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Insane Cafe 3: The Curse of the Haunted Hotel

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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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 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.