Chapter 1

A Chapter by John

Chapter1

~ A stormy day on an isolated island. There are two people engaged in combat, one a demon, the other a bum.~

Benzoate- HAHAHAAAAA!!!! YOU CANNOT WIN!

Chris- uhhhh....ahhh...<cough>, <cough>

Benzoate- (laughing) Honestly mortal, you thought you could defeat me? I am the almighty demon lord, BENZOATE!!!!

~ Benzoate pulls out his glowing, blood stained Soultana from Chris' battered, blood stained corpse. The demon then tears through Chris' body, as though he is searching for something....~

Benzoate- DAMN! He's not the right one. I need to find that last stone to obtain my true power....

~ Some random hospital in Paris ~

Mike(thought)- Where am I....Who am I...What in the happened???

Voice- Mike...Mike, can you hear me?

Mike(thought)- Of course I can hear you, you dumb idiot

Mike- Dave, where the hell are we?

Dave- We're in Paris . Do you not remember?

Mike- How the...When...Why the f**k... no, I guess I don't. You honestly thought I would?

Dave- Well yeah I did. Normally people remember how they got somewhere. You were awake.

Mike- So what happened to make me be here?

Dave- Hmmm, I don't really know... I found you in an alley with some strange girl... You were beaten up, and she was helping you. You should be thankful.

Mike- What was her name?

Dave- She never said...

Mike- Lemme guess, you never even asked her, did you?

Dave- ....No... Well anyway, we need to get the hell outta here

Mike- Yes we do... It don't look like they really like me here.

~ Mike and Dave spent a little more time at the hospital, until they cleared Mike. They enjoyed the various sights while waiting for their plane ride back to America . After waiting, they boarded and flew off to Florida . Hours later they arrived, at Palm Beach International Airport.~

Dave- Well, I hate to leave you buddy, but I gotta get back to home.

Mike- Oh really? Why?

Dave- Well Ashley *needs* me

Mike- And why does she *need* you?

Dave- I won't tell you

Mike- Yes you will

Dave- I WILL NOT!!!

Mike- B*****d....

Dave- Ha! But really, I gotta go man... See ya dumbass

Mike- Yea, Yea...that's right, walk away

~As they parted, Mike went to go get his luggage. He soon saw his friend Norbert standing there

Mike- Great...Mr. Perv...

Norbert- Hey Mike, over here

Mike(thought)- NOOO!!!!

Mike walked over to where Norbert is and they talked

Norbert- So how have you been?

Mike- Well, I've be-

Norbert- Damn!!! Look at those girls!

Norbert looked and started staring at the girls' asses

Mike- Dude, you have no chance with them...

Norbert- Shut up!!!

Mike- What time is it?

Norbert- I have no idea. I know I'll go ask those girls

Mike- You do that..

Norbert walked over and came back with a red mark

Mike- Told ya, so did you get the time or not

Norbert- It's 1:30

Mike- All ready? I need to be gettin home. I wonder what Dave is up to

Norbert- Who is that?

Mike- My friend...A*****e he is

Mike took all his belongings and left.

~ Dave's house, 7:00 P.M. Dave sits back in his chair, and begins to think where Ashley went~

{Ashley- Dave}

{Dave- What is it?}

{Ashley- Imp goin out, wanna come?}

{Dave- Not really}

{Ashley- ...oh, well you want something?}

{Dave- No thanks, but hurry back}

{Ashley- Why?}

{Dave- Because we have plans tonite}

{Ashley- Ok...Hehehe... love you}

Dave(thought)- That was almost 3 hours ago...where could she be? She won't even answer her phone...

Dave gets out of his chair, and wanders his house searching for the phone. After about 5 minutes of searching, he hears it ringing and sees that it's Ashley's number...

Dave- (with worry) Ashley? Where have you-

Voice- Hahaha...I am not Ashley, but I must say, she is a fine woman

Dave hears Ashley screaming in the background for help, but her voice quickly fades out

Dave- WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!?!?

Voice- Hahaha...Calm down. You know what? She's cute when she's asleep

Dave- WHO THE F**K ARE YOU?!?!

Voice- Hmph! I'd watch the way I'd speak to the captor of my wife. But, if you really must know, I am the almighty demon lord, BENZOATE!!!!

Dave- WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME???

Benzoate- All I want is a little test of strength, is that too much to ask for?

Dave- Listen Benza-whatever your name is, I wi-

Benzoate- HRRR... INSOLENT FOOL, MY NAME IS BENZOATE!!!!!

Dave- Whatever

Benzoate- IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE YOUR LITTLE W***E AGAIN, YOU'LL MEET ME AT DEVIL'S HOLLOW IN NORWAY IN A WEEKS TIME. YOU WILL COME ALONE! IF ANY OTHERS COME, ASHLEY WILL DIE!

Benzoate hung up. Dave fell to the ground crying

Dave- Ashley... How could I let this happen?

Mike's house...11 P.M.

Mike(thought)- Holy hell... I'm stuck all alone in this god forsaken hell hole. Nuttin' on, and nuttin' to do... D****T!!!

Mike punched the near by wall, making a dent in it. Mike walked into the kitchen, when he heard the phone ringing. Mike jumped over the couch in his living room to answer the phone. He saw it was Dave, and answered it.

Mike- What the hell do you want?

Dave- Mike, Ashley has been kidnapped

Mike- Why, and by whom?

Dave- I don't know why they took her. He said that he wanted to fight me

Mike- He?

Dave- Oh, his name is Ben something...

Mike- Benzoate by any chance?

Dave- Yeah, that's his name...How'd you know that?

Mike started to zone out. All of what Dave was saying just blended in to his thoughts. Mike started to recall an incident with Benzoate.

{Benzoate- Come on Chris, you can do better}

{Chris(thought)- How can he be so strong???}

{Benzoate- You are wasting my time, you cannot win}

{Chris- You're just bluffing... You can sense your power diminishing}

{Benzoate- Hmph...So weak and simple minded. How do you call yourself a warrior? Catch you sniveling maggot!}

{Flames of chi surrounded Chris' body, trapping him. Benzoate pulled out the Soultana, and lunged at Chris. Chris struggled and struggled but couldn't escape. In a moment, he felt his soul being sucked from his body, as Benzoate impaled Chris' gut}

{Chris- You can <cough> not defe <cough> at me...}

{Benzoate- Don't you know when to shut up?}

{Benzoate twisted the blade deeper in Chris' gut, before pulling it out}

{Benzoate- HAHAHAAAAA!!!! YOU CANNOT WIN!}

[Chris- uhhhh....ahhh...<cough>, <cough>}

{Benzoate- (laughing) Honestly mortal, you thought you could defeat me? I am the almighty demon lord, BENZOATE!!!! }

{Mike was watching from a far, he was paralyzed with fear. He tried to move, but only fell into a rock}

{Mike(thought)- No! Chris don't... you go dying... on... me}

{Benzoate- DAMN! He's not the right one. I need to find that last stone to obtain my true power....}

{Benzoate flew away muttering the words " They will all pay" under his breath}

{Mike- No...}

{Mike had passed out}

Mike awoke from his trance to find that Dave was still rambling on

Dave- Mike!!! Are you still there???

Mike- Oh...Yea I am, sorry, I just zoned out

Dave- Really now?

Mike- Yea...

Dave- Will you help me get Ashley back right?

Mike- I'll try

Dave- I'm tired, so I'll call you later with a plan, Bye

Mike- Yea, bye

They both hung up. Mike went back to wandering around

Mike(thought)- So tired...Can't sleep. What time is it? It's- interesting, my clocks are spazzing out...Very interesting...

Benzoate floated above Mike's house with an evil smirk upon his black, scared face.

Benzoate- Dave, Dave, Dave...I told you not to ask for any help. Ah, you did something bad, now it's my time to return the favor. What to do, what to do...I know-

Just then, Benzoate's most trusted agent, agent 666, called with concerns about what to do with the hostages

Agent 666- Master Benzoate

Benzoate- What is it 666?

666- Our plan is near completion

Benzoate- Excellent...

666- What do you want us to do with Ashley?

Benzoate- Hmmm... Keep her, we will need her real soon

666- Yessir! Anything else?

Benzoate- Let's see...Why yes, there is something I want you to do. You will go undercover 666

666- If I may master, why?

Benzoate- I want you to study them. Be quick about it, you have but 6 days

666- Yes master... I will get right on it. 666, out