Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Path: netcom.com!netcomsv!decwrl!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!destroyer!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!vincent2.iastate.edu!kmwilcox From: kmwilcox@iastate.edu (K M Wilcox) Subject: [KV] King Vayne gets an idea Message-ID: Summary: King Vayne tries something new to cure his boredom. Keywords: king vayne Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 23:30:45 GMT Lines: 68 "Bored, bored, bored am I," King Vayne ("Long live King Vayne!" (Sorry, new file.)) whined as he sat and looked out over the southern cliffs outside Pupil. "Maybe I should lead an expedition to the southern tip of the planet," he told Alison, his assistant. "It's been done," she responded. "There's nothing there but a few chunks of ice." "Why am I cursed with power and knowledge?" he moaned. "I want adventure! Excitement! Danger!" He stood and stamped his foot, causing a clump of dirt to fall several hundred feet to the rocks. Alison quickly grabbed him and pulled him from the edge. "I got it!" he yelled. "Got what?" Alison asked warily. Vayne pointed to a ship off the coast. "See that? Why do so many Alphans go overseas when Alpha has so much to offer?" "Money," Alison offered. "Adventure!" Vayne shouted, ignoring her response. "It must be very exciting to travel the globe, getting into danger in foreign lands! And in the outside world, I wouldn't be stopped constantly by masses of followers!" Alison looked around fearfully. "Leave Alpha?" she whispered. "What if something happens? Alpha needs you!" "What could possibly happen? I'll leave a note back at the palace that I'll be away, and you and I and a few of the more, umm, talented servants can grab a ship and leave in the night. It's brilliant!" Vayne lifted his face to the sky and giggled as powerfully as he could. "But, but..." Alison stammered. "No buts. I'm the king, and I have decided." Vayne skipped and galloped back toward the coach parked by the road. Alison reluctantly followed. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "I figure we can just get one of the servants to buy the boat, and I'll be the captain," Vayne explained over the sound of raindrops landing on the roof of the coach. "You can be first mate, and the rest of the girls will make up the crew." "The girls as crew? They aren't really experienced in that sort of thing," Alison objected. "There are hundreds of things you have to know to be a sailor. It takes years to learn it." "Fine, then. We'll hire an experienced crew," Vayne compromised. "They just have to be women. Oh, and good looking, too. Boy, this is exciting!" Alison rolled her eyes. "That might be just as difficult. There aren't many women sailors. As much as I hate to say it, ship crews are almost all male." "That's terrible!" Vayne cried. "I was so looking forward to..." He began to bark and grab at the air in front of him. "Stop the coach." It came to a halt, and King Vayne leapt out into the rain. A moment later he returned. "My, that rain's cold. If I have to spend months at sea looking at a bunch of sweaty men, let's make sure they're not ugly, wart-faced little men. But, I don't want them to be better looking than I am, because all the women shouldn't be tempted away from their king." Alison sighed. "I'll see what I can do." -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "I've never been this far from Alpha," Alison admitted. "The seaport looks so small." "Ugh," King Vayne moaned. "Neither have I. In fact, I've never been on, on... Excuse me." *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* / K. M. Wilcox/ \Mister Boddy \ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "So, Professor Jenkins!... My old nemesis!... *-*-*-*-*-*-*-* \ We meet again, but this time the advantage is mine! Ha! Ha! Ha!" / *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* [ADMIN: I lost my last [Mr B] story, and with it, the names of most of the characters. If someone could mail it to me, I'd appreciate it.]