From:	Mike Goldberg <m_goldberg@**.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject:	When it rains -- it pours!
Date:	Mon, 16 Jan 1995 12:42:10 MST

>>>>>[
+++++ Observation Drones 1-5 edited trideo download.

+++++ 02:00:00 Remaining
You see an old battered grey van threading it's way down the busy Berlin
streets against the high-speed traffic. At one point, it pulls a highly
illegal left turn in to a pedestrian only street. It screeches to a noisy
halt, which sends pedestrians diving for cover into nearby shop doorways. The
back doors of the van fly open, as two figures (both male) are hurled out of
them. You hear a voice from within the van call out in English, "Good luck
'chummers.' You have two hours to reach the Airport, or you'll be hung from
the most conviented thing we can find for Enemies of the State with your
statures. Good day." The van plunges off deeper into the street as the back
doors are closed.

The shorter of the two, an elf dressed in street styled clothes, hoists the
other, an older, bigger human over one shoulder. The elf then proceeds with
some difficulty down the street in the opposite direction from the van.

+++++ 00:54:13 Remaining
You see the elf in a grimy alley. He is leaning against the wall as if to keep
himself for collapsing. He doesn't seem to be up to the challenge. Of course
that might not all be of his fault. His jacket is smeared in blood -- of his
companion, that the elf is now carrying. The human looks paler then death
itself. It seems a miracle that he's alive at all.

A figure steps in to the other end of the alley. It is a tall, well-built man
in a smart corp suit. The way he is standing reminds you of some corp hit guys
that you ran up against a while back. In a perfect monotone (in English no
less) he drones out, "You have 53 minutes and 24 seconds left and 9.4 km still
to go. I hope you aren't too tired already. Why not just leave the vampire
and give yourself a much better chance of reaching the airport, Herr WHAT ?"

The elf stares at the figure with fatigue heavy on his face. With a strong
English accent, he somehow manages to spit out, "Frag off, Mr-bleedin'-Shadow.
We'll make it there in time."

The figure replies in his still very boring monotone, "I admire your
completely misplace loyalty to the monster. It will bring me no pleasure to
watch you hang because you were protecting a vampire."

WHAT pushes himself off the wall. Half carrying, half dragging the human he
walks out the alley and past the other person. As WHAT passes the person with
the monotone, he snarls, "Stick it, Geek."

+++++ 00:35:51 remaining
You see WHAT and the human (you assume it is Action Jackson) are taking a brief
rest in a burnt out building. The walls are covered in slogans and gang
insignia. WHAT is trying to quickly redo the human's bandages.

A sound make both of them try and sink deeper into the shadows. Five, very
dirty, ragged children are lead into the room by what looks like a twelve year
old girl who is clutching a large knife. They huddle in to a different corner,
unaware of the two men. The girl slowly and carefully divides up two soggy-
looking soy burgers between them. In mere seconds the food is gone. The girl
shrugs helplessly at the younger children's enquiring is-there-any-more looks.

A med-kit slides across the floor, into the middle of them. You then hear a
voice in clear German say, "Take it. It's worth at least 200 Newyen. Don't
accept anything less." The Girl pauses for a second, grabs the kit, bobs her
head in the direction of the voice (which happens to be where WHAT is hiding)
and disappears with the children.

The Elf leaves the shadows he was hiding in. He then turns and in a wry tone
says "You realise Aj, that now all the pain killers gone."

AJ pulls back his sleeves. Both of his arms are horribly mark and disfigured
and are barely half healed. "Look, you'd hardly know I'd hurt myself. Besides
the kids needed the money more than we do."

The Elf dryly chuckles. He then responds, "Being nail to a chair isn't what
I'd call hardly hurt. Come on let's go. We've a plane to catch."

A figure casually strolls into the room. He emotionalessly says, "I'm
surprised you let those children go. Probably weren't enough to make a meal
for you, eh?"

"Oh frag off, nonce. Are you our official Bad Guy to scare us Mr Sad Git?"
WHAT sarcastically retorts. He then helps up AJ and calmly leave the building.

+++++ 00:31:05 remaining
You see AJ stumble and falls heavily to the ground. As he is falling, he lets
out an oath. Blood slow trickles over his boot. AJ grimaces and from between
clenched teeth says, "My knee's given out." He pulls himself up and starts
hobbling down the street. WHAT simple shakes his head and follows.

+++++ 00:23:24 remaining
You see a dark underpass that is filled with rubble, rubbish, and four gangers.
They are blocking the way. They have the look of wanting everything and don't
giving a frag as to how they get it. WHAT on the other hand, looks like he's
about to be sick from exertion. The gangers advance, spreading out in a rough
semi-circle. WHAT lowers his friend and takes a tired, defensive stance. The
gangers laugh and advance. A blurring movement from the floor surprises you
and the first ganger who succeeds in losing his sword only to get his throat
slashed for his troubles. The second and third ganger die screaming in horror,
as sword and a clawed hands rip them to shreds. The forth ganger manages to
run a couple of metres before the sword, hurled by AJ, pins him to the earthen
wall through the chest. The man collapses. Meanwhile WHAT has his jaw hanging
open, shudders and moves over to gathers up AJ. In a horse voice WHAT utters,
"Aj ? Are you okay ?" WHAT suddenly finds himself thrown backwards.

Air rasps through the two protruding fangs in AJ's mouth and his eye are blood
red. Madness slowly fades from his face. Cautiously WHAT helps AJ up and they
continue onward.

+++++ 00:08:17 Remaining
The two are huddled next to a burning, overturned car. A raging gun fight is
blocking their way. A figure in a doorway behind them reveals himself by
saying, "Only 7 minutes and 12 seconds left and 2.3km to go. I'm starting to
think you aren't going to make it in time."

A fevered gleam shines in WHAT's sweat stung eyes and slowly a maniacally grin
comes accross his face. In a slightly crazed voice, WHAT responds with, "Oh
yeah, chummy?"

The ground starts shaking as a low rumbling roar starts to accompany the
gunfire. WHAT somehow manages to fling AJ over his back and runs straight
at a low wall across the street. Given the new target, the gangers generously
send a few rounds his way. WHAT lurches and akwardly tumbles over the wall.
The figure makes a careful path to the low wall and peers over. Violent
curses are hurled at the railway tracks below him.

+++++ 00:01:56 remaining
Welcome to Berlin Airport station. Hundreds of people are fighting their way
on and off the trains in a chaotic free-for all. Two figures fall from the
top of a train knocking down a troupe of commuters. WHAT and AJ ignore the
shouts and screams of the sprawled, and stagger along. You note that AJ seems
to now supporting WHAT instead of the other way around. They head into the
airport's interior.

+++++ 00:00:34 remaining
The fixed smile on the check-in attendant faces wavers for a few seconds as the
two dirty and bloodied air tickets are handed over by the even more battered,
bleeding, ragged half-dead duo. Her training then kicks in and the smile
returns with pointless pleasantries and their boarding passes.

++++++ -00:01:00 remaining
Four large security guards in security armour and packing assault rifles, ask
the pair to come with them to another section of the airport. Their tone
implies that there are no alternative, and the two wearily comply.

Standing on the tarmac, in the driving rain they stare despondently at a old
battered, livestock cargo plane. The Company man steps out of the plane with
an umbrella in one hand and a gun in other. He smiles for the first time, and
says, "Well done WHAT. You got your abomination here and both of you mostly
in one piece. You do not look to well though. A nice, calm, long fight back
should do you the world of good."

"What's the idea with this fragged cargo plane?" snaps WHAT.

"Ah, well as much as Nightmare didn't agree to it, I couldn't live with myself
if I have a dangerous animal like that travel with normal people in an
inclosed space. He'd more that likely go into a blood frenzy and infect
them all. At least the ones he left living that is."

"You really are just a ignorant, scared peasant, who can't even see passed his
own narrow-minded fears. You can't even see how stupid you are to treat
another HUMAN BEING like this. This man save lives, he's a fragging Doctor."

"Nightmare said you were naive, but you just proven how understated that
comment was. Enjoy your journey with the pigs."

He steps off the rampway and gestures for them to get on. AJ moves away from
WHAT and with as much dignity as he can muster board the plane under his own
effort despite his being in a lot of pain. The figure, however, just slams a
fist into WHAT stomach. Hatred etched accross his face. "That monster is your
responsibility and the lives he feeds off. Nightmare asked me to remind you of
that. The hyper injection you have just received is my gift to you on the
plane journey home. Have a safe trip, fool." With that he cruelly hurls WHAT
into the plane.

+++++ Sometime later.
The battered transport plane lands in rainy Sea-Tac Airport. A horde of
reporters, who are decked out in an assortment of recording equipment, rush
toward the plane's rear rampway. The ramp opens and two men covered in straw
and pigs muck stumble down. A barrage of lights and questions assail the duo.
"Aren't you Doctor Alexander Jackson, a vampire and escaped convicted from
Interpol and over government agencies?"
"Mr Jackson do you realise the FBI are still after you?"
"What were you doing in Germany?"
"Are you back to stand trial in New York for your crimes again?".

Before either of two can reply or move, a man steps from around one of the
media-hounds vans and levels an assault rifle at WHAT. He then shouts over
the racket, "WHAT, you traitorous fragger! You stole the Sword and now you
must die!" He then pulls the trigger.

WHAT is thrown backward as bullets slam into him. The reporters desperately
fight to get the best camera angles on the attack, as AJ grabs WHAT and leaps
off the ramp, and right through a windscreen of a van. AJ then grabs the poor
driver by the throat and screams, "Drive or I'll crush your fragging throat!"
The driver seeing the light, starts the van and speeds off smashing through a
perimeter fence on off into Seattle. ]<<<<<
-- Source Unknown <12:45:30/1-16-56>

***** Private: Scarface
>>>>>[ Bruce take WHAT and AJ (as soon as you find them) to
>>location<<. That
is in Seattle. I have a friend there that should be able to give them medical
aid. He probably won't be thrilled by the vampire, but if you mention that I
sent you, he _shouldn't_ do anything rash. Afterwards, make the offer to WHAT
and AJ to come and visit Blitzkrieg. ]<<<<<
-- DragonEyes <12:47:25/1-16-56>

>>>>>[ Diana, I'm going to pick up WHAT and your father before they get
into
more trouble. I'll contact you as soon as I get them safe. ]<<<<<
-- Scarface <12:48:04/1-16-56>