<USS Avalon> Aventure (Part II) -- Felicity Roan

Adventure (Part II)
-- a log by
Doctor Felicity Roan


      As Doctor Rebecca Forrester, played by Felicity, and her Father made 
their way towards the entrance of the pyramid, the creature watched them from 
the shadows.  It needed fresh blood to regain its strength and walk among the 
living again.  He had been waiting for them to come for years.  Finally, his 
plan would come to light.

    Dr. James Forrester stood over the entrance runes and carefully moved the 
tiles to reflect the now translated words and held is breath.  Years of 
careful study and planning had gone into opening up this pyramid that had been 
long 
forgotten when Egyptology fell out of favor.  As the doors slowly struggled 
to open, he let out a large sigh of relief.

    "Come now Rebecca and look about, there are traps and more than likely 
some other things that we'll need to watch out for.  They were very protective 
of their shrines."

    Felicity turned and gave one more look to the outside and sighed herself 
as she knew what was coming.  "Yes, Father," was her only comment and in they 
went.  There were two of her Father's assistants that were with them, Andrew 
and Jameson.  

    The first room was stunning as the light shone upon it.  Unques, jewels, 
tapestries, Felicity stood there and studied the writer's story come to life.  
It was also the first time she felt the presence and shivered.  "It's amazing 
Father... I would have never imagined such beauty," as she started to 
approach a tapestry to try and study the figures.  She never saw the arrow 
slits.  
None of them did, and Andrew heard a whizzing and ducked just as one bounced 
off 
the stone wall behind him.

    "We should move quickly. This isn't a good sign of things to come," the 
elder Forrester stated and started heading down a passage nearby.  They 
navigated several passages and paused each time there was a room or two to 
marvel at 
it's beauty, and attempted to disarm any visible traps they encountered.  They 
were certain that many more were lurking in rooms and side passages they 
hadn't seen. Jameson was hastily sketching out a map of the interior for future 
study.  The entity was watching them all the while.  As they started down 
another set of corridors, it grabbed Andrew.

     Now beginning to feel his strength grow, it waited for the chance to 
grab the next victim.  Jameson was completely unaware as it snatched him out of 
the corridor to a secret passage it had been lurking in.  It set its sights on 
Rebecca Forrester and her Father as they entered the main tomb area.

    "Rebecca!  Look at this stunning beauty and craftsmanship.  Andrew, 
Jameson, come and get pictures of this.  I want to study this tonight and 
before we 
decide on a plan for the crypt."  He was puzzled when neither of them came 
forward.  

    "Father, I ... I don't like this.  Perhaps we should go back and find 
Andrew and Jameson.  Maybe they encountered traps and have been injured.  Let 
us 
hurry, before we spring a trap."

    As they turned to leave, the beast, a cross between a mummy and vampire 
stood before them and had it's fangs ready to attack.  "Run Rebecca!  Grab as 
many of the artifacts for study as you can and run!  I'll catch up," and with 
that he produced a service revolver and had it aimed as the creature.

    "Father, NO!  I can't leave you here alone with ... with ... that hideous 
creature," She had no weapon, but took a step closer to her Father to let the 
beast know there was safety in numbers.  It didn't seem to care and charged 
at them, now drawing an odd-looking sword that Felicity vaguely remembered from 
the story called a scimitar.  

    The elder Forrester took the revolver and aiming carefully at the beast 
let off two rounds that barely seemed to phase the monster now running at them 
full tilt.  They tried to back themselves away slowly, but it was no use.  
They were trapped.  It was upon them in seconds and she watched in horror as it 
attacked her psuedo-Father.  It then turned on her, ready to finish the 
four-course meal it had planned.

    As it pushed her to the ground and tried to attack, Felicity 
instinctively screamed, "COMPUTER END PROGRAM!"

    That was indeed enough Adventure for one month.  Whatever was going on in 
the rest of Avalon had to be more pleasant that her mid-afternoon horror 
story.  With a smile and feeling slightly less stressed she made her way back 
to 
Medical.  It had felt good to be terrified.

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