April Fools Day in Riviera
Disclaimer: I don't own Riviera, the company that makes Riviera or anything even close to it. The only thing I have, thats close to having Riviera, is a copy of the game itself.
8/25/07 Update: Yeah I cleaned this chapter up a bit as well.
2/14/08 Update:Checking for grammatical errors. I'm starting to write the next chapter in due time.
10/29/09 Update3: Its been a long time since I've edited this chapter for mistakes and what not. There might be one or two more typos floating around but that's mostly it. Enjoy :D I'll be editing the other chapters as well to fix all the issues, or most of them.
A/N: This is my first fanfic that was supposed to end in 4 chapters. It, at the current time of writing, has extended as a second fanfic with seven chapters and is still going.
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[Chapter 01 Beginnings]
It was usual day in the floating land called Riviera. The landmass was, for some unexplainable reason, floating above a never ending sea.
In Riviera, there is a small cozy village, hidden in a forest, called Elendia. There many sprites, a race of people who live in Elendia, as well as fairies, a harpuia, and even a winged sprite, called an arc. People in Elendia enjoy a new peace thanks to a grim angel, an angel whose suppose to it kill and fight. It has been sometime after the conflict ended as April Fool's Day approaches the town.
No one was home at Lina and Fia's house. Fia, a sprite who wears green dresses, was collecting herbs to make more needed potions. Lina, a child sprite, was off playing with Gill and Molan, as usual. Serene, an arc with wings, was at the Grove of Repose, talking as usual. While Cierra was creating more trouble than she was worth. And Ein...
Well, the grim angel was at Chappi's house discussing his plans. Although its only a week away, this was his first April Fools Day in Elendia, for Ein. The wingless angel was Chappi's best customer, so he was willing to help Ein back.
The angel walked to a small adobe in the village. It was the only house with a working furnace and anvil. As the wingless individual approached the house that was built into the tree, Ein felt a small breeze. A few leaves flowed around Ein's feet as he ignores the wind and takes another step. His hand grabs on the dull, silver circular door knob. With a simple twist, the wooden door was opened as the bell on the door rung.
"Hey Chappi, long time no see huh?"the angel said, watching a midget polish a weapon.
"Indeed. Why are you here anyway? The violence has died down, thanks to your help, and you still have a very usable Einherjar. You don't really need any more weapon do you?"Chappi, a midget blacksmith, said focusing on a new sword. The small person was skilled at crafting weapons and using his reliable hammer. He put his sword down to a nearby anvil and took off his smith's apron, which was made of metal and fabric.
"No... Well I need an idea for April Fools Day and possibly your help as well."the craft angel said, closing the door with a slight push.
Well I'll help you ,but I'm not good at coming up with pranks for April Fool Day. "You not you don't have to stand there. You can sit here."Chappi said, pointing to his table. The smith, walked and sat himself at the table.
"Ok."Ein said as he walked to sat himself at the table, behind the front desk. Ein produced a notepad, a feather and an ink bottle from his pocket. He laid down the pad on the table and opened the ink jar. With a quill in his right hand, Ein was ready to take down some ideas.
"Well what about the classic whoopee cushion on Fia?" Chappi suggested
"Not even original. Anything better?" the angel said, thinking of new ideas.
"Maybe switch Lina's clothes with Serene so they fight over each other?" Chappi said, putting his right hand on his hand. He put his shoulders on the table as he started thinking.
"There probably better pranks than just creating a fight, but if that's the only thing..."Ein said, as he wrote down the idea.
"Hmm... add random ingredients to Cierra's potion?" the midget said with a crafty smile.
"Wouldn't that be dangerous? Especially since its Cierra."Ein said. They both know about Cierra's "issues" and how she would sometimes make clumsy mistakes. Thanks to her profession, a witch, she was well known, in town, as a firebomb trap that could set itself off at any minute due to a silly mistake.
"Make breakfast but add hot sauce to it." Chappi said, as he looked at his kitchen.
"A bit better than your other ideas."
"How about saying that there is a cockroach in the house? That will scary some people." the short person said, imagine that would happen. Ein lived with Fia, Lina, Serene and Cierra in Lina's and Fia's house. Often, Ein sometimes wake up early to make some breakfast for the girls so it would be very easy for him to set that trick but... since Cierra is unpredictable the house could be set ablaze by a simple mistake.
"Maybe... but thats mean... unless I do leave a cockroach in the house."
"Change the salt and pepper shakers?" Chappi said, as his eyes focused on a pair of black and white shakers.
"If thats the only idea..."
"Replace sugar and salt?"
"Possibly.."
"Find some cockroaches, cook them and serve them for breakfast. Then, once there done tell them that..." Chappi started to say, as he looked out his window. There he saw a black crow that was making an annoying sound.
"Its mean but, your ideas are still getting better. Any others?" Ein said, as the pen keep on sliding on the paper.
"Put laxative in their coffee?" Chappi asks, glancing at his coffee can. Without many ideas, Chappi's mind floated in the kitchen for some inspiration.
"Great, any others?"
"Leave a pit fall trap in front of the house?" the midget said, staring at a shovel.
"Very mean but thats what they get."
"Hmm.. a smoke bomb that activates when someone opens the bathroom door?"
"Maybe something better."
"Leave blood everywhere to scare them?"
"Possibly..?" Ein said, wondering what would happen if Fia saw some blood.
"Pour watch on Lina's bed and blame it on the fact that she wet her bed...?"
"That desperate huh?" Ein said to Chappi as his stomach starts to growl. "I'll be back after lunch then. "
The angel stores his pad of paper and left his ink jar on the table. Ein left the house with a relaxing smile as he returned to his house, Lina's and Fia's house. Soon enough he returned but with an evil grin.
"So what's the plan Ein?" Chappi asked, noticing Ein's smile. "You have been here for awhile so you know mostly everyone. Knowing you, you've created a devilish plan during lunch huh?"
"Well no. I just though of a simple idea actually."Ein admitted to Chappi
"Oh really? Tell me then." the midget said, peaked by the angel's response.
"I'm not going to say it, because I want to keep this idea all to myself. All I need you to do is to make me deliver a weapon to another town and walk around Elendia, in the late afternoon. Could you do that?" the angel asked.
"Fine... wait deliver a weapon?" Chappi said surprised by what Ein said.
"Yeah just give me a weapon to deliver to some other town. Its part of the plan."
"Ok fine, I'll send a message to next town over that I'm sending a sword for them to hold."Chappi said as he went to his desk, next to the kitchen, for some paper.
"Thanks Chappi."Ein said out loud.
To outsiders, it seemed strange that Chappi would get a customer. There were very few demons left, and they could be easily dealt with. Furthermore, there wasn't a need of weapons anymore because Riviera was slowly becoming more peaceful. It wasn't long... until April Fools Day came.
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Before sunrise, Ein woke up. Chappi's weapon was resting on his desk in its sheath bed. Slowly but surely, he put his plan in action. Quietly, he make everyone breakfast and their usual drinks: Orange Juice for Lina and coffee for Fia, Serene and Cierra. He also left a very important note on the table. It would be his key for success.
Note:
I'm traveling out of town for the day because I'm delivering a weapon, for Chappi, in the next town. There are still some demons along the way so I'll deal with them myself if I have to. I have also brought along some potions and bandages, should I get hurt. I don't need anyone else to follow me since I can handle this task myself and I except to return home unscathed. I'll be back in the late afternoon so leave me something to eat.
Love, Ein
PS: Yes I'll be missing part of April Fool's Day but its a very important job.
With an evil grin on his face and Einherjar, Ein's sword golden yellow weapon. The angel left towards that town with the sword on his back and potions in his backpack. Even Rose, his black cat familiar, wasn't aware of his actions. Slowly, he disappeared in the forest. One could only wonder what Ein cooked, what was in their drinks, why their was a little mess of white powder on the kitchen floor and what he did to the house.
The sun started to rise as the wingless person went out of the county lines of Elendia.
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A/N: Yeah this is my first fanfic, so there's nothing special really. Although its interesting that no one else had made a Riviera April Fools story yet, considering how other people wrote about Riviera on different holidays like Christmas.