Elmer Studios presents... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSTing No 12: Dinobot Meets Xena: Warrior Princess. The most basically wrong crossover idea I've ever seen. Dinobot Meets Xena: Warrior Princess is copyright Megara (Linda Varner) Transformers: Beat Wars is copyright Mainframe Entertainment and Kenner Co I think. Xena: Warrior Princess... Is a load of tripe, but I'll edit that out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [The scene - a well furnished apartment, with two couches in an L formation in front of a large cabinet that includes a wide-screen TV and video recorder. The apartment has a few doors to who-knows-where, and a small kitchenette. A coffee table sits in front of the two couches, and a desk, home to a well-equipped PC sits off to one side.] [Rebecca and Rick walk in. Rebecca is holding a clipboard] Rebecca: OK, here's one. "Best Death Scene". Rick: Hmmm... [Pauses. Dan and Tsuneo enter the room] Cima in the last episode of Gundam 0083. She gets impailed on Unit 3's BFG... and THEN gets shot by it. Ooooch. Dan: Hey! Cima was a babe. [They all roll their eyes] Rick [Bored]: Hi Dan. Dan: hey guys, what's up? Rebecca: I got a vaugely anime opinion poll from one of the Message Boards I hang out on. I was just asking Rick some of his opinions. Dan: Hey cool. Throw a few at me. Rebeca: Ok... [Looks down at the clipboard]. Here's one. Silliest Anime based on a fighting game. Dan: Oh, that's easy. Fatal Fury the Motion Picture! All: Boingy Boingy Boingy Boingy! Tsuneo: I say Street Fighter V. At least Fatal Fury was meant to be like that. Rick: Street Fighter- you know, the one with the voices of Whatshisname Van Damn and Raoul Julia and Kylie Thingamie. Tsuneo: I hate to break it to you, but that was live action. Rick [Cynical]: No way! How can you tell. Tsuneo: To unrealistic to be animation. Rebecca: Ok... Fave death scene. Tsuneo: Ah, that's easy. Sasami's in her introducion episode. Dan: But she didn't die! Tsuneo: Didn't she? Rats. Rebecca: Biggest waste of celluliod. Rick: You answer this one. Rebecca: Wooo... Hard. [Pause]. Probably Street Fighter V. I mean, it could have been half as long without changing what little story there was. Tsuneo: It WAS half as long. They just recycled like crazy. Dan: So, we got any fanmail? [Tsuneo walks over to the computer] Tsneo: Here's one from Mark Foster. > Wahey Chaps! And er... ladies (I want to live thank you very much). > Good work on the MSTings (must continue my funding for Jinas > Mwahahaha). And remember it's three people who know about the Oreo > jokes - after all I invented it with THAT scene in Indiana Macross! > Mwahahaha... Farewell Lab rats and keep up the good work. Fanboys > unite! > Ghosty the (in)sane Rick: Oreos? Tsuneo: Just a second... [He presses a few buttons. The computer makes a variety of whirrs and beeps.]. Here we go... "Surreptitious Encounters". Ryoko's in Washu's lab. > > She stepped fully into it, scanning the area for the one > > she desired the most. > Rick: [Ryoko] Want Oreos... > Natasha: Two people got that one. > Rick: Yeah, Paploo and Marduk. Rebecca: Well there you go... Voice: Er... Hi guys. Didn't expect you... [pause] on time. Dan [Looks up]: So, what's for today? Voice: I, er... um... I'm having a few technical difficulties here. Rick: Sounds bad. Rebecca: Just upgraded to Windows 98, huh? Voice [Muttering]: Shuddup. Tsuneo: Thank god. Maybe we won't have to suffer today. Voice: Er, no... You see, it's in your contract to review on shceduled days. It's just a question of what... Rick: Sounds bad. Tsuneo: So what have you got? Voice: It's an... er.. emergency fanfic. I wasn't expecting to actually use it. Rebecca: Tell us. Voice: Look, it'll be on in a minute. Just sit down and watch. Rick: Tell us. Voice: [Gulps] It's a crossover between Beast Wars- Rebecca: Woo-hoo! Tsuneo: I never figured you for a Transformers Fan! Rebecca: You'd be surprised who is. Voice: -and [pause] Xena. Dan: Hoody-hoo! [The others groan] What? Rick: Why am I not surpised that you're a Really Big Fan Of Xena? Dan: Well, isn't it obvious? [The others snigger to themselves, and they all sit. Rick and Rebecca are facing the TV, Dan and Tsuneo on the other couch. Rebecca is closest to Tsuneo on the edges.] [The TV Screen lights up] > Dinobot Meets Xena: Warrior Princess > By Megara (Linda Varner) Rick: Destroyed by us. > Part 1 > "Are you sure that this will work, Tarantulas?" Megatron asked. Tsuneo: [Tarantulus] Of course not, we're cartoon villains, remember? Rebecca: [Ditto] Of course it will, Megatron. By sending bad fanfics to the Maximals, we'll drive them out of their minds! > He and all the Maximals All: What? Rebecca: What, have Tarantulus and Megatron had a sudden change of alliegence? Rick: [Rat Trap] Eehhh... sorry, I'm a bit lost! > were standing in the middle of a forest. > Tarantulas was working on some sort of machine. Tsuneo: Is that like the 'device' they used on Colt? Rick: No, that was a device. This is a machine. Tsuneo: Oh. Of course. Silly me. > "Of course it’ll work. I’ve invented it, didn’t I?" Rick: Famous last words of mad scientists everywhere. Dan: [Megatron] In which case, I'll just get back out of the blast radius. > Tarantulas said. > "Now I can test it." Tsuneo: Said who? Rick: Maybe it was The Voice? Voice: Not me. > Tarantulas pressed a button on the machine. It made a humming sound and > shot out blue light. Dan: I see a bright light... > "This will make a portal to another world." Tarantulas said. "We can trap > the Maximals into another world Tsuneo: Is that fling them _into_ another dimension, or trap them _in_ another dimension? Rebecca: Or maybe... SEND THEM TO ANOTHER DIMENSION! Tsuneo: Give it up. > and we’ll be rid of them." Rick: Of course there's always the chance that it'll allow characters from another series to wander in. Tsuneo: And cause a crappy crossover fic, naturally. > "Excellent." Megatron said. > The light created a round portal. Rick: Wow. Really descriptive. > "Xena, what is that?" Tsuneo: [Xena] It's the rarest and greatest of artefacts, a Plot Device! Rebecca: Five hundred points to anyone who gets that one. > Gabrielle said pointing to the blue light ahead on the road. Tsuneo: Has the scene changed on us or something? Rick: Wouldn't know. No-one mentioned it. > "I don’t know." Xena said as she dismounted her horse. Gabrielle did the > same. "But we better check it out. It could be the work of the Gods." Tsuneo: Or of course it could be the work of giant robots in another dimension trying to lure us into a crappy crossover fic. All: Nah. Rebecca: Slow down, wonder boy. You'll burn out your supply. > They approached the light. Before they knew what was happening, they were > sucked into the portal. Rebecca: And who saw that coming? [All raise their hands.] > "Something is coming through!!!" Rampage said. All: Scene change! Rick: That one got me by surprise. > Xena and Gabrielle fell > through the portal and before the Predacons. Tsuneo: -Ate them? I wish. Rebecca: No such luck, wonder boy. Dan: Can it, you two. Tsuneo: What'd you call me? > "Where are we?" Gabrielle asked. Tsuneo: [Xena] We appear to be in a crappy crossover. > She gasped when she saw the Predacons. Dan: Naw, she sees stuff like this every day. Rebecaa: [Gabrielle] Wow! That lady robot's nearly as bouncy as you are, Xena! Rick: [Xena] Oh great, now you're going to start drooling over her _instead_ of me! Dan: Hey! Rick: Better not, or Quickstrike and Tarantulus will get _all_ jealous. Dan: Hey, cut that out! > "Who are you?" Danb: I'm Batman! > Xena demanded jumping up and drawing her sword. "I am > Megatron and these are my minions, the Predacons." Tsuneo: Funny, where'd the Maximals go? Rick: They escaped during the scene change. > Megatron said. "And who are you two?" > "I am Xena: Warrior Princess." Xena said. Rick: [Xena] Slayer of Star Trek: Voyager! Rebecca: [Xena] The warrior princess who is as tall lying down as she is standing up! > "And I am Gabrielle: Amazon Princess." Gabrielle said. Tsuneo: [Gabrielle] All round useless wimp whose skirt gets shorter with each passing season! Rick: [Gabrielle] Formerly known as Sailor Venus! Rebecca: [Gabrielle] And Xena's number 1 squeezy toy! Dan: I can't win. > "Why are we here, Megatron?" Xena asked. Tsuneo: Damn. Done them all too early. > "You stepped into a All: [Megatron] Plot device. > portal." Megatron said. "And now you are our prisoners." Dan: So what's the bets seven heavily armed robots can't even take two squishies captive? > He had an idea when he saw Xena and Gabrielle. Rebecca: A threesome! [All pelt her with cushions] Rick: [Megatron] Hmm, Blackarachnia in a leather skirt! [Dan throws a cushion at him.] > He could take them and tell > the Maximals that if they didn’t go into another dimension willingly, the > Predacons will kill the humans. Rick: Wow. Genius plan there. > "Not on your life!" Gabrielle said raising her bow to fight. Dan: [Eric the Viking] Scarey, scarey, don't we look mean! > "Don’t try to fight us." Megatron said amused. "There is no way that two > human women can defeat Predacon warriors." Rebecca: [Xena] Aw, kiss my leather-clad butt. > "We’ll see about that." Xena said. Rick: Nup, they can't. > "Take them." Dan: [Megatron] To dinner and the movies. > Megatron said. > Rampage tried to grab Gabrielle, Rick: Give uncle Scrotor a hug! > but she hit the side of his head with her bow. Rebecca: Which then just broke, doing nothing. What, it didn't? What a surprise. > Xena threw her ring frisbee (I don’t know what it’s called) Dan: Chakram. Rebecca: Fanboy! Dan: No! I happen to know its name, because I have an acedemic interest in acient and medieval weapons and forms of weapon combat. [They all stare at him disbelievingly.] Alright, maybe not. All except Dan: Fanboy! Fanboy! Dan: Aw, shuddup. > and it hit Waspinator. It bounced off his head and hit Quick Strike. > It bounced off and went back to Xena. Tsuneo: As if. No-one's that precise. Rick: What is this, a game of pinball? > Xena caught it and drew her > sword. The Predacons that the ring hit fell to the ground with headaches. Rick: You wimp, Xena! Anyone else would've taken his head off. Dan: [Waspinator] Waspinator has headache in whole body. > The fight was on. Xena did a flip backwards and wrapped her legs around > Inferno’s neck. She flipped back and made Inferno hit the ground. Tsuneo: Of course, she's got no problems flipping a giant robot using only her own weight. > Gabrielle was pounding Blackarachnia and Tarantulas with her bow. Rick: How about you actually fire something from it? Rebecca: Heck no, she might actually hurt someone! > "C’mon, you idiots!!!!" Megatron yelled. "They’re humans." Rebecca: With considerable enhancement. Dan: [Slyly] You'd know, I suppose? Rebecca: Why you little... > Inferno managed > to sneak behind Gabrielle when she wasn’t looking and hit her in the back > of the head with his gun. Tsuneo: Which should split it open, but never mind. Rebecca: Maybe she's related to Colt. Dan: Maybe she's related to Ryu. Rick: Enough with the references to old riffs already. Tsuneo: At least we didn't do a "Surreptitious Encounter" one this time. Rick: [Groans] > Gabrielle fell into his arms unconscious. Rick: [Inferno] Come to daddy! > "Yes!" Megatron said. "Now lets leave. One human is all we need." All > the Predacons didn’t need to be told twice. Rick: Naw, Scorpinok's gone, so we can't do that one. > They were tired of getting their butt kicked Rebecca: What, they've got one between them? Dan: Preferably not Inferno's. That could take days. > by a human woman. Inferno carried Gabrielle with him to the base. Tsuneo: Er... what about the portal thing? Are you just gonna leave that there, still switched on? You nevfer know what could wander through it. Rebecca: Maybe Kevin Sorbo and his huge plastic chest. > "STOP!!!!" Xena cried. All: ACTING! > She wanted to throw her ring at Inferno, but > she knew if she did that, he would drop her, then she would surely die > when she hit the ground. All: Huh? Tsuneo: What kinda wimp is Gabrielle anyway? > She could do nothing, but go to the forest and think of a plan. Rick: Whoah, I'm real impressed, Xena. Dan: How about discreetly following them at a distance? Tsuneo: And since they've already got a prisoner, why not just blast her to smithereens? > Dinobot sniffed around in beast mode. All: SCENE CHANGE! > He was scouting the forests Dan: Wouldn't Rat Trap or Cheetor be better at that job? Rick: Shush. > when > he sniffed something in the air. The scent was strange to him. It > wasn’t a Predacon or a Maximal. Tsuneo: Maybe it was... an animal? All: Naw. > Then he heard a twig snapped. He Maximized and raised his sword. > "Whatever you are, come out or else." Tsuneo: I'll fire aimlessly if you don't come out! > He threatened. Dan: [Wimpy voice] Er... else? > Xena stepped out of the shadows in front of the Predacon traitor. > Dinobot was surprise Rick: Yeah, Dinobot is a bit of a surprise when you first see him. > to see a human. Rebecca: That one's in debate. > "All right Predacon. Tell me where my friend is." Xena said raising her > sword. > "I don’t know what you are talking about." Dinobot said. Rebecca: [Senator] I have no recollection of those events. > "Yes, you do, Predacon." She said Predacon as if it tasted bad in her > mouth. Then she spit after she said the word. Tsuneo: Wow. Tense change in a single sentence. > Dinobot took this as an insult. "I take that as a challenge." Dan: No, you took it as an insult, dope. > "As you wish." Xena said raising her sword to fight. "But before we > began, Tsuneo: Oh, so you've started already? > I would like to know who I am about to fight." Rick: Read the title of the fanfic, you dope. > "Very well." Dinobot said. "I am Dinobot a Predacon warrior." > "I am Xena: Warrior Princess." Dan: Her catchphrase, said twice already this fanfic. All: Boring! > Xena said. "It appears that we have > more in common. Since we are both warriors with honor." Tsuneo: Eh? Where'd that come from? > "I guess so." Dinobot said with a slight nod. "How do you know that I > have honor?" > "I see it in your eyes." Tsuneo: Oh, yeah, Xena's an expert at reading expressions in optic sensors. > Xena said. "You are a warrior that fights for honor, not for victory." Dan: No, mam, he fights for victory too. > "It is a shame that we must fight." Dinobot said. "I am sure that we > could learn much from each other." Rick: [Dinobot] We have recipies to share. Rebecca: [Xena] And you could please tell me the phone number of that nice lady robot that was here earlier. Dan: Stop that, already! > "Then let us fight and get it over with." Xena said. > Dinobot and Xena lunged at each other. > Dinobot and Xena's swords made a loud clanging sound as they hit. Rick: Dinobot's sword promptly ground Xena's into pieces. > Dinobot tried to kick Xena's feet out from underneath her, but she > jumped and somersaulted over his head. Dinobot whirled around in time > to block Xena's sword from hitting his head. Tsuneo: [Bored] And giving him a headache, I suppose. > "Impressive." Dinobot said. "I had no idea that humans could perform > such moves." Tsuneo: Normally they can't but never mind. Rick: How'd she do that without her special effects team? Rebecca: Or her stunt double? Dan: Would this be live-action or computer animated? Rick: Xena is live-action? > "You'll be surprise at all the things I seen and done." Rebecca: [Xena] With Gabrielle. Hey hey! > Xena said. "Such as?" Rebecca: Wouldn't you like to know! [Dan throws a cushion at her] > Dinobot said as he tried to shoot her with his eye lasers. > Xena did a flip backwards and dodged the lasers. Rick: So, Xena has faster than light reflexes. Right. > "Well, for one thing, I came back from the dead." Dan: What's it like? Rebecca: Did you meet Colt on the way? Rick: Did you get me a souvenier? > Xena said as she > hit Dinobot's sword with hers. "I killed the meanest and biggest > giant to ever walk the earth. Tsuneo: Whoop-de-shit. > I removed a curse from a ship. I created > peace between Amazons and Centaurs." Rick: All in one afternoon! Rebecca: Are you kidding? That was her day off. > "Where's Dinobot?" Optimus asked Rat Trap. Rick: [Rat Trap] Just over there! Can't you see him talking to Xena? Tsuneo: I think another scene change crept up on us. > "The lizard said he was gonna check out the jungle." Rat Trap said. > "He's been gone too long." Dan: Oh, you only just noticed? > Optimus said. "Go and check up on him. And > take Cheetor incase there is trouble." Rick: Like the scene change that just jumped us. > "You are a very skilled warrior." Xena said. She and Dinobot has been > fighting for 15 minutes Tsuneo: And Dinobot had since oveloaded and shut down. The end. > and neither side seemed to be winning or losing. Tsuneo: Except that Xena would no doubt be tired by now. Rick: Shut up. > "It is a shame that we are not on the same side." Rebecca: [Xena] You've got a cute bird-bot with you! Rick: Spider-bot. She thought he was with the Predacons. Dan: But it was the Maximals who were with her in the jungle. Tsuneo: [Aside] And they call me petty? > "Yes, it is a shame." Dinobot said. "But a challenge is a challenge." Rick: No, this ain't a challenge. If Dinobot had been portrayed realisticly here, he would have chopped her up long ago. Rebecca: And had her for lunch. > He really didn't want to hurt Xena. Dan: So what's the sword for, shmuck. > She was the only other warrior with > honor that he knew on this planet, but she had challenged him and he > must accept. Not to do so, would not be honorable. The only way they can > stop fighting was if there was an outside interference with the fight. Rick: Or he killed her. Dan: Or one of them got lucky. Rebecca: Or they agree to stop. Tsuneo: Or if it was in any way realistic. > Xena lunged at him and he lunged at her. Then before their swords could > meet. Tsuneo: Then what? Rick: The sentence finished. Tsuneo: [Strained] Pain... > A blast separated them. Xena fell back and hit her head on a rock. Rebecca: There was a hollow ringing noise. Dan: Hey, lay off Xena, will you? Rebecca: Why? You wouldn't. Rick: Score one to Rebecca. > Dinobot hit the ground without any injuries. He looked up to see Cheetor > land beside him and Rat Trap arrive. Rick: Not actually run in, or stop, just arrive. > "Who's that?" Cheetor asked pointing to Xena. Rebecca: It's the miracles of silicon at work. Dan: Hey! Rebecca: Tell me I'm wrong! Rick: Ouch. Dan: ... > "That's Xena." Dinobot said with anger in his voice. "And she had > challenged me to a fight that you interrupted!" > "Well, excuse us!" Rat Trap said. "You ungrateful scale belly!" Rick: [Dinobot] Mister ungrateful scale belly to you, vermin! > "Shut pup, Dan: He's got a puppy? Rick: Maybe K-9's in this fic. > vermin, and help me get her to the base." Dinobot said as he went > into beast mode. He went to Xena and gently picked her up into his > scaly arms. Tsuneo: Which were too puny to be usefull. Rick: Ssh. Naughty. > "What's with Dinobot?" Cheetor asked Rat Trap. He noticed how gentle > Dinobot was being with Xena. > "He just found himself a girlfriend." Rat Trap said. > "I heard that!" Dinobot snarled. Tsuneo: [Thoughtful] You know, that sounds just like some people I know... > "LET ME GO!!!" Gabrielle yelled as she beat on Inferno's chest. Rick: Yeah, that's gonna do a lot. Dan: Good old Gabrielle. [Sighs] Rebecca: Just as useless as ever. > Inferno > ignored her and took her to a cage. He threw her in and locked the door. > Gabrielle pulled at the bars, but it was hopeless. Rebecca: She sure is. > She would have to wait for Xena to help her. All: Again. > Dinobot, Rat Trap, and Cheetor got Tsuneo: Clobbered by an oncoming surprise scene change! > Xena to the Axalon and told Optimus > the story of how Dinobot met her. Optimus thought it would be best if > they put her in a spare quarters and not put her in a cage. Dinobot > volunteer to watch Xena Rick: Better him than us! Rebecca: Obviously, there are no Voyager fans amongst the Maximals. Tsuneo: Say, Dan, which do you watch nowadays? I mean, now they've got borg 36 of D on Voyager, do you still watch Xena, or what? Dan: Easy. That's what the video recorder's there for. Tsuneo: Figures. [Sighs] > incase she wakes up. > Xena slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and asked, "Where am I?" [Everyone stares at Tsuneo] Tsuneo: Do you want me to, or not? Rick: Leave it out this time. > "On the Axalon." Dinobot, who was sitting in a metal beside, answered. Rick: Yeah, that really helps. > "The Axalon?" Tsuneo: Sounds like a brand of canned tuna. > "It's our base." > "Our?" > "There are others that live here." Tsuneo: That's what "our base" generally means. Rebecca: This is Xena he's talking to here. Dan: Mutter... grumble... mutter... Rebecca: What's the matter, Dan, am I being rude about your girlfriend? Dan: I'll have you know Xena is a highly intelligent warrior! Rebecca: So why doesn't she wear more armour then? Tsuneo: Three-nill to Rebecca. Rick: Or dump Gabrielle off a cliff? > "The Predacons." Xena said. "You defeated me and took me prisoner, > right?" > "No." Dinobot said. "This a Maximal ship. I'm the only Predacon here. Dan: You know, it might be a good idea to explain that one in a bit more detail. > Comrades of mine interrupted our fight, thinking that I was endanger. Rick: Endangering what? Dan: Well, raptors could be considered a _very_ endangered species, but I don't see how that's relevant here. > You hurt your head and was unconscious." Rebecca: Aw, Xena fall down and break her widdle head. > "Oh." Xena said. She climbed off the metal bed and said, "I have to > save my friend." Rick: [Xena] Like I do in every other damn episode. Dan: Aw, leave Gabrielle alone. Rebecca: Hey, ain't Marta gonna be jealous to find out Dan's three-timing on her? Dan: ... Rick: [Whispering to Rebecca] Not that she'd mind going out with Xena and Gabrielle. > "Optimus can help." Tsuneo: Never mind mentioning who he is. > Dinobot said. He led her to the control chamber where Optimus was. > "Hello. . .Xena." Optimus greeted. "I hope that you are well." > "I am fine." Tsuneo: Such _intense_ dialogue. > Xena said. "But I need to save my friend, Gabrielle." Rick: I'm noticing a pattern forming here. > "First, I need to know how you and your friend got here." Optimus > said. Xena told him how she and Gabrielle saw the portal and got > sucked into it and about the battle with the Predacons and how > Gabrielle was kidnaped and how she met Dinobot. When she was finished, > Optimus was thinking. "We have to save Gabrielle." Xena said. Tsuneo: You got a real one-track mind, don't you? Rick: People get that way about their girlfriends. > "We will soon." Optimus said. > "SOON!! Why not now?!" Xena said. Tsuneo: 'Cause it's the end of the chapter, and this ain't Koopa. > "We need a plan." Optimus said. "Megatron is probably expecting us to > try and rescue her. We'll be going into a trap." > "I've been in worse battles!" Rick: None of them involved flamethrowing ants, jet-propelled tyrannosaurs, giant robot spiders, or half-scorpion, half-snakes with atrocious cowboy accents. Dan: Don't be too sure. > Xena said. She turned and stormed off down a corridor. All: Hissy fit! Hissy fit! > Dinobot followed her. Rick: [Dinobot] She's my shiny thing, and I found her! > "If he thinks I'm going to wait here while those monsters torture > Gabrielle." Rebecca: [Xena] That's my job! Dan: I think you're overdoing it a bit. > Xena said. "I'm going to go and rescue her myself." Tsuneo: Wait... you mean, if they think you're going to wait, you'll go alone just because? That makes _no_ sense. Rebecca: I see you're getting the hang of Xena. > "And I'll go with you." Dinobot said. > "Won't you get into trouble?" Xena asked. > "I don't care." Dinobot said. "We'll wait until tonight when everyone > is asleep." Rebecca: What, after they've pushed the buttons on each other's dashboards? [Dan and Tsuneo stare at her.] Rick: Fine. If _anyone_ gets that, I'm leaving the country. > To be continued Tsuneo: And that's a threat. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you liked "Dinobot Meets Xena: Warrior Princess" Tsuneo: You need serious help. > by Megara (Linda Varner), Rebecca: Who is also clearly a Big Fan of Xena. > e-mail her. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Back Rick: to the future! [The TV set switches off] Voice: Well... Sorry. Dan: Are you kidding? That was fun! Rebecca: The best Xena fanfic I've ever read. [They all stare at her, dumbfounded.] Okay, so it's the only one, but what the hey. Voice: So... what'd you think of it? Tsuneo: May I? To be fair, the writing style was a joke. No description, characterisation, and especially no warning for scene changes. It's almost Koopa! It really needed filling out too. Plus the basic storyline, Xena falls through a portal, is such a stupid and overused idea... Dan: I thought the fight scenes were especially terrible. Okay, no doubts that Xena's pretty awesome [The others all clear their throats, noisily], but still, she could never do some of what's attributed to her. Fighting Dinobot to a standstill especially. Rebecca: The Preadacons were written pretty poorly. I mean, they should be easily able to capture two squishies. And if they have one human, all they need, why didn't they just torch Xena? I can see that Inferno would enjoy doing that... Rick: He enjoys torching _anything_. There was one thing that was very, very wrong with this fic: It was a crossover. That's bad enough, but it was a crossover between two incompatible shows. I mean, the rest of it was rubbish, but that was the worst single thing about it. Voice: Er... fine. Sorry about the problems. Rick: No sweat. Maybe you should get in some more like that. Dan: Er... maybe not. I want to live. Rebecca: Personally, I think it can go to hell. I'm outta here. [They file out of the room. The screen goes blank.] Voice: Damn. That was a failure... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Riffed by: Jinas & Rick R. Mortis (rickr@one.net.au) Dan and Tsuneo are copyright 1995-1998 Max Fauth (Jinas) Rebecca Bartley and Rick R. Mortis are copyright 1995-1998 Alex Fauth (Rick R. Mortis). Jinas' world: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/2628/index.htm RPG info, amateur fanfics, MSTing site and official Bubblegum Crossfire material. Rick's Mecha Madness Page: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/7194/index.htm AntiKevs, Mekton Z conversions, fanfic drinking game, the one and only Common Sense Timeline, crazy Fighters' Anthology .lib and missions, and Utterly Disturbing Nova Satori Shrine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "You'll be surprise at all the things I seen and done." Rebecca: [Xena] With Gabrielle. Hey hey!