Stone of the Phoenix
-By Mosobot64
Second chappie, and all ready a review! I hope this gets popular! ^^
Chapter 2-The Lord of Time
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(Maximilian pushed a huge metal door to the side, remembering the last time he was here.)
~Max: Ah, the good old memories.I always wanted to find an excuse to go here again.~
(He smiled, and walked in the door, onto the small indoor balcony overlooking the camp set by the kid Donny.)
-Max: Hey, Donny! It's me, Max!
(Donny came from his small tent there by the fire. His big hat shadowed a great deal of his face, but Max could see him smiling.)
- Donny: Hey, Max! Whatcha doin' here, man?
-Max: I have some unfinished business to handle here.
- Donny: Like what? Hey Max-why don't ya climb down and tell me.
(Max climbed down the ladder to the camp. By now Donny was grinning broadly.)
- Donny: Glad to see ya again, Max!
(Donny shook him vigorously by the hand making Max practically vibrate.)
-Max: (Sweatdrop) It's great to see you too.
- Donny: Now, anyway, what was it ya wanted?
-Max: Well, I remember last time I was here I found an old looking door. Although I recognized to be some form of Elvish, I couldn't read it.
- Donny: I've seen that door, Max, and I KNOW it's in Atlantean Elvish scripts. I've also heard a legend of those folk once being here, it's really too bad I couldn't read it!
-Max: Yeah, but do you remember where it was? I was so busy trying to save my neck in those sewers that I've never been able to figure it out.
- Donny: Why do you wanna go there anyway?
-Max: The last time I was here I wasn't just trying to get away from those clowns. I was also trying to get to the outside world, because about five years ago my mother left this town to head there! I lost hope, but beyond that door should lie some clue as to where she went.
- Donny: Yeah, but how will ya get past that door? It's locked, and the lock is definitely not made for the key handle!
-Max: The town Prophet knew this, and gave me the key to the door! He told me that beyond that door in the Forgotten Church lies some sort of inscription that should tell us where my mother was heading when she left the city!
- Donny: Okay, Max, I'll help you refresh your memory. But we'd better hurry! There's said to be a curse on the Forgotten Church!
(They ran off into the sewers.)
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(It was getting dark in the sewers. Donny lit a candle, creating a dim light in the dark.)
-Donny: If I'm right, we should be there soon.
-Max: I should hope so; we've been in the sewers for an hour already!
-Donny: I'll scout ahead and see if we're almost there.
-Max: I suppose.
-Donny: Sorry, Max, I've got a pretty good memory, but from here on in I'm gonna have a hard time gettin' ya there!
-Max: That's okay, Donny, I know you don't go this far in all that often.
(Donny ran ahead, and Max couldn't resist giggling a bit as he said this: )
-Max: (Sigh) Good old Donny-what a boy scout. ^_^
-Donny: I HEARD THAT!!!
-Max: (Sweatdrop) ^_^
(Max then heard a yell of pain. He cried out in concern: )
-Max: Donny? Donny, are you all right? DONNY!!
(Max ran in the direction of the scream only to see Donny, laying on the ground unconscious. Max ran to his side, putting a soothing hand on his shoulder.)
-Max: Donny? Are you okay? Speak to me!
(Donny opened his eyes slowly, and told Max this: )
-Donny: (Weakly) Max.get out of here while you still can.someone wants to kill you.
-??: It's too late!
(A deep voice came from nowhere. A man in sleek black armour jumped from the ceiling, a black cape flying behind him. He then stood up in a majestic posture. Max could not see his face, it was shielded in a black mask. All he could see was his eyes, which showed a desire for vengeance in their dark red lustre.)
-Max: What have you done to Donny?!?
-Man: Same thing I'll do to you, except for you it'll be permanent!
-Max: You won't beat me that easily!
(Max pulled from his pocket a large wrench and held it in front of him defensively.)
-Max: I've got a wrench and I'm not afraid to use it!
-Man: If you think your weapons can stand a chance, I should think you're mad. Then again, you've never seen me before!
(The man then leaped back up to the ceiling, beyond the rafters where Max couldn't see him.)
-Max: Show yourself!
-Man: I will when the time is right!
(Then, suddenly the man's foot connected with Max's stomach, and was gone again. Max stood up, groaning and clutching his stomach painfully.)
-Max: You coward! Why don't you just show yourself!
-Man: Because I don't need to!
(A punch suddenly came to Max's face, and he fell over backwards onto the ground.)
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(She looked in her mirror, brushing her pink hair back, getting ready to put a pony tail into her hair. She sighed-why did she leave Max even though she loved him?)
~Monica: Why did I decline Max's offer? I loved him, why did my worry overcome my desire to trust him? ~
(She still remembered her last day with Max, and his offer after they had defeated Griffin.)
==Monica Flashback==
(Max Sighed as he looked on Griffin's stone. A quest that had taken them so long. finally over.)
-Max: Monica.I don't believe it.we did it.
-Monica: Yeah. Thanks to you, the future will see far better times. You've done so much, Max.
-Max: I couldn't have done anything without you, Monica.
-Monica: Oh come on! I bet you could have managed without me! I was just a little helper, you deserve all the credit.
-Max: Oh really? How could we have gotten past Flotsam without your help? And don't even get me started with Butterfly Wood!
-Monica: Okay, you win. (Smiles)
(They looked on the sea for a while. A sea once so ravaged with terror and fear now seemed tranquil and crystalline against the setting sun. Max now knew that he should just return home.)
-Max: I don't believe it, but I think it's time we headed home.
-Monica: I don't have a home.not in this time.
-Max: Then you could come to Palm Brinks with me! It's a great place, I'm sure you'd enjoy it!
-Monica: No, Max. My home is in my time, and I cannot disrupt the future any further. I.I have to leave.
(Max looked a bit disappointed at first, but then lifted his face and smiled warmly.)
-Max: It's all right, Monica. You have a time you belong to, and I have mine. We were never meant to be together.
-Monica: Thank you, Max.I'm sorry.
(Monica's blue stone then glowed, as she closed her eyes and vanished into blue sparks.)
==End Flashback==
~Monica: It was an excuse.thanks to my stone I can make myself belong in any time I desire. It was so foolish of me to go.and now it's Max that suffering.~
(She clenched her fist-her mind was made up. She would go back, she would see Max again. Perhaps she could still join him.)
(She ran down the steps to her father, who sat on his chair before a fire place. Her father looked at her in concern.)
-Father: What is it my dear?
-Monica: Father, I'm going 150 years into the past to Palm Brinks!
-Father: Why, my dear?
-Monica: Because there is a deserving young boy there I do not wish to disappoint. I am leaving, and shall not return!
(Her father stood up, and Monica looked at him bravely. Her father however, smiled warmly, as if welcoming this change.)
-Father: Well then, Monica, you may go. I am glad you made this decision, for you have overcome your fears to realize your love and right. It is about time you set about your own way, and if you wish to go into the past, then you may do that.
-Monica: Thank you, father. But, what should I offer in return?
-Father: All I want you to do is to remember all I have taught you, and to pay me a visit once in a while. Not only can you warp to a certain time with your stone, you may also select your desired place to be.
-Monica: Thank you, father! And good bye!
(And with those last words, her body disintegrated into a shower of blue sparks. His father then waved goodbye, smiling proudly.)
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(Monica ran to Cedric's workshop, figuring that Max would be there. Just as she opened the door, she called this: )
-Monica: Max! I'm sorry I denied your offer earlier, and I'm back!
(Then she looked around. No Max jumping for joy, or hugging her. Maybe he had gotten angry.)
-Monica: Max?
(She heard absolutely no response. She went deeper in, and saw Cedric, leaning working underneath the humanoid Mech known as the Ride Pod, but no Max anywhere.)
-Monica: Cedric? Do you know where Max is?
(The old man came from under the Mech, his grey hair thick with sweat, and brought his glasses into focus.)
-Cedric: Monica? What brings you here all of a sudden, I thought you had to stick to your own time!
-Monica: Sorry, Cedric, that was just an excuse, but do you know where Max is?
-Cedric: There's a manhole between my place and the supplies shop. The mayor told me he was in the sewers!
-Monica: Thanks, Cedric!
-Cedric: Anytime, Monica! Man, kids these days.
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(Max was exhausted, and hurting all over. This mad man had plagued him with multiple punches and kicks, and he hadn't been able to do so much as land a low on him. The man knelt above him, pinning poor Max to the ground.)
-Man: Now, Maximilian, prepare to see the end!
(The man drew a knife from his pocket, and raised it into the air, aiming straight for Max's heart. Max closed his eyes wearily, dreaded his end.)
-??: Leave him alone, you freak!
(A fireball pushed the man back, scorching him with its magical prowess. The man, frowned, saying these word bitterly.)
-Man: Next time, Max, you won't escape the end!
(The man jumped and disappeared into the darkness beyond the rafters. Max tried to look for the source of the flame, but before he could, pain and weariness overtook him and he fell unconscious.)
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(Donny felt himself drift slowly out of dreams and into reality. The last thing he had been able to do was warn Max of the man who was going to hurt him, and he had fallen unconscious before he had been sure that Max had headed his warning. He was about to find out.)
~Donny: Is Max all right? He'd better be, or it'll be my fault! ~
(Donny frantically woke up. Despite his bruises he searched frantically for Max, and soon saw him, lying unconscious on the ground, and a young lady kneeling above him, trying to determine weather he was still alive.)
-Donny: Who are you? What are you doing here?!?
-Girl: I am Monica, an old friend of Max. I came here to check on him, and found him here like this. Now, tell me your name, and why you are here.
-Donny: I'm Donny, Max's childhood friend. I live here, so Max told me to guide him through to a forgotten church that now lies underground. The Prophet told him something about a clue his mother left there.
-Monica: His mother? He never told me about her.
-Donny: I'm surprised, Monica. He misses her dearly. He told me his mother left him five years ago, and that he first went to the outside world to search for her!
-Monica: Poor Max.we'll have to take him to a doctor.
-Donny: Yeah, and as soon as he wakes up, to the Prophet!
-Monica: Prophet? The Wise Man? The Nameless One? Namu?
-Donny: Max said the Prophet liked the name Namu best.
-Monica: The Master of Time.
-Donny: Monica, whatcha talkin' about?
-Monica: Let's take Max to the Prophet instead.
-Donny: Why?
-Monica: Because we need to find answers.
-Donny: (Nods)
(Monica slung Max's arm over her shoulder, as Donny took her out of the Sewers.)
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(Cedric looked at the Manhole cover. He wondered why Max was down there. Was he trying to reach the Outside World again? No, he could easily get there by train. Then why?)
(He then saw Monica emerge from the Manhole, and propped Max up slowly but surely. It was obvious something happened to him!)
-Cedric: Monica, what happened down there?!?
-Monica: I don't know much, but Max was attacked.
-Donny: Yeah, Cedric, someone was out to kill 'im!
-Cedric: Who is that kid anyway?
-Donny: Donny, ya old-
-Monica: (Covers Donny's mouth) Shut up, silly.
-Cedric: So, Max was attacked.
-Monica: Yeah, that's right. He shouldn't need a doctor, he was only bruised as far as I can tell, but I need to find answers. Also, Max could be injured internally, and that only the Nameless One can tell.
-Cedric: The Nameless One..?
-Donny: The Prophet.
-Cedric: Oh.
(Monica picked up Max.)
-Donny: I bet you money you don't know where the Prophet is, but I know I sure do!
-Monica: In that case, Donny, would you do the honours?
-Donny: Sure! I'll take you there!
(Donny then started running in the direction of the Endless Hut, as the others struggled to follow him.)
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(They had made it to the Endless Hut. Namu had invited them in warmly, seeing Max in the state he was in. Monica laid him on Namu's bed as Namu stirred his cauldron.)
-Namu: So, Maximilian was hurt?
-Monica: Yeah, Nameless One, that's right.
-Namu: You know my name from the future? What is your name?
-Monica: I'm Monica, princess of the Andurin Castle. And I know that you are the Court Magician in my time.
-Namu: That is correct. I live in every time, wherever I desire to be. I cannot be in two places at once, but I can be at every time at once.
-Cedric and Donny: IMPOSSIBLE!!!
-Namu: Odd, yes, but I was the father of the Seven stones, two of which you and Maximilian possess, Monica. Alongside the Atlantean Elves, I created them.
-Monica: Yes, so you're the Lord of Time. It all makes sense now.
-Donny: I'm surprised you don't make it known.
-Namu: That's because I do not wish to be known as a god, but as a citizen. I may be very powerful, but by not letting my powers be known, I can live alongside everyone without fear that in their minds I could kill them in an instant by manipulating time as it passes for them. My grandson knows my powers because, should anything happen to me, or a prophecy come true, he will be heir to the throne of history, as I am wiped from existence.
-Cedric: You're not someone to be feared, but respected. The reason why mankind fears a god is because a god can use their power for anything they wish, and you have chosen to use them for good.
-Namu: That is right. I will now manipulate the time it takes for wounds to heal to heal your wounds, Donny, and Maximilian's as well.
(And time swirled about them as Namu lifted his arms to change everyone's state.)
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Second chappie, and wow, you never thought an old fart could be that powerful, huh? Ah well, REVIEW darn it!!!
-By Mosobot64
Second chappie, and all ready a review! I hope this gets popular! ^^
Chapter 2-The Lord of Time
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
(Maximilian pushed a huge metal door to the side, remembering the last time he was here.)
~Max: Ah, the good old memories.I always wanted to find an excuse to go here again.~
(He smiled, and walked in the door, onto the small indoor balcony overlooking the camp set by the kid Donny.)
-Max: Hey, Donny! It's me, Max!
(Donny came from his small tent there by the fire. His big hat shadowed a great deal of his face, but Max could see him smiling.)
- Donny: Hey, Max! Whatcha doin' here, man?
-Max: I have some unfinished business to handle here.
- Donny: Like what? Hey Max-why don't ya climb down and tell me.
(Max climbed down the ladder to the camp. By now Donny was grinning broadly.)
- Donny: Glad to see ya again, Max!
(Donny shook him vigorously by the hand making Max practically vibrate.)
-Max: (Sweatdrop) It's great to see you too.
- Donny: Now, anyway, what was it ya wanted?
-Max: Well, I remember last time I was here I found an old looking door. Although I recognized to be some form of Elvish, I couldn't read it.
- Donny: I've seen that door, Max, and I KNOW it's in Atlantean Elvish scripts. I've also heard a legend of those folk once being here, it's really too bad I couldn't read it!
-Max: Yeah, but do you remember where it was? I was so busy trying to save my neck in those sewers that I've never been able to figure it out.
- Donny: Why do you wanna go there anyway?
-Max: The last time I was here I wasn't just trying to get away from those clowns. I was also trying to get to the outside world, because about five years ago my mother left this town to head there! I lost hope, but beyond that door should lie some clue as to where she went.
- Donny: Yeah, but how will ya get past that door? It's locked, and the lock is definitely not made for the key handle!
-Max: The town Prophet knew this, and gave me the key to the door! He told me that beyond that door in the Forgotten Church lies some sort of inscription that should tell us where my mother was heading when she left the city!
- Donny: Okay, Max, I'll help you refresh your memory. But we'd better hurry! There's said to be a curse on the Forgotten Church!
(They ran off into the sewers.)
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(It was getting dark in the sewers. Donny lit a candle, creating a dim light in the dark.)
-Donny: If I'm right, we should be there soon.
-Max: I should hope so; we've been in the sewers for an hour already!
-Donny: I'll scout ahead and see if we're almost there.
-Max: I suppose.
-Donny: Sorry, Max, I've got a pretty good memory, but from here on in I'm gonna have a hard time gettin' ya there!
-Max: That's okay, Donny, I know you don't go this far in all that often.
(Donny ran ahead, and Max couldn't resist giggling a bit as he said this: )
-Max: (Sigh) Good old Donny-what a boy scout. ^_^
-Donny: I HEARD THAT!!!
-Max: (Sweatdrop) ^_^
(Max then heard a yell of pain. He cried out in concern: )
-Max: Donny? Donny, are you all right? DONNY!!
(Max ran in the direction of the scream only to see Donny, laying on the ground unconscious. Max ran to his side, putting a soothing hand on his shoulder.)
-Max: Donny? Are you okay? Speak to me!
(Donny opened his eyes slowly, and told Max this: )
-Donny: (Weakly) Max.get out of here while you still can.someone wants to kill you.
-??: It's too late!
(A deep voice came from nowhere. A man in sleek black armour jumped from the ceiling, a black cape flying behind him. He then stood up in a majestic posture. Max could not see his face, it was shielded in a black mask. All he could see was his eyes, which showed a desire for vengeance in their dark red lustre.)
-Max: What have you done to Donny?!?
-Man: Same thing I'll do to you, except for you it'll be permanent!
-Max: You won't beat me that easily!
(Max pulled from his pocket a large wrench and held it in front of him defensively.)
-Max: I've got a wrench and I'm not afraid to use it!
-Man: If you think your weapons can stand a chance, I should think you're mad. Then again, you've never seen me before!
(The man then leaped back up to the ceiling, beyond the rafters where Max couldn't see him.)
-Max: Show yourself!
-Man: I will when the time is right!
(Then, suddenly the man's foot connected with Max's stomach, and was gone again. Max stood up, groaning and clutching his stomach painfully.)
-Max: You coward! Why don't you just show yourself!
-Man: Because I don't need to!
(A punch suddenly came to Max's face, and he fell over backwards onto the ground.)
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(She looked in her mirror, brushing her pink hair back, getting ready to put a pony tail into her hair. She sighed-why did she leave Max even though she loved him?)
~Monica: Why did I decline Max's offer? I loved him, why did my worry overcome my desire to trust him? ~
(She still remembered her last day with Max, and his offer after they had defeated Griffin.)
==Monica Flashback==
(Max Sighed as he looked on Griffin's stone. A quest that had taken them so long. finally over.)
-Max: Monica.I don't believe it.we did it.
-Monica: Yeah. Thanks to you, the future will see far better times. You've done so much, Max.
-Max: I couldn't have done anything without you, Monica.
-Monica: Oh come on! I bet you could have managed without me! I was just a little helper, you deserve all the credit.
-Max: Oh really? How could we have gotten past Flotsam without your help? And don't even get me started with Butterfly Wood!
-Monica: Okay, you win. (Smiles)
(They looked on the sea for a while. A sea once so ravaged with terror and fear now seemed tranquil and crystalline against the setting sun. Max now knew that he should just return home.)
-Max: I don't believe it, but I think it's time we headed home.
-Monica: I don't have a home.not in this time.
-Max: Then you could come to Palm Brinks with me! It's a great place, I'm sure you'd enjoy it!
-Monica: No, Max. My home is in my time, and I cannot disrupt the future any further. I.I have to leave.
(Max looked a bit disappointed at first, but then lifted his face and smiled warmly.)
-Max: It's all right, Monica. You have a time you belong to, and I have mine. We were never meant to be together.
-Monica: Thank you, Max.I'm sorry.
(Monica's blue stone then glowed, as she closed her eyes and vanished into blue sparks.)
==End Flashback==
~Monica: It was an excuse.thanks to my stone I can make myself belong in any time I desire. It was so foolish of me to go.and now it's Max that suffering.~
(She clenched her fist-her mind was made up. She would go back, she would see Max again. Perhaps she could still join him.)
(She ran down the steps to her father, who sat on his chair before a fire place. Her father looked at her in concern.)
-Father: What is it my dear?
-Monica: Father, I'm going 150 years into the past to Palm Brinks!
-Father: Why, my dear?
-Monica: Because there is a deserving young boy there I do not wish to disappoint. I am leaving, and shall not return!
(Her father stood up, and Monica looked at him bravely. Her father however, smiled warmly, as if welcoming this change.)
-Father: Well then, Monica, you may go. I am glad you made this decision, for you have overcome your fears to realize your love and right. It is about time you set about your own way, and if you wish to go into the past, then you may do that.
-Monica: Thank you, father. But, what should I offer in return?
-Father: All I want you to do is to remember all I have taught you, and to pay me a visit once in a while. Not only can you warp to a certain time with your stone, you may also select your desired place to be.
-Monica: Thank you, father! And good bye!
(And with those last words, her body disintegrated into a shower of blue sparks. His father then waved goodbye, smiling proudly.)
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(Monica ran to Cedric's workshop, figuring that Max would be there. Just as she opened the door, she called this: )
-Monica: Max! I'm sorry I denied your offer earlier, and I'm back!
(Then she looked around. No Max jumping for joy, or hugging her. Maybe he had gotten angry.)
-Monica: Max?
(She heard absolutely no response. She went deeper in, and saw Cedric, leaning working underneath the humanoid Mech known as the Ride Pod, but no Max anywhere.)
-Monica: Cedric? Do you know where Max is?
(The old man came from under the Mech, his grey hair thick with sweat, and brought his glasses into focus.)
-Cedric: Monica? What brings you here all of a sudden, I thought you had to stick to your own time!
-Monica: Sorry, Cedric, that was just an excuse, but do you know where Max is?
-Cedric: There's a manhole between my place and the supplies shop. The mayor told me he was in the sewers!
-Monica: Thanks, Cedric!
-Cedric: Anytime, Monica! Man, kids these days.
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(Max was exhausted, and hurting all over. This mad man had plagued him with multiple punches and kicks, and he hadn't been able to do so much as land a low on him. The man knelt above him, pinning poor Max to the ground.)
-Man: Now, Maximilian, prepare to see the end!
(The man drew a knife from his pocket, and raised it into the air, aiming straight for Max's heart. Max closed his eyes wearily, dreaded his end.)
-??: Leave him alone, you freak!
(A fireball pushed the man back, scorching him with its magical prowess. The man, frowned, saying these word bitterly.)
-Man: Next time, Max, you won't escape the end!
(The man jumped and disappeared into the darkness beyond the rafters. Max tried to look for the source of the flame, but before he could, pain and weariness overtook him and he fell unconscious.)
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(Donny felt himself drift slowly out of dreams and into reality. The last thing he had been able to do was warn Max of the man who was going to hurt him, and he had fallen unconscious before he had been sure that Max had headed his warning. He was about to find out.)
~Donny: Is Max all right? He'd better be, or it'll be my fault! ~
(Donny frantically woke up. Despite his bruises he searched frantically for Max, and soon saw him, lying unconscious on the ground, and a young lady kneeling above him, trying to determine weather he was still alive.)
-Donny: Who are you? What are you doing here?!?
-Girl: I am Monica, an old friend of Max. I came here to check on him, and found him here like this. Now, tell me your name, and why you are here.
-Donny: I'm Donny, Max's childhood friend. I live here, so Max told me to guide him through to a forgotten church that now lies underground. The Prophet told him something about a clue his mother left there.
-Monica: His mother? He never told me about her.
-Donny: I'm surprised, Monica. He misses her dearly. He told me his mother left him five years ago, and that he first went to the outside world to search for her!
-Monica: Poor Max.we'll have to take him to a doctor.
-Donny: Yeah, and as soon as he wakes up, to the Prophet!
-Monica: Prophet? The Wise Man? The Nameless One? Namu?
-Donny: Max said the Prophet liked the name Namu best.
-Monica: The Master of Time.
-Donny: Monica, whatcha talkin' about?
-Monica: Let's take Max to the Prophet instead.
-Donny: Why?
-Monica: Because we need to find answers.
-Donny: (Nods)
(Monica slung Max's arm over her shoulder, as Donny took her out of the Sewers.)
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(Cedric looked at the Manhole cover. He wondered why Max was down there. Was he trying to reach the Outside World again? No, he could easily get there by train. Then why?)
(He then saw Monica emerge from the Manhole, and propped Max up slowly but surely. It was obvious something happened to him!)
-Cedric: Monica, what happened down there?!?
-Monica: I don't know much, but Max was attacked.
-Donny: Yeah, Cedric, someone was out to kill 'im!
-Cedric: Who is that kid anyway?
-Donny: Donny, ya old-
-Monica: (Covers Donny's mouth) Shut up, silly.
-Cedric: So, Max was attacked.
-Monica: Yeah, that's right. He shouldn't need a doctor, he was only bruised as far as I can tell, but I need to find answers. Also, Max could be injured internally, and that only the Nameless One can tell.
-Cedric: The Nameless One..?
-Donny: The Prophet.
-Cedric: Oh.
(Monica picked up Max.)
-Donny: I bet you money you don't know where the Prophet is, but I know I sure do!
-Monica: In that case, Donny, would you do the honours?
-Donny: Sure! I'll take you there!
(Donny then started running in the direction of the Endless Hut, as the others struggled to follow him.)
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(They had made it to the Endless Hut. Namu had invited them in warmly, seeing Max in the state he was in. Monica laid him on Namu's bed as Namu stirred his cauldron.)
-Namu: So, Maximilian was hurt?
-Monica: Yeah, Nameless One, that's right.
-Namu: You know my name from the future? What is your name?
-Monica: I'm Monica, princess of the Andurin Castle. And I know that you are the Court Magician in my time.
-Namu: That is correct. I live in every time, wherever I desire to be. I cannot be in two places at once, but I can be at every time at once.
-Cedric and Donny: IMPOSSIBLE!!!
-Namu: Odd, yes, but I was the father of the Seven stones, two of which you and Maximilian possess, Monica. Alongside the Atlantean Elves, I created them.
-Monica: Yes, so you're the Lord of Time. It all makes sense now.
-Donny: I'm surprised you don't make it known.
-Namu: That's because I do not wish to be known as a god, but as a citizen. I may be very powerful, but by not letting my powers be known, I can live alongside everyone without fear that in their minds I could kill them in an instant by manipulating time as it passes for them. My grandson knows my powers because, should anything happen to me, or a prophecy come true, he will be heir to the throne of history, as I am wiped from existence.
-Cedric: You're not someone to be feared, but respected. The reason why mankind fears a god is because a god can use their power for anything they wish, and you have chosen to use them for good.
-Namu: That is right. I will now manipulate the time it takes for wounds to heal to heal your wounds, Donny, and Maximilian's as well.
(And time swirled about them as Namu lifted his arms to change everyone's state.)
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Second chappie, and wow, you never thought an old fart could be that powerful, huh? Ah well, REVIEW darn it!!!