Oddestsey III

[joey_picus]

Patricia: I believe I told you before the item allows whoever's holding it to go back to Panginoon once and once only if it breaks or is broken - it's designed to be used in life or death situations, should 'death' be the predicted outcome.

I've picked up *checks bag*

A variety of maps - a tourist map of the island in the middle of the river, about a thousand years old; a map of Melded; an old map purporting to show the multiverse, that appears to mainly be gibberish and has lots of artistic licence taken
A living snooker table, made of plants, along with several painted snooker ball living molluscs
A wheeled snooker table stand for said snooker table
A finely crafted suit of armour for a large greyhound, which should be able to be modified for my frame
A sack full of unremarkable, but beautifully crafted, 24 carat gold rings, for the purposes of trading with a dwarven forgemaster Rex Jongleur in exchange for him modifying the above suit of armour
Some books of magic (as in books about magic, as 'magic books' I am informed could confuse people who think they're magical books :P) that I could use to learn basic mage spells in a few hours
A device known as a 'WikiPodia' that is a small portable computer that makes my random bursts of knowledge seem more realistic.

[majinb]

some other things I've taken with me

An informative guide on lethal plants
A trained fighting rooster in some rooster armour
A sword, enhanched to be super effective against things that are anenthema to the great nation of France
Napoleon's cycling great, that make me look shorter, even when I'm not

[majinb]

and to finish my loot

I got some magically and technologically enhanced potting soil to make whatever plant I get myself grow faster
I got a pot, either an ivory and golden one or a talking one, unsure at this point
I got a magnometer, that's quite an advanced metal detector, that I will use in my search of the matter manipulation matrix



and the team has got an elephant mounted throne made of jewels, to put on the steel elephant golem!

[joey_picus]

Patricia: I've ended up with, in addition to the above stated items:

- A war sheep, with wool as strong as steel
- An indestructible spork
- A jar of 'book beetles' that, when placed on any text (written or printed) translate it into English
- A 4 metre long magical spear that focuses magical power
- A set of 'spell bangles' which store magical energy like wearable batteries.

I think that's about it for me :P

[majinb]

right...

yesterday we learned a lot on msn, and I will try to sum it all up

Over at Crabmaster's place, there's been a pot with several heads that has been talking to me in a strange language, I write down what I hear, and have Patricia's bookbeetles translate it.

the five come at the end of the fourth age
the raven knows
death shall not stop his wrath

is what the faces seem to repeat

Patricia looks up exactly what the 4 ages are, on her Wikipodia

Age 1, ran for 1500 years: Doomforall appeared, he was the most powerful of a group of lords, came to an end with a lord-war, where Doomforall destroyed the second most powerful lord, Berenhotep, and the other lords were either beaten, or allied with Doomforall.

Age 2, ran for 1000 years: Doomforall ruled from his floating castle. Doomforall ruled a peaceful age. Came to an end when Doomforall unexpectedly dissapeared with no real reason.

Age 3, ran for 800 years: Doomforall was gone, infrastructure collapsed. The world fell apart into millions of tiny kingdoms and many wars. Virulant and dangerous falling took place. Shadow spirits in the northern edge of the world. Sentient life was pushed to the south, until stopped by a group of fallers. Was ended by an industrial evolution.

Age 4, running for 1200 years: Kingdoms stabilized. Industry evolved. The 5 of us appeared, and appearantly, we will bring an end to this age :P



AND NOW...

A theory was developped from the above. Lets look at what we've got...

1. The sky castle of Doomforall looks a lot like the current castle of Panginoon, in Melded.
2. Panginoon means Lord.
3. We spoke to a Panginoon, indicating more excsit.
4. We know more than 1 lord excists.
5. We know that we are playing a game hosted by powerful players. Panginoon seems pretty high up in this game, and we know lords are powerful.
6. After the above, I used my yes or no playing card to ask if Melded's castle is indeed Doomforall's old sky castle... yes it is!

We can't say anything for certain, but we do have above clues

[alex_holt]

With hours of rummaging through Crabmeisters vaults having to be put on hold for Phil and finished for the imminent task of protecting V€™s machine. After a quick call to Blotter to arrange a meet up, Patricia, Maurice and Phil change into their disguise forms. While Patricia and Maurice get upon the tandem and ride out, Phil gleefully jumps into the organists chair and with a short but incredibly dramatic chorus, the airship rises up through the tall pillars and out a pair of gigantic doors which open above it and it soars out into the night€¦

Maurice and Patricia make it to V€™s rendezvous point first, as they dash through the rain drenched streets, spraying passers by from the tyres passing through puddles. When they arrive they find two figures waiting for them. The first is instantly recognisable as the masked figure of V - spinning his cane through his fingertips. Next to him is a slightly different figure - an incredibly humourless looking man with a grey suit and a pair of large round glasses. This figure is made all the odder by the fact he appears to be translucent.

It is this gentleman that starts to talk while V continues to throw his cane into the air and catch it. €œI am V€™s lawyer Mr Tower and I have a few forms for you to fill out€. He quickly passes you a few non disclosure forms and contracts that put heavy penalties on betraying him. As however you have no intention of doing so anyway and the forms don€™t ask for anything invasive that a false identity won€™t protect against you fill away. While you are filling this out police begin to arrive, and you see Blotter striking a dramatic pose on top of a gargoyle in the gloom several stories above you. A light high above indicates what the two presume to be Phil.

After a quick briefing, the heavily shuttered building front they stand outside to reveal a rather large, incredibly armoured truck. It€™ll proceeds slowly with everyone following on foot alongside. Maurice surreptitiously scans the vehicle, and while it detects €œover-rated€ and €œvibranian metals€ matching the missing Mass Manipulation Matrix, but missing the magical metals that would identify it as a potential stolen MMM.

V then extends his cane and it sprouts helicopter blades and he flies off into the night. The lawyer just fades from visibility.

* * * * *

At AK Industries Taranis looks around the room holding the URP. Upon closer inspection there are light footprints in the dust. A closer inspection still leads to even more worrying conclusion - the footprints seem to cut into the stone itself very slightly, only very lightly but still, as if where there taloned footprints touch the stone is not longer there.

The footprints circle around the machine a few times and then exit through the door. However, they seem to have materialised within the room itself. Taranis follows, out of the room and along the corridors, she passes a demonic cleaner who gives him a smile and a nod and passes by. Otherwise it€™s eerily quiet. It veers through ever more winding and empty passages until it enters a small empty room, Taranis enters and the door slams shut behind him€¦

* * * * *

Despite all the concerns of a robbery, the journey seems uneventful, but the buildings loom above them in the tight roads they travel through. They catch odd glimpses of Blotter making improbable leaps between blocks of buildings. The rain beats down on them, but all is still in the streets except for the flashing neon signs and odd pedestrian willing to brave the rain.

It is twenty minutes from the pier where they are due to drop off that Blotter notices a figure ahead of his rooftop path. It is still as stone, and he hadn€™t noticed it earlier - it is currently peering down at the path.

Blotter sneaks up behind the figure, club raised, and challenges him to identify himself. The figure shushes him without turning around and beckons him over with a finger. Blotter, still with his club raised, approached cautiously. The figure points to the convoy and then shushes Blotter as they watch€¦

Ahead of the convoy, something is happening to the road.

* * * * *

The things started appearing moments after the door snapped shut. Inky things coming out the corners of the rooms€¦ like living shadows. One lunged towards him but Taranis swings his lightning rod down towards it and blasts a torrent of electricity out the end, incinerating it. More are coming though and a blast at the wall to try and escape proves fruitless - the room has thick insulated walls.

Taranis arcs round projecting electricity through his foes, blasting them apart but more and more seep through walls like ink€¦ The sound in the room raises to a cacophony of thousands of whispers.

* * * * *

The road seems to boil ahead of the convoy and shapes itself into a humanoid figure. A tarmac elemental. The armoured truck grinds to a halt and the thing advances - and then bats away a squirrel like policeman away as if it were nothing. Patricia runs at it while the other police open fire with their assorted weapons, though nothing seems to do any damage. The huge dread knight mace scrapes along the ground as Patricia runs, and swings it upwards giving the huge beast and swings it upwards, catching the beast beneath the chin and sending it backwards. It catches its balance and lunges back into the fray.

Meanwhile, thirty skeleton warriors in conquistador outfits with ancient rifles and rapiers appear around the truck. Maurice does a flying kick into one, shattering its ribcage and spins round decapitating two more with croissants. However the next few are formidable swordmen, and he enters a duel with them.

Blotter tries to leap down to the aid of his friends, but suddenly he finds himself restrained by thousands of butterflies flying around him in such a way as to restrain him.

The figure them himself explodes in a shower of thousands of techni-coloured butterflies. Above them, Blotter watches as Phil seems to be battling a giant robotic mosquito from his airship, while simultaneously playing Ride of the Valkyries on the organ.

Down on the streets more skeletons are appearing by the moment. Patricia and the tarmac elemental are in a brutal stalemate, while causing huge collateral to the streets. Numerous police officers are down, mostly unconscious, but a porcelain lady police woman is lying shattered on the pavement. A manticore and a clockwork woman are the only officers still fully in the fight, and even they are being swamped.

Maurice suddenly shouts in pain as a lead ball shoots through his shoulder. He whirls a croissant across the street and shatters the legs of that skeleton, but it is now harder to fight. He notices other figures appearing - teleporting in like the skeletons - paramilitary figures but with rune covered armour and hexagonal prism rods as weapons with a number of clicking rings upon them. They are advancing on the survivors, rods raised when suddenly butterflies explode everywhere.

The rods are clicked several times and the paramilitary types fire at Maurice. He closes his eyes out of reflex, but the pain never comes. Butterflies dance around him protecting him from the attack. He turns to see the new figure - dressed in a patchwork jacket of many colours with a broad smile on his face. Three of the paramilitary types advance on him. He grins even wider and thrusts forth his left hand, expelling a beam of butterflies that disintegrate the left side of the attackers torso. A second beam propels the attacker forty feet down the road and when the butterflies disperse there is nothing left but dust.

The figure waves his arms and butterflies burst from everywhere€¦ the skeletons, remaining paramilitary and tarmac golem disintegrate. But then the next few seconds time warps slowly€¦ literally. Even as the butterflies pass, four more paramilitary types appear. The first rams their rod into the ground, creating a bubble around them€¦ the next two open fire and bolts of light lance through their saviours chest. The third€¦ he presses his rod and time slows to a fraction of its normal pace and points it at the truck - then in slow motion, the truck, the contents and the beetle-driver appear in blue schematic form in layers quickly appearing in the air next to it, and before anything else could happen, it concludes and the four vanish again leaving the truck intact.

Maurice runs over to the Butterfly man who smiles wryly at him despite lying on the floor with a chest with holes in it. €œBonsoir ma fellaw frrrenchman! Ah have played all ma cards for now. I hope it helped. Bon nuit!€ He then disappears again, though now all the butterflies are tired looking and blood red€¦

On the rooftop Blotter finds himself released, and in the sky above, a short riff catches the mosquito well and the thing crashes down onto a rooftop nearby.

More police arrive soon along with ambulances. Everyone is bandaged and taken off who needs it, and the porcelain lady is collected in a dustpan. Though its suggested she€™ll live, but will no longer be fit for active duty (you hear mention of emergency glue). The remaining people quickly finish the journey to the docks where the truck drives aboard a ship which is then locked up tightly. V does not look pleased with the news of the attack when he arrives, but rather than blaming any of you, looks rather grim.

* * * * *
Taranis feels weary€¦ he has been fighting for a while now and his electricity levels are draining fast. There are a few cuts on him where the creatures have got a claw at him, but there are no physical cuts€¦ but a feeling of bitter cold where they touched€¦

Even as he feels faint the door slams open. A silhouette steps through and grabs something from its belt which fills the room with light, and the whispering turns to screams as the shadows dissolve. Taranis takes a minute or so to be able to see again. Before him stands a man with sunglasses a shirt and a utility belt.
€œHello Taranis€¦ I€™m Athorna, and I€™m afraid you and your friends are in far more danger than you know!€

END OF DAY 4

[joey_picus]

There has been some progress:

Alex says:
what did you have in mind?
Joey says:
Mainly Oddestsey related things
Joey says:
I can't honestly think of anything else PAtricia would ask the weremanatee
Alex says:
fair enough
Alex says:
off to anywhere particular?
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
do you think you will be online tomorrow Alex?
Joey says:
I think finding Taranis will be our main priority
Alex says:
well thats not too hard
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:

Alex says:
you call blotter and ask for directions, which he gives
Joey says:
Thank you absent Blotter!
Joey says:
we rush there, trying not to lose our belongings or our breakfasts
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
Maurice is gonna do what he was planning on doing this day
Joey says:
well, I rush, Maurice will do his things
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
go to Mechanist's company to hunt down the MMM
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
doesnt matter
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
and please go ahead doing your thing Joey, Im not overly inspired and try to ask something whenever you and Steve dont have anything to ask
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
hope to get some more MMM-hunting done tomorrow
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
anyway, that's what Maurice is gonna do, I give the stage back to Patricia
Alex says:
oddly enough on the way over you notice a huge raven circling overhead
The Stevish Chef says:
Nevermore!
Joey says:
I wave to the raven
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
there was a raven in the pot's prophecies Joey
Joey says:
in a friendly manner rather than a 'possible lunch' manner
Joey says:
What was that prophecy again?
Alex says:
it makes no idication of acknowledging you
Alex says:
the raven knows
Joey says:
What's it circling around?
Alex says:
nothing specific that you can make out, tho it does stay within eyeshot of you for the entir journey
Joey says:
it's worrying it follows me and nt Maurice
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
right
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
ermz
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
is Patricia still close to the breakfast spot?
Joey says:
(ooc: I'm beginning to think that letting Alex come up with my backstory was mre than simply a character development thing )
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
(can you call me, Patricia, and ask me if I can come by and walk in another direction than you? )
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
(to see if the raven starts following me or if it continues to follow you? )
Joey says:
(yep)
Joey says:
*calls Maurice on snail* bonjour monsieur Francois!
Alex says:
(ooc: it has let me... intertwine it with the plot a little )
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
ghello Patricia!
Alex says:
patricia is still close to the breakfast spot
Joey says:
*explains raven situation*
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
how odd, Im on my way!
Joey says:
mkay, merci!
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
does the raven do anything of interest as I walk closer to Patricia?
Alex says:
not really
Alex says:
it carries on circling
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
right
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
I walk in that direction, you walk in that that direction (towards Tartanis)!
Alex says:
the only odd bit of behaviour is that it never gets out of direct eyeline with you
Joey says:
is that Maurice or Patricia?
Alex says:
both
Joey says:
...so it only stopped getting out of Maurice's line of sight when it saw him?
Joey says:
did that make sense?
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
not to me
Joey says:
to Alex?
Alex says:
its circling above you in such a way as to see where you both are at all times
The Stevish Chef says:
Aaaand I should be off

Buh-bye!
Joey says:
Was it doing that before it saw Maurice approaching?
Joey says:
and 'night Steve!
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
bye steve
Alex says:
seeya
Alex says:
doing that but just for you

The Stevish Chef has left the conversation.

Joey says:
ah, right
Joey says:
anyway, what happens when I get to the company? is the device still there?
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
Maurice goes back to breakfast lace
Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... says:
place*
Joey says:
au revoir Maurice, I'll be in touch!
Alex says:
the rift phaser is still there
Joey says:
does it look untouched?
Alex says:
you find Taranis and a person you dont know there
Joey says:
Ah, hi Taranis, hope you're okay?
Joey says:
and pleased to meet you, who would you be?
Alex says:
my name is Athorna
Joey says:
ah, hiya Athorna
Joey says:
I'm Patricia Smith, although I'm getting the distinct impression you might already know that
Alex says:
I do knw of you
Joey says:
I hope I'm not being rude by asking, or too presumptuous, but...are you following or involved in the Mechanist affair and all that's resulted from it? That might explain a lot
Alex says:
You could say I am following developments
Joey says:
ah, right
Joey says:
would you mind if I asked in what capacity? do tell if I'm being too nosey for my own good, heh
Alex says:
I will be frank with you

Martijn=>over slechte timing gesproken... has left the conversation.

Joey says:
these revelations may make MArtijn leave convos?
Alex says:
I believe that a certain prominant figure within government may be trying to aquire dangerous items
Joey says:
There are three dangerous items going around, this briefcase sized object here, the generator that V owns and is having transported, and the matter manipulation matrix that is currently in limbo
Joey says:
are those in some way related?
Alex says:
his expression looks grave
Alex says:
You mean to say you've already pursued this line of thought?
Joey says:
That's why Taranis and Blotter were sent here
Joey says:
we heard, from an admittedly possibly unreliable source, that those three machines put together would spell Doom, with a capital D if necessary over a triple word score
Joey says:
so while we tracked down where the other two were and what they are being used for, the quick fix was to apply the fire triangle technique and guard this one as closely as possible
Joey says:
unfortunately Blotter got called to help guard the generator by V so we only had Taranis on guard at this moment
Joey says:
Do you know of any other dangerous items that might need guarding/keeping an eye on/neutralising either on their own or that might be dangerous in combination with the already mentioned ones?
Alex says:
Unfortunatly no
Alex says:
I didt even know there was an item other than this one already in existance
Joey says:
just out of interest, how did you come to find out about this one?
Joey says:
We only found out by chance
Alex says:
tho I'd heard rumours of unspecified machines which could plug into this one
Alex says:
Thats a simple enough question to answer.... lets say I have means to see all important goings on within AK
Joey says:
oh?
Joey says:
Is there anything going on that we should be concerned about?
Alex says:
for the sake of my own sources, I cant tell you anything
Joey says:
ah, right, sorry
Alex says:
but as for being concerned about
Alex says:
there are several other than this, but not in the same league
Alex says:
they are also more heavily guarded because they are overt weapons
Joey says:
Are they an imminent threat or is it more of a 'cold war' situation?
Alex says:
not even that
Alex says:
these are weapons built for private businesses and governemtns in case of a cold war
Joey says:
A bit like the next step up from building fallout shelters?
Alex says:
a little...
Alex says:
if fallout shelters were likely to use broad spectrum bioweapons or the latest grade killer robots
Joey says:
ah, curse my limited 21st century South Wales life experience

To be continued tomorrow as Alex must sleep...

[majinb]

right, before its forgotten, the guy that showed up in Alex' update and had lost an arm, his blood was odd, we brought it to the forensics lab, and its the blood of a clone, not sure whose clone, and it was altered blood, altered in the same way as The Mechanist's remains...

[joey_picus]

Alex says:
I work for myself
Joey says:
Ah, fair enough
Joey says:
what field?
Alex says:
but my work is for all the people of this city - I shall be the one who finally frees us all from Panginoon
Joey says:
...well good luck with that, it doesn't seem like an easy job
Alex says:
well, in that regard, perhaps we might help one another
Joey says:
...how do you propose that?
Alex says:
well, from what you say, I suspect that Panginoon is behind the theft and posibly this murder too
Joey says:
I'm having to re-evaluate my objectives slightly, before it was about getting the job done and then trying to get back home...wherever home is...now I'm having to focus rather more on not getting killed than I wanted
Joey says:
Why would he hire us t solve a murder he committed?
Alex says:
double bluff of course, the last person youd expect
Alex says:
but, hes also the only person in the city who likely had the means
Joey says:
How could this be proved?
Joey says:
and sorry if this is asking too many questions, I'm not familiar with the city's workings much...but is the fact that a clone was involved in the attack on V's turbine of significance?
Alex says:
he pauses to consider
Alex says:
unsure.... panginoon certainly has access to cloning facilities
Alex says:
I'd have to look into it further
Alex says:
but how about if I find this MMM for you?
Joey says:
can I have your contact details at all, so we can communicate further on this?
Joey says:
and...well...I'll call my colleague
Alex says:
you can have my number, but you may only call it twice
Alex says:
after that ill have to change my phone for security reasons
Joey says:
can you possibly pass on the new phone details at the end of every second call, or is that a bit obvious?
Alex says:
no - too easy to bug your phone
Alex says:
ill contact you
Joey says:
Ah, right, stupid now I realise it
Alex says:
I expect I'll be able to locate your stolen device by the end of tomorrow
Joey says:
That would be very good of you if you could, thanks
Joey says:
could all this be done without Panginoon's knowledge? I suspect the raven that's been following me and Maurice has something to do with him
Alex says:
hes got the raven on you?
Joey says:
evidently yes
Alex says:
thats not a good sign
Alex says:
thenever the raven is following someone
Alex says:
somethign big is coming down
Joey says:
*gulps*
Joey says:
There's been repeated references to fifteen day periods in everything we've found so far, does this indicate that in eleven days' time - we started working four days ago - it's all going to happen then, or could things be accelerated?
Alex says:
he seems a little surprised by this question
Joey says:
(is that because I've got the times wrong again?)
Alex says:
(no, thats right, he genuinely seems confused )
Joey says:
(ah )
Alex says:
surprised*
Alex says:
an odd question
Alex says:
im not sure I know anythign that relates to 15 days
Joey says:
It's mainly in reference to the energy levels being attributed to fallers - my half baked theory is that he needs that energy to have dissapated before this big event can happen, 'he' being Panginoon possibly or whoever or whatever is indeed behind this
Alex says:
that certainly sounds like something he'd do
Alex says:
we must try and solve this as soon as possible!
Joey says:
I agree
Joey says:
I hope you understand that I can't trust you totally just yet as this all seems plausible but there's not a great deal in the way of actual evidence, but I have little reason to doubt your motives at the moment and I certainly have no intention of double crossing you, so...you can count on me for the time being for whatever needs doing
Joey says:
unless it's a big operation with lots of danger and risk of loss of life, in which case I might need to see evidence
Joey says:
also, on a slightly different tack, would it be safe to involve Atoom in this at all, or would she still be likely to side with Panginoon?
Alex says:
hmmm... for now, dont tell her anything
Alex says:
later she might be able to be involved
Joey says:
Ah, I'll keep her out of it for now
Joey says:
many thanks for all this information and assistance though Athorna, I can't help but think that you might have saved us from just giving Panginoon what he wants if this is all true
Joey says:
and that would probably have led to myself and Maurice being the French prehistoric Little Red Riding Being double act, so to speak
Alex says:
dont mention it
Alex says:
and keep this little one *he gestures to taranis* safe - hes got some fire in him, but leaving him alone is a bit irresponsible
Joey says:
Will do, don't worry about that
Joey says:
it was merely circumstance and Blotter's subconscious deciding that he should help guard the generator that led to him being alone
Alex says:
indeed

Patricia: I do fear the situation has been turned on its head somewhat, we might not be able to trust those we have trusted...

As you might have guessed from the convo I found out earlier that Atoom, while closely linked to Panginoon, has very much her own interests at heart and is suspected to hold the balance of power, preventing him from going too far at times.

[majinb]

Maurice has gone to the Mechanist's company at the start of this day, to track down the MMM.

Miss Frost, currently in charge, has already searched for magical traces, and found none. Facts worth mentioning as that the theft of the MMM happened when The Mechanist was killed, and that all camera's were taken out, all at the EXACT same time, by an EMP.

Where the MMM used to be, Maurice used his Magnometer and he picked up a trail of the MMM, Maurice borrowed a space suit, put on his sky flippers, and followed the trail of the MMM, which took him skywards, until a point EXACTLY above the crash site where the Mechanist's remains were... from that point, the trail leads through the sky, to a warehouse, where symbols were chalked on the floor... it appears that the warehouse has been empty for quite a while (7 years or so, originally used for smart milk bottles), Maurice has taken pictures in it, of the symbols, and of some of the paperwork in the warehouse, the warehouse seems to be owned by the police, Maurice also took a half-empty cup of coffee with him, and a pack of biscuits, and the chalk.

Now, from here it gets interesting, Maurice went back to miss Frost, and showed her the pictures, and the readings. The pictures suggest that the chalked symbols are a teleportation spell, which does show why the trail ends there, the MMM has been teleported away. We cant reproduce the spell, Frost says.

And even more importantly, the readings of my Magnometer. They suggest that from the ground, towards the point above the crash site, something else was with the MMM, and Frost says this was The Mechanist himself...

And from this point onwards, until the warehouse, yet ANOTHER reading was picked up, something silver or copper or so

mind you, that while Maurice was following the trail, he as being watched by lots and lots of ravens...


SOOOOOOOOO, it seems that The Mechanist AND the MMM flew from A to B, and at point B, someone else entered the scene, The Mechanist fell, died, and the newcomer and the MMM flew to a teleportation site, owned by the police

fact: The Mechanist is strong enough to pick up and carry the MMM