Three Weddings And A Funeral. By Kim's #1 Fan
Well friends, this will be the final chapter of the story,
We just have a few loose ends to close up, so bear with me.
To all who have read and reviewed so far, I thank you.
Your kind words inspire me to write more.
And now the legal stuff.
I do not own Kim and Co. or the Rescue Rangers.
This is all in fun.
And now...........
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Chapter 4 : The Funeral
Part 9 : Epilogue
Shela was in her office, sitting in a leather reclining chair behind a big desk, reading some files on her prisoners.
"Drew!" she called just loud enough for her partner to hear.
"Yes Shela?" asked Drew poking his head into her office.
"How's that maze coming?" she asked nicely, never taking her eyes from the file she was reading.
"It's finished and waiting for the prisoner." He told her crisply, stepping into the room.
Shela looked up from the files, a smirk touched her lips.
"Good." she replied in a pleased voice.
"Bring in the little gopher, and the little mole, but be very careful with that mole, she bites."
"Yes Shela." replied Drew running off to collect the prisoners.
He went to where the different cages were.
"Let's see," he murmured, touching his left cheek thoughtfully as he tried to recall what he had to do.
"Oh Yeah."
He leaned forward and picked up the cage with the gopher, looked at him, and stated,
"Mrs. Goeh will see you now."
Then he found the cage containing a mole, dressed in a brown skirt and brown shirt and brown beret, looking forlorn.
He picked up her cage as well, so she couldn't escape.
Then he took them both to Shela's office.
"Here they are Shela," he stated, showing her both, the gopher, and the mole.
"Fine Drew," said Shela in a dry voice.
"now go prepare the maze for it's prisoner."
The gopher/Nimnull, looked fearful at the words: Prepare the maze, and Prisoner.
Although he felt he'd been a model prisoner, and done everything he was told, this warden might not agree.
The Mole/Desiree, was despondent,
but fear also appeared in her eyes.
"Yes Mrs. Goeh." replied Drew, giving her a small salute, and turning to walk out of the room.
"And Drew," she called out sweetly, putting her elbow on the desk, a light smile on her face,
and twitched her head so some of her long black hair flew over, and hung over the front of her shoulder, giving her an appealing pose.
"Yes?" he asked respectfully from the doorway.
"Don't forget, your making dinner tonight." she told him with a sly smile.
"Fine," he replied with a trace of annoyance.
"you want burgers, Tacos or Pizza?" he asked.
"Pizza will be fine Drew." she replied, and he left the room.
Shela reached into her desk pulled out her penlight, and showed it to her two prisoners.
"You see this?" she asked them in a menacing voice.
(Just because she'd renounced evil, didn't mean she'd lost her evil charm.)
They both nodded fearfully.
"Good." she replied with a cruel smile, and swung her head, so the hair hanging down her front, was down her back again.
"First, it will be your turn Nimnull," she continued, opening the cage and grabbing him.
"Don't bite me, or try anything, or you'll wish I'd fried you."
Nimnull didn't struggle as Shela put him on the floor and stood up.
Nimnull looked up fearfully, unsure what to do.
While Shela set the penlight to human, and shot it at the gopher,
who was surrounded by a green light, and seconds later, turned into a short balding little man.
"Now then, Professor Norton Nimnull," she began in a low voice, leaning back in her chair, flexing her fingers, her green eyes narrowed.
"You've served your sentence, and your free to go, but remember..."
her voice became low and threatening, and her green eyes seemed to glow with an evil light.
"if you ever go back to your evil ways, the rangers will catch you, and send you back to me again, and next time, you'll get worse."
"Oh don't worry," Nimnull assured her in a shaky voice.
"I plan to use my knowledge for the betterment of mankind."
"Well good for you." Shela replied happily, shaking hands with the professor.
"in that case, good luck out there Norton, and I hope we never see you here again."
"Thank you miss," answered Nimnull in a shaky voice as he inched away.
"And you won't."
And with that, he shut the door to her office and was gone.
"And now," she began to say, with an evil gleam in her eyes.
"It's your turn you little murderer."
She once again, set the penlight, and shot it at the tiny mole in the cage.
Desiree closed her eyes fearfully, not wanting to see what she had become.
Lizard, Bat, Rat, Snake, Parrot, there were so many possibilities.
But when the green light dissipated, she opened her eyes and looked at herself.
At first, she jumped for joy, as she was now in her original mouse form.
"Before you get too happy there mousy," Shela warned her coolly.
"Understand that you are still my prisoner, it's just too hard to change you, day, after day, after day. But I've got something to show you."
She reached forward, and grabbed the cage containing the little mouse.
Getting up, she carried the cage out of the room, and into another.
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As they entered the next room, Desiree looked through the bars of her cage, and was surprised by what she saw.
In the room was a hole in the middle of the floor.
It was about three feet deep, with openings that went into dark mysterious tunnels, and at the top of the hole, were strange wirings.
"Now then Mousey," Shela began to say in a cool voice.
"this is where your going to spend the rest of your life," then she pointed at the openings in the walls, that led deep into the platform.
"The openings lead to a maze of tunnels inside the floor.
If you like, you can try to escape through them."
Desiree fearfully looked up at Shela.
And then back at her new prison, feeling very gloomy.
"And as you can plainly see," Shela continued to explain,
"There's a bed for you, and a table to eat at," she gestured to the bottom of the opening, where the items were.
"This, is where you'll find your meals, and this hanging water bottle, is all your going to get to drink." she added gesturing to the water bottle inside.
Desiree held the bars of her cage,
as she looked into her new prison, feeling very despondent.
Shela held the cage up high and looked at Desiree condescendingly;
Desiree backed, to the far end of the cage.
"Now, every morning I'll see to it, that you get fresh food, and water." she smirked, and then added,
"Although, it probably won't be to your liking, but it's all your going to get, so either eat it, or starve, take your pick."
Shela then leaned over, opened the cage, and shook Desiree out, and into the center of the hole.
Desiree got to her feet and looked around, rubbing her paws anxiously together; the walls towering over her, Shela's pretty, but large menacing face staring down at her,
and the dark openings in the walls that led to unknown darkness.
"Now," began Shela with an evil grin.
"Feel free to look around, and don't even try to climb out.
The walls of this prison are electrified, and if you even touch them, you'll get a shock."
Desiree looked at the walls questioningly.
"And remember," Shela continued,
"you'll never find an exit, or escape.
But if you care to search for one through the maze, feel free to explore it to your evil little hearts content.
But remember, this is the center of the maze, and this is where your bed, your food and your water are.
So, you always have to return here to eat, drink and sleep."
Desiree looked at the openings longing to escape.
Shela turned to leave, but stopped as if she remembered something.
"Just remember," she added looking over her shoulder as she left.
"don't touch the walls, or your in for a shocking experience."
And with that, she left, and went back to her office, leaving Desiree to explore her new home.
Desiree looked around, a desperation building up inside her.
"I can't stay here." she exclaimed unhappily, not bearing to remain a prisoner for life.
"I must escape."
Clinging to the fading hope that Shela was lying about the electricity, just to scare her, Desiree ran at the wall of her prison.
She jumped, and clung to the edge.
She felt nothing, though clinging to the wall and climbing was a great strain.
"Almost," she murmured as she struggled to reach the top.
ZAP!
She fell to the bottom of the opening.
Her body twitching from the electrical shock.
Meanwhile in Shela's office....
Shela watched a screen, and saw Desiree get a major shock.
"I warned her." she commented with a smile.
"I warned her."
Then she watched as Desiree began to recover from the shock.
Desiree looked around the hole, and eyed the openings.
She hesitated, and then zoomed at one of the openings.
Shela looked at a different screen,
which showed a digital display of the inside of the maze, a tiny signature was making a turn.
"She'll never find an exit, mainly because we never built one."
She chuckled as she watched Desiree make her way through the mazes twists and turns.
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Meanwhile, back at Ranger H.Q. ,
Tammy Squirrel was removing the last of Lawhinee's bandages, and examining her now fully healed wounds.
"Well," she began, walking around Lawhinee, giving her a full examination.
"As far as I can tell, your wounds are all healed, and you can leave when ever you want."
Lawhinee jumped off her stool, and hugged her new doctor and friend.
"Thanks Tam," she said enthusiastically.
"Not that I didn't enjoy meeting you, and making friends with you, but I really miss Hawaii, and my boyfriend Shake-a-bake-a, so I'm heading home." she stated putting her Hawaiian dress back on.
"NOOO!" cried Gadget, running into the room, and hugging her new sister.
"We just found each other, now your leaving me again?" she sobbed into her sisters shoulder.
"Hey hey, hey now," said Lawhinee soothingly.
"Who's the big sister here anyway huh?" she asked lovingly.
"Well, I am but..." sobbed Gadget.
"Good, then you know, that no matter where we live, no matter how far apart we are, we're still sisters right?"
Gadget nodded her head, beginning to calm down.
"And you should also know," continued Lawhinee sweetly,
"that we're gonna keep in touch right?"
"Yes." replied Gadget softly.
"And understand this sis," continued Lawhinee teasingly,
"I'm gonna be sending you a Pineapple on every birthday,
and a Coconut every Christmas.
And I expect you to do the same."
"Do you like Chocolate?" asked Gadget.
Gadget and Lawhinee laughed, and hugged each other.
Tammy decided that since her work was done, she'd leave the two sisters alone.
"I'm gonna miss you Lawhinee." sobbed Gadget.
"I'm gonna miss you too Gadj, but look at it this way, I've been gone so long, Shake-a-bake-a's probably forgotten what I look like." Laughed Lawhinee.
Then Gadget started laughing.
"And with his memory," she stated through her own laughter,
"That's entirely possible."
Then they both began laughing again.
As they laughed, the rest of the rangers came in.
"Lawhinee," began Chip seriously.
"we're here to offer you a spot as a rescue ranger." finished Dale.
"We'd like for you to stay with us." added Foxglove.
"Your already one of us anyway." added Monterey.
Lawhinee looked at Gadget, who nodded her head, hoping that she would except.
"Thanks guys," began Lawhinee,
"But, I've gotta head home to Hawaii.
I think I miss the waves, more then I miss my big hunky boyfriend." she stated.
"Fine,"began Chip,
"Then as long as we can't stop you, then how about this." he said, sitting on a thread spool, that had been redesigned into a chair.
"You know that there are Rescue Ranger organizations world wide right?" he asked.
"Yes." replied Lawhinee.
"Good, then here's the thing.
We want you, Shake-a-bake-a, and two or three other Hawaiian natives, to be our new Rescue Rangers, Hawaiian group."
"Are you serious?" asked Lawhinee
excitedly.
Then she turned to Gadget, and grabbed her hands.
"Is he serious? Me? A Ranger?"
"Looks like he is sis." replied Gadget.
"This'll be a good way to make up for all the crimes you committed." she explained.
Lawhinee nodded her head understandingly.
"All right, I'm sure I can talk Shake-a-bake-a into it, and then we'll just find some native animals to help out. You've got yourself a team Chipper." teased Lawhinee.
"Great." smiled Chip.
"But there's a catch."
"Isn't there always?" she asked sarcastically.
"What is it?"
"You have to return to New York
at least once a year."replied Chip with a gleam in his eye.
"When?" asked Lawhinee knowing exactly what Chip was up to by now.
"Oh, I don't know," began Chip.
"Maybe, Christmas."
Gadget smiled, and nodded her head happily.
"Fine." replied Lawhinee.
"You've got yourself a deal." she stated, shaking paws with Chip.
"But when I come, Shake-a-bake-a comes too all right?" she asked.
"Fine." said Chip.
"It's a deal." exclaimed Dale.
"Welcome to the club, sis." said Gadget hugging her.
"Welcome to the Rangers luv." exclaimed Monterey Jack hugging her.
"Monty Please," she winced in pain.
"Those ribs were just fixed, don't bruise them again."
"Oops. Sorry luv, I just get excited." stated Monterey releasing her.
"Can I fly you home?" asked Gadget sweetly.
"No thanks sweetie," replied Lawhinee.
"Just fly me to the airport, and I'll go from there."
"How? By sneaking on a plane?
No way sis, I'm flying you home, and I won't take no for an answer."
"Chip," begged Lawhinee,
"Talk to your wife, tell her it's a bad idea."
"Actually Lawhinee, I think it's a great idea, Gadget and I never really got to finish our honey moon." explained Chip.
"And Foxy and I never even had ours." added Dale.
"And I've heard that Hawaii is beautiful at this time of year."
added Foxglove.
"Sweetie," began Lawhinee,
"Hawaii is beautiful anytime of year."
"That's it," said Monty.
"Just leave ol Monty and Zipper to watch the store then."
"But Monty," began Chip,
"Your coming too." finished Dale.
"Yeah," added Lawhinee excitedly.
"We'll need your help to find our Hawaiian rangers."
"So what do you say Rangers?" asked Chip.
"Are we going to Hawaii?"
"I know what I say." replied Lawhinee.
"What's that sis?" asked Gadget curiously.
"I say, Aloha Rangers!"
everyone laughed at the joke.
"Is she saying hello to us, or goodbye?" asked Dale.
"Don't think Dale," teased Foxglove.
"it makes your head spin."
"Can I come too?" asked Tammy timidly.
"Well of course luv," exclaimed Monty,
"you are a ranger ain't cha?"
"Yes." agreed Tammy.
"And," added Gadget,
"The Hawaiian rangers will also need a doctor won't they?" she asked.
"Yes!" insisted Tammy.
"Then what are we waiting for Rangers?" asked Chip.
Then they all ran for the door shouting
"Rescue Rangers Away!"
The End
(For Now.)
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Well, it's finally over.
I didn't mean for it to go so long,
(Almost a year to finish.)
But, I had a lot of great ideas, and my best friend and Beta reader, Data Seeker, had a few of his own.
A special thanks to my good friend, Acosta, who's read every chapter, and encouraged me to go on.
God Bless you both.
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Coming Soon:
Rescue Rangers Hawaiian Style.
Meet the Hawaiian rangers.
Till then,
God Bless.