2010-01-22

<Tansy_B> ::is at THE MEETING PLACE for where this thang is gonna take place, wherever that is::
<Tansy_B> ::with everyone else yes?::
<Dead_Marko_Polo> :;up in a cabin in the Katskills, ya’ll!::
<Angela_Daniels> ::so! was with Jason so is wherever he is!  changed from her funeral clothing to something more comfy for all this::
<Dead_Marko_Polo> <Jason> ::is driving her there:
<Dead_Marko_Polo> <Jason> ::and whoever else is in the car with them. XD::
<Tansy_B> ::you are? I thought you were inna ground::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Jeremy the Nowhere Van> ::driving up thar!::
<Tansy_B> ::lol went with Stormcrow to discuss the magic page etc. in the Nowhere Van XD::
<Dead_Marko_Polo> <Jason> ::and, it’s cold up there, so you had better dressed warm. XD:
<Tansy_B> ::iffan that cool with de mun:
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::sure! Is doing the driving, never lets anyone else drive his beloved Jeremy:: <Stormcrow> ::sittin’ with Tansy::
<Angela_Daniels> ::yesh! inna coat and such herself! knows how cold his cabin gets:: I think theres firewood left there. We can start a fire when we get there::
* Dead_Marko_Polo is now known as Jason_Korat
<Jason_Korat> ::nods:: Alright.
<Tansy_B> So… this spell should be doable… even without the Tome as you and I have plenty of magic to back it up.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I really hope you’re right, Tansy. I still don’t fully understand what we’re doing, but if it’s what I think it is, I’m scared. This is *powerful* stuff.
<Angela_Daniels> ::once they arrive at the cabin will get out and goes to unlock everything to let them in! had a key yesh::
<Jason_Korat> <Mark> ::and, yuo better hope you get the smell right, too. Hahahaha! Erm… yes::
<Jason_Korat> ((SPELL))
<Jason_Korat> ((Not a word out of any of you. Shush!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((::diiiies::))
<Tansy_B> ((::GONE::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::SOOOOOOOOGONE!::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((What is WRONG with you and how Selkirk smells?!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::oy, what did *I* do?::
<Jason_Korat> ((SHe messes with too much magic stuff, okay?! ::dies!::))
<Tansy_B> ((<Storm> ::sniff sniff own pit:: So I tried a new deoderant… what don’t you like baby powder fresh?))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::DIIIIES!::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((LOL))
<Tansy_B> It is bringing a soul back from the spirit world.  Oh look, they’ve pulled in over there. ::pointing to where Jase ‘n Angela have::
<Jason_Korat> ::parks, then!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I was afraid of that . . . <Bexa> ::reeeeeally wants to object to this. When he promised LS she could tell him whatever and he’d help, didn’t think it would be this kind of thing.::
<Jason_Korat> Here we are.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::goes to park as well::
<Angela_Daniels> Yeah. ::unlocks the house and goes inside! going to get a fire going so its warm::
* McGrath is now known as Jack_Spinner
<Tansy_B> ::once Bexa’s parked, she exits the old van of hippie XD and looks around. takes in deep breath and exhales. smiles:: My magic will work better out here away from the polluted city.  ::wearing blue cammo pants tucked into boots, white heavy coat over black cotton shirt. hair pulled up and into a long braid that’s wrapped around and pinned up::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::once the van is parked:: Are you really sure about this? Look, I know how much the guy meant to you, but I can’t think of a single story where trying to resurrect the dead ended well.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::asking you that as well, Tansy!::
<Tansy_B> We are not making zombies rise from the grave, Bexa. ::smiles:: We are finding a soul.
<Jason_Korat> ::walks into the cabin and turns on the oil lamps and the fireplace::
<Jason_Korat> ((BRB))
<Angela_Daniels> ::gets the fire going then looks to the others as they come in::  This is all the heat we have so bear with me while I get this fire going stronger.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::can still think of ways that could go bad, but can see he’s not going to win:: Just . . . be careful, okay? I’ll wait here in case something comes up. ::winces at his choice of words::
<Tansy_B> ::skips merrily on inside the cabin XD not worried at all -g-::
<Tansy_B> Stormcrow could make plenty of heat for us.
<Jason_Korat> ((<Bexa< I mean… you could lose an arm and a leg! <Stormcrow> Will you STOP watching anime?!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::doesn’t say anything, just gives an uneasy smile and gets out of the van. Still wearing her hair in the black and white scarf she had at the funeral, but changed into jeans and a gray hooded coat::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((LOL!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::follows after Tansy::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I could do what? ::didn’t hear all of it::
<Angela_Daniels> It’s alright.  She needs her strength for the spell. We can do without a bit of heat for a bit.
<Tansy_B> ((LOL!!))
<Tansy_B> ((<Bexa> And what happens if Korat looses his body and has to walk around as an empty suit of armor or… worse… an empty DONUT BOX?!))
<Jason_Korat> ((::SOOOOODEAD!!!::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((::dies!::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::DIIIIES!::))
<Jason_Korat> ((<Jason> Why me?! I’m not his brother! ))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> :;watches the two of them go into the cabin, then swallows. Pulls a blanket out and wraps it around his shoulders, and settles in to wait::
<Tansy_B> ((<Bexa> Er… well you are the more clumsy of the agents who’ll be there…))
<Jason_Korat> Did we bring everything we needed?
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking at the others to make sure they got everything. Got what she was to bring!::
<Tansy_B> ::looking around inside of the cabin… hope there’s not creepy animal heads in here!::
<Tansy_B> <Protocol> ::BTW Spinner XD dropped you off somewhere in downtown megakat city XD so you were free to roam XD::
<Jason_Korat> ((<Spinner> ::dusts himself off… then gets mugged and beaten up within five minutes::))
<Tansy_B> ((LOL!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((LOL!))
<Tansy_B> ::looking ’round to see if there’s a smooth wall::
<Jason_Korat> :;plenty of smooth walls. Mark really wasn’t one for decorating much. Thre’s a lot of Scottish blankets and whatnot on the walls and furniture::
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking to Jason to see what Mark’s instructions were.  Just knows she was told what to bring and where to go::
<Tansy_B> ::finds a particular wall with lots of space. pulls down one of said blankets and smells of it wondering how old it is.:: So… exactly what is our mission, Captain?
<Jason_Korat> As far as I know, what that spell is supposed to do is bring his body here. That along with what he gave Angela is what should bring him back. Don’t look at me. I’m just adlibbing what he said.
<Jason_Korat> <Spell> ::calls for a flat surface and plenty of candles::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::arms around herself, feeling cold:: . . . Did he also say how we’re supposed to explain him coming back?
<Angela_Daniels> We’ll figure that out later. :: just wants her Mark back!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::hey, wants Mark back too! Wishes she didn’t have such practical thoughts!::
<Jason_Korat> Hey, I never said he thought things over thoroughly. I’ll leave that one to him.
<Tansy_B> ::starts using the blanket to wipe off an area of the floor for dust to get rid of any. tosses it aside, pushing furniture out of the way. once area is set up:: I need a personal belonging or some of his hair for this. ::pulling out the page again. hands it to Stormcrow::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::takes the page, looks it over again::
<Jason_Korat> <Peronal Belonging> ::what he gave Angela along with the certificate::
<Tansy_B> I do have a question… before we begin.  HOW did he know this would happen?
<Tansy_B> ::begins drawing an ALCHEMIC TRANSMUTATION- er an ancient celtic circle for maaaaagiiiiiiic using chalk she brought onna floor.::
<Jack_Spinner> ((<Mark> :: is brought back to life… but must inhabit a suit of armor that wears a loin-cloth ::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((lol))
<Tansy_B> ((LOL XD))
<Jason_Korat> He didn’t explain a lot to me. He just said he felt something was going to happen to him.
<Tansy_B> ::frowns a bit but says nothing else.:: The candles. ::holds hand out::
<Angela_Daniels> ::pulling out the stuff he gave her and handing over the personal item to them:: He knew because he signed his soul over to swytch.  <Item>::is a bit of the shirt he was wearing when he was shot. has a bit of his blood on it still::
<Jason_Korat> ::stops: He *what*?
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking to Jason:: Or so she thought…::showing him the paper she has::
<Jason_Korat> ;:frowns, takes it to see::
<Angela_Daniels> ::lets him take!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::reading page, swallows:: <All right. Maybe it *will* be okay.> ::remembers some of the stuff she learned in Afurrca, about ancestor spirits and how to contact them. Then also remembers some of the other stories, about vengeful ghosts and zombie-boogeymen, and doesn’t feel so good.::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::and now feels even worse!:: Wait, *what*?!
<Tansy_B> ::frowning still:: I cannot retrive his soul from the Realm of Fire… ::placing candles where they’re supposed to be around the circle, placing the shirt piece in the center::
<Angela_Daniels> His soul isn’t there. ::sighs:: Mark thought the only way to stop Spinner would be to have a sort of…other worldly help.  He talked of giving his soul to Swytch in return for abilities to stop him. I told him no so he got smart about it. Just before he went to sign his soul to her, he signed his soul to me..dated a day before he signed the paperwork with Swytch.
<Jason_Korat> It… might not be there… :shows Tansy the certificate::
<Angela_Daniels> That paper..::points to the paper:: makes Swytch’s claim null and void.
<Tansy_B> ::little laugh:: You haven’t the power to take or contain someone’s soul. :;standing up::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::rubbing forehead:: Okay, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder. I *really* don’t know if we should be trying this.
<Jason_Korat> Look, whether it works or not, we gave it a try.
<Tansy_B> Hmmm… ::looks at Stormcrow:: You ready then?
<Angela_Daniels> ::annoyed look at Tansy:: It is all we have right now.  We have to try.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::doesn’t answer, gulps nervously. Looks around at the others to see what they say::
<Angela_Daniels> ::stepping back to let the magics do their work!:
<Jason_Korat> ::stands back, arms crossed::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::takes that as an order to go ahead with it, and doesn’t feel she can disobey. Holds the page up to read from and steps into place.::
<Tansy_B> ::walks to top of the circle:: This is north.  Stormcrow, kneel down at the southern end… ::looks at Angela and Jase:: We need kats close to him.  Angela, West.  Captain, East. ::pointing out there respective places:: Stormcrow, light the candles please.
<Jason_Korat> <Spell> :I suck with rhymes, so… ABRACADABRA – PATAS DE CABRA!::
<Tansy_B> ::kneels down putting a hand in the circle, waiting for the others::
<Angela_Daniels> :nods and steps in where she’s supposed to be::
<Angela_Daniels> ((::diiies!::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::kneels where instructed. Points out with a finger, which glows, and little sparks fly out one at a time to light each candle::
<Tansy_B> Everyone ready?  Do not move from your place, no matter what happens, understand?  It may take awhile to retrive both his soul and body. ::looks up at Stormcrow and smiles assuredly at her:: Begin reading when ready.
<Jason_Korat> ::nods, stays where he is::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::takes a deep breath, and reads. Isn’t sure of some of the pronunciation, so makes a guess of it::
<Jason_Korat> <Spell> ::bricka bracka fire cracka sis boom ba::
<Tansy_B> ::look of concentration on her face as she stares at the center where Mark’s shirt piece is. her hand begins to glow, as does Storm’s… spreading throughout the chalk markings causing them to glow as well as Angela and Jase’s hands::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::sees that, and eyes go wide, but keeps reading::
<Angela_Daniels> ::nods as well, staying put yesh!::
<Tansy_B> ((::diies:: <Swytch> Who wrote that page? <BOB THE DESTRUCTOR> I WAS IN A JOVIAL MOOD AND INSERTED NEW SPELL WORDS IN SOME OF THE TOME OF TIME PAGES!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((LOL))
<Jack_Spinner> ((::dies::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::Diiiies!::))
<Jason_Korat> ((<Swytch> WHY?! <BOB> I NEEDED TO MAKE IT SIMPLER FOR THE LESSER IDIOTS))
<Jason_Korat> ::blinks, looks down at his hands::
<Tansy_B> ((LOL!! XD))
<Jason_Korat> ((<Swytch> Lesser idiots?! Is that why all those dumb wanna-be emo tweens are trying to invoke the underworld?! <BOB> I DIDN’T THINK THAT FAR.))
<Tansy_B> ::up to Markmun on how this goes! XD as in if it works and how so XD::
<Tansy_B> ((::DEAD:: ))
<Angela_Daniels> ::keeping her eyes on that piece of cloth.  This BETTER work!::
<Jason_Korat> <Glow> ::surrounding the cabin, eventually starts to concentrate on the one circle and starts to form a figure::
<Tansy_B> ::keeps in place, hand flat on the floor. gritting teeth… letting some of her magic energy seep out to help the spell along::
<Angela_Daniels> ::watching that glowy figure!  whispering softly now:: Come on, Mark…Come back to us..you can do it…
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::still reading, can feel the spell tugging at her, so like Tansy sends some of her own magic into it::
<Jason_Korat> <Glow> ::eventually starts to die down, and BAM! There’s his body. All peaceful even. How nice of the morgue to make him look ten years younger::
<Jason_Korat> <Spell> ::congrats! You complete phase one! On to phase two!::
<Tansy_B> ((<Morticians> ::also gave him a nice fro::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::diiiiies!::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((<Morticians> ::complete with zebra stripped pants::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::feeling a little more confident now that that part worked, starts reading louder, and pouring more magic in::
<Tansy_B> Easy part done… now to locate his soul… ::eyes start glowing brightly, face expressionless::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> :;er, or not. Lol mun isn’t sure how this is supposed to go::
<Tansy_B> ::sounds good to me! just keep pouring your magic energy in!::

<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::will keep doing that, then! Tansy’s more familiar with the spirit realms than she is, so will let her do the soul-searching::
<Jason_Korat> ((::DEAD BOTH!::))
<Jason_Korat> <Glow> ::now more of a bluish glow, concentrating mostly around Angela:: ;:
<Tansy_B> ::eerie sounding voice XD like… from poltergeist or something XD talks:: Angela… call to him…
<Angela_Daniels> ::eeeeek! ghost! XD  snaps out of her trance watching him and nods:: Mark.  Mark, come back to us.  We need you back here.
<Jason_Korat> <Glow> ::floates more in front of her, starts to look more katlike::
* Jason_Korat is now known as Ghost_Mark
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking at the glowy figure in front of her!:: Mark…::soft smile::
<Tansy_B> ((<Angela> I know what’ll work! ::grabs up pottery wheel and some clay. sits down and starts making something:: Okay Mark… sit behind me and give me a hug and kiss from the otherworld! Which one of you is gonna be Whoopi and tell me what he’s doing and saying? ::looks from Tansy to Stormcrow::))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((::DIIIIIES::))
<Ghost_Mark> ((::KEELS OVER!!!:: <Jason> I am SO not singing))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::DIIIIIIIES!::))
<Ghost_Mark> ::smiles at her now, not saying anything. Is all blueish and transparent. Rests a hand on her cheek::
<Tansy_B> ::letting out more of her energy… staying still eyes still oooh glowyness::
<Angela_Daniels> ::smiles more:: It is you. ::looking towards his body:: Go to your body, Mark.  It’s ready for you.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::letting out more as well. Her own eyes start glowing as well as she turns on her magic-vision, wanting to get a better idea of exactly what needs doing::
<Angela_Daniels> ((<Angela> Get back in your body right now young man! How dare you do this to all of us!!! you are grounded for life!!!))
<Ghost_Mark> ::smiles, then frowns and starts to be pulled back towards his body. Tho’ doesn’t seem to be wanting to back. Now is just reaching out for her;:
<Tansy_B> ((LOL!! ))
<Angela_Daniels> ::Watching him, looking to Tansy:: is something wrong? He’s not happy.
<Ghost_Mark> ::too late! I’m being dragged in there!::
<Tansy_B> ::in that otherwordly voice:: He might be better off… where he was… after all.
<Angela_Daniels> Too late now..::seeing him go back to his body!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::bites lip as she sees that happening:: <No. We have to finish this.> ::reaches out and tries the spirit-drawing-in trick Swytch taught her, trying to help pull Mark along to his body::
<Ghost_Mark> ::no! No wanna go back into that old body! I’m a lot more handsome this way!::
<Angela_Daniels> ((::Snorks Mark!::))
<Angela_Daniels> It’s okay.  I’m right here, lad. I’m right here.  Everything is okay.
<Ghost_Mark> ::disappears!::
* Ghost_Mark is now known as Mark_Sulfur
<Mark_Sulfur> ::gaaaaaasps, sits up coughing like crazy::
<Tansy_B> ((<Mark> ::I mean did you SEE what the morticians did? A fro and zebra striped pants?!::))
<Angela_Daniels> ((::DEAD!::))
<Tansy_B> ::the glowyness stops and Tansy falls over on her side, dizzy and tired:: nnn… ::holds her head::
<Jack_Spinner> ((Sorry to head out early. Need to get some sleep. Will try to be back tomorrow!))
<Angela_Daniels> ::blinks when he gasps! gets up and runs to him!:: mark!  :Helping him to sit up!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((Nights, Matt!))
<Angela_Daniels> ((Nights Matt!))
<Tansy_B> ((s’okay! Get some rest, Matt!)0
<Jack_Spinner> ((nights!))
* @Jack_Spinner Quit (Quit: Jack_Spinner)
<Mark_Sulfur> ((Nights!))
<Mark_Sulfur> <Jason> ::goes help Tansy:: You okay?
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::glow dies down for her too, coughs and pants a bit. Sees that the others have Mark covered, so hurries over to help Tansy:: Are you okay?
<Mark_Sulfur> Ow… my head…
<Mark_Sulfur> ::voice hoarse::
<Angela_Daniels> ::smiles a bit:: We’ll get you taken care of. I promise.  You’re going to be okay now. ::pets at his hair a bit::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::ears flick up as she hears that:: . . . Director Sulfur? Are you back?
<Tansy_B> Yes… just a lot went into that spell. ::smiles weakly:: I’m fine really… :;to the both of ‘em::
<Mark_Sulfur> Where am… ::blinks, looks around him now;:
<Angela_Daniels> YOu’re in your cabin in the moutains.  We just brought you back.  ::helping to hold him up::
<Mark_Sulfur> ;:taking all this in, then realizes who he’s talking to:: Angela?
<Tansy_B> ::sits up a bit, looking over at him, watching, listening… hoping he’s okay::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ;;watches as well, staying close to Tansy::
<Angela_Daniels> ::smiles more:: Yeah..its me.  We’re all here.  Selkirk, Tansy, Jason.
<Mark_Sulfur> Aww, kats. The whole gang is here. Don’t I feel special. ::stands now, rubbing at his head::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::frowns at that, thinks that’s an odd thing to say, especially since they’re definitely not the “whole gang”::
<Angela_Daniels> ::Stands and helps him up:: yeah. We all came to help you.  Now take it easy, Mark.  Lets not rush this.
<Tansy_B> … we should make a better fire in the fireplace… his body is more than likely ice cold…
<Mark_Sulfur> No need. I’m actually pretty warm. Being in the Realm of Fire does that to you. ::smirking:: Can’t believe he went through with it… ::almost to himself;:
<Tansy_B> Realm of Fire?  So… she does own your soul? ::worried look up at him::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::now is really getting worried:: But wait . . .
<Angela_Daniels> ::blinks:: He? He who? ::confused::
<Tansy_B> ((brb!))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((Okay))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Um, Director, you’re scaring your agents . . .
<Mark_Sulfur> He? My “nicer” self of course. The idiot just couldn’t stay dead.
<Angela_Daniels> ::Frowns now, stepping back a bit:: Mark….you better be joking. And none of us are in the joking mood right now.
<Mark_Sulfur> Angela, sweetheart, me? Joking? You should know me better than that by now. <Jason> Mark, seriously…
<Angela_Daniels> ::firmer look now:: you better tell us whats going on right now, Mark, and why you’re acting so weird.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::teeth show a little, starts to conjure a small fireball in one hand::
<Mark_Sulfur> Oh, where to begin? <Jason> ::reaches for the gun in his back pocket::
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking at the others then at Mark:: I think you better begin by sitting down and starting to talk before these guys put you back in the grave. ::is actually more worried than she looks::
<Mark_Sulfur> You see, where I belong, I’d gone to “ye ol’ grassy knolls near de’ loch”. Unfortunately, due to all the kats me and my Bureau had murdered, I took a detour straight to the Realm of Fire. When I learned that my idiot nice guy of a “dimensional twin” sold his soul to save this world, I figured what better way than to bring myself back, even if it’s just claiming his body? ::smirking::
<Angela_Daniels> ::frowns, growling at him:: YOu get out of his body and return our Mark to us right now!
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <I *knew* this whole thing was a bad idea!>
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Hey, wait a moment. If you were so eager to use his body, why did we have to drag you into it?
<Mark_Sulfur> Ap-pap. Too late for that, m’lass.  Swytch still owns his soul. Despite his quick thinking, he didn’t really think things all the way through. ::looks at his nails now:: Of course, I still have to carry out that mission of his and kill that moron Spinner.
<Mark_Sulfur> ::then smirks to Selkirk:: You didn’t drag ME into it. I merely pulled him aside and took his place. He’s back in the Realm of Fire.
<Mark_Sulfur> ((And, that’s claws, not nails))
<Angela_Daniels> ::eyes wide:: NO! You let mark back here now! I had HIS soul! Not yours! This is not the way it was supposed to happen!! ::Starting to tear up. Both that this isn’t her mark and that her mark is with Swytch now::
<Mark_Sulfur> ::shrugs:: That’s the way things are, love. Now, if you’ll excuse me. <Jason> ::stands in front of him, aiming a gun at his chest::
<Angela_Daniels> ::angry look at him now, letting a tear run down her cheek:: If I hadn’t taken an oath to preserve life I’d tell him to kill you adn send you back where you belong! ::turning and storming outside to get some fresh air::
<Mark_Sulfur> What a drama queen. ::then glares to Jase;: Really? You’d kill your own best friend? :smirks::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Why shouldn’t he? You’re *not* Mark.
<Angela_Daniels> ::yeah will go out and go emo for a bit. LOL!  going to sit on a rock somewhere and cry. blaming herself for where her Mark’s soul is now::
<Mark_Sulfur> Oh, but I am, just not the one you’d prefer. Ah well, as long as I’m here, I might as well get to work. ::walks past them and heads on outside. Is gonna take Jason’s car::
<Mark_Sulfur> <Jason> ::lowers his gun, growls lowly to himself::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::small hiss as she sees him do that:: Captain, what are you doing? We have to go after him!
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((::pokes the room::))
<Mark_Sulfur> <Jason> … :turns and goes after him::
<Mark_Sulfur> ::is already pulling away in the car by the time they get out there:
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Crud! ::then pauses:: Captain, I’m sorry about this – ::tries to throw a fireball at the front tires::
<Angela_Daniels> ::perks ears some hearing the commotion and gets up, hurrying to go see whats going on!::
<Mark_Sulfur> <Car> ::barely dodges the fireball, keeeps going:: <Jason> ::tries firing, all he gets is shattering the back window::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Crudcrudcrud . . . ::normally would try to go after, but can’t see well enough when it’s this dark out::
<Angela_Daniels> ::runs over in time to see the car leaving and looks at the others:: He got away?!
<Tansy_B> ((backerz sorries guys kiddo had bad dream))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((Mawww!))
<Mark_Sulfur> ((WB!))
<Angela_Daniels> ((maww poor baby!))
<Mark_Sulfur> <Jason> ::clenches his teeth, hisses a curse::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> It looks like it. <Bexa> ::comes running over, the blanket still wrapped around him:: What’s going on? I heard shooting!
<Angela_Daniels> ::rubs at her forehead a bit. doesn’t understand how this happened. This isn’t the mark they recalled!::
<Tansy_B> ::quiet the whole time but she rises as snarky!Mark leaves. flies out after!::
<Mark_Sulfur> <jason> So Swytch still has him.
* Mark_Sulfur is now known as Jason_Korat
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::low growl:: Then maybe we’d better go talk to *her*.
<Angela_Daniels> Apparently so…::soflty, trying not tobreak down again.  Has lost her Mark twice now::
<Tansy_B> <Swytch> ::a surprise to her XD as according to the contract, if he dies before completing his task of killing Spinner, she doesn’t get his soul… bwhahaha but she isn’t complaining if somehow she does by a switcheroo pulled by evil!Mark::
<Jason_Korat> <Good!Mark> ::that’s not fair! ;_;::
<Tansy_B> ::too much magic drained from taht spell she looses him in the darkness… returns feebly back to the cabin:: I… I lost him…
<Jason_Korat> :;rests a hand on her shoulder::
<Angela_Daniels> ::no its not!::
<Tansy_B> What are we to do now?
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I know what I’m planning to do. ::voice still growly::
<Tansy_B> What’s that? ::leaning against nearest piece of furniture::
<Jason_Korat> ::half listening to Selkirk::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> He said he came from the Realm of Fire, right? And that he left *our* Mark there in his place. So, I say we go there and find out the truth. Maybe we can find a way to bring the real Mark back.
<Angela_Daniels> ::taking a deep breath, watching down the road where Mark went.::
<Tansy_B> ::frowns:: But how? We don’t have the Tome…
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> But we do have the old NSA portal, back at the Bureau.
<Tansy_B> ::looks to Jase and Angela::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I’ve used it to get to the Realm of Fire before, I know I can get us there again.
<Jason_Korat> ::frowning, considering this, then gets a determined look:: Do it.
<Tansy_B> Let’s go then, quickly! ::heads back out to the van::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::looks worried, but gestures to the van:: All right, everyone hop in. I’ll take us there.
<Angela_Daniels> ::looking to Jason:: Do I need to go with you guys to do this? ::will go with the others back to the van::
<Tansy_B> ::climbs in quickly::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::gets up front in the passenger seat:: <Bexa> ::puts the blanket back, then buckles in::
<Jason_Korat> ::to Angela:: I want you to rest. Mark wouldn’t forgive me if i put your life in danger.
<Angela_Daniels> ::will hop in the back and sits by Jason.::  I’m not worried about my own life right now.  I’m worried about him.
<Tansy_B> ::once all are in:: Hurry Bexa!
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::and we’re off!::
<Tansy_B> ((fwee to the Bureau?))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> <Bexa> ::yes, huzzah! After the appropriate amount of driving, parks out front::
<Tansy_B> ::exits the vehicle, heading inside and down the basement::
<Jason_Korat> :helps Angela out;:
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::heads down with Tansy:: <Bexa> ::follows::
<Angela_Daniels> ::is helped out! looks emotionally and physically tired::  How does all this work anyway?
<Tansy_B> ::goes over to the storage room and opens door:: <NSA Portal> ::isn’t there! *GASP*::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::freezes as she sees that:: What the . . . oh no.
<Tansy_B> … it is not here… ::remembers what it looked like… walks around some of the boxes in there::
<Jason_Korat> Where is it?!
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> I don’t know! It’s not like someone could have snuck in and carried it out, that thing was huge!
<Angela_Daniels> ::Frowning:: So….there’s no way now? ::worried look::
<Tansy_B> Could they even use it? It takes many numbers to operate it.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::groans:: There was an instruction manual. If they had that, they could go anywhere.
<Tansy_B> ::looks at Angela:: Well… we could always summon Swytch… ::looks at Stormcrow::
<Jason_Korat> So she can laugh in our faces?
<Tansy_B> Does she even know about this… alternate Director?
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> Maybe, but right now she’s all we’ve got. At least she can give us answers.
<Angela_Daniels> ::looks to Jason:: We have to do what we can. We all put our mark in that horrid place. We need to get him out.
<Jason_Korat> <”Dark” Mark> ::has been residing down there for a while, but never really made much of a fuss to be noticed. XD::
<Jason_Korat> <”Dark” Mark> ::MOMMA SWYTCH NEVER GAVE ME ENOUGH HUGS!::
<Tansy_B> Call for her then, Stormcrow…
<Angela_Daniels> ((::diiiiiies!::))
<Tansy_B> <Swytch> ::hugs are for my little imp pets!::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ((LOL))
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::takes a deep breath, and her voice takes on the echoey quality of magic as she speaks:: Swytch, get in here. We need to talk to you.
<Jason_Korat> ;:has an arm around Angela comfortingly::
<Angela_Daniels> ::leans into Jason a bit.  coming to trust him greatly through all this::
<Tansy_B> ::worried look… but then suddenly… eyes close and she leans against a wall. they open again and she gets a sinister grin on her face, eyes the orange flame glow of Swytch’s… speaking in Swytch’s voice:: Well… been awhile since I have heard your voice, little witchling…
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::hisses:: Leave Tansy alone. We want to talk to you in person.
<Tansy_B> <Swytch> I cannot meet with you in person in your realm.  If you and your agents have a gripe… and a little didn’t even get to be a widow has issues… then I can transport you all here.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::looks to Jase::
<Jason_Korat> Fine. :tightly::
<Angela_Daniels> ::letting them make those decisions!::
<Tansy_B> ::cackles and WOOSH! floor opens up and they all drop down into a hole of DOOOOOOM into the throneroom of Swytch, the QUEEN OF FIRE!!!! ooooooooooooh! XD::
* Tansy_B is now known as Swytch
<Angela_Daniels> ::eeeeee! letting out a little scream as they fall into a hole into her throneroom!::
<Swytch> ::sitting on her throne, long red carpet going from it to the door. floor made of stones, between the cracks glowing. high towers of flame on either side of the large room::
<Swytch> ::guests should land unharmed tho not pleasently XD:;
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::lands awkwardly on her hip, coughs a bit, winded::
<Swytch> So… what do you pathetic little peons want of me? Hmmmm?
<Angela_Daniels> ::lands kinda hard with an oof!  looks around a bit, frowning more thinking of her Mark down in this horrid place. getting up slowly and dusting herself off, perking her ears to Swytch:: We want our mark back is what we want.
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::will let Jase do the talking, since he knows more about the details of Mark’s plan and where it went wrong::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::or Angela::
<Swytch> … does this LOOK like heaven to you, girlie? ::gestures to the dark, foreboding and extra hot surroundings XD::
<Angela_Daniels> YOu have him! ::hissing:: We got some messed up version of Mark! not OUR mark!
<Jason_Korat> No, you dn’t get it. We summoned back he wrong one.
<Jason_Korat> *the
<Swytch> ::stares at them then bursts into a fit of evil laughter:: You… you tried… bringing him back from… oh! Oh ho ho ha ha haaaa! ::slapping the arm of her throne::
<Jason_Korat> Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.
<Angela_Daniels> We had him back too except you couldn’t keep YOUR souls in line and one got away from you!
<Swytch> I WILL! ::laughs s’more:: Ametuers! ::grinning:: Just who did you bring back in his place? Hmmm? Your Markus Sulfur did not end up here.  Ineed we did make a deal. :;leans back, steeples fingers:: But his foolishly saving another of my pawns resulted in his untimely death which ended the contract.
<Swytch> ((Indeed^))
<Angela_Daniels> Our mark was coming back but this other mark slid into his place. He told us he was from another dimension and he was here.  We think he traded places with our Mark.  OUR Mark..is here somewhere.  Find him and hand him over! :;yesh is peeved. LOL!::
<Swytch> … other Mark? ::mrrrs:: SHING!! <Shing> ::appears at her side:: … you screamed, your queeness? ::slight bow:: <Swytch> I want my record book, Volume S, Su through Sw. <Shing> Right away… ::vanishes then returns with said book. hands it to her:: <Swytch> ::flips through it and runs finger down. finds a name in particular and growls::
<Angela_Daniels> You see!  You have the wrong one! We want our Mark back!
<Swytch> ::closes the book and glares at Angela. stands, shoving the book at Shing and walks over the short distance to them:: Why do you think YOUR Mark is here?  I told you, the deal we made ended with him dying before completing his task! ::poofs up a scroll and unrolls it.  the contract between herself and the normal dimension Mark::
<Jason_Korat> Where else would he be?
<Angela_Daniels> ::nods to what Jason says::  The other dimension Mark told us he switched places with our Mark’s soul just before it got to his body.  That his soul came here.
<Swytch> I don’t know!  But if he’s here… I shall find him. ::has scroll roll up and vanish:: Where is this other Mark?
<Jason_Korat> In the body of ours on the surface. He’s gone to task to kill Spinner himself.
<Swytch> WHERE on the- ::smirks:: Oh really now?
<Jason_Korat> Don’t get any ideas, lady.
<Swytch> ::sneers:: I’m not getting any ideas… only realizing why this scroll is still intact.  Doesn’t matter the soul contained… seems the body is enough to keep it going… He wants to be freed it seems of the work he owes. ::chuckles::
<Jason_Korat> Freed?
<Jason_Korat> What, youthink Mark wanted to slack off all this time?
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::is just listening for now, sorry mun is so quiet::
<Angela_Daniels> ::finds herself looking aorund some to see if she sees Mark there. probably won’t but just wants to look::
<Swytch> He had wanted to kill Jack Spinner… ::looks at Angela:: He tell you the details, dearie? ::chuckles:: I gave him the ability to sense Jack from a couple miles away, gave him the ability of expert marksmanship, that he wouldn’t miss… also gave him a weapon that would hit dead on and end Jack’s life once and for all.  He did this, his soul was mine, but he could not just simply use my gifts, he had to actively seek out the goal.
<Swytch> This other Mark must be feeling it… knowing what was done and thus is out to complete it to get me off his back for awhile.
<Jason_Korat> ::rubs at his eyes: And, then what? What happens if he completes the task?
<Angela_Daniels> ::looks to Swytch:: There’s a problem with all that,…dearie. ::mocking Swytch::
<Stormcrow_Selkirk> ::blinks at the mention of Mark being able to sense Spinner:: <. . . Well, that explains a few things.>
<Swytch> He’s free to do whatever he wishes… though his soul still belongs to me.  I bet this Mark thinks he can outwit me. ::chuckles::
<Swytch> All mortals try to find a way out of their contracts.
<Angela_Daniels> Well OUR mark did. Maybe that one didn’t but ours did.
<Jason_Korat> Look. If we get him back here, can we regain the one we lost?
<Swytch> Why would I want you to do that? He’ll be mine eventually… ::chuckles:: And when I find YOUR Mark… well… heh… he’ll be mine too. ::grips her hand into a fist, grinning wickedly::
<Jason_Korat> You can’t have both. ::arms crossed:: Only ONE signed the contract.
<Swytch> True… but how can I send him back when another is already in his place?  No body, no go, Dearie. ::cackles::
<Jason_Korat> That’s why yuo’re gonna help US get the other one back here where he belongs.
<Swytch> I’m not going to do anything.  It is up to you to bring him here… then I’ll make an exchange… but I will not give you the Mark you want until then. ::turns and sits down on the throne::
<Jason_Korat> ::frowns::
<Angela_Daniels> We’ll get him back here then. And we want our mark with no strings attached.