Chapter 8 is here! YAY! And this chapter is what I call the
'information chapter' in which lots of secrets are revealed and everyone
pieces their info together. If you don't like lots of talking and stuff you
won't like this much, then again, if you don't read it you won't understand
the storyline properly, so its best that you do read it. Now for the two
things I love most! Firstly, I own nothing! YAY! And secondly, a reply to
EAST SECTOR GOD'S review! I spelt too wrong? In which part of the story? Or
did you mean two? He also says 'the' Mulldack dosen't sound right. In which
part of the story was that? I think it's supposed to be 'the' Mulldack...
He also said Tidus was spelt wrong. I know that already, it was a mistake on my behalf and I actually do know how to spell it. Rikku is from FF10 and FF10-2, but that means Tidus should be dead. I'll explain complicated things like portholes and time structures in this chapter.
He also said that American readers would know Ratchet and Clank 2 as 'going commando' and not 'locked and loaded' as I put. Well, yes they would, but there are also a great many readers who are English and by putting Ratchet and Clank 2, I figured the more intelligent readers would manage to work it out for themselves. Okay, now on with the story, chapter 8, here I come!
Chapter 8
Surrounded
Z and Lirael sat together in Abhorsen's House. They were sitting in the drawing room accompanied by Samos and Mickey, sitting behind a large desk. There were two other seats in the room, Ruby and Kiz sat perched on them, ready for bad news. Mickey decided it was time to begin.
"Okay. First of all we must tell Z and Lirael what is happening." Z nodded. "Hurry it up to, I'm famished." "Okay." Mickey spoke first. "All these portholes, leading to all the different Dimensions, they're not supposed to be there. I'm sure you would like to know why they keep appearing?"
Z nodded for a second time. "Yes." Samos took over. "Basically, the time structure has been upset. When you came here you may have noticed our friends Tidus and Rikku? Well, according to the time line Tidus should be dead. But he's not. This can only mean one thing, a huge disturbance in the time structure and that means a huge movement in power. The Mulldack is coming back, he's returning to power."
"Wait a sec!" Z was annoyed. "What the hell is a Mulldack?" "The Mulldack is a huge beast of immense power," explained Mickey. "There was a time when the Mulldack roamed free, devastating entire worlds. Luckily we managed to contain him, but now he's coming back to power, which is disturbing the time structure and causing these portholes to open up."
Z nodded. He'd been nodding a lot lately. "I see. So this terrible creature is coming back and that's causing portholes to open?" "Exactly. He's upset the time structure. There are ways of returning it to normal, but first the Mulldack must be dealt with."
Lirael spoke. "But you know how to stop him, don't you?" Mickey shook his head, his giant ears flapping. "That's our second problem. The last time we fought, at the Battle of Disney Creek, the Mulldack was defeated by an ancient spirit of amazing power. The spirit had been harnessed to a chunk of crystal, about ten centimetres long, and was known as the Crystal Element."
Samos continued. "The problem is we can't find the Crystal Element. Mickey has half of it, but the other half is missing." Mickey held out his staff, a small piece of crystal was welded onto the end of it, about five centimetres long.
"If we find the other half we have won. We can defeat the Mulldack. But the Mulldack already knows where the second half is and we don't." "Has he got it yet?" Asked Z. "No, but we know he knows where it is and he's coming for it. Once he gets it he'll be unstoppable."
Mickey decided a little more explanation was needed. "You see, when we won against the Mulldack the first time, the Crystal Element broke in two. We stored the two half's in different security vaults, but one half just disappeared. We don't really think it was stolen; we have reason to believe it was swallowed up by one of those pesky portholes. So now it could be anywhere, in any one of the countless millions of dimensions. And the Mulldack knows where it is."
Z took a deep breath. "It certainly is a predicament." Mickey sighed. "Just listen. It gets worse." Samos took over.
"We have an army. An army of around six hundred thousand soldiers." "Let me guess, they're not enough, are they?" Z knew he was right, he could tell from the way Samos looked at him. "No." He said simply. "The Mulldack has over a million troops." Z whistled. A million. It was a big number.
"Well," said Z. "I can see only one choice. We storm the Mulldack's base and take the information on where the other half of the Crystal Element is." Now it was Mickey's turn to nod. "That's what we thought. But then we did some research. The Mulldack's 'base' is more of a palace. It's huge. It has more security doors and key coded locks than a prison. And it's defended by around three hundred thousand troops. Its hopeless, there's no point in even attempting an attack."
"So what's the plan?" "Okay. Overall our troops won't survive the Mulldack's in a full on battle, but we may be able to win tactically. Our plan is to wipe out as many of the Mulldack's troops as possible. The more troops he has, the more powerful he is. So, by taking out his army, we can render him weaker and stop him before he reaches the other half of the Crystal Element."
"Works for me." Z shrugged. He turned to Lirael. She nodded. Ruby and Kiz had remained silent, but they to nodded. It was the only plan they had.
"But first I have a few questions." Z cleared his throat. "Some people have been following me lately. They seem to be trying to kill me, they even followed me here, into the fiction world, who are they? What do they want?" Mickey looked puzzled. Samos spoke.
"What do they look like?" Z narrowed his eyes, trying to remember. "They have masks on, black masks that cover their faces. They have a certain armour to, silver, with golden streaks and a red circle in the centre. They travel in gangs as well, always in gangs." Samos muttered something to himself.
"That is very strange." He said. "Do you know them?" "Yes. They are Dark Warriors. Part of the Mulldack's army." Kiz spoke up. "Dark Warriors? In the world of reality? Is that even possible?" "Yes." Said Samos. "It seems these particular Dark Warriors were ordered to transform into human form. That way they could go unnoticed. They were probably sent to the world of reality to look for the Crystal Element, but what I don't understand is why they were following Z here."
"You mean I'm being followed by Dark Warriors in human form?" "Yes. But why they're following you I don't know. Curious, most curious."
"I have one more question." Said Z. "Why was I sent here? My friend Daz said he'd be here, but he's not. Why did he tell me to come here?" Mickey shook his head. "That we don't know, I'm afraid we may never know."
Something was nagging Z, at the back of his mind something was nagging him. He had to ask. He had to. "One more thing, if I help you win this battle, will you return me to my home in reality?" Mickey smiled. "Yes." He said. "If we win, we will return you." He reached his hand over the desk, Z shook it. "Then we have a deal."
"We also would like to go back to our home." Said Kiz. "Yes." Said Ruby. "We will help to, if you take us back."
Z couldn't help thinking it, but there was something odd about Ruby and Kiz, as if he had met them before, in a dream or an age-old memory.
Samos looked out through his telescope. "We should tell them." He said to Mickey. "Okay. I will." "Tell us what?" Asked Lirael. Mickey sighed. "We don't have much time. There's an army on its way to Abhorsen's House." Z leapt from his seat, the wooden chair falling backwards onto the deep blue carpet.
"An army? How big?" "About a hundred thousand Dark Warriors. They're coming from every side. We're surrounded." "Surrounded? Is there no way out?" Mickey shook his head. "We're surrounded on all sides, we could try to fly out, but they'd shoot us down. There was once a well in the garden, it led to a secret way out, but that was blocked up long ago. We're trapped."
"How did they know about the secret meeting place?" Kiz asked. "I do not know." Mickey shrugged. "Somehow the Mulldack found out and he sent an army here either to destroy us or to hold us under siege." Z thought, there had to be a way out.
"How many troops do we have?" Mickey thought for a moment, then spoke. "We have a few powerful weapons in the house, a few hidden defences, a few animals and creatures underground and about seventy troops in the house itself. No where near enough." "Okay." Z was determined. "What about other troops? Can we get them here quick enough?" "No. Our nearest soldiers are a few days away at the least, they wouldn't get here in time."
Z thought. He closed his eyes and let the energy seep through him. He felt Lirael's hand against his, she was letting the power of the Charter flow through him, help him think. Then he had it, he had the answer. (The Charter is the magic source for all Charter Mages and links all life together. The Charter is from the Abhorsen Trilogy)
"Samos!" "What is it?" "Samos, do you have any ways of communication, can you make it possible to communicate with anyone I please?" Samos thought for a moment. "Yes. I think I can." "Good. First of all I'll need a phone. Samos, I need you to retrieve a certain telephone number for me. Can you do it?" "Yes." "Good. I want everything set up in five minutes. I need to make a call."
YAY! Chapter 9 next! Can't wait! So, more mysteries have risen! Why are the Dark Warriors chasing Z? Why did Daz tell Z to meet him at Abhorsen's House? Where is the other half of the Crystal Element? Why does Z need to make a certain phone call? And why do Kiz and Ruby seem familiar? I hope this chapter solved many of the mysteries already and if there's anything you don't understand, email me at Zvicecityhotmail.com I have to admit the plot is a little complicated at times. Even I get lost. But it is possible to suss out the plot from the information you already have and the very, very, very clever people among you, could most probably work out all the mysteries. Even where the Crystal Element is. I'll make a little game out of it, anyone who thinks they know, email me at the same address! Only one guess per person please and I'll put your name up in the next chapter if you managed to guess correctly. Still along way to go till the plot is unravelled properly though, Chapter 10 coming soon! YAY! So until then, Seeya and keep reviewing! ; )
Z
He also said Tidus was spelt wrong. I know that already, it was a mistake on my behalf and I actually do know how to spell it. Rikku is from FF10 and FF10-2, but that means Tidus should be dead. I'll explain complicated things like portholes and time structures in this chapter.
He also said that American readers would know Ratchet and Clank 2 as 'going commando' and not 'locked and loaded' as I put. Well, yes they would, but there are also a great many readers who are English and by putting Ratchet and Clank 2, I figured the more intelligent readers would manage to work it out for themselves. Okay, now on with the story, chapter 8, here I come!
Chapter 8
Surrounded
Z and Lirael sat together in Abhorsen's House. They were sitting in the drawing room accompanied by Samos and Mickey, sitting behind a large desk. There were two other seats in the room, Ruby and Kiz sat perched on them, ready for bad news. Mickey decided it was time to begin.
"Okay. First of all we must tell Z and Lirael what is happening." Z nodded. "Hurry it up to, I'm famished." "Okay." Mickey spoke first. "All these portholes, leading to all the different Dimensions, they're not supposed to be there. I'm sure you would like to know why they keep appearing?"
Z nodded for a second time. "Yes." Samos took over. "Basically, the time structure has been upset. When you came here you may have noticed our friends Tidus and Rikku? Well, according to the time line Tidus should be dead. But he's not. This can only mean one thing, a huge disturbance in the time structure and that means a huge movement in power. The Mulldack is coming back, he's returning to power."
"Wait a sec!" Z was annoyed. "What the hell is a Mulldack?" "The Mulldack is a huge beast of immense power," explained Mickey. "There was a time when the Mulldack roamed free, devastating entire worlds. Luckily we managed to contain him, but now he's coming back to power, which is disturbing the time structure and causing these portholes to open up."
Z nodded. He'd been nodding a lot lately. "I see. So this terrible creature is coming back and that's causing portholes to open?" "Exactly. He's upset the time structure. There are ways of returning it to normal, but first the Mulldack must be dealt with."
Lirael spoke. "But you know how to stop him, don't you?" Mickey shook his head, his giant ears flapping. "That's our second problem. The last time we fought, at the Battle of Disney Creek, the Mulldack was defeated by an ancient spirit of amazing power. The spirit had been harnessed to a chunk of crystal, about ten centimetres long, and was known as the Crystal Element."
Samos continued. "The problem is we can't find the Crystal Element. Mickey has half of it, but the other half is missing." Mickey held out his staff, a small piece of crystal was welded onto the end of it, about five centimetres long.
"If we find the other half we have won. We can defeat the Mulldack. But the Mulldack already knows where the second half is and we don't." "Has he got it yet?" Asked Z. "No, but we know he knows where it is and he's coming for it. Once he gets it he'll be unstoppable."
Mickey decided a little more explanation was needed. "You see, when we won against the Mulldack the first time, the Crystal Element broke in two. We stored the two half's in different security vaults, but one half just disappeared. We don't really think it was stolen; we have reason to believe it was swallowed up by one of those pesky portholes. So now it could be anywhere, in any one of the countless millions of dimensions. And the Mulldack knows where it is."
Z took a deep breath. "It certainly is a predicament." Mickey sighed. "Just listen. It gets worse." Samos took over.
"We have an army. An army of around six hundred thousand soldiers." "Let me guess, they're not enough, are they?" Z knew he was right, he could tell from the way Samos looked at him. "No." He said simply. "The Mulldack has over a million troops." Z whistled. A million. It was a big number.
"Well," said Z. "I can see only one choice. We storm the Mulldack's base and take the information on where the other half of the Crystal Element is." Now it was Mickey's turn to nod. "That's what we thought. But then we did some research. The Mulldack's 'base' is more of a palace. It's huge. It has more security doors and key coded locks than a prison. And it's defended by around three hundred thousand troops. Its hopeless, there's no point in even attempting an attack."
"So what's the plan?" "Okay. Overall our troops won't survive the Mulldack's in a full on battle, but we may be able to win tactically. Our plan is to wipe out as many of the Mulldack's troops as possible. The more troops he has, the more powerful he is. So, by taking out his army, we can render him weaker and stop him before he reaches the other half of the Crystal Element."
"Works for me." Z shrugged. He turned to Lirael. She nodded. Ruby and Kiz had remained silent, but they to nodded. It was the only plan they had.
"But first I have a few questions." Z cleared his throat. "Some people have been following me lately. They seem to be trying to kill me, they even followed me here, into the fiction world, who are they? What do they want?" Mickey looked puzzled. Samos spoke.
"What do they look like?" Z narrowed his eyes, trying to remember. "They have masks on, black masks that cover their faces. They have a certain armour to, silver, with golden streaks and a red circle in the centre. They travel in gangs as well, always in gangs." Samos muttered something to himself.
"That is very strange." He said. "Do you know them?" "Yes. They are Dark Warriors. Part of the Mulldack's army." Kiz spoke up. "Dark Warriors? In the world of reality? Is that even possible?" "Yes." Said Samos. "It seems these particular Dark Warriors were ordered to transform into human form. That way they could go unnoticed. They were probably sent to the world of reality to look for the Crystal Element, but what I don't understand is why they were following Z here."
"You mean I'm being followed by Dark Warriors in human form?" "Yes. But why they're following you I don't know. Curious, most curious."
"I have one more question." Said Z. "Why was I sent here? My friend Daz said he'd be here, but he's not. Why did he tell me to come here?" Mickey shook his head. "That we don't know, I'm afraid we may never know."
Something was nagging Z, at the back of his mind something was nagging him. He had to ask. He had to. "One more thing, if I help you win this battle, will you return me to my home in reality?" Mickey smiled. "Yes." He said. "If we win, we will return you." He reached his hand over the desk, Z shook it. "Then we have a deal."
"We also would like to go back to our home." Said Kiz. "Yes." Said Ruby. "We will help to, if you take us back."
Z couldn't help thinking it, but there was something odd about Ruby and Kiz, as if he had met them before, in a dream or an age-old memory.
Samos looked out through his telescope. "We should tell them." He said to Mickey. "Okay. I will." "Tell us what?" Asked Lirael. Mickey sighed. "We don't have much time. There's an army on its way to Abhorsen's House." Z leapt from his seat, the wooden chair falling backwards onto the deep blue carpet.
"An army? How big?" "About a hundred thousand Dark Warriors. They're coming from every side. We're surrounded." "Surrounded? Is there no way out?" Mickey shook his head. "We're surrounded on all sides, we could try to fly out, but they'd shoot us down. There was once a well in the garden, it led to a secret way out, but that was blocked up long ago. We're trapped."
"How did they know about the secret meeting place?" Kiz asked. "I do not know." Mickey shrugged. "Somehow the Mulldack found out and he sent an army here either to destroy us or to hold us under siege." Z thought, there had to be a way out.
"How many troops do we have?" Mickey thought for a moment, then spoke. "We have a few powerful weapons in the house, a few hidden defences, a few animals and creatures underground and about seventy troops in the house itself. No where near enough." "Okay." Z was determined. "What about other troops? Can we get them here quick enough?" "No. Our nearest soldiers are a few days away at the least, they wouldn't get here in time."
Z thought. He closed his eyes and let the energy seep through him. He felt Lirael's hand against his, she was letting the power of the Charter flow through him, help him think. Then he had it, he had the answer. (The Charter is the magic source for all Charter Mages and links all life together. The Charter is from the Abhorsen Trilogy)
"Samos!" "What is it?" "Samos, do you have any ways of communication, can you make it possible to communicate with anyone I please?" Samos thought for a moment. "Yes. I think I can." "Good. First of all I'll need a phone. Samos, I need you to retrieve a certain telephone number for me. Can you do it?" "Yes." "Good. I want everything set up in five minutes. I need to make a call."
YAY! Chapter 9 next! Can't wait! So, more mysteries have risen! Why are the Dark Warriors chasing Z? Why did Daz tell Z to meet him at Abhorsen's House? Where is the other half of the Crystal Element? Why does Z need to make a certain phone call? And why do Kiz and Ruby seem familiar? I hope this chapter solved many of the mysteries already and if there's anything you don't understand, email me at Zvicecityhotmail.com I have to admit the plot is a little complicated at times. Even I get lost. But it is possible to suss out the plot from the information you already have and the very, very, very clever people among you, could most probably work out all the mysteries. Even where the Crystal Element is. I'll make a little game out of it, anyone who thinks they know, email me at the same address! Only one guess per person please and I'll put your name up in the next chapter if you managed to guess correctly. Still along way to go till the plot is unravelled properly though, Chapter 10 coming soon! YAY! So until then, Seeya and keep reviewing! ; )
Z
