Blue Light Productions presents

                    Kid Mysticism & The Net.Titans
                                 #27
                             "Discovery"
                         GAME, SET AND MATCH
                                Part 1
                            By Ben Rawluk

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Cover: A silohetted figure holding up his fist, which glows with strange 
power. Floating near him is a chessboard.
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Kid Mysticism was bored. He was stuck on LNH Monitor Duty. He had his 
feet up on the control computer, and was fiddling with his 
Flight-Ring.Thingee. "Spellfire?" he finally asked, awaiting an answer 
from his Astral Friend.

*Ya, Boss?* A voice projected, and was encompanied by a small flaming 
being, only 6-inches tall. 

"I was thinking....what's my power source in this Looniverse?" Kid 
Mysticism said, abruptly. He looked at Spellfire, and seemed to be 
awaiting for an answer.

*Your...power source??*

"Yes. In my home Looniverse, I was powered by Earth-B's Mystic Vulcans.." 
Kid Mysticism explained. "However, Earth-B is no more." [Naturally, KM 
isn't aware that Earth-B was recreated - BR] Kid Mysticism glanced again 
to Spellfire. "So, tell me who you are, and what my power source. After 
all, mere cosmetic spells and giving up immortality to be fully human, 
one does not usually gain an Astral Guide."

* Uh-Oh... * Spellfire muttered. *Very...very well...I was assigned to 
you to keep an eye on you for my master...your power source...*

"Who is he??" Kid Mysticism demanded.

HE IS ME. The Room suddenly warped and shifted as the new voice spoke. 
Reality seemed more chaotic now, to match said voice.

"Lord MUD?!!" Kid Mysticism exclaimed, and instinctively activated a 
Mystical Shield.

I AM NOT HERE TO HARM YOU. QUITE THE OPPOSITE. Lord MUD announced. Master 
Workload had also appeared, but seemed to be in the middle of something. 
I MUST ADMIT, YOU HAVE BEEN AN EXCELLENT CHAMPION...YOUR ADVENTURES ARE 
FUN TO WATCH.

"You..You're the one powering me...why?" 

SIMPLE, REALLY. FUN. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO HAVE A CHAMPION ALL TO 
MYSELF. IT IS. 

"Well...gee...I guess...how do I know you haven't been like... 
manipulating me all these months.

I WASN'T MANIPULATING YOU. USUALLY JUST GIVING YOU A NUDGE IN THE RIGHT 
DIRECTION...FREE WILL IS SO MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING.

"Erm...right...what was the purpose of Spellfire?" Kid Mysticism asked, 
finally, and no longer feeling threatened, disolved the shield.

HIM? JUST SOMEONE TO USE TO WATCH EVENTS WITH. HE IS INDEED YOUR FRIEND.

"Oh..ok..." Kid Mysticism glanced around, to see Spellfire run and hide 
inside his mind. 

NOW, IS THAT ALL? I FIND EXPOSITION GETS BORING AFTER A WHILE...AND WHEN 
THINGS ARE BORING, I LEAVE. GOOD BYE, CHAMPION. Lord MUD, and Master 
Workload suddenly vanished in a bright flash.

"Gee...well...Cool." Kid Mysticism muttered, and somewhat taken aback, 
slowly returned to monitoring the screens.


_Browsing Boy's Quarters_


"Computer, locate Lurker Lad." Browsing Boy asked the Control Panel, 
hopefully. He needed to talk to his fellow LNHer and Net.Titan, about 
some files he found. 

`*Breep*...Lurker Lad, Affliation: LNH, Net.Titans, unable to locate. 
Either Not existing in Time-Continuum due to Retconning, or not logged in 
to the LNH System.' The Computer Breeped.

"That's...impossible." Browsing Boy mumbled, and switched the panel to 
keyboard control. Sitting down at his desk console, he began to type.

User Login: Browsing Boy
PassWord: Linguist

<<Hello browsingboy@lnh.system.com>>
<<Please Enter Request>>

>Locate Lurker Lad

<<Results: LNHer/Net.Titan Lurker Lad not found.>>

"$^&%(_...." Browsing Boy mumbled, and logged off the system.

Suddenly, the room was filled with a new voice. "Help...me..." Lurker Lad 
coughed, as he slowly materialized. The LNHer fell to the floor.

"Lurker Lad?!!" Browsing Boy gasped, and ran over to his teammate.


_Elsewhere, in one of those conviently darkened Backgrounds_


"The Game is running on course, Sir?" The tallish, henchman-type asked. 

"Yes, of course. Why wouldn't it?" The Shadowy Figure replied. "Kid 
Mysticism has discovered his power source, as I planned." He paused for a 
moment, as he placed a figure shaped like Kid Mysticism onto the floating 
Chessboard before him. "My Opponent's pawn has taken out Lurker Lad." he 
paused again, and picked up the Lurker Lad figure which had already been 
on board. He held it in his fist, and increased the pressure. The sight 
of the figure shattering took up a whole three panels. "However, in doing 
so he has allowed me to engage Browsing Boy into the game." He fell 
silent, and placed a Browsing Boy figure on the board.

"Sir?"

"Game, set, and match, my Good man." The Shadowy Figure laughed.


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Next Issue: What in the world happened to Lurker Lad? What will Kid 
Mysticism do now? 

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Credits:

Kid Mysticism & Spellfire, The Shadowy Figure, and Henchman-Type are 
owned by Me.

Browsing Boy and Lurker Lad are Public Domain, but are reserved by me as 
Net.Titans

Lord MUD, and Master Workload are Public Domain Cosmic Beings.

Earth-B is owned by me.