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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 3:49:28 GMT -5
I stood by the playing frame in the play ground, watching the kids trickle off home to their parents. I wasn't sure why I was here.
A giggle came from behind a bush. It sounded childish and mischeivious. I began to feel my hair rising and goosebumps forming. "Who's there?" I asked uncertainly. "You should go home."
To my suprise a woman rose from the bush. Long raven hair and pale skin made her stand out in the playground. "Bad Baby, telling mummy what to do. You should turn your face to the wall." She swayed on the spot, her hands waving gently as if blown by a wind that could not be felt.
I was frozen, unable to move. Vampire. The word echoed through my mind. Something else too. Insanity. "Who are you?"
"I'm Mummy," she replied, as she retreated into the darkness. "Tell the Dark Knight about me, won't you? Miss Edith misses him terribly."
Then I was alone.
(((*shudders* Ack! I can't write Dru anymore.)))
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 3:53:04 GMT -5
(((Better than I could do.)))
I walked through the park with my hands in my pockets. I'd finally come to a conclusion.
The Fates hated my guts.
That and I missed Rogue.
A strange chill crept up my spine as I reached the playground and a rather shaken Jessy.
"Jess, you okay, Kiddo?" I asked, hurrying over to her.
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 3:55:41 GMT -5
"Miss Edith," I said quietly. "Dad, who is Edith? It sounds English. She sounded English. Who?" I had trouble forming full sentences. I was bewildered. Dark Knight? Baby?
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 3:57:25 GMT -5
"Miss Edith...?" I said. "That sounds...Mal."
"I've already run through known vampires," Mal answered. "I've come up with something. Miss Edith only gets mentioned in relation to Drusila."
"Shit," I muttered. "Let's get you home, Jess. This is definately not a night to be out."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 3:59:13 GMT -5
"Dad, I've got to patrol. The sun's barely set. I can kill a vampire," I protested, wondering why he was so jittery.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 4:04:44 GMT -5
"Not with Drusilla about," I said sternly. "What did she say to you."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 4:07:55 GMT -5
"That I was a bad baby. I should face the wall, because I told mummy what to do. And that Miss Edith Missed the Dark Knight." I looked at him, puzzled. "It's like I know wha it means, but I've forgotten."
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 4:09:46 GMT -5
A shiver ran down my spine. Baby? F***.
"Damn, damn, damn."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 4:14:24 GMT -5
"I take it it's bad?" I asked.
A thought floated across my mind. 'Mummy waits for the Knight in the garden.' Before I knew it, I'd said it aloud.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 4:18:26 GMT -5
"What was that?" I asked. I was starting to get really bad feelings about all this.
"Doc, what's wrong?"
"From what I've learnt about Dru since we...met," i began. "She only refers to herself as 'Mummy' arund those she intends to turn."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 4:22:34 GMT -5
"Me?" I asked, my voice rising slightly. "Why me?" My pupils grew larger and I answered my own question. "Like mother, like daughter." I looked at Doc, confused and frightened. "Who said that?"
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 4:23:44 GMT -5
"I think we're beginning to see why," i said. "Come one. Let's just get you inside. and away from her."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 4:24:43 GMT -5
"Dad, tell me what's going on!" I demanded, standing my ground.
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Post by Jackson ''Doc'' Ellison on Jun 11, 2005 4:27:54 GMT -5
"There's a possibility you may be a Seer of some typ," I said. "Or at least able to understand Dru on some level."
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Post by Jessy Jackson on Jun 11, 2005 4:31:00 GMT -5
"Understand her? Me? Doesn't tha mean I'm insane on some level?" I asked, ready to hurt him if he made any jokes.
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