Chapter 3
The Ogron was ready to grab the Doctor's head when Alex's voice rang out, "Mox, stop it!"
The Ogron stopped and moved out of Alex's way. She ran towards the Doctor. He looked at Alex confused. He asked, "You control it?"
"No," said Alex, "He knows we're not his enemies now."
"Okay," the Doctor said, "Did you hear me say he almost KO'd me?"
"No why?"
"Because I was wrong. He KO'd me," the Doctor said before he collapsed to the ground, out cold.
Alex looked at the Ogron. She told it, "Mox, don't punch anyone until you know if they are your enemy or friend. You got that?"
"Yes," Mox said.
Alex rolled her eyes, "You knocked him out, you carry him."
The eight foot Ogron picked up the Doctor and heaved the large man over its shoulder like it was nothing. Alex saw it and took out her phone. She said, "Stay there for a minute."
She snapped a few photos and started to walk back down the hallway with the Ogron behind her. After a few minutes, the two of them appeared in a garden that wasn't turned to a desert. Mox set the Doctor down in some grass and to get Harper back, Alex said, "She may not be near, but bring Harper here."
In a flash of light, Harper appeared next to Alex. She was relieved to see her friend, but she screamed at the sight of Mox. Alex told her, "Calm down, Harper. He's on our side."
"Are you kidding? He nearly knocked out the Doctor."
"Correction," Alex replied, "He knocked out the Doctor. Look down on the ground."
Harper saw the Doctor on the ground. She said, "Oh that's great."
Alex looked at Harper and said, "Why did you run off anyway?"
"The Doctor told me too," Harper asked, "He knew what kind of creature that thing is and said run so I decided to listen to the genius and run away."
"Aren't you just a brave little soldier," Alex replied.
Harper rolled her eyes and let out a deep breath, "Why am I everyone's sarcasm whipping horse?"
"I'm not sure what you just said, so I'll just say it's because the Doctor is smarter and I'm...meaner."
"Gee thanks," Harper said. After a minute, Harper asked, "Wait? How come the Ogron didn't attack you, but instead it befriended you?"
"That's because of one of my old professors. He survived and lives in this area of Wiz Tech."
"Who?" asked Harper.
"Me," a voice said from behind the two girls. Harper turned around to see a man in old, torn robes with a long beard.
"Harper, that is Professor Crumbs," Alex said.
"That still doesn't explain the monster," Harper said.
"No, but I can," groaned the Doctor as he sat up. He forced himself up and was standing next to Crumbs. The bearded man and the Doctor looked at each other for a few seconds before the Doctor turned to look at Alex. He said, "I may still be a little out of it from that punch, but am I standing next to Gandalf?"
Alex smiled, "No, his name is Crumbs. He was the principle of this school."
The Doctor looked at Crumbs, "Oh so you're more of a Dumbledore type?"
Harper loudly cleared her throat and asked, "I thought you were going to explain that thing over there."
The Doctor looked at the Ogron standing away from the rest of them. He said, "Ah yes. That is an Ogron. Ogrons are intergalactic mercenaries that aren't the brightest crayons in the box, but are rather effective when the need arises. They aren't the most loyal group. They tend to have their services used by the highest bidder, but there is one huge exception. If an Ogron's life is saved, that Ogron believes they are eternally indebted to their savior and will follow his or her orders no matter what. I believe that's how Crumbs here is able to control this Ogron.
"He prefers the name Mox," Crumbs said, "But you are right young man, I did save his life."
The Doctor smiled at Crumbs, "You think I'm young. I'm young at heart and in appearance only."
"Surely you can't be older than me," Crumbs said.
"I'm positive I'm older than you and don't call me Shirley," the Doctor smiled. By the confused stares he received from the old man and two girls, he expanded, "Pop culture reference from 'Airplane'. Nothing?"
"Anyway," Alex said, "Crumbs you want to tell the others what happened here?"
"Of course Alex, but first I want to know how old the Doctor is."
"2,398 years old. I usually just round up to 2400," the Doctor answered, "Now bearded wonder let's get this show on the road. I'd really love to know what happened here."
"Ah yes. It all started about a year ago. Wizard World creatures started acting strange and violent, but it was only certain ones. In my opinion, it was as if they were under a spell and were being controlled. So I checked, but they weren't under a spell. I wasn't sure what was going on. Then early this year, out of the blue, everything went crazy. The temperature and climate started changing. Fight among magical creatures broke out. The entire Wizard World all took a trip to crazy town. Then the Ogrons and other creatures I didn't know about showed up..."
"Enter aliens," the Doctor interrupted, "Sorry. Continue."
"Those aliens as you call them started to join the fights and before we knew it, there was an all-out war. Between the normal Wizard World creatures and the violent ones and the aliens. Within weeks, there was nothing. The death toll was staggering. It was unlike anything I have ever seen before. This is where Mox came in. He was badly wounded, near death in fact. I performed a healing spell on him and he was back to new. From then on, he's been a body guard of sorts."
"Can you tell us the specifics of what happened?" asked the Doctor.
"I'll try my best, but I was caught off guard as much as anyone," Crumbs answered, "I do know that there was someone who was controlling everything. That person was believed to be the reason for the dramatic change in that group of Wizard World people and creatures. From what I could gather, the leader came from a group of ancient people that were supposed to have died out already. That's about all the specifics I can tell you. I don't know much more."
"That's okay," the Doctor said, "I'll find a way to make things right."
"How?" asked Crumbs, "Most magic doesn't work anymore."
"I use technology. I have the greatest time machine in the universe. I'll investigate and find out what happened. From there I will do everything in my power to make it right."
"That's changing time," Crumbs said, "That could be dangerous."
"I know. I'm kind of an expert on the subject."
"Really? What do you know?"
"The biggest thing is that time can be rewritten," the Doctor said, "So I'll rewrite this portion of the book."
"You would do that?" asked Crumbs.
"Yeah," Alex said as she walked next to the Doctor, "He's kind of a big hero. He does those things."
Crumbs was going to reply, but Mox sudden movement made everyone jump. Crumbs asked, "Mox, what it is?"
He pointed to the sky. Everyone saw a giant flying creature in the sky. It resembled a monstrous fruit bat. The Doctor's eyes widened in horror, "Everyone get inside!"
"Why?" asked Harper as the bat monster landed on one of the castle's spires.
"It's a Bangalore. It's a predator that other predators fear. Now get inside."
Everyone ran towards the entrance as the monster saw them. It took off and flew towards the doorway. It crashed into the wall, nearly breaking through. The group ran deeper into the building as the Bangalore tried to break in.