L'Espoir Final

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Chapter Five- The Raid

Hobbes held the dagger up, blood dripping from the handle. He bowed his head. "A fitting end to your life." He sighed to Moe, tossing his eyepatch onto the ground. He spit onto the floor, then prepared to open the great oak doors leading to Moe's room.

"I wouldn't be so hasty." Came a voice from the shadows. Hobbes stood perfectly still, drawing his sword from it's scabbard. "My, my, my great guard, did you think I was that stupid?" Came the voice. Metal could be heard resonating throughout the empty hall. Moe drew his sword and stepped out, and the two counter-crossed each other.

Meanwhile...

Calvin stepped in. "Who's the greatest now?" he asked. No response came. Calvin frantically searched the house and the secret rooms to no avail. It was empty. Suddenly, a soldier with a giant M on his gun jumped out, obviously working for Moe. Calvin knocked the gun out of his enemy's hand. "Where did you take them?" he demanded.

"To... to Moe's Palace." He said. Calvin snarled, then hit the guard in the neck, knocking him out.

Calvin brought his clenched fists to his side. "If you beat me there, tell your friends I'm coming." Calvin then walked out. He passed a procession of refugees. "Your procession may end here, good people. I have come to aid you." He shouted to them. Their leader shook his head, and they continued. Calvin extended his gloved hand, then clenched it as hard as he could. With several fragments of his shirt slashed off by his enemies and his pants turned into shorts on one side, he continued, furious.

Back at Moe's Lair...

Moe slammed Hobbes into the wall. "Too bad." Smirked Moe. "You were getting fun."

Hobbes forced himself up. "Laugh now, Moe, but somebody far greater than I is coming. My fight is in vain, but it will stop you." He laughed psychotically and lunged at Moe.

"INTRUDER ALERT!!!" Screamed the alarm. Moe slammed Hobbes into the wall. "Show me the intruder."

Calvin hacked his way through ranks of Moe's grunts. He kicked open a door to the prison that had been designed to hold back ten men. Calvin's Dad waved to him as Calvin slowly unlocked each cell. Susie was the second to be let out, after Calvin's Dad. She ran to him and held him in her arms. Calvin was nervous, but returned the gesture. Susie gently kissed his cheek. Calvin blushed a deep red.

Calvin let out each of his friends and relatives. "Where is Hobbes?" Calvin asked Susie. Susie sighed. "He's with Moe, doing who-knows-what." Calvin smiled and told everybody, "Get out of here and find the Mystic Jewels." The Mystic Jewels, of course, being the artifacts that could restore any inanimate object to it's past condition that only those select few knew of.

Calvin kicked open the door to Moe's room in a similar fashion. Moe smiled. He kicked Hobbes out of the way. "Calvin... be careful." Hobbes moaned.

Calvin's eyes narrowed. "Right."

Moe taunted Calvin. "You're a fool! I'm going to crush you and throw you to the four winds."

Calvin thrust out Drake's sword. "We'll see." He stated calmly. "We'll see."