Chapter 7 : Plan for attack. I can see my house from here…
Stragus was in the middle of a forest. He didn't know which one, and quite frankly, he didn't know where the freakin' crow he was! He thought long and hard about this one. He didn't remember how he got here, or why there were so many apple trees, or why no one was with him.
"I must be in Ohio," Stragus blurted. "Or…dead. It's hard to say.
Just then Stragus felt a presence. He's felt this one before. It was evil and had tendency to destroy kennys.
"Oh no!" Exclaimed Stragus, "I'm up the creek, and not ready. Wait, that didn't come out right."
At that moment Ka zi lao appeared in front of Stragus to his amazement. Although, it appeared that his power levels still far exceeded Stragus's attacks.
"I remember now," said Stragus, "I came back in time to fight this guy, but he's still strong. Why!? Who cares, GRAND TRAIN!!"
Gungho and Setzer were trying to find a suitable landing area and found one a good distance away, so as not to incur the time directives to come after them. Stragus was in a chair sleeping restlessly. Saying all sorts of nonsense, which wasn't much different to when he was awake.
"He's starting to say stuff again," Said Setzer, "I think he mentioned the greek."
"The greek?" Asked Gungho, "What's so great about them? Oh well, hey lets get some fresh air. This ship smells like something died in it."
"Something DID die in it, remember?" Declared Setzer, "You jettisoned the poor corpse out the cargo area while we were sifting through time-space."
"Well, excuse me if I don't have any air fresheners or OTHER ideas," said Gungho.
Gungho and Setzer went outside while pushing Stragus in his chair.
"I'm sure some fresh air will get him up," stated Gungho. "The thrill of the kill will get him going."
"I think you're right, Gungho," said Setzer, "I can hear him doing that chant thing he does right before he casts a spell."
"You heard what?" Asked Gungho.
"That thing he says right before he casts a spell, why?" Questioned Setzer.
"I think we better run… really fast… right now," said Gungho with a scared tone.
Stragus, still asleep, started moving his hands about, when at the end he said, "grand train". From that point, their ship became the not-so-hidden-ship-in-a-forest that had a magical beacon that yelled out COME GET ME. Let's not forget that this time line is also in the middle of the Magi Wars. Mages, wizards, and espers alike are battling for control. So, needless to say, Stragus's little mishap didn't go unnoticed.
Luckily for them, it was a dense fog in most of the nearby cities, so most regular people never noticed (at least for now), however a dragon hovering above did notice. However, it was glad because the light coming from the spell allowed him to switch course because (of the fog) he was going the wrong direction anyway.
"Wow," Said the Dragon, "I can see my house from here."
Stragus' dream started getting weird, cause he just fired a Grand Train but he didn't' feel the usual bits of destruction that came after. He thought a lot about this.
Stragus then realized, "I really must be in Ohio!"
Stragus woke up to the seeing eyes of Setzer and Gungho who weren't too happy about this situation.
"Stragus," said Gungho, "What were you dreaming about?"
"I don't know," He answered, "It went all boom before I knew it."
"But that's how all situations are to you!" Declared Gungho.
"Okay, guys," said Setzer, "we're on a mission, remember? Let's keep on task so we can get out of here. There's no telling what kind of damage we can do in the past."
"That's true," said Stragus, "In the past, there's stuff here that I blew up already that I can blow up again."
"That's not what I meant," said Setzer. "Listen, first we got to find a way to acquire or make some sort of gelatinous afternoon snacks-like substance for Stragus, then we need to track down Ka zi lao and defeat him without causing too much damage."
"Easier said than done," replied Gungho, "our Jello inhaler here most likely will over do it. We may be better off luring him off to some place remote and then get him."
"Good idea," said Setzer, "we may have to go to town."
"Right," agreed Gungho, "I'll muster up some courage."
"Good." Said Setzer, "I'll get a heart."
"…And I'll get some Jello," said Stragus.
All Three replied, "We're off to see Thamasa, the wonderful Thamasa of magic…"