Chapter 1 Mind Snapping Coincidence
She walked down the path. Or rather up the path. And then she stood out to look at the field. It was something she knew of, and suspected. Her dark blue hair and blue eyes sparkled as she looked at the once battlefield. Wearing a long black coat, which had a hood, decorated with butterflies, which were sewn in, and a white t-shirt, also wearing a short black skirt and black knee high boots. She had a sheath, strapped to her leg, with a ribbon and a bell tied to the sword, the ribbon on the sheath. She wore a blue bracelet, with a red jewel in the middle. Her bodhi blastia. And then she heard footsteps behind her. And felt the presence of someone.
"Who are you?" She asked, wary of the girl, who looked about one year younger than her, who wore an intricate patterned cape, which looked like it was for some traditional thing, her hair tied and some funny things coming out of her cape… or hair. She looked up, but didn't respond.
"Who are you?" She repeated, in the same manner. She finally looked up, and saw the woman's face. She frowned slightly as she could feel the tension between them.
"I'm Judith." Was all Judith said, as she walked up the path. She curtly nodded and looked back at the scenery, when she heard another load of pairs of footsteps. It was not the only thing you could hear, the breeze never blew, nor did the trees or the scenery have any green. It was just grey, black and brown.
A few minutes later, she heard a 'woof' and a living animal panting beside her. She was going to take out her sword, but she though otherwise and knelt down, turning around.
"Hey, Repede, what's with you? You've gone crazy, and you don't even know this person." She patted the dog's head as she heard the person speak and smiled.
"I guess there's no way to fool Repede's senses." She spoke as she took the hood off, which revealed her pigtails and the colour differences at the tips of her hair. Two of the people standing there flinched.
"SIERRA?" They both exclaimed as a certain blonde haired 'boy' (ahem, ahem, man) ran up to her.
The whole group, apart from the two looked at them bewildered. She smiled returning the hug Flynn had sent her way.
"Hey, hey. I haven't seen you in a while, Yuri, Flynn." She said, smiling. Flynn had looked at her flabbergasted as Yuri just stood there, staring at her.
"Si-sierra?" He said, again. She sighed quite audibly as she took her sword and waved it in front of him, specifically making the bells ring.
"Yuri Lowell, are you awake?" She asked as she kept jingling the bells. Flynn, who couldn't hold it for any longer started to crack up. She looked at him, seriously.
"Flynn, what's with you? Anyways, how's the old brigade doing?" Flynn stopped and looked at her, confused. And he also flinched.
"It's fine. Witcher and Sodia aren't used to having me around though." She yet again, laughed.
"Whatever. I'm pretty sure they will soon. So, Yuri, are you going to introduce me to your friends soon enough?" Yuri had FINALLY snapped out of his daze and hugged her lightly. She, being her and LOVING hugs, returned it, watching the shocked faces of everyone else as he moved away.
"I'm Sierra Corlese, twenty year old former captain of the Sierra brigade. Which is better known as the Flynn brigade these days. I currently am a wandering mercenary just wandering to Mt. Temza for no reason." She wasn't really good with lies. And this one was the worst of all. And yet again, Flynn flinched at one part of the comment.
"Sierra, don't lie." Yuri said, all that seriously. She sighed.
"Do you really want the real reason why I am here?" She asked, grinning, which sent waves of fear down everyone's bodies. Well, apart from Yuri, that was.
"Yep."
"I'm here because I heard Flynn was here!" She shouted, laughing. The whole group looked at Flynn and gave the '…' face to his direction. He just looked at her suspiciously.
"Now, now. Tell us why you are here." Flynn said, in all ways of being serious. She sighed. She placed her hands up in mercy as she was the serious face he wore.
"Does it hurt to visit the place where my adoptive parents died?"
And Flynn immediately gulped.
"Well, Yuri. I've introduced myself. How about your friends here?" Yuri looked at her, chuckling.
"They can introduce themselves." She sighed.
"I-I'm-" But she, as in Sierra had cut her off.
"I'm sorry for being rude, but I already know who you are Lady Estellise." She said in an explaining tone, smiling as she put her sword back in its sheath. As the others stared at her, she immediately started to feel something coming for her. She closed her eyes and took her sword out again, slicing blindly in front of her. As no one noticed, there was actually a big monster in front of her. How could they not notice? Really, I don't know.
"Maybe this isn't the best time for intros. You're looking for a girl with blue hair and looks like a Krityan? Her name's Judith right?" The group, apart from one, looked at her, happy.
"Yes." She smiled.
"She went that-a-way. Need a follower?" She asked, laughing. Flynn looked at her, confused.
"Follower? Is that what you refer yourself as these days?" He asked, clearly disgusted.
"For Pete's sake, Flynn. I was just joking. Do you need another sword, student?" She asked, specifically saying the word 'student' to a specific person. That wasn't Flynn. And that person mentally flinched, since he usually would never show any emotions in the first place.
"You, darlin'? 'f course! I'd love ta follow you." And there's a saying. What you want is NOT what you get. Well, that's the reality of the real saying.
"And you know what I'd like? For you to move away from me, Captain Schwann." She replied back bitterly, saying the last two words quietly, quietly enough for no one to hear her. Almost venomously. She pushed him back, specifically grabbing his head for a reason. A quite unknown one. Both Yuri and Flynn inched back just a little. But Rita walked up to her and smiled, looking UP.
"I think we're going to be good friends, Sierra." Rita said, laughing. She smiled.
"You think? Well, I'm going to walk ahead. I'd assume your silence is a yes, Yuri, Flynn?"
"Yes."
"Yup." They both said at the same time, just using different words.
They were halfway up Mt. Temza when both Yuri and Sierra stopped. Flynn looked at the two curiously. As did Patty.
"Yuri-sama? Patty-chan wants to know what's going on." Flynn looked down at the girl and smiled. (read A/N skit at end for explanation)
"Sierra was Yuri's teacher in the art of the sword. So they if they both stop at the same time, something's up." He explained as the rest nodded. All of the sudden, it was just slow motion. They both took out their swords, closing their eyes, and all of the sudden, jumped in midair, slicing what was in front of them, blindly. There was a huge cry and then a Rabtor fell. She smiled, as she sheathed her sword.
"You're getting better, Yuri." She said, still smiling as she looked at the remains of the flying beast.
"Yes, sensei."
And she groaned.
"I'm telling you, I'm not your sensei anymore." And he never learns.
"Yes, sensei." She took her sword out and placed it near his neck. He didn't flinch.
"Alright, alright, you don't have to be violent again." And she sighed as they kept walking up, her pilfering the goodies from the monster's remains.
"So tell us about yourself again, Sierra." Estelle just forgot. She sighed, as she didn't want any violence involved, she answered back. They were just climbing the ridiculously high, and annoying mountain.
"I'm twenty year old Sierra Corlese. Former First Captain of the Sierra Brigade, which I had passed the role to Flynn. I taught Yuri the sword, and my accomplice taught Flynn. I was apparently born in Zaphias, but lived in Halure at their orphanage, for a certain amount of time before living with Yuri and Flynn. I was about to become a high ranking person in the guilds, due to the Don offering me a job at Altosk, but I politely declined. Now, I'm a mercenary, living my life in freedom." She said, re-explaining herself again. Karol gasped.
"You were about to become a member of Altosk? Why the heck did you decline? I would accept immediately." She shut her eyes and sighed.
"This is what I tried to avoid. The only reason I declined was because… I really didn't want to be shacked by anything. I vowed to myself after I left the knights, that I wouldn't be shacked by any rules and live life, peacefully, travelling the word with my accomplice… but she took my job at Altosk, because I recommended her to." She replied back, lazily looking at what was in front of her. Her ears perked a little.
"I hear something." Was all she said, as she looked up a little. As their conversations continued beforehand, they had already almost made it to the top of the mountain.
"Who's there?" A woman close to her age shouted. She, as Sierra looked carefully at, looked almost the same as her. Blue hair, close age…
"Judith." And she turned around, to face the whole gang. She looked at the group surprised before Sierra took out her sword and swung it, slicing air (ok, it's just a figure of speech) but specifically making the bells ring. Her sword was no ordinary sword. It was thin, with a spearhead like head, and serrated edges on the edges. Her coat moved with the wind as two people turned up. Nan and Tison.
"We must kill that creature! The Entelexeia is harmful to this world!" And Nan threw her boomerang towards the poor creature. No one noticed, and they were all to slow. Well, apart from one. Sierra's brain had literally snapped. And that's when Yuri and Flynn shouted 'DON'T!!' She jumped into the direction of the boomerang, slapping it with her hands. Too bad, as it made a harmful indent to her hands. She huffed as she looked at her hands.
"Nan! Tison! I thought you were given other orders by your leader." She shouted. The two's eyes went bug-eyed, even though Tison had a cloth to cover his face. That was when the two finally recognized who she actually was.
"We were given orders by Linda to do this." And yet again, her mind snapped. Her hands were bleeding, her hands becoming pale. As she was about to act, Estelle ran forth and healed them. Sierra smiled in her direction.
"Thanks, Lady Estellise." And she took her sword from its sheath.
"Care to repeat what you said?" She asked. The two flinched at her venomous like tone. She ran towards them, slashing right in front of Tison, creating a small cut on his cloth.
"Linda gave us the orders to do this. She said that they were a pest to this world." And she, again, went through stage three of her 'snapping' mind. Yuri ran forth and they well, went into battle mode (my name for 'encountered wild monster!').
"Sorry, but I'm pretty sure you lying there. Linda would never, ever do something like that." She said, as she used 'Demon Fang' (lame, yet accurate… don't ask me why.).
"But these were orders from herself." And then Karol spoke.
"Nan! Are you lying to us?" He shouted as he got out a hammer from his bag. The said shook her head.
"No. These were most definitely orders from her." Sierra stopped right in the middle of her incantation for Champagne. She froze, her sword slowly ringing. And then, her mind went into the true final stage of 'snapping'. AKA, Emotionally triggered Overlimit.
"Crushing Eagle!" She shouted, as the sword moved on its own. They had dodged, yes. But…
"Initiate final check. I call thee to use-" And she started to float, strangely. Yuri had stopped fighting, and after the rest of the group saw that, they did too.
"-their powers to watch over my enemies-" And a strange coloured light, that had similarities to the colour crimson, but wasn't, flashed over her body.
"-to eliminate them! Check complete. Operation Crimson Wash!" And the red like light energy was released and specifically targeted the two. And then Yuri threw away the sheath to his sword, revealing the sword. Sierra facepalmed.
"I wish I never taught him those tricks…" She said, as she did a 'Sword Rain Beta'. And soon after a fierce battle, which was shorter than everyone thought, finished. Tison and Nan were on the ground, panting. Sierra walked up to the two.
"I don't think you'll listen to me, but I'd like for you two to do something for me. Tell Linda these exact words. 'What the HELL are you doing? Go back to your old self!'" Sierra said, as she walked away. The rest of the group looked at the two and followed her.
"Soo… that's what happened. Yuri, the guilds, huh? Interesting." Sierra commented after they were on the Fiertia, the boat. She had also heard what had happened to Flynn. Though it was still weird that he was still acting like one. They sat down on deck, watching the sea as they sailed to Aspio.
"My reluctancy is saying something, but…" Sierra said, as she trailed off. The group looked at her, confused.
"I'd like to join Brave Vesperia, Yuri."
WTF Moment No. 1.
Me: Hello!
Yuri: What?
Me: I just felt like writing a Tales of Vesperia fic. So here I am.
Yuri: I see. Croquette, anyone?
Karol: Love filled?
Yuri: Yep.
Flynn: Sure.
Me: I don't plan for this to be too long. Maybe 20 chapters? Well, its from Mt. Temza to the end, plus epilogue.
Flynn: 25 chapters.
Me: Fine, 25. My GA fic is almost done anyways. So, it doesn't matter if I start this. And for Patty, since she's a PS3 only character, I don't know what her personality is, since my Japanese reading limit is kinda low. I only know the basics. So I made her half Japanese. And I don't own anything.
EDIT
Me: You might've noticed that Flynn is there, when he's not supposed to. I think he disappears in Nordopolica? PM me if I'm wrong. I'm just using YouTube as a helper for now. I'll explain on that next chapter. And I forgot. Review, please? And I'll tell you the couples in the next chapter's skit, since this one is too long.