Author's Note: Just to let you know, my fanfic has got up to K+ because of the number of deaths I plan to put in my story. So read, enjoy and criticize! Muhahahaha! Oh by the way, Sparx gets to kick ass!
Chapter 4: Sacrifices Must Be Made
Two days after Thunderfoot met Poison and took her to the nearby forest, he'd been in the Thunder Tower's library, trying find up information on her species and also any connections with that weird spider creature that chased them. Thunderfoot studied hard, all day long, until he nearly fell asleep. As he got drowsy, he suddenly found the two entries he was looking for:
The Tree Spirit
Beautiful forest dwellers whom are always female, like Wendigos are always male. Romantic, kind and sometimes lethal, tree spirits can magically make plants grow at faster rates, or make them shrivel up and die. Tree spirits are also capable of transforming into walking, talking, breathing plants themselves. Many are good-natured and like having fun, while others have turned to devilry and wickedness. All Tree Spirits are reactive to fire and can burn to death if they come into contact with it.
The Spiderborg
These deadly insect-cyborgs are a cross between a human and a spider. Completely covered in armour, they have very strong defences and battle viciously. They have all the abilities of a spider, including walking up walls and firing web fluid from their rear-ends and their mouths. There are not many Spiderborgs remaining in the Sixth Dimension, but it is rumoured that they are thriving in Dimension Three. Beware; they can fire poisonous barbs from practically anywhere on their bodies. Approach with extreme caution!
"Perfect! Now that I know what that weird spider guy thing was," said Thunderfoot, slamming the book shut. "I now know what to do if I have to battle that freak. But…what connection has he got with that Tree Spirit named Poison?".
"Ssshhh!" hissed the librarian.
Just then Ace and Sparx walked into the library. Ace patted Thunderfoot on the back and caught the young Lightning Knight off guard.
"Ack!" cried Thunderfoot, leaping up in surprise.
"SSSSHHHHH!" said the librarian louder.
"Ace, don't scare me like that" said Thunderfoot.
"Sorry Thunderfoot. We are going out to Dimension Four to see if there is any pieces of the Amulet there" said Ace.
"Okay, I'll come too" replied Thunderfoot.
"Alright! Let's rock!" cheered Sparx.
"I said quiet! Get out! The library is closed!" shrieked the librarian and shoved Ace, Sparx and Thunderfoot out of the library and locked the door as she left after the Lightning Knight. As she left, sparks flew from a nearby socket and out the tiny hole in the socket crawled Raptor, his orange electrical body burning the wall surrounding the socket. Raptor was able to transform his body into a cloud of electrical energy and travel through electrical wires.
Raptor rose up and checked to see if anyone was left in the room. He then heard a tapping on a window and saw Dirty Rat looking impatiently at him.
"Hey, dino-breath. Open the window!" ordered Dirty Rat.
Raptor mimicked Dirty Rat's words, but in his own weird language, which sounded when you spoke with your tounge sticking out of your mouth. Raptor dug his electrifying claws into the bottom of the window and pushed it upwards. Dirty Rat flew in and turned to face Raptor.
"Did you hear that? They think a new piece of the Amulet is in Dimension Four," said Dirty Rat. "We'd better tell the boss!".
Raptor spoke something in his gibberish language.
"Which boss? Um…Kilobyte?" said Dirty Rat.
"Rah! Za Connector!" replied Raptor, his gibberish becoming more understandable.
"No, Kilobyte!" Dirty Rat argued back.
"Connector!" hissed Raptor, and a blue lightning bolt show from his claw and pricked Dirty Rat, who grimaced with pain.
"Okay, okay! How about we tell both about this?" suggested Dirty Rat cowardly.
"Wery well" replied Raptor and he vanished into the socket from whence he came. Dirty Rat rolled his eyes and flew out of the window.
Outside the Thunder Tower, Commander Blackout approached Ace.
"Ace, I want to accompany you on your mission to Dimension Four" declared Blackout.
"I don't see any harm in that. Welcome aboard, commander" replied Ace.
The group boarded a small ship, except Sparx, who rode on the Lightning Flash and they flew off into the sky and found the portal to Dimension Four, Mount Infinity, an enormous mountain that covered almost the entire dimension. The group landed, but met an unwelcoming sight.
There stood Spidertor, Lancelot and Anvil, waiting for the Lightning Knights.
"Lightning Knights, how kind of you to join us" laughed Spidertor.
"We shall destroy you, so are masters can rule the universe without being disturbed!" added Lancelot, wielding his sword.
"Yeah, Anvil smash you all!" roared Anvil.
"Bring it!" challenged Sparx to the villains.
Anvil attacked first, but he was instantly defeated by Ace who blasted him with lightning bolts, and he faded away.
Lancelot and Spidertor then ran up. Thunderfoot retreated as Ace and Blackout took on Spidertor. Blackout leapt on Spidertor's back and started cheering like a cowboy, as if it was a rodeo. Spidertor growled and ripped Blackout from his back and threw him across the rocky field they were on. Blackout landed right beside Thunderfoot who was hiding behind a rock. Blackout rubbed his bum to ease the pain from the landing.
"Glad of you to drop in" said Thunderfoot sarcastically.
"Funny" snorted Blackout.
Lancelot charged at Sparx, who flipped off the Lightning Flash, the Sword of Jacob in his hand. The blades of Lancelot and Sparx clashed against eachother, Lancelot getting the upper hand with his sword slowly lowering the altitude of Sparx's sword. Sparx fended Lancelot off and then ducked as Lancelot swung his sword around, but missed and took a chunk out of a dead tree. Sparx shot up and hit Lancelot's helmet with a swift slash from her sword. Lancelot fought back with several lower slashes, which Sparx jumped over or blocked with the Sword of Jacob. Sparx then grabbed the end of her sword with both hands and slammed it into the green ghostly void of where Lancelot's waste would be. Sparx's eyes were wide as it simply went through, because she believed his waste was invisible.
"Ohohohoho! That tickles…" mocked Lancelot.
"This is bad" cried Sparx and leapt out of the way as Lancelot brought his sword down upon her.
The two continued their duel, passing Ace and Spidertor, who were punching eachother constantly. Blackout sprang through the air and sent a flying kick to Spidertor's protected head. Spidertor tumbled about as if he was in the middle of an earthquake and he was then fried by Ace. However, Spidertor did not give up. He grabbed his pike, which had been knocked to the floor and hit Blackout with it. Blackout fell down and Ace punched Spidertor again.
Sparx and Lancelot were now duelling up the side of Mount Infinity. Lancelot lunged at Sparx, who was leading the way up the mountain. Sparx slashed her sword and stabbed Lancelot right through the chest, but since he was just a ghost dressed in armour, he couldn't get hurt from such a weak attack. Lancelot threw his sword at Sparx and she managed to dodge it. Sparx then gasped as the sword got up on its own accord and battled her like crazy. Lancelot watched from a nearby rock, laughing maniacally at Sparx.
"Look! No hands!" he laughed, as he stood up and grabbed his sword.
Lancelot then disarmed Sparx and thrashing his sword upwards towards the sky and sending Sparx's sword spinning away. As Lancelot raised his sword to slash Sparx into oblivion, Thunderfoot ran in and thrusting his metal foot forward, he struck Lancelot's weakspot…which was between his legs. Lancelot shrieked in pain, dropping his sword and placed his hands on his weakspot.
"Right in the roundtables!" groaned Lancelot and he collapsed.
Back with the others, Ace successfully stole Spidertor's pike and tossed it down a chasm. Spidertor instinctively chased after it. Blackout followed and Ace moments later.
Spidertor reached the bottom of the chasm and found himself in an icy cavern. He picked up his pike which lay on the ground and then flexed his spider-like legs.
"My legs are killing me. All eight of them!" moaned Spidertor.
The Spiderborg than heard then sounds of groaning and small rocks scattering. He turned around to see Blackout skidding down the side of the chasm wall, Ace quickly following.
"Lights out for you, spiderboy!" shouted Blackout, getting out a blaster and firing green laserbeams at Spidertor. Spidertor cackled and dodged the blasts.
"No, it is lights out for you, Commander Blackout!" shouted Spidertor and threw his pike a lightning speed, as if it were a javelin.
The pike pierced Blackout's body, digging deep into the chest. Blackout gasped and grimaced, his teeth clenched together. Blood spurted out of the hole in which the pike had created. Blackout dropped his blaster and fell to his knees.
"NO!" cried Ace and he saw the event that shook his courage.
Ace dashed to his comrade's side, as Blackout rolled over into the Lightning Knight's arms. His shades slipped off revealing two hazel coloured eyes. They were filled with tears.
"My father told me…that my grandfather sacrificed himself…to save the Lightning Knights from evil…I didn't plan on dying in this manner…" croaked Blackout, his eyes growing weary, his breathing slowly decaying.
"You fought bravely, Blackout" said Ace. "I have respected you always".
"Thankyou, Ace" said Blackout, closing his eyes. "Do right…and fear not!".
And with that, Blackout's body was engulfed in golden light and he faded away into a shower of sparkling raindrops which vanished up into the sky.
Sparx and Thunderfoot, who stood on the edge of the chasm, watched the energy from Blackout's body fly up into the air and they bowed their heads in respect.
"Blackout was blacked-out!" joked Spidertor and burst out laughing.
Ace angrily turned around and pulled out the Lightning Lance from his back. He fired lightning bolts from it and they struck Spidertor who was sent flying.
"You killed my friend, and now you're gonna pay, Spidertor!" shouted Ace.
"Fool! I am more powerful than you could ever be! For I have a piece of the Amulet that boosts my power!" declared Spidertor. "You cannot beat me!".
To be continued...
Can Ace defeat Spidertor and avenge Blackout's death? Will Thunderfoot meet Poison Ivy again? Will Lord Fear regain the Amulet? Find out next time on Ace Lightning: Wrath of the Master Programmer, Chapter 5, The Spider's Wrath.