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(Weyard)

Several of the grateful servants filed out of the library to enjoy the sights of Tonfon.

One of the men noticed several anthros with golden-blond fur. Curious, he ordered some dumplings and sat down to eat.

He smiled as he heard one of them mention the Umbra Gear and how Queen Sveta had gifted her set to the Belinsk Museum.

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(Mawashi)

Dr. Kerzach had gotten off work at the chankonabe plant. The staff were already aware of him operating on Earth time so he worked what would be a normal shift for him. Granted, he worked so hard that the other workers weren't upset that by their standards he only worked half as long.

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As he walked down the main street, he decided to go round up some of his friends for dinner.

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Spyro-W and Cynder_w reached their room at the Winterville inn and gathered up some of the gems they had gathered on Skylands. ' lets go get some food at the nearest resteraunt.. spyro said. i'm not really in the mood for noodles.. so lets eat in the ship. has more variety" cynder said. ' alright, since you're picking.'
 young Spyro and Skylands flew into the park and noticed Agumina and Dixie gazing at a list of foods. ' Spyro landed and came up to them ' Hey ' he said "um.. I dont mean to be rude, but cynder and I dont have any gems or anything so.. ' You want some food?Agumina smirked " Sure, Dixies buying anyway.. order what you like.." Dixie shot agumina a look , then sighed ' alright, alright.. order what you like ' she said digging into her purse.
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kopa went into a nearby store to buy a mawashi that would fit him " hopefully they have red mawashis that match my mane..
- Vitani was looking for a purple mawashi.' hopefully they wont ride into my hip..
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"Give me a black one," Kovu grinned, looking through his options. Indeed, black ones weren't hard to find.

"It'll look good on you," Kiara purred, nuzzling him.  "I'll want a blue one," she added, turning back to the store.


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ratxchet, clank, and angela were walking around the town n, when clank's communicator buzzed, and Qwark appeared on screen ' Ratchet! Clank! Um..  we have a real problem here we're now up to 50 missing planets.. and i'm facing a lot of heat from the voters.. could you... you know.. lend me a hand here ' sorry Qwark, we're on a job at the moment.' Ratchet said " With the striptile fella.. ' Thats Stripetail' Angela replied "
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"I think the black ones are down that aisle," Kiara smiled, pointing it out to Kovu, "I know you'll get one that looks good on you."


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Kovu went through a selection of black mawahis but didnt find one that suited his wants ' so after going through multiple mawashis, kovu left the store and headed out on the town looking for just the right mawashi, going in and out of stores. on Mawashi the sun was pout 30 hours a day, with night lasting 10 hours.
_ stripetail reached his room amd opened it ' just set it on the bedstand ' he said to kiyo who was still holding his hourglass. Kiyo did as he requested and set it down." Do you have a plasce to stay while you are here sir? she asked ' actually yes, this is my room' stripetail agreed ' But it is so small? Come! We have a guest room at our house ' Kiyo insisted.' while you are here, at least. Shoukichi is a very good cook.. Kiyo said ' very well, since you are so eager. Then in return i will introduce you to my team.
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 whatever" Qwark whined" Look guys I'm willing to pay 1 million bolts to get you guys on the job.." Well Qwark.. Ratchet began before Clank interrupted ' Ratchet i have dialed up your gadgetron account ' Yeah i've got about 30000 bolts in it from fixing that problem with Q force' Ratchet said " actually Ratchet, you have.. a bit more than that now' clank showed Ratchet  and Angela the figure and both of thier  eyes bulged; instead of 30000 bolts, Ratchets account now had 10, 530,000 bolts in it. " stripetail is paying  me more.  TEN million bolts Qwark."
 how does that guy have that many bolts? Qwark sputtered ' Hes been around a long time ' Ratchet smirked. Look, guys please I'm begging here' Qwark said " Can you.. you know patch me through to him ' What you can't Contact him "Ratchet said  Well The only time i met his wizardness was when he dragged you out of that kerchu hole you were in Angela..' Dont remind me.. look we'll have him call you Qwark, just stop... being such a coward. You're the President after all Angela said roling her eyes. Thank guys i'll be sitting here by the phone.. waiting " Qwark said and the image vanished.
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 Tigeress and Flash got off of the Float after completing that lap, and joined the others. Stitch and Angel walked slowly after eating so much food.
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"After we pick out our mawashis lets go exploring Kovu," Kiara smiled to her mate, being sure to show her figure off.

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"And trust me, I can make plenty of dishes," Shoukichi said to the seer proudly.

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"It;s good to be off of Clockwerk," Bentley said to his allies.

"Indeed, especially with a planet with this much food," Jing grinned.

Sly was planning what to steal next.


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Sara and Velma walked into a shop. They browsed the shelves.  

"Look at this." Velma said picking up an item to read what it said on the front. "Uncle Fester's magic explosives.  Fun for all ages." She said, making sure to carefully put it back on the shelf.  "I didn't know they sold their stuff out this far." Velma said.

"Well, Gomez does have a fortune, and it does have to come from somewhere."  Sara said.  "hmm, what's this?" Sara said picking up an item.  "Wedensday's build it yourself torture kits.  An educational toy for kids of all ages." Sara said before she put the item back down.  

"Pugsley's lil poisoner's kit.  Make your own poisons, educational and fun.  Jinkies, I don't think this is for us." Velma said.  

"I agree." Sara said.

Seeing that they decided to exit the store.

Then passed a few stores then went into another one.  "This is more like it." Sara said looking around.  They went to look at some bracelets & other jewelry.  "interesting." Sara said looking over some.  Velma went to look over some areas in the store.  "I think Samia and Dulcy may like some of these." She said.  She looked over a few and picked out a bracelet that she thought that Dulcy and Samia may like.  And a necklace for each as well.

Velma came over to Sara, "I found a dragon section." She said, over here." She said and lead Sara over to the dragon section.  

"ooh so many things." Sara said.  

"here's a scale polish kit." Velma said, pointing at something a few shelves above her head.  

"Excellent." Sara said, picking out a deluxe version.  She started looking over a few more.  "hmm, Gomez and Morticia's firebreath. Ever have times when your firebreath just isn't hot enough?  I'll get several." Sara said picking out several.

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Kiyo motioned to Shoukirchi " dfont forget dear its bowling night ' bowling starts at 13, so we have 7 hours of bowling.Do You like to bowl Stripetail?' ' Well i dont have a bowling ball with me.. " We dont use balls here/ we use ourselves.' Kiyo explained " Well in that case I'll just watch " stripetail said.' As the three of them reached the town Stripetail saw the rest of his team walking around town together. Scooby, was carrying a large tub of popcorn. Tiger was carrying a big sack of cotton candy."Hey Boss' Stitch said from atop Scoobys shoulder ' we're all going to see a movie. 'Monsters of Mawashi' he grinned ' Which Dixie is paying for Spyro grinned." At my insistence.' agumiona laughed . " This is Kiyo and Shoukirci. they have offered to let me stay with them while we are here on mawashi." Kiyo here is..' a bartender . I make a mean washi turn.. throw in a touch of pineapple on its delicious. Come to the ozai Bowling Alley. Its the one with a huge human had on it. Kiyo said.
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 Panda king was buying magixc powder to sprinkle on his new Mawashi. it would provide better grip to his sumo holds as well. '  Panda King was also looking for to celebrate jing kings birthday which was upcoming..
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"Maybe if I'm lucky father," Jing grinned as she met up with him, "i'll find a cute big panda guy on this planet." It wouldn't be hard to find someone who was an improvement over Jing's last almost-husband.

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"This king Ozai really is popular huh?" Kiara asked Tiger's group as she walked past.

"Our king truly is the biggest and greatest," Shoukichi nodded and smiled


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The man finished his meal and made his way back to the library.

He found Chong surrounded by stacks of books and the mage taking copious notes. He cleared his throat. "Chong, I am pleased to inform you that I have found the location of a set of Umbra Gear. A complete set is located in the Belinsk Museum."

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(Mawashi)

Captain Fairchild cruised over a desolate rocky wasteland. He several hours away from the rest of the group. His atmosphere sensors indicated that this area's atmosphere was an extremely thin carbon dioxide atmosphere. A meteor slammed into the landscape.

He radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, I have located a section of Mawashi that appears to be quite mineral rich. Unfortunately, the atmosphere cannot support life."

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Doctor Kerzach met up with Deimos, Zachary, Nani, Stitch and Angel in the city park. "Hey, I'm going out for dinner and shopping. Care to join me?"

Captain Carson soon arrived. Her uniform was covered in dirt and sand."Heading to dinner?"

"What the f--- happened?" Deimos asked.

Captain Carson picked a daikon leaf that had gotten stuck to her uniform. "Picked radishes for sixteen hours straight. Anyways, dinner sounds like a good idea as does searching for supplies."

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Mr. Bigmouth let out a breath as he hauled away some scrap from the industrial sector. In lieu of payment, he was allowed to keep ten percent of the scrap to sell or use. Despite how strong he was, it was tiring and dirty work. His repulsorsled. Seeing as his sled was full, he hopped into the driver's seat and headed back for the scrapyard.

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dinner sounds good Nick and Shaggy agreed, both tired from working shifts at a fast food vendor.' nick crackled his neck.
- Wanna see a movie guys?' Stitch grinned to Kerzach and the others'Miss dixies paying"
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Keep patroling and report back to me ' Stripetail radioed back.
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"You can keep score then," Shoukichi offered to Stripetail, "We always can find another team to play at sumo bowling."

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"this planet has a nice feeling," Kiara said to herself, lacking a more specific word, "I feel like I can relax and enjoy myself."


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"Looks like a swimming pool." Sara said looking at a building.  "indoor heated pools.  Nice." She said.  "Care for a swim?" She asked Velma.

"Anything big enough for you I'd have to dive into." Velma said.

"I do have a diving suit if you want to use one." She said pulling out a magic one from one of her belt pouches.  

"Jinkies, that brings back memories." velma said, remembering all the times her and the others went diving underwater as part of solving a mystery.  "Been a while since I did any scuba diving.  Hope I remember how." Velma said.

"these magic suits you don't need any scuba." Sara said.


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"I'd prefer a spa trip." Doctor Kerzach cracked his back.

Captain Carson shrugged. "A movie's fine by me."

A street vender called out his wares. He was apparently selling the traditional amezaiku spun sugar sculptures. Not surprisingly, many children crowded around his cart, hoping to buy one of his sculptures.

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Captain Fairchild's crystal mana detectors spiked. He examined the glowing blue rock formations that jutted out of the cliffs and rocky ground. Glowing blue rivulets of pure mana trickled out from cliffs and formed lakes and rivers. Unfortunately, the atmosphere was unbreathable; it was roughly as dense as the atmosphere on Earth but it was composed of argon. Luckily, the oxygen generators that Sara had given to him and the other living planes let them fly in even a hard vacuum.

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(Tonfon, Weyard)

"Chong, what's our next move? Shall we head to Belinsk or explore other areas?" a servant asked.

Another servant looked at an atlas as he sipped his cup of green tea. He noted that Lonely Island Ruins was nearby and it was where the Umbra Cowl was found. But he also noted that it had been discovered by Sveta, which meant that it was probably in the Belinsk Museum.

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head to belinsk and see if you can acquire the gear' Chong replied, as he sipped as his tea and flipped over a page in the book. 'pasy whatever you need to , or steal it ' either way, just get it to me..
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 sumo bowling ' stripetail said 'intrigued ' how dio you do that?' simple Kiyo saiod " you roll up into a ball and roll down the lane and knock over as many pins as possioble. theres 100 pins in a frame.' Kiyo said. " we could do that ' agumina spoke up, and flash looked at her dad from her perch on tigress' back. ' agumon and me vs you and your boyfriend!'
 Husband" Kiyo said, correcting her. ' but sure it would be fun..' stripetail can keep score ' scooby said.' we'll go bowling after the movie ' dixie said.
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"Together, we're unbeatable," Shoukichi smiled, kissing Kiyo on the cheek.

"That would be fun to watch," Kiara nodded.


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(Mawashi)

"You just had to buy the largest sugar sculpture didn't you!?" Captain Carson said. She was pulling a small cart that bore the said sugar sculpture. Thanks to the high quality of sugar and the skill of the artisan, the sculpture of Ozai appeared to be carved from crystal.

"It'll make a nice display inside Stripetail's room," Dr. Kerzach said.

"Speaking of him, where is he? And along those lines where the f--- is Mr. Bigmouth!? I haven't seen him for the past several hours!" Deimos said.

As if on cue, Mr. Bigmouth pulled up the group on his repulsorsled. "Sorry, I just got off work."

"We're heading to dinner."

Mr. Bigmouth pointed to the sled's load of metal scrap and assorted parts. "Sorry, I gotta deposit this back at the starship and wash up before I go to dinner.

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(Weyard)

"Will do." Thanks to the fact that these "servants" had willingly cooperated with Chong, they were afforded much more latitude than the other servants. Up to and including use of the Phoenix's motor pool and spacecraft.

The group of five exited the library and headed back to the seaport where their repulsorsleds were located.

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hes most likely been busy' Nick replied as he walked along with the others ' this place certainly takes getting used to..
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 An image of Stripetail appeared in from of Carson and the others ' wE are headed to play a game of bowling, after the dinner and seeing a movie.. ' all are welcome to join and participate. i'll cover the costs for food and drink..  meet us near the Large amusement park to the right of the large statue of Ozai. Whats new on your end?' Stripetail asked.
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Its likely we'll have a competition" stripetail said turning to Kiyo.' Oh.. good We like have bowling games ' Kiyo saisd with a smile ' just be forwarned Shoukirchi and ui are very very good " Kiyo said.' what do you say to a little wage , Striipetail/ she asked. " We'll see once my team gets here..
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"We just got off work, Commander," Captain Carson said. "Right now, my group is earning money to buy supplies. Mr. Bigmouth is back at the ship sorting through some metal scrap."

She looked at the sugar sculpture. "And we got a sugar sculpture of Ozai."

"Ahem." Doctor Zanasiu pointed to the aforementioned stone statue. The left path led to a sumo arena while the right path led to the amusement park. Indeed, the sound of laughter could be heard from the park.

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The living planes flew over a harsh volcanic landscape. Plumes of smoke rose high into the atmosphere as the planes' engines struggled to keep them moving. Luckily, the oxygen belts also worked remarkably well as air-filters.

Seas and rivers of glowing lava pockmarked the scorched landscape.

"Damn, who knew Mawashi had so many hostile areas?" Captain Fairchild said.

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