Miss Uots says: Pardon the Cross Over . . .
Chapter 6
Through murky woods they walked. The trees were close together, vines hanging thickly off of them. There was a dead silence within the woods. The men walked slowly, cautiously, with out making a sound. The whole place had a "Labyrinth" feel to it.
The ground sloped around them, and in the distance, water gurgled. Emerging from the thick trees, they found themselves at a river with a long bridge set across it, no railings on it whatsoever. An old man sat at the bridge, one eye closed, and a staff in hand. A little man stood before him. A conversation must have been going on between the two, and the little man stammered, "I . . . I don't know!"
"Wrong answer!" the old man cried in a quivering voice. The little man was dragged underneath the ground, wailing and screaming as he went.
"One Ring, I'm sure," the old man muttered. Hotohori and the others approached the old man.
"You shall not pass!" the old man cried.
"But we must," Hotohori said.
"Only if you answer my questions three may you pass the bridge of uncertain death."
"Where have I heard this before?" Miboshi wondered aloud.
"Go on then," Hotohori said. "I'm ready for anything."
"What . . . is your name, then?"
"Hotohori, Emperor of Konan."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
("Hey, that rhymed!" Tomo cried.)
"What . . . is your favorite color?"
"Why . . . it's red."
"You may proceed," the old man said. And Hotohori crossed the bridge. Tasuki came up to the man.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Tasuki, leader of the CMB."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is the opposite of Fire?"
Tasuki blinked. "Uh . . . water?"
"Correct! You may proceed."
And Tasuki crossed the bridge.
Miboshi stepped forward for his turn.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Miboshi, Summoner of Demons."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is the name of your enemy?"
"The Lone Wolf Warrior."
"Good thing he didn't ask Tasuki that one," Tomo muttered.
"You may proceed." And Miboshi crossed the bridge.
Tomo stepped forward.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Tomo . . . Great Illusionist of Kutou."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . would happen if you combined sulfur with iodine, mixed it with carbonated dioxide with fulsimin, added conglemane with a mixture of fostered root, and put it together with two droplets of reasme, urease, and sodium herbloxide?"
Tomo blinked, and said nothing. He dropped to his knees and began to write it all out in the ground. The old man looked at Nakago.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Nakago, general of the Kutou army."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is small and square and full of cheese?"
"A cheez it."
"You may proceed." And Nakago crossed.
Tomo's lip trembled. "But . . ."
"Don't say anything!" Miboshi cried from the other side of the bridge. "Wait until you get the answer!"
And thus began a two day wait for Tomo to come up with his answer.
Back in the Lone Wolf Warrior's cave, the Damsels slept.
Chapter 6
Through murky woods they walked. The trees were close together, vines hanging thickly off of them. There was a dead silence within the woods. The men walked slowly, cautiously, with out making a sound. The whole place had a "Labyrinth" feel to it.
The ground sloped around them, and in the distance, water gurgled. Emerging from the thick trees, they found themselves at a river with a long bridge set across it, no railings on it whatsoever. An old man sat at the bridge, one eye closed, and a staff in hand. A little man stood before him. A conversation must have been going on between the two, and the little man stammered, "I . . . I don't know!"
"Wrong answer!" the old man cried in a quivering voice. The little man was dragged underneath the ground, wailing and screaming as he went.
"One Ring, I'm sure," the old man muttered. Hotohori and the others approached the old man.
"You shall not pass!" the old man cried.
"But we must," Hotohori said.
"Only if you answer my questions three may you pass the bridge of uncertain death."
"Where have I heard this before?" Miboshi wondered aloud.
"Go on then," Hotohori said. "I'm ready for anything."
"What . . . is your name, then?"
"Hotohori, Emperor of Konan."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
("Hey, that rhymed!" Tomo cried.)
"What . . . is your favorite color?"
"Why . . . it's red."
"You may proceed," the old man said. And Hotohori crossed the bridge. Tasuki came up to the man.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Tasuki, leader of the CMB."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is the opposite of Fire?"
Tasuki blinked. "Uh . . . water?"
"Correct! You may proceed."
And Tasuki crossed the bridge.
Miboshi stepped forward for his turn.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Miboshi, Summoner of Demons."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is the name of your enemy?"
"The Lone Wolf Warrior."
"Good thing he didn't ask Tasuki that one," Tomo muttered.
"You may proceed." And Miboshi crossed the bridge.
Tomo stepped forward.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Tomo . . . Great Illusionist of Kutou."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . would happen if you combined sulfur with iodine, mixed it with carbonated dioxide with fulsimin, added conglemane with a mixture of fostered root, and put it together with two droplets of reasme, urease, and sodium herbloxide?"
Tomo blinked, and said nothing. He dropped to his knees and began to write it all out in the ground. The old man looked at Nakago.
"What . . . is your name?"
"Nakago, general of the Kutou army."
"What . . . is your quest?"
"I'm seeking the Damsels in Distress."
"What . . . is small and square and full of cheese?"
"A cheez it."
"You may proceed." And Nakago crossed.
Tomo's lip trembled. "But . . ."
"Don't say anything!" Miboshi cried from the other side of the bridge. "Wait until you get the answer!"
And thus began a two day wait for Tomo to come up with his answer.
Back in the Lone Wolf Warrior's cave, the Damsels slept.