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Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

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"Yeah. Time to go back to work. By the way Twi, don't let Captain Carson hear you making fun of her voice."

Twilight's ears splayed."Gotcha. Be good Spike!"

The transmission cut out.

"I can see why she's so well liked by her people and the crew here."

The miner adjusted his helmet. "We'll meet you in the staging area."

The sound of footsteps echoed about as  the workers headed to the staging area to get their equipment ready."

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"Here's even more food," Balto told Kopa and Kovu, "You should always eat right before and right after training. And plenty of times beside that too," the wolf dog sumo grinned.

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The girls were later eating at the hotel's breakfast buffet. As they got their insane portion sizes worth of food, Kitty wanted to comment on something.

"I know this Ozai guy is their king, but how come his face is EVERYWHERE," she said to Dixie and Arlene.


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because the guy has a huge ego and enjoys having his face everywhere ' tigress said 'i think hes cute ' flash said innocently. Tigeress shot her a look of disgust ' You must be joking honey... that guys a gloryhound.' but mom.. he looks sorta like Santa claws! you know that big guy that goes around leaving presents for all good wolves, cats and dogs..'
 Tigeress sighed ' just dont talk like that around your father.. he doesnt like being here that much..
- well the sooner we get back to hunting Chong the better' Dixie said as she nibbled on a giant pancake. " what do think aunt Dixie?' flash asked as she waved around a small picture of Ozai "is he cute?' Cute? not really honey. a guy that has a hour where folks literally bow to him, isnt someone i'd consider cute. Needy and self absorbed? Yes. Cute. no." well.. Can I at least get an action figure of him? Flash begged, while dixie looked over at Tigeress who was shaking her head in a 'no' manner ' well.. your mom doesnt think thats a good idea. Tell you what.. i'll get you a mawashi to wear.. ' Oh.. like the sumos? Flash gasped ' Yes dear ' Dixie said ruffling the pups fur. ' flash gave Dixie a big hug.. " thanks Aunt Dixie.
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you're putty in that kids hands " arlene smirked at Dixie" Cant Blame you. Oliver does the same thing to me..' ' Well i'm ready to go shopping" kitty said " bring something home from this trip.. " you girls game? Dixies paying of course.." hey Dixie Protested." dixie i spent at least a half hour pressing guts with you.. and i beat you, so you're paying up..' Kitty said flatly
_ clank was going through the holonet database on the trolley ride to ozai City,  looking for information on Ozai, which unfortunately there was not much of ' hmm.. i'll need tp talk to ozai himself if i want information to use in the film.
- any places to go shopping for my mate around here/ Kovu asked Balto out of curiosity. " i need to get vitani something as well spomething to go with her eyes i think ' Kopa said.
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 just keep training dear " panda king Said to his daughter ' you've done well in yiour matches so far.
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 Dixie was nodding to slyvie. it was good but not as good as his move three matches ago with the led whip belly combo. match was over in 7 seconds.. thats near ozai-fast..'
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"Indeed, I've had combat training, I don't go down in a brawl easily," Jing smirked confidently.

"If you're gonna keep robbing places, just don't get caught ringtail," Carmelita told Sly.

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"Yeah, check the shopping district 5 blocks to the east, can't miss it," Balto told Kovu and Kopa.

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"Are all the rings for each weight and gender division finalized?" Shoukichi asked his fellow staff members in the tournament preparation committee.


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"Bye Twilight, good luck, talk to you later." Spike said just before the transmission cut out.  he did hope things would be going well for Twilight and himself as well.  He went to get ready himself.  he waved to some of the other miners he saw that were walking in the same direction he was, including Terra Fin.


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The miners were in the staging area and all geared up. The staging area had all the equipment hanging on pegs with the worker's name on it.

One of the miners handed Spike his powered face mask and backpack.

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Captain Carson returned to get her captain's hat and a large cup of tea.

She slowly sipped it as she watched everyone milling about. Many of the other patrons of the hotel appeared to be racers; indeed, there was even a sign that advertised the race/obstacle course.

"So, is everyone ready to head out to the ship and make some last minute checks?" she asked between sips of her tea.

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i'[m ready to give this glider a go through' tiger said. i'm up near the front right?
 i think you;re on defensive side so near the back' angela said. You handle the defensive weapons, ratchet and I handle offense. Stitch will be charge of grabbing items for us to use..'  I get the right side Agumina said with a smile. "Agumon will be in the middle"' Fine Tiger shrugged

- Tigress, Dixie, Kitty and Arlene headed out of the heya, Arlene holding on to a flyer for an Ozai Art class. Flash was riding on Dixies shoulder, an impish grin on her face. the art studio was the other side of town.
 Young Spyro, Old spyro, Cynder-W and cynder-S were each engaged in a match against locals of their weight class. Being quadripeds, they were having a difficult time of it. Cynder-W had lost two matches, one from scratching  her opponent, and the other from using magic during the match. likewise each of  the Spyros and Skylands had taken lumps and losses from the more experienced locals. but since they only needed 10 wins to qualify, it didnt matter how long it took to get those 10 wins.
_ kiyo currently was mixing drinks in a blender designed to  look like Ozais head. the bar was filling up with customers as it often did as the qualifying for the sumo flights ended and the main draw drew near.
 vitani and Kiara were sparring with Vushu who had kindly agreed to test their mettle. Vushu laughed as she pushed Vitani out of the ring. ' that bout only lasted 8 seconds! good thing we were not  playing for keeps, or you'd be in a huge hole in just the first round. ' the first rounds are the easiest, normally.' Kiara had done even worse, Vushi had beaten her in just 5 seconds.' Vushu sighed "i can tell you girls are inexperienced at sumo. you only have a small ring to work with,  and you cant use your claws to scratch or hurt your opponent. its all about legs and upper body strength."

- sly was running rooftop to rooftop getting the lay of the town. his largest the ozai Musuem of Mawashis' was just ahead.
 
- Little Dixie was showing a replay of Steeles last match on a scren. the match took just 10 seconds, so it ran in a loop.' see how graceful he is which stries and his gut-strike?' She simpered.
- Yes they are ready. field isnt set yet. Still have about 30 slots to fill' said Murgen, a huge polar bear. " Mostly in the lightweight division. probably will those newcomers whose ship crashed most likely. Few of them can sumo though, they'll be cannon fodder and little more.
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Ms. Swimmer grunted as she was bodily thrown out of the ring by a massive Bison. She dusted herself off and headed off to get a drink. She had racked up a fair number of wins but a seemingly equal number of losses.

The Sauropholus poured herself some steaming green tea from a teapot shaped like a sumo. A massive Brown Bear placed a paw on her shoulder.

"Do not be discouraged. For a newcomer to the sport, you are performing admirably," he said.

"Thanks," Ms. Swimmer said.

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Mr. Bigmouth wasn't doing any better. He had won two matches but had lost four. Despite the training he had undergone, his lack of talent for athletics was showing.

He had lost his last match when he tripped over his opponent's feet and fell out of the ring.

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Zachary was sitting on the sidelines of the ring. He had been disqualified from one match when he punched his opponent in the face.

He sneezed as a plume of dust came up from the arena.

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Captain Carson nodded. She walked around the Aestorican Glider. The ship's sleek golden hull was devoid of any damage. She inspected the wings and control surfaces as well. They too were untouched.

The woman boarded the ramp and into the spacious bridge. As if sensing her thoughts, the ornate brass cogs and gem studded control surfaces shimmered slightly and reconfigured themselves to the sleek consoles akin to those found on the Spire of Winter.

She sat in the pilot's seat and looked over the status display in the upper corner of the windshield. Of course, the ship's gem-mana reactor was offline.

"Excuse me," Captain Carson said. "I'm going to need someone working with the ship's systems like in the engine room and dealing with repairs."

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well im a pretty good mechanic. Ratchet said ' normally i have Clank to help with  things  like this, but obviously he's not here/ didnt stripetail give you an instruction booklet on this thing?
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 Chong nodded to his servants ' back to the phoenix! we cabn make our preparations there. we have a lot odf information to go over. and many things to acquire. fortunastely. it see,s as if the Wizard has not ler learned of our location> we must use the time available before he does.."
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"And if you're both royalty, you don;t want to lose so easily," Yumi, a rather big sumo tigress told Kiara and Vitani. "I'm Yumi Aoyama, female super heavyweight division." The tigress's footsteps shook the nearby ground.


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"We're still handing out those special drinks to any defeated tournament wrestler who comes here this year, right?" Otama asked Kiyo.

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"Excellent," Shoukichi nodded, filling out his chart.

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"How confident are you feeling about this, father?" Jing asked, "You are one of the bigger ones from our group before everyone had to start eating tons."

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"Indeed, all will fall by my massive size and strength," Steele bragged to his fangirls.


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(Mawashi)

Captain Carson shook her head. "I believe he assumed that I would know how to pilot this vessel. Nevertheless, I shall contact him."

She radioed Stripetail. "Stripetail, this is Captain Carson. I am in need of one extra crew member to serve as the engineer. In addition, I cannot find the instruction manual for the ship."

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(Weyard)

The servants all gathered up their supplies and headed out of the library. Many of the patrons were glad to see them go as they not only monopolized the library's space and resources, they also abused the other patrons and staff.

"Well, sir, the zol research has come off quite well. Also, some of the men aboard the ship have captured some sort of magical creature called a 'Djinn'," one of the servants said.

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i'll send fred to help with mechanical issues ' Stripetail said "as for how to  operate it, it normally requires a great deal of magic- theres no manual, its operated magically. But I can create a manual for you since you are a nonmagic user.
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 chong smiled " Good. We'll test the creatures powers when we get thee, see what its capable of. Whatys the latest on the abilities of Zol? i want to know as much about it as possible.
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  I have never tested my strength against so many who are as big as I am' The Panda kIng replied. ' hopefully I will acquit myself well. many of our group is- inexperienced, and it shows..
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Sara was relaxing in the hot tub with her head reclined back and one of her arms under the water and the other caressing Tarrax's side.  

"This is very comfortable and large enough to fit all of us." She said smiling.  Not an easy thing to find on some worlds or places." She said.

She looked around the area.  "and you can get snacks, drinks and food brought here as well, very nice service.  Some places with a hot tub only do the hot tub only." She said.

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Jason was playing a concert with Guilmon on drums.  Jason was singing and playing his guitar, that looked like a late 50's custom style electric guitar, Gnash playing rhythm guitar and Pan playing a pan flute.


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Korin, Samia And Dulcy were relaxing on the other side of the tub. Korin was munching on a huge mawashi roll. which was soft and buttery.
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 kiyo was rapidly pouring drinks  and serving ' Ozai specials' for entrees, whghich were bigger than normal mawashii portions., tray afer tray of food went out to the tables,as customers dined on the snacks.
- the girls entered the Building where the art class was being held. a large Hyena sumo was teaching the class - which was mostly females- and she had  a large drawing on an easel next to her ' Um.. I hope we arent interrupting Arlene said she stuck her head "  We're here for the class- we have this flyer " oh! please! do come in..  this is just a beginning class on how how to draw the great Ozai. ' the hyena whose name was Musha said .just take a seat on the mt over there'
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 flash, Tigeress and Dixie took up one mat. Arlene and Kitty took up another, musha handed them same easels drawing paper, pencils and a small- for Mawashi- picture of ozai ' this is ozai as a young man.. hes bit bigger these days, as we all are' Musha said. take the time you need ladies, theres no rush.." Flash held up the picture so Dixie, who could draw, could trace th outlines of Ozais face
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 tiger climbed onto the glider ' alright guys, i dont know about you, but i'm ready to try this thing out on the track.' he said ' lets see what she can do.
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 ozai was staring at himself in a mirror, observing himself in a mawashi
 his massive gut required he step back several feet to see himself fully in the mirror 'his face was still rather handsome, even though he had started to go gray on the sides. " might need a shave too" He smirked
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 so where are we headed Kiara? vitani said after thy wrapped up training with Vushu. the best either girl had done was last 10 seconds against the pantheress who had agreed to  come back later and continue the training " the longer you can make a match last, the more likely your opponent will make a mistake " she had said " figure you'll need to make it at least 60 seconds to have a shot.
 Hmm shopping " Kiara said " figures, you're a girly girly' vitani cracked ' i'd rather go out and grab some game ' Votani said " the game here is much bigger than back home. you'd need all of us to take down a kid buffalo here' kiara said.
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(Weyard)

The group boarded the ramp that led into the Phoenix. The scent of burnt metal and smoke hung in the air.

A man clad in armor that had been scorched and melted by some great force approached the group. "Sir, we managed to subdue one of the Mars Djinn. He says his name is 'Pepper'."

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"Copy that." The air in front of Captain Carson shimmered and a surprisingly thin manual appeared in front of her. She opened the manual and began reading.

Several minutes later, she tucked the manual away and fastened herself into the extremely comfortable chair. She pressed the intercom on the console. "All right, com check," she said.

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"Sara started to eat a bit of a sashimi.  "very nice, and an interesting idea to combine to different things like a hot tub place where you can order food & drinks. "  Sara said.  "Not as many places as there should be combining things."


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"At least we know what we'll be working on," Kitty said.

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"Shall I summon the royal barber, your greatness?" Shifu asked Ozai.

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"Everything is so huge, but I guess that's to be expected," Kiara noted, "There's so much food here, after all."


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yes Please do, tell him to take off the sideburns' Ozai said ; as well as the gut hair."
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 Bring " pepper" to me Chong said with a grin ' i want to see what he can do."
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 well, i'm a pretty good drawer' Arlene said to the others , so give me 15 minutes and should have a good outline odff the picture. he.. isnt bad looking.. at least when he was younger. now, well he makes Garfield look like me' She laughed.' flash Held the picture of ozai in her mouth, high up enoug so Kitty, and Dixie could see it..
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 Ready' Ratchet replied frm his seat, behind carson. there wre three glowing orbs on each side. they were there to hold items that the group picked up, or stitch gave them during the race.
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Sara continued to eat her Sashimi.  Pausing to  look at the others in

the hot tub with her then Sara kissed Tarrax, looking at him and Korin.

"Korin and I are more then old flames dear, seems when we met the old flame rekindled between us." She said to him.  Though that doesn't change what we are to eac other." She said smiling to Tarrax.


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(Mawashi)

The miners exited out onto the volcanic lava fields again.

Several miners were skimming chunks of ore off the lava lakes while a skiff containing lighter metal ores headed back to the refinery.

Spike's radio crackled. "Spike, we're opening a new mine today. We could use your help."

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"Let's ride." Captain Carson. She then activated the intercom. "Fred, has the ship's reactor reached its optimal magic saturation or are you still preparing it?

She watched as some of the other ships began to rise into the sky and head for the race course.

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(Weyard)

A scorched and blackened cage containing a small reddish sprite with a peppercorn shaped head was hauled out on a repulsorsled inside a specially fireproofed testing area. Scorch marks and small craters as well as puddles of water marred the area,

"As you can see, we had some difficulty subduing him," the man said. He then turned to Pepper. "Now are you going to show our boss what you can do or do I have to get the hose again?"

"F--- you!" Pepper spat. A flaming blob of liquid landed at Chong's feet in response.


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