From the Ashes- Prologue

Darkness. It's all I can see, all I can feel. It surrounds me. Am I dead? I don't know. I can't remember anything...

It's funny, you know. When you're dead, you've got a lot of time to think. For instance, right now, I'm wondering why I can't recall anything. All is dark. All is silent.

And then I remember.

I remember our quest to save our people and the entire world. And how we failed that one task set upon us.

I remember going into Sol Sanctum and stealing the Elemental stars. I remember that I have a partner. His name is Saturos...

I remember lighting Mercury's beacon, and how Saturos was beaten by those... whelps.

Ah, yes. The whelps. I remember them. They were trying to stop us. They didn't know what burden we carried. Now that I think back on it, maybe Jenna was right. Maybe they would've understood if we had explained ourselves to them. But then again, they didn't seem like the type who would just sit back and listen. Especially that oaf... Garet was his name, I believe.

I also remember Venus Lighthouse, the Fusion Dragon, then... our end. I remember falling... and then everything went dark.

I wonder if Saturos is dead? If he's alive, is he searching for me? When he finds my dead body, how will he react?

Suddenly, my train of thought is interrupted by a drop of water. Feh. I hate dripping water-... Wait? I'm dead, right? I'm not supposed to feel anything, right? But I can feel my body again. Which means I can feel pain again. Crap. Oh well, at least I'm not dead. I think pain is something our bodies use to tell us that we're still alive.

Slowly, I open my eyes. It's dark, but not nearly as dark as it was in my subconscious. I can see the faint glow of a strange liquid that I'm currently lying in. It's a bright gold that seems to energize me even as I stare at it... Is this...? No, it couldn't be... why would there be water of life at the bottom of the pit of Venus Lighthouse? Then again... Revive is a Venus psynergy. But I digress. I look around once more, and I see a lump lying in the middle of the chamber, or room, or whatever this place that I'm in is. I wonder...

I slowly get to my knees (the horrid pain still lingering in my body) and manage to crawl over to the lump, with much difficulty. Upon closer examination, I discover that it's Saturos. Is he dead?

"Saturos...?" I say to him, hoping to get some sort of a response from his limp form. "Please... don't be dead..." I lean in closer, and I hear a sound.

Snoring. He's asleep. I'm speechless, and for some reason or another, annoyed. So I start poking him. Poke. He's squishy. Poke. Hey, this is kind of fun... as I go to poke him again, his eyes snap open.

"Saturos? Are you okay?" I ask.

"..." is his response. "... Are we... dead?" he asks me.

"I don't think so... I can feel pain throughout my body."

"Is Felix okay?"

"I... I don't know. Remember, I fell before you."

"I'd rather not remember that, Menardi."

"Sorry."

"Oh well. I'm sure Felix is fine," Saturos mumbles as he tries to sit up, winces in pain, and falls back down into the water, which by now I've gathered is just a small pool. "He's a strong boy."

"Hmm." I nod in agreement. I have the feeling that he's right.

"So... this is the very bottom of Venus Lighthouse?"

"Yup."

"And I take it that this is water of life that we're lying in?"

"Probably, but I don't know why there would be water of life down here..."

Saturos looks at me blankly. "How are we going to get back up there?" He says, pointing upwards. My stomach churns at the thought of just how far beneath the surface we are.

"We could fly up there as dragons..."

"No, we barely have any psynergy left."

"We could climb up..."

"I don't think so. We're both in poor condition, and shouldn't even think about climbing in our current state."

I begin to grow frustrated. "Well, you're not just going to give up, are you?"

"No," he replies, finally managing to sit up, "I'm just saying we should rest before we try anything strenuous."

"... Can I poke you some more? You're squishy."

He looks at me as if I have a fish stuck to my face. "No."

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insert dramatic music Dum dum duuuuuun!

Me: Well, there you have it, folks. Another story from my twisted mind!

Sheba: You're one of those weirdos who thinks that Saturos and Menardi are alive, aren't you?

Me: Yup!

Sheba: You're delusional.

Me: Hey, Satty, Menny, guess what! Sheba thinks that you're illusions from my twisted mind!

Saturos: Oh she does, now does she?

Menardi: We'll just have to change that... Satty and Menny grin evilly

Sheba: Well... Uh... I gotta go now, bye! runs away

Menardi: HEY! Get back here! Satty and Menny go running after Sheba

Me: --;; Uh... yeah... well, read and review, people! Or I'll send the Chibi-Fusion Dragon after ya! Fear the Chibi!