Deja Vu
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Chapter 8: Miracola Revisited
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This was a small tunnel, but had new dangers, nonetheless. Mike began to wander through the small dungeon, killing old enemies he'd seen before already. Then, Mike came to a room with grass all around and a cross of water in the center. The passageway behind him closed and the passage to his right was sealed. Inside the room were 2 bird-like creatures. They had on red vests and were made of bone. They were bigger then Mike. "Nice birdie" Mike said as he swung out his yo-yo and struck the one in front of him 3 times. The 'bird' flinched, but kept coming at him. "It's still alive?" Mike yelled as he backed up a little more and struck it again, but it still lived. "Die already!" Mike yelled as he struck it again. This time, it did die. "5 strikes to kill that damn thing! Good Lord!" Mike yelled as he struck the other one. Mike continued through the rest of the rooms, killing some more enemies he knew and loved (well, maybe not loved). Once out, Mike headed for the place he needed to be to fix his sub, Miracola. "Finally! I'm in!" Mike yelled as he ran to the chief's hut to get help. Outside the hut, was a guard. "Can I come in? I need to see the chief!" Mike yelled at the guard, as if he was deaf. "No" he said flatly. "I need to!" Mike said. "No! Your not!" "Get out of my way!" Mike snapped, now irritated. "How many times must I say no?" the guard asked sarcastically. At this point, Mike was completely irritated. He pulled out his yo-yo and wound it up. "Let me in!" Mike said through gritted teeth. "Oh! I'm so scared of that little yo-yo!" The guard mocked at the little toy. "You will be when I'm done with ya'" Mike said as he swung the yo-yo forward. "HAHA! Yeah right!" The guard mocked as he put up his arm to block the yo-yo. However, he didn't expect it to be a super yo-yo. The yo-yo went right through his arm, slicing it off. The yo-yo continued on and hit the hut, putting a small hole in it and it started dripping blood from the guard. "Ow! Son of a..." "Shut up!" Mike yelled at him, overpowering the guard's cussing. Mike strung the yo-yo sideways and hit the guard with it up over his head with the plastic part. The guard fell unconscious, but not dead. "Ha! Told you to get out of my way!" Mike yelled as he stepped over the guard and went inside the hut. Inside, he heard two men yelling. "I, for one, am furious! I need the hermit!" Chief Miracola snapped. "Well, sir, were doing our best. He said he'd come" Another man said. "I need him now! Banettee is sick!" CM snapped back. "Sir, I'm trying!" "Well, go try harder dam..." "I'm not interrupting anything, am I? "Mike asked, walking in and interrupting a man cussing for the 2nd time in five minutes. "Mike! Glad to see ya! What are you doing down here?" "Well, my sub broke" "Well, I'll fix it, if you can help me again." CM said. "What?" Mike asked, wanting to know. "Banettee is sick again, can you go see the mountain hermit for me?" CM asked. "Sure!" Mike said. "What's she got?" "Well, it's called 'Afterthelightningsickness'" CM said. "Oh, ok" "Well, anywho, my guard will take you there!" CM told Mike as he walked toward the door. "Uh, I'll go alone. No problem!" Mike piped up suddenly, not wanting to be around CM when he saw his guard. "Whatever floats your boat" CM said as he took his seat again. "Just be careful" "Got it!" Mike yelled as he left the hut and went to the end of the town, which was through a small forest with a path cut out of it. At the end, was another guard. "Great!" Mike muttered as he pulled out his yo-yo, not wanting to go through the time consuming chatter. "Hello! Can I go by, please?" Mike asked the guard. "Do you have permission from Chief Miracola?" he asked. "Yeah, I'm to go and get the mountain hermit to heal the sick Banettee." Mike responded. "Ok, I believe ya', go ahead" He told him and walked aside. "Ok, thanks" Mike said, surprised at how easy that was. Mike put his yo-yo back in his back pocket and left the large town of Miracola. Mike walked about a mile and realized, "I ain't eat all day!" Mike saw a castle in the distance and rushed toward it, hoping for some food. Once he made it to the castle courtyard, Mike had run out of breath and was now more hungry then ever. Mike went up to the female guard of the castle and asked, "Can I get some food, please?" "What sex are you?" The guard asked him. "Huh? I was male the last time I checked" Mike said, confused. "Then no entrance! This is the castle of Shecola! Made only for girls!" The guard snapped back. "Well screw you!" Mike yelled back as he crossed the drawbridge and stopped. "Hey! I can go around! There should be a back entrance." Mike muttered as he slowly walked along the south wall. Once he was sure he was out of sight, he began to run. "Haha! Suckers!" Mike laughed. He finally reached a turning point after running for about 20 seconds. "Wow! Big castle!" Mike said as he took off along the northern wall. After about another 25 seconds of running, he came to the top right corner of the castle. Out of breath and hungrier then ever, Mike saw a set of stairs about 100 feet to the west of him. "Yes! An entrance!" Mike yelled as he ran down the corridor and down the stairs. Inside, there was an old lady, a bed and a table with a crystal ball on it. "Weird!" Mike said as he walked in farther. "Oh, Mike! What brings you here?" She asked. "Looking for food! They won't let me in Shecola!" Mike said. "Well, duh! It's called Shecola! For girls" "So I've heard" "Well, if you need food, I'll turn you into a girl again" the lady said. "What the hell are you talking about?" Mike asked her like he'd lost his mind. "What ya' mean?" She replied. "Ugh, 3 problems with that." Mike told her. "What?" "Hair, face, and between the legs!" Mike snapped. "Well, my ball can fix that" She told him as she sat down behind the ball. "Sit!" She said and pointed to the chair. "Fine, whatever" Mike said as he sat down. "Ok, now then... hey, you have a spell on you!" She screamed. "Really?" Mike asked, curious. "You have a forgetness spell on you! Everything that happened n the past year is gone!" She yelled. "...crazy" Mike said. "I'll fix you up" She said and began to chant. The ball began to glow and the room got dark. It began to flash like lightning and Mike, completely awestruck, never knew what was about to hit him. A rather large lightning bolt shot out and hit Mike in the top of the head! The bolt engulfed Mike in an electrical field. "What... the... hell is... this?" Mike asked between painful shocks. "Your ok!" the lady told him as he fell unconscious for the third time in 2 days. Back on a spaceship, Zoda was watching the whole thing, as well as everything else that had happened, on his T.V. "Damn her! Taking off my spell. I'll kill her! I swear it!" "Mica, watching from a cage behind him, couldn't help but let out a small "Yes" at the sight.