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KS HOTLINE MEETING#9
BECKY TO THE RESCUE OR WE’RE NOT IN SORBOLAND ANYMORE
Part one
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Context: This is the first crossover meeting ever. It’s a long one. It’s a take off on "The wizard of Oz" with some Highlander thrown in. Enjoy.
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<Monday morning>
After a very fine relaxing week of vacations, Becky was real happy to come back to her KS family. She had gotten little nik nak for everybody. She had worked on her tan, read (The Hercules official guide, of course!) and had kept in touch through her email.
She knew Angelika had been working around the clock to finish the video library. She would have to talk to Chantal about a promotion for her assistant. "Promotional executive, no, not quite it. Public promotion executive, yeah that has a nice ring to it, I like it."
She pulled her bags on her shoulders and pushed the wide glass doors. She heard it at once. Silence. Complete utter silence. "What the …" Becky dropped her luggage on the floor and ran towards the heart of KS HQ, the administrative area.
Nothing. No one. Nada. And the phones were silent. She checked the desks and on Tedras’ she found a clue. She found a very disturbing note. She read.
"Becky, when you read this, you will be our last chance… I’m writing this and I can feel myself slipping away. Something has gone terribly wrong her. I don’t know if I can resist the temptation to…"
Looking up, she saw the most incredible thing, the Herk Grape Standee was right in front of her. "Well, Herkie, it’s you and me, and I guess we’re not in Sorboland anymore?"
Getting up, Becky decided to search the KS Head quarters for any signs of life. Going up the stairs to her office, she heard muffled noises. She paused. It sounded a lot like Melite. Picking up the pace, she ran up the last steps. "Melite, is that you? Where are you?" Becky asked with a slight touch of hope in her voice.
Voices became clearer.
"Now, Cupee, this is so sudden. Really, I have to get back, you know. Oh, <Melite’s voice came up a little> was that your hand? Now, listen Cupid, you are usually a lot nicer. Love not war, remember?" Becky heard Melite’s voice come to a whimper. "All’s fair in love and *war* and I’m quite good at war. It’s my job, after all" replied Cupid. Becky had a strange look on her face. WAR? Cupid? Wait a minute, this is an alternate KS HQ. How did I get here? She went to the closet and opened the door.
Nothing. Something was definitely wrong here. Closing it, she turned back and crashed into Herkie. "How did *you* get here?" She looked into Herkie’s eyes and saw only the bluest eyes but no clues what so ever. "Okay, so you want to be along for the ride? Why not?" Picking up Herkie in her arms, she walked towards her office.
Voices again. Melite’s and Cupid’s. Giggles and some door being slam shut. Becky was getting a bit anxious. " Well, you wanted to try the god of war, Melite. Hope, you enjoy it. But Cupid… the god of war… weird? (Note of the author: could not help myself, I just looove that line. Lol)
Opening her office door, the first thing she saw was this perfect white Edelweiss rose on her desk with a card. " Oh, he did not forget me." She was holding the card to her lips when the door of her office flew open and there stood…
Becky’s mouth opened and closed. In the door way stood MMMuffin. Or someone that looked a lot like MMMuffin but not quite the MMMuffin she knew. " Oh, hello, my pretty. And what a nice Herkie standee. You my dear are an unexpected pleasure. It’s so nice of you to visit us. But we don’t allow *this* here in the Highlands" pointing at the standee, she made it move towards her. " Now, we weren’t expecting you until later, but we’ll process you anyway."
"What are you doing with my Herkie. Give him back to me" said Becky walking towards MMMuffin.
"All in good time, my little amazon. All in good time. Now come with me. We’ll make sure you forget about that Herk nonsense Here’s there is no Herk at all."
But before she could put her hands on Becky, she saw the white rose on the desk. "Well I’ve been looking for this. Now nothing will stop us." Leaving Herkie, she pointed to the rose that begun to fly towards her. Becky intercepted it in mid flight. " That’s mine, you keep your little grabbing fingers off of it." "Now, deary, you give it to me" stated MMMuffin an evil gleam in her eyes.
"No, I won’t. You can’t make me" replied Becky.
"Oh but I can and I will" MMMuffin raised her hand and she was about to zap Becky when…
"Well, MMMuffin, dear, you really should learn some manners. You know if you do what you want to do, it will be one more lady who will want for your favorite attention. And you hate sharing."
"This is not over, I’ll get you my pretty, you and your Herkie. As for you. Princess, you keep your hands away from Duncan, you hear, I don’t share anything with you " and MMMuffin stormed out.
Becky could not believe her eyes. Princess stood there or at least someone who looked like Princess.
After MMMuffin’s exit, Becky turned an inquiring eye to Princess..
"Okay, you seem a lot saner (note of the author: that’s a euphemism, lol) than who ever that was? Where am I? What’s going on? Duncan who? And where is everybody. Did something happen to Herk? Becky took a breath. Princess smiled. "What was you’re first question? Ah, yeah, who ever that was? That was the wicked witch of the West Highlands, MMMuffin. Second, you’re in the McLeod universe, where Duncan and Connor rule supreme . Somehow a connection was created between your Herk universe and our when some of your sisters, how can I put this diplomatically, oh h***, they bloody came after our boys." Becky looked confounded "We did?"
"Well some of your sisters did. It started quite innocently really, a mention here, a comment there. But then one of you, the one that looks like me, nice girl really, kinda went overboard. And let’s not talk about my sister look alike. She’s not a loot saner than her counterpart."(That would be you, MMMuffin <veg>) "That little poker game. That *was* your *idea*. Well, it opened a widow between our worlds. Don’t ask me how. I don’t know. All I remember is getting this image of a gorgeous… euh, I mean, kinda attractive, if you like the leather clad type, man playing poker and suddenly there was all these amazons waking up in the great hall of the castle. And with only one thing on their mind the one you call The Sovereign."
"Well I called for help, Duncan, my dear one, came and they all went crazy. They do not want to leave. Especially my double, she sits there and stares at Duncan then sighs. I understand, mind you. But enough already. You have to get them back to your world."
"Well how? And why are some of my friends here but with others than your rulers. I heard Melite with Cupid" replied Becky.
"Well, that was unfortunate. When the connection went ballistic at that kissing booth extravaganza.." Becky started to squirmed. "*That* was *your* idea too, wasn’t it?" asked Princess.
"Well…." answered Becky. "Oh, never mind. Some of your friends were otherwise occupied, they are still in their little time bubble, for lack of a better word."
"Time bubble. So if I can get them out of there. Maybe we can reverse the connection" Becky started mummbling to herself. "Splendid idea. Now be careful of my sister MMMuffin, she only wants to eradicate you all. She’s on the war path. That little Herkie of yours, it’s like a red erring for a bull. And keep that rose close to your heart it will protect you. Now come on. I’ll take you to your friends in the great hall.