Chapter 6

Alan pulled the leader of the squad inside his shield. Though confused, the squad continued its onslaught. Not wanting to play with them all day, Alan let loose a blast, knocking all of the squad out, and then cleared their minds, blocking all outside thoughts.

Alan had reached the last one when the Fairixie stared straight at him, “You think you’re so righteous, don’t you, motherfucker? You’re gonna learn what real pain is. There are 10 of us on this planet. You best remember that you might get 1, maybe 2, but you won’t get all of us! I’ll so enjoy your death, you sack of shit!” Then the voice was gone, and the woman stared at Alan after he cleared her mind and blocked everything.

“What have you done?” She screamed. “I can’t hear my master!”

Shit, he’d been afraid of this. Snapping his fingers, he brought all but the one within the shield.

“I don’t know how you can call THAT a master, a cruel, torturing, non-caring ass. He cares nothing for you. He has you fooled,” Alan threw at the Fairixie.

“No, you’re wrong. Master loves me, cares for me as he does all of us,” the woman shouted back.

Several of the Fairixies with Alan shouted at her that she was a fool; all he’d done was torture them and take their powers. The lone woman’s eyes got huge, but she still refused to relent her position and then flew off.

Looking at the group of scared and shaking women, Alan asked if they had a safe place to go. When they answered yes but it was small and only a few could go there, Alan said that he’d make it bigger and stronger. Arriving, they were met with several shrill screams, with many trying to hide.

The leader stepped away from Alan, telling all there what Alan had done for them, and how they were free of the voices and that Alan said that the voices would never be there again. Finally, things calmed down. Alan was again enraged that the peace-loving Fairixies were being tortured, subjected to horrors of the mind and body that Alan was sure would have driven him crazy long before now. Reaching out, Alan first enlarged the area they were living in. This, of course, brought out concern that now they would be an easier target. Alan just shook his head no and started to strengthen the weak shield around the area. Next, he went to each of the wounded, trying to heal all the physical wounds first. Huh, the last time this had worn him out so quickly. Was this the advantage of actually being here?

Shaking his head, he still couldn’t believe that they had harmed the children. Hours later, Alan was completely done when they all heard an angry buzzing sound. At one of the openings, two squads began to pour in, ready to? All of them stopped as soon as they were inside, the confusion on their faces apparent. Alan quickly seized them all, clearing their minds and then blocking all outside influence.

A few of those that had just come in began to scream like the one from before. Damn it, thought Alan, just how stupid are these people? Snapping his fingers, the five that had complained were gone outside the safe area. “I don’t think he’ll send anymore to attack here,” Alan said, sighing. Alan could see he needed to expand again. As he did, he felt another safe area not all that far away. Opening a throughway, Alan soon had both areas connected, though he’d actually have to go to the other to strengthen it. The same squad leader said that she would take him after she returned. The woman left down the new tunnel Alan had dug, reappearing in less than five minutes with an elder.

“She has told me you are a Mazey, that you were on the great home planet of all Fairixies. Is this true?” Alan nodded and stared into the eyes of the elder. Tears began to flow from his eyes. “Ah, Queen Glimmer is as beautiful as she was when we left. Please come help. I can already feel the spirit of our people so strong here. If we have enough of this, I know we can defeat the ten deadly masters.”

Alan nodded. He was going to do all he could, though there were ten. He knew that there was a way to defeat them. Sighing, he just had to find it. Smirking, he also thought, “Yeah, and survive, too.”

Emerging outside the area, Alan surrounded himself and the elder with a shield. Slowly, they made their way almost another mile across the twisted, dying landscape. Finally, pissed off, Alan stopped the elder. “I have to repair this,” waving his hand, he saw how it was, then how it should be. Within a few moments, the air cleared, and color returned to the land. The elder smiled. Ah! He hadn’t seen this since they had arrived. Going further, they had almost reached the next sanctuary when more squads attacked. How many, he wasn’t sure. Hmmm, so they thought they could overpower him, huh? Reaching out, Alan was through playing with these guys. A huge wave flowed from him, shocking all the Fairixies.

Alan had to hurry, knowing that they would recover quickly. Damn, there had to be over two hundred here; the last two were clearing when a different voice came from them. “So, you are really here. We were warned that you might try to retake this world. Come, we await and welcome you to try. Once you are dead and your power ours, nothing will stand in our way!” Alan smiled. It was this type of bragging that the one on Hopix’s world had spouted. Pathetic.

“Well, you can try. That’s all I have to say. But even with ten of you, I doubt you could win. Especially with all that I have freed. The less you have command of, the less power you have; you really don’t have any power of your own!” Alan sneered.

Enraged, not again, fireballs started to fly at Alan. Alan had learned since last time, opening a portal in front of his shield, he heard screams on the other side. Smiling, Alan thought that was one less to worry about. Even if it didn’t kill him, it would render him unable to do much. Moments later, all the squads awoke. Looking around, they all seemed lost. Well, all but ten of them. Those he isolated together. Sighing when they started to scream at him. The rest of them, Alan pulled within his shield. Most were staring at the elder and Alan. As they all started to bow to Alan, he shook his head. “Do not bow. I am not a god!”

One of the women, staring at the ground, started to whisper, “You are Mazey, and you are to be bowed to and served.”

“No, I am not like the others. I am here to free your people,” Alan stated.

Several of the women looked up at Alan, then at the elder, who was shaking his head yes.

Starting to walk again, Alan and the others arrived at the second sanctuary. Waving his hand, they all appeared within the confines of the sanctuary. Again, there was a lot of screaming and Fairixies scurrying to hide from him. Even with the Elder there, they were still too afraid to come out. Shaking his head, and for the moment isolated, Alan stretched out his arms, feeling the shield defenses. Pushing, he soon had them enlarged. Next, he began to expand the interior of the hideaway. Walking around again, he found a young being the others had abandoned when they fled. More angry than he could believe, he looked at the twisted, burnt, suffering little girl. Trying to calm himself again, there was more screaming as his hands began to glow. Not caring, Alan stooped over the little girl. Alan could see the fear in her eyes, but more than anything else, he saw the horrible pain she was going through. Holding her hand, Alan’s tears began to flow from his eyes. This, in turn, caused the little girl to no longer fear him. Trying to lift her hand, she whispered, “It’s okay, great Mazey. It doesn’t hurt that much. I will be fine. Please don’t cry.”

Suddenly, the little girl’s skin began to glow, then started to clear. The little girl looked up at Alan in surprise. Then her broken arm straightened and was whole again. The little girl was shocked. Alan looked deep into her eyes, seeing a sparkle appear that hadn’t been there before. Alan saw the elder approach, keeping the rest back, staring in disbelief at the wonders Alan was accomplishing. Finally, a mere twenty minutes later, the little girl sat up, her eyes opened wide. Throwing her arms around Alan, she whispered a heartfelt thank you, then kissed him on the cheek.

“Please cheer up now, great Mazey. Also, if you can, my friends were hurt also, though not as bad as I was. I tried to stop the bad Mazey from hurting them, so I didn’t mind when he hurt me as long as he stopped hurting them.”

Again, tears fell freely from his eyes. God, he thought, I wish I had half the courage she does.

Following her, they went further back in the sanctuary. In another room, there were dozens of children who were hurt along with quite a few adults.

Again, Alan’s ire grew until his hands were glowing. Kneeling, he started to heal them two at a time, often staying in one place for almost half an hour.

Many sat up startled; many thought they’d never walk nor fly again, forever in pain from twisted and broken limbs. Finally, all of them were healed. Alan felt tired, a good tired. He finally felt he was truly helping. Sitting, he leaned against the wall, fighting the urge to sleep. He’d helped them, sure, but that was no guarantee they wouldn’t attack him if he fell asleep. The elder floated over to him, “Sleep, Mazey. You are safe, and no one will attack you.”

Nodding, Alan drifted off. Soon he was back in his room. Hopix turned, staring at him, her tear-streaked face more than standing out to him. “I have freed many but nowhere near enough yet; this world is so much bigger compared to your world. I will return when I can, Hopix,” Alan told her.

“Please be careful, Alan. The ten sound extremely dangerous,” Hopix stated.

“Well, nine of them. I’ve already taken one out of the picture; he won’t bother me after I burned him,” Alan told her.

From behind him, he heard the council, “That’s good, though you still have the other nine,” the council leader said.