Me: (is covered in scratches and bruises) Ok Zane, what have we learned?
Zane: (has a black eye and has a cut lip) I should never insult an author, or give out personal infor regarding him or her...
Me: And?
Zane: And to accept the fact everyone's going to make comments about the possible Zane and Meriee romance...
Me: (clears throat)
Zane: And I'm sorry.
Ace: (is talking to Servo) So that's why Nutcase went crazier than usual...
Me: And you also see why I didn't want it brought up. Oh, we're on again! Hey people, I know you've been dying for an update for a while, and I apologize for not getting it up sooner. I've been busy playing Pokemon Diamond for the last few days, and I kept forgetting to post. BTW, for those thinking about getting this game, you should definately get it.
MMSB: It's that good?
Servo: Oh yeah, I went and got myself a copy the other day, only I got Pearl instead of Diamond. Crow also got copies of both games so he, Nutcase and I can enjoy these games to the fullest. Of course, the best part is the Wifi battles and trading!
Crow: (is busy playing Pearl version) You bet, Servo! I'm right now in the middle of playing against some guy in Russia right now, and he's pretty good. (loses the battle) NOOOOOO!!!!!!! HOW COULD A LEVEL 37 GABITE BEAT MY AWESOME LEVEL 45 RAMPARDOS!!!!!!
Zane: How did you get a Rampardos in Pearl?
Crow: I traded one of my pokemon for one of the three Cranidos Nutcase has.
Me: Well, a Rampardos has rather poor defense for a rock type, Crow. A Gabite at level 37 wouldn't have that much of a problem, assuming you were taken down by either a Dig or an Earthquake attack. Anyway, this chapter's title was inspired by a song from one of my favorite movies. Read on to see what movie it is. Also, since I've been playing Diamond so much, I've gotten some more ideas for future additions to the heroes pokemon teams.
Servo: It's time for fanfic sign!
Chapter 24: Cabin Fever
The next morning, everyone was ready to leave for Olivine City. AGAIN. Zane was still baffled by the apparent change in the flow of time. He then shuddered at the memory he had in regads to the Shroob Invasion two years before meeting the former SOL crew and how it nearly caused permnant damage to the Space-Time Continuum. He was still confused by how that event took place, as there were no records of the Shoob Invasion prior to the unveiling of E. Gadd's Time Machine. But once that ordeal was over, the history books had been rewritten as he saw an entire three chapters of a high school history book covered information about the Shroob Invasion that spread across time. Somehow, he had a feeling that event plus what had happened the other day was the tip of the proverbial iceburg.
Zane shook off the feeling of foreboding he put himself in as he and the others got on board the SS Anne II to leave for Olivine City. The SS Anne II was named after the famous luxury cruiser for pokemon trainers from many years ago, but it sank as a result of a terrible storm, and damage to the ship done by members of Team Rocket who tried to steal pokemon from their trainers.
Ash told his friends that he, Brock, Misty, Jessie, James, and Meowth were trapped on board when the ship sank, and they were thankful that the combined effort of all their pokemon helped them escape a watery grave. Until they were seen raming the countryside once more, everyone thought the group had died on board the old SS Anne. This new version of the SS Anne was further strengthened against all pokemon attacks to ensure the ship wouldn't sink like it's parent ship before it.
When they got on board, the ship began to leave port. As they each went to their rooms, they saw Servo and Crow were unusually jittery. Meowth asked Clay, "What's with them!?" Clay then said, "I hardly know these guys that well. Your better off asking Cambot." Cambot, who like the other non-humans was in his human form, said, "Oh great, here we go..." Before anyone could ask Cambot what was wrong, Servo said, "(gulps) I don't feel so good..."
Zane then said, "We barely even left port, how could you be seasick!?" Crow then said in a British accent, as he somehow found and put on a Sherlock Holms costume, "Why it's elementary, my dear Zane." Clay and Luigi groaned as Goombario said, "Oh goodie, here's another moment in robot idiocy starring Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo..." Crow ignored Goombario as he continued saying, "Whenever Servo and I are struck by seasickness, the results are different from that of you people."
Kooper fearfully gulped, knowing the strange behavior of Crow and Servo quite well after hanging around with them for so long, and after watching the recordings Cambot made during the days of the evil B-Rate movie experiments from hell. He then said, "I'm afraid to know what you mean by that..." Suddenly, they were startled by a shrill scream from Servo, as the team saw he was wearing a Carmen Miranda costume, complete with the fruit bowl hat.
Crow ditched the detective costume and put on a Carmen Miranda suit of his own. The other passengers were laughing at the two idiot robots suffering from an unusual case of seasickness. Eventually, Meowth and Max began cracking up as well followed by Jessie, James, Wobbuffet, and Mime Jr.
The two robots then began chanting, "We have cabin fever! We have cabin fever!" Clay recognized this from one of the old Muppet movies known as Muppet Treasure Island, and couldn't help himself from laughing as well as that was his favorite scene in the movie due to how insane it was.
Everyone was now laughing at Servo and Crow, and Zane was finally relieved from the worry he had about why the fight at Vermillion seemed to never happen at all. Eventually, the captain of the ship was able to quiet everyone down. He then said to Servo and Crow, "Gentlemen, that was quite an interesting show you put on. I have a request for you two, if you don't mind." Servo then said, "Uh, ok. Speak your mind."
The captain said, "Before we came here to Vermilion, we arranged a comedy troupe to perform on the ship for tonight's entertainment, but the cancelled as half the troupe called in sick. I was wondering if you two could fill in?" Crow then said, "Hey, sounds like a good idea to me Servo! Excuse me captain, but those guys over there (points towards Ash and the others) are some friends of ours. Can they also join in on the fun?" The captain said, "Why of course! Take as much help as you need!" The captain walked away, and everyone went to their cabins.
The group was meeting at the dining room for lunch when they were discussing the act. They all pondered on what to do. So far, no one had any good ideas. Ash and his friends had seen many great performences, but not even that could give them any ideas on what to do. Thats when a light bulb turned on in Vivian's head. She said, "Crow, Servo, you guys said soon after gaining your freedom, the media wanted to make a TV series based upon your lives, right?"
Servo simply said, "Yeah... Your point?" Vivian then said, "Maybe a live performed version of one of those days would count as a play. After watching a few of Cambot's recordings of your lives, you guys proved to be very funny when you threw those insults to the screen." Crow then said, "Ok, bad thing is that we'll be watching a crappy move. Best part is we have a play, and we can insult the movie all we want. The pros outweight the cons, so let's do it!!!!!"
The two bot buddies turned human spoke to the captain, and he mentioned they had a large portable theater screen perfect for what we had in mind stored below deck, along with a projector and stage props that they could use. The team began working hard to get ready for the show. Luigi wrote a decent script for the show's sketches during the intermissions that would go along with the movie. Servo, Cambot, and Crow were busy getting the projector as well as trying to find some crummy movies that would be perfect fodder for them. Jessie and James were busy making costumes for the cast, and of course Jessie demanded to be in the show with James as her right hand man with Meowth as her left hand pokemon. With this in mind, Luigi had the perfect roles for them.
Night finally arrived, and the show was ready to begin. In the crowd, the passangers and crew crowded into the dining room to watch the show promised to them by the goofballs who came aboard in Vermilion City. The lights on stage came on, and Jessie was seen wearing a green labcoat with a blue badge fashioned to look like the letter 'F'. She said to the crowd, "Hello, I'm Pearl Forrester, your soon-to-be ruler! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!" The crowd laughed at her over-the-top acting, and a few people even said "She needs a job in Hollywood!"
As the show ran on, the crowd saw Meowth dressed in a monkey suit, posing as Professor Bobo, and James carrying a bowl in his hand with a fake brain in it while wearing a blue cloak, and white face paint as he played the part of Observer. As for the victims aboard the SOL... Zane T. played the part of Mike Nelson while Crow and Servo filled in their respective roles while wearing semi-convincing costume versions of their true forms. The part of Gypsy was wonderfully played by Vivian, much to Clay's delight.
The movie they saw just happened to be a movie the bots made fun of back on board the SOL: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell. The robots had to have Zane rehearse the jokes Mike made during this movie when it was first watched by the robots so he could get them down without a hitch. Servo and Crow remembered every joke they've ever made in all the movies they've watched, so there was no problem for the bots when they threw their old jokes at the movie. The crowd enjoyed all of the jokes, and the sketches used were fantastic.
The intro sketch included the intro brought up by Jessie, who beautifully portrayed Pearl Forrester. It also had Zane, Crow, and Servo giving 'Pearl' a hard time by impersonating fast food resturaunt workers. The second sketch involved a Ren Fest that had Vivian/Gypsy, Crow and Servo rob Zane/Mike blind while making fun of how expensive Rennisance Festivals are. The third sketch was really an extention of the second sketch where Zane/Mike wanted to enjoy more Ren Fest fun. The fourth sketch involved the crew talking about, and making fun of the villian in the movie, who's name sounded suspiciously like Trucks R Us (and there were numerous truck/car/van jokes made during the film by Crow, Zane/Mike, and Servo in response, lol).
In the ending sketch, James impersonated the movie's villian and tried to take over the SOL to avenge his honor (if the villian in the movie had any) from the previous sketch, but he was defeated by being lightly jabbed with a fork in the stomache, triggering a special effects device to make a fake explosion (which was how the movie's villian died at the end of the movie). The crowd all fell into collective laughter, along with the rest of the team who wasn't involved with the performance.
After the show, the SS Anne II pulled into Olivine Harbor, and everyone got off the ship. They then checked into a nearby hotel for the night to get ready for the trip through Johto to find out what the fortune teller ment by finding help here. What awaits them in Johto?
To be continued...
Ace: 'We have cabin Fever'!?! OMG, that was one of the funniest scenes from any of those Muppet Movies! (laughs uncontrollably)
Zane: I kinda liked the movie we watched in this chapter to be honest, even though it sucked worse than anything I've ever seen in the past. Our commentary made it so much better.
Crow: I like how you used themes from the SciFi years for this MST3K bit.
Me: That's all for now, R&R!