Chapter 3
Meanwhile, Stolas is walking towards the tent where Blitz works. It has been taking a while since Stolas has left to get lunch for himself and his daughter.
Stolas then says to himself, "I wonder how Octavia and her friend are doing?"
Stolas walks in the tent and calls out "Octavia! I'm back! Sorry it took a little long, but I hope you had a good time. How did you enjoy…"
But Stolas stops to notice Octavia isn't here.
"Octavia?" Stolas says, confused.
He sees the tent is completely empty.
He calls out, "Octavia!"
But Octavia is not answering, and soon realizes that she isn't in the tent.
Then rushes out the tent as he calls out, "Octavia!"
He then looks around the park as he grows worried by the second. He then rushes off as he calls out, "Octavia!"
Meanwhile, Blitz is still searching for Octavia as he sees the fire is spreading fast.
Blitz calls out, "Octavia! Octavia!"
So far, he isn't hearing her voice. Blitz looks around frantically and is trying to think where the Imp kidnapper could have gone.
Blitz thinks, "Think Blitz. Think. Where could you go if you want to lay low when the coast is clear."
Blitz then looks around and suddenly has an idea on where the last member of the kidnappers could have gone with Octavia. Blitz rushes through the park and soon finds herself in front of the fun house.
"They have to be there. Octavia has to be there," Blitz says.
Suddenly, he hears someone shout, "BLITZO!"
Blitz stops and turns his head to see the Robotic Fizzarolli and is not looking pleased.
"What do you want now? I'm kind of in a big hurry," Blitz says.
"Yeah, and I'm here to get you over to the boss who wants to talk to you," Fizz angrily says.
"Can it wait? I'm really in a hurry," Blitz says.
The robot grabs Blitz and brings him over, "Listen bitch, I heard that you and those thugs have cause a big mess here! You're in deep shit with the boss, and now you caused a fire in the park!"
"How is this my fault?! You're the one who made me crash into that cart! And who would be selling torches anyway?!" Blitz angrily says.
"Whatever!" Fizzarolli says and drops Blitz to the ground.
Then says, "The boss is going to fire you for the mess you cause! I'm going to save him the trouble and kick you out!"
Blitz glares at the robotic jester scolding him and wasting his time. Soon, he notices the fire is spreading more quickly and is soon going to make its way to the fun house.
Blitz then has enough of the robot and kicks him to the ground.
"I don't have time to deal with you, my friend Octavia! A small owlet has been kidnapped and I'm going to save her!" Blitz angrily says.
Then says, "Screw you!"
Forgetting the robotic jester, Blitz runs inside the fun house to Octavia and rescue her. Robotic Fizzarolli crosses his arms with a scowl look on his face and glares at the entryway Blitz enters in.
Blitz rushes inside and slides down the slide on his feet and lands on the ground. He then travels through the obstacles of the fun house to find Octavia and the Imp responsible for her abduction and save her.
Deep inside the fun house, where apple cars are circling around the tracks. The Imp with the scar is still hiding out as he still has Octavia trapped in the sack.
The Imp sighs and says, "I've been here for a while, and those dumbasses are not back yet."
He shrugs his shoulders, "Whatever, as long as I've got the kid, I'll be sure to give it to our client." He evilly grins, "I'll just take the kid back and get the payment myself."
"I don't think so you bastard!" A voice calls out.
The Imp with the scar turns his head to see Blitz is standing in front of the entryway, and has his arms crossed.
Then Blitz angrily says,"Alright, I'm going to tell you this one time. I want you to let Octavia out of that bag! I want you to let her go!" Then brings out the gun, "Or I'm going to have to make you!"
The Imp smirks and says, "So what are you? The princess' bodyguard?"
"Bodyguard?" Blitz says, confused.
"Oh, so you didn't know, huh," The Imp says with a chuckle.
Then says, "This little brat is actually a Goeita demon. Daughter of Prince Stolas of Ars Goetia. A Demon royal. You know all that royal shit."
"What?" Blitz asks, shocked. Blitz has no idea that Octavia is a princess.
"Yeah. Our client wants us to kidnap the kid and bring her over alive to use as a hostage. Maybe we can make a little deal. How about you help me pull off this heist and bring the kid to the client and I'll share the cut of the payment, otherwise, you and the little brat won't make it out alive," The Imp says, and brings out his gun.
Blitz is stunned to hear this. The Imp expects Blitz to go along with it, and Octavia will be put in more danger. Sure he can earn some money from this, but to do this to Octavia, especially after what they've been through. Even though he just found out about her being a princess, he has formed a special bond with her, and doesn't plan on destroying it.
Blitz then sternly says, "Sorry pal, but I refuse to associate with those who decide to harm kids, especially, the one I'm close to. So either you let her go, or else."
The Imp with the scar evilly smirks and says, "Well then, it looks like you won't be getting out of this one alive."
With that, the Imp charges at Blitz and switches from his gun to a dagger and tries to stab Blitz. Blitz dodges the attacks, and is able to punch the imp in the face. But then the Imp punches Blitz in the stomach, and punches his cheek to fall to the ground. The Imp then bends down and grabs Blitz by the neck, trying to strangle him. Blitz struggles to break free, and tries to scratch the Imp holding him down. Blitz then lifts his tail and is able to grab the Imp by the neck, choking him and causing him to let go. Blitz then lets the Imp go and kicks the Imp in the stomach. Blitz then punches the Imp in the face. The two then dodge and throw punches at each other. Blitz then uses his tail to grab the Imp by his tail and throws him to the wall. Then uses the gun to fire him at his right shoulder. The Imp screams in pain and clutches his shoulder.
Blitz quickly runs to the sack and begins untying it. He soon opens it to see the little owlet inside, hugging her knees and placing her face on it as she lets out whimpering and sniffling.
Gently, Blitz calmly says, "Octavia…"
Octavia flinches a bit, but then lifts her head up to reveal tears. To her relief, she sees Blitz with his calm and kind smile.
"Blitz!" Octavia cries out and hugs him as she continues to shed tears from her face.
Blitz hugs and comforts her by patting her back, "It's okay, kid. It's okay. Let's say we get you out of here and find your dad, okay."
"Okay," Octavia says, in tears.
She lowers her head and says, "Um Blitz, about what you were just told, I'm.. I'm sor-"
"Hey, it's okay, Octavia. Sure I'm surprised that you're actually a princess, but you're still the kid I like and likes my jokes and tricks," Blitz says, ruffling Octavia's hand, making her giggle.
Then says, "Let's get going and…"
Suddenly, Blitz screams and feels a powerful pain on his back. Octavia watches in horror as Blitz collapses and the Imp is standing behind him, holding a dagger covered in blood.
Octavia screams in fright, "Blitz!"
Octavia then looks up as the Imp lets out an evil chuckle.
"Well then, now that annoying Imp is taken care of, time to take you to our client," The Imp says.
Octavia rushes to Blitz and shakes him, "Blitz, get up! Blitz! Blitz! Please, he's coming!"
Blitz slowly places his arms on the ground and slowly lifts himself. He coughs and a little bit of blood is coughed on his hand. Octavia then notices the Imp holding the dagger, planning to take Octavia and prepares to finish Blitz off.
Just then begins to become so scared as she sheds tears and screams, "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
Meanwhile, Stolas is still searching for his daughter and the fire continues to spread quickly.
Stolas calls out, "Octavia! Octavia!"
Stolas continues to search and search for his daughter, but he can't figure out where she could have gone, nor the Imp that's supposed to be watching her. Without knowing what he really looks like, Stolas isn't able to find him either. Soon, he notices the fun house and the Robotic Fizzarolli and a few of the employees.
"What's going on?" Stolas asks, himself.
Stolas walks over to hear the conversation.
One of the employees asks, "Are you sure he's in there?"
"Oh I'm sure. That Imp went in there to rescue some kid he grew attached to. He didn't say much and kicked me," Robotic Fizz says.
Then turns to the fun house, "That guy is going to be so fired when he comes out of there. The boss said that the damage he caused is the last straw, and Blitzo is out of here."
Stolas is confused to hear the conversation and wonders what is happening. Suddenly, they hear a loud scream coming from the fun house.
Robotic Fizz asks, "What was that scream?"
"It's coming from the fun house," The employee says.
"And it sounds like a little girl," The other employee says.
Unknown to them, Stolas is close by and has heard the scream as well. Stolas eyes wide in shock and quickly recognizes it, "Octavia…"
In the fun house, Octavia is very scared as she is staying close to Blitz. Blitz struggles to get back on his feet and looks down to see how scared Octavia is.
Blitz coughs and says, "You… you have a lot of nerve, hurting me and stabbing me is one thing, but scaring Octavia is another."
"So what, she is just a little princess that is worth much. You have a chance to make some easy buck, so why you throw that away from a stupid little girl," The Imp with the scar angrily says.
Blitz turns around and glares at the demon, "She is not a stupid little girl. She happens to be a sweet little girl, who, well, does like my jokes and tricks, even though thoughts are still developing. But the point is, I care about her, and she cares about me. She made me feel like I'm worth something, and kind of helped me feel a little confident about myself. I'm not going to stand here and let you hurt her, or try to take her away from her family. If you want her, you'll have to go through me first."
With that, Blitz pounces Imp with the scar and they both fall to the ground. Soon the two begin to throw punches and kicks at them. Neither one of them is willing to give in. The Imp with the scar punches Blitz at the stomach, but Blitz manages to kick the Imp in the face. The two continue to wrestle and fight each other on the ground as Octavia helplessly watches them fight.
Blitz is able to trap the Imp in a headlock and calls out to Octavia, "Octavia, run!"
Reluctantly, Octavia grabs her bag along with the present and begins to run towards the exit of the ride. The Imp sees the little owl Princess making her escape. He quickly pushes Blitz off of him, and throws the dagger at the wall in front of Octavia. The little girl falls over and becomes scared that the dagger almost hits her.
Seeing that, Blitz is furious, "Oh, you daddy fucker!"
He then bites into the Imp's arm.
The Imp then elbows Blitz on the side. The two continue to punch each other with their fists. Then the Imp kicks Blitz in the stomach. He then grabs Blitz with his tail around his waist and tosses him aside. Blitz tries to get up, but the Imp fires his gun close to Blitz's head, making him stop. Blitz struggles to stand to his body being completely bruised and has received stab wounds and other injuries on his body.
Octavia rushes to Blitz, "Blitz, you're hurt!"
"Don't worry, I'll…" Blitz says, but then coughs out blood from his mouth. "I'll be alright."
Just then the Imp with the scar approaches Blitz with an evil grin on his face and has the gun in his hand. He then aims it towards Blitz head. Octavia is frightened and hugs Blitz fear. Blitz slowly wraps his arms around Octavia and glares at the Imp, ready to protect Octavia till his last breath.
The Imp evilly says, "Ha! You and that little Princess aren't going anywhere now! Now then, let's see if you like having a bullet on your head you dumb bitch!"
Suddenly, the lights in the fun house turn off, making the Imp stop in his tracks. Suddenly they begin to hear a low growling sound. Blitz looks up to hear the growling sound, but Octavia is still too scared to look. Blitz looks around as he and the Imp hear the growling sound.
Suddenly they hear a voice, "Who dares threaten, my precious little starfire!"
The Imp panics, "Who's said that?!" and looks around to find the source of the voice.
The Imp turns around and shouts, "Come out!"
Blitz continues to hold the little owlet as she presses her face against Blitz in fear. Suddenly, one of the cars of the ride topples over and falls to the ground. The Imp quickly turns around and fires at the gun, but there doesn't seem to be anyone around. The Imp begins to grow uneasy and fear that the source of the voice could come out if he lets his guard down. The Imp then turns around to see Blitz and Octavia are still in the same spot. Blitz looks around to find the source of the voice as well. Suddenly, he stops and looks up in shock to notice something walking towards the Imp from behind. A very large, dark figure with four glowing red eyes, and big black with red glowing highlighted color wings. The Imp soon feels a deep chill down his spin, and slowly turns around to see the frightening bird-like creature before him. The Imp becomes petrified that he isn't able to move.
The room has become dark with a red glow as a mysterious bird-like creature who has sharp long claws and a long beak approaches the Imp and lets out a roar in pure anger. Just then, the monster opened his four eyes wide open and towards the Imp in scars. Blitz quickly closes his eyes and continues to hold Octavia in his embrace. The petrified Imp finds himself more petrified and in no time, the Imp's body has been turned to stone. Then the monstrous bird raises his claws and stomps on the stone Imp, shattering it to pieces as it lets out a mighty roar that can be heard from miles away. Just then, the monstrous bird reverts and soon changes its form, and in its place is Prince Stolas, still having his glowing red eyes.
Soon enough, the red glow disappears and the room has become dark as well. As soon as the roar and carnage are gone, Blitz lifts his head up and opens his eyes to the lack of noise. He then looks down to see the pieces of stone that have been crushed. Just then, Blitz turns his head forward to notice the shadow figure with glowing red eyes walking towards them. Blitz grows uneasy as he continues to hold Octavia in her arms for protection mode. Suddenly, the fun house lights turn back on to reveal the Demonic Owl with glowing red eyes and wearing a royal outfit calmly walking towards them.
Blitz is a concern at first, but seeing the appearance, it doesn't take long to see who this demon is.
Blitz asks, "Um, are you Octavia's father, Prince Stolas?"
"Indeed I am. I have to assume you're Blitz, correct?" The royal replies.
"Um yes. I am," Blitz says.
Then asks, "Ho-how do you know that we needed help?"
"I know when my daughter is in danger. I heard her scream so I knew she was in danger," Stolas says.
"Yeah. That makes sense. Anyway, Octavia is okay. Well, I uh, imagine she's still scared from what happened," Blitz says.
He then places his hand on her shoulder and gently shakes it, "Octavia, someone is here to see you."
Octavia is reluctant, but lifts her head and turns to see who it is.
Octavia cries out, "Daddy!"
Blitz lets go of Octavia so she is able to run to her father with tears down her face.
"Daddy!" Octavia continues to cry.
Stolas kneels down allowing Octavia to jump into his arms. He picks her up and the poor girl wraps her arms around him and begins to cry.
Stolas pats her on the back and says, "There there, Via. You're okay. You're okay."
Blitz watches as the tall owl comforts the younger demon, and can't help but smile to see that Octavia is safe in her father's arms.
Stolas then walks over to Blitz and says, "Thank you for protecting my daughter."
"Uh, your welcome," Blitz says, embarrassed and rubs the back of his head with his hand, "I mean, I didn't do much. Except, beat up those kidnappers, take a few bullets and stab wounds, and torch the park while doing so…"
He sighs and says, "I'm going to get fired for this, and I don't mean by the fire."
Stolas says, "I'm afraid so. I kind of heard them talking about you're going to be fired, and have caused a lot of damage."
"Oh no," Octavia sadly says.
Blitz says, "It's alright Octavia. I suspect I was going to get fired eventually. I never really liked working in this rundown park anyway."
"But…" Octavia sadly says. "But I feel it's my fault."
"What? No, if anything it's those bastards fault for kidnapping you for their client," Blitz quickly says.
"Beg pardon?" Stolas asks.
Blitz explains, "Yeah. One of them told me about Octavia being your daughter and about their plan to kidnap her for their client. I don't know who, but he wanted me to join him, but I refused. Mainly because I liked the kid and didn't want her hurt. I ended up fighting to protect her."
"My, you sure are devoted," Stolas says.
"I don't know about that, but I really can't stand this fuckers to hurt her, and the guy was in here threw a knife close to Octavia's face," Blitz says.
"Well then, it's a good thing I've decided to give him the proper punishment," Stolas says.
"Uh right," Blitz says.
Octavia looks to see Blitz talking to her dad. She feels bad as she sees the bruises, wounds, and other injuries Blitz has on his body and clothes. What's more, she feels that she is responsible for Blitz losing his job, even though Blitz says otherwise. Still, after everything Blitz has done for her, Octavia feels that his acts shouldn't go unrewarded. Suddenly, Octavia has an idea.
Octavia turns to her father, "Daddy, can I give Blitz his gift."
"Of course," Stolas says, and places her on the ground.
Octavia removes her backpack and brings out the present box.
Octavia walks to Blitz and gives it to him, "Here you go, Blitz. I got this for you. I want to um, thank you for being nice to me."
"Uh, thank you," Blitz says, and takes the present.
Blitz then unties the ribbon and tears the wrapping paper. Once he's done, he opens the box and is amazed to see a small stuffed beige color horse with rainbow colored mane made of yarn, and has black buttons for eyes.
"Aww. It's so cute," Blitz says.
Octavia smiles, "I knew you liked it."
"Yeah. I really like it. Thank you," Blitz says.
Octavia giggles, "I'm glad. And I also got something else for you too."
"Um, what is it?" Blitz asks.
"First, kneel down to one knee," Octavia says.
"Okay," Blitz replies, and does what Octavia says.
Octavia smiles and lifts her hands and suddenly, the aura around her hands makes a pink color with tiny white stars on it.
Confused, Stolas asks, "Octavia, what are you doing?"
Octavia then uses her magic to create a small shimmering circle.
"Place your hand in the circle," Octavia says.
Blitz does what Octavia says, and places his hand in the circle. With that, the circle shrines down onto his wrist, letting out a small shine. Octavia then uses the magic to create some kind of sword. This makes Blitz even more confused about what Octavia is planning.
"Blitz, you have been very kind to me, you play with me, make me laugh with your jokes and tricks, and you even rescued me. Despite what happened, you still chose to go after the kidnappers and rescue me, and swore to protect me no matter what," Octavia explains.
Then lifts the small sword, "So um, by the power vested in me, and by my father, Prince Stolas of the Ars Geotia's witness. I dub thee…"
Octavia then taps the flat sword on Blitz's right shoulder. Then taps the flat sword on his left shoulder as she says, "Sir Blitzo, or Sir Blitz for short."
That's when the circle around Blitz's hand glow brightest and with that, the circle disappears to thin air.
"Sir Blitzo?" Blitz says, confused.
Octavia smiles and nods her head, "Yes. As of today, you are an official knight to my family, especially me." and hugs Blitz with a smile.
Blitz becomes very confused and surprised at what Octavia has said and proclaims to him.
Blitz turns to Stolas and asks, "Uh, is she serious?"
Stolas chuckles with a calm smile and says, "Actually she is. And well, the proclamation of a knight is absolute. So once Octavia proclaims you as her knight, we must live by that proclamation. Besides, I think it is a good way to reward you for protecting my daughter."
"Um okay," Blitz says.
Then turns to Octavia, "Well then Octavia, I'm uh, honored to be your knight. Of course, I never really thought about becoming one before."
"Sorry Blitz, but I thought it's perfect for you. And it's a good way to thank you for saving me, and you get to have a new job. You're going to be with us from now on," Octavia says.
"Um, thank you. I promise to be a good knight and protect you," Blitz says.
Hearing that makes Octavia happy.
Then Blitz says, "Now excuse me, I do need to get my stuff, and … I'm… I'm feeling very… very… tired…"
And with that Blitz has collapsed on the ground, and is taking breaths.
Octavia kneels down to him in concern, "Blitz, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but… I've lost some blood and been beaten really hard, I think the pain is starting to get to me," Blitz says, feeling pain in his body.
"Don't worry Blitz, we can get you some help," Octavia says.
Then turns to her father, "Right dad."
"Of course. Now then, I say it's time we return home," Stolas says.
Stolas then uses his own magic to create a portal to home. Stolas walks to Blitz and picks him up in his arms. Blitz is on the verge of unconsciousness, but can see the portal glowing. Soon, Stolas and Octavia begin to leave to the portal together with the Imp in his arms.
Octavia asks in concern, "Dad, will Blitz be okay?"
"Do not worry, we'll see to it that he gets the medical care he needs. After everything he has done for you and now he will be part of our employment, it's the least I can for him. Especially when he was risking his life to save yours," Stolas says.
Soon, the two owl demons with the Imp walk through the portal to their home and it closes behind them.
