----- Improparty #37 - Number 37 This part by Jeff Reed Party created by Mad Author W4 ----- Kieran McWatson found himself in the living room of Chez Impro. He couldn't remeber how he had gotten back to this time period, or how he had ended up in the 'sub-basement', as the sign he saw had said. He decided to try and find someone he recognized to help him get back to the past. He spotted Kate sitting on the couch. He sat down on the couch next to her, and cleared his throat. "Um, hello there, Kate." Kieran said. "Hey, Kieran. I thought you went back to the past a while ago." Kate said. "I did. But I somehow found myself down in the dungeon-" "I think you mean the Sub-basement." Kate corrected. "Right, the sub-basement, with no recollection of how I got there." Kieran replied. "So, what are you going to do now?" "I don't know. Try to find a way pack to my time period I guess." Kieran shrugged. "Well, I have an old time machine out back-" "Really? Great!" Kieran stood up, estatic. "-but it's busted, and I'm not sure quite how to repair one," Kate finished. Kieran sat back down on the couch, pouting. "Hey, hey! I can probably find someone who knows how to fix a time machine! Don't worry!" Kate added quickly. "You really think so?" Kieran asked. "Really. Let's go ask someone." ----- Jeff was lounging around outside Chez Impro, sipping lemonade and enjoying the San Diego beach. "Ahh... this is the life." Jeff said to no-one in paticular. Just then, a UPS guy walked up. "Excuse me," he said. "Are you a Mister Jeff Reed?" Jeff turned around. "Yes?" "Package for you, Sir. Sign here." He held a clipboard out in front of him. Jeff grabbed the pen and signed quickly, taking the package. "Have a good day," the UPS guy said, taking the clipboard with him. Jeff smiled, opening the package, check to make sure all the DVDs were there. "YES! They've arrived! Now, I will commandeer the television set, and I will hold the ULTIMATE EVANGELION MARATHON! WAI!!" Once again, someone remarked about how Mt. Fuji had apparently traveled across the Pacific. ----- Inside Chez Impro, Jeff had managed to take over the television set, hooking up the DVD player and positioning the furniture appropriatly for the UEM. Quickly people started to fill the room (*It pays to leave flyers at the bar,* Jeff thought*), and Jeff readied the first disc. He grabbed the remote control, and with a cry of "Let the marathon BEGIN!" he pushed the play button, and the first episode began playing. Jeff began singing along, and was thus gagged by the other viewers around 10 seconds into the intro. Kate and Kieran slipped back into the room at this time. Kate went around the room, asking if anyone knew anything about time machine repair. They had no luck, and as they were about to leave, Jeff slipped over to them, removing the gag. "Hey, you need time machine repairs?" he whispered. "Um, yeah. My time machine's busted - do you think you can help?" Kate asked. "Yeah, lead me to it." Jeff said. They left the room, the marathon continuing without it's host. ----- "Man, what the hell happened to this thing?" Jeff remarked, examining the remains of the time machine. "You got me." Kate said, scratching her head. It was a in a little bit worse condition than she remembered. But considering recent events, it wasn't overly suprising. "The machine's core components are, (for the most part) unharmed, but the hull's trashed, and one of the engines' power supply is used up. This thing couldn't make it to _last week_, much less several hundred years ago!" Jeff explained. "So basically, if I had something to replace the engine's power source, and some scrap metal, I could probably fix it." "And just where are we suppost to get the necessary parts?" Kate asked. "I think the clone machine has a couple parts I need... they won't miss it," Jeff smiled evilly. "Why don't you grab a chair and get some rest? It'll take a while," He then ran off in the direction of the basement, making use of his Evil Genius Laugh (tm). Kieran and Kate sweatdropped. ----- About 30 minutes later, Jeff snuck out of the basement carrying a giant power supply (which resembled a giant AA battery), walking as quickly as possible. It certainly wasn't easy to carry the power supply, with it partially blocking his view. Luckily for him, he managed to get by with only two priceless Ming vases destroyed, and only one toppled table lamp before he made it back outside to the time machine. "Got it!" he muttered, putting down the giant AA battery. He briefly stopped to catch his breath, then dashed back into the house, returning with several sheets of metal, which appeared to have been cut with a blowtorch from whatever they used to be a part of. "These should do the trick!" he said to himself, piling them next to the battery. Over the next few hours, Jeff went to work on fixing the time machine. The sounds of a screwdriver turning screws and an active blowtorch could be heard all afternoon, not ceasing until sunset. Jeff collapsed onto his back, sighing. "It's fixed," he said to himself. He layed there for a few minutes, resting (and giving the just welded metal a chance to cool off) before getting up and walking over to Kieran's lawn chair. He shook Kieran by the shoulder. "Hey, wake up. It's fixed." Jeff said quietly. "Huh... oh. Okay." Kieran said sleepily. Jeff helped him up and pointed him in the direction of the time machine, while Jeff quickly woke up Kate. "Are you sure it works?" Kate asked. "No. But it might." Jeff said, causing Kate and Kieran to sweatdrop. "Sit in the seat, Kieran." Jeff instructed. Kieran did so, and Jeff reached over to the controls. "Set the destination time," *click* "destination place..." *click* "There we go! It's ready when you are, Kieran." Kieran looked uncertain. "Does this thing really work?" he asked. "It used to. Let's hope my repairs work." Jeff said. "Okay, I'm ready." Jeff reached for the start lever, putting his hand on it. "Okay, when I pull the level, you'll reach your time. When you get out, the time machine will return here - we don't need anyone in the past fooling around with the fabric of time, now." Kieran nodded. "Alright, here goes!" Jeff said, pulling the lever and stepping away. The time machine started shaking, blue light gathering around the engines... and then the engines coughed up smoke and the time machine layed silent and still. "... The hell?" Jeff remarked, quickly checking the systems. "No, nothing wrong here... oh wait," Jeff opened the back hatch, exposing the engines and the power supplies. "Doh!" "What is it?" Kate asked. "I put the battery in backwards." There was much facefaulting. Jeff quickly turned the battery around, closing the hatch. "Okay, let's try that." He walked over to the starting lever and put his hand on it. "Ready?" "Ready." Jeff pulled the lever, the time machine coming to life once again. "YES!" Jeff yelled, posing. Unfortunatly, he accidentely hit the button, changing the time and place setting. "Oh, shit." Kieran and the time machine dissapeared in a blast of blue light. A moment later the time machine returned, and Jeff looked over at the console. The console read: "Birth of the universe." Jeff muttered very quietly, "oops." ------ (END) Author's Notes: Yeah, that sucked. Well, I had been busy up until the day before this was due initally, and I had been unable to work on it. So I got an extention... but I had forgotten my brother's birthday, so a three day extention became (in effect) a two day extention. So this was the best I could come up with. So sue me (not really). Yeah, this chapter centred on me a lot. But that's because I wanted to do something with myself - I've just been _somewhere_ in Chez Impro since I returned from Baskin Robbins in #30. :P Well, I hope this wasn't _completely_ terrible. Good luck to the next author (and do try to get people to leave/be killed in the future: the cast is bloated! ^_^) -- Jeff Where the heck is everyone? Changes since last time: Partygoers: Jeff -- Outside Chez Impro Kate -- Outside Chez Impro Non Partygoers: Kieran McWatson -- GONE (dead)