The crew was back and in rare form. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon
couldn't have been more pleased. It had been awhile since they
had the opportunity to relax at home with their friends. As
usual, the poker game got wild while the stereo blasted away.
"Okay, suckers. I'm dealing. No funny stuff" Ginko thumbed the
cards.
"Mind your own ass, Ginko" Dooby pointed. "I got a roll
tonite."
Whizzer downed a beer. "Yo, Obi. Got anymore sandwiches?"
Obi-Wan grinned. "Whizzer, you eat more than anyone I know. But
there's plenty more in the fridge."
"Duh, okay. "I'll get 'em, you just stay there" the behemoth
lumbered down the hallway.
Qui-Gon laughed, watching him. "I'd hate to have to feed him
everyday."
Dooby clutched his head. "You got that right, Q. He stayed over
at my place a week and ate enough for ten people."
Obi-Wan was mellow. The music and companionship were welcome.
He sat back happily while Ginko dealt the cards...
...and felt dark eyes on him. Gooch.
He returned the look, smiling softly. /You stare, Stephon.
Why?/
Black eyes sparkled with affection. /You look fantastic, kid. I
been thinking about you both./
Obi-Wan reached under the table and gripped the warm hand.
/Just been away awhile, visiting family./
"Hey, Gooch!"
"Huh?"
Freako tapped his fingers on the table. "Ya gonna sit there and
daydream or take a hand? We ain't got all night!"
"Oops. Sorry. Gimme a low five."
Qui-Gon watched the exchange. He smiled also.
//Perhaps there will be a reunion for us later, Stephon.//
Gooch abruptly looked at him, sweating a little. "Uh..."
"You take a pill or something, Gooch?" Ginko stopped dealing
the deck.
"No wiseguy, I didn't take no pill. Now give me my cards!"
The game went well into the night. The crew hooped and howled
as they got drunk.
Ginko leaned into Qui-Gon. "Heyyy, Q. Where'd ya get all this
HIC Arcturian whiskey? I thought the stuff was illegal on
twenty rim worlds!"
Qui-Gon grinned. "What can I say? I've got good...or should I
say 'bad' connections!"
Freako gave a crooked grin. "To FRENS!" he raised a glass,
nearly toppling over on the table.
Dooby jerked a thumb at the redhead. "Dope. Never could hold
his liquor much. Watch it! You nearly knocked my chips off da
table."
Dink puffed a cigar. "Boys, this is one wild night. Good
buddies, good booze, good music..."
"An' good food" Whizzer gagged down another sandwich.
Gooch stretched across the huge sofa, watching a movie on the
widescreen. "Thought I heard something..."
"I'll turn the stereo down a little" Obi-Wan adjusted the
controls.
The doorbell rung.
"Hope it ain't the cops" Ginko stared at the door. He shuffled
another hand.
"At three in the morning?" Qui-Gon stared at the wall clock.
"If anyone was going to complain about the noise, you'd think
they would've done it hours ago."
Obi-Wan went to the front. "I'll get it."
He opened the door. What?
"Are you going to stare, or let me in?"
Obi-Wan numbly stood aside. Their new guest strode past him.
When he stood in the center of the room, conversation stopped.
Even Qui-Gon gawked.
The figure smiled serenely at them all. Tall and imposing
Litthsyss stood in a designer suit of pale grey. The suit
jacket was cut narrow at the waist, the slacks pleated and
tapered at the ankle. A black silk shirt and white tie were set
off by gold cufflinks and tie clip. Black croc leather shoes
shone under herringbone green socks. The ensemble complemented
the red blonde waves and gray green eyes perfectly. The heavy
brows, nearly black, raised in amusement.
Gooch had his mouth open. He looks like a friggin statue.
Must be one of them imperial commandoes. Too pretty for a
bounty hunter.
"Uh...who are you?" Dooby stammered.
Litthsyss smiled with brilliant teeth. "Len. Len D'Ablo."
Qui-Gon covered his mouth to keep from laughing. "Come join us,
Len. We're playing poker."
Freako scratched his head, looking Litthsyss over. "Nice
threads, man. Bet that suit set ya back a bit."
Litthsyss turned, posing. The suit was cut well, emphasizing
his broad back. "You like it? I've been shopping."
"Nice" Ginko admired. "What kind of work you in, Len?"
Litthsyss grinned as he sat. "Collections."
Obi-Wan sat next to him. "These are our good buddies. We've
shared adventures in the past."
"Good adventures, no doubt. They look like my kind of people."
Whizzer nodded, pulling his scraggly beard. "Collections, huh?
Dat explains the fancy suit, then. Man, you guys on the rim got
it good. Muscle the traders, then smooth talk politicians with
black market deals. What's going on with the Empire, anyway?"
"Palpatine has the Bendian flu" Litthsyss replied strangely.
"His age will probably cause more health problems soon."
Qui-Gon smirked. "How very interesting."
Ginko dealt the cards. "Yeah? Well if ya ask me, it's time for
him to pitch over. The galaxy needs new blood."
"There is always blood" Litthsyss replied. Whizzer stared at
him.
Gooch felt a chill. Something about this guy...
"So what brings you here in the middle of the night, Len?" Dink
asked, gulping his drink.
Granite green eyes flashed. "I'm visiting family."
Gooch rejoined the group at the table. "Deal me back in, Ginko.
Your family nearby, Len?"
"Closer than you know. They sit among you."
Freako frowned. "What are you talking about, man?"
"My son sits across from you."
Ginko nearly dropped his drink. "Wha?!"
"Me" Qui-Gon told him, grinning again.
Stunned silence.
Litthsyss ruffled Obi-Wans' hair. "And this one is my
grandson."
Dooby stumbled his words. "Wha...but how, I mean you-"
"Come on!" Dooby rolled his eyes. "Do we look like
skanks?"
Qui-Gon laughed.
Gooch gawked. "You expect us to believe that Q is your
son?!"
Litthsyss picked up his hand. "Of course."
Ginko whistled.
Freako stared as well. "You know, now that I pay attention...I
can see some resemblance in the face. You sorta look like Obi,
actually. But ain't you kinda young? Are you sure you ain't a
cousin or something? No offense."
"None taken. Many people mistake me for someone else."
Dink shook his head. "That seems hard to believe. Although" he
looked at Qui-Gon. "I see where you get your height from."
Qui-Gon nodded. "Other characteristics, as well."
More tense silence. The crew looked at each other uneasily,
remembering what they knew about their friends.
Litthsyss gave a cool smile. He stared at them, one by one. The
men dropped their eyes.
Whizzer spoke up boldly. "So does that mean ya can change like
Q and Obi? What about the other...stuff?"
"Easy, Whizzer" Obi-Wan told him. "I know what you're
thinking."
Litthsyss eyed his hand. "Hmm. Qui-Gon, what is your friend
referring to?"
"He-they have seen what no others have" Qui-Gon was guarded.
"We trust them with our secret. They in turn have trusted us
with their lives."
Gray green eyes were on him. "I understand. Gentlemen, be at
ease. I'm merely here to visit and enjoy myself."
Freako sat back. "You haven't...come for anyone, have you?"
"Are you mad, man?" Qui-Gon demanded. "Listen to yourself!"
"I mean..." the redhead frowned at the smiling Litthsyss, "are
you lookin' to take anyone back to the Emporer?"
Litthsyss folded his arms over the table. "Would there be any
reason for me to take anyone? What do you mean?"
"Freako!" Obi-Wan admonished him. "Aren't you listening? My
grandfather is only-"
"You'll excuse us if we're a little nervous, Obi-Wan" Dooby
told him. "Freako's question makes sense. If Len's in the
buisness, how do we know he won't turn us in? Word of the heist
is out all over, you know that."
"Will you relax? There's no need to be nervous" Obi-Wan
reassured him.
"You trust us, don't you?" Qui-Gon asked. "Trust my father,
then. His word is his bond."
"Sure" Gooch was still uneasy.
"Why are you afraid?" Litthsyss asked the men. "If you know
their secret, you have nothing to fear from me."
Dink watched him. "You got strange eyes, man. I look at
peoples' eyes."
The window to the soul, it is said" Litthsyss replied,
observing them. "Very well. I swear on the Ghart'akk mounds you
will come to no harm at my hands" he made a sign at them.
"Duh, hey man, watch those fingers!" Whizzer pointed. "Don't be
doin' that."
"Yeah, what's that mean? You got powers or something?" Dink
challenged. "Keep your hands to yourself!"
Litthsyss shrugged. "Where I come from, it means a solemn
oath."
Obi-Wan piped up. "Grandfather, I think they misunderstand-"
"Yeah?" Freako looked at his cards. "And just where are
you from anyway, Len?"
Dink snickered. "With those threads I'd say fire island!"
Qui-Gon glared. "Everyone's a comedian."
Granite eyes turned to Dink searchingly. "South. From the
furthest border."
Uneasy silence as once again the crew looked at each other.
Ginko fidgeted. "Look, let's play cards. I ain't here to be
spooked" he shuffled again.
Qui-Gon touched Litthsyss on the shoulder. "You're making our
friends nervous."
Gray green eyes went wide. "Me? I haven't done anything."
"That's right, he hasn't" Obi-Wan chimed in. "You guys are
frightening yourselves. Get real! You've been around."
Dink snorted. "There's around and then there's out
there, kid. Know what I mean?" he stared with meaning.
Whizzer crashed his fist on the table, startling everyone.
"Lighten up! Deal the damn cards, Ginko. I'm sicka all these
looks and people acting like they got secrets."
Freako held his chest. "One of these days you're gonna give me
a heart attack doin' that."
"He's right, though" Gooch agreed. "We're being bad guests.
Sorry."
Qui-Gon looked at the food table. "We need refills. I'd
appreciate some help" he eyed his father.
Litthsyss gleaned the hint. "Love to. Don't deal me out, Percy.
I'll be back in a minute" he stood with a mischevious grin.
Qui-Gon lifted an eyebrow. //You're impossible.//
Litthsyss grinned. "I believe you said you needed help?" he
went to the kitchen. Startled, Qui-Gon followed him.
Obi-Wan frowned. "Who the heck is Percy?" he shouted after
them.
Ginko was redfaced. "Never mind! Some geek musta told him on
the rim or somethin'" he shuffled cards furiously.
Freako laughed. "Oh, Percy!!"
Dink and Dooby cracked up. "Sweet one, we love you!"
"Ah shaddup. Go soak your damn head" Ginko groused.
Obi-Wan snickered. "Is that really your name, Ginko?"
The burly man nodded. "Yeah, but I can't figure how Len knew
that. The crew didn't even know!"
Gooch giggled, nearly spilling his drink. "Oh, but we do know
NOW...Percy!"
Qui-Gon folded his arms as Litthsyss rummaged through the
refrigirator.
"All right. What's the story, father?"
"Well, you're almost out of mustard."
"That isn't what I mean and you know it!"
Litthsyss pulled out a plate of food. "You are always
suspicious, my dragon. Be at ease."
"Because my snake of a father has a forked tongue" Qui-Gon
replied. "And where goes Chaos goes calamity."
"Ssss. Wretch. Give me a kiss" he grabbed his son.
Qui-Gon purred, enjoying the contact. //You're up to
mischief.//
They pressed noses. Hot tongues twirled and tasted. Litthsyss
pulled at the monster braid.
//I used to grow my hair like this.//
Qui-Gon pulled moist lips free. "What? Are you serious?"
"Oh yes. But it became a nuisance, so I've used a spell of
restraint on it since."
"Strange. I don't seem to remember that."
"As a cub you were forever nesting and sleeping in it."
Qui-Gon looked him over. He could imagine endless red blonde
waves in a cascade. "You probably looked quite lovely."
Litthsyss snorted. "Lovely and ridiculous. The Lord of Limbo
shouldn't look like a mermaid. It ruins credibility. But on you
it works."
Qui-Gon leaned against the cabinet. "I personally thought my
hair rather drab."
"It isn't. It's perfect warrior hair. Straight and thick. You
must allow me to braid it someday."
Qui-Gon grinned. "Perhaps. But you didn't come here to discuss
hair, father. Now what are you up to?"
"No offense Obi, but are you certain that's your
grandfather?" Dink asked. "I mean, if he's on the lam and needs
a cover...I know people that can hide him for awhile."
Obi-Wan smiled at him. "Thanks Dink, but no. It's true. I know
he doesn't look old enough, but believe me when I say he
is."
Whizzer shook his head. "I don't get it. He musta got started
real young. "
"Like what, childhood?" Dooby made a face.
"Play that hand, sucker" Ginko told the behemoth.
Whizzer shook his fist. "Don't rush me. Ya wanna I should put
your head in that salad bowl?"
Freako put down an ace. "Let me finish the salad first. Then do
what ya want with the bowl."
Gooch snickered. "Statues must run in your family, Obi. I
thought Len was an imperial commando."
Obi-Wan nodded, putting down a five of spades. "He does have
that type of presence."
"He in charge of a unit?" Dink was curious, sipping a beer.
Obi-Wan considered his answer. "Well, he's been around. He
rul-runs a large attack and containment unit, you might say."
Dooby nodded, munching chips. "So he is a commando. But
who's side is he on?"
"He has his own army" Obi-Wan grinned. "Wham me. I hit" he put
his hand on the table.
Gooch snapped his fingers. "Damn. I can't beat that
hand. But hey, Obi. Does Len have any contact with the Empire?
I mean-"
Strange smile. "That he might betray you to contacts? My
grandfather has no need of the Empire. He operates outside
their jurisdiction."
The crew looked at each other. "Outside the Empires'
jurisdiction?" Ginko finally asked. "What the frack kinda unit
is he a part of?"
Emerald eyes blazed with intensity. "He does what he will."
Ginko put his hand down slowly. "Okay. I know that look. What
and who is Len, really?"
Obi-Wan looked at the anxious faces. "I told you already-"
Ginko lifted his hand. "Look, kid. Don't play us. Remember, you
talked like this before we found out about you and your old
man. Is there something about Len we should know?"
Dooby scratched his arm. "Is he a...vampyre too?"
"I got anemia!" Freako piped up.
"Shut up, fool" Ginko barked. "Don't start that shid again."
Obi-Wan glared. "What do you expect me to say?"
Whizzer pulled his scraggly beard. "Len gives me the creeps,
an' I don't scare at much. Sorry, Obi. Don't know what it is
about him. He seems okay, but..."
Obi-Wan looked strangely at him. Spiky hair shimmered
unnaturally. "But? You sense he's more than he claims to be?"
"I know he is" Gooch replied quietly. "Just as I knew about you
and Q. Can't you trust us with the truth?"
Obi-Wan pushed back. "I don't know. This is different. There's
a line between what I should tell you...and what is best you
don't know."
Freako. "Great. Before I was nervous. Now I'm terrified."
"What is he, a mass murderer or something?" Ginko wondered.
"Obi, it took me months to come to grips with what I seen you
and your father do. But I'm here now."
Dink. "And Q saved my life. Regardless, I'll never forget
that."
Dooby. "Besides, he swore on those mounds not to hurt us.
Whatever all that means."
Touched by their earnestness, Obi-Wan looked down. What to
say?
A hand on his shoulder. Ginko. "Obi. Once you asked us to trust
you. Now we ask that you trust us to handle the truth."
"You'll have to believe as never before" Obi-Wan breathed, his
voice soft.
The men watched him tensely. "Go on" Gooch was enraptured,
barely breathing.
Litthsyss put the plate of food on the countertop. "Can't I
visit my own children?"
"This is more than a visit. You're away from Limbo again."
"The advantage of ruling alone, child. I need not watch my back
against zombies and lost souls."
"Your demons won't tear up the place?"
"They are well trained. Those who disrupt the realm in my
absense will be flayed skinless. But enough of trifles. How are
thee?" A big hand stroked the thick neck.
Qui-Gon closed his eyes. "Fine. Now what brings you here?"
Gray green eyes glinted. "Your handsome face. That full body."
"Try again, father. The bull flies high in here."
The snake god laughed heartily. "You are a delight to me. Two
reasons bring me here. One is an offer of adventure. The other
is a warning."
Qui-Gon opened his eyes. "I'll take the warning first."
Litthsyss continued to stroke him. "This is a personal favor.
Your friends? Some of them will come to me. It is writ across
their souls."
"No" Qui-Gon shook his head in denial.
"I'm afraid so, Quogan. But I sense the affection you have for
those renegades. Therefore I tell you this: if they can change
in their hearts, the future will be...shall we say brighter?"
"Why would you offer to give away souls to the Guardians?"
"Perhaps they are not important to me. Perhaps my son means
more."
Qui-Gon felt warm. "Father..."
Litthsyss kissed him. Qui-Gon felt heat race across his skin.
"You...mentioned another reason" he managed, chest heaving.
"Yes. A distant dimension of Wadtak demons are attempting to
take Limbo."
"I thought they were extinct."
"No. Their descendants still live, bad tempered as ever. They
think to liberate their brethren that serve me."
"What do they hope to achieve?"
Litthsyss shrugged. "Freedom fighters. Pockets of renegade
immortals are everywhere lurking across reality. They refuse to
serve either heaven or hel. But to mortals they profess all
sides."
A fanged smile. "And we are to be...the enforcers?"
Litthsyss was smug. "I would have thee and Oban accompany me.
For battles shared are battles won."
Blue eyes blazed in affirmation, the lion head held high.
"Father, methinks dragon breath and serpent spire are needed.
What say you?"
Litthsyss cracked his fangs. "Gather thy youngling. We have
skulls to break!"
"You...expect us to believe that, kid?!" Gooch leaned back.
"Yeah, come on, Obi!" Freako waved him off. "You sayin'
you're a Prince? Like in royalty?"
Obi-Wan sighed. "It's true. My father is a king."
Dink made a face. "Uh huh. So what's that make Len?"
"My grandfather is a king also. He rules a separate realm."
"HA" Whizzer bellowed, pointing. "Gotcha, Obi! Everybody knows
a prince is the son of a king. So if Len's your granddaddy, how
cum he's a separate king? I read books, I know how this stuff
works!"
Freako brooded at his cards. "Yeah, you're a regular genius."
"Besides, what are you the prince of? You still haven't
told us" Gooch was suspicious.
"And why would ya need dough from a heist if youse is royalty?"
Ginko wondered. "Ain't royalty supposed to be rich?"
Obi-Wan stumbled his words, groping for an answer. "If I told
you the entire truth you'd run out of here."
Dooby snorted. "I suppose there's a Queen, too? Your old man
married?"
Gooch looked at him pointedly. "What about your mother?"
"My mother was killed when I was an infant, so I never knew
her. But I don't know if I should say any more."
Whizzer glared at him. "You ain't said anything. No Queen,
huh?"
"There is a Queen. She rules her own realm."
Freako gulped a beer. "I thought you said moms was ice. So how
can there be a Queen!"
"She's my grandmother."
"What? You mean Len's married?"
Obi-Wan rubbed his eyes. "You guys are giving me a headache.
No, my grandfather isn't married. The Queen is his sister."
"Oh boy" Ginko rolled his eyes. "I'm not even gonna wonder
where that's going."
"Geezzz" Freako nudged a shocked Whizzer.
"So what joint does she run?" Dooby asked.
Obi-Wan looked up. "You don't want to know."
"Huh?"
Black eyes were intense on Obi-Wan. Gooch. "Are you going to
tell us what realm you rule?"
Dink shook his head. "Yeah, Len made some weird comment about
bein' from the south. South of what?"
Obi-Wan was distant. "Sssss. South of
everything."
"Ghods" Gooch whispered, fear in his voice.
"I can't explain it, father. Something in me cries out for
action. Sssss. And I want to fight!"
Litthsyss walked around him. "Indeed, my Quogan. For the dragon
cannot be held when the blood is high. Thy soul requires
release."
"I don't have your appetite for war."
"You relish it all the same. But dragons are more buisnesslike
in conflict. Serpents savor it."
Qui-Gon krinkled his nose. "SSSssSS. Perhaps. But for now, I
burn" he stroked the handsome face. Fingers traced through red
blonde waves. "I want thee. We have not touched...in awhile."
Litthsyss purred, turning his face against a warm cheek.
"Circumstance. Thy fiery lover shrieked in my ear the last time
I held you" he was referring to Obi-Wan.
Qui-Gon nuzzled. "My Ssarparti is possessive. He battled mother
over me."
Sucking kisses. "Oban fights, as is his nature. But I am Chaos
itself" full lips suckled along the thick neck. Litthsyss
pulled his son to the floor.
Qui-Gon groaned. "Indeed."
Whizzer was too quiet. "Maybe ya shouldn't tell us. I don't
know."
Dooby shivered. "Is it me or did it get kinda cold in here?"
Ginko nodded, pulling his jacket close. "Yeah. But listen,
Obi-"
"You wanted answers" the eyes were unnatural now.
"Now you want silence. Confused mortals! Decide. For once
told, it cannot be taken back."
Gooch was on edge. They'd all seen that look before. "So tell
us, dammit!"
Freako stared. "Didja hear him call us 'mortals?' He ain't
never said that before."
Obi-Wan gave a smile as strange as his eyes. "True
enough. My grandfather makes you feel ill at ease, does he
not?"
Dooby was subdued. "Yeah, he's...what is he?!"
"He is a Darklord. His emanations touch you, which is why
you feel unease."
Whizzer slammed two ham sized fists together. "A blipping
Sith! No wonder-"
Gooch stared at his hands. "Still doesn't feel right."
Freako gulped. "But...if Len runs his own show, how come we
couldn't call in a favor against Palpatine to get his troops
off our backs? The heat's been on ever since we stole those
gems."
Dooby again. "Gooch ain't the only one who senses stuff.
There's more."
Ginko. "This is as bad as truth or dare. But I don't run from
ignorance."
"Don't be concerned. Whenever I get...excited they extend
a bit."
"Makes sense, you bein' a...vampyre" Dink sat back a little.
"But what's got you all worked up?"
"I'm not sure. My instincts sometimes move ahead of
rational thought. But believe me when I say I'm in
control."
"Where's Q and Len? They're takin' an awfully long time just ta
get food" Whizzer stared down the hallway.
Obi-Wan glanced in the direction. "A good question. I'll be
back in a minute" he got up and stalked towards the kitchen.
A pause. Freako. "He's scarin' me again. I don't know about you
guys."
Ginko nodded. "But we ain't kids, Freako. We know
they're...something dark. They're still our friends."
Dooby pulled his chin. "Question is, what else are they?"
Gooch agreed. "And what does that say about us?"
Whizzer scratched his head. "You guys think too much. And from
my neck of the woods, too much thinkin' gets you too
much dead."
Dink shivered. "You may have a point there."
Obi-Wan felt strangely hyper as he went through the pantry. But
even his instincts couldn't have prepared him for what he was
about to see.
Litthsyss and Qui-Gon writhing on the floor in passion. The two
big males were slinking along each other, clothing disheveled
and open. Hands and tongues explored wantonly, sliding over
bronzed skin. The air was heavy with heat and musk.
"SSSSS!!!!" Obi-Wan felt rage. And something else.
They looked at him lazily.
Emerald eyes blazed. "What are you doing?! Are you insane!"
fangs cracked in outrage.
"Hello, love" Qui-Gon held dreamy blue eyes on him. The
ridiculous hair was tangled and loose everywhere on the floor.
Litthsyss purred. "Come, Obi-Wan. Join us" he stroked the broad
chest next to his. Qui-Gon sighed in content.
Obi-Wan stepped forward. Despite his anger he found their scent
enticing.
"This is your fault, Litthsyss! What if they hear you?"
The elder god yawned elaborately, showing his own impressive
cutlery.
"There is a spell of silence about us. Don't yell at me,
stripling."
Irritated, Obi-Wan glared at Qui-Gon. "Are you going to sit
there with that dopey look on your face, or-"
Qui-Gon arched back as Litthsyss lapped his throat and moved
downward. "Have a care, my son. Your commands are useless."
"He's mine, Litthsyss!" irrational now.
The snake god abruptly rolled off Qui-Gon, deliberately
slinking back on the floor. He teased his chest as an
impressive cock curled and weaved at Obi-Wan. Suit jacket gone,
the black silk shirt hung off a broad shoulder. The cock
lengthened and stretched before his very eyes. Black lashes
lowered over granite green eyes and full lips. Obi-Wan could
see a heavy thatch of red blonde curls glimmering at the
crotch. Litthsyss slipped his slacks down from his hips.
Muscular thighs peeked over the top.
"SSsssssss. Such fire. What of me, Oban. Can I be thine,
as well?"
Obi-Wan felt prickly heat on his skin. He couldn't take his
eyes off the dancing cock.
"I don't know what you're talking about. You have no sense
of...of time or place!"
Qui-Gon reached across his father, stroking along strong hips.
"What better time or place than when blood is high?"
"We have guests, father!"
"SSssss. We've made love with them here" cerulean eyes glowed
over high cheekbones.
Obi-Wan snarled softly at Litthsyss. "You never took such
liberty before!"
The handsome god smirked. Red blonde waves shimmered in
contrast to bronzed skin.
"My parenthood was not declared then. Fathers have more rights
than uncles. I happen to be both" he laughed.
Obi-Wan flushed, feeling a tightening in his groin as Qui-Gon
once again latched onto Litthsyss with a wet kiss. The train of
brown hair covered them both as powerful arms reached around
each other.
Obi-Wan was flustered, fighting his desire despite his anger.
"I said stop it!! I fought Llane and if necessary I'll
fight you too!"
"SSsssss" Qui-Gon gave a sloopy grin. "Sometimes it's best to
give in, no?"
Again Litthsyss rolled off. A long tongue coiled in the air.
"Too much talk of fighting, Oban" gray green eyes roamed over
the young godling.
"Nice jeans. They fit in all the right places. And so tight,
too."
"Horny freak. Is there anyone you won't jump?!" green eyes
flashed.
"Hel no. I'm a snake" a long leg whipped out, tripping Obi-Wan.
He fell into powerful arms.
The tongue continued to coil about. "I've always been extremely
discriminating. Only the best will do. And you are so lovely."
Obi-Wan began to sweat. Heat raced down his thighs as they
twitched.
"Release me, grandfather. I won't... be seduced here" he
panted.
The elder god nuzzled him. Gentle nips on the neck. "You smell
wonderful."
Obi-Wan felt his thoughts grow more confused as his body sought
control. He squirmed.
"Stop...this spell. I won't yield!" he pushed up. "Chaos will
not rule the day here."
Qui-Gon laughed softly, stroking himself. "The serpent is the
weaver of spells. You are serpent as well. Release yourself."
Obi-Wan sat off Litthsyss, chest heaving. His shirt was soaked
with sweat.
"I will...on my own terms, father. You both
misunderstand me."
Black lashes fanned again over low eyes. Litthsyss reached for
Obi-Wan once more.
"The fire is sweet ecstacy."
"I..." Obi-Wan stared at that taunting cock again.
"Do you not find me attractive?"
Obi-Wan swallowed, anger nearly gone now. His blood raced,
groin thumping with desire.
"You know...I do" he managed, attempting to stand. He felt
swollen. "Who in their right mind wouldn't?"
Qui-Gon reached over, grabbing him. "Come" the deep voice was
in his ear.
"Sith!!" Obi-Wan swore as he spasmed out of control. A
leaking stain spread over tight jeans. He shivered as his
orgasm finally subsided. An answering flood splattered his
stomach as Qui-Gon groaned and arched against him.
"That was good" he purred.
Obi-Wan lay still in his arms, nuzzling the mat of hair. "I
can't disagree" he felt calm now.
"Nor I" melodious baritone said behind him. Obi-Wan felt sticky
heat crawl down his back, saturating his shirt. A tongue
tickled the nape of his neck, curling around the thin braid and
tugging it.
He didn't turn around. "That tongue is going to get you in
trouble."
"I hope so" Litthsyss purred also. "And we will have our time
together, Oban. I swear it."
"We can't lay here all day" Qui-Gon said finally, pushing
himself up to a sitting position.
Obi-Wan sighed. "I almost could" he sat up also, leaning
against the lower cabinets.
Litthsyss continued to lie flat on the tiled floor, observing
them. "You are soaked, both of you. Methinks a bath is in
order."
Qui-Gon lifted an eyebrow, pushing hair from his eyes. "You're
no basket of fruit yourself, father. Your suit is ruined" he
grinned.
Litthsyss looked down at himself. "Dry cleaners are hard to
find at this hour" hot eyes drifted to Obi-Wan. "Maybe I should
take it all off."
Obi-Wan felt blood rush to his eartips. His groin tightened
again. "Enough, grandfather. I would rejoin my friends" he
stood, wobbling a little.
Litthsyss watched him. "Later we shall speak of wild flame that
burns the mind and ravages the soul."
Obi-Wan tucked his clothes back in. "And father?"
"Me?" Qui-Gon asked. "What are you talking about?"
"You wouldn't mind if we...I mean-"
"Why would I? He has already kissed you."
"Damn. You knew about that?"
"Of course. His scent was on your skin."
Obi-Wan folded his arms. "I'd best learn to mask that in the
future."
Litthsyss stood, rearranging his suit. "Ah, you're learning to
have secrets. Good."
A thought struck Obi-Wan. "The crew! They'll wonder what's
taking so long."
Qui-Gon buttoned his shirt. "No they won't. I suspended time
about them when you walked in."
Obi-Wan krinkled his nose. "Force. We reek worse than Liyeriag
Toads."
Qui-Gon scented the air, giving a silly grin. "A little on the
ripe side, to be certain. What was that about a bath again?"
Litthsyss smirked. "Or a shower. Together."
"We'll shower separately!" Obi-Wan insisted. "Go roll in some
ice, grandfather."
Devilish eyes danced. "If both of you roll with me."
They quickly cleaned up. Being immortal had its advantages. If
you had dirty clothes, you simply made clean ones. The
Darklords returned to the pantry while their companions
remained in suspended animation.
"Aren't you even curious about my visit?" Litthsyss asked his
grandson.
Obi-Wan considered. "I wondered what brought you about. I take
it everything in Hel and Limbo is fine?"
"Never better. Or worse, as the case may be. I received a nasty
correspondence from Alfaa of the Guardians. He didn't
particularly care for the way I tossed his son."
"Was there trouble?" Qui-Gon asked.
"None at all. He said his piece, I said mine. But that isn't
what brings me to Urus now."
Obi-Wan glanced at them both. "Do you know what this is about,
father?"
A sigh. "We've discussed it. There may or may not be a
problem."
"Spill it, grandfather."
Litthsyss paced about the kitchen. "I came for two reasons.
First, I want you to assist me in a campaign to protect Limbo
from renegade immortals."
Emerald eyes flashed with fire. "Sounds good. What's the other
reason?"
"Your friends. Unless they...change, they will come to me."
"No!"
"I'm afraid so, my kry'ka" Litthsyss informed him. "For well do
you know I judge all damned. They are marked, their sins
written across their souls."
Obi-Wan moved forward. "There must be another way. Spare them!"
"Their destiny is large, my son" Qui-Gon said gently.
"You'd hand your friends over to such a fate?!"
Qui-Gon clenched his fist. "And once exceptions are made, are
all the damned to be allowed freedom? Where would they go?
Nothing would await their souls except the void. Think,
Obi-Wan!"
Obi-Wan frowned, stalking about the kitchen floor. His mind was
awhirl with possibilities. He stopped abruptly.
"Grandfather."
Litthsyss lifted an eyebrow. "What are you plotting?"
Small grin. "I have an idea. And a question."
Qui-Gon and Litthsyss exchanged looks. "Oh?"
"Their life history cannot be undone. But what if they came
along on our quest?"
Litthsyss snorted derisively. "Bah! 'Tis no place for mortals.
Of what use could they be?"
"They may be mortal but they're tough. If they could help
you...would you be willing to release them to the guardians?"
Litthsyss bellowed with laughter. "You should be a politician,
Obi-Wan. Are you mad? It's not just a matter of the Guardians
taking them. Their lives have been filled with evil."
"I know that. But if they offered of their own free
will...wouldn't that absolve them? An act of pure
selflessness?"
"And you presume they would do this? And that I wish to be
indebted to mortals?"
"From the mighty Chaos, it would be a great boon. What say
you?"
Litthsyss stared, considering. "You are clever. But is your
trust in those renegades misplaced?"
"We'll find out. If they refuse, I have no more to say on the
matter."
"Most ingenious" Qui-Gon commented. "Perhaps this mad plan will
work after all."
The three darklings returned to the living room. Their
companions were still frozen in position. Litthsyss moved
towards Gooch at the table.
"This one has special sensitivities. Perhaps he could be of
use."
"He's a telepath" Qui-Gon informed him.
Litthsyss waved a hand across the still face. "Hmm. And a
special friend to you, I see."
"Dooby has some awareness too, but not on the same level"
Obi-Wan replied.
Gray green eyes were intense. "I sense that as well" he turned
to them both.
"Are these that important to you?"
"Yes!" Qui-Gon replied without hesitation. "For incredible as
it seems, they accepted us for what we are."
Litthsyss was impressed. "Indeed. There are unique
mortals with the fearlessness of gods. So be it" he waved at
the table. Obi-Wan was heartened.
The crew moved as if nothing happened. "Hey. Wheredja come from
like that?" Whizzer scratched his head. "Geez, poppin' up on
people..."
Gooch whipped his head around. "Wait...something happened
here."
Qui-Gon stepped up. "It was necessary."
Gooch stared at him intently. "Private conversation? What was
it this time?"
"Len has a proposal for you all."
"You stopped everything again" Freako looked around. "Even
I can tell this time. You were on the opposite side of
the table a minute ago."
Litthsyss folded his arms, granite eyes flashing. "Listen, all
of you. I need help. My...kingdom is threatened by renegade
warriors. I've asked Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon to assist. Can you
join us ?"
The men looked at each other.
"What's in it for me?" Freako asked. "You got credits?"
"Freako, you fool!" Qui-Gon shouted at him. Cerulean
eyes blazed in anger. "Don't you have enough money from the gem
heist?!"
"What's got you so fired up, Q?" the burly Ginko pulled his
chin. "You know something we don't? If Len's got his own army,
why does he need us?"
Litthsyss looked triumphant. "I have enough money to buy the
Empire. But that isn't the point. My kingdom is in peril. Again
I ask if you can help."
Gooch stared at Obi-Wan, who appeared edgy. He lifted a hand.
"Sure, I'll go. I'm no commando, but I can crack skulls with
the best of them."
Whizzer slammed two ham sized fists together. "Duh, sure. If
youse family to Obi and Q, that's good enough for me. Count me
in!"
Obi-Wan smiled a little.
Freako looked about nervously. "What do you think, Dooby?"
Thick brows pinched together. "Well...I mean, what can we do?
Sounds like you'll need an army, Len."
Gray green eyes were on him intently. "I can equip you with the
right gear. And from what I've been told, your abilities more
than make up for the odds."
Dink slammed his fist down. "I'm in. Q saved my life, and I
ain't leavin' his old man in the lurch. Or whoever."
"Whoever?" Litthsyss lifted an eyebrow.
Dink made a face. "I ain't no skank. You think we really
believe you're Q's old man? But I don't turn on friends."
Litthsyss laughed. "Your suspicious nature is worthy of a
Darklord. But I am who I say."
"I ain't no stinking Sith, either. But if ya wanna go on with
that it's your buisness."
Litthsyss smirked. "As you wish. Welcome aboard" he looked at
Ginko. "What about you, my burly friend?"
"I'll go...under one condition. We know the truth."
Litthsyss moved toward him. "Do tell."
"Len" Qui-Gon hissed. Ginko looked up from the table defiantly.
"I still get the feeling we don't know the whole story. Are we
gonna get to wherever and have something strange happen? I
don't want any surprises."
"He's right" Obi-Wan said coolly. "It's time. They can't be
expected to risk their lives and souls without knowing."
There was a beat of silence. The men stared at him.
Gooch shivered. "You said souls."
Freako shifted in his chair. "Gawd. I knew it, I knew it..."
"Quiet" Qui-Gon told him. "Let this farce be over, then. You've
seen some of our true aspect. Should you accompany us you will
witness what no mortals this side of life have."
Even the monstrous Whizzer was apprehensive. "You're scarin'
me, Q. This kinda talk...it's like you ain't even human."
Blue eyes were steel. "I am not."
Freako stammered. "But what are you saying?"
"You've seen our transformations. Do you know of anything human
that has those?"
Ginko gulped. "I wanted to believe...that maybe you guys were
into sorcery."
"We knew you had powers" Gooch added uneasily. "But there's
more to it than that, isn't there?"
"Yes" Obi-Wan told them all. "But you're tough enough to deal
with the truth."
Litthsyss observed the anxious faces. "Know this, mortals. What
will be done cannot be undone."
Dooby stood up. "Get on with it!"
Obi-Wan smiled serenely. He gestured, forming his hel lord
garb. A mundane red shirt and denim blue jeans gave way to
mosaic red and green body armor with cutouts across the torso,
complete with coiling serpents about the arms and legs. Gold
banding adorned his neck and waist, centered with a serpent
head. Crimson cloak and cowl accompanyed a reddish gold horned
headpiece.
The crew gasped.
Qui-Gon was next, standing in fearsome deep purple and blue
armor with dragon boots and arm sleeves. The torso was exposed,
revealing rippling muscle. Gold dragon tail wove through the
massive braid, topped with black cloak and dragon headdress. He
wore a tooth necklace of black fangs.
The crew edged away.
Litthsyss was last, terrifying in green scale body armor with
black shoulder and leg shields shaped like serpent heads. Black
coiled snakes wrapped his waist in a pattern. A headdress of
blue, gold, and black serpent tails spiraled straight into the
air. A dark blue cape shimmered like scales.
Gooch wanted to faint. Whizzer gawked, pushing away from the
table. Dink stared at the floor. Dooby stared at the ceiling.
Ginko sat with his cigar hanging off his lip. Freako stared
blankly in disbelief.
The Darklords waited for their reactions patiently.
Dooby's mouth was dry. "You...those outfits. I don't
understand."
The gods continued to stand in silence. Glowing eyes greeted
the men.
"Have you no questions?" Obi-Wan looked at them
weirdly.
"I have one" Ginko squeaked. "What gives? What are you supposed
to be?"
Gooch eyed them nervously. "Don't you get it, Ginko? Look at
them. Don't you know?"
"What do you believe?" Qui-Gon stepped forward.
"I believe" Freako said quietly, "that it's getting late. No
offense, but maybe we can help another time" he moved to go.
Qui-Gon gestured, freezing him. "Wait. You agreed to
help. If you go back on your word now, there are
consequences."
Whizzer eyed them warily. "You...threatening us, Q? Why?"
Qui-Gon shook his head. He placed a hand on the massive
shoulders. "I'm trying to save you. You are free to leave
if you want, but there is a price to pay. I don't want you
to...have regrets later."
Dink stood up. "Obi! What did we promise here? Our lives? Our
souls?"
"No way" Dooby breathed. "This is insane."
"There's nothing to fear, I promise you" Obi-Wan said
soothingly. "You gave your word. My grandfather gave his. There
is no-"
"Another line, Obi?" Gooch was weary. "Len. The deal. Are we in
trouble?"
Litthsyss eyed him. "Not at the moment. But you've all led
interesting lives."
Ginko brooded. "That's a strange statement, Len..."
Dooby swallowed. "We've signed our lives away."
"Stop it!" Qui-Gon barked. "All of you. You've been true
friends to us. Don't you think that accounts for something?"
"It does to me" Whizzer managed. "But like Gooch said...the way
you look...it's like you ain't anything natural."
Obi-Wan gave a savage grin. "Anyone that tries to harm you will
deal with me."
Freako found his voice. "I appreciate the props, Obi. And none
of us are angels, either. But...was a deal made? Something
under the table?"
Obi-Wan glanced at Litthsyss. "You can back out any time. We
don't force our friends to do anything."
"But? What's the upshot?" Ginko wondered. He looked at
Litthsyss. "I'm no fool. You promised awhile back not to harm
us. Why was that necessary, unless..." he paused, eyes widening
in fear.
It was contagious. Freako leaped to his feet, pointing.
"Look at him. He's the devil! I'm outta here!!"
Litthsyss gestured, stopping him. "Hold, mortal. I would
speak."
"I'm not listening to you!"
"Wait-" Qui-Gon sensed the growing hysteria.
"He's...what if Freako is right?" Dooby stammered in
astonishment.
"Our souls! He's come for our souls!" Ginko stood also. "I
never believed in that stuff before. I never thought it would
stare me in the face!"
Litthsyss gestured again. The entire group was locked in place.
"You will all listen. This is a golden opportunity to
test your friendship. Your lives have been rough and tumble.
You claim to have seen it all. Why not use this chance to see
what no other mortals have seen?"
Dink was angry. "Why should we prove anything to you? I'll go
the distance for any friend!"
"Yeah" Freako snapped, forgetting his fear. "You make it sound
like a friggin vacation. If you're such hot stuff, why do you
need us, anyway?"
Litthsyss lifted an eyebrow. "Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon. Methinks I
understand your affection for these mortals. Such fire."
Ginko. "They made a deal with you, didn't they?" he looked at
Qui-Gon. "Didn't you?"
Qui-Gon was distant. "Attend to your own concerns. And no, Len
doesn't need you. But I had hoped my friends would help without
question."
"There still an 'or else' in here somewhere" Gooch was
suspicious. "You on the up and up, Len? Let us move again."
"Fine" Litthsyss freed their motion.
"We should go if we're gonna go" Dink said finally.
Ginko pointed at the Darklords. "You said you come from South
of the border."
"Ginko" Obi-Wan admonished.
Deep eyes narrowed. "Just how south?"
Litthsyss strode across the room. "Anyone that wishes to leave
may do so now."
None of the men moved. Whizzer tugged at Obi-Wans' cape.
"You said you'd protect us. Are you doin' it now?"
Emerald eyes glazed over. "What? The decision to help is
yours."
"But" Dooby wanted to know, "like Gooch says, what's the
condition? We can go, but there's a consequence. What is it?"
"Your friends have excellent instincts" Litthsyss noted.
"Enough, father" Qui-Gon was annoyed. "I'll not have my friends
terrified in my own home. They have a right to know."
"Know what?!" Gooch felt hysterical now.
Qui-Gon sighed. "We don't force friends to do anything, you
know that. But if you turn us aside...your future is in doubt."
"I thought there was no threat!"
"Not from us. The future is in your hands. The eternal
future."
"I knew it!" Dink jumped up, pointing at Litthsyss.
"You're...him, aren't you."
"Him?" Litthsyss was bland.
Freako was shaking a little. "That's...the deal, isn't it? We
help you, you help us."
Litthsyss considered. "Close. But it's not my decision. You
control the outcome, not me."
"What's that mean?" Gooch stared. "This a trick?"
"He's giving you an out, Gooch" Obi-Wan looked at the men.
"All of you."
Ginko glared. "No more games. Who are you, really? What
are you?"
Litthsyss looked at Qui-Gon.
"We have no choice. You must tell them" Qui-Gon glanced at
fearful faces. "Either our friendship will be strengthened or
destroyed."
Obi-Wan piped up. "But they'll never-"
"Silence, Obi-Wan. 'Tis useless. They must know."
The room grew cold, darkening inexplicably.
Litthsyss smiled sharply. The icy eyes glowed. "I have
many names, but one true one. I am father to Quogan,
grandfather to Oban. I rule Limbo, the eternal realm of the
lost. Guardian of the gateway to Hel am I, and mine is the hand
that judges all damned. I am older than time, older than
thought, older than existence. My name is Litthsyss Null, and I
am Chaos."
"Ghods" Gooch stammered, his heart cold.
The men shrunk back, fear gripping their throats. Ginko finally
found his voice.
"You...you take souls?"
"Of course."
Freako coughed, subdued. "What about hel? Are we gonna go
there?"
"If each of you would know, you need but look in my
eyes."
In horrified fascination, the men stared into bottomless gray
green eyes.
Whizzer turned away first. "No...no! There's gotta be
another way...I'm in a red hot lake...stinkin'..."
Dink held his throat. "Fire...and darkness. I'm boiling in a
pit."
Dooby wrapped his arms about himself. "I'm burning. There's no
hope...demons...are stickin' me. Laughing..."
Gooch was pained. "It's all gloomy...like night. I can't find
my way. Stench...people kicking me while I'm down..."
Ginko was trancelike. "I'm a skeleton...stuck with a bunch of
other skeletons. I can't move..."
"All this and more is what I saw when I met you. Your
minds and souls are an open book to me" Litthsyss
informed them.
"Grandfather, enough" Obi-Wan insisted. "They know the lives
they've led."
Litthsyss looked off. "Your friends are satisfied with the
truth, I trust."
"Yeah, I've seen enough. You've convinced me" Whizzer looked
down.
The other men murmured in agreement, shocked to the core.
Dink wearily looked up. "What happens now?"
"You need rest" Qui-Gon told them. "We'll fix you a big
breakfast in the morning."
"Guess you can't fight a war on an empty stomach" Ginko
fidgeted, attempting light humor.
Litthsyss spoke again. "Gentlemen, hear me out. I have not come
for your lives or souls. Treat me no differently than you would
my son and grandson. Friends of theirs are friends of mine."
"Glad to hear it" Freako breathed. "But can we get a
disclaimer?"
"Ha! I like you, redhead. When your time comes, I will be most
gentle."
Freako made a face. "What's a soft ride to hel? I look like a
goober or something?"
"It doesn't have to end that way, don't you see?" Obi-Wan
stepped forward. "Your futures aren't decided yet."
Gooch looked hopeful. "That's the 'out' you were speaking of,
wasn't it?"
Obi-Wan nodded. "You're still alive. You have a choice given to
you others aren't graced with."
"Use this opportunity" Qui-Gon warned. "But the choice to help
is yours. Consider and weigh your motivations."
The crew thought that over. Whizzer spoke first.
"I say we sleep on it. If I'm going to fire city, I'm gonna go
as a friend."
"Same here" Dink nodded. "Can't be afraid forever. I'm in."
"Gooch? What do ya say?" Dooby wondered.
Obi-Wan looked into the dark eyes. Gooch nodded slowly.
"For personal reasons...I'll go. I think I have to."
Freako looked at them all. "Okay, okay. We're a crew. We watch
each others' back. So count me in."
Ginko put his fist on the table. "We'll fight for our friends.
What the hel!"
The others piled their fists on top. Whizzer howled in
anticipation.
"Call us...the Chaos Crew!!"
Litthsyss laughed again. "Force. I think I love these fools!"
Obi-Wan looked at his father, emerald eyes bright. /A good
sign. I'm encouraged./
Qui-Gon was serene. //Aye. This story is yet told.//
There was room enough for everyone. Exhausted with their
discovery, the crew collapsed in the living room. Obi-Wan
removed their shoes and covered them with blankets. Qui-Gon
propped their heads over pillows. After attending their friends
they joined Litthsyss upstairs.
The elder god lounged in a blue velvet robe. Long legs sprawled
across the huge bed. He sipped a goblet of wine.
Qui-Gon entered the bedroom first. "I see you've made yourself
comfortable."
"Of course. I like your home. And your renegades."
Obi-Wan came in next. "Our renegades?"
Litthsyss snapped his fingers. They were instantly attired in
robes as well.
"Nice trick, grandfather" Obi-Wan looked at himself. The red
satin hugged muscular curves.
Qui-Gon looked down as well. His robe was deep green. "So our
friends intrigue you?"
Gray green eyes were lidded. Coiling tongue traced along the
edge of the goblet.
"Hmm. Their spirit is strong. I may have underestimated them."
Qui-Gon sat next to him. "They have an amazing resiliency."
Obi-Wan poured himself a drink from the decanter. "Well,
I wasn't disappointed. I knew they'd come through."
In a languid motion Litthsyss stretched out. "Perhaps. But an
idea occurs to me."
Qui-Gon perked up. "Give words to the thought, father. You have
a plan, no?"
Litthsyss grinned. "I would favor your friends with a gift. I
rather like the concept of a Chaos Crew."
Emerald eyes sparked. Obi-Wan plopped next to him on the other
side, bouncing the bed.
"What are you going to do?"
"They cannot be useful in their current state."
Qui-Gon gleaned the point. "Ah. You mean to enhance them,
then?"
"Of course. For no mortal can endure the rigors they will be
required to sustain."
Obi-Wan grabbed Litthsyss, kissing his face wildly. "I knew it!
You were going to do this all along!" his braid spun wildly in
the air.
The elder god purred at the attention. Muscled arms reached
around, pulling him in. He gripped the thin braid, holding it
still.
Qui-Gon snarled softly, yanking his son off. "You still have
not mastered your impulses!"
Obi-Wan panted, eyes wild. "I do but show gratitude. Something
you might try sometime!"
"Ssssss. I can show gratitude without spraying hormones
everywhere."
"Before or after we're in bed?" he reached for Litthsyss again.
Qui-Gon clicked his fangs. "Enough!"
"Obi-Wan is not the only one bringing heat" Litthsyss noted
pointedly. "There is no harm here, Quogan. 'Tis you who
could stand more control. Desist! Obi-Wan is entitled."
Qui-Gon continued to growl. "I would sleep elsewhere, then."
"Such jealousy is unbecoming, father."
"I'm not jealous!"
Litthsyss sat up against the bedpost. "You could've fooled me.
Now are you going to act childish, or listen to my plan?"
"The plan" Qui-Gon grumped. Obi-Wan smirked, sipping from his
grandfathers' goblet. His long braid waved slowly in the air.
"Do I have everyone's full attention?" Litthsyss asked.
When no one answered, he continued.. "I'd like to give your
friends a true alternative, for I find them quite attractive
upon second inspection."
"What would you transform them into?" Obi-Wan wanted to know.
"I would enhance them. But they would receive the mark of hel.
It is not lightly bestowed or given."
Qui-Gon snorted. "They may not like such a change."
"Their choices are few. In the morning we will discuss it."
Obi-Wan looked at Litthsyss searchingly.
Gray green eyes sparked in amusement. "What are you
looking at?"
Obi-Wan touched his neck. "I'm curious...where is your mark,
grandfather?"
"Oh, that."
"I've seen mine and fathers'. But I've yet to locate yours."
Litthsyss smiled. "I will show thee" he pulled the robe away
from a thick leg. On the upper thigh near the hipbone was a
small mark. An extended serpent.
Obi-Wan touched it in fascination. "Oh." fingers traced along
rippling muscle.
"All right, you've seen it!" Qui-Gon snapped.
"My, we're in a foul mood all of a sudden" his father noted. He
pulled the robe back down.
"You aren't angry. You're jealous. There's a difference."
"It hardly matters."
"Who's being bullheaded now?" Obi-Wan asked him. "Pout, then.
Or is pride more important than our friends?"
Qui-Gon made a face. "I...you make me look foolish."
Litthsyss lifted an eyebrow. "Dragons are too territorial. And
I know those mortals are yours."
Obi-Wan was surprised. "You knew we touched their souls with
our own?"
Litthsyss nodded. "Aye. Now listen. The mark of hel will I put
upon them, rendering them invulnerable to harm."
Qui-Gon considered. "Then, I too will grace them with a gift of
my own choosing."
Obi-Wan nodded. "Agreed."
Litthsyss stretched out again, closing his eyes. "Lie beside me
now, both of you. I would rest."
Finishing his drink Obi-Wan slid alongside, curling in. He
draped an arm over the snake god.
Litthsyss opened lidded eyes on Qui-Gon. "Come, my kry'ka.
Enough nonsense. You are not angry."
Blue eyes smouldered. "No" he slipped in also. "Perhaps I am
overanxious for battle."
Soft smile. "Your soul demands it."
Litthsyss woke first. He had difficulty turning over on the
bed. Obi-Wan had squeezed in tight, the spiky head tucked into
the side of his jaw. He purred loudly in his sleep.
??
A gentle laugh. Qui-Gon rolled on his side, watching them both.
Obi-Wan continued to saw logs with his lungs, his purring
growing ever louder. Litthsyss had a pained expression as he
tried in vain to uncurl Obi-Wan from his neck.
"Pits of pestilence" the snake god frowned. "Does he always do
this, Qui-Gon?" he was nearly shouting to be heard.
Obi-Wan continued to purr with the force of an earthquake.
Qui-Gon grinned. "Yes. Sometimes he wraps himself so tight I
think he wants to make a blanket out of my skin."
"I can't even move, much less hear myself think."
Qui-Gon tugged at the thin braid. "I know what you mean" he was
yelling too. "Obi-Wan!!"
No response. Muscled arms clutched Litthsyss tightly as Obi-Wan
rumbled in bliss.
Litthsyss tried to peel himself loose. No good.
"There's nothing wrong with his strength at least. He can stay,
but this noise must go."
Qui-Gon covered his ears. "I have an idea!" he slapped the
satin covered ass hard.
Obi-Wan rolled off, instantly awake. He snarled blearily.
"Who hit me?"
"I did, love. You were sleeping too loud. Not to mention
choking your elder" Qui-Gon indicated Litthsyss.
Obi-Wan focused slowly. "Oh. Sorry, grandfather."
"Sssss" Litthsyss stroked the silky throat. "I love your scent
first thing in the morning. Eventually I will taste that
soft skin."
Litthsyss let him go reluctantly. "Aye, for matters press."
The crew ate breakfast heartily. Whizzer in particular seemed
to wolf down everything in sight.
Litthsyss laughed. "Your hunger reminds me of another."
Obi-Wan snickered. He knew the story.
"Yeah?" Whizzer waved a turb leg in the air. "Somebody ya know
likes to eat?"
"Well" Litthsyss ignored warning looks from Qui-Gon, "that's
putting it mildly."
"Who?" Freako was curious, stuffing his face with scrambled
eggs.
"My son Quogan. When he was a wolfling-"
"Tell this story again and I'll pull every scale off your
hide."
"Waitaminute, Q. I wanna hear this story too" Ginko grinned.
"Yeah" Dooby agreed. "Let Lithy...Lifthy....Liffuhs...aw, hel.
I can't even say your name right, man."
"Len will do. Don't hurt yourself trying."
"So what about Q?" Dink asked.
The snake god grinned. "When he was a wolf cub I would take him
prowling in Hel and Limbo."
Freako was smug. "We seen him change into a wolf. Bet he was a
cute little cub."
Dooby giggled. "I'd walk him every day. Pet him and-"
Qui-Gon gave a deafening roar. The crew shrunk back.
"Geez, they was just kiddin', Q" Ginko winced. "Don't take it
so personal."
"Ha" Qui-Gon laughed. "It seems you can't
take a joke either. Did I scare you?"
"Bully" Obi-Wan admonished.
"As I was saying" Litthsyss continued, "Quogan had a voracious
appetite. He would eat everything-"
"I see where it all went" Dooby noted.
"What. Are you calling me fat?!" Qui-Gon hissed.
Dooby waved his hands helplessly. "I just meant you're a big
dude. No one's callin' you fat."
"Fat? I wish my fat looked like yours" Whizzer stared. "Quit
bein' so dang sensitive."
Obi-Wan cracked up.
Litthsyss went on. "He swallowed fire scorpions, poison toads,
and stones. Mostly stones. There were days when I would spend
hours pulling them out of his throat. He'd come home running in
loon circles."
Obi-Wan continued to laugh hysterically. It was contagious. The
men chuckled and then broke into laughter themselves.
Gooch held his sides. The image of a small cub running around
full of stones was too much. "Oh that's...that's funny!!"
Freako nearly fell over in his chair. "Damn, Q. You musta been
desperate to get a good meal."
Qui-Gon folded his arms, scowling. "I'm glad my past is so
entertaining."
"C'mon, even you gotta admit it's pretty funny" Dink chimed in.
"Well..."
Obi-Wan coughed, his sides sore now. "It gets funnier each time
I hear it."
Litthsyss looked at them all, satisfied. The mood was perfect
now.
//These mortals will be receptive.//
Obi-Wan glanced his way. /The storytelling was deliberate?/
//Of course.//
//Why am I not surprised?// Qui-Gon interrupted.
//I usually have a plan.//
"Good breakfast, but what happens now?" Ginko asked as they
finally finished their plates.
"You will stand and recieve" Litthsyss told him.
"What's that mean?" Freako wanted to know. "You gonna give us
some heat?"
"Serious heat, Freako" Qui-Gon told him. "The real deal you
might say."
"Stand, all of you" Litthsyss commanded.
The men stood away from the table apprehensively.
"I don't know if this is a good idea" Dooby was doubtful.
"Maybe we should-"
"Silence. Obi-Wan, begin."
Obi-Wan stepped forward. He gestured at the men, eyes aglow.
"In manner most fell I give fire of hel."
Scarlet flame engulfed their forms. In fear the men covered
their faces.
"We're burnin'!!" Dink yelled, terrified.
Litthsyss glared at them. "Remove your hands and be still,
mortals. I command it. Quogan, continue."
Qui-Gon gestured. "By blackest night I give dragon
might."
The men crackled with power now. Sizzling energy expanded about
their forms, dancing in shades of blue.
Gooch blinked in wonderment. "I feel funny. Like...like I'm
strong enough to do anything."
"Yeah...me too" Ginko flexed his arms.
"I wanna bust a wall" Whizzer made a fist.
Litthsyss raised his hand. The men were covered in spiked black
armor and studded boots with emblazoned rings of flame.
"Wild duds, man!!" Freako looked at himself.
"Cool" Dooby admired his armor.
"On mortals this day does Chaos hold sway!" gray
green eyes blazed with helfire. Black fire swirled around the
men, striking their arms.
The flame curled in on them, leaving a mark.
"Hey...lookit the wild tatoos!!" Dooby shouted, holding up his
forearm. A ring of flame was etched into the skin.
The other men stared at their arms as well.
"Each of you bears the mark of hel" Litthsyss informed them.
"The symbol of your power, as befits the Crew of Chaos."
Gooch gulped. "Not to look a gift horse in the mouth...but what
happens after this gig?"
The Darklords laughed.
"You are ours, body and soul" Obi-Wan grinned. "The power of
hel is yours now, and you will serve us."
"Oh Sith" Dink moaned.
"It...it might be a good deal" Ginko admired himself again. "I
mean, who can stop us now? We do what we want..."
"I didn't bargain for this" Gooch said quietly. His heart felt
like stone.
Litthsyss laughed, wicked fangs on display. "Tis done.
And don't think to betray us, or cry to heaven for absolution.
Should you do so I will burn you personally before letting the
dark dogs strip your bones. Understood?"
Fearful silence as the men looked at each other.
"You are one mean dude" Whizzer acknowledged. "But I ain't
messin' with it. I'm your man."
Freako gulped nervously. "Okay, man. We got the script."
Dink was likewise subdued. "When's the show?"
"Now. You will need firepower" Litthsyss snapped his fingers.
"The weapons are of your own making, formed by your own power.
Concentrate on what seems natural to you."
Dooby said nothing. Suddenly a double barreled hand cannon
appeared in both hands.
"Wow!!"
Ginko was next. A razor edged axe gleamed brightly for his use.
"Amazing."
Gooch watched as a wicked mace took shape in his fist. It was
covered with spikes.
"Damn!"
Freako smiled as a flaming whipcord grew from his fingers. He
wrapped it around his arm like a lasso.
"Dig it!!"
Dink grinned. He held a rifle of solid gold. It crackled with
lightning.
"Woo. I'm a mystic soldier boy!!"
Whizzer held his hand out. A massive club of iron took shape.
"Whammin' and bammin'!"
"The weapons will only work for you. Use them well" Qui-Gon
told them.
"You got it, Q" Dink gave a mock salute.
Gooch made a face. "We look dressed to kill, but what about you
guys? You gonna fight a war in robes?"
The Darklords eyed their charges with amusement.
"Robes?" Obi-Wan asked.
Qui-Gon. "Who's wearing..."
"Robes?" Litthsyss asked.
"Oh" Gooch stared. The hel lords stood in full regalia.
"Man. That's what I call a quick change" Ginko gawked.
"It's like your clothes just blended into those...outfits."
"We are not mortals, nor do we dress as such" Litthsyss stood
to his full height. "Now prepare for adventure such few have
e'er seen!"
"Wait a minuite, I wanna vote-" Freako shouted.
In a crash of thunder, they were gone.
The landscape was gloomy. Dank and misting skies obscured
visibility to a distance of about a mile. Wind whipped about at
erratic intervals, varying from gentle breezes to near
hurricane force. Flashes of fire emitted eerie shadows and red
glow from slag pits. The blue-grey terrain was pockmarked and
scarred with scattered boulders everywhere. Large areas of
terrain were cracked open into burning fissures. But the land
itself had a familiar flatness to it.
Whizzer staggered against the wind. "Is...is this hel?"
sheepish.
"No" Litthsyss replied. "We are at the outside fringes of
Limbo."
Qui-Gon peered intently into the mists. "There's been battle
already."
"Aye. We must seach. Come."
The group stalked through the dark domain. Gooch shivered next
to Obi-Wan.
"Kid, is it always like this? I mean, does it ever change?"
Obi-Wan was serene. "Never. Limbo is as eternal as Hel. The
lost reside here."
"Oh" Gooch was subdued.
"Geez, It's cold in this joint" Freako wrapped his arms about
himself. "Can't you turn up a heater or somethin'?"
"If 'tis heat you crave just continue that way" Qui-Gon pointed
west. "A year's journey will take you to Hel."
Freako made a face. "You've got a weird sense of humor, Q. No
thanks. I prefer the current deal."
Dink looked about. "But where is everything? It's like
there's nothing but destruction."
Dooby nodded, his hair damp in the mist. "You got that right.
Lookit, smashed rocks and broken up tree stumps. Somethin's
gouged up the ground real bad too."
Ginko stared at the fire pits. "Yo, Freako. Wanna get warm?
Jump in one of those."
Freako sniffed. "You real funny, man. Maybe I should boot your
wide ass into the lava instead."
Gooch laughed. "Quit it, you two."
Obi-Wan moved alongside his elders. "It is strange. I
half expected to walk into a battle."
Qui-Gon scented the air, eyes aglow. "The battle has moved.
Much blood has been shed. See, look about where we go."
They glanced about the broken terrain. Dark pools of purple
stained rock dotted the landscape. Smears covered the ground,
indicating bloodshed. Broken armor lay in pieces everywhere.
Litthsyss growled. "My warriors. They fight well, but we need
to join the fray."
"Indeed" Qui-Gon observed also. "One of your own it appears,
father."
"Quickly, then" Litthsyss indicated for them to move.
It was a wuerlin demon, bedraggled and bloodied. Greenish fur
was heavily matted and stained beneath pewter body armor. An
arm hung limply.
"Lords. Lords, is it you?!" weakly.
Obi-Wan rushed to the demon, recognizing him immediately.
"Boo'boo!!"
The bearlike features grinned. "Aye, Prince. We meet again
under grim circumstance."
Litthsyss stepped forward. "Tell me, loyal one. What happens
with the realm?"
Obi-Wan sat the demon on the ground. The wurelin grimaced as he
spoke.
"It's bad, Lord. The Wadtak demons have broken through our
first three brigades. But the fools have paid a high price for
their insolence" inhuman eyes glowed with satisfaction.
The crew stood stupefied. Ginko found his voice.
"That...that thing is a demon" he whispered in
disbelief. "A real, live demon."
"Wake me up" Dink whispered. "This is some kinda fright show-"
Freako gulped. "It's true, all of it. We'd better...straighten
up."
Dooby hissed in his ear. "But what if it's too late already-"
Gooch stared in wonderment. "He called Obi Prince. They
wasn't lying-"
"Silence, mortals" Qui-Gon snapped. "Attend. We have more
immediate concerns. Boo'boo, is the castle intact?"
The bear thing nodded. "For now. Even the Wadtak would have
difficulty breaking through the imperial guard. But your
appearance is a good sign, King Quogan."
"Hopefully more than a sign. For we mean to make the Wadtak
pay."
"They will" Litthsyss assured. "With their souls."
The Crew shivered in fear.
In silence they traversed the plain, led by the Wurelin. Bodies
were now evident everywhere.
"Dang" Whizzer scratched his head. "Looks worse than a friggin'
imperial execution."
"A pale mortal description, Whizzer" Qui-Gon stated. "But
accurate nonetheless. It will get worse as we go."
Ginko stared. "Are they really dead?"
"They are wounded unto death but cannot die" Boo'boo told him.
"For demons are immortals true."
"But...are ya gonna just leave 'em laying here?" Freako wanted
to know.
"In time they will recover" Litthsyss informed them. "Which is
more than I can say for the Wadtak. They've gone too far this
time."
"Their arrogance truly knows no bounds, grandfather" Obi-Wan
noted. "See how they have hung your warriors in effigy to taunt
you?"
Gray green eyes blazed with helfire. A hundred yards ahead of
them were more demon warriors, strung up against jagged rock in
clusters. Some were beheaded.
"I think I'm gonna be sick" Dink muttered.
"SSSSssssss" the three Darklords crackled with power, fangs
bared.
"They dare?!" Qui-Gon snarled.
They approached the carnage. Litthsyss looked about keenly, his
square jaw set.
"Mortals."
The Crew stepped forward.
"Fly ahead of us. Use your powers and sense where the battle
occurs. Attack without mercy."
Gooch held up his hands. "Whoa, wait a minute, boss man. Attack
who? How are we supposed to know the enemy?"
"Boo'boo will instruct you. Follow his lead."
"No offense, man" Dink pointed at the demon. "But he don't look
to be in no kinda shape to do anymore fighting."
"That is easily rectified" Litthsyss made a mystic gesture,
forming a haze of power about the Wurelin. Wounds closed. Armor
once again gleamed brightly, free of the stain of blood.
The bear demon kneeled. "Thank you, great Chaos. Victory will
be yours this day!"
"Battles won are battles done, Boo'boo. Take these mortals and
guide them, for they are my special attack unit."
The Wurelin stood. "Hmm. Mortals, milord? But they seem strong
enough."
"They will make fair warriors. Go now, take to the skies."
Boo'boo lifted his hand. A mystic scythe appeared, gleaming and
wicked.
Come, mortals. Fly and follow!
The Wurelin took to the air. Stunned, the men stared.
Litthsyss roared. "Go!!"
Startled into action, the Crew took off after the Wurelin.
"We'll clear out the joint!" Freako yelled back. "Don't sweat
it, big man!"
The Darklords watched them fly into the mists.
"Wondrous mortals, but extremely silly" Litthsyss commented.
"They have much experience in bloodshed. It will prove useful
here" Qui-Gon stated.
"I just hope this works" Obi-Wan added.
The group flew high over the wrecked plain. There were too many
fallen warriors to count.
"Geez" Whizzer shouted in the wind. "They're all over. What a
mess."
"Where's the castle?!" Ginko yelled at the Wurelin.
Not far, a few more miles. You will see.
"Did them Wadtak dudes get there already?" Freako yelled.
Perhaps. But more fool them. For the armies of Chaos are
without peer. But hold, listen. The sounds of warfare!
Warfare didn't adequately describe the carnage below. Deafening
sounds of armor clashing, roars and inhuman shrieks filled the
air. From horizon to horizon, demons of all shapes and
descriptions fought both on land and in the air.
The Wurelin pointed to a nearby jagged outcropping. Alight
here, mortals. I will tell you quickly how to attack.
The group landed. Dooby spoke first.
"But what can we do to make a difference? If all of those
demons are fighting, they must be doin' okay."
The bear demon whiffed his nose. They hold their own. But
note the opposition. The Wadtak are the ruddy hued ones in red
armor.
Whizzer squinted through the mists. "Ugly muthas."
Gooch laughed. "You can't talk, Whizzer."
"Yeah, that face sure makes me lose hope" Freako added.
Boo'boo growled. Enough! The Wadtak seek to gain the castle
of our Master. We must stop them from achieving their goal.
"But how do we break through so many?" Ginko wanted to know.
By sheer force. You bear the power of Chaos. Use it!
Dooby pointed at the horizon. "Then protect the castle?"
Boo'boo waved his scythe in irritation. Of course!
"Don't we need to find the leader? If we can do that, the
troops will be demoralized" Ginko stated.
True. But the path must be cleared first. The leader of
their clan will be known to us soon enough. We fly now!
"Uh...okay."
Dink whispered to Gooch. "What kinda name is Boo'boo? Sounds
like a stupid kiddy toy."
Gooch grimaced. "You tell him that. I'll be sure to pick
your head up off the ground."
Dink eyed the massively built bear demon, nearly seven feet
tall. "No thanks. I'll just keep quiet."
Move!! Boo'boo commanded.
They took to the air again, rapidly closing in on the battle.
Gooch formed his mace. "Okay, you know the drill. Like on
Corridan. Let's hit it!!"
"Bust some heads!!" Whizzer whooped, waving his club wildly.
"KOWABUNGAAAAA!!!!!" Freako shrieked, flying into the thick of
the fray. He plowed into several battling demons.
"YEEHAH!!" Ginko dived in next, pummeling a bald demon.
"Head's up, sucker!!"
Boo'boo grimly joined the fray. His scythe was busy.
"Who dares?!" one of the Wadtak yelled. "Wherefore this mortal
scum here!!"
He was kicked in the gut and sent flying by Dink.
"Mortal scum that's gonna kick ass!!"
Behind him, Whizzer grabbed demons and cracked their skulls
together.
"Oh, sweet music. A dang symphony!"
Gooch pounded away with his mace. "Hit 'em fast and hard!!"
"You'll pay for interfering in our buisness!" a female Wadtak
sliced at them with a blade.
"Gahhh!" Ginko was caught on the arm. She pressed him, knocking
him flat.
"SSSssss. Pathetic. I'll end your miserable life now" she
raised her blade.
Helfire blasted her in the back. Two mummies shambled forward
with raised spears.
Dooby stumbled back, raising his cannon nervously. "Stand where
ya are!"
The creatures continued to advance. We are not at odds here,
for you bear the mark of Chaos. We too are his servants.
Dooby made a face at their dusty odor. "Oh. Just as long as ya
stand downwind of me, I don't mind."
Dink sprayed brimstone from his rifle, scattering more would be
attackers. "We can't stay in this spot, they'll gang up on us.
Where's Whizzer?!"
A mummy pointed with his spear. Your large friend is that
way. We return to the fight. Hail, Chaos!
"Yeah, hail" Gooch stammered. They watched in amazement as the
rail thin beings raced to battle, their tattered rags trailing
behind them.
"Damn. Don't know from one minute to the next-"
"Look out!!" Ginko yelled nearby.
Gooch never saw what hit him. Everything went dark as a
gigantic demon crashed over him. The fat thing was over two
tons in weight, laughing at his squashed victim as he sat over
the cracked earth.
Freako came like a shot. "Laugh at this, you blimp!!" a fiery
whipcord caught the demons' neck, slicing the head off neatly.
It rolled along the ground.
THOOM!!
Gooch used his newfound strength and kicked the useless body
high in the air. It landed with a thundrous crash into battling
factions.
Dink continued to fire away as he took to the air, strafing in
a line.
"We gotta get to the castle!"
"You'll get nowhere mortal!" Wadtak demons flew at him, their
ruddy orange skin glistening. Leathery wings beat the air over
red spiked armor.
"Comin' thru!!" Ginko hurled his axe, cleaving into their
ranks. The demons shrieked, falling from the sky.
Whizzer was tossing demons about as they ganged up on him.
"Duh. I thought immortals was supposed ta be tough. Big deal"
he hurled more demons in the air.
Blinding pain shot between his eyes as he was struck in the
head from behind. He went down in a heap. The Wadtak raised
swords.
"Uh uh. Not nice!!" Freako shouted. He whip corded them about
the legs, tripping them.
"Whizzer. Get up!"
The behemoth was out cold, a jagged head wound bleeding freely.
The Wadtak closed in again.
"Somebody do somethin'. I can't get to him in time!" Freako
yelled.
Dooby blasted them with his cannon. Concussive force sent
Wadtak flying.
"Get Whizzer. Make a circle!!" Gooch yelled as they came yet
again.
The Crew formed a protective ring about their friend.
"Fools!" a Wadtak shouted at them. "You should have stayed
wherever you came from. This be no place for mortals!"
"Dead mortals!" another raised a sword.
"Go ahead. Be stupid!" Gooch snarled, waving his mace.
A thin demon held back the others. "Hold. See their mark? They
bear the power of Chaos."
"Then in Chaos' name will they die" a long fanged Wadtak
replied.
"Aye!!" the chorus raised. They crowded in.
"Damn!!" Dooby backed up. "We'll be fightin' these geeks
forever-"
KATHOOM!!
Their attackers collapsed in a heap. Stone and Fire demons
thundered their way, weapons raised.
"Gawd. More of 'em!!" Dooby shouted in dismay. "But they ain't
Wadtak."
"No, look! They aren't attacking" Gooch noted, pointing.
"So thee are the mortals. You bear the mark of the Masters" a
thickset stone demon stood forward, his dark grey skin emitting
an oily substance.
"Ugh" Whizzer rubbed his skull as he strained to stand. "I'm
bleedin'!"
"Yeah, you ain't hurt nothing. Someone hit you inna head"
Freako told him.
"Who are you?" Gooch asked the demon.
"Goendun of the Stone demons. The armies of darkness serve both
Hel and Limbo. We have held these arrogant Wadtak at bay for
days."
"But who's their leader?" Dooby wanted to know.
Her name is Vudd. The ridiculous ones think to liberate
soldiers from their own armies."
"So what are they, freedom fighters?"
A fire demon answered, hair aflame in rage. "Bah! They are
useless to both heaven and hel. The idiots have no alliegance,
yet expect others to join them in their nothingness."
"We gotta get to the castle" Gooch said. "She might want to set
up base there."
"Then Vudd is a complete moron" a familiar voice was above
them. It was Boo'boo. He alighted among the group.
"Hail, Goendun, Abbadook. I see this clash brings thee out of
deepest hel."
Abbadook blew flame threw his nose. "Aye, 'tis well, Boo'boo.
We did request this assignment, for the Wadtak have e'er been a
thorn in our side."
"But what of these mortals?" Goendun asked. "Are they pivotal?"
"Watch thy tongue, else I will cut it off. But for our aid you
may have perished."
"Cool it, we're all on the same side" Gooch told them. "But we
need a plan. We can't just fight all these Wadtak."
"Aye. And your new strength has limits. We will clear the
flanks as best we can. You must find your way to the castle."
"This Vudd chick...she gonna make some kinda public
announcement about a takeover from there?" Ginko asked.
A mummy suddenly appeared among them in a burst of fire. The
Crew shrank back, repulsed.
Ha! Our lords are not far off. The Wadtak know their time
for this campaign is short. They seek the castle at all
costs.
"Indeed, Ogoob" Goendun nodded. "But how moves the battle?
These mortals are sent in the service of Chaos to turn the
tide."
The dusty thing eyed the men closely, skeletal face bent in a
grin. Not alone will they succeed, despite their power. For
the Wadtak fight insanely, sensing this conflict no longer
favors them.
"Uh...look. Ogoob?" Gooch stumbled.
The mummy looked at him. Aye, mortal?
"Think your boys can cut us a path to the castle?"
Dry, cackling laughter. By ground. Other warriors must
assist by air, as we cannot fly.
"Yeah" Whizzer looked around at the demolished landscape
littered with demons and broken terrain. Smoke made the mist an
impossible haze, as the odor of burnt flesh rent the air.
Mystic catapults and cannons were blackened and charred from
use.
"Gahh" Ginko held his nose. "We gotta move, all right."
"The Wadtak will move in this area again soon enough" Goendun
told them. "We Aggua'murkk will head west, and break
their ranks."
"A good plan" Boo'boo added. "I must rejoin the other Wurelin"
he turned to the Crew. "Failure is not an option."
Dooby gulped. "We got the picture."
Abbadook snorted, hair erupting in a column of flame. "Tis well
you Dus'modes come from the south. We Incinni're
have been at your flank on the eastern side."
Freako. "So could you fire guys help out up top?"
"Assuredly. But we must make haste."
Ogoob raised a wicked spear high. Hail, Chaos!!
Abbadook, Boo'boo, and Goendun likewise raised their weapons.
"To Victory!!"
The Crew looked at each other.
"Mortals, we leave you to your own designs. Battle well"
Boo'boo dissolved into the air itself.
"Hey, wait a minute!!" Gooch shouted.
"Look!!" Freako yelled. "They're all disappearing!"
The mummy was gone in a column of flame. Both the fire and
stone demon simply disappeared as if they were never there.
Whizzer stared at empty air. "Damn. We're on our own."
Ginko looked around. "You dudes hear something?"
Gooch looked across the plain. "Yeah. Something is definitely
heading our way."
"Let's beat it" Dooby waved his cannon around. "Standin' here
like a target makes me nervous."
Dink squinted at the gloom. "Over the horizon!"
The Crew gawked. A thundering herd headed their way. Wadtak
demons flying or running with weapons were rapidly closing.
"All out" Gooch was grim.
"Fine by me" Freako whipped out his flaming cord. "But how do
we find the castle?"
"We'll have to use our powers and trust our senses."
"Heads up!!" Ginko bellowed as the Wadtak approached yet
again.
Nearly a galaxy away, three Darklords stood as statues in dim
and eternal gloom. Flaming eyes observed a mystic gem
displaying scenes of the war in Limbo.
Litthsyss. "Our mortals have yet to find Vudd. I would
know her true intent."
Qui-Gon. "She has yet to make an appearance. Methinks she
girds for the final confrontation in this matter."
Obi-Wan. "No doubt she thinks to use the castle as a
tribute to her would be triumph."
Litthsyss. "The armies of darkness defy description. Hers
is a foolish campaign."
Qui-Gon. "They will be overrun eventually. The Wadtak are
notorious front runners, as were their ancestors."
Obi-Wan. "Our mortals will cleave a path and expose her
plan. Then shall we join the fray."
A pause. Silence.
SHE WILL FAIL. they spoke as one, their words thundering
the bleak landscape. Jagged spears of lightning stabbed the
murky air.
"The time comes for our arrival" Litthsyss
stated.
Turning to the horizon, three figures faded into the mists.
The Wadtak came at full charge.
"Come on, suckers!!" Ginko shouted, waving his axe.
Dink and Dooby took to the air. "These jaspers are gonna-"
A deafening explosion. The men went flying through the air,
crashing into a nearby outcropping of boulders.
"Ugh...what hit us?" Whizzer held his head. His companions were
too stunned to speak.
A Wadtak shouted. "Ho, brethren! The mortals are felled. Now we
shall slay them and feast on the carcasses!!"
Another demon spoke up. "Aye, the blow cannon has ended their
journey. Close in!!"
Gooch found his voice as he staggered up. "I ain't nobody's
lunch. But you're gonna lose yours!!" he hurled his mace with
force, crushing the face of a demon. Enraged, the others closed
in.
"Fly!!" Gooch bellowed at his still groggy friends. They
struggled to the air, stumbling and staggering.
"Flight won't save you, mortals. And we have the advantage of
numbers!" the Wadtak flew after them, screaming like banshees.
The air cleared their heads. "But which way?" Freako yelled. "I
still don't see-"
"Look!" Dooby shouted as they flew frantically. "Over
the horizon. It looks like some kinda structure."
"Then let's head for it!!" Whizzer howled, clubbing a demon
that got too close.
"Let's give 'em a little back" Dooby snapped, levelling his
hand cannon back at their pursuers.
KATHOOOOMMM!!!
Hurricane force blasted dozens of demons to pieces. Others fell
back shrieking in pain. Still more fell to the ground, their
wings aflame.
The Crew flew on under dank and moody skies.
"Lookin' good, Dooby" Gooch shouted into the wind. "Let's head
that way. I think that's the castle."
"Damn!!" Freako yelled in dismay. "These Wadtak are endless!!"
"You don't know the half of it, foolish ones!!" another swarm
nearly blindsided them.
Freako slung out his flaming whipcord, encircling and hurling
them away. Mummies awaited them as they landed, spears afire.
"We'll let the dust boys do cleanup" Dink nodded grimly.
The others stared down at the endless battlefield. Stone demons
were tossing Wadtak into lava pits. Huge mystic cannons fired
pellets of brimstone and gem shards into warring factions.
Numberless warriors from every army lay injured or broken along
battlements.
"What a mess" Whizzer observed as they flew higher. "But
waitaminute-"
"I see it too!" Dooby hollered.
A bloody path several hundred feet wide and miles long wound to
a huge castle shrouded in deep mist.
"That's it, boys" Gooch was elated. "Vudd's gotta be there!"
In awed fascination they observed the war by air, virtually
unopposed now. Countless Wadtak were busy battling hel hordes
of every description. Wuerlin, mummies, zombies, werewolves,
stone and fire demons, skeletal warriors. Dark dogs and Helcats
likewise had now entered the fray, ripping limbs as they went.
"It's a friggin zoo!!" Whizzer bellowed.
"They don't even see us anymore. Like we're small potatoes"
Freako noted.
"Their mistake" Gooch growled. "But we've got a mission. Head's
up, we're almost at the castle."
They whistled in appreciation at the huge structure. The castle
was multileveled with conical projections depicting gargoyles
and serpents. A brackish moat moved with unseen terrors
underneath. Jagged monoliths of red stone formed a fortress
type wall of containment nearly twenty miles around. Craggy
arches were carved from the land itself, forming a fearsome
walkway to the main entrance consisting of dragon doors.
"I'd hate to pay the rent on this baby" Ginko stared as
they floated above.
"Let's land on that arch over there" Gooch instructed. They
alighted.
"Vudd's gotta know we're here by now" Dink looked about.
"Yeah" Freako agreed. "It's all out war everywhere but totally
quiet in here? Something don't seem right."
"Len mentioned our new senses. Use 'em, you mugs. Feel
anything?"
The men stood in silence a bit. Ginko frowned in concentration.
"Feels like...Vudd's been here. But she's hiding deep in the
castle."
"I got it, too" Dooby nodded. "Think she's afraid?"
"Whether she is or isn't doesn't matter. We gotta root her out"
Dink waved his mystic rifle.
Gooch stared down at the cobblestone walk several hundred feet
below. "Into the breach, gents."
An infinite distance away, the Darklords continued to observe
in grim silence. They sat upon stark boulders created from the
plain itself. The mystic gem flared with more images.
Qui-Gon made a comment. "Ssssss. They've nearly found Vudds'
lair. But she hides well."
Emerald eyes blazed. "Grandfather, how long must we wait? I see
no reason-"
Litthsyss raised a hand. "Battle tastes best when savored.
Wait, Ssarpati. There is no need for haste. In matters of
conflict, speed is not always conducive to victory."
"Perhaps not, but I grow impatient as well" Qui-Gon remarked.
"I would fight while the blood is high."
Litthsyss nodded. "And so we shall. But not yet."
"How can you just sit and do nothing!" Obi-Wan flared. "We have
to attack-"
Gray green eyes flashed. "You forget it is my realm at
stake. And my power can punish any who cross my path. Besides,
what do you think armies are for?"
Obi-Wan fell silent, uncertain how to interpret his words.
Qui-Gon lifted an eyebrow. "You are cautious in your old age."
Litthsyss snorted. "Bah. War is war. I've been in more than can
be counted, and they are all the same. Either force or caution
makes no difference in the end. But observation is the key to
victory."
Obi-Wan absorbed that. "I think I understand. Knowledge is not
reliant on outside forces. Strategy makes power prevail."
Litthsyss smiled slowly. "You continue to impress me. Now look
into the crystal again."
Obi-Wan regarded him closely, emerald eyes flickering with
flame.
"I know that look. We're about to be plagued by questions"
Qui-Gon stated.
"Not exactly, but I do have an observation of my own"
Obi-Wan commented.
Litthsyss glanced at the crystal briefly. "What is it this
time, kry'ka?"
"You've gained quite a bit of weight. I meant to mention it the
last time I saw you, but it didn't seem that important at the
time."
Litthsyss chuckled. "I see."
"I noticed the difference as well" Qui-Gon added. "Truthfully,
I began to doubt my memory."
Obi-Wan glanced at him. "I don't understand, father. What's
your memory have to do with anything?"
"I suspect father was underweight when you first met him."
Obi-Wan turned to Litthsyss in shock. "Were you sick? Why
didn't you tell us!"
Litthsyss paused as he spoke. "A...major conflict forced me to
use too much power at once."
"That made you lose weight?"
"Whenever an immortal is overextended his strength wanes a bit.
It is an extremely rare occurance, actually. I am fine, my
stripling. I was fine when you met me. I was merely a
bit...light."
Obi-Wan squeezed thickly muscled arms in examination. He
touched along the forehead, pushing red blond waves aside.
Strong hands ran along heavy legs. Litthsyss enjoyed the
attention quietly.
Qui-Gon was annoyed. "Obi-Wan. He was depleted a bit, not
weak."
Obi-Wan smiled in satisfaction. "No, I sense his strength. And
now I can see where you get your thighs from."
Qui-Gon turned red. "Hot blooded snekt."
Litthsyss laughed. "You aren't shabby in that department
either, Obi-Wan. And as much as I enjoy this tender moment,
other matters press. Look there" he indicated a scene in the
gem.
"Force!" Qui-Gon exlaimed. "They're in the castle catacombs."
Obi-Wan pointed as he reseated himself. "Vudds' there, I'm sure
of it. Our mortals will soon get to the bottom of this."
"We gotta get to the bottom of this, Gooch" Ginko complained.
"I ain't come all this way to stumble around in the dark."
They walked along huge and gloomy corridors etched from granite
rock. Numerous coat of arms hung about the long hallways,
depicting infernal splendor. Statues of various demons were
about.
"Some artwork" Dink muttered.
"Man. Anybody got a light?" Freako squinted.
Gooch walked along a cobblestone wall. "I think there are
torches along some of these walls. Someone's deactivated them."
"Yeah..." Whizzer felt a tickle at the base of his neck.
"Someone that wants it dark on purpose..."
"So that they can't be seen!!" Dooby spun at a sound.
"You are correct, mortals. Welcome to your doom."
"Vudd!!" Gooch shouted, raising his mace.
"Ha ha ha. So Litthsyss sends fleas to defeat me? How
amusing."
"Fleas that sting" Ginko growled.
"If we're so amusing, why don't you come outta the dark?"
Freako snapped. "Then we can all have a good laugh."
"Your tongue is as sharp as your wit, mortal. So be it!"
The Crew found themselves in a huge ampitheatre surrounded by
heavy draperies and marble columns. Light was suddenly bright
everywhere, as huge torches flamed high.
Dink cocked his golden rifle. "Okay, sister. Come out before I
start fillin' ya with holes."
"Will you now?" Vudd stalked into view.
She was huge. Nearly seven feet tall and close to two tons in
weight, the rolling avalanche moved at them. Snakelike eyes
were purple in color against ruddy orange skin. Scraggly green
hair grew everywhere from the thick necked head. Red body armor
barely covered her monstrous body, the belly and legs exposed.
Metal arm and shin shields strapped across massive limbs.
Graceless feet had multiple hooked toes.
"Geez" Freako winced. "Somebody cut the lights again!!"
"It's Jabba the Hut in drag!!" Whizzer mocked. "Lousy wig,
sister!"
Dooby cracked up. "You busted on her real good, Whizzer. But
Jabba's cuter!!"
The rolling behemoth shook with rage. "You dare compare me
to a misshapen Hutt? The stars themselves shake at my
might!"
Gooch shook his head in disbelief. "I don't know about the
stars, but you shake the ground for sure."
Vudd lumbered ahead. "Your mockery will be short lived.
Prepare to die."
"Watch her move and go" Gooch said under his breath.
Freako didn't wait. He flew at her, aiming for the head. A
massively thick arm swatted him out of the air like a fly.
Freako careened back into his friends.
"Score one for fatso" he held his head. "Damn, what hit me?"
"We need to plan an attack-" Gooch began.
"It matters not what you plan, mortals" Vudd laughed.
"For I will defeat you all."
"We'll see" Dooby cocked his huge hand cannon, firing away.
A blinding blast rocked the huge she-demon back. She staggered.
"So, the fleas have some strength after all. I need no
longer be gentle."
Dooby stared. "Damn, it didn't even knock her down!!" "Duh.
Okay sister" Whizzer slammed his fists together. "Time for a
headache."
The behemoth launched himself feet first, crashing her into a
wall.
"Whizzer did it!!" Dink hollered, pointing his rifle. "Hit
her!"
The crew rushed forward. Vudd shook with rage.
"You hurt me. You dare?!" the ugly demon bellowed.
Whizzer had her pinned. They wrestled on the floor.
"Yor rough, girlie. But I done wrestled some tough nuts in my
day" Whizzer grimaced as she popped him across the skull.
"Mortal fool!"
Freako whipped out his mystic lasso. "Heads up, Whizzer! I'm
gonna tie up this whale!!"
"Gotcha" Whizzer flew off just as a clawed hand reached for his
throat.
Vudd was ponderously slow despite her power. Freako tripped her
as she tried to regain her feet.
"Why get up when I can sit down?!" she mocked, stooping
low on purpose.
"Freako, get out of there!!" Gooch yelled, hurling his mace.
It clanged off her thick head. She toppled, landing on Freako.
"GAAAAHHHH!!"
With a loud plop the mountain of flesh landed on the redhead.
The Crew rushed her.
"Enough of this shid" Dink and Dooby fired away, blowing Vudd
into another wall with concussive force.
Under near black skies three gods prepared for action.
Litthsyss abruptly stood. "I am done with observing. Vudd will
pay!"
Obi-Wan leaped to his feet. "It's about time!"
Qui-Gon roared, fangs flashing. "Ha! Now will there be
battle!"
The Darklords disappeared in a clap of thunder.
In Limbo the Crew held their own, despite Vudd's best efforts.
She blasted at them with helfire. Their fight had moved outside
the castle along the high battlements.
They pressed forward again, the fire melting away from their
forms.
"Ha!" Dink yelled. "That don't even tickle, sister."
Vudd lumbered to charge. "Litthsyss chose well. But I will
never be defeated by mortals!"
"There's a first time for everything!" Gooch hurled his mace
again. Vudd caught it.
"I'll take this. It will make an excellent addition to my
armory."
Gooch held out his hand. "Don't think so!"
The mace dissolved in her hand. She stared in disbelief.
"What sorcery is this?!"
"The sorcery of Chaos!" Gooch jumped her.
"Enough, enough, ENOUGH!!" Vudd began to swell to
unbelievable porportions, clenching her fists in rage. Gooch
held her in a headlock from behind.
"She's gonna blow! Get back!!" Dink hollered.
"I ain't lettin' loose!" Gooch yelled. "Blow or go, sister!
It's all the same to me-"
KROOOOOMMMM!!!!
A concussive blast rocked them all into the air. They lay about
the high walls, dazed. Below, the armies of Vudd howled in
triumph from the bloodied plains.
"Look there. Our Queen wins! Now will these fools follow our
way!"
A Wuerlin demon snorted, raising his sword. "Bah! Idiots. Who
wants to join your pathetic legions?"
"You will see the light, brother!" another Wadtak yelled.
"I'll light this knife in your back!" a stone demon bellowed.
From atop the battlements Vudd laughed, her huge belly shaking.
"You fought well. Perhaps I will make you my personal army.
'Twould be another triumph against Litthsyss."
Something strange happened then.
Across the plains, countless warriors of both factions abruptly
stopped fighting. They stared off into the mists at the distant
horizon.
The amazing silence was not lost on Vudd. Curious, she peered
over the castle wall. "What madness? The battle has
stopped?"
Wrong, Vudd. The battle has just begun.
Snakelike eyes glared miles into the distance.
"Tis impossible!"
This farce is over. Prepare for defeat.
Sinister forms loomed closer through dim mists. Vudd looked to
the east. A huge red wolf paced foward, eyes aflame with
helfire.
Vudd looked to the west. A glinting golf wolf towered above the
warriors, cantering with equally burning eyes.
Vudd looked to the south. From the mists itself a silver wolf
took shape, blazing eyes marking it's only trail in the gloom.
Seas of warriors parted in silence, awed at the sight. The
gigantic wolves moved through them, ignoring their presence.
Vudd stared in disbelief.
"Return to the dark, Litthsyss! And take thy spawn with
thee. These warriors will be liberated in my care!"
None command Chaos the silver wolf bayed, rocking the
land.
The Crew slowly regained their senses behind Vudd. They
staggered to their feet.
"What's she staring at?!" Dink wondered, seeing the huge she
demon perched atop the high wall. "And did you hear-"
"Use your senses, Dink" Gooch gasped. "It isn't what, but
who."
Freako scrambled up beside a stone gargoyle. "I gotta see for
myself. Holy!!" he shouted in amazement.
"She's too occupied to notice us now" Ginko whispered. "I'm
climbing up too. Notice how quiet it is? Everyone's stopped
fighting."
Whizzer climbed alongside Freako. "Look out here and you'll see
why!"
They all scrambled up, mouths open.
Gooch whistled. "Obi and Q...they'e wolves again. But the
silver one's gotta be Len!"
"They're gigantic" Ginko added breathlessly. "There's
gonna be a serious fight now!"
"Duh. Everyone got outta the way quick, that's for sure"
Whizzer observed.
Freako laughed. "Wouldn't you? Even fatso is shakin' in her
boots!"
It was true. Vudd herself was unnerved. The armies had totally
given way and had moved miles off, watching in silence the
outcome.
Dink giggled. "Looks like a serious ass whoopin' comin' up."
Vudd glared at them. "Silence, you fools. I but seek to
liberate these poor soldiers from the grim clutches of
Limbo."
You are the fool, Vudd Litthsyss snapped, huge fangs
cracking the atmosphere. My warriors need no liberation. And
you will suffer.
Vudd began to grow. "I'll meet that threat, Chaos. For on
this day will Limbo be undone, and the Wadtak return to
prominence."
"She's a real screwball" Freako whispered to Gooch.
The golden wolf laughed. You are ridiculous, Vudd. The realm
of Chaos is not to be plundered for your power base. The Wadtak
are as useless as ever!
Vudd leaped down to greet the giant wolves, her own stature now
nearly a hundred feet high. "Come, then. We'll see whose
might prevails."
A foolish arrogance, Vudd the red wolf warned, tail up
and stiff.
"That's Obi!" Dink shouted. "You go, dude!"
Vudd charged at the silver wolf. The ground shook with the
force of an earthquake as they collided.
The red and gold wolf turned, giant jaws snapping up howling
Wadtak.
Gooch shivered, remembering what happened to the Imperial
troopers months before.
Ginko tapped his shoulder. "You must be thinkin' what I'm
thinkin'."
"Yeah. We've seen this movie before."
The battle was short and one sided. Vudd got in one good blow,
clawing across the furred back of Litthsyss. She body slammed
him on the ground. He leaped to his haunches, deafening roars
shaking the land. Jaws closed on her bloated belly, tearing it
open. Howling like a thousand air sirens she stumbled back,
crashing against the castle.
"Heads up!" Gooch yelled as they nearly toppled from the impact
on the backside wall.
"Check it out!" Dooby pointed. "Obi and Q are doing cleanup
duty!"
In the gloom two great beasts tossed Wadtak in the air before
swallowing them whole. Their brethren attacked, to no avail.
Flying Wadtak were snatched from the air and engulfed. Those
who struck from below were trampled. The armies of darkness
joined the fray again, driving the Wadtak back.
Vudd held her gaping wound, staggering and blasting helfire.
"You'll pay for this, Litthsyss!"
Bloodied fangs were bared. If you didn't taste so bad I
would eat you now. Begone, while you still have legs!
"You will not claim victory this day!"
It is done. Now move your fat ass! titanic jaws snapped
at her behind.
Vudd looked about at the carnage. Her legions were now being
decimated and overwhelmed.
Decide! Litthsyss cracked his jaws at her again. She
barely avoided losing another chunk of flesh.
Huge as she was, Vudd stumbled with speed across the plain. A
rift ripped through the atmosphere, widening and spreading
across the plain.
"Flee, my warriors! We must renew for another day. The cause
is lost!"
Millions of Wadtak ran or flew to the purplish black maw. The
dimensional rift widened as they raced through. Vudd ran to the
rear, rapidly returning to her original size.
Obi-Wan caught a few extra Wadtak in his teeth for good
measure.
Vudd paused as the rift closed all around. "You've not seen
the last of me and mine, Chaos!"
Litthsyss roared. How unfortuneate. You're clearly the
ugliest ruler I've laid eyes on in an eon.
Vudd howled in rage as the rift shut on her. Seconds later the
last of the Wadtak were gone.
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon padded alongside. Their motion was gliding
despite their huge size.
Qui-Gon rubbed his golden head along the silver one. Well
met, father. A good war.
Obi-Wan nosed them both. And our mortals are worthy of the
power of Chaos.
Litthsyss pricked his ears, looking about. Indeed. They are
about the castle battlements. But where exactly?
"YO, LEN. Over here!!" Whizzer waved, standing atop a stone
gargoyle.
Wolfish smile. I should have known. And how fares our Chaos
Crew?
Dooby cocked his cannon. "Good to go. We kicked some serious
butt."
The Darklords shifted, flying over the castle. They landed in
front of the men.
"So I see" Litthsyss still grinned, gray green eyes flashing.
"Vudd herself had a difficult time with you. I am completely
impressed."
"As am I" Qui-Gon agreed. "Methinks your fate...could well be
your own."
Gooch brightened. "You mean that?"
Obi-Wan grinned. "We knew you could do it."
Over the next several days the armies of Limbo repaired the
landscape and tended their wounds. The hel troops returned to
the abyss to renew their strength. Darklords and Crew alike
relaxed in the castle.
"This is some burg you got, Lith, Liffy, Liffduhsus,
Lifthytheedudus" Whizzer strained, stuffing his face with roast
squab.
"For hels' sake" Litthsyss rolled his eyes.
Obi-Wan laughed. "He'll keep trying or else. Just call him Len,
Whizzer."
The behemoth chomped loudly. "Sounds good ta me."
"You've exceeded our expectations" Qui-Gon told their friends.
"We couldn't ask for better crack troops."
Dooby flexed. "I kinda like the concept, myself."
Ginko sipped his wine. "Yeah. It's kinda like being a super
dude without the cape."
"I'm afraid though, that your time here is short" Litthsyss
informed them.
Dinks' eyes grew wide. "What? Why? Are you saying-"
Litthsyss waved him off. "I merely meant it's time for you to
return home. You've been of great assistance."
Gooch was suspicious. "You mean...that's it? There's no catch?"
"Of course not."
"That's a relief" Freako gulped down his food. "I kinda
thought...well, that you'd fry us or something."
The snake god gave a strange smile. "Now why in hel would I do
something like that? After all, you are the Chaos Crew."
"Does that mean we're in the clear?"
"You're free to go" Qui-Gon told them all. "But just be aware
that your services will be needed in the future."
Dooby. "But how would we be in touch? It ain't exactly like
Limbo is a phone call away."
Obi-Wan smiled serenely. "Don't worry. We'll find you.
But your lives are your own."
Dooby looked at Ginko. "I'm not sure how he means that."
Ginko nodded. "Okay. But how do we get home?"
"Just concentrate" Obi-Wan said. "Use your power."
Whizzer shrugged. "Duh. Guess it's worth a try. No offense Len,
but I'm not sure I wanna stick around your neck of the
neighborhood too long, ya know what I mean? It don't look too
healthy."
Litthsyss laughed. "I like you, behemoth. Eventually you will
visit hel also. But for now be at ease."
Dooby again. "Why is it I can't shake the feelin' there's
significance to that statement?"
"You're too suspicious, Dooby" Qui-Gon grinned. "All of you,
finish eating first. Then we can discuss the future."
"Long as it don't involve a lot of fire" Freako gave a sidelong
look.
The Dragon laughed.
The group sat at a large granite table in a huge dining hall.
Whizzer stared at paintings that adorned the walls. "Rough
stuff, Len. What are all the creatures? Seems like everyone's
fightin'."
"Those are depictions of all the great battles across time"
Litthsyss told him.
"But who painted 'em?"
"Various demon artists. Some are very talented."
Gooch held his throat. "Yeah, I bet."
"Lookit at that one" Freako shouted, pointing at a particularly
large painting. "I see angels!"
"A war in antiquity" Qui-Gon supplied. "One of the first."
"You mean...you fought against the other side?"
"But of course. Who else?"
Gooch squinted at the intricate detail. "Looks like a lot of
the same creatures I saw on the battlefield."
"Some of them you may have met already" Obi-Wan added.
Gooch gasped. "It seems hard to believe..."
"What is time to an immortal?" Litthsyss asked, lifting an
eyebrow.
Ginko shook his head. "Can't imagine livin' that long. What do
you do with yourself?"
"Experience eternity."
"Yeah, but what about us?" Freako wanted to know. "We
ain't immortal."
"True" Qui-Gon sipped from a goblet. "However, you have an
indefinite...extension."
"Like a new lease on life?"
"Well worded, my friend" Qui-Gon nearly laughed.
"So I guess that makes us 'tweeners, huh?" Dink wondered.
"Right" Obi-Wan smiled. "You're more than mortal, but less than
gods."
Gooch looked at Litthsyss. "You said we know how to get home?
What do we have to do?"
The snake god folded his arms over the table. "Focus on what
you know, and you will be there."
Whizzer stood. "Okay, I'ma try it. Lookout for my smoke."
He stood, hands on hips. Thick brows knitted together in a
frown.
Nothing happened.
Freako laughed. "Ha! Wasamatter, goofball? Forget where your
home is?!"
"Shaddup, Freako. It ain't funny. This requires a lot of hard
thinkin'."
Dooby rolled his eyes. "You're in trouble then."
Obi-Wan cracked up himself. "You look pretty silly, Whizzer.
Don't strain so much. Let your power flow."
The behemoth snapped his fingers. "Gotcha, Obi."
Seconds later he winked out.
Ginko jumped up. "He did it! But did he end up at home-"
THOOOOOMMMM!!!
Whizzer reappeared on top of Qui-Gon. They both collapsed to
the floor.
Litthsyss howled with laughter. "Pits of pestilence! Perhaps
I'll keep you here for entertainment!"
Obi-Wan couldn't stop laughing either, nor could the Crew.
Qui-Gon immediately reseated himself. "I think you need more
practice."
"Agreed" Obi-Wan giggled.
"You weigh too much for that crap, knucklehead" Freako told
him.
"I think we'll ALL need practice" Dooby observed.
"You can do it in your own time" Litthsyss waved his hand. "For
now, I will help you."
"What about our debt?" Gooch wanted to know.
"It's ongoing. Ever are you bound to Chaos."
Ginko gulped. "I was afraid you were gonna say it that way."
"Yeah, but you swore on some mounds that you wouldn't hurt us"
Dink pointed at the snake god. "Don't think I forgot about
that, either!"
Granite eyes flashed under black lashes. "Your memory is
excellent. Did I threaten anyone?"
"Not directly, but-"
"Just live your lives. Mortals cling to every spoken word."
"You'll have to excuse us" Ginko said with a snort. "We don't
read minds."
"You can now" Qui-Gon stated.
"What!"
"Not mine, of course. But you may find your new powers enable
you to do some amazing feats."
Dink pulled his chin. "Sounds like a winner."
Litthsyss lifted his hand again. "And now is our Chaos Crew
ready to return home?"
The men all stood. "Let's do it!" Freako nodded.
Gooch glanced at Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon briefly. Black eyes
sparkled.
/See you two later./
//Safe tide, Stephon.//
/We will meet again, and celebrate properly./
Gooch felt his flesh prickle with heat. A sweet ache stabbed
his groin. /Ghods. Cut it out, already!/
The two Darklords smiled secretively.
Whizzer tucked his club into his armor belt. "But what about
our clothes? We can't walk the streets in this dungeon gear."
"Use your mind, you troglodyte" Litthsyss told him. "Your
present gear only appears when you call upon the power."
Ginko concentrated a moment. Seconds later he wore a blue tech
uniform.
"I got it!"
The others stared in appreciation. "Yeah, Ginko. Cool!"
Soon the others altered their appearance as well, wearing
'normal' clothes.
"As time goes on you'll get very comfortable with your
abilities" Obi-Wan stated.
Dooby admired his handiwork, heavy denim shirt and pants with
workboots.
"Good deal. Saves me a whole lotta time pressing and ironing."
"Fare you well" Litthsyss waved a gesture.
"Until we meet again" Qui-Gon said.
"Enjoy life" Obi-Wan added.
The men gave a high sign. "Later, dudes!!"
They disappeared in a clap of thunder.
The Darklords were quiet for a few moments.
Emerald eyes sparked. "Grandfather, I have a question."
"SSSSsss. Maybe if I bite you these questions will stop."
"I tried that" Qui-Gon grinned. "It doesn't work."
"Flames of fury, it never ends. What now?" Litthsyss was
resigned.
"I noticed on the field of battle the bone warriors looked
different. They burned with a blue flame instead of red and had
eyes in their sockets."
"Those weren't the bone warriors. They are the Karboons,
demons true. Had you been close enough to see you would note
their transparent flesh over their skeletons. From a distance
they look like the bone warriors."
"I hadn't seen them before."
"They reside here only. There are no Karboons in Hel."
"But where were they prior to now?"
"They encircle Limbo and live in dwellings carved from rock.
Rarely do they retreat inward unless I command it."
"Oh."
Litthsyss stretched. "And now I want my children to rest with
me. The last few days have been quite joyous."
Qui-Gon yawned. "I am a bit sleepy."
Obi-Wan felt his limbs grow heavy. "Me too."
They glutted on wine and blood before retreating to the royal
chamber. Obi-Wan plopped down on the huge bed first. It was
nearly fifty feet across, covered with multiple furs of all
colors and textures. Gold satin pillows were everywhere in
clusters. The bed frame was sculpted granite in rich shades of
red with serpent heads for bedposts.
They wore heavy velvet robes. Litthsyss in green, Obi-Wan in
red, and Qui-Gon in blue.
Obi-Wan lay on his back in a lazy sprawl. "Grandfather, you're
a hopeless hedonist."
Bulging muscle rippled as Litthsyss moved at the bed. Red
blonde waves shimmered in the colored light.
"I sense your heat as well, kry'ka. Methinks a snake calls me
serpent."
Obi-Wan laughed. "Well said!"
Qui-Gon dropped his robe, standing in his impressive glory.
"Perhaps the bed should be sectioned."
Litthsyss eyed the muscled perfection. "Hmm? Let me braid your
hair."
Qui-Gon stretched alongside Obi-Wan. "Don't change the subject"
he put an arm around his lover possessively.
Litthsyss flexed in a lascivious manner. "You like?"
Jade eyes widened. "Sith."
"I take it that's a yes."
"Stay on the other side of the bed" Qui-Gon growled.
"None command me in my own castle. Your insolence is not
appreciated."
Qui-Gon considered. "Then we will move on the other side of the
bed, father. I don't intend to sleep with one eye open."
Litthsyss lay on the opposite side of Obi-Wan. "That's hardly
necessary" gray green eyes were low on his grandson.
Obi-Wan snarled softly. "And I will speak for myself. "
His elders nodded. "Say on."
"Grandfather, you sleep near the headstand. Father, you sleep
at the bedpost. I will sleep in the middle."
Litthsyss protested. "But-"
"And only sleep. No tricks, grandfather."
"Ha! Is this one clever or what" Qui-Gon stated in triumph.
"That goes for you too, father. Don't think to get a goody on
the sly."
"How can you-"
Obi-Wan rolled out of his robe, ignoring the appreciative
stares on his body. He climbed to the center of the gigantic
bed. Two pair of blazing eyes were on him in stunned disbelief.
Obi-Wan snuggled under the fur blankets. "If either of you
tries anything I swear I'll tie your cock in a knot!"
Qui-Gon crawled to the bedposts. He slid under the blankets as
well.
"Snekt!"
Litthsyss likewise couldn't believe what he was hearing. He
slinked between covers near the headstand.
"Now I know how the mortals suffer temptation."
Obi-Wan wasn't foolish enough to take them on their word. True
enough, both Qui-Gon and Litthsyss had taken turns 'finding
their way' to his side.
Qui-Gon was first. Obi-Wan felt big hands stroking his stomach
and cock.
"Father, go over there. I would sleep."
Blue eyes were smouldering. "Can't I even get a kiss?"
Sigh. "All right, a small one" he should have known better.
Qui-Gon caught him in a tongue lock that would choke a bantha.
Powerful arms held him close. Moments later hot semen spurted
on his belly as the big body shivered.
/You've made a mess on me. Now go over there!/
Hot pants. "I want-"
"Jackrabbit. I don't care what you want."
A few hours later he felt hot silk on his back. Strong hands
stroked down his thighs, squeezing his balls. Obi-Wan
stiffened, eyes instantly open.
Litthsyss held him from behind. Obi-Wan heaved as those same
hands teased his nipples gently.
//So tender. So lovely.//
/Away with you!/ Obi-Wan squirmed at the ticklish strokes.
"Shh" //quietly. Thy lover need not know.//
/On my own terms. I told you this./
//Give me a kiss, too. Then you can sleep.//
/Liar. I will torture you, then./
Obi-Wan taunted the hard groin behind him. Lush ass cheeks
trapped a rigid cock in the crevice, rubbing and sliding.
"Witch!!" Litthsyss hissed, jerking under the blankets as he
clutched the tapered waist.
Thick wetness splashed a golden back. Obi-Wan felt sticky heat
roll between his legs.
"You...are a prize" Litthsyss whispered, heavy legs trembling
with desire.
/One that can be claimed but not owned. Think on my words,
grandfather./
//I will.//
"Now go away. Enough nonsense for one night."
The next few hours of rest were uneventful. Obi-Wan reflected
on the powerful sleeping forms. In the near dark he reviewed
them openly.
Amazing. They are so much alike, and yet so different.
He shivered a little, tucking the fur blankets around himself
tightly. Smiled at the brown train of hair fanning across the
bed. Ridiculous.
Obi-Wan sensed something. Tilting his head a little he noticed
Litthsyss staring at him intently, gray green eyes nearly
colorless in the dark.
/You are somewhat of an enigma, grandfather./
//I am Chaos. And as such, I have many facets.//
/Father's wrath no longer concerns you?/
//Of course it does. I know what he is capeable of.//
/What is different now?/
//As I mentioned before, fathers have more rights than
uncles.//
/Still you would pursue me?/
//Naturally, as one serpent to another. Our dance is as old as
time itself.//
/I won't be fought over./
Litthsyss motioned in the dark. "Come" he hissed low.
You are brazen Obi-Wan formed the words with his lips.
Qui-Gon turned over on the bed, his back to them both..
//I have a right to be.//
/I meant what I said. I'm no trembling prize. Go play your
alpha male games somewhere else./
//You dare describe our love with mortal psychology?//
/If the shoe fits.../
Litthsyss smiled at him. //Interesting. Yet, you treated your
father like a possession when Llane would make a claim.//
Emerald eyes blazed. /That was different!/
Ageless eyes sparkled. //Oh? And the little scene in the
kitchen a few days ago? You snarled at me for kissing your
lover.//
/I disliked it./
Long tongue coiled out. //You loved it. The heat between us
nearly boils over.//
"Come" the voice was velvet now, low. "Let us feed the fire."
Obi-Wan slinked forward without realizing it. Sculpted hands
reached around the broad neck, pulling the fine face in for a
kiss. His eyes closed.
Soft lips touched. Litthsyss tasted them.
//I have yet to kiss you properly.//
"SSssSSSSsss"
The spell was broken. Blue eyes burned in the dark.
"What are you doing, Litthsyss?!"
"Have a care how you speak to me, Dragon" the elder snapped.
"Go back to sleep, father."
"Why? So you can get nooky?"
"You're being ridiculous."
"And you are being charmed."
Obi-Wan sat up, fur wrapped in a mound around the shapely
chest. "Give me some credit, will you? It was mutual."
"Aye" Litthsyss agreed.
"Stay out of this, father. I know all about your persuasions."
"On the contrary, I'm in the middle of it. Why do you resent me
expressing affection?" a snicker.
A pause. "Snake. I know exactly what you're doing!"
"Dragons have a strange view of things. Were we not together
ourselves but days ago?"
Qui-Gon flushed. "Yes, but-"
Litthsyss waved him off. "I know. You're going to say that was
different. That seems to be the party line around here."
Obi-Wan laughed.
"Whose side are you on, anyway?!" Qui-Gon stared at him.
"In this case, mine" emerald eyes were teasing. "Well, you two
argue about it some more. I'm going back to sleep" he
plopped down into furred blankets, disappearing in a pile.
There was a beat of silence.
Qui-Gon stared at his sleeping son. "Did he just make us look
foolish?"
Litthsyss sighed. "In all probability."
Obi-Wan felt warmth encircling him. Spicy musk assaulted his
senses. Opening an eye, he noticed Litthsyss had curled beneath
the blankets near the headstand.
Qui-Gon held him tightly. Obi-Wan couldn't help but smile at
his jealousy. He kissed across the proud forehead and high
cheeks. Qui-Gon purred.
Obi-Wan snuggled in. /There is no need for jealousy./
A blue eye opened on him. //Yes there is.//
"Ssssss. So it's a double standard, then?" softly, low voice.
Qui-Gon sighed. //This was a bad idea all around.//
Obi-Wan nipped his ear. /We're all adults. What's the big
deal?/
Qui-Gon snorted. //You are definitely a serpent. Your nature
comes out more and more.//
/What's your point?/
"SSsss" //It is true what father said. Dragons are too
territorial, and I find it difficult to control at times.//
Soft kiss. "Love you."
Qui-Gon nuzzled, smiling. "I know, wa'bee" //You are more like
your grandfather than you know.//
/Why do you say that?/
//Trust me. In time you will find out.//
Shocked eyes. /Surely you don't think I'd ever leave you for
him!/
Qui-Gon observed his father a moment. //Not specifically. But
as I said, I know his charms. And he is Chaos, capable of
disrupting most anything.//
Obi-Wan thought that over. /I understand your meaning. But my
bond with you is eternal./
//You are connected to him as well. Besides, I know of your
desire.//
/I don't wish to discuss it./
//It is my right to pursue this matter.//
/I would have my own secrets. Your own words, no?/
//Damn.//
/No more double standards. I haven't wondered about you leaving
me for him. You think I forgot that scene in the kitchen?/
Breathless pause. "I..."
/You wanted him every bit as much as I did. I felt jealousy,
but never believed our bond was in jeapordy./
Another kiss. "Perhaps you are wiser than us all."
Cuddle. /Not really. I just acknowledge the truth sooner./
//A bit of advice, love. Chaos can charm or capture. Think not
to dance in the ballroom and not play in the parlor.//
Green eyes were lidded. /I must be true to my nature, wherever
that leads./
"SsssSSSs" //Where serpents are involved, relationships become
too complex.//
Obi-Wan licked his throat. "Give up. You're surrounded on both
sides."
Obi-Wan stretched. He felt no warmth nearby. Peering out from
his cover of blankets, he noticed that he was alone.
/Where is everybody?/
Crawling across the bed he slipped into his robe.
"I just hope they aren't going at it."
He walked down the hallway and heard laughter. Litthsyss and
Qui-Gon were in the dining room, playing cards.
"Beat this hand. Sucker."
"Rube. You can't hang. Give it up!"
Obi-Wan entered the room, bemused. "What's going on here?"
Litthsyss looked up first, gray green eyes flashing.
"Ah, the prodigal one returns to us. Eventide, Obi. We're
playing a hand here."
"A hand of what?"
"Devil's draw" Qui-Gon grinned. "The best...or worst man wins!"
Obi-Wan laughed. "That's awful!"
A few hands later, Obi-Wan broached a sore subject.
"I don't want to kill the mood, but we need to talk. All three
of us."
Litthsyss shrugged. "Well, we're here."
"I don't want you two fighting over me. I mean it."
Father and grandfather both gave their most innocent faces.
"And I'm not going for that routine, either. I make my own
choices."
Blue eyes were on him. "Who said you didn't?"
"I was told an immortal must have secrets. Excellent. I will
have some of my own in time. Be aware of that."
"Ha!" Litthsyss laughed at the implication.
"Don't think to gloat, grandfather. If I come to you it will be
my decision."
Qui-Gon looked ready to protest again. "You-"
"Quiet, father. Our souls burn together, you know this. Enough
of this ridiculous jealousy! Can a family not share love?"
"I like this kind of talk" Litthsyss grinned.
Qui-Gon wasn't as tolerant. "Brazen wench! You come in here and
bark at your elders as if we were newborn babes?!"
"Age isn't wisdom. Sometimes you just perpetuate the same
foolishness longer."
Litthsyss beamed with pride. "Your firebrand speaks, dragon. To
hold a serpent is to endure his grip."
Qui-Gon stared, considering. "I did say you would learn more
about your nature."
Emerald eyes were defiant. "And so I am. You've had other
relationships. Do I know about them all?"
"No" Qui-Gon admitted for the first time.
"Have I pressed you on the matter?"
"No" Qui-Gon glanced at Litthsyss.
"Those relationships are special to you. Have they stopped you
from loving me?"
Slow grin. "Snekt. Of course not."
"Dragons are hopeless control freaks. But remember, serpent
venom can burn as well as delight."
"Well said" Litthsyss replied.
"An interesting dilemma. Very well, Obi-Wan. What are your
plans?"
Obi-Wan hugged his father. "Silly. Where else would I be but at
your side?"
Litthsyss gave a sharp smile, fangs gleaming in anticipation.
"My bed. But that's a discussion for another day."
They prepared to leave Limbo. Obi-Wan stared at the glittering
universe beyond the gateway.
"I had a good time."
Litthsyss nodded. "You've come far, Ssarpati. It was your first
war."
"I feel at peace as well, for the fight did me good" Qui-Gon
added.
"Yes. You have a special glow, my son" Litthsyss observed him
closely. "Go home and celebrate it with your lover."
They both stared at him.
"Your senses still surprise me, grandfather" Obi-Wan admitted.
Litthsyss stepped forward, stroking his cheek. "You have a
tender blush about you. It is easy to see."
Obi-Wan turned red.
"I think to reveal a secret for my son's benefit" Qui-Gon said
with sudden mischief.
Litthsyss glowered at him. "What are you about, fireblower?"
"Nothing at all. Obi-Wan loves hair. Did you tell him about
yours?"
"What about his hair?" Obi-Wan stared at the red blonde waves.
"He used to wear it long."
"Really??" emerald eyes sparked with curiosity. "How long?"
"Long enough" Litthsyss said shortly. "Now-"
"When I was a child it trailed near the floor" Qui-Gon struck
quickly, laughing.
Obi-Wan cocked an eyebrow, forming a picture in his mind.
Endless red blonde waves to the floor?
He grinned. "I'll bet you looked beautiful, grandfather."
"Toads of Tartus. I looked ridiculous!"
Obi-Wan reached up, running his hands through the textured
growth. "Oh, I don't know. I think mermaids are sexy."
"Saucy brat. Go home!"
"Hee. First you wanted me to stay, now you want me to go" he
looked through red lashes.
Litthsyss observed him meaningfully, promise evident in the
brilliant eyes.
"Silly wa'bee. Go roll your lover. I have patience and time on
my side."
Obi-Wan laughed, clapping a broad shoulder. "Well said,
grandfather! You've given me ideas."
"Dirty old snake" Qui-Gon added, mischief still dancing in
electric blue eyes.
Litthsyss shrugged. "So sue me in celestial court."
A short while later Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon reappeared in their
living room.
Qui-Gon grabbed his love, smothering plump lips in a sweltering
kiss.
"Gllphff" /Good grief. We've barely gotten back./
//I don't care. I would taste sweet venom.//
"Sss" /Pervert./
Qui-Gon dragged him upstairs to the bedroom. "Yesssss" his
tongue curled out as he gestured idly. Their hel garb fell to
the floor. Qui-Gon didn't even slow down as they stepped from
their clothing.
Obi-Wan stumbled behind him, heat searing his groin. His cock
bobbed high. "I will have dragon for dessert" he panted.
Qui-Gon grabbed him again as they tumbled onto the bed. Tongues
slapped wetly from sloshing kisses.
"Guhhkk" /are you trying to swallow me whole?/
Qui-Gon suckled his neck. //That comes later.//
"Ohh" Obi-Wan clenched in delight as hot lips tasted along his
collarbone. He pulled at the monster braid, loosening it with
frenzied fingers. Qui-Gon lapped lower, coiling tongue tip
taunting rosy nipples. Obi-Wan bounced as the tender peaks
perked up.
"SSSs. More!"
Qui-Gon pulled sucking kisses over moist teats. Obi-Wan clawed
the broad shoulders, shouting his lovers' name. The wicked
tongue slid down the cleft in his belly, pushing the plump
navel high. Obi-Wan threw his legs wide. He was painfully stiff
now, cock draining at the tip. His balls felt swollen and
tight.
/My...turn/ he could barely form the thought.
"SsssSSS!!"
In one swift motion, Obi-Wan flipped his lover on his back. He
dived down on Qui-Gon, swallowing the heavy sacs whole. Qui-Gon
hissed in pleasure, his back arched high. Big hands clawed the
mattress in abandon.
"RRrraurghhh!!"
"MMmm."
Obi-Wan nipped and suckled the twin treats, rolling them along
his tongue before popping them free. Lower still the hot mouth
slopped, sucking the moist opening furiously, feeling it flex
and twitch to his taste.
Qui-Gon was helpless, bouncing mindlessly despite strong hands
holding him down. The lion mane was wild everywhere, clinging
to wet skin.
"Ghods, Obi!! That's wonderful!"
Emerald eyes glowed low as tongue snaked in. The heavy cock
bounced off his head as Qui-Gon moved. Long nails raked the
thick thighs sensuously as his tongue contiued to wiggle and
push. Hands clutched the spiky head as pleasure overwhelmed
sense.
Blue eyes smouldered on him, the big body heaving with sweat.
//Hurry, love. I'm about to blow!//
/Yessss/
Obi-Wan withdrew quickly, his own body boiling with need.
Pulling columns of muscle wide he plowed inside, cat howling
with each thrust.
Snarling and writhing they wracked against each other, inhuman
growls filling the air. The bed banged the wall from impact.
Muscled flesh strained and quivered. Qui-Gon reached up,
pulling tender chest peaks hard.
Obi-Wan shrieked, his balls spilling over hotly as he fired
into his lover. Qui-Gon roared and wrenched beneath him,
spasming and shooting his load everywhere. Obi-Wan was covered,
thick cream splattering his chest and belly as the big cock
fired wildly.
Groaning in satisfaction they collapsed in a heap, clutching
tightly.
Qui-Gon needed a few moments to regain his senses. "A prize
indeed" he panted, unable to say more. His tongue hung out
between his fangs.
The spiky head nuzzled him softly. Damp moistness made their
skin stick.
"Mmm. Grandfather said the same thing."
Soft peck. "Did he? Interesting."
Obi-Wan kissed the thick neck slowly. "What is it about me that
everyone wants to possess? I find it fascinating."
A pause. Blue eyes were deep on him as big hands teased plump
ass cheeks. Slow smile.
"You have qualities that are most endearing" the voice was low.
"Your combination of intelligence, strength and vulnerability
is rare. Not to mention the fact that you are lush, and sexy as
hel. Any who love you would find it difficult to not
feel...possessive."
Emerald eyes were soft. "I know I called you possessive, but
when grandfather made a move I began to wonder."
"At times he is no different than myself. He knows what he
wants."
"So do I."
Smile. "And just how may I interpret that?"
Sloppy kiss. Obi-Wan reached around and pulled the blanket of
hair around them both. Qui-Gon curled in, content as they
snuggled into the cushions.
A fanged grin. "Don't think to fool a dragon. I know thee."
An equally sharp smile in return. "Father. Are you saying I'm
up to something?"
"I know you are. Stop batting those eyelashes at me!"
"I don't know what you mean" Obi-Wan lay quietly, mooning
innocence on his face.
Qui-Gon sat up, reaching for a satin bedsheet. He pulled it
over them both.
"Sneaky snekt. I know he made you a promise!"
Small smile. Obi-Wan looked adorable, hair ruffled and lips
plump. The golden skin had a soft sheen over muscled curves.
Fat nipples were in full blush and prominent.
"And what does the dragon promise?"
"This!!" lips smothered his, goatee tickling. A curtain of hair
rained around their faces.
"Mmnfp" strong hands clutched the big body close.
Lips pulled free with a smack. "Goodness. It's so hard to
pick..."
Qui-Gon glowered. "Obi-Wan..."
Emerald eyes were full of mischief. "Maybe we should call
grandfather. Have a three way pile on..."
"Crazy freak!" Qui-Gon kissed him again. Obi-Wan closed his
eyes in bliss.
/Oh. Give me kisses. More kisses. Lots of kisses./
Qui-Gon obliged him as they shifted under soft satin sheets.
//I see you have another quality in abundance// tongue devoured
the wet mouth.
"Agguh" /What's that?/
//Greed!!//
Giggling, Obi-Wan had no further comment as hands and lips
pleased him everywhere.
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