Inside Famaron’s quarters sat Baub, Prasau, and Baub’s mistress Joclink Perrom. The room was 800 feet long and 700 feet wide. It had dozens of popular games set up throughout it like Steel dreams and Trambelon Friends.
Steel Dreams was a 20 foot long and wide holographic room where you could try and solve a mystery with you as the foil for the criminal Berain. The floor on the room could move in any direction giving the feeling you were living in a different world as well as the lifelike holograms.
Trambelon Friends was another small room where your mission was to befriend one of the holographic people and convince them to start a new gang that would rob people’s homes and businesses. The game also gave you an assortment of weapons and clothing to create realism.
In the center of the room there was a small living room with a pair of semi circle black felt couches that had a white computer consul in each armrest. They were facing one another with a pop up food dispenser that was gold and had red glass windows in front of the various plates of meals from a meat and potato square that was filled with an ancient ketchup called Tormani. To Alfredo pasta skewers that were covered in a layer of Zamtru skin that held them together. Beside each couch was a liquor
dispenser that would raise whatever kind you wanted up out of the floor with a touch of a button. Coming down from the ceiling was a hologram of the devastation outside.
Joclink Perrom had long flowing blonde hair that went down her back like a rush of water. Her eyes were light green and very wide eyed. She was extremely elegant with long slender arms and legs and an ample bosom. She had on a white lace dress that had dozens of red triangles with 8’s inside in a spiral from the bottom to the top. She also had on Henergy black 6 inch heels, which used an anti gravity wave to ease the stress of each step. Around her neck there was a thin sliver necklace with only the words,” I savor,” on it.
Baub and Joclink were cuddling on one couch while Prasau sat smoking a red Endo cigarette on the other.
Endo were made from a rare nicotine found in dragon’s skin and smoked twice as long as a normal one.
“ Baub, this is perfect purpose if you ask me. I can’t believe the heaven I’m in right now. Look at them run for their lives, glorious!” said Prasau boldly as he stared at Veata’s people running for their lives on the edge of the Pentair river in the outskirts of the Geen region.
A battleship fired a sparkling Silwo bomb at the Geen and millions of 3 inch brain scrambling stars rained down on the Geen. As they were hit it cranked their brains up to a thousand times normal speed and they began ranting and raving and beating each other to death. Thousands of Geen were bloodied and dying in and around the river as Parank birds began descending on them and eating them alive.
Parank birds were 3 winged orange and black stripped 5 foot long birds, with enormous claws and long fangs. Their eye was as large as half their head and slowly moved as it scoped out prey. They also had a 1 foot long jagged beak that was razor sharp and looked like it was smiling sinisterly.
“ There are days of triumph and years of glory, but never a moment of sheer indescribable revenge until 2 breaths ago. Prasau, this is only the gentle slap, the crushed skulls will soon follow for the ungrateful inhabitants of Parscan. Look at their prideful faces as their destroyed, such melody rarely sings so true,” said Baub snidely then he French kissed Joclink and grinned.
Then the Flashers began pouring a stream of white hot lava down on the Geen from a spell cast by a Plalo who’d jumped sides. The Geen were reduced to large puffs of black smoke and ash. The Geen children were not spared and received the same fate.
“ Who’s going to be next on the revenge trip, Baub, my lover?” asked Joclink greedily as she rubbed his chest and purred.
“ Everyone, they’ve all let me down. And Poppa don’t give second chances to the disease infecting our dear Parscan. The world’s gone blind with treachery and I’m just purging the sightless horde of its failings. In a few days the last of ignorant house guests will be what they always were,” said Baub boldly as he watched a Geen family’s red Solisva being blown to pieces and an old woman getting her torso blown in half.
“ Which is handsome?” asked Joclink in a sultry voice as she kissed Baub’s cheek and then his neck softly.
“ Dead or dying or stupidity from their first gasps out of the womb. When it’s over, and I mean over…only those souls of my choosing will be granted permission to breathe. Parscan needs a keeper to
rid her of the clinging flesh stealers. And she doesn’t have to ask once,” said Baub coldly as he glared at the hologram of a trio of Geen being run over by a Flasher and then smiled.
“ We owe them at least that. Their empty minds clutter up the lives of the truly thoughtful. I think what I’ll like the most is when the roadways and skyways are no longer cluttered with their cheap worn down vehicles. Just the idea that they can live that way repulses me to no end,” said Prasau snidely as he smoked.
“ I like classic ships and Solisva’s I think you’re too picky,” said Joclink brightly as she grinned at Prasau.
Baub and Prasau looked at her angrily and then let out sighs. Then Baub stood up and walked over and grabbed a long black iron sword that lit on fire along the blade as he raised it up. Prasau and Joclink were watching him wondering what he was doing all of the sudden. Then Baub began swirling the sword around his head and in front of his body at blinding speed and grunting as he did. Then he lunged forward and chopped the head off a red clay statue at the entrance to the Steel Dreams game. Then he jumped and did a flip and sunk the blade deep into the red marble floor. Then Prasau and Joclink began clapping and Prasau asked boldly,” Outstanding, Emperor, where did you learn that?”
“ Too many lonely nights as a boy I must confess. The blade still gives me the power it once did thankfully,” said Baub as he looked down the shaft of the blade and thought of his mother Mucast and remembered her laughing uproariously as he practiced his swordsmanship on unsuspecting pumpkins and Penpams, which were a green donut shaped melon that was 2 feet wide and tasted like filet mignon. Blow after blow made her laugh harder and harder at her 7 year old son’s skill and accuracy that shocked her.
“ Gee, Baub, you’re like one of those heroes on the show Glow Beads. Ya know where the evil doctor keeps trying to kill the population by poisoning the food supply and changing the weather to create giant storms. You’re like him I says,” said Joclink happily as she nodded her head and smiled at Baub.
“ Yes, Joclink, just like that. DO you think you could come over here for a second I want to show you a new trick I learned. C’mon I won’t hurt you a bit,” said Baub honestly as he put the blade’s tip to the floor slowly.
“ O.K., but don’t try any rough stuff ‘cause I’m fierce and fiery to my enemies,” said Joclink jokingly as she rubbed her nose with her fists and then punched the air in front of her.
“ I wouldn’t dream of it my sweet. Now hurry over here,” said Baub as he watched Joclink walk slowly over to him with her fists up and a smile on her face.
“ O.K., Baub, you promised me a new trick and it better be good or it’s a sad day for you, mister,” said Joclink playfully then she grabbed Baub’s butt and kissed his lips.
Then Baub raised the blade and the fire pushed Joclink back and she let out a sigh. Then he began spinning the blade in his hands and then said,” O.K. first I’ll start out with a couple spins like this. Then I’ll start to juggle it like this,” said Baub warmly as he tossed the sword spinning up into the air and caught it with the other hand then tossed it back.
“ I like it nice moves, hun,” said Joclink happily as she watched in awe.
Then Baub threw the blade straight up high in the air and did a double backflip and caught it and then he looked at Joclink and said happily,” Nice huh, and then I do this
.”
Then Baub violently swung the sword and decapitated Joclink sending her head flying into the food dispenser with a burst of blood as her body fell in a quick motion to the floor with a geyser of blood coming out of her neck and then Baub said coldly,” See that’s my best sword trick. Would you care to see it again? What’s that you’re too busy being dead, o.k. just go ahead and lay there limp. I’ve got a world to rule over and an episode of Glow Beads to watch. Thanks for the heads up!” thundered Baub then he buried his sword in her chest and glared at Prasau who looked away instantly.
Prasau was filled with terror, but he knew he couldn’t say a word or risk death. He filled his mind with thoughts of a road race he won when he was a child and focused on that feeling of joy as Baub brushed past him.
Meanwhile on the outer edges of the Gamazon forest rode Ohgood, Famaron, and Veata down a thin red water river called PLeeding Flow as they searched for Ratie. The banks of the river had hundreds of wooden 5 and 6 story huts with the Sandu people milling about and enjoying the sunshine. There were dozens of Sandu children using mini egg shaped subs that they could stay underwater indefinitely due to the air filtration system in the outer shell of the green metal ship to dive again and again for Ivruot eggs.
Ivruot eggs were a species of lizard that had deevolutioned back into a half fish by spawning gills and losing its legs. They had dark yellow star shaped eyes and a red belly filled with random numbers all over it. The eggs of the Ivruot were dark blue in color and rectangular in shape. When you cooked an Ivruot egg in a frying pan while it was still in its shell it caused the baby Ivruot inside to grow 5 times larger and then the shell would burst and you had a long thick Ivruot steak. It was so delicious most Sandu people had their children searching for the eggs every day.
“ She could be anywhere, even in one of these huts. How are we ever going to find her?” asked Veata as she scanned the shoreline.
“ Just ask, someone like Ratie would stand out here and someone would have definitely seen her. How about we ask that young woman over there on that deck?” asked Famaron as he pointed to the woman.
The woman had tan skin and long curly red hair that had a dozen Ivruot eggs tied into the hair. She was wearing a multi colored sun dress and a pair of blue Portore sneakers as well as a shimmering gold necklace. Her name was Go’rout Antie.
Famaron drove over to the shore and Ohgood asked,” If Ratie was here why aren’t the Sandu getting ready to leave?”
“ Because they don’t care about possessions. When the ships arrive they’ll just hop aboard and be done with it,” said Famaron as he steered the Portex onto a patch of lush green grass in between 2 large 6 story huts.
“ Be careful, Famaron, they may not have spoken with her at all. She could have been captured,” said Solcrist as he stood up and exited the Portex.
“ Good point, I’ll keep it vague for vague’s sake,” said Famaron slyly as he walked towards Go’rout and then smiled and asked,” Could I ask you if you’d seen a friend of mine?”
“ Emperor, you are very handsome in person,” said Go’rout in a sultry voice as she smiled wildly.
“ Thank you most people don’t know how to give the right compliment…”
“ Uh hem,” said Solcrist sternly as he interrupted Famaron and gave him a stern look.
“ Ah right, our friend Ratie is a Darinvian woman about yee high and kinda weird looking have you seen her?” asked Famaron firmly as he nodded and smiled.
“ Ratie, yes she warned us of the end of…I don’t know if I should tell you,” said Go’rout anxiously as she looked at everyone.
“ we already know about the end of Parscan,” said Famaron quickly as he put his hands on Go’rout’s shoulders.
“ Oh o.k. then she’s up at Dornoa Jems castle on the north side of the Gamazon forest. Would you like me to show you?” asked Go’rout brightly.
“ Yes, we would why don’t you ride over with us, hop in,” said Famaron then everyone hurried into the Portex.
Then they rode north thru the labyrinth of Sandu homes and castles made from wood and steel. The homes were shaped like famous children’s heroes like Toma the Sarg and Zamtru the Laughter who had a round head with several decks on it for his miniature family the Laughter siblings. The Sandu had a childlike innocence that carried over into all their daily lives. All of their homes were filled with dozens of games and most had a full size maze inside with plenty of secret rooms. The tops of their homes always had a holographic image of their entire family doing different things like flying and somersaults.
“ This world you’ve created is wondrous, I’m truly enjoying this a lot,” said Veata softly as she looked at a Sandu castle as they rode down a narrow alley between the homes.
“ Thank you it makes sense to us to live like this. It gives us hope for the goodness in us all. Oh take a left here and follow it to the end. That will lead us to your friend Ratie and by the way I am Go’rout, said Go’rout happily as she extended her index finger as was their custom.
“ Hi, Go’rout, Veata Famaron as you already know and Ohgood is the odd looking one,” said Veata slyly then she tasseled Ohgood’s hair.
“ I take my oddness very seriously. Only few have tapped its power, Go’rout, maybe you will cross over into my realm,” said Ohgood in a sinister voice as he stared at his hands.
“ I would like that, Ohgood, as long as I get to cook you dinner while I’m there,” said Go’rout playfully as she smiled.
“ Well, it’s not the best offer I’ve received, but I’ll consider it,” said Ohgood sarcastically then he gave Go’rout a stern look and a nod and extended his index finger.
Go’rout grabbed it and shook it and laughed and then said cockily,” I don’t just offer to cook for anyone he should know I’m deeply feeling for you.”
“ I know it’s been my curse with woman all my life. It’s been hard to take, but I just soldier on and pray for the strength to survive it,” said Ohgood sarcastically as he pretended to tear up.
Go’rout laughed and then put her arm around him and said sarcastically,” I can see how painful it must be for you. Maybe I’ll bake a special pie with a chocolate center too, at least give you a moments worth of joy in this terrible world you’re living in.”
“ Well it’s hard, Goarote knows I’ve tried some days I think is it worth it. And then a hand reaches out and rubs my shoulder and says Ohgood, you are the best of us even if you’re an idiot. So yes I’d love to
have dinner with you,” said Ohgood then he looked up to the sky and pretended to grab an apple and handed it to Go’rout.
“ I see the castle up ahead, let’s hold off on that dinner,” said Famaron sternly as he drove down a gentle slope and then he drove into a tunnel.
The tunnel was triangular in shape and had 30 pictures of Dornoa’s life in order from birth to now as the tunnel led to a garden in front of the castle. The castle itself was half a mile high and made from a dark brown mahogany. It had the shape of a suit of armor lying flat on the ground with hundreds of black and red spires popping up in the pattern of Dornoa himself, each of which was 50 feet across and rose up into the clouds. There were numerous green Flashers flying around the castle that were the Sandu people’s personal air force. There was a pair of orange waterslides that started at the top of one spire and ran the whole 2 miles length of the castle and had hundreds of people sliding upon them.
“ If this isn’t the place then someone else thinks they’re king,” said Famaron jokingly as he looked at the enormous castle thru a glass window in the tunnel.
“ Trust me there is but one king and he will welcome us with good cheer, which is his fashion,” said Go’rout warmly as she smiled at Ohgood and then said slyly,” He’ll like you, he’s the bit of an odd sort too.”
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sp; “ I like him already, but in an odd way no other!” said Ohgood boldly as he stood up and clapped his hands.
As they came out of the tunnel there stood 2 guards wearing burgundy silk pants and black cotton long sleeve shirts and jackets that had the passage,” We strive to help the healed, but only when they’re
well enough,” in yellow cursive lettering. Each of the guards had light blue hair with one short and curly and the other long and straight. There names were Dornup So and Linor Maro.
“ Hold it here please,” said Dornup sternly over the intercom speaker in his shirt as he stepped in front of the Portex with Ohgood still standing up and clapping.
“ we need to see Dornoa, we think a friend of ours is here visiting with him named Ratie,” said Famaron as he stepped out of the Portex and walked up to Dornup.
“ Yes, emperor, there is a woman by that name here. Let us show you to where they are please follow,” said Linor warmly then he and Dornup got on a pair of Solisva’s.
“ Making progress is always thrilling,” said Solcrist then he stood up and clapped wildly as he laughed at Ohgood.
Ohgood smiled and rolled his eyes and then said wryly,” I didn’t see that coming, but I should have. Note to Ohgood Solcrist is secretly a cool person even thou he is near death.”
“ Oh ho ho you rascal don’t tempt the elderly they’ve got nothing to lose,” said Solcrist proudly as he tried not to laugh.
Then Dornup and Linor rode towards the castle and Famaron followed. As they neared the 30 foot high black steel door it disappeared as the hologram stopped and all 3 vehicles rode into an enormous 600 yard long banquet hall filled with a 200 piece orchestra at the far end that were playing the song,” Death is only a feeling,” by the composer Varnor Krap a Geen by birth.
Varnor Krap started writing symphonies when he was 6 months old and by the time he was 20 had written 4000. He had been born with a large chunk of the back of his brain missing, but the front grew
twice as large. Before he was ten he had learned every instrument on Parscan so then he invented a 409 string guitar that only his nimble large hands could play called the Varmax Sa. When he was a teenager he was so famous and successful that he was banned from going out of his villa, because of the abundance of strokes, heart attacks, and even blindness that people suffered from seeing his eyes. When he turned 45 he wrote a song called,” I am but a plague,” that was about how he thought that the fact he was in the world was destroying every person he came into contact with by killing a part of their inner kindness.
There were 50,000 green leather mattresses with backstops lined up in rows with 300,000 people in summer clothes watching the concert while they ate a large feast of chicken fried potatoes and alfredo shredded steak and ravioli filled with Gorume cheese and beef.
Gorume cheese was from a herd of cattle that came from a massive spell cast by the Plalo 50 years earlier. The cheese was stark white in color and tasted abnormally sweet for a cheese, but also had the ability to be warmed into an almost water thinness without losing the flavor.
At the front of the stage sat Ratie, Dornoa, and King Lucern in a trio of paisley design red, green, and yellow head shaped satin leather chairs that had round white leather odomens in front for their feet. As Dornup and Litor rode down the aisle with the Portex right behind people began to look over in shock at the display. Then the murmuring began to interrupt the performance and the musicians stopped playing and Dornoa turned to see the 3 vehicles driving towards him and said sternly,” I’ll handle this fear not.”
Then Ratie saw Famaron standing up in the Portex and said enthusiastically,” It’s alright it’s my friends, perfect timing too!”
Then Dornup and Litor parked in front of Dornoa with the Portex just behind while Ratie hurried over to them. Everyone exited the Portex and Veata gave Ratie a kiss on the forehead and said warmly,” We missed you, Ratie, we feared you dead.”
“ Dead me…I am a Darinvian now and they only die when we feel like it. Hey, Ohgood, did you gain some weight?” asked Ratie sarcastically as she grinned and hugged Ohgood.
“ Only 30 40 pounds, a few too many Orcut wafers and bottled of wine, but thanks for asking,” said Ohgood jokingly and straight faced as he shook Ratie’s shoulders and smiled.
Then Dornoa walked over to Famaron with Lucern right behind him. Dornoa took a stern look at Famaron and nodded and said,” Emperor, we are very thankful you are alive and even more so you have chosen us to escape the coming tragedy, thank you,” said Dornoa sincerely then he knelt down on one knee and bowed his head.
“ Please stand, Dornoa, there is a very serious threat coming your way and the exodus will be sooner than later,” said Famaron sternly as he watched Dornoa rise and look to Ohgood and Solcrist.
“ What is it you speak of?” asked Lucern in a concerned tone as his brow furrowed.
“ It’s Baub, he’s scorching the Badawos countryside. He started with Vertize and Badawos and it won’t be long before he’s here to annihilate your kingdoms. So what we need to do is get all your people out of Gamazon forest and move them to the mountain castle Bearun that’s far enough out of the way that they won’t look there. And when I say you need to go I meant yesterday at breakfast seriously now,” said Famaron sternly as he glared at Dornoa and Lucern.
“ My people are here with Dornoa’s so we are ready to go anytime you like,” said Lucern as he looked at Famaron.
“ Really, but there’s only a couple hundred thousand people here where’s the rest?” asked Ohgood as he looked around the room.
“ They’re in the Sandu temple praying. I will go now and alert them to what’s happening excuse me,” said Lucern warmly then he jumped on Litor’s Solisva and drove up over the stage and out the back doorway in a lightning quick motion.
“ I will tell my people right now,” said Dornoa sternly then he stepped up on the stage and stepped on the vibrating disc and shouted,” Sandu, listen to me now! A great terror is headed our way! You must grab your possessions and flee to Bearun castle immediately! Those who hesitate will fall under Baub’s blade hurry now!”
Then the Sandu began pouring out of the room at a quickened pace as Dornoa stepped down off the stage.
“ O.K. look that takes care of everyone now we…” said Famaron quickly.
“ Wait, what about the Plalo? Don’t you think they will need to know what is happening?” asked Solcrist boldly as he stared at Famaron.
“ I completely forgot about the Plalo ah…great the Plalo don’t use most phones so it will have to be a computer, but we can’t run the risk of the signal being stolen,” said Famaron slowly as he tried to think of a better way than sending someone.
“ There’s always a Moronsk spell,” said Solcrist flatly as he rubbed his temple.
A Moronsk spell sent a message to small red orb with a specific thought inside that the sender was thinking as he cast it. You could send out thousands simultaneously if you used all of your memories of the people you were sending it to.
“ Remember you have to think of as many Plalo as you can as you cast it or they’ll be left behind,” said Ratie firmly as she grimaced and looked at everyone.
“ As luck would have it, I have a photographic almost holographic memory. The point being I won’t forget a soul, dear child, but maybe a fool or two,” said Solcrist smoothly then he put the tip of his staff into his hand and whispered as he raced thru all their faces,” Emboray Enborac send my message fast.”
Then in his hand a red light appeared and got slowly larger until it enveloped his whole arm and soon his whole body. Then the light grew 100 fold and filled the room so much so no one could be seen. Then a loud electric thrashing music began to sound out. Then silence and the light split into 50,000 red orbs and they flew out of the room and off to their
destinations.
“ If you don’t mind me asking what of the ships we’ll need to escape?” asked Dornoa as he looked at Famaron.
“ Well we’re leaving here now to go to the retired war vessel shipyard. I figure we’ll need 7 battleships to carry everyone safely, so with that said we’ll need 7 pilots. Which leaves us one short of who’s right here,” said Famaron.
Then in rode Lucern on the Solisva and he drove over to the front of the stage and said firmly,” It’s all taken care of, my people are starting to leave now.”
“ Great, can you fly a battleship?” asked Famaron plainly as he grinned.
“ Better than a general can, you forget I was briefly a soldier. My how we forget,” said Lucern slyly as climbed down off the Solisva and walked over to Famaron.
“ Good and no I am not forgetful at all. Ah, what was I just saying,” said Famaron jokingly and everyone laughed and then he said,” Here’s what we need, Dornoa, and the rest, we need to get moving. Why don’t you follow us on those Solisva’s and be mindful there will be Baub’s guards at the shipyard so be ready to act. Let’s hit it.”
Then everyone got into the Portex and Dornoa and Lucern climbed aboard the Solisva’s.