Kat's (Incomplete) Guide--to the best RR 'fics on the 'net

Wow! I didn't realize there were so -many- when I first started this!
Anyway, listings are alphabetical, by author. If the author has multiple entries, they are sorted by rating, then by title. Keep in mind that these ratings are subjective; you may or my not agree with me. For example, Q probably would have given "Caretaker" 4 or 5 claws, while I only gave it 3 1/2. If a 'fic is not listed, then one of 4 conditions must be true:
1> I have not read it yet.
2> I have not rated it yet.
3> I did not rate it because it was incomplete last time I checked. The exception is the Tentative
Rating, which shows what I might give it upon completion. I usually don’t do this unless a story is excellent
& I know why it’s being delayed.
4> I rated it and it got less than 3 claws.
Note that none of mine are on the list. My ratings would be very biased (duh!), so I'll let someone else rate 'em.

How to Read This Guide
Listings will be in this format: title, type, my rating, a summary, and notes (if any).
Type will give the kind of story (genre) as: adventure, background, comedy, drama, parody/satire, (or a combination of those) followed by its format (novella, prose, poem, script, etc.) TAOGH episode is a special type which is always in script format and adheres to special guidelines that were laid out by Robonerd (a "G" rating being one of those guidelines).
**Those of you who are not familiar with my rating system should click here.**

Last Updated: 10/21/1998
Links Updated:: 2/28/2007

Baird, Edward
A Force Reborn
Type: action/adventure, script Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Covers the origin of Wescott Vance Atticas, especially the day he met the Rescue Rangers-- who have moved to Chicago after cleaning up New York.
Notes: This is a good starting point for Eddie's Rescue Rangers X series.

Into the Eye of Oblivion
Type: action/adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: The Rangers are caught up in a variety of adventures, including an encounter with a red-haired mouse who looks like Gadget.
Note: Contains graphic violence. I'd give it a PG-13 rating.
All Last seen at: The RRDatabase

Bihn, Julie
A Fighting Chance
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Gadget takes up Karate after a local gang mugs her. However, she gets a little carried away ;)
Notes: Deals with Gadget "goin' over the edge" much better than "Dirty Rotten Diapers" ever did.
Doubt of A Shadow
Type: Multi-part adventure Rating: 4 claws
Summary: A mysterious, gray mouse comes into Gadget's life--but is he friend or foe? Read all 8 parts to find out.
The Tin Mouse
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Strange things happen in the tree, but how are they linked to a mouse who asks the Rescue Rangers for help? The Rangers also have to stop Rat Capone's crime spree at the docks.
All Last seen at: Julie's WebPage O' Fun--RR fan fiction, The RRDatabase

Brunner, Meghan Elizabeth
Catch A Rainbow
Type: drama, short prose Rating: 6 claws
Summary: Gadget finds it difficult to let go of the past as she prepares to move into RRHQ and start her new life
as a Rescue Ranger.
Final Curtain
Type: Multi-part drama Rating: 5 claws
Summary: History nearly repeats itself as Gadget temporarily joins her mother's acting troupe.
Shadows Between the Pages
Type: drama/background, 2-part prose Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Gadget faces losing her father.
Hour for Darkness
Type: drama/background, 4-part prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Dale starts having nightmares and thinks he keeps seeing someone in the window. Afraid that Gadget might be in danger from a ghost, Dale goes to "the Nut Squad" for help.
Notes: This one's pretty spooky; I'd give it at least a PG rating. If ghosts and Ouija boards freak you out, you'll want to avoid this one.
Turning Point
Type: background, short prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: What might have been going through Gadget's head right before the boys came for a ride to Glacier Bay.
All last seen at: Mooncrystal, The RRDatabase

Courtnier, Candy
A Twit's Ransom
Type: satire, script Rating: 4 claws
Summary: A loyal fan's impression of CDRR comic issue #19
Notes: This one made me LOL. I enjoyed it even more than the issue it farces.
Interview With The Mouse
Type: comedy, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Sally Jessey Raphael invites Gadget to appear on her talk show.
Notes: This inspired/touched off "Excessive Farce"
Sailor Mouse
Type: parody, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Gadget has an -er, um- unusual dream, in which she is the leader of the Boater Scouts.
Notes: This parody combines RR and Sailor Moon in a hilarious way.
All last seen at: Internet Gadget Archive.

Crowe, Byron "TheBoz"
The 7 Tasks of Gadget
Type: comedy, script Tentative Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Gadget and two companions must complete 7 strange tasks or else be subject
to the Narrator's every whim--for an unspecified amount of time.
A Visit From Gadget
Type: comedy/adventure, prose Tentative Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Gadget investigates a strange portal and ends up in TPL's control room.
Notes: If you've been wondering who/what TPL is, read this 'fic. I found no violence or profanity in the last version I read (this is a good thing).
Last seen at: Boz's Gadget Hackwrench Page

Davidson, John "Q"
A Simple Investigation Rating: 5 claws
Type: short mystery, prose
Summary: Chip and Gadget are asked to assist a policeman in an investigation.
Notes: This story is very short, but quite clever.
Crossroads of Time
Type: comedy, script Rating: 4 1/2 claws
Summary: An anomaly brings the Rescue Rangers to Deep Space Nine.
Notes: Several 'fic Writers appear in this story (as Ensigns.) :D
Revenge Squad
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 4 1/2 claws
Summary: Several villains form a group in order to get revenge on the Rescue Rangers.
Note: I sense that Q was under the influence of JLA at the time he wrote this ;)
Crossover
Type: comedy, script Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Q has a little fun with the Rescue Rangers and some Starfleet Officers.
Notes: This was Davidson's first fan-fic & is quite funny. He claims (blames?) "Excessive Farce" for his inspiration. Therefore, you should not expect it to be like an episode of CDRR. ;)
All last seen at: The RRDatabase

Demico, Micheal
Rhyme and Reason
Type: adventure/drama, novella Rating: 6 claws
Summary: Chip craves some excitement on his birthday and ends up with much more than he bargained for.
Notes: I'd give this one a PG-13 rating for graphic violence.
Last seen at: DAFT Archives , The RRDatabase.
Soul Searching
Type: adventure/drama, mini-novella Rating: 6 claws
Summary: A cat's ghost leads Gadget on a mysterious quest.
Notes: I'd give this one a Y-7 rating, mostly due to the "dead cat" scene. Personally, I don't agree with Foxglove's role in the story, but this is not enough to justify demoting it by a claw--or even half of one.
Last seen at: Gadget Archive, The RRDatabase

Gibby, Michael
A Matter of Life and Death
Type: drama/background Rating: 5 1/2 claws
Summary: Gadget faces a difficult choice: go back to the Rescue Rangers and live or die and stay with her father in Heaven.
Notes: This is THE most parodied piece of RR fan fiction on the ‘net. First Candy farced it, then Paltiel parodied
her farce, and there’s no telling who else has been "inspired" by it.
Those who are uncomfortable with the idea of Gadget dying should not read this.
Honey, I Shrunk the Cops!
Type: adventure/comedy, short script Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Kirby and Muldoon have a close encounter with Nimnul & his Gigantico Gun (set on 'shrink').
Then they meet the Rescue Rangers.
Note: So what if it breaks the 'humans can't understand animal speech' rule? It's still a way cool story!
I Dream of Fat Cat
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Fat Cat uses a dream-altering machine in an attempt to capture the Rangers.
Invasion of the Body Switchers
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Fat Cat ruins Gadget’s birthday by using a machine to switch bodies with her.
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Nimnul holds the city captive with a love potion that causes every woman in the city, including Gadget, to fall in love with the nearest guy.
Note: Not to be confused with the RR episode Love is a Many Splintered Thing.
All last seen at: Gadget Archive, The RRDatabase.

Grissom, Roy Neal
Home Is Where You Hang Upside-Down
Type: adventure/drama, prose Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Foxglove discovers where she belongs--with Dale and the Rescue Rangers.
Notes: Picks up several plot threads from "Sizeable Chances" (See Hollingshead's llisting)
Consummation
Type: drama/adventure, prose Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Dale and Foxglove are going to get married, but Fat Cat decides to ruin everything by bat-napping Foxglove.
Note: Quite a few cameos in this one ;)
A Syllabus Of Comedies
Type: comedy Rating: 3 claws
Summary: the Rangers appear as actors in 3 different parodies.
Notes: The Jungle Book parody was the best, in my (not so) humble opinion. Roy voluntarily gave it a PG-13 rating due to nudity & subject matter. I wasn't that harsh on it; it's not like you'd be able to see anything under fur, anyway.
All last seen at: The RRDatabase, The Foxglove Feature.

Hevley, Rachel S.
Caretaker
Type: drama, prose Rating: 3 1/2 claws
Summary: Chip is in critical condition after the Rangers' bout with Bubbles. Chip and Gadget get their feelings for each other out in the open before Chip goes into surgery.
Notes: This story picks up where Matt's "Some Mouse to Watch Over Me" (see Plotecher's entry) leaves off.
I’d give it a PG rating, due to subject matter.
Last seen at: The RRDatabase

Hollingshead, Robert "Robo|\|erd"
Memories
Type: drama/background, mini-novella. Rating: 4 1/2 claws
Summary: An interesting look at Gadget's life.
Last seen at: DAFT Archives.
Sizeable Chances (parts 1 & 2)
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 4 1/2claws
Summary: One of Nimnul's inventions yields sizeable results (and consequences).
Notes: First TAOGH episode.
Last seen at:TAOGH
Robomouse
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 4 claws
Summary: A mysterious package gets Gadget into more trouble than she’d bargained for.
Note: The idea of a "Gadget Hackwrench Fan Club" was kinda cool!
Last seen at: TAOGH
Friendship
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 3 claws
Summary: The Rescue Rangers are hypnotized and Gadget is the only one not affected. While Gadget tries to figure out what's going on, someone from her past mouse-naps her.
Last seen at: TAOGH
Hacksawed
Type: TAOGH episode Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Mechanic's tools and various parts disappear from store shelves. You won't believe who the culprit is when the Rangers follow the trail to a racetrack.
Note: Gee, that "culprit" seems oddly familiar… :D
Last seen at: TAOGH

Liepa, Aivars
Sisters
Type: adventure/background, novella Tentative Rating: 5 claws
Status: only parts 1-12 available. 1-6 have been edited.
Summary: Gadget discovers that she's an heiress--but so does Lawainee! Plus, a new crime gang tries to take over the city, and a shadowy thief embarks on a mysterious mission.
Notes: Aivars explains it all--or at least tries to. Aivars is my favorite "bad influence" :D
Last seen at: Gadget Archive , Aivars' Disney Page

Fantasy General
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Dale looses too many games of Civilization and becomes a Fantasy General in his dreams.
Notes: A few 'dark' scenes (people get killed), but they aren't very graphic. War gamers will like this one; others might not get all the gaming references.
Last seen at: Aivars' Disney Page

Nowak, John
Icarus
Type: drama/background, mini-novella Rating: 5 claws
Summary: The investigation into Geegaw's death is re-opened & Gadget is determined to prove that the cause was not pilot error.
Note: Sequel to "Under the Bridge" (see below)
Under the Bridge
Type: drama/adventure, mini-novella Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Gadget's long lost sister surfaces for revenge.
Note: This was Nowak's first fan-fic.
All last seen at: The RRDatabase.

Plotecher, Matt "Megavolt"
Fly to the Light
Type: adventure, novella Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Monty is attacked by a new crime gang that calls themselves the Furfoot Clan. The Rangers travel to Japan in hope of shutting the Furfoot Clan down at it's source and to investigate the possibility that Geegaw Hackwrench may not be as dead as everyone thinks he is.
Notes: Great story and interesting characters; a little romance, too (some people may not like the little 'Chip and Gadget' scenes, though)! This one's nearly as long as Rhyme and Reason, so don't expect to finish it in one sitting.
Last seen at: Crimefighter Central, The RRDatabase
Some Mouse to Watch Over Me
Type: adventure, script Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Bubbles is hired as a bodyguard by a wealthy mouse--but has he really reformed, or is he just waiting for a good opportunity?
Note: Matt noticed that the Rescue Rangers didn’t have a movie (i.e. never "hit the big screen"), so he wrote his own RR movie script. *SIGH* If only Disney HAD turned this into and animated movie...heck, I’d go see it! ;)
Last seen at: Gadget Archive, The RRDatabase.
There and Back--Again?!?
Type: adventure, mini-novella Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Megavolt and Darkwing Duck cross over into the Rescue Rangers' world. Can the combined efforts of DW, Megavolt, Nimnul, and the Ranger stop an alien invasion from another dimension? Will Megavolt and Nimnul turn on the good guys at a crucial moment? Read this excellent story to find out!
Notes: Matt was miffed when he found out that "Twitching Channels" was slated to be a full-blown CDRR/DW crossover but the idea was nixed. He decided to write his own crossover--so THERE, Disney!
Last seen at: DAFT Archives, The RRDatabase.
Bedbugs
Type: adventure, multi-part prose Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Osirus's plan for escape and revenge brings Gadget to the brink of madness.
Last seen at: Gadget Archive, DAFT Archives, The RRDatabase.
Chariots of Fur
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 1/2 claws
Summary: Chip and Dale get caught up in a bet between Monty & an old rival and must enter a decathlon. The terms call for Gadget to kiss whoever wins the bet.
Notes: Gadget’s reaction, when she finds out about the bet, alone makes this one worth reading!
Last seen at: Gadget Archive
Trite Fright Night
Type: comedy, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Dale tries to tell a horror story at Bink's request. The operative word is "tries", as this story gets away from him and begins to bear a greater resemblance to a comedy.
Note: Chip's 'dumb sherrif' role and 'the basement' had me laughing out loud!
Last seen at: Crimefighter Central

Stewart, Adam "Mike"
Extended Vacation
Type: adventure, prose Tentative Rating: 4 claws
Summary: Jason and his cool car meet the Rangers while on a way weird mission.
Note: Adam plans to make this a Rescue Rangers/Tale Spin crossover. Part 1 looks good.
Last seen at: The Ranger Files ,

Stone, Stephen T.
The Memory Remains
Type: adventure/drama, prose Rating: 4 claws
Summary: An accident in Gadget's workshop causes her to lose her memory--right after Chip had proposed to her!
Notes: The same continuity for the Dark Savior stories is used here. It also ties into Robonerd's continuity from Memories.
Mighty Morphin' Rescue Rangers
Type: parody Rating: 4 claws
Summary: This story hilariously combines the Rescue Rangers with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
Notes: The way he cast Geegaw as Zordon was way cool! This is the first comedy (that I know of) that Stephen has posted.
The Dark Savior's Past
Type: drama/background, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: This story explores Leviathan's past and shows us why he became a "dark savior".
The Dark Savior Saga
Type: adventure/drama, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Gadget is mouse-napped and abused. Who is behind it? And what do a vigilante named Leviathan and his partner Don have to do with it? Read this story to find out!
Note: This is the first story in Stephen's "Dark Savior" series.
All last seen at: The RRDatabase.

Sweeters, Chris "Malachite"
Flashback; Flashforward
Type: drama, prose Rating: 3 1/2 claws
Summary: An interesting answer to the question, "What if....Gadget married Chip?"
Notes: Even though I don't favor Chip+Gadget, I liked this story. However, if you don't like even the -possibility- of Gadget marrying Chip, you might want to steer clear of this one.
On the 14th
Type: drama, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: Gadget explores her feelings about Chip, Dale and the attention they showered her with on Valentine's Day.
Revelations
Type: drama/background, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: A look at Gadget's life as she faces Judgement after one of her test flights ends in disaster.
Notes: Hmm; I wonder if he was inspired by "A Matter of Life and Death"? Anyway, this has a similar setup but does something quite different. Still, if you are uncomfortable with the possibility of Gadget dying, you might not like this one.
All last seen at: The RRDatabase.

Thrasher, Sean "Korashe"
Gadget Forget me Not
Type: adventure/drama, prose Rating: 5 claws
Summary: Fat Cat's uneasy alliance with a bulldog gangster could spell doom for the Rangers (not to mention the entire city)--and possibly death for one of them.
Notes: Korashe's characterization is uncannily astounding! Part 2 contains a shoot-out and some blood, though.
Last seen at: Korashe's Gadget Stories Page

Walker, David
Miami ‘Munks
Type: adventure, script Rating: 3 claws
Summary: The Rangers get caught up in a cheese smuggling investigation in Miami.
Note: David submitted this to Disney as an RR episode, but it was rejected. Tad Zaslove told him: "You have the characters down better than any other freelance work I've seen, but we aren't making Chip & Dale any more, and your episode may show some stereotypes we want to avoid."
Last seen at: Gadget Archive, The RRDatabase.

Weatherwax, Don
Gadget and Goliath
Type: background/adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: An alternate origin on how Gadget met the Rescue Rangers.
Notes: This is one of the first ‘fics to hit the ‘net. It does a good job depicting an abusive relationship without getting graphic or violent.
Last seen at: Gadget Archive

Williams, Richard T.
Little Problems
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 1/2 claws
Summary: The Rangers visit their new friend’s world in order to stop Nimnul’s latest scheme.
Visitor
Type: adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: A starship from another Earth dimension crashes and the mouse-sized human aboard meets the Rangers. Unfortunately, Fat Cat gets his paws on the starship.
Note: This is Richard's first fan fic.
All last seen at: Gadget Archive

Zulkowski, Zachary A.
Ranger Ranger, on the Wall
Type: action/adventure, prose Rating: 3 claws
Summary: The Rogue Rangers from a "mirror universe" are brought into the Rescue Rangers' universe (by a freak storm) and they cause a lot of confusion and mayhem.
Last seen at: The RRDatabase.