixie smiled.
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"Maybe how to walk a bit more like females do." Velma said. "I wonder if Jason has anything to make their voices sound more like a female voice." Velma said.
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yes thats a great idea' cynder said.. ' we'll teach them how to walk and speak like girls on the way down there..
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I can help too' Nani said.. 'oh and we're cioming along too. I need to get a few things to mark our vacation..'
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"Sounds good. " Velma said, "I wonder if one of the mage types could do a spell so they sound more like a girl."
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Thats possible.." dixie said.. 'just act as natural as u=you can.. scooby you've worn dresses before..'
rAs ra ruiruise" Scooby replied.. "Ryro rasn;t.."
_ No, and after tonight, I won't ever wear one again.." spyro replied..
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"Sounds like that should work." Velma said. "Though some folks may want to get ready after breakfast is done."
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Deimos made his way to the 7th floor bar where he ordered a beer and paid the bartender in some coins.
"Well, Stripetail if you must know, my weight is about 1400 pounds. At least 200 pounds of that is my armor." Deimos replied, sipping a beer. "Hmm. Pretty good."
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And stopping your descent forced me to carry all that weight, which is not an easy task.." Stripetail replired as the ghost bartender placed a bottle in front of him.. 'once we fix this place up.. you're goinmg to have a lot of customers.. " as long as the tourists don't bug me..' the bartender replied.."they have a tendency to do that..
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"Well, you managed it. I was somewhat afraid Zachary or Mr. Bigmouth would try and catch me. Both of them are very strong but they would have been seriously injured had they attempted to do so. Next time, I'm going to replace my armor with one that has a quick release system so I can immediately ditch the armor in case something like that happens again. Now the problem is that my armor then becomes a deadly projectile." Deimos replied taking a sip of the beer.
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Dirk, Al, Clive, Kurt and Jose went up to Dixie.
"Pardon me, ma'am but I don't believe we have ever met." Jose said. "I am Jose Zavala." He then gestured to the group. "And these are my friends: Al Giordino, Clvie Cussler, Kurt Austin and Dirk Pitt. In any case, would you"
Ms. Swimmer went up to Cynder. "Cynder, may I join you on the trip to the mall?"
"Don't wreck the place like you did last time!" Clive joked.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and Dr. Kerzach made their way to the observatory.
"Dusty." Rime said, coughing slightly.
"Any luck?" Dr. Kerzach called.
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Hans had destroyed the boards blocking the opening. He could see sunlight. "Guys! We can get this observatory working again!"
Franz was using a bucket of water and a cloth to clean the telescope's metal parts.
Werner was sweeping up the dust on the floor.
All the Lipizzaner stallions were wearing bandanas to help deal with the dust they were stirring up.
Hans then left the observatory and went to Briggins's desk. "Briggins, we need some oil and glass cleaning supplies for the telescope."
Just then Ms. Swimmer poked her head into the room. "Franz, Werner, tell Hans that I'm heading to the mall with Dixie and the group. Do you guys want to come?"
Werner shook his head. "After that attempted kidnapping?"
"We've got pretty much everyone to protect us." Ms. Swimmer replied.
Werner and Franz shrugged and put down their cleaning supplies and headed over to Dixie's group.
"We're coming too." Rime and Dr. Zanasiu said, heading over to Dixie's group.
"James, Rime, Werner! Leave your obvious weapons in the hotel!" Ms. Swimmer said.
Rime, James and Werner placed their firearms in a closet and Ms. Swimmer did the same with her twin sticks, leaving only her black wood cane/club.
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Dixie smiled and shook hands with each of them. " its a pleasure to meet all of you.. You'll have to tell me about yourselves on they way there. "Rice ro reet you. Ri'm Rooby.. Res Ri'm rearing ra ress. ron't rask' Scooby said to them..
_ Sure you can come along MS SWoimmer. it was fun having you along last time..' Cynder remembered the last time they had gone out...
_you could design it so it falls to the roung harmlessly..Stripetail said taking a drink froiom the bottle which contained root beer..
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'cleaning supplies will be the closet next to the kitchen' Briggins said "I'm not sure about the oil, we may have some but theres no guarantee of that..I may have to pick some up when I go shopping.." Briggins shrugged.
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Jason continued cleaning the telescope using his cleaning spell. Not needing to focus on as much with the other folks working on the telescope and the room. Moran looked over the cleaned areas and made not of what areas needed oil and lubrication so folks later would know what areas to focus on.
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Velma looked at Sara and Tarrax ( and any other mage types in the room), "Do you think one or both of you could do that spell, so it will be easier on them?" She asked meaning the spell to have scooby and Spyro sound like females instead of males.
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Hans entered the aforementioned closet and retrieved a can of oil as well as lens cleaner and several cloths.
"I've got oil and lens cleaning material." Hans called.
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"I'll have to work on that." Deimos said, finishing off his glass of beer.
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"Pleased to meet you Dixie." Jose said.
"My group is interested in seeing the local flavor of the area." Clive said. "May we join you?"
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I'll do that. I did the same to Zachary , Rime and thier friends, chsnged thier appearance their voices everything.. it'll only be temporary..Tarrax said. " Come over here you two" Tarrax said to Scooby and Spyro.. who both looked apprehesive " Don't worry, it will go away by tommorow.."Tarrax coiuldn't suppress a grin as he looked at them.. Transforame!' He gestured and in a twinkling both Scooby and Spyro were changed in appearance. Scooby changed into a female great dane, his eyes became green and hair sprouted out of his head and ran down to his shoulders. his chest developed and filled out his dress. heightwise he was a little shorter about dixies height..his fur color was also a bit lighter as well. Spyro's chest and eyes remained the same size but his body thinned out, his face narrowed and his snout became much smaller. all these changes were done in a few seconds..
tarrax took a step back to admirre his handiwork.. 'how is that ladies?' He said with a grin..
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Of Course" Dixie replied turning and looking at the new forms of scooby and Spyro "My MY, you certainly know the female form tarrax..' she nodded at the large dragon.." I've had three wives dixie.."Tarrax replied with a smile..
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Clive, Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt's jaws all dropped as Spyro and Scooby changed before their eyes.
"Holy [censored]!" was all that Werner could say.
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Velma nodded, "Very good work." She said looking at both Scooby and Spyro.
"Indeed." Brooklyn said.
"Very useful for a quick disguise." Odysseus said.
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Tiger and tiigeress looked in amazement at Spyro and Scooby's changed forms ' Wow .. you can change fols into other genders? " yes.. " tarrax said "But I'm not doing any more changing of people..
"What are erm.. your names"' FRed asked ' Elora replied Spyro ' I'm doona" Scooby replied in a feminine voice his voice was higher and the speech problems that normally affected him were gone..
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"Jinkies, that does seem very good." Velma said.
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Nice to meet akll of you Elora/Spyro said in a feminine voice " Lets head out.." she said to the others..
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"Which vehicles should we use?" Velma asked.
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Meanwhile, Venus and the other turtles were still eating.. "So how do you like your rooms " Venus asked them. "There's a ghost in mine.."
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"Mine looked ok to me." Mikey said.
"I did not look in mine much but it did seem better then I had thought as well." Leonardo said.
Mikey looked at Venus, "What sort of ghost, a friendly guy like Casper?"
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no, he wore a strange uniform and threatened me' Venus replied "all in all it was not a very comfortable night..'
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Geez thats stinks Venus, maybe you should ask to change rooms..' Dontello said to her..
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"That sounds scary. Maybe you can find another female to share rooms with." Leonardo said. "For mutual protection & Support."
"You'd think these ghosts would have more to do then just bug folks, like sneaking into movie theaters to watch movies or something." Mikey said.
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ghosts don't work that way.. they haunt places that left a lot of energy in.. such as a home..' nick said.. 'this place is filled with ghosts, most of friendly, some are not, and some like to pull pranks, like the pie-throwing ghost.. she loves hitting people with piues..'
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"Maybe one of the magic types can start pulling pranks on the ghosts, see how they like it." Mikey said.
"I do not think that would accomplish much." Leo said.
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Suddenly, pies began to pepper the group.
Ms. Swimmer batted aside a rhubarb pie with her club and used her free hand to swat an apple pie aside. "Knock it off!"
Dirk caught a key lime pie. "Anybody want some?"
Werner and Franz deftly dodged all the pies that were thrown at them.
"I'm trying to clean up here!" Hans shouted, poking his head from the observatory. He ducked under a cherry pie.
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the Pie throwing ghost appeared in the enterance to the hallway.. "Enjoying my pies?' She cackled. " Here! Have some more'and she let forth another flurry of pies..
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Sara put up a toon magic protection from pies shield that was. "A bit of toon magic I learned from a toon wizard, and he's another." She said, putting her hand out and having some of the pies go at the ghost and become magical enough to effect her.
Mikey grabbed a pie and took at taste of it.
"You don't know where that pie's been." leonardo said as he without thinking slipped his swords out and deflected a pie with the flat of one of his swords.
"Can't let a good pie go to waste man." Mikey said.
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the ghost was not used to being hit with her own pies.. "arghh!" she screeched., as the pies hit her.. " you'll pay for this, sorceress' She then vanished into thin air..
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Nice work "Nick said looking at Sara.. "tHats the first time I've seen anyone throw a pie back at the pie-throwing ghost.."
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Sara smiled, "Thanks, but just a bit of toon magic." Sara said. "Many of them can be a bit silly, but useful."
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Nice work, my dear.. that ghost will think twice before pieing us again' Tarrax said. "now, lets head out"
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Dixie, Scoby/Doona, Cynder, Spyro/Elora, and tigeress all headed out after them..
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Bulk and Skull pondered what to do next "We're going to help Stripetail" skull said.. Bulk nodded.. ' we're going to go find him..
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"Do some o those wanting to go the mall want to get cleaned up or do some stuff before heading out to the mall or do most want to just head out now? Sara asked looking around at those present.
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I'm ready now'Nani said.."we cabn fit a number in my car..
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you guys can take my SUV " Shaggy said. I'll go in the mystery Machine.."
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We're ready to go' The Digidestined said in unison..
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"Ready." The 2 Lipizzaners said.
"Can I have bit of time to clean up?" Ms. Swimmer asked, flicking some cream filling off her club.
"Same here." The NUMA group said.
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Fine' Nani said. You guys can come in the SUV with me, go clean up..
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We'll meet you at the mall' Dixie said, as she headed towards the parjking lot. doona followed her, then fred shaggy and daphne..
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Sara looked around at those talking, "Sounds like going in several groups may be best." She said.
"Makes sense to me." Odysseus said.
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'Sara and I will head down first; Tarrax said, flapping his wings.. "we'll meet all of you there. come on sara..'
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Sara nodded and followed Tarrax.
"Who wants to be in which group?" Odysseus asked.
'I can fly, thanks to my flight ring." Brooklyn said.
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Well, Tai, and the rest of us will be in one group" Joe said. ' dixie and her friends wil be in another.. so thats 3 or 4 groups in all.'
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"That sounds pretty good. Do we have enough vehicles so each group has 1 or 2 for everyone to ride in?" Velma asked.
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Ms. Swimmer and the NUMA group returned. They had washed off the pie filling.
"Well, we're ready." Ms. Swimmer said.
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"Any vehicle you'd rather travel in?" Odysseus asked.
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we;;. we can fit aboy 8 in the mysteryt machine' Fred said.
_ i tghink we'll ebough to fit those who can't fly.."Dixie said..
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Venus got up.. " Lets go along with them' She said pointing to the group that was just about to leave.."we'll be able to see the town,.."
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"yea, it may be fun." Mikey said.
"It would offer some alternatives then just remaining around here." Leo said.
"Who all can fly. I maybe can carry someone if they are not to large." Brooklyn said.
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"Large vehicle." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Mystery Machine with Dr. Zanasiu." Rime said.
"Whatever's left." Werner said.
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Donatello pushed his seat n and headed out to the parking.
_ Dixie, cScooby/doona, Daphne Fredy and Shaggy all climbed into the MYstery machine, leaving two spots for Rime and DR Zaniusu
Cynder and Spyro?elora climbed into the back seat of Nani's car.. We've got room, for two more, possible three. Nani said. "tai, Angumon and Agumina" climbed in.
_Tiger Tigeress and Genki climbed into the SUV, and made thier way to the back..
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"Looks like there may not be enough room or everyone." Velma said.
"Maybe Jason can put fly spells on some. He put it on me before." Guilmon said.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Rime entered the Mystery Machine.
Ms. Swimmer, Werner, Franz and the NUMA group looked at the vehicles.
"Any more room?" Clive asked.
"We may have to resort to flight." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Do we have a plane sitting somewhere?" Dirk asked.
Ms. Swimmer shook her head. "Best are probably flight spells."
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"Stripetail?' Dixie spoke into her ring.. ' We Don't have enough room for everyone.." hmm" came the the reply. "You could tryi a shrinking spell. cast the spell on the pasengers-only the pasasengers, and you'll be able to fit more in..The incantation you'll need is "minimus" This will be temprary of course, once you get out of the vehicle you'll be restored to normal size.. Thanks' stripetail" Dixie beamed. She pointed her ring at the other pasengers "minimus!'in a flash, she, sCooby, Shaggy Rime and dR zAniusu began to Shrk, As she was shtinking she rooleed down the window, pointed her ring as the others stanging outside and repeated the spell.
_Is it just me, or is that vehicle getting bigger?' Venus askec as the vehicle began to grow rapidly..
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"We've been shrunk, like Hank Pym or the Wasp do. Or the Atom, that is the silver age atom, not the golden age atom who could not shrink." Mikey said. "Though I could never understand why The Wasp could not use her venom blasts when she was her normal size."
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"Jason with telescope let's ask him." Guilmon said.
Brooklyn spoke into his ring. "I think we may need a few spells here and Sara has already left."
"Ok, be right there." Jason said. He took out of a pocket the staff that Stripetail had give him and let the dragon pearl keep it afloat beside him. He then, using his knowledge of physics had it create a wormhole, so he could step through it and to where the others are. Brooklyn explained the problem.
"Is that what I think it is?" Moran asked, "It's theoretical but I've not seen one.
"Combining physics and magic can lead to many things." Jason said. "Ah, ok. I'll do a flying spell on those who want it. Be sure to stick with Brooklyn and Guilmon, they are the most experienced fliers."
"I should stay here, in case trouble happens." Guilmon said.
"No, you go and have fun, I'll be going over the telescope most of the day. If you want I can put on a rune of summoning so I can summon you back with just a snap of my fingers." Jason said.
"ok." Guilmon said and Jason drew an invisible rune on Guilmon's chest.
"There, " Jason said, "Now everyone who wants a flying spell line up & I'll put a flying spell on you." Jason said, starting to cast the flying spells on first Guilmon then his other friends.
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"Shrunk ? thats explains it..' Venus said as the SUV opened.. Venus was now half her normal size, and climbed into the suv.Donatello folowed.. and Hunter came in too
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Rime and Dr. Zanasiu were now half their normal size.
"This is odd." Rime said.
"No [censored]!" Dr. Zanasiu said.
Ms. Swimmer entered the remaining vehicle, she was now as tall as Dr. Kerzach.
The NUMA group, also shrunk to half their size, entered the remaining vehicle.
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Hans had finished lubricating and cleaning the telescope.
"Guys! I've restored the telescope." He said. He then got to work wiping down the dusty tables.
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Deimos finished off his beer. "Stripetail, when will Captain Milos be present?" he asked
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good question Stripetail said.. " if i had to guess, he'll be here sometime around noon..although that is just a guess..'
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Shaggy, who was unaffected by the spell, started the mystery machine..
- nani started her car. the remaining digidestrined squeezed uinto the suv. in all there were 20 passengers inside the suv, and it was a tight squeeze..VERY tight..
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A roar of aircraft engines could be heard as several transport helicopters landed.
Several soldiers then unloaded the cargo: CR-521 combat robots. These robots did not even remotely look humanoid. Instead they looked like armored golf carts with tank treads and with weapons sticking out of them.
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Deimos heard the helicopters and took the elevator to the first floor he saluted the soldier who was entering the hotel.
"Deimos, sir. The drones have arrived." the soldier said, saluting Deimos.
"Thank you. Inspect the drones. Dismissed." Deimos replied, saluting back.
The soldier ran outside to carry out Deimos's orders.
"Stripetail! The drones from Carson City Camp have arrived!"
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Strut was outside examining the drones.
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Brooklyn and the others took off. SOme like Velma and Odysseus stayed close to Brooklyn and Guilmon since they were experienced flyers.
Babu came up alongside Velma, "Gosh, I didn't know you could fly." He said.
"I can't it's a spell someone put on me for a time." Velma said.
"Gosh, I wish I was that good. " Babu said.
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Ahead of them Sara looked down. "Looks like we arrived here first." She said.
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Taranis approached the place where Stripetail was drinking. He sat down and made himself a drink...
"Abraca GET-ME-A-SCOTCH-ON-THE-ROCKS"
Here we go...
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Stripetail gestured and refilled his glass of rootbeer. "So while we're having a drink Taranis, tell me a little bit about yourself.." He said, giving the mage a look over his glass..
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"I am a mage of the seventh circle. Where I come from, there are ten circles in all, each on being progressively harder and harder to get into. To get beyond the fifth circle, one already needs to be an archmage. The mages of the eighth and ninth circles spend most of their time in other dimensions, and the time they DO spend on Earth is short and limited to their towers. Tenth circle mages are almost inaccessible, even to me. "
Wow, a coherent story from him...
Taranis continued.
"My wife and children are also mages, but none of them are in the order of the circle, as I am. My magic is... well... borders on the nonsensical. It is derived from being able to manipulate reality... like this... ABRACA-PLOT-HOLE!"
And with that, a jar of mustard appeared in Taranis's hand.
"You see? My magic changes the way the universe works for an instant in order to produce a desired effect..."
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I see" Stripetail said as taranis set the mustard jar aside.... " so how do you reach the 8th and 9th circles? are there certain tasks that must be completed? You have done well, to reach your current standing, it is clearly not easy to do, and takes considerable skill.. now, your wife and kids.. What is your wife's name, and how many children do you have..?"
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'Stripetail isn't here:" Briggins said to dEimos. " I'll tell him when I see him.. that the drones are here. as for where he is.. I don't know.."
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"I must keep their names from a fellow mage; if their names get out, the one who speaks them can use spells against them, no offense. Given the right training, a mage of my power could speak their names and turn them into a mustard jar..."
Enough with the condiments!
"Thank you, boldface. Anyway, to get to the eighth and ninth circles, one has to be capable of forming a dimension to live in. If I do that, I will get to the eighth circle. If I can make it past a certain size, I get to the ninth circle. As for the tenth one... even I don't know that; only ninth-level mages do, and they are sworn not to tell the rest of us about that..."
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Dr. Kerzach, Strut, Zachary and Mr. Bigmouth entered the bar. They all ordered beer, except Mr. Bigmouth who ordered water.
"Stripetail, I have gotten a new shipment of arrows and poison darts from the Great Valley Munitions Corps. Also, several of the dinosaurs are growing restless. They actually seem eager to fight." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Stripetail nodded "Understood, and quite sensible " He replied as Deimos and His Friends entered the bar. " He twirled his whiskers as he listened to MR Bigmouth.." Tell them to have patience, soon enough they will wish for this quiet before the storm..they will have more fighting than they will ever want.." He paused.. as he took a sip from his root beer..
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"So Stripetail, how does your magic work?" Taranis asked.
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Well, there are 3 major ways magic works in my world, through incantion, through gesture and through will. Using willpower creates the strongest magics, but most magicians in my world rely on gestures..it is the level they are most comfortable with.." Stripetail replied 'Like you, I do not wish to divulge too many of my secrets.."
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"Understood. My will is what directs my magic. Gestures and incantations are just a focus for me..." Taranis replied.
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Indeed" Stripetail said as he returned his his rootbeer.. " How many children do you have? You did say you have them?"
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"Yes... three. I don't like divulging information about... well... just about anything that could harm myself or anyone I know." Taranis said. "I prefer to talk about things like astrophysics, thaumaturgical enchantments, spells of geopolitical importance, and mustard." Taranis replied.
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Mr. Bigmouth took a sip of water.
"I saw all the primitive weapons in the lobby. Will they actually be of use?" Zachary asked.
"Trust me, if you get the drop or are desperate enough, you can kill someone with anything. I should know; I once had to kill someone at Pelvanida with a letter opener." Dr. Kerzach replied.
"And we're going to be enchanting them so every projectile, be it arrows, rocks or even darts, is explosive." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
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Deimos grabbed his rifle and headed out onto the shooting range.
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consider yourself blessed by the fates" Stripetail said" i have none..' he broke off and stared away for a moment. a single tear ran down his face.. he quicly wiped it away..'forgive the tears of a old squirell' he said finally looking back at taranis, "cherish your children.. "
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"I hardly remember their names myself" Taranis said. "I think one of them is named after a variety of mustard and... I'VE SAID TOO MUCH!!"
And with that, he disappeared for a little while.
"Henry Dijon" is an odd name to be sure...
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Stripetail looked over at Dr Kerzach and Strut.. "so once I'm done with this rootbeer, we can resume the search..'he said
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Brooklyn and his group flew onward as Jason went in to look over the telescope and see how it was now, and the other bits in the room as well.
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Taranis teleported back in front of Stripetail. "As long as we don't mention anything that could breach safety, I will stay here."
That could cover a LOT of stuff, Taranis.
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Stripetail finished his rootbeer, and handed the glass back to the bartender. he then got up from his seat.. "Once you aere all finished, we can resume the search.."
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"You killed someone with a letter opener?" Strut asked in disbelief. He finished off his beer and readied his shotgun.
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "Yep. I was supposed to be investigating some alleged contraband on another scientist's computer. Said scientist caught me in his office and started fighting me. Well he eventually pinned me and tried to cut my throat, so I had to grab the nearest weapon, which happened to be a letter opener." He then finished his beer. "Well, enough of that. We've got a task to do." He opened his switchblade.
Zachary and Mr. Bigmouth finished their drinks and grabbed their weapons; a rifle and a stone tipped spear respectively.
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'So is there anything new to report " Stripetail said, he made his way out of the bar. 'Captain milos will be here sometime today..i'm sure He'll be interested in what we are doing.. to prepare for the invasion.."
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"The roof is empty. I strongly advise against going on it. I managed to get away with doing that because I'm so light." Dr. Kerzach said.
"Nothing." Strut replied.
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" We'll see what Deimos and the others have in store for us" Stripetail said as they began to head down the stairs towards the ground floor.. 'we're going to be very busy today.."
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"Indeed. We will be" Taranis said as he powered up his magic, giving him a faint, sickly greeni glow around his right hand. "I'm the most powerful mage here, despite my insanity. I can take whatever anyone dishes out."
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Stripetail continued walking down the staircase, he was now making his way past the fifth floor.. his focus was now on the task at hand, which was preparing for Captain Milos' arrival later..
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So, Stripetail, when is captain Milos going to arrive?
Yes, we can speak to anyone, not just Taranis.
Either that, or you're going mad!
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Stripetail continued down the stairs 'Milos.. will be arriving sometime later today, hopefully around lunchtime.."he replied.. as he reached the 3rd floor
_ The Mystery Machine was now on the road, Freddy Velma and Daphne remained normal size, while the passengers in the back, were scrunched together..'So How much farther to the mall Dixie?' Freddy asked. " It took about a half hour last time. so about 20 minutes we should be there..
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Whoo! That's one hot ride! It's got gold coverings... and spinning rims!
Oh great...
Not him again...
Are you referring to the Mystery Machine?
YES!! ... I'm, DRUNK!!!
Yes, we've noticed.
And you're seeing things that aren't there.
Shaggy sees it too...
(http://www.serienoldies.de/images7/scooby_doo_3.jpg)
What the?!
What did you do?!
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shaggy felt a chill go up his spine.' zoinks, i think i'm hearing things' he said to no one in particular " Scooby?Doona looked at him'Then stop acting so weird" 'she' said. 'you're starting to creep me out..."
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If he thinks's that's scary...
On with the plot! We've wasted enough time passing the post count of this thread!
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tarrax and Sara entered the mall, Tarrax having shrunk to squeeze into the building. ' so where do you want to go first..' he asked his partner..as he looked around the varied stores.. soft music played over loudspeakers.. and here and there shoppers walked to and fro.. 'must be slow for business.."Tarrax said as he went up a small flight of steps..
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Velma looked at Shaggy. "Maybe you just need to eat or drink something to calm your nerves." She said.
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Sara shrank down to her regular size. She looked around a bit before answering. "We can walk around a bit and see the sorts of stores they have here and other things there are to see in the mall first." Sara said.
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_ Very well.. lets go look around Tarrax said as they made their way into the middle of the mall, gazing briefly at the various stores..
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Dirk, Clive, Al, Jose and Kurt exited the vehicles and entered the mall.
"Wow, it's so huge. Surf Point must be a tourist town." Dirk said.
"Also, a terrorist target." Rime muttered, gesturing to 3 shotgun toting SPVDF soldiers by the entrance.
"Maybe that's why business is slow. Impending war." Al replied.
"Well, I'm going to see what's around." Clive said. He then headed down one
"We'll be heading over to the dive shop." Dirk said. Jose and Kurt followed him as he headed down to the dive shop.
"Elora, Cynder, Dixie, Doona, I'm going to be heading over to the jewelery section." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Good thing, Deimos didn't decide to come. He'd drive himself crazy trying to find a gun store." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Anyways, James, I'm going to be checking out the wine store." Rime replied.
Dr. Zanasiu followed Rime to the wine store.
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"Doona" Smiled " Alrigh MS Swimmer, We'll join you there in a bit.. then we can find a place to get some lUnch..
_ Venus looked around in amazement at the huge mall. i wonder if they sell shinobi books' she said looking at the kiosjk that listed the various stores..
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Cynder flew down a corridor as "elora walked close behind her..
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"Maybe we can find a bookstore and ask." Mikey said, wondering if they had any interesting books like graphic novels.
"We should either remain together or agree to meet somewhere at a certain time." leo said. 'I assume there may be different interests as to where to go."
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Donatello spoke up.." I think we should stick together guys, otherwise in this large a space it will be easy to get lost..
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dixie headed down an hallway where the smell of cooking food caught her attention. "oh.. maggie's Southern Soups" She said reading the name off the top of the store 'Ii do hope they have gumbo..' "Do they have Fancy Fritters?' Scooby asked. ' I remember cousin Dum and I liked them.. " "I'm not sure " Dixie replied..
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Ms. Swimmer entered the jewelery section, which bore many, many stores selling jewelery of all sorts.
"Wow." Ms. Swimmer said. She then turned to Cynder. "So did you like the necklace I found for you?"
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Above the mall, a Helios IV spy drone transmitted the images to Pelvanida II.
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"Chong! The Helios IV spy drone has spotted several figures from the Inglorious Hotel entering the mall. There are also several armed SPVDF soldiers around the mall." a technician replied.
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Yes I did.. thank you.. Stripetail gave it to me before we left" Cynder said , she was wearing the silver necklace along with the magical necklace Spyro had bought for her as a surprise gift at Pelvanida during the Shurlup invasion of the cafe.. they had gone there to help the Pelvanida scentists drive off a terrorist group called the Purity of Life..
" Have you found anything that you like?
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Keep an eye on them.. that mall will likely be one of our targets when the invasion begins " Chong said, while creating another metal monster, this was the twenty-third such monster, when he was finished there would be thousands..
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Gabumon, matt and Tk explored the second floor of the Mall, in all there were 6 floors, each with various stores.. matt was looking for a new guitar " Hey, Matt, perhaps you could get me a guitar" Gabumon said. " Gabumon, Digimon don't play instruments...' "You could teach him bro" TK said, as patomon caught up with him
_ Nani led Lilo, Stitch and Angel into the kids section "We're going to get you spome new wallpapper.. 'Nani said.. and leashes for Stitch and Angel.."
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"I do agree. I just considered some of us may prefer to go elsewhere. Though the safest is to pick out what stores we wish to visit and visit them together so we do visit some that at least someone wants to visit." Leo said.
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Brooklyn and his group landed and entered the parking lot of the mall near where an entrance was and entered the 2nd floor.
"Keep aware, we don't know if any of them are here or watching." Brooklyn said.
"Getting intel and scouting the are out before the attack would be logical." Odysseus said.
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Good idea' Venus said, staring at the kiosk "Surf Point Bookstore" was on the 4th floor. "Ok , theres a book store on the 4tth floor, we'll head there.. if you guys see any store that interest you on the way.. like I know Mikey likes pizza..
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"That does sound like a good idea." Leo said.
Mikey nods, "Pizza is great. It's one of the 4 food groups" Mikey said.
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what are the other 3? Venus grinned..
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Shaggy, Dphhne and FRed all made thier way up the escalator.. "this mall is huge Daphne said.. " It has all the shopping a girl with a credit card could ask for!' Daphne glowed.. "I might even get you a new ascot Freddy" She smirked..
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"Chong, I have some of my men at the mall. I am ordering them to keep tabs on the Inglorious Hotel group." the Goat said. He then radioed the men in the mall to watch the group.
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Dirk was examining the diving gear at the shop.
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Rime and Dr. Zanasiu were examining the various bottles of liquor and wine.
"Hey Rime, Guinness beer?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Rime held up a keg of Pilsner. "I'm more of a Pilsner guy."
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Ms. Swimmer was examining all the jewelry. Her eyes fell on a beautiful platinum necklace with a gold colored diamond in the middle. "It's so beautiful but it costs like $75,000." she sighed.
She then noticed a female Poodle, wearing sunglasses and a light windbreaker, looking at her and Cynder. Ms. Swimmer shivered; something was not right about the way she was looking at them
She then tapped Cynder. "That woman looking at us. Something about her creeps me out."
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dessert, soda, and, everything else." Mikey said in a serious voice.
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"Let's go and look at the map kiosk and see where things are then decide where to go." Brooklyn said. "And in case of any spies here best switch to our sign language."
"And ancient Egyptian for when a voice is needed." Odysseus said in ancient Egyptian, not translated by the tardis for others in case Jason's group needed to talk privately but could not see or use their sign language. Quickly learned since Jason could put telepathically put the knowledge into their minds. & doubly secure since their sign language wasn't based on one from this universe, and while archeologists could read the 3 types of written ancient Egyptian, no one knew what it really sounded like, unless like Odysseus you happened to have been alive at the time and learned it.
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Cynder narrowed her eyes at the Poodle, she too had gotten a bad vibe.. "Lets go somewhere else" She said quietly to Ms. Swimmer,. " We;'ll see if she follows us.. if she does..then we'll know she's likely a spy..'
- The Assorted Digimon walked around the mall looking at various stores.. "i wonder if this place has anything from the digital world' Izzy said upon reaching the third floor with Sora and Biyomon close behind..
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Ms. Swimmer walked into another jewelry store. She turned around; the Poodle did not follow her but was still looking in her general direction.
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Dr. Zanasiu was examining the wine when Rime tapped him on the shoulder.
"Doc, let's go to a different store." Rime said.
"Why?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Rime looked at a Black man in a track suit standing in the corner of the shop. The man was browsing the beer in the coolers but every often, he stole a glance at Dr. Zanasiu and Rime. "That man in the corner, something feels off about him." Rime whispered.
Dr. Zanasiu looked at the man and noticed that he was writing something down on a notepad.
Dr. Zanasiu shivered. "Well, we're done here. No wine."
Rime and Dr. Zanasiu then left the store.
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Brooklyn and group looked at the map for a bit.
"Any ideas where you folks want to go?" Brooklyn asked, speaking in the same language as before.
"Eventually food stores." Brooklyn said, speaking the same language as the others were.
"Maybe a book store for a start, then walk by the jewelry store, and other sorts. Some general walking around also." Odysseus said.
"A good plan indeed." Moran said.
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Cynder followed Ms Swimmer around the jewelry store " See anything you like?' She asked in a low voice " those bracelets are Bautiful, but they're 15,000 dollars..much too expensive for me.."
_ Doona climbed up to the 3rd floor, her dress billowing out behind her.. ' now where did Dixie go off to?' "she wondered..
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Let me see that bracelet... the sign says it is French... very fancy...
Ooh... from Paris maybe...
Let me check the back of it... made in Taiwan...
I didn't know Taiwan was in France...
:slap
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Do you have fifteen thousand on you Taranis.. I'd pay you back' Cynder said hopefully.. Truth be told she really wanted the bracelets, her old ones were getting a bit tight as she grew..
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"I've got a lot of money, yes... I'll summon you some cash of mine. You can pay it back later with no interest. Just remember that I did this for you. ABRACA-GIVE-ME-FIFTEEN-THOUSAND-DRACHMAS!"
And the money appeared.
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Cynder didn't wait to be asked.. she grabbed the wad of cash and went over to buy the bracelets.. which were a beatuiful silver with jewels encrusted inside.. the sale was rang up and cynder unhooked the old bracelets and put the new ones on they were a perfect fit,. ' Thank you' she glowd giving Taranis a big hug.. " I'll give you my next salavage earnings, that should be enough to pay you back.."
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"You're welcome my dear." Taranis said...
Aw...
Dragons hug him all the time...
I've even heard that his wife was a dragon shape-shifted to human form...
Hello.
What?!
Uh-oh
Looks like Vincent finally learned how to post in other colors and sizes...
Now he can say that more narrators are coming in...
And post all sorts of stuff in the other RPs he has...
And go back and edit some posts of his in the older RP threads...
Hello.
"And Cynder, I just learned how to speak reddish."
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Meanwhile Tarrax had found a nice little plaza and relax at.. thee was a fountain nearby, and the sound of running water could be heard clearly. ' This is a nice place.. do they have malls like this on OKorodos?' He asked Sara.
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Ms. Swimmer was examining some very nice looking bracelets. The price tag was $12,000 "I can't afford that!" She then examined some much cheaper but still beautiful silver bracelets. They were $500.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Rime made their way to a pet store.
"I think we lost that man." Rime said. He then spotted a dark nylon dog collar with a claw print pattern. "Hey, I've always wanted one."
Dr. Zanasiu facepalmed.
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Cynder activated her armor and opened her wrist compartment and withdrew a small number of bills " Heres some of my share of the last salvage mission. Go buy the bracelets.. you deserve it Ms Swimmer" Cynder said..handing her 500 dollars..
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Stitch and Angel had found a children's bookstore on the 3rd floor and Lilo and Nani were looking through the various books
Dixie was also the third floor, exploring a store that sold hats and currently examining a little sailor hat that would fit on a child or puppy.. stopping at the thought she smiled to herself as Doona entered the store "There you are" "she' said impatiently. " Oh cousin this little sailor hat is adorable!" Dixie said giving her trabsformed partner a look.
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"Thank you." Ms. Swimmer said, grinning. She accepted the money and paid for the bracelets. She donned both of them.
Ms. Swimmer's was looking at a sapphire and diamond brooch in a window but her eyes widened as she realized that the Poodle from before was looking in through the window and looking at Cynder and herself.
"Cynder, that Poodle from before. She's a spy!" Ms. Swimmer whispered. "We really need to get moving."
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Sara nodded, "Something like the malls of this world yes. Though more magic stuff, & the tech is different." Sara said looking around a bit at the surroundings and the fountain. "Though I guess most malls or things like malls are similar in many places or are from what I've seen." She said, enjoying the place where they were.
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Lets go'' Cynder said turning and hurrying from the store.. Meanwhile her partner "elora was down on the second floor looking at images on a tv screen at a TV store. the film being shown was the Wizard of Oz, which Spyro had never seen before. The Current scene involved the Wicked Witch grabbing an hourglass and turning it over inddicating thats how much longer Dorothy had left to live... Spyro was rapt with attention..
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"I've got an hourglass just like that... and a castle like that too... and, hey! That witch stole my flying monkeys!" Taranis told Spyro, angry at the Wicked Witch of the West.
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the malls in Dragomalin are open-air, they usually aren't held inside " Tarrax said "each dragon world is different.. of course..
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Ms. Swimmer walked out of the store with Cynder. "Should we split up so that spy can't catch us both?" she asked.
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Rime paid for the dog collar and he walked out of the store. He went into a bathroom to put the collar on.
"Rime, why the hell did you buy that!?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Same reason Deimos got me a bag of porno." Rime replied.
"I'm going to have a talk with Deimos later."
"Suit yourself."
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Good idea Cynder said, you go this way, I'll go down there" Cynder said..
- Daphne had found a store which sold ascots much tio the embarassment of Freddy " Velma, which Adcot do you think is Better, orange blue, purple or green? Daphne said with a smirk..
- this show is really cool" "Elora" said in her feminine voice...
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Sara nods, "Some are open air also. The dwarven ones are mainly underground. There is at least 1 that is built on a cloud. and one deep under the sea, and other one not very far under water. Since you can get very creative with magic being involved." Sara said. "Your world does sound interesting." She said.
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Well, you should definitelty visit Dragomalin.. I have no other family, besides Stripetail, as I have explained to you.." Tarrax replied " Have I told you about my youth?'
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Sara shook her head, "no." She said ready to listen. "I have quite a large family. Though my parents usually have only 1-2 kids usually. Easy to have a large family with cousins and such when no one really ages. I got along well with my clutch mates, There were 3 of us that time. They decide to have 3 instead of 1 or 2 once in a while. We got along,with the usual sibling rivalry kids will have. We did some traveling around from time to time to see some wonders of Korodos and the dimension we were from. Including the space station around korodos. It is made of wood, metal, and other things." She said pausing a moment before continuing. "We had private tutors usually, including in magic. Spending some time in schools also sometimes to have time to spend with other kids around our age and some from other species."
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" i had no siblings growing up" Tarrax The closest friend I had apart from Striptail was Eliose, who late became my first wife.. i was quite a loner unfortunately..you have family.. i didn't until i had a wife and kids" Tarrax said." You must introduce me to them.."
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Sara nods, "Sounds lonely." then she nods again, "I'm sure you'd like them quite a bit."
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Brooklyn's group went into the book store and looked around. they went to different sections fo the book store, but always within sight of each other.
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Ms. Swimmer split off from Cynder and headed down the food court. There, she bumped into Rime and Dr. Zanasiu.
"Rime! James! Nice to meet you." Ms. Swimmer said.
"Nice bracelets." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Thanks."
"Erm, know any place we can hide?" Rime said.
"What?"
Rime nodded and dropped his voice to a whisper. "There's spies after us."
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "Cynder and I split up so it would be more difficult for the spy to catch us. I advise you do the same."
At the same time, an Asian man reading a newspaper and eating a fish sandwich looked over the newspaper at the group and scribbled something on a napkin.
Ms. Swimmer discretely angled her club/cane towards the Asian man. "So what do you say we hit up the arcade?"
"Sounds good to me." Rime said.
Rime, Dr. Zanasiu and Ms. Swimmer left the food court and headed not to the the arcade but the electronics store.
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The Poodle spy eventually lost Cynder. She ducked into the women's bathroom and spoke into a hidden microphone in her windbreaker.
"The packages have been separated. One four pounder, and a two pounder. The two pounder requires hazmat shipping."
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The Asian man made a motion to wipe his mouth but instead he spoke into a hidden microphone.
"I have spotted two two pound packages. One is a hazmat but it may have leaked."
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Doona Looked at Dixie, who was still looking at the little sailor hat. " Why don't we get that for Stitch' She smiled. " He might like it.." Dixie looked at her partner.." I see you're getting used to wearing a dress" She grinned..Doona shot her a loook, Only until this evening, then I'm taking it off..and when I do Tarrax will turn me and Spyro back..' Dixie took the hat to the counter to pay for it.."If stitch doesn't like it, I'll just hang onto it.." She s,iled inwardly.. For.. um.. future use.."
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"nice." Brooklyn said looking down at one of the areas of the walkway that had an area where you could see to the floor below & the one below that.
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Cynder followeed them to the electrics store then headed down a side passage and stopped in front of a katana store.. 'hmm.. lets see what this store has' she said walking inside..
_ Tarrax nodded "yes it is lonely.. but I have had a rich life with three dragoness who loved me until thier last breath, and who gave me ten wonderful children.."
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"I hope things can start to change now." Sara said to Tarrax looking at him and touching one of his hand with one of hers.
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yes, I hope that yo can will providevme with companionship which I have been lacking for a very long time.." Tarrax replid, holding her claws in his. 'Now.. Lets go get something tio eat.. How about fish? He asked..
_Tai was browsing a newspaper stand looking at the latest news on a television screen. " Does this channel get Tokyo Stations?" He asked. " Nope.. only American" The teller replied..
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Sara nods smiling, "Fish sounds great. One of the foods I like to eat the most." She said. "And I do hope I can relieve at least some of your loneliness." Sara said to Tarrax patting him with one hand.
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Hunter meanwhile had found a store that sould arrows and bows.. " anything you are interested in? the salesman said, as he noticed hunters looked at a quiver full of green arrows.. "jUst looking for the right type of arrow" Hunter replied..
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"Why couldn't I have bought at least a pistol?" Dr. Zanasiu lamented.
Rime smirked and opened a pocket in his armor to reveal a Sig-Sauer P226 pistol.
"You're getting to be like Deimos. Pretty soon, you'll start blowing [censored] up!"
Ms. Swimmer was examining a television with interest. "What's this?"
Rime giggled before Dr. Zanasiu gently kicked him.
"That's a television. It lets you see things far away." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"So does that mean if I adjust something on it; I can see the Inglorious Hotel?"
"No, there needs to be something called a camera at the spot you want to watch."
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Deimos, Zachary, Strut and Mr. Bigmouth was in the lobby preparing all the weapons, including the prehistoric ones, for live fire testing.
"Stripetail, Taranis, we're almost ready for the tests." Deimos said. "When can we expect Captain Milos?"
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Well, That I don't know Stripetail said He should let us know at least a little bit in advance when he is coming.. "Stripetail said as Briggins came in " Captain Milos just called" He announced " He says he will arive at 1 and he expects lunch to be ready.. the captain wants ravoli with perogis.. You don't mind if that is the entree' Stripetail waved his paw dismissively. " No, Briggins that will be fine.. Briggins nodded then turned to Rime. " Aim away from my hotel.. that is my one request..Heck, you could use the old Surf Motel for target practice since you cleaned it out the other day, no one is going to mind if you use it to test your weapons..
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Deimos grinned. "Well, we did completely gut the motel... Ah, why the hell not? We'll save the demolitions company some work." He then thought a moment. "You know, we should wait until everyone comes back. We'll need to test the effectiveness of everyone's weapons, not just ours." Zach
"On it!" Dr. Kerzach said. "I'll prepare lunch for everyone." He then headed into the kitchen.
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Jason thought about spending some time in the zero room of his tardis to meditate for a time. He started to head down towards the lobby.
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Velma looked at an something in the mall that reminded her of a family she had met in the past, The Addams family. Thinking of it she thought they may be willing to help them. She thought that based on what she knew and saw of the Addams family they may view being in a war as wholesome family fun. She would ask some of her friends about this later when they were back at the hotel.
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Stripetail nodded..' Yes it is best if the others get back before testing out the weapons..
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Gomamon, and Tentomon, walked down a passageway, gazing at athe various stores. one store should goldfish, another popcorn, and there was even a movie theather..
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"So, Stripetail" Taranis said. "Are we ready to test the weapons, or are we all just going to hang around talking about fish and various stores?"
Aww... I wanted to visit the Katana store...
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Haresh was preparing the pasta sauce. At the same time, Dr. Kerzach was boiling the ravioli.
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Two women, one a Human and the other a Black Labrador Retriever began to follow Cynder.
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Dr. Zanasiu had finished explaining the things in the electronics store to Ms. Swimmer.
"Fascin..." Ms. Swimmer turned her head and noticed a group of people she got a bad vibe from. "Erm, I need to go to the bathroom." she said rather loudly.
Ms. Swimmer then headed for the family restroom.
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We have to wait until the others get back.. " Stripetail explained.. ' until then, we can make ourselves ready for captain Milos' arrival, which will be at 1..so two and a half hours from now.. If you want to test some of your spells.. by all means do so." Stripetail gestured and a number of target appeared inthe field some distance away.. " Use those targets if you wish.."
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Doona and Dixie headed out of the store, Dixue wore a pleased smile as they made thoier way towards the escalator. 'Well that was a nice pick-up . Do you want anything cousin?' She asked " Hmm..Doona thought.. "Are there any sports stores nearby I wonder ifthey have any coolsville stuff.."
"Cousin Sc-Doona.. is that what you really want?' Dixie asked as they began to climb_
Cynder turned and noticed the two women following her. She slowly began to speed up..
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Velma walked around with the folks she was with.
Jason went down and out to his tardis and then to the zero room to meditate. He relaxed and levitated, a feat possible in the zero room even with out magic.
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"Got it. I'll change the targets to look like things I hate the most... Abraca- PLOT HOLE!"
And the targets changed to look like Hilary Clinton, a map of China, the Archbishop of Canturbury, a map of Germany, another map of Germany, a picture of Jean-Paul Sarte, and a bottle of ketchup.
"The ketchup is DEAD!"
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Stripetail turned and hgeaded baxck in, he had work to do before his meeting with milos
-Mitch had reported fot duty at headquarters, and was mking his rounds around the station.
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"I finished off the targets, and it wasn't pretty" Taranis said, covered in ketchup. "The narrators are finishing off the rest. Since I know at least as much about magic as you do, I'll help with the tasks to come..."
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Fair enough" Stripetail nodded.. " where should we begin?"
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Elora finished watching the Wixzzard of oz and made her way towards a nearby food mart. she walked slowly her purple dress flapping behind her..
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Mr. Bigmouth picked up a set of arrows and his bow. "I guess we can start gathering data."
Deimos grabbed the .50 caliber rifle and his own smaller assault rifle along with ammunition for both of them. "Small arms only. We'll save the RPGs and explosives for later."
Strut grabbed his shotgun along with a supply of slugs and buckshot.
The three then headed to the target range out back.
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nick flollowed Stripetail and Taranis into the Dining room ' stopping for lunch?' He asked "No, lunch will be at 1, when Captain Milos appears for his meeting.." stripetail replied.. Nick nodded."Very well.. just trying to earn some tips"
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Rime and Dr. Zanasiu looked at the group. They discretely moved away from the group.
"Damn it! This is insane. There's spies everywhere." Dr. Zanasiu muttered.
"But there's also guards every where too." Rime said, pointing to shotgun and SMG toting SPVDF troopers scattered around the mall. Two of them, both armed with shotguns, walked past them.
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Ms. Swimmer entered the family restroom. There were several stalls but all were occupied. She went into the sole unoccupied stall, used the facilities, washed her hands and her face.
"This is crazy." Ms. Swimmer muttered, placing her cane aside and splashing water on her face.
She then heard someone try to open the stall. "Someone's in here!" she shouted.
But it was to no avail, the stall door clicked open and a female Calico Cat in a light windbreaker was standing in the stall.
"Who the hell are you?" Ms. Swimmer demanded.
"No one you know." The Calico responded. She drew a knife and darted towards Ms. Swimmer.
Ms. Swimmer, not having time to reach the club, ripped the baby changing station off its hinges and used it to block the knife thrust.
The Calico's knife pierced the plastic and remained stuck. Ms. Swimmer then rushed the Calico with the impromptu shield, knocking her to the ground. The Calico tried to get up but Ms. Swimmer then threw the shield at the Calico, knocking her down again. She then finished off her opponent with a kick to the side of the head.
She grabbed her club only to find out that there were now 5 other spies in the bathroom.
"Chong wants you dead. And the rest of the Pelvanida group." the leader, a Golden Retriever female said. She then pulled out a knife. "And we'll be happy to comply." The other spies also drew knives.
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"what would you like to do next?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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Brooklyn and group went into a bookstore to look over the various book sections that were of interest of them.
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While in the zero room Jason meditated,. At first for a while he just rested. Then he started going over the various things he had learned, then going over some things to attempt to reach new conclusions, covering science, tech, magic, and other topics.
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Lets get something to eat..' Tarrax replied.. getting up from where he was sitting..
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Cynder took flight into the air soon, reaching a height of about tween feet off the ground " She Spoke into her ring " Spyro-Elora, Guys I think we have a problem with spies" she said as she took stock of the situation. she was on the third floor, and noticing the stairs she made her way towards them
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"Spies?' Dixie respoded "Cynder's call had reached all of them " Doona and I are on the third floor... Can you see us..?"
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Sara nods, "Any favorite restaurant here?" She asked looking around briefly then at Tarrax.
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Jason rested a bit in he zero room, then went out to look over the readout info of the large object that he had found.
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Ms. Swimmer slammed the stall door into one of the spies, knocking him down. She quickly kicked the knife away.
Two spies then approached her. She used the club to fend off both their knife blows and with her free hand, she ripped a metal paper towel dispenser out of the wall and flattened one of the spies with it. Another spy moved in to take her fallen comrade's place. Unfortunately, one of the spies managed to stab Ms. Swimmer but she was literally in a kind of battle frenzy and she didn't seem notice.
The spy was rewarded for her attempt with a metal paper towel dispenser across the face and a kick to the groin. She fell to the ground from both attacks.
Ms. Swimmer "accidentally" crushed the spy who stabbed her with her tail and threw the now useless piece of metal at one of the spies.
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"I wonder if Ms Swimmer got lost." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Go look for her." Rime said.
Dr. Zanasiu went into the restroom hallway. He heard the sounds of fighting coming from the family restroom.
"Not again." Dr. Zanasiu muttered. He pushed the door open and to his horror found Ms. Swimmer fighting off a group of knife wielding spies.
Dr. Zanasiu shut the door. "[censored]!" He then returned to fetch Rime.
"Rime! Ms. Swimmer just got ambushed in the bathroom." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime swore and drew his pistol and followed Dr. Zanasiu to the bathroom.
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The sounds of fighting reached Agumon and Agumina and they ran towards where the sound was coming from.. Agumina had been looking for a fresh tin of lipsttick- shr had used a lot over the last few days, and the stick was almost gone..
_ better check out what the mess is" Tai said as they ran towards the sound of the noise. Tai and Agumon stopped as they saw the female sign ' Its a family bathroom " Agumina said, as she went in, she was shocked to see Ms Swimmer locked in a fight with a pair of female Labradors ' Agumina let loose a ball of flame and pelted the Labrador nearest to her with her fire..
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Jason made notes on what to work on in what order and put that away. Then thought about what to do next.
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The Labrador did not notice the fireball until it was too late. She was set on fire and ran around screaming.
"Thank goodness you're here!" Ms. Swimmer shouted. She leapt back from a knife swing, pivoted and smashed the spy into the wall, leaving an indentation, with a powerful tail whip.
Ms. Swimmer then turned to the last spy, the Golden Retriever. The Golden charged Ms. Swimmer, who seized a small end table and used it to knock her out. She then collapsed to the ground.
Rime had now entered the bathroom. He shot the only spy left, the one that was on fire.
He looked at the carnage. "Holy [censored]! Ms. Swimmer are you okay?"
"Rime, I've been stabbed." Ms. Swimmer said, grimacing and clutching a hand to her side. She was also covered in cuts, some which were quite deep.
It was at this point, two shotgun toting SPVDF troopers, one an Asian woman and the other a Siberian Husky, entered the room along with Dr. Zanasiu.
"What happened here?" the Asian woman demanded.
"This female was attacked." Rime said, gesturing to Ms. Swimmer.
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Jason went over the mental notes he had made concerning magic, science and combining the two and theoretically what was possible, and thinking if he should have one of the imperial family or a naga friend or both teach him some magic before the coming battle.
Then he thought he should visit the mad seer to see where certain folks were he may want to bring into the hotel to help in the battle.
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Velma looked around and saw a mystery book store. "I didn't know they had specialized book stores here." She said.
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Agumon and Tai entered the bathroom a second later.. " Agumina was helping Ms Swimmer move out of the restroom. "She needs a healer' She said to Agumon.. "is there a first aid stand anywhere near here?' Tai asked the guard.
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So Doona" Dixie said as they climbed up to the fourth floor. " Are you starting to feel what it is like to be a female.. " She sat down on a bench, and doona soon joined her. the two females looked around , and saw that they were the only ones in this area. 'doona.. i want to show you what i experience when i kiss another girl.. Dixie said. Doona looked at her and a smile grew on her face "ok.. ; lets do it. " doona leaned forward and pressed her lips to dixies. Dixie wrapped her arms around her neck.. she realized she was kissing Scooby.. and that she was enjoying this. Doona rested her paws on dixies shoulders, and the kiss continued. dixie rubbed her tongue against doona's and then they broke apart. "ok, did you enjoy that?' Dixie asked " Yes I did.. I'd like to do it again" doona replied.. ' Once we get back to the hotel' Dixie smiled. Doona leaned in and kissed her briefly, then pulled away and got up..Dixie soon followed. ' She then pointed to a nearby candy store.. " Oh, lets get some chocolate masrhmallows..for when you turn back..' Dixie said.
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"Any particular place you guys want to go to?" Velma asked. "There are quite a few stores here. It's larger then I thought it would be."
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They do, I didn't know they had stores that only sold shoes.. and nothing but shoes' Daphne said, holding a couple new bags of clothes.. freddy was wearing his new blue ascot, Daphne had also got him orange and green colored ascots as well. Shaggy was eating a towering ball of cotton candy.. he waved as Cynder flew down in front of them ' Have you seen Dixie?' Cynder asked.. 'We saw her with Scooby er Doona on the floor below us ' Shaggy said stuffing a gob of cotton candy in his mouth.. 'So where's Spyro?' He asked.. "Spyro? Daphne asked "my mate.. husband if you will..' Cynder replied..
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Hey italics! Do you understand the plot?
Nope! Don't know, don't care! This RP has gone on to the point that it's living on borrowed time...
So... if you think it stinks so much, WHY are you two here?
To see if we can inject some randomness back into the RP by means of breaking the fourth wall and introducing metacharacters. That, and to increase our creators' post count. It's the least we can do for him; he gave us life, after all.
Aren't you going to comment on the plot?
Pffh! By this point, there is hardly a plot worth commenting on! Taranis already fits in with it, and if there was a sort of problem, half the characters would be tripping over themselves to solve it in one of 50 different ways, only half of which would make any sense!
Do you think the other posters will like reading this conversation?
Probably not, but, at this point, we'd need a pair of silhouetted robots and a midwestern man to make this RP fun anymore...
Hey Crow, I think he means us!
Aw geez, Servo, you really think so?
Oh great... now let's see if it is Mike or Joel who shows up...
Look at that stupid squirrel. The credits said his poster wrote the RP!
This RP was written?!
I can't believe they actually give out awards to people for posting this stuff...
Yeah... our creator really wanted one... but he didn't suck enough to get it! He was too good for them.
"He didn't have enough mustard! Or pass mustard, as it were!" Taranis said to the invisible narrators. Yes, he was aware that somewhere in space, there was a theater in a Satellite in which two robots and a captive man were watching this RP...
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Agumon came forward and helped Agumina carry ms Swimmer out of the bathroom. Agumon noticed that blood was dripping out of several of the cuts.." So mmuch for an escaoe from the Hotel' He said to Agumina..
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elora_ walked up to the 4th floor, where she turned a cornrer and saw Cynder talking with Dixie Shaggy and Daphne ' Hey guys she called out, coming up to them.. 'i was watching a movie on a tv.."
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Taranis came upstairs to meet Elora. He had left Stripetail to check on how everyone else was doing. He rounded the corner...
Heeeerrre's Taranis!
The latest novel by Stephen King. The biggest one in hours!
And yes, those robots are in yellow and orange from this point on... the colors are eye-catching. Our maker will use a lot of these colors and font size changes. It really gets one's eye...
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Stripetail ordered an entree from a kitchen, a small order of mozzarella sticks, to snack on as he wrote out his plans on a magical piece of paper. first on the list was the meeting with Milos which was now less than two hours away, next came the testing of their weapons, which he would come to oversee. third was dinner, and fourth was the search for the next clue, which was likely a moonbow. Taranis have you checked any weaythers reports? Are we supposed to get rain tonight? A moonbow usually happens after a night rain, assuming that the moon is not covered by clouds..
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'hey, how did you get here Taranis? Did you teleport here? Elora asked.. 'in any case you're welcome to join us..She added, nodding to the rest of the group..
_ I think we should stick together " Cynder whispereed to Doona, who nodded " safety in numbers.. good thinking.."
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Knowing that Stripetail had the ability to defy the plot, whatever remained of it. Taranis spoke:
"Yes, there's some rain tonight. I looked ahead in the script. Half of it is misspelled and "rain" looks like "r-e-a-n-i-n", but there will be some of it..."
Yup. He knows how to turn on the rain machine in this film... I mean... RP.
You know, there's a reason a mad scientist is keeping us trapped on the Satellite of Love... he wants to test the limits of our sanity...
If we could survive Manos: The Hands of Fate, we'll make it through this one.
These posts are getting very meta...
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(are these supposed to be funny or sarcastic? :blink: )
Thank you Taranis" Stripetail said. " That should help us find the moonbow, the trick is.. being in the right spot.." He murmured as he dabbed a little sauce onto a mozzerella stick.. "would you like one? he motioned to his platter as he looked at Taranis.
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(OOC: Both. That's the humor of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It's just a joke. Satirical humor :lol )
"Oh yes, thank you." Taranis replied, taking a stick. He quickly summoned some mustard, dipped the mozzarella stick in, and ate it.
This RP has been brought to you by French's Mustard!
Is the poster eating mozzarella sticks as he's typing this?
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Velma looked at elora. "So what movie did you see?" She asked.
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(oh Ok)
"I don't know what it was called but it some flying monkey in it..' Elora said, having never seen the Wizard of Oz before, so she didn't know the name of the movie..
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So what your plans for the day Taranis?' Stripetail asked he continued to munch on the mozzarella sticks.. 'if you want to teleport over to Surf Point, and join the rest of the group , feel free to do so.. or if you wish to sleep in, that is alright as well.. i sometimes nap when i have little to occupy my time.."
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"I'll go to Surf Point. Man these mozzarella sticks are good. I wish we were real so I could actually eat them now..." Taranis replied.
Does he think he's going to make a difference by mentioning that?
Don't know, don't care. Hey Crow, you ever notice that many of the characters here are very exotic, but do really mundane things?
Yeah. Who needs to pretend to watch a movie? Hey, I think we changed the ads on this page...
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Stripetail ignored the comment.. ' eat as much as you want, then head to Surf Point.. we only have a couple more days to enjoy ourselves then the war preparations will overshadow everything, so enjoy it while you can..the odds against us are great..' Stripetail frowned and looked back at his to do list..
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"Alright. Thanks for the sticks. They are really very good. If you want me to get you anything, I'll be happy to help, Stripetail." Taranis said to the squirrel. Yes, that's right. He's talking to a squirrel. I can't believe he's talking to a squirrel, a squirrel older than time, no less. :blink:
So there's going to be a war a few days in the future? Like the movie Future Wars!
Only... in that film, it didn't take place in the future and there was no war.
I think our creator has decided it is more fun to role play as the bots who make fun of RPs...
What do you expect us to do? MST3K has been off the air for years!
Making fun of internet stuff is the way to do it in the 21st century!
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Stripetail nodded.' I may call that in.. in the near future..." He smiled "Go... enjoy yourself in town..see a film, walk around, scare little kids, whatever suits your fancy.." He said with a touch of irony in his voice..
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"But... that would put me in a movie theater as some bots are watching us FROM a movie theater. That's just too meta, even for me. I think I'll go surfing now." Taranis said, heading out...
Uh... Tom Servo? Is he supposed to be able to tell we're watching him?
It makes as much sense as anything else in this RP. Hey! New color! It matches my coat of paint much better...
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The Husky returned with a first aid kit, which the Asian woman opened and began bandaging Ms. Swimmer's wounds.
"She'll need to go to the hospital." the Husky said.
"We should probably leave. No telling what else may happen now." Dr. Zanasiu said. He then turned to the group. "Anyone have a radio I can use?"
The Husky pulled out a radio from his back pocket.
Dr. Zanasiu accepted it until he realized that he could not use it to contact anyone at the hotel. He returned the radio.
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"We need to find the others" Tai said.. "No telling where they are right now, probably all over the place..
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tarrax entered a nearby resteraunt.. 'er.. can i help you? The waiter said, startled at his appearance "Table for two Please" Tarrax said formally..
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"Hmm, flying monkeys. I can only think of 1 movie with those. The Wizard of Oz." Velma said.
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"If you have room." Sara said.
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"Time to get some stuff done. Though I'm not sure if I or the maintenance robots and golems can repair this in time for the attack. Maybe I will visit the mad seer to see what he says." Jason said.
"coordinate set. Bet you don't get outside." The tardis said in a joking manner. The tardis didn't talk to often. Often Jason would open the door and the mad seer would already be there standing in front of where the tardis had appeared.
The tardis appeared and once Jason opened one of the doors to go outside, there stood the mad seer, as always before and Jason had been expecting it this time as he had been the last time. He held out a sheet of paper.
"Everything you need to know is on the paper. As well as a few things I'd like you to do when you have the time. You're busy so I'll not keep you any longer. I would tell you how the battle turns out, but that would is not why you came." The mad seer said and left.
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Hey Tom! What do you think of the special effects in this RP?
What special effects? Someone just put his hand in front of the camera and an extra just brought out the Tardis while it was still covered...
Somone's been watching too much Dr. Who...
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Hey! Could you blokes keep it down? I'm trying to watch the movie! said another viewer behind them..
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Wizard of OZ? Never heard of it" Elora shrugged "Thats the name of the movie you saw" Dixie explained.. "OH..' Thanks" Elora nodded..
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Want some cotton candy?" Shaggy asked them.. "I've got lots..'
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Jason set the coordinates, he had something he wanted to do first before the stuff on the paper then get some of the folks who's exact locations were on the paper, including 1 or 2 that may be able to help in the repair of the zord, and an interesting bit of information on the paper he noticed when he glanced at it.
Jason briefly changed his mind, decided to fetch the 2nd zord, the notes said it had been abandoned and the one using it no longer had access to the power to do so so he could use it. Jason materialized around it, putting it in another storage room, then set the coordinates for Korodos. Not modern day Korodos but the distant past where he had some friends he had not seen since he had finished a mission for the cia over 600 years in his personal past.
Once there Jason stepped out into the front garden of some friends he had not seen for quite some time. He looked around a bit before heading to the front door.
The Golem butler opened the door before he rose to knock on the door.
"ah, Jason, I'll tell them you're here. Nice to see you again." The golem butler said, "Just through here." he said.
After The introductions were done he went to sit down in the offered chair.
"Nice to see you again Jason." A female naga said.
"indeed." her mate said, a former human and arcane knight, currently in a form that looked identical to his former human form.
"yes, it's been, quite some time for me." Jason said, leaving out it had been over 600 years his time.
"So why have you come. I can tell there is something on your mind." The female naga said.
"Some things I need to do, as well as the main reason. I came to not only visit with you for a bit, but also to see if I could learn more magic. I was in a bit of a rush before but I have time now to take you up on your earlier offer." Jason said. Needing to go to do another mission, though allowed to stay for a bit to say his goodbyes then.
"ok. Let's get started in the morning shall we." The former human said.
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Quite some time (decades or more later Jason left the house thinking he'd have to visit his friends again, this time just a pleasant between friends.
He got into his tardis & then went to look at the list of things the Mad seer had asked him to do.
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4 EMTs entered the bathroom and began to load Ms. Swimmer onto the stretcher.
"Guys, get everyone and leave immediately. We don't need another stabbing or shooting." Ms. Swimmer said.
Rime nodded. "I'll take James and sweep around for our group."
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"Did something happen to Ms. Swimmer?" Taranis asked. He wasn't exactly in a position to help her though, as he was at the surf place...
He must have used some sort of scrying spell to see what went wrong...
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We'll help you guys " agumon said saids he and Agumina began running "Guys?' Agumon spoke into his ring "Ms Swimmer has been hurt!"
_ the call reached Stitch and Angel who were on the 5th floor. " Ms Swimmer's been hurt! Stitch said. "Great..we need to find the others and head back to the hotel..Nani said.. lilo frowned, so much for shopping... she said to Nani.."Lilo I don't want anyone else getting hurt..'
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Dixie listened as Agumon's call reached them. " Agumon we're on the 4th floor. We're just off the escalator.."Ok, Tai, Agumina and I are on our way.."
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Once they were at their seats Sara look over over the menu for a bit then put in her order of fish and a drink.
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The first of the odd requests was to stop an a certain place and put 1 dollar, no more and no less into a certain santa's bucket in front of a certain store at a certain time. The next was to go to 1890's London, and walk past a certain corner and tip his hat and say hello to the first person he sees on the corner wearing a blue tie.
With those odd things over he next went to go to see someone the sheet the mad seer had given him named Billy, saying he would be able to help repair the zord he had found. Under that was the exact location of 2 folks he had been meaning to ask to help.
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Pete looked at the dock before getting off the ship. "I wonder what this town is like." He said.
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I'll have the perch and for a drink, just some water..' Tarrax said hading the waiter his menu.. "Yes sir, The fish will be ready in ten minutes" The waiter said..
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"So what sorta books you after Venus?" Mikey asked Venus.
"I wonder what sort of books a place like this may have." Leonardo said.
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"Taranis actually did something reasonable for once... he teleported over to Ms. Swimmer to help her."
Shouldn't that read "try to help her"?
Oh come on, that makes for weak writing...
Shouldn't our creator be making longer posts with more colorful comments from the bots?
Those robots are busy doing their invention exchange... oh wait... they have commercial sign...
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I'm looking for information that wil aid me in the shinobi arts' Venus replied, "its also called ninjutsu.. so If I find a book on that, it will meet my needs..'
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Any of you guys like comic books? I know Mikey does" Donatello grinned..
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The EMTs carried Ms. Swimmer into the waiting ambulance, which drove off to the hospital.
Dr. Zanasiu and Rime headed to the diving shop where Dirk, Al, Clive, Jose and Kurt were in the process of purchasing some dive gear.
"What's the rush about?" Al asked.
"Ms. Swimmer's been stabbed by some spies. We have reason to suspect spies are present in the mall." Rime whispered. "Pay for your [censored] and get moving."
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Werner and Franz were enjoying the sea air on the deck near the food court. They had finished purchasing some new horseshoes as well as some books. The deck was empty except for them and Bulldog in a windbreaker.
"Nice sea breeze. Nothing like we have in Austria." Werner said.
"Yeah." Franz replied.
The Bulldog looked around to make sure that no one was around and he pulled out a stiletto from his jacket. He then crept behind the two Lipizzaner stallions.
Franz caught sight of the armed Bulldog. "Werner, behind you!" Franz shouted.
Werner turned around to see the armed Bulldog. The armed bulldog blocked their only way out.
"Ah, [censored]! A mugger!" Werner shouted. He then turned to the Bulldog. "You want my money, asswipe?"
The Bulldog sneered. "No, your life!" He then approached Werner threateningly.
Werner cocked his fists in preparation to fight.
The Bulldog had ignored Franz, which proved to be a fatal mistake. Franz swung his burlap bag of newly purchased horseshoes at the Bulldog. The powerful blow knocked him to the ground, sending his knife clattering away.
Werner kicked the knife over the side, where it landed on a roof below them. He then began wrestling with the Bulldog. Even though the Bulldog was very fit, he was nowhere as strong as Werner.
Franz also jumped into the fight. Soon, the two had subdued him and were repeatedly beating the hapless assassin.
When two armed SPVDF troopers arrived, the Bulldog assassin was nearly dead from the ferocious beating.
"What happened?" a SPVDF trooper demanded.
"We were attacked by this Bulldog. He tried to stab us." Werner said.
"You're not the only ones to report an incident like this." the second trooper replied. "Come with us."
Werner and Franz complied.
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Meanwhile Matt and Gabumon walked out of a guitar store carrying two guitars, one for Matt the other for Gabumon.. "What, Gabumon, are you thinking about starting up a Digidestined band.." Matt said with a note of sarcasm.. 'Tk grinned " Hey thats a great Idea.. The Digidestined Orchestra.." "Bro, Orchestra's don't use guitars" Matt said in reply.. while they argued Patomon looked at the guitar. " do you know how to play that thing?' he asked Gabumon... "No, But i'm going to try learning to play it" came the reply.."Are you really going to form a band? Can I join?" Patomon asked as Sora and Biyomon came up to then holding bags of Clothes...
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'Why not ask Splinter?" Mikey said. He nodded to what Don said, "yea, comic books are cool.
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Your master? Would he be willing to teach me?' Venus aske as they continued walking along.. "If he is willing, I would be honored to learn from him.."
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Dr. Zanasiu and Rime spotted Werner and Franz being lead away by some SPVDF troopers.
Dr. Zanasiu pulled out his ID. "Dr. James Zanasiu." he said. "Those are two of my friends, Franz Gruen and Werner Hachmann. What have they done?"
The SPVDF trooper in front of the them spoke. "We found them in the process of beating someone who they claimed to be a spy."
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "Chances are it was a spy or someone who tried to rob them. Was it someone wearing a windbreaker?"
The trooper nodded.
"It's a spy. Turn them over to us and we'll handle it." Dr. Zanasiu said.
The two troopers complied and handed Werner and Franz over to Rime and Dr. Zanasiu.
The NUMA group approached the two.
"We're done shopping." Clive said.
"Good, let's get going." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime spotted Agumon and Agumina. "Agumon, Agumina! We've found the rest of my group!" Rime shouted, waving at the two
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Good.. we;re looking for ours" Agumon replied.. " Hey what happened to you guys? he asked as Werner had a big bruise on his cheek "Did you get in a fight?" Agumina asked.
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Tiger and Tigeress roamed the hallway of floor 2. They had found a lagrgrge candy store, where both Genki and Agumina had promptly bought up two large bags worth of candy.. each. Genki was Currently eating a Snickers, and Tigeress was nibbling on some licorace .." Shouldn't we find the others " tiger asked gruffly..
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"You can ask him." Leonardo said. 'It would not hurt."
"Though I'm not sure how much magic he knows, Sara and Jason know magic for sure." Mikey said. "They are like dr strange or dr fate or something." Mikey said.
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Werner nodded. "We nearly got stabbed by a Bulldog in a windbreaker. He wasn't a robber. He specifically said he wanted our lives." He rubbed his cheek. "Nothing some ice won't fix."
"You're lucky you didn't end up like Ms. Swimmer." Rime said.
"Where is she?" Franz asked.
"In the hospital."
"What?"
Rime nodded. "Yeah, she got stabbed. She got ambushed by like 6 women, all armed with knives, in the bathroom."
"Well, our attacker is going to the morgue. Werner and I just beat the [censored] out of him." Franz said. "Pity we didn't just toss him over the railing."
"Agumon, where exactly could the rest of your group be?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
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They could be anywhere.. I know Dixie and Scooby are on the 4th floor..and likely Cynder and Spyro are with them. I don't know where Lilo and Stitch are, nor where my other Digmon friends have headed off to" Agumon stratched his head. " The girls likely went shopping.. Matt's in a band, and Joe is probably looking for books on surgery since hes a doctor " Tai said. " I have no idea where Genki, Tiger and Tigeress are.."
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"The wizard of oz is an old movie. And I think a very good one. " Velma said. "it's about a girl and her dog who are taken by a tornado to another land. And is loosely based on a book that became a series of books."
Velma looked around at the nearby shelves, "I remember watching this." She said as she picked up to look at a dvd case of the show Unsolved Mysteries.
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Cool.. its a collection of all the ghost cases.. Resurrection Mary Isabella Cramer.. that Lodge ghost.. they're all here" Daphne said " I'll get it for you Velma..while we're at it lets get some more.. ok.. heres the murders.. missings.." Daphne ended uo getting the entire series for just over $100.. She handed the bag to Velma.. "The shows still on the air.. can't recall the guy who hosts it though" Fred said..
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"Gee, thanks." Velma said. "Nice of you." She said. "I'll have a lot of fun watching this. I think his name is Dennis Farina or something like that."
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Sara ate some of her fish, "This fish tastes wonderful." She said.
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"Funny, here's a book about gargoyles, the statues they put on buildings." Brooklyn said lifting up a coffee table type of book.
"That is pretty funny." Moran said, "though a perhaps a certain type of humor."
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Ghosts are real" Dixie replied. "remeber when General Beauregard haunted Ma Parson's showboat, and nearly ran me out of business? Dixie replied " Well I haven't forgotten that..you were there Daphne, remember..?'
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"We encountered a few ghosts also I do believe." Velma said.
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Nice Adcot freddy' Dixie said pointing atvthe blue ascot.. 'hey, they're back in style!' Fred replied, fingering the ascot.. 'so hows the shopping Dixie? " "oh we've been looking around for the most part.."
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"Rime, take Werner, Clive and Al and head to the 4th floor. Franz, Dirk, Jose, Kurt, Agumon and Agumina come with me, we'll sweep for everyone else." Dr. Zanasiu said. "
Rime bolted for the 4th floor, with Werner, Clive and Al following.
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Mr. Bigmouth pulled his arrows out of the ketchup target. He was getting better at archery.
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Dr. Kerzach had prepared the ravioli and was now in the process of broiling some local Surf Point shrimp.
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Tai Agumon and Agumina quickly followed him..
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Matt, TK, Sora and Mimi all headed down the escalator. sora had bought a new dress uniform for tennis and had also gotten a small racket for Biyomon. Paklmon had ion a I like Cactus! shirt, which Mimi had brought and forced het to put on.. since Palmon was the spitting image of a cactus..
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"Did you find what you wanted?" Velma asked Dixie.
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Brooklyn and his group had finished looking in the book store and exited it to look around and decide where to go next.
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yes, i found a gorgeous little sailors hat.. ' Dixie said 'I wonder if Stitch will like it...
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"Lets find him and show him" Shaggy said, now halfway through his cotton candy.
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"That is a good idea. But where is Stitch do you think?" Velma asked the others.
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Taranis approached Stripetail. Even for Taranis, this place was absurd. Well... he helped to make it more absurd... he liked it.
"Hey Stripetail! What are we supposed to be doing now?" he asked the squirrel...
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Stripetailm looked at Taranis than looked at the clock. " Well we will be testing our weapons at the Surf Point Motel after Captain Milos arrives..besides magic do you carry any weapons on you..?' Stripetail asked Taranis.. "You don't need to show all of them.. just say 'yes' if you do..'
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Mr. Bigmouth wrote something down on a piece of paper provided by Deimos. The rest of the group had decided to stop firing and conserve ammunition.
Mr. Bigmouth fired another arrow but this one struck the hard support of the target and the head shattered. He noticed that he had broken at least half of the arrows he was given.
"Hey guys, I'm going to warp to the Great Valley and get some supplies." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Go on." Deimos said, cleaning his rifle.
Mr. Bigmouth pulled out the gem from a leaf pouch and warped to the Great Valley.
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When he arrived at the Great Valley, he noticed that many of the dinosaurs were engaged in combat and formation drills. He also noticed that much of the bipeds were armed as well, mostly with spears though some chose to use bows and slings.
"Mr. Bigmouth, " Raptix said, running up to him. "We have a supply of arrows ready for you."
"Thank you Raptix." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
Raptix lead Mr. Bigmouth to the grove. He noticed that it was no longer Pterano and Raptix working on poisons and weapons, it was at least 15 dinosaurs doing the same.
A Fast-Runner placed an enormous bundle of fresh arrows, tied together with vines on a rock, which held several more bundles.
"There are one hundred arrows in each bundle." the Fast-Runner said.
Behind him, five Fast-Runners were working in an assembly line, making arrows and bundling them together.
Pterano was in the process of stringing another bow.
Mr. Bigmouth could only stare in amazement. He snapped out of the trance, picked up two bundles and walked out of the grove.
He then warped back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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He placed the bundles of arrows on the table.
"Stripetail, the Great Valley is mass producing arrows now. I just got 200 arrows." Mr. Bigmouth said. "I also have some data from the shoots."
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Rime and Werner found Dixie in the 4th floor clothing store. They quickly approached her.
"Dixie, we'll need to leave." Rime said. He then lowered his voice to a whisper. "Someone's after us. Ms. Swimmer was just stabbed, she's in the hospital now."
"And Franz and myself narrowly avoided the same fate." Werner added.
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Al and Clive were searching a jewelery store on the 4th floor for Cynder.
"Cynder! Where are you?" Al called out. He was scanning the group admiring some very expensive bracelets.
"She's black dragoness. It's pretty hard to miss her." Clive replied. He was scanning the line that was in front of the repair counter.
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Franz and Dirk were looking for the rest of the group in the food court.
Jose and Kurt were exploring half the stores.
Dr. Zanasiu found Agumon and Agumina. "I found Tarrax and Sara in a resturaunt."
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Best tell them that we will have to leave soon' Agumon replied.' Were they eating..
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Dixie frowned.. "where and when did this happen?' she asked, lookiking over at the others in the group. 'It was spies" Cynder said.. "I had some following me earlier.." "Spies?' Spyro asked. 'Yes, likely from Dragonstorm' Dixie replied. "We need to find the others and head out.
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Stripetail nodded ' Excellent.. the more the better.. it seems as if war is not something unknown to them.. "
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Captain MIlos climbed into his car, 'head to the Inglorious Hotel.' He ordered. Mitch had been selecxted to accompany him..
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"They were eating. I'll go get them." Dr. Zanasiu replied. He then returned to the cafe where Tarrax and Sara were eating.
"Tarrax, Sara, the entire group is planning to leave very soon." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "They have already fought in a war."
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Rime fetched Al and Clive and lead them to where Cynder, Spyro and Dixie were located.
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Stripetail nodded. "That is unfortunate. War is a terrible thing, as both you and I know..have them bring as many weapons as possible, we don't want to run short..
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Tentomon , Gatomon, and Gomamon all made thier way around a corner where they noticed the large group including Dixie Scooby, and thier friends. Izzy Kari and Joe soon appeard, Joe was carried two books on treating diseases.izzy had a bag full of computer programs and kari had a new set of clothes. "You gys ready to go?' Kari asked..
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Once we are finished eating dR Zaniusu then we will leave..' Tarrax replied.."As it is I'm not quite finished with my perch..please have a seat while we finish.. what seems to be the problem?"
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Dr. Zanasiu pulled up a chair. "Ms. Swimmer has been stabbed. Before she was taken to the hospital she told myself, Rime, Agumon and Agumina to find everyone and leave. Werner and Franz narrowly avoided a stabbing by beating their attacker to death."
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"There are many, many bundles of arrows sitting in my grove along with many other weapons but I cannot carry all of them back here. Can you open a portal that they can use to drop off weapons without me having to warp back and forth?" Mr. Bigmouth said.
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"Certainly" Stripetail said. I can create a portal which will allow them to toss thier weapons into this time period. Where do you want me to set up the portal?' Stripetail replied.
_ Tarrax's face soured. "We came here to enjoy ourselves Dr ZAniusu, and we should not let these incidents deter us from enjoyong ourselves. we have been staying in the hotel for too long, it is time we get to enjoy ourselves. My advice to you is to keep a close eye on your surroundings, and stay until everyone has completed thier shopping or sight-seeing. So we go back to the hotel, and we are another day closer to the invasion, we will not have many more chances like this.."
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Sara nods, "And remain in a group. Though we all will have to return sooner or later, and who is to say there's not spies in the hotel posing as regular guests?" Sara said pausing to eat her food.
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"That is awful. The others should be told. Have you managed to tell the others?" Velma asked.
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Dr. Zanasiu opened his mouth when two gunshots ripped through the air, sending the shoppers running.
Dr. Zanasiu bolted from the cafe and ran into the bathroom. There he spotted Rime, pistol out, standing over a Beagle, who had been shot in chest twice. The Beagle's hand was in the process of reaching for a pistol. Two shotgun toting SPVDF troopers soon ran on scene.
"Erm, Rime, what the hell happened?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"This dip[censored] tried to shoot me while I was using the toilet!" Rime spat, holstering his pistol.
One of the SPVDF troopers radioed Captain Milos. "Captain Milos, this is Trooper Heinlan, we are receiving reports of people being ambushed. So far there has been one hospitalization. Heinlan out."
Rime and Dr. Zanasiu left the bathroom and returned to where Cynder and her group were located.
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"Tarrax seemed pretty pissed off that we want to leave." Dr. Zanasiu said. "He suggested that everyone stay until their sightseeing and shopping were finished."
"Easy for him to say. No one's going to attack him." Rime spat. "I just nearly got shot while I was on the toilet! Luckily, I had my pistol with me."
"This is getting crazy. I guess if anyone needs to use the bathroom, we go in pairs?" Dr. Zanasiu suggested.
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"I guess we can use the lobby as a loading dock of sorts. The other end can be set at the far end of my grove in the Great Valley. That's basically become the munitions factory." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
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Werner nodded and looked at Velma. "We are in the process of finding everyone. The only ones who don't want to leave are Tarrax and Sara."
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Tarrax rapidly gulped down the last of his fish. "I guess they weren't kidding' He said to Sara.
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Milos Radio vbuzzed. " Alright I'm sending in reinforcements. Place the mall on lockdown. seal off all the exits, and if any other ambushes occur, you have permission to use lethal force. Dragonstorm has sent in spies, they must be rolled up. Milos out" Milos shut out his communicator and frowned. "Another issue to Discuss with the squirell. he said to Mitch. " the problem of spies.."
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Tarrax was just suggesting that we continue what we weere doing.. that Hotel gets depressing after awhile " freddy said.. "We should just stick together in one big group,.. safety in numbers.. right?'
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Which part of the lobby? By the stairs?" Stripetail replied.."Once we pick a place.. I'll create the portal..He gazed at the clock it was now past noon.. "Captain Milos will be here within an hour.. Doubtless we will have much to discuss, and any ideas and suggestions are of course welcome " Stripetail added to mr. Bigmouth.
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Rime drew his pistol. "And firearms."
Franz retrieved a piece of rebar from his backpack. Werner pulled out a 36 inch retractable baton from a pocket and he opened it with a flick of his wrist.
Dirk drew his pistol as well.
"Do we have anyone else who's armed?" Clive asked, he had no weapons, but he opened a large pocketknife.
The PA system in the mall blasted a piercing tone that made sure no one missed the announcement. "Attention, The Seaside Mall is now in lockdown."
The sound of feet could be heard as several armed and armored SPVDF troopers began to block all the exits.
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"By the table where all the weapons are stored too. Also, these weapons are fragile and will break like glass if they are dropped. Of course, we can simply have them teleport onto a long table and we can assign someone to remove the weapons and place them aside." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Ok, so we're not leaving anytime soon" Daphne said.. You think Stripetail knows the mall is on lockdown?
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Nani and Lilo stopped as they heard the announcement. " Nani, what it mean that the mall is on Lockdown?' lIlo asked. both Angel anf Stitch looked at her. " it means no one is allowed in or out of the mall" Nani said slowly.. " Lets find the rest of the group..
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I can bench 220, and i work out" Freddy offered. "Fred I don't think thats what they mean by armed..' Daphne explained.
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"I should warn the others." Velma said taking out a cellphone and calling Odysseus's number. The talked a bit in ancient Egyptian.
"Ok, Odysseus and the others are in a bookstore." Velma said to the others.
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What Floor?" Cynder asked, as they made their way around the 4th floor. "Tell them to meet us on the 4th floor, by the fountain. " She motioned to a large fountain which ran into a waterfall which connected the various fontains on the different floors. "I'll go and fins Matt and Gabumon " Tentomon volunteered.
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"Cynder, Stitch, Angel, someone tell Stripetail about the situation at the mall. And tell him what happened to Ms. Swimmer." Rime said.
"Fred, just grab something you can use as a weapon." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime then turned to Velma. "Velma, are the others returning to this area with us?"
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One of the spies ran into a maintience corridor and radioed Pelvanida. "Seaside Mall is in lockdown, they're searching for us. We have managed to send one of our targets, a certain 'Ms. Swimmer' to the hospital. Unfortunately, they've found us out." He then returned and put on his facade of being a panicked shopper.
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The Goat listened to the transmission and grinned.
"Chong! We've managed to send one our targets, namely 'Ms. Swimmer' to the hospital." he said.
"I wouldn't be so quick to rejoice." a technician reminded him. "Remember, there are many more to kill."
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Deimos, Strut and Zachary returned from the shoot.
"So what's going on?" Deimos asked.
"We're setting up a loading dock." Mr. Bigmouth replied, pushing a long table next to the stairs. He then turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail, we can open the portal on this long table. We will however need someone to sort the weapons as they come through. Since the edges on the stone weapons are incredibly sharp, they'll need gloves. Unless we have either Deimos, Rime or myself handle the weapons. We have handled them for a very long time and can handle them without getting cuts but gloves are still preferable."
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'Don't celebrate.. celebration would be in order if you had killed several of them. as it is your cover is blown" Chong replied. "We have lost contact with several of our agents.. I suspect they are dead..just have them keep up the facede and don't attack any more .. just observe and report.."
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Stripetail gestured and a glowing white portal appeared as the far end of the table :"there you go, now letting the sorting commence.."
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WE can use our rings to contact him, or Captain Milos will tell him.." Dixie replied " The captain was going to arrive at the hotel today..
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"Ok." Velma said and relayed the information. "They said they are heading there." She said after listening. "I guess we should appear normal or should those who can put on their armor? " Velma asked knowing some did have armor ability.
Moran reached in & took out a type 1 phaser that he handed to Brooklyn and reached in to pull out a 3 inch rod. "I believe we all have distance weapons now?" Moran said.
"And easily concealed ones." Brooklyn said as they headed out of the store and towards the fountain.
"I do believe I will avoid suiting up until if it is needed." Moran said.
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The Goat nodded and relayed this message: "Cease attacking. You are to remain undercover."
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Mr. Bigmouth warped to the Great Valley.
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"What's this weird glowing thing at the end of the grove?" Pterano demanded as Mr. Bigmouth appeared. Another assembly line of Fast-Runners were making stone tipped javelins and thrusting spears.
An entire group of Fast-Runners were making stone knives. 5 Runners returned, each with pouches of sling stones. Another group of Fast-Runners were making vine slings.
"That's the link to the other world. Send your weapons down that way when you're finished with them." Mr. Bigmouth said.
Almost immediately, 6 fast Runners placed their bundles of arrows into the portal. 2 Runners placed 4 stone tipped javelins into the portal.
Mr. Bigmouth warped back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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"Hey, hey!" Mr. Bigmouth said. He quickly stacked up the bundles of arrows that were coming out of the portal. No sooner than he had put six of them down next to the bundles of arrows he returned with, 4 stone tipped javelins came out. He grabbed those and placed them in a pile with the other javelin.
Two stone axes followed by a mass of sling stones tumbled out of the portal, then some vine slings came out of the portal.
Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "I'm going to need some help."
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Mikey and Leonardo walked near to where Velma was. "Hey Velma, how goes things?" He asked.
"The mall is on lockdown due to an attack." Velma said.
"Major bummer." Mikey said shaking his head.
"I would say it's more then a major bummer. Shouldn't they be evacuating the civilians and checking for any more wounded." Leonardo said.
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I'll help" Nick offered, coming over by mr. Bigmouth.
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Guys, Armor up.." Dixie said. 'We're still wearing the dreses" Scooby protested. " So? It doesn't affect whetherbyour armor works" Dixie replied. both Scooby and Spyro complied, and in a twinkloing Scooby, dixie , Spyro and Cynder were wearing thier arrmor suits, with Both Scooby's and Spyro's modified to address their transformed appearance.
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wow! Thats really cool" Daphne said. " Do you mind If I take a picture Dixie? I didn't know your rings could do that!"
_ Later, once we've gone back to the hotel..' dixie replied. ' Tiger, Agumon, Stitch, we need the whole team to activate their armor. Things are getting dangerous, we've had two attacks, and we don't want another..
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"Thanks." Mr. Bigmouth said. He picked up all the sling stones and placed them in a bucket that Zachary had fetched for him. No sooner had he done that, several stone tipped thrusting spears came out. He grabbed those and leaned them against the wall.
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"Who needs a weapon?" Dr. Zanasiu asked. Rime handed him a combat knife.
Franz tossed a foam covered cylinder to Fred.
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Fred grabbed the cylinder. " Daphne pulled out a bottle of pepper spray " In case anyone tries to jump us, they get the spray in the eyes.."
_ Nick tossed the next batch of spears down to Mr. Bigmouth. Stripetail walked over to look at the line of weapons.. "Good.. there should be enough weapons here soon for all the dinosurs..
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"I should go & find a place to hide." Velma said and ran off to a place where she could be alone. Though it was for another reason. Once alone she called Jason on her cellphone and explained what was going on.
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Jason next called the net wizard friend of his. "I would like any data you can get on a patient who is a ms swimmer or some aquatic dinosaur, I don't know which hospital she's at. I also want to be listed among the doctors assigned to her, a visiting physician and also a security team, the usual one, assigned to guard her at if possible at a good or high level of security."
"A few searches, a bit of hacking and a few net spells. Simple enough. Anything else?" His friend asked.
"Anything you can get on ..." Jason said, saying the names Chong and the group he had the names of.
"I'll upload all that, including the medical data to the usual spot on the net, regularly uploaded." His friend said.
"Thanks, bye." Jason said. He then put his hand around his teleport gem and appeared beside Velma. He put a hand into his coat and handed her the silver space morpher.
"Here, you can borrow this one, this has no time limit." Jason said.
"how about if you need it?" Velma said.
Jason partially took out the sword he had. "I found another. I'll use this if I need to." he said and put the sword back into his pocket. "Here, I"ll send you how to use it." he said and telepathically told her how to use the morpher "I'll go and see how Sara is." He said, "Good luck." He said before dissapearing as he teleported to where Sara and Tarrax were.
Velma held the morpher for a moment then used it, she'd certainly feel safer in a morphed form and better knowing it had no limit like the other one she had. She did as Jason had said to morph.
(ooc: if you're interested I found a video file of zaine the silver ranger morphing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFI1c697bo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFI1c697bo&feature=related) )
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Agumon and Agumina recieved Dixies message and activated their armor.. "Guys we need to look for the rest of the group' Tai said.. "We could be on any one of the floors.. "
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"Nick, careful with the stone weapons. They'll break if they strike anything hard." Mr. Bigmouth said, leaning the spears against the wall.
Two more bundles of arrows, followed by a stone ax tumbled out of the portal.
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"Fred, you can't use the baton in that form. Give it a quick flick with your wrist." Werner said. "Like this." He pushed a button to collapse his baton and flicked his wrist, telescoping it to its full 36 inch length.
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Velma morphed into the silver space ranger came out and looked around to see how things around her were doing.
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"How are you doing?" Jason asked Sara and Tarrax.
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"We gotta find the bad guys and deal with them." Mikey said.
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"Looks like a quiet sort of town." pete said from the ship.
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Lets explore!' Gadzuki said eagerly..
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I agree Mikey.. we should stick together for safety measures' Venus said. " Leo, you're the head guy, where do you think we should go next?"
_ Fred flicked his wrist and the baton extended.. 'cool.. ' the muscular youth said
_ nick gingerly passed the stone weapons down to mR bigmouth..
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"Yea, lets." Pete said, "Let's go." he said smiling eagerly.
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"It would be best if we stayed together as a group. Easier to help defend each other and we do not know how many of them that there are." Leo said.
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"There is no real distinguishing characteristic of these spies." Rime said. "The man I shot was dressed like an ordinary shopper."
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Mr. Bigmouth stacked up the bundle of arrows and carefully placed the axes by the other axes.
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Dr. Zanasiu looked around the group. Several SPVDF troopers were interrogating cashiers and customers nearby.
Rime went up to Leo. "I will need to accompany you so the SPVDF troopers know you are on their side."
Dr. Zanasiu turned to the group. "So do you guys want to simply stay here or start helping the SPVDF root the spies out?"
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First we need to find all the folks that came in with us" cynder said. "there were a bunch of other Digimon _that is what they are called, right?- come along.. Once we get everyone toigether then we'll search and try and root out any other spies.. won't be easy, they looked completely normal, except when they were stalking me..
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Matt turned to gabumon and Tk. " Lets go find the others. theres safety in numbers.. TK and Palmon nodded.
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"We should find everyone from the hotel that are still in the hotel. As there anyway to reach them to tell them to meet all in 1 place?" Leonardo asked.
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Brooklyn's group continued to head to the fountain.
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"Sounds good." Rime said.
"So what are we going to do? Turn the spies over to the SPVDF or interrogate them ourselves?" Werner asked.
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"Stripetail, all the food is prepared." Dr. Kerzach said wiping his hands on the apron he wore over his labcoat. He then spotted Nick, Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary sorting various weapons that tumbled out a portal onto a table. "What's this about?"
"I await Captain Milos's arrival." Deimos said.
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"Interoggate them ourselves.." Scooby?doona replied.. "wE'll see if they are coperative with us.."
_ Which they likely won't be" Joe said, speaking up for the first time among the group.
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Yes, but we don't have much to punish them with " Spyro-elora said, as Matt Gabumon Tk and and Palmon headed up the escalkator and made their way towards them..
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Brooklyn's group continued to head towards the fountain as Velma left the area where she had morphed and had a talk with Jason. She looked around to see what things were like where she was.
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Excellent" Stripetail said As Bulk and Skull came up to him. They had gone to thier room to retieve some of their cash, they had taken $500 each.. "Mr Stripetail, Do you think we could go shopping later? Skull asked. "You don't need to ask my permission Skull' Stripetail said, "If you wish to go shapping in Surf Point, of course you are free to do so. In fact I would recommend you buy up as many supplies to you can, in a few days we will be doing nothing but two things : prepraing for the invasion, and searching for the remaining clues.."
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When's Lunch Bulk asked. "In roughly twenty minutes. it will served once Captain Milos arrives, hopefully he wil be here Shortly>' came the re[ply.
_ We amassing weapons from the gReat Valley" Nick replied to Dr . kerzach. " Any help will be appreciated. We'll be tersting these over the old Motel a little later on, probably mId aFternoon I''d say.. DEpends on how Ong Stripetaiol's meet with the captain goes..
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Rime showed them his pistol and smirked. "I'd say a bullet to the head is pretty good punishment."
"Let's not shoot unless they attack first." Dr. Zanasiu said. "Turn them over to the SPVDF, they have the resources and training to interrogate."
Rime lowered his pistol. "Fine. Well, how do we organize ourselves?"
Dr. Zanasiu stroked his chin. "Well, every group needs at least two who can do ranged attacks. The rest can be filled out with close in fighters."
Rime looked at a map. "There are 5 stories in all. We'll need at least five groups."
"More. At least two groups should cover each floor. Also, speak to an SPVDF trooper before you do anything. Rime, Werner, Franz, Cynder, Scooby, Spyro, will help validate your identity. Remember, speak to an SPVDF trooper first, we do not need to have someone arrested or worse shot." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Our Armor can block gunshots " Spyro-Elora replied. "Up to a certain point..obviously we don't want the guards becoming hostile.. we'll ask them before doimng anything..
_ So lets count off how many we have" Sora said.. We have all the Digidestined Now. " We'll cover Floor 5. Tai looked at her "Alright" matt, Kari Mimi? that sound ok? Matt Shrugged. "How long do we search? He asked.
_ Scooby, Spyro Cynder and ! will make another group covering Floor 4" Dixie said..
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"Dirk, Clive, Al, Jose and I assist in cover the 5th floor." Kurt said.
"Werner, Rime, Franz and I will cover the 3rd floor." Dr. Zanasiu said. "As for searching time, we literally have nothing else to do so we'll have to search until the lockdown is lifted which I assume requires the orders of Stripetail or Captain Milos."
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I'm not sure if Stripetail can order the lockdown Halted though"Dixie mused.. " i think that is really in the hands of Captain MIlos, but enough talking.. lets get moving.. if you see any stragglers from the hotel, have them join up with you..
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So which floor should we help search" Donatello asked the pther turtles..
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Dr. Zanasiu and Kurt lead their groups to the respective floors.
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Dr. Kerzach looked at the weapons. "Erm, these look rather crude compared to our firearms." He then opened his switchblade. "And even my switchblade."
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"Who should go into what group?" mikey asked.
"I say we just bust heads and sort them out later." Raph said in his usual manner.
"Each group should not be to large nor to small." Leo said, thinking aloud to himself.
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Brooklyn and his group saw Jason as they were going down the stairs made their way over to where he was and say Sara and Tarrax were nearby.
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Velma thought of heading over to where the group was she had been with,but it would be to complicated to explain things and who was to say they had not moved on.
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WE'd best go find the Others " tarrax said gesturing and leaving some money on the table. "Come my dear" He said to SAra.. "Jason would you like to come along?"
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"Sure. We should remain as a group instead of being separated individually or in very tiny groups." Jason said.
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Dr. Zanasiu identified himself and the group with him to an SPVDF guard on the third floor.
"Dr. Zanasiu, you are to assist in searching the shoppers." the guard said.
The guard then lead Dr. Zanasiu to a group of shoppers surrounded by shotgun and SMG toting SPVDF troopers. Most of the shoppers were terrified though some were oddly calm.
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Rime did the same with his group on the 5th floor.
"Rime, take your group and sweep the maintainence hallways and bathrooms." the SPVDF guard said.
Rime saluted and obeyed.
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Back on the Calico, Pete's aunt came up alongside him. "It'll be nice to get off the ship for a while." She said.
"You said it Aunt Quinn." Pete said.
"Remember to remain close and no wondering off." Dr. Quinn said.
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Yes Mam" Minya said, and hJunior nodded. " Sound we ride in the back? Junior asked Quinn..
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"I'll come along too" Taranis said. "It is hard to keep up with things as it is... there are all these posts but nothing actually happens in them..."
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Come with us Taranis..' Dixie said turning to the mage.. " Did you just get here, by anychance? Things are really messy here.. and we're trying to get everyone together in one place. hard to do when they are all spread out on different floors.." Dixie said, as a few other shiopped climbed off the escalator nnearby and hurried past..
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"I teleported here." Taranis said. "I'll go with you, of course, Dixie. I can't wait until the next IC begins... hopefully it will be more coherent... "
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Dixie nodded. "I'm not sure what you mean by that.. but in any case lets keep moving.. We have groups on each floor, looking for spies that Dragonstorm and Chong sent in.. we already have had two close calls, and Ms Swimmer is now being treated for her injuries.. Just keep a close eye on the people around you.. can you create a shield around yourself to protect you from attack?" She asked Taranis as the group continued w eploring the floor. this floor was mostly full of clothing stores, and the crowds up herre were more sparse othan on the lower floors. scooby/ walked beside her, He was tense, as were many of the group. Fred held his baton out in front of him as he gazed side to side..
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"I can make a shield" Taranis said. "And not one made of mustard or anything... well, I can make that too" he said with a smile. "In any case, I can make a transparent shield out of diamond if I have to."
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how does that work ?' Daphne asked. "i thought magic is just hocus pocus tricks..
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It isn't Daphne 'Scooby?doona replied. "Magic is real.."
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The group continued down the hallway to a large opening which showed another part of the mall, which a beautiful view of the lower flows. shoppers were riding the esclators up and down, and the slowly building tension in the air was, foir a moment, pushed back. 'this mall is beautiful, too bad were locked in here until the guards check every floor.." Cynder said.
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"I'll show you, Daphne" Taranis said...
ABRACA-give-me-a-shield-made-of-diamond-and-make-it-quick!" Taranis shouted.
And with that, a shield surrounded him. It was a transparent dome. there were small holes in it, just big enough to let air in.
Waving his hand, the diamond dome disappeared.
"Cool, huh?" Taranis said.
YAY!
Do it again!
Zzzz...
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fred clapped in appreciation. ' thats really cool! So you can keep that shield up as long as you wish?"
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Dixie nodded at Taranis. " quite impressive, you obviously have a way with magic, Taranis. Where are you from? If you don't want to tell us, thats fine.. "
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"I'm from another dimension relative to this one..." Taranis said. "I operate under a different set of rules than what this plane of existence normally expects. You would have a hard time understanding... and yes, I can keep the shield up until I tell it to disappear."
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We're from another world as well" Cynder sayid in reply. "This isn't our first time to this place either. Spyro and I have been to this world before.. We befriended, Scooby, Dixie and Shaggy on our last visit..
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Well, this is my first trip to anoother dimenbsion" Hunter chimed in, so I'm not sure how the rules work here compared to our homeworld..
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"So, many of us travel between dimensions..." Taranis said. "Interesting. I teleport from plane to plane. How do you get between them?"
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we were teleported here by Stripetail' Spyro/Elora replied. "We've been investigating the hotel, and with some sucess to date.. that place is really creepy.."
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Tai and his friends searched the 5th floor, but the search was uneventful.. matt showed Tai, the guitars he had bought for his bad, and Agumina admired Gabumon's new guitar.. "Do you know how to pla that thing, Gabumon? she asked sweetly. " Er.,. No Not yet" Gabumon admitted. "But i'm going to learn how.. someday I hope to be as good as Matt..."
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"Shall we remain here or go to another floor?" jason asked.
"One of Dixie's group called to suggest we meet at the fountain." Brooklyn said.
"Sounds like a good idea." Jason said.
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"We can take the hovercraft." Dr Quinn said. "That way we can directly go to the shore and come directly back to the ship."
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(OOC - There is a continuity error I want to rectify; Dr. Zanasiu's group is on the 3rd floor not the 5th.)
Kurt's group had finished sweeping the back hallways of the 5th floor. They emerged from a staff only hallway into the main mall area.
"There's no one back there." Al said.
"There's not much of anyone up here." Dirk said, looking around. All he saw was the other search party and some armed SPVDF guards who were searching the few shoppers and employees who were present.
"Guess we should tell them what we found." Clive said.
Kurt's group went up to Tai. "We have found nothing in the backrooms." Kurt said.
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Werner, Rime, Franz and Dr. Zanasiu were searching the 3rd floor. As Dr. Zanasiu turned around, he noticed 4 SPVDF troopers handcuffing a man and leading him off.
"Looks like they caught one." Dr. Zanasiu muttered.
Werner's ears pivoted towards a ladies boutique store that was mostly empty . "There's someone in there and it sounds like he's talking to someone."
"Wait, wait. He?" Rime asked.
Werner nodded. "Sounds like a man. Let's go check it out."
The group then entered the ladies' boutique, Werner pinpointed the noise to a dressing room in the back. As they approached the dressing room the speaking suddenly stopped.
Werner put retracted his baton and put it back in his pocket. He then knocked on the door. Rime, Dr. Zanasiu and Franz lowered their weapons but did not put them away.
"Sir, could you please come out of there. We need to speak to you." Werner said, gently rapping on the door.
"Who the [censored] are you!?" the voice said.
"I am Werner Hachmann and I am authorized to act on the behalf of the SPVDF. Please come out."
The door opened and a rather large Rottweiler stepped out of the dressing room. "What the hell do you want!?" he demanded.
"Nothing much. We're here only to ask a few questions."
"Fine." the Rottweiler grumbled.
Werner cleared his throat. "May we see identification?"
The Rottweiler handed his wallet over.
Werner took out the driver's license and read the name. "So, Mr. Pauling, what brings you to the mall?"
"I was here with a group of my friends. When this whole lockdown occurred we got separated."
Werner nodded. "That must be difficult. On another note, why were you talking to yourself?"
"Erm... I do that when I get nervous." Pauling responded.
"Okay. Mr. Pauling, may we search your belongings and your person." Werner asked.
Pauling suddenly blanched. "Yes."
Franz placed the piece of rebar back in his backpack and assisted Werner in searching Pauling. He closed the door behind them.
Franz felt a thin wire running down Pauling's shirt to his back. Franz nodded to Werner was watching the.
"Mr. Pauling, we'll have to take you into custody. Would you please follow us?" Franz said.
Pauling instead tried to punch Franz, who ducked.
"Hey, hey!" Werner shouted. In one smooth motion, he flicked open the retractable baton and swung it at Pauling's thigh, striking it.
Pauling swore and tried to hobble out of the stall but Werner and Franz quickly subdued him.
"James! Get some SPVDF guards!" Werner shouted, pinning Pauling's arms behind his back. Franz was holding down Pauling's legs.
Rime aimed his pistol at Pauling. "Don't move!"
Dr. Zanasiu ran out of the boutique. He soon ran into two SPVDF troopers who followed him to the store.
"Thank you Dr. Zanasiu, we'll take it from here." the first SPVDF trooper said. Soon the two troopers hand handcuffed Pauling and lead him away.
"Now what?" Franz asked, rubbing his side. He retrieved his piece of rebar.
"Continue searching." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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captain milos paused as the car pulle into the parking lot. the car readout said 12:45 pm, and he noticed he was hungry. "Hopefully lunch will be provided for us..' He said as the driver stopped. "Most likely, sir"The Driver replied. "Mitch bring my hat and coat" Milos ordered. "Yes, sir!"mMitch replied grabbing them and climbing out of the vehicle. Milos climbed out and looked at the hotel "Man, this place is a dump.." He muttered. "It's an historical landmark, but hasn't been seeing much business for many years. "The driver replied. "I'll be back to pick you up at 3, Captain" Milos nodded and the driver pulled out of the parking spot and drove away. Mitch went forward and opened the door. Briggins looked up from the front desk as Milos entered. " Welcome, Captain Milos, to the Inglorious Hotel!"
_ where's the wizard? Milos said stiffly ' He's in the dining room, or was last I saw"briggins replied.
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Tarrax walked out of the resteraunt with Sara. " Now lets find the others.. the problem is with the mall so big ands gaving so many floors iits like trying to find a needle in a haystack" He said to her..
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Sara nodded, "Where do you think we should look, or should we just do a location spell to find the others?" She asked looking at Tarrax who was far more experienced then she was in most things.
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A location spell could work but like with all things it has limitations. you must be specific in who you want to find, for one" Tarrax replied. " He gestured ' find Scooby and Dixie. " An image of the layout of the mall appeared before him and two glowing dots appeared on the 4th floor. "There , the spell indicates they are on the west side of the 4th floor.." He said to her.
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"Good, we can fly there then." Sara said.
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Tarrax took fllight and and flew in a tight formation uptowards the higher floors. he cut through the waterfall creating a a loud splash and sending water onto neearby passengers.. tarrax continued onward towards the 4th floor..
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Stripetail looked up from watching the ongoing movement of weapons and saw Captain Milos" Ah, Captain! Welcome! Please, if you would kindly take a seat at one of the tables, and we can n begin our meeting.. We have prepared a lunch for us, so we can eat while we talk.." " Good Captain Milos replied. " We have much to discuss, beginning with the situation at the mall.."
_ Situation at The Mall? Stripetail repeated, giving the captain a quizzical glance. " Yes, the mall is under lockdown.. and the exits are all sealed' Milos said. " We have had reports of at least two attacks, both of them involving your friends.. lets see.. and one of them .. Ms SWimmer I believe, is currently at a hospital being reated for stab wounds" Stripetail's eyes flashed with anger. "We have a few suspects in custody right now, but we suspect there are more hiding among the crowds..
Stripetail grit his teeth. " Great .. many of my friends are stuck in that mall.. how long wil the lockdown last.. "Its depends on how long it takes for the SPVDF .. a couple more hours at least, could be more though.. " Milos replied..
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Sara and Jason and his friends followed behind Tarrax, landing beside and behind him.
"That certainly did save time, good idea." Jason said to Sara.
"Yes, certainly then ambling down each stair." Moran said.
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Baboo appeared near Velma who was in her silver space ranger costume.
"have you seen Velma?" Baboo asked.
"She's in a safe place, with the mall in lock down." Velma said her voice altered a bit.
"Lockdown? Why is that? Did they loose the keys. I can try to help but I'm not to good with locks yet. The first time I tried to open a lock for someone who could not find their keys I instead made the door go upside down. and then the other way around, with the inside side facing outside and the outside facing the inside." Baboo said getting a bit nervous at the thought of having to try to help open any locks. "Lucky Jeanie came along a few minutes later and fixed it."
Velma shook her head, she could imagine what that scene looked like. "No, nothing like that. Just someone got attacked and they are trying to find the guilty ones who did it.
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Dixie turned as Tarrax Sara Brooklyn, Moran and Jason landed behind them. " Hope you enjoyed your lunch" She said..' We're searching the floor for assialants.. Suddenly her wrists glowed White " Dixie Scooby come in" It was Stripetail.
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Scooby_ Doona tapped her wrist "I'm here.. oh and just so you know Tarrax changed me into a female_" But she was cut off
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Captain Milos just told me about the situation in the mall. Get everyone together, and stick together." stripetail said in a terse voice..
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Are you angry with us Stripetail?" Cynder asked. "No, not with you, but rather with myself.. I should have seen something like this coming. In wartime, you often send in forces beforehand, to soften up the target before you strike.. that is clearly what Dragonstorm and Chong have been doing.. an, according to Milos, it will be a few hours before the lockdown will be lifted, so while magical beings like Sara, Taranis and Jason can teleport out, the rest of you are stuck there until the lockdown is lifted.. "
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"So we're stuck here for awhile.. great. Can't you order the Lockdown to be lifted. ? Spyro said.
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No, I do not believe I have that authority at present. Only Captain Milos can lift it, and lifting it now would cause a rush for the exits, plus allow those spies to sneak out with the rest of the shoppers.." Stripetail replied.
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Odysseus decided not to mention that he and or Brooklyn had mentioned the possibility of advance spies and such.
Jason paused as the others were talking to use magic to enhance his telepathic abilities and look for Velma and give her a mental message and picture of where they were if she wanted to join them.
"I could bring my tardis here to get the others of the hotel out, not sure if that is the best thing to do. As for finding the spies. The easiest way is to have at least 1 telepathy at each exit that they'll let folks out of and have the telepath do a deep through mind scan to find the spies. Which would take time, and some folks may have various reasons for not wanting to be scanned, fear of telepaths, not wanting their privacy to be invaded, and other reasons." Jason said.
"All things that can be considered." Odysseus said.
"And there may be ways with magic also." Brooklyn said.
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We are loooking for needles in a haystack.. out of hundreds of shappers only a handful are spies" Tarrax mused..
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"We'll stay together.. We're still looking for Nani and her family" Dixie replied. "Alright, I'm going in the meeting with Captain Milos, I will cobntact you again once it is over.. Good luck' Stripetail said and the image of him vanished.
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"So, any suggestions on what we do next?" Jason asked those around.
Jason looked around a bit then waved to someone he saw, "It's the silver space ranger. I'm sure that person will be willing to help us." He said waving still, "Space ranger, over here." He said.
Brooklyn, Odysseus and the others looked over where Jason was waving, slightly surprised since usually the silver space ranger is who Jason was, since Zaine had retired from being that to get married and settle down, though when they saw it was a woman they had an idea who it may be, but said nothing.
"Good. I've heard good rumours about the power rangers over the past few decades. Though some say they are just an urban legend." Odysseus said.
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What are Power Rangers? i thought that was just a Tv show " Scooby and ahaggy liked to watch when they weren't watching late noight movie marathons" Dixie said looking at the newcomer with interest...
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"[censored], [censored], [censored]! There's a lockdown!?" Deimos said. "We must go over there and assist in rooting out the spies!"
"This is not good." Mr. Bigmouth said. He set a bundle of arrows aside.
"Ms. Swimmer was stabbed?!" Strut said, dropping a stone ax in shock. The ax head shattered into several sharp obsidian shards.
Dr. Kerzach's jaw dropped. "You have got to be [censored] kidding me!"
"They'll be locked in that mall for hours!" Zachary exclaimed.
Hans, who was assisting in sorting the weapons. "Damn it! Werner and Franz are in there!"
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Dr. Zanasiu moved his group to the 4th floor. "Cynder, Franz and Werner busted a spy in the dressing room of a boutique. We also spotted some SPVDF troopers arresting one."
Franz and Werner, both with their weapons out followed Dr. Zanasiu.
Rime was last, some fresh blood was visible on his armor.
"I hope your search was uneventful." Rime deadpanned.
Dirk, Al, Clive, Kurt and Jose pushed their way through the crowd to reach the group.
"Dixie, the 5th floor's clean." Dirk said.
"Should we take a break then continue searching or let the SPVDF do it?" Jose asked.
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Velma, as the silver space ranger came over closer to the group. Baboo floated down as well.
"I wonder why anyone would want to do anything bad in a nice place like this." Baboo said.
Jason paused a moment to collect what he knew of the power rangers, a mix of first hand and other information that he had come across.
"What most call the power rangers goes back pretty far in history. They get their power from what some call the morphing grid, another small dimension energy field that gives the rangers their powers. The most recent history of the power rangers comes from the team that was in a city named Angel Grove. It kept being attacked by various evil types. At first it was Rita or Zed for a few years, then after a few years others came in. Then after a few more years the evil types seemed to loose interest in Angel Grove and went elsewhere." Jason said.
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"I do hope Ms. Swimmer will be okay. Should we visit her in the hospital later?" Rime asked.
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Jason took out his pda. "If you want I can see if a certain friend of mine has been able to find any information on her." Jason said, leaving out that he had also asked that friend to have him listed as one of her doctors, and if he could swing her having some private security to guard if if needed. "I can also see if the information shows if visitors are allowed if you want, if there is any information." He said.
"I hope it wasn't to bad." Brooklyn said.
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"Please do so." Rime said.
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Tai Matt and thier friends climbed down the escalator. " Guys the top floor is clear.." Tai said.. "For safety reasons I think we should stick with you guys for awhile" Gatomon said.
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I think we can let the SPVDF handle to search for awhile. " Dixie replied. "We should stick together in any case..
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"Hey be careful!" Nick exclaimed as Strut droppe the axe and it shattered sending sharp fragments into the air..
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I know oyour friends are in that mall, but so are hundreds of other shappers! Milos said sternly. " We will do everything we can to make sure the lockdown is lifted as soon as possible. But, until then, we should let the security there handle things, rushing down there, would not be a good idea. well-intentioned helpers often make situations like this worse..
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Jason accessed the information that his friend had been able to find out, "It seems she is at Surfsuide Medical and is currently in surgery to stabilize her wounds and close them. They'll likely need to find a surgeon qualified to work on her further." Jason said.
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Meanwhile Dr quinn was driving into town, with Pete and the his friends in the back seats. in the distance and gettingvg close was the mall. ' we should get you some food there' Gadzuki said..
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"Strut, these are not like metal weapons, they will break if you drop them." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
Hans was sweeping up the broken obsidian shards. He then picked up the ax handle and placed it back in the portal.
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The ax handle landed inside Mr. Bigmouth's grove just as another shipment of sling stones was sent.
A Runner picked up the ax handle and headed to her workstation where she was preparing to fashion another ax head.
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"So Captain Milos and Commander Stripetail, are we prepared to do the live fire exercises yet?" Deimos asked, placing another bundle of arrows aside.
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A Bichon Frise bolted past the group. He was followed by 3 SPVDF troopers, all but one armed with SMGs. The one not armed with an SMG was armed with a shotgun.
"What the hell is going on?!" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Rime drew his pistol. "Dunno but I'm going to find out."
"Rime! Stay here!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted.
Rime ignored Dr. Zanasiu and checked his pistol. "Only got 4 rounds left and I don't have my any extra magazines. Oh well, I guess I should stay here for now."
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Yes.. You can begin' Milos said. I'd like to see these qweapons of yours in action. As for our end we're getting some recruits from Turnstile which is to the north of here.. 200 from the last report the cheif of police sent me.. With those we will have 1467 under my command, not including you folks.. so we're looking at roughly"
"about 2000 , ' Stripetail said. he turned to Deimos. Get everyone ready.. we're heading to the Surf Point Motel..
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Nani Lilo and Stitch made their way down the escalator bags in hand.. " Angel i think its time we find the others' Lilo said to the pink alein who was a few steps behind them. "I don;t like this oplace Nani" she said turning to her suster.
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"Are you guys hungry?" Dr. Quinn asked the others in the vehicle they were in as she continued to drive.
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"Everyone! We're heading out for a weapons test. Anyone who wants to come, take your weapons and get moving!" Deimos ordered.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded and warped back to the Great Valley.
"Everyone, keep your weapons here for now. We are going on a testing expedition and there are no sorters. That is all." Mr. Bigmouth said before warping back to the hotel.
Mr. Bigmouth grabbed a bundle of arrows and his bow.
Hans took Zachary's rifle, Deimos took both his .50 caliber rifle as well as Rime's sniper rifle.
Dr. Kerzach took the blowgun, poison darts, stone ax, a pouch of stone knives, a sling, a few slingstones and a spear.
Strut took his shotgun.
Zachary carried out the grenade launcher as well as the crates of grenades.
"Hans, you coming?" Deimos asked.
Hans shook his head. "I'm busy restoring the telescope. By tonight, it should be working like it was when it was new."
"That's almost everything but we also have satchel charges that we want to test and we'll need to pack ammo." Deimos said. he then turned to Captain Milos. "Captain, have your forces prepared the IEDs you want to test?"
"Which vehicle?" Strut asked.
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Yes Mitch has a few samples of what we have been workjing on" Milos replied. I will also be recieving updates from the mall, soon as a floor is clear they'll radio me..
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Nick came along holding a spear " Be back here by 6.' Briggins told him.
_ The food was excellent> My compliments to the chefs.. I'll be coming back for another round.." Milos sais.
_ Stitch got off the escalator and ran up a dog wearing a dress "Dixie, we're here" he said with a tooothy grin The dog turned as looked at him. "I';m Not Dixie.." She said., then smiled. "Dixie, stitch and Lilo are here!' she called out
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Wait a minute.. is that you Scooby? Nani asked taking a closer look at the dog. then she started laughing " Oh thats right you lost a bet with Dixie..
_ Angel and stitch soon caught with the rest of the group, the only ones not accounted for were tiger, Tigeress and Genki..
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Deimos grabbed a custom made backpack and placed the satchel charges and several hundred rounds of ammunition. He also slung a shotgun across his back.
"Stripetail, are you coming?" Strut asked.
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"Captain Milos, floor 5 is clear. We have apprehended a spy." an SPVDF trooper radioed.
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Of Course" Stripetail saids, as he began walking towards the exit.
_ Alright. search the other floors, andd rtry and capture any other spies you can. i want the lookdown lifted by 6 at the latest.. which is 4 hours and forty minutes from now...'Milos radioed back..
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Dixie;s group continued exxploring the fourth floor, so far things were very quiet..
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The 3 SPVDF troopers caught the Bichon Frise spy on the 4th floor, right in front of Dixie. They immediately wrestled him to the ground, assisted by a helpful Bull bystander and handcuffed him.
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Why were you sent here? Dixie asked the Frise. " What did Chong promise you? Money/ Spoils? what? Hold him officers until he gives me an answer, then you can take him away.."
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Let them question him Dixie, they're professionals' Doona said.
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The Bichon spat at Dixie. "[censored] you!" he spat.
"We'll handle this, ma'am. Captain Milos will be sending a full report to Commander Stripetail." the first trooper, a German Shepard female, said.
The three troopers then hauled off the suspect.
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Hans assisted in loading the weaponry into the vehicle.
"See you soon!" Hans said, saluting the group.
Strut, Zachary, Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth returned the salute.
"We're ready!" Deimos said.
"Nick, are you coming?" Strut asked.
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Absolutely" Nick said followinhgg them.
_ Dixie wiped the spit off her face.. She remained outwardly calm, although inside she was fuming.. While she hadn't really expected much cooperation, she had expected at least an answer, instead of being spat at.. "I hope that scum, gets what is coming to him" She growled. " Come on Dixie. We need to find Tiger and Tigeress" Doona said.., "then we can get some lunch.. my treat..
_ You buying Scoob? Fred asked. " Doona nodded.. " well thats going to be a large bill " Tai said theres about 50 of us..
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Terry saw everyone had already left the motel and shrugged.
"It would be good for us to practice some, if we are going to work together." T-bone the leader of the extreme dinosaurs said.
"I can take us to the digi-world. We can practice there." Terry said. "Let's go up to one of our rooms and I"ll open a digi-portal there." He said. His group headed towards Terry's room.
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"& if we wish to be together it would take a huge table as well as a large area of a restaurant." Jason said.
"and making sure the restaurant has the food we'll all want or be able to eat." Odysseus said.
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they haven't all left terry..' Hawkmon said.. come on.. ' he sai d turning and flying towards the front door. "Wait! Hawkmon called out as Nice stopped. ' can we come along? Hawkmon asked. ' certainly. ' go get your friends. Nick replied ' we'll give you a couple minutes to get down here..
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"They have not? I thought they had." Terry said as he paused. He turned to his friends. "Let's go and see." He said to them. He and his friends started to head towards where Hawkmon was currently.
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Nick held the door open as Terry and the others came into view. " Alright guys, come on.. Theres room in the tardis or we can have Stripetail teleport us there.. Your choice.." Nick said.
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"Any benefits to either choice?" Terry asked.
"Teleport like Nightcrawler does in those x-men cartoons or Glinda does in the Wizard of Oz movie?' Bullseye asked.
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"I can teleport you too, you know" Taranis said, teleporting in himself.
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Yes Taranis can teleport you as well. as for the perks of each choice. well the teleportation is instantaneous, while the tardis wll take a few minutes to travel there..even if it is traveling.. um.. outside of time" Nick replied.
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Rime's stomach growled. "I could use some lunch."
"Maybe we should buy a get well card for Ms. Swimmer." Werner said.
Dr. Zanasiu watched as 5 SPVDF troopers subdued another spy.
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Deimos waited for the signal to move.
"Nick, we have all our weapons and equipment loaded and prepared to move." Strut said.
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"Maybe simpler to go by the same way everyone else is going. That way everyone is together." Terry said.
"Easier to organize things that way." T-bone said.
"I'll just fly along, if the rest of you folks are taking a vehicle." Bullseye said.
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Lets head out everyone" stripetail said As Nice led Terry Hawkmon and the others towards the parking lot
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a Hopsital room dooor opened an a doctor entered. " So how are we feeling adter surgery? he asked the patient who was ms Swimmer. She had banages on her side and face, and she was strapped into the bed. " sorry about the straps but it was neecessary as the anesthesia wasn't quite enough to subdue you..
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(OOC - I thought Nick was going with the group for a live fire test and Werner was in the locked down mall?)
"Pretty good considering I fought off 6 women armed with knives and got stabbed at least twice." Ms. Swimmer replied. "And where are my twin fighting sticks and my club?"
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Deimos, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth, Rime, Zachary and Dr. Kerzach loaded their weapons into the vehicle and entered.
"Ready to roll." Deimos said.
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"So which vehicle or vehicles are we taking?" Terry asked looking around.
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"So which one are we going to go to? or should we look over a list of the restaurants available?" Jason asked.
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We don't allow weapomns in the Hospital The doctor, who was called Dr Nistler, replied. "They might be in the storage closet, you'll have to ask to get threm back though..Would you like something to Drink..
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I have my car " Milos replied pointing to the SUV that had brought him to the hotel..'Climb in" He said to Terry and Hawkmon. Hawkmon wasted no time in climbing innto the back seat..
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"Understandable. And I would like some water please." Ms. Swimmer replied.
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"Test range: Surf Point Motel." Deimos muttered. It was incredibly obvious that he was excited.
"Deimos, calm down!" Strut said.
"I can't! I mean I get to blow [censored] up for research!"
Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "Let's hope we have enough weapons to equip all the dinosaurs."
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I'm sure we'll have enough Nick said climbing in and squezing himself in betweenm Mr Bigmouth and Deimos..
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Stripetail gestured and vanished. He reappeared in front of the Surf Point Motel, where he would wait for the rest of the group to join him..
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is Everyone in yet? Milos asked holding the door open so Taerry and the others could enter. Hawkmion was the first to enter. he flew ovcer to the right side of the vehicle Hop in Terry" Hawkmon called to him..
We'll chip in for a card and flowers" Dixie said "She might eat the flowers though.. As for Lunch, well we'll head over the nearest kiosk and you folks can pick a place to eat.
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We've already eaten" Tarrax said nodding to Sara. "We'll just keep you folks company.."
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Certainly. I'll bring you a jug, since I don't think aa glass of water will be enough" Dr. Nistler replied, "I'll be back in a minute..you can press the remaote control there if you want to watch something on the screen in the corner." he pointed to a TV in the right hand corner.
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Terry and his friends, except for Bullseye the Pterosaur, got into the Vehicle and found seats. Bullseye flew into the air, ready to follow behind the vehicle.
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Alright" Milos said climbing in and shutting the door. " To the Surf Point Motel! Genbts, I have a cooler full of drinks , which you can heklp yourselves to. Cola products, water, and I think some meat snacks as well not sure..; Mitch opened the cooler at their feet and left it open so Terry and the others could help themselves. The SUV's eengine started and the convoy began to move
_ Dr Nistler returned a few minutes later with a jug full of water. 'Here you go' He said kindly..setting the jug on a small table next to MS Swimmer's bedside..
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Terry looked in the cooler, "Anyone want anything?" he asked looking around at those present.
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"Thank you." Ms. Swimmer said, she then proceeded to down the entire jug of water.
"Any beer?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"Yuri! Alcohol and weapons do not mix!" Deimos scolded.
"Says the guy who once drank an entire keg." Strut replied.
"Hey! My size lets me get away with that!"
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Oh , Cola' Hawkmon said reaching in and grabbed a pair of cans. "The cooler will remain open as long as you want' Mitch said, helping himself to a drink.
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"Think I'll have the same." T-bone said as he reached in to get himself one as well.
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" I'll take one too" Taranis said.
What?! No room for us narrators?!
Not until midterms are over, I'm afraid... midterms, and some projects
How long will that take?!
Another week or so...
Dang it!
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Mitch tossed Taranis a cola. "We should be at the motel shortly..15 minutes at the most.." He said as the SUv made its way until the town..
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T-bone drank his drink. Meanwhile Bullseye flew above and a behind the SUV.
"I wonder what the place we are going to looks like." T-bone said.
"I hope it's a happenen place." Spike said.
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Ms. Swimmer turned on the TV in her room after fumbling with the remote control. She switched to a news channel and to her shock, they were showing live footage of the locked down mall. Armed and armored SPDV troopers and the Surf Point SWAT team were surrounding the mall.
"Damn it! They're stuck in there!" Ms. Swimmer said.
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Dr. Kerzach opened a bottle of water and drank it.
Deimos drank some cola.
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Dr Nistler came back in. "Watching the news?" He asked Ms Swimmer who was looking at the images of the mall.. "oh.. isn't that mall in town?' He asked stopping to gaze at the screen.. "I wonder why they've locked it down.."
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"Probably because there were spies present." Ms. Swimmer replied. She winced as her bandages shifted slightly.
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Spies? in Surf Point/ Why would there be spies in this town? Its not like we are of any great importance in the region"Dr Nistler replied." You seem to know a lot about this.. fill me in " He said to mS Swimmer..
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"I will. However, understand that there are some details that I will withhold for safety and security purposes." Ms. Swimmer replied. "First off, you do know that Surf Point has formed a milita under the command of Captain Milos, right?"
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T-bone drank his drink and the others rested.
"I wonder how long the ride will take." Spike asked.
"At least Bullseye can't watch any of those infomercials while he's flying." T-bone said.
"Not yet anyway." Stegs said.
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No, I did not know that. I'm very busy at the hospital, what with treating patients and going about my rounds.." Dr Nistler replied.." So I miss those details.. Go On.."
_ The Convoy reachee the motel where Stripetail was waiting for them. " Excelent.. you're here' He said approaching the SUv amd Milos climbed out and helfd the door open for his passengers..
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T-bone and the Extreme dinosaurs got out with Bullseye landing nearby. They stayed near the vehicle to help out any that needed or wanted help. Terry and the Dynaman team got out as well.
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Dixie Doona and their friends continued exploring the rest of the 4th floor. looking for a kiosk so that they could picj a resteraunt to eat at. "I'm getting real Hungry " Spyro-Elora said.. " And I'm ready to be turned by in my normal form.." Not yet you're not" Cynder chuckled mischeviously.. "I've got plans for you.."
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"I do carry some astronaut icecream, though it's pretty dry. And some food tablets from an unusual high tech dimention where the predictions of what the future will be like that was done in the 30-s to the 50-s or so came true. Complete with jet packs, flying cars, food pills, and so on." Jason said.
"I recall I bought my cool flying motorcycle there." Brooklyn said smiling at the memory.
"Reminds me, I should go and see if Willy has worked out the problem with the chewing gum that he was working on. It was a full meal but when you go to the desert it has a bad side effect." Jason said.
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Isn't that that Wonka felllow/ I thought I saw a movie about him once " Tai said, he makes good chocolate at least in the movie ..
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Speaking of Choclate Agumina smiled "Didn't you have a bunch of candy the other night?' Agumon interrupted..
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Jason nodded, "Nice guy. Though he can act a bit ... odd sometimes." Jason said.
"That is putting it mildly." Moran said.
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"Hey there's a seafood joint here!" Rime said, looking at a kiosk. Pelagic Dishes was the name of the place.
Dr. Zanasiu looked at the advertisement. "Hey, their seafood is from this town!"
"Dixie, Cynder, everyone! We've found a seafood place!" Rime called out.
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"Well, some tourists are being targeted by a hostile force, namely the group of rogue soldiers and scientists known as 'Dragonstorm' assisted by a mage known as 'Chong'. I cannot and will not name these guests nor the location they are staying at. The hostile forces have declared war on Surf Point and Captain Milos has formed an volunteer army known as the Surf Point Volunteer Defense Force and combined it with the Surf Point Police Department. He is also working with the tourists as well to form a defensive force. I cannot give anymore details on the preparations but rest assured that preparations are being undertaken." Ms. Swimmer said. She then visibly winced.
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So I take it you are part of that defense force, then. Well who's running the show? dr Nistler asked pouring himself a glass of water.. " Someone has to be in charge.."
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Alright, seafood it is! Lead the way Rime!" Dixie said 'Don't worry guys I'll pay for the meal' Shaggy said brandishing a credit card. ' Considering there about 70 of us' mimi said.. "thats a lot of people.. but I'm famished so lets get something to eat..
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"If it is from local seafood then it may be very fresh." Jason said.
"Sounds good." Brooklyn said nodding.
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Rime led the group to the seafood place.
"Table for 70 please." Rime said.
The waiter's eyes practically fell out of his head but he soon regained his composure. "Erm yes, right this way." He then led the group to a large dining room in the back.
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Dixie seated herself at a large tablw which could seat 8, in all they would use about 8 or 9 tables. "the special is all you can eat breaded shrimp for 9.95" a waiter said handing out menus to Doona, Shaggym and Spyro-Elora. Once you are all set, I can start taking drinks and appetizer orders' the waitr aid, whose name was Jeff.
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I might have the clam cakes, those look good" Fred said as he looked as his menu, as more waiters brought in water for the large group..
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Jason and his friends went with the others and on their way to their seats Velma slipped off to go into the bathroom and switched back to her normal form. She walked out towards where the others were.
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Shaggy noticed Velma "Velma, hey there you are! we've been looking for you..take a seat.." he pulled a chair open for his friend.. "where did you go?"
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"I just went into a small bookstore I saw to look to see if they had a certain book but they don't. I may just order it from Amazon once I'm back at home." Velma said as she went to the offered chair.
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Oh, thats figures... What book were you looking for?' Daphne asked as a waiter poured her a glass of water.. "Were you looking for Mysterys and Monsters ? That book is really popular rigght now.."
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Velma nods. "That is the book. I'll just order it from Amazon. No biggie." Velma said shrugging after she had sat down.
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"I am indeed one of the defenders. Our leader is known only as Stripetail. I will reveal no more." Ms. Swimmer replied.
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Werner, Dirk, Al, Clive, Kurt, Jose, Rime and Dr. Zanasiu sat at one long table. Each had a menu.
Rime grabbed Dr. Zanasiu's hand and held it.
"Rime, not here." Dr. Zanasiu whispered
Rime complied and began reading the menu.
The waiter poured water into everyone's glasses.
"Are you all ready to order yet?" the Penguin waiter asked everyone.
"Give us some time please." Kurt said, looking over the menu.
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interesting name...' Dr Nistler replied..as a news crawled revealed that the mall would be locked down until at least six that evening.." So the mall is going to be locked down for several hours then.." He took another sip of water. " your friends are likely going to come here to visit you once they get out.."
_ Meanwhile Chong continued creating his metal monsters, he had made nearly two hundred at that point "Soon, those fools will pay! Including those traitous ex-employees of mine.. esoppecially Nick..' Chong cursed as as worked on another monster..
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The Goat looked at the growing army with glee. "Dragonstorm will rise again. The Pelvanida group will pay for destroying our experiments and killing our top scientists."
A Parakeet scientist wearing lab coat placed his anti tank rocket launcher aside. "Chong, these metal soldiers can probably carry loads much greater than a living one, right? If that were the case, we can equip them with weapons that would normally be mounted on vehicles, like autocannons, rocket pods, anti tank missiles and all the other good stuff. Also, we salvaged some more weapons from the AWTR."
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absolutely" chong grinned as he finished work on the monster " that would be a great way to inflict damage from afar..Considering our enemies are less than 2000 in number, they cannot fford to take many casualities. a few hundred would devastate their ranks.. i will keep working on these monsters until i get too tired to continue.. what the state of our forces.. how mane men do we have? Chong asked the goat..
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"Pelvanida has at least 20,000 soldiers stationed here immediately. The number should rise to 22,000-23,000 when the invasion occurs. We also have 15,000 or so scientists present as well. That number should rise to 17,000 or 18,000 when the invasion starts." The Goat said.
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39-41000, so an advantage of around 19-1 ' the grin on Chongs face was terrifying. "even if we lose half our forces, we'll still have enough to craush, them unless of of course the American military intervenes which I highly doubt it will. We'll have the defenses crushed long before they get here anyway.."
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Tai Agumon and Agymina were looking at thier menus,deciding what they would order..
_ Venus drank from her water glass, ' i woinder what crab cakes taste like ' She said..
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Jason and his friends looked at the menu and put in their order, some ordering the breaded shrimp, some crab cakes and a few the calamari.
"Quite a nice selection." Jason said.
The turtles mainly ordered a mix of either the crab cakes or the breaded shrimp.
"I like the crab cakes best, they are great." Mikey said.
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Werner, Franz, Dirk, Al, Clive, Kurt, Jose, Rime and Dr. Zanasiu all closed their menus.
"We're ready to order." Rime said. "I'll have a broiled flounder."
"Surf Point crab cakes, broiled." Dr. Zanasiu said.
"All you can eat breaded shrimp special." Clive said.
"Hmm. I will take a bucket of local clams." Kurt said.
"That serves four people, sir." the waiter said.
Kurt looked at Dirk, Al and Jose. "You want clams?"
They all nodded.
"One bucket of local clams please." Kurt said.
"Marsala sauce pasta." Werner said.
"Same as him." Franz said.
"Your orders will be out soon." The Penguin then headed to the kitchen.
Another waiter, this one a Peregrine Falcon went up to Dixie's table. "Hello, are you all ready to order?" she asked.
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"I'll have the breaded shrimp I think." Terry said.
"Crab cakes for me." T-bone said. The rest of the extreme dinosaurs nodded and ordered the same thing.
The Dynaman team ordered a mix of the crab cakes or breaded shrimp.
"At least it's not that place that cooked their Sushi. I remember that place. No class." Dyna blue said.
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I'll have the Shrimp" Dixie replied : I'll have the Shrimp too" Doona said. " Cant us for the Perch" Spyro said, motioning to Cynder ad himself.. "I'll have the flounder' Hunter said.
Shaggy and Fred had the perch, and Daphne had the calamari with a salad.
_ Nani Lilo Stitch and Angel all had the shrimp, lilo having a kid's portion.
Agumon, Agumina and the other Digimon, split between flounder operch, tapala, crab cakes and shrimp..
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"Everything looks good." Guilmon said after he had done his order.
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Yes i am starving' shaggy said, as he gulped down his water. " Since we're stuck here for several hours, we might as well eat our fill..
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Shaggy , you always eat your fill' Fred pointed out " You and Scooby.. why is he wearing a dress a again?
_ He lost a bet to me and Cynder" Dixie grinned " believe me, I've got lots of pictures for the scrapbook..."
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The waitress took down the orders and left.
Roughly 20 minutes later, the waiters returned with the entire order and served them.
Clive opened one of the clams and ate it. "Wow. This clam is delicious."
"Say nothing of the crab cakes!" Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Well, Surf Point is nearly legendary for its seafood." Rime replied, taking a bite out of his flounder.
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"Stripetail, what spells will we expect to be facing?" Deimos asked.
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lightnings spells, fire spells ice spells, among others. What we need through is defensive spells" Stripetail said. " spells that can protect you against these types of spells. Since you are not magic users, you will need to rely on your quickness and accuracy. I don't doubt Chong is whipping up something heinous for us, as well, what exactly, I don't know, but we must be on guard for anything. Lets start testing out our weapons. MR. Bigmouth, you will have the honor of going first."
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"So that means the rules of firearms combat apply as well. Use cover and concealment, watch your flanks and keep moving if possible." Deimos said.
"Well, we'll need targets. Stripetail, we'd also like to test the efficacy of our weaponry against the shields that Chong will have used." Mr. Bigmouth said, picking up his bow and a bundle of arrows.
Strut, Zachary and Deimos began unloading the weapons and ammunition.
"What is in this?" Strut asked, lowering an ammo canister.
"Rocks." Mr. Bigmouth replied. "For the slings."
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" Alright" Stripetail gestured and created three magical shields. One glowed yellow, one blue, and one red. "Lightning, Fire and Ice..
_ Captain Milos brought out a large bo, and tossed out a number of small oval shaped devices.. "these are triggered by remote control. I press a button, they explode within half a second..
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Mr. Bigmouth fired an arrow at the lightning shield. To his surprise the arrow sailed through the shield with little resistance.
He the nocked another arrow and shot at the fire shield. This time, when the arrow struck the shield and stuck, the arrowhead glowed red-hot, setting the shaft on fire and failing to penetrate.
He nocked another arrow and fired at the ice shield, the shield flickered as the arrowhead shattered into pieces.
Mr. Bigmouth then repeated the shoots, with the same results.
"Interesting, the arrows are unaffected by the lightning shield. Not surprising since none of Mr. Bigmouth's weapons are conductive." Zachary said. "Also, it seems that the ice shield is hard enough to shatter the stone arrowheads."
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Deimos looked at the IEDs that the SPVDF made. "I assume these designed to be buried then triggered when enemy forces pass by the area. But they appear to be anti-personnel, do you have anything that can damage or destroy an armored vehicle?"
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Dr. Kerzach had his switchblade out and was waiting for his turn.
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we're working on that, Mitch said. the problem is the explosive power, these just aren't powerful enough to do much damage to a armored tank, unfortunately."
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We only have a little more than a week left before the planned invasion" Stripetail reminded them.. "We need to get moving on these things! Dr Kerzach, you're up! Tommorow, I'm going to have my team train here, practice their skills in combat..assuming the building is still standing.."
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Dr. Kerzach flipped open his switchblade and ran to the targets, his enchanted switchblade allowed him to completely destroy lightning and fire shields with one quick stab and without harm. However, it took him a few quick stabs and slashes to destroy the ice shield.
Dr. Kerzach retracted the switchblade and retreated. "My enchanted switchblade tears through the fire and lightning shields. It takes a few blows to go through and ice shield. Unfortunately, the knife is stopped by hard metal or ceramic armor."
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Deimos looked at Milos. "Explosively formed penetrators are cheap, easy and effective anti armor weapons. Do you have any?"
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we're workiing on making them, but unfortunately we don't have that many' milos said reaching into the box and pulling 3 small blacks circular devices.."this is all we have at the moment.."
+ Well done DR Kerzach.." Stripetail nodded with appreciation. "you're quick with the blade. "Now lets mix it up, and and few more shields He gestured and 3 new shields appeared. "Poison, Shadow and Earth." Poison was a sickly green color, shadow was pitch black, and earth was a solid gray color.. "lets have the weapons tested before you use your blade Kerzach.." Stripetail told him..
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"This seafood is very great." Brooklyn said after he had eaten some of his order.
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Yes, the fish is excellent " Gatomon said, after eating about half of his fish. Mimi grinned brightly. 'this might be the best shrimp i've ever tasted.. '
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Gabumon finished his shrimp and fries, and washed it down with some water..
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"It is yummy, indeed." Guilmon said.
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"Looks like the mall just a short distance ahead." Dr Quinn said.
"Wow, that looks huge. " Pete said looking at the mall.
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Yes this place is huge.." Minya said. "why are all the doors closed? Is the mall not open or something?'
_ Who knows? Gadzuki said. Godzilla junior nodded.
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Are you guys enjoying your food?' venus asked " Its actually really good' Donatello replied..
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"Yea, it's great." Mikey said between bites of his food as he looked over at Venus.
"The food is indeed very skillfully done. The chief is very skilled and experienced." Leonardo said as he paused in his eating to take a sip.
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Deimos, Zachary and Strut had finished testing their weapons on the elemental shields.
"The lightning shield instantly vaporizes the projectiles, be they buckshot, slugs, .357 SIG, 7.62 x 39 mm or even .50 caliber. The fire shield apparently makes the projectiles even more dangerous as they basically become droplets of molten lead. The ice shield is easily shattered by slugs, buckshot or .50 caliber weapons fire. It resists several shots from from the smaller ammunition." Deimos said, reloading the magazine of his .50 caliber rifle.
Mr. Bigmouth had finished testing the sling and the javelins on the elemental shields.
"The sling stones and javelin pierced the lightning shield with no problems. However, the javelin cannot penetrate the fire shield as the stone head will glow red hot when it strikes the shield and set the entire shaft on fire. Sling stones will penetrate the fire shield but they become heated projectiles. Against the ice shield, the stone head of the javelin simply shatters against it. The sling stones can knock off pieces of the ice shield but it takes at least 3 of them to break it completely." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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A swirling portal appeared in the lobby of the Inglorious Hotel and a bewildered looking sorceress in a flowing blue cape, light blue tunic and armed with a bow walked out.
"Hey! This isn't Serkesh!" She then turned around. "Oh well, time to go back." She walked back into the portal only to literally walk through it.
"Hey! What's going on?!" she said. At this point, the portal vanished, spilling droplets of a glowing golden liquid. She summoned another portal but almost immediately it collapsed into glowing gold droplets of a mysterious liquid. She tried again only to have the same result.
There goes my portal back to Uma. She thought.
"Uh, where am I?" she asked, looking around.
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Welcome to the Inglorious Hotel" briggins boomed upon seeing her. 'If you wish to check out a room, the rate is $20 a night..Please sign your name in the guest book.."
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Now try the fear, Shadow and poison shields" Stripetail said , motioning to the new shields..
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Terry looked around at the area where they were. "So what are we to do here exactly?" He asked. He liked to have as much information as possible about most things.
"This is a great time to use this new mini digital camera I got for only 19.99." Bullseye said pulling out a very small camera.
"Bullseye you need to cut back on watching those infomercals and home shopping." T-bone said.
Bullseye (the pterodon) turned to T-bone, taking a picture with his mini digital camera, "But where would I have gotten this?" he said holding up his mini digital camera, "or this space age scarf I'm wearing, or the home cheese maker." Bullseye said.
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"We are here to test out of weapons, so you can use your powers and abilities in prepartion for the invasion from Dragonstorm Stripetail said to them. 'we are going to need all of you.. we are greatly outnumbered in manpower.."
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"How about those at the hotel? They need practice also." T-bone asked.
"I could get them out through a digi-portal through to the digital world." Terry said.
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Most of them are at the mall in town" Stripetail said. "I'll bring them here tommorow to train them. today, its this group.
_ Milos set a number of explosive near the motel's enterance.. "Ok, who wants to do the honorsa? press this buttoin, and they will detonate..';' He said walking a safe distance away..
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"Good, at least as long s there is a plan to get them out." Terry said.
"Aren't you going to wait till we're all done here before you blow things up?" Dyna yellow asked.
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"We need to tet the power of these explosives.. would you like to set them off? All you have to do is prsess this button" Milos said pointing to the large red button in the middle of the device..
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Doona was enjoying her meal, she had quickly polished off her shrimp, and the waiter was heading back to the kitchen to get more.. 'those shrimp were good.. i even ate the tails' she said picking her teeth with a toothpick..
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"I will." Deimos said. He had a huge grin on his face.
Mr. Bigmouth nocked an arrow and fired at the shadow shield. The arrow passed through the shield. He then fired at the poison shield, again the arrow flew through with no issues. He fired at the earth shield, the arrow shattered on impact.
He then repeated the test, getting the same results.
Mr. Bigmouth then swapped his bow for a sling and fired at the targets.
The stones passed through the shadow and poison shields but did nothing more than chip rock fragments off the earth shield.
"My turn." Strut said, loading his shotgun with slugs and shooting at the targets in quick succession. The slugs passed through the shadow shield but the poison shield reduced the lead slug to a pile of metal sludge. The slug merely knocked a divot out of the earth shield. It took the rest of Strut's magazine to penetrate the shield.
The shields quickly regenerated.
"Now my turn." Zachary said, slapping a new magazine and firing at the three targets in quick succession. The 7.62 x 39 bullets passed through the shadow shield but the poison shield reduced the bullets to a metal sludge. The earth shield was only lightly chipped even after Zachary had emptied the rest of his 30 round magazine into it.
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Werner and Franz ate their entire bowl of pasta.
"This pasta is delicious!" Werner said.
"The only pasta that was better was in Italy." Franz replied.
Kurt, Dirk, Al and Jose had finished their bucket of clams and they ordered another one.
"How many clams are you going to eat?" Rime asked, finishing his flounder.
Clive had eaten an entire meal of the breaded shrimp and the waiter was returning to get more. "I have never had shrimp this good."
"Fresh seafood for the win." Dr. Zanasiu said, eating his last crab cake.
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Setsuna looked at Briggins. "Erm. I don't know what a 'dollar' is but if you want 20 of something. I have 20 gold coins." She then reached into the rucksack on her back and pulled out 20 gold coins.
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Milos handed the device to Deimos. " Once you press the button, it will activate within a half second.
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We accept gold coins" Briggins said. Now sign your name in.. We have 9 floors and 1000 rooms. do you have a prefered floor?'he asked taking the coins and putting them in the register.
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Dixie finished her shrimp and set the plate aside.
- venus nibbled at her fod, which she found delicious. "This food is deluctible" She said savoring it..
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"Test detonation will commence soon! Back away from the front of the motel and take cover!" Deimos shouted. He was behind the heavy concrete base of the motel sign
Strut, Dr. Kerzach, Deimos, Zachary and Mr. Bigmouth backed away from the front of the motel and took cover behind Milo's SUV.
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Sara looked at those present. "How are your meals? Mine is very good." She said as she paused in her eating. She then sipped a bit of her drink.
"Mine is excellent." Odysseus said nodding.
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" The shrimp is delicious.. what are you having Sara?' Dixie asked kindly, as Spyro-Elora took a sip of water.
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The fish is quite good, even though we already had some earlier.. a dragon of my size needs lots of food' Tarrax said..
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Stripetail calmly walked behind the Suv. "So which of the shields was the toughest to penetrate?"
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"Earth." Strut said. "Only my shotgun slugs could penetrate it and I had to shoot it roughly 6 times. We haven't tested Deimos's big .50 or Rime's .338 rifle yet though."
Deimos looked around and spotted no one present. "In 5...4...3...2...1! Now!" Deimos then pressed the detonator at the end of "1".
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the devices exploded blasting the door to the motel off its hanges and it fell into the front lobby, where it came to rest in several pieces.. glass from the windows blown out from the shockwave rained down on the ground with a loud clattere. there was a large crate in front of where the door was..
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hmm. needs more power' Milos said after the dust had cleared.
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Test those out, and see if your opinion changes.." Stripetail said.
_ So what is your name?' Briggins asked the newcomer..
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"Nice. Looks like it can wipe out a group of infantry." Deimos said. He then got his .50 caliber rifle, loaded another magazine and shot at the shadow, poison and earth targets.
The rounds pierced the shadow target but the poison target reduced the bullets to a metal sludge. The bullet bored into the earth target but did not penetrate it. Even after shooting it 7 more times, the barrier remained intact.
Zachary did the same with the .338 rifle. The results were the same.
"Same thing." Deimos said. "Earth barrier is immune to small arms fire. But the shadow barrier does not seem to provide any protection."
"Should we test the grenades and rockets we have?" Strut asked.
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' By all means, we need to know the potency of our weapons.." Stripetail nodded.
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As he was saying this Milos was examing the size of the ctater " Hmm. about a half foot deep, some debris inside.. definitely needs more power though, if we are dealing with top notch armored tanks. and we need more of them.. Muttering to himse;f Milos began walking away.
The waiter soon returned with second helpings of shrimp fish and the other entries
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"Stripetail, the targets will need to be arranged closer to each other if we are to test the thrown grenades." Deimos said. "We should also have something to use as cover to protect against shrapnel."
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i'll create a shield which should protect you from the debris. " stripetail gestured and a clear shield appared in front of the Suv. " Stand behind that, and throw your grenades ' stripetail gestured again and the 6 different shields appeared next to each other.' commence firing" Stripetail said to them..
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Deimos retrieved one of the grenades and hurled it over the barrier. It landed in front of the shields.
The explosion and shrapnel completely destroyed the ice shield. The shrapnel flew through the shadow shield but the fire, lightning and poison shield were not able to be penetrated by the shrapnel.
"Stripetail, even if the shrapnel did not penetrate, could the shockwave from the explosion still cause injury?" Strut asked.
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"The name is Setsuna. I'll take any room you have." Setsuna said.
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no, the shield will absorb the energy from the shockwave' Stripetail replied. ' although the shield does have limits, it would likely be destroyed from the aftershock of a powerfull explosion..that grenade won't do it, but a large missle dropped from a airplane is another matter..
Very well "I'll give you room 240. do you believe in ghosts Miss Setsuna?' Briggins grinned broadly..
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"I am a sorceress." Setsuna replied.
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"Repeatedly attacking the shields with grenades won't do anything will they?" Strut asked.
Zachary was preparing his grenade launcher. "I will be testing the high explosive anti-tank rounds now. These should be able to pierce the shields."
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it depends how often you do it' Stripetail replied. ' if you do it fifty times, you'll cause damage to them.
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A mage huh. well, there are a number of mages here, ' Briggins replied. "once they get back for dinner you can introduce yourself..'
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Setsuna nodded and headed up to room 240. There, she placed her rucksack on a table and examined its contents: 4 mana potions, a throwing ax, 3 health potions, roughly 22,000 gold coins in a pouch and 2 antidote potions.
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"Let's not waste our grenades." Strut said.
Zachary had finished testing the high explosive anti tank grenades. "The lightning shield apparently resists penetration quite well, the electrical charges seem to ruin the metal jet. So it may take multiple shots to penetrate. The fire shield simply caused the projectile to start burning and it stopped penetration. Ice and earth shields were easily penetrated by the HEAT rounds. The poison shield actually dissolved the skin and the copper liner of of the rounds. The grenade simply flew through the shadow shield without detonating. The grenade will still cause injury but it may not detonate."
"Testing the rockets may not be necessary because both rockets are tandem HEAT and HE fragmentation. The results we obtained from the grenades should carry over to the rockets but since the rockets have a higher explosive payload, it should take fewer shots to penetrate the shield, not to mention if the rocket strikes someone, it could actually embed itself in them and then detonate at an unpredictable later time." Deimos said.
Strut then turned to Captain Milos.
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"I had some fish, and it is very delirious." Sara said.
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"I guess the rest of us can watch tv then." Bullseye said and pulled out a tiny portable tv.
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Its your turn to test your abilities against the shields" Stripetail said.."Lets see what you can do" He motioned to Terry.."Which shield would you like to attack first.."
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Terry shrugs, "I don't have a preference." Terry said.
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alright.."lets start with the ice shield" stripetail said " gesturing and moving the shield in front of terry "May I assist him?' Hawkmon asked "Certainly" Stripetail nodded.
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Terry nodded & suited up, which also made his muscles increase quite a bit as well. He made a tiny digiportal and reached in to where he had some weapons hidden and pulled out a blaster. He pointed it at the shield while setting the blaster on full power, the hud display in his helmet helping him to aim at the center of the shield before he pulled the trigger.
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the blaster hit the shield in the center causing cracks to appear and spread throughout the shield. 'Hit it again Terry" Hawkmon cheered. "Aim a little higher to where you hit it the first time. that shot did some damage. "
_ thats a good blaster.. it could do some damage to enemy armor if you hit them hard enough' Stripetail nodded.
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Terry narrowed the beam a bit and shot again a little higher then the spot he had hit before.
"Thanks. It was built by Stegs here." Terry said.
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Very impressive. I'll have Stegs build a few more of those, if he can.. and We'll pay him nicely for it "milos said.
_ the second shot, did even more damage than the first.. the crack widened and spread throughout the shield, another hit, would destroy the shield 'One more should do it Terry" hawkmon said..
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So are you having fun dear" Tarrax asked Sara.
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"ok." Terry said and using the hud shot close as he could to the same spot he had before.
"I designed an built all the equipment we use." Stegs said.
"except for the junk Bullseye buys." Spike said.
"They are not junk, they are all great deals, and useful." Bullseye said looking away from his tiny portable tv at Spike with some annoyance on his face.
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Sara nodded, "I am, and how about you dear?" She asked smiling to Tarrax.
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Mr. Bigmouth had been practicing his archery on a nearby tree. "Stripetail, I'm going to see what happened at the Great Valley's munitions factory and get some more arrows." He then put his bow aside and pulled out the teleport gem from a leaf pouch he made
Dr. Kerzach was practicing his knife fighting skills near the entrance to the parking lot.
Deimos was practicing his hand to hand combat techniques near the entrance to the motel itself.
Strut and Zachary were cleaning their weapons.
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the shield shattered upon the third shot hittings its mark. "Ecellent" Nick clapped.
_ Milos motioned to Steg " I want you to make as many of these blasters as you can. "Name your price, and we'll pay it.. that blaster made short work of that magic shield.. and we need the best weaponds we can get on short notice
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Excellent" Hawkmon said flying over and coming to rest onm Terry's shoulder. 'Nice shooting Terry.
_ Who wants to go next? Stripetail asked the dinos.
_ I'm having a lot of fun.. I will be glad once we are allowed out of this mall thoughg"Tarrax replied..
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Alright, go see how the dinos are faring.." stripetail nodded. "We'll practice until everyone is satisfied then we'll head back.. hopefully we'll be back at the Hotel by 3"
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"Thanks." Terry said.
"Sure I can make some if you want." Stegs said. "Perhaps make some improvements also." He said thinking of some improvements he could possibly make.
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"I can always use my tardis to get us out. Or some of us can teleport the group out." Jason said.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded and warped back to the Great Valley and headed to his grove. To his utter amazement, an entire section of the grove was stacked up with bundles of arrows and several piles of sling stones rested near them.
"How how are things going?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Production is going at full speed but we are running out of space." Pterano reported.
Raptix was busy hammering out a stone knife.
Mr. Bigmouth then picked up a bundle of arrows and a stone war hammer and warped back to the Surf Point Motel.
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"Stripetail, we'll need to open up the portal again. There are simply insane amounts of weapons there." Mr. Bigmouth said.
He then decided to test his newly acquired stone war hammer against the targets. He wisely decided not to attack the poison, shadow, fire or lightning targets but the heavy stone maul pulverized the ice target in only a few swings. Even the earth shield fell to the stone maul.
"Wow. This stone hammer is absolutely deadly against the ice and stone shields." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Yeah, but you have to attack at close range." Strut said. "Speaking of Great Valley weapons, shouldn't we test the enchanted explosive headed arrows?"
"Good idea." Mr. bigmouth turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail, the enchanted arrows please?"
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"When can I leave?" Ms. Swimmer asked, taking a sip of water.
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Hans was enjoying a snack at the dining room. He had finished cleaning and restoring the observatory to its former glory.
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"Certainly. but first , name your price, so I know what I have to pay: Milos said
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thank you Jason, but we still have a few of a our group yet to join us, and we can't leave without them" Dixie said, refering to Genki Tiger and Tigeress
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Once your rriends come to pick you up, which could be a few hours from now DR Nistler said in reply.
Stripgestured and a number of the stobne arrows began to glow he gestured again and a white portal appeared near the eneterance to the motel.. " We can stash the weapons in the motel" He said Just remember where you put them.." he then moved over and picked up a stone arrow ""Fire it against the shie;ds and see how efective it is: he said handing it to Mr Bigmouth.
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Bulk and Skull were also eating in the dinning room,m. they had been p[laying a series of cards games with B.g., until they got bored of it and went downstairs to get some lunch.. 'so whats going on? Skull asked Hans from across the room.."where is everyone?'
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"So when we're done eating, we'll have to look for them?" Clive asked, placing a clam shell in the bucket.
Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Werner, Franz and Clive finished their meals.
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Yes, Genki Tiger and Tigeress are their names" Dixuie replied as the waiter came back with hekping of food and drink,, 'once we find them then we;ll make our way down to the front door, and hopefully they will let us out, but i have my doubts about that..
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Mr. Bigmouth carefully nocked the arrow. The black stone head glowed with a pulsing blue light. He aimed at the ice shield and fired. The arrow exploded and blasted the ice shield to pieces as well as spewing red hot stone shrapnel in a small radius. "Stripetail, please enchant roughly 20 arrows please. That's all I will need."
"Holy [censored]!" Deimos said. "The arrow hits like a [censored] grenade!"
"Unfortunately, I know that the blast will rip through infantry shielding and armor but I don't know if they can damage vehicle armor. They can probably take down a helicopter but I will not attempt that." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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"Everyone's at the mall." Hans replied.
At this point Setsuna, minus her bow entered the dining room.
"Hello." she said, looking at Hans.
"Greetings." Hans replied. "And you are?"
"Setsuna." Setsuna replied.
"Well, I am Hans Neitmyer. Pleased to meet you."
The two then shook hands.
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Stripetail put spells on twenty stone arrows, changing them a bit in color according to his fancy.."here you go, now try the poison shield"
I'm Bulk" Bulk said nodding to the newcomer. "i'm Skull' Skull said "i'm BlackGuilmon' BG said. "I wuish we could have gone with them instead of playing all those dumb card games!
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"I would have liked to explore but. But if you want, I can show you some rather interesting spells and tricks I have." Setsuna said.
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Mr. Bigmouth nocked the arrow and shot it at the poison target. The arrow sailed through the target and detonated against the the side of the motel, blasting a small crater in the concrete but not completely demolishing it.
Mr. Bigmouth nocked another arrow and fired at the shadow shield. The same thing happened; the arrow sailed through the target and detonated against the side of the motel.
He then shot at the lightning target. The arrow actually stuck in the shield and detonated, scattering stone shrapnel about.
"Nice!" Deimos said. "The person inside that shield is screwed! But your normal arrows sailed through the shield with no problem. That's odd."
Mr. Bigmouth ignored him and shot at the fire shield. The arrow stuck in the shield and the stone head glowed red hot. But instead if the shaft catching fire, the arrow exploded, scattering bits of stone shrapnel and flaming remnants of the shield around the parking lot.
He then shot the earth shield, the first arrow blew off half the shield and the second shot destroyed the shield.
Mr. Bigmouth then repeated the tests until all the arrows were expended.
"Stripetail, these arrows are incredibly effective against the magical shields but we have no way to test their effectiveness against vehicle armor." Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Shall we test the explosive sling stones?" Strut asked.
Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "The results will probably be the same only the explosive yield will be higher. In fact, the enchanted sling stones may be able to damage lightly armored vehicles."
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We;ll hujust ghave to try and get some armor thatvyou might find on a vehicle hen.." stripetail mused as he set up a fresh supply of shields. Notice I've added an acidic shield, try it on this one:: the acid shield was a sickish yellow color almost like vomit..
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"I'm not sure on what price to ask, I'd have to buy parts and build them." Stegs said rubbing the back of his head as he thought.
"And don't forget to use this handy dandy mini shop vac." Bullseye said as he pulled out a very small hand vac. "it only costs..."
"Put that thing away." Spike said gently shoving it to one side. "You watch to much home shopping and infomercials. Why not try something educational like cartoon network."
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We'll start at $500 a blaster, that will includes parts and labor costs " Milos offered. " if you want more we'll pay more.."
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Strut, Zachary and Deimos opened up on the acid shield with a shotgun slugs, 7.62 x 39 mm rounds, and .50 caliber rounds. All of the rounds were reduced to a harmless metal sludge.
Zachary swapped to using Rime's .338 rifle, which also failed to penetrate.
Deimos then used his .357 SIG rounds, which also failed to penetrate.
"Small arms are completely ineffective." Deimos reported.
Zachary then tested his grenade launcher. The HEAT rounds also failed because the acid actually dissolved the rounds upon contact.
Strut then threw a grenade at the foot of the shield, the shrapnel was dissolved but the shockwave cracked the shield, sending corrosive droplets everywhere. Another grenade split the shield in two; as the pieces fell and struck the ground, they exploded and sent acid droplets everywhere. Luckily, all that happened were some holes being burned in the pavement.
"Stripetail, is it possible that our enemies my try and layer their shields?" Deimos asked.
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Stegs nodded, "Seems fair." He said.
"Or make 1 type of shield look like another." Terry said.
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It depends on what type of shield. Fire and ice would cancel each other out, abnd acid wil dissolve most other shields" Stripetail replied. "But ice over earth would be effective. Chone may try something completely different of course.."
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Mr. Bigmouth threw the javelin at the acid shield, it penetrated but most of the shaft was eaten away. He also shot at the shield with normal arrows. The arrows easily pierced the shield.
"Well, Stripetail, I guess we're done." Strut said.
"Yeah, we're out of ammo." Deimos added.
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then all we have to do is stiore up all the weapons that are being set through the poertal. once that is done, then we can head back to the hotel..unless tyou want to go try our hand at getting into the malll' Stripetail said
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Once the lockdown order is given threre are procedures that must be followed. since you are the commander, they will let you pass, and me as well.' Milos said. ' but the lockdown will remain in place until the soldiers there have searched the entire building..
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At this point, the on Milo's belt buzzed.
"Captain Milos, this is Trooper Heinlan, we have cleared the mall and rooted out the spies. They are being held in the security office. Trooper Heinlan out." the radio blared.
"We should visit Ms. Swimmer too." Zachary said, packing up his rifle.
"We'll have to sort the weapons back at the hotel." Strut said, packing up his shotgun.
Mr. Bigmouth was packing up his bow and arrow, sling, and stone hammer. He had already used all the sling stones and javelins.
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alright, nice work' Milos replied. "Do one more search of the premises then you can start letting shoppers out.."
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AVery well. The motel would be too much of an inviting target anyway" Stripetail closed the portal and made the shekds vanish. 'Then lets pack up and head back to the hotel
) And I'll be heading back to headquarters.:MNilos said. "I'll be getting your order set up" He said to stegs. "we've got something here, those weapons of your pack quite a punch He said to mR Big Mouth.//
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"They're enchanted with explosive heads." Mr. Bigmouth replied. "But even the unenchanted weapons are very dangerous against unarmored foes. In fact, they will slice through soft body armor; I saw Deimos do a test of that when I first got the arrows. Not to mention that we can poison the heads."
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The SPVDF troopers began sweeping the mall.
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"So you all ready for dessert?" Rime asked, wiping his mouth.
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yes" dixie said as she finished the last of her fries. spyro-elora was putting away the last ogf her shrimp..;
Fred called the waiter over. ' could i have a desert menu..? He asked " Sure We'll bring out menus so everyone who wants dessert can pick out what they want.
_ I'll see you folks back at the hotel. Captain Milos. i'll see you in the next few days. Stripetail gestured and vanished..
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"Apple pie with some ice cream on top sounds good to me." Sara said looking over the menu.
"I think I'll have a brownie." Brooklyn said looking over his and looking at the pictures.
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I'll have apple pie too, with mint icream.' Dixie said. Shaggy and doona ordered the triple chocolate surprise. fred ordered pecan pie. Cynder and Elora ordered apple pie as well. Tai Agumon andf Agumina ordered a French Silk pie to split. Gabumon, Matt and Tk ordered blueberry pie. Sora Biyomon and Gatmon ordered lemon meringue pie.Kari Joe and Gomamon ordered the triple chocolate surprise. Tarrax Hunter and Nani ordered apple pie with a brownie. palmon , patomon and tentomon picked the blueberry pie.
- what are you having velma " Veemon asked "i'll have whatever you have.
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"I'll have one of everything!" Taranis said with a smile.
I'll have TWO of everything!
I'll have THREE of everything
And I'll just have a cup of coffee!
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(OOC - Can I assume Stripetail teleported the testing group except for Milos and Mitch back to the Inglorious Hotel?)
Dr. Kerzach, Zachary, Deimos, Mr. Bigmouth and Strut put their weapons away.
Mr. Bigmouth then teleported to the Great Valley.
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When he arrived, it was night time and a new shift of dinosaurs was working on the weaponry.
"Everyone! Send your weapons through the portal!" he ordered. He then warped back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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The second he did so, an avalanche of sling stones tumbled out of the portal and off the table.
"Holy [censored]! They've been going at full throttle!" Deimos said.
Dr. Kerzach, Zachary and Strut were placing the slingstones in whatever containers they could find. Even old coffee cans and garbage cans were being pressed into service.
Mr. Bigmouth also helped.
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"Hmm... I think I'll have the French silk pie." Velma said after looking over her various choices.
"I'll have that too." Moran said.
"I think I'll have some pecan pie." Odysseus said.
"The same for me." Jasons said.
"Dark chocolate ice cream on fudge brownie." Guilmon said, licking his lips at the thought of how it would taste.
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(yes you can assume that..)
Stripetail entered the dinning room, too the clatter of stones being tossed into bins.
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Once all the orders had been taken the waiter retreated to the waiting station..
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime. Werner, Franz, Dirk, Clive, Al, Jose and Kurt had finished ordering.
Dr. Zanasiu had apple pie, Rime had a margarita, Franz and Werner both had a fruit flambe, Dirk had blueberry pie, Jose had a tequila on the rocks, Clive had a martini, Kurt and Al both had coffee ice cream.
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slowly the waiters came back with the desserts, which were in very large portions. " enjoy. Miss, here is the bill" the waiter said hanging it to Dixie. dixie flipped the bill open and looked at the long list of prices i, including dessert, the bill was nearly 3000 dollars. " wow!" Daphne paused as Dixie showed her the total." does that include gratuity. ' with gratuity, thats an extra 540 dollars, so all told its 3500 dollars " dixie said finding in her purse for her credit card.
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Terry and his friends did their order once they found a table or 2 that could seat them. Once their orders had been taken they sat back and relaxed, waiting for their orders to get finished and brought out.
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Rime sipped his margarita. "Mm. Delicious. "
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"Any more containers?" Zachary asked, filling an old coffee can with sling stones?
Deimos took an old flowerpot and started placing the stones in them. Soon that was also filled.
Behind them were containers of all shapes and sizes filled with sling stones.
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At the Mall, Trooper Heinlan and his squad finished their sweep of the mall.
"Captain Milos, this is Trooper Heinlan, we have finished sweeping the mall. Trooper Heinlan out."
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"excellent. you can start opening the doors. thats faster than I thought it would be.. well done.. Milos out' Milos said. as the SUv headed into the station.
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I think we've filled as much as we can, without throwing thenm into closets.Stripetail said "Tell the dinos they can stop production for the night..
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded and warped back into the Great Valley.
"Guys, we have no more room. Stop production." He commanded.
The dinosaurs placed their tools aside and dispersed.
Mr. Bigmouth then warped back.
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"Stripetail, production has ceased for the night."
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The SPVDF troopers began unlocking the doors.
The mall's speaker system blared a piercing tone then an announcement. "Attention, the lockdown has been lifted. You may now leave the mall."
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good" Stripetail nodded. Now then we've stocked up on weapons, you can go clean yourselfs of, and then we'll get something to eat.after that we'll get the search party back up to the observatory to loo for that moonbow and the location of the next clue..
- Mr Stripetail? can we come along next time " Skull asked. "Skull what are you thinking,? we're not fighters" Bulk rebuked him..
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Strut, Deimos, Zachary, Dr. Kerzach and Mr. Bigmouth filed into the men's room to wash up.
At this time, Hans came out of the dining room. "Stripetail, I have restored and cleaned the observatory."
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Excellent, Hans! what about the debris covering the opening? have you managed to remove it? Stripetail asked as he sat down."I'm going to contact the group at the mall..
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he touched his wrist gently and an image of the group sitting at a table eating appeared to him. " i do hope you are enjoying yourself.."
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"Debris has been cleared as well." Hans said. He then stretched. "I am grateful that I literally have superhuman strength. Some of those parts were extremely heavy."
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Rime started coughing as he accidentally inhaled his margarita when Stripetail's voice was heard.
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"we're just finishing up a nice large dinner" doona said in reply. 'we have aklmost everyone back togetrher, the only ones missing are tiger, tigeress ans genki.
- venus took a bite of her apple pie. ' this is really good. hows yours mikey? donatello, rapheal, leonardo, hows yours?
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well be sure to find them before you leave. the lockdown should be lifted shortly, if it has not already been lifted. get back here as soon as possible. the treasure hunt resumes after we have dinner. Also,i will be taking you out to the surf point mote tommorowl to test your powers and readiness. i already had most the pelvanida group try out their weapons.." Stripetail added.
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"Perhaps we can do a seek spell or summon them here." Sara said.
"That could be one way. No idea if they are even in the mall. They could be walking around outside, seeing the town." Jason said.
"Or fighting, or spending the whole time in a video arcade." Moran said.
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"My food's great." Mikey said as he finished. "I wish I could eat it again."
"It's passable." Raph said, the closest he'd say to a compliment bout anyone's cooking.
"The chief is exceptionally skilled." Leonardo said.
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"Maybe I can help with that. I could .." Baboo said to Mikey.
"Maybe later. We should focus on finding the others adn getting out of here." Velma said to Baboo.
"Oh yea, that does sound imporrtant." Baboo said.
"Best we try for the exits later. There'll likely be a mad rush for them now." Odysseus said.
"Or we can use other means to go back to the hotel." Brooklyn said.
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we should try and contact tiger and tigeress through thier rings' Agumon said. "but, first let me finish this dessert, and then we can search for them..'
_ shaggy rapidly finished his dessert and lay back with a contented grin on his face.. daphne slowly worked her way through her dessert she was getting full.
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we should be back before 6' Dixie said. "alright, call me, if you find anything important stripetail out" stripetail saisd and his image vanished.
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"Perhaps they can be contacted by someone else with one of those rings while some here finish their food." Jason said.
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Good Idea Jason " Dixie nodded. "I'll contact them while the rest of you finish eating" Dixie got up from the table and headed over to the bathroom. " Tiger, Tigeres, come in" She spoke into her ring. " where are you guys?'
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"Ok, don't go to far." Jason said to Dixie.
Guilmon finished his desert then licked the spoon then the plate to get as much of his desert as possible that was left.
Jason and his friends finished their desert casually with no hurry.
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Rime finished off the rest of his margarita. "You know, I've never had a margarita as good as this one."
Dr. Zanasiu finished off his apple pie. "Delicious."
Franz and Werner finished off their fruit flambes. "Delicious but the alcohol was a bit strong." Franz said.
Dirk finished blueberry pie, "Good." was all he said.
"Wow, the tequila is great." Jose said, downing the rest of it.
Clive finished his martini. "Passable." he said.
Kurt and Al both finished coffee ice cream. "Wow, even their ice cream is good."
"Okay guys, now that we're all done, let's say we look for Tiger, Tigress and Genki." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Shaggy put his credit card on the table to cover the billm then stood up.
Cynder had trounble getting up from her chair she was that full. " I think i'm good for food for awhile" She said in a half moan.
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So what do Tiger and Tigeress look like? Sora asked 'well Tiger a blue wolf, Tigress is a purple wolf and Genki's a kid who hangs around with them.Doona replied, getting up and pushing in her seat.."
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"Split up to search or no?" Dr. Zanasiu said, getting up from his chair. The rest of his group followed suit.
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Setsuna decided to head to the lobby. She was wearing her trademark blue cape and was armed with a bow.
She spotted Stripetail. "Hello, fellow mage." she said, politely.
The group in the bathroom now came out, they had washed up.
"Wait, you're a mage?" Zachary said.
Setsuna nodded. "The name's Setsuna and you are?"
"Zachary, Zachary Johnson." Zachary replied, shaking her hand.
Setsuna then turned to the others."And who might your friends be?"
Deimos, Dr. Kerzach, Strut and Mr. Bigmouth introduced themselves.
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Stripetail nodded at Setsuna. "Lord Stripetail at your service, please sit down " He said kindly to her., motioning to a chair. " So you are a mage as well.. that is good, the more the better... please, tell me a little about yourself..' his eyes twinkled with a curious light, his smile indicated a warmth and kindness..
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'splitting up is a good idea.. once we find them.. then we can head back to the hotel" freddy said. "We should split into two groups, and cover level s above each other. ' so, my group will cover the sixth floor, the other will cover 5, we'll head down to 4 and so on..'
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Setsuna aimed her bow at the aforementioned chair and pulled the string back a little bit. Some sparkles of light arose from the chair and it hovered towards her and she sat down in it.
"Well, Lord Stripetail, I am from the Land of Uma. I was on my way to confront the necromancer Drakk. I had bought a few mana potions in town to prepare. The mana potions give me an instant energy boost, without them I will need to rest before I can continue casting. Unfortunately, my magic door spell malfunctioned and I ended up here. And there appears to be no way back."
She then aimed her bow at them middle of the lobby and repeated the same spell casting motion. The portal appeared only to immediately vanish in a shower of gold liquid. "Of course, I am willing to explore new lands."
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"Say... can you go through dimensions as I can?" Taranis queried, interested at this newcomer.
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' Well, unfortunately I am not familiar with the land of Uma. I might have some literature on it in my library, but that would entail many hours of searching, time I don't have to spare at the moment. So you are what is known in my world as a "mana mage", a wizard or witch that casts spells derived from mana, or energy. these can be powerful, but those mages have limits on what they can do, as they only have so much mana that they can use." Stripetail looked at Setsuna with a smile. "this is the Inglorous Hotel, a hotel that caters to creatures from many different worlds and lands. don't worry my dear, you'll fit right in with the rest of us.. now you mentioned a necromancer named Drakk. Who is he?"
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"He was former monk of the goddess Kaliba. However, he lusted after power and this led him into necromancy. He was banished but with an artifact known as the Astral Hand, he has gained the power to change into a giant Dragon at will. My partner, Torvin and I were tasked with stopping him." Setsuna replied. She then turned to Taranis. "No I cannot travel through dimensions. And you are?"
"In any case, there is one thing I can do that does not require mana." Setsuna said. She then closed her eyes and a puff of smoke surrounded her. When it cleared, a bipedal wolf stood where she was.
"This is a rare skill in Uma. Unfortunately, I cannot cast any spells in this form but I do gain supernatural strength and toughness. In addition, I can basically ignore injuries. At least until I revert back, which is right about now." Wolf=Setsuna said. As soon as she was done speaking, Setsuna reappeared in a puff of smoke. "Luckily, I can transform back immediately with no ill effects whatsoever."
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The NUMA group headed to the first floor.
Werner and Franz headed to the second floor.
Dr. Zanasiu and Rime headed to the 3rd floor.
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'Power corrupts" Stripetail said shaking his head. " Hopefully we'll be able to get you back home in a decent time frame..in the meantime you are welcome to stay here..
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we'll follow them on the second floor'Freddy said to Daphne, Velma and Shaggy.
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"Thank you." Setsuna replied.
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Franz reached for the expandable baton he had in his pocket until he realized that he gave it to Freddy.
Werner looked around and spotted a flash of blue fur. "Hey! There's Tiger!"
Franz turned around and spotted the same flash of blue fur. They then headed for the flash of blue fur only to find it was a Wolf who dyed his headfur a piercing electric blue.
"Wow. Way to get our hopes up." Franz said, voice dripping with sarcasm.
Werner ignored him and spotted Freddy's group coming down the stairs. "Fred! We're over here!"he called.
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Dr. Zanasiu came out of the men's room and met with Rime, who came out of the family bathroom.
"No sign of them." Rime said.
"Same here." Dr. Zanasiu replied.
"Well, time to continue searching."
They then headed for the stores.
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The NUMA group scattered among the entire floor.
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Doona and Dixie turned as they heard Fred being called " Theres Werner" She pointed to where Franz and Werner were standing.. "Let head over there and see if they had found Tiger..."
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"Well, Lord Stripetail, I thank you for allowing me to stay. But I must ask, why are there so many weapons here? Mot even Gunther the blacksmith has this many." Setsuna replied.
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Werner and Franz went up to Fred's group. "Fred, we haven't found them."
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"Hey Tiger, where are you?" Dirk asked. He then spotted a flash of electric blue fur. He went up to it and discovered it was Tiger.
"Tiger, we've been looking all over for you. Where's the others?"
Clive, Al, Jose and Kurt were still looking in the other stores.
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"This floor's empty." Rime said.
Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Let's go."
They then headed back to the lobby.
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"When can I leave?" Ms. Swimmer asked. She was watching a local broadcast.
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"we're preparing for war Setsuna" Stripetail replied. "The enemy is a force of well-trained soldiers tens of thousands in number..they are going to invade Surf point is a little more than a week.."
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Tigress and Genki went over to check on some video games"Tiger replied grufly. "Haven't seen them in awhile.. Are we leaving or something?'
_We haven't either" Fred said. 'Course we just got here.."
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Setsuna sighed. "I mostly got dragged into this. No matter, I shall assist."
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"The lockdown's over and we're heading back to the hotel to meet up with the rest of the group and visit Ms. Swimmer in the hospital."Dirk said.
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'We wiill need your help surely" stripetail replied..
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Ms Swimmer? What happened to her?' Tiger asked out of curiousity. " i haven't heard anything.."
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"She was stabbed." Dirk replied.
"By some spies while she was in the bathroom." Al added.
"From what Rime told me, she killed almost all of the spies." Clive added.
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Oh" Tiger said, his eyes narrowing, "That is serious. Where are the others?"
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Elora spoke wup. ' so once we find them, then we can go back to the hotel? I need to get out of this dress."
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"Searching for Tigress and Genki." Dirk replied.
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Werner, who was on the floor above them, looked over the railing and spotted Tigress, Dirk, Kurt, Al, Clive and Jose.
"Fred! We've found Tigress! He's on the floor below us!" Werner called.
Franz rushed to Werner's side.
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(you mean Tiger. Tigeress is the female)
Great" Fred said, "Now we just have to find Tigeress and Genki.."
"Lead the way " Tiger said, starting to follow Dirk...
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Jason and his group went around the rest of the areas in the food court then went to another floor to start looking, those who could flying instead of using the stairs, and carrying those could not.
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So... where did Taranis go?
"I'm right here!" he replied.
Where have you been?
"Just looking around... not much happening right now..."
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Werner led his group down the stairs; there he encountered Dirk and Tiger on the way up. Behind them were Clive, Jose and Al.
"Franz, have you found Tigress and Genki?" Jose asked.
Franz shook his head.
Werner then turned to Fred. "Fred, my baton back please?"
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Fred tossed the baton back to Werner.. as Tiger came up to the rest of the group.. ' So where were you guys?' He asked. ' We were having lunch' Agumon relied to him.. " We need to fine Genki band Tigeress.. the mall is no longer under lockdown.. so once we find them, we can leave..
_ Good.. once we get back, I'm taking this dress off" Elora said. Me too" Doona added " i'm tired of being a girl.."
_ Not yet" Cynder replied. " you can take it off when it is time for bed.."
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"Does she have on a magic ring that could be traced? or some sort of seek or find spell?" Velma said.
"I could try to summon her here." Baboo said.
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As a matteer of fact she does " Dixie replied. " although I'm not sure how fara distance the rings are able to communicate with each other.. but we might as well give it a try.."
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Rime and Dr. Zanasiu came down the stairs. Dr. Zanasiu was carrying a bouquet of flowers with a get well card attached.
"Nice to see you." Dirk said. "We're looking for Genki and Tigress."
"What's with the flowers?" Werner asked.
Rime shrugged. "Just bought a get well card and some flowers for Ms. Swimmer." He then grinned. "We made sure that they were not preserved and that they were not poisonous."
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"Logically if stands to reason if Stripetail can reach you here & you can converse with him, conversing with Tigress should be easier since she is closer." Velma said.
"I guess that would make sense." Baboo said, not understanding fully what Velma had said but some of that she did understand did sounds like it did make sense.
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Stripetail is also a very powerful wizard, and he knows how to use the rings better" Dixie replied. "But you do have a point Velma.. I'll give it a try" She trthen spoke into her ring. " tigress? Tigress? are you there? This is Dixie. :PPlease respond.."
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"So exactly what will we be facing? Wyverns, goblins, mages, golems?" Setsuna asked.
"Possibly." Zachary replied.
"In addition we will be facing soldiers with modern technology." Deimos replied.
"No mundane objects that they possess can be more powerful than magic." Setsuna scoffed.
"I wouldn't say that. You're looking at a group who killed several very powerful mages in an intense battle." Strut said.
"You're kidding? Stripetail, is it even possible?"
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"Not only is it possible, it is true..' Stripetail replied looking at her. " These gentlemen have proved their ingenuity and skill with a weapon can more than compensate for their lack of magical ability. magic has its limits Setsuna, like any force. I have been having them test their weapons against magical devices , with a high level of effectiveness. The large problem, as I see is sheer force of numbers. we are going to be greatly outnumbered, perhaps as much as twenty to one. we are going to need all the help we can get, from everyone willing to help"
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Setsuna nodded. "I understand. I am willing to assist. Stripetail, would you mind helping me test the effectiveness of my magic?"
Deimos then turned to the group. He had put his cell phone away. "Good news! I managed to get a hold of a wrecked armored personnel carrier we can test our weapons on."
"Excellent." Mr. Bigmouth said.
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"Maybe she got tired and is taking a nap somewhere. I do that sometimes when I get tired." Baboo said.
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Certainly' Stripetail replied.. " Whenever you are ready. I'll have you test your anbilities. Upon hearing Demios announcement" He turned. "Great! then you can test your weapons at your leisure..
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"They're taking it to the Ruins of the Surf Point Motel." Deimos replied.
"I am ready." Setsuna said.
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"I'd check the women's bathroom. But there's an obvious problem." Rime said.
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Then I suppose ee should take youi out there to test your abilities.." stripetail replied.. "
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"I can check there if no one else will. Or maybe a few women can go in there, in case there is trouble." Velma said.
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I'll come too'
Cynder saod " dioona and Elora since you two aren't really girls, you should stay here.
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I'm coming with you' Dixie sais. "I'm coming too "Daphne said..
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"I'll be there" Taranis added.
Didn't you already say something to that effect?
Not sure if he did. This RP goes on for pages and pages, and so little actually HAPPENS!
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"All right. Shall we go and search in the nearest girls' room?" Velma said looking to Daphne, Cynder and Dixie.
"That sounds like a good idea." Baboo said. "A really good idea.
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"Lead the way' dixie replied. " i highly dubt "she'll be there though.. just a hunch"
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Gadzkuk i looked up at the large building in front of him. ' Should we head in? He asked Pete and the others..
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"Stripetail, I only have 2 mana potions with me. Is it possible to brew some here?" Setsuna said.
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"Rime, there is no problem." Dirk said. "Your name and appearance are completely androgynus. As long as you don't speak, you should be fine."
Rime grinned. "All right then." He then turned to Dixie. "I'm coming with you. Dirk reminded me of the fact that there really is no way for people to tell my gender unless I speak."
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' i believe so" stripetail replied. ' just show me what you use to make it, and i'll help you make more..I probably have some supplies in my room on the third floor." stripetail said. " 'Bring them out, so I can look at them, and Then I'll head uptairs go through my stores and start work on creating more mana for you.."
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'Fine, you can come along..' dixie replied ' She turned to the others.. " lets go.."
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Setsuna handed a mana potion to Stripetail.
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Rime followed Dixie.
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Stripetail paused as he looked at the vial of liquid. 'hmm.. Alright.. lets held to my room, and I;'ll see if i can make some potions for you.. how many ingredients go into this potion? Being as from you are from a different world, I may not have exactly the same ingredients you normally use.." he paused as he begabn walking up the stairs towards the Third floor..
_ Headed back out?' Briggins said as he saw Deimos and the others coming forward. ' how did the earlier weapons testing go?"
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Dixie, Cynder and Daphne headed to the nearest women's bathroom, which was next to a store called "chewy Charlies" The bathroom was vacant of any occupants. , there were three stalls, none were being used.. ' she's not here.." dixie Frowned a Daphne opened a stall..
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The last I saw her and Genki, they were headed off to look at some Video games.. that was awhile ago" Tiger said. ' So we just have to look for a section where theres a videogame store"Matt replied.. "What are videogames?Gomamon asked "They are games where you you put in a disk into a 'game system' and the game appears on a scren, and you use a control to move the characters around " Kari explained..
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"Let's say that firearms equal magic in most cases." Deimos replied.
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Rime entered the other ladies room; it was near the food court. All the stalls were completely empty except for one which had someone who was clearly not Tigress.
He then entered the nearby family restroom. There he noticed an enormous crack in the wall. He entered one of the stalls and noticed that the baby changing station and paper towel dispenser had been ripped off the wall and were lying on the ground.
"Must the bathroom Ms. Swimmer fought in." he muttered. He then checked all the other bathroom stalls, all were empty.
Rime then exited and met up with the rest of his group. "She's not in the food court women's room or the family restroom nearby. In fact the family restroom nearby is the one where Ms. Swimmer got attacked."
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Interesting' Briggins replied. " when do you expect to be back?' He asked rubbing his chin.. 'Dinner preparations will be getting underway soon..
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She wasn't in the bathroom we searched. "we'll have to try different Floors
Genki, and Tigress had been gazing at videogames for the last hour-plus.. genki had been playing some of the available demos. 'Did you like any of the games?' Togress asked. "Yeah, The favorite was"Mist of Tibet" where tyou get to play as a YEti' Genki grinned " too Bad I dn't have much money on me..Otherwise I'll get it. "Well, We have to get going. Tiger wandered ff.. and he hasn't come back.. and we need to find the others as well.. "we'll come back another time.." She said. "alright, I had played all the demos anyway' Genki replied. as they walked out of the store. ' so where do we go now? Tigress asked, they were on the 3rd floor, near a fountain on the west side of the mall.
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Setsuna followed Stripetail. "Stripetail, to be honest. I am not sure what the exact composition is. I usually bought them from Master Elmric or found them in the dungeons."
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"We're done for today." Mr. Bigmouth replied.
"And even if we weren't we still have to wait for the APC to be delivered. It'll take about a day." Deimos replied.
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Rime nodded. "We'll have to split up and check all the women's and family restrooms."
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' Very well, We'll just have to throw sme ingredients together and see if it works' Stripetail replied as they rounded the stairwell towards the second floor, "and the next time you buy them, ask what the ingredients in them are so you can make your own potions...thats cheaper than buying them.."
_ Oh, so you aren't headed back out.." Briggins replied. "well, then if you could take me up to the observatory, that would be great..
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" We'll I'm heading down to the floor below. ' dixie said Speaking into her ring again " tigeress? Tigress/ are you there?
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Tigress started as Dixie's voice came through her ring " I'm here Dixie, whats going on?
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"where are you? We've been looking for you for awhile now" Dixie responded. "Are you anywhee near a bathroom?
- No, Genki and I just finished looking at some video games we're on the.. lets see here.. third floor I think, we're near a large fountain.. " came the reply..
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Fiund them, there on the third floor Dixie said , as she paused to lok at the others. " Lets head down to the third floor.."
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Rime nodded and followed Dixie.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Dirk, Clive, Al, Jose, Werner and Franz were still at the lobby.
Dr. Zanasiu was looking at the flowers. "These are starting to wilt. Let's hope Ms. Swimmer will still like them."
Dirk shrugged. "Why not? At least she'll appreciate the gesture."
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"We'll I never bothered asking because we never really packed any equipment to make potions when we entered dungeons." Setsuna replied. "Besides, we found money literally everywhere in the dungeons."
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well potionmaking is usually a stock in trade of mages from my world ' Stripetail answered as they passed the second floor landing... " Potions are good for healing injuries, lifting curses and the like" he shook the bootle of mana which frothed and fizzed a little.. "Its always wuise to have some handy.. Normally, how many of these do you bring with you..?"
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Dixie sent a message to Doona ' We've found Tigress. She and genki are on the third floor. We're heading there now..
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Alright. We're coming so we can gather everyone together, and then head out..' Doona Replied.
_ Tarrax took flight. " I'll look for them though the air, I'll meet up with the rest of you, when I find them..
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"I usually take about 6 or so. Sometimes, in bad situations I take 10." Setsuna replied. "Though, in some cases I rely on my bow."
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Rime then leaned over the railing. "Hey guys! Tigress and Genki are on the 3rd floor!" he shouted. "I'm going there right now! Stay there so we can meet up."
Dr. Zanasiu sat down at a cluster of tables in front of a coffeehouse. He placed the bundle of flowers on the table.
"I'm going to order a coffee." Dirk said.
Werner and Franz followed him to the coffeehouse.
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Well, We'll try and make enough potions for you. Given the sheer number of the enemy.. you're going to need all the mana potions we can make. Have you ever fought in a battle outnumbered by 15-1?' Stripetail asked " "Because that is what we will be facing.."
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They found them? Fred asked. " Doona nodded. ' we're going to the third floor, everyone.."She called out..
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Setsuna shook her head. "No. Also, I can recover mana naturally at a steady rate but I feel that this will not be enough."
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Werner, Franz and Dirk returned with tall cups of coffee.
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"Dixie, Doona, Dirk and the rest of the group are waiting in the lobby. We'll meet up with them there and then leave." Rime said, passing by a a store selling tiles.
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It won't be , if you are constantly fighting" stripetail agreed as they headed off the stairs and made their way to room 300. "I've faced long odds before and survived, but its been a long time since I've gone into battle with these bad odds against me.."
_ " alright, once we catch up to Genki and Tigress" dixie replied.
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"I wonder if we can visit Ms. Swimmer." Rime asked.
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Franz and Werner slowly sipped their coffee.
"This will make an incredibly interesting story to tell when we get back home." Werner said.
"Let's hope that we don't get slandered for this like we did for the Pelvanida incident." Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Sure, we can visit her, hopefully she'll be well enough to be discharged from the hospital" dixie replied."Just call all the local hospitals ans ask if there was a Ms Swimmer admittede earlier in the day..
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"Let's go there and hope we can all get together." Velma said. "Then we can head back to the hotel, if everyone is done here."
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"I heard someone in our group mention that she was at Surfside Medical." Rime said.
He then passed by a game store. "Let's try here." he said, entering the store.
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"I think it was Jason." Velma said. "he was able to find out. We should go and visit her if it's allowed." Velma said.
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"Yeah, but let's go back to the hotel first." Rime said. He then spotted Tigress and Genki near the fountain. "Tigress! Genki! We're heading back!"
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I'm sure they'll allow us to Visit." Dixie replied "We'll head to Surfside once we meet up with Genki and tigeress
_ Tarrax spotted Genki and Tigress standing by the fountain, folding his wing he landed in front of them. " Finally found you I see' he said with a smirk.
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"Yes, going back to the hotel to get ready for a hospital visit, for those who want to go does sound best." Velma said. "Though we may have to go in small groups since I"m not sure how many they'd allow to visit at any 1 time." She said.
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"Heading back? oh alright" Genki said, a little saddened. " You should see the games they have here! all the latest stuff!'
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"We're ready.." tigress replied, smiling. "Watching Genki play has given me an appetite.. wE really haven't has much to eat.."
_ Well you should have joined us.. we had a huge dinner" Doona said..
Tiger set a firm line on his mouth as he looked as Tigress. 'Took you long enough..."
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"The rest of the group's waiting in the lobby." Rime said, heading down the stairs to the lobby.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Werner, Franz, Dirk and Clive finished off their coffee.
"That's the worst coffee I've had." Dr. Zanasiu said, pouring his cup into a nearby plant. "Even the complex cafeteria had better coffee and it was pretty bad too."
Franz and Werner poured their cups into the garden by their table.
Dirk and Clive poured their coffee into a nearby flowerpot.
"Never get coffee here again." Dirk said.
The group then returned their cups.
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"Stripetail, if these modern soldiers are so tough, will my spells actually be effective?" Setsuna asked. "From where I come from, we have no equivalents to some of the weapons you have here. Like those black rods I found in a closet. I examined one of them but Deimos chased me off. It seems that they are valuable but what are they exactly?"
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Those were guns" Stripetail replied "they are the weapon of choice for Deimos and his friends. Our enemy uses them too.As for your magic, yes it can be effective. for example, aim for the head and neck, those are usually less protected by armor than other parts, such as the chest area and torso" Stripetail reache his room, amd opened it to let Setsuna enter.. "For now, lets work on creating those mana spells for you.."
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"I'll just call Jason and tell him we found the others and are heading back." Velma said before she took out her cell phone to relay the message to Jason who told the others in the group once he heard Velma's message.
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Then we'd best start heading out then. note any shops you'd like to visit on another visit, we've spwent too much time here today, hopefully the next visit will go more smoothly.."dixie said.
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"I can assist with the mana spells" Taranis announced.
Hey guys!
Yeah?
Remember when we actually DID anything?
Yeah...
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Stripetail pulled out a number of scrolls from a bag that sat near his bed. "Taranis, since you have volunteered to help, please start by working from these scrolls, and if you have any supplies on you to create your equivalent of mana,please use them. My stores are at your disposal, take whatever you need.." He said, handing the scrolls to Taranis. Then he went over to an old table that sat in the corner, and which, from the candle wax that had pooled on it, had seen relatively frequent use recently. On the table stood a number of spell books, the top one was open to a spell called "Manimus Presarvati Ethos", translated it read " spell of preserving energy"..'Taranis there should be a number of vials sitting on the nightstand over there. Please bring me the green vial with the orange liquid, and the yellow vial that appeas to be giving off light.." Stripetail said as he looked over the spell book
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"Are they similar to magic or more closely related to my bow?" Setsuna asked. She then pulled out a mana potion from her rucksack and handed to Taranis. She also got up and fetched the green vial with the orange liquid and handed it to Stripetail.
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"You found them?" Dirk asked.
Rime nodded. "So I see you've been enjoying the coffee?"
"Enjoy isn't the right word." Werner said. "That was the worst coffee ever."
Rime chuckled. "In any case, Dixie and her friends should be passing by soon."
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Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Deimos, Zachary and Dr. Kerzach were arranging the weapons imported from the Great Valley.
"Man, we'll have to start buying containers for rocks soon." Zachary said, looking at a large flowerpot that was filled with rocks.
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"Well, I DO have this materia... I fished it out the water myself. They say it fell from the hair of some girl who was stabbed by some guy with a sword who jumped down from the ceiling... or was it flying down? Hmm..."
Pulling out a turquoise sphere, Taranis showed the materia...
"It's magic is very powerful... I wonder what it was to be used for..."
Uh Taranis... you should have a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjHSLrMLWc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjHSLrMLWc)
"Actually guys... THIS is how it happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ghJLYpFkp4...e=related" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ghJLYpFkp4&feature=related") Taranis replied.
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Interesting" stripetail said, giving it a glance. " we will definitely have need of it in the battle to come.. as for guns, well they are rather complicated to explain to someone who has never seen them before, so for the sake of simplicity, we'll say they are comparable to your bow.. except that in the time it takes you to string the bow back and fire, you can fire several shots off with a gun." He took the vial from Setsuna and , uncorking it, began pouring into into a larger empty vial, while chanting softly. "Now for the other vial, i'll need , oh about eight to ten drops of that..'
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Well there are extra boxes in the spare closet on the 8th floor which you could use. They were originally used for storing shoes" Briggins said..
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"I have a MAGIC shoe!" Taranis said, taking a shoe off to reveal he was wearing at least two sets of shoes somehow.
Heh, showing some of that old absurdist spirit, aren't we?
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Dr. Kerzach, Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos took the staff elevator to the 8th floor where they proceeded to grab as many boxes as possible. They then placed the boxes by the weapons cache.
"Hey, these boxes are the right size for the arrows!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
Deimos looked at an arrow and the box. "You're right!"
"So let's say we put the arrows in the boxes?"
Mr. Bigmouth nodded and began placing the arrows in the boxes, keeping all the heads aligned.
"Thanks Briggins!" Dr. Kerzach said. He was also placing the arrows in the boxes.
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"Stripetail, my bow is a simple bow. However, it is enchanted to allow me to cast the spell poison cloud but it does not carry an internal charge; it runs off my mana." Setsuna replied.
She then got up and grabbed the glowing yellow vial.
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'I bet your feet smell terrible from wearing so many shoes. Its like Bartholemew and his 501 hats.. and don't get me started on oobleck.. " Stripetail said with a grin.."the less said about that the better.."Taranis do you use a lot of potions?"
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"Is everyone ready to go, or do some still want to go around some stores?" Velma asked those around her.
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"Yeah, I've got a lot of potions" Taranis said. "This one is for my wife's high blood pressure! Wait... if I have this one... what does she have?"
I've seen it man! You don't wanna know!
Do you always drink carrot juice mixed with peyote?
"Uh... I'm going to pretend I never heard that..."
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Better not use that one then. Just dig into your pockets as get out as many potions as you can find.." Stripetail said.
_ No problem. i was going to throw those boxes away.. good thing you found a use for them.."Briggins replied.
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"Alright... let's see. I've got several healing potions, a couple of mana potions, an elixir of... cola-cola... and a tincture of... mana again. I've got more in my other pocket... let me check... aha! Here's a vial of holy water!"
Uh... that "yellow water" is anything BUT holy!
Is that what I think it is?!
"What? It's just lemonade! Er... holy lemonade."
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Taranis, we're not battling the undead here" stripetail said. " just put your vials onto the table, and keep looking for more in your other pockets " As he said this he counted out ten o drops from the vial he was holding and poured it out into the large vial in front of him. the two mixtures began to blend together and bubble..'smells terrible, unfortunately' he said getting a whiff of the potion..and making a face.
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"Here. I've got a 'potion of perfume-"
You just took that from your wife, too!
"Quiet. It should make the smell better. I've also got a potion to increase one's strength for a time..
You mean steroids?
"Shut up. I've also got a potion that, once consumed, dispels all illusions before the eyes of the one who drinks it."
A potion that is ACTUALLY useful?!
"Yes. I know... a rarity for me.."
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Put the illusion dispeller on the table, that may be of uswe later on, especially if Chong uses hallucination against us..
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"As far as I know, I have no spells that can detect illusions but I have a spell that can pinpoint traps and magical items." Setsuna said. "It has helped me many times, like when I prevented my partner from breaking open a vase that was rigged to exploded if he broke it."
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"Yes, Setsuna... I also have... this?"
Green water in a test tube?
Is that peyote?
"No, wise guy, it's a potion of invisibility. One sip and you will turn invisible to all except yourself." Taranis added. "What do you think, squirrelman?"
You mean, Stripetail?
"Same difference. He's either a character that fills a needed niche in the plot, was made to represent someone's disgusting desire to be a small, furry animal, or possibly both."
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"Are we all ready to head back?" Velma asked.
Jason's walked into the area where the others were. "I'm glad we're all accounted for." Jason said.
"We should get to a more secure area sooner or later, and visit ms swimmer." Brooklyn said.
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Setsuna shook her head. "I already have an invisibility spell."
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I'm a squirrell, not a squirrellman" Stripetail replied testily. 'in the future, keep your idiocy between your narrators and yourself. You can be a great help taranis, or a great encumberance. you decide what you will be..But I have no time to waste with fools who ramble like this." He said, turning back to his spell book.
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We don't like arrogant rodents, do we boys?
No we don't! Especially magic ones!
Remember the time when we got cursed as by that mouse with that blue hat with those stars on it?
Yeah, we just HAD to dare him to take that hat and animate that broom...
You should watch what you say to Taranis!
"Yeah, watch what you say to-"
Shut up, Taranis.
Yarr! Let me out of here!
Shut up, Bojack
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Stripetail Continued leafing through his spellbook, looking for spells." squirrells are not mice. Taranis. i have no fear of you, or those narrators you talk to, so your words are empty. But let return to the task at hand, finding as much mana as we are able to for Setsuma. Anything of your wife's " Stripetail grinned slightly "You'd better return to her. Heaven knows you grabbed them by mistake..right?"
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"Right... a mistake..." Taranis said.
You know what she's gonna do when she finds out, right?
I've never seen a woman get so made her forehead sets her hair on fire
Well, she IS a fire mage...
"Not helping, guys!"
Whatever. Disney totally ripped off that scene with Michael and his master in that movie, Fantasia...
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"We're ready to go." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime, Werner, Franz, Clive, Al, Jose and Dirk all nodded as well.
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"Shall we head back and are we going to head back in the same vehicles we came here in?" Velma asked.
"or do some simple temporary illusions to change how some of the vehicles look?" Brooklyn asked.
"Those are some things to consider." Jason said thinking.
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We're heading back, in the same vehicles we used to get here. Once we get back to the hotel, then Rime and his friends can go find MS Swimmer, if anyone else wants to go with them, they are welcome too.
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I weant to visit Ms Swimmer" Lilo said , speaking up. Dixie gave the young girl a smile. " Certainly Lilo, but first we need to back to the hotel. I';m sure I'm not the only one who neds a change of clothes.."
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"That does sound like a good plan." Jason said.
"Let's go then. If everyone is ready." Velma said.
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'We'll meet you at the front of the mall on the first floor, come on Sara" Tarrax said taking flight and flying over the edge of the railing . He flapped his wings, casting a large shadow over the floors below.
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Agumina approached genki. " Hi genki' She smiled " so where have you been?" Playing video games.." Genki grinned. "Oh.. I've never played one of those..
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Genki's a videogame nut' Tiger said, with a faint grin.. as the group started heading down to the lower floors.
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Sara followed Tarrax and flew off behind him.
"I bet not the only one who likes to play video games in this group." Jason said. smiling a bit.
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Definitely not, Shaggy and Scooby love their video games..' Dixie replied as they went down the escalator.
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'video game tournament, at your place..' Genki taunted Shaggy. 'You in?
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i get to choose the games..' shaggy replied, as veemon chimed in.. " i'm playing too!' He said with a grin..
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i'll play, sure' Scooby said.. he was looking forward to not wearing this dress. "Once he took it off, he would change back to his old self.
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"If it'll be a tournament maybe the winner can get a prize or trophy." Jason said.
"Or the top 2 or 3." Brooklyn said.
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i'm in..' gabumon said with a grin.
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Everyone can play.. I assume everyone knows how to play video games" Fred said..
by the time they reached the first floor, nearly the entire group had signed up fotr the competition , the rules would be worked out once they got to shaggy's mansion..what games, who played whom, and so on..
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"Who'll be the judges, if any are needed, and some discussions of prizes or awards, if there'll be any, needs to be done also at some point." Jason said.
"Plenty of time for that." Odysseus said.
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Dr. Zanasiu shrugged. "Why not?"
"I'll be hosting a sharpshooting competition when we get back." Rime replied.
"Whatever you want Rime." Dirk replied.
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Tarrax was waiting for them near the mall enterance. ' ready to go/' he smiled
_ Will there be enough room to fit all our purchases?' Mimi asked holding a pair iof shopping bags. "There are storage areas in the mysterty Machine. Scooby and I use them for storing goodies" Shaggy said withh a grin as they started heading out to the parking lot.
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"That and some can keep a bag or 2 on their lap also." Velma said.
"Many sites have neat things indeed." Sara said as the others arrived.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Werner, Franz, Dirk, Al, Jose, Clive and Kurt headed out to the parking lot.
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Setsuna watched Stripetail work.
"Stripetail, how long does it take to make a potion?" she asked. She was checking her bow as she did so.
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It depends on the potion, some are easy to make, others are not. it also depends on the ingredients.." Stripetail replied, as he examined another poition "Ah heres a good one " Life leech.. it allows you to take energy from your enemies. its requires three ingredients, the flesh of an imp, 3 stalks of bloodgrass and goblin teeth. I might have a few stalks of bloodgrass in my supply bag.." Stripetail mused.
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"Let's all head back. At least we can go now." Velma said.
"It was nice to visit, at first anyway." Brooklyn said looking around at the mall.
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"I think I've got a spell that acts like that potion." Setsuna said. She also pulled out a health and a antidote potion. The health potion was clear ruby red color and the antidote was a clear emerald in color. "These are other potions I routinely use. Red health and green antidote. There are also other, more exotic ones like elixirs of strength, magic, dexterity, vitality and the very rare elixir of youth."
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Ah, The elixir of youth. Said to be able to restore the ancient to youthful vitality, and in so doing extend their lifespan by decades if not centuries.. ' stripetail said his eyes gleaming.
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"All it did was make me look and feel roughly 5 years younger but I still age normally." Setsuna said. "Theoretically, given enough of them, I should be able to live nearly forever. Also, the health, mana and antidote potions, will they work on Deimos and his friends? "
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They should, ideally, but we won't know how well until you test them iout.." Stripetail replied.
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Dixie and Doona climbed into the mystery Machina, and waited for the others to get in. Dixie placed her shoping bags in front of her at her feet..
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Velma climbed into the Mystery Machine. Jason and his other friends would fly back to the hotel, by a variety of means.
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Tiger Tigress and Genki climbed into Nani's car, while Angel and Stitch climbed into the front.
Tai, Matt and the others squeezed into the SUV.
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"Wait, since Deimos and his friends can't use magic, mana potions would be useless on them." Setsuna said.
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Werner, Hans, Dr. Zanasiu, Dirk and Al got into the Mystery Machine.
Clive and Jose got into the SUV.
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good point' Stripetail frowned as he paused obver the spellbook. ' we'll just have to use the potions on those of us who do have magical abilities..."
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tiger curled up in the back of the SUV. he was tired from all the walking around he had done at the mall that day.. as he had wandered through the mall, he had noticed a shop for defensive spellcasting.. tigeress lay down next to him. ' we've had a ...long.. day' she said, a yawn interupting her..
- So what are we doing next Velma? Veemion asked as he looked out the car window.
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"I'm not sure." Velma said to Veemon, "I guess go back to the hotel first then decide what to do once we get there. Though some will likely want to rest from the walking around we did." Velma said.
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we did get a lot of shopping done though' Dixie said, looking through her shopping bags to make everything she had bought was there.. after a few minutes, she was sattisfied that everything was in fact, there.
- hunter smiled as he looked at the new bow he had purchased from an archery store.. 'this bow is light but sturdy' he said.. "this is a strange world, but it is an interesting one, as well..'
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"Yes, we did get a lot of things done." Velma said. "I'm sure most got everything done they wanted."
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I'm taking a nap, once we get back to the hotel. my feet are killing me ' doona said. "Tonight, I gather we're resuming the treasure hunt?"
_ Probably" Fred nodded. 'hopefully we can find the last clues soon.."
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"Hopefully Hans fixed up the telescope and observatory." Franz said.
"I am going to need some ice for the black eye I got." Werner added.
"What about the flowers I got for Ms. Swimmer?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Rime shrugged. "It's late, not sure if we can visit her. Try and find a way we can keep those flowers fresh until we can."
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Dr. Kerzach and Strut were taking a nap in their rooms.
Deimos, Dr. Kerzach and Mr. Bigmouth were enjoying some non alcoholic cocktails.
"I guess we resume the treasure hunt tonight?" Deimos said, sipping a pina colada.
"Nick, I think we may need you to fill in for Ms. Swimmer." Mr. Bigmouth said, sipping a margarita .
"Don't be so hasty. Ms. Swimmer may be arrive in time for the treasure hunt."
(OOC - Assume that Rime is in the Mystery Machine.)
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"I do hope we can visit her. Though perhaps not all of us at once. We can take turns though." Velma said.
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I'm sure she'll be able to be released from the hospital by now" Nick replied. " I'm sure she's raring to get out of the hospital."
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So Rime, did you enjoy your time at the mall? Apart from being chased by spies, and all that?' Cynder asked. Personally, she was glad to be heading back, she needed her rest..
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"Dunno about that." Dr. Kerzach replied.
"Ms. Swimmer is heavier and tougher than a Human sized being. What could be a fatal wound to a Human might just be a shallow wound to her." Deimos said.
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Rime nodded. "It was nice to get out of the hotel but the lockdown kind of killed everything. But in any case, I need a stiff drink and I need to reload Sigmund."
"Rime, please tell me you didn't..." Dr. Zanasiu said.
Rime grinned. "Yep. 'Siggy' is the nickname that Deimos gave to his pride and joy, a Sig-Sauer P-226 pistol in .357 SIG. I have the same brand and caliber. His is 'Siggy' and mine is 'Sigmund'."
"Who the hell names their firearms!?" Werner asked.
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' You NAME your guns? apparently you guys have way to much time on your hands " Daphne said ' Hey, they can do what they want" Fred replied as the Inglorious hotel approached in the distance..
- stripetail finished creating potions and out the book away.in front of him stood a large number of vials containing poitions of mana restorations and other spells. ' well, Setsuma, we have a nice quantity of potions. now the question remaining to be answered is the quality. " Nice work everyone.. now, lets break for dinner, after that the hunt for clues resumes.."
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Setsuna packed up a few of the mana restoration potions into her bag and headed out of Stripetail's room to the dining room.
There she encountered Deimos, Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary and Hans drinking cocktails.
Dr. Kerzach and Strut entered as well. They then helped themselves to some beer.
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"So who's up for some cocktails?" Rime asked.
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Bulk, Skull and Bg entered the dinning room, they had spent thier day playing a long seruies of card games, BG had won most of them, although both Skull and Bulk suspected him of cheating..
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Stripetail sat down at a table near the enterance as cooks began bringing in the menu, today the special was crab legs.. "Bought from the local fisheries" the cook said to him..
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Fred pulled the mystery Machine into the parking lot, and pulled into a parking spot..
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Alright, head to our rooms, freshen up, and then time for Dinner. boys you can take off your dresses" Dixie said to Doona and Elora who looked relieved.
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"Oh, hi Bulk and Skull. You guys want any cocktails?" Deimos asked, sipping a margarita.
"There's no alcohol." Mr. Bigmouth replied, downing a martini.
Setsuna sipped some ale.
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Dirk, Al, Clive, Jose and Kurt headed to their rooms to wash up.
Rime ran to the table that had been designated as "The Weapons Repair Table." Containers of various solvents and cleaning implements were located there. In addition, canisters of ammunition were also located nearby.
Rime pulled out "Sigmund" as well as two empty magazines from his holster and placed them on the table.
He then grabbed a handful of .357 SIG cartridges out of a nearby container and began reloading.
Dr. Zanasiu, Werner and Franz headed to their rooms to wash up.
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we're in high school. not allowed to drink alcohol yet' Bulk said..
Doona, Dixie, Cynder, Elora and Hunter headed to thier rooms.. followed by Tiger Tigeress and Genki, who was still blabbing about all the video games he had played. " Genki could you nnknock it off please?' Tiger said gruffly.
Yeah.. eurp' tigeress was cut off as she belched. she reached her stomach.. excuse me.. she said and hurried off to the nearest bathroom, where the sounds of vomiting soon could be heard. Tigeress staggered out a few minutes later. "sorry, I must have ate something that diagreed with me..
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"I do hope you are not to sick and you get well soon." Velma said to Tigress. "have you been sick long? Maybe a doctor should look you over." She said.
"Maybe I could bring a doctor here." Baboo said.
"That's ok Baboo," Velma said, "I'm sure one is nearby, if not several." she said.
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I'm sure Its nothing to worry about" Genki said. ' I think there is.. " tiger said, first there was that disgusting breakfast then this, this is the second or third time you've thrown up Tigress.. either you just have a weak stomach, or you've got something.."
_ Maybe we could take her to Seaside to get Checked out' Nick said. "when you guys head to get Ms Swimmer. I'll come along with Tigeress and have her get looked at..
_ guys.. Its really nothing to worry about "Tigeress protested.
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"Better to get checked out and not have needed it then to not have done so and had needed to." Velma said.
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Velma's right" shaggy said. " Better safe than sorry.."
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Dixie and Doona entered thier room, upon which Doona toook off her dress, which instead of changing her back to normal, simply revealed her bare form. ' why haven't i changed back.. ' i'm guessing because we agreed to try thing out.. ' dixie said undressing and showing doona her breasts. if we do it, will that change me back..' sure i guess' dixie smiled and took donna in her arms. ' the red lips met and doona began to fondle dixie's breasts.the girls eventually fell on the bed and began to make love, each exploring each others mouth and chest areas. this lasted for about 15 minutes before doona rubbed her privates against dixies. after that dixies pulled away and bade doona pull her dress back on. " Now try again" Dixie smiled. Doona did so, in the process changing back to his usual form. Ri'm Re rarain!' Scooby said, his voice returning to normal. "Ro roffense Rixie, rut reing ra rirl ras ruite reird.."
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You made a nice girl' dixie said with a grin.. "but you've lived up to your end of the bargain...and now you know what its like when i have relations with a girl..
- Elora entered her room, and slowly took off her dress , revealing her female form." wait Why am I still a girl.. " why don't we do it, and see if that is what needs to happen " cynder smirked at her. Elora gazed at her and slowly smiled..she flew onto the bed and wrapped her arms around cynder before kissing her. they soon moved though the paced, finally elora explored cynder's privates wth her tongue before pulling away.Ok, Cynder panted, now put your dress back on, then take it of. Elora did so, in the process returning to his normal form. Spyro stepped away from the dress and spread his wing " My wings are really stiff' he complained "I'm not doing that again. "Just give Dixie her dress back.." cynder replied. "Did you enjoy being a girl..?
_ It was.. an experience.. I wouldn't want to do it again. I prefer being myself" spyro replied as he picked up the dress and carried it on his back, as he opened the door and walked out.
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Taranis entered the plot again... having slept through the last... two to three weeks.
"Hey guys! What'd I miss?" He asked Shaggy.
We could have filled in for him...
Our own existence is questionable at best. I don't want anyone proving that we are really just... well... what ARE we? Things that think? We MUST exist, because, I think, therefore, I am.
But how do we KNOW we think? :blink:
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Hans entered the dining room. "Guys, just so you know, the observatory is all fixed up."
"We need to eat dinner first." Werner replied, sipping some water. He was holding a bag of ice to the bruise on his face.
Deimos finished half of his smoky martini before he bolted from the table and ran into the bathroom. The sound of vomiting could be heard from within.
Several minutes later, Deimos came out of the bathroom.
"Deimos, I think you have been drinking a little too much." Mr. Bigmouth said. He was now drinking some hot green tea.
"Ah, it's the smoky martini." Deimos replied. He then got up and got himself a glass of warm black tea.
"Exactly my point."
"I think the olive brine just doesn't agree with me."
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"The observatory is fixed, that is great." Velma said.
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Jason and his friends walked into the hotel. "How goes things, good I hope." Jason asked.
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well, we just got baxck friom thew malthat placebis huge, lots of places to shop, and lots of plasaces to eat too' Shaggy replied/' what, were you nappping all day?"
- so the observatorey is fixed, well done. we'll use the telescope to ry and spot a moonbow.." stripetaiil said..
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Rime had finished loading "Sigmund". He then entered the dining room and finished off Deimos's smoky martini.
Less than a minute later, he ran to the men's bathroom where the sound of vomiting could be heard.
Hans, Werner and Franz each had an espresso.
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cynder and spyro knocked on the door to dixie's room ' Dixie, we've come to give you your dress back ' cynder called out. dixie opened the door, and took the dress from Spyro. "so how did you like being a girl Spyro? She asked with a smirk. " well it was interesting.. but my wings are really stiff. i had to have them folded the whole day, and i'm not used to doing it..'
_ well, you and Scooby fulfilled your end of the bargain' Dixie said putting the dress on a chair " now, lets go grt some dinner.. I'm sure we're going to be back at the treasure hunt sooon.."
- Tarrax sat down at Stripetail's table. " We had some problems with spies at the mall, master.." 'i know, in the future we must be on our guard constantly.." Stripetail replied taking a sip of water..
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Strut knocked on the bathroom door. "Rime! Are you okay in there?"
No response except the sound of someone vomiting and the toilet flushing.
A few moments later, Rime, looking incredibly pale, staggered out of the bathroom.
"Stupid [censored] martini!" he said.
He then headed to the dining room for a sip of warm tea.
"Looks like we shouldn't drink the martinis here." Dirk said, glancing at Rime.
Mr. Bigmouth shrugged. "I had no problems with it and I drank about 4 of them."
"Yeah, but you're bigger than Rime."
Dr. Zanasiu placed his flowers and get well card on an empty table. "We really should pick Ms. Swimmer up from the hospital."
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i'll come with.' Nick said. Tigereress, come along.. you need to get looked at..' he gave the female wolf a glance..
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"Who all should go and wants to go?" Jason asked on his way to the dining room. "as for Tigress I can give her a quick scan with a medical scanner, then you can go the the hospital and get a second opinion while Ms. Swimmer is picked up.
"Maybe those who knew Ms. Swimmer best should be among the ones to go." Sara said.
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Sure you can come with Jason.. This device of yours .. how accurate is it?" Nick asked.
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The hunt will resume at 8 , everyone, that should give the Pelvanida group time to get to Seaside and check ms Swimmer out, and get her back here.. If she needs to rest, she can rest" stripetail said.
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"8? that sounds like enough time." Sara said.
"It should be enough for most folks I would guess." Moran said.
Jason took out the next gen era medical scanner, "It's accurate. it's from the 24th century of an alternate earth." Jason said.
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The Pelvanida group agreed to pick up Ms. Swimmer.
Hans, Clive and Dirk decided to visit Ms. Swimmer while the rest of their friends decided to stay behind.
The group who had decided to visit her stood by the doorway.
"We're ready." Deimos said.
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"Shall we go then?" Jason asked, then he looked at Tigress, "Would you rather not be scanned or scanned along the way, or just before we get into the vehicle?" Jason asked her.
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I'd rather not get scanned" Tigeress replied, but Nick cut in " You're getting scanned Tigress, we need to know what sort of bug you've got.
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Shaggy spojke up' I'll drive guys" He said to Deimos "Nick, Tigress come along.."
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Jason Smiled, "You won't feel anything. It's not like a injection or getting a sample of blood or anything like that." Jason said as he held his medical scanner.
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The Pelvanida group with Hans, Clive and Dirk left the hotel and waited outside with the Mystery Machine.
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Shaggy, Nick and Tigress soon followed. ' Alkright everyone, hop in..; Shaggy said, climbing into the driver's seat.. Now, do any of you know where Seaside medical Is?" He asked as he started the van
Tigress climbed in to the middle seats and sat down.. Nick soon followed. "who wants the front passenger seat?'
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"I can sit in the back. It's ok." Jason said, "I'm not picky."
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Well if you're going to scan her" Nick motioned at Tigress you'd better sit in the middle.."
_ Is everyone in yet? Shaggy asked, looking back st the passengers. "Once everyone's in, we're heading off..
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Venus took a seat at the nearest free table. "That mall.. was interesting.. Don't really see what the big attraction is for females.."
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Deimos got into the front seat. Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Zachary, Strut and Mr. Bigmouth got into the back seats. Dirk, Clive and Hans got the middle row.
"Ready to roll." Dr. Zanasiu said. He was holding the vase of flowers on his lap.
"I looked through the guides in the hotel. Seaside Medical is located on 246 Tarpon Street. It's near Cachetelli's Cafe." Deimos said.
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Haresh was busy mopping the kitchen. He went to the communications crystal in the back and activated it.
"Master Chong, how are the preparations coming along?" he asked.
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At Pelvanida II, the Goat and several soldiers jumped out of a 6x6 military truck.
"Chong! We have acquired more scrap metal!" the Goat said.
Several technicians were inspecting the helicopters.
(OOC - Cachetelli's Cafe was the cafe that was bombed earlier in the RP but the characters do not know that.)
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Jason nods, "Ok." He said as he got in the front middle seat.
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"It's one of those silly female things, shopping. A thing more important then breathing to them." Raph said.
"I think it is because they like to get new things, pretty dresses, clothes, stuff like that." Mickey said.
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I'm nearly ready with my army' Chong replied.. "Anything new to report haresh? I haven't heard rom you lately, surely, they must be preparing some sort of Defense.." He paused as the solidiers tossed a large pile of fresh scrap in front of him.. " Hmm. Should be good enough for 30-50 more monsters.. "Nice work.. Within a week these will be tearing through Surf Point! How are preprations going In Pelvanida?" He asked.
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Shaggy drove the Mystery machine out of the parking lot and headed down the rodad towards Surf Point. " Alright, you'll have to point tit out to me once we get into town.
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well, I'm not like that' Venus replied. ' I'm happy with what I've got."
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"The personnel are arriving as we speak." the Goat said.
True to his words, many armored personnel carriers rolled up and soldiers came out of them. They proceeded to set up camp in the ruins of Pelvanida.
"The helicopters are being prepared for
"Chong! Do you need this?" a Bison asked. He and a Clydesdale Horse were carrying a sedan, which they placed near the pile of scrap metal.
"Where did you get that?" the Goat asked.
"We 'borrowed' it from a nearby gas station." the Bison replied, rubbing his arms.
A wiry man in a lab coat ran up to the group. "We have retrofitted the excess drones to carry explosives. We will crash them into buildings when the attack comes."
"Good work!" the Goat replied. "As for fighters and the bombers, we are currently in the process of fixing the runway." He then gestured to a group working in the distance. "It should be done in a few days. Helicopters are ready though."
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"Very good! As for what's going on at Surf Point, it looks like nothing has changed." Haresh said.
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Nothing? Surely they must be be doing SOMETHING Haresh! It would be too easy otherwise. I want a challenge" Chong retorted, flinging a piece of scrap into a corner. "Maybe I've overestimated the squirrell's abilities in regards to rousing the townspeople..just.. keep me informed.. Chong out" Chong closed off the communicator and turned to look at the new scrap." Well..Did you take out the tires and empty out the ashtray.. chong said peering through the sedan passenger side window. " I see the previous owner left change in a cupholder..anyone who wants it, feel free to take it.." Chong said. "I have no need for a few nickels and dimes.. Not when I stand to make millions! Once we level Surf Point.. I will lay claim to the area and restart my new resteraunt .. those ungrateful little bastards stole my old one and then blew it up.. "Chong's I think I'll call it.. yes.. ' His eyes glittering Chong rubbed his handfs together..
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"No. Master Chong. It looks like they have given up or something." Haresh replied.
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The Bison and Clydesdale smashed the windows with their elbows and opened the car. They took the change and split it up between the two. They then got to work removing the tires with the wrenches that were from a nearby toolbox.
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given up.. hmm.. Oh well.. i still plan pn dealing with the wizard personally.. that has not changed' Chong replied as the tires bounced away from the dismantled car.
_ Dixie looked at a menu given to her by a waiter, tonight special was ravioli soup.. " I'll have the ravioli soup , a gren island salasd, and an order of chicken she said..
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Raph shook his head, "Many humans just want more. They can never be happy with what they've got, bunch of losers." Raph said.
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That is true of many species,, not just humans, Stripetail said , overhearing" greed and want are afflicitions of nearly all species. The gods teach us that it is the simple things, love, friendship, family, those are what matter, not these extra pairs of clothing, or an extra few coins on your pocket. i have all those things myself, but they do not define me.."
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Raph waved a hand a bit dismissively, "Some people are just rotten and need a good wack. As for gods my brothers and I have fought a few who claimed to be a god. Just delusional folks who needed a wack." Raph said.
"Who needs lost of stuff when we have each other." Mickey said waving his arms a bit to include his family.
Raph pointed a finger at Mikey shaking his hand and finger a bit, "You've been watching some of those cartoon movies with those dino kids again." Raph said.
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many have indeed claimed to be divine, most of course, suffer mass delusions in that regard. Like you, I have faced several, who have claimed omnisecence omnipotence, and merely immortality. All frauds" Stripetail replied. " Family is important, I lost mine ages ago, and thewound never truly heals.."
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"There it is!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted, pointing to a sign that read "246 Tarpon Street".
Deimos looked out the window. "Are you sure? There's supposed to be this cafe called 'Cachetelli's Cafe' nearby. All I see is a pile of rubble."
"There's that blue 'H' sign that signifies a hospital on below it."
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Mr. Bigmouth carried in a tray of non alcoholic cocktails to Stripetail and the rest of the group. "Cocktails anyone? There's no alcohol."
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' must have been an old map" Shaggy shrugged as he pulled into the hospital enterence.
_ Stripetail took a cocktail glass and sipped from it. "Much obliged Mr Bigmouth." He said nodding in appreciation
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No Thanks" Dixie demurred. "Ri'm rine' Scooby said gazing at his menu, he stil; hadn't figuired out what to order yet.
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"Let's go and see if if they can say how she is doing." Jason said.
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"I think I'd like to try one of those." Mikey said holding up his hand, "They sound delicious." He said.
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Setsuna picked up an orange cosmopolitan. She sniffed it and took a sip. "Thank you Mr. Bigmouth."
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The Pelvanida group got out of the SUV and into the hospital.
"We're here to pick up Ms. Swimmer." Deimos said. "My name is Deimos if that is needed."
The receptionist, a wiry Iguana nodded. "Hold on. I need to see if she's ready to be discharged." He then pressed the intercom. "2 West, Deimos and a group of his friends are here to pick her up."
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The head nurse at 2 West picked up the patient information sheet for Ms. Swimmer. "Yes, she can be discharged now." She then phoned the volunteer workroom.
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On the volunteer workroom on 3 East, the phone rang.
"Volunteer workroom," a dark skinned man said, picking up the telephone. "Oh, yes a discharge."
He then hung up and turned to the others in the room, an older female Red Fox, a Human teenager and an elderly Clydesdale. "Who's gonna do this one?" he asked.
The elderly Clydesdale got up and grabbed a wheelchair and headed to 2 West.
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"She should be down here soon," the receptionist said to the group.
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"Ms. Swimmer, Deimos and his friends are here to pick you up," an Arctic Fox nurse said, poking his head into the room. He and another nurse came into the room to assist Ms. Swimmer.
"Where exactly did you place my twin sticks and my club?" she asked.
"They're in a locked closet on this wing. Your friends can pick them up for you." the Arctic Fox nurse replied.
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Good luck" Dr Nieran said as the nurse wheeled her out.. ' Take care.." he said with a smiling, before being buzzed to tend to another patient.. he walked out of the room, and headed down the hall. Tigress looked at Jason. ' How .. long will this scan take?' She asked. Do I need to lie down?"
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hopefully Ms Swimmer will be out soon, so we ccan head back to the hotel" Nick said.
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Scooby meanwhile ordered the ravioli soup, two orders of chicken,wth fries and mashed potatoes as sides.
Spyro ordered fish with fries, Cynder ordered the soup, curious to see what it was. lilo Stitch and Angel ordered the ravoili soup.
- Tai Agumon, Sora Agumina and Genki ordered split pea soup.Mimi, palmon, Bityomon, Gabumon, Tentomon Izzy,Matt and Tk, ordered the ravioli soup.
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"Not long at all. Less then a minute." Jason said to Tigeress.
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Sara ordered some fish as did Velma and Brooklyn. "The fish sounds like it may be a very good dish." She said.
"indeed." Velma said.
"Been a while since I had any fish." Brooklyn said.
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fine, scan me, do what you have to do.. its probably nothing, just a bug my immune system hasn't been able to overcome yet' Tigress replied.
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Jason nodded and took out his medical scanner and started to scan Tigress.
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The elderly Clydesdale wheeled Ms. Swimmer out to the waiting room. Ms. Swimmer easily got out of the wheelchair and stood up. She had several bandages on her body but was otherwise healthy.
"Thank you," Ms. Swimmer said.
"Nice to see you healthy and well," Deimos said.
"So any news?"
"We'll brief you back at the hotel," Dirk said.
"Well, let's get going."
"Not so fast," Dr. Zanasiu said, "Tiger is being scanned as she has apparently contracted some unknown illness."
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "Oh," she said. She then sat down on a nearby couch.
"What happened to your twin sticks and club?" Strut asked.
"They're in a locked closet in this wing."
"I'll get them," Strut said. He then headed to the main desk and spoke to the Iguana receptionist. "I am here to pick up Ms. Swimmer's belongings."
The receptionist pressed a button and spoke into the intercom. "Will security please pick up Ms. Swimmer's belongings and carry them down to the front desk. She is being discharged."
A few minutes later, a Human security guard came out of the elevator with Ms. Swimmer's twin sticks and club inside an opaque bag that was labeled "Patient Belongings". He handed the bag to Ms. Swimmer and then left the group.
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Alright, so once Tigress gets scanned by Jason, we should be ready to go" Nick said as Tigress sat down on a bench, and waited for Jason, who waas bust digging through a bag which looked very futuristic.. " Where did you get that bag..' Tigress asked.
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"It's something I picked up. Handy for keeping some medical stuff in." Jason said as he pulled out a medical scanner he was looking for. He held it up and looked at Tigress. "Just relax and it'll be quick. You'll not feel anything." He said as he started to scan her using the next gen era medical scanner.
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Tigress pursed her lips and focused as the scanner beamed over her, and the scanner began producing a readout.. and gave a beep as it finished one side then again as it completed..
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Jason looked at the readout. "Hmm, not to surprising." he said to himself.
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"So are we ready to leave yet?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Deimos was looking around the waiting room.
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"I am, is everyone else?" Jason asked looking around as he put his medical scanner away.
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Yes, lets head out' Nick said, as Tigress got off the bench and shook her mane.. "I'm ready to go.." she said with a tone of relief. Jason hadn't said anything, which meant there was nothing to worry about.. Shaggy nodded. ' everyone into the SUv, lets get back to the hotel.."
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"Yes, time to head back." Jason said. "I'm glad we can all be together again."
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Thanks for scanning me" tigeress said. "Glad that matter is cleared up..
_ The group soon headed out to the SUV, and Shaggy climbed into the driver's seat.,
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Meanwhile at the hotel, dinner was progressing nicely. Scooby bit off another chicken strips. " Rhese rare rummy" He said with a grin. Dixie was nearly finished with her meal..
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Jose, Kurt, Werner and Franz were eating dinner.
"These are quite good," Kurt said, eating some clams.
Werner and Franz were enjoying the pasta.
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Rime's stomach growled. "Man, I hope dinner's ready when we get back."
"Same here," Ms. Swimmer said. She was nibbling at the flowers that Dr. Zanasiu gave her. "These are actually quite good. Not as good as the food at the hotel but good nonetheless."
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"This fish and drink are excellent." Sara said, "How is the food for the rest of you?" She asked looking at some others present.
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"We could use a few cocktails," Zavala said, swallowing a fish fillet.
"Sorry, Mr. Bigmouth and Dr. Kerzach are not here and they make the best cocktails. However, if you are willing to take chances, I'd be more than happy to make cocktails for everyone," Werner said.
Anton and Paul entered the dining room.
"So I guess it's dinnertime?" Paul asked.
Franz stood up and glared at the two. "Get lost," he spat. Even sitting, Franz was taller than almost everyone at the table but when he stood, his height of 6'5 was quite intimidating.
Paul was taken aback. "I never expected such harsh words from a fellow equine," he said.
"I will not associate with you." Franz replied. He reached for the expandable baton
"Franz, what the hell do you think you are doing?" Werner said. He grabbed Franz's arm so he could not reach his baton.
"You did not hear of the time they tried to kill Nick?"
"I did. And you did not hear of the time they were paid to desert their former employees," Franz said.
"Thank you." Anton said, "Now let's enjoy dinner and not start a fight over it."
Werner muttered something and sat down. He still looked suspiciously at the two.
"So what's for dinner?" Paul asked.
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Quite good, Despite the shabby appearance the food here is quite good." Stripetail said, looking around at the other guests. Tarrax finished his meal, and sat back in his chair.
_ Cynder sipped from her glass and glanced at Spyro and Hunter. "So should we wait fot the others to finish?"
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Lets not get into unnecessary fights Franz' Stripetail said rising from his chair and going over to their table." we have enough enemies without adding more to that side of the ledger.. as for food, I recommend the catfish, it is quite good.. the hotel spends more on food then on upkeep.."
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"Pasta, local seafood and a vegan chili," a waiter said, coming out of the kitchen.
"What's the seafood?" Anton asked.
"Shrimp, blue crab, red drum, oysters and clams."
Anton looked over the the menu. "I'll try the blackened red drum," he said.
"Chili for me," Paul said.
The waiter took down their orders and headed back to the kitchen.
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Haresh was busy brewing some tea.
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Remember gentlemen that we'll be resuming the hunt after dinner, so enjoy yourselves.." Stripetail said. "Once Ms Swimmer and the others get back, have them see me..' he said turning and heading back to his table.
_ Shaggy pushed his foot down on the accelerator, he was ready to get back to the hotel and get some dinner "You guys hungry?" he asked looking back at the others..
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Ms. Swimmer ate the rest of the flowers. "Yeah," she said.
"Yeah," Deimos said.
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Haresh had finished brewing the tea. A waiter took the pot of tea and headed out of the kitchen.
Another waiter filed in and placed a slip of paper on the table.
Haresh ladled out a bowl of vegan chili and placed it on another table. He then got to work preparing the red drum.
"Chili's ready!" he called.
Almost immediately a waiter picked up the chili and carried out of the kitchen.
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The waiter gave the chili to Paul. Another waiter poured Franz and Werner some hot tea.
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We should be there shortly" nick said from the middle seat. Tigress and Jason sat next to him.. "I'm hungry myself.."
_ I;m famished" tigress said "I didn't get to eat anything at the nall. because I was busy watching Genki plsay those darn video games.."
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Tiger and Genki munched on their food. "So where did Tigeress head off to?' Tiger grumbled giving Genki a look. " Hey don't look at me.. I have no clue.. this food is pretty good though.. I bet Mochi would like it.." Genki said pausing as he suipped some more ravioli soup.."She's probably fine.."
_ She has had a habit lately of disappearing" Tiger said with a irritated note in his voice he scanned the dinning room, noticing Agumina sitting next to Agumon and Tai.
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"This fish is excellent." Brooklyn said as he slowly ate his.
"Among the best made." Odysseus said in agreement.
"Yea, but I wonder if the ice cream will be as good as this." Mikey said, "I wonder why dessert can't come first."
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Everything in order Mike" Venus replied "We can't have dessert first, because then we won't have room for dinner.. " A look on Mike's face caught her eye, he was starring at her intently as he ate..
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"So that's where all the money goes, into the kitchen staff" Jose said, sipping a glass of red wine.
"Worth it too," Franz said.
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"Admittedly, lunch was cut short for us," Ms. Swimmer said. She sat in the back with Mr. Bigmouth, Deimos, Zachary and Hans.
"Yeah. Nothing ruins a nice meal like assassins," Dr. Zanasiu replied. He sat in the middle with Rime, Dr. Kerzach, Dirk and Clive.
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"Yeah, those guys are nuts, hopefully the Surf Point police got them all" shaggy said "those that you didn't handle" He grinned at Ms Swimmer then his smile faded. " If I had been faced with an assassin I would have used the same strategy I use when dealing with a mystery..
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Run and hide? Nick deadpanned"Exactly, man.. though since Dixie's moved in, she's not into running and hiding, she's a lot like velma in that regard, logical, and smart.."Shaggy said. "She's been the best thing to happen to Scoob in a long time..
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Taranis showed up at the dinner table.
Alright, everyone. They asked us to cut out the 4th wall breakings, so I don't know if we can appear again.
From this point on, we are going to be out of work
This economy stinks
"Good riddance." Taranis muttered under his breath.
"Hi everyone! How's it going? Sorry if I've been away..."
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So where have you been?' Tai asked Taranis, looking over his food. " you should try the soup, its really good.. "Yeah, pull up a chair.' Agumon said. with a grin..
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Setsuna decided to join for dinner as well. She sat down in an open spot and ordered some hot tea.
"So Setsuna, interested in joining the treasure hunt?" Werner asked. He had already finished his pasta.
"Yes I am. I have heard rumors of an observatory in this hotel. Is that true?" she said.
Werner nodded. "It is true. Hans restored the entire observatory to working condition."
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"Hey, I did pretty good for someone outnumber 6 to 1!" Ms. Swimmer said. She winced as some of the cuts on her body still hurt.
"Yeah, it marks the first time I've seen someone get killed with an end table," Rime replied.
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You did a good job" Nick said reassuringly. "It could have been worse.. they could have shot you.." Shaggy could see the hotel growing in the distance.."We're almost there.." He said. " a meal and a bath would be great.."
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"Thanks. I've had quite a bit of experience in close quarters combat but nothing has prepared me for 6 attackers at once," Ms. Swimmer replied.
"Uh, where did you get your close quarters combat experience?" Dirk asked.
"From The War of the Beyond. Strut, Deimos, Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and myself are all veterans from the war."
Dirk looked at Mr. Bigmouth,
"That is true," Mr. Bigmouth said, "and we will be getting help from them in the battles yet to come. Speaking of which, I should go and see what they are doing when we get back."
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Agumina finished her meal and patted her belly.."I'm completely stuffed: She said, suppressing a belch. 'I'm ready to help in the search now.' She said "Once everyone is finished eating" Agumon said to her, and the lights above them started to flicker with a ghostly air..
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Setsuna looked above her and began charging a magic missile.
Werner and Franz reached for the expandable batons in their pockets.
"Who's there?" Paul demanded.
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a figure of a man began floating in the air above ' beware!' it moaned 'Beware!
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Beware of what?' Fred asked looking up at the ghost.
_the demon below1" it moaned. and soon more ghosts appeared causing the temperature in the room to drop several degrees.
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Werner and Franz unleashed a stream of profanities as the ghosts appeared.
"What do you want?" Setsuna demanded.
"Kurt, let's say we leave?" Jose said. Fear was audible in his voice.
"Yeah. Good idea!" Kurt replied.
Both Kurt and Jose bolted from the room.
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"I'm sure many will feel better after some food and a bath or shower and a chance to rest." Jason said.
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Mikey looked around a bit then back at Venus before he could continue, "I was just wondering if, when you have time we can, do something or go somewhere or something." Mikey said. "if you'd rather not it's ok." He said.
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"They are giving us a warning " Stripetail said. "Beware the demon below.. did the wizard who cursed this hotel, send a demon to ensure the curse would last forever?
the ghosts gazed at him with their ghostly eyes. "yes.. we sense its presence.. it lurks.. beneath the hotel.. some tried to find it.. and end up among the dead
_ Beware its foul breath!" a young woman spirit moaned.. "Beware! the ghosts began to fade, as if their strength was leaving them. Scooby had jumped under the table in fright..
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Are you asking me out?' Venus asked, as Donatello gazed in amazement at his brother "Mikey.. why are you asking.. " He stopped as the full impact of what Mikey had done hit him..
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"Demon? Let's hope spells will work." Setsuna asked.
"We will have to face it, right?" Paul asked.
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Ms. Swimmer looked at herself. "I could use some healing ointments."
"I could teleport over to the Great Valley and mix a few preparations up or we can see if one of the mages at the hotel has a spell that can speed healing," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Spells should work " Stripetail nodded as the ghosts faded away into thin air and the temperature began to return to normal "What spells will work,of course depends on the demon.."
- Dixie stuck her head under the table where Scooby was cowering "Get out of there, Scooby! " she frowned "You're not exactly showing much in the way of leadership..
_ rhey rightened re!' Scooby protested as he climbed out from under the table " Rand rhese rare real rhosts, rot ruys rin rostumes" Dixie rolled her eyes. "If you are so scared, just go up to the room, and lie down.." she said with a note of impatience in her voice.
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"Yea, I am." Mikey said a bit shy about asking Venus. "I just thought ... you know... we maybe could ... go somewhere, and have a bit of fun ... in a park or beach or something...." Mikey said.
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"A demon? Jason and I know a demon, a pretty nice one. The U.N. Even awarded him with honorary human status." Odysseus said.
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Alright" Venus said, as the rest of the turtles sat there in stunned silence.. "How about we go .. um.. see a movie..? I don't care which one.. any one will be fine. Lets say.. tomorrow? how does that sound Mikey?"
_ this demon will not be nice, most demons I've met aren't" Stripetail said firmly..
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Mikey nods, "Sure, sounds ok." Mikey said, not sure if she'd had said yes or not. "We can see what is showing in a paper or something."
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"Most demons aren't nice. Though a few are. Or are neutral." Odysseus said thinking over some of his experiences.
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"Let's hope this demon is open to negotiations," Werner said.
"Even if we can negotiate; I am not going into negotiations without my shotgun," Frans replied.
"I was not advocating that. We'll probably have Nick, Stripetail, Setsuna and the Pelvanida Group backing us up." Werner said. He then turned to Nick. "You will be armed and providing backup, right?" he asked.
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We'd need to have something to negotiate with" Tai said thoughtfully.. 'but I don't have much experience with demons.. just bad Digimon..
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We're not going to negotiate" Stripetail said flatly. " we're going to destroy the demon, as that is likely the final step in removing the curse..
_ i will have my gun, but I'm not sure how much effect bullets will have on a creature from the pit.." Nick replied.
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Thats great" Venus said with a smile. "As long as the movie isn't too mushy.."
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"If not guns, we can always bring in the heavier weapons," Paul said, "I believe Deimos has our RPG."
Werner nodded. "That sounds good, we'll probably group the spellcasters with the heavy weapons personnel. We'll need to wait until every gets back though," he said.
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Shaggy pulled into hotel parking lot and stopped in a parking space near the hotel' We're here guys everyone out.." He said turning the engine off and opening the door.
_ Tigress waited while Nick opened the door for her. "I'm glad to be back here. I do hope Tiger isn't worried.'
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Probably" nick said as Tigress jumped out. "Hes not very trusting of others is he?'
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The Pelvanida Group, Hans, Dirk and Clive disembarked from the SUV and entered the hotel.
Ms. Swimmer entered the dining room with Hans, Dirk and Clive.
"So what's for dinner?" Hans asked.
"Dinner's almost over," Franz replied.
"We're now discussing what to do about the demon in the hotel," Setsuna added.
The rest of the Pelvanida Group entered the dining room as well.
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'We'll have to get a paper and see what's showing." Mikey said.
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"Destroying a demon is not always as easy as it may sound. Though some do have something they are weak to or a certain condition that once it is met destroys them or sends them back to where they are from." Odysseus said.
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"At least we're here so you can go and talk to him." Jason said to Tigress.
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Stripetail turned as he saw Nick Tigress and Ms Swimmer enter the dinning room. " Ah the wounded warrior returns to us, please have a seat Ms Swimmer.." he said motioning to a free chair at his table..
_ There you are" tiger grumbled as Tigress ran up to him and gave him a friendly nuzzle, then licked Genki in greeting. "You're concerned .. that's good.. I just went to the hospital to get checked.. nothing wrong" Tigress said happily Tiger looked at her with a leery eye. "You've had the habit of disappearing lately, so forgive me if I'm a bit suspicious.. First with Agumina, then with the girls, now you vanish again.."
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"i'm fine' Tigress replied calmly..
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Ms. Swimmer winced as she sat down. "So what's next on the agenda?" she asked.
"After dinner cocktails anyone?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
Two waiters came up to the Pelvanida group.
"How about dinner first?" Deimos asked. He then ordered a bucket of clams and a large fish fillet for himself.
"Sounds good," Dr. Zanasiu replied. He ordered crab cakes.
Rime and Strut ordered some blackened redfish. Dr. Kerzach and Zachary ordered pasta in an olive oil and basil sauce.
"So this demon, we can kill it with sufficient firepower, right?" Deimos asked.
"We were able to kill mages with ordinary firearms and even improvised weapons. Not sure if a demon will be any different." Strut replied.
"We may need to take my bow and a set of poison arrows in case. Speaking of which..." Mr. bigmouth then pulled out the teleport gem from its leaf pouch. "The Great Valley!" he said.
Mr. Bigmouth then vanished in a flash of light.
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demons are very powerful creatures, they are much more powerful then ordinary mages" Stripetail replied. " Ordinary bullets will do virtually nothing, they are creatures of the pit, and fire is their natural ally. the last time I faced a powerful demon it took me several hours of very intense magical combat to kill it, and I'm no slouch in the magical department.' Stripetail said.Poison may be be somewhat more effective, but it would have to be a strong poison...
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Poison is one of my breaths" cynder said flying over to his side. "I've fought giant monsters before too..
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You were alone last time master, this time, you will have allies' Tarrax said firmly. "That was the demon Azectal, he was a terrible demon" Tarrax's eyes narrowed. It took you nearly a week to fully recover from that exertation, master..
_
As for the agenda, we will be resuming the treasure hunt very shortly. The observatory should be restored so we're going to use the telescope to look for a moon bow.;' Stripetail said.
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"That's why we have armor piercing and high explosive weapons," Deimos replied.
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Mr. Bigmouth arrived at the main lake. There, he noticed a Runner riding atop a Clubtail. The Clubtail was circling a tree and the Runner was shooting arrows at the tree and he landed almost every shot. Several other dinosaurs were mimicking the Runner and Clubtail.
He then went to the Great Valley Munitions Factory, formerly known as Mr. Bigmouth's Grove. There, several dinosaurs were making arrows and several bundles of arrows, some with leaves covering the stone heads, lay ready. Several other dinosaurs were preparing calabashes of what were assumed to be arrow poisons.
"Everyone," Mr. Bigmouth said, "I need a set of poison arrows."
Pterano handed Mr. Bigmouth a bundle of arrows with leaves covering the stone heads. "This is penthium poison. It is very potent," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth took the arrows and warped back to the Inglorious Hotel's dining room.
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"Stripetail, I have obtained poisoned arrows. They are laced with one of the strongest poisons from the Great Valley: penthium. One penthium dart can knock a sickleclaw of Deimos's size unconscious in mere seconds. Multiple hits are almost always fatal. On a side note, it looks like the dinosaurs are practicing mounted archery," Mr. Bigmouth said.
He then left the dining room and placed the bundle of arrows by the weapons table. He made sure to place the poisoned arrows separate from the others. When he was done, he returned to the dining room and sat down.
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"Maybe some should talk about some tactics and strategy concerning the demon in case we do battle it." Odysseus said.
"Hopefully not needed, but always a wise precaution." Jason said.
"Then there is the puzzle that needs to be solved and the curse lifted or broken." Sara said.
"Indeed, many things to do." Jason said nodding.
"Hopefully not all at once." Brooklyn said.
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there will be time for strategy" Stripetail said in reply, looking at them. "If most of you are done eating, we will be heading up to the observatory.
_ Tiger pushed his food over to Tigress. " eat it. I'll be fine" He said slowly.. then got up from his seat.
Tai Agumon and Agumina got up from thier seats.'We're ready to go Mr Stripetail' Tai said to him.
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"I guess he may not be a nice person like this demon butler that I know of, or like Hellboy." Odysseus said.
"Or the demon who's a stand up comedian." Jason said. "Or this other one that owns a night club."
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most demons in my experience, are not nice" stripetail replied as he began heading up the stairs. " but there are always exceptions.
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The Pelvanida Group, Setsuna, the Lipizzaners and the NUMA group left the dining room.
They all gathered their weapons. Mr. Bigmouth chose to use his bow and poisoned arrows instead of his rifle.
"Stripetail, we're ready," Deimos said, checking the magazine on his rifle and adjusting his armor.
Mr. Bigmouth slung the bow and quiver of poisoned arrows over his shoulder.
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Scooby, Dixie, Spyro, Cynder and Hunter followed them, with Tiger tigress agumon and Agumina close behind. "So once we find this moon bow, we'll be one step closer to breaking the curse.." tai said. "I've never seen a moonbow before :Lilo said as she climbed the stairs.
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Ms. Swimmer pushed the door to the observatory open. It was immaculate, courtesy of Hans's efforts at restoring it.
"Well, here we are," Dirk said. "The observatory."
"About that demon, is it likely that we face it in an underground chamber or is like the Minotaur?" Deimos asked.
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that is unknown at the moment. We will likely confront it once we are closer to lifting the course." Stripetail replied, heading up towards the telescope. "who wants to man the telescope? We have to aim it at some area of the hotel if the riddle is right..
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"Hans, will you do the honors?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"I guess, I'm the most qualified to man a telescope since I cleaned and restored it," Hans replied.
"And you helped break part of the riddle," Rime added.
"Stripetail, I will man the telescope," Hans said. He then grabbed a nearby chair and after testing it to make sure it will hold his weight, he sat down in front of the telescope. "I am now ready," he said.
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See if there are any rain clouds presents and see if the moon is out tonight" Stripetail said. "If it is, we very well might see a moon bow..
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Hans nodded and peered through the telescope. He saw the full moon shining bright in the sky. He marveled at the detail he could see: the craters and the maria on the moon. He switched his view and spotted several dark clouds in the distance.
"We're in luck! It's a full moon and there are rain clouds!" he said without taking his eyes from the telescope.
He then saw two blinking red and green lights through the telescope. He adjusted the focus until the two lights came into sharp focus. What appeared before his eyes appeared to be some sort of armed drone.
"Guys! I've picked up some kind of armed drone!" he called.
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"What sort?" Jason asked.
"Likely another bother of some sort or another." Moran said.
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Hans looked through the telescope again. "It appears to be a Helios IV spy/attack drone. I don't think it's friendly," he said.
"Great, shouldn't we have someone shoot it down?" Strut asked.
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"I guess we'd need to since I would assume us asking them to go away would not work." Moran said.
"I have some hand beam weapons, not sure how effective they would be." Jason said. "& some have magic they can use too."
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Does anyone have anti-drone missiles " nick asked " Like the Stinger worked during the russian occupation of Afghanistan..
_ Wheres Afghanistan? Tai asked
_ Central Asia' Nick replied. "I was reading a book on it during my spare time.. what ? I was bored.."
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Stripetail looked over at Tarrax sand Sara, " Sara, Tarrax, I want you to fly out there and knock down that drone.."
_ Tarrax nodded " come on my dear.." He said turning and walking out of the room.
So How long is this going to take?' Bulk asked sitting down on the floor..
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Sara walked out with Tarrax, "Do you have any strategy or tactic in mind?" She asked Tarrax on their way out.
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"Maybe not as long as it took to get the Emerald City ready for one of Ozma's birthday celebrations." Jason said.
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"I have an anti-air missile system I confiscated from our assassins," Deimos said. "Let me go get it and I'll come and help."
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Stripetail nodded. " do so quickly.. they will likely notice the drone has been taken out,, no matter, that drone has likely been flying overhead for days..
_ the Plan, is to incinerate the drone.. We'll attack it in a pincer miovement, one from the right the other from the left..together we should bee able to destroy it.." tarrax said.. "If we see any other drones we take them down as well.."
Outside the rain clouds were growing, a storm was coming in..
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"Sounds like a good plan." Sara said. "I wonder how many we'll find up there." She said.
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"No telling how many there are or where they all are. " Jason said.
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'So does anyone have any cards?' nani asked. ' we could play a card game while Hans uses the telescope
_ I left our deck in our room' skull admitted.
_ I've gort a pack of Monster Rancher cards, Season 4" Genki said with a grin.. "Theres a Green wolf in that pack.. now lets see here.."
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You collect those .. cards" Tigress asked, giving Genki a quizical glance.
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"A complete deck?" Jason asked curiously.
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Yes, I'm a collector. See that's the Moochi Level 3. those are hard to get" Genki grinned. "I didn't know you were this much of a dork Genki" Tiger snapped. " Hey its how I met you Tiger. If it wasn't for my . er mad skills at playing video games I never would have met you or Tigress.." Genki said defensively
_ Hey hes not as big of a dork, as Tommy and those other dweebs back in Angel Grove" Bulk said. " We know dorks when we see them, don't we Skull?'
_ Yeah" Skull agreed.
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Deimos returned to the room with the anti air missile launcher in tow. Several of the disposable launch tubes were strapped across his back. "I've got the weapons right here. I also have that autocannon I bought a while back but I will need a vehicle to tow it and a driver for that vehicle," he said.
"Stripetail! I see something, I see a...ah!" Hans began, suddenly, a blue light surrounded him and he was levitating above the ground.
"The runes! I think the telescope's reacting to them!" Ms. Swimmer said.
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"If it is rare then you should keep it in some non acid protector." Moran said to Genki. "so that it'll be protected."
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Jason looked at Hans. "It is certainly something that is effecting him." He said calmly.
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Stripetail gestured and slowly lowered Hans to the ground. " what did you see? he asked excitedly. "was it the moonbow?'
_ Ri'll rive" scooby volunteered ' Whoa! Scoob! this is very dangerous!"fred said. I'm coming with' He turned to Deimos " You can use the mystery machine.. Come on!" he said turning and running from the room.."
'
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"It was indeed the moonbow," Hans replied. Some arcs of blue lightning danced across his fur and clothing but he did not seem to notice.
Deimos nodded. "Thank you," he said. He then ran out of the room, following Scooby and Fred.
"Strange, nothing seems to have changed," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Look through the Telescope at the North end of the hotel' Stripetail said in the distance something was glowing.."I think I see something, but my eyes are not what they used to be.,..
_
Scooby followed Fred at a gallop, soon catching up to him..
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Hans did as he was told. "Holy [censored]!" he shouted. "There's runes glowing in the sky!"
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Deimos was the first to arrive at the Mystery Machine. He got to work hitching up the autocannon to the van. He checked the magazine of the autocannon. It was full.
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Since the telescope was occupied and being used Jason took out a small pair of electrobinoculars, similar to the ones seen in star wars, and went to where he could see the are the telescope was looking at.
Moran came over to where Jason was, "Could the rest of us have a look?" He asked. Jason reached into a pocket, still looking at the area and holding the pocket pc in one hand and using it's telepathic controls linked it to the electrobinoculars he was using and had it activate the holographic emiters so multiple folks could see and he handed it to Moran.
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Lets me have a look' Daphne said walking over and peering at the strange binoculars.
- Fred and Scooby ranb out the hotel door.. and headed toward the mystery machIne. " Be careful Scooby. you and Freddy both " Dixie's voice came over Scooby's ring..
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"The autocannon's locked and loaded!" Deimos said, spotting Fred and Scooby.
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"So where do we go now?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"My guess is probably that basement we discovered a while back," Rime added.
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"Sure. " Jason said handing over the electronic to Daphne. He then went to where Moran was, who handed the pda back. He adjusted the holographic output so it was larger. He thought it best to hide the magic he could do, in case of any spies or moles, that way it would be a surprise, much like his morpher saber that he had and some other things.
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"Shouldn't we tell Sara and Tarrax of the fact that Deimos, Fred and Scooby are also planning to help take down some of the drones?" Strut asked.
"I think they already know," Rime replied.
"Wait, Fred and Scooby are planning to help take down some of the drones?" Mr. Bigmouth said.
"That's what I heard."
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"I guess Stripetail can tell Tarrax if he feels the need I would guess." Jason said as he adjusted the display so it was several feet across and easy for multiple folks to see.
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Stripetail took a peek through the telescope. Sure enough green Runes shone in the Sky.." The window that has no glass, a key that has no door. find me ere I'm lost forever more. where the soldiers change their clothes, where alice sips her tea there you shall find the next riddles three"
_
That sounds like a lod of gibberish: skull said.
_ its a riddle Skull' Stripetail said patiently. "And if we solve it, it will leads us not to one clue, but three..the window that has no glass, the key that has no door..' He muttered to himself..
_ alright now I'll move the Mystery Machine into position and you can take your shot.." Fred said as he took the wheel " Buckle up Scoob old bioy this is going to be rough..
_
Tarrax noticed more droones circling around the hotel as he flew over the tops of the Hotel " sara theres a drone of your left.. take it out!"
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Deimos leapt out of the van, snapped a launch tube into the control unit and aimed. He checked to make sure no one was behind him and there was a clear space so the backblast from the missile did no damage. He waited until a beep signaled a lock on. he then pressed the trigger and the missile flew from the launch tube and streaked into the night sky.
A few moments later, an explosion lit up the sky as the missile blasted apart the drone.
Deimos tossed the spent launch tube aside and loaded another one.
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At Pelvanida II several technicians were working at the open air command center. The night air provided a welcome relief from the blazing Nevadan sun.
The visual feed from one of the Helios IV drones abruptly cut out as it was destroyed.
"Chong! One of the Helios IV drones above the Inglorious Hotel has been destroyed! Most likely by a surface to air missile!" a Badger technician reported
A Rattlesnake technician at Pelvanida II examined the camera feed from the other Inglorious Hotel Helios IV drones. Sara and Tarrax were clearly visible on the screen. Without hesitation, he ordered the drones to launch Sidewinder anti-air missiles at the two.
"You idiot!" the Goat shouted. "You just alerted them to our presence!"
"So, they already know the drones are present? They'll try to shoot them down regardless so why not try to take at least one of the them down?" the technician countered.
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The three drones obeyed and fired a salvo of three missiles at the two Dragons.
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"Fred and Shaggy! Man the autocannon! Just we careful of where you're shooting!" Deimos ordered, scanning the night sky for more targets.
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Tarrax heard the hum of the missile and let forth a rush of flame from his mouth. the missile exploded with a loud bang as it hit the stream of white hot fire and the explosion was clearly visible from the hotel.
_
You have just alerted them completely and lost the element of surprise Chong Scoffed. " he frowned as he watched Tarrax destroy the first missile then a second. he turned to watch the third missile head towards Sara
_ Shaggy and Freddy helped load the cannon as quickly as possible. " Ready to fire!" shaggy called out. " Um, you're the expert! its all yours" shaggy said fumbling with the cannon slightly
Tarrax destroyed the second missile then noticed the third was heading towards Sara " Blast it Sara!" he roared in a deep growl.
_
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Jason reached into a pocket and pulled out his wrap around sensor glasses to get a better look at what the telescope was looking at as well as looking to see how Sara and Tarrax were doing.
"Quite a firefight up there from the looks of it." Brooklyn said shielding his eyes as he looked up.
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Sara breathed her dragonfire at the missile coming towards her, adding in a quick spell to add in a bit of emp burst as well into her dragonfire. She then looked to see where the next drone was to be taken out.
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the flare and spell destroyed the missile with ease and the fiery remains of the drone plunged to the ground "Nice work' Tarrax beamed as he flew towards the remaining Drones " Knock them out of the sky, either by tearing them to pieces withbyour claws or my melting them with fire." tarrax said.
_
Those dragons are powerful' Chong said as another drone was destroyed "So they do have some form of air defense, a very good one..' He muttered to himself.
_
Rhen ro rare ready Reddy, Rhaggy. " scooby said " Rire rhat rissile!"
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Deimos locked onto one of the remaining drones and fired. A hail of metal shrapnel rained down as the drone exploded. He tossed the spent launch tube aside and readied another one.
He noticed two other drones swooping low and he could see that they were armed with a set of rocket pods. "Freddy! Shaggy! We've got one incoming! Open fire!" he shouted over the explosions.
The last three drones turned towards Tarrax and Sara and fired off their entire set of Sidewinder anti-air missiles at the two Dragons. In total, six missiles streaked towards the two.
Deimos locked onto one of the three drones and fired. A few minutes later, an explosion signaled the demise of one of them.
"[censored]!" Deimos shouted, "I'm out of rockets!"
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"Chong! We have other Helios IV drones but they are currently at 75,000 feet. They are taking pictures but I have ordered them to do nothing else," the Goat said. He then glared at the Rattlesnake technician. "And any attempt at changing their commands will be dealt with severely!" he said.
"Nova II combat drones are also being prepared as well. These are much more heavily armed than the Helios IV spy drones. They carry up to 3,500 pounds of anti tank missiles, bombs or rocket pods," a Beaver technician said. He was reading the list of aircraft that were being prepared.
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Do not fire" Chong said angrily. " Do you wish to reveal our hand completely? who not tell them how many troops we have while you are at it?" He snapped. "Observe, but do nothing more Any more missiles get fired, and I'm having some roast meat for dinner!
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Tarrax let forth another stream of fire and burned away the missiles targeting him. ' sara, two on your left" He called out.
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Scooby held on tight to the passenger seat as Fred began backing the Mystery Machine back over the pavement.. "Rets ret rhis rover rith ro Ri ran ret rack ro Rixie" he said.
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Deimos looked at the approaching drones. "Shaggy! We're right on target!" He then activated the automated turret. Almost immediately, the autocannon roared to life. A hail of tracer and explosive ammunition stitched the night sky as the turret locked onto the two drones and began firing. The drones bobbed and weaved as they tried to dodge the hail of 20 mm shells but ultimately they were unsuccessful and the drones exploded in a ball of flame.
They were so close that the shockwave rocked the Mystery Machine.
"I think that's the last of them," Deimos said.
He then noticed that the cannon was attempting to lock onto Sara and Tarrax. Deimos quickly shut the turret down before it could fire.
Deimos turned to Shaggy, Scooby and Fred. "If you see any more drones, try to manually shoot them. The targeting computers apparently tried to lock onto Tarrax and Sara," he said.
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The entire Pelvanida Group stared at the night sky as the battle raged overhead.
"Looks like Deimos has got that autocannon working," Zachary said, looking at the streaks of red fire from the tracer rounds.
"Good, we'll need it and probably several more," Rime added.
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Jason watched as Sara used her dragonfire on the missiles and any drones closest to where she was.
"Quite a firefight. Reminds me of the big one, thought there was a large fire raging about too in parts of the city." Moran said also looking up.
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Nice work' Tarrax said flying over to Sara and giving her a friendly nuzzle "lets head back to the hotel
_ Stripetail smiled as he turned away from the telescope " Well we at least have an air defense thanks to Tarrax and Sara..
_ Thats wouldn't be good, although given the way they shoot fire I think they could disable a turret..
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Spyro and Cynder had watched the foiight with intense appreciation. They both had been involved in firefights before, but they were very impressed with Tarrax's performance. Cynder personally perfered Sara's methods..having used magic herself..
_ Fred looked at Deimos ; i don't see any more of those drone things.. we can head back now.
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Chong watched the final drone be destroyed. "Mr Goat, we will have to reassess our invasion strategies, the hotel currently will be very heavily guarded, and their breath can take out missiles and drones.
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Sara nuzzled Tarrax back as they flew back to the hotel. "May as well." She said.
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"It does look like they are finished." Jason said looking at the area where the 2 dragons were.
"I wonder what their next move will be." Brooklyn said still looking at the area where Tarrax and Sara were.
"perhaps nothing till the actual attack." Odysseus said looking up a bit also.
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Deimos looked around. "I'm going to take some parts of the drone to see if we can identify them," he said. "And Fred, this turret cost me over $20,000. I would prefer it not be destroyed before the war starts." He then went over to where the rocket armed drones were shot down.
Nothing was left of them but a pile of wreckage. He grabbed a black box from the wreckage and placed it into the Mystery Machine.
On his second trip, he tripped over another black box. He picked it up and placed it into the Mystery Machine. He then entered the Mystery Machine.
"Okay, we're ready to go. I picked up some flight data recorders from the drones. I want to see if we can extract useful data from them," he said.
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"Some of our missiles have a very long range. We could theoretically launch cruise missiles at them or we can resort to shelling them with artillery," the Goat said.
"Surf Point is a coastal town, we could always do shore bombardment," the Rattlesnake said.
"We have no navy."
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Rime nodded. "Well, maybe we don't need additional autocannon turrets," he said.
"Tarrax and Sara provide an excellent anti-air defense but they could be overwhelmed by a massive number of aircraft. Besides, if they do die or are injured in combat and we have no anti-air defenses, then what?" Strut replied.
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Its extremely unlikely that Tarrax will die, given that he's lived as long as I have" Stripetail replied. " as for being overwhelmed, that is a far more likely possibility. We're going to need more then just those two flying in the air. We have Cynder and spyro, who are also dragons, and a number of the Digimon can also fly.. I suspect that this air battle has been a wash, they have learned about some of our capabilities, and we have learned about some of theirs, however, we must adjust our strategies to reflect what we have learned. We must assume that they have the most advanced weaponry your world possesses, these "drones" are just the beginning" Stripetail frowned. " alert Captain Milos to these new developments as soon as possible..
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The Hotel is not our objective, the town is" chong replied "The Hotel is isolated, whatever protections they have, we can bypass by attacking the town. I don't care about one dumpy building, any more activity there will compromise much of our strategy. As for the cruise missiles.. launch one into the middle of Surf Point, as a warning shot, or retalitory strike, however you wish to call it. Chong looked at the screens which showed nothing but static.
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Fred climbed back into the driver's seat and turned the ignition. " Back to the hotel then. Nice shooting, you obviously know what you are doing. If I nmay ask how do you expect to gain any information from these boxes?' He asked as Shaggy buckled himself in.
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"Never reveal to your enemy what you do not want them to know if you can avoid it." Jason said.
"And misdirect and give mis information when you can." Odysseus said.
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we're ready if needed" Spyro said to Stripetail. 'if I may ask what did that riddle mean?
_ It will lead to the next few clues." stripetail replied, as he began looking around at the gathered group. " We must find the last of the clues before the invasion begins.. If we don't there won't be any time to complete the search, we'll be too busy fighting off the invasion.."
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"How long till the invasion happens?" Velma asked. "At least a week or so I hope."
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It will be a week, give ot take " Nick said. " Once Scooby and the others get back we need to figure out that riddle we saw in the sky.."
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"Good, I have a few things I want to do before the attack happens." Jason said. "If it gets done they may or may not help. Not sure yet." He said thinking of a few folks he'd like to pick up as well as wanting to get the 2 zords into working order.
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"Understood," Zachary said.
"Now where do we begin?" Rime asked.
"Perhaps we could look in the underground ballroom again?" Mr. Bigmouth said.
"'Alice sips her tea?'" Dr. Kerzach muttered, "Could it be a reference to Alice in Wonderland? "
"And down the rabbit hole!" Dr. Zanasiu said, "The clue may indeed refer to the underground ballroom that Mr. Bigmouth discovered."
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"See what type of drones they are and their stats," Deimos replied, buckling himself in.
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Two soldiers driving a mobile ballistic missile launching vehicle stopped by the command post.
"Chong, we have found and repaired several short range ballistic missiles. Though they normally carry cluster munitions; we can load them with chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons," one of the soldiers said. "We await your command to fire," he added.
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"I guess it would not refer to wonderland since that is pretty far from here. The only natural gate is over in England." Jason said.
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'Chemical is the most abundant of the weapons we hacve.. a good whiff of mustard gas particularly against people not previously exposed to it, would be very very effective.. Chong replied. Launch the weapon in 5 minutes.. pick out a target n the mif\ddle of the town.. and fire..
_ then that is where we will start searching' Stripetail replied. remember tough there are other parts of the clue.. there are 3 clues we'll find at the end of thos.. perhapd the owner ran short of time and hid several close together..
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The Window that has no glass the key that opens no door..' dixie mused as the group began heading dowewnstairs.
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Tiger walked along behind Stripetail " so what exactly was wrong with Tigress. " He demanded. Stripetail gave him a look. "Later Tiger, I have more important issues on my plate right now than your domestic affairs...
_ Domestic affairs? Tiger snapped " Look all I wanted was an answer wizard. " Tell me
_ Tigeer..' Stripetail's voice contained a note of warning. "He's busy Tiger" Dixie said coming up behind them.. " when he's ready he;'ll tell you. I didn't hear anything from Tigress when she came back in, so whatever problem she had, her immune system has taken care of it..
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The Pelvanida Group, the Lipizzaners and the NUMA Group headed downstairs.
The Lipizzaners donned their LED headlamps as they entered the passageway.
Mr. Bigmouth had a plain arrow already nocked in his bow. He was carrying a quiver with 25 poison arrows and 20 plain arrows.
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The soldier nodded and got back into the truck. "We have authorization to launch," he said.
The driver looked at an image of Surf Point that was generated from one of the surviving drones and pinpointed the town square. Even though it was nighttime, some sort of festival was taking place. "Target acquired," he said.
"Okay, we are ready to launch in 5 minutes. Target is Surf Point's town square. Estimated time of arrival: 1 hour." the driver said into his radio.
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"Copy that," the Goat said into his radio. He then turned to Chong. "They are preparing to launch. Target: Surf Point's town square. Time from launch to impact: 1 hour," he said.
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"Nothing serious, I can assure you." Jason said, thinking that wither Tigress knew herself or not she'd likely prefer to tell certain folks like Tiger herself then someone else.
"So where are we off to next?" Moran asked.
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Stripetail lit his staff casting a white .light on the room in front of them.. " look for anything that might look like a cup of tea. " He said, moving his staff around so the others could see. 'I'm not familiar with this place called Wonderland so others will have a better idea of what to look for" stripetail said
_ Fred pulled into as parking spot and stopped the van./. " alright guys we're heading back in
'Rixie, rhere rare rou?' Scooby said speaking into his ring
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Dixie heard Scooby calling her and Answer
We're headed down to the ballroom in the basement " Meet us there when you can. we're looking for more clues..
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Excellent. we'll give those fools something to think about..' my army is nearly ready although there's no such thing as too much scrap metal. we can use destroyed cars , for example as material for my metal army"He grinned as a counter appeared on the computer in front of him. the timer was now at 4; 30 and dropping.. "Lets see how the Surf point defender react to our strike.."
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The group was walking down the stairs behind Stripetail.
"We discovered a kitchen in the ballroom before," Werner said.
"Sounds like a good place to look for a cup of tea," Franz added.
"Maybe we have to make the tea?" Ms. Swimmer said. She had her twin sticks out and was looking for anything strange in the stairwell.
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Deimos got out of the Mystery Machine. The rocket launcher was strapped across his back and the black boxes he picked from the wreckage were tucked under his arms.
He entered the lobby and placed the ash covered boxes on the ground. He tore off a sheet from the guest book and quickly wrote a note explaining what they were and placed it on the boxes.
He then decided to relax in the dining room.
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"Target locked on and fire!" the soldier shouted. He slammed his fist down on a red button. With a loud roar, the missile flew from the launcher and soared into the night sky.
"We have liftoff!" the driver said.
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Nice work, in one hour, that strike will probably kill half of the town's remaining population.. normally that would be in thousands, but not now.. keep an eye on its trajectory.. we don't want any weather coming in and wrecking havoc.." Chong said.
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Scooby Shaggy abnd Frd made thier wau\y to the stairs leading down to the ball room
- Stitch and Angel activated their armor and followed Stripetail at a close pace. ' I've read Alice in Wonderlsnd Mr Stripetail.." Nani said. "I think "where Alice sips her tea" Refers to the Tea Party with the Mad Hatter, there might be something like a carvindg of the teaparty or a painting..
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Interesting Nick said. "What about the key that opens no door, and the window that has no glass..
Agumon stratched his head " could it be an animal perhaps .. Like a Monkey?"
He guessed. 'Theys a "key" in it but its not a key that opens a door..
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"Roger that," the driver said, saluting Chong. He kept a careful eye on the radar screen.
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"A window with no glass? What about a plasma window?" Dr. Kerzach said. He had a flashlight in one hand and his switchblade in the other.
"Yuri, I don't think plasma windows existed hundreds of years ago," Zachary said.
"Hey, I have heard the saying that 'eyes are the window to the soul'," Dirk said.
Mr. Bigmouth thought a moment. "You know Dirk, you may have a point. And the key that opens no door, it could arise in the term 'the key to love'." he said. He then narrowed his eyes in thought. "So that means we'll need to look for a romantic painting, possibly involving the consumption of tea."
"Hey Stripetail! I think Mr. Bigmouth and Dirk got the clue!" Rime called out.
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"It may make more sense once we get to the spot and get a good look around." Jason said, putting on his sensor wrap around glasses so he could see in the darkness.
Moran and Odysseus took out small flashlights to see better with Brooklyn not needing any help seeing in dark since he saw far better then humans did being a night species by nature.
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' what about the Window of opportunity? Nick suggested. "When it closes the opportunity is lost, and the window has no glass in it.. we just need to find if there are any painting involving a tea party..
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good suggestiona all around.. Nick has a good idea though.. the window of opportunity is something that is open only for a time,' stripetail said, As Tarrax Scooby Shaggy and Freddy reached them. " we have to find this "painting or carving soon.." Stripetail said as the y entered the ballroom. Strpetail hit his staff on the ground three times and the light coming from it became much brighter. lighting up the room, as if someone had flipped a switch. On the far wall there were three laarge paintings.. and a figure of a man stood there, dressed like a Confederate soldier..
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"Ah welcome back," Isaiah Thompson said.
The Lipizzaners turned off their headlamps and put them away.
"I'll check the kitchen," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"We'll examine the main areas for clues," Clive said. Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt stood by him.
"I'll accompany Mr. Bigmouth," Ms. Swimmer said.
"Zach, Rime and I'll stand guard," Dr. Zanasiu said. All three of them had their firearms and armor.
"Werner, Franz and I'll check the paintings in the back," Hans said.
Everyone then dispersed to their respective places.
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"If the Funky Phantom or Nugget Nose were here they may be able to get some information from the ghosts here, being ghosts themselves." Jason said.
(ooc: Those were 2 chars from cartoons in the 70's. Not made up chars.)
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Dixie turned and greeted Scooby with a hug. ' i see you made it back in one piece.. "Ri rot rucky" scooby said, as he looked around.
Patomon flew over towards the far wall were tghe painting were " Come on Tk help me look..
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the ghosts haven't exactly been willing to give up information" Stripetail replied as he headed towards the paintings.. ' By the way, wheres Demiimos?
_ He stayed upstairs I think" Shaggy replied
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Briggins came into the room where Deimos was resting. " Mind explaining why there are two black boxes on the front desk? The manager queired.
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"We may need Sherlock Holmes for this one." Moran said. "Or that Solar Pons chap."
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Nick frowned as he made his way towards the paintings they once must have been bautiful to look at, once, but years of dust had dulled their appearance...
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"They do look like they need restoration and conservation." Jason said as he looked over the paintings.
"indeed, quite a bit of both from the looks of it." Moran said.
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Deimos downed the margarita he had been drinking in one gulp. "Those were the flight data recorders I took from the drones, Tarrax, Sara, Scooby, Fred, Shaggy and myself shot down. We will be analyzing them for data in a few minutes," he said. He then headed out to the lobby where he grabbed his assault rifle and several magazines. He then headed down the stairs and in a few minutes arrived at the ballroom.
"Stripetail, I have salvaged some flight data recorders from the drones we shot down. I need help analyzing them later," he said.
"Hey, Deimos nice to see you back in one piece. Help us stand guard," Strut said,
Deimos did as he was told.
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The kitchen was very old but not dusty. Several cabinets had been opened.
Mr. Bigmouth was standing by with his bow at the ready.
Ms. Swimmer opened a cabinet and retrieved a container of tea. She placed that aside and opened the last cabinet. This one was filled with old crockery.
"Well, there's nothing more," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Ms. Swimmer shrugged and picked up the container of tea.
They then headed out of the kitchen.
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The NUMA group was examining every inch of the ballroom.
Werner and Franz actually removed one of the paintings from the wall and were examining the back of it.
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Excellent" stripetail nodded "I don't have the kind of technology you do on your world.. so, you'll have to explain to me some things..
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"Those will be useful, if we can access any data they may have." Jason said.
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"Unfortunately for the examination and extraction of information, we'll need Jason as none of us have the capabilities of breaking encrypted data," Deimos said.
"Stripetail, there is nothing in the kitchen except for this container of tea," Ms. Swimmer said, placing the tea on the ground next to Stripetail.
The Lipizzaners put the painting they were examining back. "Nothing but dust," Werner said.
They then moved onto the next painting. It was a large watercolor landscape that showed a couple picnicking on the beach.
Werner and Hans carefully lifted the painting off its mounting and placed it on the table where they could look over it.
Franz was examining a strange crack in the wall. Without warning, he drew his expandable baton, flicked it open and swung it at the crack. The plaster began crumbling away with each blow.
Soon, a keyhole was revealed behind the crack.
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"Glad to help." Jason said, "I just hope we can get some good and useful info out of them." He said.
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Nick looked at the last painting it was of a old fashioned tea party.. "Wait I think this painting fits the clue! Where alicxe sips her tea , this look like a tea party that might have taken place in England. as Nick tried to move the painting he heard a loud crack. the outlines of a door appeared around the keyhole..
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Odysseus & his friends looked over at the sound of the crack.
"Anyone have an old key handy?" Odysseus asked.
"I think I still have some lockpicks I picked up from a few missions back." Moran said.
"We could always try tearing or smashing the door open, always worked for me." Brooklyn said.
"I can try my Pyrosphere to open it." Guilmon said.
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Clive approached the door. "I've got a lock pick," he said. He then pulled out the lock pick from his pocket.
"I think I may have some specialized door breaching explosives I bought from Pete's Munitions," Deimos said.
Hans pulled out the ax that was strapped to his backpack. "I have an ax," he said.
Ms. Swimmer poured the container of tea into a nearby bowl. Among the tea leaves was a slip of paper. "Hey Stripetail, I found this in the tea leaves from the kitchen," she said, handing the piece of paper to Stripetail.
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The paper read ' Turn the party upside there you will find a kingdom's crown.." "Turn the painting of the party upside down! he said..
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Werner and Franz picked up the painting of the tea party and turned it upside down. As soon as they did so, a small key fell out of the frame with a clatter.
They placed the painting aside and examined the key.
"This key is too small to fit in the keyhole I found," Franz said.
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Why don't you try pushing on the door" Stripetail suggested "its the simpleast sloution and one we haven't yet tried..
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Brooklyn walked over to the door and in case it was trapped or something thwacked it with his tail.
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The thwack caused the door to swing inward. " Wow.. I didn't think that would work "Nick aid the group peared inside "the room inside was filled with bags busting with gold coins amnong them sat a golden crown enxcrusted with jewels.. there were three scrolls lying on the pile.. "Nice work Brooklyn" Goliath said.
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"I wonder if there are any magic or non magic traps in there, including those scrolls." Brooklyn said as he looked in the room.
"There may be, and maybe not." Odysseus said also looking into the room.
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Well there certainly was a kingdom's crown i n there. Stripetail said heading into the room. On a table there was a small chest with a keyhole that looked like it would fit the key thatr franz had found. Try that key on that chest and see whats inside..' stripetail said.
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"Yes, never can tell what is inside. That Link guy finds the strangest things in chests. " Jason said.
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Dixie was amazed at the sheer number of coins hifdden in this room.. " This places owner must have beenb as rich as a Robber Baron.. You know those bigwigs who amassed huge fortunes and hthen gave them away or tried to.."
"Whats a Robber Baron? Venus asked
The robber Barons ere a group of magnates who amassed huge fortunes during the late 19tbh and early 20th centuries"Nick said.
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Franz did as he was told. The chest opened to reveal another key, this one appeared to be carved from solid obsidian. He pulled the key out and showed it to Stripetail. "Hmm. Now all we need to do is find a keyhol that it belongs to," he said.
"Okay so we found treasure? So where exactly is the keyhole?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Dr. Kerzach picked up one of the scrolls and carefully unraveled it. It bore the symbol for fire. "Stripetail, you said that demons like heat?"
"I'll go check out the stove," Mr. Bigmouth said. He then retreated to the kitchen.
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The revelers at Surf Point were enjoying a night festival. Today was the annual Poseidon Festival that showcased all of Surf Point's seafood. A fishing competition.
Loud music blared over the town square as the revelers danced. All of a sudden, a tackle shop near the beach exploded.
Several more explosions tore through the night sky as the submunitions from the ballistic missile rained down and exploded, cratering the beach, destroying buildings and sending people running.
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Back at Pelvanida II, the Helios IV spy drones were showing the carnage wreaked by the ballistic missile.
"How's that?" the driver of the launcher asked. He was now watching the screen.
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hmm, quite effective' chong mused, as the mustard gas began to spread in the area. the painful screams were like music to Chongs ears " Very nice" he grinned sadistically..
Yes demons do like heat so we must be getting close on the table lay a tyellowed envolope 'it read to Whom it may concern...
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"Maybe this room use to be a speakeasy, or one of the owners or managers was a moonshiner or a bootlegger." Odysseus said, "Some folks made a fortune doing those sorts of things during prohibition. "
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this hotel might have been a speakeasy at some point.. its old ebough.." Nick added
Tiger sniffed the air " thees a weird smell down here...He growled " Guys be ready to digivolve if needed Tai said to Agumon and Agumina..
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Mr. Bigmouth entered the kitchen and began examining the oven. He noticed that it wobbled slightly. Out of curiosity he noticed that there was what seemed to be a keyhole in the back. He returned to the main room.
"Guys, the oven's got a keyhole in the back," he said.
Deimos closed his eyes and sniffed the air. "Yeah, it smells like something's burning," he said.
Rime sniffed the air as well. "I smell it too!"
"I'm going to see what's up," Zachary said. He then climbed up the stairs and headed to the lobby.
There, the burning smell got even stronger.
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Surf Point's fire and first aid units were on the scene and they were trying their best to deal with the number of dead and injured and they were trying to put out the fires that had been started by the conventional warheads.
All of the first responders wore fully encapsulated haz-mat suits as a precaution because due to reports of a strange odor.
Captain Milos was on scene as were several SPVDF troopers, all of them wore the same haz-mat suits as the rest of the group. He contacted Stripetail.
"Stripetail, this is Captain Milos. Surf Point has been hit by a missile and it appears to have been carrying some sort of chemical weapon. We think it is a blister agent. Milos out," he said into his radio.
(OOC - I assume Stripetail has a radio.)
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Stripetail's face grew hard as he heard Milos' report "Get here as soon as possible Captain. We believe the enemy is using advaced drones to scout out the area. We knocked down a few of them, but there are likely many more around Surf point..
_ great.. as If I didn't have enough problem on my plate.. we have dozens if not hundreds wounded, who knows how many dead, and this likely just a warning shot...I'll be up there tommorow if I can..
Stripetail nodded to mR Bigmouth " take the key and see if it opens..'
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"Sounds like we'll have to either help with the rescue effort or stay put and out of the way." Jason said as he heard the report.
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Breaking the curse comes first...' Stripetail said. " we are very close" he said holding up the letter which he had found inside the old envelope
" To whom it may concern, if you are reading these, then you have managed to find most of the clues i've hidden throughout my hotel. you have shown great courage abd ingenuity in getting this far. the final 3 clues are hidden in library among the books, i tell you this because my strength is leaving me, i have failed to defeat the demon that keeps the curse on my hotel, and the battle has left me broken, and my time on this earth runs short.. suceed wghere i have failed, and free the souls trapped in my hotel!
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Jason rubbed his chin, "A demon? Maybe I should get hellboy, being a demon he should know how to deal with demons." Jason said.
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we have enough od us here to habn\ndle a demon Jason.. Stripetail said " Once everyone is together, we'll head to the library..
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"Yea, he'd probably want to blow up the demon or something." Moran said.
"Remember what Abe Sapien said once, "Hellboy likes to blow things up." Brooklyn said.
(ooc: An actual, or very close to an actual, quote of something Abe Sapien said in a graphic novel.)
"Still, I just hope there is enough of us here to deal with the demon." Jason said.
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Venus looked at Mikey and the other turtles " So whats the plsn for tommorow"
Well we're going into town to check up on how much the damage is.. Everyone Surf Point has been struck, by what appears to be a missile" Stripetail said
a hush spread through the group
_ are People hurt, Sora Mimi and Kari cried
_ Yes according to Captain, the number of injured is large' Stripetail said gravely
" we have to help them " spyro spoke up..What happens if there is another attack?
_ There will be a full-scale invasion on that town a week Spyro the Dragon, this is only the beginning' Stripetail thundered. He sighed "it is not easy to hear of injury and death, but such is life.."
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\The Pelvanida Group, the Lipizzaners and the NUMA group all stood in silence.
"Why do I have this feeling it was a chemical weapon involved?" Zachary said.
"We must help them as soon as we get the opportunity," Setsuna added.
Mr. Bigmouth picked up the obsidian key and stuck it into the key hole in the oven. To his surprise, a few clicks were heard and Mr. Bigmouth was able to push the oven back. A ramp seemed to lead into the darkness and a sulfurous odor with a blast of heat came from the ramp. He then returned to the main area.
"There's another entrance under the oven. And judging from the heat and sulfurous odor; it may be the home of the demon," he said.
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likely " stripetail said " first. though to the library, the last few clues are hidden in there. the first owner of the hotel hid them there because his strength was waning, he tried to defeat the demon and failed.."
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So hidden among the books " Nani said
_ i hate books Bulk said
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And stitch" Stripetail raised a paw " No tearing the books apart Several of these books are very old and likely brittle..
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"One of my spells allows me to manipulate light objects. This may be of use," Setsuna added.
"Well, let's say we head to the library?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Perhaps we should lock the entrance," Zachary said.
Mr. Bigmouth returned to the kitchen and locked the entrance to the demon's lair. He then stuck the key in his leaf pouch.
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Agumon paused as the group started heading back " You guys ready for this demon " He asked Gabumon, and Biyomon " definitely' Biuymon replied..
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"Any idea which books the clues may be in? Besides among the oldest books that were here originally." Jason said.
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No" Stripetail sighed It simply said in the library"
_ Can we take a break after we search a bit" skull asked.
_ Stripetail looked at him' We're very close Skull to lifting the ghosts of this hotel from their curse
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But not all of us want the curse lifted" the Pie throwing ghost said as she appeared in front of them on the stairs "some of us like the current arrangement..
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"We're ready to fight," Deimos said.
The rest of the Pelvanida group nodded as they headed up the stairs.
"Stripetail, do you think the magically charged arrows will be more effective than my poisoned arrows?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
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" Its hard to say really, since we don't know much about the demon other than hes a fiery creature and hes a powerful one.." Stripetail said as he paused to the Piethrowing ghost appeared. " Let us pass sprit
And why Should I squirrell? she said mockingly " You haven't exactly treated the other ghosts here with much deference " we're trying to go about our ghostly ubusiness and you subject us to spells and whatnot, and you don't think you'll get payback for it?"
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Mr. Bigmouth nocked an arrow into his bow.
"Lower your weapon," Ms. Swimmer said to him. Her twin sticks were out but she had them in a relaxed position.
Mr. Bigmouth did as he was told but an arrow was still in his bow.
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we are very close to lifting the curse Dixie began but she was cut off
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I'd keep my mouth shut, you flirtatious mutt" The ghost snapped " Or would you like me to tell everyone what you've been doing with with your little girlfriends?
Dixie's face turned into a snarl.. But was held back by Scooby's paw.
_ Shut up you floating spook" tiger growled " No doubt you've floated into our rooms when we were sleeping or being intimate.. so what?"
Both Tigress and Agumina looked at him. Cynder appreciated Tiger's defense of Dixie.. she was very close to the Great Dane..
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Just let us Pass Hunter said , putting an arrow to his new bow..
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"If we do not lift this curse, we will not be able to defend this hotel," Rime said.
"You are a voyueristic [censored]!" Deimos spat. His face had twisted into snarl, revealing his serrated teeth.
"Deimos, let it go," Setsuna said.
Mr. Bigmouth had an arrow ready to fire.
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The arrows will not work on her" Stripetail said coldly
_ Float away you cold hearted" Nick grit his teeth cutting off the profanity he was about to utter
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Spirit your attenmpt at blackmail leaves me with little incentive to " Behave".. Stripetail said simply "We'll walk right through if you do not vanish' as he said this he was hit it the face with a pair of pies right after the other, one was lemon meringue the other blackberry. the remained seeped down Stripetail's face as the ghost cackled with laughter..
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Deimos simply attempted to walk through the spirit. He gestured in a "follow me" manner.
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Stripetail walked through the ghost leaving a trail of pie as he walked " He was angry,m as one might expect, but he was not the type to lose himself over a few pies in the face.. Scooby walked through the ghost and shivered in was like walking through a frigid lake in wintertime, without any clothing on.. Cynder Spyro, Agumon, Agumina and Genki followed suit ' ghost vanuished before Skiuill could pass through.. she had had her fun..
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"Annoying." Jason said as he and his friends walked with the others.
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Very much so
Stripetail muttered " at least it wasn't you getting pied in the face.." He added " i took one for the team" Fred grinned a little at self deprecation, but Gabumon looked upset
- Are you ok Mr Stripetail " Lilo asked looking worried " I'll be fine Lilo, lets just look for thee clues and finish lifting the curse.. then you folks can spend the next couple days enjoying yourselves in town.."
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The Pelvanida Group, the Lipizzaners and the NUMA group headed up the stairs.
"Let's hope the next ghosts we meet are not hostile," Setsuna said.
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well, the demon we will face will definitely be" spyro said ruffling his wings as he made his way up the staird sparx would never believe that had happened to him.. "How are you feeling" cynder whispered as she came up behind him " fine.. How and you and Dixie getting along.. 'Great..' Cnde trailed off. "What between you two stays there. I must hope you don't complain about me while with her " Cynder grimaced " No!" she fairly shouted.
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"Most demons are not very nice, except for a few." Jason said. "Some have a very sadistic idea of fun."
"Not like Hellboy, who would rather drink beer, play poker, and smoke cigars. While watching some tv."
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this hotel has been fascinating " Izzy said as they passed the 5th floor " all these ghosts and weird rooms.. people won't believe half of what has gone on here..
_ I think thats the point Izzy" tentomon said " This place has been around a klong time, these things have been happening for awhile.."
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"It is a very old hotel. Older then many other buildings around." Jason said.
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"I'm not sure if there's much of Surf Point to enjoy," Deimos said.
The group was making its way to the library.
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still, it would not do to be cooped up in this hotel for the next week" stripetail replied. " After the incident at the mall, i doubt you'd want to go back there.." He added as they reached the 7th floor and headed to the library, which was filled with old books. Some of them had visited the library before, but this time there was increased interest, somwhere among the books lay the last of the cklues the owner of the hotel had hidden to guide them towards breaking the curse.
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"Maybe there are other places we can go to. a mall in another universe. Maybe to Dinotopia or Pern. Reminds me. I wonder how those humans get those cute fire lizards." Sara said.
"Easy, as Menolly said. The moment they hatch just stuff their little bellies with food and they'll impress on you." Moran said.
"I wonder if they'd like a cheese burger." Brooklyn said.
"It would be ok, though the are carnivores. They do need plenty of boron in their diet though." Jason said.
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"So where do we start?" Rime asked.
"Try geology," Hans suggested.
Clive, Dirk, Jose, Al and Kurt were browsing through the stacks for anything related to demons.
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Scooby, Agumon, and Spyro started looking on the left side of the room, Dixie, Tigress and Angel on the right side.. Cynder sat in the middle of room, glancing around at the others..
Stripetail looked at a shelf od books that looked old and worn..
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Jason, Moran, Sara and Odysseus put on white gloves, the type similar to what some folks who deal with old books and paper wear, before they started looking through any of the old books to see if they could find anything they were looking for. Sara's being a high class type and designed for dragons to wear.
Guilmon and Brooklyn took as much care as they could. And with their claws wearing gloves would be difficult.
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Tai, Martt and Sora took dowb book and paged through them hoping to find anything to could. as Tai closed a book he notice a slight bulge in its spine. he carried the book over to Stripetail and gently pushed the space between the bounbd book and its cover, and a some piece of paper and a piece of metal slid out. " the small piece of paper was actually part of a later " Here in Rome I buried My Treasure, where Jupiter looked down I placed.. Stripetail picked up the small piece of metal which bore the image oif a trident.. ' We've found.. something" He said to the others..
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"What would that be?" Jason said.
"A Dickens first edition like this book?" Moran asked looking up from a book he was looking over.
"And this is a first edition of the Wizard of oz." Sara said.
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The NUMA group turned around.
"Hey, the trident is the symbol of Neptune, god of the sea!" Dirk said.
"So maybe the clue is something to do with water," Jose added.
"Wait, don't tell me we may have to do a diving expedition?" Clive asked.
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"Wait, what's this?" Dr. Kerzach asked as he found an old piece of paper wedged inside an an old book on geology he was looking at.
He opened the folded piece of paper up and read it. The paper read, "I am born from fire but I have the appearance of ice,"
"Guys! We have another clue! I think we need to find something that's made of diamond," Dr. Kerzach said, holding up the piece of paper.
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Stripetail examined the piece of paper, it was part of the same letter he had found. "Nice work.gentlemen, you have found a clue..
_ Er Stripetail" Agumina spoke up, can our armor work underwater../"
_ Well I wouldn't have you go down to the bottom of the ocean, but yes the armors magic can protect you underwater. the magic creates an air bubble around you, so that you can breath comfortably underwater. like with others things the armors powers aren't infinite, there are limits. i personally wouldn't want you deep underwater longer than a couple hours, for safety reasons.'
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Wait so this armor will let me breath underwater?' Tiger asked " stripetail nodded, then tjuurned to the NUMA group, there is likely a third piece in one of these books.. find it..
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"Deep underwater diving? Sounds like some may have to use that liquid stuff that has lots of oxygen in it. I saw that in a movie." Brooklyn said.
"I have some of that in the tardis I think. And some vac suits." Jason said. "I may have some electronic gills, but those are not safe for deep diving. Only liquid breathing apparatus type of diving is." Jason said. "unless you have access to a force field or some other super high tech, or an aquatic form designed to dive that deep."
"Or we can use magic." Sara said.
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"Myself, Clive, Jose, Al and Kurt are experienced SCUBA divers," Dirk said.
"Even though I am a powerful swimmer, deep diving is out of the question," Ms. Swimmer said. She was looking around the room for clues as she was mostly illiterate.
"Ms. Swimmer, you shouldn't be in the water with your injuries anyways," Dr. Zanasiu replied.
Mr. Bigmouth held his chin in thought. "We've got fire and water. Wait, Stripetail, perhaps we are looking at an elemental link. We've found earth, represented by the underground ballroom; fire, represented by the diamond; aether, represented by the moon and water, represented by the trident! So the missing element may be air!"
"Mr. Bigmouth, I think you may be onto something!" Strut said. He was browsing an old book on pharmacology.
"So that means that we'll need to find a book on weather?" Deimos asked. He was reading a book on ancient weaponry.
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"The chapter where Bilbo finds the ring in this first edition of the hobbit is very different then the cartoon or the book I read before." Brooklyn said.
"Tolkein edited the chapter so it would fit in better with the lord of the rings." Jason said.
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Thats possible.. The riddle said something about Rome" stripetail said " hid his treasure where Jupiter looked down.. look for a book on Roman history...'
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"Like this dusty one?" Jason said holding up a book." Jason said. "I bit dusty but it is a book on roman history."
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Look through it see if theres a piece of paper stuc inside.. or some amulet.." stripetail said.. as he poured over the shelves looked for books with "Rome in the title..
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Jason felt along the top and felt a spot where the pages were not all together, but a bit of paper or something was sticking up. He opened the book near that spot and turned the pages, taking care considering the age of the book. He found and held up some paper wrapped around something.
Brooklyn sniffed at it. "It smells pretty old." He said.
Jason held it in one hand and unwrapped it. "Looks like something wrapped in some old paper." He said.
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Put it on the table over here" stripetail said "so we can have a better look at it.. its probably an amulet.."
_ So we're close to the end?' Dixie said lookimng at him..
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Jason walked over towards the table. Sara did a clean cantrip to clean the table before Jason put the object wrapped in old paper onto the table.
"I do hope it is the next bit of clue that we need." Jason said.
"Maybe it'll make more sense once we have all the clues together." Velma said.
"It well may." Sara said.
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Hans was reading a book on the Roman Empire when something fell out of the pages. He picked it up. It appeared to be a lightning bolt pendent. He turned it over to Stripetail.
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Ah, this is Jupiter's symbol' Nick said looking at the pendant.. " Now Jupiter and Neptune were brothers and they had another brother Pluto.. so I'm guessing thats Pluto's emblem that Jason found.
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Jason slowly unwrapped the paper and held the amulet in one hand as he unwrapped the note and used the amulet to hold down one side of the paper.
"Not a long one. Says: "In the lands where Pluto dwell, I can be found."
"The greek name is Τάρταρος. means something like deep place in English." Odysseus said.
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its underground' Striptetail said his eyes gleaming. as he joined the three pieces of paper together tin stant he was holding a complete page in his paw " Congratulations, you have solved all my clues, open the book on Alexander the Sixth, there you will find my last treasure... I am dying my friends, I will pass across not long., after i finish writing this.. the demon awaits you, may the divine protect you and grant you better sucess than he granted me.. farewell..
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"Zeus, isn't that the guy who married his sister?" Brooklyn asked.
"That was all the rage back then among the gods, marrying your relatives. Even the Egyptian gods and pharaohs were doing it. Never could understand that myself, maybe it's a god thing." Odysseus said.
"A book on Alexander the 6th." Let's all look for the book." Sara said.
"Alexander the 6th? I didn't know Alexander the great had kids." Brooklyn said.
"He did, but his son was murdered & wasn't an adult and his generals decided up his empire among themselves." Odysseus said.
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The Lipizzaners were examining all the books in the library for anything related to Alexander the Great.
Hans retrieved something written by Plutarch. He carefully opened it up and found a piece of paper he opened it up only to find something written in Greek
"Does anyone read Greek?" Hans asked.
Dr. Zanasiu, Strut, Dr. Kerzach and Rime were looking through a large pile of history books.
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Odysseus looked over at Hans. "I can, it's my native language." He said.
"I would do a joke here, but it would be to easy." Brooklyn said.
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Alexander the Sixth was a pope .. Nick said" He is mentioned in the book" the Count of Monte Cristo.."
_Never heard of it" skull said..
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"I've read that, or part of it anyway. Lex showed it to me on this site that has lots of old books for free that a bunch of folks have scanned in." Brooklyn said.
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'looks for something like :popes- a history" a "great Popes and the worlkd" or something like that" stripetail said..
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"Is there some sort of index for this library?" Sara asks as she looks for one.
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No there isn't Briggins said entering.. "Trying to organize these books has been a task i've considered for ,any years but never got around to it,. How goes the hunt..?"
_ Captain Milos looked out from the hazmat suit he was wearing. " These basterds are using chemical weapons! He fumed.. "Whats the casualty rate?' Hesked a beagle soldier who was looking at a clipboard.
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"Guess we have to look for any books on the history of the popes, the catholic church or maybe of the roman empire since that became catholic after a certain point." Jason said.
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The Beagle soldier looked around at the haz-mat suit clad soldiers, firefighters and EMTs. "It appears the gas kills in roughly 30 minutes at maximum. The strange part is that our chemical detectors register it as mustard gas but mustard gas usually kills in several hours," he said.
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Hans turned the piece of paper over to Odysseus.
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Ms. Swimmer casually twirled her twin sticks like batons. She was careful not to hit anyone.
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Werner, Franz, Kurt, Jose and Clive were searching for books on Catholicism. Mr. Bigmouth was carrying a large stack of books they had already found.
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great so its weaponized mustard gas.. at least its not Agent Orange' Milos fumed.. " How many dead have been conformed so far..
At least 25 sir"Mitch repilied though his gas mask.. ' Thats very preliminary the number will likely be higher..
"Great, I'm going to have to meet with the wizard tommorow" Milos grumbled.
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Odysseus took the paper and looked it over before translating what the paper said and saying it aloud.
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find the paper which leads to spada." hmm.. interesting ' Nick mused sitting down with a book. as Spyro carried another book in his claws.
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"find the paper that leads to the spatula? Those are in the kitchen." Brooklyn said.
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spada.. which is the name of an old italian family" Briggins said
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"That isn't the mafia don, is it wise to mess with him?" Brooklyn said.
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those were the corleones, no the Spadas were a family of princes and cardinals. They were a very famous family" Briggins replied They died out about 200 years ago or so.."
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"Do we have to save the last heir and make sure he or she is crowned or something to help break the curse?" Brooklyn asked.
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no, I think we only neeecd to find the passage mentioning Spada.."Stripetail said..
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the spadas are no more, the last Spada was a count who outlived his nephews.." Briggins said.
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"I wonder if there are any notes he wrote down on where passages are." Brooklyn said. "Some folks take personal memories and diaries."
"And some folks in pre modern times use to keep all the letters they received. " Odysseus said.
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Maybe, maybe not, at any ratem its very unlikely those notes would be here" briggins said with a casual air..
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"So what do we do? Rip up the hotel?" Deimos asked with a sigh.
"Deimos, let's not do that unless we really have no choice," Mr. Bigmouth scolded.
"So we've hit a dead end," Dirk said with a sigh.
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"We can see if project Gutenberg has anything on that family." Brooklyn said.
"It would depend if any books about them are public domain." Odysseus said.
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See if there is a ciopy of the count of Monte Crristo in here' Nick suggested.. lets see The Author is Alndere Dumas, so star t looking for "Dumas"..
Suddenly Dixie pulled out a large leatherbound book " i think this is it" She Said it was indeed The Count of Monte Cristo.. "Look for any mention Of spada" Nick said eagerly lets see it would be in the earlier sections of the book. ' dixie flipped to the pages as he did a large metal crest fell out of the book. Nick picked it up and looked over the Library " look theres a crest missing on this wall over there.. I wonder He murmured as he placed the crest into position, immediately there was a clicking sound, and the turning of wheels, a section of the book shelf swing open.. Nick Grabbed the side of the bookshelf and pulled revealing the contents of the secret room to all. This room was stuffed with treasure, gold, jewels and precious pearls. on a nearby heep lay a old piece of paper. " Congratulations, you have solve all my clues! all my wealth, that I have hidden throughout my hotrel, is yours! The last challenge before you.. is the toughest.. the demon who is the last barrier to lifting the curse, and who stopped me from lifting it myself.. he is a master of fire, his very breath sucks your strength away.. his powers were too great for me.. use the key to the stove, beyond is his lair.. i go to my eternal rest.. hoping that the curse placed on my hotel may finally be dispelled.."
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"Hmm, I would assume being a demon himself Hellboy would know about fighting demons." Brooklyn said.
"I can ask him. He's faught all sorts of beings, mages, gods, ghosts, Rasputin, and other things." Jason said.
"Then there is the Puritan Solomon Kane, though he's from the past and not a very nice guy, as I recall. Though no puritan really was." Odysseus said. "Kull was nicer and Conan & Bran Mak Morn."
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I vote we tackle the demon tommorow" Gomamon said, raising his paw We've been looking through this library for hours..
_ gomamon is right" Joe said "Its nearly 9:30.. and I think we should turn in.. I know we're real close, but that can wait for another day..' Joe explained..
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Pete, with Godzooki and the others, had been exploring the town a bit and visited the mall once.
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So where should we head now?' Gadzuki asked " they had avoided the area where the missile struck although they had heard the sirens and the bustle of volunteers doing what they could for the Victims..
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"Well," Pete said as he thought and looked around a bit, "We could go back to the Calico, or we could try that place that looks like a hotel there." Pete said pointing to what looked like a hotel.
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" Definitely the hotel' Gadzuki said "Besides with all the bustle going on, I won't be able to sleep in the calico.."
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"And there'll be more room in the hotel anyway. I wonder if they'l have lots of food." Pete wondered. "Shall we go and ask them?" He said.
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"You sure it's safe with all the ghosts and minotaur running around loose?" Brooklyn said.
"not to mention the ghosts." Velma said.
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yes it is safe " Stripetail replied. "go to your rooms everyone, tommorow, we begin the final leg of our journey.. lifting the curse.. now.. good night.." he said .
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"I'm not sure, ghosts can just walk or flaot t hrough walls." Velma said.
"Not everything. There is a certain alloy they can't to through. Superman can't bend it, & Phantom Woman can't phase through it. Though I don't think that alloy exists here, at least not yet." Jason said.
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Ghosts have not bothered us to this point" dixie pointed out..
They did to me..' Venus exclaimed ;' there's the ghost of a man in my room!"
Rhen rove ro ranother room' Scooby said..
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"I"m not sure." Velma said.
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you can stay with us Velma" dixie said " There's strength in numbers velma." Shaggy agreeed. '
_ Cynder yawned she was getting quite tired.. ' I think a giood nights sleep will do me a world of good" she said.
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"Thanks, that may be best." Velma said.
"Indeed. Wonder if I have time to enchant a demon slaying weapon." Sara said.
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It will take all of us to defeat this demon ' Stripetail said to them. "But it is indeed late. tomorrow, we will find out how bad the situation is Surf Point from the assault that Dragonstorm launched this evening.. We will tackle the demon tomorrow, for now I suggest we all get a good nights sleep.. Deimos Strut, wake me if Captain Milos contacts m" Stripetail said handing Deimos a walkie talkie that Milos had given him..
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"Galatine here can kill demons as easily as anything else." Odysseus said.
"A good night's sleep may well be needed by many." Jason said.
"Indeed. Things may look different in the morning after a good rest and breakfast." Moran said.
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The Gang soon headed the seperate ways towards thier riooms. stripetail closed the secret passage and took the creast with him to his room. sCooby and Dixie headed to thier room, followed closely by Cynder and Spyro.cynder hugged dixie in parting them turned to enter he room. "good night you guys" spyro said.. " we're nearly there..
_ roog right Ryro" scooby said, as Dixie motioned him to follow her to bed/ Dixie chandged into her nightgown, and got into bed. thier room was much muxh cleaner than it had been earlierm, due to Robbie concerted effort.. scoooby soon joined her in bed, giving her a warm lick and nuzzle. ' roog right Rixie..'
Night scooby" Dixie replied as they soon fell asleep.
- lilo stitch and angeel fell asleep soon afterwards in thier room
Tiger and Tigeresss snuggled up against genki, on opposite sides. Genki relaxes the wilves warm fur keeping him warm despite the drafty windows..
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Jason and his friends went to their various rooms, though not along, doubling up in other rooms for safety if nothing else.
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Ms. Swimmer was busy changing the dressings on her wounds.
Mr. Bigmouth was also busy cleaning his rifle. His bow and quiver were placed next to Ms. Swimmer's club and twin sticks.
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Deimos kept the radio by the toilet as he took a shower.
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Strut was cleaning his shotgun.
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Dr. Zanasiu slowly slid into bed and Rime cuddled next to him.
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Franz, Werner and Hans each washed up and went to bed in their respective rooms.
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The NUMA group slowly got into bed. They each shared one room with Dirk and Kurt getting the two beds, Clive getting the sofa, Jose and Al getting the floor.
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Setsuna was already asleep in her room.
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Zachary and Strut were already asleep in Zachary's room. Strut had converted his room into a weapons repair shop.
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At "Pelvanida II" it was already night time and several soldiers and scientists worked by the light of powerful lamps to salvage whatever was available.
Several scientists leapt out of a 6x6 military truck that drove up to Chong. Several pieces of scrap metal were visible in the back.
"Chong, we have discovered Pelvanida's pride and joy. The Einstein-Rosen bridge. This device creates an artificial wormhole, allowing the user to travel between dimensions and time," a Raven scientist said.
"Unfortunately, a massive amount of energy is required to power the device. Not to mention the damage it has sustained will need to be repaired," a Human scientist added.
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I do not think my magical powers by themselves will be sufficient to power this device.." chong said after looking at the device The device was in several pieces, it would take time to repair. 'How long do you think, Mr goat it will take to repair this device?. if repaired , this device could prove very useful against Surf Point, or in conquering other dimensions, which we might look at once this war is over, which it should be relatively quickly. "How long, Raven do you estimate the Surf Point Defenders can hold out, given the images from survaillance?"
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The Goat examined a piece of metal. "I am a soldier not a scientist," he replied.
The Raven looked over the wreckage. "Sadly, judging from the extensive damage, it would take months to repair. And that is assuming we can obtain the materials," he said.
"We will obtain the materials. We will either salvage from Pelvanida or steal them," the Goat replied.
The Human was examining the display. "It looks like quite a bit of the SPVD troopers are casualties themselves. I would wager that they could hold out for 2-3 days," he said.
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let me see.. ah yes ' 1,127 casualties, 117 fatalities including 42 soldiers' Chong smirked " that's 42 we don't have to worry about.. that strike was a success.." he turned to the others. "months eh, well then we'll have to put repairing it on the backburner for the time being, the war is the more important thing. we are now 6 days gentlemen, from our beginning assault, I don't want any delays that will allow that damned wizard a chance to rally their defenses..although from the dragons knocking out our drones it appears he already has enough to protect that hotel.. Fine he can have it, it's a shell of a building anyway.. the town is our main objective.
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"We lack the materials to repair it in any case," the Raven replied.
"However, the airfield is fully repaired and the air force is almost fully repaired," the Goat said.
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Good, have them ready.. I must return to creating my army, which now nearly 3000 strong " Chong grinned maliciously. " By the time the invasion starts I hope to have ten thousand of them.."
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"More scrap metal needed?" the Goat asked. "Quite of a few of my men have spotted a ruined cafe."
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Where is this ruined cafe? I do not want you ripping up what is left of my resteraunt! I have plans to rebuild there.. using the blood of my former employees in the mortar and their skin in the bricks.. once I am finished with them.. although my mages have failed to kill them" Chong grumbled..
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"It appears to be down the road from Pelvanida. The name on it is Chaparral Diner," the Goat said.
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that's different.. salvage whatever you can from that place.. tear whatever in usable out.. if you have to destroy what left of it.. pass yourself as as a demolition crew if you have to..
_ chong said " now i must return to my work gentlemen, take a few hours rest after salvaging that place.. even we need our sleep.."
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"Understood," the Goat said. He then turned to his men. "All right, prepare for a salvage run!"
His men then leapt into two 6x6 trucks and headed down the dark path.
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chong, headed back to his 'magic lair' as he called it, where a couple of his mages stood waiting for him. " we have much work to do" He began
_ The morning soo came.. and Scooby stirred from his bed " Dixie slept on beside him, and velma slept on a cot next to thier bed.
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Jason went to his room with Guilmon, then used the crystal given to him to teleport them both to the inside of the tardis. "I've still got 2 zords to repair and can sleep a bit later." he said. "Shall we go?" he asked.
"Sure." Guilmon said. They went to where the 2 zords were kept.
"I wonder why the abandoned this one. It seemed to have only minimal damage." Jason said.
"maybe got busy and forgot it." Guilmon said.
"Could be, humans do act pretty strange at times. Let's fix this one. it can be brought to full condition first." jason said.
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Tarrax went to his room with Sara, and soon fell asleep with her in his arms.. "You're a wonderful dragoness Sara.. I'm lucky the dragon-gods have allowed me to meet you" He said softly..
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"& for them allowing me to meet a wonderful person like you." Sara said before kissing Tarrrax.
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Jason's other friends went to rooms, though none of them alone.
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Jason started working on the dragonzord, first taking out it's limited vocal output and replacing it so it could do more sounds including talking. Then he used the crystal to teleport back to his hotel room. He took out the crystal and put it on the bed then took out his saber and held it up so he morphed. Once that was done he put the saber into it's sheath then picked up the crystal and teleported back to where he was before.
"here, put this on the table." he said to Guilmon and handed over the crystal & picked up a small flashlight before going into the dragonzord's cockpit.
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Dr. Zanasiu got up only to find Rime already washing up.
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Dr. Kerzach had already washed up and was busy heading to the kitchen to cook breakfast.
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The rest of the Pelvanida group, the NUMA group and the Lipizzaners were still asleep.
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Tarrax kissed her back, and began to mate with her, caressing her body with his claw, and entangling himself with her ...finally placing himself inside her..this lastedd for nearly an hour, before tarrax pulled away from her "Once more, and you are mine.." He said, kissing her passionately on the lips, and feeling the swell of her chest as it pressed against his. Tarrax pulled away, it was now past midnight " goodnight, my dear' He said settling back against the pillows..
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(OOC - Wait, is it late at night or in the morning?)
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Sara kissed and nuzzled with Tarrax. "Then it'll be 5." She said to him.
Her hands caressing his body during their time together before she snuggled with him as they both went to sleep.
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Inside the cockpit it was pretty dark. He turned on the flashlight and looked around, seeing a few objects. These he took outside to get a better look.
Once he looked over the objects. He saw one was a morpher with a coin in the front, some sort of dagger, and some papers. He looked over the papers first in case they'd have some information and not someone's shopping list or recipe, though that could be interesting also.
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( it is Morning now. i just describe some of what happened overnight)
Tiger stirred from his sleep
The Clock on mightstand read 6:38. " gahh" He muttered shaking his fur around as she he stretched " time to get something to eat"' he climbed off the bed and headed to the door Both Tigeress and Genki were still asleep..
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Jason and Guilmon spent part of the night repairing the dragonzord and Jason also took the dragon coin and put it into a project he had started but never gotten around to finishing, making a spare morpher that could also double as a wrist computer. He put the dragon coin into this and put it on his wrist. It was only slightly thicker then the dragoncoin by several sheets of paper due to the high tech of its' construction. It had a holographic display output and the capacity to beam the output instead onto the retina directly if one looked at a spot designed to do that with the computer able to track where the eyes were and could slightly alter the readout so the image would look fully 3d to the brain. And a built in security system also.
Then they teleported back to the hotel room and managed to get some sleep as well.
Sara & the others spent the night asleep. Pete, his aunt, and Godzooky had gotten a room and had gone to sleep.
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Dr. Kerzach and Haresh were making breakfast. Hash browns, potstickers, omlettes made to order. bacon, sausage and cereal were being prepared.
Dr. Kerzach quickly flipped the hash browns over as he poured them into a serving tray.
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The Lipizzaners were awake and preparing for the day.
Franz was swapping out his horseshoes, he casually threw them against the wall but he put too much force behind the throw and embedded the horseshoes into the wall.
Hans was busy changing into casual clothing.
Werner was already on his way to breakfast along with Deimos, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer.
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Tigress and Genki wove a bit later and headed dow n to breakfast They were soon joined by Agumon aGumina and thier fellow Digimon, along with Hunter Spyro and Cynder. Stripetail appeared shortly after 7, Scooby and his mate dixie appeared a few minutes later " good morning everyone!" stripetail said cheerfully I do hope all of you slept well.."
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soon the dining room filled with guests. tigress and agumina sat opposite their partners who were eyeing the various breakfast foods that the kitchen staff was bringing out..
- you sleep well Agumina?" tigress asked her friend, as Genki came back with a plate full of steaming hot food.
- the walkie talkie of Stripetail's began to buzz' wizard! come in! this is captain Milos! Over!
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Jason and his friends, except for Sara, awoke and got ready before heading down to the dining room.
"I do wonder what sorts of stuff they'll have to eat this morning." Jason said.
"As well done as before I do say." Moran said.
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Pete awoke early and went to see if there was any breakfast and if there were he'd go back to tell his aunt and the others in his room about it.
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Gadzuki followed Pete down the Staits
_ tarrax, Bulk and skull and lilo and Stitch all made thier way to the dining room..
_ Hey Velma1 Veemon said eagerly " How are you doing today?"
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Nick strode out towards the kitchen where he found Kerzach and Haresh hard at work " Do you guys mind tossing a few hash browns on a plate for Me? Briggins is sending me up to clean the 8th floor bathrooms " Nick shuddered " that place hasn't been cleaned in years..and now we wants me to clean it..
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"Good morning." Pete said to Godzooky. "Let's see if they have anything for breakfast." Pete said.
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Jason & some of his friends walked into the dining room.
"I wonder what sort of choice they have for a repast." Moran said looking around a bit.
"Assuming we are not to early." Jason said.
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Deimos turned the radio over to Stripetail. "Stripetail, Capt. Milos is on the line," he said. He returned to eating his sausages.
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Mr. Bigmouth stuck his head into the kitchen. "Nick, I'm done eating. I'll help you," he said.
Dr. Kerzach tossed some hash browns on the plate and set it aside.
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Stripetail took the radio " I'm here captain. What seems to be the problem?
_ the problem wizard is that we were struck by a missile carrying mustard gas! The number oof injured is about 1300, the number of dead is now 150, and is likely to rise.. and thats from one strike! Now, could you possibly put a spell on the town so that it could protect the people?
_ stripetail sighed " Captain Milos, there are limits to what magic can do, magic cannot stop bullets, only deflect them. a missile is a large bullet forr all intents and opurposes and the same limits apply. Any spell I put on the town,would not withstand a barrage of those missiles. i could put up a shield, but again that would not withstand a fullfledged asualt. it would protect the town long enough to get the civilians out, however..'
- i'm coming over to the hotel today.. "Milos replied. 'As it seems to be better protected than the town..
_ It is easier to guard a small area than a large one, Captain.. ' Stripetail replied.
_ we need to plan for a retreat, our forces are too small to hold up along st more missiles like those. that was a warning shot, a taste of whats to come.. and things are very bleak for us.. morale is starting to slip..
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Jason went to see what they had to offer. He looked over the choices before making his choice.
Guilmon, as usual, using a serving tray to put his food onto since when he ate he liked to eat a lot.
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" I was going to hsave my group go into town..' stripetail began
_ Have them avoid the center. there is still too much mustard gas in the air for it to be dafe.." Milos replied " i'll be over at 11 am Milos out.."
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Brooklyn entered the dining area, yawning a bit as he headed over to where the food selection area was at so he could select his food.
Sara started to get up and started to get ready to come down.
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Nick noded gratefully as he took the plate of hash browns " thanks guys cleaning dirty bathrooms gives one an appetite..
_ Did you sleep well?' tarrax muttered as he stirred from his slumber.. " It must be time for breakfast
- Nani Lilo, Angel and Stitch took turns getting food from the buffet. Nani got a apple turnover, some milk and some waffles. lilo got pancakes hash browns and a biscuits, while the two aleins piled their plated high with some of everything. stitch rubbed his ckaws together with glee "Mesa hungry! Finding treasure really work up appetite
_ Inded" Angel said, taking a big bite of a pancake..
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Sara nodded, "It smells like they have already set some out." She said. "did you sleep well dear?" She asked as she reached over to hug and kiss him.
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Jason choose a breakfast, the healthiest he could pick, and went over to set next to Guilmon.
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Tarrax pressed his mouth to hers and explored her mouth with his tongue. "Yes I did " he said upon breaking the kiss. " but now it is time for us to get some food into us..
- outside the hotel a strange grvehicle approached, containing 6 dogs, 5 male and one female. the female colleen was looking at a map. " so where is this Glorious hotel the master was speaking off she asked the driver, whose name was Hunter "I'm not finding it on this map..
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Exile held up a finger, "Remember when we get to hotel I call dibbsky on being first to drink from toilet." He said.
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Sara nuzzled Tarrax, "yes, hard for us to get food into ourselves up here." She said. "As much fun as it may be." She said taking pause from their kiss as she caressed his chest and sides.
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"They have some great food again." Brooklyn said as he sat down nearby.
"The eggs are great." Velma said.
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Exile I'm sure they have water' Colleen said ' She was the second ranking Rover, behind only Hunter, who was driving. Colleen was originally from England and had been the pet of the Queen for nearly ten years now. Hunter was now on his third US president, Blitz stayed with the Russian president in Moscow...
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"If they dont' have water they can't make those funny drinks with those cute tiny umbrellas in them." Exile said.
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Terry came down to choose some biscuits and sausage to start with, and a bit of fruit also. He then went to sit somewhere at random.
Odysseus choose a bit of this and that and went to sit down. "Smells great." he said.
"Guess this will have to do since they have no chips, candy, or ice cream." Mikey said picking out some fruit, whole wheat, and some other healthy foods.
"Mikey you can't have just candy and ice cream for breakfast." Leonardo said who had chosen mainly fruit, viggies and some other very healthy stuff to eat.
"Why not, they are part of the essential food groups." Mikey said.
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' You're not supposed to have a ton of sugar.. if you do you gain weight " Venus said :' I read that somewhere, at least
- Dixie and Scooby reached the dinning room, and picked out a table in the middle. Cynder anf Spyro joined them at their table, each having already gotten some food
- So, whats the plan for today?' Cynder asking, nibbling at some of her food. "we could go shopping again?
_ Not so soon after being trapped in that mall for several hours" dixie replied, " we could go see a movie..
_ oh.. cool
Spyro said. " so is it just going to be.. well you two.." He trailed off.
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not necessarily..' dixie replied " If you want to come with, you're welcome to come along.. If you boys don't like the movie we select you can pick another movie.. but you shouldn't assume that its just going to be the two of us lesving you boys alone..
- can we come Tigress asked Tiger looked at her " Tigeress , you don;t just invite yourself to something like that" He fumed..
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"Quite a selection food they have here." Terry said.
"Yes, quite a bit." Velma said.
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"But sugar is a vital food." Mikey said.
Raph gently poked Mikey in the belly, "Keep eating that stuff and there'll be enough of you for there to be 2 turtles." Raph said. "Remember what happened the last time you ate a lot of cake and ice cream for breakfast?"
"I had fun. It was great." Mikey said smiling at the memory.
"And when master found out he made you do exercises till he got tired." Raph said.
"Yea, with him sitting on my back or shoulders the whole time. That was a major bummer." Mikey said.
"Having some food like that is ok now and then but not all the time." Leonardo said.
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"Guys, perhaps we should start taking stock of the weapons we can use against the demon," Deimos said.
"Deimos, don't even think of trying to wheel in the autocannon," Rime replied. He was sipping a glass of ice water.
"Well, we've got a grenade launcher with HEAT and airburst rounds, 3 shotgunners, two snipers, several mages - including possibly the most powerful here -, 4 magical knights , an archer with explosive and poison arrows, and at least 3 riflemen," Zachary replied. He then turned to Nani and Shaggy. "Erm, I counted you two as riflemen for the demon battle," he added.
"What about Dr. Kerzach and Ms. Swimmer?"
"Those two fight exclusively at melee range. If we have them get close they could end up getting shot," Deimos replied. "Not to mention, despite the fact that both are powerful melee fighters, we do not want to engage the demon in hand-to-hand combat."
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Back at Pelvanida II, the truck returned with a full load of scrap metal. "Chong!" the Goat said, leaping from the back of the truck. "We have acquired some scrap metal for your purposes. And we will now be-"
The Goat was cut off by the sound of something large being dragged towards them. Soon, 4 of the Pelvanida II soldiers headed into view. lit by the powerful floodlights that were scattered around the base. Between them they carried 2 rather young men, one a Raven and the other a Human. Both had been bound with plastic flex cuffs.
"What the [censored] are these two doing here?" the Goat demanded.
"Sir, we caught them prowling around the airfields," one of the soldiers, a colossal Malamute said.
"We just got lost!" the Raven protested.
"Silence!" the Malamute roared. He then shoved the Raven face first into the desert rock.
"We have reason to believe that they're spies or saboteurs," another soldier, this one a short but stocky Human added.
"Any proof?" the Goat asked.
The Human soldier reached inside a pocket on his fatigues and removed what seemed to be a tracking device. "We caught one this one planting this on a Helios IV spy drone,"
The Goat said nothing but unholstered his pistol, went up to the Raven and shot him in the head at point blank range. "If you catch any more spies, save me the trouble and kill them yourself," he said coldly to the soldiers.
He then turned to Chong. "The other one's yours," he added.
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"I think I have enough food. How about you Guilmon?" Jason asks him looking over to where he is.
"Almost enough, but ok for now." Guilmon said.
"I wonder where he puts all of it." Odysseus said wonder how Guilmon can eat so much.
"I put it into my mouth." Guilmon said pointing to his mouth as he opened it.
"Similarity to how much Shaggy and Scooby can eat so much at one time." Velma said.
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Why are you here? Chong whispered in the Human's ear. "You are now completely at my mercy,you know.. I don't tolerate those who sabatoge my plans, but.. I will cut you a deal. Tell me how and why you did it, and i'll let you live.. for now.. Refuse and you'll be the first test subject of my army..
You're forgetting the Digimon, Tiger Tigress and Stitch' stripetail pointed out..
_ Sure thats fine " Nani shrugged " So exactly when are we going after the demon?
_ tonight" stripetail said firmly
Which is why we need to prepare now, and give you folks some time to enjoy yourselves
_ Being trapped in that mall was not what i consider fun" Agumina groaned
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The extreme dinosaurs came down the stairs heading to the dining room.
"See, if we had that popeye alarm clock I saw on sale on ebay we'd have woken up earlier." Bullseye said.
"We don't need that alarm clock and often we don't need one at all." Spike said. "You spend to much money as it is buying all that useless junk."
"Perhaps we can find something else more pleasant to talk about then that. " T-bone said.
"yea, like what movie are you guys looking forward to next." Stegs said.
"Nothing that that Boll guy. I think the human race should disown him, as bad as his movies are." Spike said.
"Him and that guy who made batman and robin." Bullseye said.
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That was Micheal Schmacher, hes made some terrible movies nick said, on his way to the 8th floor. " but he made a lot of money.."
_ Well Agumina I could take you to see a movie..' agumon suggested ' so you're dating her Agumon " Biyomon grinned " Well its about time.
_Cynder looked at Tigress ' Sure If yyou want to come along
Can we come Venus asked " I haven'rt seen a movie in well.. ever.."
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I don't know anything we weren't spies I argh' Chong seized him by the throat.. 'then Why should i keep you alive? hmm.. I think I'll let you think it over.. He gestured and a steel cage appeared, he threw the Young human, whose name was Darren, inside.." You have until morning to tell me.. or I'll use you for target practice" Chong sneered.
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Briggins took a cup of coffee and sat back. " You have 5 days before this army id going to sweep those this region.. he said to them, pausing to sip from his cofeee. " This plsace will serve as a refuge for refugees, at least my business will be good..' he said , more to himself than the others..
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"I do hope they have a cool movie showing." Mikey said.
"I think both of them should be banned from making any movies." Spike said.
"I read Uwe only made bad movies due to a loophole in German law so he could make an awful movie and he and his investors would get a big tax write off." Odysseus said.
"I heard Ebert didn't just give the movies those 2 made a thumbs down but stuck his tongue out. Not sure if it's true, just what I read." Bullseye said.
"Uwe has challenged he'll box anyone who has said bad stuff of his movies but he's not responded to my response to his public challenge." Odysseus said.
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well, we'll just have to check it out " Spyro said. tiger grumbled.. ' alright I'll take you to a movie.. the good.. excuse me' Tigeress said feeling a rumblebin her stomach.. the rumbling became worse as she ran to the bathroom, and it mixed with a feeling of mausea. she just managed to duck inside before the sound of vomiting could be heard
_ Tiger frowned. " at least she cleared her plate.. he saids as Genki shok her head " something wrong with her Tiger'
_ Genki she got it looked at, it was nothing..' tiger repled defensively..
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"How do we make sure we'll be safe this time and there'll not be a repeat of the mall?" Brooklyn asked.
"Those going to the movie can be turned invisible before they leave the hotel and become visible at the ticket booth, if it's safe from view. Then turned invisible while in the movie theater before they leave and become visible once they are in the lobby here. " Jason said. "Or teleported there and back, or using a wormhole or boom tube to travel both directions."
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err if we're invisible, how can we see the movie?' Tiger replied. dixie looked at him ' Be nice Tiger, for once in your life..
_ Hey, I'm taking her on a date, what more do you want? She hasn't exactly been hangigout with me" Tiger added defensively, as Tigress stumbled out of the restroom..
_ I just want to see a movie Venus said I'm not picky..
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The Goat leered at Darren. "Don't think we'll be any softer. We'd like a 'volunteer' for a mission," he said. He then turned to his men. "All right, we'll need the night shift," he said.
He then retreated to his tent and woke up his tentmate; a wiry Human.
"You're up," he replied as he slid into his cot.
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"I heard Surf Point has some really great reefs. We're planning to scuba dive," Dirk said. He was eating some pineapple.
The rest of the NUMA group agreed
"I'm up for some fishing," Rime said. He was sipping some hot tea.
"I'd like to do that too," Deimos replied.
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Thats fine.. " Stripetail nodded " Just go ahead and enjoy yourselves.. Captain Milos will be over at 11.. so I'll meet with him while the rest of you enjoy yourselves..
_Darren slumped against the bars of his cage there was a small dish, wmeant for dogs and it was filled with half a sandwich and water
_ your last meal if you don't cooperate" chond said sadistically " Farewell, my young friend.. until morning..
(Pelvanida is several hours behind Surf point, so while it is morning in Surf point, it is still night in Pelvanida)
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"If an invisibility spell is done right you can see perfectly well while invisible, or using other forms of invisibility. Just ask Sue Richards about that. There are some flawed invisibility spells or very simple ones that leave you blind while you are invisible." Jason said. "Though you can use a wormhole or boom tube instead."
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what about a cloak? Dixie asked
Invisibility cloaks work, but they lose their power over time. they can tear, become translucent, and otherwise less effective " stripetail said, sipping from his drink..
- I'm going to the beach Daphne said "I packed my bathing suit suntan lotion and everything.. I even packed one for Freddy." freedy stratched his head, he nearly forgot his swimming trunks..
- Lets go to the beach Velma Veemon asked
_ Definitely Joe and Gomamon said together..
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Velma nodded, "I think I'd like to go to the beach. It has been a while." Velma said.
"Be sure to take your digivice and other handy things like that." Jason said.
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Shaggy grinned I'm definitely catching some waves, sorry Scoob"
-Bulk Skull and Bg pondered what to do
We'll go to the movies too Skull said. " we still money from outr lsast movie
merlin appeared reading a book
I must catch up on my reading.. Magicurum.." He muttered
The Rovrs machine pulled into the parking lot. " Alright everyone lets head out "colleen said in a thick British accent.
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Exile looked at the hotel as he got out. "It look like cleaning lady go on vacation and never come back."
Pete paused in his eating to look over at Godzooky. "So zooky do you want to go to the beach or see a movie?" He asked, after hearing some of what the others were going to do.
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Well Master said it wasn't in very good shape.. we'll check in..
Er Hunter.. what do we do for money " colleen asked.. hunter frowned Well if he objects we'll just have Exile here feeze him or Blitz tell one of his jokes..
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er Whats a movie Godzilla jr spoke up " I might want to go to that, I've already seen plenty of beaches..
Angel and Stitch climbed onto Scooby and Dixie a fact which did not sit well with either of them " come on Angel get off" dixie said ' Wesa wanna come too' Angel said
Please Stitch said sticking his face into scooby's 'ralright rine, rut rone relse' he said..
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"You go into a dark room and they show you on screen some pictures that go by so fast the look like they are moving." Pete said, not sure exactly how to explain what a movie is.
"Or I can just bite his Touche." Blitz said.
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umm.. that should be as a last resort blitz, remember when you bit the tush of the president of pakistan? he nearly started war because of that" hunter replied as they entered
_ Um. One room pleaseColleen said as they rang the bell'
Sign in your names" Briggins sais said
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"He had it coming." Blitz said as he crossed his arms.
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(OOC - Yeah. I know that. The Pelvanida soldiers are setting up the "night shift" at roughly 3:00 AM.)
"Guys, Rime and I are going fishing on the beach too," Deimos said.
"Deimos, we left the fishing gear at Shaggy's house," Rime replied.
"We'll rent some from the beach."
"Well, we're heading out for some scuba adventure," Dirk replied. He got up and headed to his room. Clive, Al, Jose and Kurt followed him,
"I'd like to this world," Setsuna said.
Ms. Swimmer sighed. "And I have to stay here while my wounds heal,"
Setsuna turned to Ms. Swimmer. "Pardon me but I could not help but hear that you needed some healing?"
"Thank you. What can you do?" Ms. Swimmer replied.
Setsuna closed her eyes and pointed at Ms. Swimmer. A blue glow transferred from her to Ms. Swimmer. A blinding flash then erupted and Ms. Swimmer looked at her body. The bandages and sutures were on the floor and she was completely healed.
Setsuna wobbled for a moment before Hans and Werner caught her and helped her into a chair.
"Thank you...," Ms. Swimmer began.
"Name's Setsuna," Setsuna said weakly.
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Most impressive " stripetail said coming over to check on her.. 'where we are is only one tiny portion of this world, it would take decades to truly explore this world, even if it is small, by planet standards. by all means, go , explore, before we are forced into conflict..."
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"Setsuna, we'd be willing to accompany you," Hans said.
"Thank you Hans,"
"I would be willing to come with you too," Ms. Swimmer said.
"Thank you...," Setsuna trailed off.
"Ms. Swimmer. And you are?"
"Setsuna," Setsuna replied.
"Guys, we're heading to the scuba expedition!" Dirk said, poking his head into the dining room. he was wearing his wetsuit and an air tank was strapped to his back Behind him, Al, Clive, Jose and Kurt were similarly outfitted.
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"Sounds like some are going to the beach and some to the movies. I guess some of the others will be staying here, or will they go elsewhere?" Jason said.
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Almost everyone with be either going to the movies or the beach.. stripetail replied "I will be meeting with Captain milos and Nick and Briggins are working.."
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i definitely will enjoy soaking up some sun..' Fred said ' we've been stuck in this hotel for awhile
- We got some great footage for our show though Freddy.." Daphne beamed.
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Dr. Kerzach and Haresh were busy scrubbing the pots and pans.
"Damn it! Why can't we go out of the hotel?" Dr. Kerzach fumed. He was busy scrubbing the frying pan he used for preparing hash browns.
"Kerzach! Less talk! More scrubbing!" Haresh scolded. He was washing the utensils they had used for cooking.
"[censored] off! I kicked your ass in a fight!"
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suddenly haresh's Crystal began to glow brightly " Haresh! a harsh voice sounded out " Where are you? I need you to decide a prisoners fate for me!"
_ darren huddled against the back part of his cage, the morning was drawuiing near, and his time was running out..
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Haresh dropped his tools and went to the crystal. "Master Chong! I am at your service!" he said.
He then thought a moment. "Extract as much information as possible and use him as a bargaining chip," he said. He then ran out of the kitchen and fetched Stripetail.
"Stripetail, Chong's got a prisoner but where did he get them from?" he said.
"Haresh, I can explain," Deimos said, "Late last night, I spoke to some former Pelvanida employees. I hired them to try and scope out Chong's base and engage in sabotage. Unfortunately, I have not heard from any of them since."
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One of the guards, a nasty looking Lion shoved the muzzle of his shotgun into Darren's face. "Die by Chong's tests or die by our 'mission'. Choose wisely," he said with a sneer.
The other guard, a Chimpanzee, smiled at Darren. "Time's running out," he said coldly.
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"Maybe we should have a way to keep in touch in case trouble happens at 1 location we can keep in touch and tell the other." Brooklyn said.
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I Have a Human here, named Darreen.. He was caught spying on us. we executed the other one., a raven i think.. and this huyuman could be useful.... ' He paused as he heard Haresh's suggestion.. " Well, I'm not much into bargaining, I don't bargain at all myself, either the job is done or it isn't, no half way measures..
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Darren gulped as he felt the cold nuzzle of the gun pressed to his forehead.
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Keep Chong occupied, Do not let him execute that prisoner.." stripetail said to Haresh. "Do what you can.."
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"Understood," Haresh said. He then returned to the crystal. "Master Chong, have you considered the fact that there may be multiple spies? Also, what do you think that Nick may have hired them." he said.
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The Goat, who had woken up and eaten breakfast a few hours ago, went up to Chong.
"Chong, my men had an idea for the prisoner. We tossed around the idea of shipping him back to Surf Point but with a bomb implanted inside of him," he said with a sick grin.
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Back at Pelvanida II, an Iguana, was in the process of limpet mine to a helicopter gunship when two soldiers went up to him. He spotted them and ran. He pulled out his radio. "Deimos, this is Chame, charge is -" he was cut off by several gunshots to the torso.
The two soldiers went up to the severely injured Iguana, now prone in the desert rock.
"Should have made sure no one was watching you," the first soldier leered. He then obliterated the Iguana's head with a point-blank shotgun blast.
The second soldier pulled out his radio. "Chong, this is Chelo, we have eliminated a saboteur. Chelo out," he said.
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Deimos unleashed a stream of profanity as the radio transmission was cut off by several gunshots. "[censored], [censored], [censored]! My last ditch attempt at averting this failed and now sixteen people are dead!"
"What were you planning to do?" Zachary asked.
"I hired 16 former Pelvanida soldiers to return to Pelvanida and sabotage equipment. I ordered them to aim for military vehicles and logistical equipment. And now, they failed." A few tears dripped down Deimos's face.
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Maultiple spies? Possible.. As for Nick, he is too much of a simpleton to have hired them.. no it was more likely the US military or those Pelvanida fools' Chong replied. he heard the goats suggestion and smiled."your sadism Mr Goat is refreshing.. but I think theres a better way to handle this human ' He heard Chemo 's report "So there were more than just those two.. hmm.... the human's value just grew.. and saved his skin for a few more hours. Interrogate him at noon, Mr Goat.. its nearly 7:30 now..have him think it over a little more..
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Stripetail looked at Deimos ' It was a valiant effort, but one which would have taken more than just a few friends to be successful.. not when we're dealing with these types of creatures.. " he said. "Thise Dragonstorm types are not ones to be trifled with, of course if the roles we're reversed we wouldn't show them much mercy either. Spying in war, usually gets you killed if you are caught, that is how it works in most worlds, mine is no exception.."
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"Wolverine would have been great for that mission. Shooting him in the head just gets him mad at you. Or the Shadow, or the Spider." Odysseus said.
"The Spider, my." Jason said, "I've not heard of a more bloodthirsty pulp hero before."
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Deimos slammed his fist into the nearest object, which happened to be the wood door. His powerful muscles gave his fist so much power that the wood splintered into pieces. "Chong and those Dragonstorm [censored]ers need to [censored]ing die!" he said between sobs. At this point tears were streaming down his face.
Rime looked at Deimos. "I don't think Deimos has ever exhibited something like this,"
"He's lost 16 of his friends, who willingly followed his proposal. Anger is a perfectly normal grief response," Zachary said.
Dr. Zanasiu went up to Deimos. "Deimos, why don't you wash up and we'll go watch a movie?" he asked.
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"Lucky for you, Darren, you just got a 'live for a few more hours card'," the Goat said. "I suggest you reconsider your decision to be so silent," he added with a grin.
"I have a feeling that Nick did hire the spies. I think you told us he has a vendetta against you," a Human technician said.
The Goat turned to the technician. "Or perhaps it could be the Pelvanida group? They hate us too with a passion and they have the resources to hire former Pelvanida soldiers!" he snapped.
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Nick wouldn't have the resources on his own.. no if it was him, the wizard probably bankrolled it.. ' chong replied. "Besides we have a contact on the other end, who would probably know better than either of us whether this was planned by my former employee.. But If he does tell us.. hmm. that will reduce the usefulness of this human
_ Don't torture me! Darren cried out, with a pleading note in his voice..
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The Goat sneered at Darren. "Torture? Nah, we won't do that. We'll do worse!"
"I guess knowing who hired the spies is not needed info now," the technician said.
"It isn't."
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Still, the human may know inimtimate details of the plot, and WHy he was hired, and how much he was paid..' Chong smiled evilly. "Never miss an opportunity to learn information, you never know when it may come in handy..
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Dr. Zanasiu escorted Deimos out of the dining room.
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"Chong, night shift has retrieved some heavy weapons from the ruins of Pelvanida. The vehicles they were attached too were too badly damaged to repair so they took the weapons," a technician said, reading the status report of the night crew.
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Good Work.. i've got it.. We'll use Darren here to disable all attempts to sabatoge our planes. if he dies in trying to disarm then well no skin off our backs.. " Chiong smiled "Unlock the cage and give him a flashlight and a piece of bread.. We're going to put him to work.."
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The Goat did as he was told. "Today's your lucky day, Darren, you get to help us fix the damage your 'friends' caused to our planes,"
"Erm, Chong, we'll need to give him tools to disarm the devices and that could be dangerous," the Lion soldier said.
"Give him the tools but if he makes any threatening move with the tools, kill him," the Goat said. "Besides, the hard armor plates in your bullet resistant vest will protect you against stabbing attacks."
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One of the mechanics passing by a Helios IV spy drone spotted a strange white device attached to the fuel tank. He glanced closely at it and tried to remove it with his tools.
However, as he did so, he triggered the device's anti-handling mechanism, setting off a charge of plastic explosive that shattered the fuel tank and set the drone ablaze. The mechanic died in the fiery blast.
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Darren shuddered as he watched the body of the illfated mechanic burn " i. I win't run away.' he stammered
_ good Chong said coldly, in a voice that made the hair on Darren's neck stand on end " Because these men and creatures would shoot you dead before you took two steps.. you do this for us.. and I'll send you back to Surf Point alive.. and with a little message for the one who sent you....
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"And don't even THINK about intentionally triggering the anti-handling devices!" the Goat said icily.
A Bison soldier handed Darren a tool box. "Go to the airfield first," he ordered.
Darren gulped and did as he was told. The others followed him
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Several Pelvanida staff were busy trying to extinguish the flaming jet fuel leaking from the drone.
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If he survives this , Bind Him hand and foot, gag him, and throw a 100 hour timer in there with him" Chong said to the goat. It should reach Surf Pint with about 20 hours to go.. that bomb will contain enough magical energy to level a couple city blocks " Chong said holding up a device he had been working on.. "This device is something I've been working on.. Darren here will serve as a nice test subject.. he laughed wickedly as Darren was lead away to do his first task. while the other 15 sabatuers had been killed they had been sucessful at rigging about a third of planes and drones with these devices..
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Darren went up to one of helicopter gunships. There was a small grey blister on the helicopter's underbelly. He crawled under it and slowly removed it.
A Pelvanida soldier had him gently lower it into a reinforced basket for dealing with bombs and unexploded munitions. the soldier then sealed the basket and gently carried it out into the desert.
Darren then crawled out from underneath the helicopter and moved to the next one.
"What do we do with these bombs?" the Lion guard asked.
"We destroy them via controlled detonation," the Goat replied.
"Wait, can Chong enchant them or something?"
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I Can, but only up to a certain amount' chong admitted "I've been using a lot of energy to create my metal monster army, so my powers are not quite at full strength.. I will be able to destroy these munitions..
_ Darren worked carefully to remove the next device from a drone..
_ Meanwhile the moviegoing group was ready. Venus smiled at Mikey would holding a handful of flowers (which he was taken from a vase nearby, but Venus hadn't notice..
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"We've got explosives for that," the Goat said.
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"Shaggy," Dr. Zanasiu said, "I'm going to take Rime, Deimos, Zachary and Strut to see a movie. You want to come?"
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Sure thing, then afterwards I'm heading to the beach " shaggy said "Velma, you want to come..?' he asked his fellow mystery Inc member
- Cynder whispered into dixies ear " You sure do attract a croud when you suggest something, the other clamor to join, so much for privacy..
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Its fine Dixie whispered back, there's lots of couples here not just us.. now if we could ever find someone for the squirell" she laughed and Cynder did too.. " you';re going to get in so much trouble for that" cynder grinned..
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Then use them Chong replied " once you think you have enough, pile them up and blow them up..
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Velma nodded, "Sure. I've seen a movie recently and I'm more in the mood for a fun time at the beach. It'll be great to have us all at the beach having fun." Velma said looking forward to it.
Sara nods, "A movie may be fun." Sara said.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Deimos, Zachary and Strut headed out of the parking lot.
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The NUMA group arrived at Surf Point. They were standing in front of the visitor center.
"Guys, we'll have to scrap the SCUBA diving plan," Dirk said, pointing to a flyer taped onto the beach bulletin board.
The flyer read:
Notice: By order of the Surf Point Health Administration and the Surf Point Volunteer Defense Force, all swimming and fishing is banned in wake of a chemical attack.
Clive sighed. "Let's go back to the hotel and walk around downtown," he said.
The group then headed back to their car.
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Are you sure you can behave you two' Nani asked looking at Stitch and Angel
" We stay with Leader and Botchibo' Stitch said climbing onto Scooby, who groaned. Ri rope rou ron't rock ry riew rof rhe rovoiie Ritch" He said to the blue Alein who was grinning broadly.
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"I'm sure we'll all have lots of fun, regardless of which place we go to." Sara said.
"I certainly do hope so." Jason said. "But we have to be alert."
"Perhaps we'd all best go either invisible or have ourselves altered so we won't be recognized." Brooklyn said. "At least those leaving the hotel."
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Well I can change our appearanes if you want to go that step' tarrax replied " Remember Jhow I changed the Pelvanida group, and then Scooby and Spyro?
__ Yeah, turn the boys back into girls' Cynder grinned..
- rer rets read rout" scooby said. 'He did not want to be turned into "Doona again.. ' rho rants ro ro rin rhe rystery rachine?"
_ you're not changing me" tiger said "Nor me,' Chimed in Agumon. "
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"I could turn into Growlmon or Wargrowlmon." Guilmon said, "That is different."
"That would attract quite a bit of attention, "Jason said.
"Unless we're in Tokyo. Can't go more then a few blocks without seeing a giant monster there." Odyseus said, keeping his face calm so it would be hard to tell if he were kidding or being serious.
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That's Digivolving Gabumon pointed out.. you could creat disguise for us. " He said to tarrax " alright those who want to be disguised come forward...'
Darren continued removing devices from planes and drobnes he was about halfway through...
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"What sort of disguises do you have in mind?" Jason asked.
"Doubt it would work on me. Circe tried to change me and after a what Hermes gave me on order from Zeus I have been immune to that sort of magic. " Odysseus said.
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it is an illusion, one that can be dispelled by strong enough magic" tarrax explained.. " It is only temporary, i'll remove once the film is over.. as for what forms i can hange you into, the sky's the limit, i could make you male or female, big or small, if you want to be some form, i can make you into that form..
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Dirk and the group arrived back at the hotel.
"Back so soon?" Strut asked.
"They don't allow fishing or swimming because of the chemical attack," Kurt said.
"So what do you plan to do?"
"We're going to walk around town."
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Darren was at the last rigged aircraft, a large and heavily armed long range bomber. He noticed a large bomb placed onto the wing.
I don't think they're really going to let me live. I'd commit suicide and at least partially fulfill Deimos's mission. he thought.
He then attempted to detonate the device.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," a Hawk guard said, placing his pistol to Darren's head.
Darren gulped and removed the device. A soldier took it and placed it out in the desert. "That's the last of them," he said.
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"That would be pretty good. We'd need to see what each other looks like and maybe a simple hand sign to signal the other we are from the hotel. One that could look like a normal thing to do. Something like rubbing one's chin or running one's fingers through one's hair with one specific hand or something like that. " Jason said.
"If we do that it woudl have to be something simple and looks natural." Brooklyn said.
"Hades is a nice guy sometimes. But you had better keep your hand on your wallet when he's around. Since he is the god of thieves, among other things. Though he seldom did that and only for fun, on orders from Zues or certain gods, to teach someone a lesson help someone or for a bit of mischief now and then. I've heard his son Autolycus, my grandfather was a great thief." Odysseus said.
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tie him up' chong ordered ' we're going to send you to surf point.. with a little present for our friends there' chong said motioning to the goat. "cut him open and install this bomb. he said motioning to the black bomb next to him..' i will magically link it to my own bomb.. once its safely inside him, bind him, gag him, and throw him in .. this box' chong gestured and large crate appeared out of midair.. theres enough holes in it to allow him to breathe through his nose ' he smirked the as dragonstorm forced seized Darren..
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so what form would you like to be.. I'll change you before we get out of the vehicle " tarrax said so you can think it over on the way..
scooby and dixie climbed into the mystery machine. agumon agumina, tiger tigeress and stitch climbed into the middle seat. angel, spyro and cynder climbed into the back seat where they waited for venus and mikey to join them..
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"No, I'd rather die!" Darren shouted.
"You're gonna die soon so just wait," the Hawk said coldly.
Two guards, both of them Bison, pinned Darren to the ground and proceeded to bind him with cable ties. They then carried him off to the "surgical theater", which was a crude open air operating room/hospital.
Another guard carrying the bomb followed the two Bison.
Several minutes later, bloodcurdling screams issued in the distance.
"Oops, looks like we forgot the anestheia," the Goat said with a shrug.
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chong simply grinned as a bloodied darren was brought back to him.. a long ugly scar ran across his stomach. the looks darren gave him were a mixture of fear and hatred chong held up his magical device "this will be magically linked to the bomb inside you my foolish friend.. consider yourself lucky that we found two uses for you, as a bomb remover, and ' he laughed wickedly"a bomb carrier. now gag him and put him in the crate..' he said.
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"Bet you wished that we just simply shot you like your friend?" the Goat mocked.
One of the technicians shoved a rag that had been used for aircraft maintence into Darren's mouth and taped his mouth shut with duct tape from the nearby tool box.
The nearby Clydesdale soldier then effortlessly placed Darren into the crate and nailed it shut.
Two other soldiers then approached the airfield.
"Mr. Goat," one of the soldiers said, "at your orders we have interrogated then executed one of the captives,"
"You mean the Cheetah who tried to blow up one of the diesel generators? What have you to report?" the Goat asked.
The soldier nodded. "Apparently, we found out who hired them. It was someone who was known as 'Ostrom'. He paid the entire group roughly $750,000 to sabotage equipment. Apparently, he also provided them with the explosives," he said.
"Who the [censored] is 'Ostrom'?" a technician asked.
"'Ostrom' is the callsign of a rather famous former Pelvanida security guard. Apparently his real name is 'Deimos'," the Goat said. "If we need to we can look up more info in the database," he added.
"If we send Darren back to 'Ostrom' like this, won't 'Ostrom' get suspicious?" a Golden Retriever technician asked. She adjusted her glasses.
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Odysseus smiled a bit, "If you've ever could not find your car keys and know you put them in a basket next to the door, but find them instead on a top of your tv in the bedroom. It could be you did forget putting them there," he said pausing a moment before waiving his hand, "Or it could be Hermes having a bit of mischievous fun. Or if a bully steals your favorite ball and you later find it in your backpack or pocket, maybe he stole it from the bully and put it there."
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no, he'll just be happy, one of his friends was spared ' Chong said. toss any other remaing captives in these crates 'he gestured creating more creates as the one carrying darren was loaded ionto a truck.. how many other captives are left, if i may ask. 'better to put them to use then simply shoot them.. its all about using them for as much leverage as you can wring out of them.. send them back to this deimos, so what if he gets 2-3 of his friends back..we'll simply kill them when we invade..'Chong said "Bind them and gag them like you did Darren.. then toss them in the crate and send them to surf point..
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quite a mischeivous god, this hermes was.. ' tarrax replied.
- lets head out nani said as she climbed into stitch car. bulk skull and bg climbed onto thier motorcycles..
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the Goat and the soldiers loaded the crates onto the truck then leapt into the back themselves.
The group then returned to the "control room" which simply an area where several computers were located. The Bison soldier placed the crate with Darren in it next to the computer
Several technicians were manning the computers.
The Goat disembarked from the truck and booted up one of the computers. He bought up Deimos's profile. Almost immediately, a picture of a large dark brown Utahraptor appeared on the screen.
"I wouldn't be too sure that Deimos won't be suspicious. He is well known for paranoid behavior and has several complaints against him for enforcing the rules too tightly or just being overly cautious," the Goat said, reading off the screen.
"Chong, as for captives, we have two who we captured several hours ago before Mr. Goat's edict of kill them all was issued," a Bison soldier said.
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bring them ito me, I will sentence them, then bind them and put them in this crate.. " chong turned as he heard Deimos's profile " hes actually a bit like me.. one must always be careful when dealing with others..perhaps he will see getting those three -out of sixteen he sent- as a sign of mercy on my part. ' chong smirked.. he gestured an d created two new bombs both set to 100 hours.. put them in, and the only sound they'll hear is the ticking of these bombs.. ' he cackled sinisterly..
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"Indeed." Odysseus said to Tarrax.
"So, does anyone want a disquise?" Jason asked.
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what do you think mikey/ venus asked
_ i'll pass Agumina said ' Yeah " Tigeress agreed "Hey Tiger thinks I'm weird enough ..
- Truer words were never spoken " Tiger said cuttingly..
mesa fine ' stitch said..
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"We could go as each other." Mikey said.
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venus shrugged ' sure why not. we'll see how the other half lives..
- hunter colleen and the others climvbed into stitch car..
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"Who will be getting the crazy doggy?" Blitz asked.
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"It can be interesting." Mikey said. "Raph can go as Don and Don as Leo, and Leo as Raph." Mikey said.
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don shrugged fine..
tarrax gestured and his spell landed those who wanted to change. as the cars began to pull away he took flight with sara.
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"Cool." Mikey looked down at his female form.
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"I will get him." Exile said, "And you do know he has a name." Exile said to Blitz.
"yea, his name is crazy doggy." Blitz said.
Exile went into their vehicle and came out pushing Muzzle in his restraints and the wheeled thing he was restrained in.
"There Muzzle, you're out here and there's sunlight, fresh air. All we need now is a forest and a fast food place and everything would be perfect." Exile said.
"not perfect, there are no tushies to bite." Blits said looking around.
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Come on guys lets check in, unpack our things and then we'll head into town" hunter said "Wheel Muzzle inside Blitz, and be careful, you know what happened the last time we went into a Hotel and you weren't careful with muzzle, he got loose and scared and bit nearly all the hotel staff...." hunter shuddered "The President had to ask Congress to cover their expenses and clean-up, I was in the doghouse for a week.."
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"& what he did to that one door. I thought that was impossible." Exile said.
"Why do I have to wheel around the crazy doggy?" Blits asked as he started to wheel Muzzle into the hotel.
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because you have the best relationship with him ' colleen pointed out..
- the moviegoing group was now halfway top surf's point...
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Five soldiers bought the captives to Chong and threw them on the ground in front of him.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Deimos, Zachary and Strut were sitting inside the mystery machine.
"So what movies you want to see?" Strut asked no one in particular.
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" Well gentlemen today is your lucky day you will be sent back to your friend Deimos.. in these crates..." Chong motioned to the two large crates similar to the one that held darren.. " any words.. before we pack you away?' He said to the two remaining captives, who had bruises and cuts on their face, paws and stomaches from the rough treatment they had received from dragonstorm. they had been spared execution, due to being captures before the execution order had been given..
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Well" Cynder frowned We've already seen the Phantom of the Opera. theres a movies called homes" i think..
_ Holmes as in Sherlock Holmes' Dixie said "It opens today appearently ' Who wants to see that?"
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i'd like to seee that tigress chirped
wesa see it too' stitch chimed in..
- aren't you guys a bit young for a movie like that 'dixiesked as lomng as theres no kissing' stitch and angel both made faces ' we're good ' angel said.. ' dixie and cynder laughed heartily ' you guys are cute..he said to the two little aleins..
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"[censored] you!" one of the captives, a German Shepherd, spat.
The other captive spat at Chong.
"That's enough of that," the Clydesdale soldier said, picking up the spitter, a Llama and tossing him into the crate and nailing shut.
A Bison soldier tossed the other captive into the other crate and nailed it shut as well.
The Goat oversaw the process. "Chong! We are ready to ship them out!" he said.
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"Let's see what's availiable at the theater," Deimos replied.
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chong tossed the two device in via a potion of the top crare that was not quite nailed in ' he clapped his hands and the countdown started ' ship the three of them now..' He said.'
- shaggy had brought long a local paper and it had the list of nmovies shiwing at the theather 'esio trot' which was a story written by roald dahl, charlie and the chocolate factor and fantastic mr fox, were also being shown. besides the 3 dahl films there was also sherlock holmes, avaitor, and south-central pacific.. which was a comedy..
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So what film would you like to see dear?' Tarrax asked Sara as they looked at the films available
- We're going to see Sherlock Holmes" Agumina said ' Same withus" Tigress agreeed. "_ I might see that charlie and Chocolate Factory one " Tiger said. " After the Sherlock Holmes one ' Tigress I am not..' tiger was cut off as Tigress kissed him on the lips ' Tiger quickly broke away this was the first time she had kissed him in awhile. 'fine.. was all he said, giving her a brief nuzzle in return..
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So who's getting the Popcorm?' Genki Grinned.
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"South-Central Pacific sounds nice," Deimos said.
Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Deimos and Zachary agreed.
"Where's Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer?" Zachary asked.
"Mr. Bigmouth is cleaning the hotel and Ms. Swimmer is going with Hans and his friends," Rime said.
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The Goat saluted Chong then turned to his men.
"All right! Load them up onto the cargo plane and ship out!" he ordered.
The soldiers loaded the crates onto a 6x6 military truck and headed off to the airfield.
"Chong, I decided to to do an air drop because we run the high risk of being discovered if we ship it the normal way. We can't risk X-rays revealing the hostages or the bomb," he said.
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fine, drop them off at the hotel..' Chong said. 'then make ready for the initial part of the the invasion.. he turned to an image that showed Surf points layout " There are 6 roads to lead into the city. head in from the south and west.. thaat is where the main roads are..
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scooby approached the ticketperson " rone roup ror Rherrockrolmes'
- Excuse me?' the tickertperson replied
- sherlock holmes' dixie repeated..
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Hans and his group were walking around Surf Point. Despite the presence of armed soldiers everywhere, no one seemed to take notice of it.
"So now what?" Hans asked.
"Jewelry?" Ms. Swimmer suggested.
"Sure."
The group then headed to a jewelry store.
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the ticket[erson rang up sales for sherlock holmes South Central pacificm and charlie and the chocolate factory " enjoy the show" she smiled' South Cenbtral pacifuic is on your left screenbn 5. Sherlock Holmes is on your right screen 8, and Charlie is screen 9. the movies at set to start in a half hour, they're just wrapping their current showing..
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Sara looked over the choices. "I think I would like to see Sherlock Holmes." She said looking over at Tarrax.
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"Fine." Blitz said, not to happy as he went over to wheel in Muzzle.
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"How far is the beach from here?" Brooklyn asked.
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two more for sherlock Holmes " tarrax said, his large form brushing the ceiling ' on your right' The Ticketperson said handing him two tickets which were like postage stamps in his huge claws. 'Come on my dear " tarrax said to Sara.. "Would you like me to get you anything?' He asked
_ i'm definitely getting some snacks Genki said headng off to the concessions
- get us some popcorn then" tiger grumbled as he headed towarded the screen showing Sherlock Holmes. Stitch meanwhile had snuck up behind him and climbed on top of him. "mesa enjoying day so far, how about you Tiger?
_ I've had better? " You no getting along with botchiboo?' Stitch asked "What is that?' tiger said giving him a look ' er.. it mean friend who is girl i think.. ' Stitch said
_ you mean Tigress.. well, shes been saacting odd for awhile now, first the sickness after I spwent some time with her, then there was that prank she pulled on me and Agumon..
- that was gross " Stitch nodded, and finally she had that 'get together with the girls, apparently wolfing down candy and gossiping..' tiger finished ' so yeah she and i have been closer than we are curreently. He headed inside to find others heading out, the end credits were rolling..
Agumon and Tai starting selecting candy to snack on while tigress pointed to some pertzels 'i might have to borrow more money from Stripetail said pulling out his last bill which was a twebnnty
_ i'll cover it tai" sora said coming over and laying some money down " Thanks " sora' tai said blushing a little
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scooby, sixie and cynder headed into sherlock holmes, and found seats in the middle rows. scooby sat in the fourth seat from the left, dixie sat in the fifth, cynder the sixth. spyro, who was getting snacks, would sit next to cynder
- venus meanwhile was looking at the various food items ' what would you like Micheal? She asked her gaze switching between popcorn and the chocolate bars..
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so exactly where can we go swimming Skull asked "I mean we actually brought our swimming stuff with us..
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"Some snacks may be nice, but are you hungry dear?" Sara asked looking at Tarrax.
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"I think going to the beach may be fun." Brooklyn said.
"I do think it will be indeed." Velma said smiling, "I remember when we had beach parties, though usually a mystery intervened during the party, though not all the time." Velma said.
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"4 for South-Central Pacific," Deimos said.
"That'll be $35," the clerk said.
Deimos paid for the tickets and entered the theater.
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Hans's group passed by Bulk and Skull.
"Uh, guys, I don't think you can go swimming now," Franz said. He pointed to a large yellow notice pasted on a bulletin board. The board held old flyers that advertised local charter boats and shops.
The notice read: Notice: By order of the Surf Point Health Administration and the Surf Point Volunteer Defense Force, all swimming and fishing is banned in wake of a chemical attack.
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great! Just frikking great" Bulk began to curse. We're stuck in that hotel for what is it, a week now, we finally get a day off of treasure hunting, and we can't even go swimming! what do you propose we do?' He grumbled..
_ Just pick out anything Tarrax replied giving her a short kiss on the snout..' i'm not picky..
tai got the snacks, and sora with biyomon on her shoulder walked with him to the screening. they found seats just behind scooby and dixie.. Gabumon sat down next to them as Matt and Tk came in bearing armfuls of snacks..
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Sara returned the kiss T
tarrax gave her as she hugged him also.
Sara looked over the choices and picked out a few different things that looked interesting but were not to unhealthy, ordering enough for 2. "I hope you'll like these." She said.
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tarrax smiled as sara brough the food to him ' those are big portions ' he smiled.-
tigress and genki settled in next to tiger and angel sat next to stitch.
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Sara smiled, "Well you are a very large dragon dear." She said to Tarrax.
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tarrax took some of the food from her and began to munch on it :this is pretty good' He smiled as the previews began to start rolling
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Sara munched on a little food, "This is good indeed." She said smiling to Tarrax. Then looked up at the screen as the previews were about to start. "Sometimes these are better then the movie itself.' She said to him.
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Zachary bought snacks for everyone. Deimos and Rime politely declined as they were unable to eat any of the snacks offered.
"It's starting," Dr. Zanasiu said, munching on some popcorn.
The entire group was sitting at the back of the theater.
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"You could go cafe hopping with us," Ms. Swimmer said to Bulk and Skull.
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sure.. why not? Bulk shrugged as BG popped out of his back pack.. ' this backpack stinks1 what did you put in here? it smells like .. dirty clothes, sweaty socks and other bad stuff.
why did you hide in my backpack? Bulk demanded. "i wanted a place to snooze for a bit..' came the reply
= Captain Milos' van pulled into the parking lot of the motel..stopping, he climbed out and made hjis way to the enterence.
- as first preview began ' a movie called dances with magicians' biyomon sat next to agumon, and Sora and Tai sat together. ' haven't been to a movie in awhile Biyomon said apart from the movies sora had on at home..' agumon sighed ' agumina's been acting..
_ weird.. yeah i noticed, shes been hanging out with her girlfriends more than you.. i don't want to suggest anything.. weird or gross is happening.. but her change in behavior is odd..' biyomon said. 'agumon, we';ve been friends a long time..
-biyomon are you trying to 'hit' on'
get your mind out of the gutter "boss" biyomon replied testily. ' no, i'm not trying to hit on you, i'm simply trying to be supportive, kike sora is for tai.
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um.. the looks they are giving each other, look like.. love
- love? great.. just great' biyomon shook her head as the next preview ' a Castle on the sea' began.
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Mr. Bigmouth, armed with his bow and a quiver of arrows - half of them poison arrows and the other half plain arrows-, was standing guard at the entrance of the Inglorious Hotel. His rifle was strapped across his back and his vine bandolier held some extra magazines.
"Greetings, Capt. Milos," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Hans led the group into a small cafe that overlooked the beach. The full of people playing in the sand and tanning but no one was swimming. Several armed soldiers were on the beach as well. Several people were eating in the open air patio.
The sign on the entrance way read "Sand Castle Grill".
"Well, here we are," Hans said.
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Greeting Mr Big mouth. where is the wizard?" Capt Milos said, his face unsmiling as he entered the building. "Things are not going well for us, not well at all.. that strike killed more than 60 soldiers..and nearly 200 civilians.. funny what not being exposed to mustard gas for a few decades will do.."
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So since we can't do in the water, we may as well get something to eat' skull said ' i wonder if they have toasted sandwiches?
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meanwhile Venus made made her way in the theather, carrying a number of snacks. she found an open row two seats in front of scooby and Dixie. On the screen, a preview of " One missing Night, a story about a vampire who is seeking to regain his humanity..
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"I wonder if the movie will be any good or not." Sara said.
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"So are we going to the beach?" Brooklyn asked.
"Seems we're the only ones." Jason said looking around.
"Which beach, the one near here?" Odyssues asked.
"I'm thinking maybe a dinotopian beach." Jason said. "Let's go." he said, and his friends went out with him to his tardis.
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as they headed towards the tardis, which was disguised as a lifeguards car. Bulk spotted them " Hey guys over here, You guys want some subs, this cafe has a whole bunch of them.."
_ I sure hope it is, considering most of our friends are here..' tarrax replied as another previews ' Half Moon river" came on..
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"You sure, there may be a food shortage here." Brooklyn said.
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"Though most are elsewhere." Sara said.
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doesn't look like it from what we've been seeing' skull re[plied as bg was up at the counter ordering a ham and cheese sub. 'so have a sub with us, and then you can go back to what you were doing
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Hunter opened the door to their room on the 3rd floor 'ok, guys this is our room.. geez this place is messy..
- ok, there are two beds ' colleen said 'you boys cab take one bed and i'll take the other..
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I don't think there is enough room in this bed for the 4 of us, and sheep" Hunter said..
Well I'm not sharing my bed with you huntie.. love ya, but we have to be professionals right/'
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"I can sleep on the floor. It'll be more comfortable then sleeping on ice with snow as a blanket as one has to do back in Siberia." Exile said.
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"Lets see what they have." Jason said.
"I guess water is toxic landfill." Guilmon said as he looked at the water.
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there is a couch exile, too' colleen said the couch was saggy and looked uncomfortable Hunter frowned as he considered the bed. ' why don't we see if we can get another room.. an extra room..?'
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"& give the crazy doggy his own room. " Blitz said.
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Jason shrugged to Guilmon, "Humans like doing that, not sure why, but they seem to."
"I find it puzzling myself and I am a human." Odysseus said.
"Still we can have fun here." Brooklyn said,
"Sure." Jason said.
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b.g finished ordering his sub, and paid.
- what would you like said the cashier to jason, who was the first of the group to approach him..' do you want your sub hot or cold?
- dixie rested her head against scooby as the final preview began, a dancing bear paraded across the screen before getting hooked off stages 'bears dont dance! was the name of the movie
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Mr. Bigmouth entered the hotel. "Stripetail, Capt. Milos requests your presence!" he said,
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Ms. Swimmer and her group entered the cafe.
There, they simply sat at the nearest table. Soon a waiter arrived to take their orders.
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stripetail soon appeared ' greetings captain, from the look on your face, things are getting worse.. please lets us sit down and talk this out. mr bigmouth, pull up a chair if you wold ' Stripetail sat down at table and motioned for the others to join him..
- in sky o overheard a plane was heading in theuir direction, inside the plane sat 3 large crates containing the three prisoners including darren who had become bnumb from a combination of loss od blood and the restriction of air his gag covered much if his nostrils and the gag tasted terrible..
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The soldiers inside the plane pushed the three crates out the back.
The parachutes deployed and the crates slowly drifted down and landed in front of the hotel.
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Mr. Bigmouth pulled up a chair and sat next to the two.
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"I think hot would be best."Jason said. " Think I'll have a turkey and cheese sub." He said after looking at the choices.
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briggins noted the parachutes landing and motioned to the others.." Gentlemen! You'd better come look at this..
its a number of crates..
_ stripetail got up "open them briggins, lets see whats in them' as he stepped towards them he heard soft banging on the one of the far right.. he placed his paw on the left box and focused ' by the eternal1 there are men in here ! and... something else..
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Men?!?' Milos' face was filled with surprise then his eyes narrowed ' go get a crowbar Mr Bigmouth' we to get these crates open and get these men out of here.. wizard why dont you balasty..' stripetail dew his blade and sttuck the edge deep into the edge of the second crate and and pushed wuith a great exertation. with a loud crack the bottom half on the front of the crate tore off and stripetail was able to tear the rest off with a gesture. inside lay the bound and gagged darren.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned to the hotel and grabbed a crowbar laying against the wall. He then returned to the front of the hotel.
Taking advantage of the leverage and his immense strength, he easily opened the last two crates.
The two captives, who appear to have been seriously beaten, tumbled out of the crates. All of the captives have been bound and gagged.
Mr. Bigmouth wasted no time in removing the tape from their mouths. He then used his stone knife to slice through the cable ties binding their wrists.
"I can give them first aid but they'll need medical care," Mr. Bigmouth said, looking them over.
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Setsuna was having some slight trouble ordering as she did not know the foods that were being offered.
Ms. Swimmer and Hans were both trying to help her.
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Briggins ran and brought them glasses of water to drink Stripetail was examining darren, who had a large and ugly scar across his middle. he felt a large lump in his stomach "We going to need to operate on this one.. Dragonstorm must have put something inside of him..
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Dear god, they must have put a bomb inside him" Milos said , shock running across his face.. as he felt the area stripetail pointed to..
- Briggns put the glass to one of the other captives' mouth who slowly opened his eyes " don't worry.. you're safe now' he sad reassuringly..
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Mr. Bigmouth had retrieved a first aid kit that he stocked with modern and Great Valley medicines.
He donned a pair of rubber gloves, opened a container of sickleclaw paste and daubed it on an ugly gash on the Llama's face.
"Stripetail, the only surgical instrument we have are my stone knives and those are far from sterile. We will also need Setsuna as she can heal serious injuries like the ones that will be the result of the surgery," Mr. Bigmouth said,
Dr. Kerzach was also assisting in treating the injured. He donned a pair of rubber gloves and was also assisting in administering first aid.
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sterile or not, its the only knives we have sharp enough to do surgery with. i'll go get a poition that will sterilize your knives at leastfor awhile.. and setsuna is in town , and jason well i don't know where he is..bring them inside. darren must have surgery performed immediately.. we'lll do the best we can.. but it is likely he will have a scar across his stomach for the rest of his life" stripetail said somberly..
- do we have any propitol? Milos asked " You know the stuff that use to knock you out before surgery.."
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nice try blitz, remember the last time you did that in a hotel. muzzle panicked and started tearing up the place. colleen said 'no, someone has to stay with blitz.. ' why don't you and i keep an eye on him..' hunter suggested. sheep gets his bed. exile gets the couch blitz gets the other bed. i get a bed you get a bed and muzzle gets the coach.. ' hunter said hat do you say?'
colleen paused alright hunter..she said finally..
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"One of my dart poisons can cause unconsciousness very quickly," Mr. Bigmouth replied. "However, because it spoils rapidly, I need to harvest and prepare it fresh. It should take me about 10 minutes," he added.
He the took off his rifle and placed it on a table. Taking out his teleport gem, he warped to the Great Valley.
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There, he noticed that the dinosaurs were gearing up for war.
He ignored them and headed to the Herbal Garden. There, he found a large tree with green, disgusting smelling leaves. This was the penthium tree. He grabbed a calabash that had been placed near the tree, placed it underneath a reed that he had stuck into a wound he had bored into the tree. He then removed a wad of grass that blocked the reed. The greenish sap then slowly dripped into the calabash.
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meanwhile the movie had finally staredon the screen a large man entered a flat in a london only to fins a giant mess and his partner a thinner man lounged about in the hazy smoke-filled room..
- cynder quietly muched on her popcorn ' have you ever seen this before Dixie?' she asked.
_ no came the reply "I 've never read any of the stories on Holmes so I have no idea if it will be any good' Dixie replied softly..
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"Looks interesting so far." Sara whispered to Tarrax.
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Jason paid for his sub and waited while Gilmon ordered his next.
"I think I"ll have the same." He said, with Jason paying for it then them both taking it to a table.
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yes, it dies' Tarrax replied as Holmes explained the reason for his boredom, he had not had any new cases in months..
- biyomon relaxed oin her seat, and grabbed a licorice whip from Agumon. these are good' she said softly , munching on it..
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Mr. Bigmouth had obtained his required materials and was preparing his dart poison in his grove.
He was boiling the penthium tree sap until it was reduced to a green paste.
He poured another calabash of sap, this one a light gold one, into the calabash and let it steep.
After several minutes, he placed some crushed red fruits in the mixture. He then fished out the fruits with a stick and threw them into the fire.
He then let it boil some more until the liquid congealed into a reddish mass.
He then removed it from the fire and teleported back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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"Stripetail, I have the dart poison/anesthetic," he said handing the calabash over.
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Jason & Guilmon started to eat their sandwiches, Jason taking a sip now and then from his drink.
Odysseus and then Brooklyn next decided on what to order and put that in, payed then went to the same table where Guilmon and Jason were.
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stripetail had returned with a potion, to use for disinfecting the knives.. 'nice work.. he said taking an arrow and jabbing Darren with it. the potion did its work very quickly and the patient was knocked into a deep slumber..' now.. go into town, and bring setsuma back here, we are going to need her and jason's healing abilities to limit his scarring and to limit his down time.. i will be working on darren in the meantime..
-skull went up to order another ham and chese sub..
- the movie moved ion and holmes was offered a case which involved a secret magical society and an evil nobleman with great magical powers
- rhis ris reallt rood..rhat rad ruy rives re rhe reeps scooby said to Dixie.
_ enjoying the movie BVenus asked Mikeys who was next to her..
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Mikey nodded, taking a break from his eating, which was very little since he didn't want to have to exercise the food off.
"Yes, indeed. and are you?" Mikey asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth whipped out his teleport crystal and warped into Surf Point.
By coincidence, he happened to warp right into the cafe where everyone was eating.
"Setsuna," Mr. Bigmouth said, "Strieptail requests your presence." he said
Setsuna finished her grilled vegetable sandwich. "Understood," she said. She then focused and cast a shimmering blue portal at her feet and stepped through.
Mr. Bigmouth simply used his teleport gem.
"Okay, that was strange," a Raven waiter said, watching the two vanish.
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The two arrived at the hotel at the same time.
"Stripetail, I am present," Setsuna said.
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Mikey looked at Venus, "I hope you do like it." Mikey said, not sure what else to say, it being his first date and feeling a bit shy in a way.
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Jason and his friends continued to eat their sandwiches.
"Nice place, better if no war going on." Guilmon said looking around briefly.
"Indeed. and it will be again once its over." Odysseus said.
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Stripetail smiled as Setsuna appeared' Excellent I'm going to perform surgery on this human, and I'm going to need you to help me heal him after the surgery. this man.. has had something put inside him.. likely a bomb of some sort..Have you seen Jason Setsuna, we may need him too.." Stripetail said as he went over towards Darren..
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Jason and his friends continued eating their subs, taking the occasional sips from their drinks.
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Mikey looked at Venus, "How are you doing?" He asked.
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i'm enjoying myself" Venus smiled briefly " How about you? this is my first date too, so I'm not sure myself, what is expected on the first date..."
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"I'm having a lot of fun being here with you and watching this movie. I'm not sure what to expect on a first date either. Maybe I should have asked April. I'm sure she has been on dates before." Mikey said.
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yeah.. well you can ask about it when we get back.. you're doing a good job, Mikey' Venus said, leaning her head close to him as the movie progressed
- Tigress snuggled up next to Tiger who pretended not to notice, meanwhile Stitch and Angel munched on some more popcorn, they were more interested in food than the movie it seemed
-Raving run Rynder' Scooby asked"Ryro row rour rou?
_ i'm having fun.. shame Sparx couldn't be here' Spyro grinned..'This movie is pretty good so far" cynder replied.. "Could you pass the snacks Scooby..?'
Scooby handed a large pretzel to her..
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Mikey reached out a hand to pat her other shoulder.
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Sara had her tail touch part of Tarrax's tail near the tip.
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Guilmon continued to eat his sub, holding it with both hands and eating one end.
Jason cut his using a handy pocket knife he had before he started to eat the next piece.
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Stripetail sent out a mental image to Jason' Jason we need your medical expertise. Setsuna and I are about to begin surgery.."
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venus smiled and snuggled closer to him
- Tarrax returned the rubbing, with some of his own.. " Have you considered introducing me to the family?" He asked
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captain Milos looked at the other two prisoners "What are your name?' he asked softly.
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"James Santiago," the Llama replied.
"Gustav Lowe," the German Shepherd replied.
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Mr. Bigmouth had sterilized the incision site, the knives and his hands. "Stripetail, we'll need a safe way to disable the bomb," he said. He was already holding one of the razor sharp stone knives.
Dr. Kerzach and Setsuna was standing by in case anything went wrong.
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Leave that to me.. the first thing is getting the bomb out" Stripetail said "Now , make the first incision.. Jason should be on his way..'
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Why were you sent to dragonstorm? To sabatoge it?' Milos asked. "How many of you were there?"
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Jason looked at the others. "Sounds like they need some sort of surgery done." He said to the other 3 with him. He said as he reached into his pockets and pulled out some bags that he handed around. THey put their subs into the large bags as then started to stand up.
They took their drinks and hurried outside to an area where they would not be seen. Then not knowing if the gem given to him by the emporer would work for others or not & saving his magic in case any magic sniffer was around had the others gather around him close while he summoned his tardis around himself.
once inside he and the others went quickly to the or and gathered up some OR tools.
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Mikey continued to pat Venus's shoulder, rubbing it a bit.
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"When?" Sara asked as she continued the rubbing and rested her head on his shoulder.
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Mr. Bigmouth did as he was told, making a vertical incision on Darren's abdomen. He worked very slowly, making sure not to cut into Darren's organs.
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whenever you feel up to it.. I would like to meet them" He replied "after we.. are officiall. that is" He smirked..
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Stripetail paused as the incision grew revealing the bomb which read "67:24:13" By the gods" He swore upon seeing it "This man DOES have a bomb inside him..and its ticking....'
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"Sure, when would you like to?" Sara asked Tarrax
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Once they got the OR tools then put it into a container then then went to the console room. Jason set the controls for the hotel lobby and the tardis materialized there.
Once there they left the tardis.
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Stripetail reached to remove the bomb as the door opened to admit Jason and his friends " Just in time Jason" He said without looking up.. "We're going to need a lot of bandages to bind this wound.. now.. he reached in and slowly removed the bomb, it was covered in blood, and continued ticking, it had been in him at least a day... "Now to patch him, up.. Jason Setsuna.. come here please' Stripetail said setting the bomb aside..
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Guilmon and the other 2 put the OR stuff in their container down beside the patient on the floor while Jason reached into pull out what looked like a high tech device the size & shape of a pack of cigarettes.
"sterilize the room and keep the field up till the operation is over." Jason said as he held the device and then put it down near the OR tools.
"Ping, ping." the mother box said. It sent out a rapid field from itself to sterilize all surfaces in the room and keep up the invisible field to keep the room sterilized.
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Gustav spoke first. "I, along with 13 other allies, were sent to Pelvanida to sabotage Dragonstorm's operations," he said.
"We were all former Pelvanida guards. Deimos offered to pay us all a lump sum, to be divided evenly of 750,000 dollars if we succeeded. However, as you can see, Gustav, Darren and myself are the only survivors," James said.
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Mr. Bigmouth placed the knife aside. He carefully felt around Darren's abdominal cavity for other foreign objects. He gasped as he retrieved a small radio transmitter tag and placed it aside.
Setsuna went next to Darren. "Stripetail, I am ready."
Dr. Kerzach had the bandages needed to patch Darren up.
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you succeeded in one sense, that you survived..how big are their forces?'Milos said.
- jason show setsuna how to sew up a wound.. but first check and see if we got everything out..' stripetail said motioning jason over to take a look at the wound..
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Jason reached in and closed his eyes so he would not have visual distraction. He started to feel around. He then felt something and slowly removed it to set it aside.
He then took his hand out. "Scanner he said." Once Guilmon hand handed him a medical scanner he then started to scan the patient to be sure everything had been removed and nothing foreign was inside his body.
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so, jason, are we clear to begin sewing him back up? Stripetail asked. just give us the ok.. and we'll begin..
- meanwhile the movie moved on, with holmes teaming up with old flame irene adler..
stitch tugged on tiger's fur 'mesa out of popcorn..
- they have free refills' tiger replied 'go get a refill you'll only amiss a few minutes.. truth be told he was starting to fall asleep in the dark room..
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Jason finished the scan, looking at the screen before replying. He nodded, "Everything inside him now belongs in there, so he is clear of any foreign materials." Jason said.
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Excellent.. lets begin patching him up' Stripetail said 'it will take him awhile to recover from the blood loss.. Jason, help Setsuna sew up the wound, make sure the wound is fully closed, then put anti-infection ointment on it, to prevent scarring, well further scarring.. once that is done then we'll bandage him up then you can return to where you were previously Jason . I'm sorry I Had to call you away, but this was a emergency.."
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"Also we should use some artificial blood also. Not quite discovered on the current tech level, but I think this world will have it within a decade or 2, though I think some laboratories have something very close now." Jason said. "I'll use some suters that the body will absorb over time. Less of a hassle then him having to remove them later or go to a hospital to do so." Jason said.
Guilmon had been preparing the needle and thread while Odysseus was preparing for the later stage after the sewing was finished. Jason put on his wrap around sun glasses/sensors and had the magnification turned on. Then he put out a hand which Guilmon put the needle and thread into it. Jason then started sewing the patient up, making as small stitches as he could.
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very well, put those in.. anything to help the recovery time .. I have a lot of questions to ask him' Stripetail said
- meanwhile the movie pressed on, as Holmes began to figure out the dark noble's plan..'this has nothing to do with magic, Watson, just elaba\orately staged tricks that can be explained by science and logic " Holmes said.
agumina finished her snacks and curled up next to her partner,, Agumon.
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Sara continued watching the movie while rubbing her tail with Tarrax.
Mikey watched the movie with Venus, still patting and rubbing her shoulder as he glanced at her now and then.
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tigeress curled up to tiger, while angel climbed on her shoulder to get a better view of the screen. tiger had reluctantly gone off to get refills of food.
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we should definitely see this movie again' spyro said while eating some more popcorn..
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Setsuna was carefully suturing the wound. "Stripetail, I can use that same 'resurrection' spell that I used on Ms. Swimmer but I am not sure if it will work on such serious injuries," she said.
Mr. Bigmouth showed Stripetail the transmitter he retrieved from Darren's abdominal cavity. "Stripetail, there seems to be some sort of tracking beacon implanted inside Darren." He then pulled off his bloody gloves and donned another pair and reached into his modified first aid kit. "So exactly what type of antibiotic ointment should I use? I've got modern first aid antibiotics and Great Valley herbal medications," he added
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"There are many, many soldiers, almost too many to count. Not to mention, we spotted several aircraft including at least one long range, high altitude bomber capable of carrying nuclear munitions," Gustav said.
"We had successfully destroyed a mobile ballistic missile launcher but there were more than one," James added
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put both on" Stripetail said The Great Valley paste first the the mnodern variety. once that is done Setsuna you can try your spell we'll see how effective it on serious injuries It is goo d to know your limits." He said, gesturing annd melting the tracker with a fire spell. "Now to destroy this bomb.
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If you had to estimate, Gustav what would you say? twenty five thousand? thirty ? forty? we need to have a good idea' Captain Milos said.
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"Twenty to thirty thousand," Gustav replied.
"Deimos has been trained in explosives ordinance disposal but he has told me that his skills are a bit rusty," Mr. Bigmouth replied, applying sickleclaw paste to Darren's sutures. He used the entire packet, then followed it up with the modern antibiotic ointment. "Setsuna, your turn," he added.
Setsuna nodded and concentrated on Darren. Beads of sweat began forming on her forehead as Darren began glowing. She then fell down on one knee, breathing heavily. "The incision has completely closed but it is still a serious wound," she panted.
Dr. Kerzach then began bandaging Darren's wounds.
Mr. Bigmouth then turned to Capt. Milos. "Capt., does the Surf Point Police Department have a bomb squad?" he asked.
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Back at Pelvanida II, the technician monitoring the tracking beacon's signal swore.
"Chong! The tracking beacon's signal disappeared!" she said.
The Goat sighed. "Find the telemetry reading for the bomb!"
The technician did as he was told. "It's at the Inglorious Hotel," he said. "But since there's no signal from the tracking beacon we must assume that it has been removed."
The Goat swore. "Chong, what shall we do now? Ignore it or detonate the bomb?"
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no, ignore it , its likely been removed by the wizard, who will see to it that the bomb is destroyed." chong replied. As a retribution, Call up another strike on the town , Mr Goat.. this time.. use more mustard gas.. last time the mustard dispersed within a few hours. i want the area covered with mustard gas for the next few days.. throw in a little nitro while we're at. nitro is very flammable..' Chong said.
_ Yes we do, however, the unit has only 20 men in it..' Milos replied.
_ Stripetail went oustide with the bomb and threw it on the ground ' Magni Sicca Mostros millet! He said sending a beam of magic into the device Stripetail strained as he felt the energy within the bomb start to be released he moved his paws upward and the bomb released its energy in an upward direction. the energy was channeled by Stripetail into two twin spirals rising high into the air, as the energy dissipiated Stripetial let his paws slacken 'These bombs are very powerful' He muttered, wiping sweat off his brow.. "that one was magical, the others I sense are not.. " He said walking back towards the hotel..
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as Stripetail came in he was met by Milos' We;'re dealing with twenty-thirty thousand enemy forces compared with two thousand on our side.. we're going to face a bloodbath. I don't care how powerful your magic is or how skilled a fighter you are , the odds against us are long..
_ You're only realizing that now, captain?' Stripetail replied 'we have to make use of every little edge we can garner, terrain, location, and tactics..
_ We cannot fight a guerrila struggle, these men aren't trained for that..and we don't have the numbers or time..
_ we must play the hand we are dealt.. Captain" Stripetail replied. "First things first we must get these bombs to demolition, I've already taken care of the one inside of Darren, which contained magical energy. the others do not, and I will leave disposing off it to your men.."
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Jason finished doing his micro sutures. Then he put in an iv with artificial blood & a second one with a saline solution with some vitamins . These he put onto a thin rod with some hover technology to help keep them floating in the air,.
"I've connected the artificial blood and saline solution with some vitamins as well since with the high degree of blood and fluid loss as well as trauma to his abdominal section he'll need that."
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stripetail nodded ' giod work, all of you. ' once we are finished take him up to my room, he cab rest there..' Stripetail said/...
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"Are the 2 of you finished?" Jason asked as he looked at the other 2 working on Darren also.
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The Goat nodded and spoke into his radio. "Missile Unit, this is Command, do you read?"
"Roger that," the radio crackled.
"All right, launch one more missile aimed at Surf Point, use mustard and nitro submunitions. Command out."
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In a remote area of Pelvanida II, several soldiers in chemical warfare suits
were charging the submunitions with Chong's modified mustard gas.
"Submunitions charged," the team leader said into his radio.
Several soldiers in powered armor loaded them into the missile. Some other soldiers carefully loaded the nitro charged explosives.
Inside the launch vehicle, the gunner radioed the Goat. "Command, this is Missile Unit, we are fully charged and ready to fire."
The driver locked onto the tourist section of the town, which had only been hit by the fringe of the last missile strike.
"Fire immediately!" the Goat said over the radio,
The gunner pushed the red button in the cab. The roar of the engine igniting was deafening.
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At the command post, the soldiers and technicians cheered as the rocket streaked into the afternoon sky.
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"Finished," Dr. Kerzach said. He then took off his gloves and tossed them in a pile by the door. "Someone's going to have to incinerate those," he added as he went off to wash his hands
"Capt. Milos," Mr. Bigmouth said as he took his gloves off, threw them in a pile by the door and began putting his supplies away, "may I suggest using the IEDs that your men made and that you demonstrated? I recommend placing the anti-armor IEDs near roads and having them detonated by soldiers who are watching them. Booby traps could also help even the odds slightly. I specialize in such areas,"
(OOC - I thought Darren only had the magic bomb inside of him and the Pelvanida II soldiers detonated the rest of them.)
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(remember the other two prisoners had bombs tossed in with them as well)
very well" Milos replied " Get on it quickly, anything that could reduce their numbers even a little bit.. first take the patient up to the wizards room for recuperation.' he wiped his brow.. "get these other bombs down to bomb squad " he pointed to the timer "these bombs are set to go off in about 3 days..'
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"Ok, then we need to get him up to the room." Jason said, "Who'll do it though?"
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Mir Bigmouth Setsuma, Oddyseus and you can handle carrying him" Stripetai replied " I must finish meeting with the captain.."
_ Meanwhile the movie was becoming a thriller. there were a number of hairbreath escapes as holmes and watson raced to Parliment to stop Lord blackstone rom releasing his toxin..
" anyone up for another movie after this?' Matt asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth gently picked up Darren and carried him up to Stripetail's room. "Captain Milos," Mr. Bigmouth said, as he was walking up the stairs, "I will require the assistance of the bomb squad, Deimos and the SPVDF soldiers to set the traps."
Dr. Kerzach used a dust pan to scoop up the bloody gloves and bandages. He then went outside, dug a small pit with a shovel, piled wood on it and lit a fire. He then placed the waste into the fire, adding more fuel as needed to keep the fire going.
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"So is everybody done?" Werner asked.
Ms. Swimmer drank down some water. "Yeah," she replied.
"So shall we split up the bill?" Hans asked.
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Odysseus and Brooklyn moved to help carry Darren upstairs so his being moved would, hopefully, be as level and easy on him as possible.
"Now what he mainly needs is rest. & a bit of healing magic now and then certainly won't hurt any." Jason said a bit tired but smiling a bit. He picked up his motherbox and put it away. Then he & Guilmon started to gather up his tools, separating out the ones he had used so they could be re cleaned & restearlized.
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of course" Captain Milos replied " I'll contact the bomb squad as soon as I return to headquarters..
_ The movie moved tioowards it thrilling climax as Holmes and Blackstonee duelled on top of a partially completed bridge..
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Sara continued watching the movie with Tarrax as she ate her snacks and rubbed her tail with his while she partially snuggled with him.
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Mikey watched the movie and looked at Venus now and then as he continued to rub her shoulder and her upper arm.
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Jason & Guilmon got their stuff together and went into his tardis. Jason came back outside while Guilmon started to clean then restralize the OR tools.
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"Understood, I will need to contact Deimos and prepare the supplies," Mr. Bigmouth said, heading back down the stairs. He then headed to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Dr. Kerzach returned from the outside. "Capt. Milos, these bombs can be safely detonated in the firing range out back. However, I will not handle them as I am not trained to do so," he said.
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Very well Dr Kerzach. the bomb team will handle them. Just make sure the detonation is as far away from the structure as possible..once they are detonated we can analyze them..
- the missile carrying the deadly mustard gas and nitro components passed over the theater where the group was it began turning in a downward trajectory, in less than five minutes it would impact..
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"Nasty business, but at least he'll recover." Jason said. "Looks like he is getting nastier."
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We couldn't have had a successful operation without your assistance Jason " Stripetail said. " Drinks and dinner will be on me tonight, alright?' he smiled at him warmly..
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"Jason, the parts that Deimos recovered from the drones he and Tarrax shot down are by the front desk, would you mind analyzing them?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. "Meanwhile, I may decide to see if I can recruit some dinosaurs to assist in laying traps,"
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Dr. Zanasiu and his group had met up with Ms. Swimmer's group. They were near the tourist district of Surf Point.
"So how was the movie?" Hans asked.
"Really funny but it was expensive," Rime said.
"Say nothing of the popcorn!" Zachary replied.
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as they were talking the missile strwaked overhead, it was now close enough that it was visible to the naked eye..
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the movie wrapped up with lOrd Blackstone being "hanged' from a chain over the thames.Holmes began preparing to confront Professor mirariarty.. there were clear signals for a sequel. as the credits began to roll Dixie got up from her seat' Alright everyone lets stick together
Cynder grinned as she came up to her' that was a great moviem, lots of action.. no singing though.. I was hoping there would be singing.."
- that wasn't a musical " dixie explained " It was a drama-action film.."
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Deimos happened to look skyward as the missile streaked overhead.
"Holy [censored]!" he shouted. He then ran to the nearest phone and dialed 911.
"You know, in a normal situation, dispatch would think that someone calling 911 to report an impending missile strike was prankster," Rime deadpanned.
"No time for jokes!" Zachary said.
"[censored]! It's heading for the the theater we were just in!" Strut said.
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as the missile honed in on the theather Scooby Dixie and the others were jujust getting out. " hey what is that" Dixie began before Sora screamed " Its a missile.. Everyone run!" she shreiked as the group began to run as the missile was now less than a minute away from hitting the target
_ Armor up' Agumon shouted and activated his armor. Agumina copied him, Tiger Tigeress and Angel and Stitch soon followed " Soon all the team had activated their armor. Not a moment too son, because there was a giant BOOM! as the Missile struck the morth end of the theather.. noxious yellow gas began speading out from the impact site ' Run1' Tai said. as the moviegoers began running as fast as they could frm the strike..
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Deimos sniffed the air. Suddenly, his eyes began watering.
"Run! There's a chemical weapon in there!" he shouted.
The entire group bolted from the tourist district. Several tourists flooded the streets as well.
"Stay together!" Deimos shouted over the crowd.
Luckily, the entire group was bolting for the Inglorious Hotel. The bad news, it was almost forty miles to the hotel from the tourist district.
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Sara! Tarrax roared, grab as many people as you can abnd get them to the hotel!' He flew over and began motioning terrified moviegoers to climb onto him. several did without any hesitation. soon, Tarrax had thirty people on his back. he took flight and began making his way to the Inglorious hotel.. his passengers hanging on like their lives depended on it, which, in fact it did..
_ as the mustard gas began reaching Scooby and the others the armor reacted by regulationg air intake " Dixie took a deep breath, she had relieved to breathe fresh air ' We need to get everyone out of her and back to the hotel!' she said
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Sara sends a message to Jason, then increases her size to her largest size to try to carry some people to the hotel.
"Sure." Jason said and stared to go towards the front desk where the parts of the drone were. He paused as he got a message from Sara. "it seems the part of the town around the hotel was hit by some sort of missile, including a gas attack." Jason said.
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Sirens pierced the air as first responders and soldiers in haz-mat gear headed to the impact site.
"Wait, our car!" Werner said.
The group then ducked into an underground parking lot.
There, Hans found his BMW 7 series.
Rime and Dr. Zanasiu squeezed into the trunk while Strut, Werner, Hans, Franz and Zachary got into the car.
"Sorry, but you'll need to wait," Hans said as he sped out of the parking lot.
Deimos unleashed a stream of profanity.
A deep honking of a horn caused Deimos's head to turn. He saw aBull driving a flatbed truck carrying some other civilians on it.
"Get on," he said.
Deimos and Ms. Swimmer did so and the truck headed to the Inglorious Hotel.
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Dirk, Kurt, Austin, Jose and Al leapt to their feet as soon as word of a gas attack was mentioned.
"We've got air tanks, we'll need to assist them," Dirk said.
"Do you have chemical warfare suits?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"No,"
"Then don't leave here."
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Milos swore " Another one! Dear god, this is the second one in less than two days!
_ Stripetail tapped his wrist " Scooby! Dixie1 Come in! he said coldly
We're here" came Dixie's reply we're trying to get in as many people as we can into the mystery machine. we activated our armor" Stripetail raised his eyes skyward, as if o thanks the fates for this fortunate outcome. "Do.. not. DO NOT deactivate your armor until you get back here.. that armor is protecting you from the poison gas.. you are breathing , magically purified air, it can recycle the air you breathe for a couple hours, long ebough for you to get out of there
_ genki curled up on the floor huddled into a ball, his eyes were watering horribly.. " Just get us the heck out of here!" Tiger yelled " Teleport us to the darn hotel
_ I cannot teleport everyone Tiger" Stripetail said : you're going to have to drive back here..
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Daphne" Velma! get in" Feddy sais climbing into the SUV that had brought Shaggy and the Pelvanida group to the theather
venus jumped in back and tried to pul Mikey in as well. It was becoming hard for her to see " her eyes were starting to swell shut..
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Tai and Agumon Curled up behind the Back seat. Agumina was holding on to Biyomon whose eyes were watering badly " What is this stuff? she siobbed ' Its mustard gas" Joe said pulling out his medical kit it was used by both sides in the First World war. They used so much of it that there are still places in Germany and fRance where it is not safe to go, the concentration is so high.. " Gomamon coughed... all the Digimon, save for Agumon and Agumina, had water streaming from their eyes.. Tentomon, Palmon, Patomon, and Gatomon...
_ where.. can I.. get one of those suits" Gabumon coughed..
- Long story" Agumina said, not taking her eyes off Tai.
_ Just stay calm Genki' Tigress said soothingly.. we're getting out of here
_ Scooby started the mYstery machine, which now had about 40 passengers, and started headingbtowards the Inglorious hotel. the mAchone moved slowly due to the extra weight it was carrying..
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Mikey was trying to help Venus in with his eyes tightly shut. He had closed his eyes once he had stared to feel the effects on his eyes, glad that Splinter had had them do some of their training blindfolded so they could fight in the dark & other unusual sorts of training techniques so they could be ready in many situations.
Velma tried to grab Veemon before she got into the mystery machine.
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The flatbed truck and the BMW arrived at roughly the same time at the Inglorious Hotel.
Deimos leapt off the flatbed truck and bolted into the hotel.
"Captain Milos, the Pelvanida group, Hans, Werner and Franz are safe. Furthermore, a truck driver helped at least twenty civilians to safety. He's outside the hotel," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the civilians rescued by the trucker that were filing into the hotel. He then warped back into the Great Valley.
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When he arrived, back at the grove, weapons production was still going but it was slowed down. There were weapons everywhere he looked.
He then bolted out of the grove and headed for the Thundering Falls Lake. There, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck were eating.
"Mr. Bigmouth, is there some thing to report?" Grandma Longneck asked.
"There is indeed," he said, "we have refugees and we are running out of safe places for them to stay."
"We may have enough room in the Great Valley to hold them."
"No. We are not letting these 'things' stay in the Valley!" Mr. Threehorn said.
"Mr. Threehorn, be reasonable, they lost their homes and they need a place to stay. And besides, Mr. Bigmouth said that they are only the size of a Fast-Runner. We have more than enough space," Grandpa Longneck said.
"No means no."
"Mr. Threehorn, I am sorry but you are overruled," Grandpa Longneck said, "We made a promise to help them and we must not go back on our word,"
Mr. Threehorn grumbled. "Damn you," he muttered,
Mr. Bigmouth then teleported back to the Inglorious Hotel.
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Back at the Inglorious Hotel, the rescued civilians were milling around the lobby. Some were trying to sign in.
"Stripetail," Mr. Bigmouth said, "I have arranged for the refugees to stay at the Great Valley temporarily."
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Veemon scrambled in just as the mystery machine got going.. and the van lead the exodus of vehicle racing desperately towards the Inglorius Hotel, the last bastion for the stricken town
_ Milos meanwhile was calling in everyone he could fine
_ Evacuate the town! Get everyone you can to the Inglorious hotel.. i don't care.. prolonged exposure to that gas is lethal.. i've dome my homework on this stuff.. its really nasty stuff.. theres no surefree antidote, but Vitamin C, Vitamin b12, and foliate along with thiols like thiosulfate Get everyone you can to this Hotel..
He turned to Riggins
You're going to get about 2000 new ciustomers MR Briggins
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This is now officialy war mr Milos.. and I will do what I can.. Briggins replied.
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The Dinosaurs will not like that' Stripetail sighed' those who cant get rooms here, send them to the Valley.. Surf Point is now going to be a ghost town..' He sighed.."My team is heasding here as fast as they can..Setsuma your magic is going to be tested like never before.. you're going to have a lot of people to treat..
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Bulk Skull and BG stumbled into the hotel. all 3 were out of breath 'if abnyone.. needs us.. bulk gasped
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Bulk, Skull BG, we're going to need your help
- Meanwhile Tarrax landed in front of the hotel and let his passengers off. they quickly fled inside he turned and waited for his lover, Sara to come with her passengers..
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"I guess I'd best go to the 1917 or 1918 pentagon to ask if they know of any antidote." Jason said as he headed towards his tardis. "handy having a security clearance that is higher then the presidents." Jason said as he opened the door to his tardis to step inside.
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Sara grabbed as many people as she could carry then did an invisibility spell so any missels could not be targeted at her as she flew straight up to get to fresh air as fast as she could. She flew to the hotel as fast as she could & not arrive to tired, dropping her invisibility spell once she was close.
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"I got permission," Mr. Bigmouth said. He then noticed the portal over the table that was stacked with weapons.
He moved the table out of the way and placed the teleport gem near it. The portal flashed bright green and widened until it was the size of an ordinary door.
Mr. Bigmouth stepped through it and to his surprise, he entered at the Thundering Falls Lake instead of his grove. He then returned to the hotel.
"Briggins," he said, "if you run out of room send them through this portal. It leads to the Great Valley."
Deimos dashed to his room and grabbed the chemical warfare suit that he had purchased from Pete's Munitions.
He donned the suit and hooked it up to one of the NUMA group's SCUBA tanks.
"Stripetail, I'm heading to see if there are any more in need of rescue," he said, voice muffled by the mask.
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do what you can' stripetail merely said, as merlin appeared out of midair this time wearing a green dirty robe ' darn scots.. by the gods, what is this hubbub about my lord? he asked ' modern war.. they use the dealiests poisons, poisons uknown in your time, master Merlin" stripetail said sadly..' i wiil aid as best i can.. my powers are not what they used to be however, the the gods will flows through other channels theses days.
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Jason got into his tardis and went to the console. Once there he set the coordinates for the pentagon area where he usually arrived at and the year 1917 so he could go through the usual id check then ask about if there was any known antidote to the version of the mustard gas used a few years previously.
If they dint' know he'd then go and ask his friend Dr McNider, aka the golden age hero Doctor Mid-Nite. And if he didn't know, surely Doctor Donald Blake, also Thor, should know.
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Stripetail turned to Deimos " Very well. You have a noble heart Deimos. just.. be careful.. we cannot risk losing any of you in the war to come..our numbers are already thin..' he muttered.
- the Mystery Machine sputtered into a parking spot, and scooby killed the egine ' rervyrone Rput1' He cried "rin ro rhe rotel"
He climbed out, and opened the passenger doors on the left. tigerss and genki climbed out, tigress supported nani and lilo, both of whom could barely see, stitch and angel looked at them worriedly. ' mesa punch those responsible fir this..' stitch snarled.
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Deimos headed out of the hotel. He noticed that a yellow fog was starting to swirl around the hotel.
He passed by the Mystery Machine and headed to the shopping district. The skies were so dark that the street lights were coming on.
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Setsuna headed for the door.
"Setsuna! You're not wearing any protective equipment!" Hans said.
"I can cure myself of poison," she said.
"This is not a poison you are used to."
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"No one else is leaving this hotel' briggins said standing up on a chair " i am the manager of this hotel, and had been so for 45 years.. for safety reasons, no one should leave this hotel, until that poison gas is gone..."
_ Stripetail turned to See Scooby Dixie and the rest of their teasm trying to carry their friends inside. 'thank the gods you actuvated the armr. that saved your lives" He said to them. " carry them to the dinning room..' he said you can take off your helmets just leave the rest of the armor on..
the sounds of agonized cries filed the room, as victim after victinm, whether it be dog, cat,, human or bull, describes what they were doing..
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Velma got out of the van and started doing her best to help folks get out of the van and wherever the others seemed to be headed.
Sara landed and did her best to help those she was carrying into the hotel.
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Dixie gratefully took off her helmet, couhhing as she did so "What should we do Stripetail?' She asked "can we go back up our rooms to rest.. Stripetail nodded " Take some time to rest then get back here..
_ Chong grinned as he beheld images of the poisonous mustard gas blanketing the town " excellent! Much more effective this time.. and ' he grinned as the subcomponents began in ignite, causing fire to pop up across town. the orange flames cast strange shadows on the poisoned landscape..
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Jason's tardis materialized in the same room in an out of the way corner. He came out with Guilmon carrying some stuff on trays. "I managed to get the recipe for the version of the 1917 version. Not sure how effective it'll be but it should at worst alleviate the symptoms and maybe speed up the recovery." Jason said. "I managed to make some and brought some saline solutions and some other medical supplies alas I have in the tardis." he said.
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" milos turned to him " get that to the victims immediately' he said to jason ' i'll try and get what ui can from the pentagon, but it will be some time in getting here
_ time we do not have captain. Dragonstorm will be invasding with a force of 25-30 thousand troops in a few days..it will not get here in time ' Stripetail said Tai was brought up to him. " Hold out your arm Tai so we can apply the IV" he said.
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Deimos was now in the shopping district. The entire area was completely deserted except for several corpses lining the street. He entered a diving supply store where a group of shoppers were trying to stave off the gas by using the SCUBA tanks and the dry suit.
"You need to leave this place!" Deimos shouted.
"Who are you?"
"It's not important! You must make your way to the Inglorious Hotel before its too late!"
The group of shoppers got up and followed Deimos.
The dry suits were quite uncomfortable on dry land but it offered them some protection.
Several minutes later, Deimos arrived at the hotel with his survivors in tow.
He stripped off his protective equipment and placed it in a special case that protected it.
"Stripetail, these are all the survivors I found," he said, gesturing to the dry suit clad group.
The group took off their dry suits and masks. Several of them were burned but they were alive.
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"Briggins, what exactly air purification methods do we have in here?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Haresh came out of the kitchen. "Is there any need for my healing capabilities?"
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Setsuna was trying to purge the poison and heal the burns from a seriously burned Hyena female. The Hyena's burns healed completely and she was able to stand up and walk around.
Setsuna moved onto the next victim, a seriously burned and cut Golden Retriever boy of about twelve. She concentrated and his wounds began healing. As soon as she was done with him, she staggered over to a chair and sat down. "Water," she said. Hans fetched her a glass of water.
Deimos's radio beeped and he picked it up. "Carson City Camp's soldiers and vehicles are en route but we don't know if this gas will persist until tomorrow," he said.
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Jason and Guilmon started going among the patients and doing what they could to help them. Going into the tardis to get new supplies once their started to get low of certain things they had enough of in the tardis.
Odysseus came down the stairs and started to help where he could. Not a fully trained doctor, but being 5,000 years old, more or less, he did pick up some stuff here and there in various ways.
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"We may need to use magic to help seal the hotel off airwise. And maybe do a quick short term enchantment to keep the air purified. Maybe enchant some of the walls or ceiling." Sara said.
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I can turn on the fans which will disperse any gas that comes in.. Briggins replied..'
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Stripetail nodded ' sign in with Briggins you will be staying here indefinitely" He said to the survivors " you are lucky, there are others, likely many others, who were not as fortunate..
Dixie and Scooby Rushed , along with Spyro and Cynder, up to their rooms. once inside the girls made sure the windows were shut tight. Tigress did the same in her room. agumon did the same in his..bulk shut the window while skull held up a candelbra, moving it around as if to protect himself..
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tarrax nodded ' i can do that watch ' he focused and breathed into the air. it was a pale blueish jkind of breath, it ha the feel of a crisp cold morning in winter.. but the air was breathable..
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Dr. Zanasiu shook his head. "We'll need a way to completely seal the hotel off from the outside air."
The survivors did as they were told, signing into the hotel.
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Dr. Kerzach and the NUMA group were busy sealing the windows in their rooms.
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Hans entered the observatory and noticed wisps of yellow gas seeping in through the opening for the telescope. He took a deep breath and dashed in to close the opening. The gas burned his eyes, and nose but he persisted.
Eventually he got the opening closed and locked the door behind him.
Unfortunately, he had been burned rather badly by the gas.
"Stripetail, the gas is leaking through the observatory but I managed to seal it off," he choked out.
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"Neat and useful." Sara said as she watched Tarrax's spell and it's effect.
Sara went to get some cups and using some magic filled them and some empty pitchers with the magical essence of water. That way she knew not only would the water be pure, it would not tax any of the hotel's water supply, and being the magical essence of water folks would need less of it then regular water. She also liked the taste better then regular water, but taste wasn't' that important in this situation she thought.
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nice work. now go lie down to recieve your treatment Stripetail said " Jason I;'llneedv more of that saline treatment here for hans..' he called out...
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Sara nodded and went over to wait to receive treatment.
"Sure, be right back." Jason said as he and Gilmon went in to get some more saline iv's and other things they were short or starting to run short of before they went back to helping folks.
Not sure what to do Brooklyn went to assist Odysseus with what he could.
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Hans did as he was told. He was trying to ignore the pain of the burns he had received.
"Briggins, are there any more rooms?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"You know, the Great Valley could also provide a source of food and water. Vegetables and fish are quite abundant there," Strut said.
"We don't know if they're safe for consumption by these people."
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"Pity, we didn't do this the first time," the Goat said with mock sadness. "In any case, have the salvaged heavy weapons been equipped to the Metal Division?"
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indeed' Chong replied " They are almost ready, a day more should do it..
_ yes we have rooms on the 6-9th floors. floors that haven't seen a living soul for years'
Briggins replied get the uninjured and slightly inured there, as soon as possible..
- tiger curled up on the bed, still wearing his armor ' so, yu going to hang out with your girkfriend Agumina..
_ Nows not the time for this, Tiger' she replied, giving him a look..
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"Understood," Ms. Swimmer said. She then led the uninjured survivors up the stairs.
Dr. Kerzach was busy doing triage while Haresh, Setsuna and Mr. Bigmouth were treating patients.
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stripetail helped to treat over a hundred patients over the next several hours, aided by cynder scooby, Dixie Agumina and Joe. Apyro and Stitch helped with bandages running around between Stripetail Jason, Dr Kerzach and Setsuna. wounds were bound eyes treated yellow blisters drained of fluid and pus.. meanwhile fires in Surf Point continued to spread..
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Haresh's stomach growled as he was busy treating patients.
"I think we might all need to eat," he said.
"Do we have enough food and water to feed everyone?" Deimos asked.
"The Great Valley has plenty of food," Mr. Bigmouth said, "I estimate that it can sustain us and the dinosaurs for quite a long time."
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"Some of those floors are pretty dusty. Hope that won't make things worst for any patients." Sara said. "I can make essential water for folks to drink. I wonder if the other mages here know how to make some. Though normal water would help, not having to make as much essential water or making regular water."
"Perhaps someone with a scanner can scan some food in the Great Valley to see what is edible." Jason said.
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essential water is 4 times as potent and clean as regular water" Tarrax said " might want to get some of that, my dear...see how it helps with healing process.."
"Yes a break sounds nice, we've treating people for almost 5 hours straight" Dixie said...
Merlin paused from bandaging a burn victim. "yes nourishment is required.. even I'm starting to tire.."
Stripetail finished treating another victim. alright, finish the patient you are on, abnd go grab something to eat.."
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Dr. Kerzach finished bandaging another victim. He tossed his gloves into a trash bin designated for waste to be burned. He then headed into the bathroom to wash his hands.
"We'll need someone who can determine if what we have is safe for consumption by this world's inhabitants," Mr. Bigmouth said, returning from the bathroom.
I'm coming to get seafood," Deimos said.
"You'll need containers," Setsuna said.
"We'll use the leaf sled method."
"I'll come on the foraging expedition too," Ms. Swimmer said. She had finished washing her hands.
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Haresh had already washed up and was busy preparing for dinner.
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"I have a tricorder. I can use it or train someone enough to understand it's readout for scanning for food and such that is edible to the folks of this world." Jason said.
Sara looked at Tarrax, "Do you want some of the essential water dear?" She asked him.
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sure.. be sure to get enough for as many persons as you can..' tarrax said.
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Nick brought in boxes of food abnd jugs of drinks from the kitchen basement." I think we'll need to seal off the basement areas so the mustard gas doesn't leak in through the ground.. the ballroom, for one, and the place where we store our food...' He said handing Haresh some fish to begin frying.. "we have enough food in this hotel to feed everyone but not forever
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Soar sat up her eyes slowly beginning to recover " Wheres Bitomon?
_ right here" gasped Biyomon. " I think we need to go lie down upstairs..
- yeah Tai should too' Agumina agreed" " Everyone of us should..
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Haresh began frying the fish.
Some chefs from Zemoth's were helping as well.
The Bull trucker along with some of his friends were busy moving food from the underground storeroom to the kitchen
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The NUMA group and Dr. Kerzach entered the foyer.
"All windows and cracks have been sealed," Dirk said.
At this point the gas outside had cut visibility to zero.
Rime stood on a chair and cleared his throat. "All right, we need all the uninjured people to help seal this hotel and assist in the logistical aspects of this situation," he said.
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"We will go foraging first," Deimos said.
"Last call for foraging expedition!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
The three foragers were standing in front of the portal.
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logistically, we cannot leave this hotel' Milos said coming over. the gas is being blown by the wind it could be weeks or even months before we can clean up Surf Point.. possibly years..'he added. 'this is now our prison.. we don't know whether dragonstorm would prefer to just keep us trapped in here while they rampage across the region.. we will need fresh food at some point.. the suplies we have won't last forever especially not with 2000 mouths to feed.
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it could last 2 weeks maybe 3 if we scrimp and cut back' briggins said. his cash drawers was now bulging with cash watches jewelry, anything of value more than 20 dollars the survivors had on them. most had paid in cash, though some had not.. briggins had promised to return the watches and jewelry..
- gadzuki looked around at all the newcomers ' where did they all come from Pete?' he asked..
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"Deimos, stay behind, I'll go," Rime said.
Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer and Rime stepped through the portal to the Great Valley.
"Captain Milos, Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer and Rime are foraging for food in the Great Valley," Strut said.
"I'm going to see if there is anything of value back in the town. If we are lucky, we may find canned food or maybe medicine and air cylinders from the dive shop," Deimos said.
"Deimos, you can't go out there!" Dr. Kerzach said.
"I am going out," Deimos replied, donning the protective suit and another air tank. He then found a small wagon used for repairs.
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Back at the Great Valley the elders were discussing the situation when the 3 warped in.
"Mr. Bigmouth, what is the situation?" Grandpa Longneck asked.
"Bad. We need to gather food," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
"Rime, take some of your friends and go fishing," Ms. Swimmer ordered, "Mr. Bigmouth, myself and some of our friends are going to go foraging."
Rime nodded and headed out to his favorite fishing spot.
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth headed to the Feeding Grounds.
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"As Growlmon & Metalgrowlmon I can carry a lot of stuff." Guilmon said.
"That could be handy to carry towards the portal." Jason said. "Perhaps a surveillance satellite is overhead and we can get a look outside, or we can use my tardis observation screen to look a bit outside, though it can't look to far from the tardis itself. & I do have some food in there that is ok for the folks of this world to eat. Not as much as the hotel has. So the Great Valley may be best to supplement some. If you want I can go to Oz and ask Ozma if they have some extra food there, & maybe Dinotopia." Jason said.
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Pete looked around at Godzooky, "They came from the town itself since there is a poison gas outside this is the only safe place for them." Pete said to Godzooky.
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just get back here in one piece Deimos. you will be the last person allowed to leave this hotel, unless of course we move people to the great valley.. and according to my research its much warmer there and the atmosphere is different..how different i don't exactly now.' Stripetail said.
-keep me informed.. its not as if we can go home anytime soon. i'll be in room 100 if anyone needs me..'Milos said.. mitch here will act as my stand in..
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sir' one the scientists came yup to Chong.. ' our drones have indicating the towns is being consumed by the nitro, there won't be much left at this rate..
- thats the plan.. level the town, and rebuild itt.. as we wish. right now we've got our enemies trapped in that hotel. i want it sealed off. tear up the road leading into it so it can't be used to get out. then start building a wall around it to seal off the grounds. once they are sealed away in their dump of a prison.. then we can go on to remake the region. i could definitely see a new base in the area for your operations, and of course you can frequent my new cafe.. i might use those we capture from the other cities in its construction.. they will be given three options:one we take them and dump them in 'Inglorious Prison" two, they work to build my new cafe and your new base, or three, we simply shoot them." Chong said.
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so we can't even call the big guy' Misra asked.. ' just when we needed him' he said..
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yes, we need any food we can muster' Stripetail nodded to Jason.
nick went around carrying food for the patients, he passed some mashed potatoes to a woman wearing a movie theater uniform, she had sold the tickets to the group a few hours before ' so much for workings in the theater anymore ' she said sadly ' i was saving up to buy a new car..' she added as she dug her fork in the food ' you're alive, that's what matters 'nick replied.
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"ok," Jason said. "I'll be back shortly, at the point of view of this time frame. Though to may be a while." He said. He and Guilmon went to the tardis and before he got into it Jason put a chronal beacon on the wall beside his tardis. Then they went into his tardis and dematerialized. Their first stop was Dragonland. Where they at first picked some dragon berries from some public places, leaving most of the berries there. Then they went to buy some food at several places in dragonland. Then stopped off at the schoolhouse in the sky since Quetzal, being a teacher and knowing a little magic, could likely help keep the children, and maybe some of the adults entertained, leaving a chronal beacon since, though it was not time for school, Quetzal could be returned about 5 seconds after he left. Then they went off to oz to Ozma's Palace in the Emerald city.
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dixie took a seat at a nearby table, as those who were not uninjured tried to get something to eait and try to get over the harrowing experience. tigress came up and sat next to her ' i enjoyed the movie, thanks for letting Tiger Genki and me come..
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I'mglad you enjoyed it.. we're not going to be able to leave here anytime soon.." Dixie sighed, as tigress looked at her with sympathy " How are you getting along with Agumina..?
_ well, we really haven't talked much since our meeting with you and Cynder... we've both been busy..we all have.. what with everything going on..do you mind if tiger and I stay with you and Scooby tonight.."We'll sleep on the floor." Tigress offered "
_ Well we're going to be squeezing a lot of people in.. sure.. once we're finished treating the injured.. we'll need to clean ourselves off..' dixie said as Cynder came up and sat next to her. 'So much for seeing another movie..."Cynder said sadly, looking around at the large number of people bnow eating food.. in the dining room..
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Dr. Kerzach picked up the teleport gem that Mr. Bigmouth left behind and handed it to Deimos.
"What's this?" Deimos asked.
"Mr. Bigmouth's teleport gem," Dr. Kerzach replied.
Deimos shook his head and headed out the door.
"Should we try to make some sort of airlock system?" Dirk asked.
"Not sure if I can classify Deimos as a brave or foolhardy," Werner said. "I mean twice, he has ventured into the wasteland."
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Deimos made his way to the business district. The orange glow of fires started by the submunitions was visible through the yellow haze.
He entered a cafe and noticed that meals were still on the table. He entered the kitchen and noticed that entire kitchen was wrapped in a yellow fog. He made his way to the pantry where he found a sealed plastic bag of rice, which he hoisted onto his wagon.
Finding nothing else he left the cafe and entered a drugstore. He noticed that there were some bodies on the ground but he ignored them and took all the first aid kits he found.
He then entered the dive shop and found some air tanks, which were all full. He then hoisted them onto his wagon and left the shop.
Further down the street, he noticed that several buildings in the business district were on fire.
He looked at the display inside his mask. "Good. I've got enough air to make it back to the hotel," he muttered.
He then made his way back to the hotel as the fire spread to the three stores he was in.
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Rime and Chomper were spearing fish in the river. Two leaf sleds were already filled with fish and shellfish. Ruby was gathering shellfish from the river as well. Several other Fast-Runners were eating as well.
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Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Hyp and Mutt had finished foraging. Their leaf sleds were filled with sweet bubbles, treestars and various other fruits.
They headed back to the main lake and entered the portal.
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The two reappeared in the lobby.
"Stripetail, we are in the process of gathering food. Hyp and Mutt then briefly appeared in the lobby and dropped off their leaf sleds before they walked back through the portal.
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After explaining the problem to Ozma they waited while some extra food could be gathered. Some of the folks wanting to come to help and Ozma said if they returned after a bit they would surly have more food. Guilmon digivolved to help carry the food to the tardis door with Dorothy and the others there helping to put it into the tardis.
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Stripetail nodded ' keep up the good work we have a lot of people to feed.." he said as food continued to be brought in , huge clumps of berries, fruits and what loked as edible bark..
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Outside the cloud continue to spread, the bomb had carried several tons of the stuff inside of it, and it was now reaching Southport, which had only a couple hundred residents, they packed up what they could, with food supplies and water, rolled up their windows and headed south ; the hotel would soon become even more crowded..
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"Could someone see if this is edible by the residents here?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Hungry?" Haresh asked. He, Dr. Kerzach, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary and some waiters from Zemoth's were busy serving the refugees food.
"We ate at the Great Valley," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
The door opened and Deimos, clad in his protective suit, entered with a wagon of supplies behind him. He then shut the door behind him.
He stripped off his suit and placed it back in its case. "I managed to find some first aid kits, a bag of rice and several air tanks. However, a good portion of the town is on fire," he said. He then headed upstairs to take a shower.
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"so the town is burning!' Gadzuki said ' what about the people on the Calico? we need to get them out of the port!" He said to Quinn..
_ stripetail frowned " There will likely not be much left of Surf Point after this is over.. Team';' he said to the ten wearing his magical armor " Once you are done eating.. go get changed, and cleaned up..I'll probably be tending to patients late into the night.. but you need your rest..
_ rok ripetail" scooby said , looking at him from a large helping of fish.. Ri rell retty rad.. "
_ we all do, I'd wager' spyro spoke up..
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Once it was loaded up the folks got into Jason's tardis and they returned to the hotel. Once it had arrived out stepped Dorathy, who looked around.
"Why this looks like it could be a hotel from when I use to live in Kansas. Don't you think Toto?" She asked her little black dog who gave a bark as his answer.
Next the others stepped out. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow, "So this is what the civilized country looks like." The Scarecrow said. Behind him stepped out Tik-tok, The Wizard, The Shaggy Man, Quetzal, Guilmon, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, Ojo (a munckin boy, and the patchwork girl (similar to the scarecrow but made of patchwork cloth and stuffed with cotton) and Jason.
"Hope you don't mind. Some friends wanted to come along to help the injured here and I have some food as well." Jason said. Those he had brought along started to help carry out the food.
"This brings back memories." The wizard said looking around.
"I think I stayed at an inn like this once long ago." Uncle Henry said.
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welcome to the Inglorious hotel' Briggins said to the newcomers.. please sign in write down your names and i'll give you a room for the night..
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meanwhile the evacuees from Southport passed through the poisonous fog the head lights managed to cut through the fog and allow them to see a little bit in front of them, the headlights off the cars in front of them served as guidance.. finally the refugees noticed the hotel ' why are we going here mommy a little husky pup asked her parents who were sitting in the front ;' this place is haunted "honey, there is no such thing as ghosts.. besides this is the closest place we can stay for the night..' her father replied as they pulled in as close to the hotel as possible. they streamed out of their cars making headlong dash to the front door, squeezing inside, but not before getting a taste of the blistering agent.. after the last of the refugees closed the door. briggins came up and locked it ' i'm sorry but we cannot take any more ..its too dangerous please, all of the newcomers, please sign in..
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Dirk and his group taped the cracks around the door.
"We've taped the door shut so there can be no more entrances or exits," Dirk said.
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Rime, Ruby and Chomper arrived through the portal dragging three leaf sleds laden with fresh fish and shellfish. Around them, the refugees were chatting and eating.
"Thanks for the help, Chomper and Ruby!" Rime said.
Two civilians helped Rime carry the fish into the freezer.
"We'll need to have Jason scan the foods before we eat them," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Jason, the plant foods are sitting in the foyer and the fish is in the freezer. Can you please ensure that they are edible by the others?" he asked.
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Deimos's radio beeped and he answered it. He then swore. "Mitch, Stripetail, Carson City Camp is indeed sending reinforcements but due to the gas blanketing the town, they requested that they use the Inglorious Hotel as a base camp."
Strut's radio beeped as well and he answered it. "The friendly drones from Arkan AFB are patrolling over the hotel as we speak."
"The combat robots?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Well, they're currently patrolling the hotel grounds but we cannot see them."
A Malamute soldier had a laptop open and the view showed the view of surf Point's ground area through the eyes of the combat robot. "We will eventually need to reload their weapons," he said.
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Very well" Stripetail said.. "But tell them that we have gas around the hotel as well.. the wind is moving the gas all over the region.. how many soldiers are they sending.. we will have to rely on the Great valley for more food in that case.."
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tarrax climbed up the stairs to get a good view as he did the pie throwing ghost appearing ' ah, new guests to pie" She cackled "you try and i'll bake you into a pie' Tarrax said giving the pie throwing ghost a glare.. "it's what i've done for.. as long as i can remember.." the ghost retorted "and you died because you pied the wrong person.." Tarrax sniffed a black ring of smoke coming out of his nose..' shouldn't that have taught you something..
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Deimos radioed Carson City Camp. After a few minutes, he cut the transmission and spoke. "I believe we will be getting about 350 soldiers, a few Humvees and Stryker fighting vehicles and maybe an MLRS or 2, an anti air vehicle, and maybe an Abrams tank. Also, they are aware that gas is blanketing the hotel but I previously told them that the hotel is the safest place," he said.
"Stripetail, how are we going to break the curse with so many people here?" Strut asked.
"Not to mention we simply don't have enough weapons to arm everyone in the hotel," Zachary added. "Even with Hans's order of weapons."
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The demon is located below the hotel, to be precise beloew the kitchen.. we will need to keep everyone not involved in breaking the curse out of the kitchen.. as for getting everyone weapons, we're simple going to have to keep making them.." Stripetail replied.. "Those Soldiers from Carson City will have to find rooms in here, there are 1000 rooms in this hotel which means about 3 per room.. I'd wager this hotel hasn't seen this level of occupation in decades.."
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Dorathy, her friends and Quetzal wrote their names in the sign in book. Tik-tok's was precise due to his clockwork, and all his functions being fully would up. The scarecrow's was messy, due to his not needing to write much.
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"Ok." Jason said and went to get his tricorder to start scanning the food. "Hmm, looks like this bark stuff is high in vitamin c and a type of pain reliever similar to aspirin or Tylenol. " Jason said.
"I wonder if there'll be enough room for everyone." Brooklyn said.
"I think I'll be sleeping in my console room. It'll mean more room in the hotel." Jason said.
"Me too." Guilmon said.
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"Looks like we'll have archers and slingers fighting alongside riflemen," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Yeah, but we'll need to train the refugees in the use of them but the shooting range is completely inaccessible," Zachary said.
"Can we use the Great Valley?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "No firearms or explosives in the Valley except for enchanted stones or arrows," he said sternly.
"In any case, I'm heading to bed," Dirk said with a yawn. He then went up the stairs. Clive, Al, Dr. Kerzach and Werner followed him.
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"Don't forget easy weapons that are easy for folks to learn to use." Odysseus said. "especially ones close what people may have used or played with in childhood or use in everyday life."
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we'll begin training the students over the next few days, its getting late, and I think we're all tired from the events of today... remember 3-4 to a room minimum" Stripetail said.
- Venus came up to Mikey " thanks for the date Mikey.. I had fun" She said giving him a smile..So er what happens at the end of a date? ' she asked as the Rovers came down the stairs..
' you give him a kiss" Dixie said to her " you press your lips to his.. usually the guys asks your ok first.."
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"I think if the date goes well they may kiss. Otherwise they wave goodnight and she goes into her home and the guy goes home." Mikey said a bit shyly, "Sorry the ending wasn't all the fun." Mikey said.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and Zachary filed up to Rime's room.
Dr. Kerzach headed to his room, which he now shared with Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer.
Werner and Franz decided to sleep on the couch as Hans was still being treated for his burns
Strut and Deimos had decided to leave their firearms and armor behind and stay at the Great Valley.
Setsuna headed to her room, which she now shared with a waiter, a cashier and a man who was dressed in a bathing suit.
Clive, Al, Jose, Dirk and Kurt were all sharing a single room.
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Dixie went up to her room which she now shared with Scooby, Freddy Daphne velma, Robbie Spyro and Cynder.
Agumon kept the door open as Genki entered. the room would now be shared with Agumina, Tai, Genki, Tiger tigeress , Sora and Biyomon.
Matt and Gabumon would share with Tk and Palomon, Izzy Tentomon and Joe and Gommamon.
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Jason finished scanning the food, taking notes he put onto each. Notes like high in vitamin c and such like that.
Dorathy and most of the others started to go around and help the folks. The wizard want around and put on small shows to try to keep folks entertained using a mix of some real magic he knew, some slight of hand and other things. Quezel went in a different room to do some entertaining using some magic to make simple illusions to help his storytelling.
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well that wasn't your fault mikey.. do you want me to kiss you/" Venus asked shyly, her face moving closer to his..
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Sora climbed into bed Biyomon by her side, their eyes were puffy from the treatment they had received "Thats some really cool power you've got there Agumon.. it kept you safe.. from the poison' Sora said
- i didn't know it could do that' agumon replied. we got lucky..
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"I'd like that." Mikey said a bit shyly as he moved his face closer to hers. "Would you like me to kiss you maybe?" He asked Venus.
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Leo and Raph finished eating and helping giving some food to some of the others and decided to maybe head upstairs.
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sure' Venus smiled, and kissed him smack on the lips. the kiss was brief as Venus pulled away after a couple seconds.. but the kiss had been shared " Well.. I don't think we'll be able to go out again anytime soon " Venus said " Now we just have to find the others..'
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Mikey returned the kiss as Venus kissed him. "Maybe when this is all over and such." He said.
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"All these people can gander at my perfect body." Blitz said as he struck a poze.
"maybe they came to get a good look at Hunter." Exile said.
"Why him and not someone with a perfect body?" Blitz asked.
"Well, he is super friendly." Exile said.
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Coleen laughed as Blitz began mugging for camera only he could see " Blitz you always crack me up.. half the time I think you're in the love with, but you're always in love with yourself..
_ thats Blitz for you" Hunter grinned..
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Haresh was patrolling the lobby along with some volunteers to make sure that there were no leaks.
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"Indeed. It is." Exile said.
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Terry finished with helping some folks and started up for his room to rest for a while.
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Jason finished his scanning of the food and doing any needed labels then went to helping some of the folks who needed help, with Guilmon acting as his assistant.
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Cynder and Spyro Climbed into bed, and Scooby And Dixie joined them. they would have to squeeze together to make room Scooby slept on the far left. Dixie and Cynder in the middle and Spyro on the far right.. 'Night guys" Spyro yawned "Hopefully this fog will clear soon.." They had deactivated thier armor before turning in. along the beds cots had appeared to hold daphne, freddy and velma..
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Once he was done with that Jason and Guilmon went into the tardis to go to sleep, leaving more room in the hotel for the survivors. Just behind them came Brooklyn also.
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stitch lilo angel settled into thier bed. nani settled into a cot that appeared at the foort of the bed ' night lilo. Stitch, Angel, you behave yours :' ani said, laying her head on the pillow
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As the hours passed, Haresh noticed that his eyes were starting to burn. He swiveled his flashlight and to his horror, gas was starting to seep from the passageway that led to the ballroom.
He and his group quickly donned the dry suits and the scuba tanks.
Haresh then slammed his hand onto the wake up call button and ran to help his group seal off the passageway with plastic bags and duct tape.
At the same time, the horn was blaring through the hotel.
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Quetzal sat down in a larger chair and reaching into his pouch pulled out his magic story book. He rested it on his lap and opened it and started to tell a story from it, using some magic, as well a the book's own magic to enhance his story telling by an illusion above the book that was visual with some sound as he told the story.
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the horn woke nearly everyone, except those that were still awake already. Dixie climbed out of bed abnd activated her armor. Scooby followed and Spyro and Cynder did too..
_ Stripetail climbed out of bed as the alarm rang out " great. I'm wagering gas has leaked in.. " He muttered as he exited his room and began to climb down the stairs..
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Haresh and his group had managed to seal off the gas but to their horror they noticed that it was leaking from the observatory and some other spots in the back.
Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Zachary, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth made their way back to the lobby.
Dr. Zanasiu leapt into the portal.
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Dr. Zanasiu ended up in the Thundering Falls Lake. He ignored the stares of the inhabitants and found Strut and Deimos were awake and gathering food.
"What's the problem, James?" Deimos asked. He was eating a large fish.
"Gas leak," Dr. Zanasiu replied.
Deimos gulped the rest of the fish down and bolted into the portal. Dr. Zanasiu and Strut followed.
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Deimos quickly donned his chemical protective gear and a scuba tank.
"We're going to need to find a way to refill these tanks," Deimos said, voice muffled by the mask.
He the grabbed a bucket, filled it with plastic garbage bags and rolls of duct tape. He then headed to the back sections of the hotel, which were slowly becoming contaminated.
Many of the refugees were strangely calm but a fair number were assisting in sealing up the hotel.
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Tiger tigeress and Agumon came out of their room Agumina came a little later all wrre wearing thier armor
- Stripetail reached the First floor and noticed Rime passing through " I take it theres a leak somewhere.. probably in the back areas that aren't sealed..we've sealed up most of the rooms but the back areas are rarely checked.." He said following him towards the back. he gestured and created and air bubble around himself for protection..
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Quetzal and the others Jason had brought had gone into his tardis to various guest rooms to sleep. All except for the Tin Woodman, scraps (the patchwork girl) the scarecrow and Tik-tok, who not being meat people did not need any sleep. Though Dorathy did make sure Tik-Tok's thinking, speaking and action, springs were fully would before she went to bed.
At the sound of the horn Sara sat up (from wherever she was). She sent a telepathic message to Jason who came out of the tardis with Guilmon, both looking around.
"Not air raid." Guilmon said.
"I don't think they've had air raid sirens since the 1940's or so." Jason said, "Though I'm no expert on earth history."
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Tarrax soon joined them " I'm guessing we have a gas leak' He said as he caught up with them "just when I was startng to enjoy myself" he said giving Sara a knowing looook.
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Guilmon sniffed the air, "Smells nasty." HE said putting his left hand over his nostrils.
"I guess we'll have to get everyone into my tardis." Jason said looking around. "IT can hold everyone. I can take them to the dragonlands. Since most of the adult dragons are huge and folks who can do magic are very common there they can easily feed all these folks. "
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no" stripetail replied " The area that is affected right now is small, but it will get bigger if we don't act now... this place is our last refuge Jason..
- Have you tried any dragon magic?' Tarrax asked " there is a breath that can purify the air in a room..
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"Not sure if my dragon form will fit in this room." Jason said looking at the room and all the folks in it.
"I guess we can make some ice to seal off the area and keep refreezing the ice." Sara said.
"Ice put at absolute zero will take a while to start melting." Jason said.
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Scoonby and his team reached the first floor, by this time the back rooms were starting to fill with gas. it had a been a long time since the windows there were replaced and caulking redone..this would have to be remedied soon..
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you can purify the air in a room with your breath' Tarrax explained to Sara ' we need to purif the air the back rooms long enough for Deimos Zachary and others to seal it' Stripetail said " Sara do you remember studying this breath?"
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"What breath, lightning, freezing? I can do those breaths. It's not native like the imperial dragons." Sara said.
"I"ll look in the tardis and get a fire hose. THat should give you enough water to freeze a room or 2 here." Jason said turning to head back to his tardis. "Since relying on natural water vapor may not be enough and would leave the air to dry to be healthy."
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this breath cleans out the air in a room ' Stripetail explained " it is called the Auros breath, and few dragons can do it.. but I believe you can Sara. The Auros breath is a light blue haze that comes out of the mouth.. and when it meets impurities in the air, it turns red, then gradually to blue again as the air is purified.. when it meets the mustard gas the gas will turn red then blue then gradually vanish..
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"Maybe," Sara said shrugging, "I"ve never tried it before." She said.
"Better then opening a gate to the elemental plane of void to suck the gas out like a vacuum. " Jason said as he looked at Sara and Tarrax.
"That would be hard to control." Guilmon said.
"In more ways then one." Jason said as he looked at Guilmon. "Though I did hear of this one wizard who uses that as his garbage disposal. Just makes one whenever he needs to toss some garbage out he whips up a gate to the void plane, and tosses in his garbage." Jason said thinking on some unusual uses he had heard for that spell. "I heard he summons up a tiny hurricane to brush his teeth and hair."
"Sounds like it could be a certain cousin or uncle of mine. But none of my relatives have any hair." Sara said thinking over her relatives.
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" well, this air is getting worse.." Stripetail said as they made their way into the back rooms. Tarrax opened his mouth and a light blue haze came out it turning the air red then gradually, slowly blue, before turning clear. "See?' He said turning to Sara " I can do it, but this gas will take more than one dragon using the Auros breath to fully clear it out. it will take both of us.. ' He said to Sara ' Now do what I just did.."
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"If you can teach me then we can get started." Sara said looking at Tarrax.
"And how do we seal up things? With some duct tape?" Jason asked as they walked along.
"ice would not last long." Guilmon said.
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We'll need caulking" Milos said coming up to them wearing a gas mask, and a bio-hazard suit "Found a spare in a closet near my room " We need to close up these cracks and board up these windows.. otherwise it will spread upstairs and force us to constantly move people. this stuff is dangerous. i don't care how you do it, but i want this place sealed off..i don't want to order my men into some strange warp hole.. not if i can help it..
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I will teach you.. like I have taught you other things..' Tarrax replied " he Took Sara in his arms and kissed her. Tarrax opened her mouth with his tongue and soon a white steam passed into Sara's mouth from Tarrax's it was a strong magic, and it was very cold to the feel. the magic soaked into her body and began spreading through her. As tarrax pulled away a stream of blue air came out of Sara's mouth "There, I have passed on the magic of the Auros breath to you, my dear. now Take a deep breath, and expel the air slowly.. you will know its working when you see the air around you turn red, then blue.." Tarrax explained..
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Sara took a deep breath and exhaled slowly to see what the effect would be.
"I guess I should go and ask a certain professor I know if I can borrow Iceman for a bit so he can encase this hotel in a thick layer of ice. That should seal everything off long enough for everything to be caulked." Jason said.
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sara's breath turned the gas in the room red then slowly it turned to blue,..
' Nice work" Stripetail said, Noe we need to clean this area out and head to the other areas..
_ Dixie and Cunder followed Tarrax...their partners close behind..
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"The areas need to be sealed, we can't just station folks around to constantly purify the air all the time." Jason said.
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Deimos was inside the most heavily contaminated section, which happened to be the former outdoor dining area. He borrowed Werner's headlamp so he could see through the toxic gas.
He was busy using a caulk gun to seal the cracks in the windows.
He noticed that it was becoming hard for him to breath and he bolted back to the foyer where Dirk and Al helped him hook up a new air tank.
"Jose, Kurt and Clive, go get the air compressor for filling scuba tanks," Dirk ordered.
The three went up to their rooms to fetch the air compressor.
Deimos then returned to the most contaminated area.
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Haresh and several volunteers were sealing the area that Tarrax and Sara had purified.
The Bull trucker gasped as he saw some bodies lying in the corner.
Haresh noticed the bodies and went up to Stripetail. "Stripetail, the gas leak has claimed some victims. Where shall we dispose of the bodies?" he asked.
"We can burn them in the Great Valley," Ms. Swimmer said. "We have done so before."
"Speaking of burning," Dr. Kerzach said, "we'll need to burn all the used gloves and stuff from the medical care,"
"Burn that in the Great Valley too."
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Stripetail moved forward and noticed the bodies were shows signs of decomposition " these were staff here at the hotel.. " They have been dead awhile..Move them and burn them. Once you are done with this area.. move on to the next.. the back areas and underground areas are the ones most cotaminated. we must purify them and move on.
- we'll right behind you " tigress said through her helmet ' This armor protect us has its own air system.. so we can help caulk those cracks for you..;
Tarrax finished purifying the air and the group moved on around the back. room by room that first neutralized the gas, allowing Deimos and others to seal up the cracks and board up the windows. In the more heavily contaminated room s Stripetail lit his staff, and Scooby, Dixie and cyndeer cast light spells from their rings which allowed the others to see.
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Haresh, Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and a group of volunteers were following Tarrax and sealing the rooms.
"Why didn't we by haz mat suits like Deimos?" Rime grumbled as he filled a large crack in the wall with his caulk gun.
Haresh and two men were caulking the door that led to the swimming pool.
Several soldiers stationed there carried the bodies through the portal to the Great Valley.
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There, they piled up the bodies on the grass.
"Ms. Swimmer, you know what to do," one of the soldiers said.
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth, assisted by several dinosaurs, started gathering wood for the pyre.
As soon as the pyre was finished, the soldiers placed the bodies on the pyre.
Dr. Kerzach then appeared through the portal and emptied the contents of the "burn bin" onto the pyre. He then walked back through the portal as did the soldiers.
"Fire when ready!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. Both he and Ms, Swimmer backed away from the pyre.
As soon as he spoke, a group of Fast-Runner archers, stationed near a small campfire, released a volley of flaming arrows.
The pyre burst into flame as the arrows struck.
The entire process was visible through the portal.
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Suddenly, Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Deimos, I am currently working in the former underground ballroom. Do, not, repeat do not send anyone down here without protective equipment. I have enough air for about 15 minutes of work. Deimos out,"
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Deimos was busy caulking all the cracks that he found the ballroom. The pall of mustard gas cut visibility to almost zero. Deimos wisely chose to use a rope to make sure he could find his way back.
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Jose, Kurt and Clive returned with the large air compressor and placed it in the lobby.
"All right, we've got the compressor," Jose said.
"Get it set up. We've only got 2 tanks left," Dirk ordered.
Clive plugged the compressor into a nearby outlet while Al looked for a place to place the intake hose.
"The portal!" Dr. Kerzach shouted.
Al shrugged and tossed the hose into the portal leading to the Great Valley.
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'scooby, spyro. go down into the ballroom and help Deimos out, you have ennough purified airin your suits for about two hours of work" Stripetail said.He spoke into the radio " Deimos Scooby and Spyro are coming down. they're wearing magic armor so they're protected from the gas. they'll guide you back up here.
_ be careful guys' Cynder said to them as Scooby and Spyro headed back and made thier way down towards the ballroom. the visibility quickly lessened, astheir visored started glowing so they could see' Ri rant ree ra ring rown rere Ryro' scooby complained, casting his ring around, the light magic only showing a little area in front of him. " Theres a rope here" Spyro called out.. Lets followit. it should lead us to Deimos."
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Jason using the life support belt he managed to start sealing the cracks his tricorder could detect.
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Just keep it up Jason. we'll need you to direct Sara to aim her breath around the room' Tarrax said. "We've got a number of rooms left to clear.."
- Donatello entered mikey's room, were he was recovering from being burned " Hey little bro? How are you doing? ' Donatello said ;' I talked to Venus, shes gouing to bve ok.. So.. did you guys have fun?' he asked loking for pleasant subjects to talk about..
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"Roger that," crackled Stripetail's radio.
Haresh and his men were checking the outdoor dining area, which had been purified.
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Deimos swapped out the empty tube of caulk in his caulking gun. He was now trying to seal a large crack on the wall.
"Oh, [censored]!" Deimos shouted. He noticed that he had only five minutes of air remaining. He then made his way back to the stairwell using the rope and his headlamp. Along the way he ran into Spyro and Scooby.
"Guys, could you take over for a bit? I need to go to the bathroom and get a drink," he said, handing the caulk gun over to Scooby.
He then headed up the stairs, took off his suit and used the bathroom.
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Dirk, Al and a dive shop employee were busy charging the empty air cylinders.
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Rure ring' Scooby replied, taking the caulk gun and heading over to where Deimos had been working " I think Tarrax should head down here and purify this area' Spyro said as Spyro finished filling in a crack and moving on the ballroom. scooby went up the stared and sealed the door shut that lead to the poutside with caulking then he went back down and started filling in other cracks, with Spyro shining his ring on them so scooby could see. Spyro even tried his claw at usink the caulk gun, but without much success
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the back area was now more than half sealed, but the parts that remained were the most infected. Agumina, was starting to get light=headed " um guys I think i need to take a breather'
_ Go ahead Agumina. we don't want you taking your helmet off in here' Stripetail said. Agumina and quickly headed from the room.
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"Yea, till the mustard gas came in. Not much fun after that. Grabbing folks and stuffing as many as we could into the mystery machine and driving here as fast as we could. " Mikey said looking over at where Don was.
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Jason nodded as he continued to use the tricorder in his left hand to scan and the hightechspraythingie in is right hand to seal the cracks his tricorder detected. The life support belt putting a yellow outline to his body.
Sara continued to purify the air as best as she could.
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At least you had fun. the three of us were just checking at the hotel. Rapheal and Leo got pied by some freaky woman in white. she dashed around the corner after hitting them , and i tred to chase. the really spooky thing, bro, was when i turned the corner.. THERE WAS NO ONE THERE! I mean i was a second behind her she had just turned the corner before me and bam1 shes gone..
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Deimos returned from the bathroom and helped himself to a glass of essential water. He felt almost instantly revitalized.
He then swapped out the nearly empty air cylinder for a full one.
Dr. Kerzach went up to Briggins. "Briggins, do you have any sort of air purifying device?" he asked
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Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were still feeding the pyre with wood to make sure everything was completely burned.
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No I don't think we do' Briggins admitted. "I'll put that on the list of things to buy once we fix this place up. its a looong list" he said. new windows new carpets, shock collars for the ghosts especially for the pie-throwing spook, and now..air purifying device" He wrote on a long scroll of paper that had a long list of items on it, and looked like it at least a couple decades old..
Scooby and spyro finished the ballroom off and headed back upstairs 'Tarrax could you purify the ballroom: spyro asked as they rejoined the others..
- Alright I'll be back " tarrax said as headed off towards the ballroom.. "Once we're finished Sara I think we should share a little dance' he smirked, looking back at sara bfore turning and heading don and began purifying the air with his breath. the air was pretty bad down her by tarrax was used to bad air. and he worked his way around the ballroom purifying the air, watching the red air turn blue then clear.
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"Sounds like maybe it was a real ghost. I wonder of Master Splinter knows of ghosts." Mikey said.
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"Sounds great." Sara said to Tarrax while smiling. She then went back to purifying the air as Jason went along with his work.
Jason worked on going from one leak to the next working on spraying the sealant to seal the leaks to keep the mustard gas out of the hotel.
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Tarrax completed purifying the ballroom until it was finished. he then headed up and did the same thing to the storeroom, making sure the entire subground room where clear/ once that was done- a matter of nearly an hour- he returned to the others, who were nearly finished purifying the back rooms.
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The pyre had finally died down and the dinosaurs scattered the ashes around the Thundering Falls Lake area.
Mr. Bigmouth noticed the intake hose of the compressor and he carefully propped it up on some rocks.
Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth then stepped through the portal and back into the Inglorious Hotel.
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"Everything all sealed up?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Not quite," the Bull trucker said. He was drinking some essential water as well. "The back is heavily contaminated. Only those who have protective gear are allowed there."
Deimos overheard this conversation and donned his protective equipment and headlamp. He then turned on the airflow and armed himself with a caulk gun.
He then headed to the back of the hotel. His headlamp pierced the yellow fumes but visibility was still poor. He managed to see Stripetail in the fog. He went up to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Stripetail, I've got the caulk gun ready," he said.
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seal the cracks of than Tarrax an Sara can purify the air and we can get to bed this area is the last area in the hotel that is not sealed off. Tarrax has purified the lower areas" Stripetail said as Tiger came up to him " i'm heading to bed, along with Tigress ' Mesa heading back with botchiboo' Stitch said climbing on to Tiger's back Angel climbed on tigress' "Sure, see you four in the morning." stripetail said "Thanks for your help" Tigress nodded ' Bye guys.." she called out to the others as four of them headed off
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Deimos did so. He worked as quickly as possible despite the fact that he was extremely tired.
Several minutes later, he had sealed all the cracks, emptying the caulk tube in the process.
"Stripetail, I;m going to bed now. Everything is all sealed.
Deimos then headed back to the main lobby.
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Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Rime and Strut left their modern equipment by the portal and they stepped through to spend the night at the Great Valley.
Dr. Kerzach, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt and Clive headed up to their rooms.
Franz and Werner slept on the couches near Hans.
Strangely enough, Hans's burns were healing fairly rapidly ever since Franz dabbed essential water on them.
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Jason continued working, his life support belt obviously animated as was the yellow field outlining his body, but only seen around the edges. It wasn't visible from straight on looking at him, but just around the edges of his body. Maybe it didn't make sense in a flesh world, but that was the rules it worked by in the animated universe he had gotten it in so those rules carried over.
He continued working in the worst most contaminated areas since his life support belt would last quite a long time. Plus if the power got low an easy spell could recharge it's battery power source. He paused in his work to turn to Sara.
"I think filling the air tanks with essential air should last longer?" Jason said before turning back to his work with the next gen tricorder in one hand and a sealant in his other.
"Perhaps, I'll pass the idea along to Tarrax. If feasible it should be used if it'll work." Sara said before sending the message to Tarrax by magical telepathy.
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Meanwhile in Jason's Tardis some of his friends were playing a variety of party type of video games where many folks could play, before they went to bed in their room one by one or in small groups.
Brooklyn feeling tired, and unable to sleep normally could drink a potion that would put him into stone sleep temporarily if he felt tired and needing sleep but Jason nor Sara were handy.
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Excellent" stripetail replied ' we can all head back now" Stripetail said
Scooby was relieved to here those words ' Reat, Ri'm rired" ' And i need a shower." Dixie added ; I do too" Cynder replied "we'll each take turns based on who smells the worst " Spyro suggested.
Tarrax heard sara's suggestion ' well, we can give it a shot' he replied mentally"problem is essential air is quire rare, only found in its own dimension or in small areas of worlds with highly advanced magic.. such as Dragomalin. I believe the Head Dragon keeps a supply on him.. If you hasve some on your dear, that would be great..Now I believe I promised you a dance.. shall we head to the ballroom?' He suggested as the six remaining Omniderate headed off, Agumon conversing with Scooby as they headed back. "you were quite brave Scooby going down into the ballroom when it was filled with gas ' agumon said
Ri ras rearing ry rmor.' scooby shrugged " Ri rouldn't rave rone rit rotherrise
" but you and Dixie are the only ones among us save perhaps Angel and stitch, who can handle a caulk gun' Spyro pointed out " when I tried to handle it my claws put dents into it.. '
He does have a point" agumon agreed " You showed leadership there Scooby, keep it up.."
rhanks' Scooby said feeling a it better about himself. He trusted Agumon to make the judgements on leadership, as far as Scooby was concerned Agumon had the most leadership experience among the ten of them...
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"It can be made or gated in. Like essential water. " Sara said to Tarrax mentally. "A dance does sound fantastic. Let's go to the ball room." Sara said before she started to head there herself.
"I'm done here. I think the hotel's sealed so I'll go to my tardis and take a bath." Jason said.
"Mee to." Guilmon said, who had been moving some things around so Jason could more easily scan and seal certain areas the put them back.
The two of them returned to Jason's tardis then put their stuff away after cleaning them. Then went to the more public bath. Each personal room in his tardis had their own private bathroom, but there was also a more public type of areas also, in a vaguely roman like fashion.
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Deimos was sleeping near his chemical warfare suit in case of an emergency.
Setsuna and some refugees were on patrol for gas leaks.
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Tarrax headed down to the ballroom, which was now free of gas. " When was the last time you danced, sara? It has been awhile for me' Tarrax said as Sara came up to him..
_ Scooby and Dixie reached their room, and Dixie headed towards the bathroom to take a shower. Cynder would be next, then Spyro. Scooby climbed into bed, and settled in against the sheets.
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"It's been a while for me as well." Sara said thinking back, "Any particular dance you'd like. and with or without music?" Sara asked looking at Tarrax while smiling.
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i don't think there are any..' Tarrax stopped as the ballroom suddenly filled with ghostly music, and a number of ghost couples rose out of the ground and began to waltz.. Tarrax took Sara's claws in his and they slowly begab n to waltz. This was a first time in several centuries that Tarrax had waltzed, but ther are somethings that you never forget, and fior Tarrax, waltzing was one oof those things. he held Sar close to him as they moved, Tarrax keeping his head bent forward as to not hit the ceiling. his eyes never left Sara's and a broad smile was on his face
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Sara danced with Tarrax, having learned how to dance the waltz from her travels with Jason. She held onto Tarrax as they danced, looking Tarrax in the eyes as they danced. "You dance wonderfully." She said to Tarrax, her voice warm and speaking a bit quieter then usual.
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'Thank you' Tarrax replied, nuzzling her as the waltz continued " what do you want to do after this?' He asked, as they twirled around in time to the ghostly music. We could do this for awhile, if you wish. " their breath was visible, as the ghosts lowered the temperature in the ball room, by dozens of degrees,
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Franz, Hans and Werner were awake. The essential water let Hans heal at an astounding rate. His face was perfectly fine except for some residual redness.
"Do you hear music?" Hans asked.
Werner's ears swiveled towards the underground ballroom.
"Yeah, I do. Let's check it out," Franz said.
Werner grabbed his shotgun and loaded it while Franz flicked out his extendable baton and Hans grabbed his fire ax.
They then headed to the ballroom.
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Sara nuzzled him back. "Dancing for a while would be nice indeed. Then afterwards there are many options we can do." She said smiling to Tarrax as she rubbed tails with him and caressed him with one hand.
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Tarrax kissed her lightly on the cheek, and held her close to him, his arm pressed firmly around her waist "Are you.. enjoying this.. Sara?' he whispered..
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Tigress heard the music and decided to investigate ' that sounds like dancing..' she said "Tiger, would you like to come check it out with me..
_ Since when do you like to dance?' Tiger replied gruffily from the bed." Check it out, and see what it is.. i'm quite tired Tigress, and I'm not much of a dancer
_ Yeah , you're not much of a singer either Genki grinned " Go have fun Tigress.. Tigress nodded and headed out of the room. She headed over to Agumina's room and Knocked on the door " tai opened it. "Hey Tigress. we're trying to sleep..' Tai yawned."Is agumina still up?' Tigress asked " No, shes asleep, as is Agumon. If you want get someone to go with you, go as Dixie or Cynder.. Thanks..
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Dixie by this time had finished her shower and had let Cynder in to clean herself off It was then that they both heard the haunting music coming from the basement.. "That's really creepy" Cynder said as she got in the bathtub "Go check it out Dixie.. I would go with you, but I really need to take a shower. " Dixie leaned over and kissed her on the lips. " Alright.. Go clean yourself off.. I'll go check it out. Just don't use up all the hot water. Spyro needs one too. Cynder smiled as she pulled the curtain shut . the sound of running water could soon be heard.
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Tigress knocked on the door. Dixie answered it, in her towel "Er.. Hi Tigress .. Sorry.. I just got out of the shower.. Whats going on?
_ Have you heard that creepy noise? " Tigress asked Yes, and If you give me a minute I'll go check it out with you..
_ Thanks Tigress said relieved " Tiger doesn't want to go, and Agumon and Agumina are asleep.."
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Well you got here just in time" Dixie said "I was just about to hop into bed. Wait there a minute please.." Tigress nodded and Dixie closed the door
_ scooby, I'm going downstairs with tigress to check out where that music is coming from..
Ralright.. rust ron't re rup roo rate.. Ri'm readed ro red, ro rust rock ron rhe roor rhen rou ret rack.. Scooby replied from the bed. Dixie went over to him and kissed him on the lips. Scooby smiled as they parted. "Good night, Scooby. I shouldn't be long.." Dixie said heading over to a chair and picking out a yellow dress for her to wear. She quickly put it on and then hung the towel on the hook in front of the bathroom. ' Spyro I'm headed down to check something out with Tigress. Cynders in the shower.. You're up next. We shouldn't be long, so if you hear a knock on the door, please answer it.."
_ Sure" Spyro replied as he stretched out on the bed. " good luck..
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Hans, Werner and Franz entered the ballroom with their weapons at the ready.
"It appears that this area is unheated," Hans said,
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Strut, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth were still sleeping in the Great Valley.
It was night time and some armed dinosaurs patrolled the valley.
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Dr. Kerzach waited for Zachary to finish showering. He heard music outside but he decided to ignore it.
Dr. Zanasiu was already asleep on the bed.
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Setsuna was waiting for the three refugees she shared her room with to finish bathing.
She heard faint music coming from the lobby.
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Dixie went out, and went downstairs, Tigress by her side. the music grew slightly louder as they headed down the second floor " It .. sounds like a waltz.." Dixie said " Really? i can't really tell one type of music from another " Tigress admitted " Well, i performed on the showboat we would usually perform a waltz in the middle of the show the Tennessee Waltz.. " Dixie said as they reached the first floor "I could show you some time.
'Really?' Tigress grinned " I mean.. sure..I could teach Tiger how to do it then..
_ " you could give it a shot. He doesn't seem like a dancing type.. " Tigress grimaced " tell me about it.. hes been more grumpy than usual lately..
_ well sneaking around with Agumina will raise his suspicions.. ' Hey! " tigress protested "We haven't done any of that for awhile.. I'm not sure.. how I feel about her.. i mean I'm glad you and Cynder know what we're going through.. but I'm not sure it will work out..between us.."
_ I'm sorry to hear that.. " Dixie replied " why do you think that? " Because shes not the same Digimon I met when we first came here.. i think that first kiss did something to her..Tigress said "since then, well Shes told me shes in love with me.. and I just don't feel the same way.. besides Tiger would never accept us..not willingly at least..
I need to.. how should i put this?
_ Find out...Whether you feel that way naturally, or rather its just a crush sort of thing.." Dixie suggested.
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that works yeah..so er.. Dixie um.. could you show me how this works?
_ What are you asking Tigress?" Dixie paused "are you asking me to .. make love to you?
- Tigress bit her lip, then nodded as tears began to fall down her cheeks.. I'm sorry" she wiped the tears away "I just need to know what i feels like.. so i can have a better idea of where I stand..with Agumina..
_ Tigress! alright, but only if this is a one-time deal. My relationships are stable, trying to add anyone else into that mix would destroy that stability. And I hate to think what Tiger would do to you if he found out.
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below them, the waltz continued as more spirit couples appeared. there were now 12 couples, thirteen including Tarrax and Sara.. they were currently performing a short minuet, and the temperature continued to drop as more ghosts appeared.
_ Nice footwork' said a female ghost to Tarrax as he swung Sara around. ' been doing this often ' Er.. not recently, madam.. hoe often do you do this? "Every few weeks.. we usually don't get visitors..' said her male partner. 'Enjoy yourself good sir.. happy dancing!
- a couple noticed hans Werner and FRanz " Come to kjoin us? The asked in ghostly voices..
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Dixie and tigress reached the top of the stairs and began to walk down ' the music was now clearly audible, it had a haunting, soft quality as if one was playing it in secret, as they reached the bottom of the steps ' Dixie noticed the glowing spirits dancing in the air " Oh.. my.. goodness she whispered "Those ghost are dancing., they must be dancing to the music we've been hearing..
_ Lets go check it out" tigress said her breath visible " Its freezing in here " should we activate our armor.." "Only if you get too cold.. Dixie replied as they moved into the ballroom, to get a closer look.
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"Certainly, are you?" Sara said softly to Tarrax as she softly kissed his cheek as they continued kissing.
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Jason and Guilmon finished with their bath and just soaked in the water for a while.
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yes I am.." tarrax replied as they continued dancing. the air around them was chilled but filled with exuberance Even though these particpants were long dead the feeling of excitement and romance was not lost on those observing it.
_ This is quite romantic" Dixie said , after watching it for awhile
_ Apart from the dancers being dead.. yeah its nice " Tigress added.
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Werner, Hans and Franz remained on edge.
"Why not?" Hans said, placing his ax against the wall.
Franz put his expandable baton away.
Hans and Franz slowly approached the dance floor but Werner stayed back with his shotgun at the ready.
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Come join us.." said a couple to Dixie and Tigress " there are a couple gentlemen over there who are without partners
_ Tigress activated her armor as she went in "er hi, she said as she came up to Hans "I'm Tigeress. Nice to meet you..
_ Hello' Dixie said as she met Wener and FRanz.. "I'm Dixie Doo.."
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Sara continued to dance with Tarrax. "Nice. I hope we can do this more often. And other things also, like soaking in hot tubs, and other things." Sara said to Tarrax as she kissed his cheek again.
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um..Dixie Tigress asked Could you teach me to dance.. because I've never done it before.." Just dance with them for a bit, and I'll come over and dance with you.." Dixie suggested.
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you make me feel like only a few other dragonesses have ever done.. and those others became my wives" tarrax whispered.."
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Sara continued dancing with Tarrax. her hands moving up and down his body slightly as they danced.
while in the tardis jason and guilmon got out of the bath and went to dry off.
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tarrax continued dancing, as the song changed to a bit more lively tune.. "So..When is the earliest I can meet your family.. ?' He asked as he swung her around "Call we old-fashioned, but I'd like to meet your father and get to know him, and your mother of course, they raised a fine daughter..
_ Tigress headed over to hans "um woyuld you like to dance? She asked him.
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"Anytime you wish to meet them dear." Sara said to Tarrax, looking up to him.
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(OOC - I thought Hans, Werner and Franz already knew Dixie and friends?)
Werner stayed back with his shotgun at the ready, but pointed towards the ground. "No, thanks. I'm not feeling too good now," he said.
Hans nodded at Tigress's offer. "Thank you, I most certainly would," he said, gently grasping her hands.
Franz went up to Dixie. "Pardon me, Dixie but I would be honored to dance with you," he said.
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Jason and Guilmon went to sleep in their bedroom, with Jason leaving the tardis on monitor mode so if anything were to happen he would be alerted and in case anything would happen he wore his normal day clothes to bed.
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(OOc: they don't know Tigress as well as they do Dixie.)
Dixie smiled as she took Franz by the paw " Have you danced the waltz before Franz?' She asked kindly.
_ Tigress grinned briefly before taking Hans out in the middle of the floor " go easy on me please.. I've never danced a waltz before.." she admitted. It sure looks interesting.. though.. these ghosts are good at it.."
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" I guess you must know many dances and be good at all of them." Sara said to Tarrax while looking up at him.
The Extreme Dinosaurs all decided to share a room together so that way they would remain together while that would be more rooms for the refugees.
Terry went to sleep in his room.
Dorothy, Toto, Ojo, The Wizard, and the Shaggy Man found places to sleep. Not find it hard since in oz they often were off on adventures so were use to sleeping in unusual places. Meanwhile Tik-toc, the scarecrow, scraps, and the tin woodman, not needing sleep went around doing some various things that may needed doing.
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This is the first timein centuries that I've danced actually. I might have been good at dancing at one point, but that was many ages ago" Tarrax said "i'm very rusty when it comes to dancing.."
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Sara smiled, "if you enjoy dancing, that can be fixed, over time, so you are less rusty." She said smiling up to him.
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Franz nodded. "I have," he replied with a grin.
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Hans nodded as he headed out to the middle of the dance floor.
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Good" Dixie smiled as the ghost music changed in tune again " so you know what you are doing.. its been awhile since I waltzed.."
- tigress reared up on her back feet and pressd her paws to Hans shoulders "Just guide me as we move along..' she said stumbling a little " she was used to being on all fours, having to rely on her two back feet was a rare experience for her..
a clock struck eleven somewhere in the hotel, and the sound echoed down into the ballroom..
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"sounds like they have changed the song." Sara said to Tarrax.
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Since most of the people were sleeping the Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow, Tik-tok, and Scraps found a quiet out of the way place where they could stand very close together and talk in whispered tones to help pass the time.
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Dances usually go through several songs.. at least they did on Dragomalin. Not sure how many songs this dance will encompass.." Tarrax replied..
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"I think some places do also. Some have dances last longer, but those usually have folks resting when they can, or only dancing at certain times." Sara said, remembering some of the places she had been to.
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Hans slowly guided Tigress through the waltz.
Werner looked around the ballroom. Something made him uneasy but he could not pinpoint it.
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Back at the Great Valley, day broke and Strut, Rime, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth began to awaken.
They proceeded to wash up in the main lake and eat breakfast.
Mr. Bigmouth stuck his head through the portal into the Inglorious Hotel only to find out that it was still nighttime.
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Back at Pelvanida II, all the soldiers and the scientists had arrived. The ground crew was busy preparing the aircraft and vehicles. The Goat and Chong were at the "control center" of Pelvanida II. It was night time and the scorching desert air was now merely warm.
"Chong," the Goat asked, "are you the only mage or are there others who will be assisting us?"
"Mr. Goat!" a Lemur dressed in a mechanic's jumpsuit said, "our helicopter gunships are fully loaded and ready to roll."
"Good work!"
A technician looked over the view screens from the Helios IV drones. The advanced sensor suite of the drones penetrated the clouds of mustard gas and the darkness around Surf Point. "Surf Point and the surrounding towns of Southport, Shore Bright and Turnstile are completely abandoned," he looked at the monitor that showed the view of Shore Bright and the surrounding roads. The roads were littered with cars and bodies.
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the mages who previously attempted to deal with Pelvanida will assist us, think of this as their chance at redeeming themselves. ' Chong glanced at the monitor.' That gas will linger for at least the next few days. in a sense the strike was TOO successful..we'll have to wait until the gas disperses enough to take over the region... whjat is the estimated number od dead. Mr Goat?"
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Tigress followed Hans directions, moving her front paws around the sides of his waist, trying to get a comfortable position. Near them, Dixie and Franz swung around in a fluid motion each being respectful of the other person by not getting TOO close.."you're very good Franz.. " dixie said appreciating the dance.. "Something tells me you've done this quite a bit..'
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"Nice music and nice dancing. Especially with you here. I wonder how long it'll go on for." Sara said looking up to Tarrax.
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Franz nodded. "Hans, Werner and I are members of the Spanish Dance Academy," he said.
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The Goat looked at the data that they had gleaned from the Internet. "It looks like a total of at least 1,000 dead," he said. "In fact, almost all of Shore Bright's inhabitants are dead," he added.
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well,. that's a thousand less people we have to worry about' Chong replied. "Gas apparently is still being released from that missile it will likely be days before it is all released.. Where is the gas headed?" a screen in front of showed nearby towns like Southwind, Sun's Peak and Toonport, all of whom looked deserted
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Spanish Dance Academy? what part of Spain?' Dixie asked "do they perform the mamba there? " She asked as the dance continued. Dixie was not bad at dancing herself, she had danced informally in her showboat shows for years, as well as singing and acting.. so she could keep up. the clock chimed to mark the half hour.
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"It's in Austria. We mostly do classical ballroom dancing but some have been known to do more energetic breakdancing," Franz replied.
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The Goat ran a computer simulation. "It looks like it will blanket Southwind," he said.
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Spike went over to where Bullseye was where he was watching his shopping channels like usual. Stegs had put some earplugs in his ears and had gone to sleep.
"turn that thing off so we can go to bed." Spike said.
"BUt what I miss something. They'll soon have on a spatula that automatically flips pancakes for you." Bullseye said.
"Turn it of or I may flush it down the toilet piece by piece. And you buy to much of those things anyway." Spike said.
"It's not junk. Just look at this pair of earmuff radio, mp3 player that I got just last week. Very useful. You can listen to the radio or mp3's while your ears are kept warm." Bullseye said.
"And like the Mickey Mouse Limber cheese dispenser that you bought last week?" Spike Said.
"We all need our sleep Bullseye." T-bone said in a tired voice.
"And this pocket tv with built in satellite receiver." Bullseye said holding up his small tv.
"Oh ok. But it'll be your fault if we miss something really useful." Bullsye said as he turned off his small pocket tv .
"I guess we'll just have to cope." T-bone said in a tired voice with some sarcasm in it.
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Raph used the time before he went to bed to talk to Mona Lisa, his girl friend, for a bit.
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Austria? then why aren't you called the Vienna Dance school?' Dixie asked " Well, anyway could you show me a few of this moves?
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Thanks for showing me how to dance " tigress said gratefully to Hans.."I'm having a lot of fun.. "
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Blanket Southwind, hum.. then the it will eventually spread over a huge area..spread by the wind..' Chong murmured " we'll have tio wear protective clothing, and producing forty thousand of those will take time.."
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Tarrax continued dancing with Sara periodically nuzlling and kissing her.
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Sara danced with Tarrax, returning his kisses & nuzzles as she rubbed part of her tail along his.
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The rest of the Extreme Dinosaurs all went to bed.
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Franz shrugged. "I do not know," he replied.
Hans nodded. "You're welcome,"
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Ms. Swimmer went through the portal into the Inglorious Hotel to look around. She heard music and traced it to the underground ballroom.
When she arrived there, she spotted Hans, Dixie, Tigress and Franz waltzing.
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"All soldiers are issued protective gear," the Goat replied.
"However, a fair amount may have been destroyed by the strike at Pelvanida," a technician reminded him.
"Damn it! We'll have to acquire them somehow then."
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care to join us?' asked a nearby ghost couple to Ms Swimmer "You'll just have to partner up with someone.. whoever's handy..'
_ just pointing out something. i guess Veinna" was already taken " Dixie said. " A couple more dances I think then I'll head up to bed.. it is getting late.
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Tigress leaned over and gave Hans a friendly lick on the cheek" Thats for being so patient with me" She smiled.
__ check on see how many you do have.." Chong said to the Goat..
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Ms. Swimmer looked. "I would actually like to show off a traditional victory dance from the Great Valley," she said. "But I need permission to use torches. Otherwise I will use ordinary sticks," she added.
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The Goat looked at the inventory checklist. "We've got about 25,000 pairs. We salvaged several crates of them from the ruins of Pelvanida and we purchased several crates of them a few weeks back. In any case, I will get to ordering them," he added.
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you may use torches. we're ghosts , so its not like fire can hurt us" replied a male ghost. " We will stop our waltz to allow you to perform our dance.."
_ This should be good, I've seen her dance before "" Dixie said, using the halt in the action to go sit on a seat off the dance floor.
_ I'll just rest my feet for a bit" Tigress said to Hans. Then I'll rejoin you..
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that means about 15000 more. how quickly do you think we can get that number here?' chong asked.
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"This is very nice indeed." Sara said to Tarrax.
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"I'll have to see, I can probably get them air dropped in but it may take a day or two," the Goat responded.
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Hans and Franz stepped off of the dance floor.
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "All right, wait a moment while I get the Great Valley dance troupe," she said.
She then exited the ballroom and headed back into the portal.
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"So what's going on?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Dance performance," she replied.
She then headed to the feeding grounds where she grabbed five other fire dancers, several torches, a piece of vine with oilplant leaves wadded up in them and stepped through the portal with the other dinosaurs following.
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The group then headed to the underground ballroom.
Werner tossed a lighter to Ms. Swimmer who lit her torch, which was more like a quarterstaff. The other dinosaurs lit their torches and vine wads off of her torches.
One of the dinosaurs was using the wooden table as an impromptu drum.
She then stepped into the center and began slowly spinning the torch to the beat of the music, leaving a trail of embers behind them. To the side of her, two other fire dancers slashed and twirled.
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tigress sat next to dixie, as they watched the performance ' so er.. how am I doing?' she asked "My feet are hurting, my back feet.. i'm not used to using them to support me..
- you're doing great.. ' dixie said kindly.." thanks.. so you're sure about what I asked you earlier?
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Absolutely.. just don't go blab about it.. The wizard would skin both of us alive..and thats if we're lucky..
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The drumbeats sped up and Ms. Swimmer twirled her torch even faster until it appeared to be a blur. She even threw it into the air and continued twirling it after she caught it.
The two side fire dancers were twirling their torches at an even faster rate.
The two other fire dancers with the vine wads whirled them around their bodies at a such great speed that only the flaming ball of oilplant leaves was visible.
By this time, Rime, Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth were also watching. Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Dr. Kerzach, Setsuna, Dirk, Jose, Clive, A and Jose followed Strut into the ballroom. They all stood in rapture at the dance.
By this time, the drumbeat had sped up even more and were joined by the ecstatic screaming of the dancers.
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So you are not on good terms with you parents..
_ well its been awhile since I've seen them, i've been with Genki and Tiger" tigress whispered as they watched the Dancing speed up still further, it was truly a spectacle to behold and both girls were enjoying the performance..
-Do they want you to come back with a mate?' Dixie asked " tigress nodded. "yes and quite possibly a baby as well.. although i don't think i'm ready for that.. I'm not sure Tiger is willing to meet my folks.."
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The drumbeats slowed down as did the dancers. The dancers and the drumbeats stopped at the same time.
Ms. Swimmer blew out her torch as did the other dancers. They then bowed to thunderous applause from Rime, Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth were also watching. Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Dr. Kerzach, Setsuna, Dirk, Jose, Clive, Jose and Strut.
"Truly amazing," Clive said.
"Too bad Stripetail wasn't here to see this," Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Stripetail is probably asleep.. even an old wizard like him needs his sleep" Dixie said as she clapped along with Tigress. The ghosts were applauding as well " A wonderful show!" excellently done!' their ghostly clapping made only a faint noise.. but the visual was imposing..
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"It has been a fun time indeed." Sara said as she looked around at those present as well as Tarrax.
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tarrax clapped appreciatively along with the othrs ' a finer show i've not seen since the Dragomalin mistrels.. many thousands of years ago.. now I am dating myself.. he shook his head " i'm probably one of the few living dragons to have seen those shows..'
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Sara joined in with the clapping, having enjoyed herself thoroughly.
"It was great fun indeed." Sara said. "Most wonderful."
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The dancers bowed again to the applause of the gathered group.
"So let's say we get some sleep?" Hans asked with a yawn.
"Yeah good idea," Franz added.
Ms. Swimmer and the dancers filed out of the ballroom with their supplies in hand.
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Sara looked around the room. "Looks like the dance is over." She said as she looked back up at Tarrax.
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Dixie gave Franz a warm hug " thanks for the dance. You guys head uop. we'll ber right behind you..' She added as the ghost couple vanuished pair by pair..
_ Lets head up to bed " tarrax replied " we need our rest.."
_ " Good night Hans, thanbks for putting up with my danxcing" tigress said with a grin.."
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Franz returned the hug. "You're welcome," he said.
The NUMA Group, the Lipizzaners and the Pelvanida Group headed out of the ballroom.
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The Goat glanced up from the computer he was sitting at. "Chong, the shipment of protective gear is en route. It should arrive in a day," he said. He then yawned. "Now, it is late and we need to be well rested as tomorrow we will be assisting in the creation of the metal troopers," he said.
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Very well..." Chong replied "I will retire to my station.. I'll see you in the morning Mr Goat.. Just make sure the shipment doesn't contain any defective products.. because we shouldn't have to lose any more men then we have to.. we are going to lose some in the coming battle.. the only question is.. how much.."
_ tigress remained behind with Dixie as Tarrax headed out of the ballroom with Sara "i um.. want to go over these steps with you.. if you don';t mind : tigress said to her.. 'alright.. we'll do that a couple times then we must head upstairs.."
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Sara nodded, "Yes, we do need our sleep, after that dance, as fun as it was." She said while looking up at Tarrax and putting a hand on his arm.
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Tarrax guided her up to their room, , holding her close to him as they climbed the stairs..
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Dixie moved out to the center of the now-empty baklllroom, and waited for tigress to join her
_ Upstairs. Tiger and Gemki had gone to sleep shortly after Tigress had left. Cynder had taken Spyro's place as lookout, until Spyro finished cleaning up, at which point, he climbed in beside Cynder and nodded off to sleep..Scooby and Shaggy were sound asleep at this point..
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Sara went with Tarrax up to their room. "Nice time we had dancing." She said to him, staying close while they went up to their room.
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Tigress soon joined Dixie on the Dance floor. She reared up and put her paws on Dixies sides, and Dixie did the same " Ok.. now step one to two three" Dixie said guiding her along..'You know, we should bring our partners down here for a dance..this place has such good atmosphere..
- well i don't think Tiger will want to.. " make him then...hes such a grouch" dixie smiled as she twirled around with tigress..
_ Yes, you're quite nimble on your feet" tarrasx complimented her.. "So.. are you ready to officially be my fiance?"
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Strut, Rime, Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth were in the main lobby. Some of the survivors were patrolling the hallways to ensure that the seal was intact. However, Haresh was asleep.
"So, I guess the Great Valley and this place don't operate on the same time zone?" Ms. Swimmer said. It was still dark outside the hotel.
"Well, anyone up for some drinks?" Strut asked. He poured himself a glass of essential water.
Ms. Swimmer did the same.
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The NUMA Group, the Lipizzaners and the Pelvanida Group (except for Mr. Bigmouth) were now asleep in their rooms.
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Sara smiled up to Tarrax. "Thanks, you were a great dancer also. and I thought were already fiances." Sara said as she used her right hand to caress Tarrax's chest.
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Velma, Mickey, Leonardo, and the others were sleeping in their rooms by this time.
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as they conyinued dancing, tigress felt a a slight nausea begin to come over her.. she ignored it at first and continued dancing, her eyes not leaving dixies.. she could smell the perfume Dixie was wearing, it smeled a little like apples still feling slowly grew stronger. ' you ok?' dixie asked, stopping as she saw Tigress start to turn pale.. ' do you feel like you need to throw up. Tigress nodded, and climbed off of her, and ran off the dance flor looking for a bucket, a toilet, anything to avoid throwing up on the floor, or worse.. on Dixie...
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we need to make love once more and then it will be official' tarrax said , kissing her on the lips as they reached their room..
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"As long as you are not to tired." Sara said smiling to Tarrax & returning the kiss as she caressed his chest again with one hand, her other caressing his back.
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I'm not tired" tarrax smiled opening the door and letting Sara enter 'do you enjoy being with me Sara? Because I have not had this much fun with someone in centuries.."
_ Tigress managed to find a bucket in the remains of what looked like a closet ' for the next few minutes she vomited into the bucket, Dixie could hear the the disturbing sounds as tigress expelled the half-digested food from her body after about ten minutes, Tigress slowly came into view, she looked drawn and pale "Sorry.. it must have been something i ate.. Jason tested me and it came out fine..
_I hope so..um just stick to soft stuff for awhile
_ yeah so much for us kissing right? You wouldn't want to kiss me like this.." tigress said
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you think so..' Dixie grinned, as she leaned forward and kissed Tigress on the lips. Tigress's mouth smelled horrible and Dixie soon broke the kiss "Er.. yes.. we will definitely not be doing any more of that..' She said "Now lets get rid of that stuff" she had gotten a glimpse of the contents of the bucket.. it was bloody and hard to look at.."Well its time we say good night and head off to bed .. Go get a drink of water Tigress" Dixie said taking the bucket and heading upstairs Tigress followed slowly behind.
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Sara walked into the room then turned to Tarrax, "I certainly do indeed." Sara said to Tarrax. Going over to kiss him again while caressing his chest with both of her hands.
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Rime tossed a shot of tequila down his throat. "So do you think we can make wine out of the sweet bubbles from the Great Valley?" he asked.
Mr. Bigmouth shrugged. "Why not? It'll help keep morale up," he said.
"All right, Mr. Bigmouth, you're in charge of Operation Old Sweet Bubble," Strut said.
"I'll have to get help doing that," he said.
Ms. Swimmer was drinking some tea brewed with essential water.
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Tarrax pulled her onto the bed, and began running his claws over her breasts, he moved his tongue into her mouth, and then let her do the same to him. '' he pulled away briefly while holding.. ' whenever you are ready.. i'll begin..
- dixie found a ladies bvbathroom on the first floor and dumped the bucket out into the toilet, flushing the contents down the drain. the water in it looked little cleaner than the stuff she had just disposed... Dixie themn cleaned out the bucket as best she could and left it underneath the sink..
- thanks.. for everything; tigress said as they went towards the stairs , they beheld Strut Rime, ms Swimmer and Mr Bigmouth " having a late night drink?' Dixie smiled " frankly, both of us could use one ourselves..
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Sara giggled a bit as she was pulled onto the bed, resting her hands briefly on Tarrax's chest as she licked Tarrax's Jaw. "Anytime you are ready." She said.
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Tarrax waited a bit as he and lover kissed and licked her other.. " Now I'm ready he said, Climbing on top of Sara, he pinned her against the bed, looking down at her, and broad smile played on his lips.. 'How mamy children would you prefer to have?' He asked, pausing before consummating the relationship..
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Sara wrapped her arms around Tarrax after he was on top of her. Taking a moment to consider his question before answering, "We may have quite a few indeed over the time we have since neither of us ages." Sara said before nuzzling him, "Why, would you want a certain number of children?" She asked as she looked up at him again.
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Ms. Swimmer nodded as she took a sip of essential green tea. "Care to join us, Dixie and Tigress?" she asked.
Rime held up a bottle of tequila. "Cocktails anyone?" he asked.
"Mr. Bigmouth makes the best cocktails," Strut added. "But it's too late for cocktails." He then drank some essential water.
Mr. Bigmouth drank some more essential water. "Rime suggested we make some wine with the Great Valley fruits to keep morale up," he said. "I know how to ferment fruits but winemaking is not my forte," he added.
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In separate rooms & floors Bullseye and Mikey went in to take quick showers before they got ready for bed.
Mikey then set aside some herbal stuff that he'd make into a tea in the morning, hoping it helped him to recover a bit faster. He sometimes had some with him, when they knew he'd be gone for a while and seeing how healthy it kept Splinter thought it would not hurt to drink it now and then. He knew some of his brothers drank similar stuff also.
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Dixie and Tigress took seats next to Ms Swimmer " I could go for some water" tigress said.. " i just had a vomiting spell, so i need something to settle my stomach..
_ I could use some tea actually " dixie said "i don't drink myself.."
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Ms. Swimmer went to the kitchen and fetched some green tea and two cups of essential water, one hot and one cold. She passed the cold glass to Tigress and the hot water and tea leaves to Dixie. "Enjoy," she said.
"Tigress, I have some herbs that can relieve nausea," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Rime was drinking some cold essential water. "So what's on the agenda for tomorrow?" he asked.
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considering we can't leave the hotel, we might as well try and get rid of that demon" Dixie said, taking a sip of the tea.. ' tastes a bit like cinnamon..'she said savoring the tea.
- Thanks, I could use something..." tigress said, sipping from the essential water.. ' yum.. pretty good.. " she said drinking more of the water..
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i am merely curious.. i have had ten prior children as you know.. though none for many ages..' tarrax replied . ' i have aged since then..unlike you, who look to still be in the bloom of youth, i wear the ages on me.. as for how many, the most children i have had with one mate is four..
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Sara nods and nuzzles the base of Tarrax's neck. "We may have more indeed. Who can say with so long of a time we have together before us." Sara said before licking his neck.
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my other wives lived for thousands of years" Tarrax said, looking down at her.. he gradually nuzzled her neck, feeling her react to his nuzzles. he pressed his mouth to hers, and as he did he placed himself in her. the lovemaking lasted nearly a hour, it was late when he finally pulled himself away from her and moved over to his side of the bed.
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Mr. Bigmouth retrieved his first aid kit and opened it. He handed a glass vial containing a clear dark brown liquid to Tigress. "Drink that, it's an herbal extract I made that relieves nausea, he said. He then looked over the supplies. "Guys, I've got to restock my medicine chest with herbal remedies," he added. He then closed the first aid kit and walked into the portal.
"Well, that's a start," Ms. Swimmer said. "Now the problem is how do we fight the demon? she asked."
"Anybody want some snacks?" Rime asked.
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We'll have to ask Stripetail" dixie replied . " I've never faced demons before. My fighting experience is limited to Shurlups, and those monsters in southern Hungary.. fine idea to go on a pre-marriage vacation to Eastern Europe.. on paper..
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I could definitely go for a snack " tigress said, looking at the odd brown liquid in the vial before uncapping it...
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Rime returned with a tray of Alaskan salmon jerky and some Great Valley fruit. "Sorry, that's all I could find," he said,
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Sara sighed contentedly once they were finished and cuddled and nuzzled with Tarrax as she went to sleep for the night.
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Right now, anything looks good" tigress grinned. taking some jerky and a pirece of fruit that was a size of a coconut. " I haven't eaten in awhile, which is why that nausea was so surprising..
_ Dixit took some kerky " Salmon! Yum!" she said , munching on it " Very tasty she said.. "Now what do we know about this demon..
_ apart from the fact its a powerful creatures' tigress said between bites of fruit "and it located beneath the hotel.. we don't know much.."
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Tarrax Gave her one final kiss and he went to sleep with her in his arms.. it was now official, Sara was now his 4th wife.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned through the portal. "My first aid kit is stocked and ready to go. On a side note, it looks like some of the dinosaurs are also making their own interpretation of a first aid kit. Just a leaf bag with packets of various herbal medicines thrown in it," he said. He grabbed a piece of bark and put it in his mouth, savoring the sweet juices released as he chewed it.
Rime was eating some of the jerky.
"Didn't Mr. Bigmouth say that it's lair was a hot place?" Ms. Swimmer asked, eating some treestars.
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I think so.. which means we're going underground..' dixie replied taking another drink from her cup of tea. " remember though the mintaur's lair was hot as well..real hot.. " it was a good thing i was wearing my armor.. otherwise my dress would have stuck to me.."
_ Yeah that place was an oven..' tigress nodded " I was panting something fierce.. How long do you think it wlill be before that gas lifts enough for us to go outside?
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Rime shrugged. "Possibly days until the gas dissipates but since mustard gas is a persistent agent, the area around could be contaminated for months," he said.
"Just drink plenty of water," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Months? great that will really kill any business this place gets " tigress said
_" like it got much before we came here' Dixie said " although given how many people are in the hotel now, that should tide them over for a long time.." she drank some more of the tea, she had drank half of it by this point.. "How big is the Great Valley?' She asked, more out of curiousity than anything..
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"It's enormous," Mr. Bigmouth said. "I'd say that it can hold a fairly spread out medium sized town. However, if we port refugees over there, they cannot build anything modern as we need to respect the dinosaurs. They can pitch tents and build homes out of the materials they find there, though." Mr. Bigmouth then went over to the portal, stuck his head through and spat out the chewed up wad of bark.
Rime was cutting an orange watermelon-like into segments with a kitchen knife. He placed the pieces on the platter that held the salmon jerky. "Fruit anyone?"he asked.
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Dixie and Tigress both took a piece gratefully.."Well, i'm not suggesting we move the people there" Dixie said.
_ what if that gas seeps in? theres nowhere else to go, but the Valley" tigress said, munching happily on her slice.. " i mean, this place isn't exactly in the greatest condition, yeah weve sealed off the hotel for now.. but theres nob telling when it will lift.. and i don't relist being stuck in this hotel any more than necessary..
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The Scarecrow came over with the Tinwoodman and a few others.
"I over heard part of your conversation and thinking with my excellent brains came up with what may be useful. Perhaps this hotel, as long is it stays sealed can be used as the main are, with folks who can move can visit the Great Valley for periods of time." He said.
"It may help folks to feel better." The Tinwoodman said.
"I remember Dorothy & her Aunt and Uncle talking about Kansas and how some folks get unhappy when there are some days where the sun is behind clouds for days or longer and how it makes people happier once the sun comes out." The Scarecrow said.
"We don't have weather like that in Oz currently, but I have heard that sometimes one of the wicked witches would make some weather like that. But it can gladden the heart then maybe some visits to the Great Valley will gladden the hearts of those here. Maybe more then the Wizard's shows and the dragon fellow's stories, even using magic." The Tin Woodman said.
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"Well, Dirk's air compressor takes air from the Great Valley right?" Strut asked, munching on the fruit.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "It does, I tried my best to conceal the intake hose so it is not clogged or damaged," he said.
"Also, is the portal sealed against gas leaks?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Apparently so. It's like a window that lets you walk through it," he said. "Also Deimos, Dr. Zanasiu and myself have run tests on the Great Valley's atmosphere and it is safe for inhabitants of this world to breathe," he added. He was eating a piece of the fruit.
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Well, ultimsately we'd have to discuss this with our partners" Dixie replied. "I myself am not keen about going to a different time period.."
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Think of it as an adventure Dixie' tigress replied " I think we should try everything we can to entertain the guests here, many opf whom are not here by choice..Your suggestions sir are very interesting.."
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That is a good thing, so the air is breathable" dixie replied "What is the temperature like? in the Great Valley? I'd imagine its warmer.."
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Rime pulled out a PDA from a messenger bag that he wore when ever he was not wearing his armor. "The temperature appears to fluctuate between 75-90 degrees and the humidity is always above 70%," he said reading off the PDA screen.
"Dehydration could be a serious risk in conditions like that. And remember, though we dinosaurs can drink straight from the rivers and lake without problems; no one else should do so without boiling the water. Also, if movement is needed, I may try to set up 'forage classes' to teach the refugees which plants are edible," Mr. Bigmouth said. He pitched the rind of the fruit through the portal where it sailed through and narrowly missed a Fast-Runner armed with a bow.
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So at its hottest its like a sauna.. I'd sweat like crazy" Dixie said '70% humidity? thats really high. Now i grew up in the South so I'm used to warm temperatures, but not 70% humidity.."
_ You'd need lots of water for all those pepople' Tigress agreed. " how much people should we bring?"
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Mr. Bigmouth thought a moment. "We should bring small amounts in, preferably Humans and reptiles as they can lose heat more rapidly. We also need to get the dinosaurs used to the refugees; we do not need another Gravel Pass incident," he said.
"However, temperatures drop to a more tolerable 60-68 degrees at night," Rime added.
"The water situation should be fine. We have a massive main lake along with several other smaller lakes, streams and rivers in the Great Valley. If we need to we can in fact set up small rain water collection systems as the Great Valley is also prone to rain," Strut said.
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So It is just the day that is warm" tigress said ' i think we should send them over during the evening hours, where it is not as warm..
- Don't forget that we're likely on a different time frame here than they are there.. not to mention a difference in time period" dixie replied. By this time she had finished her tea, and Tigress had finished her water.
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"There does appear to be a time difference, right now, it is day in the Great Valley." Ms. Swimmer said. She then looked at the clock. "And it is approximately 3:50 AM here. I would guess that there is a 12 hour time gap," she added.
The fruit tray was completely empty and Strut carried it back to the kitchen.
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Almost 4, oh geez, we'dd best head up then" Tigress said to Dixiie.. " they had beenn conversing for nearly 4 hours.. and had not even noticed..
_ we do need our sleep" Dixie nodded. "But We can stay up
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"Looks like we shouldn't be sleeping in the Great Valley if we want to work together with everyone," Strut said.
The four dinosaurs then headed up to their rooms.
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"Maybe The wizard can do something about the water. Since he can do real magic and has not been a humbug wizard for a long time." the Scarecrow said. "And maybe Sara, she seems good with magic."
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tigress started walking up the steps with Dixie "I'm sorry it took us so long.. i lost track of time.." dixie put her arm around her as they rounded up the second flight. "its alright.." Dixie smiled " It was a lot of fun dancing and then chatting with Ms Swimmer and the others..For your first time, you did quite well dancing..
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You can stand on your back feet" tigress complainned " i'm not used to that.. it doesn't feel right.."
_ It took me time to get used to it" dixie replied " now its just second nature..So do you feel better now?
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Yeah, that water was great. It got rid of the smell and taste of vomitting.. Tigress said " i don't know why I threw up.. I'm starting to get worried.. the bug doesn't seem to have gone away..but .. Jason said I was fine!"
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So whats wrong.. is there any spot on you that is bothering you?' dixie asked.. 'i'm not sure really.." tigress replied as they climbed to the 4th floor. ' Tigress kept climbing "Um.. Tigress this is our floor.." Dixie protested. "I'm going to the secret passage..."Oh where we had our meeting..alright.. lead on.. Dixie followed her" We can't stay long.. we do need our sleep.."
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tigress led Dixie into the secret passageway on thr 5th floor, and they closed it behind them. They went down and turned down the corner, then They sat down next to each against the wall' So why here?" Dixie said" Um.. because its a private place and our rooms are crowded' Tigress said. "So.. er.. would you make out with me tomorrow night?. "Er I suppose" "You Promise..? Tigress looked at her " Sure. " dixie replied. "We'll kiss on it.. "Tigress Wrapped arms arpund Dixie and their lips met. The girls explored each others mouth then pulled away. "Ok.. so thats done. I'll make out with you tomorrow. Now lets head to our rooms and get to bed.." dixie said., getting up and heading back to the Enterance.. The girls headed out and down to the 4th floor as they paused in front Of Tigress' room, Dixie looked at her.. " Night Tigress, thanks for everything.." Thanks Dixie.. you're a real friend.. i'm looking forward to tommorow night.. "Yeah.. After tomorow you'll have a better idea of how you feel.." dixie Said. She Leaned over and kissed Tigress on the lips in parting. tigress reached for her and held her as the kiss ended The girls nuzzled each other, and Tigress opened her door, smiling. "I think I've found a real friend' She said to herself as she climbed into snuggled up against Tiger. She gave him a kiss on the snout Tiger Stirred and opened his eyes.'Tigress! When did you get in? Were you up all night? "I was .. hanging out.. There was a ghost party in the ballroom..'
- A ghost party? " Tiger looked at her "hmm..
'I learned how to dance.. ' Really? Tiger was surprised"Yeah, and I'm going to dance with you the next time theres a dance party.. "Why should I dance with you. "Because I love you and it would mean a lot to me!''Tigress said " Theres a reason I've been hanging out with Dixie and Agumina.. They're my friends and they understand what I'm going through.. " alright.,.. we'll go dancing tommorow.." Tiger grumbled heading back to sleep Tigress nodded"thank you.." She kissed him again, this time on the lips. "Next time.. don't stay up so late.." tiger said to her as She went off to sleep.
_ Dixie entered her room. "You're up late" Cynder said from the bed "So what was that noise? " a ghost dance " Ghosts dancing? This hotel has everything.. " Cynder said as Dixie climbed into bed. "You were with Tigress, right? Did you dance with her?
_ yes, I did. We we danced with Hans and Werner too .. 'Dixie said " I'm sorry I made you stay up so long.. We were talking with Ms Swimmer and Rime, and we lost track of time.. Its nearly 5" "Well You need your sleep."Cynder said. "Did you sleep at all? " Yeah a Little, The boys have been asleep for hours. Next Time, I'll come with you.." Dixie curled up next to Scooby. "You smell nice.. you took a bath? " Yes I needed it.. "
- do I need one? " no, you smell fine.." Cynder said wrapping her arms around Dixie as she settled against the Pillow opposite from Dixie, ' Night Cynder, I love you. "I love you too" Cynder whispered, as she leaned forward and kissed Dixie on the lips " Tomorrow, we're going after the demon..' Cynder said as she pulled away. Dixie felt Scooby sstir next to her ' Rhen rid rou ret rin Rixie.. Rits rearly rive "Go back to sleep.. I'm here' Dixie replied. Scooby Put his arms around her and Dixie placed her had on Scoobys chest. She felt Cynder snuggle against her. Dixie fell asleep, in the arms of those she loved.
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"You're up late, Mr. Bigmouth," a refugee said as Mr. Bigmouth entered his room.
"Just not tired," he replied, washing his face.
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Rime was cleaning his rifle in Dr. Zanasiu's room. Two refugees were also asleep on the couch.
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Morning came through with the gas still hovering alround the hotel, the light was a sickly yellow . the trumpet sounded signaling the seven am wakeup call. awakingDixie and Cynder.. "Geez" cynder shrugged as she stretched. "That horn is really loud ad annoying..
_ you said it" dixie said, facing her, and getting up out of bed.. "You only got a couple hours of sleep.. no no You go back to sleep.." cynder protested . Dixie gave her a kiss on her snout " Thanks for caring about me.. but I'll be fine" "Come on Dixie, I've tried going without much sleep before.. you need your sleep.. trust me... Look I'll go get you some breakfast and bring it back up to you.. I mean it.. get back under those covers..
- Dixie triecd to move the door by Cynder blocked her way. Scooby and Shaggy both stiorred "time to get up I guess.." shagy stretched " Hey Dixie.. when ydid you get in last night..
_ late.' Cynder replied ' shaggy your her owner, tell her to get back to bed..
_ " cynders right" Shaggy said as Scooby stretched and got out of bed. "Scoob and I will get you something.. Rah, rou ronly rot rwo rours rof reep, rats rot renough"
_ Soon everyone in the room was awake " there was a knock on the door, and Shaggy went over to open it " It was Genki Tiger and Tigeress "So wheres Tigeress' girlfriend? Gemnki smirked.. "Shes still sleeping or at least We're trying to get her to go back to sleep..." shaggy replied..
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She does need her sleep" Tigress said waiting as Freddy and Dpahne headed put of the room and headed downstairs. " i'll stay with her Cynder, you go get her something..
_ Dixie reluctantly climbed back into bed.. as Scooby gave her a kiss on the forehead" Re'll re rack.. Rigress rake roog rare rof rer rhile Rynder rand Ri rare retting rer rood. Scooby then headed out of the room, with Shaggy. Cynder in turn kissed Dixie on the cheek and followed Spyro out of the room, where they met Hunter on the stairwell.
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The Lipizzaners, the NUMA group, Setsuna and the Pelvanida group got out of their rooms and made their way downstairs. Several refugees followed them as well.
"Good morning!" Ms. Swimmer said cheerily.
"Damn it, how do you stay so cheery with so little sleep?" Werner asked groggily.
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Haresh, Dr. Kerzach and some chefs from Zemoth's were busy cooking breakfast.
Haresh was putting together a fruit salad from the Great Valley's fruits.
Dr. Kerzach was brewing coffee and several chefs from Zemoth's were preparing pickled herrings.
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Dixie Settled back into bed, while Tigress kept an eye on her from the front of the bed.
_ Stripetail walked into the dining room. ' good morning everyone..' He said to those already gathered ..Captain ilos good day to you..
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wizard I'm not used to being woken by a trumpet at seven in a morning .. "Milos grumbled over his cofee
Hunter and Cloolleen sat down at the table across from Agumon Agumina and Tai " So where are you folks from? Hunter asked
_ We're from Digiworld" agumina replied.
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The Scarecrow and his non meat friends from Oz who didn't need to sleep went into the tardis so they could all talk quietly in the tardis control room so they would not disturb anyone since they didn't need to sleep. They left the door open a a bit so they could hear when people woke up and were more active. Also during the night one or 2 of them would take turns walking around in the hotel to see if anyone needed any help.
Jason and his friends who were sleeping in the tardis awoke and went to start their usual morning routines of getting ready.
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fred and Daphne took seats at a nearby table. Gabumon Biyomon and Tentoon sat next to their pasrtners, Palmon was munching on some fruit. "So should we explore the hotel.." He asked the others as Matt came by with some orange juice.
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Dr. Kerzach carried out a large platter of fruit salad. "The Great Valley's bounty!" he said.
Hans, Werner and Franz got some plates and began helping themselves to the salad.
Dr. Zanasiu was eating the pickled herrings.
"Where's Mr. Bigmouth?" Rime asked, munching on some tree stars.
"I believe he's monitoring Darren's injuries," Ms. Swimmer replied.
Deimos coughed as he drank some tea. "Darren... he's alive?"
"You know him?"
Deimos nodded. "I do; he's one of my friends from Pelvanida. I didn't think anyone survived that mission they willingly went on,"
Paul and Anton were eating breakfast. Paul was eating some fruit salad and Anton was eating some sausages.
Some waiters were also serving meals to the refugees outside in the main foyer.
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We actually saved 3 from that mission " stripetail said to Deimos as he walked up towards the counter to refill his glass. "Each of them had bombs thrown into crates with them, they were bound gagged and beaten when we found them. They were the lucky ones.. Thanks to them we know that we are facing a force of as many as thirty thousand, although it possible there could be more.. If You want to visit with them... by akll means do so..
_ Tigress yawned as she kept an eye on Dixie, the lack of sleep was catching up to her...
- Genki and Tiger got some fruit and headed towards a free seat, which were filling up quickly. cynder carried a tray on her back and made her way down the line.. as Nick Came in with a fresh supply of food.. Food supplies that would normally last for weeks or months were being tapped to feed so many..
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Wheres Tigeress? Agumina asked Genki as he came by " keeping an eye on Dixie, they were up late last night.' came the reply.
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"Chong must be planning something," Deimos said with a frown. "From what I've heard of him, killing them would be more in line with his behavior. In any case, I would like to see the three."
"They are in room 652," Ms. Swimmer said.
Deimos got up from the table and headed out of the cafeteria.
At the same time, Mr. Bigmouth entered the dining room. His hands were wet as he had recently washed them. "Darren, Gustav and James are doing quite well. Also, thanks to Hans's seredipitous discovery of the powerful healing capabilities of essential water, they should be perfectly healed by the end of today," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth then went to fetch some fruit salad.
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In the kitchen, Haresh and Dr. Kerzach were cooking some hash browns.
"Nick, do we need Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth to go on a foraging expedition again?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
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A little more would be great.. I don't know how long our food supplies will last..
_ Hes definitely planning something.. that is obvious.. and its with our destruction in mind..
- Dixie stirred a little later.. "Scooby..' She murmured " They're downstairs getting food" Tigress said looking up from the front of the bed.. " i've been.. agh., keeping an eye on you.. "
come over by me.. You probably got as little sleep as I did.. " Dixie said Tigress yawned and moved over next to Dixie and placed her head against the pillow next to Dixie. " thaanks..lastt night.. was.. interesting.. "
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Deimos entered Darren's room. The room had a first aid kit on the nightstand and Darren, heavily bandaged was sitting in bed. Gustav and James were reading some books.
"So Darren, how are you feeling?" Deimos asked gently.
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Ms. Swimmer stuck her head into the kitchen. "Nick, Mr. Bigmouth, Strut and myself are going on a foraging expedition. Do you want to come?" she asked.
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I'd like to but Briggins has me doing inventory' Nick said, showing them a clipboard full of items he hgad to check..
_ Better" Darren whispered. "We failed Deimos.. they caught me and made me remove all the devices we had set to damage the planes.. they have thousands upon thousands on trooops.. they implanted a bomb inside me. intending to detonateb the bombs inside Surf Point..
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"Do you need anything in particular?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and Zachary went up to Briggins.
"Briggins, what are our duties for today?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
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"What matters is you survived," Deimos replied. "You will still be paid,"
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"Help nick wth inventory, afdter that, patrol the hotel to make sure none of the gas is getting in..Briggins replied
_ Remember also that tonight we're going to tackle that demon " Stripetail said Angel and Sitch climbed onto his table " Mesa want to ask a question Mr Stripetail " Stitch asked " what is a demon?' " A demon is a creature of the underworld , a powerful beast with great strength and power.." Stripetail replied. " You're not from this world so it is understandable that you don't now
- Are they big? Lilo asked carrying her food over to the table.. "They can be.. " "Bigger than Gantu?' "They can be enormous..a hundred feet in height.. how big thois demon is we do not know" stripetail cautioned.
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Yeah.. I'm .. looking forward to tonight" dixie said.. holding tigress close to her and rubbing her fur.. " you should be sleeping " tigress told her.. " so should you.." the girls looked at each other ..and chuckled.. 'Cynder should be up soon.. at least I hope so.. just go to sleep.. I'll be right here..' tigress said moving slight away from Dixie..
_ how much was it? I've forgotten.' darren replied.
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"$750,000 dollars to be divided," Deimos replied.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and Zachary entered the kitchen.
"Nick, we're here to help you with inventory," Zachary said,
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Several refugees were also patrolling the hotel .
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"All set?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. He was wearing a messenger bag that a refugee had given to him.
Strut was wearing his custom made backpack.
Ms. Swimmer had found a clean ice chest to store fish in. She was planning to go spearfishing with Ruby and Chomper.
"Let's go," Ms. Swimmer said.
The two then stepped through the portal.
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Setsuna was entertaining some refugees with some magical pyrotechnics.
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That was if we suceeded though..' Darren said a third of 750 000 is 250000. i'll take it though and give something to families of the others who were killed..
_ Ok.. ZAchary Dry food..Rime I need you to check on outr supplies of fries and Rime I need a report on our fish.." Nick said I'll handle this area.. Inventory usually takes 3 hours or so..
Cynder Piled her p try with food and made her way to the stairs I'm just bringing this food to Dixie.. once shes finishes eating, then i'll rejoin you" She said to Spyro and Hunter " We'll save you a seat Hunter replied, As Bulk and Skull sat down at a nearby table.. "Hey Bulky I wonder If our fiolks know where we are.. "Skull asked as he munched aon a doughnut " Bulk took a huge bite out of a biscuit sandwich " Skull. with that stuff outside we can't leave.. not even the Powerr Rangers could get through that stuff..even in thier suits..
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"Nick, remember the Molotov cocktails we used against the Shurlups? If we can get gasoline or some other flammable liquid we can arm the refugees with them," Rime said.
Zachary saluted Nick and went back to the closet. The closet had sacks of potatoes, rice, beans and other staples. He opened a burlap sack containing red beans and inspected it to ensure that it was not moldy.
Dr. Zanasiu entered the freezer and took inventory of the fish.
Dr. Kerzach stuck his head into the back kitchen. "Guys, tell Ms. Swimmer and the forage group that we're running low on fruit," he said.
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Jason's friends (except for Sara who was with Tarrax in their room, & maybe Velma who may have slept elsewhere or maybe in the tardis, no idea, met in the console room after they were done getting ready.
"I think we should eat some meals in here. It may seem like we are less friendly maybe, but our eating some or all meals here will help stretch what food the hotel has for the others." Jason said.
"Good idea." Odysseus said.
I"ll be right back. I'll go and see if they need more essential water and see if Sara has filled those out." Jason said. He took out the staff that Stripetail had given him and walked outside the tardis, having the staff float next to him, shrinking its size a bit to fit the limited space better. He then went around to the various places where containers of water were to refill them with essential water, even those that were still mainly full.
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veemon climbed in next to Velma with a tray of fruit " this stuff looks really good.." He and Velma had slept in Scooby's room the night before...
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"Darren, James and Gustav would you all like something to eat?" Deimos asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth was using his stone hammer and a metal chisel he bought in his messenger bag to extract some of the so-called "juice bark". Several pieces were already in the messenger bag, along with several coconut like fruits.
Some other dinosaurs were assisting him by shaking treestars loose and placing them on leaf sleds.
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Strut was in another portion of the Feeding Grounds. He was dragging a leaf sled behind him. The sled was full of berries and tender shoots.
He plucked an orange watermelon-like fruit and placed it on the sled.
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Over by the Thundering Falls Lake, several dinosaurs were relaxing. Ms. Swimmer, Ruby and Chomper were gathering fish and other seafood.
Ms. Swimmer speared a large fish with a stone headed lance she borrowed from a nearby guard and tossed it into the ice chest.
Chomper was gathering clams and placing them on a leaf sled.
Ruby was also spearing some fish as well.
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Nick Completed his section of the Inventory and went over to Check on how the others were doing
_ Cynder reached the 4th floor, delicately balancing the food she had gotten for Dixie. She went over to Room 416 and knocked on the door " Tigress, could you open the door? I',m here with Dixie's breakfast..Tigress?' Cynder paused there was no movement in the room, "she must have fallen asleep.. Just then the Door open, and a very tired looking Tigress stood at the door "Sorry.. I was taking a nap.. Come in.." Tigress yawned and headed back into the room. just set the food tray next to the bed..' Tigress yawned as she climbed back on the bed and curled up next to Dixie..
- You two have gotten pretty close.. Cynder Remarked setting the food down next to Dixie "Yeah.. she's a good friend.. " Tigeress said from the bed. "Just don't take it too far.. remember She has to balance enough relationships as it is..what with our relationship and her relationship with Scooby, and mine with Spyro. I do hope you guys aren't going that route.." cynder said "No, no, we';ve both agreed that going there wouldn't serve either of us well' tigress replied..
- look what she does with you is between the two of you..within reason. i don't hink I need to explain that.. Tigeress nodded..
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Alright, go back to sleep.. I might bring you up some food later, if you want.." Cynder said kindly
Tigress nodded. Thanks. You can go back down now..
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Yeah I could go for some food.. i haven't had anything to eat for awhile' Darren admitted His voice was still quiet, it would be awhile before his voice recovered..
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Velma nodded, "It sure does look good." She said.
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Deimos left the room and headed downstairs.
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"We are running very low on potatoes," Zachary reported.
"Fish and seafood are in sufficient supply," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Canned goods are in working order but sodas and alcoholic beverages are running low," Rime said.
"Hey, Nick, remember when we used Molotov cocktails against the Shurlups? If we have flammable liquids and glass bottles, we can make some and arm the refugees with them," Zachary said.
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Yes, but Remember that we'll still have the mustard gad floating around here for awhile, So yes the Moltovs could work, if the gas clears first. I'm pretty sure mustard gas is flammable " Nick said "So we're low on potatoes, how many sacks do we have left? he asked Zachary.. "once these supplies run out, we'll be living completely off Great Valley food.."
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The husky and the doberman were sitting in bed for no particular reason.
"I wonder where that Parvo is." the husky said.
"Hiding so I do not bite him tushie." The doberman said. "and my perfect body also makes him afraid of me ." the doberman said as he posed a bit while sitting in bed.
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Are you two still in bed?' Hunter asked upon entering the room, he was dressed in a clean shirt and pants.." Come on.. ewe have breakfast downstairs Coleen sent me up here to rouse you guys.. wheres muzzle?"
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"About half a sack," Zachary replied.
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Ms. Swimmer returned from the foraging expedition with a full ice chest.
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"Nick! We're back!" Ms. Swimmer said, walking into the kitchen carrying an ice chest. She opened it to reveal that it was full of fish and other seafood.
"Wow," Dr. Zanasiu said. "Where are the others?" he asked.
They'll be coming soon."
Ms. Swimmer then left the kitchen to have a snack.
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hmm enough to make about 50 orders of fries.. thats not much when dealing with so many..
Nick muttered as Ms Swimmer returned " so you got back.. and I see you've brought in a nice haul.. great! This will serve as dinner tonight..
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"Is he in the closet?" The doberman asked the leader.
"Maybe he is giving himself walkies." The Husky said as he shrugged.
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no, he needs someone else to walk him, as Hunter towards the closet where there was banging and whimpering coming inside. " hunter opened the door " blitz! why did you put muzzle in a closet? You know he hates the dark and being alone! Come on boy, we'll let you out for a walk.. come guys lets go get something to eat' hunter said wheeling Muzzle out, who looked happy to see him..
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Mr. Bigmouth and Strut returned through the portal. Their dinosaur assistants also placed leaf sleds filled with berries and leaves by the portal and returned back to the Great Valley.
Mr. Bigmouth and Strut entered the kitchen and emptied out their bags.
Strut's backpack was filled with taro like tubers and Mr. Bigmouth's messenger bag was filled with the edible bark and several coconut like fruits.
"Damn! You guys are good!" Zachary said.
Mr. Bigmouth chuckled. "There's more fruit out in the foyer," he replied.
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"It has a lightbulb in there. And he has some privacy that way unlike the rest of us." The doberman said.
"He could have had part of one of the beds. I found the floor very comfortable. As soft as snow to sleep on but not as cold." The Husky said.
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bring some out into the dining room, and start serving them.. Nick said" checking off the last few sections of the inventory..
- Cynder noded to Tigress "sleep well, i'll be back after breakfast to wake you and Dixie.. Tigress murmured from the bed.. s sleep began to take her again.
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he likes our company though.. don;t you boy?' Hunter cooed as he stratched Muzzle ear, and was rewarded with a heany thumping as muzzle tail wacked his chair.
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Mr. Bigmouth and Strut returned with the fruit and began washing them. They then placed them in a bowl and set it out in the dining room. They then returned to the kitchen.
"So what are going to do with these?" Zachary asked, holding up one of the hairy tubers.
"As an experiment, I cooked one in a campfire a few days ago. It was very similar to a baked potato but a bit sweeter," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
"And this won't kill us will it?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Mr. Bigmouth stuck all the tubers into his messenger bag. "You know, I'd better get Jason," he said. "But the fruits, bark, fish, shellfish and vegetables I can assure you are safe. I had Jason scan them," he added.
Mr. Bigmouth then left the kitchen.
"Ah, new ingredients! Excellent, I will attempt to make some new recipes," Haresh said.
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Mr. Bigmouth found Jason refilling the a pitcher with essential water. "Jason, these tubers have been harvested from the Great Valley. Dinosaurs are capable of eating them but I am not sure about this world's beings, would you mind scanning them?" he asked, handing over the messenger bag. "Actually, I also have another request, can you give myself some instrument to determine if this world's beings can safely eat a particular plant or not?" he added.
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Jason paused in what he was doing as he turned to look at Mr. Bigmouth. Jason nodded, and took out his tricorder and started to scan the tuber. He looked at the readout on the small screen.
"If it is cooked enough it will be eatable." he said, leaving out the technical explanations. "As for the instrument I can give you one like this one I have here." Jason said as he held up his next gen era tricorder, "Or if this one is to small I can give you a larger model from earlier. And if you want a larger screen to read I can give you a wrist type computer with a larger hologram type screen that you can read if you want." he said.
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"I'd prefer something that is a little on the larger side," Mr. Bigmouth said. "In any case, thank you for the help,"
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"I'll go and get a model that came out around 80 years before this one did & see if that one is ok for your size. Otherwise I may need to quickly put together something." Jason said then went back into his tardis to one of the storage areas. He then came out with a classic star trek era tricorder. He held this up.
"How is this for size?" Jason asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth carefully handled the tricorder. "This one is perfectly sized, thank you," he said, taking the tricorder and carefully placing it into a side pocket in his messenger bag.
He then returned to the kitchen and emptied out the tubers in the bag.
"What's the verdict?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"Cook them thoroughly before eating," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
Haresh picked up one of the tubers. "Ah, this might go well in curry," he said.
"Knock yourself out."
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"I'm glad it's the right size. Good luck." Jason said, returning to filling the various water containers with essential water that he had been doing before.
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"I do think tonight we should let Muzzle sleep on the bed. He may like that." the Husky said.
"I don't want to sleep next to the crazy doggy." The doberman said.
"You can sleep on the floor like I do. It is very comfortable." The husky said.
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Muzzle can sleep by me' Colleen said. " You'd like that wouldn't you muzzle?
- Muzzle wagged his tail again.. and whimpered.. he was hungry.. ' lets go get some breakfast..' collen said. " Blitz Exile.. come on..
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"Nick, there are bowls of fruit in the dining room," Strut said.
Rime was carrying out a tray of pickled herrings and salmon jerky to the dining room.
Haresh was chopping up some garlic in preparation for his curry.
Dr. Kerzach and some chefs from Zemoth's were cleaning the fish and shellfish that Ms. Swimmer and her friends had caught.
Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary left the kitchen and headed to the lobby.
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"Who will feed the crazy doggy?" The Doberman asked, a bit unsure and afraid of feeding Muzzle.
"Why don't we all take turns, then we can all share the fun equally." The Husky said. "To bad I was asleep or else Muzzle would not have wound up in closet."
The 2 of then started towards the door then the stairway.
"It'll be hard to carry him down the stairs." The Doberman said.
"Maybe when we get to the breakfast area we can let Muzzle choose first." The husky said while turning to look at Muzzle, "What do you say, would you like to choose what you want for breakfast first?" He asked Muzzle.
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Jason finished refilling all the water containers with essential water, regardless of how much water or essential water was left. Then he paused on what to do next.
Since they knew most of the folks were awake The Tin Woodman, The Scarecrow, Scraps the Patchwork girl and Tik-Tok started going around to help the others. The Wizard and Quetzal were talking & working out a schedule so they could help entertain the folks in the hotel and take turns so they could rest as well. As well as doing the occasional entertainment time show thing together.
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Tarrax went over and had a discussion with the wizar, he would join in the story-telling to entertain the children
BUlk and Skull wolfed down their food, and headed back to the line for seconds..
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slice those into pieces, and store the ones that don't get eaten..we'll have to limit the size of the meals..' Nick repluied
- Cynder entered the room and sat down next to spyro. "I gave Dixie her food, shes asleep..
- she must have been up late last night.." Spyro said "Very late.. She only got in around 5.. she said there was a ghost party in the ballroom.. Cynder replied
_ ghost party?' Hunter raised his eyebrows.."Very peculiar.. but then again this place is very peculiar..
_ Stripetail came up to Scooby's table "Once we are done eating, Scooby, we're going into the kitchen to confront the demon.. Get your group together..
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We're coming along" Matt said overhearing him. "you're part of the group' stripetail replied all in all there will about 40 confronting the demon the group from pelvanids, the digidestined which is 16 by themselves, scooby and his team which makes 10 more, and anyone who is not involved in entetrtaining the guests..
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"Ok, we need to decide on schedules so we have time off to relax, and maybe some time so we can all get together to talk and get ideas for new shows and things we can do, sometimes acting 2 or more together." The wizard said to Quetzal and Tarrax.
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"It does sound like a lot that will be confronting the demon." Jason said. His friends, apart from Sara and Velma who had slept elsewhere, were finished with their breakfast and getting ready so exited the tardis.
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Mesa ready" stiftch said, as he shoveled the food into his mouth.. " this demon has held the curse in place for over a century.."Izzy said " It won't be easy to defeat him, even with so many arrayed against him.. The originsl owner must have had some magical ability to confront the demon, but it clearly wasn't enough
- Ro re rare ro rear rour armor, right?' scooby rasked.. "Yeah, I think that would be a safe bet' agumon said in reply. Agumina nibble on her food as she looked around. the dining room was filled with people.. indeed the hotel had not seen this level of occupants sinces its early heyday..
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Hey Scooby.. go Get Tigress' Genki said "We're going to confront the demon soon..
_ Let him finish eating first" Shaggy replied . "Hes going to need all the energy he can get.
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Dixie stirred from her sleep, and looked around the room the room was filled with a sickly yellow light, as the sunlight was reflcted off the gas surrounding the hotel. Tigress slept on beside her.. clearly she needed her sleep.. What time is it.. she murmured.. looking down at her ring "Time" she called out and the time flashed on the rings face it was 10:04 a.m. "still only about 5 hours of sleep" she muttered.. Tigress stirred next to her " What time is it? she mumbled. " Just after ten.. I'm going to go shower.." Dixie said "um.. I need a bath too, haven't had one since we got here.. and my fur is starting to clump" Tigress said yawning and stretching
_ Dixie looked at her.. " alright we'll share a shower.. just.. well. keep to your half and don't look at my front.." Oh.. you mean your chest?' Tigress said.. "Yes.." came the reply.. I'll get in first and then call you in.. i'll get the water warmed up a bit.."
_ ok" tigress nodded i'll wait outside.. she said as Dixie went into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. Dixie took off her dress and sat it on the toilet, then climbed into the tub, and pulled the drapes across to give her some privacy.. the drape was among the only things Robbie hadn't cleaned yet, it was blotchy and had green spots in various places.. Dixie turned o n the water, it was murky brown and ice cold upon first contact.. she waited a few minutes before the water began to warm before called Tigress in..
_ You can come in now Tigress.." The door to the bathroom opened and Tigress came in. Dixie wrapped her arms around her chest and huddled closer to the faucet. "Ok' Tigress said " er.. what part of the tub should I take "Tigress asked " You can take the back half.. I'm near the Front.." Dixie replied..
_ Tigress slid the drape aside to find Dixie near the faucet "ok, so I'll get in.. oh its pretty warm " tigress said as she climbed in the tub, which was a quarter full of water.. Once she was in.. Dixie pulled the drape back.. In the wall there were two small soaps that looked like they had been there a long time.. Dixie pulled one of the soaps away and handed it to Tigress " Here work the soap into your fur.. Tigress nodded and took the soap.. "Um.. Cynder left you your breakfast on the bedside table.. she brought it in about a hour or so ago.."
_ thanks, Once we're finished we can go eat, and join the others downstairs.." Dixie said, turning away from Tigress and beginning to run the soap into her fur and create a lather, which she then wiped off by dipping her body into the water.. Dixie could see loose fur floating away from her as she cleaned her front off. Tigress noticed she didn;'t have much room to move as she bumped into Dixie as she tried to get into a comfortable position.. she rubbed her soap into her fur and tried to wash the soap off with the limited water that was available to her..
could you move up a bit.. so i can clean myself off..' she asked.. ' i don't have much room here..
- Well this bathtub is pretty small. I'll try and give you as much room as I can" dixie replied from the front.. she moved closer to the faucet as she had an idea "I'll turn on the shower.. She said flipping the switch from and soon Tigress was hit by a faceful of water " ah.." She sputteed "its hot!' "Sorry" dixie apologized and turned the water dial slightly towards the middle.. it took a couple seconds to cool off the water. Tigress let the water rush over her body and let the loose fur and soap run into the water.. 'thats much better.. she said as she finished washing her self off .. "Um Dixie could you change my form so I can be a biped.. like you.."Dixie looked at her.. 'Um.. I've never done anything like that.. I can do some small magic with the ring..but I've never tried anything like that.."
I trust you" Tigress said "Give it a shot..' " tonight.. i don't feel like doing it right now.. besides we're done with the shower..
_ alright" tigeress said, ans suddenly wrapped herself around Dixie and put her tongue into her mouth, pushing deep into the back of her mouth and into her throat. Dixie was surprised at first, but eventually settled into the the kiss. which lasted for nearly five minutes as the girls kissed and licked each other. Dixie Finally broke away and her tongue came out of Tigress mouth.. "Ok.. um.. lets go.."
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The Pelvanida group had left the kitchen as Stripetail spoke. Several minutes later, they stood in the foyer all ready for battle. All of them were wearing their armor and combat helmets.
Deimos had his sniper rifle and some hand grenades clipped to his armor. Dr. Zanasiu and Strut both wielded shotguns. Rime had his sniper rifle and Zachary had his grenade launcher and several spare grenades clipped to his armor
Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary also wore their acid and fireproof labcoats which also happened to be stab and slash proof.
Dr. Kerzach opened his switchblade. He had no helmet or armor to speak of except his acid and fireproof labcoat which also happened to be stab and slash proof.
Mr. Bigmouth was armed with his bow and a quiver of arrows. His rifle was also strapped across his back. He was not wearing any armor.
"Let's rock," Deimos said.
"Stripetail, we're ready," Rime said.
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Ms. Swimmer was standing in the foyer with her trademark twin sticks and club. She too, had no armor.
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Dirk and Kurt heard the announcement and they retrieved their personal firearms, a .45 caliber semi auto pistol and a .50 caliber revolver from their rooms. In a few minutes, they stood by the Pelvanida group.
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Al, Clive and Jose grabbed 12 gauge pump shotguns from the latest shipment of weapons, which was sitting in a closet. They began loading them and sticking extra shells in their pockets.
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Werner kept his 12 gauge shotgun while Hans and Franz kept their melee weapons. Both of them were sitting on couches in the foyer.
Paul and Anton grabbed 7.62 x 39 mm rifles and several magazines from a closet and began loading them.
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Setsuna was finishing her meal of pickled herrings.
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" armor up guys' Agumon said soon, the eight of them stood there wearing thier armor.. "I'll go get Tigress and Dixie " Cynder said "They should be up by now..
_ The two girls finished the shower, and climbed out of the tub. Dixie put her dress back on after wiping herself off.. "Ok lets get something to eat, then we need to get going.." dixie said. The girls looked at each other briefly, then Tigress reared up on her back legs and kissed dixie on the lips again. the kiss was brief.. "I'm saving myself for tonight.." She whispered in dixies ear.. as they parted and headed out to the room to eat the breakfast Cynder had left, a tray of pancakes muffins and a couple glasses of juice..
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Setsuna finished her meal and stood in the foyer and looked around. "I take it that we are preparing for battle with the demon?" she asked.
Deimos nodded.
Setsuna then took off her rucksack. "Hmm. Three mana potions, two antidote potions and two healing potions. Looks good for now," she said. She then turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail," she asked, "are the new mana potions ready yet?"
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Yes" stripetail said, reaching into his robes and pulling out four small viakls.. "We'll see how effective these potions are.. they may not be as pure as the ones you have there.. but all we can do is find out..
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Tigress took a piece of fruit and began munching on it.. "I just realized now how hungry I am.. I usually am not that hungry.." She said swallowing her piece, and reaching for another...
_ Dixie sliced up a pancake and handed half to tigress who ate ravenously..
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"Thank you," Setsuna said, taking the vials.
"Mr. Bigmouth! You have the key?" Dr. Kerzach asked.
"Got it!" Mr. Bigmouth said, fishing out the large obsidian key from a leaf pouch. He left the messenger bag by the weapons table. Some spare magazines for his rifle dangled loosely from a vine bandolier.
"Shaggy, Nani, I hope you've practiced enough with your new heavier weapons. The .22 caliber rifle is not going to cut it," Deimos said.
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Shaggy gulped.. yum.. not really" he said Nani shrugged " I have a little.. " This is going to be one heck of a test run.." she said
_ Cynder reached Room 416 and knocked on the door " Dixie answer " Oh.. you're awake" Cynder said. dixie let her in, meanwhile Tigress was continuing to munch on the food, she had already eaten half the pancakes " those were supposed to be for Dixie' Cynder complained " Its fine.. shes hungry" Dixie shrugged " So is breakfast over? " Yes we're going after the demon.. armor up.. Both of you.." Cynder said. " tigress.. finish what you are eating.. we need to go" Dixie said to Her " Tigress finished the pancake she was on.. and headed over to them. "
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"Which weapon did you decide to train with?" Strut asked.
"So far, the Rime and myself will probably do sniping. The riflemen, shotgunners and pistoliers will engage at medium to short range. Zachary will probably engage at medium range because of his explosive weaponry. Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Kerzach will be out of the fight because they have no ranged attacks. However, we cannot discount the fact that the demon may summon other entities to attack us. Those two will have to protect us from them. Mages can fight at whatever ranges they feel most comfortable at," Deimos said.
"What about the refugees?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"They'll have to stay out of the kitchen. We'll need someone to block off the kitchen."
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Al, Clive and Jose had finished loading their shotguns and stocking up on ammo. They stood with Dirk and Kurt next to a bucket filled with sling stones.
Werner stood near the exit of the hotel with Paul and Anton, who had loaded their weapons and the spare magazines. Hans and Franz stood by the with their melee weapons, a fire ax and a piece of rebar respectively, at the ready.
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Dixie Cynder and Tigeress activated their armor and headed downstairs " stripetail we're coming" dixie spoke into her ring as they rounded the third floor landing " Hurry up" came the reply We will be heading into the passage as soon as you arrive"
_ Stripetail turned to the others We will need a couple people to stand guard over the passageway while we descend..
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"I guess they all left." Odysseus said.
Jason shrugged his shoulders, "Not like everyone could likely fit in the tunnels since they do not use relative dimension technology nor the magic version." Jason said.
"It'll give Brooklyn a chance to get a full sleep anyway. Been a while since he has really slept anyway." Odysseus said.
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Briggins came into the room as Jason and oddyseus did " i will need more storytellers for the gyuests on floors 6, 7 and 8, you can use the library' He said to them " whatever stories you care to tell.."
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"I can tell some stories of the Knights of the Round table, Robin Hood and the travels of Odysseus, since I was there first hand to see them or hear them from some of the other knights of the round table when we would gather to tell tales of our adventures." Odysseus said.
"Dorathy and her friends can tell stories of their adventures. Maybe I could show adventures of Littlefoot and Dink, from the time lord records & dvd's. I do have data cloth in the tardis that can be used as a monitor." Jason said.
"Maybe Velma can tell some stories of some mysteries she and her friends solved." Odysseus said. "Maybe you can show some of the doctor's adventures."
"Those are recorded in the matrix, even though they are ancient history. The unclassified ones may be ok to show." Jason said.
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whatever works for you.. until the mustard gas lifts, we have no alternatives but to have storytelling, and guided tours..those are not for the faint of heart though.." Briggins replied.
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Jason nodded, "I'll get the things while you go and talk to Dorothy and her friends." Jason said.
"Sure." Odysseus said nodding before he headed out.
Jason went to his tardis to get what looked like a sheet, some thumb tacks and a few other things.
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"I'll guard the tunnel," the Malamute soldier said.
"I'll help," the Bull trucker said.
In short order, the two had recruited four more refugees to guard the tunnel.
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"Everybody ready?" Strut asked, flipping down the visor on his helmet.
Deimos nodded and lowered his helmet's visor as well.
Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary followed suit.
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Dixie Cynder And Tigress entered the room, hjoining the others as they approached the open enterence
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Um.. we're going to stay here an Uh.. listen to stories " Skull said " Good luck with fighting that thing..
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Everyone here" stripetail turned as the three late comers arrived "Ok.. lets head down.. stick close together.. we don't know what we will find down here.. Stripetail lit his staff and started down into the passageway..
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Jason went out of his tardis and started to set up his stuff in a room while Odysseus went to talk to Dorothy and some of her friends who agree to tell some stories of their adventures as well, to help entertain folks.
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The Pelvanida group turned on the tactical lights on their firearms and followed Stripetail.
Setsuna cast her light spell and followed, bathing the area around her in a cold white light.
The Lipizzaners donned their LED headlamps and turned them on, following the Pelvanida group and Setsuna.
The passageway was warm and had a distinct sulfurous aroma and the metal of the first passage gave way to grey basalt.
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Jason finished setting up the sheet and putting the small device on the wall using some tech similar to how geckos stick to walls but far stronger once it was activated so it could not be stolen, affixing the data sheet to the wall in the same way. Once set up he put in a data card, similar in appearance to an sd card. Then he turned everything on and going through a menu selected to show a three stooges short, thinking some comedy would not be a bad thing to show to start things off.
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the light from the mages made it possible for the others behind them to see. the grpound beneath them was rough, and the temperature began to rise and the tunnel began sloping downward.. strange noises echoed from far below including , every noiw and then an ominous rumble..
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"I hope we have water to drink," Zachary said.
Werner handed him a bottle of water.
"Let's hope we've got enough firepower," Deimos said.
"We've got two powerful mages, several heavily armored warriors and many, many shooters," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Speaking of shooters, where's Nick?" Strut asked.
"I assume he's up guarding the entrance with the group of civilians," Deimos replied.
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Actually I'm right behind you" came Nick's reply " my visions not that good in the dark, so i'm staying close to the front.." the group trudged on further and further down they went . suddenly a voice broke the silence ' WHO DARES ENTER MY LAIR!" the voice was cold and powerful, it seemed to come from far below..
scooby quaked in his armor, but was held firm by Dixie who gripped his shoulder..
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"Ignore 'em," Deimos said. He then gestured for everyone to follow him.
Hans, Werner and Franz gulped but pressed onward.
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Shaggy nervously held his gun, while Scooby gulped and kept on movie
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Stripetail pressed on " this demon is large in size, judging from the depth of his voice.. steady yourselves everyone
_ Be ready to digivolve guys" tai Whispered to Agumon and Agumina. Biyomon sat on Soras shoulder and both looked at each other nervously..
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Next Jason showed a version of episode 4 of star wars, with the new special effects but that he had edited in the original scene where Han shoots before Greedo ever has a chance to, like in the original theatrical version.
In another room Dorathy and her original friends told the story of Dorothy's first visit to the land of Oz.
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venus sat down in the corner and listened to the lirttle girl tell of her marvelous adventures. hunter pushed muzzle in and panted, he had been forced to carry the shackled dog down the stairs.. cooleen, exile, blitz and shepp all came in as well.. gadzuki ws there as well sitting in the middle of the refugees
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"Is our firepower enough?" Dirk asked, fear evident in his voice.
"Should be," Deimos replied.
"We can also get some of the soldiers up top to help us as well," Rime added.
"Let's not involve them in this," Dr. Zanasiu said.
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In another room The Wizard was putting on a show/story telling while Quetzal took a break while in another The Extreme Dinosaurs were giving a talk about dinosaurs and the time of the dinosaurs since they were from that time originally.
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the last time, the owner did this alone..' Stripetail said in reply ' there are more of us so our odds are better.. he may have known what this creature was from the outset
- HAVE YOU COME TO FIGHT ME? came the voice even louder "GOOD I NEED A CHALLENGE...
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you've fiought demons before.. right? Genki said, his normal bravado starting to wilt. ' yes i have.." stripetail replied ' but it will take more than one person to beat it..
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Zachary checked his grenade launcher. "We're locked and loaded," he said.
"Don't get so hasty," Deimos replied. "We'll need to see if we can set up sniping positions for myself and Rime."
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Jason picked mainly family friendly movies, with some requests being taken. Elsewhere Odysseus was telling a story of the knights of the round table, one of the tales he had personally witnessed and been in, but told it as a normal type of story, not one from his memories.
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Tarrax sat next to the far wall as Oddyseus and Dorothy told thier stories, which had the guests listening intently..
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A few of the more adventurous Great Valley dinosaurs invited the refugees to the Great Valley to watch a martial demonstration.
A group of waiters from Zemoth's was watching a stick fighting competition between two dinosaurs .
Another group was watching a mounted archery demonstration.
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below the hotel theparty was going further and further down.. the temperature now began to climb, and it became pitch-dark, lit only by the light from the two mages..
A LITTLE CLOSER MY PREY. SOON WE WILL BE FACE TO FACE!
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Sara awoke and made her way downstairs and headed to the tardis so she could take a quick shower and eat some breakfast, so as not to strain the hotel's resources.
Jason continued to take requests for certain movies, episodes to show those to some folks.
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"I've never felt so alive!" Deimos said.
Dr. Kerzach sighed. "You say that before every battle," he said.
The Lipizzaners used their headlamps to illuminate the walls, which were now black and had what appeared to be ash on them.
Setsuna cast her light spell again as it had died out before.
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tiger spoke out ' we're ready for you!' his voice echioed in the darkness which ganme way to a thin light. the temperature was now well over a hundred degrees
- this is like a furnace "nick coughed his glasses misting over from the heat..
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The light opened up to reveal what could best be described as a stone colosseum. The basalt ceiling stood at least 20 feet high. What appeared to be bones littered the floor.
"Where's the demon?" Rime asked.
"Dunno," Dr. Zanasiu replied. He was sweating underneath his heavy armor.
"Rime, Deimos, sniping positions!" Dr. Kerzach whispered.
Rime and Deimos scrambled up a nearby carved stairwell and climbed to the top of the arena.
Mr. Bigmouth nocked a poisoned arrow into his bow.
"Nani, Shaggy, Nick, Stripetail - everyone, this is our finest hour," Dr. Zanasiu said.
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dixie was sweating underneath her armor as she moved around the arena. 'WELCOME " boomed a voice. a huge demon strode into view it towered over the group, the energy radiating from it was palpable
-Are you the demon who has kept the curse on the hotel above/ ' stripetail demanded "The demon looked at him " Of course, mage.. I sense you are much stronger than the last one who tried to fight me..he learned the hard way that it is not wise to meddle in the affairs of magicians especially ones who can summon demons like me to their aid..
_ well I'm not fighting you alone.." stripetail replied "I brought friends..
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Sara paused at the foot of the stairs then headed to the tardis.
Moran went to the Great Valley to look around and see what he could see there, pausing once he was on the other side of the portal then he walked around the nearby area a bit.
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Several of the Great Valley dinosaurs greeted Moran. The dinosaurs who greeted him were armed with bows and spears.
"Hello, Moran, I believe you just missed a demonstration of the Great Valley's martial prowess," a bow wielding Swimmer said.
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Rime and Deimos had set up and loaded their rifles.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Strut, Zachary, Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach, Paul, Anton, Setsuna, Dirk, Clive, Jose, Al, Kurt, Franz, Werner, and Hans all strode forward with their weapons in plain view.
"And that's not all of us," Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Moran waved, "It's quite all right. Maybe I"ll be able to catch the next one. How are you folks doing?" He asked.
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The Husky showed Muzzle the choices of foods he could choose from so he could choose his own breakfast. "See all the choices Muzzle. It all looks good doesn't it?"
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"Quite good," the Swimmer archer replied. "We have training very extensively in the past few days. Weapons production is also at peak output. In fact, even children have been working in weapons manufacture."
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"Sounds like you are making quite a few and stockpiling them. I hope the children have some time to play. Unless they see what they are doing as a new type of playing or a game." Moran said.
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The archer nodded sadly. "Most of them do have time to play but a fair number of them see the weapons manufacture as a game. We don't have them handle poisoned weapons. We mostly have them gather resources and do the rough shaping of arrowheads, spearheads and knives," he said.
A Fast-Runner with a spear also jumped into the conversation. "The so-called 'Twilight Hatchlings' - dinosaurs who were born or grew up during the War of the Beyond - see war itself as a game. I know for a fact that we will have more of them," he said. He then shook his head. "Seeing the 'Twilight Hatchlings' play is terrifying; children engaging in horrifically realistic reenactments. All that's needed is swapping out the overripe fruits for real weapons," he added sadly.
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Moran nodded, "Sad indeed, but perhaps things can change and they will learn to see things differently." He said sighing a bit. "Though hopefully it will not be something very bad happening to have them see what war and battle are really like." he said.
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"BUT CAN YOU DO MAGIC? the demon sneered
- we can dixie replied stepping forward in her armor, tiger and tigeress focused and the their horns began to sparkle with energy..
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before we fight you i want to ask a few questions " Stripetail said "A LAST REQUEST? VERY WELL>>"
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A blue corona flashed around Setsuna. "I can as well!" she shouted.
"Weapons and skill can more than compensate for magic!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. An arrow laced with penthium poison was at the ready.
"Rime, Deimos, don't shoot yet," Dr. Zanasiu said into his radio.
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Deimos obeyed but his fingers were literally twitching.
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Why did Orcillus summon you? stripetail asked "BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE HOTEL HAD WRONGED HIM...BY MOCKING HIS ABILITIES AND DEFAMING HIM AS A NECROMANCER.." "Dealing with demons is,by definition, necromancy.."Stripetail replied. 'I'd wager Orcillus did not like being made fun of.. "
OF COURSE NOT.. WOULD YOU? ORCILLUS CONTACTED ME AFTER THE OWNER HAD HIM THROWN OUT OF THE AREA, AND HAD HIS BELONGING CONFISCATED..
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The owner told us a very different story.." Nick replied, sweat dripping down his face.." "OF COURSE..HIS REPUTATION RIDES ON BEING SHOWN AS A VICTIM. HE IS CONFINED TO THIS HOTEL BECAUSE OF THE CURSE ORCILLUS PLACED ON HIM. THE VERY CURSE I HAVE MAINTAINED FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. DOZENS OF SOULS RESIDE THERE, NEVER TO BE FREE..
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We have found all his clues.. and found you" Stripetail replied.."WHY HASTEN YOUR DEMISE? ASK ME AS YOU LIKE.. YOU'RE NOT LEAVING HERE ALIVE AFTER ALL" The Demon grinned showing a huge mouth full of large teeth.
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Setsuna's corona grew even brighter. "Breaking the curse is our goal and we will not be deterred!" she shouted.
"For the future of the Inglorious Hotel!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted. He and the rest of the group were taking cover behind various pieces of rubble.
The rest of the group took up his war cry.
"Stripetail, give us the okay and we'll start shooting," Deimos's voice came in through Stripetail's radio.
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The husky pointed to some various foods they had to choose from and looked at Muzzle. "How about this one?" He asked, as a way of letting Muzzle choose what he wanted for breakfast.
Velma was eating some of her breakfast in the dining room.
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Odysseus was taking a break from his story telling and was relaxing as he listened to Dorothy and her friends telling of their adventures.
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Very well.. " stripetail replied. The demon began to laugh openly.. "HA HAHA! DO YOU THINK A FEW BULLETS ARE GOING TO STOP ME?
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"I know from firsthand experience that skilled gunmen can overcome magical abilities..Stripetail replied '"ONLY IF THEY ARE PATHETIC AMATEURS' came the scornful reply.."SINCE YOUR FOOLISH FRIENDS ARE APPARENTLY WANTING TO DIE.. I SUGGEST YOU WRAP UP YOUR QUESTIONS< SO I CAN DEAL WITH YOU AND RESUME MY ETERNAL WATCH OVER THIS HOTEL.
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What is your name ? Dixie asked " I AM THE DEMON ASTAROTH, ONE OF TEN GREAT DEMONS OF THE NETHER REALMS..
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Suddenly, several gunshots echoed around the arena as Deimos and Rime fired several shots at Astaroth.
"All right let's rock and roll!" Mr. Bigmouth said, pulling his bow back and sending a poisoned arrow at Astaroth. He quickly loaded another poison arrow into his bow.
Setsuna conjured up a cloud of noxious green gas directly over Astaroth.
The rest of the Pelvanida group, the NUMA group and Werner opened fire with their weapons.
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Tiger and Tigeress let forth with blast friom their horns, while Spyro, Agumon and Agumina letr forth with blasts of fire. Nani and Shaggy started firing with their guns..
- Astaroth shook his head "IS THAT ALL? he said, in a mocking voice, his body starting to turn red with increasing heat.
Dixie and scooby used lightning Spells, while Cynder pelted him with fear from the air. Gabumon used the blueblaster, and Palmon Tentomon and Piyomon used thier attacks..
_ Its not working!' Nani yelled as Astoroth turned into a creature of flame.. "DO YOU REALLY THINK SUCH WEAK POISON AND MAGIC WILL STOP ME!?! YOU'LL HAVE TO DO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT!
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The husky took the foods Muzzle had picked out and put them on a tray. Taking that and Muzzle to a table he started trying to feed Muzzle.
"Maybe we can tell some of the funny adventures we have been having to the people here. It may help pass time." The husky said, also thinking he would get his breakfast after Muzzle had been fed.
"I can tell them about all the tushies I have bitten, and then can look at my perfect body." The doberman said, doing a pose before he went back to eating his food.
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Mikey, Raph and Leo, having finished their showering and such went to the dining room to see what they had for options for breakfast.
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"Stripetail! It seems that guns don't work on him in this form!" Strut shouted over the noise of battle. He was ducked behind a piece of rubble and reloading his shotgun.
"Try explosives!" Zachary shouted, firing an airburst grenade above the demon.
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Rime and Deimos quickly reloaded their rifles but stopped shooting when Astoroth became a fire elemental. Instead, Deimos unclipped a hand grenade from his armor, pulled the pin and threw it. The grenade sailed through the air and landed at Astoroth's feet.
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Mr. Bigmouth sent another poison arrow at Astoroth. The Pelvanida group, Werner and the NUMA group decided to cease firing.
Setsuna repeatedly cast magic bomb on Astoroth. The sound of the magic bombs exploding echoed around the arena. She was tiring but she decided not to consume a mana potion yet.
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STRIPETAIL IS IT?"the demon chuckled "SO THAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR LEADER ... The explosives did not faze him.. indeed he barely felt the impact from the magic being thrown at him"Tumnare Gunnor!" Stripetail roared and Astrorath was thrown backwards off his feet and against a nearby wall " NOW!' Stripetail roared " Throw everything you have at him!"
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Deimos threw all his grenades, one after the other at the demon and resumed firing.
Rime unloaded his entire magazine at the demon.
The NUMA group, the Pelvanida group and Werner all opened fire on the demon.
Zachary fired off four airburst grenades at the demon before he had to reload.
Mr. Bigmouth sent poisoned arrow after poisoned arrow at him.
Anton returned with his RPG-7 and fired off a HEAT warhead at the demon.
Setsuna gulped down a mana potion and continued hammering away at him with magic bomb.
"Need more ammo!" Dr. Zanasiu said, reloading his shotgun.
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The Husky continued feeding Muzzle till he was finished then went to get himself some breakfast.
The Doberman continued to eat his breakfast.
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Sara got to the dinning room and went over to pick out her breakfast then she went to sit down next to Velma.
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The extreme dinosaurs decided to visit the great valley since it had been quite a while since they had not encountered some dinosaurs who were not evil, besides themselves.
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The Digidestined threw everything they had at Astoroth, Agumon, Agumina and Gabumon warpdigivolved to their Mega forms are started blasting away at him. Astoroth slowly was driven back "IMPRESSIVE.. I WILL ADMIT.. " the demon growled as stitch him with a large stalactimiteb from the ceiling above. dixie hit with a lightning bolt, and Cynder used Shadow on him.. Spyro blasted at him with icee.. striking him in the chest..
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Bullseye sighed looking around. "Feels just like being back home again." he said.
"Maybe this was our old home. Remember how long we were in suspended animation." T-bone said.
"Hey, hows it spikin?" Spike said as he walked over towards a threehorn.
"I still wish we could have gotten in contact with the dinosaurs for hire. They would have been most helpful." Stegs said.
"I don't know, with their high body count from their fights we'd be sure to loose our tv pg rating." T-bone said.
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"Ah, nice to see visitors!" the Threehorn said.
Two Fast-Runner archers
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Paul returned with two civilians armed with Molotov cocktails.
Paul himself was armed with another RPG-7.
Both he and Anton fired off two HEAT rockets at the demon while the two civilians hurled their Molotovs at the demon.
Setsuna gulped down another mana potion. This time she switched to using poison cloud. The demon was nearly invisible behind a screen of noxious green gas.
Mr. Bigmouth fired off his last arrow and was now using his rifle.
"Nick, Nani, Shaggy, we're out of ammo!" Strut shouted, firing his last round at the demon.
Setsuna cast a magic door by the entrance. "That leads to the lobby!" she shouted over the din of battle.
The Pelvanida group, including Deimos and Rime, packed up their weapons and headed passed through the magic door.
Dirk and Kurt were busy reloading their pistols.
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"Wonderful place you have here. Reminds me of home." Spike the extreme dinosaur triceratops said.
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"I heard there was some sort of dance or something last night." Velma said as she paused in her eating.
"Yes, a wonderful dance with great music. Some ghosts gathered to dance there, then Tarrax and I did. Then some others joined in to dance also." Sara said before starting on her breakfast.
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cynder Scooby and Spyro continued blasting away "I UNDERESTIMATED YOU...TRY THIS!" with that Astrorath let forth a blast of energy with sent Scooby flying. the sheer energy of the blast knocked him unconscious, if not for the protection of the magic armor, Scooby would have been killed upon hitting the ground "SCOOBY!' Dixie cried as Astrorath began going on the offensive blasting away at the gathered group. nick barely dodged a fire blast, as it was the heat burned away half his shirt. dixie was knocked down by another blast. tigress jumped over to her and began blasting away with her lightning attacks, to little effect Stripetail now joined the fray blasting away with his magic and holding Astoroth at bay long enough for the Pelvanmida group to grab some more weapons through the magic door. Astrorath recoiled as Stripetail's magic hit him.. "DAmN YOU MAGE..' the demon swore, as his flames began to fade in intensity "Rearm and get back here at once! Stripetail said to the group.. "Setsuna, can you do ice attacks that freeze an enemy..?
Shaggy and Nani kept firing, hearing dull thuds as the bullets were crumpled upo impact with Astorath's chest..the slowly weakening demon was now feeling some impact from the barrage of attacks. WARgreymon , WarGreyWomon and MetalGarurumon combined thier attacks to pound the emon in the chest and drive him still further back..
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Jose, Clive and Al, barely dodged the blast of fire, the radiant heat scorching their clothes.
Ms. Swimmer was busy fighting off some imps who appeared in the far corner of the arena.
The Pelvanida group quickly returned with some SPVDF volunteers armed with firearms and Molotov cocktails.
Deimos and Rime made their way to the top of the arena where they unpacked their rifles and started shooting at the demon.
The rest of the Pelvanida group and the SPVDF soldiers opened fire on the demon. Dr. Kerzach, who was armed with some grenades, stood near some SPDVF soldiers armed with Molotov cocktails.
As soon as the commander gave the signal, Dr. Kerzach pulled the pin on the grenade and threw it at the demon. The grenade landed at the demon's feet.
The other SPVDF soldiers hurled their Molotovs at the demon as well. The
"What the hell are those?" Setsuna asked, seeing the Molotovs sail through the air. She cast reflect on herself, bouncing a magic bolt fired from somewhere back at its source. She then tried to petrify the demon.
Mr. Bigmouth was firing poison arrow after poison arrow at the demon.
Anton and Paul fired their last two rockets at the demon and returned to the lobby to reload.
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The sheer power of thee combined attacks was at leas starting to have a noticeablee effect on Astoroth, with the molotov and heat missiles burning areasof of him chest a deep red. the petricification setsuna was trying was having some effect
- Nick run through all of his bullets and headed for the magic door. Stitch swung his weapon and hit Astoroth on the head, breaking the stalactite into shards in the process.tiger used his Tornado attack blasting away at the demon..
sTriperail continued blastuing away as well catching the demon in the midsection, the demon's flames were nearly fully extinguished now..
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"did you folks enjoy yourselves?" Velma asked.
Sara nodded, "We sure did. Though we didn't get to bed till late." Sara said.
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Jason went to take a break and let the Shaggy Man control the video device so folks could still have things to watch.
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Dr. Kerzach and the SPVDF soldiers continued raining down grenades and Molotovs on Astoroth.
Zachary fired off 6 HEAT grenades at Astoroth and reloaded his grenade launcher, this time with 6 high explosive grenades.
Paul and Anton returned with several HEAT rockets for their RPGs.
They took cover behind some rubble and after making sure no one was behind them, fired their rockets at the demon.
Deimos and Rime continued firing.
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the rockets hit the demon, who recoiled now at the sheer number of powers abd weapons alighned against him, it was becoming difficult for him to move.. the various spells were combining to slow him down, while the constant rain for incedianrary weapons were making the red area expand across his body Arorath felt energy start to leave him. NO! THIS.. CANNOT BE' He roared his eyes filled with fury and suddenly beams of energy shot from his eyes aimied at the nearest enemy.. which Happened to be Stitch...
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"Sounds good. I hope the ghosts were better behaved then the ones here." Velma said.
"They seemed to be, during the time I was there at least." Sara said.
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Spike went to eat a few leaves. "It's not a pizza, but it still good. Just like the food back home." He said.
"And healthier too." Stegs said.
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Setsuna activated her reflection spell, surrounding her with a green ring of energy, and dove in front of the energy beam.
The powerful beam bounced off the shield and back at Astoroth.
Setsuna staggered back and collapsed to the ground. Zachary dragged her behind some rubble and left through the magic door, having expended the rest of his grenades.
Mr. Bigmouth returned through the magic door with a new quiver of poisoned arrows, some Great Valley archers and Haresh. Their arrows were not poisoned but they carried a wad of oilplant leaves just behind the stone head. He immediately started firing the poison arrows at the demon.
The archers quickly climbed up onto the stone seats surrounding the arena.
Several of the archers lit fires on the seats using wood and tinder that they carried with them. They then ignited the oilplant leaves and fired the burning arrows at the demon.
Paul and Anton fired their rocket launchers again.
Dr. Kerzach and the SPVDF soldiers threw their last grenades and Molotovs at the demon and waited for them to explode before they ran to rearm themselves.
Deimos and Rime were almost out of bullets but they continued shooting.
Dirk and Kurt headed for the magic door as they expended their ammunition.
Werner, Strut, Al, Clive and Jose were still blasting away at the demon with their shotguns but were running low on shells.
"I'm almost empty!" Werner shouted, sliding some more shells into his shotgun.
Haresh started hurling fireballs at the demon.
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Ms. Swimmer, Hans and Franz were busy hacking apart some imps that rushed to help Astaroth.
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The Bull and the two volunteer guards were safeguarding the stove, much to the irritation of the chefs.
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The reflected blast hit him and knocked astrorath backDixie stumbled to her feet as an imp swiped at her. She drew her sword and sliced away at it drawing blood and the the imp soon vanished in a puff of flame. she than ra over to where Scooby Was, who lay where he had fallen
- stripetail switched up his spells his spells were starting to become more and more devastating on Astrrath " we're gaining the Advantage! Keep it up..
Wargreywomon started running low on energy, she focused and drew energy from her ring to recharge..
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The extreme dinosaurs went to a pool to drink some water & saw Moran there.
"Hello, you're from the hotel I do believe." Moran said.
"Not many 2 legged triceratops native to this area." Spike said putting out his hand to shake with Moran who put his hand out also.
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Ms. Swimmer parried an imp's weapon and sent it spinning away. She then pulverized the imp's skull with a blow from her stick.
Hans cleaved an imp in two and Franz knocked down two imps with one blow.
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The archers kept up a volley of flaming arrows at the demon.
Anton and Paul fired their last rockets and headed back out to the magic door to rearm. Deimos, Rime, Dr. Kerzach and the SPVDF soldiers followed them.
Dirk and Kurt reemerged from the magic door and started shooting at the demon.
Werner's shotgun clicked empty and he headed out the magic door to reload.
Dr. Zanasiu slid more shells into his shotgun as Strut covered for him.
Zachary fired his last two HEAT grenades at the demon.
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anhgel threw two imps together by using the magic in her ring
shaggy ran over to help dixie drag scooby to a safe spot. astorath was now starting to shrink in size "THIS IS IMPOSSIBL!" He roared, his eyes now blasting fire at the nearby archers..
'get him out of here Dixie" Shaggy said.,. i'll be right behind you..'
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"Not any in dinotopia either." Moran said.
"it was a mad scientist type who changed us. Then he changed some raptors, kept them sorta dumb so they'd be evil like him then abandoned everyone." Spike said.
"Mad scientists tend to do that. I've yet to encounter a good mad scientist. " MOran said.
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The archers darted out of the way but two of them were killed by the searing blast of fire. They then continued shooting flaming arrows at him.
Rime, Deimos, the SPVDF soldiers and Dr. Kerzach returned to the top of the arena.
Rime and Deimos began sniping at the demon while the SPVDF soldiers rained Molotovs down on him. Dr. Kerzach threw another grenade at him.
"Nick! Nani! Do you need more ammo?" Zachary asked before he left through the magic door.
Paul and Anton returned through the magic door, took positions and launched 2 more rockets at the demon.
Werner followed the two bounty hunters and started blasting away at the demon.
Mr. Bigmouth fired his last poison arrow at the demon and headed out to rearm himself.
Dr. Zanasiu and Strut left through the magic door to rearm.
Broken glass, spent shell casing and arrows littered the ground.
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A Runner armed with a bow and riding atop a Clubtail stopped by the group.
"Hey guys, there's a mounted archery demonstration going on at the Gravel Fields!" the Clubtail said.
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"Sounds good. I've not seen an archery demonstration since that Kyudo demonstration." Moran said, pausing for a moment, "I don't' recall if it was at the Shaolin monastery or somewhere else. It's been a while." He said before continuing.
"I think we all would." Bullseye said, "Shall we go?" he said to the other extreme dinosaurs.
"A good mad scientist? I'd like to see one of those." T-bone said said as he walked along with the others.
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Shaggy helped Dixoe drag Scooby out of danger " hes not moving.. Scooby!' Dixie cried. reaching forward and unfastening his helmet. scooby had dried blood on his face, and his eyes were securely closed. Tears begun to run down Dixies face.. he looked really bad.. They exited the magic door and headed up the stairs..
- astorath now understood that he was in a fight for his very existence on this plain He started lashing out, throwing searing hot globs of fire all around. thisd was followed by a black sort of lightning. the area was lit by by the powerful magic. the Digidestined were thrown back and deevolved to their hatchling forms, sabve for the three meg Digimon wargreymon blastee away at Astroth hitting him on the head. spyro dfroze one of this arms. while cynder used Wind on him. Hunter pelted him with area which sank into his fleash.. astroth cried out loud 'BROTHERS OF THE NETHERWORLD! AID ME!
_ Keep it up Stripetail said striking with a powerful blast of lightning.. which caused Astroth to recoil, he was now quite a bit smaller than when they had first met him.. stripetail cast an absorbing spell, and slowly began to drain the demon of his power. It would be a very long slow process as Astorath was easily one of the most powerful demons he had ever encountered. "Get the baby Digimon out" he called out to the others.. they need time to recover
Mimi Sora Izzy, Joe Kari and TK compliwewed siftly, only Matt saand Tai remained. "After this is over Stripetail could you give Gabumon a girlfriend " Matt asked throwing a large rock at the demon ' MATT! MetalGarurumon shot him a look full of surprise.
_ Nows not the time Matt" Stripetail said focusing on draining Astorath power..'Rime! Everyone aim for the red ares onn his chest..!"
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The Clubtail led the group over to the Gravel Fields. There, several dinosaurs were practicing with their weapons, mostly slings and bows.
A Threehorn carrying a Runner archer galloped through the course. The archer pivoted and fired an arrow at a fruit that sat atop a rock. The Threehorn circled around another fruit and the archer also shot the target.
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Three SPVDF soldiers were killed by the powerful fireballs but they still kept raining down Molotovs on him.
The archers moved out of the way of the magical attacks and continued launching flaming arrows at his chest. Another archer was knocked unconscious with a lightning bolt.
"I'm out of arrows!" a Fast-Runner archer shouted.
"Get some reinforcements!" another archer shouted.
The Fast-Runner archer bolted from the stands and into the magic door.
Rime, Deimos, the NUMA group, the bounty hunters and Werner blasted away at the red spot on the demon's chest.
"I'm almost out of ammo!" Werner shouted.
"Reload!" Clive shouted, sliding shells into his shotgun.
Werner fired off his last rounds at the demon and headed through the magic door to reload.
Dirk was clearing a jam on his pistol when one of the magic bolts struck him and knocked him unconscious. Another lightning bolt knocked Jose
"Nick! Nani! Someone get Dirk and Jose to safety!" Al shouted, firing at the demon.
Mr. Bigmouth emerged through the magic door and let loose a volley of poisoned arrows at the red mark on the demon's chest. He leapt behind some rubble to avoid getting hit with a bolt of black lightning.
Haresh had finished charging up his fireball attack and he hurled a large fireball at Astoroth.
Setsuna was now fully conscious and blasting Astoroth with a combination of poison cloud, magic bomb, spark and fireball spells. She had the reflection spell up so the magical attacks bounced off her and back at Astoroth.
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Two Surf Point First Aid Squad members followed Dixie to her room.
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One of the civilians pulled the archer aside.
"Okay, what the hell is going on? A bunch of people have been going in and out of the portal and all of them look like they've been in a war zone," the civilian said.
"We're battling a demon," the archer replied. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to rearm and get reinforcements." He then headed to the portal for the Great Valley.
The Pelvanida group emerged through the portal and made a beeline for their weapons storage area.
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Nani dashwed over and helped drag Dirk and Jose out of harms way. Stitch ripped off anothee paitr of stactites from the coieling and handed one of them to Angel, and the Two little aleins charged the demon. the copmbination of magic and constant barraging was speeding up the shrinking process, and helping Stripetail drain the energy from astorath faster
_ Get him into bed and care for him! Dixie said her voice breaking as she spoke..
_ Spyro switched his attack to fire and began blasting the demon with it
_ don't use fire! that is his element!' Stripetail yelled. "He will only absorb it andd draw strength from it! We are wearing him down, don't do anything that might give him strength' Spyro stopped and switched his breath to Earth and solid pellets rained down on Astorath. Cynder used Shadow lifting huiim off the ground and Striking him. Tigeress and Tiger blasted the demon with lightning from their horns the twin blasts fused in the air andf became one beam that scoured away at the demons chest..
- Astrorath poured out his energy strafing the area with lightning and magic , it was truly a terrible sight.. the smell of the dead filled the air mixed with the burning of the flesh..
Nick used up the last of hisd bullets and headed back to refill hid ammo..
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"Mounted archery, excellent too." Moran said.
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Jason went to mediate in the zero room of the tardis while Guilmon went to the food storage area in the tardis for a piece of chocolate fudge cake with chocolate fudge icing and a bit of frozen custard.
Tik-toc was in charge of the video equipment and showing requests.
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Toto started to do a short show himself so his friends & mistress could rest.
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Tarrax was telling a story of his own using magic to show an image of the region wgere dragolmail was 'Dragomalin is the 5th planet from our star, and it is by far the biggest iof the plants, of which there are thirteen..now watch them move around " tarrax gestured and the plants began to rotate around the star..
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Haresh threw a lightning orb at Astoroth.
He used a fireball to cancel out another magic bolt and ducked behind some rubble to charge his most powerful lightning based spell.
Setsuna gulped down another mana potion. "Tiger! Tigeress! On my mark, fire your lightning spells, I can combine that with my spark spell!" she shouted. She then waited for a clear shot. "Now!" she shouted, sending a beam of electricity arcing across the ground at Astoroth.
Mr. Bigmouth was firing off his penthium laced arrows at the demon.
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The two SPFAS members gently carried Scooby on the bed and began cleaning his wounds.
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The Pelvanida group, Werner, Al, Kurt, Clive entered through the magic door with the Great Valley archers and slingers in tow.
Rime and Deimos set up sniping positions while the archers and slingers bombarded the demon with large rocks and arrows.
Some more SPVDF soldiers were cut down by the magical assault but they persisted. Molotov cocktails rained down on Astoroth.
Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Strut, Werner, Kurt, Al and Clive took up positions behind some rubble and opened fire.
Anton fired off his last rocket at the demon and bolted for the magic door. A fireball struck him and propelled him through the door, severely burning him the in process.
Paul fired off another rocket at the demon. A magic bolt struck overhead but he ignored it.
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TThe two wolves complies and the resulting beam ripped a hole in Astroth chest. 'Blasck ooze began pouring out of it. and the hoe became larger as Cynder Spyro and Hunter fopcused on it
- stripetail had created a large magical urn to absorb Astratgh's power, it would change color as it filled Stripetail turned to the others and gestured again creatuing a magical container " there are 200 pioisioned arrows in that container! use them! he said, ducking asa lighnting blot just missed "Stripetail! Scooby's not moving!" dixie said through her ring from her room.. ' He's unconscious.. I'll be up to see him once this is over Take off his armor and let him rest,.. Get back here.. we need you.."
- Wargreywomon used up the last bit of her energy and decvolved back to Agumina She fell through the air and landed on Tigress's back kocking her to the ground "Sorry..' She said as Tiger shot her a glance.. Genki rolled around on his skates throwing rocks at Astorath.
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"Aim for the hole in his chest!" Setsuna shouted.
Haresh stood up and unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning at the demon.
Paul fired another rocket right at the hole in Astoroth's chest.
The archers in the arena had used all their arrows and they rushed to use the magic arrows. The heads of the arrows glowed with a steady blue light.
One of the archers fired the magic arrow but missed. The explosion blasted a small crater in the ground, much to their surprise.
"Those are some strange arrows," the archer said.
"Who cares! We need to use them!" the other archer replied.
Mr. Bigmouth lodged his last poison arrow in the hole in Astoroth's chest. He ran up to the spectator's area and grabbed one of the charged arrows and nocked it. He waited for a clear shot and sent the arrow flying right at Astoroth's chest. The other archers followed suit, sending a volley of enchanted arrows at Astoroth.
The slingers kept up a hail of stones. The SPVDF soldiers and Dr. Kerzach retreated to rearm themselves.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Strut, Werner, Kurt, Al and Clive continued blasting away at Astoroth. Zachary was now using his rifle as he wanted to save some grenades for the impending war.
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Some other SPFAS members were treating Anton's burns.
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ooze streamed out of the demons chest as the arrows found their mark. the magical urn was now filling up it had changed from red to yellow Astorath kept shrink he was now about 5 feet shorter than he had been a little wile ago Ooze dripped out of his mouth as he s[pat fire at the archers but his aim was starting to be off
_ Dixie slowly felt around for werar the armor came together and unlatched it, taking off Scooby's breastplate . The armor had blood on the inside and there were bruises on Scooby';s front ' Don't you DARE die on me Scooby Doo!" Dixie whispered in Scooby's ear.. as she set the armor side..
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nani used up the last of her bullets and rushed towards the exit..
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The SPFAS members were using essential water to clean Scooby's wounds.
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The archers easily dodged the fire bolts and they continued shooting him with explosive arrows.
Paul fired off his last rocket and retreated to reload.
"We're winning!" Deimos shouted into his radio. He and Rime were still shooting at the demon.
"Don't get too cocky!" Rime replied, reloading his rifle.
The SPVD troopers and Dr. Kerzach returned with Molotovs and grenades. They ran to the spectator seating and started throwing them at the demon.
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Back at Pelvanida II, a Wolverine technician finished bolting a salvaged railgun onto one of Chong's metal soldiers.
"Chong! The protective suits have arrived!" the Goat said, "They have been tested and are in perfect condition. Also, we spoke to some of your mages and they crafted some kind of jeweled armor. We tested it and it is completely invulnerable to anything short of a 25 mm cannon," he added.
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Moran and the extreme dinosaurs continued to watch the dinosaur archery show.
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"I wonder if I should ask one of my grand uncles to come and give a show here. He has a chocolate golem that can tap dance and a cheese golem that can dance at least as well as michael jackson." Sara said.
"Something that unusual should be entertaining, but why a cheese and chocolate golem." Velma said.
"He's a little unusual at times. His tea golem likes to give philosophy speeches. His fudge golem is a great jeweler. He made a bow that whoever holds it is a fantastic dancer, and a sword that generates it's own music to fit the scene. Though the stealth music makes it useless for a stealthy person." Sara said.
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Toto finished up his show, including doing some backflips and some other unusual tricks like that.
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excellent.. then we can begin the invasion as scheduled, in two days time. I doubt we'll face much opposition since our enemies are trapped in the hotel.." Chong grinned as the metal soldier moved its arm on its own.. it was one of thousands of creatures Chong had whipped up.
_ that would be very interesting Tarrax said as he stopped his solar system show. "Contact him, my dear.. and she if he wants to come..
- Muzzle finished eating, with his arms wrapped together, he could only eat through the moutgh
- the urn continued to drain Astorath's power, and the demon continued to shrink "YOU WILL PAY! he roared . stripetail tossed a few coins with landed at the demon's feet the demon looked at the coins and leered at him 'NOTTHAT KIND OF PAY! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT!
_ Yes, yes you're going to kill every one of us.. " Stripetail replied dismissively his voice cold and biting "FUNNY thing, is demon, you're shrinking faster than the roles of a washed up actor or actress, this urn will soon contain almost all your powers, and then the extent of your injuries we've inflicted will probably kill you, breaking the curse.. its only a matter of time now...
Scooby's eyes suddenl;y shot open and he rose from the pillows and coughed up blood onto the floor next to his bed 'Rorry" He whispered 'Rare ram Ri? Dixie hugged him tightly, relief evidfent in her face.. "you were knocked unconscious..' She said, her eyes moist with tears "I thought I lost you for a minute there..you're in our room.. and you're not leaving until Stripetail says you're ok to leave..
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The Wizard started his show next. It was a mix of slight of hand like starting with 1 cute tiny piglet, and then seeming to pull it into 2 piglets, then let one down on the floor and so on till he had 8 tiny piglets who would run around near him and do some tricks. Then he used some real magic as well.
" I can try, though not sure if folks would want to see him." Sara said.
Guilmon finished his snack then went outside the tardis to the hotel to see if anything was up.
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they need to be entertained' Tarrax pointed out..
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Have the men put then on and begin final preparations.. " chong said "We will seize 1000 miles of territory, minimum.. what we call it, well I'll leave that up to you.." he said to the others..
- Astorath continued shrinking as his powers were slowly drained away . the urn turned green, it was full of magic. astrorath was now only ten feet tall, and his body was riddled with arrows and wounds "I.. WILL.. REMEMBER .. THIS" he wheezed, ooze gushing from his wound.. "YOU.. hAVE.. NOT.. SEEN.. THE LAST .. OF ME..
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Finish him off.." Stripetail said to the gathered archers.
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"Ok, I'll ask." Sara said.
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"Have you had enough to eat Muzzle?" The Husky asked.
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muzzle shook his head, and continued to eat.
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Dixie run over to the bathroom and brought out a small pail. it was usually used for garbage but if Scooby had to throw up anymore it could used as a container. scooby grabbed the container just as a fresh coughing spell took him,the sound of bloody vomit hitting the metal container was hard to listen too.. but dixie was glad he was alive..
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"ok, be sure to not eat to much." The husky said before he went back to eating.
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"It does look like they practice a lot." Moran said while watching the show.
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The archers nodded and unleashed a hail of charged arrows at Astoroth.
The Pelvanida group, Werner, and the NUMA group, Dr. Kerzach, the Great Valley slingers and the SPDVF soldiers unloaded all their weapons at the demon as well.
Bullets, arrows, stones, grenades and Molotovs bombarded the demon.
Setsuna and Haresh simultaneously fired off their lightning spells. The two spells collided and formed a large beam.
"Tiger, Tigress! Add your lightning as well!" Setsuna shouted.
"Stripetail, we'll need to give a proper funeral to the dead," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"You can hold the ceremony in the Great Valley," an archer said.
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The SPFAS members were busy cleaning up the floor. They threw the waste into another metal bucket that was designated the trash to be burned.
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Tiger Ttigress and Agumina threw everything had at Astorath the demon stumbled as ooze poured out of the various wounds..
sendar immedici' stripetail roared. the spell blasted a huge hole in the demon stomach, large enough for the nearby archrers to see through him to the wall behind him. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Astorath cried as the last of his powers left him. for a moment he stood there then,his body slowly began to break offf and vanish, firstrs his legs then his arms spyro blasted the fading demon with ice and froze him solid ' who wants to smash him too pieces?" Stripetail said resting o his paws on his staff. the area was a mess filled with debris bullet csings spent mana viaks.. and broken bows and arrows..
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Guilmon went around to the various water containers to check to see how full or empty each one was.
The scarecrow, tin woodman and some others were going around seeing if anyone needed help.
Tik-tok started playing the 2nd land before time movie.
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Ms. Swimmer, Franz and Hans had finished killing all the imps and they staggered back to the to the middle of the arena. All of them had been cut and burned by the imps.
"Perfect timing," Zachary said.
"F---ing imps!" Ms. Swimmer said.
Everyone looked at Ms. Swimmer in shock.
"Deimos! Have you been teaching Ms. Swimmer profanities!?" Strut shouted.
"Erm, in any case, we need someone to smash the demon," Dr. Zanasiu said.
Hans hefted his ax and Franz pulled out his piece of rebar.
"Allow us," Hans said. He ran up to the demon and swung the fire ax with all his might into the demon's stomach.
Franz swung his piece of rebar like a baseball bat, aiming at the demon's chest.
The archers and slingers came down from the stands. "Stripetail, we'll be taking away the bodies for disposal," one of the archers said,
The archers, slingers and SPVDF soldiers started carrying away the bodies.
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cracks appeared in the ice and spread throughout the block.. 'I..WILL>> GET>> YOU.. MAGE... YOU>> CAN COUNT ON THAT,... Astorath whispered from the ice..
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"Shut up you vile scum" Tiger said , and blasted the ice with his lightning attack. the ice shattred into dozens of pieces and quickly melted away as it did energy erupted from the area and spread out through the portal and wound its way up through the long passage, and begun spreading over the hotel.. the curse was finally lifted..
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Jason exited his tardis and went around first to fill the water containers up with essential water then to do a round to see if anyone needed his help.
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"It's over," Dr. Zanasiu said, wiping his forehead.
"Yeah, let's get head back to the surface, clean up and attend the funeral," Strut said.
"The funeral?"
Strut nodded. "Several Great Valley slingers and archers died as did some SPVDF soldiers. I heard that they were going to be cremated at the Great Valley," he replied.
Deimos, Rime and Dr. Kerzach came down from the stands.
"We won," Deimos said.
The NUMA Group, the Pelvanida Group, Setsuna, the bounty hunters and the Lipizzaners slowly filed out through the magic door.
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Guilmon followed Jason, bouncing a ball that played a bit of music as it bounced.
Dorothy started to tell another tale of one of her adventures, with the wizard using some magic made some images to show some of the sights and people that Dorothy talked about during her story.
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Agumon and Gabumon returned to thier Rookie forms, both of them looked absolutely exhausted..
_ we did it.. nice work everyone " stripetail said. the strain o f battle was evident on his face, he looked older and more tired than any of the others had seen him to this point.. He picked up the urn and shrunk it to fit inside his robes "Lets get back to the surface and rest... WWe suffered some injuries and fatalities.. those who are injured need care..
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Scooby set his head back on the pillow "rmor roff" He said softly and the armor vanished revealing the extent of his injuries. The armor had saved his life but he had suffered injuries all the same " hes awake stripetail..Dixie spoke into her ring
" excellent.. Came the reply from the ring "the demon has been destroyed and with him gone the curse has been lifted.. rest.. but there is little time to celebrate.. as the invasion will take place within two or three days..we must be ready.. I'll be up shortly to check on him Stripetail out"
you can go fellows.. and thank you" Dixie said to the first aid responders..
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Jason finished refilling the water containers, the few that Sara had not filled herself. Guilmon had put the ball away.
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Al and Jose were now conscious and awake but they were seriously battered and bruised. They were sipping essential water to help their wounds heal.
"You think they won?" Al asked. A bandage covered half his face.
Jose noticed the others coming out of the magic door. "Looks like it."
The Pelvanida group took off their armor and helmets and placed them in a closet. They then headed to their rooms to clean up.
Hans, Franz and Ms. Swimmer washed up in the bathroom and waited to have their injuries treated.
Setsuna was surrounded by a green glow as she was healing her injuries.
Haresh was using the essential water to heal his injuries.
"Stripetail, everyone, we're holding a funeral service for the dead," a Great Valley archer said.
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The members of the SPFAS left Scooby's room.
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At Pelvanida II, the airfields were abuzz with activity as the soldiers were boarded aircraft and armored personnel carriers.
"Chong! This is it! We are moving out!" the Goat called from inside a transport plane. He was wearing the protective suit.
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At the same time, a convoy of armored vehicles made their way from Carson City Camp to Surf Point.
"Let's hope the gas has dispersed by then," a Raven soldier said. He was riding inside one of the armored personnel carriers.
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Chonggathered a few supplies and climbed board the plane " Below stood his metal army in rows of a hundred each, there were fifteen thousand in all 'MARCH ON SURF POINT! Chong yelled to them "kill anyone who resists.. we will meet you there.." he said ducking inside as the army began to move . it was a scene out of a horror film..the rows of metal monsters marching rapidly out of the base..
- i will be there shortly i must tend to the injured on my team first ' Stripetail replied.
- dixie took off her armor, climbed into bed and snuggled next to Scooby " Don't ever do something like that again.. ' Ri rasn't rying ro rare rou Rixie.." Dixie wrapped her arms around him and nuzzled him.
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The planes closed their hatches and took to the skies. At the same time, the armored personnel carriers followed the metal soldiers out of the base.
The Goat was sitting next to the Persian Cat mage, who was also wearing a protective suit,
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Several SPFAS members went up to Stripetail. "Commander! We as members of the Surf Point First Aid Squad are here to render any assistance as needed," one of the EMTs said.
The Pelvanida Group came down the staircase. Their heavy armor and helmets protected them from serious injury but they were still sporting bruises from the battle.
Mr. Bigmouth went to fetch his first aid kit and stood by the EMTs, who were standing next to Stripetail.
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go tend the injured.. Nick Nani and Shaggy have burns as do a number of the digidestined " stripetail replied.. I must go touch base with Tarrax.." he said heading off , looking for his friend.
Tiger Tigeress and Genki took seats in the room where dorothy was telling her stories..
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The EMTs and Mr. Bigmouth followed Stripetail's command. Mr. Bigmouth opened his first aid kit and donned a pair of gloves as did the EMTs.
Mr. Bigmouth approached Nani with an closed vial of sickleclaw paste.
"Hello, Nani, do you need treatment?" he asked.
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Yeah.. I'd like a massage" Nani deadpanned " actually I do need my shoulder looked at, its really sore
_ nick took off his glasses and cleaned them he had burn blisters on his hands and fingers some of them were quite large and filled with liquid..
what did you meet matt, find me a girlfriend ' Gabumin said accusingly to Matt " well Agumon has a girlfriend..
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You know how I get around girls.." Gabumon said excitedly.. " even around Biyomon Patomon and Gatmon, and i've known them for years!"
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The EMTs were dabbing essential water Nick's blistered hands.
Mr. Bigmouth examined Nani's shoulder. There was a large bruise on her shoulder. "Nani, there's a huge bruise on your shoulder but other than that, you're fine," he said."
Zachary was dabbing a washcloth soaked in essential water on a facial burn.
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Good.. I'll rest it then" nani replied..
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Agumina exited the passageway behind the stove along with Agumon, Tiger and Tigress " So we finally did it// she said to the others
_ yeah but the hotel is the least of our problems" spyro sad coming up behind then with Cynder and Hunter "We have to be ready for when Dragonstorm invades.. which won't be long now.. we managed to break the curse just in time to face an overwhelming force.."
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Jason was finished examining a person who had taken refuge in the hotel and had not heard of the troubles yet, not being in the right parts of the hotel to have heard.
"Just take this pill and in 20 to 45 minutes you'll have the same kidneys as when you were 20." Jason said as he handed a pill over to the person and a small cup of essential water. No need, he tough to go into detail about the pill being nanites that would fix the kidneys and repair them to the condition they were in when the person was around 20 years old then would leave the body.
Jason then went on his rounds with Guilmon at his side.
Pete went to the room where Tik-tok was controlling the data sheet monitor to watch some cartoons. They were playing an episode of the Super Hero Squad Show, then following that an episode of the Animaniacs.
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the other Digidestined came up to Agumon and Agumina " Did we win? Biyomon asked. " yeah we did " Agfumon said , clearly tired.. we need some time to rest..
- Scooby soon settled back to sleep, with Dixie buy his side. Suddenly there appeared a large number of ghosts in the lobby "Thank you.." one of them spoke in a cold voice " We felt the curse lift.. now we can stay.. of our own free will.. or cross over, if that be our decison.. this hotel will be restored to its former glory.. we will see to that.."
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"Neat cartoon show. I'll have to remember those later." Pete said.
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Odysseus told a story about a funny adventure that happened during his time as Little John with Robin Hood.
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The Pelvanida group returned to the lobby.
"Let's hope the hotel still stands after the war," Dr. Zanasiu said. He was eating a fruit salad.
Ms. Swimmer stepped through the Great Valley portal. "Everyone, the funeral services are beginning," she said.
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The bodies of the SPVDF soldiers and the Great Valley archers and slingers were piled on a massive pyre in front of the Thundering Falls Lake at the Great Valley.
It was now nighttime in the valley and the rest of the dinosaurs were gathered at the lake.
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Stripetail passed through the portal. followed by Tarrax, Spyro, Cynder Hunter, Agumon, And Agumina, Genki, Tiger and Tigeress were next.. Nick came next, his hands banaged.. the incoming group gathered around the pile of bodies.. And Stripetail stepped forward " If I may, Sir,' He said to Grandpa LOngneck " i would like to say a few words."
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"You may indeed," Grandpa Longneck replied.
The Pelvanida Group, the NUMA Group, Setsuna, the bounty hunters, the Lipizzaners, Haresh, some members of the SPVDF and even some refugees filed into the portal around the pyre.
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Stripetail climbed up near the pyre and spoke " This night, we mourn these men and dinosaurs who fell in freeing the Inglorious Hotel from its long curse. These creatures died heroically, trying to do what is right.. They were friends , family, brothers, cousins, and their loss has impacted us all. They will be missed....." stripetail paused.. in his long life he had been to many funerals, more than he could count..they never got easier to attend as the years went on.. "Archers when you are ready" He said to the archers standing nearly with flaminf arrows, who would light the pyre when he was finished. "Send them home.."
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Points of light flickered around the pyre as the archers lit their arrows.
After a few seconds, they fired their arrows. The arrows left burning trails in sky as they arced towards the pyre.
They pyre burst into flame, forcing those who were near it to step back.
There was no sound except for the crackling of the fire as everyone present paid their respects.
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the silence lasdted for a goodwhile, as the flames consumed the bodies, first t the humans and the smaller fast runners then the large dinosaurs.. the flames cast flickering and casting weird shadows on the walls..
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Moran and the Extreme dinosaurs stood by silently and a short distance off a future version of Jason stood quietly, wrap around sunglasses and a hat on with Guilmon beside him, looking the same as the other Guilmon in the hotel.
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In the hotel Pete was still watching some cartoons, with the scarecrow taking over the controls from Tik-tok so he could be would up and see if he was needed elsewhere. The present day Jason was doing his rounds, caring for any injured who needed it and seeing how some in general were doing, as was Odysseus who was doing some rounds also.
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We may need to send some of the refugees here" stripetail said to Grandpa longneck.. " we cannot leave the hotel otherwise..
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Grandpa Longneck nodded. "Mr. Bigmouth has already told me of the situation; in any case, we have set aside a large area near the Feeding Grounds for this purpose," he said.
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Thank you.. we wil try and be res[ectful;l of the local area.. no vdevelopment take what you can replace..' Stripetail walked onward towards the the refugee area
- So.. how long are we staying here..' Agumina asked as she climbed onto Tigress, and began rubnbbing her head.. " As Soon as stripetail gets back.. were going back" Shaggy said.
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"It'll be good, if for no other reason then some can walk around in an outdoor setting instead of being inside the hotel all the time." Moran said.
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"Some of these cartoons I never knew existed." Pete said quietly to Godzooky and any others he was with.
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Yeah, but they are entraining" Gadzuki relied as they watched a Bugs Bunny and elmer fudd cartoon.. "That hunter is really funny.. ' He laughed as Buga tricked Fudd into falling into the pond.
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Pete laughed a bit, "Indeed, very funny how he keeps falling Bug's traps and tricks." Pete said.
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The pyre had burned out and the dinosaurs scattered the ashes around the Thundering Falls Lake. Several other dinosaurs took the bones and carried them away to the so-called "Field of Heroes".
Raptix went up to Deimos. "Hey, Deimos, how's it been?" the small purple-blue feathered fastbiter asked.
Deimos shrugged. "Good. How are the herbs going?"
"We're making some more arrows and poisons," he replied. He then turned to Stripetail. "Who is he?" he asked.
"That's Stripetail, our commander."
"What's a 'commander'?"
"Another term for leader," Deimos replied.
Raptix nodded.
"Stripetail, I already did draw up some rules for the refugees. They can pitch tents or build small shelters out of the local materials. Also, firearms and explosives are forbidden in the Great Valley," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Thats very reasonable " stripetail replied.. "Obviously, we want to limit our time here, the sooner we can get the invaders out of the area, the sooner the guests can leave.."
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"And the sooner the rebuilding can start, and repair. As well as restoration and such of the hotel." Moran said.
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Dixie Stirred after about an hour of sleep, and looked over at Scooby.. who was still asleep.. " Scooby.. Scooby.. time to get up" Dixie said Soothingly, giving her partner a friendly lick.. and Scooby opened his eyes " Ris rit rime ro reat?' and Dixie laughed ' always thinking about food.. alright lets go downstairs and get something to eat.. You know I think we should go dancing in the ballroom tonight.. I really enjoyed last night down there
_ rer. rok.. " Scooby smiled as he got out of the bed.. and the couple headed out of the room and went downstairs.
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Over in the "refugee camp", some of them were pitching tents while others were cooking or going to sleep. The dinosaurs paid little attention to them but some archers and speardinos stood guard over them.
Some of the dinosaurs were instructing the refugees on what was safe to eat in the valley.
One Lion refugee was trying to light a fire with some flints but was failing. A Fast-Runner decided to assist him in doing so.
A Human refugee was boiling some water in a pot be bought from the hotel.
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Pelvanida Group, the NUMA Group, Setsuna, the bounty hunters, the Lipizzaners, Haresh, some members of the SPVDF returned to the hotel.
"Yikes! I've got to get dinner ready!" Dr. Kerzach said, rushing into the kitchen.
Haresh followed him.
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The wizard was in the refugee camp turning handkerchiefs into tents with comfortable interiors, a magic spell Glinda had taught him long ago and that he had used a few times on some trips he had done around in oz. The Shaggy Man's hankerchiefs, which he lent a few to the wizard, were, of course, covered in shags, though well done upper class cloth and not rags but clean shags.
Sara had brought a few enchanted pots that could cook without needing any fire, saving on wood and the hazards with having a lit fire around.
Moran and gone back and brought out from the tardis a few vapor canteens. These could take the natural water vapor in the air and condense them into pure water in the canteens, though it would take some time, and was not as fast as boiling some water.
(ooc: and first used in one of the actual oz books)
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stripetail had created some magical food dishes which would keep refilling until everyone who was eating was full.. he handed themm to several refjuugees and instructed them to pass them around.
_ Tai and his partners returned to the hotel.. and went into the diining room.. where ghostly waiters appeared out of the wall and stood next to the tables. many of them were dressed in 20s attire..
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Moran went over, out of curiosity, to see what sorts of foods were in them, to see if they were a variety or mainly of one type.
After making the tents the Wizard decided to rest. He plucked off of his coat a gold pen with an emerald one end, stuck it into the ground and with a bit of magic made himself a comfortable chair to sit down in and rest form the spell casting he had done.
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"Shrimp pasta is ready!" Haresh called.
Dr. Kerzach was busy stirring the pot of vegan chili.
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The refugees gratefully ate from the enchanted dishes.
Another refugee was roasting a fish over a campfire.
A Human family was gathered around another campfire and eating dinner and chatting.
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a ghostly waiter floated through the door ' table 31 requests some spices on the shrimp..
Scooby and Dixie made thier way to thier table, where for now they sat by themselves . snatches of storytelling floated in from storytelling stations set up across the hotel..
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Haresh saluted the chef and added some crushed red pepper to table 31's order.
"Pasta is finished!" Haresh called.
Some waiters from Zemoth's took the dishes and carried them out. Some ghost waiters followed them.
Another ghost waiter phased in through the door. "Table 24 requests grilled fish," he said.
Dr. Kerzach nodded and tossed the fish that Ms. Swimmer caught onto the grill.
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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Zachary, Strut, Paul, Anton, Franz, Werner, Hans, Dirk, Al, Clive, Jose and Kurt were sitting at an enormous circular table in the ballroom. They were all drinking glasses of ice water.
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The present Jason finished doing his rounds in the hotel then went back into his tardis to rest a bit then start working on the dragonzord some more with a robot assistant he kept in the tardis to assist him with repairs and such.
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Agumon and Agumina took seats across from Scooby, and Spyro and Cynder joined the table as well. " So you're ok, huh?' Spyro said looking at Scooby ' Rah, Ri rot rocked rout. ri'll re rine rough..' Scooby replied.. as a ghostly waited came foward carrying steaming plates of fish..
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The Goat was looking at a laptop that showed the feed from one of the drones. One of the screens showed a missile streaking towards it, then static.
"Chong! We've lost a drone!" he said. Several other screens showed drones and aircraft. He zoomed in on one of the planes. "Damn it! Telson AFB and Arkan AFB are defending Surf Point."
"Sir! We've intercepted a radio transmission from Carson City Camp. They're sending over 300 or so men and some armored vehicles to support the defenders but it'll take them two days or so to arrive," a Red Fox technician said.
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The scarecrow took over controlling the controls on the data sheet video monitor while Tik-tok went to get fully rewound by Dorathy who was going around and helping in various places with her friends those of the refugees and others who needed help.
The extreme dinosaurs lounged in the great valley.
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hmm.. that only slightly adds to thier defenses'Chong muttered ' 300 is not that many, even if they are well-trained. we already knew the hotel was heavily guarded, this merely strengthens their defenses of the hotel even further.. well, on balance this changes little, we still have vast advantage in manpower and weapons, if we need to use more mustard gas and incinderary material, then so be it.. i can't imagine things are very comfortable in that hotel right now, with so many people inside and nowhere else to go.. and given that we've destroyed nearly every town in the region, the only placeto for the Carson City forces is the hotel.. which will put even more of a strain on their food supply...
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"One of our aircraft is a nuclear capable long range bomber. Currently, it mounts incendiary and chemical bombs," the Goat said.
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well.. how long would it take for gas released by a strike near the hotel to dissipate' Chond said looking at a screen " the gas from the last strike has stopped advancing due to a storm that is heading in the direction of Surf point.. still there is enough around the hotel to prevent nonmaagicsal creatures from leaving..
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"A few days, but the area could be contaminated for months," the Goat replied.
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The waiters served Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Ms. Swimmer, Zachary, Strut, Paul, Anton, Franz, Werner, Hans, Dirk, Al, Clive, Jose and Kurt their meals. All of it was either pasta or Great Valley seafood dishes.
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"Nick! How are the food supplies holding out?" Dr. Kerzach asked, peeling some of the taro-like tubers that Mr. Bigmouth harvested.
"And what about garbage disposal?" Haresh asked. "I can't keep piling up the kitchen garbage in the back!" Haresh was stirring some fish curry.
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well we have enough for a couple weeks, but that time period will be drastically reduced if we get a sizable force coming in.. If Chong send another mustard gas bomb, we won't have enough food to last until that clears' Nick said.
_ There is a incinerator in the back hall to the left' Briggins said. " we have not used it in awhile, but since theres no more recycling or garbage pickup for the presumable future. we'll have to burn the garbage..Follow me' He said to haresh, as he said this the communication Crystal began to glow.. Chong was contacting him..
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Hunter munched on some fish as Clooeen, Blitz and Shepp devoured thier food. nearby venus donatello and the other turtles were trying the pasta..
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"launch the strike as soon as theCarson City forces as within a hundred miles of the hotel. ' Chong said finally.. "in the meantime, continue as planned..
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"Hang on a moment," Haresh said, going up to the communications crystal. He tapped the crystal. "Yes, master?" he said.
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"You forgot that that Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth and their companions are foraging for us," Dr. Kerzach replied, washing the peeled tubers. "And we'll keep the glass bottles; we need them to make Molotov cocktails. I think we can simply deposit or burn them in the Great Valley as that was where I burnt the waste created by treating the victims of the mustard gas attack."
"Also, it seems like fair number of the refugees have set up camp in the Great Valley," a chef from Zemoth's replied, chopping up something that looked like sugarcane.
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what is the current situation in the hotel? chong said impatiently.. 'we are in the process of moving Haresh.. i want you to be ready.. the clock is ticking..
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we might have to send more and more into the Valley then" Nick repliied " i'm not sure how many the residents will put up with. we don't want several thousands humans there.."
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(OOC - Is the kitchen that Nick and all the other chefs in the underground ballroom?)
"Food is running out and morale is extremely low," Haresh said.
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"I'll go check," Dr. Kerzach said.
He then left the kitchen and made his way to the Great Valley portal. There he entered and was confronted by a Swimmer archer.
"Greetings, otherworldly being," he said.
"The name's Kerzach and I'd prefer you use it," Dr. Kerzach replied.
"In any case, Kerzach we are setting aside more acres of land for the refugees. They are near the outskirts of the feeding grounds," he replied. "Also, some fish has arrived," he added, pointing to the leaf sled.
Dr. Kerzach nodded and dragged the leaf sled through the portal and carried it back to the kitchen.
"Nick, they're setting aside more land for the refugees but they are on the outskirts of the valley near the feeding grounds and I got some fish," he said, tipping the fish into the sink.
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Is it now? hmm..came the reply.."I don't want any surprises Haresh.. otherwise your loved ones will feel my wrath.. this hotel is the last building standing within 100 miles.. we are going to turn it into a defacto prison.. tear up the roads and wall it off.. anyone who tries to resist.. we kill..
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Thats good news..' Nick replied as a few garbage bags floated by .. some ghosts were helpioing to dispose of the garbage..
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(where is the conversation going on about where some folks can go?)
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(getting to that)
' ask how many can stay there" nick said We'll start moving more people there as soon as possible.."
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In the Great Valley the wizard took out a thimble from his black back and with a spell turned it into a pot that would cool thick stew with no need for a fire nor food being added.
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"Understood," Haresh replied, cutting the transmission. He then got back to preparing the curry.
Dr. Kerzach had finished cleaning and scaling the fish. He placed the garbage in a bucket and carried out to the Great Valley.
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When he arrived, he poured the contents of the bucket into a small pit near Mr. Bigmouth's grove excavated by the dinosaurs for the purpose of disposing of waste produced by the weapons manufacture. It already contained stone fragments.
He then rinsed out the bucket and scattered the water across the grass.
Dr. Kerzach then found Grandpa Longneck eating some grass by the main lake. "Sir, about how many refugees are you willing to host?" he asked.
"Well, we already have a few hundred here. Since these refugees are about the size of a Fast-Runner; I would wager that we could theoretically hold 4,000 of them with no problems. But I am only allowing 1,000 more to stay," he replied.
Dr. Kerzach thanked him and headed back to the underground kitchen.
"Nick, the leader said he will allow 1,000 more refugees to stay," Dr. Kerzach replied.
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thaat would leave about 1000 still in the hotel' Nick replied doing quick calculations. "simple put we are pressing against the limit of what this hotel and the Great valley will allow.."
Above ground, a portal opened in the lobby and a large silver dragon stepped out ' where is the Imperial Dragon known as Jason? he asked his eye glancing around from person to person..
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"He did say that 4,000 refugees can be held in the Great Valley, theoretically but he will not allow that," Dr. Kerzach replied, placing the peeled and washed tubers into the curry.
Mr. Bigmouth stuck his head into the kitchen. "Nick, Kerzach, I'm heading out to the Great Valley to get some fruit so I can make some liquor," he said.
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A Wolf refugee had wandered out of the refugee camp and into the Mysterious Beyond. Unfortunately, he attracted the attention of some marauding sickleclaws.
He quickly bolted back to the refugee camp but the raptors followed him in hopes of getting food.
Luckily for him, some Great Valley archers and slingers rushed to defend the valley. Two other dinosaurs ushered him to safety.
"Leave this place immediately!" a archer shouted.
The sickleclaw shook his head and advanced.
In response, the dinosaurs unleashed a volley of arrows and stones that killed some of the sickleclaws. The rest looked around in confusion but continued to advance.
Another volley of arrows and stones killed the remaining sickleclaws.
"Attention all refugees! You are not to leave the valley's walls! It is extremely dangerous out in the Mysterious Beyond!" a Fast-Runner slinger shouted.
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so we cannot leave this place" one of the wolves cried.. 'We need food. and an area to move around in.. and meat! we can't survive on leaves!
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We're lucky to be alive another refugee retorted " If that hotel hadn't taken us in, we'd all be dead..
_ Alright Just don't take too long.Nick said I'll go get Stripetail" Nicjk replied heading upstairs
_ the ghost bartender appeared carrying a tray of drinks " on the house for helping us get rid of the curse..Most of us will staty..this is our home.."
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Dorathy, needing a break, was heading towards Jason's tardis with Ojo and a few of her friends to take a break in his tardis.
"All these folks here, it is a bit cramped. To bad some of them can't stay in oz. I'm sure Ozma would not mind them staying a little while, since it is an mergency." Dorathy said to Ojo.
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"Deimos and Chomper were able to survive on fish and crawlers. You are free to wander around the Great Valley," a Fast-Runner replied.
"See one of us for a spear fishing lesson," a speardino replied.
A Lioness and her mate returned with leaf sleds carrying some fish and crawlers. Both of them had stone tipped spears over their shoulder.
"We're willing to share our catch," the male replied.
Near them, a Human was smoking some fish he had caught with a rod and reel.
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Mr. Bigmouth entered the Great Valley and headed to the feeding grounds. He was busy picking the best fruit he could ferment.
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Stripetail was sitting at a table With Tarrax and Sara, where Nick found him " The Great Valley will only permit about 1000 more people inside..
_ There are 300 soldiers coming from carson city Milos said " so we're looking at about 3000 folks including defenders
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You're forgetting the Imperial Dragons" stripetail replied " that could be hundreds more.." he added as the Imperial messenger came up to thier table " Seer, have you seen Jason?' He asked Looking at Stripetail..
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"hello there." Sara said to the new arrival, then thinking for a bit, "Maybe if you ask Ozma she may permit some to stay temporarily in Oz. Maybe Dinotopia also. Since there are humans living there with dinosaurs they would not be to surprised with seeing humans." She said. "There is a Troodon doctor there who's a friend of ours that may help here."
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I've never been there so i'll have to take your word " Stripetail replied to Sara then turned to the Imperial messenger " I saw him a little while ago
- We have come to lend you aid. we have five hundred dragons ready to defend this area..
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Well unfiortunately most of the area has been destroyed" stripetail said grimly. ' This building is among the last still standing..aand due to the poison gas outside we cannot leave..
_ the messenger frowned " so it is veey bad then..
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"I think he is working in his tardis. I can go get him or sent a message if you wish." Sara said to the messenger.
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Get him please I have an important message from the emperor" the messenger replied. He then turned to Tarrax " ah the outlaw.. I have heard many stories about you.."
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How is the emperor "Tarrax replied "I've attended meeting when he paid the Head dragon a visit but that was ages ago..
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Well hes over a million now, right around your age if memory serves' the messenger replied.." Techinically speaking the emperor doesn't want his age known..says it may him feel boastful.."
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The Lion grilled some of the fish over a campfire and handed them to the Wolves. His mate was busy scaling and gutting the fish in preparation to add them to the stew.
"The fish stew is almost ready if anyone wants it," she said.
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Dr. Kerzach left the kitchen and met with Stripetail and the others.
"Stripetail, I spoke with the leader, he says that the valley theoretically can hold 4,000 refugees. However, I feel that we should not abuse his generosity as the ecosystem in the valley may not support that many refugees without additional support. I wager that 1,000 refugees is the sustainable limit.
Ms. Swimmer overheard the conversation and joined in. "Stripetail, if we need to, additional refugee camps can be hosted in the Mysterious Beyond but that should be a last resort as marauding dinosaurs - both plant eaters and meat eaters - can pose a serious hazard to the refugees," she said.
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a thousand must be the limit" stripetail replied " as for going outside the Valley I do not think it would be safe.. there are too many giant meateaters who would view humans wolves and Bison as delectable snacks. Yet this hotel is not safe in its current condition to have 3-4 thousand occupants in it.. we're pushing our luck with the curent number.. our food supply is quite limited and theres only so much magic can do to allieviate that.."
_ and the invasion is going to begin sometime tommorow' Captain Milos added.. " We're in no position to put up resistance not with the mustard gas still lingering outside..
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Re rant rust ray rere" scooby said from his table "Our armor can protect us from the gas..." dixie started ;"Yes it can, for a few hours..but not any longer than that.. we need the gas to clear to put up a defense .. Chong could very well order another strike of mustard gas.. and that would likely put us out of the game.. it would take days or even weeks to clear, by that time we'd be completely surrounded..and they would control the entire region.." stripetail sighed
_ we're not giving up" agumon said " You can't afford to give up either.. we know the odds are long but that hasn't stopped us before.."
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"Never surrender," Zachary said.
"Night is followed by the dawn," Rime added.
"The night of war followed by the dawn of a new hope. We move forward unto dawn," Deimos said.
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"Stripetail, the Great Valley has many dinosaurs who would probably be willing to guard the refugee camps just outside the valley," Ms. Swimmer said.
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The Lion family had finished preparing their fish stew.
"You guys want some?" the Lion asked, offering a plate of roasted fish to the Wolves.
Two nearby Humans were also eating the roasted fish.
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At this time, Mr. Bigmouth returned to the kitchen with a leaf sled of fruits and a messenger bag full of various herbs and spices. "Nick, Kerzach, I've got the fruit. Now I have to start fermenting some wine," he said.
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Sara sent a telepathic message to Jason using some magic.
"Maybe you can ask Dorothy to ask Ozma if she'll let some refugees set up camp in some area of the land of Oz. Or the king of Ev could be asked. Ev is on good terms with Oz and borders the desert on that size of Oz & there is room for a camp of some refugees in dinotopia also." Sara said, "Though dinotopia has no overall ruler really. Not since Poseidos was overthrown." Sara said.
Jason walked up in his imperial dragon form, a young adult one. "Ah, the battle of Poseidos, nasty battle. I recall I broke several limbs in several places and a few ribs also. Almost lost an eye also." Jason said.
"Sounds like nasty battle." Guilmon said who had come with Jason.
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" You are right' stripetail said " we must perservere..
_ the messenger turned to Jason " the Emperor sends his greetings. 500 of his imperial troops will be arriving before midnight.. they are just undergoing last minute preparations..
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Jason nodded, "Quite a few indeed. They'll have to stay in my tardis I assume since there are so many refugees here." Jason said.
"Where has Dorathy wondered off to anyway, we can see if she can ask Ozma to let some camp in an area of oz for a while. Like some are camping in the Great Valley." Sara said.
"Last I saw she was resting in the tardis, eating a bit of ice cream I think." Jason said.
"Chocolate frozen custard, yummy." Guilmon said rubbing his stomach. "I ate a bit before she got some."
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Mr. Bigmouth had finished juicing the fruit and pouring the juice into an old wine cask he had found in the back and washed out.
"Nick, do you want the fruit pulp?" he asked, scraping the pulp from the juicer and placing it into a bowl.
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Ms. Swimmer stepped out from the portal and made her way to the underground ballroom.
"Stripetail," she said, "I just spoke to the leader. He says we can establish refugee camps outside the valley and forage for food in the nearby oasis. He will have some of the dinosaurs guarding us but he also said that we will have to provide most the guards."
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we need to keep everything.. we cannot waste, not with so many mouths to feed..Nick replied.
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' Very well' Stripetail said. ' that is only natural have the areas be close to the Valley though.. we cannot afford to lose anyone.. they didn't come here to die in the distant past.."
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We're moving a good number of refugees to the valley " tarrax pointed out " so we'll have room the Imperial dragons..
- or we could simply fit 4 in every room' Briggins pointed out..
- nows not the time for money..grubbing
_ With all due respect this is the largest number of guests I 've had in years! 4000 times 20 per night, thats 80 thousand dollars.
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Dr. Kerzach looked at the pulp. "Hey! This will make a great jam!" he said, taking the bowl and boiling it with some sugar.
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"Briggins, I like money as much as the next person but f---- the money for now!" Deimos said. He and the rest of the Pelvanida group were lounging in the lobby.
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Ms. Swimmer nodded. "I will start designating the camps," she said, heading up the stairs.
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Briggins, just go man your signin desk' Stripetail said bitingly ' are you telling me what to do? Wizard or not, this is MY hotel.. you are my guests everyone of you.." Briggins said huffily, before sighing ' Fine.. I have Johnathan on hallway duty on floor five anyway.. I must be off..' he said turning heading up the stairs..
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Greed is a poison" stripetail shook his head. he then looked at the members of his team "Head up everyone we're doing shiftsa tonight..
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Deimos bit his tongue to prevent himself from scouring Briggins with a volley of strong profanities.
"Stripetail, will Rime and myself need to serve countersniper duty?" Deimos asked.
"Not sure if we should patrol the halls in our full combat gear or just our body armor and small arms," Zachary said.
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Ms. Swimmer and several Swimmers were busy preparing the refugee camps out in the Mysterious Beyond. The camps were just outside the valley walls and a large oasis was visible from the camps. Several Clubtails and Fast-Runner archers guarded the workers.
Ms. Swimmer was digging a small fire pit in the middle of the camp while some Swimmers carried over rocks and logs for use as seats.
Still another Swimmer was excavating a trash pit.
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"Discussting. If ether of us wanted to Odysseus or us could buy this hotel. I'd be surprised if Odysseus couldn't buy most of the state if he wanted to." Jason said as he watched Briggs go off.
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Dorathy finished eating her frozen custard, cleaned up, and resting a bit and came out of the tardis. At her heels was Toto who had had a small dish of the frozen custard and rested with his mistress. He went most places where she went.
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Ducky & Petrie were looking at the portal that led to the hotel.
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"We'll cope. Sometimes options open up that one does not foresee before." Jason said.
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Whichever you feel comfortablwe with.
_ stripetail, do you mind if we hold a dance here tonight?' Dixie asjked
_ a dance? Stripetail stopped and turned to look at her.. Dixie paused " Look I know we are preparing for war, but can't we at least have a little bit of fun before the invasion begins.."
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very well..but at midnight the gaiety ends and final preparations begin ": Stripetail replied.. "anyone else wish to have a dance?
- Mimi 's hand shot up" eee! Yes! Yes!We'll have drinks.. music..
- and how are we to do that? Matt replied " Well you can play guitar and um. we could have people sing.. Mimi replied
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That could be fun..' Agumon said ' Just don't expect me to sing..
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I'll be eating mostly' Shaggy grinned.
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Ms. Swimmer stepped through the portal. She was covered in dirt and dust.
"Stripetail, the Mysterious Beyond refugee camps are ready. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to take a bath," she said.
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Dr. Kerzach finished making the jam. "Nick, the jam's ready if anyone wants some," he said, scooping the jam into some clean ceramic cups.
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pass them around' Nick replied
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tai and Genki shrugged ' will there be games?
_ this place doesn't even have modern electricity Genki' Tiger replied.
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Sara waved Dorothy over. "I was wondering if some of the refugees here could temporarily, perhaps, set up a camp somewhere in oz to relieve some of the crowding here." Sara said.
"I can ask Ozma. Perhaps one of the forested areas that has food trees, book trees and other handy things like that." Dorothy said.
Jason reached into a pocket of a vest he had and using some magic to lift the human size crystal had it float over to Dorothy. "This is a teleport crystal. You can use it to go ask Ozma if you wish then come back here." He said.
Dorothy took the crystal. "Thanks." She said and taking Toto into her other arm she closed her eyes and imagined and wished herself in Ozma's palace in the Emerald city. When she opened her eyes she found herself there and went off to find Ozma, putting the crystal into a pocket.
"That was just like when Ozma use to use the magic belt to summon us into oz." Dorothy said to Toto.
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See how many Ozma is willing to accept we don't want to abuse her hospitality' Tarrax said as he walked along.. S_ Meanwhile Scooby had finished eating and headed up the stairs Ri'm roing ro ret ra root reer' He said to Dixie who followed him..
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"I'm sure she'll agree to help. She is a very nice person." Sara said.
"And there are some trees there some folks here may find unusual. Trees with ice cream cones growing on them. Trees with books, or lunch pails, boxed dinners or breakfasts, lunch boxes, and so on." Jason said.
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Dr. Kerzach placed the cups of jam onto a large plate and piled it with crackers and placed it in the lobby. Soon, several of the refugees helped themselves to the snacks.
Dr. Zanasiu dipped the crackers into the jam. "Hey, this is pretty good," he said, eating the cracker.
Zachary and Dirk also ate the crackers.
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Ms. Swimmer returned from her room. She was wearing her emerald necklace and her twin sticks.
"Stripetail, the Mysterious Beyond refugee camps are finished. It seems that a fair amount of the larger dinosaurs are guarding it but we may still need additional guards," she said.
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Once the Imperial Dragons get here we may have some serve as guards" stripetail said As Godzilla hjunior and gadzuki came up.. We'd like to help " Gadzuki said " we coukld guard those humans" Junior nodded.. stripetail nodded " Go follow Ms Swimmer.." stripetail replied
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Mimi Sora and Daphne began planning for the party.. this would be their last chance for fun before the war started in earnest..
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Ms. Swimmer nodded and led the two to the Great Valley.
The dinosaurs paid no attention to them.
When she arrived at one of the refugee camps, there were some tents already set up and a carcass of a Swimmer, riddled with arrows, was lying on the ground.
"Erm what happened?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Some random Far-Walker thought it would be a good idea to attack one of the refugees," a Swimmer archer replied.
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are they hurt?' Gadzuki said his eyes sweeping the area.. it was warmer here than in the hotel..
_ that wasn't a good move Junior replied.. "
- Bulk and skull walked up to stripetail " So when can we leave this place?' Skull asked " not until the mustard gas lists' came the reply
_ Chong looked out the window of the plane he was riding in, it was now a matter of hours before he would be in surf point..
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"They're fine," the archer replied.
A Human refugee approached them with a plate of the cooked taro-like fruits. "Would you like some?" she asked.
Ms. Swimmer and the archer took the roots, peeled them and ate them.
"Thanks," Ms. Swimmer said,
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"How much further to Surf Point?" a Cobalt soldier asked.
"A few more hours," came the reply.
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Gadzuki and Godzilla Jr each took a few pieces and began to munch on them
, even though they were unpeeled.
- the hotel soon became abuzz wit h activity as guests and spirits alike planned for the gala. matt was brought in to play his guitar and the cooks set aside food and drink for the festivities..
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Mikey, Leo, and Raph rested to help themselves recover from the effects of the mustard gas, as well as walking around the hotel a bit. And they also went into the great valley so they could get some fresh air also.
Ducky & Petrie went through the portal into the hotel, curious about what lay on the other side.
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"Hey, there's a party being prepared," Clive said, returning to the lobby.
"A party, before a war?" Deimos said.
"Hey, it may be the last time you celebrate," Jose replied.
"No, we will not speak of defeat!"
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Mr. Bigmouth tasted the fruit juice. "It's not wine yet but I can probably cook up a nice mulled punch," he said.
"Do that," Dr. Kerzach said, making some appetizers with smoked fish imported from the Great Valley.
Haresh was making some small salmon salad sandwiches.
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"How's the root?" Ms. Swimmer asked, throwing the peels into a nearby campfire, over which some fish was being smoked.
Several Great Valley archers and a Clubtail guarded this particular refugee camp.
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real good' Gadzuki said , his mouth full of food..
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Biyomon, Palmon and Tentomon came by trying to carry plates of food..
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Some waiters from Zemoth's carried out the completed food to the lobby from the underground kitchen.
Mr. Bigmouth stuck his head out of the ballroom kitchen. "Can someone fetch the smoked fish from the Great Valley?" he asked.
A chef from Zemoth's was arranging steamed Great Valley oysters on a plate with a spicy dip in the middle.
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In the surface kitchen, Haresh and some chefs from Zemoth's were busy preparing some fruit platters.
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the ballroom was set up for the party, with tables set off in a corner toensure as much room as possible for dancing.. genki gave tiger a grin ' pity hare couldn't be here..'
I enjoy not having that furball give me such a hard time..
' yeah and hes never met Tigress either..Genki remarked as they watched the set up continue..'another thing i'm grateful for.." hey! Tigress shot him a look " whats that supposed to mean ' I'm referring to Hare not you.. although given you odd behavior recently, i could be referring to you as well Tigress..
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The fruit platters were carried down to the ballroom.
The Pelvanida Group, the Lipizzaners, the NUMA group and the bounty hunters headed down to the ballroom.
"Looks like 'last party' is going to occur," Rime said.
"There will be no talk of 'last anything'!" Deimos scolded.
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Dorothy returned, putting Toto down. She gave the crystal back to Jason and took out a map from her pocket.
"Ozma said that 500 would be ok, and in a certain light forest that has lost of food trees of different types and a small fresh water lake nearby." Dorothy said. "She'll have some officers and some others around to prevent any people from getting lost and to help explain things since many types of trees may be new, like the ice cream cone trees." Dorothy said leaving out that she'd have some like the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger would go around and keep dangerous or scary looking animals well away from the camping area and out of sight of the refugees. Dorothy then mentioned some limits and reconstructions Ozma had said.
(ooc not sure which ones may be best or that Nick22 may think are best.)
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ok, so we have to stayt in the forests and small huts will be provided to stay in..' a refugee repeated ' Ok I can live with that.. "Is it warm there?"
_ we are going to enjoy ourselves.. there will be no talk of death or war.. ' Nick said "tonight, we'll forget our troubles for the time being..and dance! me.. not so much.. I can't dance a lick.."
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"I wonder if we can get some of the Great Valley's dancers here?" Strut said.
"We should be able to; I saw them a few nights ago," Hans replied.
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Ms. Swimmer returned through the portal.
"Stripetail, Great Valley refugee camps are prepared and are ready for habitation,"
"Ms. Swimmer, herbs and seafood," Haresh called from the kitchen.
Ms. Swimmer grabbed an old ice cream container and the ice chest from the kitchen and entered the portal.
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Excellent Ms Swimmer..we will minimize civilian casualities this way'
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Captain milos dialed up his connection in Carson City " hello Jung.. how m,uch longer before your forces arrive
(serris you can plaay Jung)
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"The weather is nice there." Dorothy said. "And with the food trees around there'll be no problem with food and there is a small pond and river so water will be plentiful also."
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The extreme dinosaurs were still walking around part of the great valley, not to far from the portal.
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Ducky & Petrie went through the portal to see what was on the other side.
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Commander Jung, a tough looking Dobermann, received Capt. Milo's transmission. He was sitting in his office at Carson City Camp.
"Capt. Milos, Carson City Camp's forces are-" he looked at a computer map showing their position, "roughly 100 miles away from Surf Point. They should arrive overnight. Cmdr. Jung out."
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"Stripetail, is it probable that some refugees wish to assist us?" Deimos asked.
"We don't know that but we can't force them to help us. Hell, we may want to discourage them from doing so," Strut said.
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good weather is essential" a human said ..does it get cold there?
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stitch and angel walked up to their room, and decided to take a nap
- cynder was egging spyro into dancing with her..'Cynder.. I've never danced before..
_ Come on! we won't get another chance until the battle is over.."
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Rime examined his PDA. "Right now, according to the weather sensors in the Great Valley, it is currently 75 degrees F and 70% humidity. At night the temperatures should drop to around 65 degrees or so," he replied to the Human's inquiry.
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yes.. and they have that right.. we will need all the able bodies we can muster' Stripetail replied..
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Good news wizard" Milos said coming up to Stripetail Carson City forces are within 100 miles of here, they'll arrive overnight.. just in the nick of time..let me handle the details you folks enjoy yourselves..I take it wizard you don't do parties..
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not in wartime..at least not usually..and try and make sure that dragonstorm can't crack our communications.. if you can't keep your moves secret, your forces are sitting ducks..' Stripetail replied..
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joe reached to his his pocket and contacted the hospital were he worked.. 'hello dr joe enjoying your break..? the receptionist said cheerfully
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Yes.. unfortunately, circumstances may prevent me from getting back for awhile.. I'm staying near Surf Point
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the receptionist gasped.. 'that place was bombed1 its been all over the news! be careful doctor be very careful..
'I will" joe replied and hung up..
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Ms. Swimmer returned with an ice chest full of seafood and a bucket full of herbs she handed the food to Haresh and his chefs.
Behind her several Fast-Runners and Swimmers followed her. They were carrying wads of oilplant leaves on vines and torches.
"Stripetail, I have arranged for some Great Valley fire dancers to provide us with entertainment," Ms. Swimmer said, entering the underground ballroom.
Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu and Strut were busy eating.
Dr. Kerzach came out of the kitchen with a platter of smoked fish.
Mr. Bigmouth followed him with bowl full of hot mulled juice.
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on a stage being set up in the ballroom, were a number of dusty instruments, including a saxophone "Hey Agumon" Matt said, going over and picking up the grimy instrument " try and play this for me? I need a backup instrument to my guitar playing..'
'matt.. I've never played an instrument before.. you'll have to show me" Agumon replied..'i've never played a saxophone either Agumon.. you'll just have to learn on the e fly.. go see if the library has any books on laying a musical instruments..
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"Why do I have to wear this again?" the Persian Cat mage grumbled. He was shifting uncomfortably in his protective suit.
"The area around Surf Point is contaminated with mustard," the Goat said.
"So I am a mage! I should not have to use mundane methods to protect myself from a gas."
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Darren, Gustav and James entered the ballroom. They looked around at the preparations for a party.
"Strange time for a party," Gustav said.
"It may be the last time we party," Setsuna said. She was trying to dance with Franz but she was not doing that well.
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"Looks like it'll look like quite a party." Sara said looking at the goings on.
"So there'll be an attack sooner then expected?" Jason asked looking at Stripetail.
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"If are enemies are using planes, they could get here in a matter of hours," Deimos said.
"If only we could shoot them down before they arrive," Rime said.
"One problem, our drones can't attack high altitude bombers or transport planes."
"F---!"
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"I guess the area is defenseless then." Jason said, thinking he may need to slip away and get involved secretly.
"Is there some sort of force field that can protect the hotel? Sara asked.
"That is bad indeed, but some could be evacuated to the place in Oz I mentioned. I do hope the others will be ok."
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Ducky and Petrie looked around the area where the other side of the portal lead to.
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"Jason, what have you gathered from the drone wreckage?" Deimos asked. "On another note, there is an autonomous 25 mm autocannon out in the parking lot. It is designed to attack low flying aircraft and lightly armored vehicles."
Mr. Bigmouth and Dr. Kerzach were mixing cocktails and passing them out.
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"Perhaps it can be controlled remotely if needed." Sara said.
Jason thought a moment before he outlined what he had learned.
(ooc: Not sure what sorts of stuff he could have learned.)
"Remote control, hopefully in a way that can't be jammed or someone wearing an armored vacc suit to withstand damage if someone has to go outside." Odysseus said.
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The area is not completely defenseless. we have Tarrax and Sara, who shoot down drones, and Spyro and Cynder as well. ' stripetail repliedWe will also have drones and anti-air weapons from Carson City Camp
"milos replied " Once the gas lifts we'll be able to leave the hotel and defend the areea.
_ Those who are not being sent to OZ or the Great Valley.. stay in your rooms..' Stripetail said.
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"Thank you," Setsuna said sipping an orange cosmopolitan.
"For a dinosaur, Mr. Bigmouth sure makes good cocktails," Dirk said, sipping a martini.
"Yeah, the Great Valley completely pulverizes all paleontological discoveries. I mean, the dinosaurs have a culture and even a common language!" Al replied.
"Mr. Bigmouth makes good cocktails period. Even at Vegas, the cocktails were inferior to his," Dr. Zanasiu said.
Deimos turned to Jason. "The turret is remote controlled. In fact, the controller is in my room," he said, taking a sip of beer.
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Some of the mages in the transport plane were complaining about the protective suits.
The Goat sighed. "Look, the area we will be invading is contaminated with mustard gas. If you enter the area without protective equipment you will be severely blistered and possibly die," he said.
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"Stripetail, I have to leave to guide the refugees to their encampments," Ms. Swimmer said. "I will be back to perform a Great Valley fire dance with the dinosaurs already here," she added, gesturing to the Fast-Runners and Swimmers standing in a group near the entrance.
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Very Well' Stripetail said "Do what you have to do.."
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Agumon went up the stairs and headed towards the library , carrying the dusty saxaphone. He was looking for a book on how to play it
_ Mind if I come with you?' came a familiar voice. " it was Biyomon, who smiled at Agumon " alright you can come with I need someone to practice for anyway..
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That gas is quite deadly.. " chong replied " Your magic might be able to protect you for awhile, but not as long as the suit can..which is why you're wearing it"
_ Outside the sky rumbled with thunder and it began to rain..
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Ms. Swimmer arrived at the Great Valley portal. Several refugees were gathered around and waiting for the dinosaurs to lead them to the camps.
Ms. Swimmer arrived at the portal. It too, was lightly drizzling in the Great Valley.
"This way!" Ms. Swimmer said.
A large group of Southport refugees followed her as she led them to the refugee camps outside the valley.
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Agumnina came up the stairs and heaed for her room " she needed to rest as she was feeling sluggish. It was then a huge thunderclap shook the hotel, and the lights went out in the hotel plunging everyone into pitch darkness.
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Everyone! Stay calm" Stripetail said as he lit his staff and moved it around.."The Power is out..those of you with lights turn them on.. "
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Tiger grumblled in the darkness " Isn't this kinda romatic" tigress smirked " Very funny Tigeress very funny
_ Mesa hate the dark " stitch grumbled..
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Deimos pulled out a white flare and lit it, bathing the area around him in an intense white light.
Werner, Franz and Hans donned their LED headlamps and turned them on.
Mr. Bigmouth used a lighter to light the torches of the Great Valley fire dancers.
Setsuna cast her light spell, illuminating an area around her with an intense, cold blue-white light.
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As if things couldn't get any worse'" Dixie muttered "Ron't ray rhat.. rey rould ret rorse.. Ri rould row' Scooby said, his voice shaking..
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Continue setting up for the party"Nick said using the light from Setsunas spell and grope towards and table and sit down on the chair..
Strpetail turned to the others We;re going to need at least 4 persons dioing guard duty for each floor.. thats 36 in all.. anyone who wishes to volunteer please follow me..
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Deimos and Rime followed Stripetail.
"Hey, you guys coming?" Deimos asked.
"Not now!" Dr. Zanasiu said, sipping his cocktail.
"Stripetail, I wonder if we can get some SPVDF volunteers to assist in guarding?" Rime asked.
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see of you can.. It were be preferable if the volunteers stayed on the particular floor they were guarding, as to limit going up and down the stairs needlessly, but if it can't be helped than so be it.. take sometime to get responses from the volunteers and refugees then come find me, i'll be in room 300..
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Deimos nodded and headed out to the lobby.
"All right, we need four volunteer guards per floor," Deimos said.
Several SPVDF soldiers raised their hands.
"What floor?" Rime asked a Bison SPVDF soldier.
"Third floor," she replied.
"Okay, you are Squad Three Alpha,"
"What floor are you on?" Deimos asked a Human SPPD officer.
"Floor 3," he replied.
"Okay, you are part of Squad Three Alpha."
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Venus volunteered to cover the first floor, as did Hunter and Coleen. Finishing off the first floor weas a Lizard refugee from Surf Point.
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Tiger Genki and Tigeress headed upstairs for a nap..
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Deimos had finished up forming Squad Three Alpha.
Rime had finished up forming Squad Three Beta.
"Isn't 8 members a bit overkill?" Rime asked.
Deimos shook his head. "These floors are very large. 8 ensures that response times to a situation are not inordinately long. Each 4 person squad takes half the floor," he said.
"All right." Rime then cleared his throat. "All members of floor 4 who wish to volunteer for guard duty please stand up!" he ordered.
Several refugees but only a few SPVDF and SPPD members stood up.
"Damn it! We've got mostly civilians in this one!" Rime muttered.
"Doesn't matter, eyes and ears are the primary need, not firepower. Besides, we will be stationing snipers on the top floor and we will assemble armed rapid response teams in case of trouble," Deimos replied.
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Shaggy was volunteered as was Hunter so they joined the Floor 4 team.
_ Veemon and BJ volunteered to cover the second floor and were joined by Gatmon Bulk and Skull.
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"All who wish to volunteer for rapid response teams please stand up! Police and military personnel only!" Deimos said.
"Shaggy, Hunter, you're with Squad Four Alpha," Rime said, gesturing to two SPVDF soldiers who had their rifles ready.
Squad Four Beta was already put together by Rime and it was composed of a Dingo SPPD officer, a Chameleon refugee who had a concealed carry permit and his own pistol (which happened to be the same type and caliber as Deimos's pistol), and two SPDVF soldiers with their rifles.
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shaggy nodded and headed up to the 4th floor to begin his patrols
floor 3 was assembled and waited in front of stripetail's room to receive guidance from the wizard
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the 5th floor was next top get a guard
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"Stripetail, I am assembling some rapid response teams in case someone needs reinforcements. They are composed of SPVDF soldiers and SPDD SWAT team members," Deimos said into his radio.
Rime directed Squad Five Alpha and Squad Five Beta to the stairwells. "Squad Five Alpha and Squad Five Beta! You are to patrol floor five!" he ordered.
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The squad composed mostly of refugees nodded
"Nice work. Contact Captain Milos if you need any more weapons. How many floors have guards right now?'
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Genki Tiger and Tigress soon went into their room, where Genki soon snuggled into bed " Tiger.. do you think Holly and Mochi are worried about us?
_ Maybe" Came the gruff reply.."
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Jason and Sara made lights so some could see. Sara enchanted one of the lights in the room that would be giving off light so the room would not be lit in a more normal amount of light.
Mikey put on the goggles he had gotten while with Jason before so he could see in the darkness as well a the light areas.
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"Squad Five Alpha and Squad Five Beta are en route to the 5th floor. Deimos out," Deimos said into the radio.
Rime realized that he did not have time to train the refugees in firearms so he decided to equip the refugee squad members with improvised weapons like tools and construction material. He let them keep their personal firearms, though.
"Stripetail, this is Rime. Since some of the refugees don't know how to use a gun, I had to equip them with improvised weapons like pieces of rebar, pipes, axes, that sort of stuff," Rime said into his radio,
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That will have to do for now Nice work .. Get floors 6 through 9 guarded and when we can have our party.. its nearly 8.. starting tomorrow it will be all war all the time..
_ Agumon And Biyomon reached the library and began looking.. unfortunately the books were not sorted into any order or sequence so it was very hard to find a book that might help..
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Several minutes later, Deimos and Rime finished up dispatching guards to the remaining floors. Luckily, most of the refugees assigned as guards had their own firearms. The ones who did not were given an improvised weapon, a stone tipped spear, a bow and some arrows or a stone war hammer.
They had even gotten some SPDD SWAT team snipers to guard the top floor.
"Stripetail, this is Rime. All floors are covered. SPPD SWAT team snipers are keeping watch on the top floor," Rime said into his radio.
Ms. Swimmer returned from the portal and headed into the underground ballroom.
Deimos and Rime followed her.
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"It dark and scary." Petrie said, holding onto Ducky.
"Let's go back." Ducky said and they both stepped back through the portal to the Great Valley where Moran and the extreme dinosaurs were taking it easy.
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Sara was going around and putting temporary enchantments on lightbulbs so they would still glow with some light, usually doing just 1 per room. She focused on the large rooms first and on the first floor & keeping her wings folded as she flew up to the light bulb.
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Understoood begin defensive preparations for the invasion" stripetail said
_ Agumon and Biyomon searched through the library looking for anything to do with saxaphones
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"Making defensive preparations might be a little difficult since we can't leave the hotel but we already have soldiers who can control the combat robots outside and the autonomous autocannon turret," Rime said.
"Stripetail, where is Captain Milos?" Deimos asked
"Didn't we plan to set booby traps and IEDs around Surf Point?"
Deimos nodded. "We'll need Mr. Bigmouth to discuss the ideal places to set such traps. We may also need to use Great Valley traps as well," he said. He then turned to Rime. "Get Mr. Bigmouth," he ordered.
Rime saluted and dashed down the underground ballroom where he found Mr. Bigmouth mixing cocktails.
"Mr. Bigmouth! You are needed for an urgent problem!" he said.
Mr. Bigmouth handed his cocktail shaker over to a local bartender and followed Rime up the stairs.
In a few minutes, they stood before Deimos.
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he should be in his room on the first floor.' Stripetail replied. We will do what we have to to hold them off long enough for the gas to dissipate
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Deimos nodded and knocked on Capt, Milos's door. "Capt. Milos, sir! Stripetail, Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and myself are planning for defense," he said
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Hans, Franz and Werner engaged in some slightly more energetic dancing. Their LED headlamps, ironically, fit very well with the rave-inspired dance they were doing.
Ms. Swimmer cleared her throat. "Everyone, I would like to have your attention. The Great Valley's fire dancers are here to preform tonight,"
Some other dinosaurs sat at wooden tables that they were planning to use as improvised drums.
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Not having much else to do Jason went back into his tardis to continue working on his projects since he had done his rounds earlier.
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"Me wonder why it so dark in there." Petrie said as he and Ducky walked away from the portal.
"Maybe it leads to a dark cave, it may, it may." Ducky said.
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The extreme dinosaurs were taking naps in the great valley. Moran was resting on a handy rock also in teh great valley.
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"I hope it doesn't take long to set up the forest area for some of the folks here to camp out at." Dorothy said.
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milos opened the door 'Come on in Rime and tell me what you have planned' He said Milos looked tired as if he hadn;'t slept much..
The groyup that was there, including Daphne, Nani and Lilo clapped appreciately
Hunter and Colleeen joined the pairs dancing on the dance floor. their dance was a bit awkward, biut Colleen did most of the leading
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A waiter passed Ms. Swimmer a lighter, which she used to light her staff. She then let the other dancers' equipment off her staff and the drummers started beating a steady rhythm as Ms. Swimmer and the dancers slowly twirled their staves.
Dr. Zanasiu's jaw dropped as one of the dancers tossed his flaming staff into the air, caught it and continued twirling it.
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Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos filed into Capt. Milos's room.
"Captain, snipers are patrolling the top floor. 8 volunteers are patrolling each floor as well," Rime said.
"We need a map to determine which are the best places to plant IEDs and booby traps," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"So far, we can possibly hide pit fall traps on the beach. We can also probably plant IEDs by the main thoroughfares and detonate them when enemy forces pass by," Deimos added.
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good thinking.. the problem is with the gas.. we'd need to dset them via robotics' Milos replied pulling out a map of the region and spread it out on a table
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Now, nearly all of Surf Point has been destroyed.. but we can hide the ieds in buildings and rubble..
shaggy patrolled the 4th floor going back and forth with his gun over his shoulder.. the shifts would be in 4 hour increments so some of the watchers could sleep..
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Velma was sitting and watching the show as was Odysseus and some others including Guilmon. Jason decided to delay his work on his projects and went to watch at least a part of the show as well.
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"We could place IEDs in things that might be of value to the invaders," Deimos said. "It's an old trick."
"One problem, the combat robots we ordered have no manipulators," Rime said.
"Which means that someone has to go out there and plant them manually," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Deimos sighed. "I am not going back out there. The air tank holds about 20 minutes of air," he said.
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Then we would have to have one of the Wizards group set it off, that armor is magical so it should protect them from the gas long enough to set the explosives..Milos replied.. How many combat robots do we have? while they cant plat IEDs they can fight.."
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"We have around 30," Deimos replied. "They are armored and mount 20 mm autocannons, 40 mm grenade launchers and some may even mount anti tank and anti air missiles."
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they won't last long against the enemy's forces.. still we're trying to buy time here'Milos replied 'Where should they be sent? on the outskirts of town?"
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"They are currently patrolling the outside of the hotel. I believe drones and fighter aircraft from Telson AFB and Arkan AFB are also flying above the city," Deimos said.
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Moran and the extreme dinosaurs were dozing in the great valley.
Jason was thinking if he wanted to ask someone to help with the trouble outside the hotel who would not be bothered by mustard gas.
Terry overhearing part of the conversation went into the stairwell area and seeing no one around made a digi-portal to the digital world. He used his belt to use some dragon blood elixir to expand his form again. He went to an area where he had a hidden cache of some equipment to pick out some to use as well as making sure his suit could be totally sealed air tight.
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well thats a start at least" Milos said.. the storm outside increased in feorcity, the rain outside clattered at the windows whicgh were lit up by [periodic flashes of lightning..
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"About the Great Valley's dinosaurs, I assume you are familiar with their weapons?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
A waiter carrying a tray of various drinks approached them. "Cocktails?" he asked.
"Thank you," Deimos said, taking a martini.
Rime took a Bloody Mary. "You know, a while ago, I believe Strut proposed the idea of giving the dinosaurs armor. Would that be feasible?" he asked.
Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "The armor would have to be custom built and we can only do that with magic," he replied.
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(OOC: Since Nick is allowing me to join in....I shall take up the offer ^^)
Shooting like a comet or a falling star, it struck the roof of the hotel, falling down through said roof and onto the floor of the tenth floor with a slight groan as she slowly rose to her feet "That's the last time I use the express travel system" she spoke with a groan again as she picked up her hat from the ground, placing it upon her head.
Her name was Myra, whom had a look around at her surroundings before she stepped off in order to find the closest person she could at the moment.
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Squad Ten Alpha noticed the hole in the roof.
Ten-Alpha Leader, a heavy set Coyote, radioed for back up. "Command, we need repairs to the roof and there is an intruder," she said. He drew her sidearm and looked around. Her natural night vision spotted Myra.
"Halt!" she shouted, aiming her pistol at the figure.
Two of Ten Alpha's members flicked on their flashlights and illuminated the figure. Other members with firearms stood by.
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(OOC: So you know, this is what Myra looks like: http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w329/sw..._girl_98571.jpg (http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w329/sweetdreamsangels07/anime_girl_98571.jpg) )
Myra looked at those who had aimed their weapons at her as she spoke up, stopping where she was "I am not one of the evil ones if that is what you are after, I am here to find my sister, I know she is around here in this world somewhere....."
She made no attempt to attack them or anything like that either as she just stood there still, awaiting for an answer from them.
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Ten-Alpha Leader lowered her weapon and radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Ten-Alpha Leader. We have a new arrival and a hole in the ceiling," she said into the radio.
The other members lowered their weapons but remained on guard around the stranger.
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' bring the intruder downstairs" Milos radioed "Have the wizard interoggate her, From what i've seen he can handle this matter.. Milos out..' He then took a cocktail from the tray.. " Yes it would have to be custom made.. and we simply won't have time or do that..or for the matter, have the resources available.."
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Myra looked over at the radios, looking a little lost as well, not even reallizing what it was either, not knowing where the voice was coming from "If you can help me, please, I need to know if you have seen my sister around here....her name is Roze"
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Ten-Alpha Leader looked at Myra. "Ma'am, will you please come with us to the 3rd floor?" she asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "Luckily, dinosaurs can take much more punishment than beings of this world and some have natural armor like the Clubtails," he said.
"You do realize that Clubtails aren't effective against armored vehicles and neither are the Great Valley's weapons?" Deimos said.
"Looks like the Great Valley's forces will be relegated to antipersonnel roles."
"Wait, didn't Stripetail say that the magically charged projectiles can damage armored vehicles?" Rime said, sipping his cocktail.
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We have not seen anyone like you around" a thin Great Dane male replied, holding his weapon and training it on her.." If shes a goodbeast thats one thing, but if shes evil.. thats another.. what is your name and where are you from?" The Dane, whose name was Douglass, demanded.
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"If you must know, I am Myra, and I am searching for my sister who is in this world, up to no good as usual, she had escaped from the dungeon back in our world" Myra replied back rather calmly back to Douglas before nodding to Ten-Alpha "Very well then"
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Ten-Alpha led Myra to Stripetail's room. She knocked on the door.
"Stripetail, we have the intruder,"
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At the 10th floor, some volunteers wearing the drysuits and oxygen tanks salvaged from the ruined down were sealing the hole.
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Stripetail opened the door and beheld the witch "Please.. come in he said, he said gesturing and a pair of cups filled with mint tea appeared on the table and small number of cakes appeared alongside them. He gave a cursory glance at Myra's clothes " you are a magician I see, well, well,that's one more mage for our side.. You've done well Ten Alpha, now you may return to your rounds..shes clearly not here to cause harm.."
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Myra only looked to the tea and cakes before nodding to Stripetail a bit "Yes, I do not like those that are evil, the king and queen in question have asked me to try and keep my sister at bay is all" she stood there where she was, not making a move to sit down or anything like that.
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Ten-Alpha Leader saluted Stripetail and led her group up to the top floor.
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In the underground ballroom, the fire dancers finished their performance to thunderous applause.
The NUMA group clapped enthuastically while Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary whistled.
The Lipizzaners applauded as well.
Strut clapped as well.
Dr. Kerzach and Haresh had taken breaks from their kitchen duties to watch the performance.
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Velma, Odysseus, Baboo, Sara, Mikey, Raph, and Leo clapped at the show. Sara was taking a break. Once she had enchanted the light bulbs of the first floor, at least 1 per room, to give off light she then went to add a contingency spell so the light, though magic, could be controlled by the light switch or dimmer switch that would normally control the light. She had done this with a few rooms when she decided to take a break.
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So your rulers sent you? Which world are you from? I've been to many worlds myself.. though it is most likely I have not been to yours" Stripetail paused as he glanced at the book Myra was holding in her hand. Please.. sit down. I'm not ging to hurt you..
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"I am not allowed to speak of my world outside of it, the King and Queen would rather keep it a secret, and I shall honour that, however, I doubt my sister would do the same" Myra replied back as she looked to the available seats, but decided to, for now, stay standing for the time being anyway.
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Very well, I respect that' stripetail replied. I take it then, your sister has been causing no end of havoc on your world, and you were sent to stop here from doing the same here.. If she joins with Chong and hos forces she will only add to our problems..now for the courtesies, I am Lord stripetail of Aestorica' He nodded at Myra.. "I have been practicing magic for many thousands of years.. this world, or rather this region, has recently been struck by weapons containing a poisonous gas.. which has driven the residents to this hotel.. those who had not fled beforehand, or who were killed by the gas. This hotel cannot hold all of them indefinitely, we don't have the supplies for that..
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"Yes, that is correct, I have tracked her down to this world, but I do not know what it is she wants from here, if it is only chaos, or something more" Myra then gave Stripetail a bit of a nod "You may call me Myra"
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Meanwhile, up in the sky, not far from the hotel in question, sat a girl, upon her broomstick. She looked similar to Myra, yet, she still had some outstanding parts about her, like the way she would dress and the colour of her hair, to which she gave off an exaggerated yawn "Where are you my sister...." she uttered to herself, slowly flying around, searching the area bellow her.
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Myra is it? well, Myra, if it is choas you're sister wants well shes in the right place for it.. Stripetail muttered
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Lilo Stitch and angel climbed on stage and began performing a tradition Hawaiian dance
_ Biyomon finally found a n old dusty book filled with songs played on the Saxaphone.. " Here, I've found something.. lets see, you put your mouth and the thin part at the top and blow on it, while moving your clawes on these button things.. give it a try..'
aAgumon tried.. and the result was painful to listen to.. ' Er.. okay.. you clearly need practice..' Biymon replied grimacing from the first attempt..
_ Scooby and Dixie entered the ballroom, after coming down the ateps..Genki Tiger and Tigress soon joined them.. ' I hope you don't us joining you Dixie..' Genki said as he sat down..
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Roze continued to search the area, but let off an exaggerated sigh at that point "Nothing, how lame...." she muttered to herself before noting a plane not far from here "What a strange looking creature...." she tilted her head to the side a little and decided to approach he plane, but rather cautiously as well.
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Chong awoke from his slumber at the sound of tapping on his window he turned and looked at at a women outside his window on a brook stick " Ah.. a witch.. " he muttered he gestured and the window temporarily vanished " who are you and what do you want?' He demanded
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Roze looked at Chong for a moment or two before she spoke, but not really answering his questions "Have you, by any chance, seen a girl around here? She's a witch for starters, goes by the name of Myra" however, she stopped when she realized that Chong didn't quiet seemed to be all that pleased.
She paused for a moment before speaking again "Oh, and you can call me Roze"
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The gatheredx fire dancers were mingling with the crowd.
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Deimos stopped by Stripetail's room. He was dressed in his protective suit from his repair duties. He knocked on the door.
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The Goat awoke from the knocking on the window and spotted a woman outside the transport plane.
"Chong, who's that woman?" he asked.
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a witch apparently looking for her goody-goody sister.. well i haven't seen her..Roze.. now I am in middle of taking this region for my own.. if you are offering your assistence, that is one thing.. otherwise i have a lot on my plate as of right now..
Stripetail heard the knock and answered the door "Deimos! please come in. Myra here was just telling me a bit about herself.."
- Scooby pset a pair of root beers on the table, he had bought them from the ghostly bartender on the eighth floor
_ would you like to dance?Dixie asked.."Rure rum.. rust ret re rinish ry rootr reer..Came the reply
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I need someone to dance with, as Spyro here is not cooperating.." Cynder complained..
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Roze thought for a second "Taking it for your own? If it involves chaos, then I'll be glad to help out.....sounds rather fun actually" she gave off a bit of a laugh as she leaned back on her broomstick, hanging on by her legs as she looked to the distant ground "But, that's only if you want my help"
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Myra gave a nod back, looking over to Deimos, then back to Stripetail once again "I take it there is a room available for me here? As I do not know how long I am staying here for, so a room shall be nice for my own"
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Deimos nodded as best he could in the bulky suit and entered the room. He then took of the suit, revealing a holstered pistol dangling across his chest and a bandoiler containing spare magazines for his pistol and other assorted gear.
"Greetings, I assume you are Myra?" he said politely to the woman in the room. He then turned to Stripetail. "Stripetail, the whole in the roof has been sealed and repaired. Though I regret to inform you that one of the volunteers slipped due to the rain and fell to her death," he said.
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The Goat looked at Roze. "We could use some extra firepower. Tell you what, Roze, you can help us by scouting out Surf Point for us," he said.
A Bison soldier handed a spare chem suit to the Goat.
The Goat handed the suit over to Roze. "Put this on; it'll keep you safe from the poison gas in the town," he said.
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Good work though the loss of life is always tragic.." Stripetail bowed his head , then turned to myra." Go downstairs to the first floor, there you will meet a man named Briggins at the front desk. Give him your name and some money to pay for your room, its 20 dollars a night here, so a week would be 140 dollars..
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Briggins walked across the front enterence area with a candlebra in his grasp..
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so you are interested in spreading choas.. very well, what skills do you possess? Chong replied..
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Myra gave him a nod back as she walked out of the room, heading down the stairs to the first floor in order to find out where Briggins was, not even knowing what he looked like herself. She stopped as she looked around, looking over to the front desk and decided to approach it.
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Roze scoffed a bit when she saw the suit as she looked to Chong "My powers? Very well then, if you must know...." she then sat back up upon her broomstick "I have various powers, like summoning....always helps me with what I want, although, as of late, that has been rather limited because of what our King and Queen had done as punishment, however, I do have other powers which can help out in a rather good fight"
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so you're powers have been curtailed somewhat by your rulers, why don't you overthrow them, and take your homeworld for yourself?' Chong asked "what sort of creatures do you summon? I usually create mine' he said with a grin..
_ can I help you? Briggins asked as she saw Myra coming down the stairs Are you coming to sign in?
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The Great Valley has holding a funeral for the dead worker. Her family and friends were present at the Thundering Falls Lake as the pyre burned down.
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Another knock was heard. Deimos got up and opened the door to reveal Setsuna and Five Beta Leader.
"Deimos, Stripetail, we detained a disorderly person," Five-Beta Leader, a lean man, said.
"Take him to his room and guard him. Also, tell the bartenders that they are not to serve obviously intoxicated customers," Deimos said.
Five-Beta saluted Deimos and headed back to his post. He then turned to Setsuna. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
Setsuna nodded. "One of my spells allows me to summon vegetables and fruit but for some reason, Haresh can't cook them. Yet other chefs can cook them just fine," she said.
Deimos thought a moment. "I am no mage but I think Haresh's magical abilities may be interfering with yours," he said
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"Oh, believe me, I've tried, but the imperial guard is rather tough to take down, that, and my sister decides to help them out as well, which gets on my nerves" Roze placed her hands down upon her broomstick for a moment "As for what I can summon, usually, I can summon things like dragons, but since my powers have been a bit more limited as of late, try more, skeleton like creatures, hell hounds and what have you....you would really have to see them for yourself"
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Myra looked over to Briggins before speaking "You must be Briggins that Stripetail was speaking out" she reached into her pocket and pulled out some money, handing it over to him "One room please" granted, she had no idea on how much she had actually handed over to him, just handing over what she had on her at the time.
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Yes I am Briggins" briggins replied as he looked at the bills, "lets see.. hmm I've not seen this kind of money before.. you're not from around here are you.. thats alright, i've gotten different kinds.. this is a Daedoen, ten daedoens.. alright in all that's .. 567 daedoenans in all, so thats enough for a couple weeks..' well give you room 903, its on the second highest floor..Briggins sais giving her a key.
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so you're normally no slouch in the magic department.. you could be useful.. Chong mused. " Climb in this portal and we'll discuss the particulars, if you provide enough service I may give you your own region to rule as your own.."
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Myra looked at the key for a moment "903? Very well then, thank you Mr. Briggins" she told him and started to walk off in order to now search for room 903.
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Roze smirked a little bit upon hearing what Chong had said as she jumped into the portal, causing her broomstick to vanish for the time being "Sounds like quiet the plan already, but I must ask one thing, what is it that is the first target?"
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903 s on the 9th floor, just keep going up" Briggins explained to her
Surf Point, the only defenses are in a decreipt old ruin called the Inglorious Hotel.. they will be sealed off..the hotel will be their prison.. once the region is secured, I don't care what they do they can stay in the hotel or leave oif they promise never to return to this sarea again" chong added.
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Myra gave off a small nod back, having listened as she walked up the stairs to the 9th floor.
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"That just sounds far too easy" Roze spoke with a small chuckle "But it still sounds, oh so fun....oh, and as for your little hotel, crushing it with everyone inside should be rather easy" she had a look around at the inside of the plane as well, looking rather interested in all the mechanics inside "One question I have, what do you call all of this?" she asked Chong in regards to said mechanical workings of the plane.
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that place is a dump anyway, it would be a waste of time.. I have more important matters than that. I might add there is a poison gas in the area that will make it almost impossible for them to effective resist us for much longer, we'll keep bringing in the gas until they capitulate.. oh and This is called a plane I'll leave the explanation to mR Goat here..' Chong replied.
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Jason and his other friends were watching the show, except for Moran who was sleeping in the great valley at the time, and the extreme dinosaurs who were also. Moran was just waking up.
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Agumon headed down the stairs with Biyomon and stopped in front of his room.. ' got to check in to see if Agumina's in her' he said knocing on the door. Agumina opened it and looked as if she had just woken up.. " Hi guys' She yawned showing her teeth.. I just got up.."
We're heading down to the ballroom for the dance." Biyomon said pleasantly.. " The bossmon here is going to be playing this saxathing here" She waved her wing at the saxaphone..
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Myra had soon, made it to the 9th floor and started to look for her room, taking her time though to do so, until she had finally found it, looking at the key before inserting it into the lock and turning it, unlocking the door before stepping inside to see what was available in her room.
She took a look around inside "Yes, this shall do rather nicely" she spoke as she then sat down upon the bed, placing her magic book upon it, starting to look through it.
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Bulk And Skull settled in at the buffet line and piled their plates high with food, such that had been laid out so far..
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Scooby, you need to help me here.." Spyro pleaded with his friend " Tell cynder I can't dance " Rand rave rer rance rith Rixie? roo rawkrard Ryro.."That wasn't what I meant..its just I've never danced before.. "Why don't you go up there and sing? Cynder suggested.. "um.. I've never done it in front of a large group before..Spyro stuttered..
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Soon, Myra had finished for the time being, looking through her book as she closed it, opening up a nearby drawer and placed her book inside and decided to go back downstairs.
She had found the same area where everyone else was gathered, standing there in the doorway as looked at all who were present "She's no here.....that's good" she spoke to herself as she stepped forward.
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i could help you with the singing' Dixie said" Dance with Cynder and I'll help you with the singing..'
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Dragons in our world don't dance' Spyro said " i mean, I never saw Ignitus or Terrador or Cyril dance?" " Come on.. do this for me.. and I'll snuggle extra-close with you tonight" Cynder purred in his ear.. "Scooby and i will help you" dixie smiled..
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Myra took another look around before taking a seat somewhere, not far from where everyone else was as she spoke to herself "Raoul should get an update soon, but there is no place which shall do to do such a thing" she looked over to Spyro and Cynder in particular "Dragons? Here?"
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Jason sat on the floor in the back, in his imperial dragon from so he could see over the others in the room and had decided to use his imperial dragon form since he would rather the others use what chairs were available.
"Nice show." Sara said who sat not to far away from where Jason was.
"Indeed." Jason said nodding.
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Moran started doing his usual exercises he did daily, including handstand pushups.
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yes' Tarrax replied looking dowb at Myra there are 4 dragons, by my count.. and who might you be?' He asked..
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"My name is Myra, I was sent from my world to this place in order to stop my sister and bring her back to my world for her punishment" Myra replied back as she looked over to Tarrax.
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Tarrax at your service.. so your sisters a troublemaker huh? well we've had lot of experience with those types over the past few weeks..' Tarrax replied as Dixie as Cynder finally persuadded Spyro to dance with them..
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"One could say that, as she has attempted to kill the King and Queen and rule my world as her own.....it took me, and the Imperial Guard to weaken her enough to be able to at least contain her" Myra paused for a moment before speaking again "Do you know of any way I am able to contact another world? I must speak to Raoul abou something...."
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speak with my master, Stripetail Tarrax replied "he knows a few things about doing that.. if I may inquire, why do you need to contact this person?"
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"I must update him on the situation, on where I am and what has happened so far" Myra replied back as she then stood up, giving Tarrax a small bow before turning and heading off to find Stripetail once again.
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Agumon tried playing some more on the saxaphone, but the result was the same an ear-screeching sound.. it would take a long time for him to become decent at this.."Ok, agumon I think thats enough " agumina said holding a claw against her ear to shut out the noise..
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Myra soon enough, found Stripetail's room again, knocking on the door before just opening it and entering the room, looking over to Stripetail "Someone downstairs told me you can help me contact someone from my world"
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Stripetail pulled out a book of spells and began flipping through the pages " Do you want to create an image of yourself in front of the person, or simply communicate though a portal where you can see them but they cannot see you? There are several ways to do this, it merely depends on your prefered method, and how long you wish to talk..' he stopped in the section of " communicating spells' " ah here we are.. now which one do you want?' He asked looking at myra
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"I wish to be able to speak to him so that I can see him and that he is able to see me as well" Myra thought for a second "If you need a name, it is Raoul who I am wishing to communicate with, he must get an update from me with what is happening"
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Very well then you need the twin visions spell _ Terrta duos agnos nuc!" Stripetail gestured and soon a portal opened revealing a view in a beautiful room made of quartz " A large armored human came into view 'Raoul I presume? Stripetail said looking at myra
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Myra gave a nod back to Stripetail as Raoul looked to the two of them, folding his arms before speaking "Myra, good to see you again, I take it you're contacting me on an update of the situation?"
Myra nodded back "Yes, I have chased down Roze to this world, but I have yet to find her, however, I do know that she is at least here somewhere, I fear that she has plans on destroying everything"
"Heh, I don't put that past her" Raoul paused for a moment, looking over to Stripetail "And who might you be?"
"This is Stripetail, he's a lord I believe of his own world" Myra told Raoul back.
Raoul gave a nod to Stripetail before looking to Myra once again "Give me an update on the situation once again, once you find out what your sister has planned for that world and depending on what she is up to, I may need to visit as well, so, keep that in mind"
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understood captain, " stripetail said " i'd like some more background on Roze so I know better whom I'm dealing with..we are facing an enemy who far outnumbers us the ratio is at least 10 to 1, any aid she gives to those forces means another foe we must bring into the calculation..
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"Leave that to Myra, she will be able to give you more information on Roze" Raoul looked to Myra, giving her a small nod "Now, if you'll excuse me, I must fgo and tell the King and Queen about what you have given me" he then turned and walked off without another word.
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stripetail gestured and the portal disappeared. "well, i'll be leaning on you for information myra. I understand the captain's positions, hes a busy creature, with duties to fulfill..now.. a little background on your sister oif you would not mind..the more I know, the more I can prepare for anything she throws at us.."
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Myra thought for a second "As you know, she is my sister, she has been consumed by hatred and jealousy at the very least, she has even tried to take the throne from the King and Queen on a few occasions now, but of course, she has been stopped on those occasions, kept in the dungeon under heavy guard, but her powers have proven to be rather effective, destroying the dungeon and escaping each time, but that is all we can do while another special containment area is being created especially for her"
Myra then paused for a moment before speaking again "As for what she is able to do, she can summon creatures to her aid, the strongest I have seen has been dragons, however, she still has various powers that my powers have clashed with....she is not to be taken lightly, she may not look like much upon first look, but do not let her appearance decieve you....she is indeed, rather powerful on her own"
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I have fought other mages for centuries, I know that appearances often deceive, what make look harmless often contains great hidden power, often geared towards evil. Is she your only sister? Stripetail replied from his chair..Dragons that are summoned are almost always weaker than dragons allied out of free will, that is my experience, of course that may not hold true in your world, each world is different..
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"Yes, that is correct, she is my only sister, I have no other siblings" Myra replied back "But it is true, her hidden power is used for evil, it seems to be something that she enjoys....being a lost cause, as for the dragons.....they have proven to be rather powerful...."
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"4 full dragons and 1 who has a dragon as a granted power by the current's emperor's grandfater in the past." Jason said. "So i guess I'd count as half a dragon." He said smiling a bit.
"One of my uncles may do a magic show using some of his enchanted things." Sara said.
"I should look up that dancing cat we saw dancing at the insane cafe a time or 2. Not sure if many here would like that. Though he can sing pretty well also." Jason said.
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Deimos led the Pelvanida Group, Setsuna, the NUMA Group and the Lipizzaners up to Stripetail's room.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet Myra," he said.
"Hello Myra," Setsuna said. "I detect a strong magical presence in this room, might you be the mage who I detect?"
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The Goat cleared his throat. "Well, Roze, a plane is basically like the broomstick you're riding except it can carry a lot more than one rider and it requires fuel," he said.
The radio crackled. "Command Plane, this is Delta Sierra Four, Surf Point is roughly 100 miles away."
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Anton and Paul were chatting with the fire dancers.
Paul cautiously approached Cynder.
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What can I do for you Paul? Cynder asked him..
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Dragons are strong creatures" stripetail replied. " there seems to be nothing we can do for her, evil corrupts to the very core of the person.."
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"Well, I guess it's time to say this but it feels very strange fighting for the same side that you were hired to fight against," Paul said, sipping a glass of water.
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"A plane huh? How interesting, I have never seen such a creation like this before" Roze spoke as she had a look around again at the inside of the plane, looking at the front of the plane and all the knobs and dials and what have you.
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"It is possible, however, it could also be Stripetail as well" Myra replied back to Setsuna "My powers can be rather strong, however, my sister is much stronger than I am....."
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"There has been interesting shows so far." Sara said.
"Indeed." Jason said nodding.
"Fun to watch." Guilmon said softly clapping his hands.
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Not much more , since you've been able to stop her previously" stripetail replied. " don't sell yourself short Myra..
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Cynder nodded..Well, i know how you feel to a certain extent. I was once evil, and killed anything that got in my way.it wasn't money that changed me, though, it this fellow' She nudged Spyro in the side " He defeated me in battle and broke the hold of darkness over me.."
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Setsuna shook her head. "The magic signature is different than that of Stripetail. I also detect another magic signature too." She then pointed to Dr. Kerzach. "Greetings, fellow mage," she said, bowing her head.
"Excuse me, Setsuna, but you must have mistaken me for someone else. I have no magical abilities," Dr. Kerzach replied. He then turned to Myra. "you must be Myra, I am Dr. Yuri Kerzach, please to meet you," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth, Strut, Zachary, Deimos, Rime, Ms. Swimmer Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Clive, Werner, Franz and Hans all introduced themselves to Myra.
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Haresh made a dip some orange tomato-like fruits from the Great Valley and placed it on the table. A chef from Zemoth's placed some chips made with the taro like tubers from the same place. Another chef placed some grilled oysters on the table.
"Oh, Cynder, it looks like they have some new food out," Paul said
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(ooc are they in the same room as where the plays took place where jason and Sara are or in another room?)
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good.. I'm starved" Cynder grinned as she joined the group heading towards the table where the food was..Cynder really didn't care what food it was, she was willing to eat just about anything..
_ Lets head on down to the dance, shall we? those who don't want to dance and get something to eat, and talk.." Stripetail said "There are a number of magical creatures in this hotel, by the by.."
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(different room. the Setsuna and the others are in Stripetail's room)
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Two Great Valley Swimmers dragged the carcass of a Fast-Runner through the portal.
"Where is the cooking area?" the first Swimmer asked.
"How can you do that?" a Goat refugee asked.
"During the War of the Beyond, we had meat eating allies. We allowed them to scavenge or hunt fish. This is no different," the second Swimmer replied.
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Paul tried the dip and made a face. "Really sour and spicy but its actually pretty good," he said.
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"I'm afraid that I don't dance" Myra told Stripetail back as she gave a little curtsy to everyone who had introduced themselves to her "And it is also nice to meet all of you"
Myra then thought for a second "However, having some food would be rather nice to eat right about now" she added on before turning around "I'll be in that ballroom area" and with that, she had headed off.
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The others left Stripetail's room and followed her down the stairs. Along the way, they passed by the patrols.
Deimos noticed that some of the patrols had been joined by the resident ghosts. He saluted a ghost dressed in a WWII era American army uniform and carrying a rifle with a bayonet. The ghost saluted back.
Suddenly, Deimos's radio crackled. "Command, this is Navaras, we have picked up planes on the edge of radar."
"S---!" Deimos said.
"Well, let's forget our troubles for now," Clive said.
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Moran headed through the portal into the hotel. He looked around a bit, "Looks like a power outage." he said mainly to himself.
"Shall we eat in the tardis again, to help the food they have here stretch more?" Jason asked.
"We can, though I will get a bit tired of eating the tardis food." Sara said.
"If you want we can go to dinotopia or to your homeworld to eat there then get back here within 3 seconds after we have left." Jason said.
Sara turned to look at Tarrax, "You want to go also dear?" She asked him.
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As you were" stripetail said to two ghosts who were doing guard duty on the seconf floor " they stood at attention, and waited for the wizard to pass..
_ Agumon Agumina and Biyomon approached Matt, who was playing some warmups on his guitar " we found a book on this saxa sax' Biyomon fumbled for the right word
_ Saxaphone Lets hear you play.." matt said "After a few seconds.,. he wished he hadn't said it.. Agumon, through giving it a good shot, was clear;y not comfortable playing the instrument
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I'm staying with my master" came the reply.. "this world needs us Sara..besides there is a dance going on downstairs " tarrax smirked..
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Myra had soon enough, made it to the ballroom, entering it and looked around at who was dancing before looking over at where the food was, approaching it and looking at what was available to eat.
She took what was a small pie pastry to eat as she walked over to an available seat, sitting down and taking a small bite out of the small pastry.
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The two Swimmers carried the dead Fast-Runner to the underground kitchen and stuffed the body into the refrigerator.
They then headed back up the stairs and into the second floor where they met Stripetail and the rest of the group.
"Oh, I see you came for exploration," Ms. Swimmer said.
The first Swimmer shook his head. "Nope, we're here to drop off a carcass," he said.
"This is not the place for carcass disposal!" Deimos said sharply.
"You fail to understand. Since we spoke to some of the refugees, we learned that they ate meat."
"So you had me, Chomper, Raptix and some other meat eating dinosaurs as allies during the War of the Beyond."
"Exactly, we figured out that the bodies of the marauding plant-eaters would stretch our food supply a bit. This was our first test: a Fast-Runner convinced his herd it would be great fun to try and hit of the refugees with sling stones and javelins. However, I regret to say that a few refugees died," the first Swimmer replied.
"You didn't use poison?" Deimos asked.
"Nah, all it took was some arrows and sling stones."
"Seriously, that is so wrong," Dr. Kerzach said.
"Which one? The marauding dinos using the refugees as target practice or the fact that these two dinos are basically encouraging us to eat dinosaurs as intelligent as themselves?" Zachary whispered.
"Both."
The two dinosaurs the continued looking around the hotel.
"Stripetail, just ignore those two. They're a little f---ed up in the head thanks to the War of the Beyond," Deimos said.
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Haresh looked at the buckets of food waste that was in the kitchen. "Nick! I need someone to help me carry this for burning in the Great Valley," he said.
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Dixie took Scooby by the paw and lead him to the dance floor "i take it you know how to dance" she grinned. " Rure Ri ran rance" Scooby replied
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Would you like to dance?' Shaggy asked Myra who was eating her pie " i need a partner for the dance-off we're having in an hour..
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Myra looked to Shaggy and just shook her head "No thank you, I am rather fine, I am not a dancer" she then took another bite of her pie as she looked to those who were already dancing.
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war does strange things to creatures, I've seen it before..on the other hand, we will soon be under siege, and reduced to eating what food we have..so while I don't approve- AT ALL- of the methods used to obtain this food.. it is a necessary supplement to our supplies. However, i do not want any more dinosaurs or refugees killed, understand the next refugee or dinosaur who tries to stir up trouble.. will find it: Me.. and when I'm angry, I'm not a nice creature.. at all" Stripetail said " Now, how much refugees died in that foolish test?
_ Ah well if you change your mind I'll be at the buffet table " shaggy grinned.
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Hunter and Collen were dancing together, much to colleen's enjoyment and hunter's embarassment..
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a portal opened onto the ballroom, and a girl witch derssed in green fell out of itm, skidded across the dance floor, knocked over a few couples, and finally crashed against the far wall in a heap " She lay there for a bit, dazed..
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Myra looked over at the witch girl whom had slid out of the portal, tilting her head to the side a little bit before deciding to approach her "Are you okay? Portals can be rather difficult to use if you are not careful.....are you....a novice?"
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' yeah.. I'm not used to the broom yet" said the young witch " i'm Jusa.. are you.. she started as she looked at myra " are you..Myra?' She gasped, getting to het feet and bowing to her ' Er the Imperial Guard umm sent me said you could use a hand.."
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"Yes, I am Myra, it is very nice to meet you Juse, and it is good to have some backup" Myra replied back "And don't worry, you don't need to bow or anything, I am not of royalty or anything like that"
She seemed like she could rather easily talk with this girl, considering the fact that she was also from the same world she was from "However, it does not seem like you are very good with magic" she paused for a moment "Perhaps I could teach you, if it is something that you would like to become a better magic user"
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"Like I said, the dinosaurs who did this were marauders; who cares about them? Ms. Swimmer already warned about the dangers of them. Some of the crueler dinosaurs placed the heads of the marauders on spears as a warning to stay away. It has worked so far-despite some complaints from the refugees," the first Swimmer replied.
"About five refugees died. Luckily we were able to get there in time and drive off the rest of them," the second Swimmer said.
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Haresh opened the refrigerator and found the carcass of a Fast-Runner in it.
"Who put a dead dinosaur in the refrigerator!?" Haresh demanded.
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"I can bring you something back, or something for both of you if you both prefer to stay." Jason said.
"That would be nice. Just bring back something." Sara turned to Tarrax, "Is there something you'd like dear? She asked him.
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I need a partner to dance with" Tarrax replied.
_ Um.. sure" Jusa replied, slowly " It would be nice to learn from you.. I. i got a lot to learn..
_ well it could have been worse.." stripetail sighred " just keep a closer eye on the refugees.."
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Myra thought for a moment before speaking "I have a book, which might be a good read for you, it has a few spells in it, plus, some information on various topics, including my sister" she told Juse "You can have a read of it later on if you wish that is, oh, and before I do forget, it is best that you go and see that Briggins person for a room, that is, if you are staying for some time"
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Sara smiled, "Dancing does sound nice indeed. It was fun last time." She said.
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Oh right" Jusa replied digging her outfit.. um all i have is about a hundred daedoleans. will that be enough?" She asked.
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"I believe it should be enough, go and find Briggins and he should be able to sort you out something" Myra told Juse back with a bit of a smile as well.
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Meanwhile, not far from the ballroom, someone else fell out of a portal on their own with a groan. The girl in question just lay there for a few moments as three pokeballs rolled out from her belt and opened, three pokemon being released. A Pikachu, an Eevee and a Vaporeon as they ran over to the girl with Pikachu speaking up first, and using english as well "Destiny! Wake up" the female Pikachu yelled as she shook her master.
Destiny, the pokemon trainer in question, found that it was easier to train female pokemon than it was to train male pokemon, so essentially, the three pokemon in question, were all female.
Destiny gave off another groan as she sat up, looking to her three pokemon "I'm fine, but next time, remind me not to go chasing after Team Rocket" she spoke with a rub of her forehead.
"Yeah, well, I thought we did rather well" Vaporeon spoke up as she sat there, looking rather proudly.
Destiny had taught her three pokemon how to talk, much like how Meowth of team Rocket could speak himself.
"Well, all I'm wondering now is, where are we? It looks like some old rundown building of some sort" Eevee then spoke up as she had a look around herself.
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I'll go do that" Jusa said nodding to her and heading off.. she wasn't sure exactly where to go.. she went tup the stairs to the ballroom and headed left..
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a nearby patrol of the first floor notice Destiny and her pOkemon " Can I help you? Venus asked giving Destiny a concerned glance..
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"Kinda" Destiny replied back "I mean, last thing I remember was we were having a fight with Team Rocket, cause they were after my Pokemon here, they had some sort of portal open...."
"Oh yeah, I know what happened!" Eeevee then spoke up "There was a real big explosion, Destiny got knocked through it after she had recalled us back into our Pokeballs"
"Yeah, long story short, we're now here, lost, have no idea on where we are" Vaporeon then spoke up next as she looked at Venus.
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"I'll pick you both up something if you'd like. I'd like to get a certain troodon doctor friend of mine to help out here, having more then 1 doctor may be useful." Jason said, not sure if there were any more doctors then just him in the hotel.
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you're in the Inglorious Hotel.. the manager should be at the front desk, go see him to check out a room.. there are a lot of them.." said Beagle carrying a gun over his shoulder.
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"Inglorious Hotel? Oh man, we are so far away from home" Eevee more or less complained.
Destiny got up as she looked over to Venus and Beagle "Well, thank you anyway" she spoke with a nervous little laugh "I guess for now, that's all we can really do, come on you three, let's go get ourselves a room" she spoke as she headed off for the front desk.
Pikachu and Vaporeon followed off straight away as Eevee took one more look around before realizing she was being left behind "Hey! Wait up!" she called out and took off after them.
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briggins smiled as first Jusa then Destiny came into the room. " still more customers eh.. well please sign your names in the book, Its 20 dollars per night, per room , per guest' Briggins said. so a room of 4 is 80 dollars..
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"80 dollars? Per night?" Destiny reached into her poket and started to count through her money before handing over enough for a few nights at least "Here, this should be enough, if I need to stay any longer, I guess I can hand over some more money"
"The rooms here better be nice" Vaporeon grumbled a little bit "Although, I doubt they would be looking at this place"
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Dorathy and the other Oz folks except for the were going around to see if any folks needed help.
Mikey, Don, and Raph had finished eating and were talking about what they could do next.
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Jusa handed over her money. and signed her name in "I; m jusa" She said to Destiny, smiling " room 437 for you Miss Jusa now if you will sign in, along wuth you guests" e motioned to Destiny and her pokemon, you'll get 436."
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Destiny did so, signing into the guest book, adding her name along with her pokemon names into the book.
Eevee was looking around as she saw a ghost moving past, to which she jumped behind Destiny's leg, watching the ghost with a bit of a gulp "Hey, um, you two" she spoke to Pikachu and Vaporeon "There's a ghost there...."
"Ah, don't worry about it Eevee" Pikachu spoke, putting an arm around Eevee "I doubt it will want to hurt you"
Destiny just smiled contently to herself as her pokemon spoke to each other "So, room 436? Must be on the 4th floor then, oh, also, what else is there to do here to pass away the time anyway?" she asked Jusa in particular, since she seemed to be here longer than her.
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well theres a dance going on downstairs, and i need a partner for it.. so if you like to dance.. just join in..
- all the guys are taken Mimi complained as one by one the boys and gir;s paired up. Nani laughed as Tiger and tigeress came by.. Tiger looking flustered..
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"A dance?" Destiny's eyes lit up rather happily "You three, there's a dance happening!" she spoke, sounding rather happy actually as she took off for the ballroom, followed by her three pokemon.
Once there, Pikachu, Eevee and Vaporeon all headed over to the food table while Destiny looked at those who were dancing, watching with amazement as it were "If only I had someone to dance with...." she had said to herself, not knowing who didn't have a dance partner yet.
Eevee was the first to jump onto the food table and grabbed a small meat pie, only to have it snatched off her by Vaporeon "Hey! That was my one" she spoke with a bit of a pout.
"Yeah, well, it's mine now" Vaporeon spoke back a bit smugly.
"Girls, please" Pikachu begun as she took the meat pie off Vaporeon "There's no need to argue, besides, it's mine" she spoke as she took one big bite out of it, swallowing the whole meat pie.
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now now girls there plenty of food to go around..
) All the guys are taken " Kari said to Mimi.. " well that just leaves others girls.. which is kinda creepy..
Jusa came up to Myra er d you want to dance? she asked
Cynder mover around the floor with Spyro, lughing as her partner stumbled trying to keep up..
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Myra looked to Jusa and gave off a small sigh "Alright, alright, I guess I can have a go at the very least" she told her as she stood back up with a bit of a smile to her.
Destiny gave off a small groan, looking over in the direction of Mimi and Kari, overhearing what they were saying, however, she didn't really want to have to approach them either, in a way, feeling a bit shy as well as she just stood there, adjusting her cap on her head a little bit as well.
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"Understood," the first Swimmer said.
The two Swimmers then headed back to the Great Valley portal.
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Deimos led his group to the underground ballroom. He spotted Destiny and her PokÈmon. Almost immediately, his pistol leapt into his hands.
"Identify yourselves!" he demanded, keeping the pistol in plain view but pointed away from them.
"Deimos, I'm sure they mean no harm," Dr. Zanasiu said.
Deimos said nothing but lowered his pistol.
The rest of the Pelvanida Group entered after him. The NUMA Group and the Lipizzaners followed.
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One of the Wolverine refugees was grilling a steak he had cut from a dead Swimmer.
The other refugees around him had cut pieces of meat from the carcass and were busy cooking them.
One of the Human refugees noticed the head of the Swimmer had been stuck on a spear as a warning.
Man, some of these dinos can be incredibly sadistic. he though.
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"Nick, I'm heading out to dispose of some trash and I need some help," Haresh said, picking up two buckets full of fruit peels.
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Eevee was the one to speak up, although, she did have her mouth full when she spoke "I'm Eevee, that is Vaporeon, that there is Pikachu, and she over there is Destiny, our trainer" she gave off a bit of a smile as well.
Vaporeon gave off a groan with what Eevee had just done, giving her a small smack on the back of the head as well, more or less to do with how rude she was, well, with food in her mouth at the very least anyway.
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"Pleased to meet you," Deimos said, holstering his pistol.
The NUMA Group, the Pelvanida Group and the Lipizzaners cautiously approached them.
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In the Great Valley, some refugees were watching a dinosaur sparring competition. Some of the Great Valley dinosaurs were also watching.
"Just like watching UFC," a Human spectator said, as one of the fighters delivered a painful looking tail whip to the other's jaw.
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Terry went through the portal so he would have something to do besides just hang around in the hotel.
"It'll be nice to get out of there for a while." Terry said.
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Eevee glared a little bit at Vaporeon "Don't do that"
"Well, next time, don't talk with your mouth full, it's not proper" Vaporeon told her back as she ate some herself rather politely.
Pikachu on the other hand, was now looking at the bowl of punch, sniffing it a bit before dipping a finger into it for a small taste test. She licked her lips, grabbing a cup, a rather small one and dipped it into the dip before pulling it out and started to drink.
Eevee sat there as she ate some more, smiling to Deimos "Who are you guys anyway?"
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"We are the Pelvanida Group," Deimos said, gesturing to Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu, Dr. Kerzach and Strut, all of whom introduced themselves.
"If you are wondering about that particular name. We got that name because we all work for a military research facility known as the Pelvanida Complex either as guards or researchers," Strut added.
"As for Ms. Swimmer and myself," Mr. Bigmouth said, "we are honorary members of the Pelvanida Group along with Nick, who works as a cook here. If you want I can tell us how we got our honorary status."
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Eevee just looked at the group, tilting her head to the side, looking quite confused with what they had told her.
Vaporeon on the other hand, shook her head at what Eevee had done before speaking up "So, you're guards, scientists and honoury members?" she gave off a little nod as well "From the Pelvanida Complex? Can't say I've heard of that place myself"
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Jason went to his tardis, placing a chronal beacon next to where the tardis was. He and Guilmon left. He first went to pick up a Troodon doctor in Dinotopia that he knew of and was friends with, leaving a chronal beacon there so he can return him a few seconds after he left. Then he went to get some food and spices putting them into crates. Then to get a friend if his, then one of Sara's relatives, one of her more unusual uncles then he returned to the hotel.
Brooklyn came out carrying a small crate with various spices from Dinotopia in one hand, with a troodon at his side wearing a chocker type of necklace and wearing a shoulder bag, his equivalent of a doctor's black bag.
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Pete got curious about the portal, seeing folks come and go through it and decided to sneak through to see what was on the other side.
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Nixck folloed haresh towards the back of the hotel.. " seems like we have some new arrivals' he said to haresh
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Dixie held Scooby close to her as they danced. "Having fun, Scooby?' She asked, nuzzling him tenderly " Res, Ri ram"
_ tiger tried keeping up with Tigeress, he was not used to dancing..
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Sara looked at Tarrax, "Do you want to rest, eat or do something before dancing?" She asked him.
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dance first then, rest later' Tarrax replied nuzzling her
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A ghost orchestra appeared behind matt as he took the stage and began to play..
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Haresh shrugged. "Yeah, I'll deal with the trash first then the new arrivals," he said, looking around the closet. The closet had several buckets filled with food waste.
"So wanna help carry these to the Great Valley and burn them there?" he asked.
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Destiny decided to approach both Mimi and Kari by that point "I know this may sound really....awkward and all, but I was wondering if any of you want to dance, since the guys are taken, and I just want to dance with someone is all"
Myra on the other hand, stood up and held out a hand to Jusa "So....shall we dance?" was all she asked her, having already accepted her invatation for a dance.
Meanwhile, the three Pokemon were still eating at the table, with Pikachu having just finished her cup of punch "Mmm, that was tasty" she said, licking her lips.
Eevee continued to stuff her face with food as Vaporeon looked on in disgust more or less.
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Umm.. ok. Kari' said taking Destiny by the hand and headed out to the dance floor.. "I've never danced with another girl before..
- Jusa took hmyras hand and went out to the middle of the dance floor. she put her hands on myras side..
_ Nick took two pail of peels that smelled terrible and headed back towards the portal..
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Haresh climbed up the ladder and entered through the portal.
He noticed that the dinosaurs had excavated both a burn pit and a burial pit near Mr. Bigmouth's grove. A fire raged in the burn pit. A Runner tossed some stone chips into the burial pit and Pterano threw a broken bow and some rotten herbs into the burn pit.
"So Nick, burn or bury?" Haresh asked. He was standing upwind of the burn pit's acrid fumes.
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"Ah, well, I guess you could say it isn't really any different than dancing with a guy" Destiny spoke as she lead Kari out onto the dance floor, still holding her hand before placing a hand on Kari's side with her other hand held onto Kari's hand still "I guess I can lead if you want" she spoke with a smile as well.
Myra just smiled to Jusa "Just a word of warning, I'm not much of a dancer myself, so things may not work out as planned while dancing" she told her as she did so, placing a hand onto Jusa's side whilst her other hand was still holding the young witch's hand.
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burn I'd say' Nick replied dumping \a pail's contents onto the fire, andd was rewarded by the opungent smell of burning refuse..
Sure" kari said, moving in time with Destiny
_ Thats fine.. this is all in fun Jusa replied..
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Destiny just smiled some more, having fun as it were as she continued to lead the dance with Kari "You're a good dancer by the way, I guess picking you for this dance was a good thing"
Myra gave her a nod and begun to dance with Jusa, already, starting to get used to it "Huh, this dancing thing isn't too bad...." she spoke as she continued to dance on still.
Eevee was now watching everyone dance, mainly watching Destiny dancing with Kari "Aww, they are so cute together" was all she had said in a small sing song like voice as well, humming a little bit as well along to the tune that was playing in the background.
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Haresh did the same thing. One of the dinosaurs threw some berries onto the fire. Another dinosaur tossed a wad of leaves into the fire, causing it to flare up.
"That's all of the garbage?" Haresh asked.
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Still have a couple buckets left' Nick replied before tossing another bucketful on the fire.. " after we're done here we can return to the hotel.. hopefully the power will come back on there soon/
_ Thanks" Kari blushed "you're good too.. um.. i'm not sure what to say right now
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Just enjoy yourselves" dixie said upon dancing past, to the two girls.. "Its not as if you two are dating, you're just friends..
_ we just met" kari replied
_ Then talk about yourselves" dixie replied..
_ So whayt patt of the planet are you from? Jusa asked myra.. "i'm from the Lower falls..
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Destiny thought for a moment "So, are you a Pokemon trainer as well?" she decided to ask Kari "I mean, the only Pokemon I have are those three over there" she added on, motioning to the food table where Eevee, Vaporeon and Pikachu were "And I had even taught them how to talk too, but what about you? Tell me some more about yourself"
"The lower falls huh? Nice place that" Myra spoke up "As for me, I am from the main city myself, which is why Raoul can usually count on me to help out the Imperial Guard with any sort of magical related incidents"
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I don't know what Pokemon are" Kari replied " I have a Digimon partner..Gatomon..shes the cat over there by the buffet.. I guess they are somewhat like Pokemon.. are there a lot of Pokemon where you come from?"
- Oh The main city, I've been there a couple time, with my dad, he does business with folks there, have you been inside the royal palace?
) so where are you guys from? gatomon asked the Pokemon next to her which was Pikachu..
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"Yeah, I guess you could say they are, although, I have no idea on what Digimon are myself, but hey, it's alright, doesn't bother me" Destiny gave her a bit of a smile again "By the way, you're rather pretty too" she added on, pausing for a moment and just looked at Kari and decided to try something, giving her a quick little kiss right on the lips before pulling away, the kiss only lasting for a second or so.
Myra smiled back to Jusa "Yes, I have actually, whenever I need to report to the King and Queen, I am allowed inside the palace" she added on "What kind of business does your father do? Is he a trader of some sort?"
Pikachu in turn, was about to answer Gatomon's question when Eevee interupted to answer instead "We're from the Kanto region" she spoke up rather happily, food still in her mouth.
"Don't mind her, she doesn't really have that many manners" Vaporeon then told Gatomon in regards to Eevee.
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Kari was shocked by the kiss, brief as it was.. Er.. why did you do that..? Kari said, If anyone else saw that.." the fact that another girl had kissed her, on the lips no less, was a bit off putting..
- Yes hes in the magical talisman trade..double gem are his specialuity" Jusa replied.
Thats ok.. shes hungry " Gatomon shrugged " i'm from the Servor continent.."
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"Oh, um, no reason, just um, as a thank you for dancing with me" Destiny begun before muttering something else to herself "And the fact that I wanted to at least kiss you...." was what she had muttered to herself.
"Ah okay, that is very nice indeed" Myra spoke back as the two of them continued to dance "By the way, you dance rather well, I take it you practice a lot?"
Eevee just smiled to Gatomon before swallowing the food in her mouth, to which Vaporeon just gave off a groan, looking back to Gatomon once more "The Server continent? Never heard of that place before"
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Haresh and a chef returned with some more buckets of food waste.
"I think this is all of them," he said, pouring the buckets of waste onto the burn pit. Two dinosaurs tossed some broken arrowheads into the burial pit.
Unfortunately, the quantities of waste overwhelmed the fire and put it out.
"We need someone to relight the fire!" Haresh said.
"You put it out, you relight it," Pterano said, tossing some stone shards into the burial pit.
Haresh sighed and entered the grove. "Got anything I can use to relight the fire pit?" he asked.
A Fast-Runner handed him a calabash of golden yellow oil and a calabash of oily green leaves. "Use these and some fire rocks," he said.
Haresh took the two calabashes.
"Nick, stand back, I've got to relight the fire pit," Haresh said, scattering the oily leaves on the garbage. He then poured the oil onto the leaves.
"Everyone! Back away, I'm about to light the pit," he said. A red glow began to form around his hands. He then flung a red bolt of fire at the pit, causing it to burst into a raging inferno that was, luckily, contained by the pit.
"Now all we got to do is rinse the buckets out," Haresh said.
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Dr. Kerzach was already generating more food waste as he scraped the uneaten remains of meals into a bucket and washed the.
Two chefs from Zemoth's were peeling some fruits and placing the peels in another bucket.
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The Pelvanida Group was watching everyone else dance.
Mr. Bigmouth got up to go to the bathroom.
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Oh.. well, why didn't you ask first? " Kari stammered "Would it have been too awkward?
- um a little, I took dancing when I was younger.. but backed off of it after awhile. Funny how stuff comes back to you" Jusa said um.. after this could you teach me some spells?
_ Spyro meanwhile was slowly getting the hang of dancing.. although there had been some missteps and bumping into other couple, including nearly knocking Scooby and Dixie over.. luckily Cynder had steered him away at the last moment.. Cynder for her part was enjoying herself..
_ Stripetail enjoyed watching the couples dance, although listening to Agumon struggle with the saxaphone was tough going..
_ Nick blinked as the flame consumed the waste " Nice job. "remind me to call him when I need a fire started.
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"Well, yeah, it would've been, I mean, asking you for a kiss would've been more...awkward...." Destiny spoke as they continued to dance still.
"Yes, my book has a few spells in it, that, as well as information which would be rather vital for you to read I think" Myra told her back "It's in my room, safe at the moment"
Eevee was now watching everyone dance "Aww man, now I so want to try out that dancing stuff, it looks like fun, but there is no one to dance with" she ended up complaining, as Pikachu was a little drunk at the moment, and Vaporeon didn't look interested in dancing.
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well,Gatomon said there are a number of Digimon you can dance with" Veemon came up to her, holding a flower he had stolen from sa nearby table " wanna dane? He lisped, holding out the flower to Gatomon Um.. sure..Gatomon said.. " try Gomamon" she called back to Eevee.
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ell, do you want to kiss me? Kari asked a bit shyly..
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"Gonamon? What's a Gonamon?" Eevee asked back, looking a bit confused at the moment as she had a look around at the other Digimon, tilting her head to the side.
Destiny paused for a moment "Yeah, I uh, I would like to....kiss you..." she told her back, givign off a bit of a smile as well "But you don't have to, if you don't want to"
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Hi I'm Gommamon' said a Digimon coming up to Eevee " um, would you like to dance? he asked holding out his claw to her..
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Um.. not in front of everyone..when we go up to your room' Kari said, looking at her partner with a form of interest..or er at least when no one watrtching.. she added..
Having fun Hunter? Colleen asked as another song began to play.. the ghostly orchestra had sent a couple ghostly saxapohne players to aid the struggling Agumon.. " Yeah, quite a party..' Hunter replied, as Colleen laid her head on his shoulder..
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Haresh and the chef from Zemoth's rinsed out the buckets in the river and scattered the water around the river banks.
"Well, should we forage for more food now or not?" Haresh asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned from the bathroom and began mixing cocktails. "Anyone want cocktails?" he asked.
Ms. Swimmer asked for a glass of juice. A waiter handed her a glass of sweet bubble juice.
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"Are you that Gonamon that the cat was talking about?" Eevee asked Gomamon, not quite getting his name right either "Because I do want to try the dancing thing out, it looks like, oh so much fun"
"Yeah, my room does sound like....the best idea, I guess you would be shy to kiss in front of others eh?" Destiny asked back with a smile to her as they continued to dance still.
"So, what do you say, come up to my room for some practice and some lessons?" Myra asked Jusa next "Because, you do need some by the looks of things, no....offense intended"
Pikachu looked over "Cocktails!" she called out and ran over to Mr. Bigmouth, granted, she had no idea on what they would even taste like, she just thought that they would taste as good, if not, better than the punch.
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I'll take one Joe said.. and his called was echoed by a few of of the refugees as well as Nani..
you can forage for a bit longer, I need to head back to check on the dance' Nick replied.
Gommamon, with a M" Gommomon replied " Lets dance!
_ yeah.. really shy" Kari replied
_ I need all the help I can get" jusa replied..
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"Yay!" Eevee more or less yelled out next as she bounded off onto the dance floor and started to move around a bit in an attempt to dance something, but really, just having fun in the end.
"Ah, don't worry about it so much" Destiny told Kari "It's understandable that you would be rather shy"
"Then leave that to me, I'll be able to help you with your magic, knowing your enemies, how to take care of them and about broomsticks, granted, I don't use a broomstick to fly myself, I have a more unique way of flying, but it's best to teach you on how to use a broomstick" Myra told Jusa back with a smile.
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"What would you like?" Mr. Bigmouth asked the ones who ordered cocktails.
Rime was drinking a non alcoholic bloody mary with some shrimp around the rim. He dipped the shrimp in the drink and ate it.
Setsuna was drinking a martini.
Dr. Kerzach was enjoying some beer.
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Haresh nodded and headed to the river and started gathering shellfish.
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Brooklyn went to the kitchen and put the box of spices down in one corner out of the way then went back to the tardis. Soon Jason and Guilmon came out with one of Sara's uncles. Seeing there were not many lights once he got outside he snapped his fingers and summoned a light elemental to light most of the room he was in.
"It does appear rather dark." The Troodon said.
"They have no power at the moment." Jason said to the troodon doctor.
"Rather annoying when that happens." Sara's uncle said. "They should have enchanted power, far more reliable." He said. "and you can have the generator or engine produce music instead of annoying sounds also."
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Biyomon went out on the dance floor by herself where she was soon joined by Agumina ' um.. wanna dance? Agumnina asked shyly ' Alright.. but no funny stuff' Biyomon said " I heard about the trick you and Tigeress pulled..
_ I promise .. no funny stuff' Agumina grinned " So how long have you known Agumon? ' she asked she took Bioymon's wing in her claw..
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Tarrax danced with Sara near the far edge of the floor. it was now nine oclick.. and those that weren'tt dancing with someone where drinking or talking about things.. No one mentioned the war that was to start soon...
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"Something that's....*hic* better than that *hic* stuff on the *hic* table there" Pikachu replied back, already feeling a bit drunk.
Eevee soon slowed down "Aww man, what happened to the fast moving music? That was fun to dance along to" she spoke as she attempted to dance more slowly, however, tripping over her feet in the process, and bumping into Gomamon, but yet, only gave off a laugh after that.
Destiny, by that point, was holding Kari rather close as they danced rather slowly "Huh....never thought I'd actually get to dance like this with anyone before...." she spoke to her.
Myra looked at Jusa with a smile "I'm sure you'll get better with practice" she told her as she continued to dance along to the slow moving song.
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I'll have a grape martini' Joe said, while nani wanted an orange spitzer
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Yeah, I'd never danced with another girl before" Kari said..
_ Yeah You can't dance, but with my feet , neither can I' Gommamon grinned
Mimi and Palmon helped themselves to punch while they watch Tai and Sora dance..
You.. having fun? Jusa asked as she looked deeply into Myras eyes and moved closer to her..
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Mr. Bigmouth looked at Pikachu. "You are not getting a cocktail," he said sternly.
He then got to work making the grape martini. That was finished in a few minutes and handed to Joe. "Enjoy," he said pleasantly.
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Hans, Werner and Franz were taking a break from dancing and drinking some cold essential water.
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Haresh returned from his foraging expedition with the clean trash buckets and a bucket full of succulent shellfish.
He carried the buckets to the underground ballroom and began washing the shellfish in the sink.
"Hey! If anyone wants seafood stew, it'll be ready in an hour or so," he called.
A pot of the savory smelling stew was simmering on the stove.
Dr. Kerzach tossed in some red celery like stalks that Mr. Bigmouth had procured.
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Orange spitzer please, and mostly orange, I don't want Lilo drinking it..' nani said as Lilo was goading Angel and Stitch to dance along with the other couples..
_ Cynder put her arms around Spyro's neck as a new song began. She kissed him briefly on the lips then sighed contentedly " I'm having a blast.. she whispered to him. Thats great to hear..
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"Aww, come on *hic* please? *hic* I'll be your *hic* friend" Pikachu spoke back, still wanting a drink.
Eevee just gave off a giggle back to Gomamon "So, I guess dancing you was the best thing then, cause this is fun" she spoke, smiling to Gomamon.
Destiny just smiled "Yeah, I can tell" she told Kari "But I guess it's not too bad, am I correct?"
"Yeah, I am having fun, good to do somethign like this than having to worry about what my sister is going to do next" Myra replied back, not even worried that Jusa was moving closer to her.
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"Not to mention the poison gas outside. " Jason said.
"Stinky." Guilmon said.
"Yes, mustard gas and other poison gases often do smell bad." Jason said.
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That's good' Jusa muttered as she suddenly stopped. hers lips were less then an inch away from Myras, and realization of how close she was to kissing her hit her. um.. myra.. do you mind if we kiss? she asked moving her face away from myras as the dance continued.
Its not too bad' Kari nodded " so how much longer do you want to dance? She asked Destiny..
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"You're not getting a cocktail. Hotel policy is that we do not serve alcohol to intoxicated customers and you are approaching that threshold," Mr. Bigmouth repeated. He then turned to Nani. "Ah, yes your cocktail will be ready shortly," he said.
He then got placed some essential ice in a glass, filled the cocktail shaker with mostly orange juice and some lime juice. He added a small shot of rum to it for some extra flavor. He then shook the cocktail shaker and a minute later, he poured it into Nani's glass and garnished it with a sliced orange. "Enjoy," he said.
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"Aww, but... *hic*" Pikachu begun, yet, wasn't even sure on how to finish her sentance off.
"So, um, Gomamon, are you having fun?" Eevee decided to then ask him next as she continued to try and dance slowly, still not doing that good.
"Kiss?" Myra asked back, however, she wasn't even sure on what to say about that, not even sure what she wanted either, if she wanted to kiss Jusa or not "I....I don't actually know...."
"I don't really mind, what about you? How much longer would you like to dance for?" Destiny then decided to ask Kari.
Vaporeon in turn, was just watching everying progress, enjoying the peace and quite she had at the moment.
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Thanks' Said Joe who sipped from his drink, and smacked his lips' Not bad you've made these before I can tell..
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Agumon, with the help of the ghost sax players, slowly improved as the songs went on.. but it was still very evident that he was raw..
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about 15 more minutes..' kari replied
- well its just that well we. um. came real close to kissing just now , and well I was just curious,.. Jusa said..
I'm having a blast' Gommamon grinned..
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"That's really good to hear" Eevee spoke up, now dancing rather close to Gomamon, but was still dancing rather poorly, bumping into him some more too.
"Alright, 15 minutes sound good" Destiny smiled to Kari, holding her close still as they continued to dance still.
"Ah okay, well, that is understandable" Myra told Jusa back with a bit of a nod, still dancing with her too.
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"Interesting music." Sara said to Tarrax as they danced.
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"Hopefully those responsible for the attack will have a suitable horrible punishment." Sara's Uncle said.
"It's not like Dinotopia at all, though no where else is. Though parts of Oz do come close." The Troodon doctor said.
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Inside the tardis Ian and his symbiote continued to watch tv, with Ian levitating them as he did some open eye mediating. They had agreed to help Jason and remain in the tardis as a sort of secret helper. An unknown thing in case the hotel had any spies or spy equipment.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Believe me or not but I only had a few weeks doing this. Most of my experience comes from mixing herbs and poisons for the Great Valley," Mr. Bigmouth replied
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well, you have good mixing skills' Joe replied,. as the music changed, introduced by Agumon who was slowly getting the hang of playing the saxaphone, though the ghost sax players blended in to make the musiic sound better.. matt played a long riff on his guitar... the song was now fast [paced as opposed to the slow dances that had been played earlier..
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"Do you have any favorite type of music or dance?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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Moran saw things were on in the hotel and seeing how crowded some parts of the hotel was went back through the portal, but stayed near it. With the extra room he took out a more regular type of yoyo, not one of the types June used, and started to do some basic yoyo tricks.
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not really, if dances are performed well, it makes little difference to me what type of dance they are' Tarrax replied..he and satra towered above the other couples..
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Sara nodded, "And the music is good." She said, the blending of the music helping to cover the weaker players, which was one benefit to not playing solo, among other things.
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"Those are neat looking things you are doing, they are, they are." Ducky said watching Moran from a short distance way.
"Thanks. These are just basic stuff. Not enough room to do that in the hotel." He said.
"It to dark. WHy folks like it dark." Petrie asked.
"not their choice. They had a loss of power, which means no lights except portable ones or magic ones." Moran said.
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"Yay! Now this is better!" Eevee called out as she begun to dance back along to the beat, looking over at Gomamon once again with a smile upon her face.
"So, you want to, I don't know, head back to my room for the time being now?" Destiny asked Kari, but rather quietly too.
Myra just gave off another smile towards Jusa once again, so far, enjoying the dance that they were having, but probabaly not as much as how Eevee was enjoying dancing.
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The Lipizzaners were now engaged in breakdancing.
Dr. Zanasiu watched in astonishment as they preformed some amazing flips and other gymnastics stunts with great ease.
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"It still scary." Petrie said.
"The dark can be scary, though it's not as dark as it was, on the first floor anyway. There are some magical lights around at least." Moran said.
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"At least there are some lights around." The Troodon said.
"Magical ones, those will last quite a while I would imagine." Sara's uncle said.
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Deimos lit a flare and stuck it in a candle holder.
Haresh stuck his head out the kitchen door. "Stew's ready!" he called.
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Vaporeon looked over towards the kitchen at that point "Stew? That does sound rather nice...." she spoke to herself before jumping off the table and walking over to the kitchen.
She sat down in front of the kitchen door and looked up at Haresh "I would like to try some of this stew you have, hopefully it's something nice this time...."
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Haresh placed the stew on a table and began ladling it out.
Deimos, Rime, Dr. Zanasiu, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Clive and Setsuna lined up in front of the table.
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"Anybody know what time it is?" Ms. Swimmer asked. She was brewing some green tea for herself and Mr. Bigmouth.
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sure' kari said ' um what floor are you on on? she asked DEstiny..
_ gomamon started tapping his claws against the ground almost like a tap dance..
- Scooby sent Dixie twirling around away from him, and she quite nimbly stopped a few feet away from him.. She had a big smile on her face.. she was having a lot of fun..
Tigeress continued dancing, and she was starting to wear out her psrtner..
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Vaporeon got in line for some stew as well, well, to at least see what the stew was like at the very least anyway.
"Ah, the 4th floor" Destiny begun as she looked around before motioning for Kari to follow her "This way" she then turned and quickly headed off the dance floor and out of the ballroom, heading back to her room.
Eevee gave off a giggle at what Gomamon was doing "Man, you're good at tap dancing, I mean, really, really, really, really good at it"
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i have no idea what tap dancing is' Gommamon shrugged still he kept at it.. in such a manner that several couple stopped to watch. Gommamon started speeding up his tapping, and his claws became like a blur..
_ Ok 4th floor.. My brothers room is on that floor.." Kari said hurrying after Destiny..
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Haresh ladled out the stew to the refugees who had gotten in line first. Deimos was the first of the Pelvanida Group to get the stew.
He took a sip and coughed. "S---! That's some spicy stew," he said.
"Not bad," Rime replied, eating a clam from the stew.
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Eevee begun to follow Gomamon's moves, now dancing in time with him, giggling as she did so "It's what you're doing, and now, what I'm doing" she told him as she danced in time with him still.
Soon, Destiny had made it to her room as she turned to Kari "Well, here we are" she said with a smile to her, motioning for her to follow her inside as she opened up the door, stepping inside herself, placing her Pokeball belt down on the side table.
Vaporeon soon took a sip off the stew and immediatly, spat it out in a rather disgusted look upon her face "What is in that stuff? It's....bleh...." was all she said before realizing what she had said with the bleh part, groaning a little as well "Great, now I'm starting to sound like Eevee...."
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Sara continues dancing with Tarrax. "I wonder how long this dance will go on for." She said to him.
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"I guess if this goes on for long all the lights will eventually get enchanted, at least temporary enchanted." Jason said.
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Kari headed in and sat down next to her.. "Okay.. so what now? She asked.. looking around at the rooms furnishings
_ Tarrax swing Sara around, at a dizzying pace, he kept batting with his claw keeping her spinning rapidly..
Biyomon and agumina danced, moving around the dance floor and assing close to other couples, such as Tai and Sora ' you guys having fun? Sora asked as they passed by " Yeah" agumina said "i wish agumon were dancing with we though.. " Well hes busy playing that saxa-thing" Biyomon replied, as she he;d Agumina close to her..
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a number of the residents tried the stew.. with few exceptions, they considered it too spicy. tears ran down their faces from the spices..
Joe and Nani continued sipping thier drinks while Bulk Skull andf the two aleins gorged on the food..
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Destiny looked to Kari "If you want, we could just talk or something, cause I guess you could say I am interested to know a bit more about you"
Eevee continued to try and keep up with Gomamon's dancing still, continuing to copy his dance moves still, that is.....until she tripped and fell face first into the floor "Oww...."
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"It's a seafood stew," Haresh replied.
"It's really flavorful but really, is it necessary for it to be so spicy?" Deimos asked.
Dr. Zanasiu was eating his soup with some bread. "I like it,"
Rime drained the soup bowl.
The NUMA Group was devouring the soup with gusto.
Hans, Werner and Franz asked for some glasses of ice water. They sat down at the nearest table.
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Alright.. Kari nodded.. so .. where are you from? are you from Europe? because you look like someone I know from SWitzerland, or is it Slovakia.. anyway shes from Europe and we chsatted a few times via email..
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"Europe? Nah, I'm not from Europe" Destiny replied as she laid down onto her stomach, looking up at Kari before rolling onto her back "I'm from somewhere else, it's called the Kanto region, different world I guess you could say.....but what about you? Where are you from?"
Eevee wimpered a little bit as she stood up "That hurt...." she grumbled a bit as well, feeling a tad upset.
Vaporeon looked to Haresh "Why would you make something like that so spicy?" she decided to ask him "No wonder it's disgusting"
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Japan, tokyo region.. I live with Tai and my parents, Tais moving out soon or so my mother says' she grinned "I have Digimon named Gatomon, who is my partner.. are those things called {PpOkemon somewhat similar?' she asked..
Gommamon felt his claws starting to hurt and stopped. blood trickled from the pads of his claws. he had danced so hard that he had cut the pads on his claws.. he winced as he started walking..
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"Yeah, I guess you could say that, they have a variety of moves, although, they usually just say their own names, but I taught my ones, Pikachu, Eevee and Vaporeon all how to talk" Destiny looked up at Kari with a smile "By the way, might I also add in that you're rather pretty too" she spoke, adjusting her cap a bit as well.
Eevee saw what had happened to Gomamon and walked off after him "Are you....okay? Cause you're bleeding, perhaps you shouldn't have danced so much"
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um.. thanks kari said ' you're pretty too. so holong have you had these three creatures? she noticed they were quite close together now.. and she was feeling a bit uncomfortable? Would Destiny kiss her on the lips again?
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Haresh shrugged. "I underestimated the potency of the Great Valley peppers," he said.
Setsuna poured the stew into a a nearby bucket for food waste disposal. "Sorry Haresh but I can't eat it," she replied.
"I'm going to try something with the stew," Haresh said, picking the pot up and carrying it to the kitchen.
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"For a while now actually" Destiny spoke as she sat up with a stretch "I already have three gym badges with them as well, well, what they helped me to obtain them anyway" she looked at Kari once more, smiling to her, but of course, she didn't want to try anythign in case Kari didn't like it.
"Yeah, well, thank to you, my appetite has now been lost" Vaporeon spoke up, calling back to Haresh as she headed over to whom had some ice water to take a drink at the very least to get what spicy taste out of her mouth.
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so what do those badges do' Kari asked "How do you get them?she was interested in learning more
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Gomamon looked at his claws and winced, he had split them open though that tap dancing
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"Oh, not much, well, they do allow me to get to the Elite Four, allowing me to battle them once I collect all eight of them that is" Destiny replied back, still looking at Kari, pausing for a good few seconds, before realizing she hadn't said anything in a while and just did something to break the tension, giving Kari a kiss right upon the lips again, holding for a couple seconds before releasing.
Eevee ran over to Gomamon "Sit down, or you'll hurt yourself some more" she told him before running over to Destiny's bag that was left in the ballroom, rummaging through it before deciding to drag the whole thing over. She pulled out some bandages and ran over to Gomamon again "Hold still, I've seen people do this a bazllion times" she told him, well, really exaggerating that anyway as she begun to tend to his wounds the best she could.
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Haresh then returned with the stew. "Okay, who wants to try the new version?" he asked.
Setsuna approached the pot and Haresh ladled some into her bowl. She took a sip and grinned. "Hey! This is much better now! It's not as spicy," she said.
Several of the refugees who dumped their stew into the food waste buckets returned for a second helping.
Deimos returned to the ballroom from the lobby bathroom. He looked rather pale.
"Uh, Deimos, what happened?" Dirk asked.
"The stew disagreed with me," Deimos replied, taking a sip of hot tea brewed by Ms. Swimmer.
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Next time, try milder spices..
_ Kari recoled as dEstiny kissed her and this time DEstiny had moved her tongue into her mouth.. Kari broke the kiss and got up ok.. I.. i think you went to far..' she said finally moving away from Destiny
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"Yeah, um, sorry about that, I didn't mean to" Destiny replied with a small, nervous sounding laugh, giving off a small smile too "I wont kiss you again"
Vaporeon looked back over at the stew before approaching Haresh "You better be right about this" she grumbled as she sniffed the stew after having jumped onto the table before taking a very quick taste of it.
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Jason, Brooklyn, Guilmon, with the troodon doctor and Sara's uncle came into the ball room.
"I do believe this is where the music is coming from." The trodon said.
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Mr. Bigmouth was drinking one of his own cocktails. It was very simple, just some rum with lime juice.
Ms. Swimmer was brewing some tea for some refugees. "Tea anyone?" she called.
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Thanks.. But I. I should go..' Kari said, trying to compose herself. " thanks.. for everything.. but i need to head back downstairs no..
The Clock struck ten as Agumon set his saxaphone aside " he was tired and winded, he had been playing that instrument for over two hours now and he needed a break..
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I'll take some tea Stripetail said " Several couples headed in from the dance floor, scooby and Dixie among them.. Scoony headed for the buffet table to grab some punch..
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Vaporeon seemed to consider the taste at first before looking at Haresh "Okay, I admit, this is better than before" she spoke, taking another taste of it again.
Destiny looked to Kari, giving her a smile "Alright" she thought for a moment "And again, I'm sorry for kissing you.....I just, well, wanted to is all...." she looked at her "And I'm sorry you didn't like it either, I was hoping that you would is all....."
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you put your tongue in my mouth ' kari said..' that really is what spooked me.. i'bve never been kissed like that.. by guy or girl before..
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Ms. Swimmer poured Stripetail a glass of fresh brewed green tea. "Enjoy," she said.
"We're out of berries for juice," a Hawk chef said, sticking his head out of the kitchen.
Mr. Bigmouth drank the rest of his cocktail. "Looks like it's time for another foraging expedition," he said.
He heard a refugee vomiting into one of the buckets.
"And burning some more trash," he added.
He grabbed his messenger bag, tossed it over his shoulders and picked up the offending bucket and carried it up to the Great Valley portal.
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Destiny got up and walked over to Kari "Ah, sorry, I guess I did get kinda carried away with that, I mean....well, I don't mean to brag, but I am a rather good kisser without doing that" she told her "Would you want....another kiss....without the tounge action?"
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alright.. but then I have to go' kari said. she closed her eyes leaned forwad and pressed her lips against Destinys.
Stripetail sipped from his tea, it was quite good " A couple ore hours everyone then we all have to go to bed. the invasion is liable to start aty any time tommorow so enjoy the party while you can..
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Destiny smiled a bit as Kari kissed her, wrapping her arms around her as she started to kiss her back rather passionatly by that point.
"Bed?" Eevee asked upon hearing Stripetail, giving off a groan "Do we have to?" she asked, sounding a bit upset as one could say.
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you have a couple hours yet' Stripetail replied to eevee
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Kari wrapped her arms around Destiny's neck, and as the kiss progressed their mouths slowly began to open
_
Jusa headed off the dance floor heading towards the stairs " you coming> She asked Myra..
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Zachary swore. "Great, into the gates of hell," he said.
"No, we move forward unto dawn; the dawn of a new era," Deimos said.
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The Goat was suddenly jolted awake as a soldier next to him shook him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he demanded.
"Mr. Goat, it seems that Cobalt Squad is at the border of Surf Point and our point aircraft are too," the soldier replied.
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chong started from his sleep " you had better have a good reason for waking me" He said to the Soldier.. " i was dreaming about forcing my new servants into building a palatia; resteraunt.."
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Destiny smiled into the kiss as she continued to kiss Kari back some more still, pulling her backwards before falling onto the bed with Kari on top of her, kissing her rather passionatly still.
"We do? Oh, now that's good to hear....cause I don't want to go to bed yet.....I'm not tired" Eevee replied back proudly.
***
Meanwhile, on Chong's plane, there were now imps running around the plane, one holding some blueprints as others were carrying other metal pieces and other wiring that was found upon the plane "Roze wants creature built, Roze gets wish" one imp spoke.
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"Commander Chong, we are approaching Surf Point but so is Cobalt Squad. I can ordered our point aircraft to take them out if you so wish," the Goat said.
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kAri continued to kiss her until thier tongues made contact. it was gentle t first but only at first. thieirr red lips moved against each other, thieir tongues sliding in and out of each others mouth mouth caressing and arching against each other Kari held Destinu tightly against her covering her mouth with her mown, feeling Destiny's tongue move around inside her mouth..
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Destiny continued to kiss Kari back in the same passion still before breaking slightly to look at Kari with a soft smile. She then went went back to kissing her once more before speaking, a slight grin upon her face too as she did it, moved to Kari and took Kari's shirt off.
***
One imp approached the Goat "You have spare parts for creature?" the imp asked him, not going into much detail about it "Roze wants spare parts for creature"
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well, We can't give up' Spyro said we broke the curse on this hotel.. didn't we?
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Agumon went over to grab some essential water, to quench his thrist after playing so long ' hes right I suppoose we should wear our armor to bed?
_ No, but once you awake you must activate it immediatyely' Stripetail replided " I doubt many of us will get much sleep tonight.. but we must be ready no matter what..
- Rok, Ri runderrand Scooby nodded.
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The Goat nodded. "There is a crate in the back that contains some parts for a vehicle that was scrapped," he said.
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Kari wore a bra underneath her shirt, but she was taken aback at her frankness ' so you want to undress mehuh/ Well two can play at thart' she grinned as she took off Destiny's shirt.. reveakling her bra. kari was surprised to see Destiny reach for her bra..
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"Very good" the imp told the Goat as he ran over to the crate and rummaged through it "Roze will be much pleased" he then begun to slowly push the crate along the ground towards the loading bay of the plane.
Destiny just grinned some more as she soon removed Kari's bra "Wow, very nice" she chuckled a bit as she looked at Kari's exposed breasts before giving one of them a small kiss.
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Eevee looked to Gomamon after having finally finished bandaging his wounds up, but kinda poorly "So, are you feeling any better now?" she decided to ask him, feeling rather proud at what she had done with his wounds.
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"Nice looking hotel, though it does need to be renovated and cleaned, among other things. Maybe some enchanted lights that can light if there are any power outages." Sara's uncle said looking around the room a bit. He looked the same age as Sara, only he was larger due to his being older.
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Destiny smiled rather contently "I think I'm going to take a shower.....care to join me?" she offered as she walked into the bathroom, turning on the shower before getting in.
***
Myra looked over to Jusa before following her "Don't walk so far ahead, if you wish to see my room, you should wait up for me" she spoke up as she walked with Jusa up the stairs, now heading back to her room with Jusa.
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alright, just show me your room' Jusa replied as they climbed the first stairs.. Kari paused Destiny had kissed her breasts than invited her to share a shower.. she paused as let the dirty water run over here..
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"It's on the 9th floor of this place" Myra replied back to Jusa as they continued to climb stairs after stairs.
Destiny gave Kari a smile "You look very pretty indeed" she told her, deciding to give her another rather passionate kiss upon the lips.
Vaporeon, meanwhile, seemed to be getting rather bored at the moment as she took a look around with a small yawn, jumping off the table and decided to then leave the ballroom, looking at Pikachu who was out cold and Eevee who was keeping Gomamon company as she left the ballroom. She sat down outisde it with a small sounding grumble "Why is there nothing interesting to do in this place?" she asked herself.
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Jason and his group walked over the non dance floor area keeping away from where the dancers were.
Guilmon sniffed the area as they walked closer.
"I've not seen pokemon here before. Except for the Charmeleon that travels with a friend of mine." Jason said as they got closer to where Gomomon and Eevee was. "As I recall he, the Charmeleon that is, has some pokeballs he wears on a belt that are altered so he can carry burgers, sandwiches, bags of chips, fruit, or cans of soda in them." Jason said.
"Smells like someone is hurt or bleeding." Guilmon said.
Brooklyn sniffed also, "doesn't smell to bad though." He said.
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"Well that is enough for now. Want to come to the hotel to look around? I can show you around a bit." Moran said.
"What if it still dark?" Petrie asked.
Moran put away his yoyo and took out a penlight and a type of light he could wear on his head with a light in front and an elastic band that would fit around his head.
"No problem, I have some of my own light." He said.
"I say we try." Ducky said.
"Well," Petrie said as if not sure, "As long as we can bring light with us." He said, not sure how those things worked once he saw Moran turn them on for a moment to make sure they were working.
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Eevee looked over to Brooklyn, Guilmon and Jason before speaking after overhearing them "Yeah, it's Gomamon, he was dancing too much and his feet startered to bleed too, I almost had that happen....but I tripped and fell over instead" she told the three of them "So, I'm not bleeding, but he is, I did put some stuff around his wounds though" she added on in regards to the poorly done bandaged wounds, but to her, they were rather good.
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"Speaking of which, I hope we're all locked and loaded," Zachary said, sipping some essential water.
"We are," Deimos replied. He was sipping some hot tea.
"When the time comes. I will alert the Great Valley," Ms. Swimmer said.
"I can't say I've ever had a vacation like this one," Al deadpanned. He was drinking some essential water.
Strut, Rime, Dr. Kerzach and Dr. Zanasiu were sleeping in the corners of the room. Paul, Clive, Dirk, Kurt, Jose and Anton had returned to their rooms to sleep.
Hans, Franz and Werner were sipping some hot tea.
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kari wrapped her arms around destiny and settled into the kiss. after abit twenty seconds she broke the kiss and got of the tub, and began to dry herself off ' I'll see you later' she said to Destiny.. I have to get back or Tai will worry about me..'
- Tarrax stopped dancing for a little bit to get some punch to drink " Care for some punch..Sara? He asked as he headed towards the buffet table..
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Sara nodded, "I'd like some. After all the dancing we did I need something to drink." She said as she accompanied Tarrax to where the punch was.
Jason and the Troodon Doctor looked at Gomamon.
"How do you feel?" The troodon doctor asked.
"The bandages enough or do you need them cleaned or another look?" Jason asked.
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"You can use this flashlight if you wish." Moran said, turning on the penlight and offering it to Petrie.
"me can. Petrie may like that." Petrie said, not sure how the light worked as he looked at the penlight, but liking the fact he had portable light.
"You turn it on and off by pressing the button." Moran said as he pointed to the button. Petrie tried it and turned the light on and off.
"Amazing." Petrie said.
"Almost like magic." Ducky said looking at the penlight as Moran put on the headband light. He'd only turn it on if he felt the need.
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"Yeah, alright then, could you also do me a favour too? Tell my pokemon that I'm in my room as well?" Destiny asked Kari as she decided to shower for a bit longer at least.
Soon enough, Myra and Jusa had reached Myra's room, with Myra entering it "Sit down" she told Jusa as she pulled out her book, causing it to float over to jusa "Have a read of it, you'll probabally like it"
Eevee smiled to those whom were looking at Gomamon's bandages "What do you thin? I did a good job didn't I? Cause I have seen people do it trillions and bazllions of times"
Vaporeon was still out of the ballroom, still sitting there as she watched everyone else walking around, just keeping quiet for the time being, actually enjoying what peace and quiet she had at the oment anyway.
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sure' Karo nodded They're probably still at the party.. So I'll um.. see you later' She trailed off as she headed out of the bathroom, to the bedroom behind. She got dressed and headed out of the room.. kari let her thoughts wander..destiny had kissed her on the lips at least four times, and had gone so far as to undress her..kari resolved to not letrthat happen again. she decided that she liked the girl, but what they did went beyond being just friends.. she headed down the stairs planning to head on down to the party nd dance some more
_ I could use some fresh bandages" Gommamion replied..' You're slighly exagerrating lilo replied ' If had seen cuts being treated, you wouldn't have yused so much.."
_ so um.. where should i start? Jusa asked, looking at a few pages..
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Destiny had soon finished showering and had gotten out of the shower, getting dressed herself before reaching into her pocket for something, a cellphone, remembering that she had to get in contact with her mother. She tried to get some service, but she could not reach her mother, to which she groaned some, collapsing onto the bed "Great....just great...."
The pages of the book magically flipped through before stopping "Here" she told her "It's a spell, a barrier spell which you might like" she thought for a second "Although, this might be best for you first" she added on, th pages flipping again before stopping on broomstick flying.
"Aww, don't you like what I did?" Eevee asked Gomamon, pouting some as well "Cause I think I did an excelent job at it" she spoke as the bandages fell off seconds later as she didn't even do them up tightly enough.
Vaporeon soon stood up, taking once more look around before she started to walk off in order to find something interesting to do at the very least, passing Kari on the way as well.
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Hi, um.. Destinys in her room, Room 436" Kari said to her.. " tell the other Pokemon, if you see them.."
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well, the effort is appreciated' Gommamon replied, as Joe picked up the blood stained bandages.." I think I'm done dancing for the night though
_ Biyonmon and Agumina finished dancing and headed to a nearby tble to sit down. Agumon was seated there drinking some essential water..
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"Well, if you're heading back to the ballroom, you can tell them, just to warn you....Pikachu is out cold at the moment" Vaporeon told Kari back.
Myra looked at Jusa whom was studying it "I keep a few things in my book, you know, for reference mainly, and now, to be able to teach you as well"
Eevee seemed to be happier at the very least that Gomamon did like it in a way "Well, um, that's good to hear"
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Mr. Bigmouth returned to the underground ballroom with the clean bucket and a messenger bag full of fruits. He placed the bucket in the corner.
Ms. Swimmer drank the rest of the punch.
"Does anybody want fresh fruit or shall I make punch with them?" he asked.
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The Great Valley fire dancers packed up their equipment and headed through the portal back to the Great Valley.
Some of the refugees who had seen them perform waved goodbye to them.
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Eevee soon enough, had gotten idea, looking to the stage before rushing off, leavin Gomamon alone for the time being as she jumped up onto the stage looking at those on instruments before giving them a tune to play. She turned and with no warnign at all, she begun to sing "You keep saying, you've got something for me, something that you call love, but confess, and these boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do, one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you"
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the singin wasn't bad but it was clear Eevee was a very raw singer..
- not bad' dixie commente then started joined 'you keep playing when you aoughta be truthin', you keep playing with my love, but confess, i;ve got a brand new box of msatches' Dixies clear voice rang out over the room.. her years of informal singing were evident, her voice soared and thrilled as she hit the notes..
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Eevee didn't care how well she sung, as she just wanted to sing at the very least, looking over to Dixie who was now joining in "One of these days these boots are gonna, walk all over you"
"Oh yeah, hehe, watch this" Eevee then spoke in a way and started to dance a little up on the stage as well "See, look at my feet, they're like dancing boots....we need some boots!" it was clear that Eevee was indeed, just having a blast up on stage.
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"A number of the group applauded as Dixie headed up on stage "Any other songs you would like us to sing?' she called out "we'll take requests!"
- shes REAL good' Tihgress clapped " I didn't know she cpuld sing like that!
_ Rhats ry rirl' Scooby said apprecuiately
_ Dizxie paysed then began to sing " You'll See' You think that I can never laugh again.. youi'll see.. You think I can't go on another day..
_ Fred clapped loudly ' why isn't she in the movies/ He asked Daphne. " i didn't know she could sing like this" Daphne replied..
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Eevee did what she could to keep singing still, trying to sing along with what Dixie was singing, granted, she had no idea on what the song was or anything like that, yet, she just sung anyway.
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Back on the plane, Roze continued to watch the imps put together the mechanical stuff before one called out "Roze! Roze! Me think we are finished!"
Roze looked at the creation before it was powered up, smirking some to herself as she uttered a spell, the creation getting a coat over it to disguise what it was....it was indeed, a mechanical dragon, but now with what seemed to be skin over top as it let off a roar that echoed throughout the ship.
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the mechnical dragon was = about 10 feet long from head to tail but the real-looking skin was the feature that attracted Chong's attention ' Not bad, you're no novice in the magic department i'll grant you that.. in the future however.. ASK.. we cannot afford to give our enemies anything they can exploit..
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Once Dixue had finished the ballroom echoed with clapping and cheers ' Dixie dabbled at her eyes, she sometimes got choked up after receiving striong positive responses..
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Eevee frowned a bit at the applause Dixie was getting, feeling upstaged as all she wanted to do was have fun, but to her, it seemed like Dixie has instead, turned it into a competition.
Roze looked over to Chong whom had arrived before looking back to her dragon "These mechanical things of yours is what had interested me, I had to use them for once and this dragon will prove to be rather useful, as it is no ordinary dragon....it may look like skin, but it is in fact, stone" she told him as one imp knocked on the dragon's foot to prove that it was made of stone as well.
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Dixie looked over to Eevee and Smiled " you did a very good job , I never meant for it to be a competition, indeed, I'm just having fun here, much as you are..tell you what I'll be the backup on the next song and let you take the lead.. pick any song.. anf we'll just go with the flow..'
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"Well, okay then" Eevee replied back and started to think on what song to sing next before getting one in her mind "I got it!" she smiled to herself and then started to sing "Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, That is how I know you go on, Far across the distance, And spaces between us, You have come to show you go on, Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on, Once more you open the door, And you're here in my heart, And my heart will go on and on" was what Eevee had then begun to sing.
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Dixie hummed softly blending in witth eevee's voice as the song progressed, the ghostly orchestra played a soft sad melody, rising and falling as the Pokemon belted out the high notes as best she could..
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Soon enough, she had finished singing all the way to the end of the song, feeling rather happy with herself too that she had sung it and with how she had done as well, giving off a smile as well.
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The gathered group clapped appreciatively Stripetail includedm then the coiuples started to return to the dance floor. Cynder went over to the stage next to Eevee and Dixie ' Mind if I join in? She grinned then Tigress hopped up ' Let me give it a shot " she said excitedly
_ Scooby, Spyro, We need some boys up here' Dixie grinned..
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Eevee giggled a bit as people were clapping for her before turning to those who were on stage with her "I have an idea for a song" she told them before turning back to dance floor and started to sing once again "We are family, I've got all my sisters with me, we are family" was what she had started to sing "Come on, join in" she told the other three girls too.
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Cynder shrugged. she was unfamilkar with this song "the lyrics are up on the wall over there' Dixie replied motioned to a ghostly reflection which was strea,ming the lyrics.. " Just try and blend in as best you can.. Tigress nodded " and bewgab to sing, following the lines ' we are family.. get up everybody sing!"
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Eevee was now having quite a blast as she too followed the lyrics, not actually knowing the song off by heart herself, continuing to sing it still.
Meanwhile, back in Myra's room, she looked over at Jusa again "How goes the study? All is well I take it? Does it help you with what you need?"
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a little bit' jusa admitted as she moved close to Myra setting the book aside.. " Um.. Myra can i ask you something? you don't have to do it if you don't want too..
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"Oh? And what is it that you wish to ask me? We are from the same world, so really, just ask away with whatever it is that you wish to ask me" Myra replied back, thinking nothing of how close they actually were together.
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um.. i'm not sure how to say this.. since we're both girls.. .. yeah.. uh..Jusa gulped. she had heard stories about Myra for some time now, she was a bit of a celebrity on their home planet..
- the 4 girls finished the song, and let the applause sink in.. tiger turned to Genki " Shes not bad..'
Tigress stopped as a wave of nausea suddenly rusged over her ' Her face turned pale ' I think i;m going to puke' She said hurriedly..
_ run to the bathroom, quickly' Dixie suggested and Tigress ran off the stage and headed upstairs..
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Myra looked at Jusa for a moment after hearing her speak before speaking up "I'm going to take a guess at what it is you wish to ask of me, as you have said that we're both girls....you wish to kiss me don't you?" of course, Myra hadn't even thought of it at all, looking at Jusa before deciding to do it, leaning in and giving Jusa a rather quick and brief kiss upon the lips.
Eevee tilted her head to the side as Tigeress had run off "Uh, is she going to be okay? Cause, was it my singing that made her sick? Cause I didn't mean to! I'm sorry!" was all she has said to both Dixie and Cynder.
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' She has gotten sick like this a few times. often it's what she eats' Cynder said..Your singing had nothing to do with it.. what is your name? I didn't catch it before coming up here..
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Jusa looked at Myra and returned the kiss, closing her eyes as she did so. the kiss lasted almost ten seconds then she pulled away and opened her eyes "Thanks. I had wanted to ask, but got really flustered..I wasn't sure if you wanted to kiss or not.. so um.. am I the first girl you've kissed?"
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"Oh okay, well, I'm Eevee" Eevee told Cynder back, feeling rather happy that her singing had nothing to do with Tigeress' sickness "What's your name?" she decided to then ask the dragon.
Myra gave Jusa a nod "Actually, you are the first person I've kissed, I have not kissed anyone before you" she then paused for a second, looking at Jusa some more before speaking again "And I must say, the kiss of yours....it is...soft"
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I'm cynder," The dragoness replied Spyro over there -the purple dragon- is my mate, and Dixie over here is one of my closest friends..I live in a city called Warfang, its a home for dragons' Cynder explained..
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Thanks, you have soft lips too.. so um.. do you want to practice? kissing I mean.. theres several kinds I think..' Jusa said "if You don't want to thats fine..
- Tigress found a bathroom on the second floor, and just managed to get there in time. she began vomiting violently.. with a ferocity that her previous vomiting lacked.. it was a sign that the child inside of her was growing but she had no idea she was even pregnant.
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"Dragons? Oh! Like um, Dratini, Dragonair and Dragonite! They're dragons too" Eevee told Cynder next, not even realizing that Cynder would have no idea that those three were just Pokemon as well.
Myra looked at Jusa once more, thinking about the question that she had just asked her and as an answer, she leaned in and gave her another kiss on the lips, now actually, getting used to kissing in general.
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never met those dragons, the only dragons i've met are Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril volteer, spyro, malefor and now Tarrax, the huge dragon over there..' Cynder replied.
_ Stripetail watched Tigress run out of the ballroom, and turned to the others I'm going to go check on her... Carry on everyone.. " He motioned to the ghosts "play a waltz if you would be so kind.. " Stripetail then turned and headed up the stairs..
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"Would you want your wounds looked over?" The troodon asked Gomamon.
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"I had quite a bit of fun dancing, did you dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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Yes please' Gommamon replied " I'll need to stay off of them for a bit right.. that means Joe can carry me" he grinned
_ i did indeed ' care to try your claw at singing? Tarrax motioned over at the stage where Dixie Cynder and Eevee were preparting to sing anothwre song..
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"Oh, well they're Pokemon" Eevee said rather happily before her face lit up upon hearing the music start up. She looked at Cynder once more "Um, you can sing some more, I'm gonna dance some more" she told her as she got onto the dance floor and begun to dance her own little dance, but yet, still kind of along to the music anyway.
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The troodon set down his shoulder bag and opened it as he started to examine then clean one of Gomamon's front feet. Jason started to examine one of his back feet as he took out a few medical supplies and then started to clean one of his back feet at the same time.
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"I can try, have you done much singing dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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not in a long time..i prefer to listen to singing..' tarrax replied
_ Ok, have fun.. Dixie and I will do a duet..: Cynder said kindly..
_Nick sat back in his chair as the dance went on he was not much for dancing.. he prefered to watch the others dance..
Matt strode back and stage and began playing his guitar, to the trtune of "Dirty Diana"
) Stripetail reached the ground floor and looked around to catch any trace of Tigress. it was quiet with only a few magical lights put in by Sara lighting up the area.. As he approached stairs he heard the telltale sounds of someone vomiting " Tigress, thriwing up again.. I will have to look her over to see what is causing thoese vomiting spellls..' he said to hinself as he climbed the stairs..
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Eevee continued to dance around the dance floor, moving and out through the other dancing couples, seeming to hum a little bit to herself as well as she heard what was being played.
Vaporeon on the other hand, was now, deep within the hotel, giving off a sigh to herself "Great, just great....a big hotel and nothing interesting to do in it, why did I think of anything better of this hotel?" she asked herself as she decided to make her way back to the main entrance at the very least, not interested in the ballroom herself.
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That done the troodon then started to put some stuff on Gomamon's front foot he was treating. "This is a mix of some herbs and witch hazel. It'll prevent infection and promote healing." He said. Once he was done with that he started to put on bandages onto the front foot before started on the next one.
Jason did similar, though he used a spray instead of what the troodon doctor did before he started putting on bandages on one of his back feet before starting on the other one.
"or you can ride in his backpack. If he has one." Guilmon said.
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Gommamon nodded as they bandaged his cuts " I'll ride on Joes back for a bit, hopefully it'll be better tommorow'
- Jyra reacted by throwing her arms around Myra and settling into the kiss. She closed her eyes and moved her mouth in unison with Myras
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Myra continued to kiss Jusa some more, rather enjoying the kiss until she had finally broke from it and looked to Jusa, brushing some of her hair out of her eyes, giving her a smile as she spoke "It's best we get to bed, I do recall Stripetail saying something about something happening tomorrow and we best be all rested up for when that happens"
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"And be a backseat driver if you want." Brooklyn said.
The troodon doctor and Jason finished bandages one of Gomamon's front and back feet and started on cleaning and treating his other front and back feet.
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Yeah, seems like tomorrow is going to be a very eventful day" Jusa said' so should i go to my room, or stay here?"
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Stripetaiil finally located Tigress who was vomiting into the toilet, her face was drawn, and het body shook as the heaving continued.. she gasped for air, then turned to see Stripetail standing there' Upon seeing him " tigress began to cry " why is this happening to me?
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Myra thought for a moment "Really, it is up to you in the end, as I don't mind which you do decide to do, if you wish to stay in my room, that is rather fine by me" she told her with a bit of a nod and a smile as well.
Eevee was starting to get tired from the dancing as she had slowed down with her dancing, now dancing rather slowly by that point, yet, still wanting to dance as she continued to hum to herself still.
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Mr. Bigmouth juiced the fruits and came out with a new bowl of punch. "This punch has no alcohol," he said. "The jam is being prepared from the remains of the fruit," he added.
He then took his positions back at the cocktail table.
Deimos then went up to the stage. "Everyone, I would like to try my hand at singing," he said.
Zachary groaned. "If anyone does not wish to hear power metal about war, please leave the room," he said.
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Moran led the way to the portal and through it with Ducky and Petrrie walking behind him. Petrie was glad he had some light with him. It made him feel a bit safer.
Once they were on the other side of the portal they looked around. "I see someone has been putting up some magical lights, that's very good indeed." Moran said as he looked about.
"Nice it's not as dark." ducky said.
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"You hungry or thursty?" Brooklyn asked Gomamon.
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Dixie and Cynder stood back to let Deimos have some space ' So what song will you be singing/ How about.. umm Bat out oif Hell?' Dixie suggested " My dad really liked that song..
Whats a bat? cynder asked " its a small flying creature" dixie replied
_ I'll have some punch Biyomon said Grabbing a cup and heading over to fill it..
_ When did you first start having these vomiting attacks/
- Since um.. After tiger and I went out on a date..' the female wolf cried.. "I want it to stop!
_ did you sleep with Tiger?That is, did you mate with him.?' Stripetail's eyes were fixed on Tigeress ' um,, well yeah.. why?
Alright.. and when did these attacks start, in the morning ? Yes a couple days after we slept together they started." tigress started, but Stripetail held up a paw. : tigress, everything points to one conclusion...you're pregnant."
PREGNANT?!? Tigress screeched in surprise "Stripetail ...please I can't be..
" you almost certainly are. those vomiting spells you had are called "Morning sickness".. they happen when a female is with child, they experience periods of nausea and vomiting, and as the child , or children, grow, the attacks can become quite severe. your eating patterns change and you start to gain weight.. in order to provide food for the life inside you..
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Eevee had indeed, slowed down her dancing quiet a bit as she let off a small yawn before just collapsing onto the floor....she was now out of dancing as one could put it, too tired to dance anymore, yet, she was still awake, the poor Pokemon had been dancing for quiet a bit actually, just laying there in the middle of the dance floor.
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Deimos flashed a grin. "Nope. I'm going to be singing Primo Victoria by Sabaton," he said.
Zachary got up and left the room without a word.
A ghostly drummer and two ghosts with electric guitars appeared. Fittingly, they were dressed like metalheads.
Deimos then cleared his throat and started spoke. His hard, growling voice sounded oddly appropriate for the track.
Through the gates of hell
As we make our way to heaven
Through the Nazi lines
As soon as Deimos said the last lines, the ghost musicians began playing.
Primo victoria
We've been training for years
Now we're ready to strike
Mr. Bigmouth filled Biyomon's punch cup. He seemed to be enjoying the searing drums of the piece.
(OOC - listen to it here Primo Victoria (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJAwCBbnuc).)
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Both Dixie and Cynder sat down while listening to Deimos sing, he was a little raw , vocally, but Dixie had heard much worse .. while performing back on the showboat, she and Ma Pearsons would sometimes have karokee night, there were few things worse than drunken customers singing badly to music, unless the customers didn't even try to stay in key, which they sometimes did..
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Stripetail reached over and rubbed Tigress' stomach " yes there's a slight bump here in your belly.. you must face it Tigress, you are going to have a child, its going to happen and there is nothing you can do about it..
What about you? You're a great and powerful magician!' Tigress said with a note of accusation in her voice. the vomiting had stopped thankfully.
_ my dear, there is nothing I can do to undo this pregnancy, nature must play itself out..It will force you to make some changes..for one, you must have a relationship with Tiger.. and while you can be friends with Dixie and Agumina, the demands of being a mother will limit your time that you can spend with them.. so if you had thought that you could pull off a balancing act like Dixie has, well that is out the window now.."
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Myra looked to Jusa "So, which is it that you wish to do? As I have said, I do not mind if you stay in my room or not, it does not bother me" she told her with a smile.
"Speaking of which, do you have anything to wear to bed? Although, I must appologize, I do not have anything that you would be able to use" Myra added in as she placed her hat down upon the table as well, slipping out of her shoes first before slipping out of her clothes and getting into her bed.
Eevee soon, got back up and walked off the dance floor rather slowly and tired, sitting down at a nearby table with another yawn before curling up into a ball to try and get some sleep at the very least.
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The music woke up the people who were sleeping.
Dr. Zanasiu listened politely, even though he would have preferred not to hear about D-Day prior to a war.
Rime was much less polite. He booed Deimos. "Deimos! Take some f---ing singing lessons! Your singing voice sounds worse than the machinist's shop at Pelvanida!" he said.
"Rime, shut the hell up!" Dr. Kerzach snapped.
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Eevee of course, could not get some sleep as she placed her paws over her ears to try and drown out the singing of Deimos. She was indeed, half asleep, but not fully asleep as even through her covered ears, she could hear the rather awful singing, granted, this style of music wasn't even in her taste.
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The troodon and Jason finished cleaning, treating and bandaging the wounds on Gomamon's other feet.
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"I've not learned how to sing." Sara said to Tarrax.
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"Things do seem to have quieted down." Moran said looking around the hotel area they were in with the portal behind them. "Though it does seem the the lights are only magical." He said.
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the song ended with a flourish.. and dixie stood up.. 'not bad' she said to deimos ' i've heard much worse, try listening to drunken Boxers on karokee night.. its enough to make your ears bleed..a few tips, don't strain to try and hit high notes, if its out of your range, sing an octave lower..
- go give it a shot' tarrax encouraged her.. ' just pick a song that you like and sing it, i'm sure you've listened to songs back home..'
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"I guess I can try." Sara said pausing to think of a song before she went to the stage.
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The Troodon doctor looked at Gomamon once he finished, "There, how do you feel?" He asked him with a smile on his face.
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Myra remained awake for the time being, sitting up in her bed with nothing covering her as her book floated in front of her, to which she began to study it some more, especially the section that was detailing her sister. She of course, didn't even seem to mind that someone else was in the room as well.
Eevee on the other hand, just lay there, not asleep, as her sleep was already being interupted by all the singing, which in turn, she could not actually get some proper sleep, and she was just too tired to walk back to the room either.
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Agumina went over and tried to get the Pokemon to her feet.."I think it's time for you to get some sleep..
_ Tigress cried some more as Stripetail finished speaking " But.. um.. Dixie and I had plans for tonight! she blurted out ""So I can't have fun with her?
_ Tigress , being a mother changes you completely, and it starts as soon as you become pregnant, or at least learn of the pregnancy, which you just did..'
But what if Tiger doesn't want the child? Tigress replied "He doesn't have a choice.. its his child, and hes responsible for it.. and for helping you raise it..' stripetail replied. "you will have to tell him at some point, naturally, a pregnancy is not something you want to hide from your mate.."
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So I have to tell him.. and I'm dreading his reaction..
_ first things first we have to stop the invasion. Once Dragonstorm and Chong are defeated then you can tell him..Since you're going to hang out with Dixie, you can tell her if you wish, but come tommorow you are going to be assigned to cover an area of the town with Tiger..Stripetail replied.
Tigress nodded.
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Eevee looked at Agumina with a yawn "But I'm not....*yawn* tired...." was all she had said back as she did attempt to get to her feet "See?" she yawned again.
Vaporeon soon, walked into the ballroom and looked over to Eevee but instead, walked over to Pikachu and struggled to get her onto her back to carry her off back to the room as best as Vaporeon could, leaving Agumina to take care of Eevee.
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Jusa was surprised to see Myra wearing virtually nothing.. she had a nice figure, her hair ran down over her shoulders, and party obscured her breasts. "Um.. do you always sleep like this> Jusa asked, breaking an awkward silence ' because i've never seen another girl sleep in the nude..'
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Nonsense, you're half-asleep" agumina said "We've got a big battl;e ahead of us tommorow, and it won't do falling asleep in battle.. you'll never wake up if you get hit by anything..
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Myra gave Jusa a nod back "Yes, I do actually....I do appologize if it is rather awkward for you however" she told her back as she flipped a page in her ook to read a little more, yet, still payign attention to what Jusa would say or even do as well.
"But...*yawn* I'm not....*yawn*" Eevee trailed off as well, not even finishing her sentence, just far too tired to do so.
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well if you're used to it' jusa said, laying back on her bed, only to have the bed sag in as some of the springs sapped.. 'great.. just great.. i broke my bed.. she muttered. as she got out of it.. and looked at Myra.. Guess Either I'm sharing a bed with you, or I'm sleeping on the floor..
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"Sleeping on the floor?" Myra shook her head "No, you can share my bed if you wish, I do not mind" she told Jusa as she scooted over a bit to be able to make room for her.
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Jusa climbed into bed.. " so what are you reading exactly" she asked as Myra flipped over another page..
_ Agumina helped steady Eevee as they walked towards the ballroom steps. " so what floor is your room on? She asked her Kindly..
Agumon started playing the saxaphone again, and by this time, he was progressing. his skills weren't good, but they were approaching passable..at least he had learned to blend in with the other sax players..
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Kari reached the Ballroom and headed down to the dance floor where she found TK sitting at a table "Hey TK do you want to dance? She asked. In her kmind she was trying ti dispel the experience with Destiny..dancing with TK would help..
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"Just about my sister" Myra replied back "I do have a few pages on her....trying to figure out her motives can be rather confusing at times....." she then looked over to Jusa with a soft smile upon her face, closing her book as it floated down beside her hat. She looked at Jusa some more, stroking her cheek lightly as well "Do tell me, why did you become a witch anyway? Was it something you were interested in? As I am rather curious about it"
Eevee looked at Agumina rather tired still "Um, I think it was floor....7....or maybe....5...." in truth, Eevee hadn't been paying attention to what floor Destiny's room was on when the clerk had told Destiny about it.
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well, magic has been in my family for as long as we can remember.. the level of magic varies from generation to generation, my parents aren't as strong as my grandfather at magic for example."Jusa replied. "I really haven;t worked at honing my abilities.. I'm using to going without magic.. but with your help, I can be a better witch... so do you have any social life, I mean theres a warlock in Curved Falls I've had my eye on' Jusa grinned with a brief smile..
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"Social life?" Myra just shook he head back, now wrapping one arm around Jusa as well "No, I don't actually, there's been no one that has really....interested me as you could probabally say, well, okay, lately, there has been someone, which I never would've thought could actually happen....since I don't really think about that sort of thing" she looked at Jusa again with a bit of a smile herself, this time, she was actually, blushing, but only very lightly too.
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So who is this lucky person? Jusa asked as she felt Myra stroke her hair in a disaffected manner..
_ So you don't know where your room is?' Agumina sighed " Great.. well we'll have to find the manager..He knoews where your room is.. Agumina added as she guided Eevee towards the front lobby..
_ Stripetail help Tigress flush the vomit down the Toilert" Lets head back to the party.. and enjoy ourselves..' he said a smile returning to his face..
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Myra paused for a moment before she spoke "Okay, I'm not the best at telling people my feelings....especially love related feelings, but it's you actually" she told her with another soft smile upon her face.
Eevee followed Agumina into the lobby, yawning some more as she sat down, waiting for Agumina to talk to the manager, dozzing off some more again, closing her eyes for a rest as what she would say really.
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Deimos nodded as he walked off the stage. "There's a reason I usually sing pieces from Sabaton," he said with a grin.
"Deimos, don't EVER sing again," Rime said coldly. He was drinking some ice water.
"That was actually pretty good for a dinosaur," Dirk said, clapping.
"Pretty good period. Deimos's voice fits perfectly with power metal but he should probably stay away from opera," Al added.
"In any case, this is the last call for alcoholic cocktails!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Me?' Jusa started and looked at yra, she wasn't joking by the looks of it.. "Are you asking to be my girlfriend.. because well.. um I wouldn't mind.. but if you're serious, we. er.. seal it with a kiss..that is, I promise to be your girlfriend, You promise to be mine, and we kiss on it..is that fair?'
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Myra didn't answer back as she just leaned in and gave Jusa one, rather passionate, but soft kiss upon the lip before breaking from the kiss and looking to her, smiling softly still "Does that answer yor question?"
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Scooby next strode up to the stage "Hey Scoob, you're going to try your paw at it now? Fred chuckled having not heard Scooby sing well.
Scooby turned to the ghost orchestra ' Ry Rong ris "rhose rere rhe Rays Rof Rour Rives"
_ a ghost playing druns start the bass line..
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I'll have one more grape Cocktail' Joe replied.. If you have any left that is..He said to Mr Bigmouth
_ jusa settled back as the kiss ended. "So um.. what now? She asked myra, a little curious...
_ Scooby started singing ;"His voice came through clear as he sang " sometimes I get to feeling, I was back in the old days.. long ago.. when were kids , when we were young, things seem,ed so perfect..you know.."
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Myra looked at Jusa some more before taking Jusa's hand and placing it upon her chest before she started to kiss her some more upon the lips, stopping only to say something "If you wish to stop at anytime, just say so" she told her with a smile, going back to kiss her some more upon the lips.
Eevee on the other hand, seemed to be fast asleep, yet, still sitting down where she was as she had already, forgotten what Agumina was actually doing.
Destiny, meanwhile, was wadnering around the upper floors of the hotel, still trying to get a signal on her cellphone "Come on....get a signal at least...." she muttered to herself.
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Jusa moved her hands around Myras chest then broke the kiss "Do you want to touch my chest? She asked softly, looking at Myra intently then looked at her hands..which she noe examined more closely..
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"I thought you would never ask" Myra joked a bit as she did so, touching Jusa's chest before actually helping her out of her clothes more or less before also, helping Jusa out of her bra "Makes it a bit easier" she reassured Jusa as she begun to caress her chest some as she went back to kissing her upon the lips, more passionatly this time round.
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Jusa started as Myra undressed her, but Myra kissing her seemed to settle her down. The kiss lasted for a minute then jusa broke away, and took a few seconds to settle down "ok.. I'm going to try something she said to myra.. " So here goes.. " She leaned forward, closed her eyes , and just as her lips were about to touch myra's , Jusa stuck her tongue, and it entered myras mouth. The ed lips met, and Jusa explored myras mouth with her tongue. Outside of thier mouths, Jusa wrapped her armds around Myra's side and began to foindle her as the kiss progressed.
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Myra seemed to be enjoying what Jusa was doing to her, returning the kiss back in the same passion, using her tounge to wrestle around with Jusa's tounge some as she too begun to fondle with Jusa as well.
Meanwhile, Vapoeran had finally gotten Pikachu to her room, only to find that Destiny wasn't there at the moment "Great...." she grumbled some as she placed the her down onto the floor for the time being.
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Deimos listened to Scooby sing. Not surprisingly, Scooby's vocal range was a bit higher than his own.
"Looks like the Doo family is musically talented," Rime said.
Dr. Kerzach headed up the stairs to lobby. "Good night," he said.
Ms. Swimmer followed him. "See you in the morning!" she said.
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Mr. Bigmouth got to work making a cocktail for Joe. "Joe, if you or any of your friends are wondering what's up tomorrow. I'll tell you all later," he said.
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JusaBrought her arms up to Myra's Neck, as she pushed Myras tongue back into mYras mouth and for a time had the upper hand; After about twenty minutes. she broke the kiss and the the two girls took a brief breather.."Your turn to do something.."Jusa said " you're a great kisser by the way myra..
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"Why thank you Jusa, you're quiet good yoursef" Myra told her back as she then moved down and slowly, begun to kiss her passionatly around her chest, glancing up at Jusa as well, grinning some to herself as well.
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Scooby DFinished his song, ans stepped off the stage.. "Stitch was the first to great ' mesa didn't know you could sing. Wesa thought Dixie was only good singer
- rixie ris ruch retter rhan re" Scooby demurred, as he headed back to his table..
You were really good" spyro clapped as he welcomed Scooby to the table, And Dixie greeted him with a kiss on the snout..
_ Is it about this war I've been hearing about " Joe replied as Gommamon limped over to him..
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Jusa was surprised to feel Myra kiss her breasts/ She leaned forward and held myra to her feeling as myras suckled at her breasts
After a few minutes of this. she pushed Myra away, then kissed her warmly on the lips, and put her tongue back into Myras mouth
After breaking this kiss. she grinned brpoadly.. ok "my turn to kiss your breasts" She smiled..
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "It is. We need all the help we can muster. Are you going to serve a combat role or a logistics role? We need both," he said as he handed over the cocktail.
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Myra gave her a bit of a nod "Yeah, alright" she told her back as she soon felt Jusa doing just that, smiling rather contently, enjoying the feel of Jusa's mouth around her breasts.
Although, after some time of letting Jusa do as she pleased, Myra got her stop "Okay, okay, as much I do love this, it is best we get some sleep okay?" she told Jusa, giving her a kiss upon the lips "Besides, we can always do...more another time" she laid back onto the bed, pulling Jusa down wth her, her arms still around her as well.
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Logidtics likely.. Gomamon here can fight, but i'm not much of a fighter However I am a doctor so I can tend to the injured..So how bad are things supposed to get?: He asked as many of the couples started headed up the stairs, or in the case of the ghosts, vanished.
Tigress abd stripetail returned to the ballroom, Stripetail took a seat while Tigeress sat down at her table, trying her best to hide her emotions. Inside she wanted to blubber everything out.. but reason told her that was not a good idea..
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Ok, so whats going to happen tommorow> Jusa said m as she rested against myra, :i want you to know I really enjoyed thst.. and if are going to be doing this a lot, when I'm going to really enjoy being your girlfriend...
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"'Bad' is an understatement," Deimos said.
"Ever fight off an army of 30,000 plus?" Mr. Bigmouth asked, wiping a glass with a rag.
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"Yeah, I enjoyed it as well" Myra told her back, stroking Jusa's hair softly as she spoke some more "As for what's happening tomorrow, hard to say, but I have a feeling that something big is going to happen.....and that my sister, Roze, is part of it.....like some sort of invasion or something"
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" No, not even close.. i did once help save the Digital world, but that's a far cry from fighting off a full invasion of expertly trained military guys, Joe said as Tai and Sora came up to him. 'Well were going to help anyway we can " sora said..' you're forgetting the mustard gas' nick said from a table ;' That really puts a crimp in any defense plans, we have to wait for it to clear before putting up a real defense..
- do we have anything that survive in that stuff? Tai asked
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"Robots and military vehicles," Deimos replied. "I also have a suit that protects me from the gas."
"I wonder if Bulk and Skull will be fighting or doing logistics," Rime said.
"I guess we can have them carry ammo," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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" so wed best enjoy ourselves tonight as best we can.. "Jusa said "I'm still not much in the magic department you'll have to carry the load there.. you don't mind me being on tiop of you like this/'
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Myra gave off a small laugh "Oh no, I don't mind at all" she smiled to her softly "Besides, don't you worry, I'll protect you anyway, I would want to loose my first love"
Eevee had indeed, fallen asleep in the lobby, now curled up in a ball where she was, just fast asleep, snoring rather loudly too.
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Agumina Sighed and picked her up, and put her on her back as she walked towards the stairs briggins came in." Hi briggins er do you know where Eevees room is
_ Lets see she was with Destiny whos in Room 436.." Briggins replied checking the guest list..
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Mr. Bigmouth put the bottles of various liquors away before he returned to the ballroom. He was wiping down the punch table with a damp rag.
"I guess we should prepare all our weapons," Deimos said.
"Probably a good idea," Rime added.
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Eevee stired in her sleep some, yet, continued to just snore away still, just far too tired to even open up her eyes at all.
Myra looked down at Jusa who was now just sleeping, smiling to herself, giving her a light kiss upon the lips before she too settled off to sleep as well.
Destiny on the other hand, had no luck with any cellphone coverage and decided to head back to her room to find Pikachu and Vaporeon there, looking down at Pikachu "What happened to her?"
"Too much punch for one Pokemon to handle" Vaporeon replied back "As for Eevee, I believe that someone's bringing her up as well as I saw one of those Digimon things taking care of her"
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The troodon looked at Gomamon. "Are you hungry or thirsty?" He asked. "Or are you ok, or do you want to be carried some where?" He asked.
" Or I can put a limited flight spell on you so you can fly 6 inches or less above the ground, if you dislike heights." Sara's uncle said.
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Agumina carried the snoring Eevee up to the 4t h floor, when she reached Room 436 she knocked on the door.
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Tiger came up to Tigeress 'you throw up again? " he asked in a surprisingly soft voice "Yeah, Stripetail.. helped me clean up..Tigress said "I'm going to hang out with Dixie against Tonight.. "Fine.. just don't stay up to 5 in the morning like you did last night.. the invasion is liable to start anytime now.. and well, i can't afford to have you fall asleep in battle..
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Thanks" Tigress said, then she leaned in and kissed Tiger on the lips. Tiger pulled away after a few seconds "No funny business alright? If i find out you and Dixie are doing anything unnatural, you're both going to get it from me.. well. you willat least..
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"That better be Eevee" Destiny spoke as she answered the door, seeing Agumina there carrying Eevee "Ah, why thank you for that, saves me having to actually go back down and retrieve her" she picked up Eevee and placed her on the bed before turning back to Agumina "So, uh yeah, thanks again for bringing her back for me, it's much appreciated"
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You're welcome' Agumina smiled "I'm Agumina by the way.. pleased to meet you.. Hope you have a good night" She nodded
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Tarrax anbd Sara continued to dance, as the number of couples dwindled, it was now 11;30 at night..
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"Easy for you to say, you wont have to put up with snoring all night" Vaporeon grumbled as she heard Eevee's snoring.
"Don't mind her" Destiny told Agumina in regards to Vaporeon "But yeah, we will, good night Agumina" she told her before closing the door once Agumina had left.
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"We're going to need some help sorting weapons and making Molotov cocktails for the upcoming battle," Rime said.
"I'll help," Deimos said.
"As will I," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
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Agumina headed back downstairs to rejoin the party.. stifling a yawn as she did so.
Genki got up and Stretched ' well guys I'm hreading to bed. going to kick some bad guy butt tomorrow..
Bulk and Skull will be logistics..' Stripetail replied to mR BigMouth..
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"Maybe someone can go and tell Joe and he can walk instead of Gomamon going to him." Guilmon suggested.
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I can carry Gommamon. its not like I haven't done it before" Joe said Gommamon jumped onto his back and climbed up to his shoulder. " well, the doctor is heading to bed' He grinned
_ We are too' Skull said, as he and Bulk headed up the stairs "If World War 3 starts, lets us sleep in..' Skull said as they made their way up the stairs towards their room.
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Most were indeed asleep, except for Vaporeon who could not get any sleep, thanks to Eevee's snoring. She decided to head outside and find somewhere more peaceful to sleep, walking down the hallway as well.
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"I guess it is bedtime for most." Jason said, "I sorta lost track." Jason said.
"Easy enough to do." Sara's uncle said.
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"Are you two hungry?" Moran asked Ducky and Petrie.
"No, we ate a short time ago." Ducky said, "Thanks for asking thought." She said as she looked around the hotel room lit by the magic lights Sara had done.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "I recommend all personnel carry a weapon for defensive purposes," he said.
"Mr. Bigmouth, the Molotovs will not make themselves," Rime said.
"Go on, I'll carry up the empty bottles from here. You get the fuel. You know, those 55 gallon drums of pine turpentine in the closets in the lobby."
"I'll count the weapons and ammo but I'll need help," Strut said.
"I'll help," Hans said.
"I'll help too," Dr. Kerzach said.
"We're going to sleep," Franz and Werner said.
They and Dr. Zanasiu went up the stairs and back to their rooms to sleep.
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Vaporeon continued to walk down the hallway, it was sort of quiet, save for what ghosts were patrolling the area, one in particular approaching her "You should be asleep by now"
"Heh, well you try sleeping in a room with a snoring Pokemon, trust me, it doesn't go well" Vaporeon told the ghost back. She herself, was starting to get tired, but she had no idea on where she could sleep quietly enough.
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"I guess time for most to head to bed. We all need a good sleep for the next day or 2." Jason said.
Odysseus who had been elsewhere in the hotel helping out some folks went to the tardis to get a good sleep after a quick shower and change to some night clothes.
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"This has been a great dance." Sara said to Tarrax.
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Tarrax turned to Sara " i think it is time for us to be heading to bed too, my dear' he said to her..
_ tigeress nodded as Genki and Tiger disappeared up the stairs. Hunter and Colleen followed, followed by Nick, then Nani Lilo and the two aliens..
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Jusa started from her slumber, as a rumble of thunder echoed close by. she found that she was next to myra, who was Still asleep. she moved over, wrapped her arms around the sleeping girl, and moved in right next to her. She leaned in and felt the soft smack as her lips found Myras. she genled probed myras mouth With her tongue..and felt her friend stir and probe her mouth in response. The girls settled down, but did not break the kiss, as sleep took them both, their lips were stil together.
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Myra had murred very lightly having stirred from her sleep, but only lightly as it was true, the natural response that Myra could not help but do was return the kiss back in the same manner, but of course, only for a second or so, still pretty much fast asleep, her arm still around Jusa.
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Cynder yawned and headed over to scooby and Dixie see you guys in the morning, we need our sleep" She gave Dixie a friendly nuzzle.. and nodded at Scooby, as she and her mate Spyro headed upstairs.
Agumina Found Tigeress sitting by Herself "Tigress you look Terrible.. "
Yeah I had another vomiting spell...' she said glumly..
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Sara nods, "Indeed, it does seem like time to head to bed." She said, "we need the rest after all this that we did today." Sara said as she smiled up to Tarrax.
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Vaporeon found a secluded area on the 9th floor and curled up into a ball and soon enough, actually managed to doze off to sleep, especially since there was no snoring Eevee to wake her up.
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agumon came over to fetch Agumina " Aguminas its time for bed.. we have a lot of work ahead of us.. let me just stay with her a little bit longer" Agumina said ' Agumon relented " alright but no funny business.."
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"Time we headed off to bed I guess." Jason said as he and his friends with him started to head to his tardis.
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"Shall we head straight up or do you have other things you need to do first?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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Mr. Bigmouth rounded up as many glass bottles as he could possibly find. Both he and Rime were in the back rooms of the hotel. Some 55 gallon drums of turpentine were with them as well.
"Okay, here's the bottles," he said, placing three milk crates filled with glass bottles on the ground.
"Okay, we're almost ready to start," Rime said.
Deimos came in carrying a 55 gallon drum of turpentine. "That's the last drum I could find," he said.
"Got any matches, tape and rubber bands?" Rime asked.
Mr. Bigmouth pulled out some boxes of long kitchen matches, some rolls of duct tape, and some bags of rubber bands out of the crates.
"Okay, let's get rolling!" Deimos said, placing a hand pump into the pour hole of one of the drums.
Rime grabbed an empty wine bottle and unscrewed it, holding the cap. He handed the bottle to Deimos.
Mr. Bigmouth got some matches and tape ready
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Dr. Kerzach was busy counting up the javelins by the weapons table.
Strut sighed as he counted up the bundle of arrows.
Werner was busy counting up the ammunition canisters that held ammo for the firearms.
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"we need our sleep, since we'll be up early fighting the invasion" tarrax replied taking Sara by the claw "lets go"
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so are those puking e[pisodes.. getting worse" agumina asked " tigress nodded sadly.. Lets talk about something else.. please " Do you know whats causing this? I thought you got treated at the hospital and came back clean' Dixie said "I know what it is, but I really can't say what it is..' Tigress said .
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Deimos, Mr. Bigmouth and Rime had filled two crates with Molotovs.
"I'm getting tired," Rime said, yawning.
"Good idea, rest up everyone!" Deimos ordered, sealing the 55 gallon drum of turpentine.
The three then headed to their rooms to sleep.
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The weapons counting group, having finished their duties headed to their rooms to sleep.
Dr. Kerzach left a slip of paper detailing how much of each Great Valley weapon there was.
Werner had left a piece of paper detailing how much ammunition for the firearms along with the quantity of explosives on one of the ammunition canisters.
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agumina yawned 'sorry guys but i;m heading up.. ' dixie nodded at her ' alright we'll be up soon ' 'still not sure about us/ Agumina asked Tigress "No, I'm stillunsure.. and as long as this sickness afflicts me I'm not sure how things will work out.. We can be friends, assuredly but I've already told you how I feel about being more than that" Agumina shook her head blah blah come here" She wrapped her arms around Tigress' neck and red and pink lips met as Agumina kissed her. the kiss was short just a few seconds in length, then Agumina pulled away, and headed up to join the others. this left tigress and Dixie the last ones left in the ballroom..
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Jason and the friends who were with him went into his tardis and started to get ready for bed.
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Sara nodded as she smiled to Tarrax. "True, shall we go up?" She asked him.
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of course..' tarrax said taking by the hand as guiding her up to their room o the 5th floor.
_ Scooby reached his room and settled into bed. He would wait for Dixie fir awhile, but if he fell asleep before she came up that was ok, he needed his sleep.. spyro and cynder were curled up in the other bed, driftoing into sleep
- the digidestined reached their rooms and had soon fallen asleep. agumon, tai and agumina in one bed, sora and biyomon in the other..
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Sara went up to their room, hand in hand with Tarrax. "I bet we sleep well tonight, with all the dancing we did today." Sara said smiling.
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A bit later on, Eevee had woken up, her stomach seemed to be acting up in a bit of a stomach ache, groaning a little bit. She was rather certain that it was from the food she had eaten back in the ballroom, groaning some more as she rubbed her stomach a little bit.
She just could not get back to sleep at the moment as she decided to sneak out of the room in order to find something that will stop the stomach pains she had in her stomach.
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Meanwhile, Cobalt Squad was getting closer to Surf Point.
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One of scout planes ahead noticed the convoy approaching.
"Command, this is Sierra Seven, we have spotted the reinforcements," the pilot said into his radio.
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The Goat immediately awoke. "Damn it! Cobalt Squad's approaching!" he said.
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"Looks like it's bedtime for most folks here." Moran said as he looked around in the hotel. "Guess I forgot about the time of day difference between the 2 places."
"It does look that way. It does, it does." Ducky said as she looked around to see what she could see in the first room or 2.
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'Well well, seems like our enemies got some reinforcements.. how manyare there?' Chong asked. We're expecting 300 or so from our iintercepts.
_ Tigress continued sitting at the table lost in thought.. 'so what is it? Dixie asked sitting by her, and rubbing her ears with her paw, in an effort to get hers spirits up.. 'Come on.. you can tell me..
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I'm not sure what to say.' tigress said "But this.. is a lifechanger.. Stripetail told me that..
_ so he found out what was causing your vomiting.. " Dixie replied 'are you just sick. 'no, tigress shook her head , leaned in close to Dixie and whispered in her ear " he thinks I'm pregnant" Dixie shot her a look full of surprise.."Are you serious? ' tigress nodded, Tears running down from her eyes ' Dixie then smiled "But Tigress, that's wonderful! you're going to be a mother!" Its not something I'm ready for yet" tigress replied " And it means we can't be friends..' "Nonsense Tigress.. yes it will be a big change for you.. and Tiger, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends. it does mean you and Agumina will have to settle for being friends.. which is what you were hoping for anyway..because you can't balance having a mate a baby and a female lover at the same time..not without going stir-crazy. Babies demand a ton of time..you live on their schedule, not your own. '
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Tigeress paused.. but what about.. tonight?' Dixie put her arms around her and hugged her.. 'There'll be time for that.. but first lets get all this pregnancy stuff cleared up first.. Have you told tiger?'
- Tigeress vehemently shook her head " I haven't the heart to tell him. I'm scared to tell him..' ' well you're going to have to, at some point" Dixie responded 'So this vomiting of yours ' Stripetail called it "morning sickness' or something like that.." Tigress replied. her eyes revealed her fear and uncertainty.."relax. things will get better.. now come on.. we need to get to bed.' Dixie replied. Tigress nodded and got up from the table..
Dixie guided her into her room, where they sat next to each other. "Dixie, Could you do me a favor?Tigress asked.. because well I want to mate with you.. but I'm not sure about how to start.. I'd like to change into something like you, before doing it.."
Dixie looked at her " i've never changed someone into another form before.. "I trust you" Tigress said " give it your best shot Dixie took a deep breath and Pointed her ring at Tigress" change Tigress into something like me!" She intoned, her ring glowed and a beam of light shot out of it and struck Tigress, in a twinkling she was changed. Her Front paws became arms, out of her chest two large breasts appeared, she changed from a quadriped to a biped, when it was done, she was wearing a deep purple dress which covered her new breasts and, apart from a small difference in height, eye color, color of hair and the fact her fur color was still purple, she looked like a copy of Dixie. Dixie was stunned and she shook her head "i can't believe that worked" She reached inside her purse and held out a mirror.
Tigress was stunned as she looked at her new reflection " Dixie! this is incredible! Thank you! Thank You so much! Excuse me while I go look at myself in the bath room for a few minutes, then I'll be ready for you." Tigress went in and then changed her mind. "Dixie, I'd like to take a shower first as I'm pretty sweaty from the vomiting. could you rub my back?"
_ sure Do you need help getting the dress off? dixie asked as she entered the bath room. " yeah just help me get it off..Tigress said looking in the mirror and admiring her new form, while Dixie undid her dress. Dixie tossed the dress aside and waited while Tigress got into the tub. then dixie undressed herself and got into the tub herself. dixie turned on the water, and let tigress wash her new form in the water. ' so, Dixie how do i look ? Tigress asked pointing to her form. You look nice. Tiger's eyes would bulge out of his head if he saw you now" Dixie laughed as Tigress flexed her claws and ran her claws though her hair.. " hes a cold fish..at least i have you to turn too.' what about Agumina? why are you open to me, and not her/ ' Well, because she wants to take a relationship far beyond what i want, and well you have experience, and you're a canine like me' dixie nodded as the tub slowly filled. tigress turned her back and Dixie began to rub her on the shoulders and slowly worked her way down her back.. ' tell me if I'm rubbing too hard " No, that feels great.. thanks Dixie." After about ten minutes of rubbing, Tigeress spoke again. thats enough i think.." Tigress said turning and facing Dixie underneath the showerhead. the water hit dixie in the head and dripped down both the girl's faces. Tigress looked at Dixie who smiled at her . "Can we make out now? Tigress asked. Dixie nodded, then she leaned in and kissed Tigress on the lips. Water ran down Dixies snout and dripped into Tigress' mouth. Tigress wrapped her arms around Dixies neck and the girls kissed for about ten minutes. Tigress pushed her tongue into Dixies mouth,and put her paws on Dixies breasts. then Dixie responded in kind. dixie finally broke the kiss and turned the water off.
The Girls headed into the room and climbed on the bed and looked at each other. Tigress stared briefly at Dixies breasts, before Dixie spoke. " Now let me make one thing clear Tigress. what we do here tonight does not leave this room. You can have sex with me, as much as you want, any position you want, but this is a onetime only deal. Understand? tigress nodded.
_ Understood.. but know that I love you Dixie even if we can't be lovers" Tigress said earnestly. Um.. will you change me back before I go to bed?' I'll try my best" Dixie promised. Dixie then leaned in and pressed her lips against Tigeress. Tigress now had the same size of mouth that Dixie had, it was in someways like kissing a reflection. Dixie put her tongue into Tigress' mouth and Tigress passionately returned the favor. Tigress fondled Dixie's breasts with her paw as their mouths moved together. dixie moved her mouth down to Tigress' breasts and began to suckle them. Tigress held her tight moaning slightly as she felt Dixies tongue slide over her chest. Dixie suckled on her right breast, then her left. The red lips found each other again, and dixie massaged tigress's tongue with hers. dixie tackled tigress and climbed onto her. Dixie rubbed her privates against Tigress's, drawing moans of pleasure from the wolf. Dixie then moved her mouth down to Tigress's vagina, and slid her tongue inside of her. Tigress moaned in intense pleasure as Dixie performed on her.
after twenty minutes of this, Dixie broke away, her tongue coming out of Tigeress." Tigeress climbed onto her. " My turn.. and.. that was amazing Dixie.." Dixie gazed up at her.. " just do what I did.." Tigeress covered Dixies red lips with hers. Tigeress kissed her for a few minutes then moved down to Dixies breasts and suckled them. Dixie moaned with passion. her eyes wide with emotion as Tigress worked her way down. Finally Tigeress entered Dixie with her tongue, and tasted her. After another twenty minutes Tigeress climbed off of her."Ok, now we;'ll sleep together for about an hour or so then I'll change you back and you can get back to Tiger."Dixie Said.
That sounds great' Tigeress said, looking at Dixie with love in her eyes.. 'Can I hold you in my arms while we sleep?" Alright...' Dixie said, taking Tigress in her arms. For a few minutes , the partners simply held each other, and nuzzled against each other. Soon enough their red lips found each other again, and the girl resumed their lovemaking..this time rubbing their vaginas against each other. Finally, exhausted from the passionate sexual session, Dixie lay her head against the pillow, and Tigress soon joined her. " Good night Tigress" Good Night Dixie.. " the two girls held each other in their arms and gazed deeply in each other's eyes. Sleep taking her , Tigress leaned forward and said, "tell me you love me Dixie "
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Dixie smiled " i love you Tigress' I love you too" Tigress whispered softly. Dixie leaned in, and kissed Tigress on the lips. Tigress rubbed herself against Dixie in response. The girls fell asleep still locked in the kiss, which neither consciously wanted to end. An hour passed before Dixie awoke and, realizing she was still kissing Tigress, broke the kiss " Time for you to head back ..' she said shaking Tigress awake. Tigress woke a few minutes later and yawned, "What time is it? she murmured. "About 2:30.' Dixie said " Yeah I'd better head back." Tigress said. "Dixie pointed her ring at Tigress " Change her back to what she was before." The ring glowed and in a twinkling, her dress had vanished, and Tigress was back to her normal form.. " Tigress smiled "Can we do it one last time? I'll make it quick..
Alright, but we'll both have to shower afterwards to clean off, We'll just say we were sweaty from the dance.." Dixie smirked at her, before kissing her on the lips again.
_ Tigress wrapped her arms around Dixie and pressed her privates against her rear for ten minutes.. Dixie relaxed as tigress mated with her from that position, then returned the favor. tigeress changed Dixie into a wolfess like her (Dixie became brown-furred)and had sex with her in that form too, with both taking turns being in the dominant position. then she changed her back to normal. then climbed back on her. Dixie responded and Tigress felt Dixie's tongue enter and move inside her. the love she was feeling for Dixie was intense and growing. she was really REALLY enjoying this, as was Dixie.The girls fondled each others breasts for a few minutes more then shared a long kiss.Dixie broke the last kiss and pointed to the bathroom. "Go clean up, and once you are done head back..'
_ Thank you for everything.... I won't tell anyone I swear" Tigress said. "I'll just say we talked about girl stuff for awhile, then I cleaned myself off because i was sweaty.." Dixie nodded, and Tigress went in the bathroom to clean off. It took her about fifteen minutes, then Dixie heard her call out " I'm done. Your turn.."
Dixie headed in and Tigress held the curtain open for her. "Sorry I left so much fur i was scrubbing pretty hard." tigress apologized
It's ok" Dixie said as the used water drained into the drain. I'll see you in the morning.."
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Night Dixie" Tigress said leaning in and kissing her on the lips in parting.. " Have a good night and thanks for everything. This is our secret." Tigress then closed the curtain, shook off the last of the water off of her and headed over to her room.
_ Tiger awoke when he heard the door open. " Tigress! you're late! He scolded " Sorry! We talked about girl stuff for awhile then I cleaned myself off after realizing how sweaty I was. The dancing really made me work up a sweat." Tigress said climbing in next to him " Next time, don't stay up so late." Tiger said "Good Night Tiger" Tigeress said, giving him a quick kiss on the lips " Good night" Tiger said, returning to sleep. Tigeress soon fell asleep as well.
Dixie took about 20 minutes to clean herself off, before draining the water and heading out into the room.
_ Scooby stirred as Dixie climbed in next to him ' Rhat rept rou rup ro rate?"
- Sorry, dear. Tigress and I were talking girl stuff and then we each took showers. All the dancing really made me sweat.' "Rou're ra rood rancer.. rood right Rixie" Scooby said tiredly.
- Good night Scooby' Dixie replied. She had put her dress back on before going to bed.. She settled in against Scooby and soon fell asleep.
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"Anything you guys want to see?" Moran asked Ducky and Petrie.
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Terry headed up the stairs to his room.
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Jason & his friends that were in his tardis got ready for bed and went to bed.
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By now, only one was awake, Eevee whom had made it to the kitchen and was looking around for something to stop her aching stomach, looking through cupboards and what have you, but so far, she found nothing.
She searched some more, but soon, had grown rather tired once again as she yawned more and more before just collapsing where she was, within a pot, an empty one luckily enough and just went back to snoring away, ignoring the pain in her stomach.
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STripetail stirred at just before 4 and got up out of bed. He dressed quickly and headed out of his room He tapped his wrist sending a message to the ten members of his team " Guys I want everyone up and ready in 15 minutes A bracelet he wore glowed purple Tigeress was responding I'm Up I'm up, I'll go activate my armor and meet you downstairs.." came Tigress reply.
- he activated her arnmorfr and headed towards the door as Tiger Stirred "What time did you get in last night,.he muttered " 2-2:30. You were asleep. Dixie and I talked about girl things into the wee hours "Tigress said. "oh, alright. just give me a few more minutes and i'll be downstairs.: tiger said. "Ok, I'll get something for you..' Tigress grinned, as she opened the door and closed it
Behind her.,
stripetail gestured and created a platter of tea and cakes which would serve as an ersatz breakfast as Tigress came down, wearing her armor. "I'm here" she said to Stripetail, " good morning Tigeress I Hope you slept well..
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Destiny was the first to wake from her room, well, almost the first as she looked over to see Pikachu groaning about a headache "That would be called a hangover, you were drinking a bit too much last night remember?"
Pikachu grabbed her head a bit and rubbed it, groaning a little more "Yeah, I know...."
Destiny took a look around the room and noticed that both Vaporeon and Eevee weren't in "Great....where are they?" she asked herself as she sat on the side of the bed by that point.
Vaporeon was in the hallway as she woke up with a stretch, actually feeling rather rested up herself, taking a look around before she walked off, deciding to head back to the room to tell Destiny where she had been.
Eevee on the other hand, was still fast asleep in the kitchen, still in the pot, unaware that it was morning as she just continued to snore away still.
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Dixie Stirred a few minuted later and opebn her eyes the time on her ring read 4;12, and then Stripetail voice camne through her ring " i know its early guys but I need everyone up, armored a ready for battle.. literally..
_ coming " Dixie said Poking Scooby Awake . rime ro ret rup? He muttered as he yawned and looked at his fiance.. Re'll re right rown Riperail" Scooby spoke into his ring " I'm giving you five minutes'
Spyro and Cynder headed down shortly after hearing stripetail's voice though neither looked like they wanted to be up at this point
_ Agumon and Agumina Soon appeared in the dining room along with Stitch and Angel. 'It too early' Angel complained "Mesa need sleep.."
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Soon, Myra had awoken and looked to the sleeping Jusa, giving her cheek a little stroke "Jusa, time to wake up" she told her softly.
Destiny had grabbed Pikachu and took her down to the dinning room, to which they had found that Vaporeon was already there, as her mind was changed, having decided to let Destiny sleep.
Of course, there was still no sign of Eevee anywhere "Um, guys, has anyone here seen Eevee around by any chance? She wasn't in my room this morning, even though she was there last night"
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Scooby Dixie and Tiger soon completed the roster of Omniderate, all of them looked bleary eyed at the wizard though the pale light of the magical lamps. ;i see you're all dressed.. good.. I know its early, but once we get some food inside us that will help..' Stripetail said.
_ Jusa stirred and found myra stroking her hair. she responded by kissing her on the lips in greeting.. "Ok, now lets get dressed and get something to eat Jusa said, climbing out of bed and throwing her clothes back on.
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Destiny was indeed, getting rather worried with Eevee's absence "Eevee!" she called out, but of course, there was no answer.
"She's probabally gone for a walk or something" Vaporeon told Destiny back.
Myra, meanwhile, gave Jusa a kiss back as she too got out of bed and got dressed once again, her book changing into a pendant, to which she wore around her neck by that point "Good idea, come on" she told her with a smile as she soon, exited out of the room and walked slowly so that Jusa could walk with her if she wished to.
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"Maybe just some looking around." Ducky said as she looked around the area they were in.
"In some light areas." Petrie said looking around.
"Looks sort of like a cave." Ducky said.
"Yes, a hotel could look sorta like a cave from the inside." Moran said, not thinking of that before.
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Dr. Zanasiu groaned and opened his eyes and spotted Rime in full armor, with his pistol and assault rifle ready, standing in front of the bed.
"Rime, what time is it? he asked.
"0420!" Rime replied.
"Too f---ing early."
"You do realize that war is impending right?"
Dr. Zanasiu leapt out of bed and into the bathroom to wash up.
Rime left the bedroom and headed down stairs.
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Deimos had already washed up, armored up and headed downstairs to have breakfast. He was armed with his assault rifle and his pistol. Some grenades were clipped to his armor as well.
Mr. Bigmouth and Zachary were already downstairs. Zachary was fully armored and had his assault rifle with him. Mr. Bigmouth had both his assault rifle and bow with him.
"Stripetail, the rest of the Pelvanida Group should be coming down any moment now," Deimos said.
"On a side note, there are some crates of Molotov cocktails in the lobby if anyone needs some weapons. I have to thank Rime, Deimos for helping me make them. I also took the opportunity to make some more before I got here," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Ms. Swimmer then entered the dining room. "Stripetail, shall I order the Great Valley dinosaurs to file through?" she asked. Her twin sticks and club were strapped across her back.
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"300 or-" the transmission was cut off by a burst of static.
"We've lost Sierra Seven!" a technician said.
"No s---!" the Goat replied.
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Cobalt Squad had entered into Surf Point. The gas had somewhat dissipated, increasing visibility but it was still dangerous to breath the air.
Their armored vehicles rolled into position around the perimeter of the Inglorious Hotel.
Corporal Irving McCoun, a thin Whippet, radioed Stripetail. "Cmdr. Stripetail, this is Corporal McCoun of Cobalt Squad. We are in position around your hotel. Cpl. McCoun out."
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Corporal McCoun, thank you for arrivingso speedily, If you wish to send some of your men in, we will let them in.. " Stripetaikl out" Stripetail replied , putting his radio talkie away " well, reinforcements have arrived. Cobalt squad is here to lend us as hand,. Go get something to eat we'll need all the energy we can muster
- Jusa walked slowly along myra, holding her hand as they walked down the stairs.
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In the kitchen, one cook who was preparing a meal, looked into the same pot that Eevee was speaking, giving off a yell as he hadn't expected to find a Pokemon in the pot, dropping it onto the ground in the process with a loud crash.
The pot fell over and covered Eevee whom had already woken up from that "Oww..." was all that was heard from underneath the pot as the cook picked up the pot and looked to Eevee, who in turn, just gave off an inocent looking smile to the cook.
"Okay, answer me this, why were you sleeping in the pot?" the cook asked her.
"Tired....and I was trying to find something for my sore stomach last night, so I was hoping to find something in the kitchen, but then, I got tired again and decided to find something in the morning" Eevee replied back as she sat down in the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Myra looked to Jusa with a smile as she held her hand back, walking with her to the dinning room.
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there was soon a small breakfast buffet set up for the early risers. Pancakes muffins and Great Valley Friuit were set up. genki went over and pulled in enough for for the three of them..
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The cook just rubbed his forehead "Okay, fine" he picked up Eevee and placed her down upon the table "I am so going to be late for getting some breakfast together, well, my part anyway" he muttered to himself.
Eevee thought for a second "Wait a second! I can help you!"
The cook thought for a moment or so, seeming to be reluctent at first before agreeing to do so, allowing Eevee to help him out with his breakfast dish.
Soon, after at least, 15 or so minutes, he came out with his breakfast dish with Eevee by his side, placing it onto the table as he looked to Stripetail "Sorry mine's late, but someone insisted they sleep in the pot last night" he told him as Eevee giggled a little bir.
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its alright.. there are mitigating circumstances.. i think someone had a little too much fun last night' He looked sharply at Eevee.
Sora and Tai soon appeared, Biyonmon flying over to the buffet and grabbing some food " why do we have to be up SOOO early?
_ War does not wait for a comfortable starting time' Stripetail replied.
the darkness inside contributed to a feeling of exhaustion on the part of the group.
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Eevee just giggled again as she looked up to the cook, who in turn, got her to return to the kitchen with him "Come on my new sous chef"
"Sous chef?" Eevee asked looking confused.
"That's a name for a cook who helps out another cook more or less, so yes, you are a cook now, well, kind of, hard to explain" the cook told Eevee as he entered the kitchen.
"Hehe, that sounds awesome!" Eevee replied back, sounding happy as she too entered the kitchen.
The cook grabbed a small chef's hat and placed it onto Eevee's head.
Back in the dinning room, Destiny was pleased to see that Eevee was alright, allowing her, for now, to do what she wanted.
Pikachu however, was only eating a little bit at a time, still not feeling that great from the hangover she had.
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Stripetail turned to ms Swimmer" Bring the Great Valley Dinosaurs in, I assume they are ready.." he said munching on a muffin. the previous nights storm had passed, but one good thing it had done was to disperse the gas around the hotel, to where, while it was still unsafe to go out without protection, at least you could go outside..
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Soon, Myra had entered the room with Jusa as she looked to her "So, you want to eat?" she decided to ask her, smiling contently.
In the kitchen, Eevee was watching what the cook was doing, now getting taught on a few things to cook, even though she would walk in all fours, the cook showed her what she could do anyway, to which Eevee complied, actually having fun in cooking.
"So um, do you have a name?" Eevee then asked the cook.
"Marcel" the cook replied back as he was mixing up a bowl of ingrediants.
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Ms. Swimmer nodded and entered the Great Valley through the portal.
When she arrived, at the Great Valley's Thundering Falls Lake she was greeted to an amazing sight.
Several squads of dinosaurs were present along with the valley's civilians and refugees. Most of squads were slinger and archer corps but quite a few speardinos as well as dinosaurs wielding clubs, staves and hammers were present.
"We await our command," Grandpa Longneck said.
"Commander Stripetail has ordered mobilization," Ms. Swimmer said.
"Troops! Onward to victory!" Mr. Threehorn bellowed.
The gathered civilians and refugees waved off the saurian warriors as they filed through the portal.
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"Good," Deimos said eating some salted fish.
Cpl. McCoun's voice came through on Stripetail's radio. "Cmdr. Stripetail, I am sending over some men to set up machine gun positions in appropriate places. Your call as to where they go. McCoun out."
Setsuna entered the dining room. She appeared extremely tired. "Hot tea please,"
Haresh came out of the kitchen with some cups of steaming hot tea.
Setsuna gratefully took a cup as did Dr. Zanasiu, who had just entered the kitchen in full armor and with his shotgun strapped across his back.
Strut, Zachary and Dr. Kerzach, all fully armed and armored entered the kitchen.
Strut adjusted his helmet slightly. "I hope Nick's all ready to rock and roll," he said, yawning.
"We will need some people to do logistics too," Dr. Kerzach said, drinking some tea.
"Like what? Making weapons, repairing damage, treating the injured, providing supplies, that sort of stuff," Deimos replied.
"Is that safer?" an elderly Iguana asked.
"Not really. They should still carry weapons for self defense, obviously," Rime cut in.
"Speaking of which, have we evacuated the children, elderly, pregnant and ill?" Zachary asked, between mouthfuls of fruit.
Some of the remaining refugees and guards also filed in to have breakfast.
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Eevee looked over at those who had entered, accidently dropping an egg she was carrying onto the ground "Oops..."
Marcel groaned some "Just be careful, and pay attention Eevee" he told the Pokemon as he placed the bowl on the bench.
Eevee adjusted the hat on her head a little bit, still not quite used to wearing a hat of any kind, especially not a chef's hat as she spoke up to one of them, Dimos in particular "Ooh, what's a logistic thing? Is that some sort of food?" she asked him.
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Nick yawned as he entered the dining room. his eyes were bleary as he looked at the others ' Morning guys.. really early for me.. but then again it is for everyone..
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Understood corporal send them in..' stripetail replied.
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"I'm still wondering how Eevee managed to become a sous chef, just like that" Vaporeon spoke up as she ate.
Destiny looked over to Vaporeon "Just let her have her moment right now"
Pikachu just groaned, still hearing everything louder than usual, much to her dismay.
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Dixie took a cup of hot tea as did Shaggy and sora. The Rest of the Digidestined filed in, "its TOO early' Mimi complained, along with Palmon
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Cynder nibbled at a muffin, trying to suppress a yawn She had her helmet off..
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"Logistics is usually the whole, non-fighting ordeal, not a food or anything like that" Marcel told Eevee back.
"Oooh! I knew that" Eevee replied back, looking rather proud as well as she grabbed another egg, cracking it into the bowl.
Pikachu, meanwhile, had her head upon the table the point, just groaning still from her pounding headache as Destiny walked over to Stripetail "Excuse me, do you have anything for a headache? Pikachu could really use something"
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give her this Stripetail said giving her a small vial, "put that in a drink and have her drink it ' it should get rid of the headaches' he said kindly.
Scooby was chowing through a pancake , at his normal speed.
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Destiny took the vial "Thanks" was all she had said as she got a small drink for Pikachu before pouring the contents of the vial into it, placing it down beside the Pokemon.
Pikachu raised her head and looked over to the drink, groaning still as Destiny spoke "Take it, it'll make your headache go away"
Pikachu groaned a second time as she drunk the drink rather slowly "Not...bad..." she muttered as she drunk some more before finishing the contents of the drink.
"How do you feel now?" Destiny asked her.
Pikachu looked at Destiny before speaking, her headache having being cleared up, slowly, but surely "Much better, headache's going away"
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Brooklyn spend the night in his room in the tardis reading some then went into the entertainment room to watch some videos and play a video game or 2. As well as spend some time walking around in the hotel to see if anyone needed any help.
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Dixie settled into a chair, and cut up a pancake.. " Hopefully the gas outside has disspated she said "
_ according to Corporal MccOun, the gas is still there, but less potent, so you'll still need to wear your armor at all times.. " stripetail replied
- agumon muched on some great Valley fruit. ' so the powewers still out.. "
- Yeah Nick replied It takes some time for these old generators to recharge.. it will probably be a few more hours before it comes back on..
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Brooklyn noticed some were already up and wondered over to where they were. "So what's up? You folks seem to be up pretty early." He said.
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We 're preparing for the invasion" Spyro replied " Just getting something to eat before heading outside. "We';'ll be in our armor the whiole day , well until that gas fully dissipates.. I trust you slept well? he said to Brooklyn
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Cynder smiled at her mate..as she pushed her plate in..
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Bulk And Skull slept on inside thier room, along with BG, it would not be until 7 that most of the hotel would be woken by the 7 am tru,pet..
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Cpl. McCoun's machine gunners, knocked on the front door. They were all dressed in protective suits.
Deimos heard the knocking, got up from the table and donned his protective suit. He then opened the door and let the machine gunners in and he closed the door behind them.
The machine gunners took off their protective suits, revealing that only one of them was Human.
Deimos took off his suit and put it away.
He then returned to the dining room. "Stripetail, Cpl. McCoun's sent his machine gunners in," he said, finishing his meal.
"So are the PokÈmon doing logistics or combat?" Rime asked.
"If you'd watched the anime, combat would be their forte," Deimos said.
"You watch that?"
Deimos nodded. "Hey! It's part of my research about this world!"
"Well, since this is real life, I'd assume their attacks are much deadlier than shown in the anime," Rime replied.
Deimos got up to get some more fish. "No s---, the attacks are deadly!" he said.
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Ms. Swimmer entered the Inglorious Hotel after the saurian fighters. The refugees and guards paid them no heed.
Ms. Swimmer then entered the dining room.
"Great Valley's troops have arrived," she said.
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"Yeah, I doubt Eevee would be doing much fighting....she doesn't fight all that much" Vaporeon told Deimos "But, if you want to talk to her about it, you can find her in the kitchen.....she's being a sous chef to Marcel in there"
Pikachu on the other hand, had finished the drink that was given to her, her head being much better now "Thanks for the drink by the way Destiny"
"Don't thank me, thank Stripetail over there" Destiny replied back.
Pikachu looked over to Stripetail and smiled to him "Yeah, thanks for the drink Stripetail, made my headache go away just like that really" she spoke, clicking her fingers as well.
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Deimos nodded and entered the kitchen. "I need to speak to the ones named Eevee and Haresh," he said.
Haresh wiped his hands on a towel. "What is it?"
"Once everyone else wakes up, we'll need to assign roles for who does logistics and who does combat," he said.
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Eevee's ears pricked up at the sound of her name "Over here!" she called out from the bench to which she was watching Macel doing some more mixing of the bowl "Me and Marcel are baking a cake"
"Yeah, she's acually doing rather well as a little sous chef" marcel replied back as he then poured the contents of the bowl into a tin before putting it into the oven as he turned to Eevee "Go and talk to him, the cake will take around half an hour to bake, give or take a couple of minutes"
Eevee did so, bounding off along the bench to where Deimos was "So, um, what did you want to talk to me about?" she asked as she wiped some stuff off from around her mouth as well, well, mainly by just licking her lips.
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Deimos cleared his throat. "Eevee, Haresh, you will be assigned logistics roles because you will need to keep food and water in steady supply. Also, you will need to take a weapon for defensive purposes," he said. He then turned to all of the chefs and waiters. "You will be assigned logistics roles unless you explicitly wish to have a combat role," he said.
Haresh summoned a crackling blue energy sword. "My magic will suffice," he said. He then dispelled the sword.
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"Logistics? That sounds like fun!" Eevee chimed in happily.
"But, I thought that you were a fighter?" Marcel decided to ask Eevee.
Eevee shook her head "Vaporeon and Pikachu fight more than I do, I'm not really that good at fighting, so um, I'll do this logistics thing" she spoke with a little giggle.
Marcel just chuckled slightly, giving Eevee a little pat on the head "Very well then" he then looked over to Deimos "And don't you worry, I'll help out Eevee with whatever it is she needs to do"
Eevee then gasped slightly "Um, can you tell Destiny what's happening with me as well? I mean, that I'm not fighting but logistics....ing?" she asked Deimos "Cause she'll be wondering that by now and I don't want to actually worry her or anything like that"
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stripetail welciomed the gunnes in " welcomeand thank you for coming to our aid
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Deimos nodded. "Erm, where's Destiny?" he asked. "I didn't see her in the dining room. In any case, I will wait until 0730 hours to assign roles," he said, saluting them and walking out of the kitchen.
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The gunners saluted Striptail.
"So where shall we set up our machine guns?" a massive Rhino soldier asked. A belt of .50 BMG ammo was draped across his shoulder and a disassembled .50 caliber machine gun with a low slung tripod was strapped across his back. A 9 mm pistol was in a leg holster.
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"Yeah, she was in the dinning room, or....she might've gone back to her room for the time being" Eevee told Deimos before watching him leave the kitchen and turned back to Marcel.
"Don't you worry Eevee, I'm sure he'll find your friend" Marcel told her before walking over to the oven to check on the baking cake.
"So, um, is it ready yet?" Eevee asked curiously as she bounded over to the oven as well, looking through the glass.
"No, not yet" Marcel answered back "It was just put in there after all, so we're going to have to wait a bit longer, come on, let's go have some breakfast" he told the Pokemon as he grabbed some food for himself and for Eevee before sitting down at the dinning table to Eevee.
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there are a large number of windows on each of the floors where you can set up guns; nick said we have ten floors..the heft side faces west that is l;ikely where you can set things up. Just use your best judgement..
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Brooklyn nodded, "I got plenty of sleep. Woke up a while ago but was a big busy doing stuff." He said. "The others are either not awake yet or soon will be. I can go check if you want." He said. "Though I think Jason has some plans already."
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As Marcel and Eevee were eating, Marcel looked to the Pokemon "You're doing rather well with the cooking so far, I think you'll make an excelent chef, but in due time of course"
Eevee just giggle as she ate, her mouth full as she spoke "Really?"
"Of course, I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true" Marcel replied back as he had finished eating "Well, finish eating and meet me back in the kitchen, the cake should be finished shortly"
"Okay" Eevee spoke, her mouth still full before swallowing her food, watching as Marcel headed back into the kitchen.
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Suddenly the lights came back on in the hotel, and the guests started at the sudden bright light
_ ah the powers back on' Briggins said " At least this will wake all you earlly birds up" He grinned.
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The soldiers nodded and headed up the stairs to deploy their weapons.
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Hans, Werner, Setsuna, Franz, Dirk, Clive, Jose, Al and Kurt entered the dining room.
"Good morning," Deimos said.
"Good morning," Franz replied groggily.
The group then went to the breakfast bar.
"All right as soon as everyone is here, we will start creating the logistics and combat divisions," Deimos said.
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Soon, Destiny had returned to the dinning room with her backpack and sat down with Pikachu and Vaporeon "Any word on Eevee yet?" she asked the two Pokemon.
Vaporeon shook her head "No....well yes, she was out here before, but went back into the kitchen again"
"Ah okay, well, at least she's staying out of trouble and is rather safe" Destiny replied back.
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In the kitchen, Marcel was indeed, glad the power had returned "Finally, makes it that much easier to see things" he spoke as he had pulled the cake out of the oven and set it down onto the bench.
Eevee jumped up onto the bench, still wearing her chef's hat as well with a smile upon her face "The cake looks tasty"
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Mages will come with me' Stripetail said. Digimon Pokemon and those with magical armor will compose another team. The goal to protect the town, while alsio denying them the hotel as a viable target. Any of the creatures that can Fly. Gloiath Brooklyn, Tarrax , Spyro I'm looking at you.. take to the skies, and knock out any weapons that are fired through the air..
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Setsuna stood up and followed Stripetail.
"Have someone man the autocannon out back and use it to assist the air squadron," Deimos said. "Also, if any of our troops have anti air weapons, send them to help cover the air squadron."
"We'll get everyone with firearms in another squad," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Stripetail, some of the Great Valley dinosaurs are using melee weapons," Ms. Swimmer said. "Should we have them in a separate squad?"
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yes.. that would be best" stripetail replied
Gadzukli Godzilla jr and Minaya volunteered to assist the air defenses
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Ms. Swimmer was organizing the melee dinosaurs.
Mr. Bigmouth was organizing the shooters, which composed of the Pelvanida Group -except Dr. Kerzach, Deimos and Rime-, Werner, and several members of the SPVDF and some refugees who had their own firearms.
"So are we ready to start dividing up the groups?" Zachary asked, finishing his pancakes.
Deimos shook his head. "Not until everyone arrives. Though Nani, Nick and Shaggy will be classed as shooters. Bulk, Skull and Briggins will be classed as logistics personnel," he said.
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scooby put on his helmet, then huggee Dixie " Rif Re ron't rake rit rout rof rhis..
_ Theres no need to say anything" Dixie said firmly " we're going to make it out of this, just have courage. Don't take off that armor for any reason.."
we're ready' Cynder said flapping her wings..
_ Nani Came in carrying her weapon "Sopmeone will need to keep an eye on Lilo" she said.
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Brooklyn nodded. "Part of the flyers then? Ok, guess I should put on a legion flight ring to be sure." He said.
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meanwhile it oz the treehouses and huts were well on thier way to being completed.. those who been sent here felt fortunate as this area was safe, and had trees that actually grew food in pails and buckets..
-Tarrax came over to the younger dragons.' Be careful you two, if you see a missile coming at you, knock it out of the sky.. Master , I will see you later" He said to Stripetail as he walked out of the hotel flapped his wings and soon was airborne..
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"Send Lilo over to the Great Valley," Deimos ordered. "Nani, you're with the shooters."
"Where's Shaggy?" Rime asked.
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Jason's group who were staying in the tardis started to awaken and get ready to get up.
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meanwhile the plane carrying chong, Roze and the goat made its final approach to Surf Point "once we land, be sure to occupy all the roads leading out of town, as well as into town.."
- Shaggy came down the stairs, he tried to stidfle a yawn, but failed ' hey guys..; he mumbled..
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Jason's group then started to have breakfast before they would leave the tardis, to help stretch the hotel's food.
"Any way we can al communicate or no way as of yet?" Brooklyn asked.
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not really" stripetail admitted " we do have radio, communicating though magic and other means.."
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"Shaggy, you're with the shooters. Daphne, Velma and Fred are with logistics," Deimos said.
"Nani, Stitch, Angel, Ms. Swimmer, take the children, elderly and ill into the Great Valley," Dr. Zanasiu ordered.
Ms. Swimmer stood up and headed to the door.
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"Understood," the Goat said.
The rising sun illuminated a surprisingly calm beach but the once lively coastal town of Surf Point was in ruins.
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Lilo Angel and Stitch Followed Ms Swimmer towards the portal leading to the great Valley
Fred and Daphne started Heading up the stairs to pan the logistics..
The Remaining 8 Omniderate started headed for the front door wearing their armor
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Ms. Swimmer cleared her throat as she got into the lobby. The refugees were heading down to eat breakfast.
"Attention please!" Ms. Swimmer said. "All children, elderly and those who do not wish to fight or serve a logistics role, please enter through this portal." Ms. Swimmer then gestured to the glowing portal that lead to the Great Valley.
She then turned to Stitch, Nani and Angel. "You three make sure the refugees get through in an orderly and quick fashion. I'll guide the refugees to the camps," she said. She the entered the portal.
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"I'm staying with Pikachu and Vapoeon, they need me" Destiny spoke up as she stood by them.
Myra stood at the ready as well "If my sister's there, then I'm more than ready" she spoke up.
In the kitchen, Marcel grabbed a gun for himself before he and Eevee left the kitchen to join the others on the logistics team "Eevee and I are ready for whatever logistics you need to be done"
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"Eevee, plan with Fred and Daphne and the rest of the logistics squad. They're in the 5th floor library, " Deimos replied.
"Destiny, Pikachu and Vaporeon should go with the Digimon Squad. I am not sure if you wish to stay with the squad even though you will need a weapon," Rime said.
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In the 5th floor library, Dr. Kerzach was speaking to logistics squad. He was seated at a massive table.
"All right, we will need foragers and gatherers to keep up a steady supply of food. We will also need others to assist the dinosaurs in making weapons. Now remember, even though you are serving a non combatant role, you will need a weapon for defensive purposes," Dr. Kerzach said
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Marcel gave off a nod as he and Eevee headed off to join the rest of the logistics team.
Both Destiny and her Pokemon gave off a nod as they stood with the Digimon.
Myra spoke up by that point "What about me? Although, I must warn you, I plan on taking on my sister on my own, so when I see her....I'm going for her...."
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Jason's group in the tardis finished breakfast and went to the control room to get some readings from the sensors in the control room to see what things were like outside the hotel and see if the various sensors can give information on the conditions outside the hotel and if they could tell how far the enemy and allied forces were.
Jason then contacted Brooklyn to relay some of the information. He took out a pda so it could link to the tardis for more detailed readouts.
"here's some conditions outside the hotel." Brooklyn said.
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Moran felt his cellphone vibrating & took it out and got a similar message from Odysseus who was at another control panel of the control column. Ducky and Petrie got closer near Moran to see what the thing was he was holding and the strange images they could see.
"What that?" Petrie asked.
"A cellphone, it lets one talk to someone far away and show some information." Moran said.
"Talk to someone far away, maybe sort of like Mo's kind can do." Ducky said to Petrie.
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Pete tried to hide so he could at least see part of the battle & not get sent to the Great Valley, not liking being left behind and out of stuff like his Aunt Quinn and Captain Brock tried to always do.
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"We will also need herb gatherers," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Aren't herbs inappropriate for a wartime situation?" Dirk asked. He and the rest of the NUMA Group, except Clive were serving combat roles.
"No, The herbs have been used to great effect during the War of the Beyond."
"But herbs for gunshot wounds?!"
"The herbs from the Great Valley possess strong antimicrobial activity and some of them even contain chemicals that promote healing," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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we will need everything at our disposal' Stripetail replied He turned to Mr Bigmouth " gather what herbs you can,but try to stand behind our side of the lines. going behind enemy lines is asking for serious trouble.. our enemies have shown they have no care for innocent life. anything that tries to stop them they eliminate'
_ the plan landed near the beach, next to a ruined pier that still smelled strongly of fire.. wisps of mustard gas escaped from nearby buildings, the stench of death and decay was palpable..
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"That will not be nece3ssary; all herbs grow in the Great Valley," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
He then headed to the lobby to grab his messenger bag and a picnic basket that a refugee had taken with them. He then entered through the portal.
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hunter and colwwn volunteered to go with Scooby And Dixie " we need our pirece if the action " Colleen grinned " just be careful" dixie said through her helmet
_ we're used to danger" hunter replied "The rovers suits we wear look a lot like what you guys are wearing.."
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Meanwhile, Myra was speaking to Raoul once more "Today is the day of this apparant invasion"
Raoul gave off a small nod back "Very good, I take it you have found Roze then?" he asked her, only to see Myra shake her head back "But you are still certain she is here?"
"Yes, that is one thing I am certain of, she has not left this area as of yet, she is still around" Myra replied back.
Raoul thought for a moment or two "The archmage wishes me to give you some information that he has been working on, it's to do with Roze, it's best that you speak with him"
Myra gave a nod back as Roaul vanished. Moments later, she had gotten in contact with the archmage "You wish to speak to me?"
The archmage looked to Myra and gave off a soft nod "Yes, from you encounters with Roze, I have found that she has become more powerful than before, which I have come to create something to try and counter it" he paused for a moment as someone stepped into view "Her name is Pandora, based upon those old mythology related objects"
"Pandora's Box?" Myra asked back, looking at the female.
The archmage gave off a nod back "The power to counter Roze has been kept within a box which in turn, has been hidden from the rest of the world....the box in question is a....liability, just in case she become too much to be able to handle"
"And what about her?" Myra asked, still looking at the female.
"She is the guardian of the box" the archmage held up a hand and uttered a few words as the female vanished and moments later, appeared next to Myra "She will be able to tell you how to defeat your sister"
Myra was still a little lost on it all, but yet, she did trust the archmage regardless and gave him a nod "Keep her safe from harm, if she is destroyed, then nothing will be able to protect the box from the evils of any world" and with that, the archmage disconnected from speaking with Myra.
Myra seemed to give off a small sigh as she looked at the female known as Pandora.
Pandora in question, looked to be around 17 or 18 years of age, but of course, her real age....well....she had none as she spoke up "My box is safe for now, but if this Roze girl knows about it, then I have a feeling that she will go after it, as there is that small problem, anyone can use the powers that are contained within the box, however, saying that, my box is also a means to be able to trap anyone in....but I've got to be the one that does it, anyone else who does that will release whatever is trapped within the box as it is, making it that much more difficult for me to be able to contain it once again"
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Jusa had waited nearby once Myra had contacted Raoul again " so whats the plan of action? she asked, not noticing Pandora right away..' have you some idea of how to deal with your sister..
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Myra looked to Pandora first, then looked over to Jusa "For now, go with what Pandora here had said, attempt to trap her...."
"That might be a problem" Pandora then spoke up "To be able to trap her, we need my box, and it's hidden at the moment"
"Hidden? Where is it hidden?" Myra then asked Pandora.
Pandora shook her head some "I'm afraid I'm not allowed to tell you that at the moment, not until the time is right, so for now, you're going to have to deal with her without the help of my box"
"Looks like that's the only choice we have at the moment...." Myra looked to Pandora once more "One question I have is this....can you fight by any chance?"
"Fight? Well, not exactly, I can use some powers, but not enough to do much, all I can really do is trap evil inside my box" Pandora replied back.
"Ah, I do see what you're talking about....looks like you'll need protection then" Myra spoke up, only to have Pandora interupt.
"Protection? I am not a little girl, you can't trap evil without my help" Pandora then spoke as she looked over to Jusa next.
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well perhaps you should talk with some of the other mages here' Jusa suggested.. including that squirrell fellow, I forget his name..Pandora right, so whats so important about this box of yours?" jusa asked looking at the young girl, .. 'I'm Jusa by the way" she saiud to Pandora putting out her hand in friendship//
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Pandora walked over to Jusa and looked at her hand "Yes, my name is Pandora" she replied back before giving Jusa's hand a small shake as well "It's what is able to trap the evil of this world, well, trap anything within it....well, that's what I've got to do, as without me, if one were to open it, whatever was trapped within the box when it happened, is released instead"
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so we should stay out of sight right?' fred asked, looking at Mr Bigmouth.. " i mean we will be shot at if they see us?
_ Probably" daphne said, as she looked around at the other occupants, many of whom were too old or too young to fight..
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Brooklyn shrugged and since he was being ignored turned off his pda and put it away as he headed over to the tardis and met Moran there and they went inside along with Ducky and Petrie.
"Look same as last time. But me still no understand how big caves fit into tiny place." Petrie said.
"I can explain but the basic explanations I'd have to give would take years since I'd have to teach you all sorts of physics and other things." Jason said.
"What of the others?" Ducky asked.
"We seem to be ignored. I'd say we're on our own." Brooklyn said.
"Not the first time that happens." Odysseus said.
Mikey had slipped away from the others and had slipped to the tardis and inside it as well.
"Hey guys, late for the party?" He asked.
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Meanwhile Lilo angel and Stitch had entered the portal to the Great Valley and made their way towards the refugee camp inside the valley..
Gadzuki noticed Pete Hiding near the portal " Hey Pete, want to came with us? you can ride on Juniors shoulders' Gadzuki grinned.
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Mr. Bigmouth encountered Lilo as he made his way back to the portal with his haul of completed herbal medications.
"Hey, Lilo, could you meet up with Raptix? We could use some help in making either weapons or herbal medications," he said. "Raptix, is a small feathered dinosaur," he added.
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(OOC - I assume Fred was talking to Dr. Kerzach. Mr. Bigmouth was harvesting herbs in the Great Valley.)
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "Logistics are the first target of any enemy force. You will need to take a weapon to defend yourselves. Take what ever you want from the weapons cache in the lobby," he said.
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Pete stood up, "yea, That sounds neat. I don't think ti's right being always left behind." Pete said.
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Oh Ok, said the small girl, i'm not big into making herbs, but I could help out all the same..
Both stitch and Angel followed her still wearing their armor..
Well I hnave taken Karate lessons' Daphne said with a grin
- Alright guys' Dixie said to the others keep in contact with each other, if you get into trouble, send a message through you rings.. Our armor can protect us from bullets but only up to a certain point..
- so if we get into trouble.. we run..' Tigress said..
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"While it is good having taken martial arts, fighting with your bare hands is an absolute last resort," Dr. Kerzach replied.
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Raptix, who had followed Mr. Bigmouth, met up with Lilo. "You must be Lilo. I am Raptix," Raptix said, as he spotted Lilo. He extended a clawed hand to Lilo. Interestingly, even though he was full grown, he was only a little taller than her.
"Raptix," Mr. Bigmouth said, "show Lilo around my Grove and the Herb Garden and give her a brief botany lesson."
Raptix nodded. "You got it!" he said.
Ms. Swimmer arrived on the scene. "Mr. Bigmouth, Nani, Stitch, Angel, I have guided all refugees to the camps," she said. She then stepped through the portal.
Mr. Bigmouth then knelt down to Lilo's level. "Good luck," he said. He then turned to Nani and the two aliens. "All right, let's head back," he said.
(OOC - Does Nani use a .22 rifle, a 7.63 x 39 mm rifle or shotgun now?)
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Soon, Myra and Pandora were back in the lobby of the hotel as Myra took a look around before looking to Pandora "If you say you can help us out, then....I'm going to have to figure out what to do with you for the time being"
"Whatever the case maybe...." Pandora begun, taking a quick look around herself before looking back to Myra once again "I am not going to sit around on the sidelines, so I am going to help you out, whether you want my help or not"
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(a shotgun)
Good luck guys Stay safe' Lilo said hugging Stitch then Angel then Nani..
_ stay with Raptix here' Nani said holding a shotgun over her shoulder
- Stitch Angel Come with me.." She said, hurrying through the portal
_ Lilo turned and followed Raptix towards the refugee camp..
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Understood, considering those guys will be armed' Daphne nodded. "I promise to only use it as a last resort..'
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i think we need to to introduce pandora here to the other mages.. they may have a use for her' Jusa suggested.
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Pandora looked over to Jusa before speaking up "I am not just some....tool you can use to get what you want" she more or less snapped back at her "I am only helping out because I know that this is right"
Myra sighed slightly "No one's saying that...."
"No one is? Then what did your little friend over there just get around to finish saying?" Pandora snapped back once again.
"She didn't mean it like that" Myra answered back to Pandora.
***
In the library, Marcel and Eevee had finally arrived as they looked over to Daphine and the others "Well, we made it, we're with the logistics team as well" Marcel spoke up first.
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Velma was likely with Daphne and Freddy.
Terry is eating breakfast or finishing up.
Jason, Brooklyn, Odysseus, Guilmon, Ducky, Petrie, Mikey, Ian. & they are discussing things.
"Remember, it's safe to use only 1 miraclo tablet per day. and they work for just 1 hour." Jason said.
"hit and run tactics seem best I would assume." Brooklyn said.
"
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i was merely suggesting we get help with this..' Jusa said in reply, a little defensive as Stripetail came into sight. ' You three, come with me please.." He motioned to them " i will need assistance in covering the northwest section of Surf Point, and am assigning a group to cover it..
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Myra looked to Stripetail "Well, if Roze is there, then I'll be glad to help, but if she is not there.....then I will need to go and find her"
Pandora let off a small sigh, glaring slightly at Jusa as well "Help? And why would I need help? I know how to use my power, I don't need any help with it" she snapped back once again, already getting a little annoyed with her at the moment.
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we need all the help we can get, if you see your sister that's one thing, but if not, you defend your section of town' stripetail said firmly to here.."Now who are your two companions here? He asked looking at Jusa and pandora..
- Jusa at your service.. I'm .. from Myra's homeworld...' jusa said nervously.."Assist her then in covering the northwest section.. and who might you be/' He turned to Pandora..
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"This is Pandora" Myra replied back, motioning to Pandora.
Pandora grumbled slightly "Yeah, that's me, Pandora" she almost snorted a little bit as well.
"Sorry, she's a bit....touchy on a few things is all" Myra added in, looking to Stripetail.
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understandable' stripetail said..' this is a strange world to her after all..well Pandora, at this time we need everyone available to lend whatever talent they have, whether it be strength, speed , magic, or skill with a weapon, to assist in any means possible. this includes you.. I am Lord stripetail, of Aestorica, and I am currently to charge of the defenses of this town..will you be able to help?"
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"Oh, I plan on helping out" Pandora replied back, folding her arms by that point as well.
"Even though you can't fight?" Myra asked back.
"But of course" Pandora spoke up again "You need my help"
Myra knew that, in a way, Pandora was right, if Roze could not be stopped, then she could at least, be contained for the time being and Pandora was the only one that could help out in that manner of speaking.
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Jason and the others present looked at a tactical readout of the area around the hotel and the town and started talking over some strategy & tactics.
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Very good.. tell me a little bit about yourself Pandora, so I can get a better idea of your capabilities, and how to get the most out of your talents" the wizard replied. Stripetail knew that in war, when faced with an opponent with superior numbers, one had to get the most out of the forces they had at their disposal, and by coming up with tactics to prevent the utter destruction of his armies.
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"All you need to know is that my power is connected to my box, simply put, I have the power to trap anything within my box, however, if others were to try that, they would instead, release whatever I have trapped within the box, out into this world" Pandora replied back "And as for the location of my box, for now, I am not allowed to tell you where it is, that is for me to know, and me only"
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i see' Stripetail replied. 'and apart from the powers of your box, which i presume are extensive, what other abilities do you possess? i need specifics my dear, vagarities are of little help to me..But if you are unwilling to provide them that is another matter.. you will go With Myra and Jusa and will be assigned to handle the northwest side of town, tyhat is where two of the main roads leadinfg into town are located..
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"Specifics? I have just told you what you want to know, you wanted to know what I can do, I have just told you what I can do.....what else do you want?" Pandora asked back, glaring slightly as well.
Myra sighed a little and grabbed Pandora by the arm "Come on" she told her, looking to Stripetail "Don't worry about her either, I've got it under control" she then told him with a little nod as well.
Pandora moved her arm slightly to get out of Myra's grip and just walked off elsewhere, to which Myra sighed again, looking to Jusa "You mind going to talk to her at least?" she asked her, turning back to Stripetail once again.
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I won;t like it, but I'll do it" Jusa replied heading off after Pandora
_ A bit obstinate.. but judging by her expression, perhaps i should have expected that.' Stripetail sighed, before turning back to Myra..' oh well, not going to get anything out of her, but i'll let it slide, i have enough on my plate.."
- nani Stitch and Angel entered the hotel and headed towards the door " Good luck" briggins called to them
_ Outside Scooby and Dixie had reaced the Mystery Msachine and Climbed in. Agumon, Tiger and thier partners settled in the back
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Pandora soon, stopped as she heard Jusa approaching her, turning around to look at her, yet, not saying a word at the moment.
"Yeah, I have a feeling that's all she was designed to do, protect her box, trap those within it, keep it safe" Myra replied back to Stripetail with a small nod "But I have to say, that is still useful....I might be able to use that, if Pandora is willing to do so that is, anyway, when are we to be heading out?"
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Within the hour" stripetail replied ' so you;d best get ready.."
_ He was only trying to help' Jusa said " You don't need to be so defensive all the time.." She looked at Pandora considering her " Do you have any friends Pandora?' She asked.
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"Friends? I was just....created, so no, I don't have any friends" Pandora replied back "And besides, I had already answered him, telling him everything, and yet, he still thinks I have some other special, magical power or something that I am apparantly hidding, which, might I remind you, I don't"
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i don't know that for sure though..remember that i don't know you all that well.. and from I see hes trying to get the most out of what he has, from what he said, he needs everyone to contribute..' Jusa replied..
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Dr. Kerzach looked at Eevee and Marcel. "Ah, you two must be the two logistics personnel," he said. He then noticed Marcel's gun. "Good thinking," he said. "Now, Daphne, Velma, Marcel, Haresh, you are in charge of maintaining a supply line of food and water. Fred, Eevee, Clive, Bulk, Skull are in charge of weapons. Myself, Briggins, Franz, Hans and the Surf Point First Aid Squad are in charge of medical needs. are in charge of repairs. Any questions?"
Four of Cobalt Squad's machine gunners had machine guns set up behind them.
Several other logistics volunteers had been partitioned off into independent squads and were dispatched to serve their duties.
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In the Great Valley, Raptix led Lilo to the nearest refugee camp. There, Ms. Flyer, some other dinosaurs and some volunteers gathered from the refugees were supervising the children of the various refugees and the dinosaur children as well. Several enchanted tents and a campfire were in the camp.
"This is where you will staying for now," Raptix replied. "Now, Lilo, do you want to help us make weapons or herbs?"
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Herbs" Came the reply " If thats ok.."
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where will we be sent?' Frred asked. " yeah" Bulk and Skull chimed in.."
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"And I have already said, I will help out.....you people seem to be all the same, thinking that whatever I say, I wont end up helping you at all" Pandora snapped back a bit again "But like I said, I will help you out, even if you lot wont believe me" she added on with a bit of a glare and turned, starting to walk of down the hallway once again.
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"Hold on, I think it'll be better if Eevee and I switch roles so that she's food supply and I'm with weapons, I mean, I do know how to handle a weapon, and not just cause I'm black either" Marcel told Dr. Kerzach, leaning in to whisper to him some "Eevee wouldn't be the best choice for maintaining weapons anyway, she does seem to be more fitted for supplies"
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Raptix nodded. "All right, follow me," he said.
He then led Lilo over to Mr. Bigmouth's Grove. There, several dinosaurs and refugee volunteers were hard at work manufacturing herbal concoctions and stone weapons. Several stones were set up as work benches and all of them were occupied. A fire burning was also burning in a small pit. It served as the place to dispose of herbs. A small river ran through the grove as well.
A Fast-Runner threw some stone shards into a trash pit. "Hey Raptix, who's the new volunteer?" she asked.
"This is Lilo," Raptix replied.
"Nice to meet you Lilo, I'm Ovia," the Fast-Runner replied.
Raptix then turned to Lilo. "You'll come with me and I'll show you how to gather herbs," he said.
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Dr. Kerzach nodded. "All right, Marcel, you're in the weapons group. Eevee, you're with the supplies group," he said. He then turned to Fred. "Your group will be responsible for loading weapons, maintaining them and transporting stone weapons from the Great Valley to here," he added.
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"I can make some temporary golems from some of those ruins." Sara's uncle said looking at the tactical readout.
"I have some life support belts to protect from the gas. Though any damage you take will reduce the time the belt will work. I should change to imperial dragon form so I won't need to use one since I only have a small number of those." Jason said as he changed to his imperial dragon form.
"I have ample magic to do something as simple as protect myself from the gas." Sara's uncle said.
"We do not need such belts." Ian's symbiote said.
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Agumon Agumina, Shaggy and Nani climbed into the mystery machine, followed swiftly by Tai, Stitch Angel, Genki and Sora." Lets go Scoob" shaggy called out.. Once we get into town.. we';ll set up the perimeter.."
_ scooby stepped on the accelerator and the mystery Machine rumblee out of the parking lot and was on its way towards Surf Point. there was much less gas in the air now than there had been previously.. the wind rattled against the van as it moved along..
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"Stripetail, where shall I take my group?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Head to the pier," Deimos said. "The open area is a potential area for troops to be landing."
"Also, take the dinosaur archers and slingers with you as well," Dr. Zanasiu said, "My group will be patrolling the shopping district," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Stripetail, can you please charge some containers for the arrows and stones?" he asked.
"We'll take my flatbed truck," the Bull trucker said. "It should be enough to carry your squad and the stones and arrow charging containers."
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take them to the eastern section of town" stripetail replied, as he created several magical containers for charging arrows and weapons. in all, he created fifteen containers which were good enough for three thousand charged weapons. " here.. this should be enough for each member of our forces to charge their weapons..
Hunter and Coleen climbed into their rovermobile and waited for Blitz Shepp and Exile to join them.. " come on guys, the fun's about to start, " Hunter called out to him.. bring Muzzle too. we'll unleash him on the enemy when they get close.."
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"Guess we should be getting back." Spike said.
"Sounds like quite some activity going on back there." Stegs said looking at some of the dinos going back and forth.
"Yea, besides the reception on my pocket tv is terrible here." Bullseye said while looking at his pocket tv.
"I think that is because there is no tv stations here." Tbone said.
"Really, then why did I get some show with some dinos talking. I think the locals would call them rainbowfaces." Bullseye said. "looked like some sort of report or news program."
(ooc: odd maybe but seemed a silly idea to put that last bit in since the rainbowfaces of the 7th movie may have been aliens and if so there may be transmissions around. if to much I can take that out.)
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Its fine)
cynder and Spyro flew overhead and made their way towards Surf Point..
- inside the library.. a number of weapons had appeared courtesy of the ghosts, the pie-throwing ghosts had even left a few of her special pies.. " I don't want to know what is in these things..
" you'll find out.. well they will.. Just throw it at them, and enjoy the fun.." The Ghost cackled as she appeared.. "Pity I can't join you.. ghost rules and all that.. we cannot leave this hotel.."
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One of the pilots in a friendly helicopter gunship waved at Spyro and Cynder as they passed.
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Dr. Zanasiu led Zachary, Strut, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Werner, Anton and Paul to the Anton's Humvee.
"Nick! Are you coming with us?" Strut asked. "We're patrolling the Shopping District."
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Dr. Kerzach nodded at the ghosts. "Thank you. The ghosts will do logistics roles. Divide yourselves up into squads. Weapons, supplies and first aid. I will be happy to answer any questions."
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Clive grabbed a bundle of arrows and slid them into the charging containers. "Fred, Bulk, Marcel, Skull! I need some help charging the stones and arrows for the dinosaur archers! And carrying them out to the flatbed truck," he said.
The Bull trucker carefully tipped some sling stones into a container. "Understood, eastern section it is, commander," he said as he heard Stripetail's command.
Some of the dinosaur archers and slingers followed Mr. Bigmouth outside and climbed on the back of the flatbed truck. Some SPVDF soldiers were already on it.
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Bulk and Skull grabbed some arrows and stuck them inside the container , and looked on in amazement as the arrows were quickly charged
- Cynder nodded at the helicopter then sped up.. in front of her she could see the large form of Tarrax hovering over the north end of the town
_ On the beach a number of Dragonstorm forces had stepped ashore, where Chong was waiting for them " Gentlemen, take a walk.. and claim these lands for our cause!" He said and pointed towards the center of town..
- We will do what we can" said the ghost of a Union soldier..
_ Yeah" Nick said rushing after him.." Hows the air outside?' He asked.
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(OOC - I assume the gas has mostly dissipated?)
A helicopter gunship spotted the forces on the beach. Almost immediately, it began attacking them with its chin mounted 25 mm autocannon. The troops darted behind cover.
One of the soldiers downed the helicopter with a well aimed missile but not before some of the soldiers were killed.
Tanks, Humvees and armored personnel carriers rolled out of the transport planes. Several thousand soldiers and mages dressed in protective gear followed them.
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Marcel gave a nod back as he looked to Eevee "Just remember to do as you're told" he told her before walking over to Fred and the others.
Eevee called out to Marcel "Well, um, okay!" was all she said rather happily as she bounded off to join her group.
***
Meanwhile, Pandora was still walking down the hallway, for the time being, wanting to actually get away from both Jusa and Myra, have some time for herself at the very least, especially since they were getting on her nerves, them as well as Stripetail.
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The extreme dinosaurs headed to and through the portal.
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Velma looked around where she was and where they were headed to get an idea where she was.
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Jason went to a room and came out with some life support belts. He handed those out to the ones who would need them.
Then he held his wrist computer near his mouth and (the band expanding and stretching when he changed) said, "It's morphing time." He said. The watch slid a hatch back which exposed the green power coin. Then he held his wrist up with the watch up and said, "dragonzord." Which made him change from his regular imperial dragon form to a green ranger version of his imperial dragon form, the dragon dagger and other stuff the appropriate size.
"I thought only humans could do that sort of thing." Moran said.
"I just hope Velma remembers she has a morpher, wherever she is." Jason said. "She may well need it before to long."
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Blitz and Exile came out carrying muzzle's carrier since they assumed there may be quite a bit of rubble outside the hotel. They were taking a bit longer then Shag liked so he lifted muzzle in his carrier and made some sounds.
"Good idea, you are better at carrying then we are." Exile said, looking up at Shag who wanted to get into the vehicle where it was safer and less scary then being out in the open like they were.l
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(yes it has..)
a number of imperial dragons started marching towards Surf Point. thanks to their magic, and the dissipation of the mustard gas, they made quick time towards the town.
Everybody in' Hunter said.. " then leads head out Rover. We have a towbn to save1"
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So what areas are we covering' Tiger asked he quickly as his answer as an image of Stripetail appeared ' tiger, you and Tigress will deal with the center of town. Dixie, you and Scooby will cover the Shopping district. Agumon and Agumina you will cover the South. Spyro and Cynder will provide air cover, and Stitch and Angel will handle to Western part of town.."
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Jason and the others watched the readout. "Looks like soon we may see if any area is left or if there is a weak spot we need to go to." Odysseus said.
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Haresh knelt down to Eevee's level. "Ah, you must our new assistant," he said. "In any case, we are heading out to a foraging expedition in the Great Valley," he added.
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"Have all the weapons been charged?" the Bull trucker asked.
Clive shook his head. "A good portion are are but some are not," he said.
"In any case, I need help loading the weapons onto my truck."
He picked up container filled with sling stones and headed out the door.
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"Hehe yeah, that's me" Eevee spoke back with a little giggle, tilting her head to the side "What's the Great Valley?" she asked, sounding a little bit confused as well as she looked to the rest of the group as well "Oh, and um, what am I going to be doing there anyway? Cause no one tells me anything" she added on a bit drastically as well.
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Bulk and Skull helped to start storing the weapons into the truck, and continued charging the weapons until all the weapons were charged.
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"The Great Valley is where we now acquire our food from. It's also the home of our dinosaur allies," Haresh replied. He was the de facto leader of the "regiment" that Eevee was in.
"You'll be helping us gather food," a Wolverine chef said.
Haresh looked at the other "regiment" members. All of them carried kitchen knives, pieces of rebar, pipes or other improvised weapons. Almost all of them were wearing messenger bags or backpacks as well. Two chefs also carried a large ice chest between them.
"All ready?" Haresh asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth and the rest of the logistics team loaded the flatbed truck with the charged arrows. Mr. Bigmouth hopped on the back of the truck, squeezing between a Fast-Runner archer and a Runner slinger.
The Bull trucker got into the cab and started the engine. "Let's roll!" he said.
Clive saluted as the truck headed towards the eastern section of town.
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The extreme dinosaurs went through the portal and looked around the hotel.
"Something is diffidently up." Bullseye said.
"Seems rather obvious." T-bone said.
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they're heading into town.. if you hurry you can catch them' Said a cook who was heading towards the kitchen..
Bulk and skull were forced to climb into the bed of the truck, and hang on..
stitch and angel followed beghhind the truck in Stitch vehicle.
_ mesa really scared" Angel said. "We must be brave.' Stitch replied " Mr Stripetail is counting on us.. We follow truck and protect them..
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"Bulk! Skull! Did you take a weapon?" Mr. Bigmouth yelled over the roar of the truck's engine.
Suddenly some bullets whizzed overhead.
The trucker sped up and drove the truck into a parking lot that was shielded by a mass of concrete rubble on almost two sides. Large pieces of rubble littered the parking lot as well. He killed the engine and grabbed a pistol he had in his glovebox.
The soldiers leapt from the truck's bed and took cover behind the various pieces of rubble in the lot.
Mr. Bigmouth checked the magazine on his rifle.
Footsteps were heard and they were approaching the lot.
"All right, let's rock and roll," an SPVDF soldier said, readying his rifle.
The dinosaur archers loaded their bows with the glowing blue arrows.
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no, all we got are these javelin things'; skull yelled, as he and bulk fell out of the bed and made their way behind large pieces of rubble, nearby stood a fairly intact building there were windows missing, but it was still standing..' Should we make our way..' Skull was cut off as a stream of white hot fire poured into the approaching army. The screams of the soldiers as the fire hit them was deafening "Hold them off as long as you can.. i've bought you some time' Tarrax said to them. get ready, i'm heasding off to the south that's where the enenmy forces are gathering..
- chong blasted a SPVDF with magic and threw him backwards ' so they do have some defenders.. fine..this will be more fun.."he smirked, a rumbling sounds reached his eaers ' Ah..my metal army approaches!"
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"Let's go find Terry." Stegs said. The extreme dinosaurs headed into the dining room and found Terry finishing his breakfast. They went over to where he was.
"Looks like something is up." Bullseye said.
"yes, the enemy troops are on their way. I was about to go to the digital world and get some stuff I had cached there for this time." Terry said.
"We should go along." T-bone said.
"Don't forget us. We don't want to miss the fun." Slojin said.
"Then let's go." Terry said. he then led them over to an area where there was no one nearby and made a digiportal and they all went to the digital world.
Terry led them a short distance to where some equipment had been stored for when this attack would come. He picked out some along with the extreme dinosaurs.
"We should change before we go back." Wooshi said to the others of his team who stood a short distance from Terry and the extreme dinosaurs.
"yes, or else our hair may get messed up in the combat." Cowboy said.
Then they went into their usual positions when they got ready to morph and morphed into their Dynaman forms.
(ooc: couldn't find the english parody version of their morph but I did find a clip of the original japanese version of the show that shows them morphing for those curious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07B89dxEIIY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07B89dxEIIY))
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tarrax flew away from where he had aide Mr Bigmouth and his group.. in the air cimong towards him was Sara. "Cover the group on the east side of town" He sais to her. Spyro and Cynder have the North and west covered, i'll go help those on the south end towasrds the beach.
_The mystery Machine Reached the center of town, before pulling into a side alley between two byuildings. Scooby killed the engine, then got out " Rime ro rick ro,e rad ruy rutt!" he said through his hel;met..
- agumon and Agumina got out and hurried off towards their section of town.
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Sara nods, "Will do." She said. Then she headed off to the east side of town, keeping a good watch for any enemies on the ground or in the air.
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Odysseus pointed to an area, "This seems to be one of the areas with no defending forces." he said.
"Let's go there then." Jason said and set the coordinates for the area.
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A dragon was then heard overhead with a rather loud roar, landing on top of a nearby building, roaring a second time.
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Myra was on standby at the area she was to guard, seeing no one around at the moment, that is, until she saw in the distance, imps, mant of them whom were running forward, straight away, circling Myra, dancing in the process as well.
Roze soon appeared, sitting on her broomstick in the air above Myra "Well, well, well, if it isn't my goody-goody sister"
"Roze..." Myra grumbled slightly as she looked up at Roze.
Roze got off her broomstick and landed within the circle to face Myra, smirking some to herself as well, pointing to her as she circled her as well "What were the odds that you actually showed up, granted, you tend to go wherever I go, my best guess is that the Imperial Guard had put you up to this"
"No, you've got it all wrong Roze, I am only here because of you, the Impreial Guard has nothing to do with this anymore" Myra replied back to Roze with a bit of a glare as well.
The imps seemed to then boo Myra as they were all circled around around the two of them, cheering on Roze as well.
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stripetail strolled into the west side of town, which controlled the road leading to the hotel the sounds of battle reached him from the beach as more and more of dragonstorms forces came ashore.. 'start getting to a defensive position.." he said to those volunteers who were with him.
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"The stones are enchanted; they'll act like grenades," Mr. Bigmouth said. He shot two oncoming Dragonstorm troopers and ducked just before a fireball struck him.
Two slingers launched charged rocks at the approaching army before they were gunned down. Two explosions ripped through the air as the charged rocks detonated, ripping apart those nearby with the shockwave and stone shrapnel.
A Runner was killed with a shot to the head just before the archers entered another abandoned building This one was the remnants of a multistory hotel. All of the archers had quivers filled with the charged arrows.
Suddenly, a hail of blue charged arrows sailed through the air towards the enemy army.
The SPVDF troopers were hiding in the abandoned building and taking potshots at the soldiers.
Two friendly helicopter gunships were attacking the metal army with a combination of rockets and 25 mm autocannon.
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Setsuna cast reflection. "Stripetail, I will lay magic bombs that act like mines," she said.
She then pointed her bow at various parts of the street. Glowing orbs of fire appeared as she pointed.
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And that's when Roze made her first move, electricity shoting out from her hands to Myra, whom in turn, bought up a sheild to protect herself as she fired a fireball back in Roze's direction.
Roze then, used some ice powers to freeze the fireball as it crashed down in front of her as she summoned two ninja knives to her hands, dashing forward towards Myra.
Myra activated her wings to dash away from Roze, out of the way as she threw two smaller fireballs at her sister to try and slow her down some as well.
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nice work" stripetail nodded approvingly as he climbed the stairs of what had been an apartment building. this gave him a better view of the area. he notice a column of enemy soldiers making their way towards his directions.' sendar!he roared sending a powerful bolt into the mist of the enemy. the magic struck and spread throughout the column affecting every soldier within fifty feet. when it was finished, only those at the tail end of the group had survived, out of group of fifty, thirty five were dead.
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Jusa stepped forward, trying to help her friend' Leave her alone!' she cried sending forth a spell of electricity and launching it at Roze. it was a good effort, the problem was Jusa's powers weren't that strong, so Roze would not be very affected by her spell.
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Setsuna followed Stripetail into the ruined apartment building. She noticed that several of her mines were still armed.
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One of the surviving mages pointed to the apartment building. The soldiers opened fire on it, raking it with bullets.
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Several of the bullets harmlessly bounced off Setsuna's reflector.
"Take this! Confusion!" Setsuna shouted. She pointed to a heavily built Rhino armed with a minigun. Suddenly, the Rhino immediately turned on his own men, ripping them apart with his weapon.
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Tiger and Tigeress were walking down the street in the center of town, when Tiger noticed a squad of enemy soliders, there were roughly about a hundred of them. ' Great! I needed some target practice! Tornado!' he yelled letting forth a stream of electroicty from his horns. the enemy soliders noticed this and started opening fire, but not until after Tiger had killed a few of them. Tigeress let forth a blizzard blast, and was greeted with return fire. the two wolves started to run.. ' not a good idea to get these guys ticked especially whebn they outnumber us.."
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Roze turned and used her own electriciy to lock powers with that of Jusa's, of course, not using up that much power to begin with before using more power to overpower Jusa's own power as some imps then ran over to Jusa, daning to more or less tease her.
Myra glared as she flew forward, her feet off the ground by only a foot worth, firing more fireballs at Roze.
Roze in turn, actiavted another cold spell to freeze up the incoming fireballs as they crashed to the ground, shattering in the process. The two fo them, for the time being were matched for power, and what's more, pandora was nowhere to be seen at the moemnt.
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The dragon in town let off another roar as it swiped its tail at a nearby building, causing parts of the building to fall off and crash down to the defenders bellow.
Seconds later, to cause more harm, it breathed fire in the same area as well in an attempt to burn the group to a crisp.
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The dragon attracted the attention of a friendly helicopter gunship, which fired a volley of high explosive rockets and opened fire with its 25 mm autocannon.
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"Bulk! Skull! Start throwing those charged rocks!" the Bull trucker shouted over the weapons fire and the throbbing of the helicopters. He shot a mage square in the head to no effect.
An explosive fireball fired by a mage killed several SPVDF troopers.
A mortar shell impacted the top of the abandoned hotel.
Another volley of charged arrows perferorated the air with a series of small explosions, killing or maiming many soldiers.
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The dragon left off a loud roar as it was struck by the rockets, some of its rock skin had fallen off before it took off into the sky, flying straight for the helicopter in question.
The dragon was about the size of the helicopter as it managed to bite down upon the tail of the helicopter before flying backwards a bit, roaring again at the helicopter.
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The helicopter spiraled out of the control and crashed into a ruined strip mall, setting it on fire.
Two Cobalt soldiers fired anti air missiles from shoulder launchers at the dragon
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One of the gunships was taken down by a missile fired from one of the metal soldiers. It caught fire and crashed into the middle of the metallic regiment. The remaining weapons on the gunship detonated, reducing most of the metallic soldiers to scrap metal.
A charged arrow struck another metallic warrior and blasted it to scrap.
A grenade thrown by a Dragonstorm trooper landed in the hotel that the archers were shooting from. The grenade detonated and killed the archers in that room.
Mr. Bigmouth reloaded his rifle and returned fire.
"Damn it! We're running low on ammo!" A SPVDF soldier shouted, slamming another magazine into her rifle.
"Bulk! Skull! take the truck and get more ammo!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted.
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Anton and his group disembarked from the Humvee and walked around.
To their horror, several metal soldiers were present as well as mages.
In response, Zachary fired two grenades at the metal soldiers.
They darted behind the armored Humvee as the small arms fire bounced off the armor.
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The group in the Great Valley was foraging.
Some of the chefs were using their kitchen knives to harvest edible plants and fruits.
Two other chefs were gathering shellfish in the creek.
Haresh was using his magic sword to cut some of the edible bark.
"Eevee!" Haresh asked. "Have you gotten anything yet?"
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Clive carried out a bundle of arrows from the portal and placed them on the table. The table had a lot of empty space since the archers took most of the arrows.
"Marcel! How are the weapons stocks looking?" a middle aged Dachshund asked. The clip of a knife was visible in his pocket.
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Ms. Swimmer led her group of melee fighters through the streets of Surf Point.
A small recon group approached a blind corner.
Suddenly, several dinosaurs armed with either stone hammers, or pieces of rebar ("rock sticks" to the dinosaurs who had never seen them before) swooped down upon the group and attacked them.
The soldiers were thrown into a panicked frenzy and they fired wildly, striking each other more than their enemies.
Ms. Swimmer caught the last soldier (actually a mage) and snapped his neck with her twin sticks for leverage.
The dinosaurs then vanished, leaving the battered bodies of the enemies in the street.
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Once they were handed out and decided who would get what Terry activated his belt and it added a hundred pounds of muscle and changed his clothes to is green ghost costume, including sealing it. The extreme dinosaurs put on gas masks and they all picked out their weapons.
Once done Terry activated a digiportal and they exited outside the hotel. The extreme dinsaurs and the Dynaman team remained close together with Terry as they looked for invaders to fight.
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Jason first dropped off the dragonzord under the water then set the tardis down on the area Odysseus had indicated. They filed out of the tardis which once everyone was outside faded from view since Jason had activated the stealth mode.
"Let's fan out but stay close." Odysseus said.
Sara's uncle turned himself invisible then went to some nearby rubble to quickly enchant it with a temporary golem spell so some of it could fight any invaders who came nearby.
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More of the dragon's rock skin was taken off by the missles that struck it as it flew down into the town, landing on the ground away from everyone else at the moment, stepping forward some as the ground shook beneath its feet.
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Eevee giggled some "Um, I found these" she spoke, stepping aside to reveal some berries, sticks, leaves, fruit and what have you "Are they any good?"
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"It's going well actually" Marcel spoke back, looking to what was loaded at the moment "I'm making sure nothing goes wrong as well, can never be too careful"
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"Excellent," Haresh said. "Eevee, do you have anything to carry your goods in?"
Haresh then tossed the edible bark in the messenger bag.
A refugee with a basket containing what looked like potatoes passed by on his way back to camp.
A chef from Zemoth's uprooted a peanut-like plant and shook off the dirt before he started cutting the edible nuts that grew underground.
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The Dachshund nodded and started stacking up the arrows that Clive and some of the couriers had carried from the Great Valley.
Another refugee returned from the great valley with a metal bucket filled with sling stones. He placed that aside.
A Cobalt soldier entered. "Someone hand us a belt of .50 caliber ammo!" he barked.
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Mr. Bigmouth fired off his last magazine and switched to using his charged arrows. His first shot blew apart a Dragonstorm mage.
The enemy squad thinned considerably with the help of the helicopter gunship but they were running low on ammunition and a fair number of archers and SPVDF troopers were dead.
"Bulk! Skull! Get in! I'll take you back to help me get more ammo!" the Bull trucker shouted. He shot an oncoming Dragonstorm soldier in the head as he ran to the next door parking lot (shielded from the battle by the abandoned buildings) where he had parked his truck.
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The troodon went around the hotel to see if there were any folks he'd need to help with, being a doctor. Then he went to the great valley to see about things there, and curious also about how dinosaurs that were not in dinotopia were like.
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Both Myra and Roze continued to go at it, neither of them seeming to give in as they exchanged attacks before stopping, both in a stance, ready to attack once more "You don't have to do this Roze" Myra spoke up first.
Roze left off a small scoff "Listen to yourself, you sound just like everyone else who attempted to stop me, just from saying a few words....and of course, it failed for them, failed misserably"
***
The dragon let off another loud roar that echoed down the streets as some soldiers appeared in an attempt to stop the dragon, only for the dragon to swipe its tail at them, killing all but for one, to which the dragon turn and bit down upon him, ripping him in half.
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"Um...." Eevee begun as she looked around "I have this thing here, a really, really, really big leaf thing" she added in, showing him a rather large leaf, to which she soon, put her stuff onto it and started to drag it off, well, dragging it the best she could, not really getting far by dragging it either.
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"That'll do," Haresh said, knocking down some ripe sweet bubbles with precisely aimed bursts of fire.
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Several more Cobalt soldiers arrived. Most of them needed extra ammunition but one of them had been shot.
Dr. Kerzach dealt with the casualty. "We've got a soldier with a gunshot wound to the left thigh!" he shouted.
"Marcel! Deal with the soldiers who need ammo. I'll fetch some more arrows and stones!" Clive said.
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bulk and skull threw a few stones, then decided that they were not cut out for warfare, and took off towards the truck, diving into the bed of the truck
Spyro and Cynder knocked down a number of surface to air missiles..
after about 5 hours of fighting, it evident that the defenders were holding their ground,
agumon and Agumina had digivolved to their champion forms and were holding back an ene,y squad with repeated fire blasts..
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The dragon was now making its way through the city on foot, destroying buildings in the process as well as killing what defenders it had come across, some of its mechanical inner-workings was seen on its chest from the missing rock skin.
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Eevee grunted some as she continued to try and drag the leaf along the ground, not getting that far either.
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Marcel gave a nod back as he headed over to where the ammo was stored, grabbing what was needed as he handed it over to whoever actually needed the ammo.
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over in the shopping District, Nick was shooting it out with a Dragonstorm group from inside the mall, which was one of the few buildings still in relatively good shape. Scooby and Dixie used their rings to send spells into the midst of the enemy lines. return fire deflected harmlessly off of their magic armor.. "rhis ris rot run1" scobby panted as he threw another fireball..
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More soldiers ran through the streets to stop the assult of the dragon, firing at it with a few rockets, causing some more of the rock skin to fall off the dragon, revealing some more of its mechanical workings. It swung its tail around and sent a nearby bus flying at the group with a roar of anger, the bus in turn, slamming into the group of soldiers, killing them instantly.
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The Bull trucker sped through the streets.
A Dragonstorm mage tried to use her telekinesis powers to stop the truck but the trucker simply accelerated and ran the mage over, killing her instantly.
He sped through the battle ravaged streets, passing by a squad of SPVDF soldiers hiding in a ditch who threw Molotovs and shot at a small squad of mages. Several of the mages had been ignited by the burning turpentine but in the process of extinguishing themselves, their concentration lapsed, allowing some snipers in the nearby buildings to kill them.
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"Medical team!" Dr. Kerzach shouted. He was trying to stop the bleeding on the soldier's wound.
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The soldiers hastily reloaded and left the hotel.
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The explosive stones killed some more members of the Dragonstorm squad.
A final volley of rockets from the friendly gunship blasted the remnants of the squad to pieces.
The gunship headed back to Telson AFB to rearm and another allied helicopter joined its place.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at his quiver of charged arrows. "That's that," he said with a sigh. His body ached with the effort of repeatedly firing the charged arrows.
He looked around him. His squad of 200 soldiers had managed to eliminate a platoon of 500 troops, metal and normal. But at the cost of losing 150+ men.
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Another enemy squad marched through the road outside the building where Setsuna and the mages were located.
Several explosions ripped through the air as the squad detonated the magic bombs that Setsuna left. Several dead bodies and a burning APC were left scattered on the road.
Suddenly a tremendous blast shook the building as a mortar shell struck the roof.
Setsuna staggered to her feet. She cast reflection and confused an enemy soldier causing him to shoot at his allies.
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chong frowned as he continued pushing into Surf point, things were not going as planned ' Mr goat, a list of fatalities please,, we're losing a lot of men..' he scowled ' that damned squirrell... i underestimated him..' chong muttered to himself
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Sara continued to fly support on the part of town where she was, adding support and attacking any flying enemies she saw with fire or spells, or sometimes both.
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The extreme dinosaurs fought together, using their Saurian Stomp to make a local earthquake and one that opened the earth beneath some attackers, as well as using their guns and special abilities. Including Bullseye's sonic attack yell.
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Sara's uncle continued to enchant some ruble and trees. He took some weapons from dead soldiers and put them into trees and some other places, giving them the ammo belts so they could shoot at attackers if they came into range.
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Jason and Growlmon fought enemy troops together using distance attacks.
The Dynaman power ranger team fought together, combining their weapons at one point.
Odysseus used a bow, made by dwarves and requiring higher then normal strength to draw and use it. he would shoot and change position, so the enemies were not sure where the attack was coming from or how many troops they were fighting. Similar tactics he as Littlejohn and Robin used along with their merry men centuries ago. The Bow was magical, among other things it could shrink to pocket size.
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One section of the town was already wiped clean of defenders thanks to the dragon, its mechanical workings were now seen on its chest area, the only area where its rock skin had fallen off.
The mechanical workings of the dragon had a pulse of pulse energy within it as well as it roared, its roar echoing through the streets again as its tail slammed down upon an approaching truck before grabbing it with its claws and slowly, but surely, managed to rip the whole truck in half.
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Meanwhile, both Myra and Roze had taken their little fight to the sky next, exchanging blasts still, Myra getting a bit weaker as well.
The imps however, looked at Jusa, some were dancing as some readied their attacks and threw their little fireballs at her.
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a large husky rushed over to tend to the wounded soldier ' we need to evacuate the wounded as soon as possible " He said, applying a tourniquet to the injured leg,
Stripetail knocked another solider backwards causing him to falll several sttories. another mortar shell struck the building and cracks began to appear in the ceiling
- Time to go" stripetail said as he made his way down the stairs he had created a shield that caused enemy fire to be deflected away from him.. ' we will need time to rest and regroup..' stripetail said he tapped his wrist 'Everyone! Come in
- we're here' Dixie replied..we're hanging in there
0 stitch and angel were busy fighting enemies in thier section of town.. stitch grabbed a gun from and enemy and bent it rendering the gun useless.
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The Goat gunned down a SPVDF soldier who tried to grenade the group.
"I think we've lost about 3,000 men," he said. "But last I heard, one of our gunships killed a squad of roughly 250 men before it was bought down by a drone."
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A Predator drone painted the stone dragon with a laser designator and launched two anti tank missiles at it from nearly a mile away.
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Clive placed a bundle of arrows in the proper location and radioed Stripetail. "Commander! We have no more charged arrows!" he said.
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Ms. Swimmer's squad snuck through Surf Point. Several of her dinosaurs were were dead and she was covered in bruises and scratches and she was fatigued. She and several of her "commandos" were covered the blood of the enemy soldiers they had slain.
"We'll need to head back!" a Runner with a bloodied piece of rebar said.
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "We do need to keep up our energy.
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"There's too many!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted, throwing a grenade at the metal soldiers. The group had blasted many of the soldiers to scrap metal but even with the assistance of a Predator drone there were too many.
"Retreat!" Zachary shouted.
The group piled into the Humvee and sped towards the hotel.
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jusa parried the attacks as best she could '' this is not going well she thought' as she rolled to avoid another fire blast..
- we;re here' cynder reported in as she and spyro flew towards the mechanical dragon
we're fine.. well sort of ' Tiger replied a bit tersely.
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Setsuna sent another parting fireball as she dashed away from the window.
The sound of helicopter blades could be heard outside the ruined hotel. Stripetail's radio crackled. "Commander Stripetail, this is WildFire we are providing cover. Over,"
"How can wildfire help us?" Setsuna asked. A bullet bounced off her reflector.
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Four members of the SPVDF rushed in carrying a seriously wounded Bison soldier. He in turn was followed by some more SPVDF soldiers, some of which were cut and bruised. But others, carried by their companions were were seriously injured.
"Take the injured to the Great Valley!" Dr. Kerzach ordered.
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The dragon roared as it was struck by missiles, more or its rock skin falling off as well, revealing even more of its mechanical workings as it moved down a street, out of the way to where it found the attacks had come from.
The streets in question were rather clear, well, except for the dead bodies lying around. One wounded soldier attempted to crawl away....only to be stepped on by the dragon as it continued to walk down the street.
The dragon looked up into the sky to see a gunship flying around, ready to be locked onto the dragon, only to have a car thrown at it, the gunship loosing its engines as it spiraled to the ground, crashing into a nearby building.
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get back to the hotel1 You've fought valiantly, but we need to rest and treat our injured' Stripetail radioed back. ass captain milos made his way towards him. he was limping slightly ' out of bullets and outnumbered by ten to one.. things are going bad.. eh wizard..'
actually we're holding out pretty well, but we need to get rearmed and get treatment to our injured..we also need to measure our losses.. which will likely be pretty high..
nick shot and enemy solider with the last of his ammo and turned to scooby and dixie ' lets get back to the hotel...Both Great Danes nodded they wee getting tired, and drained from using so much magic..
return to the beach!" chong waved his hands.. ' a brief respite then back into the breach..'
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One retreating helicopter did attempt to retreat, only to have a vehicle thrown at it by the dragon as it crashed down into the streets bellow. The dragon in question was not listning to Chong's orders one bit, as it would only listen to one person, and that person happened to be Roze.
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Roze and Myra on the other hand, continued to battle it out above the sky, until Roze got the upper hand, actually managing to get an electrical attack in on Myra, shocking her before throwing her own fireball at her sister.
Myra was struck head on, her wings being damaged as she fell from the sky with Roze just smirking on "You see sister, this is why I'm better than you, this is why I will always be better than you, this is why you will never be able to actually defeat me in combat" she laughed.
Myra struck the ground, skidding along the ground a foot or two before coming to a hault. She, however, slowly got to her feet, yet, was feeling badly injured by now as she looked up at Roze, who in turn, just blew her a little kiss before watching her regrouping.
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we need to get out of here..' jusa said dashing away from the imps who were chasing here..
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The imps in question, stopped chasing Jusa, seeming to have gotten bored with her at the moment, looking at Myra for a second, making faces at her, more or less just teasing her.
Myra was feeling far too weak at the moment to attack back as she stood there, not able to run at the moment, too weak to do so after having been overpowered by her sister.
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The mages heard Chong's command and they made their to the beach. The mundane soldiers followed them.
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"Negative, Commander. We have just recently arrived from Telson Airforce Base and are fully armed and operational. Wildfire out," the radio crackled.
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Ms. Swimmer and her group staggered into the hotel.
"Water," she said.
Several SPFAS members handed glasses of essential water to the saurian warriors.
Ms. Swimmer gratefully accepted the glass and drank it down. Almost immediately, she felt the bruises and scratches healing.
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Haresh had filled his messenger bag with good. "Eevee, we're heading back now. We've got to prepare dinner for the troops," he said.
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Deimos, Rime and some SPVDF snipers were picking off some soldiers who tried to approach the building from the back.
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One of Cobalt Squads MLRS vehicles sighted the large stone dragon and launched 3 high explosive cluster missiles at it.
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understood wildfire.. cover us as we pull back to the hotel.." stripetail replied..
spyro and cynder blasted awway with their attacks but found they were not very effective against metal
- jusa helped myra onto her broomstick
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The dragon let off another roar from being attacked so much, the missiles striking more of its stone skin. It turn to face the vehicle as it was then attacked by two smaller dragons. It flapped its wings and moved into the sky, flying over to the attacking vehicle first, landing on it as it bit down upon the roof, ripping it off the vehicle and looked at the driver of it, growling some.
***
Myra sat down onto the broomstick, looking to Jusa "And here I thought I was going to be the one to protect you...."
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Setsuna made her way out of the hotel. She spotted "Wildfire" hovering overhead. The chatter of its 25 mm autocannon taking apart some enemy soldiers echoed through the air.
"Where's Destiny and her PokÈmon?" Setsuna asked.
Just as she finished her question, another mortar shell struck the hotel, finally causing it to collapse with a mighty crash.
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The Bull trucker pulled into the "parking lot" of the Inglorious Hotel.
He, Mr. Bigmouth and the surviving troops disembarked and entered.
"Logistics team, more ammo," the trucker said.
Mr. Bigmouth helped himself to a glass of essential water as did the other soldiers.
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Destiny, Pikachu and Vaporeon were holding back some more soldiers, with Pikachu sending off a powerful Thunder attack in the process.
***
Eevee looked over to Haresh "Wait!" she called out, still trying to heave her load over, especially after having put more stuff onto the leaf, grunting still in the process.
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scooby and dixie reached themystery mnachine and climbed in. tai, sora biyomon and genki ran over to the van and climbed in.tiger and tigeress soon joined them, and scooby rushed towards the west side of town, pushing hard to reach the safety of the hotel..
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Velma slipped away from the others and found a place to quickly morph and to attack the invaders to try to give some cover to the retreating forces.
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Jason continued to change tactics, doing lightning, fire, and other things with Growlmon.
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The others continued to attack also, continuing to move to try to keep from being pinned down and being to injured. The teams would keep at least 1 attacking with the wounded being quickly treated before they all went back to attacking.
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Cpl. McCoun spotted the stone dragon outside the hotel. "All units engage!" he shouted into the radio.
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Outside the hotel, anti-aircraft vehicles, the 25 mm autocannon turret, combat robots and Humvees aimed their weapons at the dragon.
A few seconds later, they all opened fire, pouring 25 mm autocannon shells, anti tank and anti air missiles into the dragon's body.
The drones above shot down a helicopter gunship that tried to lock onto the hotel. The gunship spiraled out of control and destroyed an abandoned cafe.
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Anton parked his Humvee and ran into the hotel with the other members of the group following. Each of them were carrying their weapons.
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A waiter helped Eevee move her leaf.
Several SPFAS members carried some injured soldiers through.
"Maybe we should let the emergency teams through first,' Haresh said.
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The dragon roared as its stone skin shattered off, revealing its whole mechanical body. The dragon bit down upon the driver, bitting the head of him off before taking off into the sky, slamming into a nearby building to send giant debries off the building and onto the vehicles bellow.
The mechanical dragon in question was sparking a little bit as it flew away from the town, bitting down upon a nearby helicopter's tail, sending it falling down to the ground, crashing into one of the vehicles that were attacking the dragon as it landed a while away from the hotel, on a rather tall building, giving off another loud roar.
***
Eevee giggled a little bit "Um, thanks....it was really heavy" she spoke as she put something else onto the leaf as well, adding more weight to it.
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Jason and Growlmon continue to fight, moving quickly from place to place to present less of a target to areas where they were.
Odysseus does much the same, using his dwarven bow and taking out the person who he deems most tactical or strategically best taken out.
Sara and Velma separately battled the invaders to give cover for those retreating back to the hotel. Also some bits of ruins battle the invaders as temporarily enchanted by Sara's uncle. Also trees and bushes do battle also, many armed with guns he took and gave to them with any extra ammo he could find.
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stitch and angel found their vehicle and drove away
- nick looked at his hands as he ran towards a nearby vehicle, thery were shaking terribly, from recoil.. ' this is only the beginning of the invasion i wobnder how wekk he are doing..
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Terry battled the invaders with the extreme dinosaurs. He remained behind them since they at times used the saurian stomp power of theirs, sometimes bullseye and the others used their individual powers also. They attacked various infantry and used the saurian stomp against vehicles to try to get at least part of it in the crack in the earth so it could not advance with Stegs curling up into a ball and using his power to cut some in half.
Dynaman battled infantry, leaving the vehicles to the extreme dinosaurs and providing some cover fire for them also.
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Within an hour, nearly everyone had reached the safety of the Hotel. The losses the defenders had suffered in terms of dead and injured were very high. there were at least 500 dead, and dozens more injured.
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i want a report in from all groups!" Stripetail said. "We need to know how many we've lost and roughly how many of the enemy we have killed. .. their numbers were bigger than Haresh reported.. ' he sighed as he sat down in a chair..
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Chong glowered at his forces "We have lost several thousand men, and about half of my metal army! You are supposed to be elite forces, and yet you have failed so far to crush an assortment of talking animals!Very Very disappointing... Mr Goat, about how many of the enemy have we killed?"
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We shot down at least 6 helicopter gunships and blew up 2 Humvees. A missile strike wiped out a platoon of 350 men. One of our squads blew up a building in which at least 150 soldiers were hiding. And my unit ambushed and slaughtered 450 combatants while losing only 60 men out of 200. And those are just the ones I know of," the Goat said. "In any case Chong, the high altitude bomber is flying overhead. I can order an air strike on the hotel," he added. He then turned to his soldiers. "This is unacceptable! I want more effort or I will have you all of you f---ers court-martialed!" he barked.
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"My squad has eliminated a 500 man Dragonstorm squad but at a high cost. Out of 200 men, only 39 survived," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Dr. Zanasiu sighed. "Myself, Zachary, Anton and Paul are the only survivors of an ambush that claimed the rest of our 50 man squad. We managed to kill only 30 soldiers," he said.
Ms. Swimmer looked down. "Nearly my entire ambush team is gone. Myself and 4 others are the only survivors. But we killed 30 soldiers in ambushes,"
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the hotel will be protected by those dragons..' Chong shook his head. Launch the strike on the west section of town, where the road leads into the town. that is where they will enter...
- we're all here' Dixie said taking off her helmet. her armor was dented with bullet impacts..scooby took his off his face was drawn and paale
Tai spoke up.. ' all the Digimon are accounted for.. Mimi and Kari were shaking..
the imperial dragon messenger came forward, 37 of our numbers are badly injured..
I lost 42 of my men Capt Milos said " we killed 112 of the enemy, though they still greatly outnumber us.."
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Roze just chuckled slightly as she sat on her broomstick, looking into the distance to her dragon as she floated over Chong and Mr. Goat, refusing to answer Chong's question on how many she had killed as she knew her imps were still running rampard in the city, killing whoever were pinned down as the dragon remained where it was, in the middle of the city, sparking a little bit still from the damage it had sustained.
***
Myra stood as best as she could in the hotel, breathing a bit heavily from the damage she had sustained, looking around "Where is Pandora?" she asked herself, sounding a little annoyed as well that she wasn't around to help as she had promised to.
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"You got it," the Goat said. He then radioed the bomber to loiter over the road and wait for his command to drop the bombs.
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Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Wildfire, we have a visual on an incoming unmarked helicopter. Request permission to engage?"
Cpl. McCoun entered the room. "We lost 2 Humvees, an anti aircraft missile vehicle and a multiple launch rocket system and at least a 100 men out of 350. I did radio for reinforcements but I do not know when they will arrive," he said.
Strut took off his helmet and wiped his face with a towel. "Should we have a meal?" he asked. His armor was covered in bullet impacts.
The weapons team was busy loading all the weapons of Cobalt Squad and the SPVDF.
"Stripetail, there are no more charged arrows," Clive said. "I feel that placing the charging containers in the hotel and giving the archers the charged arrows would be safer," he added.
Setsuna gulped down a mana potion. Her beautiful blue cape was tattered and full of bullet holes and scorch marks. ""
A Fast-Runner entered through the portal. "Stripetail, Overseer Threehorn wishes to speak to you. He has acquired some new allies," she said.
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Outside the hotel, several allied drones and helicopter gunships patrolled the hotel. Several fires were burning around the city.
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Engage'; Stripetail replied through his radio, then turned to the others " Let us eat and regather our strength.. We have lost a good deal of our forces..over 600.. out of roughly 3000, so about one-fifth .." he then turned to the Fast Runner Tell Threehorn I will be with him in a few minutes
_ Milos nodded at Clive's suggested ' the containers stay the hotel.. for now lets get something to eat..
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Myra walked down the hallway, ignoring everyone for the time being as she was trying to find Pandora still, but still could not find her anywhere so far as she gave off a small sigh.
***
Roze layed down upon her broomstick on her back, humming some to herself as well, feeling rather content for the time being "Oh, I can not wait for round 2 against Myra, this should be fun still....if she can keep up with me that is" she chuckled some, unaware about Pandora and what power she had.
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The Fast-Runner nodded and walked through the portal.
Haresh and his team of foragers returned. "We're back," he said.
Deimos and his sniper team headed downstairs.
"Prepare for dinner," Cpl. McCoun said.
Haresh nodded and his team of foragers entered the kitchen.
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Haresh started emptying his bag of goods. "Eevee, help me sort out the rotten and spoiled stuff from the good stuff. The trash bucket is under the sink," he said.
The chefs with the ice chest poured their catch into the large sink.
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WildFire flew towards the helicopter and hailed it. "Attention! This is no fly zone! Turn around and leave this area!" the pilot said into the radio.
The pilot of the helicopter appeared not to respond.
"Shall we light 'er up?" the gunner asked.
The pilot shook his head. "This is a no fly zone! Turn around and leave or we will use deadly force!" he said into the radio.
No response.
"All right, light 'em up!" the pilot said.
Two anti air missiles flew towards the helicopter, blasting it out of the sky and sending it crashing to earth near the Inglorious Hotel.
"Stripetail, this is WildFire, target has been neutralized and we are returning to Telson AFB to refuel and rearm, WildFire out," the pilot said into the radio.
He then flew towards Telson AFB.
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"What the f---- was that?" Deimos asked as WildFire shot down an encroaching helicopter.
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The dragon in the middle of the city roared once again, rather loudly as the roar echoed, reaching all the way to the hotel. It noticed some stragglers that were left behind, believing it was safe to head back to the hotel....until the mechanical dragon knocked off an air-conditioning unit and sent it falling down, crushing the group with ease.
***
Eevee looked into the bag, giving it a sniff before taking a bite out of one object "This one is fresh" she then bit another one "So is this one"
***
Marcel soon, entered the kitchen and looked to the other chefs, giving them a slight nod before he started to prepare something to eat out of what he had available.
***
Destiny, Pikachu and Vaporeon were still stuck in town, knowing the dragon was still hanging around "We need to call the hotel, tell them where we are" Pikachu spoke up first.
"Yeah, but I don't know how we're going to call them, we don't even have a radio or anything that works" Destiny replied back, hearing the roar of the dragon again.
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that was wildfire knocking down a hostile helicopter.. the drones are patrolling around the hotel, ready to knock anything out of the sky that enters the area' Stripetail replied.
I'm starved' Shaggy said " Nothing like dodging bullets to work up an appetite
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There was a rather loud explosion that was soon, heard in town, the local gas station had been destroyed by the dragon, all with a big explosion too as it roared some more.
***
Soon enough, Myra had found Pandora wandering around the hotel and spoke up to her "Where....were.....you?"
Pandora looked over to Myra "I was here, everyone else left without me, I did not get a chance to ask anyone where they were going, so don't get angry at me"
Myra seemed to glare slightly at Pandora "I have every right to get angry at you, you weren't on the battlefield when I needed you....and because of that, Roze almost killed me"
"Well, I'm sorry that had happened, but I already told you the reason I wasn't there, if someone had told me where you were, then I would've been there helping you out" Pandora snapped back.
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'Why don't we get something to eat..' Jusa said, in an attempt at mediation
- Tiger and Tigeress looked glad to be getting something to eat.. fighting had taken a lot of energy from them..;Those guys weren't foooling aroung " Tigeress said, being back to a quadriped meant she couldn't take her helmet off without help..
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Myra seemed to completely ignore what Jusa had even said, still looking at Pandora, yet, she wasn't even saying a word to her, not quiet in the mood to talk anymore.
Pandora walked past Myra as well as Jusa, heading away from the two of them, looking back to them, to speak mainly to Myra "If you're going to head out there, and if you actually want my help, then come and get me instead of leaving without a word and then getting all annoyed in the end that I wasn't there to help out" was all she said before walking off.
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Stripetail entered the portal shortly afterward to speak with Threehorn.. he noticed the large dinosaurs looking at him as he moved over to the large threehorn.. 'we have taken heavy casaulities so far..unfortunately" stripetail said solemnly to him.. 'you have new allies.. I am interested to see them.."
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Haresh quickly sliced away the parts of the fruit that Eevee had bitten. "We're going to make a fruit salad as the first course," he said.
Several of the chefs were gutting and cleaning the fish and shellfish.
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Mr. Threehorn shook his head. "Such is the price of war. They understood the risks," he said with a sigh. He then cleared his throat. "Ceela, please reveal yourself," he barked.
As soon as he spoke, Ceela, a gold colored sickleclaw stepped forward followed by some members of her herd.
"My name is Ceela and I am honored to be assistance," she said. Her voice had a distinct accent but it was unlike anything heard on Earth. A large composite bow was draped over her arm and a quiver of arrows dangled at her hip.
"Ceela and her herd are very talented archers who use a far more powerful bow than our own archers," Mr. Threehorn said. "Also, some of our large four-footers have volunteered to defend your home," he added.
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Zachary returned to the lobby after he went out to examine the wreckage. "That was not a hostile helicopter. It appeared to be a private transport helicopter," he said.
Deimos shrugged. "S--- happens in a war," he said.
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Eevee continued to take bites from fruits in order to tell if they were fresh or not, smiling to Haresh as well "A fruit salad? That sounds tasty" she spoke with a lick of her lips as well.
***
One helicopter that was surveying the town for any surivors that were left behind, noticed the dragon upon one of the rooftops.
The dragon in turn, noticed the helicopter and took off into the sky, heading right for the helicopter.
"Incoming! Incoming!" the pilot of the helicopter called out over the radio before the dragon slammed into the helicopter, causing it to spin out of control as the dragon then flew towards it, biting down upon the helicopter's tail, ripping it off completely.
The helicopter spun out of control towards the ground, crashing along the ground and into a building.
The pilot however, was still alive luckily enough as he got out of the seat after a few minutes of removing the screen part. He stumbled out of the helicopter before looking up at the dragon which landed on another tall building.
***
Destiny, Pikachu and Vaporeon had seen the whole thing unfold in front of their faces, Destiny's face in question looked a little ill as well "That thing is dangerous"
"Well, maybe electrical attacks could work against it" Pikachu spoke out loud.
"No! I wont have you battling something that dangerous and deadly!" Destiny called back to Pikachu rather sternly "What we need to do is get back to the hotel....without being crushed or killed by that dragon"
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Jason and the others continued to do battle. Jason attempting to see if he thought there was need for the dragon zord.
Sara attempted to protect any last straggling survivors heading to the hotel.
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tarrax sat back at a table. ' the enemy will soon have control of the town, if they have not pulled back themselves.."
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Stripetail nodded at ceela. ' how many are under your command ceela? War is., at it basest, a numbers game, what you can do with the forces you have..our enemy has a force several times our own, the battle did little to adjust those numbers in our favor, they can replace their losses, we cannot..
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"My entire group consists of 100 of our finest archers," Ceela said. "But at least 150 of my allies are joining as well."
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Haresh was busy cutting away the parts that Eevee had bitten. He placed the fruit in a bowl.
Another chef was cutting the fruit that Haresh had prepared into pieces and drizzling reduced sweet bubble juice over them.
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"Guys, while we're waiting for dinner to be prepared, I suggest you reload and rearm," Deimos said.
"Molotov cocktails are stacked in crates in the back if anyone wishes to use them. Take some matches too," Rime said.
The Pelvanida group was sitting at the table and those who were wearing helmets had taken them off and hung them on the coat rack.
"So Nick, Nani, Shaggy, I presume you all scored at least 1 kill?" Deimos said nonchalantly.
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Raptix was busy making some arrowheads in Mr. Bigmouth's grove. The dinosaurs had stopped bothering to make poisoned weapons but they still manufactured medicinal mixtures in quantity.
"So Lilo, how are the herb stocks looking? Also, when you're done looking at the herb stocks, could help throw some of the spent herbs into the burn pit?" Raptix asked. "The burn pit and trash pit are near the entrance of the grove.
A Fast-Runner tossed some broken spearheads into the trash pit.
Pterano was standing near the burn pit, which had a small fire burning in it. He scooped out black sludge from a calabash and tossed it into the burn pit. He then headed over to the river and washed the calabash and scattered the water around.
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Not seeing much around Jason's friends started to gather were the tardis was and went inside. Jason had the tardis return to the hotel and started to treat their various injuries that they had sustained in the combat.
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Soon enough, Eevee had finished her taste testing with the fruits and looked to Haresh "Have you seen Destiny around by any chance? I haven't seen her for a while now, and I want to tell her what I've been doing"
***
Myra took off after Pandora, in order to stop her, only to have Pandora within the dinning room, in a rather foul mood still.
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Haresh shook his head. "No actually," he said, cutting up and preparing the fruit.
One of the waiters carried out a platter of steamed oysters on ice.
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"Oh" Eevee replied back with a bit of a pout, feeling a bit sad now that Destiny hadn't shown up yet, unaware that she was even stuck in town at the moment.
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so 250, well at this point i'll take any help i can get..' Stripetail said.. Thank you Ceela, the help is appreciated..if you don't mind giving me a demonstration of your teams skill..that will help me in deciding where to place you in the defenses..
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i got lets see, sixteen kills.. before i ran out' nani said
Shaggy frowned " i got eight guys.. my aim was terrible.. the nerves man, i've never felt any like that, even when being chased by ghosts..
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I got.. a few.. um,. five were head shotsd and two or three were chests.. n all i'd say a dozen.. problem in those didn't make much of a dent..' Nick said.
_ "Well we had to to deal with that stone golem thing' Spyro said taking his helmet off.. " I've never seen a creature like that before..'
- We tried every attack, poison fear, fire ice, even fury.. it didn't kill it" cynder said, looking down at the table.
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Jason continued working on those in the tardis that were the worst injured, with Odysseus doing the simple stuff on those that would not need serious work or treatment.
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Cpl. McCoun entered. "Our air force has picked up a large dragon-like creature. Some substantial damage has been done to it with the missiles and autocannons fired from our aircraft and ground forces but we may need something like a bomber to take it down," he said.
Deimos noticed the plate of oysters placed on the table. "Food's here," he said.
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Ceela nodded. "Our bows are very powerful. A single arrow can pin a small dinosaur to a tree," she said. "Also, we manufacture our bows and the arrows ourselves and we prefer that no other dinosaurs see us do so. Luckily, Mr. Longneck and Mr. Threehorn have made such accomodations for my herd."
She took out one of the arrows. Unlike the stone arrows used by the Great Valley archers, the arrow appeared to have fletching made from tough rubbery leaves and the head appeared to be made of metal.
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"A dragon-like creature? How so?" Marcel asked Cpl. McCoun after having overheard him "I mean, is it, well....normal? You know, flesh and bones, that sort of thing?"
***
The dragon noticed the air forces flying around as it gave off another roar before taking to the skies, its first target was going to be an ariship, one that was rather big actually, twice the size of itself as the dragon landed on the airship.
Soldiers that were on the airship, ran out to face the dragon, firing it with what they had as the dragon roared some more, swiping at one of the engines, causing some damage as a fire started on said engine.
Moments later, the engine could not hold out any longer as it exploded, sending the propellers of the engine towards soldiers, killing one in the process. The airship was now starting to become unstable, tilting down some to one side, the soldiers falling over before falling off the airship to their deaths.
"Cpl. McCoun, this is airship Alpha, we uh, we're having some trouble, the dragon is on the airship, I repeat, the dragon is on the airship, we have already lost an engine thanks to it" the pilot of the airship radioed in to Cpl. McCoun.
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Stripetail looked closely at the arrow. " this is very well made..its light, so it is less limited than heavier arrows..come with me and bring your allies with you.. time is of the essence
- scooby attacked his food with vigor ' rhis ruff ris rood..' he said between mouthfuls of food..
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Terry with the extreme dinosaurs and the dynaman team regrouped and not seeing anymore bad guys decided to go to the digital world then back to the hotel. Some started to treat each other's wounds.
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the rest of the group ate thier meals quietly.. tai was relieved that they jad gotten through the battle so far ' So when are we going back out there/"
He asked, breaking the silence.
_ when we have had time to rest and rearm, which will take time' Captain milos replied ' i'd guess the battle will probably resume in the morning. we need to treat the injured while we have a chance to do so...
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Velma drove her motorcycle she found she could use to near the hotel and found a good spot to hide it. She powered down then went into the hotel.
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The dragon continued to attack the airship still, taking out a second engin of it as it walked across said airship. It bit down onto the side of the airship and ripped out some of the metal wall, staring at the soldiers inside before breathing fire inside, burning most soldiers to a crisp that were caught in the fire.
The airship in question was still up in the sky, but was getting damaged, and rather badly too as soldiers continued to do what they could to stop the dragon, but to no real avail either. The ships guns were locked onto the dragon and fired at it, doing some damage to it, but not much, only really annoying the dragon even more as it approached one of the main guns and bit down onto it, moving it a fair amount before ripping the gun off the airship and tossing it away as it crashed down into the hotel's carpark outside.
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(OOC - I cannot imagine the US military using an airship but I think I will let it slide.)
Deimos finished his meal. "Captain Milos, the Great Valley will serve as a great place to treat the injured," he said.
Clive finished his meal as well. "Well, I guess we should start reloading our weapons now," he said. His shotgun leaned against the wall for easy access.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded as he ate his vegetable stir fry. "We'd better reload our weapons. I mean, I went through probably 25 arrows and at least 100 rounds of rifle ammo," he said.
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Cpl. McCoun shook his head. "No, it appeared to be a stone dragon," he said, chewing on some oysters.
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Ceela gave forth a series of undulating roars. Soon, her entire herd, all of them armed with similar bows and arrows that she carried came running front of Stripetail.
"Very well, we await your command," Ceela said.
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(OOC: Yeah, but hey, it could be a secret project of theirs that they could've been working on XD, oh, and it's no longer stone, the stone covering was blasted off it completely, it's a mechanical dragon now with some blue esence inside it as well)
"A stone dragon? Oh, now that cannot be good, especially if you've blasted with missles and all that" Marcel added in as he folded his arms.
***
The dragon continued to tear away at the airship, piece by piece. Fires breaking out on the airship as well from the fire the dragon had breathed.
Soldiers that were left alive, continued to blast away at the dragon, doing what they could in order to damage it as one of the last guns available on the airship, blasted away at the dragon once again, this time, knocking it off the airship.
The dragon roared some more as it flew underneath the airship and rammed it some in order to attempt to damage the airship some more before flying towards another engine, latching onto it as it pushed against the airship to rip off the engine.
"We just lost another engine! This dragon is tearing this airship apart!" one soldier called out to his commander.
The commander rubbed his head some "What is this thing made out of?" he asked himself as well as he rushed to the cockpit to where the pilots were.
The pilot looked over to the commander before speaking up "I don't know how long this baby can stay in the air, we're still running on at least five other engines, but at this rate, we're going to loose them all soon if this dragon finds them all"
The commander thought for a moment "I'll get my men to protect the reactors as well, in case it's that's smart and decides to go after the reactors as well"
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Some drones rushed in to defend the airship. They attacked the mechanical dragon with anti-tank missiles.
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"Corporal, can you get us reinforcements?" Deimos asked.
Cpl. McCoun nodded. "I can but it may take a few days for them to arrive," he said.
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Jason finished with treating those who needed treatment then he went over to sit in a chair to rest in the control room.
Jason with the others rested in the tardis, with a few walking outside the tardis to see how the others in the hotel were doing.
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The dragon continued to rip away at the airship, roaring as the drones struck it with missiles. It looked over in the direction of the drones as the mechanical dragon sparked some more, the attacks were indeed, damaging it, maybe not a lot, but the dragon was getting damaged none the less.
It moved down the airship to get out of sight of the drones, heading for one of the reactors as another gun from the airship, blasted it, only angering the dragon some more as it bit down onto the grun, ripping it from its foundations and tossed it, right at the reactor, damaging the reactor as it begun to beep loudly.
The reactor soon, exploded from the damage it had sustained, taking the soldiers guarding it, along with it as the airship was seen from a distance, smoking quiet a bit by that point, yet, it was still active, still able to stay in the air rather well still, unless of course, it were to loose more of its engines.
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' Lets head to the hotel.. we need time to tell you where we are going, and where you will be fighting.. " stripretail replied as he moved towards the portal , which stood in the Distance
- lilo helped with making remedies from the leves and slowly began tearing the leaves as shown to her.
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Ceela nodded and followed Stripetail to the portal.
Several refugees were milling about, either chatting or walking around.
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Clive and the logistics team were busy reloading all the weapons used by the SPVDF and Cobalt soldiers.
One of the logistics members, an elderly Coyote with a handgun in a hip holster sighed as he slid rifle rounds into a magazine of a Cobalt soldier. He has several more magazines to fill.
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bulk And Skull pilled on more ammo for the coyote to arm. ' Can 't we stop?' Skull complained
- Stop whining.. you're lucky that you're not shot, injured or dead, and there are hundreds of us who are either dead kior badkly injured.' a female Husky rebuked them 'We will need all the time given to us to rearm.. "
- stripetail re-entered the hotel, followed shortly by Ceela and her forces
- Agumon finished eating and returned for seconds.
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Clive looked at Bulk and Skull. "You chose to do this job," he said, cleaning a SPVDF soldier's rifle.
The Coyote nodded as he loaded more magazines and stacked them up on a table.
Several other members were filling quivers with arrows.
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"Where are we?" Ceela asked as she looked around the hotel.
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Mr. Bigmouth went back for a second helping of vegetable stir fry.
Zachary finished his meal. "Nick, where's Briggins?" he asked.
Dr. Zanasiu picked up his shotgun. "Nani, Nick the reloading station's in the lobby," he said, exiting the lobby.
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Deimos and Rime were up on the windows looking out over the battle scarred landscape of Surf Point.
He shot a Dragonstorm soldier trying to shoot down a drone.
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Last I saw him he was heading up the stairs to check on the patrols .." nick replied as he got up and followed Nani to thereloading station.
_ this is the Inglorious Hotel, we are in a time many ages in the future, by your reckoning' Stripetail replied " There are none of your kind in this era, att least not native to it. The Rest of us are either getting something to east or preparing for the next battle..' Stripetail turned towards the dining room. "Please help yourselves idf you are hungry in any wayy.
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Dixie And Tigress finished eating and went up to the line to get some more food " We're going to need all the energy we can get" Tigress said ' Yeah, there are a lot more of thosde guys then I had thought there'd be.." Dixie replied..
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Agumina and Genki soon jined the crowd ' and the line began to tak amongst themselves Dixie plliled some food on her plate and returned to her table. Both she and Scooby were still wearing thier armor, which bore the impacts of bullet holes..
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Mr. Bigmouth finished his meal and headed out to the reloading table. A stack of fully loaded rifle magazines were ready he fastened three to his vine bandolier and slid another one into his rifle, which he then cocked.
Zachary was reloading his grenade launcher.
Strut and Dr. Zanasiu were reloading their shotguns.
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Ceela and her group looked around. Quite a number of them were on edge and they had their bows with the deadly metal headed arrows ready.
A waiter carried out a platter of raw fish to Ceela and her group.
Ceela stared at the waiter, a dark skinned Human, before she took the fish and ate it. "This is quite good," she said.
The archers helped themselves to the platter of raw fish. The waiter returned to get another platter of fish.
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Raptix tossed a bundle of grass into the burn pit to keep the fire going. Pterano threw some rotten herbs into the burn pit.
"Lilo, could you please clean up the pile of seed pods? Throw them into the burn pit," Raptix asked, returning to his workstation.
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Ms. Swimmer was eating some vegetable stir fry. She was sharing the same table as Dixie. "So, what will
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"Eevee, how is our food supply?" Haresh asked. He was using his magic to flash freeze cleaned Great Valley fish so they could be stored.
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Sara went to refill the essential water containers and storage areas.
Velma entered the hotel and looked around to see how the others in the hotel were doing and to look for a place to rest and maybe get a little snack also.
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The dragon kept on attacking the airship, making its way to the next exposed reactor as explosions were heard in the background upon the airship.
The soldiers continued to attack the dragon still, still trying to damage it, doing little damage to it, but were damaging it regardless.
The dragon soon, swipped its tail on the reactor before moving away from it, damaging it enough to cause it to explode once again.
***
"Um..." Eevee looked at the food supply that was available "I think it's okay, but I don't know" she gave off a small giggle anyway.
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well Ms Swimmer" dixie replied "Until the morning, i will be getting this armor .. um.. fixed.. smoothed.. rebuffed?... well.. repaired at any rate..and once that's done spend some quality time with Scooby" dixie grinned slightly " and what are your plans ms swimmer?
- Lilo did as she was told. the pods gave off a terible smell, and turned the flames green..
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Raptix tossed a calabash of green slime into the fire.
"So, Lilo, ready to take a break for lunch?" Raptix asked.
A chef from the kitchen tossed a bucket of fish guts into the fire making it smell even worse.
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Ms. Swimmer shrugged. "I guess learning how to read. I never told anyone this before, but I'm illiterate," she said.
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Haresh nodded as he looked at the food supply. "That'll do for today and tomorrow I guess. Now we've got to dispose of the trash," he said.
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One of the refugees picked the pie left on the weapons table.
Clive saw the refugee do so. "No! Wait! Don't eat that!" he shouted.
The refugee put the pie down. "Why? Is it yours?" he asked.
"No, it's a weapon.
"Who makes weapons look like pies?" he asked.
Clive sighed. "Excuse me, Pie Lady, what are in these pies you made? "he asked.
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The airship was rather badly damaged by that point as it was slowly, tilting to one side as it was starting to loose altitude as well.
The dragon gave off another roar as it moved towards the front of the airship, heading for the cockpit, standing on any attacking soldiers that were in the way before it rammed itself against the cockpit.
The pilot grunted some "Oh, this is not good" he spoke as he saw the dragon outside, pulling out a handgun and begun to fire at the dragon, although the bullets from his handgun had no effect on the dragon.
The dragon bit down upon the roof of the cockpit and ripped it off, sending it down to the town as it looked inside at the pilot before biting down onto him, ripping the pilot in half more or less before using its tail to impale the control system of the airship, sending off a beeping alarm throughout the airship as it continued to loose altitude still.
The airship was falling from the sky, the course it was for was the hotel as it fell down, right over the hotel and crashed to the ground a few kilometers away from the hotel. Pieces of the airship flew off in the process and landed on the ground around, quiet a few buildings were destroyed in the process.
The dragon in question had left the airship before it had crashed, landing on another building with a rather loud roar again, proud with what it had done as well.
***
"Aww, do we have to?" Eevee more or less ended up complaining as she collapsed onto the ground, onto her stomach with a small groan.
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An almighty crash shook the hotel as the airship landed.
"What the f--- was that?" Mr. Bigmouth said, dropping some rifle cartridges.
"Dunno, but we'd better see if there are survivors," Cpl. McCoun said.
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Haresh petted Eevee on the head. "Yes, cleanliness is an important part of cooking. If our fighters get food poisoning, we're dead," he said.
He the picked up two buckets filled with fish guts and fruit peelings.
A chef was making a fish stock with the bones and heads.
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Oh.." Dixie replied " i did not know that.. Well i can help teach you to read.. If you wish..
_ lets see' The Pie Lady floated in.. " What did I put in that pie.. pretty much anything I could find in the back of the hotel... rat poison, arsenic and a few other mixtures which smell terrible..or would smell terrible if i still had the ability to smell...why do you ask? She smirked then saw the refugee who had nearly taken a bite out of the pie.. 'dearie , if you had eaten that pie.. you'd have joined the spirit ranks here.. pity you didn't..'
Broggins hurried down the stairs " that sounded like a plane crash Outside, everybody and lets go see where it landed.."
_ sure" lilo replied throwing her last bit of refuse into the fire.. and heading off to the portal
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Jason, Moran, and Odysseus were close enough to duck into Jason's tardis, not including Brooklyn who was in stone sleep recovering from an operation, and the others who were to far off. Jason looked at the scanner and the readout. Then he demetarlized and materialzed near where the main part of the crash site & filled of the tardis.
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Tiger got up from his seat as several of the guests started heading for the exit" hurry up everyone!' Milos said imperiously " We need medics and volunteers in recovery efforts.. Come on.. move it!"
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Go check it out Scooby.. Ms Swimmer and I will stay here" dixie said to her partner..
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If its not one thing its another' spyro said, putting his helmet back on and heading towards the exit where he was joined By Cunder and Hunter. Agumon Agumina and Biyonmon soon joined them..
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Mr. Bigmouth grabbed his first aid kit and rifle.
"I'm coming too!" he said, following Cynder.
"Dr. Kerzach! Get the medical team!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted, putting his armor and helmet on.
Dr. Kerzach rounded up the SPFAS, Hans and Franz and stood by the door.
"Medical team ready!" he said.
Setsuna stood up as well. "I will assist," she said.
The medical team, Setsuna and several Cobalt soldiers armed with anti air missiles followed the group.
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Briggins opened the Front door and the group streamed out of the hotel.. Smoke from the impact could clearly be seen the plane had crashed within a mile of the hotel.
_ Stripetail started walking towards the crash site at a rather leisurely pace.. "Was that plane providing aid?"He turned to dr Kerzach.. "We need to tend to any survivors if any of them are able to tell us what happened they could be invaluable..
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Cpl. McCoun shook his head as he was leading his anti air squadron. "No, I received a radio transmission from it. It is an experimental all electric airship, powered by several small fusion reactors and carrying hundreds of soldiers. It also carried large caliber cannon and was capable of mounting cruise missiles," he said.
"Shouldn't we take a vehicle?" Mr. Bigmouth said.
Dr. Kerzach nodded. "The only large vehicle we have is the flatbed truck," he said.
"Keep walking and keep your eyes out," Dr. Zanasiu said.
A helicopter gunship - callsign Brimspark - and a med evac helicopter - callsign - LightIce - hovered overhead.
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" i see" stripetail mused.."so it had considerable offensive capabilities.. perhaps some of the reactors were damaged by enemy fire..
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There was also that dragon.. thing flying about " spyro said as he flew above them.. "it could have been responsible for that thing going down.."
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Yeah that creature was impervious to any our attacks' Cynder said.." We knocked out a bit of its skin.. which was rock.. "
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A Mechanical golem..' Stripetail muttered "Usually animated by magic..in this case, in the form of a large dragon..did it breathe fire at you?' he asked
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Yes, and it made a very loud roar.." Spyro said.. "Do you want us to go after it..?"
_ no.. tending to this . plane.. is our first priority.." Stripetail replied as they moved closer to the crash site.. the burning wreckage was now visible.. the plane was massive... and in pieces..
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Jason along with Moran and Odysseus went with scanners as they searched for any survivors so they could help them. Odysseus also weilded a type of high tech flame suppressant and put outer that he was using at regular intervals on the areas that looked like they needed it the most and where any survivors that Jason detected were at.
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Myra was the one to also head out to see what all the fuss was about as she looked in the distance at the crashed, giant airship "A dragon? Powered by magic? Sounds like what my sister has done, she must've found out all this....technogical stuff of yours and used it to her advantage to create it"
Pandoa on the other hand, wasn't even worried about the large crashing noise as she just continued to eat some, just sitting there more or less.
Eevee gave off a small "Eep" at the sound of the crash as she looked to Haresh "Um, what was that?"
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The only one left alive in the crashed airship was the commander, he was badly injured, having been luckily enough to survive the crash, yet, he had coughed up some blood in the process "F***ing dragon....." was all he had said as he leaned again the wreckage, holding a radio in his hand against his mouth in order to radio the closest person, yet, his radio was too damaged to do anything as he threw it aside.
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Jason and his 2 friends found their way to the commander with Jason switching to his medical scanner to scan him for injuries.
"Just relax and your injuries will be treated." Odysseus said.
"Nasty business." Moran said, taking the fire fighting thing from Odysseus so he could use it on some nearby areas.
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'so your sister is involved in this' Stripetail frown "then she must be a high priority target.. She needs to be taken out.."
_ shes a powerful magician if she can do that.. " Nick froiwned as they reached the wreckage.. The only living person they could see was a human wearing an army uniform.. "I see Jason is already tending to the injured medical group.. fan out.." Stripetail said
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The commander gave a nod to Jason and his friends as he continued to lean against the wreckage while the examined him "Nasty business? You're telling me, that dragon creature attacked the airship, we attacked it with our guns, we were damaging it by the looks of it, but not by much, I don't know who would've created something like that, capable of actually taking down the airship.....never thought it would've been possible in the end"
He gave a pause before speaking again "Sgt. Devlin is my name by the way, saves you calling me anything else" he added on, giving off another cough as more blood was coughed out as well.
***
Myra watched on with her arms folded as she looked to Stripetail "Yes, I agree, we have Pandora who....hopefully will help in the end with that, well, with at least containing Roze....but that dragon, we must destroy it before anything else happens with it"
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Moran then Odysseus shook his hand each giving their names then followed by Jason.
"Glad to meet you." Odysseus said smiling a bit.
"To bad it could not be under better circumstances." Moran said.
"You'll be fine, just relax." Jason said almost finished with his scan.
"Could be a golem of some sort." Moran said.
"Very likely that and one with additional enchantments or some devices put into it." Odysseus said.
Jason finished with the scanning and started doing what would be the best for medical care for the commander using the various high tech stuff at his disposal that he carried on himself including the stuff in his field medical kit/black bag.
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"Sorry we could not meet under better conditions" Sgt. Devlin replied back as he shook each of their hands back "That dragon was mechanical, however, it also had some sort of blue glow about it, as if it was also powered by magic too" he told them as he relaxed some more.
He looked off into the distance some as he saw the dragon on top of a building before looking back to Jason and his friends, giving them a small nod "And I do thank you for tending to my injuries that I have sustained"
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Jason nodded, "Glad we could help. If you want I can give you a quick lift to the hotel." Jason said.
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"Sounds like a plane crash. But that is not our duty," Haresh said.
He was near the portal of the Great Valley.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Mr. Bigmouth introduced themselves to Sgt. Devlin.
Dr. Kerzach and the medical group returned. "There are no survivors," he said.
"Guys, shouldn't we load him onto the med evac helicopter?" Dr. Zanasiu said. "We don't have advanced medical facilities in the hotel."
Setsuna had finished healing Sgt. Devlin. "He'll need to rest for a bit but he's fine," she said.
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Take him back to the hotel..For now. lets search this plane for anything useful ...supplies.. weapons.. etc.." Stripetail said as he peered into a hole in the plane..
rhat rare re rooking ror?' Scoonby asked " anything that could be useful " agumon replied
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Dixie reached over the table and grabbed a napkin. she then got up and went over into the kitchen looking for a pencil or a pen to write with, finally finding a pen in a drawer. picking it up she returned to the table and wrote out a sentence on the napkin ' Ok. Ms Swimmer I want you to read this sentence."
- Dixie had written "I would like a glass of water, please"
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Jason nodded, with a combination of high tech and magic he'll be fine. Though he does need to rest and recover for a bit." He said.
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Ms. Swimmer looked at napkin. "I w...ould...like a glass of...water? Please?" she said, struggling slightly.
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"So who will carry him?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
"We'll handle this," Dr. Kerzach said. The medical team carefully picked up Sgt. Devlin and walked back to the hotel.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the hole. "Someone will need to widen it, Dr. Zanasiu and his friends can fit in but I'll get stuck," he said.
"Fuel leaks are not a concern as the fusion reactors are powered by a gaseous fuel that should dissipate quickly if the tanks are punctured," Cpl. McCoun said. "But the main danger are exposed high voltage wires."
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Good.. you struggled a bit, but thats to be expected.. here.. try this one.' dixie wrote another sentence out on the napkin this one read " what floor is my room on?' 'try that one' she smiled..
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Be careful where you stand..then " stripetail said crouching down and squeezing through the hole. He gestured and created a barrier around himself for protection.. the plane before him was large and tilted up at an angle..the smell of burning flesh was palpable.. the shield did not prevent him from smelling the foul odor..
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Sgt. Devlin gave a nod to everyone "Yes, resting would be good for me at the moment, I just got luck was all....and man, was that dragon pissed off...." he grunted some as well.
Myra watched on, searching around the sky in particular in case she could see her sister or not, but so far, there was no sign of Roze at all as she shook her head some as well.
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"Aww, but why not?" Eevee then asked Haresh with a small whine as well.
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Cpl. McCoun and Dr. Zanasiu entered through the hole. The air inside the airship was hot and foul smelling.
Dr. Zanasiu and Cpl. McCoun turned on the tactical lights they had on their firearms.
Cpl. McCoun passed by a door that said "Control Room". "We can cut the power there!" he said. He then tried the door. "S---! It's jammed!" he said.
"No problem," Dr. Zanasiu said, readying his shotgun. He quickly shot off the hinges.
Cpl. McCoun kicked the door down, revealing the control room was severely damaged but a single console was still active. He went up to it and cut the power.
Dr. Zanasiu then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is James, Cpl. McCoun has cut the power. James out," he said.
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Ms. Swimmer took a gulp of water. "W...Waht floor is my roomon?" she said. She slurred "room" and "on" together.
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"We are all assigned tasks and we must stick to them for the sake of efficiency," Haresh said, stepping through the portal.
There, he encountered Lilo. "Hello, Lilo," he said pleasantly.
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" thank you.. Have you found anything of value..?' Stripetail replied as he climbed upwards towards the back of the plane. there were numerous seats there , some were blackened with blood, others were torn to shreds here and there holes were visible, and claw marks on some of seats showed that a powerful force was been present..' Roze is likely responsible for this dragon creature.. shes no slouch in the magic department..that much is clear.. this dragon is responsible for this plane going down..'
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Say it again... slowly.. to pushed the words together' Dixie said patiently..
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"Negative," Dr. Zanasiu replied through his radio. He was looking through the control room. Real similar to the ones at Pelvanida. he thought.
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Cpl. McCoun broke open the door to the crew cabins with a crowbar he found. The cabins were in a state of total disarray with blankets and sheets strewn all over the floor and parts of the wall collapsed. He started going through the drawers.
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"Okay," Ms. Swimmer said. She looked at the napkin. "W..waht floor is my room on?" she said slowly.
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Myra stepped forward towards the airship and looked over it, her wings appearing on her back and on her shoes as she flew upwards, over the airship to look at it some more, seeing parts of the airship missing from being torn off before she looked around the sky again before seeing the dragon in the distance, along with another small, tiny figure, her eyes widdining some as well "Roze...." was all she said to herself, flying upwards some more to take a better look over.
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"Better... now focus on the first word.."What"... work on it once more and you've got it.. we'll do a coupe more sentences, then I'll have you write some of your own ad work on them..Knowing how to read is very important.." Dixie said
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Thought so.. This dragon thing tore. this.. airship?.. to shreds.. whoever created it knows very powerful magic.." stripetail replied.."and it killed anyone who got in its way.. we're going to need to take it out, and its master.."
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Myra ignored what everyone else was doing as she decided to fly off towards where the dragon was, going in for a closer look at the figure that was with it. The figure was Roze whom was standing on another nearby building as Myra stopped a fair amount away from her "Why did you do it Roze?" she asked.
Roze looked to her dragon, then back to her sister "Allow me to answer your question with a question of my own, but I must ask it....why do you ask such a thing, you should know me by now Myra....death, destruction, it's what I live for, and of course, there will always be room for such destruction around here....and not to mention all the death of these....humans, these ones in those uniforms"
"You need to be stopped Roze, before this goes too far!" Myra yelled back.
Roze just chuckled back in return "And who's going to do that? You? You couldn't even stop me before, I got the best of you, and still you wish to challenge me....you must really have a death wish after all sister"
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Ms. Swimmer nodded. "Wh..Wh..What?" she said, slowly.
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Setsuna blasted down a door with a low power magic bomb. The explosion echoed around the aircraft. She had stumbled upon the armory of the ship.
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Dr. Zanasiu finished pillaging the control room. All he got were some small first aid kits and a wrench.
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Cpl. McCoun found some liquor, cigarettes and pornographic magazines in the crew quarters.
He eventually met up with Dr. Zanasiu next to the control room.
"Found anything?" he asked.
Dr. Zanasiu shook his head. "Small first aid kit and a wrench," he said.
Cpl. McCoun sighed. "All got was liquor, smokes and porn," he said.
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"I can think of 1 friend of a friend who can likely take it on. " Jason said meaning the dragon zord.
"I bet he's not to hard to contact." Odysseus said.
"Closer then many would think." Jason said.
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Stripetail found a number of backpacks sctarred among the bodies ' inside one of them was ammo, a map of the local area. an id of the soldier and few other trinkets
_ found a few bags" He radioed the others. " had ammo a map and other personal items inside.. not much.." he shook his head " any better luck on your end..?'
_ Dixie nodded" very good. "now write a sentence yourself.. use this napkin.."
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Sgt. Devlin stood some as he looked over at the crashed airship "I don't know how that dragon's going to be destroyed" he muttered to herself "It seems powerful and not even the airship stood a chance against it...."
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Both Myra and Roze continued to look at each other "Death wish or not, you must be stopped, all of this, this is wrong"
"There you go yet again, talking as if I actually care for what you are saying, always the same chat, you say something pathetic like that in order to try and beg me to stop with what I am doing, even though, you know, deep down, you wont be able to do a thing to stop me in the end, if you can't defeat me...." she gave off a chuckle as well.
"No, you're wrong, you will be stopped, one way, or another" Myra glared back at Roze, clenching her fists some as well.
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Scooby squeezed into the hole, and used hi s ring to light the darkness in front og him.. he wished Dixie were there with him..She had drastically changed him in many ways since coming to live with him..he was less cowardly in situations like this.. through that was a matter of degree... having her with him, raised his spirits, knowing someone who loved him was with him...
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"I guess we'll need to pile the debris and dispose of them, once a safe way is decided on." Jason said.
"How about atomic breath, not much can survive that." Odysseus said.
"not even most kaiju." Moran said.
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"Well, whatever you guys decide, you should do it soon.....we don't need that dragon destroying this entire town, but at this rate, it will" Sgt. Devlin told Odysseus in particular.
***
Roze just chuckled some as she rose up into the air without the use of her broomstick this ime, dark magic pulsing around her "Very well then Myra, let us see who is indeed, the better sibling, you or me"
Myra moved slightly back at what Roze was doing, already feeling the magic from Roze, especially from the power.
Roze just smirked "First you will be destroyed, and then it shall be your little friends over there in that little hotel of yours" she gave off a bit of a laugh as well, now starting to surge with much dark magic as the area around them became dark, spirits starting to swirl around as the dragon gave off a roar as well, taking off into the sky to allow Roze and Myra some space.
"We shall see about that Roze" Myra replied back, however, starting to doubt her own powers by that point as Roze had not done anything like this before, not even sure if she would be able to stop her either.
***
Sgt. Devlin looked over to the town to see the darkness "I have a question.....what....is that?" he asked anyone in range to hear him.
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"Maybe you'll have to ask your friend to call his friend." Moran said to Jason. The three of them then looked off in the distance at where Sgt Devlin was looking.
"Looks like the beginnings of what some may call a magic duel. Certain some dark magic is what that is." Jason said.
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"I dragon attacking the city? To bad this isn't Japan, Godzilla would have already taken care of him." Vema said to some inhabitant of the hotel.
"Except when he is around where the Calico is. I wonder if Captain Brok or Godzooky could call him." Pete said.
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Setsuna led Dr. Zanasiu to the armory she found.
"Damn, that's a nice haul," Dr. Zanasiu said. He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, Setsuna has found the ship's armory. I have some first aid kits and a wrench, Cpl. McCoun has liquor, cigarettes and pornographic magazines," he said.
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Cpl. McCoun was raiding the kitchen. The kitchen was in total disarray with food, pots and pans all over the ground. He had finished checking all the gunnery stations and magazines. "Stripetail, this is Cpl. McCoun I am in the galley of the ship. The gunnery stations and magazines have ammunition but we have no weapons that can use the ammunition,"
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"I do hope that one of them is on our side" Sgt. Devlin added on, unaware that Myra was the one who had gone over there, nor knowing she was on the good side either.
***
The dragon let off a roar again as it more or less had gotten rather annoyed, having spotted the hotel and begun to fly towards it.
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Sgt. Devlin noticed the dragon approaching "Oh crap....that is not a good thing" he looked to everyone else around "Everyone, in positions! That dragon is approaching, and it sounds pissed off!" he called out, more or less ordering everyone aound.
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A bomber carrying several bunker buster munitions from Telson AFB flew high overhead. When they spotted the dragon, they dropped the 5,000 pound bombs. The bombs plummeted to earth.
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Deimos was watching the bomber fly away after the bombing run. he was standing in the parking lot of the Inglorious Hotel. Several armored vehicles and combat robots
"Are you sure that will work?" Rime asked. He was munching on a smoked fish.
Deimos nodded. "Those bombs they dropped can smash through 20 feet of concrete. That'll kill the stone dragon," he said.
"Let's hope you're right."
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The anti air squadron readied their weapons.
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The dragon begun to fly through the bombs, however, a few bombs did strike the dragon as the dragon fell to the ground before standing back up. It's mechanical skin was rather badly damaged with a rather loud roar as it stepped forward. The dragon was sparking quiet a bit by that point as well.
It moved in closer to the vehicles that were standing in its way as it roared some more. The dragon was indeed, rather badly damaged, yet, was still rather active, ready to attack the vehicles and all that would stand in its way.
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Sgt. Devil shook his head some "This is not going to end well" he grunted a bit as he looked to Jason and his friends "I need a weapon and fast" he ordered them "Probabally a rocket launcher to take on this dragon creature...."
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it was then That Tarrax stepped forward seizing the damaged dragon and throwing it to the ground . the impact broke off the remaining pieces of rock that covered it, revealing the magic that powered it in its center.Tarrax let forth a stream of fire which struck the dragon in the chest and began reactig with the magic.." fire on it now..!" Captain Milos said to those surrounding it..
_ what was that last thing? ah.. never mind..take out anything you can out of the armory.. we'll use it when the battle resumes..' Stripetail replied
_ Cynder and Spyro flew into the air and began blasting away at the dragon., focusing on the opening which Tarrax had made..
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(OOC: There's no rock on it, so Tarrax can't take off any more rock, just damage it some more, also, there is no certain weak spot on the dragon, just attack it is all, well, for the time being anyway)
The dragon roared as it was attacked before flying up into the sky, still able to fly before breathing fire, which was combined with electricity, something that wasn't suppose to happen as it's fire breathing ability had been damaged a bit as well.
The dragon then landed on top of the hotel with another roar as it swiped its tail at Cynder and Spyro who were flying around and attacking it. It breathed another stream of fire mixed with electricity as well in an attempt to hurt the two dragons.
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Jason took out a type 2 ds9 era phaser and attached a device to boost its' range and power. He increased it to the maximum power setting then started to use it to fire at the dragon.
"Not sure how long this will last till it's totally depleted." Jason said, not thinking the dragonzord would be needed, also wondering if it would be needed at all in the coming battle. & doubting there would be time for him to change to his dragon form and use his breath attacks on it.
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Both Spyro and Cynder were forced to dodge the attacjks, while Tarrax Blasted away with a stream of fire.. The attacks were slowly having an effect, pieces of the dragons were starting to fall off.. knocked free by wellplaced hits of fire, earth and poison.. 'We need to get it off the Hotel..' Cynder said flying as close to it as she dared.. trying to avoid the combined attacks of fire and electricity
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The dragon roared still from being attacked as it sparked even more still as it retaliated with more fire attacks at the three dragons that were assulting it, now starting to get knocked backwards some before a well placed attack by the three dragons, penatrated its chest plate and right into the core of it.
The core of the dragon begun to glow some, sparking rather violently by that point before it exploded, knocking the dragon back some more with a second explosion as it stumbled off the hotel and slammed rather violently into the ground, shaking the hotel some as well before a third explosion was seen from the dragon.
The eye colour of the dragon went from red to nothing at all, shutting off having finally been defeated.
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"It's over," Deimos said, watching the battle through his binoculars.
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Wildfire flew back to Telson AFB to rearm since it had spent nearly all its ammunition on the dragon.
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"Understood," Dr. Zanasiu said. He then turned to Cpl. McCoun.
"Strip the armory," he said.
Cpl. McCoun radioed his men.
A few minutes later and the men filed in.
They then headed to the armory.
Several minutes later, they had completely stripped the armory.
"Stripetail, we're done," Dr. Zanasiu said. He had 4 shotguns strapped across his back and was carrying two canisters of 12 gauge ammunition.
Mr. Bigmouth glanced at the haul. One of the soldiers handed him a crate of anti tank missiles to carry. "All right, let's head back shall we?" he said.
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' well done" tarrax said to Spyro and Cynder ' that creature was not easy to kill' he added looking at the ruins of the creature below.. ' we should study it.. obviously magic was involved. very very strong magic..'
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thanks.. ' Spyro replied..' we tried our best..'
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Captain Milos turned to Deim,os ' bring the wreckage of the dragon inside, noi doubt the mages will want to look at it..
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Stripetail came up to them, followed by scooby.. who was carrying a few of the knapsacks.. ' well done.. we'll head back to the hotel and examine all this in better detail.. Lets go..' Stripetail finished as he climbed out of the hole, followed by Scooby..
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"So how are we going to study it? We can't study it here; we're open to air raids," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Cut it up and carry it back to the hotel with a vehicle," Mr. Bigmouth said.
An explosion overhead signaled another helicopter gunship taking down an enemy drone.
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Deimos nodded.
He then grabbed the Bull trucker. "We'll need to take something back to analysis," he said.
The trucker nodded and headed to his truck. Deimos jumped onto the bed as the truck headed out to the site.
Several minutes later, they arrived at the site.
Deimos leapt down from the back of the truck.
Mr. Bigmouth hoisted his crate of missiles onto the back of the truck. "Okay, we'll need some cutting equipment," he said.
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Sgt. Devlin looked at the destruction of the dragon and approached the remains of it, crouching down some and looked at it "Whoever created this dragon, they did so with death and destruction in their mind, but the question still remains on who would create such a thing....and what's more, animating it with magic....dangerous combination it is"
***
Destiny was still in town as she saw what had happened in the distance, hoping that it was the dragon that was destoyed, as she couldn't tell. She looked back to Pikachu and Vaporeon "Come on, now's our chance" she told them as she and her two Pokemon started to run through town, trying not to dawdle.
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Jason put his stuff away. "Let's head out. There's nothing we can do here." He said.
"Nothing we could do against the dragon when it was functional." Odysseus said.
Jason shrugged, "True. Let's go. If we're needed Velma can contact us and Pete knows a special number to call if we're really needed." Jason said.
"Where are we going?" Moran said.
"One of Hellboy's or Scotty's favorite bars. " Jason said. The 3 of them went to Jason's tardis and off they went.
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Chong by this time had beemn studying the area around the beach where dragonstorm was stationed ' no doubt they have returned to hotel.. fan out and search the city..block by block..we need to prevent the from re-entering the city..
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Destiny, Pikachu and Vaporeon had finally made it back to the hotel by that point, with Destiny a tad out of breath from running back while Vaporeon and Pikachu weren't out of breath themselves.
She walked inside and took a look around "Hello? Is anyone still around?" Destiny called out.
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kari noticed her ' hey destiny.. good to see you.. um.. the others are outside for the most part..where have you been? she asked..
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"Hmm? Oh hey Kari....yeah, I kinda gatrhered that with no one around, I was, well...stuck in town, waiting for that dragon to leave, and since it wasn't around, took the chance to head back and well, here I am" Destiny replied back with a relieved smile that she and her two Pokemon were safe as well.
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Haresh exited the portal. "Hello Destiny," he said.
Clive looked at Destiny. "Are you in need of reloading?" he asked.
A chef bought out some vegetables and dip.
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The Goat nodded and led his squad down the street. Several of Chong's airplanes flew overhead.
A demolition team headed for the back of the Inglorious Hotel, intending to blow it up.
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so um.. about the dance last night um..' kari turned red..'um..its good to see you made it out ok..
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Destiny looked over to Haresh and Clive and shook her head "Nah, I'm fine, but thanks for the offer though" she then looked back to Kari upon hearing what she was saying "Yeah, thanks, but what were you going to say? What about that dance? Come on, tell me, I'm interested to know now"
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um.. what happened after the dance in your room...' kari stammered..
- dixie waited for Ms Swimmer to try her claw at writing out a senbtence..
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"Hmm? Oh that" Destiny looked at everyone else before grabbing Kari's hand and pulling her away from everyone else to be able to talk more privatly. She smiled at Kari some "What about it? Did you...I don't know, like it by any chance?"
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um.. i'm not sure.. why did you undress me..' kari asked out of curiousity.. 'did you enjoy it..?
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The rest of Stripetail's team returned to the hotel. " tiger by now was itching to return to battle..
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"Well, yeah, but that doesn't really mean anything unless you too did enjoy it and if you didn't, then I'm sorry, you should've actually said something, cause I would've stopped" Destiny told Kari back.
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well.. it was late.. and um.. we could try it again, so i can get a better sense of how i feel..' kari said smiling. 'if you're willing to do that..
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Ms. Swimmer had finished writing her sentence on the napkin. It was: hi how are you. The writing was extremely sloppy but it was legible.
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Haresh then turned to Eevee. "You can take a break for now," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth entered the hotel with his crate of anti tank missiles, which he placed near the other weapons. "We managed to acquire many weapons and ammunition from the wrecked airship," he said.
"So you're back," Strut said.
"Any survivors?" Dirk asked.
"One. His name's Sgt. Devlin," Dr. Zanasiu said, placing his haul near the armory. Some of the logistics personnel got to work organizing his booty.
The Bull trucker entered. "The remains of the dragon are on the truck outside," he said.
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' ok, thats pretty good' Dixie said. " Now read those three sentences back to me.. and that will be enough of a start for now..' she stopped as Scooby appeared in the dining room..
_ Bring it in.. then "Briggins said to the trucker..
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"You do?" Destiny asked back, smiling some as well "Well, um, sure, we can do that again" she added on, looking at Kari for another moment or two before she just leaned in and gave her a quick kiss upon the lips before stopping "Sorry"
***
"Yes please" Eevee replied back as she more or less collapsed onto the ground.
Pikachu and Vaporeon noticed Eevee and ran over to her. Eevee looked up at her friends "Hey guys!" she called out happily, jumping to her feet.
Pikachu put an arm around her "Well, looks like you've been doing well" she told her.
"Hehe yeah, my friends have been helping me out" Eevee replied back as she looked to Vaporeon.
Vaporeon sighed a tad "Yes, I'm glad to see that you're okay" she spoke up, giving Eevee a lick on the cheek, to which Eevee just giggled back.
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"Hi how are you?" Ms. Swimmer said, reading off the napkin.
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"Sorry, the carcass is too big," the trucker said.
"Briggins, status report!" Cpl. McCoun said. He and his men had already placed their haul to be sorted by the logistics team.
The liquor was handed off to a chef who placed it with the other liquors. The cigarettes and porn magazines were set aside. The weapons and ammunition were being sorted.
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Meanwhile, the enemy demolition team was getting closer to the hotel.
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its ok' Kari said, blushing a little.. ' we can go some where more private.. you're a good kisser..'
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good.. i am fine.. oh.. you were just repeating your sentene.. you did a good job..
- each of the floors is secure.. and we have several modern pieces of equipment here.. though i'm not sue what they are..'
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"Thanks" Destiny then looked around before nodding to Kari, grabbing her by the hand and leading her elsewhere into the hotel, to where there was no one else around, which happened to be one of the secret passages around the hotel and took this chance to relax with Kari as one could say, pushing her softly up against the wall and started to kiss her upon the lips.
***
Meanwhile, Sgt. Devlin had made it back to the hotel and was now sitting down on a nearby seat to rest some himself from what injuries that needed healing up.
***
Back in town, Roze and Myra were now going at it, with Myra's attacks not doing anything to Roze this time as each attack was blocked by flying spirits. Myra just could not get in close enough to touch Roze at all.
Roze chuckled some "Did you honestly think that I would go down that easily? No, I never had planned to"
"You've been holding back" Myra replied back to Roze moving back slightly, but not by much as she was trapped within the darkness, spirits flying around to prevent anyone from entering or leaving at the moment.
"My, how observant you are sister" Roze chuckled some more as spirits flew at Myra and struck her.
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Kari pushed her tongue into Destinys mouth, as she did so she noticed her hands reaching out towards destinys top, and she started to slide it off..
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Destiny could not help but murr a little bit as she felt Kari taking her top off, smiling to her some and slid Kari's top off straight away "Just tell me if I'm going too fast for you" she assured her as she reached around and unhooked Kari's bra as well, slipping it off her.
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Kari soon took of Destiny;s bra and threw it aside.. she now gazed at destiny's uncovered breasts, which were large and pale in color..; what now? she asked..
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Destiny thought for a moment before placing an arm around Kari "How about you and I head back to my room for a little more....fun hmm?" she asked her, stroking her cheek lightly as well. Granted, Destiny didn't know about the hidden passageways having stairs as well "Although, we would have to somehow make it there without anyone seeing our....assets" she joked some as well.
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good point.. well lets see were this passage leads" Kari said grabbing her things, and heading forward down the passageway, her hands holding on to destiny's..
- Then break it into pieces and bring it in piece by piece..' BBriggins shrugged..
_ scooby tpossed his knapsacks on the pile, befre rejoining Dixie at the table..
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Destiny grabbed her things as well, placing her cap back onto her head as she held her shirt and bra in her hand, her other hand now holding onto Kari's "Yeah, good point, I don't really know these passageways myself, I kinda just stumbled acoss this one myself....by the way, you look nice" she told her, looking at Kari's bare breasts in particular "That, and you have nice breasts too...."
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you're flattering me.. what next, are you going to kiss me there too ?' Kari replied, half in jest, but the look on Destiny's face told her , that idea was not a joke to her.. then she changed the subject ' i wonder ghow far these things go back..'
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"Do you have a welding torch we can use?" the trucker asked.
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Haresh bought out bowls of fish stew for Dixie and Scooby and a spicy vegetable-pasta soup for Ms. Swimmer.
"Thank you," Ms. Swimmer said.
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One of the demolitions team was preparing to set a charge at the corner of the Inglorious Hotel when one of the snipers shot her in the head, killing her instantly.
The team backed off to take cover and they returned fire. Their bullets easily pierced the walls and windows of the hotel. The machine gunners in the hotel also returned fire.
One of the weaponized pies flew from a window and landed shot of its target. The stunned soldiers stared at the pie before it exploded, sending iron like shards of pie crust through the air and killing some of the soldiers.
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Destiny just laughed some "Perhaps" she continued to hold onto Kari's hand "But you're right, I do wonder how far these do go....oh and flattering you? You deserve it, you are rather beautiful after all" she told her, kissing her on the cheek as they continued to walk on, the exit of the passage could be seen not too far from them now.
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the sound of breaking glass reached scooby and dixie ' lets go check it out' dixie said gettingup from the table, and heading for the stairs ' rand re rust rot rour rinner' scooby said sadly as he followed his fiance towards the stairs.
molotovs and pies rained down on the demolitions team from second and third stories windows. refugees ghosts and logistics members all aided in the effort. one of the pies landed on the good andexploded violents another hit a demolitions members in the face and burned him horribly...
let me go check' briggins said heading over to a drawer where he kept some spare tools..
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Soon enough, Destiny and Kari had made it to Destiny's floor as Destiny peered out of the passage to see that no one was around "Come on" she pulled Kari down the hallway until they reached her room.
Destiny reached into her pocket and pulled out her key, unlocking her door and entering it with Kari before shutting the door behind them. She looked at her with a smile upon her face "Well, we made it" she walked over to the bed and sat down, motioning for Kari to join her "Come, I wont bite"
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Velma looked to see what was going on with the noise. She quickly ducked into a place to change and morphed into a silver space ranger form. Then came back to the window so she could use the pistol to shoot at the bad guys.
Pete having nothing just threw insults out the window, making sure they were appropriate g rated insults that would not get him into trouble.
"May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits." Pete shouted out a window, while shaking a fist, as his first g rated insult.
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Deimos swore as a bullet struck him in the chest. Luckily, his heavy armor saved him. He shot one of the enemy soldiers as Rime and a SPPD SWAT team member each shot another.
A rocket fired from one of the soldiers just before Deimos shot him struck the 6th floor where several machine gunners and were shooting. The explosion killed all of them and some refugees as well as blasting a large crater in the side of the hotel.
A Molotov flew from the 4th floor window and struck a canine soldier, setting his fur on fire and severely burning him.
A soldier fired a burst at Pete in response to the insult. "Yeah and a hearty 'F--- you!'," he shouted over the gunfire.
An exploding pie sailed over him and detonated behind him; the shockwave knocked him down.
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"Nick! Nani! Come on! We've got a problem!" Strut shouted, Anton, Paul, Dirk and Al were heading up the stairs.
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Both Pikachu and Vaporeon had heard the explosions and decided to run out to help out. Vaporeon first, sent off a water based attack onto the attackers, the move in particular being a Surf move.
Pikachu stood there with a smirk upon her face as she looked at some of the soaking wet attackers, her cheeks sparking "Thunder...." was all she said, sending off a rather powerful Thunder attack onto the attackers, shoking them, the attack doing twice as much from them being soaked by Vaporeon's attack.
"Yeah! Take that!" Pikachu called out proudly.
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The surviving soldiers attempted to move to another location only to find out that they were pinned down by enemy fire. They returned fire in earnest, shattering several windows and punching holes in the walls.
A group of soldiers were trying to set up a mortar behind some rubble.
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Deimos reloaded his rifle as he shot one of the soldiers who tried to launch a rocket.
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One of the machine gunners was struck by the bullets but his armor had saved him.
Unfortunately, his companion, a young Hyena, was killed when a bullet punctured the Molotov cocktail she was about to throw, covering her in flaming turpentine. Two logistics personnel managed tp but her out but she died from her injuries.
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"When you were born the doctor slapped your face." Pete said.
Ducky and Petrie looked out the window and not having any other idea what to do decided to do as Pete was doing.
"a sharptooth would turn up it nose at the thought of eating you." Petrie said.
"Your mother slapped you herself once she first saw you." Ducky said.
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Pikachu then ran forward in a Quick Attack style move, tacking one of the attackers as Vaporeon approached as well, using another move of her own, a Hydro Pump move, one that was combined with Pikachu's Thunder attack.
The water combined with electricity struck a few more attackers as the two Pokemon jumped back some, ready to attack a third time, well, that is until they saw one soldier bring out a flamethrower, aimed at the two Pokemon.
"Oh, this is not going to go well" Pikechu spoke looking to Vaporeon "Retreat back?"
"Sounds like a plan" Vaporeon replied back as the two started to run back towards the hotel.
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Coming!' Nani said.. as she hurried after them as they climbed the stairs
nick finished putting down some food and hurried up to get his gun..
agumon and agumina rushed up the stairs before turning off o n the third floor landing..
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' so um.. lets talk about boys..' kari said sitting down next to destiny.. ' ae there any guys that interest you/" she was tryinbg to make small talk...
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Destiny shook her head back "Nah, I've been kinda busy with my training with my Pokemon to actually worry about that sort of thing" she told Kari back, taking another look at her bare breast then looking at Kari's face again "What about you hmm? A pretty girl like yourself must have someone she likes"
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Velma , using as much cover as she could, tried her best to shoot at the best spots of the opponents bodies.
"When you sit the earth shakes all day." Petrie shouted out a window.
"When you jump into swimming hole all the water splashes out." Ducky shouted
"You're hair is so long no one can tell if you are a man or a woman." Pete shouted out a window.
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Anton entered one of he balconies, set up his RPG and loaded a rocket into it. Making sure that the door was open and no one was behind him. He fired at the largest mass he could see.
He watched as an explosive pie sailed through the air, detonating near the ground and cutting down some soldiers.
Some bullets whizzing by his head made him quickly move out of the room.
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Strut shot one of the soldiers as a Human male flung a Molotov at another soldier, covering him in flaming turpentine.
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A an explosion shook the hotel as a mortar shell landed on the roof.
Another explosion followed as a second mortar shell landed.
Deimos, Rime and the Cobalt snipers shot the offending soldiers.
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One of the soldiers was finally getting irritated at the hecklers. She loaded a rocket and fired at where she thought the hecklers were located. "Laugh at that you f---ers!" she shouted, ducking behind cover as some .50 caliber machine gun bullets passed overhead.
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Pikachu turned around and made a face at the soldier with the flamethrower as Vaporeon spoke up "Don't antagonize him"
"Oh what's he going to do about it?" Pikachu asked back proudly before the soldier used his flamethrower in an attempt to burn the two Pokemon.
"That's what he'll do about it!" Vaporeon more or less yelled back as she used another Hydro Pump move on the soldier.
Pikachu in turn, used another Thunder move, however, her one missed as the soldier struck her with the base of his flamethrower, right across the face.
"Pikachu!" Vaporeon called out as the soldier turned his attention to her next.
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"If a poisonous snake were to bite you it would get sick." Pete shouted.
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Rime saw the flamethrower toting soldier through his scope and shot him in the head, killing him instantly.
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The rocket that was fired happened to strike the room adjacent to Pete, Ducky and Petrie. The inhabitants of that room, a group of children - Human and anthro - were all killed as the rocket exploded.
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"YOu eat boogers and like it." Pete shouted.
"and the boogers of strangers." Ducky shouted.
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"Hey! We had it all sorted!" Pikachu called out as the soldier was killed in front of them.
"Yeah....by having it all sorted you mean by him getting the best of us?" Vaporeon asked her back.
Pikachu paused for a second before answering back with a simple "Shut up" she grumbled a bit, rubbing her cheek that had been struck by the weapon.
"Oh don't worry about it, it'll heal up in no time" Vaporeon told Pikachu as she looked at the remaining soldiers "So, shall we help out some more?"
Pikachu looked over as well "Yeah, sounds like a plan of some sort, too bad Destiny doesn't have a Dragonite, otherwise we would've done this so much more easily"
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Some soldiers shot at Vaporeon and Pikachu.
A Molotov cocktail sailed through the air but fell short of its target, landing near the two PokÈmon.
A rocket that Paul fired soared overhead and blew up an APC that was trying to carry reinforcements to the battle site.
Above them, the helicopters Wildfire and Silver Light along with some drones were attacking some imps on the ground with their 25 mm autocannons.
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(OOC: Roze has no other mechanical creations, the dragon was her only one. However, she has imps running around the town if you want to kill something of hers XD)
"Whoa! Watch where you're throwing it!" Pikachu called out, sounding even more annoyed as she an Vaporeon ducked into some cover.
"We really need a plan of some sort" Vaporeon told Pikachu as they looked out onto the battlefield, ducking away from more shots being fired their way.
"Ya think?" Pikachu asked sarcastically.
***
Meanwhile, Myra was still having no luck with Roze at all as she did what she could to stop Roze's attacks from hurting her, however, she was having no luck with that either as Roze's spirits broke through Myra's barrier and struck Myra some more.
"Give it up Myra, you will die one way or another, fighting it is just making your death drag out even more" Roze chuckled as she blasted at Myra with a wave of darkness.
Myra slammed against a nearby building that was within the darkness as she looked up at Roze, moving off the building and into the air again "No, I just cannot let you prevail, you will be stopped, one way or another"
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Pete got an idea and went to a phone to dial a certain 15 digit number. He waited till the line was picked up, but no voice was heard.
"The hotel is being attacked." Pete said and gave the rough position of the attackers as best as he could see them when he was at the window.
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The tardis appeared a short distance off and out came first Odysseus and Teddy Roosevelt, both shooting blaster rifles.
'Just like the Battle of San Juan Hill wouldn't you say?" Teddy asked. "I just wish we had some of these toys then."
Then Jason exited the tardis with a pistol with a loudner attacked to it to make it's shots sound louder, and Guilmon at his side.
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Vaporeon turned to Pikachu "Cover me, I've got an idea"
"Cover you? What are you talking about?" however, before she could stop her, Vaporeon jumped out into view "Oh no..." Pikachu spoke as she too jumped into view and sent off a Thunder attack at some attackers.
Vaporeon stood her ground as a beam started to form above her head "Let's see how they like one of these to their faces" she spoke as the beam continued to power up till it was at full strength "Hyper Beam!" she called out and fired it at the group of attackers.
Pikachu's eyes widened some "When did you get that move!?" was all she could say.
"Destiny taught it to me once, I think you were either out adventuring or in your Pokeball when it happened" vaporeon replied back, catching her breath a bit as well.
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well there is a guy named TK that I am fond of.. but I would never want him to see me like this..' Kari said covering her chest with her arms..
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the hotel shook from the impacts of the rocket fire..
- nick and nani reached the 4th floor, ran over to the window and started firing at the the demolition crew below. one of nanis shot found its target, and a loud scream was audible..
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gadzuki blew smoke rings at the enemy.. it was times like this he wished he could breathe fire. minya took a deep breath and let forth a stream of fire..
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Teddy & Odysseus continued to shoot their blaster rifles at the opponents.
"Hey, is that Teddy Roosevelt?" Pete said pointing.
Jason took aim and shot his pistol with the loudner on it, as well as shooting lightning from his fingertips as Guilmon shot off a Pyrosphere at another opponent.
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thanks to teddy and jason's intervention the demolition crew were beseiged on both sides " Grab something pete, were going after them" gadzuki said preparing to jump out out of the broken window..
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Silver Light and Wildfire went after the demolitions team, strafing them with rockets.
To further add to their problems, Paul and Anton fired rockets from the hotel at them and bullets, Molotov cocktails and explosive pies rained down on them cutting them apart.
Few of the demolitions team survived the brutal assault.
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"Hey, it's okay" Destiny told Kari as she grabbed each of Kari's hands softly, holding onto them, giving each of them a kiss before smilling to her. She then leaned in and gave Kari another soft kiss upon the lips.
***
Vaporeon continued to stand out in the open "Blizzard!" she called out, sending out a brutal blizzard storm at some of the remaining attackers as Pikachu smirking, placing an arm around Vaporeon
"Nicely done" Pikachu told her before her cheeks sparked "Thunder!" she called out with another brutal Thunder attack on some of the other attackers.
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Jason and those with him kept up the attack on the demolition folks.
"Normally I'm a peaceful man, but there are times like these when people who would prey on the weak have to be fought." Teddy said.
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Pete looked around and pulled out a board with a nail on it. "I can use this." pete said.
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that'll do.. hang on" Gadzuki said jumping out of the window.. with pete on his back. Gadzukis wings were small, but by fallping them, he was able to slow down their descent..
Tarrax and Sara joined the assault, strafing the stragglers with white fot fire..
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Destiny smiled some at Kari before leaning in and kissing her again, this time, with more passion as she leaned her down onto the bed, just kissing her upon the lips, her tounge slipping into Kari's mouth now and then as well.
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The last survivor tried to down one of the helicopters but his head exploded as Deimos shot him.
Two rockets from Wildfire and Silver Light flew over Vaporeon and blasted the rest of the squadron to pieces.
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Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Silver Light, we are returning to Telson AFB to rearm and refuel. Enemy demolition team has been neutralized. Silver Light out."
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well done Silver light. Services are appreciated." stripetail then radioed "Deimos.. " i want a damage report, injuries fatalities.. the works.. This demolition attempt could be just the first atytempt.. Stripetail out.."
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kari was surprised by Destiny's forwardness.. she broke the kiss.. ' you're not wasting any time with this.. she said looking uopp at her.. ' i just want to talk a bit..'
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Destiny was now just laying on top of Kari, kissing her rather lightly, but passionatly as well, stroking her cheek some "And what else would you want to talk about hmm?" she decided to ask Kari next as she just stroked her cheek some more, moving down and kissing her breasts some as well.
***
Pikachu wrapped an arm back around Vaporeon once again "Well, I say that we did rather well actually" she told her.
"Heh, yeah, I suppose you could say that" Vaporeon replied back as she looked back to the hotel as well.
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where you're from.. if you have any siblings.. stuff like that.." Kari said, tensing as Destiny kissed her chest..
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nani and Nick took a moment to rest they had shot about about a hundred hounds between them.. Smoke billowed up from where the rocket mortars had hit..
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Destiny continued to kiss around Kari's chest before moving back up, kissing her upon the lips again "Oh, there's not much to say about me really, it's just me and my Pokemon really, they're my main family, as well as my mum whenever I do go and see her" she replied back, kissing Kari some more as she went back down to kissing her upon her chest some more, glancing up at Kari once again.
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Teddy Roosevelt stood smiling with his hands on his hips. "Though we must be ever vigilant it does appear for the moment our work here is done." He said.
"Indeed it does. Till their next attack." Jason said.
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Deimos nodded. Between him, Rime and the snipers, they had expended over 200 rounds. Spent brass littered the floor. His armor had several dents in it but it was still intact.
He then radioed Dr. Kerzach. "Kerzach! Get the medical team to the back of the hotel!" he ordered.
Deimos then rounded up some refugees to help him assess the damage.
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Paul and Anton came out of their separate firing rooms. Both of them were weary looking and covered in dust. Their rockets were also expended.
Strut also came out of his firing room and met up with the two. His armor had some dents in it but it was was other wise intact. His helmet and visor were dirty and slightly damaged as well.
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Scooby and dixie went over to survey the damage. bullet holes were all over this floor annd the smell of smoke filtered through the air "Looks like we managed to hold them off.. though it wasn't easy' Dixie said.. "Cleanup is going to take awhile..
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Gadzuki and Pete came up to Roosecvelt and Jason. Petes board had shattered in pieces upon hitting one of the stragglers on the head, and they had been forced to run away. " Lets head back to the hotel" gadzuki said to them..
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Deimos carried out the bodies from one of the rooms. Some other refugees were carrying the bodies to the Great Valley for cremation.
Another refugee was dragging out the burned corpse of a Wolf from a room.
A refugee opened a door to another room and entered. He noticed that wall had been blasted out but no bodies were present. Suddenly, the floor he was standing on collapsed and dropped him screaming 45 feet to his death.
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Another refugee opened a door and saw the remains of several children, some of which were spattered on the walls, floor and ceiling. The entire back wall was gone as well. He shut the door, fighting a wave of nausea and spent a few minutes vomiting into a nearby vase. nearby
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Briggins could hear the commotion from the room collapsing as the crash reverburated throughout the hotel.. " Identify the place where that crash occurred ' he said to a bnearby staff member..' sounded like the 6th floor.." the staff member replied..
Another refugee a large rooster came up to the refugee who had become sick upon seeing the remains of the bodies.. "hang in there' he said " We'll get those bodies out and have the room cleaned up..
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Destiny looked up at Kari with a bit of a smirk as she tugged lightly at Kari's pants before she soon, helped her out of them along with her underear before moving back up to kiss her some more upon the lips again.
***
Pikachu walked over to a body of one of the attackers and kicked it as Vaporeon groaned slightly "You shouldn't do that" she told her.
"And why not? They deserve it" Pikachu replied back as she kicked the body some more, partly out of bordem.
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"Indeed. We need to regather together and tend to any wounded and decide our next move." Teddy said.
"Indeed. " Jason said, "Do we have any way of early warning when the attacking force are coming? " Jason asked looking at those present.
"& to set up a watch in case they try to attack the hotel by some means again." Odysseus said.
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Kari pushed her away but before she could say anything a crack appeared in the ceiling of their room.. "oh my gawd..' kari panicked "Is the hotel collapsing.. ?"
Jusa took out her broomstick and started flying around the building ' i think i should go check on Myra.." she thought..
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The refugee who had gotten sick carried the vase to the bathroom, dumped its contents down the toilet and washed the vase out.
He heard someone else vomiting in the next stall.
"Must have seen the same room as I did," he said.
"War ain't pretty," a Cobalt soldier said, washing his hands.
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Some SPFAS members appeared out of another room. They were carrying out several injured defenders.
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Deimos went up to Stripetail in the lobby. "So far, several rooms are destroyed. And we have counted at least 45 dead. Well 49, because some of the rooms collapsed with the rescuers inside them," he said. he picked a bullet out of his armor and threw it on the ground.
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Follow us then' Gadzuki said "i've tried to contact Godzilla but hes not responding..' he said quietly to pete.. more loudly he said "we can have those dragons i saw at the hotel do patrol..
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Hunter and Colleen were impressed into helping to search the rooms of the hotel for injured and bodies..
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great..' Stripetail fumed.. "Every person we lose is one less person we can count on to help us in this war
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"Sorry....I guess I got carried away" Destiny told Kari before looking up at what Kari was looking at, sitting up before examing it some "Oh, now that can't be good..."
***
Pandora saw Jusa rush off and took off after her "Hey! Do not just leave me here!" she snapped at her.
***
Meanwhile, Myra and Roze were still going at it, Myra getting weaker by the moment from the attacks that were sent onto her as she was slammed down onto the ground.
Myra stood back up weakly as she looked to Roze, clenching her fists some as well.
"My, you are rather persistant....which is starting to get rather annoying too" Roze sneered at Myra.
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Deimos nodded. "The bodies will be cremated in the Great Valley. However, we will have to strip the bodies of their armor and weapons before we do so," he said.
Dr. Kerzach and a SPFAS member passed by the two. They were carrying a Pigeon logistics member who had been shot at least twice.
Several of the wounded were being treated in the foyer.
The logistics members were busy assisting reloading weapons.
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"maybe he's busy eating or napping or something." Pete said quietly to Godzooky.
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"Lead on chaps." Teddy said.
"Dragons, and maybe certain others. we'll have to plan out shifts and take into account the special equipment and abilities some others have." Odysseus said.
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Blits, Exile were helping to look for survivors while taking turns with Muzzle while Shag would at times carry Muzzle or help move things around. Shag also at times helped to hold Muzzle near the floor so he could get closer to any scents and sniff, or hold him over some debris since that would give them longer reach if none of them could easily reach the spot in question.
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Pikachu stood on one of the bodies of the dead soldiers, on the chest of them as she looked to Vaporeon.
"Don't look at me, I'm now at a loss on what is happening now" Vaporeon told her back as she sat down where she was.
Pikachu looked at the dead soldier "No point in asking him...." she begun before hearing a noise coming from the soldier. He wasn't quiet dead as he slowly lifted his arm up, which in turn, caused Pikachu to jump back some.
"Okay....now there's something you don't see everyday" Vaporeon spoke as she walked closer to the soldier.
Pikachu walked over to his face and just kicked him in the face, causing the soldier to groan a little bit more "You're suppose to be dead!"
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The critically wounded soldier, who had been shot by Rime in the stomach, groped for his pistol and aimed it at Vaporeon. He then pulled the trigger.
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The shot rang out as Vaporeon was indeed shot, getting badly wounded in the process.
"Vaporeon!" Pikachu called out as she then glared at the wounded soldier, her cheeks sparking as her fists clenched up "How about this for measure....a good old Thunder attack" she growled some as she grabbed onto his uniform before using it, electrocuting the wounded soldier to finish him off before getting off and running over to Vaporeon.
Vaporeon had fallen down onto her stomach, clutching the wound where she was shot as she saw Pikachu approach.
Pikachu went down to her hands and knees as she approached her wounded friend "No, you'll be okay....please be okay...." was what she had said as she looked around, noticing that there was no one really around before looking back to Vaporeon again, giving her a small little nose as well.
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Rime who saw the situation through the scope of his rifle immediately radioed Dr. Kerzach. "Kerzach! We have a casualty out back!" he said into the radio.
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Dr. Kerzach, who had finished bandaging a wound. He got the message and got Hans and two other SPFAS members and they headed out.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy extracting a piece of metal from a soldier's arm.
Hans was bandaging a logistics member who had a piece of metal shrapnel extracted by a doctor from Surf Point Medical center (their staff had been pressed into service.).
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After several minutes, they arrived at the site where Plkachu and Vaporeon were.
Dr. Kerzach donned gloves and tried to stop the bleeding from the gunshot wound.
"We'll need to carry here back for treatment," Hans said.
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"Any wounded known of? " Jason asked.
"Any good rooms in the hotel for treatment?" Odysseus asked.
"Sara and her uncle should be able to help with any damage to the hotel." Jason said.
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"But, she'll be okay wont she?" Pikachu asked back, sounding rather worried indeed as she stood beside Vaporeon, looking up at Dr. Kerzach "Cause...I don't want her to die....that and um, don't tell Eevee about this, otherwise she'll get rather worried as well and I don't want to get her worried about it either"
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i'll try him again later..' gadzuki replied as they started back towards the hotel
- hunter and cooleen helpeed blitz and exile move debris
- tiger and tigeress went through the hallways checking in rooms. the damage was located mostly in the upper floors, for now, spyro created a wall of ice to close the gaps where the wallks had been blown away, and did the same for the rooms where the floor had collaspsed
- agumon and agumina helped locate the injured, and the esidents of the hotel were kept very busy over the next few hours..
- we need to respond" Captain milos said as he walked with Stripetail down the corridor ' we meutraklized this attempt, but there likely will be others..' the Pie Lady floated past them, a huge smirk upon her face " I haven't had this much fun in decades.. seeing my pies cause havoc brings joy to my afterlife.. " And you wonder why someone killed you" Milos retorted. "just doing what i loved in life.." the Pie Lady cracked.
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Jason went back into hit tardis and came out a few minutes later with Sara's uncle who had woken up a short time ago. He did a few stretches then flew up to one of the upper rooms hovering in place as he started to use some magic to move some debris in the room so at least some of them would go back to where they were before and reform. Though some parts were missing since some parts got blown all over including maybe outside the hotel.
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Destiny looked to Kari with a bit of a smile as well "You okay?" she asked her "Sorry for what I did, I guess I kinda got carried away is all, it's just yur body is so nice to touch and kiss....and you just look, well....cute and....beautiful" she told her "That, and sexy as well" she laughed some as she looked over Kari's naked body.
***
Meanwhile, Pandora stormed down the hallway in a huff as she had finally caught up to Jusa "Do not leave me alone without telling me where you're going, i do plan on helping out, but if you and that Myra girl are like this, do not tell me where you're going, then I can't help you out" she more or less snapped at her.
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you're definitely hitting on me now' kari said looking up at destiny who had placed her hands on karis stomach, and was rubbing her softly.. 'are you really that attracted to me?" she asked
_ sorry about that.. i was just.. well worried about myra, shes been gone awhile.. if you could help me look for her..' jusa replied/
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From rubbing Kari's stomach some, she moved her fingers up to Kari's brests and gave them a small little fondle "Yeah, I guess you could say that, you are indeed, rather sexy" she spoked as she gave one of Kari's breasts a small little kiss before looking to Kari again, smilling at her softly as well, one of her hands still softly playing with her breasts.
***
Pandora seemed to snort a little bit "I would be happy to help out in looking for her, since that's what I had more or less said I would do" she told Jusa.
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Dr. Kerzach carried Vaporeon into the foyer. Several other members of the medical team were either carrying bodies into the Great Valley for cremation or treating the wounded. He gently placed Vaporeon on the ground.
"Setsuna! Healing!" Dr. Kerzach barked.
Setsuna appeared in the room and tried to heal Vaporeon. Her body was sheathed in a crackling blue aura as she focused her healing powers.
Mr. Bigmouth was assisting in suturing another injured soldier's wounds.
Deimos went up to Stripetail. "Stripetail, all the dead are in the Great Valley to be cremated. The total toll: 75 dead 120 injured," he said solemnly. "On a side note, Capt. Milos, Rime, Mr. Bigmouth, the SPPD bomb squad, some volunteers and I will be planting IEDs and booby traps. Would you mind providing us with magic IEDs?" he asked.
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The troodon doctor and Jason went around seeing which wounded needed treatment. Teddy visited the injured to try to bring up their spirits, then visited those non injured who were involved in the fighting and then the civilians to also try to raise their spirits.
Sara and her uncle helped with clearing and repairing what they could of the hotel. Shag, Muzzle, Exile and Blitz helped with searching for survivors.
Mikey, Leonardo, and Raph helped with either the searching and rescue or doing some simple treatments using the first aid and herbal stuff Splinter had taught them.
"Should we rely on tech and or magic for surveillance, post guards and lookouts, and or have some who actually patrol around where the hotel is?" Odysseus said. "A mix of those sounds best to me personally. Best to not rely on any 1 but a mix of things. That way each can over any weaknesses of the other technique or method."
"Sound reasoning I would think." Teddy Roosevelt said.
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75 dead... we must respond..' Stripetail said, his eyes narrowed in anger. " i will be happy to provide you with magical weapons..IEDs, and the like... as for the defenses and patrols those must be stepped up. inside as well as outside.."
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Kari reacted by putting her arms on dEstiny's shoulders, and got up to a sitting posture.. she looked intently at destiny "um.. would you mind if i undressed and kissed you.. we'd both be.. naked then.' kari stopped as she realized what she had just asked..
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The sun was starting to slip towards the horizon..
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Deimos nodded. "Thank you. We will be setting the traps now. I need to fetch Mr. Bigmouth and Capt. Milos," he said. He then entered the Great Valley portal behind a SPFAS member carrying a bucket of waste produced by the treatment of the injured.
Suddenly, one of the refugees ran down the stairs. "There's an unexploded rocket in my room, 513," she said.
Strut, who was eating some fruit swallowed his fruit. "Don't touch it! I'll get Capt. Milos," he said.
He then radioed Capt. Milos. "Captain Milos, there is an unexploded rocket in room 513, request bomb squad. Strut out," he said.
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Paul and Anton were clearing debris from one of the rooms that had been hit with a rocket.
Werner was helping them patch up a hole with some wooden planks he found.
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Captain Milos radioed the bomb squad and soon, 4 members of the SPPD were up in room 513 carefully discussing how to remove the rocket without detonating it...
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Mr. Bigmouth returned from the bathroom when he ran into Deimos.
"Mr. Bigmouth, we will be setting booby traps and IEDs. We will need your help and some of the Great Valley dinosaurs as well," Deimos said.
"Deimos, I'm busy," Mr. Bigmouth replied.
"This is more important! Have one of the other doctors cover for you!"
Mr. Bigmouth nodded and headed off. He soon found Dr. Nistler by the munitions table. "Dr. Nistler, I need you to cover for me. I need to prepare the defenses," he said.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary found an unexploded mortar shell while cleaning up a room on the 9th floor.
They left the room and headed downstairs.
Zachary radioed Capt. Milos. "Capt. Milos, there is an unexploded mortar shell in room 990. Zachary out," he said.
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It was late at night in the Great Valley and most of the refugees and dinosaurs were asleep.
"Hey Lilo, how are things going for you?" Raptix asked.
Both he and Lilo were sitting around a campfire with some other dinosaurs and refugees.
A Human refugee was grilling some fish for them to eat. Raptix, however, preferred his fish raw.
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Destiny gave a nod back "Of course, I don't mind at all" she told her back, giving her another kiss on the lips before slipping out of her own pants and underwear, now sitting naked infront of Kari.
***
Pikachu looked at Vaporeon "Please be okay....please....please be okay" she was indeed, rather worried about her friend.
Vaporeon wasn't doing too bad as she lay there, breathing some heavily still as she was slowly being healed up.
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Jason did the his rounds with the Troodon Doctor finishing up his rounds and going into the tardis to rest.
Blitz, Exile, Shag, and the still restrained Muzzle continued to help look for survivors.
Leonardo, Raph and Don went over to where Stripetail was.
"We can help with some of the external stuff, since we are trained in Ninja stuff. " Mikey said.
"Some of us more then others." Raph said, not looking at anyone in particular.
"Indeed, Master Splinter has trained us for our entire lives and we would be glad to help." Leonard said.
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very well, you are to cover the grounds surrounding the hotel. it will be done in shifts.. as there will be others assigned to help you...
_ Dr Nistler nodded. ' very well , i will cover for you i've seen to a few of the injured.. i was forced to flee the hospital when the city was attacked. somehow i managed to find my way here through the gas.. other doctors weren't so lucky..' he said solemnly
- kari paused as she beheld destiny's bare form. ok.. she leamed in close to Destiny "lets do it.." she whispered. her lips met Destinys, and Kari put her tongue into DEstiny's mouth. She put her hands oin Destiny's chest as the kiss progressed.
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Captain milos heard the recall, and sent a couple more SPPD bomb squad members up to the top floor. ' alright. we're are doubling patrols, i want no less than 8 people on patrol on each floor. outside i want the grounds and air around the hotel searched and secured. this hotel was near blown uip.. and us along with with it...'
- i'm ok.. just a bit worried about Nani Stitch and Angel.." lilosaid reating some fish.. "But Its safer here than at the hotel, isn't it..?"
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"We should arrange our schedules so there is at least one of us out there at any one time." Leonardo said.
Raph hit one of his fists in the palm of the other. "As long as I get to bust heads I don't care what my schedule is." Raph said.
"How about traps, like throwing pies, mud. That can be funny." Mikey said.
"I'd rather use broken glass, nails, acid, poison gas, and things like that for traps." Raph said.
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Venuis came up to them. the five of us can stand guard outside..along with anyone else you have out there..'
agumon and agumina had digolved to their champion forms and were helping examine the damage to the outside of the hotel. Biyomon and Tentomon did the same, flying up to the top of the hotel to examine the roof. the roof had been ht by a couple mortars but had not collaspsed.
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Raptix nodded as he spat some bones into the fire. "Generally, as long as you don't go wandering around the edges of the valley," he said.
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The helicopter gunships Wildfire, Silver Light, Icestorm and IronLeaf were patrolling around the hotel along with the combat robots and the remaining drones.
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth went up to Capt. Milos and Stripetail. "Stripetail, Capt. Milos, we are ready to start planting the IEDs and traps," Mr. Bigmouth said
"Capt. Milos, I have just received a radio message from the helicopter gunships Wildfire, Silver Light, Icestorm and IronLeaf. They are patrolling the hotel grounds as we speak. Also, the 8 man patrols and rapid response teams that I formed several nights ago are being reorganized by Rime, Strut, Anton and Paul," Deimos said.
Several members of the SPPD bomb squad and Great Valley volunteers (who carried vines, poisons and other assorted items with them) were gathered behind them. The trucker was also ready.
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Sara and her uncle continued to do what repair they could to the hotel using their magic to have the debris reform back to what it was, still leaving some stuff incomplete since some parts had been blown away from the hotel or were very tiny pieces. The areas that seemed unsafe they had recolor to a more obvious white with warning signs in glowing letters on them.
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plant then around the hotel, but far enough away so people walking around don't step on them" stripetail said, his paws glowing as he touched a device Deimos was holding, and the device glowed green ' there are four different colors: green: is voice activated . all you have to do is tell it to ignite, and it will detonate. Blues are activated when an enemy steps into the general area. yellow will send out a beam of electricity, think of it as a lightning bolt, reds will cause the area around them to collapse then the area will fill with hot lava for roughly five minutes. Of the 4 , reds are the most powerful, all of them are dangerous, so be sure tkoo keep a safe distance.."
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(OOC - Deimos is not holding anything so I assume that Stripetail just summoned the IEDs out of thin air. The bomb squad has "conventional IEDs".)
Deimos nodded and carefully placed the devices the crate that was to be transporting them. "Can greens can be triggered from inside the hotel? Also, can they destroy vehicles?" he asked.
"We ready to move?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. He was carrying his rifle and some sharpened punji sticks and a glass bottle of penthium poison in a canvas bag that a refugee had helpfully loaned him.
"Ready," Deimos said, picking the crate up.
The two then headed out to the truck where some SPPD bomb squad members were loading the crates of conventional IEDs onto the truck. The Bull was already in the driver's seat and the dinosaurs were already sitting on the back. Deimos and Mr, Bigmouth climbed aboard the truck.
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Jason and the troodon doctor ate a bit in the tardis then came out to the main area of the hotel, the tardis having been moved into the hotel by a short hop by the usual means it moved on it's own.
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Destiny smiled back to Kari and returned the kiss back to her as well, pushing her back down onto her back gently as the kiss continued to progress, deeper and more passionatly still.
***
Myra, by that point, was rather weak from what her sister had done to her, but she wasn't about to give up that easiler either, doing what she could to hold out as well.
Pandora saw what was going on in the distance and without warning, she took off ahead towards it, grumbling to herself in the process as well.
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Yes , and as for whether it can destroy vehicles, well I'm not sure.. if pressed. yes I'd say it could.. " stripetail replied."It depends on the size of the vehicle. to destroy something the size of a tank would require at least two going off near each other, at the same time.."
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Scooby and Dixie deactivated thier armor and returned to thier room. they were exhausted from the battle and fending out the saboteurs.. scooby wrapped his arms around Dixie, and held her close to him.. 'getting a little frisky eh...' She smirked.. "re rould rie romorrow.. Ri rhink re rhould ro rit.. rarain. ' Scooby said.. "Scooby! " Dixie pushed him away " rhat.. Ri rerious. Rerides, rou rave reen rith Riress rhe rast rouple rays and Ri'd rike ro rave rou ro ryrelf roright.." Dixie looked at him " Give me some time to think about it..
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The truck headed off to plant the bombs. Two Humvees with machine guns followed them.
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Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Deimos were are heading out."
Dirk and Al were carrying up some lumber to fix a bombed out room.
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In the Great Valley the refugees were going to sleep.
Raptix yawned. "Good night, Lilo," he said, as he lay down in his nest.
The campfire had burned down to ashes.
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Good luck" stripetail replied..plant them throughout the town..just remember where you put them..
- night" Lilo said curling up next to the fire
_ spyro and Cynder flew around the hotel checking to see if they missed anything..:Must we stay out all night' Cynder said as she flew by Spyro.." stripetail said we need to keep an eye on things out here. we don't have msany among us who can fly like we can..' Spyro replied..
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Pandora had soon made it to where Myra and Roze were as she caught her breath again before looking up at the two of them, well, at the barrier around them "Guess they're in there....er....Myra!" she called out.
Myra's ears perked a little bit at the call of her name "Pandora?" she asked.
Roze growled a little bit "Pandora? Let me guess, another one of your pitiful friends?" she asked Myra.
Myra didn't say a thing back as she landed on the ground as Pandora could see her barely though the barrier of darkness "Where is Roze?"
Myra motioned up in the sky as Pandora nodded some "Okay, just give me a few moments, and don't die" she closed her eyes as she stepped back a little bit before she started to glow a little bit as well.
It was indeed, going to take some time for Pandora to do what she needed to do, so Myra flew back up into the sky to face Roze once again "Looks like it's going to be game over for you Roze"
"Confident are we?" Roze asked back with a little chuckle as well.
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The extreme dinosaurs were talking if they wanted to head to bed or stay up for a while and patrol.
The dynaman team got ready to start to head to bed as did Terry.
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Tiger Tigress and Genki soon decided to head to bed "Both tiger and Tigeress were tired from their efforts in town, both were glad for the armor.. : those things we fought are every bit as dangerous as the Big Foour" tiger said as the approached the room. tigeress following behind..
kari rested against the pillow, destiny on top of her.. ' are you having fun? she whisoered between kisses..
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"Oh, you bet I am" Destiny replied back to Kari, kissing her still as well as fondling with her breasts as well.
***
Pandora was still glowing as the ground in front of her cracked open, not a lot, around the size of a car as she was doing her best to concentrate on the task at hand as something very slowly, begun to rise up out of the ground.
Myra smirked a little bit at Roze "Oh, you'll see" she spoke with a small little chuckle as well, even though the was badly beaten.
Roze was indeed, a bit frustrated with Myra's confidence now "Even now, when you've lost, you still continue to believe that you've got the upper hand?" she scofed some.
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Kari rubbed herself against Destiny, feeling their chests slide against of off each other. She then pressed her open mouth firmly against Destiny's. this went on for almost an hour and a half before Kari finally pushed her off..
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Destiny smiled to Kari and soon, rested her head onto Kari's chest "Are you sure you haven't done this with another girl before? Because you....you were just amazing at it"
***
The object rose up out of the ground, a box, which floated in the air some as the ground sealed back up before the box gently rested on the ground as Pandora continued to concentrate still.
The lid of the box slowly slid off as Pandora's nose started to bleed a little bit, yet, she continued to hold out still as the lid slid off completely and a vortex appeared out of the box which immediatly, started to suck up the darkness around Roze and Myra.
Myra smirked to herself as she looked to Roze "Like I said before sister, it's game over for you....if I can't beat you....then I can at least have you contained"
Roze just growled some as she watched the darkness being sucked away into the box along with the spirits that were floating around "No! It will not end like this!"
"You bought this upon yourself Roze" Myra replied back to her rather sternly by that point.
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"What are your plans dear?" Sara asked looking at Tarrax.
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"What we all need is a jolly good sleep and a breakfast before the battle." Teddy said.
"I just hope we'll all have a chance for that." Odysseus said.
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Brooklyn had awoken at sunset from his operation, fully healed. He ate some then went walked around the hotel a bit then went outside to fly a patrol a bit, making sure he had on his legion flight ring.
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I'll going to relieve Spyro and Cynder and go on patrol around the castle.. if you want to get some sleep that's fine my dear" tarrax said, kissing her on the lips "Now, did you say your uncke is here? I'd like to talk with him..
_ we'll provide breakfast" riggins said before noticing Teddy. 'You look very familiar..please sign in.. he motioned to the guests book.
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Yeah I haven't done it before.. it was quiter an experience.. you have very soft kissable klips, and .. well I enjoyed that. Kari said " have you done that before?" she asked ' Or was it your first time too? She asked holding Destiny against her..
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Soon, the vortex took a hold of Roze "I'll get you for this Myra!" she called out, doing her best to fight against the pull of the vortex, which in turn, caused Pandora to concentrate even harder, more blood dripping out from her nose as well.
As Roze was now a bit preoccupied with the vortex, Myra used this chance to fire a few fireballs at her.
Roze was hit by the fireballs, giving the vortex enough time to take full grasp of Roze and drag her into the box before the lid sealed the box shut.
Seconds later, the box vanished for the time being as Pandora stopped, falling to her hands and knees with deep breaths as blood was still dripping from her nose before she collapsed onto her stomach for the time being, out cold.
Myra floated back down and approached the unconcious girl, picking her up in her arms before flying off back towards the hotel slowly and as best as she could.
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Jusa followed at a distance, "you look exhausted..' she said flying next to Myra, who indeed looked haggard..
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"I know....but I need to get Pandora here back to that place over there" Myra replied back to Jusa as she motioned towards the hotel.
Soon enough, she had arrived, landing on the ground outside before walking inside with Pandora still in her arms as she had a look around "I need to find a place for her to rest...." she spoke to herself.
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Sara returned the kiss then nodded, "Yes, he and I helped with some of the repairs on the hotel. Though some pieces were missing there is less debris laying around now. Though some areas are unsafe." Sara said.
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"Of course." Teddy said and signed his full name into the guest book. "This hotel has the looks of a place that can be grand indeed once this annoying mess is over with and we can get it fixed up." he said looking around with making a gesture of annoyance as he refereed to the battles and troubles recently.
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Mimi came up to her " hi.. if you need a place to put her.. you can use my room.. I'm Mimi" she said holding out her hand to myra..
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Myra shook her hand back before giving her a nod "Alright, sounds good, just lead the way" and with that, Myra had followed Mimi to the room.
Once there, she placed Pandora down onto the bed before looking back to Mimi "Thanks again for letting the room being used" she told her with a smile before walking "Now, I need to get some rest too...." she added on as she started to make her way back towards her room.
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Odysseus, Teddy and some of the others who traveled with Jason started to get ready for bed.
Pete and Velma also started to get ready to head to their respective beds for the night.
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After half an hour, Pandora stirred in her sleep some, giving off a small groan as well. Her eyes then shot open, yet, she just lay there on her stomach still as she looked at what she could, finding herself in a room.
She gasped a little bit as she sat up straight away, taking another look around, yet, kept on her guard at the moment as she had no idea on where she was, well, not actually realizing at the moment that she was back in the hotel again.
She looked over and saw Mimi there, deciding to ask a question straight away "Who are you? And where am I? I better not be away from the hotel place"
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"Me think me go on patrol." Petrie said.
"I'll sleep here, near the portal. But before you go you should change into your guardian ranger form. In case any trouble happens, you should." Ducky said.
"Me think it good idea." Petrie said. He went to a place where no one was and quickly changed then returned to where Ducky was. "Me be back when patrol over." He said then went to go to where he could exit the hotel and go on his patrol.
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Hi, I'm Mimi' MimI replied " yeah you're at the hotel, in my room actually..you were brought in by another girl..'
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(OOC: Er, no she didn't, Myra doesn't use a broomstick, she has wings on her back and shoes that she can produce at will, just so you know)
Pandora groaned some more as she just sat there, still a bit weary of Mimi at the moment "Mimi? Tch....strange name that is...." was all she had replied as she touched her nose some, feeling the blood still there, but not as bad as before as she sighed a little bit as well.
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You'e bleeding.. here let me get you something to stop the bleeding " Mimi said headng over ansd looking for a her purse . Finding it, she opened it and began rummaging around in it, finally pulling out a package of tissue. She opened it and gave two tissues to Pandora " Hold these against your nose until the bleeding stops..."
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Pandora grabbed the tissue, but only held it in her hand, not worrying about putting it to her nose just yet, only giving it a small wipe as she continued to sit there still, her legs now crossed as well "Thanks I guess...." she grumbled.
In a way, she was happy with what she had accomplished, but also, rather annoyed that it had taken a lot out of her as well, enough to cause her to fall unconcious for over half an hours worth "By the way....call me Pandora....better than me being called a girl and what have you...."
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The trucker drove up on the beach. It was littered with battle debris and the scent of gunpowder hung in the air.
"Start planting them," Deimos said.
Some of the dinosaurs started digging pits and placing the sharpened and poisoned sticks in them.
Deimos himself placed one of the yellow IEDs in the water. He dug a small pit with the trowel and placed the glowing orb in the wet sand.
The bomb squad had placed a bomb inside a box they pulled out of a wrecked shop.
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Petrie, in his guardian ranger form, flew patrol and separately Brooklyn did also, both keeping watch for any intruders or other sorts who may be enemy troops or individuals.
The extreme dinosaurs started to get ready for bed also, choosing to sleep in the Great Valley, since it had more room, felt like their old home and there were dinos around.
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One of the pilots of IronLeaf waved at Petrie as he flew by.
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Rime and Dr. Zanasiu were already asleep as were the rest of the Pelvanida group.
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Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth decided to enter the Great Valley. Surprisingly enough, it was night time there.
Small campfires burned through out the valley.
Some dinosaurs were on patrol for intruders.
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Petrie waved back while smiling during his patrol. Just a brief wave since he needed his arms to help fly.
Brooklyn flew, using his natural night vision and other better senses during his watch.
Leonardo did the first patrol of the turtles. He used his best ninjutsu skills to remain as unseen as he could as he went about on his patrol. Part of this was natural habit, also it was due to thinking if any enemy troops were around he'd be more capable of coming across them. He had all of his usual equipment with him, including the turtle com, as he usually took with him.
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Pandra huh? cool name.. Ok , Pandora, where are you from/" Mimi asked.. "I'm just curious nothing more..."
Agumon and Agumina continued looking around the hotel for any damage they might have, while Birdrasmon and kabuterimon patrol through the air.
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Scooby settled into bed and waited for her reply Dixie sighed.. Scooby was right, she hadn't spent much personal time with him over the past few days.. and she figured he needed soomething to get his spirits up.. "Alright.. if I do this, you'll fight even harder tomorrow?' She looked at him.. "Res.. ro . rets ro rit..' Scooby said a big grin coming on his face. Dixie got on the bed, and Scooby leaned in and kissed her. As the Kiss progressed Scooby began running his paws down her side, while Dixie wrapped her arms around him. Dixie felt Scooby begin to loosen her dress. , she broke the kiss, and took it off, tossing it to the side. She then jumped on to him, and began to kiss him with increased passion. They wrestled on the bed, scooby's greater strength and size eventually winning out, with him finishing on top. Scooby leaned down and began to kiss Dixies chest,which began to excite her into more and more passionate replies Dixie pressed her lips against Scooby's and felt his tongue enter her mouth. Finally, at the peak of thier mutual passion, Scooby placed himself deep inside of Dixie pushing his privates inside as far as he could go. Scooby felt his tension break and after about an hour and fifteen minutes, Dixie Pushed him off of her. Blood dripped from her, this was now the second time they had mated,and this time had lasted longer than the first.. Dixie took a few minutes to collect herself.. "Rould rou rant rids? Scooby said. Dixie stopped and looked at him "Not until we've been married for a bit, a couple years at least. " scooby's face fell " Rut rou rnow row Rum rand Rad roo are, rhey rill rant randrids.."
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As long as they don't nag me constantly, " have you tried having them yet? Or things along those lines.. I want time for ourselves.. to have the freedom to fool around, have "relations", go where we want.. having kids will change all that.. and.. I'm not quite ready for all that.. the long months of pregnancy, the giving birth, and waking in the wee hours of the morning to feed the baby (which you WILL help with , by the way Scooby) and all the other things that having a child entails.. Look, In two years I will be ready, in fact I fully plan on having several kids, when we are finished having them, I could see us having ten, or even more, children.."
_ REN?" Scooby's mouth fell open. "Hopefully, not all at once.." dixie added..'Your mom had triplets as I recall, after you were born..' " rhats ronly rhree.. rhats rot reven rose ro ren.. Rure, re rould rave ren.. rover ray rwenty rears.. rat reast Ri Rope rits rhat rong.. Ri rean, reach rid rill rost romething rike ra rillion rollars, rhats ren rillion.."
_ " We get paid very nicely by Stripetail, I'm sure he'll pay us enough to cover all the kids expenses, clothes, food, schoolbooks, all those things..and still have enough for ourselves.' Dixie said confidently ' Rut. rum rhat arout Rynder" Scooby stopped a frown forming on his face..
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Two girls cannot have kids together..' Dixie said in reply " She and Spyro will have kids of their own someday, and I'm sure their kids will become very good friends with ours.."Rut Rhat arout ragic? Rhe ras Ragic Right?' "We would NEVER do anything like that... its physically impossible, for one thing.. and even if we did try, whatever would come of it would not survive.. it would be a dragon-dog or a draog or a dogan.. it would.. look really weird..' Dixie was becoming uncomfortable with talking about the subject.. " Rayre Ri Rould ralk rith Ripetail arout rhis..
_ Don't please!" " Ri rant ro re rabsorutes rure.. rerember, Ri ridn't row arout rhe rwo rof rou reing rovers rerore rhis.."
Dixie sighed " I was going to tell you about.. Fine Fine.. I'll ask him about this although it would be very awkward..tomorrow.. For Now.. lets get some sleep.. " She leaned in and wrapped her arms around her mate. "Re reed ro reen rup.. rith rhe rood on ry.. rou rnow.. "Scooby said.. " alright.. just go in the bathroom and clean off.. "dixie said getting off of him, and climbing out of the bed. " rou ran ro Rirst Scooby said. Dixie nodded and headed over to the bathroom, opening it and closing the door behind them..
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"I'm not really allowed to say where I'm from, they want me to keep it all a secret, as they don't want other visitors from others worlds to come and go as they please" Pandora soon replied back to Mimi.
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Myra on the other hand, was now in her room, just collapsed on the bed for the time being, at the moment, just glad that she was finally able to get some rest, especially after having her sister finally contained.
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Destiny looked at Kari before giving her a kiss "You enjoying this time together that we're having?" she decided to ask her.
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Meanwhile, Vaporeon was resting up from the gunshot wound she had recieved earlier on, rather lucky to be alive actually as she looked over to Pikachu who was still by her side.
"Don't you ever do that to me ever again" Pikachu told her as inside her, she had been rather worried about her.
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Jason and Guilmon went to get ready for bed in the tardis.
Sara went up to her room. She flew up the hallway, not using the stairs since it would be faster.
Teddy went into the tardis to get ready since he had no room assigned.
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sir' briggins called out him ' you fought your room key , its 190; he said waving a key in teddy's direction. '
yeah. I'm having fun' Kari replied " i should introduce you to Gatomon, my digipartner" Kari said.
- Dixi took a few minutes to clean herself off..
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Pandora looked to mimi for a moment before she moved to the side of the bed and stood up "So uh, thanks I guess, for letting me use the bed and what have you....and yeah" she paused for a moment before giving off a shrug and headed for the door.
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"Gatomon? Sure, I'd like to meet this Gatomon of yours" Destiny replied back to Kari with a smile.
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Deimos was now in the business district. The group was busy planting the remaining IEDs.
Some of the Great Valley dinosaurs had rigged a tripwire trap that would cause a large piece of concrete to land on the target.
Deimos buried one of the "smart" IEDs in a pile of rubble near the road.
Some other Great Valley dinosaurs entered a building. There, they set up a trap inside the front door. A tripwire trap that could cause the target to land face first onto a wooden spike that had been poisoned.
The bomb squad members booby trapped various stores with explosives, especially the grocery stores.
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Setsuna sat down in the chair, utterly exhausted by her work at healing Vaporeon. She soon fell asleep.
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hey, don't you want to talk? mimi said getting up and following her.. 'i could introduce you to my friends..' she trailed off pandora headed out the door. mimi followed after her..
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Pandora soon stopped in her tracks, seeing that Mimi was still following her, turning to face her with a sligh groan "Look, the only reason I'm leaving is cause I'm bored alright, there's nothing to do around here....and besides, what could you want to talk about anyway? It's not like I'm interesting or anything like that" she told her, folding her arms.
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chong , in the meantime, had ordered his forces to rest for the evening, but to stand guard over the area, he had a number of his remaining metal army d a patrol..
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'we are stuck in a waiting pattern Mr Goat.. waiting for that damned squirrell to show his hand..' chong said frustration on his face..' what is the closest town to here?
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Teddy went back to get his key, "Thanks. I want to have the same conditions to sleep and rest in as everyone else. No reason for me to get any special treatment." Teddy said smiling before he went off to his room.
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well, as for boredom, i've got some playing cards in my purse.. its a game we play.. and i think you are pretty interesting.. you're mysterious really 'mimi said ' listen to me, i'm yakking it up..' ah, here it is..' mimi pulled out a deck of playing cards..' care to play? i can teach you.' she offered.
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The Goat looked at his PDA. "Southport, just 20 miles to the south," he replied.
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Deimos's squad had finished planting the IEDs around town. The last were planted around the hotel and were to be triggered by remote control.
He returned to the hotel.
"So how was your mission?" a night guard asked.
"Good. Now I need some sleep," Deimos replied.
He then headed up to his room to go to bed.
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Pandora looked at Mimi for a moment before shrugging a little bit "Sure, I suppose there's no harm in trying this....card game of yours" she took a small look around as well before looking back to Mimi once again "Out here? Or....elsewhere?"
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we can do it in my room, i guess theres a table there.. now the game we are going to play is called poker.. its often played for money, but we won't do that..since you've never played before..' mimi said as palmon came up the stairs and stopped as she saw them ' there you are mimi..who
s your friend? she asked kindly, the green, catcus-looking digimon.. who was mimi's closest friend..
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"Poker?" Pandora asked a bit more curious before looking over to Palmon who had arrive, glancing to Mimi "Who's that? I mean, you know....her?" she asked her before looking back to Palmon "Call me Pandora and not something like a child, or a kid or whatever...."
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Pandora/ thats a great name' palmon beamed ' we were just about to play a game of poker' mimi said ' oh, i'm definitely going to play..' palmon grinned ' i love cards games.. the other digimon think i'm a bit odd..
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Pandora didn't really say anything back as she walked back into Mimi's room and took a seat where she could "So, are we going to start this...Poker game of yours?"
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Ceela and her dinosaurs were patrolling the hotel with their deadly bows at the ready.
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Haresh got up from his bed. His room was shared with Al, Jose and Dirk. The three were sound asleep on the floor, spare bed and couch respectively.
He entered the bathroom, used the facilities and splashed some water on his face. His tusks were a but dull looking but they were perfectly intact.
He exited his room and headed down the stairs where he met Vaporeon and Pikachu. "Pikachu, Vaporeon, are you all right?" he asked, kneeling down to their level.
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20 miles huh, and what about to the north?' Chong replied.
_ right now" Mimi grinned taking the cards and heading into her room
- so each of us gets 5 cards right, and are we betting on this? Palmon asked taking a spot near the table
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"Isalia, 35 miles due north," the Goat replied.
He and the other soldiers had set up camp on the beach. The same beach on the other
Some of the soldiers were cooking meals over campfires while others were sleeping or keeping watch.
"Food, commander?" a soldier said, offering a plate of grilled fish to Chong.
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"Mimi said nothing about this....betting stuff you're talking about" Pandora replied back as she grabbed her cards and just looked at them "Besides, this betting thing....it just sounds a little dull to play with this money you speak of....I see no point in it...."
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"Yeah, we're fine now, i think Vaporeon's going to be okay" Pikachu replied back to Haresh.
Vaporeon gave off a small nod to Haresh as well "Yeah, I'll be fine"
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Jason and the others who had gotten ready for bed went to sleep except for those out on patrol.
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"Good," Haresh said. "By the way, where's Eevee? We're going to have to be up early to cook breakfast," he said.
He sat down next to the two.
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Dawn broke in the Great Valley.
Raptix got up from his nest. The campfire had died down and the other refugees around were awakening.
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well, its a form of entertainment, well at least if you win that is. losing money isn't fun..' palmon replied as mimi handed out the cards..'the object is to try and get the best hand. the cards with as on then are called aces and they are the best card available.." Palmon said she had a pair of 9s, and a high card of 10.Mimi had a pair of 3s and a high card of 9..
- " we talk about stuff during the game to keep things from getting boring..Palmon added.
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"Talk? About what? On how boring the game can be?" Pandora asked back as she looked at her cards some more, she had a rather low hand herself.
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"I'm not sure, I haven't seen her around just yet" Pikachu replied back to Haresh.
"Yeah, then again, I suppose at the moment, that's a good thing, i wouldn't want her seeing me like this" Vapreon added in as well.
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"I'll look for her," Haresh said as he entered the kitchen.
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well anything.. cute boys.. stuff you see on tv, the latest clothes mimi grinned' kissing scenes in movies' Palmon smirked ' Palmon! You're terrible ' Mimi rebuked her but couldn't hide a grin.. she then put hthe first three cards face up, which was a jack, 3 and 4. no help to her..
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Pandora looked at the two of them, not even knowing what they were talking about "TV? Buying clothes? Kissing? I don't get it....." she spoke, looking a little confused as she had not heard of any of those things before "What are they?"
***
Eevee was indeed, in the kitchen, no one else seemed to be around, but yet, she was attempting to bake something, but even she had no idea on what it was that she was baking, she was just making it up as she went along, humming to herself as well.
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you don't know about any of those things?Mimi started, looking at her.. " Tv is something you watch, many folks have them..
' This place doesn't through' Palmon added as Mimi place the 4th card down with was another Jacvk, giving both PaLmon and Mimi two pair though Palmon's was better. And for kissing, it's when you press your lips against someone else, its a form of affection..'
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Haresh entered the kitchen, strangely the lights were on and it appeared that someone was cooking something.
"Who's in here?" he asked, forming a small fireball in his right hand.
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Pandora hadn't even placed a card down as of yet as she continued to talk still "No, we don't have this TV you speak of....and that kissing thing, showing a form of affection....don't you usually show affection or whatever it is by just talking to the person? Would make more sense that way....."
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Eevee poked her head out of the pot she was in as she was attempting to kneed dough inside a pot....doing it the hard way "Um, just me"
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"Eevee? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Haresh asked. "Breakfast isn't for another four hours," he said.
Haresh then sighed. "But since you're up I guess I might as well help you. Nothing like fresh bread to start off breakfast," he said.
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No, talking is just a way to communicate, kissing is acting on it..' Mimi explained " To really get it we'd have to to show you.. a kiss can cover any part of the body through usually it is centered on the face.."
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"Still sounds rather pointless if you ask me" Pandora replied back "Talking seems better"
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"I was sleeping before, but now I got hungry and wanted to make something, I think it was going to be a cake....or a pancake....or something" Eevee replied back as she still had no idea on what she was baking.
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" Come on, give it a shot, its not going to hurt you " pallmon said..waiting as the final card was flipped over revealing another 9. she now had a full house. she smiled as she saw the card come up
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I suggest sending some forces to occupy those towns ; Chong decided. : our only opposition is in this town, really..' He grinned recovering some of his former humor..
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The Goat bought up a satellite picture of Southport. It was completely deserted. "There's no one at Southport but I can try to establish a command post like Pelvanida II. We may also be able to replenish our metal forces," he said. He then bought up a picture of Isalia. "Isalia is a really small town. We can scavenge for supplies there," he said.
A horrific screaming was audible in the distance as one of the soldiers fell into one of the pitfall traps that had been set.
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Haresh nodded. "I guess we can make flatbread," he said.
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So our enemy has been busy.. send forces to those places at once.. and watch where you step" Chong replied.. " you don't want to end up like that fool who just met his end..
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Pandora scoffed a little bit "Fine, I guess I have no choice, but who shal I use this....kiss thing on?" she decided to then ask next.
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"Understood," the Goat said. He radioed some his forces to head to the aforementioned locations. "Chong, some of your mages will be heading to Southport to set up a forward command base," he added.
The sound of helicopter engines starting up was heard throughout the beach front encampment.
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eww! Mimi! You're not kissing me so it will have to be Mimi.. I'll look away" Palmon said looking away her back to Mimi and Pandora. " I guess it'll have to be me..' Mimi said moving her seat and placing it next ti Pandoras. " so um.. where do you want the kiss?: Mimi blushed...
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Pandora looked to Mimi and gave off a small shrug "I don't know, I mean, this is...odd....a kiss? Still sounds far too strange to me....and I still see no point in doing it either" she replied back to Mimi.
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Well, um, the most common to place a kiss is the lips..so i'll just have to kiss you there.. so. close yout eyes..' Mimi said leaning close to Pandora..
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Pandora groaned some, closing her eyes as she muttered to herself "This is pointless...." was barely audiable from her as she now just waited for Mimi to make her move.
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Very well. Report back to me once those areas are secure" Chong replied, " Hopefully it shouldn't take too long.."
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Mimi closed her eyes and pressed her face forward. her nose slid past pandoras, and their lips meet,beginnng what would turn out to be a lengthy kiss. mimi felt her tongue slowly move out of her mouth , and passed over her lips then pandoras and entered Pandora;s mouth. Her mouth tasted like olives and pita bread, and mimi pushed her tongue around for a bit, exploring this new realm. she felt padors rub her tongue against hers..outside thier mouths mimi had put her arms around Pandora.
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The Goat boarded one of the helicopters just before it took off.
One of the soldiers was patrolling the nearby street when she spotted a trip wire. He stepped over it...right onto a small hole which caused her to lose her balance and fall face first onto a wood spike that had penthium smeared on it. The poison quickly killed her.
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Pandora was taken back by what Mimi had just done, not even sure on how to actually respond to the kiss she was given, letting Mimi do what she wanted for a few more seconds before pulling away, just completely speachless as she touched her own lips as well, looking at Mimi as well.
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Next on patrol was Mikey, but he had put on his Turtle Titan outfit, though still using his ninja training and skills, as well as some other extras like the enchanted goggles he wore that let him see in even total darkess, so nighttime looked as bright as daytime to him.
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so.. ' mimi began.. do you want to do that again? I mean do you want to kiss again?"
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"Well....I don't know...." Pandora replied back, as she wasn't even sure on it herself, she thought that the kiss was an interesting concept for people, yet, she just sat there, unsure on it at the moment.
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well if you're not sure , I'll give you sometime to think it over..
- are you guys done yet? palmon said, her back still towards them. ' i really want to resume playing..
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Pandora didn't say a word back as she placed the cards on the table with a slight groan as well, looking at Mimi, but could only shake her head a little bit as well as she got up "Er, thanks for the game and all....but um, I really need to go and do....something...."
In a way, she was put off by the kiss, but in another way, she wasn't, she was just confused at the moment and needed to go for a walk at least as she got up and headed out the door without another word as well.
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ok.. um thanks for playing.. hopefully, i'll see you around later' mimi said, as palmon returned to the table..' guess its just us two palmon..' she said as pandora left..
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Pandora walked down the hallway, grumbling some to herself as well. She, for the time being, had no idea on what she was going to do, she had no room of her own, so she could not go into a room, and what was more, her thoughts were also clouded about the whole kiss ordeal, not even sure on what to think of it.
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The helicopter landed in the parking of what used to be a large mall. The town itself was in fairly good shape but it was completely deserted.
The Goat and some of the mages and soldiers disembarked.
the goat radioed Chong. "Chong, we have arrived at Southport. We are preparing to set up operations. Mr. Goat out," he said.
Some mages were busy transmuting some electronics they found into fully functional consoles like those at Pelvanida II.
Some soldiers were pitching tents, while others stood guard.
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bulk and skull headed up to bed going past the patrol who walked past on its rounds.
Scooby and dixie had cleaned themselves off and returned to bed. they were now fast asleep..dixie resting her head close to scooby's.
Cynder and Spyro headed inside at around nine, and decided to turn in early. 'we need our strength for tomorrow ' spyro said opening the doorto their room, and climbing into bed. he gaveCynder a soft kiss on the sbout as she settled in next to him ' goodnight Spyro.' She murmured as she nodded off ' night Cynder.
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Pandora continued to walk down the hallway, deciding for the time being, to head downstairs with a small groan again "I so need one of these rooms for myself...."
She noticed Briggin's still awake and decided to approach him to ask him "Quick question, how can I get into one of these rooms? Who do I go to ask about that?"
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That would be me' Brigginds replied "Just sign in your name in this book here, and put some money on the counter and I'll give you a room.. now which floor do you want? he asked looking at her..
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Pandora did so, signing her name into the book before shrugging back "I don't know, is there even a difference? I just want a room is all"
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the room is 20 dollars a night' briggins said and there are room on ten floors.. lets see i have room 111 , 117 avaliable..
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Rime had gotten out of bed and opened the door to his room. Unfortunately, he was asleep as he did so.
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"I have to admit, Eevee, you're a pretty good forager," Haresh said, kneading some dried rosemary into the dough.
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good work mr goat. that should prove to be a nice outpost.. radio back when you are ready to return..' Chong replied, before turning looking at some nearby soldiers who had just come back from patrol ' any sign of the enemy?' he demanded
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Pandora just looked at him with a bit of a blank look upon her face "20 dollars? I don't get it....what is that exactly?" she did indeed, sound rather confused on what Briggins said, not knowing what money was as she was created without knowledge of many things actually.
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"I am?" Eevee asked back, giggling a little bit as well "Um, thanks" she added on with a smile.
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its money.. so you don't have it.. well do you have anything on you of value? I cannot sell you a room if you cannot pay for it, my dear.." Briggins said. "You can share a room with someone else, if they are willing to cover your expenses, I will let you stay with them.."
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"Nothing," the first soldier replied. "We suspect they are holed up in the hotel," he added.
Two soldiers rushed by, carrying a mage who had triggered one of the SPPD's booby traps. Most of his clothing had been torn away by the grenade explosion.
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Pandora groaned "Fine, no room for me then" she spoke as she just turned and walked off again, grumbling to herself again, not even sure on who she could share a room with as she just walked off back through the hallways once again.
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most likely, as it one of the few intact buildings left around here. didn't a demolition squad go over there to blow it up/ why haven't they reported back?' Chong looked at them..
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"They're all dead," the soldier replied.
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The Goat and his men were busy scavenging the mall for food and other goods they could use.
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Rime was making his way down to the first floor, when he slipped on a discarded bullet casing and fell down the stairs in the process, making an enormous racket in the process.
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so they stopped them from carrying out their mission. well, the element of surprise has been lost. they will be expecting further attempts.. we'll bomb the area near the west side of town..make it unusable for their vehicles..' Chong said.."that is the area of town cloests to the hotel, and the only road that leads to that direction.. i want a blockade of the road leading to the hotel,all roads leading there must be blocked.. we'll starve them out.." chongg replied
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Briggins started as Rime crashed down the stairs " do you want to wake the dead, mr rRime?' He scolded him " There many customers trying to sleep.."
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"How did I get here?" Rime asked, rubbing his head. He was on the lobby. Some of the sleeping refugees were awake and staring at him.
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"We'll do one better; we'll lay mines there," the soldier said. "Chong do you have any supply of mines that we can use?"
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Pandora simply stepped over the fallen Rime, pretty much ignoring him completely, and what was more, wasn't really in the mood to stop and see if he was okay as she headed up the stairs, still just grumbling to herself.
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' a small supply ' Chong replied.. 'made up from unused portions of metal scrap.. he went over to his tent, and soon returned with a bag, which glowed with several different colors that were visible through the fabric.. 'these mines are deadly once activated. they will cast a spell of 'big sleep' over anyone that is in a vehicle activated by these mines think of it as an Omnemuri touch.." Chong grinned showing his teeth..
You feel down the stairs" Briggins said..
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Mikey went back to the hotel, changing back to his regular outfit before he went back into the hotel. Next out was Raph. He did some patrol, but also took time to boobytrap some places and lay some traps. He used his imagination and knowledge to think of the nastiest sorts of traps he could put down outside the hotel in some places he hoped some enemy folks may come.
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(OOC: Oh yeah, in case anyone's wondering, Pandora only wears a shirt and shorts and that's it, no shoes XD)
Pandora was now just walking down another empty hallway, practically bored out her skull as she was now unsure on what to do, especially since she was denied a room as she had no money or anything like that.
But that's when it clicked for her "Maybe that girl could help me out...." she muttered in regards to Mimi and walked off in order to find Mimi and Palmon once again.
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venus would be next, for now she sat on a sofa near the dining room, waiting for her shift which would be at midnight..
Palmon and Mimi played several hands, with Paklmon winning about 60% of the time..
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Soon, Pandora had found Mimi's room once again and stood at the doorway "Uh...excuse me....I uh, need some help...." she spoke up as she just stood there, not sure if she should head in or not "It's about a room, I don't have any of this money stuff...."
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oh, you don't have any money? mimi said getting up from the table and opening the door so Pandora could enter. "Well You could stay with me, as i have a n extra bed. Palmon and I are sharing one..or I could give you some money so you can get your own room.. its 20 dollars per night.."
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Pandora groaned some "Whichever works for you I suppose" she spoke with a bit of a shrug as well "I mean, I don't want to have to take any money from you, but then, I also don't want to have to be a....whatever you call it and stay in your room as well"
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a freeloader? nonsense.. you wouldn't be a freeloader"Mimi smiled " You can stay with us.. i insist" She added. "Just take the bed.. better than sleeping out in the corridor by yourself.."
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Pandora looked at Mimi for a moment and sighed a little bit "Well, if you say so" she spoke as she walked inside and sat down on her bed, taking another look at Mimi again.
She was still silent at the moment, not sure on what else to say before she had finally spoken up "I appologise about before, you know, the whole leaving thing....it was just....I don't know, confusing or whatever you want to call it, I mean, I'm still getting used to this whole kiss thing, I mean, it's weird...."
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i see. no need to apologize.. you were.. well, just not used to sharing a kiss.. and well, wherever you came from it is quite different from this place.. so there's some adjustment there, " mimi said." about the kiss.. did you.. like it? or are you still not sure..there are other ways of showing affection besides kissing too.."
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"Oh, you have no idea...." Pandora paused for a moment, not actually sure if she should tell Mimi or not about what she is before shaking her head a little bit and decided to just say it "I'm not really from.....anywhere...."
She then thought on what Mimi had said next "Well, I still don't really know, it was just weird....and odd....but at the same time, it was interesting too....and I doubt there are other ways"
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So you're.. from a remote area is that it? mimi asked, sitting back at the table 'and there are other ways of showing affection.. hugging, shaking hands..'
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"Not exactly, no....I'm not...even human" Pandora finally decided to tell her "I was, well, created not that long ago, a day or two ago, it's complicated, so I wont go into detail about it....and shaking hands and hugging?" she tilted her head to the side slightly "Sounds weird....much like that kissing thing"
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well.. um..which of them would you prefer.. i mean if you had to choose between kissing, getting a hug , or shaking hands, which would it be?' mimi asked.
- so you're made by someone then' Palmon said
- kari looked over at Destiny " i need to find Gatomon, she said, looking closely at her.. Do you know where she is?"
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"Yes, and I don't know, it just seems too....well....strange is all, so i don't know on which one to choose" Pandora groaned back to Mimi some.
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Destiny looked back at Kari "No, sorry, I'm actually not sure on where she could be...." she thought for a moment before rolling on top of Kari "However, I could help you find her on one condition" she spoke with a smirk to her too.
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pick one.. and stop groaning, its not like its going to hurt you' Mimi said
- If you two are going to kiss again I'm looking away "palmon said flatly
- agumon and agumina soon went to sleep in thier room, agumina curled up next to tai on his right, agumon on his left.
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well what condition is that?" Karoi asked
_ Briggins went over to help Rime clean himself off..
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"Oh shush....fine....if you want me to pick something, the hug thing, since a kiss was already done" Pandora replied back.
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"Oh, I think you've got a good idea on what condition that is" Destiny smirked some more, her hands already on Kari's breasts, caressing them a bit as well.
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' Alright' Mimi said getting up and sitting next to pandora. She reached Over and wrapped her ars around Pandora holding her tightly to her
- Thats a kiss right? Kari replied.. smirking a bit..
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"Uh...." was all Pandora could say, not even sure on what Mimi was doing to her, however, she retaliated back by wrapping her arms around Mimi too.
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"Bingo" Destiny smirked still, leaning in and giving Kari a long and passionate kiss, right upon the lips.
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Kari soon settled into the kiss, having her arms move up Destiny's sides.
- They hugged for a couple minutes then Mimi stopped and looked at pandora, her face inches away..Palmon noticed the long pause and turned away with a sigh.. she hoped this wasn't going to be a pattern..
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"What?" Pandora asked back, having no idea on what Mimi was doing now, nor on what she was after either.
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Destiny murrmed into the kiss as she continued to kiss Kari back happily, caressing her breasts some more as well before rubbing her own against Kari's by that point.
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" do you like me Pandora?' Mimi asked, continuing to hold tightly to her, and gazing int her eyes..
Kari finally broke the kiss and pushed destiny off of her.. ' now.. lets find Gatomon.."
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Pandora just looked at Mimi before giving off a shrug "I don't know okay?" she spoke with a small sigh "I mean, we just met and what have you...."
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Destiny looked at Kari, stroking her cheek as well "Alright, alright" she gave her another kiss as well before sitting up.
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i just was curious that's all. mimi said.. as she leaned in close to Pandora, she moved her hands up to her cheeks, and felt her face. gazing closely at pandoras nose cheeks and lips.'you're very pretty' Mimi smiled, and she looked at pandoras left side..
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"Uh....um...." Pandora begun, moving back a bit as well, as she wasn't too sure on it at the moment, giving off a quick little nervous smile to her as well "I uh....I think I need to.....do something....." was all she had added on, seeming to be a bit put off by what Mimi had done to her at the moment.
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it was a compliment' Mimi said, getting up and moving over "Haven't you ever had anyone give you a compliment before? Do you even know what a compliment is? its when someone says nice things about you.. like "I like your dress.. or your hair, or..'
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you were touching her favce Mimi" Palmon said "oh..I'm sorry.. I guess I got carried away.. especially since this all new to you..'
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Pandora grumbled some more "Can I just have....some space or something?" she asked Mimi in particular, laying down onto her side, not facing Mimi either, her back to her as well, grumbling even more still.
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Gatomon knocked on the door to destiny's room, and called out ' Kari? are you in there?
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Kari started, as she realized she was naked ' quickly under the covers of the other bed' she said to Destiny.. before climbing under the covers herself "
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alright' mimi said getting into her bed, and looking away from Pandora
- you went too far Mimi. I've never seen you act like this" Palmon reproached her as she got in next to Mimi.
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Destiny hessitated for a moment and decided to get up "Wait here, I'll go and answer the door" she told her and walked over to the door and opened it slightly, seeing Gatomon there, yet, stayed behind the door so that only her head could be seen.
"I take it that you're Gatomon?" Destiny asked her before opening up the door enough to let the Digmon in before closing the door behind her "Sorry you're seeing me like this....you didn't really give me enough time to put some clothes on" she spoke, covering her privates at least.
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Pandora just stayed quiet as she overheard what Palmon had said and gave off a sigh, rolling over onto her other side to look at Mimi "Look, I'm sorry alright, I didn't mean to overreact like that, it's just that this whole kissing thing and what have you is still new to me, I mean sure, it's not bad and all....but I just don't know still....that, and it just seems odd that kissing, hugging and that stuff is what you do to show affection....it just seems more logical that all you do is talk to the person and that's it, nothing as far as hugging or kissing"
Granted, Pandora had no idea on other things people would do with each other, things that are more than just hugging and kissing as she was just new to it all.
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Raph continued on his patrol, also laying nasty traps here and there to be sprung by any enemy troops till his turn was getting close to over when he'd head back to the hotel.
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yeah i'm gatomon' she said upon heading in the room. kari1 she cried upon noticing her partner. she jumped over onto kari's bed. "Where have you been? I've been looking all over for you.."
- i understand.." mimi nodded. "I went overboard and you're still new at this.. so its understandable if you overreacted.."
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Destiny sat down on the side of her bed for the time being as she looked over to Kari and Gatomon chatting away, but decided to not say anything at the moment.
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"Yeah, I guess so" Pandora replied back with a small shrug as she sat back up again, looking over to Mimi still "By the way, might I ask what is so important about kissing someone? I mean sure, it's that whole affection thing you're talking about...." she then paused for a moment, trying to figure out something in her mind "Wait a second, if you're talking about affection and you want to kiss me....then does that mean you're trying to show affection towards me?" she asked, still sounding a bit confused.
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Kissing is a sign of affection, so yes I'm showing affection for you" mimi said ' kissing is considered an important sign in terms of relationships. now there's casual kissing, where you need not have romantic affection for the person, to romantic kissing, where you do, and most kissing falls in between casual and romantic..
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"Thanks," Rime said, dusting himself off. "By the way Briggins, have any important things come up?" he asked.
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The group of Dragonstorm soldiers boarded a truck and headed to the western part of town. Several other armored vehicles followed them.
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well there is some damage to the roof that needs repair, but all in all, the hotel is in satisfactory shape..' Briggins replied. "do you think the enemy will try to blow this hotel up again? He frowned. " I'm too old to start looking for work...
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Rime nodded. "We cannot discount the idea they will try to do so or attack from the air. Also, Deimos has more or less enacted a 'law' that everyone in the hotel must have some sort of weapon, preferably a gun."
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' we;;, he must to talk to me about that, because i set the rules here, after all i'm the manager. I will grant though that these are special circumstances its not as if there's another place you could go. at least in this world.."Briggins replied..
Tarrax headed up to his room, and settled into bed.
Stripetail headed up to the library to do some research..
So whats the plan with these mines ' a Dragonstorm soldier spole up as they headed outside of the town..
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"Casual? Romantic? What are you on about now? First it's about kissing, and then it's about that stuff, make up your mind...." Pandora groaned back, getting more confused with what Mimi was telling her as well as she sat up some as well.
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well i'm trying to explain how kissing works in our world..i'm trying to help you getter better acquainted with he customs we have here.. since you''re noit from around here..' mimi said..
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"Okay, okay, let me ask this first....is there any difference between the whole casual and romance stuff you're talking about? Because to me, it all just seems the same, you get a kiss and that's it, nothing really special about it or anything like that" Pandora replied back, bringing her knees up and resting her arms onto them.
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"We plant the mines so they can't get out-" the soldier was suddenly thrown against the wall as the truck pulled off the road.
"Hey! What the f---'s going on!" a Raven soldier demanded.
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Outside, one of the mages had detected an IED placed alongside on the road. If it had went off, it could have killed everyone riding in the unarmored truck.
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Haresh was busy letting the dough rise in the kitchen. "So Eevee, I take it you enjoy cooking?" he asked, chopping up some rosemary sprigs.
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well, there is a difference, when the kiss is casual, its just a kiss, but when its romantic its often just part of something more intimate. you say its nothing special because you just haven't experience it.
- notr have you Mimi1 You don't even have a boyfriend yet" Palmon interrupted
_ I'm trying to help her Palmon!"Mimi Said defensively
_ By Now the other Digidestoned were in their rooms getting ready for bed..
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Pandora looked over at the two who were more or less arguing "Intimate? I don't get it...." was all she had said back, her arms still resting on her knees, looking rather bored as well.
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"Hehe yeah, I like cooking, it's fun" Eevee replied back as she threw a whole egg into the pot without actually cracking it open, well, until it cracked upon falling into the pot.
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that parts kinda hard to explain..'' mimi started, then stopped realizing this was not getting her anywhere in terms of helping pandora understand things..
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"So, the whole kissing ordeal and what have you wasn't hard to explain, but this one is?" Pandora asked back before muttering something under her breath as well.
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An iED i think" the first sldier who was a boxer, replied. " This truck does have any armor on it, we hit anything we're goners.. So where should we place the mines..?' He asked, being jostled as the truck went over uneven ground.
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well a kiss is something that is easy to explain.. this isn't because of the nature of what it entails.. but anyway.. what sort of thing do you like to do/ I mean you have to have some thing you like to do.." Mimi said switching tactics
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Pandora gave off a small shrug "Not much really, I mean, I do have something I need to do, guard the box....something you don't really know about, but other than that, there's nothing all that interesting about me, I mean, I was just created for that purpose and that was it....and now that I actually do think about it, it feels a bit...dull at times...."
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"Eevee, crack the egg before you put it into the pot," Haresh said, reaching into the and picking the eggshells out.
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"Alongside the roads and in the streets," another soldier replied.
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Rime entered the Great Valley to look around. He was wearing not wearing or carrying anything. It was still nighttime in the valley.
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alright sounds like fun..' the boxer grinned ' so how many of these do we have? these IEDs?''
- well you could always learn new things' Palmon said to pandora.
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"Well, I suppose so, I mean, I've pretty much have got this kiss thing figured out and that hug thing as well.....but what else is there anyway? I guess you could say that I'm starting to get curious, cause that kiss....okay, I have to say, it wasn't that bad...." Pandora replied back.
***
Eevee just giggled and threw another egg into the pot, yet, just gave a smile to Haresh as well "Um, I know what else we need" she told him then bounded off elsewhere into the kitchen and returned moments later with some powdered ginger in her mouth to which she put a fair amount of it into the pot.
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Haresh sighed and removed the eggshells from the pot. "Um, Eevee, what are you planning to make?" he asked.
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The soldier opened the bag. "We've got about 10 but we also have some standard claymore mines with us too," he said, looking in the bag.
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"Um..." Eevee began as she looked at it "I don't really know actually" she gave off a smile again as she bounded off and returned yet again with some grapes, dropping them into the pot as well.
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so you'd do that again? 'Palmon asked, giving Mimi a Look..
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well there are all sorts of things you can do..collect books,check out boys, or play sports..'mimi said
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so plant the regular mines first then the enchanted ones' the boxer replied.. 'then once thats done we head back to base for a nap..'
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Pandora shrugged a little bit "Yeah, I suppose I would try it again" she then looked at Mimi with what she had said, yet, decided to not ask about any of those things at the moment.
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"Ah! Fruit bread perhaps?" Haresh asked. "But you'll want to prepare the fruit separately not in the eggs," he added.
He measured out about a 1/4 cup of palm sugar and poured it into another pot. He added some cherries and some Great Valley starfruits that he had cut up and peeled.
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i'll turn away again , once you're done, let me know..' Palom said getting off the bed, and heading over to the table to play cards.
- ok, so lets do it then ' MiMi said getting up from her bed and heading over and sitting next to Pandora..
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Pandora looked at Mimi for a second before giving her a rather quick kiss on the lips, one that only last for about a second.
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Eevee just giggled some more and put a third egg into the pot, this time, it didn't even crack open, it was just a whole uncracked egg that was put in before she added in some more ginger, this time, throwing the whole packet in "Yeah, but...." Eevee begun to tell Haresh as she watched him prepare his half of the pot.
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Mimi smiled and then kissed Pandora back, running her hands over the sides of her face. Mimi put her tongue back in Pandoras mouth and moved it around again, before breaking the kiss after a few seconds "That was really nice" she said after breaking the kiss " You've got the kissing down, now you just have to find a boy to kiss" Mimi giggled.
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"A boy to kiss? Uh huh...." Pandora of course, just didn't even think there was a difference in kissing a guy than to kiss a girl "Yeah, I'll have to give that some thought....anyway, I take it that is all one can really do with someone else? I mean, now that I think about it, the whole kissing part seems to be more than a hug, I can tell for sure...."
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Haresh added some cinnamon to the pot of fruit gently bubbling away one the stove. He then turned to Eevee and looked inside her pot. "Eevee, that's no way to cook an egg," he said. "You need to cook them in water. Not to mention, ginger and eggs are a bit a strange combo if you ask me," he added.
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"But....but....it'll taste nice" Eevee replied back as then poured some salt into it along with some pepper before putting a whole carrot into it as well.
She was of course, still learning how to cook and to her, this was just her having fun as well, making it all up as she went along as well.
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well, theres a lot more you can do'Mimi replied 'but you'll only learn through experiemce/..
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"Eevee, could you hand me the bottle of dark rum?" Haresh asked, as he added some nutmeg to the stewed fruits.
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The soldiers lifted the crate of claymore mines out of the truck and opened it and began planting the mines.
One of the soldiers placed the mine alongside the road behind them and activated the mine's infrared sensor.
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Inside Southport, the Goat and his men had set up a command base. It looked like the one at Pelvanida II, complete with consoles showing locations of troops and enemies. Several tents were set up as well.
"Chong, this is Mr. Goat, we have set up the forward command base. We are in the process of making metal soldiers. Mr. Goat out," the Goat radioed.
Some of the soldiers dropped of some scrap metal they tore from nearby buildings.
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Pandora just let off a small little laugh "Yeah, I guess you could say that" she spoke with a small sigh as well "But there's no rush for that sort of stuff"
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Eevee looked at the other items "Um...uh...." she begun as she started to read them more closely before handing something over "I think this is it"
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Haresh looked at the bottle that Eevee got. "Thank you," he said, petting Eevee atop the head. He opened the bottle and poured a little into a small glass and offered it to Eevee. "I know I shouldn't be giving this to you but no one will find out," he said. He then poured some into the fruit that was cooking on the stove.
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Rime climbed back up the stairs and entered his room and fell asleep.
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Eevee sniffed it a little bit before lapping at it some "Oooh! That tastes nice" she spoke with a lick of her lips as well as she continued to lap up the drink before finishing it in a few seconds flat, giving off a bit of a hiccup as well, yet, smiled to Haresh "Um, thanks"
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excellent Mt goat. Stay there and report back once you have gathered a sufficient supply of metal.." Chong said..
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Several of the mages were busy sculpting metallic soldiers out of the metal.
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The soldiers had finished laying the mines and were returning back to the base. When they passed by a wrecked cafe, they set off one of the SPPD's IEDs. The powerful explosion flipped the truck on its side and set it on fire.
The explosion echoed around the ruined town.
Several wounded soldiers crawled out of the burning vehicle.
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Haresh poured a shot glass of the rum down his throat.He then tasted the stewed fruit. "Eevee, you want to help me make the pie crust?" he asked.
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"Pie crust? I know how to make that!" Eevee called out, but the truth was, she had no idea on how to make a pie crust, she just wanted to have a go at it at the very least, giggling some again.
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Brooklyn heard an explosion and went over for a look. He found a place to land and used some electronic binocular sorts of things that had built in light intensification, night vision, polarization, infra red, and computer enhancement to get a look from a distance. Once he saw what had happened he used his legion flight ring to communicate with Jason in ancient Egyptian.
Jason felt his ring and awoke to listen to what Brooklyn was saying, a small hologram of Brooklyn appearing above the ring. Brooklyn, for stealth purposes had turned his off ring's hologram receiving so that would not put out the light.
Jason listened then said a few words to Brooklyn. He then went into another room of his bedroom and uncovered what looked like a rectangle that was about a foot high and 10 inches wide and at most a half inch thick and looked to be made of some sort of metal. With extra jewels and other such decoration since it was imperial court made.
He touched it & attempted to use to see if Stripetail was asleep and if not so he could communicate with him & tell him what Brooklyn had told him. It was a magic bit of technology and common on Korodos, among those who could afford such things, as well as government offices and such. He thought this would be faster then searching the whole hotel for Stripetail. He would use the tardis's communications or his cell phone but didn't know if Stripetial had any cellphone or the like on him. He had it scan the area for Stripetail and had a light of the same size and shape would appear so the persons talking could see & hear each other. It was easier to use if the other person also had one. If not then the person using the communications device had to have met the person in order to have it scan for them and communicate with them.
If the person was asleep the light panel would not appear but would tell the person sitting at the device the recipient was asleep. It was also easy to block and do away with the panel in the air. First year magic students were taught how to. Most models were obvious, though some special agents of Korodos had access to some stealth types.
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Stripetail was busy doing research in the library when an image of Jason appeared before him. "You wish to speak with me? What is it?'
_ the ied had been very effective, killing most of the occupants of the truck..
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"Yes, Just wanted to say Brooklyn was out on patrol and he saw an explosion that occurred (ooc: insert direction and distance from hotel) and thought we should know. He said a truck was involved. It appeared to have been flipped on it's side and set on fire with a few survivors from the looks of it." Jason said.
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that was most likely one of ours ieds that exploded upon being hit... It was probably an enemy convoy' Stripetail frowned ' They may have set their own iEds around the hotel to keep us trapped in here.." Dixie stirred from her sleep. Scooby was still asleep beside her, and it was a comforting sounds to hear his breathing as he slept.. Dixie tried to get back to sleep but couldn't, try as she might, and after ten minutes or so she gave up, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to change into a fresh dress. "I should go find Stripetail and talk about what Scooby said.. chances are he probably knows about me and Tigress.. and I'm in for a royal reeming.." she said to hrerself as she got changed and headed out ' Stripetail? Its Dixie. Could i talk with you.. about some .. personal matters?' She spoke into her ring.
_ The bracelet on Stripetail's wrist gklowed tan " VAlright Dixie I'm in the library on the 5th floor.
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"Allright, just thought you should know of the incident. Sounds like you'll be busier so I'll let you go." Jason said.
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'No, I can talk for a few more minurtes. Besides the IEd going off, anything else to report?' Stripetail replied
-dixie nodded and headed up the stairs towards the 5th floor.
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Haresh shrugged. "All right Eevee you're own your own this time," he said, turning down the heat on the pot of fruit.
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The explosion woke up Deimos and several other sleeping refugees. He quickly donned his armor and grabbed his assault rifle. He radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, there has been an explosion. I am currently deploying snipers and rapid response teams," he said. He then radioed the aforementioned groups.
Soon, armed soldiers were streaming about the hotel ready to defend against the intruder.
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Eevee wanted to say something else, but decided to not bother Haresh anymore as her facial expression changed somewhat "Um...." she begun as she looked at the ingredients that were around and grabbed an apple, taking bites out of it and throwing those bites into a bowl. She then poured some milk into the bowl, followed by some grapes and some golden syrup as well.
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Jason shook his head, "Nothing right now that I can think of." Jason said.
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thank you then. keep aan eye out for anhything nrew" stripetail g\said gesturing and causing the image to vanish. Then Deimos call reached him ' Deimos it was one of our IEds being detonated most likely be an enemy convoy hitting it. Double the watch all the same.. He said as Dixiee Entered and took a seat in a chair.
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Jason nodded, "Ok, I'll make sure to do that." Jason said. "I should put the tardis on extra alert." He said partially to himself.
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Pandora was now rather bored, with both, nothing to do as well as just talking too. She glanced over to Mimi for a second before rolling onto her side, her back to Mimi as well, not going to sleep, but to just lay there for the time being.
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As she lay there, Pandora was still rather bored as she let off a groan, sitting up before stepping onto the cold floor and started towards the door before looking back to Mimi who was busy talking with Palmon.
She said nothing as she opened the door and walked out, deciding to pass away the time by having another walk around the hotel, doing what she could to lift her bordem. She could feel the cold ground underneath her bare feet, but that didn't seem to bother her as she started to walk down the hallway.
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Stripetail took a seat next to Dixie. So what do you want to talk about? ' A Couple things , about Scooby and tigress. Tigress first. Stripetail frowned. " Didn't I warn you before the meeting not to have it turn into a makeout session?
yeah you did...and i only kissed tigeress for like 30 seconds. Agumina is in love with tigress... Dixie said " I know that " Stripetail said exasperatedly..
Tigress doesn't feel the same way.. right now.. she came to me, and wanted me to teach her about.. girls..
Did you have relations with her? Honestly Dixie! Stripetail's face twisted in anger
Dixie cowered as Stripetail's anger was palpable "yes We.. just did it once we agreed on it.. , she said in a small voice. Stripetail sighed as he looked at her. Dixie we cannot have you mating with every girl on this team! First Cynder, now Tigeress, next I'll find out you and Agumina swapped tongue. You need to get this under control.Dixie, you cannot have close relations going on with three creatures at the same time, and have them all be healthy" I'm not having a relationship with Tigress i drew the line with last night.. Dixie said Defensively.. Stripetail sighed. "Dixie,You've done a good job up to this point making it work between the four of you, adding Tiger and Tigeress to the mix would destroy the delicate balance you have created. Tigers not the type to tolerate girls "experimenting" on each other, and there's only so much of that Scooby will tolerate. Hes more forgiving than Tiger is, but he has his limits too. after all, you do still want to marry him right? Have kids together at some point?"
Funny you should mention kids, because that's what I want to talk to you about. scooby and i were talking.. after making love, and having kids came up, and he was wondering if Cynder could get me pregnant. could she?" "Girls cannot get other girls pregnant, naturally, however it is possible to do so with magic,. ' Stripetail looked at her. " It would be a dog-dragon. or a Dragon-dog..." Dixie said. "Yes, but crossbreeding is not unheard of, look at hippogriffs for example a cross between two different species. minotaurs another, half-human half-bull. as For Cynder, her magic is designed for offensive capacities, it is not geared towards trying to create a child with you. Tigress' magic is different, somewhat. neither of them have the magic necessary to do that.. so you can breathe easy on that score.. whether they will be willing to try is another...tigeress i highly doubt it.. cynder i think unlikely as well..'
Stripetail finished.
I wouldn't try to do that anyway.. it would raise too many questions.. Stripetail nodded " No more experimenting Dixie, it causes too many problems.. we have enough issues getting tiger to play ball. Kissing Tigeress or Agumina in a friendly manner, I can live with. But making out with anyone other than Scooby or Cynder I will not tolerate, and if I find out you did that again. you will be in VERY serious trouble. Am I clear?
_ Yes, crystal clear. I did come clean to you on this though.. that has to count for something. "it does, hence my warning, you're a good girl Dixie, but you need to get off this experimenting kick you're on.. perhaps marriage is the tonic you need..
- Diuxie nodded " I promise not to do it again.. you have my word.. I'm keeping you to your words, its up to you to honor it." Stripetail said finishing the conversation.
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mimi stirred as pandora left but said nother.
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gatomon and kari had talked for a little while, while destiny curled up in the bed across from therm. ' so thats why you've been hanging out with her.. 'Gatomon said yeah, just getting tio know her better. ' Kari said neglecting to mention that a little while ago, she and dEstiny had been making out while in bed together..
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Jason put the tardis on a higher level of alert, including scanning, then went back to bed after getting some water from a nearby room.
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Deimos looked at the night sky with his night vision binoculars. His .50 caliber sniper rifle lay at his feet.
Several armed guards patrolled the hallways as the previous shift went to sleep.
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Anton and Paul were patrolling the halls. Both of them were armed with shotguns.
Paul leaned out of a 7th floor window and fired his shotgun at someone he saw trying to break into the back room.
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It was now early morning in the Great Valley and the refugees were starting to awaken.
Raptix stretched and yawned. "Good morning Lilo!" he said brightly.
Several of the other refugees were waking up as well.
(OOC - What time is it?)
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It is about midnight in the hotel. there is a few hours difference in the great valley)
Nick headed to bed after completing his rounds. he crawled into bed and went to sleep.
BG, Buklk and Skull were fast asleep
- hawkmon slept next to Terry
Veemon curled up next to Velma on the cot in scooby's room
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Eevee continued to throw more or less random stuff into her pot and started to stir it....it looked rather disgusting as well, yet, she just hummed to herself rather happily, pleased with what she had been doing so far.
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Meanwhile, in town, outside an abandoned building, something ruptured in the air as a portal spat out three people before closing behind it.
"Oww....okay, what the hell just happened?" the one called Zack asked as he rubbed the back of his head.
One in particular, was not really human, he was more of a human mutant, he head blue skin, wings and a tail, much like a gargoyle would. His name was Drake who took a look around "Not sure really" he looked over to their female friend.
Her name was Zoe, she wore metal guantlets that were actually attached to her hands as well with three small tubes that went from each guantlet and into her skin just above her wrists. She too had a look around "Hard to say really, it's possible that it was time travel, but also possible that this is another world altogther, I guess one way to find out is to ask the locals"
"Yeah, speaking of which....where would they be?" Zack asked back as he retrieved his guitar from the ground and strapped it onto his back again.
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dixie spoke up after letting her lashing sink in. Anyway i thought.. that ten was a good number of children..'
the size of your family is up to you.. 'stripetail began but dixie interrupted him ' could you give us a raise once the first of our children is born, see each kid will cost over a million.. ' you want me to raise your salary, once the kids come? very well.. how much..?
10 million more a year for both of us..' " i assume this is for life..' ' yeah, well until the kids are grown.. ' so 20 million a year, over 20-30 years. thats 400-600 million. alright consider it done..'
- .. ' Stripetail replied " now get to bed.. its late, and we'll be going after Dragonstorm tomorrow..'
Thank you for listening to me Stripetail Dixie saiid in reply gettimng up.
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Tigeress stirred from her bed, as she felt another spasm of nausea settle in her stomach. ' not again!' she muttered as she headed towards the bathroom. Tiger stirred slightly then settled back to sleep
- agumon and Agumina returned to normal, and headed up to bed to sleep. Agumina Hugged him tightly, and pink and yellow lips met as Agumon kissed her gently." good night Agumina' Agumon said as they entered their room, and settled into bed next to tai. 'Night Agumon.." agumina said settkling in against the pillow. Sleep soon took her..agumon followed shortly afterwards.
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Deimos sniffed the air. "Hey do you smell smoke?" he asked.
Another sniper wrinkled his nose. "Yeah and it's coming from..." he trailed off.
"S---! The magazine! If those munitions go we're f---ed!" he said, getting to his feet.
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Inside the magazine, which was a small cave beneath the hotel that was pressed into service storing all the thousands of rounds of ammunition that the Pelvanida group had purchased/scavenged or the refugees had bought with them.
Inside, a small fire was raging next to some Molotov cocktails. Some were already broken and spilling their flammable liquid, fueling the fire further.
Several volunteers were using fire extinguishers to keep the fire from spreading to two nearby crates filled with RPG-7 anti-tank tandem HEAT rockets and RPG-7 high explosive/fragmentation rockets.
Luckily, the canisters of small arms ammunition, canisters of autocannon shells and grenades were far away from the fire.
One of the men radioed Stripetail.
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Suddenly Stripetail's radio beeped. "Stripetail, there is a fire in the basement magazine! We need back up to extinguish it!"
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Stripetail heard it and quickly dashed from the room " dixie Come with me!' He ordered Dixuie activated her armor and rushed after him " on my way. Keep it as far away as anything that can catch fire.. I'll be there in a few minutes!" He radioed back..
_ what is it" dixie asked as they raced down the stairs, Stripetail was rushing faster that she had ever seen him move ' There is a fire in the magazine below the hotel..' Whats a magazine? " its a place to store weapons, and apparently theres a small fire burning down there. many of the weapons there are flammable, they'll ignite if they come in contact with fire..' They'd explode.. and.. " This hotel would be blown into kindling.. and it would kill virtually everyone in this hotel immediately' Stripetail said grimly as they reached the ground floor and hurried out of the front doors. " Where is the magazine?' stripetail radioed.
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The three who were out in the town, started to walk, looking up at the night sky "Well, at least we know what time it is....looks to be, roughly midnight, give or take an hour" Zoe spoke up as they walked.
"Yeah, but that still doesn't answer where we are" Zack added on as he looked to Drake.
Drake stopped for a moment "Wait here, I'll head up into the sky and see if I can spot anything that could perhaps, give us a clue on where we are" he extended his wings and flew up into the sky.
"You see anything?" Zoe called out to him.
"Actually, yeah, I do, it looks to be a hotel, vehicles are outside it....military by the looks of it" Drake replied back as he landed back onto the ground moments later.
"Military? Great, just what we need too" Zack spoke rather sarcastically.
"Yeah, I hate it as much as you do, but so far, I don't think we have much of a choice" Drake replied back, his wings retracting in the process as he started to walk towards where the hotel was.
"This is going to suck" Zack added on as he followed suit with Zoe following as well.
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"It's in the back of the hotel. There's a sign that will point to it," Deimos said, rushing by. He was carrying two fire extinguishers.
Several other volunteers carrying buckets of sand and fire extinguishers were heading to the magazine as well.
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Pandora watched as Demios ran past her, yet, just shrugged it off as she had made her way into the ballroom and sat down at a neaby table.
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Meanwhile, outside, Drake, Zack and Zoe were now, not too far from the hotel, seeing it not too far from where they were.
"I still think this is a bad idea" Zack spoke up as he folded his arm as well.
"Look, like I said earlier on, I know that we're on bad terms with the military, them not trusting our kind, but at the moment, it's all we can do, I mean, it's either finding them....or finding Ghost" Drake replied back.
"True, granted that we don't even know if he is here as well and if he is....if he is hunting us down or not" Zoe added in as she looked at the windows of the hotel as well.
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got it' Strioipetail said as he noticed the signs and smelled the smoke,,
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Meanwhile, Sgt. Devlin was still awake as he patrolled near the entrance to the hotel, noticing three figures in the distance and decided to radio Stripetail about them "Stripetail, this is Sgt. Devlin, I've spotted three figures hanging not too far from the hotel, shall I engage them? As I can't tell who they are..."
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no, we no not need any more mistakes like the helicopter. let them get closer.." stripetail replied as he and dixie entered the magazine the fire had sptead slightly thanks to the cocktails. Dixie moved aroung him and begab]n looking fir something to somether the flames..
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"Understood" Sgt. Devlin radioed back as he allowed the three of them get closer.
Once the three of them did get closer, Sgt. Devlin spoke up "That's far enough, what's your business here?"
"Oh great, we meet one of the locals and we're already being interogated" Zack spoke up first.
Drake motioned for Zack to be quiet as he spoke up "Our buisness is trying to find out where we are, it's that simple"
"You're at the Inglorious Hotel" Sgt. Devlin replied back "And might I also ask, what you are"
Drake scoffed slightly when he asked what he was "Fine, if you must know, I'm a human mutant, and let me guess, you're with the military"
Sgt. Devlin nodded back "What are your names?"
"I'm Drake, that there is Zack, and that's Zoe" Drake answered back.
Sgt. Devlin paused for a moment, looking at the three of them before radioing Stripetail "They seem to check out, but I still don't trust them, especially the winged one....shall I let them in?"
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Deimos followed Stripetail.
He pulled the pin on the fire extinguisher and started spraying down the fire with foam.
"Dixie! I have a fire extinguisher!" Deimos yelled over the fire. He handed the spare one to her.
Several other volunteers were pouring sand on the flaming turpentine to try and put it out. Still others were spraying foam from the fire extinguishers on flames.
Yet others were trying to keep the munitions cool by moving them away from the spreading fire.
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Haresh smelled smoke in the kitchen. "Eevee, could you stay here, I've got to put out a fire," he said.
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The tardis detected the fire and stuff in the area below the hotel and alerted Jason. He had gotten some water and was at the door to his bedroom.
"Take us there." he said then went into his bedroom. "Come on Guilmon, we have to put out a fire." he said.
"in tardis?" Guilmon asked rubbing his eyes a bit as he yawned.
"No, outside. Get the Korodos fire extinguisher." he said and headed to the control room. By the time the tardis materialized Guilmon had put on the device and Jason had switched to his imperial dragon form. Jason looked at the viewer of the external sensors, which put a hologram over the ceiling, and walls so they could see everything.
"We'll focus over there." Jason said pointing in a certain area. Once the tardis materialized they stepped out. Jason had chosen his breath weapon to be cold, imperial dragons able to choose their breath weapon and switch it and they had the primal elements such as cold, heat, ect, instead of fire, ice of other sorts of dragons.
Guilmon had on what looked like a heavy weapons sort of thing with tanks on the back with compressed air which powered the device. It was an industrial fire extinguisher which had chrome and gears, steampunk looking device. It cast an extinguish fire spell and was powered by, in this case, compressed air. The half helm covering the top half of the head and powered by clockwork, which did do the typical clockwork sound did a spell to give the wearer a special vision so they could see hidden fires and fires smoldering ready to ignite.
They both went to areas side by side. Jason using his cold breath to make certain areas with no one cold, cold enough for frost to form.
Guilmon pulled the trigger on his device and out came a glittery blue, obviously magical to those who were experienced seeing spells, ray that he adjusted till he got the size of the cone shaped ray to his liking and aimed it at the fire which gradually put it out. He focused on one of the edges to prevent the fire from spreading and gradually working on putting the fire out.
Jason moved to areas where any explosives were and used his cold breath to make it to cold to burn or get hot, focusing until frost formed and some of the frost became a thin layer of ice with the temperature 50-100 degrees below zero or so.
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Dixie took the fire extinguisher and started spraying it on the fire trying to stop it from spreading further
stripetail focused and gestured at the flames ' frazori ignus dissartomn!' he said and a freezing wing blew over the flames, cooling them down and freezing the liquid in the cocktails and starting to cut them off..
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nice work Jason Stripetail nodded as radio buzzed ' he paused sas Devlin repeated his request " Let them in, once we are finished here I will talk with them personally. Have them stay in the lobby for now..."
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"Keep the munitions cool!" a refugee wearing a set of goggles shouted over the flames.
Deimos left the scene of the fire to get another fire extinguisher as well as a shovel.
Haresh then entered the magazine. "So this is the problem?" he asked.
"Help put out the fire!" a refugee who was dumping sand on the flames shouted.
Haresh grabbed a bucket of sand and started tossing it over the fire.
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Deimos passed by Briggins's desk. "Briggins! There is a fire in the basement magazine," he said.
He then headed down the stairs to the basement magazine.
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"Understood" Sgt. Devlin then looked at the thre of them "Follow me" he entered the hotel with Drake, Zack and Zoe following him.
Zack looked at the rundown hotel "Heh, reminds me of the church...."
Sgt. Devlin looked at the three once they were in the lobby "Stay here, Stripetail will be here to talk to you personally, they've just got a fire to contain at the moment"
***
Eevee wanted to say something yet again, only for Haresh to already take off as she looked around and gave off a shrug, humming some to herself as well.
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put it out immediately. if that blows we're all dead! Briggins said angrily "
Stripetail gestured again and began cooling the flames a gesture from his paws. the fire slowly died down, it belched steam and smoke as it began to run out of fuel. the ground where it had burned out was blackened. ' we're almost there..
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Jason focused on getting the ammo, and explosives cold, going from on to the other areas where the ones not moved well away from the areas that were on fire.
Guilmon continued to focus on keeping the ray of his device on the edges of one side of the fire to prevent it from spreading as he slowly moved to move the edge of the fire of the area he was so he could try to help it to shrink.
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Zack soon folded his arms "How long is this Stripetail person going to be? I mean, we're not here to cause trouble alright?"
"I'm sorry, but it's not up to me, Stripetail has to see you three for himself to then determine that for himself" Sgt. Devlin answered back.
Zoe gave off a small sigh herself as she tapped an earpiece she was still wearing in her ear, but had nothing from it "Come on....work already...." she muttered a little to herself before looking over to Sgt. Devlin "I take it that we can't contact others from another world or dimension or whatever?"
Sgt. Devlin shrugged back "I'm not sure as I haven't tried it myself"
Zoe then gave off a sigh "So, I guess we're stuck here for now" she said looking to Drake and Zack.
"Seems like it" Drake added on.
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Once Stripetail was satisfied that the fire was under control he turned to Dixie " stay with the others until the fire is out. I need to go check on three new comers who just entered the hotel.
Dixie nodded and turned to pour more retardant on the rapidky dying flames Stripetail headed up out of the magazine and contacted Devlin " I will be in the lobby in five minutes.. Stripetail out.
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"Understood" Sgt. Devlin replied back as he waited for Stripetail to get to the lobby.
"I take it that he's finally on his way?" Zack decided to ask.
"Yeah, he'll be here shortly as it seems like they've got the fire under control" Sgt. Devlin replied back to Zack.
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Stripetail entered the hotel a few minutues later " I am Lord Stripetail.Identify yourselves please " he said upon looking at the new comers.
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"About time..." Zack muttered before getting a whack across the back of his head by Zoe.
"My name's Drake, that there is Zoe, and the other one there, his name is Zack and I can assure you, we're not here to cause trouble" Drake spoke up.
"Yeah, we're pretty much here by something having gone wrong, you know how it goes, an explosion and seconds later, you wind up somewhere else, which I have no idea on how that had happened, it just doesn't add up is all" Zoe added in as well as she folded her arms.
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Stripetail nodded " You;re not from here obviously.. what world are you from? He queried ' i need to be sure thats all. in times like this, one cannot be too careful. what were you doing, at the time you ended up here?"
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"We come from Union City" Drake spoke up "And as for what we were doing, we were stopping Ghost and his Mutant Hunters from using a machine to wipe out our kind, but from what i could tell, the machine soon went haywire..."
"That was also partly my fault, I was trying to turn it off, must've pushed a wrong button or something which caused it to go haywire, and then before we knew it, we ended up here" Zoe added in as well.
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Jason and Guilmon continued to work at what they were doing. Once he was sure he had gotten the ammo and explosive areas very cold Jason then focused on using his cold breath on areas just in front of where the fires were to prevent or slow the spread since the areas would be to cold to burn.
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i do not know where that is, but my sense of you is that you mean wgat you say.." He paused " You can stay for now,,he said finally ' go over to briggins over there,sign in your names and pick a room
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Drake gave a nod back to Stripetail and walked over to Briggins, signing his name into the book as did Zack "I'll pay for a room for Zack and myself"
Zoe walked over and signed in "And I of course, would rather have my own room if you don't mind"
Drake handed over the money for the three of them for the rooms.
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its 20 per night per person' Broggin replied I'll give you rooms 241 and 242. so thats 60 for the 3 of you, for tonight.."
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"I've got it covered" Zoe spoke as she handed over some money and recieved the keys, handing Drake and Zack their one before putting her one into her pocket.
"So, what now?" Zack asked with a light little shrug as well.
"Not sure, perhaps it would be best to get some sleep" Drake added on as well.
"Well, I know that I will be, I haven't had much sleep lately, and getting some sleep now would be nice" Zoe told them as she walked off herself, heading to her room.
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good night to the three of you. just go to the second floor, your rooms will be a few doors down to your left;"briggins said
Tigress vomited for nearly twenty minutes flushing it down every couple of minutes at the end she was tired and weak, and wobbled slightly.. She got herself a drink of water and washed her mouth out abd spat it out. the water was bloody, she had cut her gu,s of her mouth from the violent vomiting. tigress sank to her knees and began to cry softly..
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"Yeah, we do have hotels where we come from, so we know where our rooms would be" Zack spoke up as he turned to Drake.
Drake took a small look around the area and shrugged some "We so need a way back to our city" he spoke as they watched Zoe head off.
Zoe had walked up the stairs and had found her room moments later, unlocking the door to it and entering it "Heh, not that grand, but hey, I aint complaining" she spoke as she tapped her earpiece again, but yet, still no answer from it.
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Deimos and the volunteers had finished putting out the fire. A fair number of the Molotovs were destroyed but some were salvageable.
Deimos sighed and picked up a cigarette butt. Almost instantly, a rage as hot as that of the fire began to fill him. He held up the cigarette butt.
"Okay, who was the dumbf--- who thought it would be a bright idea to light a f---ing cigarette in a f---ing magazine?" he asked, his voice cold and hard.
A Wolverine in his 20s stepped forward. "It was me, sir," he said meekly.
"Damn it! You decided to light a f---ing cigarette in a f---ing magazine?! Did you not notice the f---ing no smoking sign outside the f---ing door!? And even if there were no f---ing sign; common sense should tell you that you do not f---ing smoke where explosives are being kept! Do I make myself f---ing clear!?" he screamed.
"Yes, sir."
"Good! I will personally shoot the next f---er who even thinks of lighting a cigarette in here!" Deimos said.
He got to work cleaning up the foam from the fire extinguisher.
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Jason and Guilmon continued till the fire was fully out then they went to join the others.
"Glad we all got it before anyone was hurt or permanent damage was done." Jason said.
"Good indeed." Guilmon said nodding.
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Coming from the kitchen was an ominous glow. In the kitchen, Eevee was there, having backed up quite a bit as a fire had started in the kitchen, to which Eevee in turn, turned around and ran, only to stop as the fire had trapped her, between her and the exit.
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In the lobby, Drake sniffed "Do you smell that?"
Zack was already looking in the direction of the kitchen "Would it, by chance, be that?" he asked, motioning to the kitchen.
"Oh crud, not good, that is not good at all...." Drake rushed towards the kitchen and took a quick look around to find a fire extinguisher, seeing one not far from where he was as he grabbed it, pulling out the pin and begun to spray on the fire in order to stop it from spreading.
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"I'm going to see if Eevee's okay," Haresh said, exiting the magazine.
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He made back to the lobby where he sniffed the air. "Not another fire," he groaned, picking up a bucket of water that he had used for mopping.
He entered the kitchen. "Eevee! Where are you?!" he shouted.
He threw some water on the burning stove.
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The fire was subdued quiet quickly with the help of both Haresh and Drake.
Eevee was coughing a bit as she stumbled forward a little bit, coughing up smoke as she had inhaled the smoke by mistake as well as having some of her fur burnt a little bit as well "Here...."
Drake rushed over to the Pokemon as he crouched some "You okay?" he asked her as he glanced over to Haresh, motioning for him to come over as well.
"I think so...." Eevee replied back with another bad sounding cough.
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tigress decided she needed someone to talk too. ' Dixie?' She spoke softly into her ring "dixie? are you awake
_ Tigress? you should be asleep . I'm awake just helping out out a fire.. so what do you want?
_ I've been throwing up again and it keeps getting worse.. can we.. talk.. somwhere i need someone to talk to.. because.. well.. i'm not sure what to do..
- ok.. just go over to my room, and settle into the near bed, the one we used for making out last night.. and wait for me there'
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Jason put on his sensor glasses to go in and look around to see if he could detect any hotspots or areas likewise.
Guilmon went in to put what he had used away, telling some servitor robots & golems to clean it, and recharge the air tanks with essential air and rewind the cap part.
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Haresh came over. "Eevee, tell me what did you do?" he asked.
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Deimos had finished cleaning up the magazine.
He went up to the lobby. "Briggins, the fire was caused by someone smoking there," he said. "I swear, I will shoot the next f---er who decides that the magazine is a good smoking room," he said.
He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Deimos, magazine is cleaned up. We lost a crate of Molotovs along with several bundles of arrows. Also, the cause of the fire was determined to be a discarded cigarette. Deimos out," he said.
He then went into his room to take a shower.
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Eevee was still coughing some more "Fire....a fire started....I can't remember how.....I was just having fun was all...."
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' a cigarette hmm.. send the person responsible to have a talk with me..' Stripetail replied as he headed up towards his room ' nice work on getting the fire out.. things could have been a lot worse..'
- good.. now find the one responsible for it and bring him up here so i can read him the riot act//" Briggins replied " thoug h i suppose the wizard has first cracjk at that..
tigress waked out of her room and headed over to dixies room, but could not open the door. she waited a few minutes and heard footsteps coming up rthe stairs. she looked over and Dixiie came up to her, wearing her armor. Dixie deactivated her armor and opened the door for Tigress.
- come on in lets have a look at you.."
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Satisfied the fire was out Jason and Guilmon looked to see what areas needed to be cleaned and what took smoke damage. Also what should be moved where.
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Deimos came out of the bathroom. This time, he was wearing a simple bandioler as he decided to store his armor in the closet until he needed it.
He headed to the lobby and found the guilty Wolverine smoking another cigarette in the lobby.
"The commander and owner would like to see you," Deimos said coldly.
"In a moment," the Wolverine replied.
"Now!" Deimos roared.
The Wolverine quickly ground out his cigarette and leapt to his feet.
Deimos led him to Briggins. "Here's the suspect," Deimos said.
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"So, are you sure you didn't do anything?" Drake asked Eevee with an arched eyebrow.
"I'm sure of it, I just put something on the stove to cook and seconds later, it burst into flames....all that was in it was some of that rum stuff, vinegar and a carrot at least" Eevee answered back.
"And you managed to cause a fire just by using those three things?" Drake asked back as Eevee nodded her head.
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Haresh sighed. "Eevee, rum can burn under certain conditions,. Next time you cook with alcohol, especially liquor, always watch it. I guess we can consider this a learning experience," he said.
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"Yeah....I guess..." Eevee looked down, coughing some more as well as the smoke was still in her lungs, coughing rather badly still.
"Something needs to be done about her.....she shouldn't be coughing like that, I mean, it seems like she had inhaled some of the smoke from the fire" Drake told Haresh.
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Your stupidity nearly destroyed my hotel!' Briggins said harshly to the wolverine. " of all the places to smoke around here - and there are many , I might add_ you chose the place where the weapons and explosives are stored? where is your common sense, man? Had that fire reached the weapons and ignited them , nearly every single person staying in this hotel would be killed by the explosion, and Chong and Dragonstorm would be completely unopposed as they take over this area! I'd yell at you some more, but the wizard will want a piece of you too.. his room is Number 300. Take him there Deimos.. if I were you, sir, I'd be prepared for the worst.." He said to the wolverine "War is not a time to suffer fools.."
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Deimos nodded and dragged the Wolverine to room 300.
He knocked on the door. "Stripetail, I have the suspect," Deimos said.
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Let him in" came the reply' Stripetail was sitting in a chair near the table, his eyes narrowed at the wolverine who entered his room. " So you're the one responsible for the fire in the magazine. What in the heavens were you thinking? if your cigarette had ignited our weapons, virtually everyone here would have been killed, and this hotel would be reduced to rubble. Our enemy would sweep across this region, completely unopposed, thanks to your stupidity. What is your name?' he demanded of the wolverine.
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"Logan Johnson," the Wolverine replied.
"Stripetail, I have already made it clear that I will personally shoot the next person who smokes in the magazine," Deimos said. He then turned to Logan. "And you, Mr. Johnson, I do not want to see another f---ing cigarette near the magazine! Do I make myself clear!?"
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Stripetail nodded. "Mr Johnson, how long have you been in the service?" he glared in Logan's direction. 'Deimos here is not bluffing, eityer, he will, I assure you, act on his threat..
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"What service? I was never part of any military force," he replied. "Granted, I worked in the mining business in Southport," he added.
"You worked in the mining business," Deimos said coldly. "You should know better than to smoke around explosives!"
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Meanwhile, the magazine had been completely cleaned up and some of the refugees nailed a large sign that read: "No smoking. Violators will be shot" to the wall.
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so you're a volunteer, then? well then your experience in mining should have served to stop you from smoking there, alas it did not. Now the question, what to do with you? Confine to your room for a week, solitary night duty for the next few days..something to send a message that poor decisions have consequences, and your poor decision could have had very very serious consequences if not for quick action by our volunteers . Stripetail said. "if you have anythig to say i oyour defense Mr Johnson, I suggest you speak now.
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Tigress climbed onto the bed and stretched, the vomiting spell had left her weak and tired. "Do you have anything to eat?' She asked Dixie, who sat down next to her..
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Deimos thought a moment. "How about menial work, like trash disposal?" he suggested.
"In my defense," Logan said. "I really wasn't aware that munitions were being stored there.
"Mr. Johnson, there is a sign that clearly states 'Magazine. No smoking' near the entrance to the cave."
Deimos then radioed Capt. Milos.
"Captain Milos, we have identified the source of the magazine fire, it was a miner named Logan Johnson. Stripetail and I are currently sentencing him. We need you to judge him as well. Deimos out," he said into the radio.
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" do you have any family, Mr Johnson?' Stripetail asked.
_ Coming on, hold off on the sentencing until I get there' Milos said..he was headiing up the stairs to the third floor.
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Jason and Guilmon helped with the cleanup and any moving around needed.
"Tiring." Guilmon said stretching a bit.
"Indeed, and late at night also, or early, depending on how one looks at it." Jason said.
"Maybe sign can be enchanted to shoot slivers if someone smokes?" Guilmon said.
"I don't think that will be necessary, though that can be kept as a later option." Jason said smiling a bit at the idea.
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"Died at Southport," Logan replied.
"Well, Mr. Johnson, you're currently looking at some hard labor for punishment," Deimos said.
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One of the refugees who assisted in putting out the fire turned to Guilemon. "Nah, we've got our guns right here," he said, patting the pistol in its holster on his hip.
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Eevee continued to cough as Drake picked her up "You need some help"
"But I'm fine, really" Eevee coughed some more.
"Don't kid yourself, you inhaled smoke from the fire, filled your lungs, not a good thing at all" Drake replied back as he turned to Haresh "Quick question, where's your hospital wing or whatever it is you want to call it?"
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ca[ptain Milos entered a few minutes later " so this is the guilty party huh.. ' he glanced at Logan.
- hes a volunteer, lost his family at southport" stripetail said ' well then, a touch of leniency for that, but only a touch though.. we're moving you to night patrol, for the next week, you will patrol each floor of this hotel, from midnight to 8 am, top to bottom.' Milos said. While you are there you will enforce curfew, no one out of bed past midnight, and you will not be allowed to smoke while on shift. consider it leniency, we could have you pulling weeds and repairing the damage to the hotel by yourself. mr Johnson, if this happens again, there will be no leniency.." Milos said sizing Logan up. "you will be shot... Do I make myself clear?"
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Back in the lobby, Zack was sitting down for the time being, strumming away in his guitar with a tune of his own, keeping up the practice at the moment.
Pandora heard the strumming from the ballroom and decided to go and investigate the noise, finding Zack and looked to his guitar "Heh, not bad at all"
Zack looked over to Pandora "Well, you haven't really seen anything yet....trust me on that one" he replied back to her, still strumming away.
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In her room, Zoe had finally managed to get hold of her people back in Union City "About time, listen, we're in another world, some sort of hotel and the town looks like it's been bombarded with missles and the likes....what's the situation on your end? Any sign of Ghost by any chance?" she asked into her earpiece before recieving an answer "I see, alright, I may have an idea on where he is then.....I'll keep you updated when I can"
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' Lets see.. We still have that candy from a few days ago.." Dixie said heading over to the basket of candy.. she selected a chocolate covered marshmallow treat and handed it to tigress " munch on that . if you still feel sick.."
_ I do.." tigress moaned ' thanks for the treat though.. ' she added taking a small nibble.. dixie went over shook Scooby " scooby do we have any medicine for upset stomachs? Dixie asked A Scooby stirred from his sleep and looked at her through bleary eyes " Tigress hasn't been feeling well, and I wasn't sure if we had anything..
_ReptoRismol, rer rin rhe ran, rold ron Ri'll ret rit..' scooby replied getting "Rot reeling rell Rigress. Rixie rill rake rare rof rou, rust rold ron Ri'll re rack rith rhe redicine.
_ Thanks Scooby" tigress said, lying on her back, and trying to get comfortable..
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"I think we're done here." Jason said, "best head back and get some sleep if we can." Jason said to Guilmon. They both headed back to the tardis and then he had it do a as short trip back to where it had been in the hotel.
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Raptix sat next to the campfire with Lilo. "So Lilo, tell me about your world?" he asked.
A Raven refugee approached the two. "Hey, you two want to see a sparring match between some of the Great Valley dinosaurs?" she asked.
Raptix shrugged. "Why not? It'll be fun," he said.
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Deimos shook his head. "With all due respect Captain, I feel the more fitting punishment is assign him to carry out garbage duty. Basically, carrying garbage to the Great Valley for burning," he said.
He then turned to Logan. "And Mr. Johnson, this is your one and only chance. Do something that endangers the lives of the refugees here and you will be sentenced to death by arrow firing squad in the Great Valley," Deimos said.
Logan gulped. Execution by arrows was not something he wanted to occur. "Yes sir," he said.
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Jason and Guilmon went to start getting cleaned up from helping with the fire. Before going to do so Jason made sure the tardis was on alert and surveillance mode again.
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very well, garbage duty it is' stripetail said you will pick up the garbage around the hotel and carry it to the Great Valley for disposal. This , you will do for the next week, starting now. Deimos give him a bag to carry the garbage in. use this" he gestured and created a long spike, "to pick things up" he said tossing the spike to Johnson. " Best get going Mr Johnson, this hotel has a lot of garbage in it..
_ well, i'm from Hawaii' lilo began, I live with my sister Nani, and my froends, Stitch and Angel. I go to hula school, where I learn to dance the hula..though lately we've been sent onb missions by Mr Stripetail.."
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Drake soon had taken Eevee out to where others were being treated and placed her down in a free spot "Now please, try not to create any more fires, alright?"
Eevee took a bit of a sigh "Yeah....okay...." was all she said, coughing some more still.
Drake gave her a little pat on the head before walking back into the lobby to meet back up with Zack.
"So, are you here to help out with that war thing that suppose to be going on?" Pandora asked Zack.
"War? There's a war going on here?" Zack asked back as he stopped strumming on his guitar and looked to Pandora with an arched eyebrow.
"Apparantly so, I don't really know the details about it myself....no one really tells me anything" Pandora replied back with a little grumble.
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The troodon doctor from Dinotopia was taking his turn (till the next person came on) at doing some rounds and treating those who needed treatment. He didn't mind working at night and his larger then human size eyes meant he could see excellent at night even with most of the lights turned off if he needed to.
He treated folks till he go to Eevee. "So what seems to be your problem?" He asked as he smiled, with his mouth closed to not show his teeth.
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tigress continued to try and get herself comfortable. 'thanks Dixie, for everything you've done for me.. ' She said. " has Stripetail talked to you about last night.'
_ Yeah, he did, at length. He was not pleased. he told me not to do it again..'Dixie said sitting next to her on the bed.
- Yeah , i 'm dreading having to talk with him, but i will at some point..
-you shouldn't blame yourself.. i should have known better' dixie replied. 'i should have have known that.. making out with you would have consequences.. bad ones..
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you taught me, by doing that with me' tigress replied "I now know where i stand, and while i like girls - Agumina and you- specifically, Tiger ultimately is where my deepest affections lie. I'm carrying his child after all..'
- speaking of kids.. i talked to stripetail about whether it was possible for you or cynder to.. impregnate me, through magic..
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Raptix nodded. "I'm afraid I'm not familiar with those places. I myself come from Fang Valley. I've lived in this valley ever since the War of the Beyond," he said.
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Deimos handed Logan a large bucket he found in a closet. "Use this," he said. "One other thing, metal, plastic bottles and glass are not to be burned in the Great Valley! Glass bottles are to be rinsed out and kept for use in making Molotov cocktails. Plastic bottles and metal are to be kept for recycling. Start at the first floor," he said.
"Yes, sir," Logan said, exiting the room.
Deimos shook his head as Logan left. "Let's hope I actually don't have to do the arrow firing squad," he said.
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Eevee coughed some more as she looked to the doctor that came to her "Um, I inhaled some of the smoke from the fire by accident...." was all she said as she clutched her chest a little bit as well.
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"Okay, hold on, a war?" Drake asked Pandora.
Pandora looked over to Drake and gave off a little nod "Yeah, some of it was apparantly going on yesterday, but I don't really know much of the details though" Pandora replied back.
Drake thought for a moment as he looked to Zack "I guess, since we're here, we might as well help out with this war that's going on....I'll go and get Zoe, tell her the details" he added on before turning and walking off to get to Zoe's room at the very least.
"So, what exactly is he?" Pandora asked as she was looking at Drake still.
"He's like me and my sister, mutants, well, as you can tell, he's more of a mutant than anything else, but he's a good guy regardless, fun guy to hang around" Zack answered back to Pandora.
"Mutants?" Pandora asked with an arched eyebrow.
"You don't know what they are, do you?" Zack asked her, to which Pandora shook her head "Alright, tell you what, I'll show you what I'm talking about" he then got up and motioned for her to follow him as he headed outside.
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The troodon doctor nodded, "That can be very dangerous. Coughing is how your body is trying to get rid of the smoke. I'm glad you didn't breath to much smoke since that can be very dangerous. Just wait here and I"ll get what may help." He said. He went into the tardis and went to a concealed hatch in the control room where some first aid stuff was kept and brought out a small airtank with some essential air. It was designed for people to use either as a short term air supply or for smoke inhalation. Though instead of regular air it had essential oxygen in it so it would last longer and was even better for folks.
This he brought out and held out to Eevee. "Just breath from this. It has essential air and oxygen in it. For smoke inhalation it's good for the person to rest and inhale some oxygen. & maybe drink a bit of water or something if your throat feels hoarse. or I can give you something for your soar throat." He said to her.
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Eevee waited for the doctor to return, and once he had, she looked at the object that was given to her, coughing some more "Are you sure about it?" she asked looking at him before giving off a small shrug and started to breathe from the airtank.
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Once outside, Zack begun to strum on his guitar again as Pandora spoke "So, what is it you were going to show me?" she asked him, but noticed that his fingers were starting to glow as well.
"Watch and learn" Zack replied back as he motioned towards some junk not too far away and after a bit of strumming, he strummed one final time and sent a soundwave out, which in turn, blasted the trash away in the process in front of him.
Pandora's eyes widened slightly "Wow, that's actually....pretty cool" she spoke as she folded her arms.
"Yeah, I know" Zack replied back a bit smugly as well.
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The Troodon doctor nodded, "The standard treatment for smoke inhalation is to give the person oxygen since with the smoke in your lungs its harder for your body to get enough. Your coughing is how your body is getting rid of the smoke. This tank instead of regular oxygen has essential oxygen, the magical equivalent so it'll be even better. " He said pausing a bit, "how do you feel otherwise? Need some water or does your throat feel a bit sore?" He asked her.
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Yeah I know. executions should be avoided if possible. hopefully, Logan will learn his lesson..
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Oh" Tigress started, turning and looking at Dixie. ' I don't think my powers are designed for doing that.. I mean.. I'm flattered that you thought of that.. but perhaps its better that i can't.
_ We're both canines.." dixie pointed. " Yeah, so in theory it could work, if I was willing to try it..but I don't want to get stripetail any more angry at you than he already is.. Tigress said. 'Besides, I'm already having enough problems with my pregnancy.."
_ scooby headed down the stairs, and passed by pandora as he headed out of the hotel.
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you do have a point' Dixie said, as Tigeress leaned over and wrapped her arms around her neck.. "I'm honored that you would consider having me as a partner.. still it would be really hard to explain things when your child didn't look anything like Scooby..and a lot like me' "Yeah, friendship is the best option, rather than anything else " dixie said, running her paws through the fur on tigress's head. "Feeling any better? " A little...The chocolates good.. do have anything else? Tigress smiled. "Thats my girl.." Dixie said breaking away and heading over to the bag of candy.. grabbing it, she picked it up and carried it over to the bed.
_ scooby reached the Mystery Machine and unlocked it, and began searxching in the flap behind the drivers seat. After a few minutes he found the Peptto Bismol, and headed back . Shutting the door and locking it again.
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Tigress reached inside the bag and pulled out a piece of chocolate that had peanut butter in it, and popped it in her mouth. " want me to go wake up Cynder and have a candy party for the girls?' " Tigress! Shes sleeping, and we have a fight tomorrow.. We'll save some for her.."
_ come on.. Lets have a little fun.."
_ Might i remind you its past midnight... we need our sleep as it is.. Once you take the medicine, you need to head back to bed.. I mean it..
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Only if you walk me back to my room.. " its two doors down.. Its one thing if we're goofing of in the secret passage.. or making out on this bed.. but we're not doing either of those.. Dixie said. "You're a big girl Tigress..
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will you at least kiss me good night? tigress pouted. "Not in front of Scooby.. but sure'dixie replied
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Eevee shook her head a little bit "I think so" she replied back, coughing a little more, but her coughing did seem to be getting better.
***
Drake knocked on Zoe's door before entering once he was allowed to.
"So, any news on what's happening?" Zoe asked him as she folded her arms.
"Well, apparantly, there's some sort of war going on, which is going to be commencing in the morning from what I've been told anyway, but what about you, any luck getting through to the others?" Drake asked her.
"Yeah, managed to get through to them, and get this, Ghost has not been seen again after our fight against him, my best guess is that the explosion affected him as well, and that he's somewhere around this place as well....granted, I doubt he'll be in this hotel" Zoe replied back "Where's Zack?"
"Outside as far as I know, showing that other girl his power" Drake told her with a small little chuckle as well.
"Sounds about right with him, my brother is always trying to hit on what girls he can" Zoe replied back, giving off a laugh herself.
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scooby headeed up to his floor and headed towards his room. imside dixie and tigress were making small talk while they munched on candy and waited for scooby to returned.
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The troodon doctor went to get some cool essential water in a small glass and put it down near Eevee. "You'll be better soon. If you feel the need feel free to drink from the glass. Just rest and try to not do any strenuous activities if you can avoid it." He said smiling to her.
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"Strenuous?" Eevee asked, tilting her head to the side, looking a bit confused. She wasn't the smartest Pokemon around, yet, she decided to drink from the glass anyway.
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"Well, I should let you get some rest, I guess if we're going to help out in this war of these, resting up would be a good thing" Drake told Zoe as he turned and headed off for his room.
Zoe closed the door after Drake had left and placed her earpiece onto the side of the bed before jumping onto it and laying back for the time being.
***
Back outside, Zack and Pandora were now, just talking "So, what's your story?"
Pandora gave off a shrug "Not much to talk about with me, I mean, I'm just...me, nothing all that special for a non-human"
"You're an alien?" Zack asked with an arched eyebrow.
Pandora shook her head back "No, I'm not an...alien, I'm something else, an entity of some sort, created for one purpose....to guard my box"
"Huh, why am I not suprised that you would have some sort of...power or whatever you call it?" Zack replied back with a small laugh.
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soon, stripetail and Captain Milos returned to their rooms to sleep. the clock chimed the hour, it was now one in the morning.
Scooby entered his room, and found the girls munching on snacks. " retter rave rome ror re" he complained, though a smile appeared on his face 'Ri rought rhe redicine Rigress." he held up the pink liquid " rist rake ra rip rof rhis..' scooby poured some into a small cap, and held it out to Tigress, while Dixie brought her a glass of water.
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Logan swore as he dug through the trash in the underground kitchen. His bucket was filled with tissues, fruit peelings, fish guts and other assorted garbage. He was quite glad that Haresh was happy to let him use the rubber gloves worn by custodians. A crate was filled with glass bottles in need of washing and two other crates were filled with plastic bottles and metal cans respectively.
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Deimos returned to his room to sleep.
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Ceela and her corps of archers were guarding the floors.
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The troodon doctor continued his shift till the next doctor came to relieve him, taking a chance to rest when he could and checking up on his patients, and how they were doing, including Eevee.
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Dr Nister came in to releve the troodon "nice work, i'll take over for the next few hours.."
_ Tigress gulped down the medicine and made a face.. She drank the water in a few gulps. ' tastes kinda funny..' she said " it should help you feel better after you sleep tonight..' Dixie said, as she muched on a chocolate covered pretzel.. ' thanks scooby' Tigress grinned, leaning over and nuzzling him, which cause him to blush sdslightly. ' rhanks Rigress.. Row rou retter ret ro red.. re rave ra right rin rhe rorning.. Rixie rill ree rou ro red.. Rood right rirls.." Scooby said climbing into bed and turning his face towards the window.
- night Scooby" tigress replied as Dixie finished her pretzel and started on a another. "We'll wait a few more minutes for it to start to take effect then I'll take you to your room..'she said.
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"Ok." the troodon doctor said. He briefly mentioned a few cases like Eevee the thought the doctor relieving him should know about to keep an eye on. "Goodnight." He said then headed off to get ready for bed.
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will do' dr Nistler said " good night.."
_ dixie and Tigress munched on a few more snacks, as Tigress' stomach began to settle. " Ready to head to bed Tigress?" dixie asked
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Logan grumbled as he made his way to the second floor. He had already sorted and burned the trash on the first floor. He was pulling his his wagon of crates and buckets for recyclables and trash behind him. He was quite thankful for the staff elevator.
The room trash bins had been lined outside the hallway. One of Ceela's archers spotted him and waved at him.
Logan waved back as he got to work sorting through the trash can.
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Yeah I'm ready " tigress replied getting up and heading for the door. Dixie joined her and led her over to her room. Once they were there Dixie leaned in and gave Tigress a brief kiss on the lips the kiss lasted a second or two. " is that all? Tigress asked, a bit disappointed as Dixie pulled away. .. I'm a bit tired..but you can kiss me if you want.. Dixie replied. and Tigress' lips were upon hers almost as soon as she finished. this kiss lasted about ten seconds then Tigress pulled away. " Good night Dixie, see you in the morning" tigress said as she entered her room. once inside she headed over to the bed where Tiger, climbed in, and snuggled up next to him.n he stirred ' sorry, i threw up again, and Scooby and Dixie gave me something to settle it down.." Tigress explained.
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you've thrown up at least a half dozen times tigress.. ' tiger said looking closely at her, and began to sniff her. You've got Dixies scent on you.."
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we were just snuggling.. her perfume rubbed off on me..' 'lets just hope you two aren't doing anything more than that.. because if i catch you doing anything more than that with her, Tigress, our relationship will end, and we will go our separate ways.." "Um , would you make me go back to my parents..
"Yes" tiger said flatly.. "even with me being sick.." "yes Tigress.. you'd be their responsibility.. ' 'but they threw me out.. and said they wouldn't accept me back , unless I had a mate and child with me! You can't do that to me!'
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fortunately, I have no proof that you are doing anything untoward with her, in my eyes shes just a good friend to you. now as for the rest of the team, Scooby isn't much of a leader, i've seen braver rabbits that i hunted down. Agumon should be the leader of our group, with me or Spyro in second.Scooby should be just above the blue alien.' Tiger said
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Tiger that's not your call, thankfully.. geez tell me how you really feel.." Tigress replied tersely
_ I think you're a bit too close to Agumina.. " ' I haven't been with her much in the past few days actually..
' still, you suddenly decided to spend a lot more time with her then you were spending with me.. then you two decided to pull that trick on me and Agumon... which we haven't forgotten about by the way.. all in all, you've been acting suspicious..
- why don't you complain to Stripetail then..?" Tigress replied defensively
-thats a good question.. well as i see it, i need evidence to show him that you were fooling around, be it with agumina or Dixie, and as of yet, i have none.. I can't afford to go to him with nothing and be made to look like an idiot, or worse..
tigress leaned in and kissed him on the side of his snout.. 'i love you Tiger..while I'm friends with Dixie and Agumina.. I 'm not in love with them, like I am with you.."
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I'd like proof of that" tiger said. "Lately I've been having doubts, because of your behavior, and your sneaking around."
" I mean what I said" tigress asked "We need to get back to sleep.."
_ Dixie returned to her room, got into bee and snuggled next to Scooby..
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tiger soon setled back to sleep and tigeress with him.
the hours passed and at 6 in the morning, the trumpet sounded, an hour earlier than usual to rouse the oinhabitants.
- dixie and Scooby stirred from their sleep, stertching and yawning, in a few minutes both of them had activated their armor. ' reveryrody, rarmor rup" Scooby spoke into his ring..
_ stripetail headed out from his room and towards the stairs..
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Deimos got out of bed and quickly slipped on his armor, helmet and grabbed his two weapons, The pistol and sniper rifle. He then went into the bathroom.
His other three roommates waited for him to finish up.
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Ms. Swimmer, Strut and Rime (who had all been sleeping in the Great Valley) were armed and in the kitchen. They were also chatting with Ceela and some of her archers.
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Logan had finished his trash duty and was now patrolling the 4th floor.
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Dixie headed out of the room, where she was soon met by cynder, Spyro and hunter . morning guys' Spyro said through his helmet. then they were joined by the rest of the team. Stitch, angel, Agumon, Agumina, and finally Tiger and Tigress. " maybe I should set a curfew for you guys' Tiger said looking from Dixie back to Tigress " otherwise you'll stay out all night, all the time..
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Ripetail rets rhe rurfew" Scooby replied ' Ret rhe rirls rave rher run..'
- thats all fine and good, Scooby, until you find out they've been doing all sorts of weird stuff..
_ Knock it off tiger!' Agumon said. " We have more important things to worry about, than whatever personal problem you are dealing with at the moment with your partner..
-alright everyone that is quite enough ' Stripetail's voice echoed as an image of him appeared before the gathered group.. " Get down here, get some food inside you, and prepare to head out.. today we take the fight to the enemy.. and we're not coming back here until they are driven from the area.. Stripetail out..
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Mr. Bigmouth, Zachary, Anton, Paul Dr. Kerzach, Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu passed by the group.
"So I take it that we are mounting an offensive?" Deimos asked.
"That's what Stripetail said," Zachary replied.
"Stripetail, can you please create more charging containers in the lobby? We used the entire charge during the last battle," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Let's talk about this over breakfast, I want to eat first," Paul replied.
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sure" stripetail's image replied. i'll have to create at least twenty of them, which will be enough for charging 4000 weapons.. we'll need to see if they've started to spread their forces to other areas as well, to towns north of Surf Point.. see you in the dining room..
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The group saluted the image of Stripetail.
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The Goat and the mages had finished making the metal soldiers at Southport.
"Chong, this is Mr. Goat, we are sending over our new metal soldiers to replenish the ones you lost. Not all the soldiers are armed; the ones that are unarmed carry a 30 pound explosive charge. Shall we stay and manufacture more or shall we head to Iselia?" the Goat asked via the radio.
The mages commanded the metal troopers to head to Surf Point.
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Overhead, a transport plane carrying food flew over the Inglorious Hotel. One of Chong's fighter jets locked onto it and launched a missile.
The pilot deployed countermeasures, throwing the missile off course and giving the men just enough time to open the cargo bay doors and drop the crates. Just before they could get the last crates out, another missile from a fighter jet destroyed the plane, sending spiraling down to earth where it crashed a mile or so from the hotel.
Meanwhile, the crates slowly drifted down to the hotel.
"Chong, this is Sierra Niner, we have just shot down a transport plane," the fighter pilot said.
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"Once you are done sebding over the metal soldiers, head to Iseklia, but leave a group behind to secure the cuurrent area" Chong as his radio rang. "Well done Sierra Niner'
_ A few of the men on the [plane had survived the impact and staggered away from the wreckage, burned and bleeding, they slowly limped in the direction of the hotel " this is Matthew Orogos of transport Plane 15A71. " We have crashed near your position.. send medical personnel we have dead and wounded "One of the survivors radioed the hotel..
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The folks who slept in the tardis had finished their showers earlier, most having gone to bed pretty early, and were eating their breakfasts.
Jason used the magic communications plate once the tardis alerted him to the plane being shot down.
"Stripetail? My tardis detected some sort of supply plane being shot down. Looks like some supplies meant for the hotel and the plane crash landed about a mile from the hotel at ..." He said the coordinates. "not sure if you already knew about that yet or not."
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"Thank you Jason, Just received the Distress call from one of the survicvors on my radio.. go over to the crash site and tend to the injured..' Stripetail replied. " Deimos and the others will join you shortly..
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Stripetail's image then spoke to his group and the Pelvanida group. Jason just informed me that supple plane was just shot down roughly a mile from here. there are some survivors, we need to get to them, as soon as possible..the plane was most likely struck by the enemy..
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"Ok." Jason said as he and the troodon doctor with Guilmon went to the control room as the tardis moved to near where the survivors of the plane crash were. Then stepped out with guilmon, the troodon and Teddy Roosevelt.
"I came from the hotel. Want a lift while you get treated?" Jason asked while smiling.
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The Pelvanida group was now in the lobby. The NUMA Group and the Lipizzaners were also with them.
Mr. Bigmouth grabbed his messenger bag with medical supplies and his rifle. Dr. Kerzach and the medical team also swiftly assembled.
"Goddamit, I didn't even eat breakfast yet," Paul said.
"That can wait," Anton said, grabbing his rifle.
The Bull trucker was also ready. "I'll get the truck ready," he said, heading out to the parking lot.
"All right, let's give them some help," Dirk said, holstering his pistol.
Deimos radioed for the med evac helicopter LightIce to assist them.
The group then headed out and clambered onboard the flatbed truck. Two armed Humvees followed them. LightIce and Wildfire followed them as well.
"Stripetail, we are en route to the crash site. Mr. Bigmouth out," Mr. Bigmouth said, putting the radio back into his bag. He reminded himself to have a headset and helmet made for him like Deimos.
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As they left, Cpl. McCoun went up to Briggins. "Briggins, there's some crates outside the hotel. Shall I bring them in?" he asked.
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Yes, bring them in. " briggins replied. "see what food they were carrying,. I'm guessing the hotel was the planes destnation..before it was destroyed..
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Jason and the troodon doctor walked over to where the survivors were. The trodon carried his doctor's black bag. Jason's floated next to him.
"Which ones are wounded the worst?" He said looking at them. "I expect there'll be more medical help arriving before to long." He said.
"clear so far." The tardis said through the legion ring frequency to Jason.
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Scooby and Dixie headed down to the lobby. Nick handed them both a warm hash brown and a muffin . ' Here you go guys..' he said "We'll have tio eat and run..' Dixie said taking on her helmet and taking as bite out of her hsh brown as she made her way towards the hotel enterance.
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Cpl. McCoun and his men carried in the three crates. They opened them revealing sacks of rice, beans, flour, water and something that looked like energy bars in peanut flavor.
"It's food. Just rice, beans, flour, water and peanut protein bars," Cpl. McCoun said.
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The Bull trucker was heading to the crash site. Along the way, the Humvees killed some mages who tried to stop the convoy.
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Matthew waved at the the approaching truck. " Thank the heaven's you've arrived' He gasped limping towards them. " we were sent to resupply your hotel since the roads leading to and from the hotel have been blocked off. i can walk, but others are not so lucky..those doctors over there are tending to the more seriously injured.. who's in charge at the hotel? I would like to speak with him if possible..'Matthew grimaced, he had debris sticking out of his left leg..
_ Bring in the food, we need everything we can get, to survive on..'Briggins said ' i'll make the rice into cakes.. for a light snack for lunch..,
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Jason and the others who exited the tardis with him continued to examine the wounded and started to treat the more seriously wounded. Some of the folks in the tardis kept watch for others as the tardis did also.
"You'll be fine, just try to relax as much as you can." Jason said to one person.
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The medical team disembarked from the truck and started treating the wounded.
"Worry about command later," Mr. Bigmouth said. "Right now, we need to remove the debris in your leg or it could get infected."
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Haresh arrived in the lobby.
"Briggins, I have been made a fruit cobbler for desert today," he said.
He then noticed the rice. "Ah, yes, just the ingredient I needed. Dinner will be seafood curry," he said. He grabbed two 100 pound bags of rice and carried them off to the kitchen with almost no effort.
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very well" briggins said "Try and limit the spices though Haresh, last time you made seafood curry it was VERY spicy, while I like a spicy dish, it was almost TOO spicy for me.'
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Alright " Matthew said, as he was told to lay down on the ground, Just give me something to bite on when you remove the debris, like a stick or something.'
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The Transport plane had carried thirty aboard, the crash had killed eighteen.
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"Me wonder how they get so many to battle." Petrie asked from where he was.
"It could be someone has the power to teleport themselves and others, like Ali has. It could, It could." Ducky said.
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"I wonder of Godzilla will be here for the final battle or if he's busy elsewhere." Pete said.
"Yea, it would be to bad if he were to busy eating a sandwich to come." One of the dynaman team who was not to far off who heard what Pete said.
"Or to busy getting his scales or nails done." Slogin said. "I know while my nails are wet I can't do anything."
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"Soon I think the folks here should be ready for transport back to the hotel." Jason said as he worked on treating the wounded, cleaning their wounds, putting some spray synthetic skin on the wounds that could be covered. A substance that worked similar to a bandage or other covering that the body would absorb as the wound healed. The worst wounds he had to use other measures to treat.
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he'll come, I'm sure of it Gadzuki replied. "we'll need all the help we can get..
One by one Agumon Agumina and the rest headed out to the parking lot..
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"I certainly do hope so." Pete said.
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Finished with their meal the dynaman team with the extreme dinosaurs and Terry made their way to the parking lot since they saw some others going out there also.
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Mr. Bigmouth opened his fi9rst aid kit, donned some gloves and put some herbal contact painkiller on the wounds. He then got to work removing debris from Matthew's leg.
The medical team was busy treating the others.
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matthew grimaced as the debris was removed from his leg, and his wounds were bandaged. he was then placed inside the bed of the truck. next to him lay a small coyote, who was wrapped in vbandages that covered more than half of his body.
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Jason and the troodon doctor worked on the most wounded and needful of medical care. The troodon leaving the ones that needed a higher tech level of medical care to Jason and those that were well within his knowledge and experience of medical technology that was native to Dinotopia.
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After several minutes, the wounded were treated and loaded onto the back of the truck.
"We'll need to scavenge the plane as well," Zachary said.
Deimos, Anton, Paul, the Lipizzaners and the trucker entered the plane.
They returned with a crate of food and a crate of ammunition.
"That's all that was undamaged," Deimos said. He and the trucker hoisted the crate onto the truck. The Lipizzaners hoisted the other crate onto the truck.
Mr. Bigmouth peeled off his gloves and threw them into the metal bucket that sat on the truck. He then used some hand sanitizer that he had taken from the hotel and packed up his first aid kit. He then pulled out his radio. "Stripetail, this is Bigmouth, we are returning to the hotel," he said.
The trucker climbed in the cab and started the engine.
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get back here as soon as you can, we're moving out" Stripetail replied . "We need to move quickly before Dragonstorm moves to occupy the entire region.."
- scooby Climbed into the mystery machine. Agumon, And Agumina climbed in the misddle, they were joined by Stitch and Angel, who took spots on either side. Tai, Tiger Tigeres and Gemki squuezed into the back. 'rets ro!;' Scooby said, starting the van and pulling out of the driveway..
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Jason and his friends helped the others to load the patients onto the transport. Then once he was sure they were all loaded and secured for transport he looked around as he took of the latest pair of medical gloves had had worn.
"Guess we're done here. May as well return." he said.
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So whats the Plan Tiger said as SPyro and Cynder flew past them. " " We go after Dragonstorm, Stripetaiil thinks that they are starting to move towards other towns.." dixie Replied. "Are We going in as pairs or as a group" Agumina asked..
_ rike Rast rime roi rink' Scooby said as they continued down the road..
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The truck pulled into the hotel.
The rescuers unloaded all of the wounded and the crates they took from the aircraft.
"Briggins, we retrieved a crate of food and ammunition," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Mr. Bigmouth ran into the Great Valley to restock his first aid kit.
Everyone else was preparing their weapons. Some Great Valley archers, SPVDF troopers, as well as Ceela and some of her archers jumped onto the flatbed truck. Some logistics personnel loaded ammunition - including some charged arrows as well.
After several minutes of preparation, Al, Dirk, Kurt, Anton, Paul, Jose and the Pelvanida group were on the back of the truck.
Dr. Zanasiu radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, the truck has reached its capacity. We cannot carry anymore personnel without risking it tipping over or overloading," he said into the radio.
"Let's move out," the trucker said starting the engine.
Setsuna, who was eating put her plate down and cast her haste spell. She then bolted out of the hotel and ran after the Mystery Machine and the flatbed truck.
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Nice Work " briggins said " i'll have my staff bring the food into storage . The Injured will be treated by medics and will be put up in some of the rooms while they recover.
_ captain Milos climbed into a large armored Suv and had his driver start the car. In the back were mitch, Sora, Mimi Kari, Veemon, Matt, Izzy Tk, and other military underlings.
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Mr. Bigmouth at on the bed of the truck next to a container of charged arrows.
He wished that he had a set of goggles or a helmet with a visor to keep the wind out of his eyes. He then pulled out his radio.
"Stripetail, this is Bigmouth, do you have someone scanning for IEDs and other traps?" he asked through the radio.
Meanwhile Setsuna had caught up to the flatbed truck. A blue aura surrounded her as she ran at speeds approaching 45 miles per hour.
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Clive and some other logistics personnel were charging some more arrows.
Others were handling the crates that the rescue team had carried in
Still others were repairing damage and disposing of trash.
Still more were carrying weapons and herbs from the Great Valley. A few of Ceela's allies carried over some of the deadly metal tipped arrows that she and her herd used.
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Pterano went up to Raptix and Lilo. "You two, it is time for your duties," he said.
Raptix nodded. "All right," he said. He then turned to Lilo. "Ready for more work?" he asked with a grin.
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"Setsuna should be able to sense IEDs in the area, as they give off a signal, that can be detected by magical creatures' Stripetail replied " I will be joining you via teleportation, once you reach the city.. Be careful.. all of you.. we cannot afford too many more results like the previous battle.. a war of attrition is one we cannot win.."
_ I'm Ready Lilo grinned. " lead the way guys..."
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Setsuna cast her detect spell. She spotted several claymore mines aimed at the road just a few hundred meters ahead of the lead vehicle - the Mystery Machine.
She dashed ahead and pounded on the door. "Stop!" she shouted.
At the same time, there was a deep rumble as a convoy carrying Dragonstorm reinforcements and supplies on nearby road tripped one of the lava IEDs, sinking the entire front half of the convoy into the crater. The ground of the crater then melted and poured in, burying the vehicles under molten rock. The intense radiant heat ignited some of the soldiers nearby the molten rock. Another explosion ripped through the air as some smaller IEDs planted by the SPVDF, killing or wounding the rest of the reinforcements.
Mr. Bigmouth turned to the direction of the blasts. "Looks like the lava blast plan worked," he said.
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Raptix and Pterano led Lilo and some other young volunteers (dinosaur and refugee) to Mr. Bigmouth's Grove..
There, several adult volunteers (dinosaur and refugee) were busy cleaning up. Stone fragments were tossed into the burial pit. Plant waste was tossed into the burn pit.
Raptix then turned to Lilo. "Actually, instead of making herbs, you want to help me on a gathering expedition?" he asked.
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Scooby sslammed on the brakes just before hitting some of the ieds. Rhats rong?'He asked rolling down the window and looking at Setsuna. Rhat ris rit?" the rumbling of thelava activating reaching them. Apparently we have company " Dixie said.
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Chong turned to the others ' begin your incursions, if you see the enemy, call in the air strikes..
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Alright.. what are we gathering/" lilo asked.
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"Traps ahead," Setsuna said.
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The trucker stopped his truck and leaned out the window. "What's going on?" he shouted.
"Traps!" Setsuna shouted back
Deimos radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Deimos we're currently held up by IEDs," he said.
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"We'll be gathering herbs," Raptix said, he strapped a sheath containing his stone knife to his chest. "Lilo, you'll need a knife for this," he added.
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(they haven't reached the town yet.. they are still inbetween the hotel and the town..)
Scooby frowned, then got out of the Mmystery Machine " Row rose rere re ro ritting rhose rings?' He asked..
- I Don't have a knife though" lilo admitted.
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(OOC - I edited the previous post.)
Deimos went up to Scooby. "We can either find the tripwires and cut them or we can try to set them off with explosives or a laser from a safe distance or we can try to jam the radio signals or we can simply try to route around them," he said.
The Bull trucker pulled out a pair of wire cutters he had in his glovebox.
Deimos shook his head and pulled out his Leatherman tool. "Thanks,"
Setsuna spotted one of the IEDs and blew it up with a magic bomb attack.
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"We can get one for you," Raptix replied.
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we'll have to go off road them, Tai said upon getting out
What about activating them now/ Captain milos said, activate all of them, then drive off road for a bit..
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Jason and the others who were outside the tardis went into his tardis and sat down on chairs to rest. The tardis then went to the next destination.
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Deimos looked at Setsuna. "Considering the fact that he have the means to do so, we should just simply set them off and head off road," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth looked around him. The street they were driving on was intended for local and pedestrian traffic. Ruined stores surrounded them. "Guys, we really can't go off road," he said.
Deimos shrugged. "Set off the IEDs and continue ahead," he said. "Setsuna! Commence blasting!"
Setsuna nodded and cast detect. She then cast magic bomb on the explosives. After a few minutes, she cleared all the explosives ahead. "We're good," she said.
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Scooby climbed b into the Mystery Machine, and waited while the others climbed back in. : so , once we get past this area.. we head off road..' Spyro said landing in front and looking at the hole the IEd made
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Once they reached the destination the folks in the tardis filed out.
Brooklyn stretched a bit. "Not long now." He said looking around the area.
Guilmon came out eating a foot long submarine sandwich.
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Scooby started the mystery machine, and slowly began driving around the potholes created by the detonated IEDs. Behind them, The Rovermobile came into view, carrying the Rovers and the five tuyrtles, all of whom were sueezed together in the back seet along with Muzzle and Shepp.
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This is not very comfortable' Venus said, as she was Snestled between Shepp and Leonardo.
_ sorry, about this " Colleen said from the front seat. " But the Rover Mobile isn't meant for so many passengers, we're doing the best we can..'
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Tigress spoke up from the back seat.. the jostling as the van went over the pitted ground made her naseous. " How much longer before we get the the town? i'm kinda getting sick..
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AGAIN? Tiger rolled his eyes. "you've been getting sick ever since we ate at that resteraunt.."
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We.. should be there shortly' agumoin said comfiortingly " agumina put her arm around Tigress and began strioking her fur nar her left ear " does that help?' She asked. ' No" Tigress said flatly.. " just don't throw up on me Tigress' Genki said.
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We'll be there in a few minutes.. I can see the outline of the town now' dixie said..
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Drake, Zack and Zoe were already in the town at the moment, having left a bit earlier on, however, they had so found, found nothing, no villains, no gollems, nothing at all "Well....this sucks" Zack muttered a little bit.
Zoe folded her arms as she took another look around "They did say there was suppose to be some sort of war going on here"
Drake was having a bird's eye view of the area himself before he landed "Nothing at the moment either....could be possible that we are in the wrong area of the town.....I mean, they never did say where abouts in the town the war was to be taking place, but I gathered it would be all over town"
"Well, something better happen soon..." Zack added on with a slight grumble too.
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Mr. Bigmouth grunted as the truck drove over the potholes.
The armored Humvees followed them without being significantly impaired by the potholes.
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One of the dinosaur volunteers in the Great Valley handed Lilo an obsidian knife. "Here Lilo, take this," he said.
Raptix was waiting for Lilo. "So you ready now?" he asked.
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Haresh went out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of warm vegetable broth to Vaporeon. He placed the bowl in front of her.
"Here you are, warm soup," he said. He then turned to Eevee. "Eevee, I am sorry to report that your dish was...not well received," he said.
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"Thanks" Vaporeon replied back as she begun to drink from the soup.
Eevee however, gave off a bit of a frown "Aww, but...why not? It was an awesome dish"
"Did you even try it yourself?" Vaporeon asked her.
"Well...no....but it looked good enough" Eevee replied back, feeling a bit upset because of her failed dish.
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An enemy Convoy rolled into view of Drake Zach and Zoe " A Ferret popped his head out of the tank. " Identify Yourselves at once! He said in a cold voice.. this area is now under our jurisdiction! Either report to the beach for interrogation, or leave at once! "
Lilo took the knife carefully, grasping it by its its thick, flat handle. " I'm ready Raptix... lets head out" She smiled..
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"We're just a trio of....travelling musicans" Zack spoke up first in an attempt to lie to them "Here, I'll give you an example" he spoke as he begun to play on his guitar, but little did the enemy convoy know, was that he was building up power in the process.
After a few seconds, Zack could not help but give off a smirk, he wasn't about to get arrested all that easily, nor, without putting up an actual fight anyway as he gave off one, final strum and send a fairly powerful soundwave at the convoy, not enough to knock it over however.
Zoe could not help but give off a light sigh as well "Already into the fight I see" she spoke as she raised up a hand and fired an energy blast at the convoy before speaking to the weasel "Sorry, but we don't really listen to those who keep things under their own juristiction.....had enough of that back home as it is"
Drake on the other hand, clenched his fists slightly, about to say something, when a thud was heard upon the convoy.
There was a slight blur as the weasel was taken out followed by the driver of the vehicle before the camoflauge had worn off to reveal himself to the three of them.
"So, you are here after all Ghost" Drake spoke up upon seeing one of their villains standing on top of the conveoy.
Ghost looked at the three of them, but to Drake in particular "I have no choice in the matter mutant, because of your interference earlier on, I am reduced to having to find a way out of this place, one way or another"
Drake just gave off a light chuckle afterwards "Looks like we're in the same boat then...."
"Do not think that I am here to ask for your assistance either" Ghost added on as he jumped off the convoy with ease and looked to the group once again.
"Do you have a choice in the matter?" Drake asked back rather smugly.
Ghost however, immediatly reached out his hand and grabbed Drake by the throat, lifting him off the ground "Do not compare myself with the likes of you and your kind, I will find a way out of here and back to the city...."
Zoe on the other hand, clenched her fists "Let...him...go...." she spoke, raising one of her hands up to Ghost, ready to fire when need be.
Ghost gave off a light sounding chuckle as he let Drake go by that point and looked over to Zoe, unphased by her threats .
"One question I do have, why save us?" Zack decided to ask Ghost, to see if he could actually get an answer from him.
Ghost chuckled some more "You naive mutants....why allow them to kill you when I could have the chance to do so myself? But not yet.....no, I need to escape this place first before anything happens...."
"Then....for once at least, a truce.....we can help each other out here, we all have the same goal here" Drake spoke again.
"Very well then, for now....but once we get back...." Ghost begun as Drake nodded.
"I understand, once we get back, we're enemies again" Drake replied back.
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Raptix nodded and headed over to Mr. Bigmouth's grove.
"What materials do we need?" he asked.
Pterano landed in front of him. "We need two calabashes of penthium tree sap. Three calabashes each of of sickleclaw pods and leaves," he said.
Raptix nodded. "All right," he said. He broke off a large leaf leaf sled and handed it to Lilo. He took another for himself. He then grabbed some calabashes and stacked them up on his sled.
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Haresh laughed. "We all make mistakes. Just a few days ago I made a stew that no one else could eat because it was too spicy," he said. His face then turned serious. "On a side note, we need to take inventory of the goods," he said.
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the remaing convoy opened fire on the four them..bullets richjoted near zoe and drake as the convoy came into view..a mage that was traveling with the convoy started casting spells at them, and they were strong spells as well..
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Ironleaf happened to fly over the convoy that was attacking Zoe and Drake.
The pilot radioed Stripetail. "Commander, this is Ironleaf. We have sighted a Dragonstorm convoy attacking two beings on foot. Request permission to engage."
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A group of SPVDF soldiers were patrolling near the hotel when a female Vulpine wearing some sort of backpack approached them.
"Ma'am, this is restricted area, please turn around and leave," the lead soldier said.
The Vulpine ignored her and continued approaching.
"Get back or we'll shoot!" The soldiers leveled their rifles at the approaching Vulpine.
"This is your last warning. Get back or we'll shoot!"
When the vulpine ignored them, the soldiers opened fire, only to watch in horror as the bullets tore through the Vulpine to no effect.
The soldiers backed away to regroup but it was too late. The metal soldier blew itself up, killing the entire nine man patrol.
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"You three, take care of the mage.....the rest of them are for me" Ghost was now, practically taking control of the situation over Drake.
Drake, however, decided to agree, knowing that this was not the best time to start up a second argument with Ghost as Zoe started by bringing up an energy barrier followed by her own blasts as the mage.
Zack on the other hand, was playing on his guitar yet again before firing soundwave after soundwave at the mage, these ones weren't as powerful as his previous on, but they could still do some damage.
Ghost on the other hand, charged forward and begun to go hand to hand with the rest of the convoy, grabbing one gun off one soldier before grabbing him by the throat and using him as a temporary human sheild before tossing him at another soldier, giving himself enough time to approach a third soldier and slamming his head against the side of the convoy. He grabbed a grenade off the fallen soldier and simply chucked it at a fourth soldier without bothing to pull the pin, his strength in general was enough to use the grenade as a simple projectile to kill the soldier with it.
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"So um, where do we start doing that?" Eevee asked Haresh rather curiously.
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Engage immediately" stripetail replied. the beings may not be allied to our side strictly speaking, but we must help anyone against Dragonstorm.. as you know War makes strange bedfellows.."
the enemy mage deflected the soundwaves as more Dragonstorm forces arrived
_ Master Chong we have encountered hostiles near the west end of town and are engaging..' the convoy approaching the battle radioed.
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The pilot terminated the connection. "Let's rock and roll," he said.
The gunner whooped and immediately launched some high explosive rockets at the convoy.
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Brimspark was rushing to aid Ironleaf but an anti-air missile knocked it out of the sky.
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"Mayday! Mayday! This is gunship Brimspark. We're-" was all that was heard over Stripetail's radio.
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Raptix made his way to the Grove. "Lilo, do you want to tap the trees for sap or harvest the leaves?" he asked.
Around him, several other dinosaurs were harvesting other medicinal herbs.
One of the dinosaurs was using a stone knife to shave off bits of a dark red bark into a calabash.
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"Commander Chong, the metal soldiers are approaching Surf Point." Mr. Goat's voice said through the radio.
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"The underground kitchen," Haresh replied.
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Setsuna scanned the road as she ran ahead of the convoy. She spotted a Golden Retriever mage wearing body armor and an armored helmet in the distance.
"Guys! Stop! There's a mage a head and it looks like he's trying to cast a spell or something!" she shouted.
Unfortunately, just as she spoke, the mage's spell finished casting and summoned several spirit minions. The minions were armed only with knives and crude bows.
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I'll harvest the leaves' Lilo said moving over and stopoping to pick up a few leaves..
_ All transports in the area, brimspark is down... assist in recovery of aurvivors ' Stripetail radioed.
Scooby stopped the mystery machine and got out, he was soon followed by Dixie tigress and Agumina. "Rets ro rhis ruys" he said, as Spyro and Cynder hovered overhead " Ro raread ruys" Scooby said to the two dragons.. " Re'll re right rerind rou.."
) Excellent mr Goat.. a convoy has engaged the enemy' Chong replied.. " I'm sending in a battalion of 2000 troops to secure the city.."
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As the convoys were now underfire, Ghost turned his attention to the mage as well, pulling out one of his weapons in the process before charging forward and striking the mage, right across the face as Zoe followed up with with a few blasts aimed at the mage as well.
Zack begun to play his guitar again before launching another soundwave right at the mage in order to help bring the mage down to his feet.
As that had happened, Ghost placed his foot to the mage's throat, putting away the weapon he had out before pilling out his handgun, aiming it at the mage's head and firing a single shot.
Drake however, was watching the plane known as Ironleaf before spreading his wings and taking off into the sky in order to catch up to the plane, knocking on the window of said plane to ask them one thing "Just a quick question is that where is everyone else? Aren't they suppose to be in the town somewhere as well?"
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Eevee gave a nod to haresh "Alright, you can lead the way then" she spoke with a giggle as well.
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Raptix nodded and began tapping one of the penthium trees. He watched as the sap slowly dripped into the calabash.
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The fighters riding in the truck leapt off the bed of the truck and regrouped behind some piles of concrete rubble and started shooting.
Setsuna cast reflection just as a few arrow bounced off of her. She tossed a fireball into the middle of the formation, setting some of the minions on fire.
A charged arrow and a grenade sailed overhead killing some more minions.
Deimos was on the highest point - the balcony of a ruined shop. He drew a bead on the mage, who was busy summoning more minions and shot him square in the head. The mage fell down and tried to heal but two more shots in the head finished him off. But the group still had a horde of spirit minions to contend with. He pulled a grenade off his vest and hurled it into the mass of minions.
Rime had set up his rifle on another balcony and was also sniping the minions. An arrow shattered against his hard armor vest.
Ceela's archers were shooting their deadly metal tipped arrows into the advancing horde. One of the archers took an arrow to the throat.
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"Pikachu, Vaporeon, do you wish to help as well?" Haresh asked.
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' alright. we're heading into town' Cynder replied Spyro bnodded at them " Good luck guys.. I'm sure you can handle this..' spyro added as he flew off..
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By this time the huts in Oz were complete, with reugees harvesting lunchboxes and dinner pails from the trees.
- the first of the metal soldiers entered the town from the north..
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the sprit miuninions started attacking in the group, in all there werre about fifty minions , which made the odds about even for now
tiger and Tigeress blasted away with freezing blasts, and were soon jjoined by Agumon and Agumina fireing fireballs at them. Scooby and Dixuie drew their swords and clashed with a pair of minions.. Stitch and angel bounced and rollewd around the minions punching and striking them..
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The metal soldiers attracted the attention of a roving patrol.
They immediately opened fire with with the Humvee's .50 caliber machine gun, loaded with armor piercing rounds.
They had cut down several of the metallic invaders but a railgun slug ripped through the Humvee, killing the driver and rendering it completely useless. A spray of machine gun fire killed the rest of the troops.
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Setsuna was stabbed as she threw another fireball. She retreated a bit and killed the minion who stabbed her with a point-blank magic missile attack.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy firing arrows. An arrow struck him in the side but he ignored it because the arrow was so small compared to him. He fired a non charged arrow and literally shot it through two minions.
One SPVDF soldier took an arrow to the face and was killed.
Even the trucker was assisting. He ran out of bullets, so he was using a tire iron as a club - to great effect.
Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary reloaded their weapons as Strut and Anton covered for them.
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"Well, we were going to head into town to help out" Pikachu replied back as Vaporeon nodded along as well.
"Problem is, everyone has already left without us" Vaporean added in with a bit of a sigh as well.
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Ghost looked around "Clean up all this stuff" he ordered both Zack and Zoe.
Zack however, gave off a light snort "Why should we do that?"
"Unless you want more of those soldiers looking for their fallen comrades, it would be best to clean it all up" Ghost replied back as he looked up at the plane as well.
Zoe sighed a little "I hate to admit it, but he's right on the matter" she told him "Besides, it's not like we have anythign better to do at the moment"
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Ironleaf lowered a speaker. "If you wish to speak to our commander, please follow us. We will escort you to the command post," the speaker blared.
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Drake gave off a slight shrug back "Sure, that would actually be kind of useful right about now" he replied back as he looked down to Ghost, Zack and Zoe, to which Ghost gave off a nod back.
The four of them were now deciding to follow Ironleaf back to the command post, especially since Ghost did wish to speak to someone in charge himself.
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The Rovermobile opened and its occupants dashed out. Mikeys brought out his nunchuks and started swinging them, who wants some" he smirked as he jumped into action..
Gabumon blasted at a minion freezing him sloid in ice...
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Jason and his friends kept together as the tardis went to a safe place.
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Jusa Flew out of the Hotel on her Brookstick and headed towards Surf point she and Myra would help the others in the hotel stop in the invasion..
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Tigress blasted a sprit into shards with a well placed blast Tigress used her horns to parry a strike by another Minions. Scooby swung his sword against an minion he was fighting with, shattering the minions sword and knocking it backwards..
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Ceela watched as one of her archers took an arrow to the eye. She herself skewered a minion against the Mystery Machine with her metal arrow.
"Wait, I've got a better idea!" the trucker shouted as he smashed a minion's sword with his tire iron.
"What?" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. He stabbed a minion who got too close to him with a non charged arrow, pulled it out and shot it through some nearby minions. He had some arrows sticking out from him but the arrows were not too much of a problem for him thanks to his great size.
"Get in our vehicles and simply run them over!"
"Good idea!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. "Everyone! Get back in the vehicles! We're going to try and plow through them with our vehicles!"
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Ironleaf led the Drake, Ghost, Zack and Zoe to the Inglorious Hotel.
Some soldiers kept their weapons at the ready and they watched the four. Ironleaf kept its 25 mm chin mounted autocannon trained on the group.
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Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Ironleaf, the four are outside the hotel and under guard. Ironleaf out."
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' bring them in.." Stripetail replied from the radio.
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Run them over?' Well its worth a shot.. everyone.. back in the van!' Dixie said , sheathing her sword and climbing back inside the Mystery Machine. Scoby and Tiger soon followed with Scooby reving the engine..
_ Tai and Agumina wee next to climb aboard, followed by Agumina and Sora..
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The soldiers escorted the four inside the hotel while Ironleaf returned to its patrols.
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Setsuna cast haste and reflection and charged. She body slammed one minion, sending it flying into a wrecked street sign.
The trucker started his vehicle. He did not care that the windows were broken.
The Pelvanida group, Paul, Anton, Jose, Al, Dirk, Kurt and Ms. Swimmer got onto the truck's bed.
Five minions tried to climb on the back but Al, Dirk, Jose and Kurt each shot one. Ms. Swimmer kicked the last one off the truck where it was crushed under its wheels.
The truck and the armored Humvees slowly moved forward, crushing the spirit minions under their wheels.
The Humvees also attacked the minions with their mounted machine guns.
Deimos got to work removing the arrows from Mr. Bigmouth.
(OOC - I lost Ms. Swimmer, so say she is riding in the truck with everyone else.)
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Stripetail was standing in front of the staircase as the four newcomers were brought in. " Identify yourselves " He said to them. " i am lord Stripetail, the commander of the anti-Dragonstorm forces.."
_ Scooby pulled forward as soon as the lasst of his passengers climbed inside. the van lurched as it ran over a couple minions, and then skidded across the road onto the gravel, as Scooby frantically tried to correct the slide. After a few seconds, he managed to get back on the road and reached the west enterance to town in fifteen mintes.
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Zack gave off a light groan "You're the commander? Ugh....you already know who us there are, but....you don't know about him" he spoke, motioning to Ghost.
Ghost glanced at Stripetail some, as if he was examining him a bit.
"This here is Ghost, not really a friend of ours, since he has tried to kill us on muliple occasions, but for now, he's on our side" Drake decided to tell Stripetail.
"That is, until I am able to get back to my own world" Ghost added in to Stripetail.
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a alliance of temporary concveince.. I've dealt with those before. What are the cinditions in town? stripetail asked.
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(OOC: Er actually, Stripetail has met Drake, Zack and Zoe before, a few pages earlier on, he just does not know of Ghost as of yet)
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Stripetail motioned for the four of them to take seats in the dining room..
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The four of them followed Stripetail into the dinning room. Drake, Zack and Zoe all took a seat themselves, however, Ghost remained standing as he kept an eye on Stripetail. He did not want to have to trust anyone, but at the moment, he had to become of the good guys, just so that he could get what he was after.
"So anyways, the three of us were in town, in a way, trying to help out anyway we could, but then, an enemy convoy attacked us....and yeah, Ghost here interviened in the process sort of thing" Zack decided to explain to Stripetail in a nutshell more or less as well.
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I see, you're not from this world.. are you?" stripetail paused " i'm not either, in case you are wondering...I've met you briefly previously when you signed in..as for you Ghost, I'm not fond of evildoers, its my nature to oppose all those who choose destruction and mayhem as a life-calling, yet for the present i will have to trust that you will not join Dragonstorm and act against us. you simply want to get home, as do the others here. that is fair enough, i will help in anyway possible to see the four of you home as quickly as possible. whether you then resume your conflict between yourselves is not my concern.'
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"These Dragonstorm beings do not concern me" Ghost spoke up to Stripetail "If you require some assistance in dealing with the likes of them, I shall help out on one condition, that you are able to help me get back to my own world"
Zack gave off a light little laugh "That's a first hearing something like that coming from you"
"Do not underestimate me mutant, as much as I do despise getting help....these are one of these occasions where I must ask for help in order to obtain what it is that I require" Ghost replied back to Zack.
"Well, it does make sense in context" Zoe added on with a light shrug.
Drake however, looked to Stripetail as he leaned forward in his chair a little bit "So, who are these Dragonstorm people that you're talking about anyway?"
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Odysseus found a good place to conceal himself, using his metal bow to shoot off arrows. Better then his gun for this situation since it was silent.
Guilmon used his pyroshere to shoot at foes, jumping around to try to avoid being hit. He aimed at opponents that were not in melee distance to where Jason and the others were.
Mikey, dressed as the Turtle Titan, used some blackout bombs before closing with some troopers. Jason, in his green ranger form, battled, using his green sword with Leo and Raph battling nearby.
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Dragonstorm is a organization dedicated to remaking the world in their image" captain Milos said coming in " they are in short, a terrorist group..
_ Stripetail gazed at Ghost and frowned "Dragonstorm will be your concern Ghost, as they concern all of us. Have you ever been outnumbered in battle by a 15-1 ratio? Well those are our current odds, Dragonstorm numbers at least 30000, and probably more.. the forces at our disposal are less than 2000..Now I will help you get back to your world, and any help you give will be appreciated.."
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"I have taken on many mutants before, and killed some if that is what you are speaking of, however, as my team is not here with me, and you say they have well over 30,000, then it seems that working with you lot is my best option at the moment" Ghost spoke up.
"I believe, what Ghost here is trying to say is that we would be glad to help you lot in taking care of these Dragonstorm characters, we help you out and if you can, would you be able to help us get back to our world, I'm not sure how well the others are holding out back in our city" Drake replied back.
"Yeah, I can't really seem to get a hold of them, I did once, but I haven't again, it was a rare chance, but they did seem to be going rather well" Zoe added in as well.
Drake nodded to Zoe then looked back to Stripetail "Alright, it's settled, we'll help you guys out as best as we can, us, as well as Ghost over here"
Ghost just gave off a very light nod himself, in regards to actually agreeing to help out.
(OOC: Forgot to mention what Ghost actually looks like. He wears an an armoured like suit, sort of like the ones on Fallout 3....his voice sounds slightly mechanical, as if he's speaking through a radio sort of thing. His suit does grant him with extra strength....and yes, he does have some weapons on him....basically, what he needs, and yes, he is also a good hand to hand fighter)
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"Good" Stripetail replied " I will be able to teleport you back home, that is not a problem for me..Now is there anything you want? Weapons? armor? I have reason to believe that the enemy is moving out from Surf city, both to the North and South Which direction you prefer to go is up to you.."
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Drake spoke up first "Now, we're good, I don't use armour or weapons myself, trust me on this one, and I know that Zack and Zoe have their own weapons....and I don't think you need any explanation for Ghost here, so yeah, we're all good on that part, now, as for what part we'll take...."
"We'll take the north part of the city" Ghost interupted Drake.
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Very Well then" Stripetail said , he piointed his staff at Ghost Zoe dRake andZack " I'm sending you there now via teleportation.. Good luck.."TELEPORTIUS" He commanding and a white light surrounded them and the four of them vanished
, reappearing a second later in front of a ruined store on the northern side of town..
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Pete is in the vehicle behind the one Scooby and the others are in. He kept watch and kept handy what he had been given, not sure when he'd have to use it.
Sara continued to fly above, keeping herself invisible for now.
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"Keep your eyes out for any of these Dragonstom people" Ghost told the other three "I do not want everything to be jeaprodized because of that"
"Yeah, yeah, we know what we need to do, we're not that stupid" Zack scoffed back.
Ghost however, just gave off a light chuckle first "Could've fooled me"
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Clive, Hans, Dr. Kerzach and Franz came out of the kitchen where they met Stripetail.
"So who are the new arrivals?" Franz asked.
Cpl. McCoun swore as he cut radio transmissions.
"Commander, I have lost roughly 100 men. They reported being attacked by metal soldiers. On another note, additional reinforcements are arriving," he said.
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A Cobalt Squad Humvee and some SPVDF soldiers passed by Drake's group. Suddenly, a fireball landed near them. A group of mages riding in a truck had spotted them and were attacking.
The Humvee opened fire with its 20 mm autocannon and the soldiers took up positions to return fire.
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Zoe was one to duck behind cover and return fire at the enemy convoy with her energy blasts as Zack too ducked behind covered, starting to play on guitar, to build up some power.
Drake on the other hand, looked to Ghost and gave him a nod, to which Drake took off ahead, while Ghost pulled out his handgun and started to fire at the attacking enemy convoy, giving Drake some covering fire in the process.
As Drake got close enough to an enemy soldier, he swung a fist and punched hi in the face, knocking him out before swinging, using his tail to trip up someone else in the process.
Ghost on the other hand, got close enough himself, climbing up onto the convoy once they were preoccupied with everyone else and grabbed one of the mages by the throat and used his other hand to break the mage's neck in the process before climbing up onto the roof of the truck, heading to whom was driving.
He aimed his gun downwards and fired, unloading a whole round into those whom were in the front of the truck.
Zack soon, got out of hiding, having gathered enough energy and strummed once more, sending a powerful shockwave towards the attacking mages.
Drak too was blasted by the shockwave, being in th emiddle of it as he slid backwards on his feet whilst Ghost stood his ground as the soundwave struck the truck.
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" their names are Drake Zoe Zach and ghost, I've sent them into town.. I was just about to head there myself' Stripetail replied before turning to McCoun.. " have the remsaining forces regroup..
- Tarrax flew over the ctown watching as metal soldiers entered in from the north " We've got enemy reinforcements coming' he said as he noticed Spyro and Cynder flying towards him..
the enemy numbers continued to rise as more metal soldiers appeared armed with guns..
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The Extreme Dinosaurs and team Dynaman with Terry stayed together as a larger team. Some would engage in melee combat and the rest would cover them with ranged weapons and attacks.
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Chong stasrted msking his way into the town " " Has the enemy be sighted in the western section of town? If So, you are authorized to fire on them immediately.."
Scooby looked over the road leading into the town.. so far he could not see any enemy convoys.
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"Negative," Mr. Goat said.
He and the rest of the group were continuing to make metal soldiers. Several of them patrolled the streets of Southport.
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Cpl. McCoun ordered his forces to regroup back at the hotel.
Next to him, the two survivors of Brimspark the gunner and pilot were being treated for several broken bones and serious cuts.
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Haesh was counting the seafood they had. "Eevee, could you check how much liquor we have? Vaporeon, could I get a report on the fruit. Pikachu, could you help me count up the seafood?" he asked.
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A Dragonstorm infantry fighting vehicle was patrolling around the beach front area of Surf Point.
An SPVDF soldier watching from the balcony of an abandoned apartment building, pressed the detonator as the tank passed in front of a sand dune.
The IED that the SPVDF had set off was a deadly explosively formed penetrator. The molten slug tore through the infantry fighting vehicle's armor plate and set its fuel and ammunition on fire. The ammunition soon detonated in an explosion audible back at the hotel.
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Mr. Bigmouth radioed Dixie. "Dixie, is everyone okay?" he asked.
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Raptix had finished harvesting the pethium sap. He placed it on the leaf sled. he then wiped his knife on the grass and sheathed it.
"Lilo, you done? It's time for lunch now," he said.
(OOC - Can the Pelvanida group communicate with those wearing magic armor via radio? Where are Nani and Nick?)
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Nick and Nani are with the group behind Scooby and the others and yes they can comminicate via radio with Scoobyand the others)
( we;re fine" came the reply "We're lucky that Setsuna warned us about the mines otherwise we'd have driven right over them.." there was an audible shudder' we're splitting up to cover more ground..any sign of Dragonstorm?'
- niuck and nani hurried into the town, weapons at the ready.. Nick was weathree sets of thick clothes which served as his "armor, it was causing him to swaet quite heavily. they had joined captain Milos and his group..
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Jason and his group engaged an infantry. Jason engaged with one while Guilmon shot another with his pyrosphere with Teddy beside him shooting with a blaster rifle.
Odysseus was fighting beside Jason with the sword Galatine.
Sara continued flying, assaulting ground forces with spells and dragonfire as well as engaging any flying forces that were close enough.
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After subduing all who were in the truck, the four of them met back up again "So....what's the plan now?" Zack decided to ask.
"Unless more these Dragonstorm forces approach, it's best we find their factory, or whatever it is they are using and put an end to this nonsense for good" Ghost replied back as he looked to the three of them then over to the soldiers whom had helped out.
"I don't know, Dragonstorm does seem rather dangerous, I mean, think about it for a moment, just because they look weak, doesn't really mean anything" Drake looked to Ghost "They could very well have an ace or two up their sleeves, and you can't very handle it on your own, I mean, even you would find it rather difficult to put a stop to their 30,000 odd force they have"
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The three Pokemon gave a nod back to Haresh and begun to count and sort out what they were each assigned to do.
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Dr. Zanasiu turned to Nick as the trucker parked his vehicle and the passengers got off. "Nick, it would be easier if you wore that armored vest that you picked up at Pelvanida. Besides, three layers of heavy clothing won't protect you against gunfire that well," he said.
Ceela decided to lead her group down Southport's residential section.
"So where shall we be going?" Dirk asked.
Deimos looked at one of the sign posts. "It looks like Ceela's heading to the residential section. I'll take the Pelvanida group and head over to the waterfront. Nick, Nani, go with Mr. Bigmouth's group and head to the business district. One of the ring bearers or mage will need to accompany each group to watch for mines and other traps," he said.
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The gunship Silver Light joined in the battle with Sara.
The gunner let loose a volley of high explosive rockets at a group of mages. Small arms fire pinged against the armored hull of the gunship.
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' i didn't bring that with me unfortunately ' Nick said.. " Forgot I had it, and only remembered now that you'cve told me.. yes, that would be a lot better than what I've got on..
Gadzuki threw rubble at an approaching convoy knocking a few riders out..
- Sure thing.. We might want to use the Msall as a safe point..' Nani suggested..
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Pete shot his gun at them. It was a type that shot a tightly compacted pellet that on impact exploded, covering the area around the impact spot with an extremely sticky goop. It came with goggles that put a heads up display so to aid his accuracy.
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it was then that Stripetail appeared, stepping out from from where he had teleported in. " Good to see you made it in." he said to the others "We are going after them now.. Spread out throughout the town. some of you will be sent to towns north of here, others south, because thats where I suspect they're heading, faning out to control a bigger area..
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Nick followed captain Milos as they headed towards the Surf Point Mall, which was one of the few buildings that were relatively intac
- tarrax, Spyro and Cynder flew around the town, pelting the enemy with bursts of fore, ice and shadow..
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Ceela and her group were engaged with some Dragonstorm forces. Bullets flew around them but they launched their deadly metal arrows from ruined buildings with unerring precision.
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Haresh had finished up counting his seafood. "Eevee, Vaporeon, Pikachu, status report please," he asked as he wrote down his tallies on a clipboard.
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In the Southport Mall, Mr. Goat was talking to Cyrus, the sociopathic leader of Team Galactic, via a hybrid magic/electronic communications console.
"I will trust you on your word, Mr. Goat, I am sending over some of my men," Cyrus said. The video feed then terminated.
Suddenly, several shimmering figures appeared and began to materialize into humanoid shapes. They revealed themselves to be men and women in bowl cuts and dressed in black and white jumpsuits reminscent of spacesuits. They also wore visored helmets. PokÈ balls were visible on their belts along with pistols. Some of the grunts also carried rifles, shotguns and submachine guns.
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Tiger And Tigress headed towards the South, followed by Genki. tai Sora biyomon, Agumon and Agumina Headed north towards Southport.. Scooby and Dixie headed towards the Mall, followed by Stitch and Angel
: Cover us" Dixie called out as they duckedd, bullets from a dragonstorm group flying overhead..
- Mr Goat, I want a repiort" Chong radioed from a buuiling near the beach..
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Mr. Goat quickly switched frequencies. "Ah, yes, my forces are engaging the attackers and I have recently gained a new ally. His name is Cyrus, commander of Team Galactic. He hails from the region of Sinnoh," he said.
"Sir! Forces are invading the command post!" a Vulpine trooper said.
Mr. Goat swore and pressed some buttons on his console. The defensive turrets that the mages had made, activated with an ominous hum. Some fired conventional explosive autocannon rounds, some fired anti tank rockets, others fired deadly mana blue bolts.
Several of the troops readied their weapons.
One of the groups prepared to set up a mortar.
Team Galactic's grunts deployed their pokÈmon and readied their weapons.
As soon as the mortarman - really an Eagle - could see Dixie's group approaching he ordered his men to start firing.
Mortar shells arced towards Dixie's group.
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The Bullets Deflected off of Scooby and Dixues Armor, bt the force was enough to knock them down.
Bullets ripped though icks shirts as he flung himself on thee ground.
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Meanwhile, Ghost's team had made their way into the heart of town, at first, there was nothing there...until Dragonstorm troopes approached, there were many of them to which Zack spoke up straight away "Man, we can never catch a break"
The forces got out of their vehicles and surounded the group, weapons aimed at them, to which Zack started to play upon his guitar, lightly as to not draw much attention to him as he looked at how many there were.
Drake spoke up by that point, but quietly amongst the four of them "There's at least 40 of them....and this is going to suck...." he added on as he gave off a light nod to Zack.
Zack gave off a slightly smirk and strumed on his guitar, sending a rather powerful shockwave in front of him, giving the fopur of them enough time to attack with Zoe firing blast after blast at each of the Dragonstorm opertives while Zack swung his guitar at some nearby agents.
Ghost and Drake on the other hand, were going hand to hand with ever single Dragonstorm agent they were near, slowly starting to get their forces dwindled down from at least 40 to now, 20 odd.
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Pikachu, Vaporeon and Eevee each gave Haresh their tally of what they had each counted up.
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: Well, well another ally to devy the spoils with well done mr Goat" Chong said, clearly pleased.. " send them down to Surf Point..
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Haresh wrote the notes down. "Hmm. It looks like I will have to get Mr. Bigmouth to distill some liquor and I will have to lead a foraging expedition later tonight," he said. "As for you three, do you want to help me prepare dinner? I've already got the seafood stew ready but there needs to be more than that," he said.
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"Commander Chong, they are currently fending off some invaders," Mr. Goat said.
He grabbed his shotgun and sent some shots towards Dixie's group. The turrets also opened up on them, sending mana bolts and autocannon shells towards them.
The Galactic grunts were ordering their pokÈmon to attack as well, in addition to using their firearms.
One of the turrets exploded as Mr. Bigmouth blasted it apart with a charged arrow. He ducked into a building as a hail of return fire headed his way.
A Machamp charged Dr. Zanasiu, intending to pummel him into the ground. Two shots through the head, courtesy of Rime and Deimos, who were hiding in the 5th floor of the mall saved his life.
A mortar shell detonated near Setsuna, the magic shield protected her from the shrapnel but the blast
Paul and Anton were using their rocket launchers to take out the turrets but the hail of gunfire was making it difficult for them to shoot.
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Dixie and Scooby got to thier feet, the bullets were deflecting off of their shields, but they both knew the armor would not protect them for long as continious close-range fire.. Scooby ran down a corridor, ducking guinfire and atttacks from enemy Pokemon. He reached an escalator and begun climbing to the second floor. Dixie headed down another corridor, broken glass crunching beneath her armored paws. Dixie was silently grateful, without the armor, her paws would be cut up by the glass and make it harder to move. she decided she would head up to the third floor. She Noticed a flight of stairs and made her way towards it she raced up the stairs, but footsteps behind her told that she was being followed/. She turned and saw a large arcanine running up after her " You will not escape" he sneered in a cold voice. " Try and catch me" dixie replied, she was smakler than the Arcanine, but quicker, she took off away from the Arcanine and headed to the north, towards what once had been the South Port Food Court..
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The four of them continued to take on the Dragonstorm troops as more arrived as backup "Man, when is this going to end?" Zack asked as he swung his guitar around and took out another troop.
"Well, Stripetail did say there was well over 30,000 of them" Zoe replied back, blasting another troop in the face.
Drake and Ghost on the other hand, were still busy taking out troops of their own as Drake spoke up "You got a plan?"
"Keep fighting...." Ghost begun before feeling the ground shake a little bit. He turned in the direction of it....it was a Spider Tank that aimed and blasted at a nearby building.
"They have....one of those things?" Zack spoke up next as he punched another troop in the face before keeping his eye on the Spider Tank itself.
"Oh....now this is going to be fun...." Drake added in rather sarcastically.
Ghost seemed to think for a second "Get me close to it....I'll deal with it, you lot take care of the ground troops"
Drake shrugged back lightly as he grabbed Ghost and lifted him up off the ground as he flew towards the Spider Tank before tossing Ghost right at it.
Ghost landed on the side of it as he ran across it straight away, not even bothering to slow down at all, pulling out a sword of his own, an energy sword which he activated, stabbing it into the tank whilst running to slice it open some.
As he did that, a bit further up the tank, a hatch swung open and out of it stepped a Dragonstorm troop, a grizzly bear, whom approached Ghost before speaking to him "Cease what you are doing this instant"
Ghost however, just gave off a rather light chuckle back "Sorry, but I do not take orders from Dragonstorm...." and without warning, he swung at the bear, using only his hands for the time being, the two of them locked in hand to hand combat.
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Pikachu gave off a shrug back "Sure, I guess we could" she looked at Vaporeon and Eevee as well.
"Yeah, it's not like we have anything better to do...." Vaporeon added in.
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The Spider Tank soon had company. Another arrived, even larger than the first. Then a third, and a fourth. the spider tanks began firing heavily at DRake Zack and Zoe.
_ Spyro and Cynder let forth with a combined fury, while in the northern side Stripetail was throwing back dragonstrom with his magic, the effects of which could be seen from the air..
_ Nick Ducked the Gunfire and run after Scooby... up the stairs he went. ' Scooby!" He called out.. " I'm going to need help here///"
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After a few minutes, Ghost kicked the bear backwards, the bear in turn, stumbling right off the spider tank and falling to his death as Ghost jumped down into the hatch, pulling out his gun and opening fire inside, killing all who were around before taking control of said spider tank.
He turned it to the other spider tanks and opened fire on them, ripping each of them to shreds with the firepower from the spider tank.
Drake, Zack and Zoe had managed to get out of the way of the spider tanks opening fire before watching each of them getting fired upon and destroyed by the one that Ghost had taken over.
Ghost just chuckled to himself as he sat down in the seat of the spider tank still, keeping it active "Such....simple controls for such a....complex machine...."
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The Surviving Dragonstorm forces began to fire at the Spider with Rockets and Heat-seeking missiles. the Rockets found their target and sparks began to fly up in Ghost's face.. an explosion from below rocked the machine, as the legs began to buckle..
0 the Arcanine continued to case Dixie around the Mall, Dixie cutting around corners and doing everything she could to lose him.
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(OOC: Did you just read my mind Nick? Cause that's kind of what I was planning to have happen in the end :lol: )
Ghost turned the Spider Tank around and started to fire at the attacking Dragonstorm troops, even though the tank was pretty much on fire, another explosion from the console caused the weapons system to become pretty much useless.
He decided to then move it, rushing through the Spider Tank as he came back to the hatch he had used to get in earlier on, climbing out of it as the tank continued to explode some more. He rushed down the back of it before leaping off towards a nearby building, crashing right through the window of it before standing and watching the Spider Tank collapse onto the ground, but with no explosion, just become inactive now, too damaged to even be used now.
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A Great Valley dinosaur tossed a charged rock right next to the consoles. The machinery was shielded from the powerful blast by magical shields but the living technicians were not so lucky.
The Goat was grappling with a Human SPVDF trooper. He headbutted the trooper as hard as possible, drew his pistol and shot her in the face.
7 SPVDF troopers were killed by a Luxray's Thunderbolt attack.
A group of slingers had resorted to launching ordinary pieces of rubble and rock as they ran out of charged rocks.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Strut ran into the mall as soon as they had finished reloading.
Mr. Bigmouth let loose a a flurry of charged arrows at a pack of Houndoom. The explosively charged arrows blew them to pieces. He then ran into the ruined mall.
Zachary had run out of grenades destroying the defense turrets. He switched to his rifle and started shooting, using an abandoned armored truck as cover.
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Deimos reloaded his rifle as he shot a technician trying to call for more reinforcements.
Rime spat on the ground as he picked off three Dragonstorm troopers.
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Haresh looked at today's menu. "Ah, clam pasta with fried calamari! With a fruit tart for dessert!" he said out loud.
"Eevee, I want you to prepare the clam sauce. Vaporeon, prepare the pasta. Pikachu, deal with the fried calamari. I'll deal with the fruit tart," he said.
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No, just coincidence :lol: )
Scooby continued running across the second floor, before ducking inside what had been a wedding shop, that sold Groom tuxes and bride dresses In the corner was an conveyor belt with couples in the various stages of the wedding ceremony. a [articular white dress caught his eye it was inlaid with diamonds and other jewels..
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Ms. Swimmer was the first to spot the Arcanine chasing Dixie on the fourth floor. She picked up a chunk of concrete and threw it at the Arcanine. She then drew her twin sticks.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Strut spotted Scooby in the bridal shop. "Scooby! Now's not the time to get married!"
Suddenly, a group of 4 Galactic grunts and their pokÈmon (a Gallade, a Metagross, a Croagunk and an Arcanine) teleported in near the bridal shop.
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Setsuna had used her haste spell to deliver a very painful body slam to a Galactic grunt. Gunfire and pokÈmon attacks harmlessly bounced off her thanks to her reflection spell.
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Drake, Zack and Zoe soon had taken care of the rest of the Dragonstorm troops as Ghost made his way back to them.
"Remind me again, why you're helping us out...." Zack spoke as he looked over to the destroyed Spider Tanks then to Ghost.
Ghost just chuckled slightly "What's the matter mutant? Getting worried?"
Zack just shook his head a little bit, deciding not to argue with Ghost anymore as Drake spoke up next "We should move, who knows what else these Dragonstorm people have available to them"
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The three Pokemon gave off a nod back as they started to prepare their food with the recipe in front of each of them as well.
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Gadzuki headed with Pete inside the town " Want me to try and call the big guy?' He asked Pete ' Hopefully hes in range/ Minya and godzilla Jr were defending them from behind , using what they could to hold off the enemy. between the forces in Surf Point and south Port, Dragon strom had lost a thousand men, compared to about 200 for the defenders..
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"I thought you had already tried, and he wouldn't come." Pete said. "maybe we need Captain Major's device." He said.
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we weren't near the shore then.. but perhaps your right.. lets head to the Calico and borrow the captain's device.. hopefully the ships still afloat.." Gadzuki said as they made thier way through the ruined town, gunfire could be heard very close by..
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"I wonder if it is that or another reason." Pete said, using his goop gun when he thought he needed to.
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your guess is as good as mine' Gadzuki said fluttering his wings together as they ran
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Scooby Deactivatedd his armor and hid in the shop. He had Disguised himself as a groom.
_ Dixie fled down the stairs to the second floor, trying to put distancebetween herself and the arcanine.
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Pete nodded, "I guess you can try again once you think we're close enough." He said as they continued along.
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the digimon spread over the town of Surf Point. Garurumon carried Matt and Ikkakumon carried Joe. Sora Mimi and Kari followed close behoind with their partners..
- Dixie turned a corner and noticed the weddding shops. deactivating her armor she rushed inside. The Arcanine Turned the corner and stopped as he could not see her in front of him.. " so its hide and seek you want to play.. well.. alright then.. When I catch you, you're a dead beast..' He said starting to make his wasy down towards the stores.
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scooby grabbed Dixie, And before she could scream, he clamped his paw over her mouth " Rits re.. Ruickly.. Rut ron rhis ress rand ret rup rere..' Dixie turned and saw Scooby dressed in a tux, and holding up a dress. he was standing in a long line of wedding couples.. " Look away' Dixie said as she took off her dress and squeezed into the wedding dress, and stood next to scooby. Dixie threw her normal dress into a rack of wedding tuxes. ' so what now?' She Whispered before noticing a boquet of flowers at her feet. ' I Get it, so we're pretending to be wax models of a wedding party' Scooby nodded.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Strut hid behind the counter as the grunts teleported in.
Most of the grunts dispersed, except for the one with Croagunk. She entered the store and started looking around. She examined the line of wax models. She suddenly stopped at Scooby and examined him. She prodded him with the bayonet at the end of her rifle.
The Croagunk went behind the counter and came face to face with Strut. It stared at him in astonishment, then its right hand glowed purple as it prepared to use Poison Jab. Strut reacted immediately and cracked it in the head as hard as possible with the butt of his shotgun. The blow forced the Croagunk to stagger backwards.
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Ceela's squad had retreated from the residential section to get more arrows. They had killed over 300 soldiers but lost almost 200 of their own.
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Chong's radio crackled. "Chong, this is Cobia Bay Battalion. We have conquered Cobia Bay and have converted it into a missile base. We have mage produced missiles and launchers on stand by. We are currently locked onto Neptune City. Cobia bay Battalion out."
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prodding scooby made him step on the conveyor belt which started playing the sicky sentimental wedding songs and began to move the models, including scooby and Dixie into the various stages of the wedding ceremony..
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Excellent, continue your march. Those who have surrenders, gather them all in one place..' Chong replied.
Nick made his way to the wedding store, only to see a machamp come out of the door, and charge at him ' oh crap' Nick swore as he took off in the other direction..
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Jason's group continued fighting as a group. Some like Odysseus, Guilmon, and Teddy Roosevelt providing ranged support, some like Jason, and Brooklyn being melee types. Though Jason did get off a green lightning bolt now and then.
The Turtle Titan kept switching between melee and ranged.
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"I hope the ship is there and there is something we can do." Pete said to Godzooky.
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The Croagunk charged up a Dark Pulse. Panicking, Strut blasted the Croagunk apart.
The grunt turned around and deployed her remaining pokÈmon: a Machamp, an Ariados and an Umbreon. She spotted Strut's head and fired a shot that grazed his helmet.
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Ms. Swimmer ran into Nick. She had killed a Galactic grunt in an ambush.
"Hey Nick, have you seen Mr. Bigmouth?" she asked.
An explosion from one a candy shop caused heads to turn. Mr. Bigmouth staggered out of the candy shop. He was covered in soot and he looked somewhat dazed. He had lost his bow.
"Right here," he said, readying his rifle and shooting at the Machamp chasing Nick.
Ms. Swimmer threw a bench at the Machamp.
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meanwhile Scooby and Dixie were forced to repeat the Priests words, in an attempt to play along with the other models. it was good enough apparently because the Arcanine turned to go ' Come on, they are around here some where, they must have slipped out while we were searching this shop.." he motioned to the Trainer. " They are just wax dummies..
Nick tool a shot and clipped the machamp in the left leg.. "Have you guys wseen Scooby or Dixie?'
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Spyro and Cynder Landed in Front of Stripetail "theres a large force heading up from the beach.." Spyro Said..
_ Launch the Heavy Bombers on Surf Point, and Teflon Base1' Chong Ordered.
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Ghost, Drake, Zack and Zoe made their way further into town, to which they came face to face with more Dragonstorm troops.
"Here we go again...." Zack sighed as he ducked away as gunfire opened up once again as Zoe begun to blast back, taking down Dragonstorm troops one by one.
However, a crocodile appeared....and he looked angry, stomping towards Ghost in particular, to which Ghost simply stood there, unphased by the crocodile's terrifying stature.
The crocodile swung at him as Ghost ducked underneath and slammed a fist into his jaw. It swung again, only to get another strike in the jaw again as it growled at Ghost "You and your friends there are getting on our nerves...."
Ghost just chuckled back "They're not my friends...." was all he said as he pulled out his gun once again and shot the crocodile in the leg, causing him to fall down onto one knee.
The crocodile let off another small sounding growl as he watched Ghost step forward and before he could do anything, Ghost grabbed his jaw and pulled it with enough for to break his lower jaw.
Ghost then placed a gun to the crocodile's forehead and pulled the trigger, killing him off for good before finally reloading his gun and aimed it at more soldiers and fired it, taking headshot after headshot on the soldiers, more kills than what Drake, Zack or Zoe were managing to get.
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it was then that a number of cannisters slammed into the area nearby and started spreading out poison gas ' "mUstard Gas! Biyomon shreked as she saw the gas heading towards them..
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The Goat radioed the now conquered Arkan AFB. "Arkan Squadron, commence bombing on Surf Point and Telson AFB." He switched frequencies. "Cobia Bay Missile Base, launch missiles at Neptune City!" he ordered.
He then radioed Chong. "Chong, heavy bombers are being dispatched as we speak. Missiles carrying incendiary and chemical warheads have been launched at Neptune City."
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At Cobia Bay's former park, several mobile missile launchers elevated their ballistic missiles.
The air was shattered by the roar of several rockets simultaneously igniting as the missiles streaked into the sky.
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"No," Mr. Bigmouth replied, firing some more bursts at the Machamp. Ms. Swimmer threw a large potted plant at the Machamp.
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Strut had been pinned to the wall by Ariados's String Shot attack.
Dr. Zanasiu had killed the grunt just before she could order her Umbreon to attack. The Ariados was next to fall. He groaned as he realized that he was low on ammo.
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Scooby and Dixie meanwhile Were near the end ogf the wedding ceremony.. " This doesn't count.. by the way' Dixie said.. " Rap.." scooby muttered as his ring began to glow.. "Surf Point has been struck by mustard gas" came stripetail voice.. we must move everyone out of the town that does not have protection against the gas..
_ excellent.. I will be headed your way shortly.. get rid of the invaders in southPort.. and detonate all charges around the Inglorious Hotel I want that road unusable for the defenders.."Chong said
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Biyonmon digivolved and grabbed sora. one by one the Digimon digivolved to their champion levels. Agumon anbd Agumina warp digivolved ad took to the Sky
' things are going very badly" Wargreymon said.
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They must be around here somewhere" Nick said Firing at the macahamp
they were soon jined by Shaggy and Nani who took posirtions behind them and fired..
_ Tiger and Tigeress raced towards the road leading out of town " We Need to get Genki away from the gas" tigress said " the armor will protect us, but not him.."
_ A couple hours.. at most thats what the wizard said.. Things are turning against us in a bad way.."
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Scooby and Dixie Finished the ceremony, and Scooby kissed her on the lips. Dixie felt his tongue move into her mouth, and she quickly broke away. "SCOOBY!" she snapped. "I hope you don't try that during the wedding ceremony.." Rorry Ri remt ro rar.. Rum, ran re ret rout of rof rhese rhothes row?" "That suit looks really nice, by the way, makes you look very handome " dixie said as they got of the the conveyor belt " Rour ress rooks ronderrul' scooby replied looking at her. the dress fit Dixie perfectly, it shimmered as light reflected off of the diamonds, and gems which covered the chest area of the dress and went down the middle of the dress "Um..' Can I help you?' Asked a voice behind them, which caused them both to jump. b they turned and saw a nervously looking husky come in from a back room."Sorry.. I'm daniels the manager here he said. 'This place is closing permanently.. there's no business going on in an active war zone.. no weddings at any rate..
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Well, we're getting married.." Dixie admitted. ' How much for the suit and dress
' you get me out of here.. and they're free" Daniels said " when is the wedding " Dixie stopped with a small frown.actually we haven't set the date yet.. and we have a lot of guests to invite, lets see .. My parents Clara and Dixon, Ma and Pa Do (your parents Scooby. Tiger And Tigeress, Genki, lilo and Her family, The Digimon.. Spyro and cynder.. lets see Cousin Dee, cousin Dum, Cousin Yabba, your sister Ruby " Rif re rill rome.. '
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well.. i'll need to get some measurements based on size.. ; Daniels frowned "Can you make a suit to cover a teenage dragon? Dixie asked.. "We'll have you make measurements and pay for everyone..'
_ Well I'll need measurements, and enough cloth to cover a dragon, with room for the hornsd..' Daniels was cut off by an exlosion nearby.. 'Drat.. look just get me out of here.. just grab a few suits and dresses.. and some colors of cloth, my insuranvce will cover the rest.. now Hurry" Daniels said , pointing to a nearby rack of clothing.. ' bring out three of the larger sizes..
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Ms. Swimmer heaved another bench at the Machamp, which was slowing down due to the multiple gunshots it suffered.
Mr. Bigmouth reloaded his rifle and shot the Machamp dead.
Suddenly, his radio crackled. "Anyone, this is Zachary we're being overrun! We're out in the parking lot of the-" the transmission cut off and was replaced by several gunshots.
Mr. Bigmouth frowned. "We'd better get back to the hotel," he said.
Dr. Zanasiu and Strut, who was covered in some of Ariados's silk came out of the bridal shop via the back door. "So what's new?" Strut asked.
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The Goat flipped up a cover on a button and pressed it. He shot a Fast-Runner archer.
More of Cyrus's grunts teleported in, despite the fact that the teleporter was a smoking pile of scrap metal.
Anton, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Paul and the few surviving SPVDF troopers and Great Valley dinosaurs followed Zachary out of the parking lot.
Setsuna lay magic bombs and threw fireballs to slow them down before she bolted down the street with haste.
Deimos and Rime had stopped firing as they had run out of ammunition a while back.
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Several explosions tore through the air around the Inglorious Hotel as the explosives detonated, cratering the road.
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A soldier clad in a protective suit approached Stripetail. "Commander, a recent airdrop has given us enough protective suits to outfit the fighters. But we do not have enough for the civilian volunteers or guards," he said.
Several of the refugees got to work sealing up windows.
Some soldiers also got out a large air purifying unit and activated it.
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"I smell mustard gas." Brooklyn said.
Jason sent out a telepathic message. " ok everyone get around me. There's a spell I need to cast ." He said.
Once the folks had gathered around Jason he switched to his imperial dragon form and then cast a mass vacuum support spell. This effected himself and everyone around him. They could not survive in the vacuum of space, and would not be bothered by the gas. He could have done a spell just to have them be protected from the gas, but he knew that vacuum support spell and had used it before, and didn't have time to figure out how to do a immunity to mustard gas spell.
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we have to get the civilans and volunteers out and back to the' the rumbling of the road to the hotel being blown up reach him.." Great.. we'll have to go back on foot.. hurry.." stripetail said as more canisters containing mustard gas were droppd near a ruined bank.. ' Tarrax appeared and headed towards him " We need to regroup master.. "
- Tell me something a don't know..' Stripetail snapped as Mitch abnd Captain milos came to him' We're falling back, SPVDF is down to 347 men.. our total forces have to be less than 1500' Milos said gravely.. " and they are marching on the other city neaptune bay is receiving heavy bombardment.. the good news is that ourr situation is being broadcast from there.. unfortunately.. Dragonstorm seems to be getting stronger by the hour..'
Dixie and Scooby grabbed a few suits and Dresses. while Daniels grabbed a few reams of cloth.. ' dixie grabbed her own dress and The three of them headed out of the store and daniels looked it behind them.. A little help here' Daniels called as they saw nick and Nani following the others..
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As the group had finished off the Dragonstorm troops, Drake looked over to see some form of gas approaching their location "Oh....now that can't be good" he spoke.
Ghost looked over "Get inside....into one of those buildings....now" he ordered the other three, whom obliged regardless and took for cover inside a nearby building whilst Ghost remained outside.
He stepped forward some as if he was scanning what the gas was made of "Hmm...." he glanced left, then right to check how big the gas cloud actually was before he turned and took off, heading into the same building which Drake, Zack and Zoe had rushed into "Board up the windows around.....that gas is deadly" he spoke.
The other three nodded back and begun to board up the windows with whatever it was they could find in the building in general, moving dressers and the likes around to block off all the windows.
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gadzuki minya and Godzilla junior made thier way to the marina which was beset by heavy waves. the caklico floated on top of the waves like a toy tugboat..
_ gotta hurry Pete!" Gadzuki said..
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"You going to try up here, or will you dive down and try there? I remember Aunt Quinn saying that if there are lots of waves if you go down far enough you would never know there was a storm on the surface." Pete said.
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Sara cast a spell to protect herself from the mustard gas. She based it on the breath water spell, just instead of excluding water while extracting oxygen this spell would keep out the mustard gas, but let in oxygen and other harmless gases usually found in air.
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Nick Turned As he saw Daniels Scooby and Dixie coming up to them. ' Where were you guys?' Nick asked Nevermind you were hiding in a dress shop.." He said noticing Scooby Tuxedo ad Dixies dress " looking really really nice guys.. planning anything?
- we're getting married Nick..' Dixie said " Just hold on While I get out of this dress. She went behing the store out of sight and returned a few minutes later holding the wedding dress. " Stripetail sent word that Surf Point has been hit again with mustard gas..
_ great Just great.. and when did Scooby ask you to marry him' Nick asked
_ After we left the cafe after it was blown up.." Dixie said.
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Rou'll re rited rof rourse..' Scooby Said , as they made their way down the stairs
- patomon and Tk ran after the others as Dragonstorm bullets raked the ground behind them..' We need to get back to the Hotel' Joe said from aboard Ikkakumon..
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We're going to try up here., on the ship. we need to get away from the gas..' Gadzuki replied
Junior looked at them ' If you guys need a lift I'll carry you..
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Pete pointed, "Looks like we're almost there." He said pointing to where the Calico could be seen.
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the boards rattled under their feet- and in Jrs case the broads cracked from his weight- ' We need to hurry Pete that gas is headuing this way " Minya saids taking flight and flying forward. Gadzuki followed him, he was followed by Pete and Gadzuki who was rushing to keep up..
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"you guys who can fly go ahead, you can fly faster then I can run." Pete said.
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nonsense Pete "Minya said " Turning around and picking pete up.. and carrying him onto the calico, who was rolling up on the waves " We need to get the captain to untie the ship and get out of the range off the gas..' Gadzuki said. as he jumped on, the wet deck caused to slip and slide across the deck towards the sea!
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"Godzooky!" Pete shouted reaching in the direction where had had slipped and fallen.
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Gadzuki scratched at the directed as the boat tipped anbd rocked with the waves. Gadzuki could swim but the waves would make it difficult even for a good swimmer. Gadzuki managed to grab onto the railing " Get the Captain!' he yelled Have him contact Godzilla!"
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"He'll likely be to busy to use the godzilla caller, he'll need both hands to try to keep the Calico under control with everyone being busy onboard ship also. I'll have to use the wireless set to a certain frequency to call Jason I guess." Pete said.
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come on Pete.. " Minya said heading below deck, as Gadzuki slowly climbed back over the railing and headed towards them..
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Haresh was cooking in the kitchen with Eevee, Pikachu and Vaporeon when two of Cyrus's grunts teleported into the kitchen along with a Weavile and a Lucario.
"Hey! You're not allowed in here!" Haresh shouted.
"We can go where we please and the three pokÈmon will be coming with us," the first grunt said, leveling his submachine gun at Eevee.
Haresh made a gesture and almost immediately, crackling energy sheaths appeared on his tusks and the blue energy sword appeared in his hand. "You can all go to hell," he said icily. A small energy dagger appeared in the air and he grabbed it with his trunk. He brandished all three of his weapons.
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Dr. Zanasiu's group got onto the flatbed truck. Ceela and her remaining troops were already present.
"Everyone! We're heading back!" he said.
Deimos radioed Stripetail. "Commander, this is Deimos, we are returning to Surf Point," he said
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"Come on where?" Pete asked as he held onto the railing of the ship.
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Jason shot off a bit of lightning at an apponant. He had switched to his dragon form.
"I wonder why that failed?" The turtle titan said.
Jason switched to breathing heat and focused it on a oponant till he burst into flames once his body and the stuff he was wearing reached the ignition point. He shrugged, "I guess it was a fake coin."
"WHat'll you do?" Guilmon asked not to far behind him.
"Once this little battle is over and I have treated those wounded in my tardis.... Jason said, pausing for a moment to look for more enemies...," I'll see if I can visit an ancient friend of mine. I have an idea that may work, but I need him to teach me something to see if it'll work."
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understood. how sucessful was your missoion? Stripetail asked. "We are evacuating Surf point as it has been hit again by mustard gas..'
_ Suddenly large bubbles started appearing near the westermn shore of Surf point. Then./., a large metal head emerged from the water.. followed a torso .. then the rest of it.. It gave off a roar and started msking its way into town. it headed in Jason's direction
_- Daniels Scooby and Dixie all climbed in.. all three of them tossing the cloth and clothes in front of them
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"We destroyed what appeared to be a teleportation complex at the mall and we killed several hundred soldiers but pokÈmon and trainers kept teleporting in. We also rescued a survivor from the mall," Deimos replied.
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Cpl. McCoun was currently preparing the evacuation. Several refugees and soldiers were entering the APCs parked outside.
He went up to Stripetail. "Commander, I am trying to fit as many personnel and civilians along with our cache of weapons as possible in our armored personnel carriers. But we may not have enough room, shall they be sent to the Great Valley?" he asked.
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there will be room in the hotel, it can hold two or three thousand. The great Valley will not allow any more than 1000 refuges and we are getting close to that number I believe" stripetail replied. He listened to Deimos' report.. ' Well done just get back here so we can regroup.."
Tiger Tigeress and Genki caught sight of Stripetail and dashed towards him.. ' Theres too many of them..' Genki panted.. " We're regrouping at the hotel.' Stripetail replied.
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Cpl. McCoun reversed the evacuation order.
Some other soldiers were busy sealing up the hotel.
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Raptix was working with Lilo in the Grove. He handed a leaf packet of penthium poison to her. "Lilo, could you deliver this through the portal. It's for weapons use. Just don't get any of it on your skin," he said. "Meanwhile, I've got to harvest some more rocks for making arrowheads," he added.
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Sure' Lilo Said carefully holding it and heading slowly towards the portal.
- The Rovers along with the turtles headed back towards the hotel over the grass it was bumpy and hilly and not pleasant to drive over..
Spyro and Cynder continued to pelter Dragonstrom with their attacks, to some degree of effectiveness. the problem, was the sheer number of the enemy..
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Minya And Gadzuki managed to get inside the cabin kjust as a wave crashed over the deck.. there was storm heading in, a bad one..
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Find the Captain, Gadzuki said.. as they headed towards the captain's quarters..
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Pete went towards the main cabin area where the person who steered the ship would be.
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The truck and its escorts entered the ravaged area of Surf Point.
Deimos led his group into the entrance. All of the group members were battered and bruised but alive.
"Munitions squad," Deimos said.
Mr. Bigmouth grabbed a new bow from the weapons cache. He then spotted Lilo carrying the leaf packet out of the portal. "Oh, hello Lilo, what is in that packet?" he asked.
Several munitions squad members grabbed the group's weapons and began reloading them.
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Its stuff for poisoning arrows' Lilo explained.. handing them the bag.
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Jason looked around, "the battle here is over, let's go to the tardis." Jason said. He called his tardis to his location and the others with him entered the tardis.
"Just minor injuries." Guilmon said, looking over everyone as they went into the tardis.
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Knowing that the captain and his first mate would be busy with the sea being as rough as it was & if godzilla didn't come when godzooky called it would be pointless anyway pete made his way to his room. He went to a spot where he kept something hidden. He pulled out and opened and activated a special cell phone.
He called Jason. "There's lots of nasties around and for some reason godzilla won't come when Godzooky has called." Pete said thinking it best to get straight to the point.
"I wonder what is up. Never worry. I'll do a few things then come with something about the same size." Jason said.
"ok, but hurry." Pete said.
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Jason closed the connection and set the coordinates of the tardis while some of the others went to get treatment.
"I'll have to redo my idea. " He said mid flight.
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stitch and angel reached the group that was heading back to the Hotel. " It not going well well for us right noew' Stotch said to them, " No, it s not Dragonstorm is spreading acrosss the region.." stripetail replied.
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The tardis materialized and Jason slipped on his legion flight ring before taking out a small tricorder and walking outside the tardis. He started scanning as he looked around. The first stop was monster island. Walking around a bit & continuing to scan he eventfully found what he was looking for.
"Perfect. I knew he'd have to had shed some around here somewhere." He said as he picked up the 2 large shed scales. Then he rushed back to the tardis, before one of the monster inhabitants could pop up.
Once back in the tardis he put away the tricorder, then he reset the coordinates for his second place he was going to, setting the 2 scales on top of part of the console. He then put one of the scales away. Once the tardis arrived at the second destination he took the first shed scale and went outside.
He walked a short distance to a where he saw a large naga he knew resting.
"By your look this is a business visit." She said.
Jason nodded, "sadly yes. I hope the next one will be more of a fun visit." Jason held up the large scale he had been holding. "I was hoping you could make some temporary transformation shapesift type of potions I could use to change into one of this species." He said.
She took the scale and looked it over. "interesting, I've not seen this species. Not a dragon... not quite a dinosaur, with some innate radioactivity." She said, "let's go into my lab."
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Mr. Bigmouth accepted the packet and placed it aside. "Thanks, Lilo," he said as he got to work reloading his rifle.
"So commander, what is our next move?" Deimos asked, he was sipping some essential water.
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We get everyone out of Surf Point until the gas clears. The enemy is spreading to the north and the south and we must move to counter it.. We will bring some logistics with us as he travel..' Stripetail replied. ' Bulk and Skull will be coming as will BG and Nick.. we desperately need to find reinforcements, we have lost at least half our forces, Captain Milos says the SVDf is under 400 now..
- After Nearly twoi hours of driving the mystery Machine Arrived in the Parking lot of the Hotel Followed by the Rover mobile and stitch cars. The 6 members of the Omniderate (Tiger Tigeress Stitch Angel and and Agumon and Agumine , limped out the van. Spyro and cynder reached the Hotel soon afterward, with Tarrax landing right after them.
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Cpl. McCoun nodded. "Commander, logistics personnel and equipment are being loaded into our APCs as we speak. They are fully sealed against chemical weapons," he said.
Two soldiers carrying a crate of arrows passed by.
"Stripetail, I'll need to take the teleport gem with me but this means that the portal will close and no weapons or refugees can move between the hotel and the Great Valley," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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Understood.. so Lilo will stay on this side from now on" Stripetail replied as the door openned and painful moans of the injured trickled in.. ' Wizard, we need to regroup' Tiger complained as he took off his helmet, and Tigress soon took off hers..both of thier armor showed pock marks from bullets impacts..
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"Commander, with all due respect, it might be safe in the Great Valley," Rime said, as he reloaded his sniper rifle.
"Will we need to take the cooks with us as well? I know that the weapons and medical personnel will need to come with us along with supplies but cooking should be that intensive," Deimos said. His heavy armor was scored with bullet impacts but it was still intact.
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Haresh was fighting a losing battle against the invaders. He had killed one of the grunts but he was tiring.
"Eevee, Pikachu, Vaporeon, please help!" he pleaded. He blocked an attack with his sword and tried to retaliate with a stab from the dagger he held in his trunk.
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they will not allow any more than 1000 there Deimos, and we are hard pressed against that number as it is' Stripetail replied "Oz is unlikely to take any more either.." We are stuck with what we have.. we must make it work as best we can.. as for the cooks yes we will need to take a couple.. although everyone will need to contribute in some way..
- How much further to this hotel? Daniel;s asked as the tRuck that carried him , Scoby and Dixie raced on down the road..
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"Thanks, next time it'll be fun visit, and I"ll bring some friends." Jason said waving to his friend.
Jason finished and headed back to his tardis, setting the coordinates for where Pete had called from.
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"All supplies have been evacuated," Cpl. McCoun said.
Deimos nodded. "Excellent, start evacuating the troops," he ordered.
Mr. Bigmouth turned to Lilo. "Lilo, do you want to come with the evacuating group or do you want to stay in the Great Valley?" he asked.
"I'll get a few of the best chefs," Strut said.
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I'm coming with you guys' Lilo said "i need to be with my family..
- Are we coming too' Bulk Moaned " yes you Skull and BG are coming with us' Stripetail said. " We are headed out everyone, i wanted everyone ready to in thirty minutes. get a drink, if you wish but be ready in a half hour..
- where are we going? Agumon asked taking off his helmet. " We are going after Chong, to be precise. Take out the leadership, and the rest will start to fall away.. It won't be easy though. Our numbers are greatly reduced.. the odds hagainsts us are at least 35-1..we need to get to neptune City.. Deimos, what is Neptune City's population, and trhe size of its defenses?' Stripetail asked sharply..
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The tardis appeared near where the Calico was at pier. He looked at the holographic monitor to see what the conditions were where the Calico was before he exited.
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Deimos whipped out his PDA and accessed Neptune City's data. "Well Commander, its population is about 545,000. As for defenses, I know that its police force is around 15,000. Also, it is home to San-gheili Enterprises a large cybernetics and robotics conglomerate," he said.
"Okay, 15,000 cops will help somewhat. So what the f--- can San-gheili Enterprises offer us?" Strut snapped.
"Ah, Sang-heili Enterprises also has their own security force, actually more like a private army. And it is quite remarkable: several thousand troops with the latest equipment and weapons, armored vehicles - mostly infantry fighting vehicles and APCs - and some a few helicopter gunships and drones as well. Oh, they also have a fully functioning airport there as well."
Dr. Zanasiu whistled. "Damn, that's some serious firepower," he said.
"And that could give us the edge we need," Rime added.
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yes, abd they are already facing serious bombardment from Dragonstorm, which will likely involve the use of mustard gas' Stripetail said. "it will take us some time to get there, as the roads connecting the hotel to the outside world have been blown up..
the vehicle carrying Dixie Scooby and Damiels finally pulled into the parking lot, and the three of them got out and entered the hotel, dropping thier supplies " We made it' Dixie said entering the dining room.
_ Stripetail turned and nodded at he' Good, all ten of you are accounted for..
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Strut returned with the chefs. Haresh was among them.
"Commander, I just killed a group on pokÈmon and their trainers. According to Haresh, they teleported into the kitchen," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth disengaged the teleport gem and stuck it into his messenger bag. "Stripetail, I am ready to go," he said.
"Commander, Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer are too large for the protective suits," Deimos said.
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they'll simply have to stay close to those that do have protective suits' Stripetail replied and Shaggy and Nanu entered. " Seoimos, how far will it take us to get to Neptune City from here?' Stripetail asked. ' We would have to avoid enemy territory.. Haresh bring your communications crystal and try and contact Chong..get some idea of where he is geaded.. if you managed to get anything useful off of those- Pokemon- bring them as well
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Jason looked at the readouts on the console. Everything seemed ok in the immediate area. Guilmon came in.
"come on, we'll both go out to help stabilize the Calico." Jason said.
He went outside the tardis and switched to his dragon from and jumped into the water. Guilmon digivolved do Growlmon and together they worked on stabilizing the Calico as best as they could.
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I;m Daniels owner of the South Port Bride and Groom shop.. apparently these two are getting married and mentioned a few friends that may need fitting for thier tuxes..' he said pointinfg to Scooby and dixie
Whats tux? Genki asked
_ its something you wear to a wedding, if you're a guy" Shaggy said. "If you guys aren't used to wearing dresses I don't think you'll need to wear one..
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With the Calico stable Jason cast an untie cantrip to where the rope was that tied the Calico to the pier while holding onto the part of the ship where he was. Then he cast another spell, while still holding onto the ship that made the rope coil itself back up and return to where it normally was on the Calico.
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gadzuki leaned over the side as the calico began sailing out to sea, headed towards Neptune City..
- Scooby Sat down at a table and took off his helmet he was sweating profusely " re're retting rour rutts ricked rout rhere.." He said a note of fear in his voice..
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Setsuna glanced at Ms. Swimmer's emerald necklace. "Stripetail, I can enchant jewelery to grant immunities to poisons and other things. I've only used them on magical beings but we do not have a choice right now," she said.
Ms. Swimmer nodded and handed over her necklace. "All right, Setsuna you know what to do," she said.
"One problem, we all can't wear one piece of jewelery," Zachary said.
"I've got some extras that I bought or picked up during the salvage operations. I'll got get them."
Ms. Swimmer then headed upstairs to her room.
Deimos turned to Sara. "Sara, can you provide all the soldiers and myself with a supply of essential air?" he asked.
Haresh returned with some additional ammunition and the communications crystal tucked under his arm. "The pokÈmon had nothing useful on them but the grunts had some spare ammo," he said.He was also wearing a backpack that contained some pots and pans.
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Sara nodded, "Easy enough to do. Just show me the containers and tanks you want filled and I can do that. They'll last longer then regular air, and may have other benefits also." Sara said.
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Jason and Guilmon watched the Calico go off. "I guess we're done here. Let's go back to the tardis and see where we should go to next?" Jason said. He and Guilmon went back to the tardis and entered it.
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There was this hotel. It was very significant to the plot and such... considering the whole arc was named after it. Refugees from many towns had found shelter within the walls, and soon enough... it received two more.
It was a quiet, empty room... possibly a closet. It had a broom in it, so it probably was. I mean, you don't get brooms in toilets now-a-days... do you?
In a scene that totally ripped of the Terminator movies, there was a flash of light, filling the room with vibrant shades of blue and reflections of a world beyond reality. Teleportation was taking place, possibly even time travel. But that's all jargon, the short story is that two dragons were thrown from the thundering silver sphere of energetic energy.
One was blue, and she rubbed her head shortly after it had collided with a wall. 'Ouch, that hurt.' She looked around the small room. 'A closet,' she deducted from the fact that it was a closet. 'I hate closets. Did I mention I was claustrophobic? No, then... I'M CLAUSTROPHOBIC GET ME OUT OF HERE!'
She heard a groan, and something touched her feet.
'Incendia, is that you?' The female dragon asked.
'Bannanas!' Came the reply.
'Yes, that's Incendia. Right, now to get outta here before I freak out,' she continued, calming herself with deep breaths. She searched the tiny room and found the door handle. It slid open, revealing a poorly lit bedroom. 'That was easier than expected.' She turned to Incendia. 'Right, brother, that's the last time I trust you with the Time Travelling Toaster... say, where is the-'
It was in peices, lying on the ground beside a wild eyed orange dragon.
'YOU BROKE IT! AGAIN!'
'Oh, hello Glacia. I like butterflies.'
It was at this point, Glacia noticed the lump and small trickle of blood from her brothers head. 'Ah, I see what's happened here. The Toaster somehow landed on your head, breaking both it and you.'
'I agree dear Watson! Monkey dishwasher! I want to dance, dance with me Hamlet.'
'Mild concussion, I deduct. Come, let's find you some ice or... a new brain. Wait a second, where are we?'
'Disney Land!'
'Be quiet and follow me, brother.' She led her mildly head-sore brother out of the room and into a hallway. 'Anyone home?' She called.
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No reply, only that lonely echo of ones own voice from beyond the darkness of the hallway. Glacia noticed it was cold, being an ice dragon made her feel this sort of sensation often... but there was certainly a odd chill about the place. Glacia had only been here for say, a minute... but she was beginning to get the creeps already.
Incedia jumped excitedly, puller his sisters hand. 'Hey look, stairs!'
She glanced over the where he was now pointing. 'Yes, those are clearly stairs... nicely noticed.'
'It's okay, we're safe. Daleks can't climb stairs.'
'Please be quiet and follow me.' She led he brother (by the hand) down the stairs. Hopefully this place was at least partially civilized.
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hello, new guests' cam,e a fiendish cackle behind them, as the pie-throwing ghost appeared, holding a pie in her left hand ' here.. have some pie1' she cackled throwing a pie - a hard cherry- bluereey -mix- into Incedia's face. " welcome to the Inglorious hotel..' she grinned "I'm afraid you'll be staying with us for a long long time- what with the war going on and all..."
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Incendia clutched at his face. 'Oh no, facehugger! Get it off get it off GET IT OFF,' he screamed, flying backwards and tripping over an inconveniently placed lamp. 'I don't want to be in Aliens again!'
'Not the welcome I was expecting,' Glacia said to the ghost, ignoring her brother. 'Are you friend, foe, or comedy relief? Answer quickly, my belly fills with ice breath as we speak, and you wouldn't want to cop a load of that... trust me.'
It should be noted at this point that yes, Glacia is a dragon that breaths ice. Pretty cool, huh? No?
Aww.
Anywho, back onto the plot.
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my dear girl, i'm, a ghost, magic, by and large, does not hurt' me ' the pie throwing ghost replied " you'd to be strong like that squirrell mage downstairs to harm me.. i'sd suggest you go meet up with him, if you want answers. i pie every one my dear, its my thing in the afterlife, was in life as well.. i suggest you try lemon' she grinned throwing a lemon pie in her face..
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Glacia wiped the lemon pie from her face. 'Squirrel mage, right. Answers are always a good thing.'
'Answers are the questions to the one million dollar... uh... oooh, lemon pie,' Incendia helped himself to some of the lemon pie that had covered his sister.
Glacia tried to ignore the fact her brother was eating pie off her face, and proceeded past the pie throwing ghost (giving her a wide berth) towards the stairs once more.
'I hope I don't up like that when I become a ghost,' Glacia mumbled, before turning to her brother. 'Righto, to the squirrel mage we go. Now, there's a couple of words I'd thought I would ever use in one sentence.'
'I would,' Incendia said.
'I know you would, ya weirdo.'
'I like cheese.'
Glacia sighed. 'Please be quiet, for five minutes at least.'
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at this point, Stripetail was outlining his strategies for the coming offensive..
daniels was showing some of his material to daphne and velma..
- the patrol on level 7 stopped the two dragons ' what is your purpose here?
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'Purpose?' Glacia said. 'Uh... well here's the thing. We kinda don't have a reason for being here. We just found ourselves here. One minute we were on board this starship trying to fix our Time Travelling Toaster and get back home... and the next thing we knew we're inside a closet, and I hate closets.'
'I like cats. They taste delicious,' Incendia added.
'Please ignore him, he has a concussion. Speaking of which, could one of you please point us to either a doctor... or a "squirrel mage", we were told that they would have answers to what this place is. I mean, it's not like we're going anywhere at the moment.' Glacia turned to her brother and gave him a cold stare. 'Our only means of FINALLY getting home was broken... again. And, now we're stuck at square one once more.'
'I don't want to marry the microwave,' Incendia said, stumbling a bit. 'I already married the space turtle. Where's the spoon?'
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we have doctors on the first floor'.. as for the commander hes in a meeting, but we'll see to it that you'll get to tall with him for a few minutes.. the patrolman said ' hes on the first floor please follow me..
- meanwhile the gas dissipated enough around the house so the the four inhabitants could leave..
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'Commander!? This squirrel mage person thing is a commander?' Glacia's face went a little bit pale. 'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?'
'I have a funny feeling in my tummy,' Incendia said.
They arrived shortly after at the first floor, and Glacia was more than happy to push her brother into the arms of one of the doctors.
'What happened to him?' The doctor asked.
'Toaster to the head,' Glacia said.
Incendia looked up at the doctor. 'Are you THE doctor? I liked that show, Tom Baker was my favourite. The best part was when that alien popped out his chest... no, wait.'
The doctor was quick to conclude a mild concussion, and the little orange dragon was given some ice, a bandage across the head, and told to get some bed rest. Glacia was glad to have her burden of a brother taken off her for the moment, though she breathed a sigh of relief when she was told he would be fine in a few hours. 'You worry me sometimes, little brother.'
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Zachary led Sara over to the gathered air tanks outside. "Over there, Sara," he said. "Also, can you provide some sort of magical air pump so we can refill the tanks on our own?"
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Ms. Swimmer's jewelry had been enchanted and given to those who could not wear the protective suits, namely Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Strut and Rime.
Setsuna also handed each of them a vial of blue glowing liquid with droppers. "The gem in the necklaces glows blue when it's fully charged. That'll give you about 3 hours of air. When it glows red, you have 30 minutes of air left. Add a drop to the gem to recharge it," she said.
Mr. Bigmouth pinned the sapphire brooch to his messenger bag. "Understood," he said, placing the vial in an easily accessed outside packet.
Rime and Strut donned the necklaces (ruby and diamond respectively) and placed the vials in the pockets of their armor.
Ms. Swimmer donned her emerald necklace and dangled the vial from a small silver chain around her neck.
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Deimos put his radio away with a sigh. He was seated at a table with Stripetail and Capt. Milos. "Stripetail, I just contacted Sang-heili Enterprises. They will not lend us their forces nor grant us use of their airport or motor pool. However, they will be engaging Dragonstorm,"
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"Where should we go to now?" Guilmon asked Jason.
"I'm not sure. We could go to the hotel to see how things are going there." He said rubbing the side of his jaw a bit, "or we can look at the enemy troup movements and see where we should head to next." Jason said.
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thats a start' stripetail sighed. 'we're heading to neptune city as soon as everyone is ready.. we will not be coming back here.. for awhile..
- one question' Tai said "What if they use poison gas on us again?
- Agumon and Agumna have their armor, which will protect them.i would suggest having the other digimon digivolve to their highest level possible. those that can fly, will lead the way.
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commander' a guard interrupted ' we have two newcmwer that wish to speak with you. the patrol on floor 7 found them wandering about..
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bring them down then.. that may be tw more we can throw at dragonstrom.'
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daniels held up a couple of dresses a pale green one, a white one and a pale pink one.. ' so which one do you like dear he asked Velma, showing her the dresses or if you prefer I can make one for you...' He grinned..
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Velma looked them over thinking before replying. "The pale pink one loose nice, but with the bride likely going to wear white wouldn't any other color make the person stand out since the bride and groom should be the center of attention." Velma said.
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welli have a lot of people i'll have to dress, and yes of course the couple getting married will be the focus, but i'm also interested in making sure those attending the ceremony look as good as possible..pink is usually a bridesmaid or attendant colorif you are part of the ceremony..
- don't worry about it Velma, the whole point is to make you look good.. to impress the guys ' Daphne grinned ' are there any other colors you have mr.. um.."
_ Daniels, madam, and Yes I do.. we have a light red and a light blue..
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Velma nods, "ok, I see. I've not been in a wedding before." She said, not really sure what the traditional stuff was, apart from the usual rudiments most folks heard of.
"As for being part of the ceremony I'd guess it would be the immediate family, parents, brothers, sisters, that sort of thing." Velma said.
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You'll be part of it velma, as will Freddy Shaggy and me' We're Scooby's closest friends..' daphne smiled.. " Take the pink one I'll go with the red one.. and could you create an apricot tux for Freddy ? it can go with his favorite ascot" Dapohne laughed, while fRed blushed in embarassment..
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Rime went up to Scooby. "Scooby, everyone we're heading out soon. Also, are myself and my friends invited to the wedding?" he asked.
Deimos checked his pistol. "Rime! Get your ass moving!" he shouted. He was dressed in his protective suit but the helmet was not on yet.
Dr. Zanasiu went up to Sara. "Sara, are the essential air supplies ready?" he asked.
Setsuna walked down the stairs. "Stripetail, Haresh and I have managed to enchant some jewelry to act as an air supply. They last about 3 hours for the necklaces. Containers of the recharging fluid are scattered through out the floors. I made enough to last several days," she said. She placed some more of the enchanted jewelry along with droppers of the recharging fluid on a coffee table. "If anyone needs protective jewelry, it's here," she added.
"Do you have any recharging fluid with you?" Strut asked.
Setsuna held up a gallon jug of the glowing blue liquid.
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yes you guys are all invited. just well, behave yourselves.. you can get rowdy and drunk at the reception, but try and compose yourselves during the ceremony ' Dixie smiled.
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Velma nods, "Ok, I"ll take the color then." She said. "The wedding will take a lot of planning. Some folk has help from professionals. And the friends and such may want to do a bachelor party and such. It think some pre wedding parties are also part of the tradition." Velma said.
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Sara nodded, "They are all finished and ready to be used." She said.
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Dr. Zanasiu nodded. Several of the logistics personnel and soldiers helped carry out the charged air tanks, along with an essential air generator to the waiting APCs. They left enough air tanks so those with protective suits could hook them up.
Deimos went up to Briggins. "Good luck, I hope you have enough forces to defend this hotel," he said. He then turned to the rest of the group. "Guys, we're heading out now," he said, hooking up the air tank and fully zipping his suit up. His bandolier with grenades, ammunition and basic first aid supplies had been placed outside his suit but the helmet and armored vest were underneath the suit. His sniper rifle was strapped across his back.
The rest of the Pelvanida group hooked up their air tanks and zipped up their suits. The ones who wore the protective jewelry charged them with the blue liquid.
"Stay safe!" Dirk said, snapping a salute at them.
The rest of the Pelvanida group saluted back and exited the hotel.
The Lipizzaners handed Nick his armored vest, a helmet, a bandolier, his rifle, several loaded magazines, a protective suit and air tank. "You'll need these if you're heading out to Neptune City," Hans said.
The Bull trucker donned his protective suit and hooked up his air tank. He zipped it up, holstered his pistol outside the suit and then exited.
Setsuna was next to exit. She was wearing an olive green armored vest similar to one that Dr. Zanasiu wore over her robes. She still had her rucksack on her back. The protective diamond brooch dangled from the collar of her robe and the vial of recharging fluid dangled from a chain around her neck.
"Stripetail, do you wish to don armor or an air purifying gem?" Haresh asked. He was wearing a diamond necklace with the vial of recharging fluid dangling from his neck.
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Stripetail smiled. "I'll wear some armor, as for protection, my magic will be sufficient
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we're ready" Matt said as Gabumon came up to them carrying his guitar and a pair of small guns. '' Have you ever used a gun before Matt?
- No, butI'
ve played enough videogames to have a quick trigger finger' Matt cracked
- Just be careful you guys' Joe said..
scooby and Dixie went out to the mystery Machine and climbed inside. Tiger and Tigeress climbed into the middle seat while Lilo Stitch and Angel climbed in the back..
_ Nick Put on the armor and slowly made his way to the door.. 'Good luck you guys..' He nodded to Briggins..
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Odysseus walked out with some equipment. "We had best be prepared in case of any more gas or other hazards." He said, setting some equipment down on a table that came up from being retracted in the floor.
"That sounds like a good idea, and those with ammo have to be sure they are full, and the power cells are fully charged with some spares on them too." Jason said.
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Agumon and Agumina were the last of the team to join uin, and Spyro abnd Cynder flew alongside them " We'll be flying ahead of you' Spyro said to Scooby.. 'See you in Neptune City..'
- Be careful guys' Dixie said.. " we will " cynder nodded. " you be careful as well..' She added before taking wing and flying into the air..
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Cpl. McCoun handed Stripetail an armored vest like the one that Setsuna was wearing. "Stay safe commander," he said, saluting Stripetail.
Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Deimos, we are currently rolling out."
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The flatbed truck carrying the Pelvanida group, some Great Valley dinosaurs along with some ammunition and supplies were in the middle of the convoy protected by APCs carrying Cobalt troopers and armored Humvees. Haresh was riding in one the APCs along with some logistics personnel.
Setsuna was running alongside the convoy.
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Zachary's voice came over through the magical armor that Dixie was wearing. "Dixie, this is Zach, make your way to the middle of the convoy."
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Stripetail put on the armor and headed towards the door .
Tarrax took to the skies and soon caught up with the younger dragons
_ Dixie nodded" We read you zach.. making our way towards miiddle ofthe convoy" She said.
- Jusa flew alongside the convoy her gaze fixed ion the horizon..
- Kari sat in the back of Nani's vehicle alongside Mimi and Sora. Matt sat in the front. asnani drove on trying to keep up with the others
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Jason had the holographic display switch to show a tactical display with enemy troop movements and current location based on the tardis's sensors. Odysseus went over to study the display.
After studding the display he pointed to a spot. "Looks like this is one of their weak spots I would say." Odysseus said from his experience.
"Looks like we have a destination then." Jason said as he set the coordinates.
"I'll bring everyone in here and start handing out equipment." Odysseus said, going to one of the break rooms where some were eating.
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Just before Stripetail could open the door, it burst open from the other side. A small ice blue dragon stood at the now very open doorway. 'I'm looking for a "Squirrel mage",' she said, looking about the room with intruige. Her eyes fixed upon Stripetail. 'Aha! Wait... you look familiar. Have we uh... met before?'
Glacia rubbed her head. 'Woah, Deja Vu. Aw well, happens all the time. Name's Glacia, and I was looking for you. I was told you might have some answers to what exactly is going on around here. I should probably tell you my story first, though...'
Glacia explained in short detail how she and her brother Incendia had arrived through an invention known as the Time Traveling Toaster. All that she knew was that it had a tendancy to throw the brother and sister duo into situations that were either bizarre, dangerous, awesome... or all of the above.
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i've never meet you before actually" stripetail replied " I am Lord Stripetail and yes I am a wizard..You are in a different world, one which is currently dealing with a great deal of trouble. come with me, i'll explain things on the way.. you and your brother..
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Glacia followed, and they picked up her brother along the way. Incendia was quite well, as far as he was considered being... anyway. 'Hey cool, a squirell, I like squirrels,' Incendia began.
Glacia rolled her eyes, and turned to Stripetail. 'Is this some sort of war? I'm not too big on wars and fighting and such... but saying that, the two of us have been stuck in situations where use of force was required.'
'Hey, sis, remember that time we were aboard that ship and all those aliens were running at us and you were like: "Oh my god! Aliens!" and I was like: "Pie!" and then we ran for our lives and hid... then we fixed the Toaster and woke up in a closet.' Incendia sighed, 'seems like it was only yesterday.'
'Technically, it was.'
Incendia paused. 'Oh.'
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' yes we are at war.. Stripetail said and we are considerably outnumbered by the enemy ' we are heading towards a place called Neptune city which is the largest city nearbby, as most of the area around here is under enemy control it will not be easy getting there..
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'Enemy control, that's not good,' Incendia helpfully pointed out.
'Who exactly is our enemy,' Glacia asked Stripetail. 'We've faced some pretty nasty things in our travels, but I get the feeling this one will possibly top our list.'
'I thought that giant octopus was always going to be on the top of our list-'
'We don't talk about that, Incendia. Remember?'
Her brother grumbled. 'Just because you got slobbered over... and then eated.'
'Shut up, please.'
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The folks in Jason's tardis came into the main room and the started to pass out some of the equipment and then talking over some tactics and who would be on what team.
"Won't take us long to get there." Jason said as he came over to the table where the others were.
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our enemy is named dragonstorm, to put it simply, they're lunatics trying to remake this world in their image, and will kill anyone who tries to stop them. they are allied with an evil magician named Chong who wants to take over this world.." stripetail replied as Captain Milos car arrived to carry him to Neptune City " you and your friends better hop in Commander' Milos said " we're behind as it is..
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Rime contacted everyone who had a radio. "Everyone, if you are wearing either a protective suit or a piece of protective jewelry, now is the time to put it on," he said via radio.
"Nick, there's an air gauge on top of your suit's right wrist. Keep an eye on that. If it gets to red, you've got about 5 or so minutes left," Deimos said via the radio that Nick's helmet had.
The Bull trucker slowly drove through the rubble. He was surprised that no one tried to attack the convoy.
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'Sounds pretty serious then,' Glacia said. 'And an evil mage, too. That's always a bad thing. Well, since me and my brother are pretty much stuck here, we'll be more than glad to help. As I said earlier, I'm not too big on acts of violence... but my brother...'
'Do we get guns yet?'
'Well, there's your answer,' Glacia sighed. 'In all seriousness though, he is a good fighter, and quite brave... if a little problematic. He also can fly, what with his wings and all. You probably noticed I don't have wings, so yeah... I don't do much flying.'
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chong and reached his dewtination by this point ; mr goat, how goes the ssult on Neptune city? they are the last city in the area with real population that we don't control.. have you spotted the squirrelll's forces?' Chong replied..
_ Understood' came Nicks Reply " its got enough for 3 hours.. right?
_ Re've rall roit rour rmor ron" came Scooby's reply " rustcre rareful Rime.. rets rope rhe renemy ris relserere.."
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"We currently control half the city, thanks to the liberal use of mustard gas and incendiaries," Mr. Goat said. "The defenders have fallen back to the base of Sang-heili Enterprises, which were are currently shelling,"
He was at the forward command post near the waterfront of the Neptune City. His protective suit along with the magical gem protected him from the pall of mustard gas around the city.
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Nick's radio crackled. "I've spoken to Sara, the essential air in the tanks should be good for 3-4 hours of normal activity. Also, the suits are overpressurized so if they are punctured air flows out instead of in. Each suit has a pouch containing materials for temporary repairs. Also, essential air can be used for decontaminating the suit. Deimos out."
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' Excellemt.. no dounbt the squirrell is on his way there.. but it will likely be too late' Chong grinned are there any other large cities in the area that might cause trouble..?
Thanks" Nick replied that should be more than enough time" Nicj said as the convoty reached Surf POint and turned south
_ Tigress began to nod off in the back seat.. ' couldn't sleep much last night ' Genki asked
_ Probably.. ' i think we cab let her sleep for a little bit ' Agumon said..
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Jason and the others present started to put on their equipment, put it on a utility belt or into a pocket as made sense. Guilmon put on an animated star trek life support belt. One of several enchanted to be able to increase in size if the wearer did. Jason put on one also, not sure if his new third form would be effected by gas or not.
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Suddenly, Mr. Bigmouth screamed in agony as a sniper's bullet struck him in the chest.
One of the Great Valley dinosaurs threw an explosive rock onto the balcony where the barrel of a gun was visible. An explosion destroyed the balcony and killed the sniper.
Mr. Bigmouth stared at his chest wound in astonishment as it started to close up before his eyes. "What?" he asked.
"Wait, I think it may be that essential water we've been drinking for days! It looks like it grants something like a healing factor," Ms. Swimmer said.
Mr. Bigmouth picked up the bullet and tossed it off the truck. "Well, do he have any?" he asked, eating some dried fruit.
"We do. We have several containers of essential water in the APCs," Rime
replied.
"Wait is everyone equipped with armor and air supplies?" Deimos asked.
Strut looked around. "Apparently so but I'm not sure about
Nani," he said.
(OOC- Is Nani with the invading group?)
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9yes she is)
I've got some supplies of thatwater' Nani said and an armor suit that really doesn't fit me. Shaggy has hid gun but no armor..
I'm sticking with Scooby and Dixie, their mahgic should protect me enough..
-Jusa looked around for myra...' - These is not a game.. if something happens to us here.. theres no reset button..
_ thanks Genki for that enlightened bit of information.." Tiger said sarcastically
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Incendia sat in the car, twiddling his thumbs and kicking his feet like an impatient child. Thankfully someone had managed to get a seat belt around him.
'I swear to god, if you say "are we there yet?" just once, I will brain you,' Glacia said, seating herself next to her unwieldy brother.
'I won't. I'm crazy, not stupid,' he replied with tongue out.
Glacia sighed. 'That's a nice way of putting it.' She turned to Stripetail. 'So uh... where are we going? I suspect it's going to be dangerous, and all that...'
'Hey, do we get guns yet?' Incendia asked, looking more excited than his sister.
Glacia placed a hand on her head, and groaned quietly.
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Jason looked at his watch. "Should be about time." He said to himself.
The various folks were checking their equipment and once they saw the tardis had arrived the started to file out and go to the various nearby areas and in pre chosen teams.
The first ones out, Odysseus and Brooklyn, laid out some suppression fire using their blaster rifles on medium beam and sweeping the area where some shots were coming from.
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' you have no need for guns. you have your innate abilities.. " Stripetail replied, resting on the seat/ " Normally I'd teleport, but I am saving my strength for the time being.We are headed to Neptune City, if you wish to know, as yes it will likely be very dangerous. Dragonstorm is moving against it, and they have much of the region under their countrol.."
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Guilmon came out of the tardis as one of the last folks and let loose with one of his pyrospheres as Jason came out as the last person. The tardis then dimetearized and went elsewhere where it would be safer to remain parked. Jason could easy call it back later.
Jason came out wielding a plasma pistil in one hand, leaving his other hand free for more flexibility.
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Stripetail's radio crackled. "Stripetail, this is Deimos according to the data that my PDA is getting we are about 10 miles from Neptune City. Deimos out."
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Hans, Franz and Werner dragged a beaten Siberian Husky refugee to Briggins. The three had their expandable batons out.
"Briggins, we just caught this person in the middle of a sexual assault in the hallways," Werner said.
"I loathe rapists, let's toss him from the top floor windows," Franz said icily.
"Werner, we must use the justice system," Hans said.
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Mikey used a grenade launcher to launch off a grenade into a group of enemy troops that once it hit caused the area to fall into blackness and mode those within to start to hallucinate.
"Let's see how they like that." Mikey said smiling.
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have him stand trial in the 5th floor library.. he will tried by his peers.. if convicted he will be sentenced to several years in prison.. I don't like rapists either, but we cannot throw out the legal system in times of war..' Briggins replied. "Take him there now..
-Understood' stripetail replied. 'i wager Dragonstorm hass already ivaded, judging by the burned out houses we are passing..
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The group led the Siberian Husky up to the 5th floor library.
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As the convoy entered Neptune City, a bomb dropped from the high altitude bomber landed near them. The bomb cracked open in a weak explosion but sent billowing clouds of mustard gas across the group.
"Protective gear on!" Deimos shouted into his radio. He did not need to worry because he was already wearing his protective suit as were the Pelvanida group.
The trucker turned on his headlights, while Setsuna cast her light spell.
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Jason sent more bolts of his plasma pistol at another team of invaders. Just behind this Guilmon sent in one of his pyrospheres. It hit the group just behind Jason's shot. The explosion was bright and one followed one after the other.
Mikey next shot at another group, a grenade that when it exploded sent very sticky, thick, and very stinky goo onto the nearby invaders. The smell was one that would even make a skunk hold its nose.
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Scooby drove through the streaming gas, the van struggling through the thick fog created by the gas.
' Keep going.. we cannot let this city fall' Stripetail said through his radio " where is the nearest area controlled by the defenders? we need to get to safety as soon as possible'
The Convoy continued onward despite the bombardment of mustard gas, which not increased in intensity
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briggin soon headed up to the 5th floor and as he did he saw a nuumber of ghosts floating toward the library.. 'Will you be the judge, young Briggins?' an old-looking ghost said as he walked among them ' I'm hardly young anymore Mr Polderwickle" Briggins replied, this spirit was one of the hotel's first managers, he had died from eating some raw food and had haunted the place ever since..
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Deimos used a penlight to look at his PDA as he radioed Stripetail. "The headquarters of Sang-heili Enterprises is the closest area but it seems like we have to-" he was cut off as a sniper's bullet struck him in the chest.
Almost immediately, Setsuna lay down suppressive fire with a barrage of fireballs as Dr. Zanasiu and the others rushed to patch the hole in his suit.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer recharged their protective gems by adding some of the charging fluid.
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Dr. Kerzach, some refugees and guards entered the library to serve as jurors. The Lipizzaners flanked the accused.
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Briggins entered followed by Mr Polderwickle, and the Piethrowing ghost appeared as well, " i will serve as the prosecution.' she said her face showing genuine anger for once. "Now Now Lora' Mr Polderwickle replied " the niceties must be observed first.. you wish to be the prosecutor? very well.. but this fellow deserves to have someone to defend him.." Briggins took a seat on a chair behind and old lectern, which would serve as as his 'bench'. ' master briggins here will be the judge, as i will be on the jury..
"Then we will have to go there then.." Stripetail stopped as Deimos' voice was cut oiff abruptly "i'm heading Out" He said to Incendia and her brother berfore vanishing..
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Gadzuki watched from afar as the Calixco saided towards thenarrow canal connected neaptune City to the Sea..
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"Any more grenades?" Mikey asked looking around.
Jason reached into a pocket and pulled out one and tossed to Mikey a grenade with glowing runes on it. He looked at it. "What's it do?" He asked.
"It has a special subspecies of gremlin. They battle only bad guys and are good."
"Not like the movie guys then?" Mikey said having seen the movie.
"Sorta, but a good sub species made with alchemy. They only do stuff to bad guys." Jason said.
"Cool." Mikey said as he put the grenade into his grenade launcher and shot it off at another group of invaders.
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The grenade exploded near a group of invaders. A group of gremlins appeared. One of them sniffed the air. "What's that smell?" One asked.
"I didst not dealt it." another one said.
"Maybe one of them bad guys did." a third said.
"Bad guys? That means fun time." the first one said as the group then went at the group of invaders.
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Got anymore of those? Coleen Asked as She Hunter, and Venbus followed Jason and Teddy in battle.
Abocve, Tarrax Sara spyro and Cynder flew high above the city, with the two larger dragons periodically purifying the air around them...
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"I shall serve as the defendant's court appointed lawyer," a ghost dressed in a nice business suit said, hovering next to the accused.
The woman who was sexually assaulted was bought in. She was sobbing but her family members tried to console her.
"Court is now in session," a guard said.
No one paid any heed to the guards pointing machine guns out the window.
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"Deimos are you okay?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"It hurts but I don't think anything's broken," Deimos said.
Mr. Bigmouth pulled out his tricorder that was given to him and scanned over Deimos. His jaw dropped in astonishment. "Your ribs are broken but they're healing in real time! I assume you've been drinking essential water?" he asked.
Deimos nodded. "Pretty much," he said. He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, we're heading to the base of Sang-heili Enterprises," he said.
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yes, that is what i was suggesting before you were cut off..' Stripetail replied " if they refuse to admit us then we will have to go elsewhere.." Stripetail addas he ran down the road
As they convoy slowly made it way through the mustard gas a terrible sight appeared before their eyes a huge army of metal soldiers fired rockets and missile towards the center of the city. building were burning all around, and what was worae, theeere were bodies lying strewn all over. some showed signs of being executed, others had succumbed to mustard gas,,
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please state your name defendant..' Briggins said to the Husky..
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"Yeah, I just shot in the chest by a sniper," Deimos replied.
A Sang-heili Enterprises helicopter gunship buzzed overhead and launched a volley of rockets into a convoy of Dragonstorm vehicles.
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"Piotr Litvenico," the Siberian Husky said.
"Mr. Litvenico, explain what you were doing to the woman in the hallway," Hans said.
"We were engaged in perfectly consensual sex."
"You are lying! Consensual sex does not involve the woman screaming 'help me!' at the top of her lungs!" Franz shouted.
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'Franz!' Briggins interrupted. " control yourself.. we are taking his testimony and that of his viictim.. now let him speak..
- why were you having sex.. in a hallway no less, and not in a room? Lora snapped " Look, I've been around this hotel long enough to know that sex happens a lot in this hotel, whether out of boredom , curiousity, or passion, it happens. but doing it in the hallway crosses a line.. there are children here.. how can you explain your actions to an impressionable child, leaving aside the dispute of how ' consensual' the act was.. and it is very much in dispute, which is why you are here..
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Franz said nothing but steadily clenched and unclenched his fists.
"I wanted to impress this young woman I met, I...I wanted to try something new. And honestly, I didn't think anyone would notice in the back hallways near the magazines. I mean, children and non-logistics volunteers aren't allowed back there," Piotr said.
"And yet you took this woman, who is not a logistics volunteer, back there to engage in sexual activity?" Hans asked.
Piotr nodded and got off the stand.
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Jason reached into his pocket and drew out a few more. "Sure I have more and other types." He said offering some grenades to some of the others present.
Sara's uncle squated on the ground with both hands on the ground. After a half minute or so a section of the road split and started to rise, to go off to fight some invaders. Then he went to start doing a quick enchantment on a nearby wreckage of a car to start to use magic to reshape it into a fighter also.
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Mikey shot off a spell grenade that exploded over an area where some invaders was and started a rain of boiling hot cheese with .
"That would be great on a pizza." Mikey said seeing the effect of the spell in the distance.
"Forgot I had that one." Jason said. "A gift from one of Sara's unusual relatives. A joker mage type." Jason said.
Jason glanced at another grenade and offered it to whoever wanted it. "This one does a rain of chopped naga jolokia and naga jolokia juice. The hottest pepper of this world." Jason said.
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" let the Defense cross examine the defense first before we proceed to the victim" Briggins replied ' please sit back down mr Piotr You will be excused in a few minutes, but we must cross examine you first.."
- Captain Milos bade his driver go faster.. " we need to reach the compound quickly so we can assist the defense
- Tigress was awoken by the bumppy drive
- are we almost there' She yawned
_ yes, and it looks like something out of Barren World 3, or my favorite Evil nazi Zombies Take america" Genki said
- Do you ever stop playing video game?' Tai asked..
- not really, its how he met me in the first place " tiger groaned.
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A toon looking grenade exploded near another group of invaders. This caused those in the area to have toon style bad luck, for some days. One slipped on a banana peel. Another one had a toon safe fall on him. Another one's gun just made random noises when he pulled the trigger. A fourth had his rifle warp partially around his arm with the barrel forming lips, with eyes being farther down the gun. "A ma-yan." It said then started to kiss him wildly.
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"That same friend made that one?" Mikey said after he shot off the toon grenade.
"No, another one. Who makes toon gadgets and toon stuff." Jason said.
"Very unusual ammunition you folks use." Exile use. "We have nothing like this in Siberia. "
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The trucker sped through the ravaged streets. A stray bullet pierced the driver's side door and struck him but the healing factor that the essential water granted let him continue driving without the risk of death.
Deimos saw a nearly destroyed sign that read "Sang-heili Enterprises base - 10 miles". He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, we are about 10 miles from the base. Deimos out," he said.
Dirk and Al both shot two Dragonstorm soldiers trying to destroy the truck with an RPG.
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' Can't you go faster?' Tiger snapped impatiently " Dixie shot him a glance " Tiger, Scooby is trying his best, hes never driven the Mystery machine in such bad condition before..
_ stripetail image appeared from Scooby's ring " we're ten miles from our destination- the Sang-helli base, that is at least the closest point where we will on friendly turf.. be ready.. there is mustard gas all around us, so do not take your armor off for any reason..
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Teddy continued to shoot his two blaster carbines. "Though I speak softly," He said at one point, "I wield two big boomsticks." He said as he fired them both off at once.
The car and street/ground & rock, golems took on a tank, They were both in humanoid shapes. Working together they managing to tip it over on it's top.
"Wow, I didn't know the autobots were going to get involved in this fight." Mikey said seeing their action off in the distance.
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The armored Humvees killed a group of enemy soldiers but one of the soldiers destroyed a Humvee with an RPG.
Ms. Swimmer glanced at the ravaged landscape. A bullet struck her in the side. She screamed at the gunshot but the pain quickly died down as the essential water-powered healing factor quickly healed the wound.
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The cross-examination of Piotr Litvenico had been finished.
The court in session was interrupted by a burst of gunfire that flew through the windows and answered back by the Cobalt Squad machine gunners.
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Briggins paused the proceedings until the gunfire died down.. which took about ten minutes. Now it was the victims turn to take the stand.
' state your name please" Briggins said upon retaking his seat.
_ Scooby yelped as a stray bullet shattered the drivers side window and struck him in the throat. luckily for him, he was wearing his armor, and it held. " Rake rover Rixie' he gasped , stopping the van, and reaching for his throat. the bullet had flattened upon impact, and had made a small indentation in the middle of the armor collar on the right side. Scooby dug the bullet out and looked at it in horror " Rif Riradn't reen rearinf ry rmor..' He trailed off..
Dixie hurried over to the driver's side and opened the door " Go back by Tiger and Tigeress. We need to get you checjked out, and that can only happen when we've reached safety.."
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Mr. Bigmouth took a bullet to the stomach, causing him to yelp. But he was able to nock an explosive arrow and launch it into the enemy soldiers. Setsuna followed up with a rapid series of magic bomb attacks.
Deimos noticed that several of the Great Valley dinosaurs that rode with them died from the mustard gas. He, Rime and Zachary pushed the bodies off the truck's bed.
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Sara sent a wave of chaotic force at one of the invading vehicles, causing various problems like rivets to suddenly fly out of the vehicle and various parts to fail, or just fall down.
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Guilmon shot a grenade containing more "good" gremlins at another group of invading soldiers as Jason fired a plasma blast at a tank, putting a large hole in one side and out the other.
Odysseus then ran up and tossed in a fragmentation grenade into one of the holes.
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Tarrax let forth a blast of searing hot fire at the enemy, it was so hot in fact that it melted the steel in the cars it struck down into a liquid puddle of blistering-hot goo.
Spyro and Cynder provides su[pport by pelting Dragonstorm with combnbuinations of ice and poison, fire and shadow, mixed in from time to time with fury attacks, eiother furled by thier riings or their own gathered energy..
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A grenade landed on the truck's bed as it crossed a bridge over the Neptune City Harbor. Deimos swiftly reacted and tossed into the water. Al shot the offending soldier.
As they traversed the bridge, the convoy stopped a heavy gate with a placard that read. "Sang-heili Enterprises property. No admittance."
Deimos then radioed Stripetail. "Commander, we have reached the headquarters," he said.
Sang-heili helicopters flew overhead, attacking Dragonstorm troops.
Two Sang-heili patrol boats chased after a sea monster.
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The victim took the stand. "My name is Alexandria Nolan," she said.
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Outside the "courtroom", three SPVDF volunteers had one of their own in custody. The soldier in question was thin Doberman, who had gone AWOL.
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The extreme dinosaurs saw another vehicle. They took up positions slightly behind T-Bone, there leader. Who once he said, "Saurian stomp." they all raised one foot and brought it down, causing a minor earthquake with the ground opening up enough to trap one side of the wheels of the vehicle.
Bullseye then took to the air and using his sonic cry caused the enemy troops to have excruciating pain in their ears and some glass windshields to crack. The others started to fire off their weapons, having already been wearing ear plugs invented by Stegs.
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ask for admittance I will be with you shortly" came Stripetail's reply" If you have to, break down the door.. these are extenuating circumstances..
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Dixie put her footpaw down on the gas and floored it. The van sped forward the revibrations causing the cracked window glass on Dixie's side to fall out in pieces. in the back seat Tigeres and Agumon were checking up on Scooby " Ri'm roing ro re rok.. " he said " rust read ro rest rarhile..'
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"Understood. Deimos out," he said. He then radioed Sang-heili Enterprises. "Sang-heili Enterprises, this is Deimos, from the Surf Point Volunteer Defense Squad, request permission to enter."
"Deimos that is a negative," the reply came back.
Deimos then radioed all members of his team, including everyone with rings. "All right, Sang-heili Enterprises just denied us entrance. We'll blast the gate down," he said via radio.
Zachary picked up a charging container that was half full of explosive stones. "Ready when you are," he said.
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" we are prepared to break into youiur facility if we have to Sang Helli. We need a safe place to prepare our defenses " Captain Milos radioed " i am Captain Milos, and the SFVDF is under mu command. your base is the closest safe area, if you still refuse us admittance.. tell us the nearest area.. hold off on that order Deimos until we get a reply.
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Ms. Swimmer, Rime, Strut, Mr. Bigmouth and Setsuna recharged their magic crystals.
Deimos looked at the air gauge on his wrist. "Holy ----! I'm running out of air!" he shouted, forgetting the radio was still on.
"Hang on!" Zachary said. He grabbed another essential air tank and swapped out the nearly empty tank for a full one.
"Thanks," Deimos said.
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Four Sang-heili helicopter gunships flew from somewhere in the base to meet the convoy. They hovered in the air and trained their weapons the convoy.
In response, the escorting Humvees trained their weapons on the helicopters. Two Cobalt soldiers riding on the truck raised anti-air missile launchers as well.
Capt. Milos's radio crackled. "Captain Milos, we were ordered by the mayor to refuse admittance to non Neptune City citizens. Dragonstorm has taken command of nearly the entire city and are attempting to take this base as well."
A loud boom echoed through the air as a Dragonstorm bomber destroyed one of the facilities somewhere in the base.
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we are here to assist you.." Milos replied " Dragonstorm had alreadsy destroyed Surf Point, and several others in the region. We came here hoping to stop them to spreading their control any further.. are there any other safe places left in neptunre City?"
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Where are you from miss Nolan, and what were you dong when you encountered the defendant? 'Lona asked, casting brief, cold looks at the defendant. "take your time, I know this has been very difficult for you..."
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Ducky first raised her hands. "Cold Times." She said, making the area in front of her cold as she and Petrie remained hidden behind some debris.
Petrie then raised his hands, "Sky fire." He said, sending some lightning at a small group of invaders.
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Sara made an area dark then send in a variety of quickly done spells at the invading troops within the darkness area.
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"The safest place was the National Guard armory but we have just received word that it fell to Dragonstorm forces after an intense battle," the voice replied via radio.
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Alexandria gulped and took several deep breaths before she began tospeak. "Well...We were just, kissing in the back hallways near the magazine. I...I thought he would just stop at that but he then started to take my clothes off, even thought I told him to stop," she said haltingly.
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"Had you met the defendant previously?" Briggins asked. " all these details are important..
_ We need somewhere to go" Dixie interjected "If yiu are the last holdout, then we will be left with no choice but to enter, despite your preference that we do not do so, we feel we have no alternative. Dragonstrmn is very close to taking over Neptune City, we can help you fight them off, but only if you permit us sanctuary. We do not want to go back to the Inglorious Hotel, to be honest..."
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Odysseus took a Miraclo tablet increasing his strength to superhuman levels for an hour. While in the tardis they had made sure their watches were set up to tell them how much time they had left of their hour.
He jumped at a nearby tank, picking it up and throwing it at another tank. Then seeing an attack helicopter he glanced at the street and saw a manhole cover and got an idea. He went over and picked it up. Then holding it in a way so he could throw it like a discus like he had done in ancient Greece and then released it. It flew at the attack helicopter and then threw it and the pilot, making the attack helicopter crash.
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Alexandria nodded. "We had been dating for the past two months. I met him at the Starfish Cafe in Surf Point," she said.
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The radio went dead for a moment and voices were heard through it. A few minutes later, the speaker came back on. "Very well, come in."
The heavy steel gate clicked and slowly slid open.
Deimos watched as a charter fishing boat turned gunboat chased a summoned sea monster and attacked it with machine gun fire.
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Dixie quickly drove the Mystery Machine insid she was followed by the Rovermobile and Stitch drove his car inside shortly afterwards. the base showed signs of being bombed, s there were craters and ruined vehicles strewn about. Scooby, Tiger and the other passengers soon got out, and stretched to get loosen up. biyonmon, Gabumon and Sora soon came up to them . ' i thought we were going to get hit' Sora said her voice shaking noticibly. "Dixie then spoke into her radio. " Thank you for permitting us enterance, our commander should be arrivng shortly.."
_ spyro and Cynder glided down and landed in front of them. ' Good to see you guys all made it here safely" spyro said. " Dragonstorm is using lots of mustard gas. Cynder and I had to fly up to a very high elevation to avoid flying though it." Cynder nodded " that stuff is horrible, we don't have anything like it in our world, and thats a good thing.. what happens if this city falls.
- If it falls, there will be nothing stopping Dragonstorm for at least 300 miles in every direction" Nick said ' Neptune City is our lat chance of stopping them
_ Chong , meanwhile was very pleased. Mostof the City had fallen, and the mayor had fled, the last holdout was the base, and his forces were preparng to shell it into oblivion. "once this city fallds, we'll have a nice bit of territory under our control. Mr goat, when the city falls, I'll give it to you and Dragonstorm, what you do with it is up to you. How much longer before our forces begin the final assault on the base?' He radioed.
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So you were dating at the time? i see. How long did the encounter last?" Briggins asked, looking at Alexandria with a mixture of concern and pity. "Were you completely alone with him, or were there witnesses?"
Jusa landed in the base a few minutes after the main convoy had entered. She was tired from her long flight, and she searched the crowd for Myra. " has anyone seen Myra?' She asked.
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Ducky sent some more ice at some bad guys, "Ice teeth." She said as she sent some large ice icicles at some bad guys, doing quite some damage to the unarmored ones and parts of their bodies.
"Sky fire." Petrie said as he sent some lightning at some more invaders and some at the same ones that Ducky had been attacking.
The Dynaman team showed up and assisted Ducky and Petrie as well as providing extra fire power as they joined the battle.
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'So this is Neptune city, huh?' Glacia said. 'Yeesh, what a... uh... nice place.'
'Smells kinda funny,' Incendia said, pinching his nose.
'I hope that's not the mustard gas I keep hearing about,' Glacia replied. 'The last time my brother inhaled a gasious supbstance, I didn't hear the end of it for several days.'
'I loved the part when my voice went high pitched,' Incendia said with a giggle. 'I sounded like a chipmonkey thing.'
'Chipmunk, brother.'
'Oh.' He observed the surroundings. A strange new world (well, city... but it certainly was a pretty big one) lay before the eyes of the little orange dragon, one filled with danger. Still, he simply scratched his head, 'so... um... when do I get to fly and breathe fire on stuff?'
'Don't even think about it,' Glacia shouted, grabbing her brothers shoulder. 'I'm not having you wandering off in a warzone again. The last time that happened was a disaster.'
'Disaster is my middle name,' Incendia gloated.
'No it is not. You don't even have a middle name.'
'I don't?'
'No!'
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You two, go see the large dragon - Tarrax I think his name is" Captain Milos said to them as they headed into the c=base. ' Follow his orders at all time, understand? all dragons under one guard.. now get moving..'
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'Sir, yes sir!' Incendia said with a salute. The two dragons quickly departed.
'What a bossy boots,' Glacia grumbled soon afterwards. 'Of course I'm going to follow orders, I'm not stupid.'
'I am,' Incendia pointed out.
'No, you're not. You did build a toaster that can allow for time and dimiensional travel... after all.'
'Oh right,' Incendia replied with a grin.
'So no, you're not stupid. You just have... issues.'
'That's what my psychiatrist said!'
'Exactly. And this was before she jumped out the window.'
'I know. Why do they always do that?'
'You don't want to know, brother.'
They eventually found this large dragon they so readily sought. Glacia was more than incilend to be the one to introduce the two of them (for obvious reasons). 'Glacia and Incendia reporting for duty,' she said. Incendia just waved.
'He's big,' the little orange dragon said. 'Bigger than us!'
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Velma had gotten separated from the others and was fighting alone. Luckily she had morphed and was not just fighting in her normal form, which would be hard since she had no weapons she normally carried. Throwing boxes of scooby snacks do not make a very effective weapon after all.
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Tarrax at your service' Tarrax replied towering over the two younger dragons , and gazing at them with a mixture of interest and curiousity " you are both very young by my reckoning, and from your appearances, you seem to be related. Siblings perhaps.. Now, you will do as I tell you, and I will not tolerate back talk. Understood" Tarrax said in a deep, cold voice. "I do not suffer fools, young ones, I never have.."
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Elsewhere the extreme dinosaurs pulled out their guns and started shooting, using guns that Stegs had built. They stayed in a group being sure to guard each other's backs.
"We got them on the retreat. Stay in formation." T-bone said.
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"what two..." one of the invaders started to say as he saw what looked like a second silver space ranger before the second figure shot him in the face. The figure then snapped his fingers of one hand and changed to a different color and outfit of ranger.
Not having time to think, let alone ask Velma continued to fight the invaders with the new arrival they had destroyed or driven off the small group of invaders. Then she turned to the new arrival.
"You can't be Jason, he's already in this time zone." Velma said once it was obvious they were alone.
"Perhaps I'm him or perhaps someone or something else." the figure said.
"You're a ranger anyway, but how do you morph like that with no morpher." Velma asked.
The figure held up a finger, "Correction, I'm not A ranger, but The ranger. As for why I don't need a morpher, let's just say I have a direct connection to the morphing grid and don't need to use indirect means like a morpher." the figure said. He looked down at himself. "Don't feel in the mood to wear this either." He said. He then snapped his fingers and changed to an all black power ranger version of an old west gunslinger outfit. "Yes, this is what I feel like wearing for now." Then he looked at Velma. "Do you have a favorite color?" He asked.
"I do like orange." She said, most of what she wore was orange, her shirts and socks mainly.
"Nice color." The figure said then waived in Velma's direction and her ranger outfit changed to an orange space ranger outfit.
"How?" She started to ask seeing her change.
"Direct connection to the morphing grid, does offer more advantages then changing one's own outfit to fit one's mood." The figure said.
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'Yes, we are siblings,' Glacia replied, 'I being the oldest by a year. We'll do whatever you say, as it's more than a little likely you have way more experience than us with this sort of thing.'
Incendia nodded quietly beside his sister. Eyeing her brother, Glacia decided to not point out the glaring fact that Incendia was liable to be... unusual, in most circumstances... bad or otherwise. She turned back to Tarrax, 'I have one request, and that is to be with my brother at all times. If that cannot be accommodated for, then I request that he be accompanied by someone with... uh... very high tolerance.'
Incendia's eyes widened and he looked over to his sister. 'Um, thanks?'
'It's for your own good.' She faced Tarrax again. 'So, what's our first orders? Best make ourselves useful.'
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Sara walked over to be with Tarrax. She had gone a short distance to give a few some essential water from her enchanted small water skin. Though it could hold far more then it looked like it should.
"Ah, looks like we have some new recruits." Sara said after she took took a drink from her water skin.
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"We are massing our forces right now," the Goat said. He turned his head as a charter fishing boat turned gunboat shelled one of the generators; luckily a helicopter gunship sank the boat with a volley of rockets.
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Alexandria nodded. "We had been dating for five months but there was no sex. And...I was alone during the encounter until things went out of hand and these three Lipizzaner stallions came along and wrestled him off of me," she said.
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The trucker entered the base and his passengers disembarked. The base was littered with rubble and craters from the impact of various munitions. Several soldiers scurried about.
The APCs also entered and disgorged their cargo of troopers and supporter personnel.
"So now what?" Deimos asked.
"Wait for Stripetail," Dr. Zanasiu said.
Several of Ceela's troops looked around in wonderment; they had never seen anything like a large military base before.
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your job will be to cover the base from the air' Tarrax replied " As for your request..' he gave Incendia a through looking over "It is because you are concerned that he will not be able to restrain himself on his own? Very well You may stay with him, however, I will hold you responsible for his actions. if any of our forces are injured or killed, due to foolishness on his part, you will answer for it,Glacia' Tarrax said. ' In war time, mercy is often a luxury..lets hope for both your sakes that nothing happens..
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Stripetail entered the base a few minutes ' Good to see that you made it.. Now lets begin setting up defensive positions..'
- The forces of Dragonstorm slowly moved through the city, through clouds of poisonous gas which had crippled the defenses in much of the city.
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" So .. he went further than you wanted him to, obviously." Briggins said shortly. 'Lona chimed in. "how long dd the encounter last. Ten Minutes, Fifteen minutes? once we get that pinned down, we'll call the Lippanzers o testify.."
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"The encounter lasted for maybe about half an hour but but it was only towards the end that things got out of hand," Alexandria said.
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The base's air was mostly clear as the gas had not reached them yet.
The trucker spoke up. "Shouldn't we armor up our vehicles?" he asked.
"Good idea," Deimos said.
"We have several garages and hangars along with up-armor kits you can use," a Wolverine soldier said.
"Stripetail, Scooby, Shaggy, Deimos, Zachary, the trucker and myself are going to head over to the garages to modify our vehicles," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Several Cobalt Squad troopers and Haresh were moving their supplies to the warehouses.
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Can I drive one of those things' Genki asked with a smirk as they headed for the garage ' Are you sixteen? Do you have a dricvers license? No, you are too young to drive it, and besides we're not putting our lives in peril by having a kid drive an armored vehicle " a soldier replied, giving Genki a rebuffing look
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I can Drive " Joe said showing the soldier his credentials I'm also a doctor"
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Re ro reed ro rix rhe rystery Rachine' Scooby said. "Cousin We are not driving the van out into the battlefield " Dixie said firmly. " its a sitting duck, unless you've secretly installed some sort of engine that can get the van to move to 200 miles an hour, which i sincerely doubt, we are not driving it.' Scooby looked at his fiance and shook his head ' rine, Rixie, rut re ro reed ro rix rhe rindows..'
- Agumon and Agumina studies the base with interest, neither of them had been on a military base before.
_ understood, you have thirty minutes to get ready. Dragonstorm is likely already on thier way.. has anyone seen Drake and his frienmds, last time I saw them they were in.. Surf pOint" Stripetail sighed " They must have gotten seperated from the rest of us..'
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"We're up-armoring and modifying the vehicles so we can use them as transports without getting everyone killed," Mr. Bigmouth said. He and Deimos hopped in the back of the truck as the Bull trucker climbed in and started the engine.
The severely battered flatbed truck rumbled towards the garages.
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Shaggy followed the other to where his SUV was parked " I'm probably going to ned help with armoring the vehicle..
- Stitch came over To Stripetail ' Couldn't you create a spaceship or something?
_ Stripetail frowned " My dear fellow, that would take a considerable amount of energy on my part, and time, neither of which I can spare at the moment.. we'll simply have to work with what we have..
_ so the actual act lasted only a few minutes' briggins replied. "Would you say that this act has ruined your friendship with the defendant? One act like this is bad enough, but if it becomes a pattern, thats a whole different issue.
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When the convoy reached the garage, they were greeted by several mechanics repairing various armored vehicles.
"All right, let's get to work," Zachary said, hauling over some spare armor plate.
Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos both found some arc welders and spare
The Bull trucker hauled over some more armor plate.
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Hunter gatomon and Colleen were busy putting armor plate on the Rovermobile, and Venus and Donatello were doing the same for thier vehicle.
- bulk and Skull were sitting on a couple of wooden craes wondering how they got stuck in this mess..
genki was walking around a small armpored van " I do hope you're not thinking about driving that " Tiger said, giving him a look " heey I've driven cars before,, in racing video games like crash crash crash and Hit the Cop car" Genki smirked.
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The trucker was welding some armor plate to his truck with Zachary assisting.
Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos were busy swapping out the engine for a more powerful one.
"Guys, just so you know, these up-armored vehicles will handle differently due to their added weight," Deimos shouted over the din of the garage.
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"You think!?" Alexandria snapped.
The courtroom was interrupted again by the sound of gunfire and an explosion in the distance.
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' A flippant question i will admit, but it had to be asked " Briggins replied. " now, what are your plans Alexandria, once this trail is completed. I need staff here, even though the curse on this place has been lifted i'm constantly losing staff..'
Matt was helkped carry rounds of ammo, while sora and mimi sat in the back of the mystery mackhine while a mechanuic replaced the windshie;d and both front windows..
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Incendia surveyed his surroundings. From atop one of the taller building in the city, he had a good vantage point to get a visual on the situation. It certainly wasn't pretty, though this bothered the orange dragon little.
Glacia groaned from where she lent, aside a brick wall. 'I can't believe I'm responsible for YOUR actions,' she said with distaste. 'It's enough to put up with you, and now even more so when the lives of others are directly in question.'
Incendia turned, and faced his sister. 'Hey, I'm only going to go for a quick fly around and have a looksie, what could possibly-'
'DON'T SAY THAT!' Glacia shouted, spitting out some of her ice breath by accident in the process. She wiped a hand across her face.
'You're so funny when you shout,' Incendia replied with a giggle, before looking back out into the city. 'Hey, I think I see a Starbucks over there, I might go and check it out.'
Glacia rushed over and grabbed her brother. 'Listen to me, buster... and listen well. I'm lenient most of the time, but I swear to some god or the other that if you do anything stupid in the middle of a WAR I will NOT... BE... HAPPY!'
'So, uh... You'll be mildly annoyed?'
'I'LL BE FURIOUS! ARE YOU EVEN TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY!?'
'Um... cheese?'
Glacia clenched her teeth, and let go of her brother. 'Just... go. Go and do your little fly around, and report back to me or Tarrax. Just scout, eyes and ears only. That's all... understood?'
Incendia saluted. 'Yes, captain!' Then he ran off the side of the building and let his wings spread out. Glorious fluffy wings a golden orange caught the breeze, and the little dragon was into the distance.
Glacia yelled out to her brother. 'For gods sake, don't get yourself killed!' She sighed, 'I'd never forgive myself.'
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Jason with a blaster pistol in each hand continued firing them off together at various enemy soldiers, with the others of his team taking turns firing their weapons, providing cover for each other or looking to see where most of the firing was coming from. Some others like Moran were throwing various types of grenades, or using a grenade launcher to shoot them off.
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"I guess I will continue to work as an ammunition handler for now. Later, I might work as a waitress," Alexandria replied.
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Mr. Bigmouth, Deimos, Zachary and the rest of the group had finished up-armoring the flatbed truck.
The truck's tires were replaced with a super tough airless tire, the windows were replaced with bullet proof glass and heavy armor plating protected the cab, engine, drivetrain and the passengers in the back (the bed of the truck was now an armored box), slat armor surrounded the truck to protect it from RPGs. Finally, the truck was equipped with a heavy brushguard and reinforced front and rear bumpers for ramming.
"May we present, the Mako armored transport truck," Deimos said, gesturing to the bay where the truck was lowered to the ground.
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Nice" Shaggy said " Now can you do that to our other vehicles.. I'm not sure we can do anything to the mystery Machine, its not meant for use in wartime.."
But it can carry ten people' Nick responded looking at the the vehicles reacieving armor.. 'and we need enough vehicles so that we don't have to deal wioth the mustard gas..
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" Will those suits fits?' Palmon said as she looked at a soldiers puting on a haz-mat suit.. ' Not sure.." came the reply.
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"Hey, neither is my truck," the Bull trucker said.
"Nani, Shaggy, your vehicles have been modified already," Deimos said. He was covered in grease. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to take a shower."
He then left and headed to the barracks to clean up.
Nani's SUV and the Mystery Machine were lowered from the lifts.
"The upgrades we added include more powerful engines, a night vision system, puncture-proof airless tires, reinforced front and rear bumpers and brushguard for ramming, armor that can withstand everything up to 30-06 armor piercing rounds and bullet proof windows. However, I must warn you that unlike the heavier armor found on the 'Mako Armored Transport Truck' this armor will not protect against mines or IEDs. It will protect you from frag grenades, though. Oh, all the vehicles have fully sealed, self contained air systems that use enchanted gem filters that two of your mages were happy to provide. However, the bed of the truck does not have that filtratrion system," a Chimpanzee mechanic said. "Oh by the way, the van and SUV are armed. The van's got a M2 .50 cal machine gun - we had to take out some seats to fit the weapon in and the SUV's got a retractable 7.62 mm gatling gun with its own electrical supply. We also had to take out some seats for that too."
As soon as the mechanic spoke, two soldiers got in the car and deployed the weapons. Hatches on the roofs of the two vehicles slid back as the weapons deployed. The Mystery Machine's weapon was remotely controlled while it appeared that someone would have to serve as a gunner for Nani's SUV, granted they were protected by two halves of the hatch which opened up and outwards to form a barrier against enemy fire.
"So how do you like them?" the mechanic asked.
"Great work!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
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"Looks like we're done here." The ranger said. He looked off in one direction, "I think I'm needed elsewhere, want to come." He asked Velma.
"Why not. I'm done here and got separated from my friends." Velma said.
"Ok." He said. "Just put a hand on my shoulder." He said. Once she had done so he snapped both his fingers & then vanished, only to appear near where the extreme dinosaurs were.
Velma took out her pistol and shot of a few shots at some enemy troops. The ranger fired off both of his pistols.
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Dixie looked at the redesigned van, which had armor covering much of the outside. ' you guys did a.. amazing job.. " she said , opening the door and looking inside. they had taken out the back seats to fit in the gun, so the van could only seat 6 or 7 passengers..
-Let me handle the gun" Genki said, almost beside himself with excitement '
_ Ralright, rust re rareful Renki" Scooby said, as he reentered the van.
Tiger and Tigeress climbed into the middle seat , and Agumon and Agumina soon followed..'
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Deimos returned from the barracks. He was not wearing his protective suit but he was wearing his armor, helmet and bandolier. Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth had cleaned themselves up with the hose in the garage.
"You guys did a damn good job," Deimos said, glancing at the mechanics. He then turned to Genki. "You control the machine gun with a joystick - the trigger is mounted under the joystick like on a gun - and an advanced targeting suite will help you in acquring targets. Oh yeah, don't f--- up," he said.
Dr. Zanasiu knocked on the armored window of the Mystery Machine. "Shouldn't we give these a test run so we can get used to how they handle? I mean we don't want one of these vehicles rolling over and killing the passengers," he said. "Not to mention we'll need to practice with the mounted weapons," he added.
The Bull trucker got into his vehicle and started the engine. Several Cobalt Squad soldiers and the Pelvanida Group - except for Deimos - entered the passenger compartment. Haresh loaded a box and a large bottle of recharging fluid into the passenger compartment.
"Just finished a new crystal air purifier. It's got a fan so it can circulate more air," Haresh said, climbing in.
A group of mechanics loaded the weapons on the two armed vehicles.
"The test range is out back," a soldier said.
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The truckeer grabbed the radio from the center console. "You all ready to go out for a practice run?" he asked via radio.
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Velma and the others joined together in their firefight. She went and stood over with the extreme dinosaurs.
"I say we should charge them, we've reduced their numbers enough." Spike said.
"Better then just standing here." T-bone said.
"I'll provide a momentary distraction." The ranger said. He snapped his fingers and changed to the season 1 green ranger outfit. He then then took out the dragon dagger and started playing the song that would give him a protective force field for a short time as he started to slowly walk towards where the enemy were.
Taking this opportunity the others used what cover there was to try to get as close as they could before they started to open up on the enemy.
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" sure" Dixie nodded, climbing into the passenger seat, and Scooby waited while the others buckled up, before driving off towards the back of the base.. 'Genki.. lets make one thing clear.. this is not a game. there are no extra lives, or replays. If anything happens, its real, you get hit by a bullet, you could die. " dixie said, giving him a glance "so be careful..' You're sounding like my mom" Genki smirked
_ At least someone is trying to make sure you don't get us all killed" tiger said, growling..
_ whatever you do, don't stop firing, unless of course you run out of ammo.." Tai said.
Hunter climbed into the revamped rovermobile. the car now had twin machines, one placed in the back, the other on the passenger side in the front. The driver could steer while two others manned the guns..
- I'll handle the front gun " colleen said.
Understood. You are free to go' Briggins said. "Lippanzers, decide amongst yourselves who will testify first.."
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"I will go first," Hans said. He took the witness stand and cleared his throat.
"Please state your name," the ghost-prosecutor said.
"Hans Neitmeyer."
"Very well, Mr. Neitmeyer, what exactly did you see?"
"Well, Franz, Werner and myself were merely sitting in the lobby waiting for additional orders when we heard someone screaming for help coming from the magazine in the back. Since our shotguns were being cleaned we had to resort to using our expandable batons. When we arrived we found the defendant on top of Alexandria and we pulled him off and subdued him."
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The trucker drove the armored truck around the course. To his surprise, the heavy vehicle was surprisingly fast.
There were several steel plates that were set up for target practice but since his vehicle had no weapons he could not do anything except drive around.
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Deimos radioed all the drivers of the armored vehicles. "If you have mounted weapons, test them out at the range in the back. There's a bunch of steel plates placed there for that purpose," he said.
He was in the mess hall and eating some seafood.
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The ranger kept up the protective field, with the bullets bouncing off of it while the others circled around then took out the enemy troops.
"That was amazing how you have a field like that." Spike said.
The ranger nodded, "yes, useful, though one can't attack nor walk very fast. I guess that is why the 2 who had the green power coin before didn't really use it much. They'd rather do their Hai, and jump at a foe though that did often get them blasted in the face." the ranger said, "Thought the first of those was odd. Leaving his morpher behind, or his communicator, instead of keeping them with him all the time. Then just dropping the green coin for no reason a bit after he got it from his evil twin. Luckily I got it before Rita or Zed could get their hands on it. And later he quit using his zeo morpher for no good reason, as did the rest of his team. If billy had not secretly made the turbo morphers divatox would have easily slain them. Though why a space pirate would want to conquer anything makes no sense. Pirates are folks who plunder then escape, not conquer to rule."
"So where do we go now?" Bullseye said.
"Well, we can, if he's not to far, meet up with Jason." Velma said.
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How long did it take you to subdue him? Lona asked giving Hans a furtive glance.. " It seems to me, that the defendant is without anyone to support his testimony, it is his word against the rest of yours."
Scooby drove around the field, and genki rattled off a volley of gunfire. his aim was pretty good, hitting the plates low on the left side.. " This is like my space game.. you get skill point if you fire 500 shots tio the left..'
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"How do we find him?" T-bone asked.
"If v-mon was here he may know of a way. I could try to unmorph and use a cellphone to call, though in the middle of a war that is a bit silly thing to do." Velma said.
"That is ok, I'll switch to a mystic ranger and use a spell." The ranger said and with a snap he changed to a green mystic ranger. He then looked at Velma. "If you will give me your hand and think of Jason I can seek him with a spell." He said. Once Velma took his left hand he took out a wand in his right.
"What's that glittery stuff?" Bullseye asked.
"Pixie dust." The ranger said in a serious tone of voice then he cast a spell to seek Jason, a person she knew.
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"About 10 to 15 seconds," Hans replied.
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Setsuna cast her magic door spell in the garage. "If anyone wants to return to the Inglorious Hotel, use this portal," she said.
Mr. Bigmouth stepped through the portal.
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bulk and skull looked at each other and spoke up. " we're staying' as they said this Spyro and cynder flew in,.wearing their armor. " Very well, stick by the commander" Captain Milos said to them.
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An arrow appeared in the air nearby.
"I guess he's that way." Bullseye said looking at the glowing arrow.
"Whatever gave you that idea?" Spike said somewhat sarcastically.
"Get ready for a teleport." The ranger said and raised his wand to cast a teleport spell that went over all of them and teleported them to near where Jason and the others were.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned with some more Great Valley slingers and archers. A former porter from the Inglorious Hotel carried a luggage cart filled with containers of charged arrows and stones.
"Nice to see you, I see you have gotten reinforcements," Deimos said, returning from the mess hall.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "I reopened the portal to the Great Valley so we have a constant supply of stones and arrows. Also problems are starting to arise in the Inglorious Hotel," he said.
Deimos's face grew stony. "What kind of problems?" he asked.
"There is a trial of a rapist going on and apparently the security forces have caught a number of deserters from the logistics division and a few from the volunteer guards. The first floor laundry room has been pressed into service as a prison. Also, I reopened the portal to the Great Valley. Apparently, two men from the logistics are to be executed via arrow firing squad. Apparently, they had attacked and killed their commanding officer a few days ago."
"F---!"
Ceela and her troops were chatting with some of the Sang-Heili troopers.
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' you'd better get back there Deimos' Stripetail said coming by and overhearing their conversation.. " Give the stress of the situatuiion, it is unfortunately natural to see desertions and mutiny.. Now, who ordered their execution?' Stripetail asked
_ Meanwhile, Genki finished firing his bullets, anmd Scooby driove the Mystery Machine back into the base..
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They appeared just behind the group Jason was with.
"Reinforcements." Guilmon said who was the first one to see them.
"Always welcome." Odysseus said.
"Grab shooting iron and start shooting, plenty of baddies to go around." Teddy Roosevelt said before he went back to shooting.
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"Lt. Cole Mercer of the SPVDF," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Great, as if we didn't have enough s--- to deal with," Strut grumbled.
"Stripetail, the execution was set for today. It is too late to stop it."
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The Bull trucker followed the Mystery Machine back to base. He disembarked along with the other personnel.
"Damn, that was some good driving," a Hawk SPVDF soldier said.
"Well, I am trained to drive 18-wheelers and have been doing so since I was 21...and I'm like 46 now," the trucker replied.
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Meanwhile, the Great Valley, it was nighttime and two of Ceela's archers and two SPVD troopers were leading the two condemned (a female Pomeranian and a male Raven) to the execution plain.
The plain was very bland, just some trees growing in an area that was cleared of grass. Some wooden posts had also been sunken into the ground. Ten Great Valley archers stood by with their bows ready. Several broken arrows and rocks littered the ground. A large pile of vines rested on a rock near the archers. Torches stuck in the ground illuminated the area.
A vine noose dangled from another tree.
An SPVDF captain stood by the archers. "Jennifer Allison Greene and Edgar Rue, you two have been sentenced to death for the fatal stabbing of Maj. Eugene Dahl. Do you have any last requests?" she asked.
"Some of Haresh's fruit tart would be nice," Allison said.
"Just some last words," Edgar said.
"Very well," the captain said.
"Well, I...I am truly sorry for what Allison and I did. I know what I did was wrong and I accept my punishment but this war pushed past the breaking point. We are not trained soldiers; Allison is a a clerk from a Surf Point store and I am a gas station attendant. Our deaths will not bring Major Dahl back any more than they will end this war but they will offer closure to his family."
"Are you finished?
Edgar nodded.
The captain looked over at Allison, who had finished eating her fruit salad - a substitute for Haresh's fruit tart. She then looked at Edgar. "Very well, proceed."
The four soldiers led the two condemned to the posts, blindfolded them and bound them to two separate posts.
They then stepped back.
The captain turned to the ten Great Valley archers. She took a deep breath. "Archers, fire when ready," she said, her lips quivering. She had presided over other "Inglorious Hotel" executions before; each was just as difficult as the next.
The ten archers raised their bows and simultaneously fired a volley of penthium laced arrows.
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Understood, however I want a report from Mercer all the same." came the reply. " As for the rapist, if he or she is convicted, life sentence without parole.. Stripetail added. "There is absolutely no excuse for such conduct, even if he or she was in a relationship with the victim, such behavior is reprehensible.. and in wartime, leniency becomes a luxury.. I assume Briggins are other hotel staff are serving as a judge?
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Briggins listened to Hans for a few more minutes than dismissed him. " Anyone else wish to testify? he asked. " If Not, then the jury may withdraw to begin deliberations. Take as much time as you need, my only desire is that you go over all the information as through as possible before reaching a decision. I will tell the wizard what you have decided, he may add to it, if he feels proper." He then turned to defendant " Your fate, sir, is now in the hands of a jury. While your life is not literally at stake, it is figuratively. You could faces decades in prison, if the jury so chooses. If you wish to appeal the jury's decision to his Lordship, you may do so, however, given the nature of the crime you are accused of, it is unlikely that he will be sympathetic. I ask again, will anyone else testify?"
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"I am not sure," Mr. Bigmouth said. "I was barred from entering the library which has been pressed into service as a courtroom."
He then handed over a sheet of paper to Stripetail. "This is the report from Lt. Mercer," Mr. Bigmouth said.
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A thin Vulpine male stood up. "I wish to testify as well," he said.
"State your name," the ghost-prosecutor said.
"James Volpe."
"Mr. Volpe, do you promise to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?"
"I do," James said. He then cleared his throat. "I was returning from the magazine after I had helped move some ammunition that was salvaged from the wrecked transport aircraft. I was eating in the dining room when I heard a female voice screaming 'Help! He's attacking me!'. When I got out to go help, I saw the three Lipizzaners head to the magazine with their batons out. I didn't bother to follow them."
"Very well," the ghost-prosecutor said.
The courtroom was silent as the jurors began to deliberate.
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The ranger looked at the others, "I can help anyone to morph if they wish to." He said looking at the others.
"How about something blue, but unusual." Teddy Roosevelt said.
The tourist waved a hand at Teddy and he morphed into the blue goranger (from the supersentai series)
"Ooh, it comes with a stylish cape too, can I have one?" Bullseye said.
"No, it would interfere with your flying." T-bone said.
"How about Jason, he use to be a ranger till he gave me the silver space ranger morpher." Velma said.
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Thank you" Stripetail said, and began reading the report. Stripetail was no stranger to war, nor was he unused to executing those who mutinied or committed murder during wartime , as the recently executed had done. " Lt Mercer did the right thing" He said finally, upon finishing reading the report. " Civilian or not, murder is a capital offense during wartime. The spirits of the executed will come to reside at the hotel, not permitted to cross over until they have atoned for the crime they committed. Such is the law of the spirit realm" Stripetail finished.
_ Briggins invited the jury to leave the courtroom and head up to the bar on the 8th floor. the ghostly bartender would provide whatever drinks they wanted, as part of their compensation for jury duty. the bar room would serve as their room for deliberations.
Scooby Got out of the mystery Machine and stretched, his arms were starting to numb..
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The jurors followed. Many of them ordered ice cold non alcoholic but some ordered hard liquor.
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Deimos was waiting for orders from Stripetail. He nodded at Genki. "Nice shooting," he said.
Several technicians were busy reloading the weapons mounted on the vehicles.
"I could use a drink," Mr. Bigmouth said.
A Fruit Bat soldier tossed him an ice cold can of beer. He shrugged and started drinking it.
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"Are the defense preparations ready? deimos you and mR bigMouth will act as intermediaries.. and i give you carte blanche as my representatives. pull rank if you must.. but keep the hotel in line.. i don't want any more reports of trials, and mayhem.. i have enough on my plate as it is.." Stripetail added.
- Tigress grabbed a can of rootbeer from a n open cooler, as mechanics and worker were passing drinks around. " So exactly .. how do i open this?' tigress said, her words being hard too hear as her can muffled what she was saying..
- We Have a massive army heading our way " Cynder said to Stripetail. "Thousands of metal creatures, mages and another things..' Those included tanks, but since Cynder was not familiar with them, nor even the term for them, she said nothing more..
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth saluted as they stepped through the portal.
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The two reappeared in the lobby. There, some refugee children were playing.
They made their way to the library where the ghost-prosecutor pointed them to the bar.
Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos entered the bar just as deliberations started.
"All right, Stripetail has given Deimos and myself permission to act in his stead," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Deimos finished drinking a shot of vodka. "All right as soon as
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The remaining helicopters of Sang-Heili's air force took to the skies and prepared to engage the oncoming army.
The gunboats - really just charter fishing boats, tugboats and assorted pleasure vessels modified to carry weapons - also got ready.
A floating defense platform - actually a modified cruise ship - prepared its missile launch systems.
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technically speaking gentlemen, you should be in here, one of the jurors said " it might hinder our deliberations..
- Now now, the commander sent them, thats good enough for me... ' said another, drinking a fine-tasting gin.."besides we can afford a short break.. after sitting in the library for the past 5 hours.."
_ Cynder prepare the air defense/ i want all flying creatures in the air and ready to fight as soon as possible..' stripetail said.
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"Any favorite color?" The Ranger asked.
" I fixed the Dragonzord but no way to activate it or get inside." Jason said.
"That would require a green power coin, luckily for no good reason he dropped it on the ground after he got the exact copy from his evil clone." He said and teleported away, then appeared a short time later. "Here it is. I got it before Rita or Zed could get it. Next to it I found the Zeo morpher that he used, but took off and dropped on the ground for no reason, you may as well have that too." The tourist said handing the dragon coin and red zeonizer to Jason.
"Why would he do that, it sounds like a pretty stupid thing to do." Brooklyn said.
"I think he may have had some brain damage or something. He kept leaving his first morpher or communicator elsewhere instead of keeping them both on him like the other rangers would do. I think Zordon managed to temporarily fix his brain when he made him the white ranger. Though I think eventually it effected the rest of the rangers of the time since for no good reason they quit using their zeo morphers and just took them off. Kat did so after she fell into some fast moving water and unmorphed on purpose before doing so." The ranger said.
"No one did anything about that?" Velma asked.
"Zordon and alpha were not in their right minds either at the time. Zordon agreed to let a little boy become a ranger. Then shortly after that he fired all 4 of the 4 experienced rangers to pick 4 total newbies with no experience at all. I sometimes wonder if they were all smoking something they weren't supposed to." The ranger said.
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth exited the bar and sat outside enjoying their drinks.
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"All right, let's rock!" Strut said, climbing into the truck. The rest of the Pelvanida group followed.
"Nick, Nani, Shaggy, Genki, Tiger, Tigress, let's get ready for battle," Dr. Zanasiu said as he strapped on his armored vest and helmet.
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The ranger picked & morphed those who were willing.
"Well, I'm not needed here anymore. I'll go to another part of this battlefield. Maybe I'll see you folks again one day. Remember most of those morphs are just 1 shot deals, unless you get a morpher or learn how to directly access the grid." He said and waived before he snapped a finger on both of his hands and teleported away.
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Team dynaman were facing a tank. They tossed their weapons into the air, which combined into one larger weapon which dina-red caught and aimed at the tank. The other dynaman team either put a hand on his shoulder or on the shoulder of the team member in front of them.
Ducky & Petrie did likewise, putting one of their hands on the shoulders of a dynaman ranger. When dyna-red fired the weapon the kickback sent them flying backwards and when they got up they saw a small crater where the tank had been.
"Did we do that?" Dyna-pink asked.
"It never did that before." Dyna-yellow said.
"We never had the power of 7 rangers before." Dyna-red said.
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Terry was using his variety of weapons. At current he was using a long range riffle with a scope that shot out 1 inch disks at just under the speed of sound and used magnetic forces to propel the discs out of the rifle, which resulted in a silent shot each time. & he had already suited up.
"I may use the needler next time." He said quietly.
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Is there any way we can get a bite to eat first ?" Shaggy asked. Nick shot him an incredulous look. " Shaggy, now 's not the time! We're going to have to go without for awhile,...
- Tigeress nodded " I'm ready.. ' She replied as she climbed back into the mystery Machine. Tiger and Genki soon followed. "Be careful Genki, a lot is riding on your accuracy' Tiger said gruffly. " There's no reset if you screw up.."
_ You guys have your armor" Genki replied as he crackled his fingers toggether and prepared to man the machinegun..
_ "I can't believe you would worry about food Shaggy in a time like this!' Nani shook her head as she climbed into Stitch's vehicle..
_ How far away is the enemy's position?' Stripetail asked Captain Milos..
_ Not sure.. we've got a few aircraft going on a recon mission..'
_ Lets begin deliberations' said a jury member..
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The Bull trucker turned his truck's public address system and Hell March 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_EVBsUx30&feature=related) started blasting out at full volume.
"Nani, do you have a gunner for your SUV? Someone needs to be up top to man the gatling gun. It is not remotely operated like the one on the Mystery Machine," Strut said via radio. He flipped down the visor on his helmet.
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Stitch will be much gunner" Nani replied " Hes good at shooting stuff, and hes got that special armor he should be fine... as for us Angel and I will stay inside and try our best to help defend the base' Nani said ' Shaggy climbed inside his SUV and got ready..
Gabumon digivolved to gararumon and awaited orders ' Get ready to blast the se Dragonstorm guys "" Matt said
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Jason took off his ring and handed it to Guilmon. "Hold this a moment." He said. Then put on the zeonizers. "I wonder what sort of weapons the zeo or green ranger forms will have." Jason said.
"The green ranger had a dagger he could play like a flute and made a force field around him." Velma said.
"Interesting." Jason said then morphed into the red zeo ranger. Guilmon handed him the ring back, which was his digivice which was invisible to most folks. He put the ring on. "lets see if I can use the green ranger's power's also." He said. "Dragon zord power." Jason said as he held his arms dramatically. There was a glow around his shoulders and neck area and on one of his hips. Around his shoulders appeared the gold dragon shield of the green ranger and the dragon dagger in it's sheath on his hip.
"Quite a selection of weapons you have there. A dagger, sword and some sort of sci-fi looking pistol." Brooklyn said.
"Options are always good." Odysseus said.
"Time to digivolve?" Guilmon asked.
"May as well." Jason said and used his digivice to digivolve Gilmon to Growlmon.
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Gabumon warped digivolved to Metalgarurumon, and flew into the ait, Matt riding on his back. he was soon joined by Birdramon, Angemon, and Angewomon, all carrying thier partners
'avoid the gas " Joe called out from atop Ikkukumon.
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The ranger teleported a short distance from the battlefield. He appeared next to a tree. He looked around to be sure he was alone. Then he unmorphed to reveal who looked like Tommy Oliver who looked like he was the same age form around season 2.
He pulled back the shirt sleeve on his left arm to show a normal looking watch. He held it near his mouth. "Jason, I've done what you said I had to do." He said.
A hologram of Jason appeared with some of the siting room in the tardis where he was. Nearby at a table Guilmon could be seen eating some ice cream.
"Good, with that behind us its finished and done with." Jason said.
"I just didn't like saying that lie about the evil clone and getting Tommy getting the coin and such. I wasn't evil, just controlled by a spell. & there was no dragon coin involved. I just had the green ranger powers though Tommy removed them."
"True," Jason said, "But it had to be done since I remember you saying that to me, my younger self that is. So it had to be done. Shortly after the war, my younger self will remember what you said and will start looking into it. He'll find out certain things which will lead to him meeting you." Jason said.
Tom rubbed his head, "That sounds pretty complicated, and likely a paradox." Tom Oliver said.
Jason nodded, "Time related mechanics and such is very confusing. It is an advanced course in the time lord academy. A whole branch of science in fact. But that aside you ready to be picked up?" Jason asked.
"Actually I was wondering if I could stay, to help some folks here." Tom said.
Jason nodded, "Sure, if you wish. When you're ready to travel with me again you know how to contact me." Jason said.
"I'll save you some pizza and ice cream. Yummm." Guilmon said looking up from his meal.
"Thanks. Tom out." Tom oliver said and turned off the communication device. He then snapped one hand changing to the red mighty morphing ranger. "I hope the other Jason won't mind my borrowing his color for a while." He said before teleporting back to the battlefield.
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"How are you doing?" the Doberman asked the Siberian Husky.
The Siberian husky looked at him, his eyes totally bloodshot, in a toon like appearance. "I am in major need of case of Visine." He said.
The sheepdog made some sounds and reached into his fur, pulling out a case of Visine.
"Thanks, just what I need." The siberian husky said, proceeding to open the case and opening the little boxes and bottles of Visine, to not put drops into his eyes but to pour the contents of each little bottle into one eye before pouring the next into the other eye, ect.
"You were really prepared." The doberman said to the sheepdog. The sheepdog made some sounds as he reached into his fur to pull out a boyscout manual book.
"The boyscouts say to be prepared? Maybe I should read the book, or better I'll wait till the movie version comes out." The doberman said.
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' come on you two" colleen said as she opened the back seat on the new-and-improved Rover Mobile.. The vehicle now had bullet-resistant glass, surround sound, and a rocket lsuncher..
just don't press the wrong button' Colleen smirked..
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Have you reached the base?' Chong said into his radio speaker..
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The Dragonstorm sea monsters were battling with the improvised navy on the harbor just outside the base.
A magical beam tore through a charter fishing boat that carried a depth charge launcher.
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The Goat signaled for the remaining artillery units to open fire on the base.
The roar of several 155 mm cannons firing was deafening.
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The battle was soon fully joined as The mystery machine drove out into the battlefield, and Genki started firinfg at an incredible sopeed, the bullets tore through the enemy lines. across town, Tarrax strafed the Enemy with globs of blistering fire, he was having a good deal of sucess holduing them odff. The area in wghich the defending where now battling with alein, cloumns of mustard gase hung in the air, magic combined with moidern bullets to create of myraid of sounds and noises
Sora ducked anti-aircraft fire just mmissed her and Bidramon..
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Setsuna blew up a IFV with a series of magic bombs just as a rocket fired from a Sang-Heili helicopter gunship blasted an APC to scrap metal.
The Bull trucker plowed through some enemy soldiers and disgorged his cargo of troopers, who all took cover behind the armored truck and started firing.
Mr. Bigmouth chose to use his charged arrows. To his disappointment, the arrows were not powerful enough to do much more than scorch paint on armored vehicles.
A large explosion behind him signaled the demise of a Sang-Heili IFV.
A Great Valley slinger launched a charged rock deep into the enemy ranks. A stray mana bolt from an enemy mage struck it, causing it to detonate and shower the soldiers below with deadly rock shards.
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spyro and Cynder started firing down on the enemy below them a huge magical explosion indicated Stripetail had entered the fray " Looks like Stripetail;s jumped in the fray' cynder said in the meantime, she would have to ask ghow Stripetail had structured the team..
scooby continued driving as best he could over the pockmarked roads..
- gadzuki pointed as they headed towards Neptune City through a long canal " there they it is Pete!' he said.
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The cruise ship/missile platform launched a cluster missile aimed at a group of Dragonstorm metal soldiers heading to the base. The missile broke apart, raining high-explosive submunitions on the hapless soldiers.
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On the harbor, a large trawler that carried a 30 mm autocannon almost shot Gadzuki.
"You f----ing idiot! You nearly killed one of our allies!" the captain thundered.
"Sorry, Captain," the gunner said meekly. He locked onto a Dragonstorm serpent and fired.
A hail of high-explosive rounds tore the serpent apart.
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Genki continued firinfg until an d explosion threw him hard against the window cutting his hands in the process YOw1 he screamed in pain. his hands had been burned from the heat " Tiger sioftly blew on his hands creating a thin layer oiof ice, blood pooled in the ice from the cuts Genki's hands " I can't fire with my hands like this
0 Then I'll have to take over " Tai " Move aside' Tai took a deep breath and wstarted using the joystick
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(OOC - The gun is fired by remote control. Genki uses a joystick to fire the gun from inside the Mystery Machine. He does not actually touch it and is not exposed to enemy fire. I guess you could say an explosion threw him to the ground and he got hurt that way.)
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Ms. Swimmer charged her magical crystal. She had resorted to throwing the magically charged rocks since she could not use a bow, sling or a rifle. On the other side of the coin, she had a hell of a throwing arm.
One of her rocks landed in the open gunnery hatch of an enemy Humvee. A second later, the entire vehicle burst into flames, burning soldiers ran out of the vehicle.
Zachary loaded some more grenades into his grenade launcher.
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Haresh was inside the armored truck, working on some munitions. He had a piece of rubble that glowed a steady red. He picked up the rock and heaved it at some enemy soldiers. The rock detonated in a sphere of fire, incinerating them
Luckily, the sphere died out before it reached Nani's SUV.
He ducked inside as a fireball splattered against the truck's armor.
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(thanks . Fixed it)
Nani drove around the Battlefrielkd cutting this way and that while Stitch joyfully fired at the enemy. the sound of bullets r reached her ears, while Stitch was wearing his armor, a good shot could knock him off and then, they'
d be sittiung ducks...
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One of the Dragonstorm soldiers tossed a grenade at Nani's SUV. Unfortunately, for them, it landed on the roof and rolled right into SUV's passenger compartment.
One of the SPVDF troopers riding with them seized the live grenade, opened the door and tossed it out moments before it detonated.
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"You mean not to push this flashing red button that says do not push." The doberman said pointing to the button.
"It has some fine print. It's a bit to small for me to read." The Siberian husky said. The English sheepdog pulled out a magnifying glass from his fur and held it over the button so the Siberian husky could read the fine print.
"Thanks." the Siberian husky said looking at the English sheepdog then he turned to look through the magnifying glass the English sheepdog was holding. "The fine print says, "and I mean it." He said. The English sheepdog puts the magnifying glass back into his fur.
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Dixie was barked our directions " LEFt! This Way! " in such a manner that Scooby was getting Irritated " renough Rixie! ri'm raving renough rouble riving rhis ring' Inside his armor, he was sweating. he longed to take it off, but thaty would probably not be a good idea giving the circumstances
- Angemon and Angewomon launched attacks from the air, and in response the enemy metal soldioers startedcfiring rockets at them..
) briggins meanwhile he headed back downstaiors for drinking, telling a nearby Husky to get him when the jury came back with a verdict
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Growlmon digivolved into Wargrowlmon to see if he could help more in the battle.
Jason decided to try to use the dragon dagger to see if the dragonzord would respond or not.
The ranger appeared elsewhere on the battlefield as the red mighty morphin ranger to battle some invaders.
Those with Jason formed a multiple rows so some could fire while some others rested or watched for foes the other wave could not see.
Terry did his best to act like as a sniper, moving after a few shots to another good place to hide and snipe.
Sara breathed some fire and did some magic to turn it into elemental fire.
Moran used his superior strength to throw a nitro 12 (a more powerful variant of nitro nine) grenade as far as he could at some foes.
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despite the defenders best efforts, the enemy kept coming. even though the number of dragonstorm dead was rapidly increasing, the battle was becoming one of attrition, and that was to Chong and Dragonstorm's advantage.
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"Getting a bit lonely. Think it's time for a change." The ranger said & snapped his fingers, changing to the white ranger. He took out his sword.
"Hey, you're not Tommy." Saba said.
"Not exactly. I'm someone else you met." The ranger said.
"Who? you sound like Tommy.... wait, you're that clone of his. How did you get back from the past where you were and how did you morph into the white ranger?" Saba asked.
"I had planned to live in the time, but I later found it hard to adjust, and with no real past and seeing me involved with magic the townsfolk felt some fear of me. Then a certain person showed up, explained he was a time lord who called himself Jason and we talked a bit. I was prone to believe him since his tardis as he called it appeared in front of me. He had tracked down a slight time disturbance, me. We talked for a bit and he explained that the process of my creation had given me a direct link to the part of the morphin grid where the green ranger powers were. He took me to another person who taught me how to fully utilize my powers and to be at one with the morphing grid. With a direct link to the morphing grid I don't need an indirect means like a morpher and can become any type of ranger I wanted. Since I had nowhere to go I decided why not travel with him for at least a while." The ranger said.
"Sounds like a wild story." Saba said.
"Wild maybe, but true." the ranger said.
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Deimos found Briggins in the dining room. "Briggins, the jurors have reached a verdict," he said. Deimos then poured himself a glass of the sweet-bubble wine that Mr. Bigmouth had fermented.
Darren, James and Gustav were relaxing with glasses of essential water. They had been assigned to the munitions team. All three of them carried pistols in hip holsters.
"Hey Deimos! Care to join us?" Darren said heartily.
Deimos shook his head.
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Mr. Bigmouth switched to his rifle as he fired off his last arrow. He had been shot multiple times but the essential water powered healing factor kept him alive.
A glowing red rock sailed through the air as Haresh telekinetically tossed it deep into the enemy ranks. A globe of fire expanded out from the impact site, incinerating anything in its path.
A Sang-Heili helicopter gunship crashed to the ground, killing some of the Sang-Heili soldiers, as a steel wyvern tore off its tail. Two anti-tank rockets fired from Anton and Paul reduced it to a pile of smoldering scrap metal.
Dirk swapped out the magazine on his pistol as he continued firing.
Setsuna cast confusion on a Dragonstorm mage. She grinned as the mage turned tossed a large fireball at some Dragonstorm troops, burning them alive.
A Dragonstorm soldier who saw the mage attack her own men, shot her several times. He in turn was gunned down by Rime, who was shooting from a tower within the complex itself.
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Thank you Deimos' Briggins replied, finishing his drink in one gulp and headed back upstairs ' Didn't take them very long to reach a verdict.. It probably means one thing.. mosst short verdicts do.."
- Stripetail had created a barrier around the base would protect those inside from the attacks of the enemy, at least for a time. Stripetail had called the defenders back, so far, all ten of his team wereaccounted for, although several, particularly stitch had bullet impacts all over their body. Scooby had pulled back inside the shield for protection..
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Briggins entered the Library and glanced at the jurors who were sitting and waiting for him. Briggins took his spot and turned to face the jury " Jury, have you reached a decision?' he asked.
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" these guys aren't fooling around " Nick Panted as he stopped to catrch his breath ' "No matter how many we kill, theres still more!
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Thatrs what happens whenbn you are outnumbered 20-1.. it might be 15-1 now, but thats sdtill overwhelming oddds" Captain Milos said..
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Jason's group remained behind some cover. Jason unmorphed and reached into a pocket with both of his hands and pulled out a toon 6 shooter. He started shooting with them then took his hands off of them with the guns remaining in the air and shooting. Jason then morphed back to the Red Zeo Ranger summoning the dragonzord power again, so he once more had the dragonshield and dragon Dagger.
Moran had done likewise, taking out the single toon 6 shooter he had so now he had his 2 small holdout blaster pistols to shoot with and the toon 6 shooter that also remained shooting though it had no one holding it or pulling it's trigger.
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One of the jurors nodded.
"Guilty," a ghost dressed in a WWII army uniform said.
"We recommend hard labor escorted by two guards and confinement to his room for the remainder of the war," Clive said.
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Mr. Bigmouth massaged his back. The essential water healing factor healed his wounds quickly but bullet impacts still hurt quite a bit.
Setsuna cast reflection on herself and recharged the magical air purifying crystal. "So now what?" she asked.
Dr. Zanasiu looked over and saw some Sang-heili soldiers trying to save one of their own after her suit was breached by a bullet. He glanced at the air meter inside his suit. The exertion of combat had used up almost all the essential air. "Guys, we'll need to head back inside to swap in fresh oxygen cylinders," he said via his suit mounted radio.
"Good idea," Dirk replied.
The Pelvanida group, Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt entered one of the hangars in the base.
Many of the Great Valley dinosaurs and Ceela were equipped with spearhead necklaces that had been enchanted to protect against the poison gas. However, some of them had forgotten to recharge them and were killed by mustard gas.
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Does the defendant wish to appeal the verdict? Briggins replied " that is your right.. If you do not, your sentence will begin immediately..." he glanced at the defendant, Briggins had not be surprised at all by the verdict, in fact he had expected it.
_ Scooby took off his helmet to catch a breather, sweat pouring down his face. ' ri rant reep rhis rup ruch ronger" He panted..
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We must regain some of the city, if only to force them to direct their forces against a location, other than this base..' Stripetail said. "Reload your weapons, grab some more essential water and return to battle, Joe, I'm going to need your aid in tending to the wounded" he said to Joe , who had just gotten off Ikkukumon, who quickly devolved back to Gommamon. "I need rest" He complained..
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No time to rest unfortunately" came Cynder's reply as she and Spyro landed, both were worn out from casting their breaths and attacks against the enemy.. " tarrax is holding off enemy group about two miles from here.. that dragon 's energy is incredible.. remind me never to tick him off ' spyro said.
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Sara sent some lightning at some troops, followed by some fiery rain for a bit.
Mikey and Moran used some black out bombs on some enemy troops and more easily took them out since they had magic goggles to see in low light and total darkness.
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Haresh staggered into the hangar and closed the heavy blast door behind him. One of his tusks was broken off but it was regrowing thanks to his use of essential water. "I left some enchanted 'fireball' mines by the entrance of the base. They'll explode in a large fireball that will incinerate any soft targets. That will buy us some time to reload and stuff," he said.
The Pelvanida group, who had taken their protective suits off got to work reloading their weapons, swapping out their air tanks, treating their wounds, grabbing a bite to eat, going to the bathroom or whatever.
Several mechanics were busy replacing the armor on the Mako armored transport truck, which was seriously damaged by several strikes from RPGs. The armored SUV, the Rovermobile and the "Battle Machine" (as Deimos christened the modified Mystery Machine) were having their weapons reloaded and armor plate repaired.
Setsuna was busy recharging her mana with a meditation technique.
The Great Valley dinosaurs headed through the portal to grab more charged arrows and rocks.
Deimos looked at a monitor that showed the harbor and several improvised naval vessels, which were battling some Dragonstorm sea monsters and they seemed to be winning. "Holy f---. Neptune City's even got its own navy at this point!"
"Ah, the government just took over all the private vessels and we just simply armed them," a Raven soldier said.
The monitor then showed a motorboat loaded with what appeared to be explosives tearing through the battle. The pilot then crashed his boat into a Dragonstorm sea serpent, killing it along with some smaller monsters, and himself in a massive explosion.
Rime shot an ugly glance at the Raven.
"We don't condone suicide bombing," the Raven quickly said. "But won't stop civilians from doing it, though."
"On a side note, the two cruise ships Neptune's Jewel - now called Neptune's Wrath - and Ocean Maiden - now called Ocean Amazon - are bombarding Dragonstorm bases. Neptune's Wrath is an ad hoc missile frigate while the Ocean Amazon has been turned into an ad hoc battleship," a Human soldier said. He was drinking a can of beer.
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The cruise ship/missile battery Neptune's Wrath was busy bombarding a Dragonstorm base. Ballistic missiles soared into the sky and exploded, raining down high explosive submunitions onto the soldiers below.
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"No," Alexander replied.
"Take him away," the ghost-prosecutor said.
Two SPVDF soldiers escorted him to his room.
At the same time, ten volunteer guards led four disheveled looking men - two of them Human, and the other two were canine, one a Golden Retriever and the other an English Bulldog - into the courtroom.
"Sir, these are logistics personnel - munitions handlers to be specific - whom we caught trying to desert," an SPVDF captain said. She was the same one who had presided over the execution of the two murderers
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" great another trail' Briggins said. "We will have them tried captain.it is only fair.. The penalty for deserting is a court martial, and a long prison term. Your names, please" He said looking at the four defendants..
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As some enemy troops neared Jason's group he gave a sign and Brooklyn took out and gave what looked like a softball a half twist and threw it so it hit in front of them. It silently gave off an invisible gas that made the enemy troops experience their worst nightmares while also strongly stimulating the fear and panic centers of their brains. One of them took off screaming. Another tore off his shirt and started rubbing at the skin on his hands and chest. Another took out a knife and with a wild panic look on his face frantically stabbed at the air. Another just stood and stared ahead of him.
"Pretty effective, sure it won't spread?" Brooklyn asked Jason, still in his red zeo ranger with green ranger shield and dragon dagger.
"Nah, it dissipates in the air to fast to affect anyone but them, and they'll be ok in a few hours." Jason said.
"Pretty nasty stuff." Teddy said.
"Well, this is a war zone." Jason said.
"That it is." Teddy said.
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"Gary Elde," the first Human said.
"Dwight Grayson," the second Human said.
"Lloyd Bycroft," the Bulldog replied.
"Irving Stevens," the Golden retriever said.
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth were enjoying a drink in the dining room. A Human family with their children were getting snacks.
Mr. Bigmouth did a double take as he saw that nearly family member - save the two youngest had a firearm. "What the f---?" he blurted out. He was rather...stunned to notice that the ten year old girl had a shotgun strapped to her back. He was not that surprised at the 17 year old carrying a rifle.
Deimos glanced over and shrugged. "Ah, never mind them, they've become more common," he replied, sipping his icy glass of beer.
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' why were you trying to desert? there will be nothing for any of us to go home to if Dragonstorm takes over, they have already destroyed Surf Point and several other cities in the area.. but I'm sure you have your reasons, and you will anwswer for them.." Briggins said.. " Gary elde, you will be the first to testify. Please come up here and sit by me for questioning.."
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With a sign from Jason Moran took out a golfball size object and with a twist he threw it down near the middle of the group then put on a monocle. Some others goggles or glasses. Jason then unmorphed and put on his goggles and summoned his tardis. Those who could see in total darkness, including Mikey who already had his goggles on, helped the others into Jason's tardis.
"everyone inside, time to take a break and heal the wounded." Jason said.
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Gary did so. He took a deep breath. "I...I'm not from this area. I just came to Surf Point for the annual Poseidon Festival. I didn't expect to be drafted into an ad hoc military force," he said.
Werner shot an extremely dirty look at Gary but said nothing.
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Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth decided to head up to the library/courtroom.
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well, thanks to Dragonstorm, out of necessity, the town had to defend itself " Lona said giving Gary a withering look. " We have already tried a number of people for various crimes, and even executed some of them. While the four of you aren't facing death, you are facing long prison terms. Don't expect leniency just because you say "i am a civilian". What was your assigned job, and who did you report to?"
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"We were assigned to handle munitions, mostly cleaning and reloading weapons. We were assigned to Captain Elsie Gatara," Gary said.
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Deimos knocked on the courtroom/library doors. He was with Mr. Bigmouth and Captain Gatara, a rather imposing Lioness.
"Briggins! Mr. Bigmouth and myself are present with Captain Gatara!" Deimos said.
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"Stripetail, is there anyway we can boost our forces?" Zachary asked. "I know that Haresh can summons spirit minions but do you think he can make metallic soldiers and creatures?"
Haresh finished enchanting a piece of rubble to act as a firebomb. He had a pile of the enchanted rocks on a wooden pallet. "Sorry Zachary, but making the metallic creatures and soldiers takes a lot of work and I can produce maybe four per hour at most," he said.
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" let her in.." Briggins said noticing the look on Gary's face. 'captain you will testify after the other defedants to give your personal opinion as to thier conduct while under your command..
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We can, but it will take time, and time is not something we have much of. I can create golems and other magical creatures, but for them to have an affect we must change the balance against us. Even if we create say 500 minions, that would not replace the forces we have lost, and the odds against are still more than 10-1, probably closer to 20-1.
- Tarrax landed inside the barrier, steam belching from his mouth. " I've cleared a large area to the west.. theres a large building that is still standing, and is largely undamaged..We must send forces to occupy it, and do so quickly..
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Captain Gatara strode into the courtroom and took a seat in the witness stand. She saluted Briggins and the other soldiers present. The other soldiers - including Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth - quickly saluted back.
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"But we must seize every advantage offered to us," Dr. Zanasiu said. "Even four metallic soldiers can inflict significant damage. "
All of a sudden the radio in the hangar blared. "Command, this is Neptune's Wrath, we are in dire need of additional munitions."
The Raven soldier grabbed the radio. "Neptune's Wrath, additional munitions are being dispatched. Command out," he said. He then radioed the ammunition handlers.
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"Thank you Tarrax," a Vulpine soldier said. He and several troops were outside on the tarmac.
"We will occupy that building," Ceela replied.
"There's a transport helicopter nearby."
Ceela nodded and rounded up some of her archers and headed for the transport helicopter. Several Sang-Heili troopers, Dirk, Al and Kurt were already on the helicopter.
An massive trawler that had been pressed into service as a supply ship was being loaded with missiles. It was the one that was to be dispatched to Neptune's Wrath.
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Spyro and Cynder you will guard that helicopter as it heades towards the building in the area Tarrax cleared Go, Now!" stripetail said..
_ Chong frowned " so far the Sang Helli base still stood, and there had been reports that an enormous dragon was ravaging his western flank, there had not been word from that area in hours.. the magican frowned as he looked at a magic orb floating in front of him, the orb showed the relatibve layout of the city, in areas of red and blue. much of the city was in red, which corresponded to Dragonstorms forces..the lone blue area was the base.. but the area west of the base was now gray, meaning control ofthe area was in flux.." send forces to the western side of the city! We cannot allow they any safe areas!' He radioed to the goat..
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"Let's look at a tactical and see where the various forces are." Jason said.
He turned on the tactical view so they could see how the outlay of various forces were. Some others went over for a closer look while some others rested, got a bit of water or treated their, or each others' wounds.
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Terry opened a digiportal and went to the digital world to rest, restock his ammo and change weapons.
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The Goat was indeed headed to the western part of Neptune City. He was riding inside an APC - one of the many armored vehicles in the convoy. Several squads of metal soldiers and creatures marched alongside them.
"Chong, I am en route to the western part of the city. Mr. Goat out," he said into the radio.
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The helicopter started its engines and took to the air. A Sang-Heili helicopter gunship took off after the transport helicopter.
At the same time, the munitions ship headed off with an escort of two armed charter fishing boats.
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Spyro and Cynder took flight , following the chopper. Agumon and Agumina glanced at each other and nodded ' be careful out there Agumina' Agumon said softly..Agumina hugged him ' I'm sorry I've been so .. odd during our stay'' don't worry about that, we just have to worry about getting everyone home safely..
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"Looks like there is an unclaimed area here." Odysseus said as he pointed to an area of the tactical map with no troops on it."
"I guess that is our next stop, those of us who are willing and able to. If we can find out where the other defenders are coming from we can try to catch the bad guys in between the 2 forces." Jason said.
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' good mr Goat, we need to get there before the defenders do' Chong repliued ' what is the status on our forces, any estimate as to our losses so far?"
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Brigginms dismissed Gary after he finished his testimony and called up the next defendant " state your name an occupation" He said
_ Stripetail focused " I will now begin to create minions to send into battle..this will consume a great deal of energy, but it must be done, our forces are far too few at present..
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"I will attempt to assist," Haresh said. He then turned to the mechanics. "Can you get some scrap metal?" he asked.
Several mechanics wheeled over a wooden crate that was filled with damaged armor plate from the vehicles.
Haresh picked up one of the plates and tossed it on the ground. He closed his eyes and started focusing.
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The Goat looked at his PDA. "We lost about 10,000 soldiers assaulting this entire city. But considering that the city's defensive force consisted of roughly 40,000 to 50,000 troops I am surprised that we did not lose more," he said.
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Lloyd Bycroft took the stand. "My name is Lloyd Bycroft. I too work as an ammunition handler," he said calmly.
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Brooklyn walked over to get some more ammo. He picked up some small spheres with lettering on them. "What are these?" He asked.
Jason looked over, "Ah, forgot about those. Some of them effect a group or a single person so they experience things as if they are inside an Ed Wood movie, with the folks in the movie and the movie being partially interactive. Some others are the same but it's a random MST3K episode where the person is in the place of Joel or Mike. Can be pretty useful on the battlefield." Jason said.
"I can imagine. You can't fight or shoot if all of you experience yourself in a movie instead of where you really are." Brooklyn said. "How long do the effects last?"
"From the time it takes for the movie, or mst3k episode starts it's time for the credits to roll."
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Rime held up a white phosphorous grenade. "I like these better. It's kinda hard to fight when you're on fire," he said.
Ms. Swimmer was carrying some Great Valley weapons throught the portal. She placed the crate next to the crate of scrap metal.
Zachary picked up a javelin. "You know if we were charge the stone heads, we may be able to turn these into something like a shaped charge warhead like those on the RPG-7 rockets," he said.
"One problem, we need metal to make shaped charges," Strur said.
Zachary pointed to a crate full of scrap metal.
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Stripetail gestured and a large mist began to fill the room. the metal began to shake then suddenly flew in the air where it began to be shaped into a form of a soldier as the magic continued to progress , spirits begab to come out of the mists, their eyes glowing in various colors. " Arm the minions as you can " stripetail said. He glanced briefly at the grenade Rime was holding " use whatever you can, now is not the time for holding back.."
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So we are down to somewhere between 20 and 25 thousand then.. How many prisoners did we take upon over-running the city? them out into battle..." Chong replied..
Scooby and Dixie stared at the number of sprits Stripetail was summoning, there were now two rows of them... " Just be careful stripetail, we don't want you draining yourself too low" she said..
_ Spyro asnd Cynder glanced at each other as the building came into vieew .. ' i guess thats the one " Cynder said.. "Lets hope we can hold this area...
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" Mr Bycroft, how long were you at the position, before the four of you attempted to desert your posts? Lona asked.. "What was your reasoning for attempting to leave?"
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Haresh finished his first metal trooper. Some mechanics helped bolted a spare .50 caliber machine gun to it.
Setsuna was helping Haresh so his work could go faster. She gulped down a mana potion as she focused on a pile of scrap metal gradually taking a humanoid form.
Rime nodded and went into the Inglorious Hotel via the magic door. A few minutes later, he returned with a crate full of white phosphorous grenades.
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The Goat scratched his head. "We took about 3,000 prisoner. Apparently most chose to fight to the death rather than surrender. We had them staff a factory to produce metal troopers but a missile strike wiped it out," he said.
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"We had been assigned to our positions about two weeks ago when the previous workers were killed by enemy fire. As for why we wanted to leave, hello, you try sticking around when you see your best friend's arm lying at your feet!" Mark replied.
"Mark, I had a bomb implanted inside me and I was nearly killed by Dragonstorm forces. I stayed to fight," Darren replied.
James, Darren and Gustave were serving as jurors.
(OOC - I assume the war has been going on for at least 4 weeks?)
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' great, so they're all dead.. so much for that plan.. Just get the troops over there as soon as possible" Chong replied
_ i'll be fine dixie..." Stripetail replied " i'll start off with creating 100, then I'll add on as need be.. Just get ready to go back out...
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Sara was with Tarrax, where ever he was.
Sara's uncle started working on the metal soldiers. He worked on altering the molecular structure of the metal to make it a more tough and resilient to damage. He also altered a part of the forearm area so each soldier would have large retractable claws like Wolverine (from the x-men comics) has. So if they run out of ammo or are forced into melee combat they'll have effective melee weapons with edges a few molecules thick.
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Tarrax flew into the air and headed back towards the western part of town...
Gabumon, Tentomon and others prepared to go back into battle
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Ms. Swimmer had a spare messenger bag containing several charged stones dangling across her shoulder.
The Pelvanida group had finished reloading their weapons.
"We're ready," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Are the vehicles ready for combat?" Strut asked.
A nearby Doberman mechanic nodded. "Armor has been replaced and ammunition is loaded," she said.
"Let's rock!" Rime said, flipping down the visor on his helmet.
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(yes it has been going on for a month..)
Nani nodded as stitch climbed back on the car. SCooby and Dixie climbed into the mystery Machine As stripetail finished creating the minions. Stripetail took a deep breath, and headed over towards the enterance " Good luck to all of you, be safe"
genki grinned as he climbed back in. " Lets get back in the game!"
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"Let's get back to defeating them." Jason said waving to his friends to follow him.
"The sooner we do the sooner everyone can rest." Odysseus said.
"I'll just be glad once this is all over." Brooklyn said.
Jason put away his pocket holo emitter and went into his tardis followed by some others of his friends. He pulled up and looked over the readout on the display and set to work quickly setting some coordinates for the destination.
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Raphael was making sure his weapons were in full working order and the powders and such he had remixed were ready to use.
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"I'm just glad my eyes had a chance to rest. And that my good friend here had a case of visine." The Siberian husky said, patting the shoulder of the English sheepdog.
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"Gosh." Pete said, from where he was.
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Death is part of war, always has been' Briggins replied " i'm old enough to remember stories of the Second World War. Millions died in that war, Mr Bycroft, MILLIONS. So lets try and keep some perspectoive here. While we do sympathize that you have endured a traumatic experience, that is nothing compared to what Dragonstorm will do to all of us, if they prevail. Those of us they don't kill, will be little better than slaves. Do you have family, MR Bycroft?
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Lloyd nodded. "My son who is currently serving in the military. He was cremated a only a week ago when his Humvee ran over an anti-tank mine," he said with tears in his eyes. "I have a wife and two young children back home in Iselia."
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The Pelvanida group donned their protective suits and or jewelery and climbed into the armored truck. The Bull trucker started the engine and pulled out of the garage. Several APCs and Humvees followed him. The area outside the garage was heavily cratered and littered with bodies.
Several squadrons of metallic soldiers and summoned spirit minions were approaching in the distance. The pall of mustard gas hung in the air.
"Get ready for battle!" the trucker shouted into his radio.
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The helicopter carrying Ceela's group landed at the building (which used to be a convention center) in the western part of Neptune City.
"We're here," Ceela said, readying her bow.
"And so is the enemy!" Dirk shouted. Several armored vehicles and metallic soldiers were visible in the distance and they were heading for the building.
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I'm sorry to here that. How far is Iselia from here " Briggins asked. " your son did not die in vain , i assure you...
_ Tarrax spoke " Get inside the building! I'll hold them off" He said releasing a torrent of fire that created a ring arpund the area. theheat was so intense , enemy melta;l soldiers began to netal as they reteated back from the flames.. Spyro and Cynder added their own attacks..
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A passing Sang-Heili helicopter gunship dropped several incendiary bombs on the metal soldiers. The heat from the bombs was so intense that they either melted or the ammunition ignited, destroying them.
Ceela and Dirk led the archers and volunteers inside the building.
The building itself was in fairly good shape but it was almost entirely glass faced.
"S---!" Dirk shouted. "We've got no cover! It's like we're in a shooting gallery!"
"Head further in!" Ceela ordered.
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AGumon and Agumina Climbed out oof the Mystery Machibe and began shotting peppper breath fireballs at the enemy. Tigeress and tigress blasted away with blizzard attacks their arm wasn't very good, but that was because they were rnning.. Inside the conventions center there were a number of stairs " We've got the lower level' Tiger Called out
_ Fine! Agiumon called out, we;ve go the upper left.. Gabumon and Matt hurried right behind them " If this place didn't have so many blasted windows " Martt muttered.
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The tardis appeared on or in the west side of town. Jason was the first out of the tardis. He had morphed into the red zeo ranger and had combined the sword and pistol into a more powerful combined weapon.
Guilmon exited next and used the opportunity digivolve first to his growlmon then to his wargrowlmon forms. The others came out of the tardis to give suppressant cover fire along with Jason so he'd not be an easy target as he digivolved through the steps to get to his wargrowlmon forms. Sara joining in by putting up a curtain of flames to help with the shielding once she saw what Guilmon was starting to digivolve.
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Good to see you made it my dear" Tarrax said, pausing to take a short breather
_ It was then a loud rumble shook the calicoo, Gadzuki looked at Pete then grinned as Godzilla mpoked his head out of them water
Minya and Jr smiled as well. Godzilla glanced at them then at the battle going on in the distance gadzuki made his usual sounds, and godzilla roaed in reply and started headed towards the battle
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"Wow, he actually did show up." Pete said as he smiled, amazed and always liking seeing him in action, or just seeing him.
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Sara smiled to Tarrax, "Glad I could be here to fight beside you." Sara said to Tarrax as she took a brief break while keeping aware of things.
"Atomic Blaster!" Wargrowlmon said as he used the twin cannons on his chest to send out high powered atomic blasts at some enemy troops.
Jason continued firing on some other enemy troops with his combined laser sword and laser pistol, attempting to keep aware of what was happening and of any new surprises that may pop up.
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Gadzuki minya and Junior headed out after him " Come on pete! gadzuki said..
- Stripetail's minions started marching out of the base..
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"We'll fight here. We're used to fighting in open territory," Ceela said. Several of her troops took positions on the stairs and landings inside the convention center.
"Everyone, head deeper into the meeting rooms and bathrooms!" Dirk ordered.
Just as Dirk led some SPVDF volunteers into the meeting rooms, an enemy APC rammed the front of the building, shattering its glass windows and disgorging its cargo of soldiers.
Several more soldiers and metal troops followed. Almost immediately, they were met with a hail of deadly metal tipped arrows.
One of the troops took an arrow to the head. His partner dove behind a couch and returned fire. Some arrows stuck into the couch.
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Tarrax continued blasting away with his fire breath, while Spyro witched his breath to earth, and Cynder switched hers to fear..
- Agumon and Agumina warpdigivolved to Wargreymon and WargReywomon, and started blasting away at the enemy the screams of the enemy troops as they were hit were deafening..
- Lets keep this up " wargreymon said to her. " We should see how the others are doing..
_ scooby Drove the MYstery Machine though the building, stopping in front of the stairs. Genki remained in the middle.' Looks like its just the three of us huh" Genki smirked " Just give me a good shot at them..
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Sara first sent a wave of fire, then a wave of very icy cold, switching so the enemy could not get get use to any one attack. Then she threw what looked like a plain white ball that when it was amidst an enemy group, who jumped aside thinking it was an explosive. Instead of exploding it lashed out with chain lightning.
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Wargrowlmon saw Agumon and Agumina warpdigivolve and felt some envy since he wishes he could do that, and wondered why he could not. He used his Atomic Blaster attack again. Then charged up the blades on his arms. Then shouting "Radiation Blade!" he shot them at some foes as a double bladed ranged weapon.
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"Yea, let's go." Pete said with a big smile on his face, going with Godzooky. Always excited to see Godzilla in action.
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"Power Sword." Jason said, summoning the red zeo ranger power sword. With that in hand he shot off a blast from the blade at some enemies before he attached it to the zeo laser pistol to make an powered up version of the combined laser sword and pistol.
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Ceela was shot in the shoulder but her essential water powered healing factor let her continue shooting.
One of her archers was shot square in the head and was killed, despite the essential water powered healing factor.
Another soldier fell with an arrow through the throat.
Another archer accidentally shot an arrow at the Mystery Machine.
Yet another archer shot an arrow at one of the troops but it merely struck the hard armor plates, doing no harm.
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Mark took a breath. "Iselia is 60 miles to the west of Surf Point," he replied.
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so about 40 minutes from here. have they evacuated?' Briggins asked. Howw long have you lived in Iselia? he asked.
_ Stripetail continued creating minions and summoning spirits. the magical energy he was using was considerable, yet he had no intentions of stopping. While he could not even the odds, there were far too many enemy forces for him to do that, he could reduce the odds considerably. the only limitation he would have to overcome, was time.. whether they could hold out long enough for him to create enough minions and metal soldiers to make a difference. Stripetail's powers were immense, but even they had limits..
Dixie climbed iout of the Mystery Machine. "I'm heading up for a better view.. Scooby, just keep driving as best you can.. Genki, don't stop firing, no matter what.." She climbed out of the vabn and began running up the stairs..
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Angel, and Nani watched the defenders took positions inside the building..
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Ducky, Petrie and the dynaman rangers continued firing on enemy troops. The Dynaman rangers then engaged some of the enemy using their swords that they pulled from nowhere while Petrie and Ducky continued using their powers to attack the enemy. Petrie shooting lightning while Ducky shot ice spheres.
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Terry had suited up, which included adding over 100 lbs of muscle and was battling a group of soldiers alone. Using a burst of his flamer pistol then jumping into their midst and started to punch and then use his monowire vibrablades so they'd not get use to any one attack.
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Tiger and Tigress set up positions inside a small theather. This must have been used to show movies as there were stil some videos strewn about " Oh! Can we take these movies?
_ Why? " Tiger game her a glance full of skepticism. "I mean, Genki has talked to us about movies.. Tigress said, her voice becoming quieter under Tiger's glare. " tigeress, we are in the middle.. of., a WAR! there's no time for watching movies like.. Five mOnsters at sunset, monsters vs moles, or Dopey Movie.."
Well I'm bringing them.. " Tigeress said. "And where are you going to put them?
_ In Scooby's car' came the reply..
- Hunter continued driving the Rovermobile until they reached the end of a hallway " Come on Rovers, lets get into positions..
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"Remember to leave me plenty of tushes to bite." The doberman said.
"You're obsessed with that. Have you talked to a doctor about that?" The Siberian husky said to the doberman.
The English sheepdog made some sounds.
"Indeed, a good idea." the Siberian husky said to the English sheepdog nodding.
"Why do I have to push the crazy doggie around?" The doberman asked.
"He likes you though." The Siberian husky said to the doberman.
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The radio in the base crackled and Dr. Zanasiu's voice came through along with the sound of gunshots and shouting. "Hey, the APC I was riding just drove over a mine and we're caught in the middle of an ambush."
Several Sang-Heili soldiers boarded another APC and headed out to assist.
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Mark shook his head. "We attempted to evacuate as much as possible but many were killed or taken prisoner when Dragonstorm overran the town," he said. "What's worse is that I was born in Iselia."
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The convention center echoed with the sound of gunshots as the soldiers streamed in.
One of the soldiers threw a grenade into a room, killing some Sang-Heili troopers.
Suddenly, two arrows were sticking out from his legs. He soon bled to death.
Another Dragonstorm trooper peered into a room only to be fatally shot at point-blank range by Dirk.
Ceela watched as one of her warriors was shot in the head and tumbled from the second floor. Another bullet missed her head. She nocked an arrow and fired it at an onrushing soldier.
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Outside the four dragons continued to fire away at the enemy.. Tarrax and sara had created a literal ring of fire around the convention center, still despite their efforts, enemy troops were reaching the center.
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Yes, that is a shame " Briggins said. "I don't hold out much hope for those taken captive, unfortunately.. hopefully those that evacuated have found safe refuge..as for us, we'll have to make do as best we can.."
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Bulk and Skull ran to get Stripetail something to drink, as he continued to create more and more minions. he had now created nearly two hundred. Skull grabbed a soda and placed in in a chair next to Stripetail " Here you , boss" He said nervously..
_ thank you Skull, I'll need that derink once I create a few dozen more.." stripetail said.
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Setsuna gulped down another mana potion as she assisted Haresh.
Haresh drenched himself with the hose to cool off. He was producing several metal minions and arming them with charged pieces of metal or stones. In fact, some of them wielded bows or slings.
Several mechanics and soldiers were fetching scrap metal for him to work with.
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"So am I free to go?" Mark asked.
"No you are not," Werner said.
Again, a burst of gunfire interrupted the court proceedings.
A scream was heard as an SPVDF machine gunner was shot in the arm. Two other guards quickly rushed him to the Great Valley for medical treatment.
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You may go back to your seat " Briggins said to mark. " lets hear from the final defendant now..
_ Stripetail worked until he had created a total of three hundred soldiers and minions., then he stopped, and sat down in a nearby chair, breathing rather heavily.. 'including the ones that you and setsuna have created, Haresh, how many have we made?' he asked, gazibg at the other two mages.
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Nani drove around until she found a good soot to stop. She was on the fourth floor overlooking a stairwell..
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"We made about 100. But several mechanics and soldiers helped us by either attaching the weapons or making the 'frames' for them," Haresh replied. A soldier handed him a can of soda which he drank.
Setsuna took a sip of some essential water.
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The Sang-Heili troopers arrived on the scene and engaged the enemy.
Dr. Zanasiu's APC in a residential area. A crater was in the road from where the APC had ran over the mine.
The APC itself was immobilized on the road and some of the soldiers took cover behind it and started firing at the Dragonstorm troopers. One of the soldiers was using the APC's mounted machine gun - at least until it ran out of ammunition.
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"Captain Gatara, do you wish to testify?" Hans asked.
Captain Gatara nodded. "I will testify after the last defendant," he replied.
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Petrie shot some lightning at some foes as Ducky took a moment to rest from using her Great Valley Ranger Guardian power.
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Wargrowlmon used the cannons on his chest to fire at some other troops including their machines and devices. Jason had jumped to be on his shoulder so he could get a better sight who to shoot at.
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so a grand total of 400. that will have to do for now" stripetail replied " go and rest up while you can. Retaking the city from Dragonstorm will not be easy, so we need to save as much energy as we can.
_ bRiggins called yup the final defendant " Please state your name sir.."
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"Dwight Grayson," the man replied. He glanced around the room.
Captain Gatara was glaring at the three.
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Deimos was inside the kitchen having a drink when he heard voices. He drew his pistol and followed the noises.
He traced it to a Tiger kneeling down by the communications crystal.
"Chong, the forces in the Inglorious Hotel are-"
He was roughly cut off as Deimos seized him and held his pistol to the Tiger's head. "You know what the penalty for spying is, right?" he asked.
Deimos did not wait for a response before he cracked the man - hard - across the head with his pistol, either killing him or knocking him out.
He then dragged the man out to the shooting range and shot him in the back of the head. He then sprinkled a powder that Haresh made for rapid decomposing of bodies.
Deimos then headed back to the lobby where Mr. Bigmouth was sipping a glass of essential water.
"Anything new?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Caught some f---ing ass---- relaying info to that p---- Chong," Deimos replied.
"What did you do to him?"
Deimos frowned. "What did you think I did? I put a bullet in his f---ing head," he replied.
Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "I'll alert Briggins," he said, putting down his glass of essential water and heading up the stairs.
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Inside the convention center, the enmey forces were thinning somewhat but Ceela and her allies began to run low on ammunition.
One of her troopers threw a couch from the third floor, where it crushed an unsuspecting Dragonstorm trooper.
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Dirk holstered his now empty pistol as he led his group further into the convention center. "Nani! I could use some back up!" he shouted. A bullet grazed his head as some Dragonstorm troopers pursued them.
One of the troopers rounded a corner only to get sprayed with a fire extinguisher by Al, who then beat her to death with it.
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nani proceeded to start firing her rifle and hit a number of DRagonstorm forces killing some and injuring others " it was then Stitch came into view, Angel was driving the car and Stitch starting firing rapidly those Nani hadn't killed were quickly slain.
_ Spyro landed to catch his breath outside. the sky had turned cloudy signaling that rain was coming.. "No time to rest Spyro, we cannot stop.."tarrax said. "Theres so many of them.. we can't keep this up gforever.." Cynder replied.
- Briggins turned to DWight" how long have you known the other defendants? Where are you from?
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Moran threw some explosives before he went back to shooting with both of his pistols. He also tosses the occasional hovergrenade as well.
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the dragonstorm forces were slowly driven back, leaving the convention center in the hands of the defenders.. Spyro and Cynder entered the convention center and took a seat on a bench.. bullet casings and denris lay everywhere, and gunfire still echoes in the building..
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MR Grayson what was your job?" Briggins said as the door opened andDeimos entered ' What news to report Deimos..?' Briggins asked
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(OOC - Mr. Bigmouth is talking to Briggins)
Mr. Bigmouth cleared his throat. "Deimos has found and killed a spy in the kitchen," he said. He then took a stand in the juror's box.
"Stockboy at the Surf Point Supermarket. I live in Surf Point," Dwight replied. "I only knew the others since we got 'drafted'."
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Dirk seized a rifle from a fallen Dragonstorm trooper and shot an approaching Dragonstorm trooper. Another trooper was felled by a shot from an SPVDF soldier taking cover behind a podium. Another trooper fired several rounds through the podium, killing the trooper.
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" Well done. we cannot afford to have spies about.. no doubt there are a few more.. they just need to be weeded out briggin said ' Have Ddeeimos continue his rounds..
Daphne continued watching the trail along with freddy..
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Sara made some elemental fire and shaped it into the shape and appearance of Ghost Rider, adding in an illusion spell to it and sent it off to ride through some invading troops, adding in his demonic laughter as it did so.
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Some of the terrified troops shot at the Ghost Rider illusion while others simply ran away.
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Mr. Bigmouth stepped outside the courtroom and radioed Deimos. "Deimos, this is Bigmouth, you have a new order. Seek and kill any spies you see. Bigmouth out."
He then put the radio away and entered the courtroom. "If anyone needs me, I'll be assisting in moving in some ammunition and fuel that had been airdropped from Carson City Camp recently," he said before exiting the courtroom.
"Mr. Grayson, has it struck you as unseemly to betray your fellow townspeople by deserting? They volunteered to defend this town and surrounding areas. They trusted you and your partners to keep an uninterrupted supply to them. You broke that trust by deserting," Clve said coldly.
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Dirk, Jose and Kurt along with several SPVDF soldiers continued shooting it out with the few remaining Dragonstorm troops.
Kurt loaded the last rounds into his revolver as he punched a hole in the magical core of metal trooper with two well placed shots.
Jose ducked behind a podium. Two bullets tore through it and his haz-mat suit but the essential water powered healing factor let him ignore the wounds and kill the offending Dragonstorm trooper.
(OOC - is there still mustard gas around Neptune City?)
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(Yes, actually a considerable amount remains)
Scooby drove into view, wih Genki manning the rifle. Gemki let forth a blistering volley from his weapon, knocking the Dragonstorm forces back..
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Do you have anything to say in your defense? do you think by deserting, you would save your own skin? You may have, indeed had you not been aught, but it would have come at the expense of others" Briggins noted.
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Dixie used her rings and cast fireballs and ice shards at any forces who came near.
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They dynaman team continued to fight with Petrie and Ducky with them as well. They again combined their weapons once more to shoot it at a tank, though this time the all remembered to brace themselves before dyna red shot the weapon.
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Dwight shook his head. "I have nothing more to say," he said. He then stepped off the witness stand.
"Captain Gatara, do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" the ghost-prosecutor asked.
"I do," she said.
"Very well, how would you say these four men behaved?"
Captain Gatara sighed. "They had a tendency to be rather abrasive to the other members of the logistics squad. Not to mention, they were not exactly punctual. But if they did show up - and that is a big 'if' - they were some of my most efficient squad members," she said.
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so they had positives, they weren't useless lumps.. LOna said " how long were they under your command, Captain?
- Dixie soon headed downstairs where she met Tigeress and Tiger, taking a breather " I'm exhausted Tigress complained " we cannot stop.."Tioger said shortly.. "tigers right we cannot rest, until until we completekly control this building.." Dixie said.
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"About three weeks," Captain Gatara replied. "My previous workers were killed while assisting in supplying some troops in the middle of a firefight."
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Dr. Zanasiu's APC crashed through another wall of the convention center, sending glass shards flying.
Several Sang-Heili troops took up defensive positions and engaged the remaining Dragonstorm troops.
To their horror, some Team Galactic grunts and their pokÈmon warped in.
"I thought we killed those f---ers already!" Strut shouted. Some bullets penetrated struck his armored vest but he decided to ignore it. A Beedrill charged him and tried to sting him. It broke its stinger on his hard armor plates but it was too close for him to to shoot, so he grabbed a glass shard and jammed it into the Beedrill's eye.
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Pete went along with Godzooky, "This'll be great. We'll get in on the fun at least instead of being told to just stay back on the ship." He said to Godzooky.
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Velma, in her space ranger form, continued to fire on some invaders, focusing on some that had already been injured by Wargrowlmon or by his collateral damage, to help insure there would be less troops who could possibly fire on him.
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I see replied the ghost prosecutor " when did the four defendants attempt to desert?"
_ Gabumon and Tentomon started blasting away at the Pokemon, while Matt headed for higher ground.
_ apparenntly you didn't kill all of them' Nani said reloading her gun. Shaggy ducked an attack by a Beedril and ran out to find a better spot..
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Ceela's bow was sliced in two by a Scyther. She tossed a potted plant at it, momentarily distracting it and letting Rime kill it with a shot to the head.
Two Galactic grunts armed with submachine guns pursued Shaggy.
A Sang-heili trooper was hit by a Flamethrower attack from an Arcanine. Her fellow troopers shot the Arcanine but one of them was killed by the Arcanine's trainer.
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shaggy's eyes grew wide as he sqw he was being pursued. He put on a burst of speed, fueled by sheer fear.. this was far different than the mysteries he and gang used to sol vve..
_Robbie entered the courtdoor carrying an assortment of drinks " forgive me for intrudkiing, but i thought some of you would like refreshments.." He said holding up his pitcher " i have coffee, tea and an assortment of juices..
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Mr. Bigmouth entered the courtroom. "Munitions and fuel have been stored away," he said. Be then took a glass of tea. "Thank you," he said to Robbie.
Captain Gatara took a glass of water. "They simply did not show up for duty a few days ago. I assumed that they had been killed. Yesterday, I was informed that patrol members Gold, Lowe, White, Garson and Santiago had apprehended them as they tried to leave via a fishing boat that had been abandoned at the Surf Point Marina," she said, sipping from her glass.
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Deimos patrolled the lobby. Around him, the refugee children were playing and being watched by the parents. He noticed that some of the children carried firearms. He sighed as he poured himself a glass of essential water.
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Rime shot the two grunts chasing Shaggy. He reloaded his rifle. "Shaggy! Up here!" he shouted from the top floor
Paul tossed some grenades into a first floor conference room where some Galactic grunts and their pokËmon were hiding. He then readied his rifle. Anton - armed with a shotgun - and a Sang-Heili trooper waited for the grenades to detonate.
When they did, the three charged into the room and shot everyone who survived the initial blast.
(OOC - Santiago (James), Gold (Darren), Lowe (Gustave) are patrol members)
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Ron the troodon doctor went to get some water after finishing doing some rounds.
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Odysseus took a shot to the head, "Don't you know it's rude to shoot folks in the head." he said to some invaders who got scared, not seeing a human take a fatal would and not die. He shot a few of them in the head before the rest ran off. "See, don't like it when you're shot in the head do you?" he said. He momentarily holstered a beam weapon to pull out a floppy hat to put on his head to cover his head wound. using his index finger and thumb of his other hand to help. He then took out the other beam weapon pistol and went back to shooting.
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Jason did a jumping flip to jump from one of Wargrowlmon's shoulder, onto his head then to his other shoulder, glad his being morphed enhanced his jumping ability and agility and a few other advantages.
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Shaggy turned a corner and heasded up the stairs as his pursuers were killed. Thanks, man, I thought they were goibng to catch me..' he panted " How much longer before those guys are dealt with?" He asked
_ Dixie Tiger and Tigeress headed up a staircase.. on this floor there had been a slew of small stores, and some were still relatively intact.. " dixie this is not the time for shopping.." Tiger grumbled " we need to place that recover thats out of the line of fire" dixie replied.
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"I think we're almost there," Strut said. Some Pin Missile attacks bounced off his hard armor vest and he shot the offending Jolteon.
Rime spat on the floor as he continued picking off the enemy troops.
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Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary shot some grunts who was trying to grenade some Sang-Heili troopers"
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Moran continued to keep firing his both of his blasters at the invaders as did Velma and Jason. Wargrowlmon continued to use his Atomic Blaster cannons to fire at foes.
Sara used some dragon fire here and there as well as various spells like darkness, waves of essential fire & others.
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Shaggy started firing at the Dragonstorm troops some of whom were climbing up the stairs..
Stitch continud using the bmacjhine gun on top of his vehicle, it was kinda difficult to stay balanced with angel driving..
Stripetail now gazed over an orb .. which showed the various parts of the city. " We need to start reclaiming the city..piwece by piece will divide the enemy so its fuull strength can't be brought to bear.
Tigeress picked up a book from a bookstore " How to increase your love life? What the heck is this?
_ Put it back.. thats junk" dixie replied, sitting down on a pile of books..
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Ceela pushed a bench down the stairs, mowing down some Dragonstorm troops, who were shot by Rime and Zachary.
"Shaggy, I'm out of arrows!" she yelled. A bullet grazed her head
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Dr. Zanasiu entered the bookstore in the convention center. "Dixie, Tigeress, we're almost done with them, we just need a final surge," he said.
Strut said nothing as he shot a Scyther and reloaded his shotgun.
An explosion and several gunshots came from the nearby cafe where Anton had tossed in a grenade. And Paul and some Sang-Heili troopers rushed in and shot the survivors.
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Alrighght, we're just resting for a bit" dixie replied " once we've driven them out then..
_ We use this place as a base to retake the city, or at least the area around here" tiger said " tigeress had selected another " Pregnasncy and you" she quickly put it back lest Tifgger see it
Agumina and agumon used up the last of their energy and devolved back to their Rookie forms..
_ shaggy started firing to provide cover for ceela..
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Ceela tossed a potted plant from the third floor, killing a Galactic Grunt as Rime, also from the third floor shot and killed her pokÈmon.
Her archers had used up their last arrows and now resorted to throwing things like benches, garbage cans and potted plants at their enemies.
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Dr. Zanasiu shot an Arcanine just as it tried to climb up the stairs.
Strut fired several shots at some Dragonstorm troopers entering via the emergency exit.
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Mikey, Raphael and Leonardo used smoke, grenades and other sorts of gas grenades and with their gas masks on began to attack some of the invaders.
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The Siberian Husky used his vision power to freeze some invaders while the Doberman bit a few in the part of the body he preferred to bite, if he could.
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Odyesseus had only his magic six shooter that didn't need reloading, his beam weapons were low on shots and needed new power cells. He continued to use what cover he could and continue to shoot at them, focusing on moping up and protecting Wargrowlmon from individuals.
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One of Ceela's archers dodged a large table thrown at him by a Machamp. Rime quickly shot the offending Machamp. He hastily reloaded after doing so.
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Sara flew into a cloud and did a spell so the cloud would get charged and lightning would strike down at a spot she had aimed at that had only enemy invader troops. Then she quickly few to another cloud and did the same.
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Ducky and Petrie used their ranger powers to fight some other invaders with the Dynaman team using their weapons.
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Tiger and Tigeress raced down the stairs, followed by Dixie "Once we rid the building of these guys, we can take a break, get some rest.. I thnk we all need it after this.." they reached thev floor level and made thier way towards the sund of gunfire. Scooby then drove into vew and Genki opened the side of the van and Tiger and Tigeress leaped ininside, Dixie was last closing the door behind her. ' hows the fight going guys? Dixie asked as she settled in. " Rits reen rell" scooby replied , motioning to impacts onthe glass on the windshield and sde windows.
Gabumon hit a Beedrill in the face with a blas, and Birdamon fired a Fire twister into an an Arcanine.
Shaggy continued firing and the Pokemon and grunts continued to shrink nin numbrer. His ammo was starting to run low..
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"S---!" Strut shouted as his shotgun clicked empty and two grunts closed in on him. "Nani! Hand me some shotgun shells!" he shouted.
Ceela beheaded a Raticate with her jaws just as a nearby archer was shot through the head and killed.
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Odysseus continued shooting. Then he fell back to a place he could take quite a bit of cover. He then put away his pistol and took out the tiny shrunken metal bow. He expanded it out and put on some archer armor on his arms and hands. He then did his best to slip to a new place of concealment near and amidst the group. He did his best to remain as hidden as he could and used the magic of the bow to shoot out arrows from his hidden concealed position, not unlike what he had done before like during his days with Robin Hood, and other times like Vortigern's era.
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Strut clubbed one of the grunts with his shotgun, knocking him out or killing him, just as the other grunt deployed a Nidoking. "Nani! Hand me some f---ing ammo!" he shouted.
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Meanwhile, in the library, the jury had reached a verdict: hard labor for the deserters.
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Haresh was busy modifying several pieces of rubble that were scavenged to serve as impromptu incendiary grenades.
He was rather pleased to hear that the users were satisfied with them.
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Tommy used Saba to shoot at some of the invaders. Then he quickly momentarily switched to the old west style ranger he had used and shot his twin pistols then switched to a third type to attack before he switched to the white mighty morphin power ranger, to keep those he was fighting off balance since his attacks kept changing.
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Nani quickly handed him some shells. " sorry about that' She added sheepishly.
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Gentlemen, you will serve a sentence of hard labor, running for at least a year. We cannot tolerate desertion or attempts to do so in wartime. Now, do you wish to appeal the jury's verdict. If so, I will have his Lordship look at this case." Briggins said. "If you do not wish to appeal, then you will be detained in your rooms until tomorrow, when your sentences will begin."
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The trio said nothing as the guards led them away.
Mr. Bigmouth poked his head into the courtroom. "I've got a spy and get this. He's one of the commanders of the logistics teams!" he said.
A gunshot echoed through the hotel. "That was Deimos executing another spy," he quickly added.
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Strut quickly slid the shells into his shotgun just as an Arcanine pounced on him, knocking him down. He tried to grope for his combat knife but it had him pinned. "Nani! Someone! Help me!" he shouted.
Anton tossed his last grenade into a bathroom where some Galactic grunts were hiding. The combination of explosion and shrapnel quickly killed them.
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Shaggy fired , hitting the arcanine in the shoulder and knocking it back, blood dripped from the wounds.b and spilledon the floor and splattered onto DEimos. a volley from TNani finished it off..
_" what did he learn from the spy? Did he learn how many others are spies..?" Briggins asked.
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Sara used a spell to throw some invisible plasma balls that she sent towards some groups of invaders that then exploded amidst them exposing them to extreme heat.
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Sara's uncle made a temporary air golem that would throw debris, rocks, and such at the enemy invaders at a very high speed, and a golem made of dirt and rocks to engage the enemy, or from a distance use some dirt and rocks to shoot those at high speed at the enemy.
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Mr. Bigmouth gulped. "He said there are about 10 or so. He implicated that one of them is in the courtroom," he said. "On lighter news, we've reported seeing several armed children."
"How the hell is that lighter!?" Dr. Kerzach demanded.
"In any case, do you wish to join me for drinks?"
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"We're almost through with them!" Rime shouted. He loaded his last rounds into his rifle.
Ceela's troops had run out of arrows and resorted to attacking the Dragonstorm forces with their bare hands or whatever they could find.
Ceela herself strangled a Galactic grunt after sneaking up on him.
Another one of her dinosaurs stabbed a Beedrill in the eye with glass shard.
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Sara's uncle got an idea and went to some stone debris nearby and used some magic to get the rocks together for his idea. He then had them flow together till they looked exactly like The Thing (Ben Grimm) of the fantastic four. He added into his spell so the golem could say some stuff and sound like the real thing then had it go out to attack some invaders, though not as strong or tough as the real thing it did look and sound like him and he thought that would not hurt things and may help to raise some moral among the defenders also maybe.
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10 of them? very well.. thats fewer than I feared" Briggins replied.. Go, get yoiurself drinks, we
've been in this roiom for several hours now.. are there any more accused to be tried today...?"
__ Chong frowned as he gazed at the orb.. "we're starting to slacken! two areas are now under the control of the enemy, and our forces are now down to around 20000.. we've lost half of our forces.. hmmm.. Mr Goat..' he radioed " Do you have any incedieris remaining...?"
- Dixie took deep breaths as scooby drove onward " I hope we have this place under controil by now...
- Bulk and Skull ran errands for Stripetail getting him water as he watched the convention center slowly turn blue.. "The tide may be turning in our favor..' he muttered to himself./..
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The Goat nodded. "One of our ammunition dumps along with the teleportation complex were destroyed by a missile launched from the floating missile platform. However, I did receive radio contact from the conquered air force base once known as Arkan AFB, it now bears the name of Chong AFB. They are dispatching heavy bombers loaded with incendiaries, they should arrive in a few hours. Meanwhile, we did destroy the offending ship. One large magically charged anti-armor bomb did the trick," he said.
An explosion signaling the demise of a Sang-Heili APC was heard in the distance.
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Mr. Bigmouth shook his head and led the group into the kitchen. There, to his shock, he found a 10 year old Wolf girl who had a shotgun strapped across her back sipping a glass of what appeared to be beer.
"Excuse me, but could you please put the beer down?" he asked.
The girl turned to him. She was obviously quite drunk. "G..o hic.. f---... hic yourself," she slurred.
Mr. Bigmouth shook his head and poured a round of a lemonade-like beverage made from Great Valley fruits. He had already drank the equivalent of an entire case of beer during the day.
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so we're not completely on the defensive.. however the loss rate of our forces is very worrying.. our foes are about 1000 give or take, now granted, many of them are resilient mortals and a damned magical wizard, who is obviously keeping their spirits alive.. take him out, they will fold like a pack of cards stacked on top of each other.. the problem with that, is of course his magical abilities, which unfortunately are stronger than mine..' Chong hated admitting there were magical beings whose powers outstripped his.. ' when they reach the town, order them to fire on the base and convention center in the west section of town.."
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Spyro and Cynder continued firing away at the remaining pokemn, using combinations of shadow and ice, and wind and fire...
_ Briggins headed into the kitchen, his face bore the strain of sitting the library the past several hours..the Pie throwiung ghost appeared next to him, in her left hand she held a large pie.. "I'm not in the mood lona for your normal pranks.."Briggins said, a note of warning in his voice.. ' in reponse the pie splattered against the back of his head ' lighten up old man.. one day you'll join me and the rest of the spirits here.. the curse is gone, but we like it here..."
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Ceela was engaged in a vicious hand to hand battle with a Scyther. She had survived multiple wounds that should have killed her thanks to the essential water's healing factor but even though she had torn off pieces of the Scyther with her claws and teeth, it still wouldn't give up. It was only after she gouged out its eyes - getting stabbed in the chest for it - that she was able to wrestle it to the ground and bite its head off.
"I think we're almost there!" Strut shouted. He stabbed an unsuspecting Galactic grunt to death.
"Don't get too cocky!" Rime shouted from the top floor. He used one of his few remaining bullets to kill a Machamp.
Anton, Paul, Dirk, Al, Jose, Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu and Kurt had long run out of ammunition and resorted to clubbing their foes with their weapons.
Ceela's dinosaurs resorted to either tearing their enemies apart with their teeth and claws or attacking them with whatever came to hand.
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Nani shaggy and Nick used uop the last f thier ammo, meanwhile Angel had slammed the vehicle into a store sending stitch flying off the top "mesa done shooting anyway" Stitch mutterd as he climbed into view from a hole in the wall..
Agumon and agumina used thier rings against any enemies that approached whre thy were. biyomon flew up to them.. ' my areas clear now..
' same here Agumina said " If we survive this" Sora panted " you're going to get a medal Agumon.. ' Great , another thing for Agumina to dote me on.. speaking on doting, Agumina I haven't seen you with tigress lately..
well, its kinda complicated.. and nows not the time for matters like that..
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"Nick! Nani! Shaggy! Use your guns as melee weapons!" Zachary shouted. He quickly pivoted, slamming the butt of his rifle into a Galactic grunt's head, disorienting him for a bit. Another swing bought him to his knees. The final overhead swing killed him.
Meanwhile, one of Ceela's archers was attacking a Beedrill with a fire extinguisher. Another one of her grunts was literally tearing pieces off of an unlucky Raticate.
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Ms. Swimmer had used up all her charged stones. She had thrown them from the top floor at troops outside the building. She had killed all of them by doing so.
She now drew her well worn dual sticks and proceeded to head down the stairs. She ran into a Dragonstorm trooper armed with a large combat knife.
She deftly sidestepped his attempt to stab her, struck him in the wrist, breaking it and forcing him to drop his weapon. She followed that up with a swift backhand blow to the head, dazing him. The final blow was a brutal chokehold that she took to its final conclusion, dropping all her weight on the sticks and completely breaking the hapless trooper's neck.
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nick turned his gun around and started using it as a club on any enemy thatcame near... nani wasv forced to use her gun to parry a beedrill attempts to sting her. shaggy swung away at anyone who came too close
- tai headed over to agumon, his clothes were dirty and sweaty. ' hey guys, good to see your alright, was checking out the 5th floor when i ran into some other pokemon, who chased me .. down.. here' he stopped as a group of arcanines appeared on the stairs behind them. with a cacophony of howls they ran at tai and his digmon.. '
got anyhing left in the tank guys, we're going to nbeed it..
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Ceela grabbed the Beedrill attacking Nani and wrestled it to the ground. Two of her archers ran over and stomped it to death.
She was stung in the stomach but the healing factor got to work.
One of her archers was decapitated by a Scyther.
A couch thrown from the fourth floor by Dirk, Al and Jose crushed an unsuspecting Parasect and its trainer.
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Rime used his last rounds to kill all the Arcanine chasing Tai. He placed the rifle across his hack, drew his combat knife and waded into battle.
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Sara sent more lightning at some opponents by flying into a cloud and doing a spell so the lightning had the power of a natural lightning bolt.
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The stone golem that looked and sounded like the thing of the FF went at some enemy forces. "It's Cloberin Time." The golem said, in a voice that sounded like the real thing's, right before he did his first punch.
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Jason used a slight bit of magic to pull out the birdorang from where he clothes & such went while he was morphed and threw it at some enemies, holding his red zeoranger combined weapon in his left hand.
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Thanks" Tai said appreciatively as Rime saved their bacon.. ' Lets go see what the iothers are up to.
Stitch had hurled ghimself into battle picking up lsaarge chunks of denruis and tossing them at the enemy Stitch could lift 3000 times his own weight which often came in handy.. " Jummba and Pleekly are going to be sad they m,issed all the action" he said after killing some more foes with a weell placed throw of a laarge chunk of rebar..
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Briggins wioped the pie off the back of his head and headed into the kitchen.. ' Lets hope the enemy isn't trying to attack here again..' outside the sun had started to dip below the horizon ' curfew gentlemen , and ladies will be 10 pm, no exceptions, unless you are on guard duty..
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Jason caught his birdorang and changing his position slightly he threw it at another small group of enemies.
Odysseus used his bow to shoot some more enemies in the head, switching his position as quickly as he could so that pinpointing exactly where he was would be much harder.
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As the sun dipped below the horizon, the allied forces slowly began to take control of the convention center.
Ms. Swimmer killed the last Dragonstorm trooper by knocking him off the fifth floor railing. She had been stabbed multiple times but the healing factor was getting to work.
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"It's over," Ceela said. She had actually lost an eye battling a Beedrill but she was starting to regenerate.
"Yeah, let's get back to the base," Zachary added.
"Stripetail, this is Dr. Zanasiu, the convention center is under our control. Zanasiu out," D.r Zanasiu said. He was covered in dirt and blood, as was everyone else.
"Nick, Nani, Scooby, Shaggy, good job," Rime panted out. A Scyther's arm blade protruded from his leg but it gradually fell out as the healing factor got to work.
Nearly all of the 500+ SPVDF troopers, Sang-heili soldiers and Ceela's own archers had been killed in the intense battle.
Strut, Anton, Paul, Dirk, Al, Jose and Kurt were unconscious after a Parasect had hit them with a Stun Spore. It had been killed by Al just before he fell unconscious. Strut and the few surviving SPVDF and Sang-Heili troopers carried them to the waiting APC.
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Mitch came up to them he was covered in blood and he moved with a limp. " thank gawd thats over.. Captain milos is going to need a report from me..' he gasped, spitting up blood. he had been stabbed by a beedril hard in the side.. he needed medical attention..
_ good, get back here so you can rearm and the injured can get treatment. Once you are rearmed you are to head back there, and start the process of taking over that side of the city.." Stripetail replied. 'We have made a opening, we must take advantage of it. good work everyone, I salute your efforts. The Cost has been high,but the victory is what counts though. those who died deserve our respect and admiration. "
Ro re ran ret rourt rof rere?' Scooby panted, his paws stinging from Driving the mystery machine for so long. " For now' Came Stripetail's reply " ran ri rat reast ret riome rest?'
FEw of us are going to get much sleep tonight Scooby. Dixie and the others are on their way.."
Dixie Tiger and Tigress soon Climbed in followed by genki tai agumon and Agumina.
" Angel slowly drove Stitch's vehgile by the windshield had cracked in two, and therer were bullet marks all over it..
_ What you do to my car?' Stitch gaped 'Mesa built that thing to survive alien war! Angel frown " I'm not good driving ok!" She yelled, tears running down her face
' Now now you two, the car can be fixed' Nani said, looking at the car "Angel didn't do so bad for her first time..besides there were all sorts of creature shooting at and attacking us.. so cut her some slack..
I could go for a huge pizza with peanut better chocolate syrup and all the trimmings" Shaggy said.
PEANUT BUTTER and CHOCOLATE SYRUP on pIZZA?' Dixie's face turned green. "you guys have to be kidding.."
_ Yeah that sounds nasty" Genki agreed " Cheese and pepperoni pizza , now thats the ticket.."
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I just want to get out of here" Gabumon said, his left arm hung limply at his side, it was broken..
_ I think most of us want to get out of here' Nick said his gun had been bent from him using it as a club..
Agumina slumped on the backseat between Tigeress and Agumon. "I'm just glad thats over..
" Thats just the beginning, we've won a battle not the war, and our forces are growing very thin" tiger said gruffly " Tigers right, we had to have lost at least 4000 in the battle..."
but how many of them did we kill> Thousands?Agumina asked." At least a couple thousand came spyro's reply and he and Cynder landed next to the mystery machine. Both of the young dragons were exhausted, I don't think we could fly back to the base in our condition.." Cynder said.
_ Better make room in the back for them then " Tai said 'Moving over, as Sora and Biyomon came into view and made thier way into the mystery Machinre. When everyone was in, the back seat held Tai, Agumon Agumina Tiger Tigeress Spyro and Cynder, the Middle seats held Sora Biyomon Shaggy and Genki, and scooby and dixie occiupied the front seats ' Lets get out of here" Dixie said.. 'Rets rope re rave renough ras" scooby said as he slowlt began to drive towards the exit.
Tarrax gaxed over the surroundings outside he had turned the area around the center into a smoking ruin, and had killed many enemies in the proocess the sounds of battle inside had stopped. "Its time to report to my master" He said " you comg Sara?' he asked his partner who had landed next to him..
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"I think after this we should spend some time recuperating & resting at the Eye of Orion. Very peaceful place and a great place to rest due to all the positive ions present. " Jason said.
"Sounds like a great idea." Odysseus said.
"If we do I think I may like to take my family there also. They've only been there once before." Brooklyn said.
"Once I've seen to any injuries any of us may have." Jason said.
""I just have some minor wounds." Brooklyn said.
"I only have a fatal head wound, it can wait till later." Odysseus said.
"I guess most are injured, but not to badly." Guilmon said, having changed back to Guilmon once he was sure the fight was over.
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"Sure, if you're sure you don't want to rest a bit first." Sara said to Tarrax.
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"All right follow us," Dr. Zanasiu said via the APC's radio. The Pelvanida Group and the surviving allied soldiers climbed aboard.
The APC rumbled as it drove over the debris and dead bodies on its way back to the Sang-Heili base.
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Mr. Bigmouth poured himself another glass of "lemonade".
To his shock, several children were present and most of them appeared to be drinking beer or were actively drunk. What was worse was that quite a bit of them had assorted weapons - mostly smaller submachine guns.
"Damn it, when did kids start drinking?" he asked with a sigh.
Deimos downed another glass of beer. "Oh, about a month ago," he replied nonchalantly.
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for goodness sakes man, get those drinks away from them! The last thing we need is drunk kids brandishing firearms!"Briggins replied, entering the scene. 'and i don't need to be written up for having underage drinking on my property..i'll have to have doug hide the alcohol from now on..' he shook his head..
- the rover followed behind, driving very slowly as their vehicle hasd been riddled with bullets, now and then gas gushed out of a few holes... ' we're not going to make it back at this rate' hunter grumbled, as he pressed down harder on the gas pedal..
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Jason summoned his tardis since he saw all the fighting was totally over. His friends then filed into his tardis and he and Guilmon then started to treat the various injuries with Odysseus helping somewhat also, his wound being treated last, except for numbing the area.
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Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos managed to separate the children from their alcohol and firearms. Unfortunately, many of the children were quite intoxicated and cursed at the two or even tried to shoot them. Luckily, they were too intoxicated to actually use their weapons.
Deimos sighed as he poured the glasses of confiscated alcohol down the sink. "F--- man, who did this occur? I mean I never heard s--- like that come from the mouths of kids under the age of 13. Nor did I see kids get completely s---faced," he said.
"Considering how much you swear and drink; I am not surprised," Mr. Bigmouth replied, unloading and clearing the confiscated firearms. He groaned as he saw an 8 year-old Human boy light up a cigarette and pass the lighter to an even younger looking Hyena girl who was smoking what appeared to be a cigarette.
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Dr. Zanasiu pulled into the Sang-Heili base just as the Mako armored transport truck did.
The armored truck was massively damaged but it was still rolling.
The trucker along with a mere three SPVDF troopers got out and staggered to the infirmary.
An armored towing vehicle pulled the truck into a nearby garage where the mechanics could work on it.
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Tarrax landed insie the bae a short time late followed by Sara.
Scooby drentred the base fifteen minutes later followed by Nani, Shaggy driving his SUV, and the Rovermobile..
- Scooby parked the SUV and got out, he was followed by Dixie cnder and Spyro..
Nice work' stripetail said coming up to them. " now we have two strongholds innstead of one..
- It cae at a very very high cost " Captain Milos frowned. "We're down to about 100 of Surf Point Volunteers.. We cannot sustain any more losses or our forces will melt away completely..
_ We may have to bring in help from oZ' Stripetaiil frowned...
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Two large transport planes landed at the airstrip of the Sang-Heili base.
Several platoons of heavily armed soldiers streamed out of one of them and assorted armored vehicles and supplies came out of the second one.
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"Commander, two planes from Carson City Camp have arrived. We now have an extra 2,500 troops and some armored vehicles," a soldier said.
"All right! Now we can turn this war around!" Zachary said.
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Deimos was keeping watch on the highest point of the hotel. He swore as he saw several armored vehicles and metallic soldiers in the distance and heading towards the hotel.
"He grabbed his radio. "Briggins! Get everyone mobilized! We've got a f---ing army heading this way! They'll be here in an hour at most!" he shouted into the radio.
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Launch emergency counter measures' Briggins ordered " get to positions and start firing! wEll.. we figured something like this would happen he muttered..
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2500? perfect!" Stripetail grionned, and saluted the soldier " get ready for an assault on the rest of the city.. I want 500 positioned at the convention center we just took..
The Hotel was a flurry of activity as ghosts and civilians armed fior battle.. " I wish the Wizard was here' Briggins said as frenzied arming oand positioning took place...
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The Enemy force consisted for 4000 metal sloldiers and about 3500 Dragonstorm forces . Chong had sent them to crush the Hotel's defenses once and for all.. He had noticed the reinforcenments and had swore terribly.. The force advantage they now held was down to about 7 to 1, and was dropping.. " How in the blazes can we not finish them off?' he said looking at his viewing orb.. " Those forces had better destroy the hotel, or I will kill any survivors..
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Deimos quickly ran to fetch his sniper rifle just as Briggins set off the general alarm. Just as he left, a Hawk boy of no more than 11 and his two Vulpine friends took up firing positions. They had been playing tag just moments before.
Several Great Valley dinosaurs arrived with enchanted explosive tipped spears or bows and enchanted arrows.
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The soldier nodded and sent over a platoon of 500 men to the convention center.
The rest of them waited for orders.
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Captain Milos ordered a small group to begin repairs to the vehicles, some of which had suffered tremendous damage
_ Are there any rest areas on the base?' Stripetail asked " We'll need cots for our forces.. I imagine many of us are tired from the battle..
_ Briggins sat down and poured himself a drink ' how many creatures do we have at this hotel? I want to know the odds against us?"
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Deimos passed by the guest roster. He gasped as he saw the numbers at the hotel. "S---! We're completely f---ed! It's like a 1,500 vs. 6,000 or more," he said into the radio.
He quickly flipped down the battered visor on his armored helmet and took up a sniping position next to three SPDD SWAT snipers.
Two Surf Point Little League baseball players near them had a crate of Molotovs and they were near a hole blasted in the side of the hotel.
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"The offices of the company are nearby and have been converted into sleeping quarters," one of the base commanders said.
Haresh and Setsuna worked as fast as possible to convert the scrap metal produced from the repairs into metal soldiers.
Ms. Swimmer, Zachary and the trucker helped replace the severely damaged bulletproof windshield on the "Battle Machine".
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4-1, well those are better odds than I thought- send for help from oz and the Great Valley' briggins replied.. " Quickly.."
_ We'll take a few of those rooms' Stripetail said
_ the Digimon and their friends will share 1 room. Scooby and his riends will take enough.. "
Scooby looked relieved " Ran rou read rus rhere?' he asked a soldier. "Ri read ry reep
_ We need our sleep Dixie translated...
_ How many people can fir in a room? Hunter asked' His quiver was empty..he needed arrosws.
the enemy forces camped about a mile away from the hotel Chong had appeared via crystal and was giving final orders " Give no quarter, shoot everyne, even if they are unarmed..If this hotel is still standing, athen r you have failed, and you will all face my wrath.. We have already wasted too much time with these fools.. I want the hotel burned to the ground...!"
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"Understood," the commander, a wiry Vulpine.
Three robotic soldiers armed with long-range missiles moved up and after clearing an area around them, launched the missiles towards the hotel.
The air rumbled as several mortar shells flew through the air towards the hotel.
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"The rooms are converted offices. We can hold two or maybe three people there," the soldier said.
"Follow us," another soldier said.
She led the Pelvanida Group - save those who were repairing the vehicles - and the NUMA group to the office building.
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The missiles were shot out of the air by the defenders, but this was just the opening salvo..
_ Return fire!' Briggins cried as the sounbds of battle came through the open windows...
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Just 2 or 3? cynder sounded disappointed ' cant we have some sleeping on the floor..
_ You could fit double if you have people sleeping on the floor" tai suggested as they headed up a staircase towards and row od doors ' the first one they came to was opened as Scooby Dixie and Shafgggy were ushered inside. Tigeress followed in after them Tiger was next and Genki
Cynder Spyro, Tai Agumon and Agumina were given the next room..
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The mortars rumbled again as more shells arced towards the hotel. One of the mortar men was killed when Deimos shot him in the head.
The few defenders with .50 caliber sniper rifles returned fire, killing some of the enemy troopers.
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"Briggins, they're out of range. Everyone else took all the long range weapons to Neptune city. Most of the drones and combat robots have been destroyed as well," Deimos said via radio. He fired again, dropping another Dragonstorm trooper.
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send what drones we have.." Briggins replied. "Its would be no use try to contact the wizard, they're too far away to send help..Just try and keep them from getting any closer
- Fred and Daphne hurried up the stairds holding a handful of weapons..
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Deimos radioed the drones to attack the robots.
The hotel shuddered as the mortar shells landed in the back.
One shell landed straight on the roof, punching yet another hole in it.
Deimos swore as a piece of plaster landed on his head. "Briggins, you may have to consider evacuation!" he shouted into the radio. He slid another magazine into his rifle and continued firing.
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Where, pray tell could I evacuate them too? I do not want the western areas invaded.. but I fear they will be anyway...unless the enemy can be stopped.." Briggins sighed " Coolsville is the nearest twon west of here and its 300 miles away on foot, they've bolown up the roads around the hotel it will take weeks or even months to fix .. I will not evacuate Deimos unless I have no choice!"
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"Do you want to be buried under tons of rubble. The thing I can think of is establish a temporary base camp elsewhere in Surf Point and fight by guerilla warfare," Deimos said. "And Briggins, I hope you have a weapon in case they come closer." He fired off some more shots.
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Some Great Valley dinosaurs armed with enchanted bows and javelins filed out of the hotel. They took defensive positions and waited for the enemy to come closer.
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Zachary glanced around the converted office. The two desks in the room had been converted into impromptu beds. All the other furniture had been removed to leave space for personal belongings and weapons.
"Well, this will have to do for now," he said.
Dr. Zanasiu took off his protective suit and hung it on the wall. "I'm going to take a shower," he said.
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Scooby glanced on the cot on front of him. it was wide enough, barely, for two people " Ri riss ry rotel room" he muttered ' s as he climbed onto the cot, Dixie took a seat next to the cot ' She would sleep on the floor tonight, and give someone else the chance to to use the ciot...
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Then we have no good options... hmm.. Briggins frowned.. ' do we have any magicians here? He asked " Any powerful enough to cast an invisibility spell on the hotel?'
the guests shook thier heads, those msagicians powerful enough to do that had left for Neptune City..Briggins slammed his fist on the table..":' Deimos, take 200 guests and head out to Surf Point.. use whatever building you can find...Hopefully that can draw off a few of them to give chase... to use a poker parlance we have to bluff them.."
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Tigeress climbed onto the cot " Hi Scooby" She said grinning slightly.. ' " i definitely need a rest after that battle " Shaggy sat down next to Dixie and patted her on the head.. That fighting really works up an appetite... but sleep comes first..' shaggy yawned.
Tiger curled up in the corner ' Night guys" he muttered as Genki sat next to him, and used him as a pillow " i miss the guys" He said softly.. 'Holly, and the oithers....'
Well wwe'll see them again once this is over..' tiger grumbled.. ' do you think they'll like Tih\gress?
_ Why wouldn't they? She'll fit right in..
scooby soon settled off to sleep as did Dixie Shaggy and the resty.
Spyro and Cynder snuggled together in the next room, tai Agumon and agumina had taken the cot..
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Deimos saluted Briggins and headed to the lobby, which was packed with the guests milling about.
"All right," he said. "I need 200 volunteers to head out to a new location."
The volunteers, half of them were below the age of 15 stepped forward. Deimos sighed and radioed Briggins. "Briggins, half the volunteer force are kids," he said.
He then nodded. "All right, move out," he said, unsealing the hotel's door. The air in Surf Point was clean and the moon shone over the ravaged town.
He relied on his natural night vision to guide them to the nearest intact building.
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the attackers sent 500 soldiers and 500 metal creatures after them..
Briggins tried to radio Stripetail " Wizard! We've got a very difficult situation here " an Dragonstorm army of 6000 has appeared a mile away.. we need help over.."
The message reached Stripetail as garbled with static " Wizard.. difficult sitiation. Dragonstorm.. 6000 mile away.. need .. over.."
Stripetail flipped off the switch and headed toward an nearby SangHelli staff member " Do you happen to have a large mirror around? Stripetail asked " I'll need it to perform some magic.
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Any luck? a ghost asked Briggins as he set the radio down "I'm not sure, these radios don't have a very good range.. He might have gotten it but only pieces of it..
Shaggy continued petting dixie then motioned for her to climb on the bed " Scooby would like your company.. He smiled "Fine.. I was going to let someone else have the cot,.." Dixie said climbing on it. Tigress smiled at her and movee to the foot of the cot, in that way the cot could fit more than 2 " you guys tired?' Tigress asked " Yeah, real tired, that battle was intense.." Its only the start of things I think..." tigress said concern on her face.. " I don't want any of my friends to get hurt..
mitch was being treated for his leg wounds " We have about 70 SPVDF members left.. we had 1500 when this whole thing started..
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The soldier nodded. "We'll have to remove the mirror from the bathroom but we don't have a choice," he said. He and several mechanics headed to the bathroom to unscrew the mirror.
"We'll send over the helicopter gunships Golden Sun and Silver Moon," the commander said. She radioed the airfield.
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Deimos and his men were inside a ruined cafe. A Dragonstorm APC rumbled past them.
"Now what?" a Human girl with an SMG asked.
"We plant IEDs and snipe," Deimos said.
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Jason looked over the readout in his tardis display. He picked out a spot that was tactically sound with him and Guilmon waiting till the tardis had materialized. Jason opened the taris door and threw out a few blackout bombs. He and Guilmon then went out, with Guilmon digivolving through each of his stages till he finally reached his Gallantmon mode, wishing he could warp digivolve like he had seen 2 other digimon do that he was unable to do, and had not known of such an ability before.
Jason changed to his imperial dragon form, the total darkness giving them cover so any enemy soldiers could not see into the darkness to fire on Guilmon while he digivolved through his stages.
The tardis dematerialized and went somewhere else safe.
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Stripetail smiled as the mirrior was brought in a few minutes later " Excellent gentlemen just rest it against that chair. " Stripetail ran his paws over it " Now lets see I'm going to have to connect this mirror magically to a mirror in the hotel so Briggins can keep me up to date with what is going on.. he muttered. He then began casting a spell on the mirror in a low voice .. the mirror in the lobby began to glow white and Brriggins heard Stripetail's voice coming " You got my message! thank gawd... we're in a real pickle here" Briggins said as Stripetail's image appeared in the mirror. " We've got at least 6000 enemy troops about a mile outside the hotel..
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Great just great.. we're slowly turning the tide here, we are starting to regain sections of the city, it'll be some time before we have a coomfortable hold though..
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We've sentenced deserters awolers and executed spies and fraghers, this attack is the last thing we need..' briggins replied
_ You've clearly been busy. Go up to my room number 300, i've left a few magical spells and devices behind, things I didn't need or want for the battle in Neptune City..Go get them//
Do you have anything that will make the hotel invisible? Briggind asked.
_ Invisibility is largely a trick Briggins, and it wlill not hide the hotel for long, invisibility usually is designed for persons or a few people at mosrt.
_ We need time wizard, we will not be able to hold them off for long.. it would be different if you were here...
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Unfortunately I'm not, and i'm hundreds of mikles away from you, and I can't leave my forces behind, a commander does not do that.. we ar sending over two gunships "Golden Sun" and 'silver Moon', they should be there in a few hours..
well thats a start' briggins said ' so invisibility is out?
_ Yes it wouldn't last long , perhaps a couple hours..
the blackout bombs blinded the nearest enemy , slowly covering the area and blotting out the hotel from view
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_ Alright I'll get those items from you room.' but how will I contact you. I have a number of magical crystals in my room. Rub one against this mirror and call my name I've magically attached a mirror in the base to one in the hotel. the mirror here will glow and an image of you will form.. Hang in there Briggins, We still have a few things at the hotel and we don't want them destroyed..and we haven't found the treasure the original owner hid..."
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Jason had the staff he had been given come out from a vest pocket his clothes had turned into in his current form. Being able to see in darkness in his current form he then sent a chain lightning spell at a group of nearby foes.
"Cool spell." Gallantmon said, with the same voice as Guilmon had.
"Yes, it can be a pretty cool spell." Jason said to Gallantmon.
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Mr. Bigmouth entered Stripetail's room with some. Inside were magic staves, tomes and other assorted wizarding paraphenalia.
He grabbed a staff that was capped with a red gem. He tossed one to an elderly Gecko woman.
He then quickly radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, I found some magic staves in your room. What do they do?" he asked.
A bolt of fire soared overhead as the woman accidentally activated the staff, luckily the bolt flew out the open window.
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the gems colorindicate what they do " REd is Fire, blue is electricty, white is Ice and Gray is stone, the gray staff can create stone golems. hardly ever use it, having little use for stone golems in my normal affairs. came the reply.. the books contain various spells, be warned these spells require strong magical powers to pull off, if your powers aren't strong enough they won't work..." SDtripetail said.
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Once those foes were down Jason did a quick scan of the weapons and ammo while Gallantmon kept watch. Then Jason did a collection spell together the usable weapons and ammo that were still good and did a teleport spell to teleport them to the hotel, thinking that some there could use them and also preventing any enemy from recovering them.
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Near the other battlefield not near the hotel the tardis appeared and after a bit some of the uninjured folks left the tardis. Sara's uncle did a spell together the metal from the ruins, bits of building, rebar, and other sources and once he had 2 piles of metals he shaped them into humanoid shapes then thinking a bit thought why not and shaped them still using magic into looking exactly like Beavis and Butthead wearing very small backpacks. Internally they had 2 small tanks. With these they could draw in oxygen into 1 tank and hydrogen from the other, from the surrounding air, or any other flammable gas, and when expelling it from either end could ignite it. With the very small backpacks, all really made of metal as most of their bodies were, they could use as a source of metal to fire needle like slivers of metal silently at around 500 miles an hour at their foes. As well as being able to pick up weapons or eat metal to replenish their store of metal. & a bit more resilient to damage then regular metal. Once done he sent them off to fight the invaders. As well as an audotory illusion spell so they could sound exactly like Beavis and Butthead with various phrases and dialog. Once sent off they went off to fight some invaders.
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meanwhile group had more or less fallen asleep, with the exception of dixie and tigress' dixie rested her head against scooby, and sighed ' best get your sleep' tigress said ' i'm trying, but its not working..' she mutterd ' how are you.. ' well i've been fine actually the last few days, only felt naseous a little bit today' tigress said ' i imagine stripetail will be rousing us in a few hours..
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"Thanks!" Mr. Bigmouth said. He swept up the magic staves and tossed them to the defenders. He then radioed Briggins. "Briggins! How close are the attackers?" he asked.
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Deimos and his squad had finished laying IEDs and assorted booby traps around the wrecked cafe. They then dispersed around the area, waiting for the enemy to approach.
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half a mile, but theres a black cloud blocking thier view...' Briggins said... "lets go off on them...Now!
Enemy forces drove by., and the IEDs activated
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Th IEDs immobilized several enemy vehicles and killed quite a number of soldiers. Suddenly, they came under fire from all directions as Deimos and his squad opened fire from the rooftops and buildings, cutting them.
The soldiers quickly scrambled for cover and returned fire in earnest. A Wolf boy stuck his head out a little too far to fire his rifle and was killed by a Dragonstorm trooper.
A Vulpine girl who was sniping from the rooftops died when the damaged balcony she was on gave way.
One of the Dragonstorm soldiers ducked behind his immobilized Humvee to reload when Deimos shot him.
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The Hotel denfses were strengthebned as the Golden Sun and Silver Moioon came into View and started firing at the enemy forces, the black screen keeping the metal soldiers froiom locating them..
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Mr. Bigmouth reached the lobby with his force of "mages". "Briggins, would you prefer a firearm or a magic staff?" he asked.
Several of the "mages" had partnered up with the defenders wielding standard firearms.
Several of the ghosts carried the explosive pies.
The
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The Beavis and Butthead robots shredded apart the infantry with their deadly combination of metal shard launchers and flamethrowers but were essentially useless against the armored vehicles and metallic soldiers. They were also mocking the troops with assorted vulgarities.
Two of the soldiers each fired an anti-tank rocket at the the two robots from a distance.
A soldier tried to lock onto Golden Sun with an anti-air missile launcher but his squad was killed by a rocket launched from Silver Moon.
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Give me a staff.. Briggins said taking a blue gemmed staff " you get anything useful from the wizards room..? He asked..
The Ghosts floated to the windows where a numbers of small catapaiults mahad been assembled. one ghost put one pie down, wile another launched it.
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Jason cast an acidball spells that he lauched at some enemy troops and their vehicles.
Then an exploding acid ball that he sent to erupt above a group of enemies and their forces.
Gallantmon held up his lance saying, "Lightning Joust" which caused lightning to shoot out from his lance.
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At this time the clouds above the hotel became stormy, a cold fornt was coming , and this would factor into the battle considerably. Rain began poouring down on the hotel and the town.. while in Neptune City the sky remained clear
_ finally Dixie managed to get to sleep. Tigeress soon followed her.. and the group slept for a few hours before Stripetail roused them " Get up everyone1 We're headingout!
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Scooby stirred from his Sleepo and Dixie And tigeress sctivated thier armor " time to get back to kicking some butt" Genki grinned. Ri Rish re rould ret roome rore reep
" scoobby muttered through his hemlet as the group headed downstairs.
_ Good to see you get here ' Stripetail said " Get in your vehicles We're going on the offensive
_ Chong meanwhile was going through some of his spells :' Mr Goat! he gsaid through his radio I need a status report!"
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Jason cast a freezing area spell at a group as he also breathed cold onto the same area as Gallantman held up his shield in another direction and fired off an energy attack saying as he did so, "Shield of the Just."
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A Number of Deimos forces threw rocks at the enemy, when they the chance, a pair of small snakes slithered up a ruined starwell to get a better angle. the rain was starting to come down harder noow, the cafe where they were was scamt protection from the driving rain. the wind blew through cracks in the wall and rain dripped onto the defenders crouched behind debris . It was a miserable feeling..
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"Magic staves and some potions," Mr. Bigmouth said.
He sighed as he realized that the rain impeded his visibility.
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The Goat shot a Sang-Heili trooper. "We lost the convention center but since the defenders pulled out, we easily retook it. We attempting work on a teleportation complex there. And apparently, 200 defenders fled from the hotel in Surf Point," he said.
The roar of several 155 mm artillery cannons shelling the Sang-Heili base was heard.
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Deimos swore as the wind knocked his bullet off course. His heavy armor protected him from gunshots but did little against the cold rain.
"Deimos! I'm cold!" a Husky girl said. She was reloading her SMG.
"Suck it up!" Deimos snapped.
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The mess hall in the Sang-Heili base was filled with fish, pancakes, hashbrowns and other breakfast foods.
Setsuna grabbed some salted fish as Haresh helped himself to a fruit salad.
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hmm trying to thin our forces.. a desperate move.. all in all chong frowned..
_it was then the 500 troops stripetail had sent to control the convention engaged the Dragonstorm forces there in battle..
_ Well, breakfast under bombardment is not the way I planned to spend the morning Stripetail said " i have not got confirmation from the men I sent to the convention center, it is quite possible that Dragonstorm retook it after we departed... which means we'll have to retake it a second time..more lives will be lost in that endevor
_ hows the hotel holding up?' shaggy asked piling his plate high with food ' ITs under seige by a large Dragonstorm army..theres little we can do for them here.. they will have to hold up as best they can until we can get a better foothold in the city
_ Captain milos picked at his food " MY SPVDF is virtually wiped out, wew;re down to less than 100, wizard.. You could teleport the remaining men under my command there "
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Alright, But I'll need to eat something first" Stripetail said " that will take a good bit of energy to pull off.
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give the potions to the mages " See if they can't get anything useful out of them..Briggins said as the sounds of battle continued outside.. mixed with the sound of rain peltering the windoows..
_ The DEfenders sent a series of pies into the the air, which exploded with a loud bang upon hitting the ground.. this forces the Dragonstorm attackers to move back out of range. the pie had killed some oif them, but there were still over 4000 left, not including those who had gone after Deimos and his allies.
Scooby ate his food silently, ' Re're roing rack rinto rattle right?
_ Yeah, its not as if we have much choice" Tiger said from a nearby table " I didn't get much sleep last night' the wolf admitted..
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Sara got an idea and looked around to see where Tarrax was as well as sending a mental message via a quick spell to her uncle as well.
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Jason breathed out some lightning as he used the staff to cast a freezing chain lightning spell in another direction.
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Ceela picked at her plate of fish. "My own forces are down substantially," she said.
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "I am not sure if we can get more Great Valley troops but I will try," she said.
Strut sighed as he put his radio away. "Carson City Camp is no longer sending us reinforcements, the previous transport planes are all we got," he said.
"F---!" Zachary shouted.
Haresh was eating a fruit salad. "I'll go make some more metal soldiers," he said.
The cafeteria shook as a 155 mm artillery shell landed nearby.
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In the convention center, the allied troopers were engaged in a ferocious battle with Dragonstorm troopers and metal soldiers.
One of the troopers had strapped C4 to a partially completed teleporter. But before she could detonate it, one of the workers cracked her across the head with a heavy wrench, killing her.
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Mr. Bigmouth flung a foaming green potion at the attackers. To his surprise, the potion flew into the air and detonated, showering the attackers in acid. Unfortunately, the rain diluted the acid; as a result the attackers were totally unaffected. He switched to using his rifle just as a fireball flew through a window next to him.
Several of the defenders were finding it difficult to draw a bead on the attackers through the driving rain.
Hans, Werner and Franz were using shotguns to pick off soldiers who got within range.
Dr. Kerzach and Clive were busy dealing with the wounded. Speaking of which, they were carrying a Raven who had been shot in the arm to the Great Valley for treatment.
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Hunter took a seat at a nearby table.. " quite a gloomy gathering.. he said " We're losing a war Hunter, its not as if this is a joyful occasion' Cynder replied her helmer hiding the tired look on her face..
- Aren't there any more reinforcement coming?Spyro asked.
_ No said a soldier who sat down next to them " we got 2500 in reinforcements yesterday, I don't think we'll be getting anymore.."
2500 thats a lot " Spyro replied his voice brightening. ' The enemy has over 20000" the soldier replied staring glumly ahead " Names Wiggins.
_ I'm Spyro and this is my mate Cynder. thats Hunter' Spyro sais offering his claw.
Bulk and Skull took a seat at a nearby tablre and quickly began to eat the food set in front of them.
Ri ridn't reither.. rhat rout rou rirls?
A little " tigress admitted I've been feeling better the last few days actually..
_ Good, you're eating normal foods again? Tiger said giving her a glance that spoke of his uncertainty.
Stitch and angel came up to them ' Time for Stitch and Botchibo to kill magic butt" the blue alein grinned ' he showed off his secomnnd pair of arms and picked up a table- with people sitting at it.
Put us down " bulk yelled.
Oops sioorry.. Stitch set it down with a thud.
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A line of glowing string appeared next to Sara and quickly widened to a glowing doorway through which Sara's uncle appeared.
"You mentioned having an idea?" He said to her.
Sara nodded, "I was thinking maybe a tornado with some lightning in it could pick up some of the enemy forces and drop them way out at sea." Sara said.
"Sounds like an idea. We'd have to be sure to control it. Once it's created you can focus on maintaining it and I'll steer it and control the other stuff like the funnel." He said.
"ok." Sara said.
"Let's go to where I was, some folks are keeping the area secure and it is pretty hidden." Sara's uncle said before he stepped back through the glowing doorway. Sara followed soon after. Once she was through he uncle grasp the glowing string, one end in each hand and had the magc effect turn off and he put the string away. Only good for short or medium distances but a handy way to travel and faster then even flying or walking.
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A deafening explosion was heard in the convention center as a dying soldier managed to detonate the explosive charge that he strapped to a teleporter.
Several mechanics were trying to repair the damaged machines but they
The soldiers and the few grunts that teleported through fought ferociously
Two nearly visible blades of air from a Golbat knocked one of the Sang-Heili troopers back. The Gobalt literally exploded as another trooper shot it.
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The rest of the Pelvanida group arrived and fetched breakfast.
"So, Bulk, Skull have you been working well on the ammunition carrying and repairs?" Rime asked. He was wearing his armored vest and helmet. His pistol, combat knife and sniper rifle were attached to him as well.
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yeah, well we're doing ok, its a lot of rounds i've been holding' Bulk said " at this rate Bulky, you'll be skinny when we get back' Skull smirked " Very funny assemply guy Bulk sneered. ' we've also been running errands for Mr stripetail, plants and water and a cake of this or that..
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Sara and her uncle got to where the others were. She sent a quick mental message by magic to the others in the area about what they were about to do.
They were in an area with some large debris around, ample places to use for cover. She and her uncle got behind some large debris with Brooklyn and they started to do their spell together, combining some effects into the spell. As they did so the wind calmed where they were but picked up and started to go in a circle around where they were.
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Congrats on 23000 Kor)
tarrax received the message and nodded ' Just be careful you two" He replied 'i'm currently having breakfast with the others in our group..
- Cynder finished hervfpooods and headed up to get somemmore. Dixie was in line ahead of her " you guys sleep well last night? Dixiwe asked while piling on some fruit " Cynder shrugged ' it waass alright. I got aboiout six hours of sleep give ioor take..
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The wind picked up and continued to swirl around in a circle. The wind started to lift upward as it shaped into a funnel shape, with random lightning appearing at various spots in the funnel. The bottom lifted up off the ground and moved toward a nearby group of enemy forces. It touched down and grasp at them.
Sara's uncle cast an spell so he created an invisible ball the size of a tennis ball with the image of his eye on one side. This he had go into the air so he could more easily see the tornado to control it while he remained behind cover.
Sara focused on maintaining the spell.
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Stripetail finished eating anmd had the remaining SPVDF troops standin rows ' " Geneltemen I'm sending you back to the iNglorious Hotel to help fend off the attack. while there are less than 100 of you left, you can still make a difference, as Briggins has indicated to me they are hard prsessed at the hotel right now Good luck to allof you, hopefully we will meet again..'
_ i;'ll be sure to give Briggins your regards' Captain Milos said standing in the front line "
-- TelEPORtius!" Stripetail commanded , and in a twinkling, the group vanished
- A few secionds later they appeared in the lobby of the hotel
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Spread out men, to defemsive positiomns' Milos snapped
- Excellebnt, we've got some reinforcements' Briggins said coming down the stairs, he had been checking on second floor defenses
- Wizard sends his regards
We goit 23500 in reinforcements in Neptune City. unfortunate that only brings our forces there to be 3000, we're probably outnumbers 8-1' Milos said
- How many of your Defense force are left? Briggins asked
- LKless than 100.. ' Briggins sighed, it was better than nothing..
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Gallantmon fired off a series of attacks, changing which attack he would attack with. Jason used the opportunity to drink a bit of a healing potion before he put it away and joined in the attack with Guilmon, using some icy wind with hail that was needle sharp. Then he quickly switched to using lightning again.
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the storm outside picked up in intensity and was spurred on by saras twister which was growing in intensity and causing the enemy vehicles to shake from the low pressure..
get back screamed a dragonstorm member but it was too late for hikm as he was sucked up into the funnel..
- in town, the battle between dragon ans deimos small force continued ,despite the now driving rain which made visibility virtually nonexistant.
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Setsuna cracked her knuckles. "If anyone needs me, I'll be making metal troops," she said, heading to the garage.
"Bulk, why don't you help me salvage some metal for her?" the Bull trucker asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth stopped firing, seeing as he was unable to see anything. "Briggins! Hold your fire! We can't see anything!" he shouted.
He could hear explosions in the distance as Golden Sun and Silver Moon, which had advanced targeting systems capable of penetrating smoke, rain and fog, attacked the Dragonstorm forces.
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Deimos reloaded his sniper rifle.
"We can't see anything!" a Human boy shouted.
"They can't see us either," Deimos said.
Several of his troops were busy trying to use the tables as shelter from the driving rain.
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Fine lead the way Bulk said heading after him out of the room and towards the garage..
-i'm curious Cynder said giving her friend a look " Did anything happen .. between you and Tigress?' You mean recently dixie asked Why do you ask?""I mean back at the hotel. You were with her for long stretches..."She told me some personal things, that i don't feel free to divulge.. "Did you sleep with her? "Well...no..but we did kiss a bit ' Dixie admitted Cynders frowned. " She's staying with Tiger." dixie said flatly " We're friends, and there's no threat to my relationship with you or scooby.., " Yes but as I recall Scooby said that if he found out about anyone else you were seeing besides him or me, he'd go postal.. " Cynder said, giving a dixie a look. how deep did you kiss her?. just with the tongue and i drew the line at touching my chest.. She wanted to learn from me, she wanted to know how it felt.. now she does.. "Has Agumina asked you to do that too?' Cynder said "No apart from that meeting I haven't talked to her much, i tend to think her feelings for tigress are unrequited '
What does that mean? Cynder asked looking at her plate and the food on it ' In short, she's in love with Tigress but Tigress doesn't feel the same way.' Oh.. Well Dixie, if this going to be a problem .. "
It won't Cynder..Dixie said ' i mean this is an odd topic to be discussing over breakfast, during wartime no less.. I mean i've never asked you if you've been seeing other dragonesses.. " No' Cynder bristled "One, there aren't that many females my age, and two, i don't care for them nearly enough to start about thinking about dating them or making out with them. Just promise me this won't happen again ...oh, because if it does, i'm shooting gobs of poison in your partners eyes as retribution.. I care too much about you to do that to you, them... they're getting the full brunt of my anger.. got it?' Cynder said in a low hiss. Dixie gulped slightly. the look on cynders face said clearly that she wasn't joking.." got it.. now onto other topics if you please..
- Fine everyone, stop firing and reload, if your hungry gran yourself a snack. Stripetail sent us some reinforcements, thee remaining members of the SPVDF.. theres about 100 left.."
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Two soldiers passed out armored vests, helmets and haz mat suits for Bulk and Skull to wear.
"Put those on and meet me in the Mako truck," the Bull said, zipping up his protective suit and turning on the airflow.
He then headed to the garage and climbed into the driver's seat. He noticed that the magic crystal air purifiers had been recharged and the armor plates replaced.
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the two students quickly put on the suits and rusg\hed out tio the trucks " So what exactly do you need us to do/ Skull asked upon entering the truck " you see we haven't done this kind of stuff prior to this war breaking out..
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Dixie and Cynder switched to less personal conversation, the dragoness was satisfied that her point had been made, and that no real damage had been done to their relationship. " So who do you think the wizard will next pick to join our team? She asked " I have absolutely no idea, i mean ten is a lot to have on a team.. if I had to guess it would be someone who brought something unique to the team. umm.. Stripetail are you going to be adding anyone else? She asked as Stripetail moved over too grab some fruit..
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The Omnedrin are finished, the Omniderate is not.. a rather odd question dixie considering the circumstances.. After this war is over then I can start looking into that , perhaps..' Stripetail said
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What exactly do you mean by that?" Cynder asked as Stripetail arched his eyebrows "Now is not the time for such questions " are all of this Omniderate going tpo have partners? Dixie asked ' Possibly, in fact i'd say probably.. now ladies go finish your breakfast..
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"Salvage metals. Grab anything made of metal and toss it into the passenger compartment," the trucker said, starting up the engine.
He then pulled out of the garage. Two Humvees - one with a .50 caliber machine gun and the other with an anti-tank missile system - followed him.
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Mr. Bigmouth headed down to the dining room to grab a bite to eat. Several janitors were carrying out food waste to be burnt in the Great Valley. Some civilian volunteers carried back some fresh fruit and seafood.
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the storm outside continued to grow in intensity the magic Sara and her uncle had created had magnified the storm's verocity, the windows were now blowing at near hurricane force.. the windows rattled fr loudly in the hotel, in places where the windows had been damaged the screams of the wind rumbled through the hotel
- The Weather is lending us a hand Briggins said . snacking on some front..
_ Retreat called a rdragonstorrm commander " We can't attack the hotel until this wind dies down " Back tio Surf pOint, on the double..!' the commander knew Chong woluld be furious bbut with the storm approaching hurracane strength, they had no choice..
_ the stirm had not yet reached Surf Point, but it would soon..
_ Oh OK, we've done that before.. salvage stuff that is.. How about heading to the convention Center? Bulk asked..
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The trucker received a transmission on his radio. "We are not going near the convention center. Unless you want to enter right into a battle zone," he said.
Suddenly, the truck shuddered as it ran over a small mine. The explosion was stunning but the truck was still able to continue thanks to its heavy armor.
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well I meant after we retake it that is" Biulk clarified, upon getting him the two of them were thrown against the back of the truck "ow.. Where would you recommenbd we go? Skull asked as they tried to get into comfortyable position
infront of them stood a largely ruined buildings with broken glass and on the ground, and swirls of yes gas hng in the air " Is that stuff.. mustard gas" Bulk turned pale..
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The Mako truck turned down a ruined street. The trucker plowed over a mage trying to throw a fireball.
After a few more turns, including getting shot at, they arrived at what appeared to be a trendy fashion shop.
"Here we are," the trucker said.
The two armed Humvees followed closely and a total of eight soldiers, most of them carrying rifles but two carried anti-tank rocket launchers - all clad in body armor and the haz-mat suits. stepped out.
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So we are going to salvage this place/ Cool. but will we get paid for what we salvage?' Bulk asked
- Most of the things will used to battle.. But if you find anything valuable, you can keep it.. one of the men said to them as they enetered the building..
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The Dynaman team with Petrie and Ducky continued battling, going from area to area and battle the invaders in the area. They remained together so they could concentrate their power and cover each other.
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"We're going to use metals and stuff to make metal soldiers. If you find anything valuable you can keep it," the trucker said.
He tried the door to the shop only to find it locked. He motioned over a soldier with a handheld portable battering ram. A few swings later, the door fell off its hinges, revealing an interior in utter chaos.
"Bulk, Skull, stay in the truck until we clear this place. Once that's done, we'll radio you guys in," the Wolverine soldier said. He was the same soldier who had destroyed the door.
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Bulk and Skull didn't need to be told twice. They scampered back into the truck as the bullets started flying. yells and screams filled the air
at the convention center the soldiers were slowly gaining the upper hand.. Most of the attempted teleporters had been destroyed..
Stripetail finished eating and called his team together " we are going to go on the offebsive now..
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'I haven't finished breakfast!' Incendia cried, shortly before recieving a frying pan to the back of the head.
Glacia stood behind the fallen orange dragon, dented frying pan in hand. 'Glacia reporting for duty... it's about time we dragons made ourselves useful to your cause, Stripetail.'
'Ow... my head,' Incendia groaned, rubbing a small sore bump with his right hand, the other picking himself off the ground.
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good to see you two up. I trust you slept ewell? The wizard replied. 'now we are going to need air support for this mission. incedia you can fly correct? and Incedia..' the young dragon was trying to break free from his sisters grasp.. " young lad, try not to do anything stupid, because that might kill a bunch of creatures here including yourself.. Have you finished breakfast yet?"
_ If you two aren't finished eating, we can wait a few minutes Agumon said...
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'He's finished, trust me,' Glacia said. 'He won't stop eating sometimes if you don't pull him away.'
'I'm still huuuungry,' Incendia grumbled.
'You can have some ice cream later, if you're good... okay?'
Incendia immediently stopped struggling. 'Yes sir, captain pants!'
Glacia looked up to Stripetail. 'I can't fly, given I have no wings. However, I would advise that if my brother is to go out without me that he be supervised.' She looked over to him, Incendia now having taken an interest in Agumon, poking him. Glacia leant in to Stripetail, 'he's not all there in the head, you might have noticed,' she said. 'If he has his way, though, he can be very powerful. He's completely immune to fire, and can breathe a breath hot enough to melt through heat resistant metal.'
'Hello, you're funny,' Incendia said to Agumon, continuing to poke him. 'Can I poke you.'
Glacia sighed. 'I will take full responcibility for his actions. Though, i believe I may have already mentioned that. I promise you though, he will not let anyone come to harm.'
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Jason breathed out pure cold making an area ahead of him very cold, frost and ice appearing as some objects got very cold then frooze. He moved his head a bit side to side to increase the area effected. Gallantmon used the time to rest for a moment before he went back to attacking.
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No you can nOt poke me, said the Digimon leader with finality as hevgave the young dragon a glare..
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I noticed and that is why you will be coming with us.. Spyro and Cynder will fly and keep and eye on our young friend here. you listen to anything and evertything they tell, if you don't i;m going to hear about it and you won't like me when I'm angry.." Stripetail said
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'I figured as much, being a wizard and all,' Glacia said with a hint of a sigh. 'I'll make sure he doesn't do anything stupid.'
She turned away and grumbled to herself. But you don't have to put up with him all bloody day, Stripetail, she thought.
She clapped her hands, getting the attention of her brother. 'Right, Incendia... we have work to do.'
'Making pancakes?'
'No.'
'Making lego?'
'No.'
'Making... uh... pancakes?'
'You already said that.'
'Oh.' He paused for though, gears in his head slowly grinding. 'Making war?'
'For once you are right on the money. You have a job to do, and I pray you will do it without too much stupidity.'
'Aye aye, captain pants!'
'I'm not even wearing... gah! Nevermind. Let's go.'
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Alrihght Cynder said coming up to Incedia and looking at him " you stick with us at all time, unless we have no choice but to seperate. Got it? Cynder could tell that this dragon was younger than both her and Spyro, but she was not in the mood for babysitting..
Just stick with us and you'll be fine" spyro said reassuringly..
- Hes your brother isn't he hunter asked as the group headed out to where the mtystery Machine and other vehicles were stored..
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Suddenly, a large box truck barreled towards the convention center.
"Turn back!" the commander shouted.
The driver leaned out the window. "Get away from this place now! I'll take down the whole f---ing convention center and these f---ing terrorists!" he shouted.
The soldier glanced at the box truck and ordered his men to evacuate.
The Dragonstorm troopers immediately fired at the truck bomb.
The Sang-Heili troopers ran into their APCs and fled the scene.
The driver of the truck bomb was fatally wounded by the weapons fire but just before he died, he detonated the truck bomb, killing nearly everyone in the convention center and totally leveling it.
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The commander was on his way back to the Sang-Heili base. He radioed Stripetail.
"Commander, the convention center was destroyed along with the Dragonstorm forces present. A civilian drove a truck bomb into the convention center but he warned us before he set it off," he said.
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The boutique had only a few Dragonstorm soldiers who were easily disposed of.
"All clear," the Wolverine soldier said into his radio. He reloaded his rifle.
The trucker reloaded and holstered his pistol as he helped himself to a chain that a construction worker had left behind.
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" We were going to use the convention center as a base of operations!" stripetail frowned " Just find the nearest essentially intact building then.. Stripetail out" stripetai l said
_ They just blew up the covention center.. and the forces are heading back here Stripetail said to the others " they jkilled the enemy though, so some good came off it
- Bulk and Skull slowly headed inside and started looking around for things they could use.
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'Yes,' Glacia began, following the others, 'that is my brother... as much as I like to think otherwise.'
Incendia meanwhile, paused for thought. 'Wow,' he finally said, 'all the dragons around here are bigger than me. How come you all don't have feathers?' He asked Cinder. 'I have feathers, look!' He pulled one out of his wing, a fluffy orange thing that floated gently in the air when he let go of it. 'I wish I could do that more often, but my sis says it's bad for my plumage... whatever that means.'
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We have scales " Cynder replies, her helmet muffling her voice somewhat. " and we're wearing special armor took, for protection.. so tell us a buit more about yourself ncedia "
_ We cannot choose our blood relations, they are family, with all thier quirks" Hunter grinned. " they can drive us to the very brink, but in a pinch there is no one we'd rather have at our side...
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A Sang-Heili scientist went up to Stripetail. "Commander, we are deploying our experimental flight armor right now. Setsuna and Haresh were kind enough to lend us some enchanted gems to use as weapons and power source," she said. "They will be doing patrols."
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Outside on the airfield, several soldiers dressed in sleek black armor were preparing to take off.
The air was perforated with the sound of the jetpacks warming up then the sound of nearly 20 armored soldiers simultaneously soaring into the sky.
The group of armored soldiers zoomed by Incendia, Glacia, Spyro and Cynder.
One of the troopers waved her armored hand at the 4 dragons.
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Good.. scan the city and look for any places that could serve as a place to launch attacks at the enemy controlled portions of the city.. The sooner we regain control over these areas the better..then we can start forcing dragon other of thier other areas.' Stripetail replied. "
_ Buk and Skull managed to find a safe that was cracked open, alas all they founf in itwere rolls of dimes nickels pennies and the occassional quarter.." well we won't have to worry about tolls.." Bulk snapped.
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'I couldn't agree more,' Glacia said to Hunter. 'As much as I hate his... antics, I would do anything for Incendia. Brother or not, I've learned to live with him, and I... doubt I could live without him.' She sighed, looking away. 'It's not really his fault, the stupidity and silliness... that's just the way he is. Still, he does have his moments of brilliance. For example, he built a toaster that can travel through time and space... don't ask me how, he could never explain it to me in plain english.'
Incendia, meanwhile, attempted to explain his back story to Cinder and Spyro. 'Well... you see. I come from this planet, it's really dry and there's lots of meteorites and stuff. Really neato! But um... yeah, we have this biiiig house by a cliff, and we live in it and do stuff like... um... stuff!'
He gave a goofy grin. 'I make things out of bits I find lying around. Out in the desert there's this big pile of junk called The Scrap. Glacia says it's what's left of all the people who lived out there before the whole place dried up, but I like it cause it's got all shiny bit's in it. Hey, I think your armor is really cool, I wish I had armor. I did once make a big one and I painted it red and gold cause i saw it in this movie once and... um... well, I forget now, but it was really cool. Glacia never let me use it though, she said it would blow up with me inside it, and that would be bad... but I do what she says because she is always right.'
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So you like in a desert world, and use things you pick up from the trash heap.. i came from a swamp myself..' Spyro replied " I have a brother sparx, who's not here with us, and that.. is probably a good thing..
So hes an inventor.. perhaps he could be very useful to us then..' Hunter replied/
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The trucker had found some pipes left over from a construction project, he tossed them into the passenger compartment.
The soldiers kept watch as Bulk, Skull and the trucker tore apart the boutique.
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The squadron leader found a large but abandoned sports arena by the river. It was quite far from the base but rather close to the now destroyed convention center. It was structurally sound but the grass in the arena was ripped apart by artillery fire. The scoreboard was completely gone, shattered by weapons fire.
"Commander, we have found a baseball stadium by the river. It appears to be near the convention center," he said.
All of a sudden, a wyvern darted by them. It appeared to be carrying a large bomb and it was heading towards the Sang-Heili Base.
"Take down that wyvern!" the commander ordered.
Three of the flight troopers chased the wyvern. It screeched at them and fired a bolt of white fire at them.
In retaliation, one of the troopers clenched her right hand into a fist. Arcs of electricity danced along her outstretched arm and a bolt of lightning crashed into it, knocking it back. Another flight trooper fired a concussive shockwave at it.
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Deimos and his team waited inside the cafe for the ferocious rainstorm to subside.
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Occupy it immediately. maybe once this is over, we can actually see games played there, " came the reply "But that is a long way off.."
The wyvern exploded with a huge boom as the wave hit it. debris rained down on the ground below..
_ the Storm continued growing in intensity, it was now comparable to a Catergoty 2 hurricane, and those with deimos could see debris floating past them down the sreet..
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A piece of windblown debris struck Deimos in the head. Luckily his helmet protected him from serious injury.
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The commander radioed the ground troops to head to the stadium
Almost immediately, he could see the column of armored vehicles lumbering towards the stadium
But the wyvern they destroyed was not the only one. To the flight troopers' horror, an entire pack of wyverns, each carrying a large bomb in their talons headed towards the base.
"Spyro, Cynder! We've got wyverns!" the commander yelled into his radio. He immediately fired a shockwave at one of the wyverns only to see it miss as the wyvern abruptly banked.
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Lets goo incedia!' Cynder cried out as botyth she and Spyro took off and headed towards the group of wyverns headsed towards the stadiums a bright light flashed friom the ground and struck a pair of which exploded and triggered a cascade of explosions. an image of stripetail appeared on Spyro's wrist "just giving you a little help, but there are more of them that I can't get a lock on..if those things reach us the base is going to be flattened!Get going"
The two dragons starting firing attacks from thier mouths , Spyro using ice shards to hit and denote the bomb, Cynder using wind to blow them wyverns against each other and yet it wasn't enough " Incedia we need some help here..." Cynder said.
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One of the injured wyverns collided with one of the troopers, sending them spiraling down to the river. A plume of water shot up from the river as the bomb detonated.
A missile from the troops in the stadium streaked into the sky, unfortunately, it accidentally locked onto Spyro.
A flight trooper saw this and destroyed the missile with a quick burst of lightning. While he was doing that, a bolt of white fire struck his jetpack, crippling it and forcing him to glade down to the stadium.
A shockwave fired from another flight trooper broke another wyvern's wing, slowing it down and forcing it into a spiral. Two other shockwave blasts from the same trooper literally ripped the wyvern to pieces. The bomb it was carrying landed harmlessly into the river.
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You gotta be careful where you guys are aiming!' spyro saidsd a little ticked at they have locked onto him..
_ Lets just keep going..
_ some ofDeimos forces crawled over to him." is there anywhere else we could go?" they asked him..
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Sara's uncle used the tornado to attack some various troops, dipping the funnel down to lift them up.
"You should find a place to put them down soon." Sara said, not sure how much longer she could maintain the spell.
"ok." He said, and started to move the tornado quickly in a straight light.
"Where are you going to put them?" Sara asked.
"No where near oz, that is for sure." He said, making the tornado go out to sea and continue till it was very very far out at sea. "ok, you can undo the spell." he said.
The tornado vanished and dropped everything and everyone it had picked up very very far out at sea, very far from the coast.
"If they remove all their armor and are very good swimmers with lots of endurance they may make it to the coast tomorrow sometime if they swim nonstop. " Sara's uncle said.
"Depends if the tide is going in or out. " Sara said.
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the end of the tornado weakened the storm considerably and it soon passed over the town. the dragonstorm forces that had tried to attack the hotel had been repulsed by the weather.. they slogged through the town towards the beach...
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scooby and dizxie drove towards the baseball stadium, that was where they would set up shop for the time being, before taking the fight to dragonstorn.. the sky above was filled with the sounds of battle, and it was all scooby could do to keep his eyes on the road..
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One of the flight troopers knocked one of the bombs off the Wyvern with a shockwave attack, sending it crashing to earth and destroying an apartment complex.
The wyvern screeched and charged the trooper, who hit it with a bolt of ice, freezing it. A shockwave fired from another trooper, shattered it.
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There were only a few left to take care off as the Mystery Machine reached the parking lot
_ It seems as though the weather came to our aid" Briggins said looking out of a window, I wonder if one of our side had anything to do with this?' he said, partly to himself..
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"Need to rest for a bit?" Sara's uncle asked.
"That would be nice." Sara said.
"Well," her uncle said looking around, "not like there's anyone around to complicate our resting a bit."
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the door opened an two dragons headed inside " Ah Lady Sara I believe, and UNcle' Briggins said , at his usual post.. " We managed to hold off the attack of Dragonstorm, but not without cost.. " Please help yourself to dinner, it should be ready in a few minutes..
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"Thanks, it was a bit tiring out there." Sara said, heading to the dining area.
"Yes, war is always very costly." Sara's uncle said sadly. "and thanks." He said before he headed to the dining room also.
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The trucker was busy carting off some old metal shelves he had removed from a stockroom.
The soldiers did nothing but keep an eye out for threats as they were under orders to keep watch and not participate in the salvage operation.
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"Welcome Sara and Tarrax, dinner tonight will be paella with Great Valley shellfish, Great Valley greens with a vingarette dressing and cocktails," the chef said.
Mr. Bigmouth came down the stairs. He was covered in dirt and water. "I'll be ready for dinner, just let me wash up," he said, he then headed back to his room.
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Well We are going to need to replace the windows on the4th and 5th floors on the north side of the buildng... plus other repairs will need to be made.. Briggins said " And chef, thats her uncle, Lord tarrax is in neptune City..
Bulk and Skull lumbedred into view carrying a chane machine .. change jostled as they cslowly moved out to the truck..
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"Thanks." Sara said smiling to the chief, "I'm sure we'll enjoy the dinner." She said.
Her uncle nodded, "It does smell delicious indeed." Sara's uncle said to the chief as he looked at him.
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Mr. Bigmouth got out of his room. He was still decked out in his messenger bag with air purifying brooch pinned to it, rifle, bow, bandolier with some spare magazines attached and quiver.
He went stood on the 3rd floor balcony overlooking the lobby. He sighed as he looked at the hotel. Nearly every window on the 3rd floor was riddled with bullet holes or completely broken and boarded over. Bullet holes and craters pocked the floors and walls. Several spent shell casings and broken arrows littered the floor as did some bloodstains from the battle. Several scorch marks were visible on the floors, walls and even ceilings.
Suddenly, he heard creaking beneath him. He tried to get off the balcony but it collapsed with him on it, sending him plummeting 30 feet to the lobby in front of Briggin's desk.
Thanks to the essential water powered healing factor, Mr. Bigmouth was still alive and his severe wounds were starting to heal but he was in extreme agony. His screams of pain mixed with profanities echoed through the hotel.
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ghethim to rom 100 immediately, and bring bandages and water.. ' briggins said rushing over to mr bigmouth. ' you're lucky you had some of the water' he muttered looking up to where the 3rd floor balcony had been.. "yet more repair wiork to be done.
mr bignouth was taken to room 1100 and laid on the bed.
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Sara and her uncle rushed over to where Mr. Bigmouth was attempting to use their magic to help numb the painful, or at least the most painful areas, or lessen the pain he was feeling if possible. Sara also did a spell to lighten Mr. Bigmouth so he was easier for everyone to carry.
"I have some first aid stuff in my belt pouch." Sara said. "As does my uncle." She said.
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Go get it.. and hurry.." Briggins said.. He went over to Me Bigmouth side blood was gushing out of the wounds in his side and arms.. and while the essential water had saved his life, its healing powers were nearly spent.." You're not going anyewhere for awhile Mr Bigmouth..
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Mr. Bigmouth coughed up some blood. "I've been shot multiple times before but it was not this bad," he rasped out. He had the misfortune of landing squarely on his rifle, bow and quiver damaging them beyond repair.
Dr. Kerzach arrived with a pitcher of essential water. He donned a pair of gloves and dabbed essential water on the worst injuries. The wounds started to close up and stop bleeding but it would take several days until he was fully healed.
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you've never fallen from 30 feet before either..I'm going to order a check on the balconies on each floor for structural stability..we cannotafford anymore accidets.. how much more essential water do we have? Briggins asked Dr Kerzach..
_ vScooby stopped the mystery machine and had his passengers get out.. , and headed inside. here and there he could see hang-selli forces spread out and preparing defe nses. ' ri rish re rould rave riome rere rhen rhere rere rames reing rayed ' he said, a note of sadness in his voice.. ' lets get into position and begin our offensive ' hunter said.
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"This is the last pitcher," Dr. Kerzach said, dabbing some more on the wounds.
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Dr. Zanasiu and his troops filed out of the APC alongside Scooby.
The field was cratered and the battle between the wyverns and the flight troopers raged overhead.
"Let's end this s---," Strut said, flipping down the visor on his helmet.
One of the armored flight troopers - his jetpack destroyed by the wyverns - saluted. His right hand glowed as he prepared his shockwave cannon.
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in surf point a wolf kid asked deimos. ' can we go back to the hotel now? i'm really hungry, and i'm tired.. a long list of complaints followed from the others..
- brigginsran to the enchanted miror ' stripetail! Mr Bigmouth is seriously hurt
stripetail image appeared in the mirror ' what happened?' he fell from the third story balcany. it collapsed on him..
- very little i can do from here.. go through the potions i left in my room. there should be a few healing poitions among them..how bad are his injuries..?
Hed be dead without the essential water and we're almost out of it.. there was a storm that stopped the dragonstorm offensive against this hotel.. did you help with that?
No.. I usually don't meddle with the weather, too much meddling in that can backfire on you, and it doesn't take much to create really bad storms.. No, whoever did that is much closer to you than iam at the moment..
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Sara reached into her pouch and pulled out an advanced first aid kit and lay it on the floor next to where Mr. Bigmouth was. "I can make more essential water if need be. It's not to hard of a spell to do." Sara said.
Sara's uncle thought for a moment. "Jason's likely busy so I'll have to summon another use to working on dinosaurs. Having more then one doctor is always handy." He said then concentrated for a bit then summoned the troodon doctor, who appeared sitting in a chair with tea in one hand and a small half sandwich in the other. He looked around a bit bewildered to suddenly find himself in another location while he was sipping his tea.
"wha??" the troodon doctor said a bit bewildered.
"Sara and I made a small tornado to do away with some enemy forces. I dropped them off about a day or so's swim out at sea, roughly." Sara's uncle said.
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Sio it was you who helped us with the dragonstorm attack.. nicely done.. Briggins said, cioming in to check in on MR BigMouth and had overheard Saras uncle.. "most creatures do not survive getting dropped by a tornado..so those dragonstortm forces you sucked up are dead..
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Deimos peered out. "I think so," he said.
He then led the group of volunteers outside of the ruined cafe and made his way back to the hotel.
When they entered, they were met with a shocking sight; a large pile of rubble by Briggins's desk.
Several volunteers and ghosts were carting the rubble to be placed outside the hotel in a desperate attempt to fortify it and provide cover for the defenders. Deimos remembered seeing several piles of rubble and dirt as well as other piles of debris and ruined cars scattered outside the hotel.
"Briggins, what happened?" Deimos asked.
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"Everyone! They're coming!" a flight trooper shouted.
True to their word, the skies literally darkened as a squad of wyverns flew overhead and parachuted in Dragonstorm troopers. The wyverns followed.
"All right, let's rock!" Strut shouted. He shot a descending Dragonstorm trooper.
Dr. Zanasiu and Anton were using their shotguns to shoot down as many troopers as possible.
The chatter of Humvees firing their autocannons into the sky echoed around the stadium.
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The Balcomy on the third floor collaspsed. Mr Bigmouth was on it when it caved.." Briggins replied " I see you made it back, with nearly all of those who went with you.. Now we need help to stabilize the building, and fortify it in case there is another assault..
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"Maybe magic can be used. Like putting up walls of earth and other debris & making them as tough as steel or other metals, or at least stone." Sara's uncle said.
"And adding some castle defense stuff, maybe a moat, arrow slits, and murder holes." Sara said.
The troodon doctor got off of his chair, putting his half sandwich and cup of tea on the seat and went over to start to treat Mr. Bigmouth's injuries, or the ones not being seen to by someone else. He made use of the stuff from Sara's advanced first aid kit, at least the stuff he understood how to use, which was most of it, except for some of the very advanced tech stuff.
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True, however it would to be outside the hotel, its into too precarious a shape at the moment to do that inside.. " all those years od nrglect were catching up to them..
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Several of the grounded flight troopers fired shockwaves into the sky, pulverizing the parachuting troopers but it was not enough; the shockwave cannons had a very low rate of fire.
Dr. Zanasiu was reloading his shotgun. He radioed Spyro. "Spyro, where are you and your squad? " he asked.
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Deimos nodded. "We can at least put the debris to good use. I'm going to salvage all metal and send it over to the base to make metal soldiers," he said. "Meanwhile, stack up non-metallic debris outside to form fortifications."
Several of the children in his squad had washed up and put their weapons aside. They were eating dinner or playing like, well, children.
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On our way" Came the reply " a number of wyerns were knocked out the air by fire and wind as Spyro Cynder and Inceda attacked them Tarrax also flew tiowards the stadium, blasting the wyverns out of the sky with lethal precision
Stripetail in the meantime was creating metal soldiers from debris . once the others had captured another outpost they would move there..
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Chong radioed the Goat ' What is happening at the hotel? I have not heard back from them, they should have reduced it to rubbkle by now1
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The Goat could not receive the radio transmission because he lay dead beside the smoldering wreckage of his APC - destroyed by one of the Surf Point defender's IEDs. Several of his soldiers lay dead alongside him. He had been shot by Deimos - from over 400 yards away.
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The paratroopers landed inside the stadium. It was then revealed that the paratroopers wielded energized longswords and that the paratroopers were golems.
"Oh s---," Strut said. The fact that they attacked at melee range meant that friendly fire was all too possible.
As was demonstrated when Anton shot at a paratrooper and missed, striking one of the flight troopers. Luckily, the flight trooper's armor easily withstood the shotgun blast.
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A convoy of trucks carrying food, fuel, ammunition and medical supplies rolled through Surf Point and stopped in front of the hotel. Several armored fighting vehicles mounting antitank missiles guarded them. They had come from Southport, which was established as an airstrip after the allied forces had retaken it.
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Chong waited for awhile' then headed out of his lair Brin he motioned to a numbers of troopers who were assiating him. b Lets go check on the battle
" he fumed " i have not heard from the gOat.. this is bad news..
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We've retaken South Point and Surf Point, said the commander of the convoy to Briggins "Tell those fighting in Neptune City, that help in on the way..
Captain Milos smiled as he learned that Surf Point was in allied hands.."We have a long long process ahead of us...' He said to the others " But for now Lets fix up the hotel
With that the residents and Inhabitants set to work wioth ghosts floatring in the air where loors and balconies had fallen in, and motioned to those rmortals repairing the rooms where to go..
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Dr. Kerzach, Hans, Werner, Clive and Franz were busy fixing up a room that had been hit with rocket fire.
"Great, I hope there is a memorial to all the fallen somewhere in Surf Point," Clive said. He was nailing down some plants to cover a gaping hole in the floor.
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The troopers saluted and got into one of the transport helicopters.
A helicopter gunship escorted them as they headed to Surf Point.
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there will be, a big one with all those killed , listed by name..' Milos replied, as more suplies headed upstairs..
the magician watched as they headed out of Surf Point.."Things are going porly for us..
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"Spyro, Cynder, Incendia, Glacia please help!" Strut pleaded. He had switched to using his combat knife since he could not shoot at such close range.
One of the paratroopers crashed into the ground as a flight trooper grabbed it and piledrived it. Luckily, he released the golem before he crashed into the ground. He gently floated back to the ground and shattered another golem with a shockwave. In fact, many of the armored flight troopers took to attacking the golems with their fists and feet.
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incedia, take out those wyverns by Strut" Cynder said as she dove and knocked a wyvern out of the air
- a Golem that had knocked a defender down was frozen solidd by Tiger
' Nice shot Tigeress beamed, before scooting away as a small group of golem's chased them..
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Following the other dragons was surprisingly easy for Incendia. It wasn't the first time he had experienced formation flying... back in his home on the Borderlands he would often tage along with the Griffons that would sometimes fly across the desert. He liked Griffons, they were fluffy... and they didn't hit him over the head with blunt objects like his sister did. He could talk to them all day if he wanted to, they were great listeners, plus the obvious bonus of giving him some flying practic-
'Wyrverns! Dead ahead!' He heard the cry, and without even thinking he shot out a bolt of white hot flame from his mouth. Whether an act of instinct, or purely by surprise... Incendia did not know. All he did know was that the poor creature who caught the blast in the face was melted away to bone almost instantly. The Wyrvern continued to head for him, and Incendia twisted in the air to dodge the flying body. The move sent him spiraling out of his position with the other dragons, and straight towards a building.
'Weeee!' He shouted, pulling his wings out and wide in order to gain height as the tip of a roof antenna missed him by an inch.
He rejoined the others in a lull in fighting. 'Woo, that was close. Kind of like this time I was trying to outrun this train... and I realised I could just walk off the track. I felt sooo silly. Is it getting wet, or is it just-'
He checked his right wings shoulder, which was bleeding from a deep cut. It seemed he hadn't missed the antenna as much as he had liked. 'Oh,' he said to himself. 'That's not good.'
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Worry about that later Tarrax's deep voice boomed as the huge dragon flew up to them. Worry about the defenders on the ground and the "middle" air.. I'll cover the high altitude creatures.. just use you breaths and your flying abilities..
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The troodon doctor continued working on Mr. Bigmouth, leaving room and some parts of him if others were working on his wounds also.
"I'm thinking moving some dirt in front of the hotel to form a wall and making it as hard as stone or metal may be needed. Along with some extras like small openings to put weapons through like gun barrels and perhaps making areas of the wall near the shooting holes transparent from the inside so the defenders could see out easily. Or maybe raising up a storm again." Sara's uncle said.
"A storm may be easier, plus we need to repair and or reinforce the hotel sooner or later." Sara said.
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One of the flight troopers took advantage of his augmented strength and hurled a pipe into the air like a javelin, skewering one of the low flying wyverns.
One of standard Sang-Heili troopers was ignited by a wyvern's fire-breath. It was killed when a flight trooper landed on it and blasted its head off with a pointblank shockwave attack.
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A Sang-Heili helicopter gunship flew next to Tarrax. "Need some help?" the pilot radioed.
The side door gunners opened up on the wyverns with .50 caliber gatling guns.
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The Bull trucker had stripped all the metal from the store and deposited it in the back of the truck. "Bulk! Skull! We're leaving!" he shouted.
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9 alright ' said bulk as he carried a long statue that was in the lobby this was made of some green gem.. and it was jheavy.. they finally loaded it in the truck and climbed back in..
Assistence is always welcome " the dragon lord replied as he began to scout the area around the stadium..
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Scooby and Dixie blasted away wit thier rings.. while Agumina and Agumon fired away with thier fire breath.. the four were bunched together on the top of the second floor staircase... the sounds of battle filled the stadium...
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The trucker closed the rear door compartment and drove off back to the base.
The soldiers in the Humvees followed.
As he drove back to the base, he heard gunfire ping off the truck's armored plates but he paid it no heed.
"So, Bulk, Skull, how does this salvage mission compare with the other ones that you supposedly went on?" the trucker asked via radio.
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Mr. Bigmouth coughed up some blood and spat into a bucket that had been provided for that purpose. "Great, how am I supposed to aid the war effort in this shape?" he asked.
Deimos entered the room. "Glad to see you're alive," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "So am I. By the way, how are the supplies?" he asked.
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Several Sang-Heili soldiers were literally cut to ribbons by some of the golems, their light armor providing no resistance to the energized swords.
Another Sang-Heili trooper shot one of the golems. His hard armor vest protected him against the energized sword.
Ms. Swimmer was battling the golems with her club. Her sticks and club had been augmented by a magic potion that Haresh had whipped up, making them unbreakable. Not to mention, the club was now strangely effective against the the golems, reducing them to scrap metal and rubble in only a few swings. She knocked the head off a golem, that had killed a Sang-Heili soldier. One of the Sang-Heili troopers seized the sword and waded into battle.
The Sang-Heili gunship overhead was still shooting it out with the wyverns.
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'Hey look, more of those funny flying things!' Incendia said as more Wyrven approached in a V like pattern. Looked like they wanted a bit of vengeance, and the small flight of dragons was a good start. 'I got this,' he said to Spyro and Cinder. 'Watch me go!'
Claws opened wide, and the Wyrven flew at the dragons in a striking pattern, a line of claws like a buzzsaw waiting to cut them to ribbons. Incendia passed them by, a little bit of a gash to the wing was not something to slow him down, not in a time like this. His mind thought on a different mindset, the same that drove him to sometimes create inventions that would make Einstein shake his head in disbelief.
He opened his mouth wide and let loose a stream of white fire, which lashed out like an angered living serpent. The line of charging Wyrven were not ready, too much momentum driving their anger forward to turn aside now. A whole line of creatures became bathed in flame, and their bodies lit up the skies. The aftermath was like that of a fireworks display, shining white specks spinning in all directions.
'Um, oops?' Incendia said to himself. 'I don't think I meant to do that much damage. I think...'
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just be grateful you're alive' briggins said.. you need your rest mr Bigmouth.. so no complaining..."
_ Well we don't know yet, it depends on how much we earn.. this statue should be pretty expensive bulk said.
Yeah we'll have a nice ciollege fund set up after all this salvaging.. Skull said..
_Stitch wade into battle and picked up golems like they were toys and threw them into each other. Angel used her tenacles to wrap around a golems arm and throw it in a karate-style move..
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Spyro and Cynder finished off those wyerns that Incedia hadn't taken care off
" Not bad" Cynder said as she smacked a wyern out of the sky with am armored wing ' for a rookie'
_ Yeah, hes decent, at least " spyro agreed as he froze a waynern trying to hit him..
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'Oh, I've done this before,' Incendia said to the other two. 'At least, I think I have. Sometimes, I sleep fly... and all sorts of weird stuff happens then... well, that's what my sister says anyway, and she's always right.'
He looked over to Spyro. 'Oh, I wish I could breathe ice. My sister can do that, I get so jealous sometimes.'
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Meanwhile, Glacia was making use of just that... her ice breath. Stairs covered in a layer of slippery frost tended to not make the best footing, as a crew of golems found out to their dismay. They tumbled down, and broke to peices like a priceless vase, but possibly less valuable. 'Hah, take that you ugly mugs!' She shouted with a snort.
Another had dropped behind her, which made her jump. This was quite lucky, for the massive creation dropped his fist right into where she had been standing moments ago. She nearly lost her footing on the stairs, but her own feet were well adjusted to slippery ice, so she did not fall like the others had. Mouth open wide, she loosed a stream of ice breath that froze the golemns legs to the ground. It was then that she resorted to a frying pan to shatter the golem into peices.' Take that and that and that and THAT!' She shouted, one blow after another.
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Sara's Uncle went outside to start using magic to move the earth to form a wall then hardening it to metal or at least stone. Then adding some stuff like holes to shoot out of and if it would not take to much magic also making a part of the wall in certain areas see through from the defenders side, but not the invader's side.
Sara started in the room she was in with Mr. Bigmouth and started doing what she could to use magic to repair or reinforce the hotel, and some other stuff also like enchanting light bulbs so they could give off light using magic instead of electricity and making sure she filled the water storage areas with essential water and any air tanks with essential air. She also made sure she took time out to rest when she felt the need.
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Jason used the magic staff to shoot some acid at some foes, shooting a small essential acid ball at an armored vehicle so it would cover the top and work it's way down with the spell to cancel once the acid reached dirt or concrete and turn the essential acid to water and other components.
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so your sister can breather ice, but can't fly.. hmm I thought all dragons could fly ' Cynder mused.. "and you said you sleep-fly? Thats very interesting..' She was going to say weird, but thought better of it,..
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'Oh, that's what I used to think,' Incendia said. 'My sister says she just didn't get born with any, unlucky I suppose. It's funny though, she's different to me in so many ways. She's so smart, she can breathe ice instead of fire... which is sooo cool! Oh, and she doesn't fly. It's kinda like we're from different families or something, but that would be silly, he he... she is my sister after all.'
Incendia laughed. 'Sleep-flying is sooo much fun. Sometimes I wake up in the weirdest places, but usually outside the house we live in. Once, my sister tied me down by my tail to stop it from happening, but apparently I not only sleep-fly, but also sleep-chew-through-ropes.'
Glacia meanwhile headed back up the stairs. 'I am tired of these damned golemns on my damned stairs!'
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Chewing is something you have to be awake to do' Spyro pointed out. Snoring, is something you can be unaware off?' Like Sparx snoring in his sleep? Cynder replied as she knocked a few more wyverns together..
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Incendia charged another Wyrvern, headbutting it with a strength that would flatter a battering ram. 'Ouch,' Incendia said, rubbing his head in mid-air, 'how do you guys do that? It really hurts!'
Glacia had reached the top of the stairs, where she proceeded to wipe away some sweat. 'Argh, I hate being covered in feathers sometimes,' she grumbled. A shadow loomed over her, and she peered aside to see another golem approaching.
She took in a deep breath, ready to give the creation something to think about in the form of below-zero temperatures. The golemn suddenly lashed out with arms that seemed to be attached to the elbows by chains. They shot out like rockets and latched onto Glacias neck. The blue dragon hadn't even tried to dodge, for she had not been expecting it.
She coughed for breath. 'Gah,' she choked, 'this... sucks.' She tried to take a deep breath, and let out a cry. 'HELP!'
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Ms. Swimmer ran over to Glacia and smashed the golem snaring Glacia to pieces. After a few swings of her augmented club, the golem lay in pieces all over the bleachers.
"You okay?" she asked.
A flight trooper suddenly plummeted near them, stomping another golem to rubble. He stood up and used his shockwave cannon to take out another golem.
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the battle continued on for several hours before the last of the wyverns was destroyed the stadium was theres and there was smattrering of cheers..
_ we did it! Tigeress grinned as she hugged tiger..
Come on Tigeress, control yourself, this war is far from over.. Tiger pointed out..
the truck reached the hotel and parked
Bulk and Skull dslowly began bringing in thier salvage..
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'Nice work,' Glacia said to Ms. Swimmer. 'Thanks for the dramatic intervention, and life saving. Not to mention excellent timing, any longer and I might have turned blue... oh wait.' She brushed herself off. 'Any chance you need a dragon that spits ice?'
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Incendia was quite happy to do a couple of somersaults in the air with the dragons victory over the Wyrvens. 'Ha ha, take that you funny flying things! None can match the power of Incendia, lord of darkness... no wait, that's not the right one. Incendia! Lord of pie! yes, that's the one... weeee!'
Then of course, for no real reason, he rushed over and hugged Spyro and Cinder. 'Go team dragons!' He shouted.
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Thanks .. Incedia Spyro said , ushing the younger dragon away..
_ Ok, Ok down boy" Cynder said through her helmet, as Incedia hugged here. " We rest, get organized and retake the whole city..
_ Nice work' came Stripetail's voice through thier rings " Briggins has informed me that Surf Point has been retaken. the edge is now ours, everyone! Dont celebrate just yet, there are still more areas dragonstorm controls..
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The Bull trucker pulled into the garage and the airtight doors closed after him, sealing out any mustard gas.
He helped unload the salvaged materials.
"Stripetail, Haresh, Setsuna, we got some metals for you to work with," he said, tossing a load of copper pipes and wire into the scrap pile. He took off his protective suit and placed it on the rack to be washed down with essential water.
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Excellent, this copper should make for some strong monsters" stripetail said " The stadium is ours we will launch a two pronged assault, from hre and from the stadium..
Bulk and Skull laid the green statue in front of Stripetail is this worth anything? they asked
"Its made of jade.Go see Douglas the bear over in the exchange, its on the left side of the base He deals in salvage.." Stripetail replied.
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More metal scrap was unloaded from the truck along with a small box of jewelry.
"I don't know if the jewelry will be of any use in the metal soldiers but see what you can do with them," the Bull trucker said.
He headed to the mess hall to grab a bite to eat.
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leave the jewelry aside and see what Douglas will pay for it" Stripetail said.. there was a glow in one of the pockets of his robes and he pulled out a small jewel " Hey, boss! a voice said and the image of a man holding up a jeweled vest appeared.
- ah Bart! good to hear from you.. I've been very busy.. is everything ready?
yeah everything's ready, oh and some president guy left a message, Qwark or something, says its very important..
- never heard of him' Stripetail replied .. He'll have to wait until I return, which will likely not be for some time..
Alright.. Is it true theres ten members of your team now, ?
- Yes Bart, I will fill you in later, you'll meet them all oin due time.."
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tigress walked down the stairs as she did she ran into agumina, mind if i ride on your back? She asked " Not t aall. tigress said and agumina climbed ionto her back.. ' we haven't really talked much in awhile' Agumina began.. as they headecd down the stairs toward the others.. 'well, i have a better sense now aboiut how i feel.. towards girls.. and I'm staying with Tiger.. "Tigress said "Ok so what changed../Agumina asked " Well.. I went to see Dixie, and she uh.. showed me a few things.."
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You're being sort of vague.. Agumina said.. 'What did you and Dixie do? Did you.. make out?' Yeah we did Tigress sdmitted. " i needed to learn from someone with experience, and Dixxie has it ,i learned a ton from her.. " Well would you be willing now to make out with me? Agumina asked , wwhispering in her ear.." Um.. well alright, but just once ok.. where do you want to do it? "Do it..wait we've done it before, so you're going even further then simply kissing.. Aguminas eyes narrowed slightly
Yeah Tigress admitted Needless to say we should not reveal this to our boyfriends.."
Right, and war zone is not the most.. romantic setting, so i guess we'll have to fdo it when we get back to the hotel.."Agumina said
Tigress nodded as they came to the bottom of the stairs, just don't firget agumina said and then turned the topic to other areas. " Did you hear Agumon playing that instru,ment the other night?
_ Yeah he needs work Tigress agreed..
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stripetail closed the communication and started working
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Douglass looked up as Bulk and Skull dropped thier finds in front of him ' How much do you think these are worth Skull asked motioning the the jade Statue..
Hmm the bear said loking at it " How about 30, 000 for it; the bear said after awhile
_ Sure the two said together, and Douglass began counting out the cash..
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The trucker kept the most valauble looking pieces of jewelry and handed the rest over to Setsuna and Haresh.
"Ah, you found jewels! Excellent, we can deploy more flight troopers!" Haresh said, adding the last touches on a metal soldier.
Setsuna finished her metal soldier, equipped with a grenade launcher marched to one of the empty bays where several of its compatriots were having their weapons loaded.
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Deimos and his crew were eating dinner inside the Inglorious Hotel.
A Dingo chef was making cocktails for those who were old enough to drink - not that the underage members of Deimos's squad cared.
Deimos's radio beeped as he dug into his dish of broiled fish. He crammed the entire fish down his throat and headed to the Great Valley.
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Several minutes later, a luggage cart loaded with the weapons used by Ceela, several containers of essential water and several Great Valley weapons rolled through the magic door into the Sang-Heili garage.
Ceela and her dinosaurs hastily equipped themselves with their weapons.
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Better bring some of that watee to the stadium' Stripetail said
- Chong had reached his destination and fumed as he received reports that they forces he had sent to destroy the hotel had not only failed to do so, but had been defeated in Surf Point, nearly 300 had been captured near the hotel, and another 500 in towmn, the rest had been killed
Damn that infernal wizard Chong schreeched throwing a tantrum and overturning a table..
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(OOC - Did Nani, Nick and Shaggy participate in the Battle of the Stadium?)
Cpl. McCoun went up to Deimos, who had just returned through the portal. "Deimos, what shall we do with the prisoners we captured," he asked, saluting Deimos.
"Interrogate then execute them," he said calmly. He then went back to eating dinner.
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"Leave that to me," the trucker said, hoisting two 30 gallon containers of essential water into the rear passenger compartment of the truck.
He then put his protective suit, helmet and armor back on and headed out to deliver the supplies. Again, an escort of Humvees followed him.
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"Shaggy! Can you had me a bandage!" Zachary shouted. He was applying pressure to a gunshot wound on a Sang-Heili trooper's arm. He himself had a huge gash on his leg that Rime had bandaged up.
Dr. Zanasiu and Strut were lying on the ground, unconscious. They had was ly
Rime, who had been in the stands and shooting at the attackers as best as he could was relatively unhurt. He was busy treating a Sang-Heili trooper with a gunshot wound to the chest. Ironically, Rime himself had accidentally shot her.
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(yes they did)
a soldier came up to Stripetail, reports from Surf Point Sir, they've captured nearly a thousand of the enemy..
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Hold them for interrogation, now that they are in our custody we will decide what to do, execution should only come after a fair trail, they are not to be summarily executed, Stripetail said as he continued working , he had created nearly forty monsters by this point
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briggins came up to Deimos, what is our next move? I would recommend trying those we have captured in groups, looks like I'll be serving as judge again.. lets says 50 to each proceeding.. I think we should build detention centers out on the hotel grounds, they'll be temporary naturally."
_ Nick and Shaggy hurried over with the bandages.. while nani checked on the others " we managed to survive the battle at least..
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Deimos sighed. "We'll need magic to do so," he said.
He then went up to the mirror and activated it. "Stripetail, we require some assistance in constructing a detention center for the prisoners," he said.
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"I hear you took prisoners, in retaking Surf Point, Well done, but a bit surprising.. I would have thought the number of forces you'd capture alive would be minimal, but apparently that's not the case, I am told the number of captured is close to a thousand.. Stripetail frowned. "As for constructing a detention center it would have to be quite big to hold so many, unless you're sticking fifty to a cell, and even then you're looking at about 20 cells. I will need material to work with, since i am creating something from a distance, that requires more magic to do so than if i was there in person.Go to Surf Point, and start collecting the rubble from buildings, once you have enough come back, I will then magically create the center for you Deimos..
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What would you recommend we do with the prisoners in the meantime? Briggins asked.
_ Put them on trail,of course, the death penalty will be an option for you Briggins, although if you wish you can simply go for life in prison, it will be up to you as a judge.. Those that show cooperation or repentence will be shown leniency, those that do not, or have been major instigators, will be executed' Stripetail replied..
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More work for me then, but I';m used to it.. Briggins smiled.. What about hard labor?
certainly if you think it a fitting punishment ' the wizard replied.. We are slowly pushing Dragonstorm back here in neptune City.. What will be your next move?' he asked.
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Deimos saluted and headed to the dining room. Everyone else there was still eating their meals.
"All right," he said. "I need volunteers to gather rubble from Surf Point. There should be no Dragonstorm personnel but I still want you to remain vigilant."
Nearly the entire room stood up.
Deimos was too shocked to say anything. The only sounds were the sound of construction on the top floors.
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Anton and Paul had been stabbed several times but the essential water powered healing factor kept them alive.
A soldier went up to Nani and Nick. "Nani, Nick, we have received a shipment of essential water," she said.
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Pour it on the wounded " Nick said , make sure there is enough for everyone.. He said, motioning to a nearby group of injured..
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Looks like you won't be wanting for help" Briggins smiled.. coming up to Deimos " there must be 500 volunteers here, roughly a third of the guests signed in, and not including Captain Milos and his forces..
Biyomon flew over To agumon and sat down by him.. ' i'm glad that fights over for now' she said to him.. " Its not over yet.. Agumon replied, as Biyomon put her wing around him.. Agumon gazed at his longtime friend.. ' Thanks for all your help..he said smiling at her.. " Hey, you'd do the same for me.. She replied.. Hey bossmon, if things don't work out between you and ASgumina, I'll be here for you.. well I'll be here for you in any event..
Agumon started from what she had said.. "You've cared about me more than you;ve let on..He reproached her slightly.. "just because Tai and Sora could be seeing each other..
_ it would be kinda hard for us not to date since our partners are dating Biyomon replied as Agumina and Tigress reached them..
there was an awkward pause as Agumina glared at Biyomon. " don't you DARE think about coming between us biyomon.. I admit.. that I haven't been the bestr partner to Agumon over the last couple months, but we are still partners on the same team. I don't care how long you've been friends with him, I will not put up with you seeing him, understand.. Agumina snapped..
_ My my, someone is a bit insecure, and dare I say, jealous Biyomon retorted, " I'm his friend Agumina and I'm been so for much longer than you have been around him . I'm fond of him, and I'm not afraid to say so publicly.. you have been all over the map, by contrast..
Ok guys thats quite enough Sora broke in, as she and Tai came into view, just in time to prevent the scene from getting any more tense..
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Agumon used the respite to head over by Scooby and Dixie. You guys Don't mind if I hang around with you for awhile? we said " Riot rat rall Ragumon" scooby replied
why aren't you with Agumina/ Dixie asked
_ well its kinda complicated. Biyomon told me that she cared for me and that if things didn't wrk out between Agumina and me, shed be there for me..' Agumo said.. " And Agumina heard that..
-Dixie made a face " Well Biyomon used a poor choice of words, in my view, I'm sure she was just trying to show support for you, and friendship.. but I'm not surprised you took it the wrong way.. and Agumina definitely did..
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Its lucky Sora and Tai came up or they would have started fighting, which I find silly, Agumina is my partner and girlfriend and biyomon is one of my oldest and most loyal friends.. Its not like i've been seeing Biyomon or anything..Agumon said.. I think I need some time to myself and let things cool off between the girls..
Sora and Tai had seperated Agumina and Biyomon and were listening to each give thier side..
-Tigress finally spoke up.. 'Biyomon was not trying to woo Agumon, at Least I don't think so, ..
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Tigress! Why else would she have said, if things don't work out, I'm there for you?"Agumina glared at her. er perhaps because shes been his friend for several years ' sora replied, coming to her friends aid " You have no reason to be jealous of her Agumina the bond between her and agumon is one of friendship, not love.. If she was in love with him, well she would have told him some time ago..long before he met you.. to be honest , if she felt that way, shed be on that team our yours , instead of you..but she doesn't.. you guys have been friends up to this point.. heck you guys even danced together at that dance last month.
That was because all the guys were taken Biyomon pointed out.. Yeah that is true Agumina admitted .. look, I didn't mean to tick you off, my words were poorly chosen Biyomon admitted. Agumina sighed.. " Fine, I forgive you.."
Kiss and make up guys? Sora said to them. Or shake claws, if you wish Tai said.
We'll kiss on the cheek Biyomon said, puckering up and kissing Agumina on both sides of her snout, one peck after the other. Agumina returned the kiss, and kissed Biyomon on both sides of the beak. "Ok, now we're on good terms again Biyomon said.. I'd suggest we let Agumon be for a bit.
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Deimos lead the massive platoon of volunteers outside. Luckily, the convoy's commander was more than happy to let them use the majority of her vehicles for transport. Interestingly, many of the volunteers had firearms but few of them carried any tools.
As they boarded the vehicles and pulled away, two autocannon equipped Humvees followed them.
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The Bull trucker dug around in the glove box in the front passenger compartment. He found an unused spray bottle and carefully filled it with essential water. He then primed the pump and gently misted the injured.
Meanwhile, Rime, Zachary, Dirk, Al and Jose were passing out paper cups (stolen from the concession stand of the stadium) full of essential water.
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Scooby Dixie and Agumoion went around in the upper stands glaring at the field below. the scoreboard was in ruins, several sections of it were missing although you could still see the home and visitors sections..
This place would be a cool place to play.. Agumon said I could get a league of Digimon teams together and use this field.. I could be a lot of fun..
Douglass paid Bulk and Skull another 200 for thier other finds, giving them a total of 32, 000 dollars. combined with thier previous haul the two had earned over 56 thousand dollars..
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Jason threw out a dragon size birdarang and threw it at some foes. Guilmon sent off some blasts with one of his weapons.
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Sara continued to do as she had likewise. Where she could, strengthen and repair the hotel while putting some light enchantments on some light bulbs and replacing watar containers and drink containers with essential water.
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Her uncle continued adding like before, using magic to move earth and such to form reinforced walls around the hotel with the same stuff as before.
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the convoy headed to Surf Point, which was now firmly under allied control.. the town it se;f was in ruins, with only a few places , like the mall in repairable condition..there would be plenty of rubble for the group to use tin building the detention center..
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Deimos got out of the truck. They were standing in the parking lot of what was an apartment complex.
"All right," he said. "Start scavenging."
Almost immediately, a horde of volunteers armed with assorted tools completely went berserk, breaking down doors, windows and even walls.
Just as many tossed rubble into the convoy vehicles.
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a group of wolves started tear down the wall of the apartment complex, chunk by chunk.. given the number of Dragonstorm prisoners the complex would need enough room to hold at least a few thousand prisoners, right now they had around 900 which were sitting in piles of rubble in town.. their hands and claws tied behind thier backs and under constant guard..
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Seeing the fighting was over Sara's uncle stopped making the protective wall around the hotel and flew into the air to see if he could use any rubble or other materials in sight to repair the outside parts of the hotel.
Sara worked on repairing the inside parts as best as she can, wizard locking the doors with magic that lead to very badly dangerous areas that had no living person in them so no one would wonder into those areas accidental, after she filled the various water containers with essential water. As she went along she did continue to do a light enchantment on light bulbs or areas that needed light.
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the ghosts floated into the damaged areas as those from refugees who had stayered in oz during the battle started to return. they carried food and supplies, as some residents of oz helped with the repairs, including p the princes of Ev.
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The tin woodman continued using his axe carve and shape some wood so it could go towards repairing the hotel. He was as skilled as a skilled wood carver, though he needed to use only his axe, and not various woodworking tools like most others would.
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Mikey, and Leonardo used stealth to go around to see where they could eliminate enemy troops while reaming in stealth hiding. Raphael would also remain in stealth, till he saw some enemies. Then he'd rush out to attack them. Mikey and Leonardo mainly remained in hidden stealth, moving after their attacks so the folks they were fighting could not be sure how many there were and would not know there were only 3 of them.
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Deimos radioed Sara. "Sara, could you please find some rubble and stuff so Stripetail can make a detention center? We're doing a bit of scavenging ourselves. Deimos out," he said. He then turned off the radio and picked up an enormous slab of concrete and put it into the truck. Several volunteers threw bricks pulled from the rubble into the back of the trucks.
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over in Neptune City the sky was turning red as the sun was setting.. the question of whee to stay for the night was nowup for discussion.. We could sleep in our vehicles! nick suggested
the wolves tossed in as much debris as possible, the trucks were rapidly filling up...
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Sara radioed Deimos back. "How much do you need? I can reshape some rubble, or shape some dirt and rocks into what is needed then condense them into a stone like constancy or turn them into stone. & where do you need these?"
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dude I do not want to crowd in the mystery machin e with 15 other passengers
Shaggy said.. " well theres no hotels l;eft in town, they were all blown up.. and we can't leave or Dragonstorm will simply takeover again' Nick pointed out
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freddy helped carry debris into the nearest trucks. it was hard work and he quickly worked up a lather..
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Jason and Gallantmon noticed there were not more enemy forces where they were. They paused to see if all the enemy forces were elementated from their area and to think what to do next.
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"Outside the Inglorious Hotel. We're carrying a lot of debris to bring back. " Deimos radioed back. He threw a large marble column into the back of the truck.
"That's all of them," the lead driver, a massive Australian Monitor Lizard said. He climbed into the nearest truck and started the engine.
"Everyone! Get in!" Deimos shouted. He climbed into the back of the truck.
The volunteers scrambled aboard the trucks with their tools. Most of them had sat on the rubble but some of the more daring (or less cautious ones) simply clung onto the running boards of the trucks as they slowly drove through the ravaged streets.
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It was hard work for the medical volunteers at the stadium but they had managed to treat nearly all the injured.
"Well, Shaggy, Nani, Nick, I guess we should start setting up a secondary command post here," Rime said, drinking some essential water. He turned to one of the flight troopers and ordered him to return to base.
He saluted and shot into the sky.
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Fred ans Daphne climbed into the back of a truck and held on.. " So whats the plan once these detention centers are built? Fred shouted over the rumble of debris..
_ good plan..' Nani said ' this stadium has four levels, I suggest we get patrols on every level, rotating in shifts.. now this place is big, so we'll need to keep radio contact..
_ briggins prepared to turn the library back into a court room, in the morning, once the dentention center was created the first trials would begin
Well, I think we can have theRovers do the first watch- Hunter said looking at the others.. " anyone else care to volunteer..?
Well the shifts will cover diferrent sections... Nick said looking at a kiosk that held a map of the stadoium. it had been knocked over and lain in front of them..
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Sara left the hotel to fly around to see where the detention centers were being built so she could then land there and start to use her magic to shape some of the debris into structures and to also use some nearby bits of concrete, dirt stone ect, and to compress, or convert them to being as hard as stone so they had an even hardness.
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Sara's uncle continued to see what he could do to repair the outside of the hotel using some nearby debris and such to help in the repair if he could.
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The flight trooper landed outside the Sang-Heili base.
He entered through the blast doors that protected the hangar and found Stripetail.
"Commander," he said, taking off his helmet. "The group has retaken the stadium they are considering setting up a forward command post."
Haresh and Setsuna stepped forward. They were dripping with sweat from making so many metal soldiers. Haresh was drinking some soda while Setsuna was enjoying some cold beer.
"We would like to accompany you," Haresh said.
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The convoy of rubble trucks drove back to the fortified rear area of the hotel. Several vehicles were being repaired and several magically made buildings were storing munitions and fuel.
A SPVDF guard motioned for them to head to the front, which they did.
"Sara, this is Deimos. The rubble is at the front. The detention center will be placed at the far rear corner of the hotel's backlot as a good portion of the backlot is being used for vehicle repairs, fuel and ammunition storage. Deimos out," Deimos said into his helmet mounted radio
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"I'll take the snipers and patrol the top," Rime said.
Zachary looked at his rifle and grenade launcher. Both were empty. "We'll need more ammo though," he said.
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Excellemnt. have them do so, there will be reinforcements headed there in the morning.. Stripetail replied ' he looked tired from creating metal monsters, between the three of them they had created 1000 metal soldiers from the scrap, and these were lined up anbd ready to head into battle..
- You've got a lot of rubble there Briggins said coming out to check on the convoy..
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"Ok." Sara said. She looked around to see what sorts of structures looked like needed to be built first. Then she went to the rubble pile and picked out some to levitate over to the proper place where she started to shape it into the proper shape for the function it would be used for, then doing finer shaping so it was a uniform texture and condensed and hardened to be the consistency of stone, which she thought would be best for the circumstances and for it's resiliency to damage and weather effects.
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Well, thats tricky since our ammo supplies are back at the base" nick pointed out
we'll have the digimon patrol the midlevels..based on rank, so agumon and gabumon get first choice..
How were we ranked? Tentomon asked
Based on potential power. izzy said hooking up his computer. agumon and gabumon were the only ones to reach mega, then next for sher ability was patomon, who was the last to reach ultimate but made up for it in a big way. although Biyomon is third in seniority... patomon and I will pick third and 4rth..gomamon andgatomon are next, followed by tentomon and palmon.. hey i'm not the weakest of the 8 digidestined Digimon the green digimon fumed I was more like 6th1'
It doesn't really matter sora said " we'll rotate the shifts..
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The flight trooper put his helmet back on extended two orange energy tethers from his wrists. "You'll have to attach yourselves to these. They're for carrying cargo but we don't have a choice," he said.
"No matter, both Setsuna and I have a mild form of energy shielding," Haresh said.
The flight trooper whipped out the tethers and they attached themselves to the two mages. He then shot into the sky with the mages attached.
In only minutes, he landed at the stadium. The two mages detached themselves from the energy tethers.
"Setsuna, we need ammo," Zachary said.
"Let's never do that again," Setsuna said.
Haresh opened a portal to the Sang-Heili base. He walked through it.
A minute later, he was followed by several technicians carrying several carts filled with ammunition - including Great Valley armaments.
A small group of Great Valley archers and slingers arrived too.
"Guess we're late to the party," a green Swimmer said. He was armed with a bow.
Ms. Swimmer was talking to Ceela. Her archers were patrolling the middle section.
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"Looks like the fight is over. We can head back to the hotel and see how they are getting along." Jason said.
"Sounds good." Gallantmon said before he changed back to Guilmon and Jason and he headed to where the hotel was. "Go back by tardis or stealth?" He asked.
"Stealth may be best, in case we need to mop up any hidden troops." Jason said.
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there are still Dragonstorm forces controlling much of the cu\ity .. to the north and south of here.. Nick said as he helped unload the ammo..
Scooby dixie and Agumon headed back to the Mystery Machine.. Scooby lowered the seats to make them into a small bed,
Chong radioed the forces in Neptune City : I an ordering you to retake the city! You are losiing to a bunch of talking animals! You're supposed to be professionals! You are losing this war! Must I get involved personally? You have 24 hours to retake the city , or else!
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Several Dragonstorm heavy bombers along with a massive air escort of wyverns and fighter aircraft were dispatched from Arkan AFB headed towards Neptune City. The bombers carried several tons of high explosive and incendiary weapons - each. Their goal: level the Sang-Heili base and other strongholds.
The commander of Arkan AFB radioed Chong. "Chong, we have dispatched. Our heavy bombers. They will arrive in about 8 hours. We also received word that 3,000 metal troops are heading to Neptune City.
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Some porters pushing carts full of rather unappetizing prepared food - mostly smoked and dried fish as well as dried fruits and vegetables as well as some hard bread - appeared through the portal. The porters then returned to base.
"Dinner's here," Zachary shouted. He had finished reloading his weapons.
Unbeknownst to the group, a Dragonstorm MLRS system a few miles away prepared to launch a lethal volley of rockets at them.
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flew around the satadium, and looked at at the surrounding area.. the stadium was one of the few buildings in the area still standing. " we're pretty out in the open " Spyro saidf through his ring.. the stadium is one of only a few things standing..
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we have to take our chances Dixie replied. not much we can do otherwise.. Keep an eye out and contact us if you see anything..'
_ Stripetail mewantime was contining to create more metal monsters.. Some of the ones he had already created were starting to move out of the base on patrol, others were going though the portal to back up those at the stadium, still others were helping bulk and skull with helping him with gathering denbris, and food.
Sora took a seat next to a small fire that some of the volunteers had made..
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Thats more like it. Chong out " Chong said , turning off the radio and looking at a magical orb that showed Neptune city. more and more areas were turning blue on his or.b About 60% of the city was now blue as opposed to just the base a few days earlier..chong scowled. he turned to looked at his communicating crystal.. "Haresh! A report! he demanded..activating it.._ Hunter and colleen took the third floor for patrol. it was a vast area, but both of them didn't mind, as it lallowed them some time to talk.. "We'll have a lot of stories to tell the master after this? Hunter said, looking over at colleen. ' yes we sure will'; colleen said sitting down on some debris looking out over the lower levels. hunter sat down beside her and put his arm around her. colleen gazed at him with a smile, and hunter made his move, kissing her firmly on the lips. colleen felt his tongue enter her mouth and she quickly pulled away. HUnter! She scolded him, getting up and giving him a rebuffing you. We;'re on a mission here, and you're getting much too personal.. i... need to be by mysel;f for awhile' she said, her voivce catching in her throat as she hurried off.. hunter held his head in his paws as he looked at the ground..
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Sara continued making more structures from the nearby debris and some dirt bits of road, rocks and such, still hardening and making them as resilient as stone.
Her uncle did his best to repair the hotel, starting with the foundation, then working up to the basement, if it had one. Before working his way upward. First he worked on marking unsafe areas, then stabilizing areas he could, and repairing ones he could after that, taking time out to rest and drink some essential water, or other drink, or nibble on a snack.
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Haresh darted into the closet at the stadium and pulled out his communication crystal. "Yes, master?" he asked.
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The Dragonstorm MLRS aimed at the Stadium fired its lethal rockets into the air. The rockets would have to traverse several miles before they reached the stadium and rained down its lethal load of high explosive submunitions.
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At the stadium, Dr. Zanasiu, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Strut and some of the Great Valley dinosaurs were sleeping.
Meanwhile, Setsuna and several volunteers were helping build a "command console" that would allow communications between the Sang-Heili base, the stadium and the Inglorious Hotel.
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Mr. Bigmouth grabbed the radio that a SPVDF volunteer had procured for him. He was still in a lot of pain and barely able to move but he could still think clearly.
"Briggins," he said into the radio. "I need a status update."
He then sipped some essential water.
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we've gotten a lot of rubble and are beginning to fortify the hotel and are waiting for the wizard to create the detention center for our prisoners.." Briggins replied
- the rocket s whistled into the air and were heard by Spyro, who as fate would have it was patroling in the area that was being targeted. " Guyds! we've gottrouble...' he calld out.
_ cynder heard him and flew over to where he was. the rocket were numberous in number. and traveling very fast. " lets knock these down before they reach the stadium' she sais glowing purple and unleashing her fury and the oncoming rockets. the rockets exploded with a trendous boom, that was loud enough to break glass and wake up those in the stadium who were sleeping..
Still there wre more of them...'Oh geez if these hit the stadium...' Spyro's eyes grew wide.. ' the stadiu m will be flattened and everyone inside will likely die" cynder said gravely " i'm not sure this armor can withstand getting hit by tons of rubble.
_ things are not going well for us Haresh, and you haven't exactly been giving me good information. At the start of the war, you told me they were demoralized and weren't putting up much defense. Well, its nearly two months later, and not only are they fighting, they're stopping our advance! How is that even possible unless you told them about our chats? Now i have no real proof of that, but if I were you Haresh, I'd tred very carefully.. An attack on their positions is underway, in an hour or so, most of the defenders in Neptune City will be ash! Keep this information between us Haresh, your life may depend upon it..' Chong was clearly irritated.
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Jason summoned his tardis and set the course for the hotel.
"I have an interesting idea for a new morpher." Jason said as he sat down next to Guilmon. "Maybe incorporating the red zeo crystal and maybe other things." He said,
"Like what?" Guilmon asked.
"Maybe a dragon scale, or a part of one. The most handy is one from my dragon form, or part of one. And maybe part of one that godzilla normally shed maybe. Multiple power sources, and other options I can add in also." Jason said.
"Want milkshake?" Guilmon said as he got up to head towards the kitchen.
"Just a small one." Jason said. "Same flavor you are getting." He said.
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Sara continued shaping debris and such into detention centers and such as she had before, wondering how many would be needed.
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Sara's uncle took out a small faintly glowing ball and had it float next to him and start to play music while he continued working on repairing, stabilizing the hotel and marking unsafe areas. Still working from the foundation upward.
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Mikey, Leonardo and Raph continued to fight using their ninja skills to out opponents around where they were fighting.
As were Odysseus & the others in a different area.
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Haresh gulped. "I swear they were demoralized at the beginning of the war! They must have gotten some help!" he shouted.
He then quickly used the radio he was given to contact Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Haresh. I have received news from Chong an attack is imminent on Neptune City and judging from what he said, it could be an incendiary or even a nuclear attack!"
The sound of the exploding missiles outside could be heard.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Good work. By the way, can you get some employees to cordon off the damaged areas? Bigmouth out," he said, placing the radio back into its charger.
He then went back to sleep.
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The Sang-Heili flight troopers took the sky and tried shooting down as many of the submunitions as possible but hot shrapnel still rained on the survivors. Not to mention the missiles kept coming.
"There's too many!" a trooper shouted, firing a shockwave at a missile and detonating it just before it released its deadly cargo.
Setsuna used her reflect spell to deflect the falling shrapnel.
Dirk, Al, Kurt, Ms. Swimmer, Ceela were trying to get everyone to safety to avoid the falling submunitions.
One of the missiles got through the released its load of explosive submunitions over one of the goals, killing all thirty Great Valley slingers resting there.
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Just keep me informed" chong said cutting off the communication, in doing so he just missed Haresh radioing Stripetail..b which would have revealed haresh's duplicity..
_Most Likely incediary.. using any nuclear weapons would have fallout for his side as well.. if the command center is operational, activate it and get as many to safety as possible Stripetail said his voice showing concern.. there was alsdo a hint od strain there..
the bombing had awoken all of Scpooby's team, and Scooby starteed the mystery machine, just as shrapnel from the air battle struck the car with a loud thud..
_ Drie Scooby! Drive! Biyomon said from the back seat..
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Haresh opened the closet door and saw Setsuna's console completely shattered by a submunition. He radioed Stripetail. "The console was just destroyed. I...I think we may have to evacuate completely," he said with a sigh.
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Just mere hours away from Neptune City was the Arkan AFB bombing fleet. The bombers alone carried enough incendiary and explosive material to completely burn down Neptune City.
The fighters and wyvern escorts kept an eye out for threats but there seemed to be none.
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Ms. Swimmer took a piece of shrapnel to the eye, causing her to fall down and clutch her eye in agony. The Bull trucker quickly misted the destroyed eye and it started to heal.
In a few minutes, Ms. Swimmer was able to see again and she resumed directing the others to safety.
The trucker then directed as many as he could into his Mako transport truck.
Submunitions continued to rain down and kill despite the Spyro, Cynder and the Sang-Heili flight troopers' best efforts.
"Spyro, Cynder, just hold off the missiles for a few more minutes. We've almost got everyone to safety!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted. A piece of shrapnel struck his helmet, dazing him for a bit.
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I'll get on that as soon as possible' Briggins replied..turning off the radio
Tarrax flew up and let front of large blast of fire, the heat was so intense , it activated the rockets even if it didn't hiit them directly.. the force of the explosions drove tarrax back , fir an explosion to do that to a creature of his size, the power contained with these riockets must be immense..
Cynder and Spyro continued attacking the rockets as best they could, but there were tioo many for them to take down by themselves..
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" Get everyone out of there then" stripetail said "I fear this is only the beginning of their assault, and we are too few in number to survive an all-out blitz.We must do what we can to hold them off, as long as we can..
_ Understood
Spyro replied as both he and Cynder continued thier assault.. Tarrax joined in to help, bi\uut not even he could destroy all of them.. " incedia! get to safety Cynder called to the young dragon.
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Blue shockwaves, lightning bolts and blasts of ice from the flight troopers flashed across the sky as they shot down missile after missile but a few of them got through and rained down their lethal submunitions.
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The source of the missiles in question was a fleet of MLRS vehicles that had rolled in from Pelvanida. Luckily, they had expended all their ammunition and were waiting for a convoy to resupply them.
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When the last person was loaded onto the Mako transport truck, the Bull peeled out of the ravaged stadium.
He then radioed everyone else. "Head back to the base!" he shouted.
He then noticed that someone had placed a stack of burning tires on the road. "Hold on! I'm going to ram it!" he shouted.
He then drove through the barrier, the multiton truck plowing through the obstacle and sending flaming tires flying.
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"I get morpher too?" Guilmon asked, walking in sipping his milk shake and handing Jason his.
"Hmm, I could." He said. Then sipped a bit of his milk shake, "I could also add in an external emitter so I could also morph some others as well if they wish to morph also. With a selective option add in so they won't all have to be the same style type or color." He said, working on his milk shake till they arrived at the hotel.
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Scooby drove after the truck, trying to get out of there area as fast as possible
Spyro and cynder heard the Bull's call and took off towards the base on the other side of the city..
Nani and Nani climbed into the back of Stoitcxh's vebicle, while the Blue Alein drove
Sora Joe Mimi and Tk climbed into Shaggys SUv, once everyone was insidde she pulled out,..
Tarrax destroyed the last of the missioles as flew towards the base.. Noticing the smoke coming from the MLRS vehicles he let forth a blast of searing hot flame.
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Jason and Guilmon finished their milkshakes and cleaned the glasses and dried them. They then exited the tardis which had arrived at the hotel. "I wonder how things are going here." Jason said as he walked out of his tardis.
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Hunter drove the Rovermobile past the road block, Coleen was sitting silently in the passengers seat..Everybody ok back there/ Hunter asked breaking the awkard silence..
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The MLRS vehicles burst into flame as Tarrax's fire ignited their fuel. Several hundred meters away, two anti-air missiles streaked towards Tarrax.
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The Bull trucker pulled into the base and disembarked. The truck was scorched and battered from hitting several small antipersonnel mines and being shot at but everyone else was unhurt.
"Where do we go now?" he asked.
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Tarrax turned and let forth another flurry of flame, exploding the missiles in midair.. He Then turned and flew towards the base, landing in an open area..
We must make our stand here' Stripetail said coming into view.. If all else fails we head back to the hotel.."
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"We are doing ok. The crazy doggie is taking a nap." the Doberman pincher said.
"Yes, he has done a lot today." The Siberian husky said. "He just needs a little doggy nap now, then a good hearty meal later."
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Walking along Jason saw a bored boy sitting down. He walked over to him and pulled out a key. "You'll like this key. It's magic." Jason said.
"What's it do?" The kid with a cowlick asked.
"it can put out sound illusions of a vehicle. You just say the vehicle and pretend to turn the key to turn it on and it sounds like you're in the vehicle. It's a popular toy on a certain world I passed through once. Let me show you how it works." He said. He hold the key as if he were about to put the key into a keyslot to turn on a vehicle. "Corvette Stingray." Jason said then pretended to put the key into the ignition and when he turned the key it sounded like he had turned on a real car of the type he said. Then he moved a foot as if he were revving the engine by pressing the gas pedal. Then he turned the key as if he were turning off the car and it stopped producing the sound. "here, have fun." He said.
"Gee thanks." The boy said accepting the key. "I bet Mr. Wilson will enjoy this." He said before running off. "Hey, Mr. Wilson look what I got!" He called out.
"A draft card and you have to leave immediately ." Mr. Wilson muttered very lowly to himself when he heard Dennis in the distance & thought about hiding so he could not find him.
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Just keep on eye on things behind us Hunter said..
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The sheepdog reached into his fur and took out a pair of binoculars and used them to start to keep watch out the back as he said in his own language that he had that covered.
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A small convoy of trucks bearing fuel, food and supplies arrived at the Inglorious Hotel, which was now surrounded by walls. The motor pool and storage areas had been relocated to the front and the detention centers were built in the back.
The guards at the front gate - built by Sara - waved the convoy through.
Several idle trucks were in the motor pool (they had been used only a few hours ago to transfer the supplies to the front.)
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Briggin's radio activated as the guards at the front alerted him of some additional supplies.
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Sang-Heili rolled out some of its own MLRS vehicles, granted they had only seven compared to the fifteen plus that attacked the stadium.
Several antiaircraft missile aircraft were deployed as well.
The surviving flight troopers, gunships and drones flitted around the base.
Several soldiers - including the Great Valley dinosaurs and Ceela's troops - were out on the tarmac with their weapons ready.
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The Pelvanida Group was eating in the mess hall. Setsuna and Haresh were in the garage chatting.
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Her uncle continues to repair and strengthen the hotel as best as he can. Resting when needed.
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Jason and Guilmon walked around to see what sort of shape the hotel lobby area was in.
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Excellent, wave then though.." Briggins replied.. " The more food the better
_ the detention center quickly grew as material was stacked in place By stripetail's magic.. it took a couple hours to complete, but once it was done, the structure was 6 stories high.
_ stripetail finished sending magic through the mirror and recoiled from the amount of energy he had spent. he slowly made his way to a chair and collapsed into it. ' the center is complete he said speaking into the his radio.. bring the prisoners into it, and prepare them for trial..' his voice carried the strain from using so much magic..
_ Nick Nani and Shaggy slowly recuperated in the mess hall. "Things are getting worse man! we barely sescaped with our lives" he complained
_ We made it though Gabumon said as Joe helped Matt limp into the hall. Matt had been hit be shrapnel as they had fled..
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Dixie Scooby and Agumon took seats in the mess hall, all of them had impact marks on thier armor, right now they needed to recover from the fighting..
I say we go back to the hotel, regroup and go after the areas Chong controls, yes it would mean withdrawing from this area, but we 're being pinned down right now..' Dixie said..
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Velma rested where she was, finding a place to sit down while sipping some water.
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The trucker fetched Stripetail a bottle of ice cold beer.
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Dr. Zanasiu and the others were resting in the mess hall.
Ms. Swimmer was eating some fruit salad.
"The infirmary is that way," Strut said, pointing in its direction as soon as he saw the injured Matt.
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The guards waved the trucks through and as soon as they stopped.
Several volunteers began unloading the supplies into the warehouses out in front.
One of the warehouse doors was open and it revealed a multitude of 55 gallon drums filled with diesel fuel.
Still another warehouse - this one looking more like a bunker was open as workers ferried munitions into it.
Yet another warehouse was filled with gently glowing rocks and arrows.
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Mr. Bigmouth relayed the message to Briggins. He got up to go to the bathroom.
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Thank you" Stripetail said drinking the beer and making a face.. "bleech! I can't see why you folks drink this stuff..' he said spitting out the beer, as he did so, the wizard was surprised to see that he had spat up blood. " By the gods.. ' he muttered.. the spell had affected him worse than he had thought, if he was suffering physically as a result..
Thank you Joe said as he helped Matt over to the infiirmary.. " i;m going to need sterile gauze and instruments to cut out the shrapnel..
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some of the Dragonstorm prisoners were lead into the newly constructed detention cebnter. what was unique about this center was that the cells bars were made of pure magical energy, a touch Stripetail had added while creating the center from debris. one prisoner touched the bars and was flung hard into the wall. the smell of burning flesh drifted out of the cell, followed by cries of pain..
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Spyro and Cynder helped themselves to some food, both looked exhausted.
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The troodon doctor continues his rounds before his shift was over.
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The Dynaman team with Petrie and Ducky came in with the others who had been out fighting.
"That was a tough fight." one of the dynaman team said.
"Yes, I totally need to have my hair done again." the person who normally is dyna pink said. "That helmet doesn't always agree with my hair."
"At least they are easy to clean and quick to dry." The person who normally is dyna blue said.
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Setsuna rushed over to Stripetail and used resurrection.
Two base doctors rushed from the infirmary in case Stripetail's condition worsened.
"Commander, are you all right?" the first doctor, an African Grey Parrot asked.
The base commander, expression grim, went up to Stripetail. "We have intercepted a transmission from Arkan AFB. Several heavy bombers were dispatched with express orders to destroy Neptune City. The bombers that Arkan AFB uses are high altitude bombers loaded with incendiary and explosive bombs. We do not have any method to attack them," he said.
He then sighed. "It's as I feared, Dragonstorm has seized Arkan AFB."
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Three doctors in the infirmary prepared Matt for surgery.
Many of the mildly wounded were sipping essential water while the more seriously wounded were having essential water sprayed onto the injuries.
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Tarrax and the other dragons will have to go after them " stripetail said, his eyes narrowed in a cold glare. We must take out the base, if we do that, Neptune city should be retaken in relative short order. AS it is, we must prepare to evacuate, before the enemy reaches us. it would not do us any good in staying here, if they crush our forces in the attempt of trying to defend the area..I need time to recover from the strain of creating the detention center and the metal and spirit minions...
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"Perhaps a potion I have may help. I've not used it yet tried it. It may not be very useful in this situation." Jason said from a bit in the hallway near the door where he had been walking by. "Or will the dragons be enough to handle all the fighters?" Jason said.
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most likely not, but we will need time to pull out of the city.. they will be trying to delay the attack, not stop it' Stripetail replied, looking at Jason. " Give me the potion, if you have it..
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Jason reached into a pocket on his coat, "Sure, but it's designed specifically for me." He said, pulling out the godzilla potion and handing it over to Stripetail. "I know of someone who's pretty good at alchemy." Jason said, leaving out the person, was actually what some called a master's master, someone who could teach masters. "A friend if mine from some time ago."
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The base commander nodded and sent out a general evacuation notice.
A Raven soldier went up to him and saluted. "Sir, radar reports that the enemy will arrive in approximately two hours," she said.
"Good work. Now prepare for evacuation."
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In the mess hall, several soldiers scurried out to the motor pool.
"What's going on?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"General evacuation. We don't have much time before the whole city is reduced to rubble," a Vulpine soldier said.
Ms. Swimmer gulped and finished off her tea as she followed them.
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Setsuna heard the alarm and opened a magic portal to the Inglorious Hotel.
Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt and Ceela entered through the portal.
Rime hastily radioed Deimos. "Deimos, this here is Rime we are pulling out of Neptune City," he said into the helmet mounted radio.
"You better have taken that city back!"
"Erm no."
"What!? You better have a really f---ing good reason for hauling ass out of there!"
Rime frowned. "We do. Neptune City is going to be rubble soon thanks to an impending aerial bombing. Rime out," he said, cutting off the transmission.
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Spyro Cynder and Tarrax headed out to delay the invaders as long as possible
Stripetail headed though the Poertal followed by Hunter bB.G, and Bulk and skull
Dixie sCooby and Shaggy were next though the portal
_ Joe in the meantime was removing the last piece of shrapnel from Matts leg. Gabumon was looking at Matt with a concerned look on his face..' We need to move him, we've been ordered to evaacuate
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Hunter Climbed into the Rovermovbile and started the engine ' alright rovers, we're pulling back..
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Tai Agumon and Agumina were next though the portal the portal exited outside the hotel, which was now braced by debris from the destroyed town..
_ Wizard, I see you are not looking so well'brigginssaid as one by one the defenders hurried inside the hotel. "Neptune City is lost then?
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For the time being.. we need time to recover annd plan our strategy" Came the reply as Stripetail took a seat at a dining room table. A ghostly waiter brought him a glass of water.
_ Chong frowned as the base area turned gray on his viewing orb.. " They're pulling back perhaps..hmm..
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The Mako transport truck and an enormous convoy of Humvees and APCs were on the only (barely) intact road out of Neptune City. Several barricades of debris had been set up in an attempt to slow them down but the heavy truck's magically augmented bumper let it push them aside with no effort.
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Mr. Bigmouth stepped out of the elevator. He was using a large piece of scrap wood as a walking stick. "What's the news?" he asked.
"Not good," Strut said. "Neptune City is going to be rubble real soon."
Mr. Bigmouth winced as pain shot through his injured side. "I'm starting to think we may not even win unless we do something drastic like use chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons," he said.
"Do you want to completely f--- Neptune City even more!?" Deimos demanded, stepping out of the kitchen where he was having a cocktail.
Dr. Kerzach and the rest of the medical team were present and on standby.
Clive and the rest of the munitions team were eating in the dining room. They had spent the past few hours carrying munitions from the convoy and Great Valley into the magazines.
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"Guess you can't godzilla use potion?" Guilmon said.
"No, but let's go back to the tardis and look things over. I may call over a friend or 2 to together see what we can figure out as far as new plans." Jason said as he and Guilmon then started for the tardis.
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Dr. Kerzach was eating some of Haresh's spicy vegan chili.
The intensely spicy sauce made his mouth tingle but was nigh inedible to everyone else.
"Damn it! How do you eat that s---! It's like eating f---ing molten metal!" a Rottweiler soldier said, desperately gulping down some ice water.
"Avians are not really affected by chili peppers. Now artificial grape flavoring... That s--- will knock even the toughest Ostrich for a loop," Dr. Kerzach said with a grin. True to his word, the avian soldiers and volunteers were gulping the intensely spicy chili.
Mr. Bigmouth was eating some vegetable stir-fry.
Several chefs carried out platters of food for the soldiers and the arrivals.
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We are not using nuclear weapons! Stripetail said, looking at mr Bigmouth " first, we don't have them, and second, even if we had them, and used them, it would ruin the surrounding area for a very long time.. the costs are not worth using them, even if we 'won' by doing so. We are going to retake neptune City, theres hardly any buildings left standing that they could use as a headquarters.. and we're stripping the base of anything they could possibly use..on the plus side, this araa is safe, and we're going to start taking back the towns ragonstorm now control, our first objective will be to retake Arkan .."
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Odysseus, with Brooklyn, and some others, were resting and eating or drinking a bit. The drinks were strictly non alcoholic since they wished to keep their wits fully alert.
"I wonder how much longer this will continue." Brooklyn said.
"Hard to say. Likely until the main person or people is totally destroyed." Odysseus said.
"I hope Velma and her friends are doing well." Moran said, sipping his drink.
"We can try calling her and see. I wonder where exactly she is." Brooklyn said, as he finished what he was eating.
"Perhaps the hotel." Odysseus said.
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Mr. Bigmouth scratched his chin. "During the war that the Great Valley dinosaurs fought in, plant based chemical weapons - mostly in the form of darts - were used on both. But our enemy used a paste they made from bloodroot to poison our entire lake. I wager that if we were to harvest it and make it into a dust or a mist we could use it against Chong's forces,"
"Does it decompose?" Deimos asked as he swallowed some fish soup. "No use in using it if we contaminate the whole area."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "It should decompose in a month or so. Skin contact is relatively harmless - it will just cause mild burns. But inhaling or ingesting it can kill in a few hours. Now that I have the equipment, I may try to extract the active chemical from bloodroot and weaponize it," he said.
"That'll work. Just make sure you're wearing your protective amulet and your helpers are wearing protection. And do it outside."
Ceela and her archers were helping themselves to the sashimi platters.
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The Mako truck ran over an anti-tank mine, jolting everyone inside but the armor let the truck continue rolling.
"Everyone, this is Mako, how are you all doing?" the Bull trucker asked via the truck's radio system.
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The few soldiers remaining in the Sang-Heili base were moving as many valuables as possible into trucks.
"That's all of the stuff," the base commander said. He hopped into one of the trucks and the convoy pulled out of the motor pool and headed out of Neptune City.
The commander then radioed Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, this is Sang-Heili commander, we are en route to Surf Point."
He then looked at the laptop a Boa soldier carried. "And estimated time of arrival of bombers is approximately 15 minutes. Sang-Heili commander out."
The truck shuddered as it ran over some debris.
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nice work" stripetail replied " get as far out of range as you can..we'll be waiting for you..
_ We're fine' Nick replied from the bed of the truck , where Bulk and Skull were also huddled " just get us out of here as fast as you can.. We'll hang on to the sides..
_ meanwhile Spyro, Cynder and Tarrax were throwing everything they had at the approaching enemy.. while they had knocked a number of wyverns and missiles out of the sky, Tarrax soon realized they were only delaying the inevitable' Nice work you two.. pull back.. We've done all we can..
- There still may be some of our guys still in the city Cynder replied " we need to hang on a bit longer..
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Cynder I'm exhausted Spyro replied. " I can't keep this up much longer..Tarrax is right, we've knocked down a good number of them,but there's simply too many.. We have to get out of here.. we've done about everything we could.. Now we have to make it to safety ourselves..
Tarrax let forth a fresh volley of flame that caught the group of wyerns and set them on fire, truiggering the explosives they wre carrying.. " Tarrax then turned and headed off towards the west, towards Surf Point.. Cynder and spyro fought a little longer, then followed the elder dragon.
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Keep going, don't worry about them' said the leader of the convoy to the other pilots. We have our orders and are under a very strict deadline, we don't have time to chase them down, we must take Neptune City, the mage is going to be heading there in a few days, and we would like to present the city to him.."
Stitch headed out after the Mako Truck.. the Digimon who could fly were carrying thier partners with them.. Joe and Gommamon were tending to Matt, in the back of Shaggys SUV.
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Work on it outside" briggins replied "We'll need a lot of that stuff, and in short order. get to work on it..
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"What can we do?" Guilmon asked.
"I'm not sure right now. It may help if we knew what the other folks were doing." Jason said, looking at some of what the area around where they were in a more tactical view.
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The squadron arrived at Neptune City. Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of pounds of bombs began to fall.
Massive explosions blossomed across the city, sillouhetted against the setting sun over the ocean.
The Sang-Heili base was hit the hardest. Its runways and buildings were reduced to twisted mounds of rubble.
Fires, caused by the incendiary bombs and fueled by flammable debris and broken gas lines, began to rage across the city.
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The truck pulled into the Fort Inglorious (as Deimos had christened the fortified Inglorious Hotel) and disgorged its cargo of passengers.
The APC carrying Dr. Zanasiu and some Sang-Heili soldiers was the next to arrive. They ran into the hotel to grab dinner.
Several technicians drove the truck into a nearby garage for repairs and refueling.
Several anti-air vehicles and robotic guards placed atop fortified towers protected the compound.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded and saluted Briggins. He winced as his injuries were starting to act up.
A waiter handed him a glass of essential water, which he quickly drank.
"Stripetail," Mr. Bigmouth said. If you have a distillation apparatus, may I use it?"
"Mr. Bigmouth, I will take some volunteers to search for the bloodroot," Ms. Swimmer said, finishing off her fruit salad.
"Thank you."
Mr. Bigmouth then hobbled up to his room to fetch his protective amulet and bandolier.
Meanwhile, Ms. Swimmer assembled a foraging party of thirty volunteers to search for bloodroot.
She then led the group out of the dining room into the portal.
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Stripetail frowned " A Distiller.. Hmm.. lets see of I have one.. lets see' he reached inside his robes and started pulling out various objects.. " No.. dosen't look like it.. ah.. here..' Stripetail said triumphjantly as he pulled out a small metal device. ' I normally use this on my mahgic potions but it should work on seperatng the bloodroot.." he said handing it to Deimos.
_ Scooby pulled in the Parking lot and stopped. the hotel was now surrounded by thick walls guards, both of the metal and spirit variety.
Just keep going..Dixie whispered.
Stitch was next to enter a few minutes later. ' Wow Nani shook her head " they've really fortified the place.. lets get some dinner in us guys and rest..
Scooby Dixie and Tiger entered ' ARat reast re're rarive" scooby said ' Yeah, but we lost the city" tiger grumbled. "Tiger there was nothing more we could do" tigeress said coming in behind them. " They brought in reinforcements, and we wouldn't have stood a chance if we had stayed..
- I don't accept losing" tiger replied
- Calm down Tiger" agumon said coming up to them. " this is just a set back.. we'll retake the city.." after its been completely flattened, goody' Tiger said bitingly..
come on guys, lets stop arguing and get something to eat..
- The Calico had sailed back to the Surf Point harbor , guarded by a pair of small boats that had been quickly made by the remnants of the SPVDF.
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Deimos took the distiller. "I'll go wash it out while Mr. Bigmouth goes foraging for the bloodroot," he said, heading to the bathroom.
Haresh came out of the kitchen to greet the newcomers. He was wearing his characteristic chef's outfit but the armor vest he was wearing was still plainly visible underneath. "Dinner tonight will be broiled Great Valley fish with Great Valley herbs, steamed treestar-asparagus-spinach medley with garlic and extra-virgin olive oil, sashmi and some vegan curry. Seasoned marinara sauce pasta is also an option as well. Dessert will be Great Valley fruit tart," he said.
"Thank you," Zachary said entering the dining room. He sat at a large table with Rime, Deimos, Dirk, Al, Kurt, Clive, Dr. Kerzach and Jose. Everyone's weapons were propped against a wall. He placed his own (empty) grenade launcher and assault rifle in the same area. Ceela and her troops had their bows and quivers there as well. The Great Valley dinosaurs had their weapons there as well.
There were also many children,. many of whom were eating the pasta. Most of them had placed their weapons aside but those who carried pistols in hip holsters were allowed to keep them.
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Ms. Swimmer and her volunteers entered the Great Valley near the Thundering Falls Lake. Several refugees were either swimming in the lake or washing their clothes in it. Several more refugees were gathering water from the main river or seafood from the water. Several more were watching assorted martial demonstrations (archery, sparring, mounted combat, etc.) by the Great Valley dinosaurs. She met up with Grandpa Longneck.
"Ms. Swimmer," he began solemnly.
Ms. Swimmer gulped; that tone of voice heralded bad news.
"What?" she asked.
"We have lost several hundred refugees right. The area they were camping in was subject to a rock-fall. We're trying to dig them out. Also, the refugees are disobeying us and spreading out into the Mysterious Beyond, despite our explicit orders to stay within the Great Valley. Usually they are killed by marauders."
"Food supplies?"
"We have more than enough. The treestars are in season right now. Also, while we do not condone it, we are willing to overlook the fact that some of our refugees are eating marauding dinosaurs who ignored our warnings to turn back and were killed by our guards."
Ms. Swimmer and the other volunteers grimaced.
"War is ugly. We lived through one war doing that to sustain our sharpteeth allies. We will live through this war. Even though most of us are not directly fighting, it still affects us," Grandpa Longneck said. "In any case, I have received word of your orders. The bloodroot plant fields are near Bigmouth's grove."
Ms. Swimmer saluted him. She had picked up the gesture from Mr. Bigmouth, who in turn picked it up from Deimos.
The group headed in the direction they were indicated to.
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Spyro Cynder and Tarrax landed outside the hotel, the younger dragons were completeky exhausted. they deactivated thier armor and slowly dragged themselvs into the hotel. Spyro collaspsed into a seat in the dining room. " We tried everything we could" he began , looking at Stripetail " No need to apologize, Spyro. i was not expecting you to hold the attack off by yourselves, all i wanted was for the three of you to buy the rest of us enough time to get away, which you did. Now go upstairs and rest, you both need it. Our next move is to retake the towns north of the here that Chong and Dragonstorm controls, but that will be in a day or so.. We need to rest and prepare for that advance in the meabtime, i'm going to the great Valley to check on the refugees.. I may bring them back to the hotel, if I feel it necessary.."
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Odysseus and the rest continued to rest and relax a bit at eat some of the food and drink. More of a snack sort of thing then a real meal.
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"Maybe we should have a wild party once this is all over." Huba (dyna black) said.
"I have the hair for it. So no need to go to the hairdresser. Or use Doctor Ho's do it yourself hairdresser invention." Slogin (dynapink) said.
"When dr Ho asked me to try that, it left my hair purple colored and parts of it in different styles and lengths of hair." Franky (Dyna blue) said.
"Funny, Dr Ho told me you were just going through a punk rock faze." Huba said.
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Two waiters passed out glasses of essential water to Spyro and Cynder.
"What would you like?" A Peregrine Falcon waiter asked.
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Mr. Bigmouth and his group of volunteers - all clad in protective gear - had appropriated a corner of the compound for use in manufacturing bloodroot poison.
Deimos carried out the distiller to them.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy making an improvised hammer mill using materials that he had and his team had scavenged from from the surrounding area.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy welding the rectangular steel blades (cut out by crew from scrap metal they had scavenged) onto a large axle (a truck axle that was cut down to size).
"Mr. Bigmouth!" Deimos shouted over the cacophony of construction.
Mr. Bigmouth turned off his torch, flipped up the welding mask and looked at Deimos. "Ah, the distiller. I need this for a test. It is too small for the production we're looking at," he said.
Deimos swore and placed the distiller by the materials. He went back to the hotel.
The bloodroot shredder was taking shape. A long conveyor belt (taken from a supermarket and guarded by metal plates to keep the bloodroot from falling off) led into a metal hopper (made by hand). Underneath that was the casing where where the hammer mechanism that Mr. Bigmouth was working on would go. Underneath the hammer shaft was a perforated screen (made by welding together drain grates scavenged from the home improvement store). Below that was what appeared to be a conveyor belt A diesel engine taken from a wrecked 18-wheeler lay by the end of the conveyor belt that was to convey the shredded bloodroot to the solvent tank.
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Stripetail entered the portal to the great valley and soon headed over to Grandpa Longneck. " good news on the war front. we've secured the area around the hotel, so it is safe for the refugees to return to the hotel.. ' Stripetail glanced around " where is the refugee camp? i'm not seeing it?
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Just give us the special of the day' Cynder said.
bulk and Skull hurried up to thier room to change
tai Agumon and Agumina headed up as well to rest.
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"The refugees are moving further and further out. Some have entered the Mysterious Beyond and were killed by marauders. Right now, an entire refugee camp was buried under a rock-fall. They had ignored my explicit orders to stay away from that area. We are trying to dig them out," Grandpa Longneck said.
Ms. Swimmer's squad passed by with a full load of bloodroot plants. They then stepped through the portal.
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Two waiters handed Cynder and Spyro the broiled fish and a small salad.
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Mr. Bigmouth had finished up welding the hammer axle. With the help of several soldiers present, he hoisted it into the assembly and bolted it into place.
He then turned off his torch and went inside to get a drink.
The two conveyor belts had been hooked up to electric motors (connected to a backup diesel generator appropriated from the local school)and the extraction tank was nearly complete. Several 55 gallon drums of solvent were rolled up to the area. Another group was working on fuel tanks for the engine that would power the shredder and the generator.
All that was left was to make a test distillation and then make the distiller and storage container.
An incinerator for the spent pulp was being constructed out of some
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Lead me to the rockfall, and gather up the others. we're heading back to the hotel" Stripetail replied. He frowned as he began to walk alongside Grandpa Longneck. " By the end of today, all the refugees will have returned through the portal, well all that weren't killed or eaten. They have not followed your instructions or orders, and have abused your hospitality,this world is not theirs, but yours after all. You did not have to give them sanctuary here, but you did, and I apologize for their behavior. ' Stripetail's face showed his displeasure " How many of the refugees are conformed dead? and how many are still trapped under the rockfall?'
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Tarrax took a seat at a table and waved off a glass of water from the waitstaff " Thank you, but all I need is some time to rest.
_ Dixie and Scooby deactivated thier armor and took a couple of seats at the table
Time to rest for a bit and we're back at it again tomorrow.." DIxie said, straightening out some ruffles in her dress. "Rere's rot ruch reft rof rhat rity, Ri ret" scooby said greedily drinking some water.
'Probably not " dixie agreed as a ghost waiter handed them a couple of menus.
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Sara walked in and went over to sit down next to Tarrax. "How are you doing dear?" She asked him.
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"There is no need to apologize. Most of the refugees were well behaved. The ones who weren't usually learned from their mistakes," Grandpa Longneck said calmly as he walked towards the disaster area.
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Mr. Bigmouth had installed the hammer axle and bolted the entire shredder assembly shut. Several of the workers also attached spare armor plate to the shredder in case the hammers broke off.
He took off his safety glasses and headed inside to get a drink.
A chain link cage (made from demolished chain link fences) surrounded the diesel engine that powered the shredder and the heavy chain that linked it to the engine. The two fuel tanks were finished and the generator was undergoing some final checks.
The incinerator was also finished.
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Ms. Swimmer entered the Inglorious Hotel with her corps of volunteers. They had harvested at least a hundred pounds of bloodroot.
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Blitz is entertaining the kids at first by doing some poses to show himself off.
Exile is making small ice sculptures for the kids, one for each kid.
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many of those did it the hard, permanent way' Stripetail remarked as they came upon a group of dinosaurs franticly digging away at a large pile of rocks. Cries and whimpers could be heard as the two approached. " lets hend them a paw" Stripetail said walking up slowly to a nearby rock ' Levitus! he commanded, his staff glowed and the rock was slowly lifted into the air-it was a heavy and very large boulder, revealing a small bison, a human and a wolf in the expanse below. all of them were covered in blood, and appeared to have at least a couple things broken, like an arm or a wrist.
- A few Fastbiters rushed in and dragged the survivors out. Stripetail gestured again and slowly moved the boulder in the air until he let it drop into a nearby stream, where it made a large splash and sent cold water out onto some nearby dinosaurs.
Over the next three hours Stripetail repeated the levitus spell over and over, lifting the rocks into the air and holding them there with his magic long enough for the FastBiters to retrieve the victims trapped underneath. In all, they pulled one hundred and eighteen victims, humans, wolves, Bison and myriad others, out of the rocks. there were also a good number of dead, which were retrieved and moved for burning. the more seriously injured were brought to the hotel for treatment. those that were less injured were told to grab their things from the camp and head back through the portal to the hotel. Stripetail leaned on his staff for a few minutes, resting after the exertion of lifting so many heavy objects. ' Thank you for all your assistance Mr Longneck" He nodded at Grandpa. " This is a beautiful place, and it is very peaceful here, if a bit on the toasty side. he smirked slightly. "if your scouts find any of the refugees who have left the valley please have them escort them back though the portal. Now i must head back, its almost time for dinner at the hotel, and I'll need a good meal to recuperate after alll my heavy lifting. not as young as I used to be"
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Briggins nodded to mS Swimmer as she and her hgroup entered with the bloodroot.
I see you've got a lot of that stuff. Tell me, how much of it did you make? the manager asked.
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"If we're all rested let's go and help plan for the defense and the attack." Odysseus said to the others with him.
"I'm ready." Brooklyn said.
"May as well go now instead of later." Moran said getting up from where he was.
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are you alright dear" Tarrax asked as Sara say\t by him.. "I'm a bit tiured after fighting in Neptune City but some time with you will be just what the dragon-doictor ordered. He smiled taking her claw in his
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"I'm ok." Sara says smiling as he takes her claw into his, "a little tired since they had me helping to make structures." She said.
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you did a good job' Tarrax nodded' This place feels like a castle on Dragomalin now. Whats for dinner?
_ Nicvde work boys' Colleen said appreciateively..
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"Mr. Bigmouth is working on the processing equipment," Ms. Swimmer said.
She then headed out of the hotel and to the back.
She was stopped by a guard who warned her that she could not enter the area without safety equipment.
Mr. Bigmouth arrived seconds later, he had a partially empty beer can and was wearing a set of safety glasses. "Ah, Ms. Swimmer, just place the bloodroot here and go have dinner," he said.
Ms. Swimmer left the bloodroot by him and led her team inside to have dinner.
As soon as he spoke, several streetlamps (salvaged and repaired by his team turned on, bathing the area in a blue white light).
He then took one of the bloodroot plants, which was covered in dirt. He peeled off the skin and ground it up in a mortar and pestle that came with the distillation kit.
He added the mash along with some solvent to the distiller and ran it, constantly stirring it. After about 20 minutes, he ran the mixture through the distiller, yielding a miniscule amount of dark red oil. He then carefully scooped out the spent mash and tossed it into the incinerator.
He then wrote down some notes in the notebook which lay next to him. "Men," he said, "We need to add a heater to the solvent tank. And we need to make the distiller and storage tank for the concentrated extract as well as recirculating system for the solvent. Get to it!"
The men saluted and got into a nearby 6x6 military truck and headed towards the front gate to scavenge for some raw materials that Haresh and Setsuna magically modify into the needed materials.
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"You are welcome," Grandpa Longneck said. "The creatures of the other world are welcome to come back any time. In fact, there is an archery tournament going on tonight. Also, have your troops received the latest delivery of weapons?"
"And I'm in it!" a Fast Runner exclaimed. A bow was draped over his shoulder and he had a quiver of arrows draped over his other shoulder.
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Deimos was in the foyer, entertaining the guests with dirty humor - much of it learned from his days as a Pelvanida guard but he learned quite a bit from the Cobalt soldiers and the Sang-Heili guards as well.
Rime whistled and drank some beer as Deimos told yet another dirty joke.
Captain Gatara belched as she drained another beer bottle.
Several of the guests were children not older than thirteen - not that Deimos cared.
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"Thanks." Sara said, "As for the food I think it includes some stuff from the Great Valley." She said, then paused, "I wonder if it is the same Great Valley Jason and some of us have visited or if it's one from another alternate universe." Sara said.
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I Believe we have, thanks to mS Swimmer" stripetail replied. " once all the refugees are back I willyou shall have the valley yourselves agaibn
_ Shaggy winced at the bad jokes " Um, guys aren't these guys a bit young to be listening to these type of jokes?
- Yeah abnd these jokes are rather risque" Dixie said as she passed by..
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Deimos shrugged. "They've been fighting as hard as we have. They deserve some time to relax," he replied. True to his words a lot of the younger audience members were wearing holsters with pistols in them. Some had unloaded shotguns or rifles slung across their backs.
Capt. Gatara sniggered as she recalled one of Deimos's risque jokes.
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yes, we all deserve some time to relax Nick said," in fact I think since that partyv we had earlier was such a good idea.. we should have another.. what do say. Something to get our sprits upp a bit..
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"Things are very different in a war." Velma said. "I hope people will find it easy to adjust back to non war times once this war is over." She said.
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It will take time, I think' Fred said sitting down next to velma, Daphne soon joined them. " this war has lasted for close to two months now..."
_ Two Months? Chuckled a ghost passing through " Good Sir, when this war reaches a year then you can start complaining, and even then a year is a short war. try fighting for 5, 10, 30 or 116 years.."
What war lasted 116 years? Daphne asked stunned by the sheer length of that war' The Hundred Years War, between two rival royal houses in France. It started in 1337 and didn't end until 1453. they didn't actually keep on fighting for all 116 years, it was really four separate wars, but I;m rambling' The ghost said " at any rate, the time we have spent fighting this war is a blink of an eye relatively speaking.. It helps that we have very competent leadership.." the ghost chuckled..
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I could definitely go for another party' Mimi said "besides after tonighght, its going to be back to fighting fighting fighting, so we'd best make the most of it..
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Deimos nodded. "Why not? We could have "pseudo-victory" celebration once we take back Arkan AFB," he said. He took a sip of a glass of beer
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The bloodroot processor was now totally finished. While it was capable of grinding and solvent treating in one step, manual labor was required to remove and incinerate the spent pulp and wash the bloodroot.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy washing some of the bloodroot. He tossed some of the roots into the conveyor belt that led to the grinder. The sound of the two engines running drowned out pretty much everything else.
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The Pelvanida group and Ms. Swimmer were eating fruit tart.
"So how are we going to retake Neptune City?" Zachary asked.
"From what I heard, Mr. Bigmouth's working on some sort of chemical weapon," Rime said. He was eating some sweet fish jerky.
"Erm are you sure that's a good idea?"
Strut shrugged. "We don't have a choice," he said.
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Well, given the disparity between our forces and theirs, we'll need an equalizer' Captain Milos said taking a seat. This weapon could be jusrt what we need, we'll deal with the moral dillemas later, after the war is over.."
_ Refugees were entering the hotel though the portal, many of them carried their possessions on thier backs. Most of them showed relief at being back in the hotel, there was whispers of seeing others get eaten by , or seeing them crushed in the rockslide. The number of the refugees returning was smaller, as they lost over 400 while in the Valley, most from the rock slide, but a handful friom getting eaten by predators..
Stripetail entered the lobby and went to the dining room. " Well everyone as you can see the refugees are returning from the great valley. There was a large rockslide which took many of them, so for safety reasons, along with increased safety in the area around the hotel, they are returning here..
_ Mr Stripetail, Nick mentioned a party in thwe ballroom tonight.." Sora said looking up from her food
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Why not? it'll have to be shorter than the one we had before the war, but we do need something to entrtain ourselves..
_ Chong 's convoy reached the ruines of Neptune City, and Chong got out of the vehicle.. " So the city is ours thern?' he grinned widely.. "Take me to the SangHelli base, or whatever is left of it..."
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"True, but most folks here were not ready for war and had no training or preparation so they may have been more effected then they otherwise may have been. " Velma said, "Though no one is really ready for war till they've been in it." She said.
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The leader of the convoy headed to the Sang-Heili base.
Parts of the city were still on fire from the bombardment and rubble littered the streets.
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Deimos got off the stage to let another amateur comedian try their hand.
He then entered the dining room to grab a bite to eat.
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Mr. Bigmouth was busy working with the root washing crew.
He washed a large bloodroot plant and tossed it into the conveyor belt.
Two soldiers wearing wearing haz mat suits were busy shoveling the spent pulp into the incinerator.
The container for the bloodroot extract was actually below the still as the solvent evaporated sooner than the bloodroot toxins. A cooling system repurposed from an industrial freezer condensed the solvent so it could be reused.
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Scooby and Dixie returned to the dning roon. Dixie had changed her dress, she was noe wearing a light red one,which ran down to her knees.
Tiger and Tigeress joined them as did Agumon and Agumina.
Spyro and cynder sat at a nearby table. " So are you guys going to the dance? Spyro asked ' we could use the entertainment- as long as you're not making me sing..
- Getting any good at the sax? Shaggy asked agumon " Haven't played it in awhile"Agumon replied.. "And I 'm not very good anyway..
_ Rit's rall rour run" scooby replied. "We'll head down after dinner...
Sounds good to me Tigress smirked.. Ill be happy toi sing again..
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So how goes the Bloodroot production? Stripetail queried as he came up to Deimos as he returned from the stage.. "We'll need a lot of it, before we begin the offensive..
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"I wonder where they'll attack next." Brooklyn said, 'and the best place to mount a defense or attack." He said.
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the next big area besides neptune city is tarus city about 100 miles east of neptune city. it has a population of 120,000 although from what i've been hearing most have evacuated ' captain milos said..
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"Don't know," Deimos replied. "Mr. Bigmouth's working on it. I just got word that they had built a processing plant."
"On a side note, how will we deliver the agent?" Rime asked, stepping out of the dining room.
"Hey, there's an archery competition going on in the Great Valley!" Ceela said.
"Wanna watch?" Ms. Swimmer asked. She was preparing to head into the portal with some refugees.
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what about putting some in an ied and having it actuivate once it is detonated? Nick asked. ' kinda like how they spread the mustard gas..
how about spreading it on the arrows ' Captain milos said. not only will they explode they'll now poison the area in which they land..
Good idea, both of you. But Ms Swimmer, how was the bloodroot used the last time? I mean how did your kijnd use it? Stripetail asked.
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"Maybe a thin enough spray so it's an invisible gas if it is not normally invisible, so at least at first they would not know there is poison present in the air, not at first anyway." Odyseuss said.
"Stealth and gorilla tactics may be needed in this case." Brooklyn said.
"An archery competition, that sounds like fun." Jason said.
"Yes, maybe we can pick up some tips." Slojin said.
"But none of use use bows in our dyna forms." Another team member said.
"me would like to see Great Valley again." Petrie said.
"I think I would also, I would, I would." Ducky said.
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"We don't know if the heat from the explosion will destroy the chemical. Remember, plant based materials are heat sensitive," Rime said. He was leaning back in a chair.
"That won't work, Captain," Deimos said. "That will only allow us to target small areas. But it will work against groups of infantry."
"It was used against us," Ms. Swimmer said, stopping. "The powdered root was thrown into our lake. Drinking the lake water led to death in a day or so."
Two refugees entered the portal to watch the archery competition.
Mr. Bigmouth arrived at the foyer. He was covered in dirt and muddy water.
"We can use explosives to disperse them. Provided they are low-temperature explosives. The enchanted rocks work perfectly. And the best part is that the bloodroot mist is nearly invisible," he said.
"How much do we have?" Rime asked.
Mr. Bigmouth motioned for a waiter to fetch him some beer. "I estimate that with the amount of bloodroot we harvest, we have enough for maybe four bombs - each with a payload of fifteen pounds of concentrated bloodroot."
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Strut, Zachary, Dirk, Al, Jose, Clive and Kurt were eating some Great Valley fruits as they sat in the "spectator seating" near the Great Lake. Several torches were lit around the arena in preparation for the archery competition. Several fruits were set out on rocks in the distance. Several dinosaur (and non-dinosaur) archers had their bows ready.
Ceela waved as she marched past them with her bow slung across her shoulder.
Dirk saluted back.
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"Maybe some sort of gas grenade. Best if it can disperse the gas silently so to not alert the enemy." Odysseus said.
"Or there are enough ambient sounds nearby to help mask the sound the gas bomb may make." Brooklyn said.
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Jason, Guilmon and the others went into the portal to look around.
"Looks like a big park." Slo jin said.
"Very big park." Guilmon said looking around and sniffing also. "Very big. lots of plants and others I can smell." He said.
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"I'm glad what I and my uncle did turned out so well." Sara said.
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so we have roughly sixty pounds of bloodroot.. we're going to need more than that, however, given the devastation wrecked upon Neptune City, anything that limits thier ability to fight is useful..' Stripetail said.. Now, we can't poison their water supply, as we'll need that water for the refugess.. what we can do is spread it out over a large area., Now does it need to be ingested to be effective or can it be absorbed through the skin?
- Alright We'll disperse them using the enchanted arrows.. now we need to cut off thier supplies ' Capturing Arkan AFB will retard thier ability to fight..once Arkan falls most of the territory they now controiol will soon be back in our hands..' Captain Milos said.
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Genki meanwhile was chowing down on the food " gotta have enough energy for the fight tomorrow" he grinned munching on a piece of fruit.. " yeah, we wouldn't want you to fall asleep in battle " tigress said ' Hey Tiger, want to dance with me at the party tonight?
_ Tigeress! I don't dance, i tried to dance with you at the last party, and well I'm not a dancer.."
- could t\you sing then? Tigress asked " Um.. no, I'm not a singer either.
- Angel chimed in " Mesa love to dance and sing " she said cheerily, as she and Angel chased each other over the tables, disturbing a number of guest who were trying to eat..
Mimi and sora were planning on how to divide the dances ' While Matt was finetuning his guitar and both Biyomon and Agumina were encouraging Agumon to play the guitar again..
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"We can use subsonic or ultrasonic attacks. To interfear with their balance, make them pass out puke, ect. The effects subsonics and ultra sonics on the body can be varied." Odysseus said.
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"I was able to handle the raw root without problems but the concentrate may be different. Ingesting it is extremely dangerous and I wager inhalation would be just as dangerous. Of course, I may decide to collaborate with some of the other Great Valley dinosaurs and see what other herbal weapons we can create," Mr. Bigmouth said, sipping the beer he had ordered from a waiter.
"Mr. Bigmouth what about using smaller bombs to cover more of an area?" Clive suggested.
"That may work too."
Mr. Bigmouth then headed upstairs to take a shower.
Two more volunteers ran out of the portal with two wheelbarrows full of bloodroot plants.
Three volunteers carried in a crate of food from the supply base at Southport.
Deimos glanced at Captain Milos. "Excellent thinking!" he said. "Now we may not need to totally level it; in fact that would be counterproductive as we should put it to use for ourselves."
He then took a sip of some essential water. "Now the main problem is that we do not have any bombers," he added.
Dr. Zanasiu sat down to watch a martial arts demonstration by some Great Valley dinosaurs who had volunteered to perform for the party later. "That will not be a problem, the flight troopers, Sara, Tarrax, Spyro and Cynder should suffice. We may also be able to modify a heavy lift helicopter to serve as an improvised bomber," he said.
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Using a form of Vertigo,eh? that can be absolutely devastating ' Briggins replied those are all possibilties :' Now sir, what do you think? he asked looking at Toddy Roosevelt.
_ Ingesyttion and Inhalation are two ways, and what about whjat happens when hangndled and comes in contact with skin? what sort of physical syptoms does it induce " stripetail asked ' as this was not a plant he knew muchabout- being from a different world and era from which the plant grew-he would need information from those who had seen it used befoire and been victimized by it as well..
W\you and your uncle have done a great job" tarrax said beaming as Sara " would you like to dance with me again at the party?"
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"The intact root is harmless but the sap inside can cause serious burns on contact with skin," Ms. Swimmer said.
"A blister agent, eh?" Deimos said. "I had hoped it would be a nerve agent but we can't be picky unless we want to do bioprospecting in the Great Valley."
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Sara smiled and used her right hand to caress Tarrax's chest, "I'd love to dance with you." She said, "and thanks for the compliment." Sara said to Tarrax.
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Teddy nodded, "A mixture of those may give the extra punch we need. Imagine those who will be effected by both that root and subsonic stuff." Teddy said punching the air a bit with his fist for emphases.
Odysseus nodded, "Vertigo can be very devastating."
"And hard to fight while experiencing it." Brooklyn said.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned from his shower. He had a new rifle, a new bow and a new quiver full of arrows at the ready. "Any more suggestions?" he asked.
"Hey didn't we use to use an oil we pressed from a plant to make our torches burn brighter and longer? "Ms. Swimmer asked.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "The oil is very runny, it will only work if soaked into something like a vine or something. It burns fairly hot though but still, it would not be a viable weapon as we have white phosphorous grenades that are far deadlier," he said.
"What about 'linking' the grenades to form large bombs?" Rime asked.
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yes that could work, the risk we ran with linking is that if one bomb is detonated in the link, all the others will detonate in a chain reaction.Captain Milos said. 'Now , how many bombs should be linked together? 4, 5 6?"
Five I think" stripetail said 'from his seat now how much terrotory will we need to conquer before getting in range of the base?
_ Chong stopped in front of the base, and began to explore what was left.. " Now much of anything left for our use.. most of buildings have been destroyed' Chong waved his hangs and spirit minions moved around to collect debris. "We must fortify Arkan.." he said. " if that is retaken our supplies will be drastically cut..
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"And how far can the base detect us from? Also can we jam their communications somehow while allowing our forces to remain in contact with each other." Odysseus said.
"And what sort of tactics are the best to use and what mission does each team have or will they all have the same mission goals?" Brooklyn asked.
"And with at least a mage there we can't send in an invisible mage eye sort of spell for a quick spying mission." Moran said.
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"Hope you're not to tired dear." Sara said to Tarrax.
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Rime pulled out his PDA. "Arkan AFB is south of us but various garrisons and other defensive structures await us en route. And they surround the whole base," he said.
"One problem with these large bombs? How the f--- are we supposed to deliver them to their targets!?" Deimos asked.
Several more volunteers passed by with buckets and wheelbarrows of bloodroot plant.
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A Bison soldier heaved a ruined safe out of the 10th story window in an attempt to open it. The safe had been left behind when the Sang-Heili troopers evacuated.
The safe's door popped off from the impact and revealed some documents.
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That will be up to the dragons" stripetail replied' Spyro and Cynder's armor will protect them from any effects of the bloodroot, and Tarrax and Saras magic will likewise protect them.incedia will have to get armor in order to carry the bombs though.."
_ Chong picked up the documents, which included layourts of the city and the base.. hmm. these could prove interesting.. aha. they had an undergrounf storage facility with a cache of incedinaries and other bombs! This will be VERY useful' Chong smiled. the safe also contained 3 folders full of cash "hmm. they hid valuables in that safe no doubt..' Chong said taking the envelopes and outting them into his pocket, he would count the money later, after repairs were done to thebase..
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"We can seal the bloodroot inside so they can be handled without armor," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"So who's doing the filling?" Rime asked.
"Haresh, myself and Setsuna have charms that protect them from poisons. Not to mention we have several soldiers who have haz-mat suits so we have enough personnel to handle fill them."
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Several of the workers were using battering rams and sledgehammers to try and get into the magazine where the Sang-Heili base stored its munitions.
Several other workers and minions were trying to repair the airstrip so it could be used.
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Best get working it then Briggins said I will have my hands full here with trying the prisoners.. lona will be the prosecturs" The pie throwing ghost beemed evilly " Yes we can hang the lot of them!
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Well the rest of us will focus on the party" Daphne said walking by with streamers that would be hung on the ballroom wall..
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"I prefer just lining them up against the wall and opening up on them with a mounted machine gun," Deimos said.
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Dirk gasped as he watched a Ceela - mounted atop a Clubtail - pivot and shoot an arrow at a fruit about 50 yards away; her mount also quickly spun an smashed a fruit on the ground just as Ceela shot the distant fruit.
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Meanwhile, Haresh had transmuted some scrap metal into bomb casings. He carefully filled a garbage bag with the warm bloodroot extract and placed it inside the casings. When he was done with that, a soldier carefully placed sandwich bags filled with explosive pebbles inside the bag containing the poison and sealed it shut by tying several knots in it.. The rest of the bomb was packed with similar explosive pebbles and riveted shut by another soldier.
The bomb was then carried off to a custom build magazine by some some haz-mat clad soldiers driving a large truck.
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"Sounds pretty good. As long as none of our side is harmed in the delivery or making of the bombs." Odyssues said.
"Yes, a party will help keep up the morale and be an outlet for certain things and let people unwind a bit, as much as one can given the circumstances." Brooklyn said.
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we jmust honor the rules of law gentleman. Granted these men deserve harsh senbtences, but they must face a trail first.. briggins saiod turning to the others
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"That is very skilled." Jason said.
"It is." Guilmon said.
"Me surprised at how good they are." petrie said.
"They are good, they are, they are." Ducky said nodding.
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Ceela dismounted the Clubtail as soon as she shot the last fruit, which was placed in a tree.
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Mr. Bigmouth's radio went off. He picked it up and his face grew stony.
"Kerzach, get the medical team ready," he said.
"What happened?" Rime asked, opening a bottle of soda.
"Some non-protected workers got too close and the concentrated extract got on them."
Soon, Dr. Kerzach, Clive and the Lipizzaners went to get their medical supplies.
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Below in the ballroom, scooby and shaggy were pressed into service helping set up for that nights party. agumina and Colleen help set up the karoke stage. and Gommamon , Biyomon and Tentomon were setting up the stage fpr matt and Sgumon..
I'm really not very good guys and I haven't played since the war began.. Agumon protested. " Matt needs someone to play with Gomamon replied tightening the mike system.
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The burned workers were carried into the hotel and into the Great Valley. Most of the burns were superficial ones on the arms or hands but some had very serious facial burns.
"Mr. Bigmouth! Check the processing plant to see if there are any leaks!" Capt. Milos barked.
Mr. Bigmouth recharged his protective amulet and headed out the back.
The medical team grabbed their supplies and headed into the portal to treat them.
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Deimos was inside the ballroom, he was busy cleaning up the floor. "Hey, you guys mind if I sign again?" he asked.
Ms. Swimmer was also in the ballroom, she and two Surf Point florists were making some floral displays for decoration. "Does anyone mind if I do another fire dance?" she asked.
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er sure, lets see now, that will make you the.. 12th singer on our list. theres dixie Scooby, Cynder, Agumina, Tigress, matt, spyro Angel, mimi and stitch" Nick said running down the list.
_ Oh no, not at all Dixie beamed You did a great job last time, the fire dance will be a great hit! have you been using the lines I taught you earlier to write?
_ Count me down for singing as well Coleen said, in passing..
- a couples of wololves came onto the stage and started setting up One had a vuoilin and the other had a flute ' Do you mind if we play along? They asked' I don't mind' Matt shrugged " can you keep a tune?
Well yeah, although we'll need to practice some before tonight..
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"Very skilled indeed. Sadly they have likely more then peaceful reasons to have such skills." Jason said looking at the target then in the direction where the archer had left in.
"I do agree, I do, I do." Ducky said.
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Stripetail was summoned to treat the more seriously injured " alright we'll need to drain the fluid from the burns' he said rolling up his robe sleeves " i'll need ice packs, and couple cold poitions , those are blue in color " setsuma do you have any of those?
_ tigress nudged Agumina as they walked across the danced " Um.. do you want to meet after the dance..
_ so.. you want to.. makeout ' huh? aguminas voice dropped to a whisper " just to confirm things about me.. um best not let Stripetail find out
Actually hes going to find out" Said a voice behind them it was Cynder and the look she gave Tigress was wilting " i've been meaning to have a chat with you Tigress, Agumina if you could.. help the floral setup over there i'd be much obliged Tigress follow me"
Tigress gulped as she followed the dragoness " Um cynder what is this about?
_ You know darn well what this is about Cynder snapped as they rounded the stairs and headed up towards the second floor. "Its about you going TOO FAR with Dixie! Did I or did I not warn you about taking things too far?
_ Look I was curious, and wanted to learn from a girl with experience.." Why not with Agumina then? Cynder scowled "because.. well she doesn't have experience in that.. now that I have some confidence, and know what I'm doing..and can help her there Tigress said in a small voice.. 'I take it then you talked with Dixie? " yes I did, a couple weeks ago. I forgave her, but I blame you more than her.. I told her that if it ever happened again, I'd spit poison in her partners eye, and blind them..'
Tigress' face drained of all color "You wouldn't... not with Stripetail " Do you really think hes happy about your little makeout sessiuon with my partner? I don't think so, in fact you're probably due for a reaming when the matter is brought up.. I don't care tigress,about you liking to kiss girls, as long as you're not trying to interfere in my relationships. which you have, thanks to you frenching with Dixie. I could mark it off as a mistake -perhaps you guys had too much to drink and ended up making out afterwards- had i not specifically warned against taking things too far. making out with MY girlfriend, is just that- taking it too far. in case you don't know Tigeress Dixie is engaged to be married to Scooby, if he finds out about your "fling "with her, that could easily end their relationship, because he told me and her when we revealed our relationship to him "If I find out you've been seeing anyone else, I'm asking for my ring back" His words Tigeress not mine. And I'm sure Tiger will love to find out you were swapping tongue with another girl, or not..
- Tigeress shivered, Cynder was not yelling at her but the tone of voice was such that Cynder didn't need to yell, Tigeress was not missing anything..
I'm very sorry Cynder.. i promised Dixie that I wouldn;'t try to have a relationship with her, that i wouldn't try to mate with herTigress said, trying to defend herself. " Great" Cynder said the sarcasm in her voice was evident. "Look there's an issue of trust here Tigeress. Can I trust you with Dixie? Thats the big question .. and Trust is something this team of ours needs. We cannot afford to worry about whether our partner is 'goofing' with another team member, we have to trust that everything is clean. Now I could reveal that you did this with Dixie and it would ruin oh, about 5 different relationships- Scooby's with Dixie yours with Tiger, yours with Scooby, Dixie's with Tiger, and a few others. "Cynder glared intently at Tigress. " I could ruin you, Tigeress if I so choose. But in outing you, I'd out Dixie and Agumina as well. Speaking of her, thats a few more relationships down the tubes, Agumon with Agumina, yours with Agumon, Aguminas with Tiger etc..So, with all this, baggage, lying around, do you really want to make out with her Tigress? I mean, things aren't complicated and dicey enough already? You really want to make out with a female Digimon,and make things even worse, when her partner finds out? Thats a quite a reverse Tigress, on your part. I mean, weren't you the one totally against going there when she bought up the topic of having two girls marry at our meeting?
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Tigress was now crying.. "You honestly don't know what I've been going through, do you Cynder? Tiger hasn't been supportive of me at all, and your reaming me out isn't helping matters. Ok, so making out with Dixie turned out to be a mistake on our parts.. " A HUGE mistake, for you.. and you're lucky i didn't catch you in the act:' Cynder suddenly slammed Tigress against the wall and got real close to her , her green eyes flashing.. "Because I would have probably gouged out your eyes, and done all sorts of other things to you, none of them pleasant, because you did that with my LOVER."
_ you would kill me? tigress squeaked "You wouldn't be the first creature I've killed, far from it" Cynder's voice was hard and sharp. Tigress finally had enough. 'OK, Cynder, I'm pregnant! alright! that's why I've been acting so odd, that's why I've been throwing up, that's why I've been miserable! Satisfied? Cynder 's eyes grew wide, then narrowed 'Whose is it? " Girls can't get other girls pregnant, if thats what you're thinking.. no, its Tiger's. you're only the second creature I've told Dixie was the other. "Cynder glared at her? " does Stripetail know? " of course, he's the one who first told me of the pregnancy. I told Dixie after you guys left and we then went upstairs.' where you made out with her" cynder hissed. 'Yes, shes an amazing kisser, but thats not important..'
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My my, just when I think things can't get any worse for you Tigress, you blurt this out. I'd be a lot more kind and supportive, had you not done this with Dixie. Now, lets come to the heart of the matter. you are to stay away from Dixie, for the next month. No contact, AT ALL, that means no talking with her, no dancing with her, and obviously, no kissing her. " Cynder finished. "And, I'd stay away from Agumina too, you're in enough trouble as it is, you'd just be adding to it by making out with her tonight.
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Dixie is one of my best friends! Tigress retorted. "Well, you've lost that privilege of hanging out with her, because you crossed the line! if you want to regain my trust, Tigress you'll do as I say..
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Aren't you taking this a bit.. personal? said a voice behind her. It was Agumon, carrying his saxaphone, he had stopped on the fifth floor upon heading up to the 7th floor to get another book of music to play the saxaphone, when he had overheard the argument.
_ how much have you heard? Tigress asked panic in her eyes. "Just a little bit. cam,e the Digimon's reply. "Obviously, you girls need to settle the differences between the two of you yourselves, we don't need all our dirty laundry aired publicly.
_ Well her dirty laundry involves your girlfriend!" cynder snapped, but Agumon held up a claw. "Tiger has suspected as much, but to be frank, Cynder, its not your call to tell-all. that would make the girls look bad, but you wouldn't be clean either in blurting it out. Now, Tigress, I don't condone your behavior with Agumina, and I certainly don't want to have to compete with you for her affections. Shes my girlfriend, as much as it bothers me to admit it, and girls dating girls, isn't something that happens in Digiworld.I know more about my fellow Digidestined personal lives than I care to know, but I keep it to myself. You should do the same Cynder on this. But let me be clear tigress, I'm cutting you some slack now, but if any other stuff happens between you and agumina, and I learn of it, then I will ask Stripetail to dismiss you from the team. As a leader, you cannot tolerate members who are disruptive of team chemistry."
_ then ask him to kick her out now then! I mean.." Cynder started. "Because you've only heard a tiny bit of what we. " Its between you two Cynder, and I'd prefer it stay that way. Agumon said firmly. ' now if you will excuse me ladies, i have to go find another book of saxaphone music. behave yourself Tigress, you;'re a good girl, and Agumina likes you. For your sake, lets hope you can get things straightened out. Cynder, I'll see you later" He nodded to the two girls and headed up the stairs to the sixth floor.
Cynder then looked at Tigress with a very cold glare " thats a number of bullets you just dodged Tigress" she said finally. " i won't tell the guys about you and Dixie making out or your pregnancy, but in exchange you agree to stay away from Dixie and Agumina. Deal? Cynder put out her claw " after a month you can hang out with her again, and kiss her again, but no more makeouts. Am I clear?" Yes " tigress said as she took her claw and shook it.
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Yes I hear you loud and clear, but um.. can the month start tomorrow, after the party tonight.?' Tigress asked " cynder shook her head. 'No, Tigress it starts as of this minute. as I said you'll have to re-earn my trust. ' Ok, now this may be a silly question, but i'm curious...are you finished growing, Cynder? tigress asked. Cynder stopped and looked at her before answering 'No, i've still got a good bit of growing left to do, as does Spyro. once i'm grown, things will obviously change between me and Dixie, as I will probably weigh several tons, and be much larger than she is. "Cynder stopped for a moment and said, mostly to herself... " when that happens, well we couldn't be as intimate as we are now, physically speaking. "
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Wait so you just finished tearing me to shreds and now you're suggesting..? No Cynder said sharply. "I'm not suggesting that? Why would I reward you for locking lips with my lover behind my back?
_ tigress nodded "um.. speaking of locking lips" she smirked, noticing how close she was to Cynder. "don't even.. cynder began, but it was too late. tigress pressed her lips to cynders and moved her tongue into her mouth. cynder felt tigress rub her tongue against hers and it made her angry, she was going WAY too far!. in a flash she broke the kiss and glowered at Tigress "I promise to behave! tigress said quickly."Kissing you was my bond." No, kissing me was you, again not having enough self-control! The only two partners I let kiss me with their tongue are Dixie and Spyro. You have no right to put your tongue in my mouth Tigress!Forget what I said about letting you replace me.." I'll go, I ll get out of your way for the next month..Tigress said "I'd , i'd like to.. be with Dixie when you get too big to be with her. Assuming of course that scooby Tiger and her let me..I'll stay out of your way, if that what it takes.."
Cynder let a steam of black mist of of her mouth as she pondered what to say. the The mist hovered around Tigress. "Fine, just get lost before you push me any further.And remember, stay away from Agumina too..' Tigress nodded and took off. heading up towards the library, she needed to be alone for awhile.
Cynder headed back down stairs " dixie? she said speaking into the ring. "we need a long talk.. about our future.. " you're not. breaking up with me are you? Came Dixies reply, "I mean you;d have every right to do that after what I did to you with Tigress, but I though we had cleared that between us..
Well I just finished reaming Tigress out for her part in that. I'll tell you more later, but no I'm not breaking up with you, but.. Cynder smirked " How about a make-up makeout session in the secret passage on the 5th floor? I'll explain everything then
_ Sounds good..we haven't really made out since we slept together, granted we have been at war for the last two months.. I'll be right there" came the reply..
Cynder soon spotted Dixie and walked up the stairs with her.. Cynder put her wing around her as they rounded the third floor "I'm sorry about putting you through all this" dixie said I hope you don't hate me for it. No, Dixie I don't hate you.. but we do need to put this behind us. I forgave you, but its going to be a bit trickier with Tigeress. I told her to stay away from you for a month" cynder said as they approached the secret passage " dixie opened it with her ring and the girls stepped inside, and Dixie closed it behind them. " i think thats fair.. Dixie agreed :" Get rid of temptation.. she was going to Say more but Cynder wrapped her wings around her and pinned her against the wall.. "as penance dixie for making out with tigeress, you 're going to make love to me.cynder said a smirk on her face dixies eyes widened for a second, but then she smiled. cynder pressed her lips to hers and pushed her tongue deep into Dixies mouth. cynder probed her mouth for a couple minutes then dixie returned the favor. cynder broke the kiss after five minutes and looked at her lover.dixie took off her dress and pushed it aside, then tackled cynder and the two wrapped themselves around each other and began to mate. cynder suckled on dixies breast, before sharing a deep and passionate kiss with her. ;' this means you'll forgive tigeress right? dixie asked as Cynder held her down. In time I will yeah.. Just don't makeout with anyone else on the team..Stripetail will likely turn you into a toad or something if it happens again.' dixie nodded and suckled cynders chest for a bit , cynder moaning with pleasure as a response.. " so what did you say To Tigeress exactly? You mentioned something about the future? "Dixie asked after finishing kissing cynders chest. " well at some point, I will be too big for us to be together, i mean i'm a teen in dragon years i'm not done growing.. and i don't want you to be alone.. Cynder said a note of sadness in her voice.' Tigeress isn't an option though Cynder, Tiger would never allow it for one.. and that scuttles that deal. no, you and i are together for as long as i live.. " dixie said " I don''t dump those I swore a love-oath to. I swore that I was yours forever, and that was not a promise you make on a one night stand. I drew the line with Tigeress at fondling and well that lines been moved up to "no making out.." "well you should have known better, after all we had enough problems getting Scooby to accept the fact that you and i are in a relationship, tigers a whole other matter. its not an issue with him, its a taboo subject. he'd yell at you for even thinking of it..much less opening the possibility of having that kind of relationship with Tigress...Cynder nodded " Maybe, down the road, if you clear it with Stripetail first, you can talk to Tiger about a similar arrangement between him and scooby, that we have with our boys..' that would mean you wouldn't be on the team anymore dixie said before the red lips met again and the girls kissed passionately.cynder rubbed her privates against dixies, and both girls hit thier peaks. before pulling away.. " I really don;t want to consider that..Dixie reoplied " you're my girl Cynder.. I like Tigeress.. but.." Shes roughly your size.. shes done growing... and she really likes you.. "Cynder said fondling dixies breasts with her claws.She 's pregnant Cynder.. thats an absolute" i'm taken here". I would never want to mess that up with Tiger."Dixie replied " if you thought you were pissed at me. I'd hate to consider what Tiger would do to me if i asked him... Besides the futures the future we need to worry about the rest of this war and the party tonight.. So lets finish making out , i'll get dressed and we can head down to get ready for the party. cynder nodded in agreement and dixie kissed cynder on the lips. the girls soon began tongue-kissing and fongling each other, before dixie climbed onto cynders backand mated with her rubbing her privates against cynder's rear avoiding the sharp blade at the end of her tail as she pulled away. cynder got up off the ground and looked at her ' that was great' she smiled as dixie pulled her dress back on. ' ok, we're back to being lovers' Dixie smiled and kissed her on the lips one final time, her tongue entering cynders mouth and caressing her tongue against cynders. the kiss lasted for a couple minutes before cynder pulled away, her tongue slipping out of Dixies mouth. The girls exited the secret passageway and headed back down stairs..
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Night fell and the inhabitants were making the final preparations for the party. The cooks had prepared a huge banquets, and the ballroom was rapidly filling up with guests, mortal, magical and ghost alike.
_ stripetail headed down the stairs, he was tired after seeing to the last of the burn victims. There had been twenty-seven victims with serious burns to the face, those were now bandaged, sedated and resting in the emergency tent set up behind the hotel. Draining and healing the burns had not been easy, and Stripetail was still not fully recovered from creating the detention center while in Neptune City.
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Spyro found a free table and sat down. After a few minutes scanning the crowd, he found Cynder, who moved over to join him, and greeted him with a kiss on the lips."So how was your day? Spyro asked. I've been helpinng set up the table, picking them up and carrying them around when asked. "I had a very long.. chat- with Tigress..it was.. complicated. "
"Let me guess you caught her making out with Dixie or something, and gave her a talking too.. "Spyro shrugged. "You're close enough.. 'Wait, you mean..? Spyro's eyes grew wide.."Anyway I talked to her about it and shes promised to behave from now on."
She'd better." Spyro said shaking his head. "We're supposed to be a team, and this-- cheating- with each others partners has to stop..i mean if Scooby finds out, that could end his engagement!"
" If he finds out, it won't be from me, I'll bite my tongue..figuratively speaking.. Dixie and I had a "Make-up makeout" session in the secret passage.. so we're back to being lovers" " that's good " spyro said.. "Lets hope that doesn't happen again..where you find out someones been with Dixie.
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Agumina took a seat across from them. " Hi guys! agumina said. " So um Cynder, did you and Tigress settle that issue between the two of you. 'Yes, and Agumina,as a piece of advice, if I were you, I'll stick with Agumon for the next, say, Month..."
WHAT? Agumina stopped. " Now hold on there Cynder, you can't tell me who I can and cannot hang out with!"
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You weren't just going to hang out tonight with Tigress, Agumina and don't try to claim otherwise!" Cynder said. 'I overheard enough of your little secret talk..as for telling you who you can't or can hang out with, well I outrank you! Spyro and I were the second group to join the team, you were fourth.."
- "since when does that play any role in who calls the shots on the team, Cynder? Agumina said 'Because the rings powers are ranked, Scoobys and Dixies are the strongest, Spyro's and mine are next. you joined after us so your rings are weaker." Cynder pointed out. " You're in a very testy mood tonight Cynder, that must have been quite the argument! Agumina said, with anger coming into her voice.
_ THAT is quite enough, both of you!" Agumina and Cynder turned to see Stripetail looking at them with his eyes narrowed. "While Cynder is correct, I ultimately call the shots, I created this team after all, and I can UN-create it if i feel the members are too wrapped up in their own personal squabbles and not focusing on the mission! I don't condone sleeping around on each other, yet I know a number of you have done so, or at the very least engaged in passionate makeouts with each other. The next member or members who engage in making out, or intimate relations, with someone who is NOT their partner or partners , will be removed from the Omniderate! this is in effect as of this moment, it does not apply to past shenanigans. We have a very bloody war going on, may I remind you, tonight is merely a brief reprieve from that.. "
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Cynder shot Agumina a glance of truimph "Told you so' She mouthed. Wait so if I, possibly.. made out with Tiger.. " Don't try to pick out loopholes Agumina I am not in the mood for nitpicking. Stripetail said harshly. "Creating the detention center outside has taken a lot out of me, and i don't recover as quickly as i did fifty or a hundred years ago. we are here tonight, ultimately to have fun.. to dance, sing and drink- punch' Stripetail added a touch of his old mirth coming back.[/i]
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"Erm, lines?" Ms. Swimmer asked. She was now using a knife (actually a washed spearhead from the Great Valley) to carve fruit into elegant edible sculptures. The sweet scent of the fruit was quite intoxicating and served as great contrast to the spicy scent of Haresh's cooking wafting in from the kitchen.
Dr. Kerzach came into the ballroom. He was still wearing his labcoat but he now had an apron over it. "Well, I'm ready to get cooking," he said.
Two volunteers carried in an ice chest of fresh fruit to the kitchen.
Mr. Bigmouth entered the ballroom. He was wearing his messenger bag and had a rifle slung across his back but his bow and quiver were placed aside.
"The processing plant is intact but we had to decontaminate the surrounding area with essential water. It's safe now," he said. He then cracked his knuckles. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll start preparing the cocktail bar."
A soldier walked in carrying a crate of assorted liquors.
"Where did you get those?" a volunteer asked.
"From Telson AFB's liquor store," she replied, heading to the storeroom.
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Deimos was within earshot of Cynder and Agumina's argument. "Can you two just shut the f--- up! If you must argue about your f---ing love triangles do it in your f---ing rooms, not in a public place!" he snapped. He tossed his third shot of tequila down his throat.
Franz, Hans and Werner were chatting with Ceela, Zachary, Dirk, Al, Jose and Clive.
Dr. Zanasiu and Rime were eating some fried calamari.
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Setsuna was trying to brew some potions using Mr. Bigmouth's distillation apparatus, after it had been cleaned and decontaminated.
A pale blue potion in a glass jar lay on the table next to her.
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Thats enough deimos, you made your point" stripetail replied " and i wouldn't drink so much of that, we'll need you to be sober tomorrow.
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Cynder and Agumina turned red at deimos profanity laced rant, they soon settled down and moved on to other matters, such as what they were going to eat and how long they would stay up.
Tiger was trying a few snacks along witth Genki. Tiger has missed cynder and Aguminas argument, prefering to try the food and drink, than listen to what he assumed would be girl talk..
agumon started playing a few notes while Biyomon flipped the page for him. ' Thanks Biyomon, this ones a toughie' Agumon said before trying to play th notes. He was improving.. VERY slowly..
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"I'm not exactly breaking the laws of time, but I am bending them a little. I had some time between certain things and remembered I had a few hours where I could attend this party. Though I do have to keep close watch on the time." a future version of Jason said. "I'll leave before time in case one of my future selves wants to sneak back for a bit also.
"Are you sure it's ok?" Brooklyn asked.
"Why not. It's not like I'm going to say anything of what will happen. Not a clue, tip, nor a hint. I'm just attending this part for a short while then I"ll pop into my tardis and pop back to where I was." he looked around a bit, "not to unlike certain aspects of that party the Deltans had. it went on for a year." Future Jason said, "When those Deltans throw a party they really throw a party. it involved the whole planet."
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well sir This party is only for tonight, then its back to the war grind" Nick saod offering the future Jason a drink " would you like a drink?
_ Yes, the lines i had you learn earlier" dixie smiled "No dioubt you've been busy today with getting ready for this party, so it likely slipped your mind. No harm done, of course. We all tend to forget things when we have more important things facing us.."
Shaggy , Bulk Skull and Bg were huddling on how to attack the food " Ok guys see how much you can snitch away when they're not looking.." B>g Smirked.
_ hawkmon was gazing around the brightly lit ballroom.. " this is quite a sight, eh Terry?' He asked his partner.
Having fuun so far Velma? Veemon asked , sitting across from Velma Freddy and Daphne..
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Terry nodded, "Indeed, quite a site, and a rare one at this time but a needed one." Terry said as he looked around.
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Velma nodded, "Indeed I am." She said. "Nice to have some times like this." She said, "not like our usual mystery." She said looking at the others.
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Future Jason nodded, "Sure. Can't stay to long but one drink or 2 will be ok." He said. "My other self should be at watching the archery competition," he said glancing at his wrist computer watch thing, "or is it over now and I'm relaxing there or wondering around."
"And bending the laws of time." Brooklyn said.
Future Jason sipped the drink then held up a finger. "bending is ok, as long as none are broken." he said.
"Sounds like a friend of mine." A woman's voice said.
"Really?" Brooklyn asked.
"yes the doctor. Not one for rules." She said. Then she looked at Jason, "You're not another doctor are you?" She asked, "As a birthday present he said he'd take me to a few places. He dropped me off here saying he'd be back in an hour or so." She said.
Future Jason shook his head as he smiled to her, "No, same species as the doctor, but I'm from his very distant future." He said, looking at her for a bit since she looked familiar from historical records.
"You're another time lord then. Not one like the master I hope?" She asked since the person and his friends seemed nice.
"Nah, not like the master, or others of his ilk." future Jason said, pausing before continuing, "Ah, now I remember where I've seen your face, You're Jo Grant. You traveled with the 3rd doctor." He said, standing up to shake her hand. "I'm Jason. My real name you'd find hard to pronounce." He said.
"Yes, I met his younger selves a while back. Nice to meet you too." Jo said.
"Ah, the Omega incident. I heard about that in time lord history class. Come sit, it's a nice party. Don't mind me when I leave. My younger self will show up eventually but I'll be here a few more minutes at least.
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Pete was doing his best to hide, hoping he wasn't found. He found what he thought was a good hiding place and stayed as quiet as he could.
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"It may not be home, bit it's almost as great as home." Bullseye said.
"Yea, only the other dinos didn't talk. But it is nicer then home in some ways. " Spike (the triceratops extreme dinosaur, not the gof spike) said.
"I know what you mean. Try having a conversation with one of the dinos from our world and time." T-bone said.
"Yea, you may get a grunt or a growl or 2." the extreme dino Spike said.
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"It takes a lot to get me drunk," Deimos replied. tossing a fourth shot of liquor down his throat.
Mr. Bigmouth walked by and took the tequila bottle. "I'll need that for my new 'rockslide' cocktail," he said.
"Hey! I need that!"
"You can drink after dinner."
An Anaconda waiter passed by them with some fried foods on toothpicks.
Mr. Bigmouth took a piece of fried squash. "Thank you," he said, heading to the cocktail bar, which had the liquors, ice and other materials ready for his use.
Deimos took a piece of fried squid.
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Ms. Swimmer held up an orange melon that she had carved into a very elegant looking flower. "So what do you think?" she asked.
Some of the chefs took the fruit scraps to make into fruit tarts. Still others took the peels to be incinerated in the Great Valley.
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Haresh was busy working on some fish curry.
Dr. Kerzach was busy slicing up some onions for a navy bean soup.
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Very good Ms Swimmer! that looks just like a real flower! if I didn't know it was a piece of fruit i would have guessed it was a large flower" dixie said " I've done cooking of course.. speaking of which I'll go see if they have the ingredients needed to make my "Kickin' Chicken" I used to make it all the time while on the showboat..ah .. memories..Say that's a song lyicv! i think I'll sing"The way we Were" tonight,and hopefully do Barbara justice... Keep up the good work ms Swimmer
_ Palamon Gatomon, and Gabumon were watching Gopmmamon go through his tap dancce steps 'Ok, I'll take it easier tonight than I did at the last party' He grinned/.
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"We only have seafood," Haresh said as he poked his head out of the kitchen door.
A large pot of stew came out of the kitchen and was placed by the other food.
Strut scooped out some of the stew and tasted it. "Hey, this is good, what is it?" he asked.
"Oh, it was made from a dead marauding Swimmer that some Great Valley guards killed after he chased one of the refugees with a huge piece of wood and refused to drop his weapon. Shot 'em full of arrows," the waiter replied.
"Excuse me," Strut said. He ran over to one of the waste buckets scattered around the room and proceeded to vomit.
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Mr. Bigmouth was busy making some martinis for those who requested it.
Rime was sipping a bloody mary with some shrimp in it. "These are good," he said.
"Well, making herbal poisons and medicines translates well into making cocktails," Mr. Bigmouth said, muddling some mint leaves.
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"Guess I should be going." Future Jason said standing up. Don't want to use up all the time here." He said as he started to stand uo.
"Oh, is your tardis near here. What does it look like? Not like a police box." Jo Grant said.
Future Jason shook his head. "It's somewhat distant from here. I can transmat there." He said.
"Transmat?" Jo Grant asked.
"Matter transmitter. It works like this." Future Jason said, sending a telepathic message then his tardis transmatted him to where it was.
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"I wonder how Hoopy is doing." Jason said. "Maybe we should visit her after this, and some others we've not seen in a while." Jason said sitting in a part of the Great Valley overlooking a lake area.
"Maybe another one here in this world." Guilmon said.
"There may be one, but we'll save the looking for that for another time." Jason said.
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alright then, i'll make a platter of calamari then" Dixie said heading to the kitchen " Just point me to the spices Haresh, if you please she added looking around.
Captain Milos and Mitch were both sipping martinis. ' not bad, the sshrimp takes the place of the klemon.. Milos said.
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Haresh continued stirring the curry as he pointed to a massive rack of spices by Dr. Kerzach's elbow.
"Ah, Dixie, care to join us in the kitchen?" Dr. Kerzach said as he swiftly gutted and scaled a fish.
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Strut carried the bucket that he had vomited into to the Great Valley to be burned.
When he threw the contents of the bucket into a burn pit near the grove, he was met by Raptix who met him with two leaf packet. Two Runners threw some damaged calabashes and some spent oil leaf pulp into the pit, causing the fire to flare up.
"Ah, Raptix, what do you have for me?" he asked.
"Penthium dart poison and something we call glue vine," Raptix replied.
"Thank you," he said, tucking the two leaf packets under his arm and heading back to the hotel.
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When he arrived at the hotel lobby, Zachary, Anton and Paul were busy scrubbing some bloodstains from the lobby floor.
"Stripetail!" Strut called out. "Raptix from the Great Valley has sent us two new plants to test!"
Setsuna came down the stairs with a basket of glowing blue potions, which she placed by the small munitions stockpile in the closet. To Strut's surprise, the potions were stored in bottles that appeared to have been scavenged from the ruined town. "There, those frost potions should help our war effort a bit," she said.
She then headed down stairs to the underground ballroom.
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Mr. Bigmouth was making his "rockslide" cocktail.
He got out a clean beer mug, placed it on the counter, poured some rum, sweet-bubble juice and a bit of ground mint in seltzer water to the mug. He then grabbed half a lemon, squeezed the juice of it into the cocktail, tossed the spent lemon into the air and carefully used his tail to bat it across the room into a trash can.
"Briggins! You want to try the 'rockslide'?" he asked. He also placed a tray of ice-cold smooth and washed pebbles next to the cocktail. "Oh, chill to your taste with these rocks."
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Jason and Guilmon got up and went over to see if there were any injured dinos in the great valley who needed medical treatment.
the extreme dinosaurs were walking around part of the great valley enjoying the view, sounds and such since it was almost like being back in the time they are from.
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certainly, I'll try adding some paprika toi the mix' Dixie said tossing some paprika into a egg dish and swirling it around..,
_ Stripetail is downstairs in the ballroom ' Briggins said to deimos ' I'm sure he'll be glad to see those new poisons you've acquired.. And I'll try t\you "rockslide" MR Bigmouth, see if it is worth the experience..
- Nick went around continuing to sign up more singers abd acts. when he took a break he had 25 singers abnd acts of various sizes
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Shaggy tried some of the calamarri sampler that was passed around
- So, where did Dixie go? Nani asked " i was going to show her the new dress i made for lilo Stitch and angel" She added holding up three leave skirts which were painted blue
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The Dressmaker came up the tanble ' Ah mr Doo. i have have been working on tuxes for your wedding.. ' he said showing off a light green tuc. ' Zoinks! That looks amazing ! I'd wear that..' Shaggy said
That looks really nice Fred said looking closely at it..
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Mr. Bigmouth handed the cocktail over to Briggins. "Enjoy," he said.
"Mr. Bigmouth, table 24 requests a Valley Sunrise," a ghost waiter said.
"On it," Mr. Bigmouth replied. He pulled out a chapaigne flute and added some of the intensely purple and sweet bubble reduction at the bottom. He then carefully placed some orange juice over that and finally topped it off with a careful addition of some vodka. He garnished it with a light dusting of sugar.
The ghost waiter took it, being careful not to jostle it and delivered it to the table.
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Strut placed the leaf packets by the frost potions and entered the underground ballroom. He took a piece of fried calamari from a plate on the buffet table and found Stripetail.
"Stripetail, I have two new deliveries from the Great Valley, glue vine and penthium dart poison," he said.
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Dr. Kerzach was now broiling the fish that he had previously cleaned.
Haresh was busy working on a fruit tart made from the scraps of Ms. Swimmer's handiwork.
Two other waiters were making a shrimp pasta.
Several chefs were making making avocado-sardine appetizers.
Still some more were making Brislieng sardine salad.
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excellent , those will be two new things we can throw into the fray. I've seen the penthium before while over in the Great Valley, but glue vine is something I haven't seen.. go and test some of test some of them, so we know what we are dealing with and how to take precautiions while handlling them.
Dixie was making a seafood lasanga for Scooby and shaggy to test. instead of the meat, seafood was used in the various layers..
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Jason finished doing what he could to treat the wounded in the great valley and then headed over to the hotel.
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Briggins tried the drink and licked his lips, say thats not half bad MR Bigmouth, my compliments, is the party ready..
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chong had by this time managed to create a rudimentary office in the ruins of the sang_heli Base " Of the original 40 thousand, how many do we have left? At my last estimate I guessed about 16 thousand.. my guess for out enemies is that they have roughly 3 thousand, so we still have more than a 5-1 advantage..
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A Whiptail Lizard soldier went up to Chong. "Commander, we have finally broken into the Sang-Heili magazine. They have several hundred if not thousands of tons of assorted bombs - including chemical and incendiary," she said.
"We are getting some additional troops from Chong AFB but only 1,500 or so. They'll take a day or so to arrive," another soldier said, looking a his computer.
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The aircraft were being refueled and repaired on the tarmac of the base. Chong's transport helicopter was currently having its weapons reloaded.
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"I'll leave that to Mr. Bigmouth," Strut said. He then headed to the underground ballroom.
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"Thank you," Mr. Bigmouth said, wiping a glass clean with a rag.
A young Iguana girl of 12 at most and smoking what apeared to be a joint, approached the cocktail bar.
"Valley sunrise," she said, blowing some smoke into the air. He other hand rested on a hip holster containing two magazines and a pistol.
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sorry but you have to be 21 years old to drink a cocktail.. the bartender replied. You're much tooyoung " he added shaking his head,,
so , just 1,500? we started this war with more than a 20-1 asadvantage, but now are dependent on 1500 more men? npt enough.." Chong grumnbled as assorted bom,bs were brought out fior his inspection. ' make sure the arnory isn;t boobytrapped the last thing we need is for someone to set it off and blow up whats left of the base and almost everyone in it" Chong said..
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"Damn it! I've been fighting as hard as the adults have! Is it not too much to let me unwind from the stress of combat with a cocktail and a smoke!?" the girl snapped, grinding out her joint in the nearest ashtray.
Mr. Bigmouth was juicing some limes. "Let her have a cocktail!" he said. "I mean, she's fighting a war like we are."
Deimos went up to the group with some calamari on a toothpick. He ate the squid and tossed the toothpick into the bucket by his feet. "Valley Cosmo," he said.
A Human boy passed by them with a beer bottle in hand. "Hey, this beer's good," he said.
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Another Whiptail Lizard soldier went up to Chong. "The armory is clear, commander!" she said.
A Bison wheeling a 55 gallon drum of JP-5 jet fuel passed by them.
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the bartender sighed and began making her a cocktail " Cherry or grape flavoring? He asked
Excellent, so theyt didn't have enough time to boobytrap the armory.. which would have been the smart thing.. now, on to the next town.. Sunberry Coast, is the nearest town not under our occupation.,.
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"Just a standard valley sunrise but go light on the orange juice," the girl said.
"The recipe's in the book by my elbow," Mr. Bigmouth said. He was busy making a rockslide cocktail for Captain Gatara. He gestured to a tattered spiral notebook by his elbow.
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The Whiptail Lizard - now second in command with Mr. Goat's death - looked at her PDA. "Sunberry Coast is somehow unaware of the ongoing war. This should be easy. Also, it's home to the famed small arms manufacturer Benthus Munitions," she said. "Speaking of which, the airfield is repaired and ready for operation." she added.
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begin the preparations" Chong replied/ the invasion will begin at dawn tomorrow. for now.. lets tidy up this city, or whats left of it..
m _ Very well, light on the orange juice it is.." the bartender shrugged
Meanwhile the ghost couples had appeared and began prepariung for the dances..
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How many people live in Sunberry? I'll need a layourt of the city as well.." Chong Replied
- dixie finished the lasanga and began to bake it..
_ very well I will contact Bigmouth and out him on testing duty..Stripetail said looking at the potions and poisons..
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"I've a few things to fix." Jason said to Guilmon as they walked over to the portal and into the hotel. Then he headed to his tardis and into one of his labs to finish what he was working on.
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In the airfield, all the combat aircraft were being refueled, repaired and rearmed.
Several mechanical wyverns were also being repaired and equipped with assorted bombs.
Strangely enough, the mechanical wyverns also consumed JP-5 jet fuel.
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The Whiptail Lizard pulled out a piece of paper from the battered printer near her elbow. It was a map of Sunberry. "Here you are, Commander," she said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some other duties to attend to."
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The girl accepted the cocktail and handed over some cash to the bartender. "Thank you," she said.
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the bartender accepted the cash with a smile. " thank you, this is a nice tip" he added putting the money in an old register.
- Chong took the map and laid it on his desk and began to study it.
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Jason went into his tardis and then into the lab where he had been working on the large time lost item he had found a zord along with something else.
"Still needs work?" Guilmon asked.
"Just a bit. Then I'll have to look over the smaller object. Some sort of morpher I think, tied into the zord. I"ll see about combining it with the morpher I have." Jason said as he started scanning to see what work was needed to finish the zord.
"How about your own Morpher?" Guilmon said.
"I"ll finish that later, though I"ll have to add upgraded components of this morpher and the one I am currently using, as well as some transmat components and put some transmat technology into the zord also. " Jason said as he started working on some final things that needed repair or tuning up with some upgrades done here and there. "it should be sentient as well as a better power source then what it was using." Jason said looking over at the glowing crystal.
"Dangerous?" guilmon asks.
"Yes, it could cause instability in the local time fabric if certain circumstances are right. I've started the conversion to a safer form so it'll be harmless in a few minutes. But it is safe now in the chronal stasis field it is in. " Jason said as he continued working on the zord. Then he stepped back. "Think I'm finished. Now for the morpher that was with it." He said as he started to walk over to where the box looking device was. He summoned his current morpher and started working on tieing it into the box like device that had a hollow cylindrical hole, big enough to put an arm into it. He worked so that when the box was active the 2 morphers, the one he had and the one that the one in the box would be combined.
"They'll be connected, though not pretty. I"ll work on an upgraded version later that'll include various improvements besides looks and smaller higher tech." Jason said while he continued to work on it. Guilmon went to get a snack.
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Mr. Bigmouth's radio beeped again.
"Excuse me, I've got some repairs to do on the bloodroot processor and I have to run some tests on the newly acquired plants," he said handing the cocktail shaker off to a Raven bartender.
Deimos was slumped over in the corner; he had drank several shots of an extremely strong liquor.
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Ms. Swimmer was making some more fruit platters in the kitchen.
"Dixie, can you hand me some oranges?" she asked.
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Dixie quickly passed him the oranges, and added a couple pears too. want to try some of my lasanga? she asked ltting the aroma of the dish waft towards him.. "I want to know if its cooked enough and if its spicy enough- the boys love spicy foods..
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Ms. Swimmer nodded. "Yes, please," she said.
She quickly sliced the oranges into rough flower shapes and added a red berry in the middle for decorative effect. She placed the orange flowers in the middle of several large platters and began arranging sliced strawberries on them in a fan pattern.
"Oh, Dixie, I also made a fruit salad that's by the oranges," she added.
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Dixie handed her some lasanga on a plate " Excellent I'll be sure to and sample-er, examine the platter" she said with a grin " you're doing an excellent job! Oh i wish my paws were as nimble as yours, but they're not i as never very good at cutting things straight, for one.. oh well I'm sure I'll be doing lots of cooking for Scooby once we're married..
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Ms. Swimmer shrugged as she ate a bit of it.
She coughed and quickly gulped down some fruit juice that was nearby. "Too spicy," she said. "But very flavorful."
She then deftly peeled an apple and coiled up the brilliant red peel to look like a flower. She placed the peel atop the fruit salad by the oranges.
"And Dixie, here's the fruit salad," she said, handing a small platter. "It uses a dressing that Mr. Bigmouth came up with."
Dr. Kerzach rushed by them carrying a platter of fried vegetables.
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Too spicy huh.. hmm.. best add some stuff to take the bite off then' Dixie said, crackling her knuckles and began munching on some of the fruit " hmm. the dressing is very sweet.." dixie tried a little bit of each fruit."Give my compliments to Mr Bigmouth, hes very good..Now what are you going to do for the party, besides your fire routine?"
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Jason continued working till he finished. Jason put his right arm through the hollow cylinder in the small box. It glowed then faded away leaving behind the q-morpher combined with the other morpher he had used before.
He looked over the morpher. "Not pretty, but I'll do an upgrade and improvement later."
He morphed then unmorphed to test to be sure everything was working. Then he held the morpher up to his face. "Activate q-rex." He said.
The q-rex looked around then down at Jason. Then he leaned down so he could see him better, dwarfing Jason due to his size.
"Master?" He asked.
Jason shook his head, "just call me Jason. "
"Any battle?" The q-rex asked.
"Not at the moment. There will be later." Jason said. "Feel free to watch some movies till then if you want. Later on I'll have time to upgrade you so you can shrink down so you can walk around the tardis, and outside also." Jason said.
"I would like that." the q-rex said, not sure if it would but it did like the idea. Especially since it would not be in just the 1 room all the time.
"I can return you to the time you're from if you'd rather." Jason said.
The q-rex stood upright, "I would rather stay with you, if allowed." It said.
"Sure, if you'd rather." Jason said looking up at.
"I would stay longer but I am starting to get hungry and need to go get some food. Feel free to watch any movies, play games ect, and to contact me if you want." Jason said.
"Thanks." The q-rex said. Jason waved then left the room. He thought he heard the q-rex starting to talk to the tardis. Jason went to find Guilmon who was eating a candy bar.
"Want to go to the hotel and see if they have any food?" Jason asked nodding in the direction of where the control room and front doors were.
"Oh yes." Guilmon said, often ready to eat. The 2 of them left the room, Guilmon quickly swallowing the candy bar he had been eating. The 2 of them went through the control room and exited into the hotel to head to where the dining room was to see if any food was present.
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Ms. Swimmer shrugged. "Probably making fruit dishes," she said, slicing up a pineapple.
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A Raven with a shotgun strapped across her back went up to the table that Hans, Werner, Franz, Dirk, Kurt, Clive, Jose, Anton and Paul were at.
"Excuse me but could you refrain from telling dirty jokes? My children are nearby," she said.
Anton looked at the table next to him. Her children (ranging in ages from 9 to 17) were drinking alcohol or smoking. All of them, even the youngest had firearms. "Awfully hypocritical of you to not allow them to hear dirty jokes but let them drink, smoke, carry firearms and shoot enemy soldiers," he said coolly.
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Agumnon was working at his Saxaphone, playing a tune for a few seconds before switching to another. A ghost orchestra appeared behind him, and began blending in.. the temperature began to drop as the rtime for the party grew near..
I'll probably sing a few songs" Dixie smiled " after that i'll try some the food and dance a few times wirth Scooby..
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Jason and Guilmon went to the area where the food and drinks were. They picked out some then went to sit down somewhere.
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Ms. Swimmer finished up her fruit salad. "Dixie, you mind watching the kitchen while I grab something to eat?" she asked.
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Deimos had recovered from his intoxicated state thanks to having essential water poured on him.
He swore at Dr. Zanasiu for doing that because the sheet of paper with the lyrics to Hammerfall's Riders on the Storm and By Any Means Necessary had been ruined by the water.
He quickly got out his PDA, some paper and a pen from from a pocket in his armored and got to work copying the lyrics to those two tracks.
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Certainly " dixie nodded.. I've got to finish up my new lasanga anyway.. " she smiled, walking towards the counter " Take your time, you've been working hard in the kitchen for most of the day...
_ The Remaining members of the team were seated areound each other near the ballroom floor.
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Jason and Guilmon got some food and something to drink before they sat down to start on their meal.
(ooc: Not sure what room they would be in nor who else may be in the room.)
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they could be in the dining room i guess.. most everyone else is down in the ballroom..)
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A Great Valley archer had too much to drink and was using one of the walls as a target. His equally intoxicated companions cheered when he successfully shot an apple off his companion's head.
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Guilmon looked around, "Where is everyone?" HE asked.
Jason looked around and shrugged, "I guess they all went out to eat."
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They are downstairs in the ballrom, said a wolf who was heading downstairs himself..
- the archers next shotts was hgrabbed out of the air by tarrax " Thats quite enough ' he said towering over the archer and given him a cold glance " you clearly have lost all control over your impulses, luckily you weren't trying to "score" as the saying goes, instead you just deciided to riddle these walls with arrows, which now means those arrow -holes will need to be filled in.. Could someone please take this archer somewhere where he is not a liability to himself or others? Ceela? Is this one under your command?' tarrax asked looking at her.
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These men and dinosaurs have been fighting for almnost 3 months straight now dragon, they need someway to relieve stress" Captain Milos replied..
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"No," Ceela replied. "But I will be happy to oblige."
Two of her own archers grabbed the drunken archer and hauled him off to the temporary detention center.
"There's a shooting range outside. Use that," Rime said irritably as he got out some spackle from a nearby closet and began patching up the holes.
Some other workers removed the arrows that had gotten stuck in the wall.
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Ms. Swimmer was eating and chatting with Deimos and Strut.
At this point, Mr. Bigmouth returned from his tests.
"Good news, Stripetail," he said, taking a valley sunrise and sipping it. "The glue vine produces a sticky sap that can thicken many liquids and allow them to cling to things," he said. "We may be able to make an incendiary weapon with this and the oil plant. Also, the bloodroot processing team has been given a break; they;'ll be joining us in a few moments."
"Don't bother, we've got Willie Pete and now with the supply bases intact, we can request any amount we need," Deimos replied.
"Flamethrowers?" Strut suggested, munching on some fruit.
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Back in the Sang-Heili base, the planes and mechanical wyverns were all fueled up and armed in preparation for the invasion of Sunberry.
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So how much of that stuff could you produce in the next few days.. Chong and Dragonstorm are not going to stand still they are going to keep pushing onward now that they have Neptune City under their command" stripetail said 'We have this area under our control, which is good, but we need to knock out Arkanm, which is the only airbase they control at the moment.." stripetail gestured and a large map of the area stretching for a thousand miles in every direction was shown. ' areas in blue are those we control, areas in red are under enemy control. The sea limits the areas to the west so it is all eastward ..now.. these cites here.. Stripetail pointed them out including Dialset and Sunberry.. "will be the next target.. If they have nio idea a war is going on, which is rather hard to believe given that we have been fighting for almost three months and word has to have gotten out to the areas outside this region, then they are sitting ducks. not much we can do for them in that case..' stripetail frowned.. Dragonstorm holds mouch of the area in the region..
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"We have about twenty bloodroot bombs. Penthium could be made easily with the spare pots and pans but I have to make it by hand. Glue vine is not that common," Mr. Bigmouth said. "But regarding the map, Arkan is our priority target because that is their supply line. Granted, from what I gather, Neptune City and Cobia Bay both have airports. Luckily, Southport and Surf Point also have airports and they're under our control."
Suddenly his radio beeped and he answered it. "Oh, it looks like the medical supplies we requested have arrived. They're waiting at the Surf Point Airport," he said.
"I'll handle this," the Bull trucker said, getting up from his table.
Two of his fellow cargo handlers followed him.
Mr. Bigmouth then examined the map.
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Deimos took a gulp of a rockslide cocktail. "Hey, how's about some singing!" he shouted, waving his cocktail glass in the air.
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Meanwhile, in Sunberry, a rather large and bustling industrial city, things went about as normal. Except for the quantities of heavily armed police officers patrolling the streets.
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Alright alright' Cynder said getting up and making a motion to Agumina and tigress " come on Girls.. lets go get warmed up..
_ Um.. I'm not really into.."agumina was cut up by a cold glare from the Dragoness " you don't want to sing, We'll get Biyomon to join us for a few songs..and perhaps for more than that.. I mean you haven't exactly been doing a good job as Agumon's partner' cynder said coldly.. " Can't you let that rest for a bit? Tigress said " you're on my list too' Cynder " Well then sing by yourself if you're gioing to be insufferablke. You know cynder I once thought that Tiger was possibly the most uncaring creature i ever met, but You have him beat right now! If you feel so strong about it, ask the boss to kick us out and find new partners for Tiger and Agumon!' tigeress said as they reached the stage " i mean thats what you.. " Ralright rats rerough rarguing" said Scooby coming up to them.. Rhe rhree rof rou rare roing ro rave raRONG ralk rh re arafter rhis. Ro, Rit Rown! RoW1
cynder glanced at Scooby, then nodded and headed back to sit down, but Tigress remainied " We'd ah like to sing backup with you.. and Agumina nodded ' Ralright.. Scooby shrugged and a the ghost band began to play the opening music to "Ride the Wild wind..."
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We'll start by capturing the enemy territory closest to us with is Cobia Bay which is pretty close according to the map.. one piece at a time.. Stripetail said
Scooby began to sing with Agumina anbd tigress " Ride the Wild Wind, live life on the razors edge..it aint dangerous.,. enough for me.."
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Several of the gathered patrons cheered as the singers started.
Mr. Bigmouth was churning out as many cocktails as he could.
Dr. Zanasiu whistled as he sipped an orange martini.
Ms. Swimmer clapped as she sipped a cocktail glass filled with a mixture of seltzer, lemon juice and reduced sweet bubble juice (she did not drink alcohol).
Paul, Anton, Zachary, Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt and Clive clinked their glasses of whiskey together as they drank a toast.
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Scooby got into the music, his voice becoming clearer higher and vibrant as the song progressed. Agumina took a low alto line in singing the notes, while Tigress took a low soprano, but they blended well in the background behind Scoobys 's increasingly demonstrative singing " It aint dangerous enough for me.. ride the whirlwind..' scooby finished the song strong while the girls looked at each other.. ' I didn't know you were this good at singing' Tigress admitted..' care to do another..? the ghost orchestra picked another song this time ' don't try so hard"
Dixie kept churning out Dishes in the kitchen.. besides the lasanga, she cooked a fruit pie with various fruits, sliced pears and apples into thin slices and alternated them on a tray.. "lets hope Ms swimmer is enjoying herself' She smiled..
_ matt began to play, Don't try So hard was a song he had tried covering with his band in Japan, they hadn't done a good job, but he was willing to give it another shot..
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Deimos stood in line for to sing next. He already had the two pieces of paper with the necessary lyrics.
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Ms. Swimmer handed her glass back and returned to the kitchen. "Dixie, they're singing out there," she said.
Dr. Kerzach and Haresh passed by her. Both of them had trays of fresh calamari.
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So who's doing the singing? Dixie asked as she put the finishing touches on the tray " How do they look? she smiled.
- Matt breezed though the song as scooby sang in a light , frothy, slightly pained voice..
- Hes getting better at singing ' Stripetail said , pausing from strategy to listen to the music..
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Ms. Swimmer peeked out the door. "It's Scooby," she said.
She then picked up her spearhead and got to work peeling some more apples in preparation for a fruit tart.
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Guilmon drank a bit from his wine cooler.
"At least things are better now." Guilmon said.
"Yes, hopefully it'll last a while." Jason said.
"Should we ask lightspeed rescue for help?" Guilmon asked.
Jason shrugged, "I'm not sure they exist here in this universe. They do in some others. One they are led by captain mitchell in most of them. In one universe he's a general, another one he is the red light speed ranger and in another one his daughter is a captain and the head of the base." Jason said.
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Scooby? wow, hes sounding really good.. funny thing is, he normally has a gruff and low voice.. but apparently hes got a talent.. perhaps stripetail put a spell on him at some point..Dixie shrugged as she put the last of the slices on the tray. ' I'm going down there ms Swimmer, when you are done you can get ready to perform.." dixie said setting the tray down and heading out of the kitchen..
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Ms. Swimmer drank some water as she sliced up some more apples. "I've got a lot of fruit tarts to make so it'll be a while," she said.
Two chefs went by here and helped her by peeling the apples.
Haresh was busy baking some of the fruit tarts.
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Setsuna gulped down a tankard of ale and cheered as Scooby was singing.
Deimos was sipping some water as he stood in line in preparation to play.
A young Human girl stood in line behind him.
At this point, the processing team, having stripped off their protective suits to be cleaned and decontaminated, entered the ballroom and took some cocktails from the tray by the entrance.
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Scooby, Tigeress and Agumina finished the song and headed off stage allowingDeimos to take his turn..
_ Rollow re rirls.." scooby said heading out of the ballroom, and up the stairs "Rynder, Ryro, Ri'll reed rou ruys roo.." Scooby spoke into his ring..
_ Be right there' spyro said, and the two dragons got up and headed for the stairs.
_ Scooby took a seat at a dining room table and had Agumina and Tigress sit " Ri ron';t rnow rhats roing ron rere, rexactly, rut Ri've roing ro rut ra rop ro rit. Re rare a ream, rand re reed ro rust reach rother. Ri rill rot rerrit rooling raround rith reach rother.. rok? rhat rou ro ron rour rown rime ris rour rusiness, ras rong ras rit roesn't rinvolve rarother rember rof rhe ream. ruch ras ry rate Rixie, Ri rant rhe ruth rave reither of rou, reen reeing rer?
- you mean, being more than friends? tigress said " I did.. once.. I'm.. really sorry Scooby.. i don't want you to break things off with her because of me..' she said as Cynder entered the room.
Scooby's eyes narrowed, then he let out a very heavy sigh.. "Ron't ro rhat again Rigress, ror Ri rill rave ripetail rick rou roff rhe team. Rou rat reast rame rean, rich Ri ran respect. Ragrina, rave rou, rossed rhe rine rith ranyone..
er..' Agumina sighed befire Cynder cut in. " yes, with Tigress.. " Ro, rou rirls rike reach rothers, rin rhat ray? Re ran't rave ro ramy rirls reing rike rat, that ruins rhe rust ractor. rick rith rour rartrers, rand ray raway fro reach rother runtil rhis rar is over..rou rirls rare raking rings ruch rore rinvolved rhen rit reads ro re.. Ri rike rou rirls, rat reat, rut Ri reed ro rust rhat rothing runny ris ring ron. right row, rour ream rould rall rarart rif Riger ror Agumon rind rout.."
Agumon already said hed cut Tigress some slack' cynder said..so he'll keep quiet..
Rok, rat reves Riger.. Ri'll ralk rith rim, renerally..Ri'llrust tell rim ro reep ran rye ron rou rirls ror rawhile.. rut, rif rou rirls reep rith reach rother,..
_ We didn't though.. just..made out a few times ' tigress clarified ' Rhatrever. Rif Ri rind rout reither rof rou raderout rith each rother, ror Rixie, Ri'll rick roth of rou roff rhe ream. re ron't read rhat respecially ruring ra rar..Ram Ro rear..
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So you're cutting us a break.. thank you..Scooby Agumina said.. 'Ror row, ron't ret ranything runny rappen aragain..rith ranyone..rick ro rour rartners ror rhe rest rof rhe rar, rand ri'll rorget rhis rever rappened. roving romeone rometimes requires rorgeting rome rof rheir raws..rame rith reing ra reader.. ri ruess' scooby finished.
- don't let anything else happen girls' spyro said ' you came clean, mostly.. and we'll cut you a break in the interest of team harmony. however, this experimenting needs to end right now..stripetail gave you partners for a reason..and made us a team for a reason.. he did not intend for you to fool around with each other behind your partners backs.. he most likely knows about all of this, which is why he gave you that warning earlier.. you have making up to do to the rest of us, agumina and tigress, starting now. agumon, i think has a suitable replacement for you Agumina, in Biyomon, don't think for a second she won't be put in in your place if you screw up again.. Tiger already suspects a lot of stuff about you, which you just admitted is true Tigress. it wouldn't take much for him to ask for another partner, or even just continue on without one.. i'm saying this to make it crystal clear girls, that the next mistake you make will be your last on this team, for one or both of you..
- You're alright with Dixie and Cynder being Together Tigress retorted.
_ Rats recause roth rof rus rare rok rith rit,rand rhey rame rean arout rit. rour rartners rare rot rok rith rit, recuse rou raven't rold rhem. rey ray ruess rits rhe rase, rut rou raven't rome rean recause rou rear rhat rhey rould ray, rith rood reason.
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Because tiger will say no" tigeress said. " agumon will too..
- then you should recognize that and stick to being friends..Cynder said finally " i admit to being harsh with both of your earlier, but I was angry and felt betrayed. As i said earlier tigress you'll have to regain my trust bit by bit.. the same goes for you Agumina.. now lets head downstairs and get some dances in.."
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scooby guided the others back and settled them at a table.
you did a great job Scooby' Dixie began before catching the look on Scooby's face "What is it?
Rithing..ri ralked rings rout rith rhe rirls.. rinruding rigress.. rits rettled.. rets renjoy rorselves
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Oh..Dixie said "I was in the kitchen all day so I missed everything..'
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Its better you don't know" Spyro said to her " tonights supposed to be fun..
Dixie grinned broadly and dragged scooby o to the dance floor.. where a slow song began to play
_ stripetail meanwhile was planning the coming invasion of Cobia Bay.. "we'll push h in using the main roads and focus on taking the main points of town, the airstrip, police station city hall etc..
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Mr. Bigmouth looked at Cobia Bay's map. "They do have a power plant so it's probably best that we destroy it or disable somehow to cripple their ability to defenses," he said.
"I can call in an airstrike," the Sang-Heili commander said, walking up to their table.
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Deimos got on stage and cleared his throat.
"I will be singing two songs, By Any Means Necessary and Riders of the Storm, both by Hammerfall," he said.
Rime swore. "Another metal track!?" he cried in exasperation.
"If you don't like it, shut the f--- up and leave!" Deimos snapped.
Mr. Bigmouth put down the glass he was wiping and listened attentively as several metalhead ghosts with their instruments materialized on stage. Several other guests clapped.
Deimos cleared his throat as the opening guitar riffs of By Any Means Necessary began to play. Then he began to sing as loudly as he could; his hard, growling voice carrying clear and sharp over the crowd.
I won't pull the trigger
Just to see you die
No remedy to make me come alive
I'm ticking like a timebomb,
no fuse, just guts and gore
initiate the burning of the core
Several guests cheered and some of the intoxicated ones tried to crowdsurf.
Luckily, Ceela's troops - who were serving as security - dissauded them from doing so.
I count down to zero, pull the trigger, no parole
No mercy, have mercy, no mercy on your soul
Kill by any means necessary
Win by any means necessary
Live by any means necessary
Die by any means necessary
I am not judgemental
A sinner nor a saint
Cause either you're my best friend or you ain't
Some of the females began to get misty-eyed over Deimos. His heavy black armor vest and hard, growling voice seemed to fit the music so well.
Mr. Bigmouth cheered loudly and thrust his fist into the air, forgetting that he was holding a bottle of seltzer. Those near him were showered with seltzer.
Come gather here around me
feel my breath under your skin
I'm deadly, only when I'm getting caught
Counting down to zero, I'm a soldier without soul
No mercy, have mercy, no mercy on your soul
Kill by any means necessary
Win by any means necessary
Live by any means necessary
Die by any means necessary
I am born to kill - Judge and condemn
I am born to win - Slay and maim 'em
I am born to live - Fight for glory
I am born to die
(OOC - I plan to post part of the lyrics for Riders of the Storm in the next post or so. Remember that Deimos is performing two songs.)
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Yes Airstrikes combined with attacks from our dragons could prove very effective.. this will require the help of our two youngest dragons incedia and Glacia, who are likely somewhere in the crowd..Stripetail mused..
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The Lipizzaner stallions were currently headbanging to the music.
Anton and Paul were still drinking water and eating some fruit salad.
"You know, this type of music would be better for pumping people up before battle," Anton said.
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"We've still got a few helicopters so I think we can take out the power plant," the Sang-Heili commander said over the music.
"What about when we do take over? From what I gather, that power plant is Cobia Bay's only power source. Then the " Rime said, looking at his PDA and trying to ignore Deimos's singing.
"We've got some backup generators that we can have airlifted there after the battle."
"Your call. After all, you outrank me."
Mr. Bigmouth passed out some glasses of ice water to the Sang-Heili commander and Stripetail. He had one for himself. "So what's the plan? Do we destroy the power plant or what?" he asked.
"There is one problem, how powerful are Incendia and Glacia's attacks?" Rime asked. "We need something with explosive power if we want to attack the power plant."
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Deimos continued singing as the crowd continued cheering.
Kill - Win - Live - Die
Deimos took the opportunity to take a sip of water while the ghosts played the guitar solo. At the same time he finished drinking, the solo was finished.
Kill by any means necessary
Win by any means necessary
Live by any means necessary
Die by any means necessary
I am born to kill - Judge and condemn
I am born to win - Slay and maim 'em
I am born to live - Fight for glory
I am born to die - Memento mori
I am born to kill - Judge and condemn
I am born to win - Slay and maim 'em
I am born to live - Fight for glory
I am born to die - Memento mori...
The crowd erupted in thunderous cheers and whistles the track finished.
Deimos bowed and even blew kisses to some of his adoring female fans.
"And now for the next track, Riders of the Storm, also by Hammerfall. But first, let me get a snack and rest my vocal cords," he said.
The crowd burst into laughter as he walked off the stage.
"So what did you think?" Deimos asked Cynder, Dixie, Scooby and the others?
"Awesome," Strut said. "Man, you're good at singing metal."
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i'm not sure how powerful their attacks are, but i do know that tarrax;s powers are more than enough to wipe out the power plant completely. However, the power plant is the city's only source of power so completely blowing it up is not advised. we need a nice medium, something strong enough to take out the defenses but not strong enough to blow up the plant entirely.. Stripetail said. 'when we take over, we are going to need fresh forces, as the enemy still outnumbers us by a large margin, if we could get 2-3 thousand residents of Cobia Bay to join us that would put at at 5-6000 on our side, which would be by far the most we've had since this war began. Those thay stay behind we will help them rebuild as best we can..
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Metal isn't much cup of tea" matt said but you souned pretty good..
- You were certainly into the music " dixue said " although the sounds was too loud for me to hear the words at times.. But you weren't horrible judging by the crowd's reactions..
_ You're getting better I think" spyro said "You did a good job..
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Velma was sitting alone drinking a non alchoholic drink.
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Guilmon got an idea & looked at Jason after he finished what he was eating. "maybe you can make your morphing more scary for enemies." He said.
Jason swallowed his drink then gave what Guilmon said a thought. "making the morph sequence, which is often done in front of enemies more intimidating or startling could give one a momentary tactical advantage." He said nodding, "Good idea Guilmon. I'll see what I can do. Though I can't alter to much with this primitive tech quantom morpher. When I make my own morpher I will take your idea into the build design." Jason said.
Jason summoned the quantam morpher and took it off, taking out a few tools to start working on it while he ate now and then. "A bit of lightning I think. if outside coming from the sky and maybe a bit from my body after I've morphed too. With a small explosion and red smoke. The explosion behind the ranger and colored smoke is a classic thing done sometimes." Jason said while he worked.
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Deimos bowed. "Thank you. I've always liked metal. Hell, many of my fellow guards at Pelvanida did. Probably because it sounds so...martial," he said, sipping a non-alcoholic cocktail that he got from a passing waiter.
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"What about destroying the power lines to the plant?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. He then looked at the PDA a guest had loaned him. "It's a fusion power plant so if we hit it with explosives, we could ignite the hydrogen that fuels it and then we have a real problem," he added.
"That'll work," Rime said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to try my hand at singing," he said, walking towards the stage.
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Remember to stay in key" stripetail chuckled..
Well, My great-uncle served in the military as a enemy bird-catcher during the First world War' Dixie said " At least that's what my mother said, I never met him..he died several years before I was born..
Ry ramily roes rack ro rhe rayrower" Scooby said ' ror ro Ri've reen riold..
- You okay Velma? veemon asked coming up to her..
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Deimos nodded. "I got teleported into Pelvanida during an experiment gone wrong and after I helped fight off some terrorists bent on taking the complex and stealing its weapons, I enlisted as a guard," he said. He sipped his drink. "Technically, I hold the rank of Specialist and Rime holds the rank of Private but no need to call us by those titles," Deimos replied.
"What about the others with you?" Capt. Milos asked.
"They don't count."
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I have been involved in dozens of wars Tarrax said " although the last one before this current one was 16000 years ago, and involved 5 different dragon planets, so compared to that this is a minor war.. I am a member of the Dragomalin Council, which has the power to declare war..although the Head Dragon can refuse to send forces.. he never actually has done that..
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Velma nods, "I'm feeling fine. Why do you ask?" Velma asks.
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"Sounds like a nasty fight." Sara said.
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Deimos sighed as he drained the rest of his cocktail. "For now, let's relax and forget about the war," he said.
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Rime got onto the stage. "In contrast to Deimos's harsh metal, I am going to try something new. This is Preliator by Globus," he said into the microphone.
At this moment, the metal ghosts phased through the floor and an entire ghostly choir and orchestra sprang up through the floor.
He then cleared his throat as the choir started to sing.
[Hosana Meus
Fortuna deus
Aeterna Teus
Mystre, Morte, Sancte Pior]
At this point, fast and deep drums as well as fast violins began playing. And Rime started singing.
Fortuna hosana deus
Legionus ab comae
Fortune fortuna equis
Ad pugnatoris in veritae
Deimos inhaled his drink. "The f---!? I didn't know Rime could sign that high!" he exclaimed.
It was true, Rime's voice was surprisingly high for a male. Granted, it was deeper than the woman who originally sang it but still.
Several of the guests stared in shock at the blue Troodon with the crystalline voice.
(OOC - [choir])
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Well, he can sing an aria" stripetail said ' nomally males can't sing that high unless they are trained..
It was nasty and complex, but for now we'll talk of lighter measures..Tarrax replied
Dixie clapped at Rimes singing" Hes real good" She said stting next to Cynder.
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"Just the others are dancing or off doing other stuff." Velma said.
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"Sure, "Sara said nodding, "What would you like to talk about?" She asked.
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I'm sure someone whpuld like to dance with you. Ask shaggy if hed like to dance" Veemon grinned " as for me I'll try to dance with Gatomon again..
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Tell me more about your parents and siblings " tarrax said..In detail if you wish..
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"I'm sure he'd rather eat, or dance with some other new friend he made here." Velma said.
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"There, done." Jason said. "Now I have 2 morph sequences I can do. A quiet more normal one, and a hopefully more intimidating one with some lighting arcing, an explosion and such." Jason said.
"oooh, can I have a morpher now?" Guilmon asked.
Jason sipped from his drink and though it over. "I can give you a temporary one and make you one later if you really want one, but you can digivolve." Jason said. "Though it could be handy." He said.
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Go and ask him, after all hes your friend right? Veemon pointed out.. Just go and ask him. it at least will have you having some fun , right..
Coleen tapped Hunter on the shoulder " want to dance? She asked with a smile..
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"I'm surprised Rime and Deimos can sing so well. Granted, Deimos's voice is really harsh but it fits well with the music he likes," Clive said, sipping a margarita.
Hossana meus
Fortuna deus
Protego causa
In sanctus
Aeternus praetor
Firmitas semper
Coryphaeus
Rex Regis univers
Rime's register deepened slightly, giving the lyrics an ethereal but powerful feel. At this point his voice was neither distinctly masculine nor feminine.
Several of the crowd simply stared with their mouths agape.
Deimos was in such a state of shock that he dropped his steel canteen, making a rather loud racket.
Ms. Swimmer poked her head out of the kitchen, which happened to be near Dixie and Cynder's table. "Who's singing?" she asked.
Haresh and Dr. Kerzach also came out of the kitchen and watched.
Dr. Kerzach's mouth fell open as he saw who was singing. "Is that Rime?" he asked.
[Prosay solis hosanna
Protego sanctus causa
Padre illuminata
Gloria in resurrectem
Prosay solis hosanna
Protego sanctus causa
Padre alluminata
Gloria in unum diem]
Terra tenebrae
Telluris malus
Quisere pere
Curiatus
Genitor edo
In ex domino
Patris illuminata
Rex Regis univers
At this point, the orchestra began to play even energetically in preparation for the utter climax. The incredible tension and energy in the air was nearly palpable.
[Prosay solis hosanna
Protego sanctus causa
Padre illuminata
Gloria in resurrectem
Prosay solis hosanna
Protego sanctus causa
Padre alluminata
Gloria in unum diem]
As the choir began chanting this section of the track, Rime began to hold a sustained vowel tone, slightly altering its pitch seemingly in tune with the choir.
Even more mouths dropped at the seemingly supernatural voice that Rime possessed. His singing was one thing but the eerie drone than came out of his mouth was another.
"S---, that's actually pretty f---ing creepy," Anton said.
"No s---," Deimos replied. "Ever hear a guy sing like that?"
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Velma shook her head, "You have fun though. He's likely busy where ever the food is." She said.
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come on Veemon said grabbing her by her arm, and dragging her along towards the ballroom.
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The dragons of Kovot had a similar singing technique when you listened to them, you couldn't tell if the dragon singing was male or female " tarrax said as he listened.."very impressive for a human male..
Its Rime surprisingly" Dixie said " its almost scary the notes he can hit..
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"Indeed. Some normal, non powered humans can shatter high grade thin glass with their voices." Sara said.
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Velma let herself be dragged to the ballroom.
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Zachary chuckled. "Tarrax, you haven't noticed that Rime's not a Human? He's a dinosaur. A Troodon to be exact," he said.
"If you think Rime's good, you should listen to one of his friends," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"You mean Turanian?"
Dr. Zanasiu nodded.
Turanian was one of Rime's friends and a fellow Pelvanida guard. Though he was an ordinary Human, his vocal range was astounding.
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Dinosaur , my mistake" Tarrax shrugged And I'd like to see how good his friend is too.. see if he can hit the high Fs with regularity.." he chuckled..
Rant rou rit rhose rotes rixies/ Scooby asked " Yes , Scooby, but I'm a girl, a soprano is supposed to hit the high notes. Guys ., not so much.. Dixie replied
If I tried hitting those notes I'd blow my vocal cords out" spyro said.. What about you Stripetail, you know how to sing
Spyro my dear fellow, my voice has always been in the low range, although in my youth i could hit some very high notes on occasion. Stripetail said Rime has clearly been trained in the vocal exercises, and it is rare that a male can reach those notes without going fully into falsetto. this Turanian fellow should be brought over on your next visit.. see if the performance delivers on the reputation.. in the Aestorican scale there are 10 oactaves and keys the key of J is the highest..
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Rime finished and stepped offf the stage to thunderous applause.
"More! More! More!" The crowd chanted.
"I'd like to let other performers try," Rime said.
He then sat by the table and sipped some water.
Just then a tall and thin man sat next to him. "Nice singing Rime," he said.
Rime coughed as the man spoke. "Turanian!? How'd..."
"You know I don't like that name. Call me J.T. and come on, Private, can't a guy relax?"
Rime turned to everyone. "Everyone, this is my friend, Turanian or J.T."
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Stripetail smiled briefly " Nice to meet you. Lord Stripetail at your service Well then Turanian, lets us hear that voice of yours.. Rime here says you're a treat to listen to..'
After he goes Stripetail you should give it a try.. Spyro said, as Nick came up to them..
_ Nice to meet you J>T' dixie waved ' Come to relax? well you're in the right place..
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Jason took out and fiddled with a space patrol type of morpher and handed it to Guilmon. "here, I removed the 1 hour limit. Should last several hours at least. Though likely before long after your morph you'll want or need to digivolve." He said.
"Yay, now I can morph too." Guilmon said.
Then they returned to finishing their meals.
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Hey Velma, Shaggy smiled as as he noticed her coming towards him through the crowd being dragged by Veemon..
She wants to dance with you" the digimon gruinned before disappearing into the crowd..
Er Alright Velma, lets go dance a bit.' shaggy said putting doewn his drink, and heading out to the dance floor. " um, just excuse my awkwardness I don't dance much..
Veemon soon found his target: Gatomon " want to dance " he asked producing some flowers with a flourish(that he had smnitched from a nearby table)
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J.T. bowed to Stripetail.
"Well, I guess I could try my hand at singing," he said.
He then stepped onto the stage and the spectral musicians looked at him.
"All right, I am going to try Amaranth by Nightwish.
The choir sank back into the ground and the metal ghosts returned. The orchestra stayed as well.
The track started with some gentle piano bars and then transitioned into a heavy electric guitar and drum section.
J.T. then began to sing.
Baptized with a perfect name
The doubting one by heart
Alone without himself
War between him and the day
Need someone to blame
In the end, little he can do alone
You believe but what you see
You receive but what you give
True to Rime's boast, J.T. had an extremely clear and powerful voice - so powerful in fact that some wondered if the microphone was even needed. Much to everyone's shock, J.T. was actually capable of hitting the same register that the original singer (who was a woman) sang at. Like Rime, his highest singing voice seemed to be neither masculine nor feminine. Unlike Rime, whose voice was slightly airy and crystalline, J.T.'s voice was akin to that of an opera singer.
This time, no one could even eat or do anything for their eyes and ears were fixated on the unusually gifted singer in front of them.
Deimos dropped his canteen again. "I...I give up at explaining how Rime and J.T. have this seemingly supernatural singing talent. They're f---ing hitting registers that no male should be able to hit," he said.
"Hey, that's what 25 years of practice coupled with a hell of a lot of luck will get you," Zachary replied.
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"Told you he was good," Rime said, nudging Dixie. He sipped a glass of water.
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Stripetail smiledc as J.T sang. he certainly has lived up to his reputation. and you want me to follow that, spyro/ Spyro nodded wordlessly.. The old wizard shrugged " i have no idea what I'm going to sing..
_ Hes amazing Dixie said " i've never heard anyone sing like that.. its beautiful' she said, tears were running down her face from listening to the beautiful music.
The singers of Kovot would bow to him as a brother, they'd welcome them into thier ranks in a second" tarrax said throughly impressed with J.T's talent..
And they want me to follow him old friend ' stripetail cracked " Master , you are an excellent singer don't sell yourself short. "
Teaching it is one thing , singing is another.. stripetail said.
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Velma smiled a bit nervously, "That's ok, I've not done much dancing either." She said to Shaggy.
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Shaggy lead her out to the floor and began to slowly dance with her.. " just let me know if i'm dgoing too fast.. " He said Nervously to Velma..
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stripetail took the stage and held a breif conversation with Matt ": any suggestiions for a song.. " Er how about Barcelona? Matt repled it was the theme for the olympic games.. a ghost came up and handed Stripetail the lyrics. after reading the song a few times then he began to sing. From the moment the first note sounded, it became clear to everyone that not only was Stripetail gifted at magic, he was musically gifted too. "The Wind is a gentle breeze.. the bells are ringing out.." Stripetail's voice was pitch perfect, and his voice soared and thrilled as the song went on. Each word was clear and it was sung with the effortless ease and veteran tone of one who has studied the musical craft for many many years. Mixed with the music were magically created images floating to and fro adding to the experience of the listeners
_ Dixie was struck wordless by his performance "I. I I can see why we have him judge our singing.. Spyro muttered to Cynder, who was listing raptly..
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my master, always has a certain flair about him" tarrax grinned as Stripetail reached the final high finishing notes... as he finished the magic illusions ended, and Stripetail took a deep drink of water to soothe his throat. there was a brief silence around the room.
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"He is very good indeed." Sara said.
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Velma started dancing with Shaggy as best as she could.
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Finished he handed Guilmon something he could put on his upper arm to keep current temporary morpher there.
Then once they finished he got up and they started to head to where the ballroom was.
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J.T. and Rime cheered as Stripetail finished.
"So you up for a duet?" Rime asked.
J.T. shook his head as he sipped a martini. "I need some time to let my voice recover," he said.
Rime then turned to Dixie. "Care to try a duet?" he asked.
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Zachary, Clive, Anton, Paul, Jose, Kurt, Dirk and Al were playing poker in the back of the room.
Mr. Bigmouth was mopping up a puddle of seltzer that ended up on the floor after an overly enthuiastic guest accidentally spilled their cup.
"Rime's singing talent has always been a mystery to me," he said as he worked.
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Haresh sat near Ms. Swimmer. "If you'll excuse me, I need to prepare the snacks for the party goers to eat while they watch the performances," he said, entering the kitchen.
Ms. Swimmer looked at the two torches she had stacked up by the wall and decided with such a huge crowd and a somewhat small area, a fire-dance was not a safe choice.
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Certainly" dixie said ' You pick a song, and hopefully you can give me the lyrics..in case it isn't a song i've sung before" She said to Rime.
We'll do back up Agumina and Tigress chimed in..
_ Stripetail took his seat as Dixie took the stage.. " Roncore Roncore!" scooby said coming to him. " I'll need to let my voice rest. I don't sing everyday, especially such high notes as that last song..it will be a bit before I sing again ..
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Jason and Guilmon walked into the ballroom entrance and looked around to see what the place looked like.
"Lots of folks here." Guilmon said.
"indeed." Jason said.
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Rime pulled out his PDA and bought up the lyrics of Diem Ex Dei. "It's Diem Ex Dei by Globus," he said. He placed the PDA on stand. I've highlighted the parts that we're each singing, the male vocalists are signing, what we're singing together and what everyone is singing," he said.
Some of the ghosts readjusted the microphone for a duet. The ghostly choir reappeared and a ghost dressed in very nice tuxedo floated alongside J.T., who was standing on the stage alongside Rime and Dixie. J.T. and his spectral companion were to sing the male section at the end.
"And now Dixie and I will perform Diem Ex Dei by Globus," Rime said into the microphone.
The crowd cheered wildly.
Rime took a sip of water and cleared his throat.
The orchestra started playing a gentle tone which was then followed by Rime singing a sustained vowel tone while slow drums and a gentle electric guitar played alongside him.
After a few more seconds of the slow drums, Rime began to sing. His airy voice matched perfectly with the song's lyrics.
Umbra Dextras, Prima Orbis
Templa Prospice, Diem Ex Dei
Fides Sponsa, Fides Per Dei
Missaes Can Ta, Mistrae Lingua
The choir then joined in as Rime began to sing the next piece. Even though the singers were long dead, their voices sounded like they did in life. Even the Pie Lady was singing.
[Umbra Dextras, Umbra Crucis
Umbra Deus, Lucius Dei
Fides Sponsa, Fides Per Dei
Missaes Can Ta, Mistrae Lingua]
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Zachary, Clive, Anton, Paul, Jose, Kurt, Dirk and Al and Mr. Bigmouth stopped what they were doing to listen to the amazing singing.
Ms. Swimmer got out of the kitchen and sat by Cynder. "Care to try a hand at singing later?" she asked. "I would try but I can't sing at all. And more pressingly, I can't really read," she said. "Also, the fruit salad I worked on is ready."
(OOC - This (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=4914&view=findpost&p=9216423) is what appears on Rime's PDA.)
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Dixie sang her lyrics as they appeared over the PDa her natural talents coming through and highlighting the contrasts between male and female voices. Dixies singing had earned good reviews from Stripetail before but this was to be her best performance yet.
Sure I'll help you sing" Cynder replied "I'm not as good as Dixie or some of the other singers who have performed already, but i can sing.. and I'll try some of that Fruit Salad
Bulk and Skull ate at thier table while Genki and Mimi watched the singing..
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Ms. Swimmer entered the kitchen and returned with a big bowl of fruit salad. She dished some out to Cynder, Spyro, Stripetail, Briggins, Scooby, Tiger, Tigress and Augumina.
She kept the small amount at the bottom for herself.
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Dixie's deeper, richer and distinctly feminine voice served as an amazing counterpoint to Rime's airy and andryogenous singing voice.
It was now time for Rime and Dixie to sing this part together.
Ave Vitae, Rex Promissa
Ave Vitae, Rex Veritas
There was no clapping nor cheering as everyone was mesmerized by the hypnotic singing of the duo.
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Dixies voice blended well with Rime as the solosended and the backups blended back in..
Scooby helped himself to a large portion of fruit as Briggins Stripetail and the girls each helped themselves. " very tasty" briggins said " You've done a great job. try and record the recipe for some of the other cooks to emulate.'
Not bad Tiger said after trying some of the fruit " so whats the plan for tomorrow..
We;re invading Cobia Bay, its the closest of the towns chong and Dragonstorm control.." stripetail said taking a sip of water..
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"Erm, I really can't write that well," Ms. Swimmer said sheepishly. She ate some of the fruit salad. She then changed the subject. "About that invasion, I really don't know how to use the ranged weapons like Mr. bigmouth, Ceela or the other do," she said.
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J.T. and his fellow singer joined in as Rime and Dixie's part ended. To everyone's astonishment, J.T.'s voice was now very deep and rich - quite unlike the voice he used for the previous track he sang. His spectral singer's voice was equally resonant - not surprising since he was the ghost of an opera singer who had died in the hotel nearly 100 years earlier.
Ave Vitae, Rex Promissa
Ave Vitae, Rex Veritas
As they finished, the choir began the next line. The medley of ghosts provided an ethereal but hypnotic and pleasing tone to the words.
(Missae Magnus, Fides En Dei)x2
Again, the crowd was totally silent. Even the normally loud and foul-mouthed Deimos was silent.
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well we'll have Dixie help you with that " Briggins replied as for using ranged weapons we'll ran you through a quick training course, enough for you to hold a weapon and fire it, at least.
_ stripetail clapped appreciatively as the song ended and Dixie joined them Scooby greeted her with a long kiss on the lips which caught her off guard for a second. she broke the kiss ' Rou rere rarazing Rixie1 Ri've rever reard rou ring rike rhat!' Scooby said, the words rushing out of him, he had even forgotten to bring up the chat he had had with Tigress and Agumina earl;ier, it was just as well, he figured, for him to drop the matter.
Excellent woirk Dixie, that was the best work you've done yet.
I wasn't as good as you. Dixie protested.
Dixie, you were outstanding, you were intune pitch was excellent and your voice was clear and strong. that is the time of singing that makes one a star.." Stripetail said.. " Now I suggest the each of us get your partners, or at least a girl or guy to dance with..
Agumina went up to join Cynder onstage
Biyomon danced with Gabumon as agumon was busty playing the sax, and was doing ok by this point
- Great music huh Velma..Shaggy said to her as they danced.
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Rime and J.T. both paled. "Oh, no. I can dance for s---!" J.T. said.
Rime shuddered. "The last time I tried dancing, my partner needed like 20 stitches," he said. He then turned to Dixie. "You were wonderful!" he exclaimed.
"I have never heard anyone sing with such richness as you," J.T. said.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned to his cocktail bar and resumed making cocktails.
"Actually, I think a magic staff or something might be better for Ms. Swimmer as she is already trained to use melee weapons and it would should take her a little while to learn to launch spells from it," he said.
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Dixie turned red with embaressment ' Gentlemen, you flatter me. you two were.. were. magnificent! I have never heard gentlemen hit such high notes and go it in tune and pitch..
Very well. I have a few staffs in my room, if Briggins didn't take them downstairs earlier' Stripetail mused " It depends on what ability she wants to weild. Which would you prefer: Ice, Fire, or Shadow? shaddow makes the caster invisible to the enemy for a time and blinds those that it hits..
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"I guess fire, I mean I already deal with it a lot in my fire dances," Ms. Swimmer said, finishing off her fruit salad.
A bellhop handed her a pale red wooden staff. It was capped by a brillant red diamond-like gem at the top. Though it looked like diamond it was actually a magically augmented gem that was nearly indestructible and can deliver a fiery blow, allowing the staff to be used as rather nasty melee weapon.
"Ms. Swimmer, shadow offers lots of tactical advantages. Sabotage is a powerful tool in warfare," Mr. Bigmouth said from the nearby cocktail bar. He then turned to Stripetail. "Does shadow offer any lethal capabilities?" he asked.
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yes it does, prolonged exposure seeps into the enemy and chokes them. its not a pleasant way to die either.. " stripetail replied
Dixie is just being modest' Spyro said She really is a great singer..
Spyro! Stop! Dixie said as scooby took her out to dance and recover from her singing " ri Rove rou, ro ruch" scooby said holding her close to him.. ' i know.. Darren is getting close to finishing the dresses for the wedding, I ran into him while taking a short break from working in the kitchen.. he showed me some designs, its going to be a marvelous wedding Scooby, the kind I wil remember the rest of my life.. it will be the prooudest day oof my life
Reven rore rhan rinning ra Roscaar, or raving rids?' Scooby said as they twirled around..
_ Thus far, I doon't expect to win an Oscar, first I'd need to have someone in Hollywood notice me, perjhaps Cousin dee could help there. as for having kids, wweell, remember we;re shooting for 2 years before trying to have them.."
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"yes, it is good music." Velma said as she danced with Shaggy.
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"nice." Guilmon said nodding in time to the music.
"Indeed. Let's look for a seat." Jason said looking around.
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Two Cobalt soldiers entered the ballroom. They were clad in digital amoflauge ACUs but not armor. They still had their weapons with them and they flanked a massive Bison dressed in a photographer's vest and cargo pants.
"Commander Briggins, Commander Stripetail, this man is from ABC News. His camera crew are in the lobby. They are here to do a report on the war and they request permission to follow troops," the first soldier said.
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permission granted. have them come in..Stripetail said. However, if they broadcast there will need to be some proscriptions. They cannot reveal our exact location, obviously, nor how many troops we have, we don't need the enemy knowing our exact number of forces.."
_ but does chong watch TV? Brioggins said As Stripetail headed out of the ballroom. "Chong isn't an idiot Briggins. " "Wizard he probably has a good idea of our strength already. " but we don't need to give everything away.."
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Will volunteers be coming to help if we do the broadcast? Briggins asked the Bison "because we do need assistance, we've been fighting a numerically superior enemy for 3 months while being outnumbered at least 10-1. We need all the help we can get..
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The soldier nodded and left the ballroom.
A few minutes later, the camera crew arrived.
The reporter turned to Briggins. "Commander, I am not allowed to use this news report as a recruitment ad but I can say with near certainity that people will enlist out of patriotism," he replied.
"Do you have anything besides propaganda to contribute to the war effort?" Deimos asked.
The reporter nodded. "All of my crew and myself are trained in battlefield trauma first aid, advanced defensive driving, basic small arms proficiency and basic armed and unarmed close quarters combat," he replied. "And no, we will not enter combat unless in a very desperate situation."
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Stripetail is the one you should be going to, really, but that is good to here. if we could get our strength up to five figures we might have a shot..the enemy controls much of the region , including Neptune city and is moving to the East.all cities that are in vincity should evacuate as soon as possible, if they haven't done so already.
Briggins said " Stripetail bade the reporter and his crew be seated. 'We are going on the offensive in the morning " he gestured and a image of the region appeared in the air. "the areas we control are blue, which are rather limited to areas in the north. the areas in red are controlled by Dragonstorm and Chong they took Neptune City a few days ago, the city is in complete ruin. we will be moving towards the south and aiming to retake the region city by city..my current estimation is that we are out numbered in troop strength by about 7-1, however when this war started the difference was more like 30-1.we have suffered many losses for instance the Surf Point Volunteer defense force started with more than 1200 men, less than 100 remain alive. this does not include civilian losses which are well into the tens of thousands. Dragonstorm has used mustard gas entensively in thier operations, at a scale not seen since the first of the "World Wars". i am not sure how much of this the viewers back home already know, as we have had no contact with the outside since this war began." stripetail finished.
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"With us live is the leader of the Seaboard Coalition, Commander Stripetail," the reporter said just before Stripetail began speaking.
A Raven filmed Striptail as he began speaking.
When the information session was over, the reporter introduced himself. "Sorry for not introducing myself earlier but I am Jan Yaltsin of ABC News," he said.
"Commader, if I may, may I serve as the liason and press officer?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. "To ensure that we do not inadverdently leak information."
Deimos apprached the crew. "I'll tolerate you as an embed just as long as you stay the hell out of my way," he said.
Jan then turned to Stripetail. "Commander, which unit shall I be embedded with?" he asked.
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Inside the lounge of the Sang-Heili barracks, some of Chong's soldiers were watching the news.
"Chong!" a mage called. "The enemy forces are planning to push south tomorrow!"
A mechanic entered the lounge. "Commander, our aircraft and wyverns are fully armed and fueled we await your orders to attack Sunberry," she said.
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Certainly.. through i fear I have already disclosed our plans if the enemy was watching..' stripetail sauid " oh well, its not as If I haven't made mistakes in war before.. Mr Bigmouth will now speak with you..
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send reinforcements to cobia Bay.. problem is that will take several hours..'Chiong replied.. "they have much less distance to travel. Once we take sunberry then we will refocus on gaining unquestioned control of the area we now control..
_ Mr Yaltsin you will be embeded with Scooby's group.. Scooby is currently in the ballroom.. Stripetail said.. turning to head towards the ballroom..
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Mr. Bigmouth approached Jan.
He motioned for him to have a seat. "Hello, Mr. Yaltsin. I am Mr. Bigmouth, the press and liason officer for the Seaboard Coalition," he said pleasantly. "I presume the base commander of Fort Inglorious, Commander Briggins has told you of the rules and regulations?" he asked.
"Pleased to meet you Mr. Bigmouth," Jan replied. "Actually, I have not been told about that."
"Well in any case and I cannot stress this enough, obey orders, especially if they are someone in uniform! Even if an ordinary civilian tells you not to do something or not to go somewhere, you obey them! They have have been living and fighting alongside us for so long that they might as well be soldiers. Understand?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"Yes sir."
Mr. Bigmouth took a sip of some water from a glass by his hand. "Now then other things. There are doors and other areas cordoned off by yellow warning tape. Do not attempt to get past them. They usually warn of hazards such as weak floors, pits or unexploded munitions. Finally, there are restricted areas - marked off by a large 'authorized personnel only' sign. They will also have a uniformed soldier in front of them as well. Do not and I repeat DO NOT attempt to enter or photgraph those areas. The guards are authorized to use lethal force. Not to mention our commander has put up specialized shock barriers that will only allow authorized personnel through. If you attempt to force your way into one of those areas, you will recieve a shock equal to that from a taser at best or be shot at worst. Understand?"
"Yes sir," Jan replied.
"Excellent! Now I have to speak to Commander Briggins and Commander Stripetail about any additional regulations," Mr. Bigmouth said. "One last thing, I know you are trained in some very useful skills, including small arms use and battlefield first aid, however the squad you are embedded in and I expect you to be a reporter first and combatant/medic last. All these rules apply for your crew as well."
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Mr. Bigmouth then went to the table that Briggins and Stripetail were sitting at.
"Okay, I gave him a quick rundown of the rules. The restricted areas, obey the orders of the soldiers and refugees/civilians alike as they know this place better than they do, etc. I also gave him the admonishment that he is expected to be a reporter first and a soldier/medic last. Now are there any more regulations that he should be aware of? Also, I plan to make a contract/waiver he and his crew have to sign before they go with Scooby's unit," Mr. Bigmouth said. He took a sip of some ice cold essential water from a waiter.
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their film may be reviewed by me before being sent to the air, at my discretion Stripetail said " If i think the tape shows too much of our current location, for example it will be edited. Other than that, i think you gave him a good, short synopis of the rules..
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Jason & Guilmon find a place to sit to enjoy the scenery, music and such.
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Mr. Bigmouth returned with a stack full of contracts and rules for the camera crew and Jan.
"Jan, please get your crew around this table," he ordered.
Jan did so and soon they were seated around the table. He passed out copies of the regulations of the hotel. "Those are the regulations of Fort Inglorious. They are enforced very strictly," he said. Apparently, Deimos's nickname had caught on.
The camera crew were busy reading it.
He then held up a piece of paper that read:
Press Contract:
I [name here] agree to hold indeminable for any injury, disability or death that may arise as a result of being embedded with a military unit of Fort Inglorious.
I understand that failure to follow orders issued by the soldiers or civilian staff or refugees of Fort Inglorious may result in injury, death, disability or imprisonment.
I understand that all footage I shoot is subject to review by the base commanders and by the press officer and may be cut or censored for security reasons.
Signed:
"Mr. Yaltsin, please read the contract and sign it," Mr. Bigmouth said, handing him the contract and a pen. He passed out the contract to the others.
Mr. Bigmouth then sat down and waited for the crew to read and sign their contracts.
Several minutes later, they were done and Mr. Bigmouth handed the contracts to Stripetail.
"Stripetail, all the men have signed contracts," he said. "Also, we may want to consider outfitting them in some thing that identifies them as reporters and provides them with protection."
Dr. Zanasiu was drinking some hot tea. "How about an armored vest and helmet like the one I have but with 'PRESS' in large white letters?" he said.
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allow me" Stripetail said ' i'll create special armor for them ' stripetail then grestured and Yaltsin and his crew were aroundee by a bright light then it vanished. They were now wearing light green armor from head to toe " This armor will protect you from most of what the enemy can throw at you. there is also a wrist compartment for storing important papers or photos that you may take.. however, like all magic it has its limits.. it will not stand up to constant bullet impacts, for one, and if damaged i will need to repair it. I don't make armor like this everyday I am trusting you with it MR Yaltsin' stripetail said firmly. " You have signed the contracts, so i will take any breach of them very very seriously.
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Meanwhile the party downstairs went on without any of them being aware of the broadcast or the arrival of the press. Tigress and Agumina sang backup for a few more songs then took a break to restthier voices..
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Jan looked at the armor. "Thank you commander," he said.
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the armor. The helmet looked exactly like the combat helmets Dr. Zanasiu and the soldiers wore. The word 'PRESS' was written in large white letters on the back and front of the armor and on the helmet.
"Well, now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's enjoy the festivities," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Jan and his crew walked down the stairs into the ballroom.
When Jan's crew was out of earshot, Mr. bigmouth radioed Scooby. "Scooby, we've got a reporter who wishes to be embedded with your squad. You'll recognize him by his light green armor, Bigmouth out," he said. He then entered the ballroom.
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Rime and Anton were chatting with Dixie. "So what do you plan to do tomorrow?" he asked.
A waiter passed out cocktails to the table.
"Rockslide?" Anton asked, taking a cocktail and sipping it.
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i don't know, to be honest," dixie said as she was offered a drink " Thank you, But i don't drink.." she respectfully declined. "my mom's dad was an alcoholic, so she instilled in me a very negative feeling towards drinking.."
_ Reporter, Rhat reporter? Scooby replied.."Rhen rid rhey ret rere?' ghe asked. it was then he noticed the group wearing light green armor " Rever rind rooby rout" he said breaking off contact..
- i could use a drink ' tiger quipped.. ' hey tiger last thing we need is yfor you to get drunk Genki pointed out..
_ Both Angel and Stitch came up to Dixie " Mind if we sit here/ the aleins asked..
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"Nice here." Guilmon said.
"Indeed, I do hope it gets frequent use after this war is over and it's fully restored, fixed up and such.
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so whats with the newcomers/ tiger said looking at the small group wearing armor
we're from ABC North in Southern Pass. We came to report on the war..
oh, ho1 a bit late don't you think, the wars 3 months old1' tiger saiud gruffly..
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Jan went up to Scooby. "Hello Scooby, I am Jan Yaltsin, a reporter for ABC News. Erm, do you have a title that we should use?" he asked. ""
The Bull trucker was enjoying some cocktails and a few cigarettes with his friends.
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The whine of aircraft engines warming up could be heard in the Sang-Heili base as soldiers, mages and metallic soldiers were dispatched to Cobia Bay.
"Chong, I have examined the mind control array that we have made for the munitions plant at Cobia Bay," a Vulpine technician said. "The array is concealed inside the underground magazine of an abandoned munitions factory but it is protected by shield projectors scattered around the city. While the shield projectors will stop even sustained artillery bombardment, they seem to be easily penetrated by anything that moves under 120 miles per hour. However, we did place anti-vehicle barriers, armored vehicles, gun turrets and soldiers around the shield projectors."
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rell .. rumm. reneral rooby, Ri ruesss" Scooby said.. Rice ro reet yrou rere rare you ruys rom?
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So you fellows are going to becovering the war effoirt huh? Tarrax sad looking down at one of the camera crew, who flinched as he beheld the immense dragon.. "just stick with your groups and don't try to be the hero if it puts you in jeporady..
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but can it stand up against, say high level magical attack, or dragonfire? chong replied.. "If it can't then all that other stuff is worth little..If it becomes clear that Cobia Bay will fall, then the defenses must pull back.. we cannot afford to throw lives away at this point .. its not as if we're getting fresh reinforcements..that broadcast the wizard did may have revealed where he was planing to strike, but it will doubtlessly raise their numbers as well. our advantage in numbers will be much less..it has been shrinking as a result of battle anyway' chong added. In chess terms revealing their location was sacrificing a pawn, in order to gain a rook or castle-reinforcements..
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The technician nodded. "It will withstand dragonfire and substantial magical bombardment. We tested it," he said. "But it is at a cost; as I said before, the shield will not stop low speed objects. If we tune it to do so, then it becomes vulnerable to magical assaults," he said.
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"Pleased to meet you General," Jan said, shaking Scooby's hand. "We are from Tesserect - outside this region."
Several of the camera crew had flipped up the visors on their helmets and were enjoying the food.
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very well, how lng before our forces can reach cobia bay? Chong asked " best to have them leave now, because the enemy is 20 miles away.. and if we waut, they will take the city without much of a fight..
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You gentlemen sing at all? Dixie asked " i'm Dixie "General" Scoobys fiance and partner.. pleased to meet you.."
I'm guessing Agumina said that we are coming with you? she said to Dixie. " best to have the team together..
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"They are en route now," the technician said.
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"No," the reporters replied.
Several of them took drinks and food from the waiters.
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Mr. Bigmouth went up to Stripetail's table.
"Commander, if I may, should we start assigning groups for the combat operation tomorrow?" he asked.
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Yes, start at once.' stripetail said.. The enemy is likely moving forces to Cobia Bay as we speak, so we will need to move quickly. We h\will be heading out to Cobia Bay at 5 tomorrow. so that means we're up and ready to go before then.. Everyone should be heading to bed by midnight..
- Well, i do, I performed on stage for several years mostly musicals before i met Scooby here' dixie said.. "how dd you learn about the war? we haven't had any outside contact since the war began..
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good, begin repairinf the town and setting up defenses' the wizard and his friends will be headng this way..
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"It ended up on the news thanks to Carson City Camp," the photographer replied.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded as a ghost handed him the guest roster.
"All right, Scooby, Dixie, Ceela, Deimos, Anton, Paul and fifteen other volunteers and the camera crew are Squad One," he said, writing the names down on a sheet of paper.
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Tiger, Tigeress, Agumon Agumina, Spyro, Cynder and Stitch and Angel volunteered to join Scooby and Dixie in group 1.Nani Genki, Nick and shaggy rounded out the group.
_ well thats good to know" dixie said, " at least our plight is out there..
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Jason & Guilmon remained sitting in the table area of the ballroom.
Odysseus & the rest walked in and sat at other tables.
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"Squad Two shall be the remnants of the SPVDF and Sang-Heili soldiers, up to twenty one." Mr. Bigmouth said. "Squad Three shall be Ms. Swimmer and twenty of the Great Valley's slingers and archers. Squad Four shall be Paul, Anton, Dirk, Kurt, Jose, Zachary and other assorted Sang-Heili or Cobalt troopers."
Mr. Bigmouth was busy filling out the names on the guest rosters. He took a sip of some essential water.
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Captain Milos will command Squad Two' Stripetail said " Ms Swimmer will lead Squad Three. Squad Four will be lead by Zachary. given our forces, splitting them up into groups of 20 would leave us with dozens of groups, given that, each group should be bigger..
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Mr. Bigmouth realized that he assigned Paul and Anton to two groups so he quickly assigned them to Dixie's group and crossed out their names for Squad Four, reassigning Strut and Dr. Zanasiu to those groups. "Rime, myself, Setsuna and whoever wishes to join shall be Squad Five. I will be commanding that squad," he said.
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Tarrax and Sara will leads Squad Six And seven respectively" stripetail said " Gabumon will be responsible for Squad 8. " Me? Gabumon said nerviously " you're the second -ranking Digimon, aren't you?
_ wer.. well yes.. ' "good You'll be in charge of the remaining digimon and your human partners" stripetail said
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I'll take Incedia and Glacia.. and anyone ekse up to 18 that wish to join me..
Dear, you can pickjk anyone you want.. he sauid to Sara..
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"Pick, who to join my group?" Sara said to Tarrax.
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Jason took out a small bottle that had
Kkorodos imperial seals & markings on it. He opened it up and taking an eye dropper from other pocket put a single drop into Guilmon's drink then into his own. "This should add a bit of extra flavor." Jason said smiling to Guilmon. Once he was done he re-closed the bottle and put it and the eye dropper back into the same pocket.
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precisely. Tarrax smiled " I'd suggest picking Jason, moran and the others..
Hunter and the other Rover volunteered to go with Tarrax ' alright rovers We're covering Tarrax from the ground." hunter said " but for now lets have fun.."
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Sara nods, "If I do then Guilmon will need to come with Jason since a digimon can't digivolve if their partner not nearby." Sara said.
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Jason and Guilmon started to drink their drinks, that had been spiced with some masterwork dragon alchohol, though a drop each.
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Mr. Bigmouth continued writing down the squads and their commanding officers. "What about the ammunition handlers and logistics personnel?" he asked.
"We'll stay here. But we'll be ready when ammunition or supplies need to be delivered to the front lines," Clive said, sipping a nonalcoholic cocktail.
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Those that want to stay here, can stay. those that want to come with us, will be permitted to do so."Stripetail replied "those who wish to come have until morning to decide which group they will accompany...
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Jason & Guilmon worked on their food and drinks.
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"So what do you think of that dear?" Sara asked Tarrax.
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"Nice room. I wonder if we can have something like this back home." Slojin said sitting in another part of the ballroom.
"What would Dr Ho say?" Wooshi asked .
"We can put it up with the kid's help while Dr. Ho isn't looking." Cowboy said smiling at the idea.
"Then act as it were his idea all along." Franky said, liking the idea.
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thats an excellent idea. I';d bring Pate snd his friends along toobtarrax added. Hunter joined Saras group..
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"Sounds like an excellent idea to me." Exile said liking those ideas.
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"Pete and his friends, Godzooky and the others?" Sara asked.
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yes' Tarrax repolied but for now , my dear lets dance' he smiled as he dragged Sara out to the ballroom floor.Scooby and Dixie soon joined them, followed by Stitch and Angel who climbed onto each of their shoulder ' guys we're trying to dance here " Dixie protested Dixie said Angel wrapped her aerms around her throat./ We're just having fun " stitch said. dixie sighed " alright fine, just loosen your grip angel.. thanks"
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Sara Smiled, "I'd love to dance with you." She said as Tarrax took them to the dance floor and smiled as she started to dance.
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"Going to dance?" Guilmon asked Jason.
"why," Jason asked, with a mischievous smile, "You asking if I want to dance with you?" he said in a non serious manner.
"I don't know how to dance. I'd rather just sit here." Guilmon said.
Jason nodded in a more serious manner, "We can just watch & enjoy the music and watching others dancing." Jason said.
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care to dance? Venus asked Mikey as they watched the others dance..
A number of Korodos dragons came up to Jason " do you need assistence sir? they asked him..
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Jason looked at them, "You want morphers too? I can make you some, or make that other morpher I was going to make once this was all over, that includes external emitter array to morph others. I can make that and morph all of you if you want." Jason said thinking, "Though it'll take me a few weeks, you'd see me as being gone only a second or 2. Maybe I should do that." He said to get up to head to his tardis to start on that morpher.
"Not to worry, I'll be back to your time frame in a second or 2. Then you can just say what color and style or ranger you want to be temporarily morphed to. No biggie." Jason said.
"Sounds neat." Guilmon said. "Can you make me one to wear on my wrist. It's kinda hard to keep track of this one I have to keep carrying in one hand since I do not have any pockets."
"hmm, sure, mercury, no, titanium, hmm, no." Jason snapped his fingers, "I know, I'll make you a mithril morpher, or maybe an adamantine morpher. I'd prefer a mithril one since from what I've seen Adamantine is a pretty ugly metal in comparison to mithril then you won't have to hold your morpher in one hand all the time. "
"Neat." Guilmon said.
They headed to his tardis, "though I'll have to spend half that with the tardis parked in the morphing grid to properly attune my unique morpher." Jason said half to himself and half to Guilmon. "With what it'll be able to do, more then any other morpher before it. "
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Ms. Swimmer was on stage engaged in a mock duel using wooden sticks with another Great Valley dinosaur.
She quickly parried an overhead blow with her stick and countered with a swift left jab to the opponent's face. All in the span of a few seconds.
The gathered crowd cheered as the punch landed.
Ms. Swimmer beckoned with her free hand.
Dr. Kerzach and Dirk manned the cocktail bar while Mr. Bigmouth was busy discussing tactics. Strut was busy sipping a cocktail.
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"We can say one other thing about the bad guys. I would assume since they've not cast it that no one among them can cast the dragon slave spell, or it doesn't work here in this universe." Sara said. "Though I think it is misnamed. It just makes a huge explosion, it does not enslave any dragons. You can even aim it at non dragons. Though since the blast radius is so huge doing a precise aim it is pretty pointless."
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Tigeress went out to the dance floor and started to dance among the couples..
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Gabumon went up to give Matt a short break, as he had playing guitar fior several hoiurs ' lets take a break guys Gabumon said to Matt and Agumon " You're getting pretty good Agumon.. Nice work Matt.." he added.
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The two duelists stepped off the stage to let Deimos on the stage.
"Oh joy, more metal," Rime muttered, rolling his eyes.
Deimos cleared his throat. "And now that my throat's recovered, I'm going to try Unchain the Rain by Altaria," he said.
The ghost metal musicians rose up from the floor.
A brief drum hit along led into a fierce combo of drums and energetic electric guitar work.
After a few seconds, Deimos began to sing.
I¥m dark as dark can be,
I¥m face of tragedy
that feeling, deceiving
that burn in your soul
My kingdom come
my will be done
so join me fallen one
We¥ll drown our sorrow to this endless sea
together we¥ll unchain the rain
Escape the world into our sanctuary
there in my arms you¥ll be free
The crowd cheered wildly as the intense guitars played and Deimos sang. His harsh, growling voice did not quite fit the somewhat melodic style but it was not intolerable.
Dr. Zanasiu whistled as Strut and Zachary clapped and cheered.
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Velma continued dancing. "I've not had this much fun in a while." She said to Shaggy.
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"Nice music." Petrie said.
"it is, it is, yep, yep, yep. To bad the others are not here." Ducky said.
"They would like it me think." He said.
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Meanwhile Stripetail finished the preparations for the next morning ' alright so there are at least 8 groups set up. make sure you ae reay for tomorrow, we're leaving very eaely.. but for now lets enjoy the rest of the night.' stripetail said.
Agumon took a seat at a table and took a long drink of water, his thriat was marched from playing the sax.
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"Where were we?" Jason asked walking back into the room where the Korodos dragons were. Jason said as he clapped his hands together.
"Asking if you need any help." Guilmon said.
"Are you folks sure you don't need some sort of help?" Jason asked them.
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we are sure ' the korodos dragons replied as some of them brought food and drink back from the table.. ' would you like some food and drink sir? they asked Jason.
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"Well, I am a bit hungry and thirsty, but how about yourselves, your needs should be seen to first." Jason said.
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We are here to help you jason , not the other way around. We came to help your friends and many of us have been hurt in the fighting.. we will need all the weapons at your disposal, short of course, of manipulating time.. too many unforeseeable consequences of doing that..
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"I do have some stuff you maybe use in the tardis. And I can treat anyone who's been hurt and there is medical equipment also in the tardis, some of it is portable for field use and some is magical in nature like some spare healing potions." Jason said. "And a way for multiple if you want to be power rangers."
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Deimos got off the stage and drank some essential water.
Mr. Bigmouth was yelling at a customer who did not pay for his cocktail. Two of Ceela's archers grabbed the offending customer and ejected him from the premises.
Haresh and Setsuna were doing a combination cooking/magic show. Setsuna summoned food while Haresh skillfully juggled fireballs and cooked them (by throwing the fireballs) as they were tossed into air.
Strut cheered as he caught a grilled corncob.
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Any other suggestions? stripetail asked Mr bigmouth " i'm taking ideas now, as how we will proceed tomorrow...' He added as he watched the food being served..
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"We will weaken the enemy forces by using our bloodroot bombs," Mr. Bigmouth said. "Then, we will charge in with protective gear and liberate or destroy the town."
"If we plan to destroy it, how's about we simply bomb it from here? We have some MLRS systems and we can get some bombers too," Deimos said.
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thats a possibilty however the defenses may be vulnerable to attack from ckllose range. I would think the defenses would be designed against attack from afar" stripetai;l said. " of course anything that topples the enemy with as few losses as possible is preferable..
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"Remember, defenses are not 100% effective. We can overwhelm them if we use a lot of missiles or bombs," Mr. Bigmouth said, munching on a roasted squash that Setsuna had prepared.
"Also, we have very precise bombs and missiles; we could target a specific building," Deimos added.
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That is true" Stripetail said. Do what you have to do, and do it quickly. there is likely to be reinforcements sent..
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" Are we ready to invade? Chong asked " I want Sunberry under our control by sundown tomorrow.."
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"Preparations have been finished!" the Whiptail Lizard shouted. The sound of aircraft and armored vehicle engines was deafening. She leapt onto one of the transport helicopters.
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Meanwhile, the large fleet of bombers was en route to Sunberry. They were only a few hours away. They carried precision munitions as their goal was to destroy strongholds, not level the city.
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Cpl. McCoun put his radio away. "Cruise missiles have been launched towards Cobia bay. They are targeted towards several bunkers that we believe to be communications," he said.
"I'll see if we can ship the munitions over to Arkan AFB or if we have any bombers here," Mr. Bigmouth. He got up from the table and headed up to the lobby.
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Excellent.. now Gentlemen if you will excuse me, this old squirrell is heading to bed.. the battle is rejoined tomorrow,. good night everyone. I will see all of you in the morning.' Stripetail said getting up and heading towards the stairs./
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right ros" scooby wabed to him
_ have a groovy sleep" shaggy added as he continued to dance with Velma
Spyro and Cynder were dancing as well ' Not exactly light on your feet are you? cynder smirked " No, I'm not, but you don't have an excuse. your girlfriend is an excellent dancer! Spyro said. " She is also a biped we're quadripeds.. Want to try your claw at singing? Cynder asked ' In front of everyone? Spyro shook his head ' the people who have sung already are far better than me..
- Biyomon took a breaking from dancing and tried her claw at playing the saxaphone ' but she found her wings weren't very suitable for playing ..
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The NUMA group and the Lipizzaners headed upstairs to their rooms to sleep.
The Pelvanida group did so too. The journalists were already in their rooms and asleep.
"See you all in the morning," Deimos said with a yawn as he headed out of the ballroom.
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Mikey finished eating and headed out to the dance floor to start dancing.
"Ooh, party tiiime." He said as he got to the dance floor. He started dancing.
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"I wonder how early we should wake up." Jason said.
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before 5 am" a korodos dragon replied " wee are beginning our offensive then..according to the commander"
- Venus laughed as she saw Mikey try to breakdance
Hunter and Colleen were danciing too " look about what happened back in neptune City.. I'm sorry" Hunter said as they danced.." i'm glad you apologized but at the same time you went a bit too far Colleen said " I love you Colleen, youknow that..' hunter nows not the time to "pop the question" colleen rebuked him slightly. " we are on a mission after all.
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Mikey continued to do his best dances, including some break dancing.
"Imagine if he put his energy into his ninja and martial arts training that he does into goofing off." Leonardo said.
"Then we'd have to Leos." Raph said. "I'm not sure if the world could take that." He said.
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"Sounds like a reasonable time. Though hopefully it's enough time for everyone to eat, and get enough sleep to be fully awake and such." Jason said.
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In times of war sleep is often neglected' one of the dragons replied " it has been the case in our wars as well. "
- Yes Mikeys is a goofball Donatello agreed. " but he is harmless usually. This time, hes showing off for venus.."
Gadzuki was trying some the food at the buffet table. ' try some of this stuff Pete! He said excitedly.
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"indeed, so we need to get all the rest we can." Jason said. "And some food and other necessities as well. " He said.
"Indeed." Guilmon said.
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"I expect it is that, or at least one of the primary reasons he is doing that." Leo said.
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"What is it?" Pete asked before he tried to get some himself.
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Doin't know what ist is but its good Gadzuki said...
agumon, wanna dance? Bityomon asked " Agumina/ Agumon looked at his partner " go ahead i'll join you guys in a bit Agumina smiled
tigeress and Tiger were just watching the couples..
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"Let's eat it before any grown ups tell is we can't. But don't eat to much. You'll get a tummy ache." Pete said as he got some more for himself. "MMm, it is very good tasting."
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Mimi kari and Tk headed to bed, while Gommamon continued to do his tadancing routine on the dance floor. " good thing I wrapped my feet in cloth eh joe' he grinned " Just be careful gommmon remember what happened last time.." joe warned " which is why I wrapped my feet.
Shaggy finished dancing with Velma and headed towards the buffet line.. You getting tired Velma..
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"A little, time to rest I think. Think I may want a snack or something to drink, or a bit of both." Velma said as she headed over to the buffet with Shaggy.
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Mikey continued to dance on the dance floor, doing various styles of dancing in time to the music.
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tai yawned as hesoon headed up to bed. Tigress and Tiger headed up to bed shortly before midnight. with tigress giving meaningful parting glances to both Agumina and Dixie.
bulk and skull headed off to thier room, along with agumon, agumina and the other digimon and thier partner
- tigeress and agumn ran into each other heading up the stairs ' hope you had a nice night" tigeress said to her as tiger disappeared in front of them leaving them alone briefly ' agumina leaned in and kissed tigeress on the lips and pulled away after a few seconds ' good night' she said with a smile' see you the morning" Tigeress smiled " night Agumina..' Tigeress saiud hurrying up vand catching up to tiger
soon everyone save for tarrax sara and scooby dixie and cynder were in bed.
-spyro climbed into bed, and waited for his mate to join them ' we really need to get to bed cynder. say night to dixie and come by me' he said .
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Cynder hugged dixie and climbed into bed next to Spyro. Scooby and Dixie soon climbed uinto bed as well
soon all of them were asleep
_ Tarrax guided Sara up to thier room, where they soon fell asleep
The hours passed and the trumpet sounded at 4 am. Scooby and Dixie were jolted out of bed.
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Setsuna wearily stumbled out of bed and washed up.
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Ms. Swimmer, Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth leapt from the beds and washed up and ran downstairs to get breakfast.
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Rime got out of bed as not to disturb Dr. Zanasiu, washed up and headed downstairs for breakfast.
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Haresh and Dr. Kerzach were in the kitchen busy cooking some pancakes, hashbrowns, salted fish and bread.
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Tiger and Tigeress slowly made thier way downstairs with Genki " Its too EARLY" Genki complained ' we're at war Genki, sleeping in isn't an option." tiger said gruffily. " I'm starving " Tigeress said " there'll be time to eat Tigress' tiger said as Tai and his digimon joined them "morning guys' Tai yawned.
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The other guards, fighters and logistics personnel began to awaken and head downstairs.
The hotel echoed with the clatter of footsteps as the personnel headed to breakfast.
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Stripetail strolled into the dining Room. " Morning everyone. Yes it is morning, although not al of you look fully awake yet."
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Spyro and Cynder went to a table and collapsed into it.. " I'm REAL tired" spyro said, shaking his head. " join the Club, Spyro.. but a nice flight should get us warmed up.." Rorning ruys" Scooby said surpprissing a yawn as he say down opposite Cynder, and Dixie headed up to the breakfast buffet, which as of yet had only a few things, the cooks were still making the rest.
_ A bit early to be up wizard" Briggins said, wiping sleep out of his eyes' The enemy is strengthing Cobias bays defenses. the soiooner we strike the better, and I wasn't going to invade without giving our forces at least a few hours rest.."
- I could have used about 5-6 more hours Sora said in passing as she and Biyomon walked to their table with food.
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Jason and Guilmon, and the others who slept in his tardis awoke and to save the hotel's hot water took sonic showers in the tardis, or used spell items to cast a clean spell on themselves before then went out of the tardis to the dining room.
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venus joined the group gathering in the dining room " morning guys she yawned as Donatello joined her in the line.. " heck of a party last night.. i'm beat' he muttered
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"Hey Venus." Mikey said. "yea, it was a cool party." Mikey said to Donatello. "I hope we have one after this war is over. That would be awesome." Mikey said smiling and liking the idea of a party.
"Did you sleep any?" Raph asked Mickey.
"Sure, of course I did. And lots of sugar and coffee to help with waking up, and some herbs too." Mikey said.
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Haresh and some waiters passed out cups of hot tea. "Drink this, it'll help you wake up," he said.
Deimos and Mr. Bigmouth gratefully took the cups and sipped them.
"Thanks," they said in unison.
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Scooby and Dixie grabbed some teas as well " another party would be great., one outside through so more people could participate" she suggested as the main breakfast course was brought out.
_ In 30 minutes everyone we are heading out Stripetail sad " I want us on the move by 5 at the absolutely latest, the sooner we get going the better..get some food inside us and get your weapons and things ready"
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Guilmon went to get bread, and some other stuff while Jason got a more mix of stuff to eat, before they went to an area to eat their meal.
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Ms. Swimmer, Rime, Mr. Bigmouth and Deimos finished their meals and headed to the armory to gather up their weapons.
Dirk, Al, Dr. Zanasiu, Strut, Zachary, Jose and Kurt entered the dining room to eat breakfast.
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Ceela and her troops stepped through the Great Valley's portal. They all had new bows and quivers full of their lethal metal tipped arrows. Some Great Valley slingers and archers followed as well.
Several other logistics personnel were loading crates of ammunition, charged stones and arrows into waiting armored personnel carrier outside.
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the ten members of the Omniderate activated thier armor. ' Alright groups; Captain milos said "go to your captains. media go embed yourself with your groups. I want to see movement here people! and.. animals.." he added..
- Dixie numched on a hashbrown, her helmet on the table next to her.. " scooby was wolfing down food..
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Jason and Guilmon starting to eat their breakfast with some small talk. Guilmon's had a lot of extra bread.
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Jan and his crew were eating their meals as fast as they could.
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The cruise missiles that had launched towards Cobia bay had been shot down but at one managed to destroy an ammunition dump on the city outskirts.
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Explosions blossomed across Sunberry as the precision munitions leveled a National Guard armory, assorted fortifications and several ammunition dumps. The bombers wheeled back to Chong AFB to rearm and refuel after they dropped their bombs.
The sound of Chong's army on transport planes approaching the city was faintly heard. They were following behind the bombers.
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How successful was our missile attack? Milos asked ' we launched an assault last night to soften up their defense...do you have any data from that?
Agumon and Agumina rapidly ate their food.. " alright Agumina you stick close to tai at all times" Agumon said to her.. "I'll cover you guys from the air..
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The Extreme Dinosaurs were eating their breakfast, quite a bit since they were pretty large in size compared to regular humans.
Mikey went off to get some breakfast along with Leonardo and Raphael as well.
"No candy or sweets till later." Raph said, "those are not good things to eat before a battle." he said.
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Cpl. McCoun opened up his laptop, which showed information from a friendly spy plane. "It looks like most of them were shot down or missed their targets. But one destroyed and ammunition depot," he replied. He was trying to eat some hashbrowns as he relayed the information.
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in other words not very sucessful. ah well, seems as if we're going to have to do this the hard way" stripetail shrugged. Taking out the defenses ourselves."
Tarrax entered the dibning room and haled jhimself to breafast.
Nani sighed as she poked at her waffle " its much too early for Lilo to be up Stripetail " she said " Mesa up Angel quietly though both she and stitch looked very tired. " you guys had too much fun last night lilo gigled.
_ The Mysterys Machines ready to go " fred said ..
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Jason took out a small plastic rectangular box. He opened it and took out to small things the size of warts, putting one behind each ear. He offered the open box to Guilmon who did the same. Then Jason closed the box and set it down. Using his wrist computer he then had the box project a small holographic type tv up on their table, sized so he and Guilmon could watch it and put up a 2d Droopy cartoon they started to watch as they ate their breakfast.
The wart size devices they had put behind their ears were a type of earphone that conducted the sound through the skull, leaving their ears free. It also enabled them to watch without disturbing anyone else.
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Sara came down soon after Terrax and went to see what sorts of things they had for breakfast.
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After earting the groups headed out of the hotel where the vehicles were waiting.It was dark as Scooby climbed into the Mystery Machine...
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"Ready to roll?" the Bull trucker asked via his intercom system.
The sound of the vehicles starting up echoed through the dawn air.
"Stay safe!" Clive called from the entrance of Ft. Inglorious.
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evertyone lets move! Stripoetailds voice came through the intercom.. " good luck to all of you... stay as safe as possible..."
scobby pulled out of the gates followed by nani and stitch, then Hunter in the roovermovbile.. "Hang on Rovers" he said to the others.
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the convoy started down the road towards Surf Point, from there it would turn south towards Cobia
dixie settled back in the passenger seat scooby drove on. the light inside the van were tuyrned on to keep everyone from nodding off. 'if i nod off honk the horn scooby' doxie said 'her ring said that it was 4;36 am. they had made very good time .
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Jason, Guilmon and a few of his friends were riding with the road rovers. The english sheepdog had pulled some coffee cups and a thermos to pure some folks some coffee, including himself.
"Nothing like a nice warm cup of the joe to keep one awake." the siberian husky said.
"Is your extra storage due to pockets, or just a natural ability?" Jason asked the english sheepdog.
The english sheepdog responded which Jason understood. "Ah, similar to Velma and Captain Caveman's then, a natural ability. Though with Captain Caveman it's in his fur also, Velma's is behind her back. I heard rumors that one of the animated harlem globetrotters has that ability."
(ooc: the globetrotters refers to a cartoon I doubt any here have heard of, but is a cartoon i watched as a kid, the 2nd show, the super globetrotters. The first cartoon show just had them solving mysteries like scooby, who they met several times).
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9 i remember the super globetrotters it lasted fir a season or 2. like the other teamwouldn't notice them wearing silly costumes and not put 2 and 2 together)
i'll take som,e hot cocoa if you have some some;' colleen yawned ' its just TOO eARLY for me, yes i know we asre in a war andall, but i'm only operating on a few hours sleep
tigress curled up on the seat and tried to get a few minutes of sleep, despite the light inside
bulk and skull were in the back seat along with genki gabumon and matt..
spoyro and cynder were flying alongside the fan, the winfd allowed them to avoid falling asleepp..
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The sheepdog reached into his fur and took out another thermos, this one filled with hot chocolate which he offered to Colleen.
"yes, waking up early can be hard on some species. Though some like Vulcans can go without sleep for days, and there are others who don't go on a 24 hour clock." Jason said.
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We're not those kind of creatures thiugh.. we need our sleep Hunter said.
nani and Lilo tried to get some sleep as Stitch drove his vehicle.. 'wesa be there shortly guys Stitch said " should be there in 30 minutes so so..
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"Most beings do need sleep. Vulcans also." Jason said.
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The trucker was sleeping in the back of the vehicle. Another soldier volunteered to drive for him.
Several of he troopers were getting some additional sleep in the passenger compartment.
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Scooby turned down the street that lead towards Cobia Bay.. " Re Ready reveryrone" he spoke into his ring..
"just worry about Driving Spyro saidin reply " Cynder abnd I have you covered..
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The soldiers in the back of the Mako transport truck did a double check of their weapons.
The Bull trucker's voice crackled over the radios. "Be advised, our bloodroot bombs have just been used in Cobia Bay," he said. "Wear protective suits before you exit."
Mr. Bigmouth took that time to recharge his protective amulet.
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the stench of bloodroot soon became clear to those passing though as they approached the outskirts of the city suiddenly there was a loud explposion that hit near the mystery machine cynder and thrown back by the recoil.. 'everyone get into defensive positions! out of your vehicles" Dixie spolke into her ring.. and soon the mystery mschine empitied.
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Velma got out of the mystery machine with the others. She held her nose so she would not have to breath in the stench.
"I do wonder if we should have brought gas masks." She said.
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"Do all of you have weapons?" Jason asked. "I wonder where the others are in relation to where we are." Jason said. He put on his goggles and turned on his wrist computer to get a readout of where the others were in relationship to their current location.
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Genki handed her a gas mask. " should have out this on the way there he said, though his own mask.
_ they are in front of us Hunter said heading over to the others.. Come along Jason we need to get moving..
Rime ro ro' Scooby saidmitioning to dixie and the others in his group " Roup Rone Rollow re!" he said
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"No one gave me one." Velma said before she put on the gas mask, keeping her glasses on since she could not see without them, except for some reason she noticed in her ranger form.
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"I hope no one got lost." Guilmon said as he and Jason walked along with the others.
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gtthey were under my seat ' genki shrugged " well you've got one now.."
Hawkmon flew next to terry " You think I should digivolve?'
- should I digivolve Velma Veemon lisped. b>G followed after him and Velma..
Venus frowned as she looked ahead and the city of Cobia Bay.
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Terry had activated his belt to power himself up before they had arrived. "Hmm, when you digivolve you do get larger so perhaps it would be best if you got ready to digivolve and we tried to assess the situation so we could better utilize the surprise and the need." He said.
"Wouldn't the gas effect you?" Velma asked.
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well we'll find out won't we veemon replied ' get the digivice out Velma " he said..
the digidestioined began digivolving to thier champion forms..
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"Sure, but are you sure you wouldn't rather have a Scooby snack?" Velma asked as she reached behind her to take out her digivice.
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no thanks velma veemon replied as he prepared to digilvolve
the media embedded with the ar,y prepoared to file a report and show what was hapening as they assult began
sunberry's resistence had been crushed mercilessly and chong moved to enter the city..
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The soldiers poured out of the Mako truck and took defensive positions.
Mr. Bigmouth kept his rifle ready as he scanned for threats.
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Yaltsin and his camera crew were filming with Scooby.
"Here we are at Cobia Bay with the first offensive of the Seaboard Coalition," Yaltsin said as one of his men filmed Scooby and his troops.
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"YOu ready?" Velma asked to make sure Veemon was ready before she used her digivice.
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"Things do seem to be going ok so far." Jason said.
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the POomniderate began storming the city and brought out those Dragondstrom forces that where defending the Wtown. a stream of blindding white lights appeared in the north section of Town as Stripetail moved to secure that part of the city..
Scooby and his team moved to cover the west end of the city dodging foire from the DragonStorm defense. Tiger let forth a stream of lightning..
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Velma used her digivice to digivolve Veemon if he looked ready to digivolve.
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"Should we scout around a bit to get more information?" Mikey asked.
"I say we rush in, wackin as many bad guys as we can." Raph said eager to get into a fight.
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Vemon Digivolbved to ExVeemon and sttod over Velma ' Ready to go for a ride " he boomed. he picked up up on placed her on his back ' hang on! he said charging forward..
_ Hawkmon digivolvemen to Aquilomon, and landed by Terry ' lets get after these guys terry.
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"We're currently surging towards the-"
Yaltsin was cut off as rocket and small arms fire impacted a building near him. Several of the soldiers near him returned fire. Ceela unleashed some explosive arrows towards the house where the gunfire came from. One of the arrows flew through a window and detonated. A man's arm came flying out from the window.
"Nick! Nani! Shaggy! We're clearing this house!" Deimos shouted into his radio. He led Paul, Anton and five other soldiers near the house's front door while the defenders were preoccupied with Ceela and some of the other troops outside.
Deimos held up his fingers and slowly counted down from three. Anton had a flashbang ready.
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In another section of Cobia Bay. Mr. Bigmouth's quad was currently pinned down by enemy fire
He swore as he reloaded his rifle again and shot another enemy soldier.
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Velma held on tight as ExVeemon charged forward. "Wow." She said, not having experienced anything like this before.
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"Sure, let's go." Terry said as he used his belt to fully enhance himself before they set out together.
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Wereon it! came the reply as shaggys SUV pulled up and three of them climbed on. nick was wearing his armor and had his gun an at the ready "Lets make it 'party' a blast! he deadpanned as he kicked in there door and nani began firing rapidly at the defe nders who wre visible....Shaggy held his gun nervously as he waited for Anton to throw the bomb..
tigeress wargreymon and war greymonwomon kept blasting the defenders, who were relatively light.." Looks like we got here in time before reinforcement could get here Spyro said ' They're probably on their way though Dixie replied as she slashed at a defender with her blade "Fine lot of good these swords do, especially against guns!She muttered as the defender tried to shoot her..
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Anton threw in the flashbang as soon as Nick kicked in the door. One of the camera crew was filming with them. Luckily, the armor had a built-in helmet camera.
"Go! Go! Go!" Deimos shouted as soon as the flashbang detonated.
He and the others surged into the house.
One of the enemy soldiers in the foyer was caught off guard and when he tried to reach his gun, Paul shot him several times.
"Closet's clear!" A soldier shouted. Anton had his shotgun trained on the closet door as the soldier opened it.
Another soldier came down the stairwell but Deimos shot him square in the head. Soon, more enemy soldiers started coming down the stairs and shooting at the group.
The camera man dove out of the way as two bullets struck him. Luckily, his armor protected him. Some more bullets tore through the cabinet he took cover behind.
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Nick and Nani took cover behind furniture as they returned fire. shaggy fired his gun until it clicked empty " i need a reload man! he called out, but the sound of his voice was drowned out the the sound of Gunfire.
Matt clung to meGarurumon as they swept down towards the southwest opart of the city Birdramon ikakumon and angemon followed, trading blasts with the enemy..
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Velma continued to hold tight to Exveemon. She looked around a bit to see where they were and what was going on.
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A soldier slid a spare magazine to Shaggy as she gave him cover.
Deimos reloaded after he shot another trooper coming down the stairs. Several bullets narrowly missed him.
Anton heard Dixie and slid her his pistol. He shot an enemy soldier trying to throw a grenade.
The camera crew was still filming but some of them had gotten involved in combat, drawing pistols out of leg holsters and opening fire at the enemy soldiers that continued to come from the stairwell.
One of the camera crew's shots narrowly missed Scooby.
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ratch rere rou rare rhooting" Scooby complaining ducking the bullets. Stitch and angel had ripped up parts of the stairway bannister and were swiping at the enemy with it..
Dixie put her sword away and tried firing the gun " Drat.. I'm not very good with a gun" she admitted.' Tiger and tigeress were blasting away with their various attacks, sand were priooving quite effective..
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EXVeemon landed in the center of town. ' pint out where we should go' he said to Velma..tigress was hit by a defender shot and collapsed to the ground. the bullet was lodged in hr armor, it had smashed upon impact with the magical artifact, and Tigress slowly got her feet. She froze the defender who shot at her.
fter about an hour thety had cleared out their section
meanwhile defenders were pouring in from north, driven south by Stripetail's onslaught.
Shaggy grabbed it, reloaded his gun and resumed firing.
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The group had pushed upstairs, killing many of the enemy soldiers in the process. Unfortunately, they lost a few of their own soldiers when they were either shot in ambushes or caught by booby traps.
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Mr. Bigmouth finally pushed his group past the defenders with the help of the allied helicopter gunship IronLeaf.
The remnants of his squad met up with Ms. Swimmer's squad and they continued surging forward.
"Where are we headed?" Ms. Swimmer asked as IronLeaf's autocannon shot at an armored vehicle passing them.
"Meeting up with Stripetail!" Mr. Bigmouth shouted. He fired a burst from his rifle at a Dragonstorm trooper who had just shot one of Ms. Swimmer's dinosaurs in the head.
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(the north is clear Stripetail's voice came through thier radios.. I am pushing the northern defenders down towards towards you can you can finish them off.. we'll meet near the middle of town.. so far.. so good.. it's not yet daylight which is too our advantage yet..keep up the good work.." Stripetail ended his communication
Scooby ahad pushed towards the southernmost spart of the section he ghad been assigned.. ' Rice rork ruys Re've rot rhis rrea.. row rets ratch rup rith the rothers"
Above the town, tarrax and the other dragons were on the move..
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"How about over there. Looks like they may need some help." Velma said looking around ahead of them.
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Jason and Moran shot off a shot, Moran using a heavy blaster rifle.
"I wonder when we should morph." Guilmon said, wanting to use his new morpher an and see what being a power ranger was like.
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(OOC - I assume the group that cleared the house is part of Scooby's battalion?)
The group had been assigned to clear the house exited the house.
"Nice work!" Deimos said. "Especially you, Shaggy, you've really improved."
"So shall we blow up the house? We've found several munitions in it," Anton said.
"Why not?"
"I didn't ask you. I asked our commander, Scooby," Anton replied coolly.
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"I copy," Mr. Bigmouth said into his radio. He then then turned to his troops. "All right, let's do this!" he shouted. He motioned for the troopers - both saurian and townsfolk to take cover.
The troops took cover behind rubble and there were some snipers in the buildings. Some Sang-Heili flight troopers hovered overhead with their weapons at the ready. IronLeaf was also prepared with its payload of 30 mm high-explosive autocannon shells and 77 mm high explosive rockets.
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Yes they are)
Reah row rit rup" Scooby replied. " Can we take a break at least " Shaggy said my hands are hurting from firing the gun.." No time Nick said " we need to keep goimng.. we're at war were..
Pete and Gadzuki weere with them ' better use your powers now Gadziuki said.
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"I'll call in an airstrike from a drone once we're out of range," Deimos said.
He then headed back to the Mako truck. There, he noticed that some of the soldiers previously in the truck were fighting off some invaders.
"About time you showed up!" Rime shouted. He was using his pistol to decent effect.
Dirk and Al said nothing as they shot at the enemy troops with a .45 pistol and a shotgun respectively.
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Can someone get the bullet out of my armor Tigress asked as she limped along.. each step being aggravated by the bullet in her armor..
Scooby used the \ring to cast fireballs at the defenders near the trusck
_ Back at the hotel brigginms noticved a funny hole in the fireplsce in the looby he suddenly had an idea...
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Deimos ran back to Tigress and used his combat knife to dig the bullet out of her armor.
Anton and Paul shot the last two troops around the truck.
"Get in!" Yaltsin shouted as he ran for the truck. A bullet pinged off his armored shoulder.
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Clive, Hans, Werner and Franz were carrying some ammunition boxes from a recent delivery when they passed by Briggins, who was staring into the fireplace.
"What's up?" Werner asked.
"Finish carrying the ammo then chat!" Hans scolded.
Clive ignored the two and carried his box of shotshells to the ammunition closet.
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Tigress nodded at Anton thanks 'She said relieved that the irritant was gone
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I think I know where the owner hid his last treasure. briggins said running to his desk and pulling out the key that had come with the first clue
- Tigrerss and the others climbed onto the bed of the truck, with tigeress leaning back against the back window and taking a deep breath. ' lets get moving nani called out..
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"What powers?" Pete asked wanting to know.
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not sure exactly Gadzuki said
WAnt me to use my Xlaser Exveemon asked Velma as he nor\tuiced a squadron of enemy fighhyters approaching them..
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"That does sound like a good idea." Velma said watching the enemy fighters approaching them.
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"Looks like it may be time to morph." Jason said looking ahead with his goggles on with their visual enhancements.
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Hang on Pete" Gadzuki saod as he jumped into the fray. Godzilla Junior and Minaya let fly with thier attacks and allowed the others time to prepare thier assauly
"ESXlaer" ExVeemon said and a bright blue lasr shot out of his chest, and hit the approaching defenders..
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"Wow." Velma said, amazed at seeing his attack and what the effects were.
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Jason summoned his morpher that he wore on his right wrist as Moran took out one from a pocket and Guilmon took his off of his armband he had been wearing.
"Sp Emergency." Guilmon said as he activated his morpher. Moran said some words in ancient Egyptian and activated his.
"Shazam." Jason said, having altered, among other things the activation word of the morpher though keeping the fact it was still tied to his voice.
Jason used his to morph to the quantum ranger, and Moran into a black ranger. Though when Guilmon used his morpher he instead digivolved into Gallantmon Crimson mode, instead of morphing into a ranger.
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Dixie handed Deimos his gun back "Here I'm not much of a shot " she said
- thats awesome Gadzuki said upon watching the others transform.
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Status report guys? Joe said while riding Ikkakumon..
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"I didn't morph. I digivolved." Guilmon said looking down at himself.
"Hmm." Jason said looking at Guilmon. "It may be due to the morphing grid energy giving you enough energy to digivolve from rookie to your current form." he said before pressing a button on his morpher. "Looks like we may need your help." He said into his morpher to the Q-rex, waiting a second or so before he pressed another one to remote activate the transmat to transmat the Q-rex to an area very close to where they were.
"I'm sure you have your own abilities that may seem wonderous to some." Moran said to Godzooky.
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not like what you have " Gadzuki replied
_ Briggins stuck the key inside the hole in the fireplace.. it fit! " Guys this is it! he called out, turning the key, a large cracking sound was heard and a large piece of the fireplace gave way revealing large bags inside a recess in the chimney.
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"If you want I can try to morph the 2 of you. I did do some modifications to this morpher, but I'll make a better one later when I have more time." Jason said.
"What do you say about that Godzooky?" Pete said.
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(400 pages!)
does that really work gadzuki said interested in the deal..
- meanwhile the coalition continued pressing forward. they now controlled most of Cobia Bay...
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Anton took the gun back. "Thanks. "
As soon as everyone boarded the truck, Deimos radioed for a drone to destroy the house.
Several minutes later, when the truck was on the main road to Cobia Bay, the house exploded in a ball of fire as the drone fired two missiles at it.
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A horde of soldiers and armored vehicles streamed towards Mr. Bigmouth and his troops. As soon as they were within range, a hail of bullets, rockets and other assorted ordinance went flying towards them, cutting them down. Immediately, they returned fire.
Mr. Bigmouth ducked as two bullets narrowly missed his head. He quickly recharged his protective amulet and threw a bloodroot grenade at the enemy forces. The magically augmented grenade flew much further than a normal one. It detonated and wreathed the enemy troops in a noxious red cloud.
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Alright everyone! Lets take out their defenses! Stripetail called out " We're maing good progress we just need to reclaim the last third of the town..
_ Guys !'m going to need a hand here counting this money Briggins said.. as he glanced at the open treasure trove.
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So hats the next target ' dixie asked taking her helmet off breiify to wipe her brow as the truck continued onwards.. " Clear the rest of the city i'd imagine Hunter the cheetah said as he he strung his bow. " hitting these creatures isn't easy.. he said.. ' The golems back home were easier..
This is nothing compared to fighting Moo or that demon thing below the hotel.." Tiger grunted..
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"It could, want to try." Jason said. Then he turned to Gallantmon crimson mode and raised his morpher to talk to the Q-rex, "you 2 go ahead, we'll catch up in a bit." He said & the two of them headed out to join the battle where the heaviest forces were.
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Gallantmon and the Qrex drove back the defenses without mercy..
_ I see wwe;'ve got some backup Tarrax said as he did a survey from the air..
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Deimos looked at his PDA as the truck veered to avoid a mine.
Anton grunted from being slammed against another soldier.
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Mr. Bigmouth's group had obliterated the that had been channeled to them but at a high cost; most of his battalion had been killed and the two helicopters that assisted them had to return to Surf Point for repairs.
He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Bigmouth, my troops are returning to Surf Point to rearm and get reinforcements," he said.
He then reached in his messenger bag and used his teleport gem to open a portal to the Inglorious Hotel.
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Zachary's battalion was at the outskirts of a former auto factory. A few well placed explosive charges destroyed the heavy metal fence that protected the factory, giving them access.
The battalion split into three squads - each heading to a different building.
Zachary led his group into one of the manufacturing buildings. To his surprise, several civilians were busy working on metallic soldiers. Strangely, they failed to notice his group's presence, despite them entering by breaking down a door.
"Commander, I have a strange feeling about this," a Boa soldier said.
Zachary shrugged. "Well, let's get closer," he said.
As he took a step forward, all the workers in unison turned towards them. Strangely, many of the workers had glowing, silver eyes.
Zachary shivered as he radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Zachary we're at a car factory and we got a bunch of strange silver-eyed people. They're-"
Zachary was interrupted by the sound of a hammer striking something. He turned around and saw that one of the workers had killed one of his soldiers with a sledgehammer. He raised his rifle and aimed it at the Bison. "Drop the weapon!" he screamed.
The Bison charged; Zachary and his men immediately poured fire into the man. When he was finally dead and the smoke of their gunfire dispersed, they realized that all the workers were now standing and approaching them with tools and pieces of metal as weapons.
Unbeknownst to Zachary, his radio had been left open, allowing Stripetail to hear everything.
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Stripetail listened to his radio and grimaced " Alright everyone I want a to get to that factory and clear it .. do not harm the human, they are likely under a spell. i need any helicopters ordragons in that area to fly by and give me information."
- So where are we heading now/ Shaggy asked as the truck bumped on the road..
briggins smiled as Mr Big Mouth appeared 'we found the last treasure of the original owner mr bigmouth. I'll need it handled counted and stored if you can spare a few minutes, also Luna informs me we will be starting the trails of the Dragonstorm forces we have in the detention area.
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Mr. Bigmouth recharged his protective amulet as he reloaded all his empty magazines. Luckily several logistics personnel were helping his troops rearm as well. In the meantime, he was drinking some essential water.
Several of the injured troops were rotated out with fresh recruits arriving from Southport or the Great Valley.
Ms. Swimmer drank some essential water as she recharged her protective amulet. "Sorry, I think Stripetail wants myself and the troops back out there in a few minutes.
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The Bull trucker received Stripetail's transmission. He then activated the PA system.
"We're heading to an auto factory to help clear it. Luckily, that factory's on this road," he said into the intercom.
The truck viciously jolted as it ran over an anti-tank mine.
Deimos swore loudly as his head slammed into another soldier, who cursed equally loudly.
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"Well, how do we break it!" Zachary demanded. He narrowly missed getting hit with a piece of rebar before one of his troops shot the attacker.
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"here, you can try these." Moran said reaching into a pocket to take out 2 small morphers that he offered to Pete and Godzooky.
"Only use them if you really want to. Jason said.
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" I wonder if they may be a type of undead. If so channeling positive material energy would damage them and not harm non undead or it may heal normal creatures. Though certain types of clerics are sometimes better doing that, and those who have some gods as friends and aquantinces." Sara said.
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theres probably some sort of system in that factory or around there. some sort of device.. the problem is it could be anything, although usually its heavily guarded. find an area where there are the most defenders chances are thats what you'll have to destroy ' stripetail replied " we have backup headed your way just hang on..
- all I need is a few minutes ms Swimmer.. Just 5 minutes.. Briggins replied. ' The wizard will understand..."
_ Tigress was flung into Dixie who yelped in pain " Ow! Dixie swore. " get off me Tigress! She said pushing her off..
row rong refore re ret rhere" Scooby asked the Bull trucker
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"we can try to trace it, or do a emp burst, though if it s hardened like some or most military hardware is it won't be harmed by emp bursts." Sara said. "or do that magic equivalent to an emp burst."
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First we need to find that building Tarrax Said then we can start blasting it he said.
And Cynder and Spyro headed up to meet them .. ' there seems to be some kinda force field in this area that we can't pentrtate Cynder said..
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"Maybe we can penetrate it, destroy it, or overpower it and burn it out." Sara said, thinking of alternative actions they could do that may prove successful.
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"Soon!" The trucker replied.
He drove his truck through the hole blasted in the metal fence that protected the factory.
"Everybody out!" he ordered. He checked his air supply and grabbed the rifle that was on a rack next to him and leapt out of the cab.
"Backup's here, Zach!" Deimos said. He leapt out of the truck along with the rest of the troops.
"And we are here on another building clearing expedition with General Scooby," Yaltsin said as another one of his men filmed him
"Yaltsin! Get your ass moving!"
Yaltsin and his men immediately leapt from the truck and regrouped with Deimos and the others just inside the fence.
"All right, since Commander Bigmouth is out of action-"
He was cut off when Mr. Bigmouth and Setsuna along with a fresh contingent of archers, slingers and soldiers reappeared in front of him.
"All right," Mr. Bigmouth said. "Let's get this show on the road. Deimos, Al, Anton, Paul, Rime, Shaggy, Dr. Zanasiu, Strut, go help Zachary! Nick, Nani, Scooby, Kurt, Dixie, Dirk, Setsuna, Tigeress, Tiger, come with me to help search the other buildings! Camera crew, come with me! Get to it! "
Rime, Deimos, Anton, Paul, Dr. Zanasiu and Strut separated from the main group and waited for the others to join them.
Kurt, Dirk and Setsuna stood by Mr. Bigmouth.
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Someone tapped Briggins.
"Commander Briggins, I just got word that a few hundred new recruits fresh out of basic training are en route," a Dachshund civilian said. He served as the "communications officer" for Fort. Inglorious.
Ms. Swimmer shrugged. "Sure, I'll be willing to help count the money," she said.
Clive, Franz, Hans and Werner returned from putting their ammunition aside. "We'll help too," they said.
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Excellent, the more the better.. I can feel the war starting to turn in our favor. Chongs made a mistake by expanding the area he controls while leaving ius to gather our strength " Briggins said.
_ Shaggy headed over To Zachary's group. " which Building are we searching?
_ theres a forcefield around this Building Tarrax;s voicecame in via the Communicator. The other dragons arechecking out the extent of the forcefield.. its likely generated somewhere on the grounds there..
Scooby Dixie and the two wolves followed Mr Bigmouth.. ' I see any defendders I'm freezing them Tiger growled darkly ' they are in trance Tiger! We aren't supposed to hurt them." Tigeress retorted "Right now Tigress I don't care.. i want this war over with and that nutball Chong ripped to shreds..
_ Fighting Chong alone is a losing proposition tiger' Nick replied " i know him better than anyone here. I worked under him for years..
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(OOC - Zachary is inside fighting the mind controlled workers.)
Deimos heard shouting and sounds of fighting coming from a nearby building with an open door. "That's the one!" he said.
He then led the group into the building.
"About time!" Zachary shouted. He shoved back a man who tried stabbing him with a piece of metal and shot him.
Al and Anton took aim and both shot two men who had finished beating one of Zachary's men to death.
Rime set up his sniper rifle on a barrel in the corner. Deimos served as his spotter. Rime nailed someone charging at Zachary with a fire ax.
Dr. Zanasiu and Strut each killed two workers rushing at them with an iron bar and a lit welding torch, respectively.
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"Which building is it coming from?" Mr. Bigmouth asked via radio.
Setsuna closed her eyes and scanned.
"It's coming from that one!" she said, pointing to a large hangar-like structure. "That building's got the shield generator in it but it's also got several booby traps inside along with quite a bit of Chong's soldiers."
"Well, let's make a dynamic entry shall we?" Mr. Bigmouth said, retrieving a flashbang from his messenger bag. "Scooby, Dixie, could you please blast down the door with a fireball?" he asked.
The others around him readied their weapons.
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Dixie and scooby pointed thier rings at the door and fired a stream of fireballs eventoally knocking ther door down in pieces " RHarge! Scooby yelled as the group surged into the hsanger
Tigeress blasted at a cannister with triggered a booty trap and crushd a number of defenders in front of him. he winced had he been five feet closer he would have been caufght in the trap as well.
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Shaggy started firing his gun and hit a defender who was menacing Rime.'
- Nick sed up him ammo then started using his gun as a club.. ' Here batter batter! He called out mockingly, then he saw a number og= f defenders coming hius way, but they were taken out by nabni..
WMeanwhilt the Digimon, including EXveemon, the morphed members of the group and rovers and Turtles managed to clear the rest of the town. the only area left not under their control was the hangar..
Briggins slowly passed lwrge bags to Clive and warner. : We've got a lot of repairs to do ion the building.. but i think one its done we can have a "Mystery tour' retracing the steps we took on our joiurney to solve the mystery of the hotel Briggins said..We still need to unbooby trap that safe we found in the basement..
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Mr. Bigmouth and the others charged in. He slid an extra magazine to Nick. A bullet crashed into his side but he ignored it as his essential water powered healing factor got to work.
Three of his men took cover behind a piece of industrial that was rigged with an explosive charge. The resulting explosion killed them.
Setsuna's reflection spell was active, protecting her from the bullets that flew around her. She used a combination of her detection spell, telekinesis spell and magic bomb spell to disarm as many traps as she could.
Rime caught another opponent in the head and had to reload.
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nick reloaded and started firing again. a shot of hit hit and explosive barrel which rained down flaming debris.. " Memo to self don't hot any barrels " nicjk said to himself..
Stripetail paused near a ruined lampp post. " Nice work everyone he radioed " Now lets get to the hangar and help BigmOuth and the others!" he radioed.
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Jason & Moran continued fighting the forces of the enemies as they worked their way over to where Gallantmon crimson mode and the Q-rex were.
"Looks like things are turning." Moran said.
"Indeed." Jason said. "Just have to keep on what we're doing."
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Sara continued to study the forcefield to see if it had a weak spot or if she could find a way to penetrate, break it, open an aperture. She also tried to see if she could pinpoint where the power source or sources for the force field was.
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Setsuna triggered a grenade trap that killed one of the enemy troopers.
An enemy soldier took aim at Nick. Another soldier took aim at Nani.
Mr. Bigmouth reloaded his rifle and shot another soldier.
Rime had run out of ammunition and was using Deimos's sniper rifle. Deimos, however, was keeping an eye out for threats.
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"Shaggy! Some ammo!" Zachary shouted.
Al slid more shells into his shotgun while Strut guarded him.
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Shaggy grabbed some ammo and tossed it toio zachary. the defenders aiming at Nuiick and nani were knocked backwards by a black stream of Shadow ' cynder and spyro landed found a way through the shield
Hope we didn't miss any action Cynder sauid and Spyro let fly a bnarrage of ice cshards..
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Mr. Bigmouth shot the last soldier. "Setsuna!" he barked. "Scan for shielding!"
Setsuna closed her eyes and used detection. "There! It's behind that door but the door itself is shielded!" she said, pointing to a heavy steel door at the far end of the building.
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So how are we going to break though that shield?' Nick pondered " I mean we need to disable that thing, and quickly..so we can free the townsfolk and move on to our next target..'
Why don't we just blast the door down? Tiger said' "Because" Hunter(the Rover) said ' Its shielded too. Unless you have very powerful magic on you.. We don't know if thats a magical shield, designed to prevent against magical attacks.."
Any ideas Satsuna? Nani asked as she expelled all the empty casings from her rifle..
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Setsuna used a combination of magic bomb and fireball. All the explosions simply spattered off the shielded door without damaging it.
Mr. Bigmouth held his chin in thought. "We're in a factory. We can simply try to find something like a torch and cut through the door or we can use explosives to demolish it."
Deimos came out of his sniping location. "There may be some explosives in the Mako truck; I'll go get them."
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then we'd better step back' Nick said.." For safety reasons..
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Do you want us to have a crack at it? Dixie asked him " that's Stripetail's call, I'd think "Nick replied " and well, lets try the explosives first before letting you guys try your paws at it..' He shrugged..
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Deimos returned with a satchel full of small explosive charges. He then stuck them to the door and wired them up to a detonator.
He reeled out the wire to a detonator placed behind a piece of heavy machinery.
"Fire in the hole!" he shouted before detonating the explosives.
The explosion echoed around the building.
When the dust settled, the door and part of the wall was gone. There was tall black cylinder wreathed in a blue glow in the room.
"That seems to be the source for the shield. The shield is very strong. It seems none of our weapons or my spells will damage it. But it can be penetrated by slow objects," Setsuna said, sweeping the area with her magic.
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what sort of slow objects? Cynder asked " We could try smashing it with one of spyro's Earth boulders"
I don't think my magic will work on it.; Spyro admitted..
Scooby tried his ring.. all the shield did was dissipate the fireball " Rok, rhat ridn't rork " he muttered
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Sara and some others were walking around outside guarding the entrance and making sure no enemy troops got close.
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Deimos picked up a chunk of concrete and threw it at the shimmering blue barrier. It penetrated the barrier and pinged off the armored housing of the generator.
"Hmm, we may be able to walk through it and plant explosives," he said.
"But how do you know the radiation inside the shield won't kill us?" Mr. Bigmouth countered.
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Why don't we have Scooby and the others with magical armor do it? Nick suggested " the magic should protect them from any exposure.. its protected them from explosives and mustard gas, it should do the same from radiation. They go in, set the explosives then you detonate them from a safe distance after we're all clear.. Hows that for an idea..
- "How many explosives will we need? agumina said having de-digivolved back to her normal size.. "Enough for each of us to plant a few I'd think..
_ Not all of us are going though Cunder said. ' just the ones with two legs and arms..."
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "That'll work."
He then turned to Deimos. "Deimos, fetch the explosives," he ordered.
Deimos nodded and headed out to the truck.
After a few minutes, he returned with a satchel charge. "All right, just place this bag next to the generator. There are two wires attached to it. Unreel those wires outside the building and hook them up to the detonator box. It's in Mr. Bigmouth's messenger bag."
"Everyone else, clear the building!" Mr. Bigmouth barked.
The others began to file out of the building while Deimos showed Dixie and Scooby how to lay the satchel charge and unreel the wire.
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Jason and the others started to help others to get away from the building where the explosives were going to be set soon.
"I hope they do not use to much or to little." Moran said. "They may not have had time to do an estimation of the needed amount of explosives."
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Dixie and Scooby entered the portal set down the explosives and slowly began to roll out the wire it took a few minutes to do this as both of them were very cautious in laying down the wire, neither of them wanterd to do anything that might cause the explosives to go off early. "Rust reep roing rowly Rixie " scooby said bnervously though his helmet.. ' We're almost there " dixie replied as they exited the building and reached the detonator Box. Dixie hooked up her wire. Scooby hooked up His. " alright , its hooked up, now lets blow that thing up and head to the next town! Dixie said " Mr Bigmouth, care to do the honors?' dixie asked..
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(OOC - Assume that Zachary's squad was in another part of the shield generator room.)
"You set off the explosives," Deimos said, handing the box to Mr. Bigmouth. "I've got to talk to Stripetail."
Everyone else was waiting by the Mako truck.
Deimos then disappeared into the truck.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded and looked around to make sure everyone was clear. He then turned the key and flipped up a toggle switch. After checking around he counted down from ten then pressed and held the red button. A few seconds later, a massive explosion was heard as the generator was reduced to a pile of scrap metal.
He then disconnected the wires and placed the box back in his bag. "All right, where to now?"
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Inside the town of Sunberry, the town hall had been converted to a command for Chong's forces.
"Commander!" the Whiptail Lizard said. "Telemetry readings show that one of the shield generators in Cobia Bay has been destroyed!"
"No need to worry," a technician replied. "The shield is designed to retain nearly 50% of its integrity even with two generators destroyed."
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keep an eye on it Chong replied : if the enemy has control of the town, then so be it. Cobia Bay will be a minor loss they'll have to come to us after all. And the more they do the better for us..
Stripetail's radoio buzzed " Alright, how goes the final assault? Stripetail asked.. The Shield is still up there must be more than one generator.. find the others and destroy them.."
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"Perhaps a spell can pinpoint where the generators for the shield is." Sara said.
"It should, if there is anything feeding power to maintain the shield it will be traceable back to the source." Jason said.
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"We have destroyed one shield but we are unsure of where the other ones are located," Deimos said.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded as he received a radio transmission. "Just got word from one of the squads I sent up to the Bluefin District. They found a house showing high levels of magical emissions. I think that's where one of the generators is located. Captain Milos has dispatched a squad of our metallic troops to destroy another shield generator located in Parrotfish Square."
Deimos nodded and activated his radio. "Stripetail, were are heading southwest to the Bluefin District - the rich part of Cobia Bay. Captain Milos sent a squad of metal soldiers to take care of a shield generator in Parrotfish Square. Deimos out."
"All right, let's rock," Dr. Zanasiu said, climbing into the truck.
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Ms. Swimmer, Hans, Werner, Clive and Franz finished up counting the money.
"Should we get ready to help prepare dinner?" Ms. Swimmer asked, looking out the window. It was nearly dusk.
Clive shook his head. "They'll probably have to eat crappy precooked meals because they're in active combat."
Meanwhile, the new recruits arrived now at Ft. Inglorious and were awaiting orders.
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Briggins ordered fifty of the new recruits to help beguild some of the rooms on the upper floors.
_ Good, then we'll need to find the fourth and last of the shields. Once thats taken care of , the control over the town should dissipate..."
_ What is there to eat" Angel asked through her helmet..
- Reah Ri'm Runry..'
Genki came up to them " I've got a couple of gronala bars I swiped from the breakfast buffet this morning..' He said with a smirk..
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"We can warp back to Ft. Inglorious to eat dinner," Mr. Bigmouth said, reloading his rifle from an ammunition box in the back of the truck.
"One problem, that takes too long," Rime said. He too was reloading his rifle.
"What about teleporting prepared meals here?" a Vulpine soldier suggested.
Everyone looked at Setsuna.
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Whatever we eat, will have to be enough to feed everyone" Gabumo said as Tarrax landed. There is an energy signal to the west below a large building " it modsst likely id another shield generator : the large dragon said
Gadzuki walked around hin his costume for a bit to gt used to wearing it. bulk and Skull frowned as they opened thier "magical" lunchbox.. "cookies? skull! How are wew supposed to live on cookies for a week? ' bulk shot a glare at him..
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Where are we going to sleep tonight? Spyro asked the others " its too far to go back to the hotel, and I don't think this town will have much in terms of accomodations, not after we've torn it apart..
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We could sleep in the car " Nani shrugged.. " at least some of us could..
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Setsuna shrugged. "Sorry, can't teleport food."
Mr. Bigmouth was reading a map and some intelligence photos he pilfered from a dead enemy soldier. "Hmm, we could stay at a small hotel nearby but judging from the photos it looks like its been bombed out."
"As for food, why not open a portal in said hotel and warp food back and forth?" Strut suggested, sliding some shells into his shotgun.
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Is thres a hotel nearny that isn't completeky in ruins? Agumon said
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Yes thre is the cobia BayHotel and spa.. The building is stilll standing and relatively undamaed. the pool however is filled with debris " Birdamon said coming down ad de-digivolving back to Biyomon
It's oh a couple miles to the west. We can head there once we destroy the rest of the generators..
- Chong took a break from planning the morning assault on the next town. "Commander "Has Neptune Cuty beeen refortied?' he yelled into his radio ' We know that wizard and his friends will be trying to retake it! Are you ready for them?"
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"Perhaps my tardis could be one place some could stay. Though i don't have enough blankets, or other sorts of bedding and sleeping bags for everyone, nor enough food for more then everyone to have a snack maybe." Jason said.
"And a tight fit." Guilmon said.
"Yes that also, with folks sleeping on the floors. I'd likely have to be sure to have it set to filter the air in and out of local earth's air to be sure there is enough oxygen and such." Jason said.
"Hopefully that'll be the last generator and it'll bring the shield down." Sara said.
"That would be indeed a fortunate turn of events." Moran said.
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"Shield generators in Neptune City are fully operational," the Whiptail Lizard said.
"AA guns and defensive turrets online," a Boa technician said, reading off his computer screen.
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The Bull trucker started his vehicle. "Hey, we've got to refuel," he said over the intercom.
Several of the Sang-Heili soldiers facepalmed. Deimos just sighed and munched on some dried salmon he stashed in his armored vest..
Setsuna nodded. "I'll open a magic door and we can get food and fuel through that."
"Go for it," Dr. Zanasiu said.
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Ri Rhink rome rof rus rhould red ro rhe rotel, ronce rhe rhield rare rone " scooby said he was tired from the action.
Assuming of course there is anyone there to let us in and check in for the night Dixie said "We'll leave them a check for the rooms Matt Shrugged " Just send the Bill to Stripetail he chuckled..
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Jason shrugged, "if you want. I think I'll sleep in my tardis." Jason said.
"Mee too." Guilmon said.
"I should, I have my room just the way I like it. Would be a shame to not use it now and then." Moran said.
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Setsuna opened a magic portal just big enough to drive the truck through.
The Bull trucker opened the intercom to Ft. Inglorious's channel. "Ft. Inglorious, this is Mako. We are returning to refuel via magic door. Over."
The radio then crackled with the radio officer's voice. "Roger that Mako, you have permission to return. Ft. Inglorious out."
He then drove the truck through the portal.
There was flash of blue light and the truck was in front of Ft. Inglorious's gates. The soldiers on duty at the front waved them through and the heavy gate slid back as the trucker drove through.
Deimos then disembarked as several workers got to work examining the truck and refueling it. "All right, let's get some food and head back out," he said.
The Mystery Machine and Nani's SUV were being repaired and their weapons were being reloaded. Several other armored vehicles (standard and improvised) were present as well.
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Stripetail appeared in the lobby as they entered ' a quick break to get a bite to eat, get rearmed, and then its back into the breach.. " he said as Bulk and Skull headed up to thier rooms. The omniderate took off their helmets and sat dow at some of the dinning room tables..
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Ms. Swimmer and her group came out from the closet.
"Prepare for dinner!" Haresh ordered. He then ran into the kitchen with Ms. Swimmer and Dr. Kerzach.
The Pelvanida group unzipped their protective suits and handed them and their weapons to the logistics personnel to deal with while the entered the dining room.
Anton, Paul, Dirk, Al, Jose, Ceela and Kurt were standing by the table and reloading their weapons.
Some more Great Valley dinosaurs armed with slings, bows and javelins arrived through the portal to replace the soldiers who died.
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shaggy abns nick set their weapons down and prepared for dionner
R VCan't we get some sleep yet" lilo asked. " No Lilo we're only stopping to eat and get a short rest before going back and finishing off the attack on Cobia bay..
mr Bigmouth, has the embeds finishied filing thier reports' Stripetail said.
Tigeress Took a seat and wiped the sweat from her brow.. hopefully we'll getca nice meal.. " Once we clear the town we're not stopping there.. we're going after Chig and His Forces " tiger said..
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Jason, Guilmon, Moran and the Q-rex returned to Jason's tardis. They went into various rooms to start cleaning themselves and putting their clothes (the ones who wore clothes) so they could be washed and repaired. Then they put on some new clothes and headed to the dining room.
"Won't help much, but if we do eat in here they'll have a bit more food to spread around to those eating there." Jason said.
"Yes. I am unaware of the amount of food available to them." Moran said.
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Plates of steamed fish and vegan fried rice were hustled out of the kitchen and hastily served to the waiting guests.
Several waiters got to work filling the glasses with essential water.
Mr. Bigmouth nodded as the reporters turned over their materials to him. "I will get to work processing the information once dinner's over."
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Odysseus walked in from another room where he had been giving himself some first aid with another person or 2.
"Hello." Guilmon said.
"We'll have to stock up on food once this is done." Jason said. "But no biggie, plenty of places to get food from." He said shrugging and smiling a bit.
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Pete And Gadzuki took a seat at the table, upon entering the hotel they had demorphed , much to Gadzukis Dismay. ' so once we;'re down eating' Spyro said we'll finish taking Cobia Bay then move onto the next target.. ' thats neptune City I think " cynder said, tahing a drink of water..
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"ow man, it was fun being in those other forms. I hope we get a chance to do so again." Pete said to Godzooky.
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Very good. What is the overall state ouf our forces. my last count had us at around 16000, less than half what we started with. Minions don't count since they are not living or breathing.. chong said..
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Tarrax settled down on a seat.. " a quick bite to eat dear abnd then we resume the battle..
We have to make this brief because I'm sure reinforcements are already on thier way from Chong Stripetail said..
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"I'm sure he has reinforcements on the way, and likely on the way before the battle started." Sara said sitting down to rest. She looked around a bit, "I guess Jason is eating in his tardis, to save the food here or something." She said. Resting and starting to eat a bit. "Even a short rest and a snack is better then none at all." She said.
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"We're holding steady since some new recruits arrived. Unfortunately, we have to be a little more judicious," the Whiptail Lizard said. "I sent some soldiers and mages to try and destroy the hotel. A scan showed that there are no teleportation defenses inside."
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Mr. Bigmouth gulped down his fried rice and dashed out of the room to his "office" (actually the business center of the old hotel).
He inserted an SD card into the reader, copied it onto an encrypted hard drive. He then examined the contents. He frowned as he realized that the camera had accidentally filmed the interior of Ft. Inglorious; he quickly deleted those portions and blurred out the face and name tag of Captain Milos and Scooby during the house clearing exercise. This card was now "clean" so he copied it onto his hard drive and labeled "Release footage: Cobia Bay, House Clearing 1."
He then got to work examining additional footage.
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That will just get them killed, we've tried destroying the hotel before, and it failed miserably..as you said we must be judicious, and not send forces at them that have little chance of success. The Hotel has doubtless;y been refortified..Chong said " How many did you send..he asked..
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Stripetail stood up as he senses a new flow of magic.. " Have you scanned the grounds for instruders? he said to Setsuna.. " I think Chong has not given up on trying to destroy this hotel..
_ What is our supply of mustard gas? Chong asked after a few minutes pause..
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"I sent six. They are equipped with advanced stealth armor that we managed to reconstruct from the wreckage at Pelvanida," the Whiptail Lizard replied.
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The six soldiers had split up into squads of two.
One of the squads planted explosive charges on Mr. Bigmouth's bloodroot processing plant.
Another squad targeted the magazine that held ammunition.
The last squad targeted the motor pool.
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Ceela and her archers were drinking some essential water flavored with some Great Valley herbs.
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Setsuna put down her tankard of ale and cast detection. "There's nothing in the hotel but I feel something, very weak outside."
Dr. Kerzach's switchblade vibrated like crazy, causing him to pull it out of his pocket. The blade jittered across the table. "Stripetail, what does it mean when my magic blade starts buzzing like this?"
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"We've got more than enough gases," a Cobra ordnance handler said.
"Hold on," the Whiptail Lizard said. "Yes?"
She then listened to the transmission and turned to Chong. "They're finished with their mission," she said. She then activated the radio. "Prepare for teleportation."
She then turned to another technician who nodded and flipped on the switch to turn on the teleporter.
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Hey there! Stop! one iof the Soldiers said and started opening fire on the pair that had targeted the root processing planbt " "Commander we have spotted intruders i the bloodroot processing area " engaging them now. Be out on the lookout there may be more of them."
small numbers are easier to infilrate the enemy..nice work " chong asaid " that armor withstand most attacks except for direct dragonfire and powerful magic " Chong mused..
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that there is magic afoot. check the root supply the vans anyplace that be targeted by the enemy Hurry" Stripetail said Setsuna go and check whats happening outside
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One of the bullets nicked the stealth soldiers. He drew his pistol and shot at the soldiers before a bullet caught him square in the chest. His armor plate protected him from serious injury but he was still injured.
More soldiers came out of the hotel and started shooting. Many of their shots struck their targets but their armor protected them. Still, they were weakening.
Just before they were killed from the hail of gunfire, a blue light enveloped them and they vanished.
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The soldiers reappeared at the teleportation complex.
Several of them were injured from the gunfire.
"We did it," the leader said, removing her helmet to reveal an attractive blond woman.
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The Pelvanida group gulped down their meals. Several soldiers leapt to their feet and streamed into the lobby.
"Shaggy, Nani, Scooby, Dixie, Nick, Tiger, Tigeress get your weapons and come with me and check the motor pool!" Deimos barked. He then dashed out of the room, grabbing his .50 caliber sniper rifle at the ready.
Mr. Bigmouth dashed into the dining room, narrowly avoiding several other troops. "What's the emergency?"
"Sabotage."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "Spyro, Cynder, Anton, Paul Strut, Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu, grab your weapons check the magazine and fuel storage areas!"
Haresh stuck his head out of the kitchen. "What is the emergency?"
"Haresh, take Ms. Swimmer, Dr. Kerzach and your chefs. Sweep the kitchen and food storage areas for anything that may be a bomb or something!" Mr. Bigmouth barked. He then exited the dining room.
Haresh nodded and entered the kitchen with Dr. Kerzach and Ms. Swimmer in tow.
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Rime ran by Briggins. "Commander Briggins, trigger a general alert. We have sabotage. I recommend that we take our spare troops to search every inch of this hotel."
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Setsuna ran outside with her detection active. She saw several bright dots on the various vehicles on the motor pool and attached to the magazine.
She quickly fumbled with the radio and radioed Stripetail. "There are some strange things attached to the vehicles in the motor pool."
She had, remarkably, learned several modern words pretty quickly in only a month or so.
(OOC - They will lose the bloodroot processing plant.)
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Deactivate any devices that you find " stripetail said as a siren rang out throughout the hotel " Everyone we have been infiltrated briggins voice rang out " search every inch of the hotel
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Scooby and Dixie quickly pushed away their food and Punt thier Helmets back on
" Great! just the one thing we didn't need.." dixie said putting her helmet back on as she and her partner headed out.
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Several soldiers were examining the bloodroot processing plant. They had found several explosives attached to the supports and other structures.
They guarded the structure until Ft. Inglorious's EOD team could get there.
Unbeknownst to them, the bombs planted there ran on a shorter timer than the others.
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Rime and a SPVDF SWAT commander led a contingent of troops - again, some of the troopers were literally children - up to the second floor.
"All right, search every inch of this floor! I want nothing unturned!" Rime shouted.
He then started digging through a recycling bin that had not been emptied in days if not weeks.
The female SWAT commander entered the men's room, much to the disconcertment of a few male SPVDF troopers using the facilities.
"You! Help search this place!" she barked.
The troopers finished up and got to work searching every inch of the bathroom. They even took pictures off the wall.
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Haresh was busy using his magic to scan the sacks of rice, beans and potatoes the group had carried out.
Dr. Kerzach was examining the walls, the incinerator and the former munitions storeroom that now held cleaning supplies.
Several chefs were checking the freezers and refrigerators.
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Mr. Bigmouth grabbed his rifle and Anton, Paul Strut, Zachary, Dr. Zanasiu grabbed their weapons and arrived at the fuel depot.
"Anton! Paul! Zachary! Check the fuel depot! I'll take Strut and Dr. Zanasiu to check the motor pool!" Mr. Bigmouth barked.
The two then split up.
Dr. Zanasiu crawled under a Humvee looking for explosives while Mr. Bigmouth used a search mirror he made by taping a woman's cosmetic's case to a broken golf club to look underneath an armored SUV carrying a gatling gun. He spotted something unusual underneath it. He pulled out a notepad and stuck a piece of paper to the windshield.
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Nick And Shaggy were dispatched to help with checking the motor pool . ' great they could have stuck explosives anywhere around here..' Nick said
"Lets just hope they didn't go anything to my SUV or the mystery machine.. ' The mystery Machine should be able to withstand an explosive.."
_ Until you see that Hotel turned to rubble , only then will you have suceeded. " What did you target? Chong asked the women..
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Cynder and Spyro flew into the depot, and Stitch helped out by lifting the vans and suvs so the others could cjheck underneath for explosives..
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"Let's go to the war room and use the tactical display, since most of us seem to be finished eating and we can formulate more plans there." Jason said getting up and heading to another room. Some of the folks not finished, including Guilmon picked up their food and or drinks and headed into the room Jason was heading towards.
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"Where shall we search?" Sara asked.
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Anywhere and everywhere. use your magic if need be" Tarrax said..
As Stitch lifted up a vehicle the soldiers in the EOD worked to get off any devices stuck on the underside..
Tentomon and Biyomon checked the outside of the hotel for any intruders..
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Sara set off to look for where any of the explosives may be set. She used her magic to start doing a search for the local area for explosives to try to be through before she went to look for the next area.
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Scooby and Dixie made sure the mystery machine and Shaggys SUV were ok, then slowly checked the others. Agumnon Agumin and Angel checked upo upstairs areas with the searchers
looks like I'm going to have to put a barrier around the hotel to prevent enemy teleportation ' Stripetail scowled.. I'm going to have to think of a way to respond..Problem is chong can afford to lose troops , I cannot" He muttered./
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Sara started to do a general search for possible explosive materials in the hotel so she could try to tell the others where they could try to focus their searches more, or areas that seemed to have non. Not as precise a search but it may help others to speed their searches to where to focus on more.
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Nani Tiger and Tigeress checked breifly in the bloodroot area then withdrew after they noticed the guards already there..
Milos and Mitch swept the ammo and munitions area.. " No sign off any detonators " well I want this are double and triple checked for safety. this blows up and our modern weapons will be almost completely useless..
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"Fuel depot is clear!" Zachary barked.
Anton and Paul were busy pulling the heavy doors of the warehouse-like structure that housed the majority of the fuel.
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The Whiptail Lizard looked at the readouts from the shield generators protecting Cobia Bay. "We struck their fuel supplies, ammunition supplies, some vehicles and what appeared to be a processing plant of some sort."
She then looked at her watch. "Speaking of which, the explosives should go off in right about now!"
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A tremendous explosion tore through the air as the explosive charges attached to the bloodroot processing plant detonated, sending pieces of machinery flying everywhere. Some of the pieces struck the hotel, damaging it slightly while others killed the troops guarding the machinery. The explosions tore open the diesel fuel tanks and set the fuel aflame, ringing the wreckage in intense flames. Tendrils of burning fuel crept towards the ammunition depot and hotel.
Unfortunately, someone had left the ammunition depot's door open...
"Fire!" a logistics volunteer shouted. She ran to the depot and tried to get the heavy steel door closed but the motors that closed it were not exactly that fast.
Several firefighters (formerly of the Surf Point Fire Department) rolled up in a firetruck whose water tanks had been filled with essential water. Not only was essential water very healthy, it also made an excellent firefighting agent as it could douse nearly any type of fire - electrical, gaseous fuel, liquid fuel or even magical.
Some of the firefighters even had "grenades" (actually old glass bottles) containing Setsuna's frost potion. The frost potion would suck heat from the surroundings, cooling down the area and making it too cool to support combustion.
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Mr. Bigmouth had finished checking the Mystery Machine. The explosion of the bloodroot processing plant caught his attention. "S---! We need to move quickly!"
His words were quickly rendered useless as several more explosions tore through the air.
At the far end of the motor pool, which had not yet been checked, two humvees, a 6x6 military truck, a SUV with a minigun in a pop-up turret and an MLRS vehicle were currently on fire as the explosives detonated.
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Stripetail ran towards the foront of the hotel where he saw the fire approaching ' Menic Firus Santuce UMbis" he commanded and the temperature around him began to drop rapidly this was a freeze spell the colder the area the less fuel the fire could use to sustain itself ice began to form around the hotel cutting off the fire and preventing it from spreading any closer. in just a half minute the hotel was surrounded by a layer of ice that was almost a full inch thick..
Spyro flew quickly to help those trying to put out the fire, letting forth a barrage of ice breath which began to retard the burning fuel.
stitch ran over towards the burning vehicles and began to throw dirt on them. dirt sand anything that could stiop the flane ' this issa not good ' he called out..
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Gommamon digivolved to ikkaukon and lumbered towards the burning root prtocesing plant ' is that where we made all that bloodroot stuff/ he said to Joe who was riding on top of you. ' i think so, but lets snuff out thge flames first then investigate later..
- brigginbs sighed as he looked at\outr the window the fire made weirs shapes against the thickening ice around his hotel.. ' drat the infiltrators suceeded in damaging our efforts. he frowned. ' did anyone catch notice a few strangers doing suspicious things? He demanded.
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The firefighters began to spray essential water and hurl the frost potions onto the burning bloodroot plant fire. Luckily, the breathing equipment protected them from the noxious smoke that the burning bloodroot plant produced.
Some munitions handlers were using using frost potion grenades to put out or at least slow down the fire.
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More firefighters rolled up in another firetruck to the burning vehicles. A torrent of essential water was flooded the burning vehicles. One of the of the flight troopers went in close and attacked the flames with handheld fire extinguishers. Their armor protected them from the flames' heat.
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A badly burned soldier was carried past Briggins and into the Great Valley for treatment.
A Great Valley Swimmer archer stopped by Briggins. "I was assigned to guard the bloodroot processing plant. My colleagues and I caught some soldiers in some kind of odd black armor but we did not see them before and then they just disappeared in a flash of blue light."
Haresh exited the kitchen with his volunteers. "Kitchen is secure."
He then turned to the archer. "That blue light is a characteristic of teleportation. But teleportation of multiple groups is province of a skilled mage. However, if a machine were built and hooked up to a power source, mass teleportation of even non magical beings can be done. This technique is more dangerous as teleporting off course or even teleporting into objects is possible."
"But how do we stop it!?"
Haresh shook his head. "I'll go check my books."
He then walked upstairs to the library.
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I see , teleportation eh? thats not good this is most likely that bastard Chongs doing" Briggins muttered
Cynder caught some of the ptions and threw them directly into the heart of the fire. Spyro contined pouring out ihis ice breath. Tiger and Tigeress came in and started ussing thier ice breaths to cool the flames as well..
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Sara contacted Jason then went to help put out the fire. She used a cold spell to make the hottest part of the fire get colder and make it easier to put out.
Jason arrived in his imperial dragon form and started to breath elemental cold onto the fire, focusing on the edge of the fire to keep it from spreading, as did Guilmon, Brooklyn, Moran and Odysseus who used freeze rays, with the beam on medium, to also focus on keeping the fire from spreading and slowly working in ward.
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Dixie and scooby usee their magic as best they could to heklp the group battling the fires. Very slowewly the fires began to die . after nearly 30 minutes the last flames were snuffed out and they begabn to survey the extent of the Damage. " Ralright rets reck reveryring ree rhats reen rost " Scooby said "are we sure that every place has been checked yet? Tiger replied " We don't want any more things getting blown up.."
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"We have to be sure there are no more explosives and that the fire here is really fully out and not just smoldering." Jason said.
"The rubble and such could be best checked by those who are the most fire resistant." Brooklyn said putting his cold ray pistol away.
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Some of the soldiers examined the still warm wreckage of the vehicles.
"We lost two humvees, a 6x6 military truck, a SUV with a minigun in a pop-up turret and a MLRS vehicle," a Raven soldier said.
Mr. Bigmouth examined the wreckage. "The vehicles are too badly damaged to be ever functional again but it seems like a waste to just dump them somewhere in town.
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I;'d use them for scrap or bullets " Nick suggested. ' Of course that demands on how much of this is salvagable"
_ nice work everyone" stripetail said through the radio" check every part of the grounds.. so we can get a good idea of the damage.. Chong and his forces will pay for this.. I'll have to put up an anti-teleportation spell on the area to prevent something like this from happening again. how to put up a strong one is something i'll have to discuss with haresh Setsuna and the other mages.. because magic has its limits against modern technology.."
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Mr. Bigmouth's eyes lit up. "With Haresh and Setsuna, we can transmute them into raw materials for weaponry like bomb casings or such or even metal minions. Or we can use them to repair my destroyed bloodroot processing plant."
"Excellent idea! We will take them to the scrapyard," Strut said.
Several soldiers hooked up the burnt out shells of the vehicles to some armored tow trucks and and hauled them off to the scrapyard where workers will attempt to salvage any usable parts and then cut up the rest to be used as raw material for magic transmutation.
Dr. Zanasiu radioed Stripetail. "We lost the bloodroot processing plant and a few armored vehicles. James out."
He then turned to everyone else. "Well, I guess we head over to the bloodroot processing area and help clean up in preparation for construction."
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Haresh took a sip of some essential water as he closed his book of spells. He then radioed Stripetail. He had figured out how to make an effective antiteleportation field. "Stripetail, this is Haresh, I have figured out how to make an effective antiteleportation field. Mr. Bigmouth's help will be needed, though. Meet me in the library. Haresh out. "
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Be right there ' stripetail replied " we'll have to wait for a few hours to cleanup before heading back out. so we'll probably won't return to Cobia Bay until tomorrow morning.. we lost the bloodroot processing plant but we do have a small quantity of bombs. all in allit could have been worse , much worse..
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"At least they don't have access to boom tube or transmat technology." Jason said.
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The group arrived at the ruins of the bloodroot processing plant. There, several workers were using torches and heavy equipment to cut up the wreckage and cart it away for transmutation.
"Well, let's get to work, shall we?" Dr. Zanasiu said. He rolled up his sleeves and dragged away the drive chain that once powered the grinder.
Deimos picked up the burnt and scorched axle.
Strut dragged away the remnants of the chain link safety cage.
A volunteer driving a small crane grabbed a pile of debris and dropped it into a dump truck scavenged from the town.
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Mr. Bigmouth's radio buzzed and he picked it up.
He then turned to everyone else. "Sorry, I've gotta meet up with Haresh and Stripetail in the library."
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The replacement press liason, a wiry Dhole handed the approved discs to Yaltsin's crew. Yaltsin and his men had also filmed the attack and the subsequent response.
"You can use the meeting room in the back to start your news broadcast," she said.
She then went over to Briggins. A group of SPFAS members were carrying some dead soldiers to the Great Valley for cremation. Someone more assorted volunteers, some of them children, were getting ready to assist in clean up operations.
"Commander, I spoke to Yaltsin and his crew; they are ready to start broadcasting. I gave them permission to broadcast the Seaboard Coalition's push into Cobia Bay and the current attack. With luck, we can stir up anti-Chong sentiment," she said.
She then sat on a chair that looked like it had been blown up and then put back together.
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Brooadcast it " Brioggins replied " stirring up anti_Chong sentiment won't be hard, his tactics and moves have been unsubtle: anyone who stands in his way gets crushed.. We need to complete the takeover of Cobia Bay, and eliminate the last defenses..then you can interviw some of people there and get testimony about what it was like being under Dragonstorms control.."
_ Stripetail entered the library a carrying a spell book and took a seat in a chair. haresh and mr Bigmouth would be there shortly, he figured.
- Meanwhile the Ominderate and Digidestined helped with the cleanup operations.
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Mr. Bigmouth and Haresh entered the library and took a seat.
"So what is my purpose?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. "I'm no mage."
Haresh shook his head. "I have found a way to counter Chong's teleportation. Setsuna is maintaining a temporary teleportation barrier outside."
He then grabbed some notes he made before. "I discovered a spell that can 'jam' teleporters. If someone tries teleport under the influence of that spell, they will simply reappear in the spot they were before. If we boost the power, we could potentially scramble the teleportation. This can cause them to be teleported into objects with fatal results or teleported miles away."
Mr. Bigmouth nodded. "So how will my services be needed?"
"What you need to do is take a group and grab gemstones. These will be used to make a amplifier that can protect this entire hotel. "
"What will be the power source?"
"We do not have enough magically gifted beings to power it magically so we will run it off the electricity that powers the hotel."
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the notes. "I understand but we need to be wary of the power consumption."
Haresh nodded. "That is why we also need you to scavenge or build a generator for us."
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I can power it stripetail said " At least until you can generate enough electricity to power the device. This hotel does not have the most up to date electrical grid as it is prone to power outages. How long do you think it will take to find enough gems Haresh?' He asked. The sooner we can build the generator the better. I don't want another assault on this hotel..as for the group pick 6 or 7 folks out of the guests here to accompany you" Stripetail added. 'do you have the words for the spell haresh?"
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Haresh looked over the notes. "These plans are made by Chong and they are powered by enslavement of a magical being. I fear that hooking yourself up to it is too dangero
Mr. Bigmouth was reading some magic books and analyzing the sketch that Haresh drew of the device. It looked remarkably like a radar dome. The heart of the device was at the bottom where the energy would be converted into magical energy and run through a series of crystals to be focused and finally be emitted from the dome at the top. He then looked up from the books and spoke. "If I may, I recommend that the crystals be annealed before being used in this device. While magically charging them through a powerful burst of magic should be quick. The annealing entails that the gems be exposed to low magic levels for extended periods of time."
"How long?"
"6 hours minimum, 12 to 16 hours optimal. And failing to anneal them can cause explosive failures. It's detailed in this magical studies journal," Mr. Bigmouth replied, holding up a small magazine.
He then radioed everyone who had a radio or magical armor. "Attention please! I need seven volunteers to engage in a salvage mission! Meet in the lobby! That is all."
He then turned to the other two. "I'll need a list of materials."
Haresh obliged.
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Ms. Swimmer was eating a fruit salad when Clive's radio went off. She finished off her dessert and headed to the lobby with Clive following.
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Dixie replied to the radio " The girls and i will come help you." Tigeress Agumnina Angel and Cynder ,"
_ Whats the task/ Tiger raised an eyebrow helping them gather jstuff for sallvage apparently Dixie shrugged. " good luck with that" tiger shrugged I'm going to go take a rest...' he said heading up the stairs towards his room on the fourth floor.
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So it will take several hours to get the gems to the state needed for them to work." stripetail mused after looking at the journal Mr Bigmouth has shown him..'About how much salavage would be required to Build this machine " he asked, as he pointed to it.."
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"Other than the gems we have everything ready," Haresh said.
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Mr. Bigmouth arrived in the lobby and the salvage team was ready.
"All right this time we are looking for gems for a magical machine. We will be salvaging the luxury boutique in the business district on the boardwalk near the beach. Grab all gems you can," he said. "Now grab some tools, metal detectors and safety gear and meet me outside."
Clive and Ms. Swimmer returned with tool boxes and safety gear.
Mr. Bigmouth exited the hotel.
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Will we get paid to do this? Cynder asked as she headed outside "because we were on previous salvage missions.."
Dixie grabbed a metal detector and a pair of pliers and headed out the door Tigeress picked out a pair of pliers with her mouth, and angel grabbed a metal detector. Agumina followed behind carry a knife and a metal detector. "What vehicle are we takling? dixie asked as the five girls settled in outside.
_ that helps considerably..." stripetail nodded. "in terms of effort and time.. let me know when the salvage team returns..
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Jason switched to his imperial dragon form, thinking that as an adult one it would be more useful with the clean up, as well as his being able to do dragon magic, not being very good at doing dragon magic in his original time lord form. Guilmon and Brooklyn accompanied him.
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"So do we keep the jewels in our pockets or something?" Sara asked curious.
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A soldier in an 6x6 military truck waved them over.
Ms. Swimmer shook her head. "I think this is for a magical device."
"That one!" Mr. Bigmouth said as the group exited the hotel.
The truck already had some sledgehammers, shovels and other heavier tools in the back already.
"All aboard!" Clive said, placing his tools in the back. He then climbed in with Ms. Swimmer and Mr. Bigmouth following. Three soldiers with rifles were with them.
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Dixie Climbed onto the bed on the truck follwed by agumina Tigeres and Angel Cynder flapped her wings
I'll fly and keep pace with you.."Cynder said to the trucker " I need to stretch my wings anyway.. " Dixie opened the wrist compartment of her armor and pulled out a small thermos full of water. " Heres something to drink guys. Its not much, but i figure after the battle today and the cleaning up after that sabatoge.. we all could use a drink" she said uncapping the thermos and pouring the water into it. "pass it around" she said handing it to Angel.
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The driver nodded and started the engine.
The gate opened as the guards waved the truck through.
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Zachary turned on the TV in the main lobby.
"Briggins! The press wants to interview you!" Deimos called from the first floor meeting room. He then disappeared into the room.
To his pleasure, the press crew was broadcasting live.
"We have breaking news! Chong has attacked Ft. Inglorious. While the damage is minor, crews are working to repair it and fortify the hotel. Sadly, ten of the brave men and women were killed in this attack. With me now is Captain Milos of the Seaboard Coalition," a Hyena dressed in a business suit said.
Footage of the attack recorded by was being shown on a screen next to the reporter.
The scene then changed to Yaltsin sitting across the table from Capt. Milos.
"Captain, how have your men dealt with this attack?" Yaltsin asked.
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well, we are attempting to repair the damage as best we can, and i promise you that there will be a response from our side. what exactly that is, i'm not at liberty to reveal as of yet. to those areas directly in Chongs path, riseup against huim! His forces are less than half of what they originally were, four months of warfare have stripped away much of his forces, all they have left is incediaries and mustard gas..
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Jason and his friends, being a bit tired from the clean up and salvage, decided to go to another part of the hotel to sit and rest, Jason remaining in his imperial dragon form for now to rest in.
"I'm glad that's over." Brooklyn said as he sat down.
"Me too." Guilmon said as he sighed a bit in his being tired.
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"Thank you Captain," Yaltsin said.
The camera then shifted back to the newscaster. "Now then we will interview one of the survivors of the attack. After a short break, we will hear what Deimos and Commander Briggins have to say."
The camera shifted to a Vulpine, his face wrapped in bandages.
"So Specialist Falkner, what happened?" Yaltsin said.
"I was guarding the bloodroot processing plant along with several of my fellow soldiers like we were ordered to by Commander Stripetail. The last thing I remember was getting thrown against the ground by a massive force. Then I woke up in the Great Valley in massive pain," Spc. Falkner said. He winced as his injuries still ached.
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Some of Chong's soldiers were watching TV.
"Chong! The Seaboard Coalition is trying to foment rebellion among our slaves in Cobia Bay and the other cities we have taken!" a Macaw soldier said, spitting out his snack of almonds.
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no, they're calling out to those cities we haven't conquered yet' Chong replied. 'They've nearly retaken Cobia Bay anyway,they basically control the town and have destroyed at least one of the shield generators."one should also consider, soldier, of the idea of it being a feint. Say one thing then do another. its old trick of war, the Chinese were masters of it. Don't take anything they say at face value..unless you get absolute confioirmation of it. if thats the case then they are being very foolish to broadcast anything, as we have televisions and can respond accordingly."
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The Truck sped down towards the town, as Angel, Tigeress and Agumine each had a drink of water..
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Scooby Tiger and Agumon tried some of the fish prepared by the cooks.. " these are a bit stringy but good " agumon said " hope the girls can find those gems quickly.." "Well earning money from salvage will help us" Tiger replied. Wesa go help them? Stitch said hopping on the table. " listen blue boy, this is our fish" tiger said grumpil " But we team " stitch said. ' ret rim rave rome..' Scooby began " Let him have some.. the he'll eat all of it " tiger retorted.
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A member of the press crew left the first floor meeting room. He passed by two children carrying ammunition.
"Commander Briggins, Yaltsin wishes to interview you," he said.
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The truck made its way to a ravaged luxury store in Surf Point's business district.
A sign that used to read "Gems of the Sea" had been blasted away by weapons fire.
Craters and debris marred the parking lot. The boardwalk had been blown to splinters. Craters, burnt out vehicles and body parts marred the sandy beaches.
"Well here we are," Mr. Bigmouth said.
The soldiers got out of the truck first as they kept their rifles at the ready.
"All right, we need those with magic armor to sweep the beaches for lost jewelry. Be careful, there are still mines and booby traps placed there months ago...and they cannot be detected by the metal detectors but magic may show them. Everyone else, raid the store," Mr. Bigmouth ordered.
Ms. Swimmer grabbed a bandanna and goggles and donned them. She grabbed handheld battering ram placed in the back of the truck and swung it at the door, knocking it off its hinges.
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Briggings got up from his desk and headed out towards the room where Yaltsin was interviewing.
_ Cynder flew inside after buiig Mouth smashed in the door. the place as nearly as a big a mess as the outside of the store.. ' so what gems are we looking for? rubies? diamonds pearls? She asked as she fell in with the ith the others searcers..
Dixie Tigeress and Angel searched the near part of the beach, while Agumina searched the far side.. " Be careful where you step Agumina..' Dixie said..
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"Anything," Mr. Bigmouth said. He too was wearing a bandanna and goggles. He had crowbar.
Clive got to work picking the lock on a display case.
Ms. Swimmer took her handheld battering ram to a small display case, completely demolishing it and picked up an emerald ring among the glass fragments. Luckily, she had on heavy canvas gloves that kept her from cutting herself.
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The TV in the main lobby showed the newscaster.
"With us now is Briggins, the base commander of Fort Inglorious," the newscaster said.
The camera then shifted over to Yaltsin and Briggins.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Briggins," Yaltsin said. "Now regarding the recent attacks, how have your troops reacted?"
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Well, we have tried to limit the damage as much as possible, and are trying to regain our composure as quickly as possible. the more seriously injured are being treated as best we can based on our medical supplies. we are also taking steps to ensure a similar attack does not ccur in the future' Briggins added
- Agumina felt some contract beneath her feet and she dove away as sand and debris hot up into the air.. ' she suddered as she dusted herself off. ' i I I'd better hang out with you guys.. " she said nervously headed to over where Dixie was.
Cyndr found a rouw of jewelry and used her claws to cut away the pane of glass and clear the display of its valuables, a ruby brooch, a jade mirror and 3 large diamond rings..
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Clive opened the display case and swept the items - a ruby brooch and a diamond necklace into a pouch.
The sound of breaking glass was heard as Mr. Bigmouth smashed another display case with a crowbar. He found nothing except a black necklace.
Ms. Swimmer hurled a cash register against the wall. It practically exploded sending a flurry of coins and cash fluttering to the debris filled floor.
The three soldiers stood guard outside the store.
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"I understand. So what steps have you taken so far?" Yaltsin asked.
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we've increased patrols and tightened security, there are other methods which we are working on, but am not at libert to reveal those details..' Briggins said
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They are most likely go to try and create an anti-teleportation field' Chong muttered. " thats the obvious response. Now' he said turning off the television " Enough gagging around.. he scowled. we are going to be doing patrols i shifts the monitor lizard will report back to me on the progress we're making towards controlling the region..
_ dixie and the other girls made very slow progress as it tirns out the area was filled with mines, and every few steps they had to hurry to a safe distance before the mine blew up.. it was dusty and frustarting..
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"Thank you, Commander," Yaltsin said. He then shook Briggins's hand.
The rest of Yaltsin's crew then got to work cleaning up the area.
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"And that concludes our report. Live from Fort Inglorious!" the newscaster said.
"Well, that should stir some hatred against Chong," a Goat medical squad member said. Her other squadmates were on their break and they were relaxing in the lobby with the other personnel.
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Mr. Bigmouth smashed another cash register sending money and coins flying.
Ms. Swimmer used her fire staff as a welding torch to cut open another display case and grabbed the two rings inside - emerald and ruby.
Clive picked the last display case's lock and removed a nice looking aquamarine brooch.
"I think they took as much as they can. We may need to check other places," Mr. Bigmouth said. "But for now, let's just take the cash."
Ms. Swimmer nodded. "I guess it's better to have too many gems for magical purposes than not enough."
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cynder picked up some of the cash and stuffed them in her wrist compartment.. ' I should have enough soon to pay dixie and Scooby back for all the stuff they've gotten for me and Spyro' She said to herself, as she gathered as much money as she could.." How many gems do you think We'll need//
Dixie and the others treks back to the store ' we set off more mines than anything " tigeress complaned " We found three small rinds and earring, and some magazines full of stuff we er don't want Angel to see..' She said as dixie threw a pair of rauncy magaines into a nearby trash can.
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"Shall we raid the houses next?" Mr. Bigmouth said. "I remember what Haresh said, this magical device is totally experimental so he says to get as many gems as possible. Besides, he is also planning on making some more magical devices."
He kicked a can onto the beach where it set off a mine, kicking a plume of debris into the air.
"S---!" Clive said, jumping into the air.
Ms. Swimmer picked up the the tools and carried them into the truck.
"Ready to leave?" the trucker asked.
Ms. Swimmer nodded and climbed into the back with Clive and Mr. Bigmouth following.
An empty ammo can had been bought on board to serve as a place to store the jewelry.
Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth and Clive dumped their haul into the can.
"Place whatever you gems you got in here," Mr. Bigmouth said, pointing to the ammo can.
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Cynder tossed in her jewelry haul followed by the other girls meager find. " So no luck huh? Cynder asked " Not really Tigeress nodded. " We set off more bombs, a lot more,m than we found anything. 'Why did you throw away that magazine? angel asked " i needed somethhing to read.. " We'll tell you when you are a bit older" dixie said as they prepared to head back.
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The headlights of the truck slashed through the night. The few streetlights that worked provided sparse illumination as they drove through the streets.
The truck then stopped by a block of damaged houses.
"This is the rich section of Surf Point," Mr. Bigmouth said. He then donned a LED headlamp and switched it on. "Well, let's get to work."
Ms. Swimmer used her fire staff to provide some light and climbed out of the truck.
Clive came out with a tool box in hand.
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Alright guys we'll split into groups Tigeress and Aghumina you;re helping me take down the ghouse the Stret angel and Cynder you take the necxt house over Lets move girls..' Dixioe said the group climbed off of the truck..
We're looking for anything valuable" Cynder said to Angel as they headed inside past ' I know , pretty stones.. Angel said as she went up some stairs
Tigeress and agumina helped blast in the door which was wedged shut
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"So what's going on now?" Mikey asked looking around.
Jason shrugged, "I'm not sure. No one's told me anything recently." He said. "though we'll eventually need to go do another attack." He said.
"Not today I hope." Guilmon said.
"Not to likely I'd say." Brooklyn said.
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Mr. Bigmouth used the handheld battering ram to destroy the door on his house.
Clive and Ms. Swimmer ran in after him. The house was slightly beat up with glass heirlooms scattered broken on the carpeted floor but it appeared to be intact.
Ms. Swimmer kept her fire staff active so there was light.
Clive noticed a locked display case and got to work picking the lock.
Mr. Bigmouth took his ram to another display case and extracted the diamond that was the center piece of it.
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We're taking a break" Nick said to them " go get yourselves something to eat or get yourselves some sleep' He yawned. " So ask the chefs for some food.."
_ Cynder strode up the stairs to check the upstairs. Dixie checked the door to the left which proved to be nothing but a linen closet., " so how are you guys doing..
I;'m tired " agumina said " And I don't like cynder been treating me and Tigeress.."What did Tigeress or I do tioo her..
It;s my fault Tigeress said " I er made out with Dixie.. ""and your girls made out with each other"dixie replied ' and Stripetail wants no more fooling around . " You made oiut with my girlfriend? agumina looked hurt as she looked at Dixie why? " Because she wanted to learn from someone with experience.. and it was a mistake.. now lets loo for anything valuable, earrings, diamonds, rubbies.. that kind of stuff.. and well that laundry chute isn't a good place" dixie grinned.
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cynder found a few articles of jewelry including diamond rings and emeralds..' not bad.. she said as she stuffed them into the wrist comprtment " angel you find anything.. " mesa find earth money" came the reply " Angel said coming up carrying a pair of coin jackets full of old coins.. ' Umm, take them Angel but we're looking for stuff like this" She showed Angel a emerald necklace...
After Dixie Agumina and Tigeress were finished they headed outside and went to another house and began clearing it out
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Mr. Bigmouth had found a safe in a closet. He was busy digging through the clothes and Ms. Swimmer was using her fire staff to cut through the safe.
Clive used a chair to smash open another display case. He grabbed a diamond brooch and pocketed it.
"Guys! I'm going to another house!" Clive said.
He then exited the house and picked the lock on the house next door. This house appeared to have hit by an artillery shell so the back half was missing.
He turned on his LED headlamp and looked around. The air smelled of ash.
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Angel carried the coincases to tout to the truclkk and put them next to the bin of jewels. she then headed over to the next house..
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Agumina found a large jade and sapphire ring, while Dixie found another pair of diamonds.. " Nice work girls that cshould cover the entire house' Dixie said lets go to the truck and see if the others are finished."
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"Seems like many folks are off and about." Jason said.
"Doing many things." Guilmon said, nodding his head in agreement.
"Yes, indeed, a great many things I would imagine. And more to come perhaps in the near future." Jason said to Guilmon.
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Ms. Swimmer finally cut through the safe. Inside was some cash, six shotguns, five rifles and six pistols. Some ammunition and jewelry was present as well.
Mr. Bigmouth was busy examining the contents of a purse he dumped on the ground. "Great! Take all the guns and ammo!"
Ms. Swimmer grabbed cash and the jewelry, leaving Mr. Bigmouth to stick the pistols into his bag.
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Cynder flew over to the truck and empties her finding into the can which was now almost full..
m- scooby went up to his room, and climbed into bed ' Rixie rif rou ret rack, Ri';m ralreay rn red." he said into his ring.. " I'm join you once we get back to the hotel, came the reply..
Agumina and Tigress climbed into the back of the truck.
Dixie ran into the room, as Deimos and the others were wrapping up " the bin is almost completely full ut there from what I've seen " You guys think we have enough stuff?
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Clive returned with a tiny diamond ring. "That's all I found."
"We're done anyways," Mr. Bigmouth said, He was carrying some of the shotguns out of the gun safe.
Ms. Swimmer and Clive climbed into the truck and deposited their finds into the ammo can.
Mr. Bigmouth was the last to climb in and he shut the truck's tailgate. "Take it away!" he said with a yawn.
The truck started up and headed back to Ft. Inglorious.
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Angel lookd through the coin books she had found ' are these things worth anything? Agumina asked as she glanced at the coins.. " They could be I'm not a coin expert or anything" dixie shrugged " Well At least we';ve got a lot of gems for Stripetail and the others to use" Cynder said.. "what time is it?
Dixie glanced at her ring : Nearly 11 pm.. We must have been at this a lot longer than I thought.. Once we get back.. I'm off to bed " dixie said..
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The truck arrived back at Ft. Inglorious under the glare of salvaged streetlamps. The heavy steel gate slid shut as the truck rolled into the main lot.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer opened the door and got out with the container of jewels. Several logistics personnel climbed in and carried in the ammunition, shotguns and rifles.
"Stripetail, Haresh. We have gotten the gems. Bigmouth out." Mr. Bigmouth said into his radio. He then put the radio away as the opened his bag and handed the stolen pistols to another logistics volunteer.
The two dinosaurs then carried the container of gems to the library.
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Understood, bring them to the library, the ones we don't used will be used for paying for cleanup and repairs' Came the reply
_ stripetail was waiting for them in the library as Dixie and the other girls reported in. " Good work girls, you did a very good job..' He said as Angelk came up to him and showed him the two coin books she had found.. " my my this is quite a find Angel! Nice work.. these coins are quite old judging by the dates on them. I'll hang on to them for you" Angel smiled proudly.
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Sara went around to some areas of the hotel to see how the damaged areas were doing and what could be repaired, marked as dangerous or reinforced and strengthened. She worked at an even pace with no hurry.
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Von stepped out of his beatup old car. He was running low on fumes at that point, and his car was just about to fall apart, but that didn't matter anymore. He had finally made it. He stepped up to the big doors of an old hotel that had seen better days, and walked in. He came right up to the front desk and inquired from the man that was standing there.
"Hello, I"m very late. Sorry about that. I got an invitation from someone who calls himself Nick." He flashed the invitation at the attendant. "I was wondering, do you have a spare room? I hope no one took the one I had reserved."
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(welcome to the rp Vonboy please post the name of your character in the discussion thread..)
We were just about to close up for the night" Briggins said as he loooked at the newcomer. ' its 20 dollars for the night and you have room 206.. please sign in your name and I will give you wyour key. Nick works here, hes part of the staff.."
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"Thanks, and nice to meet you Briggins. Here's money for the first night. I don't know how long I'll be staying yet."
Von had heard rumors of really strange things happening at this hotel. but right now, he didn't really care. He was so exhausted, he went up to his room, and fell into his bed wearing what he came into the hotel with.
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briggins came up to the library to check in with Stripetail..' had a new guest check at the desk..
_ More money in you pocket eh. " Get him a weapon, and assign him to a unit..
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That night, Von had another of his nightmares. This one was about the mechanized monstrosity that was after him for not paying for his company's delivery. He jumped out of bed just as the monster was about to get him in his dream. After a few moments, he settled down, and tried to go back to sleep. "That thing won't be able to find me here, I'm sure of it" he thought to himself.
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Well Well well' said the figure of a thin man as he stepped into Von's room- through the wall " Its al;ways fun to have new guests at the Inglorious Hotel-- well its really a fortress since the whole mess with that Chong fellow started- but anyway.. BOO' he said laughing.
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All the noise woke Von up for a second time. He looked over to see a strange figure staring at him. Obviously it wasn't a metal robot, but Von couldn't see very well, and mistook him for someone else.
"Oh god, it's Bender!"
He jumped out of bed, ran through the door, and scurried down the hallway of the hotel.
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As Dixie walked up the stairs carrying a glass of water, she was bumped into by a human ' and knocked the glass of water to the ground : Hey! Watch it!1 Dixie said. ' whats your problem?
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"Someone was chasing me" was all he could get out.
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" Slow down! First, whats your name and what room were you in? Dixie said I'm Dixie, my fiance Scooby and I are on the fourth floor.." She introduced herself..
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Von calmed down a little bit and replied. "Well, my name is Von, and
I'm staying in room 206. Someone sneaked in and said boo."
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"How goes things?" Jason said as he walked up to where Sara was with Guilmon and Brooklyn with him.
"Not much I can do except for doing temporary reinforcement." Sara said.
"Good thinking, since who knows how much will have to be rebuilt once this war is all over." Jason said.
"Hopefully soon at that." Brooklyn said.
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Ms. Swimmer and the rest of the Pelvanida Group were asleep.
Mr. Bigmouth, Setsuna and Haresh were working in the library. The container of gems and several books were scattered in front of them. All of them had steaming cups of tea in front of them.
"We have more than enough gems to make the generator and some other projects I want to work on," Haresh said.
"But first we need to anneal the gems. The only problem is annealing mass quantities of gems requires making a magical annealer which requires annealed gems," Mr. Bigmouth said. "Though looking at the literature, it seems gems can be individually annealed by slowly channeling magical energy through them with wires. All we need to do as obtain a source of magical power."
Haresh sighed. "We'll have to ask Stripetail. We can't proceed without annealed gems."
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" should I go fetch him? a wolf guardasked them
Stripetail meanwhile was drinking some tea in the dining room on the ground floor while ponnderung the next move.. ' i hope they have enough gems to create that anti-teleportation shield ' he said quietly . 'the sooner we get it up and running the sooner we can turn our attention to getting back on the offensive.."
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(the library is on the 7th floor, he and Dixie are on the econd floor)
Well, this place is haunted Dixie shrugged , there are ghosts all over the places. most of them are harmless although somne like pulling pranks. Watch out for the Pie-throwing ghost, she loves pieing peiplwe" Dixie said.. " now Von, if you will execuse me, I must be getting to bed.. it was nice meeting you" she said..
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"Please do," Haresh said to the guard.
Mr. Bigmouth then got up and headed to a small closet where assorted scrap metal was located to fetch some wires and other parts.
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Some armed guards walked past Von and Dixie.
"On patrol, eh?" a Vulpine guard said with a chuckle. She appeared to be about sixteen at most. She adjusted the sling on her shotgun and continued on with her group.
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Actually he had an encounter with a ghost " Dixie responded " And I was heading up to my room, when he bumped into me..
Angel, Agumina, Cunder and Tigress had all gone to bed by this point..
_ the guard nodded and headed downstairs stripetail soon saw the come down the stairs and enter the dining " they are ready for you sir in the library." " thank you' stripetail said, getting up and following up upp the stairs.
_ meanwhile Chongs forces were positioning themselves insides Neptune city.. patrols were clearing debris and using it fr materials..
A few minutes later Stripetail entered the library.. " so what do you need my assistance for? He asked Haresh and Setsuna.
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Setsuna was visibly fatiguing from maintaining the anti-teleportation field. She said nothing as she drank some of the now cold tea which she had spiked with her mana potion.
"We need a way to mass anneal gems," Haresh said. "According to the literature we can make an 'oven' that can anneal up to 150 gems at a time. All we need are four annealed gems - preferably high quality rubies - and we need a way to diffuse the magical energy in the oven."
Mr. Bigmouth returned from the closet with some wires and other metal scrap. "I think we can cobble together that oven annealing the four gems needs to be done manually. With two mages, we should be able to do those four in about one and a half hours."
He then gestured to four rather large and nearly flawless rubies on the table. He had extracted them from three very expensive necklaces and a jeweled tiara. Of course, the items he extracted them from were pretty much useless except for their precious metal content. "Those are the rubies we'll need. In the meantime, I'll get to work making the oven."
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So we won't be getting much sleep tonight' Stripetail frowned, he took a ruby in his paw and begab to concentrate.. in a few minutes his paw began to glow then energy shot i out of his paw towards the other rubies ' What i am doing is is called "chain annealing.. the energy is spread out among the four gems, and cuts down the time needed for the process to work.' he said as he began pouring energy into all four gems at once.. "You think you can keep this up Setsuna/? He asked kindly " If you feel as if you need a break, just tell me..
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Haresh added his own energy. Soon, the rubies glowed a vivid red. "All right, that is done," he said, tendrils of red energy disappearing from his body and flowing into the gems.
Setsuna was going to add hers too but Mr. Bigmouth shook his head. "Setsuna, please, your body needs rest."
"No, I will-" Setsuna was unable to say more as she collapsed, her breathing shallow.
The two guards immediately picked her up and carried her to the Great Valley infirmary.
Mr. Bigmouth, heart racing from Setsuna's collapse looked at the gems. "Strange, that was fast. It appears they are magically charged in only seconds."
He then cleared his throat. "The plan involves making a reflective metal box. Each gem will be placed in the lower corners of the box and the energy will be channeled through a tunnel to the center of each box. A rotating reflective disperser will scatter the energy through the box. Each gem will be hooked up to a high voltage power supply."
Mr. Bigmouth then gestured to the pile of scrap metal. "Everything is in there."
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" So we need to is put the gems inside, the magic will be prevented from escaping the box.. similar with other forms of energy, like steam for instance when you cover a boiling pot with a cover or lid.. same principle.' Stripetail said. " you could use another gem to concentrate the energy of the four lower gems..thenm asthe disperser moves it will force enefrgy out of the main crystal.
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"Wait dixie, don't you want to talk some?" Von tried to keep the conversation going. "I just need someone to talk to right now. I'm kinda shy, and easy to scare. I guess that ghost didn't really do anything to me, so no harm done. I just thought he was someone else. Someone from my past."
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you do realize its almost midnight? Dixie said.."but .. well I suppose, a few minutes is all right.. " so where are you from Von?' She asked.. ' Are you from the US.. see I live in Coolsville with Scooby and Shaggy.. and while the Pelvanida guys are renting some rooms.. but enough about me..
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Well, I'm from Texas. Fresh out of college, I'm a programmer.
He then shrugged and said "thanks. Nice to meet you dixie. I guess it is getting really late. I'll see you tomorrow."
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"I wonder what he will do with those gems." Brooklyn said.
"Maybe wire them to his staff or something to enchant them." Jason said. "'I'm not sure myself." He said.
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Night Von " dixie nodded as she turned and climbed the stairs to the 4th floor. She got off the staircase and headed over to room 416. she knocked on the door, and a minute later the door was opened by a very tired-looking Scooby.."Sorry I woke you' Dixie apologized ' Ro reed, Rixie." Scooby yawned as he let her in then shut the door behind her and locked it.. "Rou rirls rinds rome ruff rat rhe ralvage?"
_ Yeah, Gems and jewlry for the most part, although i found some cash.. like we really need cash..' She grinned as she chaged into her nightgown, and climbed into bed. Scooby climbed in next to her and settled back against the pillow. Dixie leaned in and kissed him warmly on the lips. ' Night Scooby" She said smiling " Right. Rixir Ri Rove rou... ree rou rin rhe rorning. " I love you too, dear;' Dixie said, as sleep soon ook her.
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After several hours laboring through the night using magic and assorted tools that Briggins had lying around or were acquired from the incoming convoys or scavenged, Haresh and Mr. Bigmouth finished their annealer.
Haresh wiped his forehead as he finished winding the fine copper wire around the last rubies and placed it in its slot. Magic was used to thread the fine wires and connect them to a high voltage transformer scavenged from a neon sign.
Mr. Bigmouth finished up wiring the transformer. "All right, we're done," he said, wiping his hands on a rag.
Haresh then placed a special sheet of paper that would turn from green to red when exposed to magical fields. This would allow them to see how even the field was.
Mr. Bigmouth suddenly remembered something. "Damn it! I need to get a gaseous coolant for the four gems or else they can melt!"
He hastily scribbled "Construction still in progress. DO NOT USE!" on a piece of paper and taped it to the annealer.
Haresh nodded. "We'll finish this up on we get some sleep."
Mr. Bigmouth looked at the clock on the wall - it was 0500 hours (5 AM).
The two then headed off to their rooms to sleep.
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Stripetail had gione to bed shortly after Dixie, but awoke shortly before 5 am. He went back up to the library and passed Haresh and MR Bigmouth on the way to their rooms " don't tell me you spent all night working on the device? We're heading back out after breakfast!" he Sighed. As Tarrax cane up to them. "Let me work on the device master, they obviousdly need thier sleep " Tarrax said. " How long have you been up Tarrax ?' Stripetail arched his eyesbrows "A half hour,at most. You know I don't sleep very much master.." Tarrax said.
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Mr. Bigmouth said nothing as he entered his room. He radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, I have arranged for Cpl. McCoun to be my replacement. For today, Haresh and I will be working on logistics."
He then cut the transmission and fell asleep.
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"I think that is about all we can do." Sara said looking at what she had done.
"Most of the work will have to be done once this war is over, along with the renovation and such." Jason said looking over what they and he had done.
"We should go eat and rest." Guilmon said.
"That sounds like a good idea." Brooklyn said, "Want to be rested in case the next part of the battle happens soon." he said.
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Understood. You need your rest.' stripetail replied as he cut the transmission and headed back downstairs.
_ Spyro and Cynder were the first pair of the team to wake up that morning.. " Time to get up i think' Spyro yawned. "I think we should take the fight to Chong. he sent in those things to blow jup the hotel we should respond in kind. " Are you suggesting we frly over to chongs location, and start blasting away?Cynder began to smile.. "Sounds like a plan.. lets go!"
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Von got up in the morning. He had a long night last night, and he wasn't sure what was going to happen today. He started walking around the hotel looking for someone to talk to. He was getting bored, so he wanted to do something.
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The Pelvanida group slowly began to stir and wash up as day broke.
Some of the night shift chefs were already preparing hashbrowns, pancakes and salted fish for breakfast.
The night guards were being relieved by the day shift.
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Sara awoke, stretching and yawning as she started to get up.
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Jason and Guilmon awoke each going to take a quick cleaning shower, in separate showers, before they got ready for the day and headed out of the tardis to see how things had gone over the night and how things were doing and what the plans were for today.
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Tigeress stirred from her sleep and headed out of her room.. " she knew that they would be heading back to Cobia Bay today.. and probably further than that. She saw Hunter, Spyro and Cynder on the stairs in front of her " wghere are you guys headed? " We're going after Chong" spyro replied ' They hit our location, we're going to return the favor"
Are you nuts? Chongs hundreds of miles away..' " Well distance didn't stop him from teleporting people in..Cynder replied " we're going Tigeress, and theres nothing you can do to stop us.. We're going on our own.."
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Er.. have you talked to stripetail about this?' No, But i think he'll approve.." Spyro replied.. 'We'll see you later Tigeress.. Behave yourself.." the purple dragon smiled and then continued heading down the stairs..
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bulk and skull ran into Von as they headed down the stairs " where did you come from? BG asked as he joined the group, looking curiously at Von.
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"Well, I came here when I got an invitation from Nick, But I'm starting to wonder why I'm even here in the first place. Whats that fortress aroudn the hotel for anyway?"
(OOC: It's ok if you want to force my character to fight :D)
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(theres logisticvs if he doesn't want to fight0
NiCk huh? well he should be downstairs.. he works on the staff here" Bulk said " Care to join us for breakfast?"
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Jason and Guilmon were continuing to walk around to see how things were going and how some folks were doing and any recent news they could find out about things.
"nice, considering everything." Jason said looking around a few minutes into their walk.
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"Sure, I could use something to eat." He followed Bulk to the mess hall.
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The Pelvanida group filed into the dining room. They were wearing their casual clothing (Deimos and Rime were wearing their armored vests).
Dr. Zanasiu grabbed some pancakes.
Deimos looked at Von. "Hey, how'd he get into Fort Inglorious? I thought we left the gate guarded!"
Werner, Hans and Franz had finished eating and headed out to carry a new shipment of food and other supplies to the warehouses.
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"Well, I showed the guards this invitation I got form a chap named Nick." He showed the invitation to Deimos.
The he continued. "Um, I don't really want to fight. Is there some work around the fort I could do?"
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Deimos examined it. "It's legit," he said, eating some smoked fish.
"Welcome to the team," Zachary said, putting some jam on his toast.
"You can work in the logistics division. You know, repairing the fort and vehicles; treating the wounded; cooking; carrying ammunition; reloading and maintaining weapons; cleaning up the place; moving supplies; making Great Valley weaponry and herbs," Dr. Zanasiu replied.
"Oh yeah, you'll need to under go a briefing about the rules and regulations and all that s---," Deimos replied, drinking some water. "And some brief training and familiarization with firearms and weaponry. Everyone must be ready to help defend this place should the need arise."
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Stripetail then enteree the room carrying a number of books he was carrying from the Library " morning, Gentlemnen. I trust your evening went well? He said before noticing Von ." And who is he? He asked his eyes narrowing Slightly. ' is he a new arrival?"
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"New arrival," Zachary said, continuing his meal.
"Well, he says he has an invitation from Nick," Deimos replied, handing over the invitation to Stripetail.
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I see" stripetail said glancing at the invite " What did Nick invite you here for? I don't know if you've noticed , sir, but we are in the middle of a war, and we can't let just anyone enter here. We've already had several attempts by the enemy to destroy this hotel. hence the guards, and the surrounding fortress.. well i'm Lord Stripetail de facto leader of the seaboard coalition. What is your name?
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"My name is Von, sir. And I don't really know why Nick invited me here either."
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Well, we'll simply have to ask him then. " Did he ask you for supplies, or simply asked you to visit? Stripetail replied 'Either way, We'll need you to help out in some way.. ' If he doesn't want to fight, put him with logistics.. ah heres Nick now" stripetail said as Nick came up to him ' bleary eyed ' greetings Stripetail, whos that?
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From their separate sleeping places Velma and Sara got ready for the morning then headed down to the dining room to see what they had for breakfast. Jason and Guilmon made their way to the dining room also.
"I wonder what they'll have." Sara said to Velma who she encountered near the entrance to the Dining room.
"That mystery we will soon solve. And without any being chased." Velma said. Smiling a bit at her joke, considering how often she had been chased in the past.
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Nick stopped and looked t Von. " Hey von, I see you made it.. so how are things going with you? I sent you an invite, but it was awhile ago, and i wsn't sure you received it. Things are.. a mess right now.. as You've undoubtably seen..
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"So what shall we assign him to do?" Deimos asked, putting his plates away.
Dr. Zanasiu sipped his tea. "Like I said, let's assign him to the 'temp logistics pool' after he gets a briefing and some weapons training. Meaning if any other logistics teams need assistance, they'll draw help from that pool. We can then assess his skills and either keep him there or assign him to another logistics squad or even give him a combat role."
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Alright. Nick said before turning to voin. ' so still working with that delivery service you mentioned? you told me they were a bit.. odd.."
_ Very well' stripetail said " give him somerthing to do..We're going back on the road in an hour..
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"I still work for that delivery company. And yes, they are very weird."
He hears what Striptail says and replies "Yeah, I feel like getting something done. What am I going to be doing first? Cleaning toilets or something?"
That sounded like a terrible job, but he wasn't expecting much. He was a new recruit. some nobody from some weird little company no one ever heard of. He still wasn't sure why he was recruited in the first place.
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No...more like helping to repair the rooms in the upper parts of the hotel.. or stacking up ammo for the troops.. things like that" stripetail replied.. " semd him up to the 5th floor..
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Jason and Guilmon went into the dining room and picked out what to have for breakfast and sat down at some random table together.
A few minutes Sara and Velma came into the dining room together, looking around to see what the room looked like and went over to see what was available.
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Ceela and her contingent of archers, slingers and even a few javelin throwers were out in the motor pool and loading some additional charged Great Valley weapons onto a truck. Some volunteers were helping them.
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Two German Shepherd troopers flanked Von.
"You know where the training room is, right?" one of the troopers asked Von.
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Von got a confused look on his face. "No. I don't know where anything is. I just got here late last night. Could you show me the way?"
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The two soldiers nodded.
After escorting him to the staff elevator, they got off at the fifth floor.
A crude handmade sign that read "Training Room" was nailed onto a large door.
"Here we are, the training room," the first soldier said. "There will also be some hands on weapons training in the outside shooting range later on."
"Ah, glad you could make it; we're about to start," a Vulpine in camo ACUs said. Sitting next to him was a Human woman wearing the same type of uniform.
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Dixie stirred from her sleep.She was in Scooby's arms.. and he was still sleeping. She worked herself out of his reach and got out of bed. she changed into a fresh dress and headed out of the room. it was a little after 5..
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"Nice." Guilmon said before he started to eat his breakfast which contained several types or bread, and other stuff also.
"Indeed, as usual the cooks here are excellent." Jason said nodding.
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Having picked out their breakfast Sara and Velma took their trays and sat down at a table to get started eating their food.
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Agumon was the next member the team to wake up. He got up from his position next to Tai and headed out of the room.. " time to get some early breakfast ' He yawned as he headed down the Stairs
Meanwhile spyro and cynder were preparing to leave the hotel on thier mission..
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in the next halfhour the rest of the team awoke and headed downstairs for breakfast..
Dixie yawned as she ebtred the dining room, to find scooby and shaggy already devouring a lartge platter of food ' Figures that you guys would be up and eating.. " She shook her head " have you guys seen Spyro or cynder?'
Nope.. haven't seen them Shaggy said " they could still be sleeping for all we know' Shaggy said, eating another piece of fish..
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Von started on his first lesson; Self-Defense. He tried the best he could, but the Human Woman kept throwing him over her shoulders time after time. He got the wind knocked out the last time he slammed on the floor.
"I don't think I'm cut out for this!"
He got a sick feeling in his stomach when he heard about the next exercise; 50 laps around the fort!. "Oh God!"
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come on.. we can't afford any slackers! a human volunteer said to Von.. ' In wartime you had better be in excellent shape, it can make all the difference between life and death.now get going!' he yelled at him
Spyro and Cynder took off from the grounds and flew over the fortress walls ' thier flight would be a long one... but hopefully their effort would be worth it.. Spyro hoped privately that Stripetail wouldn't bee too angry with them for taking this action..
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A soldier poked his head inside the door. "Sorry, we assigned Von to the wrong class. This class is for the soldiers."
"The 'general' training class is in the next room. If you hurry, you'll catch up before they start," he said to Von.
The "general" training class was not as grueling as the physical training class for the soldiers but it was no walk in the park either.
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Speaking of which, the instructor for the General Training course - a grizzled old Peregrine Falcon - was looking over his trainees.
"Where's Von?" he barked. "In any case, we'll start off with some physical training. Half mile warm up, then we stretch. Then we go for a two mile run. Cooldown with a half mile run and stretch. Then we hit the gym for half an hour. And then you get a few hours to do whatever and then we return for some self-defense and weapons training."
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The soldiers outside the training room decided to go work out in the gym. There they were met with the sight of many of the soldiers and assorted workers sparring, lifting weights or otherwise exercising.
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Von ran into the general classroom. "Sorry I'm late General, I was put into the wrong class."
Von was relieved that this class wouldn't be as grueling as the other one, but he was already exhausted from that same grueling class. He started the running part of the class, but he was taking it kind of slow.
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briggins platyed the trumpet to rouse thse still sleeping ' early wakeup everyone.. lets get going.."
tiger and tigeress took thier seats at a table, both werebnot quite fully awake.. ; We're taking it to them today right? Tiger said looking at the others. ' robably re rake rhe rity, rhen ro rafter rhong' Scooby said between bites. ' relp rourrelf ruys' he said putting some of his food on to tiger's and tigeress' plates. ' thasnks ' tigeress grinned.
gabumon tentomon and Biyomon all took turns getting food.
" Where Spyro and Cynder?' stripetail asked as he entered the room, and noticed the dragons weren't there. " I haven't seen them..." Lilo said.
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"Pick up the pace a little!" the instructor shouted.
The trainees were running in the rear area of the fort where grass had been replanted and it looked like an athletic field.
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The rest of the Pelvanida crew were resting in the lobby in preparation for the assault.
"Deimos, I've cobbled together a group to head inland to fetch reinforcements," Dirk said.
Deimos nodded. "Wise move, Dirk."
"I'm coming too," Franz said, placing his container of ammunition down.
Dirk nodded. "All right, Franz welcome aboard."
Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Hans, Franz and Werner headed to motor pool to get vehicles for their mission.
As soon as they left, Deimos's radio buzzed. He listened to the transmission and nodded.
"Good news! I've got some extra firepower for the assault on Cobia Bay!"
"Who is it?" Rime asked, checking his rifle's magazine.
"Captain Fairchild. He's on his way and he'll need to rearm and refuel here."
"We don't have a runway. All we have are some roads that got incorporated into Ft. Inglorious at the back," Zachary replied.
Deimos relayed that information to the captain.
"Capt. Fairchild knows that. He'll be fine," Deimos replied. The transmission ended.
"He must be a excellent pilot if he can land on a road," Rime pointed out.
Deimos smiled. "You have no idea."
(OOC - Captain Fairchild is the living A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft. His name comes from the A-10's manufacturer.)
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Stripetail radioed Deimos " Good luck to all of you on your mission to find reinforcements. Just stay safe, alright? We're heading out in about 15 minutes..we're goingto finish taking Cobia bay and continue on from there.."
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The heavy gates at the front of Ft. Inglorious slid open as Dirk, Al, Jose, Kurt, Hans, Franz and Werner in two up-armored Humvees with heavy machine guns rolled out and headed inland to get reinforcements.
Several personnel were busy repairing battle damaged vehicles from a late night offensive into a small Chong stronghold. They had completely destroyed the stronghold but their vehicles were quite badly damaged.
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About ten minutes later, the sound of a jet engine could be heard throughout the hotel.
"Is that Captain Fairchild?" Zachary shouted over the roar of the engines.
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"Fort Inglorious, this is Captain Fairchild requesting permission to land," Capt. Fairchild said. Captain Fairchild looked like an ordinary non-living A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack plane save for a totally opaque cockpit and two large brown eyes behind heavy bulletproof glass occupying that space. And of course, a mouth located above the 30 mm gatling autocannon.
He was circling over the large fort and awaiting permission to land. He had depleted most of his weaponry fighting his way here and he was starting to get hungry. As a living airplane he could both ingest JP-5 jet fuel and ordinary food.
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Stripetail's radio buzzed and Captain Fairchild's voice could be heard through it. "Fort Inglorious ground control, this is Captain Fairchild, Hotel-Kilo-Sierra requesting permission to land."
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" Permission granted Captain, you may land" stripetail replied 'refuel quickly, we;re on the move!" he added cutting off the connection.
Hunter abd Colleen were quickly eating some breakfast with the rest of the Rovers..
The digidestined were eating as quietly as possible.. ' Looks like another battle " Palmon said.. ' Indeed" Gabumon replied " we need to drive them out of the area.. which wil take time.."
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Exile & Blitz were eating with the other Road rovers. They had set Muzzle nearby so they could take turns feeding him.
"The food here is great." Exile said, "and it's nice and hot or warm too. Not always cold like some places."
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Captain Fairchild touched down in the impromptu runway.
Several of the ground crew had fuel trucks and the fuel hoses ready.
He then shut off his engines as the crew approached him.
"Oh yeah, I'll also need some additional 30 mm ammo and maybe a few air-to-air missiles and some laser guided bombs," he added.
The crew stared in complete shock as the A-10 Thunderbolt II started speaking to them. They did not move for several seconds.
"Don't just stand there! Move! I've got a mission to do!" Captain Fairchild snapped.
One of the men radioed Stripetail. "Ah, Stripetail, we've got a talking plane in the rear of Ft. Inglorious."
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a TALKING Plane? My , my this world is full of surprises. can he carry passengers?' Stripetail replied " I'm on my way out there to check on him, and get more details.. for now, give him fuel ammo, whatever he asks, we need all the help we can get at the moment..
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The leader of the men snapped out of the shock long enough to order his men to get moving.
Luckily, Capt. Fairchild was built like a regular A-10 so refueling and rearming him was no problem. Of course, when the fuel lines were attached, he did comment that the lines "tickled a bit".
In fact rearming him was easier since he automatically opened his lower hatch and carefully lowered the empty 30 mm drum magazine onto a lift. Then a new magazine was loaded into its place. The other weapons were attached onto the hardpoints on his wings.
Several minutes later, he was fully armed and fueled.
He then radioed Ft. Inglorious. "Fort Inglorious ground control this is Hotel-Kilo-Sierra requesting permission to take off."
Of course, he could use his built in radio as a crude form of telepathy.
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Deimos and his crew along with Ceela and some soldiers were heading to the motor pool and getting into the vehicles.
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Several miles outside Surf Point, a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies bound for the fort rumbled along a sandy beach road. The convoy was lightly guarded by some soldiers riding in Humvees but most of the truck drivers were civilians.
Suddenly, a roadside bomb that had been planted by Chong's forces detonated, setting one of the trucks aflame and wounding or killing several soldiers. RPG and small arms fire peppered the ground around the group as the soldiers tried to return fire.
One of the truck drivers climbed out of his wrecked truck and seized control of a machine gun turret whose gunner had been killed by the blast.
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Permission granted fly over to cobia bay and begin laying cover fire for ground forces. we will be leaving shortly" struipetail replied
_ alright everyone lets go! Shaggy said as he got up from the table..
Scooby dixie and Agumon headed out to the mystery Machine. " Lets finish what we started" dixie said
Spyro anmd Cynder were now more than 50 miles away from the hotel and flying rapidly through the air.
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"Clear!" Captain Fairchild shouted as he revved up his engines and took off. Granted, this was a slightly unusual request in that his usual mode was to support ground troops while they were attacking the city not before they started attacking.
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Mr. Bigmouth and Haresh entered the dining room and helped themselves to some leftovers.
"Okay, so now what do we do?" Haresh asked.
Mr. Bigmouth piled some hashbrowns on his plate. "We finish up our magical projects."
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The rest of the Pelvanida group and the camera crew were waiting in the motor pool for everyone.
"All right, let's do this," Deimos said, donning his battered helmet.
The rest of the group donned their armor as well.
"Well, the air in Cobia Bay's clear enough that we don't need protective suits," Rime said, reading from a PDA.
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Stripetail Went out of the doors and climbed aboard one of the vehicles. The Rest of the Omniderate filed into their vehicles and began preparing to leave " alright Everyone! Lets move out!" Stripetail called.
Scooby revved up the mystery machine and began pulling out of the fort.
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The sound of Humvees, APCs and the Mako truck starting up echoed through the air.
"Let's rock and roll!" the Bull trucker shouted as he pulled out of the motor pool with the other vehicles following.
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Inside the hotel, one of the radio officers burst out of the radio room (a converted meeting room) and rushed by some volunteers cleaning up the area and moving supplies.
"Commander Briggins! A convoy carrying ammunition, food and supplies was attacked outside Surf Point!"
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The convoy was totally in shambles and most of the vehicles were aflame but the remaining soldiers tried their best to fend off the troops.
Most of the civilian truck drivers chose to flee - and some were gunned down by Chong's forces (Chong had no compunction about attacking retreating troops or civilians). Some of the truckers snatched weapons from the fallen soldiers and tried their best to fight back.
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Tell Commander stripetail, and Prepare to send forces to repel any attacks on Surf Point" Briggins Replied.
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Ret rome ruick reep ruys' scooby said as they headed out on the road.. '"I'm readu " tiger said fromthe middle seat.. " Lets get to the city and clear out the defenders..
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The radio officer returned to the communications room and opened a channel to Stripetail. "Commander, we have reports that a supply convoy was attacked outside of Surf Point."
Several other technicians were coordinating the radio traffic for the badly damaged airport (which was now used as a drop zone for cargo).
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Captain Fairchild was cruising at low altitude and looking for any signs of danger.
A mile or so ahead of the convoy, he spotted several Chong troops preparing a large roadside bomb. He had been equipped with four Hydra 70 rocket pods - one containing incendiary (white phosphorous), one containing flechettes and the remaining contained "17 pounder" rockets (so named for the weigh of the whole rocket) - for attacking soft targets.
He then locked onto the cluster of troops and let fly with two white phosphorous rockets which struck their mark, causing a large explosion as the bomb detonated. Bits of flaming phosphorous flew into the air, which fell back to earth in comet-like trails. This was was visible to the convoy behind him.
He wished he could carry the bigger "Zuni" rockets but the base only had Hydra 70s. Of course, he could mount the CRV7 rockets but he didn't really like them because the spent igniters often struck him at and that hurt not to mention he hated inhaling the dense smoke cloud produced by them.
He wondered how his friends were doing. Granted, they too were living combat aircraft but he doubted they wanted to fight... Unless Chong invaded their land...
Speaking of which, he needed to meet the other personnel in Ft. Inglorious.
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Send forces to that area for support and rescue.. " Stripetail replied "We need to protect our convoyts.. and Obviously Chong hasn'rt given up trying to destroy out ability to fight him..
Alright everyone lets keep ghoing" Nani said as Stitch comntinued driving and began passing vehicles in front of him..
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Jason felt his wrist computer vibrate. He reached into a pocket and took out 2 small things the size of moles. 1 he put behind one of his ears and the other he handed to Guilmon who did likewise.
They both listened to the tardis give them a message. Jason put his wrist computer close to his mouth and whispered in another language, "Tell Brooklyn, Odysseus, Moran and Velma to meet us in the control room." Jason said, then he put away the receivers he & Guilmon had used. They then made their way back to his tardis.
Separably Brooklyn, Odysseus, Moran, & Velma got the messages and seperatly made excuses or slipped away to go to the control room of the tardis.
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The radio officer nodded and ordered both the helicopter gunship Ironleaf and the medevac helicopter Silver Light to get ready. A technician got some troops ready.
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In the lobby, several soldiers (again, some were just children) were getting their weapons and armor ready for the rescue mission.
There were also multiple volunteers and "guests" going about their daily routines.
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Out back in the airfield of Ft. Inglorious, the two helicopters started their take off sequence.
Several hundred yards away in a grassy field, Von's group was engaged in the two mile run.
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Captain Fairchild frowned as the smoke from his bombing target stung his nostrils (which was also his pitot tube).
He opened a radio channel to Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, this is Captain Fairchild, I would like to discuss my lodging and other accomodations at Fort Inglorious."
Suddenly, his flank was struck by a burst of 20 mm anti aircraft fire causing him to scream in pain. He then wheeled around and spotted some soldiers, who somehow got a 20 mm antiaircraft cannon (thanks to Chong's mages) on the roof of an office building.
"You stupid f---ers! I'll blow your motherf---ing carcasses straight to hell!" he shouted at the attackers. More 20 mm shells headed his way but most of them missed but a few of them struck their mark.
He let loose with a volley of high explosive rockets, killing all the soldiers in the in the building and completely demolishing it.
Unbeknownst to him, he left the channel open, allowing Stripetail to hear everything - including the cannon fire striking him.
Luckily, he was as tough - maybe even tougher - than a non-living A-10. A little autocannon damage wasn't going to stop him.
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We can discuss this after the area is securev stripetail replied before hearing the sounds of battle echo from his radio.. And you'll need to get looked at after you've cleared out the enemy forces.." he added " i headed in your direction.. roughlky how many enemy troops do you project there to be in the area..
Tarrax flew high above them and pointed oiut the smoke risinf from where Fairchgild was engaging with the enemy..
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Captain Fairchild scoffed. "I'll be fine. A little autocannon damage ain't gonna do jack s--- to me!"
He then surveyed the landscape below him. Cobia Bay was approaching and the signs of war were very evident in the burnt out hulks of vehicles that littered the streets and several ruined buildings.
He was actually fairly far ahead of the convoy group.
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The Mako truck ran over a small mine, which jolted everyone inside. Luckily, the truck's armor easily withstood the blast.
But no one was prepared when the lead convoy vehicle, a Humvee ran over a roadside bomb that completely destroyed the vehicle and set it aflame. Spells, small arms fire and RPGs began to bombard the convoy, which was now stopped thanks to the blockage caused by the disabled Humvee. The surviving soldiers inside got out and began to trade fire with Chong's forces.
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The Mako truck rocked as an RPG struck it.
Zachary, Paul, Rime, Deimos Dr. Zanasiu, Ceela and Great Valley archers got out and took defensive positions.
Ceela nocked an arrow and shot an enemy soldier leaning out a window of a ruined shop.
Zachary killed another soldier armed with an RPG.
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Scooby pulled off to the side and Climbed out, and began casting spells at the enemy with his ring. He was soon Joined by Tiger , Tigeress and Dixie, who moved around to find to good spot to fire on the defenders. the battle waas now fuklly joined as the rest of the convoy, got into thier positions..
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A loud explosion was heard as Ceela and several archers fired several explosive arrows into a small store where some enemy soldiers were hiding.
One of Ceela's archers was shot in the head by a sniper and killed. Quite a bit of her archers had been wounded but thanks to the essential water healing factor, they were still capable of fighting.
Deimos shot the last soldier. "All right, let's get our s--- together, get moving and kick Chong's sorry ass out of the city."
"Okay, now how do we get that burning Humvee out of our way?" Anton asked.
No one had answer.
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" We have a number of options. First, we go around it , second, blow it up into pieces' Stripetail replied." Or third, simply have Tarrax and Sara lift it up and toss it aside. They are dragons so they are used to dealing with hot items..
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"Let's try going around. And if my data is correct, the last shield generator should be close by," Rime said. "Once we destroy that, let's see if we can free the citizens of Cobia Bay from Chong's mind control.
The trucker then radioed Scooby. "Hey, since you're now in command of this convoy since our lead vehicle was blown up, what's our next move? Personally, my guys voted to go around it and look for the last shield generator. And then we find and blow up the mind control array."
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Captain Fairchild had strayed too close to one of the old munitions factors. While most of the living guards had been killed or regrouped, the automated turrets still fired at him. He was about a mile away from the convoy.
He winced as the autocannon rounds lodged in his belly. Luckily, his heavy armor prevented the rounds from reaching his vitals. He returned their fire with a volley of deadly armor piercing-incendiary 30 mm rounds which quickly tore through their armor.
Again, he had forgotten to turn off his radio, letting Stripetail hear the sounds of battle.
"Damn it, when am I going to remember to turn off that f---ing thing?" he muttered as he strafed another turret.
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The remainders of Chong's forces were split between the city hall and the factory that held the last shield generator.
The forces consisted of some living troops, armored vehicles, mages and metallic troopers.
Of course, a "special project" had been built by Chong's mages as a last ditch defense system if the shield generators were to go down - an armored metal dragon.
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Rounds rike ra ran" scooby Replied.. ' Rets ret roping!" He climbed back in the mystert machine and starting to drive around the wreckage
_ yes you do need to turn it off when you get the opportunity.. i don't need to jhear you cussing out your makers" stripetail replied as the SUV he was in slowly followed the Mystery Machine aroiund the burning wreckage
Shaggy drove his SUV in the convoy, gulping as he saw part of the truck cave in..
Meanwhile Chongs forces were talking out the ladt pockets of resistence in Sunberry.. " Interoiggate any prisoners you have, they try to resist.. shoot them " chong said via the radio..
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Von finished with the morning run and the physical training at the gym. He was on break for a few hours, so we went to the mess hall get some lunch.
"I think I'll need to take a good nap after this." He thought to himself. He looked around the mess hall to see if there was anyone he could talk too.
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Mr. Bigmouth and haresh were eating lunch in the mess hall (AKA the dining room of the hotel). Some other trainees were eating lunch as well.
The sound of glass and cutlery clinking and chatter echoed around the area.
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An explosion was heard in Sunberry as a building that several resistance fighters had used to stall one of Chong's convoys was bombed.
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The men had arrived at the wrecked convoy outside Surf Point. Ironleaf's pilot had driven off most of the attackers and several men were loading the wounded onto Silverlight and the Humvees.
Another group of men were salvaging what they could from the wrecked vehicles.
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The Bull trucker followed Scooby's lead.
Little did Scooby know, he was approaching the site of the last shield generator - just a few miles down the road. And he would soon be facing some heavy opposition.
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Scxooby soon came under heavy fire from enemy mages " rap! rere rid rese ruys rome rom? Scopoby muttered as he ducked and weaved through the streets.
Enjoying the hotel? Briggins asked Von in passing.
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"Yes, It is a very nice hotel, Briggins. So many great facilities. The Exercise is a little bit much for me, but I've been out of shape for awhile now. Some exercise will do me some good!"
Von thought some more, and added. "These ghosts are freaking me out though.
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"So where are we heading to?" Brooklyn asked.
"To Cobia bay. Those of us who can morph can do so before we arrive." Jason said to them.
"I'll go and put on my new new Camelot armor. I've not worn it in quite a while and it seems fitting to wear it in this last battle." Odysseus said leaving the area.
"I use a holobelt to look like power ranger?" Guilmon asked, since he knew what happened when he used a morpher before.
"Sure, but keep the morpher handy. Never know when you'll need to quickly morph to that stage." Jason said. "Let's the rest of us morph." Jason said as he got ready to morph, the others did also. Guilmon went to get a holobelt to put on so he'd look like a humanoid power ranger, instead of like his normal self. The others with Jason morphed.
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Most of them are harmless. this hotel has been haunted since it was built, practically..Briggins said
_ Make sure you get as much as can be salvaged" sTripetail radioed those working on salvage..
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The remnants of the convoy (1 truck carrying various ordnance and a truck carrying some food) along with the rescuers headed back to Ft. Inglorious.
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The mages continued attacking the convoy.
Several spells spattered against the armored Mako truck.
Deimos radioed Capt. Fairchild. "Yo. Captain Fairchild, we've got some hostiles pelting us! Care to light 'em up for us?"
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Captain Fairchild wheeled back around and spotted the convoy. The flashes of light from the enemy mages was clearly visible.
"Request acknowledged," he said.
He then let loose a volley of his flechette rockets which detonated above a group of mages attacking the convoy from what appeared to be a small park. The mages were shredded under the hail of steel darts.
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Styripetail used his magic to carve up the defenses and was having a good recpord of sucess
Meanwhile Spu\yro abnd cyunder continued flying. they were now over 150 miles away fromn the hotel and were watching the roads below them
_ gabumon warpdigivolved to metal Garurumon and started flying over the city.
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Von finished his meal, and went to his hotel room for a nap. He still had 2 hours left for his break, and he was bushed. He needed some rest before returning for more exercise and training.
"Ghosts won't spook you if your sleeping in the daytime, will they?" He thought to himself, and he went into a deep sleep.
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The gate of Ft. Inglorious slid open as the remnants of the convoy rolled through.
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In Cobia Bay, the convoy headed towards a large building about a mile away.
"Guys, I'm getting huge energy signatures from this building," Rime said.
"Must be where the shield generator is," Zachary said.
Deimos grinned. "We'll let Captain Fairchild soften up the complex; he's got more firepower than all of us combined."
He then radioed Capt. Fairchild. "We got a building for you to pound!"
Capt. Fairchild's voice echoed through the radio. "Roger that. I'm on my way!"
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Capt. Fairchild flew over the complex and dropped all four of his 2,000 pound bombs. As he did so, his belly, flank and wings were raked by anti aircraft fire. Two missiles streaked towards him. He quickly dropped chaff to try and shake them off but one of the missiles struck and blew off one of his elevators and the tail it was attached to.
Amazingly, he was still capable of flying despite the injuries he had taken. Hydraulic fluid (which served as his blood) was leaking from his damaged tail but he was capable of manufacturing a special type of hydraulic fluid that coagulated in the air. In a few minutes, the fluid hardened to form a solid black mass around the stump of his tail.
The bombs had completely leveled the complex and killed a good portion of the defenders but the few remaining ones had the sense to hide until he left.
He then radioed Deimos back. "Deimos, this is Capt. Fairchild, the area is secure."
He then flew off in search of more targets.
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"S---. Captain Fairchild is one hell of a pilot," the Bull Trucker said, watching the living A-10 almost singlehandedly level the building.
"Yeah, the shield somehow survived that," Deimos said. "Which means we're going in to mop up."
The convoy then continued on its way to the smoldering ruins of the building.
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well, Fairchild did a good job of clearing it out for us.. finding it should be easier now. how to destroy it is the question ' Wtripetail replied as he waklked over towards the debris choked area. ' keep a lookeye guys! Agumon said. " we haven't gotten rid of all of them!
The shield is rihght around here" Tarrax pointed from the air ' theres an invisible barrier that I can't get past..
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Captain Fairchild swore as he realized that the shield was still standing. He wheeled around and strafed the shield with 30 mm shells. To his shock, the shells simply detonated on impact.
He swore and decided to find other targets to engage.
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The shield was clearly visible thanks to the fact that the surrounding building had been blasted away. The explosions caused by Captain Fairchild's attack were clearly visible to the group.
The Pelvanida group and the Great Valley dinosaurs got into defensive positions as the surviving defenders got out of bunkers and assorted hiding places in preparation to engage in battle.
"Anyone with magical armor, find a way to destroy that shield projector; we'll hold off the troops!" Deimos shouted. He shot an killed an enemy soldier. He was struck by a round that passed through the piece of concrete he was using for cover but the concrete had slowed it enough that it plinked off his armor.
Ceela and her troops fired arrows in an arc, which took out the troops hiding behind cover.
Zachary was busy clearing a jam on his rifle. Anton gave him cover while he did so.
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Stripetail had created a shield around himself and pointed to the Shield " Alright, everyone lets get moving? ' Scooby and Dixie ran up to the barrier and began to dig underneath it while Tiger and Tigeress blasted away with thier horns
Scooby was good at digging so he made good priogress The Shield did not extend up ground as they were not hampered by the shield
Nick and nani kept up a rapid rate of Fire
and Shaggy took shots at any mage who gott near. Gommamon jumped up the hole Scooby and Dixie had dug and began to dig alongside them " Hope i can lend a claw " he grinned.
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Jason and his group left once the tardis had landed near to where the battle was. The left and seen entered the battle while the tardis left. The focused on using their long ranged weapons or powers as the case was for now, not engaging in any melee battle as of yet.
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Strut and Dr. Zanasiu slid more shells into their shotguns as Ceela's archers gave them cover.
One mage had her head destroyed by one of Ceela's arrows.
One of Ceela's archers picked up a grenade that was thrown - not knowing what the object was.
Zachary shouted at him to get rid of it and he did so - accidentally throwing it under the Mako truck. Luckily, the armor of the truck easily withstood the small blast. Zachary then shot a mage who tried to cast a freezing spell at Deimos.
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Gommamon Scooby and Dixie gout out behind the barrier and began klooking for the generator. The generator was giving off heat which became palpable as they got closer... 'Finally after digging through the debris they managed to unearth it.. and pull it out. " RIRe" scooby said pointing his ring at it
the fireball hit the generator but did nothing..Dixie cast a firenball at it too, with no better luck..
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Anton broke off from the battle and ran into the truck. He radioed Dixie and Scooby. "Dixie, Scooby! There's some satchel charges in the truck. Use them to destroy the generator but don't set it off until Stripetail gives the word!"
He then leaned out of the truck's cab and shot a mage. The trucker swore as his pistol jammed.
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got it! Dixie replied' and the three of them dove back into the tunnel and hurried outside hthe barrier. In a few minutes they climbed out and headed over to the Truck. The Satchel charges were in the back of the Truck. and each of them took one of the charges. Scooby went first " re;ve rot rhe rharges" he said into his ring : Set them next to the generators and then get out of the area. after a minute, detonate the charges ' stripetail replied. that hopefully will destroy the shield.. The trio quickly found the generator and set the charges next to them " Ok, thats done now lets get back to the others" dixie said jumping back into the hole, followed by Gomamamon and Scooby
Dixie was the first to reach the other side and was helped out by Tigress ' Alright everyone get a safe distance away, behind that building over there' Stripetail said hisa shield deflecting spells cast by enemy mages. compared to Stripetail, these mages were weak amateurs. " anton? care to do the honors> Dixie asked as they gathered behind a building, which has once been a gift shop..
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Anton nodded as everyone got into cover. He then set off the charges, a massive explosion tore through the air as the generator was completely destroyed. Pieces of debris pinged off the armored truck.
Ceela, her troops, Zachary, Strut, Deimos, Rime and Dr. Zanasiu finished off the rest of the troops.
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Captain Fairchild gasped as he saw an armored metal dragon rising from the remains of the Cobia Bay city hall about a mile away. "Stripetail, this is Captain Fairchild! I have a visual on a metal dragon near City Hall. I will need to call for backup!"
"But I want to see what I do against it!" he thought.
He then climbed and then dove towards the dragon, letting loose with a hail of 30 mm shells that tore through the dragon's armor. The dragon screeched and propelled a flaming bolt of fire at him. The magical fire struck his belly and some more fuel started leaking out. His built in sealing system quickly stopped the leakage but then the dragon opened up with an anti-air missile that he diverted using chaff.
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Deimos was close enough to Stripetail to hear the radio message. "S---! That must be where the mind control array is," he said.
He then heard the noise of battle through the open comm. "And it sounds like he's in deep s---," he added.
(OOC - If someone else wants to play Major Lockie "Spectre", the living male AC-130 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130) gunship that is fine by me.)
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Were sending Tarrax and Sara over to assist' Stripetail replied , just hangf in there Fairchild until help arrives.." He turned to the others " That dragon is likely the last bit of defense.. once it is taken out, the town will be ours. we can then proceed to recruit volunteers from the townsfolk and move on to the next target.
_ Spyro anbd Cynder had located a convoy of Dragonstorm forces and were engaging them with a combinations of attacks, such as Shadow and Ice,m Fire and Fear and Wind and Electricity
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Capt. Fairchild kept firing with his 30 mm autocannon. Suddenly, he felt his cannon run out of ammunition. He swore and let loose with his remaining high explosive rockets. He then jettisoned his empty rocket carriers, letting them free fall to the earth.
The hail of rockets and armor piercing shells had caused the dragon to start smoldering. Another missile launched from the dragon blew off the tip of his right wing.
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Major Martin Lockie or "Spectre" as he was known to his friends was heading towards Surf Point. The living AC-130 gunship had heard about the plight of the region and he had decided to assist - lest the power mad warlock Chong attack his region as well. His girlfriend, a living F-16 fighter by the name of Second Lieutenant Gen Martin, decided to tag along. They were cruising at an altitude of 45,000 feet and headed towards Surf Point, where they were told there would be a functioning airport. They had to bypass Telson Air Force Base because the airmen there may not know how to react to a living plane.
Both the planes looked exactly like their non-living counterparts, except for eyes where the cockpit windows would be and a mouth below the nose of the plane.
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Ms. Swimmer was working in the library with Haresh and Mr. Bigmouth. She was tasked with the precision work of removing the gems from the jewelry.
She ignored the din as a repair crew patched up some bullet holes and several broken windows.
(OOC - Anyone can control these two new living planes.)
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Sara got the news and took off, sending Jason, & some others near where he was, a telepathic message as she flew to the location.
"You'd best go." Jason said to Guilmon who took off his morpher he kept on an armband on his upper arm. He quickly morphed to his Gallantmon crimson mode and took off into the air to meet up with Sara.
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"lets hit from all sides' Tarrax said to the others as they approached the rdragon " tarrax left forth a blast of fire that chipped off abnothr piece of the dragons wing. ' "take out the rest of its armor! Tarrax roared.
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Gallantmon crimson mode summoned his spear Gungnir. He sent out a blast that looked like a blast of bright light that he sent at the mechanical dragon as he remained in the air.
Sara did a quick spell to alter he breath weapon, breathing out a line of lightning at the mechanical dragon, thinking that the lightning may play havoc on some of it's internal systems near where the lightning hit.
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"Thank you for the help!" Capt. Fairchild rasped. He launched his WP incendiary rockets at the dragon's eyes, completely destroying the cameras.
A missile fired from the dragon struck his left engine, crippling it.
By this time, it was a marvel that he was still flying. Black streaks of coagulated hydraulic fluid marred his belly and flanks.
He then radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, I'll need to head back for repairs," he gasped.
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Major Lockie radioed Ft. Inglorious. "Fort Inglorious ground control, this is Major Martin Lockie - callsign Lima-foxtrot-niner, requesting permission to land at Surf Point Airport."
2nd Lt. Martin radioed in as well. "Fort Inglorious ground control, this is 2nd Lt. Gen Martin - callsign kilo-x-ray-seven, requesting permission to land at Surf Point Airport."
Both living planes circled until they got permission to land.
They already knew that Ft. Inglorious had command of the airport and that the airport's control tower was pretty much non-existent so they chose to contact Ft. Inglorious's ground control instead.
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Permission granted " briggins radioed in. " thank you for the reinforcements . crews will be standing by to assist you..
_ understood Fairchiold.Excellent job. Go get fixed up and head back out as soon as you can" stripetail replied.
Tarrax hit the now blind dragon wioth another blast ripping off a large portion of his lreft wing.. " iuts on its last legs! Knock it out!" he commanded.
Spyro and Cynder by now had taken command of thier basttle.. the few survivors of the convoy below were scattering, leavingthe ruined debris of the tanks and metal minions behind.
Debris frrom the falling dragonbarely missed shaggy , who had to dive for cover. " zoinks! that almost had my name on it!"
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Gallantmon Crimson Mode continued to use his attacks on the mechanical dragon, focusing on attacking any visible distance weapons to reduce it's combat effectivness even more.
Then if there were none he'd focus on blasting damaged areas to damage them more.
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Scooby and dixie used magic to drive back the Dragonstrom defenders, while debris from the dragon continued o fall. the creature was now starting to fall apart..
keep it up! striptail said blasting away at the enemy " the dragon won't last much longer..
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Major Lockie and 2nd Lt. Martin landed at the airport. Luckily, they had plenty of ammunition so they just simply chose to rest and refuel.
Again, the living planes attracted plenty of stares from the ground crew. Particularly when Major Lockie affectionately nuzzled 2nd Lt. Martin.
Nevertheless, the ground crew quickly hooked up the fuel trucks as they were ordered to.
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Back at Ft. Inglorious, Captain Fairchild, now trailing smoke from his damaged engine, gingerly landed at the airfield.
Several firefighters were on standby in case Captain Fairchild burst into flame but he reassured them that was impossible.
He obligingly opened his ventral hatch to lower the spent autocannon magazine onto a waiting lift.
Several of the mechanics were a bit baffled at what to do until Captain Fairchild spoke up.
"You f---ing incompetents! I am compatible with standard A-10 parts!" he shouted, coughing up some black hydraulic fluid onto the tarmac.
The crew chief radioed Briggins. "Briggins, send out an order for an A-10 jet engine, an A-10 tail and an A-10 elevator," she said.
Several of her men got to work cleaning up the scorch marks and coagulated hydraulic fluid on his flank and belly. Several more were carefully removing the still live 20 mm shells and fragments that were stuck inside him. Even more were busy repairing his wings.
A crane helped remove his ruined left jet engine.
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Anton and Paul had found two discarded RPGs inside the ruined building and they launched the rockets at the now severely damaged mechanical dragon.
Deimos was using his .50 caliber rifle to snipe any weak spots that were exposed.
The rest of the group decided to retreat inside the truck until the dragon was destroyed.
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Very well.." Briggins replied " be sure to remove all damaged parts from Mr Fairchild"
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So exactly what are you? asked one of the crew members to Lt Martin. " I'm never dealt with a living plane before..
Tarrax let forth with a final flurry and the remining parts of the dragon crumbled as it did a white light spread over the town and the shield around the area which had blocked the m from progressing dissipated
_ alright lets finish this up! Tiger said, allowing a rare smile as he ran after the reteating enemy..
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Sara, & Gallantmon Crimson Mode continued their attacks on the dragon, attempting to focus on the weakened areas to try to maximize the damage or at least knock out or more severely damage the nearby and underlying systems.
Jason and the others focused on fighting any nearby troops and working their way inward.
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"I'm a living machine. A F-16 Fighting Falcon to be exact. Pretty much the same as a non living fighter except there is no need for a pilot. Not to mention I can under take flight patterns that would cause a living pilot to black out and I have a limited ability to self heal " Lt. Martin replied.
The fuel hoses disconnected as soon as her tanks were filled.
Major Lockie yawned as the fuel continued flowing into him. "Wonder where Captain Fairchild is?" he asked.
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"Shields down!" Rime shouted as he looked at his PDA. "But I'm detecting some kind of strange energy coming from the city hall!"
"Well, let's go over there and blow it to hell!" Deimos shouted.
Anton and Paul entered the truck along with Ceela and her troops.
"Dixie! Scooby! We're heading to the city hall now!" Dr. Zanasiu shouted as he climbed into the truck.
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Captain Fairchild had overheard Briggins. "That's Captain Fairchild not 'Mister Fairchild'!" he said via radio. He then coughed up more hydraulic fluid. He was missing his damaged engine and several crew members were filling up the bullet holes in his armored body with a special metal repair paste concocted by Haresh.
"Captain, the parts have arrived," the crew chief said. She gently patted one of the few undamaged areas on his flank.
Two trucks carrying the aforementioned parts pulled up to his airfield and forklifts unloaded them.
"Good."
The spare engine was quickly hoisted from its crate by a crane and bolted into place. The elevator and and tail were hoisted into place and welded.
The welding process to him would have merely been a pleasant warmth. And judging from the smile on his face, he seemed to enjoy it.
"Okay, so you ready to fly yet?" the crew chief asked.
Captain Fairchild scowled. "You have got to be kidding!? I lost an engine, the tips of my wings, my tail, my elevator and a good amount of hydraulic fluid. Give me a day or two to heal."
The crew chief scratched her head. "Anything else I can get you, Captain?"
"I could use lunch."
"Sorry, forgot to refuel you as well."
At her command, a fuel truck pulled up to Captain Fairchild and connected its hoses to his fueling port.
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got it1 Dixie said as she rapidly climbed back imnto the mystery machine.. ' re'll re right rehimnd rou' Scooby said as they waited for the rest of the group to climb in. once they wer all safely buckled in.. scooby started the van and began driving towards city hall ' they're not making it easy for us' tigress said from the backseat looking sat the ruuined buildings around them as they drove by.
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The convoy proceeded through the ruined streets and stopped in front of the city hall - or what was left of it.
"Well since Captain Fairchild headed back for repairs, how do you propose we destroy this thing?" Deimos asked.
"Got any more satchel charges?" Strut asked.
Dr. Zanasiu opened an ammo crate in the back of the truck. It was empty. "Nope. I think he used the last ones on that shield generator."
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The annealer and its cooling system was finished.
"Well, time to charge them," Mr. Bigmouth said, tightening a one way valve that was for charging the cooling system.
Two volunteers were busy setting up the heat exchanger. A fan blew cool air through a loop of copper pipe that protruded from the back of the annealer.
Haresh returned with two carbon dioxide fire extinguishers and hooked them up to the one way valve. He then sprayed the frigid gas into the cooling system while Mr. Bigmouth turned on the coolant pump (modified air compressor pump).
"All right, let's test it out," Mr. Bigmouth said.
Haresh opened the door and slid in his special paper. Mr. Bigmouth then flipped on the switch. A dull hum was heard from the energized crystals.
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i think we'll have to head inside the building, or well whats left of it " tai said in reply " we'll need to have some from each of the groups go in.. say 5 from each so maybe 50 in all? just throwing it out there?
Why not let Stitch and angel have a go at it? Nani suggested, and the two aleins perked up..
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"I'd also like some metal to eat so I can repair the damage I incurred," Captain Fairchild said once the hoses were disconnected from his fueling port.
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"That'll do," Deimos said.
He then got to work reloading his rifle. "Nani, there's some extra shotgun shells in one of the containers, you should reload before we arrive."
Dr. Zanasiu and Strut were also reloading their weapons.
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Jason and his team focused on the fringe of the battle, working their way inward bit by bit.
"Reminds me of the battle for Berlin back in the 40's." Odysseus said.
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(OOC - The dragon is already destroyed)
The Pelvanida Group disembarked from the truck.
"Let's form a protective perimeter and let Stitch and Angel do their work," Zachary ordered.
Strut looked around te town hall; most of the defensive structures were reduced to rubble thanks to Captain Fairchild's vicious bombardment. "Not that therre's much to protect them from," he deadpanned.
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Stitch and angel ran inside, both of them had brought out thier second pair of arms.. and soon the sounds of loud bangs could heard from inside..
_ Nani Grabbed the ammo and reloaded as the group outside took up positions outside
(what are Stitch and Angel looking for?)
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Von woke up from his long nap. He was feeling much better now, like he was ready for the afternoon training class. He went back to the General training room again, but there was no one else there yet. He seemed to be a little early. He figured if anyone else came, he'd have some time to talk to them before beginning.
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Bulk and Skull headed into the room. relieved to have been ledft behind by the army " hey, there" do you know we can find a basketball? We're looking for something to do, while we kill some time, Our next shift on guard duty isn't until 5 this afternboon " skull said
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"I haven't been here long, so I don't really know" Von said. He walked into a smaller room connected to the general training room. He walked back out, holding a basketball. "Here's one!" He hands Skull the ball and asked "Can I play too? I used to really like sports in highschool."
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Sure, man, its just so we can kill a few hours ' Bulk said " assuming the guys let us play, afterall there are important things going around.. whats your name? haven't seen you around before.."
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"My name is Von. I just arrived here last night." Von followed the other two to the recreation room. "I'm glad I'm here too, and not out there fighting. I never wanted to be in the military. I hope I'm not forced to fight anytime soon!"
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So tell us sonmething about you Von" skull said " where you are from, things you like to do, stuff like that.. we'll be just shooting hoops for awhile anyway...
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"Well, I'm from a small hic town in Texas called North Columbia. Only a few thousand people. I lived there most of my life, and I have friends from there that I'm really missing right now. I really like to play videogames and tinker with computers. I actually made a videogame for a school project. I had a job at a delivery company before coming here. They're a really weird group of people. A robot that drinks, a one-eyed mutant with an attitude, and some smelly lobster thing that calls himself Zoidberg."
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(OOC - Angel and Stitch are looking for a mind control array.)
"That s--- don't sound good," Strut said.
"Remember, we're supposed to hold our positions," Deimos said adjusting his helmet.
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(Alright so it can look like anything?)
They're probably just tearing up the place and hoping that they destroy the array in the process " Nani said " by the way , guys, what does an array normally look like?
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"Dunno, never seen a magical one before," Zachary replied.
"You know what? Let's have Captain Fairchild come back here and blow this place to hell," Deimos said.
He then radioed Captain Fairchild.
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Captain Fairchild was in the airfield surrounded by many curious onlookers. Many of them were children who were volunteering in the various divisions were enamored with him. He even let them pet him.
His radio went off, causing the volunteers to scatter for they knew that signaled that he had to leave.
"Yeah?"
He then frowned as Deimos's request came through. "Go bother Major Lockie or something!" he snapped. His flanks ached from the cannon shots and the repairs that were undertaken. He then used a small manipulor claw hidden under a panel near his pitot tube to toss some metal scraps into his mouth. This metal was needed to help repair the damaged parts of his body.
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"So what'd he say?" Rime asked, adjusting his helmet.
"He told me to f--- off," Deimos replied.
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stitch and angel suddenly came upon a large glowing tablet, this had 8 points and was floating off the groung ' Wesa Found it! Stitch said m, calling out to them. ' Angel picked up a rock and threw it, but the shield blasted it into pieces Stitch put his paw near it and screeched in pain as the tablet burned his claws
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"I'm going in after them," Yaltsin said. "We'll film the destruction."
"Go on ahead," Deimos said, maintaining his position.
Yaltsin rounded up some of his camera crew and entered the ruined city hall.
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Inside the city hall, smoke, dust and soot permeated the air. Thankfully, the cameras mounted into their helmets had infrared capabilities so they could film in the near pitch black environment.
They found a door that led down into the basement but it was jammed.
Thankfully, the armor augmented their strength so Yaltsin simply tore the door off the hinges - which he could have done without his armor thanks to his superhuman strength.
Two bullets pinged off his armor but he quickly drew his pistol and shot the assailant square in the head. He then shot the soldier three more times for good measure. The rest of the camera crew drew their pistols as well.
"Keep an eye out," Yaltsin ordered as he headed down the dusty stairwell.
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Scooby and Dixie hurried in after them, with striupetail Agumon, and Tigeress right behind them. " spread out" stripetail ordered as he lit his staff, creating enough light for those near him to see. "Its really dark in here' Agumnon said as they walked on down the hallway
Meanwhile both Angel and stitch had tried hitting the array, and had gotten burned as a result.. both had tears streaming down thier faces from the pain..
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Did the job pay anthing? Skull asked " we helped salvage some stuff and got some really good money.. " if youre working for a delivery company, why haven't you got back to them? Bulk asked as they took turns shooting the ball
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Yaltsin and his crew smashed down the door leading to the generator room.
Yaltsin and his crew drew pistols from their integrated leg holsters and shot at the generator - to no effect.
"Damn it! We'll need some heavy firepower to take it out!" a cameraman shouted.
Yaltsin holstered his pistol and picked up a piece of rebar. He spotted a glowing panel and shoved the piece of rebar through it. A powerful electric shock ran through him, charring and melting a bit of his armor but he was otherwise unhurt.
The powerful shield around the array vanished with a crackling hiss.
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The shield disppeared just in time for the sleins, who had burned all of thier claws in various fruitless atempts to destroy the array. As the shield disappeared sttitch picked up a piece of debnris wincing as the rough shard rubbed against his burned claw ' he raised it iver his head and smashed it down on the amulet. it cracked sending out a glow of energy and split in half.. angel picked up the poieces and the took them with her
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"Let's just say that I'm not on very good terms with one of the other workers there." Von said.
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Rime looked at his PDA and noticed that the energy levels had dropped to zero. "We did it!" he cried.
The other soldiers around him cheered as well.
"Good. Now let's turn this place around," Deimos said. "And rip Chong a new ass----!"
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Haresh removed the piece of paper. He grinned as the paper showed perfect coverage of the magical field.
"Mr. Bigmouth! We have success!" Haresh shouted.
"Excellent!" Mr. Bigmouth exclaimed. "Now let's get to work on that anti-teleportation field before s--- happens again."
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Little did the two know, s--- did happen; two saboteurs from Chong warped in near Captain Fairchild. Thinking that he was an ordinary plane, they prepared to plant explosive charges on him... Only to meet a gruesome end when caught them in the act and ripped them to shreds with his manipulator claws.
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I see huh.. they don't like you? Skull asked..
_ Excellent Stripetail radioed. " lets pich up what we can in terms of recruits, get a few things to eat, and themn we continue onward.."
Dixie and the others hurried after him as they left city hall.. Angel and Stitch limped out a few minutes later " angel handed the pieces to stripetail, who looked sat them and put them away in this robes ' Nice work you two.. I see you suffered some burns there.. go see Joe for treatment..
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"Actually, let's restore this place so we have a little bit of infrastructure," Deimos said to Stripetail via radio. "And if what Rime is telling me, the airport's mostly intact so all we have to do is clear out Chong's forces, patch up any damage and we're good to go."
"All right, let's head out then," the Bull trucker said, holstering his pistol and climbing into the truck's cab.
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Yaltsin emerged from the ruins of the the city hall. His armor was pretty badly damaged, accounting for the odd waddling gait.
Two soldiers, a Kangaroo and a Human, helped pull him into the truck.
He then took off his armor and sat down.
His film crew and the remaining troops followed.
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Very well We'll head to the airport, which allow flights of supplies and troops to come in from elsewhere" Stripetail said.. " There should be too many of Chong forces left at this point, but you'll never can be too sure..
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The truck rolled onwards to Cobia Bay Airport. The airport was in fairly good shape and it appeared that several people were repairing the airport's runways and other buildings.
Luckily, the crew repairing the airport paid no heed to the approaching troops.
But when the Pelvanida Group emerged, they suddenly found themselves facing down several gun barrels, including some from the control tower.
"We're not from Chong," Deimos said, his hands raised in the air.
The Vulpine holding a shotgun kept his weapon raised.
"Stand down," a female voice said. The speaker was a large Peragrine Falcon holding a shotgun. "These are members of the Seaboard Coalition under Stripetail's command."
She then turned to Stripetail. "Greetings, Commander Stripetail. I am Sylvia Pergia, mayor of Cobia Bay."
"Pleased to meet you, mayor," Deimos said.
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Greetings Sylvia.. we are pleased to announce that we have retaken the city from Chong and his forces.. there may be small pockets of resistence left, but they should be minor.. stripetail said, giving thge mayor a respexctful nod.. "Is there a place we can sit down and discuss how we proceed from here? The City needs to be repaired, and we need reinforcements so we can take the fight to Dragonstorm.. they are continuing to move towards the east..
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Sylvia nodded. "The airport is mostly intact, except for some parts of the terminal. The terminal is currently serving as a refugee camp for the survivors. You are welcome to stay," she said. "We have some weapons, food, medical supplies and fuel from air supply drops that we diverted from Chong's army while we were under his occupation."
"Thank you," Deimos said.
He and the rest of the Pelvanida Group headed to the terminal. Along the way, they found several armed guards patrolling the grounds.
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Major Lockie and Lt. Martin were in the Surf Point Airport and resting.
"I'm going to take flight," Major Lockie said, nuzzling his girlfriend.
He got clearance from the control tower, revved his engines and took to the skies.
He plotted a course to Cobia Bay.
Lt. Martin said nothing as she got clearance, revved her engines and took flight. She too was headed for Cobia Bay.
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Some of the ground crew were hosing down the blood on Captain Fairchild after the incident with the saboteurs.
Luckily, his meal of metal had helped repair most of the damage and the metal repair paste concocted by Haresh helped a lot.
"All right, I'm ready for flight!" he ordered.
A new magazine for his 30 mm gatling autocannon was loaded into him. A chaff dispenser and flare dispenser were attached to his spare underbelly pylons (the 3rd one had an electronic countermeasure system that he had already attached before he arrived at Ft. Inglorious).
"So what is your weapons load out?" the crew chief asked.
Captain Fairchild screwed up his eyes in thought. "Give me two Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and four Maverick air-to-ground missiles and two rocket pods - one WP and one '17 pounder' rocket."
The ground crew quickly assembled and fetched the aforementioned munitions. Thanks to Captain Fairchild's manipulator claws, they had managed to fully load all the weapons in under ten minutes.
"Fort Inglorious Ground Control, this is Captain Fairchild, requesting permission to take off," he said into his built in radio. He revved up his engines; there was no worry of his engines ingesting debris or worse, a member of his ground crew because they were mounted very high up on his fuselage.
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Nice work.. " stripetail nodded as the group headed down what had been the airstrip towards the terminal " How long have you been occupying this terminal, amd how many refuigees are here? we need to have those kind of details to know how we are going to proceed. serious injuries will be moved to the inglorious Hotel for treatment..
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When disd chong take over the city? dixie asked as she walked along..
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"Over two months ago," Sylvia replied as she led the group to the terminal. The airport was in pretty good shape, save for the fact that pretty much most of the windows had been smashed. Broken glass crunched underneath the booted feet of the soldiers. The barefoot Great Valley dinosaurs chose to take an alternate route to avoid cutting their feet.
She then turned to Stripetail. "We have roughly 30 percent of the city's population left - about 7,500 people. In total, we have about 2,600 who can fight.
"Wow, they really kept this place neat," Rime muttered as he kicked a piece of concrete aside.
Anton said nothing as he kept an eye out for danger.
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Captain Fairchild shut off his engines and then radioed Ft. Inglorious Ground Control again. "Fort Inglorious Ground Control, this is Captain Fairchild, requesting permission to take off," he radioed.
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" Permission granted " Briggins radioed " you may take off Fairchild. Good Luck"
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Skull passed von the ball so he could shoot.
" 2600? wel;l we're not going to take all of those, just as m,asny as you can spare" stripetail replied as they came to anarea which clearly had served as a meeting place, judged by the discarded cups and old magazines..
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Von tried to shoot a basket, but missed.
"About the company, theres one person that works there that doesn't like me. It's a long story, but I guess it's one of the reasons I came here. Other tahn Nicks invitation, of course."
He took a second shot, and made it this time. He passed the ball back to Skull.
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So how did you end up meeting Nick? Skull asked after missing a shot off the backboard.. " And why exactly do your co-workers not like you? Unlreess you didn't do a good job or something?"
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Captain Fairchild started up his engines and rolled down the runway as he gathered speed.
He then shot into the skies. When he reached cruising altitude at around 25,000 feet he radioed Stripetail to let him know that he was heading to Cobia Bay.
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Sylvia poured herself a cup of water. "We can spare maybe about 500. The rest will be guarding this place. Also, the non combatants are busy repairing the airport and parts of the town.
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Lt. Martin was flying above Cobia Bay.
She then radioed Cobia Bay Airport. "Cobia Bay Airport, this is 2nd Lt. Gen Martin - callsign kilo-x-ray-seven, requesting permission to land."
Major Lockie was still en route since he was a bit slower than his girlfriend.
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500? we'll gladly accept that' Stripetail nodded, before hearing fairchild contact him though his communicator " understood fairchild. we've taken the city. we're just consolidating control and discussing our goals with the mayor." He gestured and created a small tray of snacks, and hotchocolate ' something to much on whgile we talk ' he smiled.
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"Permission granted, Lt. Martin," Cobia Bay control tower radioed.
Lt. Martin circled around and landed on one of the many intact runway.
Several ground crew were standing by the F-16 fighter. They were expecting Lt. Martin to exit her plane. Little did they know that Lt. Martin was the plane.
"Well greetings," Lt. Martin said.
"Ackpth!" a Doberman crew chief shouted as he saw the mouth and eyes on the plane and heard it talk. "Chong's creations have returned!"
Almost immediately, the ground crew fled.
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A few minutes later, the crew chief burst into the meeting room. "Mayor! One of Chong's abominations has landed in the airfield!"
"No problem," Deimos replied. He then radioed Captain Fairchild. "Hey Captain, we've got a hostile in the airport."
"Roger that. I'm on approach."
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Captain Fairchild was now approaching Cobia Bay Airport. He locked onto a strange plane sitting on the tarmac and was ready to launch one of his Maverick missiles.
Suddenly, he heard a voice in his radio. "Hey Captain. I know you're locked onto me. I'm not a hostile."
"Wait, Lt. Martin?"
"No s---!"
He then radioed Deimos. "It's not a hostile. It's an ally; a living plane like myself named 2nd Lt. Gen Martin."
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The radio that Deimos had was loud enough for everyone to hear Captain Fairchild's transmission.
"More living planes? This war is getting really f---ed up," Strut muttered as he helped himself to some hot chocolate.
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any weirder than dealing wuith magical squirrels aliens from different worlds and talking animals? stripetail said with a knowing smile " an ally is an ally Strut, not matter its form..
+_ spyro and Cynder were now approaching Neptune City. below them the city looked like it was had been completely leveledc' Be careful Cynder' Spyro said " if you see Chongs forces, hit them hard.
_ Scooby gladly took some chocolate and gulped it greely " rhanks Ross' he said looking around at the gathered groups.
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Deimos looked at Strut. "They've got plenty of advantages to help us. They've got an obscene amount of firepower, can move faster than we can and are way tougher than we are," he replied.
"And that means that we can blow Chong to hell," Anton said with a grin.
"By the way, how did these planes end up fighting for us?" Dr. Zanasiu asked.
Deimos cleared his throat. "Well, I'm friends with Captain Fairchild. As for the other planes... I guess he invited them to come along - not that I'm complaining."
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Major Lockie was now approaching the airport. He had been granted permission to land.
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I'm going to send them on tactical strikes" stripetail said ' they will fly into enemy territory and , as you put it Anton, blow it to hell. this will make retaking the land easier, also they are resistant to mustard ggas, which is lethal to most ground creatures but not to planes..
So can they carry passengers? dixie asked ' I'm just curious, that all"
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"You'll have to ask them; some of them can and some can't," Deimos replied as he sipped some water.
"Okay, so what's next?" Zachary asked, putting his feet on the table.
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well we help with patching thing up around town, and establishing control over the area" stripetaiol replied. ' we'll need to get those volunteers from the town trained and up to speed, then we move on. Cobia bay then becomes a link and part of our supply line..' Stripetail said. " Any suggestions? I'm open to them
Cynder abnd spyro noticed a convoy and engaged them, with a wifdde array of attacks..
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"I used to know him, before he joined the military" Von replied. "I met him when I made a delivery to him for my company. I stayed for a little while, and got to know him. I made several other deliveries to him, and we really got to know each other."
"And I don't really know why that one employee from my company doesn't like me. I think he got made at me one time after I had made a delivery to Nick. I don't know how he'd be angry about that, though."
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Nicks not part of the military, apart from helping bto fight chong and these crazies.. as far as we know' he added ' he just stopped here on the way back to Angel Grove, and well things haven't worked out, as far as getting back to school is concerned.."
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Rime nodded. "We have four ports of supply now; Southport by land, Cobia Bay, Telson AFB and Surf Point by air. That means that Chong can no longer cut off our supplies."
"And we'll have places for the living planes to stay. Granted, Captain Fairchild seems to be enjoying our crude airfield at Ft. Inglorious," Deimos added. "Speaking of which, why don't I introduce you to them. They're here now."
"Sure," Strut replied.
Deimos got up and exited the meeting room, kicking aside some discarded papers.
Yaltsin then went up to Stripetail. "Commander, we have some footage from the battle we'd like to release and we need to send over our memory cards over to Mr.Bigmouth for approval. And my armor was badly damaged in assisting some soldiers in destroying some type of antenna."
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Certainly" stripetail nodded. ' send the tapes to him, and have him check for sebsitive info.. i'll work on repairing your armor while you send the film to him
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So we can work on cutrtting off Chongs supplies Tigeress said ' not Yes' Agumon agreed ' they cover a wide area, which means thier supply lines will be long..
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Yaltsin handed the suitcase containing the armor over to Stripetail while he headed to the airfield where transport helicopter was waiting to take him to Ft. Inglorious.
"So Stripetail, you wish to meet our aviator allies?" Deimos asked, poking his head back into the room. The rest of the Pelvanida group was headed to the tarmac.
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Most of the airport workers maintained a cautious distance from the three living planes.
The three living planes paid little heed to them.
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The group gathering reinforcements, had stumbled upon the large town of Cuprum - populated by living machines and the hometown of Captain Fairchild, Major Lockie and 2nd Lt. Martin.
Unfortunately, they had arrived in the midst of a vicious battle between Chong's magically created minions and the locals. And they were killed by a stray high explosive rocket fired from one of the locals.
All Briggins heard through the communication channel was a warning about Chong's forces spreading, an explosion and then static.
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yes ' stripetail said, carrying the suitcase carrying the armot with him as he headed outside
- briggins waiteed for the static to clear.. all he had heard was ' we are in cuprum.. chongs magical forces are spreading, and large bang and nothing..' he solemnly flipped the channel and radioed Stripetail. ' the group sent to gain reinforcements has been killed' he said ' they were in a place called cuprum.. then there was a large explosion and communication was cut off..
-strioppetrail's face fell as he heard this. ' we've sustained a big loss there.. we needed as many reinforcements as possible..
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The tarmac was bustling with workers loading and unloading cargo and other assorted military supplies from cargo planes.
It was not hard to find Captain Fairchild and his companions for they were the ones surrounded by curious onlookers and they were in a large open space away from the buildings.
"Captain, I'd like you to meet our commander," Deimos said. Captain Fairchild moved closer to look at Stripetail. The crowd parted for him. At fourteen feet tall, Captain Fairchild towered over the Great Valley archers.
"...All this time, I thought Captain Fairchild was the pilot," Zachary muttered.
"Well, pilot and plane are one and the same in this case," Rime replied.
Greetings, Commander," Captain Fairchild said, dipping his front end in an imitation of a bow. "I suppose you would like to meet my two other companions?"
Deimos nodded. "If you would, Captain."
"Major Lockie and Lt. Martin, I have some friends who wish to meet you," Captain Fairchild said via private radio to them.
The two planes rolled over to the new arrivals. The crowd parted for them, lest they be crushed. Of course, being alive they would move on the ground without starting their engines, albeit at about five miles per hour.
Soon, the three were lined up on separate runways as not to intrude upon each other's personal space.
Major Lockie's size dwarfed even Captain Fairchild - at almost forty feet tall, he was almost as tall as some of the airport buildings!
2nd Lt. Gen was middle height, sixteen feet tall, just a little taller than Captain Fairchild.
The two other planes politely waited for Stripetail to finish greeting Captain Fairchild.
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You have some big Friends captain" stripoetail said Pleasantly " greeting major, Lt martin, Lord stripetail at your service. major, you're almost as big as Tarrax! How do you threre know each other if i may ask? and.. as Dixie was asking earlier. Can any of you carry passengers?
Scooby and the others were surprised to see so many talking planes...
row ri've reen reveryrhing" he muttered to Dixie..
Talking planes! Sweet genki smirked
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"Thank you," Captain Fairchild said. "I'm friends with Major Lockie and Lt. Martin. We're from the town of Cuprum. As for your question, I cannot carry passengers or cargo."
"Neither can I," Lt. Martin replied
"As most of my weapons - and I have a lot of them - are internally mounted, someone has to enter my ventral compartment to reload them. Speaking of which, I can carry ten or so passengers but it is not recommended as it will be loud and smoky from my weapons being fired. Cargo is a better option," Major Lockie replied.
The Pelvanida group could only politely listen as they were too stunned to say anything. Ceela and her group had volunteered to do patrols.
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Well Briggins informed me that Cuprum is under attack by Chongs forces.. and we've suffered casualities there" stripetail said solemnly " Hans and the others who left to get reinforcements... are dead.."
- well out armor can protect us from the smell and sounds..' Dixie spoke up.. " i for one will glad ride in the plabe if its ofdfered..
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"Sad to say, war is never contained. Luckily, our forces at Cuprum should be able to hold his forces back. As living machines we are extraordinarily tough. And of course, we can use chemical weapons with impunity being completely immune to poisons," Captain Fairchild said.
"Unfortunately, there is a high chance that they were killed by our forces due to friendly fire," Lt. Martin said.
"On another note, where can my my girlfriend and I stay?" Major Lockie asked.
"You have a girlfriend?" Rime asked. Disbelief was audible in his voice.
This was a big mistake for he soon found himself facing down sixteen feet of enraged metal.
"Yes he does! Is there something wrong?" 2nd Lt Martin demanded, jabbing him with her the pitot tube at the end of her elongated nose.
Even though Rime was wearing armor, the blow still knocked him backwards. Had he not been wearing armor, he could have very well been impaled on it (Living airplanes tended to sharpen and reinforce their pitot tubes to serve as impromptu lances).
"Easy, he didn't mean offense," Major Lockie said, nuzzling his girlfriend in an attempt to calm her down.
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"Chong, we have eliminated all major resistance in Sunberry!" the Whiptail Lizard said as she began erecting a temporary command center consisting of tent and salvaged items.
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Jason and his friends were resting in the lounge are of his tardis. They were in there to take up less room so the injured and others outside would have more room. They were sitting in various chairs mainly drinking water of various types. The tardis currently in the form of a green police box (like the doctor's tardis but his is blue), with all the lettering on the outside in either draconic or dinotopian.
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Stand down lt, he meant no harmn ' Stripetail said Firmly.." Major I will send Scooby Dixie, Nami, nick, Shaggy Agumon Agumina, Stitch Angel and Lilo with you as passengers.. take good care of them please..
It is nice to meet yiu " tarrax said looking at the living planes with interest ' you will immensely in terms of winning the air war.
Spoyro and Cynder were decimating the convoy, while dodging attemps to knock them down
_ excellent.. do a swep the area and find any materials that may be useful.." chong replied.
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Sara was resting and drinking some essential water, with a slight amount of fruit juice in it, and a sandwich she was eating, taking sips of the water now and then as she paused in her eating.
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The Whiptail Lizard hopped aboard a truck to scavenge materials for Chong to experiment on for means to bolster his army.
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Major Lockie lowered a boarding ramp from his rear. "All right climb aboard but be warned there are no seats. And don't touch anything!"
"Urgh," Captain Fairchild muttered. The idea of carrying things inside him was disgusting to him. "In any case, what is our next task?"
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we adre going to go after neptune city , it the largest city in the region.. we had to retreat from there fter chong used mustard gas ad incediaries.. thats one target..' Stripetail said
Scooby carefully climbed aboard. true to form there was no seats and it was rather stuffy to the side where bombs on a ring, which which driop one of the other down opening in the bottom of the plane. :"" dixie and Nani were next followed by nick and the two Digimon, shaggy and the others were last aboard. ' does this plane have snacks or at least a movie? shaggy complained. ' No, this a warplane " nani replied ' this isn't a commercial airplane, where you have seats magazines and refreshments.. this plane fires guns and drops bombs.
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(OOC - A real AC-130 does not carry bombs but assume Major Lockie but was modified to carry a rack which can drop bombs out the rear door)
Major Lockie then shut his rear hatches, plunging his cargo hold into darkness.
Suddenly his voice echoed from simultaneously everywhere and nowhere.
"This is your captain speaking, please do not touch anything. Please be aware that is no in flight movie, seats, snacks or restrooms and that hot brass, smoke and noise may be present."
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Captain Fairchild nodded. "If I may, Major Lockie and myself are trained to support ground troops while they advance, not clear the way for them."
"All right, shall we get going?" Deimos asked.
"I think we should rest for a day or so and prepare all our weapons before we launch a major offensive," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Good point, we can't be functioning at our best if we're tired," Strut added with a yawn.
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(alright, thanks for the clarification Serris)
a rest may do us some good.. ' we'll need to find a place to spend the night stripetail said ' perhaps the mayor can point out a place for us to stay assuming its still standing, naturally.
- the only light in the hold came from scooby and dixies rings. nick runbbed his ghlasses with a cloth. it was hard for him to see..' captain, if i may ask where are we headed? nani asked from wehere she was seated.
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"My rank is Major... I guess I should I should have said 'pilot' instead of 'captain'. In any case, we're still on the ground and awaiting orders from Commander Stripetail."
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Sylvia was watching this from a distance and she overheard Stripetail. "You are welcome to stay here. In fact, this the only place left standing."
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Thank you mayor stripetail nodded " what ius the nearest town or city from here?' Ahe asked.' theres Sunbelt Cove which is to the South. its a small village, not really a military tardget said one of the volunteers to him ' You could send a few flks there..
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' Well can't you take off and give us a short flight" Lilo asked " i'm sure Mr stripetail won't mind..' she said.. ' Yeah just a short flight like 10-15 minutes "Nick agreed..
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"Sure why not?"
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Major Lockie then carefully manuevered down the runway. He then radioed the control tower for clearance, which he got.
He then started up his massive turboshaft engines, the rumble of which was audible to his passengers inside.
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"This is your pilot speaking, we are preparing for take off. Please hold on and stay away from any weapons inside. If you have any weapons, please secure them in the provided holders."
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scooby hung onto dixie as the plane shook as they began to move the shaking grew loader as the passengers felt themselves be lifted off the ground.. 'I'm never been on a plane before this is so cool " agumina said cheerfully.. ' I hope none of you get sick, because we don't have barf bags or anything" nicj said..
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(OOC - [] will be used for Major Lockie's speech inside his cargo area.)
[Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! NO hurling in my cargo bay!]
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Major Lockie was a rather slow flyer so he just simply circled around a large area as if on an attack run.
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The guns inside the cargo area began to creak as the servos aimed them at the target but they were not actually firing.
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Just hold on everyone' dixie said ' Stick together and everything will be fine"
Easy for you to say " nick sttutered.
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"Nice to be able to take a break." The Troodon doctor said. "Though things are looking better out there." He said.
"This war may be over soon." Brooklyn said. "The signs seem to point in that direction." He said.
"I would agree, from what I know and have seen." Odysseus said.
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Major Lockie was circling around a large area that apparently used to be the park but now it was completely ravaged with several craters everywhere.
He decided to show his passengers the destruction he was capable of.
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Inside his hold, a television screen emerged from behind a panel in the front of the hold.
[This ain't no inflight movie but it'll do for now.]
The TV screen showed the passengers the ravaged park he was circling. A few severely dilapidated buildings were present.
[Oh yeah, I'm about to engage in some test firing so be prepared for noise, smoke and general unpleasantness.]
The sound of the servo motors aiming his weapons echoed through the hold.
Suddenly, an ear shattering roar was heard in the hold as his 105 mm cannon fired. The spent casing landed by Nick's feet.
The viewscreen showed the building collapsing after the large shell struck it and detonated.
He then let loose a volley of 40 mm shells that completely leveled another building. The still smoking casings jittered around Dixie and Scooby's feet. This destruction was also shown on the television inside his hold.
[Yeah! Now that's entertainment! Oh guys, I'll need you all to serve as my reloading crew; my automatic reloaders haven't been fully fixed yet since the parts haven't arrived. The ammo is in large crates near the weaponry they serve. Thanks.]
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Scooby jumped into Dixies arms as the explosions reverborated around the hold. "rot ro roud! " he complained as the spent shells rattled around. " Scooby1 Get off me!' Dixie said driopping him on the floor with a thud..
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the light the screen was temporarily blinding for nick, butafter adjusting he made his way over to the boxes and began reloading the various ammounition. Scooby and Dixie used Light spells so the rest of them could see..
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Major Lockie wheeled around and headed back to the airport where he landed and shut off his turboprop engines. 2nd Lt. Martin and Capt. Fairchild were waiting for him. Interestingly, in an attempt to get the ground crew and refugees used to them, they let themselves be turned into a tourist attraction,
"So what did you do, Biggie?" Lt. Martin asked. A boy was gently scratching her "snout" near her pitot tube and she appeared to be enjoying it.
"Biggie?" Deimos asked with a snicker. Everyone started snickering, much to Major Lockie's chagrin.
"It's not what you think!" Major Lockie blurted out. His codename came from the fact that he mounted a 105 mm cannon - the largest cannon ever mounted on an aircraft. Although his "prowess" in the hangar with his girlfriend was well known among his military friends.
"And I was on a test flight," he added. Thankfully, living planes cannot blush but embarrassment was visible in his eyes. "And never use that term outside of private radio communications!" His nickname of "Spectre" was much preferred over his embarrassing codename.
Of course, Lt. Martin had an equally embarrassing codename: "Pomegranate". Captain Fairchild, on the other hand, had the codename of "Avenger".
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Inside his cargo hold, fans quickly cleared away the smoke from his weapons. The floor shifted slightly to direct the spent shell casings out one of six disposal ports lining the sides of the cargo bay. The television also retracted.
[Okay, everyone out!]
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thank you for the ride :' agumon said cheerily, while Scooby and dixie were less cherful. Rhanks, Ri ruess..' Thank you for the ride" dixie said.
was the ride > fun Tigeress asked eagerly..
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"You're welcome," Major Lockie said.
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The Pelvanida Group was inside one of the airport terminals. Most of the broken windows had been replaced with boards but a few were still open and crews were busy sweeping up the broken glass and repairing damaged areas.
Even so, there were tables and chairs scavenged and set up to make the place somewhat comfortable. A fair number of people were resting
The food court had been converted into a dining room and kitchen and dinner was apparently being served.
"Well, time to eat," Zachary said, sitting at a table.
Deimos, Dr. Zanasiu, Strut and Rime were using the bathroom.
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Stripetail a seat at one of the middle tables. many of the chairs were wooden, the rest were plastic. " so whats for dinner? any things you can find ?
- Fun..That ride could be called a number of things Tigress.. fun.. would not be high up on the list of things i'd call it.. for one, there were no seats, no drinks or food and no restrooms. hes not an airliner, hes a warplane, which he proved by blowing up a number of buildings for us. hes a nice chap, but i would not want to fly inside him for a long fight, unless Stripetail ordered me to.
_ so in other words, you wouldn't recommend it" Genki said slowly " No" Dixie said flatly.
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The food court's stalls all served the same type of food: variations of dishes containing rice, corn, beans, peanuts and salted or dried fish and vegetables.
Zachary grabbed a scavenged but clean ceramic plate and stood in line. When it was his turn, he got a plate of red beans and rice along with some limp steamed vegetables.
Rime, who was next in line, got two rehydrated salmon filets with a rather oily looking lemon dill sauce.
Zachary sat next to Dr. Zanasiu, who was drowning his meal of black bean and corn salad in Tabasco sauce. The tortilla chips were untouched.
"Is it that bad?" Zachary asked.
Dr. Zanasiu nodded. "The salad tastes like it's been in the fridge since this war started and the chips taste like stale cardboard."
Deimos arrived with his meal - plain catfish filets. He sat next to the two. He poked the rubbery filet with his fork. "Of all the survivors here, not one can cook something that doesn't look or taste like s---?"
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Von was starting to get bored of playing basketball, so he asked about other things he could do. "Hey, Skull. What all is in this hotel? I feel like doing a little bit of exploring."
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wel the hotel has 10 floors, a library a bar, and lots of different things. it gets creepy at noght tough' Skull replied
_ scooby tried some of the dip and made a face. Dixie tried it, and spat it out ' this is almost as bad as the food the Insane Cafe used to serve.. " Ron't rive re rad rerories' scooby said tossing his plate to the side..
The rest of the team had tried the food and quickly rejected it.
hey stripetail can't you create some pizza? Nani asked..' Yeah, fries, hamburgewrw, things like that' Shaggy agreed. "this stuff horrible! Stripetail sighed. " Bring me the food Deimos. we are not going to force people to eat old and tasteless food. I'm going to turn in into some more edible
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The Pelvanida Group bought the plates over to Stripetail.
"Sylvia," Deimos asked, "why is the food so bad?"
Sylvia, who finished her own plate of salmon without complaint spoke. "We're running on diverted supplies from Chong's forces. The last drop was over a month ago and we are running low on supplies. Our next convoy with fresh food and supplies should be arriving soon. Also, we don't have anyone who can cook; Chong executed them all."
Strut scratched his head. "Why don't we have Major Lockie grab some supplies for us?" he suggested.
"Good idea, I'll go ask him," Deimos said. He looked down the aisle and saw that Major Lockie had poked his snout through a broken window and was conversing with the curious guests. Not surprisingly, he blocked out the whole window.
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Captain Fairchild and Lt. Martin were getting their systems checked over by some mechanics.
"So Pomegranate, how have you been?" Capt. Fairchild asked. A panel at his rear was opened, allowing a Whippet mechanic to check that the fuel and hydraulic lines were sound. Another mechanic was near his snout, cleaning his pitot tube. A third mechanic was lubricating his manipulator claws.
Lt. Martin frowned. "Who told you my codename!?"
Several of the mechanics laughed at the revalation that this advanced fighter jet bore a literally fruity codename.
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until we can get fresh foods i'll create food for us magically " stripetail said. he gestured and turned the old food, into different sides: fries, fresh salmon, mashed potatoes, chicken strips , hamburgers anbd hotdogs. there was also three kinds of pizza, cheese with stuffed crust, pepperoni with normal crust or sasuage with garlic bread crust, with the crust being detachable. for dessert there was chocolate cream pie, blueberry pie with whipped topping, and apple pie with ice cream. all this food was magical so it didn't run out until everyone had eaten thier fill..
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That finished, Jason and his friends decided to walk around outside the tardis to see how things were going. None of them were surprised by the sight of living planes. After traveling with a time lord for a while you get use to all sorts of unusual looking beings. Especially when you travel to other universes as well as times & places.
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"Something smells good." Exile said sniffing as he walked towards where the food smelled like it was coming from. Shag agreed with him, speaking his own Shag language.
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"Those planes look alive." Pete said as he and Goodzooky were on their way to where they found out some food was being served.
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Her snack finished Sara decided to see what sorts of things were going on in the area.
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(Cobia Bay Airport/Refugee Camp)
Captain Fairchild spotted Pete, Jason and Goodzooky out on the tarmac.
"Hey! Get out of here!" he shouted.
"Mmm, what's the problem?" Lt. Martin asked. Her pitot tube was being cleaned out by the ground crew.
"Some people are on the tarmac!'
"Ah, the guards'll take care of them. Besides, we can't do anything without blowing up a good part of the airport."
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A rapid response team of armed soldiers intercepted Pete, Jason and Goodzooky.
"Halt!" the team leader demanded. "What is your business!?"
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Dr. Zanasiu and Rime grabbed the salmon and started eating.
"This tastes like it was straight from the Inglorious Hotel's kitchen!" Rime exclaimed.
Zachary and Strut were eating garlic mashed potatoes.
"Hey, think we can import a few cooks over here?" Strut asked between bites of mashed potato?
"Why not? We've got plenty of them," Zachary replied.
He then radioed Yaltsin. "Hey Yaltsin, can you recruit some cooks for us at the hotel? Zachary out."
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Deimos pulled up a chair and sat next to Major Lockie. "So, Major, my commander wants us to ship some food from Surf Point. Think you can handle it?"
Major Lockie smirked. "Like that'll be a problem. All right, I'm heading out."
He then rolled away from the broken window, leaving it open to the elements and a long drop. Thankfully, a low railing still remained to keep people away from the edge.
Deimos then returned to the food court and grabbed his plate of salmon.
"Major Lockie's heading out to get us food from Surf Point."
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Yaltsin and his crew were setting up the studio in preparation for the 10 o'clock news. Mr. Bigmouth was busy checking the footage that Yaltsin and his men had shot.
"Commander Briggins," Yaltsin said, poking his head out of the studio, "we've got a ghost who's not letting us shoot! We're already cutting it close as it is for the 10 o'clock news!"
The sound of some men yelling and something being knocked over echoed from within the studio.
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Alright .. just give me a minute..' Briggind said heading into the studio. the spirit of a bearded man was throwing things and yelling at the camera crew " mr Dulles! these men are here to do a program! they will be done in thirty minutes to an hour at most! please, could you kindly go up to the bar on the eighth floor? the barkeep will provide you with drinks..
Dulles glared at him " they are in my space! I died here!"
_ Dulles please.. this program is very important..Briggins said "its for the war effort..
i see.. Dulles said, calming down slightly ' very well for patriotic resolve I will let them shoot..' he said finally and he vanished upwards.
_ we're just here to look at the planes Gadzuki said ' We're part of Mr stripetail's group.. We're not trying to hurt anything.
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The team leader nodded. "Follow me," he said. "You know, you really shouldn't be on the tarmac."
He then led the group through a nearby entrance which was to the former car rental company. Now it served as an impromptu garage.
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Major Lockie rolled out onto the tarmac. He then privately radioed Lt. Martin. "Hey Pomegranate, I'm heading out to Surf Point to pick up a shipment of food; I'll need an escort."
He then switched frequencies to radio Ft. Inglorious. "Commander Briggins, this is Major Lockie, I have been directed by Commander Stripetail to pick up food. Major Lockie out."
He then switched to the control tower. "Cobia Bay Airport, this is Major Lockie awaiting clearance for take off."
"Roger that, Major Lockie you are cleared for take off."
Major Lockie started up his massive turboprop engines and rolled down the runway, slowly gathering enough speed to take off.
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Lt. Martin had rolled up to her personal runway, got clearance from the control tower and started her engines and quickly took off.
She then streaked into the night sky.
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Captain Fairchild was sleeping in his hangar. He was used to the roar of jet engines so he was still able to sleep.
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understood Major. you wil be cleared for landing' Briggins replied ' Briggins out.
Bulk and Skull headed in after shooting some more baskets/. They held the door for Von."hwere you go, happy exploring"
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"Just out for a stroll. Can't go anywhere here." Jason said. He summoned his tardis, "We'll be off then, perhaps to Reptilon. I've not been there in a century or a few." Jason said as he turned to his tardis, it's forcefield projected over him and his friends.
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"Thanks. See you two later" Von said as he left the rec room.
He took a leisurely stroll around the hotel. He dropped by the library for about an hour, before picking a few science fiction novels. He would re-read an old favorite of his, 2001: A space Odyssey, and also some new ones he hadn't heard of before. He then got a soda, since he didn't really drink much. He then wandered around the Hotel some more, hoping to bump into somebody.
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Major Lockie and Lt. Martin were flying high in the night sky over Surf Point. They prepared for landing when a missile launched from Chong AFB targeted Major Lockie. He immediately noticed and activated his electronics countermeasures and dropped chaff to divert the missile.
And it worked. But just before he could celebrate, Lt. Martin alerted him to a pair of fighter jets approaching.
"Go on ahead; I'll take 'em down," she said.
Major Lockie pushed his turboshaft engines harder and sped up as much as possible, trying to make it to the airport before the much faster fighters caught him.
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Lt. Martin glared at the two aircraft. She could see that they had pilots. Good. This would be easy.
One of the pilots launched a missile at her. She quickly accelerated, pulled into a steep dive, followed by an equally steep climb and then followed by a series of hard banks. This managed to throw off the missile; thankfully, as a living plane she could sustain g-forces that would kill organic pilots.
The enemy pilot could hardly believe her eyes; surely the F-16 pilot could not handle the g-forces produced by the insane flight maneuvers she had seen!
"Good bye." Lt. Martin said with a grin. Her crazy flying had gotten her behind one of the planes. "Fox two!" she cried as she locked onto the plane and launched one of her infrared missiles.
The pilot never knew what hit her as the missile blasted her plane apart, sending the flaming wreckage plummeting down into the beach at Surf Point.
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While Lt. Martin was engaging the two hostiles. Major Lockie landed at Surf Point Airport and opened his rear hatch.
2 ton crates of basic staples were loading into him. Some larger ice chests contained fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood were also loaded into him. Some chefs were also boarding small private jets to take them to Cobia Bay Airport.
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Hunter and Coleen had grabbed a tablem, next to the table with the Digimon. " could you pass the salt? Hunter asked Shep. ' and if you could grab some mnore pizza that would be great.
Lilo nani and Genki were each eatting pizza, much to Genkis enjoyment.
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"Fox Two!" Lt. Martin cried as she shot down the last airplane. She had some holes punched in her flank from the enemy plane's autocannon but she was still capable of flying.
The pilot parachuted out of his plane just before it exploded and rained flaming debris over the Surf Point beach.
Lt. Martin wheeled around and flew in a loop until Major Lockie was ready to take off.
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When all the food was loaded into Major Lockie's cargo bay, he closed the doors. He then radioed Briggins for clearance.
"Commander Briggins, all food has been loaded and secured. I am ready for take off. Over," he said.
He then started up his massive turboprop engines in preparation for take off.
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Clearance granted. Good luck Major" Briggins replied
in the room,the telecast was about to start as Yaltsin as his crew prepared to give the update
Scooby Dixie and the others were eating as much as they could.
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Shag nodded and passed the salt then went to get some pizza for the others, taking out a large tray from here he stored it in his fur so he could put more onto that and only need to make one trip.
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gadzuki and the others were brought to Stripetail " Hello boys, please have a seat at my table " stripetail said warmly " Have as much food as you want. The foods magical so it doesn't run out.
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(Surf Point skies)
Major Lockie felt his cargo shift inside him as he took to the skies.
"Hey Pomegranate! How'd things go?" he asked via private radio to Lt. Martin.
Lt. Martin circled around and flew next to the living AC-130 gunship. "Nothing I couldn't handle," she said.
He then noticed the autocannon holes on her flank. "You're hurt."
"Ah, a good meal of scrap metal will fix that up," she replied.
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(Ft. Inglorious Grounds)
The enemy pilot landed safely. Unfortunately, he happened to land in Ft. Inglorious and was swiftly captured.
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(Ft. Inglorious Newsroom)
Mr. Bigmouth handed over the cleared footage to the crew and stood by in case of technical difficulties.
The Raven reporter sat at the desk.
"In three, two, one!" a technician said.
"Good evening, this is the Seaboard Coalition Channel. And I am Katie Carson. Tonight we have breaking news. The seaboard coalition has scored a major victory in the war by retaking Cobia Bay after an intense battle. We will show footage from the battles but be warned it is graphic."
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Dr. Zanasiu was eating the blueberry pie when he turned on the TV. Of course, the only channel they got was the Seaboard Coalition Channel.
The TV showed footage of Captain Fairchild bombing one of the shield arrays. Of course, the name and ID number of the captain was deleted for security purposes. Granted, he had a built in camera like Major Lockie but he rarely used it. He used just this time for propaganda.
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briggins headed up to the library where haresh and bigmouth and Setsune were working on the anti-teleportation device ' still working on that thing huh? well We took Cobia bay.. and they are probably going after the airforce base Dragonstorm captured earlier in the war.." Briggins sighed. " we've been fighting for 5 months or so now..
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(Ft. Inglorious Library)
"We just finished it," Haresh announced proudly.
"We'll have to hook it up to the water supply. I mean, this thing generates insane amounts of heat," Mr. Bigmouth replied. "We're lucky we didn't melt anything or start a fire."
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(Cobia Bay Airport/Refugee Camp)
Major Lockie and Lt. Martin got clearance and landed at Cobia Bay Airport.
Lt. Martin headed off to her private airfield where some mechanics can tend to her injuries and she can refuel.
Major Lockie realized that his tanks were nearly empty. He signaled the driver of a nearby fuel truck to come over and hook up the fueling lines with a flash of his landing lights.
He then radioed Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, I have the food - about ten tons."
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"Excellent We'll have people come out to help you unload it " came the reply "ten tons should be enough to feed the refugees for a few weeks, months if rationed well
_ its a dam good thing you didn't, because, magic or not, I would have had your hides ' brigins replied. :" so this needs to be hooked up to the wwater supply... hmm"
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"Won't run out? Are you sure?" Pete asked, a bit surprised and not sure. "Godzooky eats much more then I do, since he's bigger then me and still has a lot of growing to do. Have you seen how large his uncle is?" Pete said.
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no I haven't Stripetail replied. " But if hes big I can feed him. the spell creates a replenishing effect, no matter how much you eat there;s always more..the spell lasts until everyone has eaten their fill.
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"He is very big, though he can change his size to get smaller." Pete said between his eating. "Though I didn't know that at first. I thought I was seeing things when I thought I saw him as different sizes at times." Pete said.
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Several laborers unloaded the heavy crates from Major Lockie and ferried them to the loading dock where more labors opened the crates and hauled the heavy sacks of rice, beans, peanuts and other durable foodstuffs to the storage rooms.
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A massive Siberian Husky came up the stairs to the food court and placed an ice chest labeled "Fresh seafood - rush" on the floor.
"First arrival from plane," he said in a heavy Russian accent. He then headed down the stairs to get more cargo.
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On the tarmac, the private plane containing the chefs landed and they headed into the building.
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So I guess we'll be staying the night here? Tai asked, as they continued walking though the airport.. ' thats probably what we';ll have to do " Sora said as she and Biyomon followed after him.
Stripetail turned topete. " well I'm ran into a number of large creatures before.. your friend is no different from others Ive met before..
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"You've met some giant monsters? Some are nice, like Godzilla. " Pete said. "some are not." He said.
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"Looks like there is a lot of food here." Exile said looking around at all the food and folks eating.
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Sylvia turned to the group. "You are welcome to sleep in any of the terminals. We don't have any actual beds but we do have cots and sleeping bags and couches," she said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to help move the cargo."
Two more laborers hauled up sacks of rice and beans.
"Well, this'll last us for a while," Deimos said as he took a sip from the nearby water fountain.
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Cynder and spyro meanwhile we avoiding fore from Dragonstorms forces in neptune city.. " So far the dragons didn't seem to be making much of a dent in Chongs forces or supplies .. ' it was slowly dawning on them, that thier powers even with the rings and armor, weren't strong enough by themselves to hobble or limit the enemy.. Spyro looked as his partner as they swerved and duked anti-aircraft fire. " perhaps this wasn't such a great idea afterall.. Spyro said glumly..
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"I've heard some say he's 30 stories tall. " Pete said. "I've never measured Godzilla so I don't know his exact height at his true size."
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"How are the rest of you enjoying the food here?" Exile asked?
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Zachary suddenly realized something. "Hey, we haven't seen Spyro and Cynder for while now."
"I hope they didn't get lost or worse attack Neptune City," Dr. Zanasiu said.
Two large Clydesdale horses came up the stairs with four large sacks of rice. They were followed by Sylvia, carrying an ice chest of fresh vegetables.
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Several firefighters were trying to extinguish Lt. Martin. A shell stuck in her body had ignited the fuel.
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Maybe you should contact them? Nick suggested to Stripetail.. I mean you can contact them right.."
_ I think it is very possible they went after Chongs forces in retaliation for sending in those mages to attack the hotel Strpetail said getting up and pacing it around. " while the irge to get even is a natural impulse they clearly did not think it though. They are only two dragons going up against thousands of soldiers, with modern weapons. thats not even counting the magical creatures chong might summon. Hopefully by now they will have realized the futility of thier mission and are trying to get back here.. Does anyone wish to head out to Neptune City to retrieve Spyro and Cynder? he asked the gathered group..
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"The living planes might have the best chance of surviving the rescue mission," Dr. Zanasiu said.
"Holy s---!" Deimos exclaimed as he saw something burning out on the tarmac.
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Lt. Martin was on fire thanks to the detonation of a stray shell lodged in her body.
The fire was dying down thanks to the efforts of the firefighters but it was still burning.
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Still we'll need a small group to handle the task. lerts say 10 in all.. so who's willing to go? Stripetail asked.
Gommamon raised his claw as did Gabumon.
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"I'm willing, and maybe some of my friends may also." Sara said. She sniffed a bit, "Is something burning?" She asked looking outside.
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Exile sniffed the air also. "I can help with that." He said and got up to head outside to use his frozen sight to help put out the fire.
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Jason came onto the scene, in his ranger form, since his true form wasn't welcome in the area, & he didn't think his dragon form would be needed or welcome either. He started to use a fire fighting device he kept in the tardis to help try to put out the fire as well. Soon joined by Exile who reached the area to start using his frozen sight to also try to put out the fire.
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Alright, Tarrax Sara brooklyn and Jason we'll need you to go too" stripetail said Biyomon agumon and Agumina volunteered as well. " alrigh major Lockie will fly alongside you, and help draw enemy fore away from Spyro and cynder ' you;d best be leaving now, its going to take several hours to get there" stripetail said.
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Lt. Martin was quickly extinguished thanks to the efforts of the firefighters. If her missiles and autocannon shells had cooked off in the fire, she would have been seriously injured or even killed and the firefighters might have been killed too.
As it was, she was in no condition to fly as she needed to be cleaned up, repainted and inspected for damage to her components.
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"Captain Fairchild will be coming as well. I need a few minutes to refuel and have my weapons stocked up," Major Lockie said as he poked his snout into the broken window to talk.
He then opened his rear cargo door and sent a light signal from his rear mounted landing lights for some ordnance handlers to stock him up with extra ammunition. As they were moving the crates of shells inside, him he spoke. "Everyone who can fit inside my cargo bay, it's open; get in!"
He then switched channels to Captain Fairchild. "Avenger, we need you and Pomegranate's help for a rescue mission!"
A yawn was heard through the radio. "Yeah, I'm just waking up from a nap and Pomegranate burst into flame; she's going to be out of commission until she can get cleaned up, repainted and inspected," Captain Fairchild said via radio.
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The hangar doors slid open as Captain Fairchild slowly rolled through the doors and onto his personal runway in preparation for take-off.
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Good luck guys ' dixie said as the Digimon entered the cargo hold
Tarrax was too large to enter the cargo hold so he waited outside ' sara and I will be flying beside you " he said to Lockie. ' We're both too big to fit inside.
_ Spyro and Cynder ducked inide the rionds of an upper floor of a three story house..
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Major Lockie closed his cargo bay doors and taxied down the runway in preparation for take-off. He radioed for clearance to take-off, which he got. He then lit his massive turboprop engines. The roar of the engines could be heard throughout the refugee camp. Of course, Captain Fairchild's engines were quite loud too. And he was already thundering down his runway and ready for take-off.
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[This is your pilot speaking. Welcome aboard! This is a direct flight to Neptune City. There will be no restrooms, in-flight entertainment, food or seats. Please make yourselves comfortable and secure all weapons in the holders along the walls. You will also need to reload my weapons.]
The voice inside his dark cargo compartment was replaced by the roar of his massive engines igniting.
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Everyone watched with awe as the massive gunship rolled down the runway.
"You know, watching these planes take off always awes me; they take off perfectly and without flaw. Hell, I've seen them take off so close to each other their wingtips nearly touch - without incident. No pilot could match what they do," Rime said.
Deimos grinned. "Well, that's because plane and pilot are one."
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Lt. Martin was being washed down by the ground crew in preparation for repainting. As it was, she enjoyed the sensation of cool water running over her body.
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Tarrax took flight along Lockie, he was on the right of the plane while Sara was on the left. Inside the Digimon did the best they could to hold on without seats ' So how long will this flight take? biyomon asked as they plane began to stabilize.
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Alright everyone , thosewho want to pick out the spots for sleeping arrangements, please do so' stripetail said.
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Jason kept in telepathic contact with Guilmon so he would know what was going on in general in the room where Stripetail was while he was out helping to put out the fire. Once he was sure the fire was out he slipped away and switched to his imperial dragon body since he could easy keep up with the others in that form at the speed they were flying.
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Major Lockie and his group of guards were flying above Cobia Bay.
Captain Fairchild was flying alongside Tarrax.
"Tarrax, what weapons do you possess?" he asked. "Both Major Lockie and I are very well equipped for destroying ground targets but we have limited ability to engage aerial targets. And Lt. Martin needs to be cleaned, repainted and inspected before she can fly again."
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[Dunno, we're cruising at about 240 miles per hour ]
A TV slid out from the panel inside the cargo hold. It blinked on and showed the war ravaged city.
[I lied when I said there was no in-flight entertainment.]
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Firebreath strength, and very good accuracy..' tarrax replied
300 miles, wow thats really cruising " Agumon said as the passengers watched the screen
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Sara Flew along beside Tarrax. She did her best to keep watch for any enemy aircraft or other types of flyers in case any should appear.
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Once the fire was put out Exile went back inside the hotel to drink some cool like water and to rest, mainly rest his eyes from using his frozen ice vision so much in his fighting the fire.
"I wonder who that bright red colored person was." Exile thought aloud wondering who that person was who had been fighting the fire with him using some sort of high tech looking device thing along the lines of what the Road Rovers master would build.
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(20,000 feet, Cobia Bay-Neptune City route)
"Good, we'll need some way to defend against aerial threats," Captain Fairchild said.
Suddenly, he spotted a group of four mechanical dragons that patrolled the airspace around Neptune City. "Heads up! We've got company!"
He then realized that his anti-air missiles were useless against the dragons, seeing as they did not emit substantial amounts of heat. He then locked on with his radar and launched one of his Maverick anti-tank missiles, hoping it would work.
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(Major Lockie's cargo compartment)
[Attention! We have hostiles! Brace yourselves for possible smoke, noise and flying brass!]
Unfortunately, he had no true forward facing guns but he angled his twin 20 mm gatling autocannons slightly forward.
The sound of the gun mount's servos moving the weapon into position echoed through the hold.
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(Cobia Bay Refugee Camp)
Rime grabbed a couch for his bed while Dr. Zanasiu settled for a sleeping bag on the floor.
Deimos and Zachary both chose cots.
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Tarrax dove after one f the nearby dragon with a loud roar. he was larger than the metallic dragon by a factor of 3 to 1, still the rdragons were a concern. Tarrax let forth a blast of fire which the metalloic dragon ducked at the last minute and began firing at him..
_ the sounds of battle soon echoed in the hold" Great Just great Agumon said " armor up agumon he said " activing his armor " captain, open the hold so we can helkp you" he said to Major Lockie. ' we can fly in our larger forms and we can heklp you.. "
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[All right.]
The rear cargo doors slid open as Major Lockie kept his weapons ready.
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The Maverick missile fired by Captain Fairchild sped towards the dragon but it suddenly veered off into the night sky.
"Guys! They've got electronic countermeasures!" he shouted. A burst of superheated fire scraped along his flank, scorching his paint. He then let loose with his 30 mm gatling autocannon.
Major Lockie also joined in with his twin 20 mm cannons.
Red streaks of tracer fire stitched the night sky air as the two planes tried to shoot down the dragons.
The hail of shells eventually crippled one dragon, causing it to plummet to the ground below.
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The Digimon digivolved as they jumped out and flew to help
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Jason changed his breath weapon to an emp burst that he aimed at the dragons. Thinking that may be useless, but wouldn't hurt to try once. He tried to keep an eye on the dragons to try to anticipate their next movement.
Sara dived at one of the dragons as she let loose with a burst of dragon fire as she got close enough to strike with her breath weapon.
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The EMP burst scrambled the electronics of third dragon, causing to fly erratically and modern weapons systems to malfunction. Unfortunately, its magically powered breath weapon and its associated targeting mechanism was perfectly functional, allowing it to return Jason's fire.
Captain Fairchild tried to defend Jason by locking onto the erratically flying dragon with his Maverick missile; unfortunately, just as he got a lock and launched it, a stray high explosive rocket fired by the malfunctioning dragon struck him on the flank, blowing a sizable hole in it. Fuel and hydraulic fluid poured from the wound to make matters worse, the liquids caught fire.
"Holy s---! I'm on f---ing fire!" he shouted. He then accessed his databases for an intact airport he could land at.
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Sara's breath of fire melted the armor off the final dragon, exposing its vulnerable magical power core.
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Tarrax had destroyed the dragon that he had targeted, and flew over towards fairchild, starting as he saw the damage he had taken. "You'll need to land now and get that repaired' he said ' that hole is at least 15 feet wide...you could easily fit three humans inside it."
Agumon warpdigivolved to wargreymon and sent as blast towards the final dragon, hitting it above the care, and knocking off sdome of its remaining protection " aim for the glowing core! he said and soon the dragon was targeted from the combined force of the five Digimon, it was brutally effective and the dragon was quickly destroyed.
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Seeing the new arrivals, the digimon, and Tarrax were taking care of the dragon Jason switched his breath weapon to cold, keeping it on low power to try to use some of it on the burning areas of Captain Fairchild to try to at least have the fire be partially slowed on its spread and the damage it was doing for as long as possible.
Sara joined him as she used a fire control spell to try to help also, though with Captain Fairchild traveling so fast and likely moving away to land at an airport their actions were likely less effective then they would be on the ground on a non moving area or burning target.
"Hopefully that'll help a little." Sara said.
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"There's no airport nearby but I think I can handle flying with this damage until the mission's over," Captain Fairchild said.
Combined with his built in fire suppression system, Jason and Sara's efforts, the fire was quickly extinguished. His hydraulic fluid "blood" was still leaking out but it was starting to coagulate and form a seal.
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very well, you certainly have courage Fairchild. However. you get hit again and you won't be flying again for months, unless you think you can fly using only one wing.. and having a huge hole in your flank..' Tarrax pointed out..Just be very careful.."
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"Maybe best to be more in the back, and this less likely to take more damage." Jason said. "& using any sensors you may have also to alert the rest of us to things you may be able to detect the rest of us may not be able to." Jason said. "And being more careful then normal."
"It also depends on if you can heal naturally or you have to be repaired and if magic can help as well." Sara said.
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A small plane came flying towards the great fortress. One of the few passengers on board, a human that simply went by the name of the Professor, was trying to radio in to the fort.
"Requesting permission to land." There was no response
"Hello? Anybody there?"
The plane wasn't greeted by a voice, but machine gun fire. The hundreds of streaming bullets ripped off one of the wings of that plane, and it came crashing down in an open area just outside the walls of the fort.
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(Skies near Neptune City)
"I have limited self healing capabilities and I can be repaired just like a non-living plane. I will however, need to eat metal in order to self repair," Captain Fairchild replied.
"I believe we are approaching Neptune City," Major Lockie said.
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(Surf Point)
At the sound of a plane crash, a group of armed soldiers and Humvees streamed out of the fortress and sped to the crash site.
One of the soldiers, a large Wolf, readied his rifle as the rest of his men extinguished the burning wreckage.
A Great Valley archer nocked an arrow into his bow.
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The Professor didn't know if anybody else on the plane was alive. He saw armed soldiers outside training weapons on the aircraft, so he took off his white lab coat, tied it to a stick, and waved it in the air.
"I don't know why they shot us down." He thought to himself "I am on their side, but I'm not taking my chances. They look kind of trigger happy!"
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"Sounds good. And there should be a lot of scrap metal around." Jason said.
""we had best be extra alert." Sara said.
"Nearing Neptune City, sounds like we may be in for more trouble soon." Jason said.
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Von had finished reading for the time being, and he decided to go outside the hotel to walk around for a bit. He heard machine gun fire, and looked to the horizon to see a smoking plane crash landing close to the fort's walls.
"What's going on?" He wondered. He ran up to the security guard at the fort's gate.
"What just happened?"
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some plane tried to enter our airspace and we shot it down.. came the reply.. ' go out there and check it out.. move it.."
well we need to find Spyro and Cynder and get them to safety" tarrax replied.
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Von rushed out of the front gate, and ran to the plane wreckage, to see a small army waiting. The wreckage was still smoldering, when a white flag of sorts appeared.
The Professor called out. "In my day, it wasn't shoot first and ask questions later!"
A soldier walked up to the Professor, and lead him to the fort. Von helped the other soldiers search through the plane wreckage, but there were no other survivors. He helped carry 3 bodies back to the fort.
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Briggins scowled as the soldiers brought in the professor. ' more guests huh.. please sign in.." he said to the Professor. "Sorry about knocking the plane down but we are nor permitted to let unidentified planes into the vicinity.Enjoy your stay
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"ANy idea where they were headed towards or had any goals in mind?" Jason asked.
"Or if they have those ring things so they could be contacted?" Sara asked.
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The Professor signed in. "I guess it was my fault for trying to come on a civilian plane. I tried to get a write on a military aircraft, but they wouldn't let me. I had to find some other way to get here."
Von walked up to the Professor, and asked "Who are you?"
"Me? Oh, I'm just the Professor. I've come to try and help you develop new and better weapons and defenses."
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they do have the Rings 'Tarrax replied. " whats goals they had, the only ones who know for sure are them..
Spyro and Cynder were growing tired from the fighting. Both had used thier furies, both natural and ring-powered. yuet the attacks kept coming..
_ You needed to have your pilot radio us on approach, to signify you weren't hostil;e. you failed to have or her do that. so we reacted in self-defense."
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"I wonder if there's a way to track where they are if they have the rings on then." Jason said.
"Or where they were the last time the rings could be tracked." Sara said.
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The Rings can be used to communicate with each other but not for location.. like all things, the rings have limits Tarrax replied. " we just need to spread out and look for them.."
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A truck loaded up the burning wreckage for use by Haresh and Setsuna or as meals for Captain Fairchild.
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The soldiers carried the bodies to the Great Valley to be cremated. In return, some more herbal medications were sent through the portal
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As they approached the outskirtsa of the cityTarrax noticed some Dragonstorm patrols firing at a building in the middle ofa street in the northern sectioion od town" that must be where Spyro and Cynder are..' He said to the others . Fairchils jason, Sara and I will attack from the air while the rest of you head inside that building and get those yound dragons..
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"Hopefully they won't need immediate medical attention." Jason said. He looked at the Dragonstorm forces and though over how best to attack or distract them.
"and hopefully they'll be to busy focusing on us to notice anyone on the ground." Sara said.
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"Got it!" Captain Fairchild said speeding ahead. He simultaneously locked onto two armored vehicles attempting to shoot down Spyro and Cynder and let loose two Maverick missiles that hit their mark in a spectacular explosion.
"I love my job!" he whooped as he put several 30 mm armor piercing incendiary cannon rounds into a tank, causing it to explode in a spectacular fireball.
Major Lockie opened his cargo hatch and proceeded to fly in his circular strafing pattern so that his 105 mm cannon could engage its target
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The creaking of the servos opening Major Lockie's hatch echoed through the hold.
[All right, you know what to do.]
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The low whine of his twin 20 mm gatling guns revving up was heard over the explosions in the distance.
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Captain Fairchild winced as several 20 mm shell stitched his wing. He destroyed the offending vehicle with a burst of 30 mm shells.
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A massive explosion struck near the Spyro and Cynder, obliterating a golem attacking them.
The explosion was not caused by Captain Fairchild but by Major Lockie's 105 mm gun. His 20 mm guns poured a hail of explosive shells into the oncoming horde, killing quite a number but an equal number were armored against 20 mm autocannon fire.
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The Digimon jumped out of the hold and flew down to the ground before devolving ito their rookies forms come on guys ' agumon said as they made thier way through the pitched battle
as Agumon Biyonmon and Gabumon blasted thier way inside the building, Tarrax let forth a blistering, intense blast of fire which melted any tanks that were in the vicinity
Spyro and Cynder meanwhile had collaspsed from exhaustion , Spyro could barely lift his head as the door to the room was blasted opened by Gabumons blue Baster attack. ' i foiund them! he called out
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Without anyone to reload his 105 mm gun, Major Lockie used his two 20 mm guns to target the lightly armored infantry. His 40 mm guns were reserved for more heavily armored vehicles and magical enemies.
A few 20 mm shells pierced his flank, luckily they missed his weapons systems.
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Captain Fairchild was using his 30 mm gatling cannon to rip apart the armored vehicles and heavy magical enemies.
A few magical spells had burned away some paint and armor but other wise did little damage.
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agumon and agumina helped carry cynder, biyomon and gabumon helped with spyro ' you guys ok? gommamon asked they came up to him ' really.. tired ' cynder said, her vice a aper-thin whisper.. we tried.. to get chong back.. for attacxking the hotel..
_ we didn't know where you guys were1 agumina said reproachfully " You're going to get it from Stripetail once we get back..
_ by now it was approaching 10 oclock in cobia bay..
dinner was being served at the hotel and a ghost orchestra was playing the dining room for the guests.
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(Neptune City Skies)
As soon as everyone was in the hold, Major Lockie closed his doors. The spent shell casings from his ferocious barrage rattled around.
[Everyone okay?]
The television set on the front flickered on as it showed the carnage that the battle wreaked. Most of the buildings in the area had been pulverized by collateral damage.
A tank exploded as Captain Fairchild launched his last Maverick missile at it.
[And I need someone to reload my 40 mm cannons and 105 mm cannon. Be careful, there's hot brass flying around.]
True to his words, his 20 mm gatling guns spooled up and shot apart another platoon of enemy troops.
Suddenly, a panel on the side of his body opened up and his bomb rack extended. He dropped all 5 tons of bombs before it retracted.
[I seeded the area with a bunch of air dropped mines.]
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Captain Fairchild was chasing a golem and attacking it with his cannon.
Suddenly a voice echoed through his radio. "Hey, Avenger, we're done."
"F---!" he muttered, breaking off the chase. But not before getting in a last shot at the golem.
He then flew as fast as possible towards the formation of Tarrax, Sara and Major Lockie.
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"Well done," Major Lockie said with a grin. His two wingtip lights flashed red and white in an aviation version of a thumbs up.
"Tarrax! Watch out!" he exclaimed as a heat seeking missile streaked towards him.
Major Lockie immediately turned on his laser antimissile system. He could have detonated with the powerful beam but he chose to use a weaker beam to scramble its heat seeking abilities, thus causing it to veer off in a random direction.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
"Anybody for dinner?" a Great Valley archer asked. Her quiver dangled from across her shoulder. Her free hand was munching on some fruit.
Several more men were hauling supplies to and from their designated storage areas.
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Jason used his breath weapon, changed to lightning to attack some of the enemy forces on the ground as he reached into some pockets to pull out and toss down some blackout bombs at the enemy forces.
Sara used her fire breath while thinking of a spell to use. Then she did a spell that looked like a glowing sphere she tossed down at some infantry and a screaming started once the sphere hit the ground, to try to make verbal communication impossible as long as the spell lasted, if not making thinking difficult also with the loudness of the sound and the frequencies.
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they're both exhausted Agumon saoid, they look like they've been fighting for hours' agumina sat down inbetween Cynder and spyro.. ' we took some of the nearby towns.. so we're making progress " thats Good" spyro said " We just wanted to take some initiative" spyro said. ' do you guys have anything to eat? We haven't eaten anything today..
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Tarrax ducked the missile and turned in the direction of the planes which were now headed back towards Cobia bay " nice work everyoone we've got them.. Tarrax grinned " Back to Cobia Bay
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Captain Fairchild and Major Lockie wheeled around and headed back to Cobia Bay. The sky was totally dark but the two planes had the locations pretty much memorized so there were no problems heading back
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[There isn't any food in here. Sorry. Watch your feet!]
Suddenly, the floor shifted.
The spent shells rolled along the floor to small trenches along the hold where they slid down a hole that opened to the outside air.
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There was little fpor Spyro or Cynder but to rest.. inwardly they wondered what Stripetail would have to say about thier adventure.. ' Stripetail? Agumon spoke into his ring? " yes agumon? We got them.. they're tired and hungry but otherwise fine.. they went to Neptune City.."
there was an audible sigh and both Spyro and cynder suddenly jerked awake. " Not a good move you two.. going off on your own without clearing it with me first. a move like what you attempted should never be attempteree without a sizable force bekind it. better chance of success that way..came Stripetail's voice through both thier rings he was clearly not pleased.
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"Time to head back then." Jason said as he and Sara started to had back with the others.
"At least this mission is a success." Sara said.
"Indeed. That is a great thing and should lighten the spirits of folks all the more once news gets out." Jason said.
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The Professor still had to wait at the front desk while the attentant was getting his paperwork together, and figuring our which room in the hotel the old coot could stay in.
He turned to Von. "What are you doing away from work, mister!"
"What?"
"I got a call in from New Scamadonia, they never got that shipment of overly big toiletries!"
"Oh, oops"
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do you two know each other? Briggins asked " I'm the manager of this hotel/ fortress and we have all sorts of people sign up here
_ Tarrax kept pace with the planes
- stripetail contined aftr not getting much of a response " i am glad that you are alright, we're currently in Cobia bay helping the town's defense start the cleanup process..it will be very late by the time you get in, cots and sleepings are being set up, just talke whatever's available
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Jason was able to easily keep pace with the others, as was Sara.
"I hope there's enough food and water for them. They looked a bit tired and likey hungry and thirsty as well I'd imagine." Jason said.
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The two planes landed at Cobia Bay Airport.
"All right, everyone out!" Major Lockie said, opening his cargo bay doors.
Several workers were standing by and preparing to reload and clean his weaponry.
Captain Fairchild was being tended to by another crew of aircraft technicians. They got to work cleaning up the coagulated hydraulic fluid and welding on a piece of metal to cover the gaping hole in his side.
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Agumon Agumina And Gabumon helped Spyro out of the plane. Cynmder was being supported by Biyomon and Gommamon. they headed towards the enterance to the airport where light was visible as hey opened it Stripetail was waiting for them " Ah the prodigal dragons return. ' nice work, my frieds.. I'm glad to see you all made it back safely.. Follow me " he saisd to the others leasding the way with his staff ' it was past one in the morning, they would be preparing to head back on the warpath latrr the next day.
- were sorry' cynder said " we just wanted to get him back for what he did.
_ an understandable move, but one which you should have cleared with me first. you could have easily been captured and who knows what Choing would have done to you.."
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(Neptune City)
Meanwhile, at Neptune City a group of laborers were cleaning up the mess that Cynder and Spyro had left.
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Lt. Martin had been cleaned up and repaired but she was now asleep in her hangar as her crew were sleeping.
Major Lockie had been hosed down and cleaned up and was also in his hangar and asleep.
Sparks lit up the night sky as the workers continued patching up Captain Fairchild.
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the group soon headed to find cots of sleepings bags to sleep on Spyro and Cynder found Scooby and Dixie who were sleeping on a cot, and had left a sleeping open next to them. dixie stirred as they settled in ' hey, where WERE you guys?
We were trying to take the fight to chong, but didn't do so well cynder admitted as she leaned in and kissed dixie on the lips. ' well what matters is you guys are safe ' dixie said as spyro hugged her. ' now just go to sleep you guys.. and don't do that again alright?' Dixie added as she settled back to seat " don't worry we've learned our lesson. Spyro nodded.
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"Yeah, he kind of works for me at the delivery company." the Professor told Briggins. "I'll just go find an empty room in the hotel then."
He turned to his employee again. "Tomarrow, I'm going to start my work as a scientist here. I'm sure I'm going to need your help, Von."
"Why? I'm not any good with that stuff."
The Professor gets an evil smirk on his face. "I'll find a use for you..."
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i'm giving you room 365 ' easy number to remer,mber as its the number of days in a year' he said, handing the key to the professor.
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The lights in the airport's terminals dimmed as the guests began to drift off sleep.
The repair crew on the tarmac had finished up repairs on Captain Fairchild but bare metal was still visible on his body. He too had went to sleep inside his personal hangar.
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morning soon came, completer with bugle call. scooby was first to stir in bed, and stretched ; rarother rorning,rin rar" he muttered as he got up from next to Dixie and headed towards the makeshift kitchen
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Jason and his friends awoke. The ones staying in his tardis made their way to their own private showers as part of their getting ready before they went to get some breakfast. Each making their own way at their own pace.
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Major Lockie rolled out of his hangar.
Captain Fairchild and Lt. Martin were also on the tarmac.
"So ready for another day of battle?" Captain Fairchild asked.
Major Lockie said nothing but yawned.
Several ground crew workers were getting ready to load up the planes with their weapons and several piles of scrap metal for them to eat. And of course, in the case of Captain Fairchild and Lt. Martin, repaint them.
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The Pelvanida group were standing in line to the bathrooms so they could wash up.
The imported chefs were busy making rice cakes and fresh peanut butter for breakfast. Some fresh fruit was also being prepared.
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Dixie and Agumina were the next to get up followed by Tigeress Tiger and Gabumon. " How can I get one of those rings? he asked as they sat down to breakfast " the wizard has to like you" came Tigers curt repy " so did you find our nmissing dragoins?
Yeah we found them, they were under attack by Chongs forces' Gabumon replied giving tiger a look.
Nick and shaggy were waiting for the line to open..
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"I wonder what they'll have and how much." Guilmon said.
"I don't know. And after that incident on the tarmac I'll not do any walking around here. " Jason said.
"Yea, and considering the level of your security clearance it's pretty surprising." Guilmon said.
"Next time I may walk around the white house for a bit. Not sure which president. Maybe Teddy's. " Jason said.
"They make big lunches." Guilmon said rubbing his stomach and remembering one of their meals there.
"Their not the only one. Though they are most of them are very casual compared to some of the royal family ones of england or those of Korodos can be even more formal. Even getting a glass of water takes a number of servants." Jason said, shaking his head at some of the things he's been through.
"Being an imperial prince does have some drawbacks." Brooklyn said.
"Sure. Though luckily I"m not within the first 50 in line for the throne so it's not as bad for me as some of those." Jason said.
"What is your current number?" Odysseus asked.
"I'm not sure. It depends on if a certain egg have hatched or not. The time should be a month off. Though if it got out who the grey stranger really was it would likely go into the single digits." Jason said. "Reminds me." Jason said reaching into a pocket and handing a piece of paper to Brooklyn. "Broadway was wondering what one of the original recipe of Colonel Sanders was and he was nice enough to write it down."
"Thanks, I'll give him this next time I See him." Brooklyn said putting away the piece of paper.
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That was not due to any fault of yours jason, they just didn't kbnow who you were" stripetail replied, in passing by the table. he gestured and created a golden chain with a pendant showing a picture of jason " heres an ID so they know who you are in the future ' the ID read " Commander Jason Korodos Army" By tradition every prince held the title of commander, Supreme Commander was vested in the current ruler " which reminds me Jason, I've still to return one of the books the king lent me a century ago. Once this is ovver, please accompany me to my castle so i can find it and give it to you so you can return it to him, with my apologies for being tardy.
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"Thanks." Jason said accepting the id. He nodded to Stripetail's request, "Sure, and I'm sure he understands. Folks get busy, things slip their mind, stuff like that." He said.
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yes, and i had very little knowledge on the Culture of Korodos before I borrowed the book. mry experience prir to that was a few meetings with the king at a interdimensional conference. you may have been there, but I'm not certain on that. It was over 300 years ago." stripetail said. "How ar your friends holding up? war is never a plesant business.
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"True, it is never a pleasant business. Some of them are holding up better then others. Some are taking a break in the tardis for a while to get away from it all for a bit. " Jason said. "And I may have been at the conference, or a future self." Jason said.
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The Professor was already up. He went to the front desk. "Excuse me. Is there any kind of laboratory facilities here for me to do my work?"
Von got up and went to the mess hall for breakfast.
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Not really briggins said.. " the cloest thing we have is the library.. which is on the 7th floor. What do you need in terms of supplies?
- well a break is something we all need from time to time..
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Haresh and Mr. Bigmouth emerged from the nearby storage room with armfuls of electronics when they heard The Professor speak.
"Ah, another scientist! Glad you can join us!" Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Meet us on the fourth floor library," Haresh added.
The two then headed up the stairs as a man carrying a box of classified papers went downstairs. He was headed to the Great Valley to burn the papers.
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Ms. Swimmer and Yaltsin's were heading to the helipad to head to Cobia Bay.
When Ms. Swimmer was aboard, the doors shut and the passengers strapped themselves in.
The pilot got clearance to take off and the helicopter flew into blue skies.
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Captain Fairchild was eating his meal of metal as a group of men were repainting him. He still wore his old battleship grey paint but his flank now bore a low visibility version of the Seaboard Coalition Air Force insignia (a black stylized lightning bolt crossed with a stylized dragon's wing also in black).
Major Lockie also had the low visibility insignia painted on his flanks. His weapons were also being reloaded and cleaned.
Lt. Martin was eating her meal of metal as her ground crew repainted her. However, a full color version of the SCAF insignia (a stylized gold lightning bolt crossed with a stylized dragon wing on a sky blue background) was painted on her tail.
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Zachary was eating his meal of rice cakes with peanut butter and a fresh apple. He looked out the window and noticed the roundel on Lt. Martin's tail. "I gotta admit, Yaltsin's design for the Seaboard Coalition Air Force logo looks really nice."
Deimos and Rime stood in line for some fish to be prepared.
Dr. Zanasiu had a plate with some rice cakes and was waiting for the fish.
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So are you interested innoining the team Agumon said to his friend. Sure ,Gabumon said with a grin. " you have to have a partner though" Agumon said " thats the rules our group has operated under.. " I'd like to join the team too' Biyomon said " it will be like old times.. " well in the old days we didn't get paid to do the things we did.. Agumon remarked." Besides its Stripetail's team, he makes the calls on things like that.
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Just tell me what you need" Briggins said to them. " If its within reason I'll try and get it.. I've gotten reports that people to the west are trying to send us care packages..
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Dr. Zanasiu, Rime and Deimos got their fish and were eating.
At the same time, Major Lockie poked his head into the broken window near the dining room.
"Guys, Captain Fairchild, Lt. Martin and myself can't immediately head out. We just got a new coat of fresh paint so we'll need to wait a few hours to let it dry," he said.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
True to Briggins's words, several crates containing care packages sent by assorted charities and private citizens arrived and were being inspected in the foyer of the hotel.
"It looks like Yaltsin's 'Support the Seaboard Coalition' campaign really worked," a Golden Retriever logistics volunteer said as he sliced open a package and emptied its contents (some soap, tissues, antibacterial wipes and silly string) on the floor.
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some of the packages included cash and checks- briggins made sure to pocket those, he would count them up later. " i'm going to have to write a big "thank you" letter once this war is over" he said " make sure to set asides clothes, deodarant, things like that.
_ understood. and thank you for your efforts to rescue Spyro and Cynder' Stripetail said " it is greatly appreciated
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chong meanwhile had decided that after the next large area was conquered , they would stop abd solidify control over the area, in preparation for the coalitions assualt " the Seaboard Coalition? Hmm Stripetail's Stooges, is more appropriate" He said mockingly.. ' How long before the rest of the region falls?" he demanded
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(Neptune City)
The Whiptail Lizard was busy orchestrating clean up efforts. Spyro and Cynder's assault had destroyed some of the outlying support structures that were not very well defended.
"Cuprum has been resisting our forces for several days. We are currently trying to develop a weapon that can eliminate the self-healing capabilities of the living vehicles," she said. She then pressed a button on the console, bringing up a holographic map of the region.
About half of the region was red (Chong's forces) and half was blue (Stripetail's forces). A large pocket of grey (neutral) was near the northeast border (several pockets of red were inside that region). Several other grey patches scattered through the region were present.
"As you can see, Commander, we are rapidly conquering the region but Stripetail's forces are reconquering the region almost fast as we can take it. I will tell you that the cities of Dialset and Sunberry are now under our control. I do have some good news; the mayor of Osmiridium - a town of living machines - handed his town to our forces and fled to save his own skin."
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Sylvia was busy helping the staff serve the refugees and staff breakfast.
"You know, we can't discount the fact that Chong or some of his more impulsive minions may try to attack Cobia Bay, Surf Point, Southport or Telson AFB," Strut said as he munched on a pear.
"We have patrols around this camp 24 hours a day," Sylvia said as she made a fresh batch of rice cakes.
"That's not enough," Dr. Zanasiu said, shaking his head. "Chong can teleport his troops anywhere - no matter how well defended it is."
"We learned that these teleportation strike forces can inflict significant damage - even when caught quickly," Zachary added.
Anton and Paul were chatting with the other refugees.
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Chong Laughed ' The fool! concerned with his own miserable affairs while his town gets pressed into service. Have you tried using mustard gas in the areas/ I wonder how machines react to toxic fumes? while they don't really "breathe" like other creatures, it must still be a problem for them.. what is the state of our forces/ Are we talking 15 thousand 20 thousand what? and we need to step up our forces..those two young dragons were able to fight off a whole convoy of troops for several hours ..
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They are right. while we are working on creating an anti-teleporation field around our most base, Fort Inglorious, it will take time to create a field around here , south port, Surf Point and other places.." stripetail said gesturing and creating a large map of the region, it was a duplicate of Chongs and it showed the red blue and grey areas. " W have done a good job in retaking territory, however, Chong is taking new territory as fast, or faster than, we can retake it. Sunberry has fallen, and there is a large area to the northeast that will be a target..any suggestions as to our next target? Stripetail asked the others.
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(Neptune City)
The Whiptail Lizard shook her head. "The planes fly too high to be affected by chemical weapons and the ground vehicles are likewise immune to chemical weapons.
She then bought up another holographic display scene. "As for our forces, we've lost a good deal of our veteran soldiers but we have plenty of fresh recruits. Our forces are holding steady at about 15-20 thousand troops."
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and their forces are still around 5000 tops, but thats has stopped them from giving us hell' Chond said.: use incediaries if you have to..while they may not be affected by mustard gas.. they can be blown up..speaking of which, how re our supplies of explosives holding up..send reinforcements to Cuprum..
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"Just the usual items" The Professor said. "...like flasks, burners, various scientific instruments, and uranium" He gave a little meniacle laugh with the last item. "If you don't have any of that stuff here, I'm sure I could call up my delivery company, and have them send some supplies."
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Von finished his breakfast. He figured he would go to the general training room for morning exercises, at least until the Professor wanted him.
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we don't have uranium here ' Briggins replied ' why in heavens name would you need uranium?' he asked ' that stuff is incredibly radioactive..
perhaops he wants to blow himself up..' a passing ghost said , chuckling.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Suddenly, the lights flickered and then died. Luckily, there were a good number of windows that were not boarded up that allowed light into the building.
Mr. Bigmouth, Ms. Swimmer, Haresh and Setsuna came down the stairs. Each of them were holding flashlights.
"Briggins, we had a little accident with the anti-teleportation field," Haresh said sheepishly.
Mr. Bigmouth cleared his throat. "It appears we underestimated the power consumption of such a device."
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Major Lockie looked at the map. "Commander, I suggest heading to the northern-most shore. That is home to Galena, a large industrial and port city. We must take that before Chong does or he can potentially rule the seas and not to mention acquire large amounts of metals to fuel his army. Also of note is Galena is home to living machines such as myself."
"We also need to take out Chong AFB, which used to be Arkan AFB. Unfortunately, it looks like Chong's forces are heading towards the town of Cuprum," Strut added.
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(Neptune City)
"Most of our weapons are manufactured at Sunberry, Chong AFB and Dialset and production is at a high rate. Weapons are also being manufactured at Pelvanida and shipped to us but thanks to ravaged roads and mines and other bombs, we have delays. Luckily, we have plenty of stored weapons," the Whiptail Lizard said.
A stolen A-10 plane thundered down the runway behind her. Several other attack aircraft and transport took off and headed for Cuprum.
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Mikey put on the goggles Jason had given him a while back that let him see in darkness. He usually only wore them with his turtle titan costume but at times like this they were handy also.
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"Could I have a pyropshere, for the folks here to see?" Jason said to Guilmon. As he cast a spell.
"Pyrosphere!" Guilmon said shooting a pyrosphere at Jason who caught it in his glowing hand, and moved it so the pyroshere would float above his head putting out light, and also was a weapon he could use at a thought.
"Glad I mastered that cantrip." Jason said. "Gives us all a hands free light source."
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"Maybe he wants to use the uranium to make some snacks for Godzilla." Velma said walking past, using her cellphone that Jason had upgraded, as a flashlight.
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so you blew the fuses with your power consumption.. just great.. could you please escort them' briggins pointed to Von and the professor "to the library please.. " and try and fix that device so it doesn't use so much power.. not only do our lights not work, with makes it hard to get around, or do any of the things needed to keep this place running..
" then Galena it is.. ' stripetail said..as for Chong AFb, that will be our next target after Galena..
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The Professor was not pleased. He really wanted his supplies. On the way to the Library, he tried to make a call.
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(Planet Express Building)
Hermes: "Whats that light on your antenna doing going off?"
Bender: "Oh, that just my messages. Delete!"
Computer Voice: "57 messages from the Professor, deleted!"
Hermes: "What in Babalon is going on? Why didn't you tell me!"
Bender: "Aah, he's probably just calling for some bowel medicine.
Computer Voice: "Incoming call from the Professor!"
Bender: "I know what to do with that! Del-"
Hermes: "Can it, you big can! Give me that!" He sticks his hand in Benders compartment, and pulls out a phone. "Hello?"
Professor: "I need scientific supplies, stat!"
Hermes: "Bender is on it!" He hangs up the phone.
Bender: "Huh?"
Hermes: "You heard me!"
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The Professor made it to the Library with Cven. "So, what are we doing?"
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soon the groups were getting loaded for the trip to galena.. ' alright everyone lets mobve move move.. nick said moving ariund.. stripetail had told him to move around to make sure things were moving at a good clip..
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(Ft. Inglorious)
"Follow me," Ms. Swimmer said, heading up the stairs.
"Briggins, where is the fuse box?" Mr. Bigmouth asked.
"I will request a generator specifically for this shield projector," Haresh said as he opened the front door and headed to the storage buildings.
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(Cobia Bay Airport)
Suddenly, the radio on Sylvia's shirt beeped. "Warning! Unknown planes are approaching Cobia Bay."
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Several antiaircraft missile launchers were set up around the refugee camp. They locked onto the aircraft and awaited authorization to fire.
When the planes refused to identify themselves, the missiles soared into the sky.
The missiles would take some time to actually down the aircraft as these were long-range missiles intended to attack aircraft from as far as 100 miles away.
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The paint on Lt. Martin (and the other living aircraft) was now fully dry.
Lt. Martin thundered down the runway and took to the skies to engage the enemy aircraft.
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try the left closet on the second floor' Briggins said.. " and then up the watch shifts around the compound..we need to have eyes and ears around at all times.
' Tarrax turned to the other dragons ' lets help them out, shall we?' He said taking off and flying into the air..
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Mr. Bigmouth made his way to the aforementioned closet. It was locked but thankfully, the key he had acquired months ago opened it.
He held the flashlight in one hand and found that the library fuse and somehow, the main fuse (which was as thick as his finger) were blown. He cut the power, grabbed the blown out fuses, pulled them free. tossed them into the nearby "salvage bucket" (which was full of old copper wiring and other assorted metal bits). He figured that out that Haresh might be able to to something with useful with them and.
Once he replaced both fuses, he turned the power back on. The lights in the building flickered and became steadily brighter as the power was restored.
He closed the closet door and locked it.
"Power's back!" he said, leaning over the railing.
He then headed back to the library to fix the anti-teleportation field generator.
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Great job.. now get back to work! some ghosts will be floating by to help out" Briggins said as he turned and headed back to the front desk..
- the hotel quickly returned to its normal busy pace once the lights turned back on..bulk skull and bg were busy with tidying up the libraries on the 7th floor
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"Sure. How many of us will there be?" Sara asked looking around.
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all four of us.. myself, you, Spyro and Cynder..' Tarrax replied as he turned towards an approaching plane.. ' you take the left..
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Lt. Martin lit her afterburners as she sped towards Tarrax and the others.
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One of the missiles launched by the ground defenses caught an airplane unaware and blew its wing off. The other missiles were defeated by electronic countermeasures or just missed.
Interestingly enough, these planes were alive like Lt. Martin, Captain Fairchild and the others. Only there was one odd thing; their eyes seemed to have a luminescent glow around them.
One of the planes in the rear of the formation fired a missile at Tarrax. Suddenly, the missile split into three high explosive darts that sped straight towards him.
Two radar guided missiles streaked towards the plane, blowing off its "face" and tail. The mortally damaged plane plummeted to earth.
"Guess I got here just in time," Lt. Martin said, as she dodged a burst of autocannon fire.
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tarrax let forth a blast of fire which burned through the darts. his fire breath was hot enough to melt any manmade weapon.. but it didn't protect him from the aftershock of the darts bloewing up.. ' hjjust keep groing he said to the others..
sopyro used his fury on another plane. the fury sliced off a portion of the top of the plane, revealing the empty space inbetween ' what are these things/ spyro said ' He and cynder had missed meeting the living planes, so they were facing these things for the first time..
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Sara used her dragon fire to deal with the enemy missiles, rockets and planes as best as she could, swerving and dodging, with a spell here or there when she could to help also.
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"What can I do?" The Professor asked.
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Outside, still many miles from the fort, Bender was making his way with his delivery to the Professor, on foot.
"Aww, why did Leela have to be out with the ship again? I have to walk all the way myself, what a load of mush!"
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well just head up to the linbrary, Haresh and the others will be along shortly to help you " briggins said/
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Jason looked around, "Power's back on? Good. Though I think I'll leave this up there in case it goes out again." Jason said meaning Guilmon's pyrosphere he still had floating a foot or 2 above his head to provide light.
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(Airspace over Cobia Bay)
Lt. Martin let loose two more missiles, taking out one plane
Luckily, the planes were electronic organisms so Sara's EMP seriously affected them, usually by causing them great pain. Unfortunately, this made Sara the main target.
Lt. Martin stitched one of the incapacitated planes with her autocannon, striking where the cockpit would be located on a non living plane. Another burst of her 20 mm shells caused the plane to burst into flame and plummet to the ground.
The last remaining plane launched all of its missiles and charged Tarrax, hoping to wound him with its lance-like pitot tube. Unfortunately, these missiles were the kind that carried 3 high explosive darts each. These darts locked onto Tarrax and Sara.
Lt. Martin jammed the guidance system of one the darts heading for her and she lit her afterburners and proceeded to do some absolutely insane manuevers, pulling as much as 12 Gs in an attempt to throw off the other two darts.
Taking advantage of the distraction, a living A-10 slipped away and headed to the Cobia Bay Airport to do some real damage.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
"Well," Haresh said, looking up from his latest project - the laser chamber for a magical weapon. "You could help Mr. Bigmouth."
Ms. Swimmer said nothing as she continued extracting the gems from the jewelry that had been pilfered from the ruined stores and houses.
Mr. Bigmouth introduced himself to The Professor. "Ah, Professor, I am pleased to meet you. I am Mr. Bigmouth, Press Liason and Head of Research and Development at Fort Inglorious."
He then gestured around the library, books, assorted electronic and mechanical parts and tools were all over the place. Setsuna was in the far corner repairing the gem annealer (some parts had been damaged during a power surge). "Right now, we are trying to reduce the power consumption of our anti-teleportation field generator."
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Tarrax's fire blew up the darts that targeted him, which lit up the sky and showed the details of the area below him.. ' we've still got an enemy plane! He roared.. pointing at the A-10 which as headed towards the airport..
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"I've got him!" Lt. Martin shouted as she lit her afterburners and chased him down.
"You! Stop and land immediately!" she shouted.
The living A-10 ignored her. Bursts of flak lit up the sky as he attracted the attention of the ground defenses. He took care of them with a few well-aimed bursts from his 30 mm cannon.
"All right, let's do this!" Lt. Martin muttered. She armed her last two air-to-air missiles and launched them.
The first missile was thrown off course by the A-10's electronic countermeasures but the second one struck its mark, destroying one engine.
Several bombs dropped from the A-10 rained down on the runway the A-10 flew over, pockmarking them with craters. Several smaller bombs (each carrying several hundred mines) lazily drifted down on parachutes.
A burst of shrapnel hit Lt. Martin by mistake but she ignored it. Another high explosive shell struck the belly of the A-10, causing hydraulic fluid to leak out.
"Give up!" Lt. Martin shouted.
"Never!" the A-10 replied.
Lt. Martin growled as she spooled up her 20 mm gatling autocannon and let loose a volley of shells. She cursed; the shells detonated on her target's skin but he was too heavily armored to be injured much by them.
The A-10 continued flying. He let loose his last volley of rockets at a hangar - the one that Captain Fairchild was in.
"Avenger!" she radioed. "Get the f--- out of there!"
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The explosions reached the ears of everyone in the terminal.
"Everyone! Head to shelter!" Sylvia shouted as the fire alarm (now an all purpose siren for each and every emergency ) began to sound throughout the building.
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Captain Fairchild was busy reading some "naughty" aeronautics magazines. The hangar was plastered with pinups of various female planes - mostly fighter aircraft.
He giggled as as he admired the sleek lines of a female SR-71 Blackbird.
He heard the warning and sped towards the hangar door, not caring that he had just run over one of his naughty magazines. Unfortunately, just as he got through the door, the rockets struck, burying him under the rubble.
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Lt. Martin watched in horror. To make matters worse, the A-10 was giggling after he destroyed the hangar.
In desperation, seeing as she had no more weapons and her cannon was too weak to damage him, she rammed the A-10's last remaining engine, ripping it off and forcing him to land. The impact was quite painful and she lost her pitot tube and a good portion of her snout but she was overjoyed that she managed to down one of the toughest planes around.
She landed onto an empty runway where she radioed a repair crew before she passed out from the shock and pain of the impact.
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tarrax let forth a searing blast as he flew by the newly downed plane. the heat tore through the already damaged skinand ignoted the plane with fires that reached well over 3000 F. at that temperature very few things can survive, and the A-10 wasn't one of them.
_ the shelter was the lower reaches of the airport which were built well below ground' it was musty and smely down here, largely from the fact that Slyvia and her group had likely been living down here for weeks at a time.
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Several minutes passed in the concrete bunker with no contact from the outside.
Sylvia went up and opened the door. The bombardment had stopped.
"All clear!" she shouted.
Deimos, Dr. Zanasiu and the others filed out of the bunker.
Major Lockie was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, where'd Major Lockie go?" Zachary asked.
The sound of turboprop engines answered their questions as Major Lockie landed on an undamaged runway and taxiied over to the area where he could speak to the others.
"Guys, I don't know if you're aware of this but Captain Fairchild just got buried underneath his hangar - or what's left of it. The ground crew's trying to dig him out."
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Lt. Martin had regained consciousness and was now being repaired. Unfortunately, this severe damage would take days to fix - mainly because her parts had to be shipped in from Telson AFB or Southport.
The most the ground crew could do was patch up her autocannon holes and comfort her.
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Meanwhile, the ground crew tried to repair the battered runway but they gave up after they had lost several men to the mines.
Unfortunately, the runway that was destroyed was the largest one - intended for fully laden cargo planes.
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Everyone, help in digging captain Fairchild out! Sttripetail ordered.. ' this will delay our efforts to mount an offensive..' he muttered. " chong will probably have troops moving towards taking galena as we speak..
scooby and Dixie hurried over to help digb fairchild out. It was at times like this that Dixie appreciated having Stitch and Angel on their team, with 4 arms and Stitchs strength, they could lift and move riocks thast Dixie or Scooby could never hope to lift..
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As she saw some missiles coming towards here Sara did a spell to do phase in a similar matter to what she had seen Shadowcat (of the x-men) do, this any electrical device that she passed through or passed through her got its electrical system disrupted.
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"You go ahead. I'll go and get someone." Jason said quietly to Guilmon. Guilmon went outside the hotel with Jason nearby.
Growlmon digivolved to his Growlmon stage & went to help dig, being able to use his larger size and strength to lift heavier debris. Jason slipped away to somewhere where he would not be observed so he could morph then to summon the Q-rex.
Best change to your Megazord form. I'll be easier to help dig out the trapped individual that way.
Tis better to do this then fighting. the Q-rex said before he changed to his megazord form to go off where the digging was going on to help with moving the heavier things.
Brooklyn, Moran and Odysseus were helping to dig also. Brooklyn & Moran being stranger then a human. Plus Brooklyn's claws could dig into stone or even some metals to help lift stuff. If needed one of them could use Galatine to chop through stone or metal, the sword not loosing it's sharpness even if used to chop through metal or stone & it was virtually unbreakable & like Excalibur was not fashioned nor built by human hands.
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thanks to the combined help, the debris around fairchild was soon cleared away. ' take him to the infirmary for observation and repairs..
' Stripetail said, as spyro and cxynder landed in front of him ' we got the all.. for now ' Cynder said.. ' best stay on the ground for now..
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"Erm, Stripetail, we can't fit him into the infirmary," Zachary said, as he placed his shovel aside.
"Well, how about we just move him into an empty hangar and send over some mechanics to look at him?" Strut suggested.
"Unfortunately, this puts a dent in our offensive plan. Without Captain Fairchild, we lose a substantial amount of firepower," Deimos added.
"Unfortunate, indeed. We will need to replan."
Several other pieces of heavy equipment were still removing the remainder of the rubble.
An aircraft tug hooked itself to Captain Fairchild and gently pulled him free of the rubble. He appeared to be fine, save for the cracked windshield and numerous dents covering his body."
"Give me a few hours for repairs and I'll be fine!" Captain Fairchild said as the tug hauled him away.
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the offensive needs to proceed with or without him ' stripetail replied 'we will be leaving in six hours, so whether he is fully healed or nor. we're going..
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can we whip up a lunch for now? Shaggy asked " fine, go get somethuing to eat everyone, then we'll begin the planning for the offensive..
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Major Lockie was waiting for them at the terminal in his usual spot. "So is Captain Fairchild okay?"
Zachary was helping himself to some coffee from a communal pot.
As it was time for lunch, the imported cooks were getting to work preparing meals. Most of the previous cooks had been demoted to being simply helpers in hopes that they would pick up some techniques and thew very worst of the cooks were assigned to other duties like clean up, repair and other such tasks.
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Captain Fairchild was being cleaned up. Luckily most of the dents were superficial but his armored windshield had to be replaced. Along with both of his engines (his engines accidentally ingested debris, completely destroying them).
Some of the crew members, were checking his radar and cannon to ensure that they were not damaged.
"So how long until I can fly?" he asked.
The crew chief looked at him. "We do have a pilfered A-10 windshield but it will take a few hours for the engines to arrive and a few more hours to weld them on and connect them - even though your systems are apparently capable of connecting wires and tubes on their own."
Captain Fairchild's wingtip lights flashed a bright red - a sign that he was annoyed. "Give me a time frame!" he snapped."
"About ten hours."
Captain Fairchild sighed as the men began removing his engines. He radioed Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, I will be out of commission
for at least 10 hours."
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we are leaving in 6, so if that timeframe is accurate, we will be four hours into our movement towards galena, a distance you likely won't have trouble spanning.' stripetail replied. " Its unfortunate captain but it could be worse, yiou could have been knocked entirely out of action.. and given the state of our forces we need all force we can muster.
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"Maybe some healing potion or something may help him." Velma suggested. "Or tinker, he's a good mechanic. Wherever he may be." She said, remembering when they had run into the Speed Buggy group once back in the 70's.
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"The mechanics are working as fast as they can but if they don't have the parts, they can't do anything," Major Lockie said. A mechanic was busy cleaning his pitot tube.
By this time, lunch - consisting of seafood pasta, lentil soup, assorted salads and fried vegetables/seafood - was ready.
"By the way," Deimos added as he stood in line for lunch. "I examined Lt. Martin. She has substantial damage and it will take a few days to fix her - mainly because her systems are more intricate than Captain Fairchild's systems."
"So that leaves Major Lockie," Strut mused as he drank some soda.
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so 1 of the 3 planes are available to go at the offset.. well at least well be captain Fairchild back after a few hours.. ' make sure Lt martin is comfortable" stripetail said..
Scoby passed around the seafood platters to the rest of his table ' rake ras ruch ras rou ran reat" He said, he has hekped himself to large portions of shrimp and crabcakes
the digmon were each trying the salad.. Joe was checking his phone and smiled to see his latest checked had been deposited. ' Being called into service has earned me a lot of respect at the hospital joe said..
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My mom is terrified of me fighting Mimi said. " my folks just told me to be careful and stick by gabumon' Matt grinned ' like old time eh buddy?
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"I do hope both of them are fully recovered fairly quickly with no aftereffects." Jason said.
"We'll all be able to briefly rest after this is over. Though then the cleanup and recovery will start." Odysseus said.
"Which may be a bit easier once the fighting is all over." Jason said.
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The Professor stayed in the library to work on any other electronics that still had to be dealt with. The power was back on, but that wasn't the only problem the fort had. Security systems and the network of computers scattered all in the fort had to be set up again after a loss of power. While the Professor worked to bring these systems back online, he wondered what was taking Bender so long.
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Bender continued to trudge through the barred landscape. "What happened here?" he wondered, as he set eyes on the smoldering remains of an airport. He saw a variety of strange creatures filling out of a bunker there, and trying to recover from a recent attack. He tried to hide, but it was too late. Someone had already seen him.
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Von grumbled as he starting carrying heavy boxes of ammunition and weapons around the fort. They found a use for him, but he didn't really like it.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Mr. Bigmouth leaned back from the anti-teleportation field generator. He had finished lowering the power consumption. Unfortunately, this meant that only the fort was protected, not the entire town. Even then, it required a dedicated generator, the cables of which dangled out a window.
He then turned on the switch and examined the power read out gauge for the generator, which was attached to a wall nearby. "Professor," he called. "Could you please monitor the power consumption of the shield generator? I've got to repair a generator that was damaged by the power surge."
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(Cobia Bay)
Lt. Martin was eating her meal of metal as a bunch of technicians were repairing the severely damaged wiring and tubes inside her.
The crew chief was stroking Lt. Martin's snout and trying to comfort her as the men worked.
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Zachary was eating some lentil soup. Strut was dipping some rice cakes into the the lentil soup and munching on them.
Deimos was drinking some ice soda. Granted, he would have preferred something alcoholic but Sylvia banned alcoholic beverages.
A Great Valley archer was chatting with some Cobia Bay refugees.
(OOC - Where is Bender?)
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(hes outside the Airport in Cobia Bay)
well we're used to fighting Spyro Shrugged as hunter joined them. " this battle has been a long and fierce one " the cheetah said.. " i wonmder where my village has gotten off too.. ' I wonder where Sparx and the Elders think happened to us..
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Wait a minute.. do you have that Wishing crystal?' Cynder asked suuddenly.. ' er.. no I left it.. at the temple..Spyro's eyes widened.. " do you think Sparx could find it.. ' Well unless you kept it hidden..
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(OOC: Bender is close to a bunker where Diemos and some other characters just goto out of and where they just dug captain Fairchild out of some rubble. Sorry about that. I don't know what that place is called. It's kind of hard following this RP because of the million and ten characters and all the different locations, with tons of different story lines going on.)
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(its known as Cobia Bay.. the main location is the Inglorious hotel, but there are other places like Cobia bay, where they are now. and places like neptune City which is a place they will be heading to shortly)
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"Hey! You! Stop and put your hands up!" a Great Valley archer shouted at Bender, nocking a charged arrow.
Several more guards rushed to his aid and leveled their weapons at Bender.
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Exile came to where the other roadrovers were. "The van is fully fueled and ready to go when it's time." he said.
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"Guess we'll be moving soon." Brooklyn said.
"Some of us at least. Doubtless some will remain here." Odysseus said.
"And it may be in waves, with some being fresher or fully healed if they come in later instead of all at once." Jason said.
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meanwhile back in Spyro's Homeworld...
so what you are saying Sparx is this"wizard' gave Spyro a wishing crystal that he could use to go anywhere.." Terrador , a large green dragon,said in a gruff voice ' Yes that is a rather peculiar story Volteer, a bright yellow dragon said " But at the same time, We've searched pretty much everywhere over the last few months and we haven't found them..
Well then, Sparx find that crystal and wish them back here..Cryril, a dark blue dragon said. " well the problem with what the wizard said was.. you have to say just right for it to work.. that and Spyro hid it from me.. but i thinkI know where it is. Sparx said flying in Spyro's room ' k he disappeared into a drawyer and started tossing out assorting things. "picture of him with my parents, old armor, worn off scales .. ew.. ah=ha! sparx said pulling out a white glowing crystal.. this is the wishing crystal' he said giving it to Terrador " Now vwish us to them! "Take us to Spyro and Cynder nOw! Terrador roared. 'We wish to be with Spyro and Cynder" Sparx correctee, it was then the crystal began to glow brighty as a portal appeared drawing the 3 dragons and the dragonfly into it ' sparx!" you're going to Pay.. Volteer began but was cut off as the four of them disdappeared into the portakll
the portal opened up in front of the airport doors and the four of them landeds in a pile.. " Where in the Dragon Realms are we? Cyril complained as he puhed Volteer off of him.. " This is where they are.. er I think..Sparx said you weren't very specific.."
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Sara looked over in the direction of where the portal had opened up. ""I thought I felt a magic portal or something open." She said to those near her. "I wonder who should go to investigate." She said, ready to go herself.
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Checkk it out Stripetail said to her.. we're getting ready to head out.. whoever they are they may prove useful.." It was then sparx flew inside hey wizard guy! " He cried out flying over to Stripetail " SPARX?!? what in blazes.. wait let me guess you used the wishing crystal didn't you.. "yeah, and I brought the Guardians from my world into .. this one.. theres er three of them..Sparx said his voice faltering..
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Sara sat down once Sparx came into the room & she saw that they knew each other. "I guess they are friends of Spyro and Cynder. Where are the 2 of them anyway. They should be told some friends of theirs are here." She said.
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Go find the Guardians Stripetail said to her " they are probably nearby.. they are dragons like you and Tarrax, although inbetween your size and his, I'd wager..once you've done that Sara, you can go grab a quick bite to eat..
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"Ok." Sara said. She cast a spell to find the direction and distance where they were and then set out to find Spyro and Cynder so she could tell them some of their friends had arrived. She shrank down to around 6 feet incase they were inside somewhere where her larger size would find more difficult to fit inside of.
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"I'll go help too. My advanced sensor suite should help," Major Lockie said as he rolled away from the terminal and taxiied down the runway.
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Some volunteers were tending some small victory gardens in what was the entrance to the airport. These victory gardens were made by salvaging supplies from the town and the airport.
One of the volunteers picked a ripe tomato off the vine and handed it to Stripetail. "Fresh tomato?" she asked.
Several other plots had assorted herbs, small vegetables and even some dwarf fruit trees.
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Thank you' stripetail said taking the tomato with a nod.
Now where did that Dragonfly head off to' cyril said as the three of them gathered and looked around at their new location. there were near what looked like a long t building od somekind ' when we are in soiome sort of city' volteer said.. ' but are spyro and Cynder here/ terrador said. ' well we did technically wish to see them, and it brought us here..Volteer said "When we do find them please be gentle with them terrador. " gentle Volteer/ they have been missing for almost 5 months! they are going to be called to account for that!
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Sara go to where the 2 she was looking for were. "Ah, there you 2 are. I think there are some friends of yours here looking for you. They used some travel magic of some sort to get here." Sara said. She then described basically what each of then looked like. "I took from their expressions they've not traveled to other universes or worlds to much, or at least not to ones like this one."
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Major Lockie soon found the Guardians. Granted, with their large size, it was not hard.
He then circled them and radioed the volunteer crew inside him to keeping his weapons ready in case they were hostile.
He then radioed Stripetail, Sara and Tarrax. "Sara, Tarrax, Stripetail, I believe I found the Guardians. I have my weapons armed in case they show aggression."
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They are not hostile" stripetail replied ' They are spyro and Cynders mentors, and will likely be willing to help us..
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SPYRO! Dude, where have you been?' sparx said as he located the purple dragon. " and Cynder.. I'm glad to see you too.. Been hanging out with your girlfriend much.?
Sparx said, but wished he hadn't said that last bit as Cynder shot him a glare.
How did you get here sparx?" Spyro said.. " did you use..? " yeah the wishing crystal thing.. found where you had hid it and remembered that the wizard said you could wish yourself to different places.. was trying to wish you two back home, but ended up here."
By Yourself? cynder asked her eyes narrowed ' nope, the Guardians came with me and you two are in for it when they find you..
both Spyro and Cynder gulped. " they had been unable to contact the guardians back home, and it had been.. months.. since they last contacted them..Terrador was probably going to be the harshest..
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What in blazes are those things/ Terrador said as they watched the planes fly above them. " They appear to be some sort of machine' Volteer said " Perhaps they can lead us to Cynder Hunter and Spyro.. "
Well lets get going" Cyril said ' the young ones clearly aren;t around here and where has sparx gotten off too?
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More Dragons huh/ Well well this is our lucky day.. he showed a broad grin. this increases the number of dragons, to 7, if my math is current, minus those Digimon creatures..
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"I see one of them's found you, well I'll leave you 3 to catch up on stuff." Sara said and left the 3 of them to go back to where she had been before, changing back to her large size along the way. She thought to herself wondering what they would make of this world or if they had seen anything like it before.
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Wait' Cyril called out out to her before she left ' Are there many dragons in this world?' Well theres a few at least I'd guess. Volteer said ' When waas the last time you saw a female dragon in our world...?
A long time.. Terrador replied as the three of them followed SAra.
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"There's some visiting. Not sure if any are native to this area. In the world I'm from there's quite a few dragons there. A lot some may say. As for those visiting here there is Tarrax, myself, and sometimes Jason. He has his original time lord body and that of an imperial dragon. He's vague about how he got that or can switch between the 2. He only admits to that he did a favor for someone. He keeps it vague and never goes into detail." Sara said shrugging.
"there's other dragons we've encountered in traveling around in the tardis, to various other universes & worlds."
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Major Lockie flashed his lights at the Guardians to signal that they should follow him to the airport.
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Meanwhile, fresh troops from Southport and Surf Point had arrived and were getting ready to head out on the offensive.
Some volunteers from the Cobia Bay survivors had also joined up.
"Hello, everyone," Ms. Swimmer said as she stepped out of a helicopter. She had her magic staff and twin sticks ready.
"So what brings you here?" Zachary asked as he loaded his rifle.
"Tagged along with some volunteers."
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The Guardians followed Sara and Major LOckie..
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S I take it we're going to get reamed out by them .."Cynder began Yeah, not telling them for 5 months will earn you a chewing out..' Sparx said "I'm just glad the two of you are ok.." Just then he noticed dixie and a smirk grew on his face.. "just a minute ' well helo thee' he smirked, as Dixie stopped and stared at him ' Yeah itme Sparx.. you remember..? " after the 40 minuts and ten seconds of heck you put me through, i'd have a hard time forgetting you Sparx ' Dixie said sourly.. 'So how are you and Cynder.. um.. getting on?' fine, not that is any of your business sparx.. Besides I have more important mattrs to worry about at the moment.. we're in the middle of a war here..
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Er.. Stripetail. Spyro said coming up to him. " our Mentors the Guardians have been brought here.. ' And you want me to explains so you don't get reamed out for not contacting them since I brought you here.. I'll see what I can do.." sptripetail said. turning and heading towards the front door, reaching it juast as Terrador entered. " ah, you must be one of the guardians Spyro's talked to me about.. Terrador, is that right? " And who might you be? Terrador said surprised that this creature knew his name " Lord stripetail at your service, de facto commander of Seaboard coalition. Spyro and Cynder have been assisting me in waging a war against an evil wizard named Chong.. 'How long has this war been ongoing? Volteer asked. " Almost 5 months now.. "So that would explain thier absense up to a point.. if I may ask' Cyril began..Why didn't you ask us? 'this war did not start until after I brought Spyro and Cynder here to investigate the strange occurrances happening at the Inglorious hotel..and they obviously never told you about my arrangements with them..which might have helped in this little dustup.."
_ so you've know them for awhile. Terrador said " yes for at least a year.." stripetail said " We need all the help we can get , and any assistance you can lend will be invaluable.. ah.. this is my good friend tarrax' striptail added as Tarrax came up to them. Tarrax towered over the guardians, in fact he was bigger then the three of them put together. ' greetings lord tarrax of dragomalin at your serviuice. Tarras nodded. " I am Terrador, the Earth dragon. " I'm Volteer the Lightning Dragon, "and I'm cyril, the Ice dragon..
" Aren't there foiur of you? Tarrax asked. "We loat ignitus about a year ago Terrador said sadly.. 'Its a plesaure to meet your acquitance Lord Tarrax.. Volteer said.. " You are probabnly looking for Spyro and Cynder, they are in the dinning room.. Please grab yourselves a quick snack, and are leaving on an offense in a few minutes..
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Major Lockie landed and introduced himself to the three guardians.
"If you'll excuse me, I need to refuel," he said as he rolled away to the fueling area.
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"Good luck!" a Bald Eagle volunteer said as he watered one of the tomato plants in what was the front terminal where check-ins occurred.
Several APCs and ad-hoc armored vehicles (including the Rovermobile, Mystery Machine, Nani's SUV and the Mako truck) were waiting to carry the troops to Neptune City.
"Let's do this!" Deimos cried, thrusting his .50 caliber rifle into the air.
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Alright everyone on the ground, get into your vehicles " stripetail said " thoe that can fly, takke off.. those who have various forms, please change to your prefered form.. " We are going after Galena and Neptune City.." stripetail called out.
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Spyro and Cynder came to the Guardians who gave them nonplussed looks. " Why did you contact us? Terrador said.. " we spent weeks searching for you, only finally to get here, and find you'vebeen involved in a war all this time.."
- You can yell at us Later " spyro said " We need to get in the air..
_ scooby Dixie Agumon Agumina Tiger Tigeress and Genki all climbed in. biyomon Sora nani, lilo and Stitfh and Angel climbed in the back seat.
"REts read rour ruys" Scooby said starting the engine, and heading out towards the road..
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"Huh? What;s going on here?" Bender asked the archer.
"We asked first, buddy!" was the only responce he got.
"I got a package to deliver to the Professor, at fort inglorious."
"Really?" The soldiers lowered their weapons. "Fine, but no time for that right now, we need new recruits! Theres a war to fight, you know."
Bender looked kind of peeved at first, but then brightened up at the mention of violence. "Aw yeah, this is gonna be fun on a bun!"
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Bring the New REcruit along" one the soldiers nearby said " Load him on one of the vehicles, we're throwing him to the wolves, as the saying goes, but thats unavoidable given the state of our forces..
- hunter drove the Rovermobile out behind the Mystery Machine.. " Alright Rovers we're taking it to e," He grinned..
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The soldiers quickly ushered Bender to Stripetail, who was in the "loading bay" (the former curbside luggage drop off).
"Commander, we found him wandering Cobia Bay. He says he's got a package to deliver to Ft. Inglorious," the archer said.
Several other volunteers loaded ammunition, food and other supplies into the waiting vehicles.
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Major Lockie thundered down the runway as he took to the skies with Tarrax, Sara and the other dragons.
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Take him to the fort to deliver it, then have him join in the fight.. " stripetail said " and Make sure its not a bomb or anything like that.. Have Captain Milos clear the package first.. Quickly gentlemen, we don't want time to waste..
Gadzuki and his friends watched in awe as the cars moved out..
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"Not seen a female dragon in a long time? Why is that?" Sara asked the guardians.
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"Guess we should get ready to go." Odysseus said as he started to get up. "Makes me wish I still had some of the old round table armor, though I doubt it would work well against bullets."
"Not to mention armor restricts your movement and agility." Brooklyn said.
"We can manage somehow without it, as we always have in the past." Jason said, also getting up. "Let's head out and help win this." He said.
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"I do wonder where we should go to in the battle." Exile said to the others near him.
"I don't care as I get to bite a lot of tushies." Blitz said.
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(Cobia Bay)
"Sorry but we'll need to escort you to Ft. Inglorious ourselves," a soldier said.
Two soldiers flanked Bender and headed to the airfield where a small helicopter was waiting.
They quickly ushered Bender into the helicopter and shut the doors as the pilot started the engine.
Soon the helicopter flew into the night sky.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Captain Milos's radio buzzed as he received a transmission from the pilot. "Captain Milos. This is Papa-Kilo-Quebec, we are escorting a deliveryman. He says its contents are to be delivered to The Professor. We request that you examine the contents. Papa-Kilo-Quebec out."
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(Cobia Bay)
The massive convoy headed out of the airport. A few MLRS vehicles from Southport had arrived to join the offensive; their long range cluster rockets were perfect for attacking infantry platoons. Some of the MLRS vehicles carried ballistic missiles designed for destroying bunkers. A few smaller armored vehicles like armored Humvees and small infantry fighting vehicles were present as well.
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Understood pilot. bring the deliverman in so I can look at him and what hes bringing.. Milos replied ' i'll be standing by Milos out.
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Major Lockie was flying ahead of the group. He was heading to Neptune City.
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Ms. Swimmer, Deimos, Ceela, Dr. Zanasiu and Zachary were headed to Neptune City as well.
"Well, let's see if we can actually take over this city," Zachary said, taking a sip of some water.
"Well, even if we don't, as along as we can cripple Chong's supply lines, we'll have a small advantage," Deimos said.
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Rime, Anton, Paul and Strut were in another convoy. This one was headed to Galena. Most of them were equipped with anti-tank weaponry, owing to the fact that living machines populated said town.
They would be joined by Captain Fairchild once his repairs were finished.
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agumon and agumina were seated in the middle seat of the mystery machine which was headed towards neptune City
_ So what exactly are we looking for? Volteer asked Tarrax who was flying alongside them, the seven dragons, with tartrax as the lead dragon, were flying in formation. ' we aree moving to retake Neptunce City from Chong. Tarrax replied " we were forced to withdraw from it earlier despite our best efforts. But this time our forces are bigger..
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(En route to Neptune City)
"Heads up! We've got company!" Major Lockie radioed to Tarrax. His radar suite detected at least two bomber aircraft, three fighter escorts and two summoned lightning dragons (being towed by the two bombers). To make matters worse, he noticed that the five aircraft were apparently alive. He did not know that they were from the town of Galena and were friendlies. Those aircraft were headed to Surf Point to deliver the dragons they had incapacitated and captured.
Luckily, Stripetail had seen it fit to link his radio (along with everyone else's radios) with Sara and Tarrax's powers.
Unfortunately, his weapons lacked the ability to effectively engage air targets.
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(En route to Galena)
"You know, I don't think I've ever fought living vehicles before," Anton said, as he checked his RPG for the seemingly millionth time.
Strut said nothing as he snapped a disposable launch tube onto its launching system. He and Paul were equipped with PICADOR anti-tank rockets. This particular weapon used small plastic flakes to avoid the danger of backblast and disposable launch tubes to cut down on weight.
Rime had a .50 caliber sniper rifle like the one that Deimos used. This time, he had magazines filled with armor piercing rounds. "You know, if Captain Fairchild is any indication, these machines can take extreme amounts of damage."
Several other soldiers were in the armored personnel carrier. Some carried standard rifles and machine guns in case they ran into Chong's troops or mages.
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Not seeing where the others went that she was with Sara went to find Jason who was finishing their breakfast with some of his other friends.
"Just about to head out." Jason said. "Going to join us, or go with some others?" He asked.
Sara shrugged, "Not sure where the others went to, so I guess you folks will have to put up with me, for now at least."
"We'll take the tardis there. Nice and roomy." Jason said.
"more then enough seats." Brooklyn said.
The group got up and started to head to where Jason's tardis was.
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(Sara is with tarrax and the others heading to Neptune city)
Keep your eyes open Tarrax said to Sara and the Guardians as the five planes revealed themselves. Tarrax's fire breath as devastating when it hit its target, but Tarrax sensed these planes would not be easy to hit. " try and get in touch with them, unless they indentify themselves as hostile..
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(OOC - the 5 aircraft are friendlies but the others don't know that yet.)
Major Lockie nodded. "Attention! You are violating Seaboard Coalition Airspace! Identify yourselves and state your business or you will be fired on!"
He waited a few seconds for a reply. "This is Captain Douglas McDonnell. We are delivering two captive lightning dragons to Fort Inglorious for study."
Major Lockie switched to his private radio. "I need two volunteers to escort them to Fort Inglorious."
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Escort them to the base and put the dragons in the detention center " came stripetail's voice over the radio.. "Get some of the mages at the hotel on it, as soon as possible..
Nani fidgeted in the back of stitchs car as stith continued driving towards Neptune City.
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Jason & his friends went to his tardis and entered it.
"Any requests of what the outside should look like as we fly?" Jason said.
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"I wonder what the lighting dragons are like. Maybe we can convince them to work for us instead. Guard the hotel or something." Sara said.
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"I hope the roads are in good condition." Exile said.
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(OOC: Sorry for taking so long :unsure: )
The Professor continued his work on new inventions, but he wasn't getting far. He needed those supplies to get much done. A soldier walked in and informed him "Sir! A deliveryman is about to make it to the Fort! He has a package for you. You should have it very soon...after it goes through clearance."
"Finally!" was all the old mad scientist could utter.
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The helicopter with Bender in tow landed on the airstrip just outside of Fort Inglorious. Two guards ushered him out, and led him to the front desk, where a General grabbed his package.
"Now hold on a second!" the General said. "Let's just make sure this package is safe. Sorry, but we have to do this with everything that comes in. Can't be too safe, you know!"
Bender looked worried as the General opened the box for a peek.
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Captain milos glanced at the contents then handed them back to Bender " The Professor is on the 5th floor.. " He said " now if you will excuse me, I have a lunch must attend to."
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Bender was suprised when /caption Milo handed him back the package. "Good thing I hid the naister of uranium at the bottom then!" he thought to himself as he made his way to the Professor. "Here ya go, you old koot!"
"What the hell took you so long!?" the Professor exclaimed.
"Well, a certain one-eyed mutant took the ship, so I had to walk the whole way! Then some meatbags with guns found me and almost turned me into scrap metal! How's your day been?"
"Oh you know, the usual. Fixing things, inventing things, working on my doomsday machines."
A solder barged into the room and called for Bender. "Sir, we needed you on the battlefield yesterday! Come with me!"
"Aw ****!"
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Von, still in his room, got a call from the Professor.
Von: "Hello?"
Professor: "Von, it's the Professor, I need you up here on the double!"
Von: "What for?"
Professor: "Oh you'll see..."
The Professor laughed maniacally as he hung up the phone.
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Velma was finishing up her breakfast, taking her time since she saw no need to hurry. "I wonder what will happen today." She said to herself.
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Agumon and Biyomon nodded off as Scooby drove on down the road towards Neptune City. at the rate Scooby was driving they would reach it in around 7 hours, not including bathroom stops.
"Spyro and Cynder flewalongsaide Sara and the Guardians " It wll be awhile before we get there" Cynder commented " Just point me to the safest place in town " sparx said.
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"Sorry, I've got to escort our guests to the hotel," Major Lockie said, breaking formation and flying with the squadron. "I'll meet you all at Neptune City."
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Tigress leaned forward and stuck her head inbetween the space between scooby asnd Dixie " Hey, guys what will we be doing once we get to Neptunce City? Besides, of course,m beating up the bad guys?
- If you're thinking od\f going shopping Tigress, you're out of luck. Neptune City was leveled in our last attempt to hold it" dixie said. " so no shopping.."
Drat.. I was hoping i find something to make my fur smell good.
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Sara looked as she traveled with the others. "I'll be glad once this war is over. I think I may like to visit back home for a while." Sara said.
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"This guy, whatshisname, makes the Parvo and the Groomer seem like almost nice people." Exile said.
"As long as there are tushies to bite they can be as bad as they want." Blitz said.
"Do you have any idea of how many you've bitten by now?" Exile asked.
Blitz took out a small book. "I have heard gun fighters use to put notches on their gun to keep track. I do this instead."
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going to visit family huh.. well rest is what we will all need after this" tarrax agreed.
we are going home to the dragon realms, and get a system in place that these dragons contact us before being called by that wizard" terrador said.
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"A long rest is what we'll all need." Sara said nodding to Tarrax. Then to terrador. "You could always say that he calls one or several of you instead of Spyro or Cynder, if you prefer." She said.
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Hes got those two on payroll' Sparx said " or so Spyro told me.."
Payroll? w You mean he pays them? Cyril said " Yeah in money of some kind.. its not gems though" sparx mused ' Whatever it is they get a lot from it..
_ Coleen looked back at the book Blitz was holding " you've bitten 1635 butts Blitz? thats one butt for every day of the year for almost 5 years.. you've been busy.." she smirked.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Major Lockie and his guests soon landed at Ft. Inglorious.
The Lightning Dragons were dropped into the detention center while the other planes were directed to the airport where they could rest and refuel
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Briggins's radio buzzed. "Briggins, this is Major Lockie. Some planes arrived with prisoners. Do you have any scientists or interrogators on hand? Major Lockie out."
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(En Route to Galena)
Captain Fairchild was now fully repaired and flying to Galena. All his weapons were loaded. Knowing that he would be fighting living vehicles, he had requested a total of 4 (2 each) of high-explosive and anti-armor Hydra 17 rocket pods along with 2 Maverick anti-tank missiles. Unfortunately, he sacrificed anti-air capability. But he was was confident that he could use his 30 mm cannon against air targets.
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(Galena)
Meanwhile, the convoy was ambushed just outside the city limits by a mob of living vehicles. Most of them were civilian vehicles retrofitted to carry weapons. Unfortunately, their greater size meant that they were usually equipped with autocannon and machine guns. Some even carried rocket or grenade launchers.
Weapons fire peppered the Seaboard Coalition troops as they fought back.
One of the Seabord Coalition tanks destroyed three of the attacking vehicles with one round (the heavy armor piercing "dart" fired from the cannon actually skewered the three vehicles).
One of the Coalition Humvees burst into flame as a grenade landed in the open hatch. The crew evacuated just as the grenade detonated but they were gunned down by the vehicles.
"If the civilian vehicles can put up this much fight; I'd hate to see what the military can do," Rime muttered as he reloaded his rifle. It took several shots from the rifle to actually stop one of the vehicles and even then, they were still capable of getting a round off - a shown by the grenade that impacted against the APC he was using for cover.
Strut missed a shot with his PICADOR rocket launcher. A fellow soldier handed him a new launch tube.
Anton scored a direct hit on a large truck bristling with weapons. Surprisingly, the truck managed to fire off a rocket that blew up another Coalition Humvee.
Paul's rocket finally destroyed the truck in a massive explosion as its fuel and ammunition caught fire.
(OOC - Where are Nani, Nick and Shaggy?)
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We'll say they headed noty to Galena with y\that group)
Shaggy ducked as more debris shot up from rocket hit nearby ' Man I should have Gone with Scooby and Dixie"
LIttle late for that shaggy Nick Replied tersely " We need to take Galena " it controls the northern portions of the region, its to the north what Neptune Bay was to the east' the gateway. once that fell Chong and his forces had smooth sailing.we take Galena we block his northern approach and can begin pressing him from the west and north.
nani fired and took a tire on an armored truch, it crashed into a wall with aloud bang ' And to think these are just regular folks.. : she said " i could sure use Stitch and Angel gift for wanton destruction right now.
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Odysseus was fighting, wielding Galatine in 1 hand and a light saber in the other as well as moving and staying as mobile as he could.
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Ian/Sam had been in more of the background sort of thing. Ian being ok with it, but Sam not liking it at all. I want to be out there fighting, not in here. It's boring here. I've a mind to just go out there . She said to Ian, currently in their human form.
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Jason finished putting in the red zeo crystal into his morpher. "there, finished doing some modifications. Should be a bit better now. But not like when I will be able to take the time to build a new one from scratch." Jason said before he picked up his morpher and went outside with Guilmon.
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thie COalition was slowly making progress towards the edges of the city. there were a number of buildings damaged in the town, but for the most part the town seemed to be in group shape despite the fighting " Come on guys' Nani said lets keep going. The sooner we take control of the city the sooner we can move against Chong..
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Von walked into the Library, where the Professor was putting his finishing touches on a new weapon. "What do you want?"
"Just step right over there." the Professor instructed. "This is an immobilization weapon." He said, as he fired it directly at Von.
Von screamed out in pain as he fell to the floor, unable to move. "W...What was that!? Professor!"
"heh heh heh, just a new weapon for out soldiers. It immobilizes troops, while only harming them a little.
"A LITTLE!? That felt like being shoved through a bed of needles!"
"Oh, your alright, employee!"
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can you mass produce this wapon/ said a wolf guard who was walking back and stuck his head in at the sound of von's yelling ' We'll need a couple thousand of those.."
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Scooby continued driving until genki called out that he hads to use the bathroom. " We're less than an hour away and you can't hold it that long? Tiger looked at him.." Just pull over! Genki yelled' Scooby shot him a glare but did so, anbd Genki rushed over nbehind a ruined builging he returned a few minutes later. Ok guys I'm ready to kick some bad guy butt " He grinned.
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Jason morphed into what looked like a Quantam/Red Zeo ranger sort of outfit with the team from the tardis then going to engage the nearest enemy to provide cover & reinforcements for a nearby group.
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Brigggins replied "we'll be sending interoggators down to meet them Briggins out.. ' haresh! Setsuna. I'll need you to go interoggate our new prisoners.." He radioed them..
Scooby waited until Genki was buckled before resuming the drive ' Roiot rong row ruys" He said..
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"I could send the blueprints to some kind of factory, if you have one, for mass production" The Professor told the wolf guard.
"Why did you have to test it out on me?" Von asked.
"Because Dr.Zoirdberg isn't here."
"So you just see me as something to use?"
"Actually, I've always seen you as a source of cheap labor, like a family!"
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We'll we do have space in the former bloodroot factory' The Wolf guard said.. " How long will it take to produce them? we need to know how long it will take and how soon we can get them to our forces on the battlefield..
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(Ft. Inglorious)
"On my way!" Haresh said.
Setsuna then followed him out of the library.
Mr. Bigmouth finished his experimental laser weapon and went over to The Professor. "Professor, mind if I examine the device?"
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(Galena)
"Did someone say wanton destruction?" Captain Fairchild asked as he flew over the group and unleashed a hail of armor piercing incendiary rounds. The last remaining vehicles fled as soon as they saw him bearing down on them. Several of his rounds caused another armored truck to explode as they struck their mark.
Paul and Anton each took out a small car. Luckily, they were able to destroy them before they launched their anti-tank missiles.
All that was left was twisted metal, smoldering wreckage, rubble and craters.
"Okay, let's get a move on!" Rime said as he piled back into the APC.
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(En route to Neptune City)
The APC that Ms. Swimmer and Ceela's troops were riding in struck a mine and was immobilized. Suddenly, rocket and machine gun fire and even spells bombarded the vehicle.
Ceela and her troops grabbed their bows and took cover behind the APC and returned fire.
Ms. Swimmer had actually managed to create a small firewall that melted the bullets. But they did nothing to spells or the shockwave created by the rockets. Luckily, all of the saurian soldiers had ingested so much essential water that they had a healing factor.
As shown by an archer who pulled a bullet out of his arm and fired and explosive arrow through a window, causing one of the soldiers to fly out.
The rest of the convoy moved ahead but a Humvee raked the brick building with heavy machine gun fire, killing some soldiers hiding behind the wall.
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Nick Nani and Shaggy hurried into Shaggy's SUV, who had been fitted with a few rockets and anti-IED armor.. " Alright guys I'm going to Floor it' Shaggy said.
- The Guardians had flown ahead of Tarrax and Sara ' Lets hit them hard ": tarrador said letting forth a flurry and earthern spikes
Volteers sent our balls of electricty, while Cyril pelted the enemy with shards of ice.
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Sara flew alongside Tarrax, keeping the lookout for any air enemy troops as he primary focus and secondarily any ground troops.
Jason, Guilmon and the others with him moved from place to place to try to provide support and reinforcements where needed by nearby troops.
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Major Lockie came on the scene and raked the enemy troops with 20 mm fire. "Guess I came just in time," he said.
His 105 mm cannon boomed as he leveled a structure concealing several of Chong's troops.
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An enemy soldier with his clothing on fire stumbled out of a burning Humvee that had been struck by an anti-tank rocket. Dr. Zanasiu killed him with a well placed shot even as several bullets narrowly missed his head.
One of the new recruits was killed when a sniper on a rooftop shot her in the head. Deimos returned fire with his own volley, killing the sniper.
Ms. Swimmer hurled a bolt of fire at an enemy trooper, setting her on fire. A bullet struck her in the side but she just pulled it out, letting the essential water healing factor do its work.
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Spyro and Cynder kept firing as they tried to help the ground forces continue thier advance ' Sparx was flying around, trying to stay out of trouble,..
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Stitch drove his vehicle behind the convoy. If we get under attack I'm jumping out' he said. ' and then we're taking the fight to them ' he grinned.' "Remember Stitch, this is not a game.. you make a mistyake, a lot of people could get hirt or killed " stripetail voicer said through his ring..
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The convoy en route to Neptune City had fought their way through the ambush - at the cost of several soldiers.
When they arrived at the outskirts of Neptune City, they were disheartened to find that the bridge was destroyed. This bridge in question led straight to the core of Neptune City. While there were other ways to get there, this was the fastest way.
"Now what?" the Bull Trucker asked as he looked at the bridge.
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We can build a bridge volteer said ' terrador can build a bridge out of earth..
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It will take some time' Terrador said. but within, maybe an hour i should have a bridge made that you can drive over' Cover me" he he said " he flew up in the air and began to send burst of rock into the gap..
Stripetail stood lkooking over the edge as Terrador began the slow process of building an earthen bridge. " when the bridge is completed, We move
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Chong fumed as he gazed ast the magical map..
galena is falling! He fumed " Give me some good news here..
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the weather turned and it began to rain hard, forcing the coalition to return to thier vehicles.. Terrador continued the slow process of building the bridge..
_Stripetauiil called the leaders together in a large SUV in the middle of the convoy ' Now, everyone know the plan? once the bridge in built we climb over it and spread out over the city.." He spread out a map of the city..
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"Defenses are coming online," the Whiptail Lizard said.
Several rogue living planes from Galena and Osmiridium took off from the Neptune City airport.
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"I'll fly ahead and clear the path," Major Lockie said.
He then noticed several self propelled artillery units were aiming at Terrador. Even though he was flying, he was such a huge target that it did not take dedicated anti-aircraft weapons to hit him. The most dangerous part was that these units carried 155 mm mustard gas shells.
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Inside Major Lockie's hold, the volunteers who were assigned to reload his weaponry were taking a break.
[Break's over!]
One of the reloaders, a large Boa Constrictor, got up and muscled a 105 mm shell to Major Lockie's cannon. "Large cannon's locked and loaded!"
Two other reloaders slid the clips containing the 40 mm shells into the twin 40 mm cannons. "40 mil cannons loaded!"
Spent shell casings were scattered all over the floor but a small crew used shovels and brooms to sweep the shell casings out the side disposal ports.
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Major Lockie's 105 mm cannon boomed as he destroyed one of the vehicles with a single shell.
He then unloaded the his 40 mm into the rest of the vehicles.
Unfortunately, one of the vehicles got off a shot just before it was destroyed; the shell arced towards Terrador's face.
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(En route to Neptune City)
Lt. Martin lit her afterburners and sped towards Neptune City. The rain did not affect her in the least.
She had a full load of anti-air missiles along with the experimental "Firestorm" ground attack missile slung under her belly. This missile was a long range missile that actually split into seven separate explosive darts, each capable of destroying a lightly armored vehicle.
She shifted her airframe slightly - the harness she wore to carry the missile chafed her.
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(galena)
Nicl and Nani looked out of the SUV windows as Shaggy continued moving into the city. thee buildings were a mixture most of them looked like they were inhabited by naminals, with a few hangar-like places which told that living planes called them home..
_ thiss would actually be a cool place to visit when the fighting over' shaggy said from the front..
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tarrador turned as the shell flew towards him but befoore it could hit him it was knocked out of the air by a gust of wind. Cynder flew over to him " you ok? she asked as Cyril blew up the shell with a wel-placed blast of ice. "Thank you Cynder.. " Keep your eyes open, these things are dangerous.. and I'm only partly through the construction of the bridge
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"Do we have any way of seeing into the city now to know the current position of troops?" Jason asked.
"Maybe some sort of small surveillance device like some of the military uses." Odysseus said.
"Or a magical version. or one that is a blending of the 2." Sara said.
"That sounds like something Lex would diffidently like." Brooklyn said.
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(Neptune City)
"Ow! Jam!" Major Lockie cried as he tried to fire his 105 mm cannon. He gritted his teeth and raked some oncoming ground troops with his 20 mm cannons.
He spotted several MLRS launchers aiming at the Guardian dragons.
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Lt. Martin had picked up the seven enemy vehicles on radar long before she came in sight of the bridge. She was now approaching the bridge.
She locked onto all of them and launched the "Firestorm" missile. The large missile streaked through the rainy sky.
As soon as the missile was launched, she jettisoned the harness, letting it fall to earth.
She radioed Spyro, Cynder, Major Lockie, Sara and Tarrax. "Hey, how are things going? I'm about a 100 or so miles away from you,"
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Major Lockie was treated to the sight of the large missile streaking through the air at supersonic velocity. Suddenly, the missile released its payload of explosive darts, each striking and destroying the MLRS vehicle.
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(Galena)
"You guys see anything down there?" Captain Fairchild asked. While it was not raining in Galena, it was now quite foggy. He possessed equipment that let him see through smoke, rain and fog but it was not as powerful as the equipment that Lt. Martin asked.
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The convoy stopped along a deserted road with several hangars, garages and standard houses.
"Well, it looks like we need to do door to door fighting, which I hate," Rime said with a sigh. He was equipped with an armor piercing rifle.
Two soldiers sitting next to him were equipped with light machine guns in case they met any organic targets - like Chong's mages.
A Great Valley archer - equipped with experimental magically hardened arrows intended to pierce metal - stepped out of the APC.
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Well, the brisge connecting us to the midddle of the city is out, terrador is rebuilding it, but its a slow process' tarrax replied. " we're going over what to do once its completed.."
_ Volteerr let forth a stream a highly charged lightning orbs which bounced around and when they came in contact with a vehicle, sent a surge of electricity through the vehicle, giving those inside a deadly dose of electric charge..to the tune of 100000 volts.
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well, it wouldn't be fun taking this over otherwise " nani said, raising her weapon, and scanning the area ' so whats out target/ taking over the center of towM/
that, and everything else " nick said..jUst keep an eye out..
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"How about a temporary warp or boom tube to get some across while the bridge is being built. Or a flying spell cast on some who can make sure the other side area is secured." Jason said.
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(Galena)
"Be very careful, no telling what this fog could hide," Rime said.
"Well, let's start clearing this place," Anton replied.
Fog swirled around the group.
"Guys, I think this fog may be magical," Captain Fairchild said. He was not speaking through the radio but with his mouth. "I can't penetrate it with my radar."
"Just great," Rime said bitterly.
"Nick, Nani, come with me," Paul said, readying his rocket launcher. Two other soldiers joined him.
"Strut, Shaggy, you're with me," Anton said. A soldier with a light machine gun and a Great Valley archer equipped with the experimental arrows joined him.
Rime was leading the remaining soldiers.
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(Neptune City)
"How'd you get repaired so fast?" Major Lockie asked via radio as he circled around the area looking for targets to attack.
Lt. Martin chuckled. "They found a plane that I had shot down and scavenged some parts from it. In any case, Lt. Martin out."
She then cut the radio transmission.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Haresh returned from his studies of the lightning dragons.
He sat on a chair near Briggins. "Briggins, Setsuna and I have finished our examination of the lightning dragons. They are actually cyborgs. The body is pure mechanical but they are controlled by brains taken from either prisoners or fatally injured but still living soldiers. In the case of prisoners it seems that their memories are erased and basically turned into pilots for these things."
Some Ft. Inglorious volunteers stared at Haresh. The revelation that Chong was using cyborgs to fight was new - and unpleasant one.
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So they are are not living beings,but rather artificial creations.. no telling how many prisoners or soldiers Chong has used in this manner..he is truly evil' Briggins sighed " i suspect that Chong wiped the prisoners memory through magic..
we need to get the bridge repairs, our members who can fly are few" stripetail replied..
_ hpow much do you want to betr this is Chong's doing, or least mages allied with him' Nick grumbled as she sumbled through the fog..
Terradorcontinued building the brisdge the foundations were finished now he was working on the span. once that was finished the troops could advance..
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"What kind of fog can't be penetrated by radar?" Paul replied.
He then carefully made his way to a large hangar. He stood back with a launch tube snapped onto his launcher. Another soldier nearby carried an assault rifle along with several spare launch tubes.
"Nick, Nani, you knock first; I'll be ready in case you get hostiles," Paul said.
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Rime had knocked on the door to a garage and was greeted by a friendly looking living car.
The car actually invited them inside.
Rime warned his troops to be on guard but he entered. He looked around. The garage's floor was rather nice looking tile and a bench with a ramp was nearby.
"So what brings you to Galena?" the car asked.
"We're here to battle Chong," a Vulpine soldier said, resting his rifle on his lap but still keeping it ready.
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Anton knocked on a door to a house but got no response.
"Seaboard Coalition! Open up!" he demanded.
Still no response.
He readied his rifle as he kicked the door to the house. The door didn't budge an inch.
"Shaggy, can you go see if there's a battering ram or something in the Mystery Machine?" Paul asked. "We'll let you do the honors. Don't worry, we've got you covered."
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Scooby's got the mystery Machine. all I have is the SUv" shaggy replied as he jumped into the SUv. ah here you have a large firepoker.."
_ Nick knoclked on the door " Take one vacation from radiator Springs and lightning and now I'm in a warzone..' a blue porsche appeares " Hi I'm Sally, please come in.. sorry don't have much in the way of human food.. come on all of you.. hurry..
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Spyro heloped Terrsdor with building the Bridge with using his earth breath.. Cyril and Volteers used their attacks on an enemy that came too close. With Spyro's help the bridge was finished a dfew minutes later.
_ Cynder flew into the meeting. " Ok the bridge is up.. Lets take it to them.." she said, clearly ready to get moving...
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"Do we have an order of who goes first, second ect?" Jason asked. "Better then having it be a chaotic crossing."
"And some support to protect those crossing and the current bridge while it is being used." Brooklyn said.
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(Galena)
"That'll do," Anton said. He then knocked on the door one more time. "Open up or we're breaking down this door."
Suddenly, a gunshot rang through the foggy air. Anton grunted as the bullet pierced the door and struck his armored vest.
The Great Valley archer nocked and fired an arrow that sliced through the door. Thanks to the enchantment that Haresh made, these stone arrows were capable of slicing through thin metal or light armor like it was paper.
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Paul cautiously entered and sat on the floor. "So you're Sally Carerra," he said. "I've heard of you, girlfriend of Lightning McQueen, the racer who revitalized the dying town of Radiator Springs."
"So do you have anything important to tell us or anything that can help us?" a Raven soldier accompanying them asked.
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(Neptune City)
"Yeehaw! Let's roll!" the Bull trucker shouted as he climbed into his truck and headed over the bridge.
Major Lockie and Lt. Martin soared overhead as they guarded the convoy that now rolled over the bridge.
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Wait! You know who i am? sally blushed " it must have been in the papers.. well I'll see what i can do to help.. I'm not a war machine I'm a Porsche. I came here a few days ago, on a break from Radiator springs. I hadn't had a vacation in so long.. I thought Galena would be a perfect getaway. well i come here and find its turned into a war zone and theres nothing to do but hide..
_ well wqhat if we blew up the enemy headquarters?" Nick asked.
well that would cripple them for sure,' sally said Lets see now. they were quartered on 33rd streets, 3 blocks north of here. I see them streaming out of there from time to time..I guess could help you by coiling out the fuse..if you have the explosives..
Scooby Stitch and Hunter drove thier vehicles over the bridge and into the heart of neptume City..
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Stripetail went across the bridge in atank ' alright evetuone! spread out and lets start taking the City back!' he cried
Spyro and cynder flew on ahead and were soon joined by biyomon, Tentomon andPatomon
Alright Guys when you see the enemy let them have it" spyro said " the Digimon nodded as they flew down the various streets..
Scooby and Dixie ran down streets and headed into the western section of town " This time, this city is ours " dixie grinned. Above them Hunter (the Cheetah, was jumping from rooftop to rooftop..
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Tarrador joined the pother dragons apreading out Neptune City Tarrax and Cyril took the northern third, Volteer and the younger dragomns took the cebtral third. " leaving Tarrador and Sara to cover the southern third " Ladies first' terrador said to her.
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(Neptune City)
Lt. Martin grinned as she received a transmission. "Well, lookie here, we've got some extra firepower."
In the distance was the squadron that towed the lightning dragon to Surf Point.
The fighters each wore a harness that carried a single Firestorm cluster missile. The bomber was carrying tens of tons of high explosives.
Major Lockie and Lt. Martin decided to follow Tarrax to the industrial section of the city.
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The ground troops were the first to run into Chong's forces.
A small convoy was lured down a dead end street where a magic mine had been placed. This mine was a copy of Stripetail's lava mine.
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Dixie's convoy was held up by a roadside bomb. Unfortunately, this let several of Chong's soldiers attack the stalled convoy.
Ms. Swimmer hastily created a wall of fire to vaporize the bullets before they struck but again, the firewall was useless against the shockwaves produced by explosions.
Zachary shot and killed a mage preparing to summon something.
One archer took a shot to the head from a rooftop sniper. Deimos quickly gunned him down.
A soldier returned fire with the 20 mm autocannon mounted atop one of the Humvees
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(Galena)
"Well, Ms. Carerra, we-" Paul began
"Open up!" Someone shouted. The shouting was interspersed with what sounded like someone ramming the door.
Paul leapt to his feet with his rocket launcher aimed at the door. "F--- off or you'll get a rocket to the face!" he thundered.
Several other soldiers readied their weapons.
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Anton kicked down the door. He found an opulent garage in tatters. A display case had been shattered and its contents of racing trophies stolen. A dead mage with an arrow sticking out of her throat lay in a pool of blood by the door.
"So what happened here?" the Great Valley archer asked, nocking an armor piercing arrow into his bow.
The soldier toting the light machine gun swept the room. "There's no one here," she said.
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
Strut then noticed a door was ajar in the rear of the garage. "Shaggy, you come with me to check out the back yard."
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Great just great, I get to go after the nutjob who did this" Shaggy muttered., but he went ahead anyway, his gun held in front og him. the room in front off him was dark lit only by an intermitent light above them..
_ I'll just.. wer go get some snacks.. Sally said as he headed into the next room. Nick quickly followed her. " Is theres any other way out of here? he asked quickly as the nnabing sound grew louder
Dixie used her ring to cast some fireballs which knocked away some of the bukllets
Tiger and Tigeress created a wall of ice as they fired away at the enemy.. " Well no, one said this would be easy..
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"Thanks." Sara said before she took to the air to look for enemy troops to attack or warn others about telepathically.
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Jason had changed to his imperial dragon form and was fighting beside Guilmon in his digivolved form. Each watching out for the other and with practiced tactics that they had used often in the past.
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie's radio beeped. "Sorry, gotta assist Dixie's platoon."
He then wheeled around and headed towards Dixie's forces.
Lt. Martin said nothing as she scanned the skies for any threats. She picked up two at the edge of radar range - living fighter plane and a dragon. "Heads up, Tarrax!"
She then launched two radar guided missiles at the targets.
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Deimos reloaded his rifle as an enemy sniper's shot pierced the concrete wall behind him. All around him, the soldiers were trading fire with Chong's forces.
Zachary shot and killed another mage.
Dr. Zanasiu had lost his shotgun and was using a 20 mm autocannon turret on one of the Humvees.
Two soldiers firing back at Chong's forces were killed by a mage inside a building. He aimed his cannon at the building's window and let loose a volley of high explosive shells.
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(Galena)
Strut looked around the rear room. The tac light on his shotgun provided adequate illumination.
"Something tells me that this ain't no ordinary house," he said.
All around him were assorted tomes of arcane magic, several potions brewing in laboratory equipment and large metal drums filled with what he assumed to be potion ingredients.
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"Nick, Nani, one of you get Ms. Carerra to safety," Paul said as he kept his rocket launcher trained on the door. This time, he could see a thin red line from where someone was trying to use a torch to get into the house.
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Don't tell nme Chong libed here? Shaggy gulped " you'd better take that magic stuff and bring it to Stripetail or haresh, they should be able to find out what sort of magics this guy was doing.." Shagy said shining the light on the books and other magical stuff..
_ got it " Tarrax replied " i see them.. you keep them busy While i tackle the enemy forces north of here"
_ stripetail had moved forward into the city and was trading blows with a battalion of chongs forces.
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Odysseus threw a hand grenade at a group of enemy forces. Once the explosion had gone off he, Brooklyn and Moran used their ranged weapons before closing in on the enemy to engage in melee combat.
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Bullseye, the ptero extreme dinosaur used his sonic cry to stun some enemy troops before the other extreme dinosaurs started to use their energy weapons.
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(scooby doo gone mad!? Lol, I will be tigger)
Out of the fog emerged a bouncing creature, covered in a white sheet...
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(Galena)
Strut shook his head. "We don't know how to safely handle these things. If we screw up, we could both be killed. It's probably better just to destroy them on the spot."
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Lt. Martin whooped as she corkscrewed, dodging a blast of white hot fire from the dragon. She retaliated with a brief burst of 25 mm cannon fire.
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I know its risky, but these objects could be valuable' Shaggy replied ' We;ll take the books and spells and destroy the potions, or at ;lleast as much as we can' he said taking a glass full of liquid and smashing it against a wasll
the potion spread over the wall and began eating a hole in it' Shaggys face grew pale..
Tarrax meanwhile was pounding the northern areas of Nepruyune city..
scooby and Dixies forces were making slow progress.. given the state of the city, there was not much cover for them..
- Sally moved over to a back exit and gave Nick a loook. "If you guys help me get out of here and safely back to radiator Springs.. I'll let you stay at my hotel for free.. for a whole weeek..
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Sara engaged some enemies she had spotted, using her dragon fire and some lighting spells to attack them.
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"Saurian Stomp!" T-bone said just before he and the other extreme dinosaurs stomped their feet, which caused a mild earthquake and the earth to open up a crack just in front of their feet that ran outwards to some enemy vehicles and tanks till they fell in.
""That'll make things a little easier." Bullseye said."
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(Galena)
Strut snatched a large book and tucked it under his arm. He grabbed another one only to notice something on the bottom. It was timed fuse to a bomb and he had apparently tripped it.
"Shaggy! Get out! I accidentally set off a bomb!" he shouted as he bolted for the entrance.
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Just as the door was cut open, Paul fired his rocket. An agonized scream was heard as the HEAT rocket sent a supersonic jet of molten metal into a living car's face.
Just as he reloaded, a grenade sailed into the room. He dove behind a large metal table that somewhat protected him from the blast. He noticed six soldiers - all ordinary Humans or anthros - entering. He grabbed his pistol and started shooting. Unfortunately, the smoke made aiming difficult.
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie had joined Sara and Tarrax in attacking the northern parts of the city.
Suddenly, several large missiles streaked past the three. A few seconds later, a multitude of explosions lit up the northern city.
"Thought y'all might need some help," one of the living fighters radioed. He then jettisoned the harness he wore to carry the large missile. "We're about thirty or so miles away."
Major Lockie said nothing as his 105 mm cannon boomed, destroying a bunker that was holding up some Seaboard Coalition forces. His 40 mm and 20 mm cannons then went to work taking apart a convoy from Chong.
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Shaggy ran as fast as he could while carrying several books.. ' the group ean out of the room just in time as there was a kous bang as the bomb exploded behind them..
Chong was surveying the battle from outside the city.. amnd his anger was griwing. nort only was Galena falling but so was Neprune City.. " Release all the mustard gas we have left!" he ordered.
Dixie anbd Scooby were slowly making progress on the ground. above them biyomon, Agumon abd agumina were battling the enemy in the Sky.
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"Thanks, always glad to have some extra help." Sara said. She put up a short term shield to protect herself and some nearby folks from enemy missiles.
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Jason and Gallantmon continued to fight with Odysseus, Brooklyn and Moran battling nearby as well, though they focused on human size apponants while Jason, in his imperial dragon form, and Gallantmon focused on larger ones.
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Nick knocked the door open which lead to a back alley. "Come on! He said " we're three blocks away from thier headquarters..
_ Briggins meanwhile was having Robbie the robot clean the remaining floors
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(Neptune City)
The Whiptail Lizard nodded and relayed his orders.
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(Chong AFB)
Bombers carrying tens of tons of lethal chemical weapons - mostly the magically enhanced mustard gas and echynd gas - an acid gas mainly designed to attack living vehicles but it was also quite destructive to non-living vehicles and weaponry - thundered into the sky. Their orders - bomb Galena and Neptune City with their chemical weapons.
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(Neptune City)
Dr. Zanasiu's team was assisting Dixie's platoon. They had already cleared out one of Chong's garrisons and were making progress.
Yaltsin and his crew had arrived with some fresh reinforcements. Of course as soon as they arrived, sniper fire rained down on them from above.
An explosion was heard as a solder tossed a grenade into second story window, killing a group of snipers.
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(Galena)
Paul detached a smoke grenade from his vest and pulled the pin. He then tossed it at the soldiers who were trying to find Sally.
He then dashed to the back alley where Sally, Nick and Nani were waiting.
"All right, so what's the plan?" he asked, taking off his helmet and wiping his face with the back of his sleeve.
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Luckily, the explosion of the house had managed to clear the magic fog around the area, letting Captain Fairchild see again.
"Hey, guys," he radioed, "the fog's gone so if you need heavy fire support, I'm here for you."
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Strut looked at the books. "Let's stick these in the Humvee and call Stripetail."
He then opened the door to his Humvee and tossed the books into the seating area.
He climbed into the front seat and radioed Stripetail. "Commander Stripetail, this is Strut. Shaggy and I have found multiple spellbooks inside a house in Galena. Over."
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Sara sent a spell at a group of enemy troops she had that exploded on impact. She had also added in an extra loud sound and flash to be a bit more effective in stunning or disorienting the nearby enemy troops.
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Bring them to me as soon as you can, those spellbooks may be useful. We've taken about half of Neptune City, How are thing in Galena>' Stripetail asked
We get out of here head three blocks north and blowup thier jheadquarters Nick said.. " anyoe get inn our way, I'm pumping them full of lead.. Nani said. " i'll lead the way just follow me Sally said.
_(neptune City)
, Stitch and angel were throwing debris as the enemies, several of their blows wre lethal, others died from getting bashed directly in the head from stitch or angel, who were rolling and bouncing back and forth, much too quickly for the enemy to hit..
Dixie and Scooby kept moving towards the middle of the city..
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(Inglorious Hotel, Surf Point)
A group of people were huddled around one of the radios in the lobby. Several workers were mopping up the floor or carrying munitions.
Suddenly, the voice of one of the field marshals came through.
"Attention, we have captured Chong AFB."
Just then, three more voices cut through, announcing that Dialset, Sunberry and Osmiridium had been recaptured.
Loud cheers broke out from the group gathered around the radio.
"Finally, it's over!" a Raven guard said. She appeared to be no older than twelve.
"If it were only sooner," a Human soldier said sagely as he wiped a tear away from his face - which was scarred up from an rocket attack that killed several of his fellow soldiers during the attack on Southport.
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(Chong AFB)
Most of the bombers that tried to take off were downed by Seaboard Coalition troops as they moved in to take the air force base.
A few managed to get through though.
Several coalition troops and vehicles swarmed the buildings forcing any remaining Chong sympathizers and employees from their hiding places.
The few soldiers, mages and mechanical troops that protected the installation were no match for the sheer number of Seaboard Coalition forces.
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(Galena)
"We're doing pretty good. I think we killed most of Chong's forces," Strut said. "Strut out."
He then turned to Shaggy and spoke. "Let's join up with Nick's group."
Anton and his two men came out of a nearby building.
"We're heading up with Nick's group," Strut said.
"Let me reload first!" the soldier snapped as reached inside the Humvee, snapped a box of ammunition to his light machine gun and fed the belt into the gun.
Anton loaded a rocket into his launcher and strapped some more spare rockets to his body.
The archer loaded some more armor piercing arrows into his quiver.
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Paul radioed Captain Fairchild. "Hey Captain, we're heading to Galena HQ to destroy it. We'll need your help."
"Roger that. I was getting bored anyways. Fairchild out."
The sound of jet engines was soon heard over the group.
Suddenly, his voice came back over the radio. "You may wanna get moving. I Got some living vehicles and Chong troopers about four or so miles away on radar. Also, HQ's heavily guarded so be prepared for a hell of a fight."
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(Neptune City)
Lt. Martin had already downed the enemy fighter but her body was riddled with bullet holes. The dragon was still fighting, even after it had eaten over 100 25 mm high explosive rounds.
Major Lockie flew over the large dragon and aimed his 105 cannon at its head. "Kiss your ass goodbye," he growled as his gun fired. The powerful explosion at such close range made him - as well as the reloading crew inside him - flinch. But it did its work, the head of the dragon was completely obliterated and the dragon crashed to earth, destroying several small buildings at its impact site.
"Thanks," Lt. Martin said, winking at him.
If it were possible, Major Lockie would have blushed. A burst of AA fire hitting his belly reminded him that he was in a war zone.
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Thanks to the fact that the Chong chemical bombers had no fighter escort and were not alive, the other living fighter planes shot them down with minimal effort.
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Chong gestured and his eyes grew wide the areas he controlled had suddenly drastically shrunk. " We must hold Neptune City or we will all be caught ," He radioed " Neptune City and Galena are all we have left, they taken Chong AFB and destroyed most of our supplies
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Stripetail had heard the reports come in through his communicator! everyonE! He said with smile as so large it almost trasferred through the radio. : we have taken Arkan AFB, Sunberry and Osmirihium. all vhing's forces hold are Galena and Neptune City. once we take those two it won't be long before that horrid mage is in our custody.."
_ Rou Ream, re've rearry ron?' Scooby said clearly relieved " we're not done yer, but we're real close" stripetail replied.
_ Volreer Terrador and Cyril let forth a flurry of powerful attacks. terrador was, it seemed to Spyro, enjoying this. " If you had only contacted us weeks ago Spyro, this war would have been over much soner..
_ We've gotten the north wesrt and much of the south " cynder said rhough her rng " we just need to grab the base
_ Sally drove slowly through the strrets Nick and nani following close behind her..
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Seeing the size of the forces they were facing and what they consisted of Jason summoned the Q-rex zord who joined in the battle against the forces of evil.
"Looks like ti may be over soon, or we may be in a spot where the battle may pause." Jason said to those he was with.
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just keep going Hunter said to them as the Rovermobile headed past the Zord towards the base compound, which was quickly becoming ground zero in a titanic clash which would decide the war..
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"We make then run with tail between their legs. The ones who have tails anyway." Exile said
"So many tuchies to bite." The doberman pincer said with a smile on his lips.
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"If they were't on vacation we could have asked the Street Sharks to come with us." T-bone said as he continued blasting at some enemy soldiers.
"I hope they bring some of those little umbrella that those drinks come in." Bullseye said.
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normally blitz i wouldn't let you bite so many, but what the heck ' colleen said ' lets end this war once and for all. abd i think i kbnow just what to do, though it might be counted as a war crime ' she said looking back towards muzzle
- hunter gulped ' You don't mean..
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"If you don't tel anyone I won't." Exile said, guessing at what she meant to do.
"and do not watch, it may give you nightmares." Blitz said.
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you better believe it Hunter stop the car and let muzzle out' colleen said firmly
hunter reluctantly sis so as Sheep carruied the straightjacketed dog out of car ' colleen unlocked the locked holding the dog ro the strollers and the crazed dog raced away towards a nearby convoy,. soon terrible screamems of pain and cries for help were heard..
- you're twisted colleen hunter said..
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie shredded an convoy with a massive hail of 40 mm, 105 mm and 20 mm shells.
Just as he blasted apart an armored truck with his 105 mm cannon, the reloaders alerted him to the fact that he was out of ammunition.
"Sorry, I've got to reload."
Suddenly, thousands of spent shell casings rained down from his belly as his crew swept the spent casings out the side disposal ports.
When he was done dumping the spent casings, he headed back to Surf Point to reload.
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The convoy that Muzzle was attacking was struck by two missiles from Lt. Martin, who was several miles away.
Massive explosions boomed as the bomber flattened a nearby city block that was holding some of Chong's abominations that he had planned to use.
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(Galena)
Anton, Strut and the two soldiers met up with Nick and Nani in one of the back streets of Galena. Captain Fairchild was flying overhead.
Suddenly, he noticed that the about a 100 yards down, a large pile of concrete rubble had blocked off the road. Captain Fairchild prepared to destroy the offending mass with his missiles but a hail of 20 mm shells struck him along the flank.
He unleashed a stream of profanity as he let loose with his 30 mm cannon, reducing the three offending vehicles to smoldering pieces of scrap metal.
But it was not over yet, several other living vehicles were waiting in ambush for the group.
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Tarrax Spyro and Cynder soon added thier attacks to the Guradians efforts. Meanwhile Stripetail was ytoying with a convoy near him, the news that the war was close to won, had put him in a mood to be playful, unfortunately for his enemies. currently he had them acting out a three Stooges routine complete with slapping each other in the face and third guy making Curly noises.
Agumon and Agumina climbed back into the mystery machine and Scooby and Fixie has paused on a side street and have Genki reload.. ' this stuff in fun' Genki laughed wildly.. " Genki when we get home I am definitely cutting out your sugar intake" tiger said gruffly
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"I did not know that was even possible." Blitz said about something he had seen Muzzle doing.
Shep hid his eyes so he could not see what Muzzle was up to. Then he put on some sun glasses with the lenses painted black.
"Good idea. Now you'll have no nightmares later." Exile said to Shep.
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Major Lockie was being refueled and reloaded back at Surf point.
He also got a new crew of reloaders.
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Muzzle continued attacking the convoy mercilessly. he was tearing them to shreads
_ Sprax flitted to and fro as the coalition kept up the pressure "you've found some interesting friends here Spyro, ' he said as Angemon and Angewomon flew past " Remind me never to tick them off..
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Nick Nani and Ahaggy reached the Headquarters for chongs forces in Galen, only to be met with machinegun fire ' ok, so maybe this wasn't such a good idea, sally said as she ducked behind a corner ' it was the right idea,m, unfortunately they are not going to give themelves up without a fight' Nick said as bullets whizzed Aaround him..
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Anton ducked behind a piece of concrete and returned fire with his rocket launcher.
The Great Valley archer shot a living vehicle in the eye with an armor piercing arrow.
"Can you use a gun?" Paul asked Sally. A bullet pierced the carcass of a living armored truck he was crouching behind to reload.
Rime calmly shot out all the tires on an oncoming car. Unfortunately, the car was still able to fire its machine gun - at least until Rime shot that as well.
Captain Fairchild's voice suddenly cut through the din of battle. "Just a heads up but it looks like some living vehicles - including some military folks - are coming up from behind. I'll handle the military ones but you gotta handle the others - I'm running a little low and I wanna conserve ammo so we can take apart Chong's Galena HQ."
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no, I don't operate weaponry Sally said i can operate machinery though. you give me a fuse i'll light it like the sheriff going after a speeder.."
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Understood Nick sai " the sooooner we dispose of them the sooner we can we can take control of the city.. Thanbks to the control of the Former cHong AFB, The Colaition now could refortify and resupply its forces on both fronts..
_ Stripetail has finished amusing hismself and his dispatched the convoy he had been toying with .. " Air support! He radioed! Take out the base! Blow it to bits if you have to..
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Sara sent some chain lightning at some enemies and then some magical smoke darkness at another.
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie was en route to Neptune City, below him were the forces of the Seaboard Coalition.
He - along with Lt. Martin and the other living planes - headed for the main headquarters of Chong's forces.
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The Whiptail Lizard frantically ordered all of the troops to abandon their battles and flee to the main complex to defend it.
She sighed as antiaircraft guns and missile emplacements were set up. Several self propelled artillery pieces and MLRS vehicles were set up as well. Stationary defense turrets were deployed as well.
"It's do or die," she said grimly as she checked her pistol.
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Several of the Seaboard Coalition's self propelled artillery pieces and MLRS vehicles trundled along the ravaged road that led to Neptune City. They came at the behest of Captain Milos.
The driver of the lead vehicle radioed Stripetail once all the vehicles were in place. "Captain, this is the lead artilleryman of the 141st Artillery Brigade, we are in range of enemy headquarters. Awaiting authorization to fire."
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Captain Milos came down from the machine gun turret on the Humvee he was manning and addressed Stripetail
"Commander, the 141st Artillery Brigade are in range to bombard enemy HQ. Following up with an air raid by Major Lockie and his allies along with the dragons and then a final sweep by our ground forces would ensure a decisive victory."
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(Galena)
Anton swore profusely as he blew up another armored vehicle. Bullets whizzed around him as he reloaded.
Rime checked his PDA, which was almost out of power. "From what Mr. Bigmouth and Haresh have intercepted," he said, "the building's power source is an dark magic reactor. If we can breach the shielding, the reaction could runaway and destroy the building."
"How the f--- are we supposed to do that?!" Paul yelled.
"We could jury-rig a bomb with the munitions we have on hand or scavenged from the wrecked vehicles," the soldier with the light machine gun offered.
"One question, who's going to deliver the package of explosive whoopass?"
The Great Valley archer said nothing as he lodged an armor piercing arrow into an onrushing car's tire. He seemed unfazed by the bail of bullets around him.
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well if it is detachable by control giving the car enough time to flee.. well I could do it' Sally said..
_ Blow that building apart and lets end this" stripetail spat..' Tarrax, Guardians Air Aupport, focus on Neptune City's base the Enemy is with drawing towards the base.
_ chong appeared inside the base dishelveled and furious. " The enemy had taken all territory save for Galena and thse base. ' We are surrounded" he said heavily.. ' we are down to about 8000 men
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'Captain, you may open fire' stripetail said turning to him "this is backback for all the men you lost at Surf point"
_ Darren came up to him
his scar from where the biomb had been put inside him was still visible but it wasn't as ugly now. " I'm ready Sir. to pay back Ching for all he did to me.. and my friends..
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Sara focused on providing some protection and defensive magic while the others attacked, thinking it may be helpful if not everyone attacked but 1 person provided some defensive magic.
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"I wonder what rating that would give if that scene was in a movie." Blitz said watching what Muzzle was doing.
"I do not think they have a rating that high." Exile said.
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(Galena)
"Good enough," Rime said. He then turned to Nick, Nani, Strut and Shaggy. "Shaggy, Strut, help me salvage enough munitions to make this bomb!"
Paul and Anton each contributed a spare rocket, which was placed aside inside a nearby alleyway.
By this time, the enemy vehicles were within range to fire. A rocket soared past Sally.
Captain Fairchild retaliated with a burst from his 30 mm cannon, destroying an enemy Humvee. An anti-tank missile destroyed a infantry fighting vehicle that was trying to shoot Sally
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(Neptune City)
Darren returned to his position as the driver of the lead MLRS vehicle. Even through the vehicle's armor, he could hear the 155 mm artillery pieces firing, filling the air with a explosion that was heard for miles.
He then nodded to the gunner, who pressed the launch button, sending several high explosive cluster rockets into the sky. The other MLRS vehicles followed suit.
One of the soldiers watched as the rockets soared into the sky, leaving thick trails of smoke behind. She smirked; Chong wasn't getting out alive - or for that matter, in one piece.
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Several minutes, later, the first artillery shell hit, destroying one of Chong's runways.
Soon, 155 mm shells rained from the sky. The base's defenses tried to shoot them down, but there were just too many. Explosions tore through the air as the shells leveled repair depots, warehouses, hangars and anything else they landed on.
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(neptune City)
Apart from the explosives, the dragons were devastating the defenses of neptune City. Chong was forced to use his magic to deflect blasts that came near him. he could only worry about himself, his forces were getting wiped out.
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Galena)
shaggy grabbed as much explosive as he could. Nick was explaining how the exploive would work. " Once you get close enbough to the foundations, release the bomb and get out of there.. you will only have , perhaps a minute, to get clear. you are going to have to really fly..
_ i'm a Porsche I can really go if I need to.Sally replied confidently " Did I tell you this is completely crazy?
_ You got any other ideas, I'm all ears" Nick replied.
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Agumon and the other digimon had sealed off the exits ghoing out of the city..
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(Neptune City)
Several tons of high explosive submunitions cratered the already scarred landscape around Chong's base and leveled yet more structures. All this in addition to the 155 mm shells still raining down.
The Whiptail Lizard was frantically trying to redirect resources to the most vital zones.
"Artillery!" she shouted into her radio. "Find position of enemy artillery and return fire!"
Several nearby explosions punctuated the urgency of her orders.
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Chong's artillerymen hastily returned fire, sending a barrage of shells and rockets towards Darren's group.
One MLRS vehicle was destroyed by a lucky artillery shell before it could fire.
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The 141st Artillery Division had run out of ammunition. Luckily, the commander had requested some ammunition from a nearby base.
Gustave was poking his head out of a hatch and looking at the city's core with binoculars. Suddenly, an explosion rocked his vehicle. He turned to the right and saw that the artillery piece to his right was on fire and people were staggering out of the burning wreck.
He quickly radioed Stripetail. "Request air support! Enemy is attacking- holy sh-"
The line went dead as Gustave's MLRS vehicle was struck by an artillery shell from Chong's forces, instantly killing him and the driver.
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(Galena)
Rime had finished the ad hoc bomb. It was an incredibly crude device - everything from land mines to anti-tank rockets to hand grenades to artillery shells were hastily wired together and shoved into a metal box.
He then turned to Sally. "This bomb has a specially designed harness that will instantly let you drop the bomb. It runs on a thirty minute timer. Once I start it, I can't stop it, so move as fast and as carefully as you can. Got it?"
"What about the rest of us?" Paul asked.
Rime smirked. "We'll create a distraction."
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We'll give her time to let the bomb go' nick said as sally nodded, and turned began racinf yup the street
- stripetail sighed as the communication with Gustave was cut off.. there was no hope that he survived.. they would have to carry on without him..another name to add to thier list
Tarrax and the other dragons poured a fresh attacks on the remaining enemy which was getting forced into a smaller and smaller area..
_ Nick and Nani started opening fire on the enemy giving Sara ebnough time to reach the heafquaters, release the bomb.. and get out..
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie arrived with his air force. He then turned to Sara and Tarrax. "Ready?" he asked.
"Let's do this," the living bomber said as he flew next to Tarrax.
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(Galena)
Captain Fairchild opened up with his 30 mm cannon, shredding enemy vehicles and buildings alike.
Once Sally began moving, the bomb armed itself.
"Good luck," Strut said as he joined Nick and Nani in providing suppressive fire.
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We're ready Tarrax said " lets clear them you the final ground assualt " he roared as he flew on towards the base
the Guardians spyro and Cynder soon joined the push
( Galena)
the bomb ticked down as Sara drove up the street
it take her about 5 minutes to reach the building
and them released the bomb into and open window. ' time to get the heck out of here she said hearing gunfire near her and turning arund quickly he started to head back to her position ' Nani nani and Shaggy poured out round aftyer round of suppressibe fire. Nick winced as he gor nickeed in the shoulder by a stray bullet..
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(Neptune City)
Major Lockie led his squadron to Chong's base.
He and the bomber released all their bombs - fifteen tons in total - once they flew over the base. Major Lockie then circled the base, blasting anything that survived the bombing.
Explosions blossomed across the ravaged base and buildings crumbled and land cratered as explosive death rained down from the skies.
"Suck on that, Chong!" Major Lockie shouted. His 105 mm cannon boomed as he destroyed a bomber on a runway.
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(Galena)
Captain Fairchild had used up almost all of his ammunition creating a distraction. It wasn't a total loss; he had destroyed at least ten vehicles and most of the base's support buildings.
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Rime smiled as he saw Sally returning. "Nice job!" he said as he loaded his last magazine. "Everyone," he announced, "Sally has set the bomb. We have twenty minutes to get the hell away from here. The reactor breach will destroy everything in a one mile radius."
"Dump anything that could slow you down," Strut ordered. "As we'll need to cover a mile in twenty or so minutes." With that said, he shed his armored vest. It was so badly damaged that it was a miracle that it provided any protection at all.
Rime ditched his own ravaged ballistic vest along with some empty rifle magazines. He even considered dumping his pistol but decided against it.
Anton and Paul had nothing to discard except some spent launch tubes. The infantryman accompanying them discarded his backpack of forcible entry tools, keeping only his light machine gun. The Great Valley Archer kept all his equipment.
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Sara did a chain lighting spell on an enemy group of forces then a strong gust of wind.
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Jason had switched to his time lord form since his imperial dragon form had gotten injured so he decided to switch to his time lord form for now, and maybe morph. He had forgotten to put any healing potions in the vest or belt pouches his imperial dragon form wore.
He saw a familiar figure and went over to pat his head. "Hello Scout. Been a while, good to see you again. Well you look busy and I am, see you later. Tell Bill I said hello." Jason said and he went up into the air, taking out a blaster pistol and light saber handle.
Muzzle wagged his tail then when they parted went off looking for another group of foes.
"Who was that and why did Muzzle not harm him?" Blitz asked confused.
"I do not know." Exile said.
"he must be confused, he called him Scout, his name is not scout and who is bill. I don't know any bill." Blitz said.
"oooh, looks like some bad guys over there." Exile said. "I thought we had gotten them all." Exile said pointing in the direction where he saw some. Muzzle ran off in that direction.
"Less tushies for me to bite." Blitz said.
"I almost feel sorry for them. almost being key word." Exile said.
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Shaggy threw away his spent shells as did Nani and nick. " alright guys' we need to move' he said.. "While I do ryun track, and can run pretty darn fast I've never run a mile carrying armor on me.
- Less talking more running' Nani said taking off. Sally drove alongside them.. 'if you guys need to climb onto my bumper, you can, but you'll have to hang on.. Humans only.. She said looking at the dinosaurs..
_ Stripetail and his forced now approached the base, Stripetail's magic decimating anyone who dared to oppose him. that is not to say he sleew them all by himself, no, Scooby, Tiger anbd the others had plenty of foes to drive back. tiger and tigeress were merciless in thier attacks, what Tarrax abd the other dragons didn't clear from the sky, the digimon cleared from the ground..
_ Chong had survived the bombing but few of his forces had.. communication with his forces in galena was spotty at best now.. "The tide of war has turned against us, he said to those he had gathered around him under a protective shield.. ' How many troops do we have left?
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(Neptune City)
The Whiptail Lizard looked around. "I'd say we have 350 to 750 troops left. They're trying to hold off the enemy as best they can."
The shield flickered but held strong as Major Lockie blasted it with his 105 mm cannon and followed up with a volley of 40 mm shells.
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Deimos, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Ms. Swimmer and even Yaltsin's crew had joined in the push to the base.
Deimos shot a sniper from her perch atop a water tower. Unfortunately, the sniper had already killed four soldiers.
Ms. Swimmer set fire to a store that gunfire was. Zachary and Dr. Zanasiu (the latter using a stolen rifle) shot the survivors that issued from the store.
Yaltsin and his men were mostly recording but they did get called into action - mostly in evacuating wounded personnel but they also engaged the enemy soldiers.
The Great Valley archers were surprisingly deadly against Chong's soldiers. Then again, their bows had been enchanted to give them rifle-like similar accuracy and range and of course, the explosive heads of the arrows usually ensured death or incapacitation for the hapless target.
The Bull trucker had met his end when he and a five other soldiers pursued some of Chong's forces. They ambushed and killed them inside an alleyway.
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Ceela and her group were trying to penetrate deeper into the base. Unfortunately, they ran into the few platoons of Chong's army that had vehicles. Even though their arrows were enchanted to slice through personal armor and then explode with horrifying effects, the arrows lacked the power to damage the armored vehicles. Even though they attempted to retreat, the vehicles quickly cornered them and killed them - their essential water healing factor all but useless against the hail of bullets that the vehicles' weapons spit out.
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it was then Stripetail reached the gates to the base ' Sendar Implicifum! He roared and the gate which had stood up to biombing, weaponsfire and everrything else the Coalition could throw at it, it disintegrated revealing the small groups of Dragonstorm forces who opened fire. Stripetail's shield deflected the buletts and the attackers were quickly killed, by a combination of digimon attacks and stitch throwing grenades.. ' forward! He commanded.. " thier forces are welll under a thousand by now..it is time to finish this
- from 40 thousand, not including my spirit minions..to less than a thousand " chong ran his fingers over his head, as the front gate was blasted in.." it is only a matter of time now.. make your defenses last as long as you can, we have failed in our mission..how that damned squirrell did it i don't know..
should we try and kill him? said a soldier 'Nothing short of of a nuke would kill him, and in any event we are far too outnumbered, they control the sky the sea and everything outside this base....' Chong said.
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Jason used his lightsaber and his blaster on some troops as he flew from one building to the next. He put the blaster away and took out a grenade and threw it off a building at another enemy troop.
He got closer to the base and put the light saber & the legion flight ring down as he used his morpher to morph to his ranger form. He picked up his light saber and put on his legion flight ring before he flew off towards the base.
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(Galena)
The bomb ticked down to its final seconds just as the group reached their armored vehicles - over two miles away.
Strut and Rime appeared to not be winded while the dinosaur archer was panting heavily.
"We're far enough from the blast zone that the shockwave won't harm us but the wind might throw debris around," Rime said.
Strut opened the rear door to an armored SUV and climbed in. Rime followed.
As soon as he entered the SUV, the bomb went off.
Captain Fairchild, who was over ten miles away, was treated to the sight of a dark purple hemisphere rising up from the base, collapsing in on itself and turning into a dark purple shockwave that leveled anything in its path. Buildings were reduced to rubble and vehicles thrown around.
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(Neptune City)
"Give up, Chong! You're finished!" Major Lockie shouted. He blasted an armored truck to scrap with his 105 mm cannon.
Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary, Deimos and the troops they commanded forced their way into the base, decimating the guards. Even though Chong's troops fought with fanatical frenzy and behind magic barriers, there were just too many Coalition troops. Little by little as the battle ground on, Chong's forces dwindled.
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Chong started as he gaze caught struipetail coming towards him "you have a lot to answer for Chong " stripetail said coldly ' the thousands of innconent lives you destroyed with your mustard gas, the towns you've destroyed, and the deaths of those serving under me, all that falls on you. Surrender now, and you will spend the rest of your days in a magical prison, or choose to fight me, in which case I will kill you.
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Bring it on ' squirrell" Chong spat, sending a magical flurry at him, which Stripetail repelled with a scornful gesture. " i would rather die that have to siffer the torment of figuring out how you managed to defeat my forces with just a handful of allies.Now take this' Chong sent twin torrents of magic at Stripetail, this was to be the final battle of the war, and it was fitting that it pitted the two commanders againstr each other. "Secure the base" Stripetail said through his radio " Don't worry about me.. that is an order..
_ Darren moved to control the roads leading out of the city..
_ Nick and Shaggy Leaped onto the back of the Suv, where nani reached them a few seconds later. behind them the shockwave of the bomb going off reached them " Lets get out of here' Nick said.. " Galena is ours.. " the war is almost over..
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(Galena)
The vehicles peeled out of Galena and headed back to Surf Point.
Captain Fairchild decided to "clean up" the town, by which he meant killing any of Chong's forces.
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(Neptune City)
As per Stripetail's orders, the forces fanned out to eliminate the rest of Chong's forces - not that there were too many left.
Mr. Bigmouth, Setsuna and Haresh arrived along with an additional platoon
Mr. Bigmouth looked around at the devestation and death that the battle had wreaked. "Sorry, we got here as fast as we could."
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The Whiptail Lizard groaned as she pushed herself to her feet. She had been shot in the side by Ceela and the arrow - luckily a dud - was still sticking out of her. She braced her pistol against a piece of debris and aimed at Stripetail's head.
Mr. Bigmouth noticed and shot her square in the head, instantly killing her. Unfortunately, she managed to get the shot off.
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Ms. Swimmer and some Great Valley archers had captured a Dragonstorm scientist. Unfortunately, a brief distraction was all it took for him to wound one of the archers and then shoot himself.
Scenes like this repeated themselves through out the base as Dragonstorm personnel either attacked Coalition forces before shooting themselves or engaged in suicide attacks with grenades.
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Stripetail noticed the bullet racing towards his head and focused. the shielded solified and deflected the bullet just enough so it missed him. chong managed to get in a good shot as Stripetail's attention was distracvted by the lizards final attempt
stripetails winced as the blast sliced into his side, drawing bvlood. "You'll pay for that' he grimaced and started using stronger magic against Chong. Stripetail's effotys flung Chong hard against the ruins of an SUV causing him to spit out blood " a bolt from Stripetail's staff shattered Chongs protective shield. leaving him open to Stripetail's fury. Stripetail hit him repeatedly with magic causing Chong toi scream out in pain.. Stripetail's powers were stronger than Chongs, and by a good margin, and this fact was coming to the fore.
_ Shaggy and Nick breathed heavily as they saw the outskirts of Surf point appear in the distance " Sally was driving alongside them Boy will I have a story to tell mater and the others!" She said " It was harrowing scary and frankly insane but we pulled it off..
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captain Milos rook a moment to reflect on everything that had happened the last few months.. Chongs forces were now under a 100 at best.. there were almost no surrenders, the enemy knew that death awaited them for the crimes they had committed.
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Jason, in his quantam ranger morph ducked behind cover so he could contact his tardis telepathically. Scan the morphing grid to see if any have the power of invisibility. He said. His tardis dematerialized and went into the morphing grid to materialize there to start scanning. He summoned his morpher. I can't wait till this is over and we can take a vacation, and I can get started on my permanant morpher, he thought to himself.
Found, and transmitting the data to your morpher. His tardis said. Jason looked at his morpher that he had tweaked and when he saw a light briefly light on the modified part he stood. His tardis returned to where it had been before.
"Let's see what I turn into." He said then started the morph process, turning into the black dinothunder ranger, and then vanishing from sight as he turned invisible. Then he went to another location to start to more stealthily taking out the enemy troops he had been fighting, with others of his friends or other or the forces, if any, that were nearby or not to far off.
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Sara worked with Tarrax, using spells to disorient or distract their opponents, as well as a few defensive spells now and then. "That should do it." She said.
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Stripetail hads by now gained upper hand on Chong who was starting to throw objects at stripetail in his desperation. Stripetail turned the debris into other things and deflkected them to the side chong groped around for something to defend himseld himself on;y to finf that there was nothing for him to use ' I'm going to strip you of your powers chong so that you can never hurt anyone again " i can regain them wizard you know.." But time is not going to be your friend there chong, you doubtless have spent much of your life building up your powers, to lose them at this stage of your life makes it unlikely you will be able to regain them fully before you die.." Absorbus1 Stripetail commandded creating a crystal in his left paw and energy started to flow out of Chong into it ' Chong yelled despondently but there was nothing he could do. his powers were sliowly stripped away until the crystal was filled with magic. once that was done stripetail gestured and CHong was tied up with ropes and chains. 'Chong has been captured he radioed. ' the war is officially over. lets regroup outside. well Done everyone!"
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Scooby Hugged Dixie as Sptripetail's words reached them " Re Rid Rit1 he said taking off his helmet and kissing Dixie in celebration. " we cabn go home now! Rai said as the Digimon regrouped with thier partners. ' daren headed out towards the base which was reduced almost completely to rubble..
we can go home" agumina said to Agumon. " Not until stripetail makes sure you are normal' agumon said formly.. ' we'd have too much weirdness from you agumina..
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(Neptune City)
Yaltsin recorded and broadcast the capture of Chong live.
"Truly this is a historic day; the day Chong's reign of terror ended," Deimos said.
"And now, we can go home," Mr. Bigmouth said.
The forces of the Seaboard Coalition exited the ruined base per Stripetail's orders.
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(Ft. Inglorious)
Practically everyone was glued to a TV set as they watched the Coalition forces take Chong's base.
When Chong was captured, cheers broke out.
"We did it!" Strut cried.
"And nw beginsnthe long road to recovery," Rime said sagely.
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Stripetail dragged Chong out behind him, chong hung his head in defeat. Stripetail tossd Chong in front of him and the mage ended up against a wall. "this mage is the one of the few survivors from Dragonstorm, the others we are holding in a detention center.to capture him, and end the war, many of us paid the ultimate price, fighting against poison gas and the latest technology this world can offer.Chong and Dragonstorm proved they were ruthless, anyone they captured was subject to torment and a very painful death, with only a very small number of exceptions, including darren here.." Darrens eyes were brimming with tears as the memory of what chong had done ro him was very vivid, and scar he had only told part of the story. " We are not like him, we will not kill him, even though he richly deserves it. I have taken away most , if not all, his powers, it will take him a very long time to regain them, at any rate, where he is going, it won;t matter how strong he becomes..the magical prison on Prison planet will hold him for the rest of his days.' stripetail said. as the others gathered around him. "For nearly six months we waged this war with everything we had and gradually were able to build up our numbers so that we could bring the war to a even footing ands gradually wear down theirs so that we were eventually able to gain the upper hand. We have lost much, but with time, we can rebuild these towns and cities. The friends we have lost, we cannot bring back, it requires too much magic and reviving the dead is seen by many in the magical world as blasphemy. Still the memories of our friends thier kindness and bravery, will always be with us. We will build a monument to them, and engrave thier names into it, so that their names are never forgotten.If anyone has anything else to say, speak up now.."
_ we finally did it' briggins said " now I can finally begin to repair my hotel without worrying that it will get blown up. It will cost a lot, but the treasures that the wizard and the others found, will cover everything, and then some. we will restore the hotel to what it looked like when it was built, with modern security and amenities of course..
( Nick grinned as the report that the war was over came over the radio as they wewnt though Surf Point. " We did It! We actually beat that horrible git!' He cheered. " I can actually start to look for a new resteraunt to build.. perhaps.. in space this time.. i'm not going to have a third resteraunt blown up.."
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"I'm happy that is over. " Exile said.
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"I was wondering if it would ever be over." Brooklyn said to those with him.
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Mr. Bigmouth nodded and stepped up to a twisted piece of metal that served as a podium for Stripetail's speech.
He then cleared her throat and spoke. "We owe a lot to the many volunteers who form the Seaboard Coalition. Without them, we may never have triumphed over the despot Chong. A special mention must be made to the Great Valley dinosaurs; they had every right to refuse our request to assistance but instead, they chose to provide their bravery and courage to the Seaboard Coalition."
He then stepped off the "podium".
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captain Milos strode to the podium " I only have a few things to say.Thank you, to everyone who helped defend Surf Point, and the region, from Dragonstorm and Chong.. The Surf Point Volunteer Defense Force, whats left of it, thanks you. the wizard here has led us admirably, and while i had great doubts about him at the beginning, those doubts have long since disappeared. He kept us going, when it would have been easy to despair and give up, when the hotel was under siege by mustard gas, when we were shelled by rockets, when attackerss tried to blow us all to bits. yet somehow he kept us going, pushing us onward and keeping us alive, so that we could attract allies to our cause..the rebuilding process will be very long and expensive, the refugees living in the hotel will have to stay there a long time..until the town is rebuilt.. I am glad that we will be going home, and seeing our friends and family.. thank you" Milos stepped away from the podium.
We are reasady to go home ' terrador said to Spyro , Cynder and Hunter, whose left arem was in a sling.. " We still have to check out of the hotel.. and say goodbye to our friends" Spyro replied.
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Stripetail then threw chong into a waiting SUV with a gesture ' Alright everyone its back to the hotel so everyone can get their things together and head home. " i'm sure most of you will be more than happy to be home right about now" stripetail said..
The Digimon climbed into a waiting car.. lilo and stitch climbed into Stitch vehicle and began driving off..
" great job everyone ' Dixie said through her ring to the rest of the team. " Lets head back to the hotel.. We're checking out and heading home..
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"Guess we head back to the van & back to the hotel." Exile said, pushing Muzzle along.
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"I'm glad that is finally over. Though the hard work for the inhabitants starts, with their rebuilding." Sara said.
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Those of Jason's friends who were close by filed into his tardis, which headed to the Hotel. "Though dark times these were, many new friendships and more were started from this." Jason said.
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Shaggy nick and nani had made it back to the hotel and had removed thier weapons and armor " well dobe! Well done! Briggins said " We might just keep the fotress look, i like it, better than what it looked like previously. it will take me awhile but this place will look like it used to..
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Tiger tigeress and Genki climbed into the mYstery Machina and waited for Scooby to drive off " Boy will the guys back in Monster worls be sorry they missed all this" Genki crowed
Being shot it , nearly blown up and nearly killed by a giuant demon, yeah they'll be kicking themselves ' tiger said " i just wanrt to go home and rest.. thank you..
er we still have scooby and Dixies wedding to attend .. " Tigress said. " that won;t be for a few months' Tiger replied..
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Captain Fairchild, Major Lockie, Lt. Martin and the other living planes landed at Ft. Inglorious.
"Well, I guess it's goodbye," Captain Fairchild said to the soldiers and others in front of him.
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Strut, Rime, Anton and Paul stashed their weapons away and took off their armor.
"Well, I guess it's time to pack up and head home," he said.
Several Great Valley dinosaurs were filing through the portal to return back to their own world.
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Inside one of the APCs, Ms. Swimmer and the others were chatting.
"So do you think we'll see each other again?" Ms. Swimmer asked.
"Probably," Mr. Bigmouth replied. "Though hopefully, in less stressful times."
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Darrin brought out the suit and dress he had made for Scooby and Dixie " i'll start working on the others as soon as you call me..' he said ' You can stay with us until you can find a place to live.." Dixie said amnazed at the dress he had made for her' Darrin nodded " i'll take you up on that..
- Stripetail reached the hotel and bade Agumina came with him ' come along Agumina. Agumon's asked me to look at you" He said taking her into another room, and giving her a potion. " Drink that. it should clear up anything you caught from Tigress.. yes I know all about that.. in the future lets keep your relationships uncomplicated Agumina..' Agumina turned green after drinking the potion abnd threw up for about ten minutes, expelling some stuff out of her.. " that might have been it.. Go home Agumina, and I will contact you and Agumon once I have beed of you.' Agumina hugged him and headed out of the room.
Biyomon meanwhile had surprised Agumon (and everyone else) by giving him a long kiss on the lips. " that.. er.. was for clearing out those convoys in Neptune City.. don't mention that to Agumina ok?' she said embarassed. " Not going to say anything..' Agumon nodded.
Cynder went over to Dixie and gave her a goodbye hug and kiss, pressing her lips against hers ' we'll be in touch, now I need to get back to the others..she said " we'll be around for the wedding" she said as Spyro came up to say goodbye..
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"Now we can finally relax for a bit." Moran said. "Things may be rebuilt better then they were before."
"I'm just glad the war is finally over." Brooklyn said sighing a bit in his being physically tired.
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"Jinkies, it's hard to believe it is all finally over." Velma said.
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One by one, the guests started to sign out. bulk and Skull headed down the stairs with the money they had earned in a suicase Skull was carrying in his hand " The guys in Angel Grove will never believe this..' he said. "Best not sat anything then " Bulk replied.. ' our motorcyclkes were destroted we'll be gettiong a ride from an SUV..
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spyro greeted his friends and retreated to the Guardians you got a card with both Scooby and Dixies names on them and the location of thier house.. " we'll be in touch.. " Terrador saiud " since both Spyro and cynder consider you very good friends..
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Lilo Stitch and Angel were reunited with Nani who hugged each othem ' I'll be glad to get back home and take oh about a month off from anything' Nani said " We should be paid for this Angel said, and Lilo grinned.. " You will actually' stripetail's voice came though Stitchs ring. ' but i'll need a couple days to recover asnd get cauight up on other business..wizards always have business of one kind or another going on.. all of you will get paid..anbd i bet a lot of you will be surprised at the amount" Stripetail out."
Tigress caught up to Dixie and gave her a nuzzle I'm going to tell him" she said " I hope to see you soon" You will..Dixie said.
- Tarrax turned to Sara I'll be in touch with you dear" He said with a smile.
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Sara smiled to Tarrax, caressing one of his arms. "I certainly hope so." She said.
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"I can't believe it's over. " T-bone said.
Imagine all the great deals on home shopping that I missed." Bullseye said.
"Not that again." Spike said with a groan.
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"Guess we go home to Great Valley." Petrie said.
"Yes, though I do wish Littlefoot and the others could have been here. They could have used their abilities here." Ducky said.
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Jason and his friends checked out from the hotel.
"I'm glad it's over, but I"ll miss many of these people." Odysseus said.
"So where are we off to now?" Guilmon asked.
"My vote would be for a true vacation. Then maybe some time in a more goofy universe, like the one where Beany and Cecil are in." Jason said.
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a portal was opened to the great valley so the residents of thar Valley could return home.
the imperail dragons began to return home as well and report to the ing what had occured.
you better now? Agumon said to agumina as she came up to the rest of them ' yeah, i will be.. she said with a smile, as a portal appeared showing the digital world in front of them.
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Tiger, theres something i need to tell you' toigeress said .. er genki could you go make sure we have everything?' er ok " genki rushing up the stairs rowards thier room. Tiger and Tigeress took a seat in the dining room.
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The Pelvanida group, Paul and Anton had finished packing and stood in the lobby with their luggage.
Mr. Bigmouth and Ms. Swimmer were the last to arrive.
"Well, I guess its goodbye," Ms. Swimmer said.
"Not forever. We will meet again some day," Mr. Bigmouth said.
"Hopefully not in a war."
With that said, Ms. Swimmer stepped through the portal to the Great Valley and vanished.
Some Great Valley dinosaurs were saying their goodbyes to their friends they had made here before they returned home.
"Well, let's give Captain Fairchild and his crew a good sendoff," Deimos said.
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Stripetail passed by Paul and Anton, and nodded " ell done, both of you. ypu have more than earned that 25 million I gave you, and you have redeemed yourselves for m,any of your past deeds through your heroism in this wat. Your families will be proud of you."
Shaggy went to gather up all his belongings from his room. " Alright I've gotten everything.. lets head home then shall w4e.." he said to Scooby and dixie.
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Velma went up to her room and packed her things then headed down to the lobby.
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Bullseye came in with a luggage on wheels. "See, this was a good purchase. I managed to get all of our stuff in it and it has wheels too." He said, the suitcase bearly closed and then only tied closed.
"Only since you used some rope to tie it closed." Spike said.
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Paul and Anton saluted Stripetail and headed out. They had been loaned an ordinary government fleet car to head
"Petrie! Ducky! The portal's about to close!" a Great Valley archer shouted just before he stepped through.
The roar of a jet engine igniting made everyone flinch.
"The planes are leaving! If we hurry, we can say goodbye!" Strut shouted.
The Pelvanida group ran outside to the airfield.
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Captain Fairchild was the first to light his engines. All the soldiers stood clear and saluted him.
As he lacked the ability to salute, he dipped his front end as a substitute.
"Well, good luck. May the jet stream be at your backs and your tanks always full," he said.
He then slowly taxiied down the runway.
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the portal to warfang cosed as Spyro Cynder Hunter and Guardians returned home.
one by one the digimon and thier owners went though portals which returned them to thier homes or work joe was relieved to see the hospital again and he received a warm welcome as he stepped though the doors..
- nani lilo stitch and angel climbed into thier vehicle and headed out of the parking lot and down the road..
briggind smiled as nick headed out of the doors carrying some guests bags ' i take it that with your income from the treasure, you'll be leaving here soon " Briggins smiled, as the staircase suddenly become filled with ghosts, the pie throwing ghost among them ' thank you' the ghosts said in unison..
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Captain Fairchild thundered into the clear blue skies. In seconds, he was gone.
Major Lockie was the next to take off followed by Lt Martin and then the other planes.
"I hope we'll see them again," Deimos said.
"We will," Dr. Zanasiu said. "Just hopefully not when a war's about."
"Come on, let's go home," Rime said.
"Where's home?" Mr. Bigmouth replied.
Nobody could answer that question.
"Well, we could always by a house near Shaggy and his friends," Zachary suggested.
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well guys shaggy said to that, the SUv's available for you ' he said pointing to the SUV they had arrived in, once we get back to the mansion, we'll discuss future living arrangements..He said
I'm thinking of building a new Cafe.. perhaps in space" Nick replied " well when you feel ready we can discuss your leaving' Briggins replied.
- stripetail Tiger Tigeress and genki were amonst the last of the guests still hanging around. stripetail went to the front desk to check out of his room.. ' thanks for everything, wizard" Briggins said
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"Thanks," Dr. Zanasiu said.
The Pelvanida group then piled into the SUV.
"Well, now that this nightmare's over, what do you all plan to do?" Zachary asked.
"Get f---ing drunk," Deimos replied.
"I'll miss the friends that I made here," Dr. Kerzach said.
"Yeah, at least you didn't end up fighting on the front lines like us."
"Shut up. He was a valuable asset to the war effort!" Rime said with a yawn.
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Ducky & Petrie rushed for the portal so they could easily get home, without having to ask Jason for a ride, like he gave them last time.
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“I want to talk with you,” Agumina whispered to Agumon so the others around wouldn’t hear.
The famed Digimon glanced at her then back to Tie and the others. His eyes took one final look in a random direction before his face showed submission. Obviously wanting privacy due to the low tone in her request, he gently took hold of her arm and started walking away towards any empty room he could find. He hadn’t wanted to make some big scene at first, but he exhaled loudly through his nose and stopped, knowing what the right thing to do was.
Turning back to others, he asked, “Would you all please excuse us for a bit?”
“No hurry, Agumon. Things like this should never be rushed,” Tie replied.
“Things like…? Wait, no, that isn’t what this is! We’re just going to talk!” he insisted.
“We all believe you,” Gabumon assured him. “And make sure you fill us in on what your lips do after they finish forming words.”
Nearly everyone burst into laughter, but Sora scolded, “Don’t be mean, guys! They deserve their privacy.” Turning to the couple, she smiled and said, “Go on, you two, and don’t let these goof balls get to you.”
“Thanks, Sora,” Agumon replied warmly.
As they continued out of the room, Sora called, “Just be gentler with her than you were with Piedmon!”
Then everyone, included her, laughed away till tears started coming out of the their eyes.
Face red and hot, he grabbed her arm this time and nearly dragged her away from their teasing friends. He spotted a room with the door open, and hearing nothing, took it for empty. He brought her inside and closed the door. Before he could ask her what she wanted, however, he heard a scream.
“Get out, get out, get out!” indecent Daphne shouted, throwing the pillow on the bed at them, followed by the lamp.
Scrambling to open the door, he retorted, “Try closing the door when you don’t want people seeing you!”
As they were nearly out, she exclaimed, “Who said anything about people!?”
“This place…” Agumon mumbled as they got away.
“She sure has big-”
“NOT interested,” he interrupted Agumina, spotting another room.
As they went inside, he peeked under the bed, in the closest, even up at the ceiling, but he saw no one. Motioning for her to have a seat, and after she had done so, he asked her what she wanted.
“Oh, I don’t want anything,” she said in a perplexed tone, wondering why he’d thought that.
“But- but- you said- we came all this- now you have nothing to-” Taking a deep breath, he asked her, “Why must you do this to me?”
“Do what?”
“You know what, Agumina? Never mind. Never mind! Just forget the whole silly thing! Let’s just get back to the others. I’d prefer a loss of respect over a loss of sanity.”
As he got up, however, she called, “Wait! I still want to tell you something.”
“But you just said you didn’t want anything! I heard you!”
“I don’t want anything. I just want to tell you something, so, you got a minute?”
Covering his face with his hands, he said, almost crying, “Sure, sure. Anything you want to say, say it. Just, please, get it over with quickly.”
Obediently, she began talking very fast. So fast, in fact, that he couldn’t understand a thing she said,
“Okay, not THAT quickly. Just, just, say what’s on your mind. Forget everything else I’ve said.”
“Everything else…? You sure? Youëve said pretty important stuff these last few months.”
Right eye twitching uncontrollably, he said, as if out of breath, “Tell me- what is on- your mind.”
“Okay, sure thing. Um, what was it again?” Before Agumon exploded, she said, “Oh yeah, I remember now. I wanted to apologize, so I am going to. Five, four, three, two, one: I am sorry, Agumon.”
“For what?” he asked, dragging out the “for” from his confusion.
“For trying to get together with Tigress and all.”
“Trying…?” he thought to himself flatly.
“I just, wasn’t myself, you know? And now that I am again, I can see perfectly, as if looking through the world’s clearest glass, that you and I were meant to be.” He paused, marveling at the beauty of her words, until she added, “So take a breath mint and let’s get this party started!”
He would have been more tempted if all of their friends hadn’t already predicted this. Now, if he actually did it, he’d never hear the end of it from them. Then again, they didn’t have to know…
“Well, I’m afraid I don’t have a-”
Seeing that it couldn’t be helped, she wasted no more time as her lips said hello to his. His arms caressing her back, they stayed that way for some time. When they pulled apart at last, they exchanged grins.
“Let’s get back to the others quickly. We don’t want them to think anything happened,” Agumina told him.
“Ah, brilliant, Agumina!” he complimented, and the two of them returned to Tie and the rest of them.
As the whole group turned to see their friends return, Agumina called out, “That was the best kiss ever!”
“Hey!” Agumon hissed. “What was all that about them not thinking anything if you were just going to tell them!?”
“Why let them waste brain power thinking about something when I can just tell them so they can know for certain?” she replied, wondering how he didn’t understand this till now.
“AGUMINA!” he shrieked, and the laughter he’d expected did come.
But it wasn’t just any laughter. It was that of true friends who cared deeply for each other and couldn’t possibly be any happier.
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“I have something I’d like to speak with you about,” Tigress told Tiger as they in the dining room at a table.
“Is it going to be a waste of time?” he asked her.
“Aw, don’t be like that, Tiger,” she replied sweetly though trying to sound displeased
“Would I need to say much back?” he wondered gruffly. “Kind of busy here.” With that, he motioned to the meat on the table with his eyes.
“Well, this subject is basically about meat, actually. Now will you listen to sweet little Tigress now?” she asked innocently, as if a negative response would shatter her.
“Just say it! Tired of talking without actually getting anything said,” he retorted. He lowered his snout and took a large bite of beef and chewed it ravenously. Though he tried staring at the food, he was actually waiting to hear what she had to say.
“Do I seem different to you lately?”
“No. You’re always different.”
“Tee hee! I mean different than my usual self, silly!”
“If you say so.”
“Well, I’d like you to know, here and now, why!” She took a deep breath and declared, “Thanks to you, I am pregnant.”
Tiger stopped what he was doing and said nothing, sitting perfectly still. Tigress was, in a sense, relieved, as she was worried that he might choke from hearing such news while eating. Tiger got up at once and started looking around the room.
“What- are doing?” she asked him curiously.
She got no answer. He continued searching all over, tables, a counter, a trash can, and so on until he finally found on the floor what he had been looking for- a pen. He took it in his mouth and returned to the table. Scooting one of the napkins stacked on top closer with his paw, he started writing on it, tilting his head to the side to do so. He pushed the napkin over to Tigress when finished, and while it was rather scribbly, she could still make out the three words written on it.
“I am choking.”
“Oh dear!” she exclaimed, noticing the blue color of his face.
She hopped out her chair, pulled back her front leg, then jabbed him in the stomach with all her might. The morsel went sailing through the air and landed on the ground, right in front of where Daphne was walking. In her haste, she slipped, and her feet shot up into the air before she fell, revealing what lied beneath her skirt to all in the dining room.
She got up and quickly exited the dining room despite her hunger, thinking, “This shouldn’t be called a hotel! How about the world’s worst peep show?” Then she froze. “Wait, it was ME who gets seen, so that makes it the best peep show!” She returned to her friends to mingle, her previous embarrassment now an overweening pride.
“Why so hard?” he asked hoarsely from the blow.
“I didn’t want you to choke anymore!”
“A softer hit would have done just as much good, only less bad…” he mumbled.
“Maybe, by why didn’t you flail your paws or jump around or something like folks normally do when they’re choking?” she wondered aloud.
“Me? Do something that undignified? You really don’t know me that well,” he said in his usual I’m-trying-to-sound-annoyed-but-I’m-not-really-annoyed voice. “Anyway, are you sure!? No doubt in your mind I’ll be a daddy, err, father?”
In response, she leaned forward to kiss him in order to hide the fact that she was about to whisper in his ear. When she was close enough, she informed him in a sort of creepy sweetness, “If it’s a girl, the name choice is mine. Don’t like that? Do another monster.” She ended that with a warm smile.
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So you're telling me that I'm going to be a father? Tiger frowned.. " And what if If I don't want to be a father?
Well you resally don't have a Choice" came Stripetails voice behind them " And Tiger scowled " You are responsible for t this child, and you will raise it. you don't like it too bad..
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well, wizard you can go jump into a ravine for all I care right now.. ahh!" Tiger was suddenly lifted off his feet and pinned to the ceiling.. 'Very poor choice of words Tiger. you forget your place. this is MY team, and I decide who is on it. You have helped bring this war to a successful conclusion, don';t spoil it by whining about something you have no say in.. The child will be a girl..and she will make you very proud." he let Tiger return to the ground. " Now go home, both of you, I think you need time to recover from all that has transpired after these last months.. When I have need of you I will contact you, and yes I will be sending you your 'salaries' , i think the amount will be very satisfactory to you' he said gesturing and creating a portal to ' tiger's home world.. Genki soon appeared carrying thier supplies.." Excellent, Lets head home" He grinned dashing through the portal..'We'll tell Genki later' tigeress said and is Agumnina alright?' Yes you will see her and Agumon again, but not for awhile..she is back to the way she was.. beforehand.. Now.. Off with you" stripetail said ' Tiger and Tigeress nodded and went through the portal.
- Shaggy drove the Suv down the road towards Coolsville.. " Man, will be glad to be back home..;' he thought to himself as he drove down the road towards a slowly setting sun..
_ barts voice came onto to Stripetail's communicator " A President Qwark on the line again, hes says its extremely important..
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Very well very well.. "He says its about a creature known as a lombax..."Interesting.. tell him I'll be there in a few minutes" bart nodded and ended the transmission.. " Stripetail took one final glane around the lovbby of the hotel. Briggins was busy at his desk, some of the ghosts were flitting up the stairs, and there was a sense of peace around the place.. " this hotel will last for a very long, long time' Stripetail smiled inwardly. "The curse has been broken and Chong has been defeated.. i hope that we can enjoy a rest, for awhile..' he closed with those thoughts and vanished leaving the Inglourious hotel behind. his services, as always were needed, this time.. at home.