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(Gizamimi) Giza looked at the wall, allowing her mind to wander. She knew that worrying about the situation wouldn't make things any better, so she tried to relax. She thought about lots of things, not all of them pleasant. When her straying mind eventually touched the subject of her Mother, she stopped. She almost absently reached up to finger her locket, only to find that it wasn't there. Lawanduu must've taken it. She thought. She clenched her fists. He'll pay for that later.. One memory her mind touched, was that of her Mother, singing to her. Her Mom had always liked Celtic music, and had often sung to her. How'd that song go, again? She tried to remember. Far have I traveled, and much have I seen, dark distant mountains, with valleys of green... "Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire, and she carries me home to, the Mull of Kintyre..." She realized that she'd sung those last lines aloud, which she hadn't done for a very long time...
(Idno) "Well, uh... The Inventor's never lied before. It's just like Croajun said. If he has something to hide, he'll talk around it."
(The Inventor) "See, the traitor understands. "
(Croajun) "Hey, uh, Master.... If we outnumber them, and we have a jet, why don't we just kill them already?
The inventor looked at Croajun with a perplexing stare. "Well, Croajun, Fine, I'll tell you." He pushed the button again and the Dome dissolved into the air. The Inventor Paused for a second. Then grabbed Croajun by the face. "It's because," he mumbled, "I know who really destroyed my laboratory. Truth is, I just wanted to get rid of the child. I just used the fact that you framed him to my advantage."
(Idno) "W...What!? You mean, all this time, you KNEW who destroyed the lab!?"
(The Inventor) "It doesn't matter now, Idno. You five have gone against the Xionie empire, and it is my duty to stop you. However, we must put our differences aside for now, for we have a common enemy."
(Croajun) "M-master..! W....w-what are you going to do... with your faithful servant..?"
The Inventor dropped Croajun, and sighed. "I cannot blame you, Croajun. I really didn't lose much in that explosion. Only the Above ground portion was destroyed. All of my Experiment storage was safe below ground. But, with the past aside, we need to focus on the present."
The Inventor walked towards Magnus. "We both have a bone to pick with this 'Lawanduu.' He has stolen your friends, and he also stole my Xionie Prototypes. I thought they had escaped, but it seems my Fame has gone beyond this dimension. When I say different dimension, I do not mean different location, for they are still under the creek. But, Lawanduu seems to have a special power over the area so that he can control what is in it, like his own world. But, the main point is, we need to set our differences aside and form a truce for now. Believe me, you will not regret your choice." He held out his hand to Magnus as an offer for a handshake.
(Magnus) "I put my full trust in you as of now, but if you betray me I swear you'll share the same fate as your experiments over there." He then shook The Inventor's hand. "If you would, I'd like you and the others to stay here and investigate. Also could you find a way for us to get down there since I know you'll have something to your advantage. Come on Idno let's go and get some supplies, I have something for you also." Magnus then ran back into the forest.
(Lawanduu) "Huhh.....What was that." He heard the faint sound of singing down the corridor. As Lawanduu walked into the cell rooms he witnessed Giza singing a god awful song. "Shut up!! You don't have permission to talk dear!" He then opened up her cell and kicked her upside the face. "I hope you've learned your lesson...... Hahahahahaha!" He once again walked out and locked the door behind him.
(You don't like Celtic music, MWM?)
(Gizamimi) Giza shook her head, trying to clear the stars from her vision. She glared after Lawanduu, a tear rolling down her cheek. The next time he gets close enough, I'm going to hit him so hard, he won't be able to focus his eyes for a month! She thought bitterly.
(The Inventor) "He's a brash boy, that one. I was about to give him a gift." The Inventor looked at Idno. "Now, remember that toy you found when you were young, and you asked me if you could play with it, but I said it was only for adults?"
(Idno) "Kind of. What does that have to do with this?"
(The Inventor) "Well, since this situation's so dire, I think I'll trust you to use it. But only in complete emergencies, you hear me?" The inventor teleported what looked to be a small, flat box about the size of a Game Boy Advance SP. It had a small button in the lower right corner. "If you need to use this, just push the button, and put your fingers in the holes. it will do the rest."
(Idno) Idno put the item in the front pouch of his sack. "Uh... thanks." He ran off in the woods.
(The Inventor) "Ah, and you, boy, yes, you, with the red hair. I have something to give you as well. You don't seem to be from this world. Regular humans don't have such bright color of hair and eyes, and I'm certain those are your natural colors. I can guess you have an affinity with fire? Yes, Idno was quite fascinated with Fire as well. When he was a small child, I gave him a lighter, and he would stare at it for hours. Anyway, he grew out of it, but I invented this for him just before my lab was destroyed. I'm sure you can have use for it." He took a complex glove from his pocket. It had strange markings on it, like ancient red energy currents. "This glove can take any form of rapid oxidation and condense it into a high-power energy stream. In other words, it turns fire into a beam that can burn through solid titanium. I hope you have good use for it, if you wish to take it." The Inventor held out the glove in front of Jake.
(Woo! I'm on a roll today!)
(Sorry Idno. I am horrible at TPV, and FPV works better when you only have one person. I think my posts would suck in any other way, and what I type probabally would not be as clear.)
A beam of energy? So pretty much just a lazer. *Takes the glove* "Thank you for the gift. I am sure it will come in handy soon." Well, I know, at least from experience, that lazers are fun to mess with, especially when hooked up to a virtually unlimited power source.
I quickly turn my attention back to the situation at hand. "If the dimention is under the creek, then would we be able to enter it by getting its location?"
)(Idno) Idno looked at his new weapon and blinked. Well, uh, that was kind of out of nowhere. Who knew Magnus was such a good blacksmith? He tried it out. There was a claymore, a scimitar, an axe, a javelin, even a halberd. And it even had midrange weapons like a nailgun. This thing had everything. Idno decided to call it 'The Winslow,' after the man of 10,000 sounds, Michael Winslow. I always loved that guy. Idno thought. He then chased after Magnus.
(The Inventor) "Well, the boy said we must find a way to get under that creek. If we want to keep his trust, I suggest we do so." He then walked toward the creek, and took a machine that resembled a Geiger Counter with him.
(Croajun) "Hm? What's that, Master? Some sort of Metal detector?"
(The Inventor) "Of course not. This is experiment #3104, the Rift Meter. It detects any kind of dimensional disturbance, which is usually caused by rifts or portals." Suddenly, the Meter started making all sorts of strange noises. "Ah, looks like the rift is right under this spot. The only problem is, all of my digging tools are too big to fit through the portable Teleporter. How are we supposed to get under this creek?"
(Mr. Z) "No problem, professor. I got just the tool fo' 'dis." Mr. Z Took out a deck of playing cards and started shuffling them. Then he found a card and held it in front of him. "Workin' Class! Fourth Level! Four o' Clubs!" Suddenly, a Pentagram shape appeared in the air, with all of the card suit symbols on them, with the clubs glowing. Then, a large drill made of reddish-brown energy came out of the Pentagram. The soft, water-worn earth was made simple work of the drill, and before long, a mid-sized rift to an alien-looking world could be seen in the bedrock. "Dat looks like a portal to me."
(The Inventor) "That is indeed a portal. But we shouldn't go in alone. Let's wait and stay guard here until the boys come back."
(???) A mysterious being ran by Mr. Z and stabbed him through the chest with a dagger. "That's for Marjory!" The being then vanished into thin air.
(Magnus) As the two of them ran out of the forest Magnus saw Mr.Z fall. "What happened!" He then ran over to everyone while he had his sword clenched tightley in his hands.
(Mr. Z) "H-hold on... ugh.... I got 'dis..." Mr. Z reached for his deck and shuffled through it. "'Dis ain't teh first time sum'tin like 'dis happened..." He took a card out and held it in front of his face. "Holy class... Twelfth level... Queen o' Hearts..." Another Pentagram came, this time with the Heart suit glowing. A soft, pinkish red light enveloped Mr. Z. His chest wound gradually closed up and he woke up panting. "Geh.... nuttin' like a life savin' spell teh drain all yo energy..."
(Fellin) "Good Lord, man, what did you do this time!?"
(Mr. Z) "Well... mebbey I got drunk or sum'tin. Mebbey killed someone while I was drunk, or mebbey I slept wid 'dat guy's wife or sum'tin..."
(Fellin) "And this happens all the time!?"
(The Inventor) "Now, now, everyone calm down, he's fine now. Let him rest. Ah, Magnus, I wanted to give you something." He took a bracelet from his teleporter and gave it to Magnus. "This Bracelet can magnify and Regulate any sort of negative energy and turn it into solid mass. While you're cloaked in that black aura, you should be able to make any item you wish out of solid energy."
(Idno) That bracelet looks familiar... Idno thought, but where have I seen it before?
(Maybe Capricorn could come back with some sort of forbidden power or something, to make him stronger)
(Mr. Z) "Oh, 'dis little t'ing? 'Dis is my power. You should see wot I do wid' spades an' diamonds. As fo' how it works.... I have no bloody Idea. Guess it's magic or sum'tin. I wos born wid' it. The Inventor saw my power an' took me in fo' a few years. 'Den he threw me on teh street when he wos done."
(Fellin) "Let me guess, you got depressed and started drinking and gambling."
(Mr. Z) " 'Dat's beside teh point. I can control teh meanings of each playin' card. Spades means Soldier Class, which 'kin create weapons, Clubs is Workin' class, which I kin' use to control the environment, Hearts is Holy Class, which 'kin heal people, an' Diamonds is Merchant class, which is direct offensive magic. Teh higher teh level goes, the stronger teh magic is, and teh more energy it uses up. Two is teh weakest, Ace is teh strongest. Joker... is anuddah story. 'Dere, I explained it, happy?"
(
u dun haz ta be meeen.....)
(Magnus) "Thankyou." He then put the bracelet around his wrist. "So, is everything set up to get down there?" Magnus then walked near what used to be the creek."If everyone's ready lets go now."
(Lawanduu) "My poor Giza she must be very hungry" Strings of energy then shot out of his fingers. Two puppets the appeared out of nowhere. "Lets go see what she's up to." The puppets then reached Giza's cell and threw a few pieces of bread at her. "Eat up you'll need all your strength for what I have in store for you and your little friends,dearie."
(Gizamimi) Giza glared after Lawanduu, then looked at the bread. She had to admit, she was a little hungry, but the thought of what Lawanduu wished her to do made her stomach churn. She examined the bread, suspiciously. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it... She nibbled the crust. Stale. She thought. Figures..
"Wow, that's pretty cool. Must be pretty useful." Hmm... if he used a Queen then he must be pretty tired. I hope he can come with us, in case there is a problem only he could solve... "I'm all ready, how about you guys? I hope the Dimentional Gate is stable, or else we might be thrown into a Time Vortex and be consumed by quantum zombies."
(The Inventor) "Alright; without further ado, let us venture into the spacial rift." He looked at the others. "I assure you it's completely safe. This portal is quite stable for a dimensional disturbance." He then jumped through the portal.
Croajun and Fellin followed.
(Idno) "You sure you're gonna be alright, Z?"
(Mr. Z) "I'm fine, bro. I told ya, 'dis happens all teh time." Mr. Z climbed through the portal.
(Idno) "Whatever you say, Ummah... C'mon, guys, let's move."
(It's not really another dimension you guys are just WAY underneath the ground far beyond just jumping down.
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(Magnus) "Alright lets get on with this." He then jumped through the portal with everyone else.
(Lawanduu) Hahahahahahaha! I have the perfect solution to my "pest" problem! Now it's just a matter of patience..... Blarg, Radiance.....would you be so kind as to welcome our guests and bring them here to my quarters please. I have some things to tend to my dearies.
(Blarg) A man who resembled a Zora and a squid then blasted out of a water pit. "Ye sire I shall. Would thee like any other special treatments to take place?" He then bowed at the presence of Lawanduu.
(Lawanduu) "No honey just bring them here in one piece, no fighting please." He then looked up at the ceiling. "As for you Radiance, come down here at once dear." A woman with long red hair then dropped down from above.
(Radiance) "Were going now.......Blarg,lets move!" The two of them then ran out of Lawanduu's quarters and down the corridor.
(Lawanduu) "Now to check on my beautiful Giza......" He walked down the corridor and into the cell block. "Come with me dearies I mean you no harm, and as for earlier I apologise." He then unlocked the cell doors. "Now, The Hand will come and get you. Remember I mean you no harm." The Hand then swooped in and grabbed Giza and Destiny gently but quickly. "Bring them to my quarters Hand." Lawanduu then walked out of the cell block and back down the corridor to his quarters.
The other side of the portal was incredibly dark, and everyone but Fellin had a hard time seeing. Once Mr. Z got his energy back, he activated a level 3 clubs spell to light everything up.
(Fellin) "Hold on... I smell something..." Fellin took point and grabbed an object that resembled a gun, but when he pulled the trigger, it morphed into some kind of bionic armor that covered his entire arm. Cautiously, he pointed his arm in front of him and surveyed the area. Then, a pool of water caught this attention. "This pool doesn't smell like it should. It should smell like springwater, but instead, it smells like the ocean... the only reason for that is that some kind of salt water-dwelling animal is in that pool."
(Croajun) Croajun, who was still ashamed of his dispute with The Inventor, tried not to make eye contact. As he looked up, he saw a figure hanging from the ceiling... "I see you up there!" he declared.
As I walk through the portal, I realize the we are in a moderately dark cave, although I know that to everyone else it would be almost pitch-black. Five steps in, I notice a distinct smell of saltwater, although I think nothing of it. Another step and Mr. Z plays the 3 of Clubs, and the room is instantly lit up, causing me to wince as the sudden light sears my dark-adjusted eyes. Just as my seeing clears, Crojun points out a figure on the ceiling.
(I just called a friend of mine, Stewart, i hadn't talked to him in about.. 2 years, and he had really changed, but the one thing that made me laugh was that he was hit by a bus when he ran out infront of it..) Destiny closed his eyes, and almost fell asleep, he was really tired, for some reason.
(Lawanduu) "Now what to do with you two?" He then walked over to his throne and sat. "I think I'll put the little one over here." Lawanduu then grabbed Destiny and threw him into what seemed to be a small bird cage. "Don't worry dear, the end is soon to come for you. As for my darling Giza won't you come here for me?" Five beams then shot out of the fingers on his left hand and swept Giza into a decent sized cage next to Lawanduu's throne. "And now we wait...."
(Radiance) "You see me, yes? Well I see you!" She laughed at the stupidity emitting out of Croajun. "Now why don't we get on with buisness, shall we?" Radiance then dropped back down from the ceiling."Blarg, it's time."
(Magnus) "Step aside we don't have time to deal with you." The aura began to grow around Magnus.
(Lawanduu) Lawanduu grew impatient. Several ideas began to pop into his head on what to do to Destiny once everyone else arrived. "Calm down girl, I mean you no harm. I just can't trust that you'll stay put if I let you out of these cages. Now be quiet while I go prepare, but first I'll do this." Two hands then burst from the ceiling. One grasped Giza's cage and one grasped Destiny's. "Just to make sure you don't get sneaky." Lawanduu then walked into a private bunker below his throne.
(Gizamimi) Giza watched Lawanduu go. What is he doing? She wondered. Then, Do I want to know? She leaned against the bars of her cage. She couldn't see Destiny from here, and she wondered if he was okay. Lawanduu will kill him if he gets the chance.. She thought. And I can't do anything from here... She wished she had her sword. Or her dagger. Even a rock. Anything she could use to keep Lawanduu from hurting her friends...
(Lawanduu) "Oh! Aren't we the smart one!" Lawanduu then walked over to his throne and sat. "This here is what I call a human puppet, this one particular is like an armour of sorts. His name was Olandon a great warrior who lived far south of here, he was quite tough but talking about his wife I murdered seemed to loosen him up for me! Hahahahaha! COME TO ME FRIENDS!!!" Thousands of beams shot out of his fingers and up at the ceiling. "You are about to see the worlds best warriors in battle once again thanks to yours truly, although they're puppets now they are just as powerful as the day they died." Over a hundred thousand Puppet warriors dropped down from above. "You will now witness my human puppets in action, as well as your friends deaths!" All of the puppets readied their weapons. "Now we shall play the waiting game for a little while longer."
(Idno) "Hey~, what a co-inky-dink! We don't have time to deal with you either!"
(The Inventor) "Now, hold on, my boy, these two seem like they know their way round this place; now tell me, one of you, do you know of a man of the name 'Lawanduu'? Could you take us to him?"
(Fellin) "You'd better comply, or I'll mess you up so bad, your own mothers wouldn't bear to look at you."
(Mr. Z) "I'd listen to teh cat if I was you, fishy boy."
(The Inventor) "Please, everyone, quit being so hostile."
(Gizamimi) Giza took hold of one of the bars, and pulled. No luck.. She tried another. Still no dice. As far as she could make out, each bar on her cage was secure. She sat back, blinking back tears. If anything happens to Destiny... She clenched her fists. No. Nothing will happen. I won't let it. And, how will you go about doing that? Asked a little voice inside of her. You're as helpless as he is right now. You can hardly stay awake. She clenched her teeth, and tried to push the other voice out of her head...
(Gizamimi) Giza shivered slightly. She pushed against another bar, although she wasn't expecting any results. It didn't budge. In frustration, she kicked it. No luck. What were you expecting? Said that little voice. You can't do anything from here. You're just tiring yourself further. I need to help Destiny. She told the voice silently, pushing against another bar, almost desperately..
(Alright time to start up again!)
(Lawanduu)"Now, I think I may have to deal with you now boy." Another beam shot out of Lawanduu's finger. "I'm sorry it had to be this way, only if you kept your idiotic comments to yourself." The hand over Destiny's cage began to crush down on him while Lawanduu put a barrier around it so he couldn't escape.
(I prefer my own home made cakes.. Yum.. I'm so immature..Heh!)
Destiny closed his eyes, and cried, "Giza! I guess this is it.. See you sometime in the far future!" He shouted, "Lawandork, i ain't scared, kill me! Go on, kill me with your OWN bare hands, not some wimpy giant hand!" He added, addressing Lawanduu.
(Radiance) "Hhhmmm.....You won't get a damn thing out of me if your going to talk to me like that." She then jumped to the ceiling as her eyes began to glow.
(Blarg)"If thee would mind speaking a tad more polite we may be able to converse."
(Lawanduu) "Do you honestly want to test me boy?!" The hand then crushed down just enough so Destiny's cheek firmly touched the bottom of the cage. "I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth or so help me I will stomp your head like a pimple!"
(Gizamimi) "LEAVE HIM ALONE!!" Giza actually screamed. She braced both feet against a bar on her cage, the one bar she hadn't tried yet, and pushed. It gave way, slightly. Giza's heart leaped. Still a chance left. She continued to push on the bar, tears falling down her face. "Lawanduu, you Flea-ridden dog, you..." She started listing off insults, some of which even surprised her. She was hoping to buy some time...
(Lawanduu) "You too huh?" He sighed loudly. "I guess you'll have to join him also." The hand on Giza's cage began to slam down fats upon her. "I hope you know I'm not a fool and I won't stand for these stupid games!" The hand pushed farther down on Giza until her chest was nearly crushed. "I won't hesitate to finish the job....."
(The Inventor) The Inventor looked at the group and scowled, while Fellin and Mr. Z shrugged. "I told you two not to be hostile."
(Idno) "Oh well, too bad, if ya ain't gonna help us, then we'll be on our way. Buh-bye now, say hi to the kids for me." Idno briskly walked ahead of the party, and looked back when he noticed no-one was following. "You guys just gonna stand there and look at the pretty lady or are we gonna make some progress?" Mr. Z and Fellin Followed.
(The Inventor) "Now hold up, you three, I still want answers. You, Mr. um... I never got your name. But, sir, it seems you know of this man and are quite familiar with him. Would it be possible for you and your lovely companion to guide us there?"
(Radiance) "You three aren't going anywhere!" A huge stone wall fell right in front of Idno. "You don't want to see me when I'm angry." Radiance then grabbed Idno.
(Blarg) "Radiance!" A tentacle then spawned off of Blarg and picked up Radiance by the neck. "You need to calm thy self......" He then placed her down. "I apologise for her behavior. My name is Blargoneus but the people here call me Blarg." He then bowed towards The Inventor.
(Magnus) "It's nice to meet you my names Magnus Unohamae. Would you be willing to help by taking us to Lawanduu?"
(Idno) "I forgive you for her behavior." Idno looked at the giant stone in front of him and grumbled. "Well, this's just great. How're we supposed to..." he continued mumbling to himself.
(The Inventor) "Right. They call me The Inventor. This is Fellin, Ummah, Croajun, Magnus, Jake, and I see Radiance has already acquainted herself with Idno."
(Mr. Z) "It's Mista Z, pops."
(Idno) "Yeah, yeah, we all got ourselves acquainted now." Idno was getting quite jittery and impatient. "Can you please tell us where to go, now?
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