Chapter 6. House of Illusion
Lady Illusion watched the foolish Lightning Knight approach the front door. "The trap is set and the lucky duck is heading right into it..." she said. Ace opened the front door and immediately head for the staircase. He found himself in a room with a massive pool of acid. He walked past a closed wardrobe and failed to notice two yellow eyes open and watch him wander off. Ace avoided the acid pool and walked through the next door. The wardrobe then opened it's doors to reveal a long red tounge and sharp fangs. It hopped down the corridor, after Ace. Ace walked down a hallway. There were several portraits on the walls. One of Lady Illusion in all her glory, one of a strange looking butler, but he had weird claws and spikes coming out of his back, one of a maid who had spikes coming out her back and a dead looking cook. Ace walked down the corridor and entered the next room, which was a gigantic room with a floor above. Ace then spotted small black spiders with several eyes and small brown hats were crawling down the walls and heading in his direction. The wardrobe came up behind Ace, but the knight punched it in the jaw, knocking it over. Ace kicked the spiders away and he flew up to the next floor. On the next floor was the creepy cook and a large spider. The large spider then suddenly grabbed the cook and bit him hard in the shoulder. Suddenly large spider claws burst out of his back and his arms and the cook's eyes were double! He had become a mutant! The cook charged at Ace, but the knight slashed the freak in two with his lance. The giant spider moved forwards and tried to eat Ace. Ace slashed the spider's legs off, making him collapse. Ace then slammed his Lightning Lance into the spider's back, killing it on impact. The spider melted away into water and vanished. Ace spotted a trampoline made out of a spider web. He bounced on it and went to high and banged his head on the higher platform. As stars circled his head, he swore he saw the fourth amulet fragment. He bounced again on the trampoline and landed on the platform. The next piece was almost in his grasp, when suddenly, the crazy butler appeared and ran off with the amulet piece. Ace chased him down a corridor and came to a gigantic wooden door. The butler was no where in site. There was a web shaped thing on the door. It said: Lady Illusion's Lair! Enter is you dare!
Ace smiled and opened the door. He entered a large white room with coloured dots and swirling patterns on the walls. The floor was wooden and there were several round platforms floating underneath the non-visible ceiling. In the centre of the room was a giant crystal ball. And on top of it, was the amulet piece. "Lady Illusion needs a re-decoration..." commented Ace. "Thanks for the complement!" said the voice of Lady Illusion. Ace looked around, but she was no where in sight. Then the whole room went black and the crystal ball glowed a eerie blue colour. In the ball, Lady Illusion appeared and she climbed out of it and stood triumphantly above Ace Lightning. "Lady Illusion! You have a amulet piece and I'm destined to have it!" said Ace. Lady Illusion then disappeared and reappeared on top of one of the circular platforms. "Ace! You are a fool...especially since you've fallen directly into my trap!" she laughed. "What!" cried Ace in shock. "As you know, my crystal ball bombs are deadly and they never miss..." said Lady Illusion. "What's your point?" asked Ace. "You'll never obtain my piece of the amulet, Ace Lightning! NEVER!" said Lady Illusion and laughed wildly. Lady Illusion then produced a crystal ball in her palm and fired it at Ace. It got him in the chest. She fired another one and it got him in the head and then another which got him in the privates. Ace fell to his knees. His health had dangerously dropped to 32. "Hahahaha!" cackled Lady Illusion "You are more weaker then I thought". Ace managed to stand up right and fire a lightning bolt from his wrist cannons. It struck Lady Illusion. "Oh, so tough Ace" cried Lady Illusion "Picking on such a innocent little girl...I guess my darlings will have to teach you a lesson!". From the black ceiling, came a army of giant black widow spiders with grinning mouths, red eyes and large brown hats. They circled Ace. Ace then got out his Lightning Lance and battled the arachnids. He managed to kill several of them, but more and more kept coming. Lady Illusion laughed as Ace vanished in the spiders. She created another crystal ball and Lord Fear's bony head appeared. "How are you doing my dear?" asked Fear. "Let's just say, Ace is eating...or being ate!" said Lady Illusion. "Excellent!" said Lord Fear "Call me, when he is no more"announced Lord Fear. "As you wish, my lord..." said Lady Illusion.
The spiders continued their assault, until Ace took no more. He created the large lightning ball and fired at the spiders. The impact sent them flying. Lady Illusion gasped, as Ace whipped up a mighty lightning tornado and killed all the spiders. He then fell to his hands and knees, and looked like he was finished. "Goodnight! Ace Lightning!" cried Lady Illusion and fired her final bomb towards Ace. Suddenly, a flash of lightning burst through the wall and destroyed the bomb. Ace and Lady Illusion looked up to see, the girl with red hair and in a Lightning Knight uniform, standing on a hovercraft, a sword in her grip. "I've been itching for some action! Let's kick some villain's butt!" she cried and jumped off the hovercraft which was called the Lightning Flash. She activated her Sword of Jacob and released a pink beam of electricity upon Lady Illusion who fell to the ground. Ace stood up. "It's been a while Ace, you never call or write!" cried the girl. "Good to see you Sparx!" said Ace. She handed him a blue bottle with a yellow thunder symbol on it. "Drink this!" said Sparx "It's Lightning Juice". Ace drank the whole thing and he was immediately healed. "Wow! You've got a girlfriend Ace!" cackled Lady Illusion, getting up "But! You'll never be rid of me Ace!". "Actually, yes I am!" cried Ace and he and Sparx fired lightning bolts at Lady Illusion. She was hit and fell down, defeated. The amulet piece on top of the crystal ball levitated down onto the floor. Ace picked it and laughed. Sparx walked over to Lady Illusion and for some odd reason, helped her up. "Why did you do that for?" asked Lady Illusion, straightening her hair. "Even evil ladies don't deserve to be punished" said Sparx "If you want to fight, just morph in any time". Lady Illusion disappeared, and then the house started to vanish, leaving Ace and Sparx in the carnival.