Reunion, part five

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Esmeralda von Krauss: And you have not felt ours. Tarrasque, dahling. Defeat this troublemaker so that she can be dropped off to a hospital so she can be ready for her defeat.

Tarrasque leaps over the ropes to land by Tabitha on his feet. He grins at her, if he remembers who she is, he doesn’t show it.

Tarrasque: ME AM STRONG!

As if to prove his point, Tarrasque poses for her, showing off his great big muscles.

Tabitha smiles, forming her right hand into a gun and pointing it at him.

Tabitha Osborne: So, you are. You don’t remember me. Do you?

Tarrasque looks hard at Tabitha and though a glimmer of recognition starts to come into play, it’s quickly abolished.

Tarrasque: No. Me no know.

Tabitha Osborne: That’s too bad. I’m sure someone will explain to you in the next life.

Tabitha takes a deep breath.

Tabitha Osborne: Ferrum spectris!
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Tabitha whips her hand in a slashing motion, a bright line of energy tearing into the beast’s chest. Tarrasque takes a step back and grunts as his chest is torn open, blood running down his midsection to drip onto the deck.

Tarrasque starts walking toward Tabitha again, only to be hit in the side of the head with a roundhouse kick that staggers him to the side.

Tabitha forms her hand into a gun again and jams her fingers into the cut on Tarrasque’s chest right about where his heart is.

Tabitha Osborne: This will tear through you like wet paper. Surrender.

Tarrasque: Never!

Tabitha looks a little sad, but hardens her expression.

Tabitha Osborne: So be it. FERRUM SPEC-
The words to the spell are squashed and the air knocked out of her lungs when Tarrasque hits a massive body blow that lifts Tabitha off of her feet. He slams her across the back with double axe handle blows over and over until she is down onto her knees. Tarrasque lifts her up and hurls her over the top ropes and into the wrestling ring that he had been working over sparring partners in. He steps into the ring as Tabitha rises to her feet.

Tarrasque: You girl. Me fight girl soon. Joy Fantastic. You sparring partner now.

Tabitha raises an eyebrow.

Tabitha Osborne: Does everyone around here turn life and death battles into wrestling promos?

Tarrasque just shrugs his massive shoulders with a grin.

Tarrasque: It what we do.

Tabitha shakes her head, forming her hand into a gun again. The tips of her index and middle finger glowing bright as she concentrates her power.

Tabitha Osborne: What you do is die! Ferrum spectris!

A beam of energy fires straight from Tabitha’s fingers that takes Tarrasque in the left side of the chest. The energy rips through Tarrasque’s chest, sending him staggering ackwards to the corner. Tabitha rushes at Tarrasque, hitting a leaping kick to the wound, sending a stream of blood out through his back. She lands in front of him and jumps up to the second turnbuckle where she begins to wail on him with her fists. Smashing him with lefts and rights while she shouts in a language no human mouth was meant to form to sheathe her fists with energy that bring down thunderous blows, causing blood to spray from his mouth, nose, and cuts on the sides of his face.

Tabitha Osborne: You’re about to die, beast. Tell me. Just who’s strong now? Hmm? Who’s strong now?

Tarrasque doesn’t try to stop the rain of blows raining down upon his head, but reaches his arms around her and squeezes hard enough to get her to stop hitting him. He lifts her up and begins walking toward the center of the ring.

Tarrasque: ME AM STRONG!

Tarrasque slams Tabitha onto the mat hard enough to get her to bounce like two feet off of the mat before stomping her in the midsection. Tabitha rolls onto her side,The air clearly knocked out of her lungs. Tarrasque stands up, looking angry. Tabitha starts to get up, but then sees the wounds she’s inflicted upon him closing up to the point where it seems they were never there.

Tabitha Osborne: Impossible! I will cast you to-

Tarrasque seizes her by the throat, bringing the spell casting to a grinding halt. He lifts her into the air and delivers a thunderous choke slam that sinks her into the mat a few inches. She opens her mouth to try for one more spell, but Tarrasque brings his hamfists down to bludgeon her into unconsciousness.

Armand von Krauss: Bind her in silver and take her to the brig. We will decide what to do with her later.

Tarrasque stands in the middle of the ring and roars his victory.

Tarrasque: Joy, me going break you. Me am strong, you weak. Me will win the day.

Esmeralda watches as security on the ship start taking Tabitha away, binding her in magical sealing manacles before they take her.

Halfway to the door that leads downstairs, she wakes up and begins to weakly fight against her captors.

Tabitha Osborne: I will find my way out! I will have vengeance upon you all!

Esmeralda grins as Tabitha is taken from sight.

Esmeralda von Krauss: Where have I heard that before?

Armand von Krauss: Marcus promised much the same thing and see where he is. Well, to Mexico!

Esmeralda von Krauss: Mexico!