30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce Gaiden, Episode III:

"A Destiny Rebooted"

by William "Blissey" Raymer

Based on the Walt Disney Pictures/Mandeville Films/The Lonely Island for Disney Plus motion picture

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand

Based on the original television series

Created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove

HISTORIAN'S NOTE: This story takes place in the time period between the apprehension of Sneaky Pete and the illustrated end credits' depiction of the premiere of the rebooted Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, as seen in the 2022 Disney Plus Original Movie Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. This story serves as a prequel to the final Book of 30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode FINAL: "Masters of the Ultimate Power."

PROLOGUE

World of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2022

Residence of Chip the Chipmunk

Los Angeles, California

"And in our final story this morning, the mysterious disappearances of at least seven notable Toons over the last year has been solved, thanks in large part to former television stars Chip and Dale of the 1989 to 1992 series Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers," the reporter said on Chip's screen.

Chip smiled as he fed his pet dog, Millie, then listened as the reporter continued: "Last night, the former TV stars helped locate a facility on the waterfront in San Pedro where the Toons were being held captive and forced to undergo a form of 'CGI surgery' and made to perform in bootlegged versions of their iconic works by the criminal Valley Gang."

Chip chuckled as he closed the food dispenser and moved to make himself some breakfast. "Among the captured Toons was Monterey Jack, one of the former cast of the Rescue Rangers series, which led to Chip and Dale's involvement in last night's raid," the reporter continued. "According to LAPD Detective Ellie Steckler, who led the LAPD's SWAT team in the raid on the facility, the leader of the Valley Gang was a lost Toon star of yesteryear."

Chip turned back to face his TV screen when he heard the voice of friend and fan Ellie Steckler. "In our private investigation—mine, Chip's and Dale's, we discovered that the ringleader of the Valley Gang was Peter Pan, star of the 1953 film of the same name and now going by the moniker 'Sneaky Pete,'" Ellie said. "Disgusted with how he was treated by the Hollywood of the time, Pete decided to make other Toons share his pain by kidnapping them and bootlegging them."

"He also had his finger on the pulse of the LAPD, as my now-former commanding officer, Captain Putty, had been on the payroll of the Valley Gang throughout the whole ordeal. This led to the false tip that resulted in the botched Nickelodeon Studios raid last year after Peppa Pig went missing."

The reporter came back on screen. "We actually have a representative from Nickelodeon Studios here in studio with me this morning to discuss that false tip: Rok-Tahk from the series Star Trek: Prodigy. Good morning, Rok-Tahk," the reporter said.

"Good morning, Paula," the rock creature on the screen said. "Rok-Tahk, you were there at Nickelodeon Studios last year during the botched raid that resulted from the false tip that Detective Steckler just mentioned," the reporter said. "What can you remember of that day, and do you or any of your co-workers continue to harbor ill will towards the LAPD for what happened?"

"It was horrible," Rok-Tahk said. "To this day, I still have occasional nightmares of the LAPD SWAT teams bursting onto the set of the Protostar Bridge and tearing it apart, looking for any clues to Peppa Pig's disappearance. And I will never forget the screams of pain of that poor officer who got maimed by the PAW Patrol cast as long as I exist. I and a lot of my colleagues are even now still undergoing treatments for PTSD."

Chip took the toasted bread out of the toaster and began to apply acorn butter as Rok-Tahk continued to speak. "As to your second question, knowing what we now know about the circumstances behind the raid, I believe I can speak for everyone at Nickelodeon and say that we forgive the Los Angeles Police Department for what happened," Rok-Tahk said. "After all, to paraphrase my legendary co-star, Kathryn Janeway, it is unfair to hold the many responsible for the the crimes of the few."

"Well said, Rok-Tahk. Thank you for coming on this morning," the reporter said. "At 11:00 AM this morning, the LAPD will be holding a press conference to update the public on the latest information to come out of the investigation. KABC will bring you the conference live as it happens. Until then, this is Paula Steen for KABC Morning News. Have a wonderful day, and we'll see you tomorrow."

As the news program went off the air, Chip smiled again then took a bite of his toast. Before he could take another bite, his landline phone rang. Chip made his way to his office and pressed a control, sending the incoming call to the phone's speaker. "Hello?" Chip asked.

"Chip, it's Dale," the voice on the other end of the call said. "Hey there, Dale old friend," Chip said. "What did you want?"

"First, that it is so good to be speaking with you as friends again after all these years," Dale said. "Second, my agent sent me the first script for the Rescue Rangers reboot. Do you want to go over it with me after the press conference this afternoon?"

"Of course," Chip said. "Just tell me where you want to meet up. Did you tell Monty, Gadget and Zipper?"

"Monty's still in the hospital after what happened to him," Dale said. "But I did get a hold of Gadget and Zipper and they said that if they can get a hold of a good babysitter for their younger ones, they'll be there."

"All right, Dale. See you at the press conference," Chip said. "Bye." "Bye," Dale echoed before hanging up. Chip made his way back out to the living room, finished his toast, then got dressed to go to the press conference.

:TBC: