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| Jr. Koopa Adventures |
| Episode Fifteen |
| The ships skimmed across the water again going at a decent pace. Everyone is slightly weary but still continues in hot pursuit to free Strife, get revenge, and purge the world of the power-crazed demons they were chasing. The silence was broken only by the occasional comment of a captain or other person on the ships. AXEM MAHOGANY: He moves fast for a swimming creature. We�re traveling at twenty miles per hour and still haven�t found him. ZAP: Perhaps we�re going in the wrong direction. AXEM MAHOGANY: We could sure use a scout. VOICE: Did someone say scout? Standing behind him was a Jr. Koopa, Wings to be exact. WINGS: I�ll scout ahead to find the demon. My speed is unmatched in the air by anything living. Heck, I can even swim fast, and run if needed. I�ll be able to find him, whatever direction he�s in. My eyesight is exceptional too. I was practically made to be a scout! AXEM MAHOGANY: That�s all good and well, but you were steering the ship. Who�s steering it now? They all turn their heads to see Hammer at the steering wheel. HAMMER: Lower the stern! Raise the bow! Throw the port overboard! Take down the boon! Smash the starboard! Wahoo! They all look at each other. AXEM MAHOGANY: Someone relieve Hammer of that steering wheel. But in the mean time, anyone got a plank? �����������������������������. Wings glides effortlessly over the water, looking forward. WINGS: (thinking) Nothing, nothing, nothing. Suddenly, he notices a dark mass moving forward. He moves up closer. He hovers soundlessly over them. Suddenly he hears Strife speaking in an unwavering, mindless, voice. STRIFE: How much longer to the island Master Xylan? Wings happens to get a short glimpse of his face. It is shadowed and his eyes are simply red light, no whites, no pupil, no iris. His mouth is open when he speaks, as if it isn�t him speaking. XYLAN: About ten minutes. Wings flies back to the ship, hearing all he needed to hear. �������������������������� Wings lands on the ship and explains the scene to the others. JR. KOOPA MAHOGANY: That�s odd. It would seem that Strife was possessed. They all nod at this statement. Axem Mahogany goes to change the course of the boats, seeing that his is the one in the center of the three linked ships. Zap and the others exert a bit more energy into the motors while Wizard and Wings converse quietly. WIZARD: How will we defeat this guy? He can capture our souls, our powers, and control our minds. WINGS: There has to be a way to win. We can do it. WIZARD: "We" as in who? Wings smiles mysteriously, mischief in his eyes. WINGS: We, the Jr. Koopa Squad. ���������������������� The ships zoom ahead, an island now in sight. Zap walks over the deck instructing a line of fighters, namely axem/Jr. Koopa slaves from Xylan�s ships and electro koopas from his squad. ZAP: Okay! The second we reach that island, which appears to be where he�s building a base we launch a full sized attack on his troops and him. One fourth from his right. One forth from his left, and the others from forward and behind. Got it? FIGHTERS: Yep! ZAP: Well then get ready for some old school crushing! It�s coming up! But! That�s not all! Zap considered the explanation of his plan as they approached the island. ������������������������ The ship landed on the island and the troops silently, armed with their weapons made their way toward the center of the island. The place was quiet and not too beautiful. Wings glides overhead, scouting the area. He lands and reports. WINGS: Mountainous terrain for the most part, but the parts that aren�t hilly are flat. Decent amount of bushes though so we should be fine. At a few commands from Hammer and Zap, the groups split into long range or magic users and physical or short range users. The groups go over the battlefield, the magic users inside a box made by the short rangers. Suddenly, they hear a rustle in the bushes. Zap sends a lighting bolt at the creature. They hear a groan then a thud. At a command from the lookout (Wings) they continue onward across the land and through the hills. They travel on, stopping the guards from reporting, until they reach a staircase embedded into a hill. Jr. Koopa Red takes a deep breath. RED: Here we go. The group heads down the staircase, unaware of what lies ahead. END OF EPISODE 15 |