ringo starr: "the workmen gathered bricks and concrete, and set to work at once. smashfan, mars, and the others helped, too."
dib: "...smashfan, what on earth are you doing?"
(deadpan) posting yet again with no-one else posting in between.
dib: "care to explain why, though?"
because i've lost control of my life...
(checks smashboards status) maybe someone else'll be on to post, i can hardly take this anymore.
dib: "uhh... smash?"
yeah?
dib: "where you're from, it's
9:00 in the morning."
...
(something in my brain snaps)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
princess luna: "is he more 'off his meds' than usual this day?"
ringo starr: "asked luna. celestia considered..."
princess celestia: "he could be, luna. he could be..."
ringo starr: "it took quite some time, but at last the wall was complete! it was slightly larger than duck's frontal diameter, and was 10 bricks thick to be safe."
inspector: "now we just need to place it a few miles before the bridge and fasten it to the ground."
ringo starr: "there wasn't an engine that could help for miles, so they decided to all push themselves. with the combined strength of smashfan, dib, swiper, wackoman, retro, mars, the pharaoh, zim, jenny, celestia, luna, discord, as well as the inspector and the workmen, they were able to push the heavy wall a good 3 miles from the bridge... THEN, it happened..."
(whistle in the distance)
discord: "*gasp!* duck!"
ringo starr: "yelped discord. zim didn't understand properly."
zim: "is it an aerial strike?! are the nazi's free of their cryogenic prison?!"
discord: "no! (turns zim's head to face down the line)
DUCK!!!"
ringo starr: "up ahead, just as discord had warned, was duck! he appeared to have slowed down some, so they figured the wall would bring him to a halt."
duck: "oh, thank goodness! that wall will stop me!"
ringo starr: "the group jumped clear just in case."
(duck crashes through the wall, smashing it to bits)
ringo starr: "duck broke through the wall, but he didn't stop!"
duck: "haven't felt THAT in a while..."
ringo starr: "duck groaned. from duck's cab, mertle saw the unstable bridge!"
mertle: "GAH!!"
ringo starr: "she yelped. then, she felt determined."
mertle: "if my friend goes down..."
ringo starr: "she muttered to herself."
mertle: "then i'm going with him!!"
ringo starr: "mertle braked with every ounce of strength she had in one last attempt..."
(duck manages to slow down and stop at the center of the bridge just as it falls apart)
ringo starr: "the bridge collapsed just as they crossed it, leaving only the small section of it that duck had stopped on. it was being supported only by the frame at the sides and what little of the support beams was left, any further movement from duck could've sent them both plummeting into the torrent below."
duck: "*pant, pant* phew!"
ringo starr: "gasped duck."
duck: "i'm glad THAT'S over!"
ringo starr: "mertle was relieved, too. she leaned back wearily to the window-side of duck's cab. when the others returned to the bridge, they found duck, battered and tired, on the remains of the bridge."
what a relief!
ringo starr: "sighed smashfan"
we should commend duck's driver and fireman for being such quick thinkers!
ringo starr: "luna flew up to the cab. she was surprised what she found!"
princess luna: "smashfan, you'd best come and see who it is you want to commend."
ringo starr: "she snickered. smashfan, using his avatar's wings, flew alongside luna. when he saw the contents of duck's cab, all he could do was smile."
well, i'll be a monkey's uncle! i didn't think SHE could stop an engine!
ringo starr: "dib was outside, flying on celestia, admiring duck's model."
dib: "if i hadn't seen it with my own eyes, i wouldn't believe it!"
princess celestia: "the fact that this bridge is still intact?"
ringo starr: "chuckled celestia."
dib: "no, the model of this engine!"
ringo starr: "dib then chatted about on the subject of duck's model"
dib: "an actual GWR 57xx Pannier Tank engine! where smashfan comes from, there are only 16 of these beauts left in preservation!"
princess celestia: "*giggle* and here i thought you were the alien-obsessed kid."
dib: "well, ya' gotta have variety, y'know?"
everyone, get on a flying character or object!
ringo starr: "called smashfan."
i'd like you to meet duck's savior!
ringo starr: "they all did so. and when they saw it, it was definitely something to sh** bricks over. right there was mertle edmonds dozed off by duck's controls."
discord: "SHE stopped duck before the bridge collapsed?"
looks like it, discord.
ringo starr: "smashfan responded"
this is definitely the first redeeming quality i've ever seen in her, and it isn't even canon!
ringo starr: "then mertle woke up, surprised to see smashfan and all the others smiling warmly at her."
mertle...
ringo starr: "smashfan said. mertle WAS surprised! aside from duck, she'd never heard another individual call her by her real name positively in a long time. she didn't know what to think! all she could say was a stunned..."
mertle: "yeah?"
we're sorry about earlier. if you hadn't been with duck when you where, there's no doubt he would've tumbled down into the abyss below us.
ringo starr: "mertle was all choked up."
mertle: "*blushing* thanks, smash. i'm sorry about all that stuff i might have said. if you'll let me back in, i promise i'll do my hardest not to be so uptight..."
a fair deal if ever i saw one!
ringo starr: "and so, it was arranged. mertle was back in smashfan's group, and mertle started to become a much nicer person. all thanks to Duck the Great Western Engine... and what about the dark character? she'd slipped out during the blockade construction..."
dark mertle: "those idiots. they TRICKED me into meeting up with discord! i hope they have a happy time in HELL! (pulls out a communicator)"
???: "hello?"
dark mertle: "bad news, rock. my cover's blown."
(the communication is being forwarded to megaman)
megaman.exe: "what?! how!?"
dark mertle: "they ran into some old dragon freak recently kicked out of evil leo's group. on the upside, he's powerless."
megaman.exe: "hmm... i see. well, at least you've informed us that we're not just dealing with smashfan and mars at the moment, but a drained discord as well. you've done well, dark mertle. as well as an unintended job gets, at any rate."
dark mertle: "alright, now where's my f**king paycheck?"
ringo starr: "meanwhile, smashfan and mars's teams had become one. so now it was time for their next order of business: getting duck off the bridge. the princesses and discord examined the broken remnants."
princess luna: "it's risky,"
ringo starr: "they said."
princess luna: "but we must help duck!"
ringo starr: "smashfan then got an idea"
celestia, luna, do you think you can levitate duck to the other side of the bridge?
princess celestia: "we will!"
ringo starr: "they said, happily. they then set to work."
+BGM:
breakdown train+
(celestia and luna's magic auras appear over duck's siderods)
ringo starr: "lifting him up by his siderods, the two alicorns began to bring duck to the end of the bridge."
(duck is lifted off the track and above the bridge)
ringo starr: "they strained themselves trying to stay focused."
(duck is levitated towards the other side)
ringo starr: "it took some time, and when it was finished, celestia and luna were nearly out of breath."
(duck is brought gently back down onto the rails)
duck: "oh, thank you all! thank you very much!"
ringo starr: "the workmen waved goodbye and set back to repairing the bridge. but THEN, smashfan and co. had ANOTHER problem"
discord: "wuh-oh..."
mertle: "what is it?"
dib: "all that puffing back before the bridge incident left duck completely out of water!"
and the momentum from stopping at the bridge knocked out most of his coal.
ringo starr: "the princesses strained themselves just trying to get duck off the bridge, they didn't want to move him all the way to a watertower and coaling deposit."
wackoman.exe: "(epic, booming voice) THEN I SHALL PUSH HIM THERE!"
...it's worth a shot.
ringo starr: "everyone climbed into and above duck's cab, while wackoman went up behind and began to shove duck forward."
wackoman.exe: "GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
(duck BARELY MOVES AN INCH...)
well, that was a waste of an attempt.
ringo starr: "brooded smashfan."
looks like this is going to be a team effort!
mertle: "i'm ready when you are!"
ringo starr: "so they all got out. smashfan, luna, celestia, dib, the pharaoh, and zim took the front, while wackoman, mertle, jenny, swiper, retro, and discord pushed from the back. mars's limp, offline body was left in the cab."
everyone ready? on my mark. 1... 2... 3... GO!!!
ringo starr: "everyone pushed and puffed and pulled and pushed as hard as they could to move duck, who could not move himself."
mertle: "don't worry, duck!"
ringo starr: "mertle called"
mertle: "we'll get you back to full condition soon enough!"