34 – The General
Back to this tale of dread and fear,
my mind now shall return,
the noobs that fight are all too dumb,
they all shall have to learn.
-Neilyoung 13
Cheezit92 flinched as he surfaced from his dream, expecting a blow to the head. Nothing came.
But holy Guthix in a haystack that had been a realistic dream! He could still see Mr. Happy walking down the dark tunnel beside him, feel Mr. Happy'* dead weight on his shoulder, and at the end see that torch blazing down towards him. (c)Mr. Happy'* crazed eyes following and reflecting the fire. He had been certain that he would die. Why did Mr. Happy haunt him like this?
Every time Cheezit92 gathered a crowd about him he felt Mr. Happy amongst them, impossible to pick out yet still a tangible presence watching him. When Cheezit92 was alone Mr. Happy also sometimes came and spoke to him, disappearing if Cheezit92 tried to look directly at him. Now, it seemed that spectre had found a way into Cheezit92's dreams aswell. He had to take his mind off of Mr. Happy.
Was there anything important he had to do today? Yes, he realized, there was. Today the noob army was marching back to Lumbridge where they would pick up further noob followers for the final battle and...he broke off with a yawn. And what he wanted to do most right now was lie here for a few days. He was tired of marching, tired of fighting, tired of the whole war. Anyway he had had nothing but victories so far, didn't he deserve a break?
But then the troops entered his thoughts. They would already be prepared to march. Most likely, they were outside waiting for his lordship, arranged in their regiments, armor gleaming.
At this thought Cheezit92 forced himself out of bed and to his window to see that he had thought correctly. Thousands of men and women clad in a schmorgesbord of armors loitered about the courtyard in semi-formed lines.
27-May-2006 18:23:44