THE RANGER COFFEEHOUSE      

      PROLOGUE-UNDER CONSTRUCTION

      The doorway opened with a *Fsssst!* and Kuwani stepped through, followed by Kat (both mouse-sized, thanks
      to TPL's archway). They looked around at the empty, darkened room.
      KAT: Gadget? Are you here?
      KUWANI: Are you -sure- this is the place? She said that she'd meet us here.
      KAT: I've never known TPL's doorways to be wrong.
      KUWANI: There's a first time for everything, you know.
      There is a *hum* and the wall across the room lit up filling with Gadget's face. Kat was impressed with the
      display.
      KUWANI: I see they decided to go hi-tech. I'm not sure how well that will work if they're aiming for "the look
      and feel of Ranger HQ".
      KAT: Aw, c'mon, Kuwani; Ranger HQ is full of Gadget's gadgets. I'm sure it'll turn out just fine.
      GADGET: Is this thing on? *Ahem* Hi, Kat! Hi, Kuwani! Welcome to the Ranger Coffeehouse. Or at least
	 that's what it -will- be when we're finished. TPL hasn't finished all the the lighting systems yet, but I'll try
	 to get some ambiant lights on.
      *Click!* The room is suddenly lit up with a soft light.
      GADGET: And the floods...
      *Click!* More lights lit up revealing a counter, ice-creem machine and stage.
      GADGET: And finally, the spotlight...
      VOICE: NO! NOT THE SPOT!!
      *CLICK!*
      There was a huge explosion which punched a hole in the roof and plunged the room back into darkeness, with
      only Gadget's face on the wall and a glowing, shimering electric-blue jacket to be seen.
      TPL: I was still working on that!
      GADGET: Oops, Sorry! I was just showing Kat and Kuwani the Coffeehouse.
      The jacket floated over to Gadget's left shoulder
      TPL: Just don't show them any light I'm working in!
      A doorway opened in the wall and TPL went through. He then turned around and gestured for Kat and Kuwani
      to follow.
      The room was a 3/4 circle of touch panels and displays, overlooking (via big wall screens) many rooms
      including  the one they just left. At in the center was Gadget. TPL looked at the screen; along the pannel was a 
      row of flashing red lights.
      TPL: At least you haven't tripped the main cut-outs.
      One by one, the red lights turned green under Gadget dancing fingers, and the lights in the main room came
      back on except for one red one labled 'spot'....
      Kuwani looked at one of the screens and saw a red-haired mouse arguing with a dragon (who looks 
      suspiciously like Mushu from "Mulan")over a set of blueprints.
      KUWANI: Um, who's that?
      She pointed at the screen. Kat and TPL looked.
      KAT: Oh, that's Gizmo Hackwrench. We were very lucky to get her to cook for us.
      KUWANI: Gizmo -Hackwrench-?!? I didn't know Gadget had a sister.
      GADGET: I do?!?
      KAT: Not you but a different you...er, um, a different dimension, ladies.
      Kat pulled a printout out of her pocket and showed it to them. It was a copy of "Into the Eye of Oblivion" by
      Edward Baird, which had several passages highlighted. 
      GADGET: Oh. That would explain it. 
      KUWANI: Why is she arguing with a dragon?
      TPL: Hrm. It looks like she has a problem with the blueprints. Let me turn up the sound...
      He did and they heard Gizmo exclaim, "...and WHERE do they expect me to keep my pans? Not to mention all
      the FOOD?!?"
      GADGET: Uh, oh. We have a problem.
      TPL: We should go over there and straighten this out, Gadget.
      KAT: We need to be going, anyway. Bye!
      Everyone left the room.