Chapter 2 - Episode 3: Nothing is True

(The episode begins outside of the walls of some kind of town. The exterior is a forested area. A doduo is eating grass off of the ground. A figure walks in front it. It is Marth Lowell. The camera turns so we can see the archway leading into the town. However, before he can go inside, screams are heard from within. Marth looks shocked before hurrying inside.)

(We follow Marth into the town and the camera turns to see what's causing the commotion. It turns out to be Blanka, who is growling and snarling at the crowd that has gathered around him. Marth prepares his blade.)

???: Get back you monster! (Suddenly, the Prince of Persia runs in front of a family near Blanka and holds out his sword to protect them.) Back! Get back! (Blanka runs up and grabs the Prince and then flings him away behind him.) Agh! (Blanka runs toward the Prince but gets blocked off by Marth.)

Marth: Stay back! (Blanka claws at Marth, who dodges and furiously swipes at Blanka with the falchion and knocks him back. He prepares for another blow, but Blanka starts to radiate electricity and when the falchion makes contact it electrocutes Marth. While he's paralyzed, Blanka does a roll tackle into him, knocking him into a fruit cart. There is a watermelon on his head. A Lickitung comes up and licks it.)

Lickitung: Tung! Tung!

Marth: How humiliating...

(The Prince pulls out the dagger of time and swipes Blanka with it. Blanka attempts to do another roll tackle, but before he hits the Prince, time starts going in reverse and Blanka is back on his feet, confused.)

Marth: Huh? What just happened? (Blanka looks confused until the Prince hits him with the dagger again. Blanka looks to attack again, but Marth quickly runs up and deals a devastating blow on him. Blanka flies through the air and lands on the ground, knocked out. Marth and the Prince stand together, and the town elder comes up behind them.)

Elder: Thank you, kind warriors, for defeating this beast that has entered our town. He has been terrifying us for too long.

Prince: It was no problem, sir.

Elder: But that beast was no easy foe to defeat. Tell me, who are you two?

Marth: I am Marth Lowell, prince of Altea.

Prince: And I am the prince of Persia.

Elder: Do you have a name, prince of Persia?

Prince: I'd prefer to keep that to myself.

Elder: Well nonetheless, we must honor you both for protecting us. I propose a feast tonight at the town hall.

Marth: You are too kind.

Elder: It is the least we can do. (To everyone.) Come, we shall dine with these two fine princes who have saved us from this beast. Let us go. (The crowd and our heroes head off. Blanka remains and stirs slightly. A figure comes out from the shadows and approaches Blanka. It is the evil sorcerer, Quan Chi.)

Quan Chi: You have let these princes make a fool of you my friend. (Blanka slowly looks up.) I am Quan Chi. I plan to take this realm for myself and for my leader, Lord Shinnok. I had thought that this would be a good place to start. I also believe that with both of our powers combined we can take over this town and soon, all of this realm. Will you join me? (Blanka thinks a moment and then nods his head.) Excellent. We shall begin shortly. (The camera pans out to the town rooftops. We see a hooded figure get up and silently run away.)

(We cut back to Marth, the Prince, and the Elder in an inn.)

Elder: You two may stay at this inn until you can figure out a way back to your kingdoms.

Marth: Thank you for your hospitality.

Elder: I sincerely hope that you find your way back home.

Prince: Thank you. And if there's any more trouble, I will be happy to help.

Marth: As would I.

Elder: Thank you both, and goodnight.

Marth/Prince: Goodnight Elder./Goodnight. (They go inside the room.)

Marth: So, uh...

Prince: Please, just call me Prince.

Marth: Err, Prince. About today.

Prince: Yes?

Marth: During the fight. Did it feel like time just... well...

Prince: Reversed?

Marth: Yes, exactly.

Prince: That wasn't just a feeling. Time really did reverse.

Marth: What do you mean?

Prince: This. (He pulls out the dagger of time.) This is the dagger of time. It allows me to control time. I can use it to my advantage during fights such as the one today.

Marth: Oh my! That's incredi- (Noises are heard from the hallway. Our heroes ready their weapon.) What was that? (After a few moments, an oni (Mortal Kombat) flies through the door and lunges itself onto the Prince.)

Prince: Agh! Help! What is this!? (Marth stabs it in the chest and kills it. Prince is breathing heavily.) Th-Thanks.

Marth: What is this?! (Screams are heard in the inn and our heroes rush out. As they run out of the inn, onis are seen carrying people away into the sky. Marth and the Prince follow them into the center of town. Blanka drops down in front of our heroes and they gasp.)

Quan Chi: Ah, the two princes from before. I'll admit, I didn't think that the onis would get you.

Prince: Who are you?

Quan Chi: I am Quan Chi, servant to Lord Shinnok. After arriving here we have decided to take over this realm, starting with this town.

Prince: That'll never happen.

Quan Chi: Then you must perish. (To Blanka.) Go! We attack now! (Blanka runs toward our heroes and they brace themselves for combat.)

(We cut to the inside of a building absent of any furniture. The townspeople have been corralled to the wall by two onis. Among the townspeople is the town elder.)

Elder: Please, let us go! (The onis growl at him. Both of the onis start getting closer to the townspeople until suddenly, a figure comes down from above and lands on an oni. Stabbing sounds are heard. The other oni runs toward the figure, who quickly turns around and slits the oni's throat.) Whoever you are, don't hurt us! Please!

???: It is alright my friend. (The hooded figure reveals himself to be Ezio.) I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I saw the trouble that you were in.

Elder: Yes, thank you. But... (Looks around.) It seems that the two princes from earlier are gone.

Ezio: They are likely fighting that sorcerer I saw in town earlier.

Elder: Sorcerer?

Ezio: Do not worry. I shall go help them. (Ezio runs to an open window and turns to face away from it. Then, he falls backwards out the window.)

Elder: No! (He and the townspeople run to the window and look down to find that Ezio safely landed in a cart with a haystack in it.)

Ezio: Do not worry! This sorcerer shall be defeated! (He runs off.)

Elder: Oh dear.

(We cut back to the fight. Marth is seen slashing at Blanka. Blanka throws a big punch at Marth and knocks him away. The Prince is seen dodging Quan Chi's skull balls. The Prince gets up close and hits Quan Chi with his sword. A portal opens up beneath Quan Chi and takes him in. The Prince looks around confused. Suddenly, Quan Chi comes down from above and uppercuts the Prince into the air. Marth runs at Quan Chi but is unable to when Blanka grabs him by his cape and throws him back. Blanka runs at Marth and is about to strike when time suddenly goes in reverse and Blanka is moved back. This gives Marth time to get up into a combat position.)

Quan Chi: Just give up.

Prince: N-Never.

Quan Chi: Alright then. You! (Blanka looks over and Quan Chi motions toward the Prince. Blanka nods and runs towards the Prince. Suddenly, Ezio comes down from above onto Blanka and stabs him in the back with his hidden blade. Blanka throws him off and he lands on his feet.) A new challenger?

Ezio: Sì, time to die.

Quan Chi: (Laughs.) You can try, but you'll fail. (Ezio unsheathes the captain's sword and runs at Quan Chi. Ezio swings and misses, and Quan Chi gets two punches in. Ezio hits Quan Chi twice with the sword, does a backflip, and charges at Quan Chi with his sword, hitting him.)

(We see the Prince still getting his bearings. As he starts getting up, Blanka starts running towards him. Before Blanka can attack, Marth runs up from his side and slashes at him. Marth and the Prince take turns hitting Blanka with their swords until they do one final team attack with their swords and hit Blanka into the air. He crashes down.)

(Quan Chi shoots more skull balls at Ezio, who ducks and rolls underneath them. He strikes Quan Chi with his sword again and then puts him in a headlock with his hidden blade up to his throat.)

Ezio: Surrender now and we might let you go.

Quan Chi: Surrender? I surrender? (He laughs.) I would never surrender to you fools. You may have won this battle, but I will win this war. (A portal opens up beneath them and they fall in.)

Marth: Hey, where'd they go? (Another portal opens up above Marth and Ezio falls through.) Oof! What happened?

Ezio: I believe that I was in hell.

Marth: Hell?

Prince: Hey, guys! (Gestures to Blanka.) What do we do about him. Should we kill him?

Blanka: Please... no...

Ezio: No, he was tricked by that sorcerer.

Marth: He attacked the town.

Ezio: Look at him. He is a wild animal. He attacked not because he wanted them dead, but because he was scared.

Prince: I'll see to it that he's okay. You two should free the villagers.

(We cut to daylight as the elder, the villagers, and Blanka stand before our heroes.)

Elder: You have saved me and everyone in this village. For that, you may stay here as long as you want.

Marth: Thank you, but we must be off.

Prince: That sorcerer is still out there, and we need to find our way home.

Elder: I understand. May God be looking down on you.

Ezio: Thank you sir. Now, (Turns around.) off we go! (Our heroes run off, out of the village.)

End of Episode

Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: AzTruyen.Top