((I know that by some minimal demand I'd do UnderTouhou first, but… I really wanted to try and write a MediEvil story.

… Well, actually, more-so, rewrite.

MediEvil 2 was a mess if you want my honesty, especially after watching SGB play it for October. It started off really strong, although the fall-damage and health-restoring areas not respawning was dumb… But between after the Dankenstein or the Count segments, it just ran out of ideas it seemed.

I mean… Aliens with zero explanation? Time travel to repeat a level? Dan going angsty and rebellious? Getting all the chalices gives you the bad ending? Plus, Kiya was extremely dull and was pretty much a forced love-interest. She could have at least had a bit more development. I'm not saying it's a bad game mind you! Just rather weak compared to the first one and its remake.

I really want to fix that. The first game was remade, so… Why not the second? I feel like MediEvil 2 needs it more. Overall this is just a re-telling of the second game, with new features and multiple endings… One of them, which is surprisingly darker than usual.

Please enjoy!))


INTRODUCTION

Ah yes, he could remember it like it was yesterday… Even though it was hundreds of years ago.

When the war first started, Daniel had charged into battle, preparing for the battle against Zarok and his horrible troops…

The dirty-blond approached the battlefield along with the king's best warriors. Zarok had done the same, with Lord Kardok standing at the front.

"Sir! He is here! Fortesque and the king's men have arrived! How shall we handle this?!" One soldier, rather humane-looking approached the centaur.

Lord Kardok didn't hesitate. Aiming his longbow, he landed a perfect hit, straight into Sir Daniel's left eye. Fortesque didn't even get close to anyone, and he was already killed, in such a disappointing way, too…

But alas! Fate knew that Fortesque would rise to right the wrongs that remained!

Years and years, Zarok returned from his hiding after the war and used his black magic to revive the undead once more! In the process, Sir Dan had returned from his tomb, ready to have his revenge and bring peace to Gallowmere!

After so long, Sir Daniel exterminated the one responsible for his death— Lord Lardok. Shortly after transforming into a horrible, serpent-like creature, Zarok had fallen at Daniel's feet as well. He had saved everyone in Gallowmere, and went back to rest, accepted finally in the Hall of Heroes!

Yet, this was not the last of Fortesque's adventures. He had no idea how sooner or later his next quest would be, nor did he realize that his crypt had been tampered with.

More time passed, and archeologists had found Sir Dan's crypt, the hero of Gallowmere, passed down in stories for years!

Along with that, Zarok's spell-book was found near an old machine miles away.

One page in particular, contained one of the most powerful spells ever! So evil, that Zarok himself was afraid of using it. Since it was far too dangerous to keep in there had the book fallen into the wrong hands, the ones who found it gently ripped one of the decayed pages, and hid it somewhere inside of Dan's crypt.

But without that one page, the next person who used the book would be turned into a monster…


A little boy examined the insides of the museum, smiling, without much of a care in the world.

The year is 1886, in Kensington. After eyeing Sir Daniel resting in an exhibit and looking at every detail of the skeleton, he knew it was probably a good idea to go home, since he was becoming hungry. So much excitement, and energy! The boy was told about Fortesque's legend, but was amazed to see remnants of the past before his eyes.

Why, he was so excited, that on his way running back to home, the boy didn't realize he had bumped into three rather shady looking men.

One was tall, wearing a scarf and a top hat. The other was bulky, wearing a coat and having a rather droopy face. But the one in the center… Reggie Pallthorp of Shoreditch— Better known as Lord Palethorn, one of the most successful industrialists in the Victorian age.

He was extremely intimidating. "What y'lookin' at, brat?" Palethorn questioned, with a thick, rather cockney accent. "Y'better get ou'the way if y'know what's good for ya…" In panic, the boy fled back home, not wanting to mess with someone like Palethorn.

The three of them walked over to a house that was secluded behind the alleyways, the sunset peeked through the window, as Palethorn put out his cigar and approached the book, taking out a small cane. "Now's the time…! To show this world wha' we're made of!"

Right as his hands trailed over the page, Palethorn felt the power of Zarok's spells flowing through him already. Chanting the words inside, a colorful aura came out, slipping around the bodies of the three men in the room.

Palethorn yelled in pain as his ears stretched out and skin became a reddish hue. The tall man felt his skin drying up into scales, while the bulkier one let out a howl as he formed floppy ears. Even the stone gargoyles in the room began moving, spreading their wings out to take flight.

Such power made the windows from the house explode, startling all the residents nearby. People were began fleeing instantly, while a horse flipped over it's cart that was holding a coffin, popping it upon and making a corpse tumble out.

The corpse lifted his head, eyes open and slowly standing up, only to be swooped down on by one of the gargoyles.

Inside the museum it got worse. The skeletal dinosaurs were brought to life, chasing down those who were simply visiting— even the ones that were once plant-eaters in life, had lost control. Mummies and other various corpses trudged around, looking for flesh.

All of this chaos, without any knowledge of the source or what to do…

A hero was needed, and he was just inside the museum. Like before, the spells of a necromancer were bringing him back.

Sir Daniel felt his right eye form in his socket, waking up from his rest once again.


THE MUSEUM

The aura of power lifted him off his back, surprising Daniel. He was set back down once fully mobile, and checked his surroundings as he got onto his feet.

… This didn't look like his crypt. It was a little too fancy to be that. There were some poles and some chains hooked to them all around his resting place, as if to keep him in— Or more likely, intruders out.

Not exactly effective, as Daniel just stepped underneath it to get out.

"Sir Daniel Fortesque! Back from the dead once more!" Appearing from a puff of clouds before Daniel was a the small ghost of a child. "The great hero, reduced to a dusty relic in the back of this museum!"

"Museum?" Daniel checked his surroundings further, then scratched his skull.

"That's correct! Things have changed a whole lot since you've been away you know. It's a brand new world, here in Kensington!"

"Kensington?" The fact that Sir Daniel wasn't in his crypt was one thing, but the fact he wasn't even in Gallowmere at all was another matter entirely. He was Gallowmere's savior! What if it was in danger while he was resting?… But if that was the case, why was he only awoken now?

"Yep! A new land in a new era!… But, unfortunately, with the same old problems. That's the reason why you were brought back once again, old chap!"

Same old problems? Does that mean Zarok returned?… That was impossible though! He was dead, and so was Lord Kardok along with any remnants of Zarok's army. Right?

"I'm afraid I don't understand." Sir Daniel mumbled. "What's going on? Who are you?"

The ghost sighed. "I'll explain what's going on later!… Buuut if you wanna know, my name is Winston! Winston Chapelmount! I'm going to help guide you through, so, get your sword and shields ready, then we can mosey on out of here!… Oh, and if you ever need my help, just press 'Up' on the D-pad… You know what that is, right? Right!" With that, he seemed to have vanished entirely.

Sir Daniel really wasn't sure if he could trust someone he just met. Though really, he didn't have a lot of options. So the first thing Daniel did upon stepping away from his resting place was pick up his equipment—

… If not for the fact it looked horribly rusty. Great.

Granted there was enough well-polished weapons and shields around the museum, it didn't take much effort for Sir Daniel to just swipe them off some old, armored knights that were up for display.

SMALL SWORD FOUND

COPPER SHIELD FOUND

Of course, the first thing he had to run into after stepping out of the "safe zone" were zombies. And much to his surprise, knights breaking out of their glass cases to come attack him as well. There were many hostile, fossilized beings of the sort all around in general.

Either way, as Winston put it, same old problems… And puzzles. Really, it felt like a repeat of the past, just in a new area to Daniel so far. Especially when he just happened to find a Souls Chalice lying around for him to collect.

But he was going to be oh-so-wrong, when he encountered something that wasn't quite a dragon, but possibly more giant…


TYRANNOSAURUS WRECKS

"Whew! We've come quite a long way, haven't we?" Winston finally reappeared again. "I had a feeling you had done this sort of thing before! One of a kind hero you are! You're perfect for whatever we run into!… Oh, here! Have this! I found it in the museum, we're just borrowing it for now like that sword and shield, right?"

CROSSBOW FOUND

Sir Daniel just lightly glared at the child. "Are you going to explain what's going on yet? Is Zarok back, or not?" Winston's face then drooped.

"No, not exactly. But it is his spells at work! I'm not really good at really big, wordy stuff and explaining… I just give hints and help! My boss sent me to find you, you can hear it from him, alright?"

There wasn't much Dan could say back to Winston. After all, he really was being helpful so far, and doing what he was told.

Hearing something rattling in the distance, Daniel jumped a little. "Oh, great! That beast is in the way?! Listen Dan, don't be too scared! We're gotta get rid of that monster, by finding his weak-point! You know what that means, don't you?" Sir Daniel then nodded, shaking off any fear he had and replacing it with courage. "There we go! Don't let things get on top of you, get on top of them!"

Fortesque had to admit, even though Daniel didn't know this child too well… Winston clearly was a nice boy who wanted to help, even though he seems to phase through anything, therefore can't do things that involve physically making contact.

As he made his way up the stairs leading to the exit, what Sir Daniel saw puzzled him quite a bit. The floor was simply covered in bones, that were rattling upon his arrival… They all started to rebuild themselves once they felt Dan's presence. Started from the feet, to legs, then the body…

If Daniel still had a jaw, it would have dropped from the sight of the head which attached itself to the large body. This wasn't something he had ever seen before! Even Zarok had never summoned something remotely close to this, except when he transformed!

But now was not the time to be afraid. Sir Daniel narrowly dodged the monstrous dinosaur lunging at him.

That's when he saw it— the dinosaur's tail made a perfect staircase to the top of it's glowing head…

The weak-point!


((Boss fights and levels are generally the same as before, so I apologize if you all wanted to see… More in terms of fighting and puzzles?

I mean, that would be boring to write, I just want this to be written better and more story-driven than the original… A lot of the boss fights shouldn't be remade to begin with… Except one or two near the very end, and a boss we'll introduce later.

As for Winston… He's Al-Zalam's "replacement" here this time. I know Winston is the third most disliked character among MediEvil fans, so I wanted to make him more likable. He's sounds more his age now, but retains his cheery, encouraging behavior!… Just taken to a higher level is all. For all I know, people may end up liking this portrayal of Winston more than Al-Zalam. :v

Please, read and review if you like it!))