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Subject: {ASSM} My top ten (tg) #2 (12/14)
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This story may contain aspects of fantastic science or magic.  The 
parameters of what this science/magic can accomplish are completely 
at the discretion of me, the author, and, as such, I make no 
apologies for any rules of "real" physics, chemistry, biology, or 
magic that may be broken within the story.

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Now onto the fun stuff

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CHANGE OF POWER pt 12

At that moment, across town in Laurie's house, Laurie was taking a 
little private time just lounging on the couch.  Jack came down the 
steps, and said, "I've got to go."

"Go where?"

He took a deep breath and said, in a rather melancholy tone, "Not 
Jack stuff.  Me stuff.  Akashic Master stuff."

"When will I see you again?"

"Actually, you probably won't see this face again."

"Why?"

"Unless something goes seriously wrong, Jacqui will complete her 
apprenticeship while I'm away on this mission.  There'll be no reason 
for me to retain this face."

"So the next time I see you, I'll get a look at your real face?  How 
long will that be?"

"If I return, it should be about seven to ten days."

"If?!  You're not just abandoning us?  Abandoning Bronwyn?"

"No.  Let me put it this way, if I'm alive after this, I will return 
in seven to ten days."

"If you're...  Is it really that serious?"

"It's always that serious.  If it weren't, they'd use other resources than me."

"Oh."  Laurie considered it for a second, before saying, "Before you 
go, you should tell Bronwyn you know about her.  You love her."

"If I do that, I might not go.  And too many people will suffer or 
die if I don't."

"You can't just leave it like this."

Jack gave her a weak smile.  "Laurie, I want to thank you for being 
there for me.  You've been a replacement for the mother I once 
thought I had."

Laurie was about to protest, when Jack just suddenly wasn't there. 
"I hate it when he does that."

Laurie sat down and tried to relax again, but part of her was worried 
about Jack.

A couple hours later, Bronwyn came rushing into the house.  "Laurie, 
where's Jack?"

"He's gone."

"Gone where?"

"I don't know.  Business from his non-Jack life.  He said he'd be 
back in about seven to ten days."

"Oh, no."  Bronwyn collapsed next to Laurie.

"Bron, what's wrong?  This is more than you just not being able to 
tell him how you feel."

"I was confronted by the new High Priest of the Brotherhood.  I, and 
the ten highest ranked Sisters on the planet are to go to an address 
across town, and surrender to the Brotherhood."

"They can't seriously expect us to just submit to our destruction?"

"He doesn't want to destroy us.  He wants to enslave us.  According 
to his version of events, the Sisterhood was supposed to be 
subordinate to them.  And if we don't accept that, he is prepared to 
use the virus his brother invented to plunge the world into chaos."

"But... we destroyed that virus."

Bronwyn shook her head.  Quickly she went over her meeting with 
Jeremy Lancaster.  "I was hoping we could impose on Jack once again 
to help us out."

"I guess we're going to have to handle this on our own."

"I guess so."

"Your attitude fills me full of confidence."

"Sorry, but this time it's different.  They've had the last ten 
months to prepare for us.  We've got a week.  And this guy...  He's 
different, Laurie.  Eric was powerful, but this guy is smart.  Maybe 
too smart.  And we don't have Jacqui's power with us this time."

"Maybe we will."

"What?"

"Jack told me that Jacqui was about to finish her apprenticeship. 
She could be back before our confrontation."

Bronwyn sighed.  "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst."

"It sounds like you've got a plan."

"The beginnings of one.  But you need to contact the other nine 
Sisters and bring them here."

"Are we going to surrender?"

"Of course not.  But one way or another, the Sisterhood will never be 
the same."

************

She ran through the forest freely.  It was a good time.  She was what 
the humans called an endangered species, and she, and her entire 
pack, were thus protected.  Further, a recent Weaver enclave that was 
infested by the Wyrm, had been destroyed, and her sister returned to 
her.

As she ran, she picked up a strange scent.  A human must have 
wandered into her protected land.  She followed the scent, and found 
the human, a male, just standing in a clearing.  The man must have 
been daft.  He was just standing there, not making camp, not moving, 
nothing.  Just standing there.

Oh, well, his mental state was not a concern of hers.  A sufficient 
show of ferocity should send him running.  She bounded into the 
clearing, growling and ruffling her fur.  Despite her seemingly 
aggressive stance, the human seemed nonplused.  She decided to up the 
ante and leapt at him.  She only intended to knock him over and scare 
him off, not cause any permanent damage.

But as she sailed through the air, her body shifted from its lupine 
form to its human form.  Naked as a jaybird, she bounced off the 
human's chest.  He said to her, "Pack Mistress, your aggression is 
unnecessary.  I seek only to talk."

She glowered at him.  "Who are you?"

The Pack Mistress heard her sister say, "He is the human who saved me."

The Pack Mistress looked from her sister, walking into the clearing 
in human form, to the human and said, "Then the Black Furies owe you 
a debt."

"Which is why I'm here.  How would you like to repay that debt by 
destroying a Wyrm worshiper?  The same one who got your sister 
kidnapped in the first place."

"Keep talking."

************

Bronwyn sat in front of her computer, working on the anti-virus 
program.  She had had to steal it from the computer lab.  It was the 
work of the grad student who had acted as a teacher's aide.  The 
program was more advanced than anything currently on the market, and 
was, in fact, destined for market release next month.  She could only 
hope it was good enough for what she needed.  And she prayed to the 
Goddess that the modifications she had to make wouldn't corrupt it 
till it wouldn't work.

Goddess, for the sake of all humanity, let her plan work.

************

The prince of the vampires in Los Angeles walked into his office, 
only to be confronted by a human.  He was about to order the man 
destroyed when his first lieutenant, recently returned to him, 
whispered into his ear.

"Human, what are you doing here?"

"I recently saved your lieutenant.  It's time to repay the debt."

The prince shook his head.  "His debts are not mine."

"But the threat posed by the man who captured him is.  I simply seek 
your help in eliminating that threat.  In return, the debt he owes me 
will be transferred to you."

The prince smiled.  "Tell me more."

************

Excerpt from the journal of Miss Jacqui Donovan, Vol. II

Day 163, last day in realm

I've got just enough time to finish the journal before I head out. 
After my Master explained the mission, how could I refuse?  Mom, I'm 
coming home.

(You know I never did figure out a good abbreviation for putting 
after the day number.)

************

He walked through the long hallway.  It was adorned with garlands, 
drapes, and tapestries.  There was also a cold edge to it that 
instantly terrified.  But this time, there was also a warmth and a 
love he had never felt when visiting before.  He knew that the hall 
was a psychic construct, and would be influenced by the subconscious 
feelings of the observer, and he was perceiving what he expected to 
see.

He entered the throne room, and the Goddess said, "Good day, Akashic. 
I see you are still placing me on a throne, thinking that I still 
place myself above those who come to me.  At least there's no dais 
this time."

"Let's not get into that.  I've come for my favor."

"Yes?"

After the Akashic Master, still in his form as Jack, told her what he 
wanted, she said, "I can only do that from within the consensual 
reality."

"Leave that up to me."

************

The top ten members of the Sisterhood were waiting for Bronwyn in her 
kitchen.  Laurie had briefed them all on the situation, and each 
realized that this could be the last of the Sisterhood.  When she 
walked in, she had a solemn look on her face.  Julie asked, "So 
what's your plan?"

Bronwyn took a computer disk and put it on the table.  "Contained on 
this disk is a computer virus modified so that it can accept the 
Goddess's power.  It may be our only chance to stop the Brotherhood's 
super virus.  Since we have no idea of the exact parameters of the 
virus itself, we need to use a more general program, and extra 
Goddess power.  If each of us places a portion of our power into the 
disk, it should be enough to stamp out all presences of the virus, no 
matter where it resides."

"But the downside is, all of us will be functioning at only partial 
power for our confrontation with the Brotherhood."

"Exactly.  But we have a responsibility to humanity as a whole.  No 
matter what the cost."

Each woman nodded.  Bronwyn put the disk on the table.  Each woman 
reached out and touched the disk.  The room began to glow, and the 
glow moved to the disk as each woman impressed a small portion of her 
power into the disk.  When they were finished, each woman sat down, 
exhausted.

Bronwyn reached over, picked up the disk and said, "Now, at least, we 
have a weapon."

************

The Akashic Master walked into the realm, still in his form as Jack. 
Everyone was surprised, but no one said anything.  He strode straight 
to the Masters' residence section, and knocked on the door of the 
Dreamspeaker Master.  He heard, "Enter," and walked in.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes."

"Good, it's time to go."

"You have the permission of those involved?"

"I do."

The Dreamspeaker nodded, got up, and went with Jack to the exit portal.
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"This is reality, not T.V.  Can't you tell the difference?"
"Sure, I just like T.V. better."

jrdss@alaska.net
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J R D

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