Disclaimers: This is a fan fiction of Phantasy Star Online; I don't own PSO; Yuji Naka and Sonic Team owns it. I only own my character!
[Note] For people who don't know PSO: There are terms that you might not know. I added the definition of what the term means and/or what it is used for. Also, this fan fiction is not exactly like the game.
"The Pioneer Project", A plan born of desperation,
conceived in response to the imminent destruction of their home worlds.
As plans for the evacuation began,
unmanned probes were sent into deep space to find a habitable planet.
When a potential site was discovered, the first interstellar transport ship,
Pioneer 1 was sent to establish a colony.
Pioneer 1 confirmed that the Planet Ragol was a suitable location,
and the initial colonists started preparing the planet for the main wave of refugees,
beginning with the construction of the Central Dome.
7 years later…
Pioneer 2 completed its long voyage with the main wave of refugees aboard.
But as Pioneer 2 entered orbit and opened a communications link with the Central Dome,
an enormous explosion shook the entire planet.
All contact with the thousands of men and women of Pioneer 1 was lost…
"I told you, I don't want to go!" Terrisa whined. "Why do I have to go down to Ragol to 'investigate?!" Terrisa was a teenage FOmarl (a female human force:magician); she was dressed in a red-and-white dress, which the skirt touched the ground. Terrisa wore a red headgear matching her red dress-a hat that looks much like a clown's, except the two tips were shorter, and instead of two round puffs, two small round ornaments were attached by a black string. Terrisa's fiery eyes matched her orange hair.
"'Cause I want to know what's going on down there." Terrisa's friend, Rena, replied. Unlike Terrisa, Rena was a normal citizen.
"Then why don't you go instead?" The two were in Terrisa's room. Pioneer 2 had reached Ragol, but before they could get and contact from Pioneer 1, there was an explosion. Because of that, the landing on Ragol was postponed until the government gets some information what happened. The citizens were confused about the delay, and were desperate to know what exactly is going on.
"You know that I can't go through the transporter." Rena said as she placed her hands on her hips.
Terrisa sighed as she sat down on her soft bed. "Why don't you ask another friend of yours? You know, that HUmar (a male human hunter) in black."
"You mean Mike? Well he's already down there, and I can't contact with him 'cause there's no telephone or anything down there." Rene replied.
"Well no matter what you do, I'm not going! Now leave me alone!" Terrisa said as she pushed Rena out the door. Once Rena was outside, Terrisa slammed the door shut.
"Gosh... Why does she have to be that angry?" Rena thought out loud as she walked away from the door. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. Rena's frown grew into a grin.
Terrisa sighed as she lay down on the bed. 'Why does everyone want me to leave?' Terrisa sighed again as she sat up. Ring, Ring! The telephone on the table beside Terrisa's bed was ringing. Terrisa got up and took the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Is this Terrisa?" A young woman's voice was heard from the receiver.
"This is her."
"Can you come to the principle's office right now?"
"Um, okay."
"Good. Thank you." Then there was the sound of a click.
Terrisa sighed once again as she put back the receiver.
'I wonder what the principle wants from me...' Terrisa thought as she walked in the crowded city. Vehicles were zipping in the air, and there were dotted lines of lights everywhere.
"Hey Terrisa! Why aren't you down at Ragol?" Another friend of Terrisa, Mei, called out from a bookstore. Terrisa changed her direction, and walked over to Mei.
"Hi Mei. I don't want to do to Ragol, that's why." Terrisa replied.
"What?! You don't want to go down to Ragol?! Why??" Mei asked in a surprised voice. "I would want to if I was a hunter."
Terrisa shrugged. "Maybe it's because of my family's way of thinking?"
"Oh... So why are you here?" Mei asked again.
"To see the principle."
"Why?" Mei's eyes widened.
"How should I know? An assistant of him called me."
"Oh... Then you should hurry, huh?" Mei said as she smiled. "Good luck!"
"Umm... Okay..." Terrisa mad a confused face at Mei before she left the bookstore.
As Terrisa went through a big transporter, she came out into a pathway. At the other side, a man-in his fifties-was sitting on his chair, having a staring contest with the papers on his desk. A young woman, who looked like she was the man's assistant, was sitting at a desk on the right side. Terrisa went through the pathway and stood in front of the man. The man looked up from his papers and smiled sadly at the young Force.
"You must be Terrisa, the Force." The principle started.
"Yes..." Terrisa answered.
"Oh, yes. Please have a seat." The man said as he pointed at an empty chair. Terrisa sat down.
"I understand that you don't want to go down the Ragol, Terrisa." The principle started saying.
'He knows that I don't want go down there?' Terrisa thought as she heard the man talk.
"Please don't be surprised. I have heard it from your friend." The principle said as he smiled his sad smile again.
"I-I'm so sorry. It's my selfishness that makes me stay up here." Terrisa said.
"You don't need to apologize." The principle said. "Let me tell you what I need to tell you first though.
"The cause of the explosion is still unknown. We also can't contact anyone on Pioneer 1. This is why we need hunters to search for any clues of the explosion and for survivors. You can ask Irene, my assistant, for more details."
'...Okay...' Terrisa thought as she turned to face the principle's assistant. She heard the principle mumble something about Rico.
'Huh?'
"I'm Irene." The assistant said as she smiled at Terrisa. "Your task is to investigate Ragol, and search for survivors, and tell us what is exactly going on. We've already sent down experts down to start the search, but we didn't hear anything from them yet. You're a talented Force, Terrisa, please help us."
"Let me ask one question." Terrisa said.
"Yes?"
"I heard the principle mumble something about Rico..."
"You might be familiar with the name 'Red Ring Rico'. She's the principle's daughter. Rico was a skilled hunter and a scientist; she was on Pioneer 1. Ever since the explosion, the principle couldn't sleep." Irene answered in a worried voice.
"Oh... I see." Terrisa felt sorry for the principle. She left the office in a gloomy matter.
'I'm going to go down to Ragol and investigate what happened.' Terrisa thought as she started her way back toward her home.
"Let's see... There's my Cane (basic force weapon), five monomates (recovery item that restores seventy Hit Points), five monofluids (recovery item that restores seventy Technique Points: Points that Forces and Hunters uses for magic)... What's this?" Terrisa got out a small red object from a bag she was given from a soldier on the day of the explosion. It flew out of her hand and floated at her left shoulder.
"Err... Okay." Terrisa sighed as she looked at the object. Then she noticed that there was a piece of paper in the bag. The piece of paper read:
"The red object is called MAG. It is an equipping item that helps you during your investigation."
"'MAG'? I wonder if it's really going to help me..." Terrisa mumbled as she put away her items except her MAG. Right then, Terrisa heard a knock at the door.
"Hey Terrisa. Did you changer your—oh you did!" Rena said as Terrisa opened the door.
"Wha-?" Terrisa took a step back. "What are you talking about?"
"That's your MAG, right?" Rena smiled as she pointed at the floating object beside Terrisa's shoulder.
"Umm, yeah..." Terrisa replied. Then, "Wait... So you're the one who asked the principle to meet me!"
"How did you know?" Rena asked in a surprised tone.
"The principle said something about a friend of mine asking him."
"Oh... Did I do something to upset you?" Rena asked in a worried voice.
"No. In fact, I think I should thank you for it." Terrisa replied.
"Eh? What's gotten into you?"
"You know about Red Ring Rico, right?"
"Yeah... She was on Pioneer 1. I really wonder what happened to her."
"Did you know that she was the principle's daughter?"
"Really?! I didn't know that... Is that the reason that you're going down there?"
"What else?"
"Did you know that I'm really glad that you're my friend?"
"Eh? Why do you say that?"
"Because you care about other people. Well I hafta go someplace now. See ya!" With that said, Rena waved at Terrisa and walked away. Terrisa looked out from her doorway and gazed at her friend turn at the corner of the street.
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Some Vocab you should know (which came out in this chapter):
FOmarl: a human female force
Force: a being that mainly uses magic
HUmar: a human male hunter
Hunter (as in HUmar): a being that mainly uses swords and daggars
hunters: overall name for Forces, Hunters, and Rangers
Ranger: a being that mainly uses guns and rifles
monomate(s): a recovery item that restores seventy HitPoints
monofluid(s): a recovery item that restores seventy TechniquePoints
Technique: magic
MAG: equipping item that helps a hunter out during battles
Cane: basic Force weapon
Pioneer 1: basically a group of people (or ship, I'm not sure) that was sent out to seek for a livable planet
Pioneer 2: the rest of the population which Pioneer 1 came from
I think that's all. More terms are going to come up. If you get confused with the unknown terms from the game, just scroll down to see the definition. (I have a shorter version in parenthesis) And also, these definitions are not exact.
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Not a great start, but oh well. This chapter was a little too short. I'll try making the next chapter longer. Please review!!!
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