After Ratie had told everyone the plan they went over and stood by Rinship’s Mehelux and waited. After 30 minutes they were all getting a bit antsy when Famaron asked,” You don’t think there’s another match going on?”
“ Oh that would be bad luck, but either way we can’t go in and check or we would get caught,” said Ohgood as he kicked a Denja can into the air.
“ Good point, maybe it’s just a long awards ceremony, with speeches and family pictures,” said Dornoa as he shrugged his shoulders and gave a sheepish smile.
“ I know what it is,” said Ratie excitedly as she grinned and tapped Famaron’s chest.
“ Alright let’s have it you gargoyle faced weirdo,” said Famaron enthusiastically as he grinned and grabbed Ratie’s wrists.
“ Ha ha haa, the funerals for the other wizards. You can’t just kill them and do nothing ha ha ha,” said Ratie proudly as she grinned and nodded yes quickly and then laughed.
Inside the stadium they were having funerals for the 4 wizards who perished. They had holographic movies of their lives playing as well wishers lined up to cast spells of wealth on their children. There was
also a dozen dragons flying in figure eights above the diamond caskets and blowing large rings of flames. Rinship and Orbay stood stolidly giving each person a stern look of gratitude and a tap on the forehead when Orbay asked,” Is it that time of day or does it just feel hot to me? I feel soaked to the bone and my thoughts are sweaty.”
“ It is far too hot to even remember cold. I need to get a cold drink and a patch of shade or I’m done for, my lovely Orbay.”
“ I agree, but we can’t leave it would be disrespectful to the fallen. What if we send Paguis to round up some Denja’s and a Gack burger. Wait here I’ll take care of it,” said Orbay as she kissed Rinship and rubbed his chest and then walked over to Paguis and asked,” Paguis, we need cold Denja’s and Gack burgers and we need them fast. Can you help us we can’t leave the stage?”
“ Of course, but I just got word a moment ago there are a group of 6 people milling about by Rinship’s Mehelux. I don’t think there is much need for concern, but they are an odd sort and maybe the owners of those battleships. I’ve sent a pair of guards to investigate,” said Paguis sternly as he spoke into Orbay’s ear and held her arm gently.
“ Really o.k. that sounds appropriate. I will alert Rinship to the situation and I hope that you will keep us posted,” said Orbay warmly then she kissed Paguis’s cheek.
“ I will do exactly that, and your drinks and burgers will be gotten by me personally,” said Paguis then he hurried away and Orbay walked back over to Rinship.
“ Rinship, there is a group of 6 people out by your ship milling about. Paguis wanted me to tell you that he thinks they’re the owners of the battleships and that he sent a security detail to talk with them,” said Orbay warmly as she gave a woman a stern look of gratitude and nodded.
“ Interesting, I wonder if they’re hostile or simply visiting. We must be ready for anything those ships could do a lot of damage. I’ll be interested to see who they are,” said Rinship as he thought of fighting the battleships with his new shield and smiled to himself.
Outside the stadium 2 large guards named Guarag and Tinct were walking towards Ratie and everyone who were standing in front of Rinship’s Mehelux.
Guarag had mahogany colored swirling long curly hair that was tied into a cross in the back. His eyes were yellow and had black circles dotted throughout. His nose was broken at the tip and was long and thin with a purple square scar on the bridge. He was 6’5” and 310 pounds with a huge chest and arms. He had on a silver and gold satin suit coat and white t shirt with the words,” The end is over,” written on it. He also had on black leather pants and green sneakers with Rinship’s face on the side.
Tinct was auburn haired and had black and green colored eyes that darted from side to side. He had a nose that looked like a light bulb and fat red cheeks. He was 6’3” and weighed 280 pounds with giant forearms and thick legs. His fingers were as wide as a silver dollar. He had on the same clothes as Guarag, but his shirt read,” If I’m your friend, you don’t have any,” written in navy blue block letters.
“ Alright everybody what’s your business here?” asked Guarag sternly as he glared at Ohgood.
Famaron walked up to him and said warmly,” WE are from the planet Parscan and our world was recently destroyed. So we are here in the hopes of being given asylum. We had hoped to talk with the current ruler of Permea is that possible?” asked Famaron calmly as he looked at Tinct and then Guarag.
Guarag glared at Famaron and then looked up at the battleships and asked,” If you come to find a new home why bring vessels of war?”
“ Because there wasn’t much time. A neighboring galaxy was crashing into ours and we had to take whatever ships we could. We are not here to make war, only to find a new start,” said Famaron plainly as he raised his eyebrows and gritted his teeth.
“ O.K. then I will get you an audience with Rinship, but I must know if you have a large army inside those war ships?” asked Guarag as he motioned to Famaron’s ship.
“ No, actually they are empty, our passengers died of a superflu. Literally within 3 days they were all dead,” said Famaron calmly as he tried to actually visualize the dying passengers.
“ Then how did you 6 survive?” asked Tinct as he eyed Veata.
“ We were locked in the captain’s quarters as we feared for our lives. For us to be just standing here is a miracle,” said Ratie as she looked at everyone and grimaced.
“ That’s very lucky, it sounds like you’ve been thru a lot. Here’s what I’ll do, I’ll get you an audience with the emperor, but I can’t guarantee he’ll give you asylum. I would think so, wait here and I’ll soon return,” said Guarag warmly then he and Tinct walked back to the stadium.
Then Ratie looked at Famaron and was about to say something about how lucky they were when Famaron shook his head no and pointed to his eyes to tell her they were being watched.
“ Boy, that’s great news after all we’ve been thru. I hope the emperor will allow us to stay here,” said Famaron firmly as he gave everyone a knowing glance.
“ You are right, I think he might, to be emperor he has to be wise and understanding. It would be a shame to have to set off into space and just keep going from planet to planet,” said Solcrist in a concerned tone as he rubbed his chest and then sighed.
“ It would be the worst thing I can think of. I love it here and would like to spend the rest of my days enjoying this beautiful world,” said Veata sadly as she hugged Solcrist.
Meanwhile Guarag and Tinct were around the corner of the stadium 200 feet away listening in on what Veata and everyone was saying on a set of high powered head phones.
“ They sound legitimate to me,” said Tinct as he pulled off his set of phones and looked at Guarag.
Guarag nodded and then put his headphones in a sack and said,” Alright, then they are what they say they are. I’ll vouch for them with the emperor. Who by the way should almost be done with the funerals,” said Guarag then he looked skyward.
Then in the sky appeared a giant 1500 foot long green and blue dragon carrying a string of 4 coffins behind it. The dragon flew high into the air and as it did suddenly the red clouds began to encircle it. Then a barrage of lightning and bursts of fire bombarded the coffins and they began to dance in the sky. Then there was a half dozen sonic booms and the coffins were sucked into a hole in the sky as a brilliant shimmering blue lightning bolt shot out. The dragon began sending a steady stream of fire from its mouth and burned the word,” Saricorn,” across the sky and then the dragon exploded in a flash of light, fire, and blood sending its ashes raining down on the stadium below.
Saricorn was the leader of the main religion fo
r the Poems known as Brapogus. He was also the creator of Brapogus after he spent 15 hours speaking with God in a dense cavern known then as the Popgir caves, but after became known as the Turning Point caves. When Saricorn spoke with god he told him that a great change was ahead for the people of Permea and that one day they’d have to lay down their dreams and start a new path to enlightenment. And that each person would be required to give one year of their lives to god’s subconscious writings, which meant they would take dictation as god
spoke softly about the mysteries of the universe and the afterlife. Whereby each manuscript would be given to that person to do with as they pleased. The Saricorn parishners wore one item of red clothing either on their person or in their pockets at all times. They also spent 30 minutes per day forgiving themselves for mistakes from their lives by doing vivid recreations of their mistakes in their minds. All members were required to read and memorize the Bacough, which was filled with the entire conversation Saricorn had with god as well as his thoughts as it was happening.
“ What exactly was that?” asked Ratie happily as she smiled wildly and looked at everyone wide eyed.
“ That, that was awesome I need more exploding dragons in my life. And is it too much to ask for a hole being punched in the sky and coffins being pulled in. Please don’t deny me my one true wish!” said Ohgood sarcastically then everyone laughed and watched pretending to play.
“ Whatever it was, I am beyond blown away. If I die I want a minimum of 2 exploding dragons and 17 lightning bolts or I’m gonna come back to life and die over and over again ‘til it happens,” said Famaron jokingly then he knelt down beside Ohgood and pretended to pray.
“ I as well am a lover of spectacle and wish sincerely that the sun would turn black and Goarote himself would come down and say a few words in remembrance. Now what I won’t tolerate in this life or the next is a shower of ash. It’s insanity, unsightly, and borders on deliberate loss of reason and most assuredly good taste!” said Solcrist sternly as he walked back and forth and then threw his hands up in the air.
Everyone looked at him in shock and then Ratie asked,” You were making a joke right, because you creeped us out a bit, Solcrist?”
Solcrist looked over sternly and then waved his finger angrily and then said calmly,” You have to ask a lover of jokes if he’s kidding. Now there’s a fine bit of irony for an old man”
“ I think the part of your brain that can tell between a joke and a serious moment is aging twice as fast. That’s not to say you’re near death, well…maybe it is, but your sense of humor certainly is,” said Ohgood sarcastically as he grinned and threw his hands up in the air.
Then out of the stadium came a horde of people. They shot off in every direction and then out came Rinship, Orbay, and Paguis with their security detail of 6 guards including Guarag and Tinct in the front. Rinship walked over to Famaron and then asked warmly,” I hear you are refugees in search of a new home is that correct?”
“ It is indeed, we’ve lost nearly everything and are hopeful we’ll catch a break,” said Famaron as he smiled slightly and looked at Orbay, Paguis, and then Rinship.
“ Interesting, I am Rinship the leader of this world and I will need to know your names before we go any further,” said Rinship warmly as he gave each person a good hard look.
“ I am Famaron that’s Ratie, Ohgood, Veata, Solcrist, and Dornoa.”
“ Good, well, Famaron, what was your position on your home world? I can tell from your voice that it was one of power and distinction,” asked Rinship as he looked him in the eyes.
“ I was the emperor of Parscan before a brutal coup that ousted me from power. Then after a period of time of me trying to regain my power Goarote himself decided to destroy Parscan. He felt we had strayed too far from his teachings,” said Famaron as he kept eye contact with Rinship as he spoke.
“ Fascinating, but who is this Goarote, a rival ruler or a general?” asked Rinship honestly.
“ God himself, the 6 of us here all spoke with him. And Solcrist was the one he told of the eventual demise of Parscan,” said Famaron smoothly as he motioned to Solcrist.
Rinship looked at Famaron in disbelief and then at Orbay and Paguis and smiled and said happily,” You are jesting I appreciate humor like this.”
“ He is not, I spoke with Goarote only days before the planet was destroyed. And that is why we were the ones that survived, unlike our countrymen and women. I assure you, Rinship, there is a god and he is watching,” said Solcrist plainly as he stepped forward and then looked skyward and smiled slightly.
“ This is amazing, Solcrist, I myself have always had a firm belief in God or Goarote as you call him, but I had never met a soul who had ever spoken with him. This…this is something we need to discuss over dinner. I am inviting you all to my castle to dine and talk of your experiences. I’ll tell you now that if you are good with god, and I believe you are, then you can stay here as long as you like under my protection. Now concerning your battleships I would like you to follow me over to my castle in them and at some point I would like a tour of one. Now let us be rid of this place,” said Rinship smoothly as he grinned and then he, Orbay, and Paguis and his soldiers went into his Mehelux.
Meanwhile Famaron and the others hurried into their battleships and lifted into the air. Rinship’s Mehelux lifted off and then started for his castle known as the Weugh. Inside the bridge on Famaron’s ship he sat down and said excitedly,” There are good days and there are great days, but today is the third kind, perfection. Not only do we get to stay he’s literally taking us to his castle where the book of spells is, which means we could very easily steal it and kick the plan into action.”
“ Plus he’s like us and a firm believer in god so that bit we told him about Goarote will give us a good spot in his thoughts. The question now is how do we find the book without bringing it up or flat out asking?” asked Ratie as she did a goofy dance where she made her arms act like snakes and her legs shake and tap the floor.
“ That’s a good question and we can’t let it slip out either or we’re dead,” said Veata sternly as she did some exercises in her bridge.
“ There are ways, all’s we have to do is make it known that we are wizards. Then one of us puts on a display of his or her gifts. Then he’s sure to want to talk magic and surely he’ll have to trump our spell and the only way to do that would be with the spell book. See, we’re smarter than him, but he doesn’t see it because he doesn’t know us ha ha,” said Solcrist slyly as he ate a steak stick and sat back in his seat.
“ Oh, Solcrist, that is so wise it’s insane. He’ll literally be falling over himself to show us the book. The only question now is how do we get it out of his castle?” asked Ohgood as he did a handstand.
“ We’ll have to see what he has for security and play it by ear. The key will be that all of us leave or none of us. I say this because once we know where it is there’ll be many other chances to take it. So there’s no reason to panic once we’re inside,” said Famaron calmly as he opened a bottle of Dorgotten wine.
Dorgotten is a blue wine from 700 years prior when the sun bombarded Parscan with extra heat for 9 years. The grapes that were grown during that period had an extra sweetness to them that never had been seen since. The owner of the largest winery of the time Daum Dorgotten took great pains to only make 100,000 bottles of wine in the hope it would increase their value. Now there are only 300 bottles
left in existence and are the equivalent of finding a 2 pound purple diamond. Daum kept 2,000 bottles to pass on to his heirs and over the centuries every time they needed money they would sell one. The fortune they got from each bottle was enough to last for 10 years or equal to 85 million dollars.
After 2 hours of flying over the countryside they came to Weugh. It was a mile high and made f
rom green and black swirling marble. It had 10 towers with gunners outposts from top to bottom around the outside of its pyramid shaped core. There was a large red laser canon on the front of the castle that had a thick glass bubble at the base of it where a soldier sat at all times. The canon was so powerful it could ripe thru any ship with one shot. There was also a rotating hologram of Rinship and Orbay cast on the four sides of the shimmering pyramid. It was nearing dark now so it was clearly visible as the red clouds framed it from behind. There was also a pair of black marble statues of Pumagain Chapque showing him casting a spell and with a wall of red fire behind him. Chapque had long flowing blonde hair that cascades back from a widows peak off his large forehead. He has a long attractive thick nose with 6 dimples on the bridge. His eyes are warm and navy blue in color. In life he’s 6’8” and 289 pounds of pure muscle. He always wears a black flowing robe as well as black leather sandals. Chapque is the second most powerful wizard on Permea giving him the title of Bordici. He’s well known for his love of women and his penchant for random spells that sometimes leave people dangling from towers. He also once cast a spell that turned a man’s hands into baked rolls after the man refused to hold his box of wine while he ate a Gack burger.
The front of the pyramid section of the castle opened up revealing a hangar bay. Rinship flew in the giant bay first followed by the 6 battleships. After they had all landed they exited the ships. The hangar bay was stark white with large black circles every 6 feet that had random holograms appear in them
every 5 minutes. The floor of the bay was shimmering silver and had a thin see thru rubber coating that gave it great grip. There were 2 dozen Joems working in the hangar bay, with several of them smoking cigarettes.
“ Alright everyone follow me inside. I assure you it will be to your liking,” said Rinship warmly with a smile as he walked towards a wall and as he got close it slid open revealing a passageway and he went in.
Orbay, Paguis, and a Joems robot followed him in with Veata and the rest close behind.
“ This is really a great castle. I’ve never seen one more beautiful from the outside,” said Ratie happily as she walked into the corridor.
“ It’s like a dream and I don’t want to wake from it,” said Veata as she walked beside Ratie.
Inside the corridor it was pentagon shaped and had holograms inside 3 foot deep cubby holes from one end to the other of the 30 foot long hallway. The ceiling was 13 feet high and had an upside down meadow hologram with Gacks running up and down it and jumping downward to almost hitting you as you walked. The floor was covered in a 6 inch thick red and black carpet that depicted the first spell Rinship had ever cast. It showed him transforming a grove of trees into a dozen dragons. Then the dragons fired flames into a small pond until the water was completely evaporated.
“ I love technology and this hallway I love,” said Ohgood as he looked at a hologram of a half man half gargoyle doing flips as it shot a Gasou at targets in a field.
“ Glad to hear it, I worked very hard on getting every detail perfect. I told Orbay, we won’t live anywhere that doesn’t inspire us. I think that’s the keys to it all, Ohgood,” said Rinship happily as he looked over at Ohgood who smiled.
“ I couldn’t agree more, if it doesn’t get your mind running full speed then it shouldn’t be called home. I will say this thou, that display at the stadium earlier was utterly amazing,” said Ohgood calmly as he looked at Rinship and then a hologram of a dragon eating a giant Gack burger.
“ You saw that, were you in the stadium?” asked Orbay smoothly as her thoughts were of possible treachery.
“ No, we could see it clearly from outside,” said Ohgood quickly as he smiled slightly and nodded, but secretly felt a nervous shock go thru his body.
“ Oh I see, well thank you for the compliment we give our wizards a send off that would make them proud. It also gets other wizards a little more motivation to compete in Qualpork,” said Orbay warmly as she tried to see if Ohgood was nervous at all by watching his stomach and chest out of the corner of her eye.
“ Qualpork, so that’s what was happening in the stadium. Is it some sort of sport, you had mentioned wizards is it a duel?” asked Famaron smoothly as he looked calmly at Rinship.
“ Yes it’s our national obsession and it’s far more than a sport. It’s a battle of a wizard’s resolve as his team tries to get a Qualpork which is a small man, to his end of the field. But it’s more than that as they put their lives on the line for wealth and stature. I myself completed many years ago and won my match. It was enough money to get me a good start in life,” said Rinship happily as he remembered his triumph at the stadium where he won, but also lost his brother to a dragon’s tail in the match.
“ Fascinating I wish we would have had something like that on Parscan it would have changed a lot of lives,” said Ratie as she looked at Solcrist and shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
Then they came to the Daveric dining room. It had 6 octagon shaped black wooden table, with Qualporks standing in the center of each. The Qualporks had matching red satin suits and black silk long sleeved shirts and black leather dress shoes. There were 6 brown leather recliners at each of the tables as well as 6 place settings. The tables were arranged in an arrow shape with a 10 foot wide black TV monitor facing the tables that was hovering above the ground using anti gravity boosters on all sides. Behind the TV monitor was a lounge area that had 4 brown leather couches facing a large holographic movie projector that had all 1,106,000 movies that had been made on Permea. There was also a brown box of Dummi cigars, a rare Dirki brand sitting on a side table next to the couches. There was also an entire wall of wine bottles that rose up a 100 foot shaft and was equipped with robotic arms to get your chosen bottle. There was a statue of Rinship and Orbay on the wall behind the TV monitor. The walls in the room were all waterfalls that were lit by various colors at different times of the day. The floor had a laser seal that would create different forms of pressure for different size feet and give the person total comfort.
“ Everyone please take a seat at any table you wish. Then a menu will be brought as well as a glass of wine, coffee, and Denja to quench your thirsts. Then we will have a bit of a movie I am fond of,” said Rinship brightly as he walked into the room and sat down at the head of the closest table to the TV monitor.
“ Really, what’s the name of the film?” asked Dornoa as he sat down at the table next to Rinship’s.
“ The last moment I cared, it’s a war picture that is loosely based on the Farmoc war over 250 years ago. Trust me it will entertain,” said Rinship then he picked up his menu and took a look.
“ Who was the Farmoc war between? “ asked Veata warmly as she sat down to the left of Rinship and Orbay.
“ The Haborm and Peoms, I won’t spoil the movie for you, but I will say that the battle scenes are completely factual,” said Orbay as she took a glass of coffee from a Joems waiter.
“ Enough talk of the movie I must know of your talk with god. I’m sorry, but I can’t think of anything else,” said Rinship boldly then he put his fingertips into his glass of water and rubbed his eyelids in a circle.
“ Well his voice is every voice all at once. It was neither deep nor high, but it was comforting. And when I heard it my worries and fears melted away as I became truly happy. This in spite of the fact he was telling me that my world was about to be destroyed,” said Solcrist plainly as he thought of his conversation with Goarote and the feeling his body had.
“ That is awe inspiring, was he trying to put you at ease or did it just happen?” asked Paguis anxiously as he lit up a Porkers cigarette and tried to focus on what was being said as his thoughts raced.
“ He wasn’t trying at all, but half a second into the conversation that’s right where I was and I stayed there for many days after. I c
an tell you this, if you dare think he doesn’t exist or isn’t watching, he won’t strike you down then because that would be too easy, but I assure you, you will be stricken,” said Solcrist sternly then he grabbed his glass of wine and downed it.
“ I believe you, I have known this all my life. Well, I say after that it is time for rejoicing. Let us feast and enjoy a fine film together,” said Rinship happily as he smiled and leaned back in his seat and thought of god.
Everyone ordered their meals and they were soon brought. They ate and then Orbay started the movie and the lights in the room dimmed. Then on the screen could be seen an old white haired soldier in a black and gold general’s uniform. He had dark red eyes and green skin. He was 6’8” and 330 pounds, but not solid muscle as he had a large round belly. His uniform had 6 holographic commendations for valor in the line of duty. He also had a thick white goatee shaved into a point and a long crooked scar from his left nostril to his cheekbone. He had on a pair of green and black stripped leather boots and a pair of silver rimmed and golden lenses sunglasses. The name of the Peom general was Dart Shavedust.
He stood in the center of an enormous treeless battlefield that stretched for 80 miles. There was a large enemy army in Hurn tanks and small planes called Gogs as well as on foot heading right for him. Dart stood there motionless as the Haborm army advanced. The Gogs were crimson dragon fly shaped 70 foot long anti gravity planes which were multi colored with dozens of different colored spots all over their chasses. They had 6 green bubbles 8 feet wide around the outside of the ship with wizards inside ready to cast a spell if needed.
The Hurns had the shape of a blue whale, but with 8 five foot wide cubby holes with the soldiers holding large laser canons and machine guns on the sides. The front had 3 five foot across missile launchers gun barrels that could fire 6 at one time. The top had a flame flow gun which could fire balls of fire up to 600 feet into the air. The Hurns were red in color with the face of the then emperor Mching Tomor on the front of each.
Mching Tomor was a much loved ruler who went out of his way to make his people happy. He was the one that started a program where the poorest of his people were given a monthly stipend to enrich their lives. His reign became known as the ,”Constant happy,” as he built massive castles for his people to live in as well as gave them new clothes every 2 weeks. He spawned 40 children who inherited his title after his passing and tried in vain to continue his good will, but ran out of the resources to do it. Upon his death there was a mass hysteria as the shock of it was too much to bear. Even today the castles he built still stand. He even wrote a 75 page guide to understanding the meaning of day to day life titled,” If you know, then I knew,” with lines like,” a quiet room and a bit of drink are as passionate as a wild celebration if it is your ideas that are of joy. You can bring your spirits up in a moment if hate and revenge are forgotten. Don’t belabor your failings while you’re in that room, because they’re not sitting beside you unless they’re invited. What does the poet say when his heart sails, I am the wind and the sun is my heart as it soars thru the moments of a rejoicing soul,”
Inside the Haborm lead Hurn tank sat general Toum Silk in a large brown leather recliner as he looked at Dart standing strong on the battlefield. Toum was 5’7” 154 pound and he had seal black long flowing hair with a computer input on the right side of his head. His eyes were red and green and lacked even a trace of humor. He was far from handsome and his odd half thin half wide nose put most people off. His teeth were bright white and looked devious when he smiled. He had on a black leather jacket, with all his medals and a picture of his wife Dreob on the front. He also had on black denim jeans with red silk pockets and a pair of tan loafers with his initials on the toe.
The inside of the Hurn’s command room was 60 feet long and had the general’s chair against the back wall. In front of him there was a 20 foot wide monitor that could enhance any object in front of the tank up to 70 miles away. There were computers on the right and left side of the room with 6 soldiers per
side manning them in yellow leather chairs. There was also an espresso machine next to the general’s chair as it was his favorite and he drank 15 cups a day. The floor of the room was covered with 8 black and red circular rugs with the Haborm hierarchy’s faces on each of them. The ceiling rose up 15 feet into a dome and had an escape pod for the general and his pet dragon Lammi.
“ Toum looked at Dart and then asked sternly,” What is that idiot doing?”
“ He may have lost it, general, why else would he be alone,” said Captain Bone Geeld as he stood with his arms folded beside Toum.
Bone was 6’5” 165 pounds and very wiry. He had short gelled blonde hair that was combed forward and then up into a peak. He had a long thick blonde beard and light blue calm eyes. He had on a red leather jacket with no collar and a pair of black green leather work boots with the Haborm insignia on the sides of half of his face with a dagger coming out of the mouth.
“ No, I know Dart even if he had lost it he wouldn’t do something this stupid. Well…at least I don’t think he would. Tell the fleet not to destroy him we’ll take him prisoner instead. Maybe I’ll get a smile today after all,” said Toum snidely as he grinned slightly and sat forward and remembered the fist fight he had with Dart 10 years prior after Dart grabbed his wife’s breast and made an obscene comment about her lack of hygiene.
“ It’s taken care of, general,” said Bone quickly then he hurried over to the intercom and said sternly,” Listen close, the general does not want the Peom general injured. He is to be taken hostage and to remain unharmed. He may have gone insane so be careful in the capture of him.”
“ Nice work, Bone, it would be a travesty if he had actually lost his mind. A powerful man like that only exists if he has all of his faculties. But I’ll take him either way, because I simply can’t stand him.
From man to trophy what a fine day, I might have that smile after all, Bone,” said Toum as he smiled and Bone and he laughed.
Then as the fleet grew closer to Dart he began singing the song,” I wonderball,” by the Born Alives as they approached.
The Born Alives were a 3 piece power rock band from the city of Kash, a Dirki stronghold. The lead singer and virtuoso guitar player Bherc Gibs was a Peom Dirki mutt who wrote all of his songs just after arguments. Because of this fact he intentionally started arguments in the hopes of getting new material for his songs. The song,” I wonderball,” was about how the government didn’t understand the people and that they were trying to dictate how people lived their lives. And that it was time to rise up because they weren’t gonna stand for it. The song made it to number 649 on the weekly number 1 countdown, but never got any higher.
Then Toum’s Hurn got within 80 feet of Dart and he said sternly,” O.K. send out 3 soldiers and remember I want him unharmed.”
“ I’ll go personally, general, I’m on my way,” said Bone firmly then he hurried out of the room and grabbed another soldier with brown hair and made their way outside.
“ Oh, come a little closer friend from my past. We need to reminisce,” said Toum snidely as a devious smile came across his face and he stood up and slapped his chest and let out an anxious sigh.
“ I wonderball if a world can run. I think it’s all too clear now they conned us good. But a will has ways and a pig king can fall. If we’ve had enough of their lies and death, we’ll knock them from that perch and send them to the fiery depths. If only I wonderball,” sang Dart calmly as he smiled and watched the soldiers coming out of the Hurn with Pocaws in their hands.
Pocaws are a higher powered stun electricity shotgun that shoots blue balls that when they hit you send a large shock of electricity thru your body knocking you unconscious.
Bone raised his Pocaw and said sternly,” Alright, Dart, go ahead stop singing we’ve already heard t
hat tune.”
“ What would you prefer?” asked Dart calmly as he grinned and rubbed his palms together.
“ How about the one where you walk quietly over to me and then we take you back to the Hurn. Do you know that tune?” asked Bone sarcastically as he kept his Pocaw raised and slowly walked over to Dart.
“ Not really hum a few bars,” said Dart jokingly as he laughed and folded his arms and pressed a red button on the sleeve that instantly started to blink.
Then suddenly the whole battlefield had hundreds of holes open up and Peom soldiers tanks and Meheluxs who’d been hiding beneath the ground burst up and out. Then they began blasting the Haborm fleet starting with Toum’s Hurn which was blown into a million pieces by a pair of Meheluxs.
Dart pulled a Gasou pistol from his back pocket and shot Bone in the forehead as he looked around in shock as well as the soldier beside him with a shot in the chest. The whole battlefield was bedlam as the Haborm fleet was caught off guard and before they could flee were being blown to pieces. Dart ran and jumped into a Mehelux and shot high up into the sky.
“ That was the sickest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Ohgood enthusiastically as he pumped his fist and smiled and then laughed loudly.
“ Did that actually happen in real life, Rinship?” asked Ratie in disbelief as she looked at Rinship wide eyed and with her mouth agape.
“ Yes, 100 percent factual, this whole movie is completely accurate. Wait ‘til you see the next part it’s not over yet,” said Rinship happily as he folded his arms and grinned.
Then in the movie the Peom army was making quick work of the Haborm army when suddenly a huge Haborm battleship that was answering a distress call appeared. The ship was 8 football fields long and rose up 150 stories. It was dark green in color with 700 gun ports along the sides and 50 atomic bombs on the undercarriage. It looked like a dragon in shape and had a silver face of Navios Kem on the front and his hands on the sides.
Navios Kem was half man half angel who had smooth silver skin and no hair on his body. His head was shaped like a box of popcorn and he had permanently open red eyes and a black pyramid in the center of his forehead. He was sent to Permea to change the course of history as god thought that civilization indulgences in debauchery were destroying his divine plan. Navios walked Permea disposing of unworthy souls by giving them a glance that instantly stopped their brains and organs from working and killed them where they stood. He also sent a wave of his thoughts thru all of Permeadians literature he felt was unsuitable and within seconds all of the books were changed. He himself wrote a 5 lessons of god letter which was as follows,”
1.Never get even, although it’s your ego that screams to do just that, as god settles all bets himself.
2.Do not block a person’s climb to success as god has a particular fate line for everyone. If you do so your last breath on Permea will be your last moment of being.
3.Be it a child that creates an anger in you, then be it a grave mistake to harbor this anger, as an unformed mind is only learning and can’t help it.
4.Life is short be the one who isn’t afraid of utter joy and gives it to every person they meet every day of their lives. Or your lack of joy will bring a lash of sadness by god’s whip your way.
5.I’ll give any idiot riches and fame if for no other reason than to destroy their carefully crafted ego façade upon their death. If you want to be a member of the afterlife never make the life of a unique soul harder in any way by playing them for the fool.
Navios walked Permea for 68 years and one day, then rose up into the sky and turned into a 10 story diamond shaped building with red windows and then began to spin rapidly and in an instant was suddenly gone only leaving the word,” Remember,” in green letters in the sky.
Inside Dart’s Mehelux he sat in his captain’s chair in the bridge surveying the battlefield.
“ This is our finest hour gentlemen. We are literally destroying the strongest army on the planet and there’s nothing they can do to stop us,” said Dart greedily as he laughed and watched a large Hurn tank being blown to pieces.
“ General, there’s a Haborm battleship directly above us!” shouted Soare Lowse as he steered the Mehelux.
Soare Lowse had dark brown wavy hair that was long and went back from a widows peak. He also had dark green eyes and a small nose that tilted up at the tip. He was 5’9” 182 pounds and very fit. He had on the same attire as Dart only yellow in color and with only half the medals.
“ What then get us out of here immediately we won’t stand a chance against its guns!” said Dart frantically as he crushed his plastic red cup of bourbon in his hand and stood up quickly.
Then Soare steered the ship dead left and up at an incredible rate of speed that threw half the crew to their knees. The Haborm battleship began blasting at the other Peom Meheluxs and hit one broadside with a laser blast that split the ship in half sending the engine section off into space while the rest of the ship dive bombed into the ground and exploded on impact.
Then the Haborm battleship fired 70 rounds into a Peom tank and the shot went clean thru then the tank collapsed inward onto itself and exploded as a soldier tried to escape. The soldier was blown 60 feet into the air as he was engulfed in flames.
“ That guy needs a nice cold shower. Trust me just ask him,” said Ohgood sarcastically then Rinship and Orbay burst out laughing.
“ Is that before or after he burns to death, because I’m guessing he doesn’t make it,” said Famaron slyly then he took a drink of his wine glass.
Then Dart’s Mehelux got clear of the battleship and Soare asked,” We’re clear, general, what do you want me to do now?”
“ Drop a Dabenger on the battleship and get us clear of the explosion,” said Dart coldly as he glared at Soare and raised his left eyebrow.
“ But when the ship is destroyed it will kill a million of our own troops.,” said Soare in disbelief as he tried not to look away.
“ We came here to win this battle and end the war! Those men down there would expect nothing less of us, now do it!” thundered Dart as he stood up and then punched Soare in the mouth.
Soare’s 2 front teeth got knocked out and his mouth filled with blood as he cowered in his chair and then he sat up and pressed the release button for the Dabenger and then let out a sigh. The Dabenger fell down at a slow rate as the 4 ton red pumpkin shaped bomb with 7 propellers around the edges headed for the Haborm battleship. As it neared, it released a loud metallic sound and a circle of red light that slowly moved out from it. Then it opened up and released a thousand tiny platinum stars with blue flames coming out of them that shot down and attached to the battleship in a circle. Then the Dabenger fell and as it landed in the center of the platinum stars they shot a high density particle ray into it and it exploded with the force of 100,000 pounds of dynamite straight down. The battleship was instantly turned into a ball of rubble and twisted metal and flames as it hurled towards the hordes of troops, tanks, Meheluxs, and Gogs as well as Hurns. The troops below had only moments to escape and very few did as the giant ball of flames and metal crashed down upon them. Over a million were killed on impact and many others burned to death as they fled.
“ That was so sinister, Rinship, I can’t believe he killed his own troops. I could never have done that even if it was needed,” said Ratie as she looked at Rinship wide eyed and mouth agape.
“ It had to be done or the Haborms would have taken over the world and we’d all be slaves right now. Sometimes there has to be the ruthless act to start a chain reaction for a peace for all. What general Dart did was actually a blow for civility and…really it saved ten times as many lives as it took,” said Rinship proudly as he put his hand to his chin and then nodded and wondered if he’d explained it correctly without offending his dinner guests sensibilities.
“ That is an important way to view it. I understand what you’re saying. How did his countrymen see it after the fact?” asked Ratie calmly as she rubbed her skin.
“ He is the most beloved Peom in our history. What he did is referred to as the ultimate gift. So you can see what people think,” said Orbay warmly as she looked lovingly at Rinship and took his hand.
Meanwhile in the movie the battle had ended and it showed the sun breaking thru the clouds at sunset. The purple and red sky framed the enormous carnage as the mass of bodies sat motionless. And then it showed Dart and Soare standing side by side as they looked over the battlefield and then Dart said boldly,” These men had it easy, they didn’t have to see this. I’d given my own life if it would have changed anything. We only have the luxury to morn these men for another few seconds, Soare, and then it’s our time to find another rainbow and catch it.”