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Time: start of January 2023
The legendary saga rages on.
My name is Tony Faye and I’m still young and friendly. I’m still twenty-seven years old and I still live in Jessup, Maryland.
It all started on the third of January, and it was during the early morning hours when these events started to take place. I was at my house, and I was sitting in my bedroom eating a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and watching television. I was also donned in my oversized plain black short-sleeved t-shirt made from bamboo fabric with a pair of black and white basketball shorts and a pair of white socks. I was enjoying my morning quite well until blonde-haired, hazel-eyed demigoddess Arianna Reynolds came by to join me as she was donned in one of my old oversized plain white short-sleeved t-shirts with black yoga pants and plain white ankle-cut socks.
“Hi, Tony,” Arianna said to me, “How are you this morning?”
“I’m good,” I replied to Arianna, “How about you?”
“I’m fine.” Arianna said to me with a smile.
“Good,” I said to Arianna, “What do you have planned for today?”
“Nothing.” Arianna said to me.
“Do you wanna do something with me?” I asked Arianna.
“Sure,” Arianna said to me, “Why not.”
“Cool.” I said to Arianna with a bright smile.
“What did you have planned for today?” Arianna asked me.
“Nothing,” I replied to Arianna, “To be honest.”
“Oh,” Arianna said to me, “OK.”
“If I do something fun, I’ll keep you posted,” I told Arianna, “Deal?”
“Deal.” Arianna said to me with a smile.
The rumbling of the boats’ engines echoed across the turquoise waters of Kalinda as the human explorers arrived. The wind whipped across their faces, carrying the scent of salt and sand as they made their way towards the beach. As they stepped onto the shore, their eyes immediately fell upon a glowing green rock in the sand. Without hesitation, they quickly began to excavate it from its place in the ground, scooping sand and shell fragments away with their hands.
Just then, a loud roar filled the air as a tribe of green-skinned natives with spears and bows and arrows came running towards them. The explorers grabbed their AR-15s and AK-47s and took up defensive positions, ready to fight for the rock. The skirmish that ensued was fierce; both sides fought to gain control of the green rock, until finally, the Kalinda natives emerged victorious. They took the glowing green rock and proceeded to kill all the human explorers.
As they left, a hooded figure cloaked in black stepped out from the shadows and approached them. Taking off its hood in one swift motion, Baroness Vortigern revealed herself. The Kalinda natives bowed in reverence as she motioned for them to give her the glowing green rock.
Back on Earth, Arianna and I are sitting on my king-sized bed in my bedroom at my house with nothing to do. As we sit inside with nothing to do and be bored, the demigoddess and I decide to go to Tonyworld for some fun and leisure.
I jumped to my feet and grabbed Arianna’s right arm with my left hand.
“What?” Arianna asked in surprise.
“Pack your bags,” I said urgently, “We’re going to Tonyworld.”
“Really?” Arianna’s eyes lit up with excitement.
“Yes!” I said, “Hurry!”
Arianna raced around our bedroom, gathering her belongings while I prepared the teleporter. My finger hovered over the button as I waited for Arianna to gather her things. When she finished, we both stepped into the portal and were instantly transported to Tonyworld during the morning hours. Immediately, we were surrounded by lush green trees and vibrant wildflowers as we made our way into the enchanting forest of Tonyworld.
As Arianna and I ventured away from the Tonyworld Forest, we aimed for Tonyworld City, with the intention of reserving a room at the Tonyworld Resort.
“Why did we come here, Tony?” Arianna asked me.
“We both wanted to escape from Earth and have a bit of fun,” I said to her. “Do you want to go back home?”
“No.” she answered me.
“Good.” I replied.
“Hey, Tony,” Arianna said to me, “Is it cool that we go get something to eat first?”
“Sure,” I replied to Arianna, “Why not.”
The glowing green rock shimmers and vibrates in Vortigern’s hand as she strides through her ungodly fortress on Olin Secunda. She knows its secrets and power, and so submerges it into a vat of hot water, the rock burning brighter with every passing second. Gently, she removes the rock from the water and places it in an iron-forged box, its mysterious energy radiating through the walls until the box is coated in a forest green light. As the light pulses around her, Vortigern releases a wicked grin - reveling in the knowledge that she holds ultimate power within her grasp.
Back in Tonyworld, Arianna and I were at the Tonyworld Diner, a place that held many memories for both of us. Arianna and I were contentedly munching on our cheeseburgers and waffle fries, but the conversation quickly turned to the future.
“What are we gonna do after this?” Arianna asked me, her eyes twinkling with excitement.
“Just hang out in Tonyworld Valley,” I told her, “We can skip the resort and go to my personal crib.”
“You have another place in Tonyworld Valley?” she said, her face aglow with curiosity.
“Yep,” I said, “It’s very peaceful and prosperous there. Being there in the past took my mind off things, but this time it’ll be different. This time we’ll have each other.”
“OK.” Arianna said to me.
Arianna and I devoured our meal and rushed out of the diner; our hearts eager for the adventure awaiting us. We leapt into a hovering chariot that whisked us away to Tonyworld Valley. As we approached, we were awestruck by the sight before us - giant temples casting shadows over the rolling hills and majestic mountains that towered in the distance. I was filled with a sense of divine awe and excitement, prepared to explore the mysteries of this magical valley.
As we descended from the hovercraft, Arianna and I gathered our belongings and made our way towards the majestic Tonyworld Sanctum. We were met with an air of grandeur as the colossal castle-temple stood majestically on the horizon, its cylindrical structure towering high above its lush courtyard of tiny flowers. A wave of serenity enveloped us as we stepped through the entrance, yet something about its empty hallways felt slightly eerie.
“We’re alone,” Arianna said to me.
“Yeah,” I replied, a chill running down my spine.
“You wanna show me around?” Arianna asked with a spark in her eyes.
“Sure,” I said eagerly, “Let’s go!”
I led Arianna by the hand down the hall to my sanctum. I opened the crystal doors and took in a deep breath of the eucalyptus incense that wafted through the air. Arianna looked around at all the rooms and gasped with delight. There, I showed her to all the rooms including the lower levels, which has a big arcade and a vast kitchen. After showing her those, I led her by the hand to my master bedroom, where I enclosed her in my arms and showed her how much I cared for her. This was our first night together at my personal sanctum.
“Does this make you feel uncomfortable?” I asked Arianna.
“No,” Arianna said to me, “Not at all. You smell good.”
“Do I not smell good all the time?” I asked.
“You smell good every day of the week,” Arianna said to me, “You smell like coconuts and lavender on a never-ending basis.”
“OK.” I said to Arianna.
Vortigern and a legion of Dark Elves, their weapons gleaming in the starlight, materialize in the depths of an unknown galaxy. Towering above them is a titanic alien mothership, dormant and apparently unaware of their presence. Suddenly, it powers on and Vortigern and the Elves behold the sight of an armada of alien starfighters and winged creatures, with TIE fighters and F-35s emerging from its dark depths. As if summoned from its shadows, a powerful alien warlord strides forth, his purple skin glistening in the neon light. He carries a double-bladed claymore in one hand, and his gaze of red eyes pierces Vortigern’s soul with a burning hatred.
“Who are you?” The alien warlord asked.
“I’m Vortigern of Olin Secunda.” Vortigern replied, “Who are you?”
“My name is Gondar,” The alien warlord said, “Gondar the Annihilator.”
“Well, Gondar,” Vortigern said, “Why don’t we work together in destroying the galaxy?”
“That sounds like a plan,” Gondar said to Vortigern, “Where do we start?”
The air on Solberry is thick with the screams of Orcs and Goblins being cut down by a horde of savage human gunslingers and High Elves in the city of Archer’s Landing. The slaughter is suddenly interrupted when Gondar appears from the sky, riding atop a mammoth Jabberclaw. He smites the High Elves with his double-bladed weapon while Vortigern casts powerful spells that stun her enemies en masse. With each swing of his blade, Gondar brings death, his body covered in the blood of the fallen. The gunslingers shoot with everything that they have until they’re disintegrated by Vortigern’s magical spell. After the gunslingers and High Elves are brutally killed, Gondar and Vortigern make their way towards Solberry Forest. There, they find a lot of Wood Elves armed with swords, axes, chainsaws, warhammers, AR-15s, and AK-47s.
The Wood Elves prepare for battle, their blades and bows ready for their enemies. Tony Faye-Archer, my doppelganger, is quickly alerted and arrives with his green-bladed lightsaber blazing, cutting through the Jabberclaws that stand in his way. With help from the humans of Archer's Landing and the High Elves wielding swords, axes, crossbows, and AR-15s, the Jabberclaws are soon defeated. As Faye-Archer faces off against Vortigern, her steel-forged schmitar clashing against his lightsaber in a storm of sparks and clang of metal, he does his best to overpower and destroy his foe. Just when Gondar charges in to intervene, Faye-Archer uses my bowie knife to swiftly stab Gondar deep in the left leg before rolling away to safety.
“Who the hell is that guy?” Faye-Archer asked himself.
“We have come to destroy the galaxy!” Gondar said, “We will take your worlds and they will become ours!”
Gondar then removes the bowie knife and throws it at a High Elf before getting whacked in the face with a red cinderblock and an aluminum baseball bat with barbed wire by two Elves, with a big-ass army of Dwarves in iron-clad armor and wielding swords and axes arriving on horses and unicorns to attack.
“Attack!” The Dwarf captain yelled.
The Dwarves begin to attack Gondar, with the purple alien taking an axe to the right shoulder and in the right leg, with Vortigern getting overpowered by two battlemages in blue robes, who electrocute her with a barrage of lightning. The evil baroness teleports away from Solberry after getting electrocuted, leaving Gondar to unleash his crimson concussion beams on a lot of Wood Elves and High Elves. Faye-Archer gets a lot of people to safety before whacking Gondar in the head twice with a steel pole.
In a desperate attempt to save his people, Faye-Archer whacks Gondar with extreme force and quickly ushers more people to safety. With Gondar in hot pursuit, he sprints towards the portal in Solberry Square, narrowly dodging the concussion blasts that follow him. He dodges one last beam and teleports away, now in Tonyworld Forest, with Gondar still on his tail. He high steps over fallen trees and dodges branches to evade Gondar's wrath, until finally the portal closes behind him leaving Gondar behind.
As he’s in Tonyworld Forest, Faye-Archer uses his iPhone 14 Pro MAX and contacts Arianna and me at my sanctum in Tonyworld Valley and tells us that he was attacked on Solberry.
“Hey, you two,” Faye-Archer said, “There’s been an attack on Solberry.”
“Come to my sanctum in Tonyworld Valley,” I told Faye-Archer, “We’ll talk more there.”
“OK.” Faye-Archer said to me as he began to walk out of Tonyworld Forest.
Faye-Archer launches himself on a low-rider bicycle, pedaling furiously through Tonyworld Forest and towards the Valley. His heart pounds with fear as he approaches my sanctum, his eyes wide and searching. He jumps off the bicycle, stumbling towards the double-doors. He thrusts them open and enters the room, eyes skimming across the plate of peanut butter cookies. His mouth salivates as he grabs a handful and turns around. There I stand, towering over him.
“Yo,” I said, my voice reverberating in the room. “You good?”
“Not really,” Faye-Archer croaks, his face ashen. “Solberry’s been under attack by that baroness that you and Arianna fought over the summer. She was with some purple-skinned monster with red eyes too.”
“Let’s talk in the basement.” I told Faye-Archer.
As we walked to the basement, Faye-Archer and I walked downstairs and began to talk, with my doppelganger telling me all about what had happened on Solberry and what he was doing before all the mess went down.
“I was just relaxing and listening to tunes,” Faye-Archer told me, “I was in my own little world until the evildoers came along and began to attack Archer’s Landing and Solberry Forest.”
“Solberry’s in danger?” Arianna asked me as she came downstairs to the basement.
“Yeah, friend.” I said to Arianna.
“Tony,” Arianna said to me, “That’s my homeworld and we gotta save it.”
“I agree.” I told Arianna.
“Do you two want me to stay here?” Faye-Archer asked.
“Yeah,” I said to Faye-Archer, “Stay here and lay low.”
“OK.” Faye-Archer said to me.
“Well,” I said to Faye-Archer, “Stay here and if we need help, send in the backup and you send it in hard. Got it?”
“Yeah.” Faye-Archer said to me with a cunning grin.
On Solberry, Vortigern and Gondar begin to slaughter soldiers and destroy Archer’s Landing. As the evildoers destroy Archer’s Landing, Artemisia uses her recurve bow and arrows to shoot down Jabberclaws and Dark Elves, with high hopes that Arianna and I come around to save the planet.
As we arrived on the planet of Solberry via teleportation, Arianna and I arrived at Castle Salamis and began to fight off Jabberclaws with our weapons. I swung my green-bladed lightsaber at the winged creatures and Arianna used her broadsword to slice some down before taking out some Dark Elves. As we fought off evildoers, the demigoddess and I met up with Artemisia.
“Mother!” Arianna exclaimed, “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine,” Artemisia replied to Arianna, “You and Tony came.”
As we were fighting, Arianna and I helped Artemisia fight off tons of Jabberclaws until we got overpowered. As we were getting overpowered, I told Faye-Archer to send in the backup.
“Faye-Archer!” I exclaimed, “Send in the calvary! Send backup now, dude!”
Faye-Archer sends a bunch of human warriors on white broncos with swords, spears, and axes, and a emerald-hooded mage on a green dragon, which unleashes a large amount of fire on the Jabberclaws until Gondar and Vortigern arrive to subdue it and kill the mage.
“Hey!” I exclaimed to Gondar and Vortigern.
“Come get us!” Arianna exclaimed.
Arianna and I charged at Gondar and Vortigern and began to fight them in a very brutal and violent battle. During the battle, the demigoddess and I clashed with them and swung our weapons at them hard, with Gondar getting a lightsaber mark in the right side of his cheek and a slash in the left leg before getting thrusted in the left side of his shoulder. Vortigern was sliced in the right arm twice by Arianna, who uses her broadsword to slice her in the right leg. After that, Arianna and I worked together to fight the villains and take them down. I punched Gondar in the face repeatedly and punched him in the chest, sending him to the ground before turning my attention to Vortigern, throwing my emerald fireballs at her before shocking Gondar with a barrage of lightning and breaking his weapon.
After I break Gondar’s weapon, I stand over him as Arianna deals with Vortigern.
“Do you give up?” I asked Gondar.
“Never.” Gondar replied.
“Well,” I said, “You’re gonna love it in the lower levels of a cell.”
As I cuff up Gondar, Arianna deals with Vortigern by knocking her out cold and handcuffing her, with the Solberry Guard taking the two evildoers into custody and sending them to the Castle of the Gargantuan to be locked up.
After we saved Solberry and ended the battle, Arianna and I returned to Tonyworld and bid farewell to Faye-Archer, who now has full access to my sanctum.
“Later, man,” I said to Faye-Archer, “Take care of yourself.”
“I will,” Faye-Archer said to me, “I’ll eat some snacks and hold it down.”
“OK.” I said to Faye-Archer.
After leaving Tonyworld and bidding Faye-Archer goodbye, I returned to Earth with Arianna and ended up back at my house. When we got back, it was snowing outside, and it was
beautiful.
“Wow.” I said to Arianna, “This is great.”
“It is.” Arianna said to me.
“Have you ever seen snow on Solberry?” I asked Arianna.
“Plenty of times.” Arianna replied to me.
“Cool.” I said to Arianna with a smile.
“Can we look at the snow inside?” Arianna asked me, “I’m freezing.”
“Sure.” I said to Arianna with a grin.
Arianna and I went inside and looked at the snow fall from the sky, knowing that things would be alright in the future and in the end of everything else.