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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5117238" data-attributes="member: 3285">The Jaded Temple: Part 4 – Out of the AshesJim-Bean rose out of the ashes, sputtering.&nbsp; He looked around.&quot;I think I contained the blast,&quot; he said.&nbsp; &quot;You guys can get up now.&quot;Slowly, Archive, Caprice, and Hammer got to their feet.&quot;Where's Guppy?&quot; asked Caprice.&quot;Here,&quot; said Tau, holding a blade against Guppy's throat.&nbsp; Guppy's eyes were wide with fear. Tau was edging towards the exit.&nbsp; &quot;Don't make ah move or ah will kill him.&quot; Jim-Bean shook his head.&nbsp; &quot;No you're not,&quot; he said slowly.&nbsp; &quot;You're not going to kill anybody.&nbsp; You're going to put your sword down and come over here.&quot;The leader of the Tcho-Tchos froze.&nbsp; Slowly, his arm jerking unnaturally, every muscle fighting the instinct, he threw his sword to the ground.&quot;I said,&quot; Jim-Bean repeated, &quot;come here.&quot;Tau released Guppy.&nbsp; He took one halting step after another.Guppy scrambled for his cistron.&nbsp; The explosion has ripped through the cable connection.&nbsp; The sputtering remains of computer parts were everywhere.&nbsp; &quot;Damn it!&quot; swore Guppy.&nbsp; &quot;I almost had their entire database!&nbsp; Everything, all the locations of Tiger Transit's operations…we could have taken the whole thing down!&quot;Nobody spared Hammer a glance.&nbsp; Caprice yanked something out of the wreckage.&nbsp; &quot;This looks like a hard drive.&nbsp; Maybe we can reconstruct it…&quot;&quot;No big deal,&quot; said Jim-Bean.&nbsp; He patted Tau, who stood next to him, on the back.&nbsp; &quot;Where's the Seventh Scroll?&quot;Tau strained.&nbsp; He looked as if he were trying to bite his own tongue. Or what was left of it, anyway.&quot;Cho Chu-Tsao took it…to Alulu Island.&quot;&quot;And why is she going there?&quot;&quot;To perform…the Invocation of Yuk Lung.&quot;Jim-Bean nodded. &quot;See?&nbsp; This is so much easier when we're all friends.&quot;&quot;Yeah,&quot; said Hammer warily.&nbsp; &quot;Friends.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 5117238, member: 3285"] [b]The Jaded Temple: Part 4 – Out of the Ashes[/b] Jim-Bean rose out of the ashes, sputtering. He looked around. "I think I contained the blast," he said. "You guys can get up now." Slowly, Archive, Caprice, and Hammer got to their feet. "Where's Guppy?" asked Caprice. "Here," said Tau, holding a blade against Guppy's throat. Guppy's eyes were wide with fear. Tau was edging towards the exit. "Don't make ah move or ah will kill him." Jim-Bean shook his head. "No you're not," he said slowly. "You're not going to kill anybody. You're going to put your sword down and come over here." The leader of the Tcho-Tchos froze. Slowly, his arm jerking unnaturally, every muscle fighting the instinct, he threw his sword to the ground. "I said," Jim-Bean repeated, "come here." Tau released Guppy. He took one halting step after another. Guppy scrambled for his cistron. The explosion has ripped through the cable connection. The sputtering remains of computer parts were everywhere. "Damn it!" swore Guppy. "I almost had their entire database! Everything, all the locations of Tiger Transit's operations…we could have taken the whole thing down!" Nobody spared Hammer a glance. Caprice yanked something out of the wreckage. "This looks like a hard drive. Maybe we can reconstruct it…" "No big deal," said Jim-Bean. He patted Tau, who stood next to him, on the back. "Where's the Seventh Scroll?" Tau strained. He looked as if he were trying to bite his own tongue. Or what was left of it, anyway. "Cho Chu-Tsao took it…to Alulu Island." "And why is she going there?" "To perform…the Invocation of Yuk Lung." Jim-Bean nodded. "See? This is so much easier when we're all friends." "Yeah," said Hammer warily. "Friends." [/QUOTE]

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