All caught up!!!
Michael really needs to get out of there ASAP. Just how did they find Michael & Maria??? Another bug or did they slip up some how???
Jim getting powers life is gonna get interesting for him
Need more Tracie!!!
Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~COMPLETED 7/31/02
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 18added 6/3/02
That was awesome...now get Micahel out of there...quickly! And Maria is still knocked out...I hope she's going to be ok.
Now that Kyle is up? Willl Isabel be able to feel him again?
Now that Kyle is up? Willl Isabel be able to feel him again?
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 18-19 added 6/3/02
part 19
Kyle droves down the streets of the unfamiliar town at breakneck speeds. Liz sat in the back with Maria’s head in her lap. So far, the girl hadn’t moved at all, and both of them were concerned for their friend’s safety. Liz softly stroked Maria’s hair and quietly whispered to her to wake up. Liz paused to wipe a smear of dirt from Maria’s face, when she got a flash. Liz standing next to Michael and Kyle, all three of them with hands raised to send out an energy blast. Maria shouting something. Sheriff Valenti, with his gun drawn and pointing at something in the distance. Her parents crying. Isabelle crying in Max’s arms.
“Oh God, I hate this,” she shouted. “What does it mean? Why can’t they ever be straightforward and simple?”
“Ah, Liz, are you having some sort of attack back there that I need to be aware of?” asked Kyle as he turned down Michael and Maria’s street.
“No, I just had another flash. Not that it makes any sense at all, but I did get a flash.”
“Well, what did you, OH SHIT,” says Kyle. “Looks like Michael and Maria have company too. See the nice non descript black sedan we just past. It had four of our wonderful friends in it.”
“God, I am so sick of this,” said Liz, turning to look out the back of the car. “How are we going to let Michael know?” While she was speaking, her cell phone let out a shrill ring.
“You have a cell phone?” asked Kyle. “You were going to share this with me when?”
“I got it at that last store we were at. It’s one of those pre-paid limited minutes things. Hello?”
Liz, it’s Michael, we have a situation here at the shop.
“Yeah, we have that same situation here at your apartment. Do you and Maria have anything valuable you need from your apartment? We’ll figure out a way to get it.”
Maria’s the only valuable thing I have Liz. I threw our backpacks into the trunk of the Honda after we got back from picking up Maria, came Michael’s static filled reply over the cell phone
“How did you know to call me on this number Michael?”
I had stuffed your work order from the shop in my pocket. You wrote the number down as a contact number.
“God, that seems like a lifetime ago,” said Liz, rubbing her head. “Ok, how do you want to play this Michael?”
I’ll meet you tomorrow at your original meeting spot. Liz, is Maria ok? Did she wake up yet? Even through the cell phone, Liz could hear the pain in Michael’s voice
“No Michael, she hasn’t yet, I’m sorry.”
Just keep her safe Liz, and when she wakes up, tell her I love her.
“I will Michael. I promise.”
I know you will Liz; I know you will. Ok, I have to get out of here, our friends across the street are getting suspicious.
“Bye Michael,” says Liz before she terminated the call. She filled Kyle in on what has happened. He pulled the car into and empty Krispy Kreme Donut shop. While he ran in to grab some food, Liz hopped out of the car and did a quick paint and plate change. When she was finished, they climbed back into the car, and headed off down the road.
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“Officer, do you think this is going to take much longer?” asked Michael to the officer who is taking his statement. “That was my girlfriend on the phone, she heard about the fire on the news, and she’s a total basket case.”
“No Mr. Davis, I think we’re about set here. If there are anymore questions, we’ll give you a call,” said the officer, closing his book.
“Thank you Officer, uh Weston,” Michael said, stealing a look at the man’s nametag. “You have been so helpful and informative.”
Michael found himself choking on the polite phrases, but he knew he had to do everything he could to get out of there as quick as possible. “I’m just going to run across the street and grab a cup of coffee, and head home. Would you care to join me?” he asked, striving to sound like a stressed out business owner.
“Well, Mr. Davis, that’s very thoughtful of you, but I really can’t. On duty and all that, but I will walk across the street with you, you are looking a bit pale,” said the officer.
The two walked across the street to a nearby coffee shop and Michael quickly placed a to go order. He quickly drank it down, trying hard not to show his disgust at the bitter taste.
“Thanks Officer Watson, that’s just what I needed. I think I’m ready to head out now,” he said as the two walked back across the street. They walked past the car belonging to the FBI agents Michael casually placed his hand on the hood. All four tires slowly begin to leak air, and there was a faint buzzing and cracking from the engine. All of which went unnoticed with all the noise from the fire crews. Thanking the officer again, Michael climbed on his bike and headed out of town.
Kyle droves down the streets of the unfamiliar town at breakneck speeds. Liz sat in the back with Maria’s head in her lap. So far, the girl hadn’t moved at all, and both of them were concerned for their friend’s safety. Liz softly stroked Maria’s hair and quietly whispered to her to wake up. Liz paused to wipe a smear of dirt from Maria’s face, when she got a flash. Liz standing next to Michael and Kyle, all three of them with hands raised to send out an energy blast. Maria shouting something. Sheriff Valenti, with his gun drawn and pointing at something in the distance. Her parents crying. Isabelle crying in Max’s arms.
“Oh God, I hate this,” she shouted. “What does it mean? Why can’t they ever be straightforward and simple?”
“Ah, Liz, are you having some sort of attack back there that I need to be aware of?” asked Kyle as he turned down Michael and Maria’s street.
“No, I just had another flash. Not that it makes any sense at all, but I did get a flash.”
“Well, what did you, OH SHIT,” says Kyle. “Looks like Michael and Maria have company too. See the nice non descript black sedan we just past. It had four of our wonderful friends in it.”
“God, I am so sick of this,” said Liz, turning to look out the back of the car. “How are we going to let Michael know?” While she was speaking, her cell phone let out a shrill ring.
“You have a cell phone?” asked Kyle. “You were going to share this with me when?”
“I got it at that last store we were at. It’s one of those pre-paid limited minutes things. Hello?”
Liz, it’s Michael, we have a situation here at the shop.
“Yeah, we have that same situation here at your apartment. Do you and Maria have anything valuable you need from your apartment? We’ll figure out a way to get it.”
Maria’s the only valuable thing I have Liz. I threw our backpacks into the trunk of the Honda after we got back from picking up Maria, came Michael’s static filled reply over the cell phone
“How did you know to call me on this number Michael?”
I had stuffed your work order from the shop in my pocket. You wrote the number down as a contact number.
“God, that seems like a lifetime ago,” said Liz, rubbing her head. “Ok, how do you want to play this Michael?”
I’ll meet you tomorrow at your original meeting spot. Liz, is Maria ok? Did she wake up yet? Even through the cell phone, Liz could hear the pain in Michael’s voice
“No Michael, she hasn’t yet, I’m sorry.”
Just keep her safe Liz, and when she wakes up, tell her I love her.
“I will Michael. I promise.”
I know you will Liz; I know you will. Ok, I have to get out of here, our friends across the street are getting suspicious.
“Bye Michael,” says Liz before she terminated the call. She filled Kyle in on what has happened. He pulled the car into and empty Krispy Kreme Donut shop. While he ran in to grab some food, Liz hopped out of the car and did a quick paint and plate change. When she was finished, they climbed back into the car, and headed off down the road.
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“Officer, do you think this is going to take much longer?” asked Michael to the officer who is taking his statement. “That was my girlfriend on the phone, she heard about the fire on the news, and she’s a total basket case.”
“No Mr. Davis, I think we’re about set here. If there are anymore questions, we’ll give you a call,” said the officer, closing his book.
“Thank you Officer, uh Weston,” Michael said, stealing a look at the man’s nametag. “You have been so helpful and informative.”
Michael found himself choking on the polite phrases, but he knew he had to do everything he could to get out of there as quick as possible. “I’m just going to run across the street and grab a cup of coffee, and head home. Would you care to join me?” he asked, striving to sound like a stressed out business owner.
“Well, Mr. Davis, that’s very thoughtful of you, but I really can’t. On duty and all that, but I will walk across the street with you, you are looking a bit pale,” said the officer.
The two walked across the street to a nearby coffee shop and Michael quickly placed a to go order. He quickly drank it down, trying hard not to show his disgust at the bitter taste.
“Thanks Officer Watson, that’s just what I needed. I think I’m ready to head out now,” he said as the two walked back across the street. They walked past the car belonging to the FBI agents Michael casually placed his hand on the hood. All four tires slowly begin to leak air, and there was a faint buzzing and cracking from the engine. All of which went unnoticed with all the noise from the fire crews. Thanking the officer again, Michael climbed on his bike and headed out of town.
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Whoo-hoo! THis is sucha an awesome tale, Tracie!!
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Whoo Hoo!!!
I love how they all split up, just to split up again and to find the others, and try and regroup.... did any of that make sense at all? I guess it sounds much better when you tell it Just caught up! I was fic-less all weekend... got a good fix with yours last night though... so thanks!
I love how they all split up, just to split up again and to find the others, and try and regroup.... did any of that make sense at all? I guess it sounds much better when you tell it Just caught up! I was fic-less all weekend... got a good fix with yours last night though... so thanks!
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 20 added 6/5/02
Part 20
Right on schedule Nancy thought to herself as the two FBI agents entered the CrashDown and sat at their regular corner booth. She slipped her hand into her apron pocket and hits the speed dial button on her cell phone. After one minute, she reached back in, and disconnected the call without saying a word.
Fifteen minutes later, a crying Amy DeLucca walked in along with Diane Evans who was trying to comfort her. Nancy turned to Geoff who was manning the grill and shouted, “I’m going to go see what’s wrong honey, can you keep an eye on the register?”
He nodded, and Nancy walked over to where the other ladies were sitting in a booth at the back of the restaurant.
“Amy, honey, what’s the matter? Can I help at all?” asked Nancy as she slid into the booth next to Amy.
“Oh Nancy, I’m so sorry we missed you last night, I tried to call you. Please tell me you got the message Philip left at the restaurant,” Diane Evans said.
“I did, but it didn’t make a lot of sense. Something about taking care of family, which made no sense. What’s going on?” asked Nancy
“It’s Sean. He was arrested again. I didn’t know what to do when he called me for help,” said Amy, wiping the tears from her face. “Philip and Diane had just shown up to pick Jim and I up to meet you. I started telling Philip what happened, and he agreed to take on the case. We started working on it right way.”
“After about an hour,” Diane continued for the distraught Amy, “I remembered we were all supposed to meet. We tried to reach you on your cell phone and couldn’t, so Philip left a message at the restaurant for you.”
“I forgot to charge my cell yesterday, so it was dead. But it’s no big deal. Geoff and I had a nice quiet night together if you know what I mean,” grinned Nancy raising her eyebrow.
The three women laugh together and Nancy reached out and took Amy’s hand.
“You know Geoff and I are here if you need anything, Amy. Anything at all.”
“That’s right Amy,” added Diane. “You know you don’t have to go through this whole Sean thing alone. We’re all here to help you.”
“Maybe Geoff could use him here if, I mean when Philip gets him released,” added Nancy “Don’t the judges look favorably upon employment?”
In the booth behind Diane, one of the agents got up and walked across the restaurant and headed out he door. Once outside, he pulled out a cell phone.
“Henderson, this is Webber. We were wrong, our cover’s not blown, repeat, our cover is intact.”
He closed the cell and stepped back into the restaurant. As he entered the door, Jim Valenti stepped out from the alleyway where he had been listening to the agent’s phone call. He strolled casually into the café, walked up to the counter and signaled to Nancy to come take his order. She excused herself and joined him at the counter.
”Deputy Valenti, what can I get for you today?” she asked, flashing him a smile.
“Hi Nancy, I swear you get more beautiful with every passing day.”
“You are such a flirt Jim,” said Nancy laughing.
“I think I’ll have an Alien Blast today. To go please, I need to get back to work,” said Jim, studying the menu.
“Sure thing, Jim; that will be just a minute. Can I get you anything else with that?”
“No, that will be fine. Just fine,” he added significantly as he subtly motioned towards the agents in the back of the room.
Nancy flashed him a quick smile to show she understood.
“Well, I think I see a couple more beautiful ladies who are pining away for me across the room,” said Jim, tipping his hat at Nancy
“I’ll bring your order over when it’s ready,” she called to his back as he crossed the room. After making sure the agent’s attention was on Jim, Nancy turned to Geoff at the grill and flashed a quick. Geoff quickly grabbed his cell phone and placed a call to Philip to let him know the agents aren’t suspicious of them any longer.
Jim slid into the booth next to Amy and placed a swift kiss on her cheek.
“How are two of my favorite ladies doing on this fine day?” he asked with a smile
“Jim, you are such a terrible flirt lately,” laughed Diane.
“Well, it’s true,” said Jim, placing his hat on the table. “You ladies are indeed a vision of loveliness.”
Nancy approached the table Jim’s take out in her hand, and burst out laughing. “I can’t believe that you aren’t Irish with all the blarney you’ve been handing out.”
“Oh sure’n I’ve a drop of the leprechaun’s blood in me,” said Jim in a very fake Irish brogue. “Wait, leprechauns, that reminds me,” he added. “I bumped into Madam Vivienne today Amy, and she wanted to know if I knew where you were.”
“Hmmm, I wonder what she wants?” asked Diane.
“Oh probably wants to know if I can order her some incense and stuff through the store,” said Amy. “I give her the wholesale rate, and she does readings for me at a discount.”
“Well, you and Diane mentioned taking Nancy to lunch today to make up for last night,” said Jim. “Why don’t the three of you stop there on you way? Who knows, maybe she’ll see a handsome singing law man inviting you out to dinner tonight.” He laughed, but at the same time he shot the ladies a very intense look.
Nancy quickly caught his meaning and jumped in. “Sure, lunch is a great idea, and I certainly don’t mind stopping out at Madam Vivienne’s place first. We local businesses have to support each other.”
While the three ladies laughed, Jim placed his hat back on his head and grabbed his to go order. He called a quick goodbye to Geoff Parker and left the café. After a few minutes of chitchat designed to convince the agents that they were nothing but three friends getting together, the three women exited the CrashDown and climbed into Diane Evans’ car.
Diane put the car in drive and eased out into traffic and headed out of town in the direction of Madam Vivienne’s house. Several miles outside of town, they saw Jim’s blazer parked on the side of the road. Diane pulled over, and Jim climbed out of the Blazer and made his way to the parked car.
“What’s up Jim?” asked Diane through the open window. “What’s with the Madam Vivienne stuff?”
“She really did bump into me, but she didn’t want to see just Amy,” explained the former sheriff. “She was adamant about seeing the three of you together. Personally, I think she’s just a big quack anyhow.”
“Well, you may think she’s a quack, but I don’t, and remember what Liz’s journal said. Madam Vivienne warned Michael about what was going to happen at graduation,” said Amy. “Besides, Maria had complete faith in her.”
“Yeah,” says Jim doubtfully. “No offense, but Maria having complete faith in her isn’t exactly reassuring. But, I also know that nothing I say is going to stop you from going out there. But promise me the three of you will watch your backs, okay?”
“We will Jim,” said Diane. She waited until the Jim pulled out before she put the car in gear and took off down the road towards Madam Vivienne’s house.
Right on schedule Nancy thought to herself as the two FBI agents entered the CrashDown and sat at their regular corner booth. She slipped her hand into her apron pocket and hits the speed dial button on her cell phone. After one minute, she reached back in, and disconnected the call without saying a word.
Fifteen minutes later, a crying Amy DeLucca walked in along with Diane Evans who was trying to comfort her. Nancy turned to Geoff who was manning the grill and shouted, “I’m going to go see what’s wrong honey, can you keep an eye on the register?”
He nodded, and Nancy walked over to where the other ladies were sitting in a booth at the back of the restaurant.
“Amy, honey, what’s the matter? Can I help at all?” asked Nancy as she slid into the booth next to Amy.
“Oh Nancy, I’m so sorry we missed you last night, I tried to call you. Please tell me you got the message Philip left at the restaurant,” Diane Evans said.
“I did, but it didn’t make a lot of sense. Something about taking care of family, which made no sense. What’s going on?” asked Nancy
“It’s Sean. He was arrested again. I didn’t know what to do when he called me for help,” said Amy, wiping the tears from her face. “Philip and Diane had just shown up to pick Jim and I up to meet you. I started telling Philip what happened, and he agreed to take on the case. We started working on it right way.”
“After about an hour,” Diane continued for the distraught Amy, “I remembered we were all supposed to meet. We tried to reach you on your cell phone and couldn’t, so Philip left a message at the restaurant for you.”
“I forgot to charge my cell yesterday, so it was dead. But it’s no big deal. Geoff and I had a nice quiet night together if you know what I mean,” grinned Nancy raising her eyebrow.
The three women laugh together and Nancy reached out and took Amy’s hand.
“You know Geoff and I are here if you need anything, Amy. Anything at all.”
“That’s right Amy,” added Diane. “You know you don’t have to go through this whole Sean thing alone. We’re all here to help you.”
“Maybe Geoff could use him here if, I mean when Philip gets him released,” added Nancy “Don’t the judges look favorably upon employment?”
In the booth behind Diane, one of the agents got up and walked across the restaurant and headed out he door. Once outside, he pulled out a cell phone.
“Henderson, this is Webber. We were wrong, our cover’s not blown, repeat, our cover is intact.”
He closed the cell and stepped back into the restaurant. As he entered the door, Jim Valenti stepped out from the alleyway where he had been listening to the agent’s phone call. He strolled casually into the café, walked up to the counter and signaled to Nancy to come take his order. She excused herself and joined him at the counter.
”Deputy Valenti, what can I get for you today?” she asked, flashing him a smile.
“Hi Nancy, I swear you get more beautiful with every passing day.”
“You are such a flirt Jim,” said Nancy laughing.
“I think I’ll have an Alien Blast today. To go please, I need to get back to work,” said Jim, studying the menu.
“Sure thing, Jim; that will be just a minute. Can I get you anything else with that?”
“No, that will be fine. Just fine,” he added significantly as he subtly motioned towards the agents in the back of the room.
Nancy flashed him a quick smile to show she understood.
“Well, I think I see a couple more beautiful ladies who are pining away for me across the room,” said Jim, tipping his hat at Nancy
“I’ll bring your order over when it’s ready,” she called to his back as he crossed the room. After making sure the agent’s attention was on Jim, Nancy turned to Geoff at the grill and flashed a quick. Geoff quickly grabbed his cell phone and placed a call to Philip to let him know the agents aren’t suspicious of them any longer.
Jim slid into the booth next to Amy and placed a swift kiss on her cheek.
“How are two of my favorite ladies doing on this fine day?” he asked with a smile
“Jim, you are such a terrible flirt lately,” laughed Diane.
“Well, it’s true,” said Jim, placing his hat on the table. “You ladies are indeed a vision of loveliness.”
Nancy approached the table Jim’s take out in her hand, and burst out laughing. “I can’t believe that you aren’t Irish with all the blarney you’ve been handing out.”
“Oh sure’n I’ve a drop of the leprechaun’s blood in me,” said Jim in a very fake Irish brogue. “Wait, leprechauns, that reminds me,” he added. “I bumped into Madam Vivienne today Amy, and she wanted to know if I knew where you were.”
“Hmmm, I wonder what she wants?” asked Diane.
“Oh probably wants to know if I can order her some incense and stuff through the store,” said Amy. “I give her the wholesale rate, and she does readings for me at a discount.”
“Well, you and Diane mentioned taking Nancy to lunch today to make up for last night,” said Jim. “Why don’t the three of you stop there on you way? Who knows, maybe she’ll see a handsome singing law man inviting you out to dinner tonight.” He laughed, but at the same time he shot the ladies a very intense look.
Nancy quickly caught his meaning and jumped in. “Sure, lunch is a great idea, and I certainly don’t mind stopping out at Madam Vivienne’s place first. We local businesses have to support each other.”
While the three ladies laughed, Jim placed his hat back on his head and grabbed his to go order. He called a quick goodbye to Geoff Parker and left the café. After a few minutes of chitchat designed to convince the agents that they were nothing but three friends getting together, the three women exited the CrashDown and climbed into Diane Evans’ car.
Diane put the car in drive and eased out into traffic and headed out of town in the direction of Madam Vivienne’s house. Several miles outside of town, they saw Jim’s blazer parked on the side of the road. Diane pulled over, and Jim climbed out of the Blazer and made his way to the parked car.
“What’s up Jim?” asked Diane through the open window. “What’s with the Madam Vivienne stuff?”
“She really did bump into me, but she didn’t want to see just Amy,” explained the former sheriff. “She was adamant about seeing the three of you together. Personally, I think she’s just a big quack anyhow.”
“Well, you may think she’s a quack, but I don’t, and remember what Liz’s journal said. Madam Vivienne warned Michael about what was going to happen at graduation,” said Amy. “Besides, Maria had complete faith in her.”
“Yeah,” says Jim doubtfully. “No offense, but Maria having complete faith in her isn’t exactly reassuring. But, I also know that nothing I say is going to stop you from going out there. But promise me the three of you will watch your backs, okay?”
“We will Jim,” said Diane. She waited until the Jim pulled out before she put the car in gear and took off down the road towards Madam Vivienne’s house.
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 20-21 added 6/5/02
part 21
Kyle drove down the deserted highway, while Liz sat in the back of the car with a still unconscious Maria.
“I don’t get it Liz. How did the FBI, or the Special Unit or whatever the hell they were know where Michael and Maria were living?” asked Kyle.
“I don’t know, unless they had a bug on them too,” said Liz. “Pull over Kyle, there’s a rest area over there.”
Kyle pulled the car into the relatively deserted rest area, and Liz grabbed the keys from them and popped the trunk. She pulled Michael and Maria’s escape bags out of the back and dumped the contents on the ground.
Kyle, realizing what she was doing, got out of the car and began to help her. They went through all the clothing and personal possessions, but couldn’t find anything. Liz started ripping at the seams of one of the bags with Kyle’s pocketknife.
“Found it,” she yelled triumphantly as she held the small transmitter up in her hand. She and Kyle gathered up Michael and Maria’s belongings and tossed them in the trunk, just as state trooper pulled into the rest area.
“Good evening,” said the trooper, exiting the patrol car. “Are you folks having any problems tonight.”
“Oh no officer,” said Liz, shooting him a blinding grin. The officer blushed a little at Liz’s beautiful smile, and smiled back. “We were just driving home when,” she paused as Maria picked that very inopportune time to regain consciousness. Without missing a beat, Liz continued, “My friend Maria felt sick to her stomach, so we pulled over. She and her boyfriend had a bad fight, and she decided that a few frozen mudslides would help ease her pain. When Jeff and I, this is my boyfriend Jeff,” she said pointing to Kyle, “found out what was happening, we had some friends drive us up to be with her. Now we’re just trying to get her home in one piece.”
“That’s very commendable of you,” said the trooper. “Do you mind if I take a look at her?”
“Oh no, of course not sir,” said Liz shooting Kyle a worried glance.
The trooper walked over to the car and opened the door where he found a disoriented Maria leaning against the seat crying.
“Where’s Space Boy? I need my Space Boy!”
The trooper looked at Liz questioningly.
“Pet name,” she responded. “At least I think it is, but there are just some things I don’t really need to know,” she added, smiling flirtatiously at the trooper.
“All right then, everything seems to be ok here, and remember, if you get tired, pull over. We wouldn’t want you to have an accident this late at night,” he said totally charmed by Liz’s engaging grin.
“Oh we will sir,” said Kyle as he trooper walked back to his vehicle.
The trooper climbed into his patrol car and started the motor. He rolled down the window to say goodbye, but stopped when Liz ran over to him.
“Oh Officer,” she called. She leaned into the window with one hand on the roof near the vehicle’s safety lights. Kyle watching from a distance saw a soft green glow come from her hand.
“I just wanted to say thank you very much for checking on us. It’s so nice to know that there are people like you who care.”
“Just doing my job miss,” replied the embarrassed state trooper. “You and your friends drive safely.
“Oh we will, and you please do the same,” she said giving him a wide smile.
The state trooper pulled out after giving them a friendly wave and Liz walked back towards Kyle, smiling happily.
“What the hell was that performance about?” he asked Liz. “Have you forgotten you’re a married woman now? And what’s with using your powers in front of a cop?”
“Kyle, relax, he didn’t see me, I kept him distracted, and while I was smiling oh so sweetly at him, I attached the transmitter to the light bar on his vehicle. Let him be tailed for a while.”
“Damn Liz, you are good,” he said while the two walked back to Maria. “So you had a transmitter on you and so did Michael. I wonder if Isabelle and Max did too?”
“I don’t think so Kyle. I’m guessing Jesse knew you guys were in Boston with him, and I’m also betting he knew we may split up, but we wouldn’t split up completely. He had one transmitter placed with each “pair” of us,” Liz replied as she opened the car door and climbed in next to Maria.
“Maria, honey, it’s me Liz. Maria, are you ok?”
“Where’s Michael,” she cried. “Where am I?”
“Maria, relax, tell me your name.”
”I’m not Maria. I’m Mariah Carey,” said the other girl looking at Liz suspiciously.
“Ah Liz, I’m guessing she doesn’t recognize you or remember what you looked like this afternoon,” said Kyle.
“You’re probably right,” said Liz. She passed a hand over her hair and face. Within a matter of seconds, Liz looked like herself again. When Maria finally realized what she was seeing, she collapsed into Liz’s arms, crying. Kyle climbed into the car and drove down the road while Liz filled Maria in on everything that had happened.
“You mean the shop exploded?” Maria asked.
“Yeah, and you were knocked out. Well we all were, but you took the longest to recover. I guess you head isn’t as hard as we always thought it was,” said Liz with a small laugh.
“And Michael is going to meet us? You promise me he’s ok?” demanded Maria.
“Maria, I promise you. I spoke to him a couple of hours ago, and he was fine. In fact, he’ll probably be calling soon to check on you,” Liz said, soothingly.
“I don’t want to wait for that, gimme your cell phone,” said Maria, holding out her hand
Liz handed the phone over to her friend and watched while she punched in a code. Maria let the phone ring twice and hung up. She hit redial, let it ring two more times and hung up again. In less than five minutes, he phone rang and Maria answered it.
“Space Boy?”
Maria, is that you?
“What, you have other girls who call you Space Boy?” Maria quipped.
Maria, I’m so glad you are all right, listen, I can’t talk, but stick with Liz and Kyle, and we’ll all meet up at the rendezvous spot. I should be there by tomorrow afternoon.
“Michael thinks he’ll make it there by tomorrow afternoon,” said Maria to the others. “What about us?”
“Right about the same time,” estimated Kyle.
“We should be there then too Space Boy. I love you.”
[]I love you to Maria,[/I] said Michael right before he disconnected the call. Maria passed the phone back to Liz and leaned back against the seat, smiling.
“Hey Liz,” said Kyle looking into the backseat through the rear view mirror. “Do you think you can take over for a while? I’m wiped, and I want to try and contact Isabelle. She must be frantic by now. I was just reaching out to here when the building exploded, and I haven’t had a chance to try again since then.”
“Sure Kyle, pull off at the next exit, and we’ll grab something to eat and I’ll take over from there,” said Liz. “I’m kind of hungry, anyhow.”
Kyle pulled off at the next off ramp, and drove into a crowed truck stop. They climbed out of the car and grabbed some food. After they finished their meal, the group headed out to their car. Liz climbed behind the wheel, while Kyle slid into the back seat next to Maria. Liz started the car, and eased out on to the busy highway, driving towards her husband, and their new destiny.
Kyle drove down the deserted highway, while Liz sat in the back of the car with a still unconscious Maria.
“I don’t get it Liz. How did the FBI, or the Special Unit or whatever the hell they were know where Michael and Maria were living?” asked Kyle.
“I don’t know, unless they had a bug on them too,” said Liz. “Pull over Kyle, there’s a rest area over there.”
Kyle pulled the car into the relatively deserted rest area, and Liz grabbed the keys from them and popped the trunk. She pulled Michael and Maria’s escape bags out of the back and dumped the contents on the ground.
Kyle, realizing what she was doing, got out of the car and began to help her. They went through all the clothing and personal possessions, but couldn’t find anything. Liz started ripping at the seams of one of the bags with Kyle’s pocketknife.
“Found it,” she yelled triumphantly as she held the small transmitter up in her hand. She and Kyle gathered up Michael and Maria’s belongings and tossed them in the trunk, just as state trooper pulled into the rest area.
“Good evening,” said the trooper, exiting the patrol car. “Are you folks having any problems tonight.”
“Oh no officer,” said Liz, shooting him a blinding grin. The officer blushed a little at Liz’s beautiful smile, and smiled back. “We were just driving home when,” she paused as Maria picked that very inopportune time to regain consciousness. Without missing a beat, Liz continued, “My friend Maria felt sick to her stomach, so we pulled over. She and her boyfriend had a bad fight, and she decided that a few frozen mudslides would help ease her pain. When Jeff and I, this is my boyfriend Jeff,” she said pointing to Kyle, “found out what was happening, we had some friends drive us up to be with her. Now we’re just trying to get her home in one piece.”
“That’s very commendable of you,” said the trooper. “Do you mind if I take a look at her?”
“Oh no, of course not sir,” said Liz shooting Kyle a worried glance.
The trooper walked over to the car and opened the door where he found a disoriented Maria leaning against the seat crying.
“Where’s Space Boy? I need my Space Boy!”
The trooper looked at Liz questioningly.
“Pet name,” she responded. “At least I think it is, but there are just some things I don’t really need to know,” she added, smiling flirtatiously at the trooper.
“All right then, everything seems to be ok here, and remember, if you get tired, pull over. We wouldn’t want you to have an accident this late at night,” he said totally charmed by Liz’s engaging grin.
“Oh we will sir,” said Kyle as he trooper walked back to his vehicle.
The trooper climbed into his patrol car and started the motor. He rolled down the window to say goodbye, but stopped when Liz ran over to him.
“Oh Officer,” she called. She leaned into the window with one hand on the roof near the vehicle’s safety lights. Kyle watching from a distance saw a soft green glow come from her hand.
“I just wanted to say thank you very much for checking on us. It’s so nice to know that there are people like you who care.”
“Just doing my job miss,” replied the embarrassed state trooper. “You and your friends drive safely.
“Oh we will, and you please do the same,” she said giving him a wide smile.
The state trooper pulled out after giving them a friendly wave and Liz walked back towards Kyle, smiling happily.
“What the hell was that performance about?” he asked Liz. “Have you forgotten you’re a married woman now? And what’s with using your powers in front of a cop?”
“Kyle, relax, he didn’t see me, I kept him distracted, and while I was smiling oh so sweetly at him, I attached the transmitter to the light bar on his vehicle. Let him be tailed for a while.”
“Damn Liz, you are good,” he said while the two walked back to Maria. “So you had a transmitter on you and so did Michael. I wonder if Isabelle and Max did too?”
“I don’t think so Kyle. I’m guessing Jesse knew you guys were in Boston with him, and I’m also betting he knew we may split up, but we wouldn’t split up completely. He had one transmitter placed with each “pair” of us,” Liz replied as she opened the car door and climbed in next to Maria.
“Maria, honey, it’s me Liz. Maria, are you ok?”
“Where’s Michael,” she cried. “Where am I?”
“Maria, relax, tell me your name.”
”I’m not Maria. I’m Mariah Carey,” said the other girl looking at Liz suspiciously.
“Ah Liz, I’m guessing she doesn’t recognize you or remember what you looked like this afternoon,” said Kyle.
“You’re probably right,” said Liz. She passed a hand over her hair and face. Within a matter of seconds, Liz looked like herself again. When Maria finally realized what she was seeing, she collapsed into Liz’s arms, crying. Kyle climbed into the car and drove down the road while Liz filled Maria in on everything that had happened.
“You mean the shop exploded?” Maria asked.
“Yeah, and you were knocked out. Well we all were, but you took the longest to recover. I guess you head isn’t as hard as we always thought it was,” said Liz with a small laugh.
“And Michael is going to meet us? You promise me he’s ok?” demanded Maria.
“Maria, I promise you. I spoke to him a couple of hours ago, and he was fine. In fact, he’ll probably be calling soon to check on you,” Liz said, soothingly.
“I don’t want to wait for that, gimme your cell phone,” said Maria, holding out her hand
Liz handed the phone over to her friend and watched while she punched in a code. Maria let the phone ring twice and hung up. She hit redial, let it ring two more times and hung up again. In less than five minutes, he phone rang and Maria answered it.
“Space Boy?”
Maria, is that you?
“What, you have other girls who call you Space Boy?” Maria quipped.
Maria, I’m so glad you are all right, listen, I can’t talk, but stick with Liz and Kyle, and we’ll all meet up at the rendezvous spot. I should be there by tomorrow afternoon.
“Michael thinks he’ll make it there by tomorrow afternoon,” said Maria to the others. “What about us?”
“Right about the same time,” estimated Kyle.
“We should be there then too Space Boy. I love you.”
[]I love you to Maria,[/I] said Michael right before he disconnected the call. Maria passed the phone back to Liz and leaned back against the seat, smiling.
“Hey Liz,” said Kyle looking into the backseat through the rear view mirror. “Do you think you can take over for a while? I’m wiped, and I want to try and contact Isabelle. She must be frantic by now. I was just reaching out to here when the building exploded, and I haven’t had a chance to try again since then.”
“Sure Kyle, pull off at the next exit, and we’ll grab something to eat and I’ll take over from there,” said Liz. “I’m kind of hungry, anyhow.”
Kyle pulled off at the next off ramp, and drove into a crowed truck stop. They climbed out of the car and grabbed some food. After they finished their meal, the group headed out to their car. Liz climbed behind the wheel, while Kyle slid into the back seat next to Maria. Liz started the car, and eased out on to the busy highway, driving towards her husband, and their new destiny.
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 20-21 added 6/5/02
There goes Liz...thinking quick on her feet. Hope they can all arrive at DL safely and together. And what the heck is up with the parents? How are they gonna find them? They seem to have lots of surveillance going on in Roswell, it would be hard for them to do anything. But they sure do seem to have a grip on the situation and know what they're doing. <p></center><center><FONT COLOR="B22222"><i>You're going to be the death of me.</i><br>Obi Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker<br><font color="B8860B"><b>Col Threadkiller is the <i>coolest!</i></b><img src=http://www.roswell-orbs.com/smilies/coo ... </p><i></i>
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22 added 6/6/02
Part 22
Max managed to get a distraught Isabelle to leave the theme park. He felt safe in assuming that they wouldn’t be meeting up with Liz and Kyle that night.
Or maybe anytime soon, he thought to himself.
Once they got to their car, the two headed to a small hotel a few miles away from the theme park. Once they are settled in their room, Max asked Isabelle to explain again the connection she and Kyle have, and how it all came about.
“Well, I think we were living in Somerville, which is just outside of Boston when Kyle’s powers started to appear,” said Isabelle. “He wasn’t as freaked as Liz, because he knew it was going to happen. She had no clue, but he learned from her experiences and didn’t freak quite as much. One night, he was watching a Patriots game on television. Something happened, and he yelled and threw his hands and started shouting at the television. But the television wasn’t there anymore, he had blown it up.”
Max smiled at the image, while Isabelle continued her story.
“Needless to say, Kyle being Kyle, he was more upset about missing the end of the game then anything else. He wanted to practice, and develop his powers, but we were in such a crowded city, that finding empty space where we wouldn’t be observed was next to impossible. Kyle decided that his studies of Buddha would be very helpful. He would have me explain how to do something, and he would go over it again and again in his mind, and meditate on the techniques.”
Isabelle paced around the small cramped room. She traced one finger over the tacky hotel art that graced the walls and grimaced. She sat back down and resumed her story.
“One night, I had a really bad headache, and he just wouldn’t shut up. I could hear him over an over again, ‘focus the power and direct it through your hand.’ I yelled at him to shut up. Max, he was so confused, because he hadn’t said anything. I knew he had, because I heard him….as clear as day, I heard him, but he kept insisting that I was nuts. I walked out of the room, and I heard him say, ‘She must be pms-ing.’ I stormed right back in there and got in his face about his chauvinistic comment. Max the look on his face was almost comical. He kept denying it left and right. Finally he said he was thinking it, but he hadn’t said it. The next thing I knew, there I was staring right at his face. He was asking me if I wanted to go grab a pizza, but Max, his mouth wasn’t moving.”
“Ever since then, we’ve been able to communicate that way. I can’t initiate a conversation, only he can do that, but once he does, we are able to carry on a full conversation without speaking. We were working on finding out how far away we could be from each other and have it work. One time, he got as far as Albany New York, and we could still communicate. But neither one of us were comfortable with being apart for that long, so we didn’t try any to go any further.”
Isabelle stopped and drew a shaky breath. Working to keep her emotions under control, she continued. “Tonight, Kyle was just starting to contact me, when I heard him scream, and then there was nothing. Max, I’m so scared, something happened, and I don’t know what it is.”
“I know Isabelle, I’m scared too, but we can’t panic now, that won’t do anything,” said Max. “We need to focus and concentrate. Do you think you can try dream walking Kyle or Liz?”
“I’d need a picture Max, and I don’t have any,” said Isabelle. “I left them all back in Roswell.”
“I have some,” Max admitted sheepishly. Fishing in his bag, he pulled out what looked like a bookmark. Max passed his hand over it, and changed the bookmark into a strip of pictures taken from a photo booth. Isabelle took the strip from him and looked at the photos.
“Oh Max, they’re from your wedding.” After the small ceremony, the teens had stopped at a pizza place to eat and plan. Next to the restaurant was an arcade with an old photo booth. Isabelle smiled as she remembered insisting that their wedding deserved to be documented. There was one snap of Max and Liz alone, one of Max and Liz with Michael and Maria, and one of them with Kyle and Isabelle.
“Ok, I’ll try it,” she said as she went to lie down on the bed. Isabelle forced herself to calm down and relax. She took several deep breaths and closed her eyes. Just as she was preparing to enter the dream plane, she heard a voice in her head.
Max watched as she smiled widely. Her lips started moving, but he couldn’t hear what she was saying. After what seemed like hours to Max, but in actuality was only about five minutes, she jumped up off of the bed and hugged him and began to dance around the room.
“He’s ok, he’s ok, both of them are ok. That was Kyle; they’re here, in California. And they have Maria with them.”
”What, what about Michael? Where is he?” demanded Max.
“Relax Max, he’s in California too. Kyle said we should follow through with the plan and meet where you intended. We can make plans from there. But Max, you should know. Liz has some crazy idea about going back to Roswell,” said Isabelle with concern in her voice.
“Good,” said Max. “That’s my plan too.”
Max managed to get a distraught Isabelle to leave the theme park. He felt safe in assuming that they wouldn’t be meeting up with Liz and Kyle that night.
Or maybe anytime soon, he thought to himself.
Once they got to their car, the two headed to a small hotel a few miles away from the theme park. Once they are settled in their room, Max asked Isabelle to explain again the connection she and Kyle have, and how it all came about.
“Well, I think we were living in Somerville, which is just outside of Boston when Kyle’s powers started to appear,” said Isabelle. “He wasn’t as freaked as Liz, because he knew it was going to happen. She had no clue, but he learned from her experiences and didn’t freak quite as much. One night, he was watching a Patriots game on television. Something happened, and he yelled and threw his hands and started shouting at the television. But the television wasn’t there anymore, he had blown it up.”
Max smiled at the image, while Isabelle continued her story.
“Needless to say, Kyle being Kyle, he was more upset about missing the end of the game then anything else. He wanted to practice, and develop his powers, but we were in such a crowded city, that finding empty space where we wouldn’t be observed was next to impossible. Kyle decided that his studies of Buddha would be very helpful. He would have me explain how to do something, and he would go over it again and again in his mind, and meditate on the techniques.”
Isabelle paced around the small cramped room. She traced one finger over the tacky hotel art that graced the walls and grimaced. She sat back down and resumed her story.
“One night, I had a really bad headache, and he just wouldn’t shut up. I could hear him over an over again, ‘focus the power and direct it through your hand.’ I yelled at him to shut up. Max, he was so confused, because he hadn’t said anything. I knew he had, because I heard him….as clear as day, I heard him, but he kept insisting that I was nuts. I walked out of the room, and I heard him say, ‘She must be pms-ing.’ I stormed right back in there and got in his face about his chauvinistic comment. Max the look on his face was almost comical. He kept denying it left and right. Finally he said he was thinking it, but he hadn’t said it. The next thing I knew, there I was staring right at his face. He was asking me if I wanted to go grab a pizza, but Max, his mouth wasn’t moving.”
“Ever since then, we’ve been able to communicate that way. I can’t initiate a conversation, only he can do that, but once he does, we are able to carry on a full conversation without speaking. We were working on finding out how far away we could be from each other and have it work. One time, he got as far as Albany New York, and we could still communicate. But neither one of us were comfortable with being apart for that long, so we didn’t try any to go any further.”
Isabelle stopped and drew a shaky breath. Working to keep her emotions under control, she continued. “Tonight, Kyle was just starting to contact me, when I heard him scream, and then there was nothing. Max, I’m so scared, something happened, and I don’t know what it is.”
“I know Isabelle, I’m scared too, but we can’t panic now, that won’t do anything,” said Max. “We need to focus and concentrate. Do you think you can try dream walking Kyle or Liz?”
“I’d need a picture Max, and I don’t have any,” said Isabelle. “I left them all back in Roswell.”
“I have some,” Max admitted sheepishly. Fishing in his bag, he pulled out what looked like a bookmark. Max passed his hand over it, and changed the bookmark into a strip of pictures taken from a photo booth. Isabelle took the strip from him and looked at the photos.
“Oh Max, they’re from your wedding.” After the small ceremony, the teens had stopped at a pizza place to eat and plan. Next to the restaurant was an arcade with an old photo booth. Isabelle smiled as she remembered insisting that their wedding deserved to be documented. There was one snap of Max and Liz alone, one of Max and Liz with Michael and Maria, and one of them with Kyle and Isabelle.
“Ok, I’ll try it,” she said as she went to lie down on the bed. Isabelle forced herself to calm down and relax. She took several deep breaths and closed her eyes. Just as she was preparing to enter the dream plane, she heard a voice in her head.
Max watched as she smiled widely. Her lips started moving, but he couldn’t hear what she was saying. After what seemed like hours to Max, but in actuality was only about five minutes, she jumped up off of the bed and hugged him and began to dance around the room.
“He’s ok, he’s ok, both of them are ok. That was Kyle; they’re here, in California. And they have Maria with them.”
”What, what about Michael? Where is he?” demanded Max.
“Relax Max, he’s in California too. Kyle said we should follow through with the plan and meet where you intended. We can make plans from there. But Max, you should know. Liz has some crazy idea about going back to Roswell,” said Isabelle with concern in her voice.
“Good,” said Max. “That’s my plan too.”
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22 added 6/6/02
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22-23 added 6/6/02
Part 23
Author's Note: THe deck used in the reading is The Universal Rider Waite Deck, which is the same type of deck used in the reading in "Graduation."
Diane pulled the car up in front of Madam Vivienne’s house, and turns to the others.
“Why are we doing this again?” she asked.
“Because Madam Vivienne wanted to see us, and after everything we’ve been through, we can’t afford to ignore anything,” said Amy.
“Well, then let’s head in and get this over with,” said Nancy, opening the car door.
The three ladies walked up the stairs and entered the front door to Madam Vivienne’s house.
“Hello,” shouted Amy. “Madam Vivienne, are you hear?”
“Great, she’s not here,” said Diane, clearly uncomfortable with her surroundings. “Let’s just go to lunch.”
“Hello ladies,” said Madam Vivienne as she entered the room. “Thank you all very much for joining me here. I realize my request is very odd, but I have some information that may be of interest to you. Please won’t you all sit down?” she asked motioning toward the over stuffed sofa.
“I’m sorry Madam Vivienne,” said Diane. “But I don’t see how you could really have anything to tell us. I’m not sure I even believe in all this hocus pocus mumbo jumbo.”
“That’s fine, Mrs. Evans. You don’t have to believe,” said Madam Vivienne. “I’m not asking you to do that, I’m simply going to ask you to listen to what I have to say.”
“How did you know my name?” asked a shocked Diane.
“Well, I could try and play you and say the spirits told me, but I won’t. It’s simple really. I know Amy and Nancy from going to the small business owner meetings. I’ve seen your husband there as well. It was common sense really,” she said simply.
“Oh,” said Diane a bit deflated. She had been prepared for some ‘the spirits told me message.’
“Madam Vivienne, what is it you wanted to tell us?” questioned Nancy.
“Well, I had a dream last night and your daughter Maria was in it,” she said nodding to Amy. “And she was with that handsome young man of hers. I’m so glad he finally figured out that love makes us stronger. Anyhow, the dream wasn’t anything in particular, but when I woke up, I couldn’t shake the image of those two. So I sat down to do a tarot card reading. After I saw the cards, I knew I had to let you know.”
“Let us know what Madam Vivienne?” asked Amy. “So far, you haven’t told us anything yet.
“I’m getting to that, I’m getting to that,” said the psychic. “First, I want you to realize that what the cards tell me isn’t carved in stone. The future is ever changing, and any one event can change the outcome. Do you understand that?”
The three women nodded to show that they understood, and Madam Vivienne removed a silken cloth that was covering her coffee table. Underneath the cloth, were the tarot cards laid out in what looked like a nonsensical arrangement to the three women.
“This is the reading I did after I had that dream,” said Madam Vivienne. “The first card I pulled was The Chariot. That means there are travels and journeys coming. Then I pulled The Tower. This is a card of destruction. Look at this card, the tower is collapsing. Basically it means the you know what is hitting the fan. Are you with me so far?”
The three women nodded while exchanging worried glances with each other.
“Ok, the next card I pulled was The Moon. That one means be careful; some one is stabbing you in the back. You should watch out for deceit from within. Someone you thought was close to you is really trying to hurt you. Then, and this is really strange, I pulled 3 kings. The King of Wands, The King of Cups and the King of Pentacles. To me this is symbolizing that three very strong men are working together, they are caring men and want to help. Does this make sense to you?”
“Yes, yes it does,” said Amy, thinking of Jim, Philip and Geoff. “We know who the three kings are.”
“Ok, now next to the King of Cups, I have Death, but before you get all freaked out, death doesn’t necessarily mean death, but change and transformation…moving on to a new level. Then I pulled the three corresponding queens to go with my kings. I’m guessing that’s you three, but I could be wrong.”
“No, your not wrong,” murmured Diane looking at the cards. The Three queens even resemble the three of them. “This is so eerie.”
“Ok, next we have the 7 of wands and the 5 of wands, both of which are cards of battle, fighting, and struggling. Next we have the 10 of swords, which I’m taking to mean this battle is going to have casualties of some type.”
The woman exchanged nervous glances and ask Madam Vivienne to continue.
“Ok, next we have The Wheel of Fortune, which tells me that things are happening in a cycle…what was bad will soon become good. Next to that we have Justice, and the World. What that’s telling me is that justice will be served, and those that deserve to be victorious will be victorious. Are you all still with me?”
“Well, yes, I guess so,” saidAmy, “But I don’t see what this has to do with us, really.”
“Well, here’s the thing. I wanted you to see this, and then I wanted to do a reading while you’re here if that’s acceptable to you.”
The women agreed and Madam Vivienne gathered up the cards and shuffled them carefully.
“Now, I’d like the three of you to each shuffle the deck. When you are done, please give it back to me,” instructed Madam Vivienne. “This isn’t normally how I work. Usually, the deck is only shuffled by myself, and the person I’m reading for, but nothing else about this situation seems normal, so I want the three of you shuffle the deck.”
Diane shuffled the cards and passed them to Amy, who shuffled and passed them to Nancy. After Nancy shuffled the cards, Madam Vivienne took the deck and spread them face down out on the table.
“Now I want each of you to draw one card and lay it face up,” said Madam Vivienne.
Nancy pulled the first card.
“Page of Pentacles,” she says placing the card down.
“Very interesting, a dark haired person of intellect,” comments Madam Vivienne.
“Liz,” breathed Nancy.
Amy pulled the next card and placed the Page of Cups next to the Page of Pentacles.
“A young woman of strong emotions, I’m thinking that’s your Maria,” said Madam Vivienne.
Nervously, Diane pulled a card and placed it on the table, revealing the Page of Wands.
“A person who is very dedicated to those she cares about, someone who is faithful and caring.”
“Isabelle,” said Diane with a sob.
“Now each of you pull one more card and place it next to the first,” instructed Madam Vivienne.
The three women pull the Knight of Pentacles, the Knight of Swords and the Knight of Cups respectively.
“Now, we have a Warrior Statesman here,” said Madam Vivienne pointing to the Knight of Pentacles, “A pure Warrior here, see how he’s charging in with his Sword drawn. And our third Knight is someone who is reflective and introspective, but isn’t going to back down from a fight.”
“Max, Michael and Kyle,” says Nancy quietly. “Madam Vivienne, what else do you see?”
Madam Vivienne takes the deck and pulls several more cards.
“Hm, the Moon again…deceit and danger from someone close. The Chariot, travel, and the 6 of Cups. That’s strange…it’s a card of looking back to happier times. It’s a card of childhood memories and places.”
“Did you say childhood places?” asked Diane fearfully.
“Yes, I did. Why?”
“Oh no, Jim was right,” said Amy with a look of horror on her face. “They’re coming home.”
Author's Note: THe deck used in the reading is The Universal Rider Waite Deck, which is the same type of deck used in the reading in "Graduation."
Diane pulled the car up in front of Madam Vivienne’s house, and turns to the others.
“Why are we doing this again?” she asked.
“Because Madam Vivienne wanted to see us, and after everything we’ve been through, we can’t afford to ignore anything,” said Amy.
“Well, then let’s head in and get this over with,” said Nancy, opening the car door.
The three ladies walked up the stairs and entered the front door to Madam Vivienne’s house.
“Hello,” shouted Amy. “Madam Vivienne, are you hear?”
“Great, she’s not here,” said Diane, clearly uncomfortable with her surroundings. “Let’s just go to lunch.”
“Hello ladies,” said Madam Vivienne as she entered the room. “Thank you all very much for joining me here. I realize my request is very odd, but I have some information that may be of interest to you. Please won’t you all sit down?” she asked motioning toward the over stuffed sofa.
“I’m sorry Madam Vivienne,” said Diane. “But I don’t see how you could really have anything to tell us. I’m not sure I even believe in all this hocus pocus mumbo jumbo.”
“That’s fine, Mrs. Evans. You don’t have to believe,” said Madam Vivienne. “I’m not asking you to do that, I’m simply going to ask you to listen to what I have to say.”
“How did you know my name?” asked a shocked Diane.
“Well, I could try and play you and say the spirits told me, but I won’t. It’s simple really. I know Amy and Nancy from going to the small business owner meetings. I’ve seen your husband there as well. It was common sense really,” she said simply.
“Oh,” said Diane a bit deflated. She had been prepared for some ‘the spirits told me message.’
“Madam Vivienne, what is it you wanted to tell us?” questioned Nancy.
“Well, I had a dream last night and your daughter Maria was in it,” she said nodding to Amy. “And she was with that handsome young man of hers. I’m so glad he finally figured out that love makes us stronger. Anyhow, the dream wasn’t anything in particular, but when I woke up, I couldn’t shake the image of those two. So I sat down to do a tarot card reading. After I saw the cards, I knew I had to let you know.”
“Let us know what Madam Vivienne?” asked Amy. “So far, you haven’t told us anything yet.
“I’m getting to that, I’m getting to that,” said the psychic. “First, I want you to realize that what the cards tell me isn’t carved in stone. The future is ever changing, and any one event can change the outcome. Do you understand that?”
The three women nodded to show that they understood, and Madam Vivienne removed a silken cloth that was covering her coffee table. Underneath the cloth, were the tarot cards laid out in what looked like a nonsensical arrangement to the three women.
“This is the reading I did after I had that dream,” said Madam Vivienne. “The first card I pulled was The Chariot. That means there are travels and journeys coming. Then I pulled The Tower. This is a card of destruction. Look at this card, the tower is collapsing. Basically it means the you know what is hitting the fan. Are you with me so far?”
The three women nodded while exchanging worried glances with each other.
“Ok, the next card I pulled was The Moon. That one means be careful; some one is stabbing you in the back. You should watch out for deceit from within. Someone you thought was close to you is really trying to hurt you. Then, and this is really strange, I pulled 3 kings. The King of Wands, The King of Cups and the King of Pentacles. To me this is symbolizing that three very strong men are working together, they are caring men and want to help. Does this make sense to you?”
“Yes, yes it does,” said Amy, thinking of Jim, Philip and Geoff. “We know who the three kings are.”
“Ok, now next to the King of Cups, I have Death, but before you get all freaked out, death doesn’t necessarily mean death, but change and transformation…moving on to a new level. Then I pulled the three corresponding queens to go with my kings. I’m guessing that’s you three, but I could be wrong.”
“No, your not wrong,” murmured Diane looking at the cards. The Three queens even resemble the three of them. “This is so eerie.”
“Ok, next we have the 7 of wands and the 5 of wands, both of which are cards of battle, fighting, and struggling. Next we have the 10 of swords, which I’m taking to mean this battle is going to have casualties of some type.”
The woman exchanged nervous glances and ask Madam Vivienne to continue.
“Ok, next we have The Wheel of Fortune, which tells me that things are happening in a cycle…what was bad will soon become good. Next to that we have Justice, and the World. What that’s telling me is that justice will be served, and those that deserve to be victorious will be victorious. Are you all still with me?”
“Well, yes, I guess so,” saidAmy, “But I don’t see what this has to do with us, really.”
“Well, here’s the thing. I wanted you to see this, and then I wanted to do a reading while you’re here if that’s acceptable to you.”
The women agreed and Madam Vivienne gathered up the cards and shuffled them carefully.
“Now, I’d like the three of you to each shuffle the deck. When you are done, please give it back to me,” instructed Madam Vivienne. “This isn’t normally how I work. Usually, the deck is only shuffled by myself, and the person I’m reading for, but nothing else about this situation seems normal, so I want the three of you shuffle the deck.”
Diane shuffled the cards and passed them to Amy, who shuffled and passed them to Nancy. After Nancy shuffled the cards, Madam Vivienne took the deck and spread them face down out on the table.
“Now I want each of you to draw one card and lay it face up,” said Madam Vivienne.
Nancy pulled the first card.
“Page of Pentacles,” she says placing the card down.
“Very interesting, a dark haired person of intellect,” comments Madam Vivienne.
“Liz,” breathed Nancy.
Amy pulled the next card and placed the Page of Cups next to the Page of Pentacles.
“A young woman of strong emotions, I’m thinking that’s your Maria,” said Madam Vivienne.
Nervously, Diane pulled a card and placed it on the table, revealing the Page of Wands.
“A person who is very dedicated to those she cares about, someone who is faithful and caring.”
“Isabelle,” said Diane with a sob.
“Now each of you pull one more card and place it next to the first,” instructed Madam Vivienne.
The three women pull the Knight of Pentacles, the Knight of Swords and the Knight of Cups respectively.
“Now, we have a Warrior Statesman here,” said Madam Vivienne pointing to the Knight of Pentacles, “A pure Warrior here, see how he’s charging in with his Sword drawn. And our third Knight is someone who is reflective and introspective, but isn’t going to back down from a fight.”
“Max, Michael and Kyle,” says Nancy quietly. “Madam Vivienne, what else do you see?”
Madam Vivienne takes the deck and pulls several more cards.
“Hm, the Moon again…deceit and danger from someone close. The Chariot, travel, and the 6 of Cups. That’s strange…it’s a card of looking back to happier times. It’s a card of childhood memories and places.”
“Did you say childhood places?” asked Diane fearfully.
“Yes, I did. Why?”
“Oh no, Jim was right,” said Amy with a look of horror on her face. “They’re coming home.”
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Anonymous
Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22-23 added 6/6/02
Cool. It had a candy moment and I loved the detail on the card reading. Good job. <p></p><i></i>
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22-23 added 6/6/02
Love it! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :clap --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> !!!!<br>O<br>Please continue I can't wait for the next part this is gettng really goooood. Boy did Madame Vivian get that reading right. This is just soo good. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :green --><img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... bounce.gif ALT=":green"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>
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Re: Quietly into the Night ~ CC ~ part 22-23 added 6/6/02
THis just gave me shivers!!!! <p><center><BR> <i>It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they're over before they start even though they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable.</i><BR><b>Anna and the King</B></center></p><i></i>