Outside Althena's audience chamber in the city of Pentagulia.....
Leo: Hiro, do you want to see Althena now?
Hiro: Actually, I thought I'd let you stand here for a few more hours. Hey Lucia, wanna go watch them scrub all the grease off the doorway to Borgan's tower?
Lucia: Yes! Yes! I don't want to leave all the wonders of Lunar behind! Show me the grease!
Ruby: Sure, Hiro, we could do that... all then later we could all go drink the Meribian sewer water!
Hiro: Aww... c'mon, Ruby!
Ruby: Well... okay!
(hours pass... Hiro, Lucia and Ruby return)
Hiro: That certainly was a lot of grease!
Leo: (who is still standing at the door) Hiro, do you want to see Althena.... NOW?!
Hiro: Please guide us in now, Leo. (to Lucia) Aren't you happy? Your mission is almost over!
Lucia: I would be, but I kinda forgot what my mission was... oh, right! I'm supposed to meet Althena... boo hoo!
Hiro: ?!?
(The 4 enter the audience chamber, where Ghaleon waits as "Althena" enters)
"Althena": I feel pretty! Oh so pretty!
Leo: I have brought Lucia as you commanded, Goddess Althena. For you see, Lord Leo always makes good on his word, blah blah blah blah...
"Althena": Ah, Lucia! You've finally made it! Your journey was difficult... More than it had to be. You see, my subordinate Ghaleon was only supposed to make you scrub a few toilets to earn enough money to buy a fare to Pentagulia, but he didn't like the idea...
Ghaleon: Yes, I let Lucia fight for her life on numerous occasions; she was almost killed a few times, but no hard feelings, right?
Hiro: No, of course not! (mumbles) jerk.
Lucia: .......you....
"Althena": Speak up, dear! I can't hear you. And don't slouch, you'll get back problems when you're older!
Lucia: You are NOT Althena!! Who ARE you?
(Lucia hurls a spell at "Althena"; Ghaleon blocks the attack)
Ghaleon: Hm hm hm, well, it appears we have quite the firebrand in our presence! It seems you need a little... er... creative redirection!
(Ghaleon takes out a huge volume entitled "The History of Art" and hits Lucia in the head with it, knocking her out)
Hiro: That was pretty creative, Ghaleon! Oops, I mean... Lucia!!!!
(Hiro draws his sword)
Ghaleon: So, you will test you might against me? Come, show me what power lurks beneath your worthless skin. But first, ask yourself, do you feel lucky, punk?
Hiro: Yer asking for it, pal!
(Hiro attacks Ghaleon with his sword, inflicting minimal damage)
Ghaleon: Is that all? Is that the sum total of your power? Why didn't you just bite my ankles instead?
Hiro: That's Plan B!
Ghaleon: Hahaha, with power such as yours, you are better suited to bathe cattle than fight...
Hiro: Well, I would bathe cattle, but I don't have a water spell to cast on YOU!!!
Ghaleon: I tire of this farce.
(Ghaleon takes out his sword and slashes at Hiro)
Hiro: Down I go....
(Hiro collapses next to Lucia)
"Althena": Rah rah rah! Excellent work, Ghaleon!
Ghaleon: Hrmph. Hopefully you'll soon give me a task worthy of my skill. These humans are about as dangerous as raindrops. And that's not even acid rain, mind you.
(Leo just finishes babbling about how dedicated he is and notices that Hiro and Lucia are out cold)
Leo: Ghaleon! What happened here!?!
Ghaleon: Well, Leo, I see you're back from cloud 9, so, were you conspiring with these assassins?
Leo: No! I'm completely devoted to the Goddess! Kinda scary, isn't it?
Ghaleon: Yeah, right...
Leo: ...How dare you question my loyalty! I'll prove myself, the only way I can! By telling you about it! Blah blah blah...
"Althena": (to Ghaleon) Maybe I should order Leo to take a vow of silence?
Ruby: Hey!!! Did you guys forget about me? I've been flying here for awhile now being ignored! And I don't like being ignored, either!
(Ghaleon once again takes out the large book... Thwap!)