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Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

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Spike finished his meal. He then paid for is meal and walked out.  He wondered what he would do next.  He pulled out the list of things to do.  Hmm, may as well get started on this one.   Spike thought to himself.

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"Sumo wrestling cool.  You going to get in on it Joe?" Gomamon asked as he waved a few flippers as if he were fighting.  

Joe got a shocked and a bit of a scared look to his face.  "What, me, no way." he said, he could not imagine anything like that.


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The great starship touched down and two probes were released to measure the planet's parameters.

Seeing as there were no harmful elements, Captain Carson gave clearance for the crew to depart. As evidenced by the repulsorsleds and dune buggies that came out of the ship's boarding ramp.

Mr. Bigmouth examined himself as he stocked his messenger bag with supplies -- everything from survival gear to scientific instruments to weapons. The Sauropholus wasn't pudgy or weak by any stretch of the imagination but he looked positively wimpy compared to Ms. Swimmer's bulk of muscle. "I hope the judges will allow us to wrestle in Captain Carson or Stripetail's stead."

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Scooby followed mr bigmouth outside. Old and Young Spyro stood  with Cynder s-S and W and looked about ' so whjat is this plasce called ?' Tiger asked ' ' Its called Mawashi, named after a garment used in wrestling. ' Stripetail said " we are here to gain supplies and fuel and if we have to wrestle for it, well then thats what we;ll do' he said.
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Mawashi was a planet where the weather was always warm. The sunlight felt good on the fur and skin of its inhabitants. There was plenty of towns with buildings, though most of those buildings were restaurants. Throughout the land, there was plenty of makeshift sumo rings lying around, some of which were drawn with chalk.

"I think you're gonna need to be big, Ringtail," Carmelita teased Sly.

"This doesn't look so bad," Kovu said


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Kopa looked around at the surroundings. In the distance were large hills, wity the tops covered in snow
 before them was a flat grassy plain and in the near distance was a town, with buildings and shops. " well at least we can buy goods and supplies " agumina said.
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"Let's just hope this is a friendly place," commented Vitani as they proceeded further in.

"Ah, are those new arrivals?" Gloria asked Moto Moto, the hippo couple having witnessed the ship.

"Is there anything to eat?" Oliver asked Arlene


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Must Be moto Moto smiled as he headed up towards the group exiting the ship " welcome to Mawashi" He said in a deep voice. " i'm Moto Moto and this is my mate Gloria. We are sumos. Have you come to test your mettle against us?
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 Well some of us might take you up on that challenge, but mostly we are here to gather food and supplies. we suffered a great deal of damage to our ship on the last planet we wre on and we are in desperate need of parts to repair the Ship' stripetail said gripping on his staff.
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 Chong stared at the approaching planet with growing interest. Unlike most planets which were round and spherical, this world was flat, with water running off the edges and being swept away by the surrounding space and solar winds. Best head ion towards the middle" he thought and magically steered the  Phoenix into docking rsnge, flying it over large mountains and past sprawling fortresses before finally landing in an icy field.
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"Well, there's two ways you could get those," Gloria smiled.

"What are they?" Kovu asked.

"Either get a job and work for a few months, or compete in the upcoming tournament," the hippo sumo lady replied.

"How high would someone have to rank?" Carmelita asked Moto Moto


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Captain Carson approached. "If challenging you is what it takes to get required supplies, I accept!"

Several snickers arose from the gathered sumo wrestlers.

"You?" one said with a laugh. "You look like you'd lose to a stiff breeze!"

Captain Carson scowled. "Anyone dare to back up their words?"

"I do!" a bulky Wild Boar approached. Underneath his bristly coat was a bountiful layer of fat and muscle.

Two of the judges rolled out two scales for the weigh-in. Several more began the ritual purification of the ring with salt.

Captain Carson stood on the scale. And was promptly treated to uproarious laughter. She looked at the scale's readout: 195 lbs.

The Boar, who weighed in at a hefty 370 pounds laughed. "Come back when you gain like a hundred pounds!" He stepped off the scale.

"I'm sorry," the judge said. "But the minimum weight for wrestling here is 250 pounds. No exceptions."

Captain Carson stepped off the scale with a sigh as the equipment was put away. She sat on a nearby bench that was so heavily built it looked like she could park a dune buggy on it. She turned to the rest of the Spire of Winter's crew. "I need everyone who weighs over 250 pounds to step forward."

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"I am," Kovu volunteered.

"As is Sneed," the big bear in the yellow vest who spoke in the third person nodded.


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Scooby was the first in the group to be weighed. 275 ' the scale said as more and more locals came up to them,a large racoon, rabbit and red panda, respectively. ' 275 . in the light division " Shifu said a smirk on his face. Dixie went up the girls scale" and it read 140 " we have a beanpole' Marita laughed, a big grin on her face. apart from the weight, the scale also read the persons age. dixie was 6 dogs years old. scooby was 7. Warfang and  Old Spyro were next. spyro weighed 600 pounds, and was 13. Warfang was 500 pounds and was also 13. young spyro weighed 300 and skylands weighed 275, both were 10 years old. Agumon and Agumina were both under 100 pounds and Agumon was older than agumina.  shifu, moto moto and flavio, all laughed loudly as each new person climbed onto the male and female scales and weighed less than the previous one.
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 so far we just have 5 of you that qualify' Marita said as stitch and angel tried their luck. both were under 50 pounds and were the same age. tiger weighed over 100 pounds tigeress weighed 100.' having a cub packs on the pounds. i really should be about 85 she said blushing." ratchet weighed 100 pounds, and smirked as Angelas age was revealed 32 huh. you're are 10 years older than me' he grinned.
- come on ' moto moto said to Stripetail " your group are all twigs and lightweights. we would like a challenge.! what about you old squirrel?
- i am far too old to wrestle, and do not weigh nearly enough to compete.' stripetail replied.
- there is no ranking involved ' moto moto said to Carmelita. we accept all comers, regardless of experience. we were planning on holding our annual tournament  in honor of our king, the great Ozai.
 kopa was next to step forward, and topped the scales at 535. " Finally, a heavyweight said a skunk named brius, who was one of the judges. ' next up he said waving to the others gatheed here. Kopa could see all the residents wore very little clothing ' the ladies wore bras and mawashis., the guys just wore mawashis. ' why do you only wear those garments? he asked skunk who was nearby ' because here it is always warm, and a match is almost always going on. we dont not need to cover up, as here it is always warm and sunny.":
- sly stepped forward ' he weighed 150, and his eyes narrowed as the assembled burst into deep laughter. ' i wish we had Murray ' he'd probably break their scales.' he muttered.
 nick was next up and found he was 180. ' 70 pounds short 'the Judge named Ramon said. ' so far we have 6 eligible from your group. " we have room for 16, which will give us some new blood.' He added.
_ the nearest town was called West Skunk after the wrestler from, that region. ' All our towns are named after wrestlers who were either born in that town or lived close by' Shifu said. " for those of you not competing, we have places to eat and relax. the skunk slide amusement park is a big hit. it has 15 lazy rivers 10 double lazy rivers, 5 triple lazy rivers, 35 slides, and one mega lazy river that goes around the entire park. there are 130 concession stands and 10 movie theaters in the park as well. the Skunkburger stand is my favorite they have super-super-super size fries ' he drooled.
- is there a market around here good mam Clank asked Marita " yes its on the north end of town. we buy and sell just about anything you could want..' like a new fusion engine?" one of the Spirians piped up,... ' well no, not precisely that, but clothes, gems, jewelry books, musicals, things like that. and of course mawashi garments for both male and females.."
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Kovu stepped forward and got a solid 490.

"Pretty big as well," Moto Moto commented, "You're in."

"All right," Kovu said, turning to Kiara and Vitani. "Your turn, ladies..."


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Deimos stepped on the scale. It read 1,500 pounds and displayed his age (23).

"It looks like we've got ourselves a contender in the superheavyweight division!" an official exclaimed.

Deimos looked at the superheavyweights he'd be facing. They were all towering masses of fat and muscle. "Let's do this!"

Mr. Bigmouth was next. The scale displayed his stats: 2,400 pounds and 41 years old.

Ms. Swimmer stepped on the scale. Her stats were displayed: 2,800 pounds and 37 years old.

The crowd cheered, seeing as three superheavyweights were competing and they were expecting an epic match.

"Stripetail, you have three superheavyweights? I'm impressed!" an official said.

Mr. Bigmouth looked at his opponents. Several of them were well over nine feet tall and appeared to weigh well over 1,000 pounds.

Zachary stepped on the scale and was summarily rejected when he was revealed to weigh only 240 pounds.

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Captain Carson fumed as she ate the traditional dish of Mawashi, chankonabe. As the order was simply massive, she had to split it with Dr. Kerzach and Dr. Zanasiu. Even then, there was enough for two more people. Inside the eatery, numerous off-planet tourists and locals were eating the traditional dish as well as various sushi rolls.

"Ehh, just wear some metal plates or something in your clothing." Dr. Kerzach slurped down some noodles.

"The official weigh-ins are done while the contenders are naked except for a mawashi. Unless I hide fifty pounds of metal in a loincloth, that's not going to cut it!" Captain Carson drank some of the savory seaweed and bonito broth that bathed the noodles.

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"wow...." Oliver awed, looking around the town, "There's so many places where we can eat."

"The tournament will start in a week, and last for two weeks," Marita informed the arrivals who would be competing.

"So we have some time to kill," Kiara smirked, nuzzling Kovu


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vitani stepped on the scales which registered a 325, and  marked her age at 30.' lightweight division" the judge wrote down, and Kiara stepped up ' her weight stopped at 310 and her age was revealed to be 26.' another lightweight. thats 12 spots  filled we have 4 more available.' the judge wrote down.
- sneed was next to step up and set his weight on the scale. both his weight and age were very impressive. Sneed was not only 1650 pounds, he was also 200 years of age." how do you look so young given your age and size/ the judge, a macaw in a ble mawashi asked. ' Hunting and exercise, and eating well' Sneed smirked. ' well superheavyweight it is then' the judge wrote ' sneed' on the list. ' 3 more spots to fill' the judge called out. Arlene was next to weigh herself ' she weighed 55 pounds. ' midget' the onlookers laughed.
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 there was fare like hot dogs fries and pizza. the difference between them and portions found on earth was the size-they were enormous: a single hot dog was 4 feet long and weighed about 10 pounds. a simple cheese pizza had 128 slices, each 16 inches long, and the fries were a foot long. ' look at all these portions' lilo said  looking at a hot dog from a vendor ' hot dpgs are a quarter ' he smiled to her.' that single hot dog could feed,  the entire family ' Nani said , stunned at the size of it. ' you give Angel and Stitch a. few of those and they could wrestle.
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One thing you could compliment the planet of Mawashi for, it didn't rip people off.

Oliver used some quarters he had to buy a hot dog. "Yummy," he smiled, noticing the vendor had sprinkled a special salt on it.

"So, where are we going to stay, we're gonna be on here for at least 3 weeks," Kiara said to her allies.

Carmelita weighed 190, and thus did not qualify. "Anything you wanna do here Sly?" she asked.

"Should we see how much we weigh, father?" Jing asked the Panda King


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A group of Spirarians were seated at a table in a park. Around them were impromptu sumo matches. In contrast to the mawashis worn in official bouts, most of the bouts were performed wearing simple tunics or casual clothing. There were also people exercising, napping, picnicking or just relaxing.

Two of the men brought back a massive sushi platter. On the plate were literally hundreds of all different sorts of sashimi, rolls and other sushi.

"This is for one person?" a Wolverine asked.

The Human holding up one end of the platters nodded. "Yeah."

"F---ing hell. That's enough for our party of ten."

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"And the rates hear are very cheap, too," an elephant explained, "The most expensive dish I've ever seen costed....maybe five dollars."

Gloria then turned to the ones who had passed into any of the divisions. "Visit Dagnino the tiger's mawashi shop, you can feel free to pick out the color and fabric used on your mawashis, how those go is entirely up to you."

"I know what color Kovu will want," Kiara grinned


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I'm going with purple ' Vitani called out. " i'm red ' Kopa said ' i'm brown scooby said. ' any chance I could get a green one? Cynder-S asked
_ certainly my dear ' Panda said stepping frth on to the scale " panda weighed 2000 pounds and was massive in girth. ' i am ready to throw down" He smirked.
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