LEGACY

The Armored Reunion

(Chapter II)

(From this point on the story will be told in the 3rd person)

          He had just arrived.  It was his first minute back.  Danny had arrived at the time gate of the present Trenton, New Jersey.  He had been waiting for Faraz to get there.  Then he saw a white Nissan Sentra about 3 years old.  Could it be him, no how could it be.  Faraz wouldn't have that kind of money nor would he drive so early.  The car pulled up and the window of the passenger seat and he saw Zeeshan, his cousin and Faraz's older brother.

          "What's up Danny?" said Zeeshan in a high pitched gay voice.

          "Oh, hey I didn't know it was you in there.  I thought it was some one else's car," said Danny

          "Its not," said Faraz in the drivers seat while showing hand motions for him to get in, "it's my friends car.  He let me borrow it for picking you up."

          Danny got in the back seat of the car.  He said, "I didn't know you would learn how to drive already."

          "What about you?  Did you learn how to drive? Do they at least give lessons there by now?" asked Zeeshan.

          "Yeah they do," said Danny, "and I learned how to drive there too, sort of.  I mean I learned how to drive cars and motorcycles."

          They were driving on a highway in a town {with houses} and Zeeshan finally asked, "What's it like on a motor cycle Danny?"

          "It's awesome.  I used to hate it when I was a kid but it's a hell load of fun," he answered.  They passed by a house that was conveniently selling a motorcycle for $4500.  "Oh, stop stop.  Let me look at those," Danny said.  They pulled up just a little far from the house.

          "What the hell? Why did you do that?" asked Faraz.

          "Look at that.  It's so cheap in price and it's like brand new," said Danny.  They all got out of the car and advanced up to the motorcycle.  The price read $4500. 

          "We're not buying that for you Danny," said Zeeshan.

          "I know your not.  I'm not dumb.  I have enough money right here in my pocket," he said.

          "Where'd you get all that money from Danny?" Faraz asked like it was a rhetorical question.

          "They have jobs over there you know," he said

          "Yeah so," said Zeeshan.

          "You guys are still dumbasses? I can't believe you.  Come on I'm gonna go buy it," said Danny.  They approached the door of the house in front of the motorcycle, rang the door bell, gave the money to the owner, received the key, and got the motorcycle.  "Well that was easy.  Yeah I have motorcycle now," he said while staring at the motorcycle's silvery rim, its leather chair, its soft gripping handles, and so on.

          "Well now it's gonna smell better in there," said Zeeshan.

          "Shut up," said Danny with a smile.

          "So Danny, you think you can keep up with us?" asked Faraz.

          "Yeah, you're the one whose gonna have to keep up with me," said Danny with another grin.

          "Where are we gonna go?" asked Zeeshan.

          "We're gonna go to Osama's place," said Danny pointing to random places.  "He lives in New York.  Somewhere in New York, oh yeah he lives in Albany.  He didn't pick me up cause he lives farther than you do, he doesn't know how to drive, and because I asked you to pick me up."

          "Damn, we have to go that far.  We better get something to eat first because I'm hungry," said Zeeshan.

          "Yeah I'm hungry too.  Let's go to checkers {for those poor souls who don't know checkers is a great fast food restaurant} or something," said Danny

          "I saw it on the way here so lets go," said Faraz.

          Faraz and Zeeshan got into the car while Danny put on his helmet.  Then Danny leaped his first foot over and started the engine.  This time Zeeshan was driving and he started his engine as well.  Then Zeeshan started off.  He made a turn to the right which leads to the highway.  He drove for an half an hour on the same highway until he made right on the seventh exit, Danny followed.  On the next highway there were about at least ten trucks from the same company.  Probably large shipment of wood or something big like that.  Though the distraction only separated Zeeshan and Danny from staying together.  Danny realized he was far ahead of Zeeshan.  He tried to slow down but it only got him more ahead because of the trucks.  Danny saw the exit for checkers and went through it hoping the will catch up over their.

          By the time he had gotten their, he went to the pay phone, decided to call on 1-800-COLLECT, and called Zeeshan's cell phone.  He picked up within two rings.  "Hello, Danny is that you?" he asked.

          "Yeah it's me," Danny answered, "I'm at checkers where are you?"

          "Where just took the exit," he answered, "stay there we're gonna get there in a little while, and don't go in we need to see you okay? Bye."

          "Yeah bye," said Danny.  He started waiting.  Danny looked around and saw these guys wearing white T-shirts with a Dark shield like object in the middle, pointing and glancing at him occasionally.  It was the beginning of autumn.  Why would it be suspicious to be wearing T-shirts when its not even cold yet, but it is odd that five men would be wearing the same one unless it was private club or something.  They started advancing on Danny, some with grins.

          "Hey punk," said one of the guys.

          "What do you want?" said Danny.

          "That's a nice motorcycle you got there.  Why are you wearing that jacket with that Dragon crest on it?  You know what just forget it and let me see your hand," said the biggest one.

"Why?" said Danny, "Is it because of my jacket that you want to see the Dragon crest on my wrist?" he said while pulling up his sleeve revealing to them the Dragon Crest on his hand.

"Yeah, that's why," said the same one.  Then Danny looked at their shirt again, thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and WHAM!  Danny's fist came lunging at the biggest one in the space between his stomach and chest where it hurts a lot.  Although he knocked him out it wasn't a smart thing to do because the remaining group grabbed Danny's arms and legs leaving him helpless.  He thought ["what can I do?  I cant use lightning or blue fire against them.  Their stupid bodies would die.  What if I used a monk skill?  Yeah the one with the energy ball, what's it called?  Whatever I'll just form a blast at them."].  Then he took his right hand, which the smallest one was holding onto, and he concentrated his energy.  Then a ball of light formed in Danny's hand and shot at the guy on his right arms face and knocked him out.  Then he formed another one to get the guy on his right leg and he knocked him out.  He used his right foot to kick the guy on his left foot off.  Then he got up and punched the last guy out, but then the biggest guy, the first guy knocked out, regained conscience and put Danny in a full Nelson.  The guy on his left arm and the guy on his left leg got up and took hold of both of his legs.  He was helpless again.  Then all of a sudden the biggest guy was knocked out.  It was Zeeshan who punched him really hard.  Then Faraz came and bashed the guys on Danny's legs, heads to together. 

"Danny we leave you for a minute and look what happens," said Faraz while grinning.

"Danny who started it first?" asked Zeeshan

"Well them sort of," he said, "lets eat and then I'll tell you."  They went inside suprised looking at the short line in such a great fast food restaurant.  "They came up to me first," he started, "I knew what was gonna happen so I took the first shot."

"What were those shirts they were wearing Danny?" asked Zeeshan as Faraz was ordering.

"I didn't know what they were at first," he explained, "but then they asked to see my wrist like they knew I had the crest.  Then I saw the crest on their shirts was almost the same a mine except that it had no Medjie[mythical creature representing the crest] in the crest.  It was just dark like evil or something.  I was thinking that they were gonna take me somewhere.  One of the guys was holding a bag that was sticking out of his pocket."

"So what did you think they were gonna do with it," asked Zeeshan.

"Take out the garbage right there," said Faraz in a jokish manner while taking the food from the clerk and giving her the money.

"Come on lets go," Danny commanded, "I gotta call Osama he doesn't know I'm coming.  Can I use your phone Zeeshan?"

"Yeah for a minute though.  You know the whole minute deal and everything right?"  He passed the phone to Danny.

"Yeah I know but I have to ask for directions and such so I'll just call collect." Danny took the phone and dialed 1-800-COLLECT then the number.  The phone wrung once before Osama picked up.

"Hello?" answered Osama

"Helloooooo" said Danny in a gay full way.  Knowing Osama always recognizes his calls he didn't give his name.

"Dam it you called collect again!" he stammered

"Yeah but its 1-800-COLLECT," he started, "it saves a buck or two you know and its free for me."

"I know you dumbass.  So your back?  Is it the 26th already?" he asked stupidly.

"I'm coming over in like an hour so get your apartment ready, and no I'm not giving you a choice cause I can't.  I have no where else to go," Danny said.

"Nice, I'll order some pizza alright?" he asked.

"Definitely but you should get off your ass once and a while, oh and don't get more than two boxes cause I have some checkers right here," said Danny.

"Yeah but your gonna get your ass kicked when you get here cause your not gonna talk to me like that and get away with it just because your on the phone," Osama threatened.

"I need your address Osama," he demanded.

"It's apartment 78 on 31st street and room 4 alright bye I'm on collect see you," ended Osama.

"Bye," he said. Danny pushed the button and gave the phone to Zeeshan.  "Are you guys still coming because I have the directions and the transportation so I don't need you."

"Yeah right," Faraz started, "you don't need us."

"Huh, what do you?" Danny started, "Oh yeah that.  So then we'll all go."  They approached the vehicles, and started the engines in the manner that they did before.  Again they were driving on the highway for almost more than an hour, except Danny was leading.  Finally the exit for Albany arrived.  They took it and arrived into the city.  They had to first look for 31ststreet.  Danny was thinking on how to find it.  First he had to get the numbered streets.  He looked at what street he was on.  He was on Magnolia Drive intersecting with 26thstreet.  This whole time the numbered streets were right next to him.  He drove until 31ststreet came, then he guessed and took a right.  The apartment numbers were increasing from 81.  Danny turned around and Faraz followed.  Now the numbers were decreasing from 81.  Soon they reached apartment building number 78.  They turned of their engine and headed for the building.

"What the hell Danny," Faraz started to stammer, "Why did you get us lost so many times?"

"Hey it's not like I got a map," explained Danny.  He was approaching the man at the counter in means to ask for room number 4 when he saw Zeeshan making hand motions and pointing to the arrows that stated - Rooms 1-17 – pointing to the left of the counter.

"Oh yeah sorry," said Danny embarrassed.  The party went from door 1 to door 4 and then knocked on door 4.  The person who answered was Osama.

"Hey it took you guys a while" said Osama in a bored voice.

Faraz looked in to the apartment of Osama's.  "It's not that great," he said.  Faraz snooped around some more and then said, "Hey there's not enough pizza you know."

Osama took in the statement and then said, "I didn't know you guys were coming so I only got two boxes."

Knowing what Osama had said, Zeeshan commented, "Danny got jumped so we had to come and protect him.  Either way we're gonna go and we have checkers so don't worry about it.  See ya bye."

Osama looked startled at the quick "hello good byes".  As they left the door Osama started to say, "Danny, you got jumped?  You weren't gonna tell me were you?"

"I would have told you but in a different way," he said.  "I had it under control except that they came at that time where everything goes wrong for a moment."

"How many guys were there?"

"Five, one of them was pretty big"

"Why did they go after you?"

"I think it was either my motorcycle or…"

Osama cut him off, "You have a motorcycle, since when?"

"I got it when I came back"

"When did you come back," Osama shot at him.

"Like three hours ago.  Yeah I got it that fast.  It was for 4.5 grand.  Anyway I was saying that they were after that or my crest."

"What made you think that?"

"They asked to see my hand.  I was wearing a glove.  Oh and you the shield behind our crests?  They had that in like a shaded in form on their shirts," Danny stuttered while Osama took a bite out his pizza nodding.  Danny also took a slice.  They ate for a while then watched some comedy.  Then Danny finally said, "Hey I'm gonna go back to medieval like in a week.  I'm gonna stay here until then."

"What are you gonna go for," asked Osama.

"You know that dragon sword I've talking about before I went to medieval for the classes?  Well I'm gonna try to get it."

"I thought that was like a myth."

"Well about 99% of everyone I asked said that it's real."

"How many people did you ask?"

"Like nine.  One guy wasn't completely sure about it that's all.  So do you want to come with me?"

"Yeah I'll come.  Which time portal are we gonna go through?"

"The one in Northern Italy.  Where going to 700AD.  You should take a lot of money because were gonna need weapons to fight a dragon that guards the sword or something like that."

"I thought the dragon guarding the Dragon S.O.L.  Is supposed to be killed by a single fellow, but either way I'm gonna need weapons for protection anyway right," said Osama with a dry tongue.

"Yeah you got all the points.  Hey I'm gonna call friends and family, okay," Danny asked.

"You'll do it even if I say no so go ahead.  So you're only calling Matt and your parents' right," said Osama but Danny didn't seem to listen.  As Danny made his calls Osama lied down on his bed.  The rest of the week went on the same as when they usually are together of eating, resting, talking, bathing, arguing, laughing, and having fun.  Finally the day came when they went to the Medieval Times.  Osama drove to the airport, with the car Osama's parents bought him and never told Danny about, having conversations.  They got in the airport and did the stuff and wutnot.  They got on the plane to Northern Italy {what ever city is their}.  The trip was boring.  They got off, rented a car, and drove to the nearest time portal to 786AD.  When they got there the guard of the portal gave them an inspection.

"State your name, class, and your reason for your trip," demanded the man.

"I'm Fahad, Danny Riaz.  I am in class of Zenothlee.  My reason is to retrieve an ancient weapon near this land in 789AD."

"I'm Osama Hussaini.  I am in class of Xenoxus.  I'm going to help him."

The guard looked at the two of them, called another guard over to inspect them physically, and said, "Wait right here I'm going to go check your Identification."  Instead of going in the small building next to the portal he went behind Danny and Osama, raised his hands to their heads, and plucked a hair off of them.  Then he went in the building.  As the other guard finished inspected them the first guard came back.  "Okay, your identification has approved.  Here are your belongings."  The guard handed over their luggage and their two hair strands.  The two of them were now ready to step through the gate with two large, metallic pillars on each side with the building next to it.  "You may now step through the gate," said the guard.  As they took a deep breath they started walking to the portal.  They took one last look at each other before they stepped through the invisible aura.

          "Look here come some more"

          The people were surrounding them as their vision came together.  Even though time travel has been happening for years it's still new to the people of the past.

          "We're here Osama," Danny mentioned as he smacked the reality out of Osama.

          "Wow that was … different.  I haven't time traveled before.

          "Come on we have to be quick now (cause the chapter's getting too long).  We're going to the weapon shop," Danny said in a singful way.  They hadn't walked for long, only a walk across a few streets it was.  They walked into the shop only to find a huge platora (Osama's word) of weapons.  "Hey, what's up Norb?"  Danny knew the shop clerk.

          "Danny!  You're back really early.  How's it goin," Norbert asked.

          "We need some weapons and such.  For me and him.  Him is Osama.  Osama this is Norbert.  Okay now we need to get down to business."

          "Okay Osama," Norb looked at him and Danny, "Danny, lets get goin.  What do you need?"

          "Osama you choose what you need and want.  Norb I'll take the most polished, reflective shield you have," Danny ordered.

          "Okay, what about you Osama," asked Norb.

          "Well I have a lot of money.  What is the best sword like weapon you have Norb?"

          "You see that above my head behind me," he started, "Those two large Katanas are the best weapons I own.  I even named them, there called Twin Nanzanio. They're pricey though about 50 gold nuggets."

          "How much money would that be in American currency," Osama said while holding up an American dollar bill.

          "Oh, well let's see."  Norbert went into the back and didn't come back for a few minutes.  "That would be about six hundred ten … uh … Dollars!  Yes that was it, dollars."

          Osama turned to Danny and whispered in his ear asking, "Do they take credit?"  Danny looked over to the side of the counter and pointed to the credit card machine bolted on to the side.  "Wow, they did take technology from us," he said under his breath.

          "Oh you're buying those," Norb said while he saw Osama approach the machine and slide his card through.

          "Yeah I asked for your best and now I bought them."

          As Norb gave Osama his Katanas, seathed in a blade shear (A sword holder), and Danny his mirror shield he started asking Danny what they were all for.  "You know the Dragon that's gotta be defeated to get Dragon S.O.L., that's what I need it for.  For slaying the dragon. What was it called again?  It started with P," Danny blabbed.

          "WHAT, DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE GONNA GO KILL YOUR SELVES TOO?"

          "Yeah I'm gonna go kill myself too.  Remember Norb I have those special powers.  I'm not ordinary, I have the crest of the Dragon, and Osama has the crest of the Minotaur.  Now do you have any advice for us," said Danny.

          "You have a crest too," he yelled while pointing at Osama, "There's only about five of you in the world and I met two of them.  I am so honored," he said in his rusty voice.  "Yeah I do have advice for yee.  Its name is Plenoptan.  The only advice I have for you pedestrians is that it unconsciously strikes back before it knows what its doing.  So what you have to do is hit it and then run away and then repeat."  Danny and Osama started to leave.  "Good bye to yee."

          "How are we gonna get there and how far is it," asked Osama.

          "You heard what he called us.  Where gonna go pedestrian style.  No other means of transportation," explained Danny.

          "What, not even horses?"

          Danny stopped to start smacking his forehead.  "Damn it, how could I forget about horses?"  Danny grabbed Osama's arm, "Come on I know a place close by."  They ran only for about a few yards.  Danny stepped up to the horse owner and asked, "These horses, we can rent them right?"

          "Sure," said the horse owner.  So they paid for the rent, got on the horses, said thanks yatayata {I'm really making this too long.  Gonna get right to the cave}.  Yeah, so they rode their horses south for about a quarter of an hour to the cave.

          "So I just stand out here right?" asked Osama nervously.

          "Yeah, you know the guys that jumped me that day with the shirts and such?" asked Danny.

          "Yeah," said Osama.

          "Well guys with the same shirts started following us, I think we lost them.  You should stand guard outside anyway okay?"

          "I'm gonna have to take all of them by myself right?"

          "Well I can't help you with a dragon on me."

          "Okay then I'll guard the place."

          "Good," Danny said.  He placed the shield on the floor inside the opening of the cave.

          "There's a sword right there," Osama said pointing at a spot in the cave where many swords were placed into the ground.

          "Yeah I know that's why I didn't buy one.  Those are from the dead guys the dragon ate."

          "Aren't you going to use your shield?"

          "Osama didn't you pay attention to anything Norb said?"  Osama was getting ready to ask another question but then he decided to see what happens.  [{(This battle will be told by what Osama sees)}] Danny approached the spot where the swords were behind the sleeping dragon.  He took out the largest one.  He started glimpsing at the dragon as if he was finding a weak spot.  Then he looked at his shield placed near the entrance.  He started moving to get a good angle.  Danny stated forming a blue fire ball while breathing heavily.  When it was formed he released it with such great force and speed.  It flew completely past the dragon missing it and at the shield.  It bounced of the shield and hit the dragon.  The fire ball hit the dragon with such great force.  Plenoptan rose up and clawed at the shield with its eyes closed in pain.  The shield was flung to a spot in the cave close to Danny.  As Danny ran for the shield Plenoptan gave a great roar of pain showing its mighty jaw and fangs.  Danny threw the shield to Osama.
          "Put it in the same spot!"  Danny yelled.  Osama did so while the dragon still cried out in pain because of its burned face.  Danny again gained the right angle and shot another full ball of blue fire.  Immediately after that he ran towards Plenoptan and started climbing him.  He climbed until he reached his head then he raised his sword high and took a slash, but the dragon was moving and crying in pain too much so he missed his final blow and cut his shoulder.

          All of a sudden there was galloping; it was getting louder and louder.  Osama turned around and saw eight people on horses.  They were wearing the shirts with the dark shield as in Danny's story.  They were prepared for battle with swords and all.  "Damn It!" said Osama.  Instead of unsheathing his five foot long Katanas he pulled his hands back and thrust them forward.  Doing this he caused visible seismic waves to strike the people on horses.  All of them were thrown of their horses.  When they got up Osama saw that there were no females only males, and they were all holding swords.  The men decided to screw the horses and charge on foot.

          Osama was ready for them with the cries of the battle behind him.  Osama unseathed the Twin Nanzanio and put himself in a guard/fighting stance.  He also started charging at them.  Osama ran as fast as he could at them.  He stuck one of his blades forward and killed the first guy coming at him.  He started thinking to himself "Oh man was I supposed to kill him.  Oh well its self defense."  The next closest one took a strike against him, Osama guarded while whiply closing his eyes in fear because he was in experienced in killing dudes.  He opened his eyes only to find the same one striking at him again.  A sudden rush of confidence exploited him and he stuck one of his blades through the evil one's lungs.  All of a sudden he found this fun.  They were coming at him one by one.  He threw another seismic wave at the ground making two guys fall.  Osama rushed up to them and stuck a blade through each of their hearts at the same time.  He was getting brutal when he slit the neck of the fifth guy coming after him.

          Then Osama decided to use his Archmage powers.  He mimicked Danny and formed a red fire ball and it killed the next guy.  Again the next one came.  The man raised his blade and brought it down on Osama only to find that it was blocked.  Osama threw him to the other side of him.  He then used his Archmage powers again, formed a javelin of ice and hurtled it at him.  The last guy cheap shot Osama by slashing his shoulder.  Osama was badly hurt by this.  The evil dude raised his sword again to strike Osama while he was on the ground, but Osama used his psionics powers to hold him in place.  While he was still frozen Osama took the time to recover enough, but when he got too confident he lost his control over the last evil dude.  The man let his sword fall on Osama, but Osama miraculously dodged it {…yay…}, moved to the side, and took a clumsy strike at him.  He missed the evil guy's heart and got his leg of all places.  He cried in pained but successfully struck Osama again on the same shoulder but on the front this time.  Osama was down, on the floor, and hurt even more.  Blood was spilled all over the floor.  The guy was getting ready to hit Osama for the last time but at the right time a fire ball was shot, a blue fire ball.  The man let out a loud scream.  Osama quickly got up and threw his blade at the guy's heart to make sure he was dead.  Osama looked up at Danny, who shot the fire ball, with his new, dragon hilted sword that had the most polished, sharpest surface.

"Are you alright?" Danny asked.

"Not really, but thanks," said Osama.

Chapter end