Courage's muscles ached more than ever by the time he finally reached the
farmhouse. He opened the screen door and plopped down on his pillow next to
Muriel's rocking chair. However, as soon as he got comfortable, Eustace
came up to him with a broom in his hands. "Hey, stupid dog, you where
supposed to clean the basement today." He shoved the broom into Courage's
hands. "Now go!" Courage reluctantly obeyed, wishing he hadn't used up all
his magic during training.
Meanwhile, Katz was having a very unpleasant conversation with his captive. "Well, Zalost, I'm glad you were willing to help us complete our little project."
Zalost just glared at him. "I don't know why I didn't refuse. There's nothing you can take from me, you know."
"How about your freedom? The people of Nowhere may have forgiven you for your Unhappy Cannonball Project, but I doubt the FBI and the National Guard will be that forgiving."
Zalost just laughed at this. "Do you really think anyone outside of Nowhere will believe you? Weird things aren't exactly common in most of America."
"True. Fortunately, you figured that out too late. Now that the project is complete, we don't need you anymore. Weremole!"
At Katz's command, the Weremole tunneled over to Zalost's cage and poked his head out of the ground. "I have a treat for you. If you do your part well tonight, you may feast on this fool."
The Weremole licked his lips in approval.
Courage had finally finished sweeping the basement ant trudged up the stairs to his room, wanting to get some sleep. When he finally reached the room, he was surprised to find Computer was working. "What are you doing?"
"Uh, do you know how to file a police report?" Computer asked, nervously.
Courage gave him a strange look. "No."
"Good. See you in the morning," and with that Computer logged off.
Courage decided not to get involved. He climbed on his cot and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, sleep was the last thing on Katz's mind. "Where is that weapon? I want to begin this as soon as possible."
"Calm down, man," The Cajun Fox told him. "The device that's going to solve all of our problems is right in there." Cajun said as he pointed to a door that used to serve as a room in the hotel.
Katz pulled open the door and peeked inside. He grinned. "Perfect," he said. Then he entered the room and closed the door.
Moments later, Katz emerged wearing a strange suit. It was black, and it covered the whole body. It wasn't skin-tight, but it wasn't exactly loose either.
"Well, does it work?" Cajun asked.
Katz smiled and held out his hand toward a part of the room none of the villains where standing. A ball of electricity formed at his hand. Katz fired the ball, which blasted right through the wall.
"Perfectly," Katz said. "Now that we've harnessed the power of electricity, destroying that mutt will be a piece of cake." The other villains grinned evilly. "And there's one for each of you," Katz said, fully opening the door. Inside the room where five suits similar to the one he was wearing. Two of them where human sized. Two more where small, obviously for LeQuack and Weremole. The final one was oddly shaped, for the Clutching foot. "You five remember what to do?" The villains nodded. "Good. While you gather what we need, I'll take care of the thorn in our side," he said as he chuckled evilly.
Shirley, meanwhile, had just finished eating dinner by herself, as usual. She was thinking about the magic lesson he had given Courage earlier. Suddenly, a thought came to mind. Uh oh, I forgot to tell Courage one of the basic rules, she thought, surprised she had forgotten such an important fact. I'll use my crystal ball to contact him after dinner.
It took thirty minutes for Shirley to finish dinner. Immediately afterwards, she went strait to her crystal ball and tried to locate Courage. I can't sense Courage's mind. He must be asleep already. However, she soon sensed another mind near the farmhouse. Well, I might as well see if it's him, she thought as she focused in. However, instead she saw a human sized cat in a black suit. That must be Katz! She thought, remembering the stories Courage told her. Courage is in trouble, and I can't warn him! I'll have to go there myself. With that, she grabbed her crystal ball and ran out of her wagon.
Courage's deep sleep was broken be what sounded like the front door opening. Then he heard someone coming up the stairs. "Uh oh, someone's here, or my name's Butters Stotch. And it's not.
Courage had his suspicions conformed seconds later as Katz busted through the attic door. "Hello," he said evilly, then he fired a blast of electricity at Courage. The poor dog barely managed to dodge the attack. He tried to gather energy for an attack. However, he was straining. He realized if he used any more energy, he'd die.
"Now, let's end this," Katz said, as he fired another blast, knocking Courage through the wall. He hit the ground hard. Katz jumped down after him.
"Courage," Muriel called from her room, "keep it down."
Katz fired another blast. Courage dodged and ran. Now what? He thought as he ran. However, he couldn't think long, as Katz tackled him to the ground. "And now, Courage, you die," Katz said as he prepared a final strike.
"COURAGE!" Shirley shouted, running to her friend, crystal ball in hand.
"What's this?" Katz asked.
"Courage use your magic!"
Courage realized his magic had been coming back. He turned to Katz and gathered energy.
"What the-"
Katz couldn't finish, as Courage blasted Katz with magic. Katz flew so far back, he was out of sight.
"What happened?" Courage asked, shaken.
"I forgot to tell you about magic epicenters," Shirley said, walking to Courage.
"What?"
"Until you master your abilities, you can only use your powers around an item that generates magic. You have to be within a mile's radius of it to use magic."
"Oh. Well, then, we better finish my training as soon as possible."
You'd think that Katz would be unhappy about Courage blasting him a mile away. On the contrary, he seemed quite happy by the new events. He ran back to the motel as quick as he could. When he got there, his teammates were waiting with a huge pile of weapons.
"We have the supplies, man," Cajun said before he noticed Katz's condition. "What happened to you?"
Katz just smiled. "My friends, the awakening has come."
Meanwhile, Katz was having a very unpleasant conversation with his captive. "Well, Zalost, I'm glad you were willing to help us complete our little project."
Zalost just glared at him. "I don't know why I didn't refuse. There's nothing you can take from me, you know."
"How about your freedom? The people of Nowhere may have forgiven you for your Unhappy Cannonball Project, but I doubt the FBI and the National Guard will be that forgiving."
Zalost just laughed at this. "Do you really think anyone outside of Nowhere will believe you? Weird things aren't exactly common in most of America."
"True. Fortunately, you figured that out too late. Now that the project is complete, we don't need you anymore. Weremole!"
At Katz's command, the Weremole tunneled over to Zalost's cage and poked his head out of the ground. "I have a treat for you. If you do your part well tonight, you may feast on this fool."
The Weremole licked his lips in approval.
Courage had finally finished sweeping the basement ant trudged up the stairs to his room, wanting to get some sleep. When he finally reached the room, he was surprised to find Computer was working. "What are you doing?"
"Uh, do you know how to file a police report?" Computer asked, nervously.
Courage gave him a strange look. "No."
"Good. See you in the morning," and with that Computer logged off.
Courage decided not to get involved. He climbed on his cot and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, sleep was the last thing on Katz's mind. "Where is that weapon? I want to begin this as soon as possible."
"Calm down, man," The Cajun Fox told him. "The device that's going to solve all of our problems is right in there." Cajun said as he pointed to a door that used to serve as a room in the hotel.
Katz pulled open the door and peeked inside. He grinned. "Perfect," he said. Then he entered the room and closed the door.
Moments later, Katz emerged wearing a strange suit. It was black, and it covered the whole body. It wasn't skin-tight, but it wasn't exactly loose either.
"Well, does it work?" Cajun asked.
Katz smiled and held out his hand toward a part of the room none of the villains where standing. A ball of electricity formed at his hand. Katz fired the ball, which blasted right through the wall.
"Perfectly," Katz said. "Now that we've harnessed the power of electricity, destroying that mutt will be a piece of cake." The other villains grinned evilly. "And there's one for each of you," Katz said, fully opening the door. Inside the room where five suits similar to the one he was wearing. Two of them where human sized. Two more where small, obviously for LeQuack and Weremole. The final one was oddly shaped, for the Clutching foot. "You five remember what to do?" The villains nodded. "Good. While you gather what we need, I'll take care of the thorn in our side," he said as he chuckled evilly.
Shirley, meanwhile, had just finished eating dinner by herself, as usual. She was thinking about the magic lesson he had given Courage earlier. Suddenly, a thought came to mind. Uh oh, I forgot to tell Courage one of the basic rules, she thought, surprised she had forgotten such an important fact. I'll use my crystal ball to contact him after dinner.
It took thirty minutes for Shirley to finish dinner. Immediately afterwards, she went strait to her crystal ball and tried to locate Courage. I can't sense Courage's mind. He must be asleep already. However, she soon sensed another mind near the farmhouse. Well, I might as well see if it's him, she thought as she focused in. However, instead she saw a human sized cat in a black suit. That must be Katz! She thought, remembering the stories Courage told her. Courage is in trouble, and I can't warn him! I'll have to go there myself. With that, she grabbed her crystal ball and ran out of her wagon.
Courage's deep sleep was broken be what sounded like the front door opening. Then he heard someone coming up the stairs. "Uh oh, someone's here, or my name's Butters Stotch. And it's not.
Courage had his suspicions conformed seconds later as Katz busted through the attic door. "Hello," he said evilly, then he fired a blast of electricity at Courage. The poor dog barely managed to dodge the attack. He tried to gather energy for an attack. However, he was straining. He realized if he used any more energy, he'd die.
"Now, let's end this," Katz said, as he fired another blast, knocking Courage through the wall. He hit the ground hard. Katz jumped down after him.
"Courage," Muriel called from her room, "keep it down."
Katz fired another blast. Courage dodged and ran. Now what? He thought as he ran. However, he couldn't think long, as Katz tackled him to the ground. "And now, Courage, you die," Katz said as he prepared a final strike.
"COURAGE!" Shirley shouted, running to her friend, crystal ball in hand.
"What's this?" Katz asked.
"Courage use your magic!"
Courage realized his magic had been coming back. He turned to Katz and gathered energy.
"What the-"
Katz couldn't finish, as Courage blasted Katz with magic. Katz flew so far back, he was out of sight.
"What happened?" Courage asked, shaken.
"I forgot to tell you about magic epicenters," Shirley said, walking to Courage.
"What?"
"Until you master your abilities, you can only use your powers around an item that generates magic. You have to be within a mile's radius of it to use magic."
"Oh. Well, then, we better finish my training as soon as possible."
You'd think that Katz would be unhappy about Courage blasting him a mile away. On the contrary, he seemed quite happy by the new events. He ran back to the motel as quick as he could. When he got there, his teammates were waiting with a huge pile of weapons.
"We have the supplies, man," Cajun said before he noticed Katz's condition. "What happened to you?"
Katz just smiled. "My friends, the awakening has come."