CHAPTER 5: Through the Bog

*It seems that Mr. Dark will surely destroy both Razorbeard and Andre's armies easily with the Dark Spirits doing all the dirty work*

Mr. Dark: Nothing can stop me now!

Slapdash: *cough* When you say that, something will surely happen. Ugh. *faints*

Hoodblaster: *dragging himself on the ground towards his gun* Just a few more feet. I can make it, I musn't let lord Andre down. Come on, I can make it! No! I can't stop! Ughffffa *faints*

Mr. Dark: But which one of you can stop me if none of you can even lift yourselves up?

*The few remaining Hoodlums who are still moving faint. The Dark Spirits begin to wrap themselves around everything in the arena, including Andre and Razorbeard*

Mr. Dark: Come, my Dark Spirits! Today will surely be a banquet like no other!

*As Mr. Dark starts to laugh, a rock over his head becomes dislodged and conks him. This causes him to recoil and drop his staff*

Mr. Dark: Wa? OH NO!

*The Dark Spirits suddenly leave the bodies of all on the battlefield and sink back into the ground. The sky clears up. The trauma of this event causes the staff to overload and explode*

Mr. Dark: This can't be happening.

*All the Hoodlums on the arena begin to regain consciousness. The Destroyer Pirate restarts as well and gets up*

Hoodblaster: Okay everyone! Aim at that black thing!

*Every Hoodlum and the Destroyer Pirate aims at Mr. Dark and fires*

Mr. Dark: OW IT BURNS! I'LL BE BACK! *runs away*

Hoodstormer: Now let's get Andre and get out of here! All that commotion with those black balls sure made me hungry and tired.

*All the Hoodlums go off to see Andre, but they realize he is still lying on the ground, unconscious*

Hoodoo: The Dark Spirits must have corrupted him too much! We must take him to rehab at once! I can still feel a mild pulse inside him.

*The Hoodoo grabs Andre and all the Hoodlums exit the field. Meanwhile, a gang of Robo-Pirates aboard Razorbeard's ship come to see what's going on*

Pirate 1: We just heard a lot of low-pitched booms and then nothing! What's going on, boss?

*Razorbeard is lying motionless on the deck*

Pirate 2: Hey boss, you ok?

Pirate 3: Are you just taking a nap?

*Pirate 2 uses a mild shock gun on Razorbeard, but there is no effect*

Pirate 1: Aw! His battery must have been completely devestated!

Pirate 2: Man this is not good!

Pirate 3: Let's get him back!

*The three Robo-Pirates grab Razorbeard and drag him towards the recovery center. The Destroyer Pirate on the field is sucked into the bottom of the ship, which departs into the sky*

MEANWHILE, IN THE PATCH OF ROCK IN BETWEEN THE BOG OF MURK AND THE LAND OF THE LIVID DEAD

Globox: Okay, so we're supposed to go back to Clearleaf Forest, right?

Murfy: DUH! Like you didn't know that!

Globox: Hey, just because you have a missing wing doesn't mean you can talk to me like that!

Grand Minimus: Who cares. Anyway, we have to cross through the Bog of Murk in order to reach Clearleaf Forest. According to my triangulation, it's about twelve feet away.

Globox: Twelve feet! You lie!

Grans Minimus: Just walk forwards a little bit.

*Globox continues forward but trips and falls right onto a large mushroom surrounded by piranha infested waters*

Globox: Ow, my liver.

Teensie 1: Let's go!

*Grand Minimus and the three Teensies jump down to the mushroom*

Murfy: Hey guys, what about me?

Globox: When your wing grows back, try and find us!

Grand Minumus: We've got problems of our own now.

*The mushroom where Globox and the Teensies are standing on is in the middle of nowhere*

Globox: Great. So where's land?

Teensie 2: Over there in the distance! I see a light!

Globox: Huh? Hey, isn't that light the mansion of that freaky lizard hunter guy?

Grand Minimus: It just might! Globox, are you any good at swimming?

Globox: Yeah, I think so.

Grand Minimus: Good! *shoves Globox into the water*

Globox: *splash* Hey, what was that for?

Teensie 3: You're our raft!

*The four Teensies jump on top of Globox*

Grand Minimus: Now swim!

Globox: Fine.

*Globox paddles towards the mansion at a sluggish speed*

Teensie 1: Come on! I'm thirsty already!

Grand Minimus: Can't this thing go any faster?

Globox: I hate swimming.

*A whole school of piranhas comes up in front of Globox*

Globox: AAH! PIRANHAS!

*Globox starts to swim rapidly in a circle*

Grand Minimus: Swim towards the mansion already!

Globox: I'M TRYING I'M TRYING!

*One piranha bites Globox's left foot*

Globox: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

*Globox speeds across the water like a torpedo and crashes into a wall at an unbearable speed*

Globox: Wow. That surprisingly didn't hurt much.

Teensie 2: That's because we were your airbag.

Globox: Huh? *moves away from the wall only to see the four Teensies flattened on his stomach* Oh!

*Globox takes them and blows in them, inflating them*

Grand Minimus: *gasp* Too much air!

*Globox sucks some air back out. The Teensies return to normal*

Globox: Well, what do you know. We're right in front of his mansion!

Teensie 2: Where there's a mansion, there's bound to be food! And I'm starved!

Globox: You know, that snake guy met up with that fat toad when I last saw him. You don't suppose they're inside?

Grand Minimus: They might. And if they are, whoo nelly! I'm gonna sell the tapes on ebay and make a fortune!

TO BE CONTINUED