New munks
Merger
" So, what did you want to talk about Sy?" Alvin asked. Today, the day after the concert, they were bound for Germany, the next leg of the tour. " Well, I went over that new info on the twee-twee tribe from les." " And?" " I believe history is repeating itself more than we thought." " How so?" Cash asked. " Remember, years back, when we thought we were in complete command of the dark munks?" "Yeah, how could we forget. We tried meditation and even that machine of yours which caused our brains to flip-flop." Alvin said. " and I'll thank you not to remind us of that again." Cash said, looking to Simon and Jeanette. ' Yeah, we all don't need to be reminded what happened when Simon and Cash swapped bodies." Theodore said. " Theodore!' Cash and Simon shouted.. " Oh, sorry. I'll just shut now." " Anyways, you were saying Simon?" Alvin asked. " Well, as it turns out, the warriors of the tribe…" " The ones with the power to go dark right?" Theodore interrupted. " Yes. Those particular ones went through intense mental and physical conditioning in order to achieve a prized status." " And that would be?" " It roughly translates as ' merged state'." " Merged state?" " Basically, they sought to combine their regular self with their dark self." " Oh, like when Cash clobbered that albino Werewolf." Alvin said. " Well, yes, basically." " So, they tried to use their regular forms skills with their dark's strength?" Theodore asked. " That was the idea. From what Les, Justine, Jeanette and I could figure it mostly happened in battle. They called this moment ' the resonance'. Where both states want the same thing, often just pure survival, and that causes them to resonate with each other and allow the merger." " Wow, never knew it was so deep." Eleanor said. " Well, that's what they thought. But, I figure, this merger is very practical. If we look at this as a case of split personality disorder…" ' pick your words, sy. Don't make it sound like we're all sick in the head or something." Alvin said. " It's just an example, Alvin." " Okay, okay. Go on." " Right. Well, looking at our case, or theirs, as a case of split personality, and you have to admit we do act differently.' The others nodded. " Well, often other personas have other wants. Like in our case. We may want to go in, rescue or fight whoever and get out, but our dark selves want to wreck the place and.." ' make it go boom?" Alvin asked. " Precisely. But, when both personalities want the same thing, it unifies the mind and allows the person to fight at their fullest potential." " Hence Cash can lift and throw a two, maybe three hundred pound monster over his head." Alvin said. ' it's not just Cash. True, he may have done it the most, but, we've all had our moments." Alvin nodded. He could recall some times he had done it, especially, if not only for Brittany. " Even the girls have had their moments." Simon said. "Now that you mention it, when we fought the Franklin kids, I remember.. what was his name? The leader? Oh, Sean. I remember him being shocked by our transformation and asking " what are you?' And, right before I clocked him, I shouted, feeling very in control, " I'm in love.' ' Katrina said. ' And then we had to hightail it, cause they tried to blow up their base around us." Alvin said " exactly, you see. History really is repeating itself. Now, I surmise that those eight who survived the war and became the kings and queens were most likely the most adept at this merger. Imagine, if we could find out how they trained and got themselves in line for it, imagine what we could do. We could finally get this fully under control." " For real this time?" " Yes." " Well, get to work Simon."
New munks
Father
" I'm on it. Jeanette?" " Coming, dear." As the two walked away, Vinny' appearance changed. She seemed to be feeling very upset about something. ' Something wrong, mom?" Cash asked, kneeling in front of her. Simon and Jeanette stopped and looked. Vinny looked away from her son and said ' just fine dear.' " You sure?" She looked away again. " Absolutely." " Is it just me, or does it seem that She's avoiding looking at Cash?" Theodore asked. " I was thinking the same thing, honey.' Eleanor said. " Is that true mom?" Vinny gave no answer. " Did I do something to upset you?" " No, dear. It's just that.. Forget it. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. It's too crazy." ' Mom, we live in crazy. We're crazy magnets." " No, this is just insane.' " Try us." " It's.. because of Tom." " what did I do, grandma?" Tom asked. " No, she means…' Alvin started. " Dad." Simon said. Jeanette embraced her husband, in an attempt to comfort him. Thinking about their father never really did put the guys in good spirits.' Now, look at you. I'd best stop, before I completely depress you." " We can take it, go on." Alvin said. " Please mom." Theodore said. " Well, last night, I don't know why, but something told me to go into each of your rooms and thank you for no apparent reason. When I was finished, I heard a voice call for me in the hall. I looked and their he stood." " Dad?" " Yes, plain as the nose on my face. Thought it was Cash as first, but that mistake cleared up really soon. He told me to follow him and we went outside. We talked and told me that he had begged the powers that be to allow him a chance to come to earth again, in anyway he could. They gave him two opportunities, he said. One full man, mani.." ' Manifestation?" Simon asked. ' That's it. That and one possession. HE used his full manifestation to come speak to me last night." ' really?" " I told you it was crazy. But, believe me, it was very real. I felt it, literally. I hugged him and…" " Kissed him?" " Several times actually.' The boys worried faces turned to grins. " You don't believe me?" " Oh we do. We're just imagining that scene. Sorry, go on." " Well, we chatted a bit and then we got down to what he came to talk about." " Which was?" " He came about Nell's dream." Helen looked down. " Don't worry sweet heart, it was good news. HE said " Just trust the boys and me. They'll do every thing in their power and so will I. And said, he'd never let anything bad happen to any f them. That he loved them as much as I do. And, he said ' If all else fails, I'll posses somebody to protect them.' He said he won't let them die until God says it's their time." " So, in short, cheer up, Nell." Alvin said. " yeah, Grandpa Tom is watching over us." Brittany added. " Oh, on that us comment." Vinny said. " Yeah?" Brittany asked. " he said he fully approves of the boys selections for wives. And, he loves the kids too. He said he was honored Cash named his son after him." ' Well, that's all good." Jeanette said. " I'm not done. Girls, he said he met Sam and Mandy." " Mom and dad?" " yes. They approve of you marrying my boys, they love you and will do everything, just like tom, to keep you safe." " Wow." Was all Brittany could muster. " and Cash?' " Yeah mom?" ' He said he met Agito. He said Agito's very proud of you, and so is he." ' I see." Cash couldn't help but smile. ' Feel good dad?" Tom asked. Cash nodded. " Feel better Nelly?" Katrina asked. "Much! I know Grandpa Tom and the others won't let all that stuff I saw happen." Helen smiled. " Ah, that's what I like. My daughter smiling." " We'll be arriving shortly. Please buckle up for landing." The pilot said.
New munks
Andy's packing heat
' Must have hit a good wind. We're early." Simon said. " Well, you heard the man." They buckled up. Ten minutes later. ' and we've officially landed in Germany. Your free to disembark." " let's get into our hotel." Dave said. An hour later, Tom and Cash were out training. Katrina took Helen for some long over do training of her own. Alvin, Theodore and their combined brood went sight seeing. Simon and company began pouring over all the information Les had sent. Xavier went to find Andy, whilst Dave and Todd plotted. Vinny slept, dreaming of Tom. Meanwhile, Andy and Patricia were in a local store. Patricia knew German and attempted to translate. " Why do you want this?" She asked her son. " Protection." ' didn't you bring the suit Simon designed?' " Yes, but, I won't always have time to run and get it put on and can't wear it all the time." They were in a gun store. Andy was looking to purchase a low caliber handgun. The local laws stated that you had to be eighteen to purchase a weapon like that. Andy qualified. Now, if he had a legitimate reason, something that sounded like it was a necessity for him to get this, Andy wouldn't have to go through the long process of applying for a permit. " There you are." Xavier said. " Xavier, you have a license to purchase a gun in any country, correct?" "Yeah." ' Does it tell your age?" ' yes." ' well, could you get this and give it to me later?" " why?" ' a little insurance. In case a fight springs up and I don't have time to put on the suit." " Well, alright. If it's for the kids protection." Xavier got the gun. " I'll hold on to it for now. If you happen to need it, I'll give it to you. Once we're back in the states and it gets cleared, it's all yours." " Can I hold it?" " Don't see why not. Just keep the safety on." " of course." Andy examined the gun. " Look at this baby." " It is a piece of work alright." Xavier said. " Huh?' Patricia asked, the only one out of the gun appreciation loop. " Mum, this is a .22 caliber nemesis pistol. Automatically, just by being a lower caliber, it has less recoil and thus more accuracy. It's slide is polished to the nth degree. The feed system has been tweaked for maximum speed. It's got easy to change clips, which makes reloading a breeze. It's made of charcoal black, rust resistant steel. The handle even has small grooves in it to allow maximum grip and stability. And, it's got one of those old fashioned sights, here, just above the end of the barrel. Line that up and bang! Hey, looky here. It can be fitted with a laser sight too. Xavier?" " alright, but that's the last thing." " I swear on my honor." Once Xavier returned, Andy attached the sight. ' There. Now, with two sight systems, I would have to be a really crummy shot to miss. But, with my training, that won't happen." " What about noise?" Patricia asked. " see these grooves, cut along this chamber here? " Yes." " This is where the firing mechanism and everything is. With these small grooves cut in it, more air is released when firing and thus cuts back the noise." ' Wow." " On top of that, judging by the threading I see in the inside of the tip of the barrel, it looks as though it can be fitted with a silencer."' Which I am not going to buy." Xavier added. " Wouldn't ask you to. The extra weight would through off the careful balances already in place. No, this gun is perfect. Easily stowed, due it's smaller size. and.." Andy did an air flourish with the weapon. " It's just right to do tricks like that, which I could work into some attack means themselves. Take pistol whipping to a whole new level." ' hello?" Xavier answered his phone. ' Xavier, round up everybody. We've got a surprise for them." Simon said, sounding very happy.
