( part 10 of the Chronicles of the Digital Universe)
Written by, Peter Ripley
Chapter 1: Fish Bait
The Black Manta
The black manta was working on his Manta Submarine when a guppie fish posing as messenger from Neels came into his hide out saying, “ Black Manta, I got a message from your friend Neels. The daughter of Neptune, and him are being held captive in a cave by a thug of the Squid, named Croc, I managed to escape, to tell you.”
Black Manta: “ Hold on how did you know how to find my hide out?”
Suspicious the Black Manta, didn't know whether or not to trust what the guppie was saying asked, “ Has the Neptune authorities been notified?”
Guppie Fish: “ There's no time to contact the authorities, Neels and this mermaid needs your help now!”
Black Manta: “ Okay, despite my better judgment I'll go and see what's this is about, we'll take Manta 1, so we can rescue those being held captive, and provide medical attention, there's a medical bot, who can treat the wounded if needed.”
Then the Black Manta leaving his pet manta ray behind to guard his hide out got on board the submarine, and drove off to the place where the fish guppie said his friend, and this daughter of Neptune was being held, he brought the guppie along to lead the way there. Little did the Black Manta knew the guppie was leading him into a trap!
Chapter 2: In the fishers net.
CROC the Squid's henchman
They arrived at the top of the underwater cavern, which led down a deep under water canyon, and just before the ocean floor was a cave entrance that led to the dungeon where the captives were being kept. The Black Manta drove his sub down the canyon periodically looking at his passenger riding in the copilot seat, looking for any signs of fear, or betrayal in his behavior. He wished he had telepathic abilities so he could read minds. Then he could tell all this was a trap.
Nevertheless, he drove his sub down the canyon, near some coral reefs across from the entrance of the cave, he had the guppie showed him where the guppie made his escape from, inside a shaft that was near the main entrance. They swam through the shaft, which lead to a upper walkway above the chamber of the dungeon, sure enough, they saw his friend Neels, and the mermaid being held in cells below, a large ice monster was guarding them, along with some thugs.
From his position the Black Manta couldn't see who was in charge, only the tugs, and the ice creature. The main thug among them was a crocodile like creature, named “Croc” he was pacing back and forth like he was waiting for something, or perhaps someone. Black Manta then pushed the gem on his amulet sending a sound wave that only manta rays could hear, calling or their help. He didn't know if the signal would be heard, or help would come from the manta rays. He then came down from the cat walk to confront the crocodile like creature. He was about to take a swing at the thug, when suddenly he felt a harpoon gun spear at his back. He looked behind him and saw the guppie pointing a weapon on him, Croc said, Well, well boys look what we got here in our fishing net, the mighty Black Manta!”
Black Manta: “Croc, did anyone ever tell you your full of crock?”
Croc: “ Funny, not only you're a sucker, but a comic as well. Welcome to your prison!”
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The Black Manta trapped in a suspended animation
Chamber with a ice monster on gaurd,
Then Croc ordered his thugs to place the Black Manta inside a suspended animation, which a fiery flame kept him unable to move without causing the heat inside the chamber growing hotter!
Croc said as he was leaving the cave, “ Don't worry you'll have company your friend the goldfish guppie, and the princess locked in their jail cells, along with my pet Ice Monster. Time will come you'll burn to death in there, your fish is cooked you might say, see I can do humor too!”
Chapter 3: Seduction of a king
KING Neptune the 8th.
Meanwhile, as the Black Manta was roasting in the chamber that Croc put him in, in the city of Neptune, in the ocean of the same name, King Neptune was succumbing a temptresses mermaid, which was a shape shifting sea medusa, with mind controlling powers. She was named Alura!
The king had many mermaids to choose from as mates, but when he saw this Alura, he couldn't think about anyone else. He wined and dine her, and mated with her after she had him do things for her which he wouldn't do otherwise. Only he saw her as a beautiful mermaid, the rest saw her for what she was, a snake like creature, with snakes growing on her head, instead of hair. Many tried to tell the king this for months, but the king ignored them. His daughter tried to confront the medusa, but she cast a spell on the mermaid, and made her go on a wild goose chance, which ended up being captured by Croc, and his henchman, Neels tried to save her, but he was also captured. Paving the way for Alura to seduce the king, making him wanting to please her more. . .
Alura the Sedusa beings tempting King Neptune
“ Oh my darling king.” She would say, “ If only I could be the only one you love, instead of these guppies that take up so much of your time.”
King Neptune: “ They pale by comparison against you dear.”
Alura: “ If only you could prove you love me more.”
King Neptune: “ What I must do to prove my love for you?”
Alura: “ You can prove it buy selling the magic carpet devices to the land dwellers, particularly to the Trojan Empire, that way you can show me to be your queen, and will aid you in making right decisions, than your brother Poseidon has done, and except this token of our undying love.”
She handed him a snake chain necklace of obedience while she was laying in his arms in bed. He took the necklace and put it on, not knowing that once the necklace as graphed into the neck, the necklace would be part of him, it caused him some pain, but she smooth the pain with her touch, which gave him pleasure.
They came, they saw Alura there sitting on a throne next to him, they were all wondering what was going on, the king rose from his throne, and said,” I have two announcements, one I decided to open up trade to the Trojan empire, were going to sell some of our “magic carpet' devices to them, and finally Alura and me are to be wed, shell be my one and only mate from now on, all the other mermaids are to be kicked out from the palace once the wedding is done.”
This shocked everyone in court, some aids protested the sale of the “magic carpets' to the humans, but the king ignored their objections, and order a emissary to be sent to the King of the Trojan Empire, King Torus the great, to make an offer for their fusion reactor engines, and other advanced weapons. As a sign of their intent, the king ordered a shipment of material be sent at once to the city of Troy.
All this was happening while the Black Manta was struggling to free himself from the chamber. Things were looking grim for the Black Manta, the heat of the chamber was getting unbearable all his friend Neels could do was to watch it happen from his jail cell, trying to keep his friend focused by talking to him.
Then suddenly screaming could be heard from the outer chambers, guards which were posted outside, by Croc before he took off, were being attacked by five manta rays responding to the call for help, they made it in the chamber were the Black Manta, and the others being held, and began fighting the ice demon, while others were poking at the fire chamber. The chamber was destroyed letting the fire hit the ice demon, which melted to a pool of water! Freed from the chamber, the Black Manta freed his friend, and the princess, and swam out into open sea, toward his sub which was still parked where he left it, and drove off toward the Ocean of Neptune.
The Princess said while riding in the four man sub, “ My father has been seduced by a sedusa ( Sea Medusa) only my father can't see her for what she truly is if only he could see.”
The Black Manta: I only know of one race which could open his eyes, that's a genii, we'll take a little stop to their land and see an old friend, perhaps he could help us.”
He put his flying submarine on stealth mode, and headed up to the surface of the water, and took flight in the air flying towards the land of the Genii.
The blue knight, (Hari)
Chapter 4: Help from an alley.
While on their way to the land of the Genii, the princess asked the Black Manta, “ My I ask you a personal question?”
Flying Manta ray sub flies the skies of
Terra-Gemini to the land of the Genii.
Black Manta, “Sure go ahead, don't know if I have an answer, but shoot.”
Mermaid Princess: “ Do have a mate?”
Chat with a Mermaid princess along the way.
The Black Manta surprised by the question, answered, “ No I don't, the reason for that is because of the nature of my work, I'm a mercenary by trade, travel a lot, and made a lot of enemies who would hurt anyone close to me as bait to kill me, and them. That's why I don't have a mate, why did you ask?”
Mermaid Princess, “ Just wondering, my name is Tea Cup by the way.”
Black Manta, “ Glad to meet you Tea cup, you have anyone special? I'm sure with a pretty fish like you, there's plenty of fish calling on you.”
Tea Cup: “ Yes, there's suitors but all been approved by my father, all to old, and not very interesting.”
Black Manta: “ I'm sure you'll find someone that will fill the bill for both you, and your father. Were there! I hope Hari is home, we'll land in his pond, so you can get out and swim in it.
Black Manta landed his air submarine in the pond next to the tent where is friend Hari the blue knight was camped, he got out of the sub, and Hari, greeted his pal.
Hari: “ Well my old fishing buddy is paying me a visit, what brings you out of the sea on to dry land?”
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Hari: Be glad to help as long as you got one of those gill necklaces handy, don't like the idea of breathing in water.”
Black Manta: Sure do, the sub is made for four peoples but we can squeeze you in.”
Hari: Speaking of squeezes, this princess mermaid shes your new squeeze?”
Black Manta: Hardly, let's go we can't waste anytime.
Then they got in the submarine and took flight until they were flying over the waters of the Ocean of Neptune. The ship submerged under the water, that sailed toward the city of Neptune.
Chapter 5: To little to late.
Emperor Torus the Great, emperor of the Trojan
Empire.
They made it to the palace of King Neptune, and as they entered they were greeted with the palace guard, keeping them from entering, both the Blue Knight, and the Black Manta fought them. Neels was still being treated for his wounds on the ship, by the med bot, so he couldn't help in the fight. But Tea Cup came in the palace and when the guard saw her confronting them along with Black Manta, and the Blue Knight (Hari), they stopped fighting them. Then came in Croc and his thugs, and confronted the Black Manta, he said, “ Your to late guppie!”
Then Neptune along with Alura, and right away the Blue Knight, made her shed her Ora of influence over the king, and revealed her true nature! Then a struggle occurred, with the palace guards, along with the Black Manta, and The Blue knight trying to capture the thugs, but Croc released a gas that froze them still, long enough for Alura, and him to escape from being captured. Once they all recovered King Neptune said, “ By all the gods what have I done!”
Night Owl Comics is a publication of the
Port Angeles Globe
Written by, Peter Ripley
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