Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 09:55:43 -0500 Reply-To: "Robert A. Gansler" Sender: Highlander TV show stories From: "Robert A. Gansler" Subject: Rulers of the World (Part 1 of 16) This is my first attempt at fan-fiction. Rulers of the World (Part 1 of 16) A Highlander/War of the Worlds Crossover A ContiNEWity Story by Bob Gansler He is immortal, born in the Highlands of Scotland 400 years ago. He is not alone. There are others like him - some good, some evil. For centuries, he has battled the forces of darkness with holy ground his only refuge. He cannot die unless you take his head and with it his power. In the end, there can be only one. He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander. They are aliens, born on the planet Morthrai. In 1953, they came to take over the planet. In 1989, they were taking over human bodies. Radiation protected the resurrected aliens against Earth's bacteria. Now a new breed of aliens is bent on world domination. Only the Blackwood Project stands between them and conquest of the Earth. In the end, only one side can win. This is the War of the Worlds. Two struggles that have raged in secret for years. Now these two worlds come crashing together - two battles for supremacy, two battles to be Rulers of the World. .... ( [] ):::::: \\ \\ '' '' '' ,,,,,,,,,,,'''''''''',,,,,,,,,,, ,,,'''' '''' '''' '''''',,, ,,,,''' ,,,'''''' '''',,, ,,,'''' ''''''',,, ''',,,, ,,'',,,,'''' '''''''''' '''',,,,'',, ,',,,' * * ',,,', ',,,,',,,'''''''',,,,, ,,,,,'''''''',,,',,,,' '''',,,,, * ,,,,,'''' ''',,, ,,,''' ''' War of the Worlds & //_______________________________________________ OXXXXXXXXXXX|| ______________________________________________/ \\ Highlander (Both of these ASCII pictures were modified from those done by others) *** Introduction to "The War of Worlds" *** In 1953, aliens from the planet Morthrai invaded the Earth. Mankind's technology could not stop them, but simple bacteria could. The aliens were not killed but only put into a type of suspended animation. The government stored the alien 'remains' near nuclear waste facilities. The government as well as the world's populace forgot about the aliens and the invasion. In 1989, the aliens were reanimated by exposure to radiation which destroyed the bacteria that had affected them. They found that they could take over human bodies, but they needed radiation to stave off infection. The US government sanctioned the Blackwood Project to fight against the aliens. General Wilson commissioned Harrison Blackwood, the adopted son of Dr. Clayton Forrester (who was a participant in the events of 1953), to lead a secret war against the aliens. The Blackwood Project consisted of computer scientist Norton Drake, micro-biologist Suzanne McCullough and her daughter Debi, and Colonel Paul Ironhorse. The team fought against the aliens for a year and foiled their plans to conquer the earth. By 1990, society had collapsed to a great degree. A wave of survivors from Morthrai arrived on Earth, two years before the deadline under which the invasion fleet of 1953 thought they operated. These new aliens, the 'newcomers', had been biologically engineered to appear, at least outwardly, as human. General Wilson disappeared around this time. Without his influence, the Blackwood Project had been forced to go alone without government support. More devastating than the loss of government backing was the loss of two members of the Blackwood Project, Colonel Paul Ironhorse and Norton Drake. The mercenary John Kincaid joined the remaining members of the Blackwood Project and took the team underground to continue the struggle against the aliens. * 1995: Airport Duncan MacLeod walked into the metropolitan airport. It had been a long flight from Paris. The world's situation seemed to be deteriorating, but things seemed especially bleak in this city. It was a good time in Paris. He had spent a few days with his old friend, Charlie DeSalvo. Charlie had been doing some great work in helping keep Eastern Europe from collapsing. Duncan reached into his travel bag and made sure that the letter was still there that Charlie had given him. Charlie wanted Duncan to get it to his cousin. Charlie said that the last he heard, his cousin was doing some work for the government in the city. He had not heard anything about him since. Charlie had also told Duncan that his cousin should not be that hard to find. "He's got my great looks, MacLeod. Everybody thought we were twins instead of cousins," Duncan remembered Charlie saying. Duncan was brought back from this recollection as he walked through the airport and looked out a large window towards the city. He was affected by the utter squalor of the city. It was the state of affairs in most communities around the country. "What was Methos fond of saying?" Duncan tried to remember. "'Civilizations rise and fall.' It looks like this one's time has come. I hope I don't get dragged down with it." Duncan's attention was drawn to a crowd gathered by a video screen. He walked over to see what was so interesting. The anchorwoman began, "An amateur photographer sold this station the following tape. Police authorities say that it might have something to do with the rash of killings. This string of killings has been witnessed by many, but police have never been able to find the victims." The newscaster looked to the screen behind her in the studio. The tape began to roll. A trenchcoated figure with a sword attacked a number of black clad opponents. With fatal precision he ran his opponents through and then decapitated them. The picture zoomed in on the face of the swordsman, who was apparently unaware of the fact that his actions were being filmed. MacLeod recognized the face immediately. "Martan..." Bob G. 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