Cave Story - The Written Tale

Written by LordDarkrai

Original Story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya

I own nothing except the words written here.

Chapter 2: Part 1: A brand new world, filled with danger...


"He used his magical powers to help and guide people, and the people loved and trusted him in return. Even more than they did their own king..."


~~ Egg Corridor ~~

After traveling through the teleporter, I dropped to the ground, slightly nauseous and dizzy from teleporting. I hoped the feeling would go away soon. Right when I entered, there were bugs everywhere. One shot from the Polar Star killed them easily enough. Later on, I found a large room in the middle of the hallway. Inside, there was a man who seemed kind of... off. I avoided him as best as I could. Later on, I jumped a small pillar, and saw a strange scene fold out infront of me. A very small Mimiga was shouting at a much larger one. Their, conversation, went like this:

"Hey, you big bully, do you think you can beat me?"

"..."

"My big brother hasn't even beaten me!" At this point, the larger mimiga (who was around 8 times larger than the smaller one) lumbered forward and punched the smaller one.

"Ow! You win, you win!" It punched her again. "I said you win!" This time, it punched her with much more strength than it had before. The small Mimiga came flying towards me, and she landed about ten feet ahead of me. She got up, and looked at me quizzically. She called, "Who are you?" Before I could say anything, the much larger Mimiga lumbered forward and punched her, knocking her out. He glanced at me, and I nearly fell over. His eyes were solid red, like they were about to burst with blood. He picked the smaller Mimiga and carried her off somewhere, and I wasn't sure where, but hell if I was going to let it hurt her again. I ran forward, dodging all of the bugs and creatures bouncing and flying around me. I saw a door, inside which I took shelter from the swarms of bugs and creature that had followed me. Inside were a lot of computers, as well as a bed and desk. The bed was nearly smashed in half, and the desk had a large gun on it, with a note reading,

"To do list:

1. Fix Missile Launcher.

2. Check on egg #00.

3. investigate outcrop of strange weed by egg 17."

The list had red smears of what appeared to be blood dripped on it. I picked up a small bottle that had the red plant that was around the bed and stuffed it into my pack, hoping someone I came across would know what it is. I checked the gun, which I assumed was the Missile Launcher the note was referring to. It had a large barrel looking object next to it, filled with ammo for the gun, around 50 or so rounds. I peeked outside the door, taking the note with me. I pointed the launcher out the door, firing three missiles really quickly at the enemies. (Missiles: 47/50), which killed most of them. I shot the rest with the Polar Star. I grabbed some more ammo off the desk before I left, making sure the drum was filled. (Missiles: 50/50) Before I left, I grabbed an ID off the wall, assuming it would come in handy later.

As I wandered down the corridor, I noticed signs leading to different eggs, which I could see through the glass floor. I kept an eye out for one labeled #00, but I got to a gate before I found it. There was a computer with a drive that had a similar shape to the ID card I had found earlier. I slid it out of my pocket, and saw that they matched, so without further hesitation, I slid it in the drive and turned it. The gate popped open, but the ID card broke. I dropped the broken ID card on the ground, and walked through the gate.


Enter Boss: Igor, the enraged Mimiga


Immediately, the large Mimiga I had seen earlier appeared. When he saw me, he pulled a lever, closing the gates. He then charged at me. I readied to shoot him, but by the time I had lined up a shot, he was on top of me. Before he could punch me, I leaped in the air, switching the Polar Star out for the Missile Launcher. As he looked down at the crater where I was before, I landed on the ground behind him, firing around 15 missiles into his face. (Missiles: 35/50) He turned around and started inhaling. As he did, his mouth started glowing. I switched to the Polar Star, not sure what to expect. He yelled, and a large group of energy spheres erupted towards me. I fired at them, but there were too many to shoot. I leaped over him, and quickly shot some missiles at him. (Missiles: 30/50) He collapsed.


Defeated Igor!


Soon after he fell, he starter changing. He shrunk down, and closed his eyes. I ran over to him, sensing no threat. I felt below his paw, but there was no pulse. Picking him up, I carried him to a room farther in the back.


~~Side Room~~


Inside, I saw the smaller Mimiga from earlier laying on the floor. I laid Igor on the floor, and ran over to her, picking her head up. I checked her paw for a pulse, and was glad to feel it beating softly under her fur. I looked around for a bed of some kind, and was pleased to find several lined up against the wall. There also was a large area of dirt, for reasons I don't know to this day. I buried Igor there, and returned to the other Mimiga. She was resting peacefully on the bed, although there was a draft from somewhere, making her shiver in her blue sweater. I found a blanket, and after beating some of the dirt and dust off of them, laid a few over her body. She curled into a ball, and I could hear her breathing slow and even out. I scratched her behind one of her ears, glad to see her okay. I laid down on another bed, and rested.


When I woke, the other Mimiga was stirring. I went over and sat next to her and waited for her to wake up. When she did, she nearly jumped out of her fur and fell off the bed. I couldn't contain my laughter. She looked away, embarrassed, for a moment, then stood up. She growled at me, then said, "Did you help me?" I nodded, still smiling, then she turned away from me and crossed her arms. "I don't need your help! I would have figured out a way out myself... somehow!" She stomped over to a computer in the corner, and flipped a switch. I followed, curious as to what she was doing. Lights turned on around us, and there was a large crackle of energy as spotlights turned on in front of us, revealing a huge egg with "No. 00" written on the side of it. I smiled in satisfaction - I finally found the egg written on the note. She pulled open a series of commands, leading to a box with a blinking line. She frowned. "Crap, it's password protected. If my brother were here, he'd be able to open this!" She stormed over to the bed and flopped down face first. I sat down next to her and pat her head, not really sure of what to do. She looked up at me, sniffled, and grabbed onto my arm. I reached over her and hugged her, and she let go of my arm to grab me around my chest. I could feel something wet on my shirt, so I picked up a corner of the blanket at looked at her face. Her eyes were wet, so I dabbed at them, thinking that was the problem. She buried her head in my chest and hugged me harder, so I just went with it and hugged her back. What was happening reminded me of Toroko, and how the Doctor's henchmen took her away, and how useless I was to stop them. I gripped her harder, the grief cutting into my mind like a hot knife. I felt my cheeks get wet, and realized my eyes were watering too. I assumed this happened to Mimiga when they get sad , as that was how I was feeling at the moment. We sat for a while, and thankfully nothing tried to kill us during that time. Soon, she fell asleep against me, and feeling tired again myself, laid down with her, careful to cover her with a blanket whilst not waking her. We slept for a while, resting soundly for what I was sure would be a hell of a return trip back to the village.

~End of Chapter 2, Part 1~

[Author's Note] Well guys, it's another part through! Now, I know I originally said I was going to use the dialogue straight from the game, but I need to throw this out there: That takes way too much time, and I feel the characters are a bit... bland, i suppose in their dialogue, especially with the English version by Nicalis. There was more in the patch by AeonGenisis, but i digress. I decided to add a bit more character by making my own dialogue based off of what I remember them saying, but adding and removing things I feel are necessary to add or remove. For example, you don't bury Igor, or have really any touching moments with Toroko or Sue, or anyone for that matter, in the game. Sue also says something along the lines of, "I hate this Island, and everything on it!", but I felt that was a bit too harsh. For those of you who have played the game, you would know this, but Sue is actually a human (I may have mentioned it through dialouge before, but whatevs), but more than that, she's a human child. She's scared, she has no idea if any of her family or friends are alive or not, and there's a glimmer of hope in the main character. She needs someone to lean on, and he is a pretty good candidate. By the way, if anyone here thinks I'm shipping Sue and the main character here, A: This isn't a lemon fanfic, it's supposed to be a faithful representation of the story, and B: I ship the main and Curly Brace (later character) anyways.

TL;DR: I'm changing some of the dialogue, I don't ship main and Sue, and I hope you guys enjoy! Remember to leave a review of something you may want added or removed at some point, changes, etc, favorite and follow it! have a good day everyone!

Lord Darkrai out.

[End Note]