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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 2033805" data-attributes="member: 6294"><p><strong>3 : Bridge Over troubled Waters</strong></p><p></p><p>Beverly followed up her warning with a grenade. Her throw landed right in the midst of the four humanoids that had appeared behind the group. The grenade detonated with a flash of white flame, spraying red hot shards of metal in all directions. Two of the creatures were knocked from the ledge, and fell screaming into the darkness. The other pair reeled, dazed and bloodied.</p><p></p><p>"That should slow them down." the young heiress flicked her hair.</p><p></p><p>"Ninja jump!" Simon leapt onto a broad, flat rock and flourished his rapier.</p><p></p><p>"Aren't ninja supposed to be quiet, and crap?" Bev asked.</p><p></p><p>"Ninja thrust!" Simon stabbed the creature which had felled Smith, piercing it through the throat. The beast gurgled and fell. Bev raised her eyebrows,</p><p></p><p>"Ooh, I could get to like the ninja thrust."</p><p></p><p>Fabio pouted.</p><p></p><p>"It's time for a little rhythm and black'n'blues." Floyd flicked the switch on his golden guitar, then swung the blade at the other humanoid. The creature and its head parted ways like a punk band with creative differences. </p><p></p><p>"You two." Floyd gestured at Simon and Beverly, "See to those two behind us." he gestured, and a cheesburger appeare in his hand. Talking a deep bite that left trickles of grease running down his chin, he continued through a mouthful of food. "Fubio, keep wutch dun thur. Ull see tuh Smuth."</p><p></p><p>Pushing the rest of the cheeseburger into his mouth in a single piece, the servant of Elvis mumbles his way through a prayer. The power of rock and roll flows from his fingers, filling Smith with energy and strength.</p><p></p><p>"Praise the Lord." the Mormon opens his eyes.</p><p></p><p>"Hail to the King, ba - <em>urrgk</em>." A morningstar smashed into the side of Floyd's head.</p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"Did we get a close-up of that?"</span></p><p></p><p>Johnson punched buttons on the console in front of him,</p><p></p><p>"Yes sir. Camera three." he brought the footage up on the main screen.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"Excellent."</span> Patton gave a dry cackle, <span style="color: yellowgreen">"That's the kind of shot that sells an extra thousand laser discs. Make sure it goes in the promo shots. In slow motion: I want everyone to see the way that tooth came flying out."</span></p><p></p><p>"Looks like a pretty nasty hit, Sir. I guess he won't be eating any more cheeseburgers for a while."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"That's no bad thing. Boy could stand to lose a few pounds."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p>Three more of the bestial-looking humanoids streamed out of the darkness, led by one whose beard and hair were thickly streaked with grey. He barked orders at the others as they attacked, sweeping his axe to drive back Fabio and the still-reeling Floyd.</p><p></p><p>Smith rolled backwards and came to his feet, narrowly avoiding another sweep of the wickedly sharp axe.</p><p></p><p>"We could use a little help here!" he yelled over his shoulder.</p><p></p><p>"Kinda busy!" Beverly yelled back. She and Simon opened fire on the two creatures behind them, but only one fell. The other roared its rage and ran across the rope bridge. As Simon desperately fumbled to re-draw his rapier, the creature grabbed Beverly and began to wrestle her toward the edge. She gave a scream of frustration as the 'Super-Ninja' struggled with his sword "Simon! Quit playing with it! Get it out and stick it in him!"</p><p></p><p>"I'm trying!"</p><p></p><p>"Not hard enough!" Bev tosses her head in the time-honoured fashion of teen girls everywhere, then drives her knee into her opponent's groin. The humanoid's eye bulge to about twice theit usual side, and he suddenly finds far more important things to be holding than Beverly.</p><p></p><p>"Hai-Yah!" Simon finally sinks his sword into their opponent, who has most definitely lost his Dex bonus. The creature expires with a soft gurgle. Beverly looks askance at the Ninja.</p><p></p><p>"What was <em>that</em>?"</p><p></p><p>"That was my Ninja battle-cry."</p><p></p><p>"Does Miss Piggy know you're stealing her line?"</p><p></p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p></p><p>The screen showed Fabio duck under his opponent's blow, then lance his sword into the creature's leg. The beast stumbled, leaving an opening, but the handsome human was already turning to engage a few foe. A brief smile flickered on his lips as he heard the soft, wet <em>crunch</em> of the creature's skull, which meant that Smith had finished the job.</p><p></p><p>To his left, another of the humanoids fell, screaming as it clutched the severed stump of its arm. Floyd kicked it aside and stepped into the gap, standing side by side with Fabio as they both chopped at the creatures' leader. The grey-hair batted Floyd's blow aside, but Fabio's blade gouged its shoulder. It grunted, shifting to protect its injured side, but Fabio stepped to its left, giving Smith room to stretch their line, and suddenly the creature was menaced on three sides. Seconds later, it fell, blood oozing from three new wounds.</p><p></p><p>Patton cackled his glee,</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"God damn! I think we just saw those boys use teamwork."</span></p><p></p><p>"Yes sir. They were most impressive."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellowgreen">"They were -"</span> the General broke off an a deep-throated roar of rage blasted from the speakers, setting the whole room throbbing with bass. His dry skin creaked into a cold smile of bone-yellow teeth, <span style="color: yellowgreen">"- teamwork or not, seems like life's decided to take a piss on their parade, eh Johnson?"</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 2033805, member: 6294"] [b]3 : Bridge Over troubled Waters[/b] Beverly followed up her warning with a grenade. Her throw landed right in the midst of the four humanoids that had appeared behind the group. The grenade detonated with a flash of white flame, spraying red hot shards of metal in all directions. Two of the creatures were knocked from the ledge, and fell screaming into the darkness. The other pair reeled, dazed and bloodied. "That should slow them down." the young heiress flicked her hair. "Ninja jump!" Simon leapt onto a broad, flat rock and flourished his rapier. "Aren't ninja supposed to be quiet, and crap?" Bev asked. "Ninja thrust!" Simon stabbed the creature which had felled Smith, piercing it through the throat. The beast gurgled and fell. Bev raised her eyebrows, "Ooh, I could get to like the ninja thrust." Fabio pouted. "It's time for a little rhythm and black'n'blues." Floyd flicked the switch on his golden guitar, then swung the blade at the other humanoid. The creature and its head parted ways like a punk band with creative differences. "You two." Floyd gestured at Simon and Beverly, "See to those two behind us." he gestured, and a cheesburger appeare in his hand. Talking a deep bite that left trickles of grease running down his chin, he continued through a mouthful of food. "Fubio, keep wutch dun thur. Ull see tuh Smuth." Pushing the rest of the cheeseburger into his mouth in a single piece, the servant of Elvis mumbles his way through a prayer. The power of rock and roll flows from his fingers, filling Smith with energy and strength. "Praise the Lord." the Mormon opens his eyes. "Hail to the King, ba - [i]urrgk[/i]." A morningstar smashed into the side of Floyd's head. * * * [color=yellowgreen]"Did we get a close-up of that?"[/color] Johnson punched buttons on the console in front of him, "Yes sir. Camera three." he brought the footage up on the main screen. [color=yellowgreen]"Excellent."[/color] Patton gave a dry cackle, [color=yellowgreen]"That's the kind of shot that sells an extra thousand laser discs. Make sure it goes in the promo shots. In slow motion: I want everyone to see the way that tooth came flying out."[/color] "Looks like a pretty nasty hit, Sir. I guess he won't be eating any more cheeseburgers for a while." [color=yellowgreen]"That's no bad thing. Boy could stand to lose a few pounds."[/color] * * * Three more of the bestial-looking humanoids streamed out of the darkness, led by one whose beard and hair were thickly streaked with grey. He barked orders at the others as they attacked, sweeping his axe to drive back Fabio and the still-reeling Floyd. Smith rolled backwards and came to his feet, narrowly avoiding another sweep of the wickedly sharp axe. "We could use a little help here!" he yelled over his shoulder. "Kinda busy!" Beverly yelled back. She and Simon opened fire on the two creatures behind them, but only one fell. The other roared its rage and ran across the rope bridge. As Simon desperately fumbled to re-draw his rapier, the creature grabbed Beverly and began to wrestle her toward the edge. She gave a scream of frustration as the 'Super-Ninja' struggled with his sword "Simon! Quit playing with it! Get it out and stick it in him!" "I'm trying!" "Not hard enough!" Bev tosses her head in the time-honoured fashion of teen girls everywhere, then drives her knee into her opponent's groin. The humanoid's eye bulge to about twice theit usual side, and he suddenly finds far more important things to be holding than Beverly. "Hai-Yah!" Simon finally sinks his sword into their opponent, who has most definitely lost his Dex bonus. The creature expires with a soft gurgle. Beverly looks askance at the Ninja. "What was [i]that[/i]?" "That was my Ninja battle-cry." "Does Miss Piggy know you're stealing her line?" * * * The screen showed Fabio duck under his opponent's blow, then lance his sword into the creature's leg. The beast stumbled, leaving an opening, but the handsome human was already turning to engage a few foe. A brief smile flickered on his lips as he heard the soft, wet [i]crunch[/i] of the creature's skull, which meant that Smith had finished the job. To his left, another of the humanoids fell, screaming as it clutched the severed stump of its arm. Floyd kicked it aside and stepped into the gap, standing side by side with Fabio as they both chopped at the creatures' leader. The grey-hair batted Floyd's blow aside, but Fabio's blade gouged its shoulder. It grunted, shifting to protect its injured side, but Fabio stepped to its left, giving Smith room to stretch their line, and suddenly the creature was menaced on three sides. Seconds later, it fell, blood oozing from three new wounds. Patton cackled his glee, [color=yellowgreen]"God damn! I think we just saw those boys use teamwork."[/color] "Yes sir. They were most impressive." [color=yellowgreen]"They were -"[/color] the General broke off an a deep-throated roar of rage blasted from the speakers, setting the whole room throbbing with bass. His dry skin creaked into a cold smile of bone-yellow teeth, [color=yellowgreen]"- teamwork or not, seems like life's decided to take a piss on their parade, eh Johnson?"[/color] [/QUOTE]
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