Author's Note/Disclaimer: I don't own Cave Story; Studio Pixel created it and as such, he is worthy of our praise. Tee hee.
And so begins my Cave Story epic… MWA HAA HAA HAAA!
Prologue
The sky dragon rose, swift and silent into the night sky, two passengers sitting steadily upon its back. Kazuma didn't look back, though tears stung his eyes at the thought of abandoning his friends and family. He didn't want to go, but what choice did he really have?
The little scout robot sitting behind Kazuma couldn't help but watch the island recede behind them. It was the only place he could remember since he had first reactivated, and though he knew with one hundred percent certainty there was nothing more he could do to help, he felt terrible about slipping away in such a cowardly manner. But after going through all he had to save his friend and fellow robot warrior Curly Brace, only to have her swept away… He couldn't fight anymore. Not without her.
Neither Kazuma nor the little robot knew where they were going, the only thing they were sure of was that they needed to put as much distance between themselves and the island as they could. Kazuma urged the dragon on, and together the three companions soared away into the inky black sky.
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A large, boxy figure separated itself from the shadows of the outer wall, tromping forward in hopes of catching one last glance at the retreating form of the sky dragon and its passengers before they disappeared.
Balrog sighed, mixed emotions warring inside him as the darkness swallowed his quarry. Though he would never admit it to Misery or the Doctor, he had found himself growing rather fond of the little robot and was glad he would no longer be forced to fight him. But at the same time, he had been his and Misery's best chance at freedom to show up in decades. Without him, they were doomed to continued servitude, bound by the curse of the Demon Crown.
He continued to stare out at the dark sky for several minutes, hoping against hope that perhaps Kazuma or the scout robot would change their minds and return, but the sky remained empty. Balrog waved his stubby arms, wishing he could fly out after them and retrieve them, though he knew that to be impossible. The curse prevented him from flying too far away, and smashing upon the ground after a long fall was not on his list of things to do in life.
Finally, Balrog turned away from the edge, convinced that he would never see the robot or the Sakamoto boy again. If he didn't report in soon, Misery would probably do something horrible to him again. With this thought in mind, he disappeared back into the inner tunnels of the island.
