Festival of Shadows
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“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.
“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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I don’t have time to keep messing around.
He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty turned green and breathed heavy gusts which made Theo stagger back.
“Stop resisting!” Fogerty cried.
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.
“Nice try!”
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.
“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.
I don’t have time to keep messing around.
He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.
“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.
“Nice try!”
I don’t have time to keep messing around.
He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said,
standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.
“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw a stalagmite javelin at Theo, but he missed.
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty turned green and breathed heavy gusts which made Theo stagger back.
“Stop resisting!” Fogerty cried.
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.
“Nice try!”
I don’t have time to keep messing around.
He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.
“Nice try!”
Theo struck the capstan with:
~ wavy lines.
~ a circle.
~ a squiggly line.
~ a triangle.
Fogerty changed to blue.
Perfect.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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You didn’t make a selection. Go back to the previous page. Otherwise, you may get lost.
I don’t have time to keep messing around.
He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.
“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.
“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”
Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.
“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
~ Continue.
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The coin lit up inside the slot, and the door shone with light before creaking open.
Behind him, the water turned to sludge. Fogerty’s face appeared in the current, and the blob rose high into the air, towering over Theo. He was huge now, a wall of sludge and slime. He put on his eye patch and roared.
“How dare you sneak into the castle?”
Theo readied the Whatsamadoozle.
A big, slimy arm extended from Fogerty’s body. He ripped a capstan out of the floor and hurled it, wedging it inside the doorway and blocking Theo from passing. Fogerty raised his arm again, but Theo rolled out of the way, slashing his sword at the arm. The sword went through it, but it didn’t affect Fogerty.
“Your physical attacks will not work on me, plush-bucket.”
Theo turned the Whatsamadoozle into a magic scepter and tried to think of a spell.
The stream near Theo flowed with assorted garbage and junk. Among the trash was a familiar silver object—Andersen’s metal suit. It was floating on the surface, and Theo wondered if it still worked.
How did it end up here?
Fogerty swiped at Theo, but Theo dodged, turned the Whatsamadoozle into a giant claw, and snatched the suit out of the water. He jumped into the suit and it activated around him. The arms and legs sprang to life, one at a time. The glass visor shut over his face, and through the glass, Theo saw the capstans, with yellow targets positioned over them.
Then he got a whiff of the suit’s interior—a mixture of sweat, makeup, and smelly feet. He almost gagged. He’d have to hold his breath.