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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 16, 2007 14:38:29 GMT -5
It appeared that the laughter seemed to be leading her somewhere, Ebony was pretty sure of it, but so far she hadn't seen the twins yet.
Geez, this is just like last time in Miami, thought Ebony.
"Maven? Krill?" Ebony called, "Where are you?"
No answer. She was getting increasingly worried and that was raising her stress levels just a little bit too high for her liking. She called again and this time they answered her. Ebony drove over to the site, which turned out to be a clearing, and saw her twins staring intently at something in the ground between them.
"Guys, what are you doing? I told you both not to wander too far from adult supervision," Ebony said, driving up to them, "I taught you better than that."
"We're sorry, Mom," answered Maven, "but look what Krill and I found. We saw it sticking out of the ground, but we don't know what it is."
"Let me see," Ebony came over to the spot where the twins were to see just what it is that the they had dug up.
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 16, 2007 15:34:06 GMT -5
Darcy came over at about the same time, relieved to find the twins OK. "Oh, thank goodness. You really had us worried here!"
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 16, 2007 15:47:09 GMT -5
"We're sorry," Maven apologized, "but look what we found."
She pointed at the metal... thing half buried in the ground in the clearing.
"Do you know what it is?" asked Ebony.
Krill shook his front, "Nope. But it's shiny. Like your spikes."
Ebony raised an eyeshade, "Guys, go on back home, okay? Let the adults handle this."
"But we want to know what it is," said Krill.
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 16, 2007 16:52:33 GMT -5
Darcy peered down at the object. "Now what do you think this is?"
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 16, 2007 16:58:16 GMT -5
"I don't know, but it does look a little shiny, despite the rust, like it was buried here a long time ago," said Ebony, peering at the object, "But it looks like it would be worth a lot. Might need Mater or somebody to dig this up. It's stuck tight."
The twins peered over her hood to get a good look at the object.
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 16, 2007 17:49:22 GMT -5
Darcy sighted the aforementioned tow truck going down the road and waved him over to have a look.
"Golly, that's a big piece 'a .... somethin'." Mater examined the object as it lay.
"You think it would be possible to get it out without too much damage?" Darcy asked him.
"If I go real easy-like... yeah!" Mater nodded vigorously. He dug away some of the dirt with his tires to loosen the object, working like a dog. Then, he lashed it with his hook line and began a steady pull "Just stand back now..."
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 16, 2007 17:56:16 GMT -5
Ebony edged the twins away so that they wouldn't get hurt. When mother and children were a safe distance away, they watched as Mater hoisted the object up on his hook.
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 16, 2007 18:26:20 GMT -5
Mater twisted around to see exactly what it was that he had on the other end of his line. "Danged if I can say what that is..."
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 16, 2007 18:36:59 GMT -5
"I wouldn't know either," replied Ebony, "Why don't we take it back to town and see if we can figure this out?"
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 16, 2007 19:06:29 GMT -5
"Yeah, sounds like an idea.." Mater turned while balancing the load onto his back. "Let's go, then."
Kiran's interview was still in progress. Elizabeth and Doc were present, but allowed Atsuko to do most of the talking. "I admit we've been having some difficulty attracting a good nurse, because despite the growth this town has experienced in recent years, many would rather work in a location with more amenities." the 240 Z laid it all out on the table. If this one was going to bolt, she'd see the signs now.
"That doesn't bother me." The Phantom girl answered. "I would like, above anything else, to be where I am needed."
Atsuko paused and took another glance at the CV that was placed before her. "So you went to to the nursing school at Northeastern."
"Yes, I transferred out of Mumbai and did my last two years there." Kiran nodded.
"That was where I went, actually." Atsuko smiled a little.
"Oh?" Kiran raised her eyeshades. Inside, she experienced a small tendril of hope. Maybe this woman would be more favorably disposed towards almumni from the same institution.
"I suppose a lot has changed there since then." Atsuko sighed. "Things were different when I was a student nurse."
"I think it's much bigger now." Kiran agreed.
Atsuko decided to proceed. "So, could you tell us a little more about yourself?"
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 17, 2007 9:55:40 GMT -5
Ebony and the twins followed Mater back into town with the strange object. She wondered what it was, but it her it looked like some sort of shield, but how is she to know what it was used for.
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 17, 2007 10:38:06 GMT -5
<<< Maybe Raven would know what it could be>>>
Mater set the shield-like object against a pile of old tires at the scrapyard. "'Spose I could get Doc, but he's at a meetin' right now and didn't wanna be disturbed."
"We can wait that long." Ebony said at last. Darcy had gone to get Ed to have a look at it.
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 18, 2007 12:11:26 GMT -5
Raven had been hanging with the helos behind Flo's when he saw Mater hauling this peculiar-looking shield-thing as the tow truck came out of the park. Something about it struck him as looking a bit familiar to him. It reminded him of the energy disc that his kind carried to not only give them full powers over their abilities, but an energy source to be able to survive.
He remembered that he still had his disc, but what about the shield-disc that's now in Mater's scrapyard. Who could that possibly belong to if Raven was the last one of his species to remain?
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"It looks very ancient," observed Ebony as she waited with Mater at the scrapyard, "like it was from some time long ago that we never heard of before. It looks similiar to what the ancient Greeks or Romans carried to battle."
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Post by Evangeline on Apr 18, 2007 13:55:57 GMT -5
"This'd be pretty far from Greece, wouldn't it?" Mater wasn't entirely naive. Shortly, Ed and Mike showed up. The two model-brothers had been talking when Darcy showed up and told them of this discovery.
"That's a good age." Ed tapped the artifact. "Some corrosion, but otherwise well-preserved. My family has some background in archeology, so I can at least say this isn't some random piece of junk."
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Post by ebonyviper on Apr 18, 2007 14:03:28 GMT -5
"It looks very old," said Ebony, looking at the artifact, then turned to Ed, "So, you can find out what it is?"
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