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Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

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Sharing him, Huh? You dont be careful, half the pride is going to have his mark on it..' And the other half will have MY mark on it " kopa smirked." king's duty Vitani" he smirked. just eat your wings, and be sure to save room " Vitani smirked.. " My brother Loves to eat, and he can put away 100 pounds at a sitting. bring your A game dear, or he'll leave you in the dust>" I've got a stomach too dear..Kopa grinned
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 are you familiar with the term " father Knows Best" , Cooper? Lets just say, its something i take very seriously " panda King Said ' I a good daughter is one who obeys her father. And... I'm right . 99.99% of the time> ' Well it seems to work for you " sly said.
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 hi Dixie" Arlene said as she joined the group" i trust Oliver has been behaving himself?" Yes he is " dixie nodded " Hes just playing with some friends, and I'm taking them to get some snacks." good, Good. I'm just going to tag along. If You dont mind " arlene said
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 We're headed to to a move arene " scooby said Wanna Come.. the kings can come too.. since I'm paying fir everything- as usual' scooby said.
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Captain Carson, Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Captain Fairchild and Rainbow were all ready to go. Rainbow's paint job was now a solid black color that contrasted strongly with her previous light blue paint job.

The living crew members (with the exception of Ms. Swimmer) had their anti-radiation suits donned but didn't put their helmets on. Captain Carson was giving her rifle a once over while Mr. Bigmouth was examining his research equipment as well as his weapons. Ms. Swimmer did a few practice katas with her dual sticks.

"Stripetail," Captain Carson said into the vehicle bay intercom. "Ms. Swimmer, Mr. Bigmouth, Rainbow, Captain Fairchild and myself are all prepared to head out. We await the arrival of your team."

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"Hi mom, look what I won," Oliver declared proudly, holding her paw and pointing to his winning sand castle design.

"He did really good," Other Oliver nodded.

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The lionesses watched as Kovu and Kopa began their eating contest. They were mostly matched at first, scarfing food down at an alarming rate.

It was after several plates of wings that Kiara noticed something about her big brother. "His face is turning so red....." she wondered to herself.

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After spending some time on it, Jing King finished polishing the trophies. "I completed the task you ordered me to do father, exactly how you wanted me to do it," she said respectfully.


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Wonderful dear" arlene nodded looking at the castle which had begun to fail due to the strong winds that swept the beach. " So what did you get for a prize?
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 Understood Captain> My team will be out shortly" Stripetail radioed back as he finished up his meal>
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 Kopas tongue screamed from the hot wings he was gulping down, and He tried to douse and cool the tongue by gulping down copious amounts of drink. On the balance of number of wings eaten  and drink consumed, Kopa was winning the contest. What he didnt know was that Kovu, being resourceful,  had slipped an extra layer of sauce on Kopas share of the wings. A form of gamesmanship on the brown kings part, but also partly because Kovu was , like Kopa a competitive sort. Kovu loved to eat, and hated losing eating contests to anyone. As the wings got spicers and spicier,   Kopas face got redder and redder, yet still he kept eating. aftrer the 20th tray of wings, They started eating Red Savina pepper wings, the next tray would be ghost peppers and then Komodo dragon peppers, which were so spicy, just one drop of the sauce could literally burn a hole in your tongue.  Kopas eyes were like faucets they were so watery, and he downed soda rapidly to cool down  his tongue. Kovus eyes were watering badly as well, but the smirk on his face told all, he was enjoying the battle.
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 The Panda KIng entered the room and gave both trophies a through inspection. Well Done My Daughter. We will be staying aboard the ship while we are this planet. I will not risk your safety, and besides, I mean to teach you how to make fire works and find you a proper boyfriend, one who meets my approval" He said.
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Jing bowed to her father. "Did you have any boys already in mind?" She asked, "And will we be staying in this room or going elsewhere for the fireworks lesson, father?"

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Kiara could tell the heat was affecting both her mate and her brother, but Kopa was clearly even less prepared for the sheer extent of the heat. He had gone through his sodas at such a quick pace that he was nearly out of them.

"We might see a firebreathing lion," Kiara told Sina and Vitani.

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"A free meal and a shopping spree," Oliver declared.


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Kopa finished gulping down the last of the red Salvanias and started on the Ghost pepers at the touch of the first his tongue ignited and burned to ash the remaining  peppers he shoved into his mouth. kopa gulped down the  last of his soda and emitted a belch which caused a jet of flame shoot from his mouth." Impressive' Kovu said calmly a smile on his face.. " i'm going to need ice on this tongue like the next week " Kopa murmured" a rumble from his gut idicated some of the wings were coming back up. ' last one bro " Kovu said giving him a tray covered with 2 large wings " komodo Dragon- spiciest  pepper on the planet. You eat these two, and i'll declare you the winner, you have eaten and drank more than me.. Kopas face Suddenly turned green." Excuse me " He got up and ran from the table, belching fire with every breath..e
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Kovu you rascal" vitani stared at her brother as Kopa desperately raced towards the nearest bathroom " Did you do anything extra to those wings? ' No, sis, they really ARE that spicy ' Kovu said as he belched forth his own spice flame " since his muscleness couldnt hold down  his wings, that makes me the winner.. and I get to decide where we are eating tonight, and your brother is picking up the tab" Kovu grinned to Kiara " Loser pays after all." he laughed as he pushed away his plate. Kovu gulped up his soda with one drag and stuck out his tongue which was now covered in a black film that rivaled his mane for darkness.

_ thats wonderful dear ' Arlene said " Hes getting As in all his classes " she said proudly to Dixie as she  pulled out a progress report " a pleasure to have to class " She said showing off the comments the teachers had written. " hes a smart boy " dixie smiled.. "Hopefully my future sons can learn from his example."
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We will be going to the testing range " Panda KIng said " It would not do to trash our hotel room with explosives. As for your boy friend to be. no I have not located one yet. But i am on the ;lookout " the large panda said.
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"I work very hard in my classes," Oliver said proudly, but in a way that was not boastful. "And I always make sure to follow the rules." He gave a cute smile that no one could dislike.

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"Kovu always puts thought into how he plays," Kiara smiled. kissing Kovu and feeling the taste of wings on his lips. "And as per your prize for winning, what restaurant do you want to take us to, Kovu?" she asked her husband.

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"Yes, father," Jing nodded, following after him to the training area. Jing was allowed to meet guys by herself, but they had to pass the Panda King's judgement if they were to become a full couple.


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I Don't know dear" kovu said as Stripetail voice canme over his ring " alright  team sorry to interupt, whatever you are doing but I have a group meeting scheduled in 10 minutes in my room. Whatever you are doing-currently - movie watching, shopping, hikings or things of a more ahem personal nature -will have to wait.. for Gabumon and Gabuna, consider this as your job application. Perform well and you are on the team, Clank Ratchet's Armor will cover you, protecting you from the magic's effects. Everyone Armor up"
 As Stripetail said this the rings on the team activated, encasing the group in thjier armor. Kovu's felt a  cooling mist enter his nostrils and filter down to his tongue cooling and  dissolving the deletris eating all those spicy hot wings had left behind. Thanks. Kovu said throiugh his helmet ' We were in a hot wing contest' You'll have to finish it later Kovu. this is more pressing. We need to learn more about Weynard>" stripetail said.
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 Kopa staggered out of the  Bathroom, The magic in his helmet slowly  working to heal his very badly burned tongue. ' Ancestors that feels SO MUCH better" He murmured.
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Dixie was about to reply when he armor activated " Awesome! Mona gaped as she looked at Tiger and Tigeress wearing their Armor " You don;t tell me you guys were heros.. This is so cool. " Well we dont wear spandex ' tigress said " She Turned To Luca " ok, LUca, take care of Flash for us While we investigate. Take ther kids out to eat and shopping for treat "_ Dixie pull;ed some money out of her wrist  compartmemt ad gave some to Arlene and Luca " Have a good time while we're out on the job, guys.  I'll call you Arlene once we get Back. We'll resume Oliver regaling us about- wasn't it a big kick ball game?
 Yeah Oliver hit 3 homers " arlene said. " Just be careful guys. Don';t do anything too dangerous..' she said as Scooby and dixie took off running, folloewed quickly by Tiger and Tigeress.
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 Well Danger is part of the Job Cynder replied, as she took off and flew  off towards the Winterville inn.
- Agumon, Agumina and Gabumon Warpdigivolved, to the amazement of Gabuna and flew off, leaving the Rookie to hurry after them as best she could.
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They had opted to use the dune buggies along with a flatbed all-terrain electric truck that carried a portable shield generator. As these vehicles relied on simple electric motors, they were resistant to the magic radiation.

Captain Carson herself had opted to pilot the Arkeyan Show Cruiser. The Aestorican Glider was parked and ready but she thought it inappropriate to use that craft without getting explicit permission from Stripetail.

She looked over the controls of the ship. They were a bit showy for her taste but the controls were pretty much the same as was found on the shuttle.

The roar of jet engines was heard as Captain Fairchild and Rainbow took off. She opted to wait for Stripetail's crew.

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Rainbow was stunned by the beauty of Weyard. Rolling grasslands as far as the eye could see and a majestic mountain range to the north. To their west was a pristine beach. Not far to the east of them was a bustling port city on the delta of a river.

Of course, atop that mountain range was what appeared to be a star.

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Of course, the drone they had made for Chong was able to penetrate into the heart of the Apollo Sanctum. Amazingly, the drone was so well-made that it lasted for five minutes. But in those five minutes, the drone was able to transmit some pictures.

Granted, all the pictures were washed out due to intense light and grainy due to the interference of the transmission from Weyard's magic.

One of the pictures showed a massive cannon atop a platform. Another picture showed and elevated podium on a platform similar to that on the cannon. Two pictures then showed two open parabolic antennas on stone platforms.

Several more shots showed that all of the components were connected and the platforms linked by what looked like a narrow stone catwalk. The final picture before the drone burnt out was a picture of four female statues holding out their hands to form a bridge.

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Luca took her share of the money and turned to Mona ."Mona dear I have some great news " she smiled and showed the pup what she had bought " My Gosh" Mona stuck her head in the bag and pulled out a bookshelf. " I Can Store all my books now she said happily>" Its gets better dear" Luca said." I'm now working for  Flash's folks.." Wait.. so they are paying you?' Mona's grin grew wider as Luca dodded"Yes! Yes! How much? 1000?" the wolf pup was glowing with excitement " 15000 this month' Luca said, and Mona's mouth dropped open."So i could quit my job now?" " well if you want to.. but it would be nice to have some walking around money. " Tiger and Tigeress are giving me an allowance,mom, if I do my chores' Mona said " The more money you can bring in the better for us..we'll have your job be part time. I'll call your boss and tell him we'll be dialing back your hours so you can go to school. Also there's one more thing. Tiger and Tigeress are building us a new house!" Mona  Hugged her mom, then ran up to Flash and gave her a huge hug" Thank you! Thank You! Thank you so much for helping my mom! Mona said excitedly." My folks are glad to help" Flash said, almost gasping out the words. " Now, now Mona, try not to strangle the poor girl" Luca laughed. "Give her a quick kiss as a thank you, and lets get going.'

"Do you have cooties Flash?' Mona whispered"No. Do you?" Flash whispered "No. so I guess a kiss is ok.. so long as its just you" Yeah. I guess so." Flash nodded. Mona leaned in and her lips found Flash's, the dark red lips locked together for a few seconds then Flash pulled away. The girls stared at each other for a brief second then Flash tagged her. "Come On! Last one to the mall, has to .. dress up like a scarecrow' She said and began running" " Not If I get there first! Come on Oliver! Other Oliver! Lets make Flash into a scarecrow- whatever that is' Mona smirked as she ran after her friend." Winner gets a bigger helping of ice cream!

- Well she's certainly happy' Arlene said as she watched the wolf pups run ahead, their peals of laughter reaching the adults." i'm glad for you Luca, your daughter's a sweetie, and she's been very nice to Oliver since hes been aboard " thanks Arlene. You and the others have been very welcoming. Any suggestions on what we should get?' Hmm Arlene said thinking ' well Oliver loves kickball, so we can get all the stuff needed for a kickball game setup-bases, balls scoreboard. Oliver's very good at it. I'll explain the rules on the way there' Arlene Smiled. Luca put her paw in Arlene's paw " sounds Like a plan. Lead the way. We'll get the kids lots of sweets and toys- well Mona's got books to tide her over, but still she can never have too many things. Now.. well I can get her whatever she likes. Before, i couldn't" Luca said.

Chong stared at the grainy pictures uses his magic to try and get them to be clearer. He rubbed his forehead, the drone had gotten closer and survived longer than anything else he had sent, still its information it had returned was only passable.. I NEED that lens.' he scowled. the scowl deepened as a image the Drone had taken before entering the sanctum had showed a large ship landing near Tonfon "great. the wizard and his entourage are here. Should have known they would catch up to me sooner or later.
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"Don't start without me," Oliver smiled, running to keep up with the wolf pups. The kitten always liked to be involved with playing games. He ran to make sure he wouldn't be the scarecrow, as did Other Oliver.

Kiara, Kovu, and their siblings were in the armor they would use to traverse the landscape. "LEt's be ready for anything," Kiara commented.


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"I prefer Dragon Special." Sara said smiling.

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"Are we going?" Guilmon asked from the tardis control room, looking at one of the holographic walls.

"We can't go in the tardis, but there is another way.

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Joe and Gomamon smiled, glad to be among their friends again.


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Better catch up slowpokes" Mona called back to them, as she caught up with flash. " you're not making me be a scarecrow. say Flash, um, what exactly is a scarecrow? " something that scares crows, apparently. I Was just teasing.." flash Said." Well it sounds like a good idea i'm sure i have something about scarecrows in my book collection. We'll figure it out. Now.. Lets make Oliver be a scarecrow" MOna smiled as she  moved ahead of Flash.
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 Ratchet and Angela hurried to the meeting reaching the inn just as Scooby, Dixie and the wolves did. Kopa led the lions in a few minutes later.
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Two Dragon specials then" KOrin said as she led Sara over to the coffee place..
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Beter make a list for all the Kids" Luca said To Arlene who pulled out a pad of paper.. Already on it " she smiled.
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"Don't underestimate me," Oliver smirked suddenly to Flash and Mona as he caught up to them and took the lead in the run.

"Or me," Other Oliver nodded, catching up slowly.

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"What's our mission?" Kiara asked, now in her armor. After her day of enjoyment, the queen of the pride lands was ready for action.

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The Panda King and Jing reached the on ship training grounds. "What is today's lesson, father?" Jing asked.


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" well we'll start learning how to make explosives " the panda king said pulled out a scroll and explosive materials. Make that together into a forework, If you can " He said solembly to jing King.

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 Stripetail magicked himself into the room, as Angel and stitch were the last to enter. Gabuna was panting heavily, and leaned against Tigeress, who was the closest to her, for support." Everyone is here? good. in a few minutes We will be leaving the ship and heading into a city known as Tonfon, which seems to be a big port city here. Just try and not piss off the locals, magic users here are very powerful" stripetail said. "Now" he created an image and a number of vehicles appeared, and emitted a bright glow " These racers are yours to use to get around the planet. For those of you who are quadripeds, those side cars are for you to ride in. there's enough room for two riders in the side car. Your rings will active these cycles, and they will draw energy from them as you ride. Any questions?
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So there are sorta like hoverboards?' Ratchet said " no, hoverboards can only carry one rider. these can carry up to 4." stripetail said. " Mesa Drive! Stitch said." Very well Stitch. then pick out who you wanna have ride with  you.' stitch nodded ' sure, boss.  mesa want ....botchiboo, and big lions " stitch said, motioning to Kovu and Kopa.' so. Angel kovu., Kopa and Stitch, you take the vehicle on the far left. "Agumon was next to volunteer, a nd he picked Agumina and the wolves. Scooby was next, and Dixie  Kiara and Vitani were his choices.
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"Let's go," Kiara said to Vitani, as they went to the vehicle their team was on. They waved to Kovu and Kopa as the big lions split up.

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"Yes, father," Jing nodded, rolling up the paper and gathering the materials needed for a basic fireworks rocket. She had her father's natural instinct for these, so she created a simple one after half an hour.


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The dune buggies carried simple dual .50 caliber heavy machine guns in their turrets as the rocket pods and anti-tank missiles were too likely to malfunction in the intense magic field. This was also why the living planes only had external cannon pods added.

A buzz was heard and a shimmering blue shield enclosed the group as the shield generator was activated.

Captain Carson in the Arkeyan Show Cruiser was the first to exit into the Weyardan plains followed by the rest of the group.

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Ratchet and Angela were next and picked gabumon and gabuna to ride with them. spyro and cynder rode by themselves on the final  bike. stripetail gestured and the glider appeared and he climbed on ' lets go meet up with carson.. stripetail said shooting off in the glider at at rapid rate. stitch activated his bike and raced forward causing kopa to smash into kovu as they bent backwards ' ow' kovu sputtered. the helmet took the full brunt of kopa being knocked into him.." so.. you have to pay for dinner tonight bro..'Kovu said..' we could try the stuff in town.." After you nearly burned my tongue off with those hot wings? kopa said. You're kidding, right? 'I got burned too Kopa " kovu said' badly, man..it was just a contest, dude..' Lets just focus on the job " Kopa said.
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 This is really cool ' gabuna said as she rode after the others and entered the beautiful countryside of Weynard.
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As they approached Tonfon, the shield flickered as a massive barrage of fireballs struck it. Luckily, the shield held firm as one of the gunners retaliated with a burst of bullets that splattered against an shimmering blue shield.

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Captain Carson was aboard the Arkeyan Show Cruiser. She used one hand to radio Stripetail as she tried to figure out who had launched the fireballs. She saw a red-haired man stab his sword into the ground.

She barely had time to throw the ship into a hard bank as a burning spike of lava shot up from the ground.

Swearing profusely, she armed the magic missiles and locked onto the attacking mage.

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Tyrell snorted. "So that bastard thinks he can get away with killing Amiti and Karis," he muttered. "We'll show him."

He didn't even flinch as one of the men lobbed a grenade at him. He unleashed the Dijinn Shell, causing that same shimmering blue barrier to appear. The grenade exploded causing the barrier to flicker but hold strong.

Sveta sniffed the air. She curled her lips as she picked up Stripetail's scent. She dashed forward at a blinding speed and tried to land a vicious punch at the first target she saw.

That target being Stripetail himself.

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shuieldyus ' stripetail commanded as he caught the scent of the onrushingwolf. the clear shield surrounded him and protected him from attack. stripetail was however forced to stop his glider,.  stripetail got off and stared at  the wolfess who sat crouched about 15 feet away two long ponytails of hair running down to the ground, her claws were sharp, and her green eyes were aglow with what stripetail recognized as rage. " i do not wish to fight you madam' Stripetauiil said clearly ' I am only headed for Tonfon'  He added , his paw firmly gripped his staff.
- the attacks from TYrell reached  Scooby and His team, and forced the 5 bikes to scatter, as spiked of molten rock shot out ogf the ground, glowing brightly and giving off immense heat.. " other Way! Kopa shouted to stitch as a fresh wave raced towards them.
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