The Naar Saga

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 1: Return of the Enemy
Galloway usually doesn't dream beyond the usual stuff: cute girls, food, and watching Magus's head roll for trying to feed him to Molor. However, a few nights after he left Weiila's, the dreams began...

***

He was standing inside a cave, in front of a deep underground lake. Beside him was Weiila, Val, Starstorm, and Poke. He stepped into the water, and out came a brilliant flash of light. Suddenly, everyone else had vanished, and Galloway was in front of a giant shadow.

The shadow laughed, then tore him apart, limb by limb.

***

Weiila, on the other hand, was sleeping soundly. When she got up the next day (or was it the previous day- damn international date line), she returned to her notes to write her revenge on Galloway for sending her to hell.

Once again, someone had gone through the notes. Suddenly, a black-armored hand reached at her from behind. An all-too-familiar voice said, "You suffered this fate once. You will suffer it again."

A laser blast rang out. This time, however, the figure stayed.

***

Galloway finally decided to see Weiila about the dream. Maybe she could make some sense out of it. After all, she WAS the smart one in the duo.

After flying over to Sweden, he found her house once again deserted. Like before, he kicked the door down.

"Ouch!" screamed a voice from beneath the door. Ultros pushed the piece of wood off of himself and shouted, "Nobody will bother master! Begone!" Galloway sent him flying through the roof with a single kick, then continued to Weiila's room.

He found, once again, a small child crying on the bed. Thoughts about what had happened previously rushed into his mind. Was it starting again?

Was Mox back?

Almost as if in response to his question, a black-armored figure leaped from the roof. It grabbed Galloway by the collar, but since Galloway had his sword handy, it simply took a swipe to make him let go.

The figure jumped forward, but Galloway jumped to the side and smacked him down. A Gallo-beam then followed, catapulting the dark being tumbling backwards.

The figure sent a fireball, but Galloway reflected it back. Next, it pried some floor loose and tossed it, but Galloway smashed the piece apart.

Weiila had lost interest long ago. She fell asleep.

The fight continued for some time. Then Galloway, after beating the living shit out of the enemy, pinned them and said, "You're not Mox. Mox was much stronger than you. Who the hell are you, anyway?"

The figure struggled loose. "Falchin!"

Galloway backed away. "Then why the hell did you shrink Weiila? And what's with the armor?"

Falchin turned away. "I didn't reduce her. And the armor is my father's curse, handed down to me. The bloodline of Mox runs through my veins; I am powerless to stop it. The armor is a curse father put upon his entire family. And, if you're interested, I came to save the girl!"

Everyone rushed back to Weiila's room to find Ultros, severely bruised, trying to pick up sleeping Weiila. Galloway sliced off his tentacles and sent him into high orbit yet again, then began to plan for the next phase.

THE END OF PART 1
Weiila: WAAAAAAHHH!!! I'M A KID AGAIN!!!
Galloway: At least Mox isn't back...I hope...

The Naar Saga part 2: Devastating Loss

After a few minutes, Galloway called Neo and had him come over. Whoever had done this, Falchin had reasoned, must be close by; he said something about how the being was too slow to move very far.

Just after Neo showed up, a knock was heard from downstairs. Starstorm stood in the doorway, looking at what used to be Weiila's house. Poke was behind him, mumbling something about having to shove Ultros off himself on the way over.

Now, with an entire army, they raised their chances of victory from 10000000000000 to 1 to 9000000000000 to 1. They walked outside.

***

After moving about five feet, a note appeared out of nowhere. It read:

"If you are foolish enough to face me, go to the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. I will be waiting there."

Grumbling, Galloway used the teleportation spell to head to the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota.

***

After landing in the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota, they met their enemy. He was tall, muscular, and dressed completely in black armor. A cape was hanging on his back. His face was completely lost in his black, horned helmet. A sword hung at his waist, and a shield was strapped to his back.

At first, you would mistake this guy for Mox. But there was something much different, much more terrifying...

Suddenly, a hand rose up, and a blast of energy flew forward. Galloway and Neo used the "dissapear then reappear" trick, Weiila simply ducked, and Falchin flew to the side. Unfortunately, Star and Poke were caught completely off-guard; they were smashed head-on.

When they got back up, they were seven-year-old kids.l

Cursing this calamity, Galloway and Neo fused into Ultra. The being simply stood there, as if what was happening was no trouble to him.

"Foolish warriors," said the being, in a voice that would make your blood run cold. "Did you really think you could win against me? I am Naar, God of Evil! Nobody can destroy me!"

Ultra, however, had used the lengthy speech to charge up an enormous energy blast. It connected head-on, catapulting Naar five miles into the distance. Unfortunately, he just got up and came rushing back.

Ultra fired up a Kaioken hastily, then began to combo down on Naar. The god simply stood there, blocking the blows, then sent a single smashing blast into Ultra, plowing him through the ground. The two unfused the moment they stopped moving.

Neo crawled his way forward, then collapsed. Galloway, however, stood straight back up, despite his injuries, and charged up a Gallo-beam. However, without the added energy of Neo, the blast didn't even dent Naar. This was getting desperate.

Finally, Galloway realized there was one way to win. It would be risky, and probably wouldn't destroy Naar, but hopefully, it would weaken him enough to force him to flee. He began to charge up for another blast, but unlike before, he continued to charge past the reccommended maximum.

Naar looked onward in shock. Blood began to drip from Galloway's lip. His knees began to quiver violently. Everyone could tell that the amount of power he was charging was too strong; it was killing him.

Finally, with an agonizing scream, Galloway released the energy. Everyone was knocked unconcious by the force being created by the attack. The last thing they saw was Naar being blasted backwards and Galloway slumping to the ground.

***

Weiila woke to find herself, along with everyone (except Galloway), in a simple tent. Above her, holding a damp cloth, was Val.

"You're lucky to be alive," said Val. "If you had been out for a few more hours, you would be pushing up the daisies right now."

"Gallo...Gallo...Gal..." began Weiila, but she couldn't finish the sentence. She didn't need to.

Val shook her head. "He was barely alive when we found him. Whatever he did, he had lost nearly all of his energy. When you consider his nature, that would make it impossible for him to survive for long. He is still alive, but he won't be able to strain himself for a while. Now go to sleep."

Weiila then fell back to sleep. Val continued to wash her wounds, then left.

THE END OF PART 2
Weiila: And how much would a set of all three sagas cost?
Galloway: Next to nothing, but it's really $3000.99.

The Naar Saga part 3: Why Not to Piss Off a God

Naar lifted himself out of the debris of what used to be a trailer park in the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. After surveying the destruction Galloway had inadvertanly caused, a deep chuckle emerged from his dark helmet.

"This could be entertaining after all."

***

Galloway woke to find himself strapped to a bed. Val and Zero X-Hunter were standing over him, talking about how that one guy looked just like Mox and stuff. They didn't notice Galloway squirm his way out of the straps and crawl out of the tent.

Struggling to keep his balance, Galloway made his way to a small pile of old crates. Gasping for air, he sat himself down and thought about what had happened. He was supposed to be dead; the Final Attack Technique always destroyed the user, as his brother had said.

And yet he was still alive...

The Gungir smashed throught the pile directly behind Galloway. Val and X-Hunter stalked towards him, carrying a straight-jacket and a needle full of some sort of medication. Galloway tried to flee, but found himself too weakened to move.

Suddenly, an enormously large amount of dark energy filled the area. Val, sensing it at the same time Galloway did, grabbed the Gungir and readied it. X-Hunter didn't sense anything, but he followed in suit. Galloway used every ounce of strength he could muster and drew his sword.

A huge bmass of black energy appeared. It formed into the ghastly form of Naar. He drew his sword in one hand and raised the other. Val threw the Gungir at him, but it was incinerated in the blast that flowed from Naar's hand. It connected with her, sending her catapulting back several yards.

X-Hunter charged in blind confusion, but Naar simply knocked him aside with a flick of his wrist. He then stalked toward Galloway, his sword readied to run the hero through. In desperation, Galloway swung his sword at the foul god.

What followed next was amazing. The moment Galloway's sword connected with Naar's blade, a flash of light filled the area. When it dissipitated, both blades were lying in pieces on the ground. Naar withdrew in panic. Galloway simply charged up what little strength he could and stood up.

"What the hell's going on here?" shouted a voice from somewhere. Wilfredo Martinez, Igatona, Faetan, and Mabatseeker emerged from various tents in response to the bright flashes, the noisy combat, and that damn orchestra that wouldn't stop playing.

Galloway simply collapsed again. X-Hunter regained conciousness and dragged him back into the bed. He then set off to find what had happened to Val, leaving Wil and Iga in COMPLETE CONTROL!!!!!!!

***

X-Hunter was walking for quite a while when he saw that the path of destruction was beginning to clear. Finally, he found where it stopped.

At that very spot, a small child sat, crying.

***

Naar looked onward. He couldn't risk facing them again; at least, not right now. He had no choice but to send his best agents in...

His castle was filled with the sound of heavy footsteps. Cybernetic soldiers, each one armed with some sort of weapon, entered the square. Naar handed them their orders, then sent them out to eliminate everyone in that pathetic team of theirs.

He then summoned four others. He gave them their orders; if the first plan failed, then they were to be the fail-safe. They had to strike while the group was weakened.

They had no time to waste.

***

Galloway was lying in the bed when Falchin came over. He handed him an old friend; the Everlasting Rag.

"It was in the room with the Black Pentagram," he said. "I believe it's yours."

Galloway took it, then fell asleep.

THE END OF PART 3
Val: I'm a kid now? NOOOO!!!
Galloway: *whips out the Everlasting Rag and puts it under Val's nose*
Val: *falls asleep*

The Naar Saga part 4: Why Assassins are Pathetic

After X-Hunter returned with the kid Val, everyone prepared to break camp. Galloway, having regained his strength, emeged from the tent with a smashed blade, a rag that would never die, and the knowledge that if he didn't get to the bottom of his dreams, the world would be in some serious shit.

Everyone hiked east, preparing to leave the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. The group that was with Val didn't talk at all about what THEY were doing; whenever Galloway or the others brought it up, they simply rolled their eyes away and pointed a sharp object at his neck. This was going to be one LONG trip.

Suddenly, a laser blasted by, barely missing Galloway. It connected with a rock, leaving behind a small burned piece of earth. Cyborgs armed with guns, laser swords, laser spears, and various other nasty weapons that would poke somebody's eye out, emerged from hiding to challange the group. Unfortunately, they would soon learn not to be take their enemies easily...

One ran straight at Igatona, only to get his head knocked clean off with a single backhand. X-Hunter's blade ripped through three of them easily. Star, even as a kid, began to summon his Pixy Stixs; many cyborgs layed dead after a few rounds of that. Galloway ripped the spine out of one, then jammed it through another one's head. Val, despite her size, tried to raise the newly-reincarnated Gungnir. She couldn't throw it, but about four of the cyborgs impaled themselves on it (they weren't known for intelligence, it seems).

Just when it seemed like it was over, even MORE came out of nowhere. Pissed at this turn of events, Galloway and Neo fused into Ultra yet again. After powering up with a Kaioken, they vaporized all the enemies in front of them with a simple Ultra-beam. The rest where soon dealt with as well.

Then, a THIRD wave emerged from nowhere. They swarmed over everyone, leading to a massively hectic battle. Fortunately, the heroes didn't hurt their own side (except for Ultra, when he tossed a cyborg's corpse that slammed into Faetan's head, knocking her unconcious).

Soon, the entire army of cyborgs was defeated. Everyone checked in all right; then Ultra noticed something.

"Where's X-Hunter?"

"He's our prisoner now," said a loud, omnimous voice. "If you want to save him, try taking us on." Suddenly, four new enemies appeared. Their skin was a dark-gray, with cybornetic parts running all through them. But what was most noticible were their right hands; each one was a weapon. One had a sledgehammer; one a chainsaw; one a machine gun; and one a harpoon gun. They stalked towards the heroes, their weapons glimmering in the sun.

The few that remained in fighting condition (Ultra, Igatona, Mabatseeker, and Wil) prepared to do battle with these new enemies.

***

(Meanwhile, in a far-away land)

The men sat down at the long table. The only really noticible thing about them was the fact that they were all balding men. Their leader took a seat at the end and began the meeting.

"Now, as you have well-heard, Rogain sales have been stopped since their factory was destroyed. Now we have found the culprit: some loser known as Naar. I say we prepare for battle!"

"Yes!" shouted the crowd. "You are our leader, Colin Mockerie!"

THE END OF PART 4
Note: I mean no disrespect to Colin Mockerie or Whos Line is it Anyway?. It is possibly my favorite show. I also apologize if I spelled his name wrong. Enjoy.

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 5: *insert title pertaining to plot here*

The four new enemies stood still for a moment, a few feet away from the heroes. Then they jumped into a completely ridiculous pose and shouted, "Welcome to your doom! We are...THE FOUR BROTHERS!"

While everyone else stood dumbfounded, they went into a marching stance and simultaniously shouted, "Role call!" The one with the sledgehammer walked forward and said, "Me name is Sledge, I'm really strong! I'm not real bright, but I hate this song!" The one with the chainsaw walked forward. "My name is Cutter, and I'm the greatest one! I'll rip your lungs out; it'll be fun!" The one with the machine gun walked forward. "I am called Gunarm, and my gun really hurts. If you get in my way, you'll be eating the dirt!" Finally, the one with the harpoon walked forward. "I hate this song. It fucking sucks. My name is Impaler, now shut the fuck up!" Then they finally got into their fighting stance.

Everyone else, by this point, was completely stunned. Finally, the four remaining members snapped out of it. "I'll take Impaler," said Ultra. "Igatona takes Gunarm, Wil takes Cutter, and Maba takes Sledge. CHARGE!!!!"

And so the battle began...

***

(Meanwhile, at the land of Balding Men...)

"Lord Mochrie!" shouted a young bald guy. "We have news! Another Rogain Factory is burning, along with the rest of the town!"

"WHAT?!" screamed Colin. He rose from his chair and walked to a large window. Outside, he saw the secret Rogain factory in a generic Canadian town burning. The town, too, was on fire.

"That's it!" he shouted. "The time for action has arrived!" Just then, the phone rang. "Hello?" said Colin. "Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Drew, can we hold filming until- well, I'm kinda trying to save the world, and...I see. Alright, I'll be there." He hung the phone up. "Hold the attack," he said. "I have a show to do."

***

Wil's staff connected with Cutter's chest, knocking him back into Gunarm, who's gun went off wildly and hit Sledge, who reeled back in pain and knocked Impaler down. They quickly recovered, however.

Sledge lifted his hammer, but Maba wasn't going to fall for that. Grabbing a jagged stone, he rushed into the enemy's chest, driving the deadly weapon of nature deep into the enemy's heart. Sledge, however, shook it off and knocked Maba aside. Then he collapsed, driving the rock straight through to the other side.

Gunarm fired madly, but Igatona was able to dodge every bullet; that is, until he tripped. At that point, Gunarm fired into his enemy's back, but Iga's super-high power kept him from taking anything beyond a scratch. He grabbed the maniac's gun. It continued to go off, in hopes of striking an opponent, but it didn't work. Iga simply bent it quickly downwards, and the bullets went through Gunarm's head, killing him.

Wil used his staff's length to keep away from Cutter's massive weapon. However, he was running out of room; just behind him was a deep fissure. Thinking quickly, he let Cutter charge. He then sidestepped and tripped him, causing the enemy to fall through the pit. The sound of a man being skewered on a spike was all it took to establish that another enemy had fallen.

Impaler, however, withstood everything Ultra threw at him. "Fool!" he shouted. "My body can self-repair itself instantly! I cannot be destroyed!" He then launched his harpoon at Ultra, who promptly dodged. The deadly device struck a pile of rocks, revealing a large red portal. Thinking quickly, Ultra moved to the other side of Impaler and charged up his electrical energy. Impaler reloaded the harpoon gun and readied his shot.

"BLITZKREIG!!!" shouted Ultra as he released the energy he had stored. Shocked, Impaler couldn't fire before the energy blast hit him head-on. The force catapulted him, along with the rest of the beam, straight into the portal. They dissapeared entirely, and the portal promptly closed.

"What the heck was that?" asked Wil. "A gateway to the Dazrian," replied Galloway, just after unfusing with Neo, "a world on the edge of the Hell plane from which many believe there is no escape. I don't think we'll be seeing our friend ever again."

***

Naar cursed his luck. He needed them dead now, before Galloway learned the truth about the dreams.

Before he found the prophecy.

Before he found the sword...

THE END OF PART 5
(insert funny comment here)

The Naar Saga part 6: Talk Fu

After about five minutes of doing nothing, the group recieved a note that appeared out of nowhere. It read:

"Your friend is inside my Dungeon of Naar. Try to free him...if you dare." -sincerely, Naar

"God damn it!" shouted Galloway. "This guy's nothing more than a mere generic villain! Oh well." With that, they followed the attached map to the dungeon.

***

They found their destination on the outskirts of the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. After opening what was left of a trap door, they made their way into a series of intersecting labrinths. Rats moved to and fro from the area. The skeletons of people who didn't quite make it out of here alive.

Finally, after stepping over enough bodies to make a cannibal blush, they found a door leading deeper into the dungeon. The next room was almost like a sewer. Water was up to their waists as they climbed inside. Blood was stained onto the wall, with scratch marks depicting frenzied battles before the poor victims went to their deaths. After wading through the water, they reached a small grate. Pulling out what was left of his sword, Galloway pried the bars loose, allowing access into the next area.

They were now inside what looked like a cell. The water was part of a large pool, and was obviously intended for bathing. There was a rusted cot in one corner, and no other visible furniture. Fortunately, the door was open, so they made their way even deeper inside.

The next room was definately a torture chamber. Several diabolical machines were placed hap-hazardly inside, each one covered with dried blood. A rack had a still-decomposing corpse placed on it, and Weiila was in one corner almost immediately, vomiting her guts out.

After she had finished, they made their way through yet another door. Now they were inside a large, circular chamber. Several boxes that resembled large dog carriers were stacked in there, with several more covered by a large white tarp.

Suddenly, a mysterious figure jumped out of nowhere. It was definatley a ninja; the black uniform designated it as a member of the Yang order, the most vile ninja sect in existance. Naar had obviously hired some outside help; whatever he was guarding must be important.

The ninja entered a combat stance. It was obvious that if Galloway tried to fight normally, even with his stength, he would probably lose. He had to think of something. Unfortunately, he didn't think quickly enough; the ninja attacked.

Suddenly, a back door slammed to the ground. The hero from Quest for Glory emerged, still clothed in full armor and wielding his Paladin Sword. The ninja stopped his attack in mid-air, looked around confused, then attacked the hero.

However, the hero was prepared. He suddenly launched into a series of bizzare words and phrases. Galloway suddenly realized that those words were actually martial arts styles and wise men phrases.

The hero was employing the lost art of Talk Fu, the discipline where a person confuses his opponent by talking in long strings of unpronouncible martial arts styles and fortune cookie wisdom. Unfortunately, he had gotten lost before while studying it between Karate and Kuk Sul.

The ninja became dazed, then lost conciousness. The hero then tossed him down a garbage chute. Hopefully, that would be the last they ever saw of him.

***

The hero explained that he had entered the dungeons when he heard that some kids from another dimension had been taken prisoner by Naar to use for his experiences. He wouldn't say who they were or where they came from, but he did explain that all evidence pointed towards this room; there were several others he did NOT investigate.

Finally, they decided to continue onward. The hero, however, moved the tarp. He found what he was looking for. Two small kids, a boy and a girl, were sound asleep inside two of the larger carriers. Galloway looked at them, then muttered, "T.K. and Kari," then finally collapsed.

THE END OF PART 6
Weiila: Digimon now? You're sick, you know that?
Galloway: Hey, it's better than Pokemon.
Weiila:...Good point.

The Naar Saga part 7: Fallen?

After regaining himself, Galloway decided that whatever caused these two characters to come here must be nearby. He seperated the groups easily: he would take Wil, Maba, Falchin and the hero to find the cause, while the others would stay behind and gather what info they could from the two when they woke up.

***

The next area was a long, torch-lit tunnel. It bore a slight resemblance to an ancient crypt, especially with the hoards of skeletons lying around. Rats scurried away with small pieces of flesh in their mouths: whatever got killed here hasn't dead for long.

The path ended at a barred gate. Despite their best efforts, the group couldn't get the gate to open. Then they spied the spiral staircase next to them. With no other viable options, they walked up.

***

Colin, dressed in the armor denoting a leader of Balding Men, lead his followers through the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. His men whistled small army tunes as they made their way deeper into the landscape. Finally, they reached the entrance to the dungeon.

"Naar must be nearby!" said Colin. "We must find him, and quickly, before any more Rogain factories are destroyed!"

The Balding Men shouted in response. They were going to stop Naar somehow.

***

The staircase led to a circular stone room. With the exception of a podium and a bed, it was completely devoid of furniture. Dust covered every inch of the floor, and spiders danced merrily in the corners.

A large book sat on the podium. Upon closer examination, it was revealed to be a copy of "Portals into Other Universes and Other Mischeviously Evil Magical Spells". Galloway tried to read through it, but to no avail: the entire thing was recorded in some type of ungodly language.

Suddenly, hordes of Balding Men entered the area. Colin Mochrie himself walked forward. "Where's Naar?" he asked sternly.

"That's exactly what we'd like to know!" replied Galloway, the definite taste of contempt in his voice. "We came into this place so we could find him!"

Suddenly, the entire place began to shake. "Quick!" shouted Colin. "We have to get out of here!" Hurridly, he turned to run, but a force pushed him straight into Galloway, sending them hurtling to the floor. They then found themselves totally unable to move.

"Our lord!" shouted the Balding Men.

"Get out of here!" shouted Colin. "Save yourselves!"

Almost begrudgingly, everyone left the two as they lay helpless. Suddenly, others appeared by them: Weiila, Val, Poke, Star, T.K., and Kari. Someone sure was being annoying here...

They didn't have to think about it long; the ground soon broke, sending them tumbling underground.

***

The others escaped just as the entire place caved inward. They said a few silent prayers for their fallen comrades, but were stopped when a familiar voice rang out in the distance.

"Hey, what's everyone so sad about?"

Gemini, Hunter and Sensei walked towards the entire group (including the Balding Men). "If my brother was dead," said Gemini, "his power would have been released by now. Since it hasn't, I think it's safe to assume that he's still alive, and in all probability, the others as well."

"How do you know about that?" asked Falchin.

"Easy," said Gemini, "I use the 'Relation to the Author' technique. It's powerful enough to even pierce the fourth wall."

At that, everyone fainted.

THE END OF PART 7
Galloway: *fixes the fourth wall*

The Naar Saga part 8: The Flying Bunker

Galloway finally regained conciousness after several hours. Despite the bruises and pains he had all over his body, he somehow stood up. Surrounding him was everyone else that had fallen into the hole with him: each of them were still out. However, something was in the back; something large and made of metal...

Galloway walked towards it to find a locked metal door, heavily rusted and covered with plant growth and debris. Moving the junk aside, he found a familiar keypad lock placed on the door. Suddenly, as if in a sheer moment of recolection, he punched in the correct sequence for the door.

Inside was a heavily trashed area. A nearby light switch revealed a heap of destroyed and damaged objects. The lights barely stayed on, with several of the lamps destroyed. Half of the area seemed to be like something out of a doll house: sofas, chairs, a table, a kitchen area, and various other things. There were several smaller rooms; from the ones Galloway could see, they appeared to be living quarters.

However, the other side of the room had something that looked like the bridge from Star Trek. A busted chair stood right in the middle of the area. Several computer panels were broken beyond repair, although some seemed still functional. In fact, it was his check of one that revealed what this was:

***

October 20, 2001: Maiden voyage of FB Model X-4 begun. Slight engine complications have caused difficulties, but no major difficulties so far. Looking forward to seeing the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota soon.

***

Galloway then remembered. He had spent many of his earlier time at RPGC working on a flying, highly-mobile fortress in order to protect himself (this was BEFORE he started watching DBZ). However, each model had failed before, due to either mechanical failure, severe damage, or sabatoge. This model had failed when it ran out of fuel.

Of course, being the idiot he was back then, he had abandoned ship too early, before he realized that there was extra fuel in a storage room. The ship plunged into the ground, apparantly burying itself from the force of the impact.

This was none other than the Flying Bunker!

Galloway checked the ship's controls. Apparantly, the navigation was still alright, although some heavy damage was shown on several compartments. Still, this seemed like the only way to escape from here now.

Thinking quickly, he returned to the others...

***

Colin, Weiila, and Kari had finally been able to awaken. For the most part, it was simply stunned gazes that were exchanged between them; after all, we had a kid version of an author, an anime character, and the leader of Balding Men all around the world in one single ubderground cavern.

"Hey, you three!" shouted Galloway. "Get the others and move into here. We're busting out of this crappy cave!"

"Wait a second!" shouted Kari. "What's going on here?"

Galloway gave her a cold, hard look. "Just do as I say, or what's left of my sword will rip through that little head of yours like a knife through butter."

The threat apparantly worked. They immediately got to work helping everyone inside.

***

After everyone had been piled up, Galloway moved to the helm of the bunker. After typing in some commands on the navigational computer, the engines immediately fired up. The incredible pressure of the old machinery operating again shook the entire bunker with unprecidented fury, but somehow, it began to tunnel back out.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the bunker pierced the top soil. They had escaped from the underground cavern! Unfortunately, after going a few feet down the road, the bunker's engines gave out, and it came back down to earth.

Galloway climbed out. He was apparantly stranded in North Dakota now, unless he could find some new parts for the bunker. Then he remembered where he was...

After telling everyone to stay on the bunker, he climbed down the hidden trap door into the North Dakota MERC HQ...

***

Naar shook his head. Those fools were obviously too much for his normal forces to handle. It looked like there was only one thing to do.

Drawing his sword, he prepared to enter the fray himself...

THE END OF PART 8
AND...THAT'S ALL FOR THIS EPISODE!!!

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 9: Anime, Multiple Planes, and a Fight

Galloway found the North Dakota MERC to be almost completely deserted. The walls were covered with deep layers of rust, stained blood was plastered everywhere, and bullet holes were almost as plentiful as the previous two elements. Galloway was shocked at the amount of destruction he saw here.

Suddenly, he found what he was looking for: the electronic supplies cabinet. Opening it yielded the stuff he needed; and then some...

***

Kari sat at what was left of the table, simply thinking. Colin went out and got a pitcher of water. Weiila sat on one of the rotting beds, playing with a piece of string she had found. T.K. sat across from Kari, seemingly doing the same thing she was. Star was curled up in a corner, taking a nap. Pokefreak was looking at one of his Pokeballs. Val was asleep, hugging her spear.

Colin took a sip of his water. "What the heck are you two kids thinking about?"

T.K. turned slowly. "Oh, nothing," he said, "just that we're in some wierd place with no way to get home, no idea what's going on, and no clue as to what happened to us."

"What do you mean, 'what happened to us'?" replied Colin. "You're just a damn kid! You weren't hurt too badly, anyway."

Just then, Galloway opened the door, carrying about fifty pounds worth of tools, electronic equipment, and porno (showing where the late supplies clerk had hidden his stash). After setting the stuff down, he took a seat at the table, took out his sword, and continued to check the damage. It was official: it was beyond repair.

He then noticed what everyone else was doing. "Okay, why's everyone so upset here?" They then launched into the same small speech. Galloway listened for a bit, then pulled out a series of graphs entitled "Complicated Graphs That Will Solve Every Question You'll Ever Have".

"Now," he started, pointing to a map showing several planes being stacked on top of each other, "the universe we live in is actually part of the Mulitverse, with infinitely different Planes of Existance. What you see on TV, the Internet, and various other places are actually pieces from those planes. Each one has it's own dimension, so they never cross over.

"You two come from here," he said, using what was left of his sword to point to one of the planes. "Naar somehow opened up a portal between your plane and ours in some type of dastardly plot."

Just then, a loud knock was heard at the door. Galloway opened it to find Naar. "Excuse me," he said, "but since all my minions are dead right now, I was wondering if you would like to be destroyed?"

"Okay," said Galloway, "but let me make a quick phone call." He whipped out his phone before Naar could respond. "Hello?" he said. "Uh-huh, uh-huh, listen, shut up for a second. Come over here right now. Yeah, it's one of those situations." He then hung up.

Suddenly, Neo teleported in. The two walked outside, fused into Ultra, and the fight began.

***

Of course, Naar began to win easily. Ultra Galloway wasn't a match before, and certainly wasn't a match now. However, Galloway had one last trick up his sleeve...

Just then, his whole body began to glow. His eyes turned green, electricity cackled over every area of his being, and his hair grew unbelievably long and golden. Naturally, in the spirit of DBZ parodies the world over, Ultra had gone SSJ3.

At first, Naar wasn't bothered. After all, the battle was definately going to go his way; what was a lot of extra hair and green eyes going to do to him? Galloway, however, felt confident that this match was going to end now.

Naar pulled back his arms and fired a ball of pure evil straight at his enemy. Galloway simply brushed it aside with one swipe, causing it to turn into a bunch of black slime on the ground. He then responded with an Ultra-beam, which collided head-on with Naar and sent him, burning and seething, to the ground in a heap.

Galloway then performed a Gallo-Blast, which sent Naar's critically wounded body flying backwards. Naar struggled to his feet, but was knocked down when an Ultra-Ball slammed into him from above. Remarkably, however, he survived, although just barely.

Just then, Galloway landed, pulling back his arms for a Blitzkreig. Naar, however, suddenly concocted a new plan. Suddenly, the black slime grabbed Galloway, pinning him to the ground. Naar then used the chance to escape back to his castle.

Galloway struggled for nearly half-an-hour before he broke free. He collapsed and unfused. This battle, it seemed, would have to wait for another day...

***

Sensei, Gemini, Hunter, Igatona, Wil, Maba, and the hero sat in Sensei's training room, eating a small meal.

"So," said Sensei, "the Yang Order has returned. They were supposed to have been destroyed several hundred years ago, but they have returned."

"Master," asked Gemini, "what could possibly ressurect the Yang Order? Their teachings are dead."

"Not quite," replied Sensei. "You see, there survived one other manuscript of their techniques. It was placed in a shrine, along with an item called the "Ultra-Orb." Someone found it, and obviously it was stolen."

Gemini kept silent. Galloway had told him about how the Ultra-Orb had created Neo, but he didn't say anything about a book.

Just then, a man wearing a suit of Dragon equipment entered. He signaled to them silently. "I heard about X-Hunter being captured. I have come to help."

"But who are you?" asked Hunter.

The man smiled. "Chris of the Brood."

THE END OF PART 9
(Oh, it's the saga that never ends! Oh, it's the saga that never ends!)

The Naar Saga part 10: The Border World

Naar rested in his throne room. He now knew what Galloway was capable of, even without the legendary sword. However, the foolish heroes were still missing their friend, and he knew that they would try to get to him somehow. And there, he said, he would strike them.

He would watch them die.

Suddenly, the portal to Hell opened. A ninja appeared. He wore a yellow-and-black suit, with a skull-like mask covering his mouth. His eyes were pupilless, his gaze seemingly burning through a man's very soul. He walked towards Naar with a sense of hatred and discontent.

"You know who I seek," said Naar. "Destroy them, and I will reward you handsomely." With that, the ninja bowed and left.

***

After everyone had recovered, Galloway decided to begin the repairs on the bunker. They had to find the others, and soon. Fortunately, a "Repairing Futuristic Transportation Vehicles for Dummies" book was in the cabinet, so everything went quickly.

Finally, after about five minutes, the bunker was in good shape again. The metal now shined briliantly. The destroyed terminals were all replaced with more advanced models. The rotting beds were taken out, and newer, larger models were put in. Fresh food was stocked, the engines were completely refueled, and the shock stabilizers were working again.

Galloway headed up to the bridge. "This is your captain speaking," he said. "We are preparing to take off. Please keep all hands and arms inside the bunker at all times. No eating, drinking, or sex while take-off is commencing. Have an enjoyable flight." With that, he entered the commands to start the engines.

The bunker quickly rose into the sky, accompanied by absolutely no cheering whatsoever. Galloway, however, didn't worry about that.

"It looks like I may have a temporary crew," he said. "That could really be helpful."

***

Chris led the others to a large machine located somewhere in New Mexico. The doors slammed shut behind them, trapping them inside.

"This will be our key to saving your friend," he said. He pushed a button on a nearby terminal, and the machine suddenly started up. "This is a transporter to the border world of Xen. X-Hunter is being held inside that nightmarish hell."

Just then, one of the doors was busted down. The ninja that had left Naar's castle entered. In shock, everyone prepared for battle. Chris, however, interrupted them.

"We have to hurry through! There's no time to waste!"

The ninja, however, had other plans. He showed them his hostage, which he had taken no more than seven minutes ago: Faetan. "If you want her to live," he said, in a deep, horrific voice, "you'd better just kill yourselves right now!"

Unfortunately, a kick to the groin was all it took to knock him over. Strangely enough, though, blood splashed out when the blow connected, and yet the ninja was still able to stand.

"Very well," he said. "I'll destroy you myself!"

He dashed straight at Chris, sending him toppling to the teleporter. Mabat was knocked aside by a single backhand. Wil's staff was broken in two with one chop; he was knocked out by a roundhouse. When Iga tried to back off, the ninja raised his arm. A spear launched out of his hand and impaled itself on Igatona. The ninja shouted "Get over here!", then pulled Iga close to him and ended with an uppercut.

The hero, however, had already sensed the pure evil radiating from the ninja. Without a moment's hesitation, he shouted, "Peace!" The purity of his attack sent the attacker stumbling backwards, shrieking in agony. He then charged forward, sword in hand.

Unfortunately, Gemini, Hunter and Sensei had prepared to do a triple attack at the enemy. At the same time, Chris, having recovered, charged forward to attack. All five of them collided with the ninja at the same time. The momentum carried all of them straight through the portal in the middle of the transporter, which promptly closed.

Wil looked in a mixture of pain and disbelief. He then saw the terminal; it had been smashed in the battle by a piece of his staff. It looked like there was no way back now.

Their friends might be forever trapped in Xen.

***

The six who had gone into the portal tumbled through flashing green lights and pitch blackness. It seemed like time itself was beginning to collapse.

Suddenly, the feeling stopped, and they found themselves on what felt like dry ground. Gradually, the darkness vanished, revealing a bleak and desolate landscape. Platforms of solid rock were suspended in mid-air. Bizzare plants gave off an eerie light down below, and the sky was painted completely gray. They had reached their target.

They had reached Xen.

THE END OF PART 10
And the plot was thick...and the people rejoiced...

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 11: Gonarch's Lair

The ninja struggled free of his captors. He turned towards them, holding the head of his spear like a knife. "Which one of you retards wants to die first?" he shouted, in the same somewhat emotionless voice.

"How about...you?" said the hero, drawing his sword, which was now engulfed in blue flame. "But first, tell me something, and believe me, I'll know if you're lying. Why do you want to kill us?"

The ninja eyed the Ring of Truth on the hero's finger, and realized that this was no ideal threat. "Naar sent me," he said. "He brought me back from Hell in order to destroy you. If I did what he asked of me, my family and I would be free from the chains of death." With that, he jumped from the platform to another one in the distance, and proceeded to run.

With no other option, the others followed.

***

They chased him down several passages, into another portal. When they came to, they were looking at a large, red, pulsating pouch.

Moving their eyes northward, they saw that it was part of a gigantic spider.

In panic, they backed away, just as the creature let out a massive roar. The hero drew his sword, prepared for combat. However, a small bit of acid landed near him; it burned straight through the ground.

Everyone knew this was going to be a difficult battle.

Gemini, Hunter and Sensei released a massive series of Jitsus at the creature, frying most of it. Unfortunately, it simply shook off the attacks as if they were nothing but mere sunburns and charged forward, it's jaws prepared to tear them apart.

Just then, Chris's sword connected, cutting a gaping wound into the creature. A flurry of attacks from both Chris and the hero followed shortly afterwards, causing the monster to panic and flee. With no other option, they chased after it.

***

The ninja hid above the cavern entrance, thinking. He knew Naar wouldn't keep his promise; he knew from the beginning. However, he had foolishly followed along. But still, these morons didn't know what they were going up against. Naar was a god, after all.

It is very difficult to destroy a god.

Just then, he saw the spider come through. The warriors followed after it, weapons and magic ready. However, the ninja knew they didn't stand a chance; not as they were.

Before he knew it, many of them were injured from burns and bites as the creature showed what it was really capable of. There was no hope for them now.

That was when the ninja reacted. His spear landed straight into the spider's back. Using it, he jumped on top and plunged his hand straight into the monster. As the creature moaned in sheer pain, the ninja pulled something out.

It was the heart of the beast.

The creature fell forward, plunging straight through a mess of cobwebs. Unfortunately, the ninja wasn't able to get out in time, and he fell through with it.

Everyone looked down the pit, let out a sad sigh, then left. Except for Gemini. Something was clearly wrong here.

For some reason, it seemed like the ninja wasn't on the spider's back when it fell out of sight. Could he have escaped?

Suddenly, another portal enveloped them, sending them into a new area of Xen.

***

Galloway checked the quadrants. They would be reaching Mora within the hour. Hopefully, Eihra could shed some light on what was going on.

However, he was getting too tired to continue. Typing in some commands, the bunker plunged into the ocean, then submerged itself. Entire bunker was now underwater. Hopefully, that would keep it out of sight for a while.

Locking the bridge door behind him, he told the others to get some sleep. They had a long day ahead of them tommorrow...

***

Wil, Maba, Iga, and Faetan struggled with the machinery, but to no avail. They would have to get some new supplies, and fast. Who knew what horrors were facing their friends in Xen?

***

Naar believed that his warrior was dead. After all, he had plunged through with that spider. Still, he was right; Naar wasn't planning on keeping his half of the bargain.

Then he sensed something. A faint life force began to penetrate his senses. Quickly, he reached his eye outward. He saw his ninja lying on a cliffside, critically injured. Suddenly, another arm grabbed him and dragged him inside a cave.

Naar chuckled cruelly. "Imagine that. My beloved ninja, saved by his own worst enemy."

THE END OF PART 11
Galloway: Thank heaven for 7-11!

The Naar Saga part 12: The Fall of Naar

Naar left his castle quickly. He knew what had to be done. Scorpion was still alive, Galloway seemed to be closing in on the sword, and those fools just might make it out of Xen alive. He had to tilt the odds back into his favor.

But first, there were those morons in the lab...

***

The ninja came to his senses gradually. He was laying in a small pool of water; light seemed to be radiating from it. Obviously, this was one of the few good things in this nightmare world.

When he turned, he saw a small note. It read:

I have sensed Naar's presence. He must be stopped at all cost. I left a portal to the lab open so you can return. I know being a good guy isn't in your nature, but there is no other choice at this point. Good luck, Scorpion.

It was signed: Sub-Zero.

***

Wil, Maba, Igatona, and Faetan labored strenously on the terminal, trying desperately to open the portal back up. So far, there was no success: nobody knew enough to fix the machine with nothing more than a stick of gum and a butter knife. Maybe if they had McGuiver...

Unfortunately, they didn't have much time to worry about that. A portal suddenly opened up. And, believe it or not, Naar himself stepped out.

"I've been too lenient with you fools!" he shouted, raising his arms as he did so. "Being transformed into mere children isn't enough. I'll see to it that you're all banished from this world FOREVER!!!" A single beam of energy was released from his hands, targeting the small group.

Suddenly, the beam was frozen in mid-air. Naar, completely confused, turn to face this new attacker. His head moved just in time to see a foot smack him straight to the ground.

Sub-Zero jumped back and fired another ice blast straight at his opponent. Unfortunately, Naar was completely immune to this kind of power; it felt like nothing more than a mere tickle. He whipped out some sort of tentacle and grabbed Sub-Zero by the leg, dragging him to the ground.

"So, this one seeks to die first!" shouted Naar. Unfortunately for him, Sub-Zero had already frozen the tentacle; Naar himself was immune, but his power was not. Soon, the black appendage was shattered. Naar, feeling the loss of his power, walked back, screaming in pain.

Suddenly, a portal opened above Naar. Scorpion fell out, his spear in hand. He landed straight on top of Naar and, without a moment's hesitation, drove his spear straight into Naar's eyes, gouging them out.

Naar felt the weakness and futility of this battle. He couldn't stand this much more. He had to escape.

But then, a cruel smile crept across his lips. He had simply to take the sword, and the power that could completely destroy him would be forever gone.

Suddenly, Naar dissapeared, and everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.

***

Galloway sat in the captain's chair on the bridge. The bunker was actually quite capable of moving underwater; and for that, he was grateful. He couldn't risk having Naar catch them in this state.

Suddenly, the vehicle bumped into something hard. When Galloway looked out the viewfinder, he found that they had entered some kind of subterranian cave. Without even thinking about what time it was, he surfaced the bunker and exited.

The cave was actually part of a massive set of ruins. Broken pillars lined up along both walls, while rats hid in the remains of armored skeletons. Obviously, a battle of some sort must have been held here.

Finally, at the back, Galloway found something bizzare. A stone rock was placed in the middle of a circular stone room. A hole revealed massive amounts of light being poured directly onto the stone and what was inside it.

A golden sword.

Almost as if guided by instinct, Galloway walked towards the sword. His hands reached up and grabbed the hilt. Then, although his mind tried to tell his body that something was different, he pulled it free.

The hole in the roof suddenly became pitch-black. A series of black essence made its way down into the room. It eventually formed into Naar.

"So, you found the sword," he said. "I guess a brat won't be able to use it, now will he?" With that, Naar fired a blast forward.

It changed direction in mid-air and instead moved toward the sword, which absorbed the attack. Naar cursed in frustration at this new weapon. Drawing his own sword, he prepared to take Galloway down once and for all.

Naar struck first, but Galloway moved out of the way in time. He then counter-attacked with a swift back strike to Naar, cutting a deep wound. The smell of sulfur filled the area. Naar then brought his sword down, but Galloway parried easily.

Naar's weapon shattered. In panic, he began to concoct another spell, but this time, Galloway was on the offensive. He brought the blade down upon his opponent. Soon, Naar was writhing on the ground, barely alive.

Galloway prepared to finish his weakened enemy off with a single strike, but Naar wasn't ready to go. "You will pay dearly for this someday!" he cursed. Suddenly, his form was no longer there. Instead, the essence reappeared, then settled into another corner. It soon began to transform itself into Naar again.

He fell to one knee, chanting a bizzare series of words under his breath. Suddenly, he dissapeared in a wall of smoke. Galloway knew that his enemy wasn't dead.

Without thinking it over much, he continued to search the room. He found only one other usable item: a scabbard lying in a dark corner. With nothing else to hold his new weapon in, he sheathed the sword and returned to the bunker.

***

Naar tended to his wounds. Galloway didn't know his exact plan yet; nobody did. Fortunately, it was already being enacted.

Soon, revenge would be his...

THE END OF PART 12

The Naar Saga part 13: NIHILANTH

Chris and his group landed inside a deep pit. The walls seemed to scale up endlessly into the black sky. Their monotony was broken only by four yellow spike-like objects and a few cliffs. That, and a cage holding two people hostage.

The first was Zero X-Hunter. The other was the other Zero!

"Great, a two-for-one deal," muttered Gemini, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Come on, let's get them and get out of here."

But just then, something began to fall into the area. It looked like something out of a cheesy 50's sci-fi movie; namely, one of those short little aliens. Only this one was about two hundred feet tall. And had sharp claws. And was yellow instead of green.

Everyone just looked in stunned silence for a few minutes. Then, the creature shot out about a dozen lightning balls. Most of them were able to dodge, but Hunter was hit dead-on and send crashing into the wall.

Sensei immediately launched an enormous series of Fire Jitsus at the monster, but the monster shrugged them off and plastered him with another volley of lightning balls. The hero rushed over to heal both Sensei and Hunter, but a hoard of misshapen, freakish creatures entered the area suddenly, and he and Gemini were forced to go to battling them.

Chris, realizing the problem presented, transformed into a Kaiser. He released a shitload of Kaiser Breaths at the monster, but they, too, had no real effect. This entire battle was going downhill.

Suddenly, another problem presented itself. Some kind of shade entered the area, looking at the entire battle with sheer malevolance. Suddenly, everyone was blasted by a powerful spell.

All the creatures (except for the giant one) were killed, and all of the heroes were left nearly dead. All except the hero.

The monster turned towards his prisoners, only to discover that their cage had been sliced open. It realized at that point that it probably should have disarmed them before tossing them inside for Naar.

The hero approached the spirit, his sword still drawn. In frustration, the spirit tried countless spells, but they all bounced off the hero without even fazing him. Finally, after all this, it tried to flee. Unfortunately, it didn't get far before the hero's sword fell upon the back.

Even though it was part of another plane of existance, it collapsed from the sheer power of the sword.

Gemini, having recovered, decided to jump onto one of the spikes to get a better shot. When he checked, though, he found that the spikes were gone; whatever that spirit had done must have destroyed him. Shrugging, he continued to blast at the monster.

Suddenly, the spirit began to cry out, "NIHILANTH!!! STOP THEM!!!" A swoop from the hero's sword was all it took to shut up the spirit again.

Gemini amd Chris continued to attack, but NIHILANTH had enough of this. Another volley of lightning balls was all it took to bring Chris down. In a panic, he reverted to his human form. Gemini, however, proved to be a slightly more difficult target.

Finally, after about an hour of blasting, Gemini realized that there was only one way to finish this battle. He rushed towards NIHILANTH, jumped into the air, and performed the all-powerful Jenova Storm. The combined attacks ripped NIHILANTH's head wide open, revealing a bunch of empty air with a floating yellow crystal.

Unfortunately, Gemini wasn't able to get out of the way of another volley, and was left barely alive on the ground. Once again, the battle was falling apart.

However, Hunter stood up and walked slowly forward. "NIHILANTH," he moaned, "I will destroy you once and for all!" Before anyone could stop him, he jumped up and landed right next to the crystal.

Almost immediately, he began to channel his energy into one blast. Even when he began to collapse, he didn't stop. NIHILANTH raised his arms, preparing to rain more death down to finish the job.

Finally, Hunter released the blast. The attack collided head-on with the crystal.

For a second, time seemed to stand still. Then the crystal exploded in a briliiant white light. Everyone strained their eyes against the explosion, barely able to see the limp, lifeless body of Hunter plummeting to the ground. Finally, before they passed out, they saw NIHILANTH explode into pieces.

***

When they came to, the entire place was in pieces. The spirit that had previously challanged them was gone; in its place was a note:

You have not seen the last of me. -Urkani

However, most of the attention was focused on Hunter's body. Sensei sadly proclaimed that it was impossible to save him; he had drained all of his life energy using the technique, and nothing could be done to revive him.

Suddenly, a portal opened up. Without even a second thought, they picked up Hunter's body and carried it through the portal with them.

***

They found themselves back at the lab. Faetan, Igatona, Wilfredo, and Maba greeted them with open arms; also among them were X-Hunter and Zero, after having escaped on their own. Scorpion and Sub-Zero stayed hidden in a corner.

They took Hunter's body to the surface, where they cremated it. There was an uneasiness throughout the area, but they realized that it was all they could do now.

This fueled their sense for revenge. They would somehow get Naar and destroy him for this.

***

Falchin looked at the Black Mage Village with slight contempt. The people were obviously happier now that he and Mox were out of the picture. The children played, the elderly watched, and everywhere was talk of Meliah. They talked about how she was now nine months pregnant, and how she had no husband, and various other things.

This slightly bothered Falchin, but he couldn't talk about these things to his sister. At least, not in this form...

***

Galloway continued to toy with the bunker. Just because he had found a sword didn't mean he was any closer to beating Naar. He knew the only way to defeat his opponent was to find out why he had wanted two anime characters in the first place.

He knew how to find out, but decided to talk to Eihra first. He had to stick to the plan.

THE END OF PART 13
And there was much sadness...wait a second! Nobody cared about Hunter anyway!

The Naar Saga part 14: The Next World

The bunker rose slowly the next day, shaking off the ocean water like water off a duck's back. (Yes, that's the worst sentence ever!) Galloway continued their journey to Mora without delay, even though he hadn't slept all night. Oh well, coffee can always hold unimaginable powers.

***

Scorpion and Sub-Zero moved away from the others during the cremation. After walking a great distance, Sub-Zero opened another portal.

"Raiden told me what Naar is planning," he said. "I must travel to where his attack will start and stop it before it is too late."

Scorpion grabbed him by the throat. "I'm coming too! I have a little bone to pick with Naar myself- his!" Sub-Zero eventually broke free from the grasp and shouted, "Is that how you ask people things?"

Scorpion shrugged. "It's just my way." With that, they stepped through the portal.

***

Galloway hid the bunker, then teleported over to Weiila's house. A good, strong kick to the door was all it took to send it crashing to the ground.

He found the entire enterior trashed.

Suddenly, he felt several small bodies push by his legs, followed by a bald guy knocking him to the ground. As he was picking himself up, part of the ceiling collapsed, pinning him down again. And after he got out of that, a safe crushed him, followed by a grand piano and a dump truck.

A good discharge was all it took to blast the stuff off of Galloway. Unfortunately, what was left of the junk piled back onto him. When he was finally able to get himself out of the trash, he decided to search the area himself.

He found that Eihra was gone. On Weiila's bed was a note that read:

"I have the girl. If you seek to free her, push the inclosed button." -Naar.

On the bottom of the note was a small red button. When Galloway pressed it, a huge red portal opened up and swallowed everyone in the room.

[Weiila]

***

After the makeshift funeral, the small group decided to head back and find Galloway. They had to somehow stop the upcoming disaster before it was too late.

Before others died like Hunter did.

***

Falchinn sat by the small pool of water, using a small stick as a fishing pole. Unfortunately, the catching was never good here; especially since the fish died when Mox poisoned the pool. But that was all in the past.

After all, he had to be going soon. He was going to pay his dear sister a visit.

***

Naar laughed heartidly at what was going on. The fools were falling straight into his trap. But first, another matter had to be resolved...

The figure walked into the room. "You called, Master?" it asked, in an eerily familiar voice.

"Yes," said Naar, "I did indeed call you. I want you to go and kill those pathetic heroes before they jepordize my plans any farther."

"Very well," said the figure. It melted away into the shadows.

Naar laughed heavily. Those foolish warriors wouldn't know what hit them...

THE END OF PART 14

The Naar Saga part 15: Unfortunate Homecoming
After twisting and writhing through the rips and bends in reality, the heroes landed with a loud thud onto solid concrete. When Galloway finally came to, he struggled his way out of beneath his comrades and tried to look around. However, the sudden return to light had rendered his vision hazy at best, and when you consider that he had to make his way out of under a bunch of kids and a Balding Man, who could blame him for not looking that hard?

Suddenly, T.K. let out a small scream, which nearly sent Galloway flying twenty feet into the air. "I'M HOME!!!"

After Galloway had finally resisted the urge to crush the kid's neck like a twig, he realized that they had made it into T.K.'s and Kari's universe. Naar must have sent them here somehow.

But why?

***

Scorpion and Sub-Zero found themselves in front of a twisted black castle. It rose high into the clouds, seemingly for all eternity. The gate was made of jet-black ironl, and a huge series of locks were placed on it, seemingly barring all access to the inner sanctum. Of course, a few Ice Blasts from Sub-Zero, accompanied by some Hell Fires by Scorpion, was all it took to break all the locks.

The inside of the castle was lite only by a few randomly-placed torches. Creatures seemingly crawled around freely, their yellow eyes the only noticible things in the darkness. A shrill wind came seemingly out of nowhere as they entered.

Suddenly, the gates closed with a heavy bang behind them. The torches went out, and a horrificly pale light filled the hall. It was enough to see an army of armored soldiers closing in on the two ninjas.

***

The climb up the steps to Kari's home was about as long as walking through the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota. Finally, they reached the floor, Galloway practically crawling by this point. Neo, however, had decided to take the path of least resistance and teleport up. Once again, Galloway used all his strength to keep from strangling him.

They found every door in the building broken down, the insides completely torn through. The destruction clearly showed that someone had gone through quite a bit of trouble in trying to find something...or someone...

After the initial panic of realizing that Kari's family (as well as pretty much everyone else in the city) had dissapeared, all eyes turned to the omnimous floating castle in the distance...

***

Scorpion ripped through the first row of guards with a few Hapiko slices, while Sub-Zero simply used the old-fashioned punching and kicking. When that didn't work, he ripped the head off one of the guards and used the spine as a spear, ripping straight through an entire row of his enemies.

Finally, the entire hall was filled with the blood of the massacared enemies. Scorpion ripped what was left of them apart for good measure, then lead Sub-Zero deeper into the evil castle.

The next area was a pool of blood. Realizing that there was no other way through, they lowered themselves into the thick liquid. Whoever Naar hired as an interior decorator obviously had some bizzare tastes.

As they waded through, they could hear unearthly laughs amid screams of agony. Something was happening nearby, but that had to wait for the moment.

***

Falchin gathered his courage, then entered his sister's house.

THE END OF PART 15
(Yes, this episode is ending there. Don't sue me.)

The Naar Saga part 16: Yet Another Naar Battle

Scorpion bashed the grate covering open and led Sub-Zero deeper into the cavernous castle. The screams had dissapeared into the distance, leaving an eerie quiet in the small dark hall. The few torches soon began to fade entirely as the two ninjas made their way into the inner sanctum.

Inside, they saw Naar seated on his throne, his back to them. Realizing the opportunity presented, they cautiously approached. But just as they were almost to the enemy, a knife brushed along Scorpion's neck. Naar turned around, his sword in hand.

A shadowy figure emerged from the wall. It was completely black, with only white holes for eyes. It wore a simply black robe and carried a crooked dagger. "Stand back, master," it said. "I will finish these pathetic fools!"

However, footsteps were heard from the hall. The doors to the sanctum were smashed down as Galloway led his troop towards Naar. Upon seeing the shadow, however, he stopped. The figure moved back in disgust.

"Bloodwine!" screamed Galloway. "Get back here now!" The shadow was instantly gone.

"Um...what was that?" asked Weiila.

"Bloodwine," said Galloway. "He's my character on RetroMUD. But we don't have time for lengthy explanations right now. We have an evil god to defeat!"

Scorpion immediately dealt a nasty combo to Naar. Sub-Zero followed in suit, bashing the evil god back and forth between the two. However, this bit of fun wasn't to last. Naar quickly tossed a ball of black slime at Scorpion, pinning him to the wall. When Sub-Zero tried to help him, Naar slashed him across the back. The ninja slumped forward, dead.

With his first two opponents defeated, Naar turned towards Galloway. Unfortunately, Galloway was so pissed at what had happened that he had fused with Neo and gone SSJ3 while Naar still had his back turned. When Naar's eyes met with Galloway's, his enemy was already delivering a powerful blow.

Naar went flying, but didn't go far. He shouted "Night's Everlasting Horror!", and Galloway both sensed and saw the power he had suddenly gained. Naar sent Galloway plummeting into the ground with one blow.

The force unfused the two Galloways, and they rolled aside just in time to dodge another attack. Neo, however, was knocked unconcious by a rock to the back of the head. Galloway, realizing that there was no other way out, drew his new sword.

The entire room was filled with blinding light the moment the sword left the scabbard. Naar feel back, his body now showing wear. Galloway swung the sword at his enemy, and Naar doubled over, nearly dead.

Galloway raised the sword to add the finishing blow, but Naar quickly rolled out of the way and grabbed Starstorm. He then shouted, "If you want your friend to live, then surrender now!" He was obviously going to kill the spazzy cat if he didn't get his way.

Fortunately, the universal law of dumb luck was working today. A lightning bolt flashed down out of nowhere. When it dissapeared, an aged man wearing a white outfit and a large brown hat appeared where it struck. He raised his hands, and Naar was shocked with several thousand volts of electricity.

Star feel from his grasp, unhurt. Without a leg to stand on, Naar teleported away.

***

The man stood over Sub-Zero and began to chant something. A light began to form around his hand, and soon Sub-Zero was alive and fully healed. Scorpion broke out of the slime on his own.

"Just who are you?" asked Kari, a bit nervous.

The man turned toward her. "I am the guardian of the Earth Realm. I am one of the Gods of Thunder. I am Raiden."

THE END OF PART 16
I LIKE SWORDS!

The Naar Saga part 17: The Heaven World

Everyone left Naar's castle, still wondering what was going on. Raiden, however, was quick in sensing their anxiety. Once they had landed, he quickly gathered material for a fire.

"Sit," he commanded. "It is time you learned the truth about Naar and the worlds." Once everyone had been seated, the material was suddenly enveloped in a bright blue flame. The smoke began to form into a circle, and clear images appeared inside. Raiden then began his story.

"As you know, the worlds of the multiverse are each created individually. A god is then born to serve as a guardian of each world. I, for example, was created when the Earth Realm was born. This continues indefinately, for, unlike most legends proclaim, Gods are not always immortal. They can be killed just like any normal being.

"When I was born, Shinnok, one of the Elder Gods, the supreme rulers of all gods, set his eyes upon the new realm. He became consumed with sheer greed, and sought to control it. With the aid of my fellow brothers, I was able to expel him to the Outworld for eternity. His evil power was sealed within a pendant, which was placed in the Temple of the Elements and guarded by the gods of Wind, Earth, Water, and Fire.

"Sub-Zero was tricked into retrieving it for Quan Chi, an evil sorcerer who sought to use Shinnok for his own purposes. However, they were both eventually defeated with the aid of the Lin Keui and the Shaolin Monks. It is a miracle that Scorpion survived, but he did somehow.

"However, the heavens soon began to fall into disaster. The gods saw no need for protecting the worlds, and decided to create a new one, called the Heaven World, to live on. I protested, along with Odin and several others, but they refused to listen. The new world was created.

"Now for Naar. He was born when evil was introduced. His mission was to preserve the balance between good and evil, but he decided that his way was best, and attempted to overthrow the other gods. They resisted, and sealed him in the starlight world. He attempted to escape, but one of the original gods still stood in his way, one that could banish him yet again."

Galloway dared to interrupt the story. "Excuse me, but who is this one god?" Raiden simply stared at him briefly, then continued.

"This god was the God of the Sun. He symbolized the power of good in it's purest form. He is now in the Heaven World, but seeks to change the minds of the council. He knows Naar's power first-hand, and while the others believe in their frail immortality, this one knows that only through battle can all the dimensions be saved.

"This one is Kai, the Sun God. You, Galloway, wield his sword, the Sommerswerd. It was lost in a previous battle between the followers of Kai and Naar. Now it has returned to bring pain and grief to the master of all darkness."

Galloway was completely shocked. He had the weapon that defeated Naar so long ago? So that's why the god of evil had escaped so constantly!

"However," continued Raiden, "you are NOT ready to wield it properly. You have not been trained in the use of it. Also, your friends will also need training, for you cannot win this battle alone. I have also brought along some other friends of yours..."

From behind Raiden, Faetan and the rest of her group emerged. Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. "Also," continued Raiden, "I know of one other person who might be able to help. It may seem strange, but this one might hold the key to helping our victory."

From behind everyone else emerged a small, yellow bear with a black nose and a red shirt. Everyone's jaw simply dropped in awe.

"WINNIE-THE-POOH?" screamed everyone in unison (except Raiden, of course). "Oh bother," said Pooh. "I knew this would be hard to believe."

"Well," said Raiden, "it is time we left. Your kidnapped friends and family are within Naar's world itself, but they will have to wait. The time for fun and games has ended. The time for preparing for war has begun."

A huge blue portal appeared. Without thinking twice, everyone walked through it.

THE END OF PART 17
(Nothing to see here! Move along!)

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 18: Training and Evil

Falchin tried to get to his sister, but couldn't for the moment; apparantly she was too busy ruling the village to see him. So he arranged for her to meet him by the fishing pond. Hopefully, she would see through the armor and realize this was her old brother.

Unfortunately, Naar suddenly appeared in front of him. "Falchin," said the evil god, his voice not masking it's anger, "come with me. It is time to prepare for my homecoming."

"Never!" screamed Falchin. "I am not my father! I will not join you!"

"Come on now," said Naar, "it's not like you have much of a choice here." Suddenly, a beam of energy came out of Naar's hand and penetrated Falchin's armor. Shaking helplessly like a puppet, the black mage could only watch as Naar reached for the item his sister had given him.

What she had told him to keep safe.

***

The Heaven World wasn't a solemn place, nor was it especially happy and joyful. Gods and followers walked to and fro, not paying much attention to them at first. However, they walked two steps before everyone casted their eyes on the little group of mortals and a god.

"Raiden," said a hooded figure standing right next to Galloway, "you know the rules for bringing mortals to this world."

Raiden looked at him with discontent. "These orders come from Kai himself. They are for the safety of all worlds, including this one. So either step away or get killed." The man didn't say another word, but simply backed off.

Raiden led them through the streets and buildings to a particularly large building in the back. It was, for all practical purposes, a fortress. A tall tower rose in the middle, with several smaller buildings and towers joining it at the base. Flags bearing the symbol of Kai were flown without reservation, thus showing that this was where they would find Kai.

Raiden led them through the tall gates to a large courtyard. There he simply instructed them to wait until Kai was ready to reveal himself. Galloway thought up a lame joke to join this, but wisely decided to keep his mouth shut.

And so they waited. And waited. And waited. And waited some more just for a bit of variety.

Finally, Raiden returned. "Kai has commanded that Galloway and Pooh are to see him in private," he said. "The rest of you are to remain in the courtyard for your trainer. I have to leave to speak with the Elder Gods." With that, Raiden left without saying another word.

Galloway and Pooh went inside to meet Kai while everyone else just sat around, got drunk, and played Ping Pong.

THE END OF PART 18
*please insert .50 for a joke*

The Naar Saga part 19: The Training Begins

Galloway and Pooh stood in the large room for what seemed like an eternity, the sound of ping-pong balls and booze coming in from the courtyard. Of course, they weren't bothered too much; Pooh prefered honey to beer, and after a small incident involving a ping-pong ball and his netherregions, Galloway had vowed never to play the game again.

Finally, the massive doors parted. Inside walked not a human, but a massive, blinding light. The doors closed quietly behind it, the heavy bar coming down with a dull thud.

"It is time for your training to begin," said a distant voice. "You will learn to use the Sommerswerd properly, which is why you were seperated from your comrades. As for Pooh, well, although this may sound strange, he himself will help to win the battle. Now, come. Your trainer awaits."

The light dissapeared, and the doors opened again. As if by instinct, the two walked through them.

***

After a while of playing, the score for ping-pong was: Girls: 20, Guys: 0. Finally, they decided to continue drinking until whoever was going to train them decided to show up.

And so they continued to wait. Finally, their own master appeared. It was a beautiful woman, bathed in some kind on unearthly light. She walked towards them without stopping, and it wasn't until she was right next to them that they saw Raiden walking right behind her.

"It is time to begin the training," she said. "I am Ishir, Goddess of Light and companion to Kai."

"Kai would be here himself," said Raiden, "but the Elder Gods have required his presence. This is bad, though; usually, they leave Kai alone unless something is truly wrong. I fear our time is short; we must begin training immediately."

"Follow me," said Ishir, leading the group into a large room.

***

Galloway and Pooh ended up waiting even longer for whoever was going to train them. It wasn't so bad until Pooh went through his fifteenth and final jar of honey, at which point he began to loose what little brain he had.

Finally, another door opened. In came a young man, with long blonde hair, a muscular body, and a green tunic. He carried a long, silver sword, which cackled with an energy very similar to the Sommerswerd. He stopped in the middle of the room.

"Kai has commanded me to train you," he said. "Normally, he would do so himself, but considering his current circumstances, he had no choice but to appoint me for the time being."

"Who are you?" asked Galloway while Pooh searched frantically for another honey pot.

The man bent his head back and laughed. "Lone Wolf."

***

Naar returned to his palace. He walked to the back balcony, which overlooked a jet-black graveyard. He reached into his pockets and pulled out the amulet.

The Amulet of Shinnok.

Raising it over his head, he began to chant unearthly words. Suddenly, the ground broke, and massive skeletal beings poured out. They stood at attention to their master.

"It is time for our revenge!" shouted Naar. "Crush the foolish warriors and their gods! We will have our powers back!" This met with enthusiatic appeal with the skeletons. Naar smiled beneath his helmet.

Nothing could stop his Vordaks and Helghasts. Nothing.

THE END OF PART 19
Weiila: Vordak? What's a vordak?
Galloway: You don't want to know.
Weiila: Then, what about Helghasts?
Galloway: You REALLY don't want to know.

The Naar Saga part 20: Big Battle!

A week passed in the training. Ishir worked her immortal butt off getting her group ready, and with some rather great success. Lone Wolf also got through to Galloway, but Pooh was a bit tougher to train, especially when he requested honey breaks every five minutes.

Finally, it looked like they might stand a chance against Naar. But just then, a loud knock was heard at the main gate. When Ishir opened it, hoards of Vordaks and Helghasts poured in, pushing her clean aside. Lone Wolf, Galloway, and Pooh heard the commotion and rushed outside, but when they saw the massive army they were facing, they knew this was going to be a tough battle.

Suddenly, the rest of the heroes bursted into the courtyard, meeting the massive army of undead from the side. Taking advantage of the confusion, Galloway quickly unsheathed the Sommerswerd, Lone Wolf pulled out the Skarn-Skae, and Pooh grabbed his tiny wooden sword. They rushed into the battle.

***

The Elder Gods sat in council, oblivious to what was happening in the courtyard. They talked about what to do with Naar, and all decided to wait it out until they could learn if he actually had the power to return to the heavens.

However, the door was quickly opened. Raiden rushed into the room.

"My fellow Gods!" said Raiden. "The Heaven World is under attack by Naar's minions!"

***

Colin lead Kari and T.K. to an isolated area outside of the courtyard. However, he soon saw that a much more massive army was entering from a large portal. They had to close it off somehow...

Just then, as if in answer to their dillema, a golden orb feel in front of Colin. Ishir's voice rang out. "It's a Sun-Sphere! Toss it through the portal!"

***

Galloway swung the Sommerswerd out, ripping about a dozen Vordaks in half instantly. A white bolt of energy shot out of the Skarn-Skae, shredding a row of Helghasts. Pooh's wooden sword wasn't doing much, but the enemies by him were so weakened by that point that a slight breeze would kill them.

Val lead the other group through the crowds, impaling any Vordak and Helghast that got too close. The hero was slicing through them like a knife through butter. Zero and X-Hunter ended up killing about twenty dozen before they got pushed back to the training hall. Chris transformed into a dragon and let loose with a barrage of attacks that decimated the evil flood of creatures.

However, they were quickly tiring and being pushed back. The flood went on seemingly forever. They couldn't last against this threat much longer.

***

Colin lead his other two members to the portal. He could hear the sound of enormous roaring and growling from within; apparantly something even bigger than before was about to enter.

Without thinking twice about it, he tossed the Sun-Sphere in. The moment it entered, all the heavens were bathed in a blinding light. The Voraks and Helghasts in the courtyard where blinded and burnt, and the heroes took immediate advantage of this, slicing through as many as they could find.

When the light dissapeared, the portal was gone.

***

Naar cursed his loss, but knew that it was only a minor setback. The fools were bound to come after him; all he had to do was wait...

THE END OF PART 20 The Naar Saga part 21: Triple Threat

Naar knew he had precious little time to come up with a new plan. Large armies would not be enough to take them while they were together, and even though Galloway loves to split the groups up so they're weaker and more helpless, they were still quite powerful.

That's when it dawned on him. He knew exactly what he had to do...

Without a moment's hesitation, he teleported himself out of his castle.

***

He reappeared inside a large laboratory of some kind. Scientists were busy everywhere, working on something few knew the full potential of. Naar concealed himself using his dark powers and walked among them.

His spying soon payed off. He followed one into a highly-secured area. The scientist was wearing a Hazard Protection Suit, but Naar didn't need one; after all, he WAS the God of Evil. The scientist walked toward some large, metal containers and began his job.

Naar quietly snapped his neck, then smashed the containers open. Alarm bells quickly rang out, and everyone did what came naturally: they screamed like little girls and ran around. Naar then pushed some buttons on a computer nearby, and a hulking, monstrous figure appeared.

"Come," said Naar. "Your time of awakening has come."

***

Naar then set off to the Black Mage village. Talk was going around that Falchin, wearing Mox's armor, had been found nearly dead in the forest. This was all good for Naar; after all, it was HE who attacked Falchin to begin with.

He walked to where the Black Pentagram once stood. He found a lone figure standing there. It was a man, in his mid-30's, wearing a trenchcoat-like garment and a robe, and carrying a sword. Naar beaconed to him, and he followed.

***

Finally, Naar entered a small American town, completely devoid of all life. Carefully dodging evil monstrosities, he entered a room where the walls, roof, and ground were made from nothing more than rusted, blood-stained metal.

Striding to the middle of the room, Naar began to chant something. A gargoyle entered the room, it's body twisted and yellowish, it's head bent and discolored. Like the others, it followed Naar.

***

Returning to his castle, Naar prepared what was left of his shattered legions. He would soon have more, he knew, but that would have to wait. He just had to wait until the foolish heroes decided to split up.

Then he would have them.

***

Raiden returned to the heroes. "The Elder Gods have deemed Naar a menace," he said, "but there are too many areas to concentrate on right now."

"Well then," said Galloway, "we have to split up!" Everyone frowned at the idea, but didn't think about it much. They had to rest one more night. Then they would leave.

***

Naar heard this, and laughed. They would soon die. He would soon make them die!

THE END OF PART 21
(I'M OUT OF HUMOR!!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!)

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 22: Split-up

After a restful night, the group got up and prepared to take their massive numbers and set off on the amazing adventure of a lifetime. Raiden opened the portal leading to Galloway's Flying Bunker, and everyone stepped through.

***

Galloway stepped out the other side. However, it wasn't long before he noticed that many of their number had vanished. Only Weiila, Poke, Star, Colin, Kari, Gemini, Sensei, and Pooh had made it to him.

But the BIG surprise was that Weiila, Poke and Star were adults again! They did their little victory dance a bit, until Galloway knocked them out and dragged them onto the bunker.

***

Val, the hero, T.K., Scorpion, and Wil found themselves standing in some kind of dark dungeon. They casted their eyes around, but saw no life. Suddenly, three figures entered.

One had a long red beard, a robotic helmet, some rocket shoes, and looked fast. One had a laser sword, a bionic arm, and some big muscles. And the third had a yellow beard, a mechanical shield, and a belly the size of a yacht.

"Um," said Val, "I think we're lost."

The red-beared one laughed. "So the sorceress got you too, huh? I mean, teleportation magic isn't perfect, but this is ridiculous!"

***

Sub-Zero, Igatona, Faetan, Maba, Zero, and X-Hunter landed in foggy forest. The fog was so thick, they couldn't see their own hands in the front of their faces. They barely made out a muddy brown path, which lead even farther into the tangle of trees and plants.

Realizing that their was no other alternative, they set out.

***

Naar laughed at what was going on. The fools would soon die. The generals were already out there; the heroes couldn't withstand their power.

THE END OF PART 22
Weiila: Man, that was short.
Galloway: "And so Weiila became a ki"
Weiila: NO! DON'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE!!!
Galloway: Fine.

The Naar Saga part 23: Lost!

"Let me get this straight," said Val. "You three are Vikings..."

"Yeah," said the red-bearded one.

"And you were kidnapped by an evil alien overlord who plans to serve you for dinner."

"That's about the size of it," the muscular one said. The fat one just stood in a corner and picked his nose.

"And you fell through a time machine, and are now trying to find out where the hell you guys are, right?"

"Uh...yeah," said the fat one.

Val just stood there. "Well, guys, guess we should head out-"

She then turned...and saw the sign that read:

Your friends have been kidnapped, courtesy of Naar. Oh, and Vikings suck!

The red-bearded one rammed into the sign, smashing it into several pieces. The muscular one then tore it into tinier pieces. Finally, the fat one let out a HUGE fart on it, vaporizing all that was left.

Val backed away, slightly disgusted. "Just who the hell are you guys?"

The red-bearded one stepped forward. "I am Erik the Swift. I am the fastest runner and highest jumper in our village."

The muscular one stepped forward. "I am Baleog the Fierce. My strength and accuracy know no equal."

Finally, the fat one stepped forward. "I am Olaf the Stout. My shield can be used in many different ways."

"Okay," said Val, "I suggest we find a way out of here. My spear can protect us!" This met with the three vikings muttering in unison, "We're doomed." Fortunately, Val was too busy looking at her spear to notice their comment and dirty looks.

***

Naar put his coffee cup down. The big, green, ugly alien sitting across from him did likewise.

"And that's why I think we should nuke Canada," said the alien. "I mean, it's not like it ever needed to exist to begin with; why not eradicate all life from it?"

"A fascinating idea," replied Naar. "But, seriously, Tomator, I have a general ready to help take care of those pesky heroes. Will you be so kind as to let me eradicate those pesky vikings as well?"

Tomator laughed. "Of course, Naar. Go ahead and kill them off."

The two laughed heavily and went into conversasion about how all evil radiated from a small piece of land in France.

THE END OF PART 23
(no funny stuff)

The Naar Saga part 24: The Eternal Battle continues

Chris landed with a thud onto the ground. When he came to, he saw that he was in some sort of wrestling arena; it was circular in shape, there were two different doorways leading to it, and a huge crowd was stacked into a bunch of stadium seats. Fortunately, the lights were all off, except for some spotlights, and he took cover behind a statue of a horned lion.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" said an announcer's voice. "Are you ready to rumble!" The crowd let out an explosive YES!!!

The announcer continued. "The CKF is proud to present: THE MAIN EVENT!!!" Once again, the crowd exploded into cheers and shouts.

"In the left corner, the runner-up in last year's championship, the bone-crusher, the rip-roaring tornado of doom himself, BLOODLOSS!"

The doors on one side opened up. At first, it looked like just an ordinary guy was coming out, but on closer examination, it turned out to be a cyborg! Chris barely held in a gasp; could this mean he was in the future?

"And the challanger, a new fighter, but one that's tearing through the ranks like a hot knife through butter, let's give it up for R.A.X.!"

Another door opened, and yet another cyborg came out. Chris couldn't make either of them out very well from where he was, but he was certain that this was going to be a painful match.

Suddenly, a cage came crashing down. This was a caged match! Chris was now trapped inside with two cyborgs!

A buzzer went off, and the battle began. Bloodloss charged straight at R.A.X., but the other cyborg dodged and delivered a solid kick directly to the base of the neck. Bloodloss, however, grabbed the leg and slammed R.A.X. down.

A swarm of punchs exploded from Bloodloss's arms, but R.A.X., having already moved out of the way, grabbed his opponent, lifted him over his head with one arm, and bodyslammed him into the ground. Cheers erupted from the stands; apparantly R.A.X. was the fan favorite.

The match continued like this for quite some time, with neither side gaining any favorable balance in the battle. Finally, it was brought to a sudden and graphic end. R.A.X. delivered an incredibly strong kick to Bloodloss's chest, sending him flying back towards Chris. At first, it looked like he was simply going to knock the statue over or slam against the cage, but instead, he got impaled on the horn of the statue.

Blood splashed down onto Chris, who didn't care much for this kind of bath. The crowd, however, loved it. Cheers were everywhere, as every single person enjoyed the spectacle of a man's life being taken out by a single blow. The cage lifted, and R.A.X. exited the arena. Chris stayed hidden from everyone, even as the statue was carted off to be cleaned.

Where the hell was he, and when the hell was he?

***

"Alright," said Galloway, "it's getting late, so we should get some rest. We'll divide up the rooms accordingly."

Poke got stuck with Colin and Sensei, Star got stuck with Gemini, and Weiila got stuck with Kari and...Pooh!

THE END OF PART 24
Weiila: What? I'm with Pooh?

The Naar Saga part 25: The Eternal Champion

Chris stayed in the back, careful not to be seen by anyone as they went down the hall. He had no idea what was going on, but since this might be his only way of figuring out, he had to follow.

Besides, this R.A.X. guy was pretty good.

***

Naar climbed the top steps of the tower. The aura of good was getting stronger with every step he took, and yet there was a bit of neutrality in there as well. It was as if he was feeling a power that nobody had ever truly experienced.

This could only be the power of an Elder God.

Finally, he emerged onto the tower's top floor. It was a square room, filled with only three objects: a statue of a man, a glowing altar, and a large shimmering orb. Four windows, each with either the shape of an Eagle, a Shark, a Tiger, or a Dragon, provided natural lighting on one side, with torches doing the rest on the other side.

Naar approached the altar, determined to destroy it before it's master could learn what Naar had done. How he had prepared for Chris's demise.

Unfortunately for him, he was a bit too late. A ball of light flashed into the room through one of the windows. When it touched down in the center, it took the form of what looked like a man, but was made out of pure energy. It wore what looked like a dress and a simple white shirt (the proper names escape me at the moment). It simply looked at Naar.

Suddenly, Yang order ninjas dashed into the room. Behind them were Vordaks and Helghasts. The form began to turn toward them, but reached a hand out towards Naar. The God of Evil suddenly found himself totally unable to move.

The ninjas immediately began to throw dirks, shurikens, and various other pointy objects at the form, but in the blink of an eye, he dodged every one of them. A Helghast busted through to face him head-on, but soon learned that it wasn't a good attack plan. The form knocked the Helghast's entire upper body off with one backhand.

The Vordaks soon charged forward simultaniously, as if to destroy the altar their master was after, but the form was too quickly. In a matter of mere nanoseconds, the skeletons were nothing more than stinking chunks of decaying flesh. The Yang ninjas then blew several whistles, and more Helghasts and Vordaks appeared. However, the ninjas were already dead by then, their bodies beaten beyond recognition.

Tiring of this, the form simply turned to his new attackers and raised his arms. The entire room was engulfed in a bright white light, and through it, the form and Naar could see the shadows of the Vordaks and Helghasts being torn and disintegrated into nothing.

Finally, the light vanished, and the form turned towards Naar. But, as if the power holding him was fading, Naar began to move, ever so slowly, toward the altar. The form, however, had had enough. He grabbed Naar, lifted him over his head, and threw him straight out of the tower. The evil god fell nearly eighty feet onto jagged rocks, but being immortal, he survived. Cursing the form, he teleported to heal once again.

***

The form sat by the altar, catching it's breath.

"The other gods may be right," he said. "Maybe I have lost too much of my power to continue to battle Naar. But, I must try. I must find my champions!"

With that, he left.

***

Chris, having been caught by the armies of security, was being held in the detention area of the arena when he heard what sounded like cheering from above. Security guards fastened his arms and legs to several metal clamps. He then felt himself rising. The ceiling opened up, revealing the arena!

He stopped just after leaving the detention area. The ground he was on raised slowly, until it was at 90 degrees. Chris looked around, trying to find out what the heck was going on. Then he got his terrifying answer.

R.A.X. entered the arena. The announcer shouted, "Since this loser thought he could stalk R.A.X., his promoter has decided that he will beat the life out of him!"

Chris struggle to get free. R.A.X. walked towards him and whispered, "This is nothing personal. I just have to keep my job."

Just then, a ball of light entered the arena. The form appeared, stopping R.A.X. from beginning his attack.

"Yes," said the form. "My first two champions are here! The fate of all mankind is bleak unless a great change takes place. You will help that change. I myself are the instrument of that change. I am the Eternal Champion."

THE END OF PART 25
Nothing to see here...move along...

The Naar Saga part 26: One Night in the Bunker

Poke soon found that the room he, Colin and Sensei had been assigned only had two beds. It soon became clear that one would have to use the sleeping bag tucked away in the corner. Unfortunately, Colin's bald head blinded Poke while Sensei's ninja reflexes allowed him to mark that the two beds belonged to Colin and Sensei. Poke tried to use his Charizard, but then realized that Galloway had taken his Pokeballs and hidden them safely away.

After preparing his so-called "bed", Poke fell asleep instantly. His two roommates, however, weren't in a sleeping mood at the moment, and decided that the best way to tire themselves out was to talk on and on about how things were in the "good old days". Poke thought about smothering them with his pillow, but there were two of them and one of him, so he wisely kept his mouth shut.

***

Starstorm and Gemini each claimed a bed, then fell asleep quickly. Starstorm's cats, however, were another story. They decided that Gemini looked like the perfect target for their little nap; they didn't quite realize that Gemini isn't the most cat-loving person on Earth.

After a few were brushed off of Gemini, they began to whine to Starstorm. The kitty master then made his way over to Gemini. What happened next is unclear, but Gemini had a few scratches to prove that Star wasn't happy.

***

Galloway slept peacefully. That is all we shall say about him.

***

Weiila opposed the idea of sharing a room with Pooh from the very moment Galloway mentioned it, but Kari thought the bumbling bear of very little brain was kinda cute, so he stayed.

Since the room, once again, only had two beds, it reduced to picking straws. Unfortunately, nobody had a short straw on them, so it went into more arguments. Finally, Weiila decided that since Kari forgot the short straw, she would sleep on the floor.

Everyone had just begun to fall asleep when the sound of heavy snoring awakened Weiila. At first, she thought it was only that stupid bear, Pooh, but when she looked around, she realized that the bear, having fallen out of bed during one of his Hephalumps and Woozles nightmares, was awake, she deduced that Kari was snoring.

But she didn't seem like the snoring type. Then why was she doing it?

***

As the night passed into day, everyone got up from their hectic slumber and prepared to set out.

THE END OF PART 26
And this, my friends, is the most pointless chapter ever!

The Naar Saga part 27: Forgot about These Guys, didn't Ya?

Sub-Zero, Igatona, Faetan, Maba, Zero, and X-Hunter continued down the long, foggy trail for hours on end. Finally, the fog began to part, and they could make out the outline of a quant little village.

Deciding that there wasn't any harm in asking about where they were, they entered the town.

(About five minutes later)

Sub-Zero struggled against his ropes, but they kept him completely tied to the stake. The others weren't having any luck escaping from their bonds, either.

One of the villagers walked forward, carrying a scroll. "You have all been charged with the crime of witchcraft! You are hearby sentenced to be burnt at the stake until you are nothing more than a pile of pure ash. Your ashes will then be burnt into even smaller ashes, and so on."

"George," said another villager, "you're rambling again."

The villager backed away. "Now, where's that other warlock?"

A group of rather rough villagers brought out a young man, probably in his late-20's. He wore a blue robe and a hood, but the big thing was his eyes: they were glowing bright green. Maybe this guy really was a warlock, after all...

He was tied to another nearby stake, and some of the other villagers began to try to lite a fire. Unfortunately, it was a windy day, so their attempts weren't very successful.

"Since we have some time," one villager said, "we will open up the floor to wild accusations."

(about an hour later)

Now about a quarter of the entire village was at the stake. They finally got the fire going, but the wind blew it out again. They then put another batch of people onto the stake. Finally, the wind stopped.

They were just about to begin the burning when they saw a ball of light approaching them. It materialized into the Eternal Champion.

"Warlock!" someone screamed. "Burn him!"

They charged at the champion, but by then, he had untied everyone from the stake. When the other villagers reached him, he teleported everybody out of harm's way.

***

Val tried to keep what slivers of sanity she had left intact, but she was losing it quickly, due to her viking companions. They went off, solving one absurb puzzle after another, all the while trying to find a way to escape.

"Man," said Erik, "I can't wait to get back. I feel the urge to discover a new continent or something."

***

Naar did nothing for once.

THE END OF PART 27
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 28: The First General

Val continued to follow the Lost Vikings down the many bizarre and unworldly places their long, neverending travel took them. Somehow, she was able to withstand their bad jokes, which is a miracle in itself.

"There!" shouted Olaf. "A door!"

"Of course it's a door," said Erik. "There's always a door!"

Val bit her lip to keep from smacking them. They stepped through the door...

***

When they came to, they were lying in what looked like an ancient stone room. Val got up and rubbed her head. "Damn, I hate invisible holes."

The other vikings got up and looked around in dismay.

"There's no door here!" whined Olaf.

"The one we just went through is too high up. I can't jump there!" said Erik.

"There aren't any jewels! I can't swing my way up!" bellowed Baleog.

Suddenly, a mechanical contraption came down. In it was the ugly green alien called Tomator.

"Ah, my little Vikings," he said. "How nice of you to come. I always wanted to see how you would die!"

An elevator came slowly down. On it was a disgusting freak of nature. Its skin was bloodied and rotting. A gigantic eye was growing out of one shoulder. Its hands were long, sharp claws, dripping with blood. The mouth was sewn shut; the face showed that this was probably always true.

"Naar gave this to me," said Tomator. "He says it is called a 'Tyrant', whatever that means. So, how would you like to die, fast or slow?"

Baleog, however, had already pulled out his Fire Arrows and shot them straight into the Tyrant. It fell to one knee.

"Bah!" said Baleog. "What a worthless creature!" Unfortunately for him, the monster decided to get up at that very moment. The poor ugly viking soon found himself flying back after one blow from his enemy.

"Hah hah hah! I have you now, vikings!" said Tomator.

Val, however, had had enough. "Die, you son-of-a-bitch!" she screamed, conveying her very soul into her words. She pulled Gungnir back and threw it straight at Tyrant. The deadly spear ripped straight through the monster's heart, issuing a lot of blood.

Screaming in agony, the monster began to move backwards. It pull Gungnir out just as it fell into another pit. Val started a little victory dance, but Tomator's words soon ended the celebration:

"Naar told me about Tyrant. It does not die easily. It will come back, and next time, the outcome will be far different!" With that, Tomator rode off.

***

Galloway continued to work on the bridge of the Flying Bunker while everyone else attempted to make breakfast on a moving vehicle that didn't have all the Shock Absorbers in place, especially over those turbulent areas.

Suddenly, Weiila rushed to the bridge. "Have you seen Kari?" Galloway shook his head, and she left in a panic. With no other option, he followed.

They finally realized that the only place she would be was the room she slept in. When they kicked the door open, awakening Pooh, they found only an empty sleeping bag and a small note:

I took care of the girl while she was sleeping. She's now in some very hot place. Oh, and I love the way you decorated inside. It's amazing what you can do with a modest budget. -Naar

THE END OF PART 28
IF THERE WAS HUMOR HERE, YOU WOULD BE LAUGHING!

The Naar Saga part 29: The Cowboy

Kari woke to find herself lying face-down in a bunch of sand. When she dug her head out, all she could see for miles was a massive desert wasteland. A few cacti were here and there, but even they were close to drying out. In fact, the only shade to be found anywhere was beneath a few cliffs.

With no other option, she ran straight for them. However, the wind began to pick up sharply after that, causing her to stumble around blindly after a short while. Finally, she collapsed onto the sand yet again.

When she finally got her head moving again, all she saw before blacking out completely was a blunt black object coming down towards her.

***

Kari once again opened her eyes. Now she was in a small, damp cavern. There were a few beds on one side, a picture hanging from one wall, a few chairs, and a crate that, judging from the bottles and cards on it, served as a table. Besides for those few decorations, as well as the single lantern that kept the place lit, this was the dreariest place in the universe.

Suddenly, a side wall was pushed open. Five men entered. They were dressed in a rather wierd get-up; loose, dirt-stained pants and dirty, torn shirts that were probably once white. They looked at each other, then at Kari.

"Well," said one of them, "who wants to fuck the kid first?"

"God damn it!" said another. "Can you believe how long it's been since we last fucked somebody?"

Suddenly, the cavern wall, which had closed behind them, came crashing down. In strode another man. He was considerably taller and more muscular than the other five. He wore a cowboy hat, some leather boots, some leather clothing, a rope for a belt, and a long overcoat.

"I saw you take the kid," he said. "It was just a matter of following you guys here. What kind of monsters try to have sex with a kid?"

Of course, the other five guys weren't listening. They simply pulled out some knives, shovels, and pickaxes. "Okay, bastard!" said one of them. "Let's see you handle this!"

One of them rushed forward, a shovel raised in his arms, but the cowboy was ready for him. A solid punch straight to the gut sent the foolish man slumping to the ground, paralyzed by complete pain.

Two of them followed, armed with a pickaxe and a knife. The cowboy took one down with a kick to the head, then immediately picked the other one up over his head and tossed him straight into the cavern wall. The fourth one threw a knife straight at his enemy, but he dodged and threw some knives of his own, pinning the man to the ground.

The final one, realizing that close-combat was not a good idea, pulled out a simple six-shot revolver and fired. The cowboy, however, dodged every round. The man tried to hastily reload, but the cowboy pulled off the his rope belt and, using it like a whip, took the gun from his enemy. He then jump-kicked him straight in the mouth, ending the struggle.

Kari just sat there, completely shocked. The cowboy walked towards her, but she passed out from shock just before he reached her.

***

Naar looked onward in displeasure. His third general was ready for the third group of fools, but his second was not. Where the hell was he?

***

Meliah walked into the room her brother was being kept in. He was still in the armor, and still unconcious. She walked towards him, a smile on her face.

"Be well," she whispered. "Our baby will need you."

THE END OF PART 29
AAAHHHHAAAAHHHHAAAAAHHHH!!!!

The Naar Saga part 30: Back to the Dungeon

Galloway continued to fly the Bunker around, looking for any clues that could lead them to what happened to Kari, Eihra, and the rest of their missing friends. Of course, it didn't dawn on him that clues wouldn't really be found in the air, but that didn't stop him.

Suddenly, the entire Bunker began to shake like crazy. Galloway quickly checked the status menu and learned the worst; somehow, several of the engines had suddenly gone off-line, and nothing could reactivate them. The Flying Bunker was now the Falling Bunker!!!

Galloway quickly pressed the PANIC button. The back room was filled with the sound of alarms and a computer voice shouting "PANIC!!!!!!!". Everyone began to run around like crazy, except for Pooh, who was too absorbed in his Honey Pots to notice the total state of terror surrounding him.

Galloway continued to pilot the Bunker to the best of his ability, looking for the best place to plow the vehicle into. Finally, after finding a nice, clear area, he shoved the controls down. The Bunker smashed into the Earth with a loud crash, continued movement for several miles, then finally stopped.

***

Galloway checked on everyone and, finding that they were alright, exited the Bunker. It wasn't completely destroyed, but he had to learn what caused the engine failure. Until he found out what happened, the vehicle wouldn't be safe to fly.

Then he noticed something. He had landed right next to the dungeon where they had found the Bunker to begin with! Somehow, he realized that this was where their friends were being kept. Without even thinking twice, he tossed everyone some guns, ammo, and various other gear. They then descended into the dark, dark dungeon.

***

After walking through the usual stuff, they finally got to the same area that had collapsed. Strangely, they found the ground to be repaired, and the book gone. After checking around, they entered.

However, a trap door opened up underneath Galloway, sending him falling into the darkness. The others looked for a way down, but the door promptly closed, keeping them from reaching him.

***

From within the trap door, a figure laughed.

THE END OF PART 30
BWAHAHA!!!

The Naar Saga part 31: Battle with General 2

Sub-Zero, Igatona, Faetan, and the mysterious cloaked guy found themselves back in the forest; however, a good portion of their troop was strangely missing. At least they weren't being turned into BBQs!

The cloaked man wiped himself off. "I thank you for your help," he said in a voice that would make your skin crawl, "but there is much for me to do. I have some research stuff to write, you know."

Sub-Zero justed stared at him blankly. "You almost got burnt to a crisp out there, and you're worrying about writing stuff?"

The man laughed. "Simpleton," he said, his voice not disguising his distaste for the ninja at all. "Just before my capture, I had discovered a method to creating an endless amount of energy. Also, unlike wood burning, this would create no environmental side-effects. It is also incredibly cheap. I was just about to finish identifying it when you guys showed up."

Igatona didn't care, Sub-Zero was still pissed, and Faetan kept muttering about fire. The man turned away. "Farewell, then!" he said. He then began down the trail, but turned back immediately.

"Say," he asked, "does anyone know where we are?"

***

Galloway collected his senses from the fall. He found that his gun was completely broken, but the Sommerswerd was undamaged. The area he was in was a huge, prison-like area, with stone walls, a bunch of rusting prison cells, and various skeletons.

Suddenly, a sinister laugh echoed throughout the room. Galloway saw a lone figure walking down a long hallway in his direction. It was a man, wearing a black brestplate, leather pants, and a black trenchcoat. At his side was a sheathed sword, which was in a scabbard encrested with dark jewels. The man himself was tall, with searing black eyes and brown hair that came down in a small ponytail in the back.

The man's laughed continued until he was a few feet away from Galloway, by which point the red-haired hero was at his feet. The man looked at him with sheer contempt.

"Who the hell are you?" said Galloway.

The man just smiled at him. "Let's just say that I'm a ghost, coming back to haunt you and your dear friend."

"Oh, come on!" screamed Galloway. "Can't you do better than Resident Evil if you're going to steal your opening lines?"

The man was now SERIOUSLY pissed. "You'll pay for that mistake dearly." With that, he delivered a strong blow to Galloway's head, sending the hero flying straight into a wall.

"Did you really think you were any match for me?" sneered the man. "Even when we last fought, I crushed you easily. You only won because of my treacherous offspring and a dish rag. But now, things will be different. You have to face my TRUE power!"

Galloway reached for the Sommerswerd, but the man let out another laugh. "I know about your sword, fool. It can only use its true power in areas of light, and this place doesn't have enough power to feed it! My sword, on the other hand, gains its power from the darkness! I have the upper hand!"

Unfortunately, he forgot that he shouldn't use a long speech. Galloway slammed him with a jumpkick to the face, followed by a slice to the hand. However, the combined attacks were mere scratches to his enemy, who knocked Galloway down with one blow to the back.

"Face it," he said, "you were never a match for me. You should be thankful that your life will end quickly!" With that, he jumped straight into the air, readying his foot to slam into Galloway's neck. Galloway, sadly, was still paralyzed from the previous attack, and couldn't do anything.

However, fate was kind to him today. One of the trademark portals opened right next to his enemy. Lone Wolf himself jumped through, sending the man flying sideways.

"Run!" screamed Lone Wolf as a platform leading back up appeared out of nowhere. "I'll hold him off!"

"You fool!" shouted the man. He drew his sword, which was made completely from black steel. A black fire erupted along the length of it. "You cannot hope to win!"

Lone Wolf responded by drawing Skarn-skae. "We shall see who emerges victorious!"

As Galloway jumped onto the platform, the two warriors went at it. The sound of swords clanging filled the area as Galloway rode to safety.

***

The trap door opened. Galloway crawled out, much to the surprise of his friends, who were busy playing Ping-Pong. After a few minutes, Lone Wolf himself climbed out, cut and bruised in more places than you could count.

"He escaped," said the exhausted Supreme Kai Master. "However, he will be back. I know it."

"Who?" said Weiila, as she treated Lone Wolf and Galloway.

Galloway sighed heavily. "Mox."

THE END OF PART 31
And that's all for now, folks!

[Weiila]

The Naar Saga part 32: Jailbreak
Wil regained conciousness to find himself inside a big, dark, empty jail cell. After slowly rising to his feet, he looked around desperately for his equipment, but to his dismay, it was twenty feet away from the outside of the cell, taunting him.

Cursing, he rose his hands and used the "Fetch" spell, but it didn't work; the bars were magically enchanted, as to block any attempts to cast spells on them. He was stuck in the cell, whether he liked it or not.

Just then, he saw that he had a cell mate: the hero.

The hero rose to his feet, barely fazed by whatever had knocked them out. "Let me guess," he said, "we're trapped in a jail cell." Wil's reply was a simple nod.

"All right," said the hero. "STAND CLEAR!" He grabbed Wil, picked him up over his head, and tossed him into the corner. Fortunately, it didn't kill the guy.

The hero then backed up slowly, until he was all the way across from the door. Then, with a quick shout, he charged head-on into the door. The force of the impact broke the whole row of bars into bite-size pieces.

Several Vordaks dashed into the area, but the shards ripped through nearly all of them, tearing them apart. And the few that survived where incinerated by Wil's Firaga spell. Rather than wait for another barrage, they grabbed their equipment and jumped out a window.

They fell twenty feet into a pool of water occupied by flesh-eating pirahnas, but somehow, they made it through without so much as a scratch.

The only thing was, they weren't in any familiar place. The hero thought that they had been taken to North Dakota, but instead, the place was full of vibrant trees and wildlife. Suddenly, the place they just escaped from dissapeared entirely, leaving nothing more than a vast ocean in its wake.

They certainly weren't in Kansas anymore.

***

MEANWHILE, IN A CAVE SOMEWHERE...

*the witch Hagatha is looking into her crystal ball*
Hagatha: Father?
Father: Yes, sister Hagatha. I have a request for you.
Hagatha: I'm trying to finish the last one you gave me, but all right.
Father: Two foolish heroes have recently entered our realm, on a quest of sorts.
Hagatha: What kind of quest?
Father: The kind that involves sticking your neck out to save a world from destruction.
Hagatha: And what have I to do with their necks?
Father: Quite simple, my dear- sever them!

THE END OF PART 32
Now THIS is the saga that never ends!
Hagatha: Can you guess what game I'm from?

The Naar Saga part 33: The King's Quest

"Okay," said Wil, as he admired the large amounts of palm trees and coconuts that laid across the beach. "We're in some far-off place, with no idea where we are, how we got here, or why we even came here. Any ideas on what to do?"

The hero adjusted his armor slightly. "No idea," he said as he slipped his helmet on, "but we just can't stand around. We have to learn as much as we can about this place. After all, it probably wasn't blind luck that got us here."

Wil just looked at the hero. He began to plot many ways to kill the big guy off, but dismissed the ideas for the time being. "Well," he said, motioning to a nearby forest, "why don't we start there?"

***

The forest was barely populated at all. Besides for the huge number of trees, nothing was at all unusual. Oh, and a few squirrels were getting eating by groundhogs, but that's pretty natural in old forests like this.

Suddenly, something small and shiny caught Wil's eye. It was a few gold coins hidden under a tree. With no other ideas, he decided to investigate closer, as well as fill his empty money pouch.

But just as he stepped within an inch of the coins, the ground shot up from under him. He found himself being suspended from a rope. The coins were a damn trap! The hero began to laugh momentarily, but when he came to help, he felt a knife poke into his side.

"Woohoo!" said a high-pitched voice from behind. "What a haul!" From behind the hero emerged a dwarf, with a long white beard, blue clothing, and a pointy knife. He rose the weapon in his hands, looking in the direction of Wil.

"I feel like a little target practice today."

Unfortunately, he forgot that the hero was nearby. He simply punted the dwarf back several miles into the forest. He then cut Wil from the rope and searched the ground.

Just then, another man entered the area. He was tall, like the hero, but not as muscular. He wore a red tunic, blue leggings, and a blue cap with a feather in it. Sheathed at his side was a brilliant sword with a small, clear crystal in the hilt.

"Excuse me," he said, in a very polite manner, "but I'm a bit lost. Can you direct me to the town."

Wil and the hero looked at each other, then turned back to the man. "We're lost ourselves," said Wil. "Who are you?"

The man didn't respond, but bent over to pick up the gold. When he grabbed it, though, it turned out to be nothing more than shiny lead. "Why, this is fool's gold!"

The hero was now laughing harder than ever, while Wil felt even more embarrased. "But," said Wil, gathering the nerve to speak, "who are you?"

The man stopped laughing. "I am King Graham, of Daventry."

THE END OF PART 33 Galloway: *holds his hands at his waist* BEHOLD! I AM D GALLOWAY, KNOWER OF UNKNOWN GAMES, LIKER OF UNLIKED THINGS, MASTER OF THE UNMASTERFUL!
Weiila: *sighs heavily* God, I'm glad that I'm not related to him. The Naar Saga part 34: The Plot Thickens...

Kari slowly regained conciousness. She was still lying down, but this time, she was on a rather soft bed. The room was small and sparsely decorated, with unpainted wooden walls, a small table in the center, another bed to the side, and a small desk between the two beds with an oil lamp on it.

There was no sign of her mystery rescuer. Then she heard what sounded like a fight coming from downstairs. Followed by someone being punched through a window. Which was then followed by some crazy music and a whole punch of punches and kicks. Minutes later, everything was silent.

A loud voice boomed, "Okay, Saturday Night Drunken Brawl is over. Get to your homes, wash up, and please don't drink and ride."

Suddenly, the door to the room opened with a crash. The man from before walked in, drunker than anyone could possibly imagine. He swayed over to the other bed, jumped in, and just fell asleep.

Kari was slightly repulsed by the man, but she realized that he HAD saved her, and that was all that mattered right now. Besides, she just needed to figure out where she was, and get the heck out of here.

***

Val and the Lost Vikings continued their trek, until they fell down yet another deep pit.

"Damn!" said Erik. "How many pits are there in this world?!"

"Erik, shut up," said Val. "Just keep an eye out for Tomator and Tyrant."

Like always, Tyrant jumped into the pit just as the words left her mouth...

***

Xavier and the others continued down the muddy path to who-knows-where...that is, until they fell into a deep cavern...

***

Galloway and the others prepared to head deeper into Naar's dungeon, but Lone Wolf intervened. "Galloway, Mox will be back, and unless you get some actual training, you'll be killed. We're returning to the Heaven World; just you, me, and Pooh."

He then turned to Colin. "I want you to go gather your people. There will soon be a massive battle; we'll need all the help we can get."

With that, Lone Wolf, Galloway, and Pooh dissapeared. Colin, meanwhile, exited the dungeon, took out his cell, and called his second-in-command.

***

Falchin began to stir. The first thing he heard when he awoke was his sister saying, "We have much to talk about."

THE END OF PART 34
Weiila: NOOOOOO!!! THIS WILL BE BAD!!!!!
Galloway: Calm! *casts calm on Weiila* The Naar Saga part 35: The Training Begins...

"Okay," said Galloway, as he followed Lone Wolf into the Kai Monastery, "what the hell's this training about again? All I need is some damn sunlight and-"

"Don't be foolish," responded Lone Wolf. "Do you think Naar would leave his weakness lying out in the open? He would never allow you to get near the Sommerswerd's source of power. Furthermore, the sword Mox used was no ordinary weapon. It was created by Naar himself, and is therefore infused with his dark power. You cannot hope to win unless you throw aside your reliance on the Sommerswerd."

"So," said Galloway, "this isn't going to be all about 'Kai Disciplines', right?"

Lone Wolf sighed. "The whole regiment isn't known to you at this time. All I know is that it's completely different from what I've done before. Just get ready for a lot of blood, sweat and tears."

"And what about Pooh?" The little bear was still absorbed in his honey pots.

"He'll recieve his own training," said Lone Wolf, a smile on his face.

***

Sub-Zero got the rest of his group up and looked around their new surroundings. It was a dimly-lit cavern, complete with an iron mesh wall in the middle of the far, circular room.

A horrific screech filled the area. It sounded almost...female...

***

Val raised the Gungnir, causing Tyrant to fall on it. However, it wasn't done yet. It simply jerked the spear free from Val's grip, pulled it out of its skin, then smashed it to pieces before vaporizing it.

Now things were REALLY bad...

***

Naar just sat there, playing solitaire. Nothing else to do, anyway.

THE END OF PART 35
THIS IS TOO LONG!!!!!!!!!

The Naar Saga part 36: The Door of Destiny
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The hero, Graham, and Wil continued their long march throughout the forest. There wasn't much around, really; an evil wizard that randomly appeared, that pesky little dwarf, and a brief meeting with characters that were pulled out of a bunch of fairy tales.
<p>
Finally, they came across an old, rotting, wooden bridge. Since bridges always lead in the right direction, they decided to make their way to the other side. Fortunately, nobody fell over into the very deep chasm below.
<p>
Finally, they reached what looked like a dead-end. A long cliffside towered over them, making it impossible to continue. However, some rocks were arranged into a strange pattern, seemingly indicating a path.
<p>
With Graham in the lead, they followed them to a strange rock slab. When they got close, the slab changed into a face!
<p>
With nothing better to try, Graham said, "Um, excuse me, but dost though know where I can reach a quartz tower, on a small island, where a beautiful woman is being held?" Of course, this was plain stupid; even if it had a face, a rock couldn't talk...
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"I am the Door of Destiny." Then again, maybe it can.
<p>
Weiila: HOLD IT!
<br>Galloway: What?
<br>Weiila: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT NARRATOR DOING?!
<br>Galloway: Well, the last one was gunned down in Vegas, so I got the narrator from QFG4.
<br>Narrator: Can we please continue?
<br>Weiila: *sigh* Fine.
<br><br>
(we now return to our regularly scheduled program)
<br><br>
The door continued to speak. "I am sought by many, found by few, and opened by none, for only once can I be opened. And in order for me to open, the person must bring to me something."
<br><br>
"Yes!" shouted Graham, excited that his adventure might be over so quickly. "Anything!"
<br><br>
"Bring me the Stones of Nature."
<br><br>
Wil was dumbfounded. "The Stones of Nature?"
<br><br>
The door rumbled briefly, then continued. "The Stones of Nature are the cycle of life. The Water Gem represents birth, the Air Gem represents growth, and the Earth Gem represents death. You must find these stones and bring them here."
<br><br>
"Can you at least give us a hint?" asked the hero.
<br><br>
The door rumbled again:
<br><br>
"The Water Gem, in water deep,
<br>Although not the kind that you can drink.
<br>The Air Gem, in the sky,
<br>Can only be reached if you can fly.
<br>The Earth Gem, in castle deep,
<br>Across the river of death, it sleeps."
<br><br>
"Is that satisfactory?" asked the door. Graham nodded, and the door changed again. This time, it was a flat stone slab with three deep holes.
<br><br>
Now how did that poem go again?
<br><br>
THE END OF PART 36
<br>Weiila: This new narrator sucks.
<br>Galloway: Uh, I wouldn't say that...
<br>Narrator: Suddenly, a Necrotaur attacks Weiila!
<br>*a Necrotaur attacks Weiila*
<br>Weiila: AAAAAAAAAAHHH *runs away*
<br>Galloway: *sighs, then chases after the Necrotaur*

[d Galloway]

Normalcy has been restored. Fics will gain work back again.

[d Galloway]

Okay, I decided to do a Heaven Tournament in an upcoming chapter or two (consider it a part of my training). Now, I want to see if anyone wants to place their bets on the winner. Here's the list of participants:

Number 1: Odin
Number 2: Lone Wolf
Number 3: Lenneth
Number 4: Hercules
Number 5: Jehova
Number 6: Winnie-the-Pooh
Number 7: Galloway
Number 8: A Big Can of Baked Beans

Okay, place your bets!

[Weiila]

I vote for the beans, knowing your humor, Galloway :) And if Pooh wins I'm going to commit seppuku.

... MAGUS! HANDS OFF THE VOTE BUTTON!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 37: The Third General
By d_Galloway

The small group finally reached the inside of the dark cave. Casting their eyes around, they saw nothing but a round room with some rusty metal bars in the center. Then they saw that the entrance had just suddenly dissapeared.

Then they saw something begin to rise slowly out of the ground. It looked like a cross between a bat, an alien, and a skinned gargoyle. Its skin was a mixture of a stained yellow and blood-red, its eyes deep and fixating. The entire room seemed to be flooded with a sudden burst of evil.

No wonder Naar had chosen this for his third general.

The creature let out a long screech, and several Pyramid Heads suddenly appeared out of the darkness. They marched forward, their blood-stained, rusted spears raised, ready to skewer the fools that dared to challange their master: Samael.

Everyone began to fight against the Pyramid Heads, but it was a useless gesture; they were too powerful and too well-organized to even be fazed by such a desperate attack. Samael just hovered nearby, cackling with glee.

Then it happened. Xavier jumped over the head of a pyramid head and approached the dark angel. However, Samael was prepared. A lightning bolt suddenly blasted from the angel, sending Xavier flying back into the battle.

However, it wasn't the end. The alchemist made his way back. When Samael tried to attack again, Xavier dodged and countered with an attack of his own. The angel was unfazed.

Things continued like this for some time. Then Xavier came up with a plan. Raising his staff, he dodged another lightning bolt and let a ball of energy fly loose.

When it hit Samael, the god was turned into a worm, which Xavier quickly stepped on.

Without their master's dark powers, the Pyramid Heads exploded, showering blood and gore onto everyone and everything. The battle was won (although not in the cleanest of fashions).

THE END OF PART 37
Boy, that was quick!

[Weiila]

Great job Galloway, it's still going as strong as ever ^_^

[d Galloway]

I'll update soon. Okay?

[Weiila]

Sure, take all the time you need, Gallo.

Offhand... when are you gonna change your sig/avvy? :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 38: The Corniest Fight Ever
By d_Galloway

About three minutes into training, a random messenger appeared in the Courtyard, a small message in hand. He handed it to Lone Wolf, then promptly walked out the back.

Lone Wolf read the message, then turned to Galloway. "Apparantly, we've been invited to participate in the Heavens Combat Tournament. Of course, this WOULD be good training for you, so..."

But Galloway, with Pooh tucked under his arm, was already running out of the courtyard. If DBZ taught him anything, it was that getting beat up in a tournament is an excellent way to increase Battle Power.

***

The tournament was actually being held inside the Monestary itself, so Galloway and Pooh had to make their way BACK there after running practically all the way to the other side of the heavens. Every single God, Goddess, and Immortal Being that had anything to do with battle was there. And then, there were Galloway and Pooh, who had no immortality in them (except for Pooh's immortal cuteness).

(AFTER MANY BATTLES:)

Lone Wolf beat Odin with ease, while Hercules was crushed by Lenneth. Jehova was supposed to fight Pooh, but had to perform an emergency miracle, and Pooh won by default.

Finally, Galloway emerged to battle his opponent: a can of baked beans, which was apparantly the God of Flatulence. Strangely, everyone cowered before the beans.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!" laughed the beans, in a squeky tone, "my foolish opponent will soon be gone!" With that, the top of the can opened.

"SPECIAL BEAN CANNON!" shouted the can. A flush of brown liquid squirted from on top. Galloway just barely dodged the deadly blast, which destroyed the ground he was standing on barely seconds before.

The can jumped forward and said, "BEAN CHARGE!" The whole can's weight pushed Galloway to the ground and back a few feet. It then prepared for another Special Bean Cannon, but soon learned of a small problem: Galloway was already behind it.

Soon, the can was sailing into the air. Galloway flew up and delivered a final strong kick, which sent the can flying out of the Monestary. Cheers erupted from everywhere as the can was defeated, for nobody dared to face the can before.

And so, the tournament continued...

THE END OF PART 38
Galloway: At last!
Weiila: What?
Galloway: I've found the perfect pick-up line! No woman can resist this!
Weiila: Yeah, right.
Galloway: *ahem* Hi, I'm Mel Gibson. Did you see a dingo-dog come by wearing my t-shirt.
Weiila: Kiss me, you wild savage!

[Weiila]

*laughs* Oh man, that was a great chapter, Galloway.

Now excuse me while I tell Kerr to play "hunt the rat" with Magus for messing with my tea to make me weak for pickup lines.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 39: Sibling Love
By d_Galloway

Falchin finally awoke. He could once again feel the heavy black armor against his skin, his eternal curse continuing to weigh down on him. He guessed that it had been at least a few days since Mox knocked him unconcious, but he had no way to be sure.

The sound of footsteps caught his attention. He turned to see his sister, Meliah, approaching him. Her pregnancy was showing quite heavily. Falchin, however, didn't care much for that; all he wanted to know was what had happened.

"Dear brother," said Meliah, "I trust that you've found that your wounds are healing?"

"Meliah," said Falchin, "when the hell did you learn how to speak like that? The last I remembered, you were so full of angst that nobody wanted to even get close to you, even me!"

"Well," said Meliah, calmly, "having a baby changes a lot of things, now doesn't it? But, why are you wearing father's armor?"

Falchin explained about what had happened when the Black Pentagram was destroyed. Meliah just listened intently, especially since she was still fairly mellowed-out from everything.

"So," concluded Falchin, "I guess that's it."

Meliah sighed heavily. "Brother, there is something I have to tell you. It's not going to be easy to accept or even understand, but you must try."

Falchin continued his typical coolness. "Shoot."

Meliah turned away slightly, her eyes tearing up. "The child...is yours."

Falchin was dumbfounded, then confused, then tired, then confused again. "What kind of fucking crap is this, Meliah?! That kid can't be mine!"

"Father was responsible for it, I think," she said. "A few days before Galloway and his friends showed up, I was in my room, drinking fruit punch and cussing at the shadows on the wall. Then one of them grabbed me and dragged me towards your room. I feel unconcious shortly afterwards. When I awoke, I was naked and cold in the middle of my room."

Falchin was back to dumbfounded. "DAMN YOU, FATHER! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!"

***

Naar sat and thought about many things. But most of all, he needed another attack plan. Then it came to him.

His army would begin their stand with the Land of Balding Men soon, but Mox had duties elsewhere. Specifically, it was dealing with Galloway and his group. And he knew how to deal with those ninjas, as well...

THE END OF PART 38
Nothing to see in this neck of the woods.

[Weiila]

*punches Mox all the way through next week with the battle cry of Women's rights* You sick bastard!

*massages knuckles* Well, that was just in case, considering the plot tends to twist... good work, Gallo, love the "cussing at the shadows" :)

[ChrisAsmadi]

*drags mox in front of an electric fence*
Punch him again!
*Steals and drinks fruit punch*

[Weiila]

*re-punch!* Oooh, sparkly...

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 40: The Most Twisted Plan in Existance
By d_Galloway

GALLO-NOTE: THE TOURNAMENT WENT BAD, SO WE HAD TO SKIP THE REST OF IT. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED: LONE WOLF BEAT LENNETH, GALLOWAY BEAT POOH, AND LONE WOLF BEAT GALLOWAY. NATURALLY, THIS RAISED ALL OUR POWER LEVELS, EVEN POOH (WHO WENT FROM -1000 TO -999). ANYWAY, LET'S GET BACK ON TRACK.

***

Chris, RAX, and the Eternal Champion went to the past, where they picked up the valiant heroes that slayed the dark angel Samael. They then picked up the drunk Dawson and the sober Kari. And finally, they went off to the tower of the Eternal Champion, where they began their training.

***

Weiila and co. went with Colin back to Canada, where they met with Colin's army of balding men. They then boarded a train to Cleveland, where they met with Drew Carey and his count, Ryan Stiles. As they were the biggest allies of Colin, they would indeed be helpful.

***

"Okay," said Lone Wolf as they were cleaning up the courtyard, "you were good, but you still need training. Also, I sensed that a great dissaster will befall your friends, and they'll need help."

"Um, why is this coming up now?" asked Galloway. "Are you just adding a sense of urgency here?"

Lone Wolf sighed. "I think I know of a way to help them now. It's a long shot, but it just might work."

***

They grabbed Pooh, who was still mending to his broken stuffed leg, and headed into Heaven Labs, inc. There every single scientist, chemist, and psychologist worked on various thing that are really cool.

"Galloway," said Lone Wolf, motioning to a tall, dark-haired scientist, "this is Dr. Loco. I think he can help us."

Dr. Loco showed them into a huge room in the back of the lab. Inside was a small army of scientists huddled around hoards of computers that were linked to a large, square-shaped device on the back wall.

"This is our Dimensional Portal that Links to Alternate Worlds, patent pending," said Dr. Loco. "We can input your name into the computer, use a search to find an alternate you with the same alignment, power level, and stats as you, and bring them here to help."

"Sounds crazy," said Galloway, "but I guess it's worth a shot."

***

The sound of typing and computers reached a deafening level. Soon, only one name of Galloway's alternate forms was on the listo-screen.

"Okay," said Dr. Loco, "let's get this baby going!"

The square-shaped device began to hum loudly. Soon electric bolts began to pass between the two ends, followed by the entire inside of the device glowing blue. Soon, a shape began to form inside the blue; a human shape.

Then it passed through.

The person looked a lot like Galloway; same hair color, same height, same muscle mass (almost none). However, there was one noticible difference:

IT WAS A GIRL!

THE END OF PART 40
Weiila: That was pathetic! And twisted!
Galloway: SHUT IT!

[Weiila]

*lies on the floor laughing until she realizes that Gallo might call upon a male Weiila as revenge* Ehm... almond and chocolate pie anyone? <_< >_>

[d Galloway]

OOOOH, PIE! *eats the pie*

[d Galloway]

Man, is this thing taking forever! Well, at least we're getting ever closer to the grand conclusion...which will probably be a little while.

[wingnut]

If I cook a pavlova could it be possible you could get it done faster? *looks hopeful*

[ChrisAsmadi]

*eats pie*

[d Galloway]

Sad news. Due to keyboard difficulties, work on my fics will have to slow down. So, I hope you can survive.

[Weiila]

Nooooo that evil keyboard is the spawn of the horrors it has written about... *twitches around on the floor*

[wingnut]

All: Because it's EEEEEEEEEEEVIL! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVIIIIILLL!!!

[d Galloway]

Grrrr...

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 41: The Alternate Galloway
By d_Galloway

The female version of Galloway walked through the portal into the lab. She simply looked around in complete confusion, especially since she was still wearing some nightclothes and black slippers (which were the real Galloway's sleeping attire).

"Where...where am I?" she said, more than a bit of anger in her voice. When nobody answered, she simply rose her hand and, to everyone's further surprise, fired an energy blast! The attack collided with one of the computers, blowing it to bits.

"NOW TELL ME!" she commanded. "WHERE THE HELL AM I?!"

Now everyone was too eager to answer. After listining to them babble on for a few minutes, another blast was fired, blowing up another computer.

"I can't believe I'm being this freaking nice!" she continued, her rage growing. "ANSWER NOW, OR I WILL RIP YOUR HEADS OFF, KICK THEM AROUND LIKE SOCCER BALLS, AND SPIT INTO YOUR NECKS!"

Just when it seemed hopeless, the female Galloway's eyes lowered. She saw Pooh, who was too busy eating his honey to notice anything else. Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"POOH!" she screamed, pouncing onto the little yellow stuffed bear while squeezing the very life out of it in a loving hug. The bear was still too absorbed in eating the sweet sticky substance known as honey to notice what was going on.

Everyone just fainted at that point.

***

After the alternate Galloway had mellowed out enough, they began to discuss what had happened. Apparantly the alternate version of Galloway's school was having the traditional "pajama day" when they beamed the female Galloway into the lab. Also, she liked Pooh. A lot. Galloway was just glad that Weiila wasn't here at the moment.

Finally, after many hours of talking, it was time to get some sleep. Because tommorrow, the REAL training would begin.

***

Wil, the hero, and Graham reached the beach, where a beautiful mermaid was sitting on the rocks. Graham, being the nice guy that he is, offered her a comb he had gotten from a swindler in the town. The mermaid took the comb with great joy, then handed the king a small pendant.

She then dived into the sea and kissed all three of the heroes, right before pulling them into the water...

THE END OF PART 41
Weiila: Must...kill...alternate...Galloway...
Galloway: Sheesh, Weiila, calm down.

[Chris-chris]

Ahh yes... it still here. I just got through reading what all I missed and I'm happy your key board is working. very good Galloway.:D :cool:

[Weiila]

*is too far into berserk trance to comment*

[d Galloway]

*watches as Weiila goes beserk on Pooh, only to get her ass kicked by the female Galloway*

[Weiila]

<img src="http://www.rpgclassics.com/staff/Weiila/whip.gif">RAAAGH!

[Chris-chris]

Uh Oh... weiila, I've never seen you like this... don't hit me with your wip...:(

[Weiila]

*reverts back* Sorry to scare you, Chris ^^;; Don't worry, I wouldn't hit anyone innocent.
:fungah:: "Ri..."
Shut it.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 42: Fall of the Tyrant
By d_Galloway

Val and the Lost Vikings continued their nearly endless battle against the Tyrabt at every turn, with Tomator appearing once any couple minutes. Finally, they reached Tomator's ship.

"Thank Odin!" shouted Val. "This living hell is almost over!"

"Let's just get out of here now, okay?" said Erik. "I can't stand those people looking at us."

"What people?" asked Olaf.

"THOSE PEOPLE!" shouted Erik, pointing in the distance.

"AAAAAAAAAHHH!" everyone shouted, as they ran far, far away.

***

Many levels later, they finally reached the end of Tomator's ship. And, like always, they met the big green guy, along with the lump of rotting flesh known as Tyrant.

"At last!" shouted Tomator, triumph in his voice. "I can rid myself of you pesky vikings once and for all!" The Tyrant let out a usual roar and a growl, before slowly stalking forward.

"Uh, how the hell are we supposed to win this thing?" asked Val, her voice full of hesitation and panic.

Just then, Galloway teleported into the spaceship. In his hands was a very big box labeled "Build your own Rail Cannon with things found around an Evil Space Emperor's Mothership! Point away from the face."

"JUST SET THIS DAMN THING UP!" shouted Galloway. "I HAVE TO GET BACK TO TRAINING!" With that, he dissapeared.

Since the Tyrant moves about six feet an hour, and Tomator was still too busy laughing his big green ass off, Val and the Vikings were able to set the Rail Cannon up easily. Soon their big gun of destruction was all ready.

"Rail Cannon entering auto-charge mode," said a computer voice, in the usual "campy B-movie-style" of the Resident Evil games. After about five minutes, the damn cannon was ready, and not a moment too soon; Tyrant was now right in front of it.

The computer began its final countdown. "5...4...3...2...1..."

The blast ripped straight into Tyrant, ripping the monstrosity apart. Black blood soaked the ground around it. Soon, only the upper torso and one arm was left. Unfortunately, those parts of the creature began to crawl forward.

Tomator was laughing too hard to notice anything that was going on. Val finally pulled out Gungnir and drove it straight into the evil Tyrant's brain. The creature squirmed and lashed out in death throes, then layed still.

Finally, Tomator stopped laughing. He looked at what had happened. "NO! YOU WILL PAY, YOU LOUSY VIKINGS!"

However, Baleog launched a fire arrow into Tomator, lowering his shield. Erik dashed forward and stunned Tomator, then jumped up and hit the switch for the hatch, which opened.

Both Tomator and the remains of the Tyrant were launched into space, never to be seen again (until the next game, that is).

A portal suddenly opened. Val said her good-byes to the Vikings, and stepped through.

***

Naar was now REALLY pissed. However, Mox was still around...he could still win...

THE END OF PART 42
Galloway: Did you hear about the new pirate movie? It's rated "AAAARRGH!"
Weiila: Enough with the overused jokes!

[Weiila]

Naar, you and your employees frickin' SUCK! :o I mean, Mox lost much quicker but he fought himself and he *fizzle!* Ow.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 43: Many Adventures to go...
By d_Galloway

Graham, Wil, and the hero struggled frantically against the incredibly strong mer-woman's grip, but they were in vain. Soon, they were all pulled into the ocean.

However, when they finally stopped flailing around like an impaled chipmunk long enough to realize what was going on, they found that they were breathing perfectly! Somehow, the mermaid's kiss had allowed them to breath water!

The mermaid swam off, then came right back with three large seahorses. Realizing that things could only get wierder from here, they mounted their "steads", which immediately took them to some kind of underwater city.

Two guards, each armed with a long, pointy spear, took them into a long throne room. At the end of the room was a tall, strong, old merman. The fact that he radiated a noble presence, had the respect of everyone in this room, and that he was SITTING ON THE FREAKING THRONE indicated that this could be no other than King Neptune, the leader of the mer-people.

Neptune bowed to the three, and they followed in suit. "Welcome to our land, travellers," said Neptune. "Tell me, what is your purpose here?" They began to talk, but only a single bubble came out of their mouths. Neptune immediately popped the three strange spherical thingies into two halves, and amazingly, they maintained their shape! Instinctively, they put one half onto an ear and the other half onto their mouth.

NEEDLESSLY LONG SCENE SUMMARRY: Graham wants the Water Gem. Neptune will give him the gem if he can get back the Trident that was stolen by the Merpeople's neighbors, the Sharkees. So Graham went and got back the Trident from the Sharkee King. He got the Water Gem, and a big feast was held. Neptune told them where to find the Gems of Air (in "as high a place as this is low") and Earth (in the dark castle of the former lord of Kolyma, Count Calduar). They then returned to the dryland.

***

The three returned to town to get an idea about what to do. Then they saw that the Antiques shop was now open. Realizing that if this happens, then there must be something important inside, they entered.

The shop was in a complete state of dissaray, with wares strewn here and there haphazardly. The shopkeeper herself wasn't exactly that good-looking herself, either; she had obviously made it several decades beyond her life expectancy.

"How can I help you?" she asked.

"Do you sell anything that can help me ascend a mountain?" asked Graham.

The shopkeeper sighed. "I don't sell mountain climbing equipment, but I do have something that might help." She motioned to an old arabain oil lamp that happened to be right next to her. "This old thing is said to contain a genie! Haven't tried it myself, though. I don't believe in using magic to solve my problems."

"Well, then," said Wil, "can we have it?"

"Why, of course," said the shopkeeper. "However...there is a small favor I must ask of you first."

Somehow, they knew she was going to say that.

"That old witch, Hagatha, stole my pet nightengale. If you can get it back, I'll give this lamp to you."

Graham let out a heavy sigh. "All right. I'll get your nightengale back."

***

(ONE RESCUE MISSION LATER...)

***

Graham handed the caged nightengale to the shopkeeper, who immediately began to fuss over it endlessly.

"Take the lamp!" she said. "It's yours!" With that, she dashed with the nightengale into the back of the shop. It looked like a happy ending...Then they heard the shopkeeper talking.

"At last! The final ingredient for the youth potion is mine! I'll beat you to the punch this time, Hagatha!"

With that sickening thought, they grabbed the lamp and left.

***

Once a safe distance from the town, Graham finally pulled out the lamp. "Let's see how badly we were screwed over." He then began to rub the lamp fiercely.

However, soon blue smoke began to rise from the lamp. It then began to take shape...into a note!

Shocked, everyone read the paper. It said that the genie that had resided in the lamp before was freed by his last master, and told that a secret room in the antique shop contained a useful item. It was signed, "Ni'Bor Si'Ma'Will".

THE END OF PART 43
Galloway: Whew! That was hard to write!

[wingnut]

*makes a mental note to include as few Annoying Sidequests as possible* Sidequests are also evil!

[Weiila]

It just keeps getting better, Galloway... :D

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 44: A Night with...um...Myself...
By d_Galloway

NOTE: AS MUCH AS THIS TITLE HINTS AT PLENTY OF SMUTTY STUFF, THERE WILL BE NONE OF THE LIKE. YOU PERBS CAN GET YOUR PORN SOMEWHERE ELSE. WITH THAT, <b>ON WITH THE FIC!</b>

***

After about twenty minutes of arguing, which included about ten minutes of energy blasts, everyone finally decided on sleeping arrangements. Lone Wolf would return to the Kai Monastery, where he would squeeze in some last-minute training before bed. Dr. Loco would go read some porn and fall asleep in a hidden lab somewhere. The rest of his staff would go to their small shanties for some shut-eye.

And finally, both Galloways and Pooh got stuck with a small living room-esque simulation with a fold-out couch, a sleeping bag, and a large-screen TV.

Things couldn't get worse...

***

After everyone was finally ready (well, the female Galloway was already dressed for the occassion), it came time to decide who slept where. It quickly degenerated into a rock-paper-scissors match. Pooh was beaten in the first round, leaving him with the sleeping bag. Unfortunately, both of the Galloways apparantly had the same random strategy, as they kept going back and forth for about fourty minutes.

Finally, when Pooh decided that he would have to go through some drastic measures to get any sleep, he gave them each a small teaspoon of honey. Amazingly, the sticky substance calmed them all down, and Galloway fell into a drug-like trance and fell off the couch-bed, thus netting him the floor.

Finally, everyone began to get some sleep...

***

Galloway's nightmares began again. Only this time, they were much greater in verocity. They were getting worse every time he slept. He also began to imagine about who that mysterious shadow was. Was it Naar? Mox? Some random minion they hadn't met yet?

Then he heard a small moaning coming from the couch-bed. He recognized the sound as being similar to the ones he had when waking up from the nightmare. Obviously, the girl was having the same problems. However, instead of inquiring about it, and risking another barrage of energy beams, Galloway wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

Pooh was muttering something, too. It sounded like "Piglet...oh, Piglet...", but Galloway didn't care.

***

A spear suddenly flew through the window and into Drew Carey's throne room. It embedded itself just inches away from where Colin was currently sitting while sharing a nice glass of water with Drew and Ryan. Upon closer examination, it was revealed to contain a note:

"I am Yakuza, the leader of the Yang Order. I have heard of you, Sensei of the Light Order. I wish to end this rivalry tonight. Try to eliminate me by infiltrating my castle. Refuse to do so, and I will kill every single one of you tommorrow morning. Fail, and you'll all die anyway. Succeed...and die at the hands of Naar."

With no other option, Sensei picked up the crudely-drawn map leading to Yakuza's castle. Grabbing Gemini by the arm, he left.

THE END OF PART 44
Weiila: Oooh...forshadowing good...
Galloway: The narrator got to you again, didn't he?
Narrator: Please don't blame people for doing their job.

[Weiila]

That's some good alternatives offered there, I must say :)

Excuse me now as I go to cleanse my brain from the mental images. Acid sounds good. You enjoy this torture, don't you Gallo!?!

[d Galloway]

Weiila: be careful with that acid; you don't want to erase too much of your brain.

[Weiila]

Don't worry, I'll be careful. First, to open my skull then... >_> Forget it, blue-hair boy.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 45: Witches, etc.
By d_Galloway

Graham, Wil, and the hero returned to the Antique Shop, only to find that the shopkeeper was still busy in the back on whatever evil concotion she was thinking of. Graham accidently hit a small switch by a suit of armor, which caused a trap door to rise up. Naturally, they went down the dark, dusty stairs, closing the door behind them.

The basement was filled with gold, jewelry, and various other valuable thingies that would make your average person scream in greed. However, everyone's eyes turned toward a note that was lying in plain site on an old desk; after all, everything worth mentioning is written on a note.

The note said something about the shopkeeper, who was apparantly named "Angelina", being accepted into the society of witches, warlocks, and general no-good-doers. It also mentioned something about a nightengale and a "youth potion". After realizing that nothing else was important here, they continued to search the room.

The treasure was tempting, but strangely, the thing that REALLY caught their attention was an old, red, rolled-up carpet in the corner, gathering dust. When they checked out a small tag on the side, it said:

Magic Carpet: Guaranteed to fly without problems for 150 miles or your money back! Property of Al' Din.

Graham grabbed the carpet and prepared to take everyone out of the shop, but stopped when a voice was heard upstairs.

"At last!" It was definately Angelina. "The finished Youth Potion is mine! All I have to do now is drink it..."

Then, as if on que, a door slammed, followed by heavy footsteps. "Angelina!" shouted a shrill, croaking voice. "Show yourself, you scurvy wretch!"

"Hagatha, dear! What a pleasant surp-"

"Don't play dumb with me! I know you stole it!"

"Stole? Really, Hagatha I have no idea-"

"For your lies and deciet, there can be only one conciquence."

"No! Please! I can explain-"

"Silence! Oh, and one more thing..."

The entire building shaked with the force of a massive explosion.

"...your invintation to join us is revoked! What's this? HA! The Youth Potion!"

Then the sound of slipping fingers came down as Hagatha said, "Oh no!" A small vial filled with a strange blue liquid fell through a tiny hole and into a pile of straw!

"Drat!" said Hagatha. "Now what was that spell for removing floorboards...I'll have to go and look it up!" With that, she walked back out the door.

Graham grabbed the Youth Potion, pushed the trap door opened, led everyone out, closed the trap door, and ran as far away from the town as possible.

THE END OF PART 45
Weiila: *actually says nothing*
Galloway: *ditto*

[Weiila]

Well this is juuuust getting stranger by the minute... and hey Gallo, the Mox saga is sulking in the corner because its beaten by length... crybaby.

[wingnut]

Minerva: *stares in horror* I pray of thee, give that not to Phobos or Deimos!
Relax... as if reincarnation isn't bad enough with them. Still, at least we don't have weird witches around...
Arianrod: *dryly* Does Hermione not count or something?

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 46: Super Ninja Action!
By d_Galloway

After travelling by train, plane, and automobile for about an hour, Sensei and Gemini reached the hidden castle of the Yang Order. Naturally, some ninjas were working as guards, but since they were evil ninjas, they were easily snuck by and knocked out through a few kicks.

After hiding the bodies in the bushes, they took a better look at the castle. It was really more of a mansion, only with six floors. Japanese sliding doors were at the front and back, Ying-Yangs were painted onto the walls, and lights were on all over the place. A few ninja sentries were on the roof, armed with what appeared to be Night Vision Binoculars.

Sensei pulled out a small flash bomb, took aim at the roof, and threw it straight at the guards. The flash itself was actually small enough and quiet enough to not attract the guard's attention inside, but the light it emitted caused the Night Vision Binocs to overload, blinding the guards for a brief amount of time. The two good ninjas dashed to the back door while the guards were flailing around.

A few more ninjas were here and there, each one armed with a ninja sword, a long stick, a ball-and-chain, or nunchukas. The inside was also well-lit, save for a handful of corners that were too few and far between to be of any use. Realizing that the first floor was too well-guarded to be of any possible entrance, they attached some climbing-thingies and scaled up to the second floor.

The first thing they saw was, strangely enough, an empty room. After jumping through the window, they realized why it was empty; a very big dog was inside. After a brief struggle, they knocked the dog out using either their advanced ninja techs or a broom.

After their brief encounter with the canine world, the two ninjas continued their quest. The next hallway was only lightly guarded, so they did what came naturally; they took out the guards using shurikens and knives. They then continued up to the third floor.

And this happened for several more floors, with ninjas dying and stairs being climbed. Finally, they reached the sixth floor, which consisted primarily of a small waiting room and a door leading into another room. There were, naturally, ninjas guarding the door. However, there was also a non-ninja in here. It was a kid, no more than 17, with a long black trenchcoat, black clothing, and two shiny steel blades attached to his arms. He spoke slightly with the guards, but Sensei and Gemini couldn't hear it right.

Finally, the guy left, leaving the ninja guards unprotected. They were soon all dead at the hands of the two good guy ninjas. They then broke down the door, as it was the last place to look.

Inside was none other than Yakuza himself. He was rather tall, around 6'3". His whole body was a finely tuned ninjitsu machine, perfect for any kind of mission. His hair was completely black, and came down in a ponytail in the back. If it wasn't for the wrinkles, he could pass off as being in his thirties. He wore a black shirt with a Ying-Yang on it, a pair of black pants, and some black sneakers...for sneaking!

Now the battle for ninja supremecy would begin.

THE END OF PART 46
Galloway: I told you I could do an entire chapter without dialogue. Now hand it over.
Weiila: *mumbles and gives Galloway five bucks*

[Weiila]

Ahhh, my precisousss five bucks!

Anyway... very cool chapter, Gallo, finely written and funny ^_^ Wohoo! Ninja gear solid!



On a sidenote, I found Clock Tower for the PSX in a second hand heap the other day, I didn't even know it was released in Sweden.
... no, I didn't dare to buy it. ^^;; Not with my French nerves.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 47: The Fall of a Master
By d_Galloway

Sensei immediately jumped into a B-movie-esque ninja stance, while Gemini struggled to unfasten his Nunchukas. Yakuza just stood there, his back towards the two. In fact, they all stood there, not daring to make the first move.

Finally, Yakuza twirled around and threw about eight shurikens at his targets. They jumped out of the way, but the evil ninja had already made his way to where Gemini was about to land and roundhoused him straight in the side of the face. The young ninja fell to the ground, nearly unconcious.

Sensei, however, was still in perfect shape. He pulled out a knife he had tucked away for just such an occasion and threw it. Yakuza didn't even have to dodge it; he wasn't aiming at him.

The knife ricochet off the wall and towards Yakuza. He dodged, but was nonetheless scratched by the attack. Sensei immediately jumped forward with a powerful jump kick, knocking Yakuza onto the ninja balcony.

Gemini, meanwhile, regained his senses enough to stand. He barely dodged a shuriken that was meant for Sensei, but was scratched by another. Realizing that his nunchukas weren't going to cut it, he searched for another weapon. Finally, he found the perfect one for him.

Just as the ninja battle began to reach the roof in true ninja fashion, Gemini pulled a massive spear off the wall. It looked familiar, but that didn't matter at the moment. He ran out to the balcony to join his master.

***

Sensei had followed Yakuza onto the roof, but in his rush he had forgotten about the small army of guards that were also up there. Soon Yakuza was standing back as his loyal minions began their attack on the old ninja master.

Finally, Gemini reached the roof, spear in hand. Once again, a ninja battle began. Finally, after nearly ten minutes of grooling combat, the two good ninjas were victorious over Yakuza's Yang Order Ninjas.

This did not sit well with Yakuza. Pulling a knife out of his sleeve, he prepared to make his final stand. Of course, Sensei had his shurikens, and Gemini had a freaking huge spear, so he was obviously outmatched.

Then he gave it a throw. Sensei tried to dodge, but the deadly blade imbedded itself in his leg, making it impossible for him to even continue to fight. Gemini yearned to help his master, but he had to deal with Yakuza first.

The evil ninja had already pulled out another knife, but was caught off-guard by Gemini's amazingly fast attack, which knocked the knife out of his hand and onto the ground. Frustrated, Yakuza immediately delivered a strong punch to Gemini's chest, sending him doubling over. This was followed by a kick to the chin, knocking the young ninja back. However, despite his pain, he flipped back onto his feet.

Yakuza leaped into the air, prepared to finish Gemini off. However, Gemini then recalled something his brother had used on him once...it was a wierd attack, very DBZ-ish, and usually not worthy of the ninja, but he had no choice. He couldn't survive any other way. He just hoped he had it right.

Yakuza rapidly descended, slamming his foot straight into the roof, but Gemini had already twisted aside. Cursing, Yakuza prepared to throw some kind of knife at him, but Gemini was ready.

"Taiyoken!"

An explosion of light filled the area, completely blinding Yakuza. The evil ninja struggled to see what was happening, but Gemini quickly gave him a kick straight into the air. Grabbing the spear, he took aim and threw it.

It went straight through Yakuza's chest, carrying him to the top of a tree, where it imbedded him. The evil ninja struggled for a bit, then died.

***

Gemini went to his master, only to find him near death. The smell of the wound soon revealed everything; the knife was laced with Black Lotus poison. Sensei would be dead in a matter of minutes.

"My student," said the old man with his last few breaths, "you have finally surpassed me. I am so proud of you. Now, go. Destroy Naar."

With that, the world lost the great ninja master Sensei.

THE END OF PART 47
Gemini: GRAH! I'LL KILL YOU, BROTHER!
Galloway: Okay, I'm sorry I mentioned you and DBZ in the same sentence! Just stop!

[Weiila]

Nooo, not Sensei!! *sniff*
*looks up* Uh, need healing, Gallo? :)

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Weiila
*looks up* Uh, need healing, Gallo? :)

Yes, please. *collapses*

[Weiila]

*casts Curaga on Galloway* There, better? Or did you want a Life2?

[d Galloway]

I'm alive! I'm alive! I'm alive! *jumps around and is run over by a train* Ow...

[wingnut]

Oi... *sighs* Life! *waits* Dammit, where IS she!?
Life: *appears and curtseys* Greetings, all.
*sighs* Couldja help Galloway? We like the fics!
Life: ... You're sure about this?
YES.
Life: Very well... *starts chanting*
Good grief...

[d Galloway]

Okay, six chapters...that's quota for this update. I'll wait, Weiila. Besides, I have to sort out the Mox thing; it's hopefully going to be big.

[Weiila]

Fine with me, I've been hit by a few really big 'uns in these past few days :P that's why there's no new update yet. That, and job training. Zzz...

[wingnut]

That reminds me... WORK EXPERIENCE!! AUGUST! AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! *runs around in circles, hits a pole and falls unconscious*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 48: Chance Meeting
By d_Galloway

Gemini picked up Sensei's body and made his way down the wall. He then threw a small firebomb, which blew the entire castle apart. Man, forget about WMD's; deal with small ninja weaponry!

Gemini found a shovel amongst the ruins and dug a grave for his fallen master. When it was finally done, he reverantly picked up Sensei's lifeless body and lowered it into the hole. At last, it was over.

***

He climbed up the tree where Yakuza had been imbedded. He found his corpse still up there, with the spear still sticking through his chest.

Grabbing the weapon, he pulled it out. However, he used so much strength in pulling it out that the momentum caused him to fall straight out of the tree, bashing his head against the branches as he tumbled downward. Finally, he landed onto the ground.

Then he saw the armor-wearing woman that was standing above him. And she wasn't a happy camper.

"Gungnir!" she shouted. "I lost that damn spear five minutes after getting back here! Why the fuck do YOU have it?!"

Naturally, it was Val. And she was pissed off beyond reason.

After a brief battle, she finally calmed down, grabbed Gungnir, and began to huggle it. "Oh, my precious Gungnir. I'll never let you leave my side again!"

After trading their stories about what had happened, they decided to return to Colin and Drew to plan the next move.

***

When they arrived, Colin presented them with a note. "It came from Weiila's room."

The note read:

I have kidnapped the girl. I am going to torture her. Um, did I say that right? This is my first time doing this. Man, master Mox doesn't pay me enough for this. I like beans, don't you?

***

After Graham had used the carpet and obtained the Air Gem, Wil, the hero, and the king left for Kolyma's church. Inside, they found a monk, absorbed in prayer. After picking up a strange riddle from the bible, they knelt down and prayed beside the monk. He stood up when they were done.

"Brother," said Graham, "I depart for a place of great evil. Although my quest is noble and true, I need your blessing to allow me to triumph over the evil."

The monk responded by handing him a small crucifix. "Take this, my child."

Everyone was surprised. "I thought monks couldn't talk," said Wil.

"Well," responded the monk, "this is a very...unique church."

They left after that, but when they reached the crossroads, a pair of wolves darted out of the forest. Everyone prepared for battle, but the wolves simply ran past them and towards the church. Turning around, they found the wolves approaching the monk. Just as a word of warning was about to be raised, however, the monk knelt and patted their heads!

"No, not yet, my brothers," said the monk. "We will let him destroy the count first. Then we shall strike him down. And if he fails? Then we'll finish the task we ourselves began..." His voice began to deepen sharply. "...many...years...ago..."

The monk looked up at the moon. It was out in full. That's when they saw the pair of fangs in the monk's mouth. Naturally, the three heroes turned and left.

"One thing's for sure," said Graham. "I am NOT getting married in that church!"

THE END OF PART 48
Weiila: *is kidnapped*

[Weiila]

*can't comment. Is kidnapped*

[wingnut]

*can comment, but doesn't, standing staring in bewilderment and wondering if the monk is a werewolf*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 49: Weiila's Great Escape
By d_Galloway

Weiila found herself trapped inside a large cage, just like the one Chainsaw had used. The aformentioned madman's tools of the trade were still lying around, as well. Could it be chainsaw?

However, when the toruturer walked in, it was anything but the muscle-bound psycopath. Instead, it was a 17-year-old with a black trenchcoat, black clothing, and two long metal blades. He was also carrying what appeared to be a notepad and pencil.

"Hello," he said, "and welcome to Master Mox's Painful Room of Absolute Terror. I'm Blade, and I'll be your torturer for today."

Even as he raised the notepad, a thousand thoughts raced through Weiila's mind, but most of them related to how dorky the guy looked. And Blade? That name is completely overused! OF course, she WAS at his mercy, so she would have to play along for the moment.

"Okay," continued Blade, "we have the following specials today. I reccommend the Water Tank, but we also have amputation, the Rack, old Pokemon episodes, and Spicy Chicken Wings." Weiila, shocked at the horrible methods of torture these were, failed to notice that Chicken Wings was the last thing.

"Your silence amuses me, girl. For that, you shall get the 'Special Surprise'." He then dashed out of the room and straight back in, carrying a plate full of spinach. "Eat every single last leaf of this stuff."

Weiila then remembered what spinach did during the fight with Falchin. Grabbing the stuff, she closed her eyes and shoved it in. Soon the crazy music began to play.

Finally after a few minutes, Weiila got up and bent the bars of the cage. Blade dashed forward to attack her, but got the living crap beaten out of him with only one body blow from Weiila. She jumped out the nearby window and escaped.

***

Blade cursed his misfortune. His prey had escaped. Master Mox would be royally pissed off. And not only that, but he got beat up by a girl!

He had to forget that last part.

THE END OF PART 49
Weiila: So, are we gonna get paid soon?
Galloway: No.
Weiila: Damn.

[Weiila]

Wohoo! I finally managed to do something right! ^_^ Loved the "waitor" part, Gallo :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 50: The Castle...OF DOOM!
By d_Galloway

Graham and co. continued their quest. After getting back some chicken soup that the dwarf had taken from the little girl Possum, as well as discovering that he had taken several gold coins from Daventry's Magic Chest, they visited Possum's grandmother, where they gave her the soup. She then gave Graham a heavy black cloak and a ruby ring, telling them that the story behind them was too sad to tell. And I just saved two chapters! Go me!

***

As they walked past Hagatha's cave, Wil said to Graham, "This place is the wierdest place I've ever been to. Can anything else happen?"

Just then, a wierd music began to play. A black car, with a jet engine on the back, rocketed past them, then back into the cave, then back and forth before finally stopping.

"Does THAT answer your question?" asked Graham.

***

Finally, they reached the dark swamp. "I'll go in alone," said Graham. "You guys stay here." The king then set off into the poisonous mire.

Finally, he reached a poisonous lake. A lone boat sat on the edge, and a castle could be seen looming in the distance. However, on the boat was a hulking being in a long black cloak, carrying a scythe. Graham bribed him with a gold coin, and the boatman took him across.

After barely making it through poisonous thorns, Graham reached the castle gates, which were guarded by two ghosts. Thinking fast, he put on the cloak, and the ghosts departed, as if in reverence. He then used the crucifix on the door, and it opened.

The castle interior was faded with age. Dust lined the stone walls and floor, the tapestries and furniture were filled with cobwebs and mildew, and rats frolicked to and fro. Graham explored several rooms, but it wasn't until he reached the dark basement that he discovered something important.

Inside the small room was a large, black coffin. Removing his cloak, Graham lifted the lid cautiously. Inside he found none other than the Earth Gem! At last, his quest was almost over!

But just as he turned to leave, a new figure entered the room. It was a tall, pale man, dressed in a cloak just like Graham's. His eyes were as red as blood, their gaze seemingly piercing into Graham's very soul.

"Ah, good King Graham," said the man, "I am Count Caldaur, lord of Kolyma. You will not leave this room...alive." Then, with superhuman strength and agility, the count grabbed Graham by the neck and pinned him against the wall. His fangs soon began to descend in his mouth, ready for the kill.

Instinctively, Graham pulled out the crucifix, but Caldaur grabbed the item and, to his surprise, kissed it! "God bless Kolyma," he said, just before pocketing the item. Graham stuggled one last time, and the ring fell out of his pocket.

The count's eyes flashed at the ring, then angrily back at Graham. "Where did you get this?"

"From the old woman...in the house...by the sea...She was sick...I got her some food...She...she is close to death..."

"Do you think I don't know that?!" shouted the count. "Night is the most dangerous time for my mortal family. I keep watch over them always, waiting for her time so that we can be together again."

"I think that...this will be...that night..."

Thoughts seemed to race through the count's mind. Finally, he dropped Graham and teleported out of the room. Graham then realized that he no longer had the crucifix, and couldn't get out the door, so he climbed out a window.

He was almost down when a flurry of bats flew by him. Instinctively, he tried to brush them away, but he lost his grip and fell off the wall. Soon everything went black.

THE END OF PART 50
Galloway: Now THIS is a neverending saga!

[Weiila]

Fifty chapters... bring out the soda and crackers!

[d Galloway]

*brings out the soda and crackers*

[ChrisAsmadi]

*eats some soda and crackers*

[Chris-chris]

Yay! *reads more as sher eats crackers and drinks soda*

[wingnut]

My biscuits! *glares* Story's very nice. *smiles briefly*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 51: The Brotherhood
By d_Galloway

Graham awakened inside the castle dining hall. Caldaur was sitting at the head of the table, and across from him was a beautiful female vampire. To make a long story short, this was actually Possum's grandmother, who was once Caldaur's wife. At the time, the religious order of Kolyma, known as "The Brotherhood", sought to overthrow Caldaur's rule and replace it with their own. They send a cursed bat upon him in his sleep, turning him into a vampire. They then murdered his son and daughter-in-law, forcing Caldaur to send his wife and granddaughter into hiding. The Brotherhood members have the ability to change into wolves at night, therefore making nights especially dangerous.

Then came the inevitable quest. Caldaur presented the Death Gem to Graham and said that if he could find the Crystal Tiara his ancestors had hidden, he would be allowed to leave along with the Death Gem. Graham went to the library, where he met the vampiress Anastasia, formerly Possum! Somehow she had become an adult vampire! Anyway, she helped him solve a puzzle, which said that the tiara was buried along with a former lord. Before leaving, Anastasia gave Graham a ring to put onto her parents' grave.

He went to the castle cementary and did as Anastasia requested. The ghosts from before revealed themselves to be Anastasia's parents, and departed for the afterlife, leaving Graham a golden ring for thanks. Taking it, Graham dug a hole at the lord's grave, only to find a note that revealed that his body was mixed up with a healer's body at the church!

Leaving the swamp, Graham found Wil and the hero asleep. Leaving them be, he went to the church, where he found a diary explaining the Brotherhood's meeting with the forest spirits, as well as a blood-drawn pentagram. Heading into the graveyard, he dug up the healer's grave and took the Tiara. Just then, a wolf howled...

Graham left the church, only to be attacked by wolves. Fighting them off, he returned to the swamp, with Wil and the hero still doozing soundly. Upon reaching the lakeshore, though, he found the boatman gone, and not only that, but the wolves, led by a werewolf Graham vaguelly recognized as the monk, cornered him. However, being the resourceful guy that he is, Graham dipped a Silver Needle he had into the poisonous water, loaded it into a hollow reed, and fired it like a blowpipe into the werewolf. It dissapeared on impact, scattering the other wolves.

The boatman came, and told of an imposter that had tried to board. He then took Graham across to the castle, where he gave the tiara to Caldaur. He then recieved the Death Gem and began to leave, but before he did, Caldaur's wife said:

"Remember, King Graham. When you find the woman you love, never let her leave your sight."

***

Graham left the swamp, and found that it was now dawn. Wil and the hero were now awake and ready to go. Their quest with King Graham was almost over.

***

MEANWHILE...
Father: He...did what?!
Hagatha: I can't believe it either, Father.
Father: No one has ever left my service before, Sister Hagatha.
Hagatha: Yes, Father. It is most regretable.
Father: It is unthinkable!
Hagatha: Yes, it is most unthinkable.
Father: It's up to you now, Sister Hagatha.
Hagatha: Yes, it's- what?
Father: You must deal with them.
Hagatha: I see...
Father: Do you hear me? They are not to return home alive!

THE END OF PART 51
Weiila: *is full from soda and crackers*
Galloway: *is also full*
Female Galloway: *is full, too*

[Weiila]

Oh boy, plotty! *burps* 'Scuse me.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 52: Calm Before the Storm
By d_Galloway

At about two in the morning, Galloway and co. were awakened by the simultanious ringing of a gong, a bell, and an alarm clock the size of New Jersey. After their ears finally stopped bleeding (except for Pooh, since he has no blood), they staggered out of the room and into the lab.

Naturally, Lone Wolf was waiting there. "What is it with you and sleep? We have precious little time to train!"

***

Drew and Colin's armies armed themselves for the upcoming battle. Every kind of weapon imaginable was taken along; guns, swords, spears, axes, blowguns, knives, beer, spoons, tanks, planes, etc. Unfortunately, the tanks and planes ran out of gas, so they had to be scrapped.

Weiila and co. were about to leave when ANOTHER note came flying in via spear. It read:

"Thanks a lot, girl. All the other henchmen are laughing their asses off about what you did to me. I'll get my cold-blooded revenge on you. Head to Mox's secret base. It's back in that...whatever-it's-called world that my master's master's castle is currently floating in. Oh, and bring everyone along; master wants everyone to die. Yours truly, Blade."

***

The Eternal Champion continued his training with the others, but he knew that time was short. He also knew that he had to fix that damn window; every time he ressurected someone, it got broke.

And considering how tough his training was, a lot of people got killed in there.

***

Graham and co. began to end their adventure. All they would have to do is survive a lot more puzzles, open the Door of Destiny, solve more puzzles, do more stuff, and finally return to their own world.

***

Naar prepared his army of Drakkars, Giaks, Vordaks, and Helghasts. They would destroy the foolish allied armies, and soon sweep over all the worlds. They would then make more worlds, so that they could sweep over those. An evil god's work is never done.

***

Mox waited for his enemies to arrive. Soon, he would crush them. And he would beat up Blade, too. He hated that kid.

***

Meliah returned to her brother's room, only to find him missing. On his bed was a single note:

"Went to kill father. Be back soon with eggs."

***

(insert other group here)

THE END OF PART 52
Galloway: It's almost over, folks. Bear with me.

[Weiila]

*hops around with pom-poms* You can do it Gallo! Go Gallo, go Gallo!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 53: Final Assault
By d_Galloway

Weiila and the others contemplated about how they were going to reach where their friends were being held. Then, as if by some sort of "deus ex machina" circumstance, a magical portal appeared, along with a sign that read, "Plot this way."

Sighing heavily, they went through.

***

Once again, they were back in T.K. and Kari's world. However, they weren't alone this time; Mox was patiently standing there. Well, actually, he was reading through a fifty-year-old Playboy, but that's close enough.

When he realized that his guests had finally arrived, he put the dirty magazine away and tried to look as menacingly as possible. "Prepare to meet your doom, heroes!" he said. "I, Mox, the last of Naar's generals, shall destroy every single bone in your body. I will remove you of your will to live. Your souls shall be forfeit to my domain. For I am Mox!"

For once, though, everyone just looked at him instead of falling asleep at his long speech. Then Blade jumped up from behind Mox. "Master, master!" he said. "Let me finish them off!"

"Fine," said Mox, "but if you screw up this time..."

"Don't worry, master. I won't mess up twice! I will slice her in two, then three, then four, then-"

"Shut up!" shouted Mox, smacking Blade on the back of the head. "What have I told you about villainous speeches? They have to have some kind of interesting element! Yours was dumber than usual!"

Blade looked back at Weiila, now very pissed. "I'll kill you!"

***

Falchin landed in the world, but unfortunately miscalculated the spot. Sighing heavily, he began his flight over to where Mox and the others were about to fight.

***

Weiila and Blade charged at each other. Weiila's comrades tried to help, but Mox stood in their way. He took out Val and Gemini in one backhand, broke Star's right arm with one quick snap, and smashed Poke's left leg. He then turned to watch his worthless pupil fight Weiila.

It was obvious the fight was going badly; that is, for Blade. Unfortunately, he had tripped at the beginning of the match and broken one leg, but was still trying to fight. Finally, Weiila simply threw him into the nearby water. He climbed onto the shore, but then simply laid there. Mox was too busy keeping his eyes on Weiila to see that Blade was still barely alive.

However, it wasn't Mox that was to fight Weiila. A small ball of energy appeared, then transformed into a tall, intimidating figure made out of pure energy. He was dressed in some more traditional Japanese stuff, with an all-black shirt. In fact, the energy that acted as his body was black, and his aura was sufficantaly evil.

"My dear," said Mox, "meet the Dark Champion."

Naturally, Weiila had no choice but to take the thing on, but no sooner than she had jumped than it flicked her about seventy feet with no more than its pinky finger. This thing was a lot tougher than anyone could have imagined.

Then they showed up. Another ball of energy appeared, this one much larger than the previous one. When it transformed, it revealed Chris, Kari, Sub-Zero, Dawson, Xavier, RAX, and the Eternal Champion.

THE END OF PART 54
And so the final battle begins...

[Chris-chris]

Must know! What happens?! Keep it coming please!!

[Sairan]

http://www.darkwing.org/zhouyu.gifwrite...next...part...now...

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Lord Zhou Yu
http://www.darkwing.org/zhouyu.gifwrite...next...part...now...

Don't...push...me...or...you...will...pay!

And besides, I have two other story arcs that are nearly finished. Wilfredo Martinez and the hero from QFG are still trapped in KQ2VGA (which ties into this somehow), and Galloway, Alternate Galloway, and Pooh are nearly finished with their training. Throw in this big battle and all of the game characters and RPGC people that were captured, and you have one hell of a challenge for me.

And I forgot Sub-Zero. Crap. Well, it isn't the first time (I forgot Poke at the end of Mox Saga.) I edited him back in. Sorry.

[wingnut]

*scribbling with a quill* Sorry, just doing homework. Very Cynamatik, Galloway.

[Weiila]

Whee! I got to defeat someone! :D Take the time you need, Galloway :-)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 54: Destiny Stalled
By d_Galloway

Wil, the hero, and Graham made their way to the bridge, where the Door of Destiny awaited them. Wil and the hero made their way across first, but both tripped on something and got knocked out. Shrugging, Graham began to cross, but when he was a little more than halfway across, the board beneath him snapped in half, trapping his leg.

Just then, the dwarf from before appeared. "Sir," said Graham, "could you- wait a minute! I know you! You're that thieving pest from Daventry, aren't you?"

"Why, yes," said the Dwarf, "and how kind of you to recognize me. You know, I was prepared to settle down for dinner after a hard day of work..."

"Mugging, you mean."

"...and not only was my soup gone, but my gold, too!"

"Are you saying that either were yours to begin with?"

"Shut up!" The Dwarf pulled out his small knife and walked to one of the ropes on his side. "I already had a go at the other side. And if you could grab the remaining parts of the bridge, I'd doubt that it'd support your dangling weight. Now, throw over those lovely gems of yours!"

Thinking quickly, Graham grabbed the gems, wrapped and tied them inside a soiled handkercheif, and threw them to the opposite side of the Dwarf.

"No, you fool!" screamed the Dwarf.

"Now if you want the gems," said Graham, "you'd better help me!"

The Dwarf paced nervously, wondering what to do next. Graham felt that he had called the bluff correctly, but then noticed the fraying ropes at the other side. The Dwarf really HAD taken a go at them!

"Well," said Graham, "will you help me or not?"

The Dwarf looked victorious. "I might as well let you fall, then get those gems by myself!"

"By which time the bridge will have fallen. You've done a good job on the ropes over there."

Once again, the Dwarf paniced. Finally, he tossed Graham the knife. Thinking quickly, Graham cut the rope in front of him. The bridge split in half, with Graham dangling on the opposite side. The bridge's remains slammed hard into the cliff wall, sending pain through all of Graham's body, but he was still able to climb up and reclaim the gems. Of course, he would need to find another way back now.

"You could have at least given me the knife back," said the Dwarf. Graham obliged by throwing it into the pit. The Dwarf screamed in frustration, then ran off.

"Serves you right for stealing from Daventry's Magic Chest."

***

The three went to the Door of Destiny and inserted the Gems. The door rumbled back into its face again, said a boring speech, then revealed a doorway leading to nowhere. Thinking about the woman he sought to rescue, Graham grabbed the others and dragged them through the blackness.

***

They came back through, but not where Graham had originally wanted. Instead, they were inside a black castle, one that the troop of heroes recognized easily: Naar's Castle.

THE END OF PART 54
Galloway: Next time...the fight continues!

[Weiila]

Sweeet, Gallo ^_^

*looks through field glasses* Hey! I can almost see the end!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 55: Final Assault (part 2)

The Eternal Champion waited patiently for Mabat, Zero, and X-Hunter to arrive, then had everyone enter a combat stance (except for Kari, who was scooting away as they prepared). Mox and the Dark Champion stood there, watching to see what would happen.

Finally, they attacked.

***

RAX struck first, nailing the Dark Champion with a Jet Kick, followed by a Toe Pounder. Next came Zero, slicing at one of the Dark Champion's energy arms. X-Hunter stood back and shoot a few rounds into the being. The three broke off, just as Dawson delivered a Wheel Kick, a Goldrusher, and a Belt Whip. Xavier teleported in and let loose with a massive series of staff attacks, followed by a slide kick. Mabat followed Kari, as was the original plan.

Finally, the Eternal Champion charged forward and sent the Dark Champion flying into a nearby building with a powerful uppercut. It seemed like victory was theirs. Then the Dark Champion emerged from the rubble, completely unfazed.

Jumping back into the battle, they continued their struggle. Meanwhile, Sub-Zero followed Mabat and Kari, as was the plan. Mox, however, saw what was happening, and decided that he would have to hurry things up himself, once the Dark Champion had had his fun.

The struggle soon took its tool on the human fighters. Seeing his chance, the Dark Champion delivered a heavy punch straight to Dawson's face, sending him toppling backwards. He then kneed and threw Xavier into the shore where Blade was still hiding. Finally, he turned to RAX.

The cyborg, however, had spent his time powering up for a massive attack. When the Dark Champion finally prepared to defeat him, he fired a huge Overload shot straight at the being. It exploded on impact, causing an enormous flash of light and an incredible force of wind. When it died down, though, the Dark Champion was still there, and still unfazed. RAX, unable to recomposate for the amount of energy he had just used up, stumbled and fell onto the shore.

Dawson struggled to keep fighting, but Mox moved in behind him and knocked him unconcious with one strong blow to the head. Zero turned to attack Mox, but the evil mage responded by ripping one of the reploid's arms straight off; it was, in fact, the sword arm. He then beat him down with his own arm.

X-Hunter charged up another shot and fired, but the attack did nothing to Mox. Instead, he walked calmly forward and threw the reploid into the water. He somehow made his way to shore, but collapsed. Blade, meanwhile, was enjoying his new-found company.

The Eternal Champion continued his attack, while Chris followed the others, as was part of the plan. The two Champions seemed undefeatable, as they were both nothing more than pure energy. However, Mox could easily turn the tide.

Fortunately, a heavy, armored hand clasped down on Mox's shoulder, as a heavy, hate-filled voice filled the air. "Father, I have come to destroy you!"

Mox turned...and saw his son, Falchin.

THE END OF PART 55
Weiila: What's the plan?
Galloway: I'm not telling yet.

[Weiila]

All do the Gallo dance now! Yes, that includes warlocks and last bosses too!

[ChrisAsmadi]

*does the gallo dance!*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 56: Naar's Evil
By d_Galloway

Mabat, Sub-Zero, Chris, and Kari continued their mad dash. Eventually, they reached their very destination: the strange pad with the sign that read, "Teleporter to Naar's Castle Front Gate." Sighing at the stupidity of this, they stepped on.

***

The front gate was much more omnimous than before; a set of black steel double doors greeted them. Slowly, they opened by themselves, revealing a barely-lit passageway into the castle. Preparing for the worst, they entered the very center of this evil.

No sooner had they entered when the doors slowly closed. The moment they were shut, a heavy steel bar fell over the back of the doors, sealing them completely. The small group of heroes continued their amazing adventure into Naar's evil castle of doom.

Instead of the robotic guards from before, there were large, armored soldiers. They wore what resembled some kind of padded armor, as well as black steel helmets and masks that depicted a monster's open, fanged face. They carried weapons that ranged from scimitars and spears to maces and axes. They simply walked back and forth, as all guards do, and thus were easy to dodge.

Finally, they reached what resembled a large library. Books, tomes, scrolls, papers, texts, and various other written stuff was stacked on towering shelves inside, indicating that Naar really liked to read about stuff. He even had a few newspaper articles, although they all dealt with disease, death, and Pokemon movies. However, a very large book sat open on a table, with a quill and ink well sitting nearby. They all went to examine it, and found that it was nothing more than a diary.

However, they couldn't resist the urge to peek into other people's lives, so they leafed through. It spoke of the terrible evils Naar had committed, such as the creation of Linux, the existance of Pokemon, and the birth of always-angry mobs of people. However, besides that, there was nothing of interest, so they turned to leave.

Kari, however, was still glued on one section of the book. At first, everyone just waited on her, then got angry at her, then went back to waiting, then shouting, then fighting the guards that showed up because they were shouting, then back to waiting. Finally, she stopped reading and turned back to the others. She walked quietly away, as if distraught over something.

Curious, they went to look at what she was reading. It said:

"Caught two kids today. This world seems to be full of the little brats. Anyway, they had two very wierd creatures with them; I'll keep them inside the dungeon until further notice. As for the kids, I think I'll try something new. I remember that "de-aging" weapon Mox had developed prior to his defeat at the Black Pentagram (see Mox Saga). I know of a way to use my power to replicate its effects, only on a much higher scale. However, I'd better test it lightly first; I don't want another 'Pokemon' issue on my hands. I'll set the kids back about four years, lock them in a dog carrier, and ship them off to a dungeon somewhere until I'm fully able to measure the effects of this."

It was dated the day before Galloway had led them to the dungeon in the God-forsaken hell hole called North Dakota where they had found Kari and T.K. Feeling disgusted by this, they walked away from the book and followed Kari.

THE END OF PART 56
Next time: Even more battle!

[Weiila]

Originally posted by d Galloway


However, they couldn't resist the urge to peek into other people's lives, so they leafed through. It spoke of the terrible evils Naar had committed, such as <b>the creation of Linux</b>, the existance of Pokemon, and the birth of always-angry mobs of people. However, besides that, there was nothing of interest, so they turned to leave.



:o :) You r0xors, Galloway ^_^

[Chris-chris]

Much more battles now. i like. Write more whenever you can!:D

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 57: Final Assault (part 3)
By d_Galloway

Mox and Falchin stared at each other for a few minutes, while the two Champions continued to fight it out with each other. Finally, Mox pulled free from his son's grasp and attacked, but was backhanded toward the same shore that Blade was still hiding on. However, he caught onto the railing and flipped right back in front of Falchin and uppercutted his son. He then launched a massive energy beam at his target.

When Falchin came slamming back to the ground, he was burnt and beaten, but still refusing to quit. "Father," he said, "I won't lose to you!"

"Tsk, tsk," tsked Mox, "how naively stupid of you. Did you really think that armor was a source of power? No, it was a curse on me from Naar. He wanted to keep my powers in check, so he sealed a good deal of them into that armor. Now that I'm free, though, everything has returned to me. I am completely unstoppable!"

Falchin sighed. "While you were talking, I figured out something about the armor. It still has some of your power! I can still win!" Suddenly, the entire armor changed from black to a glowing golden color. Mox looked blankly at the light show, then prepared for the next series of attacks.

***

Galloway, the Female Galloway, and Pooh finished the rushed training, then departed with Lone Wolf for the recently-recovered-and-dramatically-improved Flying Bunker, which would take them to Mox.

After boarding, Lone Wolf handed Galloway a small backpack. Inside he found a couple Senzu Beans, some Fireseeds, a Mirror, a Sack of Silver, and a strange Materia.

"Use this," Lone Wolf said, pointing at the Materia, "when you encounter Naar, and only then. Well, I'm off!" He then dissapeared as the Bunker closed up and lifted off on its own.

***

Falchin raised his hands and channeled massive amounts of power above his heads. He formed it into a ball of pure spiky energy, then threw it straight at Mox. To his surprise, though, Mox batted the attack straight back, but the armor reabsorbed it into its power.

Mox charged forward, and Falchin responded with a series of punches and kicks. The attacks actually hit their marks for once, and Mox was soon knocked back, creating a crater into the street. However, the evil mage simply stood back up, with only a couple small bruises to show for Falchin's efforts.

"Son," said Mox, "you cannot win. Your efforts are failures. No matter how much power you think you have gained, it will never be enough to destroy me. Go home, and wait for Naar to come and destroy it."

Falchin, however, had one hope left. Channelling everything he and the armor had, he prepared a massive amount of power for one final blast. He still had enough energy to survive, but if this didn't work, then he would be fair game for Mox.

Finally, he launched the attack. Mox's grin turned to sheer shock at what was happening. The blast connected head-on, creating an enormous flash, a small earthquake, and an increase in sunglass sales. Even the two groups inside Naar's castle had to shield their eyes from the flash.

When it dissipitated, a massive screen of smoke was where Mox was standing. It seemed like Falchin had done it. Mox was dead...

Then the smoke blew away...and revealed a smiling Mox, with only a few ashes to be found on him. Falchin had given it his all, but even that wasn't enough. Laughing evily, Mox charged Falchin and lifted his son by the throat, before tossing him unceremoniously into the debris.

"Son," said Mox, "the time for talk is over. Prepare to die."

THE END OF PART 57
Galloway: And next time...
Weiila: MORE BATTLE! MORE BATTLE!
Galloway: You took the damn space up. A pox on thee.

[drkknight]

wow.... that was good.... cool fight scene... can't wait for the next part.

*jumps up and down for about an hour:D *

[wingnut]

"A pox on both thy houses!"
Yeah... what he said...

[Weiila]

Nooo! Not a pox, not the pox!! :runaway:

Good chapter, Gallo, nice fighting scene ^_^

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 58: Final Assault (part 4)
By d_Galloway

Eternal and the Dark Champion continued to fight, which neither side gaining any ground. Since they were both made out of pure energy, they never got tired, and their strengths were equal, so there was no real end in sight.

Finally, the Dark Champion began to phase in and out of existance, making it impossible to land a blow. Eternal, however, did the exact same thing. Finally, the two stopped and went back to regular punches, kicks, and special moves. Mox, meanwhile, turned his attention away from his son and surveyed the battle site.

At that point, he realized that there was one important thing missing. Galloway's body wasn't here. Pissed beyond reason, he swung out behind him, inadvertantly hitting the Eternal Champion in the side of the head. The Dark Champion immediately used a series of punches and kicks to knock down the Eternal Champion. He then stood on his chest, making sure that he wouldn't get back up this time.

"Wait," said Mox. "I want to make sure Galloway shows up first. Let's see how he reacts." While he was saying this, Falchin pulled himself out of the rubble, a very weakened but still pissed armored being. However, Mox saw him and threw him again, this time towards the shore. However, the weight of the armor ruined Mox's accuracy, and Falchin landed a few feet short of the railing.

***

The Bunker phased out of lightspeed by Naar's castle. The three grabbed their stuff and disembarked. Like always, Galloway broke the groups up; the female Galloway would meet with whoever might be inside the castle, while the male Galloway and Pooh would go down and deal with Mox.

Grabbing Pooh, Galloway flew away before his female counterpart could argue.

***

Mox tossed a small rock around in his hand. Falchin was still where he landed, barely moving. The Dark Champion still had the Eternal Champion at his mercy. And many were lying on the shore with Blade, who was busy entertaining himself with building sandcastles.

Finally, Mox got tired of waiting and walked over to the barely-concious Weiila. "I guess I'll have to deal with you first," he said, just as he reached to snap her neck.

Suddenly, a voice shouted up from behind him. "Leave her alone."

Mox, recognizing the voice, turned to see his prey had finally arrived. Galloway had come, along with a stupid-looking yellow bear with a honey pot. Mox's evil smile crossed his lips yet again.

"Finally," he said. "Dark! Leave the Eternal Champion alone and see what you make of this guy!"

The Dark Champion kicked over the recovering Eternal Champion and approached Galloway. "This guy's pathetic! I'll deal with him in no time flat!" He then charged forward.

What happened next was unbelievable. Galloway grabbed the Dark Champion's shirt and delivered a massive blow to the chest, followed by several to the head, arms, and same spot on the chest, in about one second. And to finish it off, he tossed the Dark Champion into the air and fired a Gallo-Beam, blowing the evil being apart.

The Eternal Champion looked onward in shock. Falchin looked onward in shock, as well. Mox simply grinned. "My worth competition has arrived. Ready to finish this?"

Galloway entered his combat stance. "Always."

THE END OF PART 58
Galloway: Only a bit longer until Mox goes down. Who will win?

[d Galloway]

Okay, bet time again! Who will defeat Mox?

1. Galloway
Pros: Main character, decent fighter.
Cons: Really short, has killed too many people already.

2. Weiila
Pros: Secondary main character, good healer.
Cons: Limited combat ability, has had the shit beaten out of her.

3. Falchin
Pros: Pretty powerful, has access to strong magic.
Cons: Is near death, is no match for Mox.

4. Eternal Champion
Pros: A god, a combination of the souls of dead warriors.
Cons: No match for Dark Champion, limited moves without magic windows.

5. Pooh
Pros: Is cute, likes honey.
Cons: HE'S POOH, DAMNIT!

6. Blade
Pros: Has blades, is still alive.
Cons: Works for Mox, got beat up by a girl.

7. The others
Pros: There are many of them.
Cons: They're either knocked out, in the castle, or crippled.

Place your bets, folks! Place your bets!

[Weiila]

Oh man... I have a bad feeling, and if it comes true I swear I'll commit seppuku. And you WOULD, Gallo, I KNOW YOU WOULD!!

Magus: Heck, now she's starting to sound like me...

[Chris-chris]

I don't think I'll bet... ^_^;;

Very nice battle sences. You're way better then me at them.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 59: War
By d_Galloway

Colin, Drew, Ryan, and the combined armies of Balding Men and Cleveland marched through the portal into the same world everyone else was in. Colin and Drew dismounted their horses, while Ryan stepped off his donkey, and everyone else set up camp in the blink of an eye.

Weapons were rationed off, supplies were given, and everyone was equipped for the massive battle that loomed ahead. They didn't have to wait long, though; Naar's army soon appeared in the streets and buildings, ready to take on their enemy.

A tense moment filled the air. Finally, Colin raised the banner of Balding Men and shouted, "Give me liberty, or a Bran Muffin!" The forces of good charged to meet the forces of evil.

***

The shining glare from the balding men blinding the first row of enemy soldiers, giving the infantry enough time to break a pathway through. The second row, which consisted of many Vordaks and Helghasts, moved in now. The Vordaks fell, but the Helghasts were immune to everything the army threw at them. Colin, though, had an idea. Grabbing a bag of hand gernades, he charged through the lines, shoving them into the Helghasts' mouths. Finally, he stood back as the creatures exploded into tiny, bloody pieces.

The remainder of the battle consisted solely of street-to-street combat. Naar's minions charged from every direction, while the balding men played the defensive. Bloodshed filled every single millimeter of the city. In fact, a couple corpses even landed on Galloway and Mox, while they were still doing there stand-off. The just threw them onto the shore, where they fell on top of Blade.

Nearly a half-hour later, the battle had only begun. The balding men had suffered great casualties, but so had Naar. However, this war was far from over.

***

The female Galloway cursed her luck as she wandered through Naar's dungeon. The entire place was like a graveyard, from the dark atmosphere to the many graves lying around. Finally, she reached what seemed like a dead end. Sighing, she leaned against the wall, only to have it collapse behind her.

Another long passage had been found, leading deep into the bowels of the castle. Picking herself up, she continued down, following what seemed to be the screams of many tortured people.

Finally, she found where the noise was coming from. A lake made entirely out of lave and fire was inside, with what appeared to be several wraith-like beings moving around in agony inside. She then realized what this was: the Nengud-kor-Adez, or the Lake of Blood, a place of sheer misery that was feed from the pain of those captured within. It was the power source of Naar's power and ambition.

Suddenly, a small cage lowered from the ceiling. Inside was a big gerbil-like thing with wings and a pale, odd-looking cat. At a control tower was a big guy with a speargun for an arm. He stopped the cage and looked at the female Galloway.

"Well, what do you know," he said, stepping down from the controls. "I was going to have to settle with these kid's pets, but I get to kill you as well."

THE END OF PART 59
Galloway: If you don't know who this guy is, read the beginning chapters of the fic. You'll find out quickly.

[Chris-chris]

Yay! More! Me like!:D

[Weiila]

Oh man, he's a... Returner!! AAHHH... wait, wrong game. Wrong universe too. :)

[d Galloway]

I was going to write a chapter, but I'll be out of town most of the day. Tune in tommorrow.

[Chris-chris]

Okay. Have it in whenever you're ready to. ^_^:D

[drkknight]

*waits....waits.....gets annoyed:fungah: ......waits.....takes a nap:boring:......gets mad and punchs stuff p:unch::

[ChrisAsmadi]

*enthusiasticaly waits for the next chapter*

[Weiila]

*clutches Gallo's leg as he's about to walk out* Nooo! Don't leave us Gallo, it's dangerous out there!!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 60: Final Assault (part 5)
By d_Galloway

Mox and Galloway continued to stare each other down for a few more seconds. Finally, Mox threw a jump kick at Galloway. However, his target circled around him and delivered a powerful roundhouse, sending him flying through another damn buidling. After the dust had settled, Mox immediately jumped back at Galloway, grabbed his throat in mid-air, and prepared a small hunting knife.

Unfortunately, he misjudged his speed and direction, and ran head-on into a telephone pole. The impact caused him to release Galloway, with nothing more than a sore throat. After recovering, Mox threw the knife, but Galloway caught it in mid-air and returned it to Mox. The mage dodged.

Galloway quickly fired a small Gallo-beam, but Mox batted it straight back at him. The force blew Galloway back into the air, while Mox quickly chanted something like, "Flames of Hell." Soon, the entire area around Galloway was surrounded by fire, then explosion, then mid-air fire. Galloway, though, landed back on the ground, with only a few burns.

"Impressive," said Mox. "I guess I have to go harder on you."

"I guess so," said Galloway. "I probably should go harder on you, too."

Mox dashed forward while Galloway was talking and delivered a massive blow to his chest, followed by a kick to the face, a throw, and finally, a massive series of energy blasts. Galloway came back to earth with a thud. However, he wasn't beaten yet.

Galloway powered up his Kaioken to 12, then charged. He hit Mox with a punch to the head, a knee in the gut, a quick sweep kick, and an uppercut. He then began to charge up a Gallo-beam, but instead of firing, kept powering it up.

Mox recovered in mid-air. He hovered there for a bit, then finally saw what Galloway was doing. Smiling, he powered up and dove down. When he was just in front of Galloway, though, he figured out what was going to happen.

Galloway screamed, "Mega Gallo-beam!" and fired a massive Gallo-beam straight into Mox's face. The evil mage was carried along with the blast back into the air. Galloway powered up the Kaioken up another couple levels, making the blast even more powerful. Finally, the entire beam exploded, several hundred miles into the air.

Mox, though, came back to the ground, bloodied, but still very alive. "Nice try," he said, "but it's not enough. I'm more than you could ever imagine, fool." He then powered up another gigantic blast.

Galloway prepared to dodge, but to his surprise, Mox fired it in the opposite direction. Then it dawned on him: he was aiming at the others! Thinking quickly, he moved into the way to get rid of the blast, but he didn't have the time to knock it back. It exploded on impact.

Galloway collapsed to the ground, severely shaken by the last attack. Mox grabbed him by the throat and slammed him into the ground several times. He then stepped onto his chest until his ribs began to break, and finally kicked him into the pile of the others.

"Sad," said Mox. "I thought you were better, but you're still too soft. I guess I'll have to kill you no-" He stopped in mid-sentence as he heard the sound of slurping. Turning around, he saw Pooh, who was very much absorbed into a honey pot. Mox's eyes lit up. "Honey..."

He charged forward, grabbed Pooh, and threw him into the water. The bear paddled to the shore, but lacked the strength to continue beyond that point. Mox then began to consume the honey in massive gulps and swallows, causing it to smear all over his mouth and hands.

Finally, Weiila got back to her feet. Mox turned to her, sneering. He began to chant something, but the honey in his mouth slurred his words. He then tried to motion a spell, but the honey got his fingers stuck together and his movements wrong. Weiila grabbed Gungnir and aimed at Mox, but the mage could still dodge.

Then Falchin snuck up from behind and grabbed onto his father. "Throw the damn thing!" He shouted. "End this now!" He then whispered into his father's ear, "After all this, I still get to kill you."

Weiila remembered all the hell Mox put her through. Forgetting that Falchin was even there, she threw the spear straight at Mox's chest. It burrowed through both Mox and Falchin before imbedding itself into a nearby wall.

THE END OF PART 60
Weiila: Well, who killed Mox?
Galloway:...I don't know.
Weiila: What?!
Galloway: Do you want me to play Hitman for real?
Weiila: I'll be good.

[drkknight]

Oh man i should have bet on who would kill mox.... oh well great chapter!!:)

[Weiila]

Great battle, Gallo ^_^ This was the best chapter as of yet without doubt :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 61: The Last Brother
By d_Galloway

Female Galloway's eyes darted across the room. A glass cylinder closed around the pit, blocking any escape. The cat and hamster-thingy were still out cold. The guy with the spear gun stood a good ten feet away from her.

"Funny," he said, "I didn't expect this many changes since last time, Galloway. Have an identity crisis, or something?"

"What?" asked the female Galloway, until she realized what was going on. "Oh, you mean the other me. He had a bunch of wierd guys take me out of my own world to help fight Naar."

"Oh?" responded the guy, until he recognized her face. "Ah, yes, you! I remember your world quite well. Naar had such fun destroying it. You were that stupid girl, right? The one that fought back? Man, I had so much fun that night. You have one hell of a body."

Female Galloway's eyes turned bright red. "You...son...of...a...bitch!"

"That's right! Try to fight me! You'll lose, and join those little "digi"-whatevers in the Lake of Blood! Remember? I'm Impaler, of the four brothers! Galloway and his friends slaughtered my dear three brothers, but I survived! Not even Naar can kill me! I escaped the Dazrian just five minutes ago, only to learn about the days that had passed, about master's constant defeats! That stops now! I, Impaler, will kill you once and for all!"

The Female Galloway used his speech to charge up a big energy blast. She fired it straight at Impaler, who let it hit him. It blew his left arm clean off at the shoulder, but the whole thing grew back in the blink of an eye. He then fired a spear, but the female Galloway dodged it easily.

Impaler returned to the controls and pressed a bunch of buttons. Suddenly, the cage began to lower. "I guess they'll go first," he said. "You improved since last time, I'll admit, but you're still no match for me!" He then jumped right back in front of the female Galloway, who immediately smacked him straight in the cybernetic-like thing on his head.

"Hah!" he said. "Did you think that would-" Then he noticed the blood trickling down, along with a loud computer voice that said, "Auto-Healing Component Damaged. Auto-Healing Offline."

The female Galloway pulled her arms back and began to gather energy. "Ka me..."

Impaler looked freaked.

"Ha me..."

Impaler screamed in terror.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The beam connected head-on with Impaler, blasting him straight through the glass. He collided with the cage, breaking it off the chain and sending it flying through the glass onto the platform with the controls. Impaler, meanwhile, fell straight into the Lake of Blood.

The entire room began to shake as the lake accepted its newest member. Impaler's soul drifter to the top of the lake, forever trapped in eternal pain and torture.

***

The female Galloway ran to the control platform and examined the two creatures. They were unlike anything she had seen before. Grabbing the two, she began to walk away. Suddenly, a trap door opened under her, and she fell, along with the two creatures, down a long, dark chute.

THE END OF PART 61
Galloway: The moral of the story: Don't put cybernetic implants onto your exterior. They WILL get destroyed.

[Weiila]

"I, Impaler, shall knock you (all) down!"

Sweet chapter, Gallo. Go go girlpower! :o

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 62: The Final Death of Mox
By d_Galloway

Both Mox and Falchin stood motionless briefly after Gungnir had ripped through both of them. Finally, Falchin fell backward, while Mox landed flat on his face. A bleeding hole was ripped straight through them.

"G-g-g-got to hand it to-to my son," said Falchin, a grin on his face, "sacrificing himself-just to kill me. He's a-a-a even bigger moron than I thought."

"Mox," said Weiila, "shut up. You're finished now."

"Oh, really?" said Mox. "Then tell me, why am I still talking? I can still finish you all off before I go."

"Oh...oh really?" asked a far-off, weak voice. They quickly turned...and saw Galloway lying on the ground, pointing his finger at Falchin. "I don't think your...s-s-s-son agrees with that."

Mox turned, and saw Falchin charging up his last bit of energy. "Ha!" said Mox. "If you blast me here, you'll get caught, too! I'll still win!"

Falchin ignored his father and powered up to the last degree of energy. Finally, he charged it into his hand and smacked his father on the back.

"Good-bye," was the last thing he said before releasing all of the stored-up energy. An enromous explosion followed, swallowing up Mox and Falchin while blowing Weiila straight onto Blade, who was almost over the railing. Everyone else just shielded their eyes while the light continued to flash.

When it died down, all that was left to show that this had ever happened was a large, smoking crater.

***

Galloway struggled towards his pack and took out a Senzu. He barely forced himself to swallow the thing. After getting his strength back, he helped Weiila over the railing. Blade climbed up on his own.

"Okay," said Weiila, "do you have any idea what happened?"

"I could sense something," said Galloway. "There were two different, conflicting energies in that explosion. One of them was pure evil, while the other was good. The pressure two opposite extremes make when they collide can cause such an explosion."

"So that's what happened?" asked Weiila.

"Yes," said Galloway. "It was a variation of the 'Final Attack Technique', in that Falchin used every last drop of energy, down to his very life force, for one final attack. Mox, meanwhile, attempted to counter this movement with a basic attack. The two energies eventually exploded, taking their masters with them. You would be gone, too, if you had been only about three inches closer."

"So, is it over?" asked Weiila. "Is Mox dead?"

Galloway turned to the crater. "No human being could survive something like that. Of course, Mox is more than human, but at the stage he was in, he was already on death's door. That, and I can no longer sense anything from him or Falchin. They're both dead."

Weiila looked down at the crater and just stood there for a few minutes. Then the combined armies of Balding Men and Cleveland arrived at the scene.

"What happened here?" asked Colin.

Weiila looked up. "Naar's chief minion is dead. How's the rest of the city?"

"It's under our control now," said Drew. "All that remain are a few pockets of resistance."

"Nice," said Galloway. "Now all that remains is-" Recognition suddenly flashed in his mind. He had forgotten to tell his female self something VERY important!

***

The female Galloway fell into a dark, dusty cell. The door was wide-open, so she grabbed her two creatures and went through. Just then, though, she recieved a codec call from Galloway.

(begin codec conversasion)
F. Galloway: What the hell is this?
Galloway: I installed these last night. What do you think?
F. Galloway: God, I hate you.
Galloway: Anyway, I have to tell you something VERY important.
F. Galloway: What?
Galloway: Do NOT, under any circumstances, USE KI ATTACKS!
F. Galloway:...
Galloway: Naar can sense that. He'll be able to track you down!
F. Galloway:...
Galloway: You used a ki attack, didn't you?
F. Galloway: Well...
Galloway: Start running. Don't let Naar catch you.
F. Galloway: Fine, fine.
(end codec conversasion)

THE END OF PART 62
Weiila: Okay, the codec didn't make sense.
Galloway: *uses the everlasting rag*
Weiila: *falls asleep*

[wingnut]

HE'S DEAD!!! HE'S FINALLY TRULY DEAD!!! HALLELUJAH! *cheers*

[Weiila]

Wohoo! We won, we won! Well, almost at least...

Love the parallel to FF:Solid, Gallo ^_^

[drkknight]

Cool mox is dead!:) hehe metal gear is cool :cool:

[ChrisAsmadi]

Yay! Mox is finaly dead!

[Weiila]

I hope you dudes realize that those words are the best way to get him back, eh? Knowing Gallo I bet that Mox lil' grandson will be a rebirth or something...

[wingnut]

AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *twitches*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 63: The Plot Thickens...
By d_Galloway

Realizing that his female self was in some serious shit, Galloway flew up to Naar's front gates. The doors were barred and sealed, but a small shaft was nearby, so he crawled through.

Finally, he reached an end to it; inside a dark hallway being patrolled by a Drakkarim. Galloway sneaked up behind the poor guard and slit his throat, then dragged the body into a corner. He then continued ducking and dodging throughout all of Naar's castle.

***

Sub-Zero, Mabat, Chris, and Kari continued runing throughout every single section of the dark castle. Only a few guards remained; the rest were dead bodies lying in poorly-lit corners. Also, there didn't seem to be a single sign of life in any of the rooms and chambers inside the castle. It was as if they were in hell itself.

Finally, they reached what looked like a dead end. As they were about to turn back, though, the floor Kari was standing on dissapeared, sending her tumbling down a long chute. The floor then instantly re-appeared, blocking their efforts to help her.

***

The female Galloway carried the two things down long, narrow halls, until she bumped into a wall. It suddenly spun horizontally, sending her down a slide.

***

Galloways stood under a vent, wondering what to do, when he heard a strange noise gradually getting louder. He looked up at the vent, just as Kari came plunging through head-first, knocking him to the ground. Kari was simply dizzy when she landed.

Just then, ANOTHER noise came from above. Galloway went over to help Kari, but got slammed when the female Galloway and her two companions crashed through the vent, also head-first.

After a few band-aids and Tylenol pills, everyone dusted themselves off and looked around. Kari's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the cat. "Gatomon!"

She grabbed the cat and began huggling it like there was no tommorrow. The female Galloway looked at it and smiled. The male Galloway spent his time trying to figure out where the hell they were.

Finally, something good came out of this. A Drakkarim showed up, ready to kill them, only to die in about 1.5 milliseconds. He dropped a map of the current floor, revealing a massive prison area only a few hallways away. The small group set off to find out what was next on the road.

THE END OF PART 63
Galloway: Birdies...so many birdies...*faints*

[drkknight]

LOL HAHAHAHA birdies!!! HAHAHAHAHA:) :) :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 64: The End of Hagatha
By d_Galloway

Graham, Wil and the hero wandered around until they saw a strange tower in a corner of the castle. In front of the large wooden door was a piece of quartz and two lion statues. As they got closer, the statues began to talk!

"Answers, we give, to the door.
But be wary of our smiling.
For one always tells the truth,
While the other is always lying."

The statue on the left said, "If you were to ask my brother if I told the truth, he would answer, 'no.'" The one on the right said, "If you were to ask my brother if I told the truth, he would answer, 'yes'."

Graham thought over this for a bit, then came to his conclusion.

"The statue on the left says that his brother tells the truth, while his brother says that he tells the truth. Therefore, the one on the left is the correct one."

"How...how'd you solve this?" asked the statues.

"Well," said Graham, preparing for a long spill, "the one that lied would know that his brother would tell the truth, but would lie anyway. Meanwhile, the one that told the truth would know that his brother would lie and say himself, and thus said what his brother would say. Therefore, the one that wasn't mentioned would have to be the one telling the truth."

The statues were silent. Graham grabbed the quartz and placed it and a strange circular thing he got from Hagatha's cave into the door. After entering the correct combination, the door opened, and the three began to step in.

Graham, however, turned towards his companions. "Go find your friends," he said. "I must finish my own quest now." He then headed up the stairs before either Wil or the hero could argue with him.

***

Graham picked up some cat hair before opening the door. The next room was a complete mess, with broken furniture, a shattered mirror, and various other calamity-enduced results of destruction everywhere. However, the woman he had seen in the Magic Mirror was on a small, broken bed, in an enchanted sleep.

Graham walked over and kissed her, but that didn't work. He tried to use his Emerald to remove the enchantment, but the sunlight wasn't direct enough. He then spied the broken wardrobe and mirror. He pushed it into position, moved the mirror so it reflected light straight onto the young woman, and used the Emerald once again.

At first, nothing happened. Then she began to stir. The enchantment was broken!

She got to her feet. "Hello, Graham. I have been watching you in my sleep all this time."

"Why, hello," said Graham. "You...have me at a disadvantage, my lady."

"Of course," said the woman. "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Valanice."

"King Graham, of Daventry."

"Come, King Graham, we must leave now."

Suddenly, Hagatha appeared. "Well," she said, "isn't this nice." Graham grabbed Valanice and made a rush to the door, but Hagatha closed and barred it from the other side. "The door!" said Graham. "You-"

"Witch?" said Hagatha.

"I'm sure it would have rhymed," responded Valanice, sarcastically.

"Forget it!" said Hagatha. "I'm under strict orders from the Father to kill you both!"

"'The Father'?" asked Graham. "Is he one of your male admirers?"

"You-think-that-the-the-the-Father-is...one of my admirers?" asked Hagatha, barely able to contain her laughter. "Oh, you foolish boy, never realizing that the man you left in charge of Daventry during your leave was the one who sought you dead!"

It all made sense now. Graham remembered how his new advisor had practically forced the concept of marriage on him, how he had so willingly taken the throne in his absence, and how he had been too quiet most of the time. Hagatha was still too busy laughing to notice Graham slipping in the cat hair into the youth potion.

"I have something that might interest you," said Graham. "A youth potion, brewed from a nightengale, no less."

"What?" asked Hagatha. "YOU had it? Well don't just stand there! Give it to me!" Graham tossed her the youth potion, which she greedily gulped down. Immediately, she became a beautiful young woman.

"Look at me!" she said. "I am so beautiful!" Then the cat hair started growing out of every part of her body. "No! What did you do to me!"

"Just giving you a taste of your own medicine," said Graham.

Hagatha went into a rant about fleas, her ugliness, and various other things. Finally, she looked into the mirror, wondering how bad it looked. Graham snuck to the other side and raised the mirror's angle, sending sunlight straight into Hagatha's eyes.

"My eyes!" was all she could get out before toppling out the window to her death many stories below.

The two broke down the door and went outside. To their surprise, Wil and the hero were still outside the tower.

"We weren't going to let you leave," said Wil. "Naar's as much a menace to you as to anyone else. Will you help?"

Graham thought about it for a bit, then said, "All right. We will."

THE END OF PART 64
Galloway: Ding dong the witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!

[wingnut]

*still twitching* Nice... birdies... *twitches*

[Weiila]

I'd heal you, Gallo, but ya know... I'm not there. Sorry! :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 65: Imprissonment
By d_Galloway

The halls continued to twist and turn as Galloway, female Galloway, Kari, the unconcious Gatomon, and that gerbil-looking thingy continued down to the prison area. Finally, they reached a massive steel double-door. Their hearts racing, they pushed the doors open and passed through.

Inside was a completely different scene that what they were expecting. There were prison cells, with a LOT of people behind them, but there were also hanging bird cages, nets with people tied to them, animal carriers, and a large key rack filled with people-like keychains.

"Damn," said Galloway, his voice hushed. "Naar's really pulled all the stops here. Then again, he does have a lot of people to keep locked up."

Pretty much everyone was knocked out, so the small group had an easy time going through the area while looking for some keys. Finally, they found what they were looking for: a Drakkarim Guard with the master key. After sneaking up and slitting his throat, Galloway grabbed the key.

Everyone soon went from cell to cell, looking for their missing friends. Finally, they found what they were looking for. Eihra was inside a small cell in the back, chained to the wall and barely alive. T.K. was in there also, unconcious on the floor. However, in the back was another person, probably in his early teens. Kari looked blankly at him for a few minutes, then ran over to him, crying. "Tai!"

She latched onto her brother while the two Galloways tried to revive Eihra and T.K. T.K. was in fairly good shape, and Eihra recovered after having a Senzu bean shoved down her throat. Tai, however, didn't look so good. Naar must have really been pissed off at him.

"Tai!" screamed Kari. "Why aren't you answering me?" Galloway checked his pulse, then grabbed a Senzu. "He's hurt pretty bad," he said. "Open his mouth."

With no other choice, she opened Tai's mouth. Galloway quickly forced the Senzu down his throat. Soon, Tai's eyes shot open as his wounds healed.

"Where am I?" was the first thing to jump out of his mouth. Kari went back to latching onto him while crying her eyes out. His eyes glanced down at the kid.

"Kari?" he asked. "Wh-when did you get so small?" Kari's crying intensified the very instant those words hit her ears. T.K. started to join in the crying as well.

Their crying brought a bunch of nearby guards to the prison. The two Galloways charged forward and kicked their asses, Tai kept looking at his sister, and the two kids were still sobbing. Finally, after a brief battle, the two Galloways came back, bloodied and tired.

Finally, the two stopped crying long enough for Galloway to come up with an idea. "I think I saw this once," he said. "It's dangerous, but just might be the thing we need to figure all this out." He then knocked T.K. out and put both of his hands onto his forehead.

"What do you think you're doing?" asked Tai. "You'll kill the kid!" Galloway turned briefly to him and said, "Please be quiet. You're messing with my chi." He then turned back to T.K. "Okay, now tell me everything that happened."

"Day...men...armor...Kari ran...did not get far...prison cell...large man...bright beam...so scared..." He regained conciousness after that. Galloway moved his hands back from the forehead.

"Well, I got something," he said, "but it's not enough to base a story on. We're missing something important." He then turned to Kari. "Tell us everything. What happened that day?"

THE END OF PART 65
Naar: When will I show up again?
Galloway: Beats me.
Naar: I get so lonely. Lonely.
Galloway: Same here.

[Weiila]

Poor little Naar... here, play with the Watcher from LotR.

[ChrisAsmadi]

He shouldn't have turned to evil if he wanted friends.

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Chris of the Brood
He shouldn't have turned to evil if he wanted friends.

*points at self* Being good doesn't exactly net you friends, either. Besides, Naar is the GOD of Evil. He was CREATED to be the master of all that is evil.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 66: Bet'cha didn't see this coming!
By d_Galloway

Kari was about to explain everything when the sound of heavy, armored footsteps echoed throughout the area. Suddenly, Naar himself came into view, his hands now holding a strange staff with a glowing black stone on the end of it. His laugh echoed throughout the entire area.

That's when Galloway noticed the very large sack Naar had slung over his shoulder. Something was inside...and moving.

"Now, if you heroes will excuse me," said Naar, raising the staff. The stone began to flash with a multitude of lights and colors, and everyone found themselves unable to move. "The next phase of my plan must begin." He then grabbed the still-frozen Tai, ripping the chains straight off the wall.

After he had gone about twenty feet, everyone was able to move again. "Just great," said Galloway. "He has a Doomstone. This is going to be harder than I thought." They chased after the evil god, while keeping a fairly decent distance.

***

Eventually, Naar and his victim passed through another set of black steel double doors. The doors slammed shut behind them, as the sound of a heavy bar falling and several deadbolts filled the air. Fortunately, a nearby tapestry concealed a secret passage, which would probably lead into the very room behind the doors.

The passage was basically a long, steel tube. After much slip-slidding fun, they reached a large, wooden door. Behind it was another tapestry. Behind it was the room Naar had wandered into.

Only this time, he was gone.

The entire room was circular-shaped, with bronze walls and floor, silver pillars, a small altar in the middle of the room, and a large, picture-esque mural just below the ceiling. The sack was still there, tucked away in a small corner. However, everyone's eyes were focused on the ceiling.

"Okie dokie," said Galloway, quickly jotting down the design of the mural as he looked around. "I'll take a better look at what this means later. Right now I'm more interested in finding Tai."

A small, muffled noise shot out from the sack at the mention of that name. Everyone walked forward to examine it closer, but Naar soon swooped in.

"You know," he said, "I can't stand trespassers. So why don't you just...GET LOST!" He grabbed Galloway by the throat and tossed him into the side wall, stabbed Kari in the right arm, stabbed T.K. in the left leg, stabbed the female Galloway's left kidney, and finally just kicked the living hell out of Eihra. He then grabbed every single one of them (and the sack) at once and tossed them out a window.

Galloway recovered and barely got ahold of everyone. He immediately used the Teleport spell to move them back to Colin's HQ.

***

Weiila quickly patched everyone up while listening to the fanciful story of Naar and how he had thrown them out a window. They also told her about the mural, but it seemed that Galloway was the only one that had a supremely genuine interest in the subject.

Finally, their attention turned to the sack. Something inside was still squirming and muffling something. At last, as if as an act of mercy, they opened the sack and dumped its contents out onto one of the beds.

Two kids, no more than about seven or eight, came landing with a thud as the bottom of the cot tore out. Colin cursed Ryan for not getting good cots, but Ryan said that Colin should talk to the quartermaster, Wayne Brady.

Galloway and most of the others were absorbed now in the argument; only T.K. and Kari were still looking at the two kids. Kari leaned down and looked long and hard at one.

"He kinda looks like Tai."

T.K. examined the other and said, "He looks like Matt!"

Everyone looked back down at the mere finishing of these two sentences. Galloway grabbed the two and looked closely at each one of them. He muttered, "They're right," before fainting on the floor, bringing the kids with him.

THE END OF PART 66
Galloway: And the fic got longer...and the people were indifferent...

[Weiila]

Wow Gallo, you really have an epic here. How does that feel for a short-story writer such as yourself?

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Weiila
Wow Gallo, you really have an epic here. How does that feel for a short-story writer such as yourself?

Good, really. Good and tiring. *falls asleep*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 67: Distraction Action
By d_Galloway

When Galloway came to, he was lying on one of the few non-defective cots. Many of the army's members were sitting and sleeping on the floor, while Colin and Drew argued with Wayne about the horrible supplies he had given them.

He found the rest of his group lying nearby. He didn't dream it up, either; there really were too kids that looked like Tai and Matt. However, why would Naar even bother doing something like that?

He got up and walked outside. It was now night, a bad time to try attacking Naar's castle again. He needed to find out what his plan was, but that required more time. Then he had a great idea...

***

Naar paced around his throne room, eagerly awaiting tonight. He would strike down Galloway and his little group in one massive stroke, thanks to those two kids...

Suddenly, a guard ran into the room. "Terrible news, sir," he said (translated from Giak), "but someone has desicrated your castle!"

Naar cut the messenger's head off and wandered into the hall. Sure enough, someone had been here. Toiler paper hanged from the walls. Toothpaste was squeezed out onto the walls and ground. Graffiti was all over the place.

Naar continued throughout the castle, and found that every single room had the exact same horrifying problem. Naar's Wine Cellar had been smashed apart. The torture chamber had been wiped clean of blood. Someone even smashed a window, but Naar remembered that he did that, so it didn't matter.

Bricks were out of place, weapons were torn from their racks, and Pokemon videos were smashed and burned. Naar's scream of rage was heard all the way back at the base.

"I can't attack tonight," he muttered. "I have to fix up my damn castle. At least he didn't spill red wine on that carpet Asmodeos gave me." He then looked down...and saw a red wine spill on the quiet room's carpet.

***

Galloway snickered as he hid everything that was left over. Naar cared too much for his castle to leave it looking like that. He would be busy way into the next afternoon.

He sat back and studied the mural designs he had found. There seemed to be something familiar about them, particularly the frequent use of children's bodies in the background...

Then it dawned on him.

***

Kari woke up a bit later. "It was all a dream," she thought. "Tai isn't a little kid. I'm all normal. Everyone's fine." Then she looked at herself. She wasn't back to normal. She then looked to her side. The kid that looked like Tai was still fast asleep. Kari did the one thing she could possibly do.

She screamed.

Galloway covered her mouth and dragged her out of the room before the kid was fully awake. He sat her down outside and asked her the question again.

"What happened to you?"

THE END OF PART 67
Weiila: Man, you're bad with kids.
Galloway: Oh, really? Maybe I just need practice...*fingers hover dangerously over the keyboard*
Weiila: EEEEEEP!

[Weiila]

My, aren't you a little nightmare before attack?

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 68: The Fateful Prophecy
By d_Galloway

"I...I...I," was all that could come out of Kari's mouth. Galloway's methods of persuasion weren't very good, either; all he did was shake her back and forth whenever she didn't answer him. Finally, he pulled out the drawings of the mural.

"This is the problem," said Galloway. "This mural depicts a kind of slaughter that occured in this world during the dark times. It involved sacrificing hundreds of young children to the dark gods, including Naar. It didn't end until Kai briefly appeared and drove Naar off.

"However, I thought it was odd that Naar would have a mural that depicted one of his most horrendous defeats. It wasn't until tonight that I found a couple things that would definately intrigue even the brightest of minds.

"The first was the mural itself. It wrapped around the entire ceiling, in square by square format. However, there was one section at the end of the story that was left empty. In other words, it seems like not everything was finished; we're continuing the story.

"Secondly, I took a good look at the background of one of the murals. It showed something very...interesting, to say the least. Take a look." He showed her his drawing of it, but she handed it back.

"I can't see anything," she said.

Galloway sighed. "It showed four kids tied to an altar, their bodies cut apart. In fact, those four kids look just like you guys."

Kari looked away, barely able to comprehend what she was hearing. So Naar was planning to kill her?

"Of course," said Galloway, "if you don't tell me what happened, I won't know what Naar's after. It's your choice."

Kari looked distant for a while, then turned back to Galloway.

"It all started when I was sleeping," she began. "It was probably around midnight. I heard this strange noise. I woke up, and saw this big guy standing over me. He knocked me out before I could scream."

"Naar," said Galloway. "Anyway, please continue."

"Well," she said, "I woke up in this prison cell, with T.K. sitting right across from me. These wierd guards walked back and forth in front of the cell door. We had no idea where we were or what we were in for. Then he showed up again.

"That big guy dragged us into the room where we found Tai and Matt. I managed to break free and run, but some guards got me and took me back. T.K. had dissapeared. Naar raised his hands, some white light began to glow from them, and I forgot everything after that. The next memory I have is being in that dog carrier."

Galloway pieced what he could together, then decided to try something. "I'll be gone for a while," he said. "Tell everyone else to contact me on the codec in about twelve hours." He then teleported out before she could argue.

THE END OF PART 68
Galloway: TO BE CONTINUED...

[wingnut]

Don't you just hate those three words?

[Weiila]

Nooo, not the to be continued... the dreaded...

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 69: The Second Fortress
By d_Galloway


Galloway teleported to the Black Mage world, right next to the cave where Blue Robe and White Robe lived. Unfortunately, his accuracy wasn't perfect; he ended up about 25 miles above the cave. And naturally, the moment he looked down, he began to fall.

***

Blue Robe poured some more tea into Meliah's cup. White Robe sat in a corner, reading the latest Harry Potter book. They were so absorbed that they didn't notice the noise above them that got progressively louder.

Finally, Galloway crashed through the top of the cave, then about ten feet into the ground. Both impacts left comical imprints of his flailing body. He slowly pulled himself out of the hole and spat out the two teeth he had knocked out.

"Ah, Galloway," said Blue Robe, turning from his conversasion with Meliah about the moral implications of time magic, "what a pleasent surprise."

"Blue Robe," said Galloway, "tell me what you know about Naar."

"Really," he said, "you should know when you're out of your league. Naar's power is nearly twenty million times that of Mox and Daemon combined."

"I know," said Galloway, frowning, "but I still want to know why he's trying to destroy every single world all of the sudden."

"I'm sorry," said White Robe, "but we don't understand Naar at all. However, we do know he has a fortress in this world. We tried getting inside, but there's a really powerful guy in there. He's about as strong as Mox, I'd say."

"Do you know what's inside there at all?" asked Galloway.

"Well," said Meliah, "I saw them transporting boxes and bags there a while ago. Of course, with my pregnancy and all, I couldn't do anything about that. But there were some screams coming out of there."

Galloway dusted his armor off. "Where's the fortress?"

"About two feet away," said Blue Robe. Galloway left the cave that very instant.

***

He reached the fortress in about 2.5 seconds. Like all of Naar's buildings, it was made completely out of black steel. The portcullis looked like a sneering dragon's mouth, just waiting to swallow whoever dared to enter there. Fortunately, Galloway saw a small grate on the outside, so he crawled through.

He found himself inside the kitchen. A Drakkar was busy cooking Giak meat and stew, so Galloway drowned him in the stew and put the Giak meat in, along with a hint of pepper. He then snuck through a hall, killed some more guards, and finally made it to the prison area.

Inside was nothing more than a metal cage. Inside the cage was another key rack, like Naar's castle had. On the key rack was a bunch of keychains.

Galloway grabbed one of them and examined it closely. It looked familiar for some reason...

Before he could fully examine it, though, a missle flew at him. He batted it away, causing it to blow down a wall, revealing a hidden room with an all-too familiar cybernetic face inside.

Galloway prepared for battle, but not before saying his attacker's name.

"Phoenix."

THE END OF PART 69
Galloway: *insert mortal kombat tune here*

[Weiila]

*goes into psycho mode* Gnar Phoenix! Eternal returner gaaah! Diediedie already! ARRGH! *empties a bucket of cold water on Phoenix' head* Flames out!

[wingnut]

Where's water when you need to set the sparks flying?

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 70: To The Limit! Galloway's Inner Power
By d_Galloway

Phoenix was back in his red armor from before. In fact, he looked exactly like he did the first time Galloway defeated him, back in the Break Room. He walked towards Galloway, revealing two chained forms on the wall behind him. One was another damn kid, wearing a red shirt with khaki shorts. The other was Neo.

"You act surprised to see me," said Phoenix. "Well, Naar decided to give me one last try...at killing you!"

"Oh, really?" said Galloway. "I didn't expect less. I guess I have no choice but to take you down again."

"Hah! Face it, that fusion of yours was the only reason you survived the first time! Now that your other half's on that wall, you'll have to tangle with me personally!"

***

Meanwhile, back on the wall, the kid said, "This is like something out of a really bad television show."

"Kid," said Neo, "you don't know the half of it."

***

Galloway immediately used the Kaioken and did a jump kick, but Phoenix kneed him straight in the chest and swatted him into the far wall. Galloway got back up, rather hurt despite using the Kaioken, and fired a Gallo-beam. Phoenix dodged, sending the attack hurtling towards the two forms on the wall.

"Shit!" was all Galloway could say as he teleported in front of the attack, taking it head-on. He was now beginning to bleed heavily.

"Is that it?" mocked Phoenix. "Is that all the great 'd Galloway' can muster? You're truly pathetic. It'd be mercy to kill you so quickly..." He grabbed Galloway and pushed him to the ground, then put his foot on his chest. "...so I'll just make you suffer first!"

Galloway, however, mustered up some last bit of strength and blasted at Phoenix from below. The cyborg dodged, but in doing so moved his foot off Galloway. He quickly rolled away and got to his feet, but was barely able to stand.

"I guess you're just worthless after all," said Phoenix. "I'll take pleasure in killing your friends, but first, I have to follow the villain's code and tell you the entire plan.

"Naar kidnapped everyone in that area of that world to find the four children that would be his sacrifice. He finally located them, but they were now too old to fit the bill. So he had them reduced in age and sent two to a dungeon, where you found them.

"The rest of the people suffered two fates. The other brats that helped the four were reduced, as well. The rest...are those keychains you see before you. Mox was quite ingenious, you know. Too bad you had to kill him.

"I'll take pleasure in killing your friends, and everyone you care about, but first, I have to finish you. Don't worry; your fat, ugly mommy will be joining you soon."

Galloway's entire face began to convulse with pure rage. "What...did...you...say..."

"Huh?" wondered Phoenix aloud. "The sensors...his power's skyrocketing!"

Galloway's energy began to surround him. "What...Did...You...Say..."

Phoenix and the two chained figures watched in amazement.

"WHAT...DID...YOU...SAY..." Galloway's eyes began to turn green while his hair began to rustle.

Neo whispered to the kid, "you'd better look away right now, if you value your eyesight."

"<b>WHAT...DID...YOU...SAY...</b>" Galloway's entire aura began to grow out of control. Finally, the entire place flashed with an enormous light.

When it dimmed down, Galloway's hair was gold, his eyes were green, and he had gained some muscle. "You can insult me," said Galloway, "you can insult my brother, you can even insult my father. But above all else, Phoenix, I am a mama's boy. And you never...never...NEVER INSULT THE MOTHER OF A MOMMA'S BOY!"

Neo said, "I wonder who I should feel more sorry for; us or Phoenix."

"What's going on," asked the kid. "What happened to him?"

"Phoenix pushed the wrong buttons with him," said Neo. "He finally awoke the power that we had only when we were fused. Galloway's mind is nothing more than an endless sea of hatred and rage. He has finally transformed into the ultimate warrior. He is...a Super Saiyan!"

THE END OF PART 70
Weiila: I thought we agreed to stop the DBZ parodies.
Galloway: Sorry, couldn't resist.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 71: Phoenix's Fatal Error
By d_Galloway

Phoenix stared gaped-jawed at the now SSJ-Galloway. He thought about running for a minute, but decided that he could still win. All he had to do was kill the others...

He immediately two missles at the two chained figures. Galloway, however, was in front of them almost instantly. He grabbed the missles in mid-flight, turned them in the opposite direction, and threw them right back at Phoenix. They connected head-on, sending the cyborg flying into the far wall.

The moment he lumbered out, Galloway was right in front of him. Phoenix let loose with a series of punches and kicks, but nothing even came close to hitting Galloway. Finally tiring of this, Galloway kneed his opponent in the chest, punched him in the head, and finally grabbed his arm and uppercutted him into the distance. The force ripped the arm Galloway was holding straight off Phoenix.

The cyborg still got back up, now seriously damaged. The knee had broken off several pieces of his armor, and the blow to the head had damaged his visual circutry. To make matters worse, he had only one arm to work with. Galloway then fired an energy blast into the hole in his armor, blowing apart a lot of the internal circutry.

Phoenix, however, still charged forward with the energy he had. Galloway charged forward, as well, but Phoenix used his one remaining arm to grab Galloway's arm. Suddenly, a lot of electricity began to flow between the two, just before Galloway managed to break free.

"Feel that?" asked Phoenix. "That's my Energy Drainer. I can suck the life straight out of your body with no trouble whatsoever. Still want to fight?"

Galloway realized that this fight was going to take forever. He didn't have the time to deal with Phoenix's kind anymore. Then he had an idea. It was risky, but it would have to do.

He charged forward again, but moved much more slowly this time. Phoenix immediately grabbed him and began to drain his energy. This time, though, Galloway didn't fight back.

Phoenix continued to drain, even after Galloway lost the energy needed to stay SSJ. Soon his entire body began to smoke. Finally, Phoenix realized what was going on, but by then, it was too late...

The cyborg's entire body exploded, blowing Galloway back into the wall. When the explosion died down, the great Red Phoenix was finished once and for all.

***

Naar grumbled as he continued to clean his castle. He would kill Galloway for this. He would kill them all.

THE END OF PART 71
Weiila: PHOENIX IS DEAD! *has a big party*

[Weiila]

Whee! :D But, considering Phoenix personality, I don't really dare to celebrate until I see the end of the world and he has stayed dead!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 72: More Silliness
By d_Galloway

Galloway climbed out of the third hole that wall had recieved, barely able to stand. He muttered, "I feel like Merlin after he got crushed by a piano."

***

Meanwhile, in RPGC, Merlin was crushed by a piano.

***

Galloway shoved a Senzu down his throat, then checked the small pouch they were in. He only had one left. Fortunately, Neo and the kid seemed to be all right, so there was no need to use it here.

He pulled the two chained figures off the wall and, in order to avoid their inevitable whining, knocked them both out. He then shoved all the keychains into his pack, pockets, and bag of holding. Finally, he began to drag the two out of the fortress.

Just as he reached Blue Robe's cave, his codec went off.

(begin codec conversasion)
F. Galloway: Kari said to call you. What's up?
Galloway: What? It's only been about two hours!
F. Galloway: Okay, she got a bit impatient. So what?
Galloway: This is SO unlike her. Anyway, let them sleep a bit longer. I've got two more bodies here.
F. Galloway: Really? Who?
Galloway: Neo and another kid. Oh, and about seventy or eighty pounds of keychains.
F. Galloway:...keychains?
Galloway: In any case, I'll be talking to Blue Robe. I think he knows something about Naar.
F. Galloway: Okay.
Galloway:...
F. Galloway:...
Galloway: You can hang up now.
F. Galloway: No, YOU hang up now!
Galloway: You called! You hang up!
F. Galloway: No way!
Galloway: GRRRRR!!!
F. Galloway: RRRRRR!
Galloway: Fine! I'll hang up, and when I get back, I'm ripping that codec out of your head!
F. Galloway: GREAT! I HATE THIS THING!
(end codec conversasion)

THE END OF PART 72
Galloway: And that is how you make a pointless chapter.

[Weiila]

Yeah, and I'll get you an award for it too, Gallo. *hands over the Golden Broken Pen*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 73: The New Kai Lord
By d_Galloway

Galloway dragged the two bodies into the cave and tossed them close to where he had fallen out of the sky only a couple hours ago. White Robe continued to read her book, while Blue Robe and Meliah continued their tea time chat. However, another figure was inside the cave this time: Lone Wolf.

"Well, about time you showed up," said Lone Wolf while approaching Galloway. "I take it you're getting ready to face Naar next, right?"

"Well, yeah," said Galloway. "I mean, he's the next on our list, right?"

"Technically, yes. However, I came to tell you more about what you seek. Naar is, in truth, much more complex than you make him out to be. That, and Blue Robe only knows him by name and power." Blue Robe winced at the comment.

"Okay," said Galloway, "shoot. What the heck is going on?"

"Long ago," said Lone Wolf, "during my early days of training, I was told about how Naar had personally attacked and nearly destroyed an entire land. This was different from his usual tactics of using his followers and minions to accomplish his goals. However, there was something in there that he was after, although no one knew what it was.

"I, however, learned the truth from Kai. Inside that world was a spot where Naar could bridge all of existance to himself. For centuries, Kai had held him back from his grand schemes of universal domination and destruction, but if he activated this power, he could destroy the balance and strip Kai of his power completely. Everyone in existance would be at the mercy of a merciless foe.

"However, this action required a sacrifice; namely, four children. He had them within his grasp, but Kai intervened and defeated Naar at the last second. When he returned, he found the descendants of the four, but they were past the age they had to be. And since two were inherantly older than the others, things would become even more complicated. Then Mox came up with that weapon of his, the one you destroyed when he first attacked.

"Naar took the principle of this weapon and formed it into an attack of his own. He captured the four, along with everyone else he could find, and made certain that they would no longer be a threat. You've seen his tactics. Anyway, when you found two of them, he finished his work with the other two and tried to trap you. However, he got too ahead of himself, and knocked the four, along with your group, out of his castle. And thanks to your act of juvenille delinquency, he won't be able to attack until late tommorrow. That's why I came here."

"So," said Galloway, tired of the long narration, "are you going to join us?"

"Sadly, no," said Lone Wolf. "However, I also came to tell you about how to defeat Naar. Your normal abilities are worthless against his true power, so you'll have to rely on the Sommerswerd in the beginning. When it becomes impossible to continue, use the materia I gave you."

"What the heck IS that thing, anyway? Can you at least tell me?"

"No. Oh, and take this." Lone Wolf tossed Galloway a very large cardboard box. It was marked, "Kai Lord stuff". When Galloway looked up to respond, Lone Wolf was gone.

***

Galloway grabbed the bodies and flopped them onto the top of the box. He was about to teleport everything out when Meliah walked up to him.

"My brother went to fight father," she said. "Tell me, is he all right?"

Galloway looked away sadly. Meliah stared at him for a while, then said, "I see. Please, destroy Naar." She then slowly turned around and left the cave.

Galloway sighed. "It must be tough to lose a sibling, even if you do hate them. Maybe it'll be the same with brother...NAH!" He then teleported everything out of the cave.

***

Galloway finally got the teleport right; he landed right in front of the base. He grabbed the bodies and dragged them inside, then placed them onto a couple empty cots. He then opened the box.

Inside was a Kai cloak, a Kagonite Breastplate, a pair of Silver Bracers, a quiver of arrows, a Silver Bow, and a note that read:

Some old stuff of mine. It might held in the final attack. Oh, and Meliah mentioned that Falchin was also going to get eggs. Maybe you should get her some. -Lone Wolf

Galloway smiled. The Kai Lord had thought of everything.

THE END OF PART 73
Galloway: Will this ever end? At this rate, no.

[Weiila]

Looking good, as always, Gallo :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 74: Daybreak
By d_Galloway

Galloway woke up just as the sun was rising. Like every world he had visited, mornings here came too damn early. He walked outside, took a deep breath, and went back inside to gather his new equipment.

The Bracers nearly cut off circulation to his hands, but at least they offered some protection. The Kagonite Breastplate was, strangely enough, exactly the right size for him. He attached the quiver to his belt, shouldered the bow, and finally put on the cloak. It was a bit big, but it would do.

Once again, he walked outside and breathed in the air. He then went back inside and tried his hand at cooking something. After burning his hands for about seventeen times, though, he decided to give up and grab a Granola Bar or something.

Everyone else was still asleep. Many of them didn't know what Galloway was sensing. Today would be the final day. Today would be the battle that had been waiting since Mox appeared.

Today the God of Evil was going down.

***

Galloway walked outside and looked over the railing. Sure enough, Blade was still down there, sleeping on the shore. He decided to leave him alone, seeing as how he liked being in that one spot. Everyone else that had fallen there had been taken inside and healed, so Blade was the only one left. Galloway turned and focused on the water.

Weiila walked up from behind and stood next to Galloway. "So, nervous yet?" she asked.

"Yeah," said Galloway. "This is the biggest thing I've ever had to do. That, and I have no idea how to kill a god."

"Well, we'll figure something out. We beat Mox before, didn't we?"

"Yeah, but this is different. Mox was nothing compared to Naar. And if he gets what he wants, then not even Kai can stop him."

"Don't worry. Together, we can finish this once and for all."

Galloway smiled. "Thanks for the encouragement. By the way, who's that guy in the sand?"

"Him?" Weiila glanced at Blade. "Oh, he's just a wuss. I beat him with about two hits."

"Wow!" shouted Galloway. "Who would have imagined, a weakling white mage like you beating up someone?"

(about seven hundred whip lashings later...)

Galloway bandaged up practically every part of his body. He looked like an unwrapping mummy when all his wounds were covered. "Okay! I'm sorry I said that! Now let's just plan everything else out." Weiila quickly reverted back to her old self and put her whip away.

***

Tai woke up slowly. It was all just a dream, he thought. Nothing happened to him. There was no guy in black armor.

Then he looked at Matt. Who looked at him. They both screamed, waking everyone else up. Galloway walked up to them and put the Everlasting Rag under their noses, knocking them out. He then shoved them into the sack.

"Everyone, get ready," he said. "We're taking on Naar next!"

THE END OF PART 74
Galloway: *writes "I will not make fun of White Mages" about eighty times on a blackboard*

[Chris-chris]

Ohh! Must i wait!:eek: Come one Galloway! Keep it coming!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 75: Briefing
By d_Galloway

Galloway quickly grabbed a bunch of wood and made a large table, giving everyone enough room to sit and listen to how the actual attack was to take place.

Galloway cleared his throat, set down the sack with the now-struggling Tai and Matt in it, and began his speech.

"Naar's castle," he said, "has about seven different towers, fourteen hundred different rooms, and more traps and obstacles than should legally be allowed. However, when we first explored the castle, we were only able to go through a few areas before Naar kicked us out. Fortunately, when I went up their last night to distract him, I found a few things out.

"First, the guards inside are few and far between, as most were sent to fight Colin and Drew. However, since this attack failed miserably, Naar's castle is practically unprotected, save for Naar himself. Since only Drakkars and Giaks are left, we can easily handle them.

"Second, the room where we found Tai and Matt concealed a hidden door to the seventh tower of Naar's castle. However, Naar sealed the entrance via the other six towers. Each one has a different pylon on the top of it. Those pylons must all be activated for the door to open. Now, Naar would normally have some lower guards to work them, but like I said, he lost a lot of his army, and the ones that usually work with them are low-level Szalls or Giaks, so there won't be much competition in taking them.

"And finally..." Galloway pulled out a couple of the keychains he had found.

"When I went to consult Blue Robe, I confronted Red Phoenix, an old enemy of mine who was working for Naar. He said that Naar had either used Mox's de-aging whatever on the populos...or turned them into keychains. Beats me as to why, but that's just dumb-ol'-me. Anyway, since Mox seems to be the creative part of their team, it's safe to assume that he had some part in this. However, since Falchin blew himself and Mox up just yesterday, we don't have someone to answer our questions.

"Therefore, we have a couple objectives. First, we have to activate all six pylons in order to open the seventh tower. Second, we must find a way to reverse Naar's power and restore this place to normal. And third, we must somehow destroy or otherwise stop Naar from completing his ritual.

"My distraction plan should keep Naar busy for a little longer, but he might still be lurking around in there. If you run into him, just get as far away as possible. He is simply too much for any of us to handle at the moment. Also remember that even though I only saw Giaks and Drakkars inside the castle, there might be a couple Vordaks and Helghasts left. If you run into either one of those, remember that only magic can harm them.

"Oh, and one more thing..." Galloway knocked T.K. and Kari out and shoved them into the sack. "I found out that the sack has Korilium sewed in. This material blocks out Naar's ability to sense power, and since these four kids are what he's after, we have no choice but to keep them inside the bag until I tell you otherwise.

"Okay...get ready...we're going to storm the castle!" This meet with cheers from everyone in the room, even the four people crammed into the sack.

THE END OF PART 75
Galloway: *lifts the sack* Damn, you kids weigh a ton. Have you considered dieting?
Sack: *muffled shouts and curses are heard*

[Weiila]

Wohoo! Great work, Gallo ^_^ Ph34r white mage dommi power!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 76: The First Tower
By d_Galloway

After everyone teleported into the castle, they went off to the first tower. Galloway knocked the fifth kid out and shoved him into the sack, then tried to lift it over his shoulder. He was barely able to.

"Have you considered dumping the brats?" asked Eihra. "It would save us a lot of trouble."

"No," said Galloway. "I don't want them unguarded for any length of time. Besides, it's not so bad. If it gets too heavy I can just go SSJ."

"Wait," said the female Galloway. "You said that Naar can sense energy. If you DID change into SSJ, he'd know exactly where we are and kick our sweet asses, right?"

Galloway was too busy thinking about the "sweet asses" part, but finally snapped out of it. "Fine, but I can't let them out. Anyway, who'd we leave on the ground again?"

"Colin, Drew, Wayne, those two creatures, and the army of Balding Men," responded Weiila. "They should be able to handle any attack."

" Yeah," said Galloway, "like Merlin can handle a fight with a piano."

***

Meanwhile, in RPGC, Merlin lost a fight with a piano.

***

The first tower loomed into view. Galloway pushed open the rotting wooden door and started up the steps, leaving the sack outside. Neo and Gemini decided to go with him, while everyone else stood guard over the sack and the entrance in general.

The tower's staircase twirled around, seemingly forever. However, Galloway knew that this was merely an illusion; the tower itself was only about twenty-five stories high.

The three started at a brisk pace, but a snail outran them by the time they reached the twelth story. They collapsed on the stairwell, but it suddenly turned into a slide and sent them falling all the way to the bottom. They had to make it all the way to the top without stopping!

Taking a deep breath, they darted up the stairs. Soon they were nearing collapse yet again, but they continued on. Soon they were past the thirteenth, the fourteenth, the fifthteenth...

"Almost...*pant*...there...*gasp* *wheeze*," said Galloway.

The sixteenth, the seventeenth, the eightteenth...

"Damn...*gasp* *inhale* stairs...*gasp*," said Neo.

Finally, they reached the twenty-fifth. They collapsed on the wooden floor, only to look up...and see Gemini standing triumphantly over them.

"Brother-*gasp*," said Galloway, "how the *gasp* hell did you *wheeze* get up here so *pant* quickly?"

"Easy," said Gemini. "I'm the fast one, remember? I only acted like I was tired so you guys wouldn't feel left out."

"I...will...*pant* kill...you...!" said Neo.

"Sheesh," smirked Gemini, "gratitude these days.*

Once everyone's murderous rage had been contained, Galloway examined the pylon. He found a small button on the bottom that said, "Power on." Sighing, he pushed the button.

The pylon rumbled to life. The crystal on it turned a bright red, along with a part of the sky itself. Galloway then activated his codec.

(begin codec conversasion)
Galloway: Pylon 1 is online!
F. Galloway: Yippee!
Galloway: Unfortunately, we have to stay up here to make sure it stays on. You guy's will have to activate the next one on your own.
F. Galloway: Let me guess...
Galloway: Yep. SPLIT UP TIME AGAIN!!!
F. Galloway: You don't have to shout! This thing goes right into my ear!
Galloway: Sorry.
(end codec conversasion)

THE END OF PART 76
Weiila: That wasn't a hard challenge.
Galloway: Okay, YOU try running up a twenty-five story spiral staircase without stopping!

[Weiila]

I don't have to run! *flaps wings* Hah!

[d Galloway]

...*cuts off Weiila's wings*

The Naar Saga part 77: Tower #2
By d_Galloway

The heroes walked off to the second tower. Weiila decided to lead this group, accompanied by Eihra and Starstorm. The others stood guard, got drunk, and played ping-pong.

***

Instead of a staircase, this tower had a series of ladders leading to small wooden platforms. Since they had no other way of getting up, they climbed up the first ladder.

The instant the last person made it through, a trap door slammed shut over where they had entered. An eerie voice whispered throughout the area. "Welcome to your do- damn! My voice!"

Weiila recognized the last part of the eerie voice. "Naar?"

Naar's voice continued to ring out. "Seeing as how you heroes will probably try to go through this tower, I have tape recorded this message. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA- AAAHH! MY FUCKING VOICE! I HATE THIS THING!" The sound of a loud explosion followed, then silence.

Shrugging, they climbed up to the next level. Once again, a trap door slammed shut behind them. Suddenly, they were attacked by the worst beings to have ever existed. Not Pokemon, not Power Rangers, but something even worse than all those evils combined...

(Gallo-note: Sadly, due to our fear of mentally scarring readers, we will have to skip the battle with this evil force)

The three walked past the bodies and climbed up even higher. The same thing happened on every floor, with countless battles against horrors that nobody could possibly begin to describe. Finally, they reached their target: the pylon.

Two Giaks were standing guard, but Star unleashed his Pixy Sticks, easily killing both of them. Weiila then activated the pylon, which emmitted a yellow light and painted part of the sky with another color.

***

When the others saw the successful activation of the pylon, the grabbed the sack and began to head for the next tower. Meanwhile, the kids inside the sack were getting all the more restless. Of course, their voices were all muffled, but some stuff could be picked out.

(translated from muffle)
"Will you stop kicking me?"
"Hey! You're kicking me!"
"How'd we all fit into this sack anyway?"
"Beats me."
"Shut up!"
"Hey! You shut up!"

THE END OF PART 77
Galloway: *is still in tower 1*

[ChrisAsmadi]

"Only 3 pylons left!"
*heals Weiila's wings*

[Weiila]

My wings! My beautiful wings!
... thanks Chris ^_^

And looking good, Gallo. By the way I think I can think of an evil that great, and his name starts with T and ends with Y.

[ChrisAsmadi]

I just thought of yet another evil that great, beginning with T and ending with S.
*shudders of the thought of them*

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Chris of the Brood
"Only 3 pylons left!"

Actually, there're four left. There are six towers that have pylons, which much be activated to reach the seventh tower.

Man, do I know my RPG cliches or what?

[Xael Sayhe]

I can think of something very very evil that begins with two words, that begin with T and ends with S. Maybe we are thinking the same thing Chris?

[ChrisAsmadi]

Dunno, i was thinking...Tellytubies.
*shudders*

[Xael Sayhe]

Oh I wasn't. But that's damn evil.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 78: The Third Tower
By d_Galloway

When they arrived at the third tower, the group found a pleasent surprise. Wil, the hero, Graham, and Valanice were resting in front of it. After everyone talked to each other, Graham decided to send Valanice back to the base. She left, accompanied by the female Galloway.

After being explained the situation, Wil, Graham, and the hero decided to activate the third pylon themselves. They walked inside while everyone else went back to getting drunk and playing ping-pong.

***

This tower featured a stone staircase that rose into a pure sheet of white. The three, lead by Wil, carefully walked up the stairs. When Wil touched the sheet, though, an electrical current blew him back, sending him toppling into his comrades, sending them falling back down the stairs.

When everyone got back up, Graham decided to take the lead. He grabbed his Enchanted Crystal and rose it straight at the sheet. Some sunlight coming in from a nearby window went through the crystal, creating a beam that went straight into the sheet. The entire sheet crumbled and dissapeared.

The three continued up, and finally reached an end to the stairs. However, the pylon was not up there. Instead, as a trap door slammed shut behind them, they found themselves inside what seemed to be a prison. The wooden floor creaked with their every step. The cells were tiny rooms with a single occupant, each one of them a child.

Just as they were about to open the cells, though, an eerie laughter filled the room. Several armed Vordaks and Helghasts emerged from the shadows. Whatever they were guarding had to be important for them to be staying here.

The army of creatures moved in to attack, but the heroes were quick to respond. Graham, being unable to harm the Helghasts, took on the Vordaks, easily cleaving through them with his sword. The hero used his Destroy Undead ability to blow apart large groups of foes. And finally, Wil used constant Firagas and Thundagas to take out what was left. When it was all over, a ton of dead bodies were on the ground, and the prisoners were now looking up.

However, one more person remained. An old wizard, clothed in a green robe and pointy hat, emerged from the shadows. Grinning, he stalked towards the others.

"I know who he is!" said Graham. "This pest chased after me in Kolyma! It's the Enchanter!" The wizard laughed at the sound of his name. Graham, though, walked towards his foe.

The Enchanter chanted a spell as soon as Graham was in front of him, intending to turn him into some sort of animal. However, the protecting of Graham's Crystal made it so the spell couldn't work. The Enchanter's grin turned to a scowl as he realized what was going on.

Graham backed him into a wall and raised his sword. He moved the tip of it right onto the Enchanter's throat. "By the powers invested in me," he said, "I hereby order you to leave this land forever and cease all use of your dark magics, lest you earn the fullness of my wrath."

The Enchanter looked puzzled. Sighing, Graham rephrased his statement. "Leave! If...you...come...back...then...you...will...get.. .it!"

The Enchanter nodded as much as he could without cutting his own neck and motioned a spell. He suddenly dissapeared, along with the cell bars. Everyone was free again.

***

While the hero and Graham checked on everyone they had just saved, Wil went up and activated the next pylon. It glowed with a strange blue light, along with another part of the sky. As everyone saw what happened, they grabbed the sack and headed for tower four.

THE END OF PART 78
Galloway: *hums something*

[Weiila]

Whee! Halfway done! :yipee:

[d Galloway]

The Naar saga part 79: The Fourth Tower
By d_Galloway

The fourth tower loomed into view almost immediately. Just as the group arrived, the female Galloway landed neatly in front of the door.

"Sorry I kept you waiting," she said. "Valanice is all right, and so are the others. Anyway, let's hit this tower, shall we?"

The next group consisted of female Galloway, RAX, and Val. The small group of people remaining sat down, got drunk, and played ping-pong again.

***

This time, the tower had an elevator waiting for them. However, it only went up to the second floor. Sighing, they pushed the button.

The second floor had no elevator, stairs, ladders, or anything. In fact, it was simply empty. The instant they stepped out of the elevator, it slammed shut behind them, while Naar's voice rang out:

"I love this tower. Really I do. I hope you all enjoy your dea- oh, my human soul pizza just arrived! I'll get back to the recording later!"

Suddenly, everyone felt the floor falling down from under them. The instant they looked down, though, they saw that the ground hadn't moved at all. In fact, they were now floating! Suddenly, Naar's voice rang out again.

"Okay, I'm back. Anyway, this room has none of that...what's the word...gravity! I also took the liberty of installing spiked all over the place. Enjoy!"

Everyone gradually continued to float upwards. "Damn," said RAX, "I hate flying."

"Then again," said the female Galloway, "I'm the only one here who CAN fly, so this should be interesting."

"Hmmph," said RAX. "I can fly, you know. I just don't like to do it for too long." He then punched some buttons on his arm.

"The sooner we get to the top," he said, "the better." He then flew off, with the help of some rocket boosters on his feet.

"Ugh, men," said the female Galloway as she grabbed Val and dragged her along.

The voyage to the top was not an easy one. Several ledges jutted out, each one adorned with spikes on the bottom. RAX, fortunately, smashed through these with ease, and the ones he missed were dodgeable by the female Galloway and Val. However, the walls were also covered with the things, so they had an even tougher job getting around.

Finally, they reached the top. RAX smashed his way through a ceiling, blowing away a Giak guard. The female Galloway and Val followed, with Val spearing the other Giak to death. Finally, they activated the pylon. This time, a part of the sky turned green.

***

The others headed for tower five. Meanwhile, the rustling in the sack got even more frantic. Once again, the muffled voices came out.

(translated from muffle)
"Dang it, Kari! You're kicking me!"
"I am not! You're kicking me!"
"Shut up, you two!"
"Kari started it!"
"Did not! Izzy did!"
"Tai, shut them up will you?"
"Forget it."
*the Eternal Champion hits the side of the bag*
"Birdies...so many birdies..."

THE END OF PART 79
Val: I didn't do anything! DIE, GALLOWAY!
Galloway: Uh oh. *runs from Val in a cartoonish chase sequence*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 80: The Fifth Tower
By d_Galloway

Tower five loomed into view. Zero, X-Hunter, and Xavier decided to go inside this one. Meanwhile, everyone else got so sick of drinking and ping-pong that they got liquered up and played table tennis.

***

This tower had no stairs, ladders, elevators, or anything of that sort. Instead, a series of handholds were built into the wall, indicating that the only way to reach the top was to climb the wall.

The two reploids began their ascent rather quickly. Xavier, though, being the weakling alchemist that he was, had a much harder time in the beginning, but he eventually got the hang of it.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary...until an arrow darted straight past Zero, missing him by mere millimeters. It exploded upon impact with the wall. Suddenly, an entire swarm of the arrows were flying around. They continued their climb, but the slinging of arrows really began to get on their nerves. Finally, after what seemed like hours, they made it past the attack.

However, another one was right after that. An array of spikes began to appear around them, all pointing towards the handholds. Each one was coated with a green liquid that smelled like overripe fruit. And, naturally, anything that smells like overripe fruit has to be poison. Fortunately, they made it past the spikes (not that it mattered to the reploids, in any case), but the next obstacle was even worse.

A series of stereo speakers were all over the walls, facing the handholds. The moment they reached them, they began to play the "Barney" theme song. Everyone was close to screaming in agony, except Xavier, since he mercifully had no idea what Barney is. They struggled their way out of that tight spot.

Finally, they reached the top. They climbed through a trap door and took out a small group of Giaks easily, then activated the pylon. It began to glow a kind of black, and another part of the sky changed color.

***

The others saw this, and grabbing the sack, headed for the final tower.

***

Naar completed his clean-up at last. He then returned to his ritual chamber to begin setting up for his glorious victory. All he needed was those pathetic brats...

And all of existance would be his.

THE END OF PART 80
Galloway: *falls asleep*

[Weiila]

Sweet, you're really inspired right now, aincha Gallo? ^_^

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Weiila
Sweet, you're really inspired right now, aincha Gallo? ^_^

Yeah.

[Sairan]

http://www.darkwing.org/zhouyu.gifLooks great, keep it up!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 81: The Sixth Tower
By d_Galloway

When they reached the sixth tower, they found that someone else was already there. Sub-Zero, Mabat, and Chris were already waiting for them. After being filled in on what the towers do, they decided to take this one while everyone else sat around and didn't do anything.

***

The tower contained a spiral staircase like the first tower did. However, there was also a sign at the foot of it that said:

The fools won't get this far. I have no need to put traps on this tower. Besides, I have the Supreme-Helghast on the roof waiting for them.

They didn't have a clue what this "Supreme-Helghast" was, but they quickly bounded up the stairs.

When they reached the roof, nothing could prepare them for what they saw. A bloated, disgusting monstrosity was waiting for them. Its skin seemed to have been pulled over a pile of muscle and green slime. Its arms were razor-sharp claws, and its feet were like talons. It was hunched over, yet its head was still two feet above the highest member of the group. It had no eyes in its hollow skull of a head, and its teeth were stained with dried blood. This must be the Supreme-Helghast.

The monstrosity watched the three through its sightless eyes. Finally, it let out a deafening roar and charged. Even at its size, it moved with incredible speed, and knocked the three to the ground as if they were paper dolls.

They got back to their feet. Sub-Zero quickly froze the ground in front of them, but the monster didn't even slide for a second. Chris transformed into a Kaiser Dragon and launched a relentless array of attacks, but nothing worked. The Supreme-Helghast was seemingly indestructable.

Then Mabat decided to try something. He quickly casted 1000 Needles. Amazingly, the attack ripped straight through the Supreme-Helghast. He then followed it up with an array of Blue Magic spells. The monster finally ended its days as a pile of blood and guts.

***

They activated the final pylon. The last part of the sky turned white. Almost instantly, the colors began to meld and forge into a single point.

Finally, a massive rainbow light plunged into the very edge of Naar's castle, where they had found Tai and Matt. The ground began to shake, the sky began to fall apart, and a blinding light filled the area. Finally, everything died down, and the seventh tower was finally revealed.

***

Naar had been found out. Of course, it wasn't much of a threat. He could still win.

THE END OF PART 81
Gemini: I am the king of my room, the absolute ruler of this tiny domain. And these are my loyal subjects, Mr. PS2, Mr. TV, and the Pencil Family.
Galloway: *looks at the floor outside his room* Who spilled Pepsi here?
Gemini: The Barbarian is thwarted at the moat.

[d Galloway]

Okay, answer honsestly, is this enough chapters to last for a month, until the next update?

[Weiila]

There will nev0r be enough!
Ahem.
Depends on how you feel, Gallo. And I'll try to whop up a small update soon, promise.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 82: Preparing for More Plot
By d_Galloway

Wil, the hero, and Graham walked down from the pylon and prepared to help the prisoners. Most of them were back in a deep sleep of some sort, but one of them was moaning and groaning in a corner.

Thinking quickly, they went over to help him.

***

Galloway watched the seventh tower reveal itself to them. At last, Naar's final stronghold was laid open to them. Grabbing Neo and Gemini, he jumped out the top of the tower and floated to the ground.

***

Weiila noticed the tower. She was filled with a mixture of fear of the coming battle, excitement that this was almost over, and joy over the fact that she wasn't a damn kid. She grabbed Eihra and Star, then jumped off the tower and flew to the ground.

***

The female Galloway, Val and RAX looked at the tower. Their senses were filled with battle-lust and preperations for how they would destroy Naar. F. Galloway grabbed Val and RAX and flew to the ground.

***

Zero, X-Hunter, and Dawson saw the tower. They then climbed down the wall of the tower without giving too much thought to Naar.

***

The few people guarding the sack in front of the sixth tower observed the seventh tower's appearance. They were about to get up and head towards it, when a sinister voice echoed out behind them.

"Excuse me, but judging from the weight, size, and bulge of that bag, a bunch of brats are in there, right?"

Before they could answer, Naar jumped in front of them and beat them in such a ridiculously one-sided battle that it doesn't even deserve mentioning. He then opened the sack and saw the kids, who let out a simultaneous scream.

Naar closed the sack back up, then teleported back into his tower.

***

Everyone (except for the group in the third tower) made their way to the sixth tower. After Weiila had healed everyone, Galloway came up with an idea. He would lead Weiila, Neo, Gemini, Star, Poke, and Val into the seventh tower, while everyone else would help the group in the third tower move the prisoners out. They would then return to the base.

Everyone agreed to the plan for once.

***

The hero stopped using his Healing Touch ability when the kid finally stopped moaning and opened his eyes. His gaze darted back and forth across the room before finally returning to the hero's face. "Where...where am I?" he said.

"Relax," said Graham, "you'll be all right. So will the others."

"So," said Wil, "what's your name?"

The kid went deep into thought, then took a deep breath. "Davis."

THE END OF PART 82
Galloway: *prepares for mucho plotto*

[Weiila]

Looking good, Gallo :) Say, are you closing in on ending this too? Since you just ended FF: Solid II that'll be two epics done this summer if so... :yipee:

[d Galloway]

Weiila: I'm getting closer, but from what I have planned, I might not make it by the end of the summer. In the best-case scenario, I might just squeeze in under the wire.

[Weiila]

Cool! 8)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 83: Nightmare Becomes Reality
By d_Galloway

The small group passed through a large set of iron doors into the seventh tower. However, a trap door opened up under them, sending them falling into the bottom of the castle.

***

When Galloway came to, he was inside a dark cave. The only light came from the open trap door in the ceiling, which was over a deep underground lake. Weiila, Poke, Star and Val were around him, but Neo and Gemini were nowhere to be seen. Somehow, this seemed familiar...

Something grabbed his mind and compelled him into the water. When he was waist-deep, a brilliant light flashed, and everyone else vanished. Galloway was now inside total darkness.

A large creature appeared in front of him. It was almost impossible to see, but the eyes and outline identified it as the being Galloway had seen talking to Daemon before. It had to be Naar, or at least a projection of him.

"I'm glad you could join me," said Naar. "I've been looking forward to this. Now, DIE!" Black tentacles grabbed all of Galloway's arms and legs, with one going around his neck. It wasn't until then that he realized what was going on. This was his dream, the one he kept having! He was going to die!

Naar's laughter echoed throughout the darkness as the tentacles began to pull. All that could go through Galloway's mind was his refusal to surrender to this. He had to do something, but what?

Then he realized something Naar hadn't counted on. He saw how surprised Naar was when Ultra went SSJ3; that thought was still a part of his conciousness. Naar didn't know anything about going Super Saiyan. He had to try it. It was a long shot, but if it didn't work, then he was dead anyway.

Galloway gathered all his power as quickly as he could and began to transform. The shadow began to show some slight panic as Galloway's eyes and hair began to change colors. Finally, Galloway's aura exploded knocking the tentacles, which were about half a second from tearing him apart, off of his body.

When everything died down, Galloway was SSJ.

Naar charged forward, determined to finish this, but Galloway quickly choped through the side of him. His hand ripped the shadow straight in two. Galloway then fired a Kamehameha, blowing was was left of Naar to pieces. At last, it was over...

Then Naar's laughter rang out again. "I must admit, I am surprised at this turn of events. However, it isn't over. The ritual is about to begin!"

Galloway had one last chance. Putting his hands to his forehead, he reached out with his mind to Lone Wolf and Kai, begging them to somehow stall Naar until Galloway and his friends could reach him.

***

Naar tied Tai, Matt and T.K. to three stones that circled a large, red pit. He was about to tie Kari to the fourth one, but she suddenly dissapeared.

Naar sensed a massive power at work here. He looked to the sky and screamed, "Curse you, Kai! Curse you!"

***

Weiila, Poke, Star and Val looked around desperately, trying to find where Galloway went. Suddenly, the loud sound of a teleport spell was heard above them, just before Kari fell onto Star's head, bounced onto Weiila's wings, and finally hit the ground.

Just as she began to get up, another bright light filled the area. When it dissapeared, Galloway was back, and still in SSJ. Everyone was just as shocked as he was. He made his way out of the water and walked towards the group.

"Your hair!" said Kari. "What happened to your hair!"

Galloway just smiled and touched her head. When he did, though, he began to wince in pain. A cold sweat covered him, followed by him dropping to his knees. Finally, he took his hand off her, and everything returned to normal. Naturally, everyone wondered what the heck had happened, but Galloway shrugged it off.

His face soon became concerned again. "Something's wrong," he said. "I tried to power down before, but it's not working. I'm stuck in SSJ!"

Just then, Neo and Gemini jumped down from the ceiling. "We found a way out!" said Neo. "Get into the water!"

Everyone did as they were told, while Gemini climbed into the middle of the group. Making sure everyone was in nice and tight, he screamed, "Water Jitsu!" The water soon became a tornado, which pushed them out through the trap door and onto the stairs.

***

Lone Wolf and Kai looked down from the heaven world, with Kai showing concern.

"Galloway's power is tremendous," said Kai, "but there is much to it he doesn't understand. I almost fear what will happen against Naar."

THE END OF PART 83
Weiila: What's with your brother and DBZ, anyway?
Galloway: He's a card-carrying member of the "Dragonball Z Sucks in Every Possible Aspect Known to Humanity" society.
Weiila: Oh.

[Weiila]

*is picking the field glasses apart* These durn things don't work... but it doesn't matter, cause the story is a bla... uh-oh... *kaboom!*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 84: The Doomstone
By d_Galloway

F. Galloway led the group to the third tower. She flew up to the top of the tower, then climbed down from the pylon. However, when she was almost down, she saw that everyone had already left. She then found a note:

Freed a bunch of people. We already left the castle. You take too long flying. Oh, and Galloway said to get eggs for Meliah. -The Hero

Cursing, F. Galloway began to go back on top to fly down. But when she reached the roof again, she saw a tall, black-robed figure. His face was hidden in his black hood, and had the same staff that Naar had back in the prison.

She realized what this was: a Nadziranim, one of Naar's chief magicians.

"Why, hello, my dear," said the Nadziranim. "Master sent me to finish collecting the rest of the beings in the prison, but they were already freed. So, I guess you'll have to do." He then shot a blast from the tip of the staff, but F. Galloway dodged and elbowed the Nadziranim in the back. Since the enemy was a mage, and wasn't Mox, he had no physical defence whatsoever, so he died after one blow.

The moment he fell, though, his entire body dissapeared, leaving only a pile of empty robes and the staff. Then a swarm of black spiders crawled out of the robes. F. Galloway was on the verge of panic, until the things hit her...and didn't do a scratch. She realized that they were merely an illusion, but they soon transformed into a real threat.

The swarm merged together and transformed into a large silver dragon. It leaped in, ready to tear F. Galloway apart, but she dodged easily. She then blasted it through the back with a large energy beam, killing it.

***

She picked up the staff and examined the stone. Removing it, she broke the shaft in two and tossed the stone into the air. She then fired a Kamehameha at it, blowing it apart.

The entire castle rumbled in protest. Even the group in the seventh tower felt the force. Finally, things died down.

F. Galloway was about to return when she got a codec call.

(begin codec conversasion)
Galloway: What happened?
F. Galloway: I just destroyed the Doomstone.
Galloway: What? GREAT!
F. Galloway: What's so great about that?
Galloway: Call it Lone Wolf's training kicking in, but I know what that stone did. Since this was to be Naar's great victory, he wanted to commemorate it. So he captured everyone he could and turned them into keychains. He used the Doomstone so his own powers wouldn't be diminished.
F. Galloway:...how'd you learn that?
Galloway: Beats me. Just flashed into my brain.
F. Galloway: So, are those brats back to normal?
Galloway: Kari's with me right now. She hasn't changed. I guess Naar did that one himself, at least from the description of the incident she gave me.
F. Galloway: Well, I'll be with you shortly.
Galloway: WHAT?!
F. Galloway: Don't try to stop me.
Galloway: Well...
F. Galloway: Conversasion terminated.
(end codec conversasion)

THE END OF PART 84
Galloway: And remember, kids: If you decide to become an evil being and take over the multiverse, don't get mages as minions. They'll die after one blow.

[Weiila]

I love those codec calls... they're the best parts humorwise ^_^

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 85: Neo's Decision
By d_Galloway

Galloway and co. continued up the stairs. However, a step collapsed when Galloways stepped on it, sending him tumbling down many stories before finally collapsing in a heap at the bottom. Since only Gemini, Neo, Val and Kari were over the step, they sent Weiila, Poke and Star back down to heal Galloway. They then continued up towards Naar.

***

Finally, they reached the top. Their pulses pounding, their faces sweating with pure fear, they pushed the door open.

The moment the door was fully opened, Naar teleported in, grabbed Kari, and teleported to the circle before they could blink. He quickly tied her to the last stone and prepared the usual sacrificial knife.

"Excuse me," said Neo, "but we're here, too!"

"Hmm?" said Naar, most sarcastically. He eyed the three mortals standing in front of him. "Well, I could hardly consider you a threat, but if you have a death wish...I suppose I could grant it."

He teleported in front of Gemini and slammed his fist into his chest, cracking the ninja's ribs. He then slammed him in the back, sending him crashing into the ground. Despite his nearly fatal injuries, the ninja got back to his knees and used a Fire Jitsu, but the attack dissipitated upon contact with Naar. Finally, Naar kicked him straight into the far wall.

Val threw the Gungnir, but Naar grabbed it in flight, broke it into small pieces, and burned it to ash. He then grabbed Val and slammed her into his knee. She rolled to the ground, unable to do anything against Naar.

Neo drew his sword. Naar grabbed his own blade and slashed. Neo tried to parry, but Naar's blade shattered his sword and cut his hand straight off. Neo grabbed his bloodied stump and backed away, trying to find a way out of this seemingly hopeless situation. Finally, he tried a Neo-Blast.

The explosion completely enveloped Naar, but when the dust settled, the god was completely unharmed. He grabbed Neo by the neck and slammed his head repeatadly against the wall, knocking out teeth and shattering his skull. Finally, he tossed the now-useless warrior into the ground.

***

Weiila quickly mended Galloway's bruises. Fortunately, being SSJ absorbed most of the injuries. However, he could hear their screams from the top of the tower.

Grabbing all three of his companions, he flew straight up the steps, finally reaching the door. Smashing the doors apart, he entered the room...and saw his friend's bodies.

"So surprised?" said Naar, who was now preparing to finish the sacrifice. "Really, they offered no resistance. It was no fun at all."

Galloway tried to move forward, but suddenly found himself frozen. He collapsed, as if from invisible injuries. "Well," said Naar, "I couldn't resist putting up one of those...'links' to your counterpart, Neo. Since he's practically dead, I don't see any way for you to move. Now, watch as your pathetic multiverse perishes!"

Weiila, however, was already behind him. Thinking quickly, she tried to heal Neo, but didn't have a lot of time to repair everything. However, something else happened. Naar began to reel away as she was casting the Cure spell, as if something in it was driving him off. Galloway felt the bond he had with Neo breaking, and realized that Naar had to be in deep concentration for it to work.

Neo got up and ran to where Naar was, while he was still distracted. Using all his strength, he grabbed the sacrificial knife. "Naar," he said, "I cannot beat you. However, I can make sure you don't weaken that pathetic trash, Galloway, ever again!"

Galloway knew what was going to happen. He tried to shout out to Neo, but it was too late.

Neo raised the knife and, in the blink of an eye, slit his throat.

THE END OF PART 85
Galloway: The final battle has begun! *cue Mortal Kombat theme*

[Weiila]

Aww, Neo... poor hero ;_;
Wohoo, final battle! *starts making popcorn*

[d Galloway]

No more chapters until the next update. I have too many chapters for the update already. So GET CRACKING WITH IT! *takes Weiila's whip, cracks it, and gives it back*

[Weiila]

Eeepers! But I'm going to Stockholm in two days... TDDD!!

[wingnut]

Oh, bugger. *goes off to sulk*

[d Galloway]

As a special hint at something that'll happen after Naar goes bye-bye, read the FF Break Room 15 thread, and look at the newest chapter.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 86: The Password is Fhqwhgads!
By d_Galloway

Galloway watched as Neo slumped lifelessly to the ground. Naar just regarded his corpse with sheer displeasure; nobody used his precious knife in this way. It was just so...good.

The moment Neo's head hit the ground, though, the entire area began to flash with a bright light. When it died down a few seconds later, every single trace of Neo's having been there dissapeared; body, blood, everything. Even the knife was clean of blood.

"Feh," said Naar, "what a waste. I expected better of someone like that. Well, on with the sacrifice!"

Galloway was not pleased with Naar's comments. Neo had sacrificed himself to allow Galloway to kill Naar...and now the one he had to destroy was laughing at him. He pulled his arms back and began to channel energy.

***

F. Galloway speeded to the top of the seventh tower. Fortunately, there was a window to break through, thus giving her access. However, as she got closer, she stopped when she heard a voice from the other side. It sounded like it was saying, "Ka me ha me..."

A massive beam of energy blew her out of the sky just as the same voice seemed to be saying, "HA!" She fell into the bottom of the castle and smashed straight through the ground.

***

When she woke up, she was in a dark, lifeless tunnel. In fact, the only life that had been in there at all was the guard she just smashed. Picking herself off his lifeless body, she approached a heavy steel door.

There was no handle, no hinges, or any keyhole. All there was was what looked like an Atari 2600 version of a yellow duck. Below it was a message that read:

To access creatures, please say the name of the duck.

She thought about it, then realized what the duck was. Quickly, she said the word:

"Fhgomago!"

Nothing happened. She tried several versions of the word, but nothing worked. Finally, out of sheer desperation, she pounded on the door and shouted, "JUST HOW THE FUCK DO YOU PRONOUNCE FHQWHGADS?"

The door immediately swung open, sending her toppling into the next hallway. With batted breath, she went down it.

***

Naar was completely unfazed by the attack. "Just what were you trying to prove, moron? You know an attack like that can never damage me!"

Galloway grinned. "Really? Check your hand."

Naar looked at the hand that was holding the knife mere seconds ago...and saw nothing. Galloway had vaporized the entire thing! Cursing, the dark god turned his eyes back onto his enemy. "You ruined it! That knife was needed to complete the sacrifice! Now the power will never be mine!"

Naar raised his sword. It was the same one Mox had back in the dungeon. "Very well," he said, "if I cannot use this children, then I guess I'll have to dispose of them."

THE END OF PART 86
What will F. Galloway find down the next hallway? Can Galloway save the brats in time? Does anyone even think about these questions, anyway? Tune in next time, same fanfic time, same fanfic channel!

[Weiila]

Looking good Gallo, nice to come back to an epic battle and stuff :)

[wingnut]

*draws a breath* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KAMI-SAMA!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[d Galloway]

I'm pushing this up before I leave.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 87: Team Attack! Gemini, Val, Star and Poke vs. Naar
By d_Galloway

Galloway reached for the Sommerswerd, but suddenly found himself unable to move his hands. He looked down, and saw a ring of black mist surrounding them, like handcuffs. Naar let out his naturally evil laugh, and slowly moved his sword's pointy tip towards T.K.'s throat, as if to draw this out as long as he possibly could.

Weiila quickly finished healing Val. The small group decided on a plan almost immediately: Weiila would go and break whatever grip Naar had on Galloway, while the others would try to distract Naar and undoubtably get their asses handed to them on a silver platter in the process.

Gemini leaped forward and slammed his foot into Naar, sending the god staggering sideways, as well as causing him to drop his sword. Val then threw Gungnir while Naar was still recovering from the kick, impaling him straight through the heart. Star then unleashed his dreaded Pixy Stixs attack, burying Naar under a barrage of feline creatures. Poke threw out a pokeball containing a Pikachu, then proceded to cut the kids free and stuff them into the nearby sack, where the fifth kid was still inside. Weiila used her healing abilities to break the hold Naar had on Galloway's hands, allowing him to draw the Sommerswerd.

Naar, however, pulled the Gungnir out and tossed it out the window. He then vaporized all of Star's cats. Next, he tore poor Pikachu (yeah, right) apart. And finally, to piss Gemini off, he called him a tall freak. Galloway grabbed Weiila's arm firmly.

"Listen," he said. "Fly everyone else down to the bunker. It's parked at the bottom, just by the entrance we took the first time we came here. When everyone's there, have them leave, and return here. Now go!" Weiila, grumbling all the way, grabbed the sack and the others, then strained herself and flew out the window.

Naar looked around, his eyes flashing with rage. "You fool!" he said. "You have ruined EVERYTHING! NOW I WILL KILL YOU LIKE THE WEAK MORTAL YOU ARE!"

Galloway raised the Sommerswerd and smiled. "Let's get it on, bitch!"

***

Colin, Drew, Ryan and Wayne were outside, drinking water and talking about the "good ol' days" when they heard voices coming from inside. They opened the door, and found that all the keychains were gone.

Instead, there were piles upon piles of people!

***

F. Galloway continued down the hall, not knowing of what awaited her at the end.

THE END OF PART 87
Galloway: A few that visit the boards might know that I promised to kill Val here. So...*cuts off Val's head, stuffs dynamite down her neck, sliced off her arms and legs, and runs away as her body explodes*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 88: F. Galloway's Secret
By d_Galloway

F. Galloway continued down the hall for another two minutes before reaching a large room. Inside was a piano, some chairs, a semen-stained bed, and a metal door.

Suddenly, a large, muscular man entered the room. He was dressed in silver armor, had no helmet, and carried a large sword. On his armor was a nametag, which read "SRO: Senior Rape Officer".

The man grabbed F. Galloway and threw her onto the bed without so much as a word. He then pulled over a TV and VCR.

"Why, hello, dear," he said, as four chains suddenly wrapped around F. Galloway, tying her to the bed. "I'm sure you remember me. I visited your world once. A pity Naar had to destroy everything."

F. Galloway looked at the man in disgust. "Naar's days end now. He can't win this one!"

"Ah," said the man, "but he can, and will. In fact, I think there's time for a little game. I remember the last time we met. In fact, I have a recording right here." He grabbed a tape and placed it in the VCR.

What it showed cannot be described here without getting this fic deleted. It was essentially a porn video, only instead of having third-rate actors, it had F. Galloway and the man. After he finished raping the living crap out of here, a bunch of other men, including Impaler, moved in on her. Fortunately, it then went into an old wedding video, so the rest wasn't viewable.

F. Galloway was completely silent at this point. The man walked slowly towards her. "Remember how this happened? After Naar killed your friends and family, you decided to get back at him. You were crushed easily. In fact , Naar actually rated you as the most dissapointing foe ever. Man, we had some fun after that, keeping you as a rape doll and all. Well, time for some fun!"

F. Galloway looked around, her eyes slowly beginning to tear up. Suddenly, she had an idea. "Well, big boy," she said, "why don't you take these silly chains off. I can't do my moves like this."

"Well, well," said the man, "I guess you finally learned your lesson." He pressed a button, and the chains dissapeared. F. Galloway sat the man down on the bed.

"Now, turn around and close your eyes," she said. "I have a treat in store for you." The man did as she said. F. Galloway sneaked over to the piano and removed one of the strings, being careful not to make too much noise.

"Why, my dear," said the man, "what is this surprise of yours?"

"Why, honey," said F. Galloway, standing right behind him with the piano wire firmly wraped around both hands, "here it is!" She threw the wire over the man's neck and pulled tightly. The man screamed, his eyes wide with fear and panic, but it was too late. Within seconds, he was dead.

Putting the wire into her pocket, she opened the next door. Finding a small clipboard on the wall, she read it:

***

Orders from the Master:

Creatures have been captured. The Master has no idea what these are, they were simply there with the brats. They are to be exterminated in any manner you see fit after the ritual is complete. Oh, and a girl is coming. You know what to do with her...

The Master

THE END OF PART 88
Galloway: And after much plotting...there is still much more plotting to go.

[ChrisAsmadi]

Originally posted by d Galloway
Galloway: And after much plotting...there is still much more plotting to go.
Aye! There sure was!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 89: The Materia
By d_Galloway

Galloway gripped the Sommerswerd tightly with both hands as he watched Naar carefully. The dark god was apparantly doing the same thing. In fact, they stood there for two minutes before Galloway remembered something.

He took out the Materia. Suddenly, the entire area was filled with a massive blast of white light. Galloway shielded his eyes for fear of going blind. Naar stumbled back, dazed.

***

Galloway slowly uncovered his eyes. The entire area was now white, with no walls, floor, or ceiling. In front of Galloway stood a tall, magnificent warrior, dressed in golden armor. He carried a massive broadsword, and his face was hidden within a golden helm. This was none other than Sun God, Kai.

"Galloway," said Kai, "you have done well. In fact, even I did not expect such power from you. That is why I have come to ask something of you."

"Really, Kai?" asked Galloway, a bit puzzled at this. "What do you want?"

"I want you to live. You cannot win against Naar."

Galloway's face twisted into a mixture of surprise and anger. "What? But...but all this training! These battles! These people! You want me to give up because I might get killed?"

"Think about it," said Kai. "Naar is a god. As you may have discovered, gods are not immortal, but come pretty close to that level. Despite your power, you are still a mere mortal, a mere..."

"Human, right?" added Galloway.

"No," said Kai, "that is not the word I would use. You, my young warrior, are not human."

Once again, Galloway's face did the dance of misbelief. How was this possible? If he wasn't human, then what was he?

"Now," said Kai, "give it up. Become my disciple, like Lone Wolf did. One day, you too shall become a Supreme Master, with power that you couldn't even dream of. Live, Galloway, live."

Galloway's answer was direct and to the point: "No."

Kai was not pleased with this. "What? But I told you that it's hopeless against Naar! Why do you still want to fight? What is there to risk your life for?"

Galloway was shocked at Kai's lack of wisdom. "Ever since Mox showed up, I've been fighting evil after evil. I never had time to think about why. However, when I was a kid at Weiila's house, it came to me. Somehow, I am the only one who can defeat these monsters and madmen. For some reason, I have to keep fighting, until the day I either run out of evil things to destroy or die trying. Kai, you can take your disciple thing and shove it! I'm taking Naar on!"

Kai, remarkably, stayed awake during the whole speech. "But, what if you do die here? Naar will continue his destruction!"

"He'd do it anyway, right?" asked Galloway. "And if I face him, and lose, I can at least die with no regrets. Right now, I'm not fighting because I <i>have</i> to. I'm fighting because I <i>want</i> to. Nobody else even has a remote chance against Naar; not Weiila, not Starstorm, not even Gemini. I want to face the greatest evil, and hopefully, destroy it once and for all. I want this nightmare to finally end."

Kai looked away. "So, despite what I have told you, you will still face Naar, at the risk of your very life."

Galloway's answer was once again direct and to the point: "Yes."

Kai looked back at Galloway, but this time a sense of joy was felt. "Congratulations. You passed the final test."

Galloway's face went back into misbelief mode. "What?"

"I wanted to make sure you were sincere about this. Besides, I'm couped up with a bunch of dullards all day long. A god's entitled to a little fun, right?" Galloway just nodded along in agreement.

"Now," said Kai, walking towards Galloway, "I will give you one final gift. This will hopefully be enough to push you over the edge. Defeat Naar, and bring peace to all the worlds."

Kai placed his hand on Galloway's chest. Suddenly, Galloway's aura began to flare up uncontrollably. He finally found himself powering down to normal, but when he was back, he suddenly felt his strength skyrocket yet again. His mind began to fill with thoughts beyond his reckoning. Finally, Kai pulled away, leaving Galloway gasping for air.

"I have given you the wisdom of the Kai," said Kai. "What this means is up for you to discover. I trapped you as a Super Saiyan to see what effects it had on your body. Sadly, it seems that you can use your new abilities when you are not transformed. So don't change, no matter what. Well, back to the battle with thee!"

"Wait!" said Galloway. "You said I wasn't human. Then, what am I?"

Kai turned and walked away. "Survive this battle...and I will tell you."

Galloway wanted to ask more, but his body was suddenly pulled away.

***

Galloway found himself standing back in Naar's ritual chamber. The dark god's eyes suddenly lit up with surprise.

"Your power!" he said. "It rose...in half a second?" Galloway then realized that his meeting with Kai was outside of time, so no time had passed at all since when he had used the Materia.

Naar's voice suddenly became infuriated. "That aura...DAMN YOU, KAI!" He then rose his black sword as Galloway raised the Sommerswerd.

***

Panting and wheezing, Weiila sat everyone down in the bunker. She then began to leave, but a radio suddenly went off.

(begin codec/radio conversasion)
F. Galloway: Hello. Is anyone there?
Weiila: Yeah. I got this through the bunker's radio.
F. Galloway: The other me turned his codec off.
Weiila: Well, what's up?
F. Galloway: I found some more prisoners, if you're interested.
Weiila: Okay. You got any names?
F. Galloway: Let's see...Agumon, Veemon, Biyomon...
Weiila: Wait a second. Those are Digimon names...
F. Galloway: Yeah. So?
Weiila: *sighs* Just bring them on board.
F. Galloway: That's the hard part. They're all unconcious.
Weiila: What? Well, the two we found before were like that...maybe it was Naar's doing?
F. Galloway: Yeah. Galloway said that if Naar caused it directly, then the only way to cure it would be to destroy Naar.
Weiila: Okay- wait a second...
F. Galloway: What?
Weiila: I feel something...divine going on. It was right where Galloway...
F. Galloway: Shit! The others- how did they get down?
Weiila: Well...
F. Galloway: The teleporter was broken! They have to use the bunker!
Weiila: I'm picking up something. I'll check it out before going back to Galloway.
F. Galloway: Gotcha.
(end codec/radio conversasion)

THE END OF PART 89
Galloway: *holds a cup of coffee while twitching*
Weiila: What's wrong with him?
Gemini: You keep bugging him about getting this done, so he has to stay up past midnight every day to work on it. Needless to say, he's gained a coffee addiction.
Weiila: How bad is it?
Galloway: I WAS RAISED BY A CUP OF COFFEE!
Gemini: That bad.

[Weiila]

Bah! No whining about coffee addiction, mister Galloway, I'm no better after all your chasing! *grumbles and sips tea from XXXXtra large cup*

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 90: Endgame (part 1)
By d_Galloway

Once again, the two returned to a staring contest for about a minute. Finally, Naar charged forward, his sword raised to cleave Galloway in two. Galloway, however, blocked the attack easily and kicked Naar back with one foot, throwing the god off-balance. He then slashed downwards, but Naar recovered quickly and parried the attack.

The two jumped away from each other, then charged again. Galloway, however, sidestepped Naar at the last second and slashed again, this time cleaving Naar's left hand clean off. The god drew back, black blood oozing from the stump on his arm. However, to Galloway's surprise, the hand suddenly jumped back into the air and reattached itself to Naar.

Galloway jumped back again, but Naar wasn't falling for the same trick twice. He charged, but instead of continuing his attack, he stopped when he got within five feet of Galloway, who was still in the middle of a sidestep. The god slashed, this time grazing Galloway's right arm, but doing little other damage. The small wound almost instantly sealed itself up, leaving Galloway undamaged.

The two continued in a similar fashion, with no one side gaining an advantage over the other. Finally, they withdrew again. Galloway watched Naar's movements carefully. This was NOT going to be an easy fight.

***

Weiila dumped the kids out of the bag, then flew back out of the bunker and into the castle. She had to find the others, and fast!

***

Galloway slashed at Naar again, but the dark god dodged and countered with a lunge. Galloway grabbed the blade and kicked Naar straight in the chest, then stabbed at his enemy's heart. However, Naar moved out of the way easily. Galloway realized that he would have to figure out another plan, and fast!

***

The hero smashed down the metal door leading into the next section of the castle. The rest led the kids through as they scrambled to find a way out. Things were not looking up.

***

Weiila continued her mad flight throughout the castle. Finally, she found a dead body lying on a bed, apparantly the victim of the old "piano wire" trick. She then looked through the open door, and saw F. Galloway shoving the Digimon into another on of those giant sacks that seemed to be everywhere.

Just then, the far wall began to crack. Finally, a large chunk of the wall was smashed down. When the dust cleared, Scorpion stood on the other side, a very pissed-off ninja.

Right after that, ANOTHER wall came crashing down. The hero walked through, followed by everyone else in the castle.

"Well," said Weiila, "that was quick."

***

Galloway continued to hold his ground, but was unable to even scratch Naar. Naar, meanwhile, was unable to scratch Galloway. The two were too evenly matched.

Suddenly, Galloway remembered something. He couldn't go SSJ, but maybe...

"Galloway," said Kai's voice, echoing through Galloway's mind, "I know about this 'Kaioken' thing of yours. You might as well give it a shot; it won't affect your new abilities as much. However, remember that they are the key to winning this battle, so power down to your regular level when you wish to use them."

Galloway cursed this turn of events, but had no choice. He quickly powered up the Kaioken to level 12.

THE END OF PART 90
Galloway: Must I put something here? Fine. Uh...I LIKE SWORDS!

[ChrisAsmadi]

Originally posted by d Galloway
I LIKE SWORDS!

As do i! And will this reach 100 chapters?

[wingnut]

Nice barking sword... *backs away*

[d Galloway]

Sorry, folks, but nothing else until the next update. This seems like a good place to leave the audience hanging, and I think one more update after this one could finish it off.

In the meantime, have some fun trying to guess what I am, who will win, and why I chase Weiila around so much.

[ChrisAsmadi]

Originally posted by d Galloway
have some fun trying to guess what I am,

Insane? You're Kai's son so therfore Aasimar?

Originally posted by d Galloway
who will win,

You.

Originally posted by d Galloway
and why I chase Weiila around so much.

You're insane? You want revenge for something?

[d Galloway]

If the update is tommorrow, expect the next chapter to come, as well. In the meantime, delight yourself with the questions! Or don't, I don't care anyway.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 91: Endgame (part 2)
By d_Galloway

Galloway dashed forward and slashed downward, connecting head-on with Naar. He then let loose with a swarm of thrusts, slashes, and various other form of attacks. Finally, he quickly threw of a Spread Blast for good measure.

When the dust cleared, Naar wasn't damaged. In fact, the dark god was amused by Galloway's attack. "Your divine aura," he said. "It shrank."

Galloway realized what had happened. All of his normal techs and skills were worthless here. Only Kai's abilities would work. But, what were they?

***

Scorpion checked the area. "All's clear," he said. "It looks like everyone ran out when these place went to hell. Pity that their escape bridge happened to be ceremoniously cut apart." F. Galloway then realized why the teleportation pads had stopped working so suddenly.

The kids were reunited with their Digimon, and everyone was starting to get happy. However, the entire castle began to shake violently.

"Uh, I think know whould be a good time to leave," said Wil. Everyone grabbed the sleeping Digimon and ran back to the bunker.

***

Galloway stopped his Kaioken and looked at Naar. The god's expression was returning to fear. "It...it shot back up! What happened?"

Galloway smirked, then charged. However, Naar easily dodged. He ran to the other side of the room and raised his hand. "Prepare for your doom, 'Kai Lord'! ETERNAL DAMNATION!"

A massive beam of black energy was released from Naar's hand and came rushing towards Galloway. Galloway found himself unable to move for some reason. This was the end, he thought. He crossed his arms in front of him...

Then, on some kind of hunch, he powered down farther. The beam hit him dead on, but dissipitated upon contact. Galloway's body was surrounded by a golden aura, which soon dissapeared.

Naar cursed. "What...what is this! How...how is this possible?" Galloway realized what it was; the weaker he was, the more powerful Kai's abilities were.

Galloway raised his hand and shouted, "Kai Ray!" A golden beam hit Naar dead-on, blasting him out of the castle. Galloway jumped into the air after him.

Naar recovered, then raised his sword. "I...will...kill...you!"

***

Weiila checked the controls. A red light was flashing, and if a red light is blinking, it's automatically bad. She checked the readout...and found that there was almost no fuel left. They could lift off and get a few yards away from the castle, but after that, it was over.

Cursing, she pushed the launch button.

The bunker began to take-off. Soon it was clear of Naar's castle, but just then, it began to fall. Once again, the Flying Bunker was now the Falling Bunker.

Fortunately, Weiila saw the "In case of falling, hit this, moron" button nearby. Upon pressing it, a bunch of parachutes opened up all over the bunker. The falling piece of metal slowly landed in the water, with everyone safe.

***

Galloway charged at Naar again, knocking the god back. He then sliced, giving Naar a nasty cut. Cursing, Naar withdrew a bit. Then, he began to laugh.

"Let's make things a bit more interesting, shall we?" he said. He began to gather power in his hand. Galloway felt the amount the power he was collecting; it was enormous.

"This is how the game is played," said Naar. "I will shoot the planet with this blast. The power will then spread all over, turning this planet into a time bomb. Five minutes after the blast, this planet, and everything on it except me, will be reduced to dust!"

Galloway looked shocked. So, he was going to take everyone down with him. Naar seemed to read his mind. "If you can beat me," he said, "before the five minutes are up, then the whole thing will stop immediately. If not...well, either way, you'll die. If you want to stop me, now's the time."

Naar looked at Galloway expectantly. He didn't, however, expect what Galloway said next.

"Do it."

Naar grinned. "I see you like a challenge. I like that. I might even pat your head before I remove it. Now, let the Endgame begin!"

Naar fired the blast into the ground. It simply sank in on impact, but small bits of dark lightning crackled along the ground a second later. They began to spread.

The endgame really had begun.

THE END OF PART 91
Weiila: This isn't one of those "three weeks for five minutes" things, right?
Galloway: Nope.

[JFGemini107]

I can't think of anything funny to say, so Great Jorb!

It was my intention to misspell job. Sorry for beating you up, Galloway but I was almost killed by Sephiroth in the last RPG News.

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 92: Endgame (part 3)
By d_Galloway

Galloway charged at Naar, but the god sidestepped, grabbed Galloway's head, and began to knee him constantly in the face. Galloway broke free, then fired an energy bolt from the Sommerswerd. Naar dodged it easily.

Galloway attacked again, but Naar kneed him in the chest, then slammed him in the back. He then kicked Galloway into the air and raised his sword.

"Sad," said Naar. "I really expected better of you." He then dashed forward to finish the battle, but Galloway recovered and parried.

"Don't get so happy, Naar," said Galloway. "This battle...is far from over!"

***

The group in the bunker found the emergency lifeboats. However, only the kids could get on, so the adults had to swim to shore. On the way, they found Blade, who had finally climbed back up.

Once back on shore, Colin and Drew met up with them. Naar's minions had decided to make one final showdown in the confusion, and everyone was inside the base. He led them through a secret passage into the basement, away from the heavy fighting.

Once everyone was inside, Colin locked the door. "That outta hold off any of those things."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Then Gemini touched the ground.

"Something doesn't feel right here," he said. "It's the same thing from Naar's castle."

F. Galloway suddenly remembered something. "You don't think...that blast was responsible for this?"

***

Galloway quickly blocked another attack, but Naar immediately lunged, scratching his leg. The god then elbowed Galloway in the chest and slashed at him again, this time cutting his face.

"I wonder how much longer you can take this," said Naar. "In fact, which will kill you first: me, or the explosion?"

"Like I said," replied Galloway, "this battle isn't over!"

He then checked his watch.

Four minutes left.

THE END OF PART 91
Weiila: That was short.
Galloway: Would you rather I went on DBZ time?
Gemini: If we do...*looks evil*

[JFGemini107]

Originally posted by d Galloway
Galloway: Would you rather I went on DBZ time?
Gemini: If we do...*looks evil*

If we did, I'd stop watching. (Just Kidding!!!)

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by JFGemini107
If we did, I'd stop watching. (Just Kidding!!!)

That's you, dear brother. Always hating anything that relates even remotely to DBZ.

[JFGemini107]

Originally posted by d Galloway
That's you, dear brother. Always hating anything that relates even remotely to DBZ.

Not hate, hate is a very strong word. Perhaps not like?

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 93: Endgame (part 4)
By d_Galloway

Weiila silently sneaked out of the basement, then flew up to Galloway, who was having another stare-down with Naar. "Okay," she said, "what's so damn important that I have to come all the way up here?"

"Weiila," said Galloway, "stand by to heal. What I'm going to do next is highly dangerous and extremely stupid, but might be the only chance we have left."

"Huh? What freakin' idea do you have now?"

"Just do as I say! It's our only chance!" With that, Galloway charged. However, Weiila saw that he was purposely holding the sword wrong.

"My, my," said Naar, "you want to die that badly? All right, I'll grant your wish." He then thrusted, stabbing Galloway straight through the stomach. He then just examined his skewered prey, until he heard Galloway laughing.

"Have you ever...seen...Spartacus?" asked Galloway. "Do...you know...about...the...slow kill spots? You...just hit...one..." He then sliced at Naar, cutting a deep, diagnol wound across his entire body. Naar threw Galloway off the sword, his nearly lifeless body landing neatly in Weiila's arms. She immediately healed him.

"Thanks, Weiila," said Galloway. "That was the only time I've even been able to damage him. But it wasn't enough." Just then, he noticed Naar doing something. It didn't seem...right...

A blast suddenly erupted from Naar's hand. Galloway prepared to block, but it sped past him and Weiila, did a 180, then barreled back down and connecting head-on with Weiila's back. She coughed up some blood, then fell all the way back to the ground.

Galloway just looked down at her, not moving an inch. Weiila had just died; his stupid plan had killed her. Then he noticed that she was barely moving. He rocketed down towards her, but Naar wasn't done yet. He shot another blast at her.

Galloway landed right between Weiila and the blast. He raised the Sommerswerd to block it, but the sword absorbed the blast like it was nothing. Galloway smiled, even as he jammed his last Senzu down Weiila's throat. If he had only known about this when he fought Mox.

Weiila was healed immediately. "Any other bright ideas?" she asked, completely being a smartass. However, Galloway was too busy looking at Naar to notice her sarcasm for once.

"Get down," said Galloway. "I have little time to finish this." He then flew back up to face Naar again.

Naar's newest wound, unlike the others Galloway had tried to inflict, was still there. "You bastard!" he said. "I'll crush your soul for this!" He then charged forward to finish this, but Galloway easily blocked all of the god's attacks. For some reason, he was fighting a lot better now...

Galloway flew up a bit, then came down with a powerful slash. Naar parried the attack, but the impact shattered the dark blade completely. Naar was left without a leg to stand on now.

Galloway glanced at his watch.

Three minutes left.

THE END OF PART 93
Weiila: Is it just me, or are these getting shorter?
Galloway: Is it just me, or are you getting more critical?

[d Galloway]

Just posting here for the hell of it.

[Weiila]

I bet that you'll somehow make exactly 99 chapters just to be a meanie, Gallo ;) (for some reason, nines make me irritated. Just... one... more... dunno if it's just me being insane.) Well, in situations like this there's just one thing to do *picks up the cheerleader outfit* Go Gallo, go Gallo!

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by Weiila
I bet that you'll somehow make exactly 99 chapters just to be a meanie, Gallo ;) (for some reason, nines make me irritated. Just... one... more... dunno if it's just me being insane.) Well, in situations like this there's just one thing to do *picks up the cheerleader outfit* Go Gallo, go Gallo!

I highly doubt it's going to make 99. Like Mox Saga before, I'm probably gonna start trimming the thing so I can finally end it. I swear, I have no fucking clue how it got this long to begin with. I promise saga 4 won't be nearly as long.

But thanks for the support! *huggles Weiila, then gets mauled by Star*...ow.

[Weiila]

No prob, Gallo *heals him while keeping Star occupied with a yarn*
And I'm sorry for not being very active lately, last days of work have been tiring. But now it's over, so my faithful commenting should get back on track. :)

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 94: Endgame (part 5)
By d_Galloway

Galloway drew back, then lunged, stabbing Naar right in the arm. The dark god pulled back, but not before Galloway sliced open a wound on his leg. Galloway then flew back and fired a massive Kai Blast, blowing Naar towards the ground.

Naar recovered in mid-air, but not before noticing Weiila climb down into the basement of the building everyone was hiding in. He immediately fired a massive blast, blowing the building apart.

Galloway watched in horror, then drew back. He had to end this now. There was only one chance left...

He checked his watch. Two minutes left.

***

Deep in the crater, a lone figure began to break free from the rubble. Finally, he smashed his way out, amazed that he was still in one piece. He quickly made his way to the best spot to observe the battle.

***

Galloway got as far back as he could and began to channel power into the Sommerswerd. Naar was too busy gloating about his victory to notice at first, but when he finally did, he realized what Galloway was doing.

"I won't let you!" he shouted, before firing another huge blast at Galloway. However, he didn't move an inch. The blast was destroyed in mid-flight by another one.

Naar turned to see who did that, but couldn't find the target. Then another blast came, hitting him dead in the chest wound Galloway had given him. This was followed by another to the back.

"Damn it!" shouted Naar. "Who keeps doing that?" He flew around frantically, but found no one. It was like a ghost was attacking him.

Galloway finally finished charging his energy into his weapon. He checked his watch. Only thirty seconds left. He had to finish this now.

He charged forward and found Naar. The god was ready to watch the planet explode, so he didn't notice Galloway flying behind him until it was too late. Galloway thrusted the second he was in range, and the Sommerswerd went straight through Naar's body. He then flew back and aimed his arms at the god.

Ten seconds left.

Naar laughed one last time. "At last," he said, "the true one has been found." Galloway didn't have time to think about this. He only had five seconds.

Galloway quickly finished the spell. He shouted the word that would be Naar's doom:

"TRIGGER!"

The Sommerswerd suddenly exploded in a massive array of light and power. Naar's shadow could be seen in the explosion, mere milliseconds before finally disintegrating into nothingness.

The dark lightning on the ground stopped instantly. The castle vanished without a trace. The battle was finally over. Naar was dead at last.

Galloway smiled, then fell to the ground below. A lone figure grabbed him and took him into the bunker.

"Heal," said the figure before leaving. "I want to kill you later."

THE END OF PART 94
Galloway: PAR-TAY!

[JFGemini107]

YAY! NAAR'S DEAD! We can all celebrate!

Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!

[d Galloway]

Originally posted by JFGemini107
YAY! NAAR'S DEAD! We can all celebrate!

Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!

No, brother, it's "Victoly!", not "Victory!"

[JFGemini107]

Originally posted by d Galloway
No, brother, it's "Victoly!", not "Victory!"

Remember the part in FFX when The Besaid Aurochs kept yelling Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory! Victory!

[ChrisAsmadi]

Yay! Naar's finaly dead!
*conjures some beer and pizzas*

[d Galloway]

*eats all the pizzas* Mmmm, tasty!

[ChrisAsmadi]

"Aw, Damn it!" *conjures more pizzas and beer*

[JFGemini107]

*Helps Galloway eat the pizzas*

I like this Naar death party!

[Weiila]

Yay! Great work, Gallo! :yipee: You r teh Saga mastah!

[d Galloway]

The Naar Saga part 95: Another Little Problem...

The carnage at the destroyed building didn't exist. The basement DID cave in, but strangely, everyone was able to pull themselves out of the rubble. Like Galloway had said, T.K. and Kari were back to normal, as was everyone and everything else in this world, save for the eight hundred craters, seventy destroyed buildings, multiple dead bodies, and the bunker floating in the water.

However, something was very wrong here. Tai and Matt were still missing. After about an hour of digging, they finally found the two...only to learn of another problem.

They were still seven-year-old kids.

***

Galloway woke up when his codec went off.

(begin codec conversasion)
F. Galloway: Wow! You survived!
Galloway: Well, somewhat. Did you WANT me to get killed out there?
F. Galloway: The thought DID cross my mind, yes. Anyway, from the looks of it, Naar's gone, right?
Galloway: Yeah. Is everyone back to normal?
F. Galloway: Yeah, except for...
Galloway: Let me guess. Tai and Matt didn't turn back.
F. Galloway: You got it. How'd you know?
Galloway: My senses improved when I was a SSJ. Combined with a few minor skills I got from Lone Wolf's training, I was able to sense Naar's aura on something I touched. When I touched T.K. and Kari, Naar's energy was still there. However, when I touched Tai and Matt...
F. Galloway: Then, what did this?
Galloway: If it wasn't magical, it had to be chemical. Alchemical, in fact!
F. Galloway:...I have the Pun Police on speed-dial.
Galloway: Okay, okay. It is possible to create pills and potions that affect aging, but it would take an immense amount of time, energy, and knowledge to get something THIS precise. However, I guess I could find a way to counter it if I figured out what the formula that CAUSED this was.
F. Galloway: So you're staying?
Galloway: Until this gets resolved, yes.
F. Galloway: I might as well. I don't have much of a world to go back to, really.
Galloway: All right. Bring it up with the others and call me back in a few hours. I need some sleep.
F. Galloway: Gotcha! Oh, and have a kitchen knife ready.
Galloway: Why?
F. Galloway: I wasn't kidding when I said I'd rip this codec out of my head.
Galloway: O...kay.
(end codec conversasion)

Galloway started to get back to sleep, but then saw someone else standing over him: Lone Wolf. "You did it," said the Kai Supreme Master. "Naar has finally been destroyed."

"Why're you here?" asked Galloway. "I'm sorry about the Sommerswerd, but..."

"Don't worry about it," said Lone Wolf. "The sword's all right. It just needs to be recharged for a couple thousand years. In the meantime..." Lone Wolf pulled out a katana, very much similar to Galloway's old sword. Galloway took it as a gift.

"Also," continued Lone Wolf, "Kai promised to tell you about what race you are. This will be hard to believe, and seem stupid and plain idiotic at first. Are you willing to proceed?" Galloway nodded, and Lone Wolf continued.

"When you fought Naar," he said, "you triggered a kind of hidden DNA in your body. It caused a...well...minor change. You see, the Ultra-Orb hid this in you when it exploded, so that it could be brought out when all your power was expended."

Galloway raised his eyebrow. "What kind of change?"

Lone Wolf pointed towards a large mirror in the corner of the room. Galloway got up and looked in it. His scream could be heard across dimensions and planes of existance.

He had grown a monkey tail.

***

The figure went and bought a six-pack of beer and a lawn chair, then sat on a rooftop and watched the scene below. Nothing was more interesting than watching sheep before the slaughter. Nothing.

***

The man turned off his Telivision-O-Everything (tm), then lit up a cigar. At last, it was beginning.

The birth of the true one could begin.

THE END OF THE NAAR SAGA
Galloway: Who is this new threat? What is this change coming over my body? Will I ever shut up? Will the narrator and the rest of the cast ever get paid? A few of these questions and more will be answered soon!

[JFGemini107]

Pay Me Galloway! Nice ending. A monkey tail? How did you get that?

[Pierson]

So, it's over eh? A great sotry there Galloway, and we all wait eagerly for the sequel. Bravo.

[Weiila]

... Tail... alllrighty then. :mwahaha: *snicker*

[ChrisAsmadi]

Heh, monkey tail...Heh.