Now, for Tales of Vesperia, I've made a change:
The party manages to kill Alexei before he releases the Adephagos, thus the blastia are not needed to be converted to spirits and still exist. The story takes place about one month after that. Now onto the story.
"So this is the Phantom Rift, huh?" Flynn asked. He, Yuri, and Judith were on Phaeroh's Crag investigating the Phantom Rift after aer abnormalities were reported.
"This should take us to an illusion of Yormgen," Yuri replied.
"But with the aer situation going on, who knows what will happen if someone enters it," Judith added, playing around with one of her long blue feather-like antennae coming out of the back of her head. The Krityan took a step toward the Phantom Rift, but Yuri stopped her.
"Hold up, Judy," the dark-haired man said. "We have no idea what'll happen to us if we go through it."
"Well, we'll never know unless we try," the purple-haired woman replied.
"Judith, I really think we should get a couple of Aspio's mages to check this out," Flynn said worringly.
"Oh? So you want Ba'ul's trip here to be a waste of time?" Judith asked. The gigantic whale-like dragon Entelexeia howled his agreement. "See? Ba'ul agrees."
"Fine, let's just see where it leads then," Yuri sighed, admitting defeat. He, Judith, and Flynn walked over to the dark blue portal and entered it, the three disappearing into thin air.
"Great, where the hell are we?" Yuri said, looking around. This was definitely not Yormgen. Instead of the desert, they were in a forest. In front of them was a towering gateway into a village. "I can't even find the Phantom Rift!"
"Maybe we were simply teleported to another location?" Flynn guessed.
"I don't think so," Judith replied. "We have travelled Terca Lumires hundreds of times over and we have never seen this area."
"Yeah, Brave Vesperia sure gets around," the blonde Knight chuckled.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Yuri asked.
"Oh nothing," Flynn replied.
"Well, it's no surprise you haven't seen all of the world," Judith commented. "The Imperial Knights seemed to always be cooped up in Zaphias Castle."
"Well, we can get out sometimes," Flynn replied, a bit embarrassed.
"C'mon, let's just see where we are," Yuri said. The three passed through the gates, but were stopped by a man. He wore dark blue clothing with a green vest over it.
"Are you three here for the Chunin Exam?" he asked.
"Chunin Exam?" Judith said. "What's that?"
"Oh, so you aren't," the man replied. "The Chunin Exam pits ninja against ninja in an effort for them to go from being Genin to Chunin."
"So it involves people beating the hell out of each other?" Yuri summarized. Judith started getting excited.
"Who can we talk to in order to enter?" she asked.
"Judith!" Flynn exclaimed.
"Well, the Hokage is in charge of the Chunin Exam, but only qualified Genin can enter," he replied.
"Okay, so we'll just talk to this Hokage then," Judith said. "Well, come on you two."
"Hold up, Judy," Yuri said. "We don't even know where he is!"
"I'm sure he's in that large building over there," Judith replied, pointing to the red building near a mountainside with faces carved into it. "We'll just ask someone there." She grabbed Yuri and Flynn's wrists and pulled the two men toward the building. Even though she was 19, she was pretty strong to be able to drag two men two years older than her wherever she wanted.
Upon reaching the building, she dragged the two up the stairs to a door guarded by another ninja.
"Hello," she greeted, trying to flaunt off her body, "is the Hokage here?"
"Umm y-yes..." the ninja replied, trying not to drool at the sight of her chest.
"Can we talk to him?"
"Uh, s-sure..." The ninja opened the door and the three walked in. At the end, sitting at a desk, was an old man.
"Wow, lucky guess, Judy," Yuri whispered.
"Can I help you?" he asked. He was trying to avert his gaze from Judith.
"Yes you can," Judith replied. "We would like to enter the Chunin exam."
"Judith! We never agreed to this!" Flynn protested. "I need to get back to Zaphias!"
"Oh, I'm sure the Knights'll survive without their precious Commandant for a few days," Judith replied, waving her hand dismissively. "Besides, there isn't another Phantom Rift to take us home yet, so we may as well pass time."
"Commandant, huh?" the Hokage said, staring at Flynn. "So, you're the leader of a division of some sort?"
"Yes, the Imperial Knights of Zaphias," Flynn replied.
"Zaphias?" the Hokage asked.
"We're from a different world called Terce Lumires," Judith replied. Flynn stared at her in surprise. "We got to your world after entering a portal called a Phantom Rift."
"We're on a different world?" Flynn asked.
"Geez, you haven't figured it out yet?" Yuri scoffed.
"The Chunin Exam is a chance to build friendships over the ninja countries," the Hokage explained. "If you three wish to partake in the Chunin Exam, it would be an opportunity to forge a relationship with your world."
"Yes, it would," Judith replied, eager to start the fighting.
"Well, if we can set up a Phantom Rift for both world, it would allow the people to travel between them," Flynn said. "It sounds like an excellent idea."
"I see," the Hokage replied. "Now, you three will need these forehead protectors to signify where you are from." He pulled out three of them.
"But they're blank," Flynn said.
"Yes, you'll need to give us a symbol to represent where you are from," the Hokage replied. "Then we can have someone carve that symbol into these."
"How about the star Brave Vesperia?" Yuri asked.
"That sounds like a good idea," Judith agreed.
"Looks like I'm outvoted," Flynn sighed.
"Oh? Did you have a better idea?" Judith asked.
"Well...no..." Flynn admitted.
"Then it's decided!" Judith exclaimed. The Hokage handed her a piece of paper and a pencil and Judith sketched out the star. When she was done, she handed it the the Hokage. The Hokage looked over it. The star had multiple edges. It was simple, yet detailed.
"Okay, I'll have these ready by tomorrow," the Hokage said. "In one week from today, you must be in room 301 of the Ninja Academy by 3:00 pm and sign in. All three of you must attend."
"Thank you," Judith replied, excited to get her thrill of spilling blood in. The three headed out the building and into the village.
Walking through a walkway surrounded by fences, the three heard commotion up ahead. Going to the source, they found a guy in a black cat-like suit holding a little brown haired boy by the collar, about to punch him. There was also a pink-haired girl wearing red clothing, a blonde wearing orange and blue clothing, and a blonde girl with her hair pulled up in four ponytails and had a giant fan on her back, as well as a little boy and girl cowering in fear.
"Hey, cut it out!" Yuri called out. The guy about to punch the little boy lowered his fist, glaring at Yuri.
"Stay outta this, if you know what's good for you," he warned.
"Kankuro, that's enough!" The blonde girl said.
"Temari, just stand back," Kankuro replied. "These guys need to be taught a lesson they won't forget."
"Oh really?" Judith said, appearing behind Kankuro.
"What the- -" Kankuro never got to finish. Judith smacked him on the side of the head with her spear, making him drop the kid and crash onto the ground.
"Konohamaru! Are you all right?" one of the other kids, the boy, said. He and the girl ran up to the boy being picked on, Konohamaru.
"I'm fine, Udon," Konohamaru replied.
"You bitch..." Kankuro growled, getting up and ripping an object wrapped in bandages off his back. "You're gonna regret this!"
"Ooh, I'm soooo scared," Judith taunted.
"Woohoo, she's HOT!" the blonde boy exclaimed, drooling a bit. The pink haired girl punched him in the head.
"Quit ogling her, Naruto!" she screamed.
"Oww..." Naruto moaned, rubbing his head. "You don't need to be so mean about it, Sakura..."
"Kankuro!" Temari shouted. "We need to get out of here before he shows up!"
"First, I'm just gonna kill this girl, then we'll leave," Kankuro replied.
"Kankuro, that's enough."
Kankuro and Temari's eyes widened and their heads snapped over to the tree behind them. Standing upside down on the lowest branch was a red haired boy with a gourd on his back.
"I told you, Kankuro," Temari hissed out of the corner of her mouth. "Now we'd better hope Gaara doesn't kill us." She looked further up, where a black haired boy with a blue shirt was staring wide-eyed at Gaara.
"Oh! Sasuke!" Sakura exclaimed to the black haired boy. Sasuke seemed to snap out of his daze and leaped down to join Naruto and Sakura.
"G-Gaara..." Kankuro stammered. "Th-this isn't what it looks like!"
"Judy, you all right?" Yuri asked, walking up to Judith.
"Well, of course," she replied.
"Judith, you really shouldn't get involved in fights like that," Flynn said.
"And you really should stop being such a stick in the mud," Judith retorted.
Gaara had vanished in a whirlwind and reappeared next to Kankuro and Temari. "Let's go."
"Hold up," Sakura said. "You guys are from the Sand Village, right? Why are you in the Leaf Village?"
"We're here for the Chunin Exam," Temari replied.
"So you're doing that too, huh?" Yuri commented, putting a hand to his hip. "Looks like you're not the only bloodthirsty one here, Judy."
"Oh? You think I'm bloodthirsty?" Judith replied innocently.
"Well, I've never heard of the Chunin Exam, believe it," Naruto said.
"Oh, I believe it alright. That you're totally clueless," Temari replied.
"Hey, boss," Konohamaru said to Naruto. "Those are the exams that every Chunin has to take in order to become a full-on Chunin."
"Oh, well why didn't you say so? I am so there!" Naruto exclaimed. When the Sand ninja turned to leave, Sasuke stopped them.
"You!" he said. "Identify yourself!"
Temari turned. "You mean me?"
"No, him," Sasuke replied, pointing to Gaara. "The one with the gourd on his back."
Temari and Kankuro stared at Gaara, who turned to face Sasuke. "My name is Gaara of the Desert." He looked over at Judith, Yuri, and Flynn. "You three. Who are you?"
"Well, aren't we rude," Judith replied. "Well no matter. My name's Judith."
"I'm Flynn Scifo," Flynn said.
"Yuri Lowell," Yuri added.
"What village are you guys from, anyway?" Kankuro asked.
"Well, let's see..." Judith said, thinking. "Well, Flynn and Yuri are from Zaphias, and I'm from the Krityan city of Myorzo."
"Huh?" Kankuro said, completely confused.
"I've never heard of those places," Sakura added.
"Well, of course you haven't," Yuri said. "This may be hard to believe, but we're from a world called Terca Lumires. We got here by accident through a Phantom Rift. Judy here instantly heard about the Chunin Exam and convinced the Hokage to let us in."
"That reminds me, Yuri," Flynn said. "We may have a problem on our hands."
"Hmm? What sort of problem?" Yuri asked.
"I don't know whether or not this world has aer. If it doesn't, that means our blastia won't work," Flynn replied.
"Actually, I sense a substance in the atmosphere that feels somewhat similar to aer," Judith replied. "Yuri, Flynn. Try out your blastia."
"Um, okay," Yuri said. "Azure Edge!"
"Demon Fang!"
The two swung their swords, blue energy shooting out and creating a large hole in the fence.
"Looks like there is a force similar to aer after all," Judith said.
"What about you, Judith?" Flynn asked.
"She doesn't have a blastia, Flynn," Yuri replied.
"I hate them," Judith said simply.
"Then...how are you able to pull of all those strike artes...?" Flynn asked.
"Pure skill," Judith replied with a smile.
"What the hell kind of jutsu is that?" Temari asked.
"Never mind. Let's go," Gaara said. He and the other two left, leaving Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi with Yuri, Flynn, and Judith.
"You know, that is a good question," Sakura said. "What was that?"
"A strike arte," Yuri replied. "People with bohdi blastia can use strike and magic artes."
"What's a blastia?" Sakura asked. Yuri held up his left wrist, showing the blastia on a golden bracelet while Flynn pointed to his chest, where a blastia was imbedded in the black undershirt.
"So, those things allow you to attack like that, huh?" Sasuke said. "Interesting...Naruto! Sakura! It's time to go!"
"C-coming, Sasuke!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Who the hell put you in charge...?" Naruto grumbled. "H-hey! Wait up!" He ran after the two. Konohamaru went up to Judith.
"Um, thanks for helping me," he said. Judith bent down and smiled.
"You're welcome," she replied. "Now why don't you three run along now, all right?"
"Yes ma'am!" the three kids exclaimed, dashing away.
"So in one week, we'll be up against those Sand ninja, as well as many others," Yuri said. "This ought to be fun."
Now the reason why I had Yuri, Flynn, and Judith on the same team is because Yuri is the main character of the game so he HAS to be in it, Flynn is Yuri's "friend" and I love it when they get into fights. Plus, he wasn't exactly a big character in the game. He isn't even playable (with the exception of the large battle at Aurnion). And I LOVE Judith's love for battle. She is like the polar opposite of most Krityans.