Welcome. This is my first Courage fic, so please read & review.
"Had enough yet, Courage?" Katz laughed as he continued trying to strike his long time rival with a sword he had just stolen out of the Nowhere museum. Courage gasped for breath as he ran. This had been Katz fifth attack this month and he was becoming more dangerous with every passing attack.
Several of Courage's old foes seemed to be attacking more and more lately. He twice had to repel the weremole from the farmhouse, three times outsmart LeQuack, and even once had to stop The Queen of the Black Puddle from seducing Eustace again, all in one month. Courage was worn out; he was lacking sleep thanks to attackers. He also had to check the windmill every hour, as it was getting harder to make it work and sometimes stopped suddenly, leaving time for the Vandals to attack.
Katz sliced the box Courage was hiding behind in two. "You can't win Courage. This sword is magical. I'm automatically given the skills of the greatest swordsmen in history," Katz said as he took another swing at Courage. This time it hit the furnace, causing it to collapse.
"Eustace is going to complain about the condition of the house tomorrow," Courage thought, running from Katz once more. His mind was racing as fast as his feet. He had to think of a way to get rid of Katz. He didn't have time to ask Computer look up information. He had to use what he knew.
Courage ran back into the basement, hoping to escape through the cellar doors and lure Katz outside. But before he reached them, Katz jumped in front of him. "Not so fast, dog. I'm not done with you yet," he said, trying to slice Courage in two again. He once again dodged Katz attack, and started to run again, but this time something caught his eye. It was a square piece of metal, not big, but just big enough for Courage to use as a shield.
Courage picked it up and used it to block another attempted chop by Katz. He managed to block a few more sword swings before Katz got wise. This time, when Courage was expecting another body strike, Katz hit him in his foot, not hard, but enough to cause Courage to howl in pain, drop his shield, and fall to the floor, now unable to run.
Katz raised his sword, preparing to destroy courage. But before he did, Courage noticed something. The water pipes were just above Katz, and that he was standing beneath a weak spot in the pipe due to Eustace's poor handyman skills. Courage picked up his shield and threw it at the pipe. The flimsy pipe burst, causing water to pour all over Katz. True to his cat instincts, Katz freaked out and ran out the cellar doors, sword in hand, where he ran strait into the chief of the Nowhere police department.
"We've been looking for you," the chief said as he put his handcuffs on Katz.
"Drat," was Katz only response.
"What's going on down there?" Courage heard Eustace say from above. He came down into the basement, Muriel close behind, both in their nightclothes.
"Stupid dog! You wrecked my basement" He was about to strangle him when Muriel stepped between them.
"Now Eustace, its obviously another supernatural attack. After living here for eighty years you should be able to figure that out."
Eustace just mumbled something and went upstairs. Muriel turned to Courage and said "Don't worry Courage, we'll clean up in the morning. Let's get some sleep."
As they walked up the stairs, Courage thought, "I need help."
Courage slept till noon the next morning like he always did after a late night attack. But as soon as he woke up, he went strait to Computer.
"Well, twit, what do you need this time?" Courage was use to this kind of greeting.
"I need to by a home defense system," Courage typed. "Something to keep Katz and the others out of the farmhouse."
"Fine, fine, just hurry and pick one so I can get back to work."
"What work?" Courage asked suspiciously.
"Nothing," Computer said quickly as he brought up a list of shopping sites.
Courage shopped for an hour and a half and still found nothing. "None of these would keep Katz out," he sighed.
"Well if technology isn't going to help you, then why don't you try magic?" Computer said, hoping Courage would go somewhere else for help and let him get back to work, which was entirely stealing money from Bill Gates and putting it in a Swiss bank account that had no real owner. He was doing this just to see Bill become poor for revenge for totally screwing him up with Windows 95.
"That's it!" Courage exclaimed. "I'll go see Shirley! Maybe she can help." Courage dashed out, leaving Computer alone.
"All right, Bill. It's revenge time!"
Courage had breakfast and left. An hour later he found Shirley's portable home. He knocked on the door and Shirley answered.
"Courage, my old friend, come in." Courage came in and took a seat.
"Shirley, I need help. I was wondering if you had the answer to my problem."
"Yes, what is attacking you today?"
"Well, it's not so much today as it is every day." Courage explained. Then he told Shirley his problem.
"So you were hoping I could give you something to help you fight off these creatures?"
"Yes. Can you help me?"
Shirley thought a minute. Finally she said, "I think I know what could help." She went over to a large trunk and pulled out a small, black bag that had a golden M on it.
"Isn't that Mondo's magic bag?"
"Yes. You gave it to me after you turned Mondo into a rabbit. This can help us." She set the bag on the table and pulled out her saxophone. She chanted as she played it.
"Mystic sand and magic powder Now relinquish all your power And into Courage you shall put Your abilities, from head to foot"
The bag began to glow a blue light. All the light then moved to above the bag and formed a ball. The ball then shot into Courage. He felt like he was getting stronger.
"Congratulations, you now have magic powers."
"Had enough yet, Courage?" Katz laughed as he continued trying to strike his long time rival with a sword he had just stolen out of the Nowhere museum. Courage gasped for breath as he ran. This had been Katz fifth attack this month and he was becoming more dangerous with every passing attack.
Several of Courage's old foes seemed to be attacking more and more lately. He twice had to repel the weremole from the farmhouse, three times outsmart LeQuack, and even once had to stop The Queen of the Black Puddle from seducing Eustace again, all in one month. Courage was worn out; he was lacking sleep thanks to attackers. He also had to check the windmill every hour, as it was getting harder to make it work and sometimes stopped suddenly, leaving time for the Vandals to attack.
Katz sliced the box Courage was hiding behind in two. "You can't win Courage. This sword is magical. I'm automatically given the skills of the greatest swordsmen in history," Katz said as he took another swing at Courage. This time it hit the furnace, causing it to collapse.
"Eustace is going to complain about the condition of the house tomorrow," Courage thought, running from Katz once more. His mind was racing as fast as his feet. He had to think of a way to get rid of Katz. He didn't have time to ask Computer look up information. He had to use what he knew.
Courage ran back into the basement, hoping to escape through the cellar doors and lure Katz outside. But before he reached them, Katz jumped in front of him. "Not so fast, dog. I'm not done with you yet," he said, trying to slice Courage in two again. He once again dodged Katz attack, and started to run again, but this time something caught his eye. It was a square piece of metal, not big, but just big enough for Courage to use as a shield.
Courage picked it up and used it to block another attempted chop by Katz. He managed to block a few more sword swings before Katz got wise. This time, when Courage was expecting another body strike, Katz hit him in his foot, not hard, but enough to cause Courage to howl in pain, drop his shield, and fall to the floor, now unable to run.
Katz raised his sword, preparing to destroy courage. But before he did, Courage noticed something. The water pipes were just above Katz, and that he was standing beneath a weak spot in the pipe due to Eustace's poor handyman skills. Courage picked up his shield and threw it at the pipe. The flimsy pipe burst, causing water to pour all over Katz. True to his cat instincts, Katz freaked out and ran out the cellar doors, sword in hand, where he ran strait into the chief of the Nowhere police department.
"We've been looking for you," the chief said as he put his handcuffs on Katz.
"Drat," was Katz only response.
"What's going on down there?" Courage heard Eustace say from above. He came down into the basement, Muriel close behind, both in their nightclothes.
"Stupid dog! You wrecked my basement" He was about to strangle him when Muriel stepped between them.
"Now Eustace, its obviously another supernatural attack. After living here for eighty years you should be able to figure that out."
Eustace just mumbled something and went upstairs. Muriel turned to Courage and said "Don't worry Courage, we'll clean up in the morning. Let's get some sleep."
As they walked up the stairs, Courage thought, "I need help."
Courage slept till noon the next morning like he always did after a late night attack. But as soon as he woke up, he went strait to Computer.
"Well, twit, what do you need this time?" Courage was use to this kind of greeting.
"I need to by a home defense system," Courage typed. "Something to keep Katz and the others out of the farmhouse."
"Fine, fine, just hurry and pick one so I can get back to work."
"What work?" Courage asked suspiciously.
"Nothing," Computer said quickly as he brought up a list of shopping sites.
Courage shopped for an hour and a half and still found nothing. "None of these would keep Katz out," he sighed.
"Well if technology isn't going to help you, then why don't you try magic?" Computer said, hoping Courage would go somewhere else for help and let him get back to work, which was entirely stealing money from Bill Gates and putting it in a Swiss bank account that had no real owner. He was doing this just to see Bill become poor for revenge for totally screwing him up with Windows 95.
"That's it!" Courage exclaimed. "I'll go see Shirley! Maybe she can help." Courage dashed out, leaving Computer alone.
"All right, Bill. It's revenge time!"
Courage had breakfast and left. An hour later he found Shirley's portable home. He knocked on the door and Shirley answered.
"Courage, my old friend, come in." Courage came in and took a seat.
"Shirley, I need help. I was wondering if you had the answer to my problem."
"Yes, what is attacking you today?"
"Well, it's not so much today as it is every day." Courage explained. Then he told Shirley his problem.
"So you were hoping I could give you something to help you fight off these creatures?"
"Yes. Can you help me?"
Shirley thought a minute. Finally she said, "I think I know what could help." She went over to a large trunk and pulled out a small, black bag that had a golden M on it.
"Isn't that Mondo's magic bag?"
"Yes. You gave it to me after you turned Mondo into a rabbit. This can help us." She set the bag on the table and pulled out her saxophone. She chanted as she played it.
"Mystic sand and magic powder Now relinquish all your power And into Courage you shall put Your abilities, from head to foot"
The bag began to glow a blue light. All the light then moved to above the bag and formed a ball. The ball then shot into Courage. He felt like he was getting stronger.
"Congratulations, you now have magic powers."