"Weather or Not" a double drabble story Chapter 14~ for A Little Drabble Do Ya!

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“Chamomile tea?” Lisa asked. “That usually means he’s pretty concerned about something. “These strange weather occurrences; do you really think someone might be making them happen?”

“Though fickle, Mother Nature isn’t that bad,” Napoleon gave her a little salute before following his partner down the grey corridor.

The lights suddenly flickered and without warning everything went black. Seconds later the emergency lighting came on, bathing everything in an eerie red glow.

The security lights flashed on and off in the ceiling above their heads, though the klaxons didn’t sound.

Napoleon immediately opened his communicator.

“Security, what’s happened?”

“Sudden high winds knocked out the main power across the grid. R & D’s weather station on the roof clocked them over 100 mph and on top of that, there were at least thirty  lightning strikes in all five boroughs damaging transformers and relay stations.”

Illya leaned into his partner’s communicator. “Are the winds continuing at that speed?”

“No sir, died down. Power outages are being reported throughout Manhattan. Given the dangerous weather, Mayor Wagner and Governor Rockefeller have now declared a state of emergency and are cautioning people to remain indoors.”

“Let’s hustle tovarisch! Napoleon took off with his partner right behind him.

Chapter 15

QuoteME 2: 2016 -- Guidelines and Prompt

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The first QuoteME 2016 challenge is complete and many thanks to all those who participated!

The next challenge in this series will bloom in the fullness of spring! So without further ado, here is the prompt and posting schedule for the QuoteME 2: 2016 challenge.

THE QUOTE:	No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
MADE BY:	Edwin Hubbel Chapin

CHALLENGE: Write an MFU fanfic story regarding the idea embodied in the above quote. The quote doesn't have to verbally appear within the context of the story; the idea it embodies just needs to be captured in that story. The quote, however, should be placed separately at the top of the story.

STATISTICAL STUFF: Minimum of 500 words (drabbles are not incorporated in this particular challenge) with no set maximum. Must fit into the overall concepts of this community, i.e., contain no explicit adult material and reflect the 1960s series in style and content.

POSTING: To this forum starting on Saturday, May 21st and ending on Saturday, May 28th.

Arrival - A Little Drabble Do Ya! - March 2nd

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He’d faced a lot of opposition, not least from his closest advisors, but he knew it was the right move. The young man had excelled at everything which was thrown at him and deserved the opportunity on offer. He had a skill set which had proven useful, but which hadn’t been allowed to flourish. Here, he’d be given a looser rein, which should hopefully produce the right results.

The intercom on his desk buzzed and he was informed the man had arrived. Waverly stood up and held his hand out to the new arrival.

“Welcome to New York, Mr Kuryakin."

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