MelMac Jade Warlock TigreMalabarista member is offline
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 376
A note from the admin regarding crossovers « Result #1 on Jun 21, 2010, 12:43am »
I've just added a folder for crossovers of "GAH" with another series.
While I do welcome most stories, I do have a few rules regarding this particular category:
1. The show must be rated no higher than TV 14 as far as the crossover. I will do a check on the series that is crossed over with "GAH" and if it is rated TV M or TV 17+, it will be removed.
2. Please CLEARLY post which series you're crossing over with "GAH" in the title of the thread with the title. This will help people know which shows are being crossed over.
3. There may be a few stories that cross "GAH" over with another show as the series from our point of view - not a traditional fanfiction. An example of this would be say the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" group doing an "analysis" of "Greatest American Heroine" and making fun of the acting of Mary Ellen Stuart. While these are rare, I will allow them on the board. That said, I would prefer that the stories are either entirely one or the other.
4. Copyright rules still apply here - if there is a chance that a crossover fits the plot of a few shows in the '70s or '80s crossing over into another series, I will consider it copyright infringement and have the story removed, and the person will be banned. If not sure, please PM me the link and I'll be glad to help.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me. I may not answer for a day or so due to work related issues, so please be patient.
I have a GAH based episode on my own story site (it is an episode inside a story of other non-GAH episodes).
It cannot be properly transferred here, both because it would be out context and because of the episode's audio/video requirements.
I would like to have your members read it and, if they wouldn't mind, then give me their comments/feedback.
Is there a place on your forum where I could post the URL for this episode?
Of course, I would register to join your forum.
Thank you
I would prefer that you put in the whole article of the story on this board, only because that way people can read it here as well as on your site in case they wanted to read more than the one story.
That said, I'd be happy to help you with issue regarding the audio and visual issues. I'm guessing you wrote the "GAH/Charmed" crossover, and noticed you only had the two instances of audio and one visual one. As far as the audio, there is a way to write out the dialogue.
I've added a category for crossovers, though they are rare in the "GAH" world. Please feel free to read that folder, join and PM me if you have any further questions, as I'd rather not ruin your story giving tips as far as posting here.
MelMac Jade Warlock TigreMalabarista member is offline
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 376
A farewell to an old friend « Result #4 on Apr 29, 2010, 10:34pm »
Author's notes: While many actors whom I've enjoyed watching over the years have recently passed away, Culp's sudden death in March left me in a tailspin. He didn't look like someone who would die that fast. A day later, this story came in my head. While normally Bill is not the character I write or center my stories around, which made this story a little more difficult to write on top of its nature, I've always respected the character and personality of both character and actor. Please understand as you read the story, while I will potentially get the character wrong at times, it is my tribute to the character and to Mr. Culp himself.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Bill Maxwell had a wonderful life - an excellent career in the agency that started out small, but only increased in importance when he was teamed up with a school teacher and a superhero suit from a bunch of aliens.
He had seen many dangers and many obstacles, but between himself and teammate Ralph Hinkley, they were able to help make the world a better place.
As his career and time progressed, things changed. Ralph and Pam ended up adopting a daughter, and the days of the two working full time in the "bust and badge 'em" career slowed down. That didn't mean that neither had any scenarios that were literally the end of the world if they failed, but the as the years progressed, the days of a typical bust were fewer and far between.
Eventually, those days slowed to a stop as Bill retired from the field and became a teacher at the agency, training students in the skills he learned as an agent. It wasn't easy teaching the students, particularly a certain "favorite ravioli" as he put it, but he realized the more he helped these students, the better the agency would be - especially if the green guys also decided to retire him and give his younger friend Ralph a new partner.
But, as with everything, life sometimes takes a turn for the bizarre. One day, Bill getting ready to go for a jog when he felt a sharp pain in his back. Feeling a little dizzy from the pain, which radiated through his ribcage, he decided to lie down and take a breather, trying to stop the pain …
… They say that the one that gets you is the one that you least expect.
*********************
A few weeks after Bill's funeral, Ralph and Pam were in his apartment. Ralph had been named the executor of Bill's will and next of kin just in case something happened, so the landlady had no problems letting the couple in. Their daughter was outside gathering boxes and other supplies to bring in so they could finish packing up the few remaining items in the nearly vacant apartment, as most had been taken by those who Bill bequeathed his items to or were donated to Goodwill, and clean it.
Pam walked over to the closet and opened the door. Inside she saw Bill's favorite fishing hat as well as his jacket with all the military badges on them. Grabbing the hat and holding it, Pam then looked through the closet and found other items still inside. A set of magnets with a little note reading "The one type of attraction the Kid didn't want," referring to the time Ralph became an electromagnet, a clown nose remembering the time the duo had to go undercover at a circus… just little bits and pieces of memories that the trio shared over the past few decades.
She started to cry softly, and Ralph walked over to hug her. Pam handed her husband the well-worn and loved fishing hat. "You want to put it on to make sure he wasn't really kidnapped again instead," she said, still remembering the time when Bill had been kidnapped by Streigel, who faked Bill's death to attempt to throw people off the hunt.
Ralph nodded, and after loosening his collar to show the suit, put it on. All he got was the cemetery Bill was buried in, then the spaceship and frowned. "Yes, I'm sure Pam," he said, then chuckled. "Of course, if Bill were here he'd probably be ringing me up to tell me that he'd expect me here in the suit wearing his favorite fishing hat trying to find him by holograph."
Both chuckled softly, then sighed. "I miss him," said Ralph. "All the things we've been through, all the dangers and possible deaths we could've had, what got him was 'his ticker' as he always worried…"
Pam nodded, remembering how they found out. Both had just come back from a lovely breakfast when they saw a police car at their home. When the officer told them the news - that Bill had died suddenly at home, the news hit both with such force that they felt they had crashed into a train. It took both of them a long time to recover from the initial shock themselves, and then called their daughter at the college to let her know that her favorite "great uncle" had died. All three of them went through the grieving process in their own ways - but in the end, all of them made sure that as many of Bill's friends and acquaintances knew about his death.
His funeral had been simple as he wished, in the cemetery he wanted to reside in and a tombstone with an inscription that he always joked that he wanted - "Well here lies the fed who busted his acorn trying to do the right thing, he didn't lie, cheat, or steal--he was a good guy."
Pam shook her head, clearing it as she heard her adopted daughter come in. Nodding to the young woman where she could put the boxes and start packing, Pam turned to Ralph and continued. "At least he is at peace," she said, giving Ralph a knowing look.
The now mostly silver-haired man merely nodded, understanding what she meant. Per Bill's wishes, his grave was not empty. The green guys had honored his request to not be taken up with them into the spaceship and reanimated when he died. Sighing, he and Pam went to pick up some cleaning supplies and started work on the kitchen, still thinking about their time with Bill.
A few minutes later, a couple of coughs broke both out of their thoughts. Turning, they saw their daughter had entered the kitchen, and was turning an envelope in her hands. "Pam, Ralph, I found this in the corner of Bill's desk," she said, handing them a letter addressed to the duo. "There's also one to me, with a set of dog tags and a note to have his Army jacket."
The couple looked at the letter, wondering what could be inside. Afraid it might also contain some "classified" information regarding the suit, they realized they needed to read it alone.
*Still doing some things under the cover of a scenario,* Ralph mused. "OK, we have the jacket here. Why don't you go put it in the car and read that letter? I'm sure Bill would want you to do that," he said, handing her the item.
The young woman chuckled, remembering how Bill would "order" her around - but always with a glint in his eye. "Yeah, Great Uncle Bill was great… I wonder if he ever got that I meant the 'great' that way and not he was old," she said.
"I'm sure he did sweetheart," said Pam, giving her a hug then a gentle push. "We'll be in here if you need to talk."
The young woman nodded and left. Pam then turned to Ralph and shrugged. "Well, should we really open it with her here?" asked Pam. "I mean, what if there's something that is about the suit and…"
"I think we'll be fine, and if she walks back in, we can say it's a story Bill was working on before he died," said Ralph, opening the envelope.
When they unfolded the letter, they noticed it was in Bill's distinct writing - a little loopy at points, but mostly as sharp as his military mind. "Always hated typing and computers" said Ralph, and glancing at each other, sat down on the Murphy bed.
Ralph then read the contents out loud.
"Well, boys and girls, if you're reading this, it means that my number came up and am pushing up daisies at Forest Lawn. Or at least I hope so and the … green … guys haven't decided to reneg on our deal that I stay here on our little piece of the universe.
"I'm sure that both you two are besides yourself with grief and your little pipsquea… sorry, I know Counselor, your daughter… hopefully didn't do her 'lumber' impression when she found out. Still remember how sore I was catching her a couple of years ago when she found out her boyfriend had been severely hurt in that car crash."
"If she did, I hope that she gave the fellow who caught her ice cream for a month like she did me. Just remind her NOT the same flavor every day."
Both chuckled at the memory, because while Bill never got tired of seeing his "niece" he DID get tired of Neapolitan ice cream. They then read on.
"Anyway, enough with the drivel - you know it makes my eyes water. Then again, never have been good with goodbyes. I wanted to let you know that both of you are good troops. Kid - you're one in a million, and you have a great dame in the counselor…."
Before Pam could retort at the comment, Ralph raised his hand up and continued. "Now, Counselor - don't think I'm being a chauvinist pig here - I mean it. You're a great woman and a terrific third string utility. I've always thought it… if it weren't for ya sometimes we'd had our gooses cooked.
"What I want both of ya to do is to live your lives to the fullest - just like ya always have. Ya have a great daughter, good lives and friends in your former students and others who will help you through this.
"As far as your family… Take care of each other and that daughter of yours - she's had it rough as it is, what with her dealing with that old creep family and sometimes getting caught in the crossfire of our scenarios. She's a good kid - could almost follow in your footsteps rate she's going. Then again, I hope it's… their choice if she follows *exactly* in your footsteps.
"And… one more thing - don't give up on the suit Kid 'cause I ain't here no more. I'm sure that they'll get ya a partner as good as me. …"
Ralph rolled his eyes at the comment. "I don't need a new partner, I got the best one around," he said remembering vaguely that vow Bill made when Ralph had been shot so many years ago and the green guys helped them.
Pam put her arm around his shoulders as he then continued on.
"But, if 'they' decide to retire ya or hell worse, give ya to Villacana… how he figured out how to stop causing trouble I'll never know, know that you've done a hell of a job and it's been an honor being your partner.
"Ya stay out of trouble - or I'll let the green guys get me out of my bed and haunt you two. (Can't believe I said that).
"I love you troops - and miss you.
"(Signed) Bill."
Ralph took a deep breath and sighed, folding up the letter. Tears started to form in his eyes, and looking up at Pam, he noticed too she was crying. They hugged and after a while they felt a third person join in. Glancing back, they realized it was their daughter, who had climbed onto the bed from behind. "Are you OK," said Ralph, hurriedly putting the letter back in its envelope so she didn't read the "classified" information.
"Yeah, just read my letter from Bill, came in and saw you two crying and hugging," she said, wiping away a few tears. "I miss him."
"We all do and will sweetheart," said Pam as she then walked over to the closet as Ralph got up to finish cleaning the kitchen. "Why don't we finish this up and we can chat about your letter in a little while?"
The younger woman nodded and they continued to work in silence. About an hour later, the apartment was totally cleared of the items had been in Bill Maxwell's home for so many years.
As their daughter went out with the last box to put in the car, Ralph and Pam looked around and sighed. "Ralph, are you ready to go?" asked Pam.
The man looked around, not sure what to say. They were saying goodbye not to any apartment, but to a place and home where they had shared lots of laughs as well as scenarios with Bill. Before he could say anything, he noticed a glint in a corner he was sure they had cleaned out. Walking over and picking up the item, he saw it was a fishing lure - Bill's favorite, attached to the end of a communicator - one of the first ones the duo had.
There was a short clicking on it, and it talked "We'll… keep… in… touch" it said before it cut off.
Ralph and Pam looked at each other then up at the sky, wondering. "Do you think…" said Pam, pointing up.
"Well he did say he didn't want to travel with the green guys, and we didn't see the ship, but then what…" said Ralph.
Both chuckled, wondering if maybe Bill did decide to travel with the green guys - so all of them could be together to tell more stories once they took that trip to the ship for the last time.
Ralph glanced up. "Yeah, we will, Adios Kemosabe - for now," he said turning to switch off the light. He and Pam then walked out the apartment and shut the door, but sharing stories and memories of a dear friend who they lost far too soon.
MelMac Jade Warlock TigreMalabarista member is offline
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 376
Re: The Aidan Hinkley Series « Result #5 on Apr 29, 2010, 10:31pm »
I normally do not update something like this, but figured I would in case of future stories.
After Robert Culp's passing in March 2010, I had a time deciding both on if I would continue to have Bill in the Aidan series or not.
Currently, my choice is to continue the series with Bill occasionally appearing in the Aidan stories. The reasoning is that the series is currently in 2007-08, and I'm keeping the stories as though they could actually had been filmed present day, at least at the time of writing.
I do not know yet if/when I do continue the series, how many stories Bill will be in or if I do a linking story to where he does finally meet the greenguys in the AU universe of Aidan and Tony, but he will be there for some time. Any original "GAH" stories I write - save "Farewell to an old friend," will be as though they're still in the 1980s.
I didn't get the chance to meet Culp, but know of a few who had the opportunity. The opinions were varied, but still, they are a lucky bunch to have met an actor who worked for many years, even taking a slight piss take of Bill in "Robot Chicken" being teamed up with an unconscious nerd wearing the suit. I think that watching that I was more excited about the animated shorts coming out with the group, as he hadn't really changed much vocally over the years. A little gravelly compared to back in the '80s, but still definitely Bill Maxwell in the sketch.
Admittedly he isn't my favorite actor of all time (it's actually Ross Martin - "Artemus Gordon" on "The Wild, Wild West" and Jon Pertwee - Third Doctor in "Doctor Who" based on talent and versatility), nor Bill my favorite character on "GAH" (that will always be Ralph - the first character I even watched on TV), but I admired him for taking on challenges and standing up for what was right.
One of those cases is the popular "I, Spy," where he teamed up with Bill Cosby. It says a lot when he celebrated Cosby's Emmy wins, even though that meant he lost in the process. That graciousness is hard to find nowadays, as a lot of people compete for a bunch of metal and accolades that mean nothing unless you fine tune your work.
It's also why I think that we won't see another actor like Culp or others from "GAH" - the current talent doesn't have the chops IMHO to last the decades of acting that Culp did.
I haven't been able to see many of the shows he was a part of, such as "Trackdown" (one I'd really like to see more of than the one part I have managed to find on YouTube), but plan on trying to do a search and see if I can find more. But for me he will always be Bill Maxwell, FBI.
Re: The Beast in the Black Returns! « Result #7 on Nov 1, 2009, 9:30pm »
Ralph, still holding the Beast at bay, heard Pam gasp and quickly turned around to see the point of light almost upon his wife. It was too fast. He turned his power from the Beast and focused his energy at the light. He tried to push it back to no avail. Being as he had new powers in the fourth dimension, he felt as if he was starting from scratch again. It was different here. The Beast was easy but, to control energy...
As he tried again, hoping a new suit power would manifest, a spinning vortex of light appeared in front of Pam blocking away the light that headed for her.
Pam was released from the hold and the light fell to the ground and the form of Sheila appeared.
Sheila shook her head and looked in Pam's direction.
Ralph ran to Pam and wrapped his arms around her. 'Honey, are you alright?'
Pam, dazed, nodded. 'I think so, yes.'
All eyes were on the vortex which was now taking form. The form of an elderly woman...
'Mrs. Burrows?' Ralph said, looking as confused as everyone else.
Sheila unsteadily stood up, shocked. 'No. It can't be...'
'Oh, so you do remember me.’ Her voice had a strange echo as she spoke. ‘Do you also remember what you did to me, Miss Redmond? Do you remember pushing me down the stairs?!' She slowly floated over to Sheila.
Sheila took a step back.
'Do you?!'
Sheila's eyes were wide in fright. How could she be here?
The diamond flew from Sheila's hand to Mrs. Burrow's hand. 'This does not belong to you!'
Sheila gasped. She started to back up. 'What are you going to do?'
'Nothing.' She replied.
Sheila looked worried.
'You're dead Miss Redmond. You are going to your eternal resting place. Then I will go to mine.'
'NO!' Sheila shouted.
Mrs. Burrows raised a hand and made a motion at Sheila.
Without warning, the Beast flew past Ralph, Pam and Mrs. Burrows, and headed right for Sheila.
Sheila screamed as the Beast opened it's massive mouth, scooped her up holding her firm, and ran out of sight.
'Where did they-' Pam managed, clinging to Ralph.
'Maybe it's best we don't know. This is a bit out of our league.' Ralph stated.
Mrs. Burrows turned to Ralph and Pam. 'Thank you. I am sorry you became involved in this. She will harm no one again. I can finally move on. And so can you...'
Pam disappeared from Ralph's arms. Ralph became very worried. Was he really dead? Was he going to stay here? In limbo?
Mrs. Burrows walked up to Ralph.
'Am I...'
She said nothing. She took the diamond and cupped it in Ralph's hands. There was a share of information. Ralph now understood. He smiled at her as she turned into mist and disappeared...
--------
Bill and Edith were holding in the portal when an explosive surge caused them to fall to the floor. The portal was gone and they were in the house. Bill looked at his hands and then looked up. Pam was standing on the table.
'Counselor?' Bill got up and quickly helped her down.
Edith got up and joined them. 'Are you alright?'
'Yes. Where's Ralph?' She began to panic.
They looked around hoping to find him but instead what they did find was the house was disappearing. It faded as quickly as it came. After a few moments, they were now in the barren lot.
'Ralph! Ralph!' She called.
Nothing.
'Is he?' She looked at Edith.
Edith said nothing. But she did point past the two of them.
They all watched as Ralph's body faded in on the ground where he left. They all ran to him.
'Honey?' He said weakly.
'Kid, are you with us?' He asked as he and Pam helped steady him.
Ralph just moaned. 'I need a vacation.' He muttered. He opened his eyes and Bill and Pam helped him to sit up. He focused and looked at Edith. 'Glad you could make it. I don't think the party would've been the same without you.' He said weakly.
'This is nothing. Wait till you get my bill.' She smiled and started to pack her bag.
Pam hugged her husband warmly. 'I'm so glad you're alright.'
'That makes two of us.' He replied. He stood up as he felt his strength returning. ’Are you OK, Bill?'
'Huh? Oh, well, yeah. We're never going to talk about this again.' Bill glanced down and saw the Diamond in Ralph's hand. 'You got the diamond!? Kid-'
'Don't get your hopes up.' He tossed it to the ground where it shattered into powder.
Bills jaw dropped.
'It was only a means of getting in from the physical world here to there and back again.' Edith explained. 'Sort of like a rope from one world to the other. But its molecular structure broke down from the journey. One trip there and one back.'
Ralph took a step and his knees buckled slightly.
'Easy kid.' Bill said balancing him.
'Still don't have my sea legs yet.' He smiled. He looked at his suit. It's red again.'
'The suits always been red, kid.'
'No it-...I'll tell you tomorrow. I just want to go home and go to bed.' He turned to Edith. 'Thank you for everything you did.'
'How...' Bill started not knowing how to ask but formed words. 'How do you know how to do that voodoo stuff?'
Ralph and Pam looked as it was an answer they both wanted to hear.
She smiled. 'I became a hair dresser for a reason Mr. Maxwell. Less stress, more money.' Then she looked as Ralph. 'Nice suit.' She winked, picking up her bags.
'I'll see you at home. I'm going to drive Edith home.' She kissed her husband and her and Edith got into the car and left.
Bill and Ralph just stood there in silence.
'We'd better get going kid.'
'Yeah, I just want to go home and sleep for a week.'
'Oh no. Bright and early Monday we're back on the clock bustin' bad guys. Real, non-ghostlike, normal bad guys.' He stated.
As they sat in the car Ralph was about to protest. 'Ya know maybe we could do more stuff like this.'
Bill shot him a look.
'Think about it, Bill. We could bust ghosts or spirits who are troubled and help them move on. We have a way into the fourth dimension and-'
‘Ralph!‘ Bill yelled. Then he relaxed. 'OK, fine. One week. The last thing I need is to go ghost bustin in a supersuit with all that voodoo mumbo jumbo.'
'Mumbo jum-'
'AH!' Bill but his hand up to stop him from saying anything further. They had enough to deal with regarding the suit. And this was the last thing he wanted to talk about.
'OK. One thing to mention though. I think I tapped into a new suit power in there. The suit turned a light blue. I think there is a lot more we need to think about here.'
Bill took a deep breath and started the car.
Ralph sat quiet in the car for a few minutes as he got mischievous glint in his eyes. 'Vampires.' He blurted.
'No!'
‘Witches.'
'No. And if you're going to continue to yammer on with this drivel You can get out and fly home.'
Silence passed and Bill smiled as he had the upper hand.
'Zombies!' Ralph said wide eyed.
The car slammed to a stop. 'OUT! Out! Out! Out!'
Ralph got out of the car and Bill sped off. Ralph shook his head laughing. After a moment he took three steps and flew off into the sky grazing a tree after an unsteady take off. He headed for home, happy to see his wife, get much needed sleep and leave this day and Sheila behind at last.
Re: The Beast in the Black Returns! « Result #8 on Nov 1, 2009, 9:30pm »
Ralph stood there looking at Sheila's evil smile. His eyes narrowed as he looked past her. He was receiving a holograph. At first, he saw darkness. Then he saw Pam, eyes wide as she was slowly backing up in fear for her life! He saw the Beast heading for her.
'NO!' He screamed.
Sheila laughed. She turned to gloat at Ralph. He closed his eyes and disappeared.
She turned quickly in all directions but, he was gone. She did however, know where he was going and took off after him. She was not going to give up. She was going to make it out of her hell one way or another...
---=----
Pam kept backing up, eyes still on the beast. He let out a loud growl and lunged! Pam backed up and screamed. She fell to the ground and was paralyzed with fear. The Beast was in mid air, almost on top of her, when she saw a streak of red! It was Ralph in the suit.
'Ralph!’ She yelled.
Ralph successfully blocked the Beasts attack. Its mouth was on Ralph's Arm. It let go and tried for another attack on the intruder that was not supposed to be here.
Ralph again put him himself between it and its prey.
The Beast looked at Ralph. It cocked its head for a moment and tried for another lunge, which was again blocked.
'Go.' Ralph said concentrating hard. The Beast didn't move. Ralph didn't think it would but he had to try. This was its job after all. To keep people from getting in or out. Ralph understood that. He was aware that he has the ability to communicate with animals but he wasn’t sure what category the Beast was. What he also didn't know was how long he was going to be able to keep it away from Pam, especially with Sheila still on the loose.
'It's too late Ralph!' Sheila arrived.
'Great.' he whispered to himself.
'You can't do everything.'
Pam stayed motionless for the time being. She didn't know what she was going to do but, she knew now was not the time to do it.
Without warning, the rain started up again, hard, beating down on all of them. Debris started swirling all around Ralph. He started to block it with his telekinesis as Sheila ran for Pam.
He caught her arm and she was now caught up in the debris with him. This allowed the Beast its moment. He took a leap in the air, once more, at Pam.
Ralph shoved Sheila away and pointed at the Beast. 'White paper!' He said clearing his mind to telekinetically alter the Beasts trajectory.
The Beast flew well over Pam.
Pam took that moment, got up and ran to her husband.
Sheila ran at Pam. Ralph swung Pam around so he was between them. 'Sheila! You've got to stop! You have to move on! If you don't, I will stop you!'
'NO!' She shouted as a rash of angry tears swelled in her eyes. 'It's MY LIFE!' The rain became more violent. The wind and lightning picked up.
'Ralph!' Pam shouted pointing at two glowing eyes, through the rain, returning to complete its task.
--------
Edith and Bill were now alone.
'Well? What do we do now!?' Bill asked desperately.
Edith just stood and looked at Bill for a moment.
'C'mon! We have to help them!' He pleaded.
Edith thought hard trying think of anything they could do to help. Then she looked at Bill.
Bill took a worried step back. 'What?'
'One thing is certain. Sheila will not go quietly.' She began.
'So?'
So, we're going to have to help Mrs. Burrows get in there to help them.' Edith just stood there looking at Bill.
Bill moved uncomfortably. 'How? Can’t she get in there herself?'
‘No. Mrs. Burrow’s didn‘t go to the same place Sheila did. She has some unfinished business with Sheila.’
'But I thought-'
‘- She only helped us get a message to Ralph. Where Sheila is, it's a sort of limbo...Purgatory if you will. She's between two worlds, trapped. Mrs. Burrows, she's trapped here. In this house. This is her limbo and she won’t move on until Sheila does.
Just then the misty form of Mrs. Burrows once again appeared.
A chill ran down Bill’s back.
‘We have to get her to where Sheila is. If we don‘t...'
'This stinks! I hate this.' Bill declared firmly.
'Good. Now, let's get to work. We have to move fast! You clear that table! I need more candles…’
-------
Ralph had to think fast. He had to find some way of getting Pam to safety. He whisked her up and took off in the blackness with no direction. The rain was stinging his face making it difficult to see.
At least on the outside he could see where he was going even if on occasion he did have to stop for directions.
As he was flying, without warning, something stopped him in mid air. Pam fell, not too far from the ground but far enough from Ralph.
Ralph was thrown far enough that the Beast passed him quickly.
He raised a hand to use his powers to stop the Beast when a gravestone hit him in the chest. While it did not hurt Ralph, it distracted him enough that he couldn't follow through to stop the Beast. As he tried, again Sheila continued her attack on Ralph.
She made anything and everything from the cemetery to throw at him. He kept swatting off her every attempt. She was going to keep him from helping Pam.
Ralph caught glimpse of the Beast closing in on Pam, getting ready to lunge.
She would stand no chance on her own! She would die!
----
Pam got up and moved back. She saw her husband tossed away from her and attacked by Sheila, as the ominous red glowing eyes were running at her. She turned to run when a wall appeared behind her. Trapped, she had nowhere to run. The Beast closed in. Her hair clung to her face from the rain that Sheila caused.
The Beast let out a loud growl as it leapt into the air…
Pam screamed and raised her arms!
'NO!' Ralph shouted.
--------------
Edith looked at Bill. She started to talk as she finished arranging the circle of candles on a table. ‘Listen. I know how you feel about all this but if this is going to work, I need your complete concentration and faith. You already know that this is real. If we fail, they‘ll be trapped in there forever. ’
Bill just stood there. He looked at the candles that shouldn’t be on the table, that shouldn’t be in the house they shouldn't be in, that shouldn’t be there at all. Yet, there they were, and there it was. He swallowed and nodded. He was going to do whatever it took to get his friends back…
----------
In one motion, he threw Sheila off, stood up and raised his hand toward the Beast. There was a white luminescence around him.
Sheila was on the ground, eyes wide open. She could feel the heat, or rather the power, radiating from Ralph’s body. She made another gravestone fly at Ralph.
It did not distract him nor, did it touch him. It disintegrated as soon as it came within five feet of him.
Sheila just stared in disbelief. This power. How was this even possible? This surpassed anything she’d ever known. She had to get away. She stood up, stared, and slowly backed away.
The diamond! She felt in her pocket. It was still there. She pulled it out and held it tight. There was only one thing left to do. She was not going to be defeated. She only had one option for escape. She closed her eyes and started to disappear...
---------------
The Beast was just a feet from her. Pam peeked through her arms and saw the Beast suspended in mid air. She slid against the wall until she was out of its path. She ran to her husband and stopped suddenly as he had a white luminescence around him and the suit was a very light blue.
It lit up the darkness around them. She could see the graveyard much clearer now. The rain was also letting up. She walked towards him putting distance between her and the Beast.
'Ralph?' She said moving closer to him. Pam observed the look on his face. He was concentrating all his energies on the Beast. She could see slight confusion in his face. He looked at her and smiled awkwardly.
-----------
Edith had set up candles around the table. She took out a book and chanted some words Bill had never heard. This was beginning to freak him out even more than before. He kept telling himself to hold it together. ‘OK.’ He thought to himself, trying to rationalize this.
'There are little green guys from outer space. There are ghosts in the fourth dimension. Ralph has a suit that gives him super powers. It's all real.'
He kept telling himself this but, was not prepared for what happened next.
Edith took out a powder, blew it into the circle where a spiraling mass of smoke began to swirl. It was expanding.
Bill's eyes went wide as his jaw dropped. 'You-How? You're a hair dresser!' He shouted as the mass was picking up speed it was producing a thunderous noise.
'Don't judge a book by it's cover Mr. Maxwell!' She shouted back.
Mrs. Burrows flew in.
'Give me your hands. Now!!!' Edith shouted.
They latched hands.
'What's happening?!' Bill shouted.
'This is a door! And Mrs. Burrows' way in!'
The power of the circle was fierce. Light kept flashing in front of their faces as the mass was swirling faster and faster.
'How long do we keep this up!' He shouted louder.
'Until all is said and done!'
'How do we know when that is?!'
Edith didn't reply. She held Bill tight as the wind picked up more and the mass became brighter. But it didn't leave the area encircled by their hands.
Bill hoped that Ralph could do what he needed to do. He didn't know how long he could keep this up. As he looked at Edith, he knew she felt the same...
---------
Ralph had a new found confidence. He glanced awkwardly at the suit and its new color. Then he looked at the Beast he suspended. He set the Beast down and looked at it. He concentrated and told the Beast to leave. To go back to its resting place. Its job was done.
The Beast just looked at Ralph and relaxed.
Ralph tried to absorb all that was happening. He remained calm. He glanced at a concerned Pam.
'It's ok honey. It's under control.' He said looking back at the Beast.
--------
Pam stood there watching, incredulously. Then, out of the corner of her eye she saw a small point of light heading right for her. A small light that rapidly got larger. She opened her mouth to call to Ralph but all she managed was a gasp. She kept trying to force out words but couldn't. As the light drew closer, her body stiffened, and her arms stretched out. Pam stood there helpless. It was Sheila coming at her and she could do nothing...
Re: The Beast in the Black Returns! « Result #9 on Nov 1, 2009, 9:29pm »
Pam and Bill watched Ralph as his body started to writhe in pain. Pam tried to go to his side, but Bill kept her back. He wanted to go by his side as much as Pam, but he knew he couldn’t interfere.
‘AHH!’ Ralph’s body convulsed letting out one agonizing cry after another.
Bill held Pam tightly. Tears were streaming down her face. She wanted to run over to her husband but she was powerless. All she could do was pray that he’d be OK.
Ralph began gasping for air. His body was struggling to move as if it were being restrained. After a few minutes of this his body arched then fell limp.
Pam’s eyes swelled with tears shaking her head. ‘No…’
‘Kid?‘ Bill just held her tight.
The wind picked up slightly. They both looked around and then at Ralph’s body. Pam gasped as she watched her husbands body fade away.
‘NO!’
------------------
The Beast had Ralph, once again, under its feet, full weight so he could not escape again. Its mouth moved closer. The Beast opened its huge jaws, inches from Ralph's face. He could smell the Beast’s breath, foul and offensive. Ralph couldn't turn away. His eyes were locked with the Beasts. Ralph felt his body beginning to numb. The Beast’s weight and the stench of his body was too much to bear. He felt himself slipping away, unable to move. His breathing became shallow and the struggle to remove himself from under the Beast became less and less until there was no struggle at all.
The Beast sat there as Ralph's body went limp.
After a few moments the Beast moved off of Ralph and retreated. Sheila walked over to Ralph. She looked at him with contempt. She won but not in the way she intended.
'Serves you right.' She said as she kicked his arm. She turned and walked away angry, still clinching the stone.
'You should never kick a man when he's down.'
Sheila spun on her heel and saw Ralph jump to his feet standing there, grinning. She concentrated. ‘Beast!’ She yelled.
With a loud yowl, the Beast appeared. She pointed at Ralph for the Beast to attack.
The Beast lunged forward with its massive jaws.
Ralph flung his arm up to block. The Beast bit Ralph's arm. Ralph braced himself for the pain, but it never came. Ralph looked as the Beast had his arm in its jaws. Its teeth didn't penetrate. He had the protection of the suit. He felt stronger. Any wounds he'd received were now gone. But he did notice something else. There was very little pressure from the Beast.
Ralph looked at the Beast and said in a low whisper. 'Let go.'
The Beast obeyed.
'NO!' Sheila yelled. 'Kill him!'
The Beast growled but did not comply with her demand.
'Go.' Ralph said and the Beast retreated back into the darkness.
Sheila was more angry than before. She was confused and worry was starting to swell.
Ralph saw her confusion and decided to offer an explanation.
'It won't work. You don't have the power you had. You see…I'm dead. The Beast now knows this and no longer sees me as a threat. I can give him commands too.’ He said almost challenging Sheila.
'I am in here, body and soul, as is the suit. It wouldn't work before because I wasn't dead. That's why I only had partial protection before. But now that I’ve died with the suit on… I am here body and soul. I have full control and full suit powers.' He smiled.
Sheila was speechless.
'So,' Ralph began enjoying his victory. 'you have a worthless diamond and me for eternity. Whatever will you do?'
Sheila knew he had the upper hand. She was quiet and plotting. She had to turn this around somehow. Then she smiled thinly. 'I have one more ace up my sleeve, Ralph.'
'Sheila, give it up and move on! You have to let go! Your life is over!'
'No! I won't let it! I shouldn't have died! I was careless! I can fix it! I will fix it! I deserve it!'
'Your greed was your demise! Killing an old woman just because you wanted her house and a family heirloom, all so you could be rich! Was it worth it, Sheila? Was it?' He waited. He hoped he could get through to her but somehow he didn't think he would.
She just glared at him. As she did a smile broadened her face.
Ralph looked worried by this. There was no good that could come of such an evil person...
----- ----
Pam, Bill and Edith were still on the property hoping that Ralph could make his way back from the dead somehow. They jumped as a sudden chill ran right through them.
Bill and Pam pulled apart and looked around and, much to their surprise, they were in the house that was once torn down. Bill looked around. The house was as he remembered it.
‘It can’t be…‘ Bill nervously looked around and saw Pam was looking at the brick wall Ralph had once traveled through to get to the fourth dimension.
Pam saw her husband in another room.
'Ralph!' she shouted and ran to him, disappearing through the wall.
'Pam! No!' Bill and Edith ran to the wall. It was too late. The wall was once more solid.
'It seems that Sheila has upped the stakes.' Edith stated.
--------
Pam was through the wall. Blackness enveloped her. ’Ralph?’ Her voice echoed. She didn’t see her husband anywhere. She tried to see anything but, there was nothing to see. In the distance she heard a deep low growl. She backed up, if indeed she was going back. She had no sense of direction here. Off in the distance she saw two red glowing eyes. If this was what Ralph had come up against in the suit, what chance did she have?
The Beast approached.
‘Oh no…’ Pam whispered under her breath, watching it ready for its attack.
Re: The Beast in the Black Returns! « Result #10 on Nov 1, 2009, 9:29pm »
Bill had just pulled up to the lot where the old Burrows house used to stand. He got out and looked around for Ralph. It was dark and very hard to see. It made him very nervous being here again. Even now with the house gone, it still gave him the creeps. He walked around to the trunk of his car and got a flashlight.
He shone it across the open lot. Ralph was not in sight. He took a few steps forward and stopped. His face winced as he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. Just like the first time he’d entered the house. The only reason he was going to continue was the fact that his partner and best friend was missing and he knew he had to be here somewhere.
He took a couple more steps and stopped again. 'Ralph?' He was at the boarder of where the entrance to the house once stood. He was apprehensive about taking that next step and possibly ending up in the fourth dimension again. As he started to think about it, the only way he got in before was with Ralph in the suit.
He closed his eyes for a moment, took a deep breath and took two steps forward.
Nothing.
'Ralph?' he looked all around the open lot. 'No fourth dimension here. No Ralph either.' He mumbled. Bill stood there wishing he did pass through. There could be a possibility he might be able to help Ralph. As he turned around, on the left side of him a mist formed Bill quickly stepped back. This made his hair stand on end even more.
His eyes widened as it began to take shape. It was hard to discern if it was a man or woman at the moment.
Bill spun around quickly as a car raced up the lot. It was Pam's bug. Her door flew open and she ran out followed by Edith toting a large, heavy canvas bag. They ran next to Bill and watched the mysterious mist.
'Is it Sheila?' Pam asked clutching Bills arm.
Bill shrugged.
They watched as the mist formed into an elderly woman.
Bill stammered. 'I...I think it might be the old lady, Mrs. Burrows.' He swallowed.
'It is.' Edith confirmed. 'She's trying to tell us something.'
She pointed at the ground past the three. Mist formed past them and slowly Ralph started to appear. He was transparent. Then she pointed to Bill then to his pocket. As soon as she did that, she hovered over Ralph. Edith and Pam both looked at Bill.
Edith quickly got three candles out and placed one near Ralph’s head and feet to form a large triangle. Then she and Pam looked at Bill.
Bill looked at the pair and he moved uneasily. 'What?'
'She pointed at you, Bill.' Pam stated. 'Why did she do that?'
Bill moved uneasily at first then Edith interjected as she lit the candles. 'There's no time to hold back anything. Whatever you know, whatever you‘ve got...'
It wasn't that Bill was holding out, but he was adjusting to all the supernatural stuff, which, made him uneasy. He pulled out the pouch and the black diamond fell into his palm.
Pam's eyes widened as she looked at it in awe. 'Bill, what-where?'
'Sheila stole this and hid it in her apartment after she killed the old lady. It fell on the floor when we were pulling everything out of the safe. It’s actually a third of a bigger diamond. A cursed one. At least that’s what the file says. Anyway, when Sheila went back to see if she missed anything while trying to rip off the place, and accidentally killed herself.'
‘Right.‘ Edith looked reached in her bag and pulled out what looked like dried grass tied in a small bunch.
'So, let’s say that this, along with revenge, is what Sheila wants. She gets in Ralph here, and now she can get a lot more...Especially with this.' she gestured toward Ralph's attire.
Pam and Bill looked at each other and wondered if they should explain 'the suit' but they had a feeling she already knew.
Edith took a match from the matchbox, struck it against the side and proceeded to light the dried grass.
'What are you doing? What is that?' Pam asked concerned.
'This is sage. This will help me get a message to Ralph. It'll only be a one shot deal and I need complete concentration. You!' she pointed to Bill. 'I need that diamond.'
Bill looked at the perfect black stone in his hand. 'What are you gonna do? And what’s she gonna do?' he asked pointing to old lady Burrows hovering over Ralph.
'I'm gonna tell Ralph how to fight Sheila. And she,’ pointing to Mrs. Burrows’ misty form. ‘is gonna help me get that message through. Now, what about this black diamond?' She turned to Bill.
Bill took a deep breath. ’The file says the stone was lost a while ago. Something' to do with some superstitious nonsense. The stone was said to be cursed so they broke it up into three separate stones. They believed by doing that, it would break the curse. They were passed down from generation to generation to the families who owned the stones. All families reported them stolen years later. They were never to be seen again. It was unsolved.’
'So, Mrs. Burrows must've been one of the families the diamond was passed down to and Sheila stole it to sell to the highest bidder on top of the real estate deal.
Maybe the diamonds were never really stolen. Maybe it was just a rouse so others wouldn’t look for them.' Pam concluded.
Edith took the sage and passed it over Ralph's body starting with the feet. ‘That’s probably right.’
Bill leaned uncomfortably forward. 'Uh, is this going to help? I mean what are you doing?'
'Smudging. It's going to help. Trust me.' Still burning the sage above his body she turned to Bill and Pam. 'I'm gonna need you two to back up a bit more. What ever you do, do not let her near us. His life depends on it.'
'What? What are you going to do?' Pam's voice raised in panic.
Bill pulled her back and held a firm grip. He didn't know what voodoo she was going to do but, she helped before. He was just as scared as Pam, but he wanted Ralph back and Sheila gone along with all this supernatural nonsense.
'Bill?'
'It'll be ok.'
When Edith reached his head, she made a spiral motion over Ralph's head then set the sage in a brass bowl to let burn.
After about five minutes Ralph started to stir and Mrs. Burrows entered Ralph. He became solid.
Bill winced half turning his face away.
‘What-did she do?’ Pam swallowed.
Edith leaned over, took the diamond and cupped it in Ralph's hand. She leaned closer and whispered something in his ear that neither Pam or Bill could make out. She sat back upright and closed her eyes.
******
Ralph ran faster than he‘s ever run before. He was trying to catch his breath, still feeling affects from his chest when the beast had him pinned. He ran across the cemetery through a path of gravestones that quickly led to a forest. As he ran, the forest was became more dense.
Rain started to pour down hard slamming on his face, followed by lightning and thunder.
Ralph suddenly felt a sharp sting on his back and he flew forward tumbling in pain. He screamed as another sharp blow rammed him into a tree.
'UH!' He got up and ran but his cape caught on several branches which yanked him back.
The beast flew at him. Ralph quickly dodged and the Beast hit the tree. Ralph quickly dislodged his cape and took off while the Beast was still dazed.
He backtracked to the cemetery where Sheila was waiting, laughing at Ralph’s escape attempt. Ralph could feel the pain from the welts through the suit. The Beast was on his heels. A loud snarl came from behind. Ralph started to run towards a mausoleum. The Beast was nearly upon him.
Suddenly everything seemed to slow down. He used this to his advantage to get ahead of the Beast. He heard whispers which were filling the air around him. The whispers were becoming more discernible and he concentrated hard to listen.
--------------------------
Sheila looked around alarmed, seeing the Beast slowed down. She could hear the whispers, but couldn’t make out the words. She advanced towards Ralph. She was moving slowly and decided to stop. Something was interfering. For the time being she decided to wait…
------------------------------
Ralph listened to the whispers. They defiantly were telling him to do something. He listened to the instructions, then felt a tingle around his hand. He lifted it and saw a large black diamond in his palm. He instantly got a holograph around it. He got the history of the diamond. Looking at the diamond he worried about the task at hand. He closed his hand around it and the whispers faded away. Everything went back to normal and he turned to face Sheila.
“You won’t win, Sheila!” He yelled. He wanted to bait in an argument. He wiped the rain from his face.
‘I don’t see how I can’t win, Ralph.” She approached, stopping about five feet in front of him. She raised her hand making the rain stop.
“What you don’t see is that once you step out there Pam and Bill are waiting. You won’t be able to use the suit and they will deal with you. Your cause is lost.’
Sheila contemplated this. Ralph received some kind of message through those whispers and the fact that he might be right angered her and that anger ran through her veins.
“Oh, by the way, here.” He tossed the diamond to her feet. ‘A little present for you, I knew you’d be lost without it.’ He said with a smug grin then he continued. ‘It wasn’t all about the house was it? It was about the diamond too. What money it could bring you. The house was one pay off but the diamond…How did you find out about it Sheila? How?’
Tight lipped, she answered. ‘I went to the house one night to see if I could…persuade her to sell. I looked in the window. I didn’t see her so I let myself in.
I went upstairs. She heard me and was scrambling, hiding something in her pocket. I told her I only wanted to talk. I kept telling her that selling the house was the best thing for her but she wouldn’t listen.’ Sheila looked off. ‘She pushed me and told me to leave.’ Sheila looked down at the diamond that sat at her at her feet.
She knelt down and picked it up. She stood up and stared at it. As she did, she became angrier then she had ever been. She closed her hand tightly around it.
‘She said she was going to call the police. That I would never get the house as long as she lived…’
Ralph watched her as she as reliving that fateful day.
‘I grabbed the wheelchair to keep her away from the phone. She was so close to the stairs… So close to the edge…I knew what I-…what I had to do. I couldn’t let her ruin everything…I had to-…She was at the bottom of the stairs. The diamond fell out of her pocket. I took it and made sure there was no trace of me.’ She looked off. ‘It just happened…’
Ralph was appalled at what he was hearing. He knew there were plenty of bad people in the world but what went on in their minds… She was crazy.
‘It Didn’t just happen Sheila! You made it happen! You killed her and took the diamond! You’re sick! Well, I guess you got the final payoff. Greed is never good.’ ‘Well, now that you have the diamond is there anything else you need?’
She looked at him, eyes narrowed with anger. ‘You. DEAD!’
With that, she pointed firmly at Ralph and the Beast lunged at him.
Ralph felt the pressure of the beast squarely in the chest causing him to fly backwards braking several gravestones along the way. The Beast took another swing at him. Ralph screamed in pain as the welts he was receiving were more painful than his first encounter. Blow after blow, the beast was not holding back. It backhanded Ralph slamming him into a tree. It felt like an eternity of torture. He was on his hands and knees trying to pick himself up. “I-is that…the best you got?”
Sheila screamed in anger.
The Beast jumped, landing hard on Ralph. ‘AHH!’
‘Goodbye, Ralph,’ she said calmly watching the beast crush Ralph to death.
![[Home]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/home.gif "[Home]")
![[New Topics]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/topics.png "[New Topics]")
![[Help]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/help.gif "[Help]")
![[Search]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/search.gif "[Search]")
![[Calendar]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/calendar.gif "[Calendar]")
![[Login]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/login.gif "[Login]")
![[Register]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/menu/register.gif "[Register]")
![[Search This Thread]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/search2.gif "[Search This Thread]")
![[Send Topic To Friend]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/sendtopic.gif "[Send Topic To Friend]")
![[Print]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/print.gif "[Print]")
Author
![[avatar]](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/mascotajester/newemblemicon.jpg "[avatar]")
Logged![[Reply]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/reply.gif "[Reply]")
Author![[Quote]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/quote.gif "[Quote]")
Author
Author![[avatar]](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/msboku/GAH%20captions/captions%202/My%20Creations/whitesuit2.jpg "[avatar]")
![[image]](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/msboku/GAH%20captions/captions%202/My%20Creations/bestbannercopy3.jpg "[image]")