Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 23:15:08 -0000 From: RainiMadden Subject: INT: F: HHR: Contest Winners Announced! Beauty (aka Raini Madden) couldn't believe her ears! Beast (aka Christopher Vaughan), not feeling particularly emasculated after the afternoon he'd spent with Beauty getting *ready* for the dance *wink*, cracked a smile and allowed Cupid #24 to fly out of his mouth from between his fangs. _Oh well,_ Beauty thought, _Barbara will need at least one left for next year._ Then she wrapped her arms around Beast's neck and gave him a kiss followed by hugging and kissing everyone on the way to Barbara. "Barbara, Michelle, I can't thank-you enough for all the hard work that you did...and I hope that you'll continue to run the contest every year!" Beast stepped up and cleared his throat. "Also, thanks to everyone who voted for 'Tranquility Tower'. We're really glad you enjoyed it...and hope you'll get to read it in print someday soon." The pair then stepped down to applaud and congratulate all the other winners and spend the rest of the evening dancing...all the way through the final waltz. "What do you want to do now?" Beast asked as the party started to break up. Beauty smiled at her hero. "Let's go home...back to Dysmal Keep. Oh, by the way, Egideas will be visiting for a while...if that's okay?" "I like dragons," Beast replied as he swatted Cupid #24 away. "They're flying creatures that I can respect." After farewells and packing a few treasured items, Beast and Beauty flew away on Egideas through a dark and foreboding portal that closed just before a long, green tentacle atop a glowing red eye could slip out. Barbara turned to Michelle as the horror winked out of sight. "Was I seeing things or was Beast trying to unzip Beauty's dress just before they slipped back into the Dysmal Keep?" *Thanks again* to Barbara and Michelle...many hugs and kisses...and thanks to the voters for the show of appreciation. You don't know how much it means to both of us! Raini & Chris