Though she's upset, D.G. knows she has to stop Azkadellia and make things right again. She searches her memories and finds a heart-shaped stone that she and her sister hid when they were kids. She skipped the rock across the lake and it magically repaired the area, bringing back the trees, plant, and animal life. A hologram starts up and it's ok D.G.'s mother. She tells D.G. to head south and find Ahamo, D.G.'s real father. After they leave, Azkadellia finds the hologram too.
The group travels to the Realm Of The Unwanted, where they believe Ahamo is. They stop at a furtune telling machine which really isn't a machine, but a live person. She tells them that the Seeker is who they are looking for; that only he can find Ahamo. She sets up a meeting with them and the Seeker, but she double crosses them and rats them out to the Longcoats for the reward that's on their heads. Everyone is attacked and captured except for D.G. who is taken by the Seeker and Toto who tuns off in dog form.
While being taken away by the Longcats, Cain, Glitch and Raw are rescued by a resistance group. The leader of the resistance group turns out to be Jeb, Cain's son. They fight the Longcoats then take Zero hostage to get answers. Jeb scares Zero into telling them what the Anti-Sun Seeder does; Azkadellia is going to permanently block out the O.Z.'s suns during the double eclipse and ultimately destroy the land.
Meanwhile, D.G. finds out that the Seeker is really Ahamo, her father. She's angry at him for abandoning her mother. But he tells her that her mother wanted him to hide and wait for D.G. to return so her can help her. He gives her a compass which directs her to where the Gray Gale is. Ahamo sets up a hot air balloon and takes D.G. in the direction the compass points. Azkadellia follows them.
They arrive at a place where the entire line of the royal family are buried. It's like a family burial chamber. The compass takes them to the mausoleum of Dorothy Gale, who turns out to be D.G.'s great, great, grandmother who was the first slipper to travel to the O.Z. from the other side. D.G. is named after her. Inside the mausoleum, D.G. steps into a black and white world stuck in time where she meets the young version of Dorothy, who gives her the Emerald. But before she can leave, Azkadellia shows up and takes the Emerald while trapping D.G. inside a green marble sarcophagus.
Raw uses his powers to find D.G. and the group runs out to save her. She saves herself though, using her magic powers that she finally remembers how to use. She meets up with them outside the Gray Gale and they race back to Azkadellia's castle to stop her. D.G. runs to confront Azkadellia while the others try to stop the machine. Azkadellia bring Ahamo to her mother and shows her that she has the Emerald now. She is delighted by the saddened look on her mother's face as all hope is lost. She then goes to the roof where she uses the power to lock the suns behind the moons.
Raw, Glitch and Cain attack the guards and make it to the machine, where they see Glitch's other half of brain connected to the machine and operating it. Raw uses his powers to connect Glitch to his other half of brain. Glitch remembers the code to turn the machine off and tell it to Cain who begins to shut it down. But they are stopped by one of the evil scientists.
D.G. confronts Azkadellia who throws her off the side of the roof. She catches herself and tries to appeal to the real Azkadellia. She reminds her of how close they were as kids and how they loved each other. Azkdaellia fights back against the evil witch who possesses her. She claps hands with D.G. and breaks free. The two sister's magic keeps them safe as the witch tries to attack them. But Glitch, Cain and Raw break free and, since they don't have time to connect Glitch with the other half of his brain, Cain tells him to just remember and Glitch remembers on his own the last code and they reverse the power of machine.
The wicked witch is melted by the reverse power of the machine and everyone meets up. The two sisters are finally reunited with their parents and everyone watches as the eclipse passes like it's supposed to and the sun comes out.
The End!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Eeep!
Okay, so now it's time for Finals. I feel under pressure and stressed out already. I know that I know this stuff, but my brain likes to freeze on me. I stressed out over mid-terms and now it's double time for finals. I'm just so bad with tests.
Oh well... I'll just try to study a little and keep calm. Hopefully things will turn out alright in the end.
Oh well... I'll just try to study a little and keep calm. Hopefully things will turn out alright in the end.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tin Man (part 2)
Glitch awakens and looks for his friends. He finds Cain, still alive, but unconscious and frozen from falling into the lake after being thrown through the window by Zero. He helps Cain and takes him inside, lighting a fire to keep him warm. When Cain comes to, Glitch explains that he can't find the others and shows Cain that his life was saved due to the toy horse that used to belong to Cain's son that carried in his breast pocket. The toy had stopped the bullet.
Azkadellia tries to use Lylo to read D.G.'s memories. It's very painful for him, but Azkadellia and her minions force him to try and see. D.G. begs them to stop, but they don't listen. She says "How can he remember if I don't!?" But Lylo discovers that D.G.'s memories are cloaked in magic, and manages to only pull out one name; The Gray Gale. Azkadellia asks D.G. what the Gray Gale is, but she still can't remember. Lylo passes out from being tortured so long. D.G. is put back into her cell and Azkadellia goes to confront their mother.
The Queen is kept inside a globe-like case where she is isolated on a small strip of land; she can't go anywhere or leave the prison. Azkadellia tries to get her mother to tell her what the Gray Gale is, but she won't tell.
D.G. is put in a cell next to the Mystical Man, who was also captured by the Longcoats. She tries to ask him about the Gray Gale but he doesn't want to answer because he knows Azkadellia is listening in. He knows she put them next to each other on purpose. He tries to give her some cryptic clues, but Azkadellia comes and kills him. Once they leave, D.G. throws food on a switch which makes a mouse run across it and open the cell door near hers. A dog runs out and then turns another switch that lets D.G. out. The dog barks so she follows him and they soon arrive at the area where Raw is held. After freeing him, the dog leads them down the hall where they encounter some Longcoats. Raw hits one over the head with a wrench and it turns out to be Glitch. Cain and Glitch have come to rescue them.
The dog leads them all out of the castle through a room with a huge machine in it. The guards chase them, but they get away. Once they are safe, the dog suddenly transforms into a human man. The group is surprised, but he asks D.G. to dig into her memories. She remembers a time when she was a little girl at a place by the a lake with her mother and her sister. She remembers the man teaching her how to do magic. She has mistaken his name, Tutor, and called him Toto. Cain doesn't trust him, but he reassures everyone he's on their side.
D.G. had learned from the Mystic Man that Azkadellia was going to try to destroy the O.Z. using the machine they ran through. She tells everyone this and they try to figure out how to stop her. As they start walking, Toto drops a shiny little disc on the ground. A mobat comes along soon after and takes the disc back to Azkadellia. It shows her where they are when she puts it into a player. Her plan is to let D.G. lead her right to where the Gray Gale is and where the Emerald is.
The group finds the help of resistant fighters who fight against Azkadellia's evil reign. They give them shelter while they wait until night fall to try and get past the Longcoats that are guarding the chasm they want to cross. They learn that the machine Azkadellia is using is called a Anti-Sun Seeder. Glitch knows what it is and thinks he invited it, but he can't remember. They have Raw read his memories and touch a mirror which shows everyone the memories. They see the past and Azkadellia takes over because the Queen gave up her powers to bring D.G. back to life. And since Glitch (who's real name is Ambrose) wouldn't betray the Queen and give up the plans for the Sun Seeder, she has her minions remove half of his brain. Everyone is upset at the vision, but Glitch doesn't remember any of it. D.G. is especially sad because she says it's her fault that Azkadellia took over. Cain tells her not to blame herself. On their way out, Cain sees a toy horse that looks just like his son's. He asks the people where they got it from and they say a traveller and her son gave it to them on their way through. Cain's family is still alive.
They sneak past the Longcoats and they travel for a while and find a little house. No one is inside, but there is a grave beside the house and it has Cain's wife's name on it. He is broken hearted as he loses his wife all over again. Next to the house is a tin suit that looks just like the one he was trapped in. He rushes to open it, afraid that his son is in it, but it's empty. As they travel more, Toto is caught as a mobat comes to pick up the disc before the group is out of sight. Cain shoots and kills it and Glitch finds the disc. Toto explains that he cares for D.G more than anyone else in the world, but Azkadellia made him a deal; he would let her track them for his freedom. He was hoping that D.G could find the Emerald and stop Azkadellia before she caught up with them. They make him stay in dog form so as not to leave anymore discs and agree to let him keep travelling with them.
D.G. remembers what way to go, and they come to the place of her childhood. Everything comes back to her and she remembers everything; When they were kids, Azkadellia and D.G. were great friends. They learned magic together from Tutor and played together in the woods. By holding hands, they created a protective barrier that saved them from being attacked by a bear. One day, D.G. suggests they go adventuring. "Your adventures always seem to get me into trouble" Azkadellia protests, but D.G insists so they wander off into the woods again. They come by a cave, the same cave from D.G.'s nightmares. Inside, they discover and accidentally set free a evil witch. They hold hands to protect themselves, but D.G. gets scared and lets go. The witch then takes over Azkdadellia's body and the mobats inside the cave fly into her as well.
The young child D.G runs back to to her mother, crying and distraught. Her mother asks her what's wrong and she cries saying that she "let go" and something happened to Azkadellia. But Azkadellia comes walking back to the gazebo. Her mothers points out to D.G. that her sister is right there then asks Azkadellia if she's okay. Azkadellia gives a cold look and says she's "never felt better."
Back in the present time, D.G. is horrified. She says it's all her fault that her sister is evil now and she's possessed by the evil witch.
The end of Part 2.
Azkadellia tries to use Lylo to read D.G.'s memories. It's very painful for him, but Azkadellia and her minions force him to try and see. D.G. begs them to stop, but they don't listen. She says "How can he remember if I don't!?" But Lylo discovers that D.G.'s memories are cloaked in magic, and manages to only pull out one name; The Gray Gale. Azkadellia asks D.G. what the Gray Gale is, but she still can't remember. Lylo passes out from being tortured so long. D.G. is put back into her cell and Azkadellia goes to confront their mother.
The Queen is kept inside a globe-like case where she is isolated on a small strip of land; she can't go anywhere or leave the prison. Azkadellia tries to get her mother to tell her what the Gray Gale is, but she won't tell.
D.G. is put in a cell next to the Mystical Man, who was also captured by the Longcoats. She tries to ask him about the Gray Gale but he doesn't want to answer because he knows Azkadellia is listening in. He knows she put them next to each other on purpose. He tries to give her some cryptic clues, but Azkadellia comes and kills him. Once they leave, D.G. throws food on a switch which makes a mouse run across it and open the cell door near hers. A dog runs out and then turns another switch that lets D.G. out. The dog barks so she follows him and they soon arrive at the area where Raw is held. After freeing him, the dog leads them down the hall where they encounter some Longcoats. Raw hits one over the head with a wrench and it turns out to be Glitch. Cain and Glitch have come to rescue them.
The dog leads them all out of the castle through a room with a huge machine in it. The guards chase them, but they get away. Once they are safe, the dog suddenly transforms into a human man. The group is surprised, but he asks D.G. to dig into her memories. She remembers a time when she was a little girl at a place by the a lake with her mother and her sister. She remembers the man teaching her how to do magic. She has mistaken his name, Tutor, and called him Toto. Cain doesn't trust him, but he reassures everyone he's on their side.
D.G. had learned from the Mystic Man that Azkadellia was going to try to destroy the O.Z. using the machine they ran through. She tells everyone this and they try to figure out how to stop her. As they start walking, Toto drops a shiny little disc on the ground. A mobat comes along soon after and takes the disc back to Azkadellia. It shows her where they are when she puts it into a player. Her plan is to let D.G. lead her right to where the Gray Gale is and where the Emerald is.
The group finds the help of resistant fighters who fight against Azkadellia's evil reign. They give them shelter while they wait until night fall to try and get past the Longcoats that are guarding the chasm they want to cross. They learn that the machine Azkadellia is using is called a Anti-Sun Seeder. Glitch knows what it is and thinks he invited it, but he can't remember. They have Raw read his memories and touch a mirror which shows everyone the memories. They see the past and Azkadellia takes over because the Queen gave up her powers to bring D.G. back to life. And since Glitch (who's real name is Ambrose) wouldn't betray the Queen and give up the plans for the Sun Seeder, she has her minions remove half of his brain. Everyone is upset at the vision, but Glitch doesn't remember any of it. D.G. is especially sad because she says it's her fault that Azkadellia took over. Cain tells her not to blame herself. On their way out, Cain sees a toy horse that looks just like his son's. He asks the people where they got it from and they say a traveller and her son gave it to them on their way through. Cain's family is still alive.
They sneak past the Longcoats and they travel for a while and find a little house. No one is inside, but there is a grave beside the house and it has Cain's wife's name on it. He is broken hearted as he loses his wife all over again. Next to the house is a tin suit that looks just like the one he was trapped in. He rushes to open it, afraid that his son is in it, but it's empty. As they travel more, Toto is caught as a mobat comes to pick up the disc before the group is out of sight. Cain shoots and kills it and Glitch finds the disc. Toto explains that he cares for D.G more than anyone else in the world, but Azkadellia made him a deal; he would let her track them for his freedom. He was hoping that D.G could find the Emerald and stop Azkadellia before she caught up with them. They make him stay in dog form so as not to leave anymore discs and agree to let him keep travelling with them.
D.G. remembers what way to go, and they come to the place of her childhood. Everything comes back to her and she remembers everything; When they were kids, Azkadellia and D.G. were great friends. They learned magic together from Tutor and played together in the woods. By holding hands, they created a protective barrier that saved them from being attacked by a bear. One day, D.G. suggests they go adventuring. "Your adventures always seem to get me into trouble" Azkadellia protests, but D.G insists so they wander off into the woods again. They come by a cave, the same cave from D.G.'s nightmares. Inside, they discover and accidentally set free a evil witch. They hold hands to protect themselves, but D.G. gets scared and lets go. The witch then takes over Azkdadellia's body and the mobats inside the cave fly into her as well.
The young child D.G runs back to to her mother, crying and distraught. Her mother asks her what's wrong and she cries saying that she "let go" and something happened to Azkadellia. But Azkadellia comes walking back to the gazebo. Her mothers points out to D.G. that her sister is right there then asks Azkadellia if she's okay. Azkadellia gives a cold look and says she's "never felt better."
Back in the present time, D.G. is horrified. She says it's all her fault that her sister is evil now and she's possessed by the evil witch.
The end of Part 2.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Tin Man (part 1)
(left to right: Cain, D.G., Glitch, Raw and Azkadellia)Tin Man is a new story of the Wizard of Oz, or a reinmagining. It's a three part mini series, so I will be writing about each one in different entries.
The story starts out about girl named D.G. who lives on a farm with her parents. She works at as a waitress and hates how mediocre her life is. She's always felt she doesn't belong and that there's more out there in the world than just the farm. She's also been having repeat nightmares that are confusing an scary. Her latest dream is the same as the others, except this time she sees a beautiful woman with lavender eyes that tells her "A storm is coming." She tells her parents about these dreams and they don't seem concerned too much. But, behind her back, they discuss about how she's now having "the dreams."
D.G. has been also drawing various pictures of far off places and people. Her father says the pictures remind him of his old childhood home; a place called Milltown. Later that night, the evil sorceress from a place called The O.Z. finds out that there's a light of hope in the Other Side and she's worried that it will interfere with her plans to obtain the Emerald, a all powerful artifact that she's looking for. By abusing a psychic creature named Lylo, she finds out that the light is coming from D.G.'s house. She sends her troops (called Longcoats) through a travel storm; a tornado, to kill the light. The Longcoats arrive and a attack D.G.'s family. They escape onto the roof of the farmhouse and D.G.'s parents try to explain that it's time for her to go back. She doesn't understand, but there's no time to explain. They push her off the roof and into the travel storm.
When she wakes up, D.G. notices she's in a weird place. There are two suns in the sky and she can't find her parents. She's soon captured by a group of tiny people who put her in a cage. They think she is Azkadellia's (the evil sorceress) spy. This is the first time D.G. hears the name Azkadellia and she tells them she has no idea what they are talking about. They plan to torture her to get her to talk. After they leave, she notices another prisoner in the cage. After she helps him down from being tied to the roof of the cage, she learns his name is Glitch. He has a huge zipper down the middle of his head because Azkadellia removed half of his brain because of something he used to know.
Longcoats attack the village and the two use that time to escape. On their way to find the "old road" they come across a family being attacked by Longcoats. D.G. jumps in to help after they hit the little boy in the family, but the scene vanishes. Glitch explains that it was a scene played out in a loop by a machine that he thinks he invented, but he can't remember. They then discover a man in a tin suit. D.G. unlocks it and lets him out. He's the man that was in the hologram scene. He was forced to be in the tin suit for years and watch his family being tortured over and over again. His name is Wyatt Cain. He thanks the two for saving him, but doesn't want them traveling with him because they will slow him down. He's out for revenge for his family being killed.
D.G. gets mad and says they'll find their own way then. But Cain realises the way to the old road is through a dangerous place called the field of the pompae. The pompae are creatures that attack and kill others for food. During their trip through the field, they discover someone trapped in a cucoon like sack. D.G. insists on saving him, even though Cain advises against it. They save the man named Raw and the pompae chase they down because they stole thier dinner. Later, the find out Raw is Viewer who can see the future just like Lylo. They all decide to stay together and move on to travel the old road to Central City. Along the way, D.G. sees a sign that she remembers drawing back home, she also remembers something her father told her. She recognises where they are and she runs through the trees and arrive in Milltown.
D.G. is shocked that it's the place her father always talked about and realizes her parents are really from the O.Z. As they enter the town, they are surrounded by a group of robots and cyborgs. But D.G.'s parents come running out to stop them and D.G. is excited to see them, happy they haven't been killed and aren't hurt. But her happiness turns into confusion as her parents finally get a chance to explain to her what they couldn't before; They aren't her real parents and are robots who were put in charge of taking care of D.G. when her real mother sent her to the Other Side to be safe. They were also in charge of telling her about the O.Z. so she would be prepared when it was time for her to return. She learns that she must go to Central City to meet the Mystic Man. The Mystic Man has a message for her from her real mother.
Longcoats attack Milltown too, and the group has to quickly leave. They sneak into Central City (which is guarded by Longcoats) and go to meet the Mystic Man. But they find he's addicted to vapors, which is a euphoric drug created by Azkadellia. They try to talk to him backstage from his show and try to get information from him. It takes a while, but they learn that D.G. must go to the Northern Island. There, they find a castle frozen in the ice thanks to another story D.G.'s robot father told her while growing up. When the four enter the castle, she learn that D.G.'s real mother was the Queen of the O.Z. so that makes D.G. a princess. They also find out that Glitch was telling the truth when he said he was a former advisor to the Queen. Raw uses his power to look into D.G.'s past.
They find out that D.G. and Azkadellia are sisters. And when they were kids, Azkadellia kills D.G. and the Queen sends all of her powers into D.G. to bring her back to life. She also tells D.G. where to find the Emerald so she can stop Azkadellia from taking over. Right after the vision, Azkadellia shows up and demands to know what their mother told D.G. and D.G. tells her she can't remember. She also finds out that their mother is still alive and Azkadellia is keeping her imprisoned somewhere. The four friends create a distraction and try to escape. But Azkadellia sends her winged creatures, called Mobats, to attack them. She kidnaps D.G. and Raw and Glitch is knocked unconscious. Cain battles Zero, the longcoat that killed his family, but Zero cheats and has backup help him. He shoots Cain and he falls out of the castle window and into the frozen lake.
D.G. has been also drawing various pictures of far off places and people. Her father says the pictures remind him of his old childhood home; a place called Milltown. Later that night, the evil sorceress from a place called The O.Z. finds out that there's a light of hope in the Other Side and she's worried that it will interfere with her plans to obtain the Emerald, a all powerful artifact that she's looking for. By abusing a psychic creature named Lylo, she finds out that the light is coming from D.G.'s house. She sends her troops (called Longcoats) through a travel storm; a tornado, to kill the light. The Longcoats arrive and a attack D.G.'s family. They escape onto the roof of the farmhouse and D.G.'s parents try to explain that it's time for her to go back. She doesn't understand, but there's no time to explain. They push her off the roof and into the travel storm.
When she wakes up, D.G. notices she's in a weird place. There are two suns in the sky and she can't find her parents. She's soon captured by a group of tiny people who put her in a cage. They think she is Azkadellia's (the evil sorceress) spy. This is the first time D.G. hears the name Azkadellia and she tells them she has no idea what they are talking about. They plan to torture her to get her to talk. After they leave, she notices another prisoner in the cage. After she helps him down from being tied to the roof of the cage, she learns his name is Glitch. He has a huge zipper down the middle of his head because Azkadellia removed half of his brain because of something he used to know.
Longcoats attack the village and the two use that time to escape. On their way to find the "old road" they come across a family being attacked by Longcoats. D.G. jumps in to help after they hit the little boy in the family, but the scene vanishes. Glitch explains that it was a scene played out in a loop by a machine that he thinks he invented, but he can't remember. They then discover a man in a tin suit. D.G. unlocks it and lets him out. He's the man that was in the hologram scene. He was forced to be in the tin suit for years and watch his family being tortured over and over again. His name is Wyatt Cain. He thanks the two for saving him, but doesn't want them traveling with him because they will slow him down. He's out for revenge for his family being killed.
D.G. gets mad and says they'll find their own way then. But Cain realises the way to the old road is through a dangerous place called the field of the pompae. The pompae are creatures that attack and kill others for food. During their trip through the field, they discover someone trapped in a cucoon like sack. D.G. insists on saving him, even though Cain advises against it. They save the man named Raw and the pompae chase they down because they stole thier dinner. Later, the find out Raw is Viewer who can see the future just like Lylo. They all decide to stay together and move on to travel the old road to Central City. Along the way, D.G. sees a sign that she remembers drawing back home, she also remembers something her father told her. She recognises where they are and she runs through the trees and arrive in Milltown.
D.G. is shocked that it's the place her father always talked about and realizes her parents are really from the O.Z. As they enter the town, they are surrounded by a group of robots and cyborgs. But D.G.'s parents come running out to stop them and D.G. is excited to see them, happy they haven't been killed and aren't hurt. But her happiness turns into confusion as her parents finally get a chance to explain to her what they couldn't before; They aren't her real parents and are robots who were put in charge of taking care of D.G. when her real mother sent her to the Other Side to be safe. They were also in charge of telling her about the O.Z. so she would be prepared when it was time for her to return. She learns that she must go to Central City to meet the Mystic Man. The Mystic Man has a message for her from her real mother.
Longcoats attack Milltown too, and the group has to quickly leave. They sneak into Central City (which is guarded by Longcoats) and go to meet the Mystic Man. But they find he's addicted to vapors, which is a euphoric drug created by Azkadellia. They try to talk to him backstage from his show and try to get information from him. It takes a while, but they learn that D.G. must go to the Northern Island. There, they find a castle frozen in the ice thanks to another story D.G.'s robot father told her while growing up. When the four enter the castle, she learn that D.G.'s real mother was the Queen of the O.Z. so that makes D.G. a princess. They also find out that Glitch was telling the truth when he said he was a former advisor to the Queen. Raw uses his power to look into D.G.'s past.
They find out that D.G. and Azkadellia are sisters. And when they were kids, Azkadellia kills D.G. and the Queen sends all of her powers into D.G. to bring her back to life. She also tells D.G. where to find the Emerald so she can stop Azkadellia from taking over. Right after the vision, Azkadellia shows up and demands to know what their mother told D.G. and D.G. tells her she can't remember. She also finds out that their mother is still alive and Azkadellia is keeping her imprisoned somewhere. The four friends create a distraction and try to escape. But Azkadellia sends her winged creatures, called Mobats, to attack them. She kidnaps D.G. and Raw and Glitch is knocked unconscious. Cain battles Zero, the longcoat that killed his family, but Zero cheats and has backup help him. He shoots Cain and he falls out of the castle window and into the frozen lake.
The end of Part 1.
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