Shawn Kindle finds himself surrounded by the butter ant horde, under the command of the Queen herself.
Butter Ant Queen: I wanted to stay out of this fight, but I really don't have much of a choice when the enemy breaks into my home. (The Queen says as she emerges from the shadows, flying alongside several of her butter ant drones)
Shawn Kindle: This kid sure has a lot of dream beings, no wonder he doesn't have any armour yet. All his time wasted getting dream beings, when he could have used that time to get stronger. Relying on these creatures makes you weak, only the strong can afford the luxury of subjects. It's a lesson I learned the hard way, and now I have to teach it to you, Kid! (Shawn thought determinately)
Butter Ant Queen: Kill him! (The Queen commanded, making her drones blitz towards Shawn, their stingers at the ready)
Shawn Kindle: Come on, Chase Horde! Defend me! (Shawn yells out)
A red mist quickly escapes from Shawn's armour, taking the shape of twelve red wolves. The wolves all leap into the air to battle the drones, knocking them out of the air and finishing them off on the ground.
Some of the drones manage to evade the wolves and still rush towards Shawn, but with his armoured hands pulsating with red energy, he stands ready for them.
The drones release their venom and try to bathe Shawn in the acidic substance, but with cat like reflexes he dodges it easily, and then tags every single one of the drones. Even though Shawn only touched them, the drones instantly lose the strength to fly, and all fall useless on the ground.
Shawn's hands now begin to burn red with energy, but his look of satisfaction could not be seen because of his helmet.
Shawn Kindle: This will be easy! (Shawn thought before rushing forward, moving around the battlefield quickly, but doing nothing more than just touching the ants)
Using the Dream Stealer skill, Shawn can completely drain the dream energy out of the butter ants, and all with one touch.
Butter Ant Queen: I know this power, this is what my partner used to defeat me. But his, his is much stronger. If I am going to win this fight, then I must act fast. (The Queen thought before blitzing towards Shawn Kindle, slamming her stinger into his armoured chest, and therefore knocking him back)... He drains using his hands, so I will not let them touch me. (The Queen thought before speeding towards Shawn once again, this time grabbing a hold of him with her insectoid legs)
The Queen of the ants slams Shawn's body back and forth, making sure to be so violent that he can't even make a move to touch her body.
Shawn is able to regain his composure, and then tries to touch the Queen. But then she let's go of him, letting his armoured body fall to ground painfully.
The Queen uses her pheromones to summon more of her ants from nowhere, and they all gather around the Corrupted Dreamer, burying him underneath their bulk.
Shawn Kindle: Enough!!! (Shawn yells as he pushes away all the ants with a powerful release of his corruption chains)... If I can't drain you, then I'll just kill you instead! (Shawn yells in anger, swinging his elongating chain towards the Queen)... Spikes! (Shawn yells out, making the chain instantly develop sharp spikes)
The spiked chain easily seperates the Queen's head from her body, and the two parts fall separately on the ground. Even without her head attached to her body, the Queen of the ants still retains life. So with her dying breath, she gives one final command to all of her soldiers.
Butter Ant Queen: Avenge... me. (The Queen spoke, releasing her pheromones one last time)
Not long after that the large chamber begins to quake, a result of all the ants that were now crawling down from the walls, all with the same goal in mind.
Shawn Kindle: (Sighs) This sucks. (Shawn said in annoyance, preparing himself for this fight)
Toby Robinson is vigorously shaking the unconscious body of Prince Charming, desperately trying to get the dream being to wake up.
Toby Robinson: Come on, Charming! Wake up! (Toby yells, but his words or actions do not have any effect)... What do I do, what do I do? There has to be a way to wake him up, but I just don't know how. (Toby thought in frustration, trying to figure this out)
Browny and Noble quickly join Toby, but they come with no way to actually help Prince Charming, all they can do is try to comfort Toby in this moment.
Browny: Don't worry he'll be alright, he's a strong one. (Browny tells Toby with a soft growl)
Although Toby doesn't understand what Browny said as words, the tone at which he growled and the expression on his face, clearly shows that Browny was trying to comfort him, and Toby appreciated that.
Toby Robinson: Thanks, Browny. (Toby says as he rubs the bear's fur)... But I'm not just gonna stand here and wait for him to get better, I've seen you guys heal overtime, and I'm betting that the Master should be able to speed up a recovery... Am I right, System? (Toby asks the system)
[+1 Knowledge Point]
[Knowledge Bank: 28/1000 Knowledge Points]
Noble: You can heal him? (Noble asks with a hopeful look in his eyes)
Toby Robinson: Let's give it a try. (Toby says as he stretches out his hands over the body of Prince Charming, closing his eyes and clearing his mind for concentration)
In many movies the way magic works is you have to visualize what you want to happen, and the magic will then flow through you and create the desired effect. Dream energy might or might not be magic based, but right now, Toby is really hoping it works that way.
[-100 Dream Points]
[Dream Bank: 5627 Dream Points]
Blue energy particles begin to flow from Toby's hand, entering Charming's body and slowly having an effect. Prince Charming's injuries have begun to heal, and in only a matter of seconds he has fully recovered.
Prince Charming: (Groans) My Lord, what happened? (Charming asked weakly)
Toby just holds his hand, happy to see his friend all healed up.
Toby Robinson: Glad you're okay, buddy. (Toby says as he helps Charming up, but he is still a bit woozy)... Are you okay? (Toby asks, now a little worried)
Prince Charming: I will be fine, thank you for saving me. (Charming tells him with a smile)
Toby Robinson: You're always welcome, buddy. (Toby tells him happily)
Noble: I'm happy you're okay, old friend! (Noble yells as he rushes to Charming's side, happy to see him in good health)
Browny: The battle is not over yet, tell the kid to get ready. We need to make sure that this guy is taken care of, permanently! (Browny growled)
Prince Charming: Browny is right, we still have an intruder to deal with, we can't all stay here worrying about me. Where is he? (Charming asks about the intruder)
Toby Robinson: You don't have to worry about that guy, the Butter Ant Queen is... is. (Toby suddenly begins to stutter, a look of shock dawning on his face)
[The Butter Ant Queen Has Been Greatly Injured]
[The Butter Ant Queen Has Been Destroyed]
[You Have Received 1850 Dream Points From The Death Of The Butter Ant Queen And Her Soldiers/ Drones]
[Dream Bank: 7477 Dream Points]
Toby Robinson: No, no way. (Toby said in shock, taking a couple steps back)
Prince Charming: What's wrong? (Charming asks, but Toby is too worried to even hear him)
Toby Robinson: I can't believe I forgot... This guy was strong enough to take down Clockwork. We may have gotten stronger, but we still stand no chance against that kind of power. (Toby thought in fear of actually fighting this guy again)
Just then a powerful force struck the Butter Ant Mountain, tearing it apart from the inside out, and making the entire thing crumble. A red armoured figure leaps out of what was left of the mountain, soon landing on the ground with enough force to crush the earth, pushing away several trees and getting rid of all the grass around that spot.
Shawn Kindle: Ready or not, Kid. Here I Come! (Shawn said before rushing forward, moving at incredibly fast speeds, heading for Toby and his dream beings)
Next: Battle For The Dream Kingdom (Part 4)