<Cheezey> Well, this has certainly been an interesting day.

<Lady Thundera> I wonder what happened to that elephant.

<Cheez> Don't even mention the elephant.  If we pretend it didn't exist, it didn't.

<Lady T> Right.  Definitely a pink elephant.  Anyway, we're in the dungeons of Castle Plun-Darr and waiting for this insane competition to begin.  Cheezey, why don't we run through the competitors.

<Cheez> We've got quite the lineup.  From the Thundercats, we have the weapons expert Panthro.  He can make almost anything lethal.  Mumm-Ra is going to be quite a force to contend with, too.  The Demolisher is used to using anything he can get his hands on.  Amok doesn't need anything but his hands.  The Snow Man is perhaps the weak competitor, and Mandora is used to dealing with all kinds of weapons.  She should be able to hold her own.

<Lady T> For those of you unfamiliar with this competition, the players are confined to the dungeon area of Castle Plun-Darr.  They may use anything they find as a weapon, but nothing else.  And the last one conscious wins.

<Cheez> We should have started by now; I wonder what the hold up is.

<Lady T> From what I can make out, I don't think everyone's here yet.  I think the Demolisher is missing.

<Cheez> Why would he be missing?  This is home turf for the mutants.

<Lady T> Don't know.  Looks like they're going to go ahead without him.  They're separating the competitors into the various parts of the dungeon.  They'll start hunting each other soon.

<Cheez> I don't know about this.  It seems like a set up or something.

<Lady T> A set up?  How?  RD, Thundercub, and Thundera Tiger are outside.

<Cheez> Yeah, but...

<Lady T> And this competition is about to begin.  There's the signal.  Sounds like everyone's moving fast in the dungeons.

<Cheez> Something's moving fast, but I don't think it's the competitors.  It sounds like a bunch of mice.

<Lady T> You're right.  Mice.  Maybe the mutants are due for some spring cleaning.  Let's get Black Eagle in here and--

<Thundercub> STOP THE COMPETITION!!!

<Cheez> And I was hoping for a normal event.

<Thundercub> We've got to get everbody out of here.  This place is going to blow!

<Lady T>  Okay, let's have an explanation.

<Thundercub> The mutants are furious that they haven't won a medal until this series of events.  They've planted a bomb in a gerbil and set it loose in here with a bunch of hamsters.

<RD> What is up with the senseless destruction of animals in this Olympics?

<Thundercub> What are you doing here?

<RD> Following Thundera Tiger.  I thought I saw her come in here.

<Thundera Tiger> That's because I did.  And one more thing--the Berbils have sealed the exits.  We've gotta find that gerbil.

<Cheez> Great.  Okay, everybody, new competitions rules!  Whoever finds the gerbil wins!  Second place goes to whoever gets the most hamsters!

<Lady T> That did it.  Everybody's taking off after the hamsters.

<Cheez> Talk about your needle in a hay stack.  How are we going to find a gerbil in this mess?

<Lady T> Simple.  Look for the tail.

<Tiger> I'm just going hunting.  All this meat.  What a waste.  See ya!

<RD> I don't trust that tiger.  I'm going to follow her.

<Thundercub> Mind if I sit in on the announcing?

<Lady T> Go for it.  Okay, now instead of wrestling we're having a gerbil hunt.  Panthro's found some old spikes and he's making good use of them.  Wait a minute.  If Panthro is smashing hamsters and accidentally hits the gerbil, will it blow up?

<Thundercub> No, it has to arm itself.  And we've got about a minute to find that gerbil before it arms itself.

<Cheez> Can I just say that this is the stupidest twist to an event?

<RD> I'm back.  Tiger lost me in a sea of rodents.  But I smashed a few.

<Lady T> Were any of them gerbils?

<RD> No, but I have a better idea of what blood does when it squirts out.  If you thought I was descriptive before, just wait!

<Cheez> Well, going back to this new sport, Mandora is actually doing quite well.  She's found some old knives and is hacking away.

<Thundercub> Boy, this turned gory.

<RD> Look at Mumm-Ra go!  He's not wasting any strength looking for weapons.  He's just blasting away.  Scorched rodents.  What fun.

<Lady T> I bet the mutants are far away.  So what kind of explosives are in that gerbil anyway?

<Thundercub> I didn't get the exact figures, but enough to level Castle Plun-Darr.  The mutants plan to move into Cat's Lair when it's all over.

<Cheez> Oh great.  Well this should be fun.

<Thundercub> On a brighter note, Wiley Kat's back.  You can thank Lady Bast for that.

<Lady T> If I ever see her again, I will.

<RD> Hey, wait a minute.  We're looking for a gerbil, right?  Black Eagle mentioned something about eating a gerbil at the end of the last event.

<Cheez> So the bomb's already been taken care of?

<Thundercub> Well, not quite.  Finding the bomb is only half the challenge.  Neutralizing it is the next part.

<RD> But she ate it.  How much more do you want?

<Thundercub> We need to destroy the timing chip, and that thing was small enough that it probably survived being eaten.  And I don't think her stomach juices are strong enough to digest it.

<Cheez> So Black Eagle is running around with a bomb inside her?

<Lady T> Where was she last?

<RD> She said something about meeting Fianna to look for the elephant.

<Cheez> What is up with that stupid elephant!?

<Thundercub> We've gotta find her.  If that thing goes off, it'll--

<Cheez> Heads up!

......

<Tiger> Oh boy.  The mutants aren't going to be happy about this one.

<RD> We survived?

<Lady T> We did.  But I don't know if the owner of that black feather over there did.

<Cheez> Wow.  Daylight.  Interesting.  So where did Castle Plun-Darr go?

<Fianna> Um, excuse me, but what just happened?

<Thundercub> Boom.

<Fianna> Thank you, Thundercub. I knew I could count on you for answers.

<Lady Bast> Hey, I just heard the noise.  Where's Castle Plun-Darr.

<Tiger> Lady Bast, can you revive birds the same way you can revive cats?

<Bast> Well, no, but I've got connections.  I can have someone else do it.  Why?

<Cheez> Black Eagle was the subject of a...well...an accident.

<Thundercub> She ate a bomb and it exploded.

<Bast> Ah.  I see.  Well, I'll pull some strings and have her back by next week.

<Lady T> That would be much appreciated.  And I think it's time to wrap it up.  Can Cheezey and I at least do that since the rest of you kind of invaded our event?

<RD> Oh, sure.  No problem.

<Cheez> Many thanks.  At the end, we have Mandora who killed the most hamsters with her rusty dungeon daggers.  Behind her is Panthro and his spikes of doom.  And in third place, Mumm-Ra and his lightning bolts.

<Lady T> That's all for this week.  Tune in next time for more wacky olympics!