I'm extremely sorry guys. I've had several problems, like a family member ending up in the hospital, and etc. Everything's fine now with that, but after that, I got grounded and had my computer time severely limited (lame, right?) And after that, I regret to say that, yes, I forgot about this story. I focused on trying to get my grades back up so I wouldn't get yelled at .. Anyways, extremely sorry to all of you. Go give Raiking some love, for he deserves it, for being such a good person. And go sell your souls to lightanddarktwilight. She was the one who reminded me of this. Again, I'm extremely sorry. Also, sorry this chapter is uneventful. It takes a lot of time to switch places with people and stuff. I'm probably going to stay with one pair for a while, and switch towards another in the next chapter. Btw, you might notice that my writing style differs a little bit after the mission flier. That's when I started writing again, and somehow, my writing changed a bit, and I'll be adding more detail, I think.


Once Azure and Sora finished trekking down the mountain, they went to the nearest train station and boarded the train.

"I'm bored…" Sora moaned, her forehead on Azure's shoulder.

His eye twitched and he said, "Suck it up."

"Are we there yet?"

Twitch. "No."

"Now, are we there yet?"

Twitch. Twitch. "No. We haven't even started moving."

"How about now?"

Azure gritted his teeth, trying his best not to throw her out the window. He liked her much better when she was trying to sexually harass Noctis. Now, she was as childish and demented as Nikkou.

Sora sighed and looked around, apparently tired of their little game. Her eyes brightened as she looked at the person a few seats in front of them. A boy with pink hair and a scaly looking scarf who seemed quite sickly. He was yelling out the window at some odd, blue cat that was standing on its hind legs on the platform, just as the train took off. As soon as the train started moving, the boy went limp and his face turned a dark shade of green. Sora laughed, and Azure just rolled his eyes. The pink-haired boy collapsed on his seat, his eyes becoming swirls.

It was a few hours later that the train came to Azure and Sora's stop. The pink-haired boy already had gotten off a few stops ago, staggering off the train and collapsing on the ground, murmuring, "I'm never getting on a train again…"

Once the duo got off the train, Sora's demeanor completely changed.

In a very serious tone, she said, "This is Freesia Town, right?" Azure nodded, sweatdropping at her sudden change.

'I don't think she's taking her medication…' He thought.

The two headed towards the marketplace. There were tons of people, selling things from magical color-changing makeup, to a fruit that could supposedly make your wife less annoying. Tons of exotic smells and sights bombarded Azure's senses. He just had to stop and stare at something once in a while. When Sora realized Azure was falling behind, she grabbed his arm and pushed through the crowd, looking over the heads of the people, trying to find the 'amazing' hat.

"How the hell are we supposed to find an 'amazing' hat, when there's a crapload of odd hats here?" Azure mumbled to himself.

That was when they both saw it. "Oh, no. That hat is not amazing. That's just creepy." They both stared ahead, to see some weirdo with a camel head atop her skull. The camel was adorned with jewelry, of all shapes, colors, and sizes, making it look like a shiny piñata. The creepiest thing about it, was that it had a giant eye in its mouth that seemed to follow Azure. The woman noticed the duo approaching her, and took a gander at the guild emblem on Sora's right arm. The woman was normal, compared to the abomination sitting atop her head. She had long, blonde hair, and wore black horn-rimmed glasses. She seemed timid, and a bit scared of her surroundings, but nonetheless intrigued and seemingly wanting to know more of the world around her. She wore the usual white coat of the scientist, and a clipboard in hand.

"I take it you're the ones who accepted the job I put up?" She said.

Before Azure could say something, Sora stepped in and said, "Yes. And you're the client, Derin Furuma, right?"

"Of course."

"Lead us to the catacombs then."

The woman known as Derin Furuma shuddered. "I-it's absolutely terrifying… I hope you mages can help me."

"We'll do anything we can."

Azure butted in, "Cause' we're awesome like that. Well, I am anyways." Sora glared at him and he simply shrugged, following after the two women as they sped away into the crowd.


Lucky walked really fast, and Noctis could barely catch up.

"Hey, Lucky! Wait up!" he called. She ignored him and kept on walking, following the dozens of Vulcan footprints. When he finally caught up to her, he was panting and sweating. "Luuuuckyyy!" He moaned. "Say something so I know you're not a zombie."

She immediately screeched to a stop, and looked back, staring at Noctis with a certain intensity. Noctis stopped too, becoming a little weirded out.

Lucky then pointed in front of her, and said, "There." Noctis looked ahead and gasped, amazed at what was ahead.


It was then that they both noticed what was going on.

"This is all your fault, you gnome!" Firenze yelled, rubbing his bruised shoulder

"Mmo, ish yerr halt!" Sammy yelled back, spitting snow out of her mouth. They were both at the bottom of the mountain, bruised and battered by their little excursion. Luckily, the two were also exhausted, which meant they were only able to bark at each other rather than bite. Firenze snatched the paper from Sammy's hand and read it.

After a few minutes of staring at the paper, Firenze growled, "What is this? This crap makes no sense! This guy must be stupid." Sammy took the paper, turned it upside down, and placed it back in his hands.

"….Oh. That makes more sense."

"Dumbass…" Sammy mumbled. Firenze glared at her and went back to reading the paper.

After a few minutes, Sammy crossed her arms and said, "And I thought you were smart enough to read. Guess not." She reached for the paper, but before she could, Firenze threw it on the ground and stomped on it.

"THIS IS RETARDED!" he shouted.

Curiously, Sammy picked the flyer up and read it. It said:

Clean Up the Horse Stables

Difficulty: D-Rank.

Description: Howdy ya'll! I reckon that my horses 'ave been muckin' up my stables! They've just been so sick that so much has come out of their rear ends! I can't keep up with them, so, can you fancy mages n' stuff clean out my stables for me? I'd be happier than a June bug in July!

Location: I'll come pick ya'll up at the base of Mt. Hakobe and take ya'll to my ranch. You better know how to ride a horse! Those are the basics of life right thar.

Rewards: 20,000 J

-Elmer Mater

Sammy turned as white as the snow blowing around them. Thunder rumbled in the distance, slowly closing in on the two. Firenze paced and fumed behind Sammy, completely oblivious to the giant shadow looming over both of them.


The sun pounded against the pavement, causing the few unfortunate souls that were outside to sweat profusely. People peeked through their windows, staring curiously at the odd due walking out on the street. Were they crazy? It was 113 degrees outside. Some laughed, while others pitied the two, figuring that they were on an errand for some cruel, cruel boss. That was actually correct.

"Zeeeroooo-chaaaaaaaan!" The guildmaster moaned. "It's hot."

Gritting her teeth, the white-haired woman growled back, "Stop whining already! We're almost there." Nikkou groaned once more, staggering behind Zero. The ground loudly crunched beneath his feet, unlike Zero who practically glided over the dirt without so much as a sound.

Once more, he voiced his complaints. "This is not fun. At all." Fuming in the front, Zero ignored the brunette's whining and focused on where they were supposed to go. She observed every building, reading the signs, looking for the right one.

The brunette pouted, disliking the fact that he was being ignored, and looked to the side, trying to find something to entertain himself with. He then beamed, realizing what he had found.

"Zero-chan~" he sung, grabbing onto the back of her shirt, and pointing at what he had found.

Zero steeled herself, fingers curling into a fist. She twirled around and froze, staring at what he was pointing at, fist inches from his face.

Nikkou chuckled nervously, while Zero scanned the building. It was medium-sized, one story, with odd, golden bricks, and a bright, golden sign with the black, blocky words "Hurray Restaurant".

"Oh." Zero muttered. "Er, good job.", and she walked towards the golden double doors, while Nikkou happily followed after.