The Legend of the Serpentine

Chapter 3

Meanwhile in Italy, Ahsoka led Crow to the now OPENED tomb of the Hypnobrai. "Uhhh, do you think it's supposed to be this way?" she asked, seeing the shattered door.

"Uh, no. Normally nobody would just leave a tomb open like this. Especially if it's that of a king," said Crow.

Ahsoka was about to say something when they heard Skales approaching. "Very obssservant my young human friend."

Ahsoka activates her blades as Crow readies his cards. Skales is by himself and just looking at them.

"So, you must be of the Serpentine," stated Crow. "Ya know, I really wanted to chill out and play video games. Until we got into your mess."

Skales eye twitched. "Indeed young human...and I don't care what you want...you know what I want?" asked the snake as the two didn't listen. After a few seconds of awkward silence, he hissed "I want to ssssubmit your free will." The two felt themselves grabbed from behind by two Hypnobrai foot soldiers.

"What the hell?! Let us go, Snake-Man! It's your fault we were dragged into this, Asohka!" yelled Crow.

"My fault!" shouted back Ahsoka as Skales now examined her.

"Yessss...very fine sservantsss" pondered the Snake General.

"Do ya have a plan to bust outta here?" Crow asked as he fiddled with the pouch attached to the back of his belt.

"Well, I mean yes..but it all..." she was cut off by the Hypnobrai forcing both their eyes open.

Skales eyes began to swirl as they became hypnotic patterns beaming into their eyes. "Look into my eyesss..." he commanded.

Crow pretended to fall for it as he opened a pocket knife behind his back. Ahsoka's eyes became spirals as she tried to use her Jedi mind tricks to fight it. Suddenly, Crow stabbed one of the snake guards holding him with his knife. Skales lost his concentration and shook his head as he relaized what was going on.

"KILL HIM!"

Ahsoka blinked a bit and was returned to normal and kicked her captor in the knackers, and threw him off her as she activated her lightsabers.

"EEEE!" Said Skales as he began to retreat a bit.

"Ha ha! We fooled ya!" laughed Crow. He then activated his duel disk and yelled "Activate the spell card 'Black Whirlwind'! Next, I summon Blackwing-Gale the Whirlwind!"

Ahsoka slashed down two more guards as Skales saw the Black Whirlwind approach and suck a few scouts and himself in. "Wait no...pleassse...AHHHH!" He was thrashed around a bit, before landing head first in front of Crow and Ahsoka.

"There's more headed for ya! Now I summon Blackwing-Harmatten the Dust! Its effect activates and its level increases by the level of another Blackwing on my field!" yelled Crow.

Skales was sucked back in, thrashed around some more...and then SLAMMED against the mountain wall! Stars comically circled over his head as he fell to the floor.

"I tune my two monsters and Synchro Summon! Soar to power! Black-Winged Dragon!" Crow's ace monster appeared and gave an ear-piercing shriek.

"General Sssskalesss..." asked Lt. Slitharra as he covered his ears, "what ssshall we do?"

Skales screamed his answer. "Get the archersss up here NOW!"

"Huh? Archers? Ahsoka! Do ya have a backup plan?!" yelled Crow.

She nodded as she used the force to hold the arrows in place and fling them back! "Yeah...RUN!"

Crow jumped on Black-Winged Dragon's back. "Right!"

Ahsoka had the 'Scooby Doo running start' as she followed behind. Skales laughing as they fled.

"So, any new plans?" asked Crow as he held onto his monster's neck.

"Well..." an arrow flung by their heads. "Let me on there and let's get some cover!"

"Sure thing! And I'll attack from the skies!" smirked Crow.

She hopped on and they began to strafe the Hypnobrai. Ahsoka then hanged down and was held by the dragon's feet, she used her lightsabers to strike down a few scouts.

"Black-Winged Dragon! Shadow Squall Blast!" At his call, the bird-like dragon blasted the snakes with dark matter.

Some fell back as others were KO'd. Skales hissed as he pointed his staff and a volley of arrows flew at them in the air.

"Incoming!" yelled Crow.

Ahsoka saw and used the force to fling the arrows back at the snakes, who now ran for cover. "Let's stafe 'em again!"

"Do ya think we got this fight in the bag?" he asked as Black-Winged Dragon continued to attack.

Ahsoka dropped to the ground and force pushed two away. "Definitely...can you contact the others and see how their doing?"

Crow texted a group message on his cell phone. "Now we just have to pray they reply back."

"I mean, it depends If they've got signal or not...or the nice view." kidded Ahsoka a bit.

"Yeah, it would be nice, if we weren't being hunted by a bunch of talking, man-eating snakes!" Crow shook his head in annoyance.

"Well...do what I do!" She said putting her hand to his shoulder. "Try to look on the bright side of things."

"I always try my best!" Crow grinned as he gave her a thumbs up.

Meanwhile in Russia...Kalin and Jack came across the now opened tomb of the Constractai.

"So this must be one of the snake-men's tombs," said Jack. "And from the looks of it, we weren't fast enough."

Kalin gritted his teeth in frustration.

"No. we're too late…"