"The Brave 12 and the 3 Blind Archers"

We the Brave 12 were on a boat headed to our next destination when we heard a strange story told by a man.

Man: I alone was the only survivor. My entire robot army, COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED! In my dreams I still see arrows falling like rain.

Man 2: What does the tower hold that would make you sacrifice a whole army? Treasure, gold, rubies?

Man: Bah! Nothing as materialistic as treasure. At the top of the tower is a mystical well, the Well of King Ozric. Those who reach the infamous well are granted one wish. Your greatest desire.

We overheard the whole conversation and we thought it would be worth a shot.

Me: This well could be the key to getting you home Jack.

Jack: It sure looks like it.

Vince: Lets go ask.

We got up and asked the man.

Me: Excuse me? Is the Well of King Ozric real?

Man: Of course! In fact we're passing by it now. There.

The man pointed to the island over to the right.

Man: In the center of that mist-shrouded isle lies the treasure of King Ozric.

Jack: Thank you.

We were about to walk to it but the man stopped us.

Man: Wait! I beg you all. Reconsider. There are only three archers and yet they decimated my whole army.

Me: Thanks for the warning sir. We heard you talking about these archers and they must really be worth a challenge. But that well could very well complete our mission.

Jack: Yes. That well could get me home.

Man: There are other ways to get home.

Vince: Not for Jack here. He's from 10,700 years into the past.

Sakura: And we won't stop until we complete our mission.

We then took a boat across to the island and landed.

Me: Quaint place.

Jack: Yes.

We trekked through the forest and we found the Tower of King Ozric.

Laney: That must be it.

Naruto: It sure is.

Fu: It's just a lone tower.

Varie: Yeah.

Me: If the archers are there then maybe we can get their attention.

I pick up a rock and threw it at the tower and arrows struck it out of nowhere and reduced it to a grain of sand.

Me: Whoa!

Lily: That is really awesome marksmanship.

Lincoln: They all hit their target on the spot.

Vince: They're coming out.

I pull out my binoculars and look at the archers.

Me: The archers are blind!

Varie: Really?

Me: Yeah. Look.

I hand Varie the binoculars and she saw that I was right.

Varie: You're right. So that's how they hit their target with no problems. They rely on sound and feeling the vibrations in the air of all things.

Naruto: Very clever.

Me: This is Aku's handiwork

Jack: Aku? What do you mean J.D.?

Me: He flooded the well with his evil and poisoned it.

Laney: Yeah. I can sense it.

Jessie: Me too.

Jack: Then we have to help the archers.

Sakura: Yeah. They must be people under the curse of the well.

Fu: How are we gonna get near the well? Those archers are going to kill us.

Vince: We must fight on their level.

Me: Oh I get it. Fight fire with fire.

Vince: Exactly.

We put blindfolds on and relying on sound only we had a strong chance.

Me: Lets do it.

Jack: I am ready.

We ran towards the tower and the Archers heard us coming and fired 3 arrows at us. We heard the arrows coming by feeling the vibrations in the air through sound. We dodged them and moved in different directions and dodging more arrows as we ran. We got under the tower and the archers tried looking for us with their ears. We jumped onto the tower and went high into the sky and landed on the tower and the Archers fired arrows at us and we ducked and they struck eachother and ricocheted off eachother and hit the archers head on. We took off our blindfolds and we saw black slime ooze off the archers and the archers were really monks.

The black slime went back into the well and the monks regained who they were.

Monk 1: (Groans) Where? What?

The monks vision returned to them.

Monk 1: I can see!

Monk 2: We're restored.

Monk 3: How is it possible?

The monks saw us and knew that we were responsible for freeing them.

Monk 3: You all have broken our curse! We thank you.

Me: You're welcome. We are the Brave 12 and we originally came to make a wish at this well.

Monk 3: The well is yours.

We approached the well.

Well: (Gurgling Voice) Proclaim your wish great warriors and it will be fulfilled beyond your wildest dreams.

Monk 1: We must warn you all. Any wish granted comes with a price.

Me: We kind of figured that. This well was corrupted because of Aku.

Monk 1: We know. It was forever ago we fought long and hard to reach this well. When we got to it we stood before the well and made our wish: to be the greatest of warriors. The spirit of the well did indeed make us great warriors. But in so doing robbed us of our sight and our minds. Enslaving us as its personal guard. We have lived cursed lives until now.

Me: Yeah. Our original intention was to use the well to help Jack here get pack to his time 10,700 years into the past. But we had a very strong feeling that the well doesn't just give anything for free. We figured out that this was Aku's handywork and we came to free you after figuring it out. Come on guys.

We got our swords ready and stood at 12 sides of the well.

All: EVIL SPIRIT OF THE WELL, YOU WILL NOT CLAIM MORE INNOCENTS! WE WISH THEE DESTROYED!

We stab the well and black slime goes high up into the sky and disintegrates into nothing.

We sheathe our swords and decide to leave the island.

Lisa used her technokinetic powers and built laser guns for us.

In an act of immeasurable sacrifice and selflessness we freed the monks from Aku's evil.

Continues in part 5