Back to the main page

Mailing List Logs for ShadowRN

From: Mike Goldberg <m_goldberg@**.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: A common affair? (last part)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 14:41:23 MST
>>>>>[ +++++ Display trideo download.

Some time must have passed since the last trideo clip sequence you
saw from DragonEyes. You are currently looking at a pretty barren
room. The only inhabitant, an ork, Fenris, is watching two men
walking down a corridor. He doesn't look tohappy with his status
of standing there watching. The two men are DragonEyes and Nightmare.

DragonEyes is dressed in an ornate Indian ceremonial dress and is
carrying a set of drums. The drums look like possibly one of the
oldest sets still in the Front Range Free Zone. You cannot see
his eyes, but by his walk it is obvious that he is nervous.
Nightmare on the other hand is wearing slacks and a sword, in its
sheath, at his waist. His left hand is wrapped up in bandages.
On his right arm he has what looks like a tattoo of a serial
code. If your hunch is correct, it's the type used at certain
prisons. Unfortunately, you cannot get a good enough camera shot
at it to run a trace on it. If Nightmare is nervous, it is
impossible to tell.

They walk into a room toward the end of the hallway at the same
time. The camera angle shifts to Fenris. After a few moments,
you hear drumming start. At first you cannot pick up the rhythm. It
seems completely foreign to you. Yet the longer it continues -
the more you can feel it - even through this trideo connection.
Its power and melody singing out to you in a disturbingly
haunting way. It almost seems to be coxing you to rise to some
sort of pinnacle. Softly you can hear some words being said, but
the drumming intricate rhythms turn them into a wonderful song.
You could almost sit and listen to it for days, yet it calls out
for some sort of action. Something in the back of your mind
tells you that there is more behind it than this, but you cannot
fathom what that is.

Quickly you loose track of time. Seconds, minutes, even hours
may have passed for all you can tell or care. Then all hell
breaks out. The abruptness of it, catches you more unaware by
the sudden stopping of the sweet music. Your mind is consumed by
the camera surging off as it apparently is consumed by a power
surge. You are deafened by a series of severe explosions. And
then there is silence (of course that may be the fact that your
ears are still ringing).

---

Doomsday is crouching low behind a couch. He quickly gets up and
grabs an assault rifle off the wall. He looks at a short elf and
says, "Please come with me. Fer yar own safety Rebecca, I
suggest ya stay behind." Without waiting to see if they are
listening, he bolts down a corridor.

Rebecca shouts (a little in hysterics), "But!"

Doomsday snarls, "You are still weak. If dis is outside
intervention, we will probably need ya ta call help fer us. Dat
is assumin' dat dis is an attack."

He quickly moves out of camera view. What pauses, and runs after
him.

---

There is silence for a while, and then you can faintly hear what
must be a shouting voice, "DAMN YOU! YOU DESERVE DEATH! WHERE
IS IT!?"

---

For a while you don't see anything. Then Fenris, in tattered
clothes, comes into view carrying DragonEyes and his drums.
DragonEyes looks exhausted, but is conscious. Next comes around
What supporting Nightmare. Nightmare is clutching onto his sword
as if an enemy would come attack him at any moment. Yet you can
plainly see tears on his face. Lastly, Doomsday comes into view.
He is carry Blitzkrieg, who is loosely covered in a sheet, in his
arms. But Blitzkrieg is awake!

Rebecca limps up and hugs Blitzkrieg. As she moves toward him,
he breaks down and starts crying. Doomsday slowly moves the two
of them to a couch and puts him down. Fenris watches smiling and
then helps DragonEyes into a chair. Nightmare pushes off What
and limps up to Doomsday. Doomsday bends over and Nightmare
whispers something to him. Doomsday looks startled.

Doomsday says softly (so as to not let Rebecca or Blitzkrieg hear),
"Ya are fraggin' crazy. Ya are about to collapse."

Nightmare says sadly, "It must be done. He won't accept his own
friends or me if I don't. And it might be the only way that he
will even talk to me peacefully. I barely have this opportunity
to try and straighten things out. I cannot pass this one up.
Besides, I will not run from my past any longer. I need him, for
he is my only family. Will you aid me?"

Doomsday says, "If we go dere and get noticed it is a death
sentence fer both of us."

Nightmare says coldly, "Dead is almost like living without loved
ones. I've been there already. Anyway, 'One more time to make
him fear. One more time to show why people don't sleep at ease.
One more time to hear him scream. One more time to make him
learn the truth.' I cannot change my horrible past. But I might
be able to make it up to Charles."

Doomsday looks surprised and says, "Who?"

Nightmare sighs and smiles weakly. "My mistake. Mark."

Doomsday nods and says, "Ya are more desperate dan I have ever
known ya ta be. Very well. I'll go. On one condition, we find
a way to make HAMMER pay fer my latest stay at Interpol prison."

Nightmare smiles so coldly it makes you want to check to make
sure you have exists out of the room you are in. "I warned
HAMMER to watch his back. I warned him that I may strike at any
time. Hmm." He pauses and then proceeds to smile. This time
though, all the coldness is gone. There is absolutely no emotion
in his face at all as he says, "Depending on our timing, we might even
repay him for debts owed by various people. Fenris, I will need
to talk to you for a little bit."

Fenris nods, as DragonEyes quietly says, "You are crazy
Nightmare. How will going after HAMMER help Shadowfox?"

Nightmare says, "While we are there looking in the mirror, I will
trust Fenris to organize a trip to Japan. Either Doomsday and I
will meet you in Japan or we won't." He drops his voice and
further and says, "Either way time for Shadowfox grows short. He
has always had far too many enemies. I don't know what he got
himself into, but if HAMMER had his hand in it at all it probably
won't be pleasant."

Doomsday nods and adds, "Remember what he managed ta pull off in
Africa. Dat man is one pain dat shall be dealt with. Once and
fer all."

Nightmare says viciously, "He will only stop being a pain if he
dies. On the other hand, if he sees me striking again, it will
put true fear into him. If my sources are correct he was removed
from BIS operations because he was a 'security risk.' It was
most likely caused by a certain ransoming that caused this
'unfortunate' turn of events. Whatever the case, he isn't my
deepest concern there." He gestures at Blitzkrieg. "That is my
concern. Watch after him, please."

Fenris says, "You sound if you are going to leave now, yet you
look like you are going to collapse. Hardly the state to pull a
visit to one like HAMMER."

Nightmare focuses on Fenris and says, "Will you lead the effort
to get Shadowfox back?" Fenris nods as Nightmare continues by
saying, "In that case, I will travel as far as I have to regain a
semblance of family. Blitzkrieg is my only surviving family.
While Shadowfox means a lot to me, I have to try and gain Ch -- Mark's
trust if I'm to be able to help you in Japan."

Fenris says, "Then we will meet in the future, if you are true to
your word."

Nightmare looks over to Blitzkrieg and Rebecca. She is holding
him close to her. It appears that he is crying. It is evident
that she was crying to, but the look of hatred directed toward
Nightmare is evident. Nightmare sees it and blinks and looks at
the ground. He turns and walks out. You think you can hear him
say, "Why must it always be this way?" ]<<<<<
-- DragonEyes <13:42:30/2-7-56>

***** Private: Scarface
>>>>>[ We are about ready to finish plans on trying to find Shadowfox. You
are
more then welcome to come back and help us in this pursuit. Both Blitzkrieg
and Rebecca are adamant in going back to try and find him. There is a
complication with Rebecca as well. I cannot get her to listen to reason, but
maybe you can. I hope to see you here soon. ]<<<<<
-- DragonEyes <13:45:45/2-7-56>

***** Private: DragonEyes
>>>>>[ Okay. I'll come home. It's not like I was doing anything exciting
anyway. I think though that in addition to everything else, you and I are
going to have a long heart to heart. See you in a few hours. ]<<<<<
-- Scarface <13:46:30/2-7-56>

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.