Hey guys, It's me again the Writer of glory. When we last left off: Randolph Carter, one off S.T.E.A.M.'s agents is trapped in the university and Henry and his friends left to find him. What will happen to them? Let's find out!

Chapter 14: Forbidden knowledge

The team entered the university.

"Carter is probably hiding somewhere further in." Henry said looking around. "Let's head upstairs."

After they went up the staircase they looked around.

"Looks like the path braches from here." Ike said.

"Let's split up then." Robin told them. "Lucina, Marth, Ike and I will go left."

"Then we'll go right." Henry replied. "Call us on the wireless if you guys find anything."

Henry's team went down the hall and turned the corner. They saw two paths. One that went upstairs and one that went downstairs to a gate.

"This is Henry. We found a way that looks like it goes deeper in but it's blocked by a gate."

"We found a gate as well." Marth responded.

"Good. Then the security system is still working." The president replied.

"Carter must be inside." Lucina said. "Is there any way past the gate?"

"There should be a set of stairs going upward in each of your locations. Each one will lead to an emergency override switch." Kathrine explained. "If you station a person on each one of them the gates should open."

"We must hurry." Marth said.

"Enemy sighted!" Robin warned as he saw Prowlers approach from behind.

"Let's do this then!" Ike grinned.

"I am prepared." Lucina said.

Meanwhile….

"We should hurry!" Scarecrow said.

"There's one!" John and Tom said at the same time as a group of Hounds charged from the stairs.

"Thanks twins." Henry joked.

"Hey!" they yelled.

Back with Robin's team….

Robin used a fire spell on the first Prowler destroying it.

"That's one for our side!"

Lucina shoot one in between the eyes with Nidhogg.

"You fought with honor."

Ike jumped in the air and slammed Ragnell into another.

"You'll get no sympathy from me."

Marth deflected a projectile with his Falchion and then slashed through the last one.

"I cannot afford to fail."

"That's the end of them." Ike said after looking around. "Let's move and find that switch."

The team headed up the stairs.

Henry shoot a Hound with his Eagle rifle.

"Boom!"

Scarecrow shoot one down with his musket

"These guys ain't so though!"

John blasted one with his grenade launcher.

"Target eliminated!"

Tom finished the last one off by pummelling it with his Punch gun.

"Get back to where ya come from!"

John took a quick glance around them. "That's all of them. Let's move on."

Henry's team went upstairs and found a panel on the floor.

"Is that it?" Henry asked as he stepped on it.

The switch changed color from red to green.

"Good." The president said over the wireless. "Wait until one of you squadmates gets to the other switch."

Meanwhile….

Marth's team made their way up the stairs and found the second switch.

"This must be it." Marth said as he stepped on the panel.

The switch turned green.

"Excellent!" The president said. "The way should be clear now."

"Let's go." Henry said. "We'll met you guys at the gate."

"Alright. See you soon." Robin replied.

Soon both teams went down the stairs and went towards the gates when they saw two big hulking aliens with sharp claws and fang.

"Now that is a whole lot of ugly." John said looking at the monsters.

"Marth do you see those thing?" Henry asked.

"They look very powerful. This could be difficult…." Marth said.

"I don't know. Big guys like that don't tend to be too bright." Scarecrow told them.

"Yeah! I mean look at John!" Tom joked.

"What did you say!?"

"Not now you two." Henry said.

"He may be right though." Robin said. "I've got an idea."

"Music to my ears." Henry replied. "Let's hear it."

Soon afterward….

"Hey numbskulls!"

The Berserkers turned to see Tom making faces at the aliens.

Enraged the aliens ran towards him.

BOOM

They stepped in the pile of mines he and Scarecrow set for them.

It wasn't enough. Soon they both got up and prepared to attack.

"Time to tip the scales!"

Tom moved out of the way in time to avoid a beam of Thoron and a shockwave that pierced through the monsters.

They turned around to see Robin with his tome and Ike with Ragnell and charged towards them.

Then they were both hit from behind.

They turned around to see John and Henry with their rifles.

They charged the other way again.

"Hope will never die!"

They turned to see Lucina and Marth charge at them and finish them off with their swords.

"Our bonds are strong." The princess said sheathing her sword.

Soon the team meet up to see a staircase.

"Good work agents. Head up the next floor." The president told them.

"Yes sir!" Henry replied.

"The enemy is picking up reinforcements and are heading your way!" Kathrine warned.

"We don't have time for this. We'll have to split the team up here." Henry said.

"Ike and I can handle them." Marth said.

"Then Robin and I will guard this staircase." Lucina said.

"Are you sure?" Henry asked.

"Absolutely." Ike replied.

"Alright. We we'll find Carter. You guys will deal with those monsters and clear a path for when we get back."

"Alright. Be careful in there." Robin warned.

"You too." Henry replied.

After watching Marth and Ike go on ahead to confront the enemy Henry and his team went up the stairs to the next floor leaving Robin and Lucina to protect the path to them.

"Henry is a very talented leader." Lucina said to Robin.

"Yeah. He reminds me of Chrom. He inspires people even in the darkest of times and treats his comrades like family." Robin replied.

Henry's team went upstairs and found themselves in a large library full off tall shelves with books that almost reached the ceiling.

"This place is huge!" John said.

A voice called on the wireless.

"This is Carter. I'm a little surrounded here and could use some assistance."

"Where are you professor?" Henry asked. "We just got to the second floor library."

"Good. I am hiding in the back of the room."

"Hang on we're on our way."

"Look out!" Tom warned."

Slashers jumped down at the team from the book shelfs.

Henry shoot them down in midair with his rifle.

A Hound came from behind a book case but Tom shoot it in the head stunning it and John finished it off with his rifle."

"They can be hiding anywhere." Henry said. "We need to move quickly and quietly. Stay close and keep your eyes peeled."

"Yes sir!"

"This is Carter. You're welcome to rescue me whenever you find the time…."

"We're coming, keep your shirt on!" Tom told him.

The team went further down the room and noticed a bookshelf blocked the path.

"Come on, we'll have to go around it." Henry said.

They went around and reached the end of the shelf. As they turned around it they saw a Hound and a Prowler facing the opposite way from them.

"Scarecrow, you're up." Henry said.

Scarecrow used his pumpkin stunner to stun the aliens and Henry and John shoot their weak points with their rifles.

"There. Now let's move." Henry said.

"Look out!" John yelled.

Three more aliens came from the top of book cases in front of the team and charged at them.

Tom brought out his second weapon.

"Take this!"

Three shuriken came out of the weapon in a spread shoot and nailed the aliens in the heads.

"Nice new weapon there Tom!" Scarecrow said.

"Thanks, I made it myself! I call it the Shuriken shoot!"

Then more aliens appeared from behind another book case.

"How many of them are their!?" John asked shooting a grenade.

"Any chance of a rescue?" Randolph asked. "Things are looking a little bleak here…."

"Things ain't looking too good over here either Carter!" John said.

"Professor."

"Not now!"

The team continued to shoot down the aliens but more of them appeared.

"This is endless!" Said Scarecrow.

"And their pouring in from everywhere!" added John.

"They must be taking orders from a leader." Henry said. "If we can take him down then we can push our way through this."

"But the commander is probably hiding somewhere further in!" Scarecrow told him.

Henry thought for a moment.

"Tom I got a job for you. Get on top of the book shelves and hunt down the commander."

"But those things are too darn tall! How am I supposed to get up there!?"

John grabbed Tom's arm.

"I told you before. No grumbling!"

Jon hurled Tom up to the top of the shelf behind him and he landed with a thud.

"Ow! You could've at least give me a heads up!" Tom mumbled.

"Hurry!" Henry called to him.

Tom jumped across the shelves and soon found a purple Prowler.

"That must be him!"

Tom shot it with his Shuriken shoot. The alien turned into ice and shattered.

"There! Tom here. I think I got the commander."

"Looks like it." Henry replied. "The enemies are slowing down."

"I'm getting rather too acquainted with the enemy's scent now…" Randolph said over the wireless.

"Tom, we can handle this. You keep going and see if you can find the professor."

"Leave it to me!"

Tom continued across the book cases and made his way to the back of the room.

He saw a tall skinny man with a briefcase and jumped down to him.

"Are ya all right there?"

Randolph stood up.

"You're a bit later then I'd have liked, but I am still alive and that counts for something. Thank you."

"I'm just gonna pretend I only heard those last two words Carter."

"Professor."

"Whatever!"

"Tom, did you find him?" Scarecrow asked over the wireless.

"Yep!"

"Good work. We just finished up here." Henry replied.

"Let's get out of here then!"

Shortly later….

Henry's team met Marth and the others back where they split up.

"Did you find him?" Marth asked Henry.

"Sure did."

"Interesting." Randolph said looking at Marth and the others. "You must be the ones from the other world we have been researching."

"We are." Replied Robin.

"What a grand opportunity this is!" The professor smiled. "I would like to ask a few questions about you and the world you're from."

"You can ask them later. Right now we should get out of here!" John told him.

"This is Henry. We found the professor."

"Then hurry back! More aliens are attacking and we can't hold out forever!" Lion hollered back over the wireless.

"We're on our way!"

Soon the team made it out of the building. More Prowlers fired at them but Tom and John turned around and shoot back.

"You made it!" Queequeg called to the team.

"Yep!" Henry said with the others following behind him.

"AAAH!"

The team turned to see Randolph get snatched by a Prowler.

Before anyone could react the alien jumped to the roof of the university.

"Professor!" Henry yelled.

The other Prowlers on the roof continued to fire at the team causing them to jump over the fence and duck in cover.

"Why you!"

Lion pointed his gun at them.

"No! You might hit Carter!" Tiger Lily told him.

"Professor!" Randolph hollered to her.

All of steam's agents and even the Prowlers on the roof lowered their weapons and stared awkwardly at Randolph like he lost his mind.

"Hey!" John yelled pointing up finally breaking the silence.

Suddenly a big winged alien with five red eyes that spread out in the shape of a star descended in front of Randolph.

The monsters mouth opened in the shape of a star revealing all its sharp teeth as it roared.

"What kind of monstrosity is that!?" Marth asked.

A purple pulse emitted from its face as it stared at Randolph.

Suddenly the professor passed out causing him to drop his suitcase and let the papers fall out.

The papers floated in the air and circled around the monster as its eyes moved around. As if it were searching for something.

"What is that thing doing!?" Robin asked.

Suddenly the alien stopped and turned around dropping the papers.

"Uh-oh…" said Henry.

GRAAAAAH!

The monster let out a laud roar causing all the agents to cover their ears.

Suddenly an alien ship flew buy as the aliens boarded it leaving Randolph unconscious on the roof.

The team quickly climbed up the building and ran to Randolph's side.

"Carter, are you alright!?" Ike asked.

"I told you it's "Professor." Randolph groaned.

"Yep, he's fine." Tom said with a smirk.

The team looked up to see multiple alien ships fly off into the distance.

"What was THAT all about?" John asked still staring at the ships.

Henry gritted his teeth looking at them.

"Nothing good."

What are the aliens after? What will our heroes do next? How did you like a relatively long chapter for a change? Find out all this (Hopefully it makes up for all the short ones.) And more next time! (Now go check out the Gamer of Glory on YouTube!)