It was a dark and stormy night.
By: ProfD

Big Brother Noumcea stared at the blonde sitting across from him. As usual he had just put all his money on black, and as usual it had just come up red. Swiftus Hootaman and the extraction team were still an hour away and he had the strangest feeling the young woman in black had just slipped something into his drink.
By: ProfD

The sky was filled with bright jagged flashes of lightening. The wind was howling and the sea was crashing hard against the rocks. When all of a sudden from out of the night came a scream.
By: Sundancer

The scream was the last thing I heard. When my eyes opened it was daytime. I was lying on a bed inside a small cottage, nobody to be seen. My clothes are carefully folded on the chair next to the bed. I also see a pile of casino chips and, a stainless steel briefcase on the coffee table. I don't ever remember owning a briefcase. I get out of bed and go to the door, outside is a beach. This cottage is the only manmade thing that can be seen. No people are about. What happened to my extraction team ? Where am I ?
By: Noumcea

Somewhere, a phone starts to ring.
By: ProfD

I follow the sound of the ringing and find that it is coming from the briefcase.....It has two combinations locks and a key lock.....I go through my clothing and find a key I had never seen before....It fits into the key lock but, I still have the combinations to deal with.....
By: Noumcea

... thinking what could the combination be? Gotta try the good ole standby of 36-24-36.
By: Sundancer

It doesn't work and the phone stops ringing.

In the fresh empty silence of the room Noumcea can hear a faint ticking. It too seems to be coming from the briefcase. Maybe the phone was just a remote trigger for a timing device, perhaps it was a warning. Either way he now has to decide whether to flee, or investigate further.
By: ProfD

Hastily Noumcea dresses and rifles through the drawers of the cottage looking for tools he can use. Finding some cutlery he jams a few knives into the briefcase opening and applies force. Then he starts scrolling the tumblers while feeling for a difference in pressure.

Sweat forms on his brow as he works the locks, but after a minute of two the final tumbler falls into place and case opens up. Noumcea peeks cautiously inside.
By: Rogue Boy

A sharp slam of the door makes him look up again before he can register what it is he has seen in the briefcase. The blonde is back. Noumcea has a feeling he should know her, but can't quite place the green eyes that are narrowed at him in anger.
By: Scarlett

"What are you doing here?" she asks, her voice low with trepidation.
Noumcea quickly closes the briefcase as his eyes crawl over her. He could tell that it had started to rain, as he could see droplets of water on her face and on her tan, knee-length jacket.
"I'm here for the answers," he replies warily. He swallows hard as his fingers brush against the cool metal of the case in front of him. She knows, he thinks to himself. She knows why I am here and what is in this case.
"I think you should leave." Her voice trembles as she speaks. She sits on the corner of the un-made bed, her hair limp and wavy from the rain. She tucks a strand behind her ear and looks at him, her eyes still narrowed with a hidden agenda.
Noumcea clears his throat. As he approaches her, a memory of a hot summer night seeps into his brain, the thick, salty smell of the ocean, the earthiness of the wet sand, the drumming of the waves and the relentless swishing of the wind whipping through the long grass on the hills. He can smell her. Her lipstick. She had been there; he was almost certain of it.
By: Free

Noumcea starts to ask a question, but the young girl puts a finger to her lips silencing him. She points to the smoke detector and mouths the words "They're listening".
By: ProfD

'What are you going to do with Him?'
'I'm not sure yet.'
'You know the Professor is going to try and find him.'
'That's what I'm hoping for my dear.With Noumcea missing, the Professor will send The Hootaman.And I'm sure he'll bring the best team he can. With him and The Wombat gone,it will be easier for our spy to do her work.'
'You still have to break the Professors codes'
'Aaahh,thats when the fun will realy start my dear Isabella'
By: Swiftus Hootaman

The Professor sat in his floating console,his hands moving over the keys as if they had a mind of their own.What had gone wrong? he thought.Why had Noumcea suddenly dropped off line?
The intercom on his console chimed.'Yes Sundancer'
'Professor,the extraction team has just landed.'
'Thankyou Sunny. Ask Swiftus to join us as soon as he can please.'
By: Swiftus

"Swiftus, we need you and the rest of the team in here as soon as possible." "We're not sure what's up with Noumcea." Swiftus raced into the room where Sunny and Professor were sitting looking at a model of the cottage where Noumcea was last known to be. First thing Sunny asked was, "do we know any Isabella's?" "And who's side is she on?" "One thing we do know is that they will never break the Professors codes."
By: Sundancer

Professor Dribbles swiveled in his in his console, "Unless they get their hands on this", he whispered holding out a small black box. "Whatever else happens, they must not get hold of this."

He then turned his gaze upon Swiftus and asked, "How is The Wombat progressing?"
By: ProfD

"Wombat found some evidence at BBN's last known position. He's currently getting it analysed in the lab," replied Swiftus. "But no results as yet".

"Did he get the security tapes as well?" asked the Professor.

"I believe so", replied Sundancer. "But no word yet on their contents".
By: Rogue Boy

"Professor, the security tapes show that BBN did not leave by himself." "The blond Isabella had some help in what appears to be a kidnapping," Sunny stated. "It appears that they were able to bind BBN hands and feet after he was given something to put him asleep." "It seems they then carried him out to a waiting van and took off." "From what this tape shows they believe BBN know how to break your code." Sunny yells at Swiftus, "Do you have any results from the Wombat yet?"
By: Sundancer

The Wombat meanwhile is busily at work in the lab. He has collected DNA from hair and skin samples left at the scene. Some of it matches that of Noumcea, some of it is predictably from the suspected sources, but some of it just isn't making sense.

He looks again at the data, in fact some of it does not appear to human, but then again it does not match anything else recorded either. Finally the last test is finished and one of the lab technicians places the report rather shakily on the Wombats test bench.

"What's your problem?" snaps The Wombat.

"Just look at the results sir," quavers the technician.

Grumpily he does so and his eyes widen in horror as the implications of what is before him dawn. "I think it's time we called in The JMan," he murmers at last.
By: Kittie

Jman, typically was already ahead of the game. The question, again typically, was which side he was going to play for in this round.
He surveyed the briefcase that he knew held everyone's interest. It had been too simple to swap it for a decoy whilst BBN was battling with the Red and Black demons at the Roulette Table. Isabella had merely been insurance, knowing only too well that BBN would not be able to resist her charms.
By: Scarlett

JMan took off and decided that he could use the briefcase to his gain. He called Prof and told him the briefcase was recovered but if Prof wanted it he had to pay. Prof yelled, "Sunny get here and try to talk to JMan for me, he's gone to the other side." Sundancer got on the phone and asked JMan what the briefcase was worth. His response was give me $20,000,000.00 and you'll get the case back.
By: Sundancer

The sun has been up for some time now, and a lizard walks slowly into the middle of a country road to soak up the heat. It's several miles in any direction to the nearest residence but the still air manages to deliver the occaisional catch of human activity.

Stretching his body and closing his eyes the lizards basks on the asphalt absorbing the glorious warmth of the day. Had his hearing been better he would have heard the approaching vehicle. As it was, it was the vibrations in the road that he felt first. Alarmed by the increasing cresendo of oscillations passing up through his feet and into his body he scampers off the road just in time to avoid the convertable sports car that hurtles past at voracious speed.

JMan sits in the front seat, his mind working almost as fast as the powerful machine he is catapulting down the road. So much to do, so many opportunities before him. It's a beautiful day all around, but his mind sees only the road ahead, and the glorious possibilities opened by the briefcase sitting next to him.

A sly meniacal grin settles stonily on his face as he places a call to Psyber Jaque.
By: ProfD

As JMan places his call to Cyber Jaque, Sundancer decides to place a call to Mick. Best to let him know whats going on with BBN. Maybe with his shy quiet smile he can get some info out of Isabella as to BBN whereabouts.

JMan doesn't know it yet but the briefcase contains a tracking device. Swiftus and Wombat get quickly on his tail. Swiftus decides to call Sir Cabbage the Leafy and see if he can help. He also calls MojoMan and tells him to take to the skies and see if he can spot JMans speeding vehicle.

While back at the cave Professor starts to rescramble the code as he's not sure if JMan knew any of the old codes. Sundancer gets on the phone again and calls drl and tells her to get headed this way. It's going to take all of us to get BBN back and the briefcase.
By: Sundancer

Back at the cottage the young girl has lead Noumcea outside and away from the listening devices.

"There's no time to explain," she states and hands him the briefcase. Her face is grim and her eyes haunted. There is a note of panic in her voice. "You must get away from here as quickly as you can. Before they return. Everything you need is in there," she says pointing at the briefcase. "Now please, just go." She gives him a small peck on the cheek and then turns her face down. Her eyes though remain locked on his, pleading, beseeching.

Big Brother Noumcea is totally confused. He still has no answers as to why he is here, what is in the case or even where he is, but he recognises a window of opportunity when he sees it, grabs the case and starts to jog towards the trees. He will examine the case when he finds cover.

Behind him the worried and desperate face of the young girl has become cold and calculating. When BBN is safely out of view she pulls out her cell phone and makes a call.

"He took the bait and is on the move," are the only words she mutters before hanging up.
By: Rogue Boy

JMan lurches forward to change INXS cd's and as he sits back, the sun bounces off the windscreen of the Swiftus 2002 which is now in hot pursuit, foolishly JMan decides to eject Shabooh Shoobah and replace it with Kick, he wrongly assumes his driving skills are far better than that of the younger, greener Swiftus Hootaman. As he again leans forward, the front left tyre blows and spins, leaving the road and entering the bush which runs between the highway and the beach. The same area BBN has sought as shelter . . .
By: JMan

JMan jumps out of the car and starts running down to the beach area in hopes that the boat he called will find him. He takes a turn and runs headlong into BBN and both drop the briefcases that they had been carrying. Meanwhile Swiftus is tearing up the highway in hopes to locate JMan before he can take off. He also hopes to locate BBN in the process. The blonde heads out on the highway in hopes of stopping Swiftus from finding either guy. The blonde Isabella doesn't seem to know that the Wombat is close behind and following her.
By: Sundancer

lildeb sits on the beach , waxing her board, patiently waiting for her set of waves, when she notices two men arguing what seems to be some sort of case. At first she doesnt take any notice of them. She thinks to herself , you see some strange sites somtimes. But then they start throwing punches at each other, she thinks to herself, oh man , these two guys are going nuts over that case. Must be somthing really cool in it. Then up at the carprk , she hears the loud screech of tryes. Oh man , here comes another guy arguing. She cant help but wonder what was in the case. Did they just do a bank? As she sits there wondering what all the comotion is all about, finally , she sees a decent set of waves. Well , she says to herself , I didn't come here to watch men argue all day , Im going for a surf. She grabs her board , and dissapears into the white wash!!!!!
By: lildeb

Swiftus comes storming down to the beach where BBN and JMan are fighting. He starts yelling and tries to break them apart and it turns into a 3 way fight. Meanwhile drl is strolling down the beach watching the waves crashing on the shore. She also sees lildeb out riding the waves and smiles. drl stolls up to where the guys are fighting and picks up both breifcases withough them even noticing her. She walks back up to where Swiftus parked his car crawls in and takes off down the road. drl places a call to Sundancer and says "hey girl, I have the cases now what do you want me to do?"
By: Sundancer

What do you want me to do.... I know what to do next drl thinks to herself. "Come on lildeb. I know you saw me. Time for the next step". At that moment the phone rings.

"Hello".

"I have JMans boat. Right where we thought it would be. He is so damn predicatble."

"Good. Meet me at Elliot Bridge. Can you be there in five minutes?"

"No problem."

"You pick up Isabella?"

"Yeah, I got her. She said the three of them went in the wrong direction thanks to the tracks you left."

"Good. Meet me at the bridge. I will call Sundancer."

"Sundancer. It's a go. Do you remember what you have to do?"

"I'm ready."

"Good. Get moving, I rendezvous with lil in 2 minutes. We will meet you in 1 hour."
By: Darlene

Meanwhile back at the Cave of Dribble Sundancer is telling Prof the cases are in good hands and will soon return. Sunny makes Prof his favorite lunch not knowing she has added some belladonna plant to it. Just have to wait till Prof goes to sleep and get the codes and I'm out of here thinks Sundancer. Meanwhile JMan and Swiftus show up at the cave. Sunny asked, "Where's Noumcea?" Swiftus replies, "We lost him somewhere along the way." Meanwhile Noumcea is in the back of Sunny's car hiding. Sunny feeds Swiftus and JMan the same food as Prof got. They all go into a nice long sleep and Sunny grabs the codes and runs.

Sunny call drl and tells her,"I'm on my way with the codes, is lildeb there now?" When Sunny hangs up Noumcea pops up and states, "Where are we going sweetheart?" Sunny about runs off the road and then realises she should have checked the car before leaving as Noumcea is the only one who really knows what she might have had in mind.
By: Sundancer

As lildeb packs up her surfing gear into her hippy van, she looks at her watch. Girls are right on time, the pickup was going so smooth. Who would have thought that one little surfy chick new so much about all that money. As she cruises up the road with INXS blearing so loud on her car stereo, she sees Drl wiaitng under the bridge. How did the pickup go Drl , askes lildeb. Drl replies , it went as according to plan. Those guys didn't eveb see me grab the case!!! lildeb asked , did sundancer slip them the sleeping drugs. Drl replies , yes , they're out like a light. lildeb and drl sit there under the bridge and have coldie while waiting for sundancer to arrive.
By: lildeb

As drl and lildeb sit there waiting, lildeb says to drl. I seen you walking up the beach, looked at my water proof watch and thought , yep she,s right on time. I couldnt believe it , those guys were throwing punches and sand at each other , and they didn't even see you pick up the cases. drl repies, piece of cake lildeb, piece of cake. Its all going to plan , lildeb says. Us girls will be on that plane to the islands in no time!!!
By: lildeb

As Sundancer and Noumcea drive down the rode towards the meeting point they start to talk. Noumcea says, "Now what is going to happen, do you really think you'd get away with this." Sunny replies, "Honey, whose side do you think I'm on. I only gave the guys enough to put them to sleep for a few minutes." "I have to make the girls think I am on their side." "And now I'm trying to figure out how to explain your presence." Noumcea leans over and whispers, "Just tell them you couldn't leave me and I'll take care of whats in the cases." Meanwhile the boys back at the cave start to wake up. Swiftus wonders why Sunny did this to them and then he finds the note she left.
By: Sundancer

The note says

Professor, using the key I placed in the front of your G String, go to the fall back safety deposit box, collect the tickets I left for the three of you and meet me at the Hedonism Community Spa at sunset after you arrive.
The Professor is happy to find the key so deep into the G String and upon retrieval, tells Swiftus and JMan to fall in for a briefing.
By: JMan

Prof starts to question JMan, "What were you thinking when you took off like that?" JMan reply's, "Prof, I was just gonna take off and hide for a while in hopes that things would cool down." Prof tries to decide weither to believe him or not but continues with the briefing to JMan and Swiftus.

Meanwhile Sundancer pulls over to the side of the road and tells Noumcea he better get behind the wheel and drive. Then the 2 of them try to figure out what to tell the girls. Sundancer informs BBN that drl, lildeb, and Isabella will be there. Sundancer calls drl up and tells her that there is a slight problem but not to worry as she has things under control. And not to be surprised when Noumcea shows up to the boat also.

Meanwhile back at the Cave of Dribble, the Prof has phoned the Wombat to tell him of the meeting place. Wombat tells prof that he is gonna see if Sundancer and Noumcea needs any help but not to worry he'll stay out of sight unless he is needed. He will then proceed to the Hedonism Community Spa with Sunny and BBN.
By: Sundancer

Psyber Jaque sits looking at his various monitors with incredulity. He had long ago given up trying to fathom the whims and various games of mere mortals, but these recent machinations had him even more perplexed than usual.

He considered his options and decided to clear the playing field of all the unreliable debris. The Professor may still hold the codes, but he still had a few tricks up his sleeve yet.

He reached across and armed the detonation devices. His hand hovered for a moment over the panel, not out of compassion or any sense of remorse, but rather in delicious anticipation. Savouring the moment before he would unleash hell on earth. And then he flicked the switches, one, two, three.

Even though his was thousands of kilometres away, he imagined he could hear the explosions of Sundancers car and lildebs van, and JMan screaming with pain as the highly infectious and deadly virus is released into his blood stream. Psyber Jaque leaned back and smiled. The stakes were going up, and he still had his trump card left to play.
By: Rogue Boy

What Psyber Jaque did not know was that the Prof had found his detonation devices earlier and had taken care of them so they would not go off. Psyber Jaque had underestemated the knowledge of the Professor. Professor was a step ahead of the game as he always was.

Meanwhile the Wombat placed a call to Sunny and Noumcea seeing what was going to be done when they arrived at their destination. Sunny was still trying to think of what to say to drl, lildeb, and Isabella.
She told the Wombat to follow close behind incase if help was needed.
By: Sundancer

Enraged, Psyber Jaque quickly went to plan B. It would temporarily leave his entire base without power, but obviously extreme measures had to be taken. His fingers danced over the keyboard as authorisation codes flashed across consoles. His sceens came alive with scrolling hieroglyphics, warning lights blinked and somewhere deep in the bowels of the secluded encampment vast machinery began to ponderously move.

There were only a small number of minions on Pysber Jaques base camp as most functions were automated or programable, but the few that did exist scurried for cover in panic as they heard the ominous whir of metal and the high pitched whine of generators being pushed beyond their limits. The air smelled of ozone and fairly crackled with static electricity as the earth trembled and every atom in the vacinity seemed on the brink of explosion. The intensity increased in a thunderous crescendo until it finally culminated in the titanic whack of a sonic boom.

Half a continent away, the professor simply dissapeared.
By: Rogue Boy

‘Interesting’...

Every atom of the Professor’s being sizzled with electricity. His minds eye saw it all. As if a space very small, yet very large, had opened around him. A great rush of noise filled his head. But he didn’t feel any pain.

’Strange’...

But he could feel something...

Speed?

Yes that was it. He could feel a great acceleration. As if he was standing still but moving very fast....

’Interesting’....
By: Swiftus Hootaman

‘What the F#*K!’...

The Hootaman couldn’t believe his eyes.
’Jman?’
’You got me Bro’

The Hootaman and the Jman stood in the Cave of Dribble, where until a few moments ago, the Professor had been briefing them on what he though was going down .
’F&%K me Jman, he just vanished. That’s unbelievable!’
’Believe it bloke. It just happened before your very own eyes’

This was too much for the Hootaman. ‘What’s going on’, he thought to himself. ‘I think I’m going to lose my mind’...
’No. No I’m not’...

’Jman, we have to start at the beginning. Tell me everything we know so far’. The Jman thought for a moment. ‘I see it like this.’
’A simple pick up and retrieval went sour when Noumcea dropped off line. My sneaky double deal for Pysber Jaque went sour the moment Noumcea suddenly appeared out in the bush. Then for some ungodly reason Sunny drugs us all and she’s off doing God only knows. And now POOF the Prof vanishes like he was never here. You’ve got me?’

The Hootaman started to pace up and down the lab.

’This has got to be Psyber Jaque. He’d do anything to get the Profs’ codes.’
’What codes Hootaman. I’ve heard them mentioned but what are they for?’
They’re the codes to the Profs’ SMILEYS.’
’The Profs smileys. But they’re just cartoons’
’No Jman, they’re not. They’re a lot more than that. In the right combination they can unlock any computer code known to man’

Just then the intercom chimed. ’LoSaB control to the Professor. Copy Professor?’

The Jman was closest. ‘Jman here, what’s wrong’
’Sir our satellites have just pick up an anomaly on the other side of the world. It seems to be a huge power surge of some sort. As if all the electricity in the area is being sucked into one spot.’
’Very good control. Can you get me a vector on those coordinates and a time?’

’TIME!’

’Thats it Jman. You’re a genius’. The Hootaman hit the intercom.’ Control this is the Hootaman. How long before another satellite passes over that sight?’
’About 24 minutes sir.’
’Good. Listen carefully. I want you to set that sat to pick up the Professor’s watch’s homing signal. Let me know if you get anything’

The Hootaman turned to the Jman. ’The Prof has been working on some new toys for the field’. The Hootaman held up his arm,’ These new watches that he gave us last week have a tiny homing device in them. If Psyber Jaque has manage to spirit the Prof away you can bet that power surge has got something to do with it’. He thought for a moment. ‘You had better call everyone else. They’ll have to be ready to move the minute we know anything’......
By: Swiftus Hootaman

Hootaman places a call to Sundancers car hoping that she or Noumcea will pick up the phone. Sunny picks up and asks what's up. Hootaman tells Sundancer, "Sunny I don't know what you had planned to do with the briefcases but we really need you and Noumcea back here at the cave." Sunny replys, "Now tell me Swiftus dear why should I return to the cave?" Swiftus Hootaman then goes into the story about how the Prof disappeared into thin air. He also informs Sunny that the codes she has are not the true codes but decoys the Prof had planted just in case.

Noumcea then grabs the phone and tells Hootaman that not to worry we will return with the Wombat and others. Noumcea and Sunny proceed onto the site where she was to meet drl, lildeb, and Isabella, Noumcea tells them that the plans are scraped as the Prof is missing along with the true codes. BBN informs them that if they are willing to help with the search he will see that they get a reward.
Meanwhile JMan has got the wombat on the phone discussing how to get to where the power surge is taking place. Wombat heads to the nearest airport and talks his way into borrowing a jet. He then heads back to the cave with the news that the jet is ready whenever we are.

The satellite has again passed over the area where the group believes the Prof maybe heading in particle form. His homing device has been picked up and currently he was over the Pacific Ocean. But where was he heading ........
By: Sundancer

Moving while standing still. Space folding, time elastic. All universes open and transparent. Possibilities yawning, perspective clear.

The Professor appears just as suddenly in a small dimly lit room. The harsh reality of this universe collapses in around him and he visibly staggers under the strain of trying to comprehend the transition. Pain racks his brain and he falls to floor writhing in agony. For a moment there The Prof thought he saw the face of God, now pain slowly erases all memory and threatens his sanity. He screams again just before mecifully passing out.

The other unseen occupant of the room watches, and smiles.
By: Rogue Boy

When sunny and Noumcea arrive at the site , where they were supposed to meet drl, lildeb and isabella , to their surprise , they are not there. Where could they be???, Sunny says to Noumcea. They look around for a while, but then relize the girls are no longer there. As they look around , they see an INXS poster wrapped around a pole. Whats the date on that poster , Sunny says to Noumcea.... Oh shit , Its today. I bet thats where they are, Sunny says.
By: lildeb

As Sundancer and Noumcea walk back to the car Sunny notices that Noumcea appears to be turning tranparent. Then all of a sudden he dissapears. As Sunny stands in shock she hears the phone ringing in the car. She runs to answer it and hears JMan on the other end. She tells JMan what happend to Noumcea and he tells her the same thing happened to the Prof. Swiftus gets on the phone and tells Jman and Sunny to take off the watches that Prof gave them. It has been figured out that Psyber Jaque is using the homing signels to pick his next target and transport them back to his lab. Sunny throws the watch in the car and tells JMan and Swiftus the girls are gone and she thinks they went to the INXS concert. Swiftus tells Sunny to leave a note in hope that they find it and hurry on back to the cave.

Meanwhile Prof wakes up just in time to see Noumcea materialize next to him. As Prof shakes his head he figures out that he is in Psyber Jaques lab. Prof then asks why he and Noumcea were brought there and Jaques responds that he wants the codes.
By: Sundancer

JMan says, screw this, I'm off to the concert. He takes off his watch and smiles as he enters a code into the watch. Throwing it into the air, a bright flash stuns all those within a 1km range and it disappears. Sensing the impending arrival of JMans watch, the Professor nods at BBN and says . . . . .
By: JMan

He says , oh man we should all just take the day off , and go party somewhere. Wheres that concert on at , we will go to that. So . off they go , to see INXS. As they go in the venue, by the way , its packed out, people screaming, they see the girls way up the front. They tryed to get up there, but it was way to packed , they could not move. Pro turnes to BBN and sayd , SHIT this is a pretty good band to see live . Their hands reach for the sky when new sensation comes on. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Live baby Live................
By: lildeb

Psyber Jaque stares at the empty sace where Prof and BBN use to be. Now the only thing there was JMans watch. He wonders how they did that. Just up and disappear like that when they had been his prisioners. He then realizes that he has use all the power he can from his generator and has a meltdown of all his systems.

Back at the Cave of Dribble Sundancer, Swiftus Hootaman, and the Wombat look at each other in confusion. Where did JMan go? Hows come the homing signals on BBN and Profs watches have moved? Did they escape or is this a plan Jaque put into motion to confuse the 3 of them? And now the huge power surge that was noted on the radar screen is gone. Why? When Sunny realises where the homing signals are now comming from. She remember the INXS concert and states, "Could they all of went there?"

By: Sundancer

High above the vaulted spires of Psyber Jaques fortress a lone eagle circled. Catching the vital updrafts from the superheating black rock below, it effortlessly climbed steadily higher and higher on huge outstretched wings. Its excellent eyesight could detect the frantic activity below, but of course it did not have the capacity to understand the purpose. The eagle saw only many human figures scurrying with frenzied exertion, and ignored it all. Soon, when a sufficient altitude had been reached, it would leave this thermal and go in search of small prey.

Below the eagle, beneath the turrets and inside the parapets the exertions were indeed frantic, but far from random. Generators were being repaired, circuit breakers restored and a great deal of wiring replaced. It seemed that Round One would have to be conceded to the dishevelled, bumbling concert going crew of dribble, but Psyber Jaque still had many options left open to him. “A little time is needed,” he thought to himself. “That is all. Just a little time, and then I will hit them harder than ever before.”

All that stood between this man and ultimate domination of the earth was the smiley codes. With them he could unleash and wield the sort of power imbued might that mortal men only dream of. The world would become his lap dog and the universe would bear witness to his triumphant battle cry. All the rest was incidental.
By: Rogue Boy

During the concert, as Andrew sings up on stage by himself, Jon F takes a quick break backstage. lildeb and drl slip him the cases and explains to him , that they are the real cases , not the dummy ones. Have you got the codes Jon, asked lildeb. Yep I have them stashed away in our private jet. Did Jman come with you girls , asked Jon, because he is the only one who knows how to troye the codes in properly. Yep , his here , says lildeb, we,re all the crazy ones down the front going off. OK, says Jon, after the show ,the four of you , meet me at the airstrip.
By: lildeb

Hi I am at the airstrip!
By: ????????????????????

After the show, the girls and jman, jump into the jet that awaits them, and flys off into the suinset , NEVER to be seen again. Bonvoyage....................
By: lildeb

Never seen again, except by Psyber Jaque that is.

Down in his vaults he had now collected an interesting menagerie. Jman, the girls, a couple of briefcases and most strangely, a member of INXS. No matter. He had hastily erected a containment field around his latest catch in order to prevent a reoccurrence of the unfortunate events that led to the escape of BBN and Professor Dribbles.

Now he was getting close.

It appeared that the remaining LoSaB team were no longer wearing their watches so it was time to call into play his keyhole satellites. High in the stratosphere an orbiting optical device attached to a computer sat in a geo stationary orbit. It zoomed in on the LoSaB headquarters and transmitted the images back to Psyber Jaque. It received some hastily typed commands and zoomed some more. Then panned, then zoomed, then pulled back, then panned. On further orders it switched to infrared. Panned. Transmitted. Zoomed. Transmitted. Panned. Transmitted, and then fell silent, awaiting further instructions.

Back in the lair Pysber Jaque was enraged. Where were they? What were they up to? He screamed incoherently and smashed his fist into the keyboard. Subordinates scurried for cover.
By: Rogue Boy

Noumcea and the Prof make their way to the secondary command center - The House of LoSaB....Everyone is either captured or not in contact so some contingency plans have to put into place....Firstly, the codes have to be re-written then, the LoSaB team has to be rescued......"Tis time to bring in the MojoMan" says Noumcea.........
By: Noumcea

Blearily, the MojoMan stumbled out of the driveway and onto the street squinting and rubbing at his eyes. He fumbled with his sunglasses, scratched his head and cursed the harshness of the early afternoon light. He needed coffee, and the urge for a cigarette was almost overwhelming, but he was determined to give up smoking if it killed him, and the way he felt just now, it probably would. Damn beer, damn bourbon, damn party!
He bummed a smoke from a passerby and as he exhaled the first puff he felt himself beginning to wake up. Through a billowing pall of grey smoke his eyes scanned the street taking in the small town scene and it’s array of familiar locals. He checked the time on the town clock, making a mental note that it was much too early to be out of bed after the festivities of the previous night. It wasn’t even two o’clock yet!
Then he noticed the signal. A blue spot had been spraypainted on the curb opposite his shop. His posture changed slightly as he came wide awake in an instant, and he stood taller and straighter. All thoughts of coffee forgotten, the half finished smoke fell from between his fingers to be crushed beneath a pivoting heel as he turned and marched rapidly back the way he had come.

“Why do they always wait until I’ve got a hangover before they call?”
By: the MojoMan

Mojoman makes his way up towards the house of steps. Slowly, cautiously and silently. His heart is racing, his mind is thinking one hundred miles an hour. Sweat beads on his forehead. Adrenalin pumping in his veins...not knowing what is waiting for him at the top of the stairs yet wanting confrontation. He knows he must continue. He knows he must stop this maddens..
By:

He gets up to the top of the stairs, slowly opens the door. His hands are sweating with anticipation. He can feel all the hairs stand up on the back of his neck....His legs are shaking with fear... he takes a firm hold on the door knob,, opens it slowly.......... SURPRISE,,, SURPRISE,,,,SURPRISE,,,,,Happy birthday MojoMan...... who would of thought a ,,, A surprise party..... MojoMan,s face is pale... everyone asks him why he looks like he saw a ghost.... MojoMan explains to everyone , that he had the strangest dream.... Shit , I must of fell asleep on the train on the way home from the pub. Evryone was on this dream,, he explains. You all had these crazy watches on, that were going to blow up. There were car chases,people surfing, fights on the beach,, people spicking peoples drinks,,, even an INXS concert. Man , thats the wierdest dream Ive ever had. Dont think I will go out for a while....As he stuggers to a comfertable chair,, he mumbles to Jman,,, oh yeh,, theres a breif case on your front doorstep, you
better go pick it up before someone pinches it...........as he watches Jmans face turn a shade of white , he sayds to himself ,,, man ,, this IS the STRANGEST PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By: lildeb

MojoMan settled into a chair and looked around the party. Something was not right. Something was out of place. His head throbbed as his subconscious is tried to scream something at him. But what was it?

He had to try and think clearly. What was going on? What was the problem his brain was trying to tell him? Something about birthdays. But everything was so fuzzy making it difficult to think. Putting his head in his hands he strained to try and see with his minds eye. Birthdays. My birthday. Today. Today …. is not ….

Slowly he raised his head. Today was not his birthday. Why didn’t he know that straight away? Why was he having so much trouble thinking? In fact, who were some of these people acting as though they were his friends?

He staggered to his feet and made for the door. “I have to go”, he mumbled as he bumped into someone on the way.

“No, I don’t think you do”.

MojoMan stopped in his tracks and turned slowly around. He knew that voice. The illusion of the party slipped slowly from his brain. Somewhere, some sort of generator had been turned off and he felt his brain returning to the dull throb of a hangover, but still much clearer than a moment ago.

He looked up and into the face he had dreaded seeing again for so many years. The face smiled back at him and said “The party’s only just starting.”
By: Rogue Boy

Mojoman looks up to see Pysber Jaque laughing at him. "Noumcea and Prof thought you were going to show up at the LoSaB house now I have you instead." Mojoman wonders how this got started. He never got to talk to the Prof or Noumcea about what was going to happen next.

Back at the house of LoSaB Noumcea and Prof look at each other in confusion. Surley Mojoman got the message correctly. Just ehn the phone rings. Psyber Jaque is on the other end saying he has Mojoman and he wants the codes. Jaque asks Noumcea how he and Prof got away. Of course Noumcea refuses to answer that question.

Back at the Cave Swiftus, JMan, and Sundancer wonder what has happended to everyone. Not knowing that Jaque has them on his screen watching them as they spoke. Swiftus tells the others that maybe we should head back to the house of LoSaB in hopes that maybe someone has shown up there. So JMan, Swiftus, and Sunny hop in the closest car and take off down the road. JMan tried to call the house to see if anyone may be there and Prof picks up the phone. He goes into what he knows and tells them to hurry. And see if we can locate Wombat on the way.
By: Sundancer

The sunlight waned as Sol once again circumnavigated its tedious and well worn path across the sky. Shadows elongated and stretched themselves across the ground as would silly putty tortured on a medieval rack. Birds, recognising the portends heralding the end of yet another day frantically committed to song the days deeds, nourishment locations and their undying love for one another.

In the deepening shadows, each of the two protagonists critically evaluated the other.

It had been many years since their last encounter. Then, Psyber Jaque had left MojoMan bleeding and presumed dead on the steps of an ancient hidden alter to Baal. Both were determined not to make the same mistakes again.

The darkness grew thicker, as did the silence. Someone twitched. Someone leapt. Then they struggled. A gun went off.
By: ProfD

Due to the temporal travelling abilities of the weapon that was fired, time and space folded and flipped

The bullet travelled through a self created worm hole and tracked for the one piece of the equation that was always present.

The one piece that happened to know everything.

The bullet arrived square in the cerberal cortex of Sundancer's head then detonated.

Nothing above the lower torso was left.

Reconstruction was impossible. No DNA samples had been taken for a reconstruction.
By: Jack be Nimble

The impossibly large bearded and black robed figure looked down upon the recently mortal woman, a look of wistfullness playing across an otherwise expresionless face.

"Well, well,well Sunny. I am so sorry to see you here. I didn't think you were due for a while, but ..... the Boss knows best. You know, with some of your attitudes it was beginning to look like you might end up on the downhill train, if you get my meaning. Pro-war, would rather let folk die than tear up a flag, etc, etc," he said. Glancing at the lake sized parchment held in his hands, the figure broke into a reasuring smile.

"Still, eveybody gets what they expect, you know, so it's of to heaven with you for all eternity. No more incarnations for you, no being born again. Just the , uhm, joy, of everlasting bliss. Hope you like harps."

As Sundancer drifted effortlessly through the pearly gates the guardian gave a final wave goodbye, and nudged the gates closed with his gigantic scythe.

"At least she didn't ask about St Peter." he thought.
By: St Peter

As Sundancer floated into the wonders of Heaven she stopped and wondered why it was that St. Peter had a gigantic syche. That seems to be what she always pictured as being at the gates of Hell instead. She flew with her wings of feathers to the closest cloud and sat down. "Wow, from up here I have a pretty good seat," She thought.

Down on the planet earth she could see Noumcea and Prof at the house of LaSaB. As they were sitting at the computers reworking the codes Swiftus and JMan come running through the door. Swiftus was yelling, "somehow they killed Sunny!" JMan added, "we're still not sure how it happened." "This bullet came out of thin air and struck her in the head," Jman added. Prof sat at his computer and started typing ininfo into the system. Prof then stated, "I think I have figured it out." "Psyber Jaque has found a way to use a time space contimum to do his dirty work." All the guys at the LoSaB house get to work to try and find Mojoman and the rest of the crew.

Back at Psyber Jaques command center there is still a stand off between Jaque and Mojoman. While the girls and the member of INXS are found in a large steel cage suspended over a large boiling pit of water. Mojoman tells Jaque that he will help him decifer the codes if he will open the cage and let his prisoners go. Of course Mojoman is hoping that the Prof has already changed the codes but he is not sure.

Meanwhile up on her cloud Sunny is sending messges to the computers of Swiftus, Prof, Noumcea,and JMan. Each computer comes up with a different message but when they combine all the messages they realize they now know the exact coordinates to Psyber Jaques base. While they finish figuring out what all they need to take the Wombat come running in the door.
By: Sunny

Noumcea came awake with a sigh and a groan. Outside, the storm had cleared and the first light of dawn was growing rapidly in the east.
He grinned. A dream. It had all been a dream. Like most dreams it had started out with a reasonable plot and storyline, and then quickly devolved into a miasma of confused and unrelated imagery.

"What a load of crap!" he mumbled as he climbed from the bed to begin a new day, and a new story.
By: OmegaMan

Noumcea stumbles to the bathroom where he investigates his image. Man, do I just keep looking good or what?
He declares. What's this?!?! Hair?? In there??

He makes a mental note to him self to go to the beauty salon asap. He does have an image to up hold after all!
By: Beast and Beauty Sal

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And this was our second (short) attempt

The lorry downshifted as it struggled and strained to make it up the hill. Old and worn suspension squeaked and rattled as the chassis busily reorganised itself to negotiate the various potholes and undulations of the dusty disused track. Burnt diesel billowed from a rotting exhaust and bore witness to evident internal decay of a waning propulsion system.

The otherwise serene countryside held a quiet air of expectancy. A few birds chattered away, the odd cow sniffed and investigated the air with curiosity, but little else moved. Just a faint distant rumble as the heaving derelict downshifted once again sending thick black plumes skywards.

It wouldn’t be long now.
By: ProfD

The driver of the lorry appeared to be older then the rundown truck he was driving. He stopped at a roadside diner and went in to order a sandwich and a Coke to drink. The waitress was a cute teenager who asked the man what he would like to order. The man placed his order and asked the girl where the nearest phone was he could use.

As the man who was going by the name of John was talking on the phone the folks in the diner noticed the back end of the truck seemed to be moving as if something inside of it was restless. John was talking on the phone asking where the delivery was to take place and he noticed everyone staring at his truck. He hurried and finished his phone call, told the waitress to make his order to go, and ran out to the truck. As he hopped in the truck and took off the young waitress wondered out loud how a man so old looking could move so fast.
By: Sundancer

Days later, in their police statements, the occupants of the diner would testify they knew there was something strange about the load the creaking old truck was carrying. Some would claim to have heard noises coming from under the tarpaulin, others that the driver seemed nervous and perhaps a little shifty. One particularly large gentleman, who was actually sitting in the far corner booth and was totally absorbed in his excruciatingly greasy breakfast of fried eggs, sausage, bacon, tomato and thickly buttered toast, would swear on a stack of bibles that he heard muffled screams coming from the badly parked vehicle. He would further claim that the he carefully watched the dilapidated derelict struggle away from the eatery and definitely, unquestionably, without a shadow of a doubt witnessed an eerie glow seep from the occasional gaps between the covers allowed by worn suspension negotiating the heavily rutted road.

For now, however, without the benefit of hindsight and the allure of a personal fifteen minutes of fame afforded very rarely by circumstance and association, everyone simply went about their business. The waitress continued to serve, drivers continued to eat, families prepared for a large day of intensive holidaying, the large gentleman in the corner ordered another serve, and a strange old truck bumped and jostled it’s way slowly down the dusty road and on to an impending destination. On to what fate would hold.
By: Rogue Boy