That night as everyone slept Famaron had a series of 3 nightmares waking him up from each in utter terror, the first of which involved a race of blue skinned men who came to Permea on silver bullet shaped black spacecrafts. The blue men demanded that everyone grab their things and leave the planet or face death.
The second dream found Famaron deep inside a green cave, with a massive city of castles filling the cave and a race of giants living there. Famaron walked into the city and everyone knew his name and spoke it as he past, but he had seen none of them before. Then a blinding red light filled his eyes and he awoke from the dream sweating like a rain shower.
The third dream found he, Ratie, Ohgood, Solcrist, Veata, and Camtow sitting in a grassy field on top of a an enormous mountain, with a city of wooden skyscrapers behind them. As they sat a warmth came over them all and Ratie asked,” Is it always this way?” and then a massive black circle appeared in the sky with a sinister red face in the center and then Famaron awoke and shouted,” We’re alive!”
In the morning everyone went downstairs for breakfast except for Lamdrob who slept in. They sat at a red wooden round table with a black silk table spread over it. They were in an offshoot of the main
dining hall in a V.I.P. room with only 2 tables side by side. There was a huge picture window that faced a straight shot out of town and to the horizon that was 70 feet high. There was also a half dozen chairs up on a brief stage in front of the window and there was a sliding glass door on the left side. Beside each chair was a black marble statue of Lamdrob with a cigarette dispenser in the mouth of the statue that you only had to press a green button on top and they’d pop out the mouth. There was also a wine bottle in each statue perfectly cooled and inside the right leg. The walls of the room were filled with golden cases filled with artifacts from the Prapes age, like golden and turquoise burial masks and golden motorcycles.
The Prapes age was over 100,000 years prior and was ruled over by Emperor Prapes Ror a Haborm descendent. Prapes had the world of Permea all interconnected with one massive city known as Doul. The city was made from gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, marble and stone and was comprised of super structures that many of which reached into the clouds. In the Prapes age there was an emphasis on advancing technology and everyone was required to have a vast knowledge of science and be actively trying to invent new machines. One innovation that changed the landscape was the advent of anti- gravity. Suddenly millions of ships dotted the skies and all of Permea became more accessible. The Prapes age came to an abrupt end when an alien army known as the Coublor invaded and took over Permea. The Coublor later changed their name to the Peom and laid waste to much of Doul.
The ceiling was egg shaped and rose up 100 feet and had 6 foot wide wooden ledges with thousands of book cases filled with books on them. The floor had a dark brown hardwood that was assembled from an identical floor in Lamdrob’s home.
“ That’s a good bit of breakfast don’t you think?” asked Ohgood as he chewed the last of his red eggs and cheese.
“ Yeah it was good, but I need to talk to you in private, Famaron. If you don’t mind?” asked Ratie as she gave Famaron a stern look.
“ Ah, alright,” said Famaron then he stood and he and Ratie walked over to the window and he asked,” What is it, Ratie, you’ve been acting a bit weird?”
“ It’s Camtow, look I’m not sure we can trust her. I mean she seems alright, but I get the feeling she has a hidden agenda and it worried me,” said Ratie nervously as she kept an eye on Camtow.
“ I’ve felt that too, but what can we do. I can’t just tell her to beat it if for no other reason then I like having her around. Why don’t we give her a little time and see if she tries something before we boot her?” asked Famaron as he looked over at Camtow and gave her a smile and a wave and she smiled back and waved.
“ O.K., but we can’t let her know our plans or we might find out real quick that she knows people,” said Ratie as she looked at Famaron.
“ That’s a good point, but…what is that?” asked Famaron as he saw a large array of black bullet shaped crafts outside the window filling the sky and then as he remembered his dream said in disbelief,” This can’t be happening, Ratie, I dreamt those ships last night, it’s not possible.”
“ I dreamt them as well, Famaron, I’m not joking. I saw them land in a nightmare last night,” said Ratie anxiously as she looked at Famaron stunned.
“ We need to get to our ships and fast! Everyone get up and get out of here!” shouted Famaron as he ran over and helped Camtow up.
“ What’s happening?” asked Camtow nervously as she looked around and then at Famaron.
“ I’ll tell ya later come with me,” said Famaron as he took her hand and then everyone began to run out of the room when suddenly they heard a thunderous crack that shook the building.
“ They’re scorching the surface of the planet!” said Ohgood frantically as he watched the black ships firing a wall of green flames that were burning the city of Gohama.
Then everyone ran out into the main hallway that connected every point of the hotel and as they did heard another massive sound of thunder and watched out the windows as a blinding white light enveloped the outside of the hotel. The hallway itself had black silk covered arching walls that went up 60 feet and had hundreds of connecting rooms, hallways, and doors from one end to the other. There were statues of Em Du the great Deveo philosopher from the Prapes age.
Em Du wrote in his initial manuscript,” If I’m not your friend then you’ll never know friendship. If we are enemies then you are only fooling yourself as an enemy is made in a person’s mind and I only reside in my own.” He also went on to write a list of 500 spiritual connections with ones like,” The day old means nothing. 2. The seconds before tragedy. 3. The hardest laugh while eating. 4. A desperate call in the middle of the night, and also 5. When a loved friend finds hardship. 6. IN the midst of a cheering crowd. 7. In an endless lake. 8. By stealing a harmless grape from a hungry friend and smiling. He said he knew everything there was, but choose to forget half of it as it served no purpose. In the middle of his life he began what he called his,” Earned years,” where he only did what made him happy and gave very little care to what people would have him do as he said he couldn’t bear the weight of responsibility any further. In the latter part of his life he wrote only 70 lines of important thoughts with one being,” Now that I’ve seen and done it all I no longer have the beautiful wonder of what if, only what is. Now I sit with a cherished wife and friend and ask her what is it you would like to know. To which she answers, only you.”
They ran down the black carpeted hallway and Famaron shouted,” We can’t risk going back for our things! So it’s straight on to the hangar bay!”
“ Alright, we’ve got our staffs anyway and the Laru’s in your ship!” yelled Veata as she looked out a large round window and saw building being blown to pieces.
“ That’s right and we’re gonna need it by the looks of things,” said Famaron as he felt a nervous twinge and a sense of relief as he remembered he hadn’t brought the Laru into the hotel.
Then behind them there was a massive explosion at the other end of the hallway and a cloud of fire, dust, and smoke was coming their way and Dornoa saw this and shouted,” We need a way out of this hallway quick!”
Then everyone looked back and saw what was coming their way and Famaron raised his staff and shouted,” Sendrom dorac fill my soul!”
Then a 30 foot tall blue dragon appeared in front of Famaron with a pair of large leather and wood saddle seats on either side of it. Then Ohgood looked up and said boldly,” I’ve got this,” and then shouted as he raised his staff,” Tarano white cauldron!”
Then he thrust his staff upwards and an explosion of green light, fire, and wind shot up and blew a hole in the cei
ling the size of a Mack truck.
“ Everyone quickly grab a seat on the dragon. There isn’t much time!” said Famaron sternly as he helped Camtow into a seat on the dragon’s saddle.
“ Does it have to be a dragon, you couldn’t get a Woright?” asked Ratie begrudgingly as she boarded the dragon.
Everyone grabbed a seat and the dragon started to fly upward just as the fire was nearing. They lifted up thru the hole in the ceiling and as they did the wall of fire below shot them high into the air. As they got above the hotel they could see the devastation. Half of Gohama was in flames and all but one of the castles was in ruins.
“ We can still get the ships I can see the hangar bay’s intact, that way!” said Famaron boldly as he steered the dragon towards the hangar bay.
In a matter of seconds they were there and they flew into the hangar bay and jumped off the dragon. Then they ran for their battleships and got inside each of them with Camtow getting in Famaron’s. All 6 battleships lifted off and as they raced out of the hangar bay behind them it was being shredded to pieces by a large lightning firing weapon that shattered the walls of the hangar bay. The weapon also left a line of fire thru everything it hit causing a large fire to quickly start up.
“ O.K. everybody fire at will,” said Famaron sternly then he opened fire with his laser canons and instantly hit 3 of the black ships blowing them to pieces, but and orb of red metal remained where the ship had been.
“ Now we’re discoursing!” said Ohgood boldly then he opened fire with his laser canons and picked off 6 of the alien crafts with one shot and yelled,” Who’s up for dyin’!”
Then Famaron stood up and hurried over to the safe and typed in y082h and the safe’s black front door turned red and a puff of smoke shot out the sides of the door as it folded forward and opened. Inside there was a pile of Ayasors, 7 gold bars, a large red diamond, a pair of liquid sunglasses and the Laru.
“ There is my true friend hiding in the back,” said Famaron as he reached in and grabbed the Laru.
“ What’s that?” asked Camtow as she stood beside Famaron.
Famaron was startled by her being so close to him and wondered if she’d seen the safe’s code. He turned to her and said coyly,” It’s just a book I keep my favorite spells in, which we’re gonna need about now.”
“ Oh, I didn’t know you were a wizard. I have the ability to use voice spells without a staff,” said Camtow as she felt more at ease with Famaron because he was a wizard.
“ You’ll have to show me that sometime, but right now I’ve got to do a bit of casting myself,” said Famaron as eh flipped thru the pages of the Laru and then found the force filed spell and raised his staff and shouted,” The dreebs become the weight of ary!”
Then suddenly the force field enveloped the ship and the enemy ships laser fire was repelled back at them.
“ What did that spell do, I don’t see anything different?” asked Camtow as she peered at the hologram of the outside of the ship.
Famaron laughed and said happily,” We are now invincible and the outside of the ship has an impenetrable force field. Which allows us to do this,” said Famaron brightly as he walked over to his captain’s chair and sat down.
Then Famaron began randomly smashing into the black bullet shaped ships and knocking them into one another. Camtow saw this and began to laugh as Famaron smashed ship after ship.
“ This is amazing, they literally don’t stand a chance,” said Camtow excitedly as she wrapped her arms around Famaron and then kissed him on the lips.
“ Ya know this is fun, but I have an incredible urge to wreck some havoc. Let’s try another spell. How about this one,” said Famaron as he flipped thru the Laru and then stood up and shouted,” Kandesi crumbater fire be rust!”
Then in front of the ship appeared a green electrical storm cloud shaped like a perfect circle. Then out of it suddenly 2 dozen blue fire balls shaped like men flew out and latched onto every ship near them. Then the fiery men shot thru the outer shell of the ships and filled the inside with blue flames burning the crews to death in an instant. Then the electrical storm began to take the shape of a Baatold with 2 heads and a pair of wings under its arms. It also had a long electricity club in its left hand. Its eyes were a steady stream of purple magical energy that turned everything it looked at to a different form.
“ Now this looks like fun, what is Famaron up to?” asked Ohgood as he saw the giant Baatold and smiled.
“ I don’t know, but it looks like fun. Look out, Ohgood, there’s 3 of those black ships blasting the back of your ship,” said Veata as she picked off 2 more ships with laser fire.
“ Not for long,” said Ohgood then he launched a dozen heat seeking missiles at the 3 ships.
The missiles took a beeline for them, but 2 of the ships dropped straight down. The third ship took a left turn, but wasn’t fast enough as a trio of missiles caught up with him and blew him out of the sky. The other 2 ships continued to fall until they were 5 feet from the ground and they abruptly stopped and the crews of the 2 ships jumped out and the ships a moment later tore up into the sky with the 9 missiles close behind. The crew that had exited were blue skinned with short buzzed black hair giant sideburns that covered their ears and thick black goatees. They each had a large melon shaped head
and a pair of black rimmed lightly tinted red sunglasses. They also had on black turtle necks and light brown and black stripped dress pants, as well as dark brown leather dress shoes slash sneakers with Diart flasks on the heels, which were a powerful mood enhancer and muscle increaser. They were from the Planet Hune and were known as the Huness. They believed in acquiring knowledge and then using it to get the things they required. They also were well known as thieves and were not welcome on 89 planets in 7 solar systems.
“ Well those 2 ships won’t last long with my missiles. Whoa look at the Baatold he’s taking out ships 3 at ah time,” said Ohgood as he watched the electrical Baatold violently swing its club and bash ship after ship.
Then the Baatold grabbed 2 ships and threw them into its mouth. This caused their ships to be reduced to ash and then he spit them out. Then in the sky above the battle a huge red and black lion shaped robot called a Jopow appeared. It was 9 football fields long and 6 wide, with massive jet engines underneath it and 2 rows of laser canons on either side of it. It also had a dozen staffs sticking out of the head portion that were sending out a yellow triangle shaped ray of loose deadly magic in front of the robot. There was also a large hangar bay in the belly portion that had 30 lamp shade shaped fighter jets called Loars that each of which had laser canons all the way around as well as Parslep launchers on the undercarriage.
Parslep being a red round glass ball filled with dead magic . When dead magic strikes a craft it starts a chain reaction leading to the scrambling and destruction of its atoms.
Ohgood looked up and saw the Jopow and said softly,” There’s another person at this party.”
“ What do you mean wher…” asked Ratie , but she stopped short as she saw the Jopow.
Then the Jopow flew down into the battle and released its Loars and began randomly spraying its loose magic at Dornoa’s battleship. This caused it to turn into a red jello and parts of it started to fall off.
“ I need help, Famaron, please hurry,” said Dornoa frantically as he tried to shoot the Jopow with his laser canons, but the spray of loose magic devoured the blasts.
“ I’m on my way try evasive maneuvers,” said Famaron assuredly as he did a hard right turn and then headed back to where Dornoa was.
Meanwhile the Jopow’s spray of loose magic had devoured half Dornoa’s ship and it suddenly started to collapse. Dornoa began to feel terror and couldn’t figure out what to do. He fired every weapon on the ship and nothing happened. So he eyed the escape p
od and shouted,” Forget Famaron, I’ve got to ditch! Save yourself!”
Then Dornoa hurried over to the escape pod and frantically climbed in as his ship collapsed and burst into flames. He hit the thrusters on the escape pod as the doors closed. The pod shot out of the battleship at lightning speed, but it got too close to the loose magic and suddenly Dornoa’s legs and feet turned to jello and what was left of his ship plummeted to the ground as he screamed in agony. When the ship hit the ground it crushed into a ball of flames and metal and bore a 15 foot deep hole into the ground killing Dornoa and sending his blood flying into the air.
“ Oh, Goarote no Dornoa didn’t make it,” said Veata in disbelief as she clutched her face.
“ Everyone get as far from here as you can, I’ll take care of the robot! Hurry there isn’t much time,” said Famaron boldly as he felt a deep sadness for Dornoa and he fought back tears and gritted his teeth.
Everyone was grief stricken, but flew their battleships away from the Jopow. The Baatold headed straight for the Jopow and swung its club at it, but as the club passed thru the loose magic it dispersed until right down to the Baatold’s wrist was devoured by it. The blood gushed from the Baatold’s wrist and it aimed its purple magic at the Jopow and some of it got by the loose magic and changed the front leg of it into solid dark brown wood and rendered it useless.
“ That’s it, go for the juggler Baatold!” shouted Famaron as he headed right for the Jopow at full speed.
“ But, Famaron, what if the force field doesn’t work against that triangle of theirs, we could be killed,” pleaded Camtow as she started to cry.
“ Ah…you’re right we’ll have to try something different. Give me a second,” said Famaron as he stopped the ship a safe distance from the Jopow and began rifling thru the Laru.
Meanwhile the Baatold continued firing its purple magic at the Jopow with a small bit of it hitting the right shoulder blade and turning it into a flash of light and leaving a hole with startled crew members looking out.
“Hurry, Famaron, I’m very scared,” pleaded Camtow as she kept her eye on the Jopow.
“ I’m hurrying, but it takes time. O.K. I’ve got one that says it can pierce loose magic,” said Famaron as he read and then he stood up and said hopefully,” O.K., Camtow, here’s our best bet,” and then he shouted,” Armite sarpentin!”
Then a blue devil riding a black dragon appeared towering 100 feet in the air, with a dense magic green whip with a red spiked ball at the end. The devil had large bursts of flames coming out of its
mouth every time it breathed. It also had a round hole in its chest with a smaller devil standing inside with a machine laser canon in his hands.
“ Well, here goes everything,” said Famaron hopefully as he shrugged his shoulders.
The devil flew at the Jopow and slung his whip at it, but as the whip passed thru the loose magic it was repelled and shot straight back at the devil hitting his dragon. So the little devil in his chest began firing his laser canons, but his laser bursts were gobbled up by the loose magic. So the devil flew towards the Jopow. AS he got close the Loars began firing their Parsleps at him and he knocked them out of the way with his whip, but each time they hit the whip it got smaller and smaller.
Then the devil leapt from its dragon’s back and sailed high above the loose magic triangle and landed on the Jopow’s back. The devil began pummeling the Jopow, but as it did the loose magic suddenly turned and sprayed him directly and he was destroyed instantly.
“ O.K., Camtow, we’ve got to get out of here and regroup. Hey, Ratie, where did you escape too?” asked Famaron as he kept a close eye on the Jopow.
“ We’re just heading south, but we’re over a wooden city on top of a mountain. It looks fairly safe I’m thinking we should land. You should see it, its’ all wooden skyscrapers,” said Ratie as she looked at Genver and smiled and thought how beautiful it was.
Then Famaron remembered the city from his dreams and said softly,” But I have seen it,” and then said as he grinned,” that’s the place we’ll hole up. I’ll meet you there.”
“ Alright sounds good stay safe, Famaron, we can’t make it without you,” said Ratie warmly as she started to land in a grassy meadow on the outskirts of Genver.
“ Nor I you, see you in a little bit,” said Famaron brightly as he had a faraway look in his eye as he remembered his dream.
“ That city sounds like the city of Genver. I’ve been there a few times. I have a few friends there who could help us out with a place to stay, but what about those ships and that robot?” asked Camtow as she looked at Famaron.
“ I don’t know, maybe the Peoms and Haborms can stop them. I fear that there’s nothing I can do, but maybe I can find a spell that can get past that spray of theirs. I’ll read thru the Laru and maybe I’ll get lucky,” said Famaron as he looked out at the hologram of the enemy ships behind him destroying Gohama.
Famaron traveled for a while at top speed and then saw the mountain city of Genver on the horizon. It sat atop a 2 mile high mountain that had a huge 200 mile wide round plateau on top. There was a lush green field surrounding the wooden city of Genver with thousand of star shaped trees called Bomlacs that were in a perfect circle around the head Bomlac tree in the center. There were gently sloping hills in the field with wooden statues of Penn Bottle on top of each.
Penn Bottle was the most beloved figure among the Dedkids which were the people living in Genver. He was abnormally handsome man whose looks would strike you if you saw him. He was 6’1” 195 pounds of pure proportioned muscle. He had long wavy strawberry blonde hair that went backwards from a round hairline in the center of his forehead. He had a large bulbous brow line and a huge head for his body. His eyes were light blue with a red triangle around the pupil. He had a long thin nose that dipped slightly at the end and had a dimple in the center. When he smiled his pure white teeth and deep dimples could inspire many a woman’s fantasies. Pen was well known for his humorous stories
and jokes like,” If I die tonight I only ask that every person I ever wronged meet a horrible death that the city collapses into a ball of fire and that my young son finally get that bicycle he’s always wanted actually I forgot to mention a superflu to wipe out Permea. I am a humble man who asks for very little, please give me these wishes.” He also dabbled in poker and had won the city championship 8 years straight.
The city of Genver was similar to a giant castle with the outskirts being comprised of millions of 5 story triangle shaped homes surrounding the 700 massive castles in the middle. There were also 80 perfectly square black wood games rooms and bars that sat in between the castles and the homes. Each of the castles were made to look like their owners and there was even one that bore Penn Bottle’s likeness. In and around the city was a dark blue lake that many people swam in and boated on daily. There were over 20 million people living in Genver with half the population living underground in a labyrinth of tunnels dug into the green mountain with hundreds of castles and a race of giants called the Meseam living there. They were ruled over by queen Mench Cru. The city of Genver was ruled over by Mench’s half sister Krisis Cru a Dorp by birth, before she died. The Dorps make up 90 percent of Genver population.
Famaron saw the other 4 battleships set down in the grass on the outskirts of Genver and he flew over to them and landed. He exited his ship and walked over to everyone and asked,” Is everyone alright?”
“ Yeah we’re all fine, what happened with the robot and those black ships?” asked Ohgood in a concerned tone as he took a deep breath.
“ I tried everything I could, but that robot couldn’t be stopped. Which begs the question what do we do now? I mean obviously there are other spells I can try, but for some reason I just get the feeling
there’s more to them than meets the eye,” said F
amaron as he looked around the plateau and at Genver.
“ I got the same impression it was like they were toying with us. We have to consider leaving Permea if its going to be taken over,” said Veata as she walked up to Famaron.
“ But if you leave they’ll run right over us with that robot. Can’t you see we need you, please,” pleaded Camtow as she hugged Famaron.
Then Ohgood shook his head and said,” She’s right, whoever those people are they’re not here to say hello. I mean they completely destroyed Gohama and for all we know they’re heading here next. Where does it end?” asked Ohgood sharply as he grimaced and rubbed his forehead with his hands.
“ Ah…you’re right for better or for worse this is our home now and we have to protect it. What I need is a safe place to go thru the Laru. Meanwhile, Camtow, is there anyone you know who might have a large army they don’t mind lending us?” asked Famaron slyly as he grinned and pulled the hair from her face.
“ Yes, I could get my friends in the Bromlus society to fight with us. And there are the Meseams and the Dorps from here in Genver and both of them are very powerful wizardkind. But…they would have to have a reason we couldn’t just say this army was coming,” said Camtow sadly as she felt her thoughts race from sad to happy.
“ Well if they physically saw what we just went thru would that be enough?” asked Famaron honestly as he looked softly at Camtow.
“ Wait, you tapped it?” asked Camtow in disbelief as she smiled.
“ The computers on all the battleships make recordings of every engagement of an enemy. It’s wired into their mainframe. I need you to take me to the leader of the Dorps and the Meseams right now,” said Famaron sternly as he held Camtow’s shoulders in his hands and nodded softly.
“ Is it always this way?” asked Ratie as she felt the warmth of the wind with her hands.
Then everyone looked at her quizzically and Ohgood walked over to her and asked,” Is what always this way?”
“ The warmth, it’s been a nonstop adventure since we got here that I’d forgotten what a nice quiet moment could feel like. Right now we’re plotting some new plan and I can’t help, but think how beautiful and warm it is up here,” said Ratie as she teared up and felt the sun on her face.
“ But, Ratie, our lives are at stake. We’ll just have to wait before we can get back to normal,” said Ohgood sincerely as he looked at Ratie.
Then Ratie opened her eyes and saw a massive moon sized black circle in the sky with a red face inside it that looked like a goat, but with a man’s features and she fainted. Famaron rushed over to her and put his arm around her and said frantically,” Wake up, Ratie, please wake up everything is fine.”
“ What is that sinister face up there?” asked Veata as she put her right hand over her mouth.
“ I don’t know, but it’s every bit the trouble it seems. If the Dorps and Meseams needed any reasons to help us, they need not look far that world just changed,” said Solcrist coldly as he eyed the face in the sky.
Ratie started to wake up and asked softly,” Are we still alive?”
“ Yes, Ratie, we’re alive we’re alive. It’s alright don’t worry,” said Famaron softly as he looked lovingly at Ratie.
THE END
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