Year of Wizard Contests

Willy had been clever at wizards’ college particularly in ancient wizardry histoire. ‘Mes amis.’ A voice began to boom from the walls of the great hall. 'We are here today for me to inaugurate the year of the wizards’ contests. Each of you will be given details of the competitions, prizes and penalties. Au revoir, tout a’ l’heure, etc.’. Duke Louis Dix-Sept jumped onto the back of one of his panthers and Goboldyquick he disappeared, carriage and all....

Willy sat in his bath. It was here in his yellow bathroom-come-study that he did his best thinking. He lay full length....

Relaxed he was able to study, as the green treated water toned his body with Aqua Superba, a newly developed water additive from Health Clinic in Puerto Rico. This additive only available to wizards with 5 stars had the ability to drain all superstar mind-clogging pressures and re-charge the system for endurance, excitement contests.

The screen concealed the selector mechanism. Willy had fed in the contest details that he had been given at the wizards’ conference and having adjusted the selector, every detail of the text was magnified so that he could peruse it at his leisure.

GAIN ENTRANCE TO LIVID LAND! AND RELEASE FEMALE PRISONERS FROM ANGRY SAM’S COMPOUND. FORTY POINTS AWARDED FOR EACH PRISONER RESCUED. Willy pressed the activator remote control and scanned the prize awards list. Wizards achieving more than 1000 stars would receive life membership of Stellar Land.... I’ll be ready for a contest conference in 30 minutes. Be in your cubicles....

There were four cubicles and only three apprentices at the moment, the selection of the fourth apprentice wizard was imminent....

Poor Willy, he was really eager to organise the Rescue Plan. For two weeks he patiently pursued all the details as they were presented to him by the apprentices and he began to organise his Strategy Plan....

He hadn’t much time to release the prisoners....

Bimbo-Sad-Eyes had remained on Livid Land.

His task was to co-ordinate the escape of ten female prisoners....

Soldyar fed through Willy’s ear lobes the latest reports including the up-to-date Livid Land findings from Sad-Eyes. Willy had been incommunicado for two days. On the morning of the third day he called his trusted apprentices together? and outlined his plan of release. He called it OPERATION DIVERT.

Willy had arranged a meeting with Angel Leader Halo Perfectus and outlined his plan to

rescue the women imprisoned....

Interestingly, although not part of Adrian Jacobs’ Year of Wizard Contests he created this (idea shown below) in his sequel Holiday Antics.

Sitting in the cove, Willy sniffed deeply and drew into his mind Breathair Oxy-Zone. He had been taught the trick by Master Wizard Onlywheness who had been blessed by Guardian Saint Lovely Lucinda. Onlywheness had shown Willy how to breathe and on outward breath to sound silent messages. It was a question of nose muscle control and delicate lacquering of the air with thought pellets....

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