Heroes From Above: The Birth of An Epic Saga
Disclaimer: I do not own the Powerpuff Girls. They are the Property of Cartoon Network and Craig McCracken. However I do own the ideas for this story.
A/N: Hello everybody, how are you doing today? I hoped you enjoyed the previous chapters. Well, here is the exciting Chapter 8. R.E.A.R. (Read, Enjoy, And Review).
Chapter 8: The Burning Of The Orient
After the destruction of New Delhi, you find Leonia and his minions resting and gearing up for their next invasion. Leonia is once again pacing to and fro in his personal quarters. While strategizing on the location of the third seal, his train of thought is constantly interrupted by intermittent throbs of pain throughout his body. "Darn those children. Who do they think they are?! I will not be so easily defeated next time." He scowled to himself in disgust. Suddenly, an orc walked in and was immediately met with a loud roar. "Did I not say that I should not be disturbed?" Leonia scolded as he glared at the orc and a puddle of urine appearing beneath the pathetic creature. The orc whimpered cowardly as it spoke. "Master, I am sorry. I just wanted to report that Master Kradisgh needed to see you." Leonia calmed down and told the orc to inform Kradisgh that his conference had been granted.
As Kradisgh entered Leonia's quarters, he hailed "The Dark One." Leonia nodded and said to have a seat. "What tidings do you bring, my loyal subject?" Leonia inquired. "I may have a solution to get rid of those pesky children." Kradisgh boasted. "Continue." The intrigued Leonia replied. Kradisgh continued to explain that there was something ominous buried in China long ago. "The thing that is buried is a beast. The Chinese refer to this horrifying creature as 'Seefutt', or 'Eloh Ttub'." Kradisgh explained. "It may be of some use to us, my lord. The beast is so terrifying, that the world has never laid eyes on anything like it." Kradisgh continued to explain that the beast had unimaginable powers, but assured that it was no match against the great Leonia. Leonia chuckled sinisterly, as he drooled over the possibilities of attaining such a magnificent beast. "So where exactly is this…powerful beast?" Leonia inquired with extreme eagerness. "We think the beast was buried in the outskirts of the Chinese village of Chee Saw. Our dark mages are focusing on its exact location as we speak, my lord." Kradisgh replied. "Good, you are dismissed. Report to me later when you made progress." Leonia grunted. Kradisgh bowed and left the chamber.
The six heroes returned to Townsville, feeling relieved that they had done all they can to protect New Delhi. However, they were also feeling disappointed that they could not end Leonia's wrath there. "Do you think we will actually defeat Leonia?" Blossom asked Brick, as they flew by the outskirts of Townsville. "I don't know for sure, but I have a feeling we will." Brick replied. "I certainly hope so." Blossom spoke again a little bit later, as they flew closer to their home.
The kids landed in the Powerpuff's bedroom, and sat down on the beanbag cushions in the corner. "Phew! What a rush. I definitely need a break before our next fight!" Buttercup boasted, as she yawned wearily. "You got that right, sweetie." Butch replied, as he laid down his halberd and closed his eyes for a quick shut-eye. Brick and Blossom went downstairs to inform the professor of their return, while the rest of their companions rested.
Upon seeing the two kids, the professor sighed in relief. "Where did you guys go to? I was worried sick!" The professor inquired. Brick and Blossom looked at each other and sighed. They knew they have to let the professor know about their quest. They spent the next twenty minutes explaining to the professor about their destiny. The Professor took in the information and was quite shocked. "So, must you be the ones to do this?" He asked. "Yes, Professor. We must, or else there will be no one who could stand in his way." Brick replied. The professor sighed and nodded after a moment. "Ok, do what you guys must do. But please be careful." He warned them.
The professor told the couple to wait for a moment, while he went into his lab to find something that might be of some use. He came back a little bit later, carrying several small vials filled with a bluish liquid. "This is an advanced form of Chemical X. I think it could provide you with an energy boost when you need it." He explained. The two children took the vials and thanked him. "I appreciate your help professor, but are you sure these will help? After what we went through, these might not be enough to give us the power we need." Blossom spoke as she shook a vial, while looking at it's contents and sloshing it to and fro. "Well, just keep it just in case, you never know." The professor replied. The two just nodded and hovered back upstairs, passing out the vials to their companions.
The next day, Leonia awaits Kradisgh's report on the whereabouts of 'Seefut'. There was a call heard outside Leonia's throne room. "Master Kradisgh brings tidings!!" the guards outside roared. "Send him in!" Leonia called, as he watched Kradisgh walk in and kneel in front of the dark balrog. "Master Leonia, I bring the good news!" He spoke as he got up. "Have you found Seefut's whereabouts?" Leonia asked his elite subject. "Yes, my liege. We also know how to remove him from his underground prison." Kradisgh boasted.
Kradisgh continued to explain the possible enemy defenses they face there. "In the foot hills off the west of Chee Saw?" Leonia inquired as he studies the map that Kradisgh brought out, pointing at a specific region with his finger. "Yes, my liege." Kradisgh replied. "I feel the presence of my third seal in the proximity of Seefut's location." Leonia muttered. "Then we can retrieve two prizes in one place!" Kradisgh boasted. "Yes. Ready our forces, Kradisgh." Leonia replied, as he watches Kradisgh hail him and walk out of the room.
The forces of Leonia are once again preparing for another assault. This time, there were more defined troops in Leonia's ranks. Many of the orcs are now armed with sharper blades. Not only that, but their agility had improved as well. New forms of the demon warriors have been trained. Horrifying demon berserkers were armed with dark, crimson, and twisted swords. During training, those berserkers pulverized the training dummies without breaking a sweat, even though the dummies were reinforced with the thickest metal available. Also the Griffins have grown in number, more than tripling their population, as well as learning how to fly in formation. The minions have gathered themselves into individual battalions outside of the fortress, ready to fight for their master again. The darkness surrounding Leonia's fortress had driven away all of the living creatures living nearby. This was a grim sight indeed.
Back at Townsville, the six children prepare for another call. Most of them were packing more useful equipment into their packs and replacing those items that proved useless against the demons in the previous battle. Butch was juggling with sticks of dynamite and a fireball appearing and disappearing from the palm of his hand. "I'm bored. I wonder if I can do something different with these things?" He asked, as he accidentally lit one of the fuses. "Oops!!!" He muttered as he quickly blew out the fuse. "Are you trying to burn down my house and blow us all up in the process?" His girlfriend exclaimed. Grinning sheepishly, Butch tucked the sticks of dynamite into his pack. "I'll save these for another day." He said embarrassingly. "If you do something stupid like that again, I'm going to kill you!!" Buttercup warned.
Brick was in the danger grid, going over a training session with Blossom. "See if you can toss those large pieces of debris at me, Bloss!" Brick shouted as he watched Blossom pick up a large chunk of what seems to be the remains of a skyscraper wall. "Ready?" Blossom inquired, as she took aim at Brick. Brick lowered his halberd towards the target and responded, "Ready when you are." Blossom feigned to toss the projectile with a right hand throw, as she then threw it at Brick with her left hand, sending the object curving to the left as it made its way to Brick. However, Brick was not tricked by Blossom's cunning move, as he raised his halberd towards the object and deflected it. "Nice counter!" Blossom shouted. "More please!" Brick boasted as he prepped to take on another piece of holographic debris. They went on practicing the ability to stop dangerous projectiles that could hit them in a real situation.
Bubbles was in the living room, using the time they have for a break to draw some pictures. Boomer walked in carrying his halberd with him. "Hey Boomer! See my picture? Is it good?" Bubbles asked him, as she noticed him walking into the room. "Yeah Bubbles, it's great." He replied as he took a seat on the sofa. He was wearing something interesting on his belt. "Umm, what's that?" Bubbles inquired as she pointed to the object. "It's my modified belt. I can store some of our compact equipment on my belt for easy reach." He replied, as he pointed to five vials that were fitted nicely onto slots on his belt. "This way, I can reach for medical supplies faster." Bubbles grinned as she realized that the belt was a good idea. "Can you make me one? I would like to reach for the stuff I need quick as well!" Boomer nodded and said that he would make a belt for her. Boomer kissed her on the cheek gently, before he left the room to make another belt.
The sun was just rising from the horizon in the outskirts of the village of Chee Saw, in China. In the distance, a rooster crowed faintly from the east. All of a sudden, the fowl cried out a loud shriek and then there was dead silence. Soon after the silence, was the familiar orchestrated sound of steel boots marching. Dark banners were held by silhouettes in the east. As they approached the village, the hideous figures became more apparent. One of the straw huts in the village was stirred. Two men stepped out to investigate and were flabbergasted at the oncoming horde. "We must alert the militia that we may be under attack by hideous creatures." One of the men shouted, as he ran towards the town square. After reaching the town square, he rang the bell desperately, alerting the other villagers of the imminent danger and was immediately pierced with an arrow.
Back at the military base to the west, a Chinese soldier was making his morning rounds, when he heard the faint ringing of a bell. He took his binoculars and looked towards the east, where he witnessed the beasts rampaging through the village. He ran to the center of the base and rang the wartime alarm. From all parts of the base, sirens were going off, informing the troops to prepare for battle. A division of armor units rode towards Chee Saw in haste. As they closed in on the group of orcs, the tanks released their main guns at them, shattering many of them to pieces and sending remains all over. Thinking the threat was over, the men stop firing and peered out of the tank hatches. Without time to react, they were bombarded by fireballs unleashed by orc shamans from afar. Unfortunately, the men could not return fire and was completely destroyed. From the base, the other men helplessly witnessed the horrific death of their comrades.
Back at Townsville, Brick and Blossom were relaxing, after an intense training session. Brick was rubbing a sore spot on his head, as he spoke. "That chunk of debris hit me square in the head. You nailed me that time." Blossom stuck out her tongue at him, as she boasted. "I told you I have good aim." The coupled chuckled and continued relaxing. Their peace and quiet was suddenly interrupted by a familiar voice. "It is time. Leonia's forces have been spotted in Central China and the nearby villages are under attack. You must respond immediately." The duo nodded to each other as they yelled in unison. "All hands! It's time! Grab your supplies and let's kick some ugly demon booty!!!" After everyone got ready, the heroes flew to the east, on their way to save China from destruction.
The Chinese soldiers were pinned down by fiery blasts from the warlocks. Many of their dead comrades rose as zombies and began terrorizing the Chinese within their ranks. The zombies were going rampant, since they were under no one's control. Many of the orcs stopped their attacks on the humans to defend against the wandering zombies. Chaos was definitely unleashed in the village of Chee Saw. The chances of survival for the humans became more and more bleak. Suddenly, there was a great flash in the sky and there appeared the heroes, just in time to save the day. The boys swooped down and released beams of elemental energy on the enemies, while the girls provided archery support from behind. The zombies disintegrated upon impact, while some of the orcs and demons were hit by the girls' attacks. Just as victory seemed to be at hand, a second wave of demon berserkers charged from behind. The frightened Chinese soldiers were taken by surprised and were brutally mutilated. The remaining humans managed to escape, once the six heroes stood in the path of the bloody onslaught.
As the children fought hard in the village, Leonia and his legions headed towards a remote location in the western foothills. They start running half way towards a fork in the road. Leonia knew just where those roads lead to. He turned around towards his minions and instructed them. "Kradisgh, take half of the battalion and head towards Seefut's location and unleash it upon Chee Saw. I'll take the rest to retrieve the third seal." The elite council acknowledged and commanded half of the men to follow him, down the left path of the fork. After seeing his minions going to unleash Seefut, he took his men and charged down the right side. Leonia and his group of warriors easily retrieves the third seal and charges full force towards Chee Saw to join his other minions in battle.
Meanwhile, Kradisgh and his minions walked onto a plateau, overlooking the bloody battle below. They form a circle around the plateau and begin to chant. "Dai fay gee, hay sun, yee gah, nay mo aw see yee gah, hayyyyyyy sunnnnn!!!!" Kradisgh chanted from an ancient scroll. The ground shook violently, as cracks formed in the ground. Dark green vapors rose from the cracks. The odor from the cracks was so unbearable, some demons fainted, while others became nauseous. The ground continued to shake violently, until a massive brown, lizard like beast erupted from below. The beast roared, "Sei chow sin waw?!" Kradisgh immediately cast a spell on the beast, rendering it loyal to Leonia's forces. Kradisgh then spoke some words in a ancient tongue, commanding the beast to attack the village. Kradisgh and his forces ran down the dirt path, following in the wake of the huge beast.
As Leonia neared the Village, he saw that many of his warriors were being slaughtered by the children. "They have come to meddle with my plans, as I expected. They will be surprised once they take on Seefut." Leonia thought, as he looked back towards the foothills, to see a huge beast dashing towards him. "My, my! That's a magnificent creature!" He thought to himself in amazement. He realized that to improve his chances of winning, the griffins had to provide air support for the beast. The full destruction of the people of China had begun.
Brick was just hovering in the air, after unleashing a wave of flames upon the enemies on the ground, when he noticed a massive figure moving towards him. "Oh my gosh! Guys, we got a big ugly coming towards us!!!" He warned his comrades. They looked towards the place he was pointing at and were shocked at the creature's massive size. "That's bigger than any monster I've ever fought! What is that horrible smell?" Blossom inquired, as she pinched her nose. The kids hovered at the edge of the village, waiting impatiently to engage.
The horrible tension was finally cut short, as the beast got on all fours and released several brown projectiles from holes in his head. The projectiles hit the ground beneath the kids, causing massive explosions. Many of the Chinese soldiers near the explosions grasped their necks as they suffocated to death, while others had serious burns on their skins. The children nearly fainted from the projectiles, as the toxic vapors spread down wind from where the projectiles hit. "It's massacring the men below us! We have to stop it!" Buttercup shouted as she coughed due to the toxic gases. The six heroes flew towards the beast, but were engaged by undead griffin riders. They fought hard to destroy the griffins. After a while they managed to defeat the griffins.
Leonia watched the heroes move in on his beast. He grinned at the destruction Seefut was doing to the village. He became worried as the heroes closed in on Seefut. He ordered most of the surviving griffins to surround Seefut as he attacked the village. The griffins swarmed around Seefut, providing defense for the monster. The task of slaying Seefut had become much more difficult.
The heroes stopped in their tracks as they saw the griffins flying around the monster. "How are we gonna take them all?" Blossom asked as she panicked about the situation. Butch remembered the dynamite sticks in his pack and took them out. "Hmm, let's see what I can do with these." He muttered to himself, as he thought of a way to use the dynamite. He smiled as he broke several of the dynamite sticks from their bundles. He lit them with a fireball from his halberd and used a wave of wind from his weapon to send the explosives flying towards the enemy. They scattered over Seefut and detonated on the griffins, distengrating them with ease. "Yeah!!! Good shot Butch!" Brick complimented his brother. The kids then flew in closer to strike Seefut.
After a while of fierce fighting, Seefut was finally defeated. Apparently Leonia underestimated the children. "That beast was impressive, but it was no match for those meddling kids! Oh well, I got my seal and I am in no condition to take them on. We must flee!" He thought to himself. He called his surviving warriors to flee through a portal, telling them that they will destroy the children another day.
The children could not pursue Leonia though the portal, so they returned to the village to help with the clean up. After being assured that there was nothing more they could do, they flew back to Townsville, feeling disappointed in themselves for not being able to save most of the village. They smiled to themselves a little bit later, feeling confident that they would soon defeat Leonia for good. They flew off into the sunset, victorious for the day.
A/N: Well, everyone, chapter 8 is finally done! It took a bit of planning, so it took some time to produce. Thanks for waiting patiently, and please enjoy and review!