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Chapter One: Recruiting Day

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  Chapter One: Recruiting Day 38 Years Later             Aboard the bridge of the USS Enterprise, Star Butterfly led in a joyous sing-along to her favorite tune, Madonna’s “Lucky Star.” It was a tune she discovered while trotting across the multiverse with her best friend, Marco Diaz, and felt a deep connection with it (for obvious reasons). In fact, she called it, “The theme song of my life.”             Marie Jace, captain of the starship Enterprise, sanctioned off on the festivities to relive tension built up from months of interdimensional traveling. Their five-year mission turned into a journey to find their way back to their home dimension, having been dislodged between worlds. However, upon picking up Star and Marco (two other travelers), as well as Milo Murphy and his friends (Zack Underwood and Melissa Chase), there was question if the Enterprise crew would ever return home – or if there was even a home to return to.             T’Eve, Jace’s Vulcan first officer, pro

Prologue: Whatever Happened to Ash Williams?

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  Gravity Falls, Oregon – Halloween 1981             BUUUURRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPP!!!!!!             There was nothing as satisfying to Ashlee “Ash” Williams as that long, sweet, and tasty belch after chugging a can of root beer and eating a handful of Cheetos dug right out of the bag. O.K., maybe one other thing: cruising in her Oldsmobile Delta 88 on Halloween night. The rural road was hers to command. The eight-track blaring out the tune of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” Alright, so there were other more satisfying things!             It all was the perfect way to begin her break away from her cashier job at the S-Mart department store (“Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart.”).             Nothing was going to slow her down.             POW!             Except maybe a blown engine.             Her Olds sputtered to a halt shortly after she crossed an old, rickety wooden bridge. “Dang it!” she cursed before getting out, dusting the bits of Cheetos from her navy blue blouse, and investigat