"Damned if I know," says a nurse's aide who checks the vital signs of the two patients. "They're coming in from all over the place. You two are stable, so I've got to get back to the other patients. Try to hang in there."Mr. Handy wrote:
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As the investigators rush into the room, they see O'Malley surrounded by three animated skeletons in monk's robes, clawing at his flesh with their razor-sharp finger bones. Even as this is going on, the fourth, which was previously reduced to an jumbled pile of bones, absorbs the white liquid like a sponge, then reforms into its previous, seemingly living form. O'Malley fires wildly until his pistol is empty, shattering the skull of one of his attackers, which collapses lifeless. In a moment, however, it also sucks in the white liquid, which covers the entire floor, and begins to resurrect. From the way in which O'Malley's shoes and the cuffs of his trousers are covered with the liquid, it apparently has no effect on the living; a small blessing, to be sure. The other policeman stands frozen, eyes wide open in shock.
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Liz gets her radio and turns it on, then speaks into it: "We're in the hospital, and we're going to be all right. How are you doing?"
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Tony is momentarily startled by the cop's predicament, but when Liz's voice crackles out of the receiver, he comes to his senses.
"The liquid creatures are animating those skeletons and attacking a police officer - I'm going in to assist! Do you still have my hipflask? If so, try to find out what attacks the liquid!."
He turns to his companions.
"We need to break down those skeletons enough to pull the officer out of there - c'mon!"
Without further ado, he readies his stick and leaps into the fray, trying to smash the cadavers with his Bartitsu skills.
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Carson shakes the other policeman. "Give me back my roscoe and go get reinforcements. Move it, buddy!"
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Lew will use his cane to try to smash one of the skeletons holding the officer.
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Zara calls out of the besieged officer, trying to shake him out of his panic and start toward the exit.
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"I've still got the flask, but I never managed to trap any of the liquid in it," starts Liz. Then she hears the commotion on the other end of the line and tries to get the attention of one of the hospital staff so she can warn the police that there's trouble back at the park.
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Abandoning the shocked cop for a moment, Zara says to Carson, "Get everyone out - maybe they can't follow." Mustering her own nerve, she rushes into the room to the injured cop, trying to help him to stand.
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Tony steps back, hoping to draw the creatures further away from Zara and the stricken cop. Raising his stick defensively, he addresses the monsters.
"What do you mean? What are you?"
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Abandoning the shocked cop for a moment, Zara says to Carson, "Get everyone out - maybe they can't follow." Mustering her own nerve, she rushes into the room to the injured cop, trying to help him to stand.
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"I'm getting the hell out of here," he mutters. As good as his word, he makes a mad dash for the exit.
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The nearest creature makes no answer, but merely hisses like a serpent and strikes out with its claw-like finger bones.jp1885 wrote:
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VictoriaSilverwolf wrote:"I'm getting the hell out of here," he mutters. As good as his word, he makes a mad dash for the exit.
Zara heads the same way, sharpish. At the doorway she looks back to see if Tony and Lew (and Carson if he entered the room too) are following.
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Seeing as the creatures are disinclined to talk, Tony will back away towards the door, keeping them at bay while the others make thier escape. If the opportunity presents itself, he will strike out in an attempt to shatter one of them.
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Carson follows the retreat, pushing the other cop along.
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The creatures being somewhat slower than living human beings, their intended victims are easily able to escape them. It's obvious, however, they continue to follow, their number now restored to four, as the white liquid, which continues to flow out of the trap door, appears to maintain their unnatural existence even after they are seemingly destroyed.
With escape foremost on their minds, the investigators and the two cops run out, or are dragged out, until they escape from the labyrinth of artificial caverns, and emerge into daylight. They may, perhaps, be reminded of the old phrase about the frying pan and the fire. . . .
With escape foremost on their minds, the investigators and the two cops run out, or are dragged out, until they escape from the labyrinth of artificial caverns, and emerge into daylight. They may, perhaps, be reminded of the old phrase about the frying pan and the fire. . . .
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