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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #975 on: September 18, 2012, 05:55:23 PM »
Was the guard affected somehow; or was he just an idiot?
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #976 on: September 18, 2012, 06:29:59 PM »
Probably just an idiot...
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #977 on: September 18, 2012, 08:17:43 PM »
Probably just an idiot...

Yep.  Not all Realm Walkers are -- to put it in a somewhat nicer way -- intellectually-gifted.  And just wait until you see the Council!  Which will be in . . . Chapter . . . 10, I think.

Now, another chapter before I retire for the night.

CHAPTER EIGHT:
Jailbreak, Part Deux

The RAFians awoke from a rather drugged sleep, and discovered that they were chained.  But these were not tylee chains, but regular old admanitum-vibranium alloy.  Normally, unbreakable, but not to the degree of tylee chains, which can successfully bind Olympian gods, Asguardian gods, and even Realm Walkers (those are the type that the bars and chains in the gate are made up of.

"Wha . . . what happened?" Mithril said, groggily.

All thirteen RAFians were back together in a single cell this time, but all chained by their tails (when applicable), wrists and ankles (or in Dino's case, by her neck, ankles and tail).  When Dino realized there were thirteen again,  she bucked her frame as much as the strong chains would allow.  She was a razor's edge from freaking, her triskaidekaphobia kicking in.

"Oh, the saurian is frightened.  Hilarious." Collector said, in the same demeaning, condescending tone.

"How . . . how'd you gas me?  My armor is supposed to filter that out . . ."

"Your armor filters gas out?  You thought it was a gas?" Collector said, smirking, nearly laughing hysterically.  "Dweller fool.  The Spectral Mist cannot be blocked by any means.  It only has a marginal effect on my kind, but Realm Dwellers -- well, it shorts out your conscious mind for a considerable length of Dweller time.  Armor doesn't stop such a thing." Then Collector laughed an annoyingly, haughty laugh.  "I'd go into the specifics, but I don't want to overwhelm your puny Dweller brain."

Parker was really starting to seriously not like this guy.

"And these chains are unbreakable to Dwellers," Collector said in his continually snobbish way.  "To lesser beings."

"LESSER BEINGS?!  WELL, LET ME TELL YOU A THING OR TWO --" Sakki exploded.

Collector waved his hand at her as if her words were of no concern to him, as he turned and walked away.  Sakki was still fuming, and Parker wasn't far behind her.  The RAFians, all thirteen, were tired of hearing of the supposed superiority of Realm Walkers.

"If that's the mindset of the majority of Realm Walkers," Gaz said, "it's really no wonder why Cloak elects to stay at RAF."

"Is our, uh, host gone?" Aquilai asked.  He couldn't see from his vantage point and he had not learned to Metalsight yet.

"Looks like it," Phoenix said.

"Good," Aquilai said, snapping his fingers and metalbending the shackles open.  Then he went around to open the bindings of the others.  Dino was still shaking like a leaf.  She REALLY did not like the number thirteen.

"Wait . . ." Hunter said, "escape cannot be this easy.  Remember what happened last time?"

"Good point, we need a plan." Horse said.

"Awww . . . where's the fun in that?" Demos.

"Shut up, Demos*," the other eleven said, while Dino continued to be concerned.  And, with that bit of comedy over, the thirteen began to plan.

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* Yes, I've made Demos here a bit like Abridged Mokuba.
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Chapter 4: "First Attempt"
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #978 on: September 18, 2012, 10:39:58 PM »
I wonder how this escape will be different...
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #979 on: September 19, 2012, 03:55:28 AM »
I wonder how this escape will be different...

We will use you as a sacrifice in our escape :P


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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #980 on: September 19, 2012, 08:24:59 AM »
Anyway, new page --

  • Book XIX: The Clone Wars
  • Book XX: The Darwin Gun
  • Book XXI: Other Side of the Tracks
  • Book XXII: Pits of Terror
  • Book XXIII: RAF Comix
  • Book XXIV: The First Master
  • Book XXV: RAF -- The Musical
  • Book XXVI: Outage Outrage
  • Book XXVII: Infinity and Eternity
  • Book XXVIII: The Virus Rings
  • Book XXIX: Soul-Suckers
  • Book XXX: Mayhem of the Music Miser
  • Book XXXI: The Metal-Maker
  • Book XXXII: Richard is Missing
  • Book XXXIII: Emotional Food
  • Book XXXIV: Transformation Confrontation
  • Book XXXV: Richard's Horn
  • Book XXXVI: Feral Scream
  • Book XXXVII: Predators and Prey
  • Book XXXVIII: A Protean Problem
  • Book XXXIX: The Horsemen
  • Book XL: Sizeable Pain in the Necks
  • Book XLI: RAF's Nightmare
  • Book XLII: Unlucky Charms
  • Book XLIII: The Piper
  • Book XLIV: The Wishing Star
  • Book XLV: A War of Armor
  • Book XLVI: The Worst Plague
  • Book XLVII: Little Alien Napoleons
  • Book XLVIII: Go Away!
  • Book XLIX: RAFian Tales
  • Book L: Maul
  • Book LI: Erised Orbs
  • Book LII: RAFians Alive! -- an out-of-normal-continuity book
  • Book LIII: The Pain Reliever*
  • Book LIV: Beyond the Veils*
  • Book LV: Dangerous Deals*
  • Book LVI: Of One Mind*
  • Book LVII: The End of Time* -- another out-of-normal-continuity book
  • Book LVIII: Hematomimic*
  • Book LIX: Sins of Youth*
  • Book LX: The Replacements*
  • Book LXI: Arachnoids*
  • Book LXII: Personal Tissues*
  • Book LXIII: Memory Today, Gone Tomorrow*
  • Book LXIV: Appliance Armageddon*
  • Book LXV: Prodigy and Composite*
  • Book LXVI: The Merging*
  • Book LXVII: Be A Doll*
  • Book LXVIII: RAF Captors* -- yet another out-of-normal-continuity book . . . unless I change my mind.
  • Book LXIX: Dinosaur Island*
  • Book LXX: Corrupted*
  • Book LXXI: Artificial Skins*
  • Book LXXII: Separation Anxiety*
  • Book LXXIII: A Thing About RAFians*
  • Book LXXIV: A Planted Idea*
  • Book LXXV: Vacation Photos*
  • Book LXXVI: A Personal Gremlin*
  • Book LXXVII: The Rust is Silence*
  • Book LXXVIII: The Toyman Cometh*
  • Book LXXIX: RAFian Idol* -- yes, just another excuse to put in more of the (as of writing) nearly 800 parodies.
  • Book LXXX: Savage Heart*
  • Book LXXXI: Slave Islands and Juggernauts*
  • Book LXXXII: Shredding a King*
  • Book LXXXIII: RAF -- The TV Show*
  • Book LXXXIV: The Drinker*
  • Book LXXXV: The Last Laugh*
  • Book LXXXVI: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Villain*
  • Book LXXXVII: Sight Unseen*
  • Book LXXXVIII: Don't Let It Snow*
  • Book LXXXIX: The Rachel Toxin*
  • Book XC: Virus Alert!*
  • Book XCI: A Youthful Thief*

Again, the (*) denotes a book I have yet to do the chapter-by-chapter notes for.

I wonder how this escape will be different...

We will use you as a sacrifice in our escape :P


jk XD

Yeah, especially because Underseen isn't even there, Sakki. ;)  I just go ahead a reveal right now that you guys will have a plan for the Spectral Mist and it will involve a Unity Pulse.  I'll probaby post the chapter shortly . . .

CHAPTER NINE:
Carbolucite

The RAFians storm the bridge again, this time better prepared -- having procured all their weapons.  Hunter had his gun, Aquilai had his sonic screwdriver, and Myitt even found a Dracon beam laying around.  Collector looked at them, without any surprise or intimidation.  He remained in his chair, with steepled hands.  His haughty demeanor wasn't dented at all and it never faltered.

"Oh, such clever little Dwellers," he said, with a drawling condescension.  "You managed to escape again.  But clearly you didn't realize that the same thing would happen again."  He sighed.  "But what can you expect from the puny mind of a Dweller?"

The Spectral Mist started to eke up from the floors and descend from the ceiling, while Collecter sat in his chair in his little energy bubble.

"Guys, now!" Phoenix called.

Their Marks glowed brightly, then an orb appeared over the Mark, then they all blasted the Mist with a Unity Pulse.  Collector was expecting this to do nothing, but instead the green mist turn ashy-black and flaked down to the floor as nothingness.  The RAFians smiled in spite of themselves, and glared at their captor.  Collector was nonplussed at first, but that was short-lived.

"Oh, so the little Dwellers learned a trick." Collector said.

<Oh, stop it with the condescension, Collector!> Noelle said.  <We've got you surrounded.  You can only escape by Walking to another realm.  But you won't will you?  You won't leave your precious collection behind, will you?>

"Oh, you think you've me all figured out, do you?" Collector said, with a mildly amused tone.  Then he sighed heavily.  "You disappoint me.  But, despite how entertaining this little romp is, my matron had decreed that we can't have you continually escaping.  It just won't do."

Then he snapped his fingers and a strange device appeared.  It looked like a ray gun that had been fashioned from a bubble gun.  Gaz looked at it bemusedly, perplexed as she thought she recognized one of the components.

"That looks like . . . a . . . a transwarp cell?" Gaz said.

"'A transwarp c' -- oh, by the Gate, you are all stupid," Collector said, facepalming a bit.  "This is a transwarp omega-beam.  Any child* knows that.  I won't bore you or overpower your puny minds with the details.  But if you want to see what it can do, allow me to show you!"

He fired it at each of them in turn, with the appearance that they just disappeared without a trace of ever being their in the first place.  Then Collector snaped his fingers and the transwarp omega beam powered down and withdrew into the ceiling.

"Well, I'd better get down there.  Get the carbolucite processing done."

"Yes, you had better.  You should have done it the minute you got them." said a voice from the shadows.

"My matron," Collector said, suddenly in oiled tones.  "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there.  Forgive me."

"You could run for the Council, being as slick as you are."

"But he was a criminal, so how could he run --?" a rather dimmer voice said.

"Quiet, love." said the matron, who stepped into the light and revealing herself as Malice.

***

Back at the destination point -- as the transwarp omega-beam does not disintergrate but transports, teleports, its victims.  This time the RAFians found themselves, not in lofty enclosures or period dungeons, but in an indvidual-sized tube, finding it horribly cramped and this room had activated the techno-suppressive units.  Parker's suit was offline, Sakki remained unconscious, Aquilai's sonic screwdriver was nothing more than a hunk of metal and Noelle couldn't morph.  Hunter found out that his gun had been emptied of ammo and Myitt discovered her Dracon beam with nothing more than a toy.  They were truly and honestly trapped.  They couldn't communicate vocally, and even through the telepathic network that Yarin managed to reestablish, the words were faint.  There wasn't a way out of this.

A long while after they had came here, Collector came into room, walking in that twitchy, bird-like way.  He seemed to take a certain enjoyment out of seeing them there.  "Well, well, well," he said, "haven't found a way to escape yet?  Well, that's a shame.  It really is.  Because, now I shall freeze you in carbolucite.  Allow me to demonstrate so your feeble minds can understand."

He demonstrated the process on some strange bird looking creature, who was evidently newly-deceased.  The aftermath was that it basically looked like a bronze statue of itself.

"I think we'll start with the saurian mish-mash first," Collector said, smiling.

"Heaven help us," Mithril gasped, as a machine put them on a conveyer belt, still in their tubes, marching them ever closer to their freezing into bronze statues.

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* Which isn't true.  Realm Walker children can be rather unfocused, much like Dweller human children . . .
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Book 189: "Shenecron's Pets"
Chapter 4: "First Attempt"
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #981 on: September 19, 2012, 09:40:29 AM »
You are so close to planning out 100 books.
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #982 on: September 19, 2012, 09:44:23 AM »
Well, this is my magnum opus.  My greatest work.

Though I doubt I'll write the number of books to match the number of parodies.  Chapters maybe.  When or if I ever get to book XLI, I suppose.


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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #983 on: September 19, 2012, 09:45:36 AM »
You probably have more chapters than parodies *remembers there are 800* Nevermind.
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #984 on: September 19, 2012, 09:53:57 AM »
And they're probably more as time goes on.

I mean, it's understandable I suppose. I started the Parodies 3 years ago (June 2, '09) while this thread isn't even a year old (Jan 18, '12).

Anyway, I might post a new chapter later.


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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #985 on: September 19, 2012, 12:12:32 PM »
I will be waiting, I have nothing to do today.
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #986 on: September 19, 2012, 12:56:06 PM »
'Kay.  But this might -- I emphasize MIGHT -- be the last chapter of today.

CHAPTER TEN:
Cloak and the Council

Cloak walked into the building, to see the vast illuminated lobby the color of pure gold.  Midas would have a heart attack in this place.  Cloak, however, didn't care much for it.  He knew where to go, he strode toward a large, gilded door.  In front of a door was a secretary bird.  No, seriously -- she was a secretary bird Realm Walker.

"Do you have an appointment?" she said with a bored, monotone drawl.

"They'll see me," Cloak said, without taking his eyes off the door.

"No appointment, no admittance," she said, not even bothering to look up from some kind of magazine.  "Sorry."

"Wanna bet?" Cloak said as he easily opened the doors.

She finally looked up and said, "You can't do that!"

"Looks like I am doing it." Cloak said nonchalantly.

"It's not allowed!"

"I'm tired of hearing that, you know," Cloak said.  "I have a matter of the utmost urgency to discuss with the Council.  And I will not be railroaded or given the runaround as you government types are apt to do."

"What give you the right --"

Cloak pulled down his hood, forgetting to do so out of habit.  Forgetting that here, in the nexus, he could pull it down with no repercussions.  He revealed his feline features and hard, stubborn face to her.

"I am Cloak, the Master of the Six Elements." Cloak said.  "Grandson of the great Sage.  And I have business here, with Council.  Is that sufficient?"

She was gaping at him.  Cloak was well known for not being in the Nexus for the majority of his time.  But, judging from her reaction, he was glad to see his name still carried some clout here.

"Uh . . . go on in."

Cloak strode, unperturbed and unafraid, into the dark inner chamber where the Council resided.  They were beneath spotlights, as was an area on the floor, as they sat on a high dais, in six high-backed, comfortable chairs.  The gilded door behind him shut with an ominous clang, but Cloak ignored it.

"What is this?" a braying voice said.  "We said we would see no one else today!"

"I think," Cloak said, with a silky quiet tone that nevertheless carried, "you'd make an exception for me."  Cloak stepped into the spotlight, and the six councilors gave a quiet gasp or other mildly startled noises.  "Or would you turn away an Elements Master?"

Cloak looked at each of the Councilor in turn as all six settled back into their seats.  On the far right was a lion Realm Walker dressed in scarlet robes with gold trim.  To his left was a badger Realm Walker dressed in yellow robes with black trim.  To her left sate a donkey Realm Walker, the speaker, and he was wearing robes of gray with copper trim.  To his left sat a squirrel Realm Walker with robes of purple with platinum trim.  To her left sat a golden eagle Realm Walker with robes of blue with bronze trim.  The final councilor was a garden snake Realm Walker with green robes and silver trim.

Cloak knew their names, but they are not translatable to Dweller language.

"And why, Elements Master, do you seek us out?" the golden eagle Councilor said in a rich, throaty voice.

"The fate of Collector," Cloak said.

The donkey Realm Walker snorted inappropriately, and said, quite arrogantly, "He's imprisoned in the Gate!  He's to be executed within the week."

Collector had been a real menace, going from realm to realm, to add to his "collection".  The Council usually frowned on interacting with Dwellers.  They knew of Cloak's preference, and it really didn't help at this point.

"Are you sure about that?" Cloak said, using the donkey Realm Walker's true name, which would only sound like a snarl to Dwellers.  "Are you so sure that your prisoner remains where you've put him?"

"Why should we even believe a Dweller-loving fool like you?  You may be an Elements Master but you're nothing like your esteemed grandfather." the donkey Realm Walker said.

Ouch.  Cloak could see this'll take more finagling and finesse then he anticipated.


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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #987 on: September 19, 2012, 01:03:08 PM »
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In front of a door was a secretary bird.  No, seriously -- she was a secretary bird Realm Walker.
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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #988 on: September 19, 2012, 01:20:46 PM »
But you missed the Harry Potter references.

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Re: Memoirs of a RAFian
« Reply #989 on: September 19, 2012, 01:34:48 PM »
I wasn't very subtle, was I, Mithril? ;)

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Book 189: "Shenecron's Pets"
Chapter 4: "First Attempt"
(January 7, 2020)

RAFians Referenced Specifically: Demos.