by

Yanick Champoux (38%)

Lee Watts (18%)

Josip Nað (17%)

Michel Lacombe (16%)

Dorian (4%)

goldkngt55 (3%)

Andrew Avila (2%)

Marten (1%)

Oliver (1%)

Part 10

Dorian (30/10/2001)

Everyone froze: Li Halan troops, bystanders, Demuel (hand throttling a Li Halan cavalry man) and Magdalena standing watching, a stricken look on her face.

Everyone stopped stockstill as the sleek looking craft manuevered into position above the scene.

Everyone looked at everyone else and came to the conclusion the situation had definitely become Much Worse.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Everyone stopped what they were doing and came to the communal decision that not getting incinerated by spacecraft-sized laser cannon was definitely a Good Idea.

"Everyone drop your weapons and stand down...." came the voice out of the craft's loudspeaker and Everyone complied.

Demuel let go of the Li Halan he had been slowly strangling and gave everyone a big grin: the cat who had been caught with its paws in the cream had just been given a reprieve. The craft slowly sank to the cobbled street and Everyone cleared out of the way.

A ramp descended in its belly and Demuel waved to the Li Halan around him, his grin never faltering.

Magdalena looked at the Li Halan guards all around her.saw their menacing grimaces: a group of children who had just had their favourite toys taken away from them.

She thought about it for a few seconds, noticed the few Li Halan who were edging towards her...there would be questions. they probably wouldn't believe her. oh hell - she made her decision.

Demuel entered the belly of the dragon and Magdalena chased after him.

The door ramp closed behind them and the vessel lifted off in to the heavens.

Magdalena took in her surroundings and noticed that Demuel wasn't smiling anymore.

"Oh fu." he started, only he never got to finish his sentence.