ZX Pilot #16 05 ноября 1997

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COMPUTER WORLDS - Computer game story on the PRINCE of PERSIA.

 COMPUTER WORLDS



      PRINCE OF THE PERSIA

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NICODIM (C) 1996

(C) IM0

... In the old Tehran, Tehran, old
There once lived an evil, brutal Shah.
Beat slave chains, roasted over a fire,
And fear itself upon him.

That the Shah was named Al - Mamun and he was a native of the 
kind of Abbasids. 

Once, at times, the morning dawn
Shah and his retinue went for a walk.
Met tegeranku, beauty takoyuNi pen, nor a fairy tale to 
describe. 

Beautiful tegeranka was not a simple peasant girl, and she was 
the daughter of the Harun Ar-Rashid and his main wife 
Scheherazade. 

"Servants, you grab the palace lead:
The new wife came to me.
And, by Allah, my grandfather, my prahomEtoy night bydesh you 
mine. " 


   Servant of Al-Mamun seized the Princess by the hand and led 
her to the most distant room Golestan Palace ...


   ... Locked for three bars Princess until late at night is not
closed my eyes. She loved and waited not al-Mamun, a brave 
young man Babak, her lover. Any hope the Princess was only

him.


   A few hours after al-Mamun seized the Princess to the 
palace, Mullah minaret by singing verses of twelve, he saw on 
the horizon, a cloud of dust. When it approached to a distance 
arrow flight, Mulla saw lather the horse and bloodied rider on 
it. 

   Even after all the prayers in the palace knew that the 
troops Harun ArRashida defeated in the Eastern Byzantine 
Empire. Grand Sultan demanded reinforcements. Al-Mamun did not 
dare to contradict the orders of Al-Rashid, and took with him 
seven hundred soldiers, rode on his horse from the palace gates.


   But not so stupid as was al-Mamun. He did not want to give 
up easily with his prey. To protect the Princess of the Shah 
left one hundred of the best guards. In the palace also 
remained chief vizier Jafar. 

And in a dark shack guy told:
Shah led to her your wife. "
His lips trembled, his hands looking for a knife.
Shah, it's not you I forgive you! "

At night, Tehran, Tehran at night
Young soldier climbs on the rock.
Knife in his teeth shining, the Shah promised:
"You live in heaven and in earth."


   At this time, the Palace Golestan raznessyanovy hearing: 
Harun ArRashid and al-Mamun killed their troops were taken 
prisoner Byzantines. 

   Power in the palace and the whole of Persia to be 
transmitted by inheritance the youngest in the family Abbasids. 
The youngest was Princess, as all her older brothers had gone 
with his father and uncle at war.


   Vizier Jafar since childhood wanted to sit on the throne and 
take power in their hands. Now that the Princess was in prison, 
he achieved his goal. Jafar hands were clean, but the Princess 
is the last obstacle to Ja'far to the throne ...



   After the fourth prayer Jafar ordered to admit him into the 
room which contained the Princess. Not with good intentions 
Jafar appeared before her. 

   If Ja'far married a princess, then he would become a 
legitimate successor to power in Persia and Golestan Palace ...


   ... - Become wife Jaffar or die. An hour for thought. With 
these According to the chief vizier put in front of Princess 
hourglass. 

   Sand in them fell totally silent, but every grain of sand 
caused the incident in the head of Princess terrible roar. She 
already knew about death of his father and uncle, but had no 
idea that the brave Babak already captive in the dungeons of 
Jafar. 


   Babak, a young man of sixteen, came to himself on the floor 
of the cold camera. Sunlight does not penetrate here from 
nowhere. The gloom was broken up only two barely burning 
fakela.Sleva blocked the passage of a massive lattice. Stepping 
right, Babak saw that the floor on which he worth, based on 
massive stone pillars. After jumping down and stepping right, 
Babak suddenly slipped and fell down, I saw that staggered two 
floorboards. 

   "Aha!" That way! "- Thought Babak. He has raised his leg over
boards and suddenly changed his mind: "Boards certainly fall 
immediately, and I have time to cross through them to the other 
side. " 

   No sooner said than done. The next moment, Babak was on the 
opposite side of the room and stared at stenu.Kak expected, 
board fell, opening at the bottom of a deep pit. At the bottom 
of her little glimmer of light. 

   - What would happen to me if I go down? I certainly
would break his arm or neck! And, incidentally, what's the 
difference? - Terrified boy. 

   At the height of the eyes of mine was no more than four 
meters. 

   - If I hang on his hands at the edge of the mine, then I can 
shorten his flight. A two and a half feet - is still not four! -

Babak said aloud, hoping that the mine four meters,
rather than eight. Turned around to face the wall, grabbed her 
hands Babak the edge of the mine and jumped down ...



   ... Not long arm boys slipped on the wet and cold walls
mine. After landing, he knew from whence the light. It burned
the same two torches, as in his cell. As Babak top
stood toward the east, and now he walked quickly to the eastern
part of the palace.

   The moment I stepped over the threshold of the room, the 
young man felt the someone's cold stare. It was a security 
guard. Babak hand instinctively reached for the scabbard, but 
his hand grasped only air. 

   - Probably my blade fell out of the scabbard when I was 
without Memory thrown into a dark chamber. Where am I now 
without his trusty weapons?-In with this idea Babak all haste 
rushed to the west. 

   - How could I be so drop a clanger? But, on the other hand, 
I was attacked four and three of them closed their eyes at the 
foot of the cliff. Hence, my Blade is somewhere in dvortse.Ya 
find him and save the Princess! 

   In the dark, Babak not see the wall and stopped only when it 
hit the forehead. 

   - Here is a warrior! No weapons so even with a broken head! 
No it's worthless. Henceforth have to be alert, otherwise I risk

not die as a warrior, but as the last dog!

   Babak jumped up and grabbed the edge of the masonry.


   It smelled of mildew, but it was relatively light. Seemed
it relies on two pillars, the ceiling was about to collapse. 
Just in Babak case decided to check the reliability of the 
ceiling. No sooner had the young man touched him like rotten 
planks collapsed, creating a path to the top. Babak was not 
slow to use it. 

   On the floor stood a small bottle with an inscription in 
some barbaric language. Much later the young man discovers that 
it was Russian. 

   Grabbing the bottle, Babak downed it with one gulp, as
very much like pit.Yunosha felt much better and continue the 
search. 

   Safely descended down, Babak bravely walked to the west and
barely braked on seeing ourselves a deep hole with sharp stakes 
at the bottom. Deftly jumped awful pit at the bottom of which 
could see someone's bones, he stepped on a slab floor. Suddenly 
she sank, and Babak saw that climbs the lattice in his path ... 

   ... Another gap stood in the way of youth. Output here was
visible through the grate on the ceiling of the komnaty.Otyskav 
plate, which was raised in this lattice, the young man leaped 
across the chasm. 

    Suddenly the floor beneath him swayed, and there was a 
chilling crash. Moment - and already Babak hung, hands 
clutching the edge of propasti.Koe-how to choose, he saw that 
the lattice has already begun opuskatsya.Streloy rushed the 
young man under her sharp zubyami.Pod him falling down the 
floor, echoes of his footsteps resounded on the cave, some 
plates fell under the weight of yunoshi.Ostanovilsya Babak only 
front wall, above which hung another reshetka.Vzobravshis on 
Wall, Babak carefully went west. 

   Overcoming another precipice on the rotten planks of a young 
man fell into great height hall, where the gleaming blade on 
the floor. 

   - Here, finally, I found it! - Joyfully exclaimed Babak,
thrusting his sword into the sheath. He knew where to apply it, 
and already hurried back to the eastern part of the palace.


   It is easy to puncture through the guard, Babak ran into a 
neighboring room. It was a beautiful dver.Po side of her burned 
two plume.


   Once, long ago, the Princess told me that Dungeon
Palace band transitions with beautiful carved doors.

   Jumping for joy, Babak reserve projecting from the wall plate
and noted with satisfaction that the door opened, revealing a
a staircase leading up ...


   Yet many of these transitions have to meet the brave young 
man many more opastnostey await him on his way to his beloved.



   Meanwhile, time was flying boom, and the Princess did not 
notice dusk. She waited and trembled from every rustle in the

dark corners of the room.

   Suddenly, out - under the covers, on which she sat, jumped
mouse. Princess jumped up in terror and was so painful watching
on the sand flowing in the hourglass. Time was short.


   Before Babak plowed terrible jaw gate arrays.
Had to operate by cunning. Often on the floor met with sharp 
stakes yadovityumi spines. Perhaps the young man went around on 
all fours each barb.


   But what is it? ..

   Suddenly opened up under the feet of a precipice. And what 
could light the torches, it was nothing but a wall of deep 
wells. Way back was not. Then Babak eyes, accustomed to dusk 
already noticed a small cup. Near her was a note. 

   Princess Babak taught to read.

   Note reads: "Drink this - and you will be easier to fluff 
out the best pillow Princess." 

   In Babak was a rich choice: to drink a mysterious liquid and
jump into a well, or stay here with this note.

   After drinking all the liquid to the last drop, Babak felt 
the subtle music in my head and stepped into the darkness ... 

   How beautiful it was a feeling of lightness, smoothness of 
flight! AND know how much the youth soared into the clouds, if 
cold sex is not brought him back to reality.


   It felt decent draft and the hero went back to where
the wind was blowing.

   Something - how to cope with the complex system of grids and 
clashing jaws, he got - still before the carved door ...



   It is easy to overlogging another guard into two neat 
halves, Babak went on through the labyrinth of caves. Only now 
he, with more - less than bright light was able to see how much 
here vodilos animals. Then the young man remembered the bug, 
which showed Princess in which he - the overseas book.


   Surrendering to dreams of love to the princess, Babak had 
wandered off somewhere very far. He did not notice that 
resulted in the torches on the walls, how to raise the grill in 
front of him. 

   Along with the thump of the grating on the floor, the hero 
turned nazad. He realized that he was locked up ... 

   Much time and effort it took a young man out to pick up the 
damn jail. In iznemozhdenii he hopelessly hangs on it. Complex 
system hidden mechanisms did not allow any attempts to escape. 

   A young man with something came and nearly twisted his leg. 
This was human bone. It can be seen quite a few inmates have 
found here their death ...


   Here the lattice suddenly jerked the boy scratched spinu.Eto 
mouse at the other end of the room, behind bars, sat on the 
stove, lifting the bars. 

   As there was all debugged! Which turned out to be sensitive
plate!

   Another such a chance might not be. Babak was ready to kiss 
this mouse, but she ran off somewhere. Well. Farther out. Time 
is running out. 


   ... Ten minutes remained before the expiration. Mulla on the 
minaret has sung the third sura. Began the fifth prayer. After 
the tenth chapter entitled princess will marry the Vizier 
Jafar. 

   The room is again moved the mouse. One of them is a quiet 
shadow rustled behind the Princess, trying not to scare 
ee.Nikto not knew exactly what this mouse rescued brave Babak, 
decided the fate of Golestan Palace, and the whole of Persia.



   "What I am cheerful and good-looking after all the fights," 
"thought Babak, approaching another carved door and look in the 
mirror. 

   "What?" Mirror? Location ???", - hurricane swept thought in
head boy. "Probably the chief master of white and black magic
tried! "The Mirror could not avoid neither left nor right. It
fully partitioned room.

   "Well, let us head to work," - muttered, Babak. He
ran up and struggled to hit his forehead against the glass. It 
was broken, and out popped ... second Babak.


   "Excellent. Come hallucinations. But the path to free the 
Princess. I lay down the bones, but will save you, my princess! 
"- Joyfully exclaimed the young man, approaching the last, 
thirteenth in the palace Door with stairs up ...



   Babak was in the main, above-ground part of the palace. He 
knew where could sharpen the Princess and was already hurrying 
back. 

   "... That's on the floor is worth a pitcher of water. Here I 
am drawn to it ... And my twin - hallucination drinking it, the 
parasite. Nothing. I I will cure your head and then that 
certainly never let you see! "thought the young man. 

   Climbed even higher, he saw a gap through which promptly 
moved. 

Then the vizier was praying, with the power boasted:
"From any make skewers.
Suddenly the doors swung open, all there oglyanulisNa threshold 
of a young man standing. 

"Hey, the vizier cruel, wicked and I'm so far away!
I was not eighteen years old!
If that's the power, if the matter saber
If you're a man - let me answer! "

Again flashed swords and daggers.
Young soldier fighting a lion angrier.
And on the floor granite, all bathed in krovzyu
Vizier fell head ...


   Here on the minaret of a mullah sang the last sura.

   Odmovremenno with the fall of the last grains of sand in the 
hourglass, Babak burst into the room with the Princess and they 
both froze in the heat kiss ...


   From this day the brave people of Babak called Prince 
Persii.Vizantiytsy were defeated Persia and healed a happy, 
peaceful life, full of love and joy.



    Yuri Bragin.
with. Lovely, Belgorod region.

       Specifically for the ZX-Revue and gezety ZX-PILOT.