Chapter Three: Tidal Wave
~Tunnels Below The City Of Haven~
Holly's story was somewhat different. From the moment she heard about the breakout, she had put on her equipment and rushed out the door to help the LEP. She was with Grub Kelp when the Goblins had started aiming directly for her. Grub was cowering under a bridge, complaining that the Neutrino 2000 was too heavy. Holly watches as hordes of Goblins followed her wherever she went. She borrowed a pair of new wings from a nearby LEP wagon and flew away to safety. Holly was not very happy. Sure she had aided in the capture of every B'wa Kell Goblin there was but they couldn't blame her; she was just an LEP Elf doing her job! She had escaped into the tunnels just in time as a few Goblins chased her. She flew quickly into the nearest opening and opened the throttle on her wing pack as far as it would go. She accelerated into the caves to buy herself some time to come up with the plan. She dodges cave wall and negated turns with her perfect skill and noticed the cave walls slowly turning darker and darker in colour. She set down gently on the ground and looked around, her helmet scanning every miniscule thing. Her helmet picked up a large body of heat close by; she turned to investigate it when a huge, thick, muscled hand came down on her. Apparently the female troll didn't like being woken up by flying elves and thought it would be funny to attack Holly, Holly didn't find it as funny.
Holly hit the floor and bounced for a few feet. She slowly stood up and rounded on the troll who was limpidly running towards her, she drew her Neutrino and let off a couple of full-power blasts, each one slowing the troll down a tiny bit. Holly turned to run when another, this time male, Troll came bounding up the tunnel. An LEP agent wasn't meant to deal with this, she sighed and her wings burst into life, lifting her quickly into the air away from the oncoming assailants. A burst of high-powered energy sailed through the air and hit Holly in the back of the head; A Warlock stood tall in the shadows of the cave, his long white beard shimmering in the darkness. The Trolls backed away as Holly lost consciousness.
Agamemnon grinned; taking down today's high-tech elf was child's play. He felt good, he was in control of Hordes of Goblins, packs of Trolls and the LEP couldn't stop him as long as the Time-Stop was in place. The only thing he had to fear was the two mud-men who were making their way slowly through his tunnels. He beckoned to the two trolls who obligingly walked towards him, their feet thumping on the floor. 'You two, there are two mud men coming this way, they want to attack your children I bet.' Agamemnon said, the Trolls looked at each other and growled. The male ran off down then tunnel and the female walked after him.
~LEP Plaza, Haven City~
Foaly entered Root's office after several knocks on the door. 'What is it, Foaly?' Root asked, Root's computer screen clearly on an Internet site ordering some new cigars. 'I need to borrow your.uhh.. I need a part from your. uhh. weapon' Foaly said, he smiled weakly, Root looked at him blankly. 'You want to borrow the D.L?' Root asked, his lip curling, 'Why?' 'Yeah. umm. I need a part from it. I swear I'll give it back to you in a few hours, tops.' Foaly needed the diamond filament from the Diamond Laser Root had used during his years in the LEP. This weapon had served him for over fifty years and Root wasn't going to let Foaly tinker with it. 'How about 'No' Foaly? You know what that thing means to me.' Root snarled, clearly uninterested by Foaly's pleas. 'C'mon Julius, its for a new invention, something to save us from the Time Stop!' Foaly cried, Root taking particular interest in this development. 'You promise I'll get it back in full working order?' Root asked, handling the old weapon with interest, 'Yes, yes, but I really do need it.' Foaly said, reaching out for the gun. Root relinquished the gun sadly and turned away. Foaly hurried away, pulling the gun part as he went, holding the casing firmly and ripping the long sliver of pure diamond from its holder in front of a laser emitter.
~The Frontline, Somewhere close to Howler's Peak~
Anthony, Grub and Trouble had spent the last half hour firing their Neutrino turrets into a horde of angry Goblins. Several defence Elves were sporting flame retardant shields, deflecting the attacks of the vexed goblins. They hadn't given up. After losing a hundred comrades, the remaining Goblins hadn't faltered in their attack plan. Their main objective was to stall the LEP from getting to their Leader Agamemnon until he had recovered his precious 'stone' for which he was hunting. The LEP were firing shot after shot, hitting Goblin after Goblin but their numbers showed no sign of diminishing. Warlocks stood in the back healing fallen troops and the LEP could not take the Warlocks out for they were behind protective shielding. Anthony had a plan. Anthony and his best friend, Grub, were to sneak round behind the Goblins and incapacitate their warlock defendants. Knowing Goblins, they would never notice a couple of missing LEP members, let alone see them sneaking round behind them. Grub had second thoughts though Claws dragged him in a wide circle, hiding behind cars and signs and skipping past buildings. The empty cannons had been taken up by defender elves, eager to cool their hands and get away from the fireball-deflecting duties. Trouble Kelp had protested against the plan of Claws yet his better judgement told him that the plan was sound and that if it worked, they would be one step closer to finding out who their enemy was.
Anthony and Grub were behind the Warlocks now; a few hundred metres and they could open fire from behind and take out the three warlocks who were guarding the Goblins. Grub slowly crawled next to Claws and tapped him on the shoulder, 'What setting should the Neutrino's be on?' he whispered, indicating his concern for the injury to the enemy, 'Too high and it might kill them, Warlocks are feeble Elves physically. we cant kill them.' 'Set yours lower if you want but mine's set to extra-crispy.' Claws said with a grin, Grub gulped and set his Neutrino down a few notches.
Anthony stood up slowly, taking cover behind a large truck, Grub accompanied him. 'On three, one. two. thr-' Anthony jumped out from behind the truck, along with Grub Kelp.
Facing them was the entire Goblin army, backed up by now five warlocks. Anthony looked at Grub and gulped, 'Uhh, well. shall we go out with a bang or tactfully retreat?' he asked.
Grub could only nod as fireballs flew overhead.
~Tunnels Below The City Of Haven~
Holly's story was somewhat different. From the moment she heard about the breakout, she had put on her equipment and rushed out the door to help the LEP. She was with Grub Kelp when the Goblins had started aiming directly for her. Grub was cowering under a bridge, complaining that the Neutrino 2000 was too heavy. Holly watches as hordes of Goblins followed her wherever she went. She borrowed a pair of new wings from a nearby LEP wagon and flew away to safety. Holly was not very happy. Sure she had aided in the capture of every B'wa Kell Goblin there was but they couldn't blame her; she was just an LEP Elf doing her job! She had escaped into the tunnels just in time as a few Goblins chased her. She flew quickly into the nearest opening and opened the throttle on her wing pack as far as it would go. She accelerated into the caves to buy herself some time to come up with the plan. She dodges cave wall and negated turns with her perfect skill and noticed the cave walls slowly turning darker and darker in colour. She set down gently on the ground and looked around, her helmet scanning every miniscule thing. Her helmet picked up a large body of heat close by; she turned to investigate it when a huge, thick, muscled hand came down on her. Apparently the female troll didn't like being woken up by flying elves and thought it would be funny to attack Holly, Holly didn't find it as funny.
Holly hit the floor and bounced for a few feet. She slowly stood up and rounded on the troll who was limpidly running towards her, she drew her Neutrino and let off a couple of full-power blasts, each one slowing the troll down a tiny bit. Holly turned to run when another, this time male, Troll came bounding up the tunnel. An LEP agent wasn't meant to deal with this, she sighed and her wings burst into life, lifting her quickly into the air away from the oncoming assailants. A burst of high-powered energy sailed through the air and hit Holly in the back of the head; A Warlock stood tall in the shadows of the cave, his long white beard shimmering in the darkness. The Trolls backed away as Holly lost consciousness.
Agamemnon grinned; taking down today's high-tech elf was child's play. He felt good, he was in control of Hordes of Goblins, packs of Trolls and the LEP couldn't stop him as long as the Time-Stop was in place. The only thing he had to fear was the two mud-men who were making their way slowly through his tunnels. He beckoned to the two trolls who obligingly walked towards him, their feet thumping on the floor. 'You two, there are two mud men coming this way, they want to attack your children I bet.' Agamemnon said, the Trolls looked at each other and growled. The male ran off down then tunnel and the female walked after him.
~LEP Plaza, Haven City~
Foaly entered Root's office after several knocks on the door. 'What is it, Foaly?' Root asked, Root's computer screen clearly on an Internet site ordering some new cigars. 'I need to borrow your.uhh.. I need a part from your. uhh. weapon' Foaly said, he smiled weakly, Root looked at him blankly. 'You want to borrow the D.L?' Root asked, his lip curling, 'Why?' 'Yeah. umm. I need a part from it. I swear I'll give it back to you in a few hours, tops.' Foaly needed the diamond filament from the Diamond Laser Root had used during his years in the LEP. This weapon had served him for over fifty years and Root wasn't going to let Foaly tinker with it. 'How about 'No' Foaly? You know what that thing means to me.' Root snarled, clearly uninterested by Foaly's pleas. 'C'mon Julius, its for a new invention, something to save us from the Time Stop!' Foaly cried, Root taking particular interest in this development. 'You promise I'll get it back in full working order?' Root asked, handling the old weapon with interest, 'Yes, yes, but I really do need it.' Foaly said, reaching out for the gun. Root relinquished the gun sadly and turned away. Foaly hurried away, pulling the gun part as he went, holding the casing firmly and ripping the long sliver of pure diamond from its holder in front of a laser emitter.
~The Frontline, Somewhere close to Howler's Peak~
Anthony, Grub and Trouble had spent the last half hour firing their Neutrino turrets into a horde of angry Goblins. Several defence Elves were sporting flame retardant shields, deflecting the attacks of the vexed goblins. They hadn't given up. After losing a hundred comrades, the remaining Goblins hadn't faltered in their attack plan. Their main objective was to stall the LEP from getting to their Leader Agamemnon until he had recovered his precious 'stone' for which he was hunting. The LEP were firing shot after shot, hitting Goblin after Goblin but their numbers showed no sign of diminishing. Warlocks stood in the back healing fallen troops and the LEP could not take the Warlocks out for they were behind protective shielding. Anthony had a plan. Anthony and his best friend, Grub, were to sneak round behind the Goblins and incapacitate their warlock defendants. Knowing Goblins, they would never notice a couple of missing LEP members, let alone see them sneaking round behind them. Grub had second thoughts though Claws dragged him in a wide circle, hiding behind cars and signs and skipping past buildings. The empty cannons had been taken up by defender elves, eager to cool their hands and get away from the fireball-deflecting duties. Trouble Kelp had protested against the plan of Claws yet his better judgement told him that the plan was sound and that if it worked, they would be one step closer to finding out who their enemy was.
Anthony and Grub were behind the Warlocks now; a few hundred metres and they could open fire from behind and take out the three warlocks who were guarding the Goblins. Grub slowly crawled next to Claws and tapped him on the shoulder, 'What setting should the Neutrino's be on?' he whispered, indicating his concern for the injury to the enemy, 'Too high and it might kill them, Warlocks are feeble Elves physically. we cant kill them.' 'Set yours lower if you want but mine's set to extra-crispy.' Claws said with a grin, Grub gulped and set his Neutrino down a few notches.
Anthony stood up slowly, taking cover behind a large truck, Grub accompanied him. 'On three, one. two. thr-' Anthony jumped out from behind the truck, along with Grub Kelp.
Facing them was the entire Goblin army, backed up by now five warlocks. Anthony looked at Grub and gulped, 'Uhh, well. shall we go out with a bang or tactfully retreat?' he asked.
Grub could only nod as fireballs flew overhead.