Curse of the Cubericon — Dennis L. Morrow

The underworld of Queen Torron will break into the realm of mortality this Saturday night, unless the four teenaged members of the New Alliance can defeat her and her army of dragons, firebirds, and other monsters, pushing them back behind the gates of hell. If successful, the New Alliance will place the Symbols of the Quad on the gates, locking Torron and her horde there forever. If the Alliance fails, Torron will dominate mankind. Evil will reign, and mankind will slip into another dark age. Two serious obstacles lie in the path of the New Alliance. First, Torron has found a new, powerful weapon that is likely to destroy them during the next battle. Second, the Alliance members are untrained and totally unaware of their destiny. On a fateful Saturday, their fathers send them into the forest on a trek, during which they learn about the ancient Alliance of the Quad and its responsibility to fight this evil force. The teenagers undergo a transformation of character, learning to be disciplined warriors committed to liberty and justice for all freedom-loving people.As part of their training, the New Alliance must time-travel on four different occasions to face Torron when both she and the Alliance are equally skilled. To achieve maximum power, the New Alliance must retrieve the four Symbols of the Quad, sent to different places and different times by their fathers. They face personal challenges as they learn about their powers and their weaknesses. Their adventure is in turn humorous and heart-breaking, and along the way they learn difficult lessons about life and liberty.