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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4126474" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays: Part 8b – A Little Extra Help</strong></p><p></p><p>It took the agents awhile before they were able to view the thing in the archive room.</p><p></p><p>It was a semitransparent sphere, slightly larger than a basketball. It weighed only a couple of pounds and its outer hull was made of a dark material that felt like both metal and plastic. Lights and circuitry were visible through the nearly opaque hull.</p><p></p><p>Guppy looked it over with intense interest. “According to the report, it’s invulnerable.”</p><p></p><p>“We can’t leave this here.” Hammer’s gaze flicked to the security camera that monitored the room.</p><p></p><p>“No problem,” said Guppy. “Everybody just act natural for a minute while I record a dummy feed.”</p><p></p><p>Guppy turned so his back was to the camera and his Cistron wasn’t visible. On his Cistron, a copy of the security feed popped up.</p><p></p><p>A few more key taps later and Guppy relaxed. “Okay, we’re clear.”</p><p></p><p>“Great, so we’re stuck in a police station with a basketball-sized alien ship,” said Jim-Bean. “What should we do, kick it out of here?”</p><p></p><p>“That’s soccer,” said Hammer. “You dribble a basketball, you kick a soccer ball.”</p><p></p><p>“You mean football,” said Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>“No football is a—“</p><p></p><p>“I know what a football is you bloody yank,” muttered Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>“This isn’t helping,” said Blade. “Let’s get it out of here. Jim-Bean, you hold it, we’ll try to stand around you and block their field of view.</p><p></p><p>“What should I do, shove it under my shirt and look pregnant?” asked Jim-Bean sarcastically.</p><p></p><p>“Just hold it under one arm,” snapped Blade. </p><p></p><p>They entered the hallway and started to slowly make their way to the exit.</p><p></p><p>Archive, who was watching the hallway entrance to the archive room, paused. “I think I just saw Masterson go in there.”</p><p></p><p>“Damn it,” said Blade. “He’ll be raising the alarm any second…”</p><p></p><p>Archive held out one hand. “Wait…” They were at the far end of the hall. Masterson closed the door and didn’t spare them a glance. “He just left.”</p><p></p><p>“Why isn’t he telling anyone?” asked Hammer.</p><p></p><p>“Did you hear that?” asked Guppy.</p><p></p><p>They craned to listen.</p><p></p><p><em>Meow, bark-bark, meow-meow-meow, moo, bark-bark-bark-bark-bark!</em></p><p></p><p>“Looks like your toy decoy worked after all,” Hammer said to Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>“That means—“ was all Jim-Bean got out before the sound of automatic gunfire exploded from the entrance to the police station.</p><p></p><p>Police officers sprinted down the hallway, shotguns and pistols out. “The lieutenant’s gone nuts!” they shouted.</p><p></p><p>“It jumped into Masterson,” finished Blade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4126474, member: 3285"] [b]Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays: Part 8b – A Little Extra Help[/b] It took the agents awhile before they were able to view the thing in the archive room. It was a semitransparent sphere, slightly larger than a basketball. It weighed only a couple of pounds and its outer hull was made of a dark material that felt like both metal and plastic. Lights and circuitry were visible through the nearly opaque hull. Guppy looked it over with intense interest. “According to the report, it’s invulnerable.” “We can’t leave this here.” Hammer’s gaze flicked to the security camera that monitored the room. “No problem,” said Guppy. “Everybody just act natural for a minute while I record a dummy feed.” Guppy turned so his back was to the camera and his Cistron wasn’t visible. On his Cistron, a copy of the security feed popped up. A few more key taps later and Guppy relaxed. “Okay, we’re clear.” “Great, so we’re stuck in a police station with a basketball-sized alien ship,” said Jim-Bean. “What should we do, kick it out of here?” “That’s soccer,” said Hammer. “You dribble a basketball, you kick a soccer ball.” “You mean football,” said Jim-Bean. “No football is a—“ “I know what a football is you bloody yank,” muttered Jim-Bean. “This isn’t helping,” said Blade. “Let’s get it out of here. Jim-Bean, you hold it, we’ll try to stand around you and block their field of view. “What should I do, shove it under my shirt and look pregnant?” asked Jim-Bean sarcastically. “Just hold it under one arm,” snapped Blade. They entered the hallway and started to slowly make their way to the exit. Archive, who was watching the hallway entrance to the archive room, paused. “I think I just saw Masterson go in there.” “Damn it,” said Blade. “He’ll be raising the alarm any second…” Archive held out one hand. “Wait…” They were at the far end of the hall. Masterson closed the door and didn’t spare them a glance. “He just left.” “Why isn’t he telling anyone?” asked Hammer. “Did you hear that?” asked Guppy. They craned to listen. [I]Meow, bark-bark, meow-meow-meow, moo, bark-bark-bark-bark-bark![/I] “Looks like your toy decoy worked after all,” Hammer said to Jim-Bean. “That means—“ was all Jim-Bean got out before the sound of automatic gunfire exploded from the entrance to the police station. Police officers sprinted down the hallway, shotguns and pistols out. “The lieutenant’s gone nuts!” they shouted. “It jumped into Masterson,” finished Blade. [/QUOTE]
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