The Elderfun Chronicles

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[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 1

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"Fall back!" was the cry of Jacoby Elderfun, the chosen leader of the small scouting party.

The group's original mission was to find weapons for their small cause, but it had turned into a disaster once the newcomer to the group, Kieran Candleview, accidentally walked right in the path of a regiment of automaton Troubleshooters.

The leader of the regiment was a man named Hans Oddcraft. He was known to be a mastermind crafter and elite fighter. His master, the Lord Lucky, ordered him to capture Elderfun's scouting group before they could find any supplies or weapons that would be helpful to their cause.

Lucky's goal was to eliminate anyone who resisted his regime, good or bad alike. Many people obeyed his commands out of fear. He was too mighty and fierce and no one wanted to be an inference to his cause. Anyone who dared to oppose him would be hunted down and imprisoned. For years, no one attempted to try anything.

But now Elderfun and a few others decided it was time to take action.

"Nice going, Kieran. We probably would have found something if you wouldn't have walked right into that mess," Ilayne Merespark sarcastically called as they retreated the wooded area. She was the most headstrong of the group and hated when things didn't go according to plan.

"Ilayne, don't be too hard on him. He only joined us last week," said Iliara Mustardtop. She was one of the remaining two members of the scouting party. The other was Ariella Newheart, one of the original members.

"We'll talk about this later, Kieran," said Jacoby as he waved off the other's remarks.

Location: Resistance Head Quarters, No Man's Landing

"Ugh," whimpered Aislinn Mollisong as she carefully worked on taking a tiny sliver of wood out of her hand. "I hate splinters."

"Well, you could have gone out with the scouting party," Hanna Brassheart said as she reached across Aislinn for a hammer. The two girls were building a couple massive crates to store an incoming shipment of dynamite. Brassheart was the leader of the entire group and if something needed to get done, she was the one who made sure it got accomplished. "We really need those weapons. Hopefully, Jacoby can bring back that crate."

Knock, knock! Hanna stood up from her sitting position. "I'll answer it." Aislinn handed her a tool. "Take this hammer with you just in case it's a surveillance officer." Hanna made a face as if to say she would rather have something else then a plain old carpenter hammer, but before she could say anything the door burst open and in came the scouting party.

"Did you get the weapons?"

Location: The Docks of Evergreen Meadows

"Yes, Emperor. It is all taken care of. I see the dynamite on the dock and I will blow it up once General Hans arrives. Yes, that little resistance has no chance at all. No chance at all, sir, I can guarantee it. All right. Thank you, sir."

Location: Resistance Head Quarters, No Man's Landing

Hanna wasn't too happy with Jacoby. "I can't believe it. You had one job. Get the blasted crate of weapons and get outta there. But, of course, you just had to run into a regiment of automatons!" She glared at him in disbelief.

Jacoby was quiet for a few seconds, trying to avoid the ice looks he was getting from her. He got defensive in these types of situations and was known for losing his cool. "I told you I shouldn't have led the scouting party. You should have been the one leading!"

The others in the hideout were dead silent. They all knew that Hanna and Jacoby disagreed on pretty much everything. Aislinn, trying to break the awkward silence, questioned, "I thought you told me it was Kieran's fault?" Kieran cringed. More silence followed.

Iliara, who was one of the more compassionate of the group stood up for Kieran. "Guys, he made a mistake. He didn't know. He's new and learning the tricks to being a rebel. Let's just give him a break." She decided to give them the old hurrah speech. "If we are going to take Lucky down we need every person we can get. We need to stop fighting amongst each other and turn out attention to the Emperor. We need to be a team!"

The others started to cheer, but before they could get any louder the door was banged open. In came Ariella, who was standing guard. "What's wrong?" Hanna asked.

"There was a huge explosion!" cried Ariella. "I went down to investigate and found this." It was couple wooden boards, mangled together. Some writing in white could be faintly seen.

TNT.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 2

Location: The Docks of Evergreen Meadows

"Emily? Do you read me Emily?" called the lone figure standing on the dock. There was a crackle from the radio, but finally, a reply came. "I read you loud and clear. What's up?"

Scarlett Darkhall, the girl on the dock, had been examining the area which appeared to be the aftermath of some sort of explosion. She spoke into her radio, "Looks like an accidental dynamite blow up. Did the boss say anything about ordering any TNT?" A short pause from the other end. "Not that I recall. What would he need dynamite for?"

Scarlett let out a sigh of confusion. "I'm not sure. I guess we'll have to ask him. I'll see you later at the hideout. Over and out." Scarlett turned off her radio. "Must have been Lucky who did this," she muttered.

Location: Press Conference Room 1A7, Evercity

Three people sat around a big oval table in the somewhat small room. The man at the head of the table spoke, "General, Captain, I wish to talk to you about the past few days. First off, General Oddcraft, I would like to congratulate you on finding those pesky rebels." He paused to let out a dramatic sigh. "But I feel you could have done more. Your goal was to capture those outlaws and you failed miserably."

Oddcraft couldn't believe his ears. They had disrupted the enemy and were now being talked down on by the Emperor.

"I feel like both of you can do more than what you've been previously achieved. For instance," he turned to take a look out the window. "Captain, you could have tried not to blow up the whole dock while completing your task."

Captain Otterview, was a bit stunned. She thought she did a pretty good job with her part of the mission. "But, Emperor," she thought of quickly. "Now the rebels can't use it for any more shipments!"

The Emperor turned away from the window to look at May Otterview as if she had just lost half her brain. "Yes, that's one thing, but did you not come to think that we use the same dock also?" "Oh," was all she could sheepishly respond with.

The Emperor continued, "I have come to the conclusion: you two need a new helper. That is why I have promoted a new General to replace you, Oddcraft."

Hans stood up in rage and yelled in protest, "But, sir! I have been training with those Troubleshooters for a month! You can't replace me with someone else" The Emperor smiled slyly, "Yes, I can, General. I mean Captain. That shall be your rank from now on. In your place, I have decided to hire Violet Applehelp. Her father was a five-star general. I know we can expect the same from her." He moved his gaze over to the closed door. "Applehelp, you may enter now."

The door opened and in walked the new general. "Greetings and salutations."

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

"Sir, I think it was Lucky's doing," said Scarlett. "Part of the dock was gone, and Lucky's people are the ones who usually like to dabble in this sort of thing. If we really wanted to, Emily could bring her detective kit to look for fingerprints."

Goku Ironheart was his real name. But most people referred to him as boss or sir. He was respected by pretty much everyone in No Man's Landing, save for the Emperor's minions and followers. "Haha! That won't be necessary, Scarlett. It does sound like Lucky's doing. We must stop him."

He picked up a small satchel off his desk. "I have a small supply of weapons that are going to be delivered near Engine Bay. We are intercepting them there instead of the docks in the Meadows just in case Lucky feels like being nosy."

Emily glanced at the clock mounted above Goku's desk. It read half past five.

Goku continued, "It is vital that we make sure we get there as soon as possible. We are going to camp out there and wait for the arrival of the shipment. I'm guessing Lucky is gathering all the weapons he can find and destroying the ones that don't suit his purpose." He opened his satchel. 'I have a pair of pistols for the three of us to share. It's all I have, unfortunately. Hopefully, we don't run into any automatons."

As Goku explained the rest of the details, the two girls scurried to gather their things. "Is that everything we need?" he asked. The girls nodded. "Let's move out then."

Location: Resistance Head Quarters, No Man's Landing

"Not the dynamite!" yelled Hanna. There was a chorus of groans that followed.

Jacoby was the livid one now. "I told you, Hanna! We should have waited on that shipment until next week. We would've had more time to pick it up."

Hanna didn't like him talking back to her, but she saw where he was coming from. "You're partially right, Elderfun. I should have been more careful in our planning. I'll take the blame for this one." The others in the building caught a glimpse of Jacoby's face. He was just as surprised as they were.

Both Hanna and Jacoby were known for being headstrong and both liked to be in control. It was wonder that Jacoby actually agreed to Brassheart calling the shots when the group formed.

But Hanna knew that when things went wrong, even if it was hardly her fault, that she must make things right. The others respected her for it. Very rarely did she hold on to a grudge for too long. She hoped Jacoby would be that way. He would hold on to small things for days, often threatening to leave. He was far more stubborn than she was and the others knew it as well.

She spoke up again, "If we are going to beat Lucky and his followers, we're going to have to pull together as one group. No more doing our own thing and not thinking plans through. Time to step things up."

"For the Resistance!" shouted Ilayne as she trust her fist in the air. "We could beat Lucky with our eyes closed!" piped in Aislinn. The rest started talking it up. Hanna stood up on a bench and tried to quiet them down. "Don't be too loud! Lucky has ears everywhere." Iliara smirked. "Let's go rip 'em off."

Hanna laughed. "Well, it won't be that easy. But if we are going to take him down, we're definitely going to have to secure some weapons. We are in need of another scouting party. Do I have any volunteers?"

Every hand in the room went up.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 3

Editing

Location: Computer Room 2B4, Evercity

"Sir, as you can see on my screen, our troops are closing in. The red dots indicate your people." The setup was pretty elaborate. Top of the line computers and equipment. Violet Applehelp had worked on this project for years and now she was finally being able to put it to use. She knew the Emperor was doubtful, as he was of anyone, but she was sure this program would convince him.

It was the ultimate of maps. Every location known in Aethasia was listed. Masses of red dots littered the screen. With just the tap of a button, it would not only show a person's location, but everything detail about them. "Those are undefined. Since we haven't scanned them, as we have with all of the Automations and ourselves, they will turn up gray. As you can see we have them completely surrounded. They just don't know it." The Emperor looked clearly impressed. "So you're saying they won't be able to intercept those weapons?" "No, sir!" "Good work, general." Violet Applehelp knew that the emperor rarely gave compliments to anyone. She took this one proudly. "Once the rebels find the weapons, we will charge in and capture them all together. The attack will begin shortly." It was true. On the screen, red dots slowly surrounded the few gray in Bootleg Pass. The Emperor looked intently at the screen. "Why are there three gray dots near Engine Bay?" Violet stared at the screen also. "Must be a few treasure seekers."

Location: The Docks of Engine Bay

"Any sign of the ship?" asked Emily impatiently. Goku put his spying glass down. "No sign of that ship anywhere. I don't know what's taking them so long." He sighed. "Where's Scarlett?" "Cleaning our pistols." Emily stood up, stretched, then sat back down. She put up her hand asking for the glass. Goku dropped it into her hand. "I'll go see how Scarlett's doing," he said. Scarlett had finished cleaning the pistols when had Goku found her. She was sitting on a crate looking out at the sea. It looked green due to the fog. "How long will Lucky be here?" she asked. Goku stared up into the sky. "Until He comes back." "He, who?" "The Scarlet Man." "Oh. What do you mean when He comes back? I thought He already came." Goku turned his head to her. "How do you know about Him?" "My parents told me about Him. They said I was to never tell anyone about it. I guess it's because everyone pretty much worked for Lucky, and we could have gotten thrown into prison. They died before they could tell me more. All I want to know is where the Scarlet Man is. If He were here He could have helped my parents somehow." Goku looked a little winded. "He is gone for only a short time, but He will be back. I don't know why He didn't help your parents, but I am guessing they trusted in Him, which I hope you will too." Scarlett looked up at her leader. "I'm not blaming the Scarlet Man and I do trust Him, I just want to know why He couldn't have saved my parents. That's all." Before anything else could be said, there was a yell from the docks by Emily. "I see the ship on the horizon!" she said excitedly. "Let's go await their arrival. We will have to pick up this discussion later," said Goku.

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"Dig a little bit more! This has to be the spot." Hanna said excitedly. "You said that about the other three holes we dug up. There was nothing there!" said Ilayne. The explorers had pushed through vines, fallen in mud, and had dug in three different holes, but they still couldn't find the crate of weapons. "No! This time I am positive the crate is here," said Hanna. "Whoever hid them sure hid them well!" said Iliara. They had found out about the weapons when Jacoby had found the shipment paper tacked up on the wall of the Resistance Head Quarters. There was a note that said: I can't hold on to these weapons any longer. I may go to prison if I am found with them. If you are in need of weapons look for them in the woods of Bootleg Pass. Jacoby had ripped it off and was about to throw it into the trash can, but Hanna had stopped him and said this could be of use to them. Clink! "I knew it! I knew it! Yes! They're ours!" They had found the crate. "Bring it up above ground so we can see what kind of weapons there are." Swoosh! Crunch! There was a sound of metal footsteps in the bushes. The scouting party went quiet. "I'll go see what it is," whispered Ariella. She peered over the bush. She quickly put her head down. "Automations! We got to get out of here!" she half yelled and half whispered. "But we can't leave this crate behind," said Hanna in protest. She was desperate. "We have two shovels we can fight them off with that!" "That's a great plan!" said Ilayne sarcastically. Everyone shook their heads. "I have an idea, If it's alright with you, Hanna," said Jacoby. "Yeah! Sure! I'm all ears." "All right. Ilayne, Kieran, and Aislinn, you guys come with me. The rest of you stay here and get that crate out of the ground and bring it to safety."

Location: The Docks of Engine Bay

"I don't recognize that ship," Goku shook his head. "I wonder what happened to the old supply ship?" "Maybe it got lost in a storm or got destroyed," Emily said. There was a call from the large vessel. "Ahoy! Ahoy there!" Goku yelled back. "Hello! We've been expecting you." Another call came back. "We have your weapons." A few minutes later the ship was anchored and a small rowboat approached the bay. "Goku! They're pirates!" whispered Scarlett. Goku crossed his arms and squinted at the rowboat. "I have noticed. They probably were the ones that stole the weapons from the other ship." "How did they know we were expecting weapons?" asked Emily. "That I don't know, but have your pistols ready just in case." The rowboat finally hit the edge of the sand. The crew spent a little while looking for a place to tie off the small boat. Once they were done they walked towards Goku and the two girls. "Hello!" said a rough looking man."My name is Awesome Lensfun, but you can call me Lensfun. I am the Captain of this crew. We have delivered the weapons that you ordered." Goku eyed the man suspiciously. The Captain had a scar above his right eye and one of his legs was made of wood. "How did you know we ordered weapons?" Captain Lensfun looked confused. "You did order weapons, didn't you? You are Goku Ironheat?" Goku decided to stay on the safe side. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. What happened to the Flying Eagle?" Lensfun smiled. "I am guessing you think I stole the weapons. That is not the case sir. The owners of the Flying Eagle knew that they could get in trouble for buying and selling weapons. So they said they would give them to me for only a fourth of what they paid for. I instantly agreed, even though I knew what the cost could have been for me. So I have brought your weapons in the Purple Raven, my ship. My crew will stand up to anything. We won't get pushed around by that Lucky and his little army of metal machines." he said triumphantly. Goku decided these guys were okay. "So you're saying you're on the good side?" The Captain laughed. "No, but I'm not on the bad side either. Do you want the weapons still?" "Yes, we will take them. How much will they cost?" "500 Sovereigns." Goku couldn't believe his ears. "That's a little outrageous, don't you think?" "Well, they are in high demand. No one will have them in a little while, except the Emperor. In fact, I heard he was looking for some at this moment. I can always sell them to him if you decline." "I'll take them." There was no way the Emperor would get these. Goku handed over the money. The Captain was pleased. "Pleasure doing business with you sir. We shall be off."

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"So what exactly is your plan?" asked Ilayne. All four of them were huffing and puffing while getting chased by Automations. "Well, the first part was to get those Autos to chase us. And I'm still trying to figure out the rest." "Oh great!" said Ilayne. Bang! Bang! "They're shooting at us! That means they're closer! Do you even know where we're going?" "I know! I know! Just don't look behind. I'm trying to concentrate, so quiet down." Aislinn was getting tired. "Jacoby, I can't run any longer. It feels like my legs are going to fall off." Jacoby had an idea. "Come on guys! To Scarlet Hill!" "Scarlet Hill? What are we going to do when we get there?" asked Ilayne. "We'll figure that out when we get there!"

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 4

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

The rowboat was on its way back to the Purple Raven, when Goku, Scarlett, and Emily left Engine Bay. The girls had offered to carry the crate back to Lucas' Hideout. "Are you sure you guys can handle this weight?" asked Goku, trying not to laugh. "Oh yeah! We can do this," Emily said, sweating. "Yeah, this is easy," said Scarlett. "Well, if you're sure you got it, I'll be up ahead." They walked on a little bit farther. Suddenly, Goku stopped. The two girls kept on walking, bumped right into him, and dropped the crate. "Sorry! At least there was no damage done to the crate," said Emily. "Shhh! There is something out there." With his hands, Goku motioned the girls to get down. "What do you see?" asked Scarlett. "Automations. They have a group of kids surrounded. Let's go give them a hand." "I thought you said you hoped we wouldn't have to use our pistols?" asked Scarlett. "Well, it looks like we might have to go against that."

Location: Scarlet Hill, Bootleg Pass

"Well, we're up here. What's the plan?" asked Aislinn. The four of them were huffing and puffing. "Um, I'm still working on the rest," Jacoby said. "You better think it up fast! The Automations are coming out of the woods and marching toward us!" Ilayne said. "I can't think of anything!" Jacoby pounded his fist against a rock. "It's not like we can just charge down there. We have no weapons." He shook his head. "Anyone have anything? Aislinn? Ilayne?" "Not me," Aislinn said, "Me either," said Ilayne. "What about you Kieran? Kieran?" Kieran was nowhere in sight. They walked around a rock. "What are you doing?" Kieran was bent over, looking at a boulder. "I think I have a plan," he said. "Oh no! Not this time! Remember what happened when you thought you had the right path to the weapons. Auotmations came out from everywhere!" Ilayne yelled. "Jacoby, I know I can pull this one through. Just give me one more chance!" Kieran was on his knees. "Don't listen to him, Jacoby! We can do this without him!" Ilayne said. Jacoby held up his hand. "Ilayne, that's enough. We need everybody to contribute. We can't tear down each other. We have to work together!" Ilayne grunted. "What's your plan, Kieran?" Kieran smiled up at Jacoby. "Well, I have been looking at this boulder. We can tilt it so it rolls down the hill, smash some Automations, and we can get away. All we have to do is run behind it. Plus, we can use some of those flat rocks as shields." "There is no way that is going to work!" Ilayne said. "Yeah. These rocks are too small to use as shields," commented Aislinn. "Well guys, it is chance we are going to have to take. Do we want to stay here and die, or do we want to escape?" "Escape," came a couple of murmurs. "All right. Kieran, what do you want us to do?" "Well, the only way this is going to happen is if we can get that boulder off this ledge and rolling down this hill." "Is that even possible?" asked Ilayne. "That thing is humongous!" Kieran looked at her. "Guys, for no reason, I just started walking toward this boulder. It's like something was directing me to it. This is how we are going to get out of here." Ilayne looked a bit shocked. Kieran stared down the hill. "We better hurry. The Automations are climbing up the hill!"

Location: Purple Raven near Engine Bay

Awesome Lenfun was giving orders. "Prepare the mainsail! Hoist up the anchor!" He was used to his crew. They were loyal to him. He knew he could count on them. "Excuse me, Captain," said the Captain's Boatswain. "What is the matter now?" "Nothing at the moment sir." The Captain grunted impatiently. "Then what is it?" "There appears to be a little something going on in Bootleg pass. I see Automations there, and if they capture those people we gave the weapons to, they might force them to talk and direct the Emperor towards us. That wouldn't be good for our business." "Aye! Good thinking! I wouldn't mind having a squabble right now anyways. Tell the crew to stop what they're doing and prepare a rowboat for us." said the Captain, excitedly. "Aye, sir."

Location: Scarlet Hill, Bootleg Pass

"We can do this! Push!" Much to the others surprise, Kieran was giving out the orders. They pushed against the boulder, but it wouldn't budge. "Push harder! I can see Troubleshooters coming up first." Kieran wiped sweat from his brow. Aislinn was jumping up and down. "The boulder! It's lifting from the ground!" "Come on guys! We can do this!" The big rock started to tilt. Aislinn threw a stick under it and pulled upwards for leverage. Thump! Thump! The rock started to roll down this hill. "It's rolling!" Ilayne said excitedly. "Hurry! Let's follow it!" said Kieran. They all grabbed sticks and rocks. "Charge!" yelled Jacoby. They ran to keep up with the boulder. Crunch! It rolled over a few Troubleshooters. "There's a way through! Lets go!" yelled Kieran.

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"What are they doing?!" screamed Hanna, referring to Jacoby and the others running down the hill. "I don't know but it seems to be working," Iliara said. The three of them had got the crate above ground and were brushing the dirt off off it. "Oh wow! That rock took down four Troubleshooters and a Pacifier Officer!" Ariella said excitedly. She always liked a good bit of strategy. "What are they doing?!" Hanna screamed for the second time. "The rock is rolling right toward us!" They stood frozen until Hanna yelled, "Move the crate!"

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Thwack! Aislinn took out a Troubleshooter that was close at her heels. Crunch! She was amazed that the sticks were actually working in their favor. "I think we have a chance!" she yelled. The boulder had rolled right over the Automations leaving a gap for them to run through. Another thwack was followed up by Jacoby. "I think we can beat this!" "I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Ilayne, as the rock started to roll toward the trees. "Uh oh!" Jacoby said. CRASH!!!

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"Jacoby! A little bit more and you would have smashed the crate," yelled Hanna. The girls had moved the crate just enough so the boulder would not smash it. It rolled past them and crashed into a tree. Jacoby looked out to the fields. "Hanna, I think we have other problems right now." He was right. Automations began to surround them. "We can fight them off with the weapons in the crate, can't we?" asked Aislinn hopefully. "No chance. We weren't able to open it since we had to worry about moving it away from that boulder," replied Hanna. "I think the only option we have right now is to surrender."

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"Sir, they have surrendered," a Pacifier Officer told Hans. "Shall we finish them off?" Hans looked pleased but disgusted at the same time. "I should think not." "But the Emperor said to kill them." "Well, the Emperor isn't here right now, is he? I make the decisions. I say we bring them to our torture chambers for interrogation. Do you understand me?" The Automation didn't speak. "Is that clear to you?" Finally a response, "Yes, sir."

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 5

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"Pistols ready?" asked Goku. Both girls nodded. Goku knew this was a do-or-die situation. They would have to run in the clearing, grab the prisoners, and get out of there. Goku thought back to when Emily asked, "Why even bother with them? We don't know them." Goku gave the answer. "The Resistance won't be able to achieve anything if others aren't willing to help those in need. Whenever we have the chance to do the right, we must give it our best. We can't let the Emperor kill those kids. If the Scarlet Man were here He would do what we are about to do." Goku knew that the Scarlet Man was testing himself and the others. In his past he blew some of those tests, "But this time, I'm going to pass this one," he said to himself. "We're charging out there on the count of three. One. Two. Thre-" There was a thunderous crash of a cannon. Boom, boom! BOOM! "I guess no countdown after all... Charge!"

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Kaboom! The Automations had blown up the crate of weapons with dynamite. Everyone looked at Hanna shocked. She had not said one word about it. Instead she had her gaze at a tree. "Kieran strikes again!" and "Nice going, Kieran!" were the sarcastic replies from the others. Jacoby looked a bit embarrassed. It was his idea to bring Kieran in the group. He knew he had potential, but right now, it looked hopeless for the both of them. "Shhh!" whispered Hanna. "There is a man, hiding behind that tree. He signaling for us to be quiet." There was no noise, except for the rattling of a chain that kept them tied to a tree. The man behind the tree signaled a countdown with his fingers. One. Two. Thre- Boom, boom! BOOM! Someone yelled out "Charge." Bang! Bang!" Gun shots were fired. There was fire and smoke everywhere. A girl came rushing to the tree and whispered, "We're getting you out of here." The chain fell free. A tall man carrying pistols said, "Follow me quietly." When they made it to a clearing, the man ran back to go fight the rest of the Automations. Jacoby looked at Kieran as if to say, "I never doubted you." Jacoby had some hope that they were going to get out and they did. Suddenly a group of pirates cam rushing in. "Where did them Auto's go?! Did we miss the fight?!" asked a man who appeared to be Captain. No one realized he was waiting for an answer, until he asked again. Without saying anything, Hanna pointed to the direction of the battle, and the pirates were off, yelling like crazy people.

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The smoke was slowly clearing away. The fire was dying down. Automations were strewed all over the ground. With a, "best fight we've fought in a while," and a "we sure showed them Auto's," the pirates were back to their ship. Hanna looked at their rescuers. The man, Goku Ironheart, who had led them out of the battle scene to safety, one of the girls, Scarlett Darkhall, who undid the chain and freed them, and the second girl, Emily Purplebottle, who had dirt on her face from the battle. "Where's your fourth person?" she asked. Goku looked a bit puzzled. "Fourth person?" "The man that had the white lab coat on! He motioned for us to be quiet. We thought he was with you." Goku scratched his beard. The others stared at him waiting for his answer, but before he could say anything, a voice interrupted. "You mean me?" Everyone jumped. It was the man in the lab coat. He continued, "Sorry to scare you. My name is Dr. Meh Orangescope." He told his story. "The day of the explosion at the docks of Evergreen Meadows, I came to see if anyone was injured." Then he pointed to Scarlett. "I saw you talking to someone on a radio. So I followed you around until you disappeared into your hideout. That's supposed to be secret, right?" He didn't wait for answer and went right on. "After you went in I tried to figure out who had purchased the dynamite." "Wait just a minute? Why in the world did you happen to be here today?" asked Hanna suspiciously. "Well, a few days back I posted a message about a crate of weapons I had ordered." He pointed to Jacoby. "I saw him take it off and bring it inside. I put it up for that reason. I wanted to see if there were any people who were against Lucky. If my plan worked, someone besides Lucky's followers or an Automation would pick it up. Once I saw you guys leave your Head Quarters, I followed you around, until you came here. I hid behind a tree, watching while you guys got caught. Then, I decided to recuse you." He pointed to a Flamethrower Gauntlet that was attached to his arm. "This produced most of the fire and the smoke. But it was a good thing you three showed up," he nodded at Goku and the girls. "Or I would have never pulled it off."

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Goku stared at everyone while the talking continued. he was amazed that they were all there for the same goal. To end Lucky once and for all. Yes, some of them weren't for the Scarlet Man, but they still had the same goal. He felt that it was his job to tell them to truth about the Scarlet Man. He knew he could lead them. He felt like he was responsible. Once the talking died down, he spoke up. "What do you guys think about banding together? The more of us that there are, the better chance we have against Lucky. After all, we have weapons. You don't. What do you guys say?" No one said a word, until Hanna spoke up. "I say lets do it." She turned to her group. "I'm sorry guys for the way I've been acting. It's not the way a leader should act. I guess Goku's going to lead." "Just the way I had it planned," said Goku. "It doesn't hurt to have an assistant, though, does it?" Hanna smiled. "I guess not." Dr. Meh was getting impatient. "I hate to jump in on this teachable moment, but can I get in on the action too?" Goku laughed. "Yeah, I guess it won't hurt to add another person to the group. Welcome to the Resistance." They packed everything up. Goku gave the order. "Lets move out!"

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

The eleven of them stood round the table. They were discussing a plan. A plan to take down Lucky. While the others weren't noticing, Kieran slipped out of the hideout, climbed a staircase, and sat down on the bench. He thought about the trouble he had caused for the group in the beginning. He thought about his plan that helped save them. He thought about when Jacoby looked at him proudly. Suddenly, the secret door slid open and out came Goku. He looked up at Kieran, then climbed up the stairs. "It was a good day, wasn't it?" asked Goku. "I guess so." said Kieran. "What do you mean, you guess so?" "I mean, yeah we won the battle and everything, but it seems like the others don't need me. They don't like my plans or ideas." Goku looked at him to make sure it wasn't a joke. "From what I heard from the others, you were the hero. They said you came up with the plan that saved the day. How did you ever think of rolling a rock down on the Automations?" "I don't know. It was weird. The plan just came to me." "Came to you?" asked Goku. "Yeah. I felt that something was leading me to that boulder." There was a small silence that followed. Goku finally spoke. "You know, it sounds like it came from the Scarlet Man." Kieran perked up. "Really?" "It sure does. He uses the people that think they can't do much to do special things.. He gives us ideas that will help others in times of need. Just like what you did today." Kieran looked at Goku. "I never thought about it like that. How come none of the others didn't get the idea?" "Well, it might be that the others haven't come to trust Him yet. Remember when I said: 'Welcome the Resistance to Dr. Meh?' Well, you can't be in the real Resistance without following the Scarlet Man. I'm guessing He gave you the idea so you will learn to trust in Him, no matter what the others think." Kieran thought about those things for a moment. "But I want to trust in Him. How do I do it?" Goku told him. "Just tell Him that you're sorry for the wrong things that you have done. Ask him to come and help you. Tell Him you want to trust in Him." Kieran closed his eyes for a couple of minutes. He finally opened them, and said, "I did it." Goku smiled and stood up to shake his hand. "Welcome to the real Resistance, Kieran." The secret door opened. Emily came out, climbed the stairs, and spoke, "Goku? The others need you down below to help with the battle plan." Goku stood up to leave. "I'm coming." Before he made it to the edge of the staircase he turned around and said, "Aren't you coming, Kieran? We can always use another head for planning." Kieran smiled.

Location: Dorm Room 3C1, Evercity

Hans sat boiling in his room. His rank had moved down to Lieutenant. He knew he should have obeyed Lucky's orders and finished off the prisoners. It was his own fault. He peered down at the ID in his hand. It's name read: Goku Ironheart. He rose up and sneered. "I'll get you, Ironheart. And your little group of followers. If it's the last thing I do."

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 6

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

It was early morning when Ilayne entered the hideout. The others were gathered around a table discussing a plan they had gone over for days. Ilayne yawned. "Morning everyone. What are we planning for today?" She found a gap around the table and looked at the map. "Wow! Great drawings!" There were lots of battle plans. Someone knew what they were doing. "Who drew this?" she asked. "I did," Emily said. "You did a great job!" said Ilayne. "Thanks!" Emily said, slightly embarrassed. Ilayne flattened out the map with her hand. She accidentally knocked a pencil off the table. "Could you pick that up, Ilayne?" asked Emily. "Yeah sure." She bent down under the table, looking for the pencil. "What is this? It's a red button!" "Don't push it!" the others yelled. Click! "Too late!" It didn't do anything. "Must be a blank," said Goku. Suddenly, a board on the floor slid open, and a huge machine started to rise. It kept rising up until it lifted the table. Bang! The table teetered until it tipped off. Papers flew to the ground. The machine was huge. It had three bars that curved towards the top. It had a platform. Spokes stuck out from the top. "What is that?" asked Ariella. "I have no idea," said Goku.

Goku stared top to bottom at the weird looking machine. He looked back up. There was a little tag, tied to the machine with a bit of string. He pointed to it. "Could someone get that?" Dr. Meh jumped on the platform, reached up, and pulled the tag down. He handed it to Goku. "What does it say?" some of them asked. Goku was puzzled. "Aetherstep. I think I have read something about this somewhere." He tried to remember where. It came back to him "Haha! The library upstairs!" "Hey! Hold up!" Hanna was staring at the platform of the big machine. She had slid open a hatch. A thin book was in it. "It's a journal! It says, Journal of Lucas Cogsworthy," she said excitedly. "Read it!" were the replies of the others in the group. Hanna opened the journal and squinted at the writing. "The writings are faded. It will be impossible to read." A note fell out of the journal. "This is readable though!"

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My name is Lucas Cogsworthy. I am a member of the Resistance, even though most of us are dead now. The Scarlet Man has left us, but He will soon return. I cannot write any of our secrets, in case this falls into bad hands, but to find more information, look in the library. I will leave you with this, look in new places, create good things, believe in the Scarlet Man, and find my cat!

P.S. Boots Pass Legs Woods.

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There were snorts over the Scarlet Man's name. Hanna laughed. "This Lucas fellow sure is bad at giving hints. Really? Boots Pass Legs Woods? Anyone could guess that he's talking about the woods in Bootleg Pass." "I knew there was something about this Aetherstep in the library!" Goku said excitedly. "I think we should split up. Jacoby, Ariella, Scarlett, and Iliara, I want you four to take on the south end of Bootleg Pass. Hanna, Aislinn, Kieran, and Emily, I want you guys to take the north end. Dr. Meh and Ilayne, I want you to give me hand looking for more information upstairs." Everyone stood frozen. Goku got them moving. "Grab some weapons and get going!"

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

Hanna's group looked for anything of significance that would help there cause. Earlier in the day they had found an old, crashed airship. It was slowly rotting away. There was nothing they could use there, so they kept walking north. Hanna wondered if this Lucas fellow was a little whacked out. Was he leading them on a wild goose chase? Suddenly a Bombardier and a couple of Combustonauts approached them. They were put on watch to catch anyone that entered Bootleg Pass. The Bombardier spoke, "You are under arrest. Prepare to be detained." "Take out your weapons!" yelled Hanna. They planned to go with Water Rifles and Telsa Hammers. They all knew Combustonauts hated water. Hanna peered at Aislinn and Emily, who were ready with the rifles, then to Kieran. They were going to use the hammers. "Fire!" Water sprayed everywhere. "Now!" She and Kieran both leaped for a Combustonaut. Crunch! Bang! The two Autos fell to the ground. Aislinn killed the Bombardier with a Flintlock Sniper. "We showed them!" shouted Emily.

Location: Smuggler's Cove

Jacoby's group decided to head down to Smuggler's Cove, a strip of land off of Bootleg Pass. Ships unloaded cargo in this bay. Lucky's ships. There was a Combustonaut guard named, Baron von Sizzlepot, along with a few regular ones, a Pacifier, and a Troubleshooter. "This will be a piece of cake," said Iliara. They all whipped out their weapons. "Get them!" yelled Jacoby. Scarlett, with an Electric Whip, killed the Troubleshooter. Soon after a Combustonaut went down. To Jacoby, it seemed Scarlett was in the middle of the whole thing, taking Autos out one by one. Soon after, all of the Automations lay dead on the ground, except for the Baron, who had escaped. "Well, that was a quick battle!" said Jacoby. They put their weapons away and kept walking south. "Look!" yelled Ariella, excitedly. "There's a cave over there." Jacoby pulled out his pistols. "Let's move in slowly."

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

Goku flipped through book after book in the library bookshelves. "Find anything yet?" asked Dr. Meh. He and Ilayne were looking on another bookshelf. Goku shook his head. "Nothing we're looking for. But I did find How to Train Cats, The Story behind Lucky, Pistols and Hammers, and The Seven Swords of Aethasia." Ilayne jumped up. "Oooh! A sword book! Let me see it!" Goku handed her the book. "Hmm. I think I've found something. There was a note in this Intro to Capes book." "Yes! A note about the Aetherstep!" Goku said, excitedly.

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Aethersteps are a unique machine. They are a teleporting device that will teleport you almost anywhere in Aethasia. Once you find the Sign, dig below and push the button. To use, click the place where you want to go, and you will be there. - L. C.

P.S. TSSOA

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"That was a useful piece of information," said Goku. "I wonder what the "Sign" and "TSSOA" mean?" Ilayne, who had been reading her book the whole time, looked up and said, "I think I know. Look at the name of this book. The letters at the end of that note are an acronym for this book." Goku and the Doctor looked in amazement. "The book also says that "the Sign" is a symbol. It looks like seven swords." Goku held his hand out for the book. "May I see it, please?" Ilayne handed it to him. He read the rest to himself. "There will be a battle for the Seven Swords. Both sides will want them. If the Emperor has control of them, he will dip them in Fog and they will turn green. But if the Resistance has them, they will dip them in Aether and they will turn purple. To find a sword you must find clues. The clues are hidden over Aethasia. I myself need these swords before I return. S. M." Goku thought to himself, "We better look for those swords. But what in the world is Aether?"

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

Hanna's group had found a big discovery. It was a huge ship. They found it covered in dirt, sticks, and rocks. "What is it?" asked Emily. Hanna walked around to the side and moved some of the brush, "Its name is the Aethasian Blessing." "It's huge! I thought it was a hill," said Kieran. "Me too. I wonder how we can get inside?" Hanna looked around. This ship was pretty large. It looked like an old battleship. Though it's color was brown now, she guessed it used to be gold in its younger days. "I think I've found a way in!" said Aislinn. She had unlatched a door. Bang! Thud! The door came down and they walked in.

Location: Smuggler's Cave

Jacoby and his group walked in the cave. There were test tubes, beakers, and lab tables all over the room. "I wonder who owns this stuff?" asked Iliara. No one knew. Jacoby's arm hit something cold. He jumped. It was an Automation. "Relax!" said Scarlett, chuckling, "It's already dead. See? Rusted solid to the wall!" "Sure is weird looking," said Ariella. Jacoby went over to investigate the Auto. Thump! Thump! Thump! "What are you guys doing?" he asked. He turned around. Scarlett, Ariella, and Iliara lay still on the floor of the cave. "What? Who did this?" "We did," a voice said. Before Jacoby could turn around, he felt a surging pain in the top of his head. The pain went through his whole body. He fell to the floor. He felt darkness. He was out cold.

Location: No Man's Landing

A group of people walked silently from Bootleg Pass to No Man's Landing. "Why did we do that? They could have been good guys!" said a frustrated voice. Another voice answered, "It was for the best. You know it. Those four could have also been bad guys. We can't trust anyone these days."

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 7

Location: Smuggler's Cave

"Ow! My head!" Jacoby and the others were slowly waking. They looked around for any sign of people, but except for the Automation, the place was deserted. The test tubes and beakers were gone. An aching Jacoby slowly walked to the Auto. A nameplate on the side of it read, Aethermatron. "What's the difference between an Auto and this thing?" he thought. He looked at the metal straps that were holding the standing Aethermatron to the limestone wall. He noticed a lever at the top of the weird looking robot. "Rusted," he said as he shook it. Splat! Scarlett, who had just gotten up, sprayed the lever with an Oil Spitter. Creak! The lever gave way. Clink!

A tiny object fell to the floor. Jacoby carefully picked it up. It was shaped like a heart. Ariella looked over his shoulder. "It's an Animus Servo," she said holding up a tag. "Look!" Iliara said. "That heart thing looks like it could go right here." She pointed to a hole in the Aethermatron. "Lets put it in," Scarlett said. She was about to take a Crow Bar and pull off the rusty straps, but Jacoby put an arm on her shoulder to restrain her. "It may be best to leave him strapped there just to be on the safe side." Scarlett stepped back as Jaocby put the rusty heart where it was supposed to go. The Aethermatron whirred to life.

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"Wow!" they all exclaimed. Hanna couldn't believe the size of the ship. There was a huge power circuit that was connected to the engine. A control panel. Telescope. It was all an airship nut could imagine. "It looks like it could fly with a little fixing up," Kieran said, as he walked around, testing switches and levers." "Let's get her in the air then," said Hanna. Kieran shook his head in doubt. "I don't know if we can do it just yet. The left engine looks corroded. It's going to need some oil. Plus, it's missing its main power source. We need something that conducts metal to go here to the main power circuit. Besides, we left our tools at the hideout." "Don't be so sure!" said Emily, holding up a toolbox she had found under a pile of the metal plate that had fallen off of the siding. "Hey! Look at this safe. Let's see what's inside of it," Aislinn said, pointing excitedly. "Not now Aislinn. We can blow it open later," said Hanna. "You guys go ahead and buff out that engine. I'll be looking for something or that we can use for a conductor," Kieran said as he walked out of the hatch.

Little did they know that someone was watching them, hearing all their plans. It wasn't someone, it was something. Baron von Sizzlepot.

Location: Smuggler's Cave

The Aethermatron was alive. It told its story in a rusty voice, "My name is Etlo Maxlance. The Scarlet Man made me so I could protect my master, just like he made my grandfather to protect his own master, Vytanni." "What's your master's name?" asked Iliara, her arms crossed. "Vytanni Throttlenight," said Etlo, proudly. "Who would name their own child after their grandmother?" asked Ariella, shaking her head. "I don't know!" said the robot, "I was named after my own grandfather." Jacoby kicked at a screw, "I've heard enough of this Scarlet Man stuff," he mumbled himself. Etlo heard him but decided to stay quiet and continue on with his story.

"Well, anyways, my grandfather told me I had to protect Vytanni at all costs. He said I shouldn't be without her, but I didn't listen to him. I decided to play near the docks and that Baron guy and his minions captured me. They put me in these shackles and left me here to rust. Vytanni found me but didn't know how to get me free. That's some Oil Spitter there!" "Thank you," said Scarlett. "Vytanni must have thought you all were some threat." Etlo must have finally relized what he was saying. "Wait a minute! Are you a threat? Are you here to hurt my master? Who do you work for? If you are, I'll take out my Flamethrower!" "We work for the Resistance!" said Ariella, realizing that might have not been the right answer, "And no, we aren't a threat." "That's a relief!" said the robot, "Well to make a long story short, I really need to find Vytanni!" "In due time my good Aethermatron, but we first need to get together with our own friends," Jacoby said. "Let's go."

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

Kieran had found the perfect conductor. A spring. "This will work perfectly!" he said. He walked back to the airship. There were rustlings from the trees. "Who's there?" Being scared, he started to run but was knocked off of his feet. He was blindfolded, gagged, and chained. He felt metal hands pushing him forward. "Automations," he thought. Hoping no one would notice, he slipped the spring into his pocket. No one did.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 8

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

ACCESS DENIED. Goku was trying to figure out how to use the Aetherstep. "Why won't it work?" he wondered aloud. The screen beeped, then flashed, TROUBLESHOOTING DETAILS. He tapped it. There were two reason why it wasn't working. OUT OF AETHER, was one of them. OTHER AETHERSTEPS NOT FUNTIONAL, was the other.

"There are more of these?" asked Dr. Meh. "I guess so," said Goku. "The question is, where do we find them?" Beep! The screen flashed again, CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ON AETHERSTEPS. Goku tapped it. A map showed up on the screen. It showed all of Aethasia. "Look here!" He motioned for Dr. Meh and Ilayne to come to the screen. "It looks like these little dots right here represent more Aethersteps!" he said excitedly. "We just have to reboot those and we can start teleporting!" Dr. Meh shook his head. "But it also says it's 'out of Aether'. What is that?" Goku climbed the staircase to the library. "Back to the books," he said.

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

Jacoby's crew had found Hanna's group working on a huge airship. Hanna filled them in on the details. "We're waiting for Kieran to bring the conductor, but we're going to see if we can get it started up without it anyways. Fire it up, Em." Emily nodded as she switched on the main power. The engines fired up. Vroom! VROOM! "Yes!" Emily yelled, pumping her fist. Suddenly, the engines started to die. They quit with a sputtering sound. The group huddled around the main circuit. "Not enough power," said Etlo. From first glance, Hanna knew she didn't like him. "I think we can see that. We just need Kieran to get back here with the conductor."

"You won't be getting it anytime soon." They all whirled around. Hans Oddcraft stood with two Fog Pistols raised. "Lower your weapons and put your hands in the air, or your friend here is a goner." May Otterview rattled a chain as she pulled Kieran in the airship. Hans pointed one of his pistols at Kieran. "We have no choice but to drop our weapons," Hanna said, as she dropped her Fire Cane. The others followed her lead. May Otterview and Baron von Sizzlepot collected all the weapons. "Good work Sizzlepot," said Hans. "Thank you Lieutenant," said the Baron. "Lieutenant no more, my friend. The Emperor has given me a raise, back to General!" Hans said, with glee.

A Troubleshooter went over to investigate Etlo. "What factory did you come from?" it asked. "The Whipping Company," Etlo said, trying to gesture to Scarlett. "I've never heard of that plant. What's the license number?" asked the Auto. "O N M Y R I G H T," the Aethermatron said, trying to get Scarlett's attention. "Maker's License?" asked the Troubleshooter. "S C A R L E T M A N," said Etlo, letter by letter. The Troubleshooter computed the information. "This Automation is a fraud!" it complained to Hans. "Scarlett!" yelled Etlo.

Scarlett, who finally figured out what the Aethermatron was saying, leaped behind him and grabbed the whip. She went for Hans first. Hans turned to her, pistols raised. Scarlett held out the whip. "I can't miss," she thought. Crack! Bang! The gun went off as the whip knocked one of the pistols out of Hans hand. Someone from her side went down. She saw Jacoby rush past her with not one weapon and knocked Hans and the Baron, who was holding on to Kieran, out of the airship's hatch. He too went down with them. Crash!

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Jacoby had fallen on top of Kieran, who was still bound up. They had fallen a few feet down from the hatch, but fortunately for them they had fallen on Hans. The crashing came from the Baron who had lost a arm when he had fallen. "That's for not letting us finish you off at Smuggler's Cove!" Jacoby yelled. He took the gag off of Kieran. "Hurry!" Kieran said. "There's a spring in my pocket. Throw it up in the airship!" Jacoby grabbed the spring threw it above. "Hopefully someone gets it!"

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Hanna did. It rolled to her as she was on the floor. The bullet shot from Hans' pistol had hit her in her left shoulder. She slowly got up and tried to install the spring. The pain was excruciating. She looked out a window and saw that Automations were everywhere. They put up a ramp to the hatch and boarded the airship. Finally, with the last turn of a screwdriver, the spring was in. She started up the engine. "Yes!" she whispered to herself, but the pain was so agonizing she couldn't even test navigations. She passed out on the cold airship floor.

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Etlo was gaining ground. He threw a smoking device and soon the airship was covered in smoke. "That'll keep 'em confused!" he thought. He went for the Troubleshooter that called him an Automation. He blazed a flamethrower. "I'm an Aethermatron, and I'm proud of it!" He advanced, taking out Auto after Auto. The problem was they just kept coming. Soon he felt that horrible feeling. The feeling where his battery was dying. "Need...Aether...," he said as his batter died, and he too slumped to the ground.

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"We've got to get out of here!" shouted Scarlett. The ship was now burning. Hanna and Etlo were down. She had no idea where Jacoby and Kieran were. It was just her, Iliara, Aislinn, and Emily. She gave the order. "We're going airborne! Emily, get this up in the air!" Emily ran for the controls. "Aislinn and Iliara, get those fires out!" They dashed toward the fire with a sheet. Scarlett ran toward a window. She started to tie a rope to a beam that supported the wooden frame. She turned around to see Iliara go down. "Scarlet Man," she thought, "if you're really real, help me and my friends get out of here alive." She finished trying the rope. Her only hope was that Jacoby would somehow see it.

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Jacoby was untying Kieran's blindfold, when he saw Hans get up. It seemed to Jacoby, that he was looking for his other Fog Pistol. The engines were started on the airship. It slowly was rising and talking off without them! Someone let down a rope from the ship. "No time to mess with this blindfold, Kieran!" He dashed for the rope, pulling Kieran's chain with him. He jumped for the rope, but fell in a heap. He tried again, and this time succeeded. He held on the Kieran with everything he had in him.

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"Get those rebels!" yelled Hans pointing at Jacoby and Kieran, noticing they were getting away. May, who was in the airship fighting, jumped from the hatch. She had her jetpack on and was heading toward the rope. She pulled out a knife.

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Jacoby saw her going for the rope with a knife. They were now higher. "We'll Kieran, I haven't thrown a person a for a while, but here goes!" With all his might he threw Kieran up, while holding on to the rope. "Hold you arms up and grab the hatch!" Jacoby yelled. Kieran barely made it. "Did you just throw me with my blindfold on?!" "We don't have time to talk about that!" Jacoby said as he quickly shimmied up the rope.

Kieran had his blindfold snagged on a piece of wood on the hatch. He lowered his head, and the blindfold slid up. He saw Jacoby dangling on the rope and May about to slash it. He decided if Jacoby was going down he was going to try to help him someway or die trying. He leapt off the hatch. He hooked his chain around May's engine. The extra weight was pulling her down. In desperation she attempted to slash the rope one more time. Shing! Snap!

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Scarlett stared out of the control bridge's window. The rope had been cut by the knife. Jacoby, who was holding on to it, went flying into a boulder. Kieran was lowered on the ground by May. The airship was on fire and they didn't know where they were going to land it. It was a sad day for the Resistance.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 9

Location: Aethasia Blessing

The Aethasia Blessing was on fire. There was no hope to put it out. Scarlett wandered around the airship. Emily was a better pilot then she thought she was. Aislinn was putting ice on the groggy Iliara, who had gotten shot in her right knee. Hanna was still unconscious. They needed to get both girls back to Dr. Meh. They would get lead poison if they didn't make it back in time.

Since Hanna was still down and Jacoby wasn't there, Scarlett asumed she was in command. She walked over to Etlo, who was slumped in a sitting position. She figured his battery was dead. Was he solar-powered? Wind up? She checked for something to wind up, but there was nothing. "Must be something else," she said to herself. She turned to Emily, who was concentrating on the flight path. "We need to set this airship down right now, Em!" Scarlett yelled. "There is no place to land!" Emily yelled back at her. "We're getting near No Man's Landing though. You want me to try to land in the bay?!" said Emily, joking. "Now is not the time to joke!"

Scarlett started to ascend the control bridge's steps. "What's Ari's opinion?" asked Emily. "Ari?" Emily looked at Scarlett dumbfounded. "Ariella Newheart! You don't know where she is?!" Ariella had slipped Scarlett's mind. Where was she? Was she somewhere on the ship unconscious? Dead? Scarlett hoped not. "Emily, set us down in the bay right now!"

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella opened here eyes. She was lying in a cot somewhere in the dark. Her head was throbbing. "Did someone knock me out?" she thought, asking herself. She thought she could make out a door that probably led to another room. She stood up. The room swum around her. She put her arms out to steady herself. When she could see clearly, she headed for the door. She opened it a crack. Creak!

There was a table with a little lamp on it. The flame cast shadows against the wall. She saw a door that she guessed that it was her exit. She made a run for it. Oomph! Someone had tackled her before she was able to reach the door. A pistol was pushed against her back. The person got up and said, "Get up slowly and don't try and tricks!" "I would, but you're stepping on my hand," said Ariella, disgustedly. Ariella got to her feet slowly, the pistol still in her back. "Can I turn around?" she asked. The pistol was raised. Ariella spun on her heel.

It was a girl about her own age. She had white looking hair. She also had thick gloves on her hands that made the Flintlock Pistol hard to hold. Ariella tester her limits and quickly went for the gun. Bang! The bullet hit somewhere in the cave ceiling. Pointing the pistol now at the adversary, Ariella said, "You know, you're horrible with a pistol." The other sneered. "That's probably because I don't have hands." Ariella was a puzzled. "I have claws!" The girl said ripping off her gloves and snatching for the pistol.

Ariella was tied in a chair. The girl had a hand raised. The "hands" were actually claws. They were silver and the pointed fingers looked sharp. "All I want know," said claw-girl, "is who do you work for. The Resistance? Or the Empire?" Ariella didn't know what to say. "It better be the right answer," said the girl.

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

Kieran couldn't believe what happened. He was sitting in the lowest jail cell in Lucky's Palace. It was murky and damp. It stunk. But Kieran had only one place to put his hope. The Scarlet Man. If he was ever believing it was now. He only hoped Jacoby would do the same before something happened and it was too late.

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

"Anything yet?" asked Goku. "Nothing that describes a thing about Aether," replied Dr. Meh. "I bet Hanna and Jacoby are having a great time right now!" said Ilayne, wearily. "Well, lets keep looking," Goku said.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 10

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

"What do I say? What do I say?" Ariella panicked. She could fake it, say she worked for the Empire, or she could tell the truth. "The Resistance," she said quickly, then held her breath and shut her eyes, prepared for whatever claw-girl was going to do. But claw-girl didn't do anything. Clang! "Uh oh! She's getting a cannon ready!" Ariella thought, clamping her eyes with her hands. Still nothing. She took her hand off of one eye and opened it.

Claw-girl had thrown down the pistol she was holding and gritted her teeth. "Me too," she mumbled angrily. She must have realized her expression, because she suddenly changed it. "Yeah, me too!" she said excitedly, all of a sudden. Ariella wasn't so sure. She kept her guard up just in case. "So what's your story?" she asked.

Location: Aethasia Blessing

"There is no way we can do this!" yelled Aislinn, "Has anyone ever landed in a bay before?" "I don't know," said Emily, clearly concentrating on steering, "but now is the time to see." One of the engines blew out. "The fire is going to decimate this airship before we even hit the ground!" Aislinn yelled again to Scarlett. "We can beat this. We have to. How long until we land Em?" asked Scarlett.

Emily was glued to the windshield, a determined look on her face. No response. "Emily?" Emily pushed down the throttle, to full blast. "Is she always this oblivious when she's flying an airship?" asked Aislinn. They flew low over No Man's Landing. Emily gunned the engine to the max. They were going to hit the water hard.

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

Kieran was chained across from Jacoby. Kieran noticed Jacoby had been unconscious since the time they got there. He was surprised a doctor didn't come down to see if they was alright. "This is the scum," Kieran said. "This must be the worst jail cell in Evercity." He was miserable. He thought of the times where he escaped tight jams with the others, Goku talking to him, the Scarlet Man. He tried to kneel, even though it hurt. "Sir," he prayed, "if there was ever a time I needed you, it's now."

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

The girl first started off by telling Ariella her name, which was Sylvie Bonnetfolly. "My friends call me Silverclaw," she said. "Yeah, I can see that," Ariella pointed nervously at the claws, "Why do you have claws in the first place?" Silverclaw told her.

"It happened when I was younger. I was in the mines at the Isle." "Why was she there?" Ariella asked herself. Silverclaw looked like she was trying to cover herself, "Fighting Mineions of course! I, ah, saw an Oscillater coming and ran for cover, but I tripped over a lump of coal. I tried to stop myself but I was thrown under a mining cart full of Fogrock. The weight of it crushed my hands. My parents took me to the best doctors in Evercity to try to save them, but it was too late. One doctor said it was best to get them amputated. My parents and I agreed. The doctor said he would make me something better, claws, which I have now."

Suddenly a radio went off. "If you would please excuse me," Silverclaw said, "This is an urgent call that I must get." Ariella waved her hand as if to say it was fine. Only she knew it wasn't. Silverclaw was up to something.

Location: Aethasia Blessing

"Oh no!" yelled Aislinn, "The engine just flew off!" There was no stopping now. More and more parts of the ship blew up or flew off because of the fire. They had to hit the water to stop it. Scarlett tried to control Emily, but it was no use. It was like trying to talk to a deaf person. The water was quickly approaching. "Hold Iliara down!" said Scarlett, as she pinned down Hanna, "they're going to go flying when we hit water! Oh no! I forgot about Etlo." "Don't worry," Aislinn said, smiling, "I tied him to a lever." BOOM! The splash sounded like a bomb going off.

The right side of the ship started to turn into the water and sink. "Good thing the door is on the left!" Aislinn said. Scarlett nodded, even though not listening to her. She grabbed Hanna and slowly dragged her out of the hatch, which was facing upwards. The ship was slowly filling with water. "We got to get them out now!" Scarlett yelled to Aislinn and Emily, who had snapped out of her piloting daze.

They had hit the water near the docks, but the problem was getting the injured people out of the ship. "Aislinn, grab Iliara and I'll get Etlo," Scarlett said, "this thing is going to sink in a few minutes." She grabbed Etlo and hoisted him up over the hatch, then she herself climbed up and dragged him to the dock. She looked around the dock, panting. "Hanna, Iliara, and Etlo," she said, checking them off with a sigh of relief. "They're all here Aislinn! Aislinn?" She looked around the dock. "Where is she?" She scanned the sinking ship. Suddenly she saw bubbles in the water. "Oh no! She's still aboard!"

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 11

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

"She's on to me sir." Silverclaw went outside to talk to Lucky. "She's on to you?!" Silverclaw held the radio away from her ear as Lucky rambled on, "How is she on to you?" "Um, I might have let a few words slip." "Oh? Is that all?" Silverclaw was surprised by Lucky's soft tone, but then realized he was just mocking her, "You fool! Listen to me Silverclaw, you better get this right or your days are over with the Empire." "But sir-" Silverclaw slammed her radio down when she heard he turned his off. She mumbled, "Never wanted this job in the first place."

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Once Silverclaw went outside to receive her call, Ariella sprung out of the chair she was sitting in. She dashed through all the rooms in the cave, looking for some evidence of Silverclaw's loyalty. She opened all the drawers in the main room, but came up empty. She hurried into a room on the right. There was a bed and a desk against the wall. "Must be Silverclaw's room," she thought.

The bed was on the floor, so Ariella figured she wouldn't find anything underneath. She opened the first drawer of the desk, papers were inside. The second drawer contained some solution to keep Silverclaw's claws from rusting. The third was empty, but the fourth contained something that confirmed Ariella's thoughts of Silverclaw, two Fog Pistols.

Location: Press Conference Room 1A7, Evercity

All four of them sat around the table, Violet, Hans, May, and Lucky who sat at the head. He told of his and Silverclaw's chat. Out of the other three, May spoke up first, "But Emperor, how do we know we can trust Silverclaw? This could be a disaster. We should have never decided to go with her plan." Lucky put his elbows on the table, entwined his fingers together, and said, "First of all, I forced Silverclaw to do this task. Second, how dare you question her loyalty."

He stood up and walked behind May's chair, yelling near her ear. "This was my plan in the first place. Silverclaw didn't want to pull a double agent and try to hear of the Resistance's plans. She would have killed her prisoner in the first place! If she keeps her mouth shut all with go smoothly. And that goes for the rest of you." "Sorry sir," May mumbled. Lucky smiled then continued on. "I want to discuss the status of our two Resistance prisoners." May looked at his face as he rambled on. She saw something different, something new. What was it? She stared longer. Pure evil.

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

It was dark. Really dark, Kieran noticed when he woke up. "Must be the middle of the night," he thought. Clang! The cell door was getting unlocked. Creak! Someone was entering. A voice spoke, "I saw you. You were praying." "Who are you?" Kieran asked, a bit scared. "I don't mean you harm, but who were you praying to?" Kieran thought of his options. He could say something bogus, or go with the real thing. After all he was in jail already. The only other thing they could do was kill him. He decided to go with it, "I was praying to the Scarlet Man," he said boldly. "I'm one of them too," the voice, which was of a man whispered excitedly.

"How do I know?" Kieran asked himself, scared now. "You don't believe me do you?" asked the man, "I don't blame you. It's hard to know who to trust these days. Why don't you give a code or something?" "A code? I need a code! What kind of code?" Kieran went through his brain for something, anything that would distinctly give this man's loyalty. "Uh, what the Scarlet Man's Father's name?" "The Great Engineer." "Not hard enough," Kieran thought. He suddenly remember what Goku told him when they had one of their discussions. "Like Father, like Son...," he said. The man finished it off,"...the blue, and the red one." Kieran would have jumped of excitement if he weren't in chains.

"You can help me and my friend get out of here!" he said. "I can't do that now. It would be to risky. There are night guards on duty now. For now I'm going to work on your friends here," he pointed at Jacoby. He put Jacoby broken arm in a cast, gave him some medicine, and was off. "I didn't even get his name," Kieran said. *"Thank you Sir. You sent us this man to help us get out of here. Thank you."

Location: The Docks of No Man's Landing

"Where is she?" wondered Scarlett, as she searched the water, looking for Aislinn. She didn't see the air bubbles she saw before. She hoped it wasn't too late.

When she left Lucas' Hideout, Dr. Meh was preforming surgery on the two patients. He was about to give Hanna anesthesia, but she came through, told him to work on Iliara first, then passed out again. "A sign of a true leader," Dr. Meh had said, as she left.

Goku decided that he and Ilayne were fresher to go diving then anyone else in the room. Plus they only had two tanks. Scarlett demanded to go with them. She couldn't think of losing another one of their members. She thought of the Scarlett Man. "I asked you to bring us all to safety. You failed us. Now we are missing three members and two are in crucial shape. Give us some kind of sign. Please." She held her head in her hands, sobbing.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 12

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

When she heard noise coming from the entrance of the cave, Ariella dashed out of Silverclaw's room. She went to the main room and sat in a chair. Silverclaw came in, looked at her, then headed for her room. Ariella leaned over in her chair, peering around to corner until Silverclaw shut her room's door. She hurried for the Flintlock Pistol that Silverclaw had put on a coffee table. She sat back down in the chair and put the gun behind her back. Her heart was thumping heavily. Only time would tell what would happen next.

Location: The Docks of No Man's Landing

Scarlett studied the water Goku and Ilayne had dived into. They hadn't been up for thirty minutes. Were they all right? She figured if Aislinn was still below, she would probably be dead. She radioed back and forth with the Doctor about the two injured of the crew. Iliara was conscious and on the mend, but Hanna hadn't been up since they had arrived at the hideout. Otherwise, Scarlett was happy they both made it through surgery. "Meh's proving himself," she thought. On the other hand, Etlo was still motionless. Once in a while he mumbled something about Aether. "He could be a big help if we could only get him running again,"

Suddenly, a wet hand grabbed her shoulder. Scarlett jumped. She flung around, trying to see who it was. She backpedalled, right off the dock and into the cold water. "Going for a swim?" asked the culprit. Scarlett leaped out of the water and looked at Aislinn, who looked like she had been soaked. "I lost the safe. Good thinking sending Goku and Ilayne to go get it." Scarlett's laugh sounded like a balloon losing air. "You just scared the life out of me! Where have you been?"

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Silverclaw stood behind her. Ariella didn't move. "Just a friend who called," Silverclaw said. "Yeah, sure!" thought Ariella, then said aloud, "A friend? Who was it? Maybe I know him." Silverclaw tried to recover. "Him?! I never said him! I didn't, did it?" Ariella stood up, but didn't turn around. She quickly put the gun in front of her. "I know where your allegiance lies," she said, stiffly. Silverclaw laughed. "He wanted me to spare you. Get information from you, then let you go. That's all over now."

"Lucky you mean?" Ariella turned around. Silverclaw had the two Fog Pistols raised. Click! Click! Nothing. "What?! These worked a week ago!" she yelled, trying to get them to work. Out of her pocket, Ariella pulled out a few pieces of Fog Rock. "Oh! You're probably missing these. I believe those pistols won't work without them." She raised her own pistol. "I think the tide has turned."

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

Jacoby was now conscious. He was getting stronger, thanks to the food and water their doctor friend smuggled in. "We must be carful though," the Doctor warned. "Lucky has cameras all over the palace. It's a miracle a Pacifier ran into the one watching this direction." Kieran smiled knowingly. "Of course we know Who made it happen." "Who?" Jacoby echoed, puzzled. "He's not one of us?" asked the Doctor. "No, not yet," replied Kieran. "What on earth are you two talking about?" asked Jacoby. The Doctor crossed his arms. "This might take a while to explain," he paused. "And you might want to sit down."

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

"You think you've got me, don't you?" Silverclaw yelled, "Well you don't!" she blocked her face with her hands in case the gun went off. "And you would think I would shoot an unarmed person?!" Ariella countered. "Unarmed? You think I'm unarmed?" Silverclaw's laugh echoed throughout the cave. She lunged for Ariella, claws extended. Ariella kept the pistol steady. Silverclaw stumbled. She reached out, snatching for Ariella. One of the clawed hands just missed her face. The other hit the gun. Bang!

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

"How come Dr. Meh didn't notify me?" asked Scarlett. Aislinn shrugged, "Try radioing him back." Scarlett raised the radio to her mouth. "This is Darkhall. Come in Orangescope. Orangescope?" Nothing. "Well, we can ask him what happened right now," said Aislinn, as they entered the hideout.

"Batteries died on me. Couldn't find any to change out the old," said Dr. Meh, explaining about the radio. "Otherwise, I would have told you Aislinn came back." Suddenly, static was heard over Scarlett's radio. "No big deal. We should probable get some better ones. I think-" she was interrupted. "You won't believe what we found!" Ilayne radioed in. "My safe?" asked Aislinn. "No, a boat! Can you bring a tow hook down to the docks? And we're going to need more diving suits."

Everyone dashed outside. On his way out, Dr. Meh tripped on one of the steps. "You all right?" asked Scarlett. He nodded and ran off. Scarlett noticed something on the ground. Dr. Meh's radio. She clicked it on. Static. "I thought he said the batteries were dead?" She set it down on a rock. "I'll ask him about it later."

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

The shot hit the roof of the cave, and echoed loudly. The sides started to crumble. "We've got to get out of here!" yelled Ariella. "You're not coming," said Silverclaw, running for the exit. She reached up and slapped a red button on the wall. An iron gate game rushing out of a crack in the ceiling. It shut right in front of the door way. Ariella was locked in. There was no way out.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 13

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

"I hope he can pull through." Kieran told Jacoby about the plan himself and the doctor came up while Jacoby was asleep. "Look," Kieran said as he pointed to one of the bricks in the jail cell. "If you press it in, it will open a tunnel." "Who came up with that?" asked Jacoby. "The doctor. He did it years ago with some other people. It leads directly outside of the palace." "And that's are ticket out of here?" asked Jacoby. Kieran crossed his arms, nodded, then smiled. Jacoby smiled back. "This will be a piece of cake."

Location: Computer Room 2B4, Evercity

Charles Spanpride, Kieran and Jacoby's doctor friend, whose name they didn't know, entered the computer room in the underground of Lucky's Palace. He clambered down the steps and noticed a lone Pacifier stood guard. "I can take over for a little if you like," said Charles. "CR card required," said the Automation in a weird sounding voice.

As the doctor pulled his card out, he noticed a tear running down the Pacifier's eye. "I didn't know Automations could cry!" he exclaimed. "Well, we do. But only on rare occasions like these." "What special occasion is it?" Charles asked. "Not one to good. The Emperor has declared to put me to death in a week." The Automation noticed Charles looked puzzled. "You see, I was the one who broke the camera near Jail Cell 9Z8." "He can kill you just for that? Wasn't it an accident?" asked the doctor. "Accident or not, he can kill me all the same. Lucky has the power to do anything," said the Pacifier, grimly.

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella woke up from her unconsciousness. She was amazed. Chunks of the cave had fallen, but none had hit her. She stepped gingerly over the crushed rocks. Near the mouth of the cave she heard groaning. She quickly reached up and slapped the red button. Hopefully the gate that shut her in would open. It did.

There was big chunk of rock that had fallen near the entrance. The groaning came from behind it. Ariella walked around the rock. She noticed it had fallen on Silverclaw's arm.

Location: Computer Room 2B4, Evercity

Charles decided to step out a bit farther. "So what's your opinion of Lucky now?" The Pacifier cried some more Automation tears. "I know I can get in trouble for this. You can tell on me all you like, but I am going to tell you because it won't matter in a few days." The Pacifier looked Charles in the eye. "I used to love the Emperor. I would go out and fight and lay my life down for him. He was my master and I served him. But do Automations get the same treatment we give him? No, sir! When I broke that security camera no one but him thought it was a big deal. He wanted someone to watch those prisoners down below at all times. As of last week, I would serve Lucky. But now, I despise him."

"Could an Automation believe in the Scarlet Man?" wondered Charles. "Could this be a trap to get people that actually worked against Lucky while in his own palace?" The Auto sounded legit to him. The doctor decided to bite. "If you're really against Lucky as you say you are, I can get you out of here. But I may need some help." The Automation laughed his weird laugh. "I'm all in."

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

"Get this off of me!" yelled Silverclaw. "Use your other claw to dig yourself out," said Ariella. Silverclaw looked at her dumbfounded and shook her head. "There's a shovel inside the broom closet. Go get it and start digging." "Who do you think you are? My mother?" "Get it now!"

Location: Computer Room 2B4, Evercity

Dr. Charles put his card in the card holder. "Access granted," the computer rang. *Hopefully I can get passed the Automations in here."

The doctor had told the Pacifier to go down to the service station to stock up on bullets, get a new blade and oil change, just in case. He looked around the little room once more. Creak! He strained his ears for another sound, but none came and no was Automation in sight anways. He hurried to the computers and started tapping on keys, turning off cameras and printing some information. Suddenly a figure came out of shadows from a corner Charles hadn't looked at. The figure was a Troubleshooter Officer. His gun was raised.

Location :Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

Dr. Meh ascended the hideouts' stairs. He turned around and clung to the railing. Hanna and Iliara were asleep. They we're both eating and Iliara had even taken a walk outside with some of the others of the crew. "I hope those two get completely well," thought the doctor. He tacked a little note to the wooden frame inside of the hideout. Quietly, he left the hideout, hoping no one would see him as he left for good.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 14

Location: The Streets of Evercity

"I must find him," thought the woman to herself. "I know he's at the Palace, but it could take me forever to find him." The woman walked over to an airship driver who was talking with a mechanic. "Excuse me," she said, interrupting them. "Could you give me a lift in your airship?" The pilot shook his head. "Sorry, I take no passengers." The woman grabbed something out of her purse. "Not even for 250 Sovereigns?" The man smiled. "You've got yourself a deal, lady."

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

Everyone had split up. Some working on the sunken ship near the docks, and the others looked for Dr. Meh. He had tacked up a note that said he would be leaving for good. He also said it was nice knowing the group and he thanked them for the "information" they had given him.

Everyone was out and about. Everyone, that is, except for Hanna. She shook her head. They had all told her to stay behind at the hideout. "Rest the arm," they had said. Hanna looked at a lone, dusty spring on the floor. She picked it up and threw it with her good arm, aiming for one of the high shelves. The spring bounced off the wall and rolled to a stop, right on the edge of the board. "Great," Hanna sighed.

She had gotten up to fetch some ice for her shoulder, when suddenly, she heard a clinking sound. The spring had somehow fallen off the shelf and started to roll on the floor, right where they had left Etlo. Clink! The spring stopped as it hit one of his feet. All of a sudden, there was a whirring sound. The slumped figure of Etlo came to life.

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella was sweating. Sweating from shoveling around the rock that had fallen on Silverclaw. She was trying to get enough dirt away so Silverclaw could squeeze out. As she dug deeper and deeper around Silverclaw, it seemed to be getting easier. Almost to easy. The dirt was really soft.

"My stomach hurts!" Silverclaw grumbled. "Hurry!" "I'm trying!" said Ariella. She went around the rock to start digging on the other side where Silverclaw's feet were sticking out. After a few more minutes of digging, Silverclaw's feet couldn't be seen. "You out?" asked Ariella. No response. "She probably took of running." Ariella walked around the rock. She approached the hole she had made on the other side of the rock. "What?" She put her hand in cautiously. "I didn't dig that deep." Suddenly, she heard the rock shift. It went deeper into the ground. "It caved in," she said to herself. "There must be a mine down there, and Silverclaw is still trapped in below!"

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

"Get in there ye little lawbreaker," a jailer gruffly said to his prisoner. "Get your filthy hands off me!" yelled the boy who had been captured, "I did no wrong!" "Offence to the great Emperor Lucky ye did." The man took the boy and threw him right into a jail cell. The one across Kieran and Jacoby. The two looked at each other nervously. It was going to be hard to escape with this boy watching them.

Location: Computer Room 2B4,

"Listen!" said Charles. "I can explain!" The Troubleshooter Officer looked at him. "I was just checking to see if my Computer Room card was in here. I couldn't find it yesterday. You see, I'm scatterbrain when it comes to remembering things." Charles said, laughing weakly. "You are? What's that in your hand then?" asked the Automation, not impressed. "Oh! You found it. Thank you so much." The Troubleshooter didn't say anything for a few minutes, then walked towards the wall. He reached for a lever. **BAWOOP! BAWOOP!*** Lights were flashing, and alarms went off everywhere.

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

The Aethermatron stood up and started to walk toward the exit. "Um, excuse me?" asked Hanna. There was no response. She walked up to Etlo and tried to stop him, but he pushed her away. "Aether. Must find Aether," he started to mumble. Hanna reached up, and waved a hand in front of his face. "Your oblivious to everything. What is that Aether thing?" she asked. The Aethermatron mumbled on, "I must find it. I will find it." He ascended the steps. Hanna stopped at the door. "You know, I'm not supposed to leave the hideout, unless it's an emergency." Etlo was starting to get away. Hanna hurried to follow him. "I guess this qualifies as one."

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 15

Location: Computer Room 2B4, Evercity

"Someone turn off those alarms!" yelled a man, approaching the computer room. "What's the meaning of all this commotion?" The man pointed at Charles and the Troubleshooter Officer. Charles heart pumped loudly in his chest. He looked pleadingly at the Automation. The Auto looked around the room, then spoke. "Nothing, sir," it said in its metal sounding voice. "We...I...accidentally set off the alarm." Charles sighed with relief. "Well, don't let it happen again." And with that, the man was off.

Location: Urchins' Grotto, No Man's Landing

Hanna followed Etlo while lurking in the shadows. She didn't mind any Auto's messing with the big metal Aethermatron, just not her. The Aethermatron suddenly lurched face forward. Hanna crept, carefully, toward him. A Pacifier was standing near a tent, talking with a local urchin. Hanna shook her head. "Those Autos try to bring anyone into the Academy. Anyhow, anyway." On hands and knees, she finally reached the fallen robot. Squish! Hanna grimaced when she set her hand right into a rotten apple. "Disgusting," she thought. She flipped it into a nearby garbage can.

She tried to shake the Aethermatron awake, but he was way to big. Suddenly, a cold splash hit her in the forehead. "What in the world?" She looked up to the sky. "There aren't even any clouds." She wiped the water off of her forehead. Or she thought it was water. "It's purple." She shook her head. A droplet fell on the Aethermatron. He suddenly sat up. "Keep doing it," he grunted. "Pick up..." "Pick up what?" Hanna interrupted, but as suddenly as Etlo was up, he was out again. Hanna carefully searched around the street looking for more of the purple water. Nothing. Dejectedly she headed back to the Aethermatron.

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

"All right lads!" Charles said excitedly. "There was a bit of a ruckus, but I was able to hack into the computer system. We'll be out of here by tonight." Kieran and Jacoby cheered silently. When the doctor told them about the Pacier joining the breakout, the boys were a bit confused and a little angry with him, but when Charles explained about its situation the two heartily agreed. Charles explained the plan. "We'll go through the tunnel late when most of the Auto's, except for the night guards, get their break. They shouldn't notice when we leave."

Suddenly, a voice cried from the other jail across from them. "Please! Ye've got to take me with you. I'm a good fighter. I'll help ya with anything. I'm against Emperor and his blokes. Ye've got to get me out of here!" "What's your name lad?" asked the doctor. "Sambo. Sambo Gleamwalker. I live near the old grotto. My family has been against Lucky since the time he executed them prisoners here, back before I was born." Jacoby and Kieran noticed that Charles nodded his head, knowingly. "Long story. Tell you lads about it another time," he mumbled to them. "I've been brought up well, I have. I know all the trick of the trade to step on the Emperor's toes a bit," the boy continued. "I'll do whatever. You just got to get me out of this here jail."

Jacoby, Kieran, and the doctor discussed letting him in on the escape. "I say we give him not a weapon and we have him tied," whispered Jacoby. "Not that far," said Charles. "If he were tied he might end up stumbling while we are running." "I say we give him no weapon and we watch him closely," said Kieran adding his opinion. The other two nodded. Charles spoke to the boy across from them. "We'll get you out of here. But you've got to agree to our conditions." "I'm all in!" yelled the boy eagerly. "Don't yell so loud lad!"

Location: The Docks of No Man's Landing

Goku swam deeper into the green, murky water. "Blasted Fog!" he yelled as hard as he could in the water. Goku knew that the bottom was fast approaching, but the Fog pollution didn't help in seeing it. Clang! He whipped around trying to see who knocked into his metal scuba gear. It was Emily. She mumbled something while trying to hold her position underwater. Although he couldn't make out her words, Goku took it as an apology. After a bit, two more figures appeared faintly in the green water. "Ilayne and Aislinn," thought Goku, knowingly. He checked the amount of air in his tank. Half full. "Better move quick."

Suddenly, through his goggles, he saw the other two girls. They were motioning for the other two to follow. "They must see something," yelled Goku to Emily. She shrugged her shoulder and said something too, but Goku couldn't pick it up. He just motioned to Emily instead of yelling back, and started for the other two. When they reached them, Ilayne was pointing, pointing at the ship. "Good work," Goku said. Ilayne cupped a hand to her ear. Goku waved it off.

While Aislinn and Emily looked for the safe Aislinn was looking for, Goku went along with Ilayne to investigate the crashed airship. "Pretty big airship," he said to himself. "Tall in length too." Suddenly it struck him. There were two sunken airships. "But how did the second one get here?" he asked himself. Turning around to talk to Ilayne, he noticed his oxygen tank was almost out. He motioned for Ilayne to come and the two of them headed back up to the surface.

Location: A Cave, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella had looked in the cave for some rope. With a good sized bundle, she went back outside looking for a tree to tie the rope to. Finding a pretty big tree, she wrapped the rope around three times then tied it off. After a bit of struggling with getting a loop around herself, she finally succeeded in making it hold around her waist. She squeezed through the crack under the boulder and felt for footing. "What am I doing? Crawling into a caved in mine, going after an enemy!" A couple chucks of loose rock fell to the bottom when she kicked against the mine's wall. She didn't hear the rock its end. "Deep, deep, deep..." thought Ariella. "A fall would be devastating. I wonder if Silverclaw is dead?" A few minutes into her decent, she found that she had wrinkled her nose. What was that smell? "It sure smells familiar," she said. But she realized what it was. "Oh, no!" Hesitantly, Ariella put her hand to the wall. Without a light she couldn't see, but she could still smell. What she was smelling was Fog Rock.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: Episode 16

Location: The Streets of the Business District

Bang! Bang! "I can't believe it!" Iliara yelled to herself, running up and down the streets of the Business District, trying to get away from a pack of Automations which were following her. "I'm always getting shot at!" As she turned left at a fork in the road she thought about trying to fight back. "Never mind!" she said as she looked over her shoulder at her pursuers, which were three Troubleshooters, a Pacifier, and a Technomite. She rounded another turn and found herself in the marketplace. "Fancy it being market day!"

She went over to man selling honey and milk, pretending to be looking at some of the items. Creak, creak. The Auto group hurried through, looked around, and hurried away again. Iliara breathed a sigh of relief. "You gonna buy that honey?" hollered the storekeeper, over the crowds noise. "Uh, to expensive," Iliara said to him. She walked away and headed for little group of people, huddled around a fire. Someone had a guitar and was singing about how great Lucky was. Iliara shook her head. Suddenly, a crackling noise came over the radio she had. "Iliara?" came the voice out of the speaker. "Yeah, Scarlett. I'm here," replied Iliara. "Find any signs of Dr. Meh? "Nope."

Iliara thought back to when they had their group discussion at the hideout. Everyone was talking about how to rescue Jacoby and Kieran, and how to find Ariella. But Goku had other ideas. He said the most important thing was to find the doctor. He was a valuable piece of information that Lucky could use if he found him. "Iliara and Scarlett," Goku had said. "We need you two split up, one taking the south end, one taking the north. Dr. Meh might be in one of those regions." "What about the west side?" asked Emily. Goku shook his head. "That only leads to the Isle. That has been heavily guarded the past few weeks. The only other option on the west side is to take a ship. But fortunately for us, not one has been sighted for two weeks. Anyways, we know Ariella is somewhere in the south end. We can kill two birds with one stone by sending someone down there." Everyone else had nodded in agreement.

"Iliara! Hello?" The radio brought the girl back from her thinking. "Yeah?" "Did you talk to anyone that has seen him?" asked Scarlett. By him she meant the doctor. "No. No one has seen anything. The only thing I found, or they found me, was Automations. Remind me to tell Goku to give us something easier next time." "Yeah, um, sure." Iliara noticed a bit of doubt in Scarlett's reply. "What's wrong?" she asked. Scarlett sighed. "I don't know. This place gives me the creeps." "Where are you?" "Bootleg Pass." "You're be fine. Just focus on finding Meh." "Yeah, you're right," said Scarlett, still somewhat doubtful.

Bang! "Not again! Hold on Scarlett." whispered Iliara into the radio while looking for the Automations. There wasn't one in sight. "Where are they?" Puzzled, Iliara looked around the marketplace, ready to run in case they appeared out from nowhere. Another shot. There was sickening thud that came from the radio. "Scarlett?" No reply. "Oh no!" The shots were coming from the radio, not the market! Scarlett was in big trouble. Big trouble indeed.

Location: Urchins' Grotto, No Man's Landing

On her way back to Etlo, an urchin sitting inside his hut, flipped a banana peel at Hanna. "Throw me peel away will ya guv?" It was more of a command than a question. "What do they think I am? The trash lady?" she asked herself, disgustedly. But the words of Goku came to her head. "Remember, we need to be nice to the urchins. We need to eventually tell them that Lucky and his minions are false and are just here for their own gain." "Sure," she mumbled instead. Quite close to the Aethermatron, she threw the banana peel into a nearby garbage can. "I've been using that quite frequently," she said, pointing at it.

Hanna hovered over Etlo. "How am I ever going to get him back to the hideout?" she thought to herself. Suddenly, she was hit with the mist she had felt a few minutes before. She wiped it onto her hand, hoping that is was what she was seeking for. It was purple water stuff. She let it drip on the Aethermatron. He whirred to life for the third time since they had found him. "It's the garbage!" she yelled, before she realized there might have been a Automation around. Good thing there wasn't.

Hanna looked, searching for anything she thought would be garbage worthy. "I can't believe I'm doing this," she thought. Once she had a sufficient pile, she kicked it all with her feet to the garbage can. She threw every tin can, apple core, and banana peel into it. In a few seconds it came. The purple stuff started to swirl around her. "This sure beats Lucky's blasted Fog," she thought. "It even smells better."

Location: The Docks of No Man's Landing

"What's up?" asked Ilayne once she and Goku had reached the surface and taken off their masks. Goku quickly strapped on another tank of oxygen. "Not much," he said. "Just that it looks like there are two airships down below." "What's the big deal about that?" Ilayne asked, also strapping on another oxygen tank. Goku sighed. "I guess it's just weird that two airships sunk in the same location. One right on top of the other." "Let's go down there and take a look," said Ilayne. But before they could dive in, there was movement in the murky water. It was Aislinn and Emily. "Yes!" Ilayne yelled, for they had the metal safe with them.

Location: Jail Cell 9Z8, Evercity

Charles motioned for Sambo to be quiet while he quickly unlocked the door to his jail cell. He slipped a master keycard in the narrow slot. Click! The big metal jail door swung open. Sambo scurried out, happiness written all over his face. The doctor unlocked Kieran and Jacoby's cell and he and Sambo went in. The other two boys had already opened the secret exit at the back of the wall. Before entering the tunnel, Charles took out three Fog pistols. All three boys looked at them in disgust. "I know you lads would probably prefer another weapon, but Lucky doesn't keep anything else in stock." They all smiled. Everyone took a pistol, all, but Sambo. "We don't know you to well. You could be a spy for all we know. Probably best to play it safe," the doctor said. "It don't matter to me none," Sambo replied happily. "Just as long as I get out of this blasted place." "All right then. Lets move." The three boys and the doctor hurried through the tunnel.

"I wonder why that Troubleshooter Officer let me off the hook?" Charles was thinking about earlier in the computer room. "It couldn't possibly be that old fellow I met in my early days, could it?" The thought left his mind as they reached the end of the tunnel. "What next?" asked Jacoby. "Got to open the door with my master card," said the doctor. There was a crack in the wall which would have been unnoticeable if anyone would have looked. Removing the card, the door split open near the middle, part of it going into the ceiling, the other into the floor. "Nice job!" said Kieran. "Where did you get an idea like that?" "Some bloke helped me rig that up. I helped a group of his escape. Can't even remember the old man's name," said Charles, shaking his head. They slowly walked on the metal floor. Charles new the exit to the palace would be approaching quickly. And it would be guarded. That's where the Fog pistols came in.

"Left or right?" asked Kieran when they reached a corridor running opposite directions. "Left," said Charles. "The palace door is at the end." They started to the left, but suddenly two Troubleshooters came around a corner. "Right, right!" yelled the doctor, for they had now been spotted. Their feet clanged against the metal floor as they ran. When they had turned around, Charles had found himself in the rear. He urged the boys on, trying to get away from the Automations. They ran down a ramp and Jacoby for some reason tripped. The other three fell right on top of him. They got up quickly, but several Autos blocked the exit. They whirled around the other way. A man stood on the ramp.

"Art!" said Charles excitedly. "My old friend! How was your trip?" Arthur looked surprised at the doctor's question, but instead said, "What are you doing, Charles?" He pointed at the other three. "What are they doing out of their cells?" "Running a scanner on these prisoners," said Charles quickly. "Supposedly, someone saw these blokes with handguns." "Oh!" said a disgusted Arthur. He pointed at the pistols. "Then why are they walking around with these Fog blasters?" Charles winced. "Good work, Commander Arthur," said a voice. "Good work indeed." It was the Emperor Lucky. He came out of nowhere. "Thank you, my lord," said Arthur, then he pointed to the Automations. "Take them to room 9Z9." Charles looked puzzled. "Room 9Z9? I thought the numbers only went up to 9Z8?" "They did," said Arthur. "But we just built another wing." His grin looked evil to all four escapees. "The Fog chamber."

Location: An Underground Mine, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella had finally made it to the bottom of the mine. It wasn't as deep as she thought it would be. She looked around for some source of light, but there was none. She put a hand on the wall and walked slowly around. She was walking along for a good while when she realized she had forgotten something very important. The rope. Would she be able to find it again? She walked back in the direction she had come from. The darkness just added to her worry. "What if the mine splits in to different rooms?" she asked herself. She would never get back if that were the case.

After walking for a good thirty minutes, Ariella crouched down, her back to the mine. She was exhausted from the walking and worry. Bad combination. "Of all times when I need a light," she thought, "this is the time." But she did not have even a match. She thought of one more thing. "Did Silverclaw die in the cave-in? If not, where in Aethasia is she?"

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 17

Location: The Docks of No Man's Landing

No code combination, nothing. Aislinn, who had found the safe, was quite frustrated. She paced pack and forth while Ilayne and Emily bent over to watch Goku examine the metal box. "Going to need a hammer and chisel," Goku said, standing up and stretching after being bent over for the time. The safe had three locks, one on the front and one each on both sides. "Lets take it over to the hideout." It took only one person to carry the safe, due to it being quite small and very light. "Not that long now, Aislinn," Goku said to the girl. "You'll see what your treasure is in a few minutes." Aislinn smiled. "Probably just papers."

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

The man and three boys were blindfolded and lead into the Fog Chamber by Commander Arthur, Agent Smith and a few Automations. It was a massive circular room with a big floor and grandstands all around the walls. A roof covered the high walls, almost like a dome. There was nothing else except for a little tower with a darkly tinted window in the corner. Like magic, four poles rose out of the floor. They had chains wrapped around them. Arthur told the Autos to tie the captives to the poles. When they were about to tie the chains, Arthur called them off. "The ropes will be good enough. We only need them there for a few minutes."

"What are you going to do?" taunted Sambo. "Wrestle us?" Arthur smirked. He pointed the tower. He quickly put his hand down. There was a creaking sound as the floor opened. "What's happening?" asked Charles, for the four couldn't see. "The blindfolds, Smith," commanded Arthur. Blindfolds removed, the four prisoners could see that they were standing in front of a fence. There was a railing at the end of the grandstand so that no one would fall into the narrow hole that had opened up in the ground. All four looked up at the cover on the dome. There was some kind of rod on the ceiling. Arthur pointed to Charles. "Him first." They opened a gate in the tall railing and led Charles into the middle of the hole. He bent his head in sadness. Arthur pointed at the window again. Another pole came up from the ground, this time from inside the hole. "The chains this time, Smith." They chained the doctor to the lone pole. "What are they going to do to him?" wondered Jacoby. "I have no idea," Kieran mumbled.

Location: Lucas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

Hanna was wrong. She thought everyone would be worried that she was gone, but no one was in sight. "You think they're looking for us?" she asked Etlo. The Aethermatron didn't respond. Hanna didn't have to wait much longer, for suddenly, the door swung open and everyone came rushing in. "We've got it!" was what everyone repeated. "You've got what?" asked Hanna. "Nothing much," said Goku. "Nothing much?" rang Aislinn. "It's a safe for goodness sakes!" Goku let out a little laugh as he reached for a hammer and chisel. He handed the tools to Aislinn. "Want to do the honors? You found it after all." All Aislinn did was nod.

She carefully chiseled the lock on the left side of the metal box. Click! "One down, two to go." She whacked at the lock on the right. Click! Everyone held their breath as she chiseled at the final lock in the front. Click! With the three locks broken open, Aislinn lifted the lid. Inside lay... "Nothing?!" No one spoke for a few minutes. "We did all that work for a empty safe?" Aislinn suddenly asked. "Actually no." Goku tapped near the bottom of the safe. "The inside looks smaller then the outside. I think there's a false bottom." There was. It contained a small note. Goku read it.

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

"Should we proceed?" asked Smith to Arthur. "Not yet," said the commander. "We have a...visitor... who wants to watch," Arthur smiled slyly. "He'll be here any minute." Just as said, the doors banged open and in walked a man with a green cape. He lifted the hood that covered his face. It was the Emperor Lucky himself.

Location: An Underground Mine, Woods in Bootleg Pass

With her back to the cave, Ariella thought about her life. Would she live to see daylight again? How long could she go without food or water? She thought about her Resistance friends and Imperial enemies. All the good times beating the Fog out of those pesky Automations. She thought about what Goku had told her. This Scarlet Man seemed pretty important to him. Without even thinking, she folded her hands. "Um, excuse me?" she said aloud. "I don't know You to well, but I really need help. I've never been this desperate before. You could say I'm at the end of my rope. I've heard of things, miracles actually, that You've done. If You could get me out of this fix, I would be more than thankful."

Ariella unfolded her hands. "I wonder how long I wait until I get an answer," she asked herself. Her stomach grumbled. She tried not to concentrate on food and bent her head, wanting to fall asleep. Creeeeeeeeeak! Her head shot up. Did she really hear something? Or was it just her imagination? Silence followed. "Just in my head I guess." She was about to bow her head again for some sleep, but something caught the corner of her eye, a glow of some sort. "This Fog Rock is messing with my hearing and vision!"

Ariella rubbed her eyes with her hands. She looked back at the glow. It was there. What was it? Whatever it was she decided to take her chances on it. She got up quickly and headed towards the light. She stopped suddenly and looked upwards. "Thanks," she breathed.

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

Smith went out of his way trying to make the Emperor comfortable. "Here, my lord. These seats have high railing to keep you from falling." Lucky scoffed at him. "What do you think I am? A three year old? I demand opened rail seating." Smith didn't move. "Now, Agent!" Smith suddenly bolted. "Yes, sir! Of course, sir! Sit right here, sir." Without a word, Lucky sat down in a seat free of railing. "And if you need anything else, sir, just let me know," said Smith. "Get away from me, Agent," said Lucky with a toss of his hand. Smith nodded and took a few steps backward, dejectedly.

"Are we ready to proceed, my lord?" asked Arthur to the Emperor. "Yes," said Lucky. "But do hurry up. I want to see if this project actually works." "Of course, sir." Arthur turned to the booth in the corner of the room. "Drill number one!" he yelled. "Nothin' is happening fellas!" teased Sambo. "Look again, lad." He looked and saw a tube come out of the ground inside the pit. Fog spurted out from the top. The boys watched in horror as the Fog filled up to the Charles chest. Lucky and his minions were going to drown the boys' friend in the filthy stuff. The weird thing was the doctor wasn't struggling to get free. He took it calmly. "How can anyone be so peaceful while being drowned?" asked Jacoby. For a sad situation, Kieran smiled. "I know."

Location: Lukas' Hideout, No Man's Landing

"The key to finding what you seek lies below in the water near the docks," read Goku. "I didn't even know we were seeking anything," said Aislinn. "I just thought there might be some sort of treasure in the safe. Emily looked back up after reading the note for herself. "These docks could be anywhere in Aethesia!" she said disgustedly. "Do you know how many there are? More then I can count, that's for sure." "I guess we have more of something then we thought we did," chimed in Ilayne. The three girls talked it over while Etlo discussed the urgency of finding Vytanni. Hanna, who hadn't said a word, noticed Goku didn't seem to be listening.

She walked closer to him and asked, "What are you thinking about?" Goku let out a sigh. "I was just wondering about that sunken ship we saw in the water. It looks so fa-" But before he could finish the sentence, the door opened with a bang revealing a panting Iliara. "Hurry," she said as she gasped for air. "I heard shots over my radio. Scarlett is in trouble!" They all bustled out the door, cocking pistols, retrieving slingshots, and dusting off hammers. "Nothing goes easy for us," Goku mumbled to himself, but Hanna heard him.

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

The Fog had crept slowly up to the doctor's neck. Kieran knew that they were running out of time. He quickly told Jacoby and Sambo about what Goku told him on the steps near the hideout. "...And I prayed to Him right at that spot." Sambo seemed to look at him with interest, but Jacoby laughed. "That may work for you Kieran, but certainly not for me." "But Jacoby," Kieran pleaded. "It will be to late once they drown us all. You won't see...Him." Before Jacoby could say a word, Sambo whispered excitedly. "The Automations ain't to good at tying knots. I'm free!" He laughed, then continued, "Pretend you haven't noticed. I'll work on getting your ropes off." "Looks like we aren't going to die today, Kieran," Jacoby smirked. Kieran just shook his head as Sambo worked away at the knot tying him to the pole. He hoped they had enough time to get to Charles.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 18

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

"Hurry, Sambo!" Kieran anxiously prompted. "The Fog is up to Charles' shoulders." "I'm hurrying!" an exasperated Sambo said. "They just tied your knots a little tighter 'en mine." Jacoby waited patiently for the boy to free Kieran, but in the mean time worked on yanking his knots to save some time. "So, how are we going to get the doctor free anyways? I don't think Sambo can break though chains." Sambo smirked. "Well," Kieran started, "The tough part is keeping the Automations away until we can free ourselves." He took a peak down at the arena pit which was filled with Fog up to the doctors neck now. The Automations seemed to be pretty preoccupied. "I think our best shot if to get free and see how many Automations we can knock into the pit." Jacoby scoffed. "You're kidding, right?" Kieran looked seriously at Jacoby. "Do you see any weapons around? This is the only way that will work." Sambo nodded his agreement.

The boys were suddenly aware that there was a commotion below. "What?!" Lucky's voice rang. The green liquid seemed to stop around Charles' mouth, which he had clamped shut. "Why did the Fog stop? Who is ruining my plans?" "We're not sure, my lord," replied Arthur, quickly. "But for some reason the Fog tank is empty. There was a leak in one of the pipes. We'll just move on to the next drill." Lucky crossed his arms and muttered, "Fools."

"Drill number two!" yelled the Commander. The single rod on the dome ceiling began to jolt. An electric bolt that looked like lightning headed straight for the Fog below. Lucky smiled out of satisfaction. The Fog liquid sizzled until it reached the outer edge of the walls. Lucky's smile faded as he noticed the doctor was still alive, even though he looked limp from the shock.

"Arthur!" yelled Lucky. The Commander looked a little despaired, but then brightened. "We have one more test, sir." He smiled. "Our scientists have put long hours into this. No doubt about it, this will definitely work." "It better," yelled Lucky, "or you'll be right in that pit along with the prisoners!" As a few Automations went to the operator to see if everything for the next drill was in tact, Arthur ordered Smith to get another prisoner ready for the pit after the doctor was done with. "Bring in the newer prisoner, Sambo Gleamwalker."

Kieran turned to Jacoby and Sambo. "We better get loose soon or we're all gonna be goners."

Location: An Underground Mine, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Ariella sprinted towards the light. She knew it could be dangerous if she fell, but she would rather die of a fall then of hunger. The far away light became clearer and started to have greenish sort of look. She found that it wasn't far away at all. Was it some kind of mirage? A squeal of delight broke the dreadful silence. "Who's there?" Ariella yelled. She dashed through a doorframe leading to the greenish glow. The squeal had come from Silverclaw and the brightness had come from a pile Fogrock.

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

Arthur had told Smith and a few Pacifiers to stand by the prisoners until the third drill was over. Luckily for the boys, Smith didn't notice Sambo untying Kieran. "If we want to rescue Charles, we've got to do it now," Jacoby whispered to the other two. "The Commander sounds really confident in this third test." Kieran nodded in agreement. "You almost got it Sambo?" "Close, guv. Could be moving faster if I had a sharp object."

Arthur came clanging back down the stairs from the booth, two steps at a time. "We are ready for the final drill, my lord," he called out. "Proceed," was Lucky's reply. "Drill number three!" yelled the Commander. A green mist filled the room. The three boys couldn't see what was happening to the doctor. Creak! CLANG! "What on earth, Sam-" Kieran started. For the younger boy had ripped the head off of a Pacifier as if it was a cockroach. "Cheap upgrade," he said as he grabbed the lifeless Automation by the arm, yanked out the bayonet and sliced the ropes that had bound Kieran. "What's that noise?" yelled Smith, realizing what was happening. "The prisoners are free! After them!" he called out to the other two Pacifiers with him. Kieran and Sambo took off leaving Jacoby tied to his pole.

They two ran down the seats of the bleachers, passed an astonished, but disgusted Lucky, and jumped over the low railing, trying to save Charles. "Fire!" commanded Smith to the Automations. Shots rang. Alarms went off everywhere. Automations came pouring into the arena from the double doors. Jacoby, who had been pulling against his ropes, finally broke them free. He ran blindly into the misty Fog which had made everything hard to see. "Oomph!" He had banged into someone leaning against the rail. It was Lucky. "You're finally going to get what's coming to you!" Jacoby yelled. He made a fist and flung his hand at the Emperor, forcing him hard into the rail. Lucky called out for help, his arms flailing around. With all the weight on the rail, it suddenly gave way. They both fell into the pit with Jacoby still pounding away at the evil man.

But he suddenly realized his punches weren't doing any damage. He was just hitting the liquid Fog. Lucky was gone. He had disappeared into the Fog below.

Location: An Underground Mine, Woods in Bootleg Pass

Not a pile of Fogrock. More like fifty. And huge ones at that. "Look at all of this!" Silverclaw pointed to all of the piles. "It must have been abandoned. I'll be rich! Lucky will give me anything I want for all this." "Don't be so sure," Ariella said, pointing downwards. "There's something making this rock turn into liquid. That makes it tougher to carry without a bucket. And how do you expect to get out of here anyways?" Silverclaw ignored her question and knelt down searching through the rock, looking for the cause of all the melting. She stood back up cupping something in her hands. "What in Lucky's dominion is this?" she demanded. Ariella peered into the metal cupped hands. Purple liquid.

Silverclaw threw it to the ground. "Blasted stuff is shrinking my Fogrock!" she yelled. "Don't yell so loud," whispered Ariella, clamping Silverclaw's mouth with her hands, fearing another cave-in. The claws flew through the air. "Get your wretched hands off me!" she yelled again. Ariella was thrown back against the cave wall. She could see scratch marks on her right arm.

A rumbling sound was heard above as the top of the cave started to crumble. Silverclaw made a dash for the doorway. "Oh, no!" thought Ariella, still propped up against the cave. "This is the end." Huge chunks came crashing down on her. She closed her eyes and pushed against the wall with her good arm, barely dodging a big piece of the caves' rock top. She fell face forward into something wet. She lifted her head and opened an eye. Purple was the color of the wetness. Black was what she saw next.

Location: Cafeteria Room 6F3, Evercity

May Otterview had just finished lunch period. She took her trash up to the front of the room and smiled as she gave her tray to the lady that ran the cafeteria. With a frown, the women accepted it. May sighed and went back to her table. She looked outside the room's only window. All she could see was the green sky. "Thanks to Lucky for that," she said sarcastically, not realizing she had said it out loud. "What's that?" said someone sitting at a table across from hers. "Oh," May straightened up. "Just thanking Lucky for this great day!" she said cheerfully. "Good," responded the person as he turned back to his food.

"Another comment like that and I'm a goner. What's gotten in to me?" She couldn't believe she was having second thoughts about Lucky. Where had these rebellious thoughts come from? He was the Emperor. He protected all of his citizens. He took care of everyone. Or did he? Did he just want people to believe that, but behind their backs he was scheming and plotting against them? "Maybe he isn't so good as everyone thinks he is," thought May.

Her thoughts were interrupted by Violet Applehelp, who had come running up to her. "May!" she panted. "They need backup below!" "What's wrong?" asked May, as she adjusted her jetpack. "The prisoners they were torturing are loose. There's a big commotion. Hurry up!" The two dashed out and headed for an elevator. "He can't even execute prisoners correctly. I wonder what they did wrong anyways," May thought aloud again. "What's that?" asked Violet as they entered the shaft. "Nothing," she muttered. "Nothing at all."

Location: Fog Chamber 9Z9, Evercity

Kieran had swam out to the pole Charles had been tied to, but he had found that Charles was gone. "Do you think Jacoby freed him?" asked Kieran to Sambo. There was no response. "We're supposed to stick together!" He quickly paddled to where he and Sambo had jumped into the pit. He scrambled out over the high ledge. Realizing it should have been tougher to get out then in, he noticed that the railing was knocked out of place. "Who did that?" he wondered.

Even though the green mist made it hard to see, Kieran noticed a shadow up higher in the seating area. A few Automations came running by. Kieran ducked underneath a seat until they left, then followed after the shadow, hoping it would belong to one of his friends.

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Sambo had lost sight of Jacoby. A few clanging Pacifiers came charging across the floor. Sambo grabbed one by the shoulders and rammed it into another. Not many people knew, but Lucky's people had designed to make more Automations for less money, but of a cheaper quality. "Easier to have fun with," Sambo had always told his friends. There weakest spot was around the head. It had little to no armor.

Another Pacifier came running up to him. Sambo grabbed him. "Lighten up! I'm on your side." Sambo looked around for the voice, but realized it was the Automation itself. "Yeah, and I'm Lucky," said Sambo, smirking. "Would you like my assistance or not?" asked the Pacifier in its gravelly voice. "For your information, there's a Troubleshooter Officer in on this mission too." The Pacifier opened a flap in his arm and pulled out a few Fog Pistols. Sambo let up his grip. "Fine," he said as he grabbed a few pistols and started shooting at advancing Automations.

He ran blindly into the mist and ended up falling flat on his back. "Sambo is that you?" a voice called out.

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Kieran had found Sambo by crashing into him. "Where's the doctor?" asked Sambo. "He's gone! I thought you guys got him. Where's Jacoby?" Sambo ducked down as he heard bullets go whizzing by. He handed the taller boy an extra pistol he had grabbed from their Pacifier friend before he dashed off. Kieran looked puzzled at the weapon until Sambo explained the run in with the Automation. "Who's the Troubleshooter Officer? We only had the Pacifier helping us. And where's Jacoby?" Kieran asked again as they ran off towards the exit. "I don't know, and I don't know that either," Sambo called out as he shot down a Whiplasher who was about ready to spring. "I sure hope he was able to get free from his pole."

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Jacoby had gotten out of the water and had headed straight for the exit right after he had lost Lucky. The green mist was sure helping in the boys favor to escape. He rammed right through the double doors, but found he was in the midst of Lieutenant Hans Oddcraft and his regiment of Automations. Before Hans could say or do anything a voice from behind him yelled, "Catch!" Jacoby reached up and caught the Fog Pistol that someone had thrown to him. "Fire!" was Hans' command. Shots went off everywhere. To Jacoby's surprise it wasn't he who was shot down, it was the Lieutenant and his Auto's.

Jacoby noticed the someone was actually a something. It was the Pacifier the doctor had befriended, behind him was a Troubleshooter Officer. "A friend," said the Pacifier mechanically pointing to the TO. "He says he know Charles." "We'll take anyone we can get at this point. Now lets get outta here." Before they could move the Pacifier spoke up again. "But I saw one of your friends inside," he reminded. "I don't think they have made it to the exit yet."

Jacoby pondered the thought. "Don't look now, but we've got trouble up ahead," said the TO. For around the bend came May and Violet, along with some more Automations. "Here come your friends," said the Pacifier. Jacoby caught a glimpse of two figures as they opened the doors and came running from the misty room. "Where's Charles?" all three boys asked each other. "Oh no," whispered Jacoby when he saw that the doctor was not with the other two.

[Jacoby_Elderfun1]

SEASON 1: EPISODE 19

Location: Hallway XZ, Lucky's Palace, Evercity

Kieran feared the worse. He swallowed. Charles was more then likely dead, and it appeared they to would be soon. "Rush 'em?" Sambo interrupted Kieran's thoughts. "I'm afraid that's the only option." The Pacifier handed out Fog Pistols so that they each had a pair. Once loaded with plenty of bullets, the five shook hands. Sambo noticed the Pacifier hand something small and sharp to Kieran, who took it and nodded knowingly back at him. "If we don't make it, I hope we meet again, and at a better place," Kieran said. Everyone nodded, even the Autos. All, except for Jacoby.

The next moments seemed to happen in slow motion. They all took off firing, with the two metal bots guarding the humans. Violet and May fired back. A few Auto's went down on the other side, and it seemed like a miracle that the five were all still alive. But the General had more then enough Automations to get the job done, and more were entering from the torture room. The little group grimaced as the Pacifier was taken out by a fellow counterpart.

The three boys got behind the Troubleshooter Officer in a single file line. They were going to have to fire everything they had to break through Violet's blockade, which was advancing slowly, but surely. The boys got out of line and fired straight into the blockade. A Whiplasher gobbled the TO up in it's tentacles. "Three of us left," thought Kieran. Once close enough, Sambo let go of his pistols, grabbed hold onto a Pacifier and flung himself over the line of Autos. Violet desperately fired her pistols at him, but missed by a long shot.

Jacoby and Kieran stopped short of the blockade, firing down Autos in front of them.They rushed forward. A small path opened up. A Pacifier held his bayonet in front of them and charged, but as if sheet, it suddenly crumbled to the ground. "What?" Jacoby called out. "Don't let them through!" Violet ordered. But more and more Automations fell to the ground. "Who's firing at us?" Violet asked. The boys didn't wait to find out. They quickly took off for the exit of the palace.

Sambo was already there. "We need a key!" he yelled. "Good thing for you I've got one," said Kieran as he fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a small, sharp object. "So that's what the Pacifier gave you," said Sambo. Kieran nodded, slid the key in, and the three dashed out the door.

"Where are we headed?" asked Jacoby as they flew down the street that led them away from Lucky's Palace. "Out of Evercity, that's for sure!" Kieran called back. "It will take us all night, but we can make it back to the hideout."

Location: Woods in Bootleg Pass

"What are they doing?" asked Emily. Goku had out a pair of binoculars and was peering toward a hill occupied by a few Automations. "Is Scarlett with them?" Emily asked, wanting to know desperately. Goku pulled down the binoculars and handed them to the girl. She peered through them and quickly pulled them down in horror. "They're covering something with a sheet," she announced to the others of the group. She gulped and looked in Goku's direction and confidently said, "She can't be dead. Scarlett's smarter then that." Goku shook his head. "I'm afraid the Resistance has taken another blow from the Empire." He turned around and dejectedly headed back towards No Man's Landing.

Emily looked at the rest of the group's sullen faces. "Guys," she desperately pleaded. "Please stay! Lets at least go and take out those Automations." "It's no use," a few mumbled. They headed back along with Goku. Only Hanna stayed behind. Emily kicked a rock. "Goku has forgotten how the three of us used to be invincible. Scarlett's more careful then this." "I'm afraid Goku is distressed about our numbers," Hanna explained. "We've lost quite a few people in the past few days." She kicked the same rock back to Emily. "The bad thing is, it's making everyone else feel the same way." Emily leaned against a tree. "What's the point of a Resistance if it won't even resist?" "We've got to do something about it," said Hanna, picking up the the rock they were kicking. She threw it at a larger rock. "You and I are coming back down here tonight to see if we can find anything. Now lets head back."

She put her hand on the shorter girls' shoulder. "Everything will be all right. You'll see." Emily wasn't so sure now.

Location: Green's Bridge, Silver Stream Lake

Kieran peered through a bush at the darkness of the night. The bridge that ran across Silver Steam Lake seemed to be clear of the enemy. "We've got to get across this bridge if we want to get to the Business District," he said. "It could be a trap, you know," added Jacoby. "But I guess that's the only way to No Man's Landing, excluding swimming across." "Well, the coast looks clear. Lets move." They quietly walked across the metal bridge. It was a pretty big bridge, newly constructed. Lucky had made it for the ease of merchants coming back and forth from Evercity to No Man's Landing, delivering goods. Along with new bridge, the stream now was widened like a river with all the construction done to it. There were constant explosions as the stream was widened. But even with it finally constructed a few months ago, only a few ships dared to sail through.

As the three boys neared the middle of the huge bridge, they noticed Automations come running out of the surrounding bushes. It was a trap. They blockaded the end of the bridge. The boys knew they wouldn't be able to get past them this time. "We're up too high to jump off!" Sambo called out. The Automations stormed the bridge, advancing closer with every step. The boys too off running where they had come from, but lights flashed on that side too. "Violet and her gang," thought Kieran.

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Violet Applehelp kept radioing for more backup. She had to make sure she put an end to these pesky rebels. They weren't going to get away this time. The radio buzzed with news about Lucky. He was missing along with Charles Spanpride. She picked up bits about Commander Crinklecrash and Lieutenant Oddcraft being rushed to palace's hospital. Shining her flashlight towards the bridge, she could see the Automation's had done their job of stopping the escapees from crossing the other side. "We just need to capture them now!"

She, along with her crew of Auto's and May Otterview, crept slowly to the entrance of the bridge. Even though the prisoners were at the middle of the bridge, Violet could see the fear in their eyes. Since all of her superiors were down or missing, she got to make the call this time. She would kill them. There was no escape for the boys this time.

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Jacoby wondered about the words Kieran told him about the Scarlet Man. Could he possible help them in a time like this. "No! Not after what happened to my family. Where was He when that happened?" The gap between the boys and the Automations grew smaller every second. Jacoby shut his eyes and plugged his ears. Boom, boom! BOOM! "They're the shots." But he didn't hurt in anyway. If anything, he felt his bottom drop out from underneath. "What?" He unplugged his ears and opened his eyes.

"We're falling!" Kieran was yelling. Jacoby reached for something to grab on to, but came up empty. In a few seconds he found that he had hit something springy and was in the air again. After another few seconds, he noticed he had fallen on a huge outstretched sling shot. "Is this the Scarlet Man's Kingdom?" Kieran asked. "Sorry feller," came a booming voice. "Never heard of that kingdom before. This is the Purple Raven, the best seafaring ship in all of Aethasia." Kieran noticed the voice came from a man with spiked hair and a wooden leg. "My name is Awesome Lensfun, if you didn't know. I'm captain of this here ship."

Captain Lensfun paused as one of his crew members whispered something in his ear. "Sorry, about your friends. The one girl with the jet pack of some sort scooped the other up and they took off." "Those sure weren't our friends. We're trying to get away from those two. Well, we won't have to worry about them anymore," Kieran said. He turned to Jacoby, "You all right?" The boy wan't paying attention to the what was being said. A man in a white lab coat caught his attention. He was waving to him from the front of the ships' bow. He quickly flew away. "Meh!" the boy yelled. "What?" "No, not what. It's Orangscope! He just took off the ship in a jet pack!"

Kieran sprinted towards the captain, who was preparing his ship to head for Evercity. "Captain!" he yelled. "What's the matter feller?" "You've got to turn us around and head to No Man's Landing." "Sorry," was the Lensfun reply. "We've got a shipment of Fogrock from the mines that has to go to Evercity." "But our friend just took off in a jet pack." "I thought you said they weren't your friends...?" As the three argued, Sambo, who had been looking at the lifeless, crumpled Automations, wondered whether Applehelp was going back to Everycity for more backup. He looked back at the bridge. The middle was badly destroyed by the cannons. "We could have been easily hit! Sambo thought. He turned back to the conversation.

"...So this other friend that was on my ship, stole my jet pack? I made that when I was a wee lad. It's a prized possession. We've got to go after him!" "But, sir," said a crew member, "Lucky was expecting that Fogrock." "We'll take the Raven's Twin, then," the captain yelled back.

A few minutes later the boys were settled down in their wooden seats. Lensfun handed them each oars, for the Raven's Twin was a rowboat. "This sure doesn't look like any twin of your big ship." "We don't call it this for that reason," Lenfun smiled, revealing a golden front tooth. "It's named this because of it's speed, just like the Purple Raven," he pointed at the bigger ship. "Now start rowing!"