A/N: Woooo, new chapter! Sorry it took me so long. Actually, it took less time then I thought it would. I have a really good list of excuses this time. I had a lot of papers, the testing period just finished, and when I was halfway through with the frickin chapter, my computer decided it would be a good time to randomly restart. So, yeah, keep the reviews coming. Noma, your website is looking good.

Disclaimer: checks eBay for auctions on the rights to Shining Force Crud... someone outbid me. (I also don't own People's Court, nor would I want to, or Kim Jong-Il, though I would like to castrate and choke him)

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Chapter Four: The Not-So-Great Fortress of Balbazak

The Force had now crossed the stone bridge of Pao,

And were currently asking the new guy how

He had survived. He had caught his large chin

In a cleft in the cliff. But he did not win.

When they reached the town they talked to a guard

Who would not shut up, but yelled the same words

Over and over again. Then they smacked

Him with a large bin. He would end up whacked.

Gort headed straight for the bar, of course;

Killing Runefaustians gave him no remorse.

The rest of them followed him because

They didn't want trouble, like the time with the mouse.

So in the bar, Max ordered a beer

(Gort was already in the triple digits from fear).

When he ordered, the barkeep asked him his name.

Max wondered if it would be the quite the same.

The barkeep told bout the guy in the corner

Who was reciting Little Jack Horner.

Max talked to him, and learned much of the plot,

And also that he would soon sleep on a cot.

The man...dragon...THING said that his name

Was Elliot, not at all a name lame;

He warned Max that they would very soon fight

And told him that the battle would not be light.

Max was now weirded out; now they also

Had to drag the drunken Gort to Kosovo.

When they got back they talked to Queen Koron,

Who said, "GET OUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, YOU FOOL!"

So, being chased out by the harrying queen,

Max watched the caravan leave. He was then seen

By Kokichi, who joined the growing ranks

Of what he deemed the great Shining Horseflanks!

(He had the crap beaten out of him by

All of the other Force members when, sigh,

He refused to stop calling it that nickname

Insulting. He was lynched at the end of the game)

So after finding Vankar, the bouncer of Pao,

They went to the church, and obv'ously somehow

Got Jogurt to join (not that it did much good).

They then got Gort from some weirdoes with hoods.

After setting out from the former site,

They ran into Elliot and the rad right;

The rad right were soon dead, because Jogurt

Was stronger than THEM. They died eating yogurt.

The Force rushed Elliot, surrounding him

With strong dudes, then proceeded to beat Kim

Jong-Il to a pulp. (Oh, yeah, they whupped

Elliot, too). Then they their car up-suped.

Upon hearing that Pao had reached it's new place,

The Shining Force set off through all time and space;

After reaching Pao, they talked to the pigs,

And got Guntz from the pen, which was their new digs.

They talked to some guy in the new item store

Who asked if they had any eggs from the war;

They replied yes, and he warmed it up;

And they all had scrambled Domingo for sup.

But all was not lost; they had not yet saved;

The player hit reset and Simone waved

Hello. Unfortunately, he forgot

To not scramble 'mingo and lay down on a cot.

But all still was not lost; for the jell'fish

Had encountered a genie, and had a wish;

He wished to possess Jogurt. He then did

And sold his cracked egg on a web site of bids.

Jogurt's body transformed into 'mingo;

He got all the benefits of all the lingo;

He could float, and he could also cast Freeze;

All this he did with the greatest of ease.

After updating weapons, they headed

To Uranbatol, where there was cheese, fetid;

On the way in they were confronted by

Some random old monsters, telling old lies.

They took out the monsters, and entered the port;

But instead found themselves in the People's Court;

"DO YOU WANT A DIVORCE? HAVE THEY BEEN

MISTREATING YOU?" said the judge, and Gwen.

"WHAT IN THE…" the Force said, before b'ing cut off.

They left from the screaming and started to cough.

After Earnest had joined, they went to the harbor;

For Vankar had said there was a barber.

But lo and behold, inside of that place,

Balbazak was defying laws of time and space

(and in a way you REALLY don't wanna know,

Lest you go insane and become a hobo).

When he saw the team, his first thought was, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

He threw a sheep (you don't wanna know) which said, "BAAAAAAAAH!"

But back to the point. The Force stampeded and

Easily kicked Balbazak into the sand.

He begged for his life, all carefree and sheepy

(Seriously, you DON'T wanna know, it's too creepy);

The Force said no, but he wouldn't shut up

(He might have won had he worn a cup).

When the Force had said yes, Darksol appeared,

He was the one whom Balbazak feared;

He killed the faithless gen'ral in a flash of light;

Then disappeared from all the Force's sight.

His fading whisper still rang in their ears,

And it would even now bring out their fears;

"Take the ship, oh Shining Force, for you will

Not survive. You will receive many bills."

The Force boarded the ship, but still were scared;

The ones not fighting went on People's Court

And beared their personal lives in front of

All of Rune. Then they ate some choc'lates, Dove.

What is next for the Shining Force?

You prob'ly already know, of course;

But they do not, cause that's kinda the point,

For they must their heads with victory anoint.

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A/N: Well, was that chapter any good? I personally didn't like it all that much, but that's me. Remember to R&R!