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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:41:39 GMT -5
Johnny could only stare in wonder at the shit that just went down here. Two new characters were introduced before his very eyes! As well as two unimportant ones that he could have sword he had heard of before...
"Cha Cha...Xero...Phantom. Family...Okay! I got it now!" Johnny was able to put together the pieces of this wholly new plot line.
Phantom had dropped the Ugly Stick and False Shield at Johnny's feet. He took both of them and placed the Shield on his left arm and held the Stick in his right hand.
Johnny ran up behind Veralice and held the Ugly Stick over his shoulder so he could see he was being threatened. "What's this about you working with a clock man?" Johnny demanded.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:41:54 GMT -5
"Hmm?" Veralice asked, turning around in an annoyed fashion. "Ah, you must mean the Time Keeper. He's quite angered with you, you know. Much like I am...You recall the saying 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' correct? Well, that saying holds true. Although I haven't seen much of him since I went on that crusade to find you..." the emperor said, teleporting into the air (or lack of air, depending on how you look at it) for no reason whatsoever.
Addressing Cha Cha, Veralice asked "What weapon do you speak of? There is no blade powerful enough to penetrate my body! No magic powerful enough to destroy my soul! I am as close to invincible as a mortal man could get!"
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Meanwhile, above Special Land and in Awesome Land
"Should we go help Veralice?" Taenas asked, enjoying the ride upon the giant dragon.
"No. He doesn't deserve it." Walter replied shortly as if no explanation were needed to justify his response.
"But without a ruler, won't Awesome Land be thrown into chaos?" Taenas asked.
"It isn't already?" came Walter's answer. He began to laugh as something began to click in his head. "Wait...Awesome Land has no ruler! This is my chance to get back at that fool and restore the land to its former glory. Taenas, thank you for the idea. Do you happen to know where the former emperor's base of operations is?"
"Yea, right over there. The large building next to that school, I assume. It's really the only building large enough to suit him." said Taenas, afraid of this idea.
"Very well, then." said Walter. At warp speed the dragon flew straight inside the building without damaging a single object. "It seems this place is impervious to damage. No matter. Large enough to hold a dragon...I like this place." Walter laughed, sitting down on Veralice's Imperial Throne. Using the powers of the throne, Walter's voice was amplified across Awesome Land, although that wasn't necessary as everyone in Awesome Land was either under water or in the academy. "
"Attention, my loyal citizens! Some of you may remember me, others may not! This is Walter, a former resident of this land before I was banished by your cruel tyrant. Well, his day of tyranny is no more!" Walter yelled. People all over the academy cheered.
"My day of tyranny is about to begin!" laughed Walter, rising up and stepping out onto the balcony with Taenas and several soldiers. The cheer resumed as people recognized Walter and his greatness.
"I hereby decree myself, the great dragon knight Walter Myolter (pronounced Myol-Tare) the new Emperor of Awesome Land, and Taenas the Imperial Prince."
A loud cheer came as a golden crown fell upon Walter's head, a silver one following to fall upon Taenas' head. Large silver robes fell upon them as well as they stared at their citizens with happiness.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:42:13 GMT -5
Cha Cha looked up at Veralice.
"This weapon is not a blade. It is magic beyond your comprehension. Only the pure can wield this weapon. Only the Wise...." he stopped before he went too far.
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"I hereby decree myself, the great dragon knight Walter Myolter the new Emperor of Awesome Land, and Taenas the Imperial Prince."
There was a gust of wind on Veraland as these words echoes all across Awesome Land. A figure emerged from the whirlwind. Phantom looked at the shack. He hadn't been here in a long time.
"Ah, Veralice," he said, sadly. "You've changed." Memories rushed back to him, but he blocked them from his mind and peered into the shack. The portal was still there. Good. His eyes twinkled, and he could almost see behind him, as if he were looking into a Mirror. He stepped into the portal and reappeared in the Veral Dimension. This place was no longer familiar to him, but he was able to maintain consciousness through the warp.
"Welcome, Music Legend," said a voice. A dim, faded figure approached Phantom. "It's been a while."
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"Your Highness," said Cha Cha, dropping to his knees. "This man is the tyrant ruler of Awesome Land. I ask that you banish him from this land at once. For your own good and the good of your people."
~Johnny~
Cha Cha looked around.
~Johnny~
Where was that coming from. He looked at Johnny. He hadn't noticed anything. There was a pause. Then:
~Cha Cha~
The True Sword began to quiver in his hand. He pulled it from his belt and looked at it.
~Cha Cha, it's me, Sarah~
~Sarah?~ thought Cha Cha.
~Yes, your father discovered me in the Veral Dimension~
~What?? Okay, so he went there to find you. He had connections with your family, so he must have gone to try to save you. But how are you communicating with me?~
~The Time Keeper put a sort of barrier around the Veral Dimension that prevented me from reaching past the Dimension with my mind. But your father has some kind of Power. A Power very similar to that of the Artifacts of Wisdom. His presence is strange here. I feel as if I could break free from the Dimension at this very instant. But I still need the other Artifacts in order to escape. The Power your father holds is the sole reason I am able to reach past the barrier, but I can only communicate through the other Artifacts.... It's strange. It's as if your father is the Mirror.~
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:43:22 GMT -5
The Time Keeper heard Walter's announcement form within the crowd. He wasn't happy. "He beat me to the punch..." he snickered. "No matter, Awesome Land was not my goal anyways.
Using his Time-Space powers he warped to the ruins of Veralice's tower. Again, with his powers he turned back the clock (no pun intended) on the Tower. He watched as the 9002 floors reassembled themselves.
He renamed it The Clock Tower.
He warped to the top of the Tower where Veralice's throne USED to sit before being moved to the school. There sat a box. A low rawr could be heard from inside. It seems in turning back the clock, he also revived RIDLEY.
The Time Keeper opened the box and RIDLEY flew out. It snarled at him. He smacked it across the face and declared, "I am your new master now!" Dragon rawr'd at him again. "Calm down you great beast! I won't keep you in the box any more." He assured the beast. RIDLEY calmed down. "In fact, I will make you even stronger than before!"
The Time Keeper created a vortex that opened to the Null-Void. He infused RIDLEY with the essence of that infernal dimension. RIDLEY grew to over 15 feet long with a wingspan of over 35 feet. He changed to a metallic-sliver color. His eyes became deep blue. Now he had the power to fire Fire, Ice, Lazah, AND a Null-beam.
Thus was born...OMEGA RIDLEY!!
The dragon hastily pledged loyalty to the Time Keeper and flew up above the Clock Tower to keep watch.
The Time Keeper suddenly realized what he'd done. He had REVERSED TIME! Why didn't he think of it before? All he had to do to make himself more menacing was reverse time on himself. So he did. Time bent and twisted around the Time Keeper as he reversed the transformation of his form.
Once the Time vortex closed, a different man stood in place of the Time Keeper. He was almost 6 feet tall. His hair was silver, NOT gray. The robes he adorned himself in were blood-red with black outlining. His eyes were a piercing green.
It felt good to be back.
He declared From the Clock Tower outward to be the Chrono Empire. He created another dimensional vortex, this time he searched for the pocket dimension where Veralice kept the Corrupted Beauty Mirror (henceforth referred to as the Vanity Mirror). He found it. He took it and placed it on a pedestal in the middle of the 9002nd floor.
He closed the vortex. He looked into the Vanity Mirror and saw an army of Chrono Warriors. He smiled. Using his Space-Time powers he transported that army out of the Mirror and onto the ground around the Clock Tower. He stepped out onto the balcony. The army cheered. It lived only to serve him. He raised his hands for more applause. He got it. He then declared his wishes. The army complied in earnest.
He declared war on Walter and Taenas.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:43:35 GMT -5
~That's strange~ thought Cha Cha.
~Yes, well, your father has informed me that a new tyrant has taken over Awesome Land in Veralice's absence. His name is Walter, and he has appointed a young boy named Taenas as his Imperial Prince~ said Sarah.
~Veralice isn't going to be happy about that~ thought Cha Cha. Then it hit him. ~Wait~ Maybe this is just what we need to get him to expose the Beauty Mirror so we can take it to free you! Maybe he'll be so angry that he'll resort to using the Mirror's Corrupted Power against Walter and Taenas!~
~Perhaps~ said Sarah. ~In the meantime, I'm sending Phantom back to Awesome Land. I've assigned him a mission to seek out all the greatest warriors from Awesome Land and all the surrounding continents. Hopefully, the combined forces of Awesome Land, Ausum Land, Special Land, and Really Cool Land will be able to defeat Veralice.~
~We can only hope~ thought Cha Cha. Then his mind link with Sarah broke and he snapped back to attention. He was in the throne room of the Queen of Special Land.
"Xero, please escort Emperor Veralice back to his cell," he said. "Your Highness, I have urgent news."
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:43:49 GMT -5
When Phantom reemerged from the Veral Dimension, he noticed that Awesome Land was changed. The portal to the Veral Dimension closed behind him and he heard Sarah scream. He dove for the portal. But it was too late: the portal was gone.
He clenched his fists and turned toward Awesome Land. Dark clouds covered the entire continent and lightning crashed near the center of the mainland. Right where the Clock Tower had just appeared. Phantom knew he didn't have much time. He had witnessed the Time Keeper's powers before. He knew he had the power to create and destroy Null Voids. He knew Sarah had a very slim chance of survival now that the Veral Dimension was likely being consumed by the Null Void that had fused with RIDLEY. He had to hurry. He hopped in a boat and sailed toward Awesome Land. He knew how to save Sarah. But it was only a matter of time before it was too late. Time that was now determined the the Time Keeper.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:44:10 GMT -5
The Time Keeper smiled. His AWESOME plan was...just AWESOME! OMEGA RIDLEY now consumed the Veral Dimension...
...and with it Sarah.
Now Johnny would be forced to allow OMEGA RIDLEY to exist, or else he would destroy his sister.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:44:30 GMT -5
My emperor sense is tingling... Veralice thought to himself. "I'm not going anywhere until everything is resolved and I am back upon the mainland." Veralice said assertively. He had a terrible feeling that something was happening in Awesome Land without his knowledge.
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Imperial Prince Taenas fixed the long silver robe over his golden armor. "It fits well." he said to himself as he looked in a mirror. "Emperor Walter, do you see what I see in the distance?" the prince asked as he looked through the telescope in Veralice's observatory.
"That...Is another large tower. But Veralice couldn't have built it. He is trapped underwater. Soldiers, go to the new tower and find out its owner." Emperor Walter commanded. He gave two of the more powerful soldiers dragons from within his former home and sent them off toward the Clock Tower.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:44:51 GMT -5
Johnny fell to the ground and clutched his heart. It felt like a part of him just died. His thoughts turned immediately to Sarah. Something must have happened to her, but what...
"Cha Cha, something's wrong, I...I can't feel Sarah anymore." Johnny struggled to his feet.
Loud crashed of thunder could be heard from the surface of Awesome Land. "What is going on up there...?" He asked rather loudly.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:45:05 GMT -5
~Xero. Cha Cha~
~Father? the brothers asked.
~Get the Artifacts and your friends Johnny and Salvatore. The Time Keeper has taken over Awesome Land. He is the one that put Sarah in the Veral Dimension. And it's very likely that he is now slowly destroying the Veral Dimension, and Sarah with it, now that he has total control over Awesome Land. We have to hurry.~
~But what about the Mirror?~ Cha Cha asked. ~Veralice still has it.~
~No, he doesn't~ said Phantom. ~In order for the Time Keeper to have control over all of Awesome Land, he needs the Corrupted Beauty Mirror. He probably found the Vanity Mirror and now keeps it close to him at all times.~
~Great~ muttered Cha Cha. ~Then how do we get it back in time to save Sarah?~
~Don't worry, son~ Phantom reassured him. ~I've got it covered.~
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:45:27 GMT -5
The Time Keeper spotted the Dragon Riders at the same time OMEGA RIDLEY did.
Without a direct order, OMEGA RIDLEY flew right for them, screeching the whole time.
The two riders charged towards O.R. without fear. They could take on one dragon...right? They were wrong. O.R. grew larger as he came closer. The two riders looked at each other nervously.
O.R. charged them head on, knocking one of the riders off his mount almost. The other rider dove down to avoid O.R. O.R. turned and came back for him, spewing Ice from his mouth, a dragon's one weakness. The dragon's wings froze and it fell to the ground. It fell on it's rider. Both died from the impact.
The second rider got back on the dragon and turned to retreat. But O.R. was waiting for him. It let loose a huge blast of Lazah and vaporized both the dragon and the soldier.
O.R. flew back to the Clock Tower, satisfied.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:46:14 GMT -5
"Johnny, Salvatore!" Cha Cha exclaimed as thunder crashed and the palace shook as a rather large tree fell to the ground in Awesome Land. "Time to go!"
Cha Cha kicked the door open and ran out, clutching the True Sword in his belt. Xero bowed respectfully to the Queen, then followed his brother, Salvatore coming next with Johnny leaning on his shoulder, leaving Narrator, the Queen, and Veralice alone in the throne room.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:46:30 GMT -5
They arrived in the town square of Special Land.
"Great!" said Cha Cha. "How do we get out of here?"
There was a loud clanking and what sounded like locks coming undone. Cha Cha turned around to see a kind of garage door opening to reveal a large ship. On its side was painted SRN: Special Royal Navy. Xero climbed a rope hanging from the side and took the wheel.
"We take a ship, of course," said Xero heroically.
As Cha Cha climbed the rope, grateful that he had a brother in the Special Royal Navy, Rowlek and the rest of his team appeared in the garage doorway.
"Need some help?" asked Rowlek. He grinned up at Xero, who grinned back. Now they meant business.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:46:53 GMT -5
Back in the throne room.....
The doors slammed open seconds after Cha Cha and his friends had left. A man and what appeared to be Bigfoot were thrown to the floor at the Queen's feet. Mark and his squad had finally apprehended the thieves and had struggled to bring them back to the throne room.
"Thank you," the Queen wheezed. "Now, your friends are in - " At that moment, Rowlek and his squad burst into the throne room. Seeing the two thieves on the floor, Rowlek winced at the knowledge that he had not been able to capture the thieves, but then he smiled at Mark and gave him a congratulatory pat on the back.
"Thank you for joining us, Rowlek," said the Queen. "As I was saying, Xero just left with Johnny and his companions. They'll be taking one of the ships from the navy. Garage #2. Join them. They'll need all the help they can get."
"Yes, Your Highness," said Rowlek. He bowed low, considerably lower than the other guards. It was obvious that he was upset that he hadn't caught the guards and was making a feeble attempt to impress the Queen to make up for his failure. They left the throne room and the door creaked shut behind them.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:47:09 GMT -5
"I refuse to be left here. But I've no way to arrive to the surface." Veralice said to himself sadly. His sadness quickly turned into anger, which seemed to call a certain object to him.
"I will escape this wretched place!" Veralice yelled. The queen looked at him in shock as he said this. Without warning the queen's guards surrounded Veralice and prepared to attack, causing a huge commotion. Suddenly Hystoger burst through the wall of the queen's quarters, landing in Veralice's hand. "Hmm...Interesting. The blade seems to like chaos. Although I should have guessed that. Now I just have to escape." Veralice said to himself. He remembered he still had Salvatore's pendant.
"I wonder if this thing can help." Veralice said. Sure enough, the pendant began to glow and Dante appeared in the room. Veralice's touch seemed to corrupt the pendant, placing Dante under his control.
"Ah, you there! Can you get me out of here?" Veralice asked politely, not wanting to ruin his only chance of escape. Dante responded by transforming into a marlin. Able to swim forever, Dante grabbed Veralice and swam at a ridiculous speed to the surface.
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When the two Dragon Riders failed to come back, the Emperor of Awesome Land grew worried. "Taenas. The soldiers have yet to arrive. I can only think that they have been killed. We go there at once." Walter commanded. He brought a crimson black dragon for Taenas to ride as he himself mounted the Dimension Dragon, Dimen. They both flew off toward the Clock Tower to discover the problem.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:47:29 GMT -5
"Soldiers!" bellowed the Queen. "Prepare for battle! General Arlen, assemble the army! Commodore Estdyn, prepare the navy! We go to war!"
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Phantom grounded his boat on the shore of Awesome Land and dragged it up into the brush. He looked up at the pulsing sound of Dimen's and Taenas' dragon's wings beating the air mercilessly. Phantom ran through the woods, crashing through the twigs and branches in his way. He emerged in front of Walter's castle.
"People of Awesome Land! Hear me!" he shouted. Anyone within earshot looked at him. "Are you tired of all the madness going on here in Awesome Land?" The people roared in agreement. "Then join me! I can promise you freedom. No more tyranny from Veralice, Walter, Taenas, or the Time Keeper!" The people cheered as he called out these names, but spoke in hushed voices amongst themselves at the mentioning of the Time Keeper. Nobody had ever heard of him, and they were oblivious to the fact that he had recreated Veralice's tower of 9002 floors mere minutes before. "Join me!" Phantom shouted, vying for their attention. "All I ask is that you fight with me and my men to end the tyranny that has ruled Awesome Land for so many years. We march against Veralice! We march against Walter and Taenas! We march against the Time Keeper! We march against tyranny!"
The people roared in enthusiasm to end the tyranny. Some of the soldiers rather liked Walter and his rule, but they were immediately beaten by Phantom's newly obtained followers.
~Perfect~ thought Phantom. Now he had gained the support of the people of Awesome Land. Cha Cha was on his way with the Artifacts of Wisdom. Now he just had to reach the Clock Tower. And the Vanity Mirror.
"You, there!" he called to a rather vigorous young man of about twenty. "What's your name?"
"I'm Ilroy, sir," he said.
"Great! You're hereby promoted to Commander! Take fifty men with you and go to the Clock Tower, where Veralice's tower used to be. Find a Mirror. It should look black with Corruption. It is the Vanity Mirror. Don't look into it, but take it from the castle and bring it to me."
"Yes, sir!" Ilroy said eagerly. "Men! Move out!"
"HUT!!" shouted about a hundredth of the army. They marched off in the direction Walter and Taenas had flown minutes before, with Ilroy in the lead.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:47:40 GMT -5
Satisfied with his work, Phantom hurried back to the dock. When he arrived, he found that Xero and Cha Cha had already resurfaced with their friends in one of the Special Royal Navy ships. The ship was docked on the shore of Awesome Land. Phantom climbed aboard and was shocked at what he saw and heard. The ship was packed with pirates and Royal members of Special Royal Navy. They had managed to turn Veralice's Imperial Army to their cause before they left. They had freed the pirates in return for their services to end tyranny in Awesome Land. Phantom shoved his way through the crowded deck and managed to reach the wheel where Xero was standing. Cha Cha was in the Captain's quarters with Salvatore, discussing their course of action.
Moments later, the water all around the ship began to bubble. Massive waves rose up all around them. Then giant flags began to appear. The flags bore the image of an S in the center of a purple dome. The Special Royal Military had arrived.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:48:17 GMT -5
Johnny was now mostly recovered from the shock of having his sister ripped from her existence. What could have happened to her? The Veral Dimension seemed to have just...vanished. He watched as Phantom rallied the citizens of Awesome Land against the Three Kings. Though right now it was only two, as Veralice had yet to return. He was impressed. But them would not succeed. Time Keeper had Space-Time altering abilities and Walter and Taenas had dragons, as well as a citizen army. Veralice, on the other hand, had a army, and dark powers. Johnny puzzled over this fact for few minutes before deciding that the Time Keeper was the greatest threat. During Phantom's rally, Johnny slipped away and tapped into the False Shield's powers. He left the Ugly Stick at Xero's feet with a note Protect this, I will return.
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:48:31 GMT -5
From atop the Clock Tower, the Time Keeper could see Phantom's army mobilize. He smiled deviously.
OMEGA RIDLEY rawr'd, but Time Keeper called him back. He wanted to save his beast for last.
He commanded a faction of his army to mobilize against Phantom. It mattered not how many troops he lost, as long as he had the Vanity Mirror...
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Post by Mizagium on May 21, 2010 10:48:48 GMT -5
Narrator surfaced at the shore of Awesome Land next to the Special Navy's ship in a mini-sub. He emerged from the vessel dressed like Captain Crunch.
"The sub was in my pocket," Narrator explained. "Now, I think I'll go after that emo kid and Wailmer. I don't like it when people I shoot live."
Narrator did backflips towards towards the Dark Hole Headquarters alone, prepared to fight whatever he found there.
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