Side-Effects of Too Much Magic

And then they were obliterated. The whole bunch! Just like that!!

.....except for a little man who wore red breeches and held onto a green bowler. He was vomiting in the corner of the room because of what he saw and felt; his insides rumbled like they were being rearranged, which in one sense they were. ...And then the Sky exploded! ....Then imploded! .....Then the very molecular structure of the heavens and earth were realigned according to the whims of Chaos and the rules of Order.... which is pretty darned difficult if you know what I mean! ...Within three point six millionths of a lightyear the lands, the oceans, the living beings and inanimate objects of Terra Prime were no more, and then remade again.... and again.... and again... and again... and again... and so forth... and so on. The supernatural powers that had been unleashed in Prang's room had created a backlash of unnatural effect. This was more powerful than any Trasform Door, more powerful than the combined devices of Rules and Agents! But luckily for the world and those who called it home a bubble of anti-magic burst at just the last possible moment which then ceased the hazardous mayhem of the unleashed Powers.

And that's when Angelus Jones woke up. He was on a table made of marble. He was staring at a wooden ceiling. The scent of lavendar and thyme filled his nostrils, the odor of cooking rabbit penetrated to his gut. "Whoa!" he said as he dizzily got up. "That was one spacey dream!" he got dressed and walked out into the living room. His maid Jennifer was there dusting the hearth mantel. His little boy Rodrigo was busily putting a puzzle together. 'At least reality is alot more stable than dreams' he thought. "Dinner will be ready in about ten minutes," said Jenny. "You should take Roddy outside and show him some sword maneuvers, the Games are only days away." "You sound like his mother!" said Angel, but he grabbed his son and took him to the patio outside.

The sky was clear, the breeze just right. Suddenly Angel heard footsteps and from behind the stable came his next-door neighbor Paolus, his wife Aestrina and their puppy-dog Jarjar Lath.

1. "Hey Angel!" yelled Paolus. "Didja hear that the Elf tribe Tiam is coming to play in the Games?!"
2. "Hey!!!" yelled Paolus. "Didja hear that the second cousin to the third Heir of the High Lord is gonna joust in the Games?...I think his name is Fred."
3. "Hey there Roddy!" cried out Aestrina. "That's a pretty big sword you got, are you ready for the Games?"
4. "Hi 'Rina!" yelled Roddy. "Is Joshua free to play?"
5. "Hey there you two!" said Angel. "What brings you over?"
6. "Hey!!!" yelled Paolus. "Didja hear that the second cousin to the third Heir of the High Lord is gonna joust in the Games?...I think his name is Fred." (Alt-version)

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