Last Week On The Xena Scrolls...
Janice looks in a deep, yet troubled sleep.  She is still in the grass flat on her back, her right leg out straight.
Melinda gets up and starts to look for her pants "Now where in samhill did they go?"
Helena waits for the narrator
[Narrator]: As our brave troop lays on the beach the moon casts shadows upon them resting
Janice mumbles "Maxim picture five." in her sleep.
Melinda walks over to a bush "What are they doin there?" and grabs them.  Melinda put them on and spots her dry shirt too. She looks around.
Trent rolls over and grumbles.
Melinda takes off the shirt she has on, and glances at Trent.  She smiles and puts on her shirt "Much better."
Janice twitches, her face expressing a pained look on it.
Melinda turns around and walks over to Janice and sits down besides her.
Janice doesn't look so good.
Melinda stares at the edge of the woods
Janice stirs but is still asleep, her fingers are twitching
[Melinda]: "Who is it?" and squints.  She looks around for Janice's gun
Trent stirs and looks around...
[Melinda]: "Trent." and spots Janice's gun still on Janice's waist belt. "Do you know how to use this?" and holds up the gun
The bushes rustle
Trent glances over at Mel, "Not very well..."
Helena slowly stands up
Melinda hands the gun to Trent "Well I'm not going to shoot it."
Trent blinks at Mel before taking it...
Janice is remarkably not even flinching at all the whispering around her
[Melinda]: "My heavens Helena. Where have ya'll been?" and looks at her
[Helena]: "Umm, I'm not sure.."
[Melinda]: "Are ya ok?"
[Helena]: "I think so.." She comes out of the bushes
[Trent]: "Oh, it's you Helena, thank goodness..."
[Melinda]: "Well, that happened to ya?"
[Helena]: "What happened to you guys?"
Melinda glances down to Janice
[Trent]: "Yeah, I thought you ran off screaming into the darkness..."
[Helena]: "NO... I think I triggered some kind of secret passage way..."
[Trent]: "Ah, well, my dad always said, I'd rather be lucky than skillful..."
Janice starts to mumble something incoherent.
[Helena]: "What happened to you guys?" looks around "What happened to that Greek?" She looks at the prone Janice, "Whoa, what happened to her??"
Trent glances over at Janice, "Except that she dislocated something, I think we're all in good shape here..."
Melinda looks down at her then up at everyone else "What are we gonna do about Janice's knee?  She can't go on with it like that."
[Trent]: "Oh, uh, Antos... Well, we'll have to see about that when she wakes up..."
Melinda to Helena "Would ya believe a nitro bomb?"
Melinda nods to Trent
Helena blinks "A what?"
Janice mumbles something again and turns her head away from the outside noises.
[Melinda]: "I'm not sure myself where Janice found it.  But she did."
Helena shrugs
[Narrator]: The days events are telling on you all...seems Janice has the right idea of sleep.
Janice looks to be resting comfortably again.
[Helena]: "So, I take it Antos didn't make it? What did you find in there?"
Melinda shakes her head "Not sure."  She looks over at Trent "You still have the box, right?" she asks, laying back to get comfortable.
[Helena]: "Box?"
Trent yawns, "Yeah, it's in my pack..."
Melinda feels sleep start to take over her
Helena yawns
Janice twitches
Helena sits down
Melinda passes out like a light
[Helena]: "What's in it?"
Janice mumbles something
Helena lays back and gets comfortable
Trent just can't stop yawning, "I dunno, I haven't looked yet. Let's talk about this in the morning, it's getting late."
Janice turns her head quickly in her sleep she mumbles something else
Melinda is sleeping peacefully
[Helena]: "zzzzzzzzz"
Janice brows knit together and she quietly says the word "No." repeatedly.  She turns her head again, loudly exclaiming, "NO!"
[Helena]: "Be quiet.." she mumbles
Janice twitches, "Stop, please don't!"  She starts to cry in her sleep.
[Melinda]: "Zzz....Zzz"
[Janice]: "No! You bastard!"
Helena scowls in her sleep from the noise
Melinda is breathing heavily and isn't going to wake up anytime soon
Janice struggles with her sleep and sits upright, breathing heavily.
Trent snorts a bit and rolls over, his sleep disturbed.
Helena mumbles something at Janice
Janice is disorientated then she feels the pain in her knee, she wipes her brow from the sweat and curses. Janice looks around at all the sleeping bodies and attempts to put weight on her leg, she winces in pain, but moves the stiff joint
Trent stirs slightly and tries to drift back to sleep...
Janice hobbles over to the scrolls and her pack and rummages through it getting out her whiskey and takes a swig before setting against the tree and manages to keep herself up on watch
[Helena]: "Zzzzzzz...."
Melinda rolls over again
Trent looks up at the sound of someone rummaging through packs...
Janice takes a swig of whiskey - finally her pain is dulling, but then so is her senses.
Trent looks around and sees that Janice's awake, "How's your leg doing," he asks sleepily.
[Janice]: "Feels like shit, how bout you?" she yawns.
[Narrator]: As Janice leans against the tree, bottle in hand she slowly dozes off into a restless sleep only hours before first light
Janice sleeps soundly for once in a month until first light
[Narrator]: Janice the bright rays awaken her, she takes another swig of whiskey before the pain can register and hobbles back to the group's camp
Trent is sleeping reasonably soundly...
Janice looks about for a BIG walking stick.  The size of a good amazon staff will do
Melinda is in a tight ball with a peaceful look on her face still fast asleep
Janice notices her gun is missing from her hip, "Where did I put that thing"
Helena turns on her side
Janice hobbles around the camp and spots her gun over by Trent, she sighs and limps up to him and her revolver.  She slowly and painfully bends down to grab it
Melinda wiggles her toes
Trent stirs, hearing someone behind him, he spins and backs up a little..."Oh, Janice, it's you..."
Helena yawns and opens her eyes...
[Janice]: "Borrowed this I gather?"
[Trent]: "Uh, yeah, we thought Helena was a robber or something..." Trent lets his eyes adjust to the light as he scratches the back of his head.
Janice chuckles at the sight of Helena yawning, "Oh Yeah I would think she's the thief here."
Trent smirks slightly, and pointedly doesn't answer...
[Helena]: "Ohhh?"
Janice hobbles back to her stuff and sits down packing it all up.
Helena sits up
[Melinda]: "Zzz...Zzz"
Janice hobbles back to Mel after grabbing up everything and putting her hair up and her hat on. "Melinda, come on we gotta get moving."
Trent sits up and yawns, looking around for his pack.
Melinda mutters "But mommy…Can't Betsy do it instead? I'm still sleepy." and seems to have fallen back asleep.
Janice takes a swig of the whiskey, dulling more of the pain
Helena stands up
[Trent]: Whoa, hey now...
Melinda turns over and smiles
Janice attempts to sit down next to her without doing more damage to the cap, she nudges her "Mel, come on we have to get moving."
Helena walks over to Trent "Alright, now, what's in that box? What did you guys find past the hallway?"
[Melinda]: "Mmm?" and opens one sleepy eye to Janice
Trent checks his pack to make sure that the box is still there, then packs the rest of his belongings. Trent blinks, "Oh..."
Melinda opens the other one and rubs her eyes "What is it?"
Trent pulls out the box..."What is this thing supposed to be anyway?"
Janice regards Helena, "We found Giles, and I shot him for trying to double cross and then kill us."
Helena blinks in surprise
Janice looks down at Mel, "We have to get moving, I'm not gonna make it without resting allot on the way, so we have to leave right now."
Melinda sits up still half asleep
Janice cocks her head up
Melinda feels the ground with her hands, looking for her glasses and finds them
Janice stands on her one good leg and bounces on it to the other side of the camp, she looks down at something turns back around, "Well I guess that saved me some money."
[Helena]: "Oh my god!!!!"
Melinda watches Janice "What is it?"
Helena points to the crates
[Janice]: "Mel stay there!"
Trent looks over at the crates. His eyes widen, then he looks around the forest...
Helena sneaks over to the crates
[Janice]: "Giles got to them I think."
[Melinda]: "Umm, ok. What is it?" and looks at Janice. Melinda thinks to herself "Now where are those boots?"
[Janice]: "Giles killed the rest of the Greek's Rod hired."
Helena checks to make sure they are all dead
Janice leans on a crate and watches Helena
[Trent]: "You sure it was Giles?"
[Narrator]: As Helena and Janice approach they see the other five Greeks sprawled in odd angles, their bodies riddled with bullet holes
Helena shakes her head
Janice looks at the bullet holes "Looks like a Tommy gun to me Trent."  She suddenly gets an idea, and starts to look through the crates
[Helena]: "Don't think I want any breakfast now.." frowns.  "Damn it.."
Trent nods, and puts the box back in his sack for safekeeping, "We should probably get moving..."
[Helena]: "What about them?" nods to the bodies
Trent looks around, "Well, we could build them a cairn, or something, but that'd take too long..."
[Narrator]: Janice searches amongst the crates looking for something... Then smiles as she finds her prize... a 6 foot tent pole!
Helena frowns and nods
[Janice]: "AH HA!!!!!" Hold up the pole and tests it out, "No Trent I will notify the authorities... anonymously of course."
Melinda stands up and stretches  "What are ya'll lookin at?"
[Trent]: "Yeah, well, I don't envy the smell they'll have to deal with when they get here..."
Melinda is listens to everyone talking
Helena looks in the crates for some blankets or sheets or something.  She pulls out some blankets and covers the bodies one by one
Janice twirls the pole, "Hey this would make a great weapon." looks at Mel, "Ya think?"
[Helena]: "Against a gun?"
Melinda has a crooked smile on her face from Janice's comment
Janice raises a brow, "You have no spirit of adventure do you Helena?"
[Trent]: "Guns are noisy," he says as he packs his stuff...
[Helena]: "Yea, but they work."
Melinda rubs her neck "I must have slept on a rock."
Helena get some provisions from the crate
[Trent]: "Not when you're trying not to make noise..."
Janice smiles a toothy grin, "Oh thanks for reminding me," she draws her gun and moves it around to...
[Melinda]: "Janice Covington, everyday is an adventure with you."
[Helena]: "Hmm, true.. Couldn't hide a pole on you though.."
Trent finishes backing and lifts his backpack, now about twice as heavy since he has the box.
Janice opens up the barrel and unloads the spend shells and replenishes it before cocking it back again.
[Trent]: "Not well, I'd agree with that..."
Janice wiggles her brow at Helena and twirls the gun back in her holster and limps to Mel with the aid of her pole.
Melinda walks over the where everyone is standing and spots the bodies "Oh my!" and starts to fan herself.  She turns away from the bodies
[Helena]: "What a waste of good men.." she scowls
[Janice]: "I told you to stay there, Mel"
[Narrator]: Flies are starting to swarm the bodies now.
Trent raises an eyebrow, but says nothing...
Melinda has a shocked look on her face
Helena walks away from the bodies
Janice looks around at everyone and hands Mel her pack with the scrolls in them, "Snap out of it Mel, we have to get moving."
Melinda looks down at Janice and takes the pack, she shakes her head to snap outta it
Trent waits at the edge of the clearing, leaning on a tree.
Janice starts to move down the path, "Sorry folks I am as gimpy as Big Rod now.  Helena wanna take the lead?"
[Helena]: "Speaking of him.... I wonder if Giles got to him too.." Helena nods
Trent mumbles something and stands, shifting his pack.
[Helena]: "Are we going back to wait for Steel?"
Melinda turns to follow the group
Helena grins at that
[Janice]: "Yes I was hoping to catch a ride back, I can't make it down the back like this."
Melinda starts down the path, trying not to look in the direction of the bodies
Helena nods, and starts down to the beach
Melinda seems to be thinking to herself
Janice looks at Mel, "So Mel," trying to get her mind off of the carnage of the last few days. "What DID you want to talk about with me and that scroll?"
[Narrator]: Helena takes the point as Mel Janice and Trent follow behind
Trent plods along.
Melinda looks over to Janice "Um, which scroll? The one where Gabrielle becomes queen?"
Helena leads the way
[Janice]: "Yeah you said you wanted to talk to me about it
[Melinda]: "Was it after that scroll that I said that?  Sorry Janice.  With all that's happened so far, I can't remember which scroll you are talkin bout."
[Janice]: "You said you wanted to look at it again, then you started giggling and that you would tell me later abut it."
[Melinda]: "Then it was that scroll." ands seems to be thinking.  Melinda smiles "Well I just wanted to double check to make sure I translated it right. And sure enough I did."
[Janice]: "So what was it about?"
Helena yells back at Trent "Are you going to tell me what you found past the hallway already?"
[Melinda]: "I just can't believe that Xena kissed Gabrielle.  I mean even if it was in Autolycus' body."
Trent walks faster, "Oh, uh, we found another room with a big statue, and this odd-shaped room that had the box."
[Janice]: "Maybe she had her reasons, what did the beginning of the scroll say?"
[Melinda]: "I mean really.  Two women kissing.  My heavens." and hold her hand to her bosoms.
[Helena]: "And you haven't opened it yet?"
[Trent]: "Nope, haven't really had the time..."
[Helena]: "What was the statue? And did you ever find Antos?"
Melinda thinks about what the scroll said. "Well now, just that Xena was dead.  Nothing really special." and looks ahead of her.
[Janice]: "Oh I don't know Mel, in this part of the country it isn't all that far fetched, after all the Greeks started it and all."
[Trent]: "Umm, well, we did find Antos. His fate was less appealing than the rest of the Greeks."
[Helena]: "Ow..."
[Trent]: "Yeah, as for the statue, it was a giant bronze guy with his hand out. Janice put a coin in his hand, and he let us continue..."
Janice hobbles on
[Melinda]: "In South Carolina we don't have anything like that. " and shakes her head
[Helena]: "And you found Giles?"
Janice Smiles, "You'd be surprised what's in South Carolina Mel." she takes a swig of whiskey feeling the ache again.
[Trent]: "Yeah, who wanted the box. Janice chased him down, he dropped a bomb, we ran, I picked up the box..."
[Melinda]: "Well I guess so Janice.  But I've never seen it."
[Janice]: "You've never looked for it before Mel."
[Helena]: "And you're sure he's dead?"
[Melinda]: "You could be right." and looks down at the ground in front of her
[Trent]: "Well, the holes Janice put in him were a good indicator..."
Melinda looks back up after hearing Helena question.
[Helena]: "Good.. "
[Janice]: "I've been all over this crazy world Mel, you should have seen some of the things I have. India alone would be enough to turn your head."
Melinda giggles "I'm sure it would have.  Why Janice, until I met you I've never done so many things in my life." and smiles
[Janice]: "Yeah and it's only been three days Mel."
[Melinda]: "I have to say that some of it is a little to much for me, but..."
Janice grins
[Melinda]: "I guess I have to get use to it."
Janice smiles, "So you are gonna stick around then?"
[Trent]: "Well, whenever we get to a stopping point, I'll find out what it is..."
[Melinda]: "Um, I guess so.  But I'm gonna have to get use to your temper."  Melinda looks over at Janice "Ya'll really didn't have to yell at me like that back there before you passed out."
Janice smirks a bit, "Oh Mel, a little ole redhead like me?" - fake southern accent
Helena rolls her eyes
Janice stops and looks confused, "I yelled at you?
Melinda raises a eyebrow to her "Why yes you did Janice Covington."
[Janice]: "What did I say?"
[Melinda]: "Well now, I can't repeat such things."
[Trent]: "Well, Janice, let's just say you have the mouth of a sailor..."
Janice smiles suggestively, "Yeah I knew a few of them."
Helena laughs at that
Melinda nods at Trent "Yes, yes she does."
Janice looks at Mel, holding in a grin, "I'm sorry darlin, when I am in pain I don't think."
[Melinda]: "Well now ya'll just gonna have ta try and control that around me, ya'll hear me?"
Janice smirks, "I will do my best not to offend you my lady."
Melinda rubs her neck again and thinks "Need a back rub or something."
Janice hobbles along
Melinda smiles at Janice "Thank you Janice. Where are we headin anyway?"
Janice takes another swig of whiskey, she is becoming worried, so much she has drank and it still hurts like hell.  She winces with every step now.
[Trent]: "You okay Janice?"
Melinda looks over "Um, I think we should stop."
Janice grunts, "Yeah stopping right now would be good."
Helena looks back,  "We stopping?"
Melinda looks for a place for Janice to sit down
Trent nods at Helena.
Janice hops on her good foot over to Mel
Melinda finds a log "Janice come over here and sit down." Melinda sits down herself, she's still tired.
Helena stops and pulls out a canteen of water
Janice bounces over and sits down hard, keeping her leg straight, "To think I go and do something stupid."
Melinda thinks to herself "She never listens."
Trent drinks from his own canteen and sits.
Helena walks back to the others
Janice pulls out some food from a pack and slumps a bit forward trying to control the pain.
[Melinda]: "Helena, can I have some of that?" and points to the water "I wouldn't want to faint again.
[Helena]: "Now, that box?"
Janice chuckles, "Can't have that Mel, who'd carry you.' she thinks
Helena she hands her the canteen without looking over
[Trent]: "Oh, yeah," he pulls the box out.
Melinda takes the canteen "Thank ya Helena."
[Trent]: "So, anyone care to take a guess before I open this?"
[Janice]: "Well no track running for me today."
Helena nods
Janice looks up
Helena shakes her head
[Narrator]: You all here the movement in the bushes surrounding you.
Trent looks up quickly.
Helena turns around quickly
Janice curses under her breath and looks about pulling out her revolver
Melinda swings around
[Narrator]: You scramble under your breath...as a dozen men step out from the bushes...Men in gray uniforms, holding rifles at you
Melinda  squirms a little as some water accidentally goes down the front of her shirt
[Helena]: "Oh... damn.."
Helena puts up her hands
Janice curses "German."
Trent sighs softly, and sets the box on his lap, holding up his hands.
[Narrator]: Yes...a dozen nazi soldiers surround you
[Melinda]: "My goodness" and puts up her hands.
Janice puts her gun in her holster and holds up her hands, "Let me do the talking." she whispers.
Helena doesn't look very happy
Melinda nods to Janice
[Narrator]: What looks to be an officer steps forward. Holding a luger in his hand
Janice looks up at them and hobbles to her feet <"What can we do for you"> in perfect German
Helena gulps
[Narrator]: The officer looks surprised at Janice's German.
Janice takes off her hat and fans her Aryan hair with it
[German Officer]: <"The question is...what should I do with you?">
Janice hobbles over to him. <"Nothing I would think, unless you want to get me a stretcher">
[German Officer]: <"I would not step much closer...frauline.">
[Janice]: <"Had a run in with some damn Greeks back there.">
Helena shoots a worried look at the others
[Narrator]: Several of the other soldiers move to cover the rest of you
Trent shrugs slightly, not understanding a word.
 [Janice]: <"Nearly jeopardized our mission too.">
German Officer motions to his men, they walk up and take your packs
Helena squirms a bit. "Err, hello.." to the one who takes her pack
[Janice]: <"Thanks that was getting heavy">
 [German Officer]: <"Mission? What nonsense do you speak?">
Janice shoots a look at Helena
Helena bites her lip and looks down
Melinda is not moving a muscle
[Janice]: <"You aren't our contact?" We were told to deliver the Stone to the fifth command near the banks.">
German Officer looks at Janice with contempt <"Do you take me for a fool American dog?">
Janice looks around <"America where?">
Melinda swallows hard
Trent eyes the officers, seeing where they are looking.
[German Officer]: <"WELL...if you speak the truth...we shall clear this at camp.">
Helena turns white
Janice shrugs, and nods her head. <"You have to see this thing first.">
German Officer shouts to his men and they move in around you, rifles pointed at your chests
[German Officer]: <"Yes? Do I?"> and laughs
[Trent]: "Hey now, I wasn't moving before..."
Melinda watches as the men surround them
Janice motions for Trent to give him the box with the stone in it, <"It's a real gem.">
Helena s arms are getting tired
German Officer looks to Janice curiously
Trent scowls at Janice for a moment, and doesn't move, considering he has a gun pointed at him.
Janice glances at Mel and motioned for her to close her eyes
[German Officer]: <"What gem?">
Janice does the same with Helena and shoots Trent a look, "Just do it." she mouths quickly.
Melinda thinks to herself "Cursed, I tell ya."
Helena looks confused at that
Trent sighs and shakes his head, taking the box and handing it to a German.
Helena shoot a huh? looks at her
Janice smiles <"a real find, go on open it">
German Officer lowers his luger slightly <"What is this? a Bribe?.. or a trick?">
Janice motions for Helena to close her eyes
Helena shrugs and closes her eyes
[Janice]: <"Its what we came here for You will understand when you see it">
German Officer shouts to a trooper to grab the box from Trent.  The soldier obeys and takes the inlaid box from Trent's sack and takes it to the officer
Melinda saw Janice motion to Helena and she turns her head away
Trent watches the troopers for a moment, then sighs, resting his head against a tree and closing his eyes nonchalantly.
Janice waits for it
German Officer stares at the box emotionless...then looks to Janice
[Janice]: <"Nearly lost a leg getting that thing">
German Officer points the Luger at her....<"You open it">
Melinda closes her eyes and prays
[Narrator]: The soldier looks nervous at that.
Janice shrugs, <"Alright">
Melinda eyes pop open at that
Helena opens her eyes for a second then closes them again, seeing the others still closed
Melinda looks over to Janice
German Officer backs away a bit to let Janice pass
Janice clears her throat and glances at Mel to close her eyes
Melinda doesn't want to but does anyway
[German Officer]: <"Open it!">
Janice looks back at the officer, <"You have to excuse me"> she starts to open the box <"I am a bit tired"> and she yawns closing her eyes and opens the box.  Janice is crossing her toes in her boot
[Narrator]: You here the soldier holding the box gasp
Melinda is praying to herself "Oh lordly please..."
Helena lowers her arms slightly, eyes still closed
[Narrator]: Silence....
Janice waits a few minutes
[German Officer]: <"That stone...its Magnificent!!"> You hear the German say
Janice pops an eye open to look at the officer. (sound of Gabrielle's eye opening from Altared States)
Helena itches her leg with her foot
German Officer  steps forward to the box
Melinda is still praying
German Officer is looking at the contents.
Trent sighs and opens his eyes, ready to close them again..
Janice opens the other eye and takes in her surroundings <"Yes yes it is aint it!">
[German Officer]: As the soldier holds the box you see an enormous emerald of the deepest green in it
Janice looks at the other soldiers and what they are doing
Melinda hears Janice's voice and opens both eyes
[German Officer]: They still hold rifles at the rest of the party
Janice nudges her chin to him, tempting him to pick it up. <"It weighs allot too">
Helena opens one eye..
German Officer removes his gloves and holsters his Luger
Helena looks surprised
Melinda turns her head slowly to look at the officer
[Helena]: "Wow.." she murmurs
German Officer looks to Janice...<"Move away">
Janice hobbles backward,  <"Like I said, you are who we are supposed to drop it off with?  Cause we got a boat waiting for us">
German Officer reaches out and takes the stone in his hands... eyes going wide, <This alone could help the war effort!>
Janice turns to Mel and smiles trying to relax her a bit, she mouths "never a dull moment" <"Well that was the plan">
German Officer stares at it in admiration
Helena stares at it in admiration
[Janice]: <"So we will see you at the banquet in Berlin then">
German Officer then a puzzled look comes over his face
Melinda thinks to herself "Ya could say that again."
Janice Backs back to Melinda
Helena looks over to the others, questioningly
[German Officer]: <"What is this!!">
Melinda see the look on the officer's face and turns her head away
[Janice]: <"It's a great gem">
German Officer appears to be shaking slightly
Janice looks back at Mel teetering on her pole
Trent blinks, ready to close his eyes again.
German Officer looks to Janice his hands around the stone  <"I cannot move my hands or arms!!">
Melinda closes her eyes and wonders what he is yelling about.
[Janice]: <"Oh my goodness!">
[Narrator]: Then the most curious sight happens...
Helena looks at the officer
[Narrator]: His hands take on a grey pallor...then seem to change into granite
Janice looks back up at Mel, trying not to look at the officer <"You better help your commander"> she says to the officers
[Narrator]: The process begins shooting up his Arms
Janice crosses her OTHER toes
Helena s eyes go wide
[Narrator]: Two of the soldiers sling their Rifles and run to the commanders aid
Trent flashes a glance at everyone else...
[Narrator]: They reach and try to pry his hands loose
Melinda slowly opens her eyes, she has to see what's going on
[Janice]: <"I saw that once in Africa, nasty work.  Better get him to the river and quickly you need to wash it off">
Janice whispers to Mel, "It ain't over yet"
Melinda turns her head and her jaw jumps open "Oh my."
[Narrator]: However they to stiffen and begin the same transformation
[Janice]: <"I said quickly Men before its permanent"> she barks out in a ordering tone to the others
[Helena]: "Oh..my...god!"
German Officer screams in agony as his body turns to granite ending on his head....his face contorted in pain.. forever in stone
Trent glances quickly at Helena, shushing softly.
Janice holds in a smile
[Narrator]: The other two soldiers complete their transformation...left eternally in a stone struggle to release their leader
[Janice]: <"Quickly! I can't do it I am injured!">
Melinda her hands fall down to her sides and can't believe what she is seeing.
[Narrator]: The rest of the soldiers look on in awe...but 4 of them scream and run into the woods. The 5 remaining stare in disbelief at the sight
[Janice]: <"Hurry go to the river bring back water!">
[Narrator]: 2 look to Janice and nod running to the river
Melinda snaps her mouth shut before a fly flies into it.
Janice hobbles over to the other three
Helena is just staring, and puts her arms down
Janice gets behind them. <"I hope they hurry">
[Narrator]: One turns to Janice <"This...this...">...and points to the three others
[Janice]: <"Its a nasty way to go"> she puts her hand on her gun, <"But then so is this">
Melinda clapped her hand to her mouth
Janice pulls out her revolver and points it to the men
[Narrator]: As Janice says something in German to them...3 shots ring out....as three soldiers breath their last
Trent dives behind the tree he was leaning against.
Helena ducks
Janice doesn't wait for them to fall... "Come one we got to get out of here before the others come back!" she shouts collecting up the rifles.
Melinda looks around her, then back to the men that have been turned to stone.
[Helena]: "WHAT WAS THAT?!"
Janice throws a rifle to Mel "Don't use it just hang on to it for me" she then throws one to Helena, and Trent before grabbing one for herself.  "Come on move move move!"
Melinda catches it and is still in shock.
[Narrator]: Farther up the trail behind you from where you came...you here shouts ...
Helena grabs her pack and runs
Trent grabs his back, catches the rifle, walks over to the box and stone, "Anyway to get this loose without this happening?"
Helena looks back "Whoops.. Are you coming?!"
[Janice]: "Leave it!  Come on!" She takes Mel's hand and drags her into the bushes and makes her own trail to the river
Helena runs back and scoops up a rifle
Trent checks quickly to see if he can get the box, then runs.
[Helena]: "We'd best hurry.. Janice?"
Janice is hobbling along, but the adrenaline is keeping her going
Helena nods and takes off ahead
Melinda trying to keep up with Janice and hold the rifle and pack of scrolls at the same time. "Mmm Janice?  How did ya know that box would do anythin to them?"
Trent dashes through the woods as quickly as possible without dropping anything.
Janice listens for the sounds of other Germans, she smiles at Mel, "I didn't. I just assumed."
[Narrator]: As you run through the woods you still hear shouting from behind you
Helena bites her lip and runs faster
[Janice]: "You all run ahead I will only slow you down."
[Melinda]: "Well thank god it worked."
[Janice]: "Thanks for praying Mel."
Melinda smiles to Janice
[Janice]: "I'll hold them off, go on without me!"
Trent shouts sharply, "There's an engine up ahead!"
Janice curses, "It could be more Germans!"
Trent stops to help Janice, "Or it could be help..."
Helena stops and listens
[Narrator]: Ahead through the trees you can see the river ahead
Janice leans on Trent, "Why don't you all go run up ahead and see."
Helena look behind her to see how Janice and Mel are fairing
Janice shoulders the rifle and looks back on the trail and in the woods
[Melinda]: "They can go, but I'm not gonna leave ya here behind."
[Trent]: "Because we're not leaving you," he braces Janice, and begins moving again.
[Narrator]: There are still shouts From way behind you...and they seem to be getting rapidly closer
Janice grunts, "We don't have time for this, if that IS a German vessel up there it wont matter will it!"
[Helena]: "Hell..." she runs over to them.  "We should hide... and shoot them.."
Janice hobbles with them, making them move. "Helena run up and see what that was."
Helena scowls, but turns and runs ahead
Janice breath a sigh, "At least she's smart enough." she watches Helena run off
Melinda turns around to see if she can see anyone behind them
[Narrator]: Helena bolts off on a quick point mission
Helena sprints along the path
[Narrator]: Helena still hears the engine ahead
Helena forces herself to go faster
[Narrator]: She quickly approaches the end of the path that connects to the beach
Helena skids to a halt and looks
[Narrator]: Pulled up along the beach is the barge..
[Helena]: "Oh please oh pleaseeee..." she murmurs
[Narrator]: And on deck you see Steel pacing with a shotgun in hand
Helena whoops in delight
Steel suddenly turns leveling the shotgun
Helena frantically waves her hands and yells
Steel stares at Helena then shouts "GET DOWN!!"
Helena dives to the ground, eating dirt
Janice wonders if we heard that
Steel pumps off to shots right over where Helena stood only seconds ago...She hears 2 screams as something's hit the ground
Helena looks over
[Narrator]: Two dead German soldiers lay behind her
Helena turns very pale, she scrambles away from them quickly
Steel hops from the barge and rushes to her
[Helena]: "They're right behind us!! Get ready!!"
[Steel]: "I saw them right behind you. What??? More??"
[Helena]: "Yes, Hurry!!" and turns around
Steel nods and rushes back to the barge
[Helena]: "HURRY!!!" she yells at the top of her lungs, hoping they get the message
[Steel]: Back to the others...
Melinda looks at Trent "Trent if ya'll don't pick up Janice and run with her, I'm gonna have to try it."
Janice looks at Mel, "You wouldn't dare!"
Melinda looks down at Janice "Oh I wouldn't?" and raises an eyebrow
[Trent]: "As much as I'd love to laugh at that sight, I might have to disappoint myself..."
[Janice]: "You can't carry me Mel, I'm too heavy for you."
Trent whispers a curse, picks up Janice (probably barely, and runs...)
[Melinda]: "Thank you Trent." and smiles to Janice.
Janice has a pack, a rifle, a full gunbelt, and a pole - good luck!
[Steel]: Trent grunts under the weight and buckles to the ground
Janice Smiles and looks at Mel hobbling to her feet."Now GO!" She cocks the rifle and aims it back from where they came.
[Melinda]: "Drop some of that stuff ya'll are got there Janice."
[Narrator]: There is a slight hum in the air...then you hear trees crashing up the path behind you!
Janice pushes Mel to the ground and starts shooting
[Trent]: "Come on Janice, we have to go!!!"
Janice hobbles back wards
Trent shouts to Mel, "Get her under her arms..."
Melinda stands up and grabs Janice
Janice Feels Melinda grab her, "MEL!"
[Narrator]: Suddenly Mel stands and with what seems like an amazon strength hauls Janice's body over her shoulder and takes off down the path
Trent stands in amazement for a moment, shrugs, and bolts.
Janice jaw hits the ground YET again!
[Melinda]: "Now hold on." and starts running down the path
[Janice]: "Glad you ain't wearing heels now Mel!"
Melinda laughs a little at that and keeps running,  "Come on Trent.  Do I have to pick ya up too?"
[Janice]: "One day Mel Pappas you will tell me how you do all these amazing things, you sure that Xena still ain't lurking about in there anywhere?" she pokes at Mel's backside emphasizing that.
[Steel]: As Helena stands along the path she sees Mel bolt out with Janice on her shoulder and Trent behind them
[Trent]: "Thanks a lot for the credit for trying..."
[Melinda]: "Ya'll stop that Janice Covington.  There is a time and a place for everything.  And this is NOT the time nor the place."
[Helena]: "HURRY UP!!!!" she yells again. She looks amazed at the sight of Mel carrying Janice
[Janice]: "Well I figured since I ain't doing nothing here except being completely humiliated..." she smirks at Mel and sighs.
Melinda tries to runs faster.
[Trent]:  "You're being humiliated?" He runs faster...
Helena jogs towards the barge
Janice waves at Helena with a fake smile on her face, "Melinda's been working out can you tell?"
Melinda smiles and is trying to catch her breathe
Janice gun is digging into her side, its just NOT her year is it.
Steel looks at everyone..."Better get the hell on board...cause what ever you did back there someone's pissed!!"
[Melinda]: "Janice.  I hope you're holdin on to that hat of yours, cause I'm not going back after it."
[Janice]: "Oh Hi Steel, how's it going.  I figured it was you.  You always seem to turn up when I am at my best!"
Melinda puts down Janice
[Narrator]: And with that the sound of crashing trees grows enormously loud
Steel laughs at Janice
Melinda panting hard
Janice slides down Mel still holding her hat. "Thanks for the lift Darlin, want your tip now or later." she winks
Melinda hops on the boat.  "Um... later Janice."
Trent dashes up onto the barge and immediately sheds his sack and a box he managed to find somewhere, and pulls out the rifle.
Helena runs onto the boat
Janice stumbles onto the boat
Helena turns to Steel "Let's go!!"
[Steel]: "Ok we're outta here!" and puts the throttle in reverse
Melinda falls to the floor "Well now...." and is trying to still catch her breathe
Janice crouches behind some metal boxes and trains the rifle on the noise
Helena grabs onto the railing
[Narrator]: As the barge backs out the trees suddenly shake then give way to a gray German Half track!
[Helena]: "Oh.... GOD!!! Go faster Steel!!"
[Narrator]: A dozen German soldiers sit in the rear and quickly disembark
Trent takes a shot at one of the soldiers jumping out.
[Narrator]: A machine gunner cocks his bolt and looks at the barge
Melinda just lays there "No problem with that Janice."
[Narrator]: The Soldier ducks as the shot ricochets off the armored front...and stands up again
Melinda is just laying there being a puss
[Narrator]: Helena's shot goes wide biting into the sand on the beach
Janice cocks the rifle and aims
[Helena]: "Wish I had a shotgun instead.."
Janice closing one eye she aims at the machine gunner
[Narrator]: Janice fires...and she too misses hitting the trees behind the Germans. The rest of the troops disembark from the transport
Melinda sighs and goes back to pussing.
[Narrator]: The machine gunner grins and squeezes the trigger sending a spray of bullets at the deck
Janice hits the deck (always wanted to say that), she flattens herself behind the metal crate
Melinda blows a stray hair outta her face  "How many of them are there, Janice?"
Helena kisses the floor
[Narrator]: Bullets bite into the deck sending splinters everywhere! But thank god no one was hit.  The barge has pulled out and slowly turned down River now
Melinda coughs
Janice gets up and looks at what she has to pick from
Helena takes aim and tries for one more shoot at the gunner... and misses badly again
Melinda shakes her head
Janice aims again for the gunner and pops off a shot.  She throws the gun in the water and takes out her revolver and reloads it
[Narrator]: Janice's shot races after her last one...into a tree!
[Janice]: "God Damn German GUNS!" Janice throws about some more cussing but it sounded Italian.
[Narrator]: Trent's shot hits dirt scattering a few of the soldiers
Melinda peaks over the side of the boat a little then goes back down
Janice thinks back to all those lessons in firearms and all her sharp shooting classes, and sighs... "wait" she thinks, "I have been drinking heavily" she smirks, "yeah that MUST be it." she looks at Melinda, "I wish she would quit doing that"
Steel calls out from the pilot house... "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!?!  TAKE THEIR WEINER SCHNITZEL???"
[Narrator]: The German Machine gunner lets loose another volley
Janice hits the Deck again, poor deck
Melinda looks over at Janice "How's it goin up there?"
[Janice]: "Pretty bad Mel, how you doing?"
[Melinda]: "Um... keeping me busy that's for sure." and winks
[Janice]: "It's distracting the rest of us Mel"
[Melinda]: "Oh my... I'm sorry.  I didn't mean to." and smiles a wicked little smile
[Janice]: "Yes you did Melinda... You're lucky I am busy too!"
[Narrator]: His burst is cut short as the gun jams on him...causing him to scream in German.
Melinda laughs at her statement
Helena looks up.  "Whew."
[Narrator]: However...12 rifles begin barking at you...
Janice listens at all the wonderful cusswords in German and smiles
[Trent]: Damn, good thing they aren't shooting.
Helena ducks again
[Janice]: "Melinda Pappas you are such a tease!" she smiles in the volley of verbal battle with Melinda.
Trent ducks again, and seriously considers staying down this time...
Melinda sticks her tongue out at her
[Narrator]: More bullets zing into wood and the water...then Trent screams out in pain as one tears into his shoulder.
Trent screams in pain as a bullet tears into his shoulder.
Janice head snaps back to Trent, she crawls over to him and gets her whiskey flask out of her hip pocket
[Helena]: "Get DOWN!!"
[Janice]: "You okay?"
[Narator]: The barge still chugs along but manages to get out of the German's range..
Helena stands up hesitantly
Janice looks over Trent's wound
Helena jogs over. "Is it bad?"
[Narrator]: It looks pretty serious
Trent sits frozen against the hull in pain... "Am I okay?"
Helena takes a look at the wound "Don't worry, you'll be ok.."
Trent sits wincing, his hand tight over his wound.
Janice unscrews the whiskey flask with her teeth and pours a bit on the wound "Dull the pain"
Trent howls, "Dull the pain? Dull the pain?!?!?!?!"
 [Janice]: "Yeah when it sinks in it will."
Trent hopes for a second that Mel doesn't hear the string of obscenities shooting from his mouth, but, suddenly, doesn't care...
Helena yells over to Steel "Do you have any medical supply's?"
Steel looks at Janice
[Janice]: "Melinda see if Steel has a first aid kit," she turns to Trent "Gonna have ta take off your shirt again."
[Steel]: "Geez!! I'd rather take my chances with the Germans then your medical skills!"
Janice smiles and carefully helps Trent off with his shirt
Steel leans into his footlocker and grabs a bag
[Steel]: "Here! and tosses it to Helena
Helena catches it. "Ok ok.." rummages though it
Janice eases Trent back and pulls out her thin lighter "Here put this between your teeth."
Trent bites down hard...
Melinda looks over at Trent and smiles "I understand Trent, really.  Go right ahead."
[Janice]: "Mel you wouldn't happen to know any medicine in that pretty little head of yours would you?"
[Melinda]: "Um no Janice sorry.  I hate the site of blood." Melinda shrugs
[Helena]: "Here, let me.."
Janice rolls her eyes, muttering something, she looks at Helena, "You know what to do?"
[Helena]: "Yea, think I can handle it.."
Steel looks at the holes in his boat..."Geez...and I only had 3 more payments..."
Janice tries to remember the last few times she has been shot, but there was always someone there to take care of her.  Janice frowns at that thought and gets quiet.
Helena works on Trent
Trent rocks a little in pain, his head resting against the hull.
Janice stands up and hobbles to the side of the barge and sits down looking at the water.
[Steel]: Helena stops the bleeding and patches up Trent enough till a real doctor can be found
Janice pulls out some lint from her pocket and throws it over the side of the boat.  She rests her head back against the Barge, she notices that this is the same place she was last time.
Trent sits unmoving, panting against the hull.
Janice with that information she feels REALLY sick and throws up over the side
[Janice]: "Damn it! that was damn fine whiskey I just wasted!"
Melinda looks over to Janice "Eww.. Poor girl."
Janice leans back, green to the gills again just as before.
Helena finishes patching up Trent
Trent is slumped against the side, barely moving, wincing every so often.
Melinda crawls over to where Janice is "Ya doin be ok?" Melinda looks over to Trent
Helena slumps down next to Trent
Janice sulks, "Mel I am going to get you killed someday"
[Helena]: "God..."
Melinda laughs a little and shakes her head
[Janice]: "I'm serious Mel, that was just twice today and it isn't even noon yet." looks even greener.
[Helena]: "What.... what was that thing?"
[Steel]: "German halftrack"
Melinda sits down "Well you have a point there." and shrugs
[Steel]: "Armoured troop transport Helena"
[Helena]: "No, not you... And not that..."
[Melinda]: "I'll be ok.  Don't ya worry bout me."
[Janice]: "You deserve a nice office, where you can sit back and translate the scrolls.  Not out here in the field with a fuck up... er, sorry I mean mess up."
[Helena]: "That emerald... what.. I mea.."
Steel looks confused and goes back to the wheel
Helena shakes her head
[Trent]: "Well...ow...at least the box'll fetch a little bit of money..."
Melinda looks at Janice "Now Janice Covington, ya'll stop that right now. That's not true."
Helena looks at Trent
Janice glances back at the sound of money and looks at Mel.  "Sure it is.  Everyone I love dies, just how it is with me." Janice stammers, "I... I... I... mean... averyone I care about."
[Helena]: "Umm, have we met before.. I've been meaning to ask.."
Melinda thinks to herself "Love?  Me?"
[Trent]: "Before the bar? Ummm, I don't think so..."
[Helena]: "There's something familiar about you. I can't place it."
Janice glances at Helena thinking the same thing.
[Trent]: "Yeah, for some reason that's been..." she winces "...happening a lot lately."
Helena shrugs
[Janice]: "Mel maybe you should take the scrolls back to SCU and translate them, get away from me Mel before you get hurt."
Trent rests his head against the hull and stares at the sky for a while...
Melinda sighs "Now not another word from you about goin back to South Carolina."
Helena stands up and paces the deck
[Janice]: "Okay New York then." she smiles then thinks a minute, "You don't like it back there do you?  Did something happen?"
Steel putters under the wheel a second then curses
[Melinda]: "Um... no Janice.  I just really want ta see the world.  South Carolina gets to be boring at times."
Janice giggles, "I bet it is, ever been to New York Mel.  That's a happening place."
[Melinda]: "Um... once.  Too many strange people there."
Janice tries to move her leg and curses loudly something in Spanish.
Melinda shakes her head "Never did like that place."
Janice smiles at Mel rubbing her knee, "Careful... I resemble that remark."
Helena walks over to Steel, "Problem?"
Melinda smiles "Oh.. um.. sorry."
[Steel]: "Yeah...Go look over the side and tell me if you see oil or fuel leaking."
[Janice]: "What where did you want to go Mel, its a big world.  We have the scrolls we can go anywhere."
Melinda yells over to Trent "Ya'll gonna be ok?"
[Trent]: "I'll be...ow...fine..."
Steel taps his gauge again
[Janice]: "Trent pass me my lighter."
Helena looks over
Melinda smiles at Trent "Well if you need anythin, jus tell me."
Helena looks back "Oh.. HELL.."
Melinda looks back to Janice.
Trent blinks at Janice, "Great, so you want me to throw you the lighter...
[Helena]: "It looks pretty bad.."
Janice Pulls the whiskey flask from her pants and hands it to Mel. "Go trade this for my Lighter, will ya?"
Steel looks back
Trent eyes lighten up
Helena frowns
Melinda takes the flask and goes over to Trent
[Janice]: "Thought you'd like that! Man after my own heart."
[Helena]: "Is there anything we can do?"
[Steel]: "Lemme guess.. leaking like a poet after a beer?"
Melinda sits down besides Trent "Here" and hands the flask to him
[Trent]: "This trip's been enough to drive a man to the liquor store for a lifetime..."
Trent takes the flask and drinks, "Thanks," and hands Mel the lighter.
Janice laughs at Trent's jokes.  She has no idea why but she immediately liked this guy.
Melinda takes the lighter
[Steel]: "I wouldn't light that!"
Janice looks back at Steel, "Why?"
Melinda turns to look at Steel
[Steel]: "We're loosing fuel and oil"
[Helena]: "Fuel leak."
[Trent]: "Figures..."
Melinda rubs his shoulder and says "If you need anything, just ask."
Janice takes the cigar out of her mouth. "Great Hera's tits!"
Melinda turns and stares at Janice
Helena gives Janice an askew look
Steel sighs and goes to the side to take a look "God damn Germans! Look! They shot me full of holes!"
Trent manages a weak smile, "Thanks I'm fine..."
Janice leans back and wonders why Mel is staring at her.
[Steel]: "There's to many holes...and we've lost allot of fuel"
Janice contemplates that and sighs, "Okay so there ARE curses!"
Melinda goes back over to Janice "Did ya really have to say that?" and sits down
[Steel]: "We ain't makin it back to port...sorry people"
Janice gets drawn from her thought, "Say what?  Curses, I am curse Mel."
[Trent]: "Don't tell me I have to get out and push..."
Melinda hands her lighter and shakes her head.
Helena paces a bit
Steel looks at Trent and grins "No but less weight onboard might help!"
Janice pockets it and looks at her, "I don't get you sometimes Mel Pappas, just when I think I got you figured out you do something else and fu... mess me all up again."
Helena looks over at the cargo
Trent smirks
Melinda smiles "Well, I have many skills."
Janice raises her hand at Steels comment "I volunteer to jump" she says half jokingly.
[Steel]: "It was a joke Helena...we don't have enough gas to pass wind"
[Helena]: "Ohh.. great."
Janice turns to Mel, "Yeah I think I saw a few of them the last 24 hours.  You definitely are related to Xena."
Steel sighs and looks around his boat..."Well have to land and....I gotta scuttle her"
Melinda smiles to Janice
[Janice]: "Do it on the other side of the river."
[Steel]: "Yeah..." and he goes to the pilot house
Janice smirks, "So what do we do now, anyone play Poker?"
[Trent]: "Great, and two of us can't move worth jack..."
[Melinda]: "I've even surprise myself sometimes."
Janice laughs aloud at the thought of moving jack.  "Mel you up for poker?"
Melinda arches a brow "Poker?"
Trent takes another drink, "What game?"
[Melinda]: "Well I've never tried playing poker before, Janice."
[Trent]: "I'm a little better at Craps, but I can do poker..."
Janice shifts to face the others a bit more. "I could teach you, its fun."
Helena paces the deck
[Melinda]: "Umm, I guess I could try a hand or two."
[Janice]: "Hand me my pack Mel, the ones with the scrolls."
Melinda goes over to get the pack and sits back down besides Janice. "Here ya go." and hands her the pack
Janice tries to stand up and forgets that she is not only intoxicated, she is very seasick and sits back down again, remarkably missing injuring her knee further.  "Oh well it was a nice thought.  We don't have anything to wager except our clothes anyway."
Trent groans loudly as he tries to move a little.
[Steel]: "Where I'll land there's a village not too far away...we can stay there the night then find transport in the morning"
[Helena]: "Clothes?!"
Melinda holds her hand to her bosoms "Um clothes?"
Trent laughs...
Janice nods to Steel
Steel pulls the wheel hard to port, the barge pulls up hard onto the bank
[Melinda]: "That sounds fine with me Steel."
Janice doesn't feel so well again
Trent gasps as he hits the hull...
Helena grabs hold of the railing and rams into it
Melinda looks over at Janice
[Helena]: "Gah.."
Janice turns to the side and looses what was left in her stomach.
[Steel]: "Sorry....I just want to get this over with"
Helena rubs her stomach, "Thanks for the warning." she glares
Steel disappears below deck
[Janice]: "Thought you missed that bit Mel, not like I haven't seen it all before."
Melinda still holding her hands to her bosoms, repeating... "Our clothes?"
Janice tries to smile but sill feels sick.  Janice tries to stand now that the ship stopped moving, "Mel I will need some help here."
Melinda stands up and grabs onto Janice's arm
[Helena]: "Trent, can you move?"
[Trent]: "Barely..."
Helena gently tries helps him up
Melinda is rubbing her temples
Trent groans as he moves, but stands shakily, leaning on the hull.
Janice looks at Mel, "You okay? You have been taking a beating for three days."
Melinda puts her arm around Janice's waist to help her walk
Steel appears from below with a bottle with a rag stuffed in it, goes to his foot locker and grabs a bag  and his shotgun from it
[Melinda]: "I'll be ok, Janice."
Janice eyes widen "What are you doing Steel!"
[Steel]: "Huh?"
[Janice]: "Your cocktail there, what are you gonna do with that?"
Helena keeps Trent up
[Steel]: "Scuttle the ship.... looked below...to much damage to the engine"
Janice wobbles to the edge and throws their packs on shore and slings her bad leg over first, grabbing hold of Mel from the pain.
[Helena]: "Scuttle?"
Steel sighs "Besides we aren't that far down river...the Germans could be right behind us and I don't wanna leave a trace"
[Janice]: "Sink it"
Helena looks unhappy "Oh.. man, I'm sorry about this.."
Melinda helps Janice off the ship slowly
Steel laughs
Janice looks back at Steel "Make sure you got everything you need off and that we are far enough away."
[Steel]: "What?? and miss out on this fun??"
Helena grins slowly at him
Janice hits the ground on her good leg and turns to assist Melinda down.
Steel winks then helps everyone down
Helena blushes a little
Trent slowly makes his way to the edge of the ship, accepting Steel's assistance down.
[Melinda]: "Now Janice, ya'll don't need to help me down." and frowns
Helena hops down to the shore
[Janice]: "Come on then Mel." she moves back and waits
Melinda jumps down, and picks up their stuff and grabs onto Janice again  "You're gonna be ok to walk, or should I carry ya again." and giggles
Steel hops to the shore and steps away...He then looks at Janice and holds the bottle up. "Do me the honor of lighting it?"
[Trent]: "Yeah, could we not bring that up again? My pride's still recovering..."
[Melinda]: "Oh sorry Trent."
Trent smirks, then winces as he moves his arm a little.
Helena moves back
Janice smiles and puts her hand on Mel's arm, "Well it was a pretty nice view from where I was."
Melinda shakes her head and giggles "Now Janice stop that."
Janice looks at Steel "No you go right ahead, just let me get about 50ftt way before you  do that." she smiles at Melinda and innocently shakes her head, "Do what?"
Steel motions for you all to back away
Helena backs up more
Trent backs away, albeit slowly...
Melinda starts to pull Janice to a safe distance away from the ship
Helena helps Trent
Janice walks down the trail with Mel "Too close Mel, move back more." Janice doesn't want to be anywhere near this thing
Melinda shrugs, and walks back some more
Steel pulls a lighter out of his pocket and takes on last look at his ship.  Hel breaths in and lights the molotov, leans back and tosses it with all his might
Helena shields her face
Janice backs into the trees
Melinda stares at Steel at the ship goes up in flames
Janice sits down so the explosion doesn't damage her further
Trent has a seat and takes another drink, handing the bottle back to Janice.
The Cocktail shatters on deck, going up in flames as it releases the fuel within it
Janice shakes it and thinks even though there is a bit left she shouldn't "Melinda want the rest?"
Helena walks up to Steel
[Narrator]: Black smoke billows up as the deck is engulfed in flames
Melinda looks at Janice "Of what?"
[Narrator]: Suddenly Steels eyes go wide
[Helena]: "What's wrong?"
[Steel]: "DAMN!!"
[Melinda]: "Sorry I was watchin Steel."
[Steel]: "We gotta move it now!"
Janice hands the flask to Mel "Here."
Melinda looks down at the flask "Oh Janice ya know I don't drink that much.  Thank ya anyway."
[Helena]: "Oh.... HELL!!"
Janice sighs "That's what *I* have been saying."
Helena runs over to Trent and yanks him to his feet. "Sorry!"
[Steel]: "That'll be a sure sign to the Germans!"
[Janice]: "Mel I'll take you up on that carrying thing now."
Helena puts her arm around Trent and starts moving as fast as she can
Melinda raises a brow to Janice "Um what?"
[Steel]: "Stupid! Why wasn't I thinking!" as he rushes over to help Trent
Janice looks about waiting to take off running
[Steel]: "Lets get going!" and puts an arm around Trent to help steady him
Melinda looks down at Janice "You ready?"
Janice holds onto Melinda around the waist, "Ever been in a three legged race Darlin?"
Melinda shakes her head and giggles
Trent moves at a reasonably good clip with help...
Steel looks at Helena "Give Mel a hand! I got him!"
Helena gets on the other side of Janice and runs "Ok.."
[Janice]: "Come on then!" Takes off running hoping only on her left foot while Mel supports her right side.
[Narrator]: Billowing black thick smoke will show the German's a location
Trent pushes onward in a hell of a lot of pain, but he keeps moving.
Steel carries Trent along "Come on! We dont have a long way to go."
Janice Running as fast as a one legged person can with two TALL people helping
Melinda follows along with the others
Trent doesn't have much of a choice in the matter...
Helena keeps running
Janice keeps being led by Mel and Helena
[Steel]: "When we get there I want you all to stay hidden. The smithy is a friend of mine. he'll help us"
[Helena]: "ok.." she pants
Melinda nods to Steel and smiles
Janice nods and breaths harder.
[Steel]: "Good" Steel points to the tree line "Its just over there...stay hidden and I'll go in"
Trent accepts the welcome rest.
Melinda sits down behind a tree
Janice trudges up to it and sinks to the grass once she gets there. "I think I am going to need a Doctor Mel..."
Helena stops running and leans over, putting her hand on her thighs and panting
[Melinda]: "Well find ya someone to fix ya up Janice. I promise." and smiles
[Helena]: "I'm.... sick of....running..."
Janice takes a deep breath, "Oh that smells divine!" her stomach rumbles.
[Trent]: "Damn, now I'm hungry..."
[Janice]: "You and me both sweetheart!"
Steel whispers "Stay here...be right back!" and takes off to the edge of the forest
[Helena]: "Food...."
Melinda checks her pockets for a hanky
Helena looks at Steel going
Trent groans as he lays up against a tree.
Janice lights up a cigar and breath it in "Ahhhh that feels so good.  I missed this."
[Helena]: "Sorry about that Trent, you ok?"
Steel stops at the edge, looks about. then calmly strolls out, disappearing in the foliage
Melinda sniffs the air and shakes her head
Helena sighs
Janice looks at Trent, "Yeah, how are ya holding up?"
[Trent]: "Yeah, Helena, just in a lot pain, but I'll live for the moment..."
Melinda finds her hanky and wipes her brow with it.  Then her neck.
Janice glances back at Melinda, "You okay Mel?"
Melinda looks around at everyone then wipes her bosoms. "Oh I'm just fine.  A little hot, but I'm ok."
Helena nods
Trent gasps softly, "So what was this about strip poker?"
Janice hands her the flask, "Only thing I got ta drink." Janice looks at Trent, "Well it was a thought..."
[Helena]: "Heh, I don't think now is the best time.."
Trent smiles weakly, all he can muster at this point...
[Janice]: "Yeah but a hellava way to pass the time, eh Helena."
Helena smirks
[Trent]: "Hey, I'm already halfway to losing, too..."
Janice touches her... (dare I say) bosoms and remembers she has no bra, no wonder they hurt from running, "You and me both Trent."
Trent raises an eyebrow and smiles...
Helena laughs a bit
Janice pulls out the cards and grins at Mel, "Wanna play?"
Trent snickers, "I can see him coming back, and all of us naked, or in differing shades of being there..."
Melinda shakes her head "Umm.. no thank you Janice. I'll just watch for now."
Janice giggles, "Well that's hardly fair Mel!"
Melinda laughs
Janice shuffles the cards just to do it.  "Not like we all haven't seen each other before."
[Melinda]: "I'll just watch, really Janice.  I can't do that."
Janice looks at Mel and shuffles the cards, "Sure?"
[Melinda]: "Um.... yeah I'm sure." and smiles
Trent shakes his head, wincing slightly at the pain of movement...
[Helena]: "You people are insane.." she smirks
[Melinda]: "And you're playing with them, right Helena?
Janice stars to giggle, "Mel I was only kidding.  I wanted to see how far you'd go with it."
Melinda raises her eyebrow to Janice
[Helena]: "Hah!"
Trent laughs softly, careful not to move.
Janice giggles harder.
[Trent]: "Oh, wait, you were kidding?"
Janice looks at Trent, "Oh yeah, I'm in no condition to play and there are German's everywhere.  What did you think I was serious?"
Trent simply smiles and leans back...
Helena shakes her head and looks back at the tree line
Janice smiles, "I was just testing the waters with Miss South Carolina."
Melinda glares at Janice and turns her head
Janice she looks at Mel and smiles, feeling better while smoking her cigar. "Oh Mel. Mel come on, I was just kidding."
[Melinda]: "On day Janice Covington, you'll see.  I just might shock you right out of those boots of your." and smiles
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