Strange Land (Take 2)

[Moneytalks]

Vixen ducked under the water and bobbed up again feeling the warm water cascade from her now slicked back hair. She sighed blissfully. This was heaven. She looked over at Garret, he seemed at peace with himself she thought. That's nice, wonder how long it will last?

"Hey pretty boy," she prodded him... his eyes opened startled... "don't get to comfortable, we still have to find our way out of here... I for one wanna get home eventually... although..." she added sighing happily..."one could get used to this lifestyle!"

She dived underwater and swam across the lake feeling the heat intensify as she neared the water source. When it got about as hot as she liked it she bobbed up for air again laughing. This water felt so good!

 

[Sith]

Sith touched the water in the bath cautiously with his left foot. He still gave out an "ouch!". He then got his courage up and entered the water fast, swimming to the center. Vixen and Garret could see the snake-man seemed to be in his natural element here. Once he got to the center, he looked at Vixen and Garret. "I don't know how you can stand it there, it is too cold. Here we have a more decent temperature..." he finished.

From the center of the bath he looked at Vixen. She was very pretty all wet and with her hair unmade, not saying anything about the rest that was visible under the crystal clear water. He then looked at Garret, who was also quite handsome, and saw how he looked at her. _They make a good couple_

 

[Brenna]

::Aric smirks at his ladies:: I'll take the bath as we plot. No nap for us. Something is not right...

::Nyte and Bre "help" Aric with his bath as he talks telling him what he means, stealing a few kisses thither and yon as they scrub his back:: The castle is too new. ::Bre and Nyte looks round the room and say in unison:: New? ::Nyte chimes in:: But the place looks old as the mountains. You can even smell mustiness in some places ::wrinkles her nose and Aric nods agreeing with her:: yes I know, but I did a few tests and this place is made up mostly of a magical substance, and rather newly put together. It makes me suspect it is all a front for a well baited trap. ::Bre frowns:: but why? We are strangers here. We haven't had time to offend any one really. ::Aric replies:: I don't know m'dear one. So do you two want to leave now or see how this plays out? ::he asks as he looks at them both::

 

[Moneytalks]

"Sith!" Vixen giggled watching his curious look. "I don't think I've seen this much of you before! You're quite nicely put together for a snake man aren't you?" She winked mischieviously at him. "From a long line of water snakes I take it?" She smiled.

"You know..." she said suddenly serious... "I think there is something very odd about this place." She was didn't seem at all bashful about her nakedness as she swam backstroke a bit until she bobbed up and down gently somewhere between Garret and Sith so they could hear her. "Doesn't it seem terribly odd that we were expected and that this place just 'happened' to be here just when we needed it? And I haven't even been asked to pay for all the clothes I ordered... it's just... odd..."

Distracted again she dived under water and appeared surfacing suddenly right next to Garret. "You look cute wet." She stated out of the blue.

 

[Sith]

"Yes, you are right, it does feel strange. And now that you say it" he said in a serious tone "you have both seen too much of me. 8 centuries ago, in the Sss'ra dinasty, a law was written in stone using flame magics. The law says 'and those not of the snake people who seeth more than 50% of the skin of a snakeman shall die a very slow death from poison injected by the ofended."

Vixen and Roland stoped looking at each other, and look at Sith with a questioning glance.

"Well, friends, that was written 8 centuries ago, it lasted only a month, time enough for the king to purge his enemies. Then it was abolished by his son, who erased it by breaking the stone with his father's skull."

 

[Moneytalks]

Vixen grinned in surprise at Sith. "Why Sith... I do believe you just told your first joke!" She giggled. "Bravo!" She clapped and swam close to him. Before he could stop her she flung her arms around Sith in a spontaneous hug. "See... you're not such a bad sort after all... " she winked to take the sting from her words.

She swam to the edge of the lake and picked a couple of berries growing from a bush there. She sniffed them curiously. "Do you think these are safe to eat? I'm starving..."

 

[Sith]

Sith swimmed fast towards the berries.
"Wait a moment, Vixen."
"It was a custom in the old times..." he said as he carefully studied the berries.
"This are Muscaria Alucinitis, an almost harmless kind of berry, that does have a side effect: it causes people to see and feel strange things, and it is quite a powerful sex inducer."

 

[Moneytalks]

"Cool!" Vixen giggles and pops one in her mouth waiting expectantly. She frowns thinking perhaps Sith is going with his humorous thing. She shoves a handful of the juicy berries into her mouth and swallows.

Garret swims over, curious as to what she is doing. "Look, I don't feel anything..." Vixen started... "oh... oh my..." She bites her lip and takes a careful breath...

 

[poohlive]

"What what is it?" Garret asked.
She said nothing, still biting her lip. Garret wondered if she was all right, maybe Sith was wrong. Garret looked at Sith. He simply laughed.
"Thats one powerful side effect," he said.
Sith nodded, "It works differently on different people, go ahead try it."
Garret looked over at Vixen, still biting her lip. He was doubtful, but Sith had never let him down before.
"Then again I have only met the man for a few minutes..."
"What was that?"
Garret shrugged his shoulders, "I wonder when supper was, in minutes."
She simply shook his head, "Silly question.
Garret took a few berries, popping them into his mouth. Not bad, a bit sour, but good after taste. He took in a few more, then a few more. Soon he was gobbling down handfuls they were so delicious.
Suddenly, a dull pain entered his mind. He shook it away, but it persisted. Then, his whole body rocked back and forth. Garret couldn't understand what was happening.
"Side effects?" He said rather shakily. He suddenly realized how attractive Vixen was, his body, almost reactively started walking over to her.

 

[Moneytalks]

Vixen's eyes widened as she saw him approach her. "Oh yikes!" She gasped and then moaned softly... her body trembling... "Damn... " she sighed... breathing a little faster... "oh wow... i've gotta keep a few of these for later... "

"AHHHHHH!" Garret had touched her arm and the sensation was incredible... like every nerve ending was suddenly increasing it's sensation by ten-fold. Garret was starting to even smell attractive to her. She trembled, fully aware that this was the berries... but Garret continued to stroke her arm and it was driving her clearly wild. Sith looked amused, "told you so..."

She glared at him but Garret chose this moment to reach for her naked wet breast. That did it, she went weak at the knees. This wasn't happening, she thought to herself. "OH... damn it..." she reached for his head and dragged him closer... "sorry darlin' but I need to do this..." she kissed him. Her lips were soft and inviting... they tasted intoxicating... Garret felt himself slowly disolving until all he could feel was her lips... her tongue... hot... probing his mouth... entwining with his own tongue... her sweet breath as she gasped for air.

 

[poohlive]

Garret broke the kiss, as sweet and lovely as it was. He couldn't do this.
"Nooo..."
She looked at him, almost hurt.
"I am sorry, not like this, not now. We are both under this stupid drug, it will wear off soon, and then we will have hated each other for making this mistake."
She had a look in her eye, not of rationality, but of hunger.
Garret felt that hunger, he yearned for it, but it was only the berries, wasn't it? Did he really love this woman.
She kissed him again, Garret tried to resist, but her power, and his own was too powerful. He gave in.
Suddenly, Sith blew dust over them. At once they started sneezing and coughing.
"Dive into the water," Sith said.
They did. The spell broke as the came up. Garret looked over at Vixen.
"Listen..." she started.
Garret cut her off, "No, it's ok. I understand."
She smiled, but Garret knew. The feeling was still there. The berries merely made him realize that it was real.
Garret couldn't look at her, he felt too guilty.
"Let's go back and get some real food."
Everyone seemed to agree.

 

[Sith]

"The Muscaria is a very powerful erotic inducer. The quantity you took, Vixen, will make you feel thing more than usual even after I dusted you with the antidote. So, pain will be more painful, good tastes will taste better, bad tastes will taste worse... and so on. That will last until after sleep, at least. I told you what they where, why did you take them?"

 

[Aric_Tairwyne]

::he sat there in the bath, simply thinking the progress of things now... he has his magic back, he knew that, and he could change his form again, both a good sign, but a part of him was telling him things weren't over yet... he turned his head, hearing the ruckus coming from the other group he raised an eyebrow as he heightened his hearing just a bit, blinking as he hears the conversation:: Hmmm... seems they've found a fruit to rival Vengi's black ones. ::shakes his head, remembering the effect those had one him once a long long time ago...::

 

[Nyte]

::nyte smirked hearing arics musings:: hey dont knock those black ones remember sir pauper cira? i have very fond memories of that day love...

::nyte snuggled close to his wet body trying to enjoy the water, but hating it. aric was right..something about this place just didnt feel right::

 

[Brenna]

Cira? ::gives a soft husky laugh:: I haven't thought of that in ages. Indeed Vengi's blacks are most potent ::kisses his shoulder as she washes his back::

 

[poohlive]

The three made it back just in time. Dinner was being served at the main hall.
Garret quickly sat down, making sure he was next to Vixen. Sith sat on the other side. He watched as all the castles royalty and guests came in, taking a seat on the main table, and chattering about.
Soon everyone was there, it was very exciting.
The food came out, wonderous courses from around the world. Exotic, and strange meals, that kept tasting better and better. Garret couldn't get over how good everything was.
He handed Vixen a piece of bread, stuffed with something he couldn't quite place.
"Mmmm, I like that, what is it?"
One of the maid's smiles, "Yak's liver."
I take another bite, "That is good Yak liver."
I glance over at Nyte.
"Did you like the present?"

 

[Moneytalks]

Vixen stared at the huge amounts of food on the table. She giggled at Sith who was still shaking his head at her for eating the berries earlier. He was right, everything DID taste better. She munched happily, some delishishly filled bread in one hand and a pie in the other. Her eyes were huge as she tried to figure out how to pick up something else as well. She frowned at the absurdity of only having two hands and one mouth.

 

[Aric_Tairwyne]

::he murmured, looking over the food laid out on the table before shaking his head, a slight flickering to his wrist produced an onyx goblet in his hand which he sipped at while leaning back in the chair::
::Nyte looked over to him oddly:: What's the matter with you? Not hungry?
::a shake of his head:: Not at the moment, I'm fine with the drink. ::he lifted the glass to indicate it... really he only trusted food he could see being made, even if poison wasn't much a worry with him there were always knockout drugs....::

 

[Nyte]

::mumbles:: mm good idea..but then again you know my tastes...

::she gives him a little wink, and runs her tounge across her fangs, which was answered by aric rolling his eyes::

::nyte made "small talk" with the others even garret, just pushing the food around her plate in a mannor that no one save for aric really noticed::

 

[Sith]

Sith ate sparsely, because much food in the stomach made it more difficult to cast spells.

 

[Nyte]

::the hair on the back of nyte's next brisled. something was there and something was close. She glanced around, no it wasnt Stryfe, the feeling was worst...::

::she kicked aric's ankle to get his attention. he nearly choaked on his drink and threw her a nasty glare::What the hell has gotten into you Kassandra? ::he used her real name just to piss her off a bit::

::She kicked him again, with a frightened look in her eye, slowly he started to feel it too::

 

[poohlive]

"Yeah?" Garret giggled. He reached up and grabbed a glass of wine, at least it looked like wine, it tasted oh so much better.
He stood up, "YEAH!! PARTY!!"
He swayed back and forth trying to get his balance, the damn floor was moving on him.
"I's just want to say, that this is the bestestest party I has ever gone to. We gots the food, we gots the women, and we gots the love."
Garret giggled again, this time a little too long. He took a drink, then giggled as he drank. It spilled down his new shirt. He looked at it, then dumped the wine on his head.
"Self food fight."
He giggled as he threw food at himself. Garret picked up a pie, then smashed it into his head. He grabbed a lobster.
"Oh hello little friend, how was your bath?"
He moved the lobster claws, "It was a bit hot, I got all boiled up."
He roared with laughter, then put the lobster on his head. He gigled as it fell off and into his shirt.
"Getting fresh huh?"
He grabbed a handful of stew and threw it at the lobster.
Vixen had had enough, "Garret, please..."
Garret looked at her, smiling, "Vixen, my sweet. I am sorry, such a hog, here you go."
He took another handful of stew and thre it at her. She ducked and it hit Nyte.
He grew serious for a moment, realizing what he had done. Nyte stood up, looking at her shirt now covered with stew.
Silence filled the room, followed by a low gasp from everyone.
Then silence...
There was a small giggle.
Garret cupped his mouth, trying to look serious.
Another giggle.
He tried to breathe through his nose, it made a small weezing noise. Garret giggled louder.
He threw into fits of laughter, making ot more than obvious that he was. No one else laughed, Garret stopped looking around.
He couldn't help it, he laughed again, before passing out, and falling head first into a turkey's ass.
He stopped, cold.
Vixen came over to him.
"Is he..."
she checked for a pulse, it was there but weak.
"No, he's alive. Barely."
Nyte licked her lips, "Good, then I can kill him."
"Wait," Vixen looked at the glass, it wasn't normal wine. She smelled it, then swirled the bottom around, a faint red substance.
"He was drugged, it wasn't his fault."
She gave it to Sith, "What was it?"
He looked at the substance.
Inside the Turkey's ass Garret slept.

 

[Nyte]

:cracks up:: ooo thats a pretty picture there...garrett in the turkey's ass)

 

[Nyte]

::nyte smirked seeing garrett fall face first into the turkey:: rise and dine ::she said grinning, then sat down realizing tormenting him with that was sooooo much better then flat out killing him::

mmm now you belive me? ::aric said flatly to nyte. she smirked slightly, the feeling of someone watching still unshakable::

 

[Sith]

Sith moved his head side to said disaprovingly as he got the glass. He looked at the remains of the wine and checked what it was: he smashed it between his fingertips and he smelt it.

"This, my friends, is Opiaceum Acudittus, a very powerful alucinogen that knocks people out flat after a moment of euphoria. I thought it didn't grow in this latitude, as it needs a lot of heat and humidity to grow."

He put the glass back on the table. Then he lifted slightly his left eyebrow. "I realise that we have a problem, Opiaceum rests will react with the aphrodisiac already coursing his body and my antidote, and the most probable outcome will be that for some time Garret will become a maniac." he said maniac whilst looking from Vixen to Nyte.