Brave Role Switch

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Vesperia.

"Our world Terca Lumireis. No one knows how far its lands and oceans stretch. For the people are no match against the hordes of monsters that crawl the earth. Barriers protect the cities in which we live and we are completely dependent upon them for our survival. These barriers are generated by the blastia.

"Blastia use the primeval power of aer that fills the world. . . To provide us with fire, water, and light. They provide us with everything that has made the empire prosper.

"Perhaps one day . . . We may even forget the threat of the vicious monsters lying in wait just beyond the barriers.

"The blessings of the blastia . . . Will bestow ever more prosperity to the world and peace to its people.

"From the imperial capital Zaphias, bedrock of peace, we pray. May tranquility bless this world."

A young man with black long hair steps away from the window and places the book in the bookshelf.

A young woman with pink hair and wearing a pink, white and gold skirt and a short sleeve pink and white shirt with short, white, fingerless gloves is looking out a window in her room. A blue and white dog with a pipe sleeps in the corner, chain collar sweeping the floor.

All of the sudden the building starts rumbling, the girl looks away from the window toward the door looking expectant. Someone knocks on the door and rushes into the room.

"Estelle! This is not good!" Cries a boy. Estelle replies, "I know, I know, Ted, the aqua blastia's broken again even though they just fixed it, right?" The boy just looks up at her stunned and replies back, "How did you know?"

Estelle points out the window. "The entire Lower Quarter is being flooded, kind of hard to miss." Ted just nods and starts motioning toward the door. Estelle just raises an eyebrow.

"What?" Ted shakes his head hard and replies, "You need to come help. The imperial knights don't come to the Lower Quarter, so they won't help."

"Oh, I'll go and help right away. Flynn's going to be there right?"

Ted shakes his head, "No, they wouldn't let me see him to tell him. Now, come on! We are short on people." A voice is heard, shouting up the stairs, "Ted, Ted you get down here! They need your help, too!"

Ted jumps and starts toward the door. "Hurry up Estelle!" Estelle walks toward the door and says, "Well, come on, Repede, let's go help with the aqua blastia." Repede just stands up and follows her.

Estelle runs up to the aqua blastia and quickly takes off her gloves and hikes up her skirt and starts shoveling water. A man looks up at her and says, "Finally, managed to come down here, huh? The blue-blooded mage we hired to fix it left the job half done!"

"Yes, and we paid an awful lot, too," Estelle replies, and she looks up and notices the aqua blastia core is missing. "I'm just wondering, what was the name of the mage who came down and fixed the blastia for us?"

Hanks, an old man, stands up and stretches, "Ooh, my back!" Then hears Estelle and answers her. "Capel. His name was Capel, the mage who supposedly fixed the blastia. He lives up in the Royal Quarter." He looks at her and says, "If you're not going to help, stand clear, this is dangerous work!"

Her eyes sharpen and she towers over Hanks. "Are you telling me I can't handle it? Mmmh?" She's gripping her blade handle lightly, almost caressing the leather guard.

Hanks backs up quickly, shaking violently, and says, "Oh, no, Estellise, I didn't mean it like that at all!" He watches as she immediately lets go and tips her head to the side and smile brightly.

"I thought you said it was too dangerous for me to be here and just Estelle, please." He shakes his head and watches her slip her gloves back on, heading toward the road to the Royal Quarter.

Hanks, just sighs and calls after her, "Don't get into any trouble, you hear!" She just lifts her hand and waves lazily, Repede trailing after her.

"Hey, you! You here about the blastia in the Lower Quarter?" A guard to the Royal Quarter asks the other.

"Yeah, I heard about it breaking and them collecting money to use it."

"Yeah, some of them went so far as to sell some of their most treasured possessions."

"Treasures, sir?"

"Worthless stuff, nothing more. They would have only gotten one Gald for them."

"One Gald, sir! What sort of treasure would be worth one Gald? I would like to see for myself."

"It's nothing but junk. Hehe . . ."

Behind the bushes a few yard away, Estelle is hiding, upset that the guards are making fun of the people. "I can't believe they would just make fun of the people like that! Those treasures had a lot of sentimental value!" She thumped the ground with her fist, coming in contact with a pebble.

'Hey, this'll work!' She gets onto her knees and throws the stone at the first guard, missing horribly. Repede looks at her and shakes his head. Estelle pouts, saying, "Sorry, I forgot I have horrible aim!"

Repede just whines at her, like he's laughing at her. "Well, let's see if you can do any better!" Estelle quickly snaps, irritated. A few seconds later she watches in shock as Repede knocks out both guards quietly.

"But . . . but . . . not fair!" She cries, lamenting that her dog is better than her. Repede just makes a snorting noise and follows her through the gate. After a few steps Estelle looks around and notices that a blastia core is gone from a street lamp.

'So the thief was stealing from hear, too.' She turns to Repede asks him to find the trail. He barks and starts trotting down the street, turning off at a mansion. She quickly follows and walks up the steps to the door. She knocks on the door lightly, waiting for an answer. When she hears none she tries pulling on the door handle and realizes it's locked.

"Now what am I supposed to do, Repede?" Estelle turns around and notices Repede is gone. "Repede! Where are you?" She turns to the left to see his tail go around the corner. She follows and notices him sit in front of a window.

"No, I can't break in and enter! That's against the law, Repede, you know that!" Repede rolls his eyes and headbutts the window, whining. Estelle sighs and gives up, opening the window.

"Fine, you win." She slips through the window and opens it wider for Repede. He slips through and she closes it quietly. She tries all the doors on the first floor and they are all locked so she shuffles up the stairs to the second floor.

As she gets to the last door she turns around and sees a small figure walk towards the door. The figure's cloak is much too big for the person, shown by the sleeves that slide past his hands, making them impossible to see. The cloak drags heavily against the floor, making the figure stumble.

"Repede, go!" Estelle whispers watching the person hold the aqua blastia core. Repede jumps down and runs the figure toward the door, and toward Estelle who jumped in front of the door.

The figure panics and tosses a smoke bomb toward the ground, enveloping the room in smoke. She starts coughing and waits for the room to clear.

Once it clears it becomes blaringly obvious that the thief escaped. "Darn it! I bet that bag held all the other cores he stole too! Repede, are you okay?" Estelle calls out looking at Repede.

Repede just barks and shows her the bag clutched in his mouth. She gasps and hugs Repede saying, "Oh, you grabbed his bag before he got away, good job, Repede!" Repede whines and backs away from her, slightly freaked out.

Estelle looks through the bag and sighs in disappointment, "The aqua blastia core isn't here. He must have taken it with him." She stands up and hands the bag back to Repede.

She walks through the door and sees two Imperial knights standing at the bottom of the steps.

" I say, trespasser! What are you doing here?" Adecor questions, pointing his sword at her. Boccos quickly mimics him with his spear and says, "The Schwaan brigade will arrest you for trespassing and stealing from a noble!"

Estelle quickly shakes her head and denies the accusations. "You have it all wrong! Someone has been stealing blastia cores and I followed them here!" She walks down the steps and sees Repede run off with the bag. 'Good.'

Adecor and Boccos block her exit and quickly engage her into a fight. Estelle pulls out her sword and shield, raising them into attack position.

She pauses and stands straight, saying, "What are your guys' names, anyway?" Adecor and Boccus fall down in disbelief.

Adecor sputters, "I say, you can't even remember our names!" Boccos follows suit, "Now that's just absurd! How could you not remember the Schwaan brigade?"

Estelle just nods and replies, "Because I forgot." Boccos drops his shield at the blunt statement.

Adecor yells, "You are under arrest! Sonic Thrust!" and performs a strike arte. Estelle quickly blocks the attack.

The fight is short and quick with Estelle being victorious. The Schwaan brigade's slow fighting was no match for her swordplay.

After the fight Estelle was quickly surrounded by other Imperial knights who carted her off to a cell no matter what she said in protest.

Skits - Estelle,Repede

Everyday in the Lower Quarter - skit

First there was trouble with some knights and now the blastia is broken again? Why does this stuff always seem to happen in the Lower Quarter.

Woof!

You are right, Repede, I shouldn't whine about it.

Woof!

Nobles – skit

The noble sure live nicely don't they, Repede?

Woof!

I wish they could pay a little more attention to the Lower Quarter, though. I wonder why?

Whine.

Aren't nobles supposed to be noble and care for the people?

Whine.