Tables, Dances, and Poles, oh my!

[trinamick]

:clap: :frontrow: Well done as always, guys!

[abbadon]

:yes: ...woo!....

[grinner]

'Now, I will tell you what we are fighting. This universe isn't the first universe. Who and I found out on the drive what 'They' really are. When the last universe was destroyed, the 'Demons' managed to insert some of their essence into this new universe. They wanted to continue their existence, even though they had destroyed their own. The essence merges millenia ago with some of your early ancestors... or they may be another species that developed along similar lines... anyway, 'They' are the bastard children of the Demons and whomever. The Doctor was never able to firmly discover where 'They' came from originally. He just knew that we were started far behind the 8 ball. That 'They' had a tremendous advantage. It was a happenstance discovery. I won't go into details, as you really don't need to know. But I will tell you, that this is the Final gate. I have closed 109 gates by myself'

'So, close this one by yourself.' retorted Frun.

'Hush' replied BC, 'He's not finished.'

'Anyway, I have tried to close this gate... I can't recall how many times. But I have been unable to close it. I know now why I wasn't able to. And it makes perfect sense. I didn't have the right tools. This is the original gate. The original gate. The VERY FIRST ONE. With this gate closed, there will never be another incursion into this universe... and we will only have to defend ourselves against 'Them'... or rather you will. For I doubt I will survive the closing.'

Walking over to the projector, he slowly inserts the disc that he had made from copying information from the drive.

'These are what we are fighting.' he stated while showing the others the pictures. 'The plan is simple. You defeat those that come through the gate and I will close the gate with Who. Simple'

'What will happen when the gate closes?' asks Kat.

Who answers this before grinner could. 'There will be an implosion of massive power, don't be standing in front of the gate. If the demons are able to contact 'Them', the combined power of both groups will be enough to keep the gate open. You must prevent this.'

'That's right. Don't let them contact 'Them'. Okay, you have 2 hours to go over these files before we have to leave. I highly recommend again to take a bladed weapon with you. BC, are you sure you want to use an anti-tank weapon? Fine... just be prepared. Okay, I need to confer with the Professor a second, but who, take one of the Refreshers and go thru the others so that they understand what is being asked of them.'

'Yep, I can do that. I need to talk to you before we head out though... please.'

She had never said please to anyone before, but for some reason it felt like the right thing to say. She knew that he wouldn't survive, that she might not... but she would. She had a meeting with her 'Mother'... something that can wait, but not for long.

[BrowderChick]

Where's a good exterminator when you need one....would hate for you to go thru withdrawl if you can't play The One Above. :P :D
Oh I can play The One Above...Just cant move downwards now. :lol

[Kathleen]

:woohoo:

these ROCK!!! :signbravo

[who45]

grinner followed Who outside the doorway.

'They are all going to die. You know that don't you. Look at them..maybe with the exception of a few....' he pointed to Scrape, abb and Frun...'those 3 might stand somewhat of a chance, but the others..' he shook his head in exasperation.

She looked over the group and had to chuckle as she caught a glimpse of BC and Frun. He was leaning over her looking at the weapon she was holding. 'You sure you can handle that thing...you know..it being such a big gun and all.' He said with a playful grin. BC looked up at him...'Don't you know by now that this little girl can play with big guns if she wants.' Winking, she walked away.With a big grin on his face, Frun followed close behind. Who turned back to grinner.

'I thought the same when I first laid eyes on them, but now that I have been here, it's as if I can feel more of my human side...a side of me I spent so long trying to forget...to not feel.They might not have the battle skills or the strength that you and I have, but I have seen that look before, that look that they have in their eyes...in others that my mother...and I... tried to vanquish on other worlds.' She paused for a moment as a feeling of shame washed over her...shame of what she had done to others... all for a woman and a so called cause that, in the end, would not have cared at all if she had died, but had only used her. ' they have that look of determination....that they will fight...will die to protect what they value most...life...life of this world. That is what drives them...gives them the will to keep going, for they have everything to lose and a lot to gain. I never got that before, but I do now.'

She looked up at him...a little embarrassed because of these feelings..this understanding of humans were so foreign to her. He only stared at her as if she had lost her mind.

'What is it you wanted to talk to me about?' He seemed to be getting a little impatient.

'If They get thru, there will be a leader...find him and take him out. That will make Them somewhat weaker because they will be disorganized. But don't under estimate them...as you know They are fast and very strong. They heal very fast so make sure you kill, not just wound them, or you can find yourself out numbered fast.' He nodded his head in agreement...'another thing...my mother, Rammee, she will be here as well. She has to be stopped...by any means necessary.' She paused for a moment...yes she hated her mother...despised her for tricking her and using her...but after spending years of trying to win her mothers love and approval....it was still hard to utter those words. She felt his hand touch her shoulder lightly as if reassuring her.

'Do you trust me? Because you have to trust me or we will not succeed in closing the gate.' She waited for his response.

He had to think a moment...to gather his thoughts....this assassin had been his enemy for so long, yet now they were bonded by a common goal.'Yes, I trust you....I do.'

She didn't realize it until then, but she had been holding her breath waiting for his answer. 'We might not get a chance to talk again before all goes to hell....literally...' he smirked at her attempt of a joke...it seemed to break some of the lingering tension. She found it hard to continue, but knew she must...' I also wanted to ask for your forgiveness. I now see how wrong my mother was.....and I was...about you and the Doctor as well. When I look back at all the things I've done...' she shook her head at her foolishness. She looked away, afraid of what she might see in his eyes. The gentle squeeze on her shoulder made her look up. When she looked at him she could see the anger....wariness and even an acceptance of what might become of him...but most surprisingly, she sensed an acceptance of her.

'I forgive you. You have proven yourself worthy to stand beside in battle...or in anything else. You didn't have to give me the hard drive that the Doctor gave you. You could have taken it to your mother, then all would have been lost to me....to the people of this world. That alone has shown that you are willing to change. The Doctor trusted you...so I trust you.' She nodded and turned to go back into the room to join the others, but he stopped her. 'Good luck....we will all need it.'
'Good luck to you as well. And it will be an honor to fight by your side.' She turned and took a step back into the room...stopped, then turned around and walked in front of him. Surprising herself and him, she stood on her tiptoes and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek...then walked back into the room. grinner stood there staring at her retreating back...a little stunned. No one had shown him affection in a very long time...he had almost forgotten what it had felt like....what he was feeling at that moment confused him some. He touched his cheek briefly. Inside the room he could see abb watching him with a bemused look on his face. Scrape was standing by his side getting slightly annoyed that he wasn't listening to her. He looked at abb and walked into the room.

[BrowderChick]

:clap: *sniff* That was great :aok:

[scrape_medic]

nice, very nice *nods vigourously in apporval*

:clap: :clap:

[scrape_medic]

Scrape looked round and could see the apprehension build in the group. This was it, this was the begining, the question remained whether it was the begining of the end, and what that end would be. Her eyes alighted on Abb and it was now that she noted that he did not have any weapons on him. She siddled up to him and queried his lack of the least bit of defence. "Abb, you don't have any armour on? Or any weapons, nor have you drunk the elixer yet!"

"Abb, are you listening to me?" she exasperated, she couldn't let him go into battle dressed like that.

Abb looked down at himself and was a little shocked to find himself just dressed in normal street clothes, it seemed that with everything else that had occupied his mind lately, he had forgotten that he might need a little something more than a Marks and Spencers shirt to protect himself with! "Oh yes Scrape, you might be right," he mumbled a little red in the face. Scrape led him to the part of the armoury where the ablative armour was kept, "Shirt on or off?" she asked.
"What?!" he asked, a little astonished, and though he thought that one more time would be quite nice, it didn't seem like the time or the place right now and was a little surprised that Scrape had suggested it. He didn't seem to Scrape to be fully paying attention.

"Do you want the armour over or under your shirt?" she asked again, careful to explain herself fully this time.

"Oh," he finally understood, and looking round the room at the others, seeing that under seemed to be the order of the day, slipped his shirt off.

Scrape held the armour up to him, but not quite close enough at first. Sighing, she took one last look at that fine torso, before relenting and moving the armour close enough for it to take. "Now for some weapons."

"But I wouldn't know how to use them."

"You'd learn quick enough, at least take my Glock, that way ........well..........you could always save a bullet for yourself I guess"

"I wouldn't be able to do that, I rather you kept it.........and if needs be........" he looked at her, knowing that she understood.

"One for you and then one for me abb," in her heart she hoped that it would never come to that, but if it did she would have to find the courage to do it, from somewhere.

"The elixer!" she remembered, and ran to the med bay to grabbed a bottle. Bringing it back to Abb, she handed him the container and watched as he tentatively drank it down. Leaving a bit for her to finish he asked "have a toast with me Scrape?"

"Sure, why not, here's to ..........here's to.........." but she did not know quite what to raise the toast to, it felt that if she did say anything she would jinx it. Instead she knocked the last of the liquid back in one go.

Abb, looked unsteady at first, as the elixer began to course through his body. Scrape wondered what effect it was having on him, different, she guessed, from her, as the others had been. Soon, he straightened up and looked less vulnerable, stronger than she had ever seen him, less like the professor and more ready to fight.

Scrape handed him a few weapons that were nearby, including two short swords, the bladed weapons that grinner had suggested. "Just in case." she said.

"When you are quite ready!" the voice boomed across the room, turning Scrape could see grinner looking impatient.

She nodded and notice too everyone else nodding in agreement, grim determination on all thier faces, except Frun's. His showed more eagerness and anticipation, this was what he was here for after all, his speciality, he was more than ready to face whatever was going on back at the mansion.

Grinner led the way with Who close behind. Reaching the room where they had entered the hideout, grinner accessed a computer, spoke softly to it and waited but a few moments before the portal opened up in front of them all. Wasting no time he stepped into the portal and was gone, closely followed by Who.

Abb went to go next, and Scrape had to pull him back. "Abb! What are you doing? get behind me! We have no idea what is happening at the mansion right now, it could as well be full of THEY for all we know."

"Sorry Scrape, it must be the potion, and may I say at this point what a nice behind it is"

She looked round at him and giggled, shook her head and turns back to the portal. For one brief moment she stands readying herslef to face whatever is on the other side. She begins to hum, then mumble the words of a tune, trying to psyche herself up for the jump.
"Hey little sister who's the one you're with
Hey little sister what's your last wish
Hey little sister shot gun, whoa yeah
Hey little sister superman
Hey little sister shot gun!

It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again."
"What did you say Scrape?" she hears Abb ask behind her.

"Nothing, just humming a tune"

"Oh okay then"

"Hey Abb"

"What Scrape?"

"Survive this for me will ya." she neither looks round for an answer, expects one nor waits for one. Instead with weapons drawn, she steps into the portal with a tune playing n her head.

"There is nothin' fair in this world
And there's nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
Nothin' pure in this world
I said show me something in this world

Start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to....................start again"

[norweigan_scaper]

brilliant! :) :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

:pop:

bonus points for referencing white wedding :D
:highfive:

[BrowderChick]

:clap:

[who45]

good one scrape :signbravo

[BrowderChick]

Working on the details of next weeks party. :D

[who45]

I'm sure she will love it. :)

[BrowderChick]

Just dont know what she would want though and I want it to be a surprise. LOLOL

[shadowshiv]

Working on the details of next weeks party. :D

Par-tay? Can I come? :)

[BrowderChick]

:lol It's for little kids. :lol

[shadowshiv]

:lol It's for little kids. :lol

Dang. Well, I could always be the :djdisco: ! :D

[Frunium Slip]

Nerves seemed to be on edge, as first the Demon Knight and Who stepped through the portal, followed by Scrape and Abb. Kat and the cowpoke were next, grim determination on their faces. BC hesitates momentarily before entering, still clutching that damn big gun, apprehension? Second thoughts? A vision yet again? Whatever, Frun steps up beside her, and they both stare into the portal.

Scared? she asks.

Nah, excited, can't wait, about time we cut to the chase here.

Killed anyone before? more hesitantly this time.

My share. But they were all bad, he volunteers more or less the truth, well maybe more less than truth, but basically the truth. Yeah, basically.

And if we get overwhelmed?

We won't, we can handle it... and you do have that damn big gun. We best be moving, before the others start to wonder where we've got off to... she lifts up on her toes, eyes slightly wider thanks to a well placed hand, but she does start moving.

With one last glance around, the agent steps into the portal, suddenly remembering the last trip. Strange, for some reason this time he hears a tune playing in his head. Stranger, it's Billy Idol's White Wedding, he has no idea what to make of that...

"Hey little sister who's the one you're with
Hey little sister what's your last wish
Hey little sister shot gun, whoa yeah
Hey little sister superman
Hey little sister shot gun!

It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again."

The Agent steps back into the study, looking just the way they left it, well, maybe Ol' Humphrey looking a bit older, but everything else the same. Or not, as it seems the elixir's powers were still going full tilt, little noises everywhere, the fan motors, a faucet dripping down the hall, the sounds of dishes from the kitchen, but one in particular catches his attention, his full attention. The word 'no,' stated in a pitiful voice, from the hallway. Frunium steps into the hall, nods to Scrape, frowns back at the woman with no name, and grimaces as Abb begins to explain to a wild eyed BC, that she has to go back into The Chair.

I think not! Frun screams at Abb. You are not putting her through that again! Not in this lifetime!

The Demon Knight turns his head, We don't have time for this.

Scrape steps forward, attempting to intercept the man heading on a beeline for the professor. The Agent pulls up, numbers not on his side, and goes for the equalizers, matching Berrettas, Scrape hesitates as she realizes where both are pointed. No! Can't you see?

Sure, it's the only way. Been there, done that. Not gonna happen again.

How are you gonna stop us little man? Those bullets won't hurt me. the Demon Knight snarls.

Not you. Him. You want to try and put her back in the chair, I waste him, here and now. And you better tell dagger lady to hold it right where she is, if you want the prof to live another second. That causes even the Demon Knight to pause in contemplation.

Now hold on, let's not get overly emotional, we have an obligation to all mankind...

Frun cuts the prof off, Too late, she's not going in there, she's not gonna get in the chair, and she's not gonna start screaming, I came here to kill demons, not put BC through some inquisition! I fire a round just missing the target, which immediately stops dagger woman from inching any further to my right, so I suggest you come up with Plan B. A trickle of sweat starts to run down the back of the agent's neck, but the line in the sand is drawn, not one innocent is going to suffer, especially that one, the world be damned.


Edited to add the second 'F' to off, cause of didn't convey the proper meaning to the passage that the author had intended... or some yotz like that...

[BrowderChick]

:bounce: :bounce:

:clap: :clap:

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scrape_medic]

:wall: ahh, my bedtime story at last.....sleep well children, sleep well....:zzz:

[Kathleen]

EXCELLENT frun!!!!!!

:signbravo

[grinner]

I need to ask this... does anyone have the entire story saved? All the parts? I will go thru it if not... but if this thread is eliminated... I would rather not have to start from scratch.

[scrape_medic]

I beleive so

[trubador]

Frun's got it saved... I got a copy from him via e-mail about a month ago, and I've been saving each story post since then (all in three Word docs). I also have an unedited copy of the first 50 pages (at 40 post per page) which has some of the thread's early banter before the "storyline" started.

[scrape_medic]

Cool trubs....love the av btw

[BrowderChick]

I need to ask this... does anyone have the entire story saved? All the parts? I will go thru it if not... but if this thread is eliminated... I would rather not have to start from scratch.
I have it all printed except for a few pages at the beginning. I know Frun has it all saved though and so does scrape.

I would hate to see this thread go. This thread has been something that I cherish as its here that I really met all of you and we have all bonded here. This is the thread where we come together. I know Im probably talking out my ass right now but I will blame it on my hard day and my sunburn. Right from day one of this thread we became the best of friends. :hug:

The story is one thing but its the entire thread thats another....

[BrowderChick]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMI!!!!

I love you sssoooo much!!!

http://pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/emoticons3/Birthday4.gif

http://pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/emoticons3/BALLOONS.GIF

[scrape_medic]

Happy Birthday Cami, from waaaaay over here:bounce:

[abbadon]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PK CAMI

[grinner]

Happy Birthday Cami...

now leave your hair alone :D

[who45]

Happy Birthday Cami! May it be as sweet as You :bdaygrin: :partytime :bday:

[shadowshiv]

YAY! Happy birthday Cami! :bounce: :bounce: :thewave: :bounce: :bounce:

You tell your mom that I said it was okay for you to have a pony for your birthday. She'll know what I mean. :innocent:

You are very lucky to have such a cool mom!

Have lots of fun today! :bounce: :bounce:

Drink lots of :otc: and http://pages.prodigy.net/indianahawkeye/newpage09/9.gif lots of ice cream and cake! YUM!http://pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/emoticons1/eat.gif

:bounce: :bounce: :bgift: :rockband: :bounce: :bounce:

[trubador]

:bday::rockband::bday:
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
CAMI
:bday::rockband::bday:

We need some butterflies... and balloons... and cake... and candles... and-and-and... presents... and... :bigwave:

[BrowderChick]

She had a great day!!!! She went to the docs for her check up for school and then to Toys R Us. She then went to Chuck E Cheeses and came home and passed out. :D

She saw all this and said thatnk you to you guys. She also waved. She jumped up and down when she saw herself and now wants to watch Farscape so I put it on for her. :D:D

You guys are great!!! :hug:

[Kathleen]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAMI!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!

[Kathleen]

:woohoo: We ARE still here!!

YAYYY!!! THANK YOU MODS!!!!!!!!! :hug:

[trubador]

Just don't break into the Gloria Gaynor tune, "I Will Survive" :hork:

[BrowderChick]

Oh as long as I know how to love, I know I’ll stay alive,
I’ve got all my life to live; I’ve got all my love to give,
I’ll survive



That one trub? :lol

[trubador]

:run::horror::fear: :wall:

[BrowderChick]

I didnt mean to scare you :lol

[Kathleen]

:roflmao: as I picture BC singing that song and dancing around her bedroom... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .. oh.. that hurts...

[BrowderChick]

:roflmao: Glad you got entertained with it. :D

Its better than singing Dont Worry, Be Happy..... Oh that ones going to hurt your head for a while. :lol

[Kathleen]

You're ebil!!!! :grr:

:lol

[Kathleen]

btw.. Did Cami see my note I left for her? :D

[BrowderChick]

Yes she did and she said thanks to everyone. :hug:

Come to the other room now though. :D

[trubador]

I heard Cami's squeal all the way over here in CA. :rollin:

[BrowderChick]

What? I cant hear you!!!!!!!!!

:lol

[Kathleen]

I haven't hit the 1000 mark yet, so I can't go into the Vanity thread, but I can celebrate here...

700 POSTS!!!! :bounce: :woohoo: :bluenana:

only 300 to go to hit the first big milestone. :D

[BrowderChick]

:woohoo: :bounce: :clap:

I know you can do this!!!!!!!!! :D

[shadowshiv]

:roflmao: as I picture BC singing that song and dancing around her bedroom... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .. oh.. that hurts...

Good thing that she doesn't have a Webcam, eh? :D

Otherwise, we'd all see this ................> :crazydanc

[shadowshiv]

I haven't hit the 1000 mark yet, so I can't go into the Vanity thread, but I can celebrate here...

700 POSTS!!!! :bounce: :woohoo: :bluenana:

only 300 to go to hit the first big milestone. :D

What's this about a Vanity thread? :)

[BrowderChick]

Just wanted to let you guys know to bear with me now as I am having alot of things going on at once and a lot of problems with Dad. I spent the day with him today and it doesnt look good. :cry2: Not sure what will happen but if nothing happens on Monday then I dont know what to do. :(

[who45]

I'll continue keeping him in my prayers. I know what you are going thru. Eventhough my situation was different..still when you see your dad sick and not doing well it takes a part of you...:hug: Keep us posted and hang in there, you're not alone. :hug:

[BrowderChick]

Thanks so much :hug: :hug:

And I am always here for you too. :)

[trubador]

frell.... more icky family health issues.... more prayers a-comin'! :hug:

[who45]

To BC, Scrape, Frun, Kat, LL, DB, BT, ABB and Trub...from the bottom of my heart thank you so very much for the flowers. It means a great deal that I have such caring friends. They are beautiful...I wished I had some film so I could take a pic and show you guys. I will keep them sitting right here beside me so I can see them everytime I'm online. For once in a long while I can cry happy tears..and believe me I did as soon as I saw the card :lol. These few weeks..and especialy this last week have been very hard, but you guys made my day brighter and for that I thank you. :hugz: There is so much more I want to say, but I can't see the keyboard from tearing up :lol...just know that each one of you are very special to me and I am proud to call you friends. Thanks for being there to listen and giving me a "shoulder" to cry on when I needed it. :hugz:

[BrowderChick]

You are more than welcome. :hug: But there are so many others that love you too. :hug: You shall see. :D

[scrape_medic]

Well I wanted to send ribs, coffee and chocolate milk......but the US postal service advised against that for some strange reason.....

[who45]

Well considering my fridge looks like I slaughtered a small chicken farm and deep fried them..ribs would be very welcomed.:D. I can see it now...all manner of animals following behind the delivery truck :lol...but poor Mister might have spread the word down here about the 'C' word...:rollin: hhmmm...let's see I have coffee and I do have..(cover Mister's eyes) chocolate milk...guess I need to stick a note to family and friends..please stop bringing chicken and send me some ribs. :D

[who45]

But there are so many others that love you too. :hug: Yes, I am very fortunate. :)

[BrowderChick]

:lol Looks like you need a bigger freezer too. :D

[Kathleen]

I'm glad that you got them, and I'm glad you like them!! :hug:

We love you honey, and we're here for you always.. :love:

[scrape_medic]

Who this is for you....after all that chicken....I thought you might like a burger.:D

[who45]

:yum: :drool:.... hey, isn't that the bread you were going to frisbee my way :lol

[scrape_medic]

Ooops.....sorry.....I'm eating it as I type......:)

[who45]

lucky thing you

[BrowderChick]

I still want my meatball sub :lol

[grinner]

who's up on the story?

[scrape_medic]

PM'd you g

ETA anyone got a cure for insomnia? :(

[grinner]

sex... and lots of it.


unfortunately... mistress spanks alot is... busy :D

[scrape_medic]

see grinner....this is why I worry about you ......

why would I want MISTRESS spanks alot........

Master once is never enough however...:P

[grinner]

see grinner....this is why I worry about you ......

why would I want MISTRESS spanks alot........

Master once is never enough however...:P
I wasn't referencing your problem... just... ya know... :D

[scrape_medic]

Not sleeping then huh? ;)

[grinner]

nope. Last night I went to bed at 5am and woke up at 8am

[scrape_medic]

eek! well I can stay asleep for long enough, its just getting there thats the problem......okay one sheep, two sheep, three sheep, four sheep, five sheep.... ...six...sheep.....seven............sheeeeepp..... .......eiiigggthh......zzzzzheeepp
niiiiiiiiiine..................................zzz eeep...................zeeenn........zzzzzzzzzz

[who45]

who's up on the story? I was wondering the same...like to see it moving again...I'm stuck. Ok now you two can get back to talking about er..umm..other things ;)

[abbadon]

For scrape...

[scrape_medic]

Cheers honey, I owe you three beers :beer:

[shadowshiv]

For scrape...

Abaddon, you are very talented, my friend. Nice work. :cool:

Do you think that you could make something for me someday? :)

[abbadon]

I really like the Avatar you have shadowshiv....But yeah sure...someday.:P

[shadowshiv]

I really like the Avatar you have shadowshiv....But yeah sure...someday.:P

Thank you. I have some other Alyson pictures if you would be interested in having them sometime. I would change my avatar to them sometime, but I can't seem to figure it out. :D

[BrowderChick]

BC looks from the Agent to the Prof. The others slowly moving in to stop him from making a wrong move. She sees LL come up from behind with his gun, he jams it onto the Agents back.

"She has to be put back into the chair for this to work." With this move Frun attempts to turn around and aim one of his guns at him. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." The look on his face changing from calm to stern. "Put them away before you do something you will regret."

Frun looks back to abb and then looks at BC. "You can't do that to her. Remember the pain she suffered. It's not worth it!" Keeping the guns steady at abb he tells LL to back off but the gun remains at his back.

"If we are to survive this ourselves, then she needs to do this. It's the only way. Be reasonable man. It's the only way." abb motions to the Demon Knight. "Get her up there and get the book ready."

The Demon Knight goes to grab for BC but she is too quick. She raises her gun to him. "I will not be going to be put back in that chair." She turns her head slightly and looks towards Frun and LL. "You can put that rifle down or you too will be looking down the barrel of mine. If you cant tell, mine is bigger." A hush went around the room then. scrape approached Frun and placing her hands on his, lowered his weapons.

"You can't stop me with that thing, little girl. Now stop all this right now and hand me the gun." He keeps his approach on her. Each step more menacing than the last. His voice a low growl. "Give me the gun."

Who steps in front of BC and grabs for the weapon. BC pulls the weapon back. "Oh, I dont think so." The two of them glare at each other.

"It's the only way. You heard abb." She grabs for the gun again. "Give it to him and let's get this show on ther road."

BC turns and faces the others. She looks at abb and then back at Who. "Ok, I see how it's going to be." She hands the weapon over to her. Dedfiant now she glares at grinner. "You will get yours if something happens to me." She turns back to the others. Kat walks over to LL and has him lower his gun from the agents back. scrape and Frun start walking towards the Demon Knight. An angered look still present on the agents face.

"Nothing, and I mean nothing better happen to her." scrape pulls him back.

"We all need to stop this if we are to fight what ever we are about to face. We need to be a team. We cant be at each others throats." She walks over to BC. "We need you to do this. You are the only one. You are the 'key' remember?"

"I said I would do it. I need to do something first." With that she turns and heads up the stairs. She can hear the others talking to each other as they followed behind. She stops at the first landing and goes to the right. Down the hall she remembers the room she was once in. Opening the door she expects to be greeted by the sounds of the puppies. Silence awaits her instead. She looks around. Nothing.

Running back down the hall and catching up to the others going up to the next floor, she stops abb. "Where the hell are they?"

[scrape_medic]

excellent post BC Bravo...:applaud:

[scrape_medic]

"They are not just puppies BC, they are pure energy, and by that I mean pure as in innocent. They were meant for this, born for this,"

"But where are they?" she cried

"Waiting in the scrying room, for their destiny......our destiny, for it depends on them."

Abb held her by the shoulders until she was calmed some. "We must go now BC," he said soothingly, "all our destinies await us."

BC understood this, she knew what she had to do, her part in all this. It did not make it any easier, and she wanted it to be any other way than this, but life was not that kind. She looked at Frun for reassurance, and though he was not at all happy about plan A, or any plan that involved putting BC through the chair again, even he had to admit that though it wasn't much, it was the only plan they had!

He nodded at her, "It'll be alright."

grinner turned and started towards the Scrying room, muttering that enough time had been wasted. Abb led BC carefully down the corridor and the others, one by one began to follow.

As Frun went to pass Scrape, she stopped him. Getting in close, she quietly whispered to his ear, "You ever point a gun at Abb again, I'll shoot you myself"

Frun understood that she would too, "I'd expect you to." he then continued, "Scrapes, remember who you are, don't get too attached to anyone." with a stern look on his face.

"What like, you not wanting to see BC go in the chair........I'll just follow your lead on that one should I?"

He looked at his fellow agent, his face calm and expressionless; then he snorted into a smile, "Yeah! Strange times!"

Scrape looked away, they were indeed strange times, troubling times and Frun was right about not getting attachments at a time like this. Maybe it was too late for her, but she had tried to bury that emotion. Looking back at Frun she wanted to say something like, "If we don't survive this......." and some nonsense about the end of the world, but the words just seemed pointless, and the look on Fruns face showed he understood it anyway.

"You could do worse," he said with the most genuine of smiles scrape had ever seen on that scarred and hardened face.

"Yeah." she knew it too.

"So, lets get in there scrapes!" he started happily, "before all the fun starts without us, we've got some demons to slaughter!" and with a visible bounce in his stride he left her to follow the others. Scrape took a moment longer to steel herself, turned then followed him.

In the scrying room, BC was already near the chair, looking at it with apprehension and remembering the last time she was in it. Three of the old gentlemen of the mansion had also entered the room, one carrying the box with the book inside, the others waitng to help BC into the chair.

grinner and Who stood near the entrance to the portal whilst LL had his gun, cocked and aimed at the entrance ready for the first wave. Kathleen was next to BC comforting her and making sure that this really was her choice.

"Okay!" boomed Frun, "lets get this started."

BC climbed into the chair and was strapped down by the old men. Frun tensed himself ready for all the screaming to start, whilst Kathleen stayed close to the chair, where she could keep a good eye on her friend, ready at any point to cut her free should she need to.

Abb flashed a look at Scrape and then at Who, whose back was turned towards them both as she waited with grinner for the word to jump. Scrape moved up close to the assasin, tapped her on the shoulder and beckoned her to one side. "You're gonna do the right thing in there aren't ya?" thinking quickly of a way to distract the woman for a few moments, "I'm not sure that I can trust you yet, we've dance around after each other for a while now, back at the island and all........I know that you can fight and have the wherewithall to pull this off.........I just need to know what your intentions are."

Who looked at her a litte offended, had she not already made it clear to them all that she was here to fight with them. "You have no choice but to trust me, you couldn't change anything now either way."

Scrape appreciated the honest answer, knowing that anything else would not have convinced her so easily. She held out her hand to shake with Who, but Who for some reason did not reciprocate the gesture, instead looked at Scrapes hand with puzzlement. "We shake hands, its for good luck," Scrape informed, "its a human thing."

With comprehension now, Who took scrapes hand and shook it vigourously, making Scrape laugh. "With a bit of work we could make a human out of you yet." Who did not fully understand the humour, but smiled anyway.

Whilst this exchange had been going on, Abb had approached grinner. "There's just one more thing before you go."

"What now?" replied grinner with his usual irritation.

"Something we need to do for you......to you........"

grinner looked at the professor with confusion, "What?"

"Change you.......blend you......with they."

With disbelief grinner screamed at the professor, "you want to make me one of them?!"

Behind Abb the orb began to glow, BC, in the chair now floating above the pyramid, began to murmer.

"Not make you one of them, absorb a part of them.....to give you an advantage. Their DNA produces a protein that allows the mitocondria to produce energy more efficiently than what would be normal in your race, we can blend your DNA with the codon from theirs that would enable this. We know we need to do this but we never figured out quite why.....strange that"

Scrape flashed him the look that said 'short version prof!'

"It will give you extra strength, not much, just a few percent, but............you may need it" explained Abb.

"Whose plan was this? I don't remember seeing it in the files the Doctor left?" grinner snarled.

"Its always been in the plan, you were never to know it, not til this last attempt." Abb steadfastly looked at the disbelieving Demon Knight.

The room was now filling with noises, a mixture of whooshes and creeks and BC murmers turning to screams and cries for help. Scrape still holding onto Who's hand used it to pull her further away from grinner and the entrance to the portal. The book had been taken out of the box and was being held up to the orb by one of the old men. He opened it to a marked page and began to speak words, words that he had learnt by heart, not needing to read them from the page before him.

"More genetic engineering," grinner exasperated, it would seem his whole existance has been as a laboratory rat, and this was the last final insult to him, "And what if I refuse."

LL and Frun stepped as far back into the room as they could, both with weapons drawn and ready to fire, aiming in the general direction of the portal mouth, but ready to change target aquisition at a moments notice.

"You cant old boy, its too late" and with that Abb stepped quickly away from grinner.

And with a piercing sound, a bolt of lightening emited from the orb heading straight towards the open mouth of the portal, passing straight through the chest of grinner as it did.

He screamed in agony, Who tried to break free of scrapes grip to go to his aid, but being held firm looked at the SAS agent who only shook her head.

His screams drowned out the ones emiting from BC, and those with free hands used them to cover their own ears. grinner writhed in pain, his body wracked into spasms as the energy continued to pass through him, drawing from the portal the essence of they and blending it into the DNA of the Demon Knight. Scrape unable to cover her ears thought that he was trying to utter something, but would not make out what it was. Who pulled against her, but Scrape held on as hard as she could.

Then, without warning, the light stopped, grinner slumped to the floor with a loud thump. Scrape released Who's hand and the assasin ran to grinner's body. "What have you done to him?" she seethed as she turned him over. Scrape and Abb approached more cautiously, Scrape kneeled down next to him and checked for signs of life. Then using her knuckles she rubbed grinner in the area where the collar bones met vigourously. "Get up grinner, you're not dead yet"

He jumped up so quickly that it caught Scrapes off guard and with one hand he grabbed her round the neck and held her up against the nearest wall. She pulled at his hands but could not pry them loose. She could see Frun and LL closing the distance, weapons trained on grinners head, and Abb's face was a picture right now, as she looked at him imploringly for help.

"grinner, put her down," said Abb calmly. 'Oh yeah like that's gonna help!' she thought, wondering if she could reach her teaspoon from here.

"Now!" yelled Frun.

'Hmm, more like it', nope she couldn't get the teaspoon, she could try kicking him somewere a little more vulnerable she mused. She could see the trigger finger tighten on LL's rifle, and just hoped that the bullet would not richochet around grinner head so much as to exit in her direction.

Again she looked at Abb, 'hell' she thought, 'dying at the hand of a demon was one way she invisioned her demise, but dying at the hand of a Demon knight was a whole different story 'and like this!' She held Abb's eyes in her sight as he pushed Who forward toward grinner.

"grinner" Who uttered calmly, placing a hand cautiously on his outstretched arm.

Scrape could feel the grip on her throat ease and air begin to flow down her throat again. grinners face went from ravaged anger, to an slightly disturbing smile as he slid the SAS agent down the wall,leaving her to drop to the floor. He turned to to Abb "You were right not to warn me professor," and then easing his body down a little, "but I can sense the strength now, better than before," and with out looking round he offered his hand down to Scrape and pulled her up. LL, the nearest to her, moved in and supported her as she moved away to recover.

Who then turned to grinner, "They are closer than we think, we must go now."

BC screams of pain had eased a little following the lightning bolt, now began to increased in volume again once more as the portal entrance began to glow brighter.

Kathleen carefully picked up the box with the puppies in and with a few last soothing sounds handed them to Who, only dropping her hold on the box as Who turned to face the portal.

Abb took hold of Scrape releasing LL to set himself ready for whatever would come through the portal when grinner and Who had made the jump, moving her away from the portal till she had fully recovered. Crouching on the floor she drew the sword that she had picked up at the armoury. Frun with both Berettas drawn out in front stood poised facing the centre of the hole, wating for the first clear view of something to shoot at. Kathleen returned to her position near BC and pulled up the gun she had rebuilt, and behind her the three old men began to chant from the book.

The noise in the room reaching a crescendo, grinner became a man wracked in concentration, focusing his thoughts on the destination he was heading for. Then suddenly the light from the portal extended outwards and enveloped both Who and himself. When it receeded, they were gone.

BC's yells became quieter once more, but before any one could release her from the chair, a noise from the portal drew everyones attention. For a few moments, not a breath was taken by anyone in the room, eyes widened as they looked in the direction of the noise. Then the first one came through.

[trinamick]

:clap: Great job! :frontrow:

[BrowderChick]

:thud: BRAVO!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

Gave me the heebies but it was great! :D

[grinner]

still doesn't make sense. Why? for what reasons?

[scrape_medic]

grinner....work with it
use your imagination
:P:P:P

[grinner]

that just screwed up the whole reason that who is going into the gate with grinner.

[scrape_medic]

grinner your box needs emptyng and I don't mean with the help of Mistress Spanks Alot :P

[grinner]

With a shake of his head, the demon knight grabs the puppies and motions for who to follow him in. As they enter the gate, who grimaces in agony.

'Arggg... uh' spurts who.

'What? What is wrong?' asks grinner.

'I need to tell you something...' who says, 'whatever they did to you... I can sense you.'

'What? How do you mean?' replies grinner.

'Well, you know how you can't sense 'THEM' and how we can't sense you... And how the only way I was able to finally... capture you was because the Doctor told me where you would be...'

'Yes...'

'Well, not any more. Whatever they did to you... changed it. I can... sense you. This gate is making it like a bell... it is expanding the... noise. And I think that it is escaping out of the Portal... and is reverberating thru out time and space. And I feel 'Them' coming. Something is wrong.'

'Well, we're nearing the end... can you survive the... noise until we can shut the gate?'

'I will try.'

With that, the two reach the end. While they were going thru, hundreds of demons were exiting the gate. While thousands more were struggling to get thru.

'Okay, here's the fight.' grinner shouts, 'I will have to fight thru to the edge of the gate, and you will need to watch me, so that none can get near me. If this doesn't work... I don't know what we are going to do.'

'Let's just get going.'

'Your projectile weapons won't work here... but your blades will.' grinner states with an evil grin on his face. 'It is slice and dice time.'

Two swords exend out of his arms, and grinner leads the assassin into the fray. Who is a tornado of fury, blades sliding every which way. Cutting into first one, blocking another, the demons appear to be weak as the exit the gate. Blood is spraying everywhere, coating the two demon killers.

'Hey, these aren't tough,' who screams, 'they are hardly worth our time.'

'They may be weak here, but the shift thru the gate will make them unstoppable. We have to close the gate before too many can get out... cause your kind can sense them.'

As grinner starts to close the gate, he is blasted away.

'Ugh... what the hell?'

'You, you will NOT close this gate.' screams the assassin's mother.

'How did you get here?' asks who to her mother. 'How could you know that we were closing the gate now?'

'You don't think that we haven't been watching this gate... and watching you? Foolish girl, you are too... human. I knew you would betray us.'

To the 'Them' that came with her, she shouts 'Get him... don't let him near the gate.'

The two "hero's" scramble to get close to fight the new arrivals off. Once they are near, the assassin struggles to get grinner's attention.

[grinner]

who has a post to go... before anything else.

[abbadon]

Who's on first..?..:P

[scrape_medic]

nice one grinner.........:)

[BrowderChick]

Whats on second? :lol


grinner....:clap:

:D

[who45]

Who's blade took two demons down as they attempted to over take her from behind. She was desperately trying to get grinner's attention, but he was so intent on the demons before him, he did not notice. She had to concentrate herself at keeping the noise from over taking her. When she first entered the gate, the noise was so overwhelming that it was hard to do anything. It had been all she could do to remain upright. But soon the warrior training in her took over and she was able to keep it at bay. But now there was another feeling she had...she felt it the moment her mother came thru the gate...something was wrong. She had to warn him that they had to go back....had to go back further or everything was lost. A piercing pain in her arm almost made her drop her weapon. She spun around...ready to deliver a killing blow to the demon responsible.She caught herself when she saw that is was not a demon...it was her mother holding a small sword...the blade smeared with blood...her blood. She did the one thing that every warrior had been taught not to do...she froze. That gave Ramee the advantage...in one quick move she knocked her off her feet. She lay there for a moment...stunned. She felt the cold blade of her mother's sword against her neck.

'I knew you were weak. Did you ever think that I would consider you anything but. No matter how hard you tried my dear, I could not except you as one of my own. But it was nice to have a puppet eager to do my biding....a sniveling human girl.' She laughed as she watched her daughter's face fill with sorrow and pain.

All the memories and feelings of desperately wanting her mother's love and approval came rushing back...the emotional pain was almost crippling. As if from a distance, she heard her name....she could see him fighting more demons...then she couldn't see him because there were so many around him...

grinner was still fighting off several of the demons that were trying to surround him. He almost laughed at how easy it was to take them down, but he didn't allow himself the pleasure, because he knew the stronger ones were coming...these were sent first to try and give them a false sense of security because they could be killed so easily...he also believed they were sent to tire him out a bit...but he wasn't fooled. As the demon before him slid to the floor...he glanced up just as Who went down..her mother standing over her with a blade to her throat. He started to go to her aid but a demon blocked his path...the one demon became two...then eight. He knew he wouldn't reach her in time.

'Who...get up! Get up now....move...Who! Damn it woman I knew you were worthless.' He yelled, hoping that would get her up and fighting instead of waiting for death to come as she appeared to be doing.

she looked back to her mother...bowing her head like a child that had just been chastised....then she heard 'her name and the word 'worthless'. A feeling of anger welled up inside her...how dare he call her worthless...if it wasn't for her then he'd be dead probably....worthless my hide.

' I think it is time to finish this once and for all' Ramee said as she raised her sword...

'I think not.' In one quick move she stretched her arm and grabbed her fallen dagger...catching her mother's blade before it could finish it's downward swing. With a fip of her legs, she was once again on her feet. She had to smile a little at the astonished look on her mother's face.

'Now, where were we mother? I can't and I wont let you do this. I don't care what it takes....you won't win, that I can promise you.' Before her mother could answer, she saw another demon advancing to grinner's side...he didn't seem to see it...she picked up her other fallen dagger and threw it.When she turned back, her mother was gone, but she could still sense she was very near...waiting. As the demon fell, he made his way to her side.

'This is wrong...we have to go back....' She shouted over the roaring noise. He nodded in agreement. As they prepared to go back she turned to him....'worthless huh?' He shrugged

'No, but it got you up didn't it. ' She stopped for a moment...was that a smirk she saw on his face...she shook her head and had to smile a little....yeah it got her up. But as she remembered what they were to face in the moments to come, her smile left. She followed close behind preparing herself for what lay ahead. She was in such deep thought...going over a battle plan in her mind for what was to come, she did not notice until he called her name.
'Who, wait....there is something I need to say before we go back thru.' She turned and waited for him to catch up.

[BrowderChick]

:clap: :woohoo:

:aok:

Great post!!!!!!!!!! :D

[scrape_medic]

:candle: :book: YEY Who :clap: great bedtime reading.....:zzz: but I think I might have nightmares now :eek: :evil:

[grinner]

As grinner started the time shift, he reached over to who and tried to explain what was going to happen.

'I haven't time shifted with another person in years... so you need to be prepared.' the demon knight stated. 'Things are going to appear to be the same... but they aren't. There is going to be a slight difference in every shift, every change that I make. I don't know where things went wrong. I can't sense the difference, but it appears that you can. I have to tell you also, that this is probably the end for me. I won't have enough of my planet left to survive the closure now.'

'What do you mean? Not enough energy? Will we be able to close the gate?'

'We will, or someone we take along will be able to close it... but I need to know exactly where the change took place at... where things started to go wrong. I don't have enough... in me to pinpoint it exactly.'

With that, he put all his efforts into the upcoming shift. The strain on his face was evident, as was the tension in his body.

'Tell me when it went wrong... I need to know.'

Who concentrates and tries to sense where the problem lies... and realizes that it is when they put that... woman in the chair again and altered the demon knight.

'The fools, that is where it falls apart... we need to change that.'

With a look of understanding on his face, he alters it... and...

_____________

Whilst this exchange had been going on, Abb had approached grinner. "There's just one more thing before you go."

"What now?" replied grinner with his usual irritation.

"Something we need to do for you......to you........"

grinner looked at the professor with confusion, "What?"

"Change you.......blend you......with they."

Suddenly there is a shift... a flash of light... and...

Who screams no... as the lightning bolt shoots towards the demon knight. Jumping in the way of the bolt, she is struck by how this is so not in her character. The bolt rips thru her body and invigorates her in a way she has never felt before.

'What have you done?' shouts Abb, 'You have ruined everything... hey... where did you get all bloody... wait... I know... I KNOW. Why do I know?'

'No time to tell now.' grinner remarks while shaking off some of the bloody demon residue off of him. 'The fight begins now... and I was wrong. I don't think we will be able to stop any of them.'

'What do you mean... not able to stop.' retorts Frun, 'This is your plan.'

'It is this... 'They' know... her mom knows. This fight has gotten a lot bigger. I won't be able to do both close the gate and fight off the demons. We barely were able to sustain ourselves... last time. Someone has to come along and close the gate. The only one that I know who knows how to close the gate is the Prof. So you are coming along.'

'NO! You can't take him... You can't go Abb.' screams Scape, 'It can't end this way.'

'It doesn't matter anymore,' grinner replies, 'They are here.'

Pointing at the gate, demons are already pouring out. Something has gone seriously wrong.

'Looks like this fight is bigger than what we initially thought.' states who, 'guess it all ends today.'

'Today is a good day to die,' replies grinner, 'We gotta go, Prof.'

'Once more into the breach, and all that...' replies Abb.

[who45]

Oh, very good grinner...very good. :aok:

[scrape_medic]

Hmmmmmm....well done grinner :clap: :clap: :signbravo:

[Kathleen]

:signbravo

:clap: grinner :clap: !!!!!

[BrowderChick]

:clap: Great post g-man!!! :D

[scrape_medic]

'NO! You can't take him... You can't go Abb.' screams Scrape, 'It can't end this way.'

Scrape looked in Abb's direction, 'No, not this way' she thought. 'Not like this, I'm not ready to say goodbye like this.'

'Once more into the breach, and all that...' replies Abb.

The hell with that, and before anyone could move towards the gate, Scrape marched up to Abb and looked at him straight in the eye. Then she remembered what Frun had said to her in the corridor..."Don't get too attatched to anyone'. It was too late for her, but she rememberd too that there was a reason for them all to be there, and that was probably the only reason that she had encountered this man in the first place.

She looked again at his face, concern and worry on hers, determination on his. He would do his part, do his best, of that she could be assured. She only hoped that it meant he would get back to her in the end.

"Good luck in there Abb." she smiled, he reciprocated and leant in to give her one final kiss.

Frun pointed out to them that the demons were on the doorstep "break it up you two, we have visitors......lots of them!". Abb turned and left with grinner and Who.

Scrape just hoped that it was not going to be the last time she would see him.

[grinner]

I love the incorporation of previous posts... gives it a flow. :aok:

[scrape_medic]

Thanks :) ............BC to follow

ETA or Frun, or Abb I suppose or Kathleen or quite farankly anyone who wants to I guess, but I do know that BC has a little something cooked up that would fit in here well, but .........the best laid plans and all that

[who45]

Good one scrape...*sniff*

[scrape_medic]

:( It's official, today is not a good one

[trinamick]

What's wrong?

[scrape_medic]

Nothing serious, just that I have spent the last four years doing a part time degree course sponsored by the "lovely" people I work for, and with the last two years to go, they have decided that I have had one too many days off sick and are refusing to sponsor me this year.....:(

I'd rather get kicked off the course for being stupid than knowing I can't complete it because 'them upstairs' won't pay.......but I will appeal......I will not be defeated.....we shall fight them on the beaches, in the trenches.....because I am a scaper and I never say die. :camo:

[trinamick]

Well that sucks. :( I'm taking a degree course as well, doing my classes online. They now expect me to take the speech course where the college is located, 6 hrs away. Yeah, that makes sense, since I work full-time. Idiots. Of course, now you are my inspiration! :candle: "Scrape will never be defeated, nor shall I..." Hope you are victorious. If they still won't sponsor you, let us know. We'll have a little re-education session with them... :bballbat:

[who45]

what she said :D Hope your day goes better scrape...or should I say went better. :hug:

[scrape_medic]

Awww thanks guys...:) I just needed to rant a bit, and the day did improve a little..:D
So I think I will quit while I am ahead and get an early night and hope tomorrow will bring better news.

[BrowderChick]

Rant all you want. It feels better once you do. ;)

I do have some good news though.
:bounce: :bounce:

I HAVE A CAR!!!!!

:woohoo:

[scrape_medic]

See I knew it was wise to stay up for another half hour.......you hang on in there and good new soon comes along
YEY for BC getting a car :woohoo:

[trubador]

VROOM-VROOM!!! :aok:

[Kathleen]

:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce:

BOUT TIME!!!!! ;)

and for that bit of good news, you also get... :banana: :bluenana: :banana: :bluenana:

[BrowderChick]

:woohoo: I get dancin' nanas!!!!!!! :D:D

I needed a car. Mine is toast. :dunno:

[BrowderChick]

Im scared... I admit it.

The old men laid the straps in place and stepped back. I can hear the low chanting. I can feel the coldness in the air. I look to towards all the others but they seem preoccupied. grinner aruging with abb, scrape talking with Who.....

The chair slowing began to rise and a soft glow started. I can feel the energy from the orb below me. I almost forgot the dizziness and the nausea but was soon reminded of them. I can hear the chanting in my head. It's getting louder and louder. The louder it gets the more I start to feel the pressure build.

The pressure is getting stronger and stronger. There is a loud humming in my ears. I can no longer hear or see the others in the room. Suddenly everything goes black. I can hear screams...Louder and louder...Are they my own?

The pain...It's blinding..... I know I am screaming for help but I don't know if the sound is coming from my mouth or is it just in my head.

I feel a surge of energy shoot through me and then a blinding light shows me the demons. But it is not the demons that call to me now. They are waiting. They want me.

Just as quickly as the light came, it faded... The humming begins to ease as the pressure releases. The blackness becomes shadows. I can hear voices around me. I can see movement. The others are moving around me.... I can't see them clearly though. There is some yelling but I can't make out the words. The dizziness is still there and I want to throw up but I can't.

Suddenly I can feel the blackness overcome me once again..... I can feel the powerful energy shoot through me. The puppies....NO....

NOOOO...PLEASE MAKE IT STOPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see the demons coming...There are so many...Too many... I try to warn the others but all I can feel is the blinding pain. They are hideous. But They are pushing through.

I keep screaming for help. The pressure builds more and more. I can't hold on much longer.

[scrape_medic]

I am scared for ya there girl......:eek: :applaud::applaud:

[abbadon]

'Once more into the breach, and all that...' replied Abb to grinners declaration...

No!! screamed scrape running across the room to the Professor..

Turning to face scrape briefly for he knew there was not much time Abb Looked once more into her eyes and leaned into her..

I want to be with you in this.... Shoulder-to-shoulder...said scrape pleadingly...

No....whispered Abb Gently...

No what? asked scrape lifting her head from his shoulder and starring him in the eyes..

No.... You’re not going to be in this fight. .....said Abb

wh...started scrape

Because I can’t risk you......

You need me in this...

No... I need you here..... If I fail....if these things gets past us then it’s days.... maybe hours... before the rest of the world goes..... I need a second front and I need you to run it.

Well... That’s one reason...... What’s the other? ...asked scrape suspecting Abb was trying to spare her...

There is no other....replied Abb Leaning in to kiss her...

Good Luck in there Abb said scrape as Abb turned toward the portal..

Once more unto the breach and all that....said Abb to no-one in particular...and followed grinner and who toward the opening..

.....The world shimmered and Abb felt a painful.... electric tugging at the back of his mind..... His body was flooded by an overwhelming sensation of searing cold and his breath was suddenly pushed out of his body by an incredible feeling of titanic pressure... ...
And then he was buffeted through what felt like a thousand univerese's and he saw a vast storm on the horizon... approaching him at an impossible speed... The wall of tumbling swirling black particles stopped a few dozen yards from him and he could feel a magnetic pull from it that left him as cold as if he were standing next to dry ice..... Something huge and alive resided in the wall of wind buffeted cloud.....he could feel its presence... its macabre emotions and intelligence....it's Filth and want.... like a physical force. ...Abruptly he looked up into what appeared to be glowing eyes the size of a house peering imperiously from within the storm. ..

Them....

The giant reached for him with a many fingered scaled taloned fist large enough to palm a Red Dear....

Professor....Professor.........ABB!!!!.......

Jolt.

The world around him suddenly leapt into focus so quickly it gave him an immediate headache. ......His hands felt like they’d been washed in acid and his nerve-endings screamed............. It took him a moment to realize he was hyperventilating........ panting like a racehorse after a fast quarter–mile race. ......

Nearly Lost you there Prof..stated the Demon Knight matter of factly...

Gordon Bennet.....We’re through the bloody looking glass.... we’ve dropped down the well... ..and so forth said Abb shaking his head

Turning to survey his surroundings Abb looked past grinner..who stood waiting motionlessly....he saw a series of starbursts suddenly form from out of thin air.. angry bursts of Dark energy that floated and multiplied until they created a cloud of searing lights separated by a darkness so deep that in places it looked solid.... It stretched and thinned... growing larger.. gaining momentum .... it became a floating twisting serpent that drifted high on the twilight’s breezes.. near the middle of the shifting mass it grew both larger and dimmer and then changed shape.. morphing into the shape of a group of human-like figures in a ring ...

Then the wind became a cyclone and the world was alive with the ear-splitting sound of a thousand lunatics howling ecstatically in their communal agony. ...The sound was so loud the air shook and the ground trembled....His ears and mind recoiled in pain from the intensity of the sound.... It felt as if the sky overhead had torn itself apart giving birth to the night.

And suddenly, rising from out the ground like ink-black sails unfurling on a ship’s mast.....Scores...Nay...Hundreds....of Shapes.. all alien ... all malevolent appeared....

What the hell IS this place?. ..whispered Abb to himself....

Home.....Who replied through a dry throat. ...

Turning to face the demon Knight and the Assasin Abb steeled his nerves...

Lets finish this thing.......

[scrape_medic]

I've printed it, I'll read it on the way to my next call...

Er...maybe not, I'm driving:D

ETA : got my crewmate to read it to me en route to the call......:)

she liked it too

Very good indeed, dare I say :clap: :clap:

[grinner]

someone watching... Buffy?

[abbadon]

Thought You'd spot that... :D

[grinner]

:lol

[BrowderChick]

:lol


Very good abb :clap:

[Frunium Slip]

NO.... NOOOO...PLEASE MAKE IT STOPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

The agent clenches his teeth and his hands while looking balefully in the direction of the chair. Abb better know what he's doing, if something goes wrong...

Once more unto the breach and all that....

The agent pulls a Berretta, racks the slide, the 9mm parabellum round easing into place, I couldn't agree more. Does the same with the other in the matched set. The waiting and inaction killing him, worse than any potential threat, and the screams are not helping, no, not at all, not that screams are so alien, but those screams... he walks over to where Scrapes is leaning on the wall, ignores the sad look... He better know what he's doing, or...

Scrape jerks her head up, Don't even...

What the hell is that? Kat yells, you two better start paying attention!

A hideously deformed creature emerges from the portal where grinner, Who, and Abb went through, it swings its head from side to side, checking things out, red eyes glaring, fangs bared, it sees the chair and moves toward it...

Oh hell no! the agent lights the creature up, guns blazing, all the while moving forward, glee splashed across his face, he doesn't stop shooting until both pistols lock open after ejecting the last rounds... the demon never moved three steps, thirty rounds, make quite a mess...

I think you got him there Butch a certain cowpoke chimes in...

Reloading each weapon, the agent can't help grinning, I thought these guys were supposed to be tough?

Scrape approaches, drawing her sword, there's more on the way...

Two more demons enter the Scrying room, each one glancing about, the erstwhile commando jumping into the fray, quickly dispatching the demon on the left, severed head flying... the 9mm's drowning out any associated sounds... the third demon goes down quicker than the first...

Well, that's a bit of a disappointment Scrapes volunteers, satisfying, but still a bit disappointing.

Hey you guys, heads up! Kat yells. Just as four demons exit the portal... Scrape and Frun jump right into combat again, Kat fires three rounds even the cowpoke with the rifle takes out one... even before the last demon drops, eight appear...

I think I see a pattern... Scrapes yells, while expertly deflecting razor sharp talons, and countering with a swift upward arc.

We better get BC out of here! Frun shouts back, You've got the oversized pig sticker, cut her loose now!

Scrape quickly moves toward the chair, somersaulting past one overly aggressive demon, pausing only momentarily to dispatch it, deftly cutting the ties that bind... Time to go BC! Snap out of it!

Uh Scrape, whatever you're doing you better hurry! the agent grimaces when as the last demon falls, sixteen more appear...

Kat helps lift BC up, just as thirty two demons enter the Scrying Room... I know I wanted some action, but this is getting ridiculous! Everyone, back out into the corridor, go now! Guns blazing the agent starts backing up, reloading as fast as he can, demon bodies piling up fast, almost as fast as they pour in...

[scrape_medic]

I can somersault....hell, I did not know that! :lol

:applaud: :applaud: :signbravo: excellent frun

[BrowderChick]

:clap: :bounce:

Excellent post!!!! :aok:

[who45]

Very good work Mr. Slip. :D :applaud:

[Zarozina]

:cool:

[scrape_medic]

'Damn that man,' thought Scrape, as she backed up to the wall, staring into the space Abb, grinner and Who had vacated, 'what was that about?!' Frun had then pointed out many obvious points, including the one which involved Demons overwhelming them in this now confined Scrying room.

The somersault over to BC's position had surprised even herself, she had not even attempted one of those in a few years, yet alone pulled it off, 'It must be the elixir!'

The sword she had pick out at the armoury was proving to be a useful weapon, but with so many Demons pouring through the portal now, she was not sure how sharp it would stay, or for how long.

"What comes after thirty-two?" she asked.

"Sixty-four" Frun shouted back above the growing din of the Demons.

"Hell, maths was never my favorite subject," she replied, shouting to be heard above the reports of Frun's berettas and LL's big rifle, the latter still being aimed in the general direction of the portal entrance, trying to pick as many of them off, before their feet could touch the floor. If, that's what those things at the end of their legs were. The overgrown nails scratching and screeching as they scrambled to get close to the defence line, now backing slowley out of the room.

"You should have paid more attention then." laughed Frun, hardly taking his eyes off the approaching enemy, only for long enough to check on Scrape's and LL's positions.

Scrape was still trying to figure out the best way to kill these bastards; stand and go for the head slice, or get low and wait til they were in close enough to go for an upward thrust, through the abdomen and straight into what she hoped was the heart. She did not think that Demon anatomy had been on her list of required subjects, so for all she knew their hearts, if they have them, could be in their groin. The latter method did have some advantages, mainly, that she stayed out of the way of the bullets flying above her. And it was easier to behead them as they slumped forward clutching their chests.

"Have these guys never heard of soap? The smell is enough to kill a man." she shouted.

"It's not so bad back here, maybe its the blood" she heard Frun say, but to be honest back here, was not that far behind her.

"I can't smell a thing," Scrape heard, 'Was that BC?' As she took a rounding slice at the out stretched arms of one Demon she continued round, checking the position of her comrades and the terrain around her. Behind her, further back from Frun and LL, Kathleen was still holding onto BC with one arm, pumping out bullets 'or something!' from the gun in her other. That part of the corridor was still fairly clean and free from debris. As she continued round she made the comparison with the scene in front, blood splattered the wall to the point that in some places it began to drip off the architrave. Demon bodies and parts of Demon bodies began to fill up the space between her and the door to the scrying room.

A scream, a human scream drew her attention back into the scrying room and she could just make out one of the old gentlemen of the house being literally pulled apart by two Demons, determined to have their share of his body. That scream ended quickly and, in Scrape's mind, mercifully fast.

The Demons scrambled over their fallen comrades with no sympathy for them, instead regarded them as a hinderence to getting at their prey, snarling and drooling, but soon there would be enough of thier bodies to fully block the corridor, if that was, Scrape and her comrades survived long enough to kill enough of them off.

"Scrape! behind you" she heard the cowpoke warn her. With a spin of the sword a baton twirler would be proud of, she thrust the sword back behind her and heard the satifying sound of another Demon death.

"LL, your next beer is on me!", but then she could feel the swipe of another demon, its talons scraping across her ablative armour knocking her to the floor. Both the men opened up on this particular demon giving Scrape a chance to get up and catch her breath. Maybe now was a good time to pull back a bit. She looked round and her assailant was in way too many pieces to be good for him. "Two beers!......and one for Frunium" LL informed her.

She moved back to a position between Frun and LL. "You'll get no argument from me on that one" she agreed. There seemed now to be less noise and as she looked round, Scrape noted that they had succeeded in blocking the corridor with the dead flesh of demons. Forcing a lull in the fighting, it gave the defenders, a chance to reload and regroup. She wiped demon tissue from her sword. "Right now a shandy would be handy," she said, sweat pouring from her face washing it clean of blood and abdominal tissue.

"Huh?" said Frun.

"Beer and lemonade, its a drink frun, great for quenching a demon slayers thirst," shaking her head, it seemed that she would never master this British/American English language barrier. But frun seemed to get the guist of it and smiled saying "Yeah, anything right now would be good."

Looking over her shoulder, Frun noticed a movement. "Er Scrape.....there's one moving at the bottom of that pile." Scrape got out her Glock, put it close to the head of the squirming demon and squeezed the trigger. "It ain't now." and she looked with satisfaction at the mess she has just made.

Suddenly from the back they could hear BC and Kathleen begin to shout, drawing their attention to something going on in the middle of the pile of bodies. What Scrape saw reviled even her, Demons not just pulling their fallen out of the way, but gnawing at them and ripping them apart to get the path clear for their next assault on them.

"Oh Crap!" said Scrape, " and may I add, that.. is.. disgusting!"

[BrowderChick]

"it ain't now." :lol

I love that line. :lol


:clap: That ROCKED!!! :D

[who45]

:aok:

[abbadon]

"Right now a shandy would be handy," :elol:


*beat me to it

[Frunium Slip]

"Oh Crap!" said Scrape," and may I add, that.. is.. disgusting!"

Everyone just stared as the center of what used to be demons started to rise and fall, like a slow breathing mound of splattered flesh, starting gently, and then becoming more agitated in a few spots. At these epicenters, more demons clawed through, biting, clawing, scraping their way past the fallen, showing no remorse, not for the fallen, not for the dead, and certainly not for the dying. Their blood red eyes focused only on the small group barring there path.

The first few were easy pickings, as they scrambled their way through the mass of dead and dying, but they kept coming, in their untold numbers, the more that fell, the more that came, wave after wave, sheer numbers alone would carry them through...

The pistols were beginning to burn the agent's fingers as he kept blasting away, Ol' Humphrey managing to drop a few more loaded mags in his pocket every few minutes, thoughts turn just for a moment to how somebody so old could still move around so sprightly. Might be the elixir, you just never know... Speaking of which, Scrape seems even more nimble than before, darting left, rolling right, a flash of blade here, a slash there, always at the fore, and somehow managing to keep his line of fire open...

Every now and again, LL's rifle would crack, reverberating the confined hall. Seemed a good idea to fall back to it's more constrained area, made the demons' numbers less of a force, but Frun began to wonder what would happen as they began to tire, and the corridor was not endless, the dining room not too far distant at the other end. Is it that much closer than a moment ago? Seems the group is retreating faster than he thought, and the demons keep on coming...

The witty banter prevalent in the Scrying Room was nearly nonexistent now, just a few solemn curses, deep breaths, an occasional grunt, and shouting as another threat suddenly appeared. Frun began to think about his life, how it had gone, the regrets one always has when the end approaches, aw, what could have been, he grimaces, no time for all that, and we're not dead yet.

No we're not, but you better stay sharp if you want to live to talk about it! Scrape hollers, just as she dodges two more demons, thrusts and paries, as they both drop like stones.

Damn, must have been thinking aloud, he curses again under his breath, and pauses to reload for the upteenth time. Several more demons drop, as the mass of diabolical evil, hungering for death and destruction, their eyes of fire, spewing sulfur with each breath, and fast, piling on one another, scrambling over the dead and dying... countless dead, and still they come... savage, fierce, deadly... the stench overwhelms the senses... no time to think, just react... a glance back, damn, running out of room.... so much for grudgingly giving ground... more drop, more come, seems they can go on forever... but we can't...

Frun drops one right at his feet, Scrape right by his side, the end of the corridor just behind them, been nice knowing you Scrape... the erstwhile British commando cuts her eyes at the agent, then drops and counters three more demons, a second later three more bodies add to the pile, hardly noticeable among the carnage, as a mass of demons swarm over them... Just then one damn big barrel thrusts past his ear...

I've been killing demons all day...

[BrowderChick]

:clap: :bounce:

BRAVO!!!!

:D:D

[who45]

Another good one. :)

[BrowderChick]

I can still hear the humming in my ears. The more it lessens, the more I can hear the guns firing all around me. The pressure has gone but there is some lingering pain. A heartbeat-like throb at my temples.

Time to go BC! Snap out of it! The words seemed so distant. The guns firing, the curdling screams and the shouting all seem so far away. But something, something really bad was right in front of me. Really close. I can feel it's body heat.

I can hear the snarling. The sounds are demonic. I then hear the sound of steel slicing through flesh. My vision is still blurred but returning. I can feel myself being cut loose and pulled from the chair. I stumble. Looking over, I can see Kat helping me stand and urging me forward. The shouting and the guns still firing can be heard louder and louder.

Once out of the scrying room I could breathe a little better. Kat takes me down the hall a little ways and leans me up against the wall. I look back and see that Frun, scrape and LL are heavily in battle. The monsterous creatures are piling up more and more. Their snarls and screams echoing off the walls. The stench hits me. The sounds of falling bodies is almost nauseating.

I can see movement coming from the pile of the dead demons. Some are almost dead. More and more..they keep coming. They keep piling up. When does this stop? The more they die, the more they gnaw and claw their way through. Flesh tearing and bones snapping. The sound is sickening. But I can also feel Them as well.

I see LL off to one side, firing at anything that moved. Strapped over his left shoulder is my gun. My gun, the one grinner calls an anti-tank weapon. The one Frun says is much too big for a little girl like me. It's there. I scramble away from Kat. She grabs my arm but I struggle and she loses her grip. Reaching LL, I grab at my gun. He turns and looks down at me, a quizzical expression on his face. "You sure?" he asks as he lets it slide off his arm. I grin back up at him. "Oh yeah."

Turning I see them. So many of them. I knew this was going to happen. I've seen them before. I've felt them coming. Frun and scrape picked off so many but it seems as though there is no end in sight. I know what they want and I know who They want. But I'll be damned if they get it. I'll be damed They.....

Pulling the trigger, I can feel the energy pulse through me as the weapon fired up. The blast that came forth seemed to shimmer. The power alone sent me falling flat on my ass. "Thats gonna leave a mark." Regaining my footing I look around. "Oh...My...God!!!"

[Frunium Slip]

I can somersault....hell, I did not know that!
Allegedly taken from Big O data base, located somewhere in scenic Northern Virginia...

Super Top Secret for Your Eyes Only...

Subject: Scrape_Medic
Search keyword: 1991 anomalies

Results:

While a member of the prestigious University of Glasgow Gymnastics Club, one Ms. Scrape_Medic while quite skilled in acrobatics showed a tendency for abrupt disappearances that tended to interfere with her studies and training. Case in point, while favored at the World Championships, Ms. _Medic simply vanished from her downtown Manhattan hotel room on the night of August 7, 1991, five weeks before the the finals. Coincidentally, August 7, was the final day of amnesty for turning in illegal cable boxes to the Manhattan Cable Company. Subsequently, Kim Zmeskal went on to capture the gold medal with a final score of 39.848 points.

Reliable witnesses testify that a woman matching Ms. _Scrapes appearance was seen in the Soviet Union, first in Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldava and several other republics, entering the Crimea around the second week of August. Where abouts unknown during the Gorbachev coup, which mysteriously ended as quickly as it began. Reports of her in Moscow coincide with Boris Yeltsin taking more control over the Politburo, and subsequently banning the Communist Party.

Several Communist sympathizers and key party members vanish during next few months, some are arrested, a few flee, most just disappear, reports very about unidentified bodies bearing spoon marks...

Ms. _Medic's where abouts officially unknown until she reappears during third week of December, right before Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union, rumors of the birth mark on his head looking slightly faded coincide with further reports of Ms. _Medics reddened palms, significance, unknown.

Ms. _Medic arrives back in London just in time for New Year's party, looking none the worse for wear. The Soviet Union is not so lucky as it dissolves on December 26, and officially ceases to exist on December 31, 1991.

End of report, this file will self destruct in 10 seconds...

[BrowderChick]

:roflmao:

:spew:

[scrape_medic]

*hides illicit cable box:innocent:
excellent posts to wake up to guys :clap: :clap: :applaud:

[trinamick]

Great job, guys! :clap: Just the way I like to start the day - a little light reading! :D

[BrowderChick]

Just a little :D

[scrape_medic]

Scrape began to realise that she was running out of room to swing the sword around. There was so little room left now one wrong move and she might lop off the head of one of her comrades and that would be no good thing right now; as overwhlemed as they were they could not afford to lose one of thier own. Frun seemed to have his doubts and voice them, and though she yelled at him to keep going, she too had her own.

Chucking the redundant blade behind her she drew out the two short swords. Crossing them outstreched in front of her, she waited for the nearest Demon to get his neck too close and pulling the blades apart sliced his head clean off. Bumping in to something behind her she span round to come face to face with Kathleen, only just managing to keep her raised blade from descending into the woman. "You come here often." Kathleen had to shout at Scrape, though there was only inches between them.

"No, its my first time here. Heard there was a wicked vibe going down......I thought they meant music!" Scrape replied, swinging back round to face the next onslaught.

However, this was no longer the time for jollities, they were running out of room, possibly running out of ammunition for all she knew, and these Demons just kept on coming. It had been a good fight, they had all fought well and had taken large numbers of demons down, but it did look grim, even she had to admit that. She thought about her fellows, how they had all been hand picked for this, by someone, or 'someones', who had believed that they were what was needed to win this battle. 'Someone screwed up' she thought, 'there should have been a whole bloody army here, not just this little brigade!' She then thought briefly of Abb, wondering how he was getting on, hoping he was having more success than they were having at the moment. 'He'll survive this, he's got to survive this...................I hope he remembers me when I am gone!'

"What?" yelled Kathleen.

But before she could turn and answer her, Scrape heard the loudest of noises, an ear popping noise that threatened to punch right through her head! Then milliseconds later she first saw then felt an explosion, blinding her, sending a wave of heat past her skin, a heat like that of having laid in the sun a might too long. Then finally a pressure wave sending her sprawling backwards to land on whatever or whomever was behind her. Stunned she lay there awhile wondering if she was already dead, or just dying, whether now was the time to remember those thoughts she had stored away just for this occasion.

Just then she could hear giggling, then full on whooping and laughter, then a voice saying, "Well grinner did say that was a little too much for me to handle."

She could smell the seared flesh of Demons, alive was bad, but dead and cooked was overwhelming! "Not dead then, paradise would not smell this bad."

She could feel something wriggling behind her, looking round she saw that it was Humphrey. Feeling bruised, she rose slowley off the floor and helped the old man up.

"Head count!" shouted Frun dispatching the few Demons left nearby that still had the wherewithall to try and attack.

"Yeah, I'm good" said Scrape, finishing off a couple near her position. It had seemed that the demons had protected them from the full force of the blast, but had paid for it with their lives; or, Scrape wondered, maybe it had been the ablative armour that had saved them

"BC, you're okay" Frun announced as he helped her up.

"I think so" she said, dusting herself off, "Kat?"

"Over here, where's LL?"

They looked around and at first there was no sign of him. Then, as they listened intensely there came a voice saying "yup, just I'm a might stuck right now"

Locating him beneath a pile of Demon remains the group uncovered him and pulled him to his feet. "Everyone still got weapons and are loaded?" Scrape asked.

She got nodded replies from the group.

"Well that's good," Frun announced, looking back down the remains of the corridor towards the scrying room, "This battle isn't won yet!"

"We need more room," suggested LL, following Frun's gaze.

"May I suggest, the dining room sirs" offered Ol' Humphrey, not yet sure why.

Finally, Kat BC and Scrape saw what had prompted Frun's concern. Back in the Scrying room a flood of Demons began pouring like fluid from the mouth of the portal, an unbelievable rush of new foe.

"Damn, have they not closed that bloody gate yet?!" Scrape shouted and they all turned towards the door of the dining room, hoping they could draw the Demons in for the fight and that not too many were escaping to the outside to begin to wreak hell across the countryside. Human like screams from other parts of the mansion suggested that maybe many were already begining to exert thier presence on the planet.

The thought however prompted her to worry all the more for Abb, 'had they failed already, was he already dead?' she thought as the group positioned and braced themselves for the new onslaught.

"May I suggest," began BC, "we need more BIG GUNS!"

[BrowderChick]

"May I suggest," began BC, "we need more BIG GUNS!"
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:eek:

:snicker:

Great post!!!!!!!!! :clap:

[who45]

fired up. The blast that came forth seemed to shimmer. The power alone sent me falling flat on my ass. "Thats gonna leave a mark."

:rollin:

[BrowderChick]

:rollin:
Im glad someone can laugh at my bruised..... ;)

[who45]

Hey scrape...you hit 3,000 and didn't even know it. ;)

[grinner]

and she didn't do it in vanity... :g2f: :rolleyes:

[BrowderChick]

Oh for shame... :no:

:lol

[BrowderChick]

The time is now 12:20am and I just got home from getting the car. :clap: Its offically in the driveway with the red one backed up in front of it. Hopefully I will have it on the road by Wed. :D

I will miss my bucket seats, the shift on the floor, the burgundy color, the power seats, the dual exhaust that sounds so cool, and the power windows and mirrors. What I wont miss is the shifting when it wanted to and the steering when it wanted to. I wont miss the constant checking of the oil when its a b*tch to get the hood open. :cry2: This weekend will be striping the car and calling the flatbed to take it away. :( I know Im whining but its not my fault that this had to happen. But now I will be in a safe car with Cami. I need it to take her to school and pick her up. I need it to go to work which starts in a couple of weeks. :D

Ok Im done now. :D:D

[trubador]

:joy:

[scrape_medic]

Hey scrape...you hit 3,000 and didn't even know it. ;)
I wanted to celebrate here instead.

*well actually I hadn't noticed...LOL

YAY for BC's new motor........brum brum .:vroom: ......:rallydriv ...honk, honk!!! :D :moped: :puppy:

[BrowderChick]

This is what I have of the car for now. :D:D

The red one is the one I have to get rid of. The blue one is the new one. :D

[grinner]

what year?

[BrowderChick]

what year?
Red is 92 and blue is 96.

I couldnt pass it up though. The car is in mint condition. Low miles. Extremely well maintained. Plus my Aunt made sure that there are new tires, new breaks and a complete tuneup done for me. Another bonus is that the tires are the same size so instead of the donuts, I have full size spares. The rims are different but I dont care. :D

[grinner]

which engine? Auto or stick?

[BrowderChick]

mine is a 3.4 auto on the floor while the new one is a 3.1 on the column

Big change for me. :(

[Kathleen]

May I suggest the dining room, sirs? Offered Ol' Humphrey.....


After checking to make sure that I had not somehow been turned into a "sir" during one of the battles, I decide going into the dining room wouldn't be such a bad idea. I tap into BC's emotions momentarily to make sure she isn't as weak as she says she is tough. A little worse for the wear, but it's easy to see the adrenaline pumping through the lines of her emotions. There would be time to rest once this was over--- either way, there would be time to rest. I check my ammo, amazed to find that I have plenty.

We ease back into the dining room. Scrape and Frun enter into the room, stopping just inside the doors. He follows close behind, but pushes deeper into the room, checking all the corners. I watch him and as he comes up beside BC and me, I casually lean in.

"I can't imagine what's taking them so long!"

"I can't imagine it's anything we would ever want to visit in our worst nightmares!"He drawls, a bit of a sly smirk crossing his features.

"This IS our worst nightmare... at least it's MY worst nightmare" I retort, a bit sharper than I'd intended. He merely gives me a casual glance, understanding that emotions are running a bit on the tense side.

There comes a tearing sound from the hallway, and we all spin around to see part of the wall of bodies disappear, only to be replaced with moving, snarling, and -- frighteningly -- hungry demons heading towards their "banquet". The next sounds heard are the numerous sliding and cocking sounds of weapons coming to the ready. The noise intensifies as they move closer to the doorway.

Wait til you see them in the doorway before you fire!" Frun shouts over the din.

We all nervously wait for the following moments to pass. I taste my own fear, tinged with the same feeling from BC. I glance over and see scrape slowly easing over towards the backside of the doorway. Suddenly the room explodes in more noise than I thought physically possible. Shots are fired, screams eminate from both sides, the bodies hitting the floor rumble through the massive dining room. I notice BC hanging back, looking at Frun, as if waiting from some sign from him. Taking a quick assessment of the situation, I realize immediately that there is only one way out of this room, and at that moment, there are what seems to be hundreds upon hundreds of demons standing in that exit.

"We aren't going to be able to hold this position much longer!" LL yells, firing off another round from his massive gun.

Frun looks over at me. "See those cushions? The ones on the chairs? Yeah, those! Rip them off and place them in a line here." He pauses from shooting for a split second to point at a spot on the floor. I nod, not knowing what is about to happen, but I do as he says. I rip the cushions off, fire off a couple of rounds at a demon that staggered past scrape and that god-awful set of swords she's using. It drops several feet away. I continue my work, aligning the cushions in a line. BC looks over.... "What are those for?

Frun grins wryly. "Just think of it as my way of saving your ass one more time today!

The noise continues... always shifting.. ebbing and flowing.. There seems to be more of an urgency than before.... Could it be abb and grinner and who are getting the job done on their side? It can't be soon enough...

[BrowderChick]

:lol My poor ass. :lol

GREAT POST!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

[who45]

May I suggest the dining room, sirs? Offered Ol' Humphrey.....


After checking to make sure that I had not somehow been turned into a "sir" durin