****************************************************************************** LNH: Kid Mysticism & The Net.Titans (Emotional Depths, Part the Second) "Exploration" By Ben Rawluk ****************************************************************************** Recap: Last Issue, Kid Mysticism desperately tried to remove the Crimson trenchcoat. He was victorious, and amazingly returned to his original costume. Only the trenchcoat suddenly Let out a burst of Crimson Energy on par with a Nuke. Meanwhile, Plot-Device King was on his way to tell something to Browsing Boy. Captain MUSH can't be found, and Lingusit Lass, Research lass and Lurker Lad were on patrol, looking for something to do... Kid Mysticism opened his mouth to let out a scream, something to alert someone. Too his surpise, No sound came out. He tried to open his eyes, too see how the rift of Crimson Energy had been doing, to see only darkness. He tried desperately to say something, and again, no sound came out. <I was sure I had air in my lungs a second ago> he thought. Then he realized he was floating in an airless void. And he had been sealed in his flight.thingee ring's molecule thick protective air suit. <How annoying> _LNHHQ Cafeteria_ Browsing Boy and Plot-Device King had come in and sat down, too talk. "What's on your mind, PDK?" BB calmly asked, as he munched on the cheesecake a la Anchovies in front of him. Across from him, PDK finally looked up. "I got an email this morning." Plot-Device King answered, after a moment's pause. "Oh? What was it about?" Browsing Boy asked, slowly waiting for PDK's answer. "It was a section from the LNH FAQ." Plot-Device King finally replied. "The section on Not allowing Omnipotent and Un-defined characters." Plot-Device King muttered under his breath. "A small note was attached: Leave the Legion. Your power is stupid and undefined." "Oh....God..." Browsing Boy commented, a blank look on his face. "Who..who is it from?" Browsing Boy questioned. "A man known only as `The Reviewer'." PDK said. "He's right...my power is undefined. The writer can use it to easily eliminate any problem." PDK looked down. "Well....are you gonna leave the LNH?" Browsing Boy asked. "I...I don't know..." Plot-Device King answered. _Lower Net.Ropolis_ "I thought we had to stay on Patrol?" Research Lass asked, as she, Lurker Lad, and Linguist Lass ditched the Flight.Thingee and headed to a Tavern for something to drink and eat. "Can't we just have something on the Flight.Thingee?" "Nah...We have nothing to do..." Lurker Lad answered. He and Research Lass sat down, while Linguist Lass made a pit stop at the Ladies' Room and also ordered the food. "Oh....I assumed we were required...." "Nope. They don't care if we take breaks now and then." Lurker Lad answered. "ok. Two Cheesecake Burgers and a caesar salad." Linguist Lass called, as she dropped the three plates on the table. She sat down quickly, and smiled at here compatriots. "Looks good." "Yup. Thanks, LL." Lurker Lad smiled, and bit into his burger. _Elsewhere_ Kid Mysticism floated there for 15 minutes, bored to death of the blackness. "Well, this is pointless." He commented off hand. *Of course there's no point* an astral squeek beeped. "Spellfire!" *Hiya Boss. Yup, I'm back, since you ditched the red togs* Spellfire projected, as his tiny little astral body became apparent. "Where...um...are we?" *Who knows....* Suddenly, a bang rang out, and the two looked in it's direction. It was....the evil...the decietful...the annoying....Dude with a Hat! "Foolish Heroes! Prepare to feel the cosmic bite of my hat!" DWAH attacked, when suddenly, he was sent backwards by a blast of retcotheric energy. "I always hated hats..." KM muttered, and turned his attention back to Spellfire. "Now, how did we....and he...get here...why...and how do we get home....?" *Don't look at me, Boss* "And why was he so easy to defeat, anyway? As gratuitous fight scenes go, that was pretty tame." *maybe the writer doesn't want to go with what's popular?* "Don't say that, Spelly. You make us sound like Alternative Genre, or something. And I HATE black and white." KM mumbled. "Now, where is a dimensional-rift-back-to-Earth when you need one?" _____________________________________________________________________________ Next Issue: How are Kid Mysticism and Spellfire gonna get free? What was it with the Boring, Fast Fight scene anyway? What are LL, Lurker Lad, and Research Lass gonna do? Is Plot-Device King gonna leave the LNH? WHO is the Reviewer? and WHERE is Captain MUSH, anyway? ______________________________________________________________________________ Credit where Credit is due: Kid Mysticism, Plot-Device King, Research Lass, Captain MUSH/LNH_Bldr, Spellfire, and Reviewer are owned by me Browsing Boy, and Lurker Lad are the Public Domain Net.Titans Linguist Lass is Martin's creation, used with permission as a Net.Titan Dude with a Hat is a Villaious Public Domain Crook. Comments, Suggestions, reviews, Requests, etc are welcome, and encouraged.Back to the Index.