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September 15th, 2012 (8:20 PM). Edited November 21st, 2012 by Gothitelle..
Rating: PG-13 for curing, Poke violence and some mild sexual content
Fandom: Pokemon
Characters/Parings: Saturn/Mars, Ariana, Team Dark (original team), male Rocket grunt/Jupiter
Genre: Adventure, Friendship
Status: on going
By: Gothitelle
Comments: Here I am, attempting to do this story again, this time this chapter came out the way I wanted it to. Also this story like everyone I've done takes place in Unova.
"Okay, you know the plan guys?"
"What plan?"
The smack of a palm against human flesh echoed through the area.
"You know what plan, stupid. We quietly sneak into the Team Galactic building and get what the boss wanted us to get…"
"Which is?"
"And to capture those two commanders for our boss to interrogate…"
"Wait… when you say commanders, which is plural, that means we're going to capture that girl… you know the one that's really hot? We're going to capture her to?"
"Yes… we are going to attempt to capture the **** as well as the brat…"
The sound of her Pokémon growling startled the red haired commander from her sleep. She listened quietly to discover that her Purugly was reacting to the sounds of people talking outside, She couldn't make out what they were saying, but it was clear that the unfamiliar voices were close to the building. Opening her eyes confirmed the suspicion as she saw the shadows of people lurking near the window projected onto the opposite wall by the streetlights.
She quickly sat up on the bed as she pulled the covers over her bare chest. The room was dark as it was midnight. The faint light from the neon colored stickered stars on the ceiling brought her some comfort as she stared at them for a good while. Whoever the shadows belonged to, they weren't supposed to be there, and people who loitered around places they weren't supposed to be after midnight were usually up to no good. The conversations outside were getting louder and noisier as the shadows were beginning to move at a fast pace, almost as if they were running back and forth. The cat Pokemon still growled angrily as the girl looked over to her left and saw her male partner sleeping next to her peacefully on his side with his body partially buried in the sheets.
Her heart rate quickened as she attempted to wake up her companion. Her hair stood on the back of her neck as adrenaline was kicking in while the redhead shook her partner pretty hard, hissing for him to wake up.
"Saturn! Please, you have to wake up!" she whispered tersely as she shook her heavily-sleeping partner. "Now, Saturn! You have to wake up!"
The shaking and urgent tone of her voice immediately got through to Saturn as he quickly rolled over on his back and proceeded to sit up on the bed. The blue haired man rubbed his eyes as the girl clenched to his arm warningly. She squeezed his arm in order to get his attention as her red eyes shot to the window to indicate something outside. He followed her gaze, but the shadows had passed and the conversation was now silenced, so he saw nothing. The girl remained tense, however. As Saturn was done rubbing his eyes, he looked at the nervous girl and proceeded to put his arm around her for comfort.
"Yeah? What's the matter, Mars?" he asked with concern. "Why are you freaking out like that?"
"What's the matter? What's the matter?!" Mars hissed in annoyance. "There are people outside our building! I do not know what the hell they want from us but, they are up to something and we need to go after them, Saturn!"
Mars's words sunk in, chasing all thoughts of sleep from his brain. He quickly jumped from the bed and proceeded to pick up their clothes from the floor next to the bed. He picked out Mars's clothes from his own and threw them to her. The redheaded young lady dressed at double speed, but no one could outmatch Saturn's pace. By the time she had her leggings and boots on the blue haired man appeared by her side fully dressed.
"Come on, you need to get dressed faster," he said while picking up the remaining two articles of her clothing.
While the figures returned to the window, Saturn managed to help Mars put on and hook her brassiere as he took her small hooped dress and held it up for her to slide her arms through. When she finally got her uniform on, Mars went over and picked up her purugly as she was still growling. Saturn made shush noises to calm her down, however, that moment was soon interrupted by scratching on their window. They quickly turned towards the window as they saw a figure, with a tool in their hand, fidgeting with the glass.
The pair then quietly and quickly ran towards the bedroom door as it sounded like the person could almost push the window in from the outside. As Saturn was opening the door, there stood a guy coming out from one of the rooms with a flashlight and a lantern in one hand and a small step ladder under his other arm. He had on orange striped pajamas and green bunny slippers. The brown haired guy just stood there, giving Saturn a weird expression as the blue haired man as doing the same thing.
"What?" the young man asked with an attitude as he hunched his shoulders. "Okay so I have on bunny slippers and pajamas. Even if I were naked, I'd still do what it takes to help protect Team G's building!"
A girl giggling could be heard in the background as the couple looked at this brown haired man with an unreadable expression. Mars glanced over in the hallway to see who was laughing. She immediately rolled her eyes as she spotted her near her room. She was an older girl and she stood there with a smirk on her face while she held her skuntank her her arms. Her messy long pink hair and the fact that it was down suggested that she just got out of bed but, however, got dressed rather quickly. She only had her rather semi-revealing one piece suit to deal with at the time.
"You're going to protect me, aren't you Steve?" the young woman asked worriedly.
'You're going to protect me, aren't you Steve?' Mars mimicked quietly under her breath, making fun of the woman's voice. While she scoffed at the girl, Saturn quickly turned to her and whispered 'no' while he shook his head side to side. He then quickly turned to Steve who was busy assuring the rather gorgeous girl that she would be okay.
"Well, now that you've calmed down some, mind telling me what the ladder is for?" The blue haired man asked.
"The ladder? Oh yes, the ladder!" Steve answered as his girlfriend came and stood beside him. "Well the thing is that, don't laugh, but I literally rolled out of bed as soon as Jupiter shook me to death, talking about how there were people outside her window. So I go up to put some clothes on and then when I came out of the room, I needed a weapon of some sort. So I grabbed the ladder to you know… keep them again from her and the headquarters."
"First of all Steve, that ladder isn't going to really help you keep the thieves away from Jupiter," Saturn explained. "Also, we know that Jupiter could fight for herself. In fact, maybe she could help you with the goons in case your ladder idea fails. There is something you can do with that ladder and it's-"
While he was talking, all of a sudden, the lights started to go out as they heard a loud pop outside the building. Now the building was dark enough to not clearly see, however Steve's flashlight and lantern made seeing a little bit better as they were able to see the path in front of them. As she heard the scratching of the window getting louder and louder, Mars ran to pick up her bag, which had important stuff in it. However, they also heard scratching from the room down the hall where Steve came from. While her Pokemon growled loudly, Jupiter went towards the room slowly to check out what was going on. She then turned to the rest of the guys and pointed towards the room.
"Okay, now we've GOT to do something about this!" Steve exclaimed as he attempted to walk down the hallway. "Now those creeps are attempting to break into Jupiter's room!"
"Hold on!" Saturn yelled as he took the ladder and lantern from the young man and gave the ladder to the pink haired girl. "Okay, Steve and I got the outside covered. Now Mars, I want you to wait in the living room. Jupiter, after you put the ladder away, I need you to cover the inside. Stand on guard and if the intruders attack from inside the building, you fight them off. Understood?"
Upon registering what Saturn had said, Steve and Jupiter nodded in agreement while Mars' eyes widened, then narrowed into a defiant glare. She knew Saturn meant well and was only trying to look out for her, but like Saturn and Jupiter, she also was a commander of Team Galactic and could fight on her own merits even though she was the weakest by comparison to the others
"B-but, Saturn," Mars stuttered, shocked by the request to run away and hide while danger was afoot. Especially since her and Jupiter were going to be inside, however Saturn only instructed Jupiter to take action. She shook off the surprise and said, "So you're telling me while Jupiter gets to cover the inside by herself, I have to sit in the living room? And do what? Do I even get to fight? I'm certainly not letting you get yourself killed out there..."
"You know, he's right Mars," Jupiter started to say she put the step ladder against the wall. "Weak little girls shouldn't be involved in these kinds of situations. Let the grown ups handle this, okay? Plus, Saturn is a strong man. He doesn't need you to defend him."
"Shut up, Jupiter!" Mars shouted.
She put down her Pokémon and walked toward the pink-haired woman, glaring menacingly. Jupiter's stuntank growled at the perceived threat to her trainer. The ferocity the skunk displayed prevented Mars from moving any further. Saturn quickly placed his arm in front of Mars to keep the situation from escalating.
"Jupiter, Mars... enough!" Saturn said in a stern voice. "Now Mars, it might help our position if we're not all cornered into the same spot. It also helps if we aren't all fighting at the same time. If things start going wrong, I'll call out for you and you can come in from behind and get the drop on them, okay?"
"B-b-but..." Mars stuttered as she was trying to find the right response to his idea.
However she was quickly cut off by an involuntary kiss on the lips from Saturn.
"It's going to be okay," the blue haired man assured as he pressed the palm of his hand against her cheek. "I promise it will work out."
Saturn and Steve both took the flashlight and lantern and bolted down the hallway and out the front door while Jupiter and her skuntank headed to the living room. Mars stood there in the hallway as she lets out an annoyed sigh. She looked down at her Pokemon who gave her trainer a nudge on the leg. Mars was too annoyed at the moment. She proceeded to also walk down the hallway and into the dark living room, dimly illuminated by the outside light that shined through the window. As she sat down on the couch, she started to put her hands on her lap as she impatiently waited for a signal from Saturn. 'Come on, Saturn. Please signal me to fight.
Thunder started to sound off as rain could be heard hitting the ground, hard. Thunderstorms weren't things that scared Mars, but for her, it had made this particular scene even scarier than what it was. People were breaking into their building, Saturn ran out to fend them off and now it's raining and thundering. Thus, it was adding even more stress to the young lady as she continued to shake. While she continued to wait, she had an idea of what she could do to help. 'My P-phone!' she thought as she reached into her bag and pulled it out. As Mars began to dial the numbers "9-1-1", she could feel the presence of someone else sitting down right beside her.
"What are you doing?!" Jupiter asked in a snippy way. "This is no time for checking your email…"
"I'm calling the police to report a break in," Mars scoffed as she held her phone up to her ear. "Shows how much you know…"
However, while she was itching to get through to an operator...
Windows breaking could be heard in the back of the building as Jupiter's skuntank started to growl loudly. Jupiter got up from her seat and walked towards the back with a determined expression on her face. Mars stood up once she heard what seemed liked footsteps, coming at a quick pace, toward the living area. There were many voices that followed after as the redhead looked at her purugly, who lept into her trainer's arms. Jupiter turned around when she heard Mars get up from her seat. The woman looked at the girl with a strange look while the redhead gave her a defiant glare.
"Mars, sit back down!" Jupiter commanded. "Saturn said for me to cover this. When they come, you either get behind the couch or get in the pantry."
"Will you shut up?!" Mars yelled. "The boss is the only one in the world who's allowed to order me around. And since Cyrus isn't here, that's Saturn. Just because you are stronger than me and you were put in charge of the inside doesn't mean you have any authority over me. You be quiet around me! Besides, I'm waiting for Saturn to give me a signal."
"... Mars," the pink haired girl said as she gave a stern expression. "Saturn only said that to make you feel better. He doesn't want you involved in the fights at all. Don't believe me? When I went into the living room, he quickly texted me telling me that should anything happen here, then I have to tell you to go into the pantry or get behind the couch. He says that he has a hunch they are after you."
While Mars still gave her a defiant glare, Jupiter quickly went into her bag and pulled out her P-phone. She pressed a few buttons until she finally found what she was looking for as she handed the phone to the girl. Mars took the phone and examined the text. When she read it, her eyes widened. It read:
Jupiter, the intruders were Team Dark. they are threatening to kidnap you and Mars if I don't give them what they want. I'm concerned about Mars. If anything happens, tell her to hide in the pantry.
After reading that, Mars dropped the phone and her eyes narrowed into another defiant glare. She didn't care if the intruders were Team Dark, she wanted in on the fight as well and Saturn said he was signal her to help. Now knowing that he changed his mind, she took her bag and ran out the front door. Towards the middle of the building, she could see Saturn and Steve engaging in battles with the Team Dark members across from them. She stopped for a minute to smile at Saturn and his purple toad like Pokemon. Seeing Saturn fight off his opponent with a determined expression made Mars happy as she lightly blushed at the scene. He just finished off an opponent's Pokemon, a bee like creature with four huge drill-like stingers.
While she was admiring Saturn's strength, Mars' purugly gave an annoyed expression as she bit her trainer in the left leg. The redhead gasped as the pain hurt so much, she couldn't focus. When she looked down at her Pokemon, that was when she realized that she wanted her to stop staring at Saturn. Realizing what she really came outside for, she went into her bag and grabbed three Poke balls. Being careful not to be noticed, she crouched down behind a pile of boxes and threw them about five inches from her head as a burst of light came from the three of them. Three Pokemon emerged from the white light; a small purple frog like Pokemon that looked similar to Saturn's toxicroak, a purple bat like pokemon and a steel pokemon hat almost resembled a bucket. All of them were jumping up and down cheerfully when they saw their trainer.
"Okay guys, listen up," Mars whispered as she motioned for her Pokemon to move closer. "When we see that Saturn's in trouble, we are going to get the drop on the opposition. I know that Saturn's strong man, but I have to not follow his orders this time. I can't allow him to get hurt."
Mars got up from the crouching position and glanced over at Saturn, who was now battling a different Pokemon. This time, his opponent brought out a red crab Pokemon that had a huge boulder on it's back. She had never seen anything like it but at the same time, she didn't know about most of Unova's Pokemon. Before she could reach for her Pokedex, she saw the Team Dark member's Pokemon pick up a huge boulder and throw it toward his opponent, in which Saturn's toxicroak countered the attack using brick break. The redhead sighed in relief when she saw that her partner was able to get himself out of that situation.
"Hm, tough..." the Team Dark grunt remarked. "For a kid to be that strong, I didn't see it coming!"
"So, are you going to retreat?" Saturn asked in a stern voice. "I can keep doing this all night if I have to. If you want to mess with Mars, then you've messed with me.."
"Heh! How adorable," the grunt laughed. "It's cute that you want to protect your little red girlfriend. Well then, it's time for my gloves to come off. Now, Crustle! Use aerial ace!"
"Okay, Toxicroak, use focus pun-"
However, Saturn's command was cut off when Mars ran onto the field with her Pokemon behind her. She could see that the foe's crustle was quickly making his way towards Saturn's Pokemon. She knew that a flying type move could easily get Saturn to lose this round, however, not if Mars could help it.
"Crobat use wing attack!" Mars shouted as she pointed towards Team Dark.
The fossil Pokemon flew at top speed towards the grunt's crustle, however the opponent's smile grew at he saw Mars come at him with a determined glare. Now was his chance to get her, now that she came right in the middle of a fight with her boyfriend. As her Pokemon was about to ready her wing, the grunt looked at his Pokemon and just smirked.
"Alright Crustle, new plan!" the member shouted. "Use rock wrecker on her crobat!"
The stone home Pokemon quickly picked up a nearby boulder and threw it at the flying creature, causing it to hit the ground... hard. Mars' eyes widened as she saw that she had lost that fight as she ran towards her fainted Pokemon. She looked up at her opponent, with fire in her eyes. She wasn't going to let this one slip up deter her from fighting the rest of this out. Saturn ran to Mars' side, only to get in front of her and stretched his arms out.
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November 21st, 2012 (9:49 AM).
"Mars!" Saturn yelled as he turned to her. "What are you doing?! Get back in your position!"
"Oh, you mean the one where I just wait in the pantry and listen to Jupiter fight?!" Mars shouted as she held out a Poke ball and used it to return her Pokemon. "The one where I run and hide while you get yourself hurt playing the heroic boyfriend part?! That position?!"
Mars was trying her best not to break down and cry, however, tears started to well up in her eyes as she quickly put her hand up to wipe them away. The thought of Saturn getting hurt while looking out for her well-being was too much for her as she looked up at him with a defiant glare. Meanwhile, Saturn looked at her poker-faced. He was trying his hardest not to show fear, but he couldn't keep the concern out of his gaze when his eyes met Mars'. She was knelt in front of him while sifting through her bag for potions. The fact that it was raining didn't make this scene any less safe. The blue haired man then glanced over at the few remaining Team Dark members as they huddled up. He turned back to Mars as he knelt down in front of her.
"Mars..." Saturn started to say as he went and gave her a kiss on her lips. He came a little closer to her as he raised his hand to press his palm against her cheek while glancing over at the huddled group. "All I want is for you to be safe. It's raining, one of your Pokemon just fainted from a battle and you have no potions or revives. I don't want you getting hurt, Mars. I know what happened at the Spear Pillar two years ago and the thought of almost losing you..."
"But Saturn," Mars piped up as she interrupted him. "We could fight Team Dark together. I could fight with you side by side. I'm not as strong as you but I can still fight. You can guide me. Just tell me what attack to use and I'll do it…"
However, before Mars could finish her sentence, Saturn heard a Team Dark member shouting out a command.
"Magneton, use thundershock!" The grunt commanded.
Saturn quickly turned to see the magnet Pokemon floating towards him with its power charging. The blue haired man stood up as he assumed protective mode and stretched his arms out in front of Mars. Glaring at his opponent, the commander shouted out a command to his Pokemon, who was at the ready to go.
"Now Toxicroak, use brick break!" Saturn shouted as he pointed toward his opponent's Pokemon. "Mars, either you go back inside or you stay behind me and don't make any movements."
"B-but Saturn, wait!" the commander shouted as she quickly got herself up. "Please…"
Saturn harshly shushed her as he turned to the scene. His toxicroak dug his heels into the ground as he lept from the ground and proceeded execute a sift chop at the foe's magneton. As Saturn's pokemon landed on his feet, the linked magnet fell to the ground as the Team Dark member looked around in shock. He took out a poke ball to return his Pokemon as he gave a defeated expression. A few of the other members started to leave as the commanders turned to each other and smiled.
"Saturn, we did it!" Mars exclaimed as she threw her arms around his neck and wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Yes, we did," Saturn whispered as he kissed her on the cheek. "Now, I know that Steve and Jupiter already fended off their half. Why don't you go inside and have them dry you off while I watch these four guys, okay?"
Mars got down as she smiled at the blue haired commander. She nodded as she took out two poke balls to return her brongzong and coragunk. She then began to walk towards the Galactic building with her bag and purugly in tow. Saturn watched her leave to be sure that she'd make it in safely. Once assured that her mate was going to be alright by himself, Mars turned towards the building and rushed towards the door. However, as she began to twist the knob…
A green light illuminated the outside of the building as a loud zapping sound could be heard. Even though it nearly made her jump, the girl turned around to see what caused such a reaction. From there, the commander froze as she couldn't believe what she saw. Saturn was… gone. He vanished, leaving his toxicroak behind. Near the four Team Dark members was an older woman dressed in a different outfit than the grunts. She wore a skintight one piece jumper with a blue letter D on the corner. Her brown hair was tied back and she was standing next to a yellow Pokemon that Mars had never seen this team use. The abra just floated beside her master as the woman smirked at the Galactic commander.
"Go back inside, my dear child," the woman said smugly. "Or else you'll end up like your little blue boyfriend who tried to get in our way!"
Mars ran down the steps and towards Team Dark. Her fists her balled as she began pumping them. She felt as if her face was about to burn and she had fire in her eyes. She gave the older woman a menacing glare as the Team Dark member herself began to chuckle.
"W-who are you?" Mars started to ask as the fumes were burning in her ruby reds. "Where's Saturn?!"
"Oh, how cute. The wittle kid is angwy," the woman mocked as she laughed. "Well little lady, I'm one of three super administrators. My name's Aida! As for that blue haired kid I used my abra to teleport him to our flagship. You know, you should thank him. Because of him, we have no further use of you or that pink haired little brat."
Mars began to shake as she proceeded to walk towards Aida, glaring menacingly. While the super administrator just crossed her arms and laughed, Saturn's toxicroak assumed his trainer's protective stance and jumped right in front of Mars to keep her from going any further. The commander was still shaking as the other members began to leave the scene, leaving the higher up member. As she gruffly turned, she said one last thing.
"Cute. Even that Pokemon knows you are a weakling and you say you're strong? Dream on little girl!" she said smugly. "I advise you to stay away. Stay out of Team Dark's way. Don't go chasing after us because you wanna wescue your boyfriend. This is your last warning."
As she left, tears were starting to well in her eyes. They took Saturn away from her and it brought up bad memories. Memories from three years ago when Team Galactic's former boss was taken from her into the Distortion World. As these thoughts consumed her, she started to feel rage. If only she were stronger, just a little stronger, this would have never happened. If only she had the power to defeat Team Dark, she could have protected him for a change. Just like with Master Cyrus, if only she was stronger, he wouldn't have been taken from her.
She could feel the fire burning inside her heart as these thoughts consumed her mind. Then, Mars decided… despite Aida's threats, she was going to get Saturn back and didn't care about the danger she was getting herself in. She already lost one person who was important to her and was not about to lose another. So, she ran into the city to track down their flagships. "You know, if only I were a bit stronger… just maybe, I would have prevented Saturn from being taken away from me…' she thought as she ran into the pouring rain into the edge of Castelia City, where a bridge was ahead. While she ran toward the bridge, she looked up and could see a large fleet a ships going toward the bridge. As she went into the tunnel, she screamed out his name a couple of time. She was determined to catch up to Team Dark, no matter the cost. She wanted to be the one to rescue her loved one for a change and she had all the willpower to do so.
However, because it was raining, Mars started to get really cold and somewhat dizzy as she finally reached Skyarrow Bridge. As she got on to the bridge, she started to run faster than ever. The rain however, made it difficult for Mars to see the ships as she began to get frustrated. Finally, she couldn't see them anymore and she stopped in the middle of the bridge, ignoring the fact that cars were passing by. She struggled to catch her breath as water was beginning to get into her nose. She then used the last bit of energy she had to call out for her partner again.
"Saturn!" Mars screamed out as she looked up at the sky.
She started to get weak as she became light headed and her legs felt like they wouldn't support her as she fell to the ground. Once she had hit the ground, she instantly blacked out.
November 21st, 2012 (9:50 AM).
It was the next morning as the bright light from the sun illuminated the semi-dark bedroom. The sound of spearows and pidgeys chirping outside was enough to awake the red headed girl from her sleep. She stretched and yawned while she sat up on the bed and began to look around. Mars then noticed that she was in a room, in a bed that didn't belong to her. Nothing looked familiar to her. The room was a plain white color with a plain bed that had green sheets. It looked more like a guest room than a real room. So she knew that she wasn't back in Saturn's room.
She also noticed that she was actually wearing an article of clothing. She wore a short white lacey nightgown that was about three sizes too big since the sleeves kept falling off her shoulders. The window was partially opened as the white sheer curtains flowed with the warm morning breeze. Mars quickly got out of bed and ran to the window, sliding the curtains apart to see through the window. She could see that the city was very peaceful, but had a different vibe to it. It was indeed busy as people were walking and driving along but the buildings seemed more commercialized. Most of the homes she was seeing were all apartments or two story houses. Most of them were also red brick houses with a staircase in the entrance. This looked nothing like the city she was in before which was by the sea.
Then, the door handle could be heard turning as the door began to open. This spooked Mars as she jumped back and looked towards the door. When the door opened, an older woman who looked as if she was in her late forties came in the room with a smile on her face. She also had Mars' clothes in tow as she laid them on the bed. As she looked at this red haired woman weirdly, she reminded Mars of someone. Someone she had considered to be her best friend. Someone she had hung with about two weeks ago.
"Oh you're up!" the lady exclaimed as she neatly folded the clothes on the bed. "I washed your clothes for you, dear. Now they are all nice and clean."
"… Who are you and how did I end up here?!" Mars demanded more than asked.
The red haired lady then came to her side of the bed and proceeded to sit near where the commander was standing. She patted one side of the bed, motioning for Mars to come sit next to her. While she grimaced, she decided to go over and sit next to the woman.
"Well what had happen was, I was driving along Skyarrow Bridge last night. It was going on to one o'clock-ish at the time and I was just coming from the grocery store," the older woman explained. "It was pouring so I really couldn't see that well. So when I was driving along the bridge, I saw something big lying in the middle of the road. I stopped and tried to take a closer look and when I did, it saw that it was actually a person, and that person was you. So I got out and I grabbed a towel to scoop you up and bring you back home. That's how you ended up here."
"Why, I thank you for not leaving me out there," the girl said as she stood up from the bed. "I had no idea that I fainted in the middle of the road. All I knew was that I was calling out for someone and then my mind went blank."
"Well, what heck were you thinking Mars?" the older woman asked with concern in her voice. "You could have gotten killed out there. Didn't you see the cars? Thank god nobody ran over you. And that it was raining pretty hard so you could have caught a cold... "
Mars did not say a single word. She just looked at the older woman square in the eye. Now, all she wanted was for her to leave the room so that she could change her clothes. She did not care to ask how this woman knew her name; she just wanted her out of her sight. All Mars wanted was to get out of this strange home so that she can resume her search for Saturn. Now he could have been taken anywhere since she missed them last night and the more she stays, the worse it is for him. The woman appeared to be reading the girl's thoughts as she flashed a smile and stood up.
"Get dressed, and then come to the table to eat," she said as she proceeded to leave the room.
After she left the room, Mars lets out a heavy sigh as she quickly grabbed her clothes and proceeded to get dressed quickly. As she got dressed, many thoughts were running through her mind. 'Where could he be now? I really have no time for socializing. I need to track him down! But... if only I could predict where Team Dark was headed...' Before she finished getting herself dressed, she noticed that the zipper in the back of her dress was down. Normally, this wasn't a problem since Saturn would always zip up her dress, but now as she was bending her arms and wrist to reach it, she increasingly got frustrated as she just took her bag and left the room.
With a determined expression, Mars ran down the stairs and into the living room where her sight was set on the front door. She did not care to scan around the house at the decor, she just wanted to leave. However, before she could twist the knob to open the door...
"Oh! I didn't expect to see you here!" a familiar voice exclaimed.
Upon hearing the voice, Mars turned around, and when she did, she was shocked by what she saw. Her friend with short red hair was coming down the other flight of stairs with a smile on her face. She looked like she was an older lady, looked to be in her early thirties. She had on a white long dress with a black patch on the top corner. In that black patch was a red letter R in it. As the executive was putting on her gold earrings, Mars just froze. She looked just like the woman who brought her clothes, so she could only assume that she lived here and the woman she met was her mother.
"Ariana!" Mars exclaimed as she ran towards her with open arms.
"Mars!" Ariana shouted as she also ran towards her friend.
Both girls gave each other a short but endearing embrace as they gave each other a friendly kiss on the lips. Ariana raised her hand and made a circle like gesture as a motion for Mars to turn around. When she did, the older woman then reaches for the zipper that was on the back of her friend's dress and quickly zips it up for her. Mars quickly turned back around and thanked her friend for the zipper pull as she gave her yet another friendly hug.
"Boy am I happy to see you!" Ariana exclaimed. "What a good way to start a typical morning!"
"Hm, I know! Especially after what happened to me last night," Mars said as she was itching towards the door. "Speaking of that, I'm sorry Ariana but I really need to leave on short notice. I have an emergency I must tend to."
However, as Mars was almost at the door, Ariana ran right in front of her and stretched her arms right in front of the door. The girl looked up at her and gave her a confused look.
"Ariana, please… I need to leave!" the commander as she raised her voice slightly. "Why are you preventing me from leaving? What's your problem?"
"Mars… I saw on the news, about Team Dark," Ariana said as she looked down at the ground. "They were over this city not too long ago and I really don't think you should go out there."
Mars could sense that her friend was lying to her. She was on Skyarrow Bridge by the time she lost Team Dark. Now that she was in her friend's house this morning, she knew that they were much further down the road than Ariana claimed they were. Plus, the news only reports on Team Dark if they planned to do something that was devastating to the nation. Yes, they took Saturn, however it wasn't really a national crisis worth reporting about. Mars raised her eyebrow at Ariana as she was increasingly getting frustrated with her.
"Even if that really happened, I don't care," Mars said with frustration rising in her voice. "Saturn is on their ships and I have to save him. I'm telling you, I need to leave now!"
"…Mars!" Ariana piped up as she tried her hardest to keep her friend from leaving.
At this point, both girls were both getting exasperated. Ariana tried everything. She tried pushing her friend away from the door lightly since she was bigger and taller than Mars. She tried talking about how her mother would be upset if she left so soon and she even tried making up lies about crises on the news. Mars on the other hand was starting to get really upset. Saturn was out there on Team Dark's ships and she promised herself that she would stop at nothing to save him. But the older woman was blocking her way and this made her really mad. 'Okay, calm down Mars… she's never acted like this before. It's no use getting upset now. Just ask her why she is acting so erratically. Maybe you could sort things out and you'll be on your way' she thought as she was no longer as upset as she was before.
"You know what, Ariana?" Mars said in a calm but stern voice. "I've never seen you act like this before. Why are you doing this? What's the matter? I'd like to know because it's surprising that you would act this way. You're usually so calm and collected. I look at you as my mature other half. Are you alright?"
They both stared at each other in the moment. Upon staring at her, Ariana took Mars by her hand and lead her to the kitchen table. When they reached the dining table, they pulled out their chairs as they sat down and face each other.
"… Mars," Ariana started to say as she had calmed down a bit as well. "… I know what happened out there. You know… with you fainting in the middle of the bridge. I was just about to go the sleep for the night until my mother came home with you in tow. You were limp and wet so I asked what happened. She said you fainted in the middle of the bridge. When I heard that, my heart dropped. I feared for you, Mars. I really did. I bathed you, dried you and gave you a dry nightgown while my mother washed your clothes. Why did you run out in the pouring rain anyway? How could you do something so dangerous? That's not like you, Mars."
"Oh… that's why you didn't want me to go out?" Mars asked with concern in her voice as she moved her chair closer to her friend's. "Ariana, I did that because I wanted to chase after Team Dark. It started like this: headquarters was about to be invaded by a bunch of people from Team Dark. So Saturn and I quickly ran outside to fend them off while of course, Steve also had to go and protect his precious Jupiter since you know… she's sooo gorgeous and strong and can get anything she wants and…"
As Mars was beginning to ramble, Ariana puts up her hand as a signal for her to stop.
"Mars can we save your envy of Jupiter for say… later?" the red haired woman asked as she chuckled. "I mean she unnerves me as well but this is beside the point…"
"Oh sorry," Mars said. "Anyway, while Saturn won against them, they teleported him to their main ship. So that's why I ran out the way I did. You see Ariana, I need to save Saturn. I need to. I don't care what happens to me along the way. Yeah, I fainted in the middle of the bridge but I don't care. I was close to those ships and then I lost them and I'll keep going until I track down Saturn. I'm sick and tired of the most important people in my life being taken from me. Cyrus was taken from me two years ago and now Saturn."
"Mars!" Ariana screamed as she stood up from her chair and walked up to where Mars was sitting. "So you don't care what happens to you? Huh? Well you know something, Mars? My mother might be a pain in the *** sometimes but thank god she was the one who got you. You had me worried sick, Mars! Someone could have taken you and done horrible things to you. Someone could have just run over you and you would have died. You could have caught a bad cold or got struck by lightning. And you're going to sit here and tell me that you don't care? What the hell?!"
Mars gave the older woman a blank stare as she was listening to every word that was coming out of her mouth. She could clearly see in her eyes that Ariana was really worried about her. Tears welled in her eyes and flowed down her face as she quickly was trying to dry them. Even though Mars felt that Ariana didn't understand why she did the things she did and that she was being a bit selfish, she was sorry that she had worried her. She got up from her chair and proceeded to give her friend a hug as an apology.
"Mars… I'm so sorry for the way I acted," Ariana started to explain. "I was being selfish and immature. If you have to save Saturn, then I shouldn't have stopped you. You wouldn't have done that of it were me wanting to save Archer. It's just that, seeing the only person who even bothered to get to know me as a friend getting hurt scares me. It does weird things to my brain, Mars. Anyway, I am sorry and if you need to leave right now, I'd understand."
As Mars was pondering on whether she should just run and leave, she looked up at her friend with a smile. 'Maybe I should ask her if she wants to go with me. That way, everything will get handled in a mature way. Plus Ariana is a strong woman. She could also help me with Team Dark' she thought as she gave Ariana a huge smile.
"… if you want, you can come with me!" Mars exclaimed.
Ariana also flashed a smile as she took her bag and followed Mars out the front door.
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Woohoo.... The brain is ticking over 10 to a dozen.... Email to following when we absorb it all and think on the possibilities and how too's..... YeeHaaa.... It could happen.... Hugs and more hugs.... :) :)
Thank you Jill, for a really beautiful mandelbrot reflection creation, the colours look great in the reflection.
PJ, I'm so glad you found it to be exciting! That's a super compliment! I'm also glad you enjoyed the solve. Thanks for your comment! .... :-)
Are you sure there are only 6 of these young'uns? Did you smuggle them to Oz from Tennessee? I'm glad you enjoyed it dear one! BTW! guess where Jim has a conference next October. ... San Diego.....and guess where y'all will be! I think I'll try to change the date of the conference. I'll simply tell them that 2 of my dearest friends, whom I've actually never met and are, in reality, puzzle people, will not be in San Diego because rhey live half the year in the land of Oz. Surely, they'll honor my request! Most welcome, dear one..... :-)
Jill - what an exciting, intricate and beautiful design. So fun to solve.
Got 'ya good buddy..... That's 'cause you threw in the purple.... Well to be honest, one of the barefoot kids helped me.... Thanks mucho... This is creative and unique to the max... Was also a bit difficult.... Thanks again dear one.... :) :)

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A man whose body was recovered from a fast flowing burn has been named as retired university lecturer Ron Thomson.
Dr Thomson, 66, and his wife, Maris, from Glasgow, had been to a cheese and wine evening at Kilchrenan Village Hall, in Argyll, on Saturday night but became separated as they walked back to a friend's house in the dark.
The couple had driven to Kilchrenan in their camper van, and were planning to stay overnight with a local couple.
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Thank you for all the sweet comments about my new job with Relay. It's almost been a full week and although I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed (which is typical with any new position), I am absolutely loving it! Everyone I've met has been awesome and the company has some really cool ideas that they are working on. Plus I pretty much get to think about food all day! 😉
With the craziness of starting a new job this week, my cooking schedule has been a bit off but luckily I've had a pot of leftover soup to eat for meals throughout the week. A big, steaming bowl of soup is the perfect comfort food on a chilly fall evening.
As soon as a nip in the air presents itself, I start thinking about what soups I can make. Crock pot soups are some of my favorites – the whole set it and forget it thing is totally up my alley. But I also like being able to whip up quick soups that have a flavor profile similar to a soup that's cooked for hours. If that's the kind of thing you're into, you will love this Autumn Harvest Soup. The shiitake mushrooms bring a mellow flavor to the broth and the onions, carrots, kale and white beans pair together to make a light and super delicious soup. Comfort food without the calories. Yes please!
Clean Food Autumn Harvest Soup
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 6 cups water
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 3 carrots, diced
- 4 cups chopped kale or collard greens
- 2 cups cooked cannellini beans
- 1/4 cup mirin
- Splash of tamari
- Splash of apple cider vinegar
- 4–5 dashes toasted sesame oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Place dried mushrooms in medium pot with 6 cups water. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
- When mushrooms are soft, remove from broth and cut off and discard stems. Dice caps and place back in pot with broth.
- In large pot over medium heat, sauté onion, garlic and ginger in oil 3 minutes. Add carrots and sauté 3 minutes. Add kale or collard greens, beans and mirin and sauté until greens are deep green and tender.
- Pour broth and mushrooms into pot with kale, add tamari and vinegar and simmer 5–7 minutes.
- Season to taste with toasted sesame oil and black pepper and serve.
Unfortunately, I can't take credit of this awesome soup. It's from Terry Walters' Clean Food, Revised Edition.
The original Clean Food cookbook launched in 2008 and although I don't own it, I had heard great things about it so I was excited to receive a copy of the revised edition (that launched October 2012) for review. The revised edition offers even more inspiration to eat clean and live well, with over twenty new recipes, variations to make every recipe gluten-free, a new chapter dedicated to healthy snacking, as well as, beautiful photography throughout. The cookbook features fresh, seasonal vegan fare and the new version has updated the dishes to feature today's most healthful ingredients. For instance: extra virgin coconut oil substitutes for canola oil and maple syrup replaces agave nectar as a sweetener. Both coconut oil and maple syrup are mainstays in my kitchen so that piece was pretty exciting for me.
This soup is one of the two recipes I tried so far from the cookbook and let's get say, I've been very impressed. I like the cookbook so much I ended up giving Isaac's mom a copy for her birthday last month and she's been loving it as well! I already have about 10 other recipes marked that I want to try, I just need to get in the kitchen and make them happen. Maybe I'll try some out around the holidays…
To get a feel for the different types of recipes included in Clean Food, check out the recipes posted on Terry's website. Here are some of the fall and winter recipes that caught my eye:
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Fennel and Shiitake Mushrooms
- Shallot Fig Spread
- Pomegranate Vinaigrette
- Ginger Pear Crisp
- Pumpkin Spice Muffins <– Of course I would like these.
Would you like to have your own copy of the Clean Food revised cookbook? Simply leave a comment on this post telling me why and you'll be entered to win. The giveaway will close on Tuesday night (11:59PM) and I'll announce the winner early next week.
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The voting is happening this week though Sunday, 11/11/12, and in order for me to secure a spot as one of the 12 finalists, I have to be in first place this week. Right now I'm #24. I went from #68 to #24 yesterday so I know I can do it! I'd love for you to help me out by voting. It's super easy and you don't have to register. Just visit my Face of Fitness entry page and click "Vote." Once you click on vote you have to fill in a few words on the ad, but that's it. You can vote once a day from each computer or mobile device you own. 🙂 I appreciate your vote so much.
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Jones hails Gatland transformation
Ryan Jones believes Wales have "changed beyond all recognition" under the coaching direction of New Zealander Warren Gatland.
Gatland will take charge of his 100th career Test match on Friday night when Wales continue their autumn series by hosting Tonga at the Millennium Stadium.
It will be Gatland's 59th game at the helm of Wales, while he also coached Ireland in 38 Tests and masterminded the British and Irish Lions' 2-1 series triumph against Australia earlier this year.
His Wales reign is highlighted by three RBS 6 Nations titles, two Grand Slams and a 2011 World Cup semi-final appearance.
"His record speaks for itself," said Ospreys back-row forward Jones, who captains a Wales team showing 11 changes from last Saturday's record 40-6 win against Argentina, including a new cap in Newport Gwent Dragons wing Hallam Amos.
"The difference in the environment, the difference in the results - we've changed beyond all recognition from before.
"Warren has done that and he's been incredibly successful. We are judged on results in professional sport and under Warren we have won trophies. It's been a great few years."
Stockport-born Amos, 19, who moved to Wales at the age of four, has gained Test selection barely a week after being called up to the autumn training squad, initially as injury cover.
Amos will slot into the Wales back-three alongside Leigh Halfpenny and George North, who are both retained following the Pumas clash along with prop Rhodri Jones and flanker Justin Tipuric.
Ashley Beck and Cardiff Blues centre Owen Williams will team up as Wales' midfield, while versatile James Hook is handed a chance in the number 10 shirt alongside half-back partner Lloyd Williams.
Six changes in the pack include starts for Bath prop Paul James, Ospreys lock Ian Evans and Dragons flanker Andrew Coombs, but there is also plenty of quality back-up on the bench with the replacements including Lions skipper Sam Warburton and Racing Metro's Dan Lydiate.
Also on the bench, Gatland has drafted in Scarlets back Jordan Williams, where he has familiar company from club colleagues in hooker Emyr Phillips and scrum-half Rhodri Williams.
"They (Tonga) are going to be big, physical, uncompromising. They are going to like to hit targets and stuff," Jones added.
"We haven't played against them for a long, long time. But like I said, no disrespect to them, we have focussed very much on getting our own preparation right, getting our own house in order.
"If we are accurate in everything we do as a collective, the opposition, at times, becomes irrelevant.
"You have to try to impose yourselves. It is about very much carrying on the momentum and the style and manner of how Wales have played in the first two games."
Wales have sometimes struggled in their traditional November Friday night fixture, losing to Samoa last year and drawing with Fiji in 2010, but assistant coach Robin McBryde said: "I think we have learnt our lessons, to be honest.
"I think we have changed the way we've prepared for this game. We've been able to manage the squad a little bit differently with regards to spending a bit more time on the detail a little bit earlier in our preparations.
"We have got to be on our guard. Anyone who saw Tonga's game against France on the weekend knows how much of a threat they can be, especially when they are still in the game.
"So it is a big game for us, an important game, important for individuals and as a squad as well.
"Regarding Hallam, it is just a case of him getting out there and showing what he can do.
"At regional level we have seen glimpses of that. He is a great runner with the ball in hand. No doubt he will be tested, but that's international rugby.
"We saw the same thing last week with regards to Rhodri Jones and Cory Allen coming into the team and benefiting from having experienced individuals around them. I don't expect it to be any different for Hallam.
"Undoubtedly he has got the potential, it is just a case of delivering on Friday night. He has shown up well in training, so we are really looking forward to watching him."


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I've been reading up on the subject of DXing FM stations. I was watching a video when a guy from Adelaide, was listening to ZM from Palmerston North, and The Breeze from Auckland with some super sensitive Tuner and antenna setup.
DXing looks like a hobby that doesn't cost the earth, and if it really doesn't it's not a bad hobby for me to do in the day.
Just wondering, are their any guys on Geekzone who do that sort of thing, and are able to tell me where to get the cheapest gear available that will do the job?
Also say I did get that setup, what Out of range transmissions would I be likely to receive, and from where?


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When Does Extra Risk Strictly Increase an Option's Value?
It is well known that risk increases the value of options. This paper makes that precise in a new way. The conventional theorem says that the value of an option does not fall if the underlying option becomes riskier in the conventional sense of the mean-preserving spread. This paper uses two new definitions of "riskier" to show that the value of an option strictly increases (a) if the underlying asset becomes "pointwise riskier," and (b) only if the underlying asset becomes "extremum riskier."
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- Cox, John C. & Ross, Stephen A., 1976. "The valuation of options for alternative stochastic processes," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(1-2), pages 145-166.
- Kenneth J. Arrow & Anthony C. Fisher, 1974. "Environmental Preservation, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 88(2), pages 312-319.
- Jagannathan, Ravi, 1984. "Call options and the risk of underlying securities," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 425-434, September.
- Hadar, Josef & Russell, William R, 1969. "Rules for Ordering Uncertain Prospects," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 59(1), pages 25-34, March.
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Two local sailors on USS Enterprise
Navy Airman Ryan S. Papanek, son of Debra Sullivan of Coaldale and Steven Papanek, of Rockville, Md.; as well as Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward L. Parliman, III, son of Debra A. Parliman of Lehighton, and Edward L. Parliman, Jr. of Lehighton, along with 5, 500 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently arrived in Norfolk, Va, following a seven-and-a-half-month deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Seas.
Papanek is a 2009 graduate of Walter Johnson High School of Bethesda, Md. and joined the Navy in May 2009.
Parliman is a 2008 graduate of Lehighton Area High School and joined the Navy in May 2010.
USS Enterprise's return to Norfolk will be the 25th and final homecoming in her 51 years of distinguished service. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to be inactivated Dec. 1, in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station.
While deployed, Enterprise CSG served in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR), conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
During her 238 days away from Norfolk, "Big E," as Enterprise is affectionately known, safely steamed 80, 968 miles and Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) flew more than 8, 000 sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and exercises in the 5th and 6th Fleet AORs.
Enterprise was commissioned Nov. 25, 1961 as the eighth ship to bear the name Enterprise. Big E was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
During her 51 years of service, Enterprise deployed 25 times and participated in every major conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Enterprise has been homeported in both Alameda, Calif., and Norfolk, Va., and conducted operations in every region of the world.
The December inactivation ceremony will be the last official public event for Enterprise, and will serve as a celebration of life for the ship and the more than 100,000 Sailors who have served aboard the ship.
Enterprise CSG is comprised of: Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), CVW 1, Destroyer Squadron 2, guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95).
The squadrons of CVW 1 embarked aboard Enterprise are: Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 "Red Rippers," VFA-136 "Knighthawks," VFA-211 "Fighting Checkmates," Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 "Thunderbolts," Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 "Screwtops," Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 "Rooks," Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 "Rawhides," and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 11 "Dragonslayers."
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Wow, this stuff is great. I was out yesterday at the NRA show in Chicago helping out at the Adagio booth and took sometime to look around and stopped off at the Numi booth where I tasted this te black and I was blown away at the amount earthy chocolate flavor I got. I took a sample bag home and made it last night with sweetener and milk and it was like a richer slightly cinnamon and hot chocolate. Delicious, I will have to buy some for myself.
On another note. The show was a lot of fun and everyone at Adagio was so very welcoming and kind. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to help out.


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Minimization of Time & Cost Factors with Optimized Program-States Using Exception-Handling Constructs in Java (During Analysis and Testing of Programs)
It has been observed that 80% of development time and a lots of memory space is spend over handling the abnormal conditions and exceptions in any programming environment. It also affects the cost factor of program development also. The support for precise exceptions in optimizing Java program states, combined with frequent checks for runtime exceptions, leads to severe limitations on the compiler's ability to perform program optimizations that involve reordering of instructions. This paper presents a basic framework that allows the application programmers to recognize the constraints of application programs in instruction scheduling.
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Man killed in Stearns Co. snowmobile crash
MELROSE, Minn. (AP) — A snowmobile crash in Stearns County is fatal.
Sheriff John Sanner says a man crashed his snowmobile into a tree in Melrose Township New Year's Eve. The 33-year-old man from Grey Eagle was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
KNSI radio reports authorities say the victim was wearing a helmet and that alcohol appears to have been a contributing factor in the accident.
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" Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1987 / Director: Christopher Leitch, Rod Daniel / Actors: Jason Bateman, Kim Darby ... / DVD released 06 September, 2004 at Mgm Home Ent. (Europe) Ltd. / Features of the DVD: PAL "
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Rarely do you get a movie sequel that was a patch on the first movie, of course there are exceptions such as The Star Wars trilogy, Back to the Future, Indian Jones (my personal favourites) but more often that not it was not really worth making the second movie. This could not be more summed up than when you talk about Teen Wolf Too!
Teen Wolf One as you will see from my previous review is one of my favourite movies. It features a high school student who finds out he is a werewolf and then life pretty much changes from there. He becomes good with the ladies and good at basketball but at the expense of his personal relationships with his friends and family. It stars Michael J Fox as The Wolf who is just brilliant with that mix of boyish good looks and charm and can pull off the role of being a wolf very well. In my opinion the film is an 80's classic with some great lines but I think the story only really works as a one off. What more can you say and do with a boy who is a wolf and make it still funny and original.
Teen Wolf Too for me just doesn't work on so many levels. Firstly, I firmly believe if you are going to make a sequel you should probably stick with the original characters. Unfortunately Michael J Fox did not sign up for movie number two, which was probably a good career move on his part though. Jason Bateman instead took the role of the wolf in this movie. He plays Todd Howard, a cousin of Scott Howard (Michael J Fox in the original movie) and we find him at Hamilton University. He has never really been good at sports until The Wolf emerges during a boxing match. To quote the DVD, "With his new found fame comes girls, top grades and even the dean's car but as the year goes on, Todd realizes that his is losing his friends and self respect. Can he be a winner without The Wolf?"
Sound familiar? Well, it should because the story is just the same as the first except basketball is replaced with boxing. Who wants to watch basically a remake that is no where as good as the first one?
The film came out in November 1987 and was pretty much universally panned. Although Jason Bateman has gone on to be successful nowadays I don't think that back in the day this film did him too many favours.
So, would I recommend this DVD. Well if you are someone who likes to watch sequels to compare and contrast then I would say go ahead but in my humble opinion I would stick to just buying the first DVD and be done with it.
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Teen Wolf (1985)****
Straight after Michael J Fox shot to fame in Back to the Future this quirky teen comedy came out the same year. I recall it being received well, at least I know I rented it. It's a lot harder to explain why though, because Teen Wolf is one of, if not the, most ridiculous movies ever. And I don't say that lightly having watched Santa travel to Mars and cavemen fly hang-gliders.
The basic premise revolves around Scott Howard (Fox). He plays with the high school basketball team, who get routinely humiliated by every other team in the tournament. He's infatuated with the school beauty Pamela Wells (Lori Griffin), who won't even give him the time of day. He has a childhood friend, Susan, who he treats like a lad. He works at his Dad's hardware store and generally feels as if he doesn't make a significant difference with his life. Then suddenly he notices changes in his body, until one day a full on transformation into a werewolf takes place.
It's at this point the film trips out into total la la land. The school goes wolf crazy, the wolf goes basketball crazy proving to be a master on the court. Pamela wants the wolf in the most animal of ways! We even get wolf dance moves at the school disco. However, this new fame and glory isn't everything he imagined it would be. Is the wolf taking over? Despite having told relatively little of the plot, as all this appears in the trailer or the back of the box blurbs, to say much more would give everything away. Although there can't be many people that wouldn't predict the ending of this movie within the first 10 minutes. If simplicity is a virtue then Teen Wolf is positively angelic.
In terms of production it's actually quite shabby. Rod Daniel is a decent director (he later made K-9), and does well with the basketball scenes, okay with the rest. Either the script or the editing is a little clunky, as it jumps from scene to scene without much sense of pace. There's a desire to keep getting to the juicy bits, and throw in a gag when nothing else is happening. There are even unresolved sub-plots that fade into the background. This was the first big screen script to come from Jeph Loab and Matthew Weisman. Their next writer's credit would amusingly be for writing the 'story' of Commando. Simplicity strikes again. Loeb has since gone on to write and produce for TV series Heroes. Surprisingly, there is some mysterious magical quality in this recycled formula that overrides all this, and makes it extremely watchable.
Aside from Fox, there are no big names in the film, but a couple of great performances. Firstly, Jay Tarses steals the show as basketball Coach Finstock. With only a few scenes he becomes one of the most memorable and likeable things due to a lovely character portrayal, and some of the most naturally funny moments. The second is Jerry Levine as Stiles; Scott's back-chatting best friend, and The Wolf's agent. It's a stereotypical role, played with conviction and in a multitude of brightly coloured skin tight pants, and T-shirts with the most bizarre slogans. What are you looking at Dicknose? readily springs to mind. He's so 80s it's painful and beautifully kitsch all at once. There aren't any particularly bad performances here, but Fox certainly breezes by the rest of the cast without any threat to his rapidly growing status.
On the whole there's an indefinable charm throughout. Maybe it's Fox, maybe it's the wolf, Stiles, Coach, or the crotchety liquor store guy. Perhaps it's just that the wolf make-up is so cuddly looking, and turns Fox into every fawning teens ideal teddy bear. Teen Wolf is played straight enough to become a cheese classic. Throw in a very of-the-time soundtrack, and it's fun enough to forgive it's inadequacies. Sometimes hilarious.
Rated: PG
Running Time: 91 minutes
90. Teen Wolf Too (1987)*
Jumping right in we meet Todd Howard, Scott's cousin. He has been dubiously offered a sports scholarship by a prestigious university's Dean, who in turn hopes he will turn Wolf and win... college boxing matches. All Todd wants to do is study to become a vet, but is under pressure to perform in the ring or loose his university place. The first thing I noticed when watching was that the plot is blatantly going to be exactly the same as the original. The second, from seeing John Astin (the original Gomez Addams and a veteran of the Killer Tomato movies) playing the Dean, it was clear this would be a much hammier and in your face movie.
There are a lot of returning characters from the first film, but not all played by the same people. Harold Howard (Scott's father and Todd's uncle), makes a couple of appearances. Oddly still played by the same actor, but the character feels totally different. Instead of being the previously wise and responsible father figure, he spends most of his time goading Todd to become a wolf and singing it's praises. Coach Finstock has for some reason stopped being a lethargic high school basketball coach, and gone into university boxing; even orchestrating the scholarship. He's also now played by Paul Sand (?) and is largely forgettable. Another favourite character of mine, Stiles, has also become a student here and had a face lift. Now played by Stuart Fratkin, he has little of the charm of his former, and a script which does him no favours; wheeling out the fart gags early on. One of the original basketball team, Chubbs, does return, with face intact. Although he too has made the contrived move to this university and switched his preferred sport to boxing. Perhaps he and Finstock made the decision together.
Jason Bateman heads up the cast as Todd Howard. Now best known for his role in Arrested Development, I'm afraid to say he shows little promise here. Admittedly there's not much to work with, but he only makes an impression thanks to turning into a wolf. The wolf this time round feels even more like a Jekyll character than before. Whilst Scott Howard had a desire to be the centre of attention and misguidedly uses the wolf to do so, here the transformation seduces Todd to act like an egotistical jerk against his will. It's reminiscent of Spiderman's recent transformation whilst wearing the Venom suit in Spiderman 3. The personality change goes to great extremes, as he degradingly catches frisbees with his teeth in the park, laughs at people being knocked off their bikes by his corvette, and then the crowning glory of the film. He sings Do You Love Me? on a balcony of a house party, with a full formation dance routine from the party guests. It's a jaw dropping moment of unintentional hilarity.
Staying with the wolf for a moment, the choice of boxing felt a tad misjudged. It was humourous watching a wolf slam dunking a basketball, and running the court. Whereas there's something uncomfortable about sticking a 6ft wolf into the ring to knock ten shades of crap out of a college kid. Maybe the university's next sporting initiative will be to put their youngsters into a caged arena with a rabid bobcat and a starved panther. Nevertheless we get a rocky style montage of the 'wolf too' beating and prancing his way through the matches. Even though most of the boxing material feels poorly tacked onto the plot.
As I've mentioned the script is essentially a remake, which is probably why Loeb and Weisman get 'story by' credits. It's the same story with a few changes of detail. The screenplay comes from Tim Kring, who went on to create and write TV series Heroes. Once again, he shows little promise at this stage of his career. The most inventive thing about Teen Wolf Too is probably it's title. The production values are low all round, as even the wolf mask is noticeably loose and rubbery. Stuart Fratkin has said that it was One of the most tense sets I've ever worked on. Nobody seemed happy and the Studio (Atlantic Entertainment) put a lot of pressure on everybody to surpass the first one. You can safely assume that they failed.
Rated: PG
Running Time: 95 minutes
Watching the two films back to back sharply threw into focus the difference between something charmingly silly and something stupidly silly. As this double-bill can be picked up quite cheaply, I'd advise anyone thinking of getting it to treat Teen Wolf Too as a very long extra. The original is worth a watch, whereas the sequel may give you a laugh, but can be both cringe worthy and disappointing in a similar way to poor American remakes of British sitcoms.
Trivia: On 8th May 2007, Teen Wolf Too had an average score of 2.5 out of 10 from 3,550 votes. It placed at number 90 on the IMDB bottom 100.
Also, Teen Wolf is on the cards for a forthcoming remake rumoured to have a female in the titular role.
In 'Teen Wolf' teenager Scott Howard is sick of being so average. He plays for the basketball team and never wins anything, he can't get served beer and the best looking girls seem to stare right through him. Then, one full-mooned night, he goes through a number of physical changes above and beyond the call of regular puberty. He's suddenly a hit at school - but his new found popularity with the 'cool' kids in class begins to effect his relationship with his old friends. In 'Teen Wolf Too' Scott's college-bound cousin Todd, a bookish freshman, carries on the family tradition. His full-moon transformation brings him girls and glory but, once again, a conflict of values.


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Death Metal
The early 90s was a great time for death metal, with different regions spawning different takes of an umbrella genre. Yet among the wide variety of death metal that was produced, the American style has always been the least intriguing, with my favourite bands coming instead from the Scandinavia and European regions. Now in 2016, it is nice to hear of bands such as Nucleus that have decided to follow in the path of the Finnish with their debut full length album, Sentient.


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Archive for March, 2009
Web of Trust Launches New Version
Web of Trust launches new version of the popular browser security tool to fit Web surfing habits. Web of Trust launches a new version of the WOT safe surfing add-on with customizable protection. Experienced Web users who prefer "Light" protection get a simple warning if they surf to a page with a poor reputation, whereas […]Full Story
MalwareDefender2009 a Misleading Application
When will this end? As the economy continues its downturn, internet fraud will continue to climb. MalwareDefender2009 is a misleading application that may give exaggerated reports of threats on your computer. Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP Risk Impact: Medium This program […]Full Story
Social Media Addon for Firefox Rocks!
This is a must have addon for anyone wanting to know the number of Diggs, Reddit Votes, Stumble Thumbs and or Reviews, Del.icio.us tags, Tweets, Sphinns, Mixx, and Tip'd votes so you can quickly see how popular certain content is. It also scans said social sites to show you what content hasn't been submitted to […]Full Story
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SUPERAntiSpyware is one of the most thorough AntiSpyware scanners on the market. The Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones! SUPERAntiSpyware features a dedicated threat research team that scours the web daily and analyzes thousands of possible threats […]Full Story
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Cobb Salad
A Cobb salad consists of salad greens, avocado, chicken, bacon, a boiled egg, tomato, and cheese (though slight variations exist). The introduction of the Cobb salad remains disputed, though it is agreed to have originated in the United States. It is the burrito of the salad world.
Cobb salad tastes great. Due to its variety, it is also very fun to eat and look at.
Cobb Salad became an official snack on April 21st 2012.
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Kallie DeAtley, Animal Science
Kallie DeAtley, Animal Science
Kallie DeAtley was chosen as the star student for the animal science program because of her academic accomplishments, involvement in extra-curricular activities, and her work on the University Farm. As a transfer student from Lassen Community College, DeAtley chose California State University, Chico because of the caliber of its animal science program and the opportunities for hands-on experience at the University Farm.
DeAtley graduated in December 2007 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture with an option in animal science. She is currently working at Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic as a veterinary technician and is an alternate candidate for the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis.
While at Chico State, DeAtley was involved in many extra-curricular activities. She was a member of both the Young Cattlemen's Association and the Pre-vet Club. She also worked on the Chico State Dairy Unit and was the herdsman for the Chico State Beef Unit. DeAtley has also been highly honored for her academic accomplishments. She was a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, as well as being named to the College of Agriculture Dean's List each semester enrolled at Chico State.
When asked where she sees herself in 10 years, DeAtley stated "I want to be a large animal veterinarian. I see myself as a practicing veterinarian that owns my own practice." Her enrollment at Chico State was a successful one, which she credits to Dr. Cindy Daley and Dr. Dave Daley. "They have not only helped me succeed academically, but have also provided me networking opportunities to help me succeed in a career of veterinary medicine."


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Another Friday is upon us! Congrats on making it through the long work week and on to another weekend! Now its time to reward yourself with some of the great activities around the Magic City this weekend. Antwon Ervin of Discover Birmingham is here to let you know about some of the great events going on throughout the city starting on August 1st! Yes you read that correctly it is already August!
And for more on these events and other happenings around Birmingham check out Discover Birmingham right here.
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Self-Storage Around the World: Reflections of Non-U.S. Facilities on Six Continents
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One similarity Asia shares with more established self-storage markets is location as a factor of a facility success. Developers are seeking conversion and new-build opportunities in populated cities near multi-family residences and retail areas. This My Storage facility is nestled in a mixed-use development in the Jungceylon Shopping Center of Patong, Phuket, Thailand. Opened in 2010, it was converted from an empty warehouse. In fact, high land costs and zoning issues have made conversions an attractive alternative to new construction.


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The writers strike is killing me. It's costing me a number of my favorite shows, and one of them, Heroes, has already found its second season sliced in half because of it. But wait, is that good news I hear coming out of Hollywood? Why yes! Deadline Hollywood is hearing rumblings that something may be happening at the renewed talks between the writers and the producers. According to DH, "a deal [is] seemingly in place between both sides." Hallelujah!
"It's already done, basically," the insider describes. That's because of the weeks worth of groundwork by the Hollywood agents working the writers guild leadership on one side, and the studio and network moguls on the other. I was told not to expect an agreement this week. But my source thought it was possible that the strike could be settled before Christmas.
Best news I've heard all month. Now can I PLEASE get my 24 Season 7 back on track already?


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Posts Tagged 'Statistics'
Friday, September 21, 2012
Stations Reveal Long Form Programming Preferences
We conducted a survey of radio stations in September of 2012, and it confirmed that stations are still committed to more in-depth explorations of topics important to their local communities. One hundred percent of the 25 stations surveyed provide a public affairs or longer form community talk shows in their programming. But those shows operate READ MORE »
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Number of New Stations Growing Amid Improving Economy
Admittedly, we are pretty serious research geeks here at News Generation. We love to pour through station facts and stats and see what interesting tidbits we can uncover. Twice a year, with the help of fresh Arbitron data, we happily update all key stats and facts and share them on our website in our Broadcast READ MORE »
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sources of Information in the Digital Age: Where is Radio?
According to a new study by the Annenberg School for Communication, the number of Americans who say that newspapers are an important source of information continues to wane. The survey finds that only 56 percent of Internet users surveyed agreed that "newspapers were an important or very important source of information," while 68 percent said that television was. READ MORE »
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Satellite Radio Has 35 Million Listeners and is Going Strong
In 2008, Arbitron released figures for satellite radio listenership showing just more than 17 million listeners per week are tuning in. Many of those following satellite radio complained that the survey was inaccurate and biased since it was based on traditional means of measuring audiences for terrestrial radio. While the last listenership study was part of a READ MORE »


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No win for D-Lowe
Derek Lowe, who won each of the Red Sox' clinching games in the 2004 playoffs, couldn't pick up another postseason win today as the Dodgers fell to the Mets in their NLDS opener.
Nomar Garciaparra got a big hit to tie the game earlier, but struck out to end it at Shea Stadium, where New York prevailed 6-5.
Lowe, the former Sox righthander, lasted just 5 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs on six hits, striking out six while walking four on the day.
The big blow against D-Lowe was a David Wright double to right field in the bottom of the sixth that knocked in J.D. Drew and Paul Lo Duca to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Mets.
Lowe also gave up solo home runs to Cliff Floyd and Carlos Delgado in the fourth inning.
The Dodgers had two runners cut down at home on one bizarre play in the second inning.
With two on and none out, rookie Russell Martin hit an opposite-field drive off the base of the right-field wall. But Jeff Kent hesitated at second base, apparently thinking the ball might be caught, and got an extremely late jump.
That left Drew, who was on first, practically running up Kent's back as coach Rich Donnelly waved one — or both — around third. A quick, accurate relay from right fielder Shawn Green to second baseman Jose Valentin to catcher Paul Lo Duca nailed Kent, who attempted a headfirst dive into the plate.
Drew was left in no-man's land, trapped about halfway between third and home. But Lo Duca, who got spun around on the play at the plate, didn't realize that at first as he struggled to his feet.
With Lo Duca unaware for a moment, Drew tried to sneak his way in. But Mets pitcher John Maine pointed at Lo Duca, alerting him that another runner was coming. The catcher turned his head, suddenly noticed Drew bearing down on him and applied a second tag as Drew also tried a headfirst dive.
It was the kind of sequence you often see in a Hollywood movie, but rarely on a major league field — though Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk pulled off a similar double play for the Chicago White Sox in 1985 at Yankee Stadium when he tagged out New York's Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra in succession.
Martin's hit was scored a single, and he went to second on the throw.
Marlon Anderson followed with an RBI double down the third base line for a 1-0 lead, but that was all the Dodgers got after running themselves out of a potentially big inning.
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Marieke S.wrote a review of Arc'teryx Hyllus Hooded Softshell Jacket - Women's on May 25, 2013
I LOVE this jacket. I am very petite, just over 5' tall, and it is challenging to find items that fit my body type. This jacket hits just at the hip and isn't too long. The hood is awesome and extends just beyond the forehead. Nice, snug fit. A bit tight below the armpits and when the neck is fully zipped, but I am hoping the fabric will give a little with time and wear. Great for layering with light stuff underneath. A little snug for layering with a sweater or heavy sweatshirt. Perfect for all around wear and travel!


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So why are there MORE kids with autism now??
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The CDC did not give a definitive answer as to the cause of the rise in cases, nor what makes the new criteria they released the other day - 1/68 has autism now.
It's a conspiracy by The Man, dude!
But seriously, I don't know, either.
That's definitely my guess.
Quoting Qzx: Probably all the crap they put in the food.
I don't think more people have it I think more people are labeled.
Quoting Qzx: Probably all the crap they put in the food.
Quoting Anonymous:
There aren't more kids with Autism necessarily. There are more kids who are tested and diagnoised.
How many of us know an Adult with traits that are clearly and definitively on the spectrum-and that Adult was never diagnoised?
because its easier for the mommys of today to get their child a label, this way everyone has to just understand and deal with the kids nasty behavior. This will also make mommy feel useful , oh and she will then tell everyone how hard it is to raise the child she chose to bring into this world, for the all the sympathy she can get.
While we don't know what causes autism, we do seem to know that there is a strong genetic component somewhere. So doesn't it stand to reason that the number would increase over time? More people with autism reproducing will create more and more people with autism? There are other factors, too, like how Asperger's is no longer a separate classification, etc.
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Paper mill to close
The Wesley Vale paper mill in Tasmania's north-west is closing with the loss of 252 jobs.
The mill's owner Paperlinx, has made the announcement after a ten month review of its Tasmanian operations.
It will also close parts of its Burnie mill, and is trying to sell the rest.
The closure is another blow for the North West Coast after McCain last month announced it would close its Smithton vegetable processing plant.
The paper mill job losses will start within months with the Wesley Vale mill and one paper machine at Burnie to close by March next year.
That will co-incide with the state election on March 20, next year.
The company expects the Burnie mill to be sold or closed by June next year.
At Wesley Vale 252 jobs will be lost and sacked workers will receive their full entitlements.
The future of 170 jobs at Burnie will depending on the outcome of sale discussions.
In a statement Paperlinx managing director, Mr Tom Park, said the Wesley Vale closure and the Burnie sale were complex exercises which would be concluded expeditiously.
"While this was a difficult decision to make it provides greater certainity for all of our stakeholders and removes one of the key uncertainities that has been overhanging the company and its employees," he said.
"From a Paperlix perspective we are pleased to have been able to significantly reduce the net cost of our exit from tasmania from the initial estimates."
"A more positive outcome for the Burnie Mill will depend upon the outcome of current discussions with a potential purchaser and the level of support any new owner receives from the wider community."
The company's workforce have faced an uncertain future since February, when the mills were left out of a Japanese buyout of Australian Paper.
Since then a review by parent company Paperlinx has concluded the operations were not financially viable.
The Burnie mill produces carbon-neutral photocopy paper and was always considered the most likely sale prospect.
The State Government has been speaking with the company about it's Tasmanian operations but has been tightlipped about what assistance it would offer.
Paperlinx expects the closure of the two mills to cost the company about $170 million. That will include redundancies site remediation and breaking contracts.
A report in the Sunday Tasmanian on the weekend quoted a government report saying that remediation costs at Burnie would be massive because of high levels of mercury contamination.
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