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Marcus (marcus_cole) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-10-09 22:40:00

Entry tags:

alex drake, anakin skywalker, complete, day 17, kidnapping, marcus cole

WHO: Marcus, Anakin, Alex Drake; Hatter and victims once we all arrive at the ballroom.
WHAT: Rescuing Tonks, Emma, and Sidney
WHEN: Day 17
WHERE: Eventually in the ballroom
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

Marcus gripped his Minbari fighting pike tightly as he strode hurriedly through the resort. Somewhere in this place Tonks was a prisoner, and Marcus was willing to bet she wasn't happy about it. As he raced to find her, he wondered to himself why he was in such a hurry, since it always seemed as though her magic made her more capable than he. Something about the way she had screamed, though, had sunk deep into Marcus. He knew that she would not have screamed that way if she had had any confidence in her own ability to repel her attackers.

That morning, the Ranger had been meditating on a bluff overlooking the resort. In the early light the ruddy earth had smelled good, and his mind had been quite clear when the shriek of his abducted friend had come up to him on the morning breeze. His calm state shattered, Marcus had leapt to his feet and raced down through the vineyard. The voice had sounded like it was coming from the vicinity of the dorms, so he ran there first. Finding no trace of either the witch or a struggle, he had wracked his brain attempting to deduce whither she might have been taken. Not coming up with anything obvious, he had realized that all his guesses came to the same end. He couldn't figure out where she was unless he figured out who had taken her. Since he had had no clues to the solution of either mystery, Marcus had decided the only thing to do was to search the entire resort. If nothing else, he was likely to find both Tonks and her abductor in the same place.

So it was that the Ranger found himself rushing about madly, desperately opening doors and crossing rooms. He considered it unlikely that the kidnapper's hideout would be in the wilderness beyond the resort's environs; therefore, the first place to look was in the resort buildings themselves. He had already been to the dining hall and the pool with no luck.

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bolly_knickers
2008-10-15 02:20 pm UTC (link)

"Evil kidnappers?" she repeated, giving a slow nod. "That sounds like just the sort of thing I should be helping you with. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any evidence of a kidnapping. Who has been kidnapped? Do you know why? Any suspects?" she asked, taking care to space her questions out and not become flustered. It was clear that she was experienced in dealing with such matters, and she was keen to get as much information as possible before blundering into a situation unprepared. If this was a test of her strength, she was going to give it her all.

She turned to Anakin and gave him a smile, although it couldn't exactly be described as warm. "Yes, good point. Although is there really anywhere here that could be described as far away? I haven't been here very long, but it seems like quite a small area, unless they've taken the victim into the desert, but of course that would put their own safety at risk as well and may not serve their purposes.." she went on, shaking her head as if to stop herself babbling. "Sorry, your turn!" she said with a self-depreciating laugh.

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marcus_cole
2008-10-16 08:55 am UTC (link)

Marcus smiled. At least he hadn't been sent unintelligent, unthinking assistance. Both of these people seemed keen, but also prudently critical. Fortunately, he had no intention of being dishonest with them. He answered Inspector Drake's question first.

"Well, quite besides Sir Anakin's sensing of a "disturbance" in the "Force", I was aural witness to a kidnapping of my friend Miss Tonks. I heard her cry out while I was out and about, and I immediately dropped what I was doing to investigate. I'm afraid I have no idea who the villain or villains are nor why they have done it."

He turned to Anakin. Alex had followed the Jedi Knight in his shrewd question, but it was the young warrior that had been the most suspicious about it. Marcus knew it was important to show him perfect honesty in order to dispel any doubts he may have about the Ranger's integrity.

"It's true what you say, my good knight; kidnappers generally take their victims as far away as possible from the site of the abduction, but, as Inspector Drake points out, there isn't a lot of ground they can cover before they hit the desert. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea where they have gone. I have no clues and I am not tracking any trail. I am looking inside the main building because, frankly, I had to start somewhere, and I thought to quickly go through the buildings I was familiar with before moving on. I'd hate to scour the desert only to find out they had a secret room in the basement of the resort."

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