Post by Martin Prince//Winthorp D. on Mar 6, 2009 9:54:12 GMT -5
It all begins quietly, in an area surrounded by sheer darkness and a forest of trees. No sounds of life from anywhere other than the pack of owls hooting in the distance, the time is past midnight and the moon is visible in the dark sky. The visible glow of a cigarette can be seen, followed by the sound of a man exhaling the smoke from his lungs. The man fumbles around in his pockets and pulls out his desired item - His cell phone.
After playing around with the buttons for several seconds, he clicks one button to reveal his contact's information list. He scrolls down the menu of names and pauses at one, pressing the dial button and waits. After 3 unsuccessful dial tones, the connection from the other line is accepted.
Xantaxm
"Hello, this is Xantaxm. There better be a good reason for calling me at this hour, so state your business. Go on, hurry up.
The mysterious stranger holding his phone rests against an unseen object in the dark. A quick chuckle can be heard.
The Mysterious Stranger
"Hello Xantaxm. How are you my friend? Good? That's excellent. Now you may be wondering to yourself, who IS this freak, why is he calling me? Well I'm here to have a friendly chat with you and to give you some advice for the future.
As for who I am? Let's just call me..Deepthroat. No wait, that's disgusting. Just call me Guy Incognito. What I do? I am an anonymous tipster. Now you're wondering what advice I'm going to give you, well the superstar who is contracted to your federation, Prince Martini. It would be advised for you to call an ambulance and send them to his residence, you'll see why."
As Xantaxm retaliates, the stranger ends the call, still laughing.
Guy Incognito
"Now, it is time to see what I can accomplish with my next objective. I hope you're ready Cartell, and you too Martini."
Guy Incognito fumbles around in his pockets some more and pulls out a set of keys, he aims at nowhere in particular and presses a button thats attached to the keychain. The car right next to him unlocks itself, he opens the door to the driver's side and gets in, tossing the cigarette out in the meantime.
As he seats himself at the front of the wheel, he sticks the key into the ignition and turns the key, the engine starts almost immediately. The car drives off into the distance darkness, it's headlights blazing and lighting the path in front.
***
Three knocks are heard on a cheaply built wooden door, the man who is inside wakes suddenly, dropping his beer bottle and watching it shatter to pieces. He curses under his breath and walks over to the door, pulling the chord to his light and opening the door. Standing in front of him is Jimmy Cartell, the sneaky Englishman who is responsible for the brutal beating and inflamement of Martin Prince, his former friend and ally.
The man looks at Jimmy with squinty eyes, a look of severe lack of sleep etched upon his face, upon realization of who it is, he steps aside to allow entrance to Cartell, who looks around the wooden shack and coughs several times.
Prince Martini
"Relax Jimmy, the smell isn't that bad. But I DID just clean the skunk out."
Jimmy Cartell
"What the bloody hell is this? It's bloody atrocious. There's a dead cat sitting on the window sill, and..is that a muffin stuck to the ceiling?"
Martini jumps up and pulls the muffin down. Taking a bite out of it and offering it to Jimmy, who instantly raises a hand of disgust. Jimmy sticks his hand into his pocket and pulls out an envelope, he gives Martini a stern look and places the envelope neatly in his hands.
Martini opens the envelope up and his jaw drops. The amount of the job giving him more than he expected. He shakes Jimmy's hand and places the cheque in his pocket.
Prince Martini
"So you pulled through Jimmy, that's great. I love the number of 0's at the end of the amount. I could really do with another window in this shitty shack. I mean look at it, I don't even have a proper functioning toilet for Christ sake.
Jimmy looks at Martini seriously in response to his ridiculous sentence. Martini scratches his head slightly, wondering what he has done wrong.
Jimmy Cartell
"He's not there Martini. I went over to that same garbage bin that you directed me to, and he was missing from there, in fact, the bin doesn't even look like it's been burnt. In spite of this, I've decided to pay you for the kidnapping.
Just bloody make sure that if you find him, you'll take care of him for good. I'm feeling a bit agitated now that I know he's still out there possibly."
Prince Martini
"Relax Jimmy, I'll have the situation taken care of, by the end of it, Martin will be nothing but a bloody mess sitting in a hospital bed, hooked up to a respirator. You may be agitated, but I'm damn well pissed off, NO ONE, and I mean no one, should be still walking or even be living after what I did to him. I dealt the amount of damage that only a GOD could unleash upon an evil world.
Jimmy sighs. He obviously thinks that Martini is delusional.
***
The car is still whizzing around the hilltop area, dodging trees and driving on a path to the unknown. Guy Incognito pulls up his cell phone and re-dials Xantaxm's number, this time, the call is answered almost immediately.
Xantaxm
"Listen you maniac, I don't know who you are, but you're starting to piss me off. I don't know how you were able to obtain my cell phone number, but what you're doing is considered an illegal civil offence. Calling me at a late hour and giving me threats and 'advice' is a thing that I will not tolerate, I will have you--"
Guy Incognito
"If you could shut up for a second, I could give you answers. My connection of friends has led me to obtaining your private number Xant. Plus, I am merely trying to guide you friend, by giving you the advice to call in an ambulance for Prince Martini, you're saving yourself from dealing with the possibility of being sued by your own Fighty fighty persons for harm to him, and the destruction of the resting place that was provided to him by YOU. Now if you get all that through your thick skull, I shall speak to you later. Adios amigo."
As Xantaxm goes back for another retort, Guy ends the call on him once more. He places his hand onthe gear stick and shifts to the next gear, picking up in speed and confidently drives off to his destination.
Guy Incognito
"Let's kick some ass then, eh Martini?"
***
Jimmy pulls out a cigarette and lights it up, he paces around the room slowly, as if wondering what will happen. Martini picks up a fallen bottle of Malibu and pours himself a glass. He holds the bottle in Jimmy's direction who shakes his head, Martini shrugs and downs the glass in 2 seconds flat.
Jimmy Cartell
"WAIT! I know it now. I know what Martin is planning, it's --"
Jimmy is cut short however as the side of the shack is smashed in, a car flying in through the side and flying through to the other side, the ceiling of the shack caving in and both men jump to avoid harms way.
The car skids and then rolls down the hill, landing at the bottom in a busy main street, several more skids and crashes are heard from the street and a sudden explosion erupts. The fire burning can be seen clearly from the top of the hill.
Jimmy pushes aside some of the wooden panels which have fallen on him, Martini is towering over him, offers a helping hand and pulls Jimmy to his feet, some blood oozing slowly from his nose.
Jimmy Cartell
"Blood? Argh. My arm is broken too I think. What the bloody hell just happened? Did a Lexus just drive through the side of your shack?"
Prince Martini
"It was him! I guarantee it. Ugh. I'm bleeding too it seems. Ah well, f*ck it. Follow me to my truck."
Martini grabs Jimmy's tie and pulls him towards a rusted red pick-up truck. In the back is a crate full of chickens and some stills full of moonshine. Jimmy inches away from the truck but is picked up and thrown into the back of the truck, Jimmy however screams and jumps up.
Jimmy Cartell
"No blood way mate, I'm not gonna sit next to chickens and a pile of chicken shit while you cart me away to god knows where. Capiche? Listen, just drive me to a hospital, I'm in too much pain."
Martini nods and puts his foot to the pedal of the truck, Jimmy stumbles and falls. He lands on the chicken droppings once more and begins screaming again, as Martini drives off to the nearest hospital.
***
Standing back at the ruined shack is Guy Incognito, who is once again smoking a cigarette. He kicks aside pieces of wood and picks up a bottle of Malibu, sniffing it for a second before throwing it away.
He pulls out his cell phone and dials Xantaxm's number once more.
Guy Incognito
"Well, well Xanty. Martini and Cartell aren't here, his pick-up truck is gone and his shack is in ruins."
Xantaxm
"What? But that ambulance should be there by now! God damn it. You best be lucky that I don't find out who you are, because if I do, I'll..--"
Guy Incognito breaks his cell phone in half this time, throwing the broken pieces into the rubble. He laughs maniacally, as he does so, an ambulance appears from behind him, two trained medical officers get out from the ambulance with a stretcher and are shocked to see such a development.
Guy Incognito removes his hat and throws it onto the ground. Standing before the two officers now is Martin Prince, who appears to be completely fine and burn free.
Martin Prince
"You just missed it guys, the two men who were here are gone now. I bet they've gone to retreat to a hospital, but that doesn't matter. What DOES matter is that you should probably attend to the motor accident down the hill. There was an accident followed by an explosion you see."
Martin grins and nods his head at the two men, as he walks down the hill and out of their sight. The officers stand dumbstruck at what is happening.
Medical Officer - Ted
"Bill?"
Medical Officer 2 - Bill
"Yeah Ted?"
Medical Officer - Ted
"This job is f*cked."
EOT.
After playing around with the buttons for several seconds, he clicks one button to reveal his contact's information list. He scrolls down the menu of names and pauses at one, pressing the dial button and waits. After 3 unsuccessful dial tones, the connection from the other line is accepted.
Xantaxm
"Hello, this is Xantaxm. There better be a good reason for calling me at this hour, so state your business. Go on, hurry up.
The mysterious stranger holding his phone rests against an unseen object in the dark. A quick chuckle can be heard.
The Mysterious Stranger
"Hello Xantaxm. How are you my friend? Good? That's excellent. Now you may be wondering to yourself, who IS this freak, why is he calling me? Well I'm here to have a friendly chat with you and to give you some advice for the future.
As for who I am? Let's just call me..Deepthroat. No wait, that's disgusting. Just call me Guy Incognito. What I do? I am an anonymous tipster. Now you're wondering what advice I'm going to give you, well the superstar who is contracted to your federation, Prince Martini. It would be advised for you to call an ambulance and send them to his residence, you'll see why."
As Xantaxm retaliates, the stranger ends the call, still laughing.
Guy Incognito
"Now, it is time to see what I can accomplish with my next objective. I hope you're ready Cartell, and you too Martini."
Guy Incognito fumbles around in his pockets some more and pulls out a set of keys, he aims at nowhere in particular and presses a button thats attached to the keychain. The car right next to him unlocks itself, he opens the door to the driver's side and gets in, tossing the cigarette out in the meantime.
As he seats himself at the front of the wheel, he sticks the key into the ignition and turns the key, the engine starts almost immediately. The car drives off into the distance darkness, it's headlights blazing and lighting the path in front.
***
Three knocks are heard on a cheaply built wooden door, the man who is inside wakes suddenly, dropping his beer bottle and watching it shatter to pieces. He curses under his breath and walks over to the door, pulling the chord to his light and opening the door. Standing in front of him is Jimmy Cartell, the sneaky Englishman who is responsible for the brutal beating and inflamement of Martin Prince, his former friend and ally.
The man looks at Jimmy with squinty eyes, a look of severe lack of sleep etched upon his face, upon realization of who it is, he steps aside to allow entrance to Cartell, who looks around the wooden shack and coughs several times.
Prince Martini
"Relax Jimmy, the smell isn't that bad. But I DID just clean the skunk out."
Jimmy Cartell
"What the bloody hell is this? It's bloody atrocious. There's a dead cat sitting on the window sill, and..is that a muffin stuck to the ceiling?"
Martini jumps up and pulls the muffin down. Taking a bite out of it and offering it to Jimmy, who instantly raises a hand of disgust. Jimmy sticks his hand into his pocket and pulls out an envelope, he gives Martini a stern look and places the envelope neatly in his hands.
Martini opens the envelope up and his jaw drops. The amount of the job giving him more than he expected. He shakes Jimmy's hand and places the cheque in his pocket.
Prince Martini
"So you pulled through Jimmy, that's great. I love the number of 0's at the end of the amount. I could really do with another window in this shitty shack. I mean look at it, I don't even have a proper functioning toilet for Christ sake.
Jimmy looks at Martini seriously in response to his ridiculous sentence. Martini scratches his head slightly, wondering what he has done wrong.
Jimmy Cartell
"He's not there Martini. I went over to that same garbage bin that you directed me to, and he was missing from there, in fact, the bin doesn't even look like it's been burnt. In spite of this, I've decided to pay you for the kidnapping.
Just bloody make sure that if you find him, you'll take care of him for good. I'm feeling a bit agitated now that I know he's still out there possibly."
Prince Martini
"Relax Jimmy, I'll have the situation taken care of, by the end of it, Martin will be nothing but a bloody mess sitting in a hospital bed, hooked up to a respirator. You may be agitated, but I'm damn well pissed off, NO ONE, and I mean no one, should be still walking or even be living after what I did to him. I dealt the amount of damage that only a GOD could unleash upon an evil world.
Jimmy sighs. He obviously thinks that Martini is delusional.
***
The car is still whizzing around the hilltop area, dodging trees and driving on a path to the unknown. Guy Incognito pulls up his cell phone and re-dials Xantaxm's number, this time, the call is answered almost immediately.
Xantaxm
"Listen you maniac, I don't know who you are, but you're starting to piss me off. I don't know how you were able to obtain my cell phone number, but what you're doing is considered an illegal civil offence. Calling me at a late hour and giving me threats and 'advice' is a thing that I will not tolerate, I will have you--"
Guy Incognito
"If you could shut up for a second, I could give you answers. My connection of friends has led me to obtaining your private number Xant. Plus, I am merely trying to guide you friend, by giving you the advice to call in an ambulance for Prince Martini, you're saving yourself from dealing with the possibility of being sued by your own Fighty fighty persons for harm to him, and the destruction of the resting place that was provided to him by YOU. Now if you get all that through your thick skull, I shall speak to you later. Adios amigo."
As Xantaxm goes back for another retort, Guy ends the call on him once more. He places his hand onthe gear stick and shifts to the next gear, picking up in speed and confidently drives off to his destination.
Guy Incognito
"Let's kick some ass then, eh Martini?"
***
Jimmy pulls out a cigarette and lights it up, he paces around the room slowly, as if wondering what will happen. Martini picks up a fallen bottle of Malibu and pours himself a glass. He holds the bottle in Jimmy's direction who shakes his head, Martini shrugs and downs the glass in 2 seconds flat.
Jimmy Cartell
"WAIT! I know it now. I know what Martin is planning, it's --"
Jimmy is cut short however as the side of the shack is smashed in, a car flying in through the side and flying through to the other side, the ceiling of the shack caving in and both men jump to avoid harms way.
The car skids and then rolls down the hill, landing at the bottom in a busy main street, several more skids and crashes are heard from the street and a sudden explosion erupts. The fire burning can be seen clearly from the top of the hill.
Jimmy pushes aside some of the wooden panels which have fallen on him, Martini is towering over him, offers a helping hand and pulls Jimmy to his feet, some blood oozing slowly from his nose.
Jimmy Cartell
"Blood? Argh. My arm is broken too I think. What the bloody hell just happened? Did a Lexus just drive through the side of your shack?"
Prince Martini
"It was him! I guarantee it. Ugh. I'm bleeding too it seems. Ah well, f*ck it. Follow me to my truck."
Martini grabs Jimmy's tie and pulls him towards a rusted red pick-up truck. In the back is a crate full of chickens and some stills full of moonshine. Jimmy inches away from the truck but is picked up and thrown into the back of the truck, Jimmy however screams and jumps up.
Jimmy Cartell
"No blood way mate, I'm not gonna sit next to chickens and a pile of chicken shit while you cart me away to god knows where. Capiche? Listen, just drive me to a hospital, I'm in too much pain."
Martini nods and puts his foot to the pedal of the truck, Jimmy stumbles and falls. He lands on the chicken droppings once more and begins screaming again, as Martini drives off to the nearest hospital.
***
Standing back at the ruined shack is Guy Incognito, who is once again smoking a cigarette. He kicks aside pieces of wood and picks up a bottle of Malibu, sniffing it for a second before throwing it away.
He pulls out his cell phone and dials Xantaxm's number once more.
Guy Incognito
"Well, well Xanty. Martini and Cartell aren't here, his pick-up truck is gone and his shack is in ruins."
Xantaxm
"What? But that ambulance should be there by now! God damn it. You best be lucky that I don't find out who you are, because if I do, I'll..--"
Guy Incognito breaks his cell phone in half this time, throwing the broken pieces into the rubble. He laughs maniacally, as he does so, an ambulance appears from behind him, two trained medical officers get out from the ambulance with a stretcher and are shocked to see such a development.
Guy Incognito removes his hat and throws it onto the ground. Standing before the two officers now is Martin Prince, who appears to be completely fine and burn free.
Martin Prince
"You just missed it guys, the two men who were here are gone now. I bet they've gone to retreat to a hospital, but that doesn't matter. What DOES matter is that you should probably attend to the motor accident down the hill. There was an accident followed by an explosion you see."
Martin grins and nods his head at the two men, as he walks down the hill and out of their sight. The officers stand dumbstruck at what is happening.
Medical Officer - Ted
"Bill?"
Medical Officer 2 - Bill
"Yeah Ted?"
Medical Officer - Ted
"This job is f*cked."
EOT.