"The Immortals Four: It's All Greek To Me"
Rated M(for language, abuse, maybe sex of the slash variety)
Comments: Okay, I'm ignoring the fact that Richie died, which means I'm ignoring the final season. Also, in reference to the HL movies- THERE IS ONLY ONE! Long live Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod!
Characters: Cannon and original
Summary: The Immortals Four are just a myth. But when that myth comes to life in the form of four very dangerous individuals it's up to MacLeod and his friends to keep a dark prophecy from coming true.
Disclaimer: Highlander and the concepts of Immortality sadly do not belong to me.
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Rules an Immortal Must Live By:
1. All fights must be evenly matched, as in one on one
2. Do not, unless in danger yourself, kill either your student or teacher
3. Do not behead a pre-Immortal nor force Immortality upon them
4. Avoid fighting around Mortals when possible
5. Do not work with Mortals to kill fellow Immortals
6. The killing of any Mortals and Immortals on Holy Ground is strictly forbidden
Rules the Immortals Four Must Live By:
There is only one rule. Survive by any means necessary. They are not bound by the same rules and consequences that other Immortals are held to. They will not receive any form of punishment for going against these rules.
Who Are The Immortals Four:
"Two have hair the color of the earth
Three have eyes to match
Two have hair blacker than a starless sky at night
One has eyes the color of the blue sea just before a storm
The first is fill with rage and violence, yet appears serene
The second seems like a child, but is a Hunter stalking its Prey
The third has no real worries nor concerns, lives to live life
The last, the fourth has been left hollow inside."
---translated in 1639 from Latin
End of file
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Joe Dawson rubbed at his eyes tiredly as he finished reading the file. It was the only file that the Watchers had in the Archives on the greatest myth of all of the Immortal myths. The only file from over several millennia of research. It was pitiful, really what with literally thousands of Watchers over the years gathering enormous amounts of information. He knew though, that this was the main reason that so many Watchers longed to learn more about the Immortals Four. With there being so little known about them, the mystery surrounding them was that much more intriguing.
With a sigh, Joe cleared his current search and began a new one. He typed in the name 'Luther'. Although the man had been dead for several years now, the Watchers never stopped researching him. Nor the others who had died. Files were constantly being updated as more information was discovered about a particular Immortal. Sometimes the identity of an Immortal was not readily known. There were also instances where an Immortal would go into hiding or even change their appearance. This meant almost constant changes in many files. That was why so many Watchers chose to work in Research and the Archives as opposed to a field commission.
And since MacLeod had had some encounters with the other Immortal, Joe liked to look up the file now and then to see what else the troublesome man had been into.
The first link caught his attention as it was a new link. 'Luther--Papadikis, Tristan'
He opened the file with a curiosity born of many years as a Watcher. It had been a brief encounter, according to the two Watchers who had observed the fight. It had taken place in a glade about three years before Luther beheaded Rebecca. The only reason, both Watchers claimed, that Tristan did not kill Luther was because some Mortals had happened by the scene and interrupted the battle. As he had thought, Tristan's identity had not be known at the time.
He clicked open Tristan's folder and studied the picture, He saw a young, rather attractive man appearing to be about twenty-one with blue-tinted black hair. He was fairly small in size and build, probably only about 5'4" and weighing about 130 pounds.
There was a link to his previous Watcher, Matt Randall, so Joe opened the link. There was something about Tristan that piqued his interest; he just did not know what.
He read through some of the journal entries but all he noticed were holes where vital information should have been. In fact, it seemed as if Randall had often lost track of his Immortal, which was probably one of the reason for his reassignment to Research. It was not until he reached an entry dated just a few weeks after Duncan had told Anne that he was Immortal that he stumbled upon something odd.
"I just don't get it. I know that Tristan made plans to go to Greece. I was there when he bought the damned tickets! He always go home on his name day. He's done it everyyear for the last 200 years. So why is he in Paris? Why is he hanging around Duncan MacLeod? And why is he calling himself Jayden? He's never done that before!
The weird thing is, he's not even acting like himself. At least a dozen pretty girls have gone by and he hasn't even glanced their way. It's as if he has undergone a personality change. I just don't get it."
He read several more entries dated over the next two weeks about Tristan's seemingly peculiar behavior. He had gone so far as to remove the dye from his hair, dressed in tee-shirts and jeans instead of Gucci, walked instead of rode his BMW motorcycle and even gave up meat. In short, he had created a totally new identity for himself and his Watcher was in shock. But why? By the time his Watcher had returned to his Massachusetts post, Tristan had dropped the Jayden persona and the poor bedraggled Watcher had not bothered to include those entries in the files. Not only did it show an incomplete look at just who Tristan Papadikis was, it was also against Watcher Protocol. Everything that a Watcher observed was supposed to be recorded and documented. No wonder the guy had been reassigned.
Joe noticed that Tristan's next Watcher, Sara Mitchell, was actually the one to obtain the journals and update the files. She at least had attempted to do her job. He clicked on the link to read her entries. It was definitely interesting.
"Randall was right in the fact that Tristan seems to have multiple personalities. Just last week while doing some research so I could 'get a feel' for my Immortal, I discovered that he has created three other identities, each with their own distinct personalities.
1. Jayden: He seems to be forlorn and sad most of the time. His emotions run high to the point where he has crying spells for no apparent reason. It's as if he believes that all of the problems of the world rest on his shoulders.
2. Draco: At times, I think that he is child-like, but he is cunning and carries a gun with him and he enjoys terrorizing dogs. Also, he is an excellent swordsman.
3. Niholas: This is the most dangerous of the personalities. He stalks his prey and plays with them the way a cat would a mouse, torturing them before he kills them. He has taken many heads and he always says the same thing before he deals the final blow; 'You should have left Jayden alone. He is to be let be.' He kills for Jayden.
This does not make sense. But what is even more puzzling is that as Tristan, he does not even seem to be aware of the other personalities running amok inside him. I think the answers to all my questions lie in the sealed files. The ones that James Horton had sealed. There is something strange going on. Something that I'm afraid will affect us all."
A frown formed on Joe's face as he read that entry. Multiple personalities were not unheard of in Immortals. But all experienced Watchers agreed that there was always a reason; a Dark Quickening, a Light Quickening, too many Quickenings or a traumatic experience. Yet it seemed as if Tristan's had simply appeared.
But why would the records be sealed?
He opened the link to Tristan's bio page. "DOB- 1684. First Death- 1705. Age at Death- 21. Current Age- 321. Place of Birth- Crete, Greece. First Beheading- 1783. Hmm, there's nearly 80 years between his First Death and his First Beheading. While not unheard of, it is unusual. And there's no mention of how he died or who trained him."
He sat back, contemplating the screen. In bold red print, a link labeled "SEALED" caught his eye. Unfortunately, he did not have the proper codes to be able to open the file. Why were the files sealed? Generally, unless there was a really good reason (such as the Legend of the Methuselah's Stone, or Legend of Methos), files were not sealed. Yet the head of the Watchers Society had sealed the files, presumably at Horton's request. But why?
He copied down all of the information that he needed and cleared his search and the computer's history. Packing up his notes, he decided that he had spent enough time in the Archives for one day. As he made his way to his car one thing was clear.
There was a mystery that he had to solve. And he was going to need help.
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