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Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

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kopa helped kiara stay upright and kovu helped vitani do likewise.' looks like we'll be out of action n for awhile ' kovu said as they entered the Ship. Nick was right behind them hobbling along after them. flash was riding on her fathers back as they made thier way back towards the Winterville inn.
 dulcy and sasmia reached the shield which allowed them to pass though
-b chong sighed as he watched the barrier holding off the attacks. ' damn that blasted wizard ' he said shaking his head ' just when i thought we'd finally get rid of those pests!' clockwerk furrowed his brow then radioed his forces ' enough! return home! the invaders wont be going anywhere.. not with the damage you've inflicted.. its time to fall back and regroup..we will deal with them soon enough..
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"Status of the ship?" Mr. Bigmouth asked. The Pelvanida group was standing inside the personnel exit/entrance bay of the ship.

"Main radiator's damaged and we lost half of the ship's coolant," Captain Carson replied. The ship's radiator was an unusual design that used a "waterfall" of liquid metal contained by a magnetic field to radiate excess heat. Unfortunately, half of the coolant was now burning across the swamp (the coolant had the hazardous property of catching fire when exposed to air. On planets with an atmosphere, fans circulated the atmospheric gasses through a fine mesh of tubes that circulated the same liquid metal coolant used in the space radiator.

Mr. Bigmouth sighed. "The repairs shouldn't be that hard but the coolant's going to be a pain to get."

Dr. Zanasiu, Deimos and Ms. Swimmer headed to an elevator that would take them to the Winterville Inn where they could wash up and get some sleep.

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Outside, the clean up crew were removing the bodies of the Spirarian soldiers so their equipment could be reused and they could be cremated.

The dead Macaques and Cranes had their equipment removed and their bodies cremated in a mass pyre.

Damaged vehicles were being towed back into the vehicle bay for repairs. Those that were too badly damaged were stripped for parts, ammunition and other usable supplies before workers cut them apart with plasma pole cutters.

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"Better then being dead," Vitani panted.

"Thanks bro," Kiara nodded.



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 Stripetail kept the protective shield up around the ship as a safety measure then turned to the group' we need to determine the extent of our losses. Until we do, we should stay in the ship. I know that we intended to rescue Bentley and his friends, but in order to do that we need a functioning ship. which, currently we dont. Take stock of food, weapons supplies, medical supplies, and see where we are at in each. we need to rest and recover, before searching the area for towns and other inhabited areas where we might try to find help. although given our reception.I doubt too many of the residents on this world are willing to help us. for now, thank the fates that we are still alive, and then press on, if any of you have any questions, I will be in my room at the inn..
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' we'll need to get our injuries treated' Kopa said to kiara. i'm sure the  folks around here will be checking for wounded.. '' Fortunately, that armor the seer gave us came in handy back there. it was really hot on that thing.
i could use a nice long snooze' Kovu said as they headed up towards their room.
_ sly sighed as they had not heard anything new from the ship bentlery had contacted in several hours.
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Murray, the Guru, and Penelope arrived back in Clockwerk's throne.

"Is there anything you want of us, master?" Murray bowed.

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"SOS, are you still out there?" Bentley called over the radio.

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"Agreed," Kiara nodded, giving Kovu a little comforting kiss and lick


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Did I not give specific orders to go out and try and find your former friends?' Clockwerk snapped ' Why have you returned without catching them? Out with you!" he pointed to the door with a claw.
_ i need a nice soak. get some sleep kiara 'Kovu said to her. ' dont wait up for me..
- arlene bandaged the arm of an injured soldier, while Kitty brought in a tray of pillows.
 Dulcy and Sammias headed to thier room and soon went to bed.
 one by one Scooby, Agumon, Spyro,  and Stitch, along with their partners , went to thier respective rooms. Flash was trying to keep her " aunt' dixies spirits up but making funny faces.
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Sneed was looking around the ship, trying to find a place he could rest. He had forgotten about the kitten he liked to eat a lot.

"I can't find Sneed," Oliver told Arlene.

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"I'll make your bed for ya," Kiara smirked to Kovu.

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"Sorry master," the slaves apologized.


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Sara made her way back to the ship with Dulcy & Samia.  She went to the cafe to get a drink and sit down for a bit and rest.  

Brooklyn, Gnash, & Velma made their way to where the tardis had been left.  Once inside they went to also sit down to rest, and do some basic would cleaning and band aides.  



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"I'll give you a massage after if you want," Kiara added


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Mr. Bigmouth was in the vehicle bay assisting with repairs. The living planes had partixipated in the battle and had suffered substantial battle damage as well.

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Captain Carson picked up the radio. "Bentley, this is Captain Carson of the RICMS Spire of Winter, we have come under attack by Clockwerk's forces. Until we have enough vehicles have been sufficiently repaired, we cannot rescue you. Be advised, we will attempt to rescue you the moment we can spare a few vehicles."

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Rarity was assisting several workers in tallying up their supplies. The food supply was mostly acceptable but the battle had depleted most of their ammunition and medical supplies. As a result, the factories were working full bore to replenish them.

"I am afraid that we do not have enough algal oil reserves to manufacture all the supplies," Rarity said.

"Just great!" A worker jotted down a note to go fetch some raw materials when the vehicles were fully repaired.

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Seeing how the battle ended Gron decided to head back towards the headquarters, being sure he wasn't followed.  Though as he left he started think if he wanted to head back at all, with the symbiote agreeing with his not being sure.  Since it seemed like he wasn't there at all even when he was with the others.  The 2 of them thought this would take some thinking about before he arrived, if he would even head back.  

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Jason landed in front of his tardis, Guilmon getting off of him.  He switched back to his time lord form and went into his tardis with Guilmon's help.  He was very tired.  His time lord form not really injured, his dragon body only a bit, and it healed fairly fast, and spells & the special equipment he had would speed that up.  Though his need to rest from what he did he could not speed that up.


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Twilight was assisting in the vehicle bay. Her horn was being used as an impromptu welder as she helped a worker repair one of the damaged hovertanks.

"Hey Spike, could you help us?" another worker called from one of the dune buggies. This one was completely mangled but the ammunition from its dual 20 mm autocannons and its battery pack were still usable. As a result, workers were using hydraulic tools and crowbars to pry and cut everything apart so they could salvage the usable goods.

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Captain Carson sighed as she brought up the the materiel that was required. The duo were inside Winterville Tavern.

"Stripetail," she said over a cup of steaming green tea. "We're going to be here for quite a while. The repairs on the radiator will take a few days and we're low on supplies. Our onboard algal oil farms and refineries cannot keep up with the factories' demand. There's also the matter of metals as well."

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Indeed, we suffered extensive damage, both to the ship, and the shuttles as well. if not for the magic in the rings I gave them, several of my group would likely be dead now.' Stripetail said as he sipped on some peppermint tea. 'it took the magic of 5 rings to get them back here, and only just so. but we managed to survive and that is the important thing.  weapons,materials, and the like can be replaced, lives however cannot. we lost quite a few of our forces, we will need to hire some  recruits from this world. For now we will get to scote the area for towns where we can get supplies , and food. hopefully we will not attract any more attention from Clockwerk.' stripetail said.
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"Sure I can help." Spike said.  He ren over to where the worker was at one of the dune buggies.  "What sort of help do you need?" He asked.  He was curious how he could help with what they were doing.  

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Brooklyn, Gnash, and Velma were in the tardis.  They started looking after each other's injuries.  

Jason sat down in the chair he often used in the tardis control room, drinking some cold essential water. Guilmon went to find some food to eat.

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Joe and Gomomon went to help the injured as best as they could.


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Captain Carson nodded. "Understood, however, most of our vehicles were severely damaged in the ensuing fight. We're repairing them as we speak."

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"You can eat gems right?" one of the workers asked. "If so, can you bite through few of the supporting struts so we can get the battery out?"

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"Yea, I can do that." Spike said.  He went up to the things they were talking about, he wasn't sure what the words strut meant, but he guessed what they were trying to cut through with those things they were using, whatever they are called, and what looked like was keeping the device they called a battery in place.  He grasp one of the supporting struts and did his best to bite through the first one with as large of a bite as he could do.  Then he did it again on another spot of the same support strut as high up as he could.  Then he tried to do it again on the next support strut next to the first one.  First as low down as he could, then as high up as he could, tossing aside the bit of the support strut that was in between where he had bitten through.


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Tigeress walked with her friends down the hallway, tired from her effots to help keep the shuttles engines from overheating.  still, they were alive, and that is what matteered. ' the rings were capable of great magical feats, and that was a comfort. ' and her family was reunited once more..
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Joe was going along and helping as he could with the injured in the medial ward.  He wasn't  full doctor yet, but he could do some basic stuff.

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Once they were done Brooklyn, Gnash and Velma sat down to rest and eat a bit.  Jason went into a special room of the tardis to rest from his excretions with Guilmon going off to get some food.


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Flash rode along on Dixies shoulders, cheerfully chatting about her visit to the Inglorious Hotel. she had become bored after a few days, being with Nana and Gramps was fun, but she was very attached to her parents and wanted to be with them. Now that she had gotten the chance she was going to enjoy it.  ' So thats what we did Aunt Dixie' Flash finished " Dixie chuckled ' So you gave old Briggins a hard time huh? ' well good for you. the guy looks like Reinfeld from the Dracula moves, except he doesnt eat flies.' Dixie replied as they headed towards the floor where their rooms were on. Dixie was looking fiorward to a nice long snooze, and having Flash (and tigress) around was something she was looking forward to.
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 Kovu relaxed in the bath, seeing the l;oose fur and hair slide off of him. ' Ah  yes, I needed this'; He said appreciatively.
 Ratchet And angela  reached thier room asnd decided to get some sleep. in the morning, the group would start the search for supplies and food. for now , it was a matter of being grateful they were alive, and were - more or less- in one piece.
_ arlene finished tending to the injured and headed towards the winterville Inn, to join the others.
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Once they were done Brooklyn, Gnash, and Velma left the tardis.  

"I wonder what sort of damage this place took." Gnash said as he left the tardis.  It locked the door once the 3 of them left.

"Pretty heavily in some areas from the looks of it from the preliminary damage reports the tardis display had." Brooklyn said as they started walking.  

"Some of it is undamaged though." Velma said.