1 A Chance Encounter with Murray
A good amount of time had passed since the very last of the Monkey Island games had been popular, and the Carnival of the Damned had finally been demolished. Monkey Island went from being a physical representation of all the is evil to a much lessened slightly creepy island. It was on this very island that a certain man by the name of Alabaster McGee had a rather short and pointless while nonetheless weird encounter with a certain talking skull. This had very little bearing on his life, or any real impact upon the world at large, but since people will read absolutely anything with Murray in it, it seemed important that it be written down.
Alabaster was pleasantly strolling along the island. Even after the Carnival of the Damned had been long since torn down, it remained a popular tourist attraction for some of the less bloodthirsty and more grogthirsty pirates. As such, one would hardly expect to trip over a skull, let alone one with the uncanny ability to speak. Despite this, that is exactly what Alabaster did.
"MUHAHAHA!" came a half evil, half annoying voice from directly behind him. Alabaster turned around and came face to face (more or less) with a rather disgruntled looking skull. The major difference between this skull and say, a run of the mill skull was the severe lack of a burning candle on the top of its head. Also, it could talk.
"MUHAHAHA!" the skull laughed again, "All shall tremble before the awesome power of MURRAY! The most terrifying undead creature to ever threaten humanity." Murray finished his little speech off with another bought of evil laughter.
"What awesome power?" asked Alabaster, getting up.
"Well, I tripped you didn't I?" replied Murray, slightly perturbed that the puny mortal he was talking to had already failed to cower before him.
"Okay you tripped me, but it's not like you did it on purpose, I forgive you." Said Alabaster.
"NO ONE FORGIVES MURRAY!" Yelled Murray, in his best "evil" voice "I DID MEAN TO TRIP YOU, AND TRIPPING YOU IS JUST THE BEGINNING! Soon I shall trip bigger, more important people. I shall roam the earth tripping people right into the very depths of hell! None shall escape my tripping!"
"How are you going to roam the earth without legs?" Asked Alabaster.
"Do not doubt the dark powers you could not possibly understand!" Proclaimed Murray, "You shall be the first to die. Yes the first. The first of many! MUHAHAHAHA!"
Alabaster mimicked Murray's laughter at the same time that Murray laughed.
"I get the feeling you aren't taking me very seriously" Said Murray, his feelings hurt.
"Oh I'm sorry-" began Alabaster, before Murray cut him off again.
"I TOLD YOU, NO ONE FORGIVES THE GREAT MURRAY, SCOURGE OF THE ELEVEN SEAS-"
"Seven," said Alabaster "Seven seas."
"Fine then, SEVEN… SCOURGE OF THE SEVEN SEAS!" Murray finished.
"I didn't realize I was apologizing, Murray, I was too busy cowering in terror. Although I showed no outward signs, I assure you that you are the most terrifying thing I have ever seen, or ever will."
"Do you really mean it?" asked Murray.
"Oh yes, in my darkest dreams I never imagined any being quite as evil as you Murray."
Murray laughed an evil laugh again as he rolled out of sight. Alabaster hurried away.
A good amount of time had passed since the very last of the Monkey Island games had been popular, and the Carnival of the Damned had finally been demolished. Monkey Island went from being a physical representation of all the is evil to a much lessened slightly creepy island. It was on this very island that a certain man by the name of Alabaster McGee had a rather short and pointless while nonetheless weird encounter with a certain talking skull. This had very little bearing on his life, or any real impact upon the world at large, but since people will read absolutely anything with Murray in it, it seemed important that it be written down.
Alabaster was pleasantly strolling along the island. Even after the Carnival of the Damned had been long since torn down, it remained a popular tourist attraction for some of the less bloodthirsty and more grogthirsty pirates. As such, one would hardly expect to trip over a skull, let alone one with the uncanny ability to speak. Despite this, that is exactly what Alabaster did.
"MUHAHAHA!" came a half evil, half annoying voice from directly behind him. Alabaster turned around and came face to face (more or less) with a rather disgruntled looking skull. The major difference between this skull and say, a run of the mill skull was the severe lack of a burning candle on the top of its head. Also, it could talk.
"MUHAHAHA!" the skull laughed again, "All shall tremble before the awesome power of MURRAY! The most terrifying undead creature to ever threaten humanity." Murray finished his little speech off with another bought of evil laughter.
"What awesome power?" asked Alabaster, getting up.
"Well, I tripped you didn't I?" replied Murray, slightly perturbed that the puny mortal he was talking to had already failed to cower before him.
"Okay you tripped me, but it's not like you did it on purpose, I forgive you." Said Alabaster.
"NO ONE FORGIVES MURRAY!" Yelled Murray, in his best "evil" voice "I DID MEAN TO TRIP YOU, AND TRIPPING YOU IS JUST THE BEGINNING! Soon I shall trip bigger, more important people. I shall roam the earth tripping people right into the very depths of hell! None shall escape my tripping!"
"How are you going to roam the earth without legs?" Asked Alabaster.
"Do not doubt the dark powers you could not possibly understand!" Proclaimed Murray, "You shall be the first to die. Yes the first. The first of many! MUHAHAHAHA!"
Alabaster mimicked Murray's laughter at the same time that Murray laughed.
"I get the feeling you aren't taking me very seriously" Said Murray, his feelings hurt.
"Oh I'm sorry-" began Alabaster, before Murray cut him off again.
"I TOLD YOU, NO ONE FORGIVES THE GREAT MURRAY, SCOURGE OF THE ELEVEN SEAS-"
"Seven," said Alabaster "Seven seas."
"Fine then, SEVEN… SCOURGE OF THE SEVEN SEAS!" Murray finished.
"I didn't realize I was apologizing, Murray, I was too busy cowering in terror. Although I showed no outward signs, I assure you that you are the most terrifying thing I have ever seen, or ever will."
"Do you really mean it?" asked Murray.
"Oh yes, in my darkest dreams I never imagined any being quite as evil as you Murray."
Murray laughed an evil laugh again as he rolled out of sight. Alabaster hurried away.