Bar Wars A visit to Possums Bar
Introduction This story is the combination of the many posts that led to
the now famous Bar Wars game, As youll see, Possum had plenty of cause to challenge Nergals Tavern to a war between the only
2 bars of Midia at the time. Basically, a few of us had noticed that there was in fact another bar in Midia :O We also
noticed that very few People actually frequented the tavern, so we decided to arrange a time to visit possums bar & boost
his post count, but what ended up transpiring was nothing like what we intended. Enjoy.
A sad departure.
Wrymmlore
closes the doors at Nergals Tavern and Shark sheds a tear, Cmon Shark, Well be back tomorrow, wrymm offers. Its not all
bad, and keep in mind the fun we will have at Possums Bar today. A couple of Newbies wander over while they are closing
up and Shark takes them aside to explain that the Inn will be closed until Monday, When he returns he is tear stained and
speaking with a lump in his throat. Yeah, Shark, we are soooooo going to have fun today, the beautiful Stargrace (Starry)
chimes in as she slaps him on the back. Wrymm is only half listening as he eyes the newbies who are leaving now, they seem
to be consoling each other and full of sorrow. He bursts out laughing, Oh Shark, a dark view you must have painted, he
giggles to himself as they head round to their mounts.
A notice is left on the door to inform everyone of the day trip
to Possums, and for Donks sake, it reads. WANT GROG, POSSUMS BAR <In small print> So get on yer Dragons &
fire up yer Hulks, Come on over and well give em hell, and free grog until possum turns up!!
Before them are three
Dragons. A majestic sight, says wrymm, he is truly taken with these beasts. Shark & wrymm are discussing which of
wrymms beasts Starry should ride, Well Im taking Black Out, says wrymm defiantly, Black listed is far less inclined to
toss you off if you have not been properly introduced, she has manners, Black Out tends to live up to his name at times. Starry
looks very nervous now and hesitant to come, but she has no choice, her shape-shifting dragon, Fantus, has run of with Spitfighters
dragon to Nergal knows where. Grumbling, she climbs atop Black Listed and grips the ornate saddle as the beast takes a
few lumbering steps and leaps, never looking like flying!!!! a huge beat of her wings and up they go, it never fails to amaze
her and she thinks of those in the way of the huge wind blast that is created at that point, she giggles to herself &
relaxes to enjoy the flight, Wrymm takes of next and then Shark.
They are heading due east, to a place that may be
said to be a bit more refined than our Nergals. Along the way, Shark, who happens to be the cook, spies some Amra crossing
a field. Well we have everything we need to have a great feast, but I must admit, I did forget about our beasts, and with
that he touches Flying Shark on his shoulder & the beast dives.
They see it to late & cry in fear, as they
all know six amra are no match for a dragon, WAIT!!!! Make that three dragons, they squeal and flee as Starry and wrymm join
the chase.
Flying Shark grabs at one of them, twisting his head to better snap the tasty morsal up, The Amra screams,
but only briefly as he snaps its neck easily. Wrymm and Starry have little problem doing the same. Now all our friends
are fed tonight, thinks wrymm to himself, he lays a palm on Black outs shoulder, the Dragon turns slightly and gives a wry
smile to wrymm. Silently he replies, Yes my friend, it is good to be flying for pleasure for a change.
There goes the neighbourhood.
The few patrons of Possums suddenly hear a screech and then another. The walls
begin to shake, Dragons, yells the keep!! THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. The din is deafening as they land. Shark dismounts
and notices a line of steal hitching posts out front of the Bar. He wraps the reins over the rail, nice hitching posts,
better than the wooden ones outside of Nergals. The dragons begin to feast on their captured Amra, wrymm leads the way,
quickly, very quickly, the sound of a dragons crunching on Amra turns his stomach a little to be honest.
Starry, wrymm
and shark enter the bar; a couple of locals sit wide eyed, wondering what they have done to deserve our company. Wrymm
tosses the Keep ten gold pieces and suggests he take the day off as we have our own. KEEP? Where are you keep, ah, there
you are, take care of this bar for the day, and free drinks for all until Possum gets here. Shark heads for the kitchen
where a bang and crash are heard, ahead of the local cook running for his life!!!!!!! Starry and wrymm take a stool at
the bar as the keep places two drinks on the bar, winks, and heads of to the kitchen with another for Shark. Wrymm turns
to the few locals, So, what passes for entertainment around these here parts? With that, Starry and him clash their glasses
in cheers of the days events, whatever may occur.
Well this bar is new and shiny indeed, grins Starry wickedly..I really
think we should do something about that. Wrymm and Starry clash glasses again and Shark pops his head out of the kitchen,
hear, hear. Starry giggles as she is draining her glass and spills some of the brew over her Nergals Tavern emblazoned
breastplate. Im going to check out the ladies room wall, she titters, permanent eyeliner in hand
Shark is back with
an empty glass, but no need to panic, the Keep is already on the job. It looks like they have the makings for a Minced
Mud Wrench Pie, announces Shark, I think I will get one going, you may as well get a stage set up before we get to crazy,
everyone bought their instruments, didnt they ? With that, he downs the last of his grog and grabs a bottle of Crank Oil
from behind the bar on his way back to the kitchen.
Wrymm heads outside. In a short time he returns with two stable
boys, he takes them over to the corner and starts pointing about the place..the lads turn to leave and wrymm returns to the
bar, BEER KEEP, before Possum gets here. The two lads return to the bar with the first load of music equipment. KEEP,
send those couple of locals down the other end of the bar a drink also, Ill be shouting while its free.
Meanwhile,
in the ladies, Starry appraises the clean, polished walls, and begins to write..
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Back at Nergals,
spitfghter has arrived for his daily drink and natter only to find the notice left behind for everyone. With his usual
mount missing in action along with Fantus, he decides on Magiks to get him there. Spit, focuses his energy, creating a
smaller, yet swifter Psuedo fire dragon. Thank Nergal, no-one be around to see this, he thinks to himself, for in fact
I must appear like Donk on a Shetland Pony. He climbs on & the little Dragon takes off. Spit rolls back, nearly
falling off, except for his desperate struggle to get the reins, he is at the pocket rockets mercy, He gets the rein with
a final lunge and his heart is in his mouth. Thump, thump, thump, he puts his hand on his chest & takes a serious breath. I
better not miss all the fun for my efforts so far, he thinks to himself.
Making a mark.
Starry exits the ladies grinning madly, a tear even, in her wicked eyes. Ill give you a hand
with that wrymm, stargrace blurts at the figures in the corner. Well that would be fine if I was over there Starry, she
turns at wrymms voice coming from the other direction. That is why I paid those stable lads a gold piece each, so we could
relax and enjoy the serenity of Possums Bar. KEEP another please, before possum gets here I would like to get my fill. Starry
apoligises, Sorry friend, the tears were blurring my vision. Well, no-one can call you silly wrymm. She joins him at
the bar again, another for me to Keep.
Shark returns from the kitchen with half a bottle of Crank Juice & a grin
like a cheshier cat. Hey you two, it looks like there may be an ice machine back there, Ill send out the scullery maid
to get some milk for us, I think I can make some ice cream for dessert. Ill be in that, is the cry from one of the bigger
patrons that has come along with the gang for their day out.
Starry hands wrymm the eyeliner as a look of shocked confusion
crosses his brow. Before he opens his mouth to defend his manhood, Starry points to the male restroom, No doubt the walls
will need attention in there also. wrymm Jumps up & skulls his drink, plonking it down on the bar, I want that full
when I return, Keep, with that he skulks of to the loo.. Shark & Starry continue to natter about recipes etc In
a short time wrymm returns with an insane grin, putting the eyeliner down on the bar. So what did you write? says Starry. Wrymm
proudly states, I wrote: If the world didnt suck, wed all fall off. If you can fake an orgasm, I can fake a relationship
and above the urinals I wrote: Dont look here for the joke, its in your hand also on the other wall, I wrote this, he picks
up the eyeliner & begins to scribble on the bar to show starry the other thing he has done.
Possums Stress Relief
Bang head here
Wrymm picks up his beer but cannot drink as he has fallen to the floor at Starrys
feet laughing uncontrollably, Starry ends up sprawled across the bar as wrymms infectous laugh takes her also.
Just
then, Spitfighter enters the bar, Hello everyone! Its nice to finally join the party, I guess I overslept, So I wa Spit
looks over and sees that wrymm & Starry are in no condition to listen to what hes saying. Shark appears from the kitchen,
Hey Spit, how are you, worry not about that pair, they have been sniffing the mandrake I feel. Do you play an instrument,
We will jam later on tonight, the more the merrier I say. Spit looks around and grabs a couple of spoons from a nearby
table, Will these do?
Starry finally gets a grip on herself (hmmmmmmmm.OH!! sorry) ahem.. & focuses on spit,
Hey spit.come over & join us, though we had a bit of a head start already. Wrymm makes a feeble attempt to get of the
floor, but collapses to giggle some more, finally he composes enough to chat, hey spit, cheers to you, looks like we have
a band tonight, Shark on bass, me on guitar, you on drums & starry on mandolin.
KAAA-BOOOOMMM!!!!!
A huge
explosian is heard from the kitchen, shark comes staggering out with a cloud of smoke right on his heels. His face blackened
like a cartoon character, his hair standing on end & his cloths torn in places. What happened shark?? Says Spit. Cough
cough!! OH the damn pressure cooker was faulty There goes the Kernergal fried chicken I was gunna cook up, Oh well,
a minor loss. With that he heads back to the kitchen, waving his apron to disperse the smoke as he enters.
Starry
looks at wrymm with fresh tears of amusement glistening in her eyes.face reddening. Busting to hold in her laughter. His
face she finally peeps, ha ha haaaa..what a makeover. Wrymm is trying to look somewhere else, but he hears her going again
& again they are reduced to gibber. ~~-----~~
Possums arrival.
All of a sudden a black cloud appears in the bar!!! I dont like this, whispers spit, I sense
great power. Just as suddenly, possum appears next to the bar. A collective sigh goes round the bar as it means no more
free drinks!!!! Im back now, announces Possum, but its happy hour, so free drinks for everyone. The bar cheers its appreciation
& then everyone returns to there banter. Possum heads of to court the beautiful Starry.
Starry notices her permanent
eyeliner, still on the counter. while Possum approaches, she points to a dark corner of the bar & Gasps!!! Possum
falls for the ploy.. she quickly pockets the graffiti evidence.
Starry rolls her eyes in wrymms direction as Possum
makes small talk.
About that time Shark emerges from the kitchen with a platter of Minced Mud Wrench Pie, cut into
pieces & topped with Ice Cream. He pours the last of his bottle of crank oil juice over the top & strikes a match
on the bar. WHOOSH!!. Happy pig out folks, he says as he places the platter on the bar.
Greetings Possum,
wrymm slaps possum on the back & he is lost for air for just a sec. Thought we would come over & visit your Bar,
as it is the only other drinking hole here abouts. Were going to do some music later & we were wondering if you would
be interested in rounding up a team for a Pub sports thingy one weekend? Wrymm turns to the bar, Another beer keep, &
one for the bar, my shout while there still free.
The tavern will be undergoing some repairs, says possum to all his
new guests. I will be putting up a better stage for music & building more bathrooms & last but not least, I will
have strippers!!!
Well well well, thats something that could interest me, do you have wenches?? Starry gives wrymm
a dirty look for his bad habits Well anyway, he continues, we brought 3 of our best & a couple of bathhouse girls incase
Donk shows up. With that said, wrymm grabs some Amra from the table & scoffs it down, Man thats good. He rips his
nergal breast plate of & loads it up with amra pieces, grabs a bottle of crank oil juice & heads out to the verandah
to enjoy his feast as the sun sets.
Inside, Starry stands & streches as she yawns, the excellent meal, the long
hard ride, & the numerous ales had taken their toll. She heads up the stairs leading to the rooms above. Entering
the 1st room she sees finds one of the stable boys in the process of spending his newly earned gold with one of the wenches. She
takes 2 large strides & grabs the two by their freshly tousled hair, & throws them into the hallway, she scoops up
their clothes & tosses them out after them. Closing the door as she yawns deeply, she spreads her cloak over the bed
& curls up to sleep. Chair wedged firmly against the door. But in a dark corner.
More Arrivals.
Wrymm finishes his meal out on the porch. He squints..Of in the distancehe sees momster?? No!!! Way
to big??Yeah!!! that is Momster.. They get a bit closer before wrymm realises it is Momster & Donk. Flying in on
one of her many Ambers, the firebird glides in & lands a little separate from the other dragons. Hey there, bout time
you got here says wrymm as they enter the bar. <Donk here now> <me drink, me fun at possums> Momster
shakes her head , wheres Starry? Upstairs sleeping it of, the slacker, says wrymm, big feed kills em everytime.
Shark
turns to offer Donk & Momster some of the remaining food, but as he turns, donk is just consuming the last piece!!! <me
not hungry now> <fart>
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Upstairs, possum appears in starrys room!!! She stirs from a sultry
dream to see him standing there, young & virile, she weakens.. He slowly undresses & stands at her bedside, grinning
from ear to ear. Starrys smile fades. Ummm, Ive got a terrible headache, she mutters, and Im really tired. Trying
hard to disguise the dissapointment in the manhood before her, she rolls over & goes to sleep, thinking he soooo looked
better in clothes.
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Meanwhile, downstairs, the gang is starting to get a little drunk. Wrymm looks
at shark, unspoken, an Idea is hatched. What say we cut the floorboards under her bed & bring her back to the party??? Next
thing you know, wrymm is on donks shoulder with a saw & the 7 shark is helping steady him. They are all giggling &
momster is just laughing her head of at their mad antics. There is a creak as wrymm saws through the last of the support
beams, get me outa here, yells wrymm. They sway sideways & end up crashing though some chairs & tables ending up
all tangled in the lot, still giggling.
CRASH!!! Down it comes. Wrymm & shark hi 5, another bed through a floor. As
the bed hits the lower floor, Starry jumps up, wide eyed & shocked, Possum is flung to the side, also horrified!!!!! The
bar roars into laughter.
After that, things get a little hazy as the alcohol takes its effect on the partying crowd
(thats the 1st time the word crowd has been associated with possums bar)
The band plays on into the night & much
alcohol & merriment is had by all.
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The next day.
Wrymm cracks the sleep across his eyes as he slowly becomes conscious, he opens an eye & sees
one of the tavern wenches curled up asleep to his right, he smiles to himself but his lips are cracked & parched from
the dehydrated slumber, my mouth taste like the bottom of a canary cage he thinks to himselfwhat is that Smell?? He turns
to his left & sees a pair of familiar feet, entangled with the feet of another bar wench. Not again, shark!!! I wish
you would find your own bed, I dont mind sharing wenches, but waking up next to your feet is sometimes more than I can bear..
wrymm starts to dry reach, he staggers to his feet & runs from the room.
Possum wakes up smiling as wrymm rushes
by the bed in the bar & out the door, totally pleased with his efforts toward the lady stargrace, he turns to give the
lady a good morning cuddle, as he lifts the sheet, he is horrified to find one of the stableboys.AAAAARRGGHHH!!!!! He leaps
up & runs for the door but he doesnt notice wrymm coming back in, SMACK!!! Straight into the nergals breastplate. His
eyes roll back & he falls backward, SLAP on the floor.
Poor lad thinks wrymm, wouldnt last 5 minutes at nergals.
Starry
appears from a back room, do we have any bandaids ways wrymm. I think theres some in the kitchen says starry, whats left
of it that is, she titters. Sniff sniff, hmmm says wrymm What says starry What have you been up to he winks, you
smell like donk, LOL She merely smiles with a slight blush.
Go get the bandaids & Ill bring this mess in &
patch him up. Starry heads into the kitchen as wrymm bends to pick possum up of the floor, he throws possum over his shoulder
& heads for the kitchen as well, meanwhile, shark has arisen & headed for the kitchen to prepare some breakfast. He
meets starry who tells him of possums plight, he bursts out laughing, I gotta see this he says. As wrymm reaches the kitchen
door, possum begins to stir, but at that moment, shark comes flying through the door which slams into possums head & promptly
knocks him out once again.
Oh dear!!! I think we need two bandaids now.
Alrighty says shark, everyone outta
my kitchen, Ill get us some breakfast going to cure our hangovers. The assembled revellers all head for the bar to await
feeding & order a few hair of the dog drinks. Is possum going to be in you way shark? I may as well leave him there
for now. No, hes fine, says shark, just the sort of company I like when Im cooking.. Quiet!!!
Starry & wrymm
race to the bar, their competitive spirit not dampened by the hangover at all, but as they reach the bar, Donk is just finishing
off the 1st ale of the day <URP> <Grin> They look at each other, Damn!!!
Shark comes out of the kitchen
after a short time with & large bowl of Amra bacon & fried Hatchlings, enough for all. He walks over to donk &
puts it on the table, theyre ya go donk, enjoy. He quickly rushes back to the kitchen & appears again with a bowl half
the size of the previous bowl, he puts it on a table on the other side of the room & announces that anyone who wants a
feed better grab some while donk is busy eating his breakfast. After a long second, everyone else rushes over to get some
sustenance for the trip home.
Shortly, Possum awakes to the sound of muted merriment, coming from somewhere, he opens
an eye.
Out in the bar the guests here a squeel, AAAAAARRRGGHH!!!!!, my kitchen, Possum bursts out through the door..the
bar is empty except for the regular lone drinker, sitting at the bar.
A parting shot.
As they make their escape from the bar, momster is standing with her arms crossed blocking the
path, well I have some bad news everyone, it seems the dragons got into the garden last night & ate all the water melons,
only trouble is they were over ripe & very high in alcohol content, lets just say the dragons are a little worse for wear.
the crew begin rounding up their rides, but the beasts are soo drunk, the task seems impossible, Blackout, yells wrymm,
the dragon looks up, trying to put on a brave face, but I know him to well, hes hurtwrymm grins, I just hope we dont get pulled
over for a breath test. Blackout lurches up & takes a few steps toward wrymm, then suddenly staggers sideways.
CRASH!!!
crunch snap splinter splinter, smash.tinkle tinkle.
Uh oh, says wrymm.
The dust settles & the back corner
of possums bar is missing, destroyed as Blackout fell through it. The lone patron still sitting at the bar now in full
sunlight, finishes his drink & places it on the bar. Good day gentlemen, I believe I hear my wife calling, he announces
& steps out through the new exit & head up the road.
Blackout comes back around the corner with an embarrassed
look, he looks at wrymm & grins.
Oh well!!!!!
The rest of the party have gathered up their various mounts
& although none look well enough for the journey, it is time to depart.
Momsters Amber is still throwing up in
the stream & it is decided that it would be better to allow the beast to follow when he is more capable. Momster jumps
on with stargrace & donk goes with wrymm.
As the dragons all flap their leathery wings, a huge gust of wind is
created, the gust is too much for the already weakened building & it begins to creak & groan as the dragons take off
one by one. Possum runs out of the bar & latches onto the nice steel hitching posts.
As Blackout takes of, the
building finally gives & crashes to the ground in a plume of dust. Wrymm & donk circle back, I guess we really
brought the house down, says wrymm.. He reaches into his pouch & pulls out a purse of gold coins, here ya goes Possum,
never let it be said we dont pay our way, he dives blackout toward possum so he can drop the purse nearby, he drops the purse
but the dive is too much for blackout whose stomach is more than a little woozy.
Burp, splutterRAAAALLLPPPHH!!!!!!
Wrymm
pulls Blackout up just in time to miss the ground but possum is helpless to avoid the smelly shower of dragon vomitooooooooohhhh
Wrymm
& Donk fly off toward home, Laughing as hard as they can, between the tears of laughter, Donk manages to squeeze out,
<Now possum smell worse than donk>
Flying nearby, shark notes that we will have to be watchful now, I suspect
Possum may seek vengeance for our visit to possums bar.
The Beginning.
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