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As Ten Cents chugged his way through New York City, all he could think about was getting the money. "If I don't get dat money, I could be sold to a scrapyahd, and dat would nevuh do at all," he said to himself: sometimes, even preserved boats have a chance of being sold for scrap. However, he was oblivious to a black tug resembling the one he saw on the poster staring at him. "Ah, Ten Cents," he said in a thick German accent, "vee meet again. Soon, you shall pay for vhat you did to me in 1949, 58 years before today! Ah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah!" Unaware if that tugboat, the Star Switcher continued sailing through New York, not caring to take

As July came to an end, Ten Cents found himself less busy with tourist traffic. "Nevuh mind Ten Cents, it's always like dis 'as summuh comes to an end," Puffa sympathized. Ten Cents knew Puffa had a point, but he still wanted to be busy. Eventually, on July 27th, Bruce came over to Ten Cents with exciting news. "Ten Cents, I've been working so hard that my boss has just rewarded me and my family with a vacation to New York City! And you can come with us!" Ten Cents could not believe it. "Ya mean I'm going on vacation too?!" he asked excitedly. "That's right boy!" Bruce replied. "Robert shall be here tomorrow, which is when we leave. But for n

TUGS: A Tale of a Star Chapter 1 - A Second Lease in Life Once he was restored, Ten Cents was immediately put to work. His first job was to take tourists up and down the Mississippi River. He enjoyed this job a lot, because he could get plenty of exercise. Once he was done, he next excursion wasn't for another two hours, so he was allowed to explore the area he was residing in. He went into the port of New Orleans and was amazed by the numerous sights he saw, many of which were unfamiliar. As he entered the port of New Orleans, he encountered a cargo ship outside of the port tooting it's horn impatiently. Curiously, he puffed over. "Excuse

TUGS: A Tale of a Star - Prologue The year was 2007, and a lot had changed in Bigg City, which, sadly, no longer existed. It went out of business in 1956, due to a lack of incoming money. As a result, both the Star Fleet and Z-Stacks went out of business as well. With no money, Captain Star had to sell off his whole entire fleet. Top Hat was sold to a fleet in New York City, while Ten Cents, Sunshine, Warrior, Big Mac, and Hercules were sold to San Francisco. OJ was sold to a fleet in the UK. As for the Z-Stacks, well, all of them were sold to the Moran Fleet in New York City. But as time went on, all of the other Star Tugs also got sold fro

TUGS: A Tale of a Star The year is 2007, and only years since the 1920s. In the 1930s, both the Star Tugs and Z-Stacks were losing business, and by the end of World War 2, both fleets shut down forever. All 5 of the Z-Stacks were sold to the Moran Fleet in New York, but the Stars ended up going separate ways: some to the scrapyard, others to other ports, and a few others to museums. Ten Cents was one such tug: after several years of service, the switcher was retired in 1965, and sent to a museum. But in 2007, a man by the name of Bruce Grunder purchases the switcher and restores him to operation, then takes him to New Orleans, where he lives