Festival of Shadows (52 page)

“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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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 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 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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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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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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Theo inserted the sprocket and slung a chain around it. The capstan worked, and he turned it several times until the water below stopped gushing.
 
Another bridge extended across the walkway, and he ran across to the iron door on the other side.

The door was massive, with an image of the night sky etched into the metal. There was a slot for a circular object in the middle of the door.

Theo remembered the coin purse that Jiskyl had given him; he unloaded the coins into his palm and scanned them.
 

Theo used the: