#Kata Equipe

[nosbastidoresdopier]

Atletas de Araquari disputam campeonato na Bolívia

Três atletas de Araquari, que integram a seleção brasileira, estão na Bolívia para disputar o Campeonato Sul Americano de Karatê, na categoria Kata Equipe. O campeonato acontece de 24 a 29 de Junho, na cidade de Santa Cruz de lá Sierra. Marcely Dias, de 20 anos, Nicolle Ortiz, de 19 anos e Camilly Dias de 18 anos, treinam com o incentivo da Bolsa Atleta do programa Araquari Campeã. Na foto…

[aikido-colmar]

Les valeurs de l’aïkido

Que sont les valeurs de l’aïkido ? On vous répondra la plupart du temps « préserver son partenaire » et/ou « se préserver ». C’est un aspect pratique de la pratique de l’aïkido, mais il manque quelque chose dans l’argumentation ! C’est ce qui détermine la pratique de l’aïkido mais on pourrait associer le code du bushido et là nous entrons en concurrence avec les autres arts martiaux et sports…

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Another small step for mankind but big step for me: finally got the courage to bring the pigment grind to SP and it is paying off well so far

I also streamlined the process a bit so this ended up going at triple the rate than before

[charcoaldustonmyfingers]

Some more little character sketches!

Raph gets some pretty badass moments, and his power set is pretty cool! I like how he is more of a wall of defense for the litte fellas on the team, seeing as sai were used not only for stabbing, but also defense and disarming. He reminds me of Leatherhead, one of my favorite characters from 2003, but in keeping with the general characterization of Raphael

My sister used to own a couple pairs of red sai growing up! I used to sneak into the room with all her martial arts equipment and try to mimic the katas I’d see her do when no one was around to tell me off for playing with weapons. I wasn’t all that good at it lol

Also some Dorky Pals and Dog too! I love their friendship

[monk-of-figaro]

Fanart: 鶴子さん (Tsuruko-san)

Back in March 2024, after a few months of running this Tumblr blog, I decided that I was no longer satisfied using just the default Tumblr avatar and header. The problem was that, while I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted, I'm not an artist at all. So I thought to commission someone to execute the vision I had.

I took a chance and reached out to one of my favorite artists in the FF6 fandom: Tsuruko-san. I've shared some of her work on this Tumblr before, and not only is she incredibly talented, she's also very funny and friendly. But I was worried that this wouldn't work out because 1) she had never accepted commissions before and 2) the language barrier between two people who don't speak the same language may prove to be too tricky to navigate.

Luckily for me, after giving it some thought she agreed, noting however that she would likely not have time to work on it for several months.

You know what they say: good things are worth the wait!

Not only did she capture what I envisioned, but she expanded on it in ways that fit perfectly both with my vision and with Sabin as a character.

Here sits Sabin on a high peak somewhere on Mt. Kolts, watching the cresting sunrise and meditatively drinking tea. I like to think he just finished his morning routine of training: katas, or yoga, or wrestling bears, or all of those at the same time.

Distant mountains enshrouded by morning fog that has not yet dissipated, rays of the sun breaking through the peaks, clouds tinged by the color of the sunrise… all depicted perfectly to set the "tone" I had envisioned.

The gear and equipment that he's using was Tsuruko-san's brilliant addition. Inside the giant, leather-enforced sack behind him, Sabin was cable to carry everything he needs to make a nice cup of tea to go along with a bowl of walnuts for breakfast. No doubt the sack also contains things he'd need for lunch, for dinner, for sleeping, for bathing… essentially, wilderness survival, which is part of what he loves about Mt. Kolts.

She says she made this using both transparent and opaque watercolors on drawing paper, after which she takes it to a convenience store to scan. I suspect she started working on this back in April, going through a few drafts - both digital and on paper - trying to find the proper aesthetic. I think she nailed it, and I sincerely appreciate the care and thoughtfulness she put into this

Honestly, I could stare at this image for hours. Every time I look at it, I almost feel myself transported to that exact location, enjoying the crisp morning air and calm serenity of the mountains.

本当にありがとうごさいます、鶴子さん！ Truly, thank you so much, Tsuruko-san!

If you'd like to check out more of her work, she posts a lot of her art on her Twitter account.

[spicy-apple-pie]

Something that I wish 2012 tmnt did more of was big sister Karai.

Like, I haven’t seen a lot of 2012 but I wish there was a period of Karai becoming part of the Hamato family. But could you imagine her bonding with her brothers.

They quickly learn that Splinter struggles saying no to Karai, so they use that to their advantage. He catches on quickly, so some of their more outrageous requests he puts his foot down.

They’re so excited about their new sister so they go around and show her their favourite stuff. Mostly Mikey is showing off his skateboard skills, their gaming consoles, his comic book collection, Ice Cream Kitty etc.

The others or more subtle about it, like Raph when he introduces Chompy. He’s still pretty guarded around her, but just something to let her in to his softer side.

Donnie is also guarded, especially around his equipment. But Karai catches on that he has a crush on April and teases him about it. But also gives him some solid advice.

Leo wants to impress her the most. So he’s constantly is going through his katas, meditating, and being strict on his brothers. Everyone hates it, including him, but he doesn’t want to look lame in front of Karai. Cause she’s so cool and he wants her to know that he’s serious and worthy of her sticking around.

But one day he slips and Karai catches him watching Space Heroes. He tries to blow it off like, “oh mikey must have left it running. I didn’t even notice it was on.” But Karai knows that he likes it, so she puts on a little act.

“Oh, really? Looks interesting. Do you know what it’s about? What episode is this?” And Leo tries to play it cool but then he starts info dumping. And Karai listens to him ramble and asks questions about it. And although she doesn’t necessarily like it, she likes hanging out with her brother so they watch the full series together.

Like I said, I don’t know a lot about 2012 tmnt but that they can’t write women without being love interests. But like, come on, that long lost sister dynamic was so slept on.

[littlethingsaround]

Halo, tumblr :)

Agak asing bagiku menekan tuts tuts datar ini untuk kembali mengalirkan apa yang ada dalam diriku ke dunia maya -- sebuah pojok kecil yang lama kubangun untuk kujadikan suaka berceloteh, merenung, mempertanyakan, atau mengupload hal hal spesial untuk kukenang kembali.

Nah, setelah satu paragraf barusan rasanya jadi agak lebih familiar.

Aku yang sekarang, secara jiwa mungkin jauh berbeda dengan aku yang dulu bentar bentar nulis. Bahkan, sejak jadi istri, ibu, mengelola sebuah suaka yang diupayakan nyaman nan bercahaya bernama rumah-- aku malah jadi lupa bagaimana caranya meluapkan perasaan (dengan sehat). Aku lupa, bagaimana dulu aku bisa me-manage waktu yang sesempit itu jadi luarbiasa penuh dengan kebaikan dan pemaknaan. Aku lupa, bagaimana dulu aku bisa hidup sesehat dan sebugar itu. Aktifitas padat, tidur sedikit, workout sejam plus kelas zumba malam masih gaspol! Aku lupa, bagaimana dulu aku mampu mengupayakan ilmu dan intake cahaya yang terus menerus. Ikut kajian kesana kemari, jauh jauh, di KRL ngaji, dimana mana melihatNya dan hanya Ia.

Aku lupa. Sungguh, aku benci aku yang sekarang bukan main.

Mas berkata, kalau selain bawaan bawaan baik, manusia juga punya bawaan lainnya. Seperti pelupa, suka tergesa gesa, tidak bersyukur.. Al-Qur'an menyebutkannya dengan rinci. Kita mengupayakan dengan berlatih agar kita tidak keikut sifat bawaan itu. Berlatih yang butuh pertolongan Allah, ilmu, dan dinamika yang menyempurna lewat jam terbang yang tinggi.

Aku ingin menumpahkan sumpah serapah dan carut marut atas kondisi diriku yang sekarang. Yang sering kubingung, yang sering kusebal sendiri.

Ah, aku sekali bukan, ketiga hal itu?

Tapi, aku mau potong emosi negatif yang sudah cukup kurasakan itu dengan kajian yang belum kudengar hingga akhir..

Kata Ustadzah Marhamah di kelas AA, surah At-Tiin ayat 4 yang bunyinya

laqod kholaqnal insaana fii ahsani taqwiim (Sungguh, Kami telah menciptakan manusia dalam bentuk yang sebaik-baiknya,)

Ahsani Taqwiim itu bukan hanya sempurna fisiknya, organ organ tubuhnya.. Tapi more than equipped, have all the tools and potentials a human need to win on every situation or even hard time in life. Jadi Allah tuh udah kasih kita semua mua, lebih dari yang kita butuhkan, di dalam diri kita sendiri untuk mampu memenangkan challenge demi challenge kehidupan, hatta menang dunia akhirat. Cause Allah wants us to win and only win! Maasyaallah🥹

Kata ust Aad di kuliahnya yang apa pun materinya akan selalu bahas tentang hati dan keimanan, karena dia center dr apapun.. Semua jawaban itu ada di dalam diri kita. Di hati kita. Tak perlu google banyak dan ikut kelas bejibun. Cari ilmunya tapi nyalakan hatinya, ada keyakinan dan keraguan yang sejatinya jika kita mau mendengarkan dan ikuti, sami'naa wa atha'naa.. Karena hati kita itu radar yg langsung nyambung sama Allah.. Kita akan mampu menemukan jalan keselamatan dan kedamaian yang Allah janjikan🥺

Jadiiiiii......... Masih mau misuh misuh nih?hehe

Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim

Sekarang, jalan dulu. Liat ke dalam. Raba rasa. Cari tau. Coba satu satu. InsyaAllah bisa kok. InsyaAllah kita akan seperti yang kita harapkan.

Di do'akan terus, diupayakan terus, minta dituntun terus, belajar terus. Gagal terus gapapa, kan artinya kita belajar terus hehehee. Kalau kegagalannya di hal yang sama, artinya pemahaman kita makin mendalam dan menyempurna. Suatu hari gagal gagal itu akan berhasil. Yang berat dan tertatih akan ringan berlari.

Kesinambungan berawal dari ketidaksinambungan

Keseimbangan berawal dari kesetimbangan

Diseimbangkan ya, semua kekhawatirannya dengan rasa harap. Semua rasa takut dengan rasa cinta. Semua buruk sangkanya dibasuh lembut sama rahmat Allah ya :")

Dan kita suatu hari sampai. Akan sampai, InsyaAllah

Selamat berjuang! Bersama Allah semua niscaya. #fokuspadarahmatNya

[alchemists-eve]

“Can you…” you began. “What happened to your camp?”

Josi was hesitant at first. You suspect she didn’t want to overwhelm you already. But you were desperate for some distraction. Anything to pull you out of yourself. So you nodded affirmingly.

She began with a deep inhale.“My crew and I had originally set out to research the meteorite. The one at the centre of camp. Doctor Kata was a member of our crew and took a particular interest in it. Even as the rest of us were assembling the camp he spent the entire time observing it up close. I figure he was just keen.

Once the camp was set up, however, he showed his true intentions. Not a moment after the final piece of equipment was installed he mutinied. Massive vines erupted from the soil and grass spewed from the earth like water.” Josi’s voice betrayed a pain that her words masked.

The pair of you slowly moved onward as she told the story. The night’s breeze softly shook the brush around you. Wrapped in her jacket, you felt comfortable as the events of the last couple of days ran through you. As things began to settle, something else rose up.

“Why did you stay out here?”

“Well, we still want to do what we came here for. But, when he took all the equipment he also took all the cars. We don’t really have a way to leave. And there is no mobile reception so far out of town.”

“How are you gonna get it all back?”

“No idea. Our first priority is making sure everyone is safe. Then…” she trailed off. It was clear she had no real answer to that question. “Frankly, getting it back is wishful thinking. We should just leave.”

“What about Bug Man?”

“Who?”

“The guy with him,” you assert. “The weirdo superhero. Apparently that’s his son.”

“What, like an actual superhero?"

“You’ve never heard of him?”

“I mean. I work with meteorites. I figuratively live under a literal rock.”

You spend the remainder of the trip to Josi’s camp filling her in on what happened. You were marched through camp towards the makeshift dormitory. The few people who filled the sparse camp late at night whispered to each other. “Whose that?” someone whispered. “I don’t remember him?” another muttered. Your eyes were heavy. You couldn’t see who was speaking.

Josi didn’t so much place you into the cot as she threw you onto it. The comfort of a surface that gave to your weight overwhelmed you with comfort. You felt your muscles relax, and their weariness manifested in full force. You could not move.

The last thing you remember was the feeling of a blanket being tucked in around you and the cool breeze tickling your nose.

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[jinmukangwrites]

Weep little lion man (2/14)

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Fandom: Jedi: Fallen Order/Survivor Rating: T Warnings: kidnapping, minor discrimination of injury Ao3 Notes: update schedule for every Thursday somehow going strong. Hopefully I keep on track for next week.

Summary: After defeating Dagan Gera for a third and final time, the Compass ends up in Bode's hands without a scratch. He could go back to Jedha with Cal... but he's holding what he wants. He doesn't see the point in pretending any longer. He makes a split-second decision. Or: Bode's betrayal goes a bit differently.

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Bode told Kata to pack. Even as he walks into Denvik's office, he can hardly believe it.

He feels like he's living in a daze, walking in a dream. He... actually did that. He has the compass, Kata packing, Denvik none-the-wiser...

And Cal stuffed into the small storage compartment of his fighter jet.

That last one wasn't a part of the plan. The plan was to convince Cal out of giving the compass to the hidden path, or maybe go on a solo "scouting mission" with Cal to Tanalor and reveal everything then. What he just did was impulsive. Foolish. Once Cal wakes up long enough to process everything he's going to hate Bode, he's sure.

But it'll be worth it.

He'd rather have Kata lonely if it means she's safe.

He'd rather have Cal hate him if it means he's alive.

"It's not often you visit in person, Bode," Denvik says, leaning back in his chair with his hands folded neatly on the table. "Something must be important. Tell me, how's the mission? Good news I trust."

"Plans have changed," Bode says. "In our favor."

Denvik grins; predatorial, stomach-churning. "Do tell."

"Kestis had an argument with the rest of his crew," Bode begins the hastily put together lie. "He's planning on returning to Saw Gerrera to work off some steam."

"And how is this in our favor?"

"Cere Junda is not the only one you want, yeah?" Bode says, and Denvik's smile sharpens. "Kestis is in a position right now where he's cut communications with his friends. If he goes, let's say, missing, no one will notice until it's too late."

"That certainly is a development..." Denvik says coyly. "What was the nature of the argument?"

Bode shrugs. "Same thing that caused them to split in the first place. Kestis has made it his life's goal to resist the Empire, the others can't match the mindset. He thinks they're doing nothing, and he wants to feel useful."

"Interesting," Denvik says, "however, this could still be a risk to the operation. The Jedha invasion is not for a few more months, so much could go wrong in that time."

"We have to act soon," Bode insists. "A few months is risky, but he'll be back with Gerrera in a few weeks. It'll be impossible to get him after that, especially once he finds out about the assault on Jedha. Besides, I know what you plan to do with him, you might even be able to have an extra soldier for the attack. All I'm asking for is some... proper equipment for capturing a Jedi. I'm sure you have some Force resistant stuff."

"Oh I do," Denvik assures. "I'm still not convinced this is worth the risk, however."

"You want Kestis under your control don't you?" Bode asks perhaps a bit too coldly, but Denvik doesn't waver. "I'm close to giving you just that. Give me the things I need and he'll be your pet, not Vader's. Surely you know how useful a Jedi under your control is. Imagine having two."

Denvik doesn't say anything as one hand raises to his chin in thought. He stays silent for a few moments, before he looks Bode in the eyes. "And it will not affect the Jedha invasion?"

"On my word."

"And on Kata's safety?"

Bode bristles. "I wouldn't suggest it if that was in the question."

Denvik takes another moment, then he nods. "Very well. I'll see to it you have access to all the equipment you need. I expect results, and quickly."

"You'll get them," Bode assures, careful to not release a breath of relief quite yet. "Trust me, this'll go off without a hitch."

-o-o-o-o-

As much as he wants to, he doesn't go to Kata right away. It's been a long while since he's last seen her in person, but he has other things to do right now. What's a few hours added to weeks of waiting?

No one stops him as he travels through the halls of the ISB base, Denvik had already given orders to let him through without question. Various trooper helmets do watch him as he passes, however it doesn't bug him none. For all they knew, he's just another bounty hunter working for the IBS. For all they cared, he's just an order to follow.

There's no one in the supply rooms besides a few guards posted at the door, so he practically has the lines of shelves all to himself. He passes by the various stored weapons, armors, and tools until he gets to where the more useful stuff is. Restraints, ration supplies, survival gear.

He drops a duffle onto a nearby counter and begins gathering what he needs. He goes to the food supply first. He didn't get much from Zee's head about Tanalor, but he at least knows that there is local wildlife that are safe for domestication and consumption. The soil is good for plant growth, and even has local edible species of its own. The problem is that starting up a renewable food supply on an uninhabited planet would take time, so a few months' rations should do them just fine for the time being. Then, he goes to the gear, grabbing blankets and hydrophobic gear and some rope, first-aid.

He grabs other supplies here and there, things he doesn't quite know if he'd need but doesn't hurt to anyways. He only realizes as he's trying to stuff a fire-starter into his bag that he's... procrastinating.

He forces himself to look at the restraints. All shapes and forms stare back. Cuffs for various sizes of sapients. Collars. Muzzles. Some look quite simple, others look like they're made to be painful.

The sight makes him sick.

He's pretty sure the adrenaline was the only thing that made it possible for him to restrain Cal in the first place with his makeshift bindings. Somehow, imagining these... things... locked around Cal... it all feels so much more serious.

He almost wishes there was another way. That Cal didn't care so much. That Bode didn't care so much. He wishes Cal took the options Bode tried to give him. He wishes he never started to worry for Cal's well-being.

Most of all, he wishes that he could go back to his ship, untie Cal, and have Cal understand what he was trying to do here. The good he's trying to do. He doesn't want to restrain and imprison his best friend. The thought makes him sick.

But he has to do what he must. It's only a precaution. Once they're safe on Tanalor, then he can take the restraints off when Cal realizes the situation he's in. This is just to make sure he keeps secure until then, so that he won't attack Bode or stars-forbid Kata.

Kata.

Bode has to make sure Kata doesn't know about this quite yet either. When he introduces them to each other, he needs it to be under Cal's free will. Kata can't know about this, she's a pure soul and she might not understand if he shows her the unconscious body he has in the storage compartment.

He forces himself to move robotically, tactically.

He grabs the things strong enough to hinder a Jedi, and a few worst-case-scenarios. Before he leaves, he grabs a handful of tranquilizers, stuffs it in his duffle, then leaves before regret can catch up with him.

-o-o-o-o-

He's never been more glad for a private hanger to park his ship. There's no guards, no droids, to watch as he approaches his ship and double checks he parked it strategically enough to hide the cargo-hatch from view of the one camera located near the airlock.

Once he's satisfied nothing will catch him off guard, he approaches the hatch and stops to listen for a few loud heartbeats.

He hears nothing, no shifting, no shouts. Nothing.

He takes a deep breath, then opens the hatch.

The sight that greets him is like a punch to the gut. Cal is almost exactly how he left him; stuffed into the compartment, bound hand, arm, knee, ankle. He's curled up in a way that Bode definitely doesn't think would be comfortable, even for a guy half his own size, but it's the only way he could get Cal on the ship other than having the poor guy sit in Bode's lap as he flies. And well, considering how angry Cal might be once he's awake it would be a horrible idea to do that.

So yeah, the sight that greets him is a punch to the gut, but it's also exactly what he was expecting to see. His eyes are still closed, even.

That makes it a bit easier for Bode's sake-of-mind to place down his duffle and dig out various medical tools and a knife.

He begins by carefully cutting the makeshift rope around Cal's knees, however he pauses when Cal suddenly shifts and groans when Bode tries to get at the blaster wound.

He watched Cal's face, heart drilling into his ears, as Cal's eyelids squeeze and another grunt leaves his slightly parted lips. His arms tense... and then he falls still.

Bode knows how light of a sleeper Cal is, but he also knows what a blaster-grip to the forehead could do to a bastard. So either Cal is starting to wake up naturally, or his knee really hurts.

He considers his options but only for a moment. He can't have Cal waking up too early.

He reaches into the duffle and grabs one of the tranquilizers, bending his upper-body into the compartment to press the tranquilizer into the crook of Cal's exposed neck, just below the corner of his jaw.

The prick of the needle has Cal flinching, his breath catching as his eyes fly open.

Bode can't move as Cal startles, eyes flickering wildly. His hand is still under Cal's jaw, and it's like he's been frozen in carbonite as Cal meets his eyes for just a moment. His lips groggily move, his eyelids flickering and closing more and more each time as the tranquilizer takes hold.

"B-Bode..."

And he's out.

Bode stays still for a few moments before he releases a breath.

Get back to work, soldier.

He returns to working on Cal's knee, cutting away the rest of the bindings and some of his singed pants, rubbing bacta on the wound before wrapping it. He doesn't have enough light to see the full damage of the wound, but he'll get more time to check again later once they're on Tanalor.

Once they're on Tanalor.

Free from the Empire.

He swallows, the thoughts euphoric despite how his current actions feel like poison.

He moves on to cutting the rest of the bindings, taking some time to rub Cal's limp wrists where the bindings had dug into his skin before stepping back and... and reaching into the duffle to pull out a simple pair of silver Force-suppressant cuffs.

He takes a deep breath, then maneuvers Cal's arms back behind his back and locks them in place with two twin clicks. Then, it's just a matter of replacing the makeshift with the official.

Soon enough, Cal's arms are not only behind his back, but also his elbows are roped to his sides to prevent Cal getting his hands in front of him. His ankles are shackled, however this time Bode ties his legs together at the shins and thighs to avoid rubbing on the bandages with more rope. Bode feels horrible adding so many restraints, but he out of anyone should know what is needed to properly restrain a persistent Jedi.

Then, once he's no longer restraining Cal's limbs, he moves on to unbutton the collar of Cal's jacket and inspect the lightsaber wound. Even in the dim light of the compartment it doesn't look pretty. The edges of skin around the wound are blistered and irritatedly-red, too red for Cal's skin-tone. He doesn't see any infection, but if left untreated the possibility of one forming is likely. He would curse Dagan Gera's name as he spreads bacta across Cal's chest and tapes on bandages, but as his eyes travel down to his knee, then to his temple, he decides that now isn't the time for hypocrisy.

Not when everything feels so much like regret.

After securing the bandages on his chest, Bode finishes up by adding more bacta to Cal's forehead. He didn't break skin with the blow, but it is bruising. He doesn't think there will be a concussion to worry about but the risk is always there no matter how careful you are.

While spreading the bacta along Cal's temple—the wound he gave him—his eyes can't help but trail down to the constellations of topaz decorating his face. The freckles, Bode's sure, cover every square inch of his body, but seeing them up close like this is like seeing the entire Galaxy from space for the first time.

He blinks, then clears his throat despite no one, not even Cal, being there to witness the moment of... whatever that was.

Get it together Bode, he thinks, finishing spreading the bacta and wiping his hands off on a cloth before stepping back from Cal's prone form.

He looks down to the duffle then sighs.

One last thing.

Sitting neatly at the top of the duffle are two last restraints, though only one will have to be used. He doesn't know Cal's tolerance for tranquilizers, and while a single dosage should keep him out for twelve standard hours, the trip back to Koboh, to Tanalor would take just about that time if not longer.

He can't have Cal waking up and trying to shout while he's flying, not when Kata should remain ignorant of his presence for the time being. He fights off a wave of nausea as he lifts the Imperial-grade muzzle sized perfectly for the facial structure of humans and other sapients of similar build, meant to gag and silence. It latches behind his head, locking in place over his nose, jaw, lips, chin; shaped similar to a work mask or a mask for the sick and contagious, but the material is metallic and seals perfectly to the skin.

The second, Bode swears to himself, the second Kata is safely out of earshot on Tanalor, he will remove the muzzle and hopefully never find the need for it again. This is his best friend and he's demeaned him down to a beast, a wild feral mutt. He almost considers taking the muzzle off—his stomach hurts and it looks so wrong on him—but he knows he doesn't have any better options.

The second piece of equipment... the collar is programmed to recognize measurable shifts in the Force then promptly punish its wearer in the form of electric bursts. However the function isn't reliable, and the electric burns are brutal; the collar is more useful for its second purpose. There's a small compartment where the right corner of the wearer's jaw would be, where one could insert whatever drug, or poison, into the collar and have the collar itself track and administer doses on its own.

The collar's shock function doesn't sense the Force well, not as well as the IBS would hope, but the ability to administer hands-free sedation or depressants keeps a Jedi wearer subdued enough to not be able to use the Force advantageously anyways.

Bode grabbed it as a worst-case-scenario.

As useful as it would be to have more tranquilizers automatically put into Cal's system as Bode's flying to Tanalor as the first dose wears off, he doesn't want to humiliate Cal with the indignity of a collar, even when he's unconscious. He'd rather Cal come-to earlier than planned, but be silenced by the gag and too restrained to make much sound that way.

Besides, tranquilizers aren't fun to wake up from, let alone after multiple doses. Bode's also not sure when the last time Cal ate or drank was, and a second dose would knock him out far longer than what Bode would like.

As much as it looks like it, he doesn't want Cal to be miserable. If Bode had confidence Cal wouldn't try to fight back, take away the Compass and probably try to kill Bode in the process, then he would have gladly not even have considered going this far in restraints.

Cal can be angry with Bode. He can hate Bode. He can kick, scream at, fight, insult Bode all he wants. Kriff, he really could try and kill Bode. Bode deserves it; but he has a daughter to protect. Kata is number one. Bode will make sure nothing can hurt himself so nothing can hurt her. So, for now, until he and Cal can come to some sort of understanding or truce on Tanalor, it's going to have to be this way.

He stuffs the previously removed makeshift bindings into the duffle—so anyone who happens to be checking the camera for this hanger doesn't wonder why he has a bunch of torn up cloth—then seals the duffle. He pushes it into the storage compartment next to Cal's unconscious, restrained, muzzled form, and then forces himself to close the compartment.

He stares at the latch for a moment, letting out a breath he has no idea how long he's been holding.

Next step. He needs to move on to the next step. It's nearly impossible to turn his heels from the ship, like he's stepped in a puddle of tar dragged into the Saloon or into the Mantis by none other than the person he now holds captive.

But he turns anyway. Kata will need his help finishing packing up, then, they can go before Danvik is any wiser. Besides, there's two trackers in his pocket he needs to plant before leaving.

-o-o-o-o-

"I can't find Mookie," Kata whines, searching around the sofas and her little play corner.

Bode laughs quietly to himself. Seeing her again in person, to hold her in his arms, it's made everything worth it. That shame, the regret, the fear of losing his best friend, it's nothing compared to seeing her smile, or the way her nose wrinkles when she's thinking hard like her mother had always done, or hearing the frustration in her voice as she searches in all the wrong places for her favorite stuffed animal that usually always ends up in the same place.

Bode kneels under the central control board and lo-and-behold, there it is. He grabs the little plush and straightens back up, his fingers rubbing the soft synthetic fibers that make the orange halo of hair around the creature's blue head. He chuckles, stepping towards Kata before kneeling to be at her eye-level. "You know," he says, "I have a friend who looks like this."

Her nose wrinkles as she takes the plush into her hands. "On your super secret missions?"

He nods, crossing his arms and resting them on his forward bent knee. "Maybe you'll meet him someday."

Her eyes brighten at that, and his chest fills with warmth. She looks down at the plush and pulls on its horns.

He stands and ruffles her hair. "C'mon kid, we've got places to be."

She grins at him, then rushes back to her bag to finish packing her meager belongings. While she does that, he reaches into his pockets and pulls out two locator devices. He hadn't forgotten about them when he took Cal, and honestly he's not sure if one is able to be tracked without the other. Yet it doesn't hurt to have a backup plan. If any of Cal's friends survive whatever is about to happen on Jedha, then they'll come looking for Cal... if they're not already looking for him. If they manage to track these locators, it'll lead them to where he can kill two birds with one stone.

Denvik and the rest of Cal's crew would tear each other apart.

And Bode, Kata, and Cal?

They'll be long gone.

He places them both on the center console, going as far as to hook one up into it and allow it into the IBS system. If anyone's looking for the signal, it being connected to a minor IBS base should make it all the easier to track.

"Come on, princess," he says as he finishes his minor task. She zips up her travel bag and gives him a soft smile, clutching Mookie to her chest. "We got to travel one last time, okay?"

She nods. "Okay."

[dru-plays-starbound]

You Never Forget Your First

Universe: Starbound CW: Grief Words: 665 Context: Written for the Woe, Cubes be Upon Ye Protectorate Event, some of Mio feelings about the Terrene Protectorate.

"Where you go, I'll be right behind you…" The song drifted along the quiet, empty corridors of The Vestige, mournful in its longing and loneliness. "Where I go, I'll have you at my side…" Kata looked up from where she was reading, hidden in a storage compartment near the front of the ship. Her e-book was tucked into a pocket as Kata rose, flicking one long, grey pigtail out of her face. She crept out of the storage compartment. "Where we go, together…" The song was coming from the Bridge. Kata checked her watch. Past midnight, local planetary time. No one but she was usually up this late. No one but the Captain was allowed on the bridge.

Kata crept forward, keying open the Bridge door, wincing at the pneumatic hiss. Sat in the chair at the navigation console was Captain Mio. "There's nothing we can't fight through. Nothing we can't weather…" The rising beeps and bloops from the ship's instruments made an odd accompaniment. With every other line of the song, Mio tapped the little hula girl, gummed down to the top of the console. "If you've got my back, I've got yours. Standing firm against it all…" Kata couldn't stand the pain in her captain's voice any longer. She rapped against the metal hull.

Instantly the song died in Mio's throat. She rocketed to her feet, reaching for the pistol on her hip. "Kata! 'Tides, woman…" Mio cleared her throat, hand moving away from her weapon to sign out, "What can I do for you?" Kata stepped onto the Bridge. "Captain, you okay?" she signed, her hands slow and cautious. "Yes, thank you." Kata frowned at Mio's quick and perfunctory signs. Kata drew herself up, her gestures sharper. "Respectfully, do not believe you." Mio lifted her chin. Kata looked her in the eye, one fist on her hip.

All at once, the Captain seemed to crumble. Her shoulders bowed, her gills flared rapidly, and the underside of her throat flushed a speckled red. Mio wobbled on her feet, then fell back into her seat. Kata cried out as she rushed over, hands flittering between Mio and signing, "Captain! What's wrong? You sick? I get Medic!" "No, it's fine." Mio caught Kata's shoulders, before her hands returned, tremulous, to the signs. "I'm just… I miss my first crew." Kata shook her head in confusion. "That song was one Fabian came up with. To remind us there was nothing we couldn't do together. Tides, he was so proud of it too." Mio nictated, her gaze over Kata's shoulder. "And here I am, singing it as a mourning song, instead of a marching song." "This at Academy?" Kata asked. "Yes. Our last year, we were sorted into proto-crews. We trained together as one unit. We should have graduated together. Gone into space together." "How long?" "Since Earth?" Mio's hands shook, mangling the sign for the Protectorate's homeworld. "Nearly five years? Maybe. I'm ashamed to say space has made time fuzzy." "It has been seven years, three months, 19 days, 55 hours and 3 minutes," SAIL's modulated voice came quietly through the speaker on the console.

Mio twitched an eyebrow ridge, her throat working. "Okay to miss people. Sadness not a failing," Kata said. "Don't have to hide." The shiver in Mio's hands belied the perfunctoriness of her signs. "I have my current crew to think of. Food to source, equipment to maintain. I shouldn't be wasting time on what's long passed." "Captain-" "I also have to finish plotting this course. Thank you for your concern, Kata. Go to bed." The last signs were delivered with a sharpness that made Kata blink. She rose, but still hovered until Mio made shooing motions at her. As Kata left the Bridge, she heard Mio take up her tune again, but rather than the mournful sound from before it was upbeat and joyful. Kata smiled; glad, if confused, that her Captain was in better spirits than she'd been found.

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#OnThisDay: Mar 12th, 2018

Title: Dynames Radar

Before he's armoring the powerful range weapon "Zabanya" (which we'll meet him, very soon), he's armoring his beginner "Dynames". 🎯🔫🤖🐵

A sniper type "Cuteness Mecha Armor" w/ a special scope on his hidden V-Fin forehead. Though not only he used his GN Sniper as a main, but also he has pistols, beam sabers, shield cloak on his each side of shoulders and a missile pack located his hidden from skirt. It wasn't enough, he has few special features that he'll handle used so you better read his armor info. 😉

Dynames Radar Based on: GN-002 Gundam Dynames [CLICK ME!]

Armament(s):

GN Beam Pistol • While the GN Sniper Rifle can fire at very long ranges, it is an unwieldy weapon to use in firefights in urban environments or in high-speed melee battles. Dynames is armed with two GN Pistols to offset this. It is mostly the type of weapon that's chosen based on specific mission criterias. The dual-wields these pistols using gun-kata, dodging enemy melee attacks before responding with well-placed shots at close range. While they have a high rate of fire, they possess less power than the GN Sniper Rifle. Its best used on a group of enemies from mid-range distance. During the testing stages, they will burn out after certain usage, thus up to six extra pairs can be equipped for prolonged close combat capability. The problem has since been fixed and the extra pairs are no longer needed. When they are not in use, they are placed in special holsters on the legs.

GN Beam Sabers • For close range combat, Dynames carries two GN Beam Sabers on its rear waist armor. As Dynames is specialized for long range shooting, they are its only melee weapons and possess the same power as the beam sabers on the others.

GN Missiles • A total of 24 GN Missiles are mounted on the Dynames, with 16 located on the front skirt armor and 4 located on either knee. They fire GN Missiles, which are used for destroying large targets like space vessels or for rapidly neutralizing or destroying large groups of enemies.

GN Sniper Rifle • A long-barreled particle rifle, the GN Sniper Rifle is Dynames' primary armament. While its firing rate is low, it is able to snipe at long distances by working with other powerful sensors. As such, its for Dynames to attack enemies from outside their search operation area. The rifle may be detached and mounted on a bipod, but is usually secured to the right rotatable shoulder dock. An optional scope may also be attached above the barrel.

GN Full Shield • The GN Full Shield consists of two large E-Carbon-made GN Shields. Although Dynames has its own standard GN Shield(located at the left shoulder) it can still had to manually evade attacks. Although Dynames' maneuverability is reduced, the GN Full Shield offers a more complete defense comparatively. The sliding shields would switch in between forward, side, and backwards to efficiently defend Dynames while attacking. GN Particles are applied both to decrease the weight of the shield as well as deploying GN Fields on the outer surface for protection.

GN Shield • A shield made from high strength E-Carbon. Because Dynames needs to both hands to operate the GN Sniper Rifle, its shields are placed on the shoulders instead. It is only equipped on the left shoulder.

Special Equipment(s) / Features:

Super Substratospheric Altitude Gun • A special weapon designed for use in sniping orbital targets from the surface of the Earth. It is a massive version of the Dynames' GN Sniper Rifle that requires stabilizing equipment for Dynames to simply aim the weapon. The massive gun is connected via cables to a separate GN Condenser unit nearby where a large amount of it's particles come from. Its extreme size and weight require Dynames to be completely stationary when firing, as the weapon also possesses massive recoil. Though the weapon is powerful, it is rarely used, as this rifle is one of the most fearsomely powerful weapons of the Dynames, and one of the most powerful weapons developed by Celestial Being for its four armors (Exia, Dynames, Kyrios and Virtue).

Sniper Mode • Sniper Mode is a feature when the pilot focuses on sniping and has manage Dynames' peripheral systems. The V-fin would lower and cover the primary optics and a large mono-ocular sensor exposes at the forehead for enhanced image targeting.

Trans-Am System • A hidden system with Dynames' GN Drive. When activated, the GN Drive maximizes GN particle output. Condensed GN particles saturate Dynames' MS frame, giving it a pink-reddish hue. Trans-Am grants Dynames three times the strength, speed, and firepower.

"Veda-based Operating System" • An operating system is linked to Veda, allowing the quantum computer to provide support to the Celestial Being Meisters, exclusively. In the original Anime, they used it to intervene in the Gundams' systems, rendering them inoperable. Fortunately, the Ptolemaios team had considered such a probability and had developed a stand-alone operating system beforehand. he switch to this stand-alone operating system restores the C.B. armors to operating state, but the loss of support from Veda makes the armors and completing missions much tougher for the Meisters.

Radar - Astroblast! © Bob Kolar, Scholastic, Universal Kids (Sprout) Armor (Mobile Suit Gundam 00) - Gundam series © Bandai Namco Filmworks, Inc. (SUNRISE), Sotsu

[bonkusdonkus]

I don’t know if this a hot take or not, but Monk is my favorite martial class!

I just really have a soft spot for martial arts, especially the fantasy, magical over the top kind. It’s such a cool blend of crazy action movie schlock like running up walls and catching bullets with your bare hands, and the endless quest of self-betterment. Like, you have trained your body and mind into a well-oiled machine, a force of nature, you have sharpened your very life force into an instrument of your own will, and tapped into a well of focus and self-discipline that others could only dream of, a perfect marriage of grace and power.

And you can use that enlightened grace and power to punt bad guys into the stratosphere and grow a spiritual arm out of your chest and punch dudes in the face, and that’s just rad.

Lol silly Jackie Chan antics aside, I love monk, but something I’ve always struggled with them is origin stories. Because you don’t just wake up one day punching energy blasts at dudes and parkour running up the sides of buildings. That kind of thing takes years of dedication and training, and you don’t just do that kind of thing for fun on the weekends.

I’ve always struggled to find a different origin than “was raised in a monastery,” so in an effort to combat that, and hopefully help others who also struggle with that, I’ve decided to compile a list of origin ideas I pulled out of my butt! Because while there’s nothing wrong with being raised in a monastery, variety is the spice of life, and I want some!

As usual when I make lists like these, feel free to snag any ideas you like for your own PCs/NPCs/Whatever you want to use them for! Or don’t! It’s your call!

You were born on the street. You had nothing, and no future, until in desperation you started taking part in underground tournaments and illegal street fights for money. You couldn’t afford weapons, so you used your fists. It turns out, you were pretty good at it. You rarely won, pitted against giant thugs and savage beats for the entertainment of society’s dregs, but you survived, and you got paid. And for a while, that was enough. Then one day, a grizzled old gladiator sees you fight. They take you aside and tell you they see potential in you, and with training, you could be a real champion. That, and as a gladiator, you would receive free food and board. You accepted their offer, and trained with your new mentor to become something more than a street rat.

Your home city has a problem. Namely, that there are an alarming amount of criminal mages. The city watch is simply not equipped or trained to deal with crazy magic wielders hurling fireballs everywhere, and since most of the mages in the city are criminals, they have no one to effectively fight back. So, they have decided train an elite strike force of warriors to counteract the rampant spell flingers, specially trained in subduing hostile mages. You are one of these elite warriors.

You are cursed. There is dark magic within you, clawing at your mind and body, gnawing, lurking, hungry. Whether it be Vampirism, Lycanthropy, or some other dark malady, there is something in you yearning to take over, eager to plunge you into madness. But you weren’t content to sit idly by and let it happen. Having heard of the immense self-control and inner peace of monks, you studied their ways, teaching yourself meditation techniques, katas, and the iron will you needed to battle the monster within. So far, it’s been working. Your training and discipline has paid off, and the darkness in you has been kept at bay. For now, at least.

Your childhood was a lonely one. You had indifferent parents, more concerned with their jobs or social lives than you, your extended family were equally indifferent, and you had few if any friends. Your only faithful companion, was the TV. Left largely to your own devices, you watched a lot of it. Cartoons, dramas, cooking shows, basically whatever was on. But one day you found a channel that would change your life for ever. A channel that basically only showed reruns of old martial arts movies and shows. From goofy power rangers-esque shows to poorly dubbed to kung fu shlock, from brutal tales of revenge to tongue-in-cheek parodies, if it had martial arts in it, it was on the channel. And you were enraptured by it. You saw on the screen what you wished you were: Heroes in charge of their own destiny. And so you began to mimic the moves you saw on TV, slowly but surely training yourself in the ways of the monk in hopes of one day being a master, just like your heroes of the small screen.

You are just another face in the crowd, a nobody. A farmer, a tailor, a roadworker, a secretary, a desk jockey, whatever you are, you’re just another person working a repetitive, thankless job, slogging your way through each day the same as the last one. The monotony is starting to drown you. Until one day you hear about a wandering martial artist looking for students. Desperate to add some spice to your life, on a whim you join their class. Sure enough, it’s just what you needed. The martial arts give you something to live for, shaking off the drudgery of your day to day life. You finally feel alive again. But at the end of the day, your still just a nobody, albeit one with a strange hobby. It’s not like you’re going to get dragged into a strange adventure out of nowhere now that you know how to fight... Right?

Normally, you’re a total dweeb. You’re bashful, clumsy, and lack any kind of hand eye coordination. But after getting a little too drunk once, you made an... Interesting discovery about yourself. While inebriated, you become on unstoppable fighting machine! The second you get some booze in you, you go from clumsy disaster to unstoppable whirlwind of fury! A true master of the drunken fist. You have no idea where this strange quirk comes from, you’ve never trained a day in your life, but being able to suddenly become a master martial artist at will is certainly useful.

You are an entertainer. You and your troupe specialize in feats of incredible martial skill, sword dancing, balancing your whole weight on the tip of a knife, performance fighting, that sort of thing. You and your comrades are less fighters and more actors, your battles being carefully choreographed performances rather than actually combat, kinda like pro wrestling. Still, being able to do such incredible feats without killing each other takes a lot of focus, practice and skill, hence your near supernatural abilities. On paper, you’re not a real warrior. But, you know the old saying about doctors, how if they how to put someone back together, they also know how to take them apart? The same goes for martial arts. If you know how to avoid hurting someone, then you definitely know how to do it for real...

[aikido-colmar]

L’aikido et la tenue de pratique

Le Keikogi 🥋 La tenue de l’aïkidoka de base est le Gi (vêtement en japonais). Ou plus exactement le KeikoGi (vêtement d’entraînement), appelé à tort ‘kimono‘. Une veste et un pantalon, en toile de coton blanc composent le KeikoGi. C’est pourquoi il est d’aspect similaire à celui porté en judo : coton lourd à motifs “grains de riz” pour une bonne saisie sans risque de déchirement, vous pouvez…

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Nora i love you but can we please have some consistency with your "do a mission with this specific set of weapons" challenges

Why am I allowed to do the melee-only one with titania but not the pistol + glaive one, why are these two coded differently, what even is the Point of that

[lord-of-dragons-2007]

(Fade back in)

(Angel Grove Youth Center 1993)

It was just any other normal day, or what counted a normal in Angel Grove anyway. The youth center was as usual jumping with young patrons from just about every walk of life. This is the haven to the six teens who have been the given the honor of protecting the city by being power rangers, a young man dressed in a red tank top and black warm-ups was sparing with a young African American boy who wore a black tank top and black warm-ups, a young Asian woman was on the other side of the work out floor going through some katas with a young man in blue jeans and a blue striped shirt,

"Ohhh, good move Zack. I didn't see that one coming." Jason said as Zack had laid a devastating shadow kick to Jason's side,

"I told you, my 'Hip-Hop Kido' is unstoppable." Zack said with some laughter in his voice,

"True it is hard to anticipate your next move with all the movement, but you have to be careful about an over aggressive opponent." Jason offered with some wisdom behind him. At that moment Tommy, Kim and the others teleported into a deserted hallway, because Tommy and Kim were use to it when they were younger they landed on their feet the others did not fair so well,

"Oof!" the dino thunder teens yelped out has they had landed yet again on top of each other,

"Guys keep it down! We don't want anyone to know who we are." Tommy scolded in a hushed tone,

"Easy for you to say this is like the second time we teleported." Conner answered as the four teens pulled each other back on their feet,

"Come on lets get this out of the way before Rita decides to attack." Kim said leading the group down the hall to the main area in the youth center,

"Hi Ernie" Kim said,

"Hey Kim, Tommy, how are you? Hey who are your friends." Ernie said,

"It's going good, hey this is Conner, Kira, Ethan, and Trent. Guys this is the greatest guy in the world Ernie." Tommy replied,

"Oh come on Tommy stop your embarrassing me. Its nice to meet you guys." Ernie said as he shock everyone's hand,

"I guess these guys are also rangers. Hopefully the more help Tommy and their friends have the less likely anyone is to get hurt." Ernie thought in the back of his mind,

"Well guys use the equipment to your hearts desires and I think Jason is teaching today and if you guys need any refreshment don't hesitate to ask. And it was nice meeting you." Ernie said as the teens turned to meet up the other rangers from this time period, the six teens made their way to a secluded table and waited for their friends to join them,

"So this is the famous youth center that you always talk about huh Dr. ummmm Tommy." Kira said as she surveyed the layout of the youth center,

"Yeah this is were I met this beautiful lady or should I say girl." Tommy said as he flashed a very charming smile that stereotypically shone at one corner at Kim who in turned blushed,

"Is that natural?" Conner asked hushed to Ethan and Trent, who looked on in awe in what they saw,

"Hey Dr. Forgetful do you remember what day today is?" Kim asked slyly,

"Hmm this is a tough one, could it be the day that I asked you out on our first date?" Tommy answered,

"You got it." Kim replied with a slight giggle in her voice,

"Wait we came back on a very important day in you love life?" Ethan asked puzzled,

"I would appear so, funny how time travel works huh?" Tommy replied,

"Hey would you guys excuse us for a minuet me and Kim need to have a word." Tommy said as he rose from his seat followed by Kim, they walked over to an empty hallway to talk,

"Tommy." Kim said knowing almost exactly what Tommy wanted to talk about,

"Kim since we have a sec now, I need to know who my son is." Tommy said,

"Why did you keep him from me, I would have dropped everything I was doing to be with you and our son." Tommy said with some pain behind his words,

"That's why I kept him a secret, I knew you were still a ranger when he was born. Jason came down to see me after I sent you that letter to see what was up, and he convinced me to come clean with you about it that's what we were doing when we were captured by Divatox, but after it was over I saw you with Kat and I just couldn't go though with it. You looked so happy I didn't want to ruin that for you so I talked to Zordon and he helped me hide our son so he couldn't be used against you or me." Kim explained getting misty-eyed,

"Well I suppose what you did was for the best, but I'm still upset about having the decision taken out of my hands." Tommy said sounding very disappointed,

"I know, and I'm really sorry Tommy but it had to be done. Even Zordon said I did the right thing, and you know Zordon would never approve of anything that would hurt us." Kim said defendingly as she her tears were faintly starting to flow,

"Hey, hey hey, its ok I'm just trying to get over it. Look you did do the right thing; I'm just a little upset; that's all. I can't stay mad at you." Tommy said as he lifted Kim's chin so she could look in his eyes, and what she saw there brought a smile on her face and more tears; but tears of joy. What she saw was love, compassion, and strength; it was then she knew that everything was ok. Her guilt was then laid to rest,

"So tell me who is he? You said that I knew him and that I've already met him." Tommy ask curiously,

"Well like I said back before Hayley called, he is very much like his father. He wears his father's old ranger color-" Kim said as she was cut off,

"-Wait what are you saying?" Tommy said as he started to panic but that that moment Jason and Zach saw how animated in their conversation and decided to go see what was shaking,

"Hey guys what's up? You guys are really getting into your conversation here." Jason said concerned about his best friend and little sister,

"Hey Jace, listen lets get the group together; we all have something to talk about." Tommy explained cryptically, "ok I'll go get everyone." Jason responded knowing exactly what Tommy was implying, a few minuets later the ranger team from the past was sitting at a secluded table with the ranger team from the future,

"what's going on Tommy? Who are these guys?" Jason asked once everyone was settled,

"Ok first off you guys should know that at the moment Kim and I are from the future but at the same time were not, it that makes any sense." Tommy tried to explain but no success,

"What my logic challenged boyfriend is trying to say is that our adult minds are in our teenage bodies." Kim added after seeing Tommy fail,

"Hmm, I see you don't want to interrupt the natural flow time." Billy said,

"Exactly" Kim and Tommy said while the other rangers looked at them,

"Uhhh adult minds here." Kim said in response to the awkward stares,

"He said we don't want to change anything in past because it could change things in the future we know." Tommy translated,

"Ok that answers one question but what about these four, who are they?" Zach asked,

"These are the rangers from the future that the adult Kim and I are from. In the future I lead a new team of rangers and these are them; this is Kira, Ethan, Trent, and Conner" Tommy explained,

"Wait so your still a ranger in the future?" Jason asked,

"Yes" Tommy answered,

"What about us? Are we still rangers?" Trini asked,

"Umm I would like to answer that but I cant, knowing too much about the future could change things. So I can tell you." Tommy explained,

"So what do we do now?" asked Kira,

"For now I guess we should all get to know each other till someone from either here or the future figures out a way to get us home." Kim answered,

"You sound like you know from experience." Trent said,

"It's a long story." Kim said while the old team of rangers looked at her funny,

"Sorry guys I cant tell you about it, natural flow of time and all." Kim responded,

"Anyway Conner why don't you tell everyone about yourself." Tommy said as they all tried to break the ice.

(Ranger Command Center 2004)

Hayley along with the help of Trini and Billy were working feverishly to try and find a way to get their friends back, it was starting to get dark and Mesogog had wasted no time in establishing control over the entire city. Luckily for the rangers Dr. Oliver's house was well hidden in the woods,

"Ok guys dinner is here." Jason called out as he teleported back in,

"What did you get us honey." Trini asked,

"Burger King." Jason answered as he passed out burgers and fries to everyone in the command center,

"Hey if the city is under Mesogog's control how did you get Burger King?" asked Hayley, as the others just looked a Jason for an answer,

"Easy I teleported to Angel Grove and bought it there." Jason explained. As they ate the three former rangers talked about the old days, and exchanged some embarrassing stories about other rangers and in particular about Kim and Tommy, but eventually they three people who were in position to help decided to get back to work leaving Jason to his own vices till Rocky, Zach, Adam, Tanya, Kat, or Aisha to show up; but they wouldn't show up till tomorrow sometime,

"Ok well seeing that I'm the tech advisor for this team I'll take the first night shift, you guys must be tired. Why don't you go upstairs and make yourselves comfortable." Hayley offered,

"Trini you go ahead I think I'll stay here and work with Hayley for a bit longer." Billy said,

"Thanks for that Billy." Hayley thanked,

"Anytime, they're not only your friends. And besides I like working with you." Billy said shyly as Hayley looked at him trying not to blush too much,

"Well . . . umm lets get back to trying to find Tommy and the others." Hayley said as the two geniuses worked.

(Moon palace 1993)

"So it's a agreed then, we attack the red ranger first and soon after the others will fall. One by one." Rita surmised,

"Yes, and we'll launch our attack tomorrow." Elsa added,

"Oh I can't wait to finally be rid of that meddlesome team of rangers." Rita cried out in joy,

"Yes my mistress, finally those accursed rangers will fall before your awesome might." Goldar added,

"Yes and then we'll rule the world." Baboo cheered,

"Yes this is going exactly according to plan." Elsa thought as an insidious grin grew on her face.

"Now if there is nothing else to go over, is there a place in this dump where a person can get some sleep." Elsa asked,

"Sure, GOLDAR! Show our esteemed guest here, to a suitable quarters." Rita ordered,

"Right away my empress." Goldar responded,

"Oh this is not good, now I have two harpies to deal with." Goldar though as he lead this new "guest" to her room for the time being.

(Ranger Command Center 1993)

"ALPHA, ARE YOU STILL GETTING AN INTERDEMENTIONAL TIME SPACE LIKE READING?" Zordon asked his robotic assistant

"Yes Zordon, it has not yet dissipated. Ay yi yi yi yi, it seems to be growing stronger." Alpha explained,

"HMM, IT WOULD SEEM THAT FABERIC OF TIME AND SPACE CAN NOT HANDLE THE STRAIN OF HAVING THE RANGERS FROM THE FUTURE AND THE ADULT KIMBERLY AND TOMMY. THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE FABERIC OF TIME AND SPACE COULD BE TEARING UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT." Zordon mused,

"Ay yi yi yi yi, Zordon is this it? Is this the end of everything?" Asked the panicked robot,

"IT VERY WELL COULD BE ALPHA CONTINUTE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND IF IT CONTINUES TO GROW CONTACT THE ONE RANGER THAT CAN HELP US NOW." Zordon commanded,

"Zordon wait, wasn't he destroyed before the birth of this universe?" Alpha asked,

"YES BUT THIS PURPOSE AND POWERS WERE TOO GREAT FOR HIM TO DIE, THOUGH HE MAY BE A GHOST HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP WITH MATTERS OF THIS NATURE." Zordon explained,

"Ok then, I'm on it Zordon." The little robot responded,

"FOR NOW ALPHA WE NEED NOT CONCERN THE RANGERS WITH THIS, I WILL BE IN MY CHAMBERS MEDITATING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THE RANGERS FROM THE FUTURE COME BACK." Zordon instructed,

"Will do Zordon." Alpha responded.

[A few hours later it started to get dark]

(Youth Center 1993)

As Ernie was starting to close up the shop for the day the rangers decided to part ways after an afternoon of bonding with the past and future. Tommy, Kim, and the dino thunder team were all that were left at the front doors of the youth center after Ernie left,

"Ok well, you guys better teleport back to the command center before Alpha and Zordon get worried." Kim said to the young teenagers,

"Yeah I guess you right." Ethan said somberly,

"Just one question how do you guys always land on your feet? I mean we always seem to crash how on each other." Kira said,

"Its easy, just steady yourself before you teleport and stay frozen in that position and when you land expect little bit of force pushing down on you." Tommy explained,

"Oh is that all" Conner piped up,

"Conner chill be glad that its faster and more discreet than riding around on the raptor cycles." Trent said trying to keep Conner from complaining,

"Hey I like riding around in the raptor cycles." Conner quipped in,

"Conner keep it down, no one is suppose to know who we are." Tommy scolded,

"Sorry." Conner said sheepishly,

"Anyway get moving you guys." Tommy said, and with that the four teens from the future teleported in streaks of their respective colors,

"Well now that the kids are gone, what do you say mom and pop get hang out a bit." Tommy said,

"Well that would be fine if we weren't kids again." Kim said smartly,

"Technically we're teens again, big difference between the two." Tommy responded,

"True very true, but then again you would know." Kim said smartly again with a grin,

"Anyway we need to act like ourselves back in this time so our parents or anyone else don't catch on." Kim interjected,

"Yeah you're right, so see you tomorrow beautiful?" Tommy asked,

"Sure. . . Handsome." Kim said with a smile and a glow, and with that the two other teens parted ways to go to their respective homes for the night.

(Ranger Command Center 1993)

Alpha was working on monitoring the anomaly that had mysteriously appeared when the dino thunder team did, when suddenly the dino teens teleported into the command center. Ethan and Trent landed just like the others rangers of this time with their feet firmly planted on the ground, Conner and Kira on the other hand did not fair so well. Conner landed hard on his back and Kira landed on top of him facing him, they briefly shared a moment of connection when they looked in each other's eyes and almost kissed,

"Ay yi yi yi yi, are you guys ok?" Alpha asked snapping them back to reality,

"Yeah I'm fine." Conner said pushing Kira off to the side,

"Oof, gee thanks Conner." Kira said,

"Sorry." Was all Conner could muster as he and alpha helped Kira up to her feet,

"Anyway were here at night fall like you instructed alpha, what now?" Ethan asked,

"Well back in the bunker you guys were in should be some cots, blankets and such for you to sleep comfortably in. if you guys nee anything don't hesitate to ask I will be here recharging." Alpha explained,

"Cool thanks alpha and tell Zordon good night for me please." Kira said,

"Will do Kira, good night." Alpha responded, and with that dino thunder rangers made their way to their quarters to sleep. When they got there they spent the time talking about how weird things have gotten, after some time and doing they all feel into an uneasy sleep with Conner and Kira holding the other close in their dreams.

(Night skies over Angel Grove and Reefside)

Slowly the vertex starts to grow larger, a stray cat stalks around in the park and is suddenly sucked into the vertex; lost in time or completely destroyed within the vertex for all anyone knows. In its place a large weird looking yellow mouse is thrown into the landscape of Angel Grove Park. The helpless, ghostly form of a ranger that has mastered time and space since his death long ago watches on and takes note of how things are slowly changing for the worst,

"What is going on here? That has never happened before; this is not good the integrity of space and time is deteriorating faster than I thought. This is not good, as things get worse for space time continuum I lose power and what ever form I can retain." The ghostly ranger said as again his ghostly form fades a little closer to oblivion. Something must be done for all parties involved, from the future, the present, and the past to make it through this catastrophe. Lets just hope its not too late.

[gokitetour]

The top 10 BEST Things to Do in Thailand with Kids

Thailand is not only a great destination for adults but it is also a lover’s paradise for parents with children. Obviously, there are numerous and diverse things to see in Thailand, be it such amazing beaches, thrilling theme parks, and much more to discover, including cultural tours for families with kids. Your children will always find interesting things to do regardless of their age – whether they are toddlers, school-going kids or teenagers. It’s indeed patented that many families deem this country suitable for an exciting vacation because of many facilities for children, historical background, and wonderful landscapes. It is actually very simple to organize a trip to Thailand, including attractions like the Thailand Visa if families want to visit this amazing country.

Here are the top 10 BEST Things to Do in Thailand with Kids

1. Visit Safari World in Bangkok

One of the most important recommendations for families with kids is Safari World located in Bangkok. It is one of the biggest animal attractions in Thailand, with a safari park where visitors can watch free ranging animals like lions, giraffe and zebras, and a marine park with shows by dolphins and sea lions. 

2. Explore the Dream World Theme Park

If you are interested in checking out roller coasters, water rides and themed areas then Dream World in Bangkok is for you. The park provides different activities for kids and adults; such as the Fantasy Land and Snow Town where you could have snow in Thailand. A super day out for children who like fun, and fantasy, and being bogged down by the mundane world.

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3. Spend a Day at the Elephant Nature Park

However, for those animal lovers, interested in elephants, Junior recommend visiting Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai instead. Unlike other facilities where elephants are trained to perform tricks for entertainment this is a rescue and Ghana-based sanctuary . The children will also have fun feeding and washing the elephants as they make a tour of the whole site and learn more on these friendly giants, the need to protect them.

4. Relax on the Beaches of Phuket

Family friendly beaches are Patong beach, Kata beach and Kamala beach. The waters of the beach are shallow, therefore young children can frolic in water while many of the beaches provide water activities for older children like kayaking and jet skiing. There are also a lot of opportunities for sandcastle creation as well as a great choice of seafood treats on the beach.

5. Explore the Ancient City of Ayutthaya

A day trip to the Ayutthaya historical park a UNESCO site can give kids a glimpse into this ruined civilization. The temple relics of the ancient city combined with towering statues of Buddha and historical parks. Bike around or rent a boat to take you around the site while letting your children’s creativity wander as they enjoy the Thai history.

6. Enjoy the Water Parks in Pattaya

Apart from, the city has several water parks suitable for children; Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park and Ramayana Water Park. The significant purpose of these parks is that you and your kids can spend the entire day playing on water slides, wave pools and lazy rivers.

7. Visit the Thai National Museum

For a more cultural side the Thai National Museum in Bangkok is a great choice for families. The museum offers focused exhibit on Thai history, art, and culture, which remain a good start to teach children about Thailand’s past. The museum is equipped with state-of-art programs, which are unique, informative as well as enjoyable for children.

8. Take a Boat Ride in the Floating Markets

Among them are Damnoen Saduak Floating Market which is near Bangkok and it is bright example of Thailand’s possibilities, where tourists can get fruits and vegetables and various products from boats. It is enjoyable and a very good example of the actual Thai environment suitable for the whole group.

9. Discover the Wonders of Erawan National Park

The waterfall itself can be found in the Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi. The waterfall has graduated into seven tiers and it is an interesting part for any hiker especially those with kids. Kids will embrace natural swimming pools at each level of the falls, which are fun and safe, and the water is clear, and the environment has overgrown trees.

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10. Explore the Phuket Aquarium

Conclusion

As far as I know Thailand is truly one of the best family vacations in the world. It provides families with perfect leisure and adventurous travels, capturing the perfect family vacation ripe with adventure and beautiful exploration that allows families to have some quiet time which also incorporates cultural-thought-provoking associations. Driving through car from Phuket beach to Chiang Mai with wildlife safari, close interaction with wildlife and exploring different sites makes it a destination that offers fun and knowledge. Regardless whether you are interested in visiting historic places, you have spent the whole day in aqua park or on the beach your children will experience an exclusive vacation.

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