We were over in Shanghai, China. One of the largest and busiest cities in the world. It was the 2nd Largest city in the world with 26.32 million people. We were there to visit and find out more about Qin's ancestral heritage.
Nico: Well, here we are! Shanghai, China.
Me: It sure is breathtaking. Shanghai is one of the busiest and largest cities in the world.
Lana: It's amazing!
Lola: I love learning about China.
Laney: We all do.
Bella: This is my first time over in China.
Qin: Mine too. It's where I'm descended from.
Me: We promised to find out what Qin's ancestry is.
Lincoln: That's cool.
We went to the Shanghai family archives building.
Me: Lets see what we got here.
I looked up Qin Cheng's info and it revealed a magnificent family tree. It showed that she was descended from the Chen Dynasty back in the 6th century in 575 A.D. And we made an incredible discovery as well! We saw that she was descended from Mulan!
Lincoln: Wow!
Me: Mulan is Qin's ancestor!?
Riku: (to Qin) I didn't know Mulan was your ancestor.
Qin: Hard to imagine. Mulan was the greatest hero in all of China back during the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago.
Lori: Mulan is literally more than that. She is the bravest woman ever in Chinese history. She saved everyone from the ruthless hun, Shan Yu.
Leni: She totes did.
Qin: Hard to imagine that I'm descended from royalty here in China.
Me: China has a lot of history that dates back to 10,000 B.C. Making it one of the longest known countries in the world. Egypt is number 2.
Nico: That's amazing!
Bella: It sure is.
May: I never knew that China and Egypt were the longest countries here.
Me: It's a major surprise.
Landmine: Hey, Kari. Have you ever been to Shanghai before?
Kari: We sure have. Back when we got word of numerous Digimon appearing all over the world.
Nico: I remember that. That was an epic adventure. We had to work around the clock all over the world teaming up with many international Digidestined and send all the Digimon back to the Digital World. We encountered numerous Digimon of many kinds and it was not an easy task.
T.K.: I'll never forget that.
Mulan then showed up.
Mulan: Oh hey guys.
Me: Hey Mulan.
Mulan: You here to look up ancestral history?
Me: We are.
Qin: (Speaking Chinese) 祖先木兰,很荣幸见到你。我是你两千年的后代。(Ancestor Mulan, it's an honor to meet you. I am your descendent from 2,000 years.)
Mulan: (Speaking Chinese) 你太秦了。我不知道你是我的后裔。家庭以神秘的方式工作。(You too Qin. I had no idea you are descended from me. Family works in mysterious ways.)
Qin: It sure does.
Later we were having a great lunch. Now that Qin has had her questions about her family history found out.
Poromon and Poliwag were eating a lot of Chinese food.
Me: Mmm. China is home to a lot of great food as well.
Nico: You said it. It's great food.
Poromon: I love Chinese Food.
Sakura Avalon: It's so delicious.
Lana: It's all great food.
?: (Joyous!) LI!
Li: Oh no!
Sakura Avalon: I know that voice!
Madison: It's Meilin Rey!
We saw a black hair girl with reddish-pink eyes and a Chinese dress glomp Li and knocked him down.
Sakura Avalon: Meilin.
Meilin saw her.
Meilin: Avalon! You have a lot of nerve coming here.
Sakura Avalon: Why?
Meilin: You took Li away from me and took the Clow Cards away from him!
Nico: Hey! What is your problem Meilin?
Me: For your information, Sakura and Li are now in love with each other. And now I found the Clow Book. Somehow it wound up in my basement in America.
Meilin: So you are now the new wannabe Cardcaptor.
Me: That's right. And for the record, I am far more powerful than I look.
Meilin: I will make sure Li gets the Clow Book and the Clow Cards back after I pulverize you and Avalon into dead meat!
I was not intimidated by her threat and my eyes turned red, slit and demonic and I shot a powerful glare and powerful murderous intent at her and she keeled over and was vomiting all over.
Madison: What's wrong with her?
Me: That's the ferocious power of murderous intent. It's a powerful move Shinobi use in the Leaf.
We left the restaurant after finishing our meal and we were off.
Meilin saw that we were gone.
Meilin: I WILL FIND YOU AVALON AND KNUDSON! AND I WILL DESTROY YOU BOTH AND RECLAIM MY LI!
Give it a rest already.
Gear: Something wrong, V?
Static: Well, I think I probably shouldn't have revealed my identity so soon.
Teresa: Why's that?
Static: I unmasked myself because I thought all the bad Bang Babies were cured. But it turned out that MAdelyn was out of the city at the time.
Francis: Well, there's nothing to worry about. As far as we're concerned, she's the last one.
Static: But there's also the matter of my non meta human enemies. Like Osebo, Speedwarp, Professor Menace, and Specs and Trapper. They probably know who I am now.
Wildrider: Let's take it one step at a time, Virgil.
Maria: Wildrider's right. If any of them show up, we'll teach them a lesson.
Me: That's right Virgil. All your enemies will pay for their crimes.
Lincoln: They will and we'll make sure of that.
Me: Yep.
Later, back at the estate we were watching TV and reading books. Bella had her own Pokemon too. She had a male Dusknoir she named Noir, a Cofagrigus female she named Nefitari, A Metang she named Milt that loves to attach to her chest and back like a backpack, and a Bulbasaur male with a notch in his right ear she names Vivi, a female Charmander she named Chinchi, and a male Alolian Geodude she named Elvis. She gave him to Luna due to him liking rock and roll like her.
Me: You have an awesome group of Pokemon, Bella.
Bella: Thanks. I keep Noir and Milt out of their Pokeballs.
Me: That's all right.
Nico: We all have a lot of Pokemon. I just caught an Aegislash and a Meowstic just now.
Bella: Cool!
Luna: Elvis is a great rock star dudes.
Me: He sure is Luna.
Qin: Thank you for taking me to Shanghai to get my questions answered.
Me: Our pleasure Qin.
William: Hey, Eevee. Why don't you show Qin your special power by going Espeon?
Eevee squealed in agreement and he turned into an Espeon.
Qin: Wow! That's so cool!
William: I'm glad you like his power. Eevee has the power to change into any of his 8 Evolutionary forms.
Bella: That is so cool.
Then the alarm went off.
Me: Uh oh.
We went to the computer and we saw that the Sphinx is about to be defiled for the great treasure of the tomb of Cleopatra VII.
Nico: The Tomb of Cleopatra?
Cody: That tomb is supposed to be cursed. Lord Anubis said that before Cleopatra died in 41 B.C. she cursed that tomb with a terrifying curse that would unleash the army of the undead. It has 1,000 mummified warriors ready to awaken and defend Egypt's last great treasure.
Me: Whoa! Cleopatra lived 2,100 years ago and she was called the Last of The Pharaohs.
Laney: Where is Cleopatra's Treasure buried?
Me: It says it's right underneath the Great Sphinx.
Sam S.L.: I remember seeing the Great Sphinx. It was amazing.
Lana: It was amazing. But who is after the treasure?
Me: I have a strong feeling I know who.
I typed in some info and found out that it was being sought out by notorious treasure thief AMELIA VON BUTCH!
She encountered Mystery Inc. when she decided to go after the treasure of Cleopatra, hidden under the Sphinx. However, she and her crew ran right into Velma Dinkley's Ghost of Cleopatra plan to protect the treasure. After avoiding the "army of the undead" and watching her henchmen seemingly be turned to stone, she finally reached the crown. In grabbing it, however, she set off a trap, flooding the tunnels. Amelia made it out of the Sphinx only to be caught in a prearranged trap set up by Fred, and have the crown snatched by Triple A's hawk.
Me: Amelia Von Butch.
Nico: Who is she?
Me: She's a notorious treasure thief. She wants to steal the Golden Crown of Isis so that she can sell it on the worlds black market. She is a very dangerous thief wanted in 20 countries for treasure theft and is on Interpol's 10 most wanted list.
Sly: Wow. And I thought I was on Interpol's most wanted spot.
Me: You still are Sly. You are on the #1 spot. Amelia Von Butch is #2.
Naruto: Wow! She must be really dangerous.
Me: She is bro. According to this, is also a destroyer of tombs and is responsible for destroying the tombs of many ancient figures all over the world. She is very good at covering her tracks. But we are gonna make sure that Butch and her lackeys get a one way ticket to prison for eternity. Lets head to Egypt guys!
We were off to Egypt!
CAIRO, EGYPT
We arrived in front of the Great Sphinx in Cairo, Egypt and we saw Amelia Von Butch's helicopter and a bunch of jeeps there. We were running fast.
Me: They're here. And they went into the Sphinx.
We went into the Sphinx and went into the Tomb. We saw that it was an ancient tomb loaded with Hieroglyphs and pictures of what Cleopatra's life and story was like.
Me: It's the Tomb of Cleopatra.
Cody: This is incredible! For almost 2,100 years it was hidden.
Lori: These Hieroglyphs must tell about Cleopatra's life.
Me: They do. Cleopatra was the last of the Pharaoh's of Egypt. After the Roman Empire declared war Egypt back in 32 B.C., Rome overwhelmed all of Egypt and brought an end to the Pharaoh reign.
Lincoln: Wow.
Me: It was horrible.
Lola: Who was the most famous of all the Pharaoh's of Egypt?
Me: The most famous of the Pharaohs was King Tutankhamen.
Cody: King Tut was widely known all over Egypt and the world.
Me: He lived 3,400 years ago from 1341 to 1323 B.C. He died at a really young age.
Laney: Wow.
Lana: How did he die?
Me: No one knows. That's considered one of the greatest mysteries in the world. But they think he died from a broken leg.
Nico: Really?
Me: Yeah. But they still don't know. It's a big mystery dating back to 3400 years ago.
Cody: King Tut's death is a major mystery. Not even the gods of Egypt know what happened to him.
Then we heard voices.
Me: Voices.
We snuck in and in the tomb we saw Amelia Von Butch and with her was 2 of Ben's old enemies: Thunderpig and Exo-Skull
Thunderpig.
He was first seen in The More Things Change: Part 2, as a member of Psyphon's Gang. He was instantly defeated by Armodrillo.
In Special Delivery, he came to Ben's house and tried to kill him for eating his father. Ben said that he is not the person he is looking for and defeated him as Echo Echo.
In Rad, someone throws him and Bug-Lite out of the Black Hole.
In Mud Is Thicker Than Water, he, along with the other thugs, attacked a Plumber Ship. Later, with the other members of Psyphon's gang, he received highly advanced Plumber Tech from Gorvan. After the Plumbers and Ben arrived, he was defeated by Crashhopper.
In Cough It Up, he, along with several other bounty hunters, was hired by Psyphon to get him a precious item. He was defeated by Spidermonkey and later banned from Undertown by Argit.
In Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51, he escaped from his cell and attacked Ben for eating his father. He was defeated by Luhley.
In No Honor Among Bros, he defeated a Bouncer at the Golden Fist Tournament but didn't make it to the finals. He was later amazed by an alien kid's strength.
In Universe vs. Tennyson, he got out from jail thanks to Chadzmuth but was taken back after Perk Upchuck ate his flail and spit it onto him. Before they could have put him back to his cell, Chadzmuth helped him once again, much to Ben's annoyance.
In Clyde Five, he and Liam attacked Ben, Rook and Clyde to get back the Mark 5 Nanoshift Enabled Exo-Armor. After Clyde rubbed Liam's neck and made him fall asleep, Thunderpig started to panic and stated that Clyde was a wizard. He grabbed Liam and ran away. In the Black Hole, after Liam woke up, Thunderpig told him that he is out since nobody told him that he was going after a wizard.
Exo-Skull
In Ben 10,000, Exo-Skull mistook young Ben as XLR8 for his future self and attacked him, but was soon after easily defeated by the older Ben as XLR8.
Exo-Skull reappeared in Special Delivery, where he was seen attending Psyphon's auction in order to obtain the Dwarf Star.
In Fight at the Museum, Exo-Skull and Subdora are hired to steal a valuable artifact for Maltruant. Exo-Skull gives Subdora two chances to steal the artifact through her "artistic" methods. However, after she was thwarted a second time by Ben Tennyson and his associates, Exo-Skull insisted on doing things his way. He launched a devastating attack on the museum where the artifact was stored, and continued to pose a threat despite being immobilized by Gravattack. Eventually, he and Subdora escape with their prize and met with Maltruant to deliver it.
In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1, Exo-Skull and Subdora rob an emporium and are confronted by Ben and Ben 23. Though they manage to escape, the Bens follow them to the warehouse where Maltruant is hiding. During their second battle, Maltruant'sCchrono cog is activated, and they are all transported to Mad Ben's Dimension. A short while after, they battle with the Bens once more over Maltruant's key. Both Exo-Skull and Subdora are defeated by the Clockwork/Techno-Bubble combination but are pulled away by Maltruant after he is reunited with his key.
In Let's Do the Time War Again, Exo-Skull and Subdora attack Ben and Rook, keeping them busy while Eon steals a pair of Time Beast eggs.
In Secret of Dos Santos, he follows Ben, Rook, and Kai as they enter the Temple of the Sky. After the trio discoversMaltruant's mainspring, Exo-Skull attacks them. He is defeated, but both he and the mainspring are pulled away by Maltruant.
In The End of an Era, he infiltrates Plumber Headquarters and steals the dwarf star from Argit, using its power to demolish his Techadons. When the present-day Ben and Rook are brought in to help, Whampire manages to defeat Exo-Skull by ramming into him with a Diamondhead-based helmet.
He and Subdora are ultimately abandoned by Maltruant as he travels back to the beginning of the universe, and are most likely taken into custody.
Ben: That's Thunderpig and Exo-Skull.
Me: Are they old enemies of yours Ben?
Ben: They are. And they are very dangerous.
Riley: They sure look really tough.
Julie Y.: They are dangerous Riley.
Me: So Von Butch hired them to help her kill anyone that gets in her way. We're gonna have to take the fight to another planet to avoid having more of the tomb damaged.
Nico: That's a good idea.
Me: Wait. Something's happening.
I pulled out my binoculars and I saw Shaggy and Scooby tied up.
Me: Shaggy and Scooby Doo are tied up.
Exo Skull: Bye, meddling kids!
Shaggy: That's nice of them to say goodbye.
Shaggy and Scooby Doo scream when they see they're about to go over a waterfall.
Suddenly a figure swooped in and we saw a girl grab Shaggy and Scooby by the ropes that tied them up and she flew over Von Butch. But we saw that the girl was flying with Angel Wings made of pure sapphire crystal. She had black hair with blue highlights, blue eyes, a blue summer shirt, blue pants and blue combat boots and she was around 9 years old.
Me: Wow. That was a close one.
Laney: Wow. I've never seen crystal Angel Wings before.
Max R.: Looks like she went through the same things we did.
Me: How can you tell Max?
Max R.: I just have this feeling.
Qin: I know that girl. That's Tanya Paradigm.
We gasped when we heard that last name.
Me: Is she the daughter of Dr. Roland Paradigm?
Qin: No. She's his niece. The Paradigm Brothers are her uncles. She was in a special project called Project Crystal Angel.
Lori: What is that project?
Me: Project Crystal Angel. (Gasp) I remember that project. It was a special project designed to create angels with wings made of pure crystal. What they do is, they splice the genetic components of birds into a human and fuse the wings with the molecular structure of precious gems like sapphires, diamonds, emeralds, anything.
Everyone gasped.
Lana: That is extremely dangerous.
Lola: This project was really playing with fire.
Lisa: That is a very fascinating project. Fusing silicon-based materials into carbon-based organic organisms is an amazing stroke of genius.
Lucy Loud: That is very complicated for me.
Me: It sure is. But this project was declared a failure because all the children it was apart of died in rapid succession. But it looks like Tanya is the sole survivor of the whole thing.
Nico: Wow. When was the project shut down?
Me: 9 years ago. It's just like what happened with Orochimaru and Captain Yamato.
Qin: What happened to them?
Me: It actually happened to Captain Yamato because of Orochimaru.
I revealed the full history of Captain Yamato.
Yamato graduated from the Academy at the age of six, and at that same age, was promoted to the rank of chūnin. As a infant (child in the anime), he was abducted by Orochimaru and became one of sixty children that were his test subjects. They were injected with the First Hokage's DNA in the hopes that they could replicate the First's ability to use Wood Release. Before Orochimaru could finalize the results of the experiments, he was caught by Hiruzen for his other experiments and had to flee the village. Because every child who had been subjected to the experiment had died after a certain amount of time, Orochimaru believed all remaining test subjects would perish as well. In actuality, this boy was the lone survivor and found himself endowed with an unquantified Wood Release and likewise the First's abilities to control tailed beasts. In the anime, while contained in a test tube, he was fully conscious of his surroundings, watching in horror as other children died from failed experiments. Not wanting to die all by himself, he used his Wood Release to escape. He was soon afterwards found by Danzō Shimura. Having lost all memory of who he was, the boy was taken in by Danzō, where he was recruited into the Anbu's Root division under the codename Kinoe (甲, Kinoe).
Having high hopes for Kinoe, Danzō began to personally train him as a Root operative. He also gave Kinoe a scroll containing the secrets and various techniques of the Wood Release. As Hiruzen Sarutobi began to resume his post as Hokage after Minato Namikaze's untimely passing, Danzō sent Root members, including Kinoe, to assassinate the Third. However, Kakashi, a recent recruit to Root, warned the Hokage and went in his place. Kakashi quickly defeated Kinoe, but chose to spare him in the belief that he would become a valuable ally in the future. After the battle, Kinoe began following Kakashi from afar. Kinoe later informed Danzō of Orochimaru's defection from Konoha and was instructed to meet up with Orochimaru at an underground cave that secretly housed the Iburi clan. After delivering his message to the clan, who promised to help Orochimaru escape the country, he met a young girl named Yukimi who insisted that Kinoe was her brother, Tenzō. While Yukimi began to show Kinoe around, word soon reached them that an unknown individual had entered the cave.
When the intruder, Kakashi, was subdued by the Iburi clan, Kinoe convinced them to let him interrogate Kakashi. While seemingly alone, Kinoe revealed that his actual mission was the same as Kakashi's, ensuring that Orochimaru did not escape the country. Gotta, the clan's leader, overheard this while spying and quickly ordered for both Konoha-nin to be killed, though Yukimi refused to let Kinoe die, saving them both. Leaving Kakashi behind, Yukimi possessed Kinoe's body and the two travelled to a carnival, where they took part in the festivities. Kakashi later caught up, planning to use Yukimi to capture Orochimaru, since she was of great importance to him. Refusing to let Yukimi be used as bait, Kinoe ran off with her, announcing that his name was "Tenzō".
Quickly catching up to them, Kakashi explained that Yukimi's blood could temporarily bestow Orochimaru with the Iburi clan's smoke transformation, allowing him to slip across the border. Overhearing that, Yukimi slipped away and returned to the cave. Recognising that Kinoe cared for Yukimi not unlike he had cared for Rin Nohara, Kakashi agreed to work together with Kinoe to save her. Upon returning to the cave, the two discovered that Orochimaru had killed the Iburi clan and captured Yukimi. The spirits of the Iburi guided Kinoe and Kakashi to Yukimi, causing Orochimaru to flee. Yukimi's body then began to destabilise, but the spirits of the Iburi used their power along with Kinoe's Wood Release to re-stabilise her ability. Kakashi decided to leave and not report anything about the Iburi or Root's involvement. Yukimi, no longer needing to fear the wind, parted ways with Kinoe to see the world, while the latter was happy to know that he did have the power to save people.
Three years later, Danzō, fearing that his transplanted Sharingan would eventually go blind from its over-usage, assigned Kinoe and Kinoto to steal the Sharingan from Kakashi as a substitute. Kinoe found Kakashi while on a mission to investigate one of Orochimaru's abandoned labs. While initially working alongside Kakashi, he quickly attacked the older shinobi. As Kakashi tried to reason with him that friends should not kill each other, Kinoe retorted that comment, knowing that Kakashi killed his friend Rin. Enraged that Kinoe believed Kakashi killed her on purpose, Kakashi quickly overpowered him, telling Kinoe that she died because he couldn't protect her, making Kinoe remember the other test subjects he wanted to save. Refusing to kill Kinoe as he still viewed him a friend and ally, Kakashi instead chose to take him to the Third Hokage. Before he could, one of Orochimaru's snake experiments escaped its test tube and attacked the duo. As Kinoe was taken captive, Kakashi managed to slay the creature. While saving Kinoe, the creature's corpse began emitting a poisonous vapour which quickly infected Kakashi. Kinoe got Kakashi out safely and, having accepting Kakashi's words, Kinoe gave Kakashi an antidote and chose to abandoned his mission, leaving Kakashi a message of it.
Upon returning to Danzō, the elder was furious at Kinoe's blatant choice to defy his orders. While Kinoe insisted that Root should not target fellow Konoha members as they are allies, Danzō countered by stating that Root exists as a separate section of Konoha. Remembering the feelings of friendship from Yukimi, Kinoe ultimately decided that Root's philosophies were not for him. Disgusted at Kinoe's new view, Danzō knocked him out with his Sharingan, ordering his men to have Kinoe's cursed seal activated. As Kinoe was prepped for the operation, Kakashi arrived and freed him. The two were quickly surrounded by Danzō and several Root members. Before Danzō could act, the Third Hokage appeared, vouching for Kakashi's unsanctioned arrival and convincing Danzō to give Kinoe over to him, though Danzō refused to remove the cursed seal on Kinoe's tongue. Later, Kinoe was re-assigned to Team Ro under Kakashi's command. Joining his new squad, Kinoe was given a warm welcome to his new allies and insisted by Kakashi that he go by his chosen name of "Tenzō", which he happily agreed to.
During this time in the Anbu, he served under the guidance of Kakashi and learned much from him, developing great respect for his captain. Two years after joining Team Ro, a new Anbu was added to their team, Itachi Uchiha, who was the youngest Anbu of all time. While many on the team members questioned the wisdom of allowing someone so young to join Anbu, Tenzō and Kakashi took a great interest in the prodigy's talents. Two years later, Tenzō was shocked to learn that Itachi was made an Anbu captain while being even younger than Kakashi was. He and Kakashi were then approached by Yūgao Uzuki, who would act as Itachi's replacement for Team Ro. Later, Team Ro was mobilised to intercept the planned coup d'état, which was however already stopped by the slaughter of the clan. As they began gathering the corpses, Danzō told them that the culprit was their former comrade Itachi. Some time after the genocide, Tenzō tried to comfort Kakashi, who was saddened by his inability to help or even understand his former friend. Later, after Kakashi was honourably discharged from Anbu and reassigned as a jōnin sensei, Tenzō went to meet with his former captain, noting a positive change in Kakashi's demeanour from his new position. As Tenzō continued his career in Anbu, he would come to have the best performance record of any Anbu serving under the Third Hokage.
In the anime, when Team 10 and Naruto Uzumaki were given a B-rank, potentially A-rank, mission of rescuing the son of a daimyō, Shū, who was an ally to the Land of Fire, Tsunade called for Yamato. Because of rumours about there being suspicious activity going on in the Land of This where Team 10 was heading, she had Yamato secretly tail the younger Konoha-nin in the event things became S-rank danger and also gather any information possible. Later, after Team 10 completed the initial phase of their plan, capturing Shū, the nation was suddenly attacked by Akatsuki. Yamato took action and destroyed several of Sasori's puppets. Despite his help, the nation ultimately fell to the Akatsuki's attack. With Team 10's mission still going to return Shū home, Yamato tailed them until they crossed the country borders. Afterwards, Yamato returned to Konohagakure to report to Tsunade, who became troubled by the news.
Qin: That's awful. But I'm glad he is helping you when needed.
Naruto: That is a small sense of Deja Vu.
Sakura: It sure is.
Qin: But the good news is that Tanya is not like her twisted uncles. She is doing everything in her power to destroy her uncles evil plans.
Me: And we killed her uncle Dr. Luther Paradigm. Now lets defend the treasure from this monster.
We swooped down and landed in front of Von Butch.
Von Butch: Team Loud Phoenix Storm!
Me: Amelia Von Butch.
Kevin Levin (to Exo Skull and Thunderpig): Never thought me and Ben would see you morons again.
Spiderman (to Exo Skull): You from Finland or something?
Thunderpig: Nah. Me and Skull have always been aliens.
Exo Skull: But I wish I was from Finnish. 'Cause when I start a beatdown, I always FINNISH it!
Thunderpig: What!
Exo Skull: Yeah, I said it!
Thunderpig: Did you hear that?
Exo Skull: I said it!
Thunderpig: [laughs] My man!
Exo Skull: My man!
Thunderpig: Gimme that hand!
Exo Skull and Thunderpig proceed to high five each other with their feet.
Von Butch (clearly annoyed): Will you two be quiet for two minutes?!
Natasha: God, you both are giving me a headache!
Campbell: Why did we recruit them again?
Luan: Sheesh and I thought my family thinks my jokes are bad.
Lily: That was really pathetic.
Tanya: Wow! Team Loud Phoenix Storm! It's such an honor.
Me: It's a pleasure to meet you too Tanya.
Qin: Tanya.
Tanya: Qin!
They hugged.
Tanya: You have your humanity back.
Qin: I sure do. J.D. and everyone on Team Loud Phoenix Storm helped me and numerous Gene-Slammers out. We now have the power to transform at will.
Tanya: That's amazing!
Me: We can talk later. Right now we have a treasure to defend and share it with the world.
Von Butch: Just hand over the treasure in the tomb and I'll be on my way.
Cody: Over our dead bodies!
Von Butch (smirks): As you wish.
Then we heard a voice.
Velma: Unworthy!
Von Butch: Wha? Who said that?
Velma: The spirits of the tomb have decreed. You do not deserve the treasure. You are unworthy!
Me: (In my head) That's Velma's voice.
A figure came out dressed in a mask and it was CLEOPATRA!
Me: Cleopatra!
Von Butch: But that's impossible!
I snapped my fingers and we all were teleported to a big gas giant planet. We were floating on the clouds in the planet.
Nico: Whoa!
Lisa: Gadzooks! We're on a Gas Giant Planet!
Me: This is the Planet Zerzam.
The Planet Zerzam is a gas giant planet located in the Cartwheel Galaxy, 500 million light-years away from Earth and it orbits a black dwarf star. It is flooded with supernatural energy and it has ghosts, demons and spooks of all kinds and is called one of the spookiest planets in the universe.
Lincoln: Wow!
Lola: This planet is really terrifying!
We saw real ghosts and spirits. Sakura Avalon was hiding behind my back and she was scared.
Kero: This planet is amazing and scary at the same time!
Me: It sure is Kero. I took us here to avoid having the tomb get damaged. I used my magic to have us stand on the clouds.
Li: Good thinking.
Nicole: This planet is sure amazing. But how can a gas giant planet still have life in it after its parent star is dead?
Me: That's what really stumps me. Some stars are still active even after they die. But anyway, lets get this fight done!
We went at Thunderpig, Exo-Skull and Von Butch.
Ben: (To Thunderpig and Exo-Skull) This time, you two are gonna stay in the Null Void!
I punched Thunderpig in his nose and knocked him down.
Me: Let me show you some good friends.
I pulled out the Sword of Omens. I held the hilt up to my eyes.
Me: THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDERCATS! HOOOOO!
I held the sword blade up to the air the eye turned into the symbol of the ThunderCats formed in the jewel and a red beam of light fired from the blade and the symbol of the ThunderCats was projected into the sky and it roared ferociously.
RRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
It turned into a portal and out of it came our friends, THE THUNDERCATS!
Chorus: (Singing) THUNDERCATS ARE ON THE MOVE. THUNDERCATS ARE LOOSE. FEEL THE MAGIC, HEAR THE ROAR, THUNDERCATS ARE LOOSE!
They arrived in the ThunderTank!
Lion-O: Hello J.D.
Me: Hello Lion-O.
I explained the situation for them and we went back to the fight.
We pulverized Thunderpig and Exo-Skull mercilessly and brought them to their knees.
Luke Morris: Dude, bringing back the mohawk? Good for you!
Thunderpig: Oh, you got jokes, huh?! Well, let's see how funny you are after I pound your face in!
Thunderpig charges at Luke and Shocker while Exo Skull charges at Molly Molloy and Rhino.
Rhino charged and bashed Exo-Skull with devastating force and slammed his face in.
Luke and Shocker fired a massive blast of lightning and electrocuted Thunderpig with 1 trillion volts of electricity.
Bella: Time for some deadly firepower!
Bella turned into Ultimate Bella and activated Heatblast's power.
Bella: HEATBLAST!
Bella fired a massive blast of fire at Thunderpig and burned him badly.
The ThunderCats punches and bashed and blasted them all over the place with their weapons and skills.
Me: Time for some teamwork!
Landmine: You got it J.D.! CYBER KEY POWER!
The Earth Cyber Planet Key went into his right wheel and turned his wheels into powerful windtunnel turbines.
William: Lets do it! ANIMATRON CYBER KEY POWER!
The Animatron Cyber Planet Key went into William's right arm device and it enhanced his Espeon's powers 100-fold.
William: Espeon, use Psybeam!
Landmine and William: PSYBEAM TORNADO TEMPEST!
Espeon fired a rainbow beam of energy and Landmine fired a massive blast of wind. The blasts combined and they slammed into Thunderpig with the massive power of a massive blast of dynamite.
KRABBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!
Me: Time to make sure you stay in the Null Void forever Thunderpig.
I grabbed him and stripped him of his powers. Now he was as weak as a toothpick. I threw him into the Null Void after I opened up the portal.
Wildrider: Time for some action. CYBER KEY POWER!
The Earth Cyber Planet Key went into his back and it enhanced his scattershot laser gun 100-fold.
Riku: Lets do this! GIGANTION CYBER KEY POWER!
The Gigantion Cyber Planet Key went into his right arm device and it enhanced his Keyblade Powers 100-fold.
Wildrider and Riku: DARKFIRE SCATTERSHOT BARRAGE!
Wildrider fired a powerful scattershot laser blast and Riku fired a massive blast of darkfire and the blasts combined and they hit Exo-Skull and burned him and damaged his cybernetic parts.
Me: You are never gonna be welcome on our planet.
I grabbed Exo-Skull and stripped him of his powers and made him as weak as a toothpick. I opened the portal into the Null Void and threw him in.
Me: That's it for them.
Kevin Levin: Ok. If Exo-Skull and Thunderpig end up getting out of the Null Void again, I'm gonna lose it!
Me: Don't worry Kevin. They will be placed into the maximum security section of the prison and kept under 24/7 watch.
Kevin Levin: Good.
Me: Now it's time to show Von Butch the power of our Final Smashes.
Cody: You got it boss! This is for messing with Egyptian History! NEPHTHYS AIRBURST HURRICANE!
Cody fired a massive blast of wind and it turned into a massive tornado and it blew Von Butch around with incredible force.
Velma: You will never get the treasure of Cleopatra! PHYSICS EQUATION STRIKE!
Velma fired a powerful energy stream that showed a very complex math equation and it slammed into Von Butch and exploded. Knocking her out.
The area reverted back.
Me: It's over for you Von Butch.
I pulled out some handcuffs.
Natasha and Campbell were tied up and arrested and I slapped the cuffs on Von Butch.
Nico: Amelia Von Butch, you have failed this city and this world.
Interpol arrived after we brought them out of the tomb and she and her lackeys were arrested.
Cody: (To the viewers) Egypt's history has to be shared with the whole world and not be sold on the black market. If you do that, we will find you and bring you to justice.
Me: That's right.
Tanya: It was so cool how you stopped that wretched woman.
Qin: Thanks Tanya.
Velma: Thanks for helping us J.D.
Me: Anytime Velma. I'm glad we got here in time or else Shaggy and Scooby would've been seafood. (Laughs) Get it guys? Sea Food?
Shaggy: Sea Food?
We laughed at my joke.
Luan: (Laughs) Good one J.D.!
Me: Thanks Luan.
Amelia Von Butch was condemned to 15,234 years in the Lake Vostok Prison without parole. She was a disgrace to archaeologists and treasure hunters everywhere. Nicole punched her in the face and gave her a nasty black eye that would last a year.
We went back home after giving all of the treasure of Cleopatra to the museums of the world. Tanya now lives at the estate.
In the middle of the city, there was a massive marathon going on. However I saw something wrong happening. I kept my eye on one runner and she was going back and forth around the race in a 5 minute interval.
Me: Something is really wrong here. I sense a Clow card here.
I called Kero.
Me: The Loop Card?
Kero: That's right. Loop is behind this. It attached itself to the street and turned it into a loop.
Me: You mean like a repeated cycle? It has the power to bend the Space Time Continuum.
Kero: That's right.
Me: How can I see where it is?
Kero: You can't see it until it becomes untied.
Me: That's gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. Wait.
I saw a strange red line on the street.
Me: I see a glowing red line.
I stuck my hand through it and it showed that it was at the street a mile back leading up to my current position.
Me: I found it.
Kero: You found it?
Me: Affirmative.
Kero: Excellent. Now you've got to break through it somehow and seal it before it reconnects the street again.
Me: I know how to do it.
I summoned the Sword Card and went Super Angel and slashed the line and cut it. Its visible form was revealed. Loop is a simple, small band or loop, red on one side and black on the other. It is often pictured with one twist so that it resembles an infinity symbol (∞) or a Möbius strip. 輪
Me: RETURN TO YOUR POWER CONFINED!
I held out my hand and formed an energy card and it sucked in the Loop Card and it turned back into a Clow Card. It was mine.
Me: Got it.
Kero: Great job J.D.!
Me: Thanks Kero.
Later we were over in New Orleans, Louisiana. We were there to pay our respects to the people that lost their lives during the most costliest and strongest Hurricane in the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Hurricane Katrina. It was August 29th, 2019 - the 14th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Over 1,836 people dead and $125,000,000,000 in damage.
Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall on Florida and Louisiana in August 2005, causing catastrophic damage, particularly in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Subsequent flooding, caused largely as a result of fatal engineering flaws in the flood protection system known as levees around the city of New Orleans, precipitated most of the loss of lives. The storm was the third major hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Michael in 2018.
The storm originated over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, from the merger of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. Early on the following day, the tropical depression then intensified into a tropical storm as it headed generally westward toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane only two hours before making landfall at Hallandale Beach and Aventura on August 25. After very briefly weakening again to a tropical storm, Katrina emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on August 26 and began to rapidly intensify. The storm strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on August 29, over southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. As Katrina made landfall, its front right quadrant, which held the strongest winds, slammed into Gulfport, Mississippi, devastating it.
Katrina caused extensive destruction and casualties: overall, at least 1,836 people died in the hurricane and subsequent floods, making Katrina the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Severe property damage occurred in numerous coastal areas, such as Mississippi beachfront towns where boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing cars and houses inland; water reached 6–12 miles (10–19 km) from the beach. The total property damage was estimated at $125 billion (2005 USD), roughly four times the damage wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, tying Katrina with Hurricane Harvey of 2017 as the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record.
Over fifty breaches in surge protection levees surrounding the city of New Orleans, Louisiana was the cause of the majority of the death and destruction during Katrina. Eventually, 80% of the city, as well as large tracts of neighboring parishes, became flooded, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks. Most of the transportation and communication networks servicing New Orleans were damaged or disabled by the flooding, and tens of thousands of people who had not evacuated the city prior to landfall became stranded with little access to food, shelter or basic necessities. The scale of the disaster in New Orleans provoked massive national and international response efforts; federal, local and private rescue operations evacuated displaced persons out of the city over the following weeks. Multiple investigations in the aftermath of the storm concluded that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which had designed and built the region's levees decades earlier, was responsible for the failure of the flood-control systems, though federal courts later ruled that the Corps could not be held financially liable because of sovereign immunity in the Flood Control Act of 1928.
There were also widespread criticisms and investigations of the emergency responses from federal, state and local governments, which resulted in the resignations of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Michael D. Brown and New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Eddie Compass. Many other government officials were criticized for their responses, especially New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, and President George W. Bush. Several agencies including the United States Coast Guard (USCG), National Hurricane Center (NHC) and National Weather Service (NWS) were commended for their actions. The NHC was found to have provided accurate hurricane forecasts with sufficient lead time.
Hurricane Katrina formed as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005, as the result of the merger of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten four days earlier. The storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Katrina on the morning of August 24. The tropical storm moved towards Florida and became a hurricane only two hours before making landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura on the morning of August 25. The storm weakened over land, but it regained hurricane status about one hour after entering the Gulf of Mexico, and it continued strengthening over open waters. On August 27, the storm reached Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, becoming the third major hurricane of the season. An eyewall replacement cycle disrupted the intensification but caused the storm to nearly double in size. The storm rapidly intensified after entering the Gulf, growing from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane in just nine hours. This rapid growth was due to the storm's movement over the "unusually warm" waters of the Loop Current.
Katrina attained Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength at 1800 UTC that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar (26.6 inHg). The pressure measurement made Katrina the fifth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time, only to be surpassed by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma later in the season; it was also the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico at the time. However, this record was later broken by Hurricane Rita. The hurricane subsequently weakened due to another eyewall replacement cycle, and Katrina made its second landfall at 1110 UTC on August 29, as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. At landfall, hurricane-force winds extended outward 120 miles (190 km) from the center and the storm's central pressure was 920 mbar (27 inHg). After moving over southeastern Louisiana and Breton Sound, it made its third landfall near the Louisiana–Mississippi border with 120 mph (190 km/h) sustained winds, still at Category 3 intensity. Katrina maintained strength well into Mississippi, finally losing hurricane strength more than 150 miles (240 km) inland near Meridian, Mississippi. It was downgraded to a tropical depression near Clarksville, Tennessee, but its remnants were last distinguishable in the eastern Great Lakes region on August 31, when it was absorbed by a frontal boundary. The resulting extratropical storm moved rapidly to the northeast and affected eastern Canada.
Flanked by Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, left, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush meets with members of the White House Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Recovery on August 31, 2005, in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
The United States Coast Guard began pre-positioning resources in a ring around the expected impact zone and activated more than 400 reservists. On August 27, it moved its personnel out of the New Orleans region prior to the mandatory evacuation. Aircrews from the Aviation Training Center, in Mobile, staged rescue aircraft from Texas to Florida. All aircraft were returning towards the Gulf of Mexico by the afternoon of August 29. Aircrews, many of whom lost their homes during the hurricane, began a round-the-clock rescue effort in New Orleans, and along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines.
President of the United States George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in selected regions of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi on August 27. "On Sunday, August 28, President Bush spoke with Governor Blanco to encourage her to order a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans." However, during the testimony by former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) chief Michael Brown before a U.S. House subcommittee on September 26, Representative Stephen Buyer (R-IN) inquired as to why President Bush's declaration of state of emergency of August 27 had not included the coastal parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, and Plaquemines. The declaration actually did not include any of Louisiana's coastal parishes, whereas the coastal counties were included in the declarations for Mississippi and Alabama. Brown testified that this was because Louisiana Governor Blanco had not included those parishes in her initial request for aid, a decision that he found "shocking." After the hearing, Blanco released a copy of her letter, which showed she had requested assistance for "all the southeastern parishes including the City of New Orleans" as well specifically naming 14 parishes, including Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
Voluntary and mandatory evacuations were issued for large areas of southeast Louisiana as well as coastal Mississippi and Alabama. About 1.2 million residents of the Gulf Coast were covered under a voluntary or mandatory evacuation order.
On the afternoon of August 26, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) realized that Katrina had yet to make the turn toward the Florida Panhandle and ended up revising the predicted track of the storm from the panhandle to the Mississippi coast. The National Weather Service's New Orleans/Baton Rouge office issued a vividly worded bulletin on August 28 predicting that the area would be "uninhabitable for weeks" after "devastating damage" caused by Katrina, which at that time rivaled the intensity of Hurricane Camille. During video conferences involving the president later that day and on August 29, NHC director Max Mayfield expressed concern that Katrina might push its storm surge over the city's levees and flood walls. In one conference, he stated, "I do not think anyone can tell you with confidence right now whether the levees will be topped or not, but that's obviously a very, very great concern."
In Florida, Governor Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency on August 24 in advance of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. By the following day, Florida's Emergency Operations Center was activated in Tallahassee to monitor the progress of the hurricane. Before Katrina moved ashore, schools and businesses were closed in the Miami area. Cruise ships altered their paths due to seaports in southeastern Florida closing. Officials in Miami-Dade County advised residents in mobile homes or with special needs to evacuate. To the north in Broward County, residents east of the Intracoastal Waterway or in mobile homes were advised to leave their homes. Evacuation orders were issued for offshore islands in Palm Beach County, and for residents in mobile homes south of Lantana Road. Additionally, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for vulnerable housing in Martin County. Shelters were opened across the region.[30] Officials closed the Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport, Key West International Airport, and Florida Keys Marathon Airport due to the storm. In Monroe and Collier counties, schools were closed, and a shelter was opened in Immokalee.
On August 28, Alabama Governor Bob Riley declared a state of emergency for the approaching Hurricane Katrina. On the same day, he requested President Bush to declare "expedited major disaster declaration" for six counties of South Alabama, which was quickly approved. Three-hundred and fifty national guardsmen were called on duty by August 30. The state of Mississippi activated its National Guard on August 26 in preparation for the storm's landfall. Additionally, the state government activated its Emergency Operations Center the next day, and local governments began issuing evacuation orders. By 6:00 pm CDT on August 28, 11 counties and cities issued evacuation orders, a number which increased to 41 counties and 61 cities by the following morning. Moreover, 57 emergency shelters were established on coastal communities, with 31 additional shelters available to open if needed.
By Sunday, August 28, most infrastructure along the Gulf Coast had been shut down, including all freight and Amtrak rail traffic into the evacuation areas as well as the Waterford Nuclear Generating Station.
In Louisiana, the state's hurricane evacuation plan calls for local governments in areas along and near the coast to evacuate in three phases, starting with the immediate coast 50 hours before the start of tropical storm force winds. Persons in areas designated Phase II begin evacuating 40 hours before the onset of tropical storm winds and those in Phase III areas (including New Orleans) evacuate 30 hours before the start of such winds. Many private caregiving facilities that relied on bus companies and ambulance services for evacuation were unable to evacuate their charges because they waited too long. Louisiana's Emergency Operations Plan Supplement 1C (Part II, Section II, Paragraph D) calls for use of school and other public buses in evacuations. Although buses that later flooded were available to transport those dependent upon public transportation, not enough bus drivers were available to drive them as Governor Blanco did not sign an emergency waiver to allow any licensed driver to transport evacuees on school buses.
By August 26, the possibility of unprecedented cataclysm was already being considered. Many of the computer models had shifted the potential path of Katrina 150 miles (240 km) westward from the Florida Panhandle, putting the city of New Orleans directly in the center of their track probabilities; the chances of a direct hit were forecast at 17%, with strike probability rising to 29% by August 28.[39] This scenario was considered a potential catastrophe because some parts of New Orleans and the metro area are below sea level. Since the storm surge produced by the hurricane's right-front quadrant (containing the strongest winds) was forecast to be 28 feet (8.5 m), while the levees offered protection to 23 feet (7.0 m), emergency management officials in New Orleans feared that the storm surge could go over the tops of levees protecting the city, causing major flooding.
At a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT on August 28, shortly after Katrina was upgraded to a Category 5 storm, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin ordered the first-ever mandatory evacuation of the city, calling Katrina "a storm that most of us have long feared." The city government also established several "refuges of last resort" for citizens who could not leave the city, including the massive Louisiana Superdome, which sheltered approximately 26,000 people and provided them with food and water for several days as the storm came ashore. Some estimates claimed that 80% of the 1.3 million residents of the greater New Orleans metropolitan area evacuated, leaving behind substantially fewer people than remained in the city during the Hurricane Ivan evacuation.
On August 29, 2005, Katrina's storm surge caused 53 breaches to various flood protection structures in and around the greater New Orleans area, submerging 80% of the city. A June 2007 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers indicated that two-thirds of the flooding was caused by the multiple failures of the city's floodwalls. The storm surge also devastated the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, making Katrina one of the most destructive hurricanes, the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, tied with Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the deadliest hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $125 billion (2005 U.S. dollars).
The death toll from Katrina is uncertain, with reports differing by hundreds. According to the National Hurricane Center, 1,836 fatalities can be attributed to the storm: 1 in Kentucky, 2 each in Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio, 14 in Florida, 238 in Mississippi, and 1,577 in Louisiana. However, 135 people remain categorized as missing in Louisiana, and many of the deaths are indirect, but it is almost impossible to determine the exact cause of some of the fatalities. A 2008 report by the Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness journal indicates that 966 deaths can be directly attributed to the storm in Louisiana, including out of state evacuees, and another 20 indirectly (such as firearm-related deaths and gas poisoning). Due to uncertain causes of death with 454 evacuees, an upper-bound of 1,440 is noted in the paper. A follow-up study by the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals determined that the storm was directly responsible for 1,170 fatalities in Louisiana.
Federal disaster declarations covered 90,000 square miles (230,000 km2) of the United States, an area almost as large as the United Kingdom. The hurricane left an estimated three million people without electricity. On September 3, 2005, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff described the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as "probably the worst catastrophe or set of catastrophes," in the country's history, referring to the hurricane itself plus the flooding of New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina first made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida on August 25. The storm dropped heavy rainfall in portions of the Miami metropolitan area, with a peak total of 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine. As a result, local flooding occurred in Miami-Dade County, damaging approximately 100 homes. Farther south in the Florida Keys, a tornado was spawned in Marathon on August 26. The tornado damaged a hangar at the airport there and caused an estimated $5 million in damage. The rains caused flooding, and the combination of rains and winds downed trees and power lines, leaving 1.45 million people without power. Damage in South Florida was estimated at $523 million, mostly as a result of crop damage. Twelve deaths occurred in South Florida, of which three were caused by downed trees in Broward County, three from drowning in Miami-Dade County, three were from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by generators, one was due to a vehicle accident, one occurred during debris cleanup, and one was associated with a lack of electricity.
Significant impacts were also reported in the Florida Panhandle. Although Katrina moved ashore in Louisiana and Mississippi, its outer periphery produced a 5.37 ft (1.64 m) storm surge in Pensacola. High waves caused beach erosion and closed nearby roadways. There were five tornadoes in the northwestern portion of the state, though none of them caused significant damage. Throughout the Florida Panhandle, the storm resulted in an estimated $100 million in damage. There were two indirect fatalities from Katrina in Walton County as a result of a traffic accident. In the Florida Panhandle, 77,000 customers lost power. Overall, the hurricane killed 14 people and caused at least $623 million in damage.
Before striking South Florida, Katrina traversed the Bahamas as a tropical storm. However, minimal impact was reported, with only "fresh breezes" on various islands.
Although Hurricane Katrina stayed well to the north of Cuba, on August 29 it brought tropical-storm force winds and rainfall of over 8 in (200 mm) to western regions of the island. Telephone and power lines were damaged and around 8,000 people were evacuated in the Pinar del Río Province. According to Cuban television reports the coastal town of Surgidero de Batabanó was 90% underwater.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, with 125 mph (200 km/h) winds, a strong Category 3 storm. However, as it had only just weakened from Category 4 strength and the radius of maximum winds was large, it is possible that sustained winds of Category 4 strength briefly impacted extreme southeastern Louisiana. Although the storm surge to the east of the path of the eye in Mississippi was higher, a very significant surge affected the Louisiana coast. The height of the surge is uncertain because of a lack of data, although a tide gauge in Plaquemines Parish indicated a storm tide in excess of 14 feet (4.3 m) and a 12-foot (3.7 m) storm surge was recorded in Grand Isle. Hurricane Katrina made final landfall near the mouth of the Pearl River, with the eye straddling St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and Hancock County, Mississippi, on the morning of August 29 at about 9:45M CST.
Hurricane Katrina also brought heavy rain to Louisiana, with 8–10 inches (200–250 mm) falling on a wide swath of the eastern part of the state. In the area around Slidell, the rainfall was even higher, and the highest rainfall recorded in the state was approximately 15 inches (380 mm). As a result of the rainfall and storm surge the level of Lake Pontchartrain rose and caused significant flooding along its northeastern shore, affecting communities from Slidell to Mandeville. Several bridges were destroyed, including the I-10 Twin Span Bridge connecting Slidell to New Orleans. Almost 900,000 people in Louisiana lost power as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina's storm surge inundated all parishes surrounding Lake Pontchartrain, including St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles Parishes. St. Tammany Parish received a two-part storm surge. The first surge came as Lake Pontchartrain rose and the storm blew water from the Gulf of Mexico into the lake. The second came as the eye of Katrina passed, westerly winds pushed water into a bottleneck at the Rigolets Pass, forcing it farther inland. The range of surge levels in eastern St. Tammany Parish is estimated at 13–16 feet (4.0–4.9 m), not including wave action.
Hard-hit St. Bernard Parish was flooded because of breaching of the levees that contained a navigation channel called the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) and the breach of the 40 Arpent canal levee that was designed and built by the Orleans Levee Board. The search for the missing was undertaken by the St. Bernard Fire Department because of the assets of the United States Coast Guard being diverted to New Orleans. In the months after the storm, many of the missing were tracked down by searching flooded homes, tracking credit card records, and visiting homes of family and relatives.
According to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, in St. Bernard Parish, 81% (20,229) of the housing units were damaged. In St. Tammany Parish, 70% (48,792) were damaged and in Plaquemines Parish 80% (7,212) were damaged.
In addition, the combined effect of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was the destruction of an estimated 562 square kilometres (217 sq mi) of coastal wetlands in Louisiana.
As the eye of Hurricane Katrina swept to the northeast, it subjected the city to hurricane conditions for hours. Although power failures prevented accurate measurement of wind speeds in New Orleans, there were a few measurements of hurricane-force winds. From this the NHC concluded that it is likely that much of the city experienced sustained winds of Category 1 or Category 2 strength.
Katrina's storm surge led to 53 levee breaches in the federally built levee system protecting metro New Orleans and the failure of the 40 Arpent Canal levee. Many levees in metro New Orleans were breached as Hurricane Katrina passed just east of the city limits. There were no breaches of Mississippi River levees in metro New Orleans. Failures occurred in New Orleans and surrounding communities, especially St. Bernard Parish. The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) breached its levees in approximately 20 places, flooding much of eastern New Orleans, most of St. Bernard Parish and the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish. The major levee breaches in the city included breaches at the 17th Street Canal levee, the London Avenue Canal, and the wide, navigable Industrial Canal, which left approximately 80% of the city flooded.
Most of the major roads traveling into and out of the city were damaged. The only major highway routes out of the city were the westbound Crescent City Connection and the Huey P. Long Bridge, as large portions of the I-10 Twin Span Bridge traveling eastbound towards Slidell, Louisiana had collapsed. Both the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and the Crescent City Connection only carried emergency traffic. However, access to downtown New Orleans and the "shelter of last resort" at the Convention Center was never closed because River Road in Jefferson Parish and Leake Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans were not flooded, and would have allowed access throughout the immediate post-storm emergency period.
On August 29, at 7:40 am CDT, it was reported that most of the windows on the north side of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans had been blown out, and many other high rise buildings had extensive window damage. The Hyatt was the most severely damaged hotel in the city, with beds reported to be flying out of the windows. Insulation tubes were exposed as the hotel's glass exterior was completely sheared off.
The Superdome, which was sheltering many people who had not evacuated, sustained significant damage.[66] Two sections of the Superdome's roof were compromised and the dome's waterproof membrane had essentially been peeled off. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was closed before the storm but did not flood. On August 30, it was reopened to humanitarian and rescue operations. Limited commercial passenger service resumed at the airport on September 13 and regular carrier operations resumed in early October.
Levee breaches in New Orleans also caused a significant number of deaths, with over 700 bodies recovered in New Orleans by October 23, 2005. Some survivors and evacuees reported seeing dead bodies lying in city streets and floating in still-flooded sections, especially in the east of the city. The advanced state of decomposition of many corpses, some of which were left in the water or sun for days before being collected, hindered efforts by coroners to identify many of the dead.
The first deaths reported from the city were reported shortly before midnight on August 28, as three nursing home patients died during an evacuation to Baton Rouge, most likely from dehydration. An estimated 215 bodies were found in nursing homes and hospitals in New Orleans, the largest number being at Memorial Medical Center where 45 corpses were recovered. Some 200 patients at Charity Hospital were not evacuated until Friday, September 2, having been without power or fresh water for five days.
While there were also early reports of fatalities amid mayhem at the Superdome, only six deaths were confirmed there, with four of these originating from natural causes, one from a drug overdose, and one a suicide. At the Convention Center, four bodies were recovered. One of the four is believed to be the result of a homicide.
There is evidence that many prisoners were abandoned in their cells during the storm, while the guards sought shelter. Hundreds of prisoners were later registered as "unaccounted for".
The Gulf coast of Mississippi suffered massive damage from the impact of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, leaving 238 people dead, 67 missing, and billions of dollars in damage: bridges, barges, boats, piers, houses, and cars were washed inland. Katrina traveled up the entire state, and afterward, all 82 counties in Mississippi were declared disaster areas for federal assistance, 47 for full assistance.
After making a brief initial landfall in Louisiana, Katrina had made its final landfall near the state line, and the eyewall passed over the cities of Bay St. Louis and Waveland as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph (190 km/h). Katrina's powerful right-front quadrant passed over the west and central Mississippi coast, causing a powerful 27-foot (8.2 m) storm surge, which penetrated 6 miles (10 km) inland in many areas and up to 12 miles (19 km) inland along bays and rivers; in some areas, the surge crossed Interstate 10 for several miles. Hurricane Katrina brought strong winds to Mississippi, which caused significant tree damage throughout the state. The highest unofficial reported wind gust recorded from Katrina was one of 135 mph (217 km/h) in Poplarville, in Pearl River County.
The storm also brought heavy rains with 8–10 inches (200–250 mm) falling in southwestern Mississippi and rain in excess of 4 inches (100 mm) falling throughout the majority of the state. Katrina caused eleven tornadoes in Mississippi on August 29, some of which damaged trees and power lines.
Battered by wind, rain and storm surge, some beachfront neighborhoods were completely leveled. Preliminary estimates by Mississippi officials calculated that 90% of the structures within half a mile of the coastline were completely destroyed, and that storm surges traveled as much as 6 miles (10 km) inland in portions of the state's coast. One apartment complex with approximately thirty residents seeking shelter inside collapsed. More than half of the 13 casinos in the state, which were floated on barges to comply with Mississippi land-based gambling laws, were washed hundreds of yards inland by waves.
A number of streets and bridges were washed away. On U.S. Highway 90 along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, two major bridges were completely destroyed: the Bay St. Louis–Pass Christian[1] bridge, and the Biloxi–Ocean Springs bridge. In addition, the eastbound span of the I-10 bridge over the Pascagoula River estuary was damaged. In the weeks after the storm, with the connectivity of the coastal U.S. Highway 90 shattered, traffic traveling parallel to the coast was reduced first to State Road 11 (parallel to I-10) then to two lanes on the remaining I-10 span when it was opened.
All three coastal counties of the state were severely affected by the storm. Katrina's surge was the most extensive, as well as the highest, in the documented history of the United States; large portions of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties were inundated by the storm surge, in all three cases affecting most of the populated areas. Surge covered almost the entire lower half of Hancock County, destroying the coastal communities of Clermont Harbor and Waveland, much of Bay St. Louis, and flowed up the Jourdan River, flooding Diamondhead and Kiln. In Harrison County, Pass Christian was completely inundated, along with a narrow strip of land to the east along the coast, which includes the cities of Long Beach and Gulfport; the flooding was more extensive in communities such as D'Iberville, which borders Back Bay. Biloxi, on a peninsula between the Back Bay and the coast, was particularly hard hit, especially the low-lying Point Cadet area. In Jackson County, storm surge flowed up the wide river estuary, with the combined surge and freshwater flooding cutting the county in half. Remarkably, over 90% of Pascagoula, the easternmost coastal city in Mississippi, and about 75 miles (120 km) east of Katrina's landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border was flooded from storm surge at the height of the storm. Other large Jackson County neighborhoods such as Porteaux Bay and Gulf Hills were severely damaged with large portions being completely destroyed, and St. Martin was hard hit; Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Gautier and Escatawpa also suffered major surge damage.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials also recorded deaths in Forrest, Hinds, Warren, and Leake counties. Over 900,000 people throughout the state experienced power outages.
Although Hurricane Katrina made landfall well to the west, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle were both affected by tropical-storm force winds and a storm surge varying from 12 to 16 feet (3.7–4.9 m) around Mobile Bay, with higher waves on top. Sustained winds of 67 mph (108 km/h) were recorded in Mobile, Alabama, and the storm surge there was approximately 12 feet (3.7 m). The surge caused significant flooding several miles inland along Mobile Bay. Four tornadoes were also reported in Alabama. Ships, oil rigs, boats and fishing piers were washed ashore along Mobile Bay: the cargo ship M/V Caribbean Clipper and many fishing boats were grounded at Bayou La Batre.
An oil rig under construction along the Mobile River broke its moorings and floated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwards before striking the Cochrane Bridge just outside Mobile. No significant damage resulted to the bridge and it was soon reopened. The damage on Dauphin Island was severe, with the surge destroying many houses and cutting a new canal through the western portion of the island. An offshore oil rig also became grounded on the island. As in Mississippi, the storm surge caused significant beach erosion along the Alabama coastline. More than 600,000 people lost power in Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina and two people died in a traffic accident in the state. Residents in some areas, such as Selma, were without power for several days.
Northern and central Georgia were affected by heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Katrina as the storm moved inland, with more than 3 inches (75 mm) of rain falling in several areas. At least 18 tornadoes formed in Georgia on August 29, 2005, the most on record in that state for one day in August. The most serious of these tornadoes was an F2 tornado which affected Heard County and Carroll County. This tornado caused three injuries and one fatality and damaged several houses. The other tornadoes caused significant damages to buildings and agricultural facilities. In addition to the fatality caused by the F2 tornado, there was another fatality in a traffic accident.
Eastern Arkansas received light rain from the passage of Katrina. Gusty winds downed some trees and power lines, though damage was minimal. Katrina also caused a number of power outages in many areas, with over 100,000 customers affected in Tennessee, primarily in the Memphis and Nashville areas.
In Kentucky, a storm that had moved through the weekend before had already produced flooding and the rainfall from Katrina added to this. A 10-year-old girl drowned in Hopkinsville. Dozens of business were closed and several families evacuated due to rising flood waters. As a result of the flooding, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher declared three counties disaster areas and a statewide state of emergency. Additionally, wind gusts up to 72 mph (116 km/h) resulted in some damage. Downed trees and power lines were reported in several counties in western Kentucky, especially Calloway and Christian counties. Overall, more than 10,000 utility customers in western Kentucky experienced power outages. The remnants of Katrina spawned a tornado in Virginia, damaging at least 13 homes in Marshall. In addition, approximately 4,000 people lost electricity. Over 3 in (76 mm) of rain fell in portions of West Virginia, causing localized flooding in several counties. At least 103 homes and 7 buildings suffered some degree of water damage. A number of roads and bridges were inundated or washed out. The remnants of Katrina produced locally heavy precipitation in northeast Ohio, ranging from about 2 to 4 in (51 to 102 mm). Numerous streams and rivers overflowed their banks, forcing the closure of several roads, including Interstate 90 in Cleveland. Two deaths occurred due to a flood-related automobile accident in Huron County. Additionally, hundreds of homes and businesses suffered flood damage.
Katrina spawned five tornadoes in Pennsylvania, though none resulted in significant damage. Up to 5 in (130 mm) of rain fell in western New York. Gusty winds also left approximately 4,500 people in Buffalo without electricity. The remnants of Katrina brought 3 to 6 in (76 to 152 mm) of rain to portions of Massachusetts, causing flash flooding in Bristol and Plymouth counties. Several roads were closed due to floodwater inundation in Acushnet, Dartmouth, New Bedford, and Wareham, including Route 18 in New Bedford. Very minimal impact was reported in Rhode Island, with winds downing a tree and two electrical poles in the city of Warwick. In Vermont, 2.5 in (64 mm) of rain in Chittenden County caused cars to hydroplane on Interstate 89, resulting in many automobile accidents. The storm brought 3 to 5 in (76 to 127 mm) of precipitation to isolated areas of Maine and up to 9 in (230 mm) near Patten. Several roads were inundated or washed out by overflowing brooks and streams, including sections of U.S. Route 1 and Maine routes 11 and 159. Several structures and one parked vehicle were also affected by the waters. Wind gusts up to 60 mph (97 km/h) also impacted parts of Maine, felling trees and causing power outages in Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Dover-Foxcroft, Sedgwick Ridge, and Sorrento.
In Canada, the remnants of Katrina brought rainfall amounts in excess of 3.94 in (100 mm) to many locations between the Niagara Peninsula and the Saint Lawrence River valley. Severe local flooding occurred in Quebec, forcing the evacuations of dozens of homes in some communities as rivers began overflowing their banks and sewage systems were becoming overwhelmed by the influx of precipitation. Inundated and washed out roads, including Route 138 along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, Route 172 north of Tadoussac, and Route 385 near Forestville left several communities isolated for at least a week.
The economic effects of the storm reached high levels. The Bush Administration sought $105 billion for repairs and reconstruction in the region, which did not account for damage to the economy caused by potential interruption of the oil supply, destruction of the Gulf Coast's highway infrastructure, and exports of commodities such as grain. Katrina damaged or destroyed 30 oil platforms and caused the closure of nine refineries; the total shut-in oil production from the Gulf of Mexico in the six-month period following Katrina was approximately 24% of the annual production and the shut-in gas production for the same period was about 18%. The forestry industry in Mississippi was also affected, as 1.3 million acres (5,300 km2) of forest lands were destroyed. The total loss to the forestry industry from Katrina is calculated to rise to about $5 billion. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed. Before the hurricane, the region supported approximately one million non-farm jobs, with 600,000 of them in New Orleans. It is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may eventually exceed $150 billion. Forensic accountants were involved in the assessment of economic damages resulting from this catastrophe.
Katrina displaced over one million people from the central Gulf coast to elsewhere across the United States, becoming the largest diaspora in the history of the United States. Houston, Texas, had an increase of 35,000 people; Mobile, Alabama, gained over 24,000; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over 15,000; and Hammond, Louisiana, received over 10,000, nearly doubling its size. Chicago, Illinois received over 6,000 people, the most of any non-southern city. By late January 2006, about 200,000 people were once again living in New Orleans, less than half of the pre-storm population. By July 1, 2006, when new population estimates were calculated by the U.S. Census Bureau, the state of Louisiana showed a population decline of 219,563 or 4.87%. Additionally, some insurance companies have stopped insuring homeowners in the area because of the high costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, or have raised homeowners' insurance premiums to cover their risk.
Me: It's awful what happened back then.
Lori: I know. Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans.
Nico: That was terrible.
Me: It was the strongest hurricane of the 2005 season.
Lisa: Hurricane Harvey of 2017 was also of equal damages and is tied with Hurricane Katrina of 2005.
Me: They dealt $250 billion in damages over the course of 12 years. It's just horrible that hurricanes pack so much destructive power.
Lily: How is a hurricane formed?
Me: They are massive storms that are over 500 miles wide and over 50,000 feet high. In order for them to form, the water temperatures around the Summer and Fall has to be heated up to 82˚ Fahrenheit. Warm moist air rises over these hot spots and creates bands of thunderstorms. The wind pushes storm systems westward and swirls them around low pressure beneath the clouds. When a spinning wheel of thunderstorms gathers strength by feeding on moisture and heat, they become tropical storms. When wind speeds reach 74 miles per hour, a hurricane is born. When you look at a hurricane from the ground, it looks like a massive spinning and swirling wall of clouds coming right at you. A hurricane's architecture is highly organized. Rain bands up to 300 miles long converge on the hurricanes most violent sector: The Eye Wall. The eye wall can have winds of up to 200 miles per hour and they spiral upward. And the eye of a hurricane is the calmest part of the storm. And downdrafts of dry air create an eerie calm.
Lori: That is scary.
Leni: Totes.
Luna: It's hard to imagine that hurricanes pack that much power.
Me: Hurricanes get all their power from warm water and very high moisture. That's their engines that get them going.
Laney: Have you ever experienced a hurricane J.D.?
Me: Back 4 years ago in 2015. Hurricane Joaquin in the Bahamas.
Lincoln: Wow. What was that like?
Me: It was terrifying.
FLASHBACK.
Me: (Narrating) I was standing on the beaches of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas and I was out in the middle of Hurricane Joaquin's eye wall. Winds were blasting all over the place at 155 miles per hour and torrential rain was drenching the land and the storm surge was incredible! The waves from the storm surge were 10 to 12 feet high. It was like being in a wind tunnel from the winds of Jupiter and it was as scary as hell.
I was standing on the beach and the wind was blowing at a tremendous speed and it was unbelievable.
Me: But then I saw the storms placid eye hover over the island. The speed of the wind completely vanished and I saw the sun's light shine on the island. It looked like the storm ended right there. But the island looked like it went through a war zone. There was debris and stuff all over the area. I knew the storm wasn't over and Hurricane Joaquin was moving at about 30 miles per hour. But then the other side of the eye wall came over us and the winds were blowing in the opposite direction.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Me: Going through a hurricane like that was a major experience I will never forget.
Laney: Wow!
Qin: That's incredible.
Nico: Being in a hurricane is a nightmare for a lot of people.
Lana: That must've been terrifying.
Me: It was.
We paid our respects to the people of that day.
Elsewhere, four friends were getting ready. These friends were the awesome Dino Thunder Power Rangers, students of Tommy Oliver and the Power Rangers that destroyed Mesogog.
Connor McKnight: This is gonna be cool seeing Team Loud Phoenix Storm.
Kira Ford: Yeah. I can't wait to meet them.
Connor McKnight: Ready guys?
Dino Thunder Power Rangers: DINO THUNDER! POWER UP! HA!
A blinding flash of light was seen as the camera zoomed out.
THE END
Another Fanfiction complete and another villain of Scooby Doo brought to justice.
Amelia Von Butch of Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy was a very bad girl that was bad enough to make my blood boil. I did this chapter as a tribute to those affected by Hurricane Katrina on August 29th, 2005. It was a horrible day back then and I was in high school back then. No I did not experience a hurricane first hand in real life. That would be a nightmare. The super high winds and the torrential rain and violent storm surges would be powerful enough to kill me. Today is August 30th and I was intending to do the tribute yesterday but it slipped my mind. NicoChan11 gave me the ideas for this one. Thanks man as usual. The Next Clow Card is the Song Card. Get ready to have a great song contest. Let me know what you all think. I'm gonna take a break until Sunday to rest my brain for a while before I continue the next chapter.
See you all next time.
