RESURRECTION PART III - EPISODE 1
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After Leviathan is "sent to another dimension" [snort] in the FanFic "Final
Mission", the Rangers, and the Rangerphiles (along with a few guests) try to
revive Leviathan using the infamous Dragon Balls. Chaos ensuses in the
Coffeehouse and beyond in a thread called... "Resurrection"!
[Note: All thread replies were put in order by the time and date posted.]
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Resurrection--Part III, The Story So Far. . .
Saturday, 26-Feb-2000 20:23:21
Hope you don't mind that I'm bringing the thread to the top, Triple-S.
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*Part I...
he Rangers, Kuwani, Kat, and Triple-S had gathered the Dragon Balls and
called forth the Eternal Dragon, hoping to wish Leviathan back. But with the
interruption of Vegeta and a anthropomorphic jaguar, Mole walked in
unannounced and wished for a candy bar. With that wish granted, the Dragon
Balls turned to stone and flew away--knocking Vegeta out. After teleporting
the unconscious Vegeta to Earth, Kat and the others learn that the D-Balls
are scattered in seven regions of the Dragon Planet:
"The Ball of Fire is located in a volcano, the Ball of Ice is near a
glacier, the Ball of Urban is in the city, the Ball of Wind is on a
mountain, the Ball of Darkness is deep underground, the Ball of Power is
located within a strong castle, and...the Ball of Cheese is...inside of a
cheese factory." (Mister Kerr)
But before the adventurous group (which includes the Rangers, the Jaguar,
Triple-S, Kat, Kuwani, Lawhiney, Shake-a Bake-a, AtticRat, Wiseguy, and
Shadow) can get the quest started, Puar and Oolong manage to shapeshift into
Dale and Gadget so they can find the Dragon Balls and wish their dead
friends back ("There is always someone dead in DBZ" - JEF). With the
Jaguar's suggestion of using the original scents to determine the impostors'
identity, the group manages to weed out Puar and Oolong and kick them out of
the Coffeehouse.
Summary courtesy of Triple-S
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*Part II...*
riple-S, Kat, Lawhiney, and Shake-a-Bake-a head off to find the Ball of
Urban north of the Coffeehouse at Dragon's Rest, the only city on the Dragon
Planet. They take one of TPL's hoverbikes, and after fifteen miles or so
arrive at a large metallic building.
Meanwhile,
Back at the coffeehouse, Chip suggests dividing up to find the rest of the
Dragon Balls. Monterey Jack immediately takes off after the Ball of Cheese,
with Zipper following him. Kuwani volunteers to go after the Ball of Power
with Chipper the JediChipmunk, and forms a portal to go get him.
The J.A.M. volunteers to quest for the Ball of Wind, and Dale and Foxglove
agree to join his party. Suddenly Pikachu appears at the door and joins
their group, and "The Feline, the Rodent, the Chiropterid, and the Pokémon
thus walked out the door. . ."(The J.A.M.)
After some humorous banter, Attic Rat, Wiseguy, and a rather unwilling
Shadow head off to a nearby volcano to find the Ball of Fire. They buy a map
to search the Mystery Caves in the volcano, but the caves are closed. "'I'm
guessing they haven't been closed very long, guys. Can anyone here guess why
they might have been closed recently?'
Shadow, a streetwise sort himself, grinned. 'A ball of fire suddenly showed
up in the caves?'
'That might do it, yes.'" (Karl)
This leaves only Chip and Gadget at the Coffeehouse to go after the Ball of
Darkness deep underground, or the Ball of Ice, somewhere by a glacier.
Thus begins Part III of. . .*Resurrection!!!*
Mister Kerr
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"Team Strider's" Adventure Begins
Tuesday, 29-Feb-2000 09:35:14
"So, Stephen, I've been meaning to ask you," Kat started as the group
rummaged through the glove compartment of TPL's hoverbike, "Just how did you
get here?"
"Why do you think Puar and Oolong came here? I used Earth's Dragon Balls to
get here. By the way, Gadget did a great job with the Coffeehouse. I was
really impressed." Strider was trying to shift some of the stuff around--'I
still have no idea how I drove this thing,' he mused silently--when a
fast-moving shape caught his attention out of the corner of his eye.
"It...it can't be...guys, I gotta go check something out. Be right back!"
Strider called as he ran off down a street surrounding the Dragon's Rest.
"What was that about?" Lawhiney asked.
"I dunno, but it can't be good." Kat had a strange feeling about Strider,
and that trouble was about to happen. "Lawhiney, Shake-a Bake-a, I need you
two to stay here with the hoverbike. Stay out of..." Kat caught herself.
"Er, I meant, don't get in too much trouble."
"We'll try," the mouse couple intoned. Giving the duo skeptical looks, Kat
quickly ran off after Strider.
*Meanwhile...*
"Hello?" Strider was staring down a dark, dead-end alleyway. He had
followed the suspicious shape throughout the city surrounding the building
Kat had him stop at. 'I swore I saw it come this way...' "Who's there?" he
called again. Turning on a flashlight he had taken from the hoverbike, he
ventured down the alleyway until he came to the end.
"Were you looking for me?" The voice sent shivers down the young
Rangerphile's spine. Frozen in place, the only thing Strider could do was
to turn around and see...*HER*.
"*JENNIFER*?!?"
"You thought you could win me over. You thought wrong. Now you're gonna do
exactly what I say." And she GAZED into Strider's eyes. Never a chance he
stood against JG's Evil Magical Female Powers (TM)...
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"Quote the Strider, forevermore."
Triple-S
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In Trouble Again
Tuesday, 29-Feb-2000 18:29:19
Kat dashed around the corner, to where she thought she had seen a light.
"I..will..do..as..you..say." Triple-S said in a zombie-like voice.
"-Oh, no!-" thought Kat. "-Is that who I think it is?? She must have used
her Magical Female Powers (tm) in him!-"
"Jennifer, I presume." Kat snarled as she approached the couple. "What are
*you* doing here? Hey, I thought you didn't want to see Stephen..."
*Meanwhile...*
"Uh, I'm bored." complained Shake'a Bake'a.
"Already? They *just* left, dear." replied Lawhiney.
"So, what can we do 'til they get back, babe?" asked the surfer mouse.
"We *could* search for that ball, or.."
Lawhiney grinned evily.
"Or goof around?" Shake'a Bake'a returned the grin.
"Sounds like a plan to me, dearie." said the other insipid islander. "Let's
see what there is to do in there." She pointed at the large, metallic
building.
Kat
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[- Editor's Note: I made a mistake in typing this next part the first time,
so I went back and made it clearer to all who would read it. -]
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Scratch that; here's the real "Reason for Madness"
Thursday, 02-Mar-2000 09:23:51
Jennifer grinned as she faced Kat. "I'm going to get him to give me the
Dragon Balls after you've gotten them all. Then after he's sealed his fate,
I'm gonna wish him straight to another dimension!"
{A few stifled laughs emerge from the trio before they continue with their conversation.}
"And there's nothing you can do about it!" Jennifer then let loose with an
evil b{-BLEEP-} laugh that rivaled even B-Ko's.
"But...but why?" Kat wondered.
"Do you have any idea how much h{-BLEEP-} he put me through? I'd give
anything just to have him out of my mind forever!"
"If *I* can't get you out of my mind, then I'm sure as heck not leaving
*yours*." Strider took Jennifer off guard and got her in a Full Nelson. "I
don't know why you thought you'd have a lasting effect on me with you
Powers--I've gotten over being attracted by just looks."
"What do you wanna do with her, Strider?" Kat asked. Jennifer thrashed
around while being held by Strider, trying to get out of the grip he had on
her.
'Funny,' the Rangerphile thought, 'This is as close as I'll ever get to
her......'
"Oh, well. Tie her up, Kat!"
Using some rope (that was mysteriously available at that time), Kat tied up
the young woman's hands, then feet.
"When I get out of these ropes, I'll make you both--MMPH!" Jennifer's
threat was cut off as Strider ripped part of the bottom of his "Zelda:
Ocarina of Time" T-shirt off and stuffed it in her mouth.
"She won't be any trouble anymore.
[- An Author's Note: Well, at least not in *this* part... ;) -]
"Now let's get back to those Insipid Islanders before *they* get in any
trouble!" Agreeing with Strider, Kat led the way back to the hoverbike.
But upon reaching it, the duo made a discovery they didn't want to make--
"They're gone!" Kat exclaimed.
Triple-S
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Back at the "Caves of Mystery":
Saturday, 04-Mar-2000 16:53:11
"I'm sorry, the caves of mystery are closed for repairs." The bored-looking
rent-a-cop told them, not bothering to put his paperback novel down.
"Repairs!? How the *^$& do you break a $^&*$% cave?" Wiseguy continued,
shouting,"and how, by #$%@# left ^%$#, do you &$#^& **FIX** one after you
**DO** break the &$%% thing???!!
While Wiseguy kept the guard occupied, Shadow and Attic Rat slipped past,
under the yellow tape, past the barricade, and into the cave.
His job done, Wiseguy made a show of stamping his feet in anger on his way
back to the concession stand. At the agreed-upon time, he would return and
insult the guard some more so the other two could get back out. Maybe he'd
do something creative this time... He sat and munched chips while thinking
up fun things to do.
Karl
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Inside the "Caves of Mystery":
Monday, 06-Mar-2000 22:13:47
Once out of sight of the entrance, Shadow and Attic Rat stopped to study the
place.
"Not much mystery here." Shadow said, and Attic Rat had to agree. The floor
was packed earth, and the overhead rock was a dull mud color. The only
bright spots were the scattered bits of candy wrapper.
"I guess we need to go farther in!" He answered.
"I wasn't hoping you'd say that."
"Well, at least as far as the lights go. I wonder why they left them on?"
"Oh, there's probably a few security types in here with us, something like
that."
"Shadow, you need to do something about your attitude before it affects your
health."
"My health was doing pretty well, sipping fruit juice at the Acorn Cafe."
Detecting a completely baffling mindset in his partner, Attic Rat simply
shrugged and kept walking. He'd stopped trying to understand people long
ago, and had a sneaking suspicion that anyone claiming such understanding
was running some sort of scam.
They came to a sign pointing out a rather dull lump of rock. It went into
deep detail about how the lump had formed and how long someone thought it
might have taken. "Well, I feel educated now." Attic Rat commented drily.
Shadow actually seemed to find it interesting.
They went on into the cave, to the end of the lights, the end of the
well-marked path...
Karl
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Inside the metallic building
Tuesday, 07-Mar-2000 20:28:57
Lawhiney and Shake'a Bake'a entered a large, warm, well-lit room which
resembled a cavern. Several huge nests could be seen. One nest contained a
couple of large eggs.
"I-I think I know why it's called Dragon's -Rest-, babe." stammered the
surfer mouse.
"Yeah; this is where the dragons put their eggs." Lawhiney stated the
obvious.
"Uh, so where's the dragon who left them?" Shake'a Bake'a asked as he looked
around.
He saw something round and orange.
Lawhiney noticed that most of the light came in through a skylight. Said
structure seemed to have a jagged hole in it.
"Uh, do dragons lay orange eggs?" he asked while pointing to the nest.
Lawhiney looked at the spot Shake'a Bake'a had indicated. "I don't think
so, honey. That might be the ball we're supposed to find. Let's take a
closer look."
The brown surfer gulped. "Is that a good idea, babe?" Lawhiney kept
walking toward the orange sphere. Shake'a Bake'a sighed and followed.
The sphere's diameter wasn't much longer than S.B. was tall. There were 4
star-shaped marks on its surface.
"I think this is it!" Lawhiney declared in an unsually cheerful tone.
"Okay. So, let's roll it out."
As the mice prepared to do just that, the blue dragon egg nearby began to
move. A crack appeared in its shell.
"Aia! Hurry, Shake'a! I think it's hatching!" yelled the
Gadget-look-a-like. The surfer mouse gave the dragonball a hard push, which
sent the 'ball rolling out of the nest.
Kat
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More Coffeehouse/Dragonball
Friday, 10-Mar-2000 04:13:00
Summary? What's that? But since the first time I tried to post it ate my
post and the second time the darned thread scrolled off the board, and since
I'll be out of town soon, I thought I'd actually write something...I leave
the summary in someone else's capable hands.
Shadow led the way through the unlit tunnels, not because of any inherent
knowledge as much as the fact that he had a mini-flashlight Gadget had made
him out of a small battery, a Christmas light, and a lot of foil. The group
wandered through countless tunnels.
"Hey, how are we gonna find our way out?" asked Wiseguy suddenly.
"That's an excellent question," Attic Rat replied.
Shadow just looked nervous.
"Hey!" Attic Rat grabbed Shadow's hand and stopped the beam of the
flashlight on an orange globe...with two red stars inside...
"That's the Dragon Ball!" Shadow noted. "Well, either that or a good model
of one..."
They looked in awe at the sphere, wondering how they'd carry it out. It
slowly started rolling towards them...
"Well, that will help," said Attic Rat. "And since we've been travelling
uphill most the way, the ball will probably roll down until we finally make
it to an exit...guys?"
Shadow and Wiseguy were running for their lives.
Attic Rat looked at the ball for a moment, as it rolled to within a few
inches of him, and then realized maybe he should flee as well.
"What kind of a sick author would write an Indiana Jones sequence into a
Coffeehouse thread?" Shadow and Wiseguy both complained, at once.
They heard a muffled snicker.
"But we had a tunnel scene!" Attic Rat noted. "It wouldn't be complete
without us running in front of a giant rolling object, right?" Shadow and
Wiseguy glared at him. "And besides...we should just be glad that even
though we're explicitly chasing after--er, being *chased* by--the "Ball of
Fire," we haven't once been so much as singed!"
Shadow *really* wished Attic Rat hadn't said that.
Julie
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It just keeps rolling along:
Friday, 10-Mar-2000 21:41:08
"Can't keep that wrench."
That didn't make any sense at all. What was Shadow talking about?
Wiseguy's underground world suddenly crumbled, and he found himself looking
up at the guard's coldly polite face. "I said, you can't sleep on that
bench, sir. We have regulations against loitering in this park."
Wiseguy was impressed, some rent-a-cop types would have awakened him with a
swat to the soles of his feet with a baton. Some would have screamed threats
at him, or waved weapons in his face. This guy was fairly decent,
considering.
"Don't know what came over me, I guess I just dozed off." Wiseguy replied,
standing up. "I think I'll take a little walk to help wake me up."
"Good idea." The guard nodded.
Well, that put a crimp in things. It wouldn't be polite to distract the
guard again the way he had last time. Now he'd have to think of a nicer way
to get him away from the cave, when Attic Rat and Shadow brought the dragon
ball of fire out with them...
Wiseguy wandered around the small park, thinking.
Karl
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