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        <p>i can&#39;t really remember much about these or why i wrote them. so just enjoy. n.n</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small; color: #204000">He lay curled up on the bed, his ear pressed against the swollen belly of his fiance. A hand gently stroked his hair. </p><p>&quot;What&#39;s wrong Al?&quot; he asked, setting his book of baby names aside. &quot;You haven&#39;t said anything all day.&quot; </p><p>He remained still, listening to the movements of the little one inside. &quot;I&#39;m scared lovely.&quot; He opened his eyes, shifting his head just a bit to look up into those sleepy blue eyes. </p><p>&quot;I&#39;ve told you a thousand times. There&#39;s nothing to worry about. You&#39;ll be a great dad.&quot; </p><p>&quot;That ain it...&quot; he said, closing his eyes again and concentrating on the little creature. </p><p>Randy sighed, leaning back against the pillows. His hand fell from his lover&#39;s hair, and rested on his own chest. &quot;Al... we&#39;ve been through this. You&#39;ve gotten me the best doctors, and made sure we&#39;ve been eating like we&#39;re supposed to, you&#39;ve taken care of everything around here so I don&#39;t get stressed.&quot; He laughed lightly when Al suddenly lifted his head and looked down at the rounded dome of flesh. &quot;We&#39;re fine. You don&#39;t have to worry so much.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I can&#39;t help it,&quot; he said, sitting up and putting his hands against his beloved&#39;s stomach. He&#39;d been kicked right in the ear, which was quite unpleasant a feeling. &quot;What if he ends up like I was?&quot; </p><p>&quot;She,&quot; Randy corrected, &quot;will be perfectly healthy.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Randy, we can&#39;t rule out the possiblity... I&#39;m not exactly a perfect genetic specimen ye know... there&#39;s any number-a things that could go wrong.&quot; </p><p>&quot;You&#39;re not going to let this go are you? -.-&#39; I don&#39;t care if she has three heads and six arms. As long as she screams, eats, and shits like a healthy baby girl, she&#39;ll be fine.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Stop jokin &#39;round. I&#39;m tryin ta be serious &#39;ere.&quot; </p><p>Randy sighed again as Alabaster put his head back down against his stomach. &quot;I know baby. But we&#39;ve done everything we can do.&quot; He smiled softly as he stroked the mop of pink, black, and blue hair. &quot;We&#39;ll take care of anything else when we get to it.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I wanna name him Billy.&quot; </p><p>&quot;No. We&#39;re naming her Rebbeca.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Samuel William an that&#39;s the end-o it.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Rebecca Ranae.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Sammy Billy.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Becca Ran.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Billy!&quot; </p><p>&quot;Becca!&quot; </p><p>&quot;O.o What if it&#39;s twins?&quot; </p><p>There was a long pause before they looked at each other and sighed. &quot;We shouldn&#39;t have wanted it to be a suprise,&quot; they said together before looking down at the enormous belly of Randy.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="0" style="color: #000000; font-family: arial"></p><p><span style="font-size: small">---------------------------------------------------------<br /></span></span><span lang="0" style="font-size: small; color: #0000bf; font-family: arial">&#160;The days are cold. The nights are long. Here alone, without you by my side. I&#39;m older now. My memory isn&#39;t what it used to be. I&#39;ve come to rely on this journal of ours, the old orange spiral notebook you left behind that night you walked out of my life.<br />&#160;I&#39;m dying. You would think that by now I would accept it. That I would lie here and let go of this life filled with such sorrow that my old feeble heart can no longer bear.<br />&#160;I wait for you still, with two glasses of wine on the table across the room. A candle now burned down to a mere nub sticking out the top of an old beer bottle. You&#39;ll be pleased to know the kids are doing fine. Alexia just had another child. A little girl. She looks just like her dad but without a penis.<br />&#160;Yeah, I thought you&#39;d find that funny as hell.<br />&#160;You always do.<br />&#160;Kakurine brought her bunch today. You&#39;d be proud of them. They&#39;ve grown pretty big since the last time you saw them. The oldest, Nicholai, was just suspended from school a few days ago. He&#39;d found Cross&#39;s old stash of explosives. He blew up the gym with them. He&#39;s coming to stay with us and finish school out on the island. Like I said, you&#39;d be proud.<br />&#160;Cross still hasn&#39;t come. At least, that&#39;s what he wants me to think. I know he&#39;s been here, waiting with the others for the latest batch of test results. It&#39;s funny, how I can see things now. Much clearer than I had before. Even when they don&#39;t think I notice when they&#39;re here, I do. When I&#39;m asleep, and they don&#39;t want to wake me, I can feel them. I can see them. Blurred shapes and faceless forms just outside my grasp.<br />&#160;Vash is dead. He shot himself just after I took ill. Just after our son came to us.<br />&#160;I hate you, Joe. Everything you&#39;ve done to me, everything I let you do, has brought me to this moment. The moment I first saw you, it was my fall from grace. But it was well worth the downward spiral into self loathing and embittered hate. I&#39;ve always respected you, more than even our silent understandings could have ever expressed...<br />&#160;Our son... I say our son because he is your son, and I have always been your loyal companion down Hell&#39;s road. Our son is doing things. Strange things. No doubt that if there comes a time when this scrap of paper ever reaches your hands, you will know whom and what I mean. There is evil in him, so dark and viral that not even my beloved sister could ever hope to save him. But I won&#39;t stop believing. I can&#39;t stop. You&#39;ll come back, just like you&#39;ve always done, and you&#39;ll set things right. You&#39;ll make everything alright again.<br />&#160;This world is changed. I believe I&#39;m the only one who can feel it. No one around has seemed to notice the differences between the world we knew and the world as it is now. I pray that my life&#39;s work endures until we may meet again, and I can pop you one in the jaw. You know you have it coming.<br />&#160;In my search for a way to bring you back to me, I have killed myself. In finding that which allows us to live forever, I have doomed myself to the miserable fate of mortality.<br />&#160;Laugh. I know you want to.<br />&#160;I don&#39;t want to die. But I know now that it is the only way that I will ever set my eyes upon you again. Only in death will we ever find the peace we dreamed of those days we spent on Violin Road.<br />&#160;My hand is trembling, the weight of this pen is too much to bear. I will put it down and close my eyes, and wait for you and Death, whichever may come first, to take me away from this miserable dream called life... </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span lang="0" style="font-size: small; color: #004000; font-family: arial">&#160;&quot;As you&#39;ve no doubt learned by now, you have the power to call up a special friend at will.&quot;<br />&#160;He nodded. &quot;The dragon.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Yes, the dragon. Unfortunately for you, your&#39;s was the bad apple. There is one on every tree I suppose. Your dragon was Genki.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Was?&quot;<br />&#160;He nodded. &quot;Yes. However, when you last called on Genki, your body could not handle it, so, I sent him for his punishment.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;What do you mean, punishment?&quot;<br />&#160;He folded his hands together on his desk. &quot;You see, I can&#39;t have someone as powerful as Genki roaming around Hades. It&#39;s bad for both business as well as our safety. He had been linked to your sister for so long that not even the healers of Paradise could cure him. For his sins against not only us, but against all of humanity, he must be punished. Unfortunately, you must be as well.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;WHAT!&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Hold on. I pleaded your case at the last High Council, and they have agreed to nullify your entire record and give you a clean slate. However, there are a few conditions you must agree to first.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;What sort of &#39;conditions&#39;?&quot;<br />&#160;His face became like stone. &quot;As Hades law dictates, the head of the SaintSinner knightly order must be of Shinigami clan descent. As it stands now, our friend is the only one that fits the description.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;You&#39;re the head of Hades now, change the law!&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Don&#39;t you think I have tried. I&#39;ve reformed as much as I can. But if I undo certain laws, the universe itself ceases to exist. It&#39;s actually an interesting idea, but I&#39;d rather not try my luck until I&#39;ve gotten a much better grasp on how to run things around here.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;So what do I have to do?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Since Hades was founded by my predecessor, Pluto, and the heads of both the Shinigami and Delacriox clans, it was decided that each would control different aspects of the afterlife based on their individual powers. The Delacroix are responsible for Paradise and all it&#39;s workings because they were highly rightious people. The Valar, my own clan, were responsible for the major decision making due to their heightened sense of justice.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;And the Shinigami?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Like the name says, gods of death. The Shinigami were responsible for who would die and come to Hades when. But, because they played a crucial role in ousting the pre-existing regime, they were also responsible for the defense of Hades as well. Thus, the SaintSinner knightly order was born. They protect while everyone else does their jobs. But, the clan leader had three sons, so he created different positions for them. The middle son would be placed in charge of the River Styx. The eldest would be the head of the SaintSinners, and the middle son was considered Death-in-Training.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;So he was, I mean, but that&#39;s not right.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Death, the Boatman, and the head Knight were wiped out when Genki attacked Hades. Tem, or Tem&#39;s soul rather, was the middle son. But, now there is a conflict of interest. He cannot fulfill his Grim Reaper duties as well as keep an eye on Hades. That is where you come in.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;What am I supposed to do, watch a boat?&quot;<br />&#160;He smiled. &quot;No, I found something more fitting for you.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;What?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Since, as law dictates, the head of the SaintSinner order must be of Shinigami decent, the High Council has agreed to let you fill the position of Death. However, until your sins have been expunged completely, you will be working off a very strict list of names and descriptions of their subsequent deaths provided by both myself and the council. You will also have to wear an ankle bracelet that allows us to keep track of you. You make one slip, and they&#39;ll have my ass. Then I&#39;ll have your head mounted on my wall next to Voide&#39;s.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;I think I&#39;d rather suffer eternal hellfire.&quot;<br />&#160;He leaned back in his chair. &quot;That can be arranged.&quot;<br />&#160;He stroked his chin, thinking it over. &quot;What makes you think I&#39;ll agree to this?&quot;v&#160;&quot;I knew you would say something like that.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Really? So what ain&#39;t you tellin me?&quot;<br />&#160;He waited a beat, then nodded. &quot;I might as well tell you before you try to find out on your own,&quot; he said, then drew in a deep, slow breath. His face once more became like stone, and his voice was solid and even. &quot;If you do not agree to this, your punishment is not your&#39;s alone.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Yeah, Genki.&quot;<br />&#160;He shook his head. &quot;No... Shortly after you died, Tem tried to kill himself. Suicide is the worst sin of all, even more severe than those you and Genki have committed. Even attempting it condems one to a fate worse than dying. Worse than suffering through eternity, reliving the same moment over and over again like Genki must.&quot;<br />&#160;His voice actually cracked when he asked his next question.<br />&#160;And his old rival answered solomnly. &quot;In all realities, in all forms and versions, he will cease to exist. He will be expunged from history. There will be no trace left, at all, that he was even there. No one would remember him. No one would notice, nor care. His soul will return to one form, and will then fade into nothing. Not even we of the High Council will know he has come and gone. But your punishment... you would be forced to go on. Time and again, living and dying mortal life after mortal life unending. You would search, like all the different kinds of soulmates search, for him and never find him. And upon returning for your brief stay in Hades between lifetimes, you would remember. You alone would know the Truth. And it would drive you insane.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;But.... how? How do you know this! How is it even possible!&quot; He slammed his fist into the arm of the chair, his nails digging so deep that even in this world of codes and numbers, he could feel the nerve endings in his hand scream in agony as his nails dug into the hot, sweaty flesh of his palm.<br />&#160;&quot;It has happened once before.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;To who! When!&quot;<br />&#160;He turned his face away, almost ashamed of what he knew. He felt horrible now, now that he had found the old scrolls burried in the rubble that was once the great palace overlooking Hades. &quot;King Pluto was not the first to rule over Hades. He was forced to take the highest position because his predecessor went insane. Before the war that divided heaven, hell, and earth, the first ruler of Hades had raped and killed an angel, and to escape his fate, he became that which is most hated in all realms. I killed him. But... I did not have the skill, nor the power to do so. I... I was weak compared to what he had become.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Voide.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;The part of him that once was human... My first arrow did not strike. My second, even Hiei believed had struck true. But now I know, it missed, and he took it and drove it into himself to stop the pain.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Then how did he get to Hades! I thought you said the Valar clan was-&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Delacroix blood with Valar namesake. It&#39;s complicated, I know... but by right he was the eldest of the clan, and he was therefore ruler. But he snapped. No one would believe him that the woman he had raped and murdered had even existed. Pluto was forced to punish him once it was discovered he had killed himself and not I. And so, he was sent back to the living world, where he returned in the form you know him as. Again and again, he must be born, killed, and reborn to endure the agony of his greatest sin.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;But if he was the one who comitted suicide, then why does she not exist?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;She was an innocent soul. She had already lived her allotted number of lifetimes. Few as they were, she lived each one perfectly. No sins great enough to incur the wrath of the gods so to speak. She was mortal, with no connections to any otherworldy beings save for Voide. She had earned her reward in Paradise.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Then how do you know all this. If he went insane because no one else knew of her...&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Whichever fate you choose, you will find out soon enough on your own.&quot;<br />&#160;He thought on this a moment, then sighed. &quot;I still don&#39;t get it. If she was so perfect and innocent, how is it that she&#39;s not remembered at all?&quot;<br />&#160;He smiled. &quot;Because she was always mortal. When mortals have reached the end of their earthly existence, the o either to the fields or to paradise. Upon entering paradise, the mortal is considered complete, and there is no further need of remembering them. They do not cease to exist completely. They only cease to matter to the rest of us otherworldy beings.&quot;<br />++++++++++++++++++++<br />&#160;&quot;He is hailed as a saint among the sinners. But he is condemed to remain a sinner among saints. It is this paradox that gives strength to his resolve. As the head of the SaintSinner order, his blood must be shed to open the gate that you command. One thousand years and one day you will be apart, and together for just a brief series of moments before your duties call you back.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Will our pain ever end?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;You&#39;ve changed so much since back then. I remember once you tried to steal my wife away from me. You raped, you pillaged, and you burned. You threw everything important in your life away to get whatever you wanted. But the one thing you wanted most, you can never have. That is just the way it has to be.&quot;<br />-----------------------------<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&quot;Soulmates, my friend, is a rather strange and complex idea. There are so many different sorts. Ones who find love and never let it go. Others who discover hate and let it guide them through the world. Each pair has a distinct aura about them. Love is warm and pure, while hate is cold and corrupt. My wife and I, what we had was heaven sent.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &quot;...Tem and I...&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&quot;Are like two alpha males trapped in the same small closet. Strange though, the aura you two share radiates more hate and rage than I have ever seen. But... you&#39;ve formed a coexistance that sets you apart. He cannot live without your excessive beatings, and you cannot live without his rebellious and spiteful retalliations. I&#39;ve never in all my lives seen such a thing. As cold and as stubborn as you both are, one cannot exist without the other.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&quot;I had heard rumors, but I had never imagined that what the High Council had finally decided was true.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&quot;What?&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&quot;He was sent to earth to kill you. To bring you back to Hades where you were to be put on trial.&quot;<br />-----------------------------------------------------<br /></span><span lang="0" style="color: #000000; font-family: arial"><br /></span><span lang="0" style="font-size: small; color: #0000ff; font-family: arial">&#160;I brushed the flour off the table after putting the pan in the oven. Wiping my hands on the frilly pink apron tied around my waist, I moved over to the stove and cracked a few eggs into the frying pan. I beat them as they cooked in the fatty juices left behind from the sausage and bacon I&#39;d cooked before.<br />&#160;I had spent all morning in the kitchen, cleaning as I went along.<br />&#160;I heard the front door slam closed as I just finished setting the table with five plates and food.<br />&#160;I barely had enough time to set the frying pan back on the stove before little arms wrapped around my leg.<br />&#160;&quot;Da! Is this enough?&quot;<br />&#160;I pried the child from me and knelt down to her level as she presented me with a little bouquet of wildflowers. &quot;Sophie... ye didn&#39;t take those from the back yard now did ye?&quot;<br />&#160;She shook her head, her golden curls bouncing about her round, pale face. &quot;Nuh uh,&quot; she said sweetly as she ran off to drag a chair to the cubbord. She climbed up and opened it, pulling out a large plastic cup. I filled it with water for her, and let her drop the flowers in before setting it in the center of the table.<br />&#160;&quot;Da, do ya think mummy will like them?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Of course,&quot; I said as she snatched a piece of bacon from the platter. &quot;Mummy will love it. Now run along an get washed up er yer mum&#39;ll &#39;ave a fit at us both fer ruinin yer Sundy best.&quot;<br />&#160;She hugged my leg, and I gave her a pat on the head before sending her on upstairs to wash up. I laughed, taking off my apron and hanging it back on the peg by the broom closet. I made myself more presentable as I ran around straightening the livingroom.<br />&#160;My darling Sophie ran back down stairs, her face damp and a few drops of water clinging to her curls.<br />&#160;&quot;Is mummy and uncle Ryan here yet?&quot; she said excitedly as Frank galloped down the stairs, his hind paws sliding on the hardwood floor as he tried to keep his balance in his new sneakers, rather, an old pair of Sophie&#39;s when she was a babe.<br />&#160;She ran to the window when she heard the sound of the mini-van&#39;s horn.<br />&#160;&quot;They&#39;re here! They&#39;re here!&quot; she shouted, clapping her hands and jumping up and down. I chased her out into the front yard.<br />&#160;&quot;Keep yer voice down kidlet!&quot; I called, but her squeals drowned me out. I waited at the end of the stone walkway leading to the front steps. First Ryan jumped out from the passenger side, his boyfriend James stepped out from the driver side.<br />&#160;My little green eyed angel had already pulled the side door open and her little sandal clad feet were hanging out. James went around back and astarted pulling the usual things out. Sophie ran around to help as Ryan aided her mum out of the van.<br />&#160;&quot;You wipe that smirk off your face this instant Alabaster!&quot;<br />&#160;I covered my mouth to stifle a chuckle. It had been a few days since I heard Randy&#39;s annoyed chastising. &quot;This is the last time you hear me!&quot; he snapped, stopping to pull the bright blue carrier out of the middle seat.<br />&#160;I had already moved aside for Sophie and James. Ryan locked up the van before hurrying inside.<br />&#160;&quot;C&#39;mon, breakfast is getting cold,&quot; I said, taking the carrier from him and peering down inside.<br />&#160;&quot;You... Cooked?&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Yeah. An it&#39;s edible. Sophie&#39;s been munchin all through mornin.&quot;<br />&#160;He laughed as I followed him inside. The jingles of the bells told me the cats were up and about at last. When I came into the kitchen, pulling out an extra chair to set the carrier on beside Randy, Sophie was loading the critter bowls with cat food, and Frank was already sorting through the biscuits to find the perfect one for himself.<br />&#160;I sat on the other side of the carrier, looking in upside down at the dark skinned sleeping baby with soft black fuzz on the top of his head. &quot;What color eyes does he got?&quot; I asked.<br />&#160;&quot;Blue, of course,&quot; Ryan blurted out from across the table as he fixed my husband&#39;s plate. &quot;Randy, tell him what the little brat did!&quot;<br />&#160;I blinked, looking up at the glaring blond man. &quot;What&#39;d he do?&quot; I asked.<br />&#160;&quot;He gave the finger to every single female nurse that even just walked by. And he was screaming from the very second he opened his eyes.&quot; Randy happily thanked Ryan for the plate before whirling back around to me. &quot;And this is the last time you are ever doing this to me. From this moment on, you&#39;re not allowed to touch me unless you&#39;ve got a damn rubber on you hear me!&quot;<br />&#160;James laughed, and Ryan snickered as I squared my jaw and glared right back. &quot;I wouldn&#39;t &#39;ave ta if ye&#39;d just take those damn pills!&quot;<br />&#160;We went on like this off and on through breakfast, and I was suprised the little squealer slept through it all. Dead to the world like a log he was... he gets that from his Da.<br />&#160;James and I cleared the table after Randy and Ryan had gone upstairs to put little Aristotle in his crib. I&#39;d just picked up the frying pan to dry and put away when there was a small tug at my pant leg.<br />&#160;I looked down to see Sophie staring up at me with her round green eyes wide in curiosity. &quot;Da... what&#39;s a visectamy?&quot;<br />&#160;I dropped the frying pan, a nice old heacy cast iron antique, right on my bare foot. James burst into laughter as I turned the air blue with my words. Sophie giggled and ran out of the kitchen shouting. &quot;Mummy! Da said the four leter words again!&quot;<br />&#160;I&#39;m not exactly sure when it started... my transformation from shameless playboy to loving family man...<br />&#160;But I&#39;m glad it happened.<br />--------------------------------------------<br />&#160;The masses gathered in the desert valley silenced as the thin, ancient figure appeared upon the hill, the rising moon at his back, and the setting sun to his war scarred face. He held up his arms, then began to speak.<br />&#160;Four sets of inhuman eyes watched the man, as he spoke to his people, no... not his people, for they did not belong to him. He belonged to them.<br />&#160;And those so far that could not hear his voice heard his whispers on the dry, shallow winds.<br />&#160;&quot;Some call me the Messiah! Others call me the Deus Ex Machina! A monster! A priest! A General of God, and servant of Satan! But I am none of these things!&quot; He paused, wiping his mouth with his bloodstained sleeve. &quot;I am just a man! Flesh and Bone like many of you! Patched together with bits and pieces of scrap metal like the rest...&quot;<br />&#160;He shook his head, and black eyes caught the shimmer of gray pervading perfect crimson by the moonlight. Blue orbs caught sight of a dark patch over the right eye... and those blue eyes wept dearly.<br />&#160;The man clenched a fist, then opened his palm to allow a few scatter of flames leap up towards the darkened heavens. &quot;I have roamed the earth, searching, praying that I may find survivors of our great race! Blessed with gifts such as this I show you now from the moment of conception... be it in the womb or the fragile glass of a test tube...&quot;<br />&#160;He paused again, putting out his flame and wiping his hand upon the tattered rags that clung to his thigh. He shook his head as he looked out on the sea of faces, his head tilted as his voice took on a note of pity. &quot;There is no God... Where was Khrist your Savior, your Messiah, when the Antichrist rose to his throne and founded his kingdom through blood and murder? Where was Allah and his unbeatable calvary when the most powerful of empires fell?&quot; He clenched his fist again. &quot;Where was Buddha with his infinate wisdom to guide us out of this dark time! Where were Yahweh, Zeus, Jupiter, Thor, and the rest of the so called gods and goddesses during the time when Divine Intervention was needed most!&quot;<br />&#160;He slammed his fist against his chest, over and over, repeating the words &quot;In here. In here,&quot; each time. The masses went into an uproar, and when he raised his arms, they once more were silent.<br />&#160;&quot;I have spent years fighting, and killing, and sinning in search of the Truth that will set me free... And I have found it!&quot; He pointed a finger, and moved his hand slowly from one side of the face sea to the other. &quot;We are not an army of God. We are not an army of Good. We are a species on the endangered list. We are the end result of thousands of years of evolution! There is no black, white, hispanic, and indian. There is no longer many tongues. We are One People, One Voice, united in the face of annihilation. Our faiths cannot, will not save us! WE are the only ones that can save us!&quot;<br />&#160;When he unclenched his hand, there now sat in his palm a black, jeweled hilt. And he wrapped his long, calloused fingers around it, then raised the black steel blade high into the air. &quot;We will not go quietly into the good night! Together, we will fight, and we will die! But we will do so with the dignity and honor that eons of evolution have bestowed upon us!&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;---<br />&#160;The graying pilot sat with his back to the camp, a small fire burning before him as he worked on patching up his torn boots.<br />&#160;&quot;Have you come to beg forgiveness?... I give no absolutions.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;I come seeking the&#160;idiot who once envisioned a future not so bleak and bloody.&quot;<br />&#160;&quot;Then you&#39;ve come too far west my friend. That man lies cold in the catacombs up north.&quot;<br />------------------------------------------<br /></span><span lang="0" style="font-size: small; color: #2020df; font-family: arial">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Class, we have a new student joining us today.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;One of the boys in the back leaned over to whisper into his brother&#39;s ear. &quot;I hope it&#39;s not another one of those Frenchies.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Yeah, if we get another one of those frilly shirt guys I think I&#39;ll die laughing.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Come on, don&#39;t be shy dear.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Their joking stopped, and for an instant, the pair became silent while other students in the class whispered among themselves as the pale girl stepped into the room. She wore a black, tightly cinched longsleeved dress, with white lace around the bottom hem and cuffs. The high, stiff neck made her look almost like a victorian porcelin doll. Her white knee high lacy trimmed socks rose from shiny black dress shoes. She carried her bag in both hands before her, a small black bag. Her long, silky hair the color of the sun and pulled into two perfect tails at each side of her head. Her bangs perfectly curled to frame her face.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Go on dear, introduce yourself.&quot;<br />&#160;She was quiet, her round green eyes looking over the faces of her new classmates. Then, when she saw two boys in the back row with their heads down, she smiled brightly and spoke innocently.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;My name is Nessa Rose Harrison-Willeim. Pleased to meet ye.&quot; She made a small curtesy, one hand releasing her bag to lift the skirts of her dress slightly as she put one foot back and bowed her head just a little.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Nessa Rose joins us from Dublin, Ireland. Please make her feel welcome.&quot; Then, Ms. Richell turned to her with a kind smile. &quot;Sit next to the boy you like the most. You will need to share books with one of the others until I can get you one.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Graci,&quot; Nessa Rose said with another smile and a small curtsey before looking around. She walked slowly down the center aisle, and paused, looking around before shaking her head and walking the rest of the way to the back. She stopped between the two boys trying to hide their faces. &quot;May I sit between these two?&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The teacher couldn&#39;t help but smile as she looked up. &quot;Elijah, please move one seat over.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Yes ma&#39;am,&quot; he mumbled, picking up his books and moving to the empty seat next to him.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The two waited until the class was back to their lessons before muttering. &quot;What in the hell are you doing here?&quot; Eli growled.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;When did they let you out of prison?&quot; his brother, Izekiel hissed.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Mum and Da said this is one of the best schools,&quot; she replied as she snatched Zeke&#39;s book, then resumed taking her notes. Her back straight, her posture perfect, and her ankles crossed beneath her chair like a well mannered lady.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;I&#39;ll bet she burned her old school to the ground,&quot; Zeke hissed again.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;No, this time she probably threatened to kill her school counselor again.&quot;<br />&#160;She continued to smile innocently. &quot;I&#39;m right here boys. Please pay attention to the teacher.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The pair grumbled, and remained bitter through the remainder of the class.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Both boys were more than relieved when the lunch bell rang, and they stuffed their things into their bags as they tried to flee the room. However, both were caught by the backs of their shirts by two strong, yet delicate hands. &quot;Show me around.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Fuck you Nessie,&quot; Zeke said before he was yanked back hard.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;I said, show me around.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Let go of me she demon!&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;That&#39;s no way to speak to a lady. If my mum heard you talk like that to me he&#39;d tan yer hide for sure.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;She let go abruptly when their teacher came to the door to leave. &quot;Thank ya for making me most welcome in class today Ms. Richell.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Aren&#39;t you a little dear. I&#39;m sure your mother must be proud to have such a sweet girl.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Mummy is very proud madamoiselle,&quot; she replied. But once the teacher was gone, she grabbed both boys by the shirt and dragged them out the door. &quot;Yer going to show me around so I don&#39;t get lost again.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Why should we, you two faced-&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Zeke... maybe we should do what she wants... you remember the last time you said no?&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;What, it&#39;s not like she&#39;s hiding another cattle prod in her bag!&quot; He managed to escape her grasp. &quot;What&#39;s she gonna do, kick us in the nuts and run like we were three?&quot;&#160;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Her polite, innocent smile turned into quite the wicked smirk. &quot;Do as I say, or I&#39;ll grind up yer pet rabbits and feed them to ya when ya don&#39;t even suspect it.&quot; She laughed. &quot;And for your information, I have mum&#39;s stun-gun in my bag today. Ya don&#39;t think my da would let his lit&#39;le princess walk across town without anything to protect myself if I find a mugger do ya?&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Eli&#39;s blue eyes went wide, and he was more than happy to do as his cousin asked. She rewarded him with a few pieces of Laffy Taffy she&#39;d brought from home and a pat on the head.<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Zeke followed along behind them reluctantly, his hands in his pockets and his bookbag nice and secure on his back. He mumbled with each step, a lollipop stick hanging out of his mouth. &quot;Stupid no good bubble headed two faced demon woman...&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &quot;I heard that Izekiel! I&#39;m telling uncle Tyler.&quot;<br />&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The remainder of the day, Zeke kept his trap shut whenever he saw the she-demon.</span></p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>New Story</title>   
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        <p>I&#39;ve a new story I&#39;m going to post on here in the near future.</p>
<p>WORKING TITLE: Sinners and Saints</p>
<p>RATING: R (for violence, language, cannibalism, and gory stuff.)</p>
<p>MISC. : Will contain but is not limited to the following - MPreg, demonic posession, sadomasochism, very strong language, zombies of a sort, general troublemaking, SEVERE ANGST, and dismemberment. If you can&#39;t handle that or don&#39;t want to see it, then don&#39;t read the story when it&#39;s posted. Thank you.</p>
<p>SUMMARY: Alabaster Willem is immortal. His unexpected lover is not. Al had come to terms with Sam&#39;s mortality long ago, and in fact was thankful for it. It gave him a reason to keep fighting his darker half. Over the years, Sam has asked time and again to be turned into the same thing as Al. An ageless, immortal non-flesh eating zombie. Time and again he was refused. But when Sam finally makes it a demand and not a question, the immortal Fallen finally gives in. The price? His own tormented soul.</p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Super Secret Project Teaser!</title>   
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        <p>This is a teaser for the super secret project I&#39;m working on.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Prompt - Where do you see yourself in five years?</em></strong></p>
<dd>Stepping outside into the bright sun, I shield my eyes and groan. Daylight never had been my prefered light of choice. Not unless I were using it in my work. Like today.<br />
<dd>&quot;Quit yer bellyachin,&quot; the man beside me says with a grin. I groan again in reply as I fumble around in my pocket for a pair of sunglasses.<br />
<dd>I don&#39;t get out much. My work takes up most of my time. Staring at the screen in a darkened room, watching as the colors melt together in Photoshop before sending them on to another artist for the next stage in the image&#39;s development. But I don&#39;t care where it goes. Because another one is sent to me, and I put the colors in, and send it on.<br />
<dd>I&#39;m a cog in the great wheel of progress. Just another gear in a well oiled machine cranking out cartoon after cartoon.<br />
<dd>I feel a tug on my sleeve. I look up, and it&#39;s the same one that spoke to me before. The same man who&#39;d dragged me out of the safety of my appartment. Enticed me with free food and drink at a company picnic if only I&#39;d just come with him. He doesn&#39;t have many friends in the office.<br />
<dd>Neither do I. I like it that way.<br />
<dd>It keeps me happy, actually, in my own morbid way. My friends outside of work, from the older days in highschool thought I was mad when I told them I wanted to intern as a color artist for an animation studio. Any stuido would do. Any of them that would take me that is. It would afford me a certain level of privacy. I could control what details people knew about me, and I could project to my coworkers a version of me that was polite and nice, one everyone could get along with. And in this way, I could learn the things I needed to learn. Perhaps get a more steady job once the internship was finished.<br />
<dd>But the important thing was the experience, not the office friendships and personal relationships I could create.<br />
<dd>He&#39;s tugging my sleeve again. I roll my eyes behind my sunglasses and I give off that false smile that they have only ever seen from me. He&#39;s speaking again, and I&#39;m nodding as we&#39;re heading over to get some cold drinks.<br />
<dd>The day is hot, and it looks like I&#39;m the only one wearing jeans. But that&#39;s alright. I don&#39;t intend to do any running or three legged races any time soon. We find a table and sit, watching as some of the others who&#39;d brought their families take part in the festivities. I sip my drink. Ah...<br />
<dd>An ice cold Mountain Dew. My favorite.<br />
<dd>I talk nice with my day&#39;s unwanted companion. Making small talk about work and the weather and various favorite horror movies. How we got on that topic, I do not quite remember. I think it may have something to do with work. I remember coloring a set of panels last week with a rather gory death scene. It was boring work now that I think about it.<br />
<dd>As the day wears on, and I find myself talking to other people that I didn&#39;t even know worked with me, I&#39;m also finding that I may just be the only one feeling lacklustre about my job. Then again, I may not be the only one acting out a nice charade just to get the ordeal over with as quietly as possible.<br />
<dd>I&#39;ve always hated working for other people. I figured that out about myself five years ago when I went back to school. I&#39;d told myself back then that five years later I&#39;d have my own studio, my own series of books and cartoons. None of that has come to pass. I have miscalculated my goals.<br />
<dd>No matter. Five years later I have none of that. But what I do have is putting me in the right direction. With the experience I am getting here at Hawthorne Pictures, I&#39;ll be able to make it on my own in time.<br />
<dd>It&#39;s just taking a little longer than I had initially expected.<br />
<dd>Dusk is falling now. My day&#39;s companion has returned boastng a ribbon for some contest. Hotdog eating, I believe. I&#39;m just finishing off a bowl of macaroni salad and another Mountain Dew. Fireworks are next, I know. And I throw away my trash and come back to him.<br />
<dd>I&#39;ve taken my sunglasses off and put them in my pocket. There&#39;s no need for them now that darkness is nearing. I excuse myself, saying that I&#39;ve got to get up early in the morning for work. He tells me everyone&#39;s got to get up early for work. I tell him I&#39;ve gotten backed up in my work, and will need to get there early to catch up. I don&#39;t want to put everyone else behind schedule.<br />
<dd>He calls me a stick in the mud. And I laugh, that same forced polite laugh they have ever heard come from me. I bid him good night, and he reminds me that he&#39;s the one that gave me a ride.<br />
<dd>I remind him of the Cardiff public transportation system, and that I can easily enough catch a cab.<br />
<dd>On my way home, I mentally relive the events of the day. I&#39;d had fun, for my part. Though I may have seemed a stick in the mud, I had my own fun in my own way. The ride to my stop is short, and I climb off the bus to begin the walk home.<br />
<dd>I find myself suprised by the weather. Unusually dry. The crispness of the air is no suprise, but the lack of rain is. It had been raining every day during the week, and then, suddenly dry as a bone today. Almost as if mother nature had spilled out all her tears before the day of the picnic and then allowed his work-family the day to themselves without interruption.<br />
<dd>The walk home doesn&#39;t take long. I search my pockets for my keys. Find that I had left them somewhere. I try to recall if I&#39;d put them into my pocket before I left. Stupidly I realize that I hadn&#39;t. I check my watch, hoping my flatmates are in. The time isn&#39;t that late, at least one should still be around.<br />
<dd>I hit the buzzer for my flat, and I wait. No response. I hit the buzzer again and wait. On the fourth try, I finally hear an answer.<br />
<dd>&quot;Forgot my keys, let me up.&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;What?&quot;<br />
<dd>I grumble then try again. &quot;I left my keys, moron! Let me in!&quot;<br />
<dd>I hear a laugh. It had to be her... I&#39;ve two flatmates. One girl, one boy. It was the only way I could afford to move all the way to Wales from Florida. Split the rent with a couple of mates. Well, a mate and his mate. &quot;Come on!&quot;<br />
<dd>I hear the buzzer, and quickly grab the door. Once inside, I climb the stairs. The elevator&#39;s been out for weeks. I don&#39;t think anyone&#39;s ever going to get around to fixing it. Three floors up, and I&#39;m at my door. I turn the knob, hoping she left it unlocked for me.<br />
<dd>She did, and I let myself in. I hear laughing comming from the back. I frown. It sounds like it&#39;s comming from my room. This wasn&#39;t uncommon, since I was the one who had my own computer. There was another, in the tv room, but it was broken, and like the elevator I didn&#39;t know if it would ever get fixed. I knew how, I just never really had the time to deal with it.<br />
<dd>I go to the kitchen to fix myself some tea. I always like a cuppa before bed. When I start to head back towards my room, I hear a shout.<br />
<dd>&quot;It looks just like him!&quot;<br />
<dd>My frown turns to a scowl as I steel myself for kicking my flatmate and her friends out of my room. I need to get some sleep before work in the morning. When I open the door, I freeze as a head turns to look at me.<br />
<dd>&quot;You did this?&quot;<br />
<dd>I don&#39;t quite understand what the girl is asking. I know she&#39;s one of my flatmate&#39;s friends. Mentally I try to recall her name, but before I have the chance to finish, she speaks again. &quot;This is really good! You should send this off to BBC or somethink.&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;W...W...what?&quot;<br />
<dd>I creep in closer to try and see what she&#39;s talking about, and I can feel my skin crawl as I realize in horror what they&#39;ve found.<br />
<dd>My flatmate looks at me, and I can tell she&#39;s trying not to laugh. &quot;I knew you was a geek, but I didn&#39;t know you were a Doctor Who nut.&quot; She gives me a look that I can&#39;t quite place.<br />
<dd>I try my best to get them to leave, but they want to keep watching my computer. Finally, I give up and leave them to it. What harm are they really doing, anyway. I&#39;d heard them laughing. So it wasn&#39;t as if I could really be even more embarrassed.<br />
<dd>I go to the tv room and try to watch a bit of telly while they&#39;re in my room, mocking my attempts at animation. An hour passes when I realize that I don&#39;t have that much completed for them to laugh at and watch. I get up and start back down the hallway.<br />
<dd>The girls have migrated to my flatmate&#39;s room. Most of them. A few hung back at my computer for heaven only knows why. Now that it&#39;s only a few, I think I may be able to get them out of here. I try.<br />
<dd>&quot;Are you going to finish it?&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;What?&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;Your cartoon. Are you going to finish it? It&#39;s really good.&quot;<br />
<dd>I shrug. &quot;Yeah, eventually.&quot; I scratch the back of my head with a hessitant smile. &quot;So... How, uh...&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;YouTube,&quot; she said without warning. &quot;I don&#39;t see why you&#39;re wasting your time doing grunt work when you can do stuff like this.&quot;<br />
<dd>&quot;Uh... well... you see....&quot;<br />
<dd>I am sufficiently flustered, and stammering at them before I finally just stop talking. When they left my room, I stared at my computer screen at my unfinished project. It wasn&#39;t my first animation I&#39;d done on my own. I had a few others, geek themed of course, posted on YouTube. But under a user name I didn&#39;t think anyone that knew me would be able to puzzle out.<br />
<dd>Unfortunately... I&#39;d left myself logged in. The rest... well the logic trail had been obvious to follow.<br />
<dd>As I shut down my computer, and then climb into bed, I stare at the ceiling and sigh. It&#39;s been a strange day with strange things. Odd thoughts and nostalgia somewhat.<br />
<dd>I look back again to five years ago, to the moment I had decided to set foot on this trail. I&#39;d told them all then I had wanted to move to Cardiff, make cartoons, and someday get famous from it.<br />
<dd>Well, at this point in time I have accomplished two of those three things.<br />
<dd>If that group of girls enjoyed my cartoons so much, then maybe I had a shot. Maybe she was right, and I should leave Hawthorne Pictures and make it on my own. Lose the job security my internship provides for me currently and take a big risk.<br />
<dd>I roll over and decide to remain with Hawthorne for now. The experience is what I need right now. It&#39;s a cutthroat business, especially when smaller companies have to compare to giants like Disney and Pixar and Dreamworks. Not to mention all of those companies dotting the islands of Japan.<br />
<dd>No, I&#39;ll stay where I am and take security over risk for now. After all, I&#39;ve got five more years to think about where I&#39;m going next. Five years is just a halfway mark. Ten is the real kicker. </dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd></dd>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>QotD: Best-Seller</title>   
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<p>If you were going to write a book, what would you write about? </p></blockquote>
<p> I have written books. I just haven&#39;t published them... yet. They&#39;re a hodgepodge of sci-fi/fantasy/modern/horror.... stuff.</p>
<p>Lots of random STUFF.</p>
<p>Like.... Dragons, vampires, shapeshifting demons, angels that kick butt, the inner workings of Hell, an artist/musician who can control shadows and his demonic boyfriend/husband-ish thing who&#39;s a dehtroned prince of hell.... that kinda thing.</p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>New Banner Up.</title>   
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        <p>The new banner&#39;s up. It was created for me by Z. n.n She&#39;s fuckin awsome yousguys.</p>
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        <p>1. I need to make another dribbly post here. I&#39;m getting around to it. Sorry for the lack of updates. It&#39;s been due to a few things, really. Fanfic writing, my personal mental state, and various other personal things I&#39;m not going to spill out here. It&#39;s not the place to do so.</p>
<p>2. I&#39;m going to be changing the banner/header here again. It&#39;s just time that i do that. So don&#39;t be suprised. I&#39;m also changing links to the side to updated projects and such.</p>
<p>okay, I lied. Three things....</p>
<p>3. Wait.... I forgot what that third thing was. So here, have this instead. It has to do with a top secret project I&#39;m working on with Z (again.)</p>
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        <title>Creativity Flows Again!</title>   
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        <p>I&#39;ve been going through.... well, some stuff lately. And it&#39;s hindered my creative process. But here&#39;s some new dribbles! Written over the past 3 days! YAY!</p>
<p>enjoy! n.n!!!</p>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He lay on his back staring up at the ceiling with sightless eyes. He felt his chest rising and falling, and the subtle ache in his hip throbbed just enough to remind him it was still there. &quot;Hey Al?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Yeah Sam?&quot; came that voice, sleepy and slightly lilting. Always beside him, and never far from reach.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;You can do magic right?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;What? Like pull a scarf outta a rabbits arse?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He laughed, wincing as he let it rock his fragile body. &quot;I don&#39;t think it goes quite like that,&quot; he said, his wrinkled face pulling his lips into a smile. &quot;And not that kind. Those are tricks. I mean, you&#39;re... you&#39;re you. You can do stuff. Not-human stuff.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;There was a long silence from the man beside him. The only way he knew Al still lay next to him was the musk that permeated the air. The subtle hint of strawberry kiwi shampoo. The distinct, exotic scent of his skin, stiffled only by the clothes he wore. It was enticing and comforting at once. He smelled like an exciting mixture of Medditeranian spices and the strongest, most intoxicating whisky. He licked his lips, his mind just about to drift further before he heard him speak.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Yes.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A simple word. A small word. But spoken with such trepedation. Such... fear.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;But I won&#39;t do it,&quot; he added. &quot;Not even fer you.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;A feeling he hadn&#39;t known in years rose up in his old bones. A mixture of anger and jealousy, never a good combination, fueled his words. &quot;You&#39;d do it for Tyler, if you-&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Don&#39;t go there with me,&quot; was Al&#39;s harsh reply as Sam felt the matress move slightly. The man beside him becomming tense and full of sudden, unspoken rage.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;But you would have, if you could though,&quot; he said. &quot;Back then.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Silence drifted between them once more. A different sort. The old man let the words hang in the air. He had no doubt he&#39;d struck true to the obviously still raw nerves of that particular subject shared so unusually between them.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;At last, the silence was broken, and the tenseness eased from the air and from his unlikely partner&#39;s body. &quot;Yeah,&quot; Al said. &quot;But that was back then, when I was young an stupid an greedy.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The old man snorted as he laughed, glad that the dark cloud he had summoned had passed. &quot;You?&quot; he choked out sarcastically. &quot;Never.&quot; They laughed together a few minutes more, and when the moment had passed, he sighed. &quot;Why not me though? I mean, you could do it. I could be like you, if I wanted. I could-&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He stopped when he felt moist lips press against his temple, followed by a hand brushing the hair he knew to be sparse and gray with his many years from his forehead.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;I could. You could be&#160;strong, healthy, and young again. You could&#160;live forever, just like me, if you wanted,&quot; he said softly before his voice dropped an octave. &quot;But first I&#39;d have to kill you. Then do... unspeakable things. And your very soul would be devoured and you wouldn&#39;t be you anymore. You&#39;d be something wicked and dark and vile. The&#160;cost of such a thing is too steep a price to pay. And I would never force this... evil on another. Not on you, not on anyone. Even if you begged me.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>(this one kinda.... got away from me there near the end. n.n&#39; sorries!)</div>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;I had two children,&quot; he said. &quot;A boy and a girl.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;What happened to them?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Their mother and I got a divorce. I could have them for the summers. And some holidays. My girl was old enough to bitch and talk back, so she was sent to me with no problem. But my boy...&quot; He started to drift off the end of his sentence, taking a sip from his glass before forcing back his emotions again. &quot;My boy was kept from me. I tried to see him at every opportunity. I sent gifts, cards, letters. I don&#39;t know if he even was allowed to see them. I tried calling him, when he came of age. But... He would never answer.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;When I did last see him though, it was not under the best of terms. My best friend, who I&#39;d been looking after for many years, had just died. I was an emotional wreck.&quot;</div>
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<div>(this was written as a bit of a lark. n.n)</div>
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<div>TIME LORD ETTIQUETTE</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>1. Companions</div>
<div>Companions are a very serious business to a Time Lord. They are best friends, pets, men, women, human, otherwise, and the occasional equal. They travel with these companions, showing them impossible things, and in general the whole of time and space. They are also someone a Time Lord can, and often do, trust with their [many] lives.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>2. Transport</div>
<div>Be it a TARDIS or any other means, a Time Lord&#39;s personal transport and anything inside is literally all they have. They go to great lengths to protect it, and will even go so far as to patch it together with bubble gum and paperclips if necessary. String and band-aids are ideal for such repairs.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>3. Tools</div>
<div>Tools come in an assortment of shapes, sizes, and types. From sonic to laser. Even the occasional tin dog or oversized rubber mallet attatched to the console. Tools are very important to the sanity as well as the security and survival of a Time Lord. To be entrusted with their most important tools is a sign of respect and trust that is on such a level that it has no other equal.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>4. Origin and Pride</div>
<div>While such a status is indeed something to be proud of, a sensible Time Lord will not reveal him/herself as such unless necessary given the situation (See case study &quot;SPACE TITANIC&quot; on page 6,142). However, the occasional indulgence is entirely expected. Revelation of his/her origin in the Post-Time War era will often be and is currently met with disbelief, scrutiny, amazement, or no response at all given that the species encountered may not have ever heard of them. Therefore, one must take great care in who this secret is revealed to. When it is revealed, it is imperitive that a Time Lord do so with pride and dignity, with no shame nor fear, especially when confronting a Dalek.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>5. Obligation and Adversaries</div>
<div>This is the most important, dangerous, and hardest part. A Time Lord&#39;s duty is to experience the universe, explore it&#39;s mysteries, and delve into alien cultures. This is so that they can amass great knowledge and wisdom. And they must share these things with their companions whenever possible, after their initial explorations of course. A Time Lord&#39;s obligation is to protect life where they find it, save the innocent, and set things right when they go wrong. In doing so, they will make and meet many adversaries. And will be forced into epic battle. It is a Time Lord&#39;s obligation in such a circumstance to do so with as little bloodshed as possible even if the end result is the loss of their own life. (The&#160;only&#160;exception to this is when dealing with Daleks. In these extreme cases, genocide is highly recommended.) The continued existence and prosperity of Time and the Universe must always come first.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>6. Regenerations</div>
<div>A way devised by the greatest Time Lord, Rassilon, to cheat death so to speak. It came about when the Gallifreyans as a race became sterile and unable to sexually reproduce. (See entry &quot;Houses of Cousins&quot; page 4,993 and entry &quot;Looms of Gallifrey&quot; page 4,997) The regeneration cycle consists of 12 regenerations of the entire body, with 13 different and distinct incarnations. If a Time Lord is near death (be it from old age, poison, mortal wound, etc.) their body will generate a restorative energy which will heal all wounds and rewrite their entire biological/physical appearance. Personalities and voices are also known to change.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>6.5. Biological Metacrisis</div>
<div>In the event that a Time Lord wishes to remain in their current incarnation when a regeneration is triggered, they can do so provided they are in possession of and proximity to a genetically identical receptical. The process is rather straightforward. A Time Lord allows the regeneration to begin; however once wounds and injuries are healed, the excess energy must be immediately siphoned into the receptical. The regeneration is thus aborted.</div>
<div>WARNING: The receptical is highly voltatile following the event. It must be locked away immediately where no one can touch it, especially humans. The result would be the creation of a cloned Time Lord from the residual regeneration energy with personality characteristics as well as some genetic and physical traits of the one who touched the receptical.</div>
<div>&#160;</div>
<div>7. Leaving Companions</div>
<div>A Time Lord is immortal, barring accidents. All companions are temporary, even fellow Time Lords. As a rule of thumb, Time Lords to not become too attatched to their companions because of this. However, it happens. Many leave on their own, wanting to return home or finding a new world to settle on. Others will die. This is unavoidable, and happens to the best of them. Some are simply lost. (See case study &quot;ROSE&quot; on page 1,294).</div>
<div>And still, for those who have become far too attatched to their companions, there is a situation reffered to simply as &quot;Aberdine&quot;.</div>
<div>To Aberdine a companion is to purposely leave them behind against their will or knowledge. &quot;See case studies &quot;SARAH JANE SMITH&quot; page 97, &quot;SUSAN FORMAN&quot; page 8, and &quot;DONNA NOBLE&quot; paves 1,472 through 2,010.)</div>
<div>Depending on how the task is done, the term &quot;Hatianed&quot; may be substituted. It may be harsh, but this is in fact the kindest and most humane way to leave companions behind when all other options are exhausted.</div>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;You&#39;ll be in here till we can get your old room sorted,&quot; he said. &quot;Breakfast is at 8AM, Lunch is at noon. Supper is-&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;At 5:30 sharp. Just like when I was a kid. Got it,&quot; Zeke said, dropping his duffle bag inside the doorway of the guest room.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;If you need anything, I&#39;m across the hall after midnight.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He raised a brow at this, and looked at the man who looked so much younger than himself. &quot;Wait, didn&#39;t that used to be...&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Al smiled. &quot;Don&#39;t break your brains trying to think it out, kiddo. I toss and turn when I sleep, and with how old your brother&#39;s got... Don&#39;t need me breaking his ribs when I roll over is all.&quot;</div>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;It&#39;s still just the two of you. In this giant house.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He nodded, chopping some parsley before adding it to the sauce towards dinner. &quot;There&#39;s a maid that comes in three days a week to help me out. But it&#39;s pretty much just us two. Three now that you&#39;re here. Again.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Why don&#39;t you just get a smaller place?&quot; Zeke asked, picking at his salad. He wasn&#39;t going to eat it, but figured since Al had made it for him, he may as well pretend that he was. &quot;Or put him in a home.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Al shook his head as he wiped his hands on his apron. That old, frilly pink one that Zeke was suprised was still in one piece. &quot;Sam refuses to let go of the place. Says it&#39;s all he&#39;s got left that matters.&quot; He shrugged as he wiped down the counter, then turned to lean back against it. &quot;And I wouldn&#39;t put him in a home even if all I had was a cardboard box to shove him in. The man deserves to live his last years in dignity, not in some fucking waiting room for death.&quot;</div>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Your brother and Nessa are comming down from New York this evening. They&#39;ll be here by dinner. Try to clean yourself up and behave.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;What? WHY?!&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Why not? They heard your were in town, and wanted to come see you. They need a few days vacation anyway.&quot;</div>
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<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He chewed his lip as he saw the band on his brother&#39;s finger. &quot;Well,&quot; he said, shuffling his feet. &quot;Married now?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Elijah blinked at him in confusion, then gave a weak smile and a nod. &quot;Uh... yeah,&quot; he said, distratcting himself by sipping his wine. &quot;Five years this last April.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Who&#39;s the lucky-&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;It&#39;s not important,&quot; Eli said quickly. &quot;It&#39;s purely for public relations. And political reasons.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;I see,&quot; Zeke said, shuffling his feet again in awkward silence.</div>
<div>---------------------------------------</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Nessa&#39;s in line to be the next govenor of New York,&quot; Sam said, slightly impressed that at least one of the little bastards of their hodge-podge family was achieving something at least. He grinned as he heard Al put a plate down in front of him before the chair to his right scraped against the floor, signaling that the other man was sitting down.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;It&#39;s not official yet, Sam,&quot; she said. &quot;I still have to survive the primaries.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Al smirked, unfolding a napkin and laying it across his lap. &quot;With Eli workin on your campaign, there&#39;s no way you&#39;ll lose, princess. You&#39;ll be the first third party govenor they&#39;ve had in... Well, I can&#39;t even begin to remember when.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Sam laughed. &quot;One thing&#39;s for sure,&quot; he said, knowing their conversation was making Zeke very uncomfortable, for more reasons than one. &quot;I&#39;m sure as hell glad we don&#39;t live there anymore.&quot;</div>
<div>---------------------------------</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;So you and Eli? But he&#39;s... and&#160;you don&#39;t&#160;got a...&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;She laughed. &quot;Oh no...&quot; she said, swiling her wine around in her glass as if it were brandy. &quot;Not with each other.&quot; Her smile was sly, was wicked and cruel. &quot;But he does let me watch.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;You&#39;re a sick, twisted woman, you know that?&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;She laughed again, then took a sip from her glass. &quot;You&#39;re one to talk, Ezekiel. Everyone knows you and poor, naiive Eli were... a bit closer than brothers should be.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He felt the blood drain from his face as it ran ice cold in his veins. He didn&#39;t think anyone knew about that. Unless Eli... No. He wouldn&#39;t do that. He was smart. Hell of a lot smarter than him.</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;Oh hell, don&#39;t look at me like that. He didn&#39;t tell anyone, if that&#39;s what you&#39;re worried about.&quot; Her laughter was sharp and dark and hot and all things foul despite it&#39;s sickeningly sweet melody. &quot;Everyone sort of figured it out in their own time. Sam first, of course.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;...How?...&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&quot;He smelled it. You know what they say about losing one sense. The others get stronger. And Sam&#39;s got one hell of a sense of smell. Better than any bloodhound, that&#39;s for sure.&quot;</div>
<div>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;He glared at her as she drained her glass, then rose from the table. &quot;Don&#39;t keep my husband up too late tonight, Casanova. He and I have a photo-op in the morning before brunch with the Pensylvania govenor and his wife. Make sure not to leave any love bites.&quot;</div>
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        <p>these are just some random rambling dribbly things i&#39;ve been writing down lately. most don&#39;t make much sense. and yeah.... i&#39;ll TRY to section them all together with the characters involved. (I.E. whoniverse will be one color, heroesverse another, random al bits in green or something, etc.)</p>
<p>enjoy. :)</p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">Doctor Who/Torchwood universe</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">The Alabaster bits.</span></p>
<p>-------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You save the universe. Ran an intergalactic organization. And are currently on the run from said organization and you&#39;re... you&#39;re BLOGGING!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What?&quot; he asked. &quot;Jack and Martha get to blog whenever THEY save the universe. Why can&#39;t I?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">--------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;James?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Sorry Quincy. Did I wake you?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;No,&quot; he said sleepily, turning on his bunk and burying half his face into his pillow. &quot;I was just drifting is all.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-----------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Someday, it&#39;ll be the end.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Don&#39;t talk like that Doc.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I&#39;ve only got 3 regenerations left Jack. And when the last one&#39;s come and gone, she&#39;ll have nowhere else to go. Our home is gone. She won&#39;t be much trouble. She&#39;ll lock down to one spot-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I have an idea,&quot; Jack said as a smile slowly spread across his face.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You have a sister,&quot; he said. &quot;Half-sister really.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Oh?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">Jack nodded. &quot;Her name is Jenny. One day, you&#39;ll meet her.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Dad, there&#39;s something I need your help with.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Yeah, make it quick,&quot; Jack said, slowing his running pace a bit. &quot;I&#39;m in the middle of something.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Who&#39;s calling you at a time like this? Hang up and keep running!&quot; the Doctor shouted back to him.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I died,&quot; the voice on the other end said. &quot;Twice.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What?&quot; Jack said, stopping dead in his tracks.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">The Doctor skid to a stop. &quot;Come on Jack! Goombas! Flaming turtle shells and rolling mushrooms! Deadly to the universe!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;In a minute Doc!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;We don&#39;t HAVE a minute!&quot; the Doctor shouted back, throwing his arms in the air as he glanced down the corridor ahead of them.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Okay,&quot; Jack said, ignoring the impatient Time Lord. &quot;Is your face still the same?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Dad, what the hell-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Just answer the question.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Yeah, but I don&#39;t see-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Good. Don&#39;t worry. It happens. Part of being an alien. Don&#39;t tell anyone. You&#39;ll be fine.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;But-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Gotta go. Running for our lives. Daddy loves you,&quot; Jack said, turning off the mobile and dropping it into his pocket.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What was that about?! Come on!!!!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">Jack laughed, looking over his shoulder to see a giant mushroom with big enormous eyes rolling towards them. He took a few jogging steps before breaking into a full run. The Doctor took the cue and started running again.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">When Jack caught up with the wiry man, he laughed. &quot;You owe me a trip to the nearest pleasure planet!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What? Why? Who was that?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;The kid died twice. Didn&#39;t regenerate. I win! You so owe me!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Jack Harbourne. Writes <em><strong>The World That Wasn&#39;t </strong></em>book series.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Those were pretty good,&quot; Gwen said.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;The hero is a nameless man called Traveler. And the villain, also nameless, called the Emperor.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Sounds a little too close to home,&quot; Martha said, looking to Jack.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">He knew that look. &quot;Add that to the curiosities stack,&quot; he said at last.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Why aren&#39;t we pursuing this? He knows about things no one is supposed to-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Orders from higher up,&quot; Jack said.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You ARE higher up. Or was it-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Martha. We leave the Harbournes alone. They&#39;re on the shortlist, understood.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;But-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Do not aproach. Don&#39;t even observe.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-----------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;There was a story when I was young. One I was told over and over again. The story of a man who was fire and ice, and who burned like the sun at the center of Time. A noble lord who longed for nothing more than adventure and the vastness of space.&quot; He smiled down at the cup between his hands. &quot;Gramps told me such stories. Stories, he said, I could never tell mum.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">--------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;John? Is that you boy?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">He nodded. &quot;All grown up,&quot; he said, glancing back at the door where he knew a younger self had left just hours before. &quot;And oh what a tale I have to tell you.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You found him. That Doctor and his blue box?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">Again he nodded and pulled over a chair. &quot;I did. But that&#39;s not the story I want to tell. I&#39;ve been out there, gramps. I&#39;ve seen strange galaxies and alien worlds and so many wonderful, terrifying things...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">----------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Oh this... This isn&#39;t natural,&quot; he said. &quot;This is, well... It&#39;s supposed to be impossible.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What Doc?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;There&#39;s... Now, I&#39;m ecstatic that I&#39;ve found this, but at the same time, I&#39;m severely concerned.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Well?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">He took off his glasses for dramatic effect. Whether he knew this or not made little difference, because it worked. &quot;This sample contains Time Lord DNA.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What?!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;More specifically, <strong><em>my</em></strong> Time Lord DNA.&quot; He nodded, back to all business. &quot;I&#39;m going to need more time to anylize the samples, but this is definately not supposed to happen.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You got me pregnant?!?!&quot; Jack shouted, suddenly angry, but could do little more than sit there with his slightly bigger than normal stomach. &quot;I thought you said-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Well, it&#39;s not exactly a science, you know. Plus, we did have a lot to drink.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You had ONE banana daqueri! ONE!!!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;And you had 17 hypervodkas and a shot of tequila. I&#39;m suprised you&#39;re not pissing straight alcohol.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-------------------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;This is how it ends,&quot; he said. &quot;It&#39;s always been how it ends. No matter what we do...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">Quin grabbed his hand. &quot;You did your best.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I&#39;m sorry.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">The American smiled. &quot;I wouldn&#39;t spend the end of the universe any other way,&quot; he said. &quot;Now, fancy a cup of coffee before we march to our deaths?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Yes please. Two sugars with a bit of that hazelnut creamer.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;All we&#39;ve got is black.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">--------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I know you...&quot; she said. He nodded.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;It&#39;s me mum. It&#39;s your Johnny.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;My head,&quot; she whimpered. &quot;It burns.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;It&#39;s okay mum. I&#39;m here. Everything&#39;s going to be okay. I&#39;m going to help you.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;John...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">He looked up at Wilf with a sad smile. &quot;Next time you see me...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">The old man nodded. &quot;You look after her, you hear. You take good care of my Donna.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I will,&quot; he said, wrapping her in his greatcoat before lifting her up some.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">-------------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">There was a flash. Brilliant and blinding in the central work area of the Hub. When it subsided, a man stood with weapon raised, aimed straight at his head.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Help me!&quot; he shouted as the woman in his arms, wrapped in his coat, screamed savagely.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Who-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Commander Harkness!&quot; he snapped. &quot;Help me get this woman to a cryo unit!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">---------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Roland, what the hell!&quot; Jack shouted.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;I&#39;m sorry,&quot; JJ said, emerging from the morgue. &quot;I didn&#39;t know what else to do. There wasn&#39;t any time.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;You did this?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;No,&quot; he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;Donna Noble died, kid. She died 40 years ago. And now you&#39;re telling me-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;40 years?&quot; he said, staring at him in confusion. &quot;Wait... we time jumped? Shit. I&#39;ll have to get this thing looked at again. Trust John to fuck up anything he touches...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;What happened?&quot; Jack demanded.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #80cde6">&quot;She remembered. She remembered everything. I had to get her frozen before we lost her for good.&quot;</span></p>
<p>-----------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p>-----------------------------------------------------------</p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Your skin is so cold...&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;I&#39;m sorry,&quot; he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Don&#39;t be.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">---------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;This is an altered world,&quot; he said. &quot;One touched by the hands of gods, not men.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;You and your companions,&quot; he said thoughtfully. &quot;You&#39;re an odd lot. An angel, a demon, a mortal and... whatever you are.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">The older man smiled and sipped his tea. &quot;Is it so hard to believe? You&#39;re a walking corpse, married to an angel who, by the way did what no man should ever be able to do... twice. And you cavort with mortals all the time.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">He nodded his defeat. &quot;True. But your lot, you&#39;re different. I can&#39;t put my finger on it.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">The other man continued to sip his tea. &quot;We are bound by different rules than you and your&#39;s.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;How so?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">He grinned. &quot;For one, we are more closely tied to this world than you are. We are more than what we seem, like you. However we can and do often die. God holds no power over us, because we serve no masters other than ourselves. Even Lucifer himself holds no sway in our dominion.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Pagans,&quot; Al said at last with a nod of understanding. &quot;And what dominion is that, may I ask?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">He set down his cup and wiped his mouth with one of the rather fancy looking cloth napkins on the table. &quot;Purgatory, my old friend. Neither good nor evil. Only a state of perpetual balanced existence.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">----------------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Dragons? Are you serious?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Is it really so hard to believe, Alabaster?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Now that I think about it.... YES!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;And like being a demon prince from hell is much better?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Hey, at least I don&#39;t breathe fire,&quot; he replied.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;No. You just fuck anything that crosses your path.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Oi! Not the girls!&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Okay. Unless they&#39;re a girl.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">------------------------------------</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Interresting...&quot; the stranger said without lowering his sword. &quot;I had not counted on another of my kind here.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;If I pull the trigger,&quot; Al said. &quot;Will you get back up?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Yes.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Which crown do you serve, swordsman?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;I serve no crown,&quot; he spat out bitterly.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Then I&#39;ve no quarrel with you, sir.&quot; Al slowly lowered his weapon, but the stranger did not reciprocate.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;And you?&quot; he said, pressing the blade&#39;s tip into his flesh. &quot;Which crown do you kneal to?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;I forfeit my crown, sir.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">Navy eyes softened, and the sword was quickly sheathed. &quot;My apologies, Lord-&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;No formalities,&quot; Al said, raising a hand. &quot;Just call me Alabaster.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;Many like us I&#39;ve cut down in my journeys. You are the first to encounter me and survive.&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">&quot;There are others?&quot;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #33cc33">He nodded. &quot;Yes. But they are not of the peaceful mind. Most seek to destroy. Others... merely pawns of Lucifer&#39;s generals.&quot;</span></p>
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        <title>QotD: Five Senses</title>   
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        <published>2009-07-06T04:07:28Z</published>
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<p>If you had to give up one of your five senses, which one would it be? </p></blockquote>
<p> smell. because let&#39;s face it, half the food we all find disgusting is based on 90% smell and 9% taste and 1% name.</p>
<p>plus, i wouldn&#39;t have to deal with the constant bombardment every time i go through a mall department store and have an asthema attack in the perfume section.... and i DON&#39;T EVEN HAVE ASTHEMA!!!</p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>QotD: Flattery Will Get You Everywhere</title>   
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<p>What&#39;s the best compliment you&#39;ve received lately? </p></blockquote><p> &quot;Wow. You&#39;re awake and nobody had to make a pot of coffee to bribe you with.&quot; - My mom.</p>   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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