| From: | Jim Tyler <pherble@*****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Valentine: What happened... |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Sep 1993 21:54:06 MDT |
er ahem, Gyrfalcon. Journey had me go with him to make sure nothin went
down that wasn't s'posed to.
Um, well, I don't have any of those cyber cameras or anything, but I'll
try to remember what went on...
Let's see, we got there about, I don't know, a quarter til midnite or so.
I split from Nick, er Journey, about a half mile down the road. I went
along that stretch of pines that runs along the cliff face on the other
side of the road. I checked out everything and it looked clear.
Journey came into my sight about 5 til midnite, and waited there for about
two minutes. Then, from the other side of that clearing where all that
old lumber is, this other elf came out of the shade of the woods.
This is about what they said:
"You came alone, Nicholas?"
"More alone than you, Dorian, which is to say, with less than 5 men."
"Yes, well, I just wanted to make sure everything was even."
They walked within about 10 feet of each other, and just stood there for a
few moments. Then Dorian said:
"It was wise to choose this place, the background count is high enough
that it makes it rather difficult to cast anything. Why is that so?"
"This is where one of the camps where they held the Amerindians about 40
years ago. Much suffering."
"Evens things up a bit for you, but that won't be enough. So what shall
it be? Pistols at twenty paces? Or perhaps a conjuring duel?"
"You know how it's done, Dorian. I assume you've brought your blade?"
"Of course. En garde!"
Just then, each of them drew a sword, and jumped toward each other.
Dorian had some sort of saber, with the basket hilt and all, and Journey
had a katana of some sort. They both glowed too, so I assume they were
some sort weapons foci. Well, they fenced for a few moments (minutes?).
I don't know how long, but they were pretty evenly matched. I was so
engrossed watching them that I almost didn't hear who came up behind me.
I quickly scaled the tree I was under, up about 8 meters. About a dozen
operatives (elves, by their height) were moving to the edge of the
clearing, and spreading out. They didn't attack, they just waited. I
looked back at Journey, and it looked like Dorian had him, but Journey did
some sort of pass by, en flechette, or something if I remember fencing
class right. Anyway, Dorian got poked good, and fell to the ground.
Just then he yelled "NOW! DO IT NOW!" And a crossbow bolt from the North
side of the clearing ( I was on the East side) appeared in Journey's
shoulder. Then this little form in black charged him. Journey did some
sort of Judo move and threw the ninja-slotter a few feet away.
All of a sudden, the elves below me ( I had forgot about them ) switched
on some spotlights and shined them on the clearing. They walked out in a
fan-flank formation into the clearing.
"Well, two birds with one stone, I'd say." This from one of the lead
elves. She pulled off her mask, and she had red hair. (That's all I could
see since she was facing away.)
"A set up?" asked Dorian. He was breathing heavily. Journey must have
skewered him good.
"No, but I find this a wonderful opportunity to get rid of two threats."
That was from the red head.
I don't know if there were some sort of signal, but the elves (the
redhead's) all started firing. Dorian cast some sort of spell which
stopped the bullets from hitting him, but I could see he was about to fall
down soon.
Journey took two steps, took a round, then did a sprint to the cliffside and
jumped. It is straight down into the water, so there is a chance he made it.
I couldn't find any sign of him afterward.
Anyway, Dorian's chummer in black just sort of disappeared, I don't know
if he/she was wounded or not. Then gunfire from the other end of the
clearing started up and quickly cut down most of the redhead's elves. She
had a mage of some sort next to her, and he cast a shield like Dorian's
and he and she retreated but the rest of them were bodybag material.
What else? Oh, a few seconds later, a copter set down (an Ares Dragon
variant) and 3 elves (tons o' elves, huh?) got out and grabbed Dorian and
put him in the copter and flew off.
Well, I had to wait for 5 more hours to get out of that tree because just
then a Salish-Shidhe patrol show up and start scouring the place. The
dragged away all the bodies and sort of cleaned up the place.
That is about all.]<<<<<
--Gyrfalcon <21:25.35/09.28.54>
>>>>>[Oh, one thing. I have a message for Valentine. Journey said to
deliver this if he didn't come back. Which he hasn't yet.
Message: Valentine, meet me on the side of a silver mountain.
-Journey
]<<<<<
--Gyrfalcon <21:26.12/09.28.54>
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Jim Tyler
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