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=====You Say Goodbye, I'll Say Hello===== | |||
::Volana turned to who she thought was Diamond, however as two | |||
Klingon's strode up and grabbed her, she turned back to who she | |||
thought was Diamond and shook her head in disbelief:: | |||
Volana: You... You are Sniper! I've heard of you. | |||
Sniper: ::smiling:: It's so nice to know that my reputation precedes | |||
me. And you must be the troublesome Dr. Volana Mercury, the one | |||
that got away. You do know that for what you did I will have to | |||
kill you. | |||
::Volana rolled her head about and grinned as she faced that man | |||
that would deliver her death.:: | |||
Volana: Klingon's would prefer to die with honor, Sniper. I'm sure | |||
your pals would tell you that the women are more into holding such | |||
traditions than the men. If you choose to kill me now, my soul will | |||
go on with Kahless the Unforgettable as I'd accomplished my task for | |||
my friends. In their eyes, I will have died with honor. You, you | |||
have failed your Regent. Your price will be heavy that you did not | |||
stop me before I destroyed the power generator. | |||
Sniper: True, I was too late to stop you, but he always has an | |||
escape route planned out, as do I. But, enough of the pleasantries, | |||
time to do my job. | |||
::As sniper raised the blaster to Volana's forehead, she did not | |||
flinch or make motion to move from the blast.:: | |||
Sniper: Dr. Volana Mercury, you have been caught in the act of | |||
treason against the Regent and have been sentenced to death. Do you | |||
have any last words? | |||
Volana: I have said my say. But your alternate was more a man than | |||
you will ever be, Sniper. That much I do know. | |||
Sniper: Then why am I standing here and he's lying in an empty room | |||
dead? ::a smile crossed his face when he saw her reaction upon | |||
hearing of Diamonds death.:: Say hi to him for me when you see him, | |||
will you? | |||
::Sniper tensed his trigger finger as he pinpointed her left eye.That was all he could take and Diamond bolted for Sniper. He | |||
tackled Sniper in the middle of the back as he fired his weapon | |||
causing the weapon to discharge off target. As soon as they hit the | |||
ground, Diamond snarled in Sniper's ear.:: | |||
Diamond: I'll say hello, you say goodbye. | |||
Sniper: ::rolling out from under Diamond:: So, you aren't dead after | |||
all. I'm impressed doctor. I didn't give you enough credit. A | |||
mistake I won't make again. | |||
::While Sniper took aim at Diamond with the weapon he still held, | |||
Diamond searched for something to protect himself. He found a shard | |||
of metal and threw it at Sniper like a knife to give him some time.:: | |||
Sniper: ::moving out of the way:: Ha, and I thought you were good. | |||
You missed. | |||
Diamond: ::looking at him and smiled:: Look again. | |||
::Sniper looked where Diamond was and saw the shard sticking out of | |||
his weapon. The weapon started to spark and overload causing Sniper | |||
to throw it away from him. At the middle of its arc, the weapon | |||
exploded.:: | |||
Sniper: I keep doing that, under estimating you. That is becoming a | |||
very bad habit. Oh well, enough of this. ::pulling two swords from | |||
his belt:: It is about time I put an end to you. | |||
::Sniper started to advance on Diamond swinging both swords parallel | |||
to the ground hoping to cleave the doctor in half. This is what | |||
Diamond had wanted, close quarter combat. With the name like | |||
sniper, Diamond figured he was most deadly with ranged weapons. | |||
This way, Diamond had a chance.:: | |||
::Diamond retreated from Snipers attack looking for anything to | |||
protect himself with. In his search, his eyes caught Volana | |||
fighting with her captors and it appeared she was winning. Diamond | |||
smiled to himself, first to see that she was still alive, and second | |||
he had come a crossed two 1 meter long metal pipes. He grabbed them | |||
both, one each hand and turned to meet Snipers next swing. When the | |||
two weapons met, sparks flew.:: | |||
Sniper: The doctor fights back? Good, this will be more | |||
interesting. Finally I will show everyone who is the better man. | |||
Diamond: Thank you for the compliment. I will make sure they know | |||
when you lay on the ground defeated. | |||
::Sniper's face distorted with anger and he swung wildly at Diamond | |||
which Diamond easily deflected. Sniper calmed down quickly and | |||
started to attack in a more precise manner. The two were evenly | |||
matched in skill, but Sniper held the edge because of the weapons he | |||
held. After a hard hit, Diamond back peddled and looked at his | |||
pipes. Both showed signs of wear, nicks and gouges were taken by | |||
Snipers swords.:: | |||
Sniper: You are no doubt wondering why your weapons are damaged and | |||
mine aren't. Well, these were specially made for me. Both are made | |||
out of Titanium, almost indestructible. And with one being a rapier | |||
and the other a lean sabre, both are light and very deadly. | |||
::To prove his point, Sniper swung at Diamonds head with the sabre. | |||
Diamond ducked, held up one pipe to block the swing and felt the | |||
impact. He looked at the pipe again and it was noticeably shorter. | |||
Laughing, Sniper pressed his advantage and lunged with his rapier at | |||
Diamond's chest. Out of instinct, Diamond spun away and brought the | |||
other pipe straight down at the sword. The sound of bone cracking | |||
told Diamond his move worked.:: | |||
::Sniper dropped the rapier on the ground and looked at his broken | |||
hand. Never in all the years of fighting had anyone hurt him like | |||
that. He looked at his double, the one who was suppose to be the | |||
weaker of the two, standing there with a satisfied smile on his | |||
face.:: | |||
Sniper: oO How could one as weak as him hurt me like this? OO | |||
::Now with anger driving him instead of intellect, Sniper attacked | |||
Diamond in a fury. He swung the sabre that was in his good hand at | |||
Diamond, which Diamond was able to counter. Both combatants tried | |||
to achieve the upper hand but it was obvious that Sniper's | |||
aggression gave him the edge once again.:: | |||
::It was now that Diamond's heart began to pump harder. He was in | |||
the fight for his life. One wrong move, one miscalculation and | |||
Snipers sword would hit home and separate a part of his anatomy from | |||
his body. From somewhere deep inside, Diamond felt strength | |||
building giving him a lift in his abilities. Diamond started to | |||
fight back and Sniper started to give ground. Diamond swung his one | |||
remaining pipe at Sniper trying to knock him unconscious. Sniper | |||
was as good at defense as he was at offense and deflected the | |||
potential blows damaging the pipe further. Diamond staggered back | |||
from the last move and surveyed the damage to his weapon. Both men | |||
knew that it wouldn't last another blow like that and Sniper pressed | |||
his advantage again.:: | |||
:: Diamond looked for an alternate weapon as he retreated from | |||
Sniper's attack. He almost gave up hope until he saw a flash of | |||
light from the ground, fire from the building reflected off the | |||
blade of the rapier Sniper had dropped. Diamond knew that with that | |||
weapon, he stood a much better chance. He made his way to the | |||
dropped weapon, dodging the attempted blows of his attacker, in a | |||
way not to clue Sniper in on his plan.:: | |||
Sniper: Come now doctor; don't run from your fate. Stand like a man | |||
and face your death head on. | |||
::Diamond hoped that Sniper's arrogance would blind him from | |||
Diamonds motives and continued towards the rapier. As Sniper swung | |||
at Diamond once again, Diamond dove under the blade, grabbed the | |||
rapier by its hilt as he rolled past it, and stayed in a crouched | |||
position. He was in a small alcove made by three trees with nowhere | |||
left to go. He listened to the footsteps approaching behind and | |||
waited for his chance.:: | |||
Sniper: Time to end this charade. You were the best opponent I have | |||
faced, but not the better. | |||
::Sniper raised his sword and swung it at Diamond's neck. At the | |||
last moment, Diamond turned, brought the pipe up to block Snipers | |||
sword, and thrust the rapier upwards into Sniper's chest. The look | |||
of shock on Sniper's face told the story. Diamond slowly pushed the | |||
blade into Sniper doing more damage as it went. The Star Fleet | |||
uniform Sniper wore gave him relatively no protection like his other | |||
did. When Diamond felt the hilt touching Snipers body, he grabbed | |||
him in a bear hug and whispered in his ear.:: | |||
Diamond: Looks like you were wrong, I am the better man. ::Diamond | |||
pushed Sniper away from him and stood there and watched the man that | |||
had killed so many.:: | |||
::Sniper looked down at the weapon that was stuck into his chest. | |||
The heat that he felt burning in his chest was growing and spreading | |||
through out his body. He knew this time would come, when he would | |||
die, but he never expected it to be like this. His knees started to | |||
buckle and he sank to the ground. He never tried to pull out the | |||
sword, why bother? He knew from past experiences being on the | |||
giving end that he was dying. He took in the scene around him. The | |||
burning building, his men either dead on the ground or captured, the | |||
one woman he failed in killing, and the one man that was able to | |||
kill him.:: | |||
::The last vision he saw were figures in the distance, shadows | |||
moving closer. The closer they came, the more details he was able | |||
to make out until he recognized them. They were all of his victims | |||
coming to exact their revenge on him. To his surprise, they stopped | |||
a few meters from him and watched. Watched as he took his last few | |||
breaths. He saw his mother looking disappointed, his father looking | |||
ashamed, and finally his one true love looking satisfied. With one | |||
final breath, Sniper fell to his side and laid there.:: | |||
::Diamond walked over to the body of his alternate self and withdrew | |||
the rapier from his chest. He wiped it on the ground, grabbed the | |||
other sword, and headed to where his crewmates were. Standing with | |||
them was Volana, bruised and battered, but alive. She ran and met | |||
him with a huge hug that lifted him off the ground.:: | |||
Volana: Paul!!!! ::laughing:: You came for me??!!!! | |||
Diamond: Of course I came for you. I promised I wouldn't let | |||
anything happen to you and I am a man of my word. ::Diamond walked | |||
over to a smiling Commander Stone.:: Commander, area cleared of all | |||
alternates. | |||
Stone: That would be my appraisal. Good job everyone. | |||
Diamond: ::beginning to feel weak after the exertion:: Thank you | |||
sir, permission to collapse? | |||
Stone: Permission... what? | |||
::Diamond smiled and fell to the ground as he lost consciousness.:: |
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