The Battle Begins

Menroc and the Brotherhood watched as the Wave of Light drew closer to the Light Eaters. The Screen of Life was half black, half dazzling white as the Wave rolled forward.
Drawoc was already at the head of the mass of Light Eaters...his tall, dark figure blending perfectly with the black energy surrounding him; he looked sinister and intimidating.
Spitfire and Slasher did their best to ape him but their tiny stature and red suits put them at an obvious disadvantage. Vespa and Vespoola brought up the rear, itching for action.
The Wave of Light dazzled at a distance but as it drew closer its glare was blinding.
Drawoc could feel the Light Eaters being forced back by the Wave as it advanced.
`Forward...push forward', ordered Drawoc.
Drawoc could now make out the Buzzin' Guns, their figures were becoming more distinctive with every second. Buzzin Gun stood head and shoulders above the rest, his stature and broad frame made him easily recognisable as the leader.
`Here they come. Get ready you lot', said Drawoc.
`We is', replied Vespoola, chewing on her cheroot.
`Dam right', agreed Vespa, flexing her knees.
Spitfire huffed and puffed until he farted a flame in his excitement and Slasher started practising his `self deefeencseeve tactic sturff'.
As the Wave drew closer, the Light Eaters were pushed back once more. Drawoc could feel the force of the energy coming from the Wave and knew he had the fight to end all fights on his hands. But he had no time to think about what lay ahead; Buzzin' Gun stood before him, looking cool and commanding. For an eternal moment the two leaders stared at each other.
`Couldn't you find a baby sitter, Buzzin Gun', jeered Drawoc, staring at Baby.
Buzzin' smiled. `Looks as though you've got your own kindergarten there'.
The look of contempt quickly disappeared from Drawoc's face; he'd forgotten about Spitfire and Slasher.
`The Brotherhood must be worried to send you', said Drawoc, changing tact but not realising he'd unwittingly paid Buzzin' a compliment.
`Thanks for the compliment'.
Drawoc grimaced. `Huh, you won't stop what's happening', he said. `Not with that puddle you're standing on'
`Then how come you haven't made any progress since we arrived', replied Buzzin' coolly.
`You're out of your league', sneered Drawoc. `All of you'
`Then you've got nothing to worry about', said Buzzin'
`Yeah, should be a piece of cake for you, Drawoc', said Funnybone. `eh guys'
The gang nodded, grinning with confidence.
`You won't be so confident when these Light Eaters get to work', persisted Drawoc.
`They takin' a rest?', said Buzzin'
`Well, they've been workin' kinda hard', said Quicksilver
`Don't underestimate them Buzzin' Gun'...it could be your biggest mistake, warned Drawoc.
Buzzin' remained silent and gazed coolly at Drawoc.
`RIGHT', shouted Drawoc, raising his hand. `ADVANCE'
Far below, on earth, people the world over stared up at a sky divided into dense black and dazzling white.
`Wow, it looks as though nightime has collided with daytime', said one observer.
This unnerving sight did nothing to allay the fears of people and politicians alike.
The general feeling was that nature seemed to be out of control.
The Light Eaters surged forward towards the Wave closing the gap between the two energies.
`OK guys, pull back and up' ordered Buzzin'
The gang concentrated their minds on taking the Wave back;it immediately responded, rising at the same time high above the Light Eating dark energy.
`Wow. What a view', said Quicksilver.
`Whooaa. I don't like this', cried Baby
`Hang on, Baby - you'll be OK', said Buzzin' reassuringly.
The Wave continued to rise as the Light Eaters moved forward attacking the bottom of the Wave. The Wave rolled, curling, before plummeting towards the Light Eaters.
Vespa and Vespoola looked up just in time to see the Wave descending towards them.
`Look out...it's a comin' ta git us', cried Vespa, bending her bandy legs and jumping sideways.
Vespoola followed her sister just as the Wave hit its target, swamping the Light Eaters and scattering the mass of dark energy in every direction.
The Buzzin' Guns held fast by the Light, whooped with joy as the Wave roller coasted towards the Light Eaters, once more.
`Get back...re-group', screamed Drawoc, as the Light Eaters flew around his head like great lumps of dark jelly.
`Look out Dragwort', cried Vespoola.
Drawoc glanced over his shoulder just in time to see the Wave of Light surging forwards, scattering everything in its path...and it was heading towards him with the Buzzin' Guns `surfing' its crest.
Drawoc cursed, swiftly manouevering the Space Hopper out of the Wave's path.
Spitfire and Slasher were tumbling through the air like two fat balloons.
`Hey Slasher, this is fun', said Spitfire.
`I's rather be practisin' me self deefeenceseeve tactic sturff', said Slasher, careering into a Light Eater and bouncing backwards.
The Wave of Light continued to roll forward making it impossible for the Light Eaters to re-group.
Evil Eyes voice crackled over the air waves of Drawoc's Space Hopper.
`Where d'you think you're going, on a picnic', shouted Evil Eyes.
`Open your eyes. I had to get out of the way of the Wave', snapped back Drawoc.
`Join the main body of the Light Eaters - the others will automatically re-group. They're programmed to stick together'
`Just like us', sneered Drawoc, veering towards the largest clump of Light Eaters.
The Wave of Light rolled, curled, twisted and rose up, creating mayhem for the Light Eaters.
The dramatic effect of the two energies colliding, twisting and creating distorted patterns sent waves of terror across the world.
In the White House, the President stood on the terrace watching the sky high drama.
`What the hell is going on', he said out loud.
No one answered because no one knew. His staff shook their heads...scared and powerless, they could only watch and wonder..and hope that their worst fears where not being realised.
`Is this it', murmured a PA. `Is this the end of the world'!