Stone of the Phoenix
-By Mosobot64

ANOTHER CHAPPIE! If this gets posted, it'll be the longest fic I've ever posted! ^^

Chapter 9- Last March of the Jackals

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(It was morning, and everyone was awake, and leaving Sisdain for the plains. Max had never been here before.)

-Max: Weird....never been to these plains before.

-Monica: We're in the Kwagatha Plains. Here, I think there's a Jackal camp.

-Max: A jackal camp? We'd better be careful...

(They walked into the plains, and feeling hunger in his belly, Max remembered something.)

-Max: Umm...I don't think we had any breakfast before we left...

-Roy: Maybe we'll find a bunny or something.

-Donny: If we could, I'd have seen one by now!

-Arcturius: What are you talking about? I won't need breakfast until next month!

(Max sighed, and told Arcturius this: )

-Max: Arcturius, you're just impossible.

-Monica: Scratch breakfast, guys, we have to get going!

-Max: She's right, we'd better hurry to Pier Narc. The sooner we get there, the better.

-Donny: Aye!

(They ran off.)

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(It was late afternoon. The wind blew gently on the plains, and the sun was shining, but everyone was exhausted, and hungry.)

-Donny: Guys, could we please have a break? We need our rest, you know!

-Max: He's right. I think we just need a moment's peace.

-Roy: Alright. We can have a moment to rest. But not for long. The jackals spend a lot of time during the day combing the plains.

-Max: Very well.

(They all sat down on the plains for a relaxing few moments. But everyone was famished, and wanted something to eat.)

-Monica: Guys, is there anything to hunt in these parts? I'm starved!

-Max: She's right. Skipping our breakfast wasn't a smart idea, especially after not having much to eat yesterday.

-Donny: I'll see if I can't find some bunnies. You guys keep a signal fire going, and I'll come to you!

(Donny ran off in search of bunnies, while Max got a signal fire going.)

-Roy: I'm not sure that's a good idea.

-Max: Why not? Donny won't find his way back if I don't light the fire!

-Arcturius: Yes, but those Jackals could find us if we light the fire. It would be in our best interest not to use the fire.

-Max: What about Donny? And our lunch!

-Roy: Fine, you can light it. But don't say we didn't warn you.

(Max lit the fire, and it started smoking. Arcturius peered off into the distance, moving his head this way and that, making sure that no Jackals were coming. He soon yelled at them in alarm.)

-Arcturius: Jackals, to the west!

-Roy: How many?

-Arcturius: I'm not sure...wait...there's twenty-five!

-Roy: Twenty five?!?

-Arcturius: Moving fast!

-Roy: Everyone, get your weapons ready! Prepare for battle!

(Roy pulled out a large sword, and a heavy hammer, Arcturius pulled out a rod which grew into a staff, Monica pulled out her sword and got her armband ready, and Max got a gun and.......a wrench.)

-Roy: A wrench?!? This world is getting sad if heroes are using wrenches as weapons!

-Max: It's more useful than you think, you know!

-Arcturius: Here they come!

(Sure enough, twenty-five Jackals and their leader ran with their axes to them, crying out. One of them caught Max by surprise, throwing him to the ground. Max kicked the Jackal off of him, and clubbed his attacker unconscious with his wrench.)

(Roy prepared to swing his hammer, yelling this: )

-Roy: GO, THROW HAMMER!!!!

(He then swung his hammer forward, and the head was flung from the handle, attached only by a string. It clubbed into the head of a Jackal, knocking him unconscious, before Roy pulled it back.)

-Roy: Let's see just how good your wrench is compared to my hammer! How many Jackals have you covered?

-Max: One!

-Roy: Same here!

-Max: I'll show you this wrench isn't just for fixing things! Yah!

(Max ran up, jumped into the air, and landed behind a Jackal, and clubbed him unconscious.)

-Max: (Triumphantly) Two! Let's see Roy beat that!

-Roy: I've clubbed my third one already!

-Max: Darn it!

(Arcturius then clubbed a Jackal with his staff, and then applied enough force to hit another in the manhood. Then, he jumped up, clubbed one in mid-air, landed, spun around, and clubbed two more.)

-Arcturius: If I were in this contest, I'd be ahead of you both already!

(Monica shot one with a fireball, and shoved the hilt of her sword into the stomach of a Jackal that was trying to creep up behind her.)

-Monica: This doesn't look like much of a battalion. Where's their leader? And why aren't they at least putting up a fight?

-Max: I know. I-

(A throwing axe then was hurled through the air, and Max dodged, so that the blade only grazed him, but he was still hurt.)

-Monica: Max! That nearly cut you in half! Are you alright?

-Max: (Groans) I'll bet that's their leader.

(A large, muscular man, dressed in a red cape, with a gold, elaborate helm, stood before them, and the remaining thirteen, plus ten more flocked to him. The new ten all had crossbows and swords, and wore iron armour, and golden masks.)

-Monica: It's no mere Jackal leader. It's the Jackal King!

-Jackal King: So Monica, you know who I am. That is good. But who is this mere boy you remain with? You were with me long ago.

-Roy: I will not allow my sister to go with a scoundrel such as you!

-Jackal King: You are Roy, her brother, aren't you?

(Max's overalls were now red with blood, but he got up, wincing, and still clutching his wound.)

-Max: What do you want with her anyway, Jackal King? And why do you attack us?

-Jackal King: Boy, you don't seem to realize what we're after. We've been searching for the Keeper of the God Monster of Anubis, and the other two Atlamillas needed to summon him! And lo and behold, your party holds all we need. Once Anubis is summoned, it will destroy the other two God Monsters, thus ending the war!

-Roy: Destroy the other two God Monsters! It'll destroy itself trying! And even if it succeeds, it won't survive to tell the tale! And with no God Monsters to govern it, Time, as we know it will descend into chaos!

-Max: Descend into chaos! ~I'm I only fighting in favour of Armageddon? Why am I doing this? ~

-Roy: However, if the Summoning of the Phoenix is successful, then the Enemy god Monster will be very weak for many centuries! Do not summon Anubis! He fights only for himself!

-Jackal King: Then what do you suggest?

-Roy: Just trust in us all. And we'll see to it that the Phoenix is indeed summoned.

-Jackal King: Join you? Ha! Anubis is the ultimate God Monster. The other two are merely a fluke, and constantly squabbling, and destroying the world with their arguments! If you ally with either side, then you're making a terrible mistake!

(Max then laughed coldly, his eyes over shadowed. And he was no longer clutching his wound, despite the fact that he was bleeding terribly. He lifted his face, and revealed knife-life hair, and eyes shining furiously with flame.)

-Phoenix Max: A terrible mistake for them to join me? It is a terrible mistake not to. And let me warn you, if you do not leave us alone, and continue trying to summon Anubis, then I'll send your bodies into Chaos Time, where endless dimensions will tear your body apart. This is my warning.

-Jackal King: We are loyal to Anubis. And that we shall always be. You cannot change our minds.

-Phoenix Max: If I cannot change them, I shall destroy them. To Chaos Time with you!

(His Red Atlamilla then began glowing, and his hands glowed red, before a wave of red light engulfed the unfortunate Jackals. When the light faded the Jackals were gone, and Max had fallen unconscious.)

-Monica: Max! Max, are you alright? Max!

-Roy: He can't hear you, Monica. He's out cold. If you use your Atlamilla right, though, you can heal him.

(Monica's armband started glowing, and she placed her hand on Max's wound, and it began to heal......)

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(Max felt something soothe the pain on his chest. He still felt weak from the loss of blood, but then, he felt no pain, almost as if it had been numbed. He opened his eyes, and saw Monica crouching above him.)

-Max: Huh? What happened? How long was I out?

-Monica: Not long, actually. But I think it must have felt longer to you.

-Max: Why?

-Monica: The Phoenix took control again. He sent all the Jackals to what he called "Chaos Time". From how he described it, Chaos Time must be some horrible dimension.

(Max looked at the wound on his belly. No more blood came out, though the blood he already lost was still drying on his skin.)

-Max: You must've healed me, huh?

-Monica: Yeah, that's right.

-Max: Let's hurry to Pier Narc!

(He began to stand up, and stumbled.)

-Monica: Max! Are you alright? Need any help?

-Max: (Stands up) I should be fine. Just a little weak, that's all.

(Donny came running back with a rabbit. Oddly enough, despite a huge battle, they still had their signal fire going, though now it wasn't smoking.)

-Donny: Any trouble, guys?

-Monica: No, nothing at all.

-Max: Guess the rumours are fake.

-Roy: Nothing to worry about. Toast the rabbit, and relax. Time for lunch.

(Donny began toasting the rabbit for lunch.)

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Go me! :P

-Max: That was decent.

-Monica: You think they'll understand better now?

-Donny: Maybe. But of course, it'll also have them asking more questions. Like why the F**k is Chaos Time around?

-Max: Donny, watch your mouth!

On with the Plot Hole!

The Plot Hole

-By Mosobot64

(Donny was at the site. He had a crane on him, and he began operating it by remote control.)

-Max: Donny, are you sure this'll work?

-Donny: You bet! I got three miles of rope in here!

-Max: We're taking about what could be a bottomless pit!

-Donny: Yeah, but Mosobot's got a phone!

==Note: Thank God. Or there's no way this could work. ==

-Donny: (On the Phone) Mosobot! Are you there!

-Mosobot: (Other end) Yes I am!

-Donny: Okay, we got three miles of rope. Think it could reach you?

-Mosobot: Possibly.

(Donny presses a button, and the crane began lowering the rope. Soon, the rope grew tight, and the crane was dragged into the hole.)

-Donny: Mosobot? What happened?

-Mosobot: I think it got attached to an anvil. You find a lot of them in Plot Holes. Next time, be careful!

-Donny: Don't worry, Mosobot, we'll think of something!

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How did you like it? Please Read and Review!

-Max: That sucked.

So?

-Max: It wasn't even funny. At least your other chapters were funny.

NO DISSING THE CHAPTER!!!!!! XD

(Shoves a sock in Max's face.)