An Unlikely Alliance

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Oh boy ... can I survive the wait ...


GREAT read Gull Thank you.
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Ash Can wrote:It can open any door! Once you have been through a door it learns how to open it so all you ever need is one key to do everything. Makes storage so much easier.
That's it. Ash Can said it! It must be here someplace.

EVERYONE START SEARCHING!

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One key to rule them all,
   one key to find them,
One key to bring them all
   and in our hands bind them.
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Chapter Seven- The Reunion

The trio follows the path through the ogre dungeon to the opposite entrance and appears again upon the surface. Carefully they skirt the mountains but when within sight of the tower they find it surrounded by soldiers and evil mages. Sebastina’s voice soft and seductive when using her charm spell is now spewing out orders, and curses, and vows of vengeance upon some poor unnamed ogre!

AC- It’s nice to be so well admired CC!
CC- I grow tired, of being so admired…
AC- Ahahaha…I am rubbing off on you!
CC- To so rhyme, tis a crime
AC- The one who jests often knows what’s best!
AS- (rolling his eyes at his friends adds his own rhyme) It would be a great disgrace, to come so far to wear death’s face!
AC- Sorry…
AS- It would help if you thinned out the numbers a bit, and then retreated back to base.
AC- Yes, leave that to me, I will give them a shock and they just might disperse.

Ash Can bravely walks into the midst of Sebastina’s hoard gathered there, close enough to be seen but not close enough to be grabbed. Armed with the magic mirror he isn’t worried about the mages.

AC- (shouting out so all can hear) Screaming Sebastina gurgles and bubbles, only now will begin her day of troubles!
SB- What!!! How did you get free?
AC- Your guards like pancakes all lie flat, worthless slaves of a spoiled brat!
SB- Get him!! Kill him!! Spread out! That lying ogre is most likely near, I want him alive!
AC- Catch me if you can I am Ash, I will escape in just a flash!

At these words he uses his magic mirror to glisten light upon Sebastina’s face which is quite effective as a temporary agent of blindness.
In the ensuing chaos of chasing after Ash Can and Sebastina blindly waving about her wand and randomly zapping, Ascanius and CC enter the tower. Ascanius zaps any opposition and brave CC clubs many for insurance that they will stay knocked out! Entering the locked room Ascanius dispels those there who wisely but unsuccessfully had been searching if a secret passageway might exist. Going right to it they descend below to find Ascania safe and sound.

A-Oh father you are safe!
AS- And soon also will you my child!
A-And my loyal ogre how wondrous to see you alive and well!
CC- Yes my lady, our quest is nearly done now….but you must make haste away from here before that raven haired witch recovers.
AS- Yes my dear let us go..
A-But I hear the sound of chaos above however shall we dear father?
AS- I planned this tower and I know all its secrets.

At this Ascanius sticks his wand into a hole in what to the untrained eye appears but a decorative embellishment upon the wall. With wand inserted it is actually a switch which being thrown opens a hidden door revealing a small room with a portal!

CC- Amazing! You thought of everything.
AS- Alas, I wish that were true! If I had reasoned better none of this would have happened. Sebastius under my care delved into magic that led him into his evil path and he deceived me. I was so hoping for Sebastina’s story to be true so I could redeem my mistake and train his daughter as I wish I could of and should have trained him. I should not have been so trusting and hoping for the best of her.
A-But father that is what I so love about you. So many come to us because they know you will train with wisdom and care over them.
AS- Thank you my dear
CC- So how does this work? I can smell food and drink on the other side and a bit of relaxing after our little adventure!
AS- Ha ha ha my noble ogre that sounds wondrous. This door will close again after we use this portal and I will deactivate it on the other end when we are through. Clumsy would you like to go first?
CC- Sure! (Ascanius adjusts something like a knob on the wall of the portal chamber)
CC- (arriving) I was right! Yipee!!! (Ascanius made it so Clumsy arrived in the kitchen!)
AS- Now you my dear
A-But what of Ash Can? He didn’t….I can hardly dare even think it….oh father!?
AS- No he is alive, it was his brave trickery that allowed Clumsy and I to make our entrance here.
A-Will he use this portal too?
AS- No I told him to lead as many soldiers and mages away that he could then retrace our steps back to the protection of our base.
A-Oh my dear Ash Can, father what have we done to deserve such brave and loyal friends?
AS- All you need do is look in a mirror Ascania
A-What?
AS- We have what we have ourselves given. Now, get in there before we are discovered.

Ascania teleports away and Ascanius pauses reflecting on all that has gone on the last few days. He is happy, but he cannot shake the feeling that he is at least in part responsible for the evil in the form of Sebastius and now Sebastina that has overrun the land. He will continue to call upon the good and the brave to stand against it but with sadness he knows this was only a skirmish and the agents of war even now are planning evil deeds. But for now he will join the love of his daughter, the fellowship of his devoted friend Ash Can, and take his ease with his new noble ogre friend who is wise beyond his years having learned food and drink shared with friends is both a powerful magic and lasting treasure!

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A wonderful read! Thank you!
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Fantastic! Cheers Gull.
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Great stuff, from start to finish! Thanks for sharing!
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Ahhh the bard has yet weaved another read of delight.

Wonderful Gull, looking forward to the next adventure.
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