As the sun rose up to the noon day sun over the Gamazon forest there could be seen the beginning of Toev, the Sandu people’s main city. There were thousands of red wooden pyramid shaped tree houses that had black shiny shingled roofs. Each house had triangular windows that could disappear into the wall when closed. They each had a large square deck around the base of each house that was filled with statues, gardens, and various games the Sandu had created. The Sandu loved to smoke homemade cigarettes and were known to imbibe more than the occasional beer which they called the Blaze. There were roads that connected all the houses and buildings that had ramps down from the city to the ground below. They were lovers of electronics and had robots and computer monitors in every home and business. Some of the homes outside walls were covered entirely with a large monitor that showed all the Sandu people’s favorite movies. They also had pie shaped wooden cars known as Oroyto’s that drove roads, but also had anti gravity.
“ Well this looks like fun, where are we exactly?” asked Ohgood as he looked at Toev and grimaced.
“ Well this is the Gamazon forest so this must be the city of Toev. This will be fun don’t worry, the Sandu have always been good people,” said Famaron honestly as he watched a Sandu’s Oroyto come driving towards them.
The man was Dornoa Jems and he had a brown wooden staff in his hand that was carved to show every triumph he had ever had. He rode up to Famaron and asked,” Are you alright, Emperor, I saw your ship crash? I didn’t know it was you, but I thought it could be.”
“ We are fine, Dornoa, we have only a few scratches to show for our mishap. This is Saram, Ratie, and the mischievous Ohgood,” said Famaron warmly as he pointed to each.
“ Hello there, you are all welcome to stay here as long as you like. I could put you up in my personal castle, it’s very spacious,” said Dornoa warmly as he smiled and gave each person a nod.
“ We would love that, but hopefully we won’t be here long. I need to contact general Pimso is there a place I could do that?” asked Famaron as he looked up into the sky and saw a pair of Flashers whiz by.
“ Yes, I will take you there. Just hop in the back of my Oroyto and we will go,” said Dornoa as he pressed the blue seat button and the front and back seats lifted up and out of the car and came to rest on the outside of the Oroyto.
“ Now that is a nice trick, Dornoa, I’ve never seen a car like this,” said Ohgood as he sat down in his seat.
Everyone sat in their seats then they were lifted into the Oroyto and they burst backwards. Then the car did a wheel burning spin and tore up a ramp at breakneck speed. Dornoa weaved in and out of all the people and other Oroyto’s as well as Poedo motorcycles, which were motorcycles with thin brown wooden covers so they could be ridden in rain storms..
“ Am I the only one who’s really enjoying this?” asked Ohgood as he let out a scream.
“ Not even slightly this is so awesome!” said Ratie loudly as she laughed.
Saram was also laughing at the sheer speed that Dornoa used to drive around everyone. Then they darted into a wooden tube that spiraled upward and they rode on the walls as they soared 100 feet up into the air. Then they burst out of it and saw in front of them Dornoa’s castle. It was 4 red pyramids built together and over 1000 feet wide at the bottom. It had an orange orb of magic that was hovering over the center of it. There was also a 100 foot high statue of Dornoa with a square head in front of the castle with torches lighting the eyes. There were dozens of Sandu people around the pyramid selling various wares from the backs of black 5 wheeled wagons. There was also a large stage that had 20 musicians playing music on it and singing the song,” I danced on a good life.” The front of the pyramid opened up in a flash and Dornoa drove straight into it and right into his living room.
There was a large heart shaped gold couch in the center of the room with a circular t.v. around it that had 3 foot gapes in it so you could walk thru and sit down. On the left side of the room there was Dornoa’s collection of medals and awards that other people had won, but that he had bought in various stores from all over Parscan. Some of the awards were life size statues of the people themselves, others were shimmering crystal, gold and shaped like animals. The wall behind them had gold leaf wallpaper with Dornoa’s image on it in black. On the right side of the room there was a mini bar and refrigerator, as well as a large touch screen computer with a burgundy wallpaper behind it. The far end of the room was taken up by a 30 foot long hot tub and weight room.
Everyone got out of the Oroyto and Dornoa said,” The computer is over here, you should be able to contact general Pimso from here.”
“ Great, let’s give it a go,” said Famaron as he followed Dornoa over to the computer with Ratie and Ohgood sitting on the couch and Saram fixing herself a drink.
“ This place is perfect for a party what a lucky Hamet,” said Ohgood as he crossed his legs.
Hamet was keeper of evil and lived in the 6th dimension. He had dark red skin with blue crosses every few inches. His eyes were white and had 2 irises. He was 6’3” tall and bone thin with a huge head, hands, and feet. His nose was long and dipped at the end. He had short black hair that was combed up and then back. He wore a seal black top hat made of leather and steel, that always had a single red rose in the brim. He also wore a black corduroy suit and red sneakers that had spikes protruding from the tips. Hamet was known to pop up at odd times in odd places, but hadn’t been heard from in a decade. It was said that when the skies were red in the morning it was him plotting our demise. There was one time he killed 30 men with a pick ax because their laughter was too loud. He also set the old Rerns church ablaze when a wedding ceremony dragged on over an hour.
“ He is a lucky Hamet and this is only the living room. I wonder what the rest of it looks like,” said Ratie implying a question as she put a couch cushion behind her head then let out a sigh.
“ It’s got to be ridiculous. Let’s see what’s on t.v. right now, maybe we can catch the Searing Icepack,” said Ohgood as he picked up the remote control.
The Searing Icepack was a drama about a woman who gets hounded by men because of her beauty so she gets surgery to look more average. Then her personality changes and suddenly even more men are attracted to her.
“ O.K. the computer is ready just type in general Pimso’s handle,” said Dornoa as he stepped back from the silver keyboard.
“ Alright let’s try it,” said Famaron as he typed in the secure channel’s coordinates and nothing showed on the monitor but black and he said,” It doesn’t seem to be working, How can that be, Dornoa?” asked Famaron as he looked at Dornoa.
“ Well it has to be a jammed transmition, because this computer has 50 gigs. In other words there is nowhere it can’t reach,” said Dornoa firmly as he pursed his lips.
“ If that be the case, then they’re attacking us globally and not just our armies, our technology as well. Now, oh Goarote…” said Famaron nervously as he thought of his brother.
“ What is it?” asked Dornoa quickly as he looked at Famaron.
“ My brother Corbue I…I fear for his safety. He was at a vacation spot called the Tembu spa, that’s right in the Posism Beliefs territory. Oh Goarote if they hurt him I’ll hunt them down forever. Well now what, without a transmission to Pimso we can’t just leave here they’ll kill us dead,” said Famaron nervously then he looked over at Ohgood and Ratie and tried to think of a solution.
“ There are ways, I have many cars and even a ship that can tunnel down to our cave system. I can get you out of here,” said Dornoa sternly as he put his hand on Famaron’s shoulder.
Famaron looked over at him and said sharply,” But where would we go, they’re everywhere? No, until something…wait if we could get to Femsa then I could use the physical communication tower and contact Pimso. Can you get me to Femsa?”
asked Famaron as he looked at Dornoa wide eyed.
“ I can, but it will have to be in a car the tunnels go only halfway there.”
“ O.K. o.k. then, we’ll do this, I need a little time to settle my thoughts so let’s just sit for a bit,” said Famaron calmly then he rubbed his forehead and used a relaxation technique to settle his nerves by thinking of a boring moment in his life.
“ Of course let me get you a drink and a snack. Give me a moment,” said Dornoa then he walked over and fixed Famaron a vodka and Yus berry drink called a Yus and hope.
Yus berries were the equivalent of a chocolate strawberry combined. They were a foot long and white in color and shaped like a gold brick. They grew inside of Masutre trees and were harvested by filling the tree with water causing the Yus berries to float out a hole cut in the side.
Masutre trees grew 8 feet tall and were black in color and had round arching branches with purple leaves.
Dornoa came back over with the Yus and hope and handed it to Famaron and said warmly,” This will ease your worries some, Emperor, I’ve also got a fridge full of precooked meals so help yourself.”
“ Thank you, Dornoa, I’ll do just that, but this first,” said Famaron then he shot back the red glass of Yus and hope and then took a breath and said happily,” That helped more than a little. Hey does anyone else need a drink or a meal, because Dornoa has got a lot here?” asked Famaron loudly as he looked over at Ohgood and Ratie.
Ohgood and Ratie turned around and looked at Famaron and then at each other and smiled and said in unison,” Let’s eat.”
Then they hurried over to Famaron and he opened the fridge and saw 60 precooked meals inside silver trays and stacked neatly in drawers, with each meals contents written on them in frozen ink.
Frozen ink would slowly change from blue to red as a meal became less eatable. If it was red it was past peak eatability and should be fed to animals.
“ It says baby Dowa bird wings, with glazed whipped potatoes with homemade gravy. And it has chocolate pie and a Baatold tooth with cinnamon. That works for me,” said Famaron as he took the silver tray out and put it in the instant oven.
“ Oh no, look who took the best one. Making a young girl starve and cry,” said Ratie as she pouted.
“ I feel for ya,” said Famaron coldly as his meal cooked.
“ There are even greater meals in the bottom tray, I’ve got boiled Sermina and Supdos,” said Dornoa as he smiled and grabbed the bottom drawer and pulled out 2 trays.
“ What, oh did I blow that. Well ah I’ll just have to Jayer up,” said Famaron sadly as he pulled his meal out of the instant bake oven and smiled.
Jayer up was an expression that meant you had to grin and bear it. I t came from the story of Jayer Ohn a notorious womanizer who slept around on his wife for 2 decades and then she divorced him. The day after the divorce was finalized Jayer got hit by a runaway Flasher and got horribly disfigured. For the rest of his life he was completely alone.
Ohgood grabbed the Sermina and Supdos as did Ratie and they threw it in the instant bake oven.
Sermina was a kind of shell fish like a lobster with only a lot more meat and a delicious sugary and gooey blood inside the meat.
Supdos was an indescribable form of fruit that gave all who ate it pure satisfaction.
Saram looked at everyone eating and asked,” Is there anything good left?”
“ There is indeed, I saved the Taeb for last,” said Dornoa as he pulled out a circular silver tray and handed it to Saram.
Taeb was a meat and vegetable cake made with bite size bits of steak, wild brown beans, creamy cheese and a butter made from a Zamtru’s milk. It was cooked for 2 days in a massive oven to bring out the flavor.
Everyone looked over at Saram holding the tray of Taeb and their mouths were watering. They all knew how good it tasted and would have gladly traded their meals. Saram took the tray with a smile and said happily,” Oh thank you, it’s my favorite.”
Everyone ate their dinners then Famaron tried contacting Pimso again with no success. Then Famaron said sternly,” we’re not staying we’ve got to get to Femsa before things get too far out of hand. SO eat up the last of it and let’s go.”
“ I’m done,” said Ratie quickly as she smirked.
“ As am I let’s hit it,” said Ohgood as he got up off the couch.
“ Let’s go,” said Saram brightly as she started over to Famaron.
“ Everyone get in the Oroyto and we’ll put some miles behind us,” said Dornoa as he hopped in the Oroyto and then he pressed a button and the seats again rose.
Everyone got in their seats and were lifted into the car and then Dornoa hit the accelerator and they tore off at the swimming pool. When they got to the edge of it Dornoa hit the thrusters and they jumped over it and landed softly on the other side.
“ That was unbelievable!” shouted Ohgood as he laughed.
“ Wait ‘til you see my tunnels, they are a sight to behold,” said Dornoa as he drove thru his movie theater that had 2 rows of tan leather couches and red velvet walls.
They rode right down the center aisle and at the movie screen and at the last second the screen opened up and revealed a passageway. They rode thru into a 300 yard long hallway that had rounded walls, with a thick green carpet on the floor and walls. The ceiling had mini robots waging an epic battle as the Oroyto flew by at 120 miles an hour. They rode for a minute and came to a huge gymnasium that stretched for half a mile. It had dark green walls with 2 glass cases filled with Dornoa’s personal zoo on the right and left side. There were Baatolds, Sargs, even Zamtru’s inside the fake jungle. The gym floor was a dark brown mahogany paneling that used pyramids connected like a jigsaw puzzle. The far wall had 3 large triangular roads that went in different directions and had Dornoa’s face painted over them in a mural. The ceiling rose up 300 feet in a v shape and had a series of walkways built across it in every direction.
“ I could use a workout, Dornoa, is there time?” asked Ohgood jokingly as he looked around.
“ Maybe some other time, young Ohgood,” said Dornoa happily as he swerved around a Donule ball.
Donule balls were half round half triangular and were used in the sport of Donule. Which was a game with 3 people per side and the object was to throw the Donule ball into an airborne square black basket. The trick was your opponents had long wooden sticks with rubber balls at the end and would pummel
you with them until you missed your shot or gave up. The first team to 30 Basbots or baskets gets a chance to solve a riddle in a mechanized game board and win 500 golden coins from the jackpot machine.
They rode thru the rest of the gym and then into the road on the right. They came into a long blue grass field with only tire marks as a road and Famaron asked,” Is this safe for travel?”
“ You mean will we be spotted from above?” asked Dornoa as he looked over at Famaron.
“ Yes exactly.”
“ watch this,” said Dornoa firmly then he pressed a green star shaped button and a brown wood cover slid up out of the back of the Oroyto and covered everyone.
“ Nice, I fell a lot more comfortable now,” said Famaron as he tapped the roof.
“ I am wise, no terror will befall you as long as you are with me,” said Dornoa smoothly as he steered out around a large mushroom shaped tree.
They rode another mile and in the distance saw several Flashers in the air as well as jet fighters.
“ It looks a little harry up ahead, let’s stop for a couple minutes and see if it clears,” said Famaron sternly as he nodded at Dornoa.
“ I think you’re right, we’ll take a drive into the village of Badawos,” said Dornoa then he took a hard right hand turn.
They rode thru a tunnel of wo
oden statues of Veata Iilks the female princess of Badawos. She had long flowing blonde hair that was braided at the tips into small statues of her dead husband Geewy.
Geewy had died at the hands of an assassin from the Posism Beliefs, but Veata had escaped. Veata had light pink eyes with a white flower design. She was very beautiful to look at with a button nose and thick large lips. She was 5’8” and 125 pounds with a large round bottom.
As they came out of the tunnel they emerged at the far end of Badawos. There were six 175 foot tall buildings that lined the road that had been built to look like Veata. At the far end of the buildings was Sepu square where you would always find various musicians and actors performing for dinner money. They all stake their claim at a different spot on the large round black marble stage that sat there, with 4 dozen tables and white chairs around it with people eating lunch. After each performance a young boy would go around to each table and ask for money for their specific musician or actor. There was a large museum on the left side of Sepu square inside a black steel building that was shaped like a rocket and went 250 feet into the air. On the right side was Veata’s chateau known as Freesid that was made entirely from red steel and looked like a traditional castle. It had a mote around it with a drawbridge. It also had 5 towers with square crow’s nests on top of each. There was the central portion of the castle that was made up of 3 large 300 foot high perfectly round balls, with hundreds of blue windows and small desks everywhere you looked.
“ Well, now I’ve seen it all. Is there some reason I’ve never heard of or seen this unbelievable village. Mt Goarote it’s as beautiful as any place I’ve been too,” said Famaron honestly as he looked at Freesid.
“ There aren’t too many people who’ve heard of this town, because that’s the way princess Veata wants it,” said Dornoa as he drove into a parking spot on the right side of the road.
“ Who is Princess Veata?” asked Ohgood as he pulled out a cigarette and then lit it.
“ She owns everything you see, and as luck would grant us, she’s right over there,” said Dornoa as he pointed to Veata standing outside the museum in a long silky white dress and black fedora, as well as a gold necklace a with a single pearl in the center and a pair of black 4 inch heels.
“ Wow she’s absolutely stunning,” said Ratie as she climbed out of her seat.
Then Veata looked over at Dornoa and smiled and waved and started to walk over to him and Dornoa said hopefully,” She might be able to help you with your communication, Famaron.”
“ Let’s hope,” said Famaron quickly as he watched Veata walk past an elderly woman and rub his shoulder as she did.
“ Hi, Dornoa, I am not so happy with you right now,” said Veata playfully as she walked up and waved her finger and grinned.
“ Hello, Veata, why would you be so angry with me I sent you 1000 pounds of Baatold steaks did I not?” asked Dornoa as he smiled.
“ I have not seen my dear friend in so long I worried our friendship might have ended,” said Veata as she kissed Dornoa’s cheek and gave him a long hug.
“ Never, we’ll be friends ‘til the sun devours all of Parscan and we are no more,” said Dornoa smoothly as he held Veata’s forearms.
“ That is good to hear from an old friend. Why have you come to visit me this day and please say you can stay the night?” asked Veata as she looked at everyone and then saw Famaron and said warmly,” Emperor, I can’t believe it’s you, what an honor.”
“It is my honor you are truly beautiful and your city is spectacular,” said Famaron warmly then he smiled.
Meanwhile Saram started feeling a bit uncomfortable as she watched Famaron so she stepped forward and said brightly,” Hello, Veata, I am Saram Famaron’s girlfriend. It’s nice to meet you.”
“ Oh it is an honor to meet all of you, but I haven’t got your names,” said Veata as she smiled at Ohgood and Ratie.
“ I’m Ratie and he’s Ohgood, we’re Baub Avesup’s children.”
“ Oh the leader of the Yesic Holy Council. This is an amazing thing to meet you and all of you. Well, I’m still wondering what brings you all here it can’t be the scenery,” said Veata implying a question as she folded her arms and smiled at everyone.
“ There has been an uprising and I need to relay a message to a general Pimso as to where my location is. It is extremely urgent that I speak with him as soon as possible. Can you help me?” asked Famaron hopefully.
“ Yes I think so, Emperor, I have several computers in my castle as well as many phones, but all our phones are not working at all. Your best bet would be the main computer in my throne room.”
“ Can you take us there?” asked Famaron.
“ Please follow,” said Veata as she motioned with her right hand in a quick swirl and then started walking across the street.
Everyone followed close behind with Famaron walking beside her. They crossed the brown marble street and up to the front gates of Freesid. The 2 red headed female guards opened the gates and Veata smiled at them and said happily,” Thank you Corlett and Baurp. You’re doing a great job.”
Then as they walked across the drawbridge the sky filled with Worights, Penipodes, and Flashers that were blasting away at each other.
“ Quickly inside everyone!” shouted Ratie as she pushed Famaron and Veata forward.
Then everyone ran the 35 feet across and into the castle courtyard. There were 2 dozen guards most of which were female, standing about the courtyard wearing black leather body suits and they had laser pistols on their hips. There was a pair of yellow water fountains on either side that had statues of Veata in the nude holding a sword in one hand and a knife in the other. The front doors to the main castle were shaped like a waffle and made from brown wood, with a hexagon shaped golden door handle.
“ Open the main door now!” shouted Veata at her guards as she and everyone ran across the courtyard.
Then above them a pair of Flashers got blasted into oblivion, but balls of fiery twisted metal came falling towards the courtyard. The first one careened into the fountains on the right breaking the statue in 2 and sending a fiery trail into the front gate. The second flew headlong into the side of the castle leaving a large fiery hole.
Everyone ran into the main castle just as laser fire exploded behind them. Then the guard slammed the door shut and everyone released a sigh of relief. Then suddenly a laser canon blew the front door to pieces and Famaron shouted,” Everyone keep moving further into the castle!”
They ran into the main living room that was 100 yards long and had 70 foot high ceilings. It had an enormous 35 foot and 10 foot wide brown leather couch that was in the shape of a cross and was in the center of the room. On the left side of the room was a 20 foot flat screen monitor on the wall. On either side of it there were 2 large computer hard drives built into the wall that were 10 feet high. Above it there was a small study built into the wall and accessible by staircase to the left of the computer that had a small couch and 3 book cases filled with every book Veata had ever read like,” The cowards cup o’ Courage,” which was written by General Browen Talksot. The book was about a man gripped by fear of the modern age so much so he becomes a complete shut in. To give himself more space to live in he begins expanding his house. After 40 years of building on a daily basis his 10 acre plot is one enormous house that rises 30 stories high and has every comfort a man could ask for. Then his brother dies and he’s forced to leave Camalon as it became know to attend the funeral. And just as he exits his front door a large moving truck runs headlong into him killing him dead. Then when the authorities enter his colossal home they see that he had built a labyrinth of rooms and secret passageways as well as the fact that the house was built down into the ground 50 stories deep And that there was a vast diamond and gold mine beneath it that allowed him the w
ealth to pay for it. They also found 785 2 sentence notes that read the same thing,” If you’re reading this then the heaven this old man sought after, was built. Until he no longer needed to think of heaven, he was on his way suckers!!”
On the right side of the room there was 4 rows of 50 different robots. With most silver and gold, but others were burgundy of orange or dark green. They had lifelike faces and bodies and were even wearing clothes from leather jackets to brown corduroy pants. The far end of the room was filled with a large flower garden and pond that had a statue of Veata in the middle.
“ We should be safe here it’s heavily fortified. My computer is here as you can see. It will take a moment to boot up,” said Veata as she walked to the t.v. monitor and then placed her left hand on it and said sternly,” Veata is ready to boot.”
Then her screensaver of a muscular bare chested dark hired man popped up and Ratie said slyly,” Aren’t home computers great. They always bring a smile.”
“ O.K. we’re booted up it’s all yours,” said Veata as she stepped back.
“ Alright, computer security channel Mavo code 81bb,” said Famaron sternly as he stared at the screen.
Then the picture became fuzzy, but a figure could almost be seen. Then it cleared and showed General Pimso inside a smoky fire filled bridge. He looked at Famaron and said nervously,” Emperor, it’s…it’s far worse than we suspected. The Goeps are flooding Parscan with the bulk of their army simultaneously as the Halbaltic gang and the Posism Beliefs are attacking all over Parscan. My own crew has turned on me and are sabotaging my ship. I can’t make it to the escape pods, Emperor, my fate is sealed.”
“ Wait, Pimso, where in the world did all the Goeps come from?” asked Famaron sternly as his thoughts raced.
“ we think it is an unfortunate coincidence,” said Pimso as he struggled to breathe thru the thick smoke.
“ Coincidence my ass, someone’s behind all this. Alright, Pimso, I need to know if anyone can come and retrieve us. It’s very important that I get back to Pouf. I can’t do any good here,” said Famaron firmly as he stared at Pimso.
“ There is no one, the 4 flag ships were blown from the sky an hour ago. Emperor, I’m sorry we failed you, but the end of our time has arrived. Find a place to hide and stay hid or they’ll hang you from a metal pike,” said Pimso coldly as he pushed the smoke from his face then there was an explosion to his right and Pimso shouted,” Be the right and know the purpose, Emperor!”
Then 7 Goep soldiers flooded the bridge and began blasting Pimso with laser pistols. They blew his head clean off. Then one of them looked into the monitor and smiled menacingly and then blasted the screen blowing it to pieces. Famaron didn’t flinch and then turned away and said softly,” Be the right and know the purpose. We are in a spot so bad that any attempt to climb out will only make it worse. Ohgood, Ratie, I’d take you, but it’s probably rubble. This fight I have to wage is my war and if you want to leave I will totally understand. But if you stay you’re gonna see a side of me so ruthless you won’t recognize me so which is it?” asked Famaron as he looked at each of them and grimaced.
“ We’re fighters in our family. We wouldn’t abandon you under any circumstances. Even if it’s Armageddon it doesn’t matter,” said Ohgood as he grinned.
“ We would never leave you and we won’t judge you from what has to be done. All bets are off now,” said Ratie sincerely as she put her arm around Famaron.
“ Good, then we need a plan that doesn’t involve my battleships, because they are already torched. What does that leave us?” asked Famaron as he hugged Ohgood and Ratie and Saram kissed the top of his head.
“ I have an idea, but it won’t be easy to accomplish,” said Veata as she looked at Famaron.
“ Let me hear it,” said Famaron as he looked at Veata.
“ Use the Plalo’s combined magical power to open the Caristic and then use the Ornoun to cast a Zamrun spell. The combined power of the Ornoun and the Plalo could wipe out millions of people in one foul swoop. You would just need your enemies to be close enough to the Caristic to get them all,” said Veata as she walked over and grabbed a mahogany cased book from beneath the couch and then came back with it and said,” Here, all their contact numbers are right in this book. You just need to call.”
Ornoun is the vortex for all magical energy in the universe.
Zamrun spells send out a 30 foot wave of fire and flesh eating Gargoyle shaped blades in every direction for 7 miles.
“ well, that’s it then, it’s this or accepting some tyrants wishes. I’ll call every name in this book, but they may not be willing to help,” said Famaron as he took the book and opened it up.
“ Why wouldn’t they help?” asked Saram in a concerned voice.
“ Because one, no one’s been able to open the Caristic in years and it’s damn near impossible. And 2 they’re wizards and wizards only do what they want and not much more. Regardless, it’s our only shot so let’s get to it,” said Famaron sadly then he walked over to the computer.
He called wizards for the next 7 hours one at a time until there were only 3 left. He looked at the 3 names and rubbed his neck as his mind grew weary. Ratie, Ohgood, and Saram were asleep on the couch, while Veata had gone up to bed. The 3 names were Solcrist Memb, Talkyre Ambut, and Torn
Pepp. He had saved them for last as they were the most powerful and the most important if it was to work.
“ Alright, here goes it,” said Famaron then he set down the book and said sternly,” Computer, call Dackson 44. I hope this works.”
Then a few seconds went by as a please wait sign covered the bottom half of the monitor. Then there appeared Solcrist in a black robe and red leather sneakers. The robe had his personal insignia of 2 Baatolds being eaten by a Dowa bird sewn onto the front. His hair was peach in color and shaved up to the top of his ears then long and tied into a square ponytail. His eyes were mechanical and had thin steel eyelids that also bore his insignia and were gold in color. He had a silver nose with blinking green and red lights on it that was a result of him having his eyes and nose removed to install a powerful computer hard drive in his brain. He was 6’8” and overly muscular with narrow shoulders and long thick muscular arms and legs.
“ Oh, hello there, Famaron,” said Solcrist almost stunned and then he asked,” What do I owe this tremendous pleasure?”
“ Solcrist, I need your aid in a very important matter. Someone has laid siege to my army and are destroying our world as we speak,” said Famaron anxiously.
“ I have become aware of this, but what can be done?” asked Solcrist as he crinkled his forehead and put his finger to his lips.
“ well our only chance at beating back the Halbaltic gang Posism Beliefs and the Goeps is to open the Caristic and use the combined power of the Plalo to cast a Zamrun spell,” said Famaron warmly as he looked at Solcrist.
“ A Zamrun, interesting…how would you get all your enemies to be in one place?” asked Solcrist as he sat down and lit up a yellow homemade cigarette.
“ Well…I’ve got it, if we can successfully open the Caristic we could publicize a lie that there is untold riches and new magical items from Goarote that he himself has used. The news of such a thing would bring one and all in droves to the Caristic,” said Famaron excitedly as he felt a surge of confidence come over him.
“ True, this is true, but you would draw more than your enemies. You would draw women, children, even old friends you’d long since forgotten. How could you possibly kill your enemies without destroying so many innocents?” asked Solcrist calmly as he smoked.
“ A checkpoint, we could set up a checkpoint and when our enemies came to it we would let them pass right thru. And when the innocents came to the checkpoint we would tell them that that area of the Caristi
c was not suitable,” said Famaron then he waited for Solcrist’s response.
“ True, but even then it could blow up in your face if anyone got wise, then what?” asked Solcrist then he picked a bottle of wine off the floor and opened it and took a swig.
“ The greater good, if worse came to worse the innocents would have to perish if it meant saving Parscan. This world and our way of life is too precious to let it float away when we could make sacrifices and save it,” said Famaron sternly.
Solcrist was taken aback by Famaron’s statement and then he thought of the alternative and said snidely,” Then the weak pay a price they earned with stupidity. I’m all for it.”
“ Great glad to hear it. Now I’ve just got to contact Talkyre Ambut and Torn Pepp and we should have enough to pull this off,” said Famaron happily as he grinned and began thinking of what he’d say to Talkyre and Torn.
“ Talkyre and Torn eh…leave them to me I know just what to say. Give me half an hour and it will be settled o.k.?” asked Solcrist.
“ Of course, but we still need to open the Caristic without drawing suspicion,” said Famaron implying a question.
“ Bribes, dear boy, bribes I’ve got all the money in the world I can pay off the ground crew at the Caristic. Then we’ll go to work on her in private while everyone thinks it’s closed down for repairs. I’ll call you on the morrow and we’ll talk the final details out. Bye, Famaron, and try not to think about it,” said Solcrist slyly with a smile.
“ I’ll try bye, Solcrist,” said Famaron as he laughed knowing he would be thinking of nothing but.