Old Friends

by Nick

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Simon screamed in pain, his retinas were on fire and he had no clue what was happening.

“Oz,” Simon heard Blake say.

“Hell-o Blake,” a strange voice responded. “Fancy meetin’ you here.”

“Who the…” Simon started to ask, still sans sight, when—like magic—his vision returned. Before Simon stood another Humphrey Bogart wanna-be… except this one carried a flaming sword.

“Oz, Simon. Simon, Azrael,” Blake said.

“Azrael?” Simon asked.

“Yes,” replied the new comer.

“The Creator’s Sword on Earth, the embodiment of His Wraith,” Blake continued. “Yes, that Azrael.”

“But I prefer Oz,” Azrael said.

“And you two know each other?” Simon asked.

Blake nodded and then, rudely, directed full attention to Oz. “What’s the damage here?”

“Full,” came the reply.

“You mean…?” Blake asked.

“Yup, full collatoral.”

“So, we’re going solve this all now, right?” inquired Simon.

“I’d suggest leaving Chicago,” replied Oz.

“What do you…”

“I’m here to do recon and, if necessary, erase Chicago’s location from every dimension.”

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  1. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    And there we have it, kids. At least all the characters are now in two groups (and all in Chicago). It’s all coming together…

  2. Old Friends

    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yes it is, it is indeed.
    (Rubs hands gleefully, cackles.)

  3. Old Friends

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yes, um, indeed…
    (Looks around nervously, hoping no one realizes he still has no idea what’s going on.)

  4. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    Wait, we’re supposed to have an idea of what’s going on? Well, um, heh… in that case… um… yeah.

  5. Old Friends

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    {laughing at the above two comments}
    ~
    I love Simon’s reaction to Oz, and the unspoken past with Blake.

  6. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    Glad we continue to please, Alexa. Soon after writing Oz as a private eye I realized he should know Blake, another private eye. Both run in the same circles, in theory.

  7. Old Friends

    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, I totally know how it ends: Rosebud was the sleigh he lost as a child… no, hang on… um… Bruce Willis is dead… no. Hold on. I’ve got it right here: it was Kevin Spacey the whole time…
    Alright. I’ve got nothing. But it’s gonna be a helluva party finding out how it all ends, and that’s why I’m excited as a reader and as a co-writer.

  8. Old Friends

    J.B. Williams' Buddy Icon J.B. Williams

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I think that some butts are going to get kicked

  9. Old Friends

    J.B. Williams' Buddy Icon J.B. Williams

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    to say the least.

  10. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    Butt-kicking, huh? I was leaning towards a giant tea party for the big finale, but this butt-kicking thing sounds like a better way to go. Guys, we’ve gotta revise our story bible now… :)

  11. Old Friends

    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Noooo… I had a really awesome description of all the different flavors of ice cream the four horsemen served from their ice cream truck. And a pretty good idea for Simone’s pony.
    But we can still do the wedding scene with Blake and Simon, right?
    (And yes, every word in that last sentence is spelled and formatted correctly. :-P )

  12. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    Yeah, I was really looking forward to the ground-breaking argument Azrael and Death were going to have over Earl Grey versus Camomille. But, you know what they say, give the fans what they want: which seems to be butt-kicking.

    Oh, and Howie, the whole Blake and Simon wedding was dumped already (sorry). But the Alec and the rats orgy is still on.

  13. Old Friends

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    But, we’re keeping the musical number, right?

  14. Old Friends

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 9 months ago

    I sure hope so, Tarzan, I sure hope so…

    The sky is blue,
    and the grass is green.
    What shall we do,
    this bitch is very mean.

  15. Old Friends

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    {Alexa is laughing too much to respond.}

  16. Old Friends

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 7 months ago

    This is fairly late, but I would like to say that perhaps you should make a parody sort of thing of those strange ideas you had?

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