124. Up On a Pedestal
Amy decides the pedestal is the best place to go; she simply doesn't trust that frozen willow tree. She continues fighting while maneuvering toward the broken fountain. When she reaches the fountain's edge, she very carefully steps over and onto the concrete base of the fountain. She make her way toward the center and, after forcing medusa to pull back by striking a nasty blow to the monster's forearm, she scrambles up onto the pedestal.
The pedestal is surprisingly large, probably six feet in diameter. She has to let go of her sword to climb up. As she pulls herself up, the gorgon takes a swipe at Amy's exposed backside. In one quick motion Amy's shorts are torn off of her. Amy is left with only a scrap of heart-print fabric circling her right thigh. Ignoring her nudity, Amy hoists herself on top of the pedestal and reaches out to grab the hilt of her sword.
“Not so fast!” hisses the gorgon, the first words she has spoken to Amy. Surprised by the medusa's ability to speak, Amy hesitates for a moment, allowing the gorgon to swipe her claws and send the sword flying off the pedestal. It clatters down in the fountain's base.
“Now I have you!” screeches the gorgon as she pulls herself up onto the pedestal. Amy flips over onto her back, but now has no weapon and only the mirror in her left hand. In her desperation, Amy decides to...