THE
THREE KEYS
Part
One: The Key of Spirit
Chapter
Three: Fury's Visitor
The Agents rested in their self-made camp, waiting for the storm to pass over
them. Fury's headaches grew worse and worse, so he left his makeshift tent
into the icy tundra to clear his head. He stood on a snowy hill
overlooking a frozen lake. "Why have you been following us?" he
asked, turning to see an ominous figure just a few yards away. "And
why do my headaches get worse every time you are near?"
The stranger walked over to Fury. "I have been waiting for you, Fury.
Waiting for years and years. I can explain everything to you, in due
time." The two stared at the lake for a few moments. Fury broke
the silence. "How do you know my name?" The stranger
turned to him. "You don't remember anything, do you? You were
born here, Fury. You aren't some freak experiment. This is your
home."
Fury looked surprised. "And why should I believe you?" The
stranger smiled. "Because I'm your brother."
Two hours later, the team awoke to find that Fury had disappeared.
"Where the hell could that lummox be?" Drag asked angrily.
"We've got no choice but to leave him. Awsome 1, stay here and link
up with our special digital camera. Maybe you can find out the schematics
of this temple. If you find Fury, let us know." The rest of the
team left their camp and headed for the temple. Within an hour, they had
arrived at what seemed to be a pair of doors made entirely of ice. GWB
knocked on it with his hand. "Well, we're not getting through
there." Suddenly, Fudge pulled out his broadsword. He tapped
the blade against the wall of ice, and it cracked.
In a few seconds, the doors shattered. "Damn. You've gotta
teach me that some time, Fudge," GWB said in response. The Agents
made their way into the opening. It was a long tunnel, lit by torches
along the cavern walls. G64 noted that the torches were lit recently.
At the end of the tunnel, a large cavern opened up, revealing an ancient temple.
Dragonheads adorned the walls of the temple's exterior. A rickety old
bridge connected a small river of ice to the temple itself. G64 spoke into
his head set which contained the digital camera. "Awsome 1, are you
getting all this? It's amazing!"
Drag looked around. He sensed that something was wrong. 'We're being
watched. Hold your ground!" The Agents looked around anxiously.
Suddenly, a group of Gray Ninjas flipped out of the shadows. Dracatron and
Rex Raptor followed. "Well, look who we have here. Now, if
you'll kindly give up, we'll let you live a bit longer," Rex said with a
snarl. "I noticed that Fury is missing. Heh... that's good.
Then DaRokSez has done his job quite nicely." Dracatron swiftly
decked Rex in the jaw. The reptilian growled menacingly at Drac.
"You never do know when to shut up, do you?" said Drac with an angry
smile. He turned his full attention to his brother. "If you'll
excuse us, the Key of Spirit is waiting." Deathwing snarled as he
jumped in front of the Agents. "That artifact is not for you, demon!
I should kill you for what you did to Black16, but I know that something dark is
controlling you. You may live for now, but once the human is freed, you
are mine!"
Drac laughed. His voice changed into a deeper, more evil tone.
"You can't stop us, Draconian. This world's time is up!"
The Ninjas prepared to attack. "Destroy them!" Drac yelled.
"Let none survive!"
