TITLE: A Curse of a Different Kind 1/1
AUTHORS: Sam (Lestrade42)
RATING: PG
FEEDBACK: Did you miss me? Well, lie to me anyway.
DISCLAIMER: All established characters (Micki, Ryan, Jack, Johnny, Lewis etc....) belong to Frank Mancuso, Jr. Kate Brannigan is a creation of Karen. All other are mine and mine alone.
EXPLANATION: Objects bad, shop crew good.
Merry Christmas, Karen.
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Kate Brannigan gulped for air as she slid down the brick wall. The alleyway she had run into was covered in garbage and puddles of God knows what liquid. She was dog tired. Geez, she thought, I haven't run this much since... well, okay, last week. But still, this was nuts! Ryan Dallion whipped around the corner behind her and joined her on the ground. " 'kay?"
"Yeah. You?"
"Swell." He peeked around the corner. "Johnny?"
A noise on the fire escape above them made them jump. "Guys!" Johnny Ventura stuck his head over the railing. "This way!"
Ryan peeked around the corner again. "Go!"
Kate ran up the first flight of stairs, Ryan close on her heels. "Do you see Candy anywhere?"
Ryan shook his head, panting. "No.. long as she.... has that barber's mirror.... we're in trouble."
Johnny's voice echoed from above them. "Especially since we don't know what it does yet." Another sound came from above them. A woman with crazed blonde hair stood laughing from the roof. Johnny spun around. "Back! Go back!"
Candy smiled and began to run after them. "Don't run! Don't run! It'll only hurt more!" She leveled the small silver mirror at Ryan's head. A blue beam shot from the mirror's surface and engulfed him.
"Ryan!" Kate and Johnny screamed. Johnny tried to grab him, but he was also enclosed within the blue light. Kate rushed past them and grabbed onto Candy's foot and pulled. The mirror slipped from her grasp and Ryan and Johnny fell in a heap. As Candy leaned over the railing to grab the mirror, Kate grabbed her collar and pulled. Candy flipped over the rail and screamed as she plummeted to the sidewalk below. Kate sighed and ran to the aid of her friends. "Guys! Guys, look at me!" Ryan and Johnny picked up their heads... and Kate fell into hysterics. Ryan was completely bald, not one bit of hair on his entire body. Johnny, on the other hand, looked like a cross between a gorilla and a member of ZZ Top. Kate took a deep breath as the giggle fit passed.
"Well? How bad is it?" Ryan asked.
"Well," Kate said as the chuckles began to surface again, "You pull of the Lex Luthor look nicely. You," she turned to Johnny, "on the other hand need to consider a Nair bath." Johnny and Ryan looked at each other and sighed. "Hey guys, it could have been worse."
"Give me one example," Ryan said.
"Well, ah... well..." Kate smirked. "I figure that out later. Come on Sasquatch, let's get you home."
"Smart ass."
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AUTHORS: Sam (Lestrade42)
RATING: PG
FEEDBACK: Did you miss me? Well, lie to me anyway.
DISCLAIMER: All established characters (Micki, Ryan, Jack, Johnny, Lewis etc....) belong to Frank Mancuso, Jr. Kate Brannigan is a creation of Karen. All other are mine and mine alone.
EXPLANATION: Objects bad, shop crew good.
Merry Christmas, Karen.
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Kate Brannigan gulped for air as she slid down the brick wall. The alleyway she had run into was covered in garbage and puddles of God knows what liquid. She was dog tired. Geez, she thought, I haven't run this much since... well, okay, last week. But still, this was nuts! Ryan Dallion whipped around the corner behind her and joined her on the ground. " 'kay?"
"Yeah. You?"
"Swell." He peeked around the corner. "Johnny?"
A noise on the fire escape above them made them jump. "Guys!" Johnny Ventura stuck his head over the railing. "This way!"
Ryan peeked around the corner again. "Go!"
Kate ran up the first flight of stairs, Ryan close on her heels. "Do you see Candy anywhere?"
Ryan shook his head, panting. "No.. long as she.... has that barber's mirror.... we're in trouble."
Johnny's voice echoed from above them. "Especially since we don't know what it does yet." Another sound came from above them. A woman with crazed blonde hair stood laughing from the roof. Johnny spun around. "Back! Go back!"
Candy smiled and began to run after them. "Don't run! Don't run! It'll only hurt more!" She leveled the small silver mirror at Ryan's head. A blue beam shot from the mirror's surface and engulfed him.
"Ryan!" Kate and Johnny screamed. Johnny tried to grab him, but he was also enclosed within the blue light. Kate rushed past them and grabbed onto Candy's foot and pulled. The mirror slipped from her grasp and Ryan and Johnny fell in a heap. As Candy leaned over the railing to grab the mirror, Kate grabbed her collar and pulled. Candy flipped over the rail and screamed as she plummeted to the sidewalk below. Kate sighed and ran to the aid of her friends. "Guys! Guys, look at me!" Ryan and Johnny picked up their heads... and Kate fell into hysterics. Ryan was completely bald, not one bit of hair on his entire body. Johnny, on the other hand, looked like a cross between a gorilla and a member of ZZ Top. Kate took a deep breath as the giggle fit passed.
"Well? How bad is it?" Ryan asked.
"Well," Kate said as the chuckles began to surface again, "You pull of the Lex Luthor look nicely. You," she turned to Johnny, "on the other hand need to consider a Nair bath." Johnny and Ryan looked at each other and sighed. "Hey guys, it could have been worse."
"Give me one example," Ryan said.
"Well, ah... well..." Kate smirked. "I figure that out later. Come on Sasquatch, let's get you home."
"Smart ass."
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