Episode III: Captured by the Fiend
We all stood there, helpless. We were afraid that this was going to be our
final moment.
"Agers, all of you use Fireball!" The four Agers put their heads up into the
air, and prepared to scorch all of our NeoPets into oblivion. That was when
we saw that strange Zafara appear behind the enemy. He rammed the boy, and took
his NeoP0rt. After bashing it a few times, the enemy's NeoP0rt was disabled,
and ours were turned back on.
"Okay, time to finish this fight! Orichalkon, Weaponize activate!" Orichalkon
was engulfed in light, and when it had vanished, he was covered in the same
titanium armour that he had worn during the battle with Kisei. "Yes! Now we
can use the Level 4 NeoWeapon!" I looked over my shoulder to see what the others
were doing. Sakari was performing a NeoPet Lookup on the Zafara.
"Starry Male Zafara... hey! That's mine!" We all gasped. That thing that was
trying to get through was trying to make it to Sakari! I came back to reality
when the icy blast of an Ager slid across my arm, giving me an instant frostbite
and a load of brutal pain. Enough to almost make me pass out.
"That... hurt," I murmured. "Okay, let's do this! Level 4 NeoWeapon activate!"
All the plates in Orichalkon's armour opened up, revealing loads of rockets
and guns. "RENSHA NOROSHI!" Orichalkon roared as a barrage of pure firepower
was blasted at the Agers. One more was taken out, leaving three more. The pain
in my right arm got the best of me, and I collapsed in pain. I was able to murmur
out, "Defeat them, then worry about me," before I had hit the ground.
"Level 3 NeoWeapon activate, Kyoutan!" Kyoutan was in referral to the Zafara.
Kyoutan's eyes turned completely black, and a barrage of stones came out of
the sky, barraging down on another Ager. Two more to go. And with Kage gone
after the boy, they were left to Wille and Ryo.
"Let's beat them!" exclaimed Willie.
"I'm with you!" yelled Ryo. They both yelled, "Level 3 NeoWeapon activate!"
SnowOhki jumped up and cast her Hora-Gyou, while Cubix slashed with the Nekuri
Setsudanki. That was all the Agers. It was obvious that our NeoPets had become
stronger. Meanwhile, Kage was fighting with the boy at the top, and oddly losing.
In fact, every hit Kage made seemed to have no effect. The kid didn't even need
to fight back.
"Oh please," the boy said, and knocked Kage off the side of the cliff. Ritsuzen
promptly caught him. "Hmphf, not bad!" he scoffed at us. "But this was only
a fraction of my power. Soon you will see the full force of my strength!" He
held out his NeoP0rt. "Neopia Transport activate!" The boy started glowing,
and vanished into thin air. Then all of my friends ran to my aid.
"Brad! Are you okay?" Sakari asked. I slowly got up.
"Just... a little cold," I said as I forced a smile on my face. Just then
Kyoutan walked up to Sakari. "Hey Sakari, why don't we use my Level 2 NeoWeapon?"
Sakari complied, and held out her NeoP0rt. "Level 2 NeoWeapon activate! Soudai
Chiyu!" Kyoutan shot a beam at where the wound was, and all the others gasped.
But, it didn't hurt. In fact, it completely healed it.
"That's a nice little ability there," I said. Orichalkon had just reverted
back to his normal stage. We were all ready to rejoice over our reunion and
another battle won. But the battle hadn't been won yet. The enemy we thought
we had just defeated appeared behind us.
"Ha! I can't believe you thought I had run away! I never flee a fight!" It
appeared this boy had harnessed the same powers as Kage, as he ripped a never-ending
hole in the sky. We found ourselves being sucked into the giant warp-hole. We
tried as hard as we could to fight it, but we weren't strong enough.
***
"Oh man... my head hurts," I said as I opened my eyes, only to see the unwelcoming
image of a prison cell. All the others were in there with me, with Sakari on
my chest. Too bad she had to go and wake up.
"Ugh... that little runt," said Sakari. "When I find him I'm gonna..." Just
then the whole corridor shook. Everyone woke up.
"What was that!?" Willie exclaimed as he got up. Just then, the wall to our
right broke through, revealing a massive black dinosaur. I took out my NeoP0rt
and performed a NeoPet Lookup.
"Searching... searching... object not found. Hey guys, this thing isn't a NeoPet,
it's a full fledged demon!" They all gasped at the thought. Then, I heard a
NeoP0rt beeping. I turned around to see Ryo holding out a glowing NeoP0rt.
"Now it's my turn, Brad!" Ryo said to me. I had no idea what he was talking
about. That is until he held out his NeoP0rt. "SnowOhki, Weaponize activate!"
SnowOhki was engulfed in light, which quickly vanished. What emerged from the
light was SnowOhki Weaponized, with blonde hair, longer wings, two crystal daggers,
and tribal-looking anklets and wristbands.
"You're dead, dino boy," muttered SnowOhki. Ryo was ready to test the full
limits of the Weaponized SnowOhki.
"Come on SnowOhki, let's do this! Level 4 NeoWeapon activate!" SnowOhki charged
at the demon, and called out, "Kouseki Kyouran!" The speed that SnowOhki was
now moving at was hard to see. She jumped around the dinosaur, slashing away.
"This thing's strong," I said. "Orichalkon, Weaponize activate!" Orichalkon
quickly suited up, and went to join SnowOhki in the fight. The others just stood
by, knowing that only the Weaponized NeoPets would stand a chance.
Ryo and I were busily activating NeoWeapons over and over again, while the
NeoPets fought on and on. That is until a second dinosaur paved a warpath right
to me, pinning me up against the wall with it's claws.
"Brad!" Orichalkon gasped out as he stopped fighting and ran over to me. As
the air circulating through me was already beginning to stop, I prepared myself
for the worst. I wasn't going to last much longer. Just then, I looked down
at my NeoP0rt. "Level 2 Weaponize," it said. I frantically tried to reach the
button, and I eventually did.
Orichalkon was surrounded by a heavy light, and started to float into the
air. He reverted back to his normal stage, which I thought was a bad thing.
Orichalkon's eyes seemed filled with anger and blood-thirst. Just then, a beam
of light shot down from the sky, and the words I came from Orichalkon's mouth
puzzled me. "Senka Mode Weaponize!!!"
Episode IV: Our Next War!
Orichalkon was absorbed into the light, and then golden beams of energy
flew into the great tunnel of light that Orichalkon was surrounded in. When
Orichalkon emerged I was amazed. He was wearing a golden set of dual-claws almost
four feet long. He had jet-black hair, a golden-armoured set of wings, and a
golden set of boots. Orichalkon called out, "Senka Weapon Orichalkon!" With
something like this on our side, we stood a great chance. Orichalkon slashed
the demon, releasing me of it's massive claws. I took out my NeoP0rt, only to
notice that the Level 5 NeoWeapon had been activated. "Orichalkon!" I yelled
out. "Level 5 NeoWeapon activate!"
Orichalkon's massive steel claws began to glow, and he jumped at the dinosaur
I had just been released from. He yelled out the incantation, "Gurando Toukai!"
It must have been a million rays of light that shot out of the claws, making
the dinosaur disintegrate into blue light. Orichalkon evilly glared at the remaining
demon, but Ritsuzen, Kyoutan, ShowOhki, and Cubix seemed to have it covered.
All the NeoPets had activated their NeoWeapons at once, and the remaining
dinosaur was defeated.
"What... was... that... about?" asked Sakari. Of course, her guess was as
good as ours. We all agreed on getting out of there, without having to say a
word. SnowOhki and Orichalkon had reverted back to their normal forms, and we
were on our way. It was easy to make it through the cell gates, as the dinos
had broken them down completely It was then that a strange hologram of the boy
appeared in front of us.
"Hmphf. Not bad, especially with your little pet's new ability," the boy said,
mocking us. Orichalkon simply snarled at him. "Down boy. Anyway, I've just come
to warn you of your demise. I've loaded these dungeons with traps, there is
no escape. Your best bet is to stay still and live longer. Good bye!" His hologram
disappeared as the evil laughter came to a halt.
"I don't like the look of this," Kyoutan said. He said what we were all thinking.
The mere dreariness of the atmosphere was enough to crush my hopes. As we walked
towards the stairs, I found a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up. It
read:
This dungeon contains 5 floors, excluding the one you are on now. For each
task you complete, two of you, User and NeoPet, will be spared.
--Malum, future ruler of Neopia
"This guy is just toying with us!" I exclaimed. He just wanted us to suffer
from much torment and anguish, to make us create our own flaws. Unfortunately
for Malum, that was not the case. We had quickly moved our way up to the first
trap. It was a large room with a mirror in it. A loud, ominous voice could be
heard.
"Pick one human and one NeoPet to step forward to fight their greatest adversary."
I forced Sakari to go. I wasn't afraid of the test; I wanted her to get out
first.
"Come on Sakari... you go first," I said.
"WHAT!? Why me!?" she yelled.
"Because I want you to get out of here first."
"Yeah, whatever." She acted like I was just afraid, but I could tell she knew
that I really did want her safe. She stepped forward into the room, and turned
around startled as a thick glass door shot down, separating us. Sakari was on
her own now.
"Okay Malum, what do you have in store for me!?" Sakari yelled out. Just then,
something unbelievable happened. Sakari was in the mirror, but it was her Mitsukai
form we had fought when she was possessed by Kisei, rod and all. And Kyoutan
wasn't by her side. Sansensa was. And it got even worse. The mirror shattered,
leaving Mitsukai and Sansensa standing there.
"Sakari, stand strong!" I yelled out to her. I was unsure about what kind
of chance that she stood, but I was by her in spirit.
Sakari was dodging Mitsukai's attacks, while Kyoutan desperately tried to
evade Sansensa's massive dives an Majutsu Bakudan attacks. I could barely stand
to watch the horror, and when Kokushibyou Kusari was used on Sakari, I almost
passed out when those long black chains snared Sakari and lifted her up into
the air. I blacked out for a few seconds, and woke up against the wall.
"Whoa, Brad, is this too much for you?" Ryo asked me.
"Yeah, maybe a little..." Just as I glanced through the glass door, I saw
a very small part of Sansensa's body flow through Mitsukai's foot. I ran up
to the glass.
"Sakari!" I yelled out. "It's not real! Once you realise it's an illusion,
it'll all just disappear!" She looked back it me, and screamed in pain as the
chains wrapped around her tighter. She then focused her eyes on Mitsukai, and
said, "I believe you Brad!" Sansensa then dove at Sakari... and passed right
through her. Sansensa and Mitsukai then disappeared, and she fell to the ground.
She had taken quite a bit of a beating, and she was covered in a small amount
of blood. She carefully limped over to the door, and put her hand on the glass.
"Thanks... but I don't want to leave without the rest of you," she said. And
then she started glowing.
"That's nice... but I don't think you have a choice," I said. Quickly after
that, she vanished in a magnificent display of flashes and lights. Kyoutan was
now gone too. The glass door opened, and we hesitantly walked through.
"So, who wants to go next?" said Willie.
"How about you. Maybe we'll be lucky and your test will be guillotine dodging,"
said Ryo.
"It wouldn't be very lucky unless he failed," I said. Willie looked scared.
We all gave him an evil laugh.
"Guys, you're freaking me out," Willie said. We had arrived at another room
just like the one with Mitsukai and Sansensa, only without the mirror.
"Okay, so, seriously, who's going?" I asked.
"I'll go. I wanna get out of here, anyway," said Kage. He stepped forward.
I said, "Good luck!" just as the glass door shot down.
"Don't worry Kage, I'll protect you," said Ritsuzen. Just then, panels in
the walls opened up, letting water in. The wall at the far end of the room collapsed,
making the room larger than it first seemed to be. Just as they started running
to the other end, a wall appeared in front of them, knocking Kage and Ritsuzen
back.
"I think I understand this," said Ryo. "Kage! It's kind of like a maze! Walls
will appear if you get to close to a certain part of the floor! Don't go too
fast... then again, don't go too slow either!" Kage turned around, and nodded
in compliance. They then carefully walked around the area, making sure they
didn't hit any tricky walls.
"Hey Brad, what are you doing?" Ryo asked me, as I was typing on my NeoP0rt.
"Registering this location in my NeoP0rt... there. Let's see... Location:
Neopia, [17]-[46]: Malum's Dungeons. All done!" Ryo automatically assumed I
would do it for him, so he just handed me his NeoP0rt. I almost bashed it over
his head. Luckily, Willie wasn't so ignorant.
"Hey Ritsuzen, why don't we just fly over?" Kage asked. He hopped on Ritsuzen's
back. But it was no use, as the walls just reached to the ceiling if they got
too high. But Kage remained on Ritsuzen's back, as this way they made more progress.
But the water was getting higher, about five feet now. Orichalkon and I were
bashing the glass door by now.
"Umm... whatcha doin' Brad?" Willie asked me.
"I'm trying… to break… this glass! Leak the water into this room! That way,
Kage stands a longer chance. Look at him! He's only half way!" Orichalkon looked
up at me.
"Wait, Brad, this won't really help! We'll have to make it through too!" I
immediately stopped. I realised that now. This would just get us in worse. And
besides, it was VERY thick glass. I was soon to realise that Kage's success
was great. In fact, he had just finished the maze. Panels opened up in the floor,
and the water was drained. The door opened, and we stepped through freely. But
Kage and Ritsuzen weren't there to meet us at the other side. It was just Willie,
Ryo, I, and our NeoPets now. And so we carefully ventured off into the darkness...
To be continued...
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