MAGUS IV
DECIDING BATTLES
THE ARK TRILOGY
PART III
By Jack Pinemonkey
Chapter 3
The ground continued to rumble and from the earth came a large
machine. It looked like a flying pirate ship without the sails. Along
the side of it were tiny microchips that connected to one another by
wires. Also on the sides and onthe back too were giant propellers and
three rockets. One on the back, left, and right side of the ship.
"It's the Ark," spat Magus. He drew a metal cylinder
that morphed into any weapon he wanted it to. He charged the Ark while
his metallic cylinder transformed into a magical staff. Before he got
close to it, the Ark turned around and fired a machine gun that
protruded from openings in the front. The bullets hit Magus square in
the chest.
With Magus down, the Ark turned back around and headed for Mount
Beny.
Trick ran over to Magus who got up before Trick was halfway
there.
"Come on! It's getting away!" yelled Magus. He ran
after the Ark. Trick followed.
Eventually they came to the base of the mountain. The Ark had
left them behind along time ago.
"Where did it go?" asked Trick.
Magus grunted and started up the mile-high Mount Beny. Trick
shaking his head and followed.
They were about three quarters of the way up the mountain when a
creature stepped forward. He had been walking down the trail. The
creature was a bizarre combination of knives, coil, marble, and leather
hide. It had many arms, all but two ending in blades. It stepped forward
and one of its arms twirled at the wrists causing the blades to spin
outward. With another hand he twirled anfd the blades came inward.
"I guess we know what killed the Bracketts," said
Trick.
