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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: A VANISHING GROOM Henry Ravenswood had once made a vow to never allow Melanie to marry Jake, or leave Thunder Mesa with him. Perhaps it was the rare glimmer of a concerned, loving father, or the greed of a controlling man, but it seemed irrelevant when Henry unceremoniously...

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: NUPTIAL DOOM The wedding of Melanie Ravenswood and Jake Marsh was at hand, due to commence on April 12th, 1862. To commemorate the occasion, a portrait of Melanie was painted, depicting in her in a gorgeous dove white wedding dress. Although Gabrielle suggested wearing Martha’s...

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: DIRGE OF THE RAVEN The tragic earthquake that struck Thunder Mesa in 1860 tore the town apart, taking many lives and businesses. Yet, the town would survive for the next couple of decades, though it was never the same following the collapse of the mines. Like all terrible...

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE GREEN OIL SALESMAN In the destruction of Thunder Mesa, many commonplace utilities were in ruins. Fort Comstock had finished construction between 1961 and 1962 by US Rangers who favoured the Union, so the town remained mostly out of the American Civil War. The earthquake...

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE FURY OF THE THUNDERBIRD Melanie Ravenswood, the darling of Thunder Mesa, and the crown jewel in his father’s golden kingdom, was restless. She felt trapped in her home, surrounded by loved ones, but also overwhelmed by her father’s controlling shadow. Anyone who tried to...

CHAPTER TWELVE: THE DUEL OF BLACK-EYED BART Henry was the true power in Thunder Mesa, with his hands in everyone’s purses. He was a member on the town council, owned the main source of income, and knew everyone’s secrets, even if they didn’t know them. On paper, however, the town’s lead...

CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE FOUR SUITORS 1859 saw a decline in Big Thunder’s mining operations. Harsh conditions, injuries, cave-ins, and a diminishing amount of gold led to Henry facing a crisis. Miners were threatening to quit if conditions did not improve. Henry could replace men, but he couldn’t...

MRS. BRISBY'S FLYING DREAMS The Secret of NIMH is an all-time classic by Don Bluth, brought to life in a high flying family coaster located in an imaginary alt. KidsZone at Universal Studios Florida. Shrunk down to the size of a mouse, guests take off on the back of Jeremy the Crow to aid...

Tony Blair:

In short - the UK government from the past fourteen years have been a bunch of !"&@#$!!

I just noticed that the due date for Round 2 says Friday 24th October. That's a Thursday.

CHAPTER TEN: THE BALLADS OF BROKEN HEARTS Edwina Ballad was a founding resident of Thunder Mesa, running the schoolhouse as a notoriously strict teacher, and would then become Melanie’s tutor. Eagle-eyed, self-reliant, and a critical perfectionist, Edwina was just as ruthless as Henry, and was...

CHAPTER NINE: MORTALS PAY A TOKEN FEE Henry did not have much value for love and family. His relationship with Martha was an unhappy one, and his love for Melanie was more out of control that fatherly affection. He and Arthur had a relationship of suppressed brotherly care, and the latter had...

CHAPTER EIGHT: PLAYFUL SPIRITS If there was one thing the Ravenswoods were known for, other than their gold and Henry’s wrath, was their knack for throwing parties. Grand balls and dances would be the talk of the town, Henry and Martha being able to throw such festivities during the golden age...

CHAPTER SEVEN: FROM REGIONS BEYOND Our journey returns back to late 1852, shortly after the invasion of the Feculent Three into Ravenswood Manor. Henry, Martha, and Melanie had been deeply shaken by their experience, and sought to get away from Thunder Mesa for a time. Together, along with...

The awesomeness continues. I had to applaud when I saw the Hitchhiking Ghosts. For the Applin evos namewise, what about Applace (apple and lace, as it lacing something with poison), and Corecrone (apple core and crone)? For the Big Thunder goats - Sedikid (sedimentary and kid), Hoodiel...

We all live in a tub of margarine, a tub of margarine, a tub of margarine!

LITTLE NEMO'S SLUMBERING SEAS Set sail into the dreams of Little Nemo, boarding adorable yellow submarines that house six people. Venturing into the Sea of Dreams, guests can look through their shared portholes at the wondrous realms of melodious mermaids, literal schools of fish, and Professor...

CHAPTER SIX: THE RIVER ROGUES It was in 1857 that Thunder Mesa and its gold rush reached its peak. The mines and their precious gold had drawn all manner of people to settle in town. Major businesses, such as a sawmill, an oil field, and the riverboats expanded the businesses and trade in...

CHAPTER FIVE: THE FECULENT THREE The American frontier would see the brief but memorable lives of great criminals like Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Jesse James, and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Thunder Mesa had its own small collection of bandits and outlaws, though none would ever become as...