Shielded Lore
Gary, Ash and Misty
were studying the books on divinity, trying to find an answer.
“You’re sure that the gods were straining to leave, in order to attack
the shielded land?” Ash asked for the umteenth time.
“Yes.”
Misty looked up from her book. “Without the name of this place,
it will be hard to find it in these books.”
Ash didn’t bother looking up. “Maybe one of the higher magi can
help.”
“I’ll go get one.” Misty returned in a moment with Blaze.
“What’s all this then?”
Gary tried to stifle a yawn “We’re trying to find out why the gods want
the shielded land destroyed.”
“Well, I’ve never seen this place, but I do remember once reading that
there was an entire continent impenetrably shielded to keep from being
smote. It seems to me that the whole place had fallen into
heresy, and only the magi of the realm still followed the
religion. Knowing what was to come, they put up the shield.”
Ash slammed his book shut. “That pretty much gives us everything
we need to know.”
Misty rose from her seat “I’m going to see Saliaven about this, it
doesn’t seem right. Even with the wrath, we can’t let these
people be stuck there in such a terrible state.”
Ash stood “I agree. Let’s get the others.”
Gary, Ash and Misty went off to find what had
somehow become their group. Explaining the situation to all of
them, everyone agreed something had to be done, and Saliaven was
probably their best guess at who could do it. Mewtwo did take the
position of trying to blast the thing themselves at first, but took it
back when the fact that it was both impenetrable and kept out angry
gods was put forth. Mew, who had quickly memorized the door to Nu
in case, teleported them all into the city. The doors, as always,
were open, so they walked right in. A quick search showed them
that if he was in the city, he was in the temple/lab. Not having
the codes to proceed further than the front room, Ash stepped forward
to knock, and then fell over as the door opened by itself.
“Let me guess, you’ve brought them here to do something about the
shield.”
“I have.”
Saliaven looked at the assemblage “How can I say no? You’ve
helped me often enough, I might as well do this for you.”
As they walked in, Misty got along side Saliaven in the elevator. “Why
is it that you didn’t do this before?”
“Well, I would point out that I only rearrived a month ago, and I have
been quite busy.”
“I see.”
Pistons moved and they were in the hologram
room. Saliaven sat, and the chair moved him to the computer
screen. He worked for a moment on it, and the hologram
faded. A clear column with a spinning thing inside that looked
like a weather vane rose up from inside the hologram projector.
The entire projector began to change, as panels flipped over to reveal
buttons, switches, and monitors. It began to hum.
The pistons sounded again, and Tochiro walked out of
the elevator. “Ah, the core is operational. Planning on a
test drive?”
“Only through space.”
“But why not test its full potential?”
“If you insist, I’ll throw it a little into the future too.”
Duplica stepped forward “Um, what is this thing?”
Saliaven grinned “A Time and Relative Dimensions in Space, or TARDIS
reactor. A beaut, aye? I’ve got this thing hooked up to the
whole damned city.”
Ash asked “Why do you need this? Why not just use magic to put a
door on the continent?”
“Have you forgotten that only psionics is strong there?”
“Ah.”
“The forcefield won’t stop a TARDIS, we’ll just go straight through.”
He began pushing buttons and flipping
switches. They all heard a crash as the city doors shut.
The column began to rise and fall, and there was a sound like a truck
being dropped onto cement and then trying to drive out of the hole,
tires squealing (FWUMP arEEH FWUMP arEEEEH). This sound came
repeatedly, but after the second time, was replaced by a sound like
wind whistling through a door on springs. (You know, wheewheewheeee
fwump wheeewheeewhee fwump) <Author’s note: To anyone who’s seen Dr.
Who, yes I know it’s a terrible description, but I’d like to see you do
a better job> The floor tilted this way and that, and the
entire place began to shake, shudder and vibrate violently. Then,
as quickly as it started, everything stabilized, the noise fading to a
dull but steady hum. “We’re on our way.”
Ash helped Misty up from where she fell. “Couldn’t we have had a
smooth takeoff?”
“A smooth takeoff?” Saliaven shouted “A smooth takeoff?
What a nerve!”
Author’s note: Consult the “Tomb of the Cybermen” for that last set of
lines. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s Dr.
Who again.