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Black and White A Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers Fan Novel in Three Parts By McPoodle, Erik (Ice) Berg and Roxor Edited by ModernTimes 2 Table of Contents PROLOGUE: A Dark and Stormy Night ....................................................................... 5 PART ONE: Tammy ...................................................................................................... 13 1. Homecoming ............................................................................................................. 14 2. The Tanglefoots ........................................................................................................ 19 3. Our Heroes ................................................................................................................ 26 4. Gadget Makes Children Cry ..................................................................................... 29 5. The Rescue Ranger Fan Club ................................................................................... 36 6. New Member ............................................................................................................ 45 7. Appendix A ............................................................................................................... 51 8. Exit Light .................................................................................................................. 62 9. Enter Night ................................................................................................................ 67 10. Take My Hand ........................................................................................................ 71 PART TWO: Francine ................................................................................................... 78 11. We‟re Off to Never-Never Land ............................................................................. 79 12. Disappointment ....................................................................................................... 84 13. Arrival ..................................................................................................................... 92 14. The Demonstration ............................................................................................... 101 15. The Judgment ........................................................................................................ 108 16. Coronation ............................................................................................................ 116 17. The Final Battle .................................................................................................... 123 18. Voices in the Darkness ......................................................................................... 128 19. Choosing Sides ..................................................................................................... 132 20. Where‟s Waldo? ................................................................................................... 139 21. Bad Moon Rising .................................................................................................. 147 22. Victory Speech ...................................................................................................... 151 23. Substitution ........................................................................................................... 155 PART THREE: Carolyn .............................................................................................. 162 24. Graduation ............................................................................................................ 163 25. Cross-over ............................................................................................................. 170 26. Norris Nulton ........................................................................................................ 175 27. The Fandom United .............................................................................................. 184 28. There Ain‟t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch ...................................................... 188 29. The Rescuers ......................................................................................................... 193 30. Hartford City Jail Blues ........................................................................................ 198 31. Too Much Theta .................................................................................................... 203 32. Truth or Consequences ......................................................................................... 205 33. Searching for Meaning in a Meaningless World .................................................. 219 34. End Game ............................................................................................................. 224 35. Re-Introductions ................................................................................................... 228 36. Homecoming ......................................................................................................... 231 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CREDITS ............................................................. 238 Appendix A. The Adventures of Pocacho & Keroppi Website ................................. 262 3 To those who remembered while the rest of the world was forgetting. 4 Black & White Once upon a time, in a world not too different from ours, four rodents and a fly band together to fight the forces of darkness. For their detective agency, no case is too big, no case is too small. They are: The Rescue Rangers. A STRONG WIND BLEW AROUND Rescue Rangers Headquarters that fateful night of February 15th, in that dark and uncertain time between midnight and dawn. The old oak tree stood fast against the windstorm. Behind thick walls and tightly secured windows, all was deathly quiet, and the Rescue Rangers were sound asleep. Suddenly, there was a flash of light and a roll of thunder. Five seconds later, there was another one. And another. And another. A constant stream of lightning bolts, at five-second intervals. Dale was the first to awaken. He had been fond of thunderstorms since an early age. He also loved sharing the good things in life with his best friend, so he dropped down from the top level of the chipmunks‟ bunk bed and informed him of the good news: “Wowie, would you look at that, Chip!” BOOM! went the thunder. Chip opened one eye and peered at his roommate. “Dale, I don‟t care what it is . ” BOOM! it went again. Chip continued where he was interrupted. “ . I don‟t want to watch a movie, OK?” BOOM! Chip‟s other eye opened. “What was that?” BOOM! “Do you have the TV up too loud again, Dale?” BOOM! “That‟s no TV, Chip, it‟s lightning from outside.” BOOM! “Don‟t be ridiculous,” Chip replied . BOOM! . as he got out of bed. “Lightning doesn‟t fall regular like that.” BOOM! There was a knock at the door of the chipmunk‟s bedroom. Chip opened it to reveal Gadget, fully dressed. “Hi, Gad-” BOOM! “Chip,” said Gadget, “I think we should in-” BOOM! “-vestigate this storm. Take a look outside.” 5 Black & White, PROLOGUE: A Dark and Stormy Night BOOM! Monty jammed into the room with Zipper by his side. “What‟s the big idea, guys?” he asked. BOOM! “Follow me!” ordered Chip. The group raced out the front door, as that was the direction of the flashes. The gusting wind practically tore the door out of their grasp. As they watched, a lightning bolt flashed down to the southwest edge of town. The following bolts all hit exactly the same spot, a spot the Rangers knew all too well. The former headquarters of their perennial foe: “Nimnul,” declared Chip, grimly. BOOM! the thunder added, dramatically. “Right,” answered Gadget. “If he‟s . ” BOOM! “ . behind this, it can‟t be good. Also . ” BOOM! “ . this is no ordinary lighting.” BOOM! “How so?” asked Chip. Gadget waited for the “BOOM!” before continuing. “If actual lighting was striking that close to us . ” BOOM! “ . it would be a lot louder.” BOOM! “And it wouldn‟t be orange,” she added quickly. BOOM! “I guess that means only one thing,” Dale added with a grin. BOOM! “Rescue Rangers, away!” A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE Ranger Wing touched down at the base of the small mountain owned by Norton Nimnul, prevented by high winds from reaching the summit. The Rangers looked up the twisty mountain road with some trepidation, but they had no other alternative, so they began the slow climb. For an adventure that began with lightning bolts, an endless climb on foot was not what Dale had in mind. Even a lightning flash every five seconds lost its thrill after the first five thousand or so. The chipmunk was bored. “So,” he asked. “How many years have we been . stopping Nimnul now? . Four?” The pauses were for the thunder. “Five,” replied Chip, waiting for the next strike before continuing. “You‟re not counting . this last year, when he was missing.” “You know,” observed Monty, “regardless . regardless of whether he‟s behind this or not . I‟m not sure I want to be there . to find out.” “Monty scared?” asked Dale. “That doesn‟t make much sense!” “I‟m not exactly a fan . fan of the high voltages . if you catch my drift.” Zipper shrugged, as if to say “fair enough.” 6 Black & White, PROLOGUE: A Dark and Stormy Night By keeping to the cliff face, the Rangers hoped to avoid being swept to their doom by the incredibly strong gusts of wind. “You know,” Dale observed nonchalantly, “I don‟t think . I‟ve ever seen so much lightning.” Gadget pointed up to the top of the mountain, where the outline of a large domed structure was illuminated