Nick & Alex Adventures: Tales Of Symphonia Version
"Once upon a time, there existed a giant tree that was the source of
mana. A war, however, caused this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was
sacrificed in order to take its place. Grieving over the loss, the goddess
disappeared unto the heavens."
"The goddess left the angels with this edict: 'You must wake me, for if I should
sleep, the world shall be destroyed.'"
"The angels bore the Chosen One, who headed towards the tower that reached up
unto the heavens. And that marked the beginning of the regeneration of the
world…"
"And now, two heroes from a separate dimension shall raise the curtains of space and time, and change the way we think about destiny as we know it forever. They are Nick Ecquin and Alex Noble"
"This is their story…."
"Lloyd Irving, wake up! Lloyd!" The school teacher yelled from the other side of the class. She picked up an eraser and threw it as hard and fast as she could at the brown haired student. It flew into his face with a 'pow' and knocked him off of his feet, the water he was carrying splashing down on him. "How was that?" the teacher asked out of breath."...You threw the eraser at ninety miles an hour, Miss Raine." A student said, after he was finished calculating. "Ooh, high score! Well done, Edgar." Raine said as she scrawled down the number on the top right hand corner of the chalk board.
"Ugh…" Nick said as he got up. "Oh man. Another… 'in depth' game play, I see. Oh man, I gotta find Alex…" he muttered under his breath as he looked at his red attire." "Lloyd, how can you possibly sleep standing?" "Madame… Raine, is it? I'm sorry, I…" "Nevermind." Raine said with a light chuckle.
"So, Lloyd, do enlighten us about the Journey Of Regeneration…" "I-Er, that is, I…" Nick stammered. "Shit, where is Alex, I could really use his help right about now!" Light flashed and then was gone. "The oracle!" Raine said. "Come on, Colette, we have to go to the temple!" "Fuck no! There's probably some dangerous shit going on up there!" the blonde haired girl said loudly to her teacher. "…Well, I found him." Nick thought. "Alex, Izzat you?" "Nick? Oh man, thank fuck dude." "Come on, Colette!" Raine dragged Alex by his foot. "Gack! Nick, help meh!" Alex squeaked. "Al-ex!" Nick said as he ran out. "Lloyd? Lloyd, what's gotten into you?" a youth with unkempt white hair spoke up.
"Who are you?" "Whoa. That eraser must have hit you pretty hard in the head, Lloyd. Genis Sage, remember?" Genis told him. "…Genis?" Nick said, squinting. "Yes, like Genius." "Or Pe-" "Just stop." Genis said, looking pissed off. Nick simply laughed at him. "Good lord, I'm turning into Alex!" Nick said, scared. "Alex?" Genis asked, looking confused.
"Look, Genis, I can't explain right now, but that crazy white haired bitch doth kidnapped my best friend Alex, and I need to get him back!" Nick said, freaking out. "…First off, that 'crazy white haired bitch' is my older sister. Secondly, Colette is a girl, and she is not named Alex." "Ugh, I can explain. Look, we just have to hurry to the temple. Can you show me the way?" "Only if you promise to enlighten me on what the hell is going on." Genis said firmly. "Deal."
They walked out of Iselia. "Alright Genis, this may be a lot to take in at once, but this guy Lloyd? I'm not him." "I… see." Genis said looking skeptical. "I'm actually a guy named Nick from another dimension, I suppose. Alex is my best friend. It would seem during transfer, I became Lloyd, and it only took Raine slamming that eraser in my face for me to know it." "Hm. So, when did Alex take over Colette, assuming I believe this theory." Genis drawled. "I'm not sure, when did she start acting different?" "This morning during attendance she called me a 'silver haired smeagol'." "Yap. That's him." "What a dick." Genis said angrily. "Oh, uh, sorry about that. I know he's your best friend." He said, quickly catching himself.
"It's alright. You're not saying anything we're all not thinking. Besides, I called your sister a crazy white haired bitch, so I guess that makes us even." Nick said. "What's his story, anyway?" "Alex? He's, like I said, my best friend. He enjoys taking things to the next level. He's very eccentric, and sometimes does inexcusable things to level out circumstance." "And, you're still friends with him?" Genis asked, a little surprised. "Yeah. Sure, he's a pervert, but he's an all around misunderstood guy, and he always tries his best." "…Hm." "So, there's Alex for you, let's hear about Raine."
"Raines my older sister. She's twenty three, and a teacher." "Just twenty three? Dayum." Nick said, raising an eyebrow. "Alex seemed to think the same way…" Genis said, with a small bit of remaining anger in his voice. "Oh?" Nick asked. "Yeah. He kept making passes at her during the lesson." "Ha! Haha! Yeah, that's definitely Alex for you." Nick said, laughing.
"I'm not sure if I like the guy, but since I can't verify your claim, I'm not sure I can say anything about him yet…" Genis said. "So, what do you think, then? Don't hold anything back!" Nick said to Genis. "…I'm not sure I believe you, truth be told. You seem a lot like Lloyd, not Nick… And Colettes changes, though rapid, might indicate that it's merely a monthly change…" "What do you mean a monthly- Oh…" Nick said. "Yeah. Anyway, there's the temple. They couldn't have gone far." Genis said as he and Nick ran up the stairs.