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 gang, LUTHER THE DROID DOG, and MRS. SPACE-CLAW enter from stage right. We see a small group of people moving about, cleaning up and fixing random rocketships, time machines, and weapons. One person wipes sweat from his forehead. Three people stand around a lab table, using chemicals. Every now and then the test tubes blow up. He makes a little motion towards MRS. SPACE-CLAW and everyone stops moving for a split second.)
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Alright Starship Rangers, this is the Test Room. We, as the name implies, test out all of our top secret inventions here. Normally, we wouldn't let any of the Rangers in here-
WORKER
You bet we wouldn't! (glares at them)
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
(gives WORKER a meaningful look as she continues to speak) Ahem. Normally, we wouldn't let any of the Rangers in here, it's far too dangerous and we don't know what they'll say if they come in here.
(As MRS. SPACE-CLAW says this, we hear an engine sputtering and a person coughing. In the background, we hear someone moaning, and another saying, "Suck it up.")
SPECS
Wow. I'd give my life to work in a place like this!
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
I know, it's amazing, right? Follow me to stage right, I'll show you your time machine, or as we call it down here, the Time Warp.
UP, FEBRUARY, KRAYONDER, TOOTSIE, MEGAGIRL & BUG
LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN! (dance crazily; TAZ rolls her eyes; LUTHER robot-barks in excitement)
TAZ
Excuse my HD friends.
FEBRUARY
What?
TAZ
Hyperactive disorder? Forget Attention Deficit, you're all just hyperactive.
(Everyone ignores her except for MEGAGIRL, who does a hyperactive dance move that mocks TAZ, and they move toward a large, LARGE metal ring. Next to it is a control panel. A man named READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS is sitting at a desk next to it. He timidly blanches at the large entourage that draws near to him. Suddenly, TOOTSIE jumps up and down in excitement.)
TOOTSIE
Ooh! Ooh! That's my cousin!
UP
Your cousin the haystack?
TOOTSIE
No! No! My cousin the human!
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS
Oh, shit. Um...long time no see Tootsie?
TOOTSIE
Everybody, this is my smart cousin Read-And-Write Books!
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS
Call me Rawb for short. And yes...I'm smart. (cockily) The smartest person from Farm Planet.
TAZ
Must be why you're here, then.
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS
Yeah. I'm much of an outcast out in the stupid world of Farm Planet.
(READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS sighs, then stares out at the audience glassy-eyed; he is obviously having a flashback that we can't see.)
BUG
Um, Rawb? What are you doing?
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS AND TOOTSIE NOODLES
(wearing the same expression) Having a flashback.
TOOTSIE NOODLES
Hey, twinsies!
MEGAGIRL
(gives TOOTSIE a weird look) Twinsies?
(MEGAGIRL then adopts the same expression, mocking the two cousins. FEBRUARY copies her. Then KRAYONDER. Then BUG...pretty soon everyone but TAZ and UP have that expression on their face, staring out at the audience, including LUTHER.)
UP
Alright, alright, can we get a move on?
TAZ
Let's just get this stupid mission over with already.
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS
Yeah. Anyway, Mrs. Space-Claw? What the hell are (distastefully) rangers doing down here?
SPECS
What do you mean by that?
KRAYONDER
Whaaaaat (everyone stares at him)...whhhhyyyyyyy?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Rawb here is going to keep in touch with you guys while you're back in time. He'll give you instructions as needed, and guidance if you need it.
FEBRUARY
(holds up an old phone) With this?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Exactly.
TAZ
(raises her eyebrow) With an old 1950s phone?
READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS
Don't blame me, blame the woman who designed the whole place!
KRAYONDER
Wait...are you saying that Dr. Space-Claw doesn't do anything?
TOOTSIE
DR. SPACE-CLAW...WHO DOESN'T DO ANYTHING?
KRAYONDER
Mrs. Space-Claw is the real brains behind G.L.E.E.?
FEBRUARY
Mrs. Space-Claw is Ryan Murphy?
UP
(frustrated at the two dunderheads) Dead God.
(READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS gives MRS. SPACE-CLAW a worried glance; she gives him a reassuring look.)
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
My husband is the brawn; I am the brains.
TAZ
Then how come I haven't heard of you before, eh?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Ah, you know my husband. Uncooperative. Never wants to share any of the credit that so righteously belongs to me...
(The music for "WE'RE GOING BACK" begins.)
KRAYONDER
Okay!
BUG
All right, Mrs. Space-Claw? How are we going back?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Glad you asked.
I CONNECT THIS WIRE TO THIS ONE
I PRAY AND CROSS MY HEART
I PLUG IT INTO THE WALL AND HOPE THAT IT STAYS - WE NEED THE POWER
THEN I RUN OVER TO RAWB HERE
HE'LL BE OPERATING YOUR TRIP
YOUR LITTLE TRIP - YOUR LITTLE TIME TO GO BACK.
(The Starship Rangers look on as all the workers start to set up the time travel machine. A few workers find costumes and start to put them on the protesting Rangers. READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS does stuff on his computer throughout the song. As a running gag, he shows the audience random funny YouTube videos during the song, while not singing at all.)
WORKER #1
WE'RE HELPING YOU ON YOUR MISSION
TO SAVE LITTLE JUNIOR'S LIFE
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS LITTLE SWITCH ON THE SIDE ON (she does so) - LIKE SO
WORKER #2
THEN THE THINGY STARTS TO SWIRL
AND ATOMS, AND NEUTRONS, AND EVERYTHING WORKS NOW
YOU'RE GOING TO GO ON A TRIP - GOING TO GO BACK.
WORKERS AND MRS. SPACE-CLAW
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE BEFORE,
WHAT NO ONE'S DONE EFFECTIVELY!
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING BACK AND WE WILL KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE
A SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
A TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE - IT'S PLAIN TO SEE
AND WE WILL SEE
OH, MOST CERTAINLY -
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
STARSHIP RANGERS
WE'RE GOING BACK!
UH HUH!
WE'RE GOING BACK!
TAZ
(quizzically) Why are you changing our clothes? Why do we have different noses? And why, FOR DEAD GOD'S SAKE, am I IN A TARZAN COSTUME?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Ahem. You don't exactly want Junior to recognize you in the future, now do you? You were all completely different people back then. And if Junior remembers you in the future, things will be quite different. And Bug's, well, a bug. We're going to use the same technology that scorpion used on you, only it's much more effective.
BUG
Um...okay?
TAZ
Again, WHY AM I IN A FREAKING TARZAN COSTUME? HOW THE HELL IS TARZAN GOING TO CONVINCE JUNIOR OF ANYTHING?
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
(dazed) Well, I'm sorry that you feel so strongly against Tarzan. Miss, (motions toward a worker) give Lieutenant Lopez another disguise. And, er-
(She notices the other Rangers dressed in equally odd costumes - BUG is literally dressed like a bug, MEGAGIRL is dressed like a human, KRAYONDER is dressed like a goth, SPECS is dressed like Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, FEBRUARY is dressed like Mimi from Rent, UP is dressed like a dolphin, TOOTSIE is dressed like a turtle, and a snarling READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS is dressed like Harry Potter. They all give MRS. SPACE-CLAW questioning looks.)
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
And...ahem. Make that all of them.
(The workers do that, shoving all Rangers back. However, MRS. SPACE-CLAW makes MEGAGIRL stay.)
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
I'm fairly certain that Megagirl cannot go back.
TOOTSIE
(from back) But why? I love her!
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
Robots and humans working together? Ahem. I don't think so! That only happened a while ago, people may get suspicious.
MEGAGIRL
I am coming whether you like it or not.
MRS. SPACE-CLAW
(sighs) All right, on your own head be it. (shakes head, Rangers come back in more suitable disguises) Okay, one of you tell them what's next.
WORKER #3
NOW STAND HERE ALL BESIDE THIS METAL RING
DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND - OH NO, WE DON'T!
STAY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.
WORKER #4
IN A JUST A MOMENT YOU'LL JUMP LIKE SO
YOU'LL HOLD HANDS AND WE'LL TRANSPORT YOU BACK - USING RAWB'S COMPUTER
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING BACK, GOING BACK, GOING, GOING BACK
WORKERS AND MRS. SPACE-CLAW
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE BEFORE,
WHAT NO ONE'S DONE EFFECTIVELY!
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
YOU'RE GOING BACK AND WE WILL KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE
A SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
A TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE - IT'S PLAIN TO SEE
AND WE WILL SEE
OH, MOST CERTAINLY -
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
STARSHIP RANGERS
WE'RE GOING BACK!
UH HUH!
WE'RE GOING BACK!
WORKERS AND MRS. SPACE-CLAW
MMM-HMMM!
YOU'RE GOING BACK!
STARSHIP RANGERS
WA-WA!
WE'RE GOING BACK!
WORKERS AND MRS. SPACE-CLAW
YOU'RE GOING BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
STARSHIP RANGERS
WE'RE GOING BACK!
GRAVITY
(entering, right next to Starship Rangers) AND I'M GOING BACK TOO!
EVERYBODY
(in confusion, as GRAVITY jumps in with Rangers, READ-AND-WRITE BOOKS shows a final video: a singing cat.) WHAT?
(Lights flash out suddenly.)