VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 08:42:38 08/21/01 Tue
Author: Rana
Subject: "Yes...yes, it just might work...."
In reply to: Lieutenant Junior Grade Justin Grey 's message, ""So it's decided, huh?"" on 19:45:22 08/17/01 Fri

Darkness had since fallen over Ice Comp. Justin Grey still sat silently brooding at the edge of the protected area, barely acknowledging Chris Braddock's clumsy attempts at conversation. Rana had been long silent as well, both concentrating on maintaining light and heat in their immediate vicinity as well as studying the strange scroll he had been given by the ethereal being called Biggs. As he muttered aloud now the armored Nebulan Mercado, who had been keeping watch, tapped him on the shoulder and looked at him inquisitively.

"This scroll, Mercado. I was puzzling over some of the things I was told. The scroll contained a riddle that was far too easy to solve; the instructions were merely printed backwards. Travelling astrally is not the problem; the guide I met claimed in order to retrieve the object needed to defeat the oncoming threat to Cybertron and other worlds, I must travel physically. But this scroll made the transition back to the real world with my astral form...why not then the object?

He claimed it was for my powers to be at their fullest. Thing is, Mercado, I spent over a century bereft of my body, and accomplished things with the WR@ I never could in my first life. My magicks are stronger in ephemeral form, so my guide was either lying or unfamiliar with me. Unfamiliarity I understand; deception concerns me.

My real concern though is the nature of the gate. He told me that once the gate is open, it remains open. THAT is truly dangerous. Opening it in a deserted place like this planetoid is my first precaution. My second...I am unsure of, but have a theory.

As for the nature of that dream-universe, I must caution you all that anything you conceive of can be given form. You must remain focused at all times to avoid dangers from your own mind becoming real. Be careful what you are told too. I have a feeling my powers were lost for a time there because I was TOLD that...belief made it real according to the laws of that universe. I cannot prove this, but better safe than sorry, yes?

Get some rest now my friend. I must continue studying this if I am to make my plan work..."

Mercado nodded and walked away as Rana began tracing Manarian characters into the snow outside their sphere of warmth and ambience....

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Post a message:
This forum requires an account to post.
[ Create Account ]
[ Login ]
Forum timezone: GMT-11
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.