Cave Story - The Written Tale

Written by LordDarkrai

Original story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya

I myself own nothing except the words written here.

Chapter 2 - Part 2: The return trip; Onwards to grass

The return trip wasn't hard. I restocked on missiles along the way, making sure the mimiga wasn't hurt at all. When we got back to the room where I had gotten the Missile Launcher, we sat down on some chairs and rested. Itching for something to break the silence, I asked her, "So... what's your name?" She looked at me quizically, and said,

"Have I heard you say anything before?" I shook my head.

"I don't think so." She got up and started pacing.

"I'm Sue. Sue Sakamoto." I looked up in surprise.

"You're Sue?" she nodded. "I've heard a bit about you from the Mimiga Village." she nodded.

"They don't like me much there, no. None of them except for Toroko, anyhow." She sighed. I didn't have the heart to tell her what had happened. I clutched the fish necklace that Toroko had given me, a gift from Sue to her. I pulled the necklace off.

"Here, this is for you. Toroko wanted you to have it." she looked surprised.

"Thanks. Say, what's your name?" I glanced to the side, avoiding her gaze.

"I dunno."

"Well why not?"

"Amnesia, I guess." She looked at my hat.

"The letters on your hat... they're not from around here, are they? Are you lost? No matter, if I find a way to get off this island, you can come with me." I smiled and nodded. We rested for a few more minutes before we headed back out. I needed to repair my weapons and gather some ammo from enemies, so I sent Sue ahead to the village.

Sue's POV:

I jumped of the teleporter, feeling slightly queasy. I still wasn't used to the feeling of teleporting. I sat down at the computer and noticed the chat system was running. Signing in, I started talking with Kazuma.

System running...

Started.

Opening chat algorithm...

conncected.

Kazuma: Sue? You there finally?

Sue: Yeah, I'm here.

Kazuma: Finally! I've been waiting for AGES

Sue: I know, sorry bro

Kazuma: Have you found a way off the island?

Sue: I found some Sky Dragon eggs

Kazuma: Really? is one ready to hatch?

Sue: Yeah, but its locked with a password. I was hoping you could help

Kazuma: You're gonna have to get me, the teleport code is "Grasstown"

Sue: Gotcha.

Shutting off chat.

After our conversation, I laid on a bed, waiting for the boy to show up. What was taking him so long? Suddenly there was a knock on the door. When I jumped down to open it, Jack and King busted in. King especially seemed pissed. I jumped, and barked, "What do you want?" King snarled and pulled out his sword, what he said to be a gift from Arthur. He pointed it at me.

"Toroko's been taken by the Doctor!" Jack chimed in.

"And we're holding you responsible!" I backed up, hoping the boy from earlier would show up soon. They grabbed me and hauled me up to the jail. I shouted,

"Hey, let me go!" King snarled.

"If you put one paw outside of the cell I swear I will cut it off!" Just then the boy showed up and walked over to the jail cells. He turned towards King and said,

"Why is she locked up?" His voice was quiet, as if he didn't speak much, and didn't like to. I liked it, if that he seemed good at listening to conversations. King growled at him,

"Because Toroko was taken by the Doctor, because he thought that she-" King pointed at me. "was her!" he shook his head.

"I'm the one that told you what had happened, right? Besides, it isn't her fault. She had nothing to do with Toroko's kidnapping." He turned to me. "What can I do to help?" I smiled.

"My brother's stuck in some place called Grasstown. Think you could bust him out?" he nodded.

"He's as good as here. King, i'll be back soon. Don't do anything to her before I return, understand?" King grumbled and looked away. I urged the boy onwards with a wave of my paw.

"Hey, boy?" he turned.

"Yes?"

"What do you want me to call you?" He looked up.

"I... I don't know. If i think of something... i'll tell you." I nodded.

The hero's perspective

Her question rattled me, for no reason I could think of. What should she call me? What did others call me? I jumped down back to Arthur's house, and activated the teleporter to go to Grasstown. Jumping through, I wondered to myself...

"What is my name? And what the hell is a grasstown?"

[Author's Notes] Hey guys, Lord Darkrai here! Welcome to the kinda rushed Chapter 2, Part 2! I got this one done in around an hour and a half, as I didn't think that a few hundred words were that important. I am, however, going to most likely do Grasstown in two parts, and then the third will be discussing plans at Arthur's house. Until then, leave a review, maybe favorite and follow! Have a good day everybody! :D

~Lord Darkrai

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