The Savage Brawl [Round 5: Battletopia]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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Jack and Ezekiel soon lead their new guest to their former cell, where the lich was greeted by a small black dog gnawing on his leg.

"Hey! Calm down there, Rover!" Jack shouted, pulling him off. "Quoun here's gonna help us out."

"Or he's gonna lead his home planet here," Ezekiel mumbled. "I'm tellin' ya, Jack, can't trust none of these spacemen!"

"Shut up, Zeke," Jack replied. "Hey boy! Where's Daisy? Did somethin' happen to her?"

Rover barked excitedly. Despite his annoyance at encountering yet another dog, Konka Rar decided that it would be best, for the moment, to keep up his act.

"What is a Daisy?" he asked, in as ignorant a tone of voice as he could muster.

A moment later, his question was answered with the sound of a female voice screaming. This was a sound Rar was rather familiar with, but he had to admit that a scream of "TAKE THAT, ALIEN SCUM!" was a new experience to him.

Daisy soon ran in, holding an unusual weapon. She fired red lasers down the hall before turning to her companions.

"Sorry, boys," she said with a smile. "I just couldn't stay put. Especially when I found out that the armory was so close by!"

She handed smaller weapons to the farmer and the sergeant.

"Here. I bet these will be more help than a pitchfork and a shotgun." She smirked. "Oh, hey, you found us a new friend? Sorry, mister, I don't have anything for you. And I kinda... melted the rest of the weapons. Y'know, so the aliens can't use 'em."

"I believe I will be able to handle myself," Rar replied. "My name is Quoun'car-Iarr, but you may call me Quoun, as these gentlemen have opted to do." He tried to smile, but he suspected it just came across as unnerving. "Are you the Daisy that Sergeant Jack Nelson has spoken of?"

"She sure is," Jack said with a grin. "Now let's take down this ship, men! And women."

Rover growled.

"And dogs. And... whatever Quoun is," Jack said, chuckling a bit.

"So what's the plan, Jack?" Daisy asked.

"Hmm. Dunno, actually. At first I was thinkin' we'd just blast the aliens as we found 'em, but they might be firin' on the city while we're in here. Guess we should figure out where the control room is?"

"I believe I may be able to help with that, Sergeant Jack Nelson," Konka Rar said.

"How's that, Quoun?"

"I had just managed to locate a map of the ship when you found me," Rar replied. "I was able to find not only the control room, but also the main power generator. If that were shut down, it would disable the ship. And I believe I have the necessary expertise to do so."

"Awright!" Jack said. "Ya see, Zeke? You gotta learn to trust people."

Ezekiel just grumbled.

"Okay. We'll head to the control room, just in case something goes wrong on your end."

"What? You're gonna leave this alien freak alone?" Ezekiel shouted. "Forget it, Jack! You can walk into the trap he's setting if you want, but I ain't lettin' him outta my sight!"

"Fine," Jack sighed. "He could probably use some cover anyways. But don't shoot him just 'cause you don't like the look of him, okay? If he really does pull something funny, fine. But if he doesn't, and I find out you hurt him..."

The sergeant's glare finished his sentence for him.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. But I'm tellin' ya, this freak is bad news!"

Jack waved him away dismissively.

"Whatever. Okay, Quoun, how do we get to the control room?"