The Talon of Life

[Imp]

Imp walks into the back room of his shop wearing an apron, rubber gloves, a surgical mask and a magnifying glass over protective goggles. There is a table in the middle of the room covered with a white cloth and illuminated by two bright lamps. Gimpno and Guimpdo stand beside the table dressed in a similar fashion, next to each of them is a rolling cart with a tray full of surgical tools and other appliances that you would not normally see in an operating room.

Imp steps towards the table and nods at his cousins as a signal that he is about to begin.

"This is a very delicate procedure." He says. "Let's do it!"

Imp adjusts the lamps and studies the subject.

"Scalpel!" He stretches his right hand and Gimpno promptly places the scalpel in it.

"Pliers!" He stretches his left hand and Guimpdo hands him the pliers.

Imp works for a few minutes then stretches his right hand again. "Switch!"

Gimpno hands him a small button switch with a few cables dangling from it.

"Speaker!" Imp says stretching his left hand. Guimpdo hands him a miniaturized speaker.

"Battery!" Gimpno hands him a battery even smaller than the miniature speaker.

"Duct tape!!" Guimpdo hands him the duct tape and takes a minute to wipe Imp's forehead. Imp wasn't really sweating, imps do not sweat after all, but having watched too much human drama he knows this is the thing to do in this type of situation.

"It's done!" Exclaims the Imp as he is done working. They all remove their surgical masks and smile at each other for a job well done.

Imp picks up a leather belt from the table, being too big for an Imp he hangs it over his shoulder instead, looking more like a baldric. A leather sheath hangs from the belt containing The Talon. Imp reaches over his shoulder and draws the Talon. He pushes the button he just attached to the hilt with duct tape and wire. A loud crack is heard and lightning shoots out from the tip of the blade and to the ceiling. The three imps cackle loudly.

"It's alive!!!!!!" Says the mad scientist, well, in this case Imp.

Guimpdo and Gimpno pat Imp's shoulder once the light show is over.

"Not the Sword of Light, but it will do!" Imp says inspecting his handy work. He then puts the Talon back in the sheath. "The chicks are gonna dig this."