From:	Steve Huth <HUTH@***.EDU>
Subject:	Freeing Highlander, part 1
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 1993 18:44:43 -0700

>>>>>[Anonymous here. This is what happened last night. Nightstalker was
making a recording of events, and between that, my cameras, and Gepetto's
drones we have a pretty complete record of what went on. Nightstalker
was making a juvenile film of events at the start of the evening, so that's
included here. Battle footage to follow.


***** Download: Video/Audio Recording

Hello everyone! Welcome to the "Official, One-showing only, Free
Highlander Film". This is being brought to you by, well, myself of course, that
being Nighstalker. First of all lets meet the cast. Everyone might seem a
little tense, but that's because we are about to start the ritual. Now if
Gepetto will have this drone follow me around we can get this done.

First of all we have the security detail with Gepetto on drone duty. He can't
be seen since he's controlling the camera. Wait, here's his spirit trasher
drone. Isn't it cute? (Microskimmer with blades rapidly rotating around the
center line)

And here we have our shy friend Anonymous, hidden in the Matrix. Come on
Anonymous, give us a picture at least. (Telecom blinks to life with a picture
of a man with a bag on his head waving)

Next we have someone who's actually present, say hi to Lucky. (Scowling young
Amerindian female in ganger clothes sharpening a knife, seems unpleased to see
camera)

Moving right along we have Fenris who is talking to Regent and Princess.
Princess is part of the ritual team but since she's here we might as well
introduce her too. Say hello, everyone. (A well dressed ork (Fenris) talking
to a male elf dressed in ethereal clothing (Regent), and a blond female elf
wearing an off the shoulder white dress) (Regent, grinning hugely and nudging
Princess) "Hello. He's got a cute butt for an ork." "(Fenris) Stop saying
that!" (Princess) Blushes.

Now we move on to the muscle of the security, Powerhouse! Put that sword down
and come talk to everyone. (5'6" Black Englishman with a really long sword!)
"(Powerhouse) Don't you have something important to do?"

Spoilsport. That's it for the security detail, now we move on to the ritual
team.

Leading the team is the mysterious Brandon Lowe. Say hello to the camera
Brandon. (tall man with black hair, greying at the temples, dressed well but
functionally, carrying an ornate walking stick. He smiles at the camera)
"(Brandon) Hello. I really don't know why you are making such a fuss about all
of this."

For posterity. I expect ballads to be sung about this. Besides, Jaez can only
deal with visual explanations of events.

Here we have Blitzkrieg, the lightning mage. Show us a spark, Blitzkrieg.
(6' man with crew cut wearing a stylish suit. Nods politely at the camera)

Maybe later, I guess. Next up is Raven. My girl. Smile, darling. (attractive,
light-skinned raven-haired woman with a large flowing white cloak)
(Gepetto) "Give her a kiss! Onscreen! Your big moment!" (Raven frowns)
"I think you have something more important than this to do now." (Black haired
man in jeans with blue jacket and mirrorshades steps next to her) Not really.
Did you know you're looking exceptionally beautiful today? (Nightstalker begins
to take her in his arms. She blushes and pushes him away) "Not in front of the
camera. Go away. I'm busy."

(Nightstalker winks at the camera) Works every time. Now here we have the
famous, or should I say imfamous, Cerise. (Cerise is a slim red-headed elf who
was talking to Raven, but is now grinning mischeviously at Raven's discomfort)
Say something for all your fans, Cerise!

(Cerise) "So tell me do you guys think you have any chance now that you've seen
Powerhouse? Don't worry, even Cyberbrains has a chance."

Insufferable, isn't she? Well, only a few people left. Let's see, that
black-robed fellow over there is Drake, and standing next to him is our
very own real FBI agent and coffee drinker extraordinaire, Cooper. (camera
shows the back of a slim man wearing a black hooded cloak, and a profile view
of a tall, affable looking man wearing a fedora and coat, and drinking coffee
from a mug that says 'Coffee is not just a drink. It is a religion.' As
Nightstalker moves closer, Drake half turns. His face is still obscured by
the hood.) (Drake, very quietly) "No pictures." (Cooper chuckles as
Nightstalker becomes fascinated by the view from the window, pulling the
camera after him.)

Last and maybe least, we have the man of the hour, the proverbial deer caught
in headlights, it's the one, the only, thank God, Highlander. Ask everyone for
forgiveness for having to drag your butt out of the fire once more. (Outraged
Scottish Decker with bandage on right hand starts to speak, but the camera
moves away.)

Well, the PLAN (laughter and hoots in background) is for the ritual team
to get the ring off Highlander and cleanse his aura of that infection, then
to destroy the ring and get roaring drunk. There's a massive and, I'm
told by my spell tossing lady, ludicrously expensive ward up around the
house. The security people will be in the house, except for Gepetto's drones.
Though Anon won't let me show them, there are many ways for us to get out
and hit assaults on the house from behind. We figure that if anything
goes wrong it will be in the form of a massive astral attack on the ward
followed by a fight in the house, so we're not too worried about the
outside, though you never know. Besides the security people I showed you,
there are a ton of elementals and spirits here to help out. Since the
ritual team is unfortunately not mobile we're basically facing a massive
brawl and hoping we got more oomph than the bad guys.

Since I find it fascinating, I asked Brandon to explain what will happen
in the ritual. (cut to Brandon)

(Brandon) "The ritual will take 24 hours to perform. I will be the
ritual leader, directing the magical energy generated by the rest of the group.
Cerise will be the Victim Anchor. She will link her aura with Highlander's
to strengthen and protect him while the ring is being removed."

(Nightstalker, very, very quietly) "Ah, just what she always wanted."

(Brandon) "Drake will be the Ritual Weapon. He and his weapon focus will
receive most of the ritual's magic energy, which will allow him to shatter
the ring, destroying it and it's bond with Highlander. It's all rather simple,
really."

So you've done this before?

(Brandon) "Well, no. But the theory is a sound one."

Glad to hear it. I'm sure Highlander is, too.

Well, that will all for right now.

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