Prisoners in Garmor's Castle
The three princesses of Ephedia and the two boys are tied in the strange magic bind that was set up by those evil twins back on earth and now they're face-to-face with the evil dark ruler Garmor himself and his big furry companion Banes.
"Okay, when I wanted to get to know you more, this isn't exactly how I pictured it." Nathaniel said.
"Believe me, I wanted to tell you about this for so long, but I didn't want to put you in danger." Iris explained.
"Do not worry, you two will have plenty of time to talk about… when you're all dead." Garmor glared.
Iris try to caste an attack spell against Garmor, but the dark man made the binds tighter on her to prevent her from casting any spells.
"I'm afraid I can't allow that." Garmor said before letting out a magic blast on three princesses that caused their magic items that allows them to transform become useless now.
"That's better." Garmor said and walk toward Nathaniel. "Oh, I am Garmor, just to let you know the name of the man who be your world's ruler."
"Yeah, I real honor. Queeny." Nathaniel joked.
"Oh, you won't be joking for long once both worlds are mine, and I'll be taking this, if you don't mind?" Garmor asked sarcastically as he takes the blue Chaos Emerald.
"Hey, give that back!" Nathaniel demanded, then his bind became tighter from Garmor's thoughts.
"So, this is the power source I felt when the strange burst of energy that night. I can definitely feel incredible power coming from this little jewel, a power that will be mine." Garmor determined as his eyes glow.
"So, that means it was two who unleashed that strange energy." Talia realized.
"How were we supposed to know that it would alerted a major super villain while we just discovered our past lives?" Doug asked.
"Well, I have no need for you three since I have what I want." Garmor said before he summons three crystal golems carrying them.
"Take them away." Garmor ordered.
"NO!' Iris shouted in fear.
"Doug! Girls!" Nathaniel equally feared.
"Nathaniel don't worry about us; we'll figure something out. You just focus on keeping you and Iris alive!" Doug reassured he and the girls are going to be okay as the door slams leaving the two with Garmor and Banes.
"Oh, don't worry, my plan involves you two being alive… for now." Garmor said before looking at Iris.
"You have your mother's eyes." Garmor commented before going for the evil laugh.
"This is not good." Nathaniel worried, wondering what sort of plans this guy has in stores.
(With Doug, Talia, and Auriana)
"And that's pretty much about us, including getting captured just now." Auriana finished telling Doug about Ephedia, her and the girls being princesses, and about the evil Garmor.
The three are trapped inside a dark crystal orb being escorted and guarded by four crystal golems as they are walking on a blue crystal bridge.
"Wow, that's almost unbelievable." Doug commented.
"Are you kidding? You and Nathaniel gaining the powers of your past life who were talking animals with superpowers and are trying to find seven mystical gems with unimaginable power! I say your story top ours." Auriana stated.
"That would also explain your new strange appearance, I still can't believe those tails are actually real and I didn't even notice them." Talia admitted.
"I know, it was a surprised for me too." Doug confessed as he looks at his tails moving them at his will.
"Now that I think about, I think Mephisto also has the same awakening like you." Talia realized, thinking back on Mephisto's new look and super strength.
"Huh, I was thinking about that, the red hair and the spiked-knuckles did feel familiar." Doug mentioned.
"Does that mean you two met in your past life?" Auriana asked.
"Maybe, I don't have all the memories yet." Doug said.
"Anyway, we should focus on escaping here." Doug changed the subject.
"Do you have a plan?" Talia asked.
"I think so, but we're gonna need a distraction." Doug said.
Suddenly the crystal golems stop as one of them though he saw something, the three prisoners notice something moving within the shadows of the woods.
"I think we're about to have our distraction." Auriana whispered.
"Hopefully, they're friendly, now I just need to-AAAAHHH?!" Doug and the girls screamed when the bridge beneath them got destroyed sending them down to the ground.
"Okay, not what I had in mind." Doug groaned.
They notice the large crack in the orb that was created from the fall they crawl out to see two mysterious warriors in dark-blue clock fighting off the crystal golems using their own fighting skills. They can tell much that they are girls at the same age as them.
"Okay, now's our chance." Doug said as he pulls the girls into his arms.
"What are doing? They're saving us!" Auriana pointed out.
"But we don't know if they're one of the good guys or not meaning we got to get out of here." Doug stated before he bends his knee to 90 degrees and starts spinning his tails really.
Doug waited for a few seconds while seeing the clock fighters already finish dealing with the guards and they notice that they're about to make their escape.
"Wait!" One of them called out.
But it was too late as Doug jumps up into the air going higher and higher by done by his spinning tails acting like helicopters propellers as they are now above the trees.
"Whoa! Doug, you're flying, you're actually flying!" Auriana shouted in joy.
"Yeah, turns out my past fox-self can fly using his tails like this." Doug explained.
"Okay, I'll admit that's pretty amazing." Talia chuckled.
Auriana turns around to see the two clock fighters are jumping on the trees as they give chase to them.
"They're chasing us, now I'm really confused." Auriana said consider they just saved them from being sent to Garmor's prison.
"Then we'll just to lose them." Doug said as he flies down to the trees and dodge them hopefully to lose them in the woods.
"Wait, maybe we can lead them to the meetup point by making them think we're chasing them." The clock girl planned.
"Well, in that case I'll give them a little scare." The other clock girl smirked, and she fries some crystal blast to Doug as he dodges them.
(Back with Iris and Nathaniel)
"Okay, mister tall, dark, and spooky, what's your evil plan that we may destroy later?" Nathaniel asked a little cocky as Iris struggles to break free.
"I'm sure Iris knows what I want." Garmor said as he releases Iris and walk to the big crystal case with a crown inside as he calls it the "Crown of Ephedia" and touch only to be stop by a forcefield.
"Take it out and give it to me." Garmor asked "kindly".
"You want me to give you the one thing that will let you takeover Ephedia for good?" Iris asked sarcastically.
"Even I know that's a dump thing to ask." Nathaniel said.
"I'm not asking. I'm ORDERING you!" Garmor shouted.
"Forget it, Iris is stronger than you think and nothing you will say that will change her mind." Nathaniel said with confident. Iris felt more encourage in her from her boyfriend's words.
"He's right, even if you use my parents as a bargaining chip, I'll never hand the crow over and l promise your evil reign will end!" Iris proclaimed.
"Well, if that's the case. Mephisto. Praxina." Garmor called out and two crystal pillars came with the imagine of the evil twins.
"Yes, Lord Garmor."
"Being phase two." Garmor ordered.
"I don't like the sound of that." Nathaniel worried.
(Earth)
The twins float high above Sunny Bay with their evil smiles ready to begin phase two.
"Crinix" They fired a magic blast and seconds later a dark star-like object came down crashing into the center of Sunny Bay with dark clouds covering the sky and came a Tentacled Monster.
The people became scared and start running for their life hoping to get away from the unknown monster, but it was proven to be pointless as the monster spray its dark mist at the town trapping everyone in black crystals.
(Back in Garmor's Castle)
Nathaniel and Iris gasps of seeing their hometown becoming nothing but giant crystal statues for the villain's amusement.
"Now, I will ask again: give me the crown or your entire planet will be nothing but a giant black crystal statue." Garmor threatened.
Iris started to cry as the world she grew up on is slowly being destroyed, but she wouldn't give in Garmor's demands as she has to stay strong for her friends and her family of both worlds.
"You monster, you won't get away with this!" Nathaniel said before he rolls into his Spin Dash Attack and bounces off the walls before striking Garmor on the head and back.
The dark ruler groans of annoyance and quickly react to where the boy is gonna strike next and freeze him in midair which surprises him then slams the blue boy into the ground.
"You have more strength in you, I'll give you that much, but you're nothing compare to me." Garmor bragged as he removes the bind and place crystal locks on his legs and summons more crystal guards.
"Take them to the tower, I want to give the princess some time to think about the decision of earth's fate." Garmor said walking away to the throne.
The crystal guards carry the two away to the tower as they were ordered to.
(Earth, Sunny Bay)
The evil twins are watching the creature turning the town into a big garden for black crystal statues of the people.
"Ugh, this is gonna take a long time." Mephisto sighed feeling bored.
"You will get a grip; we have to finish this mission for-AH!" Praxina screamed as quickly duck herself and her brother from the incoming purple Pegasus though Amaru kicked them from behind.
The kick force the twins to be caught in some of the black-purple mist that made few spots on their bodies to be cover in crystals.
"Huh, now we have to deal with that too?" Mephisto annoyed in anger.
Amaru prepared himself for a fight the twins and hopefully hold them off long enough until the three princesses come back.
"Alright, you damn purple furball. You want to get rough, then let's get rough!" Mephisto shouted before charging at toward Amaru.
Amaru couldn't react in time as Mephisto was moving too fast for the purple transforming creature to see the punch coming as it strikes him in cheeks and sent him flying dozens of feet away. Amaru quickly recover as he stops himself and glare at the male twin for a second or two before charging for a counterattack.
"I don't know what happened to Mephisto, but I think this is a new improvement for him." Praxina smirked before joining in for the air battle of two evil teens vs a flying horse.
(With Doug and the Girls)
"Man, these guys are persisted." Doug said as he dodges another crystal blast.
"Are you gonna be okay, I'm sure carrying two people isn't easy." Auriana concerned for Doug.
"Actually, I have notice that they may actually be leading us to somewhere they want us to go." Talia pointed out.
"I'm starting to think they're trying to lead us to their base." Doug concurred.
"Maybe they just want to talk with us." Auriana guessed.
"Then let see how much they want to talk right now." Talia suggested, Doug nodded and flies down to the ground and stop as their chaser catch up.
"Done already? I was hoping for a little more fun." One clock girl said.
"Look, we know you're trying to take us to your base, and I believe you're not our enemies, so who are you two? I'm Doug, by the way." Doug introduced himself and figuring out their plan.
"Oh, you're smarter than you look. Very well, I'm Lyra, Princess of Borealis." Lyra removed the hood showing her face. Lyna has long pastel-green hair with purple eyes.
"(Wow, she's cute.)" Doug thought upon seeing Lyra's face.
"Carissa, Princess of Calix." Carissa introduced herself as she removes the hood. Carissa has long purple hair, tied in a braid, with two small purple-violet clasps.
"Did you guys know about other princesses?" Doug asked curious.
"Kind of, though we don't really interact with other royalties much and I actually don't pay attention to my tutors much." Auriana chuckled nervous.
"We're sorry about trying to capture you guys earlier and chasing you around, we were just doing as we were told. Follow orders." Lyra explained.
"By who's orders?" Talia asked.
"By me." A voice answered.
The three turn around seeing another person wearing a dark-blue clock standing on the blue crystal bridge with the sunlight shining behind her.
"And who are you?" Talia asked while covering her eyes from the sun's rays.
"I'm the leader of the resistance." The woman answered before jumping off the blue crystal and landed in front of Lyra and Carissa.
Talia and Auriana enter their fighting stance while Doug took out an advance-looking watch putting it on his wrist and pressed a button on the side then it transformed into an arm cannon covering his hand pointing it at the unknown woman.
"Whoa, is that an advance tech on earth?" Lyra asked surprise and curious of Doug's cannon.
"One that I made it myself, now you said you a leader of a resistance?" Dough asked.
"Yes, and I'm her older sister." The woman said looking at Talia and removing the hood revealing her face which made Talia gasps and so did the others.
She has similar characteristics to Talia but is different in overall appearance. Izira has white hair and moderate mulberry eyes.
"Izira!" Talia smiled and runs to her for a hug.
"Izira?" Doug confused.
"She's Talia's older sister and Ruler of Xeris." Auriana informed.
"Oh, then we can really trust them to be the good guys." Doug sighed in relief that he doesn't have to shot Lyra, and her friends too.
"Welcome home, little sis." Izira hugged her little sister back, glad to see her again though hope the reunion would be under different circumstances. The hug lasted for a full minute until the sisters separate.
"I'm surprise to see a human from earth being here, with some new traits." Izira confessed upon seeing Doug's fox ears and tails.
"Trust me, it's a kinda a long story." Doug rolled his eyes.
"Then let's hear about back at the base, there's a lot we need to do." Izira stated and everyone follow her back to the resistance base.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Doug and the girls have meet up with the resistance and Talia got an unexpected reunion with her older sister and leader of the resistance Izira, hopefully they'll be able to come up with a plan to rescue Iris and Nathaniel from Garmor though I think they're already working on an escape plan with a little help from a new "friend" they're about to meet. The couple will also have to get the Chaos Emerald back from Garmor's hand as he'll use it for his plan to either make him more powerful than before or use it to get the crown or perhaps both.
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