I'm where?
I gazed around in wonder as I walked through the streets of Alexandria. Soilders ran a tight watch at the gates leading in to the city, making sure no bandits or monsters came in to ruin the play. Vendors hawked their wares in loud voices, and children ran screaming in the streets. The day was cool, maybe low eighties, and barely a cloud in the sky. A cool breeze lifted my hair as I looked about me. I still couldn't believe that I was here! Or how I was here. All I remember is my name, and a bright flash of light. I knew some things, such as academic skills. And I was wearing a necklace. It was beaded, with a pendant of a wing in the center of the necklace. It also had six different colored jewels in the center of it. The beads were black and some were a dark purple color, and seemed to have their own inner light. It was warm to the touch, and gave me a sense of comfort. I didn't know anything else. I woke up in the middle of the town square by some old lady kicking me. When I got up, we figured out that I had amnesia. She told me the history of the town, about the mist continent, and a bunch of other things too. She gave me clothes to wear, too, since mine were ragged and dirty.
After making sure I was okay to make it on my own, she gave me a few potions, saying that I never knew when I would need them. Now, here I was. At six foot three, and well muscled, I made a pretty imposing figure, and the crowd parted before me. My dark brown hair waved in the wind, and my black, long sleeved shirt rustled. I looked to the ticket both in the middle of the market place and saw the play name everyone was so excited about. "I want to be your Canary", by Lord Avon. It didn't ring any bells, so I walked up and grabbed a pamphlet.
"A story of bitter love,and a tragedy of epic proportions! I Want To Be Your Canary is a must see!"
I scanned it over and grunted, putting it back. As I turned to leave, I heard a small voice cry out in anguish at the counter booth.
"There, there, don't cry! Here, take these cards and do try to cheer up now, hmm," said the ticket booth manager to a small child as he handed him some cards. The boy righted his crooked hat and thanked the man as he walked away. For some reason, I was drawn to him. I fast walked up to him as he headed towards an alleyway.
"Hey, what happened back there," I asked as I pulled up next to him. He flinched, then looked at me sadly.
"My ticket turned out to be a fake," he muttered dejectedly, handing me his ticket. Instead of the word "Canary", it said "Crow".
I handed the ticket back and said, "Sorry little guy. That's wrong, taking advantage of a little kid. It really pisses me off to hear crap like that!"
He looked up at me, and I took in what he looked like. He was short, with a crooked hat, blue jacket, and what looked like blue, striped pajama bottoms. However, his face and eyes really threw me off. Where there should have been a face, it was just black and shapeless. And his eyes!! They were two glowing circles that seemed to absorb you! I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't realize he was speaking.
"…Vivi, what's your name," he said, gazing up at me.
"I'm Seth," I said, smiling and offering my hand. He shook it and said, "Nice to meet-oof!"
A kid in a red outfit came barreling down the alley way and ran into him, knocking down Vivi. I helped him to his feet and turned to the kid.
"Watch where you're going, punk," he said, sneering.
I stared at him,partly in disbelief-after all, he ran into us- and partly because the kid was a rat.
"My ticket," Vivi said as it was caught up in the wind. The rat-kid jumped into the air and grabbed onto it before it could sail away in the sky. He read it over, and chuckled.
"Kid, you got a fake ticket," he said, chortling. "Tell you what. If you help me, I'll let you see the show- for free!! All you two need to do is look out at the end of the alley areas and keep watch for anyone coming."
Without waiting for an answer, he ran to the center of the alley and said, "All clear?"
Me and Vivi said yes, and he pulled a ladder out from behind a pile of trash. He must have hidden it there earlier. I didn't even see it when me and Vivi came in!
"All right, let's go," he said, and led the way down the alley.
________________________________________________________________________
"Ha ha! It fell! At least you weren't on it," The rat kid, whose name was Puck, said as I jumped off the plyboard as it fell between the gap, and onto the castle wall. I looked down, and felt quesy at the fact that I almost fell about twenty feet.
"Well, come on! We'll miss the play," Puck said, turning and running along the wall. As Vivi and I followed, I looked out over the sprawling castle, with its inner court, jutting turrets, and the sword. And the sword!! The sun was setting, and reflected off the polished blade, making it switch from yellow to orange, and finally into a crimson red color. I brought myself out of my thought long enough to keep myself from tripping over Vivi as he crouched out of sight behind some chairs. I looked around, and saw a lot of nobles sitting in the audience, talking. An occasional laugh broke out among the crowd, and as I swept my gaze further forward, I saw a huge ship. In mid-air!
"Get down, you big moron," Puck said, tugging on my pantleg. I quickly dropped into a crouch, and looked at him and Vivi. Stunned, I said, "Guys, that ship is floating in mid-air!" They looked at me as if I had grown three heads. Puck snorted and said, "No shit, moron!"
Vivi looked up at me and said, "You never saw an airship before?"
My face red, I replied, "W-well, you see, I, uh, kinda have a memory…thing, going on." He looked at me, confused. Sighing, I said, "I have amnesia, and I don't remember anything but basic skills and my name." Vivis eyes widened, and said, "I'm sorry! I didn't know." Smiling at him, I said, "If it makes you feel any better, neither did I!" He chuckled, and turned around again. As I settled myself into my seat, a.k.a, the floor, I nearly jumped back up again as the air was filled with fire and smoke! Bright flashes, and loud roaring noises, the smell of smoke, and the taste of gunpowder in the air filled my senses as the play started off with a pre-show of fire works. Gazing in wonder, I sat down and watched as three figures emerged onto the stage from the smoke lingering in the air.
________________________________________________________________________
My head jerked up as Puck kicked me awake. Why does everyone do that?!
"Get up, ya idiots, the gaurds are coming," he said, panic creeping into his voice. We scrambled to our feet, and started to take off down the aisle as Vivi tripped. I turned to help him as Puck said, "Klutz! I'm outta here," and took off into the crowd. Me and Vivi started away again as a guard appeared in front of us! Panicking, Vivi set down a different aisle-and directly onto the stage! I took off after him, mumbling obscenities under my breath, and hopped over a body dressed in white as I came on stage. As I ran next to Vivi, he said in a desperate voice, "Leave me alone!" He thrust his hands out in front of him and fire spewed from his finger tips, accidentally igniting the person on the floor! With a yelp, she jumped up and threw off her cloak, which landed a few feet away, still on fire. I looked at her, and saw the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.(which, admittedly, is pretty easy when you have amnesia!) Her skin was a pure, milky white that shone in the light, with long, dark hair, and eyes that were sparkling like jewels in the reflected fire, which had spread onto the deck.
"Release the princess this instant," said a large man in rusty armor, hefting a large(and very threatening!) broadsword in his hands. The girl walked forward and said, "Steiner, leave me be!"
It took me a second to realize that this girl was a princess. What was her name? I had heard it around town a bit ! That was it! My thoughts were interrupted as two gaurds running up behind the big, armored guy, weapons drawn. I suddenly realized that, as people I didn't know-a blond haired teen with a tail, a dark, spiky haired guy with his eyes covered, and some guy with a bandana over his face-came next to me with weapons drawn, I was gonna get in a fight.
"Aw, shit," I muttered, and then a large resounding BOOM! Echoed through the air. I looked around, and saw what looked like a fire ball with a face join the ranks of the knights.
"Aww, double shit," I said to myself. Next thing I knew, steel was clashing against steel, and blood was on the floor of the ship! I grabbed the princess and pulled her away from the fight, and dashed back towards the battle. I didn't have a weapon, or any reason to fight-except one. My only friend was in there. Vivi. Although, he seemed to be doing a pretty good job, throwing flames around like some kind of pyro. Either way, I jumped in to cover his back. As I stood watching the knights fight the crew (maybe, I think they were the crew) A knight ran up and slashed at me. Although I jumped away, he caught my arm nonetheless, and I hissed in pain as I grabbed the wound. He chuckled, and went on the offensive again. This time, I ducked below the blade, and it sunk into the wood deck. Quickly, I kicked out with my legs, connected with his feet, and brought him down. I climbed to my feet, and pulled the sword out of the deck. I turned and saw him fleeing the battle, jumping into the crowd as they were trying to flee. I ran up beside Vivi, and saw that the rest were jumping over as well. The only one not running was the big rusty guy.
"So… did we win," I asked the kid next to me, the blond. He smiled at me and said, "Yea, I think we… Damnit!"
I turned, following his gaze, and saw cannons being brought fromm hidden places in the castle walls. Some fat lady was gesturing at the ship, and then muffled explosions and rattling could be heard. Harpoons came streaking out of the smoke, slamming into the deck! As the ship tried to pull away, it was anchored in place by the chains. I picked myself up off the floor, and shook my head to try and clear it. That harpoon would have impaled me if it was a foot closer! One foot! I saw the guy in rusty armor standing up again. Steiner? I think that's what the princess called him.
"Come on then! Lets see how bravely you fight when you rats can't run anywhere," he bellowed.
"Steiner look out behind you," the princess called out, fear in her voice. I looked to where she was pointing, and saw that the fire ball was three times as big as it was before! It smoked more than a chimneyy, and flashes of flame were lashing out of its body, causing scorch marks and flames to pop up everywhere. Steiner turned and fell backwards, desperately trying to crawl away.
"Nooooooooo!!"
The thing blew up, tearing a large hole in the ship and melting the chains from the harpoons. We were free! However, that wasn't the most direct thing in my mind right now. The hole that was caused by the explosion happened to be near enough me that when we jurked forward in freedom, I rolled into it! I was clawing at the wood floor boards under my hands and trying not to fall. Vivi grabbed my hand, but could only help hold me steady. I was too heavy for a little guy like him. Every time we hit a house in the town, we shook like a braying animal, loosening my hold further. My fingers felt as if they were on fire, and I was ready to let go when a gloved hand grabbed mine, and started pulling. I grabbed the board under my hand and pulled up, clambering onto the deck, breathing in the night air as it rushed past me. I turned and saw that my rescuer was the blond haired kid from before.
"Thanks," I said, wiping my ash streaked face with the back of my hand. He grinned and said, " No problem! You helped out in that fight, it's the least I can do. We're over the Evil Forest now, so we shouldn't have anymore mishaps."
" Why is it called the Evil For-ahh!"
The ship was gradually lowering as it sunk into the trees, and it was skimming the top of the woods! The ship was vibrating badly as we ran atop the trees.
"I think we should get away from the-" I started to say, when we dropped and hit a large tree! I felt my body lift into the air, saw the blond kid right next to me, and went spinning into the forest, blackness taking over.