================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/01/20 17:51 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" "Wait a minute," said Steve, "we're going to need someone who can reason with the Dude, and that sure isn't me or you, or Mike." "Who is it?" asked Sarah. "Probably someone who's known him all his life, I guess we should call Carrie Lintner." "You know her?" asked a surprised Mike. "Yes," said Steve, "do you know where we can find her." "Sure," said Mike, "as soon as I close at 5:00." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/01/20 18:33 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" The designated time soon arrived, and Mike led Steve and Sarah to an apartment near Capaha Park. "Carrie, these two claim to know you," said Mike. "I don't think so," replied Carrie. At that point, Steve realized the error of his assumptions, but he felt that he had to push on. "You may not remember us," began Steve, "but we need your help. We need someone from Perryville, someone who knows Andy Kammler personally, someone like you." "Well," giggled Carrie, "I am someone like me, and I am from Perryville, but I don't know Andy Kammler personally. I knew him, at least I guess the guy yoe're talking about was the one that was in school with me until the fifth grade." "What happened in the fifth grade?" asked Sarah. "The Kammler family suddenly became really rich. The rumor was that there were very specific clauses that came with the money, and that one of the clauses was that the boy could never leave the estate. He had private tutors, and I've seen several Cardinals, you know from the baseball team, going in, but no one from Perryville has seen the Kammler boy since 1987." "Thanks," said Steve, "but I guess you can't help us afterall, at least not anymore than you just did." "Mike, this may sound strange," said Sarah suddenly, "but we need to know who lived on your floor and which ones are still around." "Why?" asked Mike... ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/01/26 23:50 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" "Because," said Sarah, "if we are going to bring back music, we may need their help." "I just thought of something," said Steve, "Mike, don't we look familiar to you at all?" "No," said Mike. "I need to make some calls," said Steve, "You two carry on." With that, Steve walked toward a pay phone. "Well," said Mike, "there was Ryan or 'Doorhinge', Mike or 'BJ', Anthony, Jon, Jared, and some other guys." "No Steve?" asked Sarah. "Nope, pretty sure there wasn't," replied Mike. "It's even worse than I thought," panted Steve as he ran back to the pair. "Sarah, we never went to SEMO, I called our homes pretending to be old friends of mine and yours. You got a private scholarship to attend SLU, and I ended up at UIE. We were purposely kept away from Cape, we've never met." "OK," said Mike, "Now this is really weird, and I'm really confused. What's going on here?" ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/02/06 02:32 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" After some private discussion, Steve and Sarah decided to take a chance and explain things to Mike. So they spent about 30 minutes telling Mike things that you already know. "So," said Mike. "Somehow, you have to collect the Dude after you dropped him off, but before the guy from California picks him up." "Yeah," said Sarah, "but we need someone that can reason with him, and we're not sure who can do it." "You can do it!" said Mike. "No," said Steve, "we can't. If we could, we wouldn't be in this situation to begin with." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/02/11 18:48 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" "But," said Mike "no one but the two of you remember him as he was. It has to be one of you." "Not necessarily," said Sarah, "as I explained to Steve, the Dude remembers everyone, just as we do. If we can find someone he respected and listened to and convince them to act like they remember the Dude, he should listen now." "You might be right," said Mike, "because at that point he won't know how much he is going to change the timeline. He'll believe the person he's talking to actually does remember him." "Exactly," said Steve. "Sure," said Sarah, "you all behind the idea now that he supports it..." "Anyways," said Mike after a few moments of uncomfortable silence, "who is this respected person we're searching for?" "We're?" asked Steve. "Yes, we're," replied Mike. "I'll probably actually still know this person who will have no idea who you two are, and if there's a way I can help bring back music and get myself back into computers and out of catalitic converters, I'm definitely in." "OK, then," said Sarah. "Now we just have to think of someone who can convince the Dude of stuff..." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/02/12 19:32 by JY01STU >:: Vacuum boy Cheers to grandmas who send money!! And then suddenly it came to both Steve and Sarah at the same time. "NORA!" they shouted simultaneously. ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/02/15 16:48 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" "Is Nora still around?" asked Sarah. "If you mean the Nora that married BJ from the 7th floor, yes," replied Mike. "That's who we mean," said Steve. "Although when we left they were just engaged, and I guess some nick names are the same." "I guess when they weren't in school anymore, there was no reason to wait," suggested Mike. "Maybe," considered Steve. "Where are they?" "They run Cape Roller Hockey Plus, a store BJ created, and they also control the local pee-weehockey league, sponsored by Cape Roller Hockey Plus. It's a very good deal since most of their players buy stuff at their store." "I guess BJ made a good little capitalist, it makes me proud, plus, in order to make money, he provides a worthwile service in the form of a hockey league that greatly benifits the community's youth," said Steve with a tear in his eye. "Enough political soliloquy," said Sarah. "Shut up so Mike can take us to this store..." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/03/04 21:30 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" Minutes later the trio arrived at Cape Roller Hockey Plus. "Hello BJ, how's the hockey biz?" asked Mike as he walked in. "Can't complain, how's the shop?" asked BJ. "As well as can be expected," said Mike. "Is Nora around?" "She's out making a lunch run," said BJ, "But she'll be right back." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/03/04 21:38 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" "Oh, I'm sorry, can I help you two?" asked BJ as he noticed Steve and Sarah. "We're with him," announced Steve, "we think your wife can probably help us." "What? Who are you, and how do you know Nora?" asked a confused BJ. "It's a long story, maybe we should explain it to you and Nora at the same time," said Mike... ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/04/01 18:37 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Pimp on a Chain" After what seemed like an eternity, Nora finally walked through the door. "Nora," said Steve and Sara in unison, " we're so happy to see you." "Do I know you?" asked Nora. "No, but you should," answered Steve. "Did you let those ceramic stick salesmen in again, BJ?" asked Nora. "It didn't work for baseball, and it won't work for hockey." "We're not salesmen," said Sara. "We're very happy in our church," replied Nora. "What I meant," said Steve, "is that if the timeline hadn't been unnaturally altered, you would know us." "I'm not sure how to respond to that," said Nora. "Just listen," said Mike. "Mike, what are you doing here?" asked Nora. "I'm with them, and you're going to want to listen to what they have to say." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/04/28 15:51 by EM82STU >:: Walden F. Pond I break legs for money!!! "No we are not," she replied and she tossed them into the streets. ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/04/28 16:50 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Boy in Blue" "Well," said Steve, "I guess we need a plan B." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/04/28 19:17 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter "Boy in Blue" "Was there anyone else the Dude would listen to in your timeline?" asked Mike. "Well," said Sara, "it depends. He would listen to Jared alot, but not on important stuff, and Jared never even convinced him that pro-wrestling was fake, so he probably couldn't get him to come back..." "That's ok," said Mike, "Jared transferred to the University of Memphis shortly after the school closed, and then he apparently went insane due to a high school counselor telling him that he should've listened when she told him to go there in the first place in case SEMO burned down or something. Anyone else?" "Brett...no, Brett would've gotten a job at another school," mumbled Steve. "Actually," said Mike, "he didn't. He works at a golf course just outside Jackson." "Let's go," said Sara, "he may be our only hope..." ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/05/13 18:27 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter High Knight of Shakma Soon, Steve, Sarah, and Mike were standing on the seventh green waiting for Brett to finish working with a client. As soon as he finished, Steve got his attention. "Brett..." "Budweiser or Bud Lite?" asked Brett. "Neither," replied Steve, "I need to talk to you." "Oh, well shoot, then," said Brett as he closed the lid to his beer cart. "We need your help," said Sarah. "It's important." "Do I know the two of you?" asked Brett. "You should, but you don't," said Mike. "Oh, I didn't see ya there, Mike. What's going on here?" continued Brett. "It's a long story," said Steve, "but you're not suppose to be a beer vender, you're suppose to be the most senior hall director at Southeast. This is suppose to be your 3rd year in the dorms." "Residence Halls..." "Whatever," continued Steve, "you're not suppose to be here. You're still suppose to be in South." "Like I'm that much worse off here," commented Brett. "Fine, sell beer for the rest of your life," said Mike, "so you can keep not affording to get your car fixed and I can keep trading brake jobs for free golf passes and you can keep getting sunburned three times a month, and you can freeze in late fall and early spring, and keep spending your winters repairing sprinkler systems, and..." "Ok, ok, what do you need?" ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/05/18 00:11 by JY01STU >:: Vacuum boy B. S. E. A lone man drove down the highway humming to himself along with the song playing on the radio. It was "The Right Stuff" by the New Kids on the Block. "OH-oH-oh-oh-OH!" sang the man. "OH-OH-huh?" He was interrupted by a strange sight on the road before him. A man wearing a sweater vest was lying in the middle of the road, apparently hurt. The driver pulled his car up alongside the sweater-vest wearing man and got out. "Are you alright?" said this obvious good Samaritan as he crouched at the prone man's side. Brett instantly hopped up and punched the driver in the face knocking him unconscious. Brett then hopped into the man's car and sped off, while Steve and Sarah ran out of the bushes and dragged the driver off to the waiting Lovechicken. "Now, while Brett's doing his part of the job, we take this guy to Vegas to meet up with Progger," said Steve. "hey, does this guy look familiar to you?" sarah asked Steve. "Not really. Let's check his wallet," said Steve. He looked at the license and said, "William Gates. Does that ring a bell with you?" "Nope," said Sarah. "But whoever he is, he's about to become a very rich man." And with that Sarah and Steve took him to Las Vegas, where Mike Rengel waited in the largest hotel suite of the largest casino of the time. "But why do we have to give him all the money?" said Mike, whining as he waved a thick wad of cash in front of Steve's face. "Because we wronged him, and we need to make amends," said Sarah. "We didn't go into the future to get all the winning roulette numbers just to make money for us. This guy here had to get beat up for our plan to work. We need to compensate him for that." "Now we'll just leave him here with a bottle of booze and a couple of hookers at his side. When he wakes up to find all this money here, he won't mind so much that he doesn't remember how he got here," said Steve and he started to leave. "Wait!" said Mike and he went back to the nightstand where all the money sat that Progger had won with prior knowledge of the winning roulette numbers. "you guys said that I'll be a computer science major in your timeline?" "Yes, why?" asked Sarah. "I just want to leave this guy a little note then," said Mike. He pulled a piece of hotel stationary out of the drawer and wrote on it "Invest in computers." He then placed the note on top of the money. "There," said Mike. "Maybe the guy will give me a job someday or something. That way, it's not a total loss." Finally Steve and Sarah went downstairs to the casino lobby, where Brett had just arrived with Andy in tow. "So did it all work out?" Steve asked Brett. "Yup, I convinced him not to destroy the Simpsons and just go back toschool," Brett said. ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/05/18 00:17 by JY01STU >:: Vacuum boy B. S. E. "How'd you do that?" asked Sarah. "Well, I convinced him that, if he didn't do it, when he went back home, I would let him tagalong behind me and act like he ran the tower. I figured it would be enough to placate the powerhungry side of his ego," said Brett. "Man," said Steve. "Our Brett is going to hate that." "Oh, well," said Sarah. "At least our timeline is safe now." "what about us?" asked Mike. "Well, we can't take you guys with us, since you already exist there, so you'll have to stay here," said Sarah. "Try not to mess the timeline up too much," said Steve. "Use aliases please so your future counterparts won't know what you've been doing." "Alright," said Brett. "Well, goodbye. And thanks for saving me from a life of beer vending." "No problem," said Steve. "See you guys around." And he, Sarah, and Andy left the casino, hopped in the Lovechicken, and sped off for the future. ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/05/18 00:20 by JY01STU >:: Vacuum boy B. S. E. "So what name do you want to take on, Brett?" Mike asked him. "I've always been fond of the name Trevino. How about you?" Brett asked Mike. "In grade school, the kids called me Fish." "Sounds good," said Brett. "Hey before you go, you want to hit the slots for a minute." "Actually, I know a few roulette numbers that I think might be a little lucky," said Mike. "Sweet," said Brett, and the two of them walked out onto the floor of the casino. ================================================================================ >:::The following added 1999/05/19 16:13 by KR53STU >:: The Hunter High Knight of Shakma The End