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Author: Raakone

Al and Pieruru made a beeline towards Mr. Carpainter, but Cat got in their way and kicked them backwards with a well executed roundhouse.
"Insolent Worms!" shouted Cat in a monotone voice, "You have no idea of Happy-Happiness, you are all pigs, and we shall dine on bacon!"
"Try that on me again!" shouted Al. Cat obliged and charged him, and Al executed a perfect judo throw on him. Pieruru, meanwhile, was going after Mr. Carpainter. They began with exchanging punches, and then Pieruru tried the bluff "your shoelaces are untied", because he saw it on TV, but Mr. Carpainter just retorted "fool, I wear LOAFERS!" To that Pieruru tried stomping on his feet. "Hey, don't you dare step on my blue suede shoes!"
"At least you don't want everything painted BLACK, you creep!" yelled Pieruru, as he tried applying a chokehold, but Mr. Carpainter took out a small nightstick and whacked Pieruru off of him, and then threw him against a wall. Al was having a hard time against Cat, because he seemed imune to pain in the state he was in. Nothing short of knocking him out would have any effect. Cat just smiled as he picked up Al and pile-drove him, but Al was mobile enough to role out of the way of any follow-ups.
Pieruru was slumped against a wall, his legs spread out on the floor, his sarong in such a way that his legs were exposed to the thighs and he was worried that perhaps someone would see something they shouldnt'. But then he realized that the only thing that mattered now was defeating Mr. Carpainter. He heard of him and his sick twisted cult. And he wouldn't be surprised if he was behind his sister and his girlfriend dissapearing. "YOGOGIYOG!" yelled Pieruru, which in his native language was one of the worst insults you could deliver. He rushed forward far more quickly than he had ever run, crashing into Mr. Carpainter like a charging locomotive. Mr Carpainter grinned and then his fists began glowing blue, and he smashed Pieruru hard and sent him sprawling.
"I don't know exactly who you are, jungle boy, but thank you for letting me make an example of you, so that all will know the way of the Starway of Happy-Happism! If you were a little tougher, on the right side, and dyed that warp-around skirt of yours blue, or even indigo, then you could be my bodyguard."
"STAR-LEVELING FLARE!" yelled Pieruru, as he held out his hands, and began to glow. The room was filled with an orange glow.
"What's going on?" asked Mr. Carpainter. Just then an orange star-shaped projectile appeared, in front of Pieruru, and it smashed into Carpainter, shocking and burning him. All of the sudden Cat shook and then came to his senses.
"Man, I had a bad dream...where am I? And what's the deal with the burning man?"
"Long story!" uttered Al.
"He's getting away!" yelled Pieruru. The three goodguys chased Mr. Carpainter down a long blue corridor, and then through a hidden door. They came upon a stainless steel self-propelled Rail Diesel Car (basicly a stainless steel railcar with a funny metal hump on top for the exhaust and radiator and bell, the engines underneath where the passengers sit, and no need for a locomotive to haul it). Of course, this car was painted blue, and it had both a light blue "Smiley-Face" and numerous blue stars, and the word "Bull-Liner" written on it. It was parked on a train-track that led to a tunnel. Just outside the car were several women with long hair who were all wearing long flowing blue nightgowns. CarPainter yelled "Delta Blue", and the women all boarded the car, and one of them started the engines and began ringing the bells. CarPainter jumped up the steps into one of the doors that were at either end, and the doors were closed, and the car started. The trio of goodguys tried opening one of the doors but coudln't, and the one-car train sped off into the tunnel, that was sloped downwards, and just then several heavy doors slammed shut on the track, preventing pursuit.

"Just great!" commented Al, "So what do we do now?"
"SOMETHING!" replied Cat, attempting humor.

So, what is that "something", anyways?

Author: Nintenfreak

Somewhere else...

"Did you get The Nintenfreak?!" Asked a booming voice.

"*gulp* no sir..." Seponded Mr. Carpainter.

"Do you still have Golem under your control?"

"No, they broke the spell I put on Cat."

"DID YOU EVEN USE YOU LIGHTNING POWER?"

"Sir, I haven't been about to use Lightning Power ever since I got rid of my Mani Mani Statue."

"*calms down* Are the others still in the Stairway Cult?"

"Yes, the power of Blue Blue has corrupted them. Soon their souls will be ready for harvesting!"

"You realise that since I'm only half a person, I need Nintenfreak to complete the transformation, and Golem's soul to complete the transformation?"

"Yes you've said it before."

"Don't fail me again, or I'll have no choice to send you back, and destroy you!"

Author: Raakone

Back at Cat's appartment, Al took out his Gameboy Com and re-established contact with Enthree
"Good y-- got the Go-- Now listen $#@!%#@ impor$@$~~~ you must ~~!!@##!@$ @$!@# #@!@#@!# Is this thing even working? !!!!!!va'a? More impo!#!#!#!# This is hopeless, just stop the Bull!"
"Yes Enthree!" said Al.
"Hopefully you'll soon @#!%@ actually are! Remember, find !@!#!$!@$enFreak!"

"Just great. I should have used my powers...but then again I haven't fully mastered them, but if I had, I could have destroyed that metal thing with the funny metal bubble on it!"

"BUDD RDC!" yelled a voice from behind the front door of the place, "Built by Budd in Pensylvania in the 50's, very reliable!"

"Oh, don't mind him, He's the train-guy from New Haven I warned you about!" said Cat, "These days he's trying to court the fake Japanese singer, with little success. Didn't I tell you this place is weird? But it's in a relatively good part of town and the rent is cheap, so you can't complain."

"So what's the plan?" asked Al, "And by the way, I think we need a nickname, as a team, what do you think, Cat and Pieruru?"

"How about SLICE, ROCK AND ROLL?" asked Pieruru.

"Keep that suggestion under your hat...wait, you don't have one...under your sarong then!" commented Cat, "How about "THE CATS?"

"Hmm, I have another idea!" suggested Al.

Just then the TV, which was on but changed to a rather bland channel, had a special news bulletin. A map of the world was shone, with several blue dots.

Author: Golem

OoC: It's Starway, not Stairway. ^_^;

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They watched.

"The blue stones have appeared in these areas," said a reporter. They were all very scattered. "No one has any idea what they mean or why they are there. Scientists are pooling together. More as it comes to us. In other news, the leader of Starway cults made a speech today. If you missed it, it will air tonight at 8 PM. Be sure to watch WJZ 13."

Pierru knew what to do. "We'll go down to the library. Guys, after I find the Starway Cult's location, you go try to infiltrate Starway Cult by becoming members, don't forget the blue. Meanwhile, I'll be looking up in a telephone book anyone who might be able to help us.
Whatever you do, don't let them get to your mind. Who knows if he takes over the minds of people who join, and if the effects last forever..."

Cat wasn't very good at being aloof in those sort of situations such as being in a cult around everyone... "Shouldn't we all try to research together and get as much information as possible before going in?"

"We don't know how much time we've got," Al pointed out.

Pierru was opening the door. "I guess it's a go!"

Author: Nintenfreak

OoC: Sorry Golem, and Raakone, just so you'll know, Al is Nintenfreak --- The following has been taken from a Newspaper Article in the Library

Twoson Times. 25¢ 19xx

Prodigy Paula Kidnapped.

Earlier today, Insane Cultist under the Lead of Mr. Blue Carpainter kidnapped young Paula of Polestar Preschool. The young prodigy has the ability to use PSI. Mr. Carpainter's intentions are unknown at this time

Twoson Times. 25¢ 19xx

Hero Ness Saves Paula. Carpainter Forced into Hiding

Young hero Ness of Onett saved Paula earlier today from Mr. Carpainter. Carpainter claims that his Mani Mani statue told him to do kidnap Paula. Mr. Carpainter could not be reached for questioning.

Sayamura Gazette. 50¢ 20xx

New Clut Introudes Upon Fair Citizens of Sayamura

A new cult called the Starway Cult has made it's presence known. This, truly evil cult, that promices Happiness by painting everything Blue. This Cult are the remains of the cult of Happy-Happism. Their Leader, Blue Carpainter is said to posses control of Lightning. Anyone thinking of defying Mr. Carpainter might want to consider buying a Franklin Badge.

Elsewhere

Says the Hotel Owner, "I'm glad you've considered to join our cult. Don't forget to say your Blue-Blue Prayer before you go to sleep."

Author: Raakone

Meanwhile, back to our heroes....

Cat led them to an abandoned wharehouse, "I have something in here I saved for just such an occasion. I was hopeing it wouldn't come to this!"

"What is it?" asked Al.

"Hold on!" warned Pieruru, "Stones...and I don't mean Jagger's group!" There was a circle of suspicious blue stones that were suddenly glowing white. A bright flash filled the air and weird noises were heard, and just then a woman, about 5'1" high, with darkish skin, long black hair, and in a dark blue flannel nightgown with light blue stars on it.

"I am one of the shining ones!" said the woman, and she appeared to hover slightly above the ground, "Join the StarWay, there is one way, and it is Blue!" She then floated off, "I must help my sisters, if you want the Path, the way is to the Gainsborough Station! Praises to the Eternal Afava'a, and to his Messengers who are the shepherds!"

"I know that place!" said Cat to his friends, "no thanks to the train guy who blabs on about it. Only a few trains stop there, most stop at Union on the other side of town. Gainsborough is mostly used by factory workers out at the Steelworks and Fishworks complexes, and it's also used for the friday and saturday night Disco Trains. Anyways, we have a wharehouse to enter." Entered they did, and inside was a pile of crates in one corner. Cat, Al, and Pieruru removed them, and there was a really modified Jeep. "It's the Catmobile. Has GPS, all kinds of bells, whistles, and weapons, and four-wheel drive. We can use its gadgetry to find things to help us!" He started it, and he saw that the radar was picking up blue stone locations in the city. "Yes, I am a weirdness magnet!" complained Cat. "First stop, to a clothes store for some BLUE stuff!" They drove to Al's Duds, a swanky upscale clothes store, where Al and Cat got blue pants, blue shirts, and blue jackets. Pieruru just got his hands on special dye to ensure his sarong was dyed blue, and just in case he needed it, he also got a blue camoflage suit.
"Before we go into the tiger's mouth, do you have any suggestions?" asked Al.
"Actually, yes!" said Pieruru, "I can sense weird disturbances. All of their teleporting and those blue rocks beaconing is having side-effects that may help us. I sense that someone from one of the many other *spaces* has been teleported in, to a building not to far from the train station I think.
Al checked his Gameboy Com.
"Can't say name ~~~~~ code~~~~ Beautiful Grey Eyes, Middle ~~~~ Narcisiss flow~, Blue ~~~~, Long Blue ~~~~, Enlight~~~~"
"That just helps!" commented Cat, "who would that be?"
"Maybe SCHALA?" suggested Pieruru. They entered the building suggested, a hotel, and the magement was at the front complaining about a woman with blue hair in a purple dress who suddenly appeared on a couch in a hallway. "We'll take her off of you!" said Al.
"Thank goodness, she was scaring away customers!" said one of the management. They found Schala, fast asleep, and tried waking her up. They couldn't. So they took her to the Catmobile and put her in the back seat. They tried waking her up the best way they knew how....turned the radio to a bad station and turned up the volume. She was up.
"Where is Janus, is Lavos....WHERE AM I?" asked Schala. The group gave her a rundown on what was running down.
"You're strong willed, so we need you to help infiltrate the Cult of Starway! We have to go to the train station!" The way there they had to explain to her just what a train station is, and the concept of "rail vehicles." At the sation, a rather grimy looking white building with greek columns and wide open doors, a carnival barker in blue was shouting "Step right up, step in, Platform 9, come witness the true path of Happy-Happism, Happy-Happism, The StarWay, Happy-Happism, the Truth, Happy-Happism, Platform Number Nine, Ask the Mole-King for details, No Ticket required, just your undivided devotion, Mothers bring your sons, Fathers bring your daughters, Everyone bring their blue, the future is blue. there were also a few "Shinning Ones" (those women in nightgowns who were slightly floating), most of them holding up signs of the virtues of the Path. Numerous people were walking in, some of them quite eagerly, others in zombie-like patterns. The group of four all entered the building. Numerous posters were set up, and at the ticket counter, instead of the normal agent, there was the Mole King, from Marvel Land (old NAMCO game), holding a hammer in one hand and a megaphone in the other. He had brown fur but was wearing a blue robe. He was barking information through the megaphone, "I am one of the loyal servants of the path, follow the path, Platform Number Nine, Our Leader wants you all to be saved, bring blue, bring all the blue!" He then noticed the group, "YOU THERE, you look like loyal subjects, I even liked that one of you dyed her hair for the cause. Platform Number Nine, trains leave every few minutes!" At one end of the room, across from the ticket counters, were numerous doors, each of them with a pyramid-shaped white pyramid above the door with a number on it. Pyramid number 4 flashed as the doors swung open and numerous people ran out. Pyramid number 9 was solid, and that was a door into which numerous people were being led, the solid sound of footsteps echoing through the room. Numerous Shining Ones were present, as were some railroad police from the Janesville, Oklahoma, Kalamazoo and Eerie railroad (or JOKE for short). They were in arguments and even fights with the shining ones, "Hey, you have no right to park those trains here, you maniacs!" shouted one of them. But a few of them were suddenly walking backwards as if compelled by force.
"Pay no attention to those twerps, they will soon see the way of Blue!" The group of good guys got into line and began marching through the door, with Shining Ones and a few men in blue police-like uniforms standing on either side. Through the door was the platform area, only two trains parked, one locomotive and five cars at track 4, and a trio of "Bull-Liner" RDCs in Starway colors (read "shades of blue") at track 9. Everyone was being led aboard. Suddenly the line stopped, and the train started, its diesel engines all roaring to life. That train left, but a few moments later another Bull-liner train, this one four cars long, appeared at track 10.
"This is it!" thought Pieruru, speaking psychicly to avoid arousing suspicion.
"We better not fail!" replied Schala, "Or a fate worse than Lavos will happen"

What will happen next?

OoCs

Raakone

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Oops, we posted simultaneously...however, there is no conflicting info thankfully!
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Ra'akone

WE NOW RETURN TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED OGS!

Flutter

Could I possibly join this story?

Raakone

Sure thing, it's an OGS.....that's the beauty of it......you never know how it will end until it ends.....just ignore your posting and that "simultaneous post" posting and this posting and look at how the last actual "segment" ended.......I'd love to see what you'd make happen.
~Ra'akone

Author: Golem

"Stay with and act like the zombies, guys." Pierru warned through mind power to the others. This way they might escape becoming zombies. "By the way, I've opened a mind link between us. You won't hear each other's EVERY thought, but when you want to it'll happen."

The train zoomed on... our heroes were almost dizzy with blue.

Cat was wondering to himself why they had trusted this "Schala" person so blindly.

The train stopped by a blue pyramid structure.

Cat was recalling a cheezy show he had seen the other night. "You know, they say aliens somehow built the pyramids and used them to communicate with us...

Author: Raakone

"Initiates and Brethren, we have arrived at the Saphire Pyramid!" boomed a voice over the train's intercom, "platform staff prepare train for egress!" Several men in blue uniforms opened the doors and lifted the "traps" or metal platforms that covered the steps.
"You shall shortly be led into the Pyramid, for the glory of the Starway of the Leaders!" On the platform itself, with the words "stand back" in blue letters, numerous Shining Ones were on hand, a couple of them were holding what appeared to be sceptres. There were also a pair of men with cattle prods. One of the Shining Ones, this one having long black hair and wearing a blue flannel nightdress like the others, came towards the crowd that had left the train. Meanwhile, the train left, in the opposite direction.
"Presumably to get more fresh meat!" thought Al.
"Listen up!" yelled the Shining One, "I shall now lead you down the Path of Blue to the Saphire Pyramid. You shall be properly processed inside. If any of you want to back out..."
"Ok, I'm out of here!" yelled a wise-guy from the back. All of the sudden the rest of the crowd turned towards him. He was one of those who had voluntarily come, and was having second thoughts.
"Don't be a tuna head!" yelled the Shining one, she then faced the potential dissenter and stared him the eyes, "Blue is true, Blue is true!" she said.
"I must be blue!" uttered the man in a monotonic voice.
The followers were led to what appeared to be pyramid wall, but it opened to reveal a secret door. The Shining One who barked orders was now leading them. She produced a pendant and pointed it at the door, and it opened on its own. The group was now inside the pyramid.
"I hate this!" thought Pieruru to his comrades.
"So do I!" thought Cat.
"Well, At least our minds are still intact!" thought Al.
"Too true!" thought Schala, "And after spending so long in the middle of a Void, I'm happy to be anywhere, even in this dump!" She then "broadcasted" highlights of her life to the friends. She came from a mystical floating land called Zeal in a completly different world. Like CarPainter and the MoleKing, she too happened to correspond to a videogame character. How this is possible is impossible to explain, suffice it to say this could be caused by a momentary lapse of reason, or perhaps the same meta-physics that explains why no two people on the same flight pay the same price for airfare. Anyways, the four good guys were comparing their strengths to each other. Schala was the best magic user and she had the power to erect and destroy special "seals", which could render a door or box unopenable. Pieruru had his speed, some fighting skills, good hearing, and limited powers, although not as extensive as Schala. Al was the definate electronics expert, and a bit of a brawler. Cat could fight real well, and he also had some mechanical and electronic skills. Cat And Al also had other skills, which they revealed, but partially, but that is neither here nor there. The group was led to another room, a large hall where the crowds from about eight other "Bull-Liner" trains had gathered. The hall was just near capacity.
"It is time to sort!" boomed a voice. Numerous blue symbols adorned the room. Portraits of the Messengers, the most prominent being CarPainter in the centre, adorned the walls. Most of the people were led through a few doors, but Cat, Al, Pieruru and Schala were singled out. They were visibly nervous.
"No!" reassured a Shining One, "You have not broken a rule. Rather, we can sense you have great potential, you will be assets for the Starway path. Cat was just hoping that they couldn't read minds. The Shining One walked, or rather floated, to a male guard and said "Mice Priority Yin and Yang, Dispatcher Notification essential, Fish Caught Today, Many Bagels!" The guard nodded and smiled, and then walked off. The Shining One opened another door, and led them through several doorways that were all guarded. "Are you sure this was good?" thought Cat, "We're entering the Lion's mouth!"
"Yes!" replied Pieruru and Al in unision, "This kitty is going to get some nasty indigestion. I just hope they don't have Pepto-Bismal on hand!"
"Be careful!" thought Schala, "They may be able to hear us. It may be a trap!"
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IS IT? Or is it not? What is going on? And who put the bop in the bop-she-bop-she-bop?

Author: Flutter

Meanwhile with one of the other groups...

A man with yellow spiky hair, a red jacket over a white shirt, blue pants, and some grayish-black shoes was leaning on one of the walls. An Insane Cultist comes up to him.

"Sir," said one of the insane cultist, "would you please be kind enough to remove your jacket?"

"Sam," replied the Man.

"Sam?" said the Insane Cultist.

The Man responded, "That's my name. Why don't you try using it?"

"Would you kindly remove your jacket?"

"Why?"

"It is red. Red is the color of evil."

"Hey could you read this peice of paper aloud?" Sam hands him a sheet of paper.

The Insane Cultist cleared his throught and read, "Red is the only color worth worshiping."

"Guards!" shouted Sam. The gaurds came and Sam said, "Listen to what he said." He played the Insane Cultist words, which he secretly recorded, and the guards took the Insane Cultist away.

Author: Raakone

"But he was wearing a red jacket!" were the last things that Sam heard from that particular cultist. Things seemed to easy. But then again, he had to move quickly, in case they psychicly scanned the cultist or whatnot. He had to at the same time avoid seeming too suspicious, and he had to use his training in pyschic resistance. The "normal" guards happened to all be morons, but he had to be careful around the Shining Ones, even if they seemed odd (since when had women in nightgowns who hover an inch off the ground been "normal"?) for they were clearly superior in terms of abilities. Basically, the soldiers and rent-a-cops were mostly zombies, except for the superior officers, and the Shining Ones were all superior officers, as it were. There was a healthy mix of the "volunteers" who came because they were in search of something better, and thought Happy-Happism was the way, and the "initiated", who of course were all utter zombies. But the powers that be were "Initiating" everyone they could. Sam was inside a converted factory that was now called the Sky Bridge. Of course the "Sky Bridge" led to the "StarWay", or so logic went. The interior was decorated with blue stars on the wall, as well as portraits of the leaders, giant saphires, and a model of the planet Neptune, which just happend to be blue. He saw a strange man in a suit of armor and he seemed to be made of clay almost (a "Clancer" from "Mischief Makers") and was wearing an officer's cap. He was talking to a Shining One. The Shining One said "We struck Gems at the Saphire Pyramid, Double Happiness Achieved, Auto needs Recoloring!" Sam guessed it was code for something. The Clancer officer then marched off. Chants of praise to the color blue, to the Master, and to the Messengers were said. The messenger who's name was mentioned the most was Carpainter.
"Sounds like someone from a videogame!" thought Sam. However, his thought may have een read, for just then, A group approached him. Their were several guards in what seemed to be army uniforms, except that they were blue. There were also a pair of Shining Ones. One of them pointed her right hand at Sam. "You do not fully appreciate Blue-ness!" said the Shining One, as her eyes were glowing. Sam could sense a weak compusion aimed at him. "Come, we shall teach you!" she said. There was more compusion now. The Shining Ones got on his side, as if to trap him. They were trying to mess with his mind. He could here strange voices yelling "Follow the Starway, Follow Happy-Happism, The Future is Blue!" He didn't want to end up a random zombie. He knew what he had to do, and fast!

Author: Golem

RED! He thread his arms through his jackets and bent over, his arms flinging up and shoving red in everyone's faces. They stumbled back a little and seemed dizzy for about ten seconds. Obviously even someone had SOME control over the Shining Ones for them to have such a reaction to red (even if it needed to be in close proximity). He made a break for it as best as he could, clinging onto his jacket for dear life. Sam had gotten himself into a mess alright. With his attire he stuck out like a sore thumb.

Author: Raakone

He ran into another hallway and then to a staircase going down. The public adress system was playing Eiffel's "I'm Blue". All of the sudden a message cut in. "May we have your attention please. May we have your attention please. A subversive is present at the Sky Bridge, a subversive is present at the sky bridge. All loyal initiates will not panic, appropriate measures will be taken! All guards and Shining Ones, be on the lookout for a man with yellow hair in a red jacket!" Sam had to act fast. He was now in a wide passageway. He ducked into an alcove and saw a modified small electric car (like the type they have at airports) with flashing blue lights, with a trio of guards and a Shining One barking orders.
"He's here somewhere!" she shouted. The vehicle stopped. The guards took out flashlights and looked in various directions. Sam made a dash for it. "Hey you" yelled a guard from behind him. The vehicle was now pursuing him. He came to a wall lined with paint cans. He did a well-timed kick to make sure the cans came down behind him. Many cans of blue paint came down in an avalanche, creating a barrier to the vehicle. The guards exited but tripped on the cans. The lone Shining One wasn't so unfortunate. She was pursuing him with a vengeance. He came past a strange blue orb on the wall. He paid no attention and ran past. The Shining One stopped at the orb and focused her powers. It started glowing, and a heavy door started closing from above in front of Sam. IT was a garage-style door. Meanwhile the Shining One was launching ice blasts and blue lightning at him. He quickly dropped and rolled and just maid it past the barrier. He continued running. A guard jumped in his way, but he just spread open his jacket, and produced an orange scarf, that he began whipping. If they hate red, they'd really hate orange, he thought, because it was the opposite end of the colorwheel. This guard, a total zombie, backed off. Just to make sure he grabbed a sack of doorknobs he hid in his jacket, wrapped the scarf around it, and had fun with his new weapon. SUCCESS! Unfortunatly, booby traps came to life, with blue flames leaping out of various grates on the floor. He dodged them, and then reached a garage, with both numerous blue vehicles parked, and a few tracks imbedded in the floor with a few Bull-Liners parked on them. Sam wasn't sure whether to make a break for it, or risk going deeper into the complex.

Author: Nintenfreak

OoC: Trust me, Flutter isn't that bright.

Author: Golem

He looked back. The guard was behind all those traps, it would be a huge risk to go after him now. Sam wanted to wear his uniform and blend in.

He hopped on the train and zoomed out. Could he get any help?

Meanwhile, a Shining One woke up on the train...

Author: Raakone

Sam wasn't exactly a certified railroad engineer, but the controls seemed easy enough, as he sat in the forward cab of the train made up of Rail Diesel Cars. It entered a tunnel that was slowly going upwards. Blue spotlights filled the tunnel. This four-car train handled quite well. He thought of it like a sportscar on rails...sure, sportscars aren't that long and don't have funny bumps on them, but that was besides the point. He noticed a few rocks in the walls....those blue stones. He swore he heard a voice in his head saying "stop the train now!" He decided not to. Soon it exited a tunnel and then crashed through a chainlink gate and several plainclothes guards who were on duty when there was no train using that part of track. He had no idea of the passenger in the back. The said passenger in question, a Shining One, could not believe it. There were normally a few guards and the recruiter or two on these outbound train rides, sometimes more staff and a few Initiates. Empty rides were unheard of. Also, she could sense an unusual entity coming from the cab. She got up and began floating forwards. Like most of them, she was attired in a blue nightgown, and her long hair was black. This particular one had almond colored skin. She decided to investigate.
Sam was playing with the radio, trying to put out a distress call for anyone, ANYONE! He quickly talked to a trucker named Bubba and then some railroad dispatcher...but he didn't know the name of the piece of train-track he was on. He found out he was going over the speed limit when he passed a sign so he slammed on the brakes, then he sped up to normal speed.
The Shining One got to the second car, and decided the best thing would be to stop the train. A blue sticker, placed over a red one, read "emergency brakes", above that was a handle painted very light blue, the equivalent of bright red used by the cult to indicate emergency. She pulled on the cord and all the brakes slammed. As she was floating her balance wasn't upset, save she had to stop herself because of the intertia involved. She made her way to the front of the train.
"Ok, the brakes came to life..." thought Sam...then he sensed he was no alone....."This is just great, Oh..." Before he could put in the word that he thought was appropriate for the situation, the door to the driver's compartment was forced open, and the Shining One came through.
"End of the line, Subversive!" yelled the woman, "You hurt Blue, now you will help it!"
"Guess again!" yelled Sam, as he reached under the seat and noticed a hidden cattle-prod. He tried using it, but she was able to block the blows by creating a blue ice shield. When he paused for a second, he regreted it. She focused her psychic powers to make the air freeze into a heavy blue ball, that she launched at Sammy in the head. Sammy was dazed but still fighting. He used the scarf around the sack of doorknobs, hoping it would work, but then she held up her right hand, and Sammy felt a shock race through his body. He then saw everything go blurry as he slumped down....and then blacked out. The Shining One dragged his body to the other end of the train, where she picked up the radio.
"Is this a Messenger? Good....Subversive Attempted Bull-liner Heist, Red jacketed one has been roped!" She then used a key she had to open a compartment with a crystal ball. She focused her powers at the ball to start the train, hoping to take it, and Sam, back to the Sky Bridge, which isn't really a bridge at all, but how many cults are 100% honest in what they name things?

Author: Golem

Just then, the others were lead into a room to be interrogated to ensure that they were the people they were hoping to meet. While waiting in a lobby, Pierru "broadcasted" that just to be safe that they should hide their identities. They all decided upon pseudonyms. Cat was now to be "Chuck Harding," Al "Mike Angelu," Pierru "George Sykle," and Schala "Susan Mortar." (OoC: in case y'all might want to use them some time.) After each one was taken into another room alone for a half-hour apiece, the interrogators, some Shining Ones, determined that these were in fact the people they had been looking for... "Cat," Al, Pierru, and Schala. Each one resisted the mind-control attempt put on them secretly during each session, and other factors were known against which one could compare and determine such.

"True Blue," as the Shining Ones had come to know the booming voice that was their leader, said that they needed to construct some sort of device to "harvest their soul and body."

Meanwhile, Sam was newly turned into a zombie...

Author: Raakone

Sam was ordered to go to the Saphire Pyramid, because it was suspected that the most important "volunteers" may somehow be trying to infiltrate. So he'd be plan B. He was driven in a "Blue Streak" sportscar by one of the Shining Ones. They were stopped at a roadblock by numerous police.
"Out of the car, you maniacs!" yelled one of the officers, "We've had enough of you, you're going down!"
The Shining One didn't flinch, she just activated the external loudspeakers. "You must remove the roadblock and let us through, to not do so will give you intense pain!" The police officers all complied and let the car through. It sped to a chainlink fence topped with barbed wire in the middle of nowhere, there was only a hole in it for the train tracks, and an electronic gate for road traffic. Next to the gate was one of the odd saphire crystals. The Shining One just "focused" at it and it glowed, and the gate opened. They drove through. There was the pyramid, that was shining blue in the setting sun. Sam was escorted into the pyramid, and told to be "on standby" in case anything errupted.

Meanwhile, inside the pyramid, "Chuck", "Mike", "George", and "Susan" were directed to a "special holding area", while it was spacious, there were no windows, and the doors were electronically locked. "We have to make sure you remain here until a Higher One can take a look at you!" ordered one of the shining ones. There was a small window in the door, and Schala looked outside and was able to both see and "sense" as the Shining One used her powers to activate one of the crystal balls. It activated extra locks on the door. Now they were trapped. It was a four-room suite and a small bathroom. BAsically it was a luxury prison.
"Just great!" thought Pieruru, "Now what do we do?"
"There's a trap door here!" thought Al. Indeed there was. But Cat noticed things were worse.
"It's nailed, screwed, glued, bolted, and even welded shut!" warned Cat.
"And I sense weird electrical signals beneath it!" thought Pieruru. Despite there being nobody present, they decided to stick to communicated psychicly, in case there were any recording devices on hand. They had to do something, because they were sure they'd probably be "processed" somehow, in a painful manner.

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