How Stravo Got His Groove Back

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-23 02:30pm

Stravo wrote:
Aya wrote:Stormbringers popular?
I don't know about that, his posts seem to draw Mike like a moth to a flame.

[snickers]

~ver

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-10-23 02:49pm

Stravo wrote:
Aya wrote:Stormbringers popular?
I don't know about that, his posts seem to draw Mike like a moth to a flame.

That can be taken in many ways.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-10-23 02:51pm

Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-10-23 02:57pm

2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?

I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-10-23 03:02pm

Stravo wrote:
2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?
I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.

I've been wanting to say this since I saw the Revolutions commercial.

Mr. Fontaine, welcome back.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-10-23 03:07pm

Aya wrote:
Stravo wrote:
2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?
I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.
I've been wanting to say this since I saw the Revolutions commercial.

Mr. Fontaine, welcome back.

"This ends here tonight."

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2003-10-23 03:09pm

Stravo wrote:
2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?
I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.

How does that explain the lackluster response to the lastest chapter of Starcrossed?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-10-23 03:11pm

Stravo wrote:
Aya wrote: Mr. Fontaine, welcome back.
"This ends here tonight."

"MUHAHAHAHAaaaaaa"

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-10-23 03:20pm

Hmmm, there goes our Stormtrooper cover...

Very nice Kuja, as usual. Loved the whole bit with Storm, Zaia, and Fanboy.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-10-23 03:22pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
Stravo wrote:
2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?
I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.
How does that explain the lackluster response to the lastest chapter of Starcrossed?

Lackluster? I don't know, the usual suspects checked in with their comments plus all my "Stories in a character's head" usually end up getting the least responses than the rip roaring battle chapters.

EDIT: You know on second thought, if people don't like that chapter why don't they say so? You know. "Stravo this wasn't up to par man , because of XYZ." I know this is Kuja's thread so I'll stop right here with this little nugget, if people don't like a direction a story is going, or don't like certain chapters, let the author know, he has no other way of knowing whether its bad or good.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-10-23 03:50pm

I've been trying to read SC for the past few days, but can't seem to get past the first chapter. I liked chapter 58 though, easy to read and a good one at that.

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-10-23 05:27pm

Stravo wrote:
Aya wrote:Stormbringers popular?
I don't know about that, his posts seem to draw Mike like a moth to a flame.

Hey, hey, play nicely. I liked seeing Stormie in here! So popular! Like he's in N*Sync or something!!

And....silly putty?

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-10-23 06:14pm

Zaia wrote:And....silly putty?

You underestimate the POWER of the silly putty...

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2003-10-23 06:21pm

Captain_Cyran wrote:
Zaia wrote:And....silly putty?
You underestimate the POWER of the silly putty...

Hmm... hadn't thought of that... *considers revising list of IMDs...*

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-10-23 08:53pm

I found that very amusing. I still want gnomes though, this story needs more gnomes. Preferably in a position that doesn't involve much bashing.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-10-23 09:06pm

Not the oar! Kuja you bastard! Acceptible casualties? GAH!

But I digress, I will be forced to take my own brand of vengeance.

*Erases the chapter of gnome Hunter where Kuja is locked in a turkish spa with the Swedish Bikini Team

Rewrites Chapter to Include a tied down Kuja, a very nude Cathy Bates,and Cyran holding a pair of Bolt Cutters.*

Kidding....maybe

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-10-23 09:09pm

Stravo wrote:
2000AD wrote:Is this the first time that Stravo has posted on the same day as someone else and Stravo's fic got less attension?
I blame the growing Matrix hostile environment on this board.

The Fact that the envronment here is hostile? Or the fact that people think that the matrix SUCKS? Or the Fact that T-3 was a shitty movie?

Stravo I still enjoy your writing and from what Ive read of Cain and Abel its awfully well done but its not your fault that you're working with two movies that suck...well it kind of is but not really that much.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-10-23 11:52pm

Aya wrote:
Stravo wrote:
Aya wrote:Stormbringers popular?
I don't know about that, his posts seem to draw Mike like a moth to a flame.
That can be taken in many ways.

And some of them are frigtening indeed.

And thanks Kuja. I didn't even know you planned on including me. Thanks.

And that was a really good chapter and a really good laugh. (Heads off to the archive to begin reading the rest)

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-10-25 02:54am

Well, this should make a number of people happy.

Part 24: SEGNOR Strikes Back

*open up on the planning room of the Gnomes. DARTH, ROGUEICE, MITT, RYE, and MUTANT HEADCRAB are all clustered around a table*

ALL: Hail to the SEcret GNOme Revolution! Long live SEGNOR!

DGG: Since our previous two plans have only met with limited success-

ROGUEICE: We failed completely!

DGG: Rye!

*RYE stuffs a live goldfish into ROGUEICE'S mouth and duct-tapes it shut*

DGG: -we must now change our strategy.

*a distant roar*

HEADCRAB: I think Fido's hungry.

DGG: Of course! Why didn't I think of this before! Let's take Rover-

HEADCRAB: Fido.

DGG: -up to the surface and set him loose! The humans will be so panicked, our takeover will be simplicity itself!

MITT: Should we arm him?

DGG: Why not? Give Rover his favorite hammer, Headcrab!

HEADCRAB: His name's Fido.

DGG: Now nothing can stop us! Muwhahahahaha!

*ROGUEICE makes a choking sound*

DGG: Yes, I know I'm brilliant. No need to confirm it.

*CUT TO the surface. ZAIA and STORMBRINGER walk down a street, with ZAIA rubbing what's left of the silly putty off her hands*

ZAIA: *mumbling* Once I get my hands on that lousy little-

STORMBRINGER: So what the hell is going on around here?

ZAIA: Long story. Just help me kill Kuja, alright?

STORMBRINGER: Uh...any particular reason?

ZAIA: Um...he said some nasty things to me?

STORMBRINGER: HE'S A WALKING DEAD MAN.

ZAIA *under her breath* Perfect.

*a crash. Both of them whirl around*

STORMBRINGER: What was that?

ZAIA: Sounds like it came from underground!

*another crash. Then another. ZAIA and STORMBRINGER stand back to back, watching nervously. With a final crash, a massive creature bursts through the street and roars*

STORMBRINGER: It's a cave troll!

ZAIA: Kill it!

STORMBRINGER: Get to safety!

*STORMBRINGER reaches under his trench coat as FIDO roars and charges, swinging a massive iron hammer. Just as the troll reaches him, STORMBRINGER sidesteps, whips off the coat, and throws it in FIDO'S face, revealing a pair of six-shooters on gunbelts. He quick-draws and fires several rounds into the troll's back. FIDO goes sprawling and doesn't get up*

ZAIA: Great job! You-

STORMBRINGER: Quiet!

*STORMBRINGER approaches the troll and kicks its foot. FIDO doesn't move. A pair of GNOMES scramble up from the hole in the street*

HEADCRAB: You killed our pet!

ZAIA: That thing was your pet?

MITT: Yeah, and we just spent a fortune to buy a pooper-scooper for him!

STORMBRINGER: I really didn't need to hear that...

*FIDO suddenly rises and roars angrily. STORMBRINGER aims, but the troll swings its hammer and sends him flying*

ZAIA: Storm!

*STORMBRINGER slams into a parked car, crumpling its side*

ZAIA: You bastard!

*FIDO takes a swing at her, but she jumps over the troll's arm and uses her claws to open several deep cuts. FIDO bellows again and knocks her over. ZAIA tries to catch her breath, but FIDO steps on her legs and pins her*

ZAIA: Help!

GNOMES: DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

*a sudden thwack. FIDO yelps and grabs the back of his head*

FANBOY: Surprise, asshole!

*a slightly mangled FANBOY steps out from behind FIDO, carrying his reclaimed boat oar*

ZAIA: Fanboy! You're alive!

FANBOY: No thanks to you!

ZAIA: Just kill the troll and I'll make it up to you! Promisepromisepromise!

FANBOY: Okay! *assumes heroic pose* Let's get to it!

*a beat. FANBOY assumes a second heroic pose*

HEADCRAB: What the hell is he doing?

MITT: Beats me.

FANBOY: *assumes third heroic pose* I'm charging up my ultimate attack! Don't interrupt me!

HEADCRAB: Sorry, this is just too damn boring. Fido! Crush 'em!

*FIDO smashes FANBOY with the hammer and reduces him to pancake size*

FANBOY: Owwww...

MITT: Well, that was totally pointless!

HEADCRAB: Hey Fido! Use him as a Frisbee!

*FIDO picks up FANBOY and hurls him down the street. He slams into a wall and pops back to normal size, unbelievably disoriented. Both GNOMES burst out laughing*

ZAIA: You'll pay for this!

MITT: Oooooh, I'm so scared! Fido! Finish her off already!

ZAIA: NO!

*FIDO raises the hammer again and is about to bring it down when a gunshot rings out. FIDO trembles once, then falls to the ground, revealing a mangled STORMBRINGER loosely holding one of his six-shooters and smiling dazedly*

STORMBRINGER: ...Bang.

HEADCRAB: No way!

MITT: Shit! Retreat!

*both GNOMES crawl back down the hole*

FANBOY: You're not getting away, SEGNOR scum!

*he dives after them. STORMBRINGER wavers, then falls forward, the gun slipping from his hand. ZAIA darts forward and catches him before he hits the ground*

STORMBRINGER: Is it all...just a dream?

ZAIA: Yeah. Just a dream.

FANBOY: *from the hole* Stop ripping off Cowboy Bebop, you unoriginal tearjerkers!

STRAVO (vo): From what I heard later, it was a pretty wild battle, even if it was short. I'm still sorry I missed it. Stormbringer was sorely missed by many, and his body was laid to rest at-

STORMBRINGER (vo): Hey asshole, I'm not dead!

STRAVO (vo): YEAAARGGH! A GHOST!

STORMBRINGER (vo): Oh, hurry up and finish already!

STRAVO (vo): Uh, all right. But even with Stormbringer gone, *a growl. STRAVO gulps* the real carnage was just beginning. None of us guessed what Kuja had up his sleeve until it was too late...

STORMBRINGER (vo): Finished? Great, fine, good, I'm pulling the plug!

*blackout*

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-10-25 02:59am

Kuja wrote:
STRAVO (vo): From what I heard later, it was a pretty wild battle, even if it was short. I'm still sorry I missed it. Stormbringer was sorely missed by many, and his body was laid to rest at-

STORMBRINGER (vo): Hey asshole, I'm not dead!

STRAVO (vo): YEAAARGGH! A GHOST!

STORMBRINGER (vo): Oh, hurry up and finish already!

STRAVO (vo): Uh, all right. But even with Stormbringer gone, *a growl. STRAVO gulps* the real carnage was just beginning. None of us guessed what Kuja had up his sleeve until it was too late...

STORMBRINGER (vo): Finished? Great, fine, good, I'm pulling the plug!

*blackout*

THIS was one of the funniest moments for me in the whole series so far!! For some reason I can't stop laughing at this image that comes up in my mind and hearing it.

Good fucking work Kuja!!

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2003-10-25 02:35pm

FANBOY: Okay! *assumes heroic pose* Let's get to it!

*a beat. FANBOY assumes a second heroic pose*

HEADCRAB: What the hell is he doing?

MITT: Beats me.

FANBOY: *assumes third heroic pose* I'm charging up my ultimate attack! Don't interrupt me!

Hehehe, I liked this part a bit. When are we gonna get back to the real Chaos and Destruction?

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-10-25 03:10pm

Hahahahaha, funny. The battle was great.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-10-25 03:17pm

t'was great... I like rove--fido. And the cartoon-ish part with Fanboy as a frisbee was funny.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-10-28 12:26am

He he he. Another good chapter. I liked the voice over bit.

Can I come back and haunt the gnomes?

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-10-28 01:08am

Kuja wrote:ZAIA: Fanboy! You're alive!

FANBOY: No thanks to you!

ZAIA: Just kill the troll and I'll make it up to you! Promisepromisepromise!

FANBOY: Okay! *assumes heroic pose* Let's get to it!

*a beat. FANBOY assumes a second heroic pose*

HEADCRAB: What the hell is he doing?

MITT: Beats me.

FANBOY: *assumes third heroic pose* I'm charging up my ultimate attack! Don't interrupt me!

HEADCRAB: Sorry, this is just too damn boring. Fido! Crush 'em!

ROTF! This and the bit at the end almost had me peeing in my chair at work! Too fucking funny!