The kids looked on in awe at the world as it now was. Even Kevin who had seen
it once before couldn't believe this was the Earth as it was now. It reminded many of
them of deserts they had seen on TV with lots of barren sandy ground and few dead trees
here and there.
"So where exactly are we going?" Asked Nazz.
Randar turned to her as they continued walking. "We're going to meet with our
leader, Augustus-s-s-s-s."
Before any more questions could be asked, a band of men dressed in dark red
robes stepped in front of the group. One of them stepped forward.
"Who are you and why have you chosen to give up your lives by stepping into the
land of Victor Black?"
Suddenly, Tol did something none of the kids could believe. He seemed to shrink
into an even smaller size and cried out, "Please have mercy! We've lost our way on the
road. We'd never trespass on this land! We beg of you, let us pass!"
For a moment, the man looked them over before his eyes settled on the nine kids.
"And what are these?" He asked, coldly. "They don't looked like normal
inhabitants of this land."
The group was by this time definitely scared. Then something in Ed's mind came
out.
"If all the raindrops were lemon drops and tire irons, what a rainstorm it would
be." He proclaimed proudly.
The robed men merely looked at him confused. However, this gave an idea to the
other kids who also began shouting out anything they could to make no sense.
"Perhaps they are the fools they appear to be." The leader proclaimed. "But they
will still feel the wraith of our questioners."
He placed a finger to Tol's head and he fell like he'd been struck by lightning.
With that, the men walked off as the group hurried over to help him up. Randar,
meanwhile, pulled a rope from his backpack.
"Hurry." Gasped Tol. "He's cast a spell on me. If able, I'll go to their lair and
tell them anything. Tie me up until it passes."
Randar led him to a tree and tied him to it. Edd gasped seeing the rope cut into
his small arms.
"You kids may not want to see this." Tol warned, but the kids stayed there beside
him.
After a moment he groaned in pain and dropped his head. Finally he looked up,
though his eyes were like nothing the group had ever seen.
"It's okay now. You can let me go."
When no one made a move he began shaking violently and foaming at the mouth.
"Let me loose, you fools! I must go to my masters! Let me go!"
Soon he began cursing and spitting. For a moment Edd though they might lose
him to the seizures but finally, he dropped his head. After a moment, he looked up again
and his eyes were back to normal. "I'm myself again. You can let me go when you think
it's wise."
Ed stepped forward and pulled him loose while Jimmy gave him some water.
"Now you see the power Black holds. We must be very careful."
The others nodded wondering what they were up against.
it once before couldn't believe this was the Earth as it was now. It reminded many of
them of deserts they had seen on TV with lots of barren sandy ground and few dead trees
here and there.
"So where exactly are we going?" Asked Nazz.
Randar turned to her as they continued walking. "We're going to meet with our
leader, Augustus-s-s-s-s."
Before any more questions could be asked, a band of men dressed in dark red
robes stepped in front of the group. One of them stepped forward.
"Who are you and why have you chosen to give up your lives by stepping into the
land of Victor Black?"
Suddenly, Tol did something none of the kids could believe. He seemed to shrink
into an even smaller size and cried out, "Please have mercy! We've lost our way on the
road. We'd never trespass on this land! We beg of you, let us pass!"
For a moment, the man looked them over before his eyes settled on the nine kids.
"And what are these?" He asked, coldly. "They don't looked like normal
inhabitants of this land."
The group was by this time definitely scared. Then something in Ed's mind came
out.
"If all the raindrops were lemon drops and tire irons, what a rainstorm it would
be." He proclaimed proudly.
The robed men merely looked at him confused. However, this gave an idea to the
other kids who also began shouting out anything they could to make no sense.
"Perhaps they are the fools they appear to be." The leader proclaimed. "But they
will still feel the wraith of our questioners."
He placed a finger to Tol's head and he fell like he'd been struck by lightning.
With that, the men walked off as the group hurried over to help him up. Randar,
meanwhile, pulled a rope from his backpack.
"Hurry." Gasped Tol. "He's cast a spell on me. If able, I'll go to their lair and
tell them anything. Tie me up until it passes."
Randar led him to a tree and tied him to it. Edd gasped seeing the rope cut into
his small arms.
"You kids may not want to see this." Tol warned, but the kids stayed there beside
him.
After a moment he groaned in pain and dropped his head. Finally he looked up,
though his eyes were like nothing the group had ever seen.
"It's okay now. You can let me go."
When no one made a move he began shaking violently and foaming at the mouth.
"Let me loose, you fools! I must go to my masters! Let me go!"
Soon he began cursing and spitting. For a moment Edd though they might lose
him to the seizures but finally, he dropped his head. After a moment, he looked up again
and his eyes were back to normal. "I'm myself again. You can let me go when you think
it's wise."
Ed stepped forward and pulled him loose while Jimmy gave him some water.
"Now you see the power Black holds. We must be very careful."
The others nodded wondering what they were up against.