Nemesis Author: Mad Cat Scene 1 Aldebaran Royal Palace It’s night and the fighting has stop and it’s more peaceful. Two guards stand in there post watching carefully their surroundings. One of them notices a shadowy figure in the courtyard. The aldebaran guard carefully checks the area and sees the bushes shaking, she carefully goes towards the bushes. ALDEBARAN GUARD Who ever is in there show yourself! Suddenly a couple of birds fly away from the bush. The Adebaran guard takes a deep breath after the awkward experience. ALDEBARAN GUARD It was only a flock of nightingales. The aldebaran guard heads back to her post. A shadowy figure can be seen on top a tree staring at the guards below. VERGIL I was a little bit careless about this…. I must first check the throne room. Vergil jumps from the tree to a nearby wall, Vergil hangs from the wall with his nails and starts climbing to the top of the tower. Once on the top Vergil lights up one of his nails and starts making a hole on the rooftop. With his left arm he holds the piece of concrete so it won’t fall down to the room below. He removes the piece of concrete and puts it besides him, he carefully pokes his head to see the room below him. VERGIL Hmm it seems Katrina is still holding her crown and her throne. I wonder where Cassie is? Vergil jumps down to the throne room, the guards try to apprehend him and the Queen stands up. QUEEN KATRINA Stand your ground! The guards take a few steps back and then lowered their spears. VERGIL Where is she? QUEEN KATRINA She’s on the lower dungeon…..Tell me, isn’t there another who can fill her place. Vergil gives a deep sigh. VERGIL No there isn’t. Queen Katrina moves towards Vergil and hugs him. QUEEN KATRINA (Very quietly) Please take good care of her. She’s my niece after all. Vergil places his hands on Katrina’s shoulders and gently moves her back. VERGIL You have my word, she will be like a precious cargo to me. And can I ask a favor? Queen Katrina raises an eyebrow. QUEEN KATRINA What is it? Vergil gives a smile VERGIL Can I take all the assassins that were involve in your niece’s cause? Queen Katrina gives a sigh. QUEEN KATRINA Very well then you can have them too, but may I ask what game are you playing? Vergil smiles at Katrina VERGIL No game, it’s just that I don’t like to see talent go to waste. Queen Katrina starts to laugh. QUEEN KATRINA It seems that you haven’t change at all, after all this years you still have a keen eye for people. Vergil stares at the ceiling’s hole VERGIL I’m just doing what the stars tell me to do. Queen Katrina hands over some crystals to Vergil. VERGIL Whoa, when you say lower dungeon you really meant to say THE lower dungeon. QUEEN KATRINA Just remember to take care of her. VERGIL Don’t worry I will take care of here. Now, can you tell me were you put her followers? QUEEN KATRINA They will be here as soon as you bring Cassie here. VERGIL Very well then, I’ll return as quickly as possible. Vergil opens red portal and goes trough it. Leaving Katrina and her guards behind QUEEN KATRINA Good luck fire guardian. Scene 2 Aldebaran Palace Lower Dungeon A portal opens and Vergil comes from it and notices a giant door , the door seems to be at least 500 years old. VERGIL So this must be it huh? Vergil starts to push and realize that door just wont move an inch. VERGIL I guess ill have no choice but blast it open. As VERGIL hands begin to charge a fire ball a mysterious figure jumps in and throws a dagger at VERGIL. VERGIL quickly evades the dagger and then turns at the mysterious figure. VERGIL So…you must be the gatekeeper. The mysterious figure moves into the light revealing to be a charcoal colored female aldeabaran. FEMALE ALDEBARAN Who are you and are doing here? Vergil smiles at the gatekeeper VERGIL One must first give their name before asking for one’s name. The female aldebaran charges at Vergil with her lance. Vergil easily evades her attacks. Vergil jumps into from wall to wall; the aldebaran is amuse by his way of evasion. As she’s staring and glaring at Vergil, she doesn’t notices that the real Vergil is behind. As Vergil is about to knock her out the aldebaran opens her mouth. ALDEBARAN FEMALE Jill….. Vergil’s fist suddenly stops and begins to grin. VERGIL Vergil… JILL Did the queen send you here to execute the traitor? VERGIL No, she didn’t send me here to kill the traitor. JILL Then why she sends you here then? VERGIL To retrieve her and take her as far away as possible. JILL Very well then proceed. JILL steps back and impales her lance at the door and suddenly the door open’s up. VERGIL A weapon and a key…cool. Vergil steps forwards into the darkness behind the door. JILL A word of caution, the path inside there not only will test your heart , but the very depths of your soul. As Vergil moves forward the door begins to close, leaving Jill behind the door. JILL Good luck… JILL begins to move around the room and then she realizes something. JILL (Sighing) I can’t believe I just wish luck to a male. Scene 3 Caves below the Aldebaran Palace Vergil moves down a staircase and starts making weird noise. VERGIL (Telepathically) Hey Katrina, how many have return from this dungeon? Queen Katrina is sitting on her throne. QUEEN KATRINA (Smiling) None. Vergil stops and starts muttering something. QUEEN KATRINA Is there something wrong? VERGIL I’m the first one to even enter here, right? QUEEN KATRINA Yes. Vergil gives a big sigh and continues to walk down the stairs. VERGIL Four thousand and ninety five, four thousand and ninety six….. Scene 4 Caves below the Aldebaran Palace, Labyrinth An exhausted figure can be seen near the labyrinth. VERGIL Twenty thousand…. Vergil falls to the ground exhausted from his trip. VERGIL Man the one who made theses must have been workaholic or a really sick cat. Vergil gets up and continues onward to the labyrinth. VERGIL Ok that stair case was testing my stamina. So that means that this labyrinth will test my wisdom. Vergil takes a good look at the labyrinth’s surroundings. And he couldn’t to whistle in amusement. VERGIL Ill save the site seeing for later I have a mission to accomplish. As Vergil moves forward he notices a weird mark on the wall and then sees another similar one on the floor. VERGIL The one who design this ruins must have been really a very sick cat with no friends at all. Vergil closes his eyes the weird markings of the walls and floors start to emit a reddish glow, illuminating the entire labyrinth. The labyrinth starts to transform in a giant size statue, Vergil open his eyes and notice that the statue has become into giant version of Cassie. Vergil And now for the crystal to do their work. Vergil picks from his pocket, on his cloak, seven crystals. VERGIL One for each limb means five, one for her soul and one for her mind. Katrina really knows how to punish her own kin. Vergil puts the crystals on their rightful place. A strange white light emits from the giant statue. Vergil begins to feel some rumblings on the cave’s floor. And then a cave in occurs causing many boulders to fall down. VERGIL Now what? A gigantic dragon serpent appears from the ground. VERGIL (Sighing) I knew it wasn’t going to be this easy… The monstrous wyrm begins to attack Vergil by throwing fire balls from its mouth. Vergil evades each one, but one hits its mark and Vergil falls into the ground. Exhausted, and burned Vergil begins to stand up , his eyes forehead gem starts to glow red, a reddish aura consumes Vergil’s body. The gigantic wyrm starts to charge Vergil. VERGIL (Hissing and angrily) You just made a big mistake… As the dragon was about to ram and eat Vergil, he summons his broadsword of fire and then he swing it towards the wyrm. A huge wave of fire consumes the gigantic wyrm burning its flesh and bones into ashes. Vergil sees that Cassie has return to her normal self, he picks her up with both his arms, as he’s about to walk up the stairs he notice that they were destroy by the cave in cause by the wyrm. VERGIL (Screaming) Ah man, give me a break. Suddenly another cave in occurs. Vergil is annoyed by this and mange to open a portal to the entrance of the cave. Vergil, still holding Cassie on his two arms comes out of the portal and sees Jill waiting in front of the door. JILL By the stars I can’t believe my eyes, you actually pull it through. Vergil stares at Jill and he barely opens his mouth VERGIL (Angrily) Throne room now… Jill takes a step back. JILL Yes of course, follow me! Vergil is still holding Cassie with both his arms follows Jill into a corridor. Scene 6 Aldebaran Palace Throne Room The Queen stands up in disbelief as she sees Vergil holding Cassie. Cassie followers see their mistress unconscious on Vergil arms. Vergil stares at the queen and slowly opens his mouth. VERGIL Nice doing business with you, highness. Vergil turns his back on the queen and opens up an enormous red portal. VERGIL Anyone who wants to be with their “queen” follow me through the portal. Cassie followers stare at the queen. The queen nods in acceptance. The aldebarans under Cassie rule slowly go into the portal leaving only the queen and her attendants behind. QUEEN KATRINA Take good care of her and my children fire guar….nemesis. Vergil notices many aldeberans behind him. VERGIL (Thinking) I don’t know what they see on you, but I’m glad you have this many “friends”. JILL So what’s your next move. VERGIL (Surprised) Jill!! What are doing here? JILL Simple I’m not done fighting with you and I want a rematch. VERGIL Very well then you can come and stay. Suddenly Cassie wakes up and sees that Vergil is holding her. Cassie You came, after all this years you remember your promise. VERGIL Rest, you have been through a lot. Cassie smiles and closes her eyes. VERGIL (Thinking) I need a vacation and a hell of a massage. Vergil still holding Cassie on his arms moves onward the stream of red light with Jill and the others behind him. The End