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Post by Sarah Jane on Oct 17, 2011 22:43:11 GMT -5
"Yes. Izzy, I can swim." She admitted with an almost weary sounding reluctance. If she could, she would have to. But there went her dear Kate. Sarah Jane wanted to do a swan dive. She knew Kate was proud of her own, and Sarah Jane had learned to do a fine swan dive for that very reason.
The next moment, she was simply swept into the currant. How many crocs actually swam these waters, she wondered with no to little alarm as she began to swim strongly toward the raft. It was going fast, but then again, so was she, caught up in the same currant.
Kate reached out for the young man in the water. He was terribly handsome, she thought. One hand braced no the rigging, she was leaning out a little.
"Come on then you! Pull pull, up you come!" Katherine insisted with verve. "My mother could swim faster than that! Sarah Jane Girl! Pull!"
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Post by izzysmith on Oct 18, 2011 16:39:43 GMT -5
Izzy climbed abroad helping Sarah Jane into the old tugger while Bogart tired his best to keep the boat afloat. Not many people knew the Bogart was an experienced sailor. he had been in the navey before he was an actor and even own his own sailing skooner called the Santana.
"God this storm is unreal!" said Izzy, "Something must be affecting the atmospheric, like a H2O scoop or something."
"Hold on kids were about to go over the falls!" Said Bogie as he tried to keep them afloat. "You all better tie yourselves down!"
"Bogie If you get us out of this alive I'll kiss you!" said Izzy tieing Sarah Jane down with the rope to the railing to keep her from falling overboard.
suddenly one large wave swept Izzy overboard sending the Tug over the falls crashing against the shore some miles down stream. Izzy took some water in his lungs washing ashore unconscious but barley alive...
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Post by Sarah Jane on Oct 19, 2011 23:20:24 GMT -5
They pulled her up onto the little boat. Izzy effectively if carefully tackled her and lashed her to the railing. She fought him a little for the first two seconds, but then saw the rage of water baring down on them. She shouted and grabbed at the slender, hard man, but he was torn from her arms by the wave that hit them. She screamed as he was washed overboard.
Katherine began to strip. Bogie was the first to get his breath back.
"Save the girl, you skirt, I'll get Izzy." Bogie said, taking Kate by the arm and flinging her at Sarah Jane who caught her.
Bogie didn't so much dive in, it was more like a young bear launching himself.
As much as Sarah Jane enjoyed having her personal hero hold her in an embrace, there was no time for that.
"I'm fine! I'm fine!" She said, pushing the woman away so she can get at the knot at her waist. "Lets get this thing into an eddy, slow it down for the boys!" She shouted over the roar of the river.
"Right Sarah Jane!" Kate agreed heartily, also yelling. Also slapping Sarah's hands away from the knot. "Stay put!" She ran over to the other side of the craft, picking up one oar, and throwing the other to Sarah Jane.
"Whoohoooo!" Was all Sarah Jane could say.
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Post by izzysmith on Oct 20, 2011 0:18:28 GMT -5
Bogie swam to shore while the boat crashed against the rocks. a big hole was blown in the side. there was no way they were gonna be able to get that thing to sail now.
"Kid... Hey Izzy wake up!" Said Bogie trying to make him stir. "You better not be faking again."
He breathed the breath of life into him causing him to caught up a big chunk of the river.
"Is Sarah Jane all right?" he asked concerned that he might have accidentily erased himself from exsistance.
"She's fine, were all fine. that was some Crazy storm huh?"
"I don't believe this." said Izzy in disbelief, "Humphrey Bogart just saved my life. I'm so happy I could kiss you!" said Izzy planting a kiss on Bogies lips. boy did he need a shave! "Oh, don't tell Lauren I did that!"
Later after everyone had gotten ashore Izzy helped Kathrine collect fire wood leaving Bogart with Sarah Jane.
He turned to her with a sad eyed look and said, "He hasn't met me yet has he?"
he waited to hear her response already knowing what it was. then he reached into his pocket taking out an old crinkled photo that was somewhat soggy and faded. But it was clear enough For Sarah Jane to see it was the same photo that she had taken of Bogart and Izzy only hours ago. |
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Post by Sarah Jane on Oct 23, 2011 1:43:38 GMT -5
The currant was too strong for their efforts to have much effect, but they crash landed to the same ends, so all was well. Katherine had run over and held on to her as they broke up. The Great Kate was hardly more than a decade older than her, and only a few inches taller, but apparently she was going to protect Sarah Jane like a little sister. She wasn't going to complain. They got loose of the broken little craft and clambered ashore just as Bogie was doing the same, a limp Izzy Smith in his arms. "Izzy." She gasped breathlessly. He always seemed so . . . .lucky. Apparently his luck had run out. Or perhaps not, she thought, as she watched Bogie start doing mouth to mouth on her prone friend. Taking a risk at breaking taboo, Sarah Jane pulled her camera from where it was safe in an inner pouch and took a picture of the dramatic Tableau of the men on the rocks.  It looked like his luck was holding, for Izzy came sputtering back to life in Bogie's arms as Kate and her watched near by, squeezing each others hands in their distress. The only reason she didn't throttle Izzy for scaring her so badly was because the first thing he did was ask about her well being. She could be bought with flattery, for he did sound quite deeply concerned. ______________________________ It was a bit later that she was sitting with Bogie, holding that old picture. She turned and regarded his rugged, lovely, ugly mug. "Mr. Humfrey, if you're going to hang out with Time Travelers, you'll have to get used to such things. Don't let it worry you. Izzy admires your work, he would like to be friends, and he has already figured out that you two are time looped. Just be his friend, er --" Sarah Jane grinned and looked away. "What I intend to say is, it won't confuse him too much if you want to start up again wherever you two left off." |
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Post by izzysmith on Nov 6, 2011 0:55:48 GMT -5
"Sarah Jane you make it sound like we were lovers!" said Humphrey smiling that lopsided grin of his. Bogie wasn't offended by the idea of course but thought it rather amusing.
"Tella ya what though that kid has saved my life more times than i can count. started years ago back in the late 20s back when i was still a struggeling actor on broadway. just showed up out of the blue one day posing as one of those fellas they had come in a do our makeup. Imagin my surprise to find out he was a time traveler who fought aliens." said Bogie sharing his memories with Sarah Jane.
Meanwhile Izzy continued helping Kathrine collect firewood.
"So Miss Hepburn I must say That i'm rather thrilled that you asked me to help you collect firewood. It's kinda like that scene where you and Archie were Hunting Leopards in bringing up baby!" said Izzy trying to make polite conversation.
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Post by Sarah Jane on Nov 13, 2011 1:09:13 GMT -5
"Look, Mr.Bogart, I just want you to know that it won't always be like this. The world won't always judge each others sexual preferences so much. You won't have to hide or worry. I . . " She took his hand boldly in hers. "I want you to know it gets better --"
Meanwhile --
"Oh, Izzy. Don't talk about that dreck film. I only did that for my contract. Carry Grant trips over his own feet and we had to film everything six times to get a take without him falling down." She said, querulously, impatiently as she rummaged around for firewood. She when she had a half an armload, she simply strode up to Izzy and dumped her pile into his arms. "There is a strapping young lad. You hold steady and I'll pile it on!" She laughed, almost wickedly. It was clear that Katherine was clearly enjoying their adventure. She was quick and sure scooping up more downed wood and putting it into Izzy's arms.
"Good boy now, hold on." She was actually reaching up to the lower branches of the treas, some dry and dead and breaking them off with grunts of effort in her velvet honey voice. She puts these last in his arms, except for a single branch, broken sharp, which she holds to his carotid artery.
"Why did you bring a reporter to me young Master Izzy? You used your friendship with Humphrey to get to me. Who put you up to it? Who!?"
She was every centimeter and stone a match for the slim man, though Katherine could not have guessed that he was far more than the 15 years or so that he appeared.
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Post by izzysmith on Nov 14, 2011 1:59:19 GMT -5
bogie just smiled and said, "I know...I was at his wedding. you were their too... you were much older though. that's were I got this picture from. told me to keep it as a memento for saving Izzy's life. didn't understand what that meant until now..."
meanwhile off in the brush Izzy was trying to keep a calm facade while gathering wood with Kathrine. She was more unpleasant that he expected. it didn't help that she was complaining about his Ex-boyfriend. he knew there was a version of him running around Hollywood with him right now.
then as she began to interogate him that's when izzy lost it...
Izzy threw the wood that they had collected to the ground and said, "Look here Kate... first off Cary Grant or Archie as I always known him is a charming and debonaire man who... though somewhat clumsy at times is perhaps a million times more polite than you!!! I mean are you always this unplesant?"
"and second, yes Sarah jane is a reporter but it just so happens today is her birthday and I used my somewhat complicated and supriseing relationship with Humphrey Bogart to get her to meet you because she's your number one fan. so stick that in Spencer Tracy's pipe and smoke it...!" said Izzy picking up some of the wood that he threw off the ground and placing it in Kate's bare arms.
"You believe in equal rights for women... then carry your share of the load back....!" said Izzy with lots of gumption as he made his way back to the boat.
suddenly he stopped in his tracks and saw the dead animal that had been stripped to the bone when he wasn't looking. he thought perhaps he was mistaken. it couldn't be vashta narada... could it?
Later as they returned to the camp site:
"Well were back!"
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Post by Sarah Jane on Nov 19, 2011 19:11:45 GMT -5
Izzy returned first. Sarah Jane was holding hands with Mr.Bogart when he returned, looking disgruntled.
"We weren't doing anything . .I mean we weren't even talking about -- " She broke off when Kate the Great stomped through the treeline with a thundercloud brow and the pinky nose and cheeks of irritation and effort. She was fuming and muttering to herself. She let go of the rough hands she'd been holding and shot a hard look at her cousin.
"Izzy, what the hell did you do?" She hissed.
"Ms.Smith, your cousin Izzy is an arrogant, ill behaved young scamp. Inordinately cheeky!" Kate would say either along or on top of anything Izzy might try to say that moment.
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Post by izzysmith on Nov 19, 2011 21:03:51 GMT -5
Izzy looked confused. he had been called allot of thing but never a scamp. "I did something not many people seem to have the nerve to do. put Kate in her place and made her carry her share of the fire wood!"
Izzy then went about making a fire by placing the wood in a pile and firing his laser pistol at the wood and setting fire to the bundle.
"Same old Izzy" said Bogie smiling that lopsided grin of his. "We better make camp for the night kids. could be awhile before the film crew find us."[.color]
Later that night Izzy sat next to Sarah Jane with a bit of a worried look on his face. he looked out into the darkness wondering if there was something out there lurking, waiting, watching.
that's when what was left the the film crew showed up. two men and a women.
"Its after us!"
"what's after you?" asked Bogart
"The smoke monster. their were 12 of us when we started off. now were down to three."
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Post by Sarah Jane on Nov 29, 2011 0:28:55 GMT -5
Izzy returned with a stunner of more than one kind. She Kate came back in a huff with complaints of her own, but Humpfrey was the one who went to her and calmed her down. Sarah Jane did not chide Izzy, she could hardly imagine what had happened when the perfect gentleman he was came up against the fanatic, ground breaking woman's suffragist that was the Great Kate.
It took Sarah Jane quite a while to ingratiate herself with the woman, but she could be quite charming. They'd chatted like girls for a dizzy, lovely while, before Kate tired of her sent her away like a donut girl with and empty box.
She sulked a bit with Izzy, talking about something that seemed quite important. Important right up until the moment she realized that her sweet friend was going soldier on her, glaring into the dark jungle. She shut up, listening as well. She watched Izzy and would move when he did.
Then hell started to slowly break loose. Why was she not surprised?
Sarah Jane grabbed the woman, taking her shoulders, and claiming her gaze.
"Smoke monster? Well which is it? Flesh and blood or smoke?"
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