Joy's sword was taken away and her hands were cuffed. Envy and Greed held her arms and walked with her back into the estate. Joy could only follow, unsure of what would happen next.
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Meanwhile, Temptation in his bearded disguise was already inside the building and could view the burning barn from a window. The burning barn did create a diversion, as all of the guards left their positions to help put out the fire.
He was in a dark hallway on the third floor of the building, and he tried to reference his memory to find the location of the Alchemy room. He remembered it being in the top of a tall tower, but not the tallest tower. He looked out another window that could view all the buildings and he could see the second highest tower in view on his left. He proceeded in that direction, making way for any guards and other employees of the organization.
He reached the bottom floor and exited, now being in the courtyard. He was walking along the path to the second highest tower when he crossed paths with Envy and Greed, holding Joy's arms, as well as a small legion behind them. He so desperately wanted to rescue Joy, but he was outnumbered. He had to let her go with them and proceed with the plan.
He got into the tower, walked up five stories of spiral staircases, and finally reached the door to the Alchemy room. There was a tinted window to the inside of the room, and Temptation could just barely see what was inside, but he also pressed his ear on it and could hear the alchemist working inside and talking to himself.
"Now for the last ingredient, just a fine pinch of essence of the Maximus Tentaculous is enough." The alchemist said as he took a small deep purple crystal, and wrapped it in a cloth.
He turned around a couple times and shouted to himself, "WHERE'S MY HAMMER?" He couldn't finish his potion without a hammer to smash the crystal to dust.
Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. He swung the door out and tried to see who knocked, but there was no one. "Someone must've taken my hammer." He left and walked down the spiral staircase.
Temptation popped out from behind the door that was swung open, and entered the alchemy room, locking the door.
So tense!!! OxO
Aww that must have been hard for him! 'O..O`
"WHERE IS MY HAMMER, MJOLNIR!" -probably Thor
Heh heh oldest trick in the book and he fell for it! >v>
Indeed.
Tough stuff. Let's hope he can rescue her in time.
Joy's sword was taken away and her hands were cuffed. Envy and Greed held her arms and walked with her back into the estate. Joy could only follow, unsure of what would happen next.
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Meanwhile, Temptation in his bearded disguise was already inside the building and could view the burning barn from a window. The burning barn did create a diversion, as all of the guards left their positions to help put out the fire.
He was in a dark hallway on the third floor of the building, and he tried to reference his memory to find the location of the Alchemy room. He remembered it being in the top of a tall tower, but not the tallest tower. He looked out another window that could view all the buildings and he could see the second highest tower in view on his left. He proceeded in that direction, making way for any guards and other employees of the organization.
He reached the bottom floor and exited, now being in the courtyard. He was walking along the path to the second highest tower when he crossed paths with Envy and Greed, holding Joy's arms, as well as a small legion behind them. He so desperately wanted to rescue Joy, but he was outnumbered. He had to let her go with them and proceed with the plan.
He got into the tower, walked up five stories of spiral staircases, and finally reached the door to the Alchemy room. There was a tinted window to the inside of the room, and Temptation could just barely see what was inside, but he also pressed his ear on it and could hear the alchemist working inside and talking to himself.
"Now for the last ingredient, just a fine pinch of essence of the Maximus Tentaculous is enough." The alchemist said as he took a small deep purple crystal, and wrapped it in a cloth.
He turned around a couple times and shouted to himself, "WHERE'S MY HAMMER?" He couldn't finish his potion without a hammer to smash the crystal to dust.
Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. He swung the door out and tried to see who knocked, but there was no one. "Someone must've taken my hammer." He left and walked down the spiral staircase.
Temptation popped out from behind the door that was swung open, and entered the alchemy room, locking the door.
Zach, it's not nice to leave us on such horrible cliffhangers. I just must know where this poor man's hammer is.
Good point. Perhaps I should address it in my next chapter.
He turned and scanned his surroundings. The laboratory was a somewhat large one, being circular in shape and having only one small window. Plenty of marble counters took up the space, as well as dozens of shelves and bookcases covering the whitewashed walls. Books, papers, quill pens and inkwells, along with countless glass vials filled with multi-colored liquids and mixing bowls brimming with indiscernible ingredients cluttered up the counters and shelves. Menacing-looking tools of surgical use gleamed from their stands on the walls. The one window served as a skylight, allowing natural light to filter into the room. Temptation's gaze fell upon the small bundle the alchemist had left on the counter. He stepped up to the marble island and freed the small, glittering clump of amethyst. He glanced to the left and saw a large bowl filled with matching purple stones. For several seconds, he felt panic rising as he realized he was at a blank as to what to do with the crystals. I could crush them, but that's exactly what the alchemist needed. I could try to destroy them in a harsh chemical mixture, but I don't know which ones to use, and all it would do is dissolve anyway. For crystal energy--or really, energy in general--cannot be destroyed or suppressed; it can only change forms and substances, be manipulated, even, but whatever happened to the crystal, its essence of the energy would be the same. Desperate, he finally came to a decision. I'll bury them somewhere--somewhere none of Fear's goons can ever find them. Then they won't be able to use them. And I'll free the prisoners while I'm at it. He found a satchel and stuffed all the crystals he could find in them. As he did so, he glanced over at some mixing bowls containing cookie batter, presumably what the alchemist was going to mix the powdered amethyst crystal into. Temptation briefly berated himself for not bringing any more bottles of the antidote with him. They would have been quite helpful. "Don't worry about what you can't change, just keep doing what you need to do," he muttered to himself. He quickly made his way back down the tower. Now to find a fast horse.
Awesome part Tigress! I love how you described the room and all of Temptation's inner thoughts.
You don't seem to realize how grateful you should be for this pronouncement. Being haunted by me would be quite horrible. I have this very annoying howling noise I've been perfecting for decades.
. . . oh. *begins backing away slowly* That-- that's good to know.
He turned and scanned his surroundings. The laboratory was a somewhat large one, being circular in shape and having only one small window. Plenty of marble counters took up the space, as well as dozens of shelves and bookcases covering the whitewashed walls. Books, papers, quill pens and inkwells, along with countless glass vials filled with multi-colored liquids and mixing bowls brimming with indiscernible ingredients cluttered up the counters and shelves. Menacing-looking tools of surgical use gleamed from their stands on the walls. The one window served as a skylight, allowing natural light to filter into the room. Temptation's gaze fell upon the small bundle the alchemist had left on the counter. He stepped up to the marble island and freed the small, glittering clump of amethyst. He glanced to the left and saw a large bowl filled with matching purple stones. For several seconds, he felt panic rising as he realized he was at a blank as to what to do with the crystals. I could crush them, but that's exactly what the alchemist needed. I could try to destroy them in a harsh chemical mixture, but I don't know which ones to use, and all it would do is dissolve anyway. For crystal energy--or really, energy in general--cannot be destroyed or suppressed; it can only change forms and substances, be manipulated, even, but whatever happened to the crystal, its essence of the energy would be the same. Desperate, he finally came to a decision. I'll bury them somewhere--somewhere none of Fear's goons can ever find them. Then they won't be able to use them. And I'll free the prisoners while I'm at it. He found a satchel and stuffed all the crystals he could find in them. As he did so, he glanced over at some mixing bowls containing cookie batter, presumably what the alchemist was going to mix the powdered amethyst crystal into. Temptation briefly berated himself for not bringing any more bottles of the antidote with him. They would have been quite helpful. "Don't worry about what you can't change, just keep doing what you need to do," he muttered to himself. He quickly made his way back down the tower. Now to find a fast horse.
Awesome part Tigress! I love how you described the room and all of Temptation's inner thoughts.
Thank you! I'm a visual person, I like to know where everything is.
You don't seem to realize how grateful you should be for this pronouncement. Being haunted by me would be quite horrible. I have this very annoying howling noise I've been perfecting for decades.
. . . oh. *begins backing away slowly* That-- that's good to know.
Don't worry, I wasn't planning on unleashing it fully upon you. I have different targets in mind.
I'm a visual person, I like to know where everything is. 
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