Cynical Cemetery

A Fatal Blow

Everyone meets back up with each other after about twenty minutes. "Has anyone found anything?" Asked Amanda. "Snow White and I found a meadow that was destroyed." Said Odette. "Jasmine and I saw a few houses that were burnt to a crisp." Said Derek.

"What about you and Belle?" Odette asked. "At first there was nothing, but then we found a scared little girl who was separated from her parents. The mother was the only one we found, and she explained how her husband was killed by Duvessa." Amanda said. "Okay, enough is enough! That woman's going down!" Derek said with his fist clenched.

"Going down? I think not!" Said Duvessa as she suddenly appeared. Everyone faces her with glares. "You're Duvessa, aren't you?" Asked Jasmine. "That's right, dearie. And you might as well give up, because the Beatles are weakening in my dungeon as we speak." Duvessa said with a smirk.

Little does the wicked woman know, they've escaped.

"Give up? That's one thing we'll never do!" Said Belle. "Why are you destroying everything you come across?" Asked Snow White. "Control." Said Duvessa. "Control over what? The future?" Asked Amanda with her arms crossed. "Not just the future, princess. Time itself! As long as I carry this here scepter, I can't be defeated!" Duvessa said. She laughs evilly.

The six then gather into a huddle. "That's it then. In order to defeat Duvessa, we need to break her scepter." Said Odette. "But she never puts it down. How will we take it from her?" Asked Derek.

"Hey! What are you whispering about over there?!" Asked Duvessa angrily. "That's none of your business!" Amanda yelled. "Tell me, or else!" Duvessa said through her teeth. "We would, but you probably won't like it." Belle said. "Very well then." Duvessa said.

With one large bang of her scepter, Duvessa creates a massive lightning storm. But unlike regular lightning, these bolts are flying towards the heroes like meteorites. Everyone tries to evade the bolts, but even when some of them hit Amanda, her necklace protects her.

Duvessa watches with an evil smile on her face, but it disappears when she sees Derek deflecting the bolts coming at him with his sword. She uses her scepter to knock it out of his hand. Derek tries to go back for it, but just when he's about to grab it, she kicks it away.

"Not so brave without your sword now, are you?" Asked Duvessa. Using her scepter again, she blasts Derek with an even more powerful bolt of lightning. But he doesn't fall right away, despite being pushed back by the force. "Fall, you fool!!" Duvessa said angrily. She blasts her scepter at Derek again, and this one fatally hits him right in the chest. He finally goes down after that.

Ready to finish the king off, Duvessa slowly walks towards Derek and raises her scepter. "Any last words before I end you?" She asked. "You won't... get away with this!" Derek said with a cough. "Hmm, not surprised you'd say that. Lucky for you, little king, your death will instead be slow and painful. After all, you're not my main target, and neither are your pitiful wife and sister in-law. But you're still gonna die... and no one will be able to save you." Said Duvessa. She disappears in another puff of smoke while laughing evilly.