Festival of Shadows (50 page)

“How did you change colors?” Theo asked. His voice was metallic now that it was filtered through the suit.
 

Fogerty spewed fire at Theo, but it didn’t damage the suit. A blinking progress bar appeared across his field of vision. On the end of the progress bar was a picture of the suit with electricity all around it.
 

It’s charging. Twenty-five percent.

Fogerty punched the suit, knocking Theo back. Theo spun a roundhouse kick and cut Fogerty’s arm in half, then jumped into the air and slammed a metal fist into Fogerty’s jaw. The blob laughed, snatched him out of the air, and threw him against the wall.

Fifty percent.
 

Fogerty smacked another capstan and turned brown. A stalagmite javelin appeared in his hand, and he threw it.

Seventy-five percent.
 

Theo caught the javelin in midair. He scanned the capstans in the area; a symbol appeared over each one.

Which one will turn Fogerty blue again?

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.

“Nice try!”

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty turned green and breathed heavy gusts which made Theo stagger back.

“Stop resisting!” Fogerty cried.

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.

“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.

I don’t have time to keep messing around.
 

He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
 

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.

“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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I don’t have time to keep messing around.
 

He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
 

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty turned green and breathed heavy gusts which made Theo stagger back.

“Stop resisting!” Fogerty cried.

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.

“Nice try!”

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.

“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.

I don’t have time to keep messing around.
 

He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
 

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.

“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw another javelin at Theo, but he missed.

Theo struck the capstan with:

~ wavy lines.

~ a circle.

~ a squiggly line.

~ a triangle.

Fogerty changed to blue.

Perfect.

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around the suit. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. The voltage shot tiny blobs everywhere, and they smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“That was easy,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

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Fogerty turned red and spewed fire.

“Nice try!”

I don’t have time to keep messing around.
 

He kicked the final capstan, and Fogerty turned blue.
 

The suit beeped, and an electric force field appeared around it. Theo charged into Fogerty and sent a high voltage current through the blob, frying him. Tiny blobs shot everywhere and smoked rapidly before disappearing. Fogerty roared and shrank until only his eyes and mouth remained.

“Leave me alone,” Theo said, standing over the blob.

“You may have defeated me, but you will still die, plush-bucket.”

Fogerty’s mouth and eyes slid into a nearby stream, and the current carried him away.

“I wasted too much time,” Theo said. He ran to the door and used the suit to karate chop the capstan that blocked the doorway. Then he jumped out of the suit and ran upstairs.
 

~ Continue.

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Fogerty laughed as the capstan spun; nothing happened.

“You are funny,” Fogerty said. He threw a stalagmite javelin at Theo, but he missed.