Rocko's (Not So Modern) MUD Life

[Episode List]

Episode 9

"To Be Or Not To Be"
or
"Tearoom Slackers"

In out last episode, our hero had just come face to face, with the most dangerous mobile in the land, the dragon! Will he slay the brute, or will he get burned into a million pieces (hmm which sounds more likely) lets find out!

“Well that was easy wasn’t it” I muttered to myself “feed the dragon that’s all, nobody told me how big it was did they spunky, hey spunky, spunky?” I looked around. He was up to the north of me, I ran over to him. He seemed to be digging at the ground for something. “What have you got there boy, hey, what have you found?” I asked. Suddenly he barked triumphantly, as his head came up, and in his mouth, was a bone. “A bone?” I said bewildered “you didn’t want me to come up here and kill the dragon did you, you wanted to get your bone”. Spunky dropped the bone, and barked as if to agree. “You mean I risked life and limb killing that big green lizard, and all you wanted was a bone you buried here. Fine then, you can make your own way home, I’m going to the tea room!” I said firmly.

“… so you see that dog isn’t very dangerous at all” I heard Cora say as I appeared in the tea room. In the tea room was Cora, Zordell, Cloud and Foz. “He may not be dangerous” I said “but he’s devious, the only reason he made me go there, was so he could dig up a bone” and with that they all laughed. “I’m glad you find it amusing, do you know the size of that thing, anyway what are you lot doing in here” I asked. “Well” Zordell said, “were taking a break, and being the tea room layabouts” and then they all laughed. “What are they putting in the tea nowadays alcohol?” I said sarcastically, and then they all laughed again. “How far to champion then Rocko?” Cora asked “we gotta get you touching that touchstone soon.” “Only another 1000 points or so” I replied. “Well then” Foz said, but I interrupted before he could say anymore and said “I know I know, I’ve got to go out there, and get those points, one day I’ll get to sit in here and get drunk on tea.” With that I exited to the north, with their laughter still echoing through the room.

“Its got to be around here somewhere?” I muttered to myself. I had managed to get to champion, and Cora had told me it was around the North Mountains somewhere, but where? Looking around I suddenly find a brightly lit up cave, which seemed to look like a cave of stars. There was a strange magic aura from it. I slowly walked in. I magic stone, pulsated with, well, with magic! Apparently this thing gives you magic. I reach out to touch it, wondering if it really works. My hand brushed the side of the stone, and suddenly a surge of power went through me, it felt good, it felt great, every part of my body felt alive, but it didn’t stop, it kept going, the power of the magic suddenly overcame me, and every fibre in my body felt on fire, and as quickly as it had started, everything went black. I found myself back in the tea room. Looking up, I saw the tea room layabouts still in the same places I saw them in, about half a reset earlier. “Bad luck mate” Cloud said sympathetically, “better luck next time” Cora added. “What happened, you said it would give me magic, now, I’m a novice again, I’ve lost all those points!” I said frantically. “Oh it gives you magic, or it kills your persona, did I leave that bit out, sorry, I keep forgetting your new” Cora said. “You see” Foz said “its basically pot luck, the higher your level, the better your chance for success. At champion, you have quiet a good chance, better than all these people who keep trying a hero level, or anything like that.” I smiled, “oh tell me now why don’t you” I said. “Here come and sip some tea with us” Cora said “and later on, I’ll take you to meet someone, that guy I was telling you about, who knows all about tasks, and basically, every secret in this land I think.”

So who I this guy that knows every secret in the land? Could he know a way for Rocko to get home, or a quick fix way to wiz? Is he wanted dead or alive by the wizzs because he knows all there dirty little secrets, and if so, what does he want for those pictures of them drunk?? Find out in the next episode of……..

Rocko’s (not so modern) mud life!!!!