Game On- Part 7 (Swan's Song)
Princess and Mark awoke the next morning feeling exhausted and damp from the rain. However miserable they were, they knew their comrades were even more miserable, probably trapped in a cell somewhere. They had to persevere.
The Eagle and Swan quickly ate some coconut, which they were sick of by now, and walked off together. Heading west this time, they tried to track down Jason. After several hours they stumbled upon the stream, and rested by the water, taking several sips to keep them going.
Looking around, they noticed a muddy pit, which looked like something had struggled in it. They hoped that Jason hadn't been caught in it.
Princess looked up anxiously at Mark. "You don't think…"
Mark shook his head. "No way, not Jase… he's too smart for that…"
They stood around the edge, examining it carefully, when Princess found something. "It's a feather shuriken! Jason has been here!"
Mark examined the muddy feather. "You're right! This doesn't look good. We have to hurry and find him!"
Princess ran off quickly, leaving Mark behind in all her excitement.
As she ran, she heard a child's voice. "Let me at him! Let me at him! Help! Somebody help, please!" Scanning in the direction of the voice, she saw Keyop chained to a tree up ahead. She pulled out her yoyo and dashed over to him. "Oh, Keyop! I'm so glad we found you! I'll have you out in a…ahhhh!"
The chains bound her quickly, hanging her upside down, and knocking her yoyo to the ground below. She yelled for Mark, who sprinted quickly to her rescue.
However, as he ran toward her, he triggered another trap, and more chains wrapped around him, encasing his entire body. He could see Princess in the distance, being surrounded by troops. Zoltar appeared in the midst of them causing Mark's blood to curdle. He listened attentively to the conversation.
"Zoltar…we'll make you pay!" Princess spat.
Zoltar replied with a hearty cackle. "What's a little chained up Swan like you going to do? You fool, your little friend, the Swallow remains locked away in my cell. What you saw was three dimensional video footage. Impressive, is it not? I'll have to thank him for giving me that footage to use for my trap. He was so helpful!"
Zoltar ran a gloved finger across her cheek. "And don't think your Commander will save you...oh he tried, but I'm afraid he ended up in the same predicament you're in…" He pointed over to the chained Eagle and mockingly clicked his tongue. "Aww, too bad…guards, take them away!"
He walked over to Mark, who was so delirious with anger, he couldn't speak. "My fine feathered friend, don't worry, you'll enjoy being Spectra slaves…" Then Zoltar walked away amid cheers of, "Hail, Spectra!" to report the good news to the Luminous One.