Chapter 5: The Chase
Magus woke up, his head was bleeding, and his bones felt broken. Magus pulled himself to sit up, his breathing was labored, and he suspected a piece of rib had punctured a lung. Magus reached into his belt, "Please tell me it's here." Magus said to himself rummaging through his pockets, he pulled out the flask of Ultra Elixir and took a swig. Magus could feel his ribs mend, his breathing became more normal, and his head stopped bleeding. Magus pulled himself to his feet and picked up his scythe off the ground. He gathered up Lucca's gun and glasses off the floor, the frames could be spared, but the lenses where trash. Magus put these items in his belt and flew off across the desert.
Lucca couldn't see where she was, just knew that she was blind. For some reason the sand rays strayed away from Kraesh, for what reason Lucca didn't know. Everything was a blur, but she was sure they were alone. Lucca didn't know how long Magus would take to wake up, or if he'd wake up at all. Then a frightened thought hit her, what if Magus was killed? What if he never came? This guy was definitely going to have his way with her, probably kill her too. Lucca wished she hadn't dropped her gun, or her glasses. Lucca hoped to leave a trail, so she grabbed a piece of old wood and began to draw a line behind them.
"Lucca, you're a damn genius!" Magus said as he followed the line that Lucca had drawn, as for some reason this guy left no footprints. Magus flew as fast as he possibly could, he was going to fry Kraesh, and he was going to make sure that man was awake for the entire time. Magus just hoped that Lucca's screaming hadn't scared up a sand ray, as he didn't want Lucca to die, and he wanted to be the one to kill Kraesh. Magus followed the line up to a mountain, "There must be a switch here somewhere." Magus said, examining the rock face, Magus groped the wall, looking for a switch or a button. Magus grasped a protruding stone and pulled it down, the rock face lifted and Magus entered the dark tunnel.
There where no torches or candles in the tunnel, fortunately Magus had excellent night vision. Magus was sure to fly because he didn't know what sort of traps there where. Magus observed what he could, there where all sort of untasteful paintings of women and bottles of cheap wine everywhere. "It looks like Flea's room in here." Magus thought to himself.
Lucca could only see darkness now, whoever Kraesh was; he had good night vision... Lucca was dragged into a small room. Lights where turned on, from what Lucca could gather through her blurred vision, it was a nasty looking room with an old bed on an old mattress. Kraesh was right in front of her, she didn't need sight to know what the look on his face was. "I ain't had me a woman in four years." Kraesh said. "Why not try for an even five?" Lucca asked, smiling nervously. "You're funny. I like that, now take off your clothes." Kraesh said. "I will do no such thing!" Lucca replied. "I asked nicely... Now do it or I'll make ye!!" Kraesh said. "No!!!" Lucca replied. The hulking blur that was Kraesh began to slowly walk towards Lucca. Lucca felt a large hand go over her mouth and a pill was slipped in. "Now swallow the pill like a good little girl." Kraesh said, plugging Lucca's nose. Lucca reluctantly swallowed the pill, suddenly colors began to dance around the room, rainbows and pink bunny rabbits, Lucca suddenly became very fascinated with her hand. Lucca felt the felling of her shirt being pulled off her, but she didn't care, her hand was more interesting at the time.
Magus found a door; he peeked through a crack and saw Kraesh removing Lucca's shirt, Lucca was gazing at her left hand in front of her face, a dazed look in her eyes. "She's drugged." Magus said to himself. Magus grabbed his scythe and kicked the door down. Kraesh turned around and got the Doom Sicle caught in his left arm, it hung there, the blade planted in the shoulder. "Now, I was busy. That was bloomin rude." Kraesh said. Magus cast a lightning spell, that didn't seem to harm the behemoth of a man. "This time I'll make sure yer dead." Kraesh said. Magus hurriedly chanted the strongest spell he knew, "Dark Matter!" Magus shouted and the familiar spell hit Kraesh like a ton of bricks. Kraesh, despite his wounds, fought through the pain and continued to walk towards Magus. Magus quickly chanted Dark Mist and the black fog began to eat at Kraesh's flesh. Kraesh didn't even flinch, and Magus knew from first hand that this spell would make the toughest of men scream in pain and agony. This man was inhuman. Kraesh landed a solid blow on Magus before he could chant another spell; Kraesh's oversized hand knocked the wind out of Magus, making another spell impossible for now. Magus reached into his belt and pulled out Lucca's gun, he pointed it at Kraesh's eye and fired. It might not bring Kraesh down, but at least it would render him blind. Magus fired several shots at Kraesh, Kraesh, though now blind, was still basically invulnerable. Kraesh managed to grab Magus around the waist and began to squeeze. Suddenly from behind the door came the familiar form of Drago. "Put him down Kraesh!" Drago said. "Who's there? Drago, s'at you? Why you little Expletive Deleted!! I oughtta break you in half you little chicken Expletive Deleted!!!" Kraesh replied. "Fine. Do that, now put the man down!" Drago said. The metal plate on Kraesh's eye lifted up to show a yellow reptile like eye, Kraesh's voice was deeper and more fearsome now, and the stupid accent was gone, he spoke, "You will die Dragon Hunter... I will be sure of it..." Kraesh dropped Magus. "Go! I can handle lizard brains!" Magus scooped up Lucca in his arms, she was singing, "Smooooke on the waaaaaterrr. A fire in the skyyyyy. Smooooooke on the waaaater. Deh deh deh deh deh deh deh. Deh deh deh deh deh." Lucca even sang out the guitar solo. Magus flew out of the room, he saw a plane. Magus hopped in the pilot's seat, sat Lucca in the copilot seat, and strapped her in. "C'mon c'mon. This thing can't be more complicated than the Epoch." Magus said to himself as he fumbled with the buttons and switches. The engine roared to life, and little jets on the bottom of the wings began to lift the plane up. Magus pulled back on the control stick and the plane took off, from the distance, Magus could see an explosion. Magus had a moment of silence, or at least he was silent. "When a problem comes along, you must whip it!! Just whip it!! Into shape!! Whip it up!! It is okay!!! You can whip it!! And whip it good!!" Lucca sang, "How much drugs did he give you?" Magus asked. "And IIIIIIIII will always loooove yoooouuuuuuuuuuuu!" The horrible voice in which Lucca sang her reply in would have made dogs howl.
Several hours later Magus got off the continent and saw a city in the distance. "Lucca! Are you back yet?" Magus asked. "Oh... kinda." Lucca said, her eyes where bloodshot. "How do I land this thing?" Magus asked. "You think I know?" Lucca asked. Magus looked at all of the buttons on the panel, after several moments he managed to get the landing gears down. Suddenly a light flashed on, it said, "Low fuel" "Lucca, I really wish you would give me an idea of what to do here." Magus said, desperately. "Push the button that says eject!" Lucca said. Magus hammered the red button encased in glass, shards of glass became embedded in his hand and it bled. Both the seats flew from the plane as it crashed into a nearby mountain.
Magus woke up, his head was bleeding, and his bones felt broken. Magus pulled himself to sit up, his breathing was labored, and he suspected a piece of rib had punctured a lung. Magus reached into his belt, "Please tell me it's here." Magus said to himself rummaging through his pockets, he pulled out the flask of Ultra Elixir and took a swig. Magus could feel his ribs mend, his breathing became more normal, and his head stopped bleeding. Magus pulled himself to his feet and picked up his scythe off the ground. He gathered up Lucca's gun and glasses off the floor, the frames could be spared, but the lenses where trash. Magus put these items in his belt and flew off across the desert.
Lucca couldn't see where she was, just knew that she was blind. For some reason the sand rays strayed away from Kraesh, for what reason Lucca didn't know. Everything was a blur, but she was sure they were alone. Lucca didn't know how long Magus would take to wake up, or if he'd wake up at all. Then a frightened thought hit her, what if Magus was killed? What if he never came? This guy was definitely going to have his way with her, probably kill her too. Lucca wished she hadn't dropped her gun, or her glasses. Lucca hoped to leave a trail, so she grabbed a piece of old wood and began to draw a line behind them.
"Lucca, you're a damn genius!" Magus said as he followed the line that Lucca had drawn, as for some reason this guy left no footprints. Magus flew as fast as he possibly could, he was going to fry Kraesh, and he was going to make sure that man was awake for the entire time. Magus just hoped that Lucca's screaming hadn't scared up a sand ray, as he didn't want Lucca to die, and he wanted to be the one to kill Kraesh. Magus followed the line up to a mountain, "There must be a switch here somewhere." Magus said, examining the rock face, Magus groped the wall, looking for a switch or a button. Magus grasped a protruding stone and pulled it down, the rock face lifted and Magus entered the dark tunnel.
There where no torches or candles in the tunnel, fortunately Magus had excellent night vision. Magus was sure to fly because he didn't know what sort of traps there where. Magus observed what he could, there where all sort of untasteful paintings of women and bottles of cheap wine everywhere. "It looks like Flea's room in here." Magus thought to himself.
Lucca could only see darkness now, whoever Kraesh was; he had good night vision... Lucca was dragged into a small room. Lights where turned on, from what Lucca could gather through her blurred vision, it was a nasty looking room with an old bed on an old mattress. Kraesh was right in front of her, she didn't need sight to know what the look on his face was. "I ain't had me a woman in four years." Kraesh said. "Why not try for an even five?" Lucca asked, smiling nervously. "You're funny. I like that, now take off your clothes." Kraesh said. "I will do no such thing!" Lucca replied. "I asked nicely... Now do it or I'll make ye!!" Kraesh said. "No!!!" Lucca replied. The hulking blur that was Kraesh began to slowly walk towards Lucca. Lucca felt a large hand go over her mouth and a pill was slipped in. "Now swallow the pill like a good little girl." Kraesh said, plugging Lucca's nose. Lucca reluctantly swallowed the pill, suddenly colors began to dance around the room, rainbows and pink bunny rabbits, Lucca suddenly became very fascinated with her hand. Lucca felt the felling of her shirt being pulled off her, but she didn't care, her hand was more interesting at the time.
Magus found a door; he peeked through a crack and saw Kraesh removing Lucca's shirt, Lucca was gazing at her left hand in front of her face, a dazed look in her eyes. "She's drugged." Magus said to himself. Magus grabbed his scythe and kicked the door down. Kraesh turned around and got the Doom Sicle caught in his left arm, it hung there, the blade planted in the shoulder. "Now, I was busy. That was bloomin rude." Kraesh said. Magus cast a lightning spell, that didn't seem to harm the behemoth of a man. "This time I'll make sure yer dead." Kraesh said. Magus hurriedly chanted the strongest spell he knew, "Dark Matter!" Magus shouted and the familiar spell hit Kraesh like a ton of bricks. Kraesh, despite his wounds, fought through the pain and continued to walk towards Magus. Magus quickly chanted Dark Mist and the black fog began to eat at Kraesh's flesh. Kraesh didn't even flinch, and Magus knew from first hand that this spell would make the toughest of men scream in pain and agony. This man was inhuman. Kraesh landed a solid blow on Magus before he could chant another spell; Kraesh's oversized hand knocked the wind out of Magus, making another spell impossible for now. Magus reached into his belt and pulled out Lucca's gun, he pointed it at Kraesh's eye and fired. It might not bring Kraesh down, but at least it would render him blind. Magus fired several shots at Kraesh, Kraesh, though now blind, was still basically invulnerable. Kraesh managed to grab Magus around the waist and began to squeeze. Suddenly from behind the door came the familiar form of Drago. "Put him down Kraesh!" Drago said. "Who's there? Drago, s'at you? Why you little Expletive Deleted!! I oughtta break you in half you little chicken Expletive Deleted!!!" Kraesh replied. "Fine. Do that, now put the man down!" Drago said. The metal plate on Kraesh's eye lifted up to show a yellow reptile like eye, Kraesh's voice was deeper and more fearsome now, and the stupid accent was gone, he spoke, "You will die Dragon Hunter... I will be sure of it..." Kraesh dropped Magus. "Go! I can handle lizard brains!" Magus scooped up Lucca in his arms, she was singing, "Smooooke on the waaaaaterrr. A fire in the skyyyyy. Smooooooke on the waaaater. Deh deh deh deh deh deh deh. Deh deh deh deh deh." Lucca even sang out the guitar solo. Magus flew out of the room, he saw a plane. Magus hopped in the pilot's seat, sat Lucca in the copilot seat, and strapped her in. "C'mon c'mon. This thing can't be more complicated than the Epoch." Magus said to himself as he fumbled with the buttons and switches. The engine roared to life, and little jets on the bottom of the wings began to lift the plane up. Magus pulled back on the control stick and the plane took off, from the distance, Magus could see an explosion. Magus had a moment of silence, or at least he was silent. "When a problem comes along, you must whip it!! Just whip it!! Into shape!! Whip it up!! It is okay!!! You can whip it!! And whip it good!!" Lucca sang, "How much drugs did he give you?" Magus asked. "And IIIIIIIII will always loooove yoooouuuuuuuuuuuu!" The horrible voice in which Lucca sang her reply in would have made dogs howl.
Several hours later Magus got off the continent and saw a city in the distance. "Lucca! Are you back yet?" Magus asked. "Oh... kinda." Lucca said, her eyes where bloodshot. "How do I land this thing?" Magus asked. "You think I know?" Lucca asked. Magus looked at all of the buttons on the panel, after several moments he managed to get the landing gears down. Suddenly a light flashed on, it said, "Low fuel" "Lucca, I really wish you would give me an idea of what to do here." Magus said, desperately. "Push the button that says eject!" Lucca said. Magus hammered the red button encased in glass, shards of glass became embedded in his hand and it bled. Both the seats flew from the plane as it crashed into a nearby mountain.