A Brief Future Of Time

Audio Log 12: The Spectral Scientist Duality

   ~~~~~~~Alternate Title: The Black-Out Anomaly ~~~~~~~

"Ahh crap, it had to be a pitfall! These Transmute aren't as inferior beings as I expected them to be.." Seb guffawed.

"Inferior indeed!" Dia bellowed.

"Says the guy in the pit fall"  

The spectral scientist diverted his attention to the mocking voices coming from outside the pit-fall to see two Centaur Sentries securing the perimeter.

"So, does the superior need help getting out of a pit?" Said a sentry roaring with laughter.

"Nah, I can get out of here all by myself! we were only sitting here like a fish in a barrel to see if I can dig for gold!" Diana said.

"Ooh, look! Sar-Chasm! Hahah!" The other one joked.

"I admit the use of homophony in sarcasm, the lingual device and Chasm, a deep pit was pretty witty, but are you gonna stand there mocking me, or show me how fast you can run with a sword lodged in you chest?" Seb said, shutting up the laughter.

"You wanna fight? Huh? Bring it on!"

"Yeah, as soon as I get out of here, my intangible body can't offer resistance to the walls of the pit, so I can't climb out of here..."

"Then we shall leave you and your friend to die, Nerd, you don't stand a chance against us if you cant even climb out of a petty pit! Heh! Let's go waste our time somewhere else, Beucaphalus."

"Yeah, let's go, Chiron, the scorpions will get to him if he doesn't die of hunger or thirst first."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"

"Look, Chiron, someone's afraid of scorpions!" The centaur chuckled.

"I'm not afraid of scorpions..."

"I am! Seb, get me out of here!" Dia said, tensed.

"...I am NOT a NERD, I just happen to know the exact temperature of the Sun, or the first 1000 digits of pi.." Seb continued, ignoring Dia's pleas.

"Whatever, just listen to yourself, nerd." The centaurs said, turning to leave Seb, who was now exuding rage.

"Get back here and fight, Centaurs" Seb taunted, as he levitated out of the pit, radiating pure energy, making his translucent body glow a bright white, his eyes inducing fear into the centaurs who were mocking the ghost till the previous minute.

"H..How is he floating? Beucaphalus, take him down!" Chiron instructed, while the other centaur armed a plasma grenade and flung it at Seb. Surprisingly though, instead of an expected explosion, there was now a surge in Sebastian's aura.

"Fire repulsor cannons!!"

"You people don't get the danger of firing energy at energy do you?" Seb asked, his eyes now a shade of electric blue.

"RPG!" The centaur resorted a last ditch attempt.

"Thanks for all the energy, you did me more good than harm!" Sebastian said. "I know am an embodiment of electrons. You're horseshoes are made of metal. Physics 101, Metals conduct electricity." Seb said, pointing at the centaurs, making the electrons flow straight towards the positively charged centaurs, electrocuting them.

"Seb! Are you alright? What's happening up there?!" Dia asked from the pit-fall, as the combat was locked out of her view.

"Yes! I will get you out of there in a minute!" He said

"Initiate..se..self destruct protocol.." the dying centaur whispered. "HEY NERD!"

"You never learn, do you?!" Sebastian said, dashing towards the centaur, and worse, the bomb, which exploded the very moment Seb came close.