Chapter Three

"Tell me, Hagar, before I take your miserable life away from you...where is Allura? Damn to you hell, tell me!!"Z'aale Zarkon said, his voice rising in intensity.

Hagar gave him a scornful look and said,"You'd like to know, wouldn't you, Z'aale?"

Zarkon gave her a cold look,"I told you--Hagar...you were never to call me that!"

Hagar lurched back, releasing herself from his grip. "Why? King Zarkon! Afraid someone will find out Hagar the Witch was once your lover?"

Zarkon enraged, yelled, "You dare question me, old witch?!"

Hagar spit out,"Yes! Call me names! Its all you've ever done all these years.I sacrificed everything for you - my home, my name, my very life! And you - you ungrateful bastard! Without me, you'd be nothing! You hear me, nothing!! You'd still be piddling around with that fool warlock, Zandaan! You owe me, mighty Zarkon!"

Zarkon, his face a dark shade of purplish-green, was incredulous! He stalked towards her again.

As Hagar retreated from him, he yelled in her face,"You, Hagar, were nothing when I found YOU! Living on that backwater planet that no one even wanted to conquer! And now, you are nothing-just a dried up old witch past her prime! Who do you think you are, old witch!!"

Her eyes flashed with vengance as she pointed her shrivled finger in his face, "I am the one who's got my revenge,Zarkon!!! You've lost everything!!Hee!Hee!"

Zarkon looked at her as if she had lost her mind. "You're crazy, witch!"

Hagar narrowed her eyes. "If I have gone crazy, it's your doing, Zarkon! Anyway, I'm telling you the truth! You've lost everything! Your empire's going all to hell- and I did it!"

Zarkon came towards her threatening, his fist balled up, ready to strike her. "You better tell me, Hagar, or I will---"

"What, o mighty Zarkon, the Conqueror! I'd like to see you try!" Hagar said, her eyes spitting fire."I'll be glad to tell you! Your pretty little bride is with your son this very minute in your best starcruiser---and your friend Captain Akira is with them too!"

She added spitefully, "Maybe your son is seducing Allura this very minute, Sire! Like you, he can be very - persuasive!! heeeheeee!!"

Zarkon lunged at her,seeing red. He grabbed her arm and screamed in her face: "You traitor! I trusted you and you betray me!!Your RULER,Zarkon!! I swear, Hagar, I will see you dead for this!"

Hagar smirked, jerking her arm away, "You can't do anything to me, Z'aale!! I'm a witch , remember!? Besides, you better attend to your planet going to hell--I hear the slaves are revolting!! ---And I don't mean they smell bad either!!!" She laughed as if it were a big joke!!

Zarkon felt he would like nothing better than to choke her, but calmed down and asked, "Just what do you mean by that, Hagar?"

"Oh, all I did was spread a little nasty virus to all your bots, sire. They're permanently deactivateded-they can't be repaired!!! And we know your officers can't handle all those slaves, can they? Oh yes!! I know that the slaves are escaping as we speak!! Once they get to their destinations, word will spread thoughtout the galaxy that the Great King Zarkon, is losing his grip on his own planetwise!!! The Drule Overlords will be pleased to hear that, I'm sure!!!"

Zarkon exploded!!! "YOU --WITCH!!!!"

Hagar smirked, "That's my name, don't wear it out!"

Zarkon, enraged, stalked angrily out the door.

The Tempest- Chapter 4

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