Pathogen
A Pirate101 fanfiction
Summary: Sestiva thinks training on skull island is slow, and takes matters into her own hands. She moves away to Valencia, and creates something new. A weapon of destruction.
Author's Note: This is not a by-the-game plot. This is also my first fanfic. Thanks to my sister SevarinadeStrango who helped me out with this.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirate101. The plot and the OCs are mine.
Chapter 1: Basic Training
The young witchdoctor Sestiva Zipman casted the Juju spell with ease. She wasn't even supposed to learn it yet, but the spells before that were so easy for her, Madame Vadima started teaching her the higher level spells.
"Can I start learning Soulreaver and Vultures Gift?" Sestiva asked Vadima.
"We don't want to rush it." Vadima replied. "Today's training session is over. I'll think about it and tell you tomorrow during training."
"Okay…" she said reluctantly.
Sestiva met up with her musketeer sister Helen Zipman in front of the life fountain in Avery's Court. Helen has just finished a "difficult" training session as well.
"How was training?" Helen asked.
"You know how it is. It's the same every time. Boring. The rest of the class is being held back all because of this one kid who can't cast the Juju spell." Sestiva said, clearly irritated.
"All we did was learn how the Sparquebus worked."
Sestiva and Helen went back to the small building that they owned and started talking about their training.
"Training is really easy. We just practice casting spells and make potions. We don't even have difficult training. You have to adjust your hand position and stuff. It's way harder than the witchdoctor stuff I'm doing!" Sestiva complained and put her hands on her hips.
"Our training is easier than you think. All you need is the hand position for the different types of guns. If you want hard training try being a swashbuckler." Helen replies.
"We're progressing too slowly. I want to go faster. " Sestiva declares.
"Just be patient." Helen says.
"I can't be patient! I've been doing the same thing for too long!" Sestiva exclaimed and threw her staff to the ground.
"Don't do that!" Helen says and picks Sestiva's staff up. "Be careful with your possessions! Maybe the resistance wants us to move at this pace for a reason."
"And what is that reason?"
"Maybe the resistance wants us to fully understand the concept."
"I do understand the concept!"
"Well then show me!" Helen said, pulling her fingers through her short, brown hair.
Sestiva began casting her spell. The light from the Juju spell reflected off her bright blue eyes. Just as she was about to execute the spell flawlessly, she backed up to give room for the spell, but tripped over the table in the middle of the room and fell flat on her back!
"See? You obviously don't understand the concept! You need to practice more!" Helen said sternly, and turned her back towards Sestiva.
"But I do understand…"
"Well clearly you don't. It's because of people like you always rushing, that we have to take it slow!"
Sestiva went to her room and shut the door.
I don't rush. Well, maybe I go a bit fast, she thought, placing her staff on her bed. Sestiva looked out the window and flipped her red hair.
Well, if Helen says I'm rushing…
No! She stopped herself, What would she know, being such a boring person? Everything about her is boring. She doesn't like to take risks, she doesn't like to have fun, she doesn't talk to people, her personality is boring!
Helen was boring. Her eyes and hair were a dull brown compared to the bright colors that Sestiva had. Helen only wore a dull, dead, dark blue. Nothing else. Sestiva on the other hand wore a variety of colors like orange, blue, and green. Sestiva wore rich colors, but would not wear a dull, dead, dark blue. The only good thing about Helen was that she was smart. Very smart. Helen could see opportunities and chances that others didn't see by remaining calm and making the best decisions.
She picked up her staff and performed the Juju spells perfectly. She did it perfectly again and again and again. Hey. I got this. Wait a minute. If it worked these times that I did it, why didn't it work when I showed her? It must have been when I backed up into the coffee table. That's when the spell went wrong.
Sestiva took her staff, opened the door and went to see Helen. Helen of course being as boring as she is was sitting on the couch doing nothing.
"Helen!" Sestiva called, trying to get her attention.
"What do you want?" She replied. "I thought I told you to go practice your Juju spells."
"You did. I practiced like you said."
"Do you fully understand the concept now?"
"I knew the concept, I just backed up into the table to make room and fell."
"Then show me. Prove to me that you know the concept."
Sestiva cast the Juju spell and stood towards the corner of the room where there was room. The spell was executed flawlessly, just like she practiced in her room.
"What happened during training? Did anything go wrong with your spell?" Asked Helen.
"Nothing really. We just practiced the Juju over and over. It was partly the other kid who couldn't cast anything's fault. He kept messing up so we had to keep going till everyone got it. By the way that took forever." Replied Sestiva.
"So you did practice a lot. That explains why you mastered it on your third day training it."
"What do you mean?"
"Lots of witchdoctors get it on their fourth day. Not the third. So in a way, you are a fast learner."
"Maybe. Maybe I would have learned it sooner if that kid could actually cast something."
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Sestiva answered the door. It was Vadima. Why would she personally come and visit her house, and not just simply send her a letter?
"Yes?" answered Sestiva.
"There will be no training tomorrow." Vadima Said sternly.
"Why?"
"There is an emergency down in Mooshu. I will take all day to get there. All the trainers are leaving tonight. We arrive in Mooshu tomorrow morning."
"Okay…" She said, smiling awkwardly as Vadima left. Once she closed the door, the red- haired witchdoctor fist pumped the air.
There would be no training tomorrow, which meant she could finally get some sleep.
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- Sam
