Episode 7: The Show Must Go On!
Chapter 3: Hocus Bogus! (With special guests stars!)
(Time skip) (Noon) (Abandoned subway)
Back in the abandoned subway around the slums of Bellwood city, Hex and his trusty golem fortifies themselves for a siege. He had totally remodeled the place to his liking making it more like a necromancer's lair rather than a subway station. There was a magic cauldron at the center of the room with strange insignias written all over it. An altar for sacrifices and of course no sorcerer's lair can be complete without a bookshelf to store all those scrolls, books, tomes and whatever else they use to read.
After they had magically returned to this secret hideout from the skirmish against the Tennysons, he had been preparing himself for a battle far greater than the one he had previously. He knew that capturing Gwen was the only way to get his power back to full strength but in doing so he also knew that he had invoked the wrath of probably the greatest warrior in the entire planet. Ben Tennyson. If his instincts were correct, the boy would be knocking on his doorstep in just a few hours time.
After setting some old magical traps in the front entrance, since he knows that Ben wasn't exactly kindest guy to find a backdoor, he turned his attention back to Gwen who was busy hanging on the wall with magical cuffs on her arms and legs. At first she thought that she would be able to break free using her magic or just plain old force, but after the first three attempts she realized that those cuffs were made even harder than the skin on Diamondhead's back.
"Don't bother struggling" Hex spoke up, "Those energy locks will only vanish under my command. They are as indestructible as the elemental golem itself. "Now be still while I read out the spell" he slowly opens up an old and ancient scroll from the bookshelf and slowly chants the spell. The words he spoke out were probably intelligible to the normal human ears but for Gwen, only few of the words seemed alien to her.
"Do you really think you'll actually get away with this?" she spoke out suddenly to break the sorcerer from his task. "I mean, come on. Ben and I kicked your butt all summer long, and it's only a matter of time before he shows up" she somehow thought that since Hex was now a twerp like Ben, maybe he has the same weakness as being taunted at. She wanted to see if she could buy some time for Ben and grandpa to get here.
"Fool!" and surprisingly, it worked, "I am more powerful than both you and your idiotic cousin combined. If I were only at my full strength, I would've destroyed you both!"
"Pffft… as if……… why don't you try saying that to the countless time that we knocked you silly. We beat you so bad, it's amazing that you're still around"
"You did not!"
"Did too"
"Did not!"
"Did too"
"Did not!"
"We so did too"
"Grrr! Don't test my patience girl!" Hex was now in a pissed off look. If it weren't for his childish face and strange outfit, a normal person might take his threat seriously. "Besides, even if your cousin finds this place…… I prepared a little surprise for him"
And while the two of them were arguing just like a bunch of ten year olds, Golem could do nothing but watch that silly scene with an imaginary popcorn box in its hand. However, unknown to all of them, was that there was a silent beeping coming from the communicon in Gwen's pocket.
(Rust Bucket) (On the road)
"Looks like we're getting close" said Maxwell as he drove the RV through the city road. After he had picked up Ben and Cooper from Gwen's house he immediately got into gear to chase down Hex. "The GPS on her communicon seems to be working. With our current speed, we should be able to reach Hex's hideout in a matter of minutes.
As he looked at the team he noticed that Cooper was putting some ointment on some of Ben's bruises. He had taken a little beating after the fight with the golem and it was not surprising that he didn't come out unscathed. "Just give me a few minutes for the Omnitrix to recharge and I'll be kicking his butt just like I did back in summer" Ben literally balled his fist like he was preparing to fight to the death and hopefully Hex was prepared for it. "Oww!"
"Take it easy!" Cooper insisted as he put the cotton away. "You got hit by giant death rays, bitten by giant ferocious monsters, cut through time space continuum, but you can't handle a wound treatment?"
"Feels like torture rather than treatment" Ben replied before jerking his hand off. He then approached grandpa Max to see what he had on the monitor, "So where is this guy? Is he close by?"
"Not sure" Max answered, "But from where the signal is coming from, I'm guessing they're probably somewhere underground…" it was then the screen monitor on the front row seat began to beep strangely louder than usual, "There! They're in the north railway station. It's an abandoned subway. It hasn't been used for more five years now. We should be able to get there in a few minutes"
"Great!" Ben slammed his hands together, "I got a score to settle with that guy. He's gonna find out how to make a clown disappear the hard way!"
"Uh… are small rock dogs in your list of tricks too?" Cooper stuttered as he looked out the window. As Ben looked out he noticed that there were several dog shaped rocks coming their way with eyes bent on destroying them. Before Ben could even tell what they were, another golem the shape of a bull came from the other side of the intersection, tilting the Rust Bucket off the sidewalk.
"Ohh…… is everyone alright?" Max turned his attention to the gang. But his worries were soon shifted to himself when one of the golems ripped through the driver's door and snatch him by his T-shirt collar. "Whoa! Hey!" surprisingly the dog rock golems were a lot stronger than their figure gave out. "Watch it! This is my favorite shirt!"
"Grandpa!" Ben shot out as he exited the RV side entrance with Cooper. With a dial of his Omnitrix and a slam on the button, Ben quickly turned into Diamondhead the crystal alien. "Alright rock heads, let's see how hard you guys really are!" he stated while quickly sharpening his fist. When the first golem came to him, the boy literally cut the beast head off like it was made of paper. "Ha! Let's see you try to come back from that!" but his comment soon backfired when the dog golem's head reformed together as a whole again. "Oh…… well that can't be good…"
"Rarrrr!!"
"Ok… down boy… good doggie" and without a leash to tie them with, Ben was quickly overwhelmed by the numerous golems shaped in almost every animal known to man. He was pinned to the ground so hard he even thought that he might even be going all the way to the core of the earth.
"Ben!" Cooper saw this and quickly thought of a way to help. He didn't have any super physical strength nor any super powers, but there had to be something he could do. But before he could conjure up a thought one of the golems appeared before him. It was a rhino earth golem. "Uh oh…… AHHH!!" he dodged the incoming charge from the creature just in the nick of time but sadly some of his shirt was taken too. "Aww… man" he regained his footing a few moments later and what he saw then made him think like the gods were on his side for once.
'House-ware Electronics'
"An electronic store" the blonde technoid grinned as he entered the place.
But while the boy was busy gathering some equipments for battle, grandpa Max was having a bit of trouble himself breaking free from a creature's grip.
"Alright mutt, I asked nicely now!" with a good kick on the jaw the old man broke up from the beast's mouth and landed right on his buttocks. "Ooofff!" he rubbed his back painfully, "(sigh) They said that coming out of retirement was fun but this is just too much excitement for me" and before he knew it, the bull golem that knocked his RV to the ground emerged from the ruins of a destroyed building with its rocked teeth gnawing at him. "Ok… hehehehe" he chuckled. "You better watch out. I took bull fighting lessons back in Texas"
And with the fight continue to enrage down the streets, the nearby pedestrians could not help but flee from the scene as fast as their feet could carry them.
Just as the scene became clear of collateral damage, Ben (Diamondhead) decided that it was time to take out the gloves. With a little jolt of his torso, spikes of crystals pierced out from his body destroying the golems that surrounded him. "Whoa…… I don't know how I did that, but that was cool" with his moral restored the boy charged onto the large oncoming golems and made mincemeat out of them in just a matter of seconds. "Ha! Don't you guys know that diamond beats rock all the time" he was probably referring to the game rock paper scissors, but what the heck.
For the next five minutes, the only sound that was coming out from that area was nothing but mayhem and complete destruction of rocks and boulders. Ben had literally cut through the line of the enemy and grind what was left of the golem's bodies. But no matter how many times he destroyed them, the beasts just kept reforming themselves and charge back in with no fear at all.
"Huff… huff… ok, now this is just getting ridiculous" Ben stated through pants, "Grandpa, got any ideas?"
"Not a thing" the old man answered, "But these monsters must have a weakness somewhere. All we have to do is find it and use it to our advantage"
"Well if you got any ideas, I'm open for one" as they fought on over and over, the two Tennysons soon found themselves surrounded on all sides by earth golems. Their numbers seemed limited but their strength was indeed endless.
But just when they were about to attack, a freeze ray suddenly plopped out from the sidewalk turning the first line of golems into icicles. Both Ben and Max looked confused until they noticed a small figure walking towards them with a weapon in hand. "Hey guys" Cooper stated casually, "Did I miss anything?"
"What took you so long?" Ben replied a little annoyed.
"Hey it wasn't easy being a wiz-kid you know. Assembling six temperature controls of refrigerators isn't exactly an easy job" he then handed his second freeze ray to Max who was greatly impressed on how a little kid like Cooper could make a weapon in the middle of the battlefield.
"Well this should help even the odds" the old man smirked, "Ben, you go find Gwen while Cooper and I hold them off. Here (hands over something to Ben) Use this, it'll track down Hex's hideout. Go!"
"You got it!" and without any further ado, the alien-boy-hero leaped off from the ground to get himself to the city abandoned subway where Hex resides.
And with Ben off, Max and Cooper soon found themselves surrounded once again by golem beasts. "Heh… I never thought that I'd actually get to freeze sculpture before" the old man chuckled.
"Forget about that, what are we going to say to Gwen's mom and dad when they see the house" Cooper remembered well that they had wrecked not only Gwen's house but the entire neighborhood.
"Hmm? Oh don't worry about that. I called in some old friends to clean up that duty"
(Back at Gwen's house)
Lily Tennyson and Frank Tennyson, the parents of Gwen had just returned to their home that evening from work. They both drove into their garage but they did not know that their house had been turned inside out. "Hey there sweetie" Frank said to his wife as they exchanged pecks on the cheek. "How's work today?"
"Oh tiring" she answered with a sigh, "Tony forgot to put his bills up last night and so we had to work on it all day long. We even had to find a substitute for Reila's voice actor. It was awful…"
"Well seems like someone had a troubling day at work"
"How about you Frank?"
"Oh it was swell, got myself a raise too. Everything was just a… MOTHER OF PEARL!!" when they both entered the house through the garage, they soon noticed that not only was a section of the wall missing, but there also seemed to be a huge hole in the roof.
"Our house!" Lily placed her hand on her face and looked like she was about to pose like that picture 'The Scream'
But before either of them could say another word, another voice came into the scene. "Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson" they turned their heads around only to see two men in black suits wearing dark shades that completely covered their eyes. "My name is agent K. and this is my partner agent J. (special guests stars from MIB) We're from the Pest Control… sub division six" it seemed like the man had been saying that routine over and over for a long time now. "You seem to have large rat problem at the moment"
"Wha?"
"Don't worry" he cut them off waving his hand in front of them, "We have it all under control. You and your family can remain in here. You won't even notice the difference" and with a flick of his fingers, a dozen more agents came into scene and began repairing the house in an almost instant flash of a second. "Oh and not to worry… we'll keep all of this confidential"
"Not that you'll remember anything about it though" the one known as agent J. added with a smirk.
"Wha? But… who are…" and before Frank could finish his sentence, agent K. let out a device that radiated a bright flash of light which instantly erased all their memories about their damaged house. The next they knew, they were sitting in front of the TV watching a ridiculous show that made no one laugh at all.
"Man… whoever came here sure did a serious number on this neighborhood" J. commented as both he and K. left the house. "Who is this Maxwell guy anyway?"
"A guy I owe a favor to. Nothing more… come on, let's go back to HQ. The chief wants us there ASAP"
"Slimy escaped again?"
"Yup"
"Aww man!"
(Abandoned subway)
Just as Hex, Gwen and the stone golem continued to argue over trivial matters, a sudden rumble caught their attention which silenced their mouths for a full minute. "Hmm…… it seems like my golem army has already met your idiotic cousin" the little magician snickered as if he had already won the battle. "It is only a matter of time before they all become lambs to the slaughter ahehe hahahahaha HAHAHAHAA! (cough cough)"
"Hmm… yeah, better work on that cold of yours. It could kill you" but Gwen was immediately silenced when a magical cuff appeared right on her mouth. "Hmph!? Hmmm mmm!"
"Silence! Your imbecilic ranting only delays the inevitable. Soon, your powers and all its worth, will be mine. And when my powers return, I shall conquer this pathetic world, starting with your pitiful hometown!" as Gwen was tied up from head to toe, Hex see no further reason to postpone his plans. Without anymore interruptions he began chanting the spell on the scroll. "Eunitnoc ton lliw seires net neb eht esle ro em ot emoc rewop! (read this backwards)"
And just as the sorcerer continued with the spell, the roof that which he too time decorating suddenly broke down into pieces. "Ahh!" and amidst the rubble, Ben Tennyson (Diamondhead) stood tall and strong, looking a lot deadlier than ever. "Knock, knock… sorry, Santa an't here at the moment" he humored.
"Behnnn!" Gwen said in a muffled voice.
"You again!" Hex hissed, "When will you ever learn that you cannot stop the inevitable!"
"Well sorry to break it to you pal, but learning and ME, don't exactly go in the same sentence"
"Htat ghos wihout sayhing (that goes without saying)" Gwen added.
Seeing that he was completely outmatch by Ben's alien form, Hex decided to use his trusty golem to hold the boy off. "Golem, destroy him! Rip him to shards if you have to!"
As Ben turned around, the golem that he fought back at Gwen's place emerged from its sitting position to once again to battle. "Alright hard head… ready to go on round two!? Bring it on!"
Crush!! The platform that Ben was standing on quickly broke into pieces by golem's giant hand. "Ha, is that the best you got?" he taunted, "I've seen boulders break tougher things than you" and strangely the monster seemed to have been enraged by it. Golem continued to smash, plow and crush everything that Ben leveled himself on, but no matter how strong it was, the elemental could never match up to the boy's speed and agility.
"Nah nah na na nya! You missed" and after dodging for awhile, Ben decided that it was time to go on the offensive. He used his crystal shard attacks to get the creature's attention, and cut its body over and over, but still the golem manages to return to its natural shape by using the stones around it. "Man… no matter what I do that thing just keeps coming back for more!" just as he was about to make another strike, an idea suddenly struck him on the head.
As he noticed some of the support of the subway station pillars weakening due to years of disrepair, he thought that he might just be able to make this tunnel his home ground. "Hey pebble! Bet you can't hit me!" after the first two were cut down by golem's unimaginable might, the roof atop Hex's lair began to loosen its weight more and more.
When one pillar remained standing, Ben let out a grin and starred at the golem that had just aided in its own demise. "Usually this would be the part where I say… timber, but I guess that's probably redundant" and just when the monster was about to approach him, Ben cut the last supporting pillar and then… crunch! The whole floor fell right on top of golem's head, destroying it utterly. When Ben was certain that he was not going to rise again, he smirked out and said in a humored tone. "Rock on…"
"Behnnnn!!" but the boy's victorious moment short lived as he remembered that his cousin Gwen was still in need of assistance. "Hang on!" but just as he leaped into the air to attack Hex from above, the Omnitrix symbol on his chest suddenly glowed red and before he knew it, he was back to his human self once more. "Wahhhh!!" and unfortunately he was still in mid-air when the transformation ended. "Ooofff!"
"Hahahaha!" Hex showed his evil laugh, "You're too late boy! The spell is already complete! There is nothing you can do to stop me now!" and with his last ranting, a strange putrid force seeped out of Gwen's body, emptying her of her magical energies and life force. She felt the pain coming through her stomach and lifting off through her eyes and nose. A purplish aura radiated away from her, merging her powers with Hex, granting him more than enough energy to take on an entire country. When the last drop of her powers were gone, Hex felt his body revitalized like he was back to the good old days once again.
"Uh oh… not good" Ben quickly ducked behind some rubbles to get some cover. He then began dialing his Omnitrix, hoping to let him change quickly. "Come on come on. Give me something to go on here!"
"There's no use in hiding boy" Hex said in an evil tone, "Even if you made yourself invisible, I can see where you are and where you were" he then lifted some sharp pieces of rocks from the ground and began hurling them at Ben's location. Luckily the boy was still agile on his own two feet. "You're quick on your feet. But let's see how quick you are in the air!" and with a simple gesture of the sorcerer's hand, Ben was immediately taken from the ground and flung right towards the wall where Gwen was.
"Hey… how's it hanging?" if there was a worst possible time for a joke, then Ben would've set the record already.
"Now that you have seen my full powers, the destruction of this petty town should be nothing more but child's play. And what better place to start than the boy who's been a thorn in my side?" as he aimed his staff straight at Ben's face, Gwen felt a surge of horror rush through her heart. She tried to scream but her mouth was covered with energy cuffs. Was this the end for them? "I'll see you in the after plains, child!"
Ben closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable to happen. He knew that there was no way to escape death now. Max and Cooper were probably still fighting the golem army in the streets and his arms were tied together so he was unable to change into his hero form. Even if he could reach for the Omnitrix, there was no point in doing so since the light on it was still red.
But even death seemed to be denied of his soul………
Just as the magic was about to be cast, the Omnitrix suddenly changed its color to blue and automatically switched itself. Before Ben knew it, magic bubble around him and the cuffs chaining Gwen to the wall vanished.
"What?!" even Hex seemed surprised at this setback. "But how?! My magic is all powerful!"
Ben was also curious himself on why the Omnitrix acted the way it did, but he had to think about that later because right now he had to get Gwen out of the subway and get to higher ground. He noticed not long after he destroyed the supporting pillars, the weight of the surface seemed to have dug in. If his guess was right then it would only be a few more minutes until the entire place collapse on their noggets.
With hands as fast as a cheetah, Ben took his cousin Gwen by the shoulder and pulled her out of the area. "Come on! This place is about to go down!" and for once in worthwhile, he was actually right. Because right after they got to the exit, the entire subway station caved in, destroying the lair altogether with a powerful explosion caused by the many strange chemicals Hex stashed in that place.
"Now that is what I call a close call" Ben stated panting. Even though he had survived many close calls before he could never get used to the excitement of putting his life on the line.
'To put one's life on the line is like taunting death itself'
-70's unknown movie-
"What happened back there?" Gwen gestured her finger to the Omnitrix. "This day is just getting weirder by the minute"
"Was there ever a day when things were not weird around me?" Ben joked back looking at his Omnitrix. It was still glowing red but for a moment both of them were sure that it turned blue for a moment.
But to relax at that very moment was probably his biggest mistake of all. Just as they were settling down for a moment, another explosion occurred and what came from the rubble was none other than Hex himself, all powered up like the good old days. "You two, have been a thorn at my side for the last time!!" he roared angrily, "I will destroy you both and this pathetic town along with it!"
"Oh, yeah!?" Gwen barked, "Well let's see you try! Navala terracytos!" she expected to see a strong energy beam to come out from her hands, but strangely enough, nothing happened. "Well that didn't work"
"Ya think?" Ben twitched.
"Nonetheless" the sorcerer added with a grin, "Now that I have my powers restored, I guess a little demonstration is in order"
It was then the Omnitrix's beeping sound, kicked in. "Oh yeah, well I have a little demonstration of my own!" and with a press of a button, he turned into Benmummy, the Thep Khufan alien (coming from a Pharoah's name Khufu). "Hmmm… well this is interesting choice" using his new powers, Ben quickly fired off his bandages putting Hex's staff on a tight rope.
"You think you can fight me boy!?" Hex roared, "With my powers I am…"
"Yeah, yeah, we heard ya!" Ben cut him off. With a little pull from the bandages, he wrapped Hex in a web of his own skin. "Ha! You can't do nothing if you can't move now can ya!?" but his words backfired when Hex unleashed another powerful aura which broke his bonds in an instant. "Aww man!"
And so the battle between the two raged on with neither side backing down one bit. Hex threw out fireballs and lightning bolts while Ben used his agility to avoid becoming 'extra crispy'. The match was even but as it continued for about five or so minutes, Ben thought that the damage being done was becoming more and more extreme. Buildings were catching on fire, roads becoming nothing more but melted cement and a particular game store was dangerously in the vicinity.
"Ha! Do you not see my powers, mortal!?" Hex gloated, "You cannot hope to best me while I am at my strongest!"
"Well then. Why don't we odd up the even?" and with his quick thinking, Ben (Benmummy) used his bandages and grab the magician's staff off his hand. "No! My staff!" and without even thinking about the consequences, Ben broke the staff in two, destroying the seal on its skull for all eternity. "NOOO!! My powers!!" a yellowish glow suddenly emanated from Hex's body, sapping away from his chest and seeped right back onto Gwen. "NOOOOO!!"
Once the glow died down, Gwen looked at her own palms and wondered, "Ok… now that was just plain weird" a few minutes later, the Rust Bucket showed up on scene with Cooper and Maxwell riding on it. "Grandpa!"
"Gwen! You're ok!" the old man gave her a caring hug before breaking off to see the mess that they had made. "How'd everything go?"
"Everything's fine grandpa" she answered, "Ben saved me"
"Don't mention it" the boy hero smirked before returning to his human form. "That's what we heroes do: saving dweebs"
"But what happened to that Hex guy?" Cooper asked.
Ben was about to the point to the place where he left the sorcerer powerless, but when they all turned their heads there, the magician was gone. "Guess he must've left when we weren't looking. But that's alright, without his staff or his powers, I don't think he'll be causing any trouble"
"But what was that glow just now?" Gwen motioned to her hand, "I feel like I got my powers back, but they're a little different" and when she tried to use her powers to test it out, she suddenly blew a car right off its parking lot with just a little nudge of her index finger. "Uh…… you guys didn't see that… right?"
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Epilogue……
(Bellwood High fairground)
A few hours after the battle with Hex ended, grandpa Max decided to get his grandkids back to Gwen's school so that they could attend the annual Talent Show contest.
As expected, the entire place was jam packed with parents, teachers and students. They were all preparing for their debut on stage where they could show off their talents. And of course, Gwen and his family were there. But what they didn't know was what the little girl had in mind.
Seeing that her new found powers had increase drastically, she decided to drop out of the contest unless she risked sending the entire audience to the moon.
"So you're sure about this?" Max asked to which Gwen nodded, "I'm sure grandpa. It's a disappointment, but I'd rather not risk it"
"But why quit?" Cooper asked, "With your powers, you might even make a dragon appear"
"That's what I'm afraid of" she answered before leaving off towards the judge's table. "Later guys, I'll see ya in a bit"
In the background, Ben could hear the entire conversation going on. He was covered with some band-aids and ointment after getting all those battle scars from the battle. As he watch his family talk by he had to admit that Gwen had the courage to back down from a contest she wanted to attend so much. Heck the girl was practically bragging about this event all day long and she even practiced on her free time as well. But she had a responsibility to pursue, something that he has yet to learn in the long time run.
As Ben look at his Omnitrix, he let out a deep sigh and decided to do something nice for his cousin for a change.
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"Excuse me" Gwen waved in front of the judges, "Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Gwen and I'm next on the show. But um… I have to forfe…"
"Change her role" Ben suddenly interrupted, "She left all her pigeons at home so she decided to do something else"
The judges looked at each other for a moment before nodding, "Well, as long as it's within the time limit than that's ok with us"
Gwen was utterly confused on what was happening. And before she could say another word, Ben quickly grab her by the arm and dragged her onto the stage. "What. Are. You. Doing?" she whispered to Ben.
"Trust me. Just do your magic thing and make it up as you go" he then grabbed a blanket from stage prop area and covered himself. Gwen still didn't know what the boy had in mind, but since she was already in front of all the audience she had little choice but to comply. "Uh… ok……"
She picked up her so called magic wand and crossed her finger to hope that she would not embarrass herself in front of all these people. "Abra…… cadabra!" and with one green flash, Ben instantly changed into Wildmutt, the fox-gorilla like alien. "Ben!?"
"Rarrr!" amazingly, the crowd didn't seem to be afraid of the creature. They all thought it to be some sort of special effects or lightshow.
When Ben let out a smirk to Gwen, he began to pant like a dog and gestured to her magical wand. "Hehehe…" Gwen couldn't believe it. To think that Ben would actually go to such length to save her reputation by becoming her dog servant was just unthinkable. "Ok boy, let me hear you roar!"
"RARRRRRRRR!!"
"Alright, now fetch the wand!"
And so for the rest of the day, both Ben and Gwen, enjoyed the applause of hundreds of people in their proud performance of their own super powers.
(Subway tunnel)
Hex, the sorcerer turned boy was dragging his wounded body through the tunnels of the subway after his fight with the Tennysons. He could not believe it. For a moment he had all the power he needed to rule the world, but now it was all gone, because of one boy's action. "Those fools" he hissed venomously at the mere thought of their names. "They actually think they were able to defeat me. The greatest sorcerer of all?! Well they are certainly wrong!"
Luckily the tunnel was also abandoned so there were no trains passing through here. "Just you wait, I'll return once again and when I do… I'll…" he was unable to finish his sentence when a magical portal appeared in front of him. "Huh?"
And from the portal came the shop keeper of the store that went to earlier. "We meet again… old friend…" the one known as Keeper smirked.
"Keeper…… take me to your sanctuary. NOW!"
"I'm afraid I cannot do that… Hex" the old wizard answered back in a serious tone, "After much long debate with the council, the Circle has decided to take action of your crimes. For opposing the society and threatening our existence, your punishment has already been decided"
Hex's eyes widened with horror as he knew what was to come. "No… NO!! I will not! You'll never take me! Amra gatores!" but he had forgotten that all of his powers were taken by Gwen already so all that came out of his hands was smoke. "Huh?"
"I warned you Hex…" Keeper threatened, "But you refused to listen…… as always…"
"No, wait! Please! Merlin!" and with that final word, the two of them vanished…
End of episode………
A/N: All characters you hear now are all cannon! There names may never be mentioned again.