8BTFreek: My first fic to be loaded!
Red Mage: Okay, what is it? And why should they read it? I mean, "My first fic to be loaded" isn't exactly high caliber material, is it? It lacks pizzazz! It's so...boring!
8BTFreek: *Raising Sol Blade* You were saying?
Red Mage: Erm...it's good! *Thinking* Hey, wait a minute! You always hit yourself with those weapons!
8BTFreek: Only in reviews. You may not have noticed, RM, but this isn't a review!
Black Mage: Kill him, kill him, kill him...
8BTFreek: No, BM. I need him for the special effects! I'm not killing him! *Stashes Sol Blade* Now then, on with the fic! It's a bit AU, and I may have borrowed some ideas, but if I borrow an idea, I'll always give credit! Oh, and...*checks notepad* this has Valeshipping, Steamshipping, and Windshipping, so... any flames will be met with this! *Pulls out IGNORE cannon* Yeah, the IGNORE cannon! Gotta love it! And now, the story!
**Chapter 1: Beginnings, Part 1**
(In Lalivero) "No, I won't! You can't make me!" Isaac ran out into the street. "You aren't sending me to Shaman! I won't go!"
"Isaac, listen to us." Dora, the well-known healer, came out of the vine-covered house. "We're sending you to Shaman because you need to go there. I mean, you do want to find the one person you're spending the rest of your life with, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do, but I want to find her on my own, not have my parents find her for me!" Isaac stormed off down the street, bumping into Faran's daughter. "Sorry, Jenna."
"No problem, Isaac. Say, what was that? And why is your dad shouting gibberish?" Isaac turned around. Sure enough, his dad was in the doorway. He was staring at Isaac, and was muttering. This won't be pleasant, Isaac thought. A giant sword burst from nowhere. And it was heading straight for Jenna. He was aiming for me. I guess his aim is getting worse with age. Isaac jumped for Jenna, knocking her out of the way of the spell. His father aimed again. "Ragnarok!" screamed the old man. "Isaac, come back here! If you don't, I'll attack you again!"
Isaac ran out of the city. Jenna followed him, breathing heavily. "Isaac, why did you run from your dad? I mean, isn't he supposed to help you?"
"Yeah, until he decided to send me away to Shaman Village to get me married to some Venus Adept." Isaac turned around after they had exited the city. "Flint, set." A small brown creature appeared near his foot.
"Isaac, why did you run away?" the little creature asked. "And why did you run with a Mars Adept? You know what your parents would say!"
A Mars Adept? Jenna looked at Isaac. "What is that thing? And what did it mean by Mars Adept?"
"I'll explain later. Let's just get out of here." The two of them ran off down the road, away from Lalivero. I hope I never have to go there again, thought Isaac.
(In Imil) "Mia, it's for our own good. You know that the purity of the Mercury Clan must be maintained, even if we have to marry each other to ensure that purity!" Alex paced the length of the sanctum. "It's the purity of the Mercury Clan that has kept so many from lighting the lighthouse. Taint the clan's purity, and you risk letting the lighthouse get lit!"
"Alex, you aren't making sense." Mia turned and looked at him. "Just because you don't approve of my decision doesn't mean-"
"Mia, you didn't make a decision. You acted in haste. You messed up. These things happen. Saying you won't marry me is just a little thing that you can't figure out."
"Well, if you want to marry me, you'll have to make me love you!" Mia stormed out of the sanctum. "Goodbye, Alex, and good riddance!" Hail waddled out after her.
"The guardian spirit would choose to follow the one who would wreck the clan? Today just isn't my day. I need to find her." He gathered some of his supplies. "Let's see, herbs, potions, amulets, staff, gloves. That should be all of it." He walked out. The sun was low in the sky now, and Mia was probably far away.
(Outside of Tolbi) Garet stood on a rock. Hama had sent him on this quest three years ago, and he had still not found Ivan. "I don't know what to do, Sheba. I mean, it's fine that we haven't been everywhere, but I'm beginning to lose hope. After all, it's been fifteen years. Ivan is probably still in Vale, but we don't know where that is."
Sheba looked at him. "I thought you said you knew where it was. I mean, you spent two years of your life there." Garet frowned at her. "Memories don't lie, and neither do thoughts." A glow surrounded her. "What right did I have? I had every right. I mean, if I'm going to go on a quest with you, I need to know some things about you!"
"Yeah, but you don't need to use Mind Read. You could just ask." Garet turned toward the city. It was really a calming sight. "Just don't Mind Read me again. It's not very kind of you to do that." Her silence was unexpected. He turned around to see two armed guards. And they had Sheba tied up. Garet stood to face them. "Mars!" he shouted. The image of a Mars Djinni sped down from above, striking the two guards but missing Sheba. Forge sat on his shoulder, looking exhausted.
"What was that for?" Garet pointed in front of the djinni. The djinni looked at Sheba and the two singed guards and said, "Oh."
"Well, let's get rolling." Garet walked into the city, Sheba by his side, acting like the younger sister he'd never had.
***
8BTFreek: So, what did you think?
Fighter: No swords! What happened to swords?
Black Mage: Well, dumbo, maybe we can find out next chapter!
Fighter: Oh. Okay. Whatever you say, BM! I'll always believe you, buddy!
Black Mage: Urge to destroy Fighter rising...
8BTFreek: Stop that. I was talking to the readers. Now then, R&R please!
Red Mage: Story was good, I think. Even though the Respond request was tacky...
8BTFreek: *Pulling out Sol Blade again* You were saying, RM?
Red Mage: *Gulps* Erm... Sounds fine to me! Respond, people!
White Mage: 8BTFreek! How dare you threaten Red Mage?!
8BTFreek: And yet you never defend Black Mage... it doesn't matter. I'll update soon, I promise! And if I don't... let's not go there, shall we?
Red Mage: Okay, what is it? And why should they read it? I mean, "My first fic to be loaded" isn't exactly high caliber material, is it? It lacks pizzazz! It's so...boring!
8BTFreek: *Raising Sol Blade* You were saying?
Red Mage: Erm...it's good! *Thinking* Hey, wait a minute! You always hit yourself with those weapons!
8BTFreek: Only in reviews. You may not have noticed, RM, but this isn't a review!
Black Mage: Kill him, kill him, kill him...
8BTFreek: No, BM. I need him for the special effects! I'm not killing him! *Stashes Sol Blade* Now then, on with the fic! It's a bit AU, and I may have borrowed some ideas, but if I borrow an idea, I'll always give credit! Oh, and...*checks notepad* this has Valeshipping, Steamshipping, and Windshipping, so... any flames will be met with this! *Pulls out IGNORE cannon* Yeah, the IGNORE cannon! Gotta love it! And now, the story!
**Chapter 1: Beginnings, Part 1**
(In Lalivero) "No, I won't! You can't make me!" Isaac ran out into the street. "You aren't sending me to Shaman! I won't go!"
"Isaac, listen to us." Dora, the well-known healer, came out of the vine-covered house. "We're sending you to Shaman because you need to go there. I mean, you do want to find the one person you're spending the rest of your life with, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do, but I want to find her on my own, not have my parents find her for me!" Isaac stormed off down the street, bumping into Faran's daughter. "Sorry, Jenna."
"No problem, Isaac. Say, what was that? And why is your dad shouting gibberish?" Isaac turned around. Sure enough, his dad was in the doorway. He was staring at Isaac, and was muttering. This won't be pleasant, Isaac thought. A giant sword burst from nowhere. And it was heading straight for Jenna. He was aiming for me. I guess his aim is getting worse with age. Isaac jumped for Jenna, knocking her out of the way of the spell. His father aimed again. "Ragnarok!" screamed the old man. "Isaac, come back here! If you don't, I'll attack you again!"
Isaac ran out of the city. Jenna followed him, breathing heavily. "Isaac, why did you run from your dad? I mean, isn't he supposed to help you?"
"Yeah, until he decided to send me away to Shaman Village to get me married to some Venus Adept." Isaac turned around after they had exited the city. "Flint, set." A small brown creature appeared near his foot.
"Isaac, why did you run away?" the little creature asked. "And why did you run with a Mars Adept? You know what your parents would say!"
A Mars Adept? Jenna looked at Isaac. "What is that thing? And what did it mean by Mars Adept?"
"I'll explain later. Let's just get out of here." The two of them ran off down the road, away from Lalivero. I hope I never have to go there again, thought Isaac.
(In Imil) "Mia, it's for our own good. You know that the purity of the Mercury Clan must be maintained, even if we have to marry each other to ensure that purity!" Alex paced the length of the sanctum. "It's the purity of the Mercury Clan that has kept so many from lighting the lighthouse. Taint the clan's purity, and you risk letting the lighthouse get lit!"
"Alex, you aren't making sense." Mia turned and looked at him. "Just because you don't approve of my decision doesn't mean-"
"Mia, you didn't make a decision. You acted in haste. You messed up. These things happen. Saying you won't marry me is just a little thing that you can't figure out."
"Well, if you want to marry me, you'll have to make me love you!" Mia stormed out of the sanctum. "Goodbye, Alex, and good riddance!" Hail waddled out after her.
"The guardian spirit would choose to follow the one who would wreck the clan? Today just isn't my day. I need to find her." He gathered some of his supplies. "Let's see, herbs, potions, amulets, staff, gloves. That should be all of it." He walked out. The sun was low in the sky now, and Mia was probably far away.
(Outside of Tolbi) Garet stood on a rock. Hama had sent him on this quest three years ago, and he had still not found Ivan. "I don't know what to do, Sheba. I mean, it's fine that we haven't been everywhere, but I'm beginning to lose hope. After all, it's been fifteen years. Ivan is probably still in Vale, but we don't know where that is."
Sheba looked at him. "I thought you said you knew where it was. I mean, you spent two years of your life there." Garet frowned at her. "Memories don't lie, and neither do thoughts." A glow surrounded her. "What right did I have? I had every right. I mean, if I'm going to go on a quest with you, I need to know some things about you!"
"Yeah, but you don't need to use Mind Read. You could just ask." Garet turned toward the city. It was really a calming sight. "Just don't Mind Read me again. It's not very kind of you to do that." Her silence was unexpected. He turned around to see two armed guards. And they had Sheba tied up. Garet stood to face them. "Mars!" he shouted. The image of a Mars Djinni sped down from above, striking the two guards but missing Sheba. Forge sat on his shoulder, looking exhausted.
"What was that for?" Garet pointed in front of the djinni. The djinni looked at Sheba and the two singed guards and said, "Oh."
"Well, let's get rolling." Garet walked into the city, Sheba by his side, acting like the younger sister he'd never had.
***
8BTFreek: So, what did you think?
Fighter: No swords! What happened to swords?
Black Mage: Well, dumbo, maybe we can find out next chapter!
Fighter: Oh. Okay. Whatever you say, BM! I'll always believe you, buddy!
Black Mage: Urge to destroy Fighter rising...
8BTFreek: Stop that. I was talking to the readers. Now then, R&R please!
Red Mage: Story was good, I think. Even though the Respond request was tacky...
8BTFreek: *Pulling out Sol Blade again* You were saying, RM?
Red Mage: *Gulps* Erm... Sounds fine to me! Respond, people!
White Mage: 8BTFreek! How dare you threaten Red Mage?!
8BTFreek: And yet you never defend Black Mage... it doesn't matter. I'll update soon, I promise! And if I don't... let's not go there, shall we?