Sibling rivalry- part 2
Rozi aka Angua's #1 fan!
**Chapter 2 cha cha cha! Here I am! Clinging like a limpet to the number one Angua fan spot! There is SO much you can write about her! Which is good. YAY to Jo, who is a very good writer (go read her Discworld stories people!) and to those nice people who give me good reviews. I DO intend to carry on Bad influence, never fear! Right now, onto the show! ***
***I fixed the problem before, the chapters got bunched up. Dunno how. But it's hopefully fixed now. ***
Angua, Elsa and Andrei took a walk the next day. The sun glowed above the frosty forest and had begun to melt the top layer of snow. Its efforts would probably be wasted by tonight. "Igor said heavy snow will fall tonight," Elsa remarked. "Oh?" Angua kicked a pile by her foot. "It might cause problems tonight." "Yes, but it might cover out scents." "Not nearly enough, Wolfgang's got a good sense of smell." "Not as good as mine." Elsa stopped. Angua walked on for a few seconds and stopped as well. "What?" She asked. Elsa sighed and said, "I can't." "Can't what?" Angua turned to look at her. She swallowed and said "Can't go?!" Elsa refused to meet her sister's gaze. "Elsa! What the hell do you mean CAN'T go? Do you WANT to die?!" Angua walked toward her. "No, but how are you so certain that if I stay Wolfgang will kill me?" Elsa looked up at hers sister, her eyes full of the seriousness of her words. Angua stared in disbelief. "Elsa, look at your face! He could've killed you if I hadn't got there!" "But-" "He wants you dead because of the fact that you can't change! I know! I can smell it and he follows the old ways like a religion! He will kill you and if you don't get away-" "Why can't I just face him? Why do you always have to do the fighting for me?!" Elsa's sudden cry out took Angua aback for a moment. "What?" "He thinks I'm weak because you've always had to stand up for me, not because I'm a yennork!" "Elsa, listen to m-" "If I run away then it'll just prove him right! That all yennorks are weak and can't stand up for themselves," Elsa cried, "what makes you think I can't fight him myself?" Angua stared and stared. "Would you stand up to a charging elephant?" Angua asked, straining calm in her voice. "No but-" "Would you try and fight a landslide?" "That's not the point!" "Oh it is," Angua gripped her shoulders "he will beat you." "What makes you so sure? Why won't you let me fight my own battles?" Elsa shouted. "Because I want you alive!" "No! You think I'm weak just like him!" "That's not it-" "Yes it is!" "Elsa, I won't let you just charge in to fight him down because of pride!" "Don't you think I deserve it?!" "What? To be stupid enough to think you can fight a monster!" "Stupid? You think I'm stupid!" "NO!" "Then WHAT!" "YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO GET YOURSELF KILLED BY HIM!" They stopped; Elsa had tears in her eyes. "What?" She whispered. Angua swallowed "Elsa, listen to me for a minute. You are a good kind person. You and Andrei are good caring people. Wolfgang will kill you both in a second." "Why?" "Because he doesn't care about good, he just wants power and he will just slaughter anyone who tries to stop him." "I knew that, but you stand up to him. You're good, but he can't beat you. He loses every fight with you, so why bother with us?" "I." Angua turned away. "Angua?" Elsa felt Andrei curl up by her leg, he wasn't much good at fighting. And he could smell tension. "Angua?" Elsa repeated and put her hand on her shoulder. She sniffed and turned back "Elsa. He hates me; I got everything that he should have had." Angua had hot red streaks where tears cut her cheeks. "He wanted me to join his cause, but I didn't. He wants his plans to go through, but I could stop him. He hates to think anyone could beat him, so he wants to make sure I have nothing. To make me lose everything." Angua looked down at the floor "I protect you because you're my sister, I care about you and he hates to think I protect someone like you. A weak defective," She spat, "he'll kill you with out a second thought because he hates me so much." Elsa bit her lip "I'm. sorry." "Don't try and fight him, you know better than I do that once he sets his mind to something then he'll see it through. Even if it's got no chance," she sobbed, "because it's going to make me suffer!" Elsa shook her head "But he's always saying how strong you are." "With a stink of disgust! He hates the idea that I have self control and that I can beat him!" "I..." "Mother knows it to, though she's too damn arrogant to admit it!" Elsa looked at the floor "I never saw it like that." "No, well not many people do." "Sorry." The silence echoed amongst the trees around them. "Elsa, Andrei, I will make sure you get safely away from Uberwald," Angua said sternly, "we have a plan; we just need to see it through." Easier said than done.
Wolfgang sprawled by the fire; he felt little need for his usual exercises now. They would be easy pickings after all. A man, not a werewolf, rather thin and spindly walked in carefully and stood to attention. "Nikolai? I take it the route is set?" "Yes sir," he replied nervously. "Good, I take it that you know when they'll be leaving?" "Yes, they will leave tonight sir. She and some wolves will be escorting them through the forest. They will most likely take a route along the river so that they might be able to cover their tracks and it will provide an easy escape route." "Ah yes, very clever." "I have set up a few points down the river where your . men, will be able to corner them." "Good." Wolfgang nodded to another werewolf who entered his presence, "Let him walk free Alexis, he has done his duty." "Sir? My reward?" Nikolai asked carefully. Wolfgang raised an eyebrow, as if he had forgotten. "Ah, now I remember, waiting in your apartment in Bonk there will be a sack of ten thousand crowns as we agreed." "Thank you sir. How can I be su-" That was clearly pushing his luck. "You can be sure by leaving this castle alive to get your reward," Wolfgang snarled, "Go now before I change my mind and decide letting you off the GAME was a good idea!" The man nodded quickly and ran out of the room. Wolfgang stretched and waited. The man got a few steps. There was a scream, which was cut off in a rather terminal way. Followed finally by several snaps and growling. His mother stepped into the room, sighing "You know Wolf; you didn't need to kill him. We could have spared the crowns easily." Wolfgang laughed and stood up flexing his muscles "I am surprised at this! You would not normally mind if I chased someone in the game and caught them! It was funnier this way mother." "But you didn't, he bargained with you to let him go he offered to spy for you!" "He didn't know I hadn't given up the chase, I was simply lying in wait for him to finally think I had really let him go." Serafine shook her head "You know how to be sporting don't you?" "Of course." The baroness sat down in a chair and watched the fire "A full moon night? Not a wise choice for escape I would have thought!" "No, but maybe dear Delphine wanted to make sure her dearest brother and sister got a chance by getting them out as soon as possible. It at least makes this little chase more exciting." "You always give them chances Wolf, it is risky," the baroness said sternly. "But symbolic! Symbols are powerful tools mother; they work far more than words do!" "Very wise Wolf, but still a great gamble. We could lose everything just because of petty imagery!" Wolfgang smiled; his incisors seemed to smile with him. "Trust me mother, I know what I am doing." "Good, I hope so."
Rozi aka Angua's #1 fan!
**Chapter 2 cha cha cha! Here I am! Clinging like a limpet to the number one Angua fan spot! There is SO much you can write about her! Which is good. YAY to Jo, who is a very good writer (go read her Discworld stories people!) and to those nice people who give me good reviews. I DO intend to carry on Bad influence, never fear! Right now, onto the show! ***
***I fixed the problem before, the chapters got bunched up. Dunno how. But it's hopefully fixed now. ***
Angua, Elsa and Andrei took a walk the next day. The sun glowed above the frosty forest and had begun to melt the top layer of snow. Its efforts would probably be wasted by tonight. "Igor said heavy snow will fall tonight," Elsa remarked. "Oh?" Angua kicked a pile by her foot. "It might cause problems tonight." "Yes, but it might cover out scents." "Not nearly enough, Wolfgang's got a good sense of smell." "Not as good as mine." Elsa stopped. Angua walked on for a few seconds and stopped as well. "What?" She asked. Elsa sighed and said, "I can't." "Can't what?" Angua turned to look at her. She swallowed and said "Can't go?!" Elsa refused to meet her sister's gaze. "Elsa! What the hell do you mean CAN'T go? Do you WANT to die?!" Angua walked toward her. "No, but how are you so certain that if I stay Wolfgang will kill me?" Elsa looked up at hers sister, her eyes full of the seriousness of her words. Angua stared in disbelief. "Elsa, look at your face! He could've killed you if I hadn't got there!" "But-" "He wants you dead because of the fact that you can't change! I know! I can smell it and he follows the old ways like a religion! He will kill you and if you don't get away-" "Why can't I just face him? Why do you always have to do the fighting for me?!" Elsa's sudden cry out took Angua aback for a moment. "What?" "He thinks I'm weak because you've always had to stand up for me, not because I'm a yennork!" "Elsa, listen to m-" "If I run away then it'll just prove him right! That all yennorks are weak and can't stand up for themselves," Elsa cried, "what makes you think I can't fight him myself?" Angua stared and stared. "Would you stand up to a charging elephant?" Angua asked, straining calm in her voice. "No but-" "Would you try and fight a landslide?" "That's not the point!" "Oh it is," Angua gripped her shoulders "he will beat you." "What makes you so sure? Why won't you let me fight my own battles?" Elsa shouted. "Because I want you alive!" "No! You think I'm weak just like him!" "That's not it-" "Yes it is!" "Elsa, I won't let you just charge in to fight him down because of pride!" "Don't you think I deserve it?!" "What? To be stupid enough to think you can fight a monster!" "Stupid? You think I'm stupid!" "NO!" "Then WHAT!" "YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO GET YOURSELF KILLED BY HIM!" They stopped; Elsa had tears in her eyes. "What?" She whispered. Angua swallowed "Elsa, listen to me for a minute. You are a good kind person. You and Andrei are good caring people. Wolfgang will kill you both in a second." "Why?" "Because he doesn't care about good, he just wants power and he will just slaughter anyone who tries to stop him." "I knew that, but you stand up to him. You're good, but he can't beat you. He loses every fight with you, so why bother with us?" "I." Angua turned away. "Angua?" Elsa felt Andrei curl up by her leg, he wasn't much good at fighting. And he could smell tension. "Angua?" Elsa repeated and put her hand on her shoulder. She sniffed and turned back "Elsa. He hates me; I got everything that he should have had." Angua had hot red streaks where tears cut her cheeks. "He wanted me to join his cause, but I didn't. He wants his plans to go through, but I could stop him. He hates to think anyone could beat him, so he wants to make sure I have nothing. To make me lose everything." Angua looked down at the floor "I protect you because you're my sister, I care about you and he hates to think I protect someone like you. A weak defective," She spat, "he'll kill you with out a second thought because he hates me so much." Elsa bit her lip "I'm. sorry." "Don't try and fight him, you know better than I do that once he sets his mind to something then he'll see it through. Even if it's got no chance," she sobbed, "because it's going to make me suffer!" Elsa shook her head "But he's always saying how strong you are." "With a stink of disgust! He hates the idea that I have self control and that I can beat him!" "I..." "Mother knows it to, though she's too damn arrogant to admit it!" Elsa looked at the floor "I never saw it like that." "No, well not many people do." "Sorry." The silence echoed amongst the trees around them. "Elsa, Andrei, I will make sure you get safely away from Uberwald," Angua said sternly, "we have a plan; we just need to see it through." Easier said than done.
Wolfgang sprawled by the fire; he felt little need for his usual exercises now. They would be easy pickings after all. A man, not a werewolf, rather thin and spindly walked in carefully and stood to attention. "Nikolai? I take it the route is set?" "Yes sir," he replied nervously. "Good, I take it that you know when they'll be leaving?" "Yes, they will leave tonight sir. She and some wolves will be escorting them through the forest. They will most likely take a route along the river so that they might be able to cover their tracks and it will provide an easy escape route." "Ah yes, very clever." "I have set up a few points down the river where your . men, will be able to corner them." "Good." Wolfgang nodded to another werewolf who entered his presence, "Let him walk free Alexis, he has done his duty." "Sir? My reward?" Nikolai asked carefully. Wolfgang raised an eyebrow, as if he had forgotten. "Ah, now I remember, waiting in your apartment in Bonk there will be a sack of ten thousand crowns as we agreed." "Thank you sir. How can I be su-" That was clearly pushing his luck. "You can be sure by leaving this castle alive to get your reward," Wolfgang snarled, "Go now before I change my mind and decide letting you off the GAME was a good idea!" The man nodded quickly and ran out of the room. Wolfgang stretched and waited. The man got a few steps. There was a scream, which was cut off in a rather terminal way. Followed finally by several snaps and growling. His mother stepped into the room, sighing "You know Wolf; you didn't need to kill him. We could have spared the crowns easily." Wolfgang laughed and stood up flexing his muscles "I am surprised at this! You would not normally mind if I chased someone in the game and caught them! It was funnier this way mother." "But you didn't, he bargained with you to let him go he offered to spy for you!" "He didn't know I hadn't given up the chase, I was simply lying in wait for him to finally think I had really let him go." Serafine shook her head "You know how to be sporting don't you?" "Of course." The baroness sat down in a chair and watched the fire "A full moon night? Not a wise choice for escape I would have thought!" "No, but maybe dear Delphine wanted to make sure her dearest brother and sister got a chance by getting them out as soon as possible. It at least makes this little chase more exciting." "You always give them chances Wolf, it is risky," the baroness said sternly. "But symbolic! Symbols are powerful tools mother; they work far more than words do!" "Very wise Wolf, but still a great gamble. We could lose everything just because of petty imagery!" Wolfgang smiled; his incisors seemed to smile with him. "Trust me mother, I know what I am doing." "Good, I hope so."