The Chipmunk Tour Saga, Book VII:
"Kingdom Hearts, Part II: 'What You Leave Behind'"
Chapter 1
Alvin felt the stinging pain of his head wound die down as the orange-skinned girl applied some kind of medicine.
"Thank you," Alvin said to the girl. "No problem," she said "What's your name?"
"Alvin Seville," Alvin said. "And you?" "Ahsoka Tano," the girl said. "And this is my Jedi Master, Anakin Skywalker."
Alvin nodded at Anakin, who returned the nod. "So, Master Skywalker, how'd you end up here?" Alvin asked.
"We were on our way back to our home planet of Coruscant, when we passed through a spatial rift," Anakin said. "Our engines were disrupted, causing us to crash. How'd you end up here?"
"We were responding to a distress call when we were attacked. Our ship blew up while our shuttle-the one you found us in the remains of-tried to escape the shockwave," Alvin said.
"Alvin!" Abby called out. "Excuse me, Master Skywalker," Alvin said.
Alvin walked into the still-intact payload bay. There, Troy and Gabriella Bolton had finished repairs to the TGB shuttle. Abby was with them.
"We were able to make repairs to our shuttle," Gabriella said. "We can use it for aerial recon."
"Good," Alvin said. "Do that. I'll be here trying to figure out how we're gonna get out of here. Maybe our Jedi friends can help."
Alvin turned and walked away.
That night, Alvin, Brittany, Simon, Jeanette, Theodore, Eleanor, Anakin and Ahsoka sat around a campfire.
"Shouldn't Troy, Gabriella and Abby have been back by now?" Brittany said.
"I told them to do a complete sweep of the planet," Alvin said. "Hopefully, we can find a way to get us off this planet."
The sound of a droning engine approached the campsite. "Ahh, here they are now," Alvin said.
The shuttle's exit hatch opened. Troy and Gabriella stepped out. "Report," Alvin said.
"There's a temple of some sort about half a day's walk from here," Troy said. "We found a metallic signature under the temple," Gabriella said. "It could be a ship."
"Good," Alvin said. "We'll set out at first light. The Autobots will remain here and guard the campsite. It's possible that Galvatron and his lackeys might come back and try to finish the job."
As the sun rose over the campsite, Alvin watched as the tour staff packed their knapsacks for the hike to the temple.
"As soon as we're all set, let's head on out," Alvin said.
A few hours later, Kelsi looked at Troy and Gabriella. "How much further do you think we need to go?" Kelsi asked. "About three kilometers, I'd say," Troy said.
About an hour later, Team Chipmunk arrived at the gates of the temple. "Welcome, Team Chipmunk," a voice called in everyone's mind.
The gates to the temple swung open. "Please enter," the voice continued. "I will be there momentarily to escort you to the central meeting hall."
A green flash of light resolved into a winged fairy dressed in green and gold. "I am Stargazer Starheart," the fairy said. "Please follow me."
Alvin gestured for Stargazer to lead Team Chipmunk into the temple.
Finally, Team Chipmunk arrived in the meeting hall. "They are here, old friend," Stargazer said.
The meeting hall filled with blue-green light. A ghostly image resolved into a humanoid being that Alvin recognized from the Ranger history tapes he had seen. "Zordon?!" Alvin said.
"Yes, it is I," Zordon of Eltar said. "But, how?" Alvin said. "You were killed when Andros destroyed your life-support tube!"
"That may be so," Zordon said. "But, enough of my life energy survived to wind up here on Barza."
"Where I took him in," Stargazer said. "We decided to take care of the Power Archive contained in this temple until such time as souls worthy of the powers contained herein came along."
"Stargazer," Brittany said. "We noticed a metallic object under this temple. What is it?"
"It is a Class-7 Trimaxion Drone Ship," Stargazer said. "Well, we need it to get off this planet," Eleanor said.
"We'll let you have it," Stargazer said. "But, it is more important that we either rebuild your original connection to the Morphing Grid or build a new connection using the powers in the Power Archive."
"How did our connection to the Morphing Grid become severed in the first place?" Jeanette asked. "Observe the Viewing Globe," Stargazer said. A circular screen formed in one corner of the room.
"Special Agent Gibbs and his NCIS team tracked the Huntsman to the remains of the original Command Center in the deserts outside Angel Grove, California," Zordon said.
On the Viewing Globe, the Huntsman was cornered by Agent Gibbs and Officer David. But, before he could be captured, the Huntsman slammed whatever he was holding into a control panel.
"The remains of the All-Spark which the Huntsman slammed into that control panel was corrupted by Megatron's life-spark," Zordon said. "When such corruption entered into the Morphing Grid, that is what caused your connection to the Grid to be severed."
"That is why you are here," Stargazer said. "In the morning, your quest will begin."
::TBC::
