Fable Fantasy Adventure : The Magician's Return

Chapter 2 : Sign of Trouble

Meanwhile...at Christ the King Catholic cemetery....A black hole appears near the statue and a hooded man pulling a cart came from it. "Hmm...This world has changed since I was imprisoned," the man. He opens his hood, revealing a Jewish man carrying a sorcerer staff. "I, Simon Magus, shall turn everyone to worship me, the magician!!" the man yelled aloud followed by loud thunder. "Hmm...I sense someone befitting for my show---" before he can continue, the wolf inside the cage on his cart barked loudly with a threatening growl. "---Quiet!! Or I will make you a wolfskin for my house," Magus scolded it. He zapped the wolf with his magic and the wolf whimpers. Magus takes a spell book and summons an assassin made from shadow. "I want you to capture this boy. He lives near Caregan school. Find him and capture him alive for me," Magus ordered. The shadow hisses before vanishing in front of him. As the shadow vanished, Magus turned at the statue near him. "You...! You're the one who sent me to eternal imprisonment. Now that you're gone, it's my turn have these humans worship me! Hahahaha!!" Magus laughed evilly. Meanwhile back at Tyco...Everyone went to sleep early in the night. However, Tyco is the only boy who couldn't sleep even though he knew it's late night. "I wish I can sleep like Tane. She slept at 09.00 PM but me...I'm still an owl in human form," Tyco thought, sitting near sleeping Tane. As he looks down, he heard a budging sound. Tyco stands and return to his owl form. He hide behind the shelves near the door. A shadow walked passed the door and turn physical form in the form of a man with glowing eyes and two horns pointing backward. "(He just passed through the door!)" Tyco gaped. The shadow walks to the stairs. "(It's after Tane!)" Tyco looked at the room where Tane is. As it put its foot on the stair, Tyco comes out and attacks it. "(Stay away from her!)" Tyco screeched. The shadow swing its claw on him, flinging him to the door. Tyco's back hit the door but he keeps attacking the shadow. Tane and her parents wake up from the banging sound and run downstair. "Who's there? What the hell?!" Tane's dad said. "Tyco!" Tane's mom said. Tyco screeches loudly. Tane look around and see her weapon given by Merlin near the shadow. "This weapon has been enhanced by my magics. Use it on your enemies. This gun can also hit enemy summoned by magic too," Tane remembered Merlin's explanation. Tane jumped past the attacking shadow to her gun and blast it away from her house. The shadow vanishes upon hitting the ground. Tane smiles proudly and approaches Tyco. "Tyco! Are you okay, little brother?" Tane asked. Tyco return in his human form with wounds and bruises on his arm and face. "That thing is a monster. I couldn't even touch it!" Tyco said. "That thing is a shadow. You can't physically attack a ghost like that. Only Merlin's gun can touch it," Tane said. "Tane...I had a bad feeling that this...is just the beginning of that shadow's attack...," Tyco said softly. "Don't speak, Tyco. You're hurt, we will tend your wound quickly," Tane said. As Tane's mom and dad taking care of his wound, Tyco fainted from the wound. The next day, Tane wake Tyco. "Tyco...Tyco...," Tane said. "(Groan) My head still pounding...," Tyco said. "You blacked out as soon as we tend your wound. How do you feel?" Tane asked. "I feel all better," Tyco peeled all the band-aids on his skin. No trace of wounds on Tyco's skin which is very unusual for an Owlman. "No trace of wounds? I can't believe it," Tane's father said. "It means that Tyco is more than just an Owl boy," Tane said. Meanwhile...Tane's mom looks at the clock hanging on the wall and realize that it's 06.00 AM. "Oh no, it's 6 AM. Tane and Tyco will be late for school! Come on now, children. Let's hurry to school," Tane's mother said. "You're right. Go get yourself ready to school, children," Tane's father said. Tane and Tyco hurry and get ready for school. After getting ready, their father walks them to school. Arriving school their father gives them advice before they enter the school. "Now then, let me give you advice to you before I go to work. If someone cause trouble to you...just ignore them, troublemakers won't trouble you again as long as you ignore them," Tane's father said. "Yes, father, " Tyco said, his eyes sparkled. "Now go and enjoy your first day school, son," Tane's father said. "Let's go, Tyco," Tane said. Tyco nodded happily and they ran to school. In front of the school gate, Tane looks around. Eyes are set on Tyco the new student before returning back to each other. Tyco thinks about what children would think about him when they see him. Tyco whimpers in owl voice before continuing with Tane. Inside, Tyco follows Tane to their class. When the bell rang, the homeroom teacher enter the class. "Class, today we have a new student. You there, come forward," the teacher said. Tyco comes forward while rubbing his left arm in self-conscious. "Err...why aren't you wearing any shoes?" the teacher whispered to Tyco's ear. "Uh...Have you seen my feet yet?" Tyco whispered back. The teacher sees Tyco's big bandaged feet and finally understand what Tyco said. "Ahem...Anyway, let's hear your name," the teacher said. "My name is Tyco...I uh...hope we can work together...," Tyco said. "Same here," Gon said. "Now then, Tyco...You will be sitting beside Gon's seat," Teacher said. "Yes, sir," Tyco said. "Now then, let us begin the lesson," Teacher said. As the teacher writes down the lesson, Tyco have a hard time understanding the lesson. As far as he can understand Human's language, he still have a hard time understanding complicated words. "Need a help?" Gon asked. Tyco nodded with an owl's voice. "Here, let me explain for you. First, the teacher who wrote on the blackboard there is mister Ryan the homeroom teacher, he teaches us Math. Try to write down what he wrote on the blackboard, then I will help you with the counting," Gon said. Tyco writes down the maths and Gon helps him count.