*TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS* (And give yourself a severe case of eyestrain) (The future isn't what it used to be....) "MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 6.7" (SEASON FIVE) EPISODE 41: THE LIGHT OF MY HOPES PT. 3 (A Sailor Moon/Escaflowne/Gundam Wing/Card Captor Sakura/Fushigi Yuugi/Dragon Ball Z Crossover MSTing) MSTed From the Desk of Megane 6.7, Zoogz and Lynxara (megane67@rogers.com) (zoogz@yahoo.com) (lynxara@gmail.com ) This is a MSTing of a work of fiction created by another author. Use of copyrighted and trademarked material is for entertainment purposes only; no infringement on the original copyrights or trademarks held by Best Brains, Inc. is intended or should be inferred. Any random mention of certain anime characters, song titles, etc. are the property of their respected creators/distributors/etc. Just covering my own ass here folks.... "Light Of My Hopes" is the property of Tenshi Cat. She has given me permission to MST her work and I greatly appriciate it. :) * * * (Door 6: It's a metal door with no knob. Before you can do anything, it's yanked off its hinges from the other side by a tow truck.) (Door 5: It's an old fashioned elevator. Both sets of doors open for you as you pass through.) (Door 4: It's made of dominoes. You tip the lead one over and watch as the pile slowly lowers until it's half its original size and you step over it.) (Door 3: It's filled with cute stuffed toys. You cuddle them for awhile before proceeding.) (Door 2. It's solid black marble. An Ankh floats from behind you and touches the door. The door vanishes.) (Door 1: It's a castle gate that rises into the ceiling, revealing a drawbridge that slowly lowers to the ground. You cross it cautiously, looking for moat monsters.) (Door .7: It's a swirling blue vortex. Suddenly a large hand reaches out of its center and pulls you inside.) Joel emerged from the vortex into the theater with Tom in his arms, Crow emerging a moment later and following close behind. Stepping over the air grate that prevented Tom from entering the theater on his own, Joel placed him down on one of the theater seats and sat next to him, Crow sitting on his right. >THE LIGHTS OF MY HOPES: STORY OF COSMOS Crow: Episode III: Der Wille zur Sauerkrauten. >A black portal appeared in a forest and immediately two figures fell >from the portal, collapsing in a small pile. Once the two people hit the >forest ground the portal disappeared. Tom: Why must I ALWAYS end up on the bottom, Mr. Mallory? >"Ow," whined Usagi as Duo got off of her. >"Sorry, I still can't quiet get used to that," Duo said while putting his >hand on the back of his head and laughed sheepishly. >Usagi got up and glared at him while brushing some leaves from her >pants. After that she asked, "What are we going to do?" Joel: So Central Park is right next to the Gates of Hell? Crow: Go mug that old couple over there. I'm gonna grab me a newspaper and catch a nap on that bench. >Before Duo can reply a book fell from the sky and landed in front of >Usagi. She blinked once then twice to check if she was seeing things. >Well, it's not like everyday a book falls from the sky. Crow: Just Tuesdays and Thursdays. Joel: This is what happens when Stephen King decides to skip the whole "bookstore" step and just go direct-deliver. >She looked down, and surly enough it was a book, she then bent down >and grabbed the book. Usagi held it up to her face as Duo stared at the >book intently. Joel: Wait... I know what this is! People used to... look inside them and stuff... before the NES came along! >The book looked as if it was made of rough black skin of an animal, but >it felt as smooth as glass. On the cover 'Story of Cosmos' was written >in golden ink. Crow: Damn, I wanted Harry Potter! Tom: This'll be perfect for my coffee table! >Duo stepped forward and stared at the book in Usagi's hands and said >in awe, "Oh my God," Joel: Hey, leave my deadbeat dad out of this! Crow: No, you don't understand! It's the Good Book! Tom: Well, that explains why Richard tossed it. >Usagi looked at him and questioned, "What?" >Duo stared at her and answered, "That's one of the ancient books that >were made since the beginning of time," >She still looked confused. Joel: Nevermind, we'll wait til 'Cosmos for Dummies' falls from the sky.... >He took the book away from her grasp and explained, "This book tells >the story of Cosmos. Tom: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb... >Many immortals would do almost anything to know what happened in >the beginning of time and space, when Cosmos was born." Crow: Even MORE immortals would do almost anything for the video of the conception! >Usagi stared at the book in awe as he continued; "There are exactly >five books in all with this story. Tom: Cosmos used one of those damned limited-print vanity publishers. >The books tell the truth about what happened when Cosmos was born, >how the universe form and how almost everything came to be." Joel: And the cover says "Don't Panic"! That's a nice touch! >Usagi nodded, but then pursed her lips together, frowned and asked, >"Can we read it?" >The great Shinigami blinked and said, "I don't see why not," Tom: Screw our story, let's get lost in someone else's! Joel: Yeah, not like anything's going on here.... >Usagi smiled as she took the book back and flipped open the cover. Crow: Hey, who taped a "Maxim" in here? >The pages were pure black, the whole story was written in golden ink. >Each page held a distinctive power of the universe. Joel: Page 462 is the power of bleach. Tom: Geez, Cosmos doesn't care about giving people eyestrain, does it? >Usagi licked her lips and started to read aloud. >"Chapter one- Birth of Cosmos" >She took a breath and continued. Tom: Push, push, huff huff huff... push, push, huff huff huff... huh, it just goes on like that. >"Since the beginning of time and space, when it was all pitch black. >Nothing was living, it was all dark, cold and dead." Joel: Hey, sounds like your soul! Crow: And damn proud of it! >Duo drew closer to her in order to hear her better. Tom: Speak up a mite, girly, I'm a bit deef.... >"But one day... a light came forth, born from the darkness, but the >complete opposite. The Light. ...didn't take after its father very much. >It was the true child of both time and space." Tom: Doctor Forrester, Star Baby! >Usagi swallowed some of her saliva, turned to the next page and >continued. >"The Light quickly took form of a creature of warmth, love and life. Crow: Al Gore! >Space and time gave their child a name, Cosmos. Little did they know >was that Cosmos would create many things." Joel: Like ham radio, autogyros, and the Quickening. >"Slowly Cosmos learned of it's powers and created star seeds, the soul >of the planets. To guide these infant star seeds in growth were the stars." Tom: Yeah, ring a bell, Usagi!? NOW GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! >"Space watched this in amusement as time carried the orders of >Cosmos." Joel: