Courage got up, shaking in surprise at what just happened. "Magic powers?"
he asked, still amazed.
"Yes. If you paid attention during my spell, then you know I transferred the powder's powers into you. You now have all of the abilities Mondo had when he faced you."
"So, how do I use them?" Courage asked.
"That will take training. But a lot of hard work and it will be second nature to you. You cast each spell a different way."
"How? Do I use words like you do? Or actions or what?"
"It's a combination of action and mind. You must perform a specific action while imagining the spell taking place. It'll take some time for you to learn them all."
"Sounds easy."
"It is. We start training right away. You'll probably want to know how to attack first."
"That is why I came here."
"All you have to do is hold your arm strait with your palm out. Then picture pure energy coming out of your hand."
Courage had his arm in position already, but wondered if this would really work. He didn't have to wonder long, as soon a bright ball of light shot out of his palm. I ricocheted of the walls a few times before finally breaking one side and escaping, leaving a big hole in Shirley's wagon. "Let's practice outside," she said.
Meanwhile, Katz was sitting in a cell at the Nowhere jail, fuming to himself. "That stupid mutt," he thought. "If it weren't for him, I'd still be at the top of the crime world. Three years ago I was one of the most feared criminals in the world. But now, look at me."
At that moment, Katz's cellmate entered from seeing a visitor, a big, strong man who was convicted for grand theft auto just three years earlier. "Well, well, looks like the cat is feeling bad today," he said, in a mocking voice. "Is the poor kitty going to cry?"
"Oh, shut up, you Neanderthal," Katz snapped.
"Why should I? You ain't gonna do nothin'. You couldn't even stop a stupid dog, much less a crook like me."
Katz scoffed. "I'm a better criminal than you'll ever be."
"Oh, yeah, if you're so good then how come you ain't busted outta here yet?"
"I'm waiting for someone."
"What, are one of your buddies gonna slip you a key during visiting hour?"
"Something like that."
Before Katz's cellmate could ask what it means, a loud rumble was heard outside. Everyone seemed to panic, but Katz was surprisingly calm. "About time," he muttered, as he arose from the cot he was sitting on. Right after that, a huge machine came crashing through the wall; a huge robot that looked like it came from a movie you'd expect to see on Mystery Science Theater 3000. And piloting the monstrosity was another foe of Courage's; one Katz was working with.
"About time. Where were you."
"I apologize, but ve had some trouble with ze coppers," LeQuack said, as Katz climbed into the robot.
"Just get this thing back to our base. Oh, but one more thing," he said, as he smiled and pointed to his ex-cellmate, who was staring in shock, "squash that pathetic insect."
"Oh yes, it would be moi's plesure," LeQuack said as he raised the robot's foot and began to lower it on the convict.
"No, please, no!" The man scremed as the leg smashed him flat. He was dead instantly.
"Well, that was fun, but back to work. Has he finished what we ordered him to build?"
"Yes, yes, ve finally got him to finish it," LeQuack informed as he piloted the machine away from the prison. "You know, ve cannot keep him looked up forever."
"We won't have to. Just until we get rid of that mutt. After that, there won't be anyone to stop us. We won't need his help."
"But ze others, zay are getting impatient."
"Relax. If he built it right, this will work."
"Well, Courage, that's all for today," Shirley said. Courage had been practicing all day. His body was weak. It felt like all the energy had been sucked out of him. Shirley noticed her friend's exhaustion. "It will take a while for your body to be able to put out large amounts. Be careful you don't put out too much energy, it could end up killing you."
"What! Well, I hope nothing wants to attack me tonight, then. I'm way to tired to fend anything off."
"I'll see you here tomorrow, Courage. We have a lot of training to do."
"Okay, I'll see you around noon tomorrow then."
"Well, when you do come, bring some lumber so I can fix that hole you made in my cart."
"Oh, yeah, that," Courage said a little sheepishly. "Well, bye then," he said as he started walking off.
"Bye," Shirley called back.
Katz and LeQuack piloted the robot twenty-five miles away from the Bagge's farmhouse, which happened to be Katz first base of operations, The Katz Motel. Katz had become the feared crime overlord he once was by starting this motel. It was originally made so that crime lords could eliminate their enemies without leaving anything that could be traced back to them.
If someone wanted another person killed, they simply had to pay Katz a certain amount. Katz would then set up a fake event in or around Nowhere that required the person to travel through the street the motel was located on. He set up spikes on that road that would flatten the tires of the person's truck. With nothing else around for miles, they were forced to check into The Katz Motel. Then, once the person was asleep, Katz sent four or five spiders to eat the man or woman alive.
After that, it was a simple matter for Katz to switch the flat tires for new ones. Then, he, simply drove the car out into Nowhere's deserts. All police ever found of his victims was their empty car. Soon the townspeople accepted it as just another one of Nowhere's strange occurrences. He also accepted tourists to keep his spiders fed.
Katz's business made him rich, and soon he had people working for him by setting up other motels around the country. Soon, he had enough minions to overthrow a crime empire that constantly hired him. This made him richer than before, and his army got bigger. He overthrew another mob boss, and another, and another, until he was one of the most feared people in America.
However, his entire empire fell after Courage and the Bagge's escaped from The Katz Motel. They where able to tell the police what Katz was doing, and he was caught, all his minions abandoning him.
He soon broke out of jail and eventually sailed to a tropical island miles out at see, where he set up a similar business to try to get back to the top. However, by fate or coincidence, the Bagge's got shipwrecked on the same island and defeated Katz once more. He tried two other plans, both of which Courage ruined.
However, he one day got a call. It was Eustace, who had a proposition for him. He wanted to take down Courage as much as he did. He got Katz together with five of Courage's other foes. When their plan failed, Katz and the others decided to go after Courage themselves. The past few months Katz led the others with every plot they could think of.
LeQuack piloted the robot to the back of the motel, where he pushed a button on his remote control. This caused a door to rise out of the dirt, revealing a ramp going underground. The robot walked down the ramp as the door closed.
As LeQuack stopped the robot, Katz got off, and was greeted by another one of his allies.
"Well, its about time you showed up," The Clutching Foot's bid toe said. "We're about ready for the heist, see?"
"Alight. Is the prisoner still contained?"
"Of course, he's right over here, see?"
The Clutching Foot led Katz over to a cage. In the cage was the very weak and tired Dr. Zalost.
"Yes. If you paid attention during my spell, then you know I transferred the powder's powers into you. You now have all of the abilities Mondo had when he faced you."
"So, how do I use them?" Courage asked.
"That will take training. But a lot of hard work and it will be second nature to you. You cast each spell a different way."
"How? Do I use words like you do? Or actions or what?"
"It's a combination of action and mind. You must perform a specific action while imagining the spell taking place. It'll take some time for you to learn them all."
"Sounds easy."
"It is. We start training right away. You'll probably want to know how to attack first."
"That is why I came here."
"All you have to do is hold your arm strait with your palm out. Then picture pure energy coming out of your hand."
Courage had his arm in position already, but wondered if this would really work. He didn't have to wonder long, as soon a bright ball of light shot out of his palm. I ricocheted of the walls a few times before finally breaking one side and escaping, leaving a big hole in Shirley's wagon. "Let's practice outside," she said.
Meanwhile, Katz was sitting in a cell at the Nowhere jail, fuming to himself. "That stupid mutt," he thought. "If it weren't for him, I'd still be at the top of the crime world. Three years ago I was one of the most feared criminals in the world. But now, look at me."
At that moment, Katz's cellmate entered from seeing a visitor, a big, strong man who was convicted for grand theft auto just three years earlier. "Well, well, looks like the cat is feeling bad today," he said, in a mocking voice. "Is the poor kitty going to cry?"
"Oh, shut up, you Neanderthal," Katz snapped.
"Why should I? You ain't gonna do nothin'. You couldn't even stop a stupid dog, much less a crook like me."
Katz scoffed. "I'm a better criminal than you'll ever be."
"Oh, yeah, if you're so good then how come you ain't busted outta here yet?"
"I'm waiting for someone."
"What, are one of your buddies gonna slip you a key during visiting hour?"
"Something like that."
Before Katz's cellmate could ask what it means, a loud rumble was heard outside. Everyone seemed to panic, but Katz was surprisingly calm. "About time," he muttered, as he arose from the cot he was sitting on. Right after that, a huge machine came crashing through the wall; a huge robot that looked like it came from a movie you'd expect to see on Mystery Science Theater 3000. And piloting the monstrosity was another foe of Courage's; one Katz was working with.
"About time. Where were you."
"I apologize, but ve had some trouble with ze coppers," LeQuack said, as Katz climbed into the robot.
"Just get this thing back to our base. Oh, but one more thing," he said, as he smiled and pointed to his ex-cellmate, who was staring in shock, "squash that pathetic insect."
"Oh yes, it would be moi's plesure," LeQuack said as he raised the robot's foot and began to lower it on the convict.
"No, please, no!" The man scremed as the leg smashed him flat. He was dead instantly.
"Well, that was fun, but back to work. Has he finished what we ordered him to build?"
"Yes, yes, ve finally got him to finish it," LeQuack informed as he piloted the machine away from the prison. "You know, ve cannot keep him looked up forever."
"We won't have to. Just until we get rid of that mutt. After that, there won't be anyone to stop us. We won't need his help."
"But ze others, zay are getting impatient."
"Relax. If he built it right, this will work."
"Well, Courage, that's all for today," Shirley said. Courage had been practicing all day. His body was weak. It felt like all the energy had been sucked out of him. Shirley noticed her friend's exhaustion. "It will take a while for your body to be able to put out large amounts. Be careful you don't put out too much energy, it could end up killing you."
"What! Well, I hope nothing wants to attack me tonight, then. I'm way to tired to fend anything off."
"I'll see you here tomorrow, Courage. We have a lot of training to do."
"Okay, I'll see you around noon tomorrow then."
"Well, when you do come, bring some lumber so I can fix that hole you made in my cart."
"Oh, yeah, that," Courage said a little sheepishly. "Well, bye then," he said as he started walking off.
"Bye," Shirley called back.
Katz and LeQuack piloted the robot twenty-five miles away from the Bagge's farmhouse, which happened to be Katz first base of operations, The Katz Motel. Katz had become the feared crime overlord he once was by starting this motel. It was originally made so that crime lords could eliminate their enemies without leaving anything that could be traced back to them.
If someone wanted another person killed, they simply had to pay Katz a certain amount. Katz would then set up a fake event in or around Nowhere that required the person to travel through the street the motel was located on. He set up spikes on that road that would flatten the tires of the person's truck. With nothing else around for miles, they were forced to check into The Katz Motel. Then, once the person was asleep, Katz sent four or five spiders to eat the man or woman alive.
After that, it was a simple matter for Katz to switch the flat tires for new ones. Then, he, simply drove the car out into Nowhere's deserts. All police ever found of his victims was their empty car. Soon the townspeople accepted it as just another one of Nowhere's strange occurrences. He also accepted tourists to keep his spiders fed.
Katz's business made him rich, and soon he had people working for him by setting up other motels around the country. Soon, he had enough minions to overthrow a crime empire that constantly hired him. This made him richer than before, and his army got bigger. He overthrew another mob boss, and another, and another, until he was one of the most feared people in America.
However, his entire empire fell after Courage and the Bagge's escaped from The Katz Motel. They where able to tell the police what Katz was doing, and he was caught, all his minions abandoning him.
He soon broke out of jail and eventually sailed to a tropical island miles out at see, where he set up a similar business to try to get back to the top. However, by fate or coincidence, the Bagge's got shipwrecked on the same island and defeated Katz once more. He tried two other plans, both of which Courage ruined.
However, he one day got a call. It was Eustace, who had a proposition for him. He wanted to take down Courage as much as he did. He got Katz together with five of Courage's other foes. When their plan failed, Katz and the others decided to go after Courage themselves. The past few months Katz led the others with every plot they could think of.
LeQuack piloted the robot to the back of the motel, where he pushed a button on his remote control. This caused a door to rise out of the dirt, revealing a ramp going underground. The robot walked down the ramp as the door closed.
As LeQuack stopped the robot, Katz got off, and was greeted by another one of his allies.
"Well, its about time you showed up," The Clutching Foot's bid toe said. "We're about ready for the heist, see?"
"Alight. Is the prisoner still contained?"
"Of course, he's right over here, see?"
The Clutching Foot led Katz over to a cage. In the cage was the very weak and tired Dr. Zalost.