Hi. My name is theatre4life. You may have seen me around the fandom recently. I've had this idea in my head for a long time, so I decided to write this! It's basically a sequel to Starship, it's very AVPS-esque. All of the Starship Rangers get accidentally warped back to the time of the Robot Wars when they're supposed to go back to the start of Starship instead! Will they survive the Robot Wars AGAIN? Will Lieutenant Gravity (an old colleague of Up's) decide to join them in the past? Will they be able to deal with eccentric new characters? Will they manage get to their correct time period? Is Mrs. Space-Claw what she seems to be? Can Junior change? Will Tup finally become a couple? And the big question: what exactly was February and Specs betting on? NOT COMPLETE YET, JUST FYI. WHEN I'M DONE WITH THE FIC I MAY GO BACK AND CHANGE SOME THINGS.
I don't own Starship or any of the canon characters. I also don't own anything else I mention that's not original such as references to other fandoms (this includes the character of Astro Boy; I didn't come up with him, obviously). However, I do own Professor Nimblewimble, Mrs. Space-Claw and any OCs I include, as well as the past versions of the canon characters, the plot (besides already established events) and the original songs, which I spent a long time perfecting. I now understand how Darren and AJ feel...enjoy!
(The lights come up on a certain commander named UP, who has an extremely exaggerated expression of doom on his face.)
YOUNG UP
Look at all those robots, Gravity! (Spazzes out) I can't believe Señor Lopez made us come to his daughter's quinceñeara just for us to work again...I really wanted to
relax. But nooooo, robots just had to show up and make everything a hell. My life is a misery! My life is misery! I am a Starship Ranger who should be on the front lines right now! (growls)
YOUNG LIEUTENANT GRAVITY
(clueless, wandering) Whaaaaa? What robots?
YOUNG UP
The robots right in front of your face, you punk. (Hits Gravity)
YOUNG GRAVITY
Ow! These are the robot wars, you idiot. You don't go around hitting people on your own side!
YOUNG UP
Well, sorry, Air-head! Wait...the only thing that you can control is air! Ha! ROBOTS! AAAAAGGHHHHH!
(A small group of robots quickly rush toward the pair of Starship rangers. They let out three screams, each louder than the last, then they start shooting at them. The robots let out mechanical sounding screams and break down.)
YOUNG GRAVITY
Hmm. That was easier than I thought it would be.
(They high-five each other. Suddenly ROBOT #1 creeps up behind GRAVITY and punches him in the back.)
YOUNG GRAVITY
Yawwwww-weeeeeeeee! (Crumples up in a bundle and passes out)
YOUNG UP
Nice knowing you, Gravity. (Runs offstage as a swarm of robots chases him)
(On a screen that unfolds as the set rolls onto the stage, the logo of ROBOT WARS: THE MUSICAL! shows. Terrible screams are audibly heard from the background, followed by the thumping noises of people running aaway. The entire set is now revealed as more robots flood the place. YOUNG UP, GRAVITY, and ROBOTS are shooting at each other. YOUNG UP and GRAVITY are shouting words of encouragement at each other. Suddenly a young girl wearing a fancy dress runs in, climbs up a tree, hangs from a branch, and holds on for dear life as a pair of robots run in, shooting crazily.)
TASINA
Save meeeeeeee! (Clings onto the tree)
(The robots have ropes; they are slowly gaining on TASINA, who's losing her grip on the branch.)
TASINA
(crying) They'e gonna freaking string me up like my donkey pinataaaaaaa!
YOUNG UP
I'll save you, little girl!
TASINA
(Fiercely) I'm not a little girl, I'm fifteen! Today...(Robots glare menacingly at her) AY MAMA SALVAME! FELIZ NAVIDAD CABRONAS! ME LLAMO TASINA! ME GUSTA TACOS!
YOUNG GRAVITY
What did she just say? Did she just say "Salt on me?" Ooh, she has tacos! (Starts to run toward TASINA)
YOUNG UP
I'm beginning to wonder why Space-Claw recommended you. (Glares at him)
YOUNG GRAVITY
He recommended me? (Faints)
(YOUNG UP shakes his head. He rushes towards the robots, and in slow motion, he chops off the robots' hands and arms. He grins slightly. TASINA lets out a sigh of relief in slow motion, but then breaks the moment by accidentally letting go and falling off her branch.)
TASINA
(Panicking) Salvame, salvame, salvame!
(YOUNG UP looks on as TASINA hits the ground. He chuckles.)
YOUNG UP
Looks like someone's not gonna be a Starship Ranger anytime soon.
TASINA
(Bitterly) Looks like someone's not gonna be my boyfriend anytime soon.
YOUNG UP
(after a pause) You got me, Tasi.
TASINA
Stop calling me Tasi, dumbass. From now on... I will be Taz.
YOUNG UP
Whatever you say, Tasi.
(TASINA growls.)
TASINA
We've known each other for four hours, Greg.
UP
(Growls) Up. Up, not Greg.
TASINA
Alright, OOP. It's my birthday. Lay off me and I'll lay off of you. And I WILL be a Starship Ranger. Just you wait.
(They share a glance. Suddenly, loud laughter is audible from offstage. Lights slowly dim and the scene changes...we now see a grown up TAZ and UP cracking up over something. They are in the Starship Lounge. Looking on are BUG and FEBRUARY, SPECS and KRAYONDER, and TOOTSIE and MEGAGIRL. They keenly watch the two alone. FEBRUARY is visibly making a bet with SPECS; on what, we are not entirely sure of yet. BUG gives her a playful shove. FEBRUARY shoves him back as UP and TAZ start to talk again.)
TAZ
Oh, the bad good old days. Shooting robots-
UP
Destroying war tanks and listening to mechanical (and maniacal) screams-
TAZ
You kicking Lieutenant Gravity's sorry ass in training-
UP
Oh, yeah, let's not forget that. What did happen to Gravity?
TAZ
Who knows? I was never friends with that idiota! El esta una idiota grande mucho!
UP
Idiota. Sounds so much like idiot.
TAZ
It's a cognate!
UP
Um...what's a cognate?
TAZ
(Very fast) A cognate is a word from another language that sounds similar to that word of the same meaning in ours!
UP
(Beat)
You reminded me of a bushy haired girl for a split second there.
TAZ
A bushy haired girl, huh? (Stalks out of the room)
UP
(Calling after her) Taz! I didn't mean YOU were bushy haired! I was talking about another girl who sounded the same...
(FEBRUARY looks dejected, and turns to SPECS. She gives SPECS her bracelet sadly.)
FEBRUARY
Here's my payoff.
SPECS
Why thank you! (Under her breath) Never asked for the bracelet, but whatever...
(UP turns toward the two girls. He looks mildly curious about what they're doing.)
UP
Whatcha doin', girls?
FEBRUARY
(panicking) Umm...we're...looking for unicorns! (SPECS gives her a half-hearted thumbs-up, FEBRUARY grins widely, showing perfectly white teeth.) Like the magical
creature, but a real one!
UP
Um, alrighty then...(whispering to BUG) Once a February, always a February. What were they betting on?
BUG
(Whispering) Tell you later.
UP
Ah, the bad good old days...asking people what other people are saying to tell people who'll tell other people.
(Intro to "LIFE BACK THEN" starts)
BUG
(confused) Am I the only one who did not understand that at all?
TOOTSIE
Don't worry, Bug. We're clueless together!
UP
LIFE BACK THEN
LIFE IN THE ROBOT WARS
SHOOTING AND SHOUTING
TAZ
(entering from other side)
LOVING AND DOUBTING...
FEBRUARY
FORGETTING AND GOING INSANE!
KRAYONDER
GETTING A LOT OF MIGRAINES!
TOOTSIE
FALLING AND GETTING BACK UP
SPECS
MAKING PROGRESS AND LOSING OUR UP
MEGAGIRL
JUST GETTING PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING TO CRY
BUG
LIFE IN THE HIVE
WANTING SOME FREEDOM, THE YEARN TO FLY
ALL
SO THANK DEAD GOD WE FOUND EACH OTHER!
THANK THE GOD THAT'S NOT THERE FOR THIS NEW LIFE
WE NEVER WANT TO GO BACK
LET'S NEVER GO BACK TO THE LIFE BACK THEN!
UP
MY LIFE BACK THEN...
THE GUY WHO HAD IT ALL
TAZ
OH YES, HE DID!
UP
Thank you, Taz.
TOP OF EVERYTHING
COMMANDER OF ALL AMAZING MISSIONS
WINNER WHO TOOK IT ALL
BUT THEN I HAD MY FALL...
KRAYONDER AND TOOTSIE
AND THE WORLD NEVER FORGOT IT! (they quickly retreat as UP glares at them)
UP
IT WAS AN EPIC FAIL
BUT SOMEHOW I MADE MY BAIL
BECAUSE YOU ALL HELPED ME OUT
I GOTTA STOP AND SCREAM AND SHOUT (screams; the remaining Starship Rangers cover their ears)
ALL
SO MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL GO TO A LIFE BACK THEN
BUT OUR LIVES WILL BE GREAT
KNOWING WE MADE IT THROUGH
AND WE'RE OKAY
BUT BACK THEN, THERE WAS AND THERE WERE
UP
SHOOTING AND SHOUTING
TAZ
LOVING AND DOUBTING
FEBRUARY
FORGETTING AND GOING INSANE!
KRAYONDER
GETTING LOTS OF MIGRAINES!
TOOTSIE
FALLING AND GETTING BACK UP
SPECS
MAKING PROGESS AND LOSING OUR UP
MEGAGIRL
JUST GETTING PROGRAMMED AND LEARNING TO CRY
BUG
LIFE IN THE HIVE
WANTING SOME FREEDOM, THE URGE TO FLY
ALL
SO THANK DEAD GOD WE FOUND EACH OTHER
THANK THE GOD THAT'S NOT THERE FOR THIS NEW LIFE
WE NEVER WANT TO GO BACK
LET'S NEVER GO BACK TO THE LIFE BACK THEN!
TAZ
MY LIFE BACK THEN...
THE WEAK GIRL, KIND OF SMALL
UP
OH YES, SHE IS!
TAZ
Nice one, Up. Nice.
SHE WAS AFRAID
THERE WAS SO MUCH UNKNOWN
AND THE WORLD SEEMED SO CRUEL
ESPECIALLY WHEN LIFE PLAYED LIKE A FOOL
TOOTSIE AND KRAYONDER
WHEN SHE WAS FIFTEEN!
TAZ
BUT THEN THE STARSHIP CALLED,
IT SAID, "TASINA, PROTECT THE WORLD."
SO I BECAME A RANGER
AND WENT "PEW-PEW-PEW,!" BECAME BADASS
ALL
SO MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL GO TO A LIFE BACK THEN
A ROAD THAT ISN'T BUMPY IS NOT WORTH IT
WE LEARNED OUR LESSONS WELL
BUT THERE ARE LESSONS WE NEVER NEEDED TO LEARN
SO ANY LIFE IS BETTER THAN THE LIFE BACK THEN
EVEN IF THIS GOOD LIFE SHOULD END-
(Intrcom screeches and someone offstage clears their throat)
INTERCOM VOICE
Commander Gregory Up, Lieutenant Taz Lopez, Robot Lieutenant Megagirl Nitro, and Starship Rangers Krayonder Kolpher, Specs
Glass, Bug Akalaht, Tootsie Noodles-I mean, Megagirl-and February March come down to Dr. Space-Claw's quarters if you please.
KRAYONDER
(curiously) Up, your first name is Gregory?
UP
(Yelling) NEVER SPEAK OF IT!
TAZ
(Suspicious) What could Space-Claw want with us?
BUG
Don't you remember what Junior tried to do on my planet? Don't you remember what he tried to do to February? Space-Claw's probably in cahoots!
I mean, he's Junior's father...and where exactly did Junior get all those spaceships and the like?
I THINK THAT THIS GOOD LIFE'S ABOUT TO END...
ALL
AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE LIFE BACK THEN.
(They all exchange frightened looks, take deep breaths, and bravely march offstage - some do so rather awkwardly - as the stage lights dim.)