OFF STORY

I havent finish this part coz im no longer familiar with ragnarok...they got new maps, new monster new cards new jobs, new emoticons and new npc and quest...its sad really but id rather spend my time playing new online games than doing research to end this. Enuff said.

3 years later...

Joseph was back on his natural talent-this time as a hi-thief. Its been three years since last he rescued the three and 3 years that it seemed that they vanish off the planet. Thought concerning them wasn't entertained because of his busy schedule.
However, one day...

Automatically just outside Morroc on the north gate, Joseph begun to pick up the loots scattered about and wasn't even conscious that the loot is leading him to a certain direction.

He bend, pick up, stand straight and move on repeatingly the action until.../SWT

"WTF" he was surprised to pick a panty which wasn't drop by any monster in the said area. Puzzled, and yet attracted by the trail of loots, he mulled over the object and move on.

"ouch" he bump into someone and was scratching his head as he straighten and get the biggestg surprise of his life.

"Lynx?" he blink and blink to see Lynx, as a SNIPER,

Lynx winked at him. "did you pick the panty by chance, Joseph? I couldnt resist adding it as a lure. Cool touch eh?"

Joseph scowl at her and drop the panty and the 25 birds of feathers, 5 feathers and 10 arrows. "Didn't I tell you guys that I hope we'll never met each other again?" he reminded her.

Lynx who had been picking the stuff Joseph drop, straighten and pinch Joseph's cheek. "My, my I'd always been wondering what you look like if yer younger. Yer cuter! And watch yer mouth young man, I'm older than ye are now."

Joseph scowl darken as he rub his cheek. "im 16!" he growl.

Time had erase the perpetual guarded expression in Joseph's eyes and he was still re-learning to control his temper. Joseph at 16 was a SUN.

"where's Sarah and Knives BTW?" he change the subject and look about.

"Yer soooooooo cute!" Lynx overwhelm with Joseph's boyish face instead of answering crumpled Joseph's hair and pinch his cheeks again.

"Joseph, do forgive Lynx-her maternal drive is acting up again." a familiar voice with a tone of absentminded despair caught Joseph's attention.

Joseph turn about and his jaw sag. "s-Sarah?" he sounded shock.

Sarah smile and nod her head in grandmotherly like fashion. She is lvl 99 and a blue aura surrounded her like a cloak. Her hair was snow-white and her skin paper thin and delicate. She LOOk 74 years of age.

"I havent change job yet,"she explained unnecessarily. "A lot had happen when we parted ways. Lynx is now a sniper, you a hi-thief .." a twinkle of amusement and remembrance lit her eyes. "...it was funny when Lynx had became a super novice she was quite a handful! Me and-"

Lynx embarrass at her past cut in, " The reason we lure you is because we GOT a problem. Knives vanish."

Joseph blink and snorted. "knives a grown-up! He can take care of hisself!"
Sarah and Lynx exchange looks. "He's a super novice" Sarah corrected with despair in her voice. "he is a little boy of ten years old/"

Silence.

Joseph sat on the sand and said two words with his assasin coolness. "I see."

"please will you look for him?" Lynx beg as she kneel in front of him and hold his hand.

Joseph shake his head and mumbled. "Im level 33 and I got no elemental dagger. My equips are for assasin."

Lynx brighten considerably. "If I give you equips would you agree?"

Joseph nodded sheepishly and scratch his hair. "I'm broke," he confess. Then his eyes caught Lynx wedding ring.

"No kidding! You and Knives married?" he exclaimed. "Good fer-"his words fell off a cliff at Lynx confused looks.

"Err why would I marry Knives?" Lynx ask

Joseph back pedalled fast. "Uhm, who's the lucky guy?"

Lynx grin at him. "He's a blacksmith."she wink at Joseph. "good thing I married him at the right time." and with that she stand up and summon her husband.

"Daniel, I MISS YOU"

A brown-haired, blue eyed blacksmith soon materialized out of thin air. And judging from his mixed surrendered, amused and irk expression, he was not so surprise that lynx summon him at unfortunate times.

He finish eating the last shred of meat and drawled, "Hon, who's yer lady friend this time that ye are DYING to show me off!"

"Loveeee, " Lynx grumbled sweetly in a sophisticated purring noise which Joseph hadnt heard before. She hook her arms over that of her husband and drag him to Joseph.

"Daniel, meet Joseph MY first crush after my 6th husband" she introduce with pride.

"Ah, err nice to meet cha" Joseph said awkwardly looking uncomfortable.

Daniel didn't hesitate to shake Joseph's offered hands. "I'd heard tales about you, Joseph from my wife and her friends. Yer a great man."

Joseph blush and duck his head.

Sarah and Lynx exchange amuse looks that bordered on motherly.

To save Joseph, Daniel put his arms over his chest and demanded, "So why am I here?"

"Oh. OH!" Lynx returned her attention to the task. "Love, would you forge Joseph here some elemental dagger?" she pleaded.

Daniel turn to Joseph and explain, "I'm a pure forger. What would you like? Level 1,2 or 3? What elements? How-"

"You decide. I'm okey with whatever you give me" Joseph said hastily.

Lynx had chosen well her husband for Daniel look thoughtfully at Joseph and said, "yer too kind...if im not mistaken, Lynx and Sarah neglected to inform you that it was our son's fault that Knives gone if this explain the reason why ye need elementals."

"a SON?" Joseph repeated, he turn incredulous eyes at Daniel then Lynx.

Sarah nodded her head in confirmation. "Lynx was allergic to the mage class, I was shock when it turns out that-"

"-I couldn't RESIST!" Lynx blurted defensively. "He is so cute strutting there like a little rooster laughing while wearing an eggshell- I SIMPLY must have him and adopted him there and then. Male MAGE are sooo cute!"

Joseph's head slump in amusement and irk and surprise. "What do you mean yer son's fault?" he impatiently move onward with their discussion.

Lynx with a weary sigh answer tonelessly, " Kenjie tease Knives and dared him to...I dunno. Kenjie's about 12 years old."

"I don't get it, "Joseph shook his head. "dared him what?"

"Kenjie wont tell. Knives made him promise not to tell."Daniel answer. "Boys words of honour and all."

"send him here Lynx" joseph order

"Kenjie come here!"

Sure enough a mage of about twelve years old materialize. He is wearing a green feeler and was stuffing hastily the meat on his mouth.

"Kenjie! Didn't I TELL you NOT to touch the meat? That's OUR supper?" Daniel exploded.

Joseph studied the little boy and groan, though the kid got Daniel's blue eyes and Lynx yellow hair...he got Joseph's hairstyle. He had a suspicion, Lynx kinda miss him.

"I didn't eat no nothin!" Kenjie openly lied between swallows. Then his eyes spotted Joseph and surprise Joseph with a, "Ye must be Joseph. Ye look poor."

"Kenjie!" Lynx and Daniel were shock.

Joseph is a hi-thief and though young again he had more years of experience than the first job kid and so he is cool. He replied, " I got to sell some of my equips for zennies and some of things I couldnt use. The money is for my transcedental."

Kenjie was secretly disappointed that he didnt get a rise out of Joseph from his remark. He fell on sullen silence.

"I used to tell my friends about ye Joseph. I didnt know Kenjie was listenin'"Lynx remark apologetically.

"Shed been bragging about ye during supper and before bed im gonna gagged if I hear one more story!" kenjie added with resentment and jealousy.
Lynx turn red in anger. "thats enough kenjie!" she bark. "Ye zip yer mouth and go home!" she order.

"Ate lynx, I need him." Joseph told the sniper quietly.

Sarah and daniel meanwhile were busy in forging weapons for Joseph that they miss the little drama.

Kenjie not quite sure that he heard Joseph correctly stammer with fright, "w-what?"

"he have to come with me and look for knives" Joseph explain

"FAILURE"

Daniel who had been forging steel was so shock he lost his rhythm and broke an iron ore. "WHAT?" he sounded shock.

"But he is still a baby! MY baby!" Lynx wail as she hug Kenjie.

"Didnt I serve ye guys well in the past?" the hi-thief reminded them. "Ye trust me on this."he promised them as he pried Kenjie loose off Lynx's bossom.

Kenjie still dazed at the unexpectedness of this turn of event remain mute.

Daniel and Lynx exchange looks and hesitated.

Sarah solve their problem by approaching Kenjie. Kenjie was force to look at Sarah's face. His blue eyes met Sarah's brown.

"you could really help ye know"

Kenjie sigh and muttered, "i suppose. I mean, this is the first time someone actually NEEd me."

Daniel cleared his throat. "very well." he handed Joseph a fire main gauche, a very vewy strong wind stilletto and a plus 4 verystrong ice dirk. "There ye go. I could make more except... no iron." he said.

"Here" Lynx handed Joseph 1 million zennies. "Fer yer transpo, Kafra service and pots" she explained.

"thanks" Joseph replied gruffly.

Sarah surprise him when she handed her a headset. "its not much like the sakkat ye adore but ye can listen to cool music" she told him.

"Besides, "she confess, "I like you without the sakkat. You look..almost approachable."

Joseph growl.

"Well, this is goodbye.." Lynx said tearfully. "kenjie be good to yer Kuya Joseph okey?" she order her son as she kiss his forehead.

"bye mommy. Bye Daddy." Kenjie bawled as he hugged his parents tight.

Joseph look away, memories of past pain and lost on his face which Sarah before he regain his mask.
Sarah open a portal to Prontera City and with a nod at Joseph since shes the last to go in they vanish.