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The Land of the Lost Continues with NEW EPISODES!
Author Space Ace
Marshalls Meet The StarFox TransFormers
After enjoying this episode of Land of the Lost go to our message board from the main page to comment and possibly get an answer from the author themselves! FROM THE AUTHOR OF THIS EPISODE: INTRODUCTION: Greetings, I am Space Ace, the super hero character of the 1984 laser disc animated video game created by Don Bluth. I'm going to share a story with you about a close encounter with extra terrestrial life forms from beyond the stars, from another galaxy far away. It really happened to the Marshall family after they successfully escaped from the dimensional realm, The Land Of The Lost and returned home to planet Earth once again, only to discover they had come back home to their world, now in the 21st Century of the future, circa 2009AD that is! Having to re-adjust to normal life again, back in their own home and catching up on events that took place during their disappearance so to speak, Rick, Will, Holly and Jack suddenly find themselves being visited by ETs, mutant talking animal creatures who come from another planet in another solar system called the Lylat Star Command Galactic Alliance but these strange beings who walk and talk like people, think and feel like people are not what they seem to be at first, for they possess magical powers to transform into disguises, like cars and trucks, fighter jet planes, helicopters and return to normal forms again like magic! Here is a brief rundown, roll call of each mutant, both good and bad that is... Sally Acorn "Team StarFox Leader" PETERBILT SEMI RIG (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics) Fox McCloud "Team StarFox 2nd in Command" CHEVY IROC CAMARO (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Krystal "Team StarFox Medical Officer" HUMMER H3-ALPHA (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Falco Lombardi "Team StarFox Security Officer" FORD SALEEN POLICE CRUISER (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Tigress "Team StarFox Bodyguard to Sally" NISSAN SKYLINE GTR (DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda Movie) Peppy Hare "Team StarFox Guardian to Fox" GMC TOPKICK TRUCK (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Slippy Toad "Team StarFox Engineer-Fix It Genius" PONTIAC SOLSTICE (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Wolf O'Donnell "Team StarWolf Leader" HIND GUNSHIP COPTER (StarFox Assault-Command Video Game) Fiona Fox "Team StarWolf 2nd in Command" F-22 RAPTOR JET (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics) Drago Wolf "Team StarWolf Explosives Expert" F-15 EAGLE JET (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics) Sleuth Dog "Team StarWolf Spy" F-16 FALCON JET (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics) Simian Kong "Team StarWolf Bodyguard to Wolf" AH-64 APACHE COPTER (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog Comics) Tai Lung "Team StarWolf Assassin For Hire" MIG-29 FULCRUM JET (DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda Movie) Ninjara "Team StarWolf Ninja Master" F-18 HORNET JET (Archie's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventure Comics) Marshalls Meet The StarFox TransFormers Written by Space Ace Installment 1 EPISODE I "Quest To Save Star Command" PROLOUGE: A long time ago in a galaxy, far-far away...in the Lylat star system beyond the Milky Way there existed a constellation of planets orbiting around a star sun, one of these is called Corneria which is home to the most powerful fighting force of mutant alien animals, Team StarFox Space Rangers of Star Command! Led by Sally Acorn, Buzz Lightyear and General Pepper these heroes of truth-justice battle valiantly to defend and protect their home worlds from falling into the evil hands of the Team StarWolf Imperial Empire, led by Wolf O'Donnell and Emperor Zurg who are determined to conquer and rule the entire galaxy! The story begins onboard the space station Star Command in orbit around the planet Corneria where the Space Rangers are assembled before their leaders, Buzz Lightyear and Pepper who explain to them about the continuing war games against the Empire forces. PEPPER: It would seem that Lord Zurg will stop at nothing to gain complete control over the entire Lylat system, forcing everyone to be his slaves forever to serve his cause. BUZZ: Yes, and you Rangers are the only thing standing in his way of total domination. Unfortunately the battles have gone on with no end in sight for either side. SALLY: I agree, Buzz. We must bring an end to this war once and for all if we are to succeed in bringing peace throughout the galaxy. FOX: And yet that seems impossible to accomplish, sir. PEPPER: Yes, Fox. That is why I've planned a special mission for you to carry out that should destroy the StarWolf Empire in the end. FALCO: He, how's that? <curious look> BUZZ: Listen up, team. <gets their attention> The general and I instruct you Rangers to journey into the farthest reaches of space beyond our own system to search for another source of energy on another planet, then bring it back here to Star Command immediately. SALLY: <confused> What's that got to do with destroying the Empire, huh? PEPPER: Ah, that's the funny part, he-he...<chuckles> Lord Zurg will think you are looking for natural resources of energy that he will want to get his hands on for himself, thus he will send his apprentice, Wolf O'Donnell and his warriors in pursuit of that golden prize. Kind of like a so-called scavenger hunt. The Rangers gave puzzling-confused looks on their faces at the moment before the two commanders continued briefing them. BUZZ: That way the emperor whether he locates any energy resources or not, he'll be so hopping mad, <here he tries holding back laughing mirth> he'll forget all about trying to take over Star Command or Corneria the capital planet of the Galactic Alliance. PEPPY: I see, <smirks> then we'll see the last of his StarWolf Syndicate also. SLIPPY: Cool! <excited look> So when do we start? SALLY: Uh-huh, <at first she's not impressed> but what if it fails, general? PEPPER: I have faith or guarantee it will not fail, Acorn. It is vital that you succeed in this mission. Anyway we are low on energy sources at Star Command, that is why I came up with this idea. KRYSTAL: Oh?! <surprised look> Okay, I get it. <she too smirks> We look for energy resources on another planet to bring back with us and bring down the reign of the Empire. FOX: I like it! <grins> FALCO: Count me in, partner. TIGRESS: Me too, I'm in! <also grins> SALLY: Very well, general, commander. <addresses Buzz and Pepper> I accept this challenge to destroy the Imperial Empire once and for all, I swear it! <gives salute> BUZZ: That's the spirit, now you're talking. <returns salute> PEPPER: Then board your starship and prepare for launch. <points in direction of door> SALLY: Yes sir! <nods> Let's roll, StarFox. With that the princess leads her warriors out of the main office and through the hallways-corridors of the station and towards the hanger-docking bay where their ship, the ICARUS awaited them. The vessel resembled a dart-needle nose shaped craft with delta-shaped wings and tail in the rear. (This is the same spaceship used in the 1968 PLANET OF THE APES movie and the 1974 PLANET OF THE APES television series) Up front on the flight deck were Sally, Fox and Krystal operating the controls while the other crew members of Falco, Slippy, Peppy, Tigress sat behind them in their own seats operating their own console stations. FOX: All systems are on green light. <checks readouts> KRYSTAL: Anti-gravity generators standing by. <confirms her readouts> SALLY: General, we are ready to proceed with launch. <speaks into intercom on armrest of her chair> PEPPER: <voice heard on speaker> Affirmative, Sally. You are go for activation of anti-gravity to lift you into position for manuvering towards the hanger doors. SALLY: 10-4, general. <answers back> Krystal, activate anti-gravity now. <gestures> KRYSTAL: Activate! <works her console> Slowly the ship rose off the hanger floor till it was suspended inches from the ceiling, the generators maintaining stability all the while. BUZZ: Okay, begin moving towards hanger doors. <voice on speaker> FOX: Moving towards hanger doors, now. <works his console> PEPPER: So far so good, Rangers. <speaks to unseen entity> Lower energy shields. The unseen entity, a robot android named ROB worked his console station, lowering the energy shields that surrounded the station as the ICARUS approached the open doors and passed between and through the gap cleanly without a scratch on its paint job, so to speak. Now the Rangers were in space and still moving away from their home base to prepare for the next phase of their journey. BUZZ: <voice on speaker> You are in position to begin countdown of activating hyper-jump warp-drive generators for your transition to light speed. PEPPER: I predict smooth seas and strong winds for a safe voyage, bon-voyage! <voice on speaker> SALLY: Ha-ha, good one, sir! <laughs back> Okay, see you when we get back. <turns behind her> Slippy, bring the warp-drive generators online. SLIPPY: Aye, generators coming online now. <works his console> FALCO: Anti-gravity now offline. <confirms his readings> PEPPY: Main engines on half power status so far. <checks his readouts> BUZZ: You may bring them up to full power status now, Hare. PEPPY: Affirmative! <works his console> There came a low whine as the thrusters engaged, slowly warming up to full status. At the same time the warp drive generators began powering up to full power as well to create the vortex-like effect to surround the vessel as it made its jump to light-speed. Tigress counted down the numerals on the console. TIGRESS: 10 seconds to hyper space penetration, 9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1! SALLY: <quotes Han Solo> Punch it! FOX: Here goes nothing, who-ho! <activates his console> All of a sudden the stars elongated into blurry streaks of white light as the ICARUS jumped headlong into the vortex like a jungle predator chasing after its prey and was gone in the blink of an eye! PEPPER: They're on their way, for now. BUZZ: Aye, sir. Now all we do is wait and hope they succeed in this quest. And many light years away, across the vast galaxies of space in another solar system...on the planet called Earth, in the community town of Hill Valley there lived a family called Marshall consisting of Rick Marshall, a forest service park ranger, his older twin brother Jack Marshall who was a park ranger too, the twins, Will the son and Holly the daughter who just escaped from a mysterious dimensional realm, like being in the Twilight Zone on a strange world where dinosaurs still existed, ape-men called Pakunis and lizard-men called Sleestaks and mysterious Time Pylon doorways that led to other universes all across space and time. Right now they were trying to re-adjust of being home again, but in the 21st Century, the year 2009AD of the future that is since they had been missing for 3 years (1970s to the 1990s) before entering the new millennium era, Y2K that is. RICK: I cannot believe we were gone so long, and it's now the future. Wait, wait a minute...<corrects himself> I accidentally transported myself back to Earth, leaving the kids behind. HOLLY: I remember that, father. We never saw you again, fearing you would not be able to find a way to come back and rescue us. RICK: I know, honey. I tried everything I could in finding my way back to you again, but failed. JACK: And meanwhile, I was out searching for my lost brother, nephew and cousin when suddenly I get teleported down a waterfall out of nowhere and wind up on another mysterious dimension where I found the kids. WILL: Aye, and in the end we did manage to find our way back home again to reunite with our father. HOLLY: I'm sure glad that nightmare is finally over. WILL: I agree, sister. RICK: Hope we don't have to go through another experience like that again in a long time. JACK: Me too, brother...me too. <agrees> HOLLY: Imagine, we return home to the 21st Century and everything has changed over the years during our disappearance. WILL: I wonder if our grandfather, Emmett Brown still misses us? Haven't heard from Doc in quite a while. Dr Emmett Lathorp Brown (portrayed by Christopher Lloyd) was the genius who discovered time travel by building his very own time traveling vehicle, the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car installed with a generator battery called the Flux Capacitor that would enable the car to travel back or forth through time and space to visit certain periods within the space-time continum. And he was also the grandfather to Will and Holly Marshall, not to mention the father to Rick and Jack as well. HOLLY: Maybe we should call him and let him know we are home again. JACK: Yes, give our dad a ring or two. RICK: Why not? Let's phone him right now. The park ranger dialed the number to Emmett's residence which turned out to be the house next-door to the Marshall residence. In minutes the voice of the time traveler answered back. EMMETT: Hello? RICK: Hello, Doctor Brown? EMMETT: Speaking, who is this? RICK: Your next door neighbor, Mr Marshall. EMMETT: What? <shocked voice> Great Scott, it can't be! HOLLY: <takes phone from her father> Grandpa? EMMETT: What the heck? Is that you, Holly? HOLLY: Yes, grandpa. Wait until you hear what happened to us. So she told the whole incident as Doc Brown listened intently, not interrupting but only when asking questions about this and that. Will also took over the narrative of the story, then let Rick speak again to his father. RICK: And that is how we got safely back home again, dad. Sure hope we do not have to go through another nightmare like that again. EMMETT: Well, I certainly hope not. I had no way to know what transpired during that whole time you went missing, no one knew where you were or when you were coming back. RICK: Sorry, dad. Anyway, it's good to be home again. What are your plans for tonight? EMMETT: How about we celebrate your homecoming at McDonalds or Burger King, he? I'm buying, treat's on me. Pick you up around six, Kay? <hangs up> When Rick told the children grandfather was taking them out to McDonalds they got excited, especially Jack Marshall who enjoyed that favorite restaurant since it was his special fast food joint when he was young. So saying the family enjoyed their special treat courtesy of Emmett Brown while he listened to more tales of their adventures on the Land Of The Lost. Meanwhile...back out in deep space, the ICARUS starship was racing through hyper space en route to an unknown destination of sorts as the Galaxy Rangers busied themselves with monitoring the instruments and such to keep from being bored. KRYSTAL: Everything still looks normal, Sally. We should reach our destination any minute now. SALLY: Excellent, shaman. Okay, Slippy...activate hyper sleep cubicles so we can slumber during the rest of the journey. SLIPPY: Yes, boss. <works console> Hyper sleep pods activated and ready. TIGRESS: So we sleep for the duration of the flight. Hope it doesn't take too long. PEPPY: Course not, my dear. It will only seem like a couple minutes or less. The onboard computer will awaken us when we arrive at our planet of choice. TIGRESS: Okay, if you say so. FALCO: I'm set, let's do it. FOX: So am I, dude. SALLY: Okay, okay...that's enough clowning around, team. To the pods. She led her friends to the rear portion of the ship where cubicle like pods were arranged to either sides of the cabin walls in the form of bunk beds that is. Sally, Fox, Krystal climbed into one set of cubicles on the left wall while Tigress, Falco, Slippy and Peppy climbed into another set of cubicles on the right wall. Laying flat on their backs, arms crossed over their chests or at their sides the Rangers were put into deep slumber as gas masks fitted over their nose-mouth and sleeping gas was pumped into their bodies and brains, within seconds they were asleep in suspended animation state as the ICARUS droned on, racing through light speed. TO BE CONTINUED... NOTE: Dr Emmett Brown is the character of the time traveling trilogy "Back To The Future", the motion based simulation attraction "Back To The Future The Ride" at Universal Studios, and the cartoon show "Back To The Future The Animated Series" while the characters of Buzz Lightyear and Zurg are from the Disney PIXAR film "Toy Story 2" and the Disney Channel cartoon show "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" Marshalls Meet The StarFox TransFormers "Continued" Now at that same time, also traveling through hyper space was another vessel in close pursuit, that of the Hunter-Killer ship (the attack aircraft in the Terminator films) and onboard were the StarWolf Empire mutants manning their consoles with Wolf O'Donnell in the captain's chair on the bridge of his ship. The lupine leader of the Syndicate forces was determined to get his ruddy hands on the golden prize that he found out from his top spy, Ninjara the ninja master lady fox and twin sister to Fiona Fox who told him what she heard of the Galaxy Rangers plans of looking for energy resources on another planet. WOLF: Ha, wherever that foolish Sally goes I will follow her all the way to the golden prize. DRAGO: Yes, dear brother. <agrees> And then we steal it before they do, yes? WOLF: Yes, my sibling. We steal it from them, ha-ha. SIMIAN: <calls from his station> Sir, I've located their ship on scanners. They already have entered hyper space. WOLF: Excellent, prepare for our jump to hyper space so we can follow them. SIMIAN: Aye, sir. NINJARA: It won't be long before we defeat those foolish mortals for good. FIONA: Hmmph, that remains to be seen. <more to herself> TAI: Victory for the Empire, let the darkness grow. SLEUTH: Aye, and death to our enemies, the Star Command Alliance! As the evil mutants readied their console stations, O'Donnell himself braced for the upcoming transition to light speed until he gave the order to execute the manuver. WOLF: Engage, hyper jump now! SIMIAN: Engage! <works his station> With a surge of power from the main thrusters, the Hunter Killer jumped into the light speed barrier and vanished from sight like a ghost! Now it too began its journey in pursuit of the ICARUS which by now was already continuing its flight through hyper space. Finally it re-emerged into normal space again to come into contact with the atmosphere of another planet directly ahead as the computers raised the nose into a pitch attitude to slow its descent into the gravity field so its heat shields could block the heat friction from penetrating its hull surfaces and burn up the vessel. At the same time the anti-gravity came online to slow the craft even more while searching for a suitable landing spot until locating a perfect area for touchdown, the landing gear extended down and locked, anti-gravity still lowering it towards the ground till it gently touched onto its skids, followed by the engines shutting offline. Not far away were the Marshall family having breakfast that morning when they heard a strange whistling noise coming from outside their house. JACK: Now what do you suppose is making that noise? WILL: <looks out window> Whoa, check it out! HOLLY: What is that, daddy?! <stares in shock> What's that thing coming down? RICK: Well, I'll be? <he too stares> It looks like an alien spaceship landing in that clearing over there. JACK: From the looks of it, it does appear to be a ship from beyond the stars. For a moment the family continued staring in stunned disbelief at the strange looking vessel sitting outside their residence, not knowing where it came from or what type of craft it was before deciding to check things out so to speak. Both parents telling the kids to stay put while they investigated this mystery, Holly at first complaining but agreeing to stay until called for while Will watched intently as both father and uncle went outside and cautiously approached the alien ship. HOLLY: You don't suppose they'll encounter aliens inside that thing? WILL: Only one way to find out, sis. I'm sure dad and uncle will be okay. Meanwhile Rick and Jack made their way towards the ship and began to circle around it, trying to make out any symbol markings on its hull surfaces. JACK: Yo, I found something. <calls his brother over> Check out this weird looking design symbol painted on the tail. RICK: Oh, it looks like a fox head shaped like an arrowhead design with eye sockets, red in color. Wait, <he spots something else> there's writing on the wings too. JACK: I see it. <looks for himself> It says "Star Command Galactic Alliance" on one wing and the other has the words "Galaxy Rangers" written on it, huh? <puzzled> RICK: Dunno, <shrugs, also puzzled> let's see if we can get inside that ship. There must be a hatchway to open on either side of the fuselage. Jack turned back to the house and signaled for the kids to come join him and his brother, both twins came on the run immediately. Moments later the four found a doorway hatch on one side of the hull and after getting it open, cautiously stepped into the interior of the vessel to find themselves facing an array of control consoles and several plastic, foam-padded seats but no sign of its inhabitants for the moment. WILL: Gee, where are the crew of this ship? <confused> I don't see anybody around here. JACK: Let's investigate further, there has to be ETs in here. RICK: Okay, this way...<he leads the family> towards the tail section. HOLLY: Good idea, father. <follows him> Maybe we'll get lucky and discover some ETs. With that they proceeded along the way until reaching the rear section of the ship and noticed several cubicle pods arranged in a bunk-bed fashion on both sides of the walls, each containing sleeping forms within that resembled mutant animal beings. The family gaped-gawked in shock at the sight before their eyes. HOLLY: Wow! Real life aliens. But they all look like mutant animals. WILL: Yeah, not like those Sleestak warriors we always encountered on the Land of the Lost. None of them resemble lizard-men forms. HOLLY: Nope, they don't. <agrees with him> Nor do they look like Pakunis either, the ape-men forms. WILL: This one looks like a female chipmunk with red hair, wearing a blue vest-jacket, uniform jumpsuit, high top boots. JACK: Here's a mutant fox over here, in this pod. And a female...what? <shocked look> a blue furred vixen? RICK: Good grief, I don't think vixens have blue fur. HOLLY: What-the? <surprised> Maybe it is an ET, father. WILL: Over here are a toad or frog, a falcon, a female tiger and hare or rabbit in these pods. RICK: And they're all wearing uniforms of various patterns, colors, designs and each has that fox head symbol emblazoned on the uniforms. JACK: I wonder who they are or where they came from? HOLLY: I like to find out too, uncle. <curious> All of a sudden one of the ETs began to stir inside its pod, the chipmunk to be exact as its head moved side to side, it stirred and groaned slightly, eyes fluttered and flickered open, then fully opened to stare about for a moment. SALLY: Ugh, oh...ah...what a nice sleep I had, mmmmph! <streches its arms over its head> Guess it's time to get up, yes? <slowly sits up in its pod> HOLLY: Uh-oh, it's waking up, daddy. <scared look as she backs away> RICK: Be brave, honey. <cautions her> Don't show fear. The lid whirred up and clicked open, the mutant chipmunk sitting up and scratching itself on its backside, lifting its head back to get the kinks out of its neck, then leaning forward in the same manner, groaning all the while until straightening up again and looking around until suddenly staring directly at the family before her. SALLY: Eeeeeeeeeee! <gasps in shock-alarm, eyes wide> Who are you?! WILL: Yikes! <jumps in shock> It's alive! HOLLY: <panics> Daddy, do something! SALLY: Who are you, huh? <still shocked> How did you get onboard my ship?! RICK: It's okay, we mean you no harm, ET. <tries calming it down> SALLY: <scowls> Hmmph, what did you call me, sir? RICK: Oops, sorry...<apologizes> didn't mean to insult you. JACK: Greetings, alien visitor from another world. Welcome to the planet Earth. SALLY: Alien visitor?! <now she turns to frown at him> Who are you calling an alien, he? JACK: Whoa, this one's not too happy. The chipmunk glowered angrily at the earthlings before its presence, hands on hips in a posture that meant it was not pleased at being insulted at the moment. Then it spoke again. SALLY: Ahem, first of all, I am not what you would refer to as an alien ET, mister. Second, I am the leader of a heroic band of warriors from another planet far away in another galaxy. My name is Sally Acorn, <inclines her head slightly> and these are my StarFox Galaxy Rangers of Star Command. <gestures to other pods> WILL: Wow! <excited> HOLLY: Awesome! <excited also> RICK: Uh, does that mean the strange symbol on your uniform jacket? <points it out> SALLY: Oh, you mean this? <indicates the patch> Yes, it does stand for "StarFox Galaxy Rangers" <grins> Sorry if I got angry at first when you called me an ET, sirs. <apologizes> JACK: We're sorry too, Sally. We never met any aliens before, certainly not from another world far away. RICK: And these are your shipmates? SALLY: Indeed, sir. <nods> They work for me, I am their leader. Allow me to introduce my teammates, ahem! With that she began introductions of the other Rangers who by now had fully awaken themselves from their hyper sleep states, also looking around, groaning, sitting up and streching their muscles to get the kinks out of their bodies. Acorn read off their names, one by one as each ET nodded in response. SALLY: This is Fox McCloud, my 2nd in Command to the StarFox Alliance. FOX: That's me. AR-Wing star fighter pilot and top ace. SALLY: Next is Falco Lombardi, security officer. FALCO: <sounds cocky> You feeling lucky today, punk? <leers playfully as he cracks knuckles> SALLY: Hmmmph! <frowns at him> FALCO: Sorry, boss. <blushes in the face> SALLY: Next is Krystal, shaman mind reading expert and medical officer. KRYSTAL: In other words, <smiles friendly> I can read your mind wave patterns to discover what your feelings or emotions are at the moment. Both kids grin wordlessly at each other. Rick and Jack nod in return as the princess went on with the intros. SALLY: Next is Slippy Toad, chief engineering officer. SLIPPY: My motto, you break it and I fix it, good as new again. SALLY: Yes, yes...<waves it off> ahem, up next is Tigress, my personal bodyguard. TIGRESS: <bows in honor> I serve and protect Sally from danger, also teach her the skills of martial arts in Kung Fu. SALLY: Next is Peppy Hare, who acts like a guardian to McCloud. PEPPY: Yes, I'm like a biological father to Fox, even though I'm not related to him if that's what you're thinking, he-he. RICK: I see, he doesn't mind? PEPPY: Course not, sir. JACK: Wow-wow! SALLY: He-he-he-ahem, hm-hm-hmm-hmmm...<chuckles slightly> never mind, ha-ha. And that makes up my team of StarFox Galaxy Rangers of Star Command. The Marshalls applauded for her highness who bowed in return. After that... RICK: Would you like to come into our house? We'd be happy to have you, honored guests join us for breakfast. WILL: Sure, come on in. HOLLY: That is if you're hungry, he? <grins playfully> JACK: Bet you're starving, probably didn't eat anything. SALLY: Why, that's very kind of you, sir. <smiles warmly> I'd be honored to join you for breakfast, yes. <inclines her head> Please, lead the way. <gestures> RICK: Right this way, Acorn. Mr Marshall led his children, older brother and the Rangers who accompanied the earthlings out of the ICARUS and across the back lawn, into the house where after seating themselves at the counter and dining table, Rick and Jack went about serving the ETs their breakfast before joining them afterwards while Holly and Will were sitting with Fox and Krystal, engaged in friendly conversation with the two vulpins in sharing stories with each other. Rick and Jack were chatting with Falco, Slippy, Peppy, Tigress and Sally in sharing stories of Earth and Corneria also. TO BE CONTINUED... MARSHALLS MEET THE STARFOX TRANSFORMERS "Continued" Meanwhile the StarWolf Syndicate have crashed onto the same planet but in a different area than where the StarFox Rangers landed previously. Wolf and horde began trekking across the landscape of this unknown world in search of a suitable site to begin building a new fortress. WOLF: Much time has passed, we are on a planet far from Corneria but our mission has not changed. TAI: How do we know if Corneria or Star Command still exist? <puzzled> WOLF: It must exist. And if this land is filled with resources, <gestures> we shall return home with the power to build the ultimate weapon and conquer the universe. SLEUTH: But how do we collect or store the resources if and when we find them? <confused> WOLF: That will come later, Dog. For now we look for a location to build our new fortress, then we begin our task of stealing this planet's resources. SLEUTH: Ah, of course, leader. <bows to him> Finally they stopped in a large clearing surrounded by groves of trees where O'Donnell agreed this would do for now in constructing the fortress. WOLF: This area will serve as our base of operations. Simian, prepare blueprints for a new starship. SIMIAN: Yes sir. <salutes> WOLF: Fiona, convert the area for construction. FIONA: <puzzled> What about building materials? WOLF: Use your imagination. <points to his head> FIONA: Well, any ideas? SIMIAN: How about there. <points to far away structure> FIONA: Great, <throws up hands> but I'll need some help. DRAGO: That's where I come in, lady. <smirks> Destroying things is my expertise. FIONA: Hmmph, yeah...right. <glares back> Let's do it! <morphs to F-22 Raptor form and flies away> Together the vixen and lupine brother to O'Donnell zoomed away to destroy the unknown structure to be used as building materials in creating the fortress. While that was going on, in the meantime the Rangers together with help from Rick, Holly, Will and Jack had erected tents in the backyard of the Marshall's residence to be used for roughing it out in the wilderness, so to speak as well as transporting the ICARUS ship to keep it hidden from public eye as well, in other words storing it in the garage portion of the house. Now soon after, Sally was addressing her warriors who stood before her like cadets at Boot Camp about to be sent into their nightmares so to speak. She faced Fox, Falco, Slippy, Krystal, Peppy and Tigress with hands crossed over her chest while speaking. SALLY: Now, according to what Mr Marshall told me about this planet Earth, it is indeed rich with sources of energy. But the Syndicate must know this too if I'm not mistaken. Therefore it is important that we find and stop those terrorist mutants before they make their first move on this world. <calls out> Falco?! FALCO: Here, Sally! <snaps to attention> SALLY: Scout the area, see if you can locate the StarWolf Empire. FALCO: Just turn me loose and I'll sniff them out. TIGRESS: I'm going too, <volunteers> I want to kick some terror-butts in a matter of speaking, hm-hmm-hmmm...<chuckles and smirks> SALLY: Easy, martial arts master. <frowns> Just find them and report back, we'll deal with them later. Both female tiger and falcon nodded, saluted together and raised their fists to the sky with strange looking devices attached to their wrists and shouted out familiar phrases, such as... FALCO: Transform, Ford Saleen Police Cruiser! TIGRESS: Transform, Nissan Skyline GTR! WILL: What did they just say, huh? <puzzled> HOLLY: Brother, look! <she points, eyes going wide> WILL: What-the?! <startled expression on his face> Shimmering flashes of magic light appeared to surround each mutant animal and then before the shocked eyes of the Marshall family, Falco and Tigress seemed to change, take shape & form as their bodies morphed themselves into vehicle guises instead, then when the light faded...there now appeared a police cruiser and sports car. JACK: How on earth did they do that?! RICK: I don't believe this! <stunned> WILL: I saw it too, but I don't believe it either, dad. HOLLY: Whoa, they just changed into cars? SALLY: Yes, my friend. <smiles and nods> We have the power to do that, change into disguises like earth-vehicles to be exact. <she holds up her forearm> See this device I'm wearing here? Both twins nod as her highness explains how it works. SALLY: Ahem, all we do is simply call forth our disguise forms that we converge into and then magically transform into that guise just like that. <snaps her fingers> BOTH KIDS: Wow! <eyes wide in amazement> RICK: But how is it possible that you acquired disguises from Earth-vehicles if you've never been to our world before? SALLY: Oh, that...ah, tee-he-he! <giggles weakly> When we landed on this world, our onboard computer began scanning for disguises to morph ourselves into so we could hide our true forms from the inhabitants of this planet since we wish not to frighten or panic innocent life-forms. RICK: Okay, I get it. But do your enemies, this StarWolf Empire have the same power to change also? FOX: Unfortunately, they do, sir. <grim look> Wolf and his horde do indeed wear the same morpher rings like we do to transform into disguises also but we have no idea what forms they acquired. JACK: Oops, this sounds bad. KRYSTAL: Not to worry, Mr Marshall. <to Jack> Just as long as you promise to keep our identity a secret and tell no one of our existence. In return for your agreeing to hide us from those who would dare threaten us bodily harm on your planet, we in turn shall be grateful in protecting your lives from being harmed by the StarWolf Syndicate Empire. JACK: You got yourself a deal, shaman. <shakes hands with her> RICK: Me too, Sally. <shakes hands with her> SALLY: Good, it's settled then. <agrees> Now, we await the safe return of Falco and Tigress from their scouting assignment of looking for the Empire. PEPPY: That is if they can find those terrorists soon enough. SLIPPY: Yeah, O'Donnell could be anywhere by now on this Earth. <shrugs> BOTH KIDS: Good luck, Falco...Tigress...<to themselves> And meanwhile somewhere out in the countryside on their patrol of looking for the Syndicate gang, Falco and Tigress are getting nowhere at the moment. FALCO: Sure is different than Corneria out here. TIGRESS: Well don't fall in love with it, we won't be staying that long. FALCO: You smell something? TIGRESS: No? FALCO: I do, I think we just found the Syndicate. <hits his brakes, morphs back> Follow me. TIGRESS: I'm right behind you, buddy. <morphs back and follows him> TO BE CONTINUED... MARSHALLS MEET THE TRANSFORMERS "Continued" Peering down into a clearing on the other side of a tall rise, Falco and Tigress saw what looked like a fortress of sorts undergoing construction phases, being built by the Syndicate mutants and Wolf looking on, supervising the project. FALCO: I was right, it is the Empire. They're here on this same planet too. TIGRESS: Then let's get down there and kick some butts! <cracks knuckles together> FALCO: Not so fast, lady. Remember what Sally said, just find them and report back. TIGRESS: Nuts! <angry look> Say, <now her expression changes> what are they talking about down there, I can't hear what they're saying. FALCO: Yeah, why don't we turn up the volume, he? <smirks and activates morpher> Within minutes the voice of O'Donnell is heard plotting strategies of how he is going to conquer the Earth and so forth. WOLF: I will plunder Earth and steal its precious resources. SIMIAN: <displays 3D hologram> We can concentrate the energy into cubes of ENERGON, and store them in the starship afterwards. WOLF: How ironic, by leading us to this planet, Team StarFox has sealed their own doom. <sneers evilly> That made both Falco and Tigress glower angrily, first at each other and then at the enemy below, making fun of their demise. Immediately they decided to report back to the princess and let her know what they found out so far. Quickly morphing back to vehicle forms they raced away back to StarFox HQ, the Marshall's residence that is until reaching home base in record time. TIGRESS: <changes back> Princess! <calls out for her> SALLY: What? <comes on the run> Tigress?! Back already, huh? <surprised look> TIGRESS: Aye, and we got bad news. FALCO: <changes back> Yes, really bad news. We just located the hideout of the Syndicate, unfortunately it's still being built at the moment but we found out what Wolf is up to. SALLY: What is he planning, tell me! <looks urgent> By this time the other mutants appeared on-site, including Rick, Jack and the kids as well as next-door neighbor Emmett Brown who had been informed of the alien visitors when Acorn visited the time travel inventor, told him the same story of where they came from, blah-blah-blah...and Doc Brown promising to keep a secret of her existence as well. FALCO: We overheard Wolf plotting on stealing energy resources from your planet, then convert them into some kind of cubes called ENERGON. EMMETT: Great Scott! <alarmed> We have to stop those terrorists before they conquer. FOX: That we will, Doc. <promises> We, the StarFox Space Rangers of Star Command will defend and protect this world. TIGRESS: Aye! RICK: Then good luck in stopping those terrorist bullies, McCloud. JACK: We're with you all the way. SALLY: Of course, Mr Marshall. All right, Rangers...it's time to transform! So saying each mutant raised their fists to the sky and called out their disguises... SALLY: Peterbilt Rig! FOX: Chevrolet Camaro! KRYSTAL: Hummer H3-Alpha! FALCO: Ford Saleen Police Cruiser! TIGRESS: Nissan Skyline GTR! PEPPY: GMC TopKick Truck! SLIPPY: Pontiac Solstice! Then after the transformation was completed before the shocked eyes of the family and neighbor, her highness gave the next command to her team. SALLY: Let's roll...move out, StarFox! <leads the convoy> EMMETT: Good luck! <calls after her> WILL: Yeah, teach those bullies a lesson they'll never forget! HOLLY: Kick their butts good! JACK: He-he, I'm sure they will, honey. RICK: Yes, they will beat them up good. TO BE CONTINUED... Marshall Family Meets The StarFox TransFormers "Continued" Unfortunately the Syndicate forces led by Wolf managed to escape, get away with the stolen goods in a matter of speaking before the Space Rangers could intercept and stop their getaway. Angered at being suckered out, feeling like an idiot in front of her own troops, Sally vowed-swore never to let that happen again to herself or her StarFox forces. In the meanwhile she decided to cool things down for the moment by inviting the kids, Holly and Will to come visit her headquarters base in the fields not far from the houses of Marshall and Brown since she wished to show the children the secrets of transformation for the first time. Both kids were excited about the visit and agreed to Sally's request to come visit her. It was on that nice sunny day they found themselves making their way to the HQ base. HOLLY: I can't believe it, we are going to see for ourselves how those ETs transform into earth vehicles like magic. WILL: Yes, and we have already promised not to tell anyone else of what we see today, keep it a secret. HOLLY: Hey, I'm good at keeping secrets, brother. <grins playfully> Are you? WILL: You kidding me? <grins back> Me too, sister. Laughing the twins continued towards the base, totally unaware they were being followed close behind by a shadowy figure using stealth invisibility to conceal its presence from being detected. That figure was none other than Ninjara, the ninja master and older sister to Fiona Fox, her young sibling. She watched as the kids approached the structure from the shadows, leering to herself. NINJARA: Ha, those fools don't realize I'm secretly following them, ha-ha. Now all I have to do is get inside and gain access to the computers to find out where other locales of energy resources are to be stolen, he-he. HOLLY: <calls out> Hello? <she and Will stand before the main doors> Anybody home? WILL: Yes, hello? <he too calls out> UNSEEN VOICE: Who goes there? WILL: It's the Marshall twins, Will and Holly. HOLLY: We are here, as requested by Sally Acorn to learn the secrets of transformation. UNSEEN VOICE: Ah, yes...we have been expecting you, Holly and Will. Please, come inside. <the doors slide open> Both kids stare at each other in shock and disbelief, then remember quickly of Sally's invitation to come see her today and laugh it off before stepping inside the HQ, the door began to slide shut behind them but before it fully closed, Ninjara sprang forth from hiding to slide under the gap between the door and seal just minutes after it closed behind her. Now she was inside the home base. NINJARA: Perfect, <rubs hands together gleefully> I'm inside. Now all I do is look for the terminal consoles. <hurries in another direction> Meanwhile Holly and Will find themselves standing before the princess herself as she welcomes her new allies, smiles or beams proudly at them both. SALLY: Ah, welcome my friends. I see you decided to take up on my invitation, yes? HOLLY: Yes, mame. <salutes her> SALLY: Oh, ha-ha, no need for that, young lady. <smirks> At ease, my dear. <tries not to giggle but can't hold it back> hm-hm-hm-hmm-hmmm... HOLLY: <frowns> What's so funny, he? WILL: Hey, that's not nice to tease my sister, misses. SALLY: Easy, easy...<calms him down> I'm not hurting her feelings, young man. I was only giggling at the way she addressed me at first, as if she worked for me, ahem! <smirks again> HOLLY: Ha-ha, good joke. <still frowns, but grins after that> WILL: Why did you send for us? <curious> At first the princess grinned like an idiot before replying in kind. SALLY: Ahem, I've invited you children because I believe you are ready to learn the magic secrets of how we pull off the transformation process of changing into our vehicular forms. WILL: Cool, does it have to do with the device on your forearm wrist? SALLY: Um-hm, yes...<nods> it does work with this morphing device I'm wearing on my wrist. Come, let me demonstrate for you. <leads them> Immediately the kids followed the StarFox leader through the HQ base on a guided tour until coming upon the blue furred lady fox, Krystal who was in the middle of a meditation ritual of sorts as she was sitting cross-legged on the floor, facing away from them at the moment. Eyes closed in concentration, her arms were held out to both sides of her body, palms up so she resembled an ancient god or goddess from Earth. HOLLY: <whispers> What is she doing over there? SALLY: <whispers back> She's meditating, misses. Relaxing her mind and body to allow herself to become one with the power of magic, to go with the flow, so to speak. It's a way of cooling down, as you say...from a hard workout of sorts, yes? HOLLY: Ah, yes. Daddy sometimes does that when he's feeling depressed or not having a good day. WILL: Doc Brown once said meditation helps relax the muscles in your body, the blood to flow freely within, blah-blah-blah. SALLY: Huh? <scowls> What's with blah-blah-blah? I don't understand. But before he could answer, the lady fox as though sensing their presence behind her, turned her head slightly as her eyes opened and she grinned proudly upon recognizing the twins. KRYSTAL: Will and Holly Marshall, I presume? So nice to see you again, special friends. <smiles warmly> What can I do for you, he? SALLY: They have come to learn how we do the transformation magic, shaman. Will you be kind to demonstrate for them? KRYSTAL: But, of course. <beams> I'd be happy to give a free demo, certainly. <climbs back to her feet again> SALLY: Now, watch and listen carefully because this is important. <reminds the kids> What you see today, do not reveal to anyone else, except only your father, uncle and grandfather...promise? BOTH KIDS: Scout honor! <raise hand in salute gesture> KRYSTAL: Duh? <curious frown> Scout honor, what is that? SALLY: He? But the twins laugh at the confused looks the mutants were giving them at the moment, to which Krystal and Sally joined in with the mirth as well before the shaman began to demonstrate the magic of transformation. KRYSTAL: Now, to change into my vehicle guise, I simply lift my morphing ring into the air, like this...<does so> and, call out my disguise form, ahem...Hummer H3-Alpha! In a shimmering aura of light that surrounded the vixen's body, Krystal appeared to glow brightly with power before her form started to change shape immediately as her mutant body converged into a 4x4 off-road civilian truck in the blink of an eye moments after the beam of light faded away. WILL: Whoa, holy cow?! HOLLY: I don't believe it, she actually changed into a Hummer! SALLY: Uh-huh, yes she did. <winks> But that's not all she can do, keep watching kids. KRYSTAL: <in Hummer mode> Morphing ring, make me vanish! This time the H3 vehicle appeared to fade away like a desert mirage before completely disappearing all-together before the startled eyes of the twins. HOLLY: Hey, where did she go? <starts to panic> SALLY: Be patient, my dear. <promises her> KRYSTAL: <reappears again> Yoo-hoo, I'm over here. In the smoking section, ha-ha-ha. WILL: Wow! <stunned> Disappearing, like a ghost or phantom. HOLLY: Now that is what I call real magic. <excited look> KRYSTAL: And now, ahem...for my grand finale...morphing ring, change me back. Once again the shimmering aura flashed around the H3-Alpha truck before it started to re-morph itself from vehicle form into that of the vixen mutant until she was standing before the kids, bowing to them. KRYSTAL: At-tah! How is that for a magic trick, he? BOTH KIDS: Bravo! <clap for her> KRYSTAL: <takes a bow> Thank you, thank you. SALLY: Tee-he-he! <giggles> I'll leave you now, have some work to do. Bye! <kisses them both on cheeks before hurrying away> See you later, okay? <calls after them and winks> BOTH KIDS: Bye! <wave back> KRYSTAL: <gets an idea> Hey, can I take you both on a free ride? I'll let both of you pretend to drive me, Kay? HOLLY: Excellent! WILL: Awesome! Then after changing back into her Hummer truck form again, opening her doors and the twins climbing in and buckling their seat belts...Krystal drove out of the headquarters base with the Marshall twins in tow. In the meantime, Ninjara was standing before the main computer terminals as she prepared to carry out her task. NINJARA: Now, to start searching for other locations of natural resources so I can take this back to my boss so he can use it to plan his next strike on this planet, ha-ha-ha! <begins her work> TO BE CONTINUED... Go to Installment 2 Go back to New Adventures Index
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