The Other Inn of the Tunnel

Date: 6/29/2000
From: Tigs

The Russian smiled in a rather frightening fashion and made an offer, "I'll help you if one of you can outdrink me."

"I'll do it," the big Norse Warrior exclaimed as the Valkeryie snorted. "You can't even spell yourself right so shut up!" He bellowed, much to her amusement.

"Oh. Ok." The Valkeryie walked to the Inn Keeper and arranged for rooms. The Magician and Silence settled in to watch the NorseMan try to outdrink the Russian. They quietly bet on the outcome.

The Dark Shifting warrior slipped silently out of the Tunnel's Inn. He ignored the swirling colors in the sky. All of his attention was focused on moving unnoticed to the Other Inn of the Tunnel. It was a far different environment from the one he just left. A few of the faces seemed to be the same and he was instantly recognized.

A man with a monkey backed himself into a corner. A small mouse sat on his shoulder. He looked like someone's forgotten court jester. The Dark Shifting warrior pinned him to the wall rather effectively with one hand to his throat. "Where is she?"

The Monkey Man whimpered, "you weren't supposed to see it SpyMaster." He said it like the title it was.
The SpyMaster dropped him like wet firewood. His eyes raked the room stopping every so often to notice the quiet clients sinking into the scenery. A woman who looked like the Mercanary Leader toyed with a dragon's head katana. He hadn't expected to see her the first time. Moving on he dismissed her as a non threat. Another southern belle graced this Inn. She couldn't have been much different from the fan waving companion of the Noble Woman. Her waist lenght brown hair was confined only by a ribbon. The SpyMaster sat next to her.

"What do you know?" He asked.

"You saw the Graces in there homeland."

"Damn," he muttered.

"Watch your tongue," she smiled at him gently, but his eyes were already looking for another source of information.

This time he spotted a stable boy. Something sparked in the SpyMaster's mind. All too often children were ignored and he knew from past experience that this one had many faces. Quietly he stalked the boy back to the stables. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the tiger again and cringed. "What do you know?" He asked the boy while handing him a small purse full of coins.

"I know you saw her secret. You didn't give her what she asked."

"How do I find Tam Lin?" The boy knew the SpyMaster wasn't being literal; the boy knew Tam Lin's escape represented the escape the SpyMaster eagerly sought. The boy knew the answer but he shrugged with the innoncence only a child can contrive to use as the truth.

Back at the Tunnel's Inn the NorseMan was three sheets to the wind, singing Viking songs of plunder and waxing almost poetic about every female within his line of sight. The Russian stoically downed her vodka. She saluted work, friends, crappy coworkers, whytok (no one quite understood it, perhaps it was a russian word), and family. Four bottles had already lined the space in front of her when the NorseMan sat. At the same moment they slammed their last shot and passed out. "Do we win?" the Magician wondered aloud.

Silence nodded.

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[The author thanks Sabre Edge, Yeontoo and all of the others who guessed as to the identity of the characters. The author duly notes her mispelling as pointed out by SpaycThyme and thanks him for his ever vigilant efforts to keep the board literate. The author thanks SL4ever for his "sex" post because it was funny and put her in the right mood for writing this. And finally the author is curious what everyone thinks the Dark Shifting Warrior/SpyMaster's sin is.]

ktf
Tigs

ps. This is shorter because one of my editors/idea people is missing in action tonight. Sigh.

©Tigs 2000

Very nice Tigs

Date: 6/29/2000
From: Sabre_Edge

Keep 'em coming. I want to see more of that Bard guy ;)

SE

WoooHoooo!!!!

Date: 6/29/2000
From: JessieMallory

Wonderful, I love it. Thank you for writing more. Now, more please, more, keep it coming.

Jess
jessiemallory@yahoo.com

A lovely installment

Date: 6/29/2000
From: dellyone

Tigs,

Once again nice writing. Hope to see more of it soon. Now if I can figure out the rest of the characters.

dellyone

HHmm....

Date: 6/29/2000
From: darkslider

I am curious as to The Dark One's "sin" as well! I will leave thoughts to myself for now though.....

Superb work, once again! Please continue!

-darkslider

Argh! You made me into a whimp?

Date: 6/29/2000
From: DieselMickeyDolenz

Now I *really* feel flamed. j/k. I shudder to think what you would have made of my alter ego. Write on, oh weaver of tales.

Diesel
 Mickey
  Dolenz

RIP, darkslider

Date: 6/29/2000
From: SpaceTime

I think it's apparent that darkslider has now officially become a kiss-ass to the entire board. His spine and menace have been ripped from his back like an open sore from Exec's face. It's painful, but I have a feeling both people are better off this way.

Go play with your bunny rabbit, dark.

- ST

Both were great!

Date: 6/29/2000
From: DoctorQuinn

Forgive me, I was having a fit over my handle at the time and couldn't post in anything other than my Sassy name.

The good doctor

I know who everyone is!

Date: 6/29/2000
From: Robin14334

Well, almost.... You want me to name all of them? <giggles nervously> Well, uh... hmm... I, um, oh my, look at the time - gotta fly!
Great job Tigs! You'll tell us who everyone was at the end, right? Please? Pretty please? :-)

~Robin

Wow!

Date: 6/29/2000
From: KittenBrat

You rock Tigs!

KB

Tigs!

Date: 6/29/2000
From: Stoker_chick

I'm so sorry, I never replied to the previous one, I've only had about a sum total of an hour on any computer in the last couple of days, and I concentrated a good part of that on reading posts and the flamewar. But I really would like to say, these kick some serious @$$.

Peace out.

Stochi.

"dropped him like wet firewood"

Date: 6/29/2000
From: SL4ever

Not something you see in every fan ficcie. :-P~~~~

Just another sign you're a cut above the field.

Question: Did you get "the monkey man" from the Traveling Wilburys song???? I love that song! (though you'd have to be Stephen Hawking to make any sense of it)

DSW/SM sin prediction----> He stirred the martini instead of shook it. He outta be flayed alive!!!!

Just another....

Date: 6/29/2000
From: SouthernSlider

fine installment. I'm catching on to a few more as I read. But some are so hard. Or is it just me?

SS

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