Illegalist Insurrection: An Unofficial TwoSet Adventure

Aileana's Magnificent Entry

"That's true," broke in a new voice. Illegalist stopped short.

BlueMeow's grin grew wider.

"We don't know what we need to do to defeat you," it said.

"Who's there?!" Illegalist demanded.

"But," continued the voice, "we'll sure as hell go down trying."

What happened next happened so fast, none of them could have comprehended it. First, a bolt of blue. Second, a hissing, crackling buzz in the air, which caused the cats' fur to fluff out into big poofs. Third, the strange cracking of the jail bars. Illegalist could be heard shouting above the din.

And then the dust cleared, and a figure walked through the sparks, hand buzzing with blue lightning. "Good morning, sir. You must be Illegalist."

"Didn't know that'd actually work, but hey, it worked," BlueMeow snorted. She tapped at the bars, and they crumpled into freedom.

Illegalist's magma eyes widened in horror. "No! NO! It can't be! They couldn't have!" he roared.

The newly-freed BlueMeow, Musica, and Doug barreled into the open space, immediately feeling their strength return. Aileana looked at the jubilant trio. "Hey, guys. Run now while you can. We'll handle this."

"Of course. Thank you, Aileana, and Legalist, wherever he is," Musica said, nodding gratefully. "May Ling Ling be with you. Come along, Doug. Can you get us out?"

"Right away, sir," Doug said, wings glowing. "My power is coming back already. So long, Aileana."

He and Musica bowed in adieu, silently vanishing into the smoke. BlueMeow lingered behind. "Lemme guess, you trashed the library for resources," she whispered. "And you didn't clean it up."

Aileana cringed. "Tell Musica we're sorry for raiding his collection," she whispered back. "Now get out, Blue."

BlueMeow winked. "Okay, good luck," she said. "The ant fodder brain is kinda scary, so watch out." With that, she also ran off.

It took only a split second's hesitation before Illegalist was revived from his trancelike shock. He immediately knocked Aileana back with a ferocious wave of smoky darkness, and she hit the wall with a thud.

"How DARE you mock me!" Illegalist shouted, looming in front of Aileana. A force of smokiness pinned her down. "You, who seek to destroy my magnificent exploits in this universe! You shall pay for your insolence!"

Aileana coughed weakly. "Okay, if you say so," she said.

She mustered a quiet, gentle hum in her hand, and relaxed. "But not before I do THIS!"

And then a blinding bolt of lightning shot out of her hand and traveled into the darkness, paralyzing Illegalist yet a second time. She got ready to charge another beam and blasted it at him in quick succession.

This second one, however, broke him out of his shock, and he countered her third attack with equal intensity.

"Insolent fool!" he shouted, obliterating the third beam. Aileana stumbled backwards at the whiplash and tried to shield herself as best she could. Her eyes stung with tears as the dust clouds kicked up, rubble crackling along the walls and her lightning shield weakening.

The door, the door! Get him to open the door! her mind chanted, and as he continued firing at her, she ducked.

The untouchable door exploded quite remarkably. Would it make a difference? Hardly, but they could always replace it and renovate this room into a storage closet, maybe. At least now Illegalist would be horrified long enough for her to escape.

And indeed, the caterwaul began, and Illegalist began screeching at the horror of destroying one of his own things.