At the estate we were watching TV and the door opened and in came Electrocutioner.
Me: Lester what's up?
Speedy: (Glares at him) Have you come to die?
Electrocutioner: (to Speedy) Look, I know you have some hard feelings towards me. But I have a peace offering that can settle things.
Speedy: And that is?
Electrocutioner threw to the ground a certain racist hero all tied up.
We saw that it was VAL-YOR!
Trent Fernandez: Isn't that Val-Yor?
Electrocutioner: (smirks) It sure is. For a so called hero, he was easy to take down.
Me: Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. (To Nico) No offense.
Nico: None taken.
Me: Whoa! How did you take him down!?
Electrocutioner: I used my lightning powers to immobilize him and trap him in a net of lightning.
Me: Clever.
Starfire: VAL-YOR! YOU CLORBAG VARBLERNELK!
Sunset Shimmer: What the heck does that mean?
Beast Boy: It's Starfire's Tamaranean way of calling someone a prankster.
Starfire, Blackfire and Wildfire jumped him and smashed and blasted and pulverized Val-Yor into pulp and really smashed him all over six ways till Sunday.
Katnappe then appeared and then she just scratched Val-Yor's eyes out and he screamed in excruciating pain.
Katnappe: I told you guys what I'd do to him!
Dr. Light (Mega Man): Well, I can see they weren't empty threats.
Me: I agree with you doctor.
Lincoln blasted Val-Yor with lightning and electrocuted him and Robin was bashing Val-Yor's brains out with his staff.
Me: Who's the Troq now you hero of fuckfignewton.
Nico then smashed Val-Yor all over the place with massive fury and more and he really was merciless.
Val-Yor: (weakly) Please. Have mercy!
Nico: (points Leni's sword at his chest) Did you show mercy to Starfire when you called her a Troq?! Your judgement is death!
Lori: Okay. Now I think this is literally going too far!
G1 Tantrum: What makes you say that? I thought you, Lynn, and Lola would be happy that this is happening.
Me: I agree with Tantrum. I've heard a lot about Val-Yor and everything he did but what really makes my blood boil is the fact that he shows complete discrimination towards all Tamaraneans and that really infuriates me.
Robin: It's true.
Tara: I can't believe he would hurt you like that Star. Did he hurt you too Blackfire?
Blackfire: No I was still roaming the galaxy when I heard about it.
Lori: I think we should literally make Val-Yor suffer more by blowing up his entire home planet.
We gasped that Lori would suggest that!
Me: Lori no! That's too extreme.
Varie: Yeah sure Val-Yor deserves to suffer for his racial discrimination but we should never do something so extreme as to blow up his entire planet.
Naruto: That's right.
Val-Yor tried to crawl away but Nico stepped on his hand.
CRUNCH!
Nico: (Val-Yor screams in pain) Oh, don't go! The fun's just getting started!
Me: Okay Nico is really starting to turn sadistic.
Anko: Well who do you think taught him?
Speedy: (to Electrocutioner) Okay. I think this settles things between us.
Electrocutioner: Glad to hear it.
Speedy: (glares at him) But just don't mess with me and Ollie again, okay?
Electrocutioner: I'll keep that in mind. I'm not even Green Arrow's number one enemy anyway. Malcolm Merlyn is.
G1 Hot Spot: That's actually true.
Me: Good.
We then arrested Val-Yor and had him condemned to the Neptune Prison for all eternity.
Later we were watching TV and then our version of the History Instability Alarm went off!
BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING!
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
AIR RAID SIREN!
Me: Uh Oh we got a History Instability Crisis.
Nico: What is that?
Me: That's the new History Instability Alarm we set up. It tells us when something going on in history in this universe or any other is happening.
Nico: Wow!
Lincoln: When did you set this up?
Me: Larry and Otto helped me set it up earlier this week.
Laney: That's clever.
We pulled up the mission and we found out that we were gonna visit Stockholm, Sweden in 1894 and we're gonna go meet the famous inventor of the Nobel Peace Prize, Alfred B. Nobel.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. He held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him. He owned Bofors, which he redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Having read a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to the Nobel Prize institution. His name also survives in companies such as Dynamit Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are descendants of mergers with companies that Nobel established.
Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872), an inventor and engineer, and Karolina Andriette (Ahlsell) Nobel (1805–1889).[4] The couple married in 1827 and had eight children. The family was impoverished, and only Alfred and his three brothers survived past childhood. Through his father, Alfred Nobel was a descendant of the Swedish scientist Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), and in his turn the boy was interested in engineering, particularly explosives, learning the basic principles from his father at a young age. Alfred Nobel's interest in technology was inherited from his father, an alumnus of Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Following various business failures, Nobel's father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives. He invented the veneer lathe (which allowed the production of modern plywood) and started work on the torpedo. In 1842, the family joined him in the city. Now prosperous, his parents were able to send Nobel to private tutors and the boy excelled in his studies, particularly in chemistry and languages, achieving fluency in English, French, German and Russian. For 18 months, from 1841 to 1842, Nobel went to the only school he ever attended as a child, in Stockholm.
As a young man, Nobel studied with chemist Nikolai Zinin; then, in 1850, went to Paris to further the work. There he met Ascanio Sobrero, who had invented nitroglycerin three years before. Sobrero strongly opposed the use of nitroglycerin, as it was unpredictable, exploding when subjected to heat or pressure. But Nobel became interested in finding a way to control and use nitroglycerin as a commercially usable explosive, as it had much more power than gunpowder. At age 18, he went to the United States for one year to study, working for a short period under Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson, who designed the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Nobel filed his first patent, an English patent for a gas meter, in 1857, while his first Swedish patent, which he received in 1863, was on "ways to prepare gunpowder".
The family factory produced armaments for the Crimean War (1853–1856), but had difficulty switching back to regular domestic production when the fighting ended and they filed for bankruptcy. In 1859, Nobel's father left his factory in the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel (1831–1888), who greatly improved the business. Nobel and his parents returned to Sweden from Russia and Nobel devoted himself to the study of explosives, and especially to the safe manufacture and use of nitroglycerin. Nobel invented a detonator in 1863, and in 1865 designed the blasting cap.
On 3 September 1864, a shed used for preparation of nitroglycerin exploded at the factory in Heleneborg, Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people, including Nobel's younger brother Emil. Fazed by the accident, Nobel founded the company Nitroglycerin Aktiebolaget AB in Vinterviken so that he could continue to work in a more isolated area. Nobel invented dynamite in 1867, a substance easier and safer to handle than the more unstable nitroglycerin. Dynamite was patented in the US and the UK and was used extensively in mining and the building of transport networks internationally. In 1875 Nobel invented gelignite, more stable and powerful than dynamite, and in 1887 patented ballistite, a predecessor of cordite.
Nobel was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1884, the same institution that would later select laureates for two of the Nobel prizes, and he received an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University in 1893.
Nobel's brothers Ludvig and Robert founded the oil company Branobel and became hugely rich in their own right. Nobel invested in these and amassed great wealth through the development of these new oil regions. During his life Nobel was issued 355 patents internationally, and by his death his business had established more than 90 armaments factories, despite his apparently pacifist character.
In 1888, the death of his brother Ludvig caused several newspapers to publish obituaries of Alfred in error. One French newspaper published an obituary titled "Le marchand de la mort est mort" ("The merchant of death is dead"). Nobel read the obituary and was appalled at the idea that he would be remembered in this way. His decision to posthumously donate the majority of his wealth to found the Nobel Prize has been credited at least in part to him wanting to leave behind a better legacy.
Inventions
Nobel found that when nitroglycerin was incorporated in an absorbent inert substance like kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth) it became safer and more convenient to handle, and this mixture he patented in 1867 as "dynamite". Nobel demonstrated his explosive for the first time that year, at a quarry in Redhill, Surrey, England. In order to help reestablish his name and improve the image of his business from the earlier controversies associated with the dangerous explosives, Nobel had also considered naming the highly powerful substance "Nobel's Safety Powder", but settled with Dynamite instead, referring to the Greek word for "power" (δύναμις).
Nobel later combined nitroglycerin with various nitrocellulose compounds, similar to collodion, but settled on a more efficient recipe combining another nitrate explosive, and obtained a transparent, jelly-like substance, which was a more powerful explosive than dynamite. Gelignite, or blasting gelatine, as it was named, was patented in 1876; and was followed by a host of similar combinations, modified by the addition of potassium nitrate and various other substances. Gelignite was more stable, transportable and conveniently formed to fit into bored holes, like those used in drilling and mining, than the previously used compounds. It was adopted as the standard technology for mining in the "Age of Engineering", bringing Nobel a great amount of financial success, though at a significant cost to his health. An offshoot of this research resulted in Nobel's invention of ballistite, the precursor of many modern smokeless powder explosives and still used as a rocket propellant.
Nobel Prize
In 1888, Alfred's brother, Ludvig, died while visiting Cannes, and a French newspaper mistakenly published Alfred's obituary. It condemned him for his invention of military explosives (not, as is commonly quoted, dynamite, which was mainly used for civilian applications) and is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death. The obituary stated, Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead") and went on to say, "Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday." Alfred (who never had a wife or children) was disappointed with what he read and concerned with how he would be remembered.
On 27 November 1895, at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality. After taxes and bequests to individuals, Nobel's will allocated 94% of his total assets, 31,225,000 Swedish kronor, to establish the five Nobel Prizes. This converted to £1,687,837 (GBP) at the time. In 2012, the capital was worth around SEK 3.1 billion (US$472 million, EUR 337 million), which is almost twice the amount of the initial capital, taking inflation into account.
The first three of these prizes are awarded for eminence in physical science, in chemistry and in medical science or physiology; the fourth is for literary work "in an ideal direction" and the fifth prize is to be given to the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses.
The formulation for the literary prize being given for a work "in an ideal direction" (i idealisk riktning in Swedish), is cryptic and has caused much confusion. For many years, the Swedish Academy interpreted "ideal" as "idealistic" (idealistisk) and used it as a reason not to give the prize to important but less romantic authors, such as Henrik Ibsen and Leo Tolstoy. This interpretation has since been revised, and the prize has been awarded to, for example, Dario Fo and José Saramago, who do not belong to the camp of literary idealism.
There was room for interpretation by the bodies he had named for deciding on the physical sciences and chemistry prizes, given that he had not consulted them before making the will. In his one-page testament, he stipulated that the money go to discoveries or inventions in the physical sciences and to discoveries or improvements in chemistry. He had opened the door to technological awards, but had not left instructions on how to deal with the distinction between science and technology. Since the deciding bodies he had chosen were more concerned with the former, the prizes went to scientists more often than engineers, technicians or other inventors.
Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1968 by donating a large sum of money to the Nobel Foundation to be used to set up a sixth prize in the field of economics in honour of Alfred Nobel. In 2001, Alfred Nobel's great-great-nephew, Peter Nobel (b. 1931), asked the Bank of Sweden to differentiate its award to economists given "in Alfred Nobel's memory" from the five other awards. This request added to the controversy over whether the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is actually a legitimate "Nobel Prize".
Death
Nobel was accused of high treason against France for selling Ballistite to Italy, so he moved from Paris to Sanremo, Italy in 1891. On 10 December 1896, he suffered a stroke and died. He had left most of his wealth in trust, unbeknownst to his family, in order to fund the Nobel Prize awards. He is buried in Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.
Kickback: Which time period are we heading to this time?
Me: We're going to 1894 and we're going to Stockholm, Sweden to meet Alfred B. Nobel.
Allenby: Cool! He's the inventor of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Jessie K.: Yep and he was also the inventor of Dynamite, Blasting Caps and the Detonator Plunger.
Me: Yep.
Otto: And he is also the man that tried to kill us.
We gasped.
Allenby: He tried to kill you!?
Tuddrussel: Yeah! He was a jerk!
Me: Well we better go take a look. Something is telling me that you guys met a version of Alfred B. Nobel in an alternate time.
Jimbo, Dolph, Kearney, Fat Tony, Louie, Legs, Krusty, Snake, Cantwell, and Wiggum appeared.
Jimbo: Can me, Dolph, Kearney, Fat Tony, Louie, Legs, Krusty, Snake, Cantwell, and Wiggum come with you guys to find out what's going on?
Me: Sure Jimbo.
Randy Boggs: I don't get it. From what I heard, Nobel was a nice guy. He can't be evil!
Me: This is the one that the Time Squad faced.
Cantwell: Because when I was still teaching, I read up on Alfred Nobel.
Me: Well I think this version is in an alternate universe where he is bad and not good.
Nico: That make sense.
Snake: Dude, I think Nobel needs a crash course on what it means to be a bad guy like us.
Me: You got that right Snake and we're going to show him some T.L.B. (Cracks knuckles) Tender Loving Buttkicking!
We went to our Transporter and we traveled to the universe where the Time Squad met Alfred B. Nobel.
Stockholm, Sweden 1894
We arrived in a flash of light in 19th Century Sweden.
Elec Man: Here we are in 1894.
Me: Yep. Stockholm, Sweden 1894. My scans show that this is an alternate time where Nobel is now bad.
Lincoln: Looks like we're in for a wild ride.
Me: Yep. We have to find Nobel and stop him.
Nadira: Maybe we should look at the sights before going after Nobel.
Me: As much as we want to enjoy the sights of 19th century beauty we have a job to do.
Wes Collins: Yep.
Allenby: But I've always wanted to find out more about what happened during this time.
Jared: Me too.
Me: It sure is nice here. But right now we have a job to do.
We set out to find Alfred B. Nobel.
Me: So far nothing.
Fat Tony heard something.
Legs: You alright, Boss?
Fat Tony: I'm fine. Just felt like someone was following us.
Me: I sense it. But it's probably nothing.
We walked around and we saw Alfred B. Nobel's mansion.
Me: There it is. Nobel's mansion.
Laney: He has a really nice house.
Lola: He sure does.
Cynder: As long as Nobel's alone, we should be fine.
Me: I've got a bad feeling about this guys. I think he's expecting us and he ISN'T alone.
Nico: Yeah. I sense it too.
We walked towards the mansion and we heard some rustling in the bushes.
Lola: Hey guys look.
We saw a little unicorn eating leaves.
Lola: Aww that is an adorable Pegasus.
Rarity: That's not a Pegasus that's a little Alicorn.
Me: What's one doing here?
Then a flash of light appeared and Flint Hammerhead and crew came.
Flint Hammerhead: Hey guys.
Me: Flint, Sarah, Tony, what's going on?
Sarah Goodman: That's one of the Timeshifters you met. This is Unita.
Rarity: My word! This little one is a Timeshifter!?
Twilight Sparkle: Wow! I didn't know about that.
Lola picked up Unita.
Lola: You are so adorable!
Unita: (Telepathically) Thank you so much.
We gasped.
Me: He's talking telepathically.
Nico: That's so cool!
Me: It sure is.
Apple Bloom: I've never seen a Timeshifter that was like us in Equestria.
Sweetie Belle: That's amazing though.
Laney: It sure is.
Unita: Wow. You're all Team Loud Phoenix Storm. It's an honor to meet you all.
Me: Same here Unita. I guess every time we time travel we're going to meet one of the Timeshifters.
Unita: I guess so.
Me: And if there's a Timeshifter here then that must mean that Petra Fina is not gonna be too far behind.
Carol: If that's the case then I'm gonna be ready for her.
Eli: Show no mercy on her sis!
Carol: I won't.
Flint Hammerhead: So who are you guys here to see?
Me: We're here to stop an evil version of Alfred B. Nobel, the Inventor of the Nobel Peace Prize. My scanners show that this is an alternate timeline version of him where he is evil.
Sarah Goodman: Whoa! That's interesting. Maybe we can help you out.
Unita: I'll help you out too.
Me: Thanks Unita.
We went into the mansion and it was dark.
Krusty: (to Otto) Know anyone else that Nobel's associated with?
Otto: I have a feeling.
Nobel then appeared!
Nobel: (EVIL LAUGHTER) Foolish Time Squad. You've fallen right into my trap! And Team Loud Phoenix Storm, I didn't expect you to be here.
Me: We aim to please.
Nobel: I had a feeling you would come for me! Now let me introduce my Evil Associates!
He pulled a lever and spotlights shined and revealed 5 figures that were all familiar!
Nobel: BLACK BART! LIZZIE BORDEN! JACK THE RIPPER! RASPUTIN! MRS. O'LEARY'S COW! (Cow moos) And finally Yours truly!
We saw the most evil and most dangerous figures that ever terrorized the 19th Century!
Charles Boles A.K.A. Black Bart
Charles Earl Boles (b. 1829; d. after February 28, 1888), also known as Black Bart, was an American outlaw noted for the poetic messages he left behind after two of his robberies. Often called Charley by his friends, he was also known as Charles (or C.E.) Bolton. Considered a gentleman bandit with a reputation for style and sophistication, he was one of the most notorious stagecoach robbers to operate in and around Northern California and southern Oregon during the 1870s and 1880s.
Charles Boles was born in Norfolk, England to John and Maria Boles (sometimes spelled Bolles). He was the third of ten children, having six brothers and three sisters. When he was two years old, his parents immigrated to Jefferson County, New York, where his father purchased a farm four miles north of Plessis Village in the direction of Alexandria Bay.
California Gold Rush
In late 1849, Boles and his brothers David and James joined in the California Gold Rush, prospecting in the North Fork of the American River near Sacramento. They traveled home in 1852, but Boles later returned with his brothers David and Robert. Both brothers fell ill shortly after their arrival and died. Charles Boles remained in California for another two more years before giving up and returning East again.
In 1854, Boles (who now used this spelling) married Mary Elizabeth Johnson. By 1860, they were living with their four children in Decatur, Illinois.
Civil War
On August 13, 1862, Boles enlisted as a private in Company B, 116th Illinois Regiment (his name is spelled "Boles" in the company records). He was a good soldier and became a First sergeant within a year. Boles was seriously wounded at the Battle of Vicksburg, and took part in Sherman's March to the Sea. He received brevet commissions as both second lieutenant and first lieutenant, and on June 7, 1865, was discharged with his regiment in Washington, D.C.. He returned home at last to his family in Illinois.
Prospecting again
In 1867, Boles went prospecting for gold in Idaho and Montana. In a surviving letter to his wife from August 1871, he told her of an unpleasant encounter with some Wells, Fargo & Company agents and vowed to exact revenge. His wife never heard from him again, and in time she presumed he had died.
Criminal career
Boles adopted the nickname "Black Bart" and proceeded to rob Wells Fargo stagecoaches at least 28 times across northern California between 1875 and 1883, including a number of times along the historic Siskiyou Trail between California and Oregon. He only left two poems – at the fourth and fifth robbery sites – but this came to be considered his signature and ensured his fame. Black Bart was quite successful, often taking in thousands of dollars a year.
Boles was afraid of horses and made all of his robberies on foot. Together with his poems, this earned him notoriety. He reportedly never once fired a weapon during his years as an outlaw.
Boles was invariably polite and used no foul language, despite its appearance in his poems. He dressed in a long linen duster coat and a bowler hat, using a flour sack with holes cut for his eyes as a mask. He brandished a shotgun, but never used it. These features became his trademarks.
First robbery
On July 26, 1875, Boles robbed his first stagecoach in Calaveras County, California, on the road between Copperopolis and Milton. He spoke with a deep and resonant tone as he politely ordered stage driver John Shine to "throw down the box". As Shine handed over the strongbox, Boles shouted, "If he dares to shoot, give him a solid volley, boys". Seeing rifle barrels pointed at him from the nearby bushes, Shine quickly handed over the strongbox. Shine waited until Boles vanished and then went to recover the empty strongbox, but upon examining the area, he discovered that the "men with rifles" were actually carefully rigged sticks. Black Bart's first robbery netted him $160.
Last stagecoach robbery
His last holdup took place on November 3, 1883, at the site of his first robbery on Funk Hill, southeast of the present town of Copperopolis. Boles wore a flour-sack mask with two eye holes. Driven by Reason McConnell, the stage had crossed the Reynolds Ferry on the old road from Sonora to Milton. The driver stopped at the ferry to pick up Jimmy Rolleri, the 19-year-old son of the ferry owner. Rolleri had his rifle with him and got off at the bottom of the hill to hunt along the creek and meet the stage on the other side. When he arrived at the western end, he found that the stage was not there and began walking up the stage road. Near the summit, he saw the stage driver and his team of horses.
McConnell told him that as the stage had approached the summit, Boles had stepped out from behind a rock with a shotgun in his hands. He forced McConnell to unhitch the team and take them over the crest of the hill. Boles then tried to remove the strongbox from the stage, but it had been bolted to the floor and took Boles some time to remove. Rolleri and McConnell went over the crest and saw Boles backing out of the stage with the strong box. McConnell grabbed Rolleri's rifle and fired at Boles twice but missed. Rolleri took the rifle and fired as Boles entered a thicket. He stumbled as if he had been hit. Running to the thicket, they found a small, blood-stained bundle of mail he had dropped.
Boles had been wounded in the hand. After running a quarter of a mile, he stopped and wrapped a handkerchief around his hand to control the bleeding. He found a rotten log and stuffed the sack with the gold amalgam into it, keeping $500 in gold coins. He hid the shotgun in a hollow tree, threw everything else away, and fled. In a manuscript written by stage driver McConnell about 20 years after the robbery, he claimed he fired all four shots at Boles. The first missed, but he thought the second or third shot hit Boles, and was sure the fourth did. Boles only had the one wound to his hand.
Investigation and arrest
When Boles was wounded and forced to flee, he left behind several personal items. These included his eyeglasses, some food, and a handkerchief with a laundry mark F.X.O.7. Wells Fargo Detective James B. Hume found these at the scene. Hume and detective Harry N. Morse contacted every laundry in San Francisco about the laundry mark. After visiting nearly 90 laundries, they finally traced it to Ferguson & Bigg's California Laundry on Bush Street and were able to learn that the handkerchief belonged to a man who lived in a modest boarding house.
The detectives learned that Boles called himself a mining engineer and made frequent "business trips" that coincided with the Wells Fargo robberies. After initially denying he was Black Bart, Boles eventually admitted he had robbed several Wells Fargo stages, though he confessed only to crimes committed before 1879. Boles apparently believed the statute of limitations had expired on those robberies. When booked, he gave his name as T. Z. Spalding, but police found a Bible, a gift from his wife, inscribed with his real name.
The police report said that Boles was "a person of great endurance. Exhibited genuine wit under most trying circumstances, and was extremely proper and polite in behavior. Eschews profanity."
Conviction and imprisonment
Wells Fargo only pressed charges on the final robbery. Boles was convicted and sentenced to six years in San Quentin Prison, but he was released after four years for good behavior, in January 1888. His health had clearly deteriorated due to his time in prison; he had visibly aged, his eyesight was failing, and he had gone deaf in one ear. Reporters swarmed around him when he was released and asked if he was going to rob any more stagecoaches. "No, gentlemen," he replied, smiling, "I'm through with crime."
Final days
Boles never returned to his wife after his release from prison, though he did write to her. In one of the letters he said he was tired of being shadowed by Wells Fargo, felt demoralized, and wanted to get away from everybody. In February 1888, Boles left the Nevada House and vanished. Hume said Wells Fargo tracked him to the Visalia House hotel in Visalia. The hotel owner said a man answering the description of Boles had checked in and then disappeared. Black Bart was last seen on February 28, 1888.
Copycat robber
On November 14, 1888, another Wells Fargo stage was robbed by a masked highwayman. The lone bandit left a verse that read:
So here I've stood while wind and rain
Have set the trees a-sobbin,
And risked my life for that box,
That wasn't worth the robbin.
Detective Hume was called to examine the note. After comparing it with the handwriting of genuine Black Bart poetry, he declared the new holdup was the work of a copycat criminal.
Rumors and theories
There are rumors that Wells Fargo had paid off the aging bandit and sent him away to keep him from robbing their stages, though Wells Fargo denied this.
Some believe that Boles moved to New York City and lived quietly for the rest of his life, dying there in 1917, though this was never confirmed. Others believe the unlikely tale that the former poet bandit with failing eyesight had gone to the wilds of Montana or perhaps Nevada for another try at making a fortune.[citation needed] Johnny Thacker, a Wells Fargo detective who had participated in Boles's arrest, said in 1897 that he knew Boles to have gone to live in Japan.
Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
No one else was charged in the murders, and despite ostracism from other residents Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River. She died of pneumonia at age 66, just days before the death of her sister, Emma.
The murders and trial received widespread publicity throughout the United States and, along with Borden herself, they remain a topic in American popular culture to the present day. They have been depicted in numerous films, theatrical productions, literary works, and folk rhymes, and are still very well known in Fall River area.
Lizzie Andrew Borden was born July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Sarah Anthony (née Morse; 1823–1863) and Andrew Jackson Borden (1822–1892). Her father, who was of English and Welsh descent, grew up in very modest surroundings and struggled financially as a young man, despite being the descendant of wealthy and influential local residents. He eventually prospered in the manufacture and sale of furniture and caskets, then became a successful property developer. He directed several textile mills and owned considerable commercial property; he was also president of the Union Savings Bank and a director of the Durfee Safe Deposit and Trust Co. At his death his estate was valued at $300,000 (equivalent to $9,000,000 in 2019).
Despite his wealth, Andrew was known for his frugality. For instance, the Borden home lacked indoor plumbing although that was a common accommodation for wealthy people at the time. It was in an affluent area, but the wealthiest residents of Fall River, including Andrew's cousins, generally lived in the more fashionable neighborhood, "The Hill", which was farther from the industrial areas of the city and much more homogeneous racially, ethnically and socioeconomically.
Borden and her older sister, Emma Lenora Borden (1851–1927) had a relatively religious upbringing and attended Central Congregational Church. As a young woman she was very involved in church activities, including teaching Sunday school to children of recent immigrants to the United States. She was involved in Christian organizations such as the Christian Endeavor Society, for which she served as secretary-treasurer, and contemporary social movements such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She was also a member of the Ladies' Fruit and Flower Mission.
Three years after the death of Lizzie Borden's mother Sarah, Andrew married Abby Durfee Gray (1828–1892). Lizzie stated that she called her stepmother "Mrs. Borden" and demurred on whether they had a cordial relationship; she believed that Abby had married her father for his wealth. Bridget Sullivan, (whom they called Maggie) the Bordens' 25-year-old live-in maid who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland, testified that Lizzie and Emma rarely ate meals with their parents. In May 1892, Andrew killed multiple pigeons in his barn with a hatchet, believing they were attracting local children to hunt them. Lizzie had recently built a roost for the pigeons, and it has been commonly recounted that she was upset over his killing of them, though the veracity of this has been disputed. A family argument in July 1892 prompted both sisters to take extended "vacations" in New Bedford. After returning to Fall River, a week before the murders, Lizzie chose to stay in a local rooming house for four days before returning to the family residence.
Tension had been growing within the family in the months before the murders, especially over Andrew's gifts of real estate to various branches of Abby's family. After their stepmother's sister received a house, the sisters had demanded and received a rental property (the home they had lived in until their mother died) which they purchased from their father for $1; a few weeks before the murders, they sold the property back to their father for $5,000 (equivalent to $142,000 in 2019). The night before the murders, John Vinnicum Morse, the brother of Lizzie's and Emma's deceased mother, visited and was invited to stay for a few days to discuss business matters with Andrew. Some writers have speculated that their conversation, particularly about property transfer, may have aggravated an already tense situation.
For several days before the murders, the entire household had been violently ill. A family friend later speculated that mutton left on the stove to use in meals over several days was the cause, but Abby had feared poisoning, as Andrew had not been a popular man.
Murders
John Morse arrived in the evening of August 3 and slept in the guest room that night. After breakfast the next morning, at which Andrew, Abby, Lizzie, Morse and the Bordens' maid Bridget "Maggie" Sullivan were present, Andrew and Morse went to the sitting room, where they chatted for nearly an hour. Morse left around 8:48 am to buy a pair of oxen and visit his niece in Fall River, planning to return to the Borden home for lunch at noon. Andrew left for his morning walk sometime after 9 am.
Although the cleaning of the guest room was one of Lizzie's and Emma's regular chores, Abby went upstairs some time between 9:00 am and 10:30 am to make the bed. According to the forensic investigation, Abby was facing her killer at the time of the attack. She was first struck on the side of the head with a hatchet which cut her just above the ear, causing her to turn and fall face down on the floor, creating contusions on her nose and forehead. Her killer then struck her multiple times, delivering 17 more direct hits to the back of her head, killing her.
When Andrew returned at around 10:30 am, his key failed to open the door, so he knocked for attention. Sullivan went to unlock the door; finding it jammed, she uttered an expletive. She would later testify that she heard Lizzie laughing immediately after this; she did not see Lizzie, but stated that the laughter was coming from the top of the stairs. This was considered significant as Abby was already dead by this time, and her body would have been visible to anyone on the home's second floor. Lizzie later denied being upstairs and testified that her father had asked her where Abby was, and she had replied that a messenger had delivered Abby a summons to visit a sick friend.
Lizzie stated that she had then removed Andrew's boots and helped him into his slippers before he lay down on the sofa for a nap (an anomaly contradicted by the crime scene photos, which show Andrew wearing boots). She then informed Sullivan of a department store sale and permitted her to go, but Sullivan felt unwell and went to take a nap in her bedroom instead.
Sullivan testified that she was in her third-floor room, resting from cleaning windows, when just before 11:10 am she heard Lizzie call from downstairs, "Maggie, come quick! Father's dead. Somebody came in and killed him." Andrew was slumped on a couch in the downstairs sitting room, struck 10 or 11 times with a hatchet-like weapon. One of his eyeballs had been split cleanly in two, suggesting that he had been asleep when attacked. His still-bleeding wounds suggested a very recent attack. Dr. Bowen, the family's physician, arrived from his home across the street to determine that both victims had died. Detectives estimated his death had occurred at approximately 11:00 am.
Investigation
Lizzie Borden's initial answers to the police officers' questions were at times strange and contradictory. Initially she reported hearing a groan, or a scraping noise, or a distress call, before entering the house. Two hours later she told police she had heard nothing and entered the house not realizing that anything was wrong. When asked where her stepmother was, she recounted Abby receiving a note asking her to visit a sick friend. She also stated that she thought Abby had returned and asked if someone could go upstairs and look for her. Sullivan and a neighbor, Mrs. Churchill, were halfway up the stairs, their eyes level with the floor, when they looked into the guest room and saw Abby lying face down on the floor. Most of the officers who interviewed Borden reported that they disliked her attitude; some said she was too calm and poised. Despite her "attitude" and changing alibis, nobody bothered to check her for bloodstains. Police did search her room, but it was a cursory inspection; at the trial they admitted to not doing a proper search because Borden was not feeling well. They were subsequently criticized for their lack of diligence.
In the basement, police found two hatchets, two axes, and a hatchet-head with a broken handle. The hatchet-head was suspected of being the murder weapon as the break in the handle appeared fresh and the ash and dust on the head, unlike that on the other bladed tools, appeared to have been deliberately applied to make it look as if it had been in the basement for some time. However, none of these tools were removed from the house. Because of the mysterious illness that had stricken the household before the murders, the family's milk and Andrew's and Abby's stomachs (removed during autopsies performed in the Borden dining room) were tested for poison; none was found. Residents suspected Lizzie of purchasing 'hydrocyanic acid in a diluted form' from the local drugstore. She defended that she inquired about the acid, so she could clean her furs (despite the local medical examiner's testimony that it did not have antiseptic properties).
Lizzie and Emma's friend, Alice Russell, decided to stay with them the night following the murders while Morse spent the night in the attic guest room (contrary to later accounts that he slept in the murder-site guest room). Police were stationed around the house on the night of August 4, during which an officer said he had seen Borden enter the cellar with Russell, carrying a kerosene lamp and a slop pail. He stated he saw both women exit the cellar, after which Borden returned alone; though he was unable to see what she was doing, he stated it appeared she was bent over the sink.
On August 5, Morse left the house and was mobbed by hundreds of people; police had to escort him back to the house. On August 6, police conducted a more thorough search of the house, inspecting the sisters' clothing and confiscating the broken-handled hatchet-head. That evening a police officer and the mayor visited the Bordens, and Lizzie was informed that she was a suspect in the murders. The next morning, Russell entered the kitchen to find Borden tearing up a dress. She explained that she was planning to put it on the fire because it was covered in paint. It was never determined whether it was the dress she had been wearing on the day of the murders.
Inquest
Borden appeared at the inquest hearing on August 8. Her request to have her family attorney present was refused under a state statute providing that an inquest must be held in private. She had been prescribed regular doses of morphine to calm her nerves, and it is possible that her testimony was affected by this. Her behavior was erratic, and she often refused to answer a question even if the answer would be beneficial to her. She often contradicted herself and provided alternating accounts of the morning in question, such as saying she was in the kitchen reading a magazine when her father arrived home, then saying she was in the dining room doing some ironing, and then saying she was coming down the stairs. She also said she removed her father's boots and put slippers on him, while police photographs clearly showed him wearing his boots.
The district attorney was very aggressive and confrontational. On August 11, Borden was served with a warrant of arrest and jailed. The inquest testimony, the basis for the modern debate regarding her guilt or innocence, was later ruled inadmissible at her trial in June 1893. Contemporaneous newspaper articles noted that Borden possessed a "stolid demeanor" and "bit her lips, flushed, and bent toward Attorney Adams;" it was also reported that the testimony provided in the inquest had "caused a change of opinion among her friends who have heretofore strongly maintained her innocence." The inquest received significant press attention nationwide, including an extensive three-page write-up in The Boston Globe. A grand jury began hearing evidence on November 7, and Borden was indicted on December 2.
Trial and acquittal
Borden's trial took place in New Bedford starting on June 5, 1893. Prosecuting attorneys were Hosea M. Knowlton and future United States Supreme Court Justice William H. Moody; defending were Andrew V. Jennings, Melvin O. Adams, and former Massachusetts governor George D. Robinson. Five days before the trial's commencement, on June 1, another axe murder occurred in Fall River. This time the victim was Bertha Manchester, who was found hacked to death in her kitchen. The similarities between the Manchester and Bordens' murders were striking and noted by jurors. However, Jose Correa de Mello, a Portuguese immigrant, was later convicted of Manchester's murder in 1894, and was determined not to have been in the vicinity of Fall River at the time of the Borden murders.
A prominent point of discussion in the trial (or press coverage of it) was the hatchet-head found in the basement, which was not convincingly demonstrated by the prosecution to be the murder weapon. Prosecutors argued that the killer had removed the handle because it would have been covered in blood. One officer testified that a hatchet handle was found near the hatchet-head, but another officer contradicted this. Though no bloody clothing was found at the scene, Russell testified that on August 8, 1892, she had witnessed Borden burn a dress in the kitchen stove, saying it had been ruined when she brushed against wet paint. During the course of the trial, defense never attempted to challenge this statement.
Lizzie Borden's presence at the home was also a point of dispute during the trial; according to testimony, Sullivan entered the second floor of the home at around 10:58 am and left Lizzie and her father downstairs. Lizzie told several people that at this time, she went into the barn and was not in the house for "20 minutes or possibly a half an hour". Hyman Lubinsky testified for the defense that he saw Lizzie Borden leaving the barn at 11:03 am and Charles Gardner confirmed the time. At 11:10 am, Lizzie called Sullivan downstairs, told her Andrew had been murdered, and ordered her not to enter the room; instead, Borden sent her to get a doctor.
Both victims' heads had been removed during autopsy and the skulls were admitted as evidence during the trial and presented on June 5, 1893. Upon seeing them in the courtroom, Borden fainted. Evidence was excluded that Borden had sought to purchase prussic acid, purportedly for cleaning a sealskin cloak, from a local druggist on the day before the murders. The judge ruled that the incident was too remote in time to have any connection.
The presiding Associate Justice, Justin Dewey (who had been appointed by Robinson when he was governor), delivered a lengthy summary that supported the defense as his charge to the jury before it was sent to deliberate on June 20, 1893. After an hour and a half of deliberation, the jury acquitted Borden of the murders. Upon exiting the courthouse, she told reporters she was "the happiest woman in the world."
The trial has been compared to the later trials of Bruno Hauptmann, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, and O.J. Simpson as a landmark in publicity and public interest in the history of American legal proceedings.
Speculation
Although acquitted at trial, Borden remains the prime suspect in her father's and stepmother's murders. Writer Victoria Lincoln proposed in 1967 that Borden might have committed the murders while in a fugue state. Another prominent suggestion was that she was physically and sexually abused by her father, which drove her to kill him. There is little evidence to support this, but incest is not a topic that would have been discussed at the time, and the methods for collecting physical evidence would have been quite different in 1892. This belief was intimated in local papers at the time of the murders, and was revisited by scholar Marcia Carlisle in a 1992 essay.
Mystery author Ed McBain, in his 1984 novel Lizzie, suggested that Borden committed the murders after being caught in a lesbian tryst with Sullivan. McBain elaborated on his speculation in a 1999 interview, speculating that Abby had caught Lizzie and Sullivan together and had reacted with horror and disgust, and that Lizzie had killed Abby with a candlestick. When Andrew returned she had confessed to him, but killed him in a rage with a hatchet when he reacted exactly as Abby had. McBain further speculates that Sullivan disposed of the hatchet somewhere afterwards. In her later years, Borden was rumored to be a lesbian, but there was no such speculation about Sullivan, who found other employment after the murders and later married a man she met while working as a maid in Butte, Montana. She died in Butte in 1948, where she allegedly gave a deathbed confession to her sister, stating that she had changed her testimony on the stand in order to protect Borden.
Another significant suspect is John Morse, Lizzie's maternal uncle, who rarely met with the family after his sister died, but had slept in the house the night before the murders; according to law enforcement, Morse had provided an "absurdly perfect and overdetailed alibi for the death of Abby Borden". He was considered a suspect by police for a period.
Others noted as potential suspects in the crimes include Sullivan, possibly in retaliation for being ordered to clean the windows on a hot day; the day of the murders was unusually hot—and at the time she was still recovering from the mystery illness that had struck the household. A "William Borden", suspected to be Andrew's illegitimate son, was noted as a possible suspect by writer Arnold Brown, who surmised in his book Lizzie Borden: The Legend, the Truth, the Final Chapter that William had tried and failed to extort money from his father. However, author Leonard Rebello did extensive research on the William Borden in Brown's book and he was able to prove he was not Andrew Borden's son. Although Emma had an alibi at Fairhaven, (about 15 miles (24 km) from Fall River), crime writer Frank Spiering proposed in his 1984 book Lizzie that she might have secretly visited the residence to kill her parents before returning to Fairhaven to receive the telegram informing her of the murders.
Later life
After the trial, the Borden sisters moved into a large, modern house in The Hill neighborhood in Fall River. Around this time, Lizzie began using the name Lizbeth A. Borden. At their new house, which Lizbeth dubbed "Maplecroft", they had a staff that included live-in maids, a housekeeper, and a coachman. Because Abby was ruled to have died before Andrew, her estate went first to Andrew and then, at his death, passed to his daughters as part of his estate; a considerable settlement, however, was paid to settle claims by Abby's family.
Despite the acquittal, Borden was ostracized by Fall River society. Her name was again brought into the public eye when she was accused of shoplifting in 1897 in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1905, shortly after an argument over a party that Lizbeth had given for actress Nance O'Neil, Emma moved out of the house. She never saw her sister again.
Death
Borden was ill in her last year following the removal of her gallbladder; she died of pneumonia on June 1, 1927, in Fall River. Funeral details were not published and few attended. Nine days later, Emma died from chronic nephritis at the age of 76 in a nursing home in Newmarket, New Hampshire, having moved to this location in 1923 both for health reasons and to avoid renewed publicity following the publication of another book about the murders. The sisters, neither of whom had ever married, were buried side by side in the family plot in Oak Grove Cemetery.
At the time of her death, Borden was worth over $250,000 (equivalent to $4,938,000 in 2019). She owned a house on the corner of French Street and Belmont Street, several office buildings, shares in several utilities, two cars and a large amount of jewelry. She left $30,000 (equivalent to $593,000 in 2019) to the Fall River Animal Rescue League and $500 ($10,000 in 2019) in trust for perpetual care of her father's grave. Her closest friend and a cousin each received $6,000 ($119,000 today)—substantial sums at the time of the estate's distribution in 1927—and numerous friends and family members each received between $1,000 ($20,000 in 2019) and $5,000 ($99,000 in 2019).
Aaron Kosminsky A.K.A. Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. In both the criminal case files and contemporary journalistic accounts, the killer was called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron.
Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and numerous letters were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard from individuals purporting to be the murderer. The name "Jack the Ripper" originated in a letter written by an individual claiming to be the murderer that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax and may have been written by journalists in an attempt to heighten interest in the story and increase their newspapers' circulation. The "From Hell" letter received by George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee came with half of a preserved human kidney, purportedly taken from one of the victims. The public came increasingly to believe in a single serial killer known as "Jack the Ripper", mainly because of both the extraordinarily brutal nature of the murders, and media coverage of the crimes.
Extensive newspaper coverage bestowed widespread and enduring international notoriety on the Ripper, and the legend solidified. A police investigation into a series of eleven brutal murders committed in Whitechapel and Spitalfields between 1888 and 1891 was unable to connect all the killings conclusively to the murders of 1888. Five victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—are known as the "canonical five" and their murders between 31 August and 9 November 1888 are often considered the most likely to be linked. The murders were never solved, and the legends surrounding these crimes became a combination of historical research, folklore, and pseudohistory.
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin; Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.
Rasputin was born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumensky Uyezd of Tobolsk Governorate (now Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. He traveled to St. Petersburg in 1903 or the winter of 1904–1905, where he captivated some church and social leaders. He became a society figure and met Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra in November 1905.
In late 1906, Rasputin began acting as a healer for the imperial couple's only son, Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia. He was a divisive figure at court, seen by some Russians as a mystic, visionary, and prophet, and by others as a religious charlatan. The high point of Rasputin's power was in 1915 when Nicholas II left St. Petersburg to oversee Russian armies fighting World War I, increasing both Alexandra and Rasputin's influence. Russian defeats mounted during the war, however, and both Rasputin and Alexandra became increasingly unpopular. In the early morning of 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916, Rasputin was assassinated by a group of conservative noblemen who opposed his influence over Alexandra and Nicholas.
Historians often suggest that Rasputin's terrible reputation helped discredit the tsarist government and thus helped precipitate the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty which happened a few weeks after he was assassinated. Accounts of his life and influence were often based on hearsay and rumor.
Catherine O'Leary's Cow
Catherine "Cate" O'Leary (née Donegan; March 1827 – 3 July 1895) was an Irish immigrant living in Chicago, Illinois who became famous when it was alleged that an accident involving her cow had started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Born Catherine Donegan, she and her husband Patrick O'Leary had three children, one of whom, James Patrick O'Leary, ran a well-known Chicago saloon and gambling hall.
On the evening of October 8, 1871, a fire consumed the O'Leary family's barn at 137 DeKoven Street. Due to a high wind and dry conditions, it spread to burn a large percentage of the city, an event known as the Great Chicago Fire.
After the Great Fire, Chicago Republican (now defunct) reporter Michael Ahern published a claim that the fire had started when a cow kicked over a lantern while it was being milked. The owner was not named, but Catherine O'Leary soon was identified because the fire had begun in her family's barn. Illustrations and caricatures soon appeared depicting Mrs. O'Leary with her cow. The idea captured the popular imagination and still is circulated widely today. However, in 1893 Ahern finally admitted he had made the story up.
The official report simply states: "Whether it originated from a spark blown from a chimney on that windy night, or was set on fire by human agency, we are unable to determine".
Mrs. O'Leary testified that she had been in bed when the fire began, and she had no idea what caused it. Daniel "Pegleg" Sullivan, the first person to raise the alarm, said that on seeing the barn on fire, he ran to free the animals, which included a cow owned by Sullivan's mother. He then informed the O'Learys, who were in their home and were unaware of the fire.
Anti-Irish attitudes at the time encouraged making scapegoats of the O'Leary family. It was claimed that the alleged accident happened because she was drunk or that she had hidden the evidence of her guilt. Neighbors were reported to have claimed that they saw broken glass from the lamp, though all these "reports" were unverified. One man claimed he had found the damaged lamp, but it had been stolen by another Irishman to protect the O'Learys.
Other rumors insisted that Daniel Sullivan had started the fire, or perhaps it was Louis M. Cohn, who claimed to have been gambling in the barn with the O'Learys' son and others. Another theory about how the fire started is that a meteor started the fire.
Death and aftermath
Catherine O'Leary died on July 3, 1895, of acute pneumonia at her home at 5133 Halsted Street, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery. In the PBS documentary Chicago: City of the Century, a descendant of O'Leary's stated that she spent the rest of her life in the public eye, and she constantly was blamed for starting the fire. Overcome with much sadness and regret, she "died heartbroken."
The last living relative of Catherine O'Leary died in 1936. Amateur historian Richard Bales gathered sufficient evidence on Sullivan to convince the Chicago City Council to exonerate Mrs. O'Leary of any guilt in 1997.
Brittney: Black Bart!
Lucy Loud: GASP! Jack the Ripper!
Haiku: Lizzie Borden!
Anastasia: Rasputin!
Lana: Catherine O'Leary's cow!
Nico: I know these people all too well!
Rainbow Dash: Who are these people?
Me: These are some of the most dangerous and most evil people that ever lived during the 19th Century.
Jessie K.: That's right. Black Bart was a very dangerous outlaw from the Old West.
Qin: Lizzie Borden hacked her entire family to death with an axe.
Brittney: Jack the Ripper was the most fucked up wacko serial killer that terrorized all of London and killed over 25 people.
Me: His real name is Aaron Kosminski.
Nico: Yep.
Anastasia: And Grigori Rasputin is the monster who killed my entire family and overthrew the Tsarhood of Russia.
Lana: And Catherine O'Leary's cow is responsible for starting the Great Chicago Fire!
Me: It kicked over a lit lantern and started the fire that destroyed 90% of the city of Chicago back in 1871. Totally reduced to charred rubble.
Qin: That's horrible!
Nico: It was. 3.3 Square miles of the city were lost back then. And because of that cow she died of a broken heart.
Otto: Yeah.
Wiggum: Alright, Nobel! Hands where we can see them!
Nobel: You'll never take me alive copper!
Me: We don't have to take you alive old man!
Cheetah: (to Nobel) I get it. You probably had one of your goons following us so you'd know we were coming!
Nobel: That's right!
Me: Very sneaky!
Molten Man, Ghost, Riddler, Wolf and Zexion appeared.
Me: Molten Man, Ghost, Riddler, Rolf and Zexion.
Ghost: That's right.
Molten Man: Look, guys. I don't know when we'll have the usual battles today. But a new recruit is coming anyway.
Maria: Really? When's he coming?
Zexion: Right now. But promise you won't laugh.
Me: We'll try not too.
But then I got splattered in my face with ketchup!
SPLAT!
Nico: Ketchup!
Condiment King: Who splattered you, do you ask? Why, the Captain of Ketchup, of course! The Master of Mustard! The Monarch of Mayo himself...The Condiment King!
It was none other than the first villain that Nico busted when he first joined us after he moved in to the neighborhood: Buddy Standler A.K.A. THE CONDIMENT KING!
The Condiment King is a minor antagonist towards the superhero Batman, as well as Robin and Batgirl. He was originally created as a joke villain who appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, but was later adapted into the comics as well. Although his origins differ in both depictions, he is universally portrayed as a dimwitted criminal who uses condiment-themed weaponry.
Batman: The Animated Series
In Batman the Animated Series, the Condiment King was a stand up comedian named Buddy Standler, who judged an annual stand-up comedy competition. He and his fellow judges rejected a comedian named Shecky Rimshot, who was really the Joker using an alias. A year later, Buddy took up the "Condiment King" alias and used ketchup and mustard sprayers to hold up a popular restaurant. After escaping with the customer's money and jewels, Buddy was quickly defeated by Batman, being hospitalized in the process. It was later revealed that the Condiment King, along with the other strange "villains", were brainwashed by the Joker using Mad Hatter's mind control technology, which resulted in him and the other two being freed of all criminal charges.
Me: Buddy Standler A.K.A. the Condiment King! I thought you were given your job as a comedian back after we got rid of the mind control from The Mad Hatter.
Condiment King: It was because of Tetch that my entire life was ruined. I lost everything that day because of him! He got my show cancelled, I lost all my money, my entire career was flushed down the toilet.
Me: You did all that against your will Buddy. But if we see Tetch we'll kill him.
Nico: (to Condiment King) Look, Buddy. We had to arrest you. But I don't have any hard feelings against you, okay?
Condiment King: I know.
SPLAT!
He splattered Nico with mustard in his face.
Condiment King: Now we're even.
Me: I'm sorry that Tetch ruined your entire career. But if he escapes Arkham you can have first crack at him and blind him with this.
I hand him a bottle of my most lethal hot sauce.
Condiment King: Thank you J.D.
Me: I make my own hot sauces. They are both deadly and spicy good.
Condiment: I like it.
?: He does make good hot sauces from what I was told.
A figure came out and it was SLOGRE from episode 4 of Ninja Steel!
Slogre was a Turtle/Fire Extinguisher-themed monster which appears in Power Rangers Ninja Steel. He serves as the primary villain of the episode "Presto Change-O."
Rather than fight all five Rangers and risk losing his fans, Galvanax summoned a Slogre, a turtle-like monster to fight them instead, the Rangers morphed and they took in Slogre and and army of Kudabots. While the White, Yellow and Pink Rangers took on the army of Kudabots, the Red Ranger took on Slogre, but he was out match, but the Yellow, Pink and White Rangers will able to make a beat down on the monster, but Slogre was able to use his Slow Mist Breath on the three Rangers to disable them, he later encounter the Blue Ranger and right before he could strike the Yellow Ranger, he was struck in the back by the Blue Ranger's Ninja Fire Attack, causing a great deal of harm on the monster, and causing him to flee (right after jumping on the Yellow Ranger) right into the water, tho he did return to tell the Buzzcams that the mist will slow down the three Rangers, and that he will get the Power Stars, he later return to happily see the Yellow, Pink and White Rangers "feeling sluggish", the Rangers will about to morph, but due to how slow they are, Slogre was easily able to steal their power stars one-by-one. But before he could finish of the three Rangers and escape with the Power Stars however, the Red and Blue Rangers appeared, the Blue Ranger was able to used his newly acquired magic to tie up Slogre and stop him, allowing the Red Ranger to take back the Power Stars. He broke free and then after the Red and Blue Ranger morphed, fought the two Rangers, they used the Ninja Metal Attack, but it was just falling metal pans, and with the Steel Slash, Ninja Spin Final Attack, Slogre was defeated, freeing the other Rangers from his spell. He was enlarged by Cosmo Royale thanks to a unanimous vote from the audience, the Rangers summon the Ninja Steel Zords to become the Ninja Steel Megazord to take on Slogre, they had the upper hand at first, but Slogre had the ability to fly, the Red Ranger attempted to use his Robo Red Zord to take Slogre on head first, but unfortunately he gets hit by the Mist Attack and was beat down by Slogre, but then the Blue Ranger was able to use the Dragon Zord to blast Slogre and save Robo Red Zord and the Red Ranger, the Rangers then combined to become newly formed Ninja Steel Megazord Dragon Formation and with the Dragon Lighting Final Attack, Slogre was taken out.
Brody Romero: Slogre!
Slogre: Been a while rangers.
Me: I remember you! You were sent to fight the rangers to boost the ratings of the fans. You fought the red and blue Rangers and the rest fought your Kudabots.
Slogre: That's right. Mistress Vypra was right about you J.D. You never missed an episode.
Me: Indeed.
Nobel: LETS GET THEM BOYS!
They charged at us.
Slogre just used his Slow Mist Breath on Catherine O'Leary's Cow, making it move in slow motion.
Poliwag: What did you do to the cow?
Slogre: I used my Slow Mist Break to slow it down. If you guys want to have the usual battles now, I can do the same to Nobel and the rest of his buddies.
Me: I think we're gonna have to do the battles later in our gym after we're done here.
Noah Carver: Time to correct a little history!
Megaforce Rangers: Legendary Ranger Mode: Lightmask Squad!
Me: I think we're gonna have to do the battles later in our gym after we're done here. LETS GET THEM!
We went at them!
Tuddrussel: GET SOME!
I punched Nobel in the face and Nico kicked Jack the Ripper in the stomach and knocked him down and I punched Black Bart as he pulled out his guns and kicked them out of his arms and Anastasia kicked Rasputin in the face and took his hammer and smashed his face in.
Allenby: You give the real Alfred Nobel a bad name!
Jared: Well said honey!
Tuddrussel kicked Rasputin and Allenby smashed Lizzie Borden's face in with a powerful kick.
Allenby: That was for killing your family!
Dhilas, Chaor, and Lyssta blasted and smashed the 5 all over and Fluttershy and Lana tamed the cow. They could never kill the cow.
The cow realized it's crimes and cried and Fluttershy soothed it.
Hot Spot: Time for some teamwork!
Trent Fernandez: Yeah!
Tantrum and Trent used the Earth and Dino Thunder Cyber Planet Keys and they enhanced Tantrum's Electro Sword and Trent's Dino Thunder powers 100-fold.
Hot Spot and Dr. Light used the Earth Cyber Planet Keys and they enhanced Hot Spot's Fireball Cannon and Dr. Light's powers 100-fold.
G1 Tantrum and Trent Fernandez: THUNDER DRAGON BLADESLASH!
Tantrum fired blades of lightning and Trent fired blades of white light.
G1 Hot Spot and Dr. Light (Mega Man): FIREBALL ENERGY SHOWER!
Hot Spot fired waves of fireballs and Dr. Light fired blasts of energy.
The blasts slammed into the 4 evil figures and knocked them down. We then set our sights on Nobel.
Clyde: Time for some time power!
Tuddrussel: IT'S GO TIME!
Allenby, Jared, Tuddrussel, Otto, Larry 3000 and Clyde: TIME DRAGON OF SWEDISH FIRE!
They fired blasts of energy and fire and the blasts formed into a fiery blue dragon and it slammed into Nobel and exploded!
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They were defeated and knocked out.
Me: Take that you 5!
Fluttershy: Yay.
Nico: Alfred B. Nobel you have failed this timeline.
Jen Scotts: Yes he has.
Lincoln: Yep.
Wiggum: Now these 5 are looking at spending the rest of their natural messed up lives in the big house.
Me: That's right. But for Jack the Ripper here he's gonna be hanged for the murders of 25 people.
May: You know, even thought Nobel's defeated, I still feel like someone's following us.
Manaphy: I think some mysteries are better left unsolved, Mama.
Me: I agree. Lets head back home so we can have our battles.
Tuddrussel: Good idea. But first lets go eat steak.
Me: Good idea. I'm starving.
Nico: Can't have our battles on an empty stomach.
Leif: You got that right.
We all went back home to the 21st Century in our time and we restored the honor of Nobel. We went to a local steak restaurant and Rolf was taking care of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. We ordered lots of great steaks and we ate them and man were we hungry. But not as hungry as Twilight Sparkle was. She ate five whole steaks and man was she REALLY hungry. Jared and Lisa had salads.
BURP!
Tuddrussel: Ahh. Man that was great.
Me: (Burps) Ahh. You said it Tuddrussel. Great steak.
Nico: It was delicious. I'm stuffed.
Qin: Me too.
Me: But man Twilight you were REALLY hungry.
Twilight Sparkle: I know. I must've missed out on breakfast because of all my studies.
Me: Boy no kidding. Your brain loves knowledge but even your stomach needs to be filled up.
Lincoln: That's right.
Jared: The salad was great too.
Allenby: It sure was.
Condiment King: (to Poromon) Did you really enjoy my condiments?
Poromon: They were really tasty!
Poliwag: Yeah!
Me: They ate a whole barrel full of ketchup from you.
Lincoln: Yep.
Laney: These steaks are really good though.
Sunset Shimmer: They sure are.
We had a really good lunch and when we paid for our food we went back home to the gym.
We were ready for our usual battles.
Me: Okay now that we've eaten lets get the battles underway.
?: Not without me. I have a score to settle.
We turned and we saw REGINALD KASTLE!
Nico: (to Reginald Kastle) Dude, can you come back another time?
Otto: Yeah! We just got done fighting a bad version of Alfred Nobel.
Reginald: No I came here to destroy one person!
Eli: Reginald Kastle!
Eli went up to him.
Reginald Kastle: Well if it isn't little Eli. You and I have an old score to settle!
Me: You know him Eli?
Eli: Long story.
But then we got a big shock when we saw the Number Hunters: Yuma Tsukino, Tori Meadows, Astral, Kite Tenjo, Hart Tenjo, Bronk Stone, Caswell Francis, Cathy Katherine, Kari Tsukino, Haru Tsukino, and Mira Tsukino!
Eli: Yuma! Everyone!
Yuma Tsukino: Long time no see Eli.
Eli: It's great to see you all again.
Me: Yuma it's an honor to meet you.
Yuma: Wow! J.D. Knudson!
Tori Meadows: Wow! It's such an honor to meet you all.
Kite Tenjo: We heard so much about you all.
Horsea: (to Tori Meadows) Hi! I'm Horsea. Do you want to cuddle with me?
Tori Meadows: OH YOU ARE SO CUTE! (Hugs Horsea)
Yusei Fudo: Yuma it's great to see you again.
Jaden: Yeah how have you all been?
Yuma: We are now on a quest to find the Numbers Cards.
Astral: That's right.
Isabelle: The Numbers Cards? Oh man this is huge.
Me: And let me guess. Reginald is possessed by one.
Yuma: That's right.
Me: That must mean that we have a new enemy in the world of Duel Monsters.
Nico: Then we have to be ready for them.
Lincoln: Yep.
Me: Lets get the battles underway.
Carol: Guys look at Unita!
We saw that he had turned into his evil form and he was now a nightmare fiery unicorn creature called UNITA-KON!
We gasped and we heard malevolent laughter and we saw PETRA FINA!
Carol: PETRA! YOU MONSTER!
Princess Celestia: Lets get her!
Misty Tredwell and Carly Carmine then appeared.
Misty Tredwell: Let us help out.
Carly Carmine: Yeah.
Me: Thanks girls.
We got the battles underway.
Battle 1: Princess Celestia and Carol VS Petra Fina
Carol was facing Petra and boy was she majorly pissed off at her.
Carol: I'm gonna rip your arms and legs off and feed them to you for brainwashing an adorable creature like Unita!
Princess Celestia: Save seconds for me!
Petra: Bring it on!
POW!
Carol then punched Petra in the face and then she flipped over her and smashed her in the back and fired blasts of atomic energy and smashed her all over the place in fiery explosions all over the place.
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Princess Celestia kicked Petra in the face and fired blasts of Solar fire and burned her all over.
Princess Celestia: This will hurt you! SOLAR STYLE NINJA ART: SOLAR WING INFERNO!
Princess Celestia formed wings of pure solar fire and she flew at Petra and burned her in a massive fiery explosion.
KRABBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!
The explosion knocked her down and out.
Battle 2: Princess Luna, Sarah Goodman, Flint Hammerhead, Lemon Zest, Indigo Zap, Misty Tredwell and Sunny Flare VS Unita-Kon
Unita-Kon was next and it was gonna be rough.
Lemon Zest: I can't believe that Petra would do this to him!
Indigo Zap: She has no honor at all!
Sunny Flare: I know. She will meet her end in the future.
Flint Hammerhead: Yeah!
Sarah Goodman: I hate Petra. She will die for this.
Misty Tredwell: And I'll banish her to the Warp.
Princess Luna: Yeah. Lets go!
They went at Unita-Kon and he fired a massive blast of fire at them.
Sarah then surprised us by absorbing the fire and she got an incredible power boost!
Sarah Goodman: Whoa! What happened!? I feel stronger than ever!
Princess Luna: Team Loud Phoenix Storm has the power to absorb fire and it makes them stronger.
Misty Tredwell: Yep. It's really something.
Princess Luna: Lets see him survive this! MOONLIGHT STYLE NINJA ART: CRESCENT SCYTHE BLADEDANCE!
Princess Luna formed a scythe of moonlight with a Crescent Moon blade and she swung it and fired blades of crescent moons.
Lemon Zest: Try this one too! LEMON STYLE NINJA ART: SOUR LEMON SLICE BLAST!
Lemon Zest fired waves of lemons and slices.
Indigo Zap: This will shock you! BLUE THUNDER STYLE NINJA ART: SAPPHIRE LIGHTNING MEGASHOCK!
Indigo Zap fired massive waves of blue lightning.
Sunny Flare: I am really starting to hate Petra even more than all of us. SUN STYLE NINJA ART: FLAMING STARLIGHT INFERNO!
Sunny fired waves of fire and sunlight and the blasts went at Unita-Kon.
Sarah fired blasts of fire and Flint smashed the ground and Misty fired blasts of green fire and the blasts all hit Unita-Kon and knocked him out in a huge explosion.
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Princess Luna used her powers to remove the brainwashing from Unita and he reverted back.
Battle 3: Leif Loud, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Cayenne, Pepperdance, Bombshell and Kickback VS Condiment King
It was the First battle with the Condiment King.
Condiment King: (to Leif) Don't expect Mad Hatter to appear in our ranks anytime soon. Not only did he ruin my life but he also has little to offer to the team.
Leif: I don't blame you.
Rarity: And that outfit Tetch wears is a fashion atrocity!
Sweetie Belle: You said it Rarity!
Cayenne: I agree.
Pepperdance: Also I love hot sauce. I drink the stuff.
Condiment King: Really?
Pepperdance: I sure do.
Cayenne: She can't get enough of the stuff and she even makes her own homemade hot sauce.
Bombshell: One time J.D. tried some of her sauce and he bursted into a pillar of fire from the intense heat.
Condiment King: Wow! That's amazing.
Kickback: It was amazing.
Condiment King: Indeed. Relish in the glory of my new Pokemon.
He called out his Pokemon and he had a Toxapex, Toucannon, Tangrowth, and Swanna.
Leif: Wow! A Toxapex, Toucannon, Tangrowth and Swanna. Good choices on you.
Condiment King: Thank you. Mayo have a good battle! Lets do it!
Condiment King fired waves of ketchup and mustard at them and Rarity formed a crystal shield and blocked the blasts and Sweetie Belle pulled out a hot dog and got some ketchup and mustard on it and ate it.
Sweetie Belle: Mmm! Good sauces on you!
Rarity: I would never get sauce like that anywhere near my fashions! CRYSTAL STYLE NINJA ART: CRYSTAL WHEEL!
Rarity formed a wheel of energy and ran at Condiment King really fast and she knocked him down.
Sweetie Belle: I hope you like this one! SNOW STYLE NINJA ART: SONGS OF THE SNOW WOMEN!
Sweetie Belle fired waves of snow and it formed into the beautiful snow women of Japanese Folklore and they sang an enchanted song and froze the Condiment Kings guns.
Sweetie Belle: By the way, aren't you gonna run out of sauce if you keep fighting us?
Condiment King: Don't worry about that. I have a dark orb in my tanks that will give me an infinite amount of sauce.
Cayenne: That's clever. I hope you can take the heat. SPICY STYLE NINJA ART: CAROLINA REAPER BOMBS!
Cayenne fired waves of Carolina Reaper Peppers.
Pepperdance: How about these to go with it? SPICY STYLE NINJA ART: TRINIDAD SCORPION STING!
Pepperdance fired waves of Trinidad Scorpion Peppers and they formed into a deadly fiery scorpion and it went at him.
Leif fired waves of fire and Kickback and Bombshell fired blasts of energy and missiles and the blasts all hit Condiment King and his Pokemon and knocked him down.
Leif: AWESOME!
Cayenne: Yeah it was! That was so cool!
Pepperdance: It was awesome! OOO-WEE!
Battle 4: Ariel, Eli, Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust, Spitfire, Randy Boggs and Papillon VS Ghost
Ghost was now up next.
Ghost: (to Ariel) Ursula might be banished to the Warp. But Morgana might still return.
Ariel: And we'll be ready for her when the time comes.
Eli: Yeah. I can't wait to make that monster that hurt Melody suffer.
Rainbow Dash: Same here!
Lightning Dust: We're ALL gonna show that monster no mercy.
Spitfire: And the ultimate power of the Wonderbolts.
Randy Boggs: Yeah!
Papillon: I like it!
Ghost: I do too. Lets do it!
Ghost called out her Pokemon and they went at her.
Rainbow Dash: Time for our new Wonderbolts Formation!
Lightning Dust: Lets do it!
Spitfire: Lead the way Rainbow Dash!
Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust and Spitfire: WONDERBOLTS STYLE FORMATION ART: VOLCANIC PHOENIX PYROCUMULOUS TRI-FORCE FORMATION!
They got into a triangle formation and fired blasts of lightning, fire and ash and the blasts formed into a Phoenix of lava and it went at Ghost.
Eli fired blasts of Force Lightning and Ariel, Randy and Papillon fired blasts of light and energy and the blasts all hit Ghost and her Pokemon and knocked them out in a massive fiery explosion!
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Ghost was knocked out.
Ariel: That was amazing!
Spitfire: Boy it sure was! These new formation techniques we're coming up with are amazing.
Lightning Dust: They sure are.
Rainbow Dash: They sure are and they are awesome!
Eli: So many to make and more.
Battle 5: Kaz, Sunset Shimmer, Wallflower, Vapor Trail, Elec Man and Fire Man VS Molten Man
Molten Man was up next.
Molten Man: (to Kaz) At least the Alfred Nobel we all know and love is still a good guy.
Kaz: Absolutely and no one can erase that from history.
Molten Man: Yep. How's Kate doing?
Sunset Shimmer: She's doing much better now that her nightmares are gone forever.
Vapor Trail: Yeah what we saw down in Antarctica was absolutely horrifying.
Wallflower: The nightmares will still linger but we're trying everything to help her.
Elec Man: Yeah.
Molten Man: I hope you guys help her out. What happened back then really hurt her.
Fire Man: Yeah.
Molten Man: Lets do it!
Molten Man called out his Pokemon and they went at him.
Sunset Shimmer: This is gonna burn you up! PHOENIX FIRE STYLE NINJA ART: FLAMING FEATHER CASCADE!
Sunset Shimmer fired waves of fire and they formed into numerous fiery feathers.
Wallflower: Time for some jungle power! JUNGLE STYLE NINJA ART: COCONUT CRAB PULVERIZER!
Wallflower fired waves of energy and they formed into coconut crabs armed with lots of coconuts and they threw the coconuts all over.
Vapor Trail: This comet is for you! COMET STYLE NINJA ART: ENCKE SPEED STAR!
Vapor Trail fired a wave of comet energy and it formed into the Comet Encke and it went at Molten Man.
Kaz fired blasts of fire and Elec Man and Fire Man fired waves of lightning and fire and the blasts hit Molten Man and knocked him and his Pokemon Down.
Kaz: Yeah!
Vapor Trail: That was so much fun!
Wallflower: It sure was!
Sunset Shimmer: It was fun.
Battle 6: Roxy, Fluttershy, Night Glider, Ransik and Nadira VS Zexion
Now it was Zexion's turn.
Zexion: (to Roxy) That Reginald Kastle guy is honestly not a new recruit of ours. I don't even know who he's working for.
Roxy: He's a mystery to all of us.
Night Glider: But I think it's clear that he has some kind of history with Yuma and Eli. I don't know what happened between them.
Fluttershy: Me neither. But what ever it is it must be personal.
Ransik: Yeah it's not good.
Nadira: Yeah.
Zexion: That could be the case. Lets do it.
Zexion called out his Pokemon and he used his powers to turn the gym into an awesome Crystal Cave!
Fluttershy: Wow. My goodness this is amazing.
Night Glider: Wow! I didn't know your powers can alter the area like that.
Zexion: It's part of my powers over illusion.
Nadira: So amazing!
Roxy: It sure is. Lets get!
They went at him.
Fluttershy: This is gonna be a good one. Time for me to go wild! BEAR FLAME STYLE NINJA ART: FLAMES OF THE GRIZZLY!
Fluttershy did a bear roar and she fired waves of brown fire and it formed into a bear.
Night Glider: This will be good too! NIGHT FLAME STYLE NINJA ART: FLYING MIDNIGHT FIRESTORM BLAST!
Night Glider flew into the air and fired a massive blast of black fire.
Roxy, Ransik and Nadira fired waves of energy and the blasts all hit Zexion and his Pokemon and knocked them out and the area reverted back to normal.
Roxy: That was awesome!
Fluttershy: (Meekly) Yay.
Night Glider: But you got to admit, this was awesome.
Battle 7: Tecna, Twilight Sparkle, Luster Dawn, Chompy Mage and Cynder VS Riddler
The Riddler was up next.
Riddler: (to Tecna) Riddle me this, Tecna: Are you glad Valtor is gone for good?
Tecna: (British Accent) I sure am Eddie. All of Magix and the entirety of the Universe are now a much better place now that he is gone forever.
Twilight Sparkle: I agree with you Tecna. I just can't believe that Valtor was that dangerous.
Luster Dawn: No kidding.
Cynder: It's just awful that there are those that are worse than Malefor.
Chompy Mage: You got that right.
Riddler: Indeed. Lets do it.
Riddler called out his Pokemon and they went at him.
Twilight Sparkle: Magic and riddles are my favorite things. But so are the elements of Skylands. SKYLANDS ELEMENT STYLE NINJA ART: TECH GEAR SHOWER!
Twilight Sparkle formed the Tech Symbol and fired waves of gears.
Luster Dawn: And this is gonna be fun! SUNRISE STYLE NINJA ART: YELLOW GLOW OF THE MORNING BLAST!
Luster fired waves of yellow light and they went at Riddler.
Cynder fired blasts of black lightning, Chompy Mage fired waves of Chompys and Tecna fired waves of energy and the blasts all hit Riddler and knocked him down.
Tecna: That was jolly fun!
Twilight Sparkle: It sure was.
Luster Dawn: I always have fun with all these battles. They are just as awesome as learning from Princess Twilight and learn all about friendship.
Tecna: Glad you like them.
Battle 8: Cole Evans, Pinkie Pie, Maud Pie, Fuzzy Lumpkins and Cheetah VS Wolf
Wolf O'Donnell was next.
Wolf: (to Cole Evans) If that Onikage guy shows up, remind me to gun him down.
Cole: You will get your shot at him.
Pinkie Pie: We all will!
Maud Pie: (Monotonous) It'll be a most fun adventure.
Wolf: She sure is laid back.
Cheetah: Maud is always like this. She has what it takes to not only be a great geologist like Nicole but also a very valuable member of the Goths of Darkness.
Fuzzy: Yep.
Maud Pie: I appreciate the compliments guys.
Wolf: Lets do it!
Wolf called out his Pokemon and they went at him.
Pinkie Pie: Lets see if your blaster can stand up to this! CONFETTI STYLE NINJA ART: CONFETTI FIREWORKS MEGA SHOWER!
Pinkie Pie fired a massive shower of confetti bombs.
Maud Pie: I enjoy these battles as much as anyone. CRYSTAL STYLE NINJA ART: DIAMOND CRYSTAL PRISM THUNDER.
Maud fired waves of diamonds and they fired blasts of rainbow lightning.
Cole fired waves of red energy from his Crystal Saber and Fuzzy Lumpkins fired blasts of gunfire and Cheetah ran fast and slashed Wolf all over and got out of there as the techniques hit Wolf and knocked him and his Pokemon out.
Cole Evans: That was amazing!
Pinkie Pie: That was the best Usual Battle EVER!
Fuzzy Lumpkins: I reckon it was!
Battle 9: Applejack, Apple Fritter, Luster Dawn, Tree Hugger, Lincoln, Megaforce Rangers, Ninja Steel Rangers, and Lola VS Slogre
Slogre was up next.
Applejack: YEEHAW! This is gonna be a fun one!
Apple Fritter: I can feel it too.
Tree Hugger: I feel it too dudes.
Lincoln: YEAH!
Luster Dawn: I am gonna love this.
Brody Romero: Lets do it guys! IT'S MORPHIN TIME! POWER STARS!
Ninja Steel Rangers: LOCK IN! READY NINJA SPIN!
They transformed and they were ready!
Brody Romero: POWER OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL RED!
Preston Tien: STEALTH OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL BLUE!
Calvin Maxwell: STRIKES OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL YELLOW!
Hayley Foster: SPIRIT OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL WHITE!
Sarah Thompson: SPEED OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL PINK!
Levi Weston: RHYTHM OF THE NINJA! NINJA STEEL GOLD!
Ninja Steel Rangers: NINJA RANGERS FEAR NO DANGER! POWER RANGERS NINJA STEEL!
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A massive fiery explosion went off behind them and they were ready!
Luster Dawn: That is so awesome!
Troy Burrows: And now for you to see double!
Megaforce Rangers: LEGENDARY RANGER MODE: NINJA STEEL!
The Megaforce Rangers turned into the Ninja Steel Rangers too!
Slogre: WHAT!? TWO NINJA STEEL TEAMS!? I didn't see that coming!
Applejack: Surprised with that one weren't ya? Lets do it! APPLE STYLE NINJA ART: ZAP APPLE THUNDERSTRIKE MEGABLAST!
Applejack fired a wave of rainbow lightning and it formed into a massive barrage of Zap Apples
Apple Fritter: APPLE STYLE NINJA ART: CARAMEL SYRUP APPLE STRIKE!
Apple Fritter fired waves of searing hot caramel syrup and apples.
Tree Hugger: And this will be far out. VISHUDDHA STYLE NINJA ART: FLAMES OF BLUE HEART LOVE!
Tree Hugger fired massive blasts of blue fire from her blue chakra energy and they formed into the Vishuddha symbol.
Luster Dawn: This will have you seeing the beauty of the sunrise. SUNRISE STYLE NINJA ART: CRIMSON OCEAN SUNRISE DISK!
Luster Dawn formed a red fire energy disk and threw it.
Lincoln fired blasts of lightning.
Brody Romero: Take this! LION FIRE FLAME STRIKE!
He fired blasts of fire and cut him good.
The Megaforce Rangers blasted him all over the place and the blasts all hit him and blasted him all over the place.
Levi then went over and took a selfie with him.
Levi: Smile!
Slogre: Cheese!
He snapped a photo just in time as Slogre fell down and exploded!
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They cheered!
Sarah Thompson: In the words of Nico, Slogre you have failed this Universe!
Troy Burrows: Super Mega Rangers, That's a Super Mega Win!
Applejack: YEEHAW!
Luster Dawn: That was awesome!
Battle 10: Starlight Glimmer, Juniper Montage, Carly Carmine, Yuma Tsukino, me, Eli and Tori Meadows VS Reginald Kastle
We were now facing Reginald Kastle.
Me: I don't understand what has Reginald wanting to kill you and Eli, Yuma.
Yuma: It's a really complicated story.
Reginald Kastle: You're gonna see now. I summon NUMBER 17: LEVIATHAN DRAGON!
He summoned a terrifying blue dragon with 3 sets of wings and he looked really awesome!
Me: WHOA!
Starlight Glimmer: Wow! That is a scary looking dragon!
Me: No kidding!
Carly Carmine: I've never seen anything like this one.
Eli: It's one of the monsters that I'm trying to help Yuma find. It's a really strange history.
J.D. 3: And it's a really crazy one too. Eli and I have been trying to help Yuma and his friends all find 100 mystical cards called The Numbers.
J.D. 3 went over what the Numbers were.
Number" (Japanese: No. (ナンバーズ) Nanbāzu, "Numbers") is an archetype of Xyz Monsters that are the focus of the story in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga. Each "Number" monster has a corresponding natural number included at the start of its name after "Number" (and occasionally a letter, such as C).
"Number Wall" and "Numbers Overlay Boost" are not "Number" cards because they do not have 「No. (ナンバーズ) 」 in their Japanese names.
In the anime and manga, there are three basic "Number" monster variants: Emperor's Key "Numbers" (monsters with numbers from 1 to 100), "Over-Hundred Numbers" (monsters with numbers from 101 to 107 that are not pieces of Astral's memory, but instead are the signature cards of the Seven Barian Emperors), and "Barian Numbers" (fake monsters created by Don Thousand).
All 100 original "Numbers" have been revealed by name. 25 "Chaos" versions (Number C), 2 "Shining" versions (Number S), and 3 different non-"Chaos" versions of "Number 39: Utopia" - 1 Rank-Down (Number 39: Utopia Roots), 1 Rank-Up (Number 39: Utopia Beyond), and 1 support (Number 39: Utopia Double) - of the original 100 "Numbers" have also been revealed.
In addition to the original "Numbers", 7 "Over-Hundred Numbers" (Number 10X) and their own "Chaos" versions (Number C10X), 5 fake versions (Barian Numbers), 4 different versions of "Number 0" - 3 "Future" (Number F0: Utopic Future, its signature move version and Number F0: Utopic Future Dragon) and 1 "Shining" (Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL) - and Number XX: Utopic Dark Infinity have been revealed.
As confirmed by Satoshi Kuwabara, "Number" monsters are not chosen randomly but are decided "carefully with attention to details, so that fans can enjoy it in various places", which often results in puns and second meanings for each "Number".
The "Number" archetype has the second most members of any archetype in the TCG/OCG, behind "HERO".
During Astral's battle against Don Thousand, fragments of Astral's power were scattered across Earth and designated the location of the Numeron Code. They took the form of 50 "Numbers", among them the seven Mythyrian "Numbers"[2] and the four "Numeron Gate" monsters.
When Yuma Tsukumo unlocked the door with his Emperor's Key, he opened a portal between Astral World and his own, which allowed Astral to come into his world. Yuma found himself trapped within a sphere of blank cards, which shortly flew away. Astral's remaining power and memories were scattered into 50 more "Number" cards. Astral cooperated with Yuma to regain his lost memories . When Astral collected all of the cards, something else happened besides his memory recovery. Astral thought it'd cause something troublesome, while Dr. Faker claims Astral will obtain a great power and use it for taking revenge on him. It is later revealed that Astral will obtain the Numeron Code, which he was to use to annihilate Barian World in order to Rank-Up Astral World, but Yuma aborted this mission. However, Barian World's leaders, the Seven Barian Emperors, were also trying to collect the "Numbers." If all the Numbers were collected, they would obtain the Numeron Code and use it to destroy Astral World.
Usually, "Numbers" are blank cards that take the form of something that whoever finds them desires the most, design themselves to fit their original owner's Decks and keep that form forever. Some Duelists may have more than one "Number" card that fit their Deck. Their card text is written in a strange alien language that only those who wield them can understand (in the dub, all "Numbers" appear normally like other cards seen with the exception of episode 2, in which "Number 39: Utopia" is blurred). When they are Summoned, their respective numbers are printed on their users, appearing in many places as the forehead, neck, left and right hands (in Cameron Clix's case, it appeared under his right eye and in Number 56's holder's case, it appeared on his left shoulder).
When Summoned, most "Numbers" initially appear in what design sheets refer to as their "neutral form/body", often called a "sealed form" by fans. The "Number" then transforms into the creature depicted in the card's artwork through various means. "Number" monsters use a galaxy-like Overlay Network portal in contrast to regular Xyz Monsters, who use a red spiral portal.
Astral stated that there are 99 "Numbers", but according to Kite Tenjo there are 100 "Numbers". As Astral had successfully retained 1 of the "Numbers", "Utopia", it is possible Astral was referring to the other 99 "Numbers". However, Dr. Faker believes that, aside from 99 "Numbers" which are Astral's pieces of memory, Astral himself is "the Original Number" (ナンバーズのオリジナル, Nanbāzu no Orijinaru). Later, Astral corrected himself, stating there are one hundred "Numbers".
A "Number" monster is absorbed into Astral when a Duelist using it is defeated. The "Number" can then be used by any Duelist whom Astral is currently with. Each "Number" contains a piece of Astral's memory, which he recovers each time he absorbs one. After Astral absorbs a "Number", they are stored in a Different Dimension Airship within the Emperor's Key. Each has its own pillar within the structure, engraved with its number.
"Numbers" in the anime are dangerous cards as they can easily amplify the darkness and desires of their holder user, whether these cause were good or bad. The "Number" monsters can also easily possess their holder with their power with the exception of Yuma's possession of the Emperor's Key, Kite Tenjo's Photon Transformation, and the Vetrix Family's crests. Some individuals can overcome the possession of a "Number", as demonstrated by Shark with his "Number 32: Shark Drake". However, the power of Photon Transformation and the crests seem to be limited, and has fatal consequences and being used to wield a "Number" card will drastically exhaust their user.
When a Number holder has reached a high level of a certain emotion, "Chaos Numbers" start to appear. For example, Astral and Yuma obtained "Utopia Ray" after Astral was happy to know Yuma considered him a friend. Reginald Kastle also obtained "Shark Drake Veiss" after his desire for revenge was amplified by "Shark Drake".
In the Barian Invasion arc, "Numbers 10X" are introduced as the signature cards of the Seven Barian Emperors. Astral cannot absorb them, as they are not part of his memories. They were later revealed to be created by Don Thousand as a means to release himself from his prison and restore his power.
Later on, the Mythyrian "Numbers" were introduced by Vector and Don Thousand that are located in ruins across the world, protected by guardians. Each of these "Number" corresponds to a legend inscribed on the walls of the ruins, telling the story of the person who occupied that location in a previous era, before they became ruins due to the ravages of time. Rather than take their form based on their holder's Deck, they take a form relative to the legend that is described.
"Numbers" can be Ranked-Up as seen when Yuma/Astral used "Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force" to Summon "Number 39: Utopia Beyond". "Numbers" can also be Ranked-Down, as seen when Yuma performed a Rank-Down with "Rank-Down-Magic Numeron Fall" to Summon "Number 39: Utopia Roots".
What sets "Numbers" apart from other Xyz Monsters in the anime is that they can only be destroyed by battle by another "Number". though this is a card effect and thus can be negated. In the TCG/OCG, "Number Wall" provides this protection instead.
"Numbers" are the result of great power being sealed into a card, as demonstrated by Yuma's "Number F0: Utopia Future", which was created through Yuma's power to believe in others. As a result, "Numbers" possess powers far beyond that of ordinary Xyz Monsters.
We gasped in shock!
Me: WHOA! And these 100 number cards are the fragments of Astral's memory and they are the key to prevent an evil interdimensional force from destroying the planet!? That's horrible!
J.D. 3: It is.
Eli: That's right. The name of this evil force is called Barian and we have to stop it.
Tori Meadows: That's right and I promised Yuma that I would always be there to help him. Because I love him.
Everyone: AWW!
Me: Wow. Looks like we have an enemy that is worse than Dartz. Yuma we'll gladly help you out.
Carly Carmine: Same here. Me and the Masters of Evil all helped with duelists like Reginald before.
Me: Yeah.
Eli: I'll tell you all about the Barian later. Right now we have to save Reginald.
Me: Right. I summon NINE-HEADED DRAGON!
Carly Carmine: I summon EARTHBOUND IMMORTAL ASLLA PISCU!
Tori Meadows: I summon FAIRY CHEER GIRL!
Yuma: I summon NUMBER 39: UTOPIA!
Starlight Glimmer: I summon CONSTELLAR PTOLEMY M7!
Juniper Montage: I summon SYLVAN BLADEFENDER!
Eli: I summon the Egyptian God, SLIFER THE SKY DRAGON!
We summoned said monsters and I saw that Yuma had a Number.
Me: Wow! You have a Number too Yuma?
Yuma: I sure do. But don't worry as long as I wear this, the Emperor's Key, and as long as Astral is with me I won't be possessed by him.
Me: Wow! That's a good safety measure.
Eli: It sure is.
Me: I know.
We fired energy blasts and more and knocked down Reginald and freed him and I took Number 17 and a flash of light went into Astral and he got his memory back.
Me: Whoa! These Number Cards look intense and the power they have is incredible. What memory did Number 17 contain?
Eli: To remind Astral that he has the power to recover all his memories from the 99 numbers.
Me: Wow! And which memory did 39 carry?
Eli: His name, dueling skills, and how the numbers are the fragments of his memories.
Me: Wow! Looks like we have a long way to go if we want to get all his memories back.
Eli: Yeah we have our work cut out for us.
Me: Yep.
Eli: But Reginald will be fine.
Me: Good.
Ghost: (to Yuma) It was nice meeting you and your friends.
Yuma: Same here. But can we really trust you guys?
Riddler: After everything we've been though with Team Loud Phoenix Storm, we've definitely proven to be trustworthy.
Wolf: (looks at Reginald Kastle) So, what happens to him?
Me: He'll be all right.
Isabelle: The Spirit of Number 17: Leviathan Dragon is a representation of Reginald's lust for power. It turned him into a powerhungry kid. He's back to normal and will be on the road of redemption.
Yuma: That's right.
Wolf: That's a relief.
Me: Yep.
Otto: (To the viewers) This is gonna be a fun adventure. But we have a lot of history to go over. Now it's gonna be most fun.
Me: Yep.
We had a nice rest.
THE END
Another awesome fanfiction done.
Alfred B. Nobel from the Time Squad episode Nobel Peace Surprise was a strange one and it was really funny! Now we also start getting into finding the awesome and cool 100 Number Cards and we're gonna be on an awesome hunt of majorly interdimensional proportions. The next Number is Number 34 and it's gonna be a tough one for that one. NicoChan11, JediAvatarOfShinobi, Omegahatchiyak12, XP4Universe and ninjakingofhearts all gave me the ideas for this. Thanks guys. Next up is the vengeful archnemesis of Uncle Grandpa: Aunt Grandma and we're going to make that heartless vengeful witch pay for going after Uncle Grandpa like she does.
See you all tomorrow.
