Cave Story - The Written Tale
Written by Lord Darkrai
Original game/story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya
I myself own nothing except the words written here.
Chapter 3 - Part 3: Life of a Bubbler
Did you know that the witch-woman Jenka once had a brother? His name was Ballos. Like his sister, he wielded powers far beyond those of mortals... 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... The jealous king had Ballos apprehended and thrown into prison, where his punishment was brutal and cruel. Humans can be terrible creatures indeed... Under the extreme cruelty of the torture, Ballos' magical abilities finally ran wild. The king was engulfed in the swirl of magic and destroyed in an instant. In a single night, the kingdom that Ballos so loved was reduced to ashen ruins."
After returning back to the main area of Grasstown, I was about to walk into the room when I remembered: I have Gum base, I got the jelly fish juice, but I still need Charcoal. I thought back to where I had seen fire before: Chaco and Santa's house. I headed back to Chaco's house by jumping over the various fans around it. Inside, Chaco was laying on the bed, sleeping. I shook her awake. She smiled when she saw me.
"Why hello, young man. What brings you around here?"
"I need some charcoal, would you happen to know where I could find some?"
"I'm pretty sure Santa has some in his fire place." I thanked her, but I was about to leave, she called me back. "Oh, one more thing." I turned back around.
"Yes?"
"There's a gun in the fireplace at Town Hall in Mimiga Village. Get it if you want, I figured I'd tell someone about it at some point." I thanked her and left.
Mimiga Village
After I returned, I went back up top to check on Sue. She still had all of her limbs attached, but was asleep. I saw Jack leaning on the side of the cage. "Ho, Jack." He nodded in my direction.
"Sir."
"How is Sue?"
"She's fine, but King won't let her eat. No idea why." I nodded, and decided to try and fix that, as she was probably very hungry. I headed down to the reservoir and fished with Kenpachi for a bit. After I had three fish, I cooked them by firing the Fireball at a small stack of brush. Once they were cooked, I brought them back to the jail. By now, Sue was awake. I handed her a fish through the bars, and sat down with her.
"Kazuma free yet?" I shook my head.
"No. Hey Jack, want a fish?" He smiled and nodded. I handed the last two to him, and told him to take one to King. When he left, Sue asked me,
"Don't you want something to eat?" I shook my head once more.
"No, I'm good."
"But you must be hungry."
"Really, I'm okay. Not hungry at all." But I did think, Shouldn't I be hungry by now? I've been climbing through caves, leaping over pits and enemies, fighting huge enemies along the way. I should be starving, but I'm not... what the hell is wrong with me? I stood and bid Sue farewell. I made my way to Town Hall, where I tossed a jar of juice on the fire. Sure enough, there was a gun in the ashes.
Got the *Bubbler*!
I pulled the trigger, and a stream of bubbles fired from the barrel, and made a sort of shield around me. I made my way back down to the teleporter, and went back to Grasstown.
Back in the workshop at Grasstown...
"This is perfect! I can now make the Bomb! I just have to put this here, this here, switch these..."
Got the Bomb!
"Are you ready?" I set the bomb by the door, and lit it. After the explosion, I opened the door.
"Hello, boy!" Kazuma strod over to me and shook my hand. He had box-ish glasses and green hair, with a kind, intelligent face. "It's a good thing you came when you did! I was starving. Let's get to the Village." As we turned to leave, we heard a hum, the same as the teleporters when they are used. I turned, and the teleporter shone. A small, old man stepped off of the teleporter. He stepped over to Kazuma.
"Ah, Kazuma!" Kazuma shook his hand.
"Professor Booster!" As they made idle chat, I overheard this line of conversation:
"So, Kazuma, how did you get out?"
'This young man here helped me." Kazuma motioned towards me. Booster stepped closer and grabbed me face, pulling me down towards him. He ran his hand over my cheekcs, and felt the lines underneath my eyes. He let me go.
"Professor, do you know him?" Booster shook his head.
"No, we've never had the pleasure of meeting." I escorted them back to the village. When we got back to Arthur's house, Jack, King, and Sue showed up. Sue ran over and hugged me, Kazuma, then Booster.
"Welcome back!" I thanked her, and sat in a corner to clean my guns after heavy use. Remembering what Chaco had told me, I went outside and into Town Hall. I chucked the glass of juice, my last one, on the fire. In the ashes of the flames, there was a small green gun with Bubbler carved on the side. When I pulled the trigger, bubbles bounced around me in a shield. After a short while, they fired projectiles outwards. Quite the handy weapon. I jumped back down to Arthur's House, and went inside. The atmosphere was quite dark when I returned. Professor Booster and Kazuma were staring at a computer screen, whilst Sue, King, and Jack waited beside them. I walked over to Sue.
"What's going on?" She motioned for silence. Booster turned to us.
"It seems... wait... wait a moment." He walked over to me, and looked me in the eyes.
"Interesting... I was not aware that any were left. I thought they were all destroyed after the war, but I suppose one could have survived..." I cocked my head.
"One what?" He turned to Kazuma.
"It seems that our friend in red here... is one of the many recon robots sent to this island quite some time ago." My vision narrowed, and most of the sounds around me went silent.
A robot... I'm... just a robot... but how? Aren't robots merciless killers? Wouldn't they just kill the mimiga? I then thought back further. But what about all of those innocent creatures that I've slayed by the hundreds in the verious areas? The bats, the bugs, and the rest? No, they weren't like the Mimiga. When I started focusing again, Booster was still talking.
"... series that he was a part of were also equipped with specialized AI that allowed for free thinking, much the same as a humans, so it would be difficult to tell. But the lines on his face, they allow for his expressions. Otherwise, this robot is as human as a robot can get. He can help us." I stood up.
"Help you with what?" Booster turned towards me.
"Going to the Sand Zone, of course."
"Why would I need to go there?"
"Because, if I want to put it simply... The Doctor has located the Red Flowers. And he is on his way to them now."
[Author's Notes] Hey guys, sorry I took so long with this one! I didn't intend on this taking longer than usual, but school has been overly taxing as of late, so I haven't had much time to work. :( Luckily, I can also work on the story during school, so I can be sure to get lots more writing in! Leave a review, maybe favorite and follow, and have a great day!
~Lord Darkrai
[End Note]
[Second Note] Now that I think about it, I've been wanting to do a story for a few other games, in the same style as this one: That is, narrating the story from the main characters point of views. The games I've chosen are: The Legend of Zelda (any of them), Skies of Arcadia: Legends, Chrono Trigger, and Pokemon Generation Four: Platinum Edition. Leave a review or pm me which of the stories you want me to do, if any, just listing the stories you would like to see! If you have any other reccomendations, go ahead and leave them too! Have a great day, and don't forget to read things!
~Lord Darkrai
[End Second Note]
