It’s another day, and Indica was doing the rounds around the Guild. Mainly training with a dummy. After vigorously slashing the dummy into pieces, Cosma reassembled it and Indica went back to viciously attacking it.
Indica: I’m really good at destroying these things
Cosma: Yeah, and I’m here so you don’t destroy all of them
Indica: (Destroys a Dummy) You are doing a good job at reassembling this one dummy.
Cosma: (Reassembling the dummy) Of course I am
Atlantic walks by with Hudson
Hudson: Hello Indica
Indica: (Violently Slashing Dummy), Hello Hudson.
Atlantic: (Taking off her armor), This is heavy, give me a minute without it
Her Crest of the Swan appears in the sunlight, Indica and Hudson’s mouths drop
Hudson (Under His Breath): There’s no way…
Indica (Under Her Breath): Cosma, Open a Portal to Willmont Castle, Northern Canada in the back room
Atlantic: What’s this about??
Indica: How did you get the crest
Atlantic: It was implanted by a crestican when I was 5, why??
Indica: And it was the Royal Crest?
Atlantic: How did you know?
Indica: I used to live there, I didn’t know they had others, we need to go back
Hudson: Are you sure you want to do that Indica?
Indica: We Have too.
Atlantic: Oh…
The Portal Opens in The Back Room
Hudson: The Portal is Open, It’s Time to Go back
The Three move to the portal.
Indica: Here goes nothing
They jump through, and up at Indica’s Old Home
Instead of the vibrant castle she knew, it looks worn down and they can see an erie glow
Hudson: What happened here??
Indica: Is it, Abandoned?
Atlantic: No, this is how I remember it
The Gleeful sound of children laughing is heard, but it sounds eerie and ominous
Indica: They never let me have friends
Green mist persists, a booming voice can be heard
Indica’s Dad (Distantly): Welcome Home, Atlantic, I’ve seen you’ve come to your senses, The governess will escort you to your room
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Atlantic: Not her
A figure in grey clad armor emerges from the Castle, with metal appendages coming out of the armor
Hudson: That’s new
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Atlantic: The Governess would whip us, and put us inline when we did bad things, which is why I ran away. Her armor could change forms, it was highly advanced, I had to stun her to escape.
Indica: They didn’t want you to leave
Atlantic: They, They claimed to be my parents, but they aren’t. My Parents died.
Indica: Wait what
Hudson: So Your Parents have been kidnapping orphans?
Indica: This is worse than I thought
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The Governess stands ready at the door
Hudson: Well, let’s make our forced entry
Atlantic: I’ve been waiting to do this
Battle The Governess
When She is defeated
Indica’s Dad (Distant): Well fine, I’ll escort you to your room myself if you’re so resistant.
Suits of Armor that lie around the castle are suddenly possessed by a green mist
Hudson, Indica and Atlantic run inside the castle, The Governess gives chase.
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Child: Hello, and welcome to Willmont Castle, do you have permission from the governess.
A green aura hangs over his head
Atlantic: They were all like this, even I was, until I broke free
The Governess stands behind them, a green aura hangs over her head
Indica: Maybe The Governess isn’t acting of her own accord either.
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A green crystal ball glows in the garden, being seen through the window.
Indica: This must be the source of the mind control or whatever
Atlantic: My entire life was controlled, not even the Governess was real
Hudson: I bet I could destroy it with my cleavers
Indica’s Father (Distantly): You Wouldn’t
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Hudson: (Slashes Green Ball), It’s gone
The mist dissipates around them, and The Governess falls to the ground, the armor revealing her face and arms
Woman In The Governess: Where am I?, What was I doing?, What is this?
Atlantic: Governess??
Woman In The Governess: What?, My name is Graiy.
Indica: Graiy?
Graiy: You recognize me?
Indica: You were a squire, I remember you wanted to be captain of the royal guard
Graiy: Yeah That’s right, and I remember you, Indica, you ran away
Indica: I did, so how did you get in the armor?
Graiy: Uh, I think I was fitted in it during my promotion
Indica: And the mist took over
Graiy: Yes
Hudson: Indica, your parents have gone mad
Indica: They have, let’s make our way to the throne room
Atlantic: What will we do there
Indica: End this nightmare
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Graiy: I find it insane Guards still follow them after, what have they done
Hudson: Mind control of some kind
Graiy: What a perversion of human nature
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Indica: We’re here, The Throne Room.
They enter The Throne Room, it looks more stripped down and baren then Indica remembers. It’s hollowed, with only one throne and a lone torch, she can see a corpse hanging off the back of the throne.
Indica’s Dad: Thank you Atlantic, for coming home, and bringing your friends and my daughter. Now I will take care of you myself.
Indica: This was always going to be the fight of my life.
Hudson: We’ll fight it together
Graiy: An absolute psychopath is what that man infront of us is.
Atlantic: I want him to pay with his life.
Indica’s Dad, took up the torch, and a green demon began to float over his head,
Fight Indica’s Dad
When You WIn
Indica’s Dad: Everything has been falling apart since the day Indica ran away, I lost all my titles of nobility, I wanted them back, I gathered orphans to take up the mantle, but they would conform, everything got worse, but I guess you came back to watch it all crumble in the end.
Atlantic: That’s ENOUGH
Atlantic moves on The former Noble, and Impales him with her stick and the rips it out, she then beats him vigorously with it.
Indica’s Dad (Bleeding): I’ve been done in by my own actions, well, your actions will undo you
As he draws his last breath, he presses a button on the throne, the castle begins to crumble.
Hudson: It’s time to make our exit
Escape The Castle
When they escape the castle, The four of them jump through the Portal and Cosma closes it
Cosma: Oh, you made a new friend
Graiy: Call me, Graiy
Cosma: Nice to meet you, Graiy.
Graiy: Thank you for saving us, Indica
Indica: No problem.
As Cosma, Graiy and Atlantic head off, Indica and Hudson are left together.
Indica: Going back was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done
Hudson: But you did it, and that’s a testament to how strong you are
Indica: I guess you’re right..(She pauses)....We need to take some time off
Hudson: I agree
They fall on the floor, exhausted.