The Random Rangers in

The Case of the Ice Piano of Death


Chapter 1 - The New Case





The Rangers are in their tree waiting for any caper. Chip is studying up on detection. Dale is sleeping, dreaming about super duper stick. Gadget is working on a project, a new kind of camera.The project is going well, because she had all the required parts in stock . Monty is cooking up a swiss cheese egg roll. Zipper is buzzing around. Suddenly, they saw a news report, informing them that Rat Capone had ilegally created the Ice Piano of Death!
"We have to thwart Rat Capone and reclaim the Ice Piano of Death, or else he may harm rock!" Chip said. So they went hunting for Rat Capone and the Ice Piano of Death.
Meanwhile, in the Ranger Tree, Rat Capone explained his plan to his minions. "My plan is to to kill all squirrels ", said Rat Capone. Being dumb, they inquired if he also planned to destroy the dish washer industry now that he had the Ice Piano of Death. Rat Capone said that he would indeed, and he already thought of it . They all brooded darkly.

Chapter 2 - The Search




The rangers were looking for any trace of the Ice Piano of Death or Rat Capone.

Chip went to the bank. The bank, next to a Pet Store, is noisy with anticipation. Chip carefully searches the place. Chip finds an pleasant scepter , clearly suggesting that the Ice Piano of Death is hidden in the Ranger Tree. He goes there to investigate. Dale searched Cat Alley. Cat Alley is devoid of cats today. Dale looks around the location and searches for anything interesting. . Dale sees nothing of interest. Gadget traveled to the Ranger Tree. The Ranger Tree is dirty. Nimnul is there. Wart is there. Mole is there. Rat Capone is there. Snout is there. Lahwhinie is there. Gadget spies on Rat Capone, holding the Ice Piano of Death. Monty goes unnoticed. Monty went to Fat Cat's Casino. Critters are betting on spork fights and eating egg roll. Monty searches the location for clues. Monty sees nothing of interest. Zipper went to the cola bottling plant. The cola plant still smells of death. Zipper searches the place. Zipper finds a bloody crystal , and thinks it means Ice Piano of Death is in the Ranger Tree. He goes in that direction to look.

So the Rangers knew about the location of the Ice Piano of Death.

On the way to the Ranger tree, Gadget is taken unawares by Rat Capone's minions, led by his agent, Sewernose de Bergerac. They beat Gadget to a fuzzy pulp and then leave her for dead. Fortunately, Zipper saw this from a distance and ran to save her. Zipper helped Gadget back to headquarters.

Everyone gathered back at the Ranger Tree.

"I have a critical injury by injuries inflicted by Rat Capone's sneaky attack !", Gadget exclaimed. " Please, if I don't survive, Avenge my tragic killing !"

Dale looked at Gadget's wounds. "Ouch! That must really be painful! ", Dale said. Fortunately, Dale had seen Fantastic Voyage about a million times. he even recalled from his keen observations of Gadget's normal anatomy that the bones belong on the inside, so that is where he put them . "Come on, Gadget, don't leave me, the team can't go on without your cleverness!", Dale pleaded. Eventually, Gadget's condition stablized. Monty thinks up a plan. Monty's plan is to poison Rat Capone's soup supply . Mepps arrived at the Ranger Tree. Gadget went up to Mepps.

"I especially am noticing your impressive willpower in overcoming your leotard problem , Mepps", said Gadget.

"Oh, you noticed, Gadget", answered Mepps. "I was afraid you thought I had a junkie tail ."

Their conversation was finished by their leaving to destroy Rat Capone and return the Ice Piano of Death.

Chapter 3 - The Battle




Getting to the Ranger Tree, they carry out their attack. Nimnul is only very slightly harmed. Wart is smitten. Mole is maybe mortally wounded. Rat Capone is maybe mortally wounded. Snout is slightly wounded. Lahwhinie is seriously hurt. Mepps is seriously wounded.

Wart missed Monty. Mole missed Zipper. Rat Capone missed Zipper. Lahwhinie missed Chip. Mepps missed Zipper. Gadget trips Mole using a harpoon. Mole is maybe mortally wounded. Zipper rams Mepps. Mepps is slightly wounded.

Wart stabbed Chip. Chip is greviously hurt. Wart shouts at Chip, "You are defined by your having pathetic excuse for a tail." "Lies! " Chip replies. Mepps missed Dale. Dale trips Mepps. Mepps is injured. Monty grabs Wart . Wart is wounded. Zipper buzzes Mepps.

Rat Capone missed Zipper. Snout swatted Monty. Monty is slightly wounded. Monty bashes Wart with a duck. Wart is maybe mortally hurt.

Nimnul missed Gadget. Wart missed Chip. Rat Capone bit Monty. Monty is slightly wounded. Mepps missed Monty. Monty roundhouse kicks Mepps . Mepps is seriously injured. Mepps dies of Monty's attack. Zipper hits Snout. Snout is injured.

Mole missed Dale. Rat Capone kicked Monty. Monty is only very slightly harmed. Chip quickly thought up a new plan. "Gadget! Watch out for Rat Capone's eye! It's dangerous!", Chip cautioned. "Zipper! Fly into Rat Capone and destroy his heart! ", Chip suggested. Chip kicks Nimnul. Nimnul is slightly wounded. Dale jumps on Snout. Snout is slightly wounded. Monty throws Mole . Mole is greviously wounded. Mole perishes, shouting "Ow! The pain!"

Nimnul missed Dale. Nimnul says to Dale, "You are defined by your having need for orthodontia." "At least I don't have a unforgivable tendency toward evil schemes " Dale shouts. Wart missed Zipper. Rat Capone stabbed Chip. Chip is injured. Snout swatted Gadget. Gadget is gravely wounded. Chip battles Nimnul. Nimnul is slighty hurt. Dale insults Lahwhinie. Monty throws a ancient elephant at Rat Capone, but it is blocked. Zipper uses Quick Attack on Wart. Wart is wounded.

Wart missed Gadget. Rat Capone missed Gadget. Dale attempts to befuddle Nimnul . Monty whallops Rat Capone. Rat Capone is gravely wounded. Zipper fights Snout. Snout is injured.

Wart kicked Dale. Dale is smitten. Rat Capone missed Dale. Gadget pokes Wart. Wart is greviously wounded. Wart collapses, shouting "Ouch! The pain!" Monty hits Snout with a helicopter. Snout is only very slightly harmed. Zipper battles Nimnul. Nimnul is only very slightly harmed.

Rat Capone missed Chip. Snout missed Monty. Dale trips Nimnul. Nimnul is slightly wounded. Monty clobbers Snout with a plunger. Snout is gravely wounded. Snout is killed by Monty's attack. Zipper goes to attack Snout, but he is already dead.

Rat Capone missed Dale. Lahwhinie says to Zipper, "Your problems result from having no relevence to this story!" Zipper buzzes angrily at Lahwhinie. Monty hurls a helmet at Rat Capone, but misses. Zipper fights Lahwhinie. Lahwhinie is maybe mortally injured.

Nimnul stomped Gadget. Gadget is maybe mortally wounded. Gadget, stricken by Nimnul's attack, falls over, clearly not long for the world and dies without a word. Rat Capone missed Dale. Chip attempts to take Lahwhinie by surprise. Dale trips Rat Capone. Rat Capone is seriously injured. Rat Capone dies of Dale's attack. Monty goes to attack Rat Capone, but he is already dead. And so, with Rat Capone dead, they got the Ice Piano of Death and escaped.

Chapter 4 - Epilogue




Although coming at great cost they had triumphed and ensured that the Ice Piano of Death was out of Rat Capone's hands forever. Gadget got a proper Scientologist funeral. Apparently both Gadget and Mepps died, so there is no insipid romantic subplot in the conclusion! Regretably, Dale developed a gambling problem and died forsaken by the others in the emergency room of an overcrowded innner-city hospital.
THE END!

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