Chapter 1: Troggies and Faires
_Skull Island_
"Ahoy, there! Keep yer head down, unless ye're lookin' to be
blown up! Blasted Troggies, they've gone mad, they have! Want
to help? We need to stop this bombardment! Go find Bonnie
Anne. She went across the bridge to teach the savages a
lesson. You'll do good there."
"Alright, fine lad'ie, whatever." Corrupt said then walked
across along with Black to Skull Mountain.
She looked at Black a bit closer. The lad had black short
hair along with side pigtails, red eyes, a staff with
black feathers, same outfit as her only with black and black
trimming.
They walked up to Bonnie Anne.
"So who're you then?" The fox lady asked.
Black told her.
"Avery sent ye? Good - ye've come just in time! That Fin,
he's a wily one. He riled up the Troggies till they've mad as
badgers. The slimy devils raided us last night - took half
our powder stores. Now they're flingin' back at the town!
We're trying to fight back, but there's too many of them!
Soften 'em up a bit, ill help ye find Fin. Report to
Lieutenant Smollet after."
"Aye!" Black and Corrupt nodded then walked away.
"What ye think that's 'bout?" Corrupt asked.
"I have no idea." Black confessed.
"I mean, one minute were lookin' for an amulet. Next fightin
Troggies."
"I hear ye."
"Aye, look! Troggies!"
They went to battle them.
_Wizard City_
"None shall pass! Unicorn Way is off-limits! There are ghost
everywhere!"
Cheyenne sighed then showed him the letter from Headmaster
Ambrose.
"Looks legit. I'll let you pass. Show this to Private
Connelly in there." He opened the gate.
"WooHoo." Cheyenne said quietly for he wouldn't hear then
walked in.
She walked up to a guard, and since he was the only one
there, Cheyenne guess he was Private Connelly.
"Ah, a letter from the Headmaster! Your very brave to bring
this here to me. Be careful, I seen Wizards like you go down
and never returned. Beware!"
Cheyenne yelped then gulped, "I-I can do it!"
He chuckled, "your arrival is a blessing! We need help
fending off the ghost in Unicorn way. Some dark forces have
risen, and we don't have enough guards to stop them!"
'You got none right now..' Cheyenne thought.
"We would be honored if you would use your powers and chase
Lost Souls away!"
She agreed then walked away.
'That's what I thought!' She said in her head, 'a real wizard
coming threw and will make sure those ghost will leave!'
_Skull Island_
"Smartly done, Pirate! Now we'll show these croaking fiends
the error of their ways."
Black and Corrupt panted, unable to respond.
"Well done indeed." Anne said, "ye're good to have around in
a fight. I said I'd help ye find Fin, an' I'm a girl o' me
word. Do ye have have another on your crew, captain?"
Black and Corrupt glanced at each other, then nodded.
Anne smiled then joined them.
"You're here for Fin? There'll be time for that soon enough -
Skull Island's threatened, Pirate's, and its up to 'us' to
save it! The Troggies are using three great Slinghots to hurl
fire bombs at the West Bastion. The bombardment's wearing
down the town's defenses. Our cannons could destroyed them,
but the gunners can't see through all this jungle. Scout out
amthe three Slinghots, and mark them on this map."
Black and Corrupt nodded then went out.
"You'll have to get pretty close to mark them - be careful!
Report back when you're finished. Good hunting!" Smollet
called out.
Cheyenne panted, 'that oughta do the trick.' She thought
while not hearing Connelly, "to Ceren Nightchant-use- help."
Was all she heard.
She saw a guy next to the wooden house then walked up to him,
"know a Ceren Nightchant? I think he needs help."
The guy stared at her funnily, "am him. Greetings."
"Uh, hi?"
"I don't need help also, Professor Moolinda Wu sent me here
to see if the rumors about the caries are true."
"Are they?"
"The guards won't allow me to go out any further, but they
haven't stopped you yet." He grinned, "would you check for
me? Just walked down Unicorn Way and see if you can find any
fairies. If they attack, heh, you best know how to defend
yourself."
"Oh? And look whose asking for help."
"Shut up," He sighed, "will you please look?"
"What will you give me?"
"5 gold and a hat."
"Deal!"
"Off you go now!"
"Sheesh, okay!" Cheyenne walked further down Unicorn Way.
"You haven't found Livsey and Shepherd yet? Look harder!
You'll have a hard time finding Fin without them," Lt.
Smollet said.
"Ok, ok. Sheesh," Black said then walked onto the bridge with
Corrupt Madison. "You'll think he'll give a break someday?"
"I'll say. He really wants us to find that lad."
"Hey! You there!" Someone said.
They turned their heads then saw a large frog in a cage.
"Ye wouldn't happen to be, yer know. Ensign Livsey, would
ya?" Corrupt asked.
"I so happen to be! Would ya mind getting a key from a
troggie shaman? For I can escape?"
"Sure. I guess." Black said.
"Thank ya."
_Unicorn Way_
"So they are evil? They have been corrupted just as I
feared!" Ceren exclaimed.
"I couldn't even changed them back. Not even when I defeated
them."
"You couldn't!? That's bad! Really bad!"
"How?"
"Apparently, evil forces are at work here in Wizard City.
Some dark element-"
"Death?"
"I don't know yet. Thanks for letting me know, I must alert
the others!"
"K."
*Minutes Later*
"My friend told me I never leave well enough alone. But this
time something foul is afoot, I'm sure of it! You can help me
get to the bottom of this curse upon Wizard City!"
"For?"
"Do you know Lady Oriel? The Seraph?"
"Uh, yeah?"
"She might understand what happened to the faires. Speak with
her in the Hedge Maze at the end of Unicorn Way."
"For?"
"5 gold and a treasure card. Happy?"
"I am."
Cheyenne walked away.
'What's with girl's these days?' Ceren sighed, 'always
wanting money...