Taz and Magwai had made it to the Library well ahead of the witch. It was 10pm and the Library was closing its doors. Sue Castle, the head Librarian was turning off the lights and was heading to the door when the two cats burst through the front doors. The sudden sight of the two felines startled her. "Aaayghh", she screeched.
Sue was the stereotypical version of a Librarian. In her early 50's, she was homely woman who paid little attention to her appearance. Hair pulled back in a bun, horned rimmed glassed dangling from around her neck by an imitation pearl string. Long skirts and stuffy blouses were the order of the day for Sue and of course pink and white button down sweaters.
"Scat, scat, shoo, shoo", Sue nervously barked at Taz and Magwai. " You can't come in here, I can't have animals in here. Go home, Go away." Magwai and Taz stopped and looked at Sue in amazement. Maqwai turned to Taz and whispered, "Watch this." Magwai jumped up on to the reading table closes to Sue, stared her right into her eyes and spoke:
"Hey Toots, will you give it a rest? We're here on business and we don't have time to explain." "AAAGGGHHHH" Sue Screamed, dropped her books and ran for the door. "A Talking Cat, A Talking Cat". Taz could here her screaming as she ran down the front steps and across the lawn toward the parking lot.
"That was easy." Taz said. " I always get a kick out of the reaction from those stuffy academic types. They just can't deal with anything out of the ordinary." Magwai responded. " Now lets find the Colonel. The two cats darted through the library down the stair to where the Codex was stored.
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Hooch had to smile.
Watching sinister forces in black robes being overwhelmed by dozens of cats just made her day.
And whaaat do you know? One of them got up!
Had to ADMIRE that...she thought to herself.
The backhanded admiration turned to cold hatred when he kicked a cat and sent it flying...the cat screamed in anger and pain.
Hooch pulled out a hypo she had on her scrub pocket like a pen.
The chick running towards her was almost on top of her now...and the gink that kicked the cat NFL field goal style was gaining fast.
"DOWN..." Hooch screamed.
The guy in the hood was running towards them both with a knife.
Hooch let him have it with the hypo.
And the guy in the hood froze in his tracks.
Just like that.
His face also started to peel away from his flesh like an apple turnover baking in an oven. His muslce structure started to turn black and go up in smoke. His bones undernearth turned into a powder cloud and floated away in a mist.
The girl at Hooch feet wanted to be sick, but couldn't...
"WHAT WAS THAT STUFF???"
"Peruvian mummy dust..." replied Hooch, deadpan."My Guy Friday gets it for me..dissolves witches and warlocks like poprocks. Guess HE had a contract with The Evil One alright..."
Jane started to shake.
"WHAT IF HE HADN'T ???? WHAT if he had just been a garden variety nut?"
"Well, the acid that I mixed it with would have done IT'S job too...CAN'T have people waving knives and kicking cats in a hospital parking lot...we have STANDARDS..."
Hooch leaned down and picked up the trembling girl."Now. Let's see, you look familiar...what can we do for you???"
Watching sinister forces in black robes being overwhelmed by dozens of cats just made her day.
And whaaat do you know? One of them got up!
Had to ADMIRE that...she thought to herself.
The backhanded admiration turned to cold hatred when he kicked a cat and sent it flying...the cat screamed in anger and pain.
Hooch pulled out a hypo she had on her scrub pocket like a pen.
The chick running towards her was almost on top of her now...and the gink that kicked the cat NFL field goal style was gaining fast.
"DOWN..." Hooch screamed.
The guy in the hood was running towards them both with a knife.
Hooch let him have it with the hypo.
And the guy in the hood froze in his tracks.
Just like that.
His face also started to peel away from his flesh like an apple turnover baking in an oven. His muslce structure started to turn black and go up in smoke. His bones undernearth turned into a powder cloud and floated away in a mist.
The girl at Hooch feet wanted to be sick, but couldn't...
"WHAT WAS THAT STUFF???"
"Peruvian mummy dust..." replied Hooch, deadpan."My Guy Friday gets it for me..dissolves witches and warlocks like poprocks. Guess HE had a contract with The Evil One alright..."
Jane started to shake.
"WHAT IF HE HADN'T ???? WHAT if he had just been a garden variety nut?"
"Well, the acid that I mixed it with would have done IT'S job too...CAN'T have people waving knives and kicking cats in a hospital parking lot...we have STANDARDS..."
Hooch leaned down and picked up the trembling girl."Now. Let's see, you look familiar...what can we do for you???"
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"By the way..." Phil ventured."What's your NAME???"
"Ubasti..." the chancellors wife replied."Named after a cat cult in Asia. They wanted to raise the lost continent of Lemuria by human sacrifice.YES, I have a American style name that I have used off and one as the centures have gone by...but we're working buddies now, and I want to let my hair down."
Phil figured the disbelieving question was the best method of attack."CENTURIES???"
"Oh yes. Take a look at this Civil War picture. It's real. It's me. Not a fake."
On one of the walls was a black and white framed photo that would not have looked out of place in a Matthew Brady collection. Ubasti was standing next to some guys in a long skirt and looked exactly the same.
"You were right in your first thought. I really AM the old witch you were both looking for."
Turning to look closer at the two, she noticed the magic wand."What's that???"
Phil snorted. "LIKE it??? It's a MAGIC WAND....whooooooo..."
Phil did his best to make his eyes go wide Boris Karloff style and ham it up. It worked.
Ubasti scowled.
"Picked it up for my niece for tonight...it's Harry Potter theme for her.."
Ubasti bought it hook line and sinker."Why do people blow good money on cheap stuff like that??? ANYONE can see with half a brain that it's as fake as a purple duck..."
Phil smiled a very thin smile."Hey, you just like to spoil kids, that's all.."
"Ubasti..." the chancellors wife replied."Named after a cat cult in Asia. They wanted to raise the lost continent of Lemuria by human sacrifice.YES, I have a American style name that I have used off and one as the centures have gone by...but we're working buddies now, and I want to let my hair down."
Phil figured the disbelieving question was the best method of attack."CENTURIES???"
"Oh yes. Take a look at this Civil War picture. It's real. It's me. Not a fake."
On one of the walls was a black and white framed photo that would not have looked out of place in a Matthew Brady collection. Ubasti was standing next to some guys in a long skirt and looked exactly the same.
"You were right in your first thought. I really AM the old witch you were both looking for."
Turning to look closer at the two, she noticed the magic wand."What's that???"
Phil snorted. "LIKE it??? It's a MAGIC WAND....whooooooo..."
Phil did his best to make his eyes go wide Boris Karloff style and ham it up. It worked.
Ubasti scowled.
"Picked it up for my niece for tonight...it's Harry Potter theme for her.."
Ubasti bought it hook line and sinker."Why do people blow good money on cheap stuff like that??? ANYONE can see with half a brain that it's as fake as a purple duck..."
Phil smiled a very thin smile."Hey, you just like to spoil kids, that's all.."
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"What do you want with THE COLONEL??" the ghost was in a fine mood and popped up in front of the two cats with only his showing from the paneling of a wall...if he had hunk of wood around him, he would have looked like a hunting trophy..or the two timing knight that gets nailed in THE MAGIC SWORD..
Taz only jumped a little. Besides, the colonel was chuckling.
"Mr. Colonel, sir...some crazy lady with black robes and a gun has kidnapped our two dudes...we think, no, we're SURE..she's the witch...any leads?"
The Colonels' eyes burned, and he fell back into that old antique English he used when his anger was up."Her EVIL blazes a trail that CANNOT be hidden from spectral eyes...I can make out lots of candles nearby, the sign of the Evil One...she is planning a service tonight...her stench prevaids and her intentions are blackness against righteousness..Tonight we strike back at the doer of evil, the KILLER of The Little Pet."
Mowagi wanted to whistle in admiration. "It's clobbering time."
Taz only jumped a little. Besides, the colonel was chuckling.
"Mr. Colonel, sir...some crazy lady with black robes and a gun has kidnapped our two dudes...we think, no, we're SURE..she's the witch...any leads?"
The Colonels' eyes burned, and he fell back into that old antique English he used when his anger was up."Her EVIL blazes a trail that CANNOT be hidden from spectral eyes...I can make out lots of candles nearby, the sign of the Evil One...she is planning a service tonight...her stench prevaids and her intentions are blackness against righteousness..Tonight we strike back at the doer of evil, the KILLER of The Little Pet."
Mowagi wanted to whistle in admiration. "It's clobbering time."
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Jane looked up in relief at MHooch. It must have been sheer luck that put her right in the caring arms of Ethel's premiere ghost buster. "I'm so glad I found you." Jane said. "I don't know where to begin so much as happened to me tonight, and you are the only person who I could think of who would first believe me and second possibly be able to do something about it." Jane was talking so fast she was beginning to hyperventilate.
"Calm down, child, first tell me your name", Hooch said in a trusting and understanding tone. "Sit here and start from the beginning, believe you me, you can't shock me." The large orange cat that had been watching the recent action instinctively jumped into Jane's lap and purred. "Here, go ahead and pet Simon, he's very friendly and it will help calm you down."
Jane told Hooch everything she knew and could remember. When she finished, Jane was surprised that expression on Hooch's face had barely changed at bit. She had taken in the whole story and didn't laugh or bombard her with dozens of probing questions. Hooch slowly turned her head, stared into the distance and raised her hand to her chin in a motion reminiscent of the classic Thinker.
"Alright, I know what we are going to do. " Hooch said with confidence as she rose to her feet. "But first, we're going to need a little help."
"Calm down, child, first tell me your name", Hooch said in a trusting and understanding tone. "Sit here and start from the beginning, believe you me, you can't shock me." The large orange cat that had been watching the recent action instinctively jumped into Jane's lap and purred. "Here, go ahead and pet Simon, he's very friendly and it will help calm you down."
Jane told Hooch everything she knew and could remember. When she finished, Jane was surprised that expression on Hooch's face had barely changed at bit. She had taken in the whole story and didn't laugh or bombard her with dozens of probing questions. Hooch slowly turned her head, stared into the distance and raised her hand to her chin in a motion reminiscent of the classic Thinker.
"Alright, I know what we are going to do. " Hooch said with confidence as she rose to her feet. "But first, we're going to need a little help."
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The room that the Witch had led Bob and Phil into was actually an old fruit cellar that connected by way of a cold damp tunnel to the basement of the library. This was obviously built eons ago, well before the founding of the University when the campus grounds were a 750 acre farm. It was said that the library was build on the site of the old farmhouse.
The trio had entered the room through an old sewer grate that had been grown over by thick brush. In fact, the grate was so obscured by vegetation that it appeared that even University maintenance had forgotten it existed. It was the prefect place for the witch to plan and carry out her devilish ceremony.
"Now you, put away the toy," the witch barked toward Phil. "make yourself useful and tie your friend's arms behind his back and his ankles together." She pulled out two pieces of rope from her robe and threw them at Phil's feet. Phil complied with the witch's command. Little did she know that Phil had been an eagle scout as a boy and was a master of various knots. He could tie them all, but he could also, create a knot that looked tight and secure but was anything but.
Phil continued to engage the witch in conversation as he worked. "So, we tie up poor Bob here. What's next? How are you going to hold the gun and tie me up at the same time?" Phil questioned. "Don't worry about it son, I'm not going to tie you up, you're coming with me to get the Codex. So think of it this way, as long as you are useful to me, you can live. Not a bad deal huh?" She ended the sentence with a sinister cackle.
Once Phil had tied Bob up. The Witch instructed him to help Bob over and sit him down directly in the middle of the pentagram. "That's it," she said "that will save us some time later. Now let’s go, grab a torch and head for that doorway, the tunnel will take us to the library basement and the wonderful codex". Bob could hear her once again let out a loud cackle as the two made their way into the dark tunnel.
The trio had entered the room through an old sewer grate that had been grown over by thick brush. In fact, the grate was so obscured by vegetation that it appeared that even University maintenance had forgotten it existed. It was the prefect place for the witch to plan and carry out her devilish ceremony.
"Now you, put away the toy," the witch barked toward Phil. "make yourself useful and tie your friend's arms behind his back and his ankles together." She pulled out two pieces of rope from her robe and threw them at Phil's feet. Phil complied with the witch's command. Little did she know that Phil had been an eagle scout as a boy and was a master of various knots. He could tie them all, but he could also, create a knot that looked tight and secure but was anything but.
Phil continued to engage the witch in conversation as he worked. "So, we tie up poor Bob here. What's next? How are you going to hold the gun and tie me up at the same time?" Phil questioned. "Don't worry about it son, I'm not going to tie you up, you're coming with me to get the Codex. So think of it this way, as long as you are useful to me, you can live. Not a bad deal huh?" She ended the sentence with a sinister cackle.
Once Phil had tied Bob up. The Witch instructed him to help Bob over and sit him down directly in the middle of the pentagram. "That's it," she said "that will save us some time later. Now let’s go, grab a torch and head for that doorway, the tunnel will take us to the library basement and the wonderful codex". Bob could hear her once again let out a loud cackle as the two made their way into the dark tunnel.
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The orange VW pulled up in front of Hooch and Jane.
Fred stuck his head out and asked if they wanted a ride. The two got in.Hooch took the wheel.
"This is the help you were talking about?" asked Jane in the backseat.
"This is it..."replied Hooch. "Jane. Meet Fred. Fred is my faithful sidekick and keeper of the flame."
"Kimmo sabe is too kind.." quibbed Fred."Okay, it looks like the stuff is hitting the fan...the chancellor has just been reported hung...the heat are still in a huddle if it was his own idea or not...and his wife, Mrs. Howard Hughes, seems to have taken a powder...that photo I showed you was rarer then even I thought...she hadn't been photgraphed in YEARS and years...and the guy who DID get the photo...oh, you are going to LOVE this, this guy was hit by what the folks in Emerg thought has to be like a truck with claws...big, mean, heavy, but with claws..."
"So where are we headed?" asked Hooch.
"Library...and what's UNDERNEATH it...remember the mine cave in a few years ago?? Kept the gear? Okay, tonight it starts going nutso when I was over at the joint, looking around...there is thermal imagary coming from down there...and the mics are picking up some weird weird stuff.."
Jane was actually noticing how much gear WAS in the car...parts from what looking like hundred year old t.v.s. Old old books. Scopes of one kind or another...it was hard to compete for room..and that wasn't taking in the smell of the old dust and grease on some of the stuff.
Suddenly the talking cats were not the weirdest thing on the block anymore.
Fred stuck his head out and asked if they wanted a ride. The two got in.Hooch took the wheel.
"This is the help you were talking about?" asked Jane in the backseat.
"This is it..."replied Hooch. "Jane. Meet Fred. Fred is my faithful sidekick and keeper of the flame."
"Kimmo sabe is too kind.." quibbed Fred."Okay, it looks like the stuff is hitting the fan...the chancellor has just been reported hung...the heat are still in a huddle if it was his own idea or not...and his wife, Mrs. Howard Hughes, seems to have taken a powder...that photo I showed you was rarer then even I thought...she hadn't been photgraphed in YEARS and years...and the guy who DID get the photo...oh, you are going to LOVE this, this guy was hit by what the folks in Emerg thought has to be like a truck with claws...big, mean, heavy, but with claws..."
"So where are we headed?" asked Hooch.
"Library...and what's UNDERNEATH it...remember the mine cave in a few years ago?? Kept the gear? Okay, tonight it starts going nutso when I was over at the joint, looking around...there is thermal imagary coming from down there...and the mics are picking up some weird weird stuff.."
Jane was actually noticing how much gear WAS in the car...parts from what looking like hundred year old t.v.s. Old old books. Scopes of one kind or another...it was hard to compete for room..and that wasn't taking in the smell of the old dust and grease on some of the stuff.
Suddenly the talking cats were not the weirdest thing on the block anymore.
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As the witch and Phil disappeared down the darkened cavern, Bob kept his cool. He knew that Phil had made it very easy for him to escape, but he wanted to be sure they were well out of earshot before he made his move. When the coast was clear, Bob wiggled his way out of the knots and free himself. Now what to do? He thought to himself. Whatever he'd do, it had to be quick since he guessed it wouldn't take long for the witch and Phil to return with the codex. Who knows what would happen if they returned and he was gone. Phil might pay a staggering price for his escape.
Then Bob remembered Jane, perhaps she did get some type of help, if he could only find her and that help, he could lead them to the witch and turn the tables on the old wench with a trap of his own. He decided to take a chance and sneak outside. He made is way up the short stairwell and opened the Sewer grate. He popped out of the brush and began to randomly run in various directions. What was he looking for? Police vehicles? Sirens? Authorities of any type? "Get a hold of yourself Bob, " he mumbled to himself. "Think, logically, where would help come from?" He decided to head for the front gate of the campus. If there was any help on the way, they'd undoubtedly come through there.
When he arrived at his destination, he was disappointed, there was little activity. It was past 11pm now and the campus had begun to die down. There were very few cars in and around the front gate. Bob sat down and rested in frustration, what would he do now? Just as his bottom side hit the curb, a bright orange VW came speeding up the drive and through the front gate. It came to a screeching halt inches from Bob's feet. The speeding car shocked Bob and he instinctively fell back off the curb and on the grass. He looked up and the doors opened.
Then Bob remembered Jane, perhaps she did get some type of help, if he could only find her and that help, he could lead them to the witch and turn the tables on the old wench with a trap of his own. He decided to take a chance and sneak outside. He made is way up the short stairwell and opened the Sewer grate. He popped out of the brush and began to randomly run in various directions. What was he looking for? Police vehicles? Sirens? Authorities of any type? "Get a hold of yourself Bob, " he mumbled to himself. "Think, logically, where would help come from?" He decided to head for the front gate of the campus. If there was any help on the way, they'd undoubtedly come through there.
When he arrived at his destination, he was disappointed, there was little activity. It was past 11pm now and the campus had begun to die down. There were very few cars in and around the front gate. Bob sat down and rested in frustration, what would he do now? Just as his bottom side hit the curb, a bright orange VW came speeding up the drive and through the front gate. It came to a screeching halt inches from Bob's feet. The speeding car shocked Bob and he instinctively fell back off the curb and on the grass. He looked up and the doors opened.
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The Colonel knew that he had to get between the witch and the Codex. He had to muster all his power to make sure she did not get her hands on this document. "As soon as she enters the room, I will give her blast of spectral energy that she'll never forget. I've waited a long time for this..." the Colonel was stopped by Magwai and Taz. They had to remind him that the last they knew, Bob and Phil were under the Witch's control and could very easily lose their lives if they didn't carefully plan out their next move.
"Oh yes," said the Colonel " I wouldn't want to bring any harm to those nice boys. Here is my idea, you two will cause a distraction and leave the rest to me. She won't know what hit her and the lads should be safe and sound." Taz and Magwai agreed, but had their doubts. They really didn't know what a ghost like the Colonel could do. But one thing was for certain; they could certainly cause a distraction and separate the Witch from her gun.
The trio heard footsteps coming toward the room. "It's go time" said Taz. With that the Colonel vanished. Magwai positioned himself on the floor behind the open door. Tax lept on top of bookshelf to the left of the door and waited in perfect silence. A slight glow could be seen in the darkness of the doorway. The orange glow of a torch slowly increasing in strength as the party approached the door to the Codex room.
"Oh yes," said the Colonel " I wouldn't want to bring any harm to those nice boys. Here is my idea, you two will cause a distraction and leave the rest to me. She won't know what hit her and the lads should be safe and sound." Taz and Magwai agreed, but had their doubts. They really didn't know what a ghost like the Colonel could do. But one thing was for certain; they could certainly cause a distraction and separate the Witch from her gun.
The trio heard footsteps coming toward the room. "It's go time" said Taz. With that the Colonel vanished. Magwai positioned himself on the floor behind the open door. Tax lept on top of bookshelf to the left of the door and waited in perfect silence. A slight glow could be seen in the darkness of the doorway. The orange glow of a torch slowly increasing in strength as the party approached the door to the Codex room.
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"I'm guessing you can tell us where the witch is..." deadpaned Fred.
It made sense. Guy out of breath, panting beside the street, flithy and scared but not even CARING when a car came so close.
Why not??
"She's down this way..."
Hooch was unloading her trunk and motioned everyone over."Okay, remember that movie that was on the other night on cable? The one where all those hit men go after the ONE guy in Vegas? And they all wind up shooting each other in the feet? Let's not DO that...First off, we light a bit of a fire under witchy poo...whatever is GIVING her the power she needs will be IRRITATED by THIS.."
Hooch dissolved some powder into a glass of water and poured it into an old fashioned fly sprayer...and started to pump the water into the air.
"See, there are ALL sorts of things out there supernaturally that want to run things..the spray here will irritate what ever is around and create a sort of "Bad Day at the Office for The Boss" vibe...and we all know how bosses love to take it out on their lower ranking employees.
"Of course, with the hospital now a pet therapy centre, and a successful one at that...her Boss might be a little torqued to begin with..."
It made sense. Guy out of breath, panting beside the street, flithy and scared but not even CARING when a car came so close.
Why not??
"She's down this way..."
Hooch was unloading her trunk and motioned everyone over."Okay, remember that movie that was on the other night on cable? The one where all those hit men go after the ONE guy in Vegas? And they all wind up shooting each other in the feet? Let's not DO that...First off, we light a bit of a fire under witchy poo...whatever is GIVING her the power she needs will be IRRITATED by THIS.."
Hooch dissolved some powder into a glass of water and poured it into an old fashioned fly sprayer...and started to pump the water into the air.
"See, there are ALL sorts of things out there supernaturally that want to run things..the spray here will irritate what ever is around and create a sort of "Bad Day at the Office for The Boss" vibe...and we all know how bosses love to take it out on their lower ranking employees.
"Of course, with the hospital now a pet therapy centre, and a successful one at that...her Boss might be a little torqued to begin with..."
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"...okay...you go over and get it..." said the witch.
The cats paused. They didn't want to hurt Phil. But where was that crazy Colonel?? Could he take a hint?
Phil crossed the floor and went to the case holding the codex. Ubasti came in and stood inside at the door, then walked in a few more feet. She still had the gun out...the cats looked at each other from across the room. The colonel was a wild card...the longer it took for him to check in, the more anxious they got.
"Okaaaaay," said Phil."I think THIS is the spell you were after..."and he started to read. Steady mumbo jumbo chanting...like short wave radio from some emerging nation.
It was then the boys saw the Colonel behind the witch, with his sword raised over the back of his head Conan style, ready to downswing.
Then the colonel froze.
"Here...hold this..." Phil said. He handed the witch his 'toy Harry Potter wand' and fumbled with some pages.
The colonel had lowered his sword to his waist and just stood there.
Phil continued chanting and extending his arm with his palm lowered to the floor. Mogwai thought he saw a wink from Phil to the Colonel. Was the Colonel winking back??
Who knows? All the cats could later remember for sure was the piece of lightening. It arced out and surrrounded the witch and grabbed in towards her body, the flames burning her clothes and flesh...she started to scream and tried to throw down the wand, but it seemed glued to her hand...it wouldn't leave her palm...her screams got louder and meaner...the lightening didn't stop...it travelled up and down the body in waves, then finally knocked off.
The witch collapsed on the floor.Panting.
The Colonel laughed and cried at the same time."Oh, son, that was SUCH a shuck...she didn't even SEE THE REVERSE HOLDING spell coming..now, I don't THINK the translation you used was AS ARTFULL as the one I would have done,but I recognized it, and it, while different from the one I would have used, DID do the job...she's paralyzed now.."
"Only in terms of GROSS BODY MOVEMENT old fool!!" screamed the witch.
She uttered some long forgotten dark words. The far end of the room started to fog over with a dark mist. The mist congealed into a ballisk..the creature that was built like a truck with claws..and glowing green eyes..it roared and started to run towards the colonel on all fours.
Phil started to perform the right to shut up the witch, and he hoped, stop the ballisk, but it only seemed to slow it down.
"See, after the Civil War, SO many of our boys went west to hunt buffalo.." the Colonel said to no one in particular."They dug the idea of the beasts coming at them while they stood there and took dead aim. Remind them, I guess, of seeing the men coming at them in the trenches, running across the fields. Relive the excitement, I guess.
Properly done, you could shoot a buffalo in between THE EYES and it would come to drop at your feet."
The cats stared at each other wide eyed. Was the old goat having some sort of fit? WHAT was all this talk about the Civil War?
"Now, I didn't HOLD with that...those were BEAUTIFUL critters, and deserved RESPECT...a symbol of America...but THIS..."
And without another word, he pulled out a Civil War side arm the Gettysburg museum would have given it's mothers for and shot the ballisk right between the eyes.
The cats jumped at the loud explosion.The ballisk fell where it stood.
"See, that's ANOTHER thing I didn't approve of..WHY wait unti they were so CLOSE?? You placed people in danger...just SLAY them..."
The Colonel went over the witch glued to the floor...now wide eyed and staring up at the ghost.
"Hi, witch." he said softly."You killed my mother's baby sister. You killed dozens more. For years, I thought of nothing other then chopping off your head with my sword. Then I told those boys I would give you a blast of force. Then when you sent Rover over there at me, I thought I would take you out the same way.
The Colonel leaned over and placed the gun to her head.
"Good bye..."
Then the ghost took his other hand and dragged her up by the neck. "I an constantly impressed how things on THIS SIDE can handle the forces of evil. My shots against your work beast, my 'flesh' on your flesh...Now let's go on parade..Hey, Phil boy...give her the limited motion spell...FEET ONLY...it starts at the next page...Santum Santum...ebo ebo something or other...there's a salami stain or something near it.."
Everybody just stared.
"Oh, I'm NOT going to SHOOT her either...MY intent is to take her outside and let the evil of this town destroy itself...honey, you may have missed all the fun tonight..but I didn't. there has been news afoot..your sect is in ruins...NO CHILD died tonight...and when the bill collector comes for souls in exchange for your youth, he will only find you...and HE WILL come for you. I want to be in the private box at the opera watching as you finish the show.
"Now walk towards the east..."
Nothing..she was still glued to the spot..
"Phiiiiiil...."
"Oh, right, right..."Phil fumbled the codex for real this time and started to repeat the spell the Colonel had told him.
The witches legs and feet moved like they were made of cement, and the two headed to the door...
The cats paused. They didn't want to hurt Phil. But where was that crazy Colonel?? Could he take a hint?
Phil crossed the floor and went to the case holding the codex. Ubasti came in and stood inside at the door, then walked in a few more feet. She still had the gun out...the cats looked at each other from across the room. The colonel was a wild card...the longer it took for him to check in, the more anxious they got.
"Okaaaaay," said Phil."I think THIS is the spell you were after..."and he started to read. Steady mumbo jumbo chanting...like short wave radio from some emerging nation.
It was then the boys saw the Colonel behind the witch, with his sword raised over the back of his head Conan style, ready to downswing.
Then the colonel froze.
"Here...hold this..." Phil said. He handed the witch his 'toy Harry Potter wand' and fumbled with some pages.
The colonel had lowered his sword to his waist and just stood there.
Phil continued chanting and extending his arm with his palm lowered to the floor. Mogwai thought he saw a wink from Phil to the Colonel. Was the Colonel winking back??
Who knows? All the cats could later remember for sure was the piece of lightening. It arced out and surrrounded the witch and grabbed in towards her body, the flames burning her clothes and flesh...she started to scream and tried to throw down the wand, but it seemed glued to her hand...it wouldn't leave her palm...her screams got louder and meaner...the lightening didn't stop...it travelled up and down the body in waves, then finally knocked off.
The witch collapsed on the floor.Panting.
The Colonel laughed and cried at the same time."Oh, son, that was SUCH a shuck...she didn't even SEE THE REVERSE HOLDING spell coming..now, I don't THINK the translation you used was AS ARTFULL as the one I would have done,but I recognized it, and it, while different from the one I would have used, DID do the job...she's paralyzed now.."
"Only in terms of GROSS BODY MOVEMENT old fool!!" screamed the witch.
She uttered some long forgotten dark words. The far end of the room started to fog over with a dark mist. The mist congealed into a ballisk..the creature that was built like a truck with claws..and glowing green eyes..it roared and started to run towards the colonel on all fours.
Phil started to perform the right to shut up the witch, and he hoped, stop the ballisk, but it only seemed to slow it down.
"See, after the Civil War, SO many of our boys went west to hunt buffalo.." the Colonel said to no one in particular."They dug the idea of the beasts coming at them while they stood there and took dead aim. Remind them, I guess, of seeing the men coming at them in the trenches, running across the fields. Relive the excitement, I guess.
Properly done, you could shoot a buffalo in between THE EYES and it would come to drop at your feet."
The cats stared at each other wide eyed. Was the old goat having some sort of fit? WHAT was all this talk about the Civil War?
"Now, I didn't HOLD with that...those were BEAUTIFUL critters, and deserved RESPECT...a symbol of America...but THIS..."
And without another word, he pulled out a Civil War side arm the Gettysburg museum would have given it's mothers for and shot the ballisk right between the eyes.
The cats jumped at the loud explosion.The ballisk fell where it stood.
"See, that's ANOTHER thing I didn't approve of..WHY wait unti they were so CLOSE?? You placed people in danger...just SLAY them..."
The Colonel went over the witch glued to the floor...now wide eyed and staring up at the ghost.
"Hi, witch." he said softly."You killed my mother's baby sister. You killed dozens more. For years, I thought of nothing other then chopping off your head with my sword. Then I told those boys I would give you a blast of force. Then when you sent Rover over there at me, I thought I would take you out the same way.
The Colonel leaned over and placed the gun to her head.
"Good bye..."
Then the ghost took his other hand and dragged her up by the neck. "I an constantly impressed how things on THIS SIDE can handle the forces of evil. My shots against your work beast, my 'flesh' on your flesh...Now let's go on parade..Hey, Phil boy...give her the limited motion spell...FEET ONLY...it starts at the next page...Santum Santum...ebo ebo something or other...there's a salami stain or something near it.."
Everybody just stared.
"Oh, I'm NOT going to SHOOT her either...MY intent is to take her outside and let the evil of this town destroy itself...honey, you may have missed all the fun tonight..but I didn't. there has been news afoot..your sect is in ruins...NO CHILD died tonight...and when the bill collector comes for souls in exchange for your youth, he will only find you...and HE WILL come for you. I want to be in the private box at the opera watching as you finish the show.
"Now walk towards the east..."
Nothing..she was still glued to the spot..
"Phiiiiiil...."
"Oh, right, right..."Phil fumbled the codex for real this time and started to repeat the spell the Colonel had told him.
The witches legs and feet moved like they were made of cement, and the two headed to the door...
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Fred noticed it first.
Hooch was busy with the bug sprayer that was spewing out this stuff she said was GUARANTEED to get the 'dark one' made.
Fred thought it might be working.
Behind him in the vacant lot was a big black demon. Or devil. Or gargoyle. Something.
It was about a hundred feet high. Give or take. The eyes were green and glowed. And it had pointed ears that reminded Fred of Yoda.
Nope. Yoda was nice and cuddly. This thing had yellow sharp teeth and wanted to eat something.
You could tell that by the slobber coming down the mouth.
It formed pools near his feet.
Fred has seen an old guy on oxygen drool like that once.
This was worse.
The Thing breathed out and Hooch felt it on the back of her neck.
She turned and looked.
"Fred????"
"....saw it a few seconds before you did...we might want to knock that off.."
The Thing started to move it's arm, hand outstretched towards them. Nothing that big could move fast, but the whole group was rooted to the spot...gaping in awe.
The hand came down and grabbed Ubasti, who was walkiing out to the grounds, like she was being forced marched.
She was picked up in a sweeping motion that she didn't have a chance to fight against.
With the witch in his hand, it reminded Hooch of King Kong, that scene where Fay Wray is in the big apes mitt and just LOSES it...
The Thing started to stare at Ubasti and Hooch swore she saw RAYS come out of it's eyes, like something from the Twilight Zone or Outer Limits.
Then Ubasti was screaming. Loud and out of control.
The Thing grinned. It's teeth were the size of a bus.
"My lord! My lord! I have served you! Please! REWARD me!!!"
A voice low and rumbling like a cement mixer answered:'You have failed to deliver you QUOTA...you are being...terminated..."
Ubasti sreamed.
Then Thing threw her down his throat.
Hooch was busy with the bug sprayer that was spewing out this stuff she said was GUARANTEED to get the 'dark one' made.
Fred thought it might be working.
Behind him in the vacant lot was a big black demon. Or devil. Or gargoyle. Something.
It was about a hundred feet high. Give or take. The eyes were green and glowed. And it had pointed ears that reminded Fred of Yoda.
Nope. Yoda was nice and cuddly. This thing had yellow sharp teeth and wanted to eat something.
You could tell that by the slobber coming down the mouth.
It formed pools near his feet.
Fred has seen an old guy on oxygen drool like that once.
This was worse.
The Thing breathed out and Hooch felt it on the back of her neck.
She turned and looked.
"Fred????"
"....saw it a few seconds before you did...we might want to knock that off.."
The Thing started to move it's arm, hand outstretched towards them. Nothing that big could move fast, but the whole group was rooted to the spot...gaping in awe.
The hand came down and grabbed Ubasti, who was walkiing out to the grounds, like she was being forced marched.
She was picked up in a sweeping motion that she didn't have a chance to fight against.
With the witch in his hand, it reminded Hooch of King Kong, that scene where Fay Wray is in the big apes mitt and just LOSES it...
The Thing started to stare at Ubasti and Hooch swore she saw RAYS come out of it's eyes, like something from the Twilight Zone or Outer Limits.
Then Ubasti was screaming. Loud and out of control.
The Thing grinned. It's teeth were the size of a bus.
"My lord! My lord! I have served you! Please! REWARD me!!!"
A voice low and rumbling like a cement mixer answered:'You have failed to deliver you QUOTA...you are being...terminated..."
Ubasti sreamed.
Then Thing threw her down his throat.
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Nobody said anything.
Nobody moved.
The Thing looked down at the group the way a housewife surveys unwanted bathtub lime deposit on a t.v. commercial.
"Out of my way.." It said, more annoyed then anything."I want that codex NOW. And WHY are all these CATS hanging around??"
It was true. The field was full of them, and more coming.
Mogwai spoke up first."Leave. Now. You have THIS chance. We don't bluff. Just go. Or you die."
The Thing started to laugh. The sound reminded Phil of a sloppy garbage truck.
"See, " said Taz, all patience."A LOT of power depends on BELIEF. NOBODY believes in you anymore. Sure, sure, you can eat a witch or two. But BEYOND THAT??? And remember, we CATS were one of over 70 principal gods of Egypt and are still big in society today.."
The Thing started to move forward.
"Top Cat. Cat in the Hat. Mooch from Mutts. They command you to halt."
The Thing halted in it's tracks.
"Slyvester and Tweety. Tom and Jerry. Itchy and Scratchy. You will bother us no more. Begin to shrink."
It turned pale, was rooted to the spot.
"Garflied commands you shrink. You WILL shrink. More people believe and pay attention to Garflied then you; you will shrink."
And The Thing did. In an instant, it was down to tree top level.The Colonel, however, wasn't finsihed. Not yet.
Nobody moved.
The Thing looked down at the group the way a housewife surveys unwanted bathtub lime deposit on a t.v. commercial.
"Out of my way.." It said, more annoyed then anything."I want that codex NOW. And WHY are all these CATS hanging around??"
It was true. The field was full of them, and more coming.
Mogwai spoke up first."Leave. Now. You have THIS chance. We don't bluff. Just go. Or you die."
The Thing started to laugh. The sound reminded Phil of a sloppy garbage truck.
"See, " said Taz, all patience."A LOT of power depends on BELIEF. NOBODY believes in you anymore. Sure, sure, you can eat a witch or two. But BEYOND THAT??? And remember, we CATS were one of over 70 principal gods of Egypt and are still big in society today.."
The Thing started to move forward.
"Top Cat. Cat in the Hat. Mooch from Mutts. They command you to halt."
The Thing halted in it's tracks.
"Slyvester and Tweety. Tom and Jerry. Itchy and Scratchy. You will bother us no more. Begin to shrink."
It turned pale, was rooted to the spot.
"Garflied commands you shrink. You WILL shrink. More people believe and pay attention to Garflied then you; you will shrink."
And The Thing did. In an instant, it was down to tree top level.The Colonel, however, wasn't finsihed. Not yet.
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The Colonel ran forward and with his sword hoisted above his head, stabbed The Thing three times.
No interval between the stabs, or none that anyone could see. As fast in as out.
After the third stab, The Colonel pulled out his sword and stepped back, a look of triumph on his face.
"What was THAT all about????"yelled down a clearly irritated and puzzled demon.
"See, the way I figure it..."The Colonel replied abstractly" Is that a cat bite is one of the worst things that can happen to a human. Guy I know in the war lost his finger from a cat bite. Could have been the hand.
"And from what I understand, even with your anti-biotics, it HASN'T gotten any better...so I wondered..WHAT would happen with my SWORD...which HAS to be AT LEAST as dirty as any cat bite...what would THAT do?? And also given the fact that just to keep you upright, your circulation system must be just pumping away to beat the band...it COULD be impressive.."
The Thing had enough. It roared and reached over to grap The Colonel..then stopped in mid grab.
It started to stiffen..then moan.
No interval between the stabs, or none that anyone could see. As fast in as out.
After the third stab, The Colonel pulled out his sword and stepped back, a look of triumph on his face.
"What was THAT all about????"yelled down a clearly irritated and puzzled demon.
"See, the way I figure it..."The Colonel replied abstractly" Is that a cat bite is one of the worst things that can happen to a human. Guy I know in the war lost his finger from a cat bite. Could have been the hand.
"And from what I understand, even with your anti-biotics, it HASN'T gotten any better...so I wondered..WHAT would happen with my SWORD...which HAS to be AT LEAST as dirty as any cat bite...what would THAT do?? And also given the fact that just to keep you upright, your circulation system must be just pumping away to beat the band...it COULD be impressive.."
The Thing had enough. It roared and reached over to grap The Colonel..then stopped in mid grab.
It started to stiffen..then moan.
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