Time to see what else is known and yet unknown about the amulet they have found and also try to figure out how they can get the dang thing to work, which might take a while. At least they got what they needed and the crossover with Little Nightmares will be inbound. Enjoy reading this my pals.
Spells and Louds.
Chapter 601: The dark world known.
(Spellman Estate.)
The Spellman Family all wait at their home for the others to arrive, even though they are there and waiting. So, they're waiting for the other others to arrive.
Linka then takes a moment to recall some stuff. "Alright, so what the heck did we figure out the other day?"
"Well, we know that the Guardian is planning to neutralize the darkness threat from another world that is targeting Lucy" said Luan.
"He didn't tell us and only gave small hint that the rest of us were trying to know since he's way too secretive about the stuff he's been doing" said Neil.
"We eventually found out the truth when we overheard him talking to Martin back at FutureTech" said Leni.
"He had to acquire help from two temple marauding dingus' to get what he needs because the temple is filled with magic stopping aura and junk" said Loona.
"We went in, had a fight with some tree monsters and we claimed the artifact which turns out to be an amulet with a blinking eye" said Boomer.
"And now we need to figure out how it works so we can find this world before it begins to let loose the dark and nightmarish energies throughout the rest of the dimensions" said Lincoln.
"That pretty much sums up everything we've been informed" said Jordan. "Did we miss anything else?"
"Yeah." Sergei recalls something. "That Gyro knows those two temple marauders Rios and Blaze and has yet to tell us about why he knows them."
"Actually, I can explain that one" said Martin. They all look towards him and then he tells them. "Alright, so Gyro told me this in secret, five days before we recruited Rios and Blaze."
"He met Rios and Blaze nearly 6 years ago when they were a temple heist run at the resting place of the Spanish Conquistadors who came to South America. The twins nearly died, but got some help from the Guardian because he was there to secure the corrupted Crystal Skull before it could do any damage."
"Turns out there were 8 more and so they helped him find the shadowed Crystal Skulls and in exchange, Gyro would grant them some form of ways to evade getting themselves killed on another temple heist, which would eventually make them well-known and expert temple explorers."
"The two guys changed from looking for treasure, to learning the puzzles, clues and traps and trying to uncover lost history that has been locked away for so long, as well as the treasure and pictures as proof. Which is also why we tend to rewrite the history books after those two end up finding something hidden."
"Gyro would eventually recruit those two for more temple trekking and the reason why is because Gyro would be too busy with one thing and so he'd ask Rios and Blaze to do the other thing he was gonna do. Most of their temple trekking are stuff lost and hidden in our world."
All of them are surprised to know this. "Wow. So, the guardian needs extra help when he's busy with other stuff" said Jordan. "This must've taken place before he met us."
"That one is correct." They see a raven fly through the great gate and then Bill Cipher comes out and then Shang Tsung. The raven then turns into Gyro. "The real truth behind it has been revealed and that I already recruited two folks from this world to aid me and they're the morons we teamed up with the other day."
"Yeah, and are we ready to do this thing or what?" said Becky.
"Come, we must begin to see how this works." They all follow Gyro and the others through the great gate and they make their way through the portal.
(Somewhere in Scotland.)
They all arrive to this large open space of a grassy field and not too far from them is an Allied and GDI outpost. "Dude, where the heck are we?" asked Luna.
"The sacred grounds from where I once came from." Gyro walks ahead and looks around the open field and he looks around, he could swear he can hear the war cries of his barbarian brethren and sisters from long ago, this land is where Gyro once came from.
The name has remained unknown and even the Guardian wouldn't reveal the name of the land, it is sacred and to this man…. It brings back memories, he was born in these lands, and he vanished from his lands. These are the lands from before, back when Gyro was a druid to his tribe.
That was, until the day he disappeared through a portal and ended up in Azeroth and became a guardian.
The others can tell that these lands are important to Gyro, and so they won't ask anything else about it. The Guardian then looks to everyone. "Alright, so before we advance to testing this amulet…" He gets the amulet from his jacket and shows it to them and it blinks.
"I did some studying and I meditated and focused my magic to know where this thing came from and it… This thing showed me where kit came from and what darkness lurks from within."
They all did not like those works. "Well, what did you find?" asked Peter Sharp.
Gyro tells them what he saw. "Not much, but visions of something very dark and very dreadful. The world looks as if it feels like another earth, and yet it plays as a shattered and unholy land of treachery ad nightmares that intend to hinder the life line between reality and the ethereal."
"I saw three known locations: The Maw, the Nest and the Pale City, but all three places are not so different and filled with dreaded nightmares that are meant to…."
"Show fear in the slightest and darkest deepest desires of other's joy?" They all get startled when Lucy appears.
"Lucy?!" Lori goes to her. "How the heck did you? Wait, when did you get here?"
"You never noticed me, but I snuck into your car when you came to visit and remained hidden. I'm sorry Lori, but I sensed this dark presence and it called out to me and I needed to come and see it for myself." Lucy then sees the amulet. "Looks like it did call me out, and I know about these locations from a dream."
"Well, several dreams."
Bill Cipher grew concerned about this and asks. "Kid, did you saw what Gyro saw?"
"Not much, but I kept my focus on the ones who were trying to survive, some kids who might not be so human and the vile and cruel evils that the worlds had to hand to them. They're so young, and yet they have to fight through a lot of hell in order to survive, it was dark and evil indeed" replied Lucy.
Hearing all of the concerns Lori, and Luan, Lincoln Linka, Leni, Luna and Jordan. They did not like this, if Lucy knows these places from a dream, then it could be a bad sign.
Gyro then asks Lucy. "So tell me, what do you know of the maw?"
Lucy then tries to recall what she knows. "The maw: which is kind of an underwater resort that caters to the extremely wealthy and powerful elite. But when and who built it is something that remains a mystery and the one who knows about it would be the one being who is now deceased, the Lady."
"The entire place is metal-plated and designed to be an ocean liner but vertically and like a ship it moves with the waves of the ocean. A lighthouse sits atop the whole structure while everything remain underwater, but when a ship arrives with guests who wanna stay there, then it'll surface to show its shelled entrance so they can be let in."
"The whole place is powered by a coal-plant and is a water-tight compartment in every room and yet there are many dangers and many unknown darkness lurking within the place and each one is as vile and unholy and harder as you venture through."
"The entire thing is propelled by black smoke, not like common ships and can anchor itself when it needs to stop, and then there are large fishing nets to catch fish for the Twin Chefs to make use for cooking to the guests, the place also has the Janitor, Leeches, Shoe monster, The Granny, Shadow kids, Nomes and a guy who hung himself."
They all remain silent from this and have no clue what to make of this Maw location and kinda makes some of them scared.
Lucy looks towards Gyro. "Tell them about, the Nest."
Gyro looks to the others and then to the amulet. "The nest, a tall and narrow mansion located atop a rocky cliff springing out of the ocean, there's a large garden filled with statues and plants, and the whole yard is surrounded by a gated fence. The whole mansion is in the state of decay and disrepair."
"No clue what powers that place, and there is a dump deep within the mansion where something lurks within, the whole place is unknown as to who made this structure, but there are residents there, such as: the Pretender, the Butler, the Craftsman, the Dump Monster and lastly, Nomes."
They remain silent again and are shocked. "Wow. That sounds dark dude" said Leon.
"This world is sounding like a puzzling video game that can make someone get ticked off till they figure it out" said Sunset Shimmer.
"The way this sounds, make's it feel like the worse place to live in" said Neil.
Gyro and Lucy look to each other and nod. "Then we have, the Pale City." The others can tell that this is not gonna sound well.
Gyro. "A dismal, gloomy coastal city consisting of countless looming buildings that bend and sag down like dying plants, the only exception is the one thing that remains standing and is responsible for everything that's going dark and nightmarish, the Signal Tower."
Lucy. "The whole city looks like it's been deserted, with tons of trash and discarded clothing, doors and windows are boarded up, apartment buildings are slowly falling apart and clotheslines remain untouched and there are giant fissures that are separating the buildings and streets from each other."
Gyro. "But electricity is still ongoing and keeping the TV's powered for the actual locals to continue to watch nothing but static, these TV's are seen almost everywhere, even to the local island not too far from the Pale City. These TV's are responsible for the local populace to be…. Very, dark looking."
Lucy. "There is a school and it seems to be still in action and the one running it is known as the Teacher, a woman who can stretch her neck and seems very, very strict and also creepy, and the kids there seem to be made of porcelain and are mean, ruthless or in other words, bullies."
Gyro. "The hospital is in service by this large monstrous man called the Doctor, but he seems to be trying to make life using mannequins which he calls the patients and they are not to be trifled with. It is one sick and twisted medical facility as is the School there."
Lucy. "The Quarters of the City and some apartment buildings have these faceless and yet very dark and dangerous beings called, the Viewers. They were human, but they remain watching their TV's almost like they want to, and it's made them who they are, and if one TV is turned off, they seek another one that works."
Gyro. "And the source of it all is within the Signal Tower and may have something to do with what lies within." He then hands Lucy the amulet. "We have no clue as to what we might be up against, but this being called the Thin Man lurks there, and has been trying to get his hands on, children, and leaving behind Glitching remains of who they once were."
Lucy uses the amulet and she looks to the distance and the others stand with her. "This artifact was made and meant to take others to this world, it has this ability to trick you into going, but we have seen what this world is and now we know that what we're up against could be dangerous and harm us."
"Then we'll be ready for it, but we need to be cautious and figure out how to stop the darkness from seeping out and going to other worlds" said Linka.
"Which means we'll need a plan, and then establish when we have to go to this place" said Luna.
Lori looks to Lucy and she can tell that her Gothic little sister is up to something. "Luce, if you wanna come with us, we'll need to talk to mom and dad about this." This surprises the others and look towards Lucy is shock.
Lucy looks to Lori. "We need to know why it wants me, and perhaps the reason can be met and made. Why else would I buy a yellow raincoat? The thing that calls to me, is the Thin man himself."
"Then whatever reason it is the Thin man wants, might either be good or bad intentions" said Shang Tsung. "This is not going to be an easy task to handle."
Lincoln is concerned about this, but he tries to stay strong. "Then we'll just need to go to this world and see what it wants." He stands next to Lucy and holds her hand, and she holds his. They might not be related anymore, but deep down they still feel like family.
Lucy points the amulet to the distance and the eye glows and it sends a beam of light from the iris and somewhere out in the open Atlantic Ocean. "Now we know where the main door is, which means we have our mark of the gateway" said Bill Cipher.
"Come days from now, we will make our excursion to this world and see why Lucy is being called to it" said Carol.
"And then stop the darkness and nightmarish energies before it's too late" said Victor.
"We'll deploy a Black Tortoise Naval base to the location and secure the site" said Martin.
"I shall come with you" said Shang Tsung. "The dark energies will need to be dealt with, or else they would cause trouble."
They have a plan of the location, now they need a plan on what will happen when they face this other world, but Lucy is thinking of something else.
'Mono, I know that you're still in there and you need to be freed, and as for you Six… I know deep down you regret leaving him, and maybe we can reunite you with your friend. This is not gonna be an easy task.'
To be continued in the next chapter.
A/N: Now we know where they're going, but they need a plan before they can even make their trip the world of "The Little Nightmares." Things are about to get dark and scary. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 22/17/21.