The Zion Curtain flaps gently again and we hear.......
 
"Ah, my Preciousss......we has lulled them into a false sense of
security, hasn't we, Precioussssss?" The sinister creature hides in
the shadows of her bedroom and creeps to a box in the closet "Look,
Precioussss.....LOOK.....Look what we has done.  More and more things,
Precioussss.....yes.....more and more things........aren't we proud,
Preciousssss......yes, aren't we proud........"
 
"Everyone had better look out, my Precioussssss.....especially the
Wolfy......'cause we is coming prepared, aren't we Precioussss.....
We shall see what the Oracle will say about us, won't we
Preciousssssss........"
 
"Not even no wizard has stopped us yet........no they hasn't
Preciousssssss........even that gray hair one with the long beard.....
he hasn't either, Precioussssss...........we shall see if they have
a wizard or something strong enough to take us on, won't we
Preciousssss.... we is more cleverer than they think, aren't we?  Is
all they have to go against us this Oracle?  Bah.....we outsmarts gray
haired wizards........even evil backstabbing Congresswomen......and
snotty rat faced lawyers.........we shall see what they send up against
us Preciousssssss.  We is armed with many, many things Preciousssss.  We
has our French Manicure.......we are gathering, gathering,
gathering.....and plotting still, isn't we, Precioussss......"
 
"But we has weaknesses, don't we Preciousssss?" (Sniveling, crying sounds
are heard.....and the discreet blowing of a nose......)  "We just won't
tell them, will we, Precioussss?  It is up to them to find out what they
are, if they can.........eh, Precioussssss?"
 
Maniacal laughter again comes from the darkened bedroom, lit only by the
light of the iMac computer screen.
 
Adrian the ferret stops his pursuit of Zorak the cat to listen.  "She is
at it again, isn't she?" He resumes chasing Zorak......"At least she's
not after me and kissing me....."
 
TO BE CONTINUED.....
 
Catherine
Behind The Zion Curtain
 
"No one looks good in paisley...." - Elle Woods
[Posted in FML issue 4823]