The Hospital
Harrison awoke to paramedics tending to various wounds about his body. He couldn't tell where he was. He looked up and saw the night sky. He turned his head to the side with much pain and saw two cars. One was so horribly bent out of shape that he could tell what it was. The other was burnt to all hell. The back end was completely blown apart. The NOS tanks must have burst. Beside the burnt car was the coroner. That obviously wasn't his car. Suddenly Harrison became very aware of the paramedics working on him.
"He's conscious. Plug the IV." Said one
"Come on, stay with me." Said another
"He's got a major concussion." Said the first one
Harrison drifted back into the blackness. Flash. Harrison came back to reality. He was in the aid van. He could hear the sirens in the background. He looked around. His head was restricted; he must have a neck brace on. He saw paramedics working franticly to try to save him. He saw one inserting an IV into his arm, another looking at monitors. They were spouting medical jargon. Harrison couldn't tell exactly what they were saying but the idea was obvious. Harrison was hurt bad. He fell back into the darkness.
Harrison awoke in a hospital room with machines around him beeping and buzzing non stop. Harrison looked around the room and saw nothing important. Flowers, an uneaten meal. Then suddenly something caught his eye. There was a man sitting in the corner. Slowly the man rose and came into the light. He was a little over six foot, strong build. He was wearing very strange attire. He had weather worn pants on and over that was a beaten green cloak with a hood over his head that shadowed his face.
"I was wondering how long you would be under," Said the man, "I have an offer to make you, if you are willing to listen."
"Well I don't think I have much choice in the matter." Replied Harrison
"Good then, I will present to you a choice-"suddenly the man darted back to the dark corner. Then in walked a nurse. She was a little heavy set and had a scowl on her face.
"You know street racing will get you nowhere. You are pretty torn up, and what do you have to show for it." She said
"Who is that man over in the corner?"
"Huh? What man? Oh, I see, the Demerol is taking hold." She replied
She didn't say anything else; she just looked at the monitors and wrote stuff down on her clip board. A few moments passed and she was gone. Shortly after, the man returned from the shadows.
"As I said before, I have an offer for you. You can stay here or you can come with me back to my land."
My land? Thought Harrison, Where is my land?
"If you come with me, you will be healed but if you stay here, you will remain injured as you are now."
"Where is your land?" Asked Harrison
"Far away from here, there is no distance nor time it takes to get there. It is very similar to what you call "Middle earth" or the "forgotten realms." It is where I call home and it may be dangerous to those who do not know its ways. Let me put it to you like this, if you stay here, you will die, that is a certainty. If you come with me, you will live to see the end of time."
"Whoa, are you saying I could live forever? Be immortal? And if I stay here, I will die?"
"Yes, if you stay, you will die, I guarantee that. If you come with me and you are careful with your words and you ways, then yes, you will live forever."
"How do I know that you aren't some figment of my imagination or even the angel of death and I'm already dead?"
The man walked up to Harrison and paused. Then, he raised his arm and slapped Harrison across his face.
"Ow! Why did you hit me?" asked Harrison
"When was the last time a figment of your imagination hit you? As for being the angel of death, I have no wings as you can see." said the man as he removed his hood and cloak.
Upon closer inspection, Harrison noticed that the man had long blonde hair and pointed ears. Harrison also noticed the man was clad in a breast plate with a chain mail back and had a long bow over his shoulder with a quiver and two small swords on his back.
"How did you get that stuff into the hospital? Isn't that illegal?"
"Here, I do not know what the laws are but where I come from, it is quite necessary. "
Harrison thought for a while and not taking the man seriously, said "Of course, whisk me away."
"Good, I'm glad you have made that decision. I will see you up ahead.
At that, the mad turned and walked away. Suddenly, everything faded into white. Silence. Then, there were suddenly birds chirping and the sounds of a distant battle raging on. The whiteness got darker and objects became visible to Harrison. He could make out trees the elf standing a few feet away. When Harrison's vision normalized, the elf drew a sword and handed it to him.
"You will need this if you are to be of assistance." Said the elf. "Follow me."
The elf turned and walked away. Harrison was completely in awe. He looked down at himself to find that he was wearing the same attire as the elf. On his back was a shield and on his hands were leather gauntlets. He was wearing a chain mail vest and thick woven cloth armor of some sort. He looked ahead to see the man standing at the end of the clearing.
"Come, our advance is drawing near." Said the elf.
Harrison, not knowing what else to do, followed him through the thick trees. The came to a path with many soldiers and infantry lined up. One of the mounted Calvaries saw them and spoke with the elf. Harrison looked around. All the soldiers were about his height and build. They all appeared to be elves. All had long blonde to light brown hair. On their backs they carried bows, arrows, a two handed sword and were clad in breast plates and chain mail.
"Are we ready my lord?" He asked.
"Indeed we are." Said the elf as he mounted a horse.
The elf looked down at Harrison and spoke.
"Good luck, I hope I will meet you again in battle."
In battle? Is this elf crazy? Harrison thought to himself. He looked back to the elf. He had drawn out a horn and raised it to his lips. In union, the entire Calvary blew their horns and everyone started rushing forward. Confused, Harrison followed sword and shield in hand. Shortly, they came into a very large field. In the middle was a great castle and outside of its walls were several hosts of men and elves fighting. Unsure of what to do, Harrison kept running.
Harrison awoke to paramedics tending to various wounds about his body. He couldn't tell where he was. He looked up and saw the night sky. He turned his head to the side with much pain and saw two cars. One was so horribly bent out of shape that he could tell what it was. The other was burnt to all hell. The back end was completely blown apart. The NOS tanks must have burst. Beside the burnt car was the coroner. That obviously wasn't his car. Suddenly Harrison became very aware of the paramedics working on him.
"He's conscious. Plug the IV." Said one
"Come on, stay with me." Said another
"He's got a major concussion." Said the first one
Harrison drifted back into the blackness. Flash. Harrison came back to reality. He was in the aid van. He could hear the sirens in the background. He looked around. His head was restricted; he must have a neck brace on. He saw paramedics working franticly to try to save him. He saw one inserting an IV into his arm, another looking at monitors. They were spouting medical jargon. Harrison couldn't tell exactly what they were saying but the idea was obvious. Harrison was hurt bad. He fell back into the darkness.
Harrison awoke in a hospital room with machines around him beeping and buzzing non stop. Harrison looked around the room and saw nothing important. Flowers, an uneaten meal. Then suddenly something caught his eye. There was a man sitting in the corner. Slowly the man rose and came into the light. He was a little over six foot, strong build. He was wearing very strange attire. He had weather worn pants on and over that was a beaten green cloak with a hood over his head that shadowed his face.
"I was wondering how long you would be under," Said the man, "I have an offer to make you, if you are willing to listen."
"Well I don't think I have much choice in the matter." Replied Harrison
"Good then, I will present to you a choice-"suddenly the man darted back to the dark corner. Then in walked a nurse. She was a little heavy set and had a scowl on her face.
"You know street racing will get you nowhere. You are pretty torn up, and what do you have to show for it." She said
"Who is that man over in the corner?"
"Huh? What man? Oh, I see, the Demerol is taking hold." She replied
She didn't say anything else; she just looked at the monitors and wrote stuff down on her clip board. A few moments passed and she was gone. Shortly after, the man returned from the shadows.
"As I said before, I have an offer for you. You can stay here or you can come with me back to my land."
My land? Thought Harrison, Where is my land?
"If you come with me, you will be healed but if you stay here, you will remain injured as you are now."
"Where is your land?" Asked Harrison
"Far away from here, there is no distance nor time it takes to get there. It is very similar to what you call "Middle earth" or the "forgotten realms." It is where I call home and it may be dangerous to those who do not know its ways. Let me put it to you like this, if you stay here, you will die, that is a certainty. If you come with me, you will live to see the end of time."
"Whoa, are you saying I could live forever? Be immortal? And if I stay here, I will die?"
"Yes, if you stay, you will die, I guarantee that. If you come with me and you are careful with your words and you ways, then yes, you will live forever."
"How do I know that you aren't some figment of my imagination or even the angel of death and I'm already dead?"
The man walked up to Harrison and paused. Then, he raised his arm and slapped Harrison across his face.
"Ow! Why did you hit me?" asked Harrison
"When was the last time a figment of your imagination hit you? As for being the angel of death, I have no wings as you can see." said the man as he removed his hood and cloak.
Upon closer inspection, Harrison noticed that the man had long blonde hair and pointed ears. Harrison also noticed the man was clad in a breast plate with a chain mail back and had a long bow over his shoulder with a quiver and two small swords on his back.
"How did you get that stuff into the hospital? Isn't that illegal?"
"Here, I do not know what the laws are but where I come from, it is quite necessary. "
Harrison thought for a while and not taking the man seriously, said "Of course, whisk me away."
"Good, I'm glad you have made that decision. I will see you up ahead.
At that, the mad turned and walked away. Suddenly, everything faded into white. Silence. Then, there were suddenly birds chirping and the sounds of a distant battle raging on. The whiteness got darker and objects became visible to Harrison. He could make out trees the elf standing a few feet away. When Harrison's vision normalized, the elf drew a sword and handed it to him.
"You will need this if you are to be of assistance." Said the elf. "Follow me."
The elf turned and walked away. Harrison was completely in awe. He looked down at himself to find that he was wearing the same attire as the elf. On his back was a shield and on his hands were leather gauntlets. He was wearing a chain mail vest and thick woven cloth armor of some sort. He looked ahead to see the man standing at the end of the clearing.
"Come, our advance is drawing near." Said the elf.
Harrison, not knowing what else to do, followed him through the thick trees. The came to a path with many soldiers and infantry lined up. One of the mounted Calvaries saw them and spoke with the elf. Harrison looked around. All the soldiers were about his height and build. They all appeared to be elves. All had long blonde to light brown hair. On their backs they carried bows, arrows, a two handed sword and were clad in breast plates and chain mail.
"Are we ready my lord?" He asked.
"Indeed we are." Said the elf as he mounted a horse.
The elf looked down at Harrison and spoke.
"Good luck, I hope I will meet you again in battle."
In battle? Is this elf crazy? Harrison thought to himself. He looked back to the elf. He had drawn out a horn and raised it to his lips. In union, the entire Calvary blew their horns and everyone started rushing forward. Confused, Harrison followed sword and shield in hand. Shortly, they came into a very large field. In the middle was a great castle and outside of its walls were several hosts of men and elves fighting. Unsure of what to do, Harrison kept running.