"The order of Sumo????" asked Claude incredulously.
"Yes. Though the masters family has over the centuries been corrupted, his apprentices and followers have always been loyal. We have never betrayed Sumo and his power. We must protect him at all costs. He who holds Sumo, can hold the world. If you draw out the full power of Sumo, you take life from others and take it into yourself. But you can also grant that life to whoever you want. Imagine the man you call Bender with the power to draw life from the world and give that life to whom he chose. What favors could he get from the powerful and corrupt if he could extend their life by decades if not centuries."
Claude almost threw up. Bender with the power could not be allowed. Claude would stop him, no matter the cost to himself. "But how can we stop him"
Now the enigmatic man smiled, "Sumo can be given freely from person to person. If you just find him, he is not really yours. You might have him and hold him, but he isnt yours. Claude, you might be with Sumo, but since he want not freely given, you cannot know his full power. Only the owner can do this. The owner while he or she hold sumo, Sumo cannot be taken against his or her will. The person cannot be killed in anger or in cold blood. Sumo will protect the person against that."
"Yes", said Maggie, "But the owner does not have Sumo, we do"
"Right. And without Sumo the owner is vulnerable. The owner can be killed. And if the owner is killed without holding Sumo, ownership can pass to anyone"
Claude almost yelled, "But who is the owner, we have to find and protect this person, but who the hell are they?"
"Claude, I knew, I would give my life for them. But I have no idea who they might be".
Maggie was in shock. She knew. She knew who the owner was. She had read the label on the box back in the airport.
about Sumo
Sumo is Elaine's #1 Marathon Running Fan. Sadly, Elaine lost Sumo somewhere during her work commute from Midtown West to Midtown East. Building security checked for Sumo everywhere, but he was no where to be found. Luckily, Sumo was found by a young British boy vacationing in NY. He took it back to his parents home in Notting Hill, but he himself dropped it while skipping down to the Picadilly line. The Sumo was then found again and put on Ebay...
Monday, August 27, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
episode 24 - "1563?"
Maggie responded first...."1563?"
The mysterious figure stepped closer and Maggie and Claude were able to get a good look. He was a a male about 30 years old. We wore a suit, but the suit seemed dangerous. He seemed dangerous. Like a kettle about to boil.
The man drew a deep breath. "yes. 400 years ago. Sumo is not a voodoo doll as he might seem. But a artifact on the level of Excalibur." Maggie thought it was strange that he said Excalibur without a hint on irony. Like the ancient sword actual existed. The man continued. "It was made by a Japanese artisan in the village of Nara. It was passed from farther to son, from generation to generation. During the meiji restoration, when Japan, opened to the world, it became lost. The last generation of the line should have died out. And they did. Except for one. Who found another way to Survive." The man looked at Claude and Claude knew he spoke of his brother's blood.
"Yes Claude. Since Meji,140 years ago. The last of the line of Sumo's creator has been suriving on the blood of bigfoot, of the Sasquatch. And all this time he has been looking for Sumo. And he just found him. His real name is Satoshi Tezuka. He is 260. He corrupted the power of Sumo. What was created by his great great great grandfather to give life to the land, he took for himself. Sumo made his familgy long lived. But maybe 100 or 110 at most. It was not enough for Satoshi. He wanted life eternal. And he took and took from Sumo until it was lost. Then he drank the blood of the Sasquatch, using the power in his persona as Bender to persecute and destroy them, so he could use them to extend his life. Bender has lived long, but has given his soul."
Maggie again, "But what is Sumo??? What are you??"
The man thought, "Sumo for all intents in purposes is the fountain of youth.
But if misused it is not free. And I...I am Tadashi Nakamura, a knight of the order of the Sumo"
The mysterious figure stepped closer and Maggie and Claude were able to get a good look. He was a a male about 30 years old. We wore a suit, but the suit seemed dangerous. He seemed dangerous. Like a kettle about to boil.
The man drew a deep breath. "yes. 400 years ago. Sumo is not a voodoo doll as he might seem. But a artifact on the level of Excalibur." Maggie thought it was strange that he said Excalibur without a hint on irony. Like the ancient sword actual existed. The man continued. "It was made by a Japanese artisan in the village of Nara. It was passed from farther to son, from generation to generation. During the meiji restoration, when Japan, opened to the world, it became lost. The last generation of the line should have died out. And they did. Except for one. Who found another way to Survive." The man looked at Claude and Claude knew he spoke of his brother's blood.
"Yes Claude. Since Meji,140 years ago. The last of the line of Sumo's creator has been suriving on the blood of bigfoot, of the Sasquatch. And all this time he has been looking for Sumo. And he just found him. His real name is Satoshi Tezuka. He is 260. He corrupted the power of Sumo. What was created by his great great great grandfather to give life to the land, he took for himself. Sumo made his familgy long lived. But maybe 100 or 110 at most. It was not enough for Satoshi. He wanted life eternal. And he took and took from Sumo until it was lost. Then he drank the blood of the Sasquatch, using the power in his persona as Bender to persecute and destroy them, so he could use them to extend his life. Bender has lived long, but has given his soul."
Maggie again, "But what is Sumo??? What are you??"
The man thought, "Sumo for all intents in purposes is the fountain of youth.
But if misused it is not free. And I...I am Tadashi Nakamura, a knight of the order of the Sumo"
Thursday, August 16, 2007
episode 23 - "Hypnotic"
Claude understood. Bender had been drinking Sasquatch blood for years. He had been looking for a youth portion even back when he was a Nazi. He must have heard the legends of the Sasquatch and their longetivity and figured he could somehow use it to extend his life.
Claude had always assumed the Sasquatch had been killed for politcal purposes or because powerful people were afraid. MAybe they were not killed, but harvested for their bodies and blood. Claude remembered the destroyed forest, but remembered very few Sasquatch bodies.
If Bender had killed the Sasquatch to extend their life, then Claude could finally have closure here. Well, once he bashed Bender's head in.
But why Sumo. WHy go to all this trouble over a toy. Claude knew the affect Sumo had on him, but what else could he do. Why did Claude want him?
Claude looked carefully at Sumo. He had always assumed he had been built in the last few years. But maybe not. In small letters on sumos back were some japanese and Chinese characters. Claude had no idea what they meant.
He showed it to Maggie. Her eyes went ride. Whatever language it was, Maggie Sawyer could read it. Maggie caught her breath and said, "It is the artist who built it, his or her name was Takahara and a date. Japanese dates are emperor and the year of his reign. This says Ogimachi yeat 5. I dont know when that is, I can read, I I dont know every emperor. But it has to be a loooong time ago"
A deep voice cut into the conversation. "Actually, it was around 1563 on the western calender to be percise"
Claude had always assumed the Sasquatch had been killed for politcal purposes or because powerful people were afraid. MAybe they were not killed, but harvested for their bodies and blood. Claude remembered the destroyed forest, but remembered very few Sasquatch bodies.
If Bender had killed the Sasquatch to extend their life, then Claude could finally have closure here. Well, once he bashed Bender's head in.
But why Sumo. WHy go to all this trouble over a toy. Claude knew the affect Sumo had on him, but what else could he do. Why did Claude want him?
Claude looked carefully at Sumo. He had always assumed he had been built in the last few years. But maybe not. In small letters on sumos back were some japanese and Chinese characters. Claude had no idea what they meant.
He showed it to Maggie. Her eyes went ride. Whatever language it was, Maggie Sawyer could read it. Maggie caught her breath and said, "It is the artist who built it, his or her name was Takahara and a date. Japanese dates are emperor and the year of his reign. This says Ogimachi yeat 5. I dont know when that is, I can read, I I dont know every emperor. But it has to be a loooong time ago"
A deep voice cut into the conversation. "Actually, it was around 1563 on the western calender to be percise"
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
episode 22 - "Sumo kinda like Icarus"
Claude drew in a breath deeply. He had always assumed that the Nazi was dead. But if he now seemed to be in his early 60s, that meant that he aged 5 years in the last 60+. Claude as a Sasquatch could live 200 years, but for a human to be unchanged in 6 decades was unheard of.
What could be keeping him alive. How could be still be around. He would have to be at least 120.
Maggie interupted his train of thought, "He wants the Sumo and wants it bad. He thinks that it is special, that there is some property of it that is near magic. He described it as a portable fountain of youth. Thats why he hired me, to find Sumo. He would place me in places where he deemed it likely to find one. I dont know how he determined them. But they were always misses, well, always misses until he turned up in the airport."
"OK. That expalins why he might want Sumo. But how the h*ll is he still alive."
"I dont know. I have never seen him do anything strange. Except...except..He had this fridge, that he kept refilling. It was always filled with Tomato Juice or V8 in these little beakers. Lately though he hasent been refilling it, and the fridge has just emptied out. Weird right. But one day he left an empty one. I picked it up and smelled it and it smelled like blood. But even if it was blood, that wouldnt make him live so long"
Claude thought for a second and became angry. No, blood could not explain his longetivity. Not human blood. But, maybe, Sasquatch blood could.....
What could be keeping him alive. How could be still be around. He would have to be at least 120.
Maggie interupted his train of thought, "He wants the Sumo and wants it bad. He thinks that it is special, that there is some property of it that is near magic. He described it as a portable fountain of youth. Thats why he hired me, to find Sumo. He would place me in places where he deemed it likely to find one. I dont know how he determined them. But they were always misses, well, always misses until he turned up in the airport."
"OK. That expalins why he might want Sumo. But how the h*ll is he still alive."
"I dont know. I have never seen him do anything strange. Except...except..He had this fridge, that he kept refilling. It was always filled with Tomato Juice or V8 in these little beakers. Lately though he hasent been refilling it, and the fridge has just emptied out. Weird right. But one day he left an empty one. I picked it up and smelled it and it smelled like blood. But even if it was blood, that wouldnt make him live so long"
Claude thought for a second and became angry. No, blood could not explain his longetivity. Not human blood. But, maybe, Sasquatch blood could.....
Friday, August 10, 2007
episode 21 - "He is like Dick Clark"
The whiskey stung Claude as he drank deeply, but slowly. Sumo's whiskey sat in front of Sumo, untouched. Maggie sat next to Cluade.
Claude looked over with a start and was about to run. But he noticed that Maggie was just sitting there, so he remained seated. Maggie fumbled for words, "I'm sorry. I tried to kill you, take Sumo. but we dont have time for that right now. He is coming"
"Who might the he be?"
"Mr. Bender. My boss. But he is more than that. A lot more. And he might even have beeen involved when...when...". Maggie wanted to say "when you killed my father", but she knew it wasnt entirely true. so she caught herself and said "when you were attacked"
Claudes hackels rose. Bender. He knew the name. He knew that name. He didnt know he was involved in the death of Sasquatch kind. He knew the name. He had been in and out of Claude's life ever since the Second World War. Bender had been a Nazi scientist. Experiementing on everything and everyone. Claude and a Canadian paratrooper platoon had destroyed the lab. But Bender had escaped.
Could it be the same, Bender. Heir Bender had been about 50 or 60 then.
"What does Bender look like?", said Claude.
Maggie described him and it matched the description to a T. Then Maggie added "He is probably in his early 60s"
Claude looked over with a start and was about to run. But he noticed that Maggie was just sitting there, so he remained seated. Maggie fumbled for words, "I'm sorry. I tried to kill you, take Sumo. but we dont have time for that right now. He is coming"
"Who might the he be?"
"Mr. Bender. My boss. But he is more than that. A lot more. And he might even have beeen involved when...when...". Maggie wanted to say "when you killed my father", but she knew it wasnt entirely true. so she caught herself and said "when you were attacked"
Claudes hackels rose. Bender. He knew the name. He knew that name. He didnt know he was involved in the death of Sasquatch kind. He knew the name. He had been in and out of Claude's life ever since the Second World War. Bender had been a Nazi scientist. Experiementing on everything and everyone. Claude and a Canadian paratrooper platoon had destroyed the lab. But Bender had escaped.
Could it be the same, Bender. Heir Bender had been about 50 or 60 then.
"What does Bender look like?", said Claude.
Maggie described him and it matched the description to a T. Then Maggie added "He is probably in his early 60s"
episode 20 - "If it's not Scottish, it's crap."
Maggie did not know where to go. She knew that Claude wasnt going home. Where could he be going. He didnt seeem to know he was being followed. The W was the closest hotel and Maggie ran there.
Maggie entered the door of the Whiskey Bar and sitting at the bar was Claude. He must have just came in. He sat with a whiskey in front of him. Sumo sat at the bar, with strangely a Whiskey in front of him as well.
Maggie was a little scared, only luck (or Sumo?) had prevented her from killing Claude. She knew he killed her father, but he also knew he had no choice.
She stood there staring at Claude. There was something. She looked a little scary, but he wasnt ugly. In fact he reminded her of her car, cute but warn around the edges.
Maggie entered the door of the Whiskey Bar and sitting at the bar was Claude. He must have just came in. He sat with a whiskey in front of him. Sumo sat at the bar, with strangely a Whiskey in front of him as well.
Maggie was a little scared, only luck (or Sumo?) had prevented her from killing Claude. She knew he killed her father, but he also knew he had no choice.
She stood there staring at Claude. There was something. She looked a little scary, but he wasnt ugly. In fact he reminded her of her car, cute but warn around the edges.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
episode 19 - "Like a Bond Villian"
Claude didnt know why Sumo was sad, but he could almost feel the small doll letting off waves of despair. Claude resolved to do whatever he could to make it better for him. Since he couldnt go home Claude decided to spend the night in the W.
He did not notice the black car behind him as he walked down Lexington.
There was a driver and 2 passengers. The driver was a large man in a sharp suit. Sharp here does not mean stylish, but literally sharp. The suit looked as if it could cut you.
In the back was a short bald man. He wore an Cardigan and Cords and help a walking stick in his left hand. Next to him looking totally disshevled was Maggie Sawyer.
"You have failed me for the last time, Maggie"
"Mr Bender. I saw Sumo. But I think he isnt bad. It tried to kill the man
but I couldnt do it"
”YOU LET THE SUMO GO!!!!!! DO you think I care if you killed the damn Hairy Sasquatch or not．The Candadians hunted them all down long ago; you should know you father helped"
Maggie looked over at him. "What?"
”Yes, the Canadian Government killed all of em back in the 1970s. One or two were cornered and got away”.Bender laughed, "After taking a few Mounties down with them. I know your father was one of them, but comeon, he makes me look good. Taking down little Sasquatch girls and boys. Ha Ha. And after all these years, all the hatred, And you couldnt kill him, it is all too rich. But regardless, you failed. You didnt get the Sumo. You know how important this is to me and my organization. I must fufill the prophecy - He who holds Sumo, holds the World".
With that Maggie kicked out knocking the stick out of the hand. Grabbing the stick with one hand, she opened the car door with the other and rolled out of the moving car and ran into the night.
He did not notice the black car behind him as he walked down Lexington.
There was a driver and 2 passengers. The driver was a large man in a sharp suit. Sharp here does not mean stylish, but literally sharp. The suit looked as if it could cut you.
In the back was a short bald man. He wore an Cardigan and Cords and help a walking stick in his left hand. Next to him looking totally disshevled was Maggie Sawyer.
"You have failed me for the last time, Maggie"
"Mr Bender. I saw Sumo. But I think he isnt bad. It tried to kill the man
but I couldnt do it"
”YOU LET THE SUMO GO!!!!!! DO you think I care if you killed the damn Hairy Sasquatch or not．The Candadians hunted them all down long ago; you should know you father helped"
Maggie looked over at him. "What?"
”Yes, the Canadian Government killed all of em back in the 1970s. One or two were cornered and got away”.Bender laughed, "After taking a few Mounties down with them. I know your father was one of them, but comeon, he makes me look good. Taking down little Sasquatch girls and boys. Ha Ha. And after all these years, all the hatred, And you couldnt kill him, it is all too rich. But regardless, you failed. You didnt get the Sumo. You know how important this is to me and my organization. I must fufill the prophecy - He who holds Sumo, holds the World".
With that Maggie kicked out knocking the stick out of the hand. Grabbing the stick with one hand, she opened the car door with the other and rolled out of the moving car and ran into the night.
Monday, August 6, 2007
episode 18 - "Beauty is fleeting"
There are times when time compresses. When a fraction of a fraction of a second can be long enough for a tree to grow from a seed, or a least to seem that way. In the millisecond before the firing of the gun, Sumo fell back off of Claude's shoulder. Claude instinctively reached out for Sumo and as he did so his leg splayed out, knocking Maggie off balance and causing the bullet to go into the ceiling.
Claude sat there on the floor, with Sumo in the hand that he was caught in. Did Sumo fall on purpose, did he know what would happen.
Maggie sat on the floor sobbing. Claude was going to go over to her and put his arm around her, but thought better of it.
Claude left his home by taking a random tunnel. When he finally surfaced he found himself in the midst of a group of runners.
Sumo felt something. There. Running past Claude. He could feel the pull. There she was, in all her glory. He was almost back. He knew she was there. Sumo felt content. Running by was Elaine. Claude was a wonderful Sasquatch but he could never be Elaine. What better fate was there than to dangle from her bag. And then, she was gone. She ran right past Claude was intent was she on her running.
Claude sat there on the floor, with Sumo in the hand that he was caught in. Did Sumo fall on purpose, did he know what would happen.
Maggie sat on the floor sobbing. Claude was going to go over to her and put his arm around her, but thought better of it.
Claude left his home by taking a random tunnel. When he finally surfaced he found himself in the midst of a group of runners.
Sumo felt something. There. Running past Claude. He could feel the pull. There she was, in all her glory. He was almost back. He knew she was there. Sumo felt content. Running by was Elaine. Claude was a wonderful Sasquatch but he could never be Elaine. What better fate was there than to dangle from her bag. And then, she was gone. She ran right past Claude was intent was she on her running.
Friday, August 3, 2007
episode 17 - "All good things...."
Clause was unable to move. Sumo still dangled on his shoulder. Claude looked at her eyes and knew and remembered that awful day. Yes he was defending himself, but how could a little girl have understood that when she saw her father die. "I did mean to. I had too" stammered Claude
"My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die"
"You were so young. I am sorry. I..I.."
Maggie gained confidence and approached closer. "My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die"
Claude watched her approach with in a second she was upon him with the gun pressed up under his chin. That was as high as Maggie could reach.
A million thought and doubts went through Maggie's mind. Pieces of forgotten conversation. He father on the phone Talking about killing the Saquatch and wiping them out. Her father laughing with a friend over a kill over a beer.
She pushed the thoughts out of her mind. "My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die" she said as she pulled the trigger.
"My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die"
"You were so young. I am sorry. I..I.."
Maggie gained confidence and approached closer. "My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die"
Claude watched her approach with in a second she was upon him with the gun pressed up under his chin. That was as high as Maggie could reach.
A million thought and doubts went through Maggie's mind. Pieces of forgotten conversation. He father on the phone Talking about killing the Saquatch and wiping them out. Her father laughing with a friend over a kill over a beer.
She pushed the thoughts out of her mind. "My name is Maggie Sawyer. You Killed my Father prepare to die" she said as she pulled the trigger.
episode 16 - "Chanelling Indigo Montoya"
Claude had had enough; he thought that Sumo might be tired as well. So he headed how to his Deluxe apartment in the Sky-y-y-y; No, he thought, that wasn't right, it was in the sewer. But soon he and Sumo would move to one of his buildings in the Village.
He passed the Beard Papa and went down to his grate; which stangely aleady removed. He dropped down in the sewer and recoiled in shock.
His home was destroyed. Tables and pictures and curtains were all tangled on the floor. Standing in the middle of it all was a woman in her early 40s about 5'5" and sandy hair with a gun pointed at him. Before he could react, she said
"My name is Maggie Sawyer. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
He passed the Beard Papa and went down to his grate; which stangely aleady removed. He dropped down in the sewer and recoiled in shock.
His home was destroyed. Tables and pictures and curtains were all tangled on the floor. Standing in the middle of it all was a woman in her early 40s about 5'5" and sandy hair with a gun pointed at him. Before he could react, she said
"My name is Maggie Sawyer. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
episode 15 - "Retribution for the Mountie"
Maggie thought to years past. Back when she was a little girl, in Canada. Though she was a city girl now, it wasn't always that way. When she was born in rural canada, near a large forest. He father was a Mountie. He was so handsome in his uniform; little Maggie liked to stare after he dad as he left for work.
One day, Maggie followed him. Hid in the back of the truck, got out and tracked (as well as a 5 year old could track) her dad into the woods. When she found him a long time later, he and the other mounties had a dirty, large, long haired man surrounded. Her dad did not see her. Then the man moved, quicker than anything she had seen. One by one the mounties went down, including her father.
Maggie ran to him. Held his head up. "Daddy. Daddy". He opened his eyes upon hearing his daughters voice. Looked up into her face with horror, knowing what was coming. He told her to run and then said no more.
Maggie sat there sobbing as the long haired man came over. He raised his hand to her and was about to strike when he looked down at her small figure and stayed his blow. He looked into her eyes, sighed and walked away. He could not harm a child.
Maggie screamed after him "Coward. Scared of a little girl. I will get you. Run. Run". Her 5 year old body shaked as she swore revenge for her father.
Maggie waited in the tunnel. After more than 3 decades her time was coming. She knew it was him from his eyes in the photograph. Her revenge was finally near.
One day, Maggie followed him. Hid in the back of the truck, got out and tracked (as well as a 5 year old could track) her dad into the woods. When she found him a long time later, he and the other mounties had a dirty, large, long haired man surrounded. Her dad did not see her. Then the man moved, quicker than anything she had seen. One by one the mounties went down, including her father.
Maggie ran to him. Held his head up. "Daddy. Daddy". He opened his eyes upon hearing his daughters voice. Looked up into her face with horror, knowing what was coming. He told her to run and then said no more.
Maggie sat there sobbing as the long haired man came over. He raised his hand to her and was about to strike when he looked down at her small figure and stayed his blow. He looked into her eyes, sighed and walked away. He could not harm a child.
Maggie screamed after him "Coward. Scared of a little girl. I will get you. Run. Run". Her 5 year old body shaked as she swore revenge for her father.
Maggie waited in the tunnel. After more than 3 decades her time was coming. She knew it was him from his eyes in the photograph. Her revenge was finally near.
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