Catboy the Mighty part 3: Belch Wars - Sorcerer’s Revenge It was shortly after lunch on a beautiful day on the castaway’s island. Alex’s friends Cathy, aka Neo Sailor Venus, and Jessica, aka Neo Sailor Mars, were visiting for a few days. It was shortly after lunch on the first day of their visit, and all at the dinner table had drunk a great deal of cola along with their meals. Cathy: "Well, that was a great meal." Cathy then releases a belch that is enough to send Alex, Jess, Andrew, Lina, and Xellos into fits of laughter. Alex: "That’s *snicker* the grossest thing I’ve ever heard in my life." Andrew: "Even grosser than the time you heard a barbarian fart after a cat girl stepped on his stomach?" Alex turns red and grumbles something under his breath, which is muted by the sandwich he stuffs into his mouth. A moment later Andrew is catapaulted into the air by an Aqua Create spell. Lina: "I can top that one, any time, any place." Lina then proceeds to chug some more cola before releasing a belch that goes from a low D to a high C sharp. Alex laughs so hard he snorts, and Xellos falls off of his chair onto his head. Jess: "Miss Lina, that was revolting." Andrew lands on top of Xellos, his head spinning from his little flight. Andrew: "No, that was comedy!" Cathy: "Still not as good as the one that I pulled off." Alex: "I’ll take you up on that challenge." Alex chugs a can of diet cola, holds his breath, and then releases a VERY long and loud belch that blows the hair of those in front of him. The cast in the area fall off of their chairs laughing. He doesn’t stop at that, though. Alex chugs another can, holds his breath, then releases several belches that come together to be the words for a song that sounds remarkably like A Maiden’s Prayer. Lina: "You just crossed the line with that belch, Mister Guest Writer. Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that...." Lina starts belching the words to the Dragon Slave, which gets everyone laughing to the point that they fall from their seats and curl up holding their stomachs. Lina turns a brilliant shade of red before covering her mouth and mumbling a polite, "Excuse me." Cathy: "Oh man, you topped mine." Xellos: "But can I top it?" The other people look to one another and shrug. Rezo, Martina, and Naga choose that moment to walk on, and Xellos grabs two cans of soda and chugs them before turning to the three newcomers. Just as they’re about to be greeted, though, Xellos releases a belch that hurls the three across the beach into a large tidal pool. Those seated at the table applaud his effort. Xellos: "Thank you, thank you. And for my next act...." Andrew: "You’re not gonna get an encore. At least, not after I get my chance." Alex: "Oh brother." Andrew takes a can of cola, chugs it, tosses the can, and repeats twice, for a total of three cans of carbonated beverage. He makes a few hand motions, then points at a nearby boulder and releases a belch that can’t be heard by normal ears. The boulder shatters a moment later, sprinkling everyone with tiny pebbles. Xellos applauds Andrew’s belch where as the three women and Alex start to fume at the disgustingness of the activity. Jess: "This has gone far enough." Xellos: "But we’re just getting started." He proceeds to down the remaining four cans of cola before turning towards the ocean and releasing a belch so loud that it disturbs the calm and peaceful ocean. Small waves began to form, which quickly grew larger and larger until something incredibly HUGE formed. Xellos has since turned his back to the ocean, and the others go into hysterics while pointing at the ocean. all: "Tsuna.... tsuna.... tsuna.... tsuna.... tsuna...." Xellos: "Huh? Tsuna?" Xellos turns around, his hair standing on end as the others scream and point. "TSUNAMI!!!!!!!!!" A tidal wave washes over the island, throwing everything into disarray and sweeping the cast from one side of the island to the other. A very unhappy Queen of Swords emerges from the remains of her hut, followed by a blushing Zelgadis and a very wet human Star, who is working on wringing the water out of his long black hair. Amelia and Zangalus emerge from the girl’s hut, followed by Filia, whose mace is in the ready position. Washed up against some of the nearby trees are Lina, Alex, Andrew, Jess, Cathy, Rezo, Martina, and Naga. Xellos blinks into the space above the somewhat ruined campsite, his cape billowing out behind him. Xellos: "Wow..... I never knew one belch could do something like THAT." Alex (moaning): "What the hell hit me?" Andrew (moaning): "I think Xellos summoned a tsunami with that last belch." Cathy: "Remind me never to do something like that again." all: "Don’t worry, we will." Cathy sighs and grumbles something. A moment later the cast is launched into the air by a Mega Brando. Once everyone lands and recovers they begin looking around for the three people who have yet to appear. Lina: "Where are Gourrigan, Sylphiel, and Kanzal?" Gourrigan emerges from the boy’s hut a moment later, his shorter hair done up in a bed head manner. Gourrigan (yawning): "What’s everyone making so much noise about?" Amelia: "Have you seen Miss Sylphiel and Mister Kanzal?" Gourrigan rubs his chin for a moment and hmmmmmms and aaaaaaaah’s, which begets strange looks from the other cast members. Gourrigan: "I saw them go into Sylphiel’s private lab." Lina: "Don’t you mean REZO’s private lab?" Zelgadis and the Queen of Swords fall over a moment later. Amelia soon joins them on the floor, with Alex and Andrew being the last ones to keel over. Zelgadis: "This could spell trouble, since Kanzal might make a move on our now brilliant Sylphiel." ------------------------------------------------------------ In the lab located in the side of the island’s only volcano Sylphiel and Kanzal are working on belch weapon technology. They have witnessed everything that has happened up to now and have applied that to their research. Located atop the volcano is the Giga Grazer cannon, which they had managed to fish out of the bay, but hadn’t been able to restart due to the controls being so water logged. Sylphiel: "So, Professor Kanzal, have you figured out the relation between belch and the power of the shockwaves that result from belches?" Kanzal: "Well, to a certain degree I have figured out that the more powerful the person, the stronger the belch they can release. In the case of Xellos and the amount of cola he drank, he was able to cause that tsunami we witnessed." As the two discuss their research, they don’t notice the little pocket calculator that has infiltrated the lab until it attatches itself to the Giga Grazer cannon controls, draws out the water, and boots up the weapon protocols for the entire island. A moment later every alarm in the lab goes off, smoke filling the area as Mal’s face pops up on every computer screen. Mal: "Hello, I am the Mal 10,000 program, created by Doctor Amelia Blight and upgraded by my own digital hands. I have now taken over every weapon on the island, up to and including the Giga Grazer Cannon, which will soon become my new and improved Hyper Belch Gun." Sylphiel and Kanzal look at each other before running off in a panic. The doors to the lab slam shut behind them as every gunport on the volcano opens and starts to fire upon them. Meanwhile, in the remains of the village, those who witnessed Xellos’ show of belch power were working on cleanup. Sylphiel and Kanzal race into the center of the village followed by a hail of laser fire. Amelia sets up a Balas Wall, which absorbs some of the laser fire, but crumbles a moment later. A black beam cuts through the center of the village, which strikes a mountain a moment later, erasing it on contact. Alex: "That was the Giga Grazer Gun, wasn’t it?" Sylphiel: "Yes, it was. However, Mal is upgrading it to a Belch cannon of sorts." Lina: "Then this is going to become the Belch wars, isn’t it?" Sylphiel and Kanzel nod. Everyone else falls over a moment later. Zelgadis: "This is just great. How are we going to fight something as disgusting as a belch gun?" The cast turn and look at Xellos, who stops smiling and has his right eyebrow twitch. Lina: "We use our secret weapon." Xellos: "That’s not fair Lina. You can’t use me as a weapon." Andrew: "You’re the one who started this mess...." Cathy: "So you can get us out of it." The cast members proceed to tie Xellos to a tree and force feed him every can of cola they can locate on the island. About twenty minutes and a hundred cans of soda later a very bloated Xellos bursts free of his bonds and begins to float towards the heavens. Lina: "You’re not gonna get away from us that easily. Balas Rod!" A whip of flames forms in Lina’s hands, which she uses to wrap around Xellos’ legs and anchor him to the island. The mazoku priest is still floating high in the air, now turning green due to stomach upset. Xellos: "Either I belch soon or I’m gonna blow." Cathy: "You’ll get to belch soon enough. Trust me." A shockwave tears across the island, forming a river from the new bay to the ocean and back again. The epicenter is the Hyper Belch Gun seated atop the volcano, and the targets are the cast and crew. Alex: "Action stations! Action stations. Hyper Belch Gun is recharging for a second round." He sets his telescope down and raises his right hand to the sky while shouting a power up phrase of sorts. Andrew, Jess, and Cathy join in, all four transforming into their super powered alter egos. A moment later the second shockwave from the Hyper Belch Gun tears across the island, splitting the new location of the town in half, then into quarters, then eighths, until there isn’t much left of the huts except for palm fronds and bamboo. Lina: "Now he’s gone TOO far." Gourrigan: "What are you going to do to him?" Lina glares evily at the mountain top. Lina: "The worst thing that I can possibly think of." Amelia and Zelgadis recoil in horror. Xellos turns even greener. Martina, Naga, Zangalus, and Rezo run off into the woods in hopes of finding some place safe to hide from Lina’s wrath. Amelia: "You’re not going to...." Lina: "Oh yes I am. I’m going to release the Xellos Burp and watch that mountain shatter like a cheap plate glass window." Sylphiel: "But Miss Lina, you can’t do that. What about our research?" Andrew: "I’ve got it backed up in Alex’s laptop. We can blow that thing sky high." Lina floats up to Xellos, who is now turning a very deep shade of green, followed by blue and violet. She starts to pat him on the back, which begets a rumbling from deep within the over bloated mazoku priest. Lina: "Come on Xellos. Good baby. Give mommy a burp." Zelgadis: "I think I’m going to be ill." Amelia: "I think I may join you in that, Mister Zelgadis." Jess: "Hit the dirt. He’s gonna BLOW!!" The cast and crew duck and cover as Xellos opens his mouth and releases the universe’s largest, loudest, and longest belch. The belch tears across the island, digging a canyon through the forest before colliding with the volcano. In the force of a nuclear explosion the mountain detonates, showering the countryside with bits and pieces of rock and debris. The Hyper Belch Gun flys into orbit, where it reenters the earth’s atmosphere and burns up, taking the Mal 10,000 program with it. With the belch over, Xellos deflates and falls onto his face. Lina floats down and makes a perfect one point landing on Xellos’ head. Lina: "Did that teach you not to mess with the power of the belch?" Xellos, Sylpheil, and Kanzel: "Yes Miss Lina." Lina falls over, not expecting to hear the two scientists apologize for messing with belch technology or fishing the Giga Grazer gun from the waters of the bay. With apologies over the crew and cast set about moving the remains of the huts back to the original campsite and work on rebuilding everything. *~~-------------------------------------------------------~~* Alex, Lina, Cathy, Jess, Andrew, and Zelgadis are standing on a make shift stage, since the one they normally use to wrap up the show was washed away in the tsunami that Xellos created. Behind them a half naked Mazoku priest is strapped in a chair, being forced to watch the Telebubbies and listen to Handscum’s song ‘Mmmm Brrrrap’ repeatedly for a week. Those standing on the stage are dressed in tuxes (for the men) and flowing gowns (for the ladies). Alex: "This is normally the part of the show where we show the out takes from the episode of from other episodes, but we didn’t really have any out takes..." Lina: "Unless you count Xellos getting it backwards when he was supposed to belch to make the tsunami." The other cast members turn green and grumble assorted explitives and spells and such. Xellos (mumbling): "Please make it stop, please make it stop, please please please make it stop!" Andrew: "We’re not going to make it stop until you learn your lesson." Cathy: "What lesson are we teaching him?" Lina: "Not to belch so loud that he washes away half of the island and stuff like that." Alex: "Well, since we don’t have any blooper clips for this episode, we’re gonna run some bloopers from classic episodes from my fanfic site. Remember, the addy is www.angelfire.com/nh/WarriorSaturn/fanfiction.html" The other cast members moan at the shameless plug. BLOOPERS!!!! There are five warriors in black backstage, practicing a dance routine for the episode titled ‘Something a Little Wilder’. Their coordination, though, could use a LOT of work. all: "Slam it to the left..." Four of the people get smacked in the gut, keeling forward, gasping for air. The person on the far right turns out to be none other than Alex, who’s chuckling insanely. Alex: "Sorry guys." They continue the dance routine. all: "Shake it to the right..." The person on the far left shakes it too far to the right and bumps into his neighbor, creating a domino effect which results in a four person pile up with Alex at the bottom. They untangle themselves and resume the routine. all: "Kick it to the front..." Two right foot shoes fly through the air and over the camera, which pans to watch where they land in the audience. By now the dancers are in hysterics and no work is getting done. However, they pull it together and resume the routine from the top. all: "Slam it to the left (if you’re having a good time). Shake it to the right (if you know that you feel fine). Kick it to the front. Go ro-ou-ound." The five dancers manage to make it to the point where they twirl around. Unfortunately they get their legs tangled up and fall over in a pile of bodies. The camera man laughs hysterically and falls over, tipping the camera so that it lands on its side and stares at the actors. Alex: "Cut. I mean it guys. Cut. Stop rolling the tape. Tony! Darren! Stop the frackin tape or else I’ll get you later!!" ~~~~*~~~~*~~~~~ Back at the stage of the castaway’s island, everyone except for Alex are laughing hysterically at the blooper clip they chose. Alex is fuming to the point where he’s grumbling spell incantations, to be precise the spell for the Demon Gate. Cathy: "RUN FOR IT!!" The castaways make a run for it while Alex falls over laughing. Alex: "That’ll teach you not to laugh at clips where I wind up on the butt end of the joke." Sylphiel pops up next to him. Sylphiel: "But Mister Alex, you’re the one who chose that clip to run. I thought you knew what was on it." Alex flushes crimson before disappearing into his personal lab, where he starts to work on other fanfiction stuff that he hasn’t worked on for a while. Elsewhere on the island the castaways work hard to finish the repairs to the huts and such and Xellos continues his punishment. The scene fades to black a moment later. *************************************** Alex: "Hello? Hello?? Geeze, this is just dandy. Some strange woman calls and then hangs up. I don’t get it." A portal opens and out steps Eudial. Strapped to her back is the Fire Buster Mark 3, and attatched to her hip the heart crystal capture gun. Eudial: "So, you’re the pure hearted one who Professor Tomoe sent to steal from." Alex backs away from his laptop, which starts beeping out stuff from Mimmet and other members of the Witches 5. Eudial looks at it and starts screaming and cursing. Eudial: "How dare those losers try to pull one over on me! I’m still the team leader!" A message blinks up on the screen that Alex looks at and starts to laugh over. Alex: "Scream if your brake pedal has been corroded by acid slugs?!" Eudial curses a few times before exiting via the same portal. A moment later the Dragonchu flutters down and lands on Alex’s head, chuckling like crazy about Eudial and her exploits lately. Eudial’s voice: "Don’t think you’ve seen the last of me, Warrior of the Stars. I will be back, and your heart crystal is mine!" To Be Continued....