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"So where the hell has SNIPER gone now?" asked Your Honour, turning to the other members of the party.
Grix shrugged, there were much bigger things to worry about than the whereabouts of SNIPER.
Ant however had seen SNIPER disappear, so decided to speak up "Well, he said we were a bunch of stupid morons trying to find this sword, and went off that way." Ant pointed towards a meadow.
"Well if he doesn't care about our homes being destroyed and us being enslaved then so be it. I do, and I vow to find the Sword of Nogard, and slay those foul beasts that attack our homes!" Cried Your Honour, and the three of them set off into the forest.
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SNIPER continued to wander through the meadow, it was a beautiful day, the suns were bright and the sky clear. Walking through the waist high grass amongst the butterfly was something that always helped to cheer SNIPER up. Maybe he should catch up with his friends he thought, and he too headed for the forest.
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pb marched up to FantasyMeister. "You can't keep sending our men out to die! We only have limited resources, and cannot fight them out there in the fields!"
"Then what would you suggest pb, letting those beasts inside our city walls, letting them slaughter our wives and feed on our children?" Replied FM looking down on pb.
"But we cannot hold out forever. We need help!" said pb shaking his head, as he walked away.
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SNIPER's mood had again changed for the worse. Where were those stupid idiots now? SNIPER looked round to see something catching the light in a clearing nearby. Maybe it was his friends! He ran into the clearing.
Moments later he realised that it was not his friends in the clearing, but something much more special. Stuck in the ground was a sword. The sword of Nogard! As SNIPER approached it he suddenly felt a chill in the air. The skies had clouded over, and the wind had picked up to such an extent that the trees creaked. If SNIPER could retrieve the sword, he would be a hero! No more would he be laughed at!
SNIPER grabbed the sword and pulled with all of his might. He could feel the first drops of a violent rain storm lash against his face. Still he pulled on the sword, until it gave up it's hold on the ground. SNIPER could feel great power within him as he held it.
He held it toward the skies as a sign of victory.
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Grix didn't like this change in the weather. Not one bit. Why had it changed so suddenly? He could feel something strange in the air. "That way!" He cried, pointing towards a clearing nearby as thunder crashed in his ears and lightning lit up the skies.
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"Aaaarghhhh!" Cried SNIPER as he was thrown to the ground. A lightning bolt had struck the sword and flowed through his body.
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Your Honour was the first into the clearing. "It's SNIPER" he said, "Or at least it was...." he said, looking at the charred remains of his former companion.
"It looks as if we weren't the first at the scene" Said Ant, pointing towards some footprints leading out of the clearing. Next to these was a strange track, much like that that would be left be a sword, being dragged through grass........
"Where did you get -" pb began, but was cut off in mid sentence
"I made it. Quite simple really. You have a heat source at the bottom which provides convection currents. They cause the fluid movement you see. Now, the faint glow appears because -"
pb interrupted the man, mid sentence
"I'm sorry, did you say you could help us? Only we're trying to -"
The old man interrupted
"Don't interrupt me, young man. I'll have you know that -"
"Well don't interrupt me then. If you think you can just -"
"Stop it! If you do that once more, I'm going to -"
"Don't threaten me! I'm a soldier you know. I could -"
"SHUT UP" chorused FM and sheepy.
"Now," FM began "Can you help us?"
"Certainly. But first you must complete The Trial, to show your worth. It consists of three tasks, each more difficult than the last. Three tasks, one of body, one of mind, and one of soul. The first, is a test of your mind. You must defeat my monkey at noughts and crosses."
FM took a deep breath..
The heroes journeyed on. Some very intense music came as the travelled through the plains, and their silloutes could be seen marching through. Meka was in front, using his staff as a walking stick.
Soon enough...
Ant ducked behind a log, as a axe flew out from a window... it smacked into the side of the log.
"We've had the house under seige for three days now," The Captain said, taking another swig from his bottle of ale. He blinked as the stuff dripped down the back of his throat, taking a few braincells with it. "The orcs are stubborn swines though. They'll come out dying, than come out with their hands in the air..."
"But why did they take the house in the first place, General? Even with no hostages?" Grix asked.
The man stared into Grix's eyes. "You better be able to distinguish rank, I'm a Captain."
"Sorry."
"It's a valuable house... they know our Government won't let it get destroyed. If they stay inside, they know that we can't flame it. Damn thing... even THINKING about blowing the house up, will result in you getting court marshalled."
The Captain took another swig from the bottle.
"Do you know what the common trait is, between us and them?" The Captain pointed to the old house.
"What?" Your Honour asked politely.
"This." The General held up the bottle of ale. "We both know the drink is the best weapon. The fighting sprirt. What keeps us going..."
"WHY are they hiding though?" Grix asked.
"You're..." The Captain searched for the words. Grix wasn't sure if he was drunk, or just so deeply saddened, he couldn't think properly anymore. "...Very inquisitive." The Captain finished. "They know where the gold is."
"Gold?"
Meka sighed. Grix was creating yet ANOTHER plotline.
"Yeah... they know where the gold is. We need to find where it is, AND keep the house intact... damn that house... We know that it's buried in..."
They held their breath, as the Captain tried to remember...
"...a triangle of trees. But they know where the field is, where the trees are..."
The Captain took another gulp.
"Must be here somewhere." said pb looking around.
"Ah," said Sheepy, pointing. "Found it."
The cave was painted bright yellow and had a sign in front which read 'Cave of Answers. adults; 1 gold piece, children and OAPs; free.'
The three travellers followed the brightly painted arrows through the cave until they reached a large opening which led to a warm looking room. A wise looking man sat on a chair in the centre of the room and was busy answering questions from the long queue, which had formed in front of him.
"Ticket to see the amazing answering man?" asked a small lad standing next to a ticket vending machine.
They paid the lad 1 piece of gold and joined the queue. Three hours later they got to within one person and leaned over to hear the conversation...
"What question do you have to ask me?" said the old and wise looking bearded man.
"um.." said the young woman in front of the trio, "can you tell me if I will marry a rich man?"
"Yes." said the wise man and the woman went away with a smile on her face.
The old man looked at the trio and asked the question again, "What question do you have to ask me?"
"Are you the wise old man?" asked Sheepy. The other two held their heads in their hands.
"Yes." said the wise old man. "Thank you for your question, goodbye!"
"whoa!" said FM as the old man, having no-one left in the queue to speak to, walked towards the door behind his chair. "We're on an important mission to clear our names and bring justice to the land. Please help us in our quest."
The old man looked them up and down, then nodded his head and beckoned them inside...
"DEADLY. FORD."
Your Honour was quite angry.
"THIS, MY DEAR FRIEND, IS A WATERFALL."
Meka watched Your Honours eyes seem to grow at a large speed... "Yeah well... waterfall doesn't rhyme with..."
"I don't care!" Your Honour said, calming down slightly... "What matters now is how we get across."
"Perhaps it would be a good idea if we climbed down the cliff face, and then climbed up the other side."
With the rope secure, Sonicrav went first. Grix, then Meka...
"Grix?" Meka asked...
Grix concentrated on getting down the cliff face... "Yeah?"
"Don't you think leaving the car up there seems... well... a little pointless? It's only just been written in, it has quite a lot of potential."
Grix stopped climbing. "You mean, we've only just got hold of it, it has a lot of potential."
"Yeah, ok. Sorry."
Grix kicked the cliff, looking for a foothold. "We'll find another car soon enough, trust me. And anyway, we've gained a lot of time using the car."
"Yes... probably."
"Probably?"
"We were going rather slow."
"Why didn't we change the wheel then?"
"...Damn..."
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"Please sir, calm down."
The man was breathing quite hysterically.
"Can you tell us what these people looked like?"
"They... were... wearing... fancy... dress..." The man stopped again, and tried to breathe properly. "They were dressed as knights and wizards."
"Ok..." The police officer wrote in a notebook. "And they attacked your car with what?"
"A bow and arrow. They shot the wheel, and I ran for it."
"Ok..." The policeman said, "What car do you drive sir?"
"It's not hard to miss, it's bright yellow, and it has "Getdotted.com" written across the side..."
"No, I CAN'T go any faster. Some idiot shot the tire!"
"Look, at least keep the cursed thing in a straight line!" moaned Ant
SonicRav returned the comment with a glare that could strip wallpaper.
"I get carsick often, you know." YH said. "Can we have this window open - just in case, you know?"
Grix paused for a moment, and said "You've never been in a car before. How do you know that?"
YEURRRRRGH!
"Never mind."
"Where are we headed anyway?" asked Dan
Meka spoke..
"To find the sacred sword,
ye must cross the deadly ford,
then find he who is missing,
and your goal will be in the prison."
"NOOOOOOOO!" Grix cried "You can't rhyme missing with prison! It just doesn't work!"
"Ronan Keating does..." meka muttered under his breath.
"You have a bow?" Ant asked.
Grix looked at his hands. He was holding a bow.
"Yes, I do." Grix replied.
He got out an arrow, drew back the bow, and fired the arrow at a car.
*TOINK*
The arrow smacked into the metal side... but the car kept going.
"Damn. Can't seem to stop the things."
Meka watched Grix, as he tried to stop a car. "Try hitting the wheels."
Grix squinted in the bright sun, and fired the arrow... amazingly, it hit the tyre, and ripped the rubber open.
The car span as the driver tried to regain control of the machine... and ended up in a mud ditch... The engine stopped.
He tried restarting the engine... but it just revved...
He looked up. Five men wearing cloaks and waving swords in the air were running towards the car.
The man frantically tried to restart the engine...
The men drew closer.
The man opened the car door, jumped out, scrambled to his feet, and ran for his life.
The men stood around the car, cheering.
"So who's going to drive?" Meka asked.
"What am I doing here!" exclaimed VenomByte (With very strong emphasis on the 'I')
"I was happily wandering off to buy a game, walking through the car park and minding my own business, when all of a sudden when all of a sudden I'm teleported through time and space to God-knows-where with a group of people in fancy dress!"
"So.. are we still in your time or not?" asked Ant, above the noise of meka's hermetic mumblings
"Bah.... gnnk 'loody idiot. Meh, Givv 'im "fancy ruddy dress". Oughter turnim intoa slug. See 'ow he likes things then. Mehehe. yeah. That'd learn 'im."
"Um, well you see those contraptions moving speedily across the tarmac?" Venombyte repplied to Ant
"yes"
"Well, notice that they only have three thin cylindrical shaped attachments on them."
"Look, we know what a wheel is, for christs sake!"
"Oh...okay. Well normally, they have four. To think that these all have three.... this must be a sick, sick place indeed."
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pb turnned to FM
"What's that noise?"
"I don't know, get some sleep."
ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!
"There it is again!"
FM and sheepy sat upright. The mysterious sound was growing closer. The two of them rose up slowly, and drew their swords.
Er-no burst through the shrubbery into the clearing, screming like a madman. At least it looked like Er-no, only there was something hideously wrong....
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Grix, Meka, Ant, Dan, and Venombyte landed in a heap. Perhaps there were more people, but at the moment, it was unimportant.
Just beyond the hill, they knew that the town was there... and there indeed, lay the sword.
"Are we in the right time period now?" Grix asked Meka...
"Yes. Definitely."
They climbed up over the hill, to the sound of powerful violins and trumpets. If this was a film, this is what they would stick on the trailer.
Grix looked over the hills again...
"ROADS!"
Indeed. Tarmac. Roads.
"Meka, are you SURE we're in the right period!"
"I am POSITIVE. Something has gone terribly wrong..."
Grix stepped back, as cars sped by on the highway...
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FM and Pb talked around the flames...
"I'm worried about the story FM."
FM took a bite from a chicken leg. He said nothing, and waited for Pb to continue.
"I'm not sure where Grix is taking the story. I thought perhaps the road thing was a joke... but, he really seems desperate to keep it."
FM chucked the bone over his shoulder.
"Pb... don't worry. Grix usually knows what he's doing. But there is something I do suggest."
"What?"
"We don't talk about the story... I think it loses it's magic when we do."
"Err... ok."
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....because er-no is an er-bot he now has legs, Sniper's legs. HA