CREATED by dsweet: 9/26/00 0a1,89 > 000923 -- Red Prison -- part III > ================================ > > AUTHOR: dsweet > COMPOSED: 9/26/00 > STORY: > During the fight with the Tanars the motorcyclist runs around the observatory > to enter the building through a telescopes aperature. > He chases the two Tanars who have run into the building out to the eventual > doom. > As a result he has opened the door to the observatory from the inside. > Since the floor on the inner side of the observatory has some sort of ward on > it, it is fortunate things were done in this fashion. > > After the Ape has performed some healing, the party walks down the spiraling > stair case to the lower floor of the fortress. > They are greet by creatures they will later find out are JuJu Zombies. > As per their master's orders they attack any creature that comes down the > stairs. > When the group retreats the zombies don't follow. > > During the next wave of party member, the wizard fires his lightning wands at > them. > This kills a zombie but weakens the group. > The group retreats again. > Now diplomacy is attempted. > It degenerates into name calling so fighting begins again. > > When the wizard sends his zombie at the group again he sneaks up using the > staircase for concealment. > Since things aren't looking good the Marine decides he is too hurt to be an > effective fighter so he will go destroy the balloon. > The wizards manages to cast hold person on the two remaining party members. > He instructs his zombie to tie up the held people while he chases after the > Marine. > The Marine manages to destroy a portion of the balloon's controll mechanism > before being blasted into unconciousness by the wizard's wand. > > Meanwhile, Zombie has tied up one held person and has begun on the Amber when > she breaks out of the spell. > This is time with the Ape sneaking down stairs and attacking the zombie. > Rick breaks out of his spell soon after so they lay in ambush waiting for the > Wizards return. > They wizard has the rest of the group which has not been very active at wand > point and is using them for cover as he walks down the stairs. > All the way he says if he has any trouble he'll "blast 'em". > > Amber, Rick and the Ape strike with precision. > But the Wizard gets a shot off nearly killing Ginger and the motorcyclist. > The wizard shimers left to right as the these people attack him for the first > time and all the attacks sparkle away under the seventh attack is done. > Finally it appears his cloak of displacement has used up it usefullness and > all the stone skins are used up. > Only the Ape and Amber are conscious when the Wizard is defeated. > > Instead of waiting until she felt better, Amber decides to explore the fortress. > The only thing of interest seems to lie beyond a ward in a hallway off of the > main room. > She has a compulsion to stay away but she pushes herself forward. > When she crosses the edge of the warding she is hit by a cone of cold. > Instantly she is dead. > > Later Rick and the Marine are revived. > They bury Amber and then begin to explore for themselves. > They used a blaster shot to destroy the warding. > When they pass the warding they find to cells and a workshop. > They free a Green and a Red Malarite before finding many interesting magical > items. > > The wizard is conscious by now but since he is bound and gagged he can only > answer in the positive or negative. > With a lot of nodding and torture the sobbing Wizard reveals all of his secrets. > Once most of the items purposes are revealed, Rick destroys most of the them. > > The wand of lightning bolts is given to the Ape since he is the only living > person who can use it. > The cloak is handed over to the Marine. > > With the Wizard in tow the group decides to head to the dam again. > They walk several days. > When he is able the Ape heals the group. > By the time the group reaches sight of the dam everyone is feeling fine > physically but their emotionally everyone is devastated by Amber's death. > > The dam is massive. > A single pathway cut diagonally up the face of it. > The entire way is guarded by gargoyal like statues armed with some sort of > rifle like object. > Atop the dam are ten guards, armed and armored. UPDATED by dsweet: 9/26/00 5a6 > UPDATED: 9/26/00 7c8 < During the fight with the Tanars the motorcyclist runs around the observatory --- > During the fight with the Tanars the Jay runs around the observatory 89c90 < Atop the dam are ten guards, armed and armored. --- > Atop the dam are ten guards, armed and armored. UPDATED by dsweet: 10/9/00 6c6 < UPDATED: 9/26/00 --- > UPDATED: 10/9/00 90c90 < Atop the dam are ten guards, armed and armored. --- > Atop the dam are ten of guards, armed and armored.