Subj: DS:Legend 2
Date: 2/11/02 4:55:00 PM Central Standard Time
From: Aesgaard

"My name is Isaac Ishmael Collins. According to what I've been told, I am 236th in line for the throne of England, but rather than wait for my fortune, I shall create myself here in the Thirteen Colonies, a place filled with all matter of vermin both human and inhuman. It is here I shall make my fortune!"

Isaac (johnathan frid) wrote in his journal as the HMS Exeter bobbed in the windswept and storm filled rocks north of Boston. Sailors lashed themselves to beams and the helmsman tied himself to the wheel as the tiny craft rolled to and fro on the unstable sea. The sails were barely tied to the mast as the guide in the crow's nest barely noticed land. He shouted "Land ho !" just as the mast crashed to the deck under his feet. The captain rushed to his employer's cabin.

"Mr. Collins," Captain Briggs (addison powell) stumbled to his feet. "As best as I can tell, the storm has pushed us off course from Boston. We just might be crashing on the rocks off Frenchman's Bay up the coast!"

"The devil may control the land and sea, but he does not control my destiny !!" Isaac argued as a heavy blow shook the ship. He watched his best friend Joshua Harridge (james storm) look surprised as he rolled out of his bunk and hit the floor. Benjamin Drew (david selby) looked at the two of them and the captain as he yawned.

"Where are we ?" He asked his comrades.

"It's destiny !" Isaac roared at a open window and stared at the untamed wilderness obscured by haze and storm. "This is where I shall build Collinsport ! Soon to be the greatest city in the Thirteen Colonies !!"

"If he dies from exposure it becomes Harridgetown." Joshua mumbled to Ben as he rubbed his aching head. He pulled out a flask of whisky.

"If you die from the drink, it becomes Port Drew." Ben continued the jest as he stole a sip from the same flask. The two friends shared a laugh as they joined their blood brother in an imprompt dance to the unclaimed land.

Dark Shadows is a Dan Curtis Production.