Chapter 7: The Queen of Catastrophe
"I can tell who you are just by looking at you, Prince of Yami." The Dark Magician Girl said as she walked up to the group.
"How do you know I'm the Prince of Yami?" Keja asked.
"Because I'm from Yami. I was flying to the Luminous Spark to visit my mother when I saw you and your friends in a bit of trouble, so I came to help." She said.
"So your from Stronghold?" Keja asked.
"Of course I am." The Dark Magician Girl answered.
"Well do you have a name or should we just call you, 'Girl from Stronghold'?" Hino asked.
"That's just the attitude I would expect from a Pyro, and the names Ameph Est Mako." She answered.
"Well, Ameph Est Mako, we have a bit of a crisis here so just go see your mommy." Hino said.
"Jeez. You guys really do have a lack of women up there on Molten Destruction. No wonder you have no idea how to act towards us. And just call me Ameph. It saves time." Ameph said.
"Well you don't. You just uh." Hino stuttered as his face grew a darker red.
"As I thought. You Pyros are easy to be left speechless." Ameph said.
"Uh, people." Picard interrupted. "I don't mean to break up your argument but we have a bit of a problem here."
"Try an enormous problem." Apollo said as they all stared at the top of Trunk Castle. It was dusty with pollen and branches fell from their roots. A large figure emerged from a hole at the top of the structure. The figure jamp from the tree and landed hard on the ground next to the group.
"I knew you'd try something like this sooner or later, Fierce Knight." The Figure said.
"Yes, well its about damn time I did." Apollo said to the figure.
"I don't like not seeing who I'm looking at." Ameph said. "Does somebody have any bright ideas to get rid of this pollen?"
"I can help with that. Gust!" Keja yelled as he wisped up his robe and blew the pollen away, thus revealing the Insect Queen.
"No matter how many times I see you, you're always the most disgusting of these creatures." Apollo said.
"Yes, well you're no prince handsome yourself." The Insect Queen replied.
"Enough talk Catastrophe! Lets settle this now!" Apollo said as he grasped the Flute of Summoning Dragon in his left hand.
"I'm surprised." Catastrophe said. "You actually called me by my name."
"I can call you slime if you want." Apollo said.
"That's ok. I don't care what you call me." Catastrophe said. "Because when its all said and done, you and your friends will be food for my children!"
"Not likely." Hino said.
"Tsuchi? Is that you?" Catastrophe asked. "I'm surprised you've stooped to the level of helping common Warriors."
"I do what I want, when I see fit." Hino said.
"I'm sure you do." Catastrophe said. "Tisk, tisk Hino. And Master Dominus was going to let you and your pathetic Pyros live too."
"What do you mean, let us live?" Hino asked.
"Doesn't matter. Not now at least." Catastrophe smirked. "So. Shall we finish our chapter Apollo?"
"I thought you'd never ask." Apollo said as he revealed his Dragon Flute. "Observe. I shall call on my greatest companion!" With that Apollo began to play a song on the flute. The song went on for about thirty seconds until the loud flapping of large dragon wings was heard. "Behold, the Curse of Dragon!" Apollo yelled as he jamp to mounted the dragon.
"You think that pathetic dragon is going to help you?" Catastrophe asked. "Well seeing as you're calling for friends, why don't I get some myself?" Catastrophe began to tense up and her face turned red.
"Aw man." Picard said. "Is she doing what I think she's doing?"
"Yep." Keja said. "She's layin' eggs."
"That's not cool." Picard said.
The others looked on in disgust as Catastrophe released a dozen eggs. "Whew. That's hard work. But it all pays off in the end. Because I get a power boost whenever I'm close to an insect of any kind. Including my eggs."
"Can I throw up now?" Picard said as he held his stomach.
"That makes no difference to me Catastrophe!" Apollo yelled as he and the Curse of Dragon soared down toward her. "Take this!" He yelled as he thrust his lance at Catastrophe's face.
"Too slow." Catastrophe said from the Apollo's side. "Why don't you take this!?" She yelled as she knocked Apollo off the dragon with two of her six legs.
Apollo hit the ground hard and rose from it slowly. "People? What are you doing just standing there? For the love of Obelisk, destroy those eggs!"
"Got it." They all said as they separated and headed toward the eggs.
"Don't you dare!" Catastrophe yelled as she ran at Picard and Hino only to be stopped by Apollo who jamp on her back. "Get off of me you worm!"
"Not until your dead!" Apollo said as he drove his lance into the Queen's back.
"Dark Magic Attack!" Keja yelled as he shot a black blast at one of the eggs.
"Take this you little balls of filth!" Picard said as he slashed up three at once.
"Stop that!" Catastrophe yelled.
"You'd like them to stop that wouldn't you?" Apollo said as he stabbed the Queen in the back again.
"That's it!" Catastrophe yelled as she grabbed Apollo with her middle legs. "I have had enough of you!" Catastrophe threw Apollo hard against the ground and knocked him out in the process. "Now for you little trouble makers!"
"Not so fast you!" Ameph said from behind as she slammed her short staff into Catastrophe's head.
"Don't start with me girl!" Catastrophe said as she smacked Ameph to the ground.
"Ok your getting on my nerves lady!" Picard said as he stomped toward Catastrophe.
"Your out of your league Buster Blader." Catastrophe said as she gave Picard a hard head butt.
"But I don't want any broccoli mommy." Picard said as he fell to the ground with a hard smack.
"Now that just leaves you two." Catastrophe said as she looked at Keja and Hino.
"You keep working on the eggs kid. I'll take big ugly here." Hino said.
"You don't know what you've gotten yourself into Tsuchi." Catastrophe said as she stomped toward Hino.
"Six, seven, eight." Keja said as he continued to break the eggs with his staff.
"Inferno Fire Blast!" Hino said as he threw a punch and a huge inferno shot from his fist.
"Negate Attack!" Catastrophe yelled as she crossed her front legs and created a glass barrier. "Your turn is over Hino!" She yelled as she slammed Hino hard into the wall of Trunk Castle.
"Nine." Keja said as he swatted another egg.
"Now its your turn you pesky Magician." Catastrophe said.
"Oh crap." Keja said. "Magical Hats!" He yelled as he encased himself and the three remaining eggs in the four top hats.
"Huh." Catastrophe said. "Interesting trick kid. But not good enough!" She yelled as she slammed her leg down on the far right hat. The hat exploded and revealed a broken egg. "Err." She shrugged as she slammed her two front legs on every hat but the middle one. Both hats exploded to reveal two more broken eggs. "I've got you now kid!" She yelled as she began to thrust her leg downward on the last hat, but stopped in her tracks.
"Chapter finished." Apollo said as he pulled his lance from Catastrophe's head.
"That was close." Keja said as he emerged from the last hat.
"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." Picard said as he rubbed his head.
"Glad that's over." Ameph said.
"Same here." Hino said.
"It's finally over." Apollo mumbled.
"Hey whats that?" Picard asked as he pointed to the other side of the clearing. Three black orbs were hovering silently and began to take the shape of doors.
"Those are cosmic energy doors." Keja said. "Somebody's coming."
"Now your in for it." Catastrophe stuttered. "Master Dominus will crush you all in the palm of his hand."
"Dominus." Keja muttered as he stared at the three cosmic doors. He knew now that his brother would emerge from one.
"I can tell who you are just by looking at you, Prince of Yami." The Dark Magician Girl said as she walked up to the group.
"How do you know I'm the Prince of Yami?" Keja asked.
"Because I'm from Yami. I was flying to the Luminous Spark to visit my mother when I saw you and your friends in a bit of trouble, so I came to help." She said.
"So your from Stronghold?" Keja asked.
"Of course I am." The Dark Magician Girl answered.
"Well do you have a name or should we just call you, 'Girl from Stronghold'?" Hino asked.
"That's just the attitude I would expect from a Pyro, and the names Ameph Est Mako." She answered.
"Well, Ameph Est Mako, we have a bit of a crisis here so just go see your mommy." Hino said.
"Jeez. You guys really do have a lack of women up there on Molten Destruction. No wonder you have no idea how to act towards us. And just call me Ameph. It saves time." Ameph said.
"Well you don't. You just uh." Hino stuttered as his face grew a darker red.
"As I thought. You Pyros are easy to be left speechless." Ameph said.
"Uh, people." Picard interrupted. "I don't mean to break up your argument but we have a bit of a problem here."
"Try an enormous problem." Apollo said as they all stared at the top of Trunk Castle. It was dusty with pollen and branches fell from their roots. A large figure emerged from a hole at the top of the structure. The figure jamp from the tree and landed hard on the ground next to the group.
"I knew you'd try something like this sooner or later, Fierce Knight." The Figure said.
"Yes, well its about damn time I did." Apollo said to the figure.
"I don't like not seeing who I'm looking at." Ameph said. "Does somebody have any bright ideas to get rid of this pollen?"
"I can help with that. Gust!" Keja yelled as he wisped up his robe and blew the pollen away, thus revealing the Insect Queen.
"No matter how many times I see you, you're always the most disgusting of these creatures." Apollo said.
"Yes, well you're no prince handsome yourself." The Insect Queen replied.
"Enough talk Catastrophe! Lets settle this now!" Apollo said as he grasped the Flute of Summoning Dragon in his left hand.
"I'm surprised." Catastrophe said. "You actually called me by my name."
"I can call you slime if you want." Apollo said.
"That's ok. I don't care what you call me." Catastrophe said. "Because when its all said and done, you and your friends will be food for my children!"
"Not likely." Hino said.
"Tsuchi? Is that you?" Catastrophe asked. "I'm surprised you've stooped to the level of helping common Warriors."
"I do what I want, when I see fit." Hino said.
"I'm sure you do." Catastrophe said. "Tisk, tisk Hino. And Master Dominus was going to let you and your pathetic Pyros live too."
"What do you mean, let us live?" Hino asked.
"Doesn't matter. Not now at least." Catastrophe smirked. "So. Shall we finish our chapter Apollo?"
"I thought you'd never ask." Apollo said as he revealed his Dragon Flute. "Observe. I shall call on my greatest companion!" With that Apollo began to play a song on the flute. The song went on for about thirty seconds until the loud flapping of large dragon wings was heard. "Behold, the Curse of Dragon!" Apollo yelled as he jamp to mounted the dragon.
"You think that pathetic dragon is going to help you?" Catastrophe asked. "Well seeing as you're calling for friends, why don't I get some myself?" Catastrophe began to tense up and her face turned red.
"Aw man." Picard said. "Is she doing what I think she's doing?"
"Yep." Keja said. "She's layin' eggs."
"That's not cool." Picard said.
The others looked on in disgust as Catastrophe released a dozen eggs. "Whew. That's hard work. But it all pays off in the end. Because I get a power boost whenever I'm close to an insect of any kind. Including my eggs."
"Can I throw up now?" Picard said as he held his stomach.
"That makes no difference to me Catastrophe!" Apollo yelled as he and the Curse of Dragon soared down toward her. "Take this!" He yelled as he thrust his lance at Catastrophe's face.
"Too slow." Catastrophe said from the Apollo's side. "Why don't you take this!?" She yelled as she knocked Apollo off the dragon with two of her six legs.
Apollo hit the ground hard and rose from it slowly. "People? What are you doing just standing there? For the love of Obelisk, destroy those eggs!"
"Got it." They all said as they separated and headed toward the eggs.
"Don't you dare!" Catastrophe yelled as she ran at Picard and Hino only to be stopped by Apollo who jamp on her back. "Get off of me you worm!"
"Not until your dead!" Apollo said as he drove his lance into the Queen's back.
"Dark Magic Attack!" Keja yelled as he shot a black blast at one of the eggs.
"Take this you little balls of filth!" Picard said as he slashed up three at once.
"Stop that!" Catastrophe yelled.
"You'd like them to stop that wouldn't you?" Apollo said as he stabbed the Queen in the back again.
"That's it!" Catastrophe yelled as she grabbed Apollo with her middle legs. "I have had enough of you!" Catastrophe threw Apollo hard against the ground and knocked him out in the process. "Now for you little trouble makers!"
"Not so fast you!" Ameph said from behind as she slammed her short staff into Catastrophe's head.
"Don't start with me girl!" Catastrophe said as she smacked Ameph to the ground.
"Ok your getting on my nerves lady!" Picard said as he stomped toward Catastrophe.
"Your out of your league Buster Blader." Catastrophe said as she gave Picard a hard head butt.
"But I don't want any broccoli mommy." Picard said as he fell to the ground with a hard smack.
"Now that just leaves you two." Catastrophe said as she looked at Keja and Hino.
"You keep working on the eggs kid. I'll take big ugly here." Hino said.
"You don't know what you've gotten yourself into Tsuchi." Catastrophe said as she stomped toward Hino.
"Six, seven, eight." Keja said as he continued to break the eggs with his staff.
"Inferno Fire Blast!" Hino said as he threw a punch and a huge inferno shot from his fist.
"Negate Attack!" Catastrophe yelled as she crossed her front legs and created a glass barrier. "Your turn is over Hino!" She yelled as she slammed Hino hard into the wall of Trunk Castle.
"Nine." Keja said as he swatted another egg.
"Now its your turn you pesky Magician." Catastrophe said.
"Oh crap." Keja said. "Magical Hats!" He yelled as he encased himself and the three remaining eggs in the four top hats.
"Huh." Catastrophe said. "Interesting trick kid. But not good enough!" She yelled as she slammed her leg down on the far right hat. The hat exploded and revealed a broken egg. "Err." She shrugged as she slammed her two front legs on every hat but the middle one. Both hats exploded to reveal two more broken eggs. "I've got you now kid!" She yelled as she began to thrust her leg downward on the last hat, but stopped in her tracks.
"Chapter finished." Apollo said as he pulled his lance from Catastrophe's head.
"That was close." Keja said as he emerged from the last hat.
"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." Picard said as he rubbed his head.
"Glad that's over." Ameph said.
"Same here." Hino said.
"It's finally over." Apollo mumbled.
"Hey whats that?" Picard asked as he pointed to the other side of the clearing. Three black orbs were hovering silently and began to take the shape of doors.
"Those are cosmic energy doors." Keja said. "Somebody's coming."
"Now your in for it." Catastrophe stuttered. "Master Dominus will crush you all in the palm of his hand."
"Dominus." Keja muttered as he stared at the three cosmic doors. He knew now that his brother would emerge from one.