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 (C) CAPTAIN POWER
 (R) Fedin Pavel


			Kashchei the Immortal
			  (continued)


			    Chapter 10.

“Well, dear, come in,” Baba Yaga invited Ivan.
- What are you talking about, grandma! “I have to go pick mushrooms,” I protested.
the hedgehog curled up. Baba Yaga really was very good, but
compared to hedgehogs... so-so... In addition, it was necessary to do
winter supplies.
“Ivan, you need to kill Kashchei,” Yaga was indignant.
- What kind of nonsense are you talking about, grandma?  What a Kashchei, I have hedgehogs at home
they squeak from hunger. Don't you feel sorry for them?

 Baba Yaga felt sorry for them, but the cause came first! She took the hedgehog
by the tail and dragged him to the hut. He squealed furiously and resisted
cried. But the forces were not equal, and soon Ivan found himself at the foot of
huts.

 It turns out that there really was an entrance to the izushka, but it was
only it is non-trivial for a little hedgehog that Ivan never
I realized how I ended up inside. First of all, Baba Yaga cleansed the Tsarevich
cha from the thorns and he soon felt like a man again.
Life soon became beautiful and amazing again, although the thought of
mushrooms still bothered Ivan. But this did not stop him from following
blows to eat, as a result of which the Tsarevich woke up the next
day with a buzzing head and obsessivewith the thought “And how is it with the hedgehog-
how does it work out?"

 Baba Yaga came to his aid. She hit him with a poker, and the Tsar-
Vich immediately felt like royalty. Getting rid of
headache, Ivan quickly had a hearty snack and began to wait for further
the mistress's greatest tensions. Orders followed immediately
specifically: “The road to Kashcheev Castle is long and difficult, if not
know.  In fact, it’s very close,” began the instruction
Yaga, - “I give you a ball of thread. This ball is not simple, but wool-
Noah.  Inside it there is a navigation system, a small engine
nuclear fueled vehicle (don’t be afraid, you won’t get irradiated, this is for you
not nuclear bombs of the 20th century) and integrated circuits, all this
business managers. I programmed it for certain signals
Signs that are perceived by the navigation system and transmitted
in..." Then came some kind of nonsense, telling Ivan only that
the grandmother probably fell into senile insanity. However, the attack
re ended and Baba Yaga ended like this: "... identification signals
lighthouse, which is in the chest. That chest hangs on chains on
a huge oak tree on the seashore. There is a hare sitting in that chest. In borrowing
There is a duck sitting with an egg in it. There is a needle in that egg -
Death of Kashcheev!  The ball will lead you to the oak tree. Get a needle
If you break it, that’s the end of Kashchei’s kingdom. So you can fuck Vasilisa
yours."

- So, no one is guarding that chest? -Ivan was surprised.
- Of course.  He wanted it, a dreamer... He is guarded by a Dead Knight. A
if he has any problems, Kashchei himself will show up.
- So they’ll turn me into a cake in no time! - the Tsar was frightened -
HIV
- I'll give you the Miracle Chainmail. Withstands five hits from the Kashcheevs
lightning or ten knights. Don't be mopey, they have rapid fire...
The problem is small, you'll break through. Do you have a machine gun?
- They almost took it away from customs...
- Great. Here's the Miracle Clip for you. Good stuff, it will help.

 Ivan Tsarevich with disbelief pulled on the heavy Miracle Kalchuga and
became a Miracle Clip. This made him look menacing. walk
it was difficult. Then Ivan finally found out where the entrance to the
Bushka Using the remote control, grandma opened
heavy door in the closet, which actually turned out to be an elevator
(Ivan didn’t know that it was an elevator: he had never seen them before -
affairs). Having entered the spacious cabin, they gently went down and
went out into the fresh air, where a grass-fed man was walking and
Ivan's horse with moss. Miracle Blanket, kindly provided by Yaga, made
The horse was no less creepy than the rider himself.

- What interest do you have? - Ivan inquired, hard
perched in the saddle.
- It somehow became boring. I want spectacle and noise. I haven't heard for a long time -
I smell napalm! - Baba Yaga answered dreamily.

    
			    Chapter 11.

 Baba Yaga's cybernetic ball was, of course,good help
a nobody, but also a decent bastard. Instead of leading Ivan
straight to the cherished goal, the miracle of technology turned everything into
taverns, after which he meandered through the forest and bawled the texts of
some source codes in assembler, frightening the forest inhabitants and himself
Tsarevich.

 But by the evening of the next day, the sound of waves and the cry of seagulls were heard. This
there was a sea. Seeing the water, the ball let out a delighted cry and bro-
tried to swim. Ivan, who did not recognize anything but puddles and swamps,
she did not share the delight of the ball and, having gotten used to it in two days,
to the worst antics of his navigator, he waited patiently on the shore. On-
having fiddled to its heart's content, the ball stretched out contentedly on the sand and
hummed something melodic in C++. Having finished the next verse,
he spoke in a human voice:

- That's it, Vanya.  My mission is complete. Five kilometers and nine
meters along the shore, then thirteen from the shore and there is your oak tree. And I
I’ll watch from here, from the hill.

 No amount of persuasion could force the ball to point with its hand where
this.  He inexorably referred to the program, the navigation system,
five kilometers and so many meters.

“What a bastard you are,” Ivan, unfamiliar with the SI system, got angry.
“But I don’t know in fathoms,” the ball answered calmly, raising
going up a high hill, - Yes, you can see it from the shore without worrying -
Rest in peace.

 Ivan, cursing dirty, drove heavily along the shore. Horse legs
under the weightammunition sank knee-deep in the coastal sand. Multi-
countless fish laughed shamelessly, looking at the Tsarevich and shamelessly
They shamefully poked him with their fins. Soon you appeared around the corner
lush Oak against the backdrop of the black towers of the Castle of Death. He was still far away
and so the Tsarevich decided to have a good rest before the assault. He
drove up to the stump he liked and fell onto the sand with a clang.
He didn’t manage to crawl to the stump, and in general he was too lazy, and Ivan
fell asleep just like that.

    
			   Chapter 12.

 The morning was clear. Mirages played merrily over the sea. This morning they
played Hamlet.  Ivan opened his heavy eyelids with difficulty and for a minute
witnessed a tragic episode of a great work. When the tension
his femininity subsided, he began moral preparation for the upcoming battle
ve, having finished with that, he began to work on the technical one. First of all he
checked the safety of the Miracle Chain Mail. The chain mail was in excellent condition
condition and was immediately eager to fight. Machine gun, as well as Miracle Wallpaper-
ma, were also in combat-ready condition, although they did not go into battle
were torn.  Meanwhile the horse was grazing. There was no grass in the area, but
Not far from the shore, fragrant hemp fields bloomed. The horse is not og-
limited to simply eating plants. He found the Dead somewhere
Knight and, imitating an attack on the ill-fated Oak, forced him
throw lightning bolts that set the field on fire, while exuding fan-
Tastic smells.

 The horse was already ready. The prince took a deep breath andalso felt
felt much better. It was time to staff the expedition
tion.  Ivan, with the ease of a prostitute, jumped into the saddle and loaded the machine gun.
Miracle Clip and, whooping furiously, rushed to the Oak.

 The audience has already gathered. The idle fish swam closer to the shore,
so as not to miss anything interesting. The important birds have descended
lower, also wanting to observe justice. Cyber tangle, remaining
having seen Ivan several kilometers ago, he quietly moved to
the tubercle is closer.  His optical systems, in principle, could
produce an excellent image even at long distances, but it
I also wanted to have high-quality stereo sound. There are goblins on the shore
sold tickets to numerous peasant tourists for the best
places.  The brownies were briskly selling kvass, bagels and honey
goy.  The landowners who occupied the best places were already placing their bets,
and the majority bet on Ivan. Evil spirits and representatives
The forces of light leaned toward Kashchei.

 Meanwhile, Ivan was approaching Oak. Intoxicated with hemp
smoke, the horse rushed at full speed. The Tsarevich raised the machine gun
tovka. Suddenly, a Dead Knight appeared from behind an oak tree. It was ordinary
skeleton dressed in medieval armor. However, the armor was simply
fancy dress. Seeing a formidable weapon in the hands of the attacker
with even more formidable ammunition, the Knight threw off his jester costume,
presenting his bony nature to the audience. But to intimidatehe nevertheless left his helmet on the dried skull and began to furiously
twirling the sword above his head, shouting something warlike. On his cry
ki Ivan responded with a short burst. The bullets knocked out several
to the ribs, causing delight on the part of humanity. Via
a couple of moments the enemies got closer and the Skeleton slashed Ivan with its
with a sword.  The Tsarevich’s gilded helmet was dented from the blow, and the rider
I almost dropped my machine gun. Having jumped ten meters by inertia,
the horse turned sharply and Ivan drew the Dead Knight with a long
queue. The shot was successful and blew off the Skeleton’s right arm,
depriving him of the ability to fully use the sword. Then the Knight
went into an energy attack. When on the second approach Ivan
aimed the machine gun directly at the Skeleton's skull, he let out a melodic
sound with a good dose of homing ball lightning. Lightning
hit the target and knocked Ivan Tsarevich out of the saddle. Evil spirits
rejoiced.  But the fellow did not get lost, but quickly jumped to his feet and
fired several random bursts at the Skeleton. The bullets are done
his job, and the Skeleton lost a few more ribs. However, even
after so many losses, the Knight found the strength to let Ivan
a portion of ball lightning. And yet a long machine-gun burst
la Skeleta out of his fighting uniform and the strict judges carried him off the field
battle.

 Some representatives of evil spirits began to place bets on Ivan.
Landowners' ratesincreased. Tensions grew. The audience is noisy
la.

 Ivan ran up to the tree and made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to pick up
Xia on Dub. He soon realized the inconsistency of this idea. Sick-
The officers, in a discordant tone, advised him to use weapons.
It was not possible to fell the Oak with a Kitchen Knife. This is Tsa-
Revich found out after an hour of unsuccessful attempts. Then one of the spectators called
two volunteers were present. These were Ilya Muromets and Alyosha Popovich,
both dead drunk, but ready for destruction. They are in one fell swoop
They demolished the oak tree and, going into a frenzy, set to work on the spectator stands.
Somehow they managed to calm them down, but the first ones appeared among the spectators
victims.

 Ivan broke the lock on the chest with the butt of a machine gun and opened it.
Suddenly a goblin jumped out of it and began to run away. However
The prince instantly overtook him and covered him with a cylinder, grabbed from the
the same chest. Carefully lifting the cylinder, the fighter found a hare there.
with the inscription "Made in USA". The audience burst into applause.
Out of surprise, he dropped the cylinder and rushed headlong towards
to the public. But Ivan fired curses and a dozen bullets after him. Hare
scattered into pieces without even having time to crow, taking with him more
heels of innocent souls. That part of the public who are not
they splattered hare remains and applauded. The stakes for Ivan grew. Od-
However, Baba Yaga turned out to be right. There was a duck in the hare, which,
looking around hauntedly and disgustedlygrunting, took acceleration and under-
jumped into the air, clasping her paws.

 Yaga herself hovered in her mortar at a safe distance. Seeing
that her fantasies were justified, she even shed tears of pleasure
actions.  In the mortar with the grandmother sat her one and only
black cat Equipped with field binoculars, he watched with excitement
fight.  The cat also loved hot battles, but always preferred
is located to the side.

 Meanwhile, the duck was gaining height. Wanting to consider it in detail-
her, the birds flew even closer. And Ivan, not wanting to upset
audience and let the duck go, he began to shoot the duck with a machine gun.
Unlike the hare, the duck had a plaque with the inscription “Zrob-
Lena near Belarus" (this was later told by the sparrows that survived
le duck hunting), which determined its excellent flight characteristics
teristics. The bird was spinning around like crazy. She made a dead pet-
lyu, barrel and in every possible way avoided Ivan’s ominous bullets, mercilessly
mowing down important and unimportant birds. Bird feathers and roasted game
rained down on the heads of the curious public. Soon the sky will significantly
cleared, and the duck kept zig-zagging and zapping. Not wanting to spend
precious ammunition, the shooter pulled out a miniature
Stinger installation. After careful aiming, the missile with noise
I went to my goal. Of course, I didn’t manage to hit the nimble bird, yes
this was not required: having hit the scattered sparrow, the rocket
exhausted powerfulan explosion that did not spare even the duck. Nimble bird, no
Having assessed the enemy's tricks, it fell to pieces, releasing
I'm scooping an egg.

 The egg flew down and splashed into the sea waves. Pro-
it came from not far from the shore, but it was quite difficult to get it
bottom, especially considering Ivan’s aversion to clean water. Position
was saved by Pike, who saw that Ivan was preparing a nuclear charge with the aim of
evaporate the sea. Not wanting to be cooked, the fish sank to the bottom and through
for a couple of hours she presented the desired egg to the tired public.

 But then Kashchei the Immortal himself appeared.