~Kid Icarus: Revolution~
Hello! I finally got the Legend of Zelda book: Hyrule Historia. I've also been playing the Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Reading and playing both of those persuaded me to, hopefully, someday write a fanfic about The Legend of Zelda. I'll have it take place 100 years after Spirit Tracks. It's just a thought, though. Anyway! On with the chapter!
Disclaimer: You know the drill! I, of course, do NOT own Kid Icarus.
Chapter 7: Radivar, the Savior
The locomotive gave it's last whistle as it slowly came to a stop at train station B, in Hirim. There are four different stations in Hirim, stations A, B, C, and D. Station A goes to the town of Rhea. Station B goes to the town of Ashwick. Station C goes to the harbor town of Cronus. Finally, station D goes to the town of Artemis.
Pit was the first to get off of the train, followed by Viridi. They were both amazed at what they saw. Brendan was the last to get off. Still reading his historical text, he clearly wasn't as amazed as Pit and Viridi were. "This place is amazing! All of the people, sounds and smells! I could wonder these streets for days and not even now half of it's secrets!" Pit said. ( hehe.. Assassins Creed references...)
Brendan put his book in his bag, " Trust me, you'll get sick of this town pretty soon. If you get mixed up with the wrong group of people, you could get into some serious trouble..."
Pit began looking at all of the shops, stands and many different buildings. "But there's so much to do, so much to see!"
"Brendan sighed, "For a few, though, for a few." The group arrived at a miniature plaza, with a fountain in the middle. There were benches around the fountain and behind the benches were many different shops that sold many different things such as clocks, spices, fruits, vegetables, and furniture. The group sat at one of the benches surrounding the fountain. Pit took out his map for Viridi and Brendan to see. "Let's see... My building is on this street." Brendan said, as he took out a pen to circle it on the map. "And here's my address." Brendan wrote down a number and a street at the bottom of the map. "I'll head there first to make sure that everything is in order, while you go shopping for any food and supplies that we need." Brendan said, as he handed them a few euros. Brendan began to head of into the direction of his apartment, until he stopped in his tracks. "Remember, try not to cause too much attention." he said, as he began to head off again.
Pit and Viridi decided to split the money evenly so they could shop at two different stores. "When we're done, let's meet at this fountain." Viridi said, as she put the money in her bag. Pit nodded and headed to a meat stand first. Viridi decided to go to a place where they sold vegetables and fruits.
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It's been about thirty minutes and Pit was at the fountain, waiting for Viridi. Pit decided to buy different sorts of meat and cheeses. He was sitting at the edge of the fountain, bored out of his mind. He began to hear footsteps behind him. Pit turned and saw Viridi carrying a ton of bags and a box. "Wow that's... a lot of bags." Pit said.
"Yeah, I know, I couldn't help myself. I got vegetables, fruits and bread." Viridi said.
Pit looked at the box. "What's in there?" he asked.
Viridi looked at the box, "Oh, yeah. I decided to buy a night gown. You know, for when we sleep."
"Really?" Pit said. "Because I just usually sleep in my t-shirt and boxers."
"That's what I thought. So I decided not to buy you pajamas." Viridi said. "Anyway, are you ready to go?" Viridi asked.
"Yeah, we should start heading to Brendan's place before it gets dark." Pit agreed. He picked up his bag and took out his map. "Let's see, we should head down this road and take a right." They began walking southwest to Brendan's apartment.
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Pit and Viridi continued walking until they heard cries and shrieks of a woman. "Just give us the boy!" they heard one man shout.
"Yeah! We don't want to have to hurt you or the boy!" Another man shouted. Pit and Viridi looked at each other. They nodded their heads and hid their groceries. They began to run towards the noise, weapons in hand. When they finally arrived at the scene, they saw two men dressed in a green uniform trying to take a little boy from the mother. The boy looked to be at least five years old. "That's it, lady!" the first man shouted as he took out his firearm, ready to shoot.
"Let them go!" Pit shouted. The two men both stopped at what they were doing and looked up.
"Stay out of this, kid!" the second man said. Pit took an arrow and placed it in his bow. The first man saw this and aimed the firearm at him. He shot but, thankfully, Pit dodged just in time. Meanwhile, Viridi was trying to hit the second man with her staff. "Come on, now! Is that the best you can do? Trying to hit me with a stick?" he taunted. Pit saw the first man, still trying to reload his firearm. He also saw the second man, busy with Viridi. Pit took this chance and aimed another one of his arrows at the second man. The arrow flew straight into the second man's leg. The man crawled into fetal position, obviously in pain. A puddle of blood began to form where the man was. Viridi, no longer busy with the man, stood next to Pit who was placing another arrow in his bow. The man reloading, stopped. His eyes were wide with fear.
"How did these kids injure a colonel!?" the man thought. With no other choice left, he began to run away from the scene, abandoning his friend who was still curled up in pain. Pit was about to run after him until Viridi put her hand on his shoulder to calm him down.
"Wait..." she said. "We should check to see if this lady is okay." Pit cooled down and agreed. The woman was trying to calm down her crying child.
"Are... are you okay, ma'am?" Pit asked. She looked up at Pit and Viridi.
"Y-yes... thank you, kids." she said.
"No problem." Pit said. "But if you don't mind me asking? Who were those people?" The lady just stared at them.
"You guys must have just arrived in Hirim." she said.
"H-how did you know?" Viridi asked.
"Because everyone whose been in Hirim for a while now has heard of Palutena's Army." the lady said. Pit and Viridi exchanged worried looks.
"P-Palutena's Army?" Pit said.
"Yes, they're a group of revolutionaries who wish to 'free' the world. Meaning that they wish to overthrow The Council and anyone who disagrees with them... die. That's why they wanted my son, they wanted him to join their cause to overthrow The Council." the lady said, hugging her son tightly.
Pit thought about this for a second, "How did this all start?" he said.
"It's all thanks to that crazy lunatic, Radivar." she said. "He has a bad combination of being a great public speaker and being insane."
"D-does he have any noticeable traits?" Pit asked.
The lady thought for second, "Yes... he has an eye-patch." Pit immediately thought of the nightmare he had back on Mt. Olympus. Before Pit or Viridi could ask anymore questions, two policemen appeared in the alley with them.
One of them looked around, "What happened here?" he asked.
"I was attacked... by two men from Palutena's Army." the lady said. "And these two kids saved me."
"Who's this guy?" the second policeman asked, pointing at the man curled over on the ground.
"He's one of the guys who attacked me." the lady said. The policeman turned him over. He gave a small gasp.
"This is Medscer! One of the wanted guys on Palutena's Army!" he shouted. He turned to Pit and Viridi, "Don't worry, we'll help this lady and her child. We'll also take this man into custody." he said as he lifted the man on his feet and put him into handcuffs.
Pit nodded his head, "You should know though, that the other man got away."
"It's okay, one man is better than none." he replied. Pit and Viridi retrieved their hidden groceries and headed for Brendan's place.
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The man who escaped Pit and Viridi went under Hirim in the sewers. He went through several corridors and secret passages until he stopped at a giant metal door guarded by to members of Palutena's Army. "State your business!" one of them said.
"I... I... have a message... for our... Savior." he said, out of breathe. The two men guarding the door nodded their heads and moved out of the way for him to pass. He entered in a room that was very dark. The only source of light was from a little candle on a table where a man was sitting.
"Who's there?" the man asked, his face not visible but wore similar clothes to the Palutena's Army soldiers.
"I-It's me, my Savior." he replied.
"Ah, did you bring the boy?" he asked.
"W-well no, sir. We lost him thanks to this boy and girl."
"So... you mean... YOU LOST HIM!" he said, pounding his fist and revealing his face in the light. He had an eye-patch, just like the lady described him. He was Radivar.
"Y-yes! B-but-"
"I don't want to hear your excuses! ... It doesn't matter anyway."
"I-It doesn't?" the frightened soldier asked.
"No, it doesn't, because we finally retrieved the girl and left the ransom note at her dad's house." Radivar said.
"You mean the guy from The Council? His daughter?"
"...Yes, and I want you to go there to be sure she doesn't escape." Radivar explained.
"Yes sir! Hail the Savior!" the soldier shouted, giving his salute. He turned and left the room.
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Skyworld
Random Centurion's P.O.V.
I began flying down the corridor in Palutena's Temple. Palutena's order was still going through my head.
Flashback
"You!" Palutena said. I was shivering with fear. After seeing her kill that Centurion, I thought she was going to kill me next! "Gather the other Centurions! The ones that WON'T betray us! And prepare them for battle! Tell them that we're attacking the Forces the Nature... tomorrow."
End of Flashback
I arrived at the barracks, where the other Centurions were at, and knocked on the door. One of them opened the door. "Good day, Captain. What brings you here?" he asked. I entered the room to make the announcement,
"Everyone! Can I have your attention!" I shouted. Everyone became silent to hear what I had to say. "I've received orders from Lady Palutena that we're attacking the Forces of Nature! Tomorrow! Those of you who will refuse to join us, will be executed! So I highly recommend that you join us!" The room remained dead silent after my speech. I left the barracks to tell the other Centurions. My eyes began to tear up...
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Normal P.O.V.
Brendan was standing outside his apartment waiting for, once again, Pit and Viridi. "How did I know this would happen?" he asked himself as he took out his pocket watch again to check the time. "Where could they be?" And as if on cue, he saw Pit carrying his bag of groceries and Viridi carrying her bags of groceries.
"S-sorry we're late!" Viridi shouted. "But... uh... Pit doesn't know how to read maps and we got lost."
"Hey!" Pit argued.
"That's a nice story..." Brendan began. "But what really happened?"
Viridi sighed, "Okay, look, we were on our way to your place until we heard screaming and shouting coming from an alley. We went to investigate and found two men trying to take this mother's child."
Brendan rubbed his chin, "So what did you do?"
"We asked them to unhand the child and to leave them alone." Pit was now talking. "They didn't listen so we battled them until the police arrived." Pit explained.
"Wh-who were those men?" Brendan asked, getting nervous.
Pit thought for a second, "The lady claimed that they were a part of the Palutena's Army."
"You mean to tell me, that you meddled in the affairs of Palutena's Army!" Brendan said.
"Y-yes, but we couldn't just stand by and do NOTHING!" Pit argued.
"What happened to 'not causing too much attention'!" Brendan said.
"But don't you see?" Pit asked, calming down. "This city is in bad shape. And if The Council isn't going to do anything about it, we will."
Brendan sighed, "Look, I'll show you the apartment building and discuss the plan. Does that sound good?" Pit and Viridi both nodded.
Brendan opened the double-doors for them. The main lobby was kind of trashy, almost like a warehouse. "So..." Viridi said kinda awkwardly. "Who else lives here?"
"No one." Brendan said. "I'm the only one. I'm not very rich so I live in the more run down part of the city. This apartment's nothing special, but I live on the top floor that overlooks the city. So it has some nice views." He lead Pit and Viridi up the long, winding staircase to the left of the lobby. On the top their was one door that read 'Room 5'. Brendan dug through his pocket to find his keys that unlocked the door. When he finally found it, he unlocked it and led them inside.
In the first room you walked in, there was a huge window that overlooked the city across the room. In front of the window was a desk with stacks of historical papers that read from 'The Creation' to 'The War Against the Underworld.' To the left of the desk was a bookcase with historical books and texts. (Obviously.) To the right of the desk was a couch and chair. The floor and ceiling was hardwood. Although, the floor had a rug that was imported from the Isles of Iris. Overall, though, it was a relatively small room. Right when you walk in, there are two doors. One to your left which was just a closet and one to your right. In the door to the right, there was a small hallway with two doors on either side. The door to your right was a bathroom and the door to your left was a small kitchen with a stove and fridge. There was even a table with three chairs.
Pit and Viridi put their groceries in the cabinets that were in the kitchen. Viridi tried on her night dress. After that she put it in the closet. Pit, Viridi, and Brendan sat down on the couch and chair to decide their next plan. Pit and Viridi sat on the couch while Brendan sat on the chair.
"So, here's what I have in mind." Brendan began. "We should go speak with Councilman Aiden and his daughter Lissa and ask them if they have or seen anyone with an orange gem."
"But what if he doesn't have it?" Viridi questioned.
"I was getting to that... If he doesn't have it, we should consult the other Councilman." Brendan finished. Pit and Viridi thought for a moment.
"Well... it sounds like a good start to me!" Pit said. Viridi nodded as well.
"Then it's decided!" Brendan said, getting up. "Let's go!"
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They didn't know whether to take the carriage taxi or the car taxi. Brendan chose the carriage, to save money. It was about 6:00 PM when they arrived at the Councilman's house. The sun had just set and the stars were beginning to come out. For some reason though, there was an eerie feeling at the Councilman's door. Brendan began to knock... there was no reply. He tried knocking again. Still, no reply. "This isn't right! He's always home at this time of night!" Brendan thought to himself.
"Oh well! He must be busy!" Pit said, turning to walk back. Brendan, without thinking, got close to the door and kicked it down. Pit turned around in shock. Both, Viridi's and Pit's jaw dropped.
"Brendan! What are you doing!" Viridi shouted.
"Guys... come here..." Brendan said, grimly. Pit and Viridi both walked into what seemed like a regal hallway with many fancy vases. The vases, however, were shattered. The rug on the flooring was red and the walls were white. Some parts of the wall were stained red... with blood.
"What... what happened here?" Viridi whispered to herself. Pit and Viridi walked into the main foyer of the house. There, they found Brendan at the bottom of the stairs next to a large, unconscious body. Pit and Viridi ran next to Brendan's side. They looked down at the guy who must have been Aiden. He was a quite large with balding white hair and a large, white beard. He wore brown breeches, like Pit. He also wore a white shirt with a blue overcoat. The overcoat symbolized his connection to The Council.
He began coughing up blood, "Please... please save her..." He pleaded. "Please... save my daughter... save Lissa." He closed his eyes and collapsed. Not from death, but from pain and exhaustion.
I finally posted this chapter. Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the weekend update schedule. I just had a lot of schoolwork and I'm going to get even MORE! (Nooooooooo!) I'll try to post ASAP.
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