A Hero's Return
"Charles? Charles!"
"Keep you voice down," Charles ordered. The Warrior walked out of the shadows under the trees, his black armor fitting perfectly into the night, his white trim making him seem like just an outline or a ghost.
In his arms, though, was a baby, wrapped in a blue blanket, he held it to his chest. The little baby was sound asleep, and Charles petted its cheek.
"Is that him?"
"Who else? Tell me…what have you seen?" Charles asked, his face residing in the shadows.
"When fire rains from the sky, run with your son. Give up your child on the first home you find. Give your life for his and Lore will be saved."
"And you are positive… of all of this? My death, his rise, the return of the Dragonark name?"
"I have never been surer of anything. I'm sorry," she whispered, tears falling to the ground.
"If I am to die, to let Lore and my son live, then so be it. You are still young. See to my son's protection."
"I cannot. I have foreseen that he will be raised by a man of the night. A Rouge."
"A Rouge?"
"I have seen it. His first chapter will gain him many allies, as Alex the Rouge. His Second will be told as Alex the Dragonlord. Third as Alex Dragonark"
"Are there more chapters?"
"Life is like a book, Charles and for the books of heroes like you and young Alex, there are many chapters," Lady Celestia smiled, taking off her hood.
"Woohoo! Another round of beers, on me!" Alex screamed. He then looked at his table of friends and one of the girls grabbed Alex and kissed his cheek.
The years had been kind to Alex; his hair was still the shaggy, messy black hair it was years ago, and he was wearing his old black armor with blue trim and had a noticeable chinstrap of black hair and a small moustache.
"Back to the song!" he yelled."
The whole pub began slamming their hands to their tables and stomping the ground in a rhythm as Alex and his table sang and raised their drinks around.
SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME, BOYS
SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME
I'LL BE HOME WITH THE BOOK OF RULE SO JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME
SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME BOY
SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME
I'LL BE HOME WITH THE BOOK OF RULE SO YOU JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT
SO JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT
JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT
SO JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT
SO JUST SAVE THE LAST PINT FOR ME!!
"Hey! Out of my way! I need to talk to him!"
"I'm sorry kid, but no one younger than eighteen!"
"I don't want a drink! I want to talk to Alex!"
Alex stopped from the loud singing and saw a young girl try to fight her way past the guard. It looked like she was trying to get to him, fighting against the guard, probably only ten years old.
He simply shrugged and continued drinking his drink when the girl suddenly yelled-
"Jojo sent me!"
"Hey, Alex? You cool?" a man asked as Alex nearly dropped his drink to the ground. He dropped the wooden cup and it landed on the table loudly.
"Let her in," Alex sighed, motioned the little girl over.
"I'm a HE!" the gir- guy said. He ran over and Alex almost laughed at him. He had pink carefree hair, green eyes, and wore a blue robe over his tanned skin. On the back of the robe was a hood and Alex saw he had a backpack on his back.
"You sure, kid? I've never met a guy with pink hair before!" Alex laughed.
"Are you going to help me save my Mother or not?"
"Okay, okay. Start from the begin kid, who are you?" Alex asked, smiling widely, still laughing at his hair.
"I'm Kit, Jojo is my mom. We live in Frostvale, but we were attacked by Orcs and monsters! I remember hearing stories about you from the other Moglin, so I ran away before they got us and came looking for you! I remember my Mother talking about you two, and you had a good history turned sour. I know that means you two might hate each other, but PLEASE help me! PLEASE!"
"……"
"……"
"……"
"…Well?"
"Can you go over that again, but slower? My head hurts."
"She also said you were easily confused."
"…Huh?"
"Nothing."
"Okay, okay, okay! I think I got it! In other words, Jojo is in trouble, right Kent?"
"KIT!"
"Kit, Kit! I'm sorry! Still a little confused," Alex said rubbing his head. "Well… I think I can get some friends to help you."
"Huh? You mean you aren't?"
"Kid, I'm retired from the heroic business. Too much work, just to get the world in trouble again. There are plenty of heroes out there, and they're doing just fine."
"But you're the best of the best! Just one last act of heroism? For Jojo?"
"Look kid, come with me to my home, and then I can find some hero to help you, okay?" Alex sighed. "I have the locations of a few decent heroes that can help you out."
"Sigh…alright; if you think they're strong enough, I'll trust a hero like you."
"Ex-Hero."
"Is that them? The old team?" Kit gasped. He took the picture off the wall and gazed at the six heroes. "The two Mages, Ninja, two Warriors, Dragonlord and Dragon? The original team?"
"Yep, that's us…" Alex sighed.
"Whatever happened?"
"Well I thought of retiring, then… well then we just started falling apart. Maybe I'll tell you the whole story another day."
"Hey! Is that a picture of you after the Devourer War?"
"Yeah, quite a wild…and confusing, adventure that was."
"And that's you defeating the Hydra between Falcon reach and Oaklore Keep!"
"Yep, that adventure was wet….very wet."
"That's you during the first holiday of Frostvale! And that's my Mom back when she was a Moglin!"
"Yeah…" Alex whispered, seeing his young 15 year old self holding the pink Moglin in his arms. He remembered how she was turned into human; how he thought he had fallen in love… He quickly shook his head and sighed, running his fingers through his oily hair as Kit was looking at various things of hi past.
"That's from your first battle with Xan! That's from the Ninja and Pirate War! That's from you in Dragesvard!"
"KID!"
"Huh?"
"Can we just get going? I mean can we just get some hero to help you?" Alex said, taking a piece of paper. He then got out a pen and wrote on it and handed it to Kit.
"Help this pink haired boy, from Alex Dragonark? That's it?" Kit read.
"Kid, I'm famous. Now go away."
"Why did you retire? I mean, you're still young, still a hero! Can't you just come with me?"
"Kid, I… It's a long story, very long, and very stressful," Alex groaned.
"Come on! Just one more act of heroism? For Jojo!"
"…One! Just one!"
"YES!"
"Keep it down, I need to change…"
Alex slipped on the long cape and blue armor, with a belt following. He put on the leather gauntlets, and stared at himself in the mirror. Only one thing was missing now…
He walked over into his room and looked at his bed. Next to it was a smaller bed, as though it was made for a baby…
"Zero…" Alex whispered, but shook his head. He looked against the wall to see a black sword hung against the wall by some nails. He took the sword and stared at it, with a smile.
The sword was black as night, with small little blades coming out of the trim of it. Alex tested with it, cutting the air and then threw it into the air and spun around, making it fall into a scabbard.
"Time to get to work, Dad," he smiled, seeing a red Dragon head with horns, on the hilt as an emblem. He put the sheath under his belt and saw Kit walk over.
"Is that…?" Kit asked.
"My Father's sword? Yep. Let's get to work!"
"YEAH! Thank you!" Kit yelled, hugging Alex.
"…Off. Now. Only girls hug me."
"Man…I forgot how much walking to adventures sucked," Alex gasped as he and Kit walked through the forest. "Kid, how much longer?"
"Shouldn't be too far."
"Sure? I mean, we are in the middle of a fo-" Before the Dragonark could finish that word snow fell from the sky and landed on the two. "…I'll never understand how that's possible."
"Hey, did you hear that?" Kit asked.
"Hear what?"
"ROAR!" a voice echoed as an Orc ran out of a bush and punched Kit into Alex's arms.
"You okay, Kid?"
"This isn't going to be easy, is it?" Kit asked, rubbing his head as more Orcs surrounded the two.
"Not as easy as it used to be," Alex laughed. He suddenly dropped Kit and took a fighting stance. "Kid, stand back. Let me work!"
"No trespassers!" an Orc yelled. "Our home now! You leave!"
"How about…No?" Alex asked and punched the Orc into a tree. "I still got i…AHHHH! OW! OWWWW!" Alex screamed. "Man that hu- Oof!" Alex yelled, getting punched into a tree. "Yeah…not as easy as it used to be."
"Where is my Mom?" Kit yelled. One of the Orcs grabbed Kit's collar and lifted him up with ease, and laughed as the kid tried to punch him.
"Hey buddy."
POW!
"Kid, behind me!" Alex ordered as the Orcs surrounded them. He suddenly napped his wrist and his sword broke apart and grew longer, like a whip. He suddenly snapped his wrist again and spun the whip, the sword acting as small blades along the whip.
He snapped his wrist and caught an Orc's axe and snapped his wrist again, making the axe fly into the air. He then snapped his wrist again and sliced the Orc's head off. Two other Orcs charged at Alex, but the Dragonark jumped into the air and did the splits, hitting both in the face. "I still got it!" he yelled, as another Orc sneaked behind him. It raised its club up, but suddenly froze.
Alex turned around and looked at the Orcs head and saw the axe from before had landed, cutting his skull. "Cool," he smiled, kicking him down. "So Kid, what next?" Alex asked, turning around. "Kid? Oh that's not good," Alex laughed, seeing two Orcs hold Kit at sword point. "No, no! You don't wanna do that! He's a short ten year old weirdo! He shouldn't die...well maybe..."
"Aren't you suppose to be a hero!?" Kit asked.
"Retired hero, Kid. Retired."
"Shut up! Come with us! Meet General!" one Orc yelled.
"Why?"
"So you can get punishment!"
"Why?"
"Because you attacked us."
"Why?"
"Because we attacked you."
"Why?"
'Because you were trespassing!"
"Why?
"Because...because...STOP THAT!"
"General Porkon! We have trespassers!"
"Yo!"
"I can't believe you're a hero."
"Retired hero."
"Wait...Alex Dragonark? Aren't you retired?"
'Dude, that's what I've been saying!"
"Where are the Moglins!? Where's my Mom!?" Kit yelled.
"Mmm...Bring the prisoners!" Porkon ordered, and a group Orcs ran out and lifted a large cage and brought it over, dropping it on the snowy ground. Inside were various Moglins and one human girl.
The girl had long pink hair in a ponytail with a red ribbon. She had a blue eskimo jacket over her and her green eyes glared at Porkon, but suddenly widened and gasped. Her gloved hand cover her mouth as she and Alex's eyes met.
"Jojo?"
"Alex?"
"Jojo...you look-"
"YOU ASSHOLE!" Jojo screamed. 'Why are you here you scumbag!? Did you help the Orcs!? Or are you paying them to do this!? That's it, isn't it!? ANSWER ME!"
"...Okay, I get it. You're mad, but let's watch the language. There are children present," Alex said, scratching his head and looked at Kit. "Besides, Kid sent me here."
"Kid? Kit! Why did you bring him here!?"
"We needed a hero, and Alex is one of the greatest!"
"He's also a hurtful, mean, cruel, scumbag!" Jojo screamed, pointing at Alex.
"Now Jojo. I understand you're a little angry about that event a few years ago, but-"
"YOU LEFT ME AT THE ALTAR!"
"Altar? Wait, you were going to marry him!?" Kit asked.
"Yeah..." Alex said, scratching his head. "Uh...hey, Pork man! Any chance you can kill me now, cause...really, you're not as bad as Jojo," Alex joked, scratching his head and sweatdropped.
"I HEARD THAT!"
"ENOUGH! For Lore sake, stop talking!" Porkon ordered. "Kill Alex! Kill the girl! Kill them all!"
"I'm a boy!" Kit yelled as the Orcs surrounded them. "Ideas?" Kit asked.
"Kid...just follow my lead!" Alex smiled and flexed his arms, breaking his rope bonds. He then saw one Orc holding his sword and he reached into the snow, and fired a snowball at his face. "Keep doing that!" Alex ordered, handing him a snowball as the Orcs charged at them.
As an Orc attacked Alex with an axe, the hero ducked and uppercutt him, and then jumped out if the way of a spear. He then grabbed the spear pushed down on the front, making the end slam into the Orcs face. He then spun the spear in his fingers and then saw his sword on the ground and picked it up with one hand as he held the spear in the other. The archers aimed their arrows, but a snowball suddenly hit their faces, blinding them.
Before they could wipe the snow off, Alex's sword turned into its whip form and sliced their bellies, bringing them down. "Good job Kid! Keep it up!" Alex ordered as he threw the spear at Porkon. The General grabbed the spear and threw it back at Alex, who jumped up and his feet landed on the spear. He then ran up the spear and jumped, slamming his foot against the Orc's face.
"Heheheheheh..."
"Uh oh," Alex said at the Orc General now had Alex's foot in his mouth. The Orc then spun around and sent the screaming retired hero around and then opened his mouth, crashing Alex into the cell of Jojo and the others. "I'm gonna feel that in the morning," Alex groaned.
"Alex, get us out of here! Now!" Jojo ordered.
"I liked it better when you were all in love with me."
"ALEX!"
"Alright, alright!" the retired hero laughed and picked up his whip sword and saw the keys on Porkon's belt. "Aim...and...FIRE!" Alex smiled, shooting his whip out at the Orc. The General grabbed the whip and suddenly pulled Alex over and grabbed the hero in his green hands.
"GOT YA!"
"Do you?"
"Yes!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes...!"
"Really sure?"
"Uh..well...yes?"
"Really, really s...s...ah...ah...AHCOO!" Alex screamed, sneezing in Porkon's face. Porkon let out a screamed and dropped Alex, wiping his hands against his face. "Kit, catch!" Alex ordered, grabbing the keys and throwing them at the pink haired boy. He then looked at Porkon and pulled back his fist. With a thunderous slam, the Rouge's fists slammed into Porkon's stomach, pushing the Orc back. He then jumped up and kicked Porkon's head and followed up with another kick to the chest. As he landed to the ground, Alex spun around and slammed his leg into Orc's face.
With the barrage done, Alex fell to the ground and looked up at Porkon. The General stood there for a second, not even breathing. The Dragonark pulled out his sword and tapped it against Porkon's armor, suddenly making the armor shatter and the warrior fall. "I still got it!"
SLAP!
The 'mighty' Hero skidded against the ground and crashed into a nearby hut as Jojo pulled back his fist. The black haired ,am forced his body out of the wreckage and massaged his head. "I see you've been working out," he groaned, falling to the ground.
"...I think he's dead."
"Am I dead?" Alex asked, getting up from the bed.
"Morning, Alex," Kit greeted, walking over holding a large backpack.
"How long have I been-?"
"A day."
"What's with the backpa-?"
"Mom wants us to move somewhere safer."
"Safer? Wher-"
"Swordhaven, I think."
"Will you stop doing-?"
"Sorry."
"...You remind me of an old friend of mine," Alex groaned, getting off the bed. He walked past Kit and out of the hut, seeing the night sky. He then turned to sere a cliff and Jojo, staring at the nightsky. The beautiful woman had truly grown up after the years, her hair still long, but her body had matured and well...let's say everything looked better. "Jojo...wow, the years have loved her..."
"I know you're there, Alex."
"Huh? How?"
"We dated for years, remember? I know you by now..." Jojo said, not looking behind her to see Alex. "What do you want?"
"Well for one thing, I'd like to know what's with Kid."
"You mean, Kit? What do you mean?"
"Hey, Jojo...after me, did you ever get together with anyone?"
"...That's none of your buisness!"
"Come on! I saved you, don't I deserve a little thanks?" Alex chuckled, walking over to Jojo, who refused to look at him. "I mean, who's the Dad?"
"Did you ever get together with someone?"
"Uh...Yes..."
"How many girls?"
'...Lost count at a eighteen..."
"Perverted scumbag," Jojo said, forcing the words out of her mouth as Alex saw something fall.
"Jojo...why are you crying?"
"I knew this would be hard..."
"What? What is...oh crud, Kit..he's my son, isn't he?"
"How did you-?"
"Pink hair, but a smart-alec mouth! He has your hair color, my personality, my hair style! For Lore's sake now I know why when you have sex you're suppose to be together!" Alex screamed. DAMN YOU AUTHOR! Alex thought, rubbing his head.
"I know, this is hard to take in, but-"
CRASH!
"Kit?" Jojo asked, seeing the unconscious body of her son, on the ground. "Oh no!" she yelled, running over. 'Alex, quick help me out! Alex? Alex?" she asked, seeing Kit's Dad laying on the ground, also unconscious. "Sigh. Yep, they're related."
END OF CHAPTER ONE
So...Alex has a son, and Jojo hates Alex's guts now. Sounds like the beginning of ADVENTURE! R n R everybody, and of course, like my other stories, if you want to join this story and join Alex's NEW team, fill this out EXACTLY.
Name:
Age: ((Alex is like...24? 25?))
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Bio: (If you're a character from Rouge's Tale, tell what you've been doing since the old team's break up)
Class: (Nothing special. Just what AQ Worlds has right now. So Barber, Rouge, Pirate, Ninja, and all that stuff)
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R AND R, bye everybody! Also the song in big bold letters is Save the last pint for me and its in Armed and Dangerous. Just go to youtube and type in Armed and Dangerous Ending