The Grinding of Teeth - Single Player Edition
Story by Mr Shambler.
(the story starts at the end of E3M6...)

"Uuuhh...Uuuhh..."

Breathing heavily, you crouch in in the shadow of a cobalt pillar at one end of the bridge,
leaning on your rocket launcher and scanning the arcane room nervously. Dammit this had been
hard - the appearance of of two Fiends on the bridge had nearly finished you, and the 
constant threat of a barrage of Vore firepods is still lingering in your mind. But now you
can see the rune and the exit, and your H.U.D. indicates that there are no enemy forces 
left. Still, to be sure, you radio in Command, strugglingly to hear through the static
caused by this strange dimension...

"Rune and exit are in sight, repeat, rune and exit are in sight...should I proceed???"

"Well done marine, you have done well to survive. Intelligence reports that you should be
 safe to pick up the rune and exit."

As safe as anything can be in this hellhole, you think bitterly as you run across the 
bridge, pick up the rune and watch the exit creak open. You throw the rocket launcher into
your pack and are just walking through when the radio crackles...

"Caution! Repeat, caution! Unpredictable telecurre....kksshhh....xxsh...."

Suddenly you are swept into the vortex before you can react to Command's warning, and the 
familiar molecule twisting sensation increases in intensity, until you pass out...

...and come to in a dark gothic alley, not unlike the section of Quake's dimension you just 
left, except for an ominous blood red sky. Shit, you are supposed to be further on in 
Quake's dimension, and all reports indictate that it should NOT look like this. You pick 
yourself up and check your equipment... armour and backpack were ripped off in the teleport,
so you have only your shotgun and axe... H.U.D. indicates hostile lifeforms but gives you no
other information... Ah ha! The radio appears undamaged - you press the transmit button
frantically, and whisper...

"Command? Come in, command? Where the fuck am I???"

There is a brief delay...

"Dammit marine - you ARE alive! The teleport screwed up, you know how unstable these things
 are... Okay, our best estimate is that this is a relatively tiny section of Quake's 
 dimension, and one that is similar to the areas you have just passed through. Scans 
 indicate that there are definitely enemy lifeforms, so proceed with caution. Other than 
 that you are on your own, so try to escape as soon as possible - good luck marine."

Aaahh shit! An all too familiar scenario... grinding your teeth in frustration, you whip out
your trusty shotgun, and move carefully towards the courtyard ahead, hoping you will
survive this...

