CREATE THE STORY

[starcrossed]

Good work OC! Let's keep the story going...

[Cheza]

*OMG* Mind working...maybe I can post something later tonight.

[oceancat46]

She woke with Lovehammers song lyrics echoing in her brain --

Rise and fall
Climb the walls
Won't stop till I have it all
Persistence, resistance
One man can make a difference

The battle's inside of me
The fight's begun but not yet won
And I won't become one more casualty

(she had thought he was talking about a personal battle - but perhaps it was more about a much larger scale??? Justin called it war -- )

Never giving up
I'm never gonna quit it 'cause I like the way I'm living
Never gonna quit
Life in a coma
(let me out)
Living life in a coma
(let me out)

(Immortality -- what a prize for getting out of the coma - the rut that most of us live in day-to-day) - and Marty just blogged about living life in the moment - someone who is immortal can actually do that, knowing there will always be another day to take a different path -- Megan's mind was shooting off in so many different directions it was making her dizzy -----

Hold on to your head, when your heart is broken
Clouds will clear and the sun will shine once again
Hold on to my hand, if you feel like jumping
I will be here till the end of time
Till the end of time

Bursting into tears, Megan screamed "What is going on here?? Will somebody Please Come Talk to Me before I go insane!!!!

[Cheza]

Amazing, OC! I'm going to try to post something tomorrow...if you don't throw another twist at me!

[ycrney]

I love this....the last bit Ocean with the lyrics and blog incorporated was great! I can't wait to see what is going to happen next. Ok, I'm settled now. I'll just sit back and wait for the next installment.

[Cheza]

Megan's mind was reeling. Suddenly, the door flew open and it was the two goons that had chased her down the alley. They led another woman into the room...it was Rachel.

"Hello, Megan," she said calmly.

"Wha...What are you doing here?" Megan stammered.

"They thought that you might want someone to talk to, so my brother called me," Rachel replied.

"Your brother? I didn't know you had a brother! Who!" Megan blurted out.

"Justin," Rachel said coldly.

Megan's eyes grew wide as she realized the "hottie" from New Year's Eve was not a stranger at all to her best friend. He was, in fact, her brother. Megan's mouth dropped wide open. As for Rachel, suddenly it seemed she didn't know her at all. She was a complete and utter stranger who had simply masqueraded as her best friend, and she was as weird as those Others on Lost. Perhaps Rachel was a vampire too. Megan couldn't help but wonder if that was the truth...much less reality...but she was too afraid to ask. In her heart of hearts, she just didn't want to know.

The duo set in silence for about thirty minutes while the goons stood guard outside the door. Megan couldn't imagine that Jeff wouldn't have told her Justin was Rachel's brother, but then again, maybe he didn't know about Justin either. Maybe he was just another innocent victim and had been sucked into Rachel's web of deceit as well.

Eventually, the goons escorted Rachel out, but not before she promised to visit again soon. Megan's mind began to race. Rachel was with her that day at the shoe store.

Rachel was there when Megan bought the black velvet stilettos that killed her feet in her dream, if it was in fact a dream. Megan couldn't be sure of anything anymore. She kept retracing the steps of the day she purchased the shoes in her mind. She kept trying to figure out if anything was unusual about that day.

She remembered the face of the clerk as he brought them numerous pairs of shoes while they laughed and chatted about the NYE ball.

Megan got a phone call from Ted while she was on her lunch hour. That was odd. He never called at that time of day. She remembered it was after she had picked out the pumps.

Ted wanted to know what she was up to and she turned away from the stilettos for a few minutes to chat with him while Rachel sat their putting her work shoes back on...in fact, Rachel carried the shoes to the checkout counter for her.

A look of horror washed over her face as the possibility dawned on her. Could it be? Could Rachel have planted the microchip in her heel?

Megan turned ghostly white and lay down to try to push that concept out of her mind.

[oceancat46]

An hour later, Rachel was back - "Come on - we have a plane to catch -- Lovehammers are in Walnut Creek California for that ARF gig and we're going to be there! Backstage pass, remember?? Let's go!!! I've got fresh clothes and everything you need in this bag."

And she grabbed Megan by the arm and hustled out the door.

[Cheza]

Megan wondered why Rachel was dragging her out of the white room. Why was it so important that SHE attend the concert? Why couldn't Rachel go on her own?

She grew even more fearful when she saw the two goons were serving as their chauffeurs to the airport. Questions raced through her mind as the goons helped Rachel get her on the plane. She could hear Rachel making excuses for her groggy state to the stewardess as they boarded the craft.

She wanted to ask questions, but as she had fought to escape in the airport, one of the goons caught her and injected her with something...what...she did not know; however, it was making her brain feel all fuzzy. Although she tried to fight it, she slipped into the drug's power and fell into a deep slumber. The song "Undertow" ran through her mind first, and it was quickly followed by "Clinic". At this point, all Megan wanted was to get out alive...and she silently breathed a prayer for the Lovehammers, whatever they may be...

[iwo]

Flew back from the trip, can't recognize the story now..love your twisted minds...got to really think now...hmmm.....
Might take me a while, because I'm still in a different time zone...who
am I?...Megan? ;D

[starcrossed]

I love where the story is going. I'm just watching at the moment. It is so much fun to watch creative mind work. I might post in a bit. I'll have to watch what will happen next, to join in....LOVE IT!!! GREAT WORK!!!!

[Cheza]

Dreams seized Megan in her fitful, drug-induced slumber, and possible answers to the question of who or what the Lovehammers were flew across her mind.

The Kourelis brothers, if they were in fact brothers, were said to be of Greek descent. It would almost make sense to think of Bobby as Zeus, the Greek god of thunder. In mythology, hammers symbolize thunder, and that would make the hammer part of the band's name make sense. The god option would also make his frequent statements about history have some gravity. Perhaps after he was abandoned by his people, he had to chart a new path. Yet, that didn't explain who Dino could be. He was too attractive to be Hephaestos, the god who was known for forging a hammer. In some versions of the Greek myths, Hephaestos brought forth Athena after striking Zeus in the head with his hammer...Megan couldn't help but wonder...

Billy has fingers like fire she thought, perhaps he is a Pheonix. His bright red hair reminded her of the flames the mythological bird would rise from to start life anew, but this would require a death of a sort.

Last but not least, her mind turned to Marty. She could remember every second of the quick exchange they had in her apartment. She wondered if he knew Rachel was not who she thought she was; that she perceived her as the enemy.

The fangirls' comments about how much he resembled Rice's Lestat had wormed their way deep into her troubled mind. "Yet, he is so different from Justin. He can't be a vampire..." she thought. "Silence!" she heard Justin's voice suddenly in her brain. She fought to push it away, but resistance was futile. "Rest," he commanded. The dreams disappeared as quickly as they had came, and her body relaxed upon Justin's command.

Megan didn't remember getting off the plane. She didn't remember changing into the clothes Rachel brought for her, but when she regained consciousness Rachel was dragging her into the club for the show.

The Lovehammers' set was already underway. Marty's blonde hair was shining in the bright spotlight.

"Tired of doing the same thing
Gonna do it again do it again do it again
Try but I can't change nothing
Gonna try it again try it again try it again

It can't be this way
Guess what man this is reality
I understand you man
It's about time I make my own stand"

The lyrics made Megan wonder as she finally began to sober up, was he in fact immortal and tired of eternity? It dawned on Megan that Marty seemed to be a man on a mission...always searching for something that keeps eluding his grasp...like a Knight of the Round Table seeking the Holy Grail.

She felt the need for a stiff drink, but Rachel wasn't letting her out of her sight and Justin wouldn't get out of her mind...

[oceancat46]

And then the hypnotic throbbing beat of Ultrasound started pounding into her -- and Marty came snake-dancing back out onto the stage. Megan's eyes were drawn to his hands - just as he wanted it to be - just like every eye in the room --

We control the video
We control the audio
We control the radios
We control your stereos

Marty looked straight into her eyes - with that look that he has that makes every fan feel like they are the only one in the room with Marty - but something told Megan it was just a little bit different this time - as he repeated --

We control the video
We control the audio
We control the radios
We control your stereos

Why are we alive
Why are we alive
Why are we alive
Why are we alive

That one line kept echoing over and over in her brain -- as Marty maintained total eye contact with her -- the song continued -

Want to see a reason for the voodoo?
Common sense does make it difficult
What's this you say, I'm too controlling?
Words in your body go snap

Why are we alive?
Why are we alive?
Why are we alive?
Why are we alive?

Why can the silence no longer make you laugh?
How come the feelings no longer touch your bones?
Welcome the new child about to take control
Travel with me, watch this new life form grow

You ask why are we alive?
Why are we alive?
Why are we alive?
Why?

Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound

But what Megan heard, in Marty's soft but commanding voice -- Watch your back, my friend - Justin and Rachel are not who you think they are - you will be safe with us - don't forget to come backstage

Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound

Marty screamed out one last Ultrasound!!! - and the connection between them was broken -- the rest of the crowd came flooding back into her perception and Rachel was looking at her with a quizzical expression on her face, as if she had lost something that she thought she had.

[starcrossed]

Poor Megan...I think she were real she would be in a striaght jacket by now....Thank goodness it's a story. Keep writing!

[oceancat46]

Isn't it your turn??

I feel like I'm playing an elaborate game of "Secrets" -

[starcrossed]

oceancat46 said:

Isn't it your turn??

I feel like I'm playing an elaborate game of "Secrets" -

Alright, I will get back into the story. Sorry, I was having fun watching. However, your right. I started this thread, I should stay involved. Just give me a chance to think about it. I will post later tonight.

My hubby is at work today and I am on Mom Duty.My little one wants all my attention, and it makes it hard to type....

I promise I will post tonight. The only thing that could stop me...is my modem. God willing it doesn't break.

Bye OC!

[FlyIntoOblivion]

Um, for the record, Zeus is the Greek God of Thunder. Thor is a Norse God.

[oceancat46]

no worries -- my sweetie has been spending time with his 6-year-old this last week -- great for him, but leaves me with a little too much time on my hands!!



not to mention I've watched the NYE Ultrasound clip about a half dozen times!!

curious to see what you, Iwo, Cheza and whomever else bring to the story next!!

and I'm sure something will percolate in my brain for awhile until it's ready for me to let it out!!

[Cheza]

flyintooblivion said:

Um, for the record, Zeus is the Greek God of Thunder. Thor is a Norse God.

I blame "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" for my error. The song "The Origin of Love" is taken from Plato's Symposium...Thor and Zeus are in it together...Thor is going to smash the violators of divine law with his hammer...Zeus says let me take care of this and cuts them in two.

So, I will revise that passage...but Thor goes with the hammer part...Zeus doesn't...I don't think. That's what I get for writing a post at that hour...

[Cheza]

All future contributors, please not the modifications to the post I made in the wee small hours of the morning...as Fly said, Zeus is the Greek god of thunder...and that gave me something to put with Dino as I dug back into the Greek mythology.

[starcrossed]

No problem Cheza... My damn modem went down already once tonight, but I am still determined to post. I just need a little bit of time to work something out with my idea...If I am on here late tonight don't be surprised.