Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

Serris · **Reply #360 on:** January 03, 2012, 03:28:35 AM

(Phoenix)

The captain of the starship sealed the bridge's blast door as he reached into a safe underneath his seat and grabbed his shotgun. He started sliding shells into his weapon.

As he slung the weapon over his shoulder, he racked the gun's slide. "I don't know what it is but I will not surrender."

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Dr. Kerzach remotely activated the Phoenix's many hidden defenses. He then pulled out his switchblade and got into a fighting stance.

Several of the troops who were eating in the cafe got ready for combat.

The employees of the cafe had various rifles and shotguns in their hands.

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The Phoenix's guards met Chong and Hailey in the ship's hangar.

Most of the guards were armed only with 9 mm submachine guns and 12-gauge shotguns but they still engaged the two.

Nick22 · **Reply #361 on:** January 04, 2012, 11:38:12 PM

Gubns? Really? chong smirked as he began blasting at the guards with magic. While Chong was still not the magician he had once been, he was still more than a match for the guards, who were soon under an onslaught on powerful magic, agauinst wghich thier small guns were useless.. chong pinned one guard against a wall , knocked spome mothers into a nearby plane, and knocked out a couple more with a resounding crunch.. " Hailey head to the captain's quarters.." Chong demanded.

Serris · **Reply #362 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:21:49 AM

The hidden defenses of the Phoenix also included powerful pulsed lasers cannons mounted behind hidden panels. Thanks to the fact that these powerful lasers emitted in the infrared range, there was no visible beam that would show if the hangar was filled with smoke.

They deployed, aimed at Chong and Hailey and immediately fired powerful but invisible blasts that traveled at the speed of light, making them impossible to dodge - perfect for destroying pirate ships that tried fleeing or entering.

This was the only places that laser cannons were placed - .30 caliber machine guns loaded with frangible rounds, gas dispensers, electrified floors, electrified walls and net launchers were scattered throughout the ship.

Nick22 · **Reply #363 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:26:08 AM

the lasers blasted Chong back agauinst a nearby wall and burned welted nonto his skin
Drat! its figures they would have other means of self defense..Chong said as the lasers continued blasting away
suicxh was the speed that chong was limited in his movements, he didn't have time to cxast a barrier around him..
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In the Cafe Nick had an idea
Kerzach see if you can locate the security cameras in the back room
rthey show whats happening outside
we use them normally to see if some bloke skipped out on paying for a meal..'

Serris · **Reply #364 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:37:52 AM

Dr. Kerzach nodded and went over to a small terminal that was normally used for cafe business (keeping track of who was sitting where, food stocks, etc) in the front of the door and bought up the visual feed from cameras throughout the ship. His jaw dropped as he saw who was in the ship's hangar.

"It's Chong!" he shouted. But it looks like those laser cannons you installed are keeping him busy. Well, they were supposed to be for destroying pirate ships trying to enter through the hangar, so hopefully those lasers will kill him."

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Even though the lasers did land a few lucky hits at Chong, their targeting systems were not designed to target anything smaller than an average sized repulsorsled, which was quite a bit larger than Chong.

Unfortunately for Chong, the laser cannons had advanced cooling systems that allowed for a high rate of fire.

Nick22 · **Reply #365 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:44:06 AM

Nick's face fell. go find my emergency contact phone and try and get in touch with Stripetail! He needs to know how bad things are! Nick shouted
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Winterville
Kopa Kovu and the others finished thier meeting with Simba and zazu who bid them goodbye and vanished from view " Lets go out and explore this place, shall we? Kiara said " Get used to being around these creatuures, since we're going to be here awhile" Kopa Shrugged " lead the way,m little sis.. He smirked " he loved Kiara dearly, as a brother should. So far things were going well for them. kopa could not help but reflect on his mrentor the mystic nuteri, who was probably enjoying his retirement in the Pridelands " the old coot is probably have a great time basking in the sun " kopa thiought to himself..

Serris · **Reply #366 on:** January 05, 2012, 01:52:47 AM

(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach nodded and ran to the back room. He found said emergency phone in a clearly marked box on the wall. He grabbed it, ran back to Nick and handed him the phone.

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(Winterville)

Captain Fairchild fired his 30 mm cannon at several targets about half a kilometer away. The targets in question were holograms projected by drones flying overhead.

Suddenly his radio buzzed. "Nice shootin', Avenger," one of the pilots said as she flew by the living A-10.

"Thanks-" Captain Fairchild had looked at the side of the plane "Eyrie".

"Eyrie" then peeled off.

He spotted Major Lockie strafing a target and Rainbow, Lt. Martin and the two other pilots engaged in a mock dogfight. The captain smiled; the two living planes could do things that would cause the pilots to black out.

Nick22 · **Reply #367 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:35:44 AM

Tiger Tigeress and Genki were strolling through the shopping area of Winterville " you think this place has any candy stores? Genki asked " honestly Genki if its not video games with yu, its junk food " tigeress sighed.. shaking her purple fur as get some loose fur out.. We're just looking Genki, we're not headed in anywhere" tiger said. "I hope Flash is doing ok" He said. " i'm sure shes fine Tiger Genki grinned toothily
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Agumon and Agumina were a little further down from the others, Tai was seated at a table with Sora and biyomon, Tai had found a local paper and was readsing it..
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Tarrax Spyro and Cynder were watching the planes shoot at the targets ' Nice shot.. Let us give it a try next" cynder called out..
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Nick Grabbed the phone, which was the ring phone Stripetail had given him after his first experience with Chong.. Now wheres that ring he gave me to activate it " Nick fractically searched his pockets..

Kor · **Reply #368 on:** January 05, 2012, 04:29:38 AM

"Yes, they are very good. Very skilled & experienced." Sara said, watching the planes.

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"How long are we going to sit here?" Gnash asked, a little hungry.

"Not to long. I guess we can look around for a cafe or something." Brooklyn said.

"Yea, cafe." Guilmon said, rubbing his stomach at the mention of they may be going to get some food.

Serris · **Reply #369 on:** January 06, 2012, 05:56:52 PM

(Spire of Winter)

"Sure!" Captain Fairchild said as quickly engaged and "destroyed" three targets in a span of under ten seconds. "You've got holograms of armored vehicles, buildings, ordinary vehicles and infantry. I'd suggest getting practice on all of them."

He spotted Rainbow pulling into a near vertical climb. "Rainbow!" he shouted. "Don't climb too high!"

Sure enough, Rainbow ran into an energy shield about 3,000 feet off the ground. Even though the shield was designed to slowly sap airspeed to warn pilots not to proceed, she had intentionally ignored the warning trying to climb higher. Unfortunately, this had the effect of causing her airspeed to drop to zero. Thanks to the sudden stop, she stalled and plummeted into a deadly spin.

Unfortunately, she was right over Winterville.

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"Hey you hear that?" Strut asked.

Dr. Zanasiu cocked his ears. He heard the sound of a jet engine coming closer. He then peered skyward and saw Rainbow desperately trying to recover from a spin. And she appeared to be seconds from crashing into Winterville's town square. Several of the inhabitants were running away from the impending crash site "S---!"

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"F---! F---!" Rainbow muttered as she tried to pull out of the spin. Even though as a living machine, the g forces she experienced did nothing to her, it was still hard to orient herself. She soon saw the ground approaching.

She then recalled her training on how to recover from spins. Everyone present cheered as she pulled out of the spin and returned to level flight just fifty feet above the buildings in Winterville. She then quickly pulled into a climb.

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(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach thought quickly and ran to the box in the wall. He grabbed a ring that was sitting in the box and handed it to Nick.

"Let's hope the defenses are keeping Chong busy," he said.

Nick22 · **Reply #370 on:** January 07, 2012, 01:03:10 AM

They won;t be able to hold him off forever' Nick sauid grinmmly as he turned the ring in the slot three times, then listened to the phone ring, it rang a few times then Stripetail abnnswered much to Nick's relief. " hi Stripetail this is nick.. ' Hello Nick I hope everything is going well with the resteraunt.. Stripetail began. " Chong is on board the phoenix' Nick cut in, for a few seconds there was silence on the other end.."We've got laser defenses activated and they are holding him off for now, but tat won't last Nick said. Stripetail's voice came on the line again, and it carried a tone of abject anger. 'We won;t be able to get there in timne to drive him off. we are headed in your direction, but it will be awhile before we get there. if he takes over the ship, as seems inevitable, then it would not be wise to resist him. He most likely knows I have heard about his escape, and will be pursuing him.. This knowledge will likely keep you and Kerzach safe, at least for now. Rest assured Nick, when I get ahold of him, I will not be content this time to simply strip away his powers, no, this time i will put an end to him as a force for evil, for good." meanwhile the sound of laser fire was becoming more and more quiet, the defenses were starting to fail.. hes breaking though nick said ' just tell the others about us, and try and chase down the phoenix as quickly as possible.. Nick out" Nick broke off contact as the sound of laser fire died away entirely..

Serris · **Reply #371 on:** January 07, 2012, 01:13:40 AM

Mr. Bigmouth overheard Stripetail and patched his PDA into the ship's systems.

He then turned to Stripetail. "Hopefully, the Phoenix can hold him off for at least three hours."

"This could have been avoided if we just fut a couple dozen bullets into his head when we captured him," Deimos said bitterly as he sipped a bottle of soda.

Nick22 · **Reply #372 on:** January 07, 2012, 01:26:42 AM

3 hours? Unlikely. Nick said the lasers were starting to fail, which means we're looking at an hour at the latest before Chong is in complete control of that ship. get everyone back here ' Stripetail said firmly ' He tapped his wrist which glowed white " alright everyone he said " Get to winterville park within 10 minutes. things have changed on the phoenix, and not for the better
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So much for testing our skills" Cynder sighed as She and spyro turned and headed towards Winterville Park which was a large green space in the middle of town..
the three new pairs wre not familiar with Stripetail's methods of summoning them. ' May I remind you Stripetail than Kopa and I are rulers, we are not used to be told to do things' Kovu replied "Kovu I am not in mood for complaints right now. I understand , given your royal positions, that you are used to receiving advice and deference. Well my young lion friend, we are not in the pridelands now, so what you are used to getting, you will not get..' we'll be there as quickly as we can kiara said.. its just that we're not familiar with any of the different locations here yet..
_ Your majesty Wintervile Park is the large meadow in the middle of the town..Stripetail said. every member of my team needs to be there..

Serris · **Reply #373 on:** January 07, 2012, 01:38:17 AM

"Sorry but we have to cut this training exercise short," Rainbow said.

The two other pilots acknowledged this and returned to the vehicle bay as did Major Lockie, Rainbow and Lt. Martin.

Captain Fairchild on the other hand, actually landed in Winterville Park, much to the consternation of the other people there.

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Dr. Zanasiu, Rime, Strut and Ms. Swimmer returned from their tour on the farm. They had gotten some free fruit.

Rime then pulled out his radio and heard Stripetail's voice coming through. "Well it looks like s--- has hit the fan." He then flagged down a passing electric taxi and (except for Ms. Swimmer) got in.

Kor · **Reply #374 on:** January 07, 2012, 03:28:01 AM

Jason and his friends, except for Sara who was with Tarrax, were already in the park, the same one they Jason's tardis had materialized near and where they were sitting at a bench near a small lake there.

Jason reached into a pocket and took out some wrapped sandwiches. "not much bit it may hold you till we get to a restaurant or cafe." He said, handing one each to Gnash and Guilmon. He then took out an ice cream cone from another pocket and started to eat that.

"I have some fresh scooby snacks. They are a type of cookie." Velma said. "They can be for desert if you are still hungry." She said.

"I'm not to hungry, just a bit thirsty." Brooklyn said.

"I have some tea here." Jason said, taking out a cup of tea from a pocket and handed it to Brooklyn. "I forgot what type it is, it's the same type that Sherlock holmes likes I think." Jason said.

"I still can't get how your pockets can be so large inside and can hold stuff like ice cream cones & cups of tea and not spill or melt." Gnash said.

"Yes, amazing isn't it." Jason said smiling go Gnash but not explaining.

"Looks like more are coming." Guilmon said after swallowing his sandwich whole and pointed in the direction of some arrivals.

"Wonder if it's a party or something." Jason said.

Serris · **Reply #375 on:** January 10, 2012, 01:23:24 AM

The electric taxi arrived in Winterville Park where everyone else was meeting.

A few minutes later, Ms. Swimmer arrived by repulsorsled. She thanked the pilot who drove off.

"So is everyone here?" Zachary asked.

"We're just waiting for Rainbow, Lt. Martin and Major Lockie," Deimos said.

Captain Fairchild coughed. "You know that I'm the only plane who doesn't really need an actual prepared runway to land and take off on?"

Deimos sighed. "Stripetail, could you get a viewscreen or something that will allow them to attend? Or shall we hold the meeting in the vehicle bay?"

Nick22 · **Reply #376 on:** January 10, 2012, 01:33:09 AM

I'll see what i can do.. but for now lets begin the meeting." Stripetail said Alright everyone.. bad news...Chong has reached the Phoenix ahead of us and has boarded, He is the proocess of taking the ship over and bending its passengers to his will. " He said to the others..
You mean Chong has nick? Dixie started. "Yes he does" stripetail said.
_ this not surpsingly was greeted with silence by those members of his team who had fought Chong in the recent war. " So, we send a small group in in. gran Nick and high tail it out of there' Ratchet said. A few shots from a Ryno 7 would probably be enough to do the job.. ' Ratchet, don't tell me you've been collecting RYNOs" angela said " you know Gadgetron doesn't like you having those..they are not on the market for a reason..
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So we are going to have to hase Chong down now.. Kiara said..So now we know where he is right? Kovu said It should be pretty straight forward. catch up to the ship, take back from this chong fellow stick him back in prison, and boom, we're back in the Pridelanfds in a few days..

Serris · **Reply #377 on:** January 10, 2012, 02:37:18 AM

Deimos and Captain Fairchild frowned as Kiara said "stick him back in prison".

"How about we fill him full of 30 mm shells instead?" Captain Fairchild said, as his 30 mm gatling autocannon began to spool up.

Even though everyone had heard that noise before, the bass growl of the large cannon revving up made everyone flinch.

Nick22 · **Reply #378 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:42:47 PM

We've imprisoned him twice before Kovu, hes escaped both times, no we are not going to do that again. No, this time we settle this for good. I'm putting a bounty on Chongs head, 30 billion dollars to whoever puts Chong out of our misery! Stripetail growled.
30 BILLION!?! Genki started. it was then the area around them suddenly turned dark and Stripetail felt a very familar presebnce, one whpoo radiated pure evil "Getting fustrated, old boy? I can understand, you're slipping in your old age. Back when we last faced each other, you wouldn't have wasted 5 minutes on a wizard of Chong's abioilities, you would have dealt with him and taken all his powers away., instead of wasting six months fighting him with a small group of friends.' Stripetail turned and standing next to a nearby true, stood a large green squirrell. Mertavius " stripetail growled. " Mertavius grinned and made a m,ocking bow " my LORD" he said with clear disdain in his voice. " so this is the group you gathering together this time? he laughed as a large number of weapons were aimed as him " i wouldn't do that, mortals. You could all fire every one of your weapons into me, every bullet, every bomb, everything you have, and I wouldn't notice.and then i would retaliate in kind. so unless you all have a death wish, I suggest putting those away" mertavius voice made everyone who heard have thier hair or fur stand on end.

Serris · **Reply #379 on:** January 11, 2012, 05:08:25 PM

Captain Fairchild let loose an rather disturbing growl as his 30 mm cannon wound down. "What the f--- do you want?" he spat. "And how the hell did you get here!?"

Rime, Deimos, Mr. Bigmouth, Dr. Zanasiu, Zachary and Strut holstered their pistols and glared at Mertavius.

Ms. Swimmer's fire staff was tapped against the ground as she dispelled the shimmering aura of heat around her.

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(Phoenix)

Dr. Kerzach gulped as he heard what Stripetail said.

"Should we evacuate and let him have the ship?" a Vulpine chef said.

Dr. Kerzach shook his head. "He's in the hangar bay so if go there and he catches us; we're done for."

He then slapped a button which triggered heavy steel shutters to close off the cafÈ. "All we can do is wait for rescue," he added.