Diamonds In The Desert
Writing credits: Midnight Man
Written: February 5, 2007 to December 29, 2008
First released: November 23, 2007 to December 29, 2008
Title reference: The story is about diamonds, and part of it take place in a desert.
Continuity: Midnight Man's Rangerverse. Follows Last Date and precedes A Matter Of Time.
Length: 87,325 (text only), 87,900 (the entire work); preface + 36 chapters
Rating: PG
Contents
[hide]Synopsis
LaWahini, being a Rescue Ranger herself now, pulls off a case on her own: She keeps Fat Cat from stealing a diamond from an exhibition by taking it herself. This leads the Metropolitan Squirrel Squad, a group of crime-fighting squirrels, to believe that the Rescue Rangers have changed sides. The team of small heroes soon find themselves not only in trouble but also in the middle of a case bigger than they expected, for there are thirteen more gems similar to the diamond, and someone is after the whole set.
Important Characters
Canonical
The Rescue Rangers
Original
The Metropolitan Squirrel Squad
Legacy Characters
Devices
Canonical
The Plunger Crossbow
The Ranger Plane
The Ranger Wing
Original
Important Locations
Versailles Palace, Las Vegas
Trivia
The story was originally planned to be an Aces Go Places-style slapstick comedy named Mouse Mission. It was a viewing of the movie Mission: Impossible that had the author reconsider and go for something bigger and more serious, and Mouse Mission became the title of one of the chapters. Another working title was All That Glitter.
Chapter 34, Night Mission, was named after one of bock's car's aircraft. Another seven chapters got names inspired by movies.
Two parodies were written for Diamonds In The Desert. The first one is the theme song by the same name, and the second one is The Chipmunk Divine which is even embedded in the story itself and part of the plot.
Awards
2007 Golden Acorn Awards: Best Use of a One-Shot Series Characters (Foxglove, Sparky, and Lahwhinie)
2008 Golden Acorn Awards: Best Original Female Character for Melissa (tied with Ms. Emily from Heart by Saraggle91)
External Links
Diamonds In The Desert's first release at the Acorn Cafe, interrupted by readers' comments
