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                                                    OUT OF ORDEREarp stood near the entrance of the gyrocopter as Rupert was inspecting the driver’s seat. The damage was minimal, though Gianniadmitted it was a bad idea to fire a grenade inside. The boat was on its side and Rupert insisted it wouldn’t fly unless straight on theground. So after the Gun Dogs pushed it out of the pond, they carried out the deceased one piece at a time. The dog without any clothes,the black and white one, joined Earp along with the overweight tree climber. “Are we all goin’ta fit?” the dog asked aloud but directed tono one “Not much larger then those armored ca...

The pink door slowly creaked open, a small sliver of light illuminating the pitch-black room as a small head poked in."Good... she's not here..." a young voice muttered to itself as its owner slipped into the room, switching the lights on.Link, or Young Link as he was sometimes known, grinned upon seeing the large, elaborate room. The huge, fluffy bed was perfectly made, the light from the chandelier above completely showing the pale blue wallpaper and multiple portraits on the wall. A vanity table sat against one wall, while a huge closet comprised the other. A glass door leading out to a balcony was visible on the other end of the room. ...

The basement.That was the name given to the lowest and largest level of the Iacon Clinic and Triage Facility.To many, it was a name that underscored the sometimes servile nature of the caste system, a relegation of untold numbers to spark-numbing tasks of banal importance.  A consideration shared by those of the higher castes, of course.To others, it was a symbol of punishment for sins against the established order or of transgressions for acting above and beyond one's station.But, despite the surrounding stigma, the actual structure of "the basement" was far from foreboding.At least as far as Ratchet's sensibilities were concerned.From th...