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Cheezit92:Where is Ratherdashng?!
Cheezit92 :( C)Take me to your leader!
Several outcasts chortled, but one pointed them in the direction of a broad passage leading off of the pit and under the stands. It was one of two through which beasts and contestants had entered the arena during the elitist's rule.
Their sprint down to it brought the noobs past Grogg's hole and Cheezit92 was surprised to hear a belch sound from within it. Despite the absence of noobs for fodder, it seemed, Grogg was still sustaining himself down in that damp darkness.
The corridor to Ratherdashng's meeting room had obviously underwent a thorough cleaning after the noobs had won the island. Yet some things could not be erased no matter the amount of scrubbing. Here one could see a faded plea to the Gods, there esoteric glyphs carved into the wall. When they passed underneath a portcullis set in the ceiling, Cheezit92 couldn't help picturing the noobs imprisoned behind those bars, watching the fate of one contestant and knowing they would be the next. It had been like that only days ago...
Another portcullis passed overhead, steel spikes barely protruding from the ceiling like an attempt by the rock to grow fangs, and then they were in a larger chamber. Some other people were also in this larger chamber. Ratherdashng looked up, bemused. His peasant's hood flared as brightly as ever, but today he wore an odd brown apparatus on it. What looked like a dish was suspended in his flames by wiry supports. Some sort of meat simmered slowly in it. Close beside him sat Dondelur, his bodyguard. A steel sphere was slowly being twisted into an object between his hands.
Baa Bleety, a level 68, reclined at the same table as Ratherdashng, an ornate, black wooden structure that looked like it had been whittled for the Black Knight's Castle. She proudly displayed full dragon armor that flickered fitfully with the fire.

27-May-2006 21:47:46

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Her hair was the same auburn hue he had seen in the depiction of her, but now it was woven into a neat ponytail instead of the disheveled mass fraying at its edges from dragon fire. Like Ratherdashng, she came protected. Two guards flanked her, lithe and fearsome in dragonhide armor, each bearing a cunningly crafted crystal bow. Both were female and had the androgynous characteristics often associated with elves. Cheezit92 couldn't help admiring them. Perhaps he could have a quick alliance with the outcasts to go on a date with one of the bodyguards...or Baa Bleety...
No, he wouldnt be tempt(C)ed(C)
Baa Bleety glanced up, realized to late it was never good to look at a noob directly, lowered her eyes again blinking, then forced herself to raise her blue eyes once more. Only a second ago she had been whispering with Ratherdashng, but now her voice burst out loud and clea(C)r
(C)Baa Bleety:Are those pajamas?
It was immediately clear why whispers were better in this chamber. Her voice seemed to come back with the echoes of a thousand others.
Cheezit92:What?
He noticed she was looking at his garb.
Cheezit92 :O , no. These are Varrockian silks
Cheezit92:Some of the best
Baa Bleety:Lol, I'd hate to be a Varrockian noble then
Baa Bleety turned to Ratherdashng
Baa Bleety:So this is the other leader?
Ratherdashng:You're a little late
Cheezit92 noisily took a seat at the pitch black table and Discollama2 followed suit.
Cheezit92:Well that should be understandable, seeing as I was not informed
Ratherdashng:I was of the mind you were informed
Cheezit92:Well I wasn't of the mind
Baa Bleety: I did send out Dot278 to get you but he said you were busy
Cheezit92:Well he never told me about
Then he remembered that Dot278 had been trying to tell him something and decided to change the subject.
Cheezit92:Anyway, why this room? It's so gloomy
Ratherdashng:It's the only place not occupied by people
Cheezit92 :O

27-May-2006 21:48:10

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Baa Bleety:So Dashng, as I was saying
Baa Bleety :( C)This is only an alliance to bring peace back to Runescape
Baa Bleety:After the elitists are gone, we will take Ardougne and Camelot as our empire
Baa Bleety:And leave you here to do what you will.
Cheezit92:Wait a minute. You're letting the outcasts have Ardougne?!
He tried to glare at Ratherdashng, but it was hard to produce a convincing glare in pink silks. Ratherdashng smiled.
Ratherdashng:You thought they'd join us without anything in it for them?
Cheezit92:I didn't think they'd join us at all!
Baa Bleety:Quiet.
She waited until the echoes died and all attention was on her
Baa Bleety:First of all, the papers are already signed, and
She raised a finger as Cheezit92 started to talk
Baa Bleety:And second, it's the Flock, not the outcasts.
Cheezit92 :P ap...Fl...What?
Baa Bleety:Call us the Flock.
Cheezit92 :( C)Excuse me?
Baa Bleety:I would not like to be associated with some other groups
Baa Bleety :( C)The Hobos, for example
Baa Bleety:Call us the Flock.
Cheezit92 looked at the bodyguards to see if she was joking but their long faces stared forward emotionlessly.
Cheezit92 :O ..K..And what was that about papers?
Baa Bleety :O , while you weren't here we finished some legislation.
Cheezit92:Legis whation?
Baa Bleety :( C)The intricacies of our alliance.
Cheezit92:We don't have an alliance!
Baa Bleety smiled
Baa Bleety:Ratherdashng said you might be opposed to this
Baa Bleety:But like a shepherd guiding his sheep up the mountain
Baa Bleety:We must overcome all the small obstacles to reach a pinnacle of understanding
Baa Bleety:Look at the advantages:
Baa Bleety:Several thousand well-trained Runescapians, many of which are pures.
Cheezit92:And all of which are led by women
He exchanged a high-five with Discollama2
Baa Bleety:Yes, usually women let the men do the fighting for th(C)em
(C)Baa Bleety:But when the men are doing a particularly shoddy job...

27-May-2006 21:49:02 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:49:12 by Azure Sunday

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She tapered off and Cheezit92 sat, waiting for more.
Cheezit92:And your point is?
Baa Bleety :( C)The point is the small sheep get picked off by the wolves
(C)Baa Bleety:But if they live under the protection of the Flock they stand a chance.
Cheezit92:?
Baa Bleety:I think it would be beneficial to you to ally.
Ratherdashng:Chicken's done
Dondelur thundered forward and removed the platter from Ratherdashng's head with a pair of tongs he had recently finished molding from his steel ball. Delicately placing it on the table, he retreated once more to a spot behind Ratherdashng. An enticing smell wafted about the room.
Ratherdashng:Would you like any Baa Bleety?
Baa Bleety:No thanks, I'm vegetarian.
Cheezit92 :D idn't you say you wach
He cut off as saliva started dribbling down his chin. A pink sleeve stopped its descent and he swallowed deeply to clear his mouth. The meat smelled good but it was probably poisoned.
Cheezit92 :D idn't you say you were for peace?
Cheezit92:Why would you have such a big army?
Baa Bleety put on a contemplative air
Baa Bleety:Sometimes a war is necessary for peace, I think
Baa Bleety :O ne needs to find the balance between the two.
This meeting had run long enough, Cheezit92 decided. It was time to make some ultimatum or strong closing statement. He considered the dating idea again but once more decided against it.
Cheezit92:Well you want to know what I think?
Ratherdashng:Lol, sure
Cheezit92 :( C)I think you're just trying to become the next elitists
Cheezit92:I'm not stupid, I've done the math and whichever way I add it up
Cheezit92:Your 'Flock' has higher combat levels than my rebels.
Cheezit92:What do you say to that?
Baa Bleety :( C)It's true...
Cheezit92:Aha! And I saw your picture out there, killing a dragon
Cheezit92:And who kills dragons?
He cupped a hand to his ear as though expecting an answer
Baa Bleety:Everyone?
Cheezit92:Wrong, elitists kill dragons

27-May-2006 21:49:51

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Cheezit92:Name one rebel that's killed a dragon and maybe we'll ally
Ratherdashng:Well, I killed a dragon...
Cheezit92:Well...uh
He lost his train of thought for a moment.
Cheezit92:Well I'm not allying anyway, that picture is an elitist
Baa Bleety:I'd like to interrupt your rant and say something about the portrait
Baa Bleety :( C)That was an artist's rendition of me, not my own
Baa Bleety:I told her to make it dramatic, and I was thinking perhaps me
Baa Bleety:Leading a flock of sheep to free(C)dom
(C)Baa Bleety:But she had her own ideas
Cheezit92 had his hands clapped over his ears.
Cheezit92:I'm not listening
Baa Bleety:I'm sure you'd want someone to draw you fighting a dragon.
Cheezit92 lowered his hands. That would be cool. He would be dressed all in full decorative armor, deflecting livid dragon fire easily with a sparkling shield, the dark beast rearing up menacingly before him. No, he'd be fighting two dragons. Or three. Four? Actually, it would be of him riding a dragon of his own against other dragons. No, he'd be in a carriage being dragged across the sky by two lines of mighty dragons tethered with golden reins. No, he'd be in a gigantic castle being pulled through the air by dragons
Baa Bleety:Uh, Cheezit?
Cheezit92:Could you do that?
Baa Bleety:?
No, he would not give in to temptation, even if Baa Bleety painted the mural over all of Runescape.
Cheezit92:Nvm, you'll be an elitist in the end
Cheezit92:And I'll never make peace with elitists
He grabbed the sizzling platter of meat.
Cheezit92 :( C)Thnx for the chicken, but we'll be leaving now
He could have one of his soldiers test the meat for poison back at the camp.
A scraping of chairs as Cheezit92 and Discollama2 got up, then a scraping of footsteps as they moved towards the room's (C)exit. Cheezit92 couldn't help turning back once more at the doorway to shout -
Cheezit92 :O h yeah, did I mention you're an elitist?
-before leaving.

27-May-2006 21:50:17

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Yes, that had a great sense of finality about it. All that was needed now was one of the portcullises crashing down behind them.
Ratherdashng and Baa Bleety sat in the turbulent chamber for a few moments, then Baa Bleety burst out laughing. It was a full, boisterous laugh amplified by its eerie reverberations off the walls
Baa Bleety:Lol, I like him.
Ratherdashng:But we're going to kill him
Baa Bleety:You are, I know
Baa Bleety:But it was nice meeting with him anyway.
Ratherdashng:Why do you want to ally with him when I'll soon be the noob leader?
Ratherdashng:Think I can't kill him?
Baa Bleety surveyed the ominous flare above Ratherdashng's head, the dark determination in his eyes
Baa Bleety:No, it's just so many people follow him
Baa Bleety:I fear that when you defeat him it will start a massacre.
Ratherdashng:So you'd have all the rebels allied with you
Ratherdashng:But I'd only have half behind me...
Ratherdashng:Clever
Baa Bleety:Believe me, I don't want to lead any rebels
Baa Bleety:Even the most skillful shepherd must limit the size of his flock.
Ratherdashng:You really like sheep, don't you?
Baa Bleety:Just a small obsession of mine.
Ratherdashng:So are the documents done?
Reaching across the table, he gathered the papers towards him
Baa Bleety :( C)It would seem so.
Ratherdashng:Alright
Tapping the papers on the table, he stood up.
Ratherdashng:And don't worry about the fight
Ratherdashng:I still have a trick or two up my sleeve
He smiled and patted his sleeve. Inconsistent light turned the smile into a sinister grin
Baa Bleety:I look forward to seeing this battle, it should be...amusing.
Scarlet fire flashing, Ratherdashng left the chamber.

27-May-2006 21:50:48

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All afternoon the tension was redolent in the air. Every noob felt it form a wall between the armies. Every noob, that was, but Cheezit92.
All afternoon Cheezit92 had been perusing his wardrobe trying to find a suitable outfit to fight Ratherdashng in. Currently he had it narrowed down to either his freshly polished steel armor or some crisp white desert robes. If he beat Ratherdashng without armor that would win him much admiration. But would he be able to beat Ratherdashng armorless? The false rebel leader was tricksy.
The swish of the tent flap let both the excited buzz of the army and Discollama2 in. His general was wearing full leather with a willow bow strapped to his back.
Discollama2:It's time for the duel
Cheezit92:I know. Which one?
He pointed at the white and metallic outfits arrayed on the tent floor.
Discollama2:You're thinking of fighting him without armor?
Cheezit92:Yeah, it would gain me respect
Discollama2:Well it's up to you
Cheezit92:Rrrg, everything is up to me
Cheezit92:Which one - safety or admiration?
Discollama2:My answer remains the same
Discollama2:I heard Ratherdashng might be going in robes though...
Cheezit92 :O k then, the robes
Cheezit92:I'm just worried Ratherdashng's going to do something tricky
Discollama2:Foul play you mean?
Cheezit92:Yeah, something like that
Discollama2 :D on't worry, if something happens just give me a wave and -
He patted the quiver at his side. Cheezit92 saw it was filled with red-shafted mithril arrows.
Cheezit92:Kk
Discollama2:Get ready quick though my lord, the rebels are becoming frantic
Cheezit92:Alright
Discollama2 (C)exited with another swish, leaving Cheezit92 to don his white robes.

27-May-2006 21:51:14

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62 - A Midnight Meeting

A land of artificial light,
Synthetic day, synthetic night,
A land of two opposing sides,
Both covered by the dark man's strides.

The shadows danced for him. Even after he extinguished the candle there was a splotch of darkness blacker than the rest. It floated along the wall and crawled across the ceiling, its form vaguely circular.
From his bed Mr. Happy tracked its movements and wondered. Was it something trapped in the wall? Another vision? He watched as its torpid movements made his eyebrows droop, as it lulled him into the subconscious. The world receded in layers around him.
There were shadows all around but there was also light. Bright rays of it pierced through the dark like lightning, splitting it into many pieces. Hissing, the blackness crumbled, broke apart to reveal a picture of Xanadu beneath Mr. Happy'* feet. He was standing on a map.
Eyegouge27:Lol, someone told me leather is made of cows
Her voice seemed to come from everywhere at once.
A bright red spot flashed into existence along the circu(C)mference of the circular map and started moving inwards past the firemaking guild.
Eyegouge27 :O oo, look at it glow
Like a lurid planet following its orbit, the point spiraled inwards upon a rectangular building. The testing building. A white speck suddenly ignited within that building(C)
Eyegouge27:Is it destiny?
Eyegouge27 :D o prophets control the future?
Two black points now traversed the landscape along with the red. One passed the eastern rim of Xanadu and disappeared. The other wandered across the grounds. Again everything was cracking up, but now it was blackness that drew spiderwebs across the bright map.
The black dot was closing in on the red as the ground beneath Mr. Happy splintered.
Eyegouge27:He's looking for you
The black speck converged with the red and the map instantly disappeared.
A dark night rushed past him, hard stone to the right, black, star-speckled sky to the left.

27-May-2006 21:52:16 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:52:45 by Azure Sunday

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Below, a black slate slowly became the tops of buildings. Fires dotted those buildings, looking like reflections of the stars above. He was falling beside a castle, (c)Mr. Happy realized, a breath-takingly tall castle.
A sense of deja vu gripped him.
There was a figure below. No, there were two figures. One was standing directly below on the ground, the other falling like him but a short distance further down. The man on the ground seemed to sense something at the last moment and looked up, firelight sparkling in his eyes. Then the first figure hit him and the ground rushed up, and the night was cold, and the wind whistled past, and his heart pounded a drumbeat to his ears, and...
...and Mr. Happy woke up in his Xanadian room, breathing heavily. The circle of deeper shadow wandered lazily across the ceiling. He watched it as his breathing slowed, let it sooth him once more towards sleep.
Nothing prepared him for what happened next.
The spot suddenly emitted a violent red burst and it seemed that for a second it had become a sun. Then it was gone and Mr. Happy was sitting up in bed, heart sprinting again not because of the unexpected light but because he had seen someone else in the room with him.
Fingers fumbled for the tinderbox he kept on a small desk beside his bed. Finding it, he hastily applied it to a candle that also rested on his bed stand. A circle of red light like the flash on the ceiling but dimmer and larger sprang into existence.
There was someone else in the room. A man whose green clothes were wrinkled and flecked with dirt sat against one wall, snoring softly. A dragon dagger was gripped loosely in his right hand, its blade resting across his thighs. Despite the tangle of hair concealing his face Mr. Happy knew who it was. Wolf0122 had worn those same clothes at the dance, that silk outfit with whorls of darker green interposed upon a lighter background.

27-May-2006 21:53:29 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:53:42 by Azure Sunday

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The man twitched and murmured something in his sleep and Mr. Happy felt it was best not to wake him. Quietly, he and the candle left the room.
Xanadu was dark for once, the light line giving off a feeble glow above a shadow land. There were no fires to offset the darkness besides the candle Mr. Happy held and Mr. Happy wondered at that. Did their absence mean the blazing destruction he had been seeing about Xanadu had already come to pass? That it wouldn't happen? Was this just the calm before the storm?
Eyegouge27:Go to it
Upon leaving his room Mr. Happy had maintained thoughts of going to the herblore guild and finding Base4 but with those three words Eyegouge27 changed his destination. The magnetic pull seemed closer and now Mr. Happy was no longer sure it came from Cheezit92. He strode to the edge of the balcony and peered over. He could not see the ground.
From where he stood it seemed he was on the edge of a vast well, a pit extending down into the center of the earth. To either side the walls curved off into velvety darkness that hung, waiting, not a stone's throw away. Nothing moved. All was silent. It felt as though he had gone deaf.
What would it be like to vault the edge and sink into that muted blackness? The air felt thick enough to swim in. To drown in.
His eyes searched the dark for what they could not see and knew when they passed over it. There, slightly southeast of him, was where the testing building would be. (c)Mr. Happy stepped away from the edge and began working his way down the verandas that ringed Xanadu, the candle in his hand a lonely red spot drifting in a world of darkness.

27-May-2006 21:54:32 - Last edited on 27-May-2006 21:54:44 by Azure Sunday

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