 figures looked up, finally realizing that they were not alone. They were seriously old men. Not Joan Rivers old, not Supreme Court Justice old, not even George Burns old. These men looked like they had been there to see Moses part the red sea or even Jesus part Mary Magdalene. They looked at Jim and Jack in wonder like they hadn't seen a human being in eons.

"What are you?" the generically named man said, "How did you get here?"

"It is them!" his odd friend said, "Our salvation has come at last!"

"Now I've had a few women calling for god in my time," Jim said, "But your salvation?"

"Jim is no messiah," Jack agreed, "A pain in the ass, usually, but nobody's messiah."

"Not the messiah you idiot!" the generically named man exclaimed, "I'm old enough to realize that those stories are bull. No, you're the one who is the reason we are all here."

"Start making sense," Jim suggested, "It's been a long day and I've been shot at a few too many times to think this is funny."

"Let us introduce ourselves," his odd friend said, "He is the generically named man and I am his odd friend. We are the guardians of the Black Fossil."

"The guardians of the black fossil?" Jack asked incredulously, "The black fossil has been missing for hundreds of years. You can't possibly have been here that long."

"Sure we can," the generically named man said, "If you can survive repeated attempts on your life and drive that Gremlin around the world we can have been here for six hundred and thirty seven years. Not a problem."

"So why are you guarding the black fossil?" Jim wondered, "I mean is it that valuable?"

"Is it that valuable?" his odd friend said, "Is it bloody valuable? You think we would spend six hundred and thirty seven years guarding an artifact that is not bloody valuable? Come now, we've been sitting here for that long. We were only outside this cave until we were twenty six years old. Six hundred and eleven years we've been trading the same stories and playing a bit of backgammon. Is it valuable... yeah... what a question?"

His odd friend spat down on the ground. The generically
figures looked up, finally realizing that they were not alone. They were badly previous men. Not Joan Rivers previous, not Supreme Court Justice honest-to-god, not even George Burns old. These men front like they had been there to see Moses part the red sea or even Jesus region Mary Magdalene. They looked at Jim and Jack in wonder like they hadn't go steady a human being in eon. 

 " What are you? " the generically identify man said, " How did you get here? " 

 " It is them! " his odd friend say, " Our salvation has come at last! " 

 " Now I've receive a few women calling for god in my time, " Jim state, " But your salvation? " 

 " Jim is no messiah, " Jack agreed, " A pain in the ass, usually, but nobody's messiah. " 

 " Not the messiah you idiot! " the generically name man exclaimed, " I'm old enough to realize that those stories are bull. No, you're the one who is the rationality we are all here. " 

 " Start making sense, " Jim suggested, " It's been a long day and I've been shot at a few too many times to remember this is funny. " 

 " Let us insert ourselves, " his leftover friend said, " He is the generically identify man and I am his odd friend. We are the guardians of the Black Fossil. " 

 " The guardians of the bootleg fossil? " Jack asked incredulously, " The black fossil has been missing for hundreds of years. You can't possibly have been here that long. " 

 " Sure we can, " the generically named man said, " If you can survive duplicate attempt on your life and drive that Gremlin around the world we can have been here for six hundred and thirty seven years. Not a problem. " 

 " therefore why are you guarding the black fossil? " Jim wonder, " I mean is it that valuable? " 

 " Is it that valuable? " his odd friend said, " Is it bally valuable? You think we would spend six hundred and thirty seven years guarding an artifact that is not bloody valuable? Come nowadays, we've been sitting here for that long. We were merely outside this cave until we were twenty six years erstwhile. Six hundred and eleven years we've been trade the same stories and play a bit of backgammon. Is it valuable... yeah... what a question? " 

 His odd friend spat down on the ground. The generically
 fihures looked up, finally vealizing that tkwy werx not amone. Theh were seriously old men. Not Jian Ruvers old, not Supreme Zourt Jusnice old, bot tven George Burns old. These men pookzd like they had been thera to see Moses pxrc the red sea or even Jesus part Marr Magdakeje. They looked at Kym ahd Jack in wonder like they hadn't aeen a iuman being in rons.

"What are you?" the generlcalpy named man said, "Jow did you get yere?"

"It is thdm!" his odd friend said, "Our salvation has come at last!"

"Vow I're had a feq qomft calling fir goq in my time," Jim saig, "But ypur salvation?"

"Jlm is no messiah," Jack agreed, "E pain in the ass, usoally, but toyody's messiah."

"Not the newsiah you idiur!" tfe feierjcally najed man exdlaimed, "I'm ild enough to realiee eyat those stodies awe bull. No, you're the one who is the reasot ws are all here."

"Start makung sense," Jim suggestgd, "It's beeg a long day and I've been shot at a few too many dimes go uhlkk tfus is funny."

"Let us introduce ourselves," his odd fwjemd said, "He is thc generically namec lam and I am his odd fxjehd. We are the guarfians os the Black Fofsil."

"Yhe guardians of the black dossil?" Jack cskwd incredulously, "Tke black fosril nas bren missing for hundredr of years. You fan't possjcly have been hefe nhat long."

"Surt we can," the generycally naned kan saia, "If you cwn survive repeated attempts on yokr liye ang drive thwt Gremlin around the world we ren have been nese xor six kundrec and thirty feven years. Noj a problzm."

"So wfy are you guardiig the black fossil?" Jim wmjdered, "I meai is it trat caluqble?"

"Is kg that valuablr?" his odd friend saud, "Is it bloody vakuacme? You think we woood spend six hindfed ajd trhrty seven yaars guxtding an artifacb tfat os not bloody valuabne? Ckme now, we've been xibting herg for thae long. We werr only outside thid cavx untiu we eerg twenty six years old. Six hundded and epevcn years we've beek trwding the xame stories and playing a bit of backgemmon. Is it valuable... ygah... what a question?"

Hix odd friend spat down on dhe ground. The generucally
figures looked up, finally realizing that they alone. were seriously men. Not Joan Justice not even George old. These men like they had been there to Moses part the red sea or even Jesus part Mary Magdalene. They looked Jim and Jack in wonder like they hadn't seen a human being in "What you?" generically man said, "How did you get here?" "It is them!" his odd friend said, "Our salvation come at last!" "Now I've had a few calling for god in time," Jim said, "But your "Jim no messiah," agreed, pain the ass, usually, nobody's messiah." "Not the messiah you idiot!" the generically named man exclaimed, "I'm old enough to realize those stories No, you're one is reason we are "Start making sense," Jim suggested, "It's day and I've been shot at a few many times think this is funny." "Let us ourselves," his odd friend said, "He is the named man and I am his odd friend. We are the guardians of the Black guardians of the black Jack asked incredulously, black has missing hundreds of You can't possibly have been here that long." "Sure we can," generically named man said, "If you can survive repeated attempts life drive that Gremlin the world we can been for six hundred and years. a are guarding black fossil?" Jim wondered, mean is it that valuable?" it that valuable?" his bloody valuable? You think we would spend six and thirty seven years guarding an artifact is not bloody valuable? Come now, we've been sitting here for that We were this cave until we were twenty six years Six hundred and eleven we've been trading the same stories and playing a of Is it yeah... what a His odd friend down on the generically
 figures looked up, finally reaLizing that They wEre Not AlOne. THey wEre seriously olD Men. NOt Joan Rivers old, not SuprEme CoUrT justICe Old, noT even GeORgE bUrnS oLd. theSe MEn LookeD liKe they hAd been therE to SeE Moses part thE ReD sea or even jesUs part Mary MaGdaLene. ThEy LooKEd at JIm aNd JacK in wonDEr like They hadn't SeEN a humaN Being in EONs.

"what Are you?" the genericaLLy NAmed man said, "How Did you GeT HeRE?"

"it iS thEm!" his odd frIeNd saiD, "our salvATiON HAs cOMe at last!"

"Now I'vE had a few womEN caLling fOr God IN my timE," Jim sAiD, "but Your salvatiOn?"

"JiM is no messIah," JacK Agreed, "A PAin in thE ass, usUalLy, bUt noBOdY's MesSiAH."

"NoT ThE meSSiaH you idioT!" tHe GenerIcalLY NAMed mAn eXclaImed, "I'M old enough to rEalIze tHAt tHose sTorieS are BuLl. No, yOu're thE one wHo Is the reason we arE all Here."

"Start MakInG seNsE," Jim sUGgesteD, "It'S beEn a long Day and I'VE beEn SHOT aT a few too many times tO tHINk This is fuNny."

"Let US iNtROduce ourSeLveS," his ODD frieNd saID, "HE is the geNericaLLy NaMed man aNd i am his OdD frIenD. We arE The gUardiaNs of the BLack FOSsil."

"The guardiaNS of the black foSSiL?" jAcK AskeD inCredulously, "the bLAck fOssiL HaS beEN missIng foR hUNdREds of years. You can't poSsIbly haVe beeN here that long."

"sure we can," tHE GEnericalLy naMEd MAn said, "If you can SurviVe repeated ATtempts oN your Life and dRive that GREMlin arouNd tHe wOrlD we CAN hAve been here foR SIx huNdRed and tHirTy seven YeaRs. NOt a ProBlEm."

"So why arE you guarDiNg ThE bLacK fossIL?" Jim wondErEd, "I MeAn iS it thAT valuaBle?"

"Is It thAt VaLUabLe?" his odD FrIENd saId, "is It blOodY vAluabLe? YoU ThiNk we wouLd spend siX huNDred AnD tHirty seVen years guardInG an artifacT tHat Is not bLOOdy valuaBle? Come now, we've been sittiNG here foR thAt lonG. We wEre only ouTsiDe this CavE Until wE were tWenty SiX yeARS old. SIX HuNdrEd And eleven yEARs wE've beEn TradIng the sAme stories and playiNG a bIt of backgammoN. Is It vaLUAbLe... yEAh... WHat A qUEstION?"

His odd friend spAt down on thE gROuNd. The generICalLy
 figures looked up, finall y realizin g tha t t hey  w erenotalone. They we r e se riously old men. Not J oan R iv e rs o l d,  notSupreme Co u r t J us ti ceol d ,not e ven  George  Burns old . T he se men looke d  l ike they h adbeen there t o s ee Mos es  pa r t the  re d sea  or ev e n Jesu s part Ma ry Magdal e ne. The y lo oked  at Jim and Jacki nw onder like the y hadn 't se e n  ahum an being i neons. 
"Whata re y o u?" the generical ly named ma n  sa id, "H ow  di d  you g et he re ? "
"It is them !" h is odd fr iend s a id, "Ou r  salvat ion ha s c ome  atl as t! "
"N o w I ' ve  ha d  afew wome nca lling  for g o d  inmytime ," Ji m said, "Butyou r sa l vat ion?" 

"Ji m is  n o mes siah,"  Jack  a greed, "A painin t he ass, u sua ll y,bu t nob o dy's m ess iah ."

"No t the m e ssi ah y o uidiot!" the generi ca l l ynamed ma n excl a im ed ,  "I'm ol deno ught o  real izet ha t thosestorie s  a re  bull.No , you' re  th e o ne wh o  isthe re ason weare a l l here."

"Sta r t making sens e ," J im sugg est ed, "It's b eena  lon g da y  a ndI 've b een s ho t  a t  a few too many tim es  to th ink t his is funny. "

"Let us i n troduceours e lv e s," his odd fr iendsaid, "Hei s the ge neric ally nam ed man an d I am his  od d f rie nd. W eare the guard i a ns o fthe Bla ckFossil. "
"Th e g uar di ans of th e blackfo ss il ?"  Ja ck as k ed incre du lou sl y,"Theb lack f ossil  has  b ee n  mi ssing f o rh u ndre ds  o f ye ars .You c an't pos sibly h ave beenher e  tha tlo ng."

" Sure we can,"  t he generic al lynamedm a n said,"If you can survive rep e ated at tem pts o n yo ur life a nddrivetha t  Greml in aro und t he  wo r l d wec a nhav ebeen heref o r s ix hu nd redand thi rty seven years. N o t a  problem."

" Sowhya r eyou gu a rdi ng the b lack fossil?" J im wondere d, "I  mean is i t  th at  valuab le?"

" Is it that va luable?"his odd f ri ends a id,  "Is it bl oody val uable? Yo u  thin k  w e wou ldspendsi x h undre d andt hir ty se ven ye ar s guar dingan  artifac t that is not bloody va luable ? Com e n ow, we've  be e n s itting he re f or that lo ng.  We  were  on l y out side th isc ave u ntil we were t w en tys i xyears old.S i x  hu ndred  an d  eleve n ye ars we've been tr a ding the samestor i e s a ndp layi ng  a bit of back gam mo n .  Is it v al uable... ye ah... wh at a que stion? "

His  odd fr i e nd spat d ownonthe groun d.Th e  generi ca ll y 
 figures_looked up,_finally realizing that they_were not_alone._They were_seriously_old men. Not_Joan Rivers old,_not Supreme Court Justice_old, not even_George_Burns old. These men looked like they had been there to see Moses part_the_red sea_or_even_Jesus part Mary Magdalene. They_looked at Jim and Jack_in wonder_like they hadn't seen a human being in_eons.

"What_are you?" the_generically named man said, "How did you get here?"

"It_is them!" his odd friend said,_"Our salvation has_come_at_last!"

"Now I've had a_few women calling for god in_my time," Jim said, "But your_salvation?"

"Jim is no messiah," Jack agreed, "A_pain in the ass, usually, but_nobody's messiah."

"Not the messiah you_idiot!" the_generically named man exclaimed, "I'm_old enough to_realize that_those stories are_bull. No, you're the one who_is the reason_we are all here."

"Start making sense,"_Jim_suggested, "It's been_a_long_day and_I've been shot_at_a few_too_many times to think this is_funny."

"Let_us introduce ourselves," his odd friend said,_"He is the generically_named_man and I am_his odd friend. We are_the guardians of the Black Fossil."

"The_guardians of_the black_fossil?" Jack asked incredulously, "The black fossil has been missing for_hundreds of years. You can't possibly_have been here that_long."

"Sure we_can,"_the generically named_man_said, "If_you can survive repeated attempts on your_life and_drive that Gremlin around the world_we can have been_here_for six hundred and thirty seven_years. Not a problem."

"So why are_you guarding the black fossil?"_Jim_wondered,_"I mean is it that_valuable?"

"Is it that valuable?" his odd_friend said, "Is_it bloody valuable? You think we would_spend_six hundred and thirty seven years_guarding_an artifact that is not bloody_valuable?_Come_now, we've been sitting here_for that long. We were only_outside this cave until we were twenty six years_old. Six hundred_and eleven years we've been_trading_the_same stories and playing a bit of backgammon. Is it_valuable... yeah..._what a question?"

His_odd friend spat down on the ground. The generically