VGA: Sup? Videogamatic here and believe it or not, I'm writing a story that isn't pure crack. It's crossover, actually, between the great Tales of Symphonia and the awesome Baten Kaitos. For those of you who don't know, Baten Kaitos is a Namco RPG with lots a drama and plot twists. Overall, it's a kickass videogame and I love it. Anyway... there are two BK games, this is gonna center around the characters from Eternal Wings. So here's the first chapter of Tales of the Ocean. I know it's cliched title, I'm thinking of changing it...
Warning: This story will contain spoilers for Tales of Symphonia and both Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos Origins
Disclaimer: This counts for all future chapters. I don't own Tales of Symphonia or Baten Kaitos. Namco, Tales Studio, and Tri-Crescendo do.
Chapter One
"Daddy,
I can't do it!" "And what is it you're trying to
do, Lloyd?"
"I wanna cownt the staws!"
A soft chuckle.
"Lloyd, that's impossible to do."
"Not for Daddy!"
"Yes, even for Daddy."
"And Mama?"
"Mama too."
"And Noshie?"
Another chuckle.
"Yes, Noishe too."
"But I wanna..."
"...Why don't we count together, then?"
They counted, and barely made it to twenty six when the toddler fell asleep in his father's arms, who then whispered, "Goodnight, my son."
--
Lloyd reopened his eyes as the memory ended. He looked up at the stars above him, and sighed.
It wasn't fair.
They had defeated Mithos, reunited the two world, revived the Great Tree, and ultimately, put an end to the suffering Mithos had brought upon everyone. Lloyd was a hero, and what did he get? A slap in the face, that's what. (Metaphorically)
While it was true that Lloyd lacked any memories of his parents, there was this one memory that he always had, but never told anybody. He was with his father, counting the stars. Of course, he could never see the man's face. But now, after fourteen years, he finally met that man, his father. What with Mithos and all the other chaos, Lloyd never really had the chance to actually sit and talk with Kratos. Now that everything was over, he was hoping he could ask him questions about his mother and... maybe spend some time with him.
...But no...
Kratos now insisted that Lloyd send him to Derris Kharlan with the Eternal Sword. He claimed that if a member of Cruxis were to remain, it would only cause mayhem for Symphonia's inhabitants.
What a load of crap, Lloyd thought bitterly. He just wanted to escape to responsibility of being of a parent. He didn't want Lloyd, he didn't-
Lloyd mentally slapped himself. How... could he think such things? Up until now, Kratos had done his best to help Lloyd, to protect him. He had secretly guided Lloyd as a parent would. He tried his best, just not in the open.
Still, it just wasn't fair.
Lloyd sat down picked up a stick close by and began to twirl it in the water absentmindedly. He had wanted to be alone for a while, to mull over his thoughts. So he decided to take a walk along the small creek in the Iselia Forest. All of his companions had already gone, wanting to fufill their duties to the new world. Genis and Raine wanted to give worldwide speeches about half elf discrimination, Presea and Regal both returned to Altamira so they could help aid in the reconstrucion of Ozette. Sheena became chief of Mizuho and Zelos was relieved of his duties as Tethe'alla's Chosen. Now, it was just Lloyd, Colette, who had gone to visit her grandmother and father, and... Kratos, who Lloyd would have to say goodbye to the next day.
Lloyd had thought over (yes, he actually thinks) ways that he could get his father to stay. He could simply tell the man no, it's not like Kratos could do anything about it, but then he might go to Yuan, who had all kinds of machinery that could transport him to Derris Kharlan. Then there always the famous "Get Down On Your Knees and Beg" plan, but that was kind of undignified...
In a way, it was almost as though trying to save the seraph's life back at Origin's Seal was pointless. There was no doubt that the seraph would eventuually perish on the desolate planet. He'd lose his mind eventually...
A whine brought Lloyd out of his melancholy thoughts. Noishe had silently followed the boy outside and wanted to cheer him up. He began licking Lloyd's gloved hand, who in turn smiled sadly and began petting the dog's head.
"You're gonna miss Kratos too, aren't you?" he whispered softly.
Noishe nodded his large head and huffed.
"I wish I could get him to stay... but what's the point of keeping him here he doesn't want too? Mom wouldn't want it this way..." Anger suddenly found it's way into his system. "I swear, after all we did for him. He's got another shot at life, so he throws it away. And he says I'm pathetic! He's such an ass!!"
Livid with sudden rage, Lloyd hurled the stick he had been toying with into the water. Noishe whined and backed away slightly, rarely did his master ever get this furious. Lloyd brought his knees up to cover his face.
"Life isn't fair..." he muttered. Noishe suddenly began whining over and over, pressing his nose against Lloyd's arm.
"Noishe, if you have to pee, then pee," the teen grumbled.
"Whine!!" (Idiot, look up!!)
The dog then bit the boy's sleeve and began tugging roughly.
"What is up with y-"
Lloyd looked up and froze. His jaw dropped and his eyes widened. "W-what the...?"
The creek in front of him was glowing a pale blue, balls of silver light dancing above the surface like fireflies. At first, Lloyd thought his eyes were playing tricks, but then he happened to catch sight of the moon, which also seemed to be glowing. His eyes snapped back to the water when a soft melody reached his ears. But... he wasn't really hearing it, more like his heart was. What was it? He reached out his hand, wanting to touch the water for some unknown reason.
Noishe whimpered uncertainly and pushed away Lloyd's hand.
"What's with you?" he snapped. "It's just water."
The dog shook it's head, "Whine." (No it isn't.)
Lloyd ignored the creature and reached out again, only to have his hand pushed once more. Lloyd finally shoved the dog away slightly and moved to the water's edge. The light was so bright that he couldn't even see his reflection. He touched the water...
And nothing happened, at first. The glowing dispersed, the melody faded, and all went silent. Lloyd blinked.
"Wh... Was I seeing things?" Lloyd asked himself.
Suddenly, a thin stream of water shot out in front out and like a snake lashed out at the teen. Lloyd let a startled yelp when it wrapped around his right wrist and began to tug him forward.
"Wh-what the-!?" Lloyd grit his teeth and dug his fingers of his free hand into the ground. Noishe clamped his mouth onto one of the ends of the boy's scarf and pulled.
Was this some kind of monster? Lloyd drew his blade, Flamberge, and sliced the water. It broke away, but quickly and easily reformed. Another stream of water lurched at him from the water, this one coiling around the other hand and making him drop his sword. With no way of getting a foothold, Lloyd was painfully pulled forward with such great force, that the fabric his dog was gripping ripped. The teen was pulled into the watery depths...
Noishe leaped into the creek, planning to swim down and rescue his young master. What the animal didn't expect, though, was for the water to only be knee deep. He splashed around, trying to find away down. When he couldn't, his raised his head to sky and howled.
--
Lloyd had been released by the snake-like forms of water and was currently wading underwater. He felt warm, though. He tried to hold his breath in as long as he could, but eventually could do it no longer. He was shocked when he discovered that he could actually breathe.
"Wh-what the hell's going on!?" he shouted to no one in particular.
As an answer, the water around him suddenly turned cold and filled the teen's lungs. He was suddenly pushed upward to surface. Water blurred his vision as he was tossed to and fro. His was finally able to grab ahold of something rough and pulled himself to the surface. He leaned his forehead on the object, which was a grey boulder, as he took in heavy breaths, trying to force air into his lungs. He managed to shakily crawl onto the cool, rocky ground. He kneeled there for about a good three minutes, when a bubbly-sounding growl made the teen snap his head upwards.
"HOLY SH-!!" Lloyd yelled out when he came face to face with a ugly fish man thing. It had green, slimy skin and giant popped out red eyes. It open it's mouth and a putrid achohol drenched stench wafted over the poor teen. "Yuck..."
The creature suddenly whacked him across the face with a webbed hand. Lloyd at first was caught off guard and still thinking how the hell could something be so ugly. Finally, he stood up and was about to pull out his blades, but realized that he had only one, which was Vorpal. Whatever, he could fight with one sword.
"Fierce Demon Fang!" The shockwave hit the fish full in the front. It began slurring furious, incoherent words while waving it's deformed hands madly.
Much to Lloyd's horror, more fishman creatures began crawling over boulders and emerging from the river. They began to stalk toward to young man, like something out of a horror movie.
"Oh Martel..." he whispered to himself. He then broke out into a mad dash and ran as fast as his legs would allow. Where was he running to? He had no idea, so long as it was away from those things, he didn't really care. Much to his misfortune, Lloyd lost his footing and slipped over the salty ground. He fell forward and ended up smashing his head against one of the thick rocks.
Before he blacked out, he could of sworn he saw someone standing before him.
--
Colette skipped merrily through the forest. She had finished telling her father and grandmother about how she and Lloyd were to travel the world in search of exspheres, and she wanted to tell him she'd had got their permission. A journey with Lloyd, it would be so much fun! If she was lucky, she could finally tell him how she really felt...
The blonde froze when she saw a large Noishe splashing inside the creek. From what Lloyd told her, Noishe was never fond of baths.
"Noishe?" she called. The dog perked up his ears at the sound of his name. He began whining and leapt out of the water. He then picked something up off the ground and began to advance to Colette.
"What's wrong? Where's Llo-" she stopped when Noishe placed the object in her hands. It was a ripped up piece of Lloyd's white scarf. Noishe whined to get Colette's attention once more and began to gesture toward Flamberge, which lay discarded on the ground.
"Did something happen to Lloyd!?"
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VGA: FINISHED!! YES!! Okay, so a lot of you probably know where Lloyd's at now. If not, you'll have to wait and see. This is my first crossover fic so be light on the criticism. Anyway, all the other characters, like Kratos, Yuan, Kalas, and Xelha are eventually gonna make an appearance so please be patient. And now, I gonna play videogames for about three hours straight. Later.
