{"id":2833,"date":"2017-09-08T16:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2017-09-08T16:13:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:13:14","slug":"the-wizards-worst-nightmare-chapter-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2833","title":{"rendered":"The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter Three)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter Three)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They didn&#8217;t have to wait long for action.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8216;The Others&#8217; came with a new attraction.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The flying machines beamed down things.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Weird metal monsters with metal rings.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>3 legged things that walked with a jerk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>No clue as to what made them work.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They beamed a ray that turned you to ash.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A wizard shield protected, but would it last?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nothing conjured up had any effect.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Can&#8217;t we stop them? What the heck!!&#8221;\u009d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Then, Wizards tried a magical rope.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tripped a machine. It fell without hope.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Robot legs thrashed about in the air.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It wasn&#8217;t going anywhere.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Siran and Ansir were nearby the thing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Suddenly, it was hit by a blue beam.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They grabbed it and held on tight.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All were beamed up out of sight.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They were aboard in some kind of hold.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>That&#8217;s when things started to unfold.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Their translator amulets worked.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They picked up mental quirks.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>The Others&#8217; talked with mental telepathy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Siran and Ansir could hear, you see.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The amulets helped them understand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One of them was giving commands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ansir and Siran stayed out of sight.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>The Others&#8217; were talking about the fight.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One of them mentioned the kids on board.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Leave them to their own accord.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>They are not a threat to us at all.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>They are lucky they can do more than crawl.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>I doubt if the adults are much smarter.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>Smash the dirty little heathens for a starter.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Ansir and Siran dropped &#8216;The Others&#8217; where they stood.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A simple knock out spell worked like it should.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They quickly located the kids. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They tied each to them via a magic grid.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Then, they zapped back down to earth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All were o.k., for what it was worth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;<\/i><\/b><strong><em>The Others&#8217;, who were knocked out in the hold<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>h<\/i><\/b><strong><em>ad amnesia, and blamed it on getting old.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The kids told everyone all they had learned.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It helped some, but Siran and Ansir could return.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They decided against it just then.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They knew the kids were missed within<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>the flying machine. Best stay clear for now. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>They could make plans on what is allowed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Things are just getting started in this battle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tune in again and hear sabers rattle.<\/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;-R.W. Johnson&#8212;&#8211;(2017) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Wizard&#8217;s Worst Nightmare (Chapter Three) \u00a0 They didn&#8217;t have to wait long for action. &#8216;The Others&#8217; came with a new attraction. The flying machines beamed down things. Weird metal monsters with metal rings. 3 legged things that walked with a jerk. No clue as to what made them work. 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