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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6230481" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>THE HIDDEN</p><p>02 THE BODY </p><p>SEGMENT 024</p><p>“GONE FISHIN’ ”</p><p>11/30/13</p><p> </p><p>EYRE 18, 999 </p><p> </p><p>Looking carefully, comparing the image to the pond before him, Truth verifies this is their stop. The pond has a slightly oval shape with steep rock cliffs covering over half of the edges. Thick brush covers most of the rest. There is only a twenty foot section they can easily access the pond by. Covering most of the water’s surface is extremely large lily pads. They are roughly four foot around. Near the center is, strangely enough, a small rocky island with a well in it. Thick clouds of large bugs swarm and hover near the cliffs. </p><p> </p><p>“Does this mean we have to cross the water using the lily pads?” asks Rose with some uncertainty.</p><p> </p><p>“I will not.” States RAF. He is not happy with the appearance of this “innocent” pond.</p><p> </p><p>“Any thoughts or ideas?” asks Cy as he too is uncertain about jumping from pad to pad.</p><p> </p><p>“How deep is it?” asks Tom.</p><p> </p><p>Rose calmly goes to the water’s edge and looks. “Can’t tell. The pads are blocking the light. But it’s a steep drop off anyway.”</p><p> </p><p>Truth looks at Maul and RAF. Hot good but they have done worse. “Who wants to go first?”</p><p> </p><p>Rose gracefully steps onto the pad she was closest to too. It easily supports the elf’s weight. With a shrug of her shoulders and a mischievous smile she hops from pad to pad easily and reaches the well. “Comon- it’s safe.”</p><p> </p><p>Cy volunteers to carry Maul. Tom sighs in surrender and pats Maul on his head. “I’ll be okay and so will you.” He begins to go across. Though not as graceful as the Valenar Swordswoman, the Shifter crosses without incident. He occasionally checks out the thick cloud of bugs hoping they are not smaller to the Stirge they fought earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Cy hefts up maul and thinks how heavy the wolf is. Is it too late? With a humph from Maul, they hop onto the first pad. He wobbles but stays up right. Nervous, Tom calls out encouragement…. From the safety of the island.</p><p> </p><p>Next pad, they make it but stumbles a few short steps but keeps his balance. RAF shakes his head and looks at the water. “You go your way- I’ll go mine.” Before Truth can ask what he meant by that, RAF steps out onto the water and splashes in and down. “NO!” calls out Truth. “I may need your help with…. Dammit RAF.” A few bubbles rise that marked where he stepped in.</p><p> </p><p>Cy jumps and falls. Both he and Maul hit the water. Maul swims the rest of the way. Cy climbs onto the pad noisily.</p><p> </p><p>As RAF begins to sink he sees something very large move up to the area under a pad and suddenly swim with a burst of speed into the pad. Cy finds himself air bourn and hits a pad and rolls partially off of it. RAF begin is “yell” and wave his arms and legs in hopes of distracting the ten foot long Large Mouth Bass that thinks it has a large frog on the pads to eat. Worse- a second shadow can be seen near where the insects were hovering.</p><p> </p><p>Cy pulls his legs out of the water as a large sense of suction and a large lip can be seen under the pad. “There’s something in here!” he calls out as he checks his location. In the middle- of course.</p><p> </p><p>Truth scrambles about hoping to think of something. Instead, he sees a shadow (the second bass) and believes he can distract it by splashing the water’s surface with his staff. “It’s a damned fish!” calls out Cy as he sees a bit of the fish under the water’s surface.</p><p> </p><p>Instead of splashing, Truth begins to wave the metal staff under the water. He had heard fishermen on the dock speak about fish being attracted to moving metal lures…. Just maybe… “WHOOMPH! With a big splash Truth, staff and all is taken by the second bass. “Truth!” calls out Cy as the original bass strikes again. He is air bourn again but lands back on a pad… closer to the island.</p><p> </p><p>RAF hits the silt bottom- thirty feet down. He sees a large white mass (the underbellies) of two fish. One striking pads and the other seems to be struggling with something in its mouth. He waves around again and tries to call out but has no air remaining to form the words. Cursing badly, he tries to walk forward but finds the silt is strong. Bad memories of his first trip into the swamps comes to mind. He doubles his effort and struggles forward- one step at a time.</p><p> </p><p>Rose pulls out some rope and offers to use it for Cy whom is lying flat on the pad hoping not to alert the fish to his location. The thud of the rope does it for him. J Even as he quickly rolls into the loop the bass strikes again. He falls into the water but Tom and Rose were already pulling. The bass barely misses him as he is roughly dragged onto another pad. (To all bass fishermen reading this…. Doesn’t this sound like a popper lure? J )</p><p> </p><p>Truth gets thumped several times as the bass tries to swallow him. Using his staff, he tries to block it. The fish’s eyes bulge as Truth kicks at his upper mouth. Suddenly he goes down, staff and all!</p><p> </p><p>RAF shakes his head. He hopes that was NOT Truth but knows better. For being so smart, Truth can be a true idiot. He continues forward after spotting the base of the very vertical rock island.</p><p> </p><p>Cy gets to his feet and screams as he runs for not the next pad but to jump beyond it to the island. He hits the rock hard but kicks and yells his way in with maul’s help (he bites gently but firmly onto his collar to pull)</p><p> </p><p>RAF watches the fish wait then looks to see where the other one is. He sees the back end bulge then burst and a tattered robed warforged tumble out slowly through the water.</p><p> </p><p>Just before this, Truth was being squeezed by the stomach muscles of the fish. The warforged artificer has no small daggers or weapons to get out. He decides to use his best and most powerful infusion- the blast rod. He concentrates on his wand with a dragon head on it. It glows and releases its energy. Having nowhere to go, he absorbs some of the impact as well shredding his robe. In a burst of blood and flesh, he finds himself thrown out of the bottom of the fish.</p><p> </p><p>He free falls to the silt below as he watches the bass. It is swimming away but sideways leaking more than just blood. Truth is happy to be out but can’t believe that blast didn’t kill it. The other fish detects the violent vibration of the explosion and the scent of blood in the water. It begins to slowly swim away from the island watching the worm-like intestines dangles behind it.</p><p> </p><p>Tom and Rose try to shot arrows at the fish as it moves away but cannot figure out the angle with the water and the concealment from the large pads. </p><p> </p><p>RAF slowly climbs his way to the surface, nearly taking an arrow in the process. Truth is not as good at climbing. He keeps falling back to the bottom as he tries repeatedly to climb up. Eventually he makes it.</p><p> </p><p>On the top, Truth looks at his tattered and fish oiled robe. Sighing deeply, he strips it off and leaves it behind.</p><p> </p><p>Carefully, Cy once more takes Maul and they begin to descend into the well. Never do they look above them.</p><p> </p><p>Above them, an airship is crossing over the swamp. </p><p> </p><p>“Lord Vollax, those people are climbing in.”</p><p> </p><p>He merely looks down in calm rage.</p><p> </p><p>“Could that be one of the entrances to the mazes below? The maze that you have ordered your men to investigate?”</p><p> </p><p>Soon the ship passes them, on its way to Yrlag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6230481, member: 9255"] THE HIDDEN 02 THE BODY SEGMENT 024 “GONE FISHIN’ ” 11/30/13 EYRE 18, 999 Looking carefully, comparing the image to the pond before him, Truth verifies this is their stop. The pond has a slightly oval shape with steep rock cliffs covering over half of the edges. Thick brush covers most of the rest. There is only a twenty foot section they can easily access the pond by. Covering most of the water’s surface is extremely large lily pads. They are roughly four foot around. Near the center is, strangely enough, a small rocky island with a well in it. Thick clouds of large bugs swarm and hover near the cliffs. “Does this mean we have to cross the water using the lily pads?” asks Rose with some uncertainty. “I will not.” States RAF. He is not happy with the appearance of this “innocent” pond. “Any thoughts or ideas?” asks Cy as he too is uncertain about jumping from pad to pad. “How deep is it?” asks Tom. Rose calmly goes to the water’s edge and looks. “Can’t tell. The pads are blocking the light. But it’s a steep drop off anyway.” Truth looks at Maul and RAF. Hot good but they have done worse. “Who wants to go first?” Rose gracefully steps onto the pad she was closest to too. It easily supports the elf’s weight. With a shrug of her shoulders and a mischievous smile she hops from pad to pad easily and reaches the well. “Comon- it’s safe.” Cy volunteers to carry Maul. Tom sighs in surrender and pats Maul on his head. “I’ll be okay and so will you.” He begins to go across. Though not as graceful as the Valenar Swordswoman, the Shifter crosses without incident. He occasionally checks out the thick cloud of bugs hoping they are not smaller to the Stirge they fought earlier. Cy hefts up maul and thinks how heavy the wolf is. Is it too late? With a humph from Maul, they hop onto the first pad. He wobbles but stays up right. Nervous, Tom calls out encouragement…. From the safety of the island. Next pad, they make it but stumbles a few short steps but keeps his balance. RAF shakes his head and looks at the water. “You go your way- I’ll go mine.” Before Truth can ask what he meant by that, RAF steps out onto the water and splashes in and down. “NO!” calls out Truth. “I may need your help with…. Dammit RAF.” A few bubbles rise that marked where he stepped in. Cy jumps and falls. Both he and Maul hit the water. Maul swims the rest of the way. Cy climbs onto the pad noisily. As RAF begins to sink he sees something very large move up to the area under a pad and suddenly swim with a burst of speed into the pad. Cy finds himself air bourn and hits a pad and rolls partially off of it. RAF begin is “yell” and wave his arms and legs in hopes of distracting the ten foot long Large Mouth Bass that thinks it has a large frog on the pads to eat. Worse- a second shadow can be seen near where the insects were hovering. Cy pulls his legs out of the water as a large sense of suction and a large lip can be seen under the pad. “There’s something in here!” he calls out as he checks his location. In the middle- of course. Truth scrambles about hoping to think of something. Instead, he sees a shadow (the second bass) and believes he can distract it by splashing the water’s surface with his staff. “It’s a damned fish!” calls out Cy as he sees a bit of the fish under the water’s surface. Instead of splashing, Truth begins to wave the metal staff under the water. He had heard fishermen on the dock speak about fish being attracted to moving metal lures…. Just maybe… “WHOOMPH! With a big splash Truth, staff and all is taken by the second bass. “Truth!” calls out Cy as the original bass strikes again. He is air bourn again but lands back on a pad… closer to the island. RAF hits the silt bottom- thirty feet down. He sees a large white mass (the underbellies) of two fish. One striking pads and the other seems to be struggling with something in its mouth. He waves around again and tries to call out but has no air remaining to form the words. Cursing badly, he tries to walk forward but finds the silt is strong. Bad memories of his first trip into the swamps comes to mind. He doubles his effort and struggles forward- one step at a time. Rose pulls out some rope and offers to use it for Cy whom is lying flat on the pad hoping not to alert the fish to his location. The thud of the rope does it for him. J Even as he quickly rolls into the loop the bass strikes again. He falls into the water but Tom and Rose were already pulling. The bass barely misses him as he is roughly dragged onto another pad. (To all bass fishermen reading this…. Doesn’t this sound like a popper lure? J ) Truth gets thumped several times as the bass tries to swallow him. Using his staff, he tries to block it. The fish’s eyes bulge as Truth kicks at his upper mouth. Suddenly he goes down, staff and all! RAF shakes his head. He hopes that was NOT Truth but knows better. For being so smart, Truth can be a true idiot. He continues forward after spotting the base of the very vertical rock island. Cy gets to his feet and screams as he runs for not the next pad but to jump beyond it to the island. He hits the rock hard but kicks and yells his way in with maul’s help (he bites gently but firmly onto his collar to pull) RAF watches the fish wait then looks to see where the other one is. He sees the back end bulge then burst and a tattered robed warforged tumble out slowly through the water. Just before this, Truth was being squeezed by the stomach muscles of the fish. The warforged artificer has no small daggers or weapons to get out. He decides to use his best and most powerful infusion- the blast rod. He concentrates on his wand with a dragon head on it. It glows and releases its energy. Having nowhere to go, he absorbs some of the impact as well shredding his robe. In a burst of blood and flesh, he finds himself thrown out of the bottom of the fish. He free falls to the silt below as he watches the bass. It is swimming away but sideways leaking more than just blood. Truth is happy to be out but can’t believe that blast didn’t kill it. The other fish detects the violent vibration of the explosion and the scent of blood in the water. It begins to slowly swim away from the island watching the worm-like intestines dangles behind it. Tom and Rose try to shot arrows at the fish as it moves away but cannot figure out the angle with the water and the concealment from the large pads. RAF slowly climbs his way to the surface, nearly taking an arrow in the process. Truth is not as good at climbing. He keeps falling back to the bottom as he tries repeatedly to climb up. Eventually he makes it. On the top, Truth looks at his tattered and fish oiled robe. Sighing deeply, he strips it off and leaves it behind. Carefully, Cy once more takes Maul and they begin to descend into the well. Never do they look above them. Above them, an airship is crossing over the swamp. “Lord Vollax, those people are climbing in.” He merely looks down in calm rage. “Could that be one of the entrances to the mazes below? The maze that you have ordered your men to investigate?” Soon the ship passes them, on its way to Yrlag. [/QUOTE]
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