This week we have an anonymous prompt: Consumed

NYAAARGH! I'll lie awake at night, consumed with the need to create a wondrous response to this prompt!

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Oh-ho sh**!

succinctly put, EW

And now we have to wait for the next prompt, to find out what happens next! Grrrr.....

KT: Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Things look terrible for Ryu now. I wonder how he will get out of it?

I can see that the girlfriend is consumed with guilt.... Okay, bad jokes aside, here's mine. Short but sweet (literally). 88888 "The Champion!" the squat announcer in the soiled tuxedo held up the arm of the winner in the air. "In his quest for victory at the First Annual Snack J Pie Eating Contest, he has consumed twenty-four pies in ten minutes!" Ryu hung his head. How could he have been defeated? He had thought for sure that he had had this all sewn up... "Anything you want to say to your fans?" the announcer asked the winner. "Yep!" Jinpei grinned widely. "Next time, could we have apple pies?"

KT: Nice! Things do not look so good for ol' Ryu right now! TJ: Where the heck did that skinny kid put it all?!?!?! LOL.

I'm not surprised, TJ! Somehow it's always the little, skinny twerp who wins the eating contests!

Yes, EW, that's exactly what I was thinking! There's this skinny Japanese kid who wins all of the eating contests... can't recall his name, though.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Yes, EW, that's exactly what I was thinking! There's this skinny Japanese kid who wins all of the eating contests... can't recall his name, though.

I believe I know the one you're talking about....he retired from competitive eating because he developed a nasty case of arthritis in his jaw. (ouch!)

KT- Yipes! I hope Ryu can get out of this! TJ- LOL! That's perfect! You know, Jinpei and Ryu kind of remind me of Scooby Doo and Shaggy when it comes to food! And you and I are thinking similar (but not exactly the same) thoughts in using this prompt! (You'll see what I mean when I finish mine in a bit.)

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LOL, think Katse will give a '+1 Like' to that vide? I remember when the ADVs had Dave make an off the cuff comment about his magic brownies... trust you to run with that, Springie!

Springie -- you do remember what happened when Ryu's last girlfriend left him, right? As she was walking away, she said, "Sorry, Babe, it just didn' twerk out."

Originally posted by Transmute Jun LOL, think Katse will give a '+1 Like' to that vide? I remember when the ADVs had Dave make an off the cuff comment about his magic brownies... trust you to run with that, Springie!

Well, Ryu did say he was going to miss "Dave's magic brownies"! LOL! EW- that is a "groaner"- but I LOVE it! ROFL!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Oh-ho sh**!

I have to agree! but I did wonder, while I was reading, if the call might be monitored. And wondered why Nambu and the team would not consider that when they has her call. Maybe this is all part of a plan?

Originally posted by Redbird TJ: Where the heck did that skinny kid put it all?!?!?! LOL.

Well, you do know how much food teenagers can eat, don't you? And teenage boys seem to be worse than girl's. Or so I am told. I don't have children to know if this is true or not.

Ahh, here is the Ryu picture you were talking about. Springie, what are you doing to my poor, straight-laced Owl? I love it! I can't stop ginning at the thought!

I think CD is pondering taking advantage of the 'loosened-up' Owl....

CD, are you making Ryu some more "magic brownies"?

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Springie -- you do remember what happened when Ryu's last girlfriend left him, right? As she was walking away, she said, "Sorry, Babe, it just didn' twerk out."

Ohh, that was baaaddd. LOL. Love it. I wouldn't want to be Ryu right now--what if a call came in--he'd be too stoned to fly the God Phoenix. It would be up to someone else, perhaps Jun, since we know Joe lands that thing like a turkey. (yeah I know it's a chicken--close enough!)

It seems like Ryu is in the spotlight with this prompt, this week! KT ... you have really put Ryu into a scary situation! ... as scary as those beetles consuming the intern of the victims' bodies! Waiting for the next contribution to know more ... TJ ... I'm always amazed when seeing skinny people winning such contests, but yes they do! Can totally imagine the picture, here, where Ryu and Jinpei are concerned! And ... Springie ... I can totally see what you're saying when you're comparing them two with Scooby and Shaggy! I have that tendency, too! Springie ... LOL ... that's one kind of an Owl! It's a fortune that Jinpei didn't challenge Ryu in a brownie eating contest, here! Guess Jun wouldn't have taken a Jinpei scene as good as this one, and neither Dr. Nambu!

TJ -- oh these annoying skinny people who eat all the time! Guess Jinpei burns all this energy by having to fight Galactor, but what about the skinny kids who don't? Springie -- your fic brought back so many memories! No, I haven't tried space cakes (as they're called here), but my room-mate in college had the best definition ever: Me: so what are they like? Her: have you seen the wizard of Oz? Me: eh, no. Her: well, you will then. Hopefully Jinpei will not be tempted to try! Glad to see that Nambu took it in his stride, LOL!

Originally posted by clouddancer Springie, what are you doing to my poor, straight-laced Owl?

Well, those cookies were laced...

all this talk of 'Space Cakes' and 'Magic Brownies' is making me hungry..... *KT goes looking for something to munch*

Originally posted by KT1972 all this talk of 'Space Cakes' and 'Magic Brownies' is making me hungry..... *KT goes looking for something to munch*

Sometimes I wonder about you, KT! Is that why Comfortably Numb plays whenever I reply to one of your posts?

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by KT1972 all this talk of 'Space Cakes' and 'Magic Brownies' is making me hungry..... *KT goes looking for something to munch*

Sometimes I wonder about you, KT! Is that why Comfortably Numb plays whenever I reply to one of your posts?

What? Me? (top tune BTW)

Originally posted by KT1972

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by KT1972 all this talk of 'Space Cakes' and 'Magic Brownies' is making me hungry..... *KT goes looking for something to munch*

Sometimes I wonder about you, KT! Is that why Comfortably Numb plays whenever I reply to one of your posts?

What? Me? (top tune BTW)

Hello Is there anybody in there Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone at home...

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by KT1972

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by KT1972 all this talk of 'Space Cakes' and 'Magic Brownies' is making me hungry..... *KT goes looking for something to munch*

Sometimes I wonder about you, KT! Is that why Comfortably Numb plays whenever I reply to one of your posts?

What? Me? (top tune BTW)

Hello Is there anybody in there Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone at home...

Guess I'd better turn down the volume on my PC...

Looks like KT has the 'munchies'....

hee hee hee....

Originally posted by Daniella T TJ -- oh these annoying skinny people who eat all the time! Guess Jinpei burns all this energy by having to fight Galactor, but what about the skinny kids who don't? Springie -- your fic brought back so many memories! No, I haven't tried space cakes (as they're called here), but my room-mate in college had the best definition ever: Me: so what are they like? Her: have you seen the wizard of Oz? Me: eh, no. Her: well, you will then. Hopefully Jinpei will not be tempted to try! Glad to see that Nambu took it in his stride, LOL!

Comparing it to the Wizard of Oz? I don't know where to be intrigued or run screaming.

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Originally posted by Springie CD, are you making Ryu some more "magic brownies"?

I wouldn't even know how to go about making "magic brownies", but I was thinking the Owl might be loosened up enough to enjoy a evening in his hot tub with me ....

EW- that's great- Joe has himself a red-headed seductress! He's in real trouble now! LOL! Actually, it's Anna who will have trouble...though she doesn't know it yet. Too bad she doesn't know about the "Joe's girl curse"... CD, I imagine you wouldn't have much of a hard time convincing him to get in the hot tub with you- whether or not he's stoned! *grin*

EW ... so Anna went through all that secret service trouble just to have the Condor for herself and in her bed ... hmm ... well ... if you have the power, it's every Condor woman's dream!!!

And who wouldn't? I know I certainly would, but I'll just have to keep dreaming......

It's worth it to spend the night with Joe!

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Well, RB, you can get the rest of the story at these prompts: www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4326&sid= www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4329&sid= www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4334&sid= www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4348&sid= www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4354&sid=

Much appreciated EW!

But wacko fans are the worst ones. He's liable to wake up chained to a bed.

Originally posted by Becky Rock But wacko fans are the worst ones. He's liable to wake up chained to a bed.

True. (But oh the picture in my mind! )

Originally posted by Redbird

Originally posted by Becky Rock But wacko fans are the worst ones. He's liable to wake up chained to a bed.

True. (But oh the picture in my mind! )

I was wondering who'd jump at Becky's comment!

So... I think we've given Springie some inspiration now... oh, Springie....

Originally posted by Transmute Jun So... I think we've given Springie some inspiration now... oh, Springie....

Well, since TJ brought it up.....I don't want to sound like I'm -ing you, Springie, but it would be really nice.......

Condor in chains, huh? I'll put that on my "to-do" list (and yes, I mean it BOTH ways! LOL!)

You would've thought Joe would've been used to females screaming after his body by now... Let's see what happens when he wakes up. Will he be like this or like this

My contribution this week is a bit darker -- this little fic takes place immediately after "The sky is falling". //"Do you know what it's like, Princes? Do you know what it's like to be so mad, so consumed by anger, that you don't know whether you want to smash your head on the wall, or smash the wall, or just his someone badly? Do you?" Princess looked tenderly at Mark. They were sitting at the Snack J, Mark lifting his head from his arms only to snarl. He wasn't crying, but that was not a good thing, Princess thought. Even his voice was calm now, after all the shouting he had done before. And Princess was scared he would harm himself. Or others. Right now, she didn't care about the others so much -- Mark, even in his darkest hour, would not hit anyone apart from enemies -- but she cared about him. "You're not angry, Mark," she said gently. "You're sad. There's nothing wrong with that." "How do you know, Princess?" he asked belligerently. "Have you ever lost your father to Spectra?" "Well, I don't see my parents around," she said reasonably. "I don't know how they died, so, yes, there's always a little chance they were killed by Spectra." That had a sobering effect on Mark, but only for a second. "He died to save us, Princess! I was there!" Princess moved closer to him. "And do you think this is the way he would like to see his son? Raging mad? Bent on revenge?" "What would he have me do?" sobbed Mark. "Well, Cronus worked for Galaxy Security. So what he would probably want, Mark, is for you to follow in his footsteps and become an even better commander of G-Force. But don't take my word for it..." she faltered for a moment. "He left you a message. We were there when Anderson received it, that's how I know its content. I didn't want to pry, Mark, but yes, I saw it. If you are ready, so can you. Shall we?"//

Ooo...nice cliffhanger! I'm really curious about that message! I love that Princess is there for Mark when he needs her- this scene is so easy to picture!

Originally posted by ElectricWhiteI was wondering who'd jump at Becky's comment!

Originally posted by Springie Condor in chains, huh? I'll put that on my "to-do" list (and yes, I mean it BOTH ways! LOL!)

I think there's gonna be a loooong line, Springie! LOL.

Originally posted by Daniella T You would've thought Joe would've been used to females screaming after his body by now...

Ah, but didn't Joe once say something like he "didn't like pushy chicks"? (In Gatch II, I think?)

Originally posted by Daniella T Let's see what happens when he wakes up. Will he be like this or like this

Oh DT, LMFAO! Poor Joe. Is there going to be more to your fic? I too wonder what the message is! Funny how in Gatch/BoTP I feel Ken/Mark are more like their fathers than they want to admit......

Well, since an entire continent has been taken over without a drop of blood being spilled....I'd say this wouldn't be the place to end!

I think there's gonna be a loooong line, Springie! LOL.

Can I be first, since I'm drawing him? *grin*

Originally posted by Springie

I think there's gonna be a loooong line, Springie! LOL.

Can I be first, since I'm drawing him? *grin*

LOL. Just don't break him when you play with him Springie!

Originally posted by Springie Condor in chains, huh? I'll put that on my "to-do" list (and yes, I mean it BOTH ways! LOL!)

And I think I know which 'do' you'll be doing first....

Daniella, you've written a very believable scene that would fit in well between episodes. I can feel mark's pain, and while this attitude isn't normal for him, it's in character given the surrounding episodes.

My answer to this weeks prompt: His first thought was: His shoulder hurt. The second: His neck hurt. Hell, everything hurt. What time was it? Where the hell was he? Head resting on one of his arms, he could feel the bright sun on his face, and opened one eye cautiously. Toobrighttoobright! his mind shouted as said eye closed again. His head felt like it was loaded with bricks, his mouth like cotton. Biting back a groan, and turning his pounding head the opposite direction, he felt his stomach lurch. Pressing his lips together, he tried once more to open his eyes. He was met with something green. Tall and green. And brown. Bottles. Namely, beer bottles. Empty ones. A tabletop full of them, standing sentinel. Some of them were like felled trees, laying on their side. Dead soldiers, as Joe would say. Joe. Where was he? ? This was his was fault. Everything was slowly coming back to him. It had been Joe's idea to have a "guys night", to get them together to play cards at his place by the airstrip. For once they were all pretty much broke, so it sounded like a good idea at the time. Steeling himself, Ken picked his head up from the table, where he had presumably passed out. Slowly he levered his upper body away from the tabletop, nearly jumping out of his skin when his arm inadvertently knocked one of the bottles off the table, and sent it crashing to the floor. Blinking his eyes, he saw an empty pizza box lay on the floor next to his chair. It was now covered with shards of the bottle that had broken. Just how much beer had they consumed? He found he didn't want to know. He winced once more as the sun dazzled his eyes, and lifted a hand to shade them against the light that was streaming in through one of the curtainless windows. Ryu was currently sprawled out in the rickety tan lounge chair on the other side of the room, head slumped on his shoulder. His arms hung down on either side of the chair, one hand still clutching a beer bottle, his legs stuck out on front of him. He was missing a shoe and was snoring for all he was worth. The television was still on, but the screen was filled with snow, the station having gone off the air some hours ago. Another beer bottle sat on top of it, perilously close to the edge of the set. An empty bag of corn chips and another pizza box, this one with a few cold slices left in it, lay on the coffee table where they had been playing cards. Said playing cards and plastic poker chips were scattered over its surface and all over the floor in colorful piles. Ken's gaze fell to the couch, where Joe (damn him) was sleeping, one leg hanging off the couch and propped up on the coffee table. His were arms wrapped around one of the large throw pillows Jun had given him to spruce up the place. It was now covered with greasy potato chip stains. Biting back a laugh (or was it a sob?), at the thought of having to clean up, and thinking he should have gone to the movies with Jun and Jinpei, Ken let his head fall back onto the table and contemplated having another beer.

sounds like a good night to me

Haha! "The Hangover"...Gatch edition! I can totally picture the three guys having a "guys night" every once in a while! I'm sure Jinpei begged to join them, and Jun took him to the movies to appease him! (I can just hear him saying, "But I'm a guy, too!") Loved the greasy pillow description, too. LOL! Great work, Redbird!

DT ... your piece is perfectly written in character to the situation. I too am so curious to know what the message could have been ...

Originally posted by Springie Haha! "The Hangover"...Gatch edition!

Assuming that you're referring to the film, and its sequel, Springie, at least, no one of them was lost or left behind only who knows where!! Imagine they had to find the person in question in time for a mission instead of a wedding; the stalling needed to make Dr. Nambu think everything was supposedly okay; plus the many, unorthodox adventures they could have been through, which they could have forgotten all about during their blackout! *giggles* Redbird ... lovely piece! I love to think they could have had those kind of days/nights during which they could have had the opportunity to toss away their responsibilities just for a moment, even if they couldn't have afforded to do so a lot! LOL ... such a picture ... Gatchaman knocked out by beer instead of by Galactor!

Originally posted by KT1972 sounds like a good night to me

And a rough morning! LOL.

Originally posted by Springie Haha! "The Hangover"...Gatch edition! I can totally picture the three guys having a "guys night" every once in a while! I'm sure Jinpei begged to join them, and Jun took him to the movies to appease him! (I can just hear him saying, "But I'm a guy, too!") Loved the greasy pillow description, too. LOL! Great work, Redbird!

ROTFL. Exactly! I saw Jinpei in my mind's eye saying "I'm a guy too!" too, and begging to go as well. LOL. And I just had to include the greasy chip stains! Next time around, I might try doing something for "guys night out". Whoo-hoo!

Originally posted by gatchamarie Redbird ... lovely piece! I love to think they could have had those kind of days/nights during which they could have had the opportunity to toss away their responsibilities just for a moment, even if they couldn't have afforded to do so a lot! LOL ... such a picture ... Gatchaman knocked out by beer instead of by Galactor!

Thanks, GM! They never seemed to catch a break, and I wanted them to have a bit of fun--just cut loose like normal young adults. Poor Ken!

RB -- "Hangover" was the first word which came to my mind. Oh boy does this bring back memories (of the painful kind). I hope Ken's got that paracetamol handy!

Originally posted by Springie Ooo...nice cliffhanger! I'm really curious about that message!

To be honest, this started as a one-off, with no thoughts of a sequel. But now you guys've got me thinking...Let's see what next week's prompt will inspire!

I'm wondering what Joe is imagining the throw pillow to be, in his alcohol-induced dreams...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm wondering what Joe is imagining the throw pillow to be, in his alcohol-induced dreams...

Oh you certainly think like me TJ! Though he's probably imagining more of a "who" than a "what".

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm wondering what Joe is imagining the throw pillow to be, in his alcohol-induced dreams...

I resent that remark, TJ! "What" indeed!

KT: Uh oh, they should have anticipated that someone was listening, but the girlfriend is obviously too freaked out for spy work. TJ: never underestimate the bottomless pit of youth! Springie: OMG! I love that Nambu's solution is to laugh and make a video. He's probably relieved that it only led to 1 team member privately twerking rather than something far worse. EW: Uh oh, psycho world leader fangirl! Bwaahaha! DT: It'd be hard NOT to have a pissed off "poor me" session after learning who his father is and losing him at the same time like that. Good on Princess for trying to talk him down. Redbird: It's easy to believe that most times Ken wakes up with a raging hangover are "Joe's fault." Btw, TJ and I did a BOTP version of "The Hangover" ... it's on Gatchfanfic. They lost Mark!

DT - Hopefully Mark won't become a new Joe. It's probably hard to know how to feel about a man you barely knew. RB - Hey, they were just acting like most other guys their age. At least there weren't a bunch of drunk women Ken didn't know there too.

Originally posted by ChrisW Redbird: It's easy to believe that most times Ken wakes up with a raging hangover are "Joe's fault."

Yeah, I don't see Ken as being much of a drinker!

Originally posted by ChrisW Btw, TJ and I did a BOTP version of "The Hangover" ... it's on Gatchfanfic. They lost Mark!

I'll have to look for it on my next foray over there!

Originally posted by Becky Rock RB - Hey, they were just acting like most other guys their age. At least there weren't a bunch of drunk women Ken didn't know there too.

I certainly don't begrudge them some fun! (Granted even when I was a kid, I always imagined them as being older than teenagers.)