Writing Inktober 2021

*Day Twenty-five- Splat

(A/n please keep an eye on day 12)

Okay. While we are in danger of dying, it could be worse. We could be back in that place. And we haven't gone splat yet. I wonder how our friends would react to the dryness of our humor. While we were back there, shudder  we did wonder if they were coming. Now that we are out, we have not had the time.

We suddenly hear a commotion above us. Maybe the enemy has found a way down the cliff to follow us. We look at each other with renewed worry. We hope we will be okay.

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They had determined it to be time to act. Natalie watched as the well oiled machine gave not even a few looks and got into motion. Dominique got a bag that was behind her and as if she was a witch herself pulled out from it like she was Herminoe Granger or if it was the magician's hat. The bunny then would be the weapons and devices she pulled out.

Each member of the machine came to get a weapon they obviously used all the time. The way they held each weapon loose in some areas and tight in others, the way the hand and handle formed to fit each other, the visible warmth and comfort brought showed the ownership. Zeke had twin daggers. Keith put on a vest of small guns and bombs, and other odd things. Farley had two guns and a pair of goggles to aim. Makena had a pair of goggles as well, two wrist devices that shot darts, and a bo staff. Dominique was accurate when she compared her smart friend to a turtle. Kala had a sword. Each part of the machine also had a holster on their thigh that had any other weapon. Keith grabbed a compound bow and quiver out of the bag and handed it to John, and asked if he could shoot. John could and took the articles of war. Agatha was handed an average gun, but said that she didn't need it, wanting to stick to magic. The compromise was her keeping it in a holster on her thigh just in case. Dominique then started digging in her bag for a minute. Having brought something out, she walked over to Natalie and gently handed it to her. "I feel like this will suit you. It is an ice or freeze gun. It is very powerful and can be dangerous." Dom said to Nat. Nat held it in awe and wondered how she knew. Dominique then also suited up. She had a very advanced jumpsuit under her clothes that she revealed. She then decked it out with at least a dozen gadgets.

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We start to head out. Having a gun on my thigh feels weird. But, I know Zeke wants me to be safe, so I will have it with me. I am still, of course, going to use my magic.

After about ½ an hour we come upon a large structure, like a fortress. It gives off a dark foreboding feeling that unsettles my core. It doesn't seem magical, but like my pre-magic life Conscience. Something bad happened there and I think something bad is going to happen. We spend the rest of the hour getting to the outside of the tower/fortress. The main of the 'building' is a large, wide tower, with a lower floor level. Surrounding it is a courtyard with a wall. It is all dark or black stone/material. Natalie, John, and I are split up with the team we are with. John is with Farley and Zeke. Natalie is with Dominique and Kala, and I am put with Makena and Keith. Group One is going around the left, Group Two down the middle, and Group Three, Keith, Makena, and I are going down the right.

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Group One, went down the left and took out only ½ dozen men. It was almost abandoned. John was confused. Wasn't there supposed to be more people? He may not have known what they were doing, but television seemed to say that those kinds of fortresses had dozens upon dozens of guards if not more. Where was everyone?

Zeke spoke his concern, "where in the world is everyone? They couldn't have taken them all down by themselves."

"Whose 'they'?" John tried asking.