THE BIG DATE - PART VIII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Five months after the "Resurrection" saga, Leviathan Walker and Widget Bernouli decide it's finally time to have their date. But as seeing it must take place in the Coffeehouse, all the regulars could show up--and probably will, in the thread called..."The Big Date"! [Note: All thread replies were put in order by the time and date posted.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================================================================ "The Big Date" Part VIII Tuesday, 12-Dec-00 12:20:35 *So far...* Strider's furry alter-ego, Sage Freehaven, showed up at the Coffeehouse to throw off the Evil Force's plans. But the Evil Force had other plans. Figuring no one would think he'd pull the same trick twice, the Evil Force possessed Aivars' body once more, this time grabbing a blaster from...somewhere...and using on his first target. The J.A.M. With the Jaguar out of the way, Evil-Aivars Ver. 2 aimed the blaster and fired at Sage's head, then aimed at Kat, Kuwani, and Chipper--until Aivars managed to regain partial control of his body. The Evil Force was semi-contained, but for how long? And what will become of The J.A.M., and Sage? And will The Big Date end well? ----- Sage Freehaven was lying down on the floor, shocked by what had just happened. This was the first time he had visited this place, and he had just been shot at! Slowly standing up, he felt his right ear. It was slightly burned--the anthro-wolf had barely managed to dodge the shot without getting killed. "Alright, *WHO DID THIS*?!?" he screamed, pointing at his semi-bloody ear. The entire Coffeehouse, including Leviathan and Widget, turned to look at this strange newcomer. Then they pointed at Evil-Aivars. "Stand...ASIDE." The coldness in his voice chilled all of the guests of the Coffeehouse to their bones. The crowd parted like the Red Sea, and Evil Aivars got a perfect view of the wolf. As well as a DBZ-esque battle aura flaring up. "TAMASHII..." A burst of energy formed in Sage's paw. It cast an eerie glow upon the face of the wolf, showing a sinister smile and his razor-sharp teeth. "...BUNRI!!" Sage reared back, and let the ball of energy fly straight at Evil-Aivars. The blast was thrown at such an amazing speed, no one but Sage (and Strider :) could follow it; yet, it hit its target perfectly, and knocked him down to the floor, flat on his back. Aivars, on the other hand, stood in place, cowering. "WHAT WAS THAT?!?" the Coffeehouse patrons said simultaneously, surprised at what they were looking at--after that immense blast, Aivars was still standing; a glowing humanoid form was lying on the ground a few inches away. "Loosely translated, 'Soul Separation.' I felt out the Evil Presence, adjusted my energy, and shot an attack that would not only separate him from Aivars, but make him semi-solid, thus making it impossible for him to possess any of us again." Sage smirked. "That's why I love not having been in a story yet--I can do anything I want. HAH!" "You fools. It won't do you any good--I've already won, thanks to that wolf!" the Evil Force exclaimed as it--in one fluid motion--got up off the floor and ran over to Leviathan and Widget's table, grabbing the female and lifting her up out of her chair. The large figure wrapped his arms around Widget's neck, squeezing it slightly. "Every single one of you, stay where you are! One wrong move, and I'll snap her neck!" "*Like hell you will!*" Leviathan replied coldly as he sprang up, facing the Evil Presence; if there was a hint of fear in the "Dark Savior's" body, he wasn't letting on. "If you even want to *attempt* to *think about* killing Widget, you'll have to go through *ME*!" "What? You would give your life...for her? But--but why?" the Evil Force asked, a semblance of a worried face appearing on the energy-being. "You can't be revived again if you're killed now!" "Because I've spent enough time with Widget to know one thing..." Leviathan Walker stepped in front of the Evil Presence and took Widget's chin in his hand. "Widget Bernouli, I would gladly give my life to keep you safe. I love you, Widget." And he kissed her. He had kissed Gadget before, but it had meant hardly anything to him. But this kiss...it was a kiss of true love. Never before had Leviathan felt this way, and he probably never would again. Now was the time to show his true feelings. And if this was to be his only kiss, then he knew he would die feeling he had lived a full life. "I love you, Widget Bernouli...and I always will." ----- [A note from the author...] Yeah, yeah, so I'm a helpless, soft-at-heart romantic--sue me, already! This is how I wanted to write it from the beginning, so just try and stop me. And yes, I planned on writing Sage doing what he did--again, sue me! ^_- Now we can start finishing this story up. We still need to get Mrs. Brisby in the Coffeehouse, too, BTW--but I'm sure you guys can take care of that. :) "Quote the Strider...forevermore." Triple-S ============================================================================ Re: "The Big Date" Part VIII Thursday, 14-Dec-00 15:55:13 "Thanks for coming with me, Dale!" Foxglove told her husband as they approached the door to the Coffeehouse, "I really want to apologize to Wescott about those races not panning out, but it helps to have you along for moral support." "No problem!" Dale said, opening the door for her. Imagine their utter shock and consternation at the sight that met their eyes. "Dale, what's going on here?" Foxglove asked. "Let's see . . . a Totally Evil Presence . . . " (he sniffed here) " . . . and the unmistakable odor of Magical Female Powers(tm) expended in teh air. Quite a few, as a matter of fact. I'd say that we've stumbled onto one of those end-of-the-year Coffeehouse threads!" "Without the Rangers even being in it?" Foxglove wanted to know, "We can't have *that*, can we? I mean, this is the *RESCUE RANGER* Coffeehouse, *RESCUE RANGER* Messageboard, and *RESCUE RANGER* Fan Community, right?" "You're right, Foxglove!" Dale said with determination. "And that means the Rescue Rangers need to be here. Our fans may need our help!" "What are we going to do?" Foxglove asked. "I'll stay here and help out while *you* go fetch the rest of the Rangers!" Dale decided, "And *hurry!* I have a feeling whatever's going to happen is going to happen soon, and it'll probably be pretty big!" "Will--will you be all right till the Rangers and I get back?" she asked in her most concerned voice. "You betcha! Now hurry! Fly, my pretty, fly! *Fly! FLY!! FLY!!!*" Foxglove gave Dale a quick peck on the lips and took off immediately with the intention of getting back as soon as possible. Dale meanwhile entered the Cafe and the Coffeehouse thread. "The Enduring Man-Child" ============================================================================ - IN PRODUCTION -