A/N: 11 days have passed. I know in hindsight that isn't very long, but it feels long to me. So if it was a long wait for any of you, I apologize. I've had a little bit of writer's block but after this, I now know where the story will be going. Hope you enjoy the chapter. BTW the first paragraph and the character of Tama were created by mah interweb bud Starco-Ladynoir.
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"Okay Tama you can do this! You were a cheerleader and a ninja in highschool for four years! Your beautiful!" Takes a selfie "Your strong!" Punches a punching bag "And your a hero!" Does a hero pose "And you have dignity! Which is why you're not doing nude photo ops!" Strikes a sexy pose.
Tama was currently in her dressing room getting ready for her photo shoot. Earlier, when she was rushing to get to the studio, she accidentally fell off a building and into a dumpster. So naturally that put her in a depressed state and she was trying to regain confidence.
"Breath in and out. Breath in and out. Breath in an-" Suddenly her phone started to ring. She picked it up and saw that it was her mom and answered. "Hey Mom!".
"Hi sweetie" Her mom replied.
"What's up? How you guys doing?".
"We're doing fine. Well...mostly".
"Something happen?".
"Remember your Uncle Owen".
"Of course!" Her uncle Owen was a mechanic. When Tama was younger she used to spend a lot time at his workshop while her mom was out working for most of the day. Owen used to tell her funny stories about his youth. He taught her how to tie her shoes, ride a bike, build a bike, he even got her interested in cars and let her tighten a bolt on an engine.
"He's in the hospital".
"WHAT? What happened?!"
"You know how Owen is really careless with his tools?".
"Yeah" Tama remembered back to how one time Owen broke her mom's windshield by throwing his wrench. Good times.
Her Mom proceeded to tell her that Owen accident sew one of his fingers off with a buzzsaw. Apparently he's doing fine though.
"Wow" was all Tama could muster.
"I know, I know, your uncle's an idiot".
"Well I hope he gets better soon. Hospitals are creepy".
"Anyways how's your week been?"
"Oh ya know. Just modeling gig after modeling gig…" That was a lie of course. Aside from the slime monster, Tama's week had consisted of: Getting pelted with dirty socks by goblins, kicked in stomach by a mutant sheep, attacked by a horde of dogs, getting electrocuted by a magic eel, and getting frozen in ice by a witch.
How the Nomicon still found her worthy, she would never know.
"So how's my lil bro and sis. They staying out of trouble?"
"They're doing great Tama. Cori and Nami loved those gifts you sent them"
"I'm glad".
The two talked for ten more minutes before Tama's mom had to leave.
"I'll call you later Tama. Love you".
"Love you too! Bye".
Tama hung up the phone and stood up "Okay. It's time to get out there and show those photo guys what you can do".
She ran out of her dressing room in record speed...then proceed to trip and fall on her face.
Lucky girl right?
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Kanna, Jack, Finn and Max were all waiting outside the building for Tama. Finn and Jack wanted to just do the mission without her but Kanna refused. The two guys tried to protest but a sharp glare from their leader silence them immediately.
"Man, it's getting pretty late" Max said as he glanced at his watch. It was currently 9:47. This was around the time Raven Group would call it a day, but this was urgent.
Tama exited the main door of the building where she was greeted to her comrades.
"Oh hey guys! What're you doing here?" Tama asked.
"Waiting for you" Jack said in annoyance and with a glare. Kanna then kicked him in the shin.
Finn and Max ignored the arguing Jack and Kanna and turned to Tama.
"So how was the photoshoot?" Finn asked.
Tama cringed "It was...interesting".
Max grinned "Something happened. Didn't it?".
Tama told them that after they were finished taking the photos, the 2nd photographer demanded that a second shoot should take place because he didn't like how the photos turned out. The 2 men argued for almost an hour while Tama just sat around awkwardly waiting. Pie was thrown.
Kanna walked over to Tama after successfully schewing Jack out.
Tama attempted to greet her "Sup Kanna, what's going-".
"Something big happening Tama" Kanna interrupt. "No time to explain. Follow us".
Kanna immediately ran, with Tama and rest of Raven Group following her.
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"Aw it's good to be home" Kordo said as he exited the portal into his realm. Mal still had Desiree tied up in his arms and followed his master inside of their giant rock. The two walked down the hallway in the chamber where they were greeted to Kulder standing behind the table.
"Welcome back master. I have great news".
Kordo smirked at that and turned to Mal " Set the bitch in the corner".
Mal did as we was told at dropped Desiree on in the corner of the room. Kulder pulled a container out of his trench coat and put it on the table.
"I have what you asked for master" Kulder opened up the box and revealed 3 pixies tied up.
"Let us go you jerks" they all said. Kordo grinned and plucked one of pixies from the box.
"ZACK!" One of the pixies in the box yelled. "Let him down!".
Kordo glanced over to pixies and gave it an even bigger grin. He then looked back at the pixie he was holding.
"Hello. Zack" Kordo said.
"What do you want from me!" Zack yelled.
"Well, you see, i don't want anything from you specifically" Kordo licked his lip. "I'm actually more interested in your two friends over there".
"Then...w-why did you grab me?".
Before Zack could get his answer..
...Kordo bit the pixie's head off. Killing it immediately.
The two pixies in the box looked on in horror as Kordo devoured their friend. The sounds of bones breaking and the skull getting crushed were things the pixies did not need to here.
Kordo did a big a gulp then burped, satisfied with his meal.
"I apologize for having you obtain an extra Pixie unnecessarily, Kulder" Kordo said as he sat down at the Table. "I haven't eaten a pixie since before I was trapped here".
Kulder signaled that it was okay and sat down as well. He closed the box with the still in shocked pixies and put it on the shelf behind him.
Kordo looked at Mal "Mal sit down. This will involve you as well". The large troll nodded and sat at the table.
Kordo got right down to business "Have you contacted Mr. McFist?".
"Yes" Kulder replied. "He has agreed to meet with us to discuss what happens next".
"Good. You made sure to cover your tracks when you kidnapped those pixies right?".
"Of course. I neutralize the detectable trail the pixies give off when they wander. They will not be finding out who did it. Ever".
Kordo looked over to Mal. "Mal. I have a very important assignment for you".
Mal straighten up his chair. Ready for any task his master had for him.
"You will enter the Mortal Realm and obtain the Boracon".
"Boracon? Excuse me Mister but I thought that the Nomicon's Ninja destroyed that years ago?".
"You thought. But no. The one the Ninja destroyed was a perfect copy created by the Boracan itself".
Kulder chimed in "Pardon my interruption, but what is the Boracon?".
"The Boracon is an evil duplicate of the Nomicon. It was created by a group of disgruntled Wizards 200 years ago. While not nearly as powerful as the Nomicon, it still posed a large threat to the Nomicon's precious Norrisville. I won't go into detail, but it had great power, and the Ninja destroyed thought he destroyed it.
"Where is it now?".
"Under a place now known as Liberty Island in the Mortal Realm". Kordo turned back to Mal. "Your mission is to go to the Mortal Realm and retrieve the Boracon".
"Yes Master" Mal said simply.
Kordo summoned a a Black Mask and gave it to Mal. "Put that on. Retrieving that book will cause a lot of noise. I don't wanna risk some magical creature getting a look at your face and reporting it to the Dragon Council. That would be bad".
"Understood" Mal said as he put the mask on "When will I be going?".
"Right now" Kordo summoned a portal and a group of trolls behind him. "These lesser trolls will be your assistance on this mission. The portal will teleport you directly onto the island. It's night time at the location, so only a few guards will be there. Good luck".
Mal nodded and he and the other trolls entered the portal, leaving only Kordo and Kulder.
"Did you tell McFist that we would be going to meet him in his office?" Kordo asked.
"Yes master" Kulder replied.
"Good. Summon him here. His reaction is gonna be funny".
Hannibal McFist was currently clipping his toenails at his desk when suddenly his body was sucked into a portal.
Mcfist fell out of the portal, onto the floor of Kordo's chamber.
"Who? What? Where?" McFist stammered in surprise. He looked up to see the Kulder and Kordo staring at him. "Y-you! I thought we would meet in my office!"
"I lied" Kulder shrugged.
"WHY?!".
"That's none of your concern mortal. Now stand up!" Kordo commanded.
McFist stood up quickly and stared at the grey man nervously.
"Mr. McFist" Kordo grinned. "We have much to discuss...".
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"What. The. Juice" Randy said in awe. They all had arrived at the hotel a few minutes ago and the staff escorted the student's to their rooms. It was 2 students per room and naturally it was split up between boys and girls. Randy and Howard had both requested to be roommates and were approved. Now they were just staring at their hotel room with glee.
"Look at this place!" Randy yelled. The room they were staying in was very high quality. It had 2 bathrooms, two bedrooms, a nice large living room with a large window that had a gorgeous view of Manhattan, a small kitchen with an island in the middle. The kitchen was already filled with food and snacks, along with a blender. "OH MY CHEESE! A BLENDER! You know what I'm thinking Howard?".
Howard grinned to his friend "I think I do…"
"CHEESE CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIES!" They both yelled.
The hotel the Norrisville students were staying in barely qualified as a hotel. Apparently it was just an apartment building converted into a hotel by Multi-Billionaire Eli Excelsior Pandarus.
"Oh man I wonder how the school could afford something like this" Howard pondered as he threw himself on the couch. "I mean just, look at this flatscreen!".
Their room had a very nice 70 inch HD flat screen TV and both Howard and Randy we're drooling over it.
"Howard! Go get the game system! Grave Puncher all nighter starts NOW!" Randy roared.
"BOOYAH!" Howard yelled as ran to get his system.
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"Oh thank god. Finally" Tucker said as he crashed on the bed. The students of Casper finally managed to make it to their hotel. After a huge traffic jam and a breakdown, they finally made it.
The hotel they were staying in wasn't nearly as good as the Norrisville Students, but it was fine. Unlike the sheer amounts of bad luck the students had been facing, they were all relieved that the school didn't cheap out on the hotel.
It was standard Hotel Room. Just 2 beds, a nice TV, and a Bathroom. Also crappy Wi-Fi.
"Ugh. The internet here sucks!" Danny complained as he tried connecting his phone to Wi-Fi. Danny jumped on his bed to try to relax.
Tucker rolled around for a bit before talking to Danny "Man today's been eventful hasn't it?".
Danny nodded his head "Yep. Got to to see a fight, fought a weird monster, and met the Ninja. Very eventful day. And we just got here".
"So what was that thing anyways?"
"I have no Idea. I thought it was a ghost at first because my ghost sense went off. But when I fought it, It wasn't made of ectoplasm or had any ghost powers. The Ninja slicing it up just confirmed it".
"You met up with the Ninja after the battle right? What'd he say about it?".
"Apparently it might have been a mutant or something created by Hannibal McFist".
"The Billionaire?"
"Yep".
"Learn something new everyday. I'd have more of a reaction but *yawn* I'm just too tired. Night man".
And with that Tucker fell asleep and Danny turned off the light. He got back in bed and just stared at the ceiling.
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Jake was out on patrol.
Normally Jake wouldn't be out this late. But he needed to clear his head. He had tried to contact Rose again but it failed. It was frustrating but Jake tried not to let it get to him.
Jake was flying toward the Empire State Building. Once he landed in the observatory he transformed back into his human state and looked out into the night time city.
He could see the Statue of Liberty from where he was standing and decided to just stare at it for a while. While he was staring, a huge bust of lighting shot from the middle of the Island. It made his ears ring and he felt a dark sensation all throughout his body.
He immediately transformed back into Dragon and dashed to the island.
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Randy and Howard were both playing Grave Puncher in the dark until a huge flash of light came through their window.
"What the juice was that!" Randy exclaimed as we went toward the window. Howard followed him and they saw a huge lighting disappear from Liberty Island.
Soon after that, the Nomicon stated to glow and Shake violently on on the coffee table.
"Uh bro. I'm no expert on this, but I think that's a sign telling you to go. Now" Howard said freaking out.
"Oh cheese" Randy said. He put on his mask and got equipped with his ninja gear. He grabbed the Nomicon off the table and dove out the window, headed straight for the island.
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Danny's ghost sense went off, waking him up. Right as he did, he saw a big burst of lighting out the window. He ran out of bed and saw the lighting disappearing from Liberty Island.
"A ghost? Oh man" Danny ran to wake Tucker but he was in a deep sleep and wouldn't get up.
Danny gave up and transformed. He phased out the window and flew straight towards the island.
"I can already tell this is gonna suck".
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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter but the next one is gonna be WAY longer, promise. Honestly this was one of my weaker chapters but this chapter primarily serves as the prologue to the behemoth that is next chapter. Seriously, chapter 11 is gonna be BIG. So many things are about to go down, so sorry I left it on this cliffhanger. Also again sorry for the delay, hopefully I'll be faster next time.