Chapter 4

Skipper made it to the next area of the castle, the Coliseum. As he walked by he saw dead bodies, most skeletons of warriors, all who have fought in the Coliseum in the past. But then, the skeleton warriors came back to life. Skipper noticed the sounds coming from behind him. He pulled out his sword and shield but he was outnumbered and soon surrounded by skeleton warriors. One of the skeleton warriors ordered Skipper to come with them to the battlefield. With not much of a choice, Skipper went with them.

They lead him to the battlefield area of the Coliseum, where they went back to where they came from, only to close the doors behind them. Skipper was trapped. All of a sudden he heard evil laughter, which sounded almost…familiar.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Haaa!" laughed the voice from the dark shadow.

"Who are you?" asked Skipper.

"Welcome to my castle."

"Wait…" Skipper sniffed the air, and then and there, he recognized it. "The scent of your blood…. you're a Belmont!"

And then he came out of the dark shadow. It was Kowalski Belmont. "Open Hell's gate! Come fourth my servants and crush this flea who invades my castle! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Kowalski went back into the shadows and vanish. But before Skipper could go after him, two gates opened. One came out the Minotaur with a battle-ax in hand, and in the other gate came out a Werewolf. Skipper pulled out his sword and shield and began battle with both monsters. The Minotaur swung his battle-ax at Skipper, only to be blocked by his shield. The Werewolf made a charging attack to Skipper's flipper where he was holding his word. Skipper tired to blocked him, but ended up having his flipper bitten. The vampire penguin tired to hold both monsters back, he only had so much strength to do so.

Skipper then thought of an idea. He said the word 'Caligo.' (The Latin word for "Mist,") which turned him into mist. He was able to get past both monsters that both fell down to the ground. Skipper turned back to normal, but he lost both his sword and shield behind when he turned into mist. They were on the ground where the Werewolf and Minotaur fell down. They both got up, but were pushing one another to get to Skipper. The Minotaur grabbed the Werewolf and threw him against the wall. And that's when Skipper found out how to beat these two beasts.

If he couldn't overpower them, they he must turn them against each other. Skipper ran to the Werewolf who was still trying to get up from being thrown against the wall. He taunted the Minotaur, which made the monster angry. His eyes became full bloodshot red with anger. The Minotaur got in position, swept his hoof into the dirt, bereaving through his nose, and then charged Skipper with full speed. Skipper waited, and waited, and right before the Minotaur was about to ram into him, Skipper jumped up to avoid the attack and the Werewolf who got up was the one ended up being rammed into the wall. The Werewolf was even more furious, he began to slash his long claws into the Minotaur's face.

The Werewolf got onto the Minotaur's back and started to claw on it. But then the Minotaur grabbed the Werewolf, threw him on the ground and stomped on him. He kept his hoof on the Werewolf's stomach, got his battle-ax and with one strike of the ax; he sliced the Werewolf's head right down the middle. Cutting his face in half. The Minotaur roared in victory, but was then stopped. The Minotaur was choking. Choking on a sword. Skipper who came from behind jumped on the Minotaur's back and stabbed his sword though the Minotaur's neck. Making it go though the spin and throat. Skipper took his sword out, and got off the monster's back. The Minotaur fell down in death, and Skipper has won the battle.

"I was certain that was a Belmont," Skipper said to himself. "So he claims to be the lord of this castle. But was that the Belmont Marlene was talking about?"

A door opened and Skipper walked to it to get out of the Coliseum. But then a light came out of nowhere; it blinded Skipper and couldn't see anything. Before he knew it, he disappeared into the light.