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Chapter Two

HL, followed by his friends, stepped outside the massive hole in the estate and checked out the lawn. Scorch marks were all over the grass, most likely from a set of large rockets. The estate lawn was over 2 acres, and the scorching continued for the entire span of the lawn. HL concluded that the ship had to be extremely bulky. The nose must have been what put the hole in the house.

Tub: Just look at all this s**t! Our entire lawn has been burned up! And after I planted those flowers, too!

Magi: YOU plant FLOWERS?

Zharen: *cough* *cough* Gimme an H...

Tub: Shut up.

HotD: Well, we might as well stop standing around here and start prepping ourselves for the job ahead, right?

SD: If you ask me, the sensible thing to do would be to each pack a knapsack with some things that will help everyone else out. Tools and things we need to survive, and of course some food, money, and weapons.

ML: Sounds good, but don't forget we don't even have any idea where we're supposed to GO.

HL: He's right. A backpack full of stuff may be useful, but it's not going to get us into outer space...

SD: I know, I know, but at least it's a start. We can think while we pack.

Zharen: *yawn* If you ask me, I think we should get a lot of rest first. Tub and I are just getting over a hangover, remember? And HL fell off the roof. We aren't at top physical shape, you know.

HotD: Well, we can pack our stuff, and then take a little nap! That should do!

Magi: I'll cook us up some breakfast, as I don't think many of you have eaten yet.

Tub: What am I supposed to pack that will assist others? All I really have is-

Magi: No porn collection.

Tub: THAT'S NOT F**KING FAIR! I NEE-........

Refusing to allow Tub to pack his own things, SD and HotD volunteer to take care of his backpack for him. The 7 l33ts then ate a huge breakfast of pancakes and bacon, and then laid down for a nice 2-hour rest. During that 2-hour period, HL and Tub received a very odd psychic premonition. They tried passing it off as an alcohol dream, but it would not leave their minds. In this premonition, they saw 10 different landscapes, all of them marvellous in appearance. They then saw themselves standing with their friends inside a large, dark forest. What appeared next startled them even more- with a bright flash, they saw their friend Marilink being struck by lightning. The forest lit up in flames, yet it didn't seem to move the 4 of them once. That was another thing. It looked as if the group had been split up, as not everyone was seen. Marilink then shot the lightning back out towards an extremely large, fierce-looking insect. The next sight jolted both of them awake in a pool of sweat: they saw a shadowy figure approaching two people, and as he got closer, it became obvious that the two were Geneson and Evil Pika, collapsed in a heap. Then they awoke, clutching their heads. Rolling out of their beds, they consulted each other.

Tub: Dude... I had THE most f**ked up dream in my life.

HL: Same here. I think next time we'll lay off the Cinnamon Schnapps, all right? Those things-

Tub: *interrupting* Wait, you did too? What about?

HL: I saw a bunch of wilderness places of some sort, then us l33ts just standing there and walking and crap like that, but then-

Tub: Gah! I got the same exact mental picture, I think! Did you see like a huge city, and a volcano, and some cloudy place, and then some f**ked up squiggly 3-D world? They went by so fast, I didn't count them all.

HL: Yeah, I did. The first one was a forest, which brings me to the most twisted part- I saw Marilink get struck by lightning! But he wasn't killed or anything! He looked like he harnessed it or something, then shot it back at this big, ugly-ass bug.

Tub stared and said nothing, his eyes slowly widening. HL knew he saw the exact same thing. Not bringing up the bit about seeing their two unconscious friends, they wandered downstairs, where they found the rest of the gang. After talking about the dreams, they decided that this was obviously their fate and that they must journey to these 10 locations and defeat the evil that resided there. Picking up their backpacks, they left the house once again to see 7 shiny rock-like objects laying on the grass, all in different colors. Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red, and Black.

Tub: I don't remember anything about finding some weird rocks in that dream we had, Hammer.

HL: Wait... maybe we did...

Zharen: Really? You didn't mention anything about stones. All you really said that could be related to this is when you saw...

Marilink wandered over to the stones and studied them for a moment. He then bent and picked up the yellow one. He tossed it around in his hands, and it appeared to do nothing. As he was about to set it back down, it gave off a blinding light and then disappeared.

HotD: What the heck was that? Those stones just flash and then go away?

Marilink shrugged. As he did, sparks flew from both hands. He gasped and studied them. His skin looked no different, but now he had tiny bolts flying off of them. He gently poked HotD, who jumped back, for ML had just shocked her. She held her shoulder in pain.

HotD: Why'd you do that?! That hurt, damn you!

HotD then ran over to the pile and grabbed the blue stone. She held it until it flashed and disappeared. Already getting the idea of exactly what these stones do, she snapped her finger and pointed up to the sky. ML looked up to see a long cascade of water pouring down on him. Seconds later, he was drenched.

The other 5 then ran over to the stones to see what they could do. As it turns out, each stone represented an element. ML and HotD of course got Thunder and Water. Zharen took the orange stone and gained the ability to control fire. Magi Warrior took the red stone and gained power over the earth they stood on. SD took the green stone and gained the ability to control wind. Tub took the white stone and gained the ability to control light as a means of fighting. And lastly, HL, who took the black stone and gained the unimaginable power of darkness. Both Tub and HL remarkably increased their psychic ability by absorbing the stone's energy.

After taking a minute to get used to their new power, they go back to the dream and try to decide what to do next. HL gets it immediately.

HL: I remember everything now! It's all clear as crystal. Our first location was Plague Forest. SD, I'm going to take mind control over your brain for a sec and show you a picture of the forest and where it is. You make a tornado or something and lift us there.

SD: Will do.

HL shut his eyes and concentrated. SD gasped and held her head, as if she had a painful headache. After a second, she pulled her hands away.

SD: Got it! Let's GO!

Tub: Waaaait! You're going to make a tornado? Don't you think that's a little...

Tub couldn't finish his sentence, as he was immediately picked up by a moderately-sized cyclone and hurled high into the air. Minutes later, he landed hard on his back in a pile of twigs, leaves, and... misty green clouds.

Tub: Ohhh... God that hurt...

He began to stand up, but was then wailed back onto the ground, because MW had landed on top of him. A second later, the other 5 plummeted down to the ground as well.

Zharen: Great landing.

SD: Give me some credit, at least I didn't kill us off by accident.

Standing up, they looked at the area around them. A light, misty fog of green blocked faraway vision, but they could make out several massive, tall trees around them. They took a second to explore. After a minute, the fog began to smell. REALLY smell. To the point where they were gasping for air.

ML: This stuff is noxious! How are we supposed to wander through here?!

Marilink stepped forward, then tripped over a root and fell into a deep marsh.

ML: F**k! Drenched again, this time in disgusting muck water, which feels like it's eating at my skin.

HotD sprayed ML to get the crap off, and then took the water back in so that he was dry. Then concentrating on the marsh, she managed to push back the muck and onto the dirt, where it bubbled and fizzed. It slowly began to creep back.

Zharen: Check that out! She uncovered a hole.

HL: That will probably lead us somewhere. Care to venture in?

HotD: You guys go in first, and I'll keep this stuff away.

The 6 of them rushed into the hole, which was dark, damp, and smelled even worse than the fog. HotD then jumped in. After Tub made seeing much easier, they noticed that they were in a long tunnel. Starting to walk down it, they heard an unwelcome gushing sound.

SD: THE MARSHWATER IS RUSHING IN HERE!!

The 7 l33ts ran down the tunnel for their lives, not stopping for even a second. The muck got closer and closer every minute. After what seemed like an endless escape, they reached the end of the tunnel, where it turned upwards. HotD, the last one, managed to climb out just as the disgusting water smacked against the side. She breathed a sigh of relief.

The l33ts were now in a new area. Apparently some kind of dungeon, made entirely out of thick black wood. Yet another marsh of some sort lay ahead. As they began to walk further into this "dungeon", a very deep red smoke poured into the room. It made vision impaired to the point of being impossible. Within seconds, all 7 had been knocked unconscious by the clouds.
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And because I'm in such a good mood...

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Chapter Three

Marilink lay unconscious in thick underbrush, apparently back outside in the misty landscape of Plague Forest. No wounds were visible, but the thick marsh full of sludgy water was constantly expanding, and would eventually reach him and sap his life away, bit by bit. He began to stir.

ML: Unnnh... I feel so lightheaded... And where am I now...?

After a bit of effort, he stood up, still extremely dizzy from the mysterious gas that was unleashed against the party by some unknown source. Looking around, it was clear that he was very close to where they had begun the adventure, and also clear that his 6 friends were nowhere in sight. Not wanting to be left alone, he began to search for the others. Meanwhile...

HL: Good god, is this like my f**king fate or something?!

HL had stirred himself out of his unconsciousness and was now peering down at the forest floor. Well, he was actually peering at nothing but thick layers of green cotton clouds, from this height. HL had been dragged off and placed atop one of the massive trees that dotted the forest. As far as he could see, there were no available branches to drop to. He was basically screwed until someone came to help, or until he jumped and ran the risk of not being able to produce sperm for the rest of his life. He chose neither, and decided to put a little bit of magic to use. SD lay immobile somewhere in the forest, but regardless of that, HL had permanently gotten access into her mind. Doing this, he forced her to make a windstorm at his location, hurling him off to the west. Looks like he went with the sperm loss anyway.

HL: What the hell was I thiii-IIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!

With a loud splash, HL plunged with a belly flop into the sludge marsh, conveniently 20 feet away from the wandering Marilink. Hearing the splash, ML ran over to where HL was climbing out, soaked in mud and several shades of green filth.

ML: Normally I'd say you're lucky, but then really in your case you AREN'T lucky, but still lucky by the fact that-

HL: Shut up. How the hell am I supposed to rinse off?

Choosing to look like processed diarrhoea for the time being, HL and ML walked past the marsh and further into the forest, to try and locate the other l33ts.

ML: If we could find HotD, she could move that huge thing back again, and we could try to get through that tunnel once more.

HL: Exactly what I was thinking. And I think I know how to get SD back, too.

Unfortunately, the muck covering his body was also slowly tampering with his body, and he was unable to focus. Therefore, mind control was out of the question for now. They continued on for another 45 minutes, passing through thicker and thicker layers of green fog, until they reached a huge pile of lumber. Many logs were stacked over another in a rather unmannerly fashion. They dismissed it as nothing important and walked around it to continue onward, until they noticed a decent stream of pure-looking water trickling from the bottom of the pile.

HL: Heyyyy! How much you want to bet that those logs are covering the only good source of water here? Or perhaps another of those passages? Either way, I can clean up. Now, how to get these logs out of the way?

ML: Let's see just how useful that yellow stone really is.

The two stood back as ML raised his arms and tried to land a bolt onto the uppermost log. He charged his wrists and hands up, then shot a row of sparks upward. Within seconds, a deafening crackle was heard, and a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky. Unfortunately, his aim was far from perfect, and he struck the top of another tree instead, which immediately went up in flames. It burned until the upper portion charred away and fell to the ground, landing on the log pile. Soon, those had begun to burn as well.

HL: Great, you stupid idiot! Now we have to get the hell out of here to save our own skin, and we don't even know where the others are!

ML: Hey, YOU try perfectly-

Marilink stopped and turned, for the flames had immediately been doused by a geyser of water shot from the water source below it. The geyser got larger and larger, until every log went flying in every direction. HL was soaked, and the muck was rinsed from his body. Oddly, the water didn't come from a stream after all.

ML: HOTD!!

HotD: Ya were expecting someone else?? :D Tried to burn me and the whole place down, huh ML? Maybe you need another bath!

HL: Hehe, that can wait till later. How the heck did you get under all those logs?!

ML: Probably the same way you got planted in the treetops.

HotD: Well, all I can recall is fainting really quickly, and then the next thing I know, I'm trapped under a pile of heavy wood. I hear you guys talking and I start to yell, but I guess no one heard me...

HL: I get it. Then this guy lights the place up, you put it out, spray through the pile, and here you are now.

HotD: I dunno why I didn't just blast the logs away in the first place... :D

ML: That brings me back to the idea I had earlier. Let's go all the way back to that marsh near the entrance to the forest, and you can push it back. Then we race through the tunnel again and try to get through that wooden dungeon-like place!

HotD: Ok, but won't we just get knocked out again?

*An hour later*

HL: Well, here's the spot.

HotD: Time to put ol' aqua to good use again!

Within seconds, the marsh was pushed back onto the ground, and once again, the hole was uncovered. On three, they dove in and ran like hell towards the end. This time, they made it with plenty of time to spare.

HotD: Now, how to keep from being knocked out again?!

HL: Grab T-shirts from your packs and use them to cover your mouths and nose. Then we'll flee again.

ML: ....WHAT?!?!?! Someone put 6 issues of Hustler in here! Nothing but porn and food!

HL: We all know who did that. Just use a mag! Now come ON!

Covering his face with a supermodel's breasts, ML, HL and HotD quickly jogged through the fairly simple wooden dungeon. The ground was unsteady, but the path was straightforward, until they came to a fork.

ML: Quick! Pick a direction. I doubt we have a lot of time.

HL ran to the left, and shrugging, the other two followed. This tunnel was quite long, and eventually all three of them had to help hoist one another over a few large walls. As they proceeded further, they stopped dead in their tracks as they heard one loud crash after another. Glancing behind them, they noticed a trail of rubble crumbling down.

HL: THE CEILING'S COMING DOWN!! RUN!!

Fortunately, no more walls blocked their path. They ran as they did in the marsh tunnel until they stopped in front of a deep pit. Peering down it, they saw the body of a collapsed l33t.

HotD: Tubs! Oh my gosh, is he even alive??

ML: We don't have much time to find out! The place hasn't stopped falling apart!

HL: Look, a bunch of planks are jutting out of the sides of this pit! Use them to climb down, and don't waste your time! MOVE!

HotD was the last to begin climbing down, and just as her head lowered below the surface of the pit, the ceiling block broke loose and fell, missing her completely but nonetheless blocking them in. They ignored the temporary setback. Once at the bottom, they gently moved Tub into a wider room of the dungeon and tried to wake him up. He eventually did.

Tub: Oww... I feel like I've been paralyzed...

HL: Can you move?

Tub: It hurts, but yes.

ML: I noticed the little changes you made to my backpack..

Tub: Sorry. Don't worry, I have real gear in my own.

Pulling out a long thermos, Tub gulped down its contents and slowly stood up and stretched.

HotD: How'd you get down here anyway?

Tub: I have no f**kin' clue. Up to being knocked out by that red gas, I don't recall a thing. Judging my back, I think I was thrown down here from the top.

HL: Well, it turns out that we were all split up. I don't know where SD, MW or Zharen are, but we'd better find them. But as long as we're inside this thing, we might as well check it all out.

It was only a minute later that they came to a long, wooden ladder. Specks of light could be seen at the top. As the four of them got closer to the top, an eerie hiss began to sound. It got louder little by little, and then the 4 stopped abruptly as the light at the top vanished. The tunnel was now very dark. They slowly began to climb up even more, but then stopped once again. The ladder was now violently shaking. A loud, vicious roar boomed down the tunnel, then echoed back. Now madly climbing, the four of them rushed up the rest of the ascension and dove out of the hole. Still not able to see well, they ran to the first clearing of sunlight they could find. Something was lumbering after them. When they reached the clearing, they turned, where...
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RPG BATTLE

START!

Neuro Defiler attacked!

Neuro Defiler: 2800 HP
HL: 1000 HP
Tub: 1000 HP
ML: 1000 HP
HotD: 1000 HP

Neuro Defiler used Neuro Spawn!
-Four Neuro Hatchlings were produced!

HL used Mind Control!
-It had no effect on Neuro Defiler!

Tub used Light Spectrum!
-Hatchling One felt faint and collapsed...
-Hatchling Two felt faint and collapsed...
-Hatchling Three was not harmed!
-Hatchling Four was not harmed!
-Neuro Defiler was blinded!
--Accuracy fell!

Marilink used Jagged Sword!
-220 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!

HotD used Dragon's Bane!
-350 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!

Neuro Defiler used Mantis Slash!
-320 HP of damage to HotD!

Hatchling Three spewed acid!
-100 HP of damage to HL!

Hatchling Four spewed acid!
-100 HP of damage to Tub!

HL threw 4 metal hammers!
-It missed!
-60 damage to Neuro Defiler!
-70 damage to Neuro Defiler!
-80 damage to Neuro Defiler!

Tub began to masturbate!

ML sharpened his blade!

HotD used Cascade!
-300 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!
-Hatchling Three drowned...
-Hatchling Four drowned...

Neuro Defiler released a deadly cloud of gas!
-It completely missed HL!
-Tub is losing his senses...
-ML is losing his senses...
-It completely missed HotD!

HL used Mind Control!
-Neuro Defiler used Mantis Slash!
--320 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!

Confused Tub climaxed and fired the Hyper Milk Bomb!
-200 HP of damage to HL!
-200 HP of damage to ML!
-200 HP of damage to HotD!

Confused ML used his sharpened Jagged Sword!
-660 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!

HotD used Cascade!
-300 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!

Neuro Defiler used Mantis Slash!
-320 HP of damage to HotD!

HL threw 4 metal hammers!
-It missed!
-It missed!
-It missed!
-It missed!

Tub used Light Spectrum!
-120 HP of damage to Neuro Defiler!
--Neuro Defiler may not counterattack!

ML used Thunderstrike!
-ML recovers 70 HP!
-320 HP of mortal damage to Neuro Defiler!

Neuro Defiler has been destroyed!

500 Exp. points to HL.
500 Exp. points to Tub.
500 Exp. points to ML.
500 Exp. points to HotD.

END!
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HL: WHOA.... That was... I mean....

Tub: We kick ASS!

ML: Easy for YOU to say, YOU didn't get ejaculated on...

HotD: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhh!!! :D

As Neuro Defiler's body shrivelled up into a pile of rotting bug juice and parts, the Plague Forest began to change. The green fog slowly evaporated into thin air, and the marsh muck sept into the ground, replacing the trenches with clean, fresh water. Many of the trees wilted and disappeared without a trace, creating several large clearings loaded with plenty of sunlight. A path seemed to open up ahead of the miniature clearing in which the four stood.

HL: Let's head back this way..

Tub: I'm starving... We'll have to stop for lunch when we get back.

HL: I say we find our friends fir- what's that? A fountain?

Surely enough, ahead of them lay an enclosed circle, surrounded by tall trees, making the light only peer in at certain spots. In the center of the circle was a large fountain, trickling with water. Perched in the center, on the highest pillar, was a larger than normal key, taking the appearance of an old 19th century doorkey, which looked like it was golden. Getting closer to the fountain, the light speckled off of both, making the sight slightly blinding, for the fountain, too, was made of gold.

HotD: Wow... Such a beautiful, secluded place... What's that key for, anyway? No sort of doors are around here, that's for sure.

ML: Do you think that Neuro Defiler didn't want us to make it into this little enclosure?

Tub: I don't think the Neuro Defiler wanted us to make it period.

HotD: I'm snatching this key! We might as well keep it and find out what they do!

HL: That's ok, I guess. Put it some place very safe. Now, we HAVE to find the other three!

As the four l33ts stepped out of the clearing, they heard a familiar voice.

Zharen: Whazzup ma jiggas?! What the hell have you guys been doing all this time?! And lastly, what was that awful noise?

HL: It's a long story. I'll explain it to all of you once we get back to our estate to rest up... In the meantime, where's-

HotD: SD!!! SD SD SD!!! :D

SD: Ya missed me that much, huh, Snack? ;)

Tub: *cough* And now, right on cue...

MW: -cough- Finally... -wheeze- got... out... of... -hack-... muck... drowning... agh... -cough-
HL: Awesome! Reunited at last. Now, let's head back home and sort all of this s**t out. I'll have to tell you everything that went on... That, and there's something we found that may or may not help us out... Plus, Tub and I could use a rest. We might learn a bit more about where we have to head next, for whatever reason. I think I know how all this stuff ties in.

As they started back towards the entrance of the newly changed Plague Forest, the fountain flooded with water and began to glow. Instantly, the entire party felt energized and full of life. Apparently these fountains have the ability to revitalize. Now...

Little did HotD know, the Golden Key she held WAS in fact being closely watched over by the now defeated Neuro Defiler. An unseen being from above had detected the key's removal from the fountain, and was now trying to track its location and learn more about the team that destroyed the key's Guardian...
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There! How do you like things so far? The first major battle has been completed, the Key Guardian defeated, and the fountain (all keys are in fountains) been activated. If I hadn't said before, only 4 may battle at once, and I know how I'm going to handle Exp. and levels and attacks, etc.