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The Never Ending Quest - Episode 13140

Scott gulps as Nimby, aka Demon Xanth, appears out of thin air begins. A pleasant male voice male voice reverberates throughout the chamber, and the rooms of all who are watching through magical mirrors.

"Hello." Nimby begins. "I wish we could meet under more pleasant circumstances....Actually, I wish we didn't have to meet at all, since I like my privacy! However, circumstances dictate otherwise.

"For most of you, let me tell you a few of my other names. I am Demon Xanth, also known as the Source of Magic."

"I thought that the Magic Dust was....." a unknown voice says in the background of one of the mirrors.

"Hardly!" Nimby laughs. "Hardly that! Here, let me get you all up to speed on the truth!"

A sharp pain and suddenly every person in the land of Xanth suddenly know the truth beyond a shadow of a doubt. This guy is the real article!

"Now then," Nimby continues. "I do apologize for the theatrics, but it'll save needless pain to me trying to talk you verbally into believing me! I need a very special, a VERY special human being to go out on a journey to save Me, my beloved Chlorine, everyone in Xanth from oblivion....or worse."

"What do you mean, or worse?" Scott blurts out, without speaking. As soon as he speaks, he wishes he hadn't even spoken, because he now has Demon Xanth's attention.

"Ah, Scott!" Nimby chortles. "That is actually a very intelligent question. So don't be nervous. I don't bite."

"Uh...erm....right." Scott stammers. He breaths a sigh of relief.

"The 'or worse' part is we could actually live after the collapse of everything we know." Nimby says with a shudder. "We are all running out of time, literally! Soon, any concept of time will be null and void. What I'm saying is that since time is something that stops everything from happening at once, as an old joke goes. This'll happen to us, if we don't act quickly! We all will either die when time disappears....or go quiet barmy as we experience EVERYthing. No mind can handle that, no human, no dragon, no demon. Yes, I'm including myself in that list! I don't wish to die....it's something that's never happened to me and I frankly don't want to test what'll happen if I do DIE, thank you! Going insane has little appeal, for similar reasons."

"You're the Source of magic, for crying out loud." a Bink, who looks a few years older than the first Bink that Scott met. "Can't you just do something about it?!"

"Bink from 'The Source of Magic' I believe." Nimby said calmly. "To be frank, I'm constrained by beings that I couldn't take on even at my best! Right now, those shockwaves that fractured Xanth's timeline, also played a number on ME! Don't ask me to elaborate about who these being are, because I'd be in deep kimshe if I did....and by extension, all of your lives would be forfeit for my stupidity if I tried to defy 'them!'"

Nimby paused to let his words soak in. Scott sighs. It can never be easy!

"Now, we need a special human to go on a quest for us." Nimby said, moving in Scott direction. Scott squirms uncomfortably, seeing what coming next.

"Xanthians won't do, I'm afraid. It against the rules." Nimby contined troting over to Scott's side. "Dug and his girlfriend can't go, for the same reasons." Nimby continued, standing besides Scott.

"You want me, don't you." Scott mutters. Everyone is staring at Scott, a very unlikely hero. Never before has a more sarcastic, confrontational person graced the halls of Xanthian herodom. Almost all give a groan at the turn of events.

"Scott, I can't force you to help us, by the rules." Nimby says calmly. "I just hope....you'll help us, because our lives in your hands. If you decline, you'll be transported away, not to be effected by the loss of time in Xanth. Needless to say, all Xanth will die....and if I somehow survive the loss......" there is definately a undertone of threat in Nimby voice. Understandable, considering the stakes, but still.... Sheese!

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