Threads of Fate: The Quest for the Centurion [Relic]
By: Kyle Piccolo
Disclaimer: I own none of the original characters in this story. The new ones, however, are mine.
A/N: This first chapter is a flashback of the end of the game, I guess for dramatic purposes. Sorry if some of the dialogue is off, but I did most of this from memory. This chapter kinda starts the story, then the ones after it continue it. Please review!
Ch. 1 Flashback
"As soon as I saw him I knew." Maya said as she led Rue to the coffin- like structure in the old ruins. "I knew I would need your help." The glass covering the strange box began to glow, and as it disappeared, a young boy floated above it. "So," he said, looking down on Rue. "You're Rue." "You know me?" Rue asked. The figure nodded. "We are the same, you and I." Rue looked down, almost in shame. "We're both Dolls of Valen," he said. He looked up. "Are you gonna resurrect him?" he asked. The Doll, Ruenis, nodded. "It is our duty," he said. "He is our creator. We owe everything to Valen." Rue shook his head. "I don't think so," he said. "You don't?" Ruenis asked, confused. "Why?" Rue looked at him. "Because I have my own will, which tells me I don't care about my duty," he said simply. "I believe you should live by your own purpose in life, not someone else's." Ruenis sighed. "Have you found one?" he asked. Rue nodded. "Do you think I can?" "I know you can," Rue replied. "That's why I'm here." He stretched out his hand. "Come on." He smiled as Ruenis reached out and took it.
Mint giggled to herself as she sat down at the table. "Maya's gone, Maya's gone," she sang to herself. "Now it's time to party." She sighed as she looked at the numerous plates of food on the table. "What to eat, what to eat," she muttered to herself. "I know!" she said. "I'll just eat everything!" She gasped as the doors to the dining hall opened. "Princess!" Gramps, her grandfather-type advisor, said as he made his way to her. "What is all this food? You just ate an hour ago!" She shrugged. "Just a little snack," she said. "A little snack?" Gramps repeated incredulously. "This is clearly a feast!" Mint frowned. "Well I can't have just one plate on the table," she said. "It'd be too lonely." Gramps shook his head. "Princess," he said. "Enough of this. You have guests waiting for you in the main hall. They wish to see you." "Well tell them to wait!" Mint shouted. "I don't feel like seeing anyone right now. Go on, go!" She got up. "Aww, c'mon Mint!" a voice said from the doorway. "We came all this way!" Mint gasped. "That voice." she said. She looked towards the doorway. "Oh my gosh. Prima?" "Hey Mint!" Prima said, jumping up and down. He ran to her. "Boy," he said. "You haven't changed. You're still as bossy as ever." "Shut up!" Mint growled as she hit him with her magic rings. "OUUCH!" Prima said as he rubbed his head. Mint smiled. "So, how's Klaus and everybody?" she asked. Prima smiled. "Dad's good. Mom makes the best meals, and Elena's still out there" he replied. Mint scoffed. "How boring," she said. Then something dawned on her. "Hey. Did you come here alone?" Prima shook his head. "Nope," he said. "I got a ride." He looked towards the doorway where Rod was standing. "Hey Mint!" he said. Mint did a double take. "Rod?!" Rod walked over to them and looked at the table. "All this for me? Mint you shouldn't have." Mint gestured the food. "Go ahead," she said. "Help yourself." Rod rubbed his hands together hungrily. "Thanks!" he said as he grabbed an empty plate and began loading up. "Prima, you too." Mint said. Prima jumped up and down. "Ok, thanks!" he said. Then he remembered something. "Oh yea," he said, reaching into his pocket. "Dad gave me a letter for you." he gave it to Mint. "A letter from Klaus," Mint muttered to herself as she opened it. "Wonder what he wants." She quickly scanned the letter and almost dropped it. "What?!" she shouted. "NO WAY!"
Rue, Ruenis and Claire were getting dinner ready when a sudden knock came to the door. "I wonder who that could be," Claire said. The knocks sounded louder and faster, almost impatiently. Rue smiled. "I think I know." he said as he walked to the door. Suddenly, it slammed inward off its hinges as Mint jump-kicked it. "Rue!" she shouted as she burst inside. "There you are!" Rue smiled. "Mint," he said. "It's good to see you again. I wish you had told me you were coming-" He was interrupted by Mint's impatient voice. "Yea, yea. Listen!" she said. "I just got a letter from Klaus, and you'll never believe what he said! He found an old atelier in the Western Desert and he thinks there's a relic there." She turned around and sighed. "At last." she said. "I'll get the [relic] and finally rule the world!" she laughed evilly for a few minuets. She still wants to rule the world? Rue thought with a smile on his face. "Well," Mint said. "You know why I'm here, Rue. Pack up, let's get going!" Rue's head snapped up. "Me? Why?" he asked. Mint sighed, exasperated. "Because," she said "I helped you get Claire back with the Dewprisim. You got your wish and I didn't get anything! You owe me." "Ruins in the Western Desert?" Ruenis asked. "Must be the Ruins of Ephlysia City." Mint nodded. "That's right." She said. "How did you know?" "Oh, they're very famous ruins." Ruenis replied. "Valen conducted some of his research there." Rue gasped. "Valen?!" Ruenis nodded. "There's a good chance some of his Dolls are resting there." He said. Mint groaned. "Dang," she said. "Valen." She turned to Rue. "Now I'm really gonna need your help." She sighed. "Well, come on! Klaus already moved his whole family out there. I think Belle and Duke are after this one too." She told Rue. He smiled. "Gosh, everyone's going." He looked at Claire. "Rue," she said. "You can go. I'll be fine here." He looked down. "Come on," she said. "What does your heart tell you?" Rue smiled. "I wanna see everyone again." He said. Claire nodded. "That's what I thought," she said. "I'll miss you, but I'm happy you're going. Have fun." Mint grabbed his arm. "Let's go!" she said as she dragged him outside. They ran down the path, stopping at Ruecian's memorial shortly, turned and waved to Claire, then ran down the path towards their next adventure.
By: Kyle Piccolo
Disclaimer: I own none of the original characters in this story. The new ones, however, are mine.
A/N: This first chapter is a flashback of the end of the game, I guess for dramatic purposes. Sorry if some of the dialogue is off, but I did most of this from memory. This chapter kinda starts the story, then the ones after it continue it. Please review!
Ch. 1 Flashback
"As soon as I saw him I knew." Maya said as she led Rue to the coffin- like structure in the old ruins. "I knew I would need your help." The glass covering the strange box began to glow, and as it disappeared, a young boy floated above it. "So," he said, looking down on Rue. "You're Rue." "You know me?" Rue asked. The figure nodded. "We are the same, you and I." Rue looked down, almost in shame. "We're both Dolls of Valen," he said. He looked up. "Are you gonna resurrect him?" he asked. The Doll, Ruenis, nodded. "It is our duty," he said. "He is our creator. We owe everything to Valen." Rue shook his head. "I don't think so," he said. "You don't?" Ruenis asked, confused. "Why?" Rue looked at him. "Because I have my own will, which tells me I don't care about my duty," he said simply. "I believe you should live by your own purpose in life, not someone else's." Ruenis sighed. "Have you found one?" he asked. Rue nodded. "Do you think I can?" "I know you can," Rue replied. "That's why I'm here." He stretched out his hand. "Come on." He smiled as Ruenis reached out and took it.
Mint giggled to herself as she sat down at the table. "Maya's gone, Maya's gone," she sang to herself. "Now it's time to party." She sighed as she looked at the numerous plates of food on the table. "What to eat, what to eat," she muttered to herself. "I know!" she said. "I'll just eat everything!" She gasped as the doors to the dining hall opened. "Princess!" Gramps, her grandfather-type advisor, said as he made his way to her. "What is all this food? You just ate an hour ago!" She shrugged. "Just a little snack," she said. "A little snack?" Gramps repeated incredulously. "This is clearly a feast!" Mint frowned. "Well I can't have just one plate on the table," she said. "It'd be too lonely." Gramps shook his head. "Princess," he said. "Enough of this. You have guests waiting for you in the main hall. They wish to see you." "Well tell them to wait!" Mint shouted. "I don't feel like seeing anyone right now. Go on, go!" She got up. "Aww, c'mon Mint!" a voice said from the doorway. "We came all this way!" Mint gasped. "That voice." she said. She looked towards the doorway. "Oh my gosh. Prima?" "Hey Mint!" Prima said, jumping up and down. He ran to her. "Boy," he said. "You haven't changed. You're still as bossy as ever." "Shut up!" Mint growled as she hit him with her magic rings. "OUUCH!" Prima said as he rubbed his head. Mint smiled. "So, how's Klaus and everybody?" she asked. Prima smiled. "Dad's good. Mom makes the best meals, and Elena's still out there" he replied. Mint scoffed. "How boring," she said. Then something dawned on her. "Hey. Did you come here alone?" Prima shook his head. "Nope," he said. "I got a ride." He looked towards the doorway where Rod was standing. "Hey Mint!" he said. Mint did a double take. "Rod?!" Rod walked over to them and looked at the table. "All this for me? Mint you shouldn't have." Mint gestured the food. "Go ahead," she said. "Help yourself." Rod rubbed his hands together hungrily. "Thanks!" he said as he grabbed an empty plate and began loading up. "Prima, you too." Mint said. Prima jumped up and down. "Ok, thanks!" he said. Then he remembered something. "Oh yea," he said, reaching into his pocket. "Dad gave me a letter for you." he gave it to Mint. "A letter from Klaus," Mint muttered to herself as she opened it. "Wonder what he wants." She quickly scanned the letter and almost dropped it. "What?!" she shouted. "NO WAY!"
Rue, Ruenis and Claire were getting dinner ready when a sudden knock came to the door. "I wonder who that could be," Claire said. The knocks sounded louder and faster, almost impatiently. Rue smiled. "I think I know." he said as he walked to the door. Suddenly, it slammed inward off its hinges as Mint jump-kicked it. "Rue!" she shouted as she burst inside. "There you are!" Rue smiled. "Mint," he said. "It's good to see you again. I wish you had told me you were coming-" He was interrupted by Mint's impatient voice. "Yea, yea. Listen!" she said. "I just got a letter from Klaus, and you'll never believe what he said! He found an old atelier in the Western Desert and he thinks there's a relic there." She turned around and sighed. "At last." she said. "I'll get the [relic] and finally rule the world!" she laughed evilly for a few minuets. She still wants to rule the world? Rue thought with a smile on his face. "Well," Mint said. "You know why I'm here, Rue. Pack up, let's get going!" Rue's head snapped up. "Me? Why?" he asked. Mint sighed, exasperated. "Because," she said "I helped you get Claire back with the Dewprisim. You got your wish and I didn't get anything! You owe me." "Ruins in the Western Desert?" Ruenis asked. "Must be the Ruins of Ephlysia City." Mint nodded. "That's right." She said. "How did you know?" "Oh, they're very famous ruins." Ruenis replied. "Valen conducted some of his research there." Rue gasped. "Valen?!" Ruenis nodded. "There's a good chance some of his Dolls are resting there." He said. Mint groaned. "Dang," she said. "Valen." She turned to Rue. "Now I'm really gonna need your help." She sighed. "Well, come on! Klaus already moved his whole family out there. I think Belle and Duke are after this one too." She told Rue. He smiled. "Gosh, everyone's going." He looked at Claire. "Rue," she said. "You can go. I'll be fine here." He looked down. "Come on," she said. "What does your heart tell you?" Rue smiled. "I wanna see everyone again." He said. Claire nodded. "That's what I thought," she said. "I'll miss you, but I'm happy you're going. Have fun." Mint grabbed his arm. "Let's go!" she said as she dragged him outside. They ran down the path, stopping at Ruecian's memorial shortly, turned and waved to Claire, then ran down the path towards their next adventure.