The Bridge - Diving in for XF2
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his usual rape-and-pillage game, so she just hadn't stuck around.
The streets were quiet. No Spectre or Alby skidding their cars in
sideways in front of Puffy's. The Base was dark...Buster was probably
dealing with a million problems, some his own, most other peoples'.
Leaving her Hummer in front of the radio station, she walked to the
Bridge. The Suspension Bridge. Of Disbelief. Could she manage this
trip again? She'd been rather disappointed last time and had also
learned that her mental and moral character were not what she'd hoped
by this point in her life. She leaned on the railing of the bridge and
looked down at the water flowing underneath.
"What the hell? Why not?" asked the Mulder clone that sidled up next
to her. The clone followed her gaze, entranced by the burble of the
water around a rock near the river's edge.
"Because she's smarter than that!" replied the Scully clone who had
appeared out of the darkness. "She's older, she's learned more, she's
got a life."
"But this time will be different," coaxed the Mulder. "No conspiracy,
no complications that take weeks, months to understand."
"Oh, give me a break, Mulder. It wasn't that hard last time." The
Scully looked disgruntled, completely put out.
"You first," muttered the witch, staring at the waters and wondering
if things would ever be as fun as the old days. She didn't miss the
back-stabbing...but she'd not been very nice in that department
herself. Buster and Paulina had suffered. That hadn't been fair of
her. Buster had forgiven her but communications were spotty at best.
"Let's do it!" crowed the Mulder clone, throwing off his coat and
diving over the rail into the river.
"He's an idiot," said the Scully, as she too took off her ubiquitous
trench and dove off the bridge.
"What have I got to lose," thought Lady Sally. Her favorite leather
jacket joined the trench coats and the witch dove into the river.
Sally,
who hasn't had Usenet access in years and needs to go find Erika's
blog.
Galen/Mortis/_ronin1_
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Galen stood in the hanger of the base. A long time had passed since
he had been here, but the base seemed clean and new. He noticed a few
maintenance bots scurrying around and cleaning. As he passed from the
hanger into the main underground complex, he noticed that there
appeared to be no damage from the passage of time. Even his Hummer
had been washed and waxed and the gas tank filled.
Galen like returning to Earth. He had made it his place of power.
From anywhere on the planet he could access his chrysalis and feel it
respond. Probes that he had placed in and around the planet allowed
him to view many things. He began accessing the probes to see what
had taken place since he had left.
Wars still in the Gulf. Economies all over the place. Variations in
tectonic stresses that were minor. Odd weather patterns all over the
planet. Fresh flowers on an Anime waifs headstone. Bennie's talking
about General Claire's CWD. Fresh Taters sign on the notice board
outside Puffy's.
The probe on the top of castle looked over the whole of X-Ville. With
it he was able to zoom in to see almost anything in plain view. That
is when he noticed a very familiar Hummer at the radio station. He
quickly scanned the surrounding area and saw 3 figures on the
Suspension Bridge of Disbelief.
Galen conjured a platform then added the equation for movement and
sped off into the air towards the bridge. His Tech singing along in
perfect accompaniment, eager to perform the tasks. He sped towards
the bridge, all the while hoping that it wasn't a mistake.
As he approached the bridge he saw the three figures taking off their
coats one at a time and jumping off the bridge. Galen added a new
equation and the platform carrying him sped off over the side of the
bridge. Standing on his platform besides the falling Lady Sally he
asked her, "Have you gone completely insane?"