Action, Adventure, Excitement, Part 4
                              Chapter 32

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:08:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:51:22 -0500
Knytt Said As CAoL Message # 00003949

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:50:40
>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003941
>
>Pyewackett will notice that Morgan isn't actually _unconscious_, just
>deeply in shock. She's marginally aware of what's going on around
>her, but she's _feeling_ the changes being made to the Mother's body
>much as if they were happening to her own. This is, understandably,
>_very_ uncomfortable ;-). He will also note that is company is most
>welcome.
>
><OOC: Our cat, Fuzzy [yes, named after _that_ Fuzzy ;-)], does
>something similar. He's a real cuddler.>

<OOC: So is the RL Pyewackett.>

>   Roland 'turns' to Nemo, in his element once more. /This is the
>sort of thing I was trained to fight. The scale is a little out of my
>league, but between my experience and your power level this should
>not be a problem.

/Good, cause I'm at a loss for a solution./ Mike sends.

>   Roland places his hand on Morgan's forehead. /"Sleep,"/ he says
>softly, and Morgan unclenches and relaxes. Roland does the same,
>having felt an echo of her ordeal. /Thanks, Pyewackett,/ he sends,
>and turns to Molly with a faint smile on his face.

/No problem. I'll keep an eye on her while you work./ the feline
purrs.

>   /We appreciate your offer, but as far as we know the only way to
>help her in more than the short term is to undo the damage being done
>to Gaia. As you seem to be our resident expert on ley lines, if you
>could help Nemo with that we'd appreciate it./

/Uh, sure./ Molly says.

>   ^Knytt-Mike-if you want to call yourself Noshabkeming, that's your
>business. Names have power, go by whatever you want.^

^Nah, that's too long to say. I'd be run over by a truck before
someone could warn me.^

>>/Nemisis, make sure we are forwarding to Justin, please, and anyone
>>else not on the 'Web if you can spare the processing time. Finding
>>our Amber friends is far more important.
>
>   Roland blinks. /Finding... What, are they lost?/ (assuming someone
>fills him in)

/Of a sort...{update}/ Mike sends.

>>/Roland, Stranger, while we figure out how to deal with Jadis, what
>>do you two know about the Grey now that might help us with them?
>
>   /Precious little, I'm afraid,/ Roland admits. /They're different
>enough from other races of this type that I can only make
>generalizations. Their thought patterns are very rigid, and their
>culture is very different from anything I've ever dealt with before.
>Fortunately, in terms of raw firepower, they don't seem to be a
>significant threat at this time./ Roland smiles faintly. /I'm pretty
>sure that my counter-part here can keep them busy./ <ooc: Related
>post to follow>

/Well, that will do fine. We'll come back to them after the current
crisis is over./

>   Roland folds his arms, looks at Mike sternly, and says in a low
>voice, "I don't drink." And then can't suppress the grin anymore :^).
>   /Of course we love each other. We're Callahanians. Now let's go
>kick some villain butt./

/Knew he'd say that./ Knytt says with a smirk.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:50:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:30:13 -0400 (EDT)
Shadow <pookie> Said As CAoL Message # 00003945

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:36:34 -0500
> Knytt Said As CAoL Message # 00003939
>
>>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 08:29:17 -0700 (PDT)
>>Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003937
>>
>> Mike, has the possible side effect of that Rune on Lord Fuzzy,
>>  And Vice-Versa, occured to you?/
>
> /No it hadn't, thank you. Fuzzy, any opinions?/

OOC: As a datum, the rune itself and the energies in it are neutral.
the side effects are not in the case of the corruption of the ground
above the lines, but the storms are a natural effect, if caused
unnaturally. Once the rune is completed, however, infernal energies
will be in abundance, as it is now, the increase is only very slight,
as evidenced by the corruption of the ground.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:56:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:02:57 -0700
Stranger Said As CAoL Message # 00003950

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:50:40
> Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003941
>
>>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 04:51:35 -0500
>>Knytt Said As CAoL Message # 00003934
>>
>>/Roland, Stranger, while we figure out how to deal with Jadis, what
>>do you two know about the Grey now that might help us with them?
>
>    /Precious little, I'm afraid,/ Roland admits. /They're different
> enough from other races of this type that I can only make
> generalizations. Their thought patterns are very rigid, and their
> culture is very different from anything I've ever dealt with before.
> Fortunately, in terms of raw firepower, they don't seem to be a
> significant threat at this time./ Roland smiles faintly. /I'm pretty
> sure that my counter-part here can keep them busy./

/Indeed. As a race they believe absolutely in the survival of the
strongest, but they seem to co-operate as a race, I suspect they have
very much less individual ego than humans, I don't know. They are
certainly capable of suicide tactics where necessary. I can't crack
their telepathy either, clearly they use some sort of telepathy, but
it appears to be on a completely alien band./

He looks out the window at the blue sky.

/Inside a week any Greys outside their ships will be dead. I don't
know how long the ships can last, but they'll have to return to their
homeworld. They can't live in Earthlike conditions for very long./

/The Az devices need to be destroyed. Nemo? Are you capable of pulling
the remaining humans from them like you did the one on Anglesey and
flattening them? Otherwise I'll tell my fleet to launch./
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:57:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE Over on Greyworld

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:20:07 -0700
Stranger Said As CAoL Message # 00003951

>> You will be contacted in the same way that you were on Earth
>> initially. They consider your offer and their response is...
>>
>> "If you have the power to destroy us then that is what you must do.
>> The strong must thrive and the weak must die. If today we are weak
>> then so be it."
>>
> "Why should should I destroy you when you may be of use to me? There
> is no logic in destroying a potential tool."
>
> *That* ought to keep them busy a while.

They consider for a while and reply.
"No, we are not prepared to be of use to anyone. Their is no strength
in that."

>> However, on a very weak, minor node sideband, narrow beam
>> transmission <OOC: Whatver, it's an obscure carrier, and a weak
>> signal, but it's aimed straight at your billboard>
>> Nemo receives a signal, originating from a group of Greys deep in
>> one of the Grey industrial areas. Or maybe it's agricultural, it's
>> hard to tell with the Greys.
>> All it says is...
>>
>> "Help?"
>
> Nemo will reply as unobtrusively as possible, and try to slip an
> observing device into the area.

OK, the 'rebel' Greys number maybe half a dozen or so, in response to
Nemos reply they explain the following, they are rushing, as though
they expect to be interrupted.

"Our leaders are weak, they believe strength lies in domination.
although we are few in number we see that true strength lies in
co-operation. Our race is strong because it co-operates, how much
stronger our two races would be if we stood together."

Nemo detects three saucers on an intercept course at this point, ETA
about fifteen minutes.

"Now our planet is here we are secure, we no longer need Earth. Help
us to depose our leaders and we will be " translator has some
difficulty with this next word " brothers to humans not enemies."

Oh yes, Nemo can't help but notice these Greys seem rather pale. Ill,
perhaps?
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:02:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003952

> Knytt Said
> /Ok, stand by for an update...{}. That's what is up. Nemisis wants
> to know what that rune will do to you and-or you to it./

/A moment while I think about it ...
 The Rune itself, Not much Either way...
Oh I should pick up a little High-Planar Charge but no Problems there,
 The Drek hits the fan when the Gate Opens...
That side effect from earlier will hit me with an equal charge of
High-Planar energy to the Gate and anything that comes through it...
 I can minimize that slightly by Not being in the Gate's area when it
opens, But the chances are that even then the resulting explosive
interaction will probably shatter the Planet.../
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:35:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
Shadow <pookie> Said As CAoL Message # 00003953

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
> Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003952
>
> /A moment while I think about it ...
>  The Rune itself, Not much Either way...
> Oh I should pick up a little High-Planar Charge but no Problems
> there, The Drek hits the fan when the Gate Opens...
> That side effect from earlier will hit me with an equal charge of
> High-Planar energy to the Gate and anything that comes through it...
>  I can minimize that slightly by Not being in the Gate's area when
> it opens, But the chances are that even then the resulting explosive
> interaction will probably shatter the Planet.../

Rhiannon walks into Mike's lab, a vacant look on her face. Turning to
Nemo, she speaks in a 'dead' voice, "Nemo, are your constructs able to
function seperately from NEMO, while still being able to draw upon all
powers thereon?"
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 16:07:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage) OOC

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:34:45 -0500
Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00003954

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
>Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003952
>
>>>>>Nemisis Said
>>>>>/The Relay will be no difficulty,
>>>>>  The Search Continues

<ooSC: Re: The search - what is the protocol? I was going to let you
all write it and wait for a flag from the current plot-meister to have
them recover, although Sera might be up pretty fast. The rest somewhat
after that. So, find at will and have fun.>

>/A moment while I think about it ...
> The Rune itself, Not much Either way...
>Oh I should pick up a little High-Planar Charge but no Problems
> there, The Drek hits the fan when the Gate Opens...
>That side effect from earlier will hit me with an equal charge of
>High-Planar energy to the Gate and anything that comes through it...
> I can minimize that slightly by Not being in the Gate's area when it
>opens, But the chances are that even then the resulting explosive
>interaction will probably shatter the Planet.../

<ooSC: ROTFL! Well, here I go again. Holy Circular Plots... didn't Zia
say she was only interested in saving the planet itself? Of course,
this also means that she sure isn't getting it done. Laying around on
the job. I tell you, Amberites must have a lazy streak, I guess.

Hey, wait a sec.... HAS she failed?
After all... if it's explosive in nature AND that large... what about
the Arc above? You KNOW it's taken two (well, okay, 1 and 3/4; Zia
kinda flubbed on the second one's discharging to the ARC, but...) of 
Jadis' mega - blowie attacks. Question is, can the CAoL get the Seal
or the Ward working in time? Or could the Arc absorb enough (as in
somewhat) of the blast to prevent total destruction of the planet,
even alone and 'unguided'?

(hopeful smile at the GameRunning One) It sure would be nice if my
first story arc wasn't completely messed up due to mistakes on my
character's part... <grin>.)

Still, however, what about the forces of er, the Lower Planar nature
that make it through? Assuming the Infernal Gate Massive opens...
brrr.>
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:13:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE4: Molly's Notes on Ley Line Storms

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:40:27 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003955

<OOC: Ok, here are the basics, I think when I get my paycheck I will
go back and get the book, but here's just what I remember from
glancing at the section in Rift's Atlantis on Ley Line Storms.>

Molly is franticly paging through notebooks pulled from her dufflebag.
After thumbing through several dozen, she sends /Yes! Ok, Ley line
storms...here we go, I was talking to some guys in a tavern and they
were telling me about some of the storms they got caught in over in
England. The sky turns green-grey and dark grey and black clouds roll
in. There's a chill in the air and yeah, I mentioned the aura. Oh. OH!
Where's Dhyrclhanc? Get all the magic users and magic beings inside!
Geez, how could I forget about this? We're energy magnets, like
lightning rods!/

Mike nods, /Okay, it's okay, Molly. We'll get them under cover. What
else did they tell you?/

Molly is obviously flustered. /Uhm, okay...uh...Magic, don't use
magic. Your spells or rituals could be doubled, halved, or it might
not work at all. Or, it might blow up in your face, literally!...bad,
this is badbadbad...Okay, uhm, these apply to everybody, everything,
including vehicles could get lifted up ten feet off the ground and
carried along with the wind. The wind goes at about 35 miles per hour
during these storms and then it will suddenly drop you. This one guy
wasn't a mage but he, as well as everybody felt euphoric, like being
drunk. They can last for up to 3 hours, or as little as 30 minutes.
That's all I got from those guys...oh, I hate these storms. I always
try to get away from them. And I hate being scared of them. I know it
is just the earth trying to shed some excess energy. That's what the
professors at Lazlo said anyway. Oh. And trying to draw on Ley Line
energy wouldn't have worked as it is all tied up in the storm./

Molly starts putting notebooks back in her bag, leaving one, a
lavender one with handmade paper inside, and a pen out. She can be
seen to visibly screw up her courage as she walks over to the doorway,
sits down in a chair and starts looking out the doorway at the sky.

/I am NOT going to be scared of this. I am going to sit here and take
notes until this thing passes and I can go outside again./

A loud crack of thunder makes Molly jump in her seat. She pushes her
chair back into the room a ways. /But maybe I'll sit back here./

<OOC: There is a lot more to the storms than that. But I can't recall
the details, however, these should be a few interesting ideas to play
with. Do note, this is a storm that affects Magic only, unless
otherwise noted. Machines, it doesn't hurt. If you really wanted out
of the storm, any one of our techno-teleport methods would work.>
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:17:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage) OOC

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:06:34 -0700 (PDT)
Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003956

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:34:45 -0500
> Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00003954
>
> <ooSC: Re: The search - what is the protocol? I was going to let you
> all write it and wait for a flag from the current plot-meister to
> have them recover, although Sera might be up pretty fast. The rest
> somewhat after that. So, find at will and have fun.>

<OOC: I don't know about Nemo's methods,
   Nemisis is choosing whatever she thinks will work best in each
    location,
     Low-Population, Most likely searching for Mind Patterns...
     Higher Population densities, either try to trace the
      connections to the Seal, or Isolated Lifesigns...
     I was leaving it open for whoever needs this down time to
      decide that they had been found>

> <ooSC: ROTFL! Well, here I go again. Holy Circular Plots... didn't
> Zia say she was only interested in saving the planet itself? Of
> course, this also means that she sure isn't getting it done. Laying
> around on the job. I tell you, Amberites must have a lazy streak, I
> guess.
> Hey, wait a sec.... HAS she failed?
> After all... if it's explosive in nature AND that large... what
> about the Arc above? You KNOW it's taken two (well, okay, 1 and 3/4;
> Zia kinda flubbed on the second one's discharging to the ARC,
> but...) of Jadis' mega - blowie attacks. Question is, can the CaoL
> get the Seal or the Ward working in time? Or could the Arc absorb
> enough (as in somewhat) of the blast to prevent total destruction of
> the planet, even alone and 'unguided'?

The Arc may well handle it, fuzzy is still somewhat distracted. :)
 There are a few other options as well,
  The Stardragon could remove Fuzzy from that world through his own
  blockage, Fuzzy could activate the Ward Major Matrix, with himself
  on the outside, Possibly a Temporal Stasis Field would be adequete
  insolation, The Other Rune being traced may supply sufficiant
  Ballancing influence,
   That Fuzzy's Problem reacting to both cancels out...
And knowing the creativity of this crew, I expect one or more
radically Different workable methods to surface... ;)

> (hopeful smile at the GameRunning One) It sure would be nice if my
> first story arc wasn't completely messed up due to mistakes on my
> character's part... <grin>.)

Zia and her crew had no reason to know IC that this would happen...

> Still, however, what about the forces of er, the Lower Planar nature
> that make it through? Assuming the Infernal Gate Massive opens...
> brrr.>

If no solution is found IC,
 We won't have to worry about that,
  Figure the Fireball that ended Fuzzy's fight with Darath The Black,
   Scaled up to consume the Planet, if a powerful enough sheild is up,
    or this Universe if Fuzzy is standing in the middle of the Gate
    when it opens, and all of the Wards are down...
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:04:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Life, death, and the grey areas between.

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:49:04 EDT
Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00003957

In a message dated 98-04-21 06:06:09 EDT, you write:
<< Molly looks over, her Babel fish now translating the spoken
language again, /Animism. Sentiment for a gift from my foster-family
who are a long way away. Respect for a device which should have broken
down long before it did. Emotions do not follow logic, they just
react. Gratitude for long and faithful service. But mostly, I just do
it. No why is needed.

 /It was seven years old, had logged over 2 trips around the globe,
several dimensions, and never broke down once. It was getting old, and
the handling was a bit sluggish, but it never just plain quit, I
always got the best that was possible with it. And I will miss that,
and its reminder of the mage who built it for me before I went to
Lazlo for college./
  >>

"Ah, sentiment. Such feelings are beyond me. They would not serve a
purpose towards the completion of my missions, and might even become a
weakness." Armagedon says.

Armagedon adds, "It would not have the same sentiment value for you,
of course, but if you like, I, or rather my constructors, can
duplicate it for you. If you wish, they can add tech augmentation, so
that magic damping fields would no longer be a problem for you. Then
at least you would have a reminder of the destroyed one."
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:08:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE: judgement

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:44:45 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003958

<OOC>
This needs to be inserted when things calm down, but it's something I
don't want to have forgotten...
</OOC>

"Roland, you overlooked something when you got upset with Dhyrchlanc,
Knytt and the rest for 'passing judgement' on Justin rather than
waiting for a 'proper court'. Dhrychlanc and Knytt are *Lensmen*. And
any Lensman not only has the right, but the *duty* to act as judge,
jury and executioner when necessary. That means that they *were* a
'proper court' by all that they believe in."

"And while I am not a Lensman, I too share *that* particular burden."

"Before you condemn us for finding someone innocent, think long on
what it's like for us when we *must* find someone guilty."

<OOC>
I brought this up because many of the "Lensmen" in our group haven't
read the original books. And it's established *very* firmly both that
this is part of being a Lensman, but that no one unworthy of such a
burden will ever be given a Lens.
</OOC>
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:36:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:21:23 EDT
Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00003959

<< Mike wrote:
Mike smiles, /Take your time. I'd rather have right information than
fast information any day.

 /Roland, Stranger, while we figure out how to deal with Jadis, what
do you two know about the Grey now that might help us with them? Oh,
Stardragon! Your lock on earth, if you aren't already, watch out for
anyone trying to open a portal to Hell and don't let them do it. And I
owe you and Hydra an apology, I've never even tried to understand your
races, and I apologize for that. The kind of power you two toss around
scares the heck out of me and that fact heavily clouded my judgement
at times. But I am proud to count you among my allies. And that goes
for all of you. You're all my family. I may not show it, but I love
you all./
>>

The small voice of The Stardragon is heard across the link /Have no
fear of any portals opening. What I locked and left, I am now actively
holding. It would take The Adversary, or That Which Creates to enter
or exit this world now. Those I cannot block./

Hydra's voice comes booming in (across all forms of sensing) /Only a
primal (or equivalent), a Greater Starspawn, or a FOOL would not fear
the kind of power we can wield, and you are none of those. Do not let
it concern you./

 <<
 Mike smirks, /'But you still can't have my beer.'/

 Pyewackett purrs, /That's right, ruin a perfect Hallmark moment./
  >>

The Stardragon, Oracle, and Hydra can be heard laughing over the link.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:36:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:06:57 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003960

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
> Shadow Said As CAoL Message # 00003953
>
> Rhiannon walks into Mike's lab, a vacant look on her face. Turning
> to Nemo, she speaks in a 'dead' voice, "Nemo, are your constructs
> able to function seperately from NEMO, while still being able to
> draw upon all powers thereon?"

Nemo *visibly* pauses before answering.

"I can *now* exist while cut off. But my power will be limited to what
I can find locally. Mostly fusion/fission. Direct matter conversion
isn't practical during combat."

In other words, he'll be using "convenient" matter and fusing the
light elements to Fe56 and fissioning the heavier ones to Fe56.

"Also, if I am cut off, the power taps will be cut off as well."
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: Murphy was an optimist

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:29:35 EDT
Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00003961

In a message dated 98-04-21 09:47:32 EDT, you write:
<<  Nemo is going to try to block the extension of the incomplete
pattern *and* to collapse the completed parts. He'll also try *adding*
things to it if blocking doesn't work.
  >>

Armagedon taps into the rune, gently, reinforced by the power of
Hydra, AND The Stardragon, and begins siphoning energy away from it.
The "stolen" energy is converted into matter. A block of platinum
appears in front of the church, and grows (away from the church).

(OOC: Armagedon will convert this matter back to magical energy when
the crisis is over, and will re-inject it into the ley lines of the
Earth.)
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:40:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE: judgement

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:31:56 -0700 (PDT)
Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003962

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:44:45 PST
> Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003958
>
> "Roland, you overlooked something when you got upset with
> Dhyrchlanc, Knytt and the rest for 'passing judgement' on Justin
> rather than waiting for a 'proper court'. Dhrychlanc and Knytt are
> *Lensmen*. And any Lensman not only has the right, but the *duty* to
> act as judge, jury and executioner when necessary. That means that
> they *were* a 'proper court' by all that they believe in."
>
> "And while I am not a Lensman, I too share *that* particular
> burden."
>
> "Before you condemn us for finding someone innocent, think long on
> what it's like for us when we *must* find someone guilty."

@To me the issue is not Guilt or Innocence,
  The Issue is Growth,
   The Controller we encountered of Quaren,
    Was incapable of true Growth,
     And had shown himself incapable of allowing others the
      Freedom to Grow.
  He, I would have terminated as compleately as I could manage.!.
   Justin on the other hand has shown that He Can Grow,
    and that he is willing to foster Growth in Others to offset the
     actions he remembers commiting.
        I Judge This one, not unworthy of Existance.
         I would have Acted at the time, If it had been otherwise.@

> <OOC>
> I brought this up because many of the "Lensmen" in our group haven't
> read the original books. And it's established *very* firmly both
> that this is part of being a Lensman, but that no one unworthy of
> such a burden will ever be given a Lens.

<OOC: This is a perfect place to, point out one of the differences
between
      The Arrisian Lens and Fuzzy's:
      Fuzzy would never pass judgment on is the accused,
       Good, Bad, Lawful, Chaotic, What have you..
        Only has the Accused in truth shown a
       disregard for the freedoms of others, and
       Has the accused shown sufficiant signs of being
       incapable of learning to allow others the freedom to grow.
      Then Fuzzy's Judgment might cause him to do something
      terminal about the accused...

Fuzzy would have Lens sent the above to assure there were no
mis-understandings.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:40:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:28:06 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003963

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 16:03:35 -0400 (EDT)
> Shadow Said As CAoL Message # 00003947
>
>   On the holographic display, a new set of tracings appears in NA,
> which had previously been clear. It covers almost half of America in
> about 5 seconds, along with all of Canada and a bit of Mexico. Half
> of SA is already gone from the original effect. In fact, it looks as
> if it will meet somewhere in the Caribbean, or off of Florida.

Ok, so what are the new tracings, more of the bad rune? Or a counter?
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:10:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Over on Greyworld

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:39:35 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003966

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:20:07 -0700
> Stranger Said As CAoL Message # 00003951
>
>> "Why should should I destroy you when you may be of use to me?
>> There is no logic in destroying a potential tool."
>>
>> *That* ought to keep them busy a while.
>
> They consider for a while and reply.
> "No, we are not prepared to be of use to anyone. Their is no
> strength in that."

"Even if the end result *would* be that you become stronger, better
able to survive?"

"And by 'we' do you mean those of you I am speaking to, a larger
group, or your entire species? Be warned that I have reason to believe
that you may not be speaking for your entire species."

> "Our leaders are weak, they believe strength lies in domination.
> although we are few in number we see that true strength lies in
> co-operation. Our race is strong because it co-operates, how much
> stronger our two races would be if we stood together."
>
> Nemo detects three saucers on an intercept course at this point, ETA
> about fifteen minutes.

Several Bolos will open up with their infinite repeaters firing shots
"across the bows" of the saucers. If they continue, they will be
brought down with as little damage as is practical.

> "Now our planet is here we are secure, we no longer need Earth. Help
> us to depose our leaders and we will be " translator has some
> difficulty with this next word " brothers to humans not enemies."

Nemo is not going to count on the translation, but he'll accept it
with reservations.

"I'm protecting you for now. I'll want more information before we
finalize any sort of deal."

> Oh yes, Nemo can't help but notice these Greys seem rather pale.
> Ill, perhaps?

Nemo will be scanning the "rebels", the "leaders" and a random sample
of "typical" Greys, to try and determine why these are different. He's
not about to may a deal with the inmates of the local insane asylum
unless they really aren't insane. :-)
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:10:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:32:21 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003967

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:02:57 -0700
> Stranger Said As CAoL Message # 00003950
>
> /The Az devices need to be destroyed. Nemo? Are you capable of
> pulling the remaining humans from them like you did the one on
> Anglesey and flattening them? Otherwise I'll tell my fleet to
> launch./

/Right now, the Azeronium units are working *for* us. And when it's
safe to drop the blocks around the planet, I can "repatriate" any
Greys and their ships./
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:08:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:00:58 EDT
Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00003969

In a message dated 98-04-21 17:58:57 EDT, you write:

<<  /The Az devices need to be destroyed. Nemo? Are you capable of
pulling the remaining humans from them like you did the one on
Anglesey and flattening them? Otherwise I'll tell my fleet to launch./
  >>

Armagedon answers, /I did that, and yes, I can repeat it, and then
launch micro-missiles at them. at 1.99 megatons each./ (OOC: the arc
is still active I believe) Suiting action to words, Armagedon, scans
each of the Az. device complexes for humans, then transports,
miniaturizes, and stores them in the "judgement" building. He then
issues orders to the automatic weaponry to fire micro-missles at the
complexes until they are destroyed. The micro-missiles begin firing at
the rate of 10 per second at each of the complexes. Accelerating at
over 2000 G, the missiles reach their targets in seconds. Every 0.1
seconds another one hits and detonates with a force equivilant to 1.99
Megatons of TNT. It doesn't take long to reduce the buildings to
rubble, then to slag, then to glass. (OOC: these micro-missiles are
about 2 feet long and about three inches in diameter, and at that
speed VERY hard to see comming).
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: judgement

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:02:07 -0400
Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003970

> On Tue, 21 Apr '98
> Nemo Said
>
> "Roland, you overlooked something when you got upset with
> Dhyrchlanc, Knytt and the rest for 'passing judgement' on Justin
> rather than waiting for a 'proper court'. Dhrychlanc and Knytt are
> *Lensmen*. And any Lensman not only has the right, but the *duty* to
> act as judge, jury and executioner when necessary. That means that
> they *were* a 'proper court' by all that they believe in."
>
> "And while I am not a Lensman, I too share *that* particular
> burden."
>
> "Before you condemn us for finding someone innocent, think long on
> what it's like for us when we *must* find someone guilty."

After finding somewheres where he can find shelter and wait out the
Ley Line Storms, Dhyrclhanc replies. /Yes Nemo, while all that is
true, at least for "Unnatached" Lensman like Zia and Myself, the
others who wear Lenses in this group, namely Milord Fuzzy, "Mike", and
the Twins, are not Lensmen, proper. In addition, all those mentioned
above managed to create Lenses of their own, and their own designs, a
starkly staggering event in and of itself, and thus the possibilty of
them ever having been Lensmen would be, or would have been, completly
imposible. Not to mention, I reason, completly beyond the
vizualization abilities of Mentor and his fellow Arisians, admitedly
yet another starkly staggering event./

/If you, as the closest thing to an Arisian I have ever encountered,
deem them worthy, and if time permits, then I would be more than happy
to educate them the best I could in the history, implications and
responsibilities of the Lensmen. As an entity who is merely at the
second-stage of mental stabilty and and only an interdimensional D-bee
and not a multidimensional like yourself and the Arisians I have
always considered the ability to make this decision beyond my feeble
abilities to rationalize./
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:58:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:20:10 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003972

>On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 22:01:27 -0400
>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003926
>
>Legion opened her eyes, looking around herself slowly. It took awhile
>for her selves to recall what had happened.
>
>There had been a fight... Claws tearing into her... Burning...
>Poison...
> She thought she recalled getting on her horse... She looked about
>herself to find herself in what looked like an infirmary... crude but
>servicable. She tried to guess how long it had been but couldn't seem
>to put her thoughts in order... Hesitantly, she reached out along the
>link...

[OOC: Continuing to ramble on my own until someone else replies Icly]

Legion recoiled as things came pouring in... the conflict over
Justin/Controller... the whole mess with the ley lines and mage
storms... the arguments raging... her reactions to the input
multiplied by the number of selves having reactions...
anger/hope/fear/guilt/love/sorrow/joy

To those on the link it feels like a brief burst of emotional static,
quickly shut down.

To Legion the feelings had a more powerful effect as she rolled over,
her empty stomach heaving with nausea.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:37:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003974

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:20:10 -0400
> Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003972
>
> Legion recoiled as things came pouring in... the conflict over
> Justin/Controller... the whole mess with the ley lines and mage
> storms... the arguments raging... her reactions to the input
> multiplied by the number of selves having reactions...
> anger/hope/fear/guilt/love/sorrow/joy
>
> To those on the link it feels like a brief burst of emotional
> static, quickly shut down.
>
> To Legion the feelings had a more powerful effect as she rolled
> over, her empty stomach heaving with nausea.

^Legion, I have a Split standing by in threads in the Ground under
  your current location, It has monitored the treatment you were
   given, to make sure nothing that would caused further damage was
    done.
 If you want anything assembled just ask,
  From Experiance, I doubt that your Teleport will be blocked as far
   as moving around the planet goes.
 Information Digests, and any Support I can Provide are
  yours for the Asking^

<OOC: Where is Mischief?>
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:38:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE IV: Just Like Old Times <g>

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:04:05
Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003975

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:34:45 -0500
>Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00003954
>
>>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
>>Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003952
<snip>
><ooSC: Re: The search - what is the protocol? I was going to let you
>all write it and wait for a flag from the current plot-meister to
>have them recover, although Sera might be up pretty fast. The rest
>somewhat after that. So, find at will and have fun.>

   OOC: Thanks. <EG> Here goes...

>Hey, wait a sec.... HAS she failed?
>After all... if it's explosive in nature AND that large... what
>about the Arc above? You KNOW it's taken two (well, okay, 1 and 3/4;
>Zia kinda flubbed on the second one's discharging to the ARC, but...)
>of Jadis' mega - blowie attacks. Question is, can the CAoL get the
>Seal or the Ward working in time? Or could the Arc absorb enough (as
>in somewhat) of the blast to prevent total destruction of the planet,
>even alone and 'unguided'?

   (Tune in next week as...oh, never mind. <g>)
   In his base, Thorne is suddenly pleasantly surprised by the sudden
foulness in the local magickal 'atmosphere.' [By the six Lords of
Oblivion!] He turns to a temporal communicator. "Controller, the plan
to destroy your counter-part has failed, though he stands revealed to
Roland's little band. A rather forgiving lot, apparently. I am
executing an alternate plan." Thorne, vastly more powerful than
before-as his powers derive from just the type of power that Jadis is
invoking-does a quick search for what he seeks, and finds it easily.
   He vanishes.
   Meanwhile...
   Roland looks out, his eyes darting back and forth as if watching
the ley lines shift. /I am now in 'custody' of Morgan's magickal
skills, folx. I have a plan. Dhyrclhanc, Fuzzy, Rhiannon, I intend
to-with your help and Molly's knowledge-pull as many ley lines back
into their proper places as possible. Hopefully, merely doing this, if
successful, will avoid the ley storms that Molly has warned us about./
   Then, on a tight beam to Dhyrclhanc, he adds, ^Incidentally, I'm
not sure how much you heard between myself and Knytt-that is, Mike-but
I'd be just as happy dropping the philosophical argument until later,
as we all seem to agree on Justin's actual status. Truce?^
   (Rest of conversation here)
   That done, Roland rockets out as a bolt of lightning, appearing at
Stonehenge. He creates a Quintessential 'vortex;' nature abhors a
vacuum (Nemo's neat sig. aside...8^) and attempts to 'pull' the ley
lines back to their proper places. It even begins to work.
   Until Roland notices something.
   /Bloody sprocking NASS! I know that energy signature! Folx, you'll
have to do what you can while I deal with a loose pile of trash./
Roland bolts away once more.
   Timbuktu.
   "So, what do I do with you?" Thorne asks, looking into the node at
Zia. He fingers the Shadow Brand lightly, almost eagerly, as he ogles
her still form. "I could frame you, you know. Easily. One Trump-" he
pulls a card out of his sleeve- "-and you will be forever linked in
Roland's mind to his hated rival Ariel. Or I could kill you." He
smiles almost rapturously. "The power of a Princess in Amber, flowing
through my veins..."
   "Yes," he says suddenly, raising the Shadow Brand slowly. "Any
benefit I could derive from turning Roland against you pales in the
face of THIS opportunity-"
   Thorne flies into a wall.
   "No," he mutters. "NO! Not you-not again!"
   "YES, me," Roland snarls. "And if you think I'm going to let you do
_that_ to _anyone,_ you're even more stupid than I thought."
   Thorne's eyes narrow to slits. "And what makes you think that _you_
have any say in the matter? With magick in its present state, I am the
greater power here, and you don't have your woman to save you this
time."
   "Morgan is a great asset, true, but I was kicking your nass long
before I found Callahan's," Roland replies with a smile. The Phoenix
Rod springs open in his right hand. "Let's do it."
   /Folx, someone get _some_ kind of lock on Zia, okay? I WANT this
bastich, but I don't want Zia paying the price if I get in over my
head./
   And with that, and a scream of hate met by a scream of rage, the
old enemies charge at one another. Conundrum blade meets magitech
staff, and the combatants quickly become a blur of supersonic fury.
Bubbles of Time are punctured by Resonance power. Kinetic bolts
dissipate as Entropy eats them away before they can reach Thorne.
   Thorne lunges, and Roland parries with a downward thrust, planting
the pike and using it as a lever for a spin kick that cracks Thorne's
jaw. Thorne tries to scream, and experiences new levels of pain.
Roland uses the distraction to follow up with a round-house kick to
the ribs.
   It quickly becomes apparent to Thorne, as well as anyone watching,
that while Roland may be outpowered, Thorne is badly outclassed.
   "Damn you, Blaze," Thorne snarls as his jaw slips back into place.
"This isn't over."
   "Is it ever?" Roland smiles as Thorne fades away, leaving this
'area' of time.
   /Well. Back to work./ Roland shifts out of his Blaze form back into
his 'civvies,' taking something out of his endless pocket and putting
it just outside the node 'circle.' /That should keep Zia safe until
she's awake or someone else can get her out. Oh, BTW, please don't
tell her about this./
   Roland shoots back toward England to continue work on the ley
lines.
   (OOC: Anyone who's got a better plan, here's your shot. <g>)
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:38:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:03:54 -0400
Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003976

> On Tue, 21 Apr '98 Caprice Said
>
> To Legion the feelings had a more powerful effect as she rolled
> over, her empty stomach heaving with nausea.

In his sanctuary, Dhyrclahnc feels Caprice/Legions pain. He winces
slightly, half in empathy to her physical grief and half in hopes that
what was said about the groups' Tech-style Transporters not being
effected by the Ley Line Storms.

Luckily several seconds later, a slightly less cramped Lensdragon
appears at Caprice's bedside in the MedCenter.

Rather than exacerbate the situation by trying to make mental gestalt
that is Legion, instead Dhyrclhanc sends soothing and comforting and
fuzzy and soft emotions and feelings as his Psionic gift of Healing
make contact with Caprice's body's autonomous systems. Accessing and
reflecting certain specific freguencies contained within Caprice's
life-signs, Dhyrclhanc trys to help her body regain its natural
equilibrium by setting up a biofeedback loop.

As he is doing this, his Lens and Psi-Aura spring to life, probably
drawing attention to him, ignoring that a 21' tall, Ruby, Carnelian
and Amber dragon, alone, is hard to miss.

After guiding his friend's body into a calmer set of biorythms,
Dhyrclhanc goes lookign for a dragon-sized bottle of asprin as while
Ley Line Storms don't do the number on Psionics that they do on
Magick, Dhyrclhanc has developed a nasy migraine headache from their
interference.

While he looks, or tries to find someone who may help him, he sends
through the psi-web, /Guys, while I am a Mage, my skills are mainly
limited to Geomancy and a smattering of Enchanter and Technomancy
skills. Molly obviously has had better training as far as knowlege of
Ley Lines is concerned, even though we both recieved our respective
trainings in, generaly the same place./

/As a mater of fact, as I am a Dragon; what the people on RIFTS-Earth
would consider a being of "pure" magick, and she is "only" a
practioner of Magick, I'm suprised that she seems to be being hit by
this worse than she is. Then again, the fact that I carry... well...
"mana batteries" with me and she might not might explain some of it./

Then, on the private Lens frequency that Molly responded to him on
earlier, @ Molly, I have five large emerald gemstones that are
"programmed" to absorb and store ambient Mana for use later. Could
these somehow be acting as Magickal "shock absorbers" for me against
the rougher effects of these storms?@

Along the same frequency, once he detects his new acquaintance's
unease, is the same style of warm and fuzzy feelings to try to
"cushion" her ill spirits.
===========================

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:38:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:24:03
Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003977

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
>Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003974
>
>^Legion, I have a Split standing by in threads in the Ground under
>  your current location, It has monitored the treatment you were
>   given, to make sure nothing that would caused further damage was
>    done.
> If you want anything assembled just ask,
>  From Experiance, I doubt that your Teleport will be blocked as far
>   as moving around the planet goes.
> Information Digests, and any Support I can Provide are
>  yours for the Asking^

   Roland scowls as he flies toward London, slowed considerably by the
lack of his LoJ Power Ring and remaining teleportation blockage. /Is
anyone else around there? She 'sounds' like she's in bad shape-/
   #I'm on it,# those with cyberpsi 'hear' on a strange energy band.
   *Wh-Roland?* Roland asks.
   #In the flesh-at last,# Roland^2 laughs. #I'm on it.#
   Roland continues to England, relieved.
   He wouldn't be if he knew what his cognate was doing. One of the
remaining Grey ships tried to waylay Roland^2-and was suddenly filled
with long, sharp spikes. From within. The ship crashed into the ocean.
Roland^2 was in North America moments later.
   "Bright Lady," he breathes as he sees Legion. Various medical
supplies appear around her. "Lady, I don't know what's holding you
together, but you've got the guts of a lion. If you hold still, you
should be good to move in a few moments."
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Molly's Notes on Ley Line Storms

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:36:48 -0700 (PDT)
The Lone One Said As CAoL Message # 00003982

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Michael Jon Knight wrote:
> chill in the air and yeah, I mentioned the aura. Oh. OH! Where's
> Dhyrclhanc? Get all the magic users and magic beings inside! Geez,
> how could I forget about this? We're energy magnets, like lightning
> rods!/

     Raver curses as this comes through on the CAoL link. "Energy
magnets..." In a few economical movements, they are inside the church
and heading for the basement.
     [Gee. Just like the tornadoes back home,] Mandy comments wryly in
their head.
     [Except that your tornadoes did not have the power to kill us or
send us mad. This magestorm may.]

(Molly's further elaborations on ley line storms)

     /Roland?/ they send to him only, having stopped at the door to
the stairs. /We...fear what may happen to our bond with this
magestorm./ In a few succinct images, Raver outlines the facts that
their bond's stability is decomposing increasingly quickly in
proportion to the strain put on it by all the magic-mucking going on;
this is in addition to the 'natural' rate of absorption occurring. /In
the event that we happen to run mad, we would appreciate it if you
would put us down -- we are too dangerous to be allowed the luxury of
insanity. Even allowing for the level of power present in the CAoL./
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:49:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Life, death, and the grey areas between.

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:43:03 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003983

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:49:04 EDT
>Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00003957
>
>Armagedon adds, "It would not have the same sentiment value for you,
>of course, but if you like, I, or rather my constructors, can
>duplicate it for you. If you wish, they can add tech augmentation, so
>that magic damping fields would no longer be a problem for you. Then
>at least you would have a reminder of the destroyed one."

Molly smiles, /Thank you, but I enjoy the challenge of building one.
And I think the magic works better when it is built by its user,
though that is simply my opinion. After all, this one was a gift, and
it held up very well./
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:50:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:43:07 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003984

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:20:10 -0400
>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003972
>
>[OOC: Continuing to ramble on my own until someone else replies Icly]

<OOC: At the time, I didn't really have anything to say to anyone
ICly, but I thought someone else might. Now that things are a bit more
under control with my characters, I can certainly pick up the ball.>

>To Legion the feelings had a more powerful effect as she rolled over,
>her empty stomach heaving with nausea.

Mike looks west /Legion? You okay? Been worried about how you were
getting on after the fight with...whatever that was./ Mike sends the
mental equivalent of gently rubbing up and down someone's back when
they are sick, ready to take it away if it isn't desired (If it isn't
desired, he'll apologize with something like /Sorry, reflex./).
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:50:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:43:15 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003985

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:03:54 -0400
>Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003976
>
>In his sanctuary, Dhyrclahnc feels Caprice/Legions pain. He winces
>slightly, half in empathy to her physical grief and half in hopes
>that what was said about the groups' Tech-style Transporters not
>being effected by the Ley Line Storms.
>
>Luckily several seconds later, a slightly less cramped Lensdragon
>appears at Caprice's bedside in the MedCenter.

<OOC: No one actually said it. But, no one said they wouldn't work
either.>

>/As a mater of fact, as I am a Dragon; what the people on RIFTS-Earth
>would consider a being of "pure" magick, and she is "only" a
>practioner of Magick, I'm suprised that she seems to be being hit by
>this worse than she is. Then again, the fact that I carry... well...
>"mana batteries" with me and she might not might explain some of it./

/Hit?/ Molly says curiously, /No, I'm not being 'hit' by it. I've just
always heard such bad things about them. Especially with me being me./

Pyewackett sends, /Dhyrclhanc, you didn't get a very good look at
Molly did you? She radiates twice the magic energy you probably did
when you were first hatched./

Molly blushes, /I'm not that powerful./

/Don't listen to her, her mana is stronger than mine. She isn't in
John's class, but she's one tough magic cookie./

>Then, on the private Lens frequency that Molly responded to him on
>earlier, @ Molly, I have five large emerald gemstones that are
>"programmed" to absorb and store ambient Mana for use later. Could
>these somehow be acting as Magickal "shock absorbers" for me against
>the rougher effects of these storms?@

<OOC: If you are asking me, then, based on what I read, no. Molly
sends @Hu-Uh, technowizard devices don't function during ley line
storms.@>

<OOC2: If you are telling me they are... Molly sends @Dhyrclhanc! I
could kiss you! I will kiss you! You've given me a brilliant idea! If
Nemo and I can just get out of here to build a great big one, we can
use it to attract and even store the energy like a lightning rod.@>

>Along the same frequency, once he detects his new acquaintance's
>unease, is the same style of warm and fuzzy feelings to try to
>"cushion" her ill spirits.

@<mental giggles> I'm fine, really. These storms are really sort of
pretty, now that I am watching them. It's like Daddy taught me about
fire, if you respect it, you don't have any reason to be afraid of
it.@

Jack wanders over to Molly and the Technowizard/Ley-Line Walker
scratches the little albino burro and feeds her a carrot from the
table.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:50:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: judgement

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:43:10 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003986

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:02:07 -0400
>Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003970
Nemo said:
>> "Roland, you overlooked something when you got upset with
>> Dhyrchlanc, Knytt and the rest for 'passing judgement' on Justin
>> rather than waiting for a 'proper court'. Dhrychlanc and Knytt are
>> *Lensmen*. And any Lensman not only has the right, but the *duty*
>> to act as judge, jury and executioner when necessary. That means
>> that they *were* a 'proper court' by all that they believe in."
>>
>> "And while I am not a Lensman, I too share *that* particular
>> burden."
>>
>> "Before you condemn us for finding someone innocent, think long on
>> what it's like for us when we *must* find someone guilty."

Mike says simply, "I was just following my conscience. I don't think
we need to 'go here' as it were, we all have the right and duty to do
what we think is right and the responsibility to deal with the
consequences."

>/If you, as the closest thing to an Arisian I have ever encountered,
>deem them worthy, and if time permits, then I would be more than
>happy to educate them the best I could in the history, implications
>and responsibilities of the Lensmen. As an entity who is merely at
>the second-stage of mental stabilty and and only an interdimensional
>D-bee and not a multidimensional like yourself and the Arisians I
>have always considered the ability to make this decision beyond my
>feeble abilities to rationalize./

Mike holds up a mental hand, /Whoa there, my friend. You are both
assuming too much. I presume the 'lens' on the back of my hand is more
a design coincidence than the genuine article. But then, I am still
learning what I am capable of with these new abilities. Perhaps it is
an interaction between the Ring Link I was wearing and the Book. The
latter seems to be able to make a lot of impossible things possible.
At any rate, I certainly don't presume to be a Lensman, Dhyrclhanc,
any more than I presume to be a police officer just because I own a
badge./

/Yes you did! On the Superhero Earth we were on!/ the twins send.

/Ah, no I didn't, I knew I wasn't a cop. I tried to pass myself off as
one, in fact as their superior, but they didn't buy it for very long.
In this case, I know I am not a Lensman and am not pretending to be
either.

/As for the twins' lenses, I did insist that they only function
between themselves. They would swamp the mini-lenses with constant
chatter as even their lesser minds move a massive amount of
information back and forth each millisecond. The girls function best
as a team and to cut them off from each other was something I and they
would be horrified to do. They have very quickly adapted to being two
people in constant communication which leads me to believe that the
team approach is a design improvement. Thus, even in an emergency, I
wanted them to communicate, as they would be better equipped to rescue
each other and rejoin their greater mind./

/And kick the butts of the bogus jerks who would capture two sweet
girls like us./ the twins send.

Mike just smirks.

/We would love to hear about what it means to be a Lensman, Uncle
Dhyrclhanc,/ the Twins send, /but we are not sure Lensman would be the
right choice for us any more than Dragon Guard./

/I don't think I am Lensman material myself, but I really don't know
that much about it. I've always carved my own path and I've taught the
twins to do the same, I think./ Mike adds.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:16:29 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003988

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:21:31 -0700 (PDT)
>Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003974
>
>^Legion, I have a Split standing by in threads in the Ground under
>  your current location, It has monitored the treatment you were
>   given, to make sure nothing that would caused further damage was
>    done.
> If you want anything assembled just ask,
>  From Experiance, I doubt that your Teleport will be blocked as far
>   as moving around the planet goes.
> Information Digests, and any Support I can Provide are
>  yours for the Asking^

One of Legion's persona asks Fuzzy in a shaky mental 'voice' /A
download of everything we missed would be welcome... I think I can
handle it for us./
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:01:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:22:50 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003989

>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:24:03
>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003977
>
>   #In the flesh-at last,# Roland^2 laughs. #I'm on it.#
>   Roland continues to England, relieved.
>   He wouldn't be if he knew what his cognate was doing. One of the
>remaining Grey ships tried to waylay Roland^2-and was suddenly filled
>with long, sharp spikes. From within. The ship crashed into the
>ocean. Roland^2 was in North America moments later.
>   "Bright Lady," he breathes as he sees Legion. Various medical
>supplies appear around her. "Lady, I don't know what's holding you
>together, but you've got the guts of a lion."

Legion manages to croak out, "Sheer stubborness... we're too cussed to
die..."

>"If you hold still, you should be good to move in a few moments."

"It's not our moving that worries us... It's the way the room keeps
spinning." Legion's physical appearence has changed since the last
time anyone saw her. One, she is pale and weak. Two, she is a bit
shorter, and her facial features are more rounded, softer. A
duplicate, in fact, of the woman sitting at the far side of the room
in a wheelchair, gun in hand.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:01:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:37:12 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003990

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:03:54 -0400
>Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003976

[OOC: Pasting this after Roland^2]

>In his sanctuary, Dhyrclahnc feels Caprice/Legions pain. He winces
>slightly, half in empathy to her physical grief and half in hopes
>that what was said about the groups' Tech-style Transporters not
>being effected by the Ley Line Storms.
>
>Luckily several seconds later, a slightly less cramped Lensdragon
>appears at Caprice's bedside in the MedCenter.

At this point, less than a minute after the first appearance, a
handful of resistance fighters run into the room, a motley assortment
of weapons drawn and aimed at the intruders. They are stopped by a
hand gesture from the woman in the wheelchair. "I believe things are
under control."

>Rather than exacerbate the situation by trying to make mental gestalt
>that is Legion, instead Dhyrclhanc sends soothing and comforting and
>fuzzy and soft emotions and feelings as his Psionic gift of Healing
>make contact with Caprice's body's autonomous systems. Accessing and
>reflecting certain specific freguencies contained within Caprice's
>life-signs, Dhyrclhanc trys to help her body regain its natural
>equilibrium by setting up a biofeedback loop.

Between this treatment and Roland^2's she begins to recover her color
and her mental voices begin to steady, though still weak. /Thank you
friends... but did anyone ever teach this crew the meaning of subtle?/

>As he is doing this, his Lens and Psi-Aura spring to life, probably
>drawing attention to him, ignoring that a 21' tall, Ruby, Carnelian
>and Amber dragon, alone, is hard to miss.

Thankfully this is a natural cavern... a little cramped in his form,
doubt he could move around much, but he isn't squished.

>After guiding his friend's body into a calmer set of biorythms,
>Dhyrclhanc goes lookign for a dragon-sized bottle of asprin as while
>Ley Line Storms don't do the number on Psionics that they do on
>Magick, Dhyrclhanc has developed a nasy migraine headache from their
>interference.

The far side of the room is arrayed with chemical apparatus... one of
which is refining aspirin, another of which is processing penicillin.
As far as help goes, the woman in the wheelchair might be a place to
start... once she lowers the gun.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:01:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:40:51 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003991

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:43:07 -0500
>Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00003984
>
>Mike looks west /Legion? You okay? Been worried about how you were
>getting on after the fight with...whatever that was./ Mike sends the
>mental equivalent of gently rubbing up and down someone's back when
>they are sick, ready to take it away if it isn't desired (If it isn't
>desired, he'll apologize with something like /Sorry, reflex./).

Legion doesn't object, just relaxes into it. /we're alive... but as
our biology is human in this dimension it was a close thing... we had
to dedicate our full attention to keeping this body alive... and even
that we were barely managing/

In the middle of all the confusion Mischief wanders into the room,
peering around curiously.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 04:06:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 04:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
Fuzzy Said As CAoL Message # 00003992

> On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:16:29 -0400
> Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003988
>
> One of Legion's persona asks Fuzzy in a shaky mental 'voice' /A
> download of everything we missed would be welcome... I think I can
> handle it for us./

/Here you go (), That is all I know or have been told...
  I was offline for awhile myself./
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 06:36:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: judgement

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:24:34 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003993

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:02:07 -0400
> Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003970
>
> After finding somewheres where he can find shelter and wait out the
> Ley Line Storms, Dhyrclhanc replies. /Yes Nemo, while all that is
> true, at least for "Unnatached" Lensman like Zia and Myself, the
> others who wear Lenses in this group, namely Milord Fuzzy, "Mike",
> and the Twins, are not Lensmen, proper. In addition, all those
> mentioned above managed to create Lenses of their own, and their own
> designs, a starkly staggering event in and of itself, and thus the
> possibilty of them ever having been Lensmen would be, or would have
> been, completly imposible. Not to mention, I reason, completly
> beyond the vizualization abilities of Mentor and his fellow
> Arisians, admitedly yet another starkly staggering event./

/The multiverse is rather more than the "Cosmic All" that the Arisians
visualize. Even so, I suspect that they can visualize more than you
may suspect./

<OOC>
Any *third* stage Lensman can create Lenses for himself or others. But
that is data that no one below Third Stage is ever supposed to know.
Nemo knows, but he wouldn't tell Dhyrclhanc except under circumstances
rather more extreme than I can envision us encountering. It'd be like
visting a ficton based on a favorite book and letting someone know
that they were going to die.
</OOC>

> /If you, as the closest thing to an Arisian I have ever encountered,
> deem them worthy, and if time permits, then I would be more than
> happy to educate them the best I could in the history, implications
> and responsibilities of the Lensmen. As an entity who is merely at
> the second-stage of mental stabilty and and only an interdimensional
> D-bee and not a multidimensional like yourself and the Arisians I
> have always considered the ability to make this decision beyond my
> feeble abilities to rationalize./

Nemo is a bit shaken at being compared to an Arisian.

/"I" am not quite in that league. My greater self is another matter.
And I'm not necessarily competent to render that decision either. My
'philosphy' differs from that of the Arisians in ways that they would
disapprove of, as I disapprove of theirs. But I can assure you that
any entity capable of creating a Lens is worthy of it. But not all
Lenses are of the sort you are familiar with. For example, during the
late stages of the War with Boskone, Boskone had their own type of
Lensmen. But no one who had seen both could possibily mistake them for
each other. The very "feel" is different./

<OOC>
The above is skating close to the edge of what the Arisians consider
"forbidden" knowledge, but I don't think it's over the edge.
</OOC>
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 06:36:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE IV: Just Like Old Times <g>

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:40:43 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003994

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:04:05
> Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003975
>
>    /Folx, someone get _some_ kind of lock on Zia, okay? I WANT this
> bastich, but I don't want Zia paying the price if I get in over my
> head./

/Done./

With that Zia is moved to the surface (but still "inside" the circle)
by Nemo.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 08:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE:Four short.

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:38:08 -0700 (MST)
Driscoll Said As CAoL Message # 00003995

 While Driss takes care of business Roscoe goes looking for Squee.
Growing more and more worried as he has trouble finding the boy but
not going mentally ballistic until he sees the note. He starts to cry
out over the link but notices the heavy traffic concerning the battle
and decides it's best not to confuse everyone else more with his
problems. *Driss!*
 *What? haven't I told you not to call me when I'm uhhh meditating? if
not I really need to.*
 *Meditating. Oh jesu, you can do better than that. But I don't have
time to discuss your metabolic functions. Squee's gone. Isla took
him!*
 *WHAT? That Witch!!! I knew we couldnt' trust her.*
 Roscoe perks a mental ear to the activity on the link, *Speaking of
people to trust it sounds like Iron Man IS The Controller.*
 *OK is it just me or is the Army of Light wearign Gullible signs
around their necks right now?* Sends Driss as he comes out of the
lavatory, *So where should we go to find Squee?*
 *I don't know. he has his mind blocked to me. Isla and Darath don't
know much about interdimentional portals that I know of, so Squee must
be taking them to one of the Gateways. Trouble is, which one?*
 *Like I'M supposed to know??*
 *Ok OK Let's go over to Ireland. Maybe he went that way. Then we can
hit Scottland and circut back down into England.*
 *OK, Hold on.*
 Driss grabs one of the bio-tech devices he figured out to be a tyle
of anti-gravity device and rushes to the roof with Roscoe. Strapping
on the device and activating it, Driss picks up Roscoe and begins
running towards Ireland withhis 7-league boots. As they go Roscoe is
looking more and more ill.
 *You OK? You're not going to puke on me and ruin another outfit are
you?*
 *Yes. No. I'm not sure. Magic here is so long untapped as to be
stagnent already. but it's starting to stir itself up but is
getting... weird.*
 *Wierd? Wierd how?* just as he says that, Driss "trips" while using
his boots nad goestumbling over the ground, only the AG device saving
himself from smacking hard witht he ground.
 With that the winds begin picking up adn lightning lattices across
the sky. *Oh my gawd. I REALLY don't like the feel of this Driss.
let's land until this thing passes.*
 Driss begins fidlling with the controls on the device tryign to get
it to lower them down. It gives out a squelch and a smell like
roasting ham and they're suddenly in freefall. Gripping Roscoe more
tightly with one hand, Driss reaches the other into his cloak and
pulls out a ring of Featherfall And slips it on.
 Their fall continues unchecked for a moment, then all of a sudden the
ring kicks in and wrenches them up as it halts their decent all
together about 3 feet off the ground. Driss pitches the ring and
absorbs the rest of hte fall with a forward summersault. *Featherfall
my ass. I'd go back and sue that merchant if I hadn't paid for it with
stolen cows.*
 Lightning lances down form the sky hitting hte ring and shattering it
into a thousand bits. *This isn't hte time for lectures on cavet
Emptor right now Driss. We need some cover. FAST*
 *Uh Yeh, right. Umm over there. I see a house.*
 The two dimentional wanderers run like there's no tomarrow as
lighting strikes repeatedly behind them like some sort of ecological
machine gun.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 12:53:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:30:19
Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003997

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:22:50 -0400
>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003989
>
>>On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:24:03
>>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003977
>>
>>"If you hold still, you should be good to move in a few moments."
>
>"It's not our moving that worries us... It's the way the room keeps
>spinning." Legion's physical appearence has changed since the last
>time anyone saw her. One, she is pale and weak. Two, she is a bit
>shorter, and her facial features are more rounded, softer. A
>duplicate, in fact, of the woman sitting at the far side of the room
>in a wheelchair, gun in hand.

   Roland^2 salutes in the style of the resistance. "Sorry I took so
long getting back," he says with a rueful smile. "If someone could
just get me an appropriate uniform I can get back to killing Greys."

Then,
>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:37:12 -0400
>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003990
>
>>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 01:03:54 -0400
>>Dhyrclhanc Said As CAoL Message # 00003976
>
>>Luckily several seconds later, a slightly less cramped Lensdragon
>>appears at Caprice's bedside in the MedCenter.
>
>At this point, less than a minute after the first appearance, a
>handful of resistance fighters run into the room, a motley assortment
>of weapons drawn and aimed at the intruders. They are stopped by a
>hand gesture from the woman in the wheelchair. "I believe things are
>under control."

   Roland^2 slowly raises his hands. "Calm down, people. Despite the
uniform, I'm one of the good guys." <ooc: I'd like to continue this
with one of the resistance member's recognizing Roland^2, but I'm
going to wait for Caprice's permission for that.>

>Between this treatment and Roland^2's she begins to recover her color
>and her mental voices begin to steady, though still weak. /Thank you
>friends... but did anyone ever teach this crew the meaning of
>subtle?/

<OOC-M: Remember, Roland^2 isn't and never has been part of the CaoL.
He just looks like one :-). And while he can communicate via an
equivalent of the alien cyber-psi, he's not on the lens-link.>
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:35:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:11:47 -0700 (PDT)
Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003998

> On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:37:12 -0400
> Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003990
>
> Between this treatment and Roland^2's she begins to recover her
> color and her mental voices begin to steady, though still weak.
> /Thank you friends... but did anyone ever teach this crew the
> meaning of subtle?/

/I believe they were mis-informed...
  They Think Subtel is a Subterainian Telephone Company.../

<OOC: Nemisis' forst attempt at Humor.>
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:03:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace...

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:48:37 -0400 (EDT)
Shadow <pookie> Said As CAoL Message # 00004000

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:28:06 PST
> Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003963
>
>> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 16:03:35 -0400 (EDT)
>> Shadow Said As CAoL Message # 00003947
>>
>>   On the holographic display, a new set of tracings appears in NA,
>> which had previously been clear. It covers almost half of America
>> in about 5 seconds, along with all of Canada and a bit of Mexico.
>> Half of SA is already gone from the original effect. In fact, it
>> looks as if it will meet somewhere in the Caribbean, or off of
>> Florida.
>
> Ok, so what are the new tracings, more of the bad rune? Or a
>counter?

More bad rune.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:15:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:09:05 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00004001

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:30:19
>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003997
>
>>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:22:50 -0400
>>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003989
>>
>>Between this treatment and Roland^2's she begins to recover her
>>color and her mental voices begin to steady, though still weak.
>>/Thank you friends... but did anyone ever teach this crew the
>>meaning of subtle?/

In London, Mike continues the mental backrub as he sends quietly,
/We're as subtle as a sledghammer, I'm afraid. Legion, meet Roland,
our Roland's counterpart on this Earth. He was some sort of captive of
the Grey who was being cloned as needed to create super-soldiers. Or
something like that, our Roland knows the story better. Needless to
say, the Roland in front of you isn't on the Lens-link. And he isn't
part of the crew, he just apparently volunteered out of the blue to
come over there and look in on you.

/Speaking of which, folks, we are going to have to watch the
telepathy. It seems a more common trait than anticipated. Try and keep
to the mini-lens unless you are certain no one else is listening. I
know Nemo, Molly, and Rhiannon can all send and receive unaided
through it, but I think Rhiannon probably learned from John, and Nemo
and Molly appear to be able to work on any band they want, which I am
hoping is a rare trait. I'm not asking to cut anyone off, but just be
sure to make the relay tight./
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:35:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE Re-entry

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:17:51 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00004002

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:11:47 -0700 (PDT)
>Nemisis Said As CAoL Message # 00003998
>
>/I believe they were mis-informed...
>  They Think Subtel is a Subterainian Telephone Company.../

Mike groans and the twins grin as all three throw peanuts at the
nearest Nemisis Split. (Through one of the twins' gateways if need
be.)
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:07:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:40:28 -0400 (EDT)
Shadow <pookie> Said As CAoL Message # 00004003

> On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:06:57 PST
> Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00003960
>
> "I can *now* exist while cut off. But my power will be limited to
> what I can find locally. Mostly fusion/fission. Direct matter
> conversion isn't practical during combat."

"Power will not be a problem. This () (Roland's effect) is
insufficient to the task. It must be combined with this {} and will
require energy amounts that would burn out this body. This is not
acceptable. The current situation would result in violation of almost
all working parameters, this is not acceptable. Action is dictated.
You are one of the few beings in this group that might survive this,
and of those the only current one able to intelligently direct this
process."

> "Also, if I am cut off, the power taps will be cut off as well."

"This body will require extreme medical attention during that time
period. Suggest stasis field, or comparable effect that would
eliminate all forward functions or dissolution will occur."
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:58:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Peace... (was AAE IV: Rage)

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:41:37 PST
Nemo Said As CAoL Message # 00004004

> On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:40:28 -0400 (EDT)
> Shadow Said As CAoL Message # 00004003
>
> "Power will not be a problem. This () (Roland's effect) is
> insufficient to the task. It must be combined with this {} and will
> require energy amounts that would burn out this body. This is not
> acceptable. The current situation would result in violation of
> almost all working parameters, this is not acceptable. Action is
> dictated. You are one of the few beings in this group that might
> survive this, and of those the only current one able to
> intelligently direct this process."

"*Handling* energy is not a problem."

>> "Also, if I am cut off, the power taps will be cut off as well."
>
> "This body will require extreme medical attention during that time
> period. Suggest stasis field, or comparable effect that would
> eliminate all forward functions or dissolution will occur."

"That is easily arranged unless the situation changes drasticly."

"What needs to be done, and how/why does it involve my being 'cut
off'?"
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:58:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE: Re-entry and Reunions

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:41:46 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00004005

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:30:19
>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00003997
>
>>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:37:12 -0400
>>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003990
>>
>   Roland^2 slowly raises his hands. "Calm down, people. Despite the
>uniform, I'm one of the good guys."

One of the men, Christopher, looks momentarily as if he has seen a
ghost. "Roland?!?" Turning, he looks at the other resistance fighters,
"Dismissed..."

Christopher turns back to Roland, still recovering. "I don't know
whether I should shoot you Roland, or buy you a drink. But since Dr.
Haakin would kill me if I shot up her lab, I guess I owe you that
drink."

>>Between this treatment and Roland^2's she begins to recover her
>>color and her mental voices begin to steady, though still weak.
>>/Thank you friends... but did anyone ever teach this crew the
>>meaning of subtle?/

Dr. Haakin watches Legion's recovery with an impersonal gaze. "Good.
Now that you are coherent you can answer some questions I have about
things you said while delirious."

Legion doesn't answer, but she does look as if she's bit into a lemon.

[OOC: Dr. Victoria Haakin, Legion's Doppleganger, is the woman in the
wheelchair. The mad scientist of the resistance, She developed
symbiotic phages that gave some immunity to the purple haze,
antitoxins for many grey poisons, and is rumored to be working on a
viral weapon that would kill all Greys. The resistance protects her,
as she is their best researcher. On the other hand, even her admirers
think she's a little nuts.]
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:42:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Molly's Notes on Ley Line Storms

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:59:11
Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00004006

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:36:48 -0700 (PDT)
>The Lone One Said As CAoL Message # 00003982
>
>    Raver curses as this comes through on the CAoL link. "Energy
>magnets..." In a few economical movements, they are inside the church
>and heading for the basement.
>    [Gee. Just like the tornadoes back home,] Mandy comments wryly in
>their head.
>    [Except that your tornadoes did not have the power to kill us or
>send us mad. This magestorm may.]
>
>    /Roland?/ they send to him only, having stopped at the door to
>the stairs. /We...fear what may happen to our bond with this
>magestorm./ In a few succinct images, Raver outlines the facts that
>their bond's stability is decomposing increasingly quickly in
>proportion to the strain put on it by all the magic-mucking going on;
>this is in addition to the 'natural' rate of absorption occurring.
>/In the event that we happen to run mad, we would appreciate it if
>you would put us down -- we are too dangerous to be allowed the
>luxury of insanity. Even allowing for the level of power present in
>the CAoL./

   ^That will NOT be necessary,^ Roland replies adamantly. ^I'm sure
that between the lot of us we can come up with a way to restrain the
two of you, should it become necessary to do so. In the meantime, I
have access to a great deal of stabilizing power. 'Grab' a field of
resonance and hang on.^ He shows the Two what he did for Morgan
earlier; the knowledge he's drawing from her more than makes up for
the effort involved with that link.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:42:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: Re-entry and Reunions

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:08:50
Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00004007

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:41:46 -0400
>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00004005
>
>>>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 05:22:50 -0400
>>>Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00003989
>>>
>>>Legion manages to croak out, "Sheer stubborness... we're too cussed
>>>to die..."

   "Been there," he says with an approving smile.

>One of the men, Christopher, looks momentarily as if he has seen a
>ghost. "Roland?!?" Turning, he looks at the other resistance
>fighters, "Dismissed..."
>
>Christopher turns back to Roland, still recovering. "I don't know
>whether I should shoot you Roland, or buy you a drink. But since Dr.
>Haakin would kill me if I shot up her lab, I guess I owe you that
>drink."

   Roland^2 flashes the fellow soldier a wide grin. "You always were a
little quick on the draw." A sudden flash of realization occurs to
Roland^2, and the Reborn uniform explodes (harmlessly) away as a
standard suit of camo appears in its place.
   "Then again, so was I. Heh. Tell you what, Chris, you get me that
drink and I'll tell you how I got busted, and how I busted loose. The
short form is, they used their damn bio-tech to turn me, but I was too
stubborn and one of the counter-invasion helped me turn back."

>Dr. Haakin watches Legion's recovery with an impersonal gaze. "Good.
>Now that you are coherent you can answer some questions I have about
>things you said while delirious."
>
>Legion doesn't answer, but she does look as if she's bit into a
>lemon.

   "Hm. Now that you mention it, she _does_ look like your twin-but
one of her friends is another me, sort of. Way too soft-hearted in the
Grey-killing department, but otherwise not far off the beam."
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:47:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: AAE 4 Deep Below London Town

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:34:50 -0500
Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00004008

The winged woman stirs in the dimness. This cavern lacks true pitch
black by the golden soft plate of light which hangs slightly behind
her face.

Small blue sparks flash as the red wings stir slightly. She controls
the flinch so as not to make it worse. Larger strikes of errant power
stab occasionally as she moves to rise. But slowly, cautiously, she
finds a way to move that minimizes the discharge from her damaged
Node.

Sera looks about and cocks her head questioningly at the feeble
radiance of the Seal's lines, and her apparent sole residence yet
within this chamber. Then she looks upwards, as though trying to hear
something; she doesn't receive any answers, and her brow furrows
slightly in concern.

As quickly as she can, then, she moves over near the damaged portions.
Singing something soft that reverberates with restrained and focused
purpose, she starts to slowly repair the damage. Tracing the missing
pieces of the design back into the iron with naught more than a bare
finger.
===========================

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:07:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE4: Molly's Notes on Ley Line Storms

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 00:36:52 EDT
Dane0R0A Said As CAoL Message # 00004009

<< The Lone One Said
     /Roland?/ they send to him only, having stopped at the door to
the stairs. /We...fear what may happen to our bond with this
magestorm./ In a few succinct images, Raver outlines the facts that
their bond's stability is decomposing increasingly quickly in
proportion to the strain put on it by all the magic-mucking going on;
this is in addition to the 'natural' rate of absorption occurring. /In
the event that we happen to run mad, we would appreciate it if you
would put us down -- we are too dangerous to be allowed the luxury of
insanity. Even allowing for the level of power present in the CAoL./
  >>

Outside the church, the sky lights up, almost continously, as the ley
storm finds a target for its (inanimate) wrath. The shields of the
base aren't affected by, and don't affect the magical energy smashing
down, and so the "lightning" spears down, again, and again unabated,
into Armagedon. He stands there seemingly unaffected, but those with
experience with reptilian faces can almost see a smile on his faces
(OOC: remember, to him magic is just another form of energy) as the
storm pours gigawatt upon gigawatt of energy into him. Reaching out
with energy fields he "grasps" the ley lines and using the power of
the storm itself, begins to FORCE the lines back to their proper
locations, and courses. Hundreds and thousands of constructor sparks
flash outward from his body. Traveling faster than light to the proper
intesections of the ley lines, and equidistant points between them.
There they generate intense magical potential, to draw the power of
the ley storms towards them, and to rebuild the ley circuits that had
been disrupted.
===========================

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 00:29:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE 4 Deep Below London Town

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 02:11:01 -0500
Mike Said As CAoL Message # 00004010

<OOC: Well, I believe I can do this much without causing any potential
problems.>

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:34:50 -0500
>Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00004008
>
>As quickly as she can, then, she moves over near the damaged
>portions. Singing something soft that reverberates with restrained
>and focused purpose, she starts to slowly repair the damage. Tracing
>the missing pieces of the design back into the iron with naught more
>than a bare finger.

A gnarled hand reaches out and stops Sera's hand as a voice says, "No,
you let us. You need rest. Your friends are. We will repair damage.
Chamomile tea and rest. These are for you. Come Sera. Peter will make
Node right for you."

Sera notices the Node discharges had stopped when the old Asian man
with the foot long moustache and goatee took her hand. White energy
begins to radiate in runic patterns.

"Come. Peter needs where you are. Maybe you can't walk easy? I carry
you?"

<choice one: if Sera goes>
The old man takes Sera's hand and steps through what is supposed to be
a barrier. Energy ripples around him and Sera as they pass through the
node barrier, then subsides as they stop outside.

<choice two: if Sera needs to be carried>
The old man lifts Sera like she were a feather and they step through
the node barrier together. Energy ripples as they pass through the
unseen wall then subsides as they stop outside.

<choice three: if Sera refuses>
The old man nods, "Very well, Peter will work around you."

Inside the Node, the runes continue forming. New runes form and within
a minute the Seal is complete, and there appear to have been some
improvements made. A faint golden tinted light marks the edge of the
Seal. Sparks inside the Node swirl up from the ground and shape
themselves into a human figure. Hovering three feet off the ground is
a very tall man. Arms and legs stretched out in the classic anatomical
drawing. Long blonde hair whips upward in a strong magic breeze and a
strong light is glowing at the mid point of his stomach, making it
difficult to see more than a vague outline of his shape from mid-chest
to mid-thigh.

"Sera, Peter. Peter, Sera." the old man says simply,

"Hello, Sera." the blonde man says, "This is fun. Glad I volunteered."

Peter pauses for a moment. "Ah, the other Nodes are ready. Except for
Timbuktu. They aren't sure how to approach Nemo and Zia now that
Roland and Thorne have left. Being inside the Seal when we start could
sting a bit."

"Peter loves understatement." the old man says.

Peter adds, "Sera, we are trying not to be noticed. We would prefer it
looked as if the Nodes were started on their own. Could you tell Nemo
that it is safe to move Zia out of the Node? It will be starting
momentarily. You have found a way to start it. All true, you will
agree? And Kim, we are ready for you and the others. We can make a
telepathic contact that will be indistinguishable from a lens, Sera.
Or if yu have another method, that would be fine."

Kim smiles and a small lime-green ellipse (6cm by 4cm and 1cm high at
the center sloping down to the sides, identical to Mike/Knytt's and
the same shape as the twins' rainbow lenses) flares into existance on
the back of his left hand. Several white, brilliant spheres of light,
five in all, pass through the rock walls and form a circle with Kim
around the seal, Peter and the node in the center. Three tendrals of
energy reach out from Kim and each of the spheres. Two tendrals reach
to the sides and 'join hands' while the third reaches through the
barrier and joins with the sphere in the center of Peter. Small sparks
bubble up from the ground and pass through the ceiling. The interior
of the node begins to resemble a fizzy glass of champagne with Peter
at the center. The five spheres of energy grow arms and legs and
become people, arms outstretched with a tendril reaching out from each
hand and the third tendril reaching out from the chest.

Each person, two men and three women, has a lens like Kim's. In fact,
Peter has one also. The lenses are different colors, though greens are
in the majority. Kim and Peter have green. A woman Kim introduces as
Mary waves, the tendril staying stationary as her arm seems to lift
out of it and wave a yellow lens toward Sera. Kim goes around the
circle, each figure smiling and waving, then returning to the pose.

Around the circle, there is Kim (green), his back to Sera if she is
outside the node, at 12 o'clock in front of Peter (who is facing
Sera). At 2 is Mary, who is Jamaican, judging by the chocolate color
to her skin and the rich, distinctive accent, with a yellow lens. 4 is
Sam (a husky Native American male with a blue lens. 6 is Erica, a
small, fair woman with red hair, an Irish lilt and a green lens. At 8
is Ivan, a stocky russian man with thick black hair, a moustache, and
a pink lens. And finally at 10 is Natalie, a tall thin brunette with a
ponytail and a lavender lens. Peter is the only one undressed, but his
body seems to be only half-formed anyway, the areas that would be
coined indecent covered in energy and not visible. Everyone else is
clothed simply, but nothing out of the ordinary. Jeans, T-shirts,
sweats, skirts, blouses, dress shirts, flannel shirts, nothing to
distinguish them from normal humans, except the Lenses and the
tendrals.

Kim turns and walks over to Sera, the tendrals moving with him but
still staying connected from his back.

"We start when Timbuktu is ready. How you like your tea?" Kim asks,
suddenly holding a teapot in the palm of one hand and a cup and saucer
with a spoon on the side all on a cloth napkin in the other.

<OOC: At each node, in the hidden caverns, there are seven people
doing the same things as above, with one tending the Amber Node
managers until they regain consciousness and can tend themselves. If
their recovery can be sped up, the "teams" will do so. Strengthening
auras, magic, tricks with time, or just naturally letting them do it
themselves, whatever the best method, the group will find it and use
it. Since Sera is the only one awake, the rest of the Node Managers
will wake up on small cots outside the Nodes and see six people of
various human races ringing a seventh half-formed human-energy sphere.
Except Zia and Nemo, who aren't in the same place as the Node group
IIRC.>

<OOC 2: The Nodes have been modified for the new managers, but when
the group is revived, if they wish to resume their places, the Nodes
will be reverted and the Amber Managers inserted into place. There are
a few new tricks the current nodes will be able to perform, though
what they are isn't quite clear. Also the magic and psionic blocks are
not in place currently. Once I get the all-clear or other marching
orders, I will make the appropriate changes. Right now, we are just in
stand-by mode. BTW, the teams seem to be quite nice, friendly, and
polite, with good intentions and truthful in words and deeds.>
===========================

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 03:08:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE: Re-entry and Reunions

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 05:57:31 -0400
Caprice Said As CAoL Message # 00004011

>On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 20:08:50
>Morgan Said As CAoL Message # 00004007
>
>   Roland^2 flashes the fellow soldier a wide grin. "You always were
>a little quick on the draw." A sudden flash of realization occurs to
>Roland^2, and the Reborn uniform explodes (harmlessly) away as a
>standard suit of camo appears in its place.
>   "Then again, so was I. Heh. Tell you what, Chris, you get me that
>drink and I'll tell you how I got busted, and how I busted loose. The
>short form is, they used their damn bio-tech to turn me, but I was
>too stubborn and one of the counter-invasion helped me turn back."

Chris says wryly, "Oh, is that all. Why don't we head out of here for
that drink?" He gives the twenty-one foot dragon a significant look.
"It's abit crowded in here."

Dr. Haakin immediately counters the offer, "Not until I've done a
physical examination and taken a blood sample."

>   "Hm. Now that you mention it, she _does_ look like your twin-but
>one of her friends is another me, sort of. Way too soft-hearted in
>the Grey-killing department, but otherwise not far off the beam."

Legion's voice is still a bit harsh from disuse, "That.... is a good
start... I am Dr. Haakin's double from another dimension... I carry
copies of the memories and personalities of the selves from several
worlds... which is why I tend to use the first person plural when
dioriented."
===========================

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 06:40:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: AAE 4 Deep Below London Town

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:24:59 -0500
Zia Said As CAoL Message # 00004013

>Mike Said
><OOC: Well, I believe I can do this much without causing any
>potential problems.>
>A gnarled hand reaches out and stops Sera's hand as a voice says,
>"No, you let us. You need rest. Your friends are. We will repair
>damage. Chamomile tea and rest. These are for you. Come Sera. Peter
>will make Node right for you."

Actually, Kim doesn't quite even manage to touch her. (Forgive me, but
I think an angel could manage that much.) "Ah. I don't know how you've
come within the Circle without harming it more, but I sense your
purpose here is good in nature." Sera studies them curiously.

>Sera notices the Node discharges had stopped when the old Asian man
>with the foot long moustache and goatee took her hand. White energy
>begins to radiate in runic patterns.

<ooSC: Well, I guess Patterned energy is much more easily overcome in
a Shadow, or these colored lens wearers are above the power level of
Primal entities. No, I don't want to know which. :)>

>"Come. Peter needs where you are. Maybe you can't walk easy? I carry
>you?"

Sera smiles, "I shall walk with you, honored elder. It's a good thing
Zia hasn't had breakfast yet. She keeps track of the record of
impossible thing that she sees before breakfast. Assuming that you
have more friends - how are my companions at the other Nodes? I have
no answer from them yet, although none are dead."

<ooSC: You know, Sera might be the BEST one as far as being able, IC,
to accept this sort of unexplained aid. Anyone else would be foolishly
trusting... but an angel??>

>The old man takes Sera's hand and steps through what is supposed to
>be a barrier. Energy ripples around him and Sera as they pass through
>the node barrier, then subsides as they stop outside.
>
>Inside the Node, the runes continue forming. New runes form and
>within a minute the Seal is complete, and there appear to have been
>some improvements made.

<ooSC: Hey, you might want to clear this order of magnitude quickening
of the repair time with the current plot-meister - I think he was
talking a bit longer before we could actually repair the Seals AND
jump start them. That do you say, oh plot-driver?>

>A faint golden tinted light marks the edge of the Seal. Sparks
>inside the Node swirl up from the ground and shape themselves into a
>human figure. Hovering three feet off the ground is a very tall man.
>Arms and legs stretched out in the classic anatomical drawing. Long
>blonde hair whips upward in a strong magic breeze and a strong light
>is glowing at the mid point of his stomach, making it difficult to
>see more than a vague outline of his shape from mid-chest to
>mid-thigh.
>
>"Sera, Peter. Peter, Sera." the old man says simply,
>
>"Hello, Sera." the blonde man says, "This is fun. Glad I
>volunteered."

Sera smiles and bows her head. "So am I. For both reasons. Tell me if
I can help you at all."

>Peter pauses for a moment. "Ah, the other Nodes are ready. Except for
>Timbuktu. They aren't sure how to approach Nemo and Zia now that
>Roland and Thorne have left. Being inside the Seal when we start
>could sting a bit."

"Is she awake yet? Sting for what reason? Your energy source is
different than ours, but you haven't explained any of your how or whys
of method or  intervention."

>"Peter loves understatement." the old man says.
>
>Peter adds, "Sera, we are trying not to be noticed. We would prefer
>it looked as if the Nodes were started on their own. Could you tell
>Nemo that it is safe to move Zia out of the Node? It will be starting
>momentarily. You have found a way to start it. All true, you will
>agree? And Kim, we are ready for you and the others. We can make a
>telepathic contact that will be indistinguishable from a lens, Sera.
>Or if yu have another method, that would be fine."

"I can tell Nemo that, but he knows enough of the principles of magic
to know that these Nodes were deliberately designed to require
sentient foci of at least neutral or better comportment. If I ask him
to remove Zia from within, and it starts, he will be sure of another's
action. To talk to me? Just say my name or use your lens. The cry of
every falling sparrow is heard."

"Perhaps I can just tell him I have been rescued, and he may turn his
attention to another task. I believe the CAoL begins to work on  the
ley lines. Infernal gates of two sorts are in states of beginning."

Sera's voice projects from the lens hidden beneath Zia's sleeve,
"Nemo? Zia needs to be removed from the Node. I will use Body Control,
and bring her forth from the Circle. Can you return her to London so I
may treat her injuries? We have aid in place on the Wreakings, and you
are needed for the other scheme, I believe."

Then she turns back to Kim... "And the other three will be needed here
as well, I believe. James seems quite injured. I heard your concern
but we do not heal easily. Support and isolate him from psi, and use
not any form of fourth dimensional trick. I can heal him, at least for
the time being within this Shadow."

<snip>
>Kim turns and walks over to Sera, the tendrals moving with him but
>still staying connected from his back.
>
>"We start when Timbuktu is ready. How you like your tea?" Kim asks,
>suddenly holding a teapot in the palm of one hand and a cup and
>saucer with a spoon on the side all on a cloth napkin in the other.
>
><OOC: At each node, in the hidden caverns, there are seven people
>doing the same things as above, with one tending the Amber Node
>managers until they regain consciousness and can tend themselves. If
>their recovery can be sped up, the "teams" will do so. Strengthening
>auras, magic, tricks with time, or just naturally letting them do it
>themselves, whatever the best method, the group will find it and use
>it.

ooc: All right, Sera mentioned just to bring 'em in to her.

><OOC: Since Sera is the only one awake, the rest of the Node Managers
>will wake up on small cots outside the Nodes and see six people of
>various human races ringing a seventh half-formed human-energy
>sphere. Except Zia and Nemo, who aren't in the same place as the Node
>group IIRC.>

ooc: Got her walked 'out' with Body Control, through Sera's efforts.
Which leaves only Sheila from the Australian node without a 'ride' to
London - that Nemo brought Molly here already.

><OOC 2: The Nodes have been modified for the new managers, but when
>the group is revived, if they wish to resume their places, the Nodes
>will be reverted and the Amber Managers inserted into place. There
>are a few new tricks the current nodes will be able to perform,
>though what they are isn't quite clear. Also the magic and psionic
>blocks are not in place currently. Once I get the all-clear or other
>marching orders, I will make the appropriate changes. Right now, we
>are just in stand-by mode. BTW, the teams seem to be quite nice,
>friendly, and polite, with good intentions and truthful in words and
>deeds.>

ooc: It might take some convincing for the Ambers to take back the
Circles after someone has mucked with them this much (Paranoia, you
know). But Sera should certainly be up to that sort of thing. If she
gets any reasons/origins to explain with, that is...
===========================