CREATED by dsweet: 6/6/00 0a1,17 > Bring 'Em Back Alive > ==================== > > AUTHOR: dsweet > COMPOSED: 6/6/00 > STORY: > After sucessfully completing their last adventurer the will bill band of heroes > find themselves in front another reality portal. > They see sand, rocks, dry vegetation. > They are obviously going to a warm clime so two of their number go back for as > many full canteens as they can carry. > While they are gone they see that Dolares Gifthorse is in the ether between > worlds. > While Jay threatens Dolares with litigation, Jay walks to right before the new > world and views it from one edge of the portal to to the other. > He can see Ocean or a large body of water to the right and dense greenery far off > to the left. UPDATED by dsweet: 6/6/00 1,2c1,2 < Bring 'Em Back Alive < ==================== --- > 000604 Bring 'Em Back Alive > =========================== 4a5 > ORIGINAL TITLE: Bring 'Em Back Alive 5a7 > UPDATED: 6/6/00 13a16 > 17a21,29 > > Amber and Black's cooler head's prevail and a discussion about Other World's > Travel is begun in earnest. > She explains that she and her compatriots (she motions to her unseen people to > her right) exist in Universal time. > Their group work to right wrongs in all the realities created by time travel. > Another group which she only refers to as their opposition attempts skews all the > realities they touch towards evil thereby diluting the total good that exists > in the multi-verse. UPDATED by dwoo: 6/6/00 17,20c17,20 < While Jay threatens Dolares with litigation, Jay walks to right before the new < world and views it from one edge of the portal to to the other. < He can see Ocean or a large body of water to the right and dense greenery far off < to the left. --- > While Jake threatens Dolares with litigation, The Black Scorpion and Jay walks > to right before the new world and views it from one edge of the portal to to the > other. They can see Ocean or a large body of water to the right and dense > greenery far off to the left. 22c22 < Amber and Black's cooler head's prevail and a discussion about Other World's --- > Amber and Jake's cooler head's prevail and a discussion about Other World's 27c27,28 < Another group which she only refers to as their opposition attempts skews all the --- > Another group which she only refers to as their opposition attempts skews all > the UPDATED by dsweet: 6/6/00 1,2c1,2 < 000604 Bring 'Em Back Alive < =========================== --- > 000604 -- Bring 'Em Back Alive > ============================== 9c9 < After sucessfully completing their last adventurer the will bill band of heroes --- > After sucessfully completing their last adventure the will be band of heroes 14,15c14,15 < While they are gone they see that Dolares Gifthorse is in the ether between < worlds. --- > While the two are gone the rest see that Dolares Gifthorse is in the ether > between worlds. 17,20c17,21 < While Jake threatens Dolares with litigation, The Black Scorpion and Jay walks < to right before the new world and views it from one edge of the portal to to the < other. They can see Ocean or a large body of water to the right and dense < greenery far off to the left. --- > While Jake threatens Dolares with litigation, The Black Scorpion and Jay walk > to right before the new world and view it from one edge of the portal to to the > other. > They can see Ocean or a large body of water to the right and dense greenery far > off to the left. 22,25c23,26 < Amber and Jake's cooler head's prevail and a discussion about Other World's < Travel is begun in earnest. < She explains that she and her compatriots (she motions to her unseen people to < her right) exist in Universal time. --- > Amber cooler head prevail and a discussion about Other World's Travel is begun in > earnest. > Dolares explains that she and her compatriots (she motions to her unseen people > to her right) exist in Universal time. 28,30c29,45 < the < realities they touch towards evil thereby diluting the total good that exists < in the multi-verse. --- > the realities they touch towards evil thereby diluting the total good that > exists in the multi-verse. > When asked why they couldn't get equipment and clothing that would be more > appropriate to the world they are entering Dolares gives them an answer but not > the whole answer. > She explains that their opposition hit Other World's Travel base of operations in > Universal Time a while back. > Since then the OWT has been on the run until they finally found a good hiding > place in the Rocky Beach Mall. > Later when OWT's is back on their feet such equipment will be made available. > > When asked how the OWT envisions their group would continue to travel from > worlds to world, she said as long as each of them was willing. > The longer they travel between worlds each individual's Reality Identication > would become harder and harder to discern from the reality ID of universal > time. > The band could join them in universal time eventually but it is a hard life. UPDATED by dsweet: 6/7/00 7c7 < UPDATED: 6/6/00 --- > UPDATED: 6/7/00 45c45,89 < The band could join them in universal time eventually but it is a hard life. --- > The band could join OWT in universal time eventually but it is a hard life. > > Eventually the questions become geared towards the situation at hand. > Dolares can only tell them that they are on a small south American island called > Honduagua and it is 1935. > The opposition's recent tamperings allow for the sucessfully assination of Adolph > Hitler in the latter part of World War II. > Which leads to Germany winning the war and world the population assimulated into > the Furer's visions. > Since the interferance is being done by individual's with Reality IDs the same > as universal time the trouble makers can not be pin pointed but the effects of > their tampering can be. > The location of the orginal of the skewing is somewhere near by. > > By now eveyone has entered into the new world but since Dolares is still with > the band they are not able to interact with the environment. > > The conversation eventually ends and none of the band want to go home so Dolares > leaves as if passing through an unseen doorway. > > The smells ofthe sea attacks eveyone's nostrils and the oppresive heat attacks > everyone's face as if you opened a pre-heated oven. > > Jake says that citys always spring up around river's and the greenery up the > coast is probably a river outlet. > The band considers this a moment before heading in that directions. > > The band stops at a farm house at the edge of a town that has sprung up at the > river's outlet. > They discover that at least the Mother and her children that reside at the > farmhouse only speak spanish. > To their surprise no one in the band speaks it. > After some ammusing pantomiming they band wanders toward the town's only hotel. > > The hotel manager speaks english and is a fount of information since it looks > like American Dollars will soon be entering his pocketbook, but alas the > these tourists only carry novelty currency. > Luckily the band learn of a small base of U.S. Marines up the coast. > They know they will not make it tonight but the resolve to walk as far as they > can before making camp. > Afterall, they have plenty of water and rations to make it. > > As they walk in that general direction they cross paths with a priest exiting > a small boat with a motor that is obviously on its last leg. > The priest calls out "Brave men, brave men with guns may I speak with you?" UPDATED by dsweet: 6/7/00 48,49c48,49 < Dolares can only tell them that they are on a small south American island called < Honduagua and it is 1935. --- > Dolares can only tell them that they are on a small South American island called > El Honduragua and it is 1935. 57c57 < The location of the orginal of the skewing is somewhere near by. --- > The location of the orginal skewing is somewhere near by. 62,63c62,63 < The conversation eventually ends and none of the band want to go home so Dolares < leaves as if passing through an unseen doorway. --- > The conversation eventually ends and fortunately none of the band want to go home > so Dolares leaves as if passing through an unseen doorway. 65c65 < The smells ofthe sea attacks eveyone's nostrils and the oppresive heat attacks --- > The smells of the sea attacks eveyone's nostrils and the oppresive heat attacks 77c77 < After some ammusing pantomiming they band wanders toward the town's only hotel. --- > After some ammusing pantomiming the band wanders toward the town's only hotel. 78a79 > It turns out the town is named "Contra Rica". 82,83c83,84 < Luckily the band learn of a small base of U.S. Marines up the coast. < They know they will not make it tonight but the resolve to walk as far as they --- > Luckily the band learn of a small base of U.S. Marines up the coast at San Remo. > They know they will not make it tonight but they resolve to walk as far as they 88c89 < a small boat with a motor that is obviously on its last leg. --- > a medium boat with a motor that is obviously on its last leg. 89a91,212 > He continues, "Please, my people are in trouble. Banditos from the jungle have > been raiding San Remo for several weeks, stealing the village's food and > animals and threatening to kidnap our women and children." > Some of the band are interested in payment, but the priest can only offer room > and board. > When it is obvious this is not enough the priest produces a wanted poster that > reads as follows: > Reward Offered: $25,000 > > For the capture of British subject and infamous criminal Lord Benjamin Pimsley. > Wanted for sundry crimes against the British Empire, including the bloody > Christmas Day train wreck in Glasgow in September of last year. Scotland Yard > wants him ALIVE to stand trial before the Crown. Please deliver him to the > nearest British consulate or government agent for verification and collection > of reward. He is over 6' tall, dark-haired, and often wears a cricket uniform > with a Swastika armband. Beware: Pimsley frequently uses disguises and is > extremely dangerous. > The band is curious if they would receive the reward if they accidentally killed > Pimsley. > Father Jose Cuervo suggests they ask Contra Rica's British Consulate since that > is where he found the poster. > Everyone walks to the Consulate's office en mass. > The british agent present reads the poster for himself and makes a judgement > call. > If they try to keep him alive and there is no doubt that the person brought back > was Pimlsey then the reward would be paid. > The agent is curious if these Americans with all the questions might know where > Pimsley is so he asks. > The reply of "just curious" seems to satisfy him. > > Once everyone is back on the street a deal is forged. > The priest will provide room and board that night at his friend's rooming house > and they will all leave the next evening at 6pm since Father Jose will be busy > with church business until them. > Jay and some others offer to help Father Jose unload and then load his boat. > The father is very grateful. > > Thanks to all the additional help the band, the father and Jimme the boat pilot > are ready to go hours early. > Unfortunately Father Jose is waiting for some church papers so every waits at the > dock beside the docked "Queen of San Remo". > Jay takes the opportunity to have a look at the boats engine. > He is able to get it back into peak operation. > So not only do they leave as soon as the papers arrive but they make it back in > record time. > The sun is still in the sky when San Remo is in sight. > > Alas, as they are approaching San Remo the band hears gunshots coming from the > village. > A worried Father Jose' says the peasants have no guns -- it must be the banditos > raiding the village! > Most of the band sees a half dozen figures running away from the village huts and > and Mission building. > Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spews out from a sandbagged position west of > the village across the river mouth. PCs > It is obvious the fire from the sandbagged position is wildly inaccurate, missing > the bandits by a wide margin. > Many of the band ready their weapons. > The Black Scorpion asks who are in the sand bagged position. > Father Jose Cuervo attempts to answer with undisguised contempt, "Uncle Sam." > > Jake and others fire at the fleeing banditos. > Two banditos are hit. > One falls, but another bandito helps the wounded one into the woods. > As soon as the Queen makes land fall most of the band follow the banditos into > the jungle. > Unfortunately none of the motivated band members have tracking skills. > > When they come back to the village Father Jose informs everyone that the banditos > have probably gone back to there camp at the local Mayan ruins. > The band insists that the father and Jimme boat them to the ruins. > The band head up stream as the local villagers emerge from hiding to put out > their enflamed huts. > The sun sets while in route. > Jimme refuses to bring the Queen any closer then 500 yards from the ruins. > > It is completely dark by the time the band reaches the perimeter of the camp. > Fortunately these banditos go to bed early. > Only one guard is awake as he patrols around a parked air plane. > Unfornutely, one of the band has not yet mastered the art of walking quietly in > the jungle. > There is no time to deal out blame though, the alerted bandito fires in the > general direction to the distrubance and take cover behind the plane. > The camp begins to walk up but each individual at his own pace. > Jay bursts into action and sprints towards the plane. > Amber and the Black Scorpion fire at the man in cover. > Jake tries to light and lush green jungle on fire with his blaster since he is > not a very good shot in the dark. > When the man behind the plane is taken out and the machine gunner on a nearby > rock exposes himself with tracks of bullets aim at Jay, Jay streaks towards the > rock. > In the first few seconds of combat, Amber and Black make short work of the few > men that pop out of the blanket covered ruin portals. > When a women is heard screaming as she wakes in a nearby ruin Jake and Black race > toward the building. > Amber takes out the machine gunner just as Jay reaches the top of the rock. > Jay familarizes himself with the machine gun and aims at the portal to a nearby > ruin. > Black wins the race. > He takes out a bandito in the portal of the women's ruin. > Jake sails in behind him and releases the women from her bonds. > A grateful Maria hungs Black as he ruggedly readies himself for more combat. > Jake mutters something about getting there almost as fast and being realy good at > cutting ropes. > > Jay is impressed by the destructive power of the machine gun. > He mows down a bandito. > The bandito is obviously dead. > Most of the other banditos are merely unconsious but many are bleeding to death. > A quick survey of the dead and dieing reveal that none of the banditos are tall > enough to be Pimsley. > > There are a few tense moments are many banditos emerhe from separate portals at > once but the steady nerves of the emerging heroes prevail. > Finally only two banditos remain and when peace is petitioned for by those in the > superior position it is accepted by a bandito with an English accent. > When these two emerge one is wearing a white cricket uniform and a swastika on > his arm. > Handcuffs are produced from two of the Gamma team utility belts being worn and > are slapped on the last banditos. > > The victorious band takes a moment to figure out their next move. 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