Xiao's Big City Adventure, by Godrina-of-the-Shadows.
See chapter one for the disclaimer.
Music I listened to while writing this chapter: Floor Filler by A*Teens
Additional Notes: All of the characters in this chapter DO exist in the game Dark Cloud. I did my homework! ^_^
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~Toan's House, 6:30 AM~
Xiao yawned and stretched. She jumped nimbly to the floor from her spot at the foot of Toan's bed. She loved to curl up against his warm body, especially in the winter. Her master was good to her.
"Master, Master! Time to wake up!" She exclaimed as she shook him.
"Nnnh..." He moaned, like always.
Xiao smiled, and shook him again. "Wakey, wakey!" she teased. Just then, Ruby came up, bearing the morning's food for Xiao and Toan on a tray.
"Good morning." She said, smiling sweetly.
Toan didn't make any move to get up. "Ruby, Master's acting funny." Xiao stated.
"Oh, he is, is he?" Ruby asked. She went over to Toan, and felt his cheek. He was panting and his face was flushed. "I don't think he's well," she remarked.
Xiao nodded, and turned her gaze to her boots. "Is master going to die?" she asked.
"I don't think so; he probably just has a fever."
Just then, the downstairs door opened and closed. Goro had just come back from his morning training. "Ruby, what's for brekkist?" He asked.
Xiao's reaction to this was not a pleasant one. She jumped up on the railing of the "balcony" where Toan's bed was, put her paws on her hips, and stiffened her upper lip. "How can you be thinking about something like that when master is sick!" she growled.
"Geez, don't get grouchy about it," was the only reply that came from Goro.
"He's sick, and you're worrying about some stupid food! Master's got a fever!"
~7:41 AM~
"He doesn't have any plain fever; he's got majiru poison in his body. There may be nothing we can do." Stated Ungaga.
"Are you saying that master will die?" Xiao asked anxiously.
A hushed silence fell over the room as everyone tried their best to avoid each other's gaze. Xiao's eyes welled up with tears. She stared at her boots and didn't restrain the water that began to flow from her eyes.
"NO!" She shouted. "Master won't die! He can't!"
Everyone avoided the eyes of the cat. Toan had taken her in, thinking she would make a good companion for his mother, but a mysterious person (I haven't gotten far enough in the game to find out his name) gave him a potion that turned her into a humanoid. Not completely human, allowing her to keep several of her cat features, like her ears and her fangs.
"I might know of a cure, but it may be only a superstition." Goro remarked.
Upon hearing this, Xiao jumped up on top of Goro's shoulders and pulled at his shirt. "There is a way to save master? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Um, I didn't think of it right away," Goro strayed his gaze from her piercing golden eyes as he said this.
~Matataki Village, 9:26 AM~
Yeeeeeeesssssss....the Black Lotusssss. Came the mysterious voice of the ancient tree, Treant.
"Please, Mr. Teant, can you tell me where to find it? Master is very ill because of this poison."
It ussssed to grow deep in the fooooorest, but some strange men came and tooooook it awaaaaaay. Xiao hung her head. This was all no good.
"Where did the strange men go?" she asked anxiously.
I do not knooooow. Ask the villagerssss.
~9:55 PM~
The mayor laid a bunch of maps out on the table. "They came from a place that I have never heard of," he said.
"Mayor, sir, what village?" (Polite, isn't she?)
"Ah, now, what did they call it? Oh yes, New York."
"Why is it called NEW York? Did something happen to the Old York?" The kitten asked.
"I don't know. They didn't tell me. But according to my calculations, it is right about here." He pointed to a skinny island beside a very large mass of land.
Xiao observed the map and blinked twice at it. She didn't understand why there were so many lines or what it was a picture of. Toan had a magical one similar to it that the fairy king gave him, but this one was much bigger and looked more confusing. She didn't want to trouble the mayor, so she just smiled and nodded. After the mayor told her which way to go, she gathered some food, and headed off in the direction he had indicated.
"Don't worry, master! I'm going to get that cure and save you!"
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So there's the first chapter! Now please click that little button in the corner that says "Go" and type a review please! It doesn't have to be good, just a review. This is my first Dark Cloud fic, though, so please tell me what you think!
See chapter one for the disclaimer.
Music I listened to while writing this chapter: Floor Filler by A*Teens
Additional Notes: All of the characters in this chapter DO exist in the game Dark Cloud. I did my homework! ^_^
~*~
~Toan's House, 6:30 AM~
Xiao yawned and stretched. She jumped nimbly to the floor from her spot at the foot of Toan's bed. She loved to curl up against his warm body, especially in the winter. Her master was good to her.
"Master, Master! Time to wake up!" She exclaimed as she shook him.
"Nnnh..." He moaned, like always.
Xiao smiled, and shook him again. "Wakey, wakey!" she teased. Just then, Ruby came up, bearing the morning's food for Xiao and Toan on a tray.
"Good morning." She said, smiling sweetly.
Toan didn't make any move to get up. "Ruby, Master's acting funny." Xiao stated.
"Oh, he is, is he?" Ruby asked. She went over to Toan, and felt his cheek. He was panting and his face was flushed. "I don't think he's well," she remarked.
Xiao nodded, and turned her gaze to her boots. "Is master going to die?" she asked.
"I don't think so; he probably just has a fever."
Just then, the downstairs door opened and closed. Goro had just come back from his morning training. "Ruby, what's for brekkist?" He asked.
Xiao's reaction to this was not a pleasant one. She jumped up on the railing of the "balcony" where Toan's bed was, put her paws on her hips, and stiffened her upper lip. "How can you be thinking about something like that when master is sick!" she growled.
"Geez, don't get grouchy about it," was the only reply that came from Goro.
"He's sick, and you're worrying about some stupid food! Master's got a fever!"
~7:41 AM~
"He doesn't have any plain fever; he's got majiru poison in his body. There may be nothing we can do." Stated Ungaga.
"Are you saying that master will die?" Xiao asked anxiously.
A hushed silence fell over the room as everyone tried their best to avoid each other's gaze. Xiao's eyes welled up with tears. She stared at her boots and didn't restrain the water that began to flow from her eyes.
"NO!" She shouted. "Master won't die! He can't!"
Everyone avoided the eyes of the cat. Toan had taken her in, thinking she would make a good companion for his mother, but a mysterious person (I haven't gotten far enough in the game to find out his name) gave him a potion that turned her into a humanoid. Not completely human, allowing her to keep several of her cat features, like her ears and her fangs.
"I might know of a cure, but it may be only a superstition." Goro remarked.
Upon hearing this, Xiao jumped up on top of Goro's shoulders and pulled at his shirt. "There is a way to save master? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Um, I didn't think of it right away," Goro strayed his gaze from her piercing golden eyes as he said this.
~Matataki Village, 9:26 AM~
Yeeeeeeesssssss....the Black Lotusssss. Came the mysterious voice of the ancient tree, Treant.
"Please, Mr. Teant, can you tell me where to find it? Master is very ill because of this poison."
It ussssed to grow deep in the fooooorest, but some strange men came and tooooook it awaaaaaay. Xiao hung her head. This was all no good.
"Where did the strange men go?" she asked anxiously.
I do not knooooow. Ask the villagerssss.
~9:55 PM~
The mayor laid a bunch of maps out on the table. "They came from a place that I have never heard of," he said.
"Mayor, sir, what village?" (Polite, isn't she?)
"Ah, now, what did they call it? Oh yes, New York."
"Why is it called NEW York? Did something happen to the Old York?" The kitten asked.
"I don't know. They didn't tell me. But according to my calculations, it is right about here." He pointed to a skinny island beside a very large mass of land.
Xiao observed the map and blinked twice at it. She didn't understand why there were so many lines or what it was a picture of. Toan had a magical one similar to it that the fairy king gave him, but this one was much bigger and looked more confusing. She didn't want to trouble the mayor, so she just smiled and nodded. After the mayor told her which way to go, she gathered some food, and headed off in the direction he had indicated.
"Don't worry, master! I'm going to get that cure and save you!"
~*~
So there's the first chapter! Now please click that little button in the corner that says "Go" and type a review please! It doesn't have to be good, just a review. This is my first Dark Cloud fic, though, so please tell me what you think!