Part 15
Chase
continued tapping while Fleagle kept a close watch around the
shelves. The Leprechaun had left them over ten minutes ago.
“Why
is he taking so long?” Fleagle muttered.
“To
do what?”
“Notice
that we’re missing.”
She
turned the signal up higher and then tapped more, “Well, he went
into the other room.”
“He
went to get food for us.”
“I...”
just as she was going to reassure him, the Leprechaun burst through
the door.
“Where
are they!” He looked around with a furious scowl on his face.
“He
noticed,” Fleagle whispered, his tail actually tucking between his
legs.
The
Leprechaun turned the place over, “I WILL FIND YOU!”
Chase
tapped out her code even faster. “Run.” She whispered.
“What?”
“Get
out of here. See if you find a way out. We don’t need to be
together when he finds us. Are you listening to me?” She stopped
and looked at the way Fleagle was cocking his head and holding one
ear upward.
The
Leprechaun too stopped his search and turned his ear up. He gained a
wicked smile, “Good, very good. They’re coming.”
Fleagle
frowned, “This is bad. I can hear BADGE landing craft coming in,
several of them. Heroes are arriving, no doubt with the coins.”
“Go,
you have to warn them. Use that nose of yours to get out of here.”
She started tapping again.
Fleagle
kept moving his head around, listening one direction and then
another. “This is odd.”
“What?”
“I
can hear people above us, running around.”
“There
are hundreds, maybe thousands of people.”
“No,
they’re walking in circles around us. I...”
“FOUND
YOU!” The Leprechaun pulled the shelves aside and went to grab
Fleagle.
Fleagle
let out a harsh bark and then bit down on the Leprechaun's hand. This
stumbled the little man back, and Fleagle punched him right in the
face.
“You
damned mutt!” The Leprechaun held out his hand. A small bolt of
energy hit the ground next to Fleagle, but he was fast enough to
evade it.
Fleagle
dashed at the leprechaun, his claws ready to strike. A blast of magic
to the chest stopped his approach, throwing him clear across the
room.
Chase
instinctively thrust her hand out, expecting a blade to appear. It
appeared, but just like before, it was enormous. It stood up for a
second and then fell toward her, stopping against the wall. This put
it between her and the Leprechaun.
“Give
back that communicator!” The Leprechaun yelled.
Chase
knew she didn’t stand a chance fighting this man without her
weapons, so she furiously tapped her code again and again. Two hands
reached around and went to pull the shuriken away. However, a
growling bark surprised both of them, and Fleagle grabbed the
Leprechaun by the leg and yanked him away. He flung the little man
across the room.
“Is
that all you got!” Fleagle taunted. “Here I thought you magical
people were stronger than that!”
The
Leprechaun stood up, haggard yet smiling, “Oh, my little pup. I may
be weak, but I can deal with you. And, soon, all the heroes above
will know the power I have.” Energy filled his hands.
Just
as Chase was about to come around and join this fight, the whole
place rumbled and shook. Parts of the ceiling fell down and shelves
crashed to the ground.
“What
in the world!”
Suddenly
the room exploded as a ball of energy scraped across the hill it was
buried under. Chase was pressed up against the wall by her own
shuriken, which protected her. She did not see what happened to
either Fleagle or the Leprechaun, only that this little home was
obliterated in a matter of seconds.
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