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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4909944" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Future/Perfect: Part 10 – Snakes in the Grass</strong></p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean ran to and fro, trying to calm the cultists down.</p><p></p><p>"Everyone, everyone, this isn't necessary! We don't know what they want! Everyone calm down!"</p><p></p><p>Ignis agreed with him. "We must not fire first!" he shouted repeatedly. "I will speak with them! Be calm!"</p><p></p><p>The jittery cultists, who were unaccustomed to armed conflict despite their training, took their positions. The six officers stood calmly in the clearing in front of the farmhouse.</p><p></p><p>Ignis checked his pistol and made sure it was loaded. Then he approached with six similarly armed men. Jim-Bean watched from a distance.</p><p></p><p>"Hello!" Ignis squinted in the glare of the spotlights. "Sergeant Moreno, is that you? What brings you to our farm?"</p><p></p><p>Moreno said nothing. He just slowly turned his head to stare directly at Ignis. Then he lifted the bulk in one hand and dropped it. </p><p></p><p>It was the guard at the gate.</p><p></p><p>"What…" Ignis swallowed, horrified. "What did you do to him?"</p><p></p><p>Moreno was stone-faced. As one, all six of the police officers pointed at the six cultists. </p><p></p><p>Ignis' arm was up, his pistol drawn.</p><p></p><p>"Wait!" shouted Jim-Bean, "don't shoot!"</p><p></p><p>But the envoy of six cultists had all drawn their pistols. They pointed it at their own foreheads.</p><p></p><p>In perfect synchronization, they fired at once, blowing a hole in their skulls. Six bodies slumped to the ground, dead.</p><p></p><p>All hell broke loose. The cultists fired on the officers. The officers seemed to yawn, ejecting a snake head that tore loose from the confines of the flabby, false skins they wore. And it was then that Jim-Bean finally saw what was sleeping in the Mound.</p><p></p><p>Without a disguise in place, they were squat pale creatures, approximately five feet tall. They stood upright like men, but with long, muscular arms tipped by crude hands with basic prehensile thumbs. Their skin was the texture of a tire, shot through with white splotches, but otherwise it was a bright red. Their faces had two huge vulpine eyes and a slit for a nose.</p><p></p><p>"Shoot!" shouted Jim-Bean, running back to the farmhouse. "Keep shooting!"</p><p></p><p>Bullets didn't seem to slow them down. One serpent person launched itself at a cultist right behind Jim-Bean, engulfing his head with a snap of its unhinged jaw. More cultists went down as the snake-people tore into them.</p><p></p><p>Archive chanted something on the comm. "They're immune to my magic!" was his frustrated response a moment later.</p><p></p><p>"Just shoot them!" shouted Hammer, running into the clearing. He unleashed a fusillade of bullets into one of the serpent men, blowing its head off. Ichor spewed everywhere. "They bleed!"</p><p></p><p>Some of the cultists panicked and ran into the house or out into the field. </p><p></p><p>"Keep firing!" said Jim-Bean. The serpent people were taking them out one by one, but if they stood together…</p><p></p><p>One of the serpents burst into flames. Archive shouted in triumph.</p><p></p><p>"Guess they're not that immune to magic either," said Hammer. "Drive them…"</p><p></p><p>His voice trailed off. The false Moreno was swaying, its eyes glowing, staring at Hammer. Slowly, he lowered his own rifle and moved it to under his chin.</p><p></p><p>"Hammer!" shouted Archive. "Snap out of it!"</p><p></p><p>The serpent Moreno slithered closer, just within striking distance. Hammer stood perfectly still. It reared back its head…</p><p></p><p>And then Hammer thrust the barrel of the rifle into its open maw and fired. Snake brains blasted out of the back of the enormous maw. </p><p></p><p>The remaining serpents were dead, riddled with bullets. Police cars flashed in the distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4909944, member: 3285"] [b]Future/Perfect: Part 10 – Snakes in the Grass[/b] Jim-Bean ran to and fro, trying to calm the cultists down. "Everyone, everyone, this isn't necessary! We don't know what they want! Everyone calm down!" Ignis agreed with him. "We must not fire first!" he shouted repeatedly. "I will speak with them! Be calm!" The jittery cultists, who were unaccustomed to armed conflict despite their training, took their positions. The six officers stood calmly in the clearing in front of the farmhouse. Ignis checked his pistol and made sure it was loaded. Then he approached with six similarly armed men. Jim-Bean watched from a distance. "Hello!" Ignis squinted in the glare of the spotlights. "Sergeant Moreno, is that you? What brings you to our farm?" Moreno said nothing. He just slowly turned his head to stare directly at Ignis. Then he lifted the bulk in one hand and dropped it. It was the guard at the gate. "What…" Ignis swallowed, horrified. "What did you do to him?" Moreno was stone-faced. As one, all six of the police officers pointed at the six cultists. Ignis' arm was up, his pistol drawn. "Wait!" shouted Jim-Bean, "don't shoot!" But the envoy of six cultists had all drawn their pistols. They pointed it at their own foreheads. In perfect synchronization, they fired at once, blowing a hole in their skulls. Six bodies slumped to the ground, dead. All hell broke loose. The cultists fired on the officers. The officers seemed to yawn, ejecting a snake head that tore loose from the confines of the flabby, false skins they wore. And it was then that Jim-Bean finally saw what was sleeping in the Mound. Without a disguise in place, they were squat pale creatures, approximately five feet tall. They stood upright like men, but with long, muscular arms tipped by crude hands with basic prehensile thumbs. Their skin was the texture of a tire, shot through with white splotches, but otherwise it was a bright red. Their faces had two huge vulpine eyes and a slit for a nose. "Shoot!" shouted Jim-Bean, running back to the farmhouse. "Keep shooting!" Bullets didn't seem to slow them down. One serpent person launched itself at a cultist right behind Jim-Bean, engulfing his head with a snap of its unhinged jaw. More cultists went down as the snake-people tore into them. Archive chanted something on the comm. "They're immune to my magic!" was his frustrated response a moment later. "Just shoot them!" shouted Hammer, running into the clearing. He unleashed a fusillade of bullets into one of the serpent men, blowing its head off. Ichor spewed everywhere. "They bleed!" Some of the cultists panicked and ran into the house or out into the field. "Keep firing!" said Jim-Bean. The serpent people were taking them out one by one, but if they stood together… One of the serpents burst into flames. Archive shouted in triumph. "Guess they're not that immune to magic either," said Hammer. "Drive them…" His voice trailed off. The false Moreno was swaying, its eyes glowing, staring at Hammer. Slowly, he lowered his own rifle and moved it to under his chin. "Hammer!" shouted Archive. "Snap out of it!" The serpent Moreno slithered closer, just within striking distance. Hammer stood perfectly still. It reared back its head… And then Hammer thrust the barrel of the rifle into its open maw and fired. Snake brains blasted out of the back of the enormous maw. The remaining serpents were dead, riddled with bullets. Police cars flashed in the distance. [/QUOTE]
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