Krika: What is up guys?! Welcome to my Monster Hunter story! Featuring my MHU OC Reece and his Palico, Kio!

Reece: Hello there.

Kio: Hello, nya!

Krika: Now without further adieu, let's get on with the story of the soon-to-be greatest Hunter ever! I do not own Monster Hunter 4!

*On the Transport Ship to Val Habar*

On the ship crossing the desert sea that led to Val Habar, a Hunter, about 18 years old, was in the cargo hold making sure he has everything, he had orange colored eyes and white hair, though he was about as old as a teen, he was wearing a full set of Derring armor with a Bone Glaive resting on some crates.

"Alright...some Potions...some Rations...got to stock up on Whetstones when I get to Val Habar...damn, where'd I put my pickaxe? Ah, I'll get another one at the general store, or at the shop in the Guild Hall," he packs up the important materials and grabs his weapon before placing it on his back before walking up the steps while calling for his Kinsect, which perched on his left arm.

Once he got topside, he he saw the Caravaneer at the bow of the ship, looking towards the horizon.

"Hey...the Caravaneer, was it? How much longer until we get to Val Habar?" The Hunter inquired.

"Soon, boy. And it makes me happy to see the youth of today are striving to become Hunters," the Caravaneer turned around with a knowing smile.

"My father was a Hunter, so I figured 'Why can't I?'. I trained with my dad's old glaive and tamed this Kinsect so that I could become one. And I'll make sure to hunt every monster there is in the world!" The Hunter shouted in confidence.

"Is that so? Well, I'm sure that a goal like that will take some time, and you're very determined to boot. I'm sure you'll accomplish that goal," the Caraveener said and looked to the sky.

The Hunter looked up and saw a flock of Remobra in the air, "Weird...something's got them spooked. But what can spook an entire flock of Remobra?"

"Something's under the sand no doubt," the Caravaneer said as they, and the others on the ship, saw some sand shifting.

"And it's something big! Brace yourselves!" the Hunter yelled as a Dahren Mohran surfaced and launched in the air while flipping to the other end of the ship, causing the ship to shake.

The Caravaneer stumbled a bit, making him lose his hat and watched as it flew off and land on the tip of one of the cannons, where the Hunter saw it fly off again and land onto one of the spikes of the Elder Dragon that was moving alongside the ship.

"Ah! A Dah'ren Mohran!" The Caravaneer exclaimed.

"Oh crap! So THIS is a Dahren Mohran?! The Elder Dragon of the sands?!" The Hunter yelled.

The Caravaneer motioned to the other crewman, "Get ready for a fight!"

The Hunter sees the Caravaneer's hat on the back of the Elder Dragon, "Hey, I'm gonna get on that thing and get your hat back!"

"What?" the Caravaneer looks to where his hat was, "boy, you must have some pretty large stones to try and get on the back of THAT dragon"

The Hunter shrugs and sees the Dah'ren Mohran rest one of its arms on the side of the ship, giving him an opening to climb up the arm and onto the back, he quickly grabbed the hat, but not until the dragon started to move, making the Hunter jump off its back and right back onto the ship. "Got it! Now we need to drive this thing off!"

"Okay! Get some cannon ammo and load them into the cannons! You'll need to move fast though if we're going to get rid of that Elder Dragon!" The Caravaneer shouted.

"Right!" The Hunter moves to the back of the ship where the cannon ammo was and picked up a cannon ball and moved it to one of the cannons on the port side of the ship and loaded it in before lighting it and firing it, hitting the dragon, making it recoil in pain.

The Caravaneer cheered, "That's the way to do it! Keep it up!"

The Hunter went to get another cannonball before the Dah'ren Mohran went under the sand, "Damn, where'd that thing go now?"

Everyone looked around before the Elder Dragon leaped up from the sands and on the starboard side of the ship.

"Crimeny! That thing can leap! Well, no time to be staring slack jawed at it! Keep firing!" The Caravaneer shouted.

The Hunter got a couple more cannonballs and loaded one cannon up and then the other one on the starboard side of the ship before igniting them and firing them at the dragon at once, hitting their marks, making the Elder Dragon roar out in pain before diving under the sand again.

"Dah'ren Mohrans have very sensitive ears! If you use that Hunting Gong, it may drive it off!" The Caravaneer says before throwing the Hunter a giant mallet, which he caught.

"Okay! And we better hurry! I think I see Val Habar!" The Hunter stood by the Hunting Gong, ready to ring it when the time was right.

Soon enough, the Dahren Mohran resurfaced and prepared to crush the ship.

The Caravaneer looked to the Hunter, "Now! Hit the gong!"

The Hunter hit the gong as hard as he could, making it ring out very loudly. This resulted in the Dah'ren Mohran stopping and recoiling before falling back into the sands, but it was still moving beside the ship.

"Dammit! It's still kicking! And we're closing in on Val Habar!" One of the crewmembers shouted.

The Caravaneer shot a flare into the sky, and a minute after, multiple other ships started closing in on the Dah'ren Mohran, firing their cannons and balliste. They all neared the ship before the Elder Dragon surfaced and landed back into the sands with a pained roar before moving away from the town.

Okay...that was enough excitement for one day... The Hunter thought as he took a breather.

After the ship was docked, everyone got off and headed into the town, where the Hunter met with the Caravaneer and gave him his hat back before the man pulled out a strange crystal-like item from his hat and held it up, the sunlight reflecting off of it.

"Thank you boy, much appreciated," the Caravaneer said in gratitude.

"It was nothing, really. Just make sure to be careful so your hat doesn't go flying off next time," The Hunter said, with him and the Caravaneer sharing a laugh.

"Aye, I guess you're right about that. By the way, I never caught your name," the older man asked.

"Reece. Reece Cormac is my name," Reece introduced himself.

Everyone in the town heard a gong ring out and looked to the Guild Hall before returning to their business.

Now my journey can begin...

Krika: And there you have it folks. The intro of my Monster Hunter story.

Kio: Meow! When do I come in!?

Krika: Next chapter Kio. Next chapter. Anyway, this is just the intro of the story, and I'll be adding a much longer second chapter detailing Reece's introduction into the Capital C. I'll see you all next time.