The Legends Collide (Part 6)

   Thor swung his hammer at Freya but she ducked just in time.
   By my hammer, she's good. He thought.
   She swung her sword at his face but he broke it with his hammer. She pulled another sword out of a sheath on her back.
   Seriously, Thought Thor, How many swords does she keep on her person at all times? That's the seventh one I've broken so far. 
   While Thor was sidetracked thinking about this, Freya swung at him again. Thor parried just in time and knocked the sword away with his hammer. Before she could pull out another sword Thor knocked her down and placed his hammer on her chest.
   "Once again you are at my mercy." He said.
   Freya broke into a grin. "Ok get this thing off of me now, Thor."
   Thor grinned too.
   "Good practice eh?" He asked, as he hefted his hammer on his shoulder.
   Freya sighed. "Let's go chalk up my 150th defeat in a row."
   Suddenly there came an urgent knock at the door.
   "Come in!" Yelled Thor.
   A nervous servant came in breathing hard.
   "Master Thor, sir!" he said, "Your father wants to see you, he says the situation is dire."
   Thor immediately was alert. He ran down the hall to the throne room.
   Once he got there and saw Yoda with a group of men, he knew that the situation indeed was dire.
   "Hello, Thor." said Yoda, "Your help we need."

The Legends Collide (Part 5)

   Everyone appeared in a flash of light in a golden room shaped like a sphere, with a door leading out to a bridge that shimmered with all the colors of the rainbow.

   A man in golden armor noticed them and raised his sword warily.

   "Who are you? How did you get here?" He asked.

   Yoda cleared his throat.

   "Come for Thor we have." he said.

   The man growled.

   "I will not let you have him."

   Yoda stepped forward and waved his hand right in front of the man's face in a three fingered gesture, saying, "Let us pass you will."

   The man's eyes glazed over and he dropped his sword. 

   "I will let you pass." He repeated.

   Mau'i found that amazing.

   "How did you do that?" He asked, as they walked straight past the man.

   "The force is strong with me." he replied.

   Perseus looked confused.

   "What's the force?" he asked.

   "Tell you later I will. We must get Thor now."

   No one asked any more questions as they walked to the majestic castle in the distance.

   Mau'i looked over the side of the rainbow bridge and saw a straight drop to outer space. The glow coming from the stars down there was blinding, and Mau'i had to avert his eyes almost immediately.

   They finally reached the doors of the castle and finally saw its fullest beauty. It was completely white--probably made from pearl-- and had huge doors that were intricately carved to look like two huge men with tons of plant growth around them. The door also had a bustling city carved behind the men, which looked like it was a barbarian city.

   Two guards stood at the doors and Yoda did the same thing to them as he had done to the man in golden armor. Mau'i still thought that was amazing.

   They walked through the castle to the throne room. Yoda slammed the doors open and strode right up to the throne. A man with an eye patch sat there and seemed startled. Then his expression hardened and he said, "Who are you? What are you do--"

   Yoda cut him off, saying, "Relax old friend, me it is."

   "Yoda?" The man asked, incredulous.

   Yoda nodded.

   The man broke into a grin.

   "You survived? I was sure Vader had gotten you."

   "Come for Thor we have, Odin." Yoda said.

   Odin suddenly grew solemn. "It's happening, isn't it?"

   Yoda nodded gravely. Mau'i wished he didn't have to know about this or be a part of it. He wished he could be back on his nice warm island he'd fished up out of the sea. He wished, he wished. But it was too late. It was already happening. 

The Legends Collide (Part 4)

   "500 years ago a creature of darkness was born, and this creature was made by the most evil people in the universe." Perseus tentatively raised a hand.
   "Yes, Perseus?" Yoda asked.
   "You know, I've kind of come to the conclusion that we are all from different times, so 500 years ago from which of our times?"
   "This time. Now please no more interruptions. Now where was I? Oh, yes, anyways it was created from the most evil people in the universe, so it had the most evil soul ever. It was called The Moon Faller. So evil, it devoured its creators as soon as it was created. There are many stories claiming to know what it looks like, yet they all contradict each other, so we don't have any real idea what it looks like. We have monitored this beast and it has devoured more than a few spies we have sent. The beast can turn itself invisible and has always been invisible when we monitor it. The ones who have been lucky enough--or should I say, unlucky enough--to actually see it, were devoured right after they reported they had seen it."
   Everyone grew quiet.
   "Now I think I see why all of this is happening,"said Arthur "You're recruiting us so we can defeat this beast."
   Yoda silently nodded.
   "Well, how are we supposed to defeat this creature?" asked Perseus "I mean, most of us are ordinary people. Except for me, of course."
   "I'm not ordinary either." said Arthur.
   "Neither me." said Mau'i.
   "That is exactly why we are recruiting you." said Yoda, "You are the greatest heroes of all time, told about as legends by generations after your own time."
   Perseus stood up. "My mind is made. I will go and fight this beast." He looked at the others. "Will you join me?"
   Mau'i stood up. "Friend, I will fight this beast with you."
   Arthur stood up. "It seems like I have no choice but to help you guys."
   Yoda stood up. "Good! One more person to recruit we have. Very reckless he is and he probably wouldn't have listened through the whole story without destroying something. He also calls everyone...what was it? Oh, yes, the word 'Puny' he seems to like. That is why we have not recruited him yet."
    Yoda started walking into the forest. Oh, that hurt. He was getting too old for adventures, but he just couldn't resist.
   He turned and saw everyone still standing and staring at him.
   "Come! The last recruit we must get."
   This time, everyone followed him and they disappeared into the trees.
 

The Legends Collide (Part 3)

   Perseus trudged along in the mud. They seemed to have transported again except this time with the man who called himself king Arthur.
   The place they transported to was hot and humid and appeared to be--as Mau'i said-- a swamp.
   Frogs and annoying buzzing bugs swarmed around everywhere. One of the frogs hopped on Mau'i's shoulder. He just brushed it off and continued walking.
   Perseus grew very thirsty as they walked along, they couldn't seem to find a way out of the swamp.
   "Mau'i," Perseus croaked--almost like a frog.
   "Yes?" said Mau'i.
   "How long usually, are these swamps?"
   Mau'i seemed to think and then said, "I don't know."
   Perseus groaned inwardly, he was desperately in need of water.
   Suddenly, he saw Arthur taking a flask from his pack. Perseus was so thirsty that he snatched it from him and drank most of it down.
   "Hey!" Arthur complained.
   Perseus shot Arthur a glare. "Why didn't you tell us you had that the whole time?"
   "I didn't know you were thirsty!" said Arthur.
   Perseus paused, Arthur made a good point. Now he knew why everyone would know him far and wide.
   It seemed to be getting cooler by the minute, which Perseus was grateful for.
   Soon the croaking and buzzing sounds were replaced by creepy animal sounds.
   "This," said Mau'i "is unlike any swamp I have ever seen."
   Perseus had to agree--even though this was the only swamp he'd been in.
   Suddenly they saw a small dwelling that looked like it was made out of dried mud, with maniacal old man laughter coming from inside.
   Perseus saw someone coming out of the dwelling. It seemed to be a small green...man? He appeared to be the source of the laughter they had heard.
   Arthur drew his sword, but it seemed to fly out of his hands.
   "No need for that, Arthur." said the old man "Old Yoda, you would not hurt, would you? Ready to go with you I am."
   Everyone stared at him blankly.
   "Foresaw you coming, I did."
   More blank stares.
   "Do not you know what you have to do?"
   "Um, no?" said Perseus
   Yoda sighed. "While I tell you the story sit down you must."
   Everyone gathered round Yoda as he began the story.

The Legends Collide (Part 2)

  Arthur ran through the underbrush. He didn't know where he was and he was freaking out.
  He stumbled into a clearing and tripped onto his face. He looked up to see two men staring at him.
  "Hello," said Arthur "I seem to be lost, as I cannot find my way to my castle."
  One of the men raised an eyebrow at him.
  "Castle did you say?" he asked.
  "Yes my castle, you see I am king Arthur, surely you've heard of me?"
  Both men slowly shook their heads. That's strange, he thought, everyone's heard of king Arthur.
  "Where do you hail from?" asked Arthur.
  The man who spoke before stepped forward and cleared his throat.
  "Actually, I don't know exactly how we got here. It seemed like we were in one place, and then we were suddenly here."
  "Your friend, he's not much of a speaker, is he?"
  "Well, I wouldn't say friends exactly, we just barely met each other."
  Now it was Arthur's turn to raise an eyebrow.
  "Where are you from?" asked Arthur.
  "Greece." said the one man.
  "Hawa'ii." said the other.
  "What are your names?"
  "I'm Perseus and this is Mau'i." said Perseus.
  "Where is Greece?" asked Arthur.
  Perseus looked confused.
  "Everyone knows where Greece is."
  "Well now we're even."
  Mau'i finally spoke.
  "This does not seem right."
  Perseus nodded.
  "Once again Mau'i, you are right."

The Legends Collide

Perseus quickly but carefully made his way around the pillar. He heard hissing nearby and braced himself for a strike. Suddenly he heard a horrible wail followed by a thump. He cautiously came out from behind the pillar and beheld a man that looked as if he was in his late 20's. He had dark skin, huge muscles, and was standing over the dead body of a gorgon. He glanced at Perseus and suddenly ran away.

"Wait!" called Perseus, chasing after him,"Who are you?"

The man stopped, breathing heavily. Perseus caught up to him, but his breath hadn't. Once again Perseus asked, "Who are you?" 

The man seemed to contemplate whether or not to tell him, then finally told him, "Mau'i, my name is Mau'i."

Perseus couldn't place his accent. Was he from the islands he spotted as he was flying across the ocean with those shoes? 

"I'm Perseus," He said, "Pleased to meet you."

"This does not seem right." said Mau'i.

For some reason Perseus could sense that too.

                                               To Be Continued...