CHAPTER V
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
"I have to battle him", said Curt to Ronnie. "Those two children need me. Do you have a gun?"
"You can't fight him like that!" exclaimed Ronnie. "You need to turn into the Lizard!"
"How do you know about that?" asked Curt.
"Trust me on this", said Ronnie. "Just once your curse can be a gift".
"No! I'm uncontrollable! Last time I thought like that I got mistaken for an Alligator and got shot!"
"JUST TURN INTO HIM DAMMIT!" Ronnie then grabbed Curt and slammed him against the wall, and Curt started to boil up inside. He did not like to be pushed around. Suddenly, his biker suit started to rip up, and his muscles began to bulge. Suddenly his skin began to harden, and before he knew it he was green and had no clothing on whatsoever. Suddenly he Sauron came swooping in, holding the two children.
"Would you look at that!" exclaimed Sauron. "Curt Connors, your friendly neighborhood scientist, actually has some valor!"
"Drop the two kids now Sauron before my brain dulls and you'll be far better off jumping in an incinerator", yelled Curt.
"More technobabble!" yelled Sauron. "You'd be perfect as the Chief Engineer on the next Star Trek Series! You might even pass as a Gorn!" Curt had had enough of this stupid talk. He leaped at Sauron, who dropped the two kids and wrapped his wings around him like a shield. Curt slashed at them furiously, but it did nothing to hurt him. All of a sudden, Sauron opened his wings up in a Batman fashion, causing Curt to fall down onto a table and make the table break.
"Look everyone!" yelled Sauron. "Curt's brain has deteriorated in less than a minute! That is a scientific record! I wonder where we can find a scientist to write that down?"
"Right here, nut brain", yelled Curt. He whipped his tail around and hit Sauron, which caused Sauron to fly back and land on one of the waiter's rolling carts. Curt pushed the cart with his hands and made Sauron rolled into the kitchen. As soon as all the cooks left, Curt ran into the room, but there was no sign of the Lizard.
"Yoo-hoo", said a voice from above. Curt turned around but he was met by a powerful kick, which sent him flying backward. Curt leaped up, grabbed a kitchen knife, and threw it at Sauron, who dodged it with ease. Curt leaped upon the stove to pounce Sauron, but the pterodactyl turned on the stove, which caused Curt's feet to burn.
"Damn him!" yelled Curt. Sauron then flew up the chimney, and Curt leaped onto it and began climbing it in a gecko like fashion. His feet were hurting, but his thick hide, which was even on his soles, reduced the pain greatly. Once he was on top of the roof, he lashed his tail out at Sauron, but Sauron flew upwards and landed on one of the floats (a giant inflated Spider-Man to be more exact).
"Come and catch me!" yelled Sauron. "I thought Lizards were more skilled that that!" Curt ran as fast as he could and leapt from the building and landed on the float, but Sauron flew and landed on another one. Curt followed him on every float he leaped on, but Sauron still flew to another one. Finally, Curt landed on the fifth float but saw no Sauron. He looked around and saw that Sauron was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Curt felt an intolerable itch in his neck and began to scratch it. He knew his intelligence was decreasing every minute. Soon he would be the mindless monster that so many people feared, and there was no way to turn back without Peter Parker.
"Is that a bird?" yelled a feminine voice behind him. Curt turned around in the direction of the voice and Sauron landed on top of Curt, causing him to fall down while Sauron stood on top of him.
"What is your name?" asked Sauron.
"I am the Lizard!" exclaimed Curt. "You are my enemy!"
"You are getting dumber by the minute", said Sauron. "Soon you will be too stupid for you to be a good enough challenge to me!" Enraged by the comment, Curt leaped up, causing Sauron fall down. Curt leaped up and roared with all his might, extending his claws so that they were about the size of a large dagger. Sauron charged at him, slashing his talons at Curt. Curt deflected the talons with his claws, and the two reptiles began to fight in a sword-fight like fashion. Sauron was very agile and swift while he spun and tried to hurt Curt, but his moves were easily predictable, so Curt blocked his attacks. However, he heard shouting from down below that sounded like something he had seen on television.
"FREEZE!" yelled the voices below. "We officers of the N.O.P.D demand that you two stop fighting and come down here now!" While Curt was distracted, Sauron placed his hands on Curt's face, and Curt began to scream, for he felt the life coming out of him.
"Meet my latest trick!" yelled Sauron. "I can suck the life out of you, and use it for my own good! Now, don't you wish you had something like that?" Curt continued to scream, and after the police fired several times at Sauron but missed, Sauron dropped Curt and began to laugh. "NO ONE MAY STOP ME NOW!" Sauron then laughed mightily as he used his power to produce energy blasts from his hands and cause the area near the police officers to explode. Curt, too weak to fight and starting to turn human from the power drain, watched as Sauron used the power to destroy needlessly while he laughed like that one Joker dude from the Batman comics. Suddenly, a flash caused Sauron to fall off his feet and hit the street, which looked like it really hurt. Suddenly, there was a small jet hovering by the float and Curt saw that it was piloted by Ronnie.
"Come on!" yelled Ronnie. "Jump in the plane!" Curt, who still had some of the lizard left in him, leapt from the balloon to the jet and climbed in and buckled his seatbelt while Ronnie zoomed off. As Connor was thanking God for his fortunes, Ronnie's eyes turned catlike, becoming yellow-orange color with a black pupil in the middle. When that happened, it meant she was happy. Really happy.
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
"I have to battle him", said Curt to Ronnie. "Those two children need me. Do you have a gun?"
"You can't fight him like that!" exclaimed Ronnie. "You need to turn into the Lizard!"
"How do you know about that?" asked Curt.
"Trust me on this", said Ronnie. "Just once your curse can be a gift".
"No! I'm uncontrollable! Last time I thought like that I got mistaken for an Alligator and got shot!"
"JUST TURN INTO HIM DAMMIT!" Ronnie then grabbed Curt and slammed him against the wall, and Curt started to boil up inside. He did not like to be pushed around. Suddenly, his biker suit started to rip up, and his muscles began to bulge. Suddenly his skin began to harden, and before he knew it he was green and had no clothing on whatsoever. Suddenly he Sauron came swooping in, holding the two children.
"Would you look at that!" exclaimed Sauron. "Curt Connors, your friendly neighborhood scientist, actually has some valor!"
"Drop the two kids now Sauron before my brain dulls and you'll be far better off jumping in an incinerator", yelled Curt.
"More technobabble!" yelled Sauron. "You'd be perfect as the Chief Engineer on the next Star Trek Series! You might even pass as a Gorn!" Curt had had enough of this stupid talk. He leaped at Sauron, who dropped the two kids and wrapped his wings around him like a shield. Curt slashed at them furiously, but it did nothing to hurt him. All of a sudden, Sauron opened his wings up in a Batman fashion, causing Curt to fall down onto a table and make the table break.
"Look everyone!" yelled Sauron. "Curt's brain has deteriorated in less than a minute! That is a scientific record! I wonder where we can find a scientist to write that down?"
"Right here, nut brain", yelled Curt. He whipped his tail around and hit Sauron, which caused Sauron to fly back and land on one of the waiter's rolling carts. Curt pushed the cart with his hands and made Sauron rolled into the kitchen. As soon as all the cooks left, Curt ran into the room, but there was no sign of the Lizard.
"Yoo-hoo", said a voice from above. Curt turned around but he was met by a powerful kick, which sent him flying backward. Curt leaped up, grabbed a kitchen knife, and threw it at Sauron, who dodged it with ease. Curt leaped upon the stove to pounce Sauron, but the pterodactyl turned on the stove, which caused Curt's feet to burn.
"Damn him!" yelled Curt. Sauron then flew up the chimney, and Curt leaped onto it and began climbing it in a gecko like fashion. His feet were hurting, but his thick hide, which was even on his soles, reduced the pain greatly. Once he was on top of the roof, he lashed his tail out at Sauron, but Sauron flew upwards and landed on one of the floats (a giant inflated Spider-Man to be more exact).
"Come and catch me!" yelled Sauron. "I thought Lizards were more skilled that that!" Curt ran as fast as he could and leapt from the building and landed on the float, but Sauron flew and landed on another one. Curt followed him on every float he leaped on, but Sauron still flew to another one. Finally, Curt landed on the fifth float but saw no Sauron. He looked around and saw that Sauron was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Curt felt an intolerable itch in his neck and began to scratch it. He knew his intelligence was decreasing every minute. Soon he would be the mindless monster that so many people feared, and there was no way to turn back without Peter Parker.
"Is that a bird?" yelled a feminine voice behind him. Curt turned around in the direction of the voice and Sauron landed on top of Curt, causing him to fall down while Sauron stood on top of him.
"What is your name?" asked Sauron.
"I am the Lizard!" exclaimed Curt. "You are my enemy!"
"You are getting dumber by the minute", said Sauron. "Soon you will be too stupid for you to be a good enough challenge to me!" Enraged by the comment, Curt leaped up, causing Sauron fall down. Curt leaped up and roared with all his might, extending his claws so that they were about the size of a large dagger. Sauron charged at him, slashing his talons at Curt. Curt deflected the talons with his claws, and the two reptiles began to fight in a sword-fight like fashion. Sauron was very agile and swift while he spun and tried to hurt Curt, but his moves were easily predictable, so Curt blocked his attacks. However, he heard shouting from down below that sounded like something he had seen on television.
"FREEZE!" yelled the voices below. "We officers of the N.O.P.D demand that you two stop fighting and come down here now!" While Curt was distracted, Sauron placed his hands on Curt's face, and Curt began to scream, for he felt the life coming out of him.
"Meet my latest trick!" yelled Sauron. "I can suck the life out of you, and use it for my own good! Now, don't you wish you had something like that?" Curt continued to scream, and after the police fired several times at Sauron but missed, Sauron dropped Curt and began to laugh. "NO ONE MAY STOP ME NOW!" Sauron then laughed mightily as he used his power to produce energy blasts from his hands and cause the area near the police officers to explode. Curt, too weak to fight and starting to turn human from the power drain, watched as Sauron used the power to destroy needlessly while he laughed like that one Joker dude from the Batman comics. Suddenly, a flash caused Sauron to fall off his feet and hit the street, which looked like it really hurt. Suddenly, there was a small jet hovering by the float and Curt saw that it was piloted by Ronnie.
"Come on!" yelled Ronnie. "Jump in the plane!" Curt, who still had some of the lizard left in him, leapt from the balloon to the jet and climbed in and buckled his seatbelt while Ronnie zoomed off. As Connor was thanking God for his fortunes, Ronnie's eyes turned catlike, becoming yellow-orange color with a black pupil in the middle. When that happened, it meant she was happy. Really happy.