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SNIPER was bored. So what if monsters had begun attacking the city again? There was nothing he could do about it. If those other stupid idiots he sometimes called his friends wanted to try to stop them, let them. He didn't want to go looking for any stupid sword.
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"So where the hell has SNIPER gone now?" asked Your Honour, turning to the other members of the party.
Grix shrugged, there were much bigger things to worry about than the whereabouts of SNIPER.
Ant however had seen SNIPER disappear, so decided to speak up "Well, he said we were a bunch of stupid morons trying to find this sword, and went off that way." Ant pointed towards a meadow.
"Well if he doesn't care about our homes being destroyed and us being enslaved then so be it. I do, and I vow to find the Sword of Nogard, and slay those foul beasts that attack our homes!" Cried Your Honour, and the three of them set off into the forest.
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SNIPER continued to wander through the meadow, it was a beautiful day, the suns were bright and the sky clear. Walking through the waist high grass amongst the butterfly was something that always helped to cheer SNIPER up. Maybe he should catch up with his friends he thought, and he too headed for the forest.
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pb marched up to FantasyMeister. "You can't keep sending our men out to die! We only have limited resources, and cannot fight them out there in the fields!"
"Then what would you suggest pb, letting those beasts inside our city walls, letting them slaughter our wives and feed on our children?" Replied FM looking down on pb.
"But we cannot hold out forever. We need help!" said pb shaking his head, as he walked away.
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SNIPER's mood had again changed for the worse. Where were those stupid idiots now? SNIPER looked round to see something catching the light in a clearing nearby. Maybe it was his friends! He ran into the clearing.
Moments later he realised that it was not his friends in the clearing, but something much more special. Stuck in the ground was a sword. The sword of Nogard! As SNIPER approached it he suddenly felt a chill in the air. The skies had clouded over, and the wind had picked up to such an extent that the trees creaked. If SNIPER could retrieve the sword, he would be a hero! No more would he be laughed at!
SNIPER grabbed the sword and pulled with all of his might. He could feel the first drops of a violent rain storm lash against his face. Still he pulled on the sword, until it gave up it's hold on the ground. SNIPER could feel great power within him as he held it.
He held it toward the skies as a sign of victory.
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Grix didn't like this change in the weather. Not one bit. Why had it changed so suddenly? He could feel something strange in the air. "That way!" He cried, pointing towards a clearing nearby as thunder crashed in his ears and lightning lit up the skies.
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"Aaaarghhhh!" Cried SNIPER as he was thrown to the ground. A lightning bolt had struck the sword and flowed through his body.
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Your Honour was the first into the clearing. "It's SNIPER" he said, "Or at least it was...." he said, looking at the charred remains of his former companion.
"It looks as if we weren't the first at the scene" Said Ant, pointing towards some footprints leading out of the clearing. Next to these was a strange track, much like that that would be left be a sword, being dragged through grass........
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"So where the hell has SNIPER gone now?" asked Your Honour, turning to the other members of the party.
Grix shrugged, there were much bigger things to worry about than the whereabouts of SNIPER.
Ant however had seen SNIPER disappear, so decided to speak up "Well, he said we were a bunch of stupid morons trying to find this sword, and went off that way." Ant pointed towards a meadow.
"Well if he doesn't care about our homes being destroyed and us being enslaved then so be it. I do, and I vow to find the Sword of Nogard, and slay those foul beasts that attack our homes!" Cried Your Honour, and the three of them set off into the forest.
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SNIPER continued to wander through the meadow, it was a beautiful day, the suns were bright and the sky clear. Walking through the waist high grass amongst the butterfly was something that always helped to cheer SNIPER up. Maybe he should catch up with his friends he thought, and he too headed for the forest.
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pb marched up to FantasyMeister. "You can't keep sending our men out to die! We only have limited resources, and cannot fight them out there in the fields!"
"Then what would you suggest pb, letting those beasts inside our city walls, letting them slaughter our wives and feed on our children?" Replied FM looking down on pb.
"But we cannot hold out forever. We need help!" said pb shaking his head, as he walked away.
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SNIPER's mood had again changed for the worse. Where were those stupid idiots now? SNIPER looked round to see something catching the light in a clearing nearby. Maybe it was his friends! He ran into the clearing.
Moments later he realised that it was not his friends in the clearing, but something much more special. Stuck in the ground was a sword. The sword of Nogard! As SNIPER approached it he suddenly felt a chill in the air. The skies had clouded over, and the wind had picked up to such an extent that the trees creaked. If SNIPER could retrieve the sword, he would be a hero! No more would he be laughed at!
SNIPER grabbed the sword and pulled with all of his might. He could feel the first drops of a violent rain storm lash against his face. Still he pulled on the sword, until it gave up it's hold on the ground. SNIPER could feel great power within him as he held it.
He held it toward the skies as a sign of victory.
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Grix didn't like this change in the weather. Not one bit. Why had it changed so suddenly? He could feel something strange in the air. "That way!" He cried, pointing towards a clearing nearby as thunder crashed in his ears and lightning lit up the skies.
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"Aaaarghhhh!" Cried SNIPER as he was thrown to the ground. A lightning bolt had struck the sword and flowed through his body.
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Your Honour was the first into the clearing. "It's SNIPER" he said, "Or at least it was...." he said, looking at the charred remains of his former companion.
"It looks as if we weren't the first at the scene" Said Ant, pointing towards some footprints leading out of the clearing. Next to these was a strange track, much like that that would be left be a sword, being dragged through grass........
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Sniper was spotted just ahead.
He spotted the gang approaching him, and he turned to run.
Venombyte slipped, but nobody noticed as the others ran on after Sniper.
Sniper looked round to see how close his chasers were.
What he spotted however, threw him completely. A dark mist approaching the grounded Venombyte.
Sniper turned his head back towards the direction in which he was running. He was suddenly aware of a lack of anything immediately around him. He looked towards the ground. He realised that the ground was also no longer beneath him either.
Had Sniper not have looked down he would have been fine, using the 'cartoon rule' but he was now aware of his predicament, and had no choice but to simply wave as he begun his descent.
He spotted the gang approaching him, and he turned to run.
Venombyte slipped, but nobody noticed as the others ran on after Sniper.
Sniper looked round to see how close his chasers were.
What he spotted however, threw him completely. A dark mist approaching the grounded Venombyte.
Sniper turned his head back towards the direction in which he was running. He was suddenly aware of a lack of anything immediately around him. He looked towards the ground. He realised that the ground was also no longer beneath him either.
Had Sniper not have looked down he would have been fine, using the 'cartoon rule' but he was now aware of his predicament, and had no choice but to simply wave as he begun his descent.
VenomByte and Your Honour listened, as Meka spoke of Ant's death. Almost in precise detail... it wasn't exactly horrifying, but still...
"When did he die?"
"Not long from now. You, Your Honour and the Orc King return to your own time, after Sniper falls off a cliff in about two scenes, when you chase him."
"Oh right." Venombyte said... "What can we do then, to save Ant?"
"I've thought of all the possibilities. The only real one that makes any sense, is to take Ant away, during this time, and move him forward in time. This way, he'll completely miss what happens, and should be saved."
Your Honour thought for a second. Then a few more.
"Is there a possibility that he'll get killed when we come back, I mean, in the same... circumstances?"
"Unlikely. But even if it does go wrong, you can always pick him up eariler, to keep trying."
They both nodded. The Orc King walked towards them.
"I've spotted Sniper, he's not far from here."
The Orc King, now on their side, convinced that he was on the wrong side all the time, was extremely helpful... as if he was trying to repay what he had done to the villages in the past.
"Near a cliff, by any chance?"
"...Yes... how...?"
"Never mind." Your Honour and VenomByte got up. "We'll speak to you later."
Meka and Grix nodded, and the three left the picnic table.
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Ant looked around... there was something in the corner, he was sure... alive...
Ant's train of thought was derailed by Sonicrav landing on him... Rav got up, and dusted himself off.
"Nice." Ant said, picking his face from the floor. "So how do we get out now?"
Rav looked around, and then up. He couldn't reach high enough to grab onto the tunnel. He looked around again.
"Is it me, or are those blood stains?"
Ant didn't answer. He was still staring into the corner of the room...
Rav looked at the almost dead candles apon the walls. He walked over, bringing out a lighter.
"How long have you had that?"
"Ever since the start of the story." Rav said. "I just didn't mention it."
Rav tried to work the lighter... a flame sprung from it, with a
*click*
Ant fell over... still staring at the corner...
Rav lighted the candles... and began to hear heavy breathing... coming from the corner...
He turned around to face Ant... he was backing himself into a corner, afraid of what lay in the other one...
Rav turned.
He gulped as he saw what was before him... what on earth...
He looked back to the other corner. Ant was still trying to climb backwards up the walls.
"My st-st-ory is, a long one." The man in the corner said, stuttering as he spoke. He seemed to find it hard to speak, breathless after every word. "If yo..., if you wish to listen, don't hesitate, to ask."
Rav looked at the man. He had long wavy hair, pale white, and you could see his bones under his worn skin... he must have been about 70 years old...
"Who are you?" Rav asked...
"My name..."
The man struggled to remember.
"Ant. My name is Ant."
"When did he die?"
"Not long from now. You, Your Honour and the Orc King return to your own time, after Sniper falls off a cliff in about two scenes, when you chase him."
"Oh right." Venombyte said... "What can we do then, to save Ant?"
"I've thought of all the possibilities. The only real one that makes any sense, is to take Ant away, during this time, and move him forward in time. This way, he'll completely miss what happens, and should be saved."
Your Honour thought for a second. Then a few more.
"Is there a possibility that he'll get killed when we come back, I mean, in the same... circumstances?"
"Unlikely. But even if it does go wrong, you can always pick him up eariler, to keep trying."
They both nodded. The Orc King walked towards them.
"I've spotted Sniper, he's not far from here."
The Orc King, now on their side, convinced that he was on the wrong side all the time, was extremely helpful... as if he was trying to repay what he had done to the villages in the past.
"Near a cliff, by any chance?"
"...Yes... how...?"
"Never mind." Your Honour and VenomByte got up. "We'll speak to you later."
Meka and Grix nodded, and the three left the picnic table.
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Ant looked around... there was something in the corner, he was sure... alive...
Ant's train of thought was derailed by Sonicrav landing on him... Rav got up, and dusted himself off.
"Nice." Ant said, picking his face from the floor. "So how do we get out now?"
Rav looked around, and then up. He couldn't reach high enough to grab onto the tunnel. He looked around again.
"Is it me, or are those blood stains?"
Ant didn't answer. He was still staring into the corner of the room...
Rav looked at the almost dead candles apon the walls. He walked over, bringing out a lighter.
"How long have you had that?"
"Ever since the start of the story." Rav said. "I just didn't mention it."
Rav tried to work the lighter... a flame sprung from it, with a
*click*
Ant fell over... still staring at the corner...
Rav lighted the candles... and began to hear heavy breathing... coming from the corner...
He turned around to face Ant... he was backing himself into a corner, afraid of what lay in the other one...
Rav turned.
He gulped as he saw what was before him... what on earth...
He looked back to the other corner. Ant was still trying to climb backwards up the walls.
"My st-st-ory is, a long one." The man in the corner said, stuttering as he spoke. He seemed to find it hard to speak, breathless after every word. "If yo..., if you wish to listen, don't hesitate, to ask."
Rav looked at the man. He had long wavy hair, pale white, and you could see his bones under his worn skin... he must have been about 70 years old...
"Who are you?" Rav asked...
"My name..."
The man struggled to remember.
"Ant. My name is Ant."
After an hour of searching the bushes, with no sign of FM, Sheepy and Sniper were losing hope. Actually, sniper had lost interest in searching about 55 miniutes ago, and had spent the best part of the last hour throwing sticks at a birds nest in a tree. Just then, Sheepy noticed something written in the soil
"Hey sniper, take a look at this"
"What?"
"A message, written in the soil"
"Why should I look at that?"
"It could be important."
"Can't you just read it out?"
"Oh... well okay then. It says: 'Saqar'"
"what?"
A voice behind Sheepy spoke
"It's a division of hell reserved for sorcerers" pb said
Sheepy span around to face pb.
"Where did you come from?"
"They finished asking me questions."
"You scared me for a miniute there!"
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Ant and SonicRav headed into the plain empty field, rather hoping to find something to do.
"So what do we no naarrrghhh!" Ant screamed as he fell down a previously covered pit.
SonicRav rushed over to the opening
"Are you okay?"
"yeah, I'm fine. It's very dark down here. Can you pull away some of that foliage so I can see down here?
"No problem" Sonicrav replied, pulling away the remaining bracnhes and grsss from the opening.
Ant looked around at the newly illuminated area he was in. The walls were rocky and grey, with numerous burnt out candles around the chamber. There were two sinister looking statues on the far side, gargoyles by the looks of things. There was an altar in the middle of the chamber. Ant hoped it was the bad lighting causing the dark patches to show on the altar. Either that, or they were bloodstains.
"I really don't want to be down here." Ant said.
"Hey sniper, take a look at this"
"What?"
"A message, written in the soil"
"Why should I look at that?"
"It could be important."
"Can't you just read it out?"
"Oh... well okay then. It says: 'Saqar'"
"what?"
A voice behind Sheepy spoke
"It's a division of hell reserved for sorcerers" pb said
Sheepy span around to face pb.
"Where did you come from?"
"They finished asking me questions."
"You scared me for a miniute there!"
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Ant and SonicRav headed into the plain empty field, rather hoping to find something to do.
"So what do we no naarrrghhh!" Ant screamed as he fell down a previously covered pit.
SonicRav rushed over to the opening
"Are you okay?"
"yeah, I'm fine. It's very dark down here. Can you pull away some of that foliage so I can see down here?
"No problem" Sonicrav replied, pulling away the remaining bracnhes and grsss from the opening.
Ant looked around at the newly illuminated area he was in. The walls were rocky and grey, with numerous burnt out candles around the chamber. There were two sinister looking statues on the far side, gargoyles by the looks of things. There was an altar in the middle of the chamber. Ant hoped it was the bad lighting causing the dark patches to show on the altar. Either that, or they were bloodstains.
"I really don't want to be down here." Ant said.
"I'm not sure why FM didn't just use the toilet in the village... it would have been much easier..." Pb said, trying to irritate Meka... which it might be important to point out that Meka is still in a cell somewhere. :0)
"Perhaps he likes the cold air."
Pb and Sniper stared at Sheepy.
"He might."
Pb drew with the sword in the mud.
"Why is THIS sword so important anyway? We don't really have much of a clue..."
Pb's voice broke off, a man entered their hut.
"I'm looking for someone called... Pb?"
Pb stood up.
"Follow me please." The man asked, and walked out of the hut.
Sheepy and Sniper were left in the hut... Sniper bent down, and picked up the sword...
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"SNIPER. SNIPER, YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE."
Sniper looked around... he wasn't in the hut anymore...
"Where am I? Who's there?"
Sniper looked at his reflection in the marble floor... the marble pillars cracked with strain from the giant roof which lay above him...
"YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE."
The voice boomed... echoing around the room. Sniper didn't know where it came from...
"Yeah, that happens a lot." Sniper thought aloud.
"YOU SHOULD HELP THEM."
"Why?"
"BECAUSE THEY ARE IN TROUBLE."
"Why?"
"ERR... I CAN'T SAY. HE'S OUTSIDE, IN THE BUSHES."
"Why's he in trouble?"
"I TOLD YOU I CAN'T SAY."
"Tell me!"
"NO."
"Why not?"
"BECAUSE I CAN'T."
"Who is it then?"
"FM."
"What's he done?"
"I CAN'T TELL YOU!"
"Why not?"
"ARGGGHHH! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS!"
"Are you busy?"
"YES. YES I AM."
"What are you doing?"
"SAVING THE WORLD."
"Yeah, right."
"I AM."
"Go on then, prove it."
"HOW CAN I PROVE IT?"
"Show me how you are going to save the world."
"I CAN'T. IT'S A SECRET."
"Why?"
"PLEASE LEAVE."
"Heh?"
"GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
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"Sniper?"
Sniper dropped the sword on the floor. "Yeah? What?"
"What just happened?"
"Nothing. FM's in trouble."
"What? Where?"
"In a bush."
Sheepy got to his feet, and looked outside the hut... Pb had gone, and FM still wasn't back. Perhaps he was in trouble.
"Come on."
Sniper got up to join Sheepy, and they both headed out of the village gate...
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Ant and Sonicrav had managed to stow away in a 4X4 truck... under a cloth, as necessary when hiding in a truck.
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know..." Rav said... "It might be a good idea if we jump out."
Ant looked out, they were on a motorway.
"Yeah."
Ant and Rav climbed to the edge of the truck, and lowered themselves over the edge... they grabbed onto the side of the truck, and let their feet dangle...
The truck was going at about 60Mph, Ant noted. If they simply put their feet on the ground, it might hurt a bit.
"Ok. Three, two, one."
They both jumped... Sonicrav jumped to the left, and onto a grass verge.
Ant jumped to the right... he landed on the tarmac, in the centre of a motorway...
A car sped towards him...
"ANT! LOOK! HURRY!"
Ant looked towards the car... his life slowly flashing towards him...
The car hit him. Ant went flying into the air... landing on the hard shoulder.
Rav ran over to Ant... "Ant? Ant! Are you ok!"
Rav felt for his pulse...
"Yeah, I'm fine. That was lucky!" Ant got up.
Rav and Ant walked off, towards the fields...
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"So you have no idea?" The man asked Pb...
"No. Apart from the small cottage where we attacked some trolls... no."
The man, who was situated in a leather seat, near the far wall of the dark room, had asked that Pb would sit at the other end. He... wasn't used to company, in his own words.
"Why do you need to know anyway?" Pb mused... it was such an odd question....
"I have my reasons." The man said. "As do others."
Pb frowned.
"You must leave now. Don't mention this to anyone else."
Pb was approuched by two men... and escorted out of the room...
"Perhaps he likes the cold air."
Pb and Sniper stared at Sheepy.
"He might."
Pb drew with the sword in the mud.
"Why is THIS sword so important anyway? We don't really have much of a clue..."
Pb's voice broke off, a man entered their hut.
"I'm looking for someone called... Pb?"
Pb stood up.
"Follow me please." The man asked, and walked out of the hut.
Sheepy and Sniper were left in the hut... Sniper bent down, and picked up the sword...
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"SNIPER. SNIPER, YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE."
Sniper looked around... he wasn't in the hut anymore...
"Where am I? Who's there?"
Sniper looked at his reflection in the marble floor... the marble pillars cracked with strain from the giant roof which lay above him...
"YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE."
The voice boomed... echoing around the room. Sniper didn't know where it came from...
"Yeah, that happens a lot." Sniper thought aloud.
"YOU SHOULD HELP THEM."
"Why?"
"BECAUSE THEY ARE IN TROUBLE."
"Why?"
"ERR... I CAN'T SAY. HE'S OUTSIDE, IN THE BUSHES."
"Why's he in trouble?"
"I TOLD YOU I CAN'T SAY."
"Tell me!"
"NO."
"Why not?"
"BECAUSE I CAN'T."
"Who is it then?"
"FM."
"What's he done?"
"I CAN'T TELL YOU!"
"Why not?"
"ARGGGHHH! I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS!"
"Are you busy?"
"YES. YES I AM."
"What are you doing?"
"SAVING THE WORLD."
"Yeah, right."
"I AM."
"Go on then, prove it."
"HOW CAN I PROVE IT?"
"Show me how you are going to save the world."
"I CAN'T. IT'S A SECRET."
"Why?"
"PLEASE LEAVE."
"Heh?"
"GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
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"Sniper?"
Sniper dropped the sword on the floor. "Yeah? What?"
"What just happened?"
"Nothing. FM's in trouble."
"What? Where?"
"In a bush."
Sheepy got to his feet, and looked outside the hut... Pb had gone, and FM still wasn't back. Perhaps he was in trouble.
"Come on."
Sniper got up to join Sheepy, and they both headed out of the village gate...
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Ant and Sonicrav had managed to stow away in a 4X4 truck... under a cloth, as necessary when hiding in a truck.
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know..." Rav said... "It might be a good idea if we jump out."
Ant looked out, they were on a motorway.
"Yeah."
Ant and Rav climbed to the edge of the truck, and lowered themselves over the edge... they grabbed onto the side of the truck, and let their feet dangle...
The truck was going at about 60Mph, Ant noted. If they simply put their feet on the ground, it might hurt a bit.
"Ok. Three, two, one."
They both jumped... Sonicrav jumped to the left, and onto a grass verge.
Ant jumped to the right... he landed on the tarmac, in the centre of a motorway...
A car sped towards him...
"ANT! LOOK! HURRY!"
Ant looked towards the car... his life slowly flashing towards him...
The car hit him. Ant went flying into the air... landing on the hard shoulder.
Rav ran over to Ant... "Ant? Ant! Are you ok!"
Rav felt for his pulse...
"Yeah, I'm fine. That was lucky!" Ant got up.
Rav and Ant walked off, towards the fields...
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"So you have no idea?" The man asked Pb...
"No. Apart from the small cottage where we attacked some trolls... no."
The man, who was situated in a leather seat, near the far wall of the dark room, had asked that Pb would sit at the other end. He... wasn't used to company, in his own words.
"Why do you need to know anyway?" Pb mused... it was such an odd question....
"I have my reasons." The man said. "As do others."
Pb frowned.
"You must leave now. Don't mention this to anyone else."
Pb was approuched by two men... and escorted out of the room...
FantasyMeister was taking a leak behind a tree.
Having held it in for so long, whilst crossing the field of nettles, it was a great relief for FM to finally be able to empty his bladder.
He gave a sigh of immense relief.
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Dark pb was watching, as always. One was alone.
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As FM went to zip up his flies he noticed that the air tasted less than sweet. Suddenly he found that he couldn't breathe at all.
He tried to scream for help, but no sound would come, he gasped for air, but still nothing. As he begun to fade he wrote one last message in the soil...
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Dark pb went back to his position watching the group. Soon enough they would send someone to look for FM, and they wouldn't return either.
Having held it in for so long, whilst crossing the field of nettles, it was a great relief for FM to finally be able to empty his bladder.
He gave a sigh of immense relief.
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Dark pb was watching, as always. One was alone.
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As FM went to zip up his flies he noticed that the air tasted less than sweet. Suddenly he found that he couldn't breathe at all.
He tried to scream for help, but no sound would come, he gasped for air, but still nothing. As he begun to fade he wrote one last message in the soil...
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Dark pb went back to his position watching the group. Soon enough they would send someone to look for FM, and they wouldn't return either.
The two Grixs looked into eachothers eyes... Venombyte and YH took cover... the world was about to end...
Then... the Grix from the campervan spoke...
"You have to be the most gorgeous looking guy I've ever met."
"Why thanks buddy! You're looking damn fine yourself!"
VenomByte crawled to his knees. "What the...?"
"Is that a new shirt? It looks really good on you."
"Your shoes are great! Where DID you get them from?"
YH stood up. "Good God, they've turned gay."
The Grix from the double future brushed some dust from the other Grix's shoulder.
"This is very familiar to a show I saw once..." Venombyte muttered, as the two Grix's were still complimenting eachother...
"Who cares, we're still alive, that's all that matters."
Meka walked over to YH and VenomByte...
"I knew I would find you here. I needed to find you, and tell you about something."
"What? Are you going to tell us our futures? You shouldn't really, it might get us worried about the rest of our lives. Or something."
"No... not your futures..."
"Grix's?" Venombyte asked, even though Grix had just come from the future, obviously alive and well.
"No. Ant's. He's dead."
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"We could dig down." Ant said, trying to find a way out of the room...
"Which way did we come in...?" Rav asked... searching for a door, or something...
"Not sure, we were unconscious."
"Damn."
"Only a miracle could save us now." Ant said... hoping...
Suddenly, a stream of light entered the room. Ant and Rav saw a hand reaching out of a doorway, and feeling across the wall.
A light was turned on. A man walked in.
"Oh, err... sorry, I thought this was the toilet."
Ant and Rav sprinted for the door... knocking the man too the floor...
A few minutes later...
"Joe! Are you ok!"
"Yeah Tony, thanks... I just was looking for the toliet, when these two people knocked me down. I think I hurt my back."
"I'll get Ali, he knows first aid... but Joe, stay out of that room. That's my special room."
"Err... ok Tony."
Then... the Grix from the campervan spoke...
"You have to be the most gorgeous looking guy I've ever met."
"Why thanks buddy! You're looking damn fine yourself!"
VenomByte crawled to his knees. "What the...?"
"Is that a new shirt? It looks really good on you."
"Your shoes are great! Where DID you get them from?"
YH stood up. "Good God, they've turned gay."
The Grix from the double future brushed some dust from the other Grix's shoulder.
"This is very familiar to a show I saw once..." Venombyte muttered, as the two Grix's were still complimenting eachother...
"Who cares, we're still alive, that's all that matters."
Meka walked over to YH and VenomByte...
"I knew I would find you here. I needed to find you, and tell you about something."
"What? Are you going to tell us our futures? You shouldn't really, it might get us worried about the rest of our lives. Or something."
"No... not your futures..."
"Grix's?" Venombyte asked, even though Grix had just come from the future, obviously alive and well.
"No. Ant's. He's dead."
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"We could dig down." Ant said, trying to find a way out of the room...
"Which way did we come in...?" Rav asked... searching for a door, or something...
"Not sure, we were unconscious."
"Damn."
"Only a miracle could save us now." Ant said... hoping...
Suddenly, a stream of light entered the room. Ant and Rav saw a hand reaching out of a doorway, and feeling across the wall.
A light was turned on. A man walked in.
"Oh, err... sorry, I thought this was the toilet."
Ant and Rav sprinted for the door... knocking the man too the floor...
A few minutes later...
"Joe! Are you ok!"
"Yeah Tony, thanks... I just was looking for the toliet, when these two people knocked me down. I think I hurt my back."
"I'll get Ali, he knows first aid... but Joe, stay out of that room. That's my special room."
"Err... ok Tony."
The rope loosened, and Ant managed to free himself. After helping SonicRAv out of his bonds, the two of them set about planning their escape.
The room was dark. There wasn't a lot they could see. After rummaging in the dark together for a few miniutes (no, not in that way, you people with dirty minds) they didn't find a way out. They located the source of the water, though - it was flowing in from a gap in the ceiling. This wasn't good, because it probably meant the chamber they were in was under water somewhere.
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"Where does that water drain to?" the pale faced man asked the technitian standing next to him.
"I could go and trace it if you like?"
"Yes, do that. It might prevent any suprise intrusions from any wannabe heroes that may wish to prevent my evil plan fulfilling itself."
"Also,how are the snipers doing?"
"All dead."
"Oh. That's not good."
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YH, VenomByte and the Orc King approached the campervan cautiuosly
"It was quite easy to find him, wasn't it?"
"Yes. Probably because it's more interesting after we've found him."
The trio stopped outside the campervan. The orc king approached and knocked on the door on the dise of the van. The door caved inwards.
"Sorry 'bout dat"
"What the hell was that?" Grix shouted
He climbed onto the front of the campervan and got out.
He looked at the orc king, and was rather suprised. He looked at YH and Venombyte, and was rather more suprised.
"What? How?"
"No time to explain. Your life is in danger. There is a robot coming to kill you, he looks human, but he's not, he's a very advanced machine."
"Is he like the termionator, or the T-1000?"
"Um.., more like the first one I'd have thought. But not so smart, and easier to kill."
"Oh, well th-"
Grix was interrupted by a strange noise behind them. the group turned too see what had caused it.
Sparks were in the air, floating. Then another noise, a screechin, growing louder. The sparks multiplied... and formed a shape. The shape solidified, and it appeared to be a futuristic ship.
A door slid open, and two figures climbed out. YH looked at them. It was Meka, and another Grix.
"We're from the future of your future" said Meka
"Oh god no" said YH
"What was it that happens when someone looks at a different version of themself?" VenomByte asked
"Oh rats" said Meka, looking at the two Grix's staring at each other.
"We're about to find out."
The room was dark. There wasn't a lot they could see. After rummaging in the dark together for a few miniutes (no, not in that way, you people with dirty minds) they didn't find a way out. They located the source of the water, though - it was flowing in from a gap in the ceiling. This wasn't good, because it probably meant the chamber they were in was under water somewhere.
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"Where does that water drain to?" the pale faced man asked the technitian standing next to him.
"I could go and trace it if you like?"
"Yes, do that. It might prevent any suprise intrusions from any wannabe heroes that may wish to prevent my evil plan fulfilling itself."
"Also,how are the snipers doing?"
"All dead."
"Oh. That's not good."
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YH, VenomByte and the Orc King approached the campervan cautiuosly
"It was quite easy to find him, wasn't it?"
"Yes. Probably because it's more interesting after we've found him."
The trio stopped outside the campervan. The orc king approached and knocked on the door on the dise of the van. The door caved inwards.
"Sorry 'bout dat"
"What the hell was that?" Grix shouted
He climbed onto the front of the campervan and got out.
He looked at the orc king, and was rather suprised. He looked at YH and Venombyte, and was rather more suprised.
"What? How?"
"No time to explain. Your life is in danger. There is a robot coming to kill you, he looks human, but he's not, he's a very advanced machine."
"Is he like the termionator, or the T-1000?"
"Um.., more like the first one I'd have thought. But not so smart, and easier to kill."
"Oh, well th-"
Grix was interrupted by a strange noise behind them. the group turned too see what had caused it.
Sparks were in the air, floating. Then another noise, a screechin, growing louder. The sparks multiplied... and formed a shape. The shape solidified, and it appeared to be a futuristic ship.
A door slid open, and two figures climbed out. YH looked at them. It was Meka, and another Grix.
"We're from the future of your future" said Meka
"Oh god no" said YH
"What was it that happens when someone looks at a different version of themself?" VenomByte asked
"Oh rats" said Meka, looking at the two Grix's staring at each other.
"We're about to find out."
"Alright Sniper... we've had our chance, we haven't posted. What's your idea?"
Sniper sat in the grass... apparently thinking.
There was a rumbling in the distance...
Pb and FM looked up and over... clouds of dust were rising into the air...
"Oh no... God... no..."
Thousands of Snipers were heading towards them. They were sandwiched between certain death, and loads of spotty grumpy teenagers.
Oh dear.
"Oh dear indeed." FM mused.
The Snipers continued running.
"Ok Sniper, your idea would be helpful now."
Sniper was still thinking. Talking was on the list of things to do, but it was taking a while to kick in.
The cloud of dust and Snipers drew closer.
"SNIPER!"
"What?"
"What's your plan!"
"Hang on."
Pb and FM backed towards the chasm...
The Snipers covered the last hill... and ran across the field towards them...
Sniper stood up.
"I say we jump." He said, turning towards the canyon.
"What! That's your plan!"
"Yes."
10 seconds.
"Ok." Pb said... "Lets jump."
Sheepy was beginning to regret coming back.
5 seconds. The Snipers waved their spades in the air...
"Spades...?"
4 seconds.
"No time to chat Pb. Let's jump."
"No... it's just reminded me of something..."
2 seconds.
They all lined up... and began to run towards the chasm...
In a beautiful camera angle that any director would be proud to show to his grandchildren and stick in the movie trailer, the four jumped for the other side...
All two metres...
Pb and FM landed with a thump, and a sheep landed on FM for the second time in this story.
Sniper, unfortunatly for him, tripped on a rock, and fell into the two metre wide chasm.
The Sniper army tried to jump too... the one in front tripped, and tripped up into the chasm... the others tripped over him, and fell the several thousand metres into the two metre wide chasm...
Pb and Fm watched on, as all the Snipers began to pile up inside the canyon... filling it...
Cheering.
Pb, FM and Sheepy turned to see men inside the village cheering and waving their arms in the air.
Pb raised the sword in the air. They cheered a bit more.
The village gate was opened... and they walked through...
Sniper sat in the grass... apparently thinking.
There was a rumbling in the distance...
Pb and FM looked up and over... clouds of dust were rising into the air...
"Oh no... God... no..."
Thousands of Snipers were heading towards them. They were sandwiched between certain death, and loads of spotty grumpy teenagers.
Oh dear.
"Oh dear indeed." FM mused.
The Snipers continued running.
"Ok Sniper, your idea would be helpful now."
Sniper was still thinking. Talking was on the list of things to do, but it was taking a while to kick in.
The cloud of dust and Snipers drew closer.
"SNIPER!"
"What?"
"What's your plan!"
"Hang on."
Pb and FM backed towards the chasm...
The Snipers covered the last hill... and ran across the field towards them...
Sniper stood up.
"I say we jump." He said, turning towards the canyon.
"What! That's your plan!"
"Yes."
10 seconds.
"Ok." Pb said... "Lets jump."
Sheepy was beginning to regret coming back.
5 seconds. The Snipers waved their spades in the air...
"Spades...?"
4 seconds.
"No time to chat Pb. Let's jump."
"No... it's just reminded me of something..."
2 seconds.
They all lined up... and began to run towards the chasm...
In a beautiful camera angle that any director would be proud to show to his grandchildren and stick in the movie trailer, the four jumped for the other side...
All two metres...
Pb and FM landed with a thump, and a sheep landed on FM for the second time in this story.
Sniper, unfortunatly for him, tripped on a rock, and fell into the two metre wide chasm.
The Sniper army tried to jump too... the one in front tripped, and tripped up into the chasm... the others tripped over him, and fell the several thousand metres into the two metre wide chasm...
Pb and Fm watched on, as all the Snipers began to pile up inside the canyon... filling it...
Cheering.
Pb, FM and Sheepy turned to see men inside the village cheering and waving their arms in the air.
Pb raised the sword in the air. They cheered a bit more.
The village gate was opened... and they walked through...
Grix had met with the stunt men... who, in fact, not only turned out to be stunt men, but actually stunt doubles as well. Which made it rather amusing, as most of the stunt doubles looked nothing like their counterparts.
Grix had told them of the masses of Snipers gathering close... and that they could destroy the world.
Well, that hadn't been actually said, but if you release thousands apon thousands of Snipers apon the world, then something bad is bound to happen.
After explaining to the doubles that it wasn't actually people with Sniper rifles, but moody teenagers, the army of dopplegangers seemed pretty happy about it, and decided that they would help.
Not much had happened since then. Grix had sat with the Bond doubles, all fighting over which was the best Bond double... George Lazenby's double was trying to remember what stunts he did... and even Timothy Dalton's stunt double was laughing at George's one film.
Training began the very next day. The doubles were put to fight with broom sticks. It wasn't an effective weapon, but it's what they did in films.
Grix watched over as the army trained... thinking about the final scenes of the story, and how this would affect it.
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Grix thought about writing something about Dan's part in the plot, but after reading it several times, he read it again, and then tried to ignore it.
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"RAV!!" Ant shouted in vain...
Sonicrav woke... what? Where was he?
He tried to bring his hands around to wipe his eyes...
"RAV!!"
"What! I'm here! What!"
"Think of something!"
His hands were tied... presumably to Ant's... hands...
"Where are we?"
"I don't know, but if we don't get untied quick, we're going to be swimming with the birdies."
"Swimming with the birdies?"
"Can birds swim in water?"
Rav looked down to his feet... water seemed to be seeping in from some source, filling the dark room silently...
"Well, actually," Rav said, as he tried to pull his hands free, "Some birds are quite capable of swimming under water, to catch small fish."
Ant fell silent.
"You should have said sleeping with the fishes."
Ant pulled at the rope, ignoring Rav.
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Pb and FM journeyed on... Sniper caught up with them, pulling the poison darts out of his torso as he ran.
And then, Sheepy appeared.
"Oh. Hi Sheepy." FM said, reminding everyone that he was still capable of speech. "Long time no see."
Sheepy walked along, and joined the line they had formed. "Hi. I've decided not to be a bad guy."
"Oh... err... good for you. Oh, Deja Vu."
"Indeed."
And there... over the canyon...
"The village. Good, I was bored with walking."
FM looked at the deep chasm that stood between them and the village. "I can't remember that being there before."
"Perhaps we left in a different direction."
So, Sheepy, Pb, FM and Sniper, had to cross the chasm, get into the village, and protect the village from the onslaught of orcs, and their quest would be complete, and they could finally go home.
Indeed.
Indeed indeed.
"Any ideas?" Pb said, staring into the everlasting darkness...
"Well..." Sniper said... "I have one."
The group stared at Sniper.
"But I'm not going to say it unless you lot don't have one."
The group turned away from Sniper.
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"The cloning facilities are at full power now Lord... we are producing four thousand Snipers a day."
No, they weren't invincible... but sheer numbers alone could make the army invincible... and soon it would be time to strike.
Indeed.
The man dropped his pen. He reached down to get it, and his back went
*click*
Grix had told them of the masses of Snipers gathering close... and that they could destroy the world.
Well, that hadn't been actually said, but if you release thousands apon thousands of Snipers apon the world, then something bad is bound to happen.
After explaining to the doubles that it wasn't actually people with Sniper rifles, but moody teenagers, the army of dopplegangers seemed pretty happy about it, and decided that they would help.
Not much had happened since then. Grix had sat with the Bond doubles, all fighting over which was the best Bond double... George Lazenby's double was trying to remember what stunts he did... and even Timothy Dalton's stunt double was laughing at George's one film.
Training began the very next day. The doubles were put to fight with broom sticks. It wasn't an effective weapon, but it's what they did in films.
Grix watched over as the army trained... thinking about the final scenes of the story, and how this would affect it.
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Grix thought about writing something about Dan's part in the plot, but after reading it several times, he read it again, and then tried to ignore it.
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"RAV!!" Ant shouted in vain...
Sonicrav woke... what? Where was he?
He tried to bring his hands around to wipe his eyes...
"RAV!!"
"What! I'm here! What!"
"Think of something!"
His hands were tied... presumably to Ant's... hands...
"Where are we?"
"I don't know, but if we don't get untied quick, we're going to be swimming with the birdies."
"Swimming with the birdies?"
"Can birds swim in water?"
Rav looked down to his feet... water seemed to be seeping in from some source, filling the dark room silently...
"Well, actually," Rav said, as he tried to pull his hands free, "Some birds are quite capable of swimming under water, to catch small fish."
Ant fell silent.
"You should have said sleeping with the fishes."
Ant pulled at the rope, ignoring Rav.
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Pb and FM journeyed on... Sniper caught up with them, pulling the poison darts out of his torso as he ran.
And then, Sheepy appeared.
"Oh. Hi Sheepy." FM said, reminding everyone that he was still capable of speech. "Long time no see."
Sheepy walked along, and joined the line they had formed. "Hi. I've decided not to be a bad guy."
"Oh... err... good for you. Oh, Deja Vu."
"Indeed."
And there... over the canyon...
"The village. Good, I was bored with walking."
FM looked at the deep chasm that stood between them and the village. "I can't remember that being there before."
"Perhaps we left in a different direction."
So, Sheepy, Pb, FM and Sniper, had to cross the chasm, get into the village, and protect the village from the onslaught of orcs, and their quest would be complete, and they could finally go home.
Indeed.
Indeed indeed.
"Any ideas?" Pb said, staring into the everlasting darkness...
"Well..." Sniper said... "I have one."
The group stared at Sniper.
"But I'm not going to say it unless you lot don't have one."
The group turned away from Sniper.
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"The cloning facilities are at full power now Lord... we are producing four thousand Snipers a day."
No, they weren't invincible... but sheer numbers alone could make the army invincible... and soon it would be time to strike.
Indeed.
The man dropped his pen. He reached down to get it, and his back went
*click*
Thinking about the N-chip. Dan remembered how the Overlord had used the N-chip to control Er-no, Edgy and Grix until Dan had gone inside the N-chip network and worked Dan2K1 to break the Overlords control over Grix's mind.
Then he saw something more interesting thought about that instead. There was so much to do in the after life and he had 5 weeks to do it...
Then he saw something more interesting thought about that instead. There was so much to do in the after life and he had 5 weeks to do it...
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