1 - On the Road Again

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    [template]Chapter
    | name = On the Road Again
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    | chapternum = Goldrush 1
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    | chapternum = [wiki]Goldrush 1[/wiki]
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    | narrator = Puck
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    | part1 = September 10, 2019
    | 1rt = 47:28
    | writer = Kc Wayland
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    | cie = Puck, Carl, Robbins, Muldoon, Alex, Vera, Nicolas
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    | cie = Puck, Carl, Robbins, Muldoon, Alex, Vera, Nicolas, Blackburn
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    [h="2"]Plot[/h]
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    The story of Goldrush starts with the sound of a tape being played back. The voices of the 4 soldiers; Puck, Carl, Robbins, and Muldoon; come to life. Robbins gets upset with Carl over how he is recording the film they have been working on. With an hour left before they have to return to The Colony, they begin discussing their script after some insulting of Carl. Within moments, another issue arises; the script is hand-written and only comes in a singular copy. Robbins suggests just memorizing the script. Muldoon makes fun of the bad handwriting, causing Robbins to fire up. After some slight bickering, the soldiers finally move onto the movie. Puck is given the role of Pedro, a Mexican, and Muldoon plays Mimi. As usual, both soldiers do not find their roles "satisfactory". Robbins dismisses it as "symbolism", and tells the group to just go along with it. Muldoon quips that Robbins is relating his role to his favorite non-existent restaurant that he slobbers about in his dreams.
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    The tale of Goldrush starts 17 years after the end of the Story of Survival, with an old taped recording being played back. The voices of Puck, Carl, Robbins, and Muldoon come to life once again. As usual, our favorite soldiers are back at it; constantly arguing amongst each other about petty things. As the recording becomes clearer, it is revealed that Carl is recording a movie directed by Robbins. Several issues arise right away with the script, the theme, and the characters. Puck plays the role of "Pedro" and Muldoon plays the role of "Mimi", both of which are not happy about their "selections". Robbins plays the role of a character named Marlin, which is assumed to be either the actor or the fish. After flipping through the hand-written script, problems with the theme arise. Puck had wanted a musical but the others had agreed on "space zombie invasion" (except for Carl, who suggests that a zombie movie in the current climate would be a bad idea and had suggested "zomb-pires"). Carl is berated for using the z-word and Robbins declares that he has decided on a completely different theme altogether; a zombie Western. The first problem noticed is that they are filming the movie the middle of L.A. and all the backdrops are modern. Robbins suggests using "movie magic" and open lots to enhance the Western vibe. After a bit more debating on the movie's premise and comedic aspect, the soldiers finally get to work and the title song plays.
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    Carl chimes in asking what role he gets to play, and Puck asks who Robbins will be playing as well. He responds with the name Marlin. Muldoon assumes he means Marlon Brando, a famous American actor. After Robbins dismisses that, the rest of the group assume he meant Marlin the Fish from Finding Nemo. This pisses off Robbins even more, who states that his character doesn't even have a last name, ending the conversation. The soldiers take a look at the script again and realize that it's nothing close to the movie ideas they talked about beforehand. Puck expected a musical, but Robbins says they gave up on that plan because he doesn't even know how to write one and nobody would want it anyways. Muldoon suggests a "space zombie invasion" theme, because of how easy it is to get the setting right. Carl makes a point right here, posing the question: "Why would anyone want to see a movie about a zombie apocalypse... in the zombie apocalypse?"
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    Back in the future, the second generation of our memorable heroes are grouped together for service training. Alex, Nicolas, and Vera are attempting a test; retrieve medicine (erythromycin) from a nearby pharmacy in the battlegrounds. Just like the soldiers in the olden days, the trio has their own conflicts amongst each other. Once the pills have been retrieved, the three head back to the starting point, but Nick is distracted by the noise of one of them. He follows the sounds of the zombie into the original arena which is now a part of the training ground. Alex and Vera follow behind and secure the area, only to realize it was a trap all along. The three work together to figure out an escape plan, but Vera is split up when the ceiling collapses. A zombie falls into the room with her, but she kills it once Nick and Alex arrive. Nick takes a final shot at one more running away, and finally the three of them head back to the extraction point where Sergeant Hoggs is waiting. However, it is revealed that Vera's bag had ripped and the medicine had fallen out, disqualifying their test and failing them. Alex gets pissed off at Nick for his failure of reason and a fistfight ensues, with Puck entering the scene to break up the fight. He tells Hoggs to keep an eye on Alex, as he knows that his family situation is in dire condition.
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    As usual, the soldiers think he is very dumb in that line of thought and correct him on his usage of "the z-word", saying that he better not say that around Michael. Puck backs up Michael's point, but Robbins calls him the worst insult in the book: a Michael apologist. This ends this conversation very quickly. Robbins moves on to focusing on everyone learning the lines for the movie scene. The theme is decided to be space zombie invasion, but Carl suggests "zomb-pires" which Puck points out sounds like zombie umpires. Robbins completely shuts both of them down and announces he's actually written the story to a whole different theme after all; a zombie Western. As per the ushe, the soldiers find this idea ridiculous.
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    Not too long after, Puck is sitting in his "library of artifacts", talking to CJ about Alex's temperament. Alex had lost his dad, Robbins, many years prior, and just recently lost his mom in Lake Matthews, meaning he had no one to care for him anymore. After hearing that Alex tried escaping over the walls, he decides to take him under his wing and tell him the story of Goldrush.
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    [h="2"]Trivia[/h]
    [list]
    [*]After the end credits, the show gives a dedication to nikvoodoo, one of the hosts of the We're Not Dead fancast and a dear friend and helping hand to many on the forums. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2017 due to complications with cancer. Rest in peace, friend.
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    [h="2"]Quotes[/h]
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    "I am testing" -- No one ever
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    [h="2"]Media[/h]


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