I finally got around to finishing this thing. I want to thank everyone for their patience.

Epilogue

The man named Daffyd, who in other circumstances would have been known as the Emperor of the North, watched as his dog gently herded a few stray sheep back to join the flock.

Closing...

Scene 110

I put my feet up on the footstool as I stretched out in the well-padded chair in the Library of the Great Golden Hall of X Marks the Scot. It had been a busy day and I was finally...

Scene 109

Although I had never played bagpipes before, the music came from them easily, almost as if they were playing themselves. My fingers flew over the notes as I played, seemingly guided by...

Scene 108

“And why in all the worlds would you think I would ever help you?” I asked.

“Think about it, Mr. Dove,” he answered. “You could eliminate all hunger, all pain, all death. You could...

That's just what they want you to think!

NO ONE EXPECTS THE KILT POLICE!!!!!

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Just a quick bump to keep the thread active. I really need to get back to work on this.

Good to know, as I need to come up and try on some jackets since my weight loss.

Scene 107

The confusion on Daffyd’s face was obvious. “But he was just helping me to make things better.”

That was too much for me. “Better? People are being killed out there!”

“Killed? ...

I'm just dropping a note to keep the thread open. I came down with COVID a while back and just didn't feel like writing. I got through that without any problems, but am now in the middle of a...

Scene 106

“So, you caused all this?”

“Oh, no, Mr. Dove, the Emperor did all the work. I only made suggestions.”

“He was quite helpful, David,” Daffyd said. “He told me about the Pipes and...

I'm going to try to get the rest soon. I've been getting distracted too much.

Scene 105

“So,” he said, “You’re the one who has been causing my troops so much trouble.”

“I wish I didn’t have...

Scene 104

My mind raced as I tried to think my way out of this situation. I had been so accepting of the people that the Pleaters had sent to help me, that I had completely failed to notice a...

Wa, ha, ha!!!!!

Scene 103

In contrast to the shining metal doors we had entered, the interior was much more primitive. We found ourselves in a roughly hewn tunnel, with torches spaced along the wall to provide a...

Scene 102

I reached into my pocket and pulled out the buzzing device, the phone that I had picked up in the ultra-religious, cybernetic world. Who could be calling on it? Better yet, how was it...

Scene 101

We had to keep low as we pulled ourselves onto the rocky beach, as there were guards everywhere. Fortunately, the overcast skies and heavy mists hid our presence.

“What now?” James...

Scene 100

As we scrambled aboard, we were rocked by the detonation of a shell nearby.

“Cast off!” Robert ordered, as we all looked around for the new threat.

Coming across the lake were...

Scene 99

We ran down the path that Ron and his forces had cleared for us. Occasionally a lizard man would move to attack us, only to be blocked by one of the wild men helping us. The battle was...

Scene 98

We left the sounds of animalistic slaughter behind us and moved as quickly as we could in the direction of the lake. As we crested the hill, we were brought up short by the scene before...

Scene 97

As we hurried in the direction of the lake, the trees began to thin, but the terrain became rougher, with large outcroppings of rock channeling our progress.

The two priests kept the...

Scene 96

The three of us moved as quickly as we could in the direction of the lake, the rocky terrain soon becoming tree covered. Clouds covered the sky, turning the day to twilight.

The road...

Scene 95

The Professor deftly maneuvered the digger through the gap in the line of tanks and it continued to speed towards our destination.

Just when we thought we were in the clear, the digger...

Scene 94

“Are we safe in the digger, Professor?” Lady Dove asked.

The Professor shook his head. “No, the infantry troops aren’t a problem. As long as the just have firearms, the bullets won’t...

Scene 93

Lady Dove rushed over to the Professor. “Professor, we need to get them to the lake we saw.”

“Right, as soon as we breach the surface, I’ll point us there.”

I moved up to join...