Diamonds In The Desert

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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

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 and in the middle of a case bigger than they expected, also because there are thirteen more gems belonging to the one diamond, and someone is after the whole set.

Important Characters

Canonical

The Rescue Rangers

Foxglove

Sparky

Tammy

Lahwhinie

Fat Cat

Fat Cat's Henchmen

Sergeant Spinelli

Officer Kirby

Officer Muldoon

The Greatest Spy in the World

Francis

Louie and Moe

Norton Nimnul

Original

Chief Derek Chesnutt

The Metropolitan Squirrel Squad

Allan Capone

Amelia

Armando

Todd

Melissa Mayfield

Joanne

Todd's parents

Legacy Characters

Clarice

Devices

Canonical

Dale's Hang Glider

The Suction Cup Shoes

The Plunger Crossbow

The Ranger Plane

The Ranger Wing

Dale's Super Spy Gear

Original

Todd's PDA

The Nimnul Laser Cannon 14

Important Locations

Rescue Rangers Headquarters

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)

External Links

Diamonds In The Desert's first release at the Acorn Cafe, interrupted by readers' comments