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A cave in the mountains. Above whirls a perpetual storm cloud. Rain hammers down. Surprisingly, lush foliage surrounds the entrance, the truck being hidden in some trees. The knights have formed a defensive perimeter, after some routine skirmishes with goblins that no-one really cares about. Arthur sits in the truck, with Mortankas, (Lucidity), Spike and Lancelot, aswell as any other main characters who care to join us. ((HAHAHAHAHA)) "******** rain..." he mutters.

"I say we just charge in. Whoever lives in there, he can't be a match for the five of us." Stated Mortankas plainly, his eyes glinting.

"But we have to be sure he is summoning these goblins. I mean, what if he's just some crazy wizard. Then it'll seem like we're just outing hermits from their caves, and then we'd have to try and get rid of the wyrm, just to be consistent."

"What if we go in under a flag of truce, find out if he IS summoning these creatures, then open fire if he is guilty indeed?"

Arthur raised an eyebrow. "So get in the ******** van, retard."

After some more debating, Arthur decided. "Alright, we're going in!" He took out his sword, and led the party in, holding an umbrella above Lucidity's head.

"No, I just carry an umbrella around for shits and giggles." Said Arthur, in his impossible-to-tell-sarcasm voice. Y'know, his normal voice. "Now, what have we here? HELLO!!" He called out into the cave. It echoed. "HELLO!" Arhur called. "p***s... p***s.. p***s..." went the echo. Arthur raised an eyebrow.

"Crazy wizard!" Arthur called.

"Not crazy just yet, thankyou your majesty." Said the crazy wizard. "They call me Stratovius..."

"Who calls you Stratovius?" Interrupted Arthur. "I mean, it's not like you have any FRIENDS up here or anything. Is it you goblin minons? Have you been summoning goblins and having them attack my patrols? Because that isn't good."
Stratovius sighed. "Yes, I have been summoning goblins. But not for the reasons you think..."

"No deal! Prepare to attack!"

(Lucid recognizes this man as Stratostorm.)

Arthur sighed. "Fine. Have your little reunion. Maybe we can get out of this without bloodshed."

Strato smirked. "Long time no see, fireball. I changed my name, something you should know a little about. Brennon, was it? Brennan? Something along those lines. And as for my new powers, well..." he thought for a moment, "The rest of you so-called supers never realised taht true power could be achieved by a mere mortal through a variety of methods... and once one so gifted as I am has taken these methods upon himself, well." He grinned. "You can see the results across all camelot." His tone suddenly changed. "But enough of this. Since when did you come into the service of this... pig?"

"Oh, you know how it is, you're in the middle of a castle, you blow the castle up... in a coma for eighteen months in the sewers, wake up, fly here, study magic..."

Arthur didn't take kindly to being called a pig, and loudly interrupted. "Ok, listen crazy old man, you stop summoning goblins."

Stratovius grinned wide. "No deal." He said, and clicked his fingers. Doors on both sides burst open, and the room was swarmed with goblins. Strato turned invisible, waving at them as he did.

Arthur saw a door at the back of the cave open and close. "Lucid! Over there!" he called. "With me! Mortankas, Spike, Lancelot, stay here and deal with these!" He ran past the goblins, and burst through the door at the back. He ended up in a cave, the entire back wall made of sapphire, bristling with static electricity.

He gave a cracked smile. "Yes... even now, the portal opens and the goblins swarm your kingdom. And I cannot possibly risk fighting you on your home turf, no matter which side you choose, fireball." He waved his hand at the sapphire, and a deep blue portal appeared. He smiled, and waved as he stepped through.

Without hesitation, Arthur grabbed Lu and jumped through.

(Portal leads to: crazy other world place subforum, desert thread)