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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 2354510" data-attributes="member: 63"><p><em>October 29, 2005</em></p><p><em>12:45 pm</em></p><p> </p><p>Rex, the tall white lech, flips on his sunglasses, draws his gun, and fires. Terry shoves the man's hand high, and the shot shatters crystal on the wall.</p><p> </p><p>Hex, the short black thug with the iPod, tries to grab Belladonna. He catches her by the wrist, but she stabs a stiletto from her hair into Hex's forearm, digging deep. Hex curses and lets go, yanking his arm away from the blade. </p><p> </p><p>The music coming out of Hex's iPod swells, and Robert, Terry, and Scarpedin find their attention drawn to a woman entering the store. They know she's the most beautiful woman in the world, even though Robert doesn't like blondes, and Terry is still fixated on his dead girlfriend. But the magical compulsion of her beauty keeps their eyes on her. She swaggers hips first into the shop, low pants and loose top revealing a gorgeous body, but honestly not one worth getting stunned over. The nymph flashes a luscious smile to Rex and Hex, then shakes out her hair as she walks toward Belladonna. </p><p> </p><p>"Get 'er, Janis," Hex says, his sunglasses protecting him from the dazzling beauty.</p><p> </p><p>From outside the store, John, apparently unaffected by the nymph, tries to grab her, and Rex steps in the way. They begin to brawl, John pulling out martial arts moves while Rex relies on brute strength to pummel the chain-smoker. </p><p> </p><p>Realizing something dangerous is up, Belladonna abandons subtlety, drops her stiletto, and quickdraws a derringer from her dress. She fires into the nymph's chest, and though the impact knocks Janis back a bit, the bullet bounces off her and strikes the floor. Belladonna gapes in momentary puzzlement, and Janis grabs her by the arms. </p><p> </p><p>The gunshot shakes Terry and Robert out of the nymph's spell, though Scarpedin is quite content to keep watching the two women wrestling. Serena shakes her head in confusion and tries to run into the fray, but Rex backhands her, knocking her into a shelf display on the wall. Serena crumples to the ground, and Scarpedin finally starts to understand he's been charmed. He growls with intense hate, long repressed, from a time when magic users were the bane of all good men, but he still cannot pull his eyes away from the nymph.</p><p></p><p>Terry shoves at the nymph, knocking her away from Belladonna, and Hex begins to cast a spell through his iPod. Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" begins to play, and the thug swings his hand toward John. A burst of flame strikes John and drives him away from Rex. John bats at the fire, trying to put himself out, giving Rex the time he needs to aim his gun for Terry.</p><p></p><p>Robert dives for cover, and Terry curses, weaving and trying to keep the nymph between him and the man with the gun. Rex's shot ends up bouncing off the nymph's back, and Terry backs away.</p><p></p><p>He begins to mutter in a language Scarpedin vaguely recognizes from the old days. John feels something magical in the words, and it seems so does the nymph. She leaps for Terry and grabs him just as he's finishing his spell.</p><p></p><p>The world ripples for a moment, and suddenly everything seems more vivid. Robert, John, Scarpedin, and Belladonna can still see Terry, Rex, and Hex, but they're fading, as are the contents of the shop. The store itself looks to have been transformed into living wood, and the field outside the shop is darkened by clouds and lush with flowers and thick grasses.</p><p></p><p>"What the hell?" John says. He pats out the last of the flames on his arm almost aimlessly, the sudden shift in their surroundings dazing him.</p><p></p><p>The nymph, though, still looks solid, and she is grappling with the rapidly fading image of Terry.</p><p></p><p>Faintly, Hex shouts, "We got the wrong one! That guy's the mage, not the b*tch."</p><p></p><p>"Where'd they go?" Rex asks.</p><p></p><p>And right before their images fade out, the group hears Terry say, "Guys? Ah, dammit, I knew that wouldn't work."</p><p></p><p>Then they are alone in this strange version of the shop where there are no wares, and squirrels chitter in the ceiling. John is grimacing, Robert is wary, Belladonna is curious, and Scarpedin shakes with anger.</p><p></p><p>"Stupid f*cking magic!" he shouts.</p><p></p><p>The nymph turns to look at them, as if only then realizing she can still see them.</p><p></p><p>"Get her!" John says, and he tries to grapple her.</p><p></p><p>Belladonna fires another derringer at the nymph, this time in her face. She winces beautifully, but seems unharmed. She says something in a language none of them understand, then starts to back away, trying to slip out of the shop. In her blind spot, though, Robert has managed to sneak around to her back, and he grabs her arm and puts a straight razor to her throat.</p><p></p><p>"Don't try anything stupid, lady."</p><p></p><p>She turns slightly to smile at him, and then she blows down at the razor. As her breath touches the blade, the metal begins to rust, and Robert pulls the razor away in surprise. Then, before he knows what he's seeing, the nymph's thick blonde mane falls through his arms to the grassy ground. He looks down, and instead of the woman he sees a golden fox. It leaps away and sprints for the forest.</p><p></p><p>John runs after it and jumps to try to grab it, but it evades him, then vanishes in the trees.</p><p></p><p>With no more enemies apparent, the four of them take a moment to look around.</p><p></p><p>"Huh," Belladonna says. "Nana never mentioned anything 'bout this."</p><p></p><p>"Where are we?" Robert asks. "Wait, don't answer that. I'm going to pretend I don't already know the answer. Yes, I understand. This is just a hallucination. A mass, really trippy hallucination, and damn does that big guy punch hard."</p><p></p><p>John lights a new cigarette on his bloodied lip. "I got set on fire. Stop complaining."</p><p></p><p>"Terry?" Scarpedin says. "Hey man, come on. Terry?"</p><p></p><p>Belladonna smiles with gallows humor. "I don't think he can hear you, dear."</p><p></p><p>"TERRY!" he shouts, as if her statement was a challenge. "Get the f*ck out here and get us back to the real world Terry."</p><p></p><p>A few feet apart from the rest of the group, John remarks, "Pretty weird, huh?"</p><p></p><p>"What?" Robert says. "Oh, no. This is perfectly normal." He laughs. "Don't you vanish into a fairy world on most of your vacations?"</p><p></p><p>"Hey look," Scarpedin says, pointing. "A pixie. Anybody got a jar? I wanna catch it."</p><p></p><p>"You are very easily amused," Belladonna says. "Really, we should be looking for someone who can help us out of here."</p><p></p><p>A voice calls from the nearby trees. "Rooking? Founda somea-one I'd a say. <em>Hai!</em>"</p><p></p><p>"Good," Robert says, tense with feigned happiness. "Wiji-wiji's here too. That makes perfect sense."</p><p></p><p>"You in werry big trouburu," Wiji-wji says. He's holding a Ren fest t-shirt, and despite his dark tone he still has a smile on his face. "But Wiji-wiji," he says with great enthusiasm, "will herupu you. You want tahki reg?"</p><p></p><p>Robert frowns. "Uh, sure, Wiji-wiji. And pick us up some hamburgers too. You guys want anything?"</p><p></p><p>John says, "I want to get out of here."</p><p></p><p>Scarpedin whispers to Belladonna, "Can we trust this guy? He's Japanese."</p><p></p><p>Belladonna just gives Scarpedin a blank look.</p><p></p><p>Robert looks down with seeming embarrassment. "Well, yeah, I guess, and I know how silly this sounds, but can you help us out? Since, you know, you're the only person in this entire place now, it looks like."</p><p></p><p>Indeed, around them, the land resembles the Ren fest grounds, but with no people, more plant-life, and floating sprites talking to woodland creatures. The sky is overcast. Not dark, but not sunny.</p><p></p><p>"No, no, no," Wiji-wiji says. "I not onry one hiru. You go see Ded Bob. He herupu you! Werry funny show, <em>hai! Takusan tanoshii yo!</em>"</p><p></p><p>And then Wiji-wiji turns, tucks the t-shirt under his arm, and walks away.</p><p></p><p>"Um," Robert says, "so yeah. We'll just. . . ." he shouts after Wiji-wiji, "just go see Ded Bob. Again."</p><p></p><p>Just like that, Wiji-wiji is gone, and the four of them alone. None of them needs to say what they know. Terry wasn't crazy, and they're in the fey realm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 2354510, member: 63"] [i]October 29, 2005 12:45 pm[/i] Rex, the tall white lech, flips on his sunglasses, draws his gun, and fires. Terry shoves the man's hand high, and the shot shatters crystal on the wall. Hex, the short black thug with the iPod, tries to grab Belladonna. He catches her by the wrist, but she stabs a stiletto from her hair into Hex's forearm, digging deep. Hex curses and lets go, yanking his arm away from the blade. The music coming out of Hex's iPod swells, and Robert, Terry, and Scarpedin find their attention drawn to a woman entering the store. They know she's the most beautiful woman in the world, even though Robert doesn't like blondes, and Terry is still fixated on his dead girlfriend. But the magical compulsion of her beauty keeps their eyes on her. She swaggers hips first into the shop, low pants and loose top revealing a gorgeous body, but honestly not one worth getting stunned over. The nymph flashes a luscious smile to Rex and Hex, then shakes out her hair as she walks toward Belladonna. "Get 'er, Janis," Hex says, his sunglasses protecting him from the dazzling beauty. From outside the store, John, apparently unaffected by the nymph, tries to grab her, and Rex steps in the way. They begin to brawl, John pulling out martial arts moves while Rex relies on brute strength to pummel the chain-smoker. Realizing something dangerous is up, Belladonna abandons subtlety, drops her stiletto, and quickdraws a derringer from her dress. She fires into the nymph's chest, and though the impact knocks Janis back a bit, the bullet bounces off her and strikes the floor. Belladonna gapes in momentary puzzlement, and Janis grabs her by the arms. The gunshot shakes Terry and Robert out of the nymph's spell, though Scarpedin is quite content to keep watching the two women wrestling. Serena shakes her head in confusion and tries to run into the fray, but Rex backhands her, knocking her into a shelf display on the wall. Serena crumples to the ground, and Scarpedin finally starts to understand he's been charmed. He growls with intense hate, long repressed, from a time when magic users were the bane of all good men, but he still cannot pull his eyes away from the nymph. Terry shoves at the nymph, knocking her away from Belladonna, and Hex begins to cast a spell through his iPod. Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" begins to play, and the thug swings his hand toward John. A burst of flame strikes John and drives him away from Rex. John bats at the fire, trying to put himself out, giving Rex the time he needs to aim his gun for Terry. Robert dives for cover, and Terry curses, weaving and trying to keep the nymph between him and the man with the gun. Rex's shot ends up bouncing off the nymph's back, and Terry backs away. He begins to mutter in a language Scarpedin vaguely recognizes from the old days. John feels something magical in the words, and it seems so does the nymph. She leaps for Terry and grabs him just as he's finishing his spell. The world ripples for a moment, and suddenly everything seems more vivid. Robert, John, Scarpedin, and Belladonna can still see Terry, Rex, and Hex, but they're fading, as are the contents of the shop. The store itself looks to have been transformed into living wood, and the field outside the shop is darkened by clouds and lush with flowers and thick grasses. "What the hell?" John says. He pats out the last of the flames on his arm almost aimlessly, the sudden shift in their surroundings dazing him. The nymph, though, still looks solid, and she is grappling with the rapidly fading image of Terry. Faintly, Hex shouts, "We got the wrong one! That guy's the mage, not the b*tch." "Where'd they go?" Rex asks. And right before their images fade out, the group hears Terry say, "Guys? Ah, dammit, I knew that wouldn't work." Then they are alone in this strange version of the shop where there are no wares, and squirrels chitter in the ceiling. John is grimacing, Robert is wary, Belladonna is curious, and Scarpedin shakes with anger. "Stupid f*cking magic!" he shouts. The nymph turns to look at them, as if only then realizing she can still see them. "Get her!" John says, and he tries to grapple her. Belladonna fires another derringer at the nymph, this time in her face. She winces beautifully, but seems unharmed. She says something in a language none of them understand, then starts to back away, trying to slip out of the shop. In her blind spot, though, Robert has managed to sneak around to her back, and he grabs her arm and puts a straight razor to her throat. "Don't try anything stupid, lady." She turns slightly to smile at him, and then she blows down at the razor. As her breath touches the blade, the metal begins to rust, and Robert pulls the razor away in surprise. Then, before he knows what he's seeing, the nymph's thick blonde mane falls through his arms to the grassy ground. He looks down, and instead of the woman he sees a golden fox. It leaps away and sprints for the forest. John runs after it and jumps to try to grab it, but it evades him, then vanishes in the trees. With no more enemies apparent, the four of them take a moment to look around. "Huh," Belladonna says. "Nana never mentioned anything 'bout this." "Where are we?" Robert asks. "Wait, don't answer that. I'm going to pretend I don't already know the answer. Yes, I understand. This is just a hallucination. A mass, really trippy hallucination, and damn does that big guy punch hard." John lights a new cigarette on his bloodied lip. "I got set on fire. Stop complaining." "Terry?" Scarpedin says. "Hey man, come on. Terry?" Belladonna smiles with gallows humor. "I don't think he can hear you, dear." "TERRY!" he shouts, as if her statement was a challenge. "Get the f*ck out here and get us back to the real world Terry." A few feet apart from the rest of the group, John remarks, "Pretty weird, huh?" "What?" Robert says. "Oh, no. This is perfectly normal." He laughs. "Don't you vanish into a fairy world on most of your vacations?" "Hey look," Scarpedin says, pointing. "A pixie. Anybody got a jar? I wanna catch it." "You are very easily amused," Belladonna says. "Really, we should be looking for someone who can help us out of here." A voice calls from the nearby trees. "Rooking? Founda somea-one I'd a say. [i]Hai![/i]" "Good," Robert says, tense with feigned happiness. "Wiji-wiji's here too. That makes perfect sense." "You in werry big trouburu," Wiji-wji says. He's holding a Ren fest t-shirt, and despite his dark tone he still has a smile on his face. "But Wiji-wiji," he says with great enthusiasm, "will herupu you. You want tahki reg?" Robert frowns. "Uh, sure, Wiji-wiji. And pick us up some hamburgers too. You guys want anything?" John says, "I want to get out of here." Scarpedin whispers to Belladonna, "Can we trust this guy? He's Japanese." Belladonna just gives Scarpedin a blank look. Robert looks down with seeming embarrassment. "Well, yeah, I guess, and I know how silly this sounds, but can you help us out? Since, you know, you're the only person in this entire place now, it looks like." Indeed, around them, the land resembles the Ren fest grounds, but with no people, more plant-life, and floating sprites talking to woodland creatures. The sky is overcast. Not dark, but not sunny. "No, no, no," Wiji-wiji says. "I not onry one hiru. You go see Ded Bob. He herupu you! Werry funny show, [i]hai! Takusan tanoshii yo![/i]" And then Wiji-wiji turns, tucks the t-shirt under his arm, and walks away. "Um," Robert says, "so yeah. We'll just. . . ." he shouts after Wiji-wiji, "just go see Ded Bob. Again." Just like that, Wiji-wiji is gone, and the four of them alone. None of them needs to say what they know. Terry wasn't crazy, and they're in the fey realm. [/QUOTE]
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