| From: | JOHN SPAIN <93135653@****.DCU.IE> |
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| Subject: | Ryuga vs. Teutone (Round 1) |
| Date: | Wed, 24 May 1995 22:42:18 +0000 |
I'm barely outta my apartment when the dragon calls me on my pocket
phone. Now, since only employers I know've got this number, I'll
never know how he got it, but he gots it and calls.
Wants me to do some vid work for him. This is getting outta hand
folks. I'm not a tridsnoop. You need somebody to suss any corp
zero-zone, call me. You need somebody to run down a barcode, call
me. You need somebody to keep an eye on your wife and see who
she's boffin', call me (then get ready to start payin'!). You need
somebody to film your kid's birthday party, don't call me.
But, the money was good, so I'll quit complaining.
+++++ BEGIN VID:
A tall, silver haired elven man steps purposefully into an
alley. He clings to the side of one of the buildings, keeping in the
shadows. Audio pickups on the drone can hear swearing and grumbling.
Amps kick in and the image turns an sickly green.
+++++ COMMENT: Damn cheap eastern-bloc optics. Haven't had a
chance to upgrade this one and the drive train's actin' upon the
other one. Oh, sorry.
+++++ RESUME:
The man appears to be harassing squatters in the alley. One of the
drunks is crying over a bottle he dropped and broke in his suprise.
A head at the far end of the alley snaps up. The newcomer sees the
motion and spins toward it. The "drunk" leaps to his feet and tries
to run further into the alley. The newcomer gives chase, at an
inhuman speed.
The drunk has no chance.
The newcomer tackles him and they roll into a pile of garbage - rats
dropping onto them.
"Teutone Bleu, I warned you. I told you there would be severe
reparations if you ever harmed another person without reason."
Teutone kicks away from his assailant. "That wasn't me. I wasn't
there. You hired somebody to ruin me. You hired somebody to kill me
and somebody to destroy my credibility. Then you gave that ork a vid
to post. Your lackeys failed and now you'll try to kill me
yourself." By now, he's managed to get to his feet and has thrown off
his coat, withdrawing a wicked-looking katana. "But it won't work.
I'm going to kill you instead. Here in this alley. And when I'm
done, I'll feast on your beating heart. Dragon hearts are said to
give eternal life. Now, I get to find out."
Teutone dives towards the dragon's elven form. Ryuga is able to
dodge the akward charge and get in a bunch on the way by.
Teutone spins and begins to work up a spell.
"Wait!!!! Teutone, it is against my code of honor to set up anyone!!! AND,
I did not hire anyone to kill you nor to destroy your credibility...THAT is
not my way, I send out challenges and fight face-to-face," exclaims the elf.
Teutone waves his free hand towards Ryuga and a sheet of flame arces
between the two. The flames envelope the dragon and the image goes
to white as he drone's optics are overloaded.
+++++ COMMENT: If there's any permanent damage, I'm gonna hafta
charge ya to replace the optics, you know that, right?
+++++ RESUME:
Once the image is restored, the two men continue to circle, though
the flamed one does not appear to be burnt to a crisp.
"Damned worm." Snarls Teutone.
Ryuga steps back, contemplating a spell of his own.
His head jerks right and left, gageing the size of the alley.
"I knew you'd come for me. Don't think I'd make the mistake of letting
you come for me in the open. You can't revert to your true form in
here, it's too small." Teutone throws his head back in a maniacal,
over-the-edge, need-a-padded-cell, both-oars-got-burned-for-firewood
kind of laugh.
To disrupt the moment, Ryuga strikes. Lightning pours from his
mouth as he begins to levitate over Teutone. The electricity grounds
into Teutone, pushing him to the ground. The air begins to shimmer
around Teutone and a form appears over him. A spirit taking
the form of a winged man, with a halo of fire, solidifies between the
two combatants, absorbing the power of Ryuga's spell.
"Another of your deranged creations? I hope this one is not as
'independent' as the last." The dragon / elf sneers as he floats
between the buildings.
The winged spirit climbs towards Ryuga, a second set of arms appearing
from under the wings. The four-armed, winged monstruosity grabs for
Ryuga, grappling with him in mid-air. The camera angle climbs to
follow them as they ascend skyward. With a flash of power, again
obscuring the image, Teutone's elemental is disrupted and disappears
from this plane.
+++++ COMMENT: That one did it. The light amp system is toast on that
drone. I hope yer happy!
+++++ RESUME
When the image is restored, Ryuga has disappeared. The drone angles
it's camera back down and Ryuga can be seen tearing through the
alley, looking for Teutone.
"Damn him...I'm going to get to the bottom of this...even if I die in the
process!"
+++++ END VID
Gack, I've been seeing way too much goofy stuff lately. I'm glad my
gifts come from wires, not magic. I don't think I could handle it.
Weird stuff....]<<<<<
-- Rumormonger (Always / Tuned-In)
