The Ambush

[Coriolis]

*Coriolis is yet again stuck between deciding to tell someone his name or his graduation name. Deciding to go with what he has told RMR and Midnight nad Mog. He shakes Zephs hand.*

My name is Janis, Keeper of the Night and Watcher of the endless realms. I found your calling stone and am indeed in need of your help.

Firstly a man has poisoned me. I no longer have the abilities this necklace gives me and secondly and most importantly he did it to kidnap my travelling companion. A girl called Rhi- Midnight. Can you help me at all?

[Zeriphel]

*At first, after only hearing the first sentence*

How spiffin! Janis, fine name that...

*On hearing the rest he frowns, he isn't fond of serious situations. However, he is far from useless*

I'll do what I can old boy.... first things first, lets have a look at the ol' necklace...

*Zeph peers intensely at the necklace. Despite its apparent lack of energy it glitters with a faint rainbow glow in Zeph's hands.*

Di! Come and look at this!

*A large iridescent moth about the size of a man's hand flutters onto Zeph's shoulder*

Isomorphic, y'reckon?

Diana: Probably, look at the chaos effect when you touch it.

Zeph: Absolutely, there ain't nothin' wrong with this I don't think... must have something to do with that poison...

Oh, dear me, my manners! Janis, this is Diana, the ol' familiar and sensible one in the pair wot!

Diana: Greetings Janis. Tell us, what was the original purpose of this necklace, if we know what the poison is preventing perhaps we can reverse some of the effects.

Zeph: Dashed if I didn't think of that! Tell y'what, you tell Diana and I'll see if I can find a way to point out your friend.

*Zeph wanders to one side and waves his hands, spikes of energy wandering between his hands and the golden circlet on his head. Suddenly there is a small pop, and a ball of light shoots from his fingers and hits a bush. When the smoke clears the bush has become a two-foot tall neon sign. It flashes 'Midnight this way' and points in the direction of the village*

Zeriphel: Oh well, it's a start!

[Coriolis]

*Somewhat taken aback by the randomness of his situation, it takes the Watcher a moment or two to realise what he's actually looking at. A Las Vegas signboard plonked in the middle of a seemingly Meadievil village appears just a little out of place!*

*"Janis" [OOC:- Pron 'Yah-Nees] has little choice but to make use of his new found travelling companion despite his worries that the apparent Mage is slightly unhinged...*

*Sigh* A start it is... A journey of 1000 miles must begin with a single step...

*Beckoning Zeriphel to follow, he makes that first step...*

[Zeriphel]

I say, I say Janis, wait for me.

*Zeph pulls the sign from the ground and attempts to turn it, as he expected it will not budge from pointing in Midnight's direction*

Don't y'think we ought t'see to that poison...

I say! I've just had an idea. I can get us to your friend in double quick time, just hold on to this string.

*He produces a piece of black cord, streching upwards, apparently out of the air*

[Coriolis]

*The rope is given a suspicious looking over and then reluctantly taken...
What happens next won't help the Watchers first impression of the mage...*

[Zeriphel]

*Grinning, Zeph produces another black cord out of thin air and holds it himself*

Wrap it tightly around y' hand Janis. Hold on Di!

Di: Just a moment, Zeph, you're not going to...

Zeph: (Starts to sing) When you see it flying up there, all at once you're lighter than air....

Di: Uh-oh, you are!

*Hurriedly she clings tightly onto his back

Zeph: With your hair in the breeze you're a bird in flight..... with your fist holding tight.... to the string of your KITE!

*A Bolt of energy shoots up both strings and two huge, rainbow coloured kites appear in the sky at the end of their strings... and before Janis has time to react they tug on a sudden breeze and the pair are swept into the sky... whilst all around them a vast, invisible choir begins to sing....*

Let's go fly a kite! Up to the highest hight!....

[OOC: Continued in Dunnfalls - Quite a thrill, wot!]