- un gato
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- Intrepid Mythic Member
We’ve watched while the stars burned
Out, and creation played in reverse.
The Universe freezing in half-light.
Once I thought to escape.
To end a master, step out of the
Path of collapse. Escape would make us God.
Yet I cannot help but remember one enigma,
A hybrid, elusive destroyer.
This is the one mystery I have not solved.
The only element unaccounted for.
Last thread, un gato mentioned dual story lines; mine starting in the hospital, his on a secret case. Here's mine:
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I awoke in the hospital with a nurse standing over me. She was replacing the bandages on my head.
"Hey there cutie. Can ya tell me what happened?"
SLAP!
"Ok. no more names. But what happened to me?"
"You had a bomb explode in your face. Then your office collapsed on top of you. You've got a broken arm, a gash in your temple, and you've been in a coma for a month. You're lucky to be in one piece."
Suddenly it all hit me like a ton of bricks. I started to remember everything. Unity, New Mombasa, the bomb. I tried to get up, much to the surprise of the nurse.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"To get some answers." And with that, I hobbled out of the hospital toward my office.
"Oh my god! My office! My baby!"
Where my office used to stand was now a pile of re-bar, concrete, and rubble. I was staring at the mess when something caught my eye; the only thing still intact. It was a photo in a frame. There was a man standing next me in the pic. He was holding up a shiny new badge. He looked familiar.....
"un gato....I haven't talked to him since my first case. I wonder what he's doing."
My question was soon answered. A man appeared from the shadows. He was tall, bald, and spoke with a scottish accent.
"He's on a secret case. You know what it is."
"Unity."
"We couldn't wait til you healed to go after him. un gato was sent incognito. But there's a problem."
"Lemme guess. You want me to fix this "problem".
"Three days ago he was traveling with some of Unity's highest lackeys in the Underground. Someone recognized him as a detective. The lackey's found out. We haven't heard from him since. I think you know what we want you to do."
"Find him, rescue him, eliminate Unity."
"Correct." He fished around in his bag for something. "Here, you'll be needing this."
"My magnum." There were three bullets left in the clip.
"How am I supposed to find him?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. You're the detective......."
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Here's the last story. Sorry if it's a little short. I'm feeling a little under the weather right now. (cold)
MC's Brother sent this nice PM from the Bungie.net abyss, where those who have been banned are cast. He should return from the hell of eternal "your mom" jokes in about a week, though.
And here's a link to last weeks chapter in the saga. If it classifies as a saga, I'm not sure.
[Edited on 1/20/2005 6:57:41 PM]