{"id":2826,"date":"2017-08-30T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2017-08-30T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T23:00:36","slug":"the-wizards-worst-nightmare-chapter-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2826","title":{"rendered":"The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter One)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter One)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Wizards, for the most part, forgot the vision.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The one by the Head Seer about &#8216;our indecision.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Indecision about how to handle the invasion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The one from outer space. It was too late then.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For, one night, weird space ships appeared.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They started beaming up kids. How weird.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A blue light drew the kids up into the ship.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wizards tried to work spells to stop this trip.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It was to no avail, except Wizard&#8217;s Fire.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The most skilled Wizards used the fire.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sent to where the blue beam came from.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They were hoping to fry the scum.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This caused one ship to rock and falter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It was heading down, like an overturned alter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It was thought to crash somewhere over a cliff.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wizards zapped there and surrounded the ship.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nothing moved. They couldn&#8217;t get inside.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>No matter how much the Wizard&#8217;s strived.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Then, it was found where the blue light came from,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>a way to get inside, which was burnt to a crumb.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Weird bodies, short, with big heads and eyes.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Burnt to a crisp. There were none left alive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wizard&#8217;s Fire was effective, but limited in use.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It would only work if it got inside &amp; cooked their goose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The other ships left the scene,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>with the missing kids, taken for whatever means.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Wizards were in a hell of a stir.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Questions were flying, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One of Anika&#8217;s sons sent the deadly Wizard&#8217;s Fire.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Siran said it was a lucky shot. He was no liar.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Who are these critters? We haven&#8217;t a clue&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Do they use magic?&#8221;\u009d &#8220;Don&#8217;t be a fool&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>This ship seems to be some type of machine&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>I think all this is beyond our means&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>It is like something that has come from the future&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em> I doubt that is from where they come. Do you sir?&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Who can say? And, what do we do? We need a plan&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A meeting was called to figure out what they can.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Several ideas were passed around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>We need to get one on the ground&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>With the critters still alive so we can question them&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Our universal translator amulet should comprehend&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Now, that is worth a try, but how&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>We have to be able to bring a ship down, somehow&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Could one of us be beamed aboard&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Then we could maybe address the hoard&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>They have only taken kids so far&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>I am sure that is so they can learn who we are&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>As the Wizards tried to come up with a plan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The &#8216;Others&#8217; returned to their mother ship to plan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What happens next, we will have to wait and see.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For I haven&#8217;t a single clue right now, you see.-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;R.W. Johnson&#8212;&#8211;(2017) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter One) \u00a0 The Wizards, for the most part, forgot the vision. The one by the Head Seer about &#8216;our indecision.&#8217; Indecision about how to handle the invasion. The one from outer space. It was too late then. For, one night, weird space ships appeared. 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