Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

here is a little story i wrote during the downtime, it in the background relates to the way mainstream america has reacted to the attacks of september 11th...please comment and rate this thread (story)
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If Only

It was a dark night in Carrotus, yet the torches and lights of the house of democrats still shone bright. It had been nearly 1 year since the last raid by the Gheovi and it had left the town in devastating ruins and shambles.

Since then the elder rabbits of the town had slept within the confined walls of the house of democrats until a decision on what to do with the Gheovi could be reached. Night after night they had discussed, and this night was no exception to the now nightly ritual.

My Weapon works and it has been proved that it can kill Gheovi! This is no fallout test, everything works! This shall rid them of our lives forever! The rabbit known as Forli known for his pure black fur sat down and took his seat, once again blending into the faceless crowd of the council.

Without warning and without merit the youngest rabbit on the council, Tyfor known for his cunning and wise solutions stood up and began to speak forcefully. There must be some way to reason with the Gheovi. They are a trading people; why not try to offer them supplies they need? Why not offer them food instead of having them raid our food storages? I must admi---.

Suddenly another elder cut off Tyfor. But why offer them things we need? We need them as much as they do. Why not take the forceful route and wipe them out from our existence?

Because, Showering their people in a horrible blast of power would not go over well with out allies in Colonius and other places. It is known among the council that there is strain enough just by having this treaty in place. Establishing Carrotus as a military power would damage the already unstable treaty. We need things from these people and I suggest that a military strike is not the way to end this.

The oldest of the council stood up, his ancient lips began to move in a slow fashion. Tyfor your idea is in the place of peace, but it offers no merit or quick solution. Give us until mid noon tomorrow to discuss the possible setbacks of either opinion. Council is dismissed, head to the quarters.

Slowly the council dispersed, but Tyfor was not eager to get to sleep this night. As he lay in his bed, (it must be said that all beds are the same, and quite uncomfortable) he thought over his idea to shout out at the council. I must do something before the blood of the innocent is shed. Slowly he fell into a sleep.

As the sunlight of first sun gleamed in the windows, Tyfor opened his eyes; he heard the ground began to shake as though there was to be an earthquake. He noticed some of the rabbits had a gleam of pure happiness upon them. Slowly, not really wanting to know the answer to his question, he inquired them on the source of the noise.

The council has arrived at a decision. They went for the short term and authorized the firing of the weapon. Those son-of a ***** Gheovi are finally going to get what they deserve.

No! Tyfor screamed I cannot let this happen! The blood of the innocent will be shed. I must stop this. Without any further notice (or without changing out his bed cloths) he ran out of the house of democrats and into the military restricted zone, where the weapon was to be fired.

As if he was one of the Gheovi themselves the war hardened rabbits came upon him. They grabbed him by his two arms and began to drag him away from the fire zone. I am sorry counselor but the weapon is about to be fired, you cannot be allowed in this area. You may watch on the monitors in the shelter to the right. He pointed his finger towards the dilapidated building that the man had called a “shelter”

Slowly Tyfor entered the shelter. He stood in an awkward silence. Everyone in the shelter expected him to burst into rage and make debates but he did not. He just stood there. 10 minutes passed, then 20. Finally the weapon was fired.

Cheers could be heard among the rabbits that had supported the weapon in the first place. At first everything had seemed to go perfectly. Then something went horribly wrong, the ground began to shake forcefully.

The weapon has reacted with some sort of mineral in the ground! The planet is now unstable, ****! THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO HERE BUT EVACUATE!

Everyone began to run to various launch pads except Tyfor. He just stood in a completely normal position trying to absorb what had happened. Suddenly he felt himself being grabbed. Sorry Counselor but I can’t let you die here, our race requires leaders and without you we may not be able to survive.

Tyfor was thrown into an evacuation pod and launched to the 10956 Alpha Colony. There he was given a fairly spacious room and new clothes. As he floated in the anti-gravity he noticed a clean knife floating above his table. Floating over to it, he took it in his hands and raised it towards his heart.

If only he said If only………
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