<Bork> The trip from Stygia is a long one, and everyone is anxious to arive back in New York
<Bork> Finally after a week of travel, the harbor is in sight
* Nachabe stands on the prow of the ship
* Remy stands at the wheel, anxious to arive and get back to see his daughter
<Bork> The ship dock fine, as the harbor crew throws up ropes and ties her down
<Remy> "There we go, safe an' sound."
<Bork> "Welcome back." says the harbor master.
<Gerard> Remy{Hey, why not beat up the Harbor master like you did last time.}
<Erik> "Bout time we got back."
<Remy> "Merci."
* Brianna begins to stagger a bit
* Brianna 's eyes roll back in her head and she faints
* Remy looks at Brianna
* Remy catches Brianna
<Erik> "Jesus!"
* Nachabe rushes to her side
<Nachabe> "Brianna?"
* Remy holds up a balance to Brianna, checking her corpus statis
* Brianna moans
* Gerard looks at Brianna for any signs of illness.
<Remy> "Look at her Fatilism Marks!"
<Remy> "I think she be seein' de future again."
<Bork> Brianna's corpus markings are writhing across her body
<Brianna> "Sam..." she moans
<Erik> "What?? Did she say Sam?"
<Nachabe> {She knows what I am about to do to Sam.....he he he he he}
<Erik> "Stop it!"
* Brianna sits up and looks at you eerily
<Brianna> "Sam is in trouble, and so is Emily." she says in a monotone
<Remy> "What????"
<Erik> "No!!"
* Remy runs off to find his daughter
* Erik runs off the boat to find Sam.
<Simon> "Shit! Who do we follow?"
<Gerard> {Thats right Remy, I am going to make sure Emily is very unwell}
<Remy> "Not if I have anything to say about it," Remy mutters
<Bork> Remy and Erik are almost out of sight
* Nachabe takes off after them
* Nachabe uses flicker to keep up
* Nachabe looks at the other running off and decided to try out his new found powers of travel. Using the folds of space around him he quickly jumps from fold to fold, easily keeping up with the others. To them it looks like he is taking 6 yard strides
* Simon runs after Nachabe, not quite keeping up.
* Gerard follows Remy.
* Billy stands and watches you all run
<Bork> They run down the street, and past the patrol there.
<Bork> The patrol continues their rounds without so much as a blink.
* Erik reaches Sam's house and bolts in.
* Remy reaches his daughter's house and bolts in
<Bork> You enter the house and it's dead quiet
<Bork> The lights are all off, and the darkness is stifling
<Remy_> "Emily!!" he shouts up the stairs
* Remy_ pulls out his gun
* Gerard takes out his sword.
<Gerard> Remy-{Too late.}
* Remy_ cautiously walks up stairs
<Remy_> "Shut up," he mutters
<Gerard> Remy-{Your too late to help her now.}
<Bork> The stairs wind up as you slowly make your way up them
<Gerard> Remy-{Maybe now you will be able to see her in the land of the dead.}
* Remy_ grits his teeth, and continues
* Remy_ reahes his daughter's room
<Gerard> Remy-{Isn't it nice that Markova was able to steal her away.}
* Remy_ prepares himself and rushes through the door
* Simon rushes in as well.
* Nachabe enters
* Gerard enters.
<Bork> The room is dark, and quiet, except for Emily's labored breathing
<Bork> the chair in the corner begins to rock back and forth
<Bork> the little lamp on the table turns on
<Bork> There in the chair sits Emily
* Nachabe looks
<Bork> She is naked, and has her hand to her chest
* Nachabe looks away
<Remy_> "Emily? Is dat you?"
<Emily> "Yes father."
<Nachabe> "She's possessed!"
<Remy_> "No she can't be."
<Gerard> Remy-{Yes she can!}
<Remy> "Get out of her!" Remy threatens the wraith
* Nachabe begins to play a calm peacefull song on his flute
<Emily> "I will, but first a message."
<Emily> says a voice that could not come from this body
<Remy> "Okay, but if you hurt her, you die." Remy promises
<Emily> "Drop the investigation. Tell them it's over."
<Gerard> Remy-{You would have to kill her to kill ther wraith. Please hurt the wraith.}
* Emily gets a strange look of peacefullness on her face
* Emily gets a look of terror across her face
<Emily> "Daddy! Help me!!" she says in a frightened voice.
<Remy> "No!"
* Remy looks at the wraith
<Gerard> Remy-{Not going to help your child. And I thought you cared.}
<Emily> "Leave it alone, Remy. We can get to her, we can get to you."
<Remy> "Get out...please!"
* Emily gets a look of concentration, and then a faraway look.
<Emily> "You have already lost one of your cohort tonight. We are everywhere."
* Nachabe looks alarmed and then is gone
* Nachabe flickers
* Remy narrows his eyes. "What do you mean, we lost one of our cohort?
<Emily> "Leave us be, and we will leave you be."
<Emily> "Well, what shall it be Remy."
<Gerard> Remy-{Not going to help your child. And I thought you cared.}
* Remy looks defeated. "Alright."
* Emily smiles.
<Emily> "Good your daughter lives."
* Emily gets a look of pain upon her face and then she faints
* Puppeteer leaves her body and you can see him clearly now
<Remy> "Shall we shake on' it?"
* Puppeteer smiles at you and jumps to the window
* Remy fires at the puppeteer
<Bork> The bullet hits him just as he jumps
<Bork> corpus flies everywhere
<Bork> and the wraith is gone
* Brianna runs into the room.
<Brianna> "We have to get to Sam's!"
<Remy> "Bastard!"
<Remy> "You go ahead! I need to know if Emily is okay."
* Gerard runs out to help Eric and Sam.
* Remy uses Usury on Emily to see if she is okay
<Bork> she is fine
* Remy runs to get to Sam's
* Brianna runs with you
<Simon> runs along side
<Bork> You reach Sam's and get to her room.
* Nachabe is there
* Gerard is there.
* Nachabe sees you enter
<Nachabe> "Erik is gone...."
<Simon> "On no."
<Gerard> "Oh shit."
<Remy> "Define 'gone'."
<Nachabe> "He is walking the maze."
<Brianna> "I was trying to warn you, but you ran off."
<Nachabe> "He may be back....and he may not be."
<Remy> "What maze?"
<Gerard> "Maze?"
<Remy> "You were trying to warn us about what, Bri?"
<Nachabe> "I believe it is called a harrowing?"
<Nachabe> "There is nothing that we can do for him now...."
<Brianna> "That Erik was in danger."
<Nachabe> "I have strengthened Sam's will.......perhaps it will keep the puppeteers away"
<Brianna> "I saw it in my vision."
<Remy> "Damn it, my daughter was in danger too! What was I supposed to do?"
<Gerard> "The puppeteers split us, and then struck at the weaker group. We will have to be more careful."
<Nachabe> "I should have gotten here sooner....."
<Nachabe> "This is all my fault...."
<Gerard> "No, we are all at fault. We reacted to suddenly to a situation that was beyond our control."
<Remy> "I never ordered anyone to follow me." Remy says defensively
* Nachabe turns from the group
<Gerard> "I'm not blameing you Remy."
* Nachabe puts his head in his hands, his back still turned to the group
<Remy> Nach: {Of course it was your fault. Until you learn to let me take control, you will be a failure at everything}
<Brianna> "What do we do now? Remy?"
<Gerard> Remy-{Yes fearless leader, what are you going to do now?}
* Remy runs his hands through his hair, nervously
<Gerard> Remy-{Can't take the pressure?}
<Simon> "Remy, you know we won't be safe, either way."
<Gerard> Remy-{Your losing what you never had.}
<Remy> "I don' know bout the rest of you, but It'll be a cold day in hell befor' I cave in to someone who threatens my daughter"
* Simon looks to Remy
* Simon smiles, "I'm with you."
<Gerard> Remy-{Your not worthy of anything.}
<Brianna> "Me too."
* Remy smiles. "Thanks"
<Billy> "Yeah.."
<Gerard> "Me too."
<Gerard> Remy-{eventually, your cohort, your daughter, and your unlife will be mine.}
* Remy sighs. {maybe, but until that time, I be fighting you till de end}
<Gerard> Remy-{Please, feel free to stop me anytime.}
<Remy> {You can COUNT on it}
<Gerard> Remy-{But you can't. You are indecisive, weak. You can't even protect your daughter like I know you vowed you would. Please, feel free to try and stop me.}
<Remy> "Alright then. We should report what we found to our superiors. Then we come back to see if Erik reforms. But first, I'd like to see Emily."
<Nachabe> "I will continue this investigation...they are threatening us because we are getting close....."
<Gerard> Remy-{And do what? You can't help her. You never could, and you never will.}
<Bork> You walk outside to Emily's house
<Gerard> "I will help Nachabe. I think we are really close in this Investigation.
<Bork> You are outside the house now
* Remy enters
* Nachabe enters
* Nachabe still looks sad
* Gerard enters.
<Bork> You make your way to her room and find that she is sleeping peacefully
<Remy> Nach: {Aww, don't feel too bad. We're keeping him nice and comfortable down here. You really should join us! It's fun...}
* Remy gives her a materialized kiss on the forehead
<Bork> to be continued...