Augustus had carried his mother all the way from the arena to the car, she seemed to be completely out of it. He'd belted her into the passenger seat and had driven like something akin to a formula 1 racing car driver, mostly because he hadn't actually gotten around to getting a licence. He figured the faster he drove the less chance anyone would have of getting a decent photo. Charon seemed to be lapsing into and out of consciousness, she was still covered in blood and seemed to have very little concept of where she was or where they were going.

Kali had ochestrated the whole thing as soon as Mortismere had shown up and tried to kill Charon. She'd made sure Augustus was under the ring waiting for her signal, she'd gotten changed into identical ring attire to Charon and they had both waited for the right moment. Now they were driving at breakneck speed toward the mansion where they had already deposited Kizmat. He was safe there, Augustus had made sure of that, he'd been hooked up to all kind of monitors under protest but Augustus discovered that the giant demon seemed to listen to him and do as he was asked over anyone else.

Now his mother seemed quiet, too quiet. It was like someone had used a vacuum cleaner to suck all her energy up and had left him with an empty shell.

Charon's mind wandered, physically she was exhausted but her mind kept on plugging away, weaving reality into fantasy and then turning everything upside down until she wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't. Next thing she knew, they were outside the mansion gates and Augustus was having to help out of the passenger seat. She slumped silently against him as he walked slowly towards the front door. She focussed on the last memory she had, Kali helping Kizmat out of the arena. The thought of Kizmat seemed to spur her on a little and she reached for the doorhandle herself. Augustus pushed it open and was trying to take her up to her room but she had no intention of going to sleep, not yet anyway.

"Want to see Kizmat."

Augustus sighed and started down the stairs to the basement computer and life support room. It was slow going until Kali hoofed up still in the wrestling attire she'd changed into. She swung under Charons other arm and between them they virtually carried her all the way to where Kizmat was lying asleep still hooked up to various unusual looking monitors. They sat Charon in a chair next to the bed where she promptly fell asleep leaning up against Kizmats arm.

Kali looked at Augustus.

"Shame, I wanted to tell her what Tawiscara did to Gojinn."

She giggled and almost as though he had heard his name Tawiscara swooped into the room landing majestically on top of one of the monitors. Augustus looked at her questioningly. She giggled again.

"He shat on the back of Gojinn's head after I knocked him stupid with a chair."

Augustus shook his head then laughed.

"You can tell her when she wakes up."

Kali looked concerned and stared at the two unconscious beings.

"Do you think that dark magic Mortismoron chucked at them will have a lasting effect on either of them?"

Augustus shrugged.

"We'll have to wait and see."

Kali turned and disappeared up the stairs to the kitchen, Augustus could hear her making herself a mug of tea. He looked with concern at the readings being dumped from the machines hooked up to Kizmat...