Hey guys, LoLCici here, and finally, the moment you've all been waiting for: The first chapter of my totally super awesome and bad-ass epic story! 3 you all, thanks for your support, and enjoy the story! :-D Oh, and as a warning to all my readers, part of this chapter includes some language.
*Disclaimer: I do not own Blue Dragon, or any other copyrights mentioned in this fan fiction
Shu and his friends were all worried. Zola had been gone for three days, and because she didn't return, the city police had declared her missing, and organized a search party. Looking around the area, they discovered the mechat parked near the sealed grounds. When the search party entered the ruins to investigate, all they found was Zola's sword, and lying next to it, her bag and a funny smelling cloth, which they soon learned was doused in a knockout drug. The area was searched for days, but there was no sign of Zola or her attacker. Meanwhile, the group was devastated.
"I can't believe Zola actually went missing this time," said Bouquet.
"Yeah, usually it's one of us who runs into trouble, and her who plans the rescue," Kluke replied.
Joining in the conversation, Marumaro added, "I'd never thought that one day, we would all have to save her for once, Maro!"
Everyone then glanced over to Shu, who was sitting on the couch, and Jiro, who was looking out the window of their hotel room that overlooked the entire City of Logic.
Shu sighed, and said "Where's Zola when you need her?"
3 days earlier…..
"How long is this going to go on, anyway?" whined Shu. He had been sitting in the City of Logic's banquet hall for hours, dozing off as speech after speech was given, each even more boring than the last.
Just as annoyed as Shu was, Bouquet turned to him and said, "Seriously, they aren't even talking to us anymore. We don't need to be-"
Just before she could finish, a loud GRUMBLE echoed through her stomach. As Shu and Marumaro giggled, she blushed, and said:
"Um, uh….that wasn't me, of course."
"Guys," Kluke rasped from the other end of the table. "Keep it down, would you?"
Right as she finished, her stomach growled too, and as she blushed, Shu and Bouquet let out a giggle.
"You should see your face!" Shu blurted out, and Kluke angrily replied, "You be quiet!"
Suddenly, the groaning Marumaro raised his tiny arm in the air, and yelled, "I….I can't take it anymore!"
Just as everyone glanced in his direction, he screamed, "Oh, how could anything be so boring?" and all the people in the banquet hall gasped. However, even though Marumaro's impatience was disturbing the guests, Shu made no effort to calm him, for he was lost in deep thought of the recent events that had taken place:
It was amazing to think that the night before, the group had finally defeated Lord Nene. It was long and hard; they fought with all the power they had in them, but he was getting stronger and stronger with every attack they delivered. Even Zola couldn't take it all, and she blacked out in the middle of the fight. However, in her weakened state, she briefly released her shadow, Killer bat, to protect Shu and Jiro from a chain attack. Then, as Jiro was knocked to the ground along with the others, it was up to him to win the fight. Destroying the element-changing crystal on Chimera's forehead took away a lot of Lord Nene's power, and in no time, he was defeated, destroyed by an all-out attack delivered by Shu and Blue Dragon. Oh, and to think that it all may not have happened if Shu had really just given up, and let the power of the shadow inside of him just disappear….
Shu's thoughts were interrupted as a loud voice filled the large banquet hall, "And next, a four-hour congratulatory speech by Amaros King," Legolas announced.
That was Marumaro's last straw, his final breaking point. He then angrily jumped out of his chair and stormed across the banquet hall, shouting:
"That's it, I'm outta here!" ignoring Shu, who was franticly calling his name.
As he darted towards the door, he bumped into a rather fat banquet guest, sending him flying three feet back. Shu, along with Jiro, Kluke, and Bouquet arrived at the scene just in time to find Legolas pinning the squirming Marumaro to the ground, who was screaming;
"No, Please, you don't understand what you're doing to me here!"
The rest of the group, already embarrassed by Marumaro's behavior, stood there shocked as Legolas said to Marumaro:
"Return to your seat this instant!"
What finally set Shu off was when Marumaro blurted out:
"I'd rather be fighting Lord Nene!" and all of the people in the banquet hall gasped, and stared at them all, their jaws gaping and their eyes wide.
Meanwhile, on General Logi's ship, Delphinium was giving a final report:
"Sir," she said. "The forces allied against Gran Kingdom are gathering in strength. Meanwhile, in the wake of Lord Nene's defeat, Gran Kingdom's forces are fleeing, or even deserting. What do we do now, General?"
"Well," General Logi replied. "Our course of action seems clear, Delphinium. We depart Gran Kingdom now.
" But-"
"Enough!" General Logi interrupted. "My decision is made."
Delphinium then replied; "Sir," and respectfully bowed. As she turned to exit the room, she glared at the General, and swore under her breath. From there, she knew, that she had to pay him back for his betrayal of Lord Nene, but how?
Just as she was about to step through the door, she whispered, "Bastard," to which the alarmed General Logi replied, "What was that I heard?"
"Oh, nothing," Delphinium said in return, then as she proceeded down the hallway of the ship, thought to herself, "That son-of-a-bitch never shuts up, does he?"
"Now that Nene's gone and the children he captured are safe," Zola thought to herself. "There's only one more thing that I need to take care of."
She had been walking for hours in the hot desert sun, her feet aching, and her heavy bag slung over her shoulder. It would be a while until she arrived at her destination, for it hadn't been visited in hundreds of years. As Zola walked on, she wondered how the rest of the group was doing.
"If I'm correct," she thought. "They're probably growing impatient listening to all those speeches, and Marumaro will probably lose control and earn himself a swim in the fountain."
As she gazed at the road ahead, something shiny caught her eye. Upon reaching it, she saw that it was an old, abandoned mechat. She hopped in, tested the engine, and sure enough, there was a loud rumble and it started up. Zola then grabbed hold of the steering wheel, and in the blink of an eye, she sped off into the sky and zoomed away, hoping to get to where she needed to be faster.
After a few minutes of flying, she spotted something on the ground. It appeared to be a large stone structure.
"There it is," she thought. "The Sealed Grounds, I should land now."
With that, she switched gears and gracefully landed the mechat. When she reached the ground, she hopped out, and studied the ruins before her. After looking around to be sure there was nobody there, she decided to enter. Inside the ruins, it was cold, dark, and the stone structure of the large room had eroded from age. Glancing up at the back wall, she saw a mural of what looked like two giant beasts engaging in battle. It was a short time before she noticed the marks that had been carved into one of the pillars supporting the ruins.
"These marks," she said to herself. "Left by a sword. But why are they here?"
Suddenly, a sound, like a rock dropping, that echoed throughout the structure. Zola turned around and shouted "Who's there?"
Seeing that no one was there, she brushed the incident off, thinking it was just a small animal. As she began to walk away, she heard something else, this time, coming from somewhere in the room. It was a soft padding noise, like footsteps.
"Ok," Zola thought to herself. "There's definitely something in here, and it's moving."
Quickly, she drew her sword and looking around, said "Show yourself, I'm not afraid of you."
Suddenly, something jumped up behind her from the darkness of the room, and before she could turn to face whatever it was, she felt the hand sweep up in front of her, and shove a cloth in her face. Immediately, Zola felt faint, her head spinning, and as she fell to the ground, she realized from the cloth's funny smell that she had been drugged. With the little strength she had left, she lifted her head in time to see a cloaked figure looming over her.
"Sssshhh," it said. "Go to sleep now." That was the last thing Zola heard before she finally blacked out.
Shu and his friends were all worried. Zola had been gone for three days, and because she didn't return, the city police had declared her missing, and organized a search party. Looking around the area, they discovered the mechat parked near the sealed grounds. When the search party entered the ruins to investigate, all they found was Zola's sword, and lying next to it, her bag and a funny smelling cloth, which they soon learned was doused in a knockout drug. The area was searched for days, but there was no sign of Zola or her attacker. Meanwhile, the group was devastated.
"I can't believe Zola actually went missing this time," said Bouquet.
"Yeah, usually it's one of us who runs into trouble, and her who plans the rescue," Kluke replied.
Joining in the conversation, Marumaro added, "I'd never thought that one day, we would all have to save her for once, Maro!"
Everyone then glanced over to Shu, who was sitting on the couch, and Jiro, who was looking out the window of their hotel room that overlooked the entire City of Logic.
Shu sighed, and said "Where's Zola when you need her?"
"There's nothing we can do, guys," Jiro said desperately trying to hold back his tears. "Zola's missing, and all we can do is wait."
Kluke then jumped up and shouted, "Don't say that, there has to be something we can do. After all, Zola would never give up on saving one of us, so we should do the same for her!"
"She's right," Shu added. "We have to at least try and do something to help find Zola. Now, let's think: The search party found a drugged cloth at the crime scene, along with Zola's sword and bag. What could that mean?"
"Well," Bouquet said. "I went to the police station this morning, where an officer told me that due to the circumstances of the crime scene, investigators have assumed she was kidnapped, and that her attacker used the cloth to drug her."
Marumaro then added, "If that's the case, then why was Zola's sword and bag left behind?"
"Well, maybe the attacker, whoever it was, didn't have time to hide the evidence after dragging Zola away, or maybe they really wants us to know that they have Zola somewhere."
"That's right," Kluke replied. "Knowing Zola, I don't think she'd leave all her stuff there like that, especially her sword. Also, the substance in the cloth was a knockout drug, meant to make victims fall unconscious, and being that there was probably no one else at The Sealed Grounds during the attack the circumstances would have been perfect for a kidnapping. The only question that remains is who did it, and why."
Jiro then turned to face the rest of his friends and said, "Well, now that Nene's gone, I think there's only one person we know who could possibly have a reason to hold that much of a grudge against Zola."
"Yeah, that's right," Shu shouted. "And I think I know exactly who it is. Come on guys, let's go. We have to track down General Logi!"
Well, that's the end of the first chapter you guys. Sorry for the shortness; some stuff came up, but that's ok, because I'll definitely have the next chapter up in the next week, if possible! Thanks, and be sure to read my next chapter! ^-^