"I shall begin my preparations, be true all!" Gackmasta pats George upon his left wing and the dragon shoots off into it's circling pattern around the beast. The wizard raises his arms and begins to chant once more.

Abraxas spoke through the headphone, "Gack, it will not work. You have to return to the coastline and hear the plan that I am about to do. It involves my partial crystal but you will have to return. Sorry Gack, it wouldn't work; the book is old and useless now. The evil has increased in powers and might not work, but you can try, it might work, who know..."

"Do what you must, I have already committed my energies to the spell, it will freeze him again, but it will not last. Only you know what may stop him, all I can do is hold him while you prepare to make your move."

Abraxas spoke into the headset, "Ok, when you freeze it, it will last long enough for everyone to return and long enough for me to tell them the plan."

Wrymm is just about to dive back into the fray, when he hears Abraxas calling everyone over the intercom. He leans on blackouts shoulder with his left knee, blackout turns & heads toward Abraxas, he thinks to Ralph who looks up & winks, he turns toward the beach to hear Abraxas' plan.

Farewell my friends, my time has come
dum dee dah dum dee dah dum
The evil is stilled my journey is done
dum dee dah dum dee dah dum
So raise all your hearts and
gather your fears
dum dee dah dum dee dah dum
'Twill be the sum of your forces
to halt the dark years

dum dee dum dee dittle dee doo
We'll meet again with many a cheer
We'll meet again with many a cheer!

A red flash comes from across the sea and the song is ended.

Moments later George flys in alone to the side of Stargrace, a forlorn look in his eye.

The flash of light from the battleground startles the pair of Athiators that had been disturbed, and withdrawn from the battle by events in other worlds that demanded their attention.

Seeing the evil held in thrall for a time by the spell, they return to the beach as they sense Abraxas has asked, but not before the primary one shoots a small globe of energy at the creature.