Re: Potential & Annie - \'

Son of a bitch!
I accidentally pressed 'enter' before I could finish the title!!
Anyway, this is just a one shot people. Move along, nothing to see here.
--- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "David V" <soulpillar@...> wrote:
>
> Who: Potential, Annie
> Where: Agency HQ
> When: 15 minutes to zero hour
>
> "Potential... YOU HEARTLESS FUCK!!"
> Annie's yell was punctated by a furious right hook to the co-agent's
> face. Barely a second to turn around, the morphing agent was sent
> sprawling to the floor with a line of blood trailing from his mouth.
>
> Every occupant of the hall immediately went scrambling like ants as
> the agency's newest member leaned down and gripped the prone and dazed
> calculations officer by the throat. Just as her fist rose up to knock
> another tooth loose she found two pairs of arms wrench her back off
> the man.
> With a quick look to her left and right she recognised both co-agents
> Antidisestablishmentarian and Bob holding her back.
>
> Not even bothering to struggle against the physically gifted but
> currently rattled men, she turned back to the slowly stirring man.
> "You've been meddling since the day the Krylons made contact!!" She
> screamed.
> Annie wasn't stupid, she was new but she wasn't stupid. It was all too
> perfect to have happened by chance.
> Potential orchestrated that hacker's death to take out the Krylons
> which meant two things. He'd failed to do his duty by warning her and
> the entire agency (to her knowledge) of the danger and he'd been using
> her universe as a battle field against the Krylons with Andy as his
pawn.
>
> Potential eyelids fluttered as he gathered his wits. Rolling over
> gently his back rose slowly, fixing his jaw and casing a glare at the
> girl.
> "...Let her go." He commanded evenly.
>
> 'Anti' and Bob cast confused looks at each other.
>
> "She is beginning to understand what it is to be an Agent." He stated,
> rearing up to his full height.
>
> The response was to be expected. The second they released her she
> immediately rushed forward to help him to another Mike Tyson worthy
> punch. Only this time he was prepared.
> As quickly as she could throw them, Potential caught her strikes with
> both hands.
> "Believe it not Annie; I used to be just like you." He stated gently.
>
> "You would NEVER have been like me!" Annie shouted back at the monster
> in front of her. To her he personified everything she despised about
> herself and this damn agency. Arrogance, deception, sociopathic
> tendencies, it was what her 'human' side despised as they told her.
>
> "You think I wanted Andy to die?" Potential stated as he glared almost
> hypnotically into her eyes. "I wanted him to do what he always wanted.
> To die *FOR* something! All his life he'd been a useless outcast, yet
> he only wanted to give to the world for some twisted reason! I've seen
> people become psychopaths for less!!"
>
> She didn't want to hear this. Not from him. Not after what he had
> done. "Don't... don't talk to me."
>
> "... You just don't get people like him." He added in an almost
> ethereal tone, his eyes drifting nostalgically. "You're a special case
> for an agent Annie. Most of the newbies walk in like they're Lex
> Luther; expecting everything to bow down to them. You... however...
> are the other way around Annie... to be an agent you have to realise
> that *they* serve *you* as much as *you* serve *them*." With that he
> released her hands which immediately fell to her sides.
>
> Annie slumped to her knees. The fight was simply drained out of her.
> Nobody was coming to help her fight for her cause, if anything they
> were all on potential's side.
>
> "My last universe? It was the most boring place you'd ever imagine.
> Everything could be controlled, everything was normal. Nothing out of
> the ordinary happened. Like as though Barney the dinosaur was their
> god. Anything that happened out of the ordinary... was quite
> spectacular and extremely rare. Thus... big returns! But... one day
> their technology had become so advanced..." The agent's face was
> fervent and full of life while his arms snapped about manically. Quite
> possibly the best days of his immortality were behind him.
> "A mistake was made and rampant nanotechnology turned every creature
> in their universe turned to clones of Carol Channing."
>
>
> All the agents gave a wanning smirk as though remembering the 'good
> 'ol days'.
>
> "You see Annie, to have something special something else must be
> ordinary. To have joy you must also have sorrow. My last universe was
> a failure as I tried to farm it far too much to get a 'high'.
> Therefore I was placed on the calculations team and had my little
> kicks taken from most of the other newbies like you. My point here?
> You are trying too hard for something. You must realise first that
> without pain or suffering, joy will no longer mean anything to them.
> Then... you'll die."
>
> The agent stared up at him. Unsure if she wanted to thank him or to
> try and swing again for the funbags.
>
> "You can all leave now. She's regained control." Potential dismissed
> the other agents with an apathetic wave.
> The other occupants of the hall took a final look at the farcical
> scene before finally dispersing.
>
> Potential's eyes rolled down to Annie's own. With a small grunt he
> leaned down and offered her a helping hand.
> She didn't accept.
> Annie pushed herself up off the floor and to her feet. She fixed him
> with a cautioning glower while she dusted off her backside.
>
> "I know that your human side may be confusing you a little." The chaos
> agent stated, rubbing his still-caning jaw. "Don't be ashamed of who
> you are, Annie but do try to keep it in check. While you can't save
> them you can still certainly give them what they want. Not even the
> Council can stop you from that."
>
> "I'm still never forgiving you for this..." Annie hoarsely whispered
> in a slightly higher-pitched tone.
> "Hah...'never' is a long time Annie." Potential produced a single
> small rose from his double-breasted jacket and gently inserted it into
> her hair. "...I'll see you later."
>