Alright, here ya go. Hope ya have fun with this one. Sorry they are coming later then I have been posting, but that's life. Also Guild Wars 2 just came out and I have been logging time there.
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Port-o Trigger
Ferb fell back and away from the ninja, shocked senseless by the name he had heard. His hands went to his head as the figure in black leaped up. He pulled off his helmet and looked up the figure who loomed over him now, blades back in hand. She took a step back at the sight of his face.
"Ferb? Ferb Fletcher?" He nodded, the blades hit the ground and she fell to her knees. "You mean, all this time, it was you?" He nodded again. "Well, I guess we have a lot to talk about."
"Yeah, like how do you know him and why have you been trying to kill him?" Vina was buzzing around her head as she pulled her mask off, looking annoyed at the glowing orb.
"Is this thing with you?" He nodded.
"THING! I will have you know that I a FAIRY! One of the oldest and more powerful races in all the land! Why if I . . ."
"There is no reason for such harsh word, Vina. If we want answers, we must first let her answer." Lili had walked out from behind cover and was just behind him when she spoke up.
Vanessa shook her as she snickered, "Looks like you have a following. And hear I thought that boy dragging you along last time would stay with you. Oh, and remind me to thank you later for the bombs you left me in the camp. They almost singed my hair."
"How many did it take out?"
"A dozen or more, I didn't care and wasn't counting. I know their commander was mad, stomping his feet all over the place and threatening me. All while trying to get me to stay and help him. You caused quite a revolt from the city. I doubt they recovered from it."
He nodded. There had been little doubt in his mind that they would, after all, he punched a nice hole in there flank. Standing up, he picked up his spear before helping the dark dressed girl up. She finally broke down and gave him a hug, whispering to him, "I am so glad to finally find someone I know here. It's been crazy trying to figure out what's going on."
Ferb hugged her back and let stay there for a moment. For some reason, he felt eyes burning into the back of his head. Pushing her away, he picked her blades and handed them to her. "I'll make a fire for dinner." Turning around to include everyone, "I'm sure we all have a lot we want to talk about."
...
"Momma mia, Vevi." Her chamber door opened and two people walked in, one carring a heavey tray. "I don'ta know why I let ya come. You'sa always so clomsa."
Isabella stood up to help to the short one, "You shouldn't be so hard on him, Luigi. He just wanted to see me."
"I know'sa you right. I'za just wise he'za get rid of pointy hat."
"It's part of his look." She bend her knees to look the little guy in the eye. Or at least I think that's his eyes. All I can see is blackness under that hat. The two yellow dots act like eyes, he moves them around just as we would. "Now, you don't worry about what he says. I like you just the way you are."
The little guy perked up at that. He nodded, then turned around and walked out. Luigi picked the tray up she had left on the floor and sat it on a table at the end of her bed.
"You'sa too nice. He'sa need to learn people they look az him."
"They look at me too. I don't think anything about it. Just because he's different, doesn't mean he's ugly."
He nodded and bowed as he left. She was once again alone in the tower. I like the little guy. He has always been good to me. Everyone seems to pick on him, I wonder why? Of all the strange things I've seen around here, why would people pick on a little ...guy in a pointy hat? It's like his kind are know for mass genocide or something.
She picked up a bowl of crackers and walked back over to the window. Looking out as the sun signaled it's departure for the day. I need to decide something soon. I know he will want an answer before nighttime. Oh Phineas, If only you could be here to help me.
"For what it's worth. Phineas, I still love you."
...
A pistol was in his hand as he picked the man up by the collar and slammed him against the wall. The barrel of the weapon resting on temples of man. Torches all around the room suddenly came to life, showing the full contents of the chamber.
"Did you see him move?" Baljeet looked at the bigger guy beside him, whose mouth was hanging wide open, "Ok, I will take that as a no."
Phineas glared up at the man he was holding up, trying to plan something. Rip him apart. ... Isabella's armor is here, he must know where ... FIRE THE GUN ... I need information ... He must pay ... Where is she? ... Beat it out of him ... Her armor ... MAKE him answer!
"Where is she!?"
"Where is who? You must be specific . . " Phineas pulled him off the wall and slammed him back into it.
"I'll ask again. The person who was wearing that armor right behind me, where is she?"
"I have no , , " Phineas repeated his previous action. "You can hit me all you like, I barely feel it."
Your in a game, Phineas, I'm most likely knocking off a single health point doing that. You need a better tactic. What about that... He dropped the pistol back into it's holder and pulled out a Magiorb. He placed it right beside the man's eyes so could get a good view of. The man's demeanor changed instantly, His hands started opening and closing, sweat started to form on his brow, and he started biting his lip.
"I'm willing to bet you know what this is. You see, I don't know. So, you tell me where she is, and we don't have to find out what this does."
"You don't know what your messing with."
Fear... I see the fear. "You right! I don't, Now tell me."
"I can't. He will kill me."
Like I care what he does to you. "Your just on everyone's bad side, aren't ya?."
Baljeet has his arms crossed as he watched the ordeal, "Can you believe Phineas is acting so out of character? I mean ... Are you crying?" Posing the question to Buford.
Sniffing, he answered, "I've never been so proud."
"Proud!? Of what?!"
"Phineas. He is acting just like a bully. I can't think of a time I was more proud." Tears were running down his cheek.
"OK, AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO IS GOING TO STAY IN CHARACTER! Has the writer of this story gone completely mad? Why am I the only one? And while I'm at it, why can I have a girlfriend? Do you really hate me that much?"
"Dude, what are you talking about?" Buford had regained his composer.
He sighed, "Nothing." He looked up to
"YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PLAYING WITH"
He's breaking, "I told you I don't. Now tell me where she is and this will stop."
"IT WILL KILL US ALL!"
Nice try. "It's starting to glow. Now what could that mean?"
His eyes were closed as sweat poured down his face. Every ounce of his body struggling to keep control. But Phineas had the trump card, he folded, "She's in Baraban Castle!"
"See, that wasn't so hard. Now, how do we get there is a timely fashion?"
His brow went to the sides and his jaw dropped, "You can't be serious!"
Yes...and? "It's still glowing."
"There is a gate on the wall. It will take you there."
Phineas pulled him off the wall and dragged to the place he had been pointing to. He pulled the cover off the device and revealed the ring standing on end. Buford and Baljeet join them as the red head stood looking at it for a moment. Ring...gateway... armor...Isabella.
"Buford, our host says he knows where we need to go. Please make sure opens the door." Phineas let go of the man and walked back to the suit of armor on the rack. He could still see her in it, smiling at him. I should have never let her walk out of that inn. I should have talked to her, made her tell me what was going on. But there is still time, still a chance we can find her. I have no idea what the result would be if she did become ...bonded...to a person here. Could I even get her out? Would that permanently link her to this game?
Shaking his head to clear his mind, he pulled the armor off the rack and stuffed it in his backpack. When he got to the belt, he stopped. Looking down at buckle where the orb was that he customized for her. He pulled it out and put it with some of the others he had in his cloak. Just in case...
A wine behind him drew his attention away from his task. The ring was starting to spin. Baljeet looked at the man at the consul and asked, "What is the exact proximity to Isabella this will put us?"
"You'll be close." He growled, cowering down when he heard Buford growl right back at him.
"I don't find that answer good at all." Phineas yelled back at them as he shoved the boots in, the threw the pack back over this shoulders. "I think we need to be inside the castle."
The man laughed, "That's impossible. The castle is magic sealed. No one can use magic to get in, or out. I am gating you as close as possible."
Your lying again, but I thought you would. "Then how did they get there? I'm sure they didn't walk that far. Oh, I should mention that you will be going first."
The look of down right horror on his face almost caused him to laugh. "W-w-w-what? Me? Your taking me with you?"
"Yes, yes you are. If we all arrive safely, we'll send you back."
It was way to obvious that the man was having an internal struggle. I just hope he puts self preservation on top of any other concern he might have.
Just out of the corner of his eye, he saw him move the pebble on the consul just a bit. The color in the ring started to get darker. "Avonej has a gate right outside the castle. There are two or three guards most of the time. From there, it's a ten minute walk to the castle entrance. He usually has a vehicle there to meet him when he travels."
"That was very helpful. Thank you." The ring was up to speed and the color in the center had settled to a dark purple. Phineas pulled out his pistols and checked them, then walked over to stand beside Baljett.
"Buford, activate your shielding orbs. Baljeet, hold a barrier up as we walk through. I'll be behind you." As the two readies themselves, Phineas smiled as the other man in the room tried not to be noticed. "And Buford, please toss our host though first."
Buford leaned back and took hold of the other man's coat. With one mighty heave, he launched the man at the gateway. The big guy gave the other two a satisfied grin. "Ya told me to toss him."
"I swear I am filing a complaint with management when we get back." Baljeet said as Buford walked by and entered the gate.
Could a person ask for better friends? Phineas followed Baljeet through and prepared for battle. One step closer, Isabella. Just hang on.
...
A man in a black cloak walked into the throne room of the castle. Non of the guards noticed his passing, or gave any indication that they wanted to see him. It was something the man noted, but cared very little about. His mission was clear and nothing would stop him from completing it. His face was covered in the shadow of his hood, only his eyes could be seen. The eyes were always the things people remembered about him. Dark, blood red eyes. Eyes that demanded attention and obedience.
He waited in the door until an attendant built up enough courage to approach him. A quick word sent the girl to call the lord of the castle, an order she could not wait to obey. Anything to get her away from this dark man. His gaze wondered around the room and came to rest on a piece of the ceiling off to one side. Those eyes narrowed as they saw something there.
"My dear Kujir, what a delight it is to see you."
The man did not turn as Avonej walked into the room. He growled back at him, "What is one of them doing here?"
Avonej was taken aback at the question, but quickly recovered, "I have no intention of doing anything that may endanger your master's plans. What I am doing is for your master, the energy they require must be pulled out. The process . . ."
"Has been done hundreds of time before without your delays." He finally turned around and stepped closer, "Your foolish grab for power is beginning to draw the attention of my master. If such a thing should happened, you will pray for death."
"Let your master know that I every intention of completing the project and am working diligently to get the energy for it. However, complications have rose up and must be dealt with. I already have a third of the requested amount."
"Then I shall report that result. It will please the master to hear a number rather then an excuse form your mouth. I shall return soon." He walked passed him while say, "It would be even more pleasing to hear that number increase."
"I do have a question." The man stopped. "I could move even faster if not for some of the ... difficulties."
The considered for a moment before responding, "I will send the hounds." The he continued on, the sound of a strong wind could be heard in his direction, then he vanished.
Another man stepped out of the shadows and waited for Avonej to speak.
"Seph, send a maid to fetch Isabella. We can not wait any longer."
...
A more curious group could not be found anywhere in the land. A warrior, a ninja, a queen and a fairy all sitting around a fire. Few words had passed between them as Ferb cooked the evening meal; a beef like meat, potatoes, and some mixed veggies. Lili had brought out some plates she had found in the ship and they now rested beside him. Vanessa had sat almost in perfect silence, watched the others like a hawk. All but Ferb questioned her motivations, all but Ferb had reason.
The meal was well prepared and she enjoyed it. She had hoped that royal life had not ruined her appreciation for home cooked meals. Then again, the man called Ferb had proven that he had many skills that he only showed when he had too. A mystery to everyone around him. But this steak was almost heavenly, the royal chief could not have made it better. Yet here is, in total control of his emotions. I would be flabbergasted that person I had been fighting, a person I thought was evil, was really an old friend. She took another bite of the potatoes. Or at least that's all she should be.
"Well, Ferb my boy, you certainly have not let your cooking skills go to waste. That was great." He gave Vanessa a thumbs up. "But I'm sure you really want to know how I got here."
Lili saw the guy bite his lip, then nod. Something about the statement worried him. What could that be? She is just telling us about getting to this land and, I'm guessing, how she ended up in Nanag's services. What about that would be of concern to him?
"Well, it all started the day after your brother called me back in Danville. I arrived early at the workshop as he had directed. I brought along my laptop for you to look at. My dad fixed it, but I think he did something funny to it and I wanted to make sure it didn't have a self destruct feature in it.
When I got to the main lab, it was empty. Phineas had told me the machine you two had made was six feet tall, but I didn't see it. So I figured you two were off testing something on it and lost track of time. Not the first time you'll kepted a lady waiting. Having nothing better to do, I sat on the workbench and opened up my computer to search around for a wifi signal. There was a super strong signal I found and thought that would be wonder to stream some music through. So I clicked on it.
Now, how can but this in perspective. A large green maw opened up and pulled me in! I was bounced around for a while till I landed in a room, face first! The room looked like something out a Bruce Lee movie. This is the part of the story where things get weird."
They are now going to get weird?! I have no idea what she is talking about! There is no Danville I know of! Computer? Labs? Laptop? What are those things? Is she mad? But... he doesn't seem to be effected my this at all. As if he believes all that she has told him. Wait, he has a brother? Lili tried to reason things out, but nothing she heard made any sense. That and the fact that Ferb seemed calm about it.
"An old woman came into the room and saw me. She didn't look to please to see me. 'I guess you'll have to do,' is what she said to me. Then she went on and on about how her family had been shadow soldiers and that her last son had just died. That she needed someone to present to the leader of whatever. Two guys jumped me then, which I dealt with. That pleased her and irritated the living heck out of me. I mean, she could have at least mentioned a test. So she dressed me in the outfit. Black is still my color after all these years. After that, I got shipped off to a castle to meet with a commander. I got my mission and waited by the great general until he said go. My mission was to delay 'the chosen one' from getting in the way too soon. Although I didn't expect someone quite so well trained. I thought you told me you never studies karate?"
"I studied ninjutsu."
"Really? Well aren't you full of surprises. When were you going to tell me about that. We could have spared a few times."
Lili saw that his cheeks blush ever so slightly. It was obvious that he was trying to not show very much amusement. But the other girl was doing just the opposite. She told the story crossed legged and sitting as straight as possible, showing off every last curve she had. The tone of her voice had turned light in some place, the last statement was her almost cooing at him. That little witch...wait, am I jealous?! She was, and she knew it. There was no reason to deny it, she really like Ferb and hoped to woe him herself. But a problem had now presented itself.
"So there was a network broadcasting at the workshop?"
"Yeah, and look what it did."
What are they talking about? "OK, I have held my tongue as long as I can. What are you two talking about?
Ferb looked over at her with sadness in his eyes. He was holing something back and didn't want to talk about it. He dropped his head as began to talk.
"This world, all of it, was created by a device my brother and I created. It was designed to create a virtual world of any book or video game we inserted into to. That we could interact with the worlds themselves with altering the literature or programming. We planned to use our summer vacation to explore all kinds of world with our friends. Just having fun like we always do. However, something has gone terribly wrong. I have been separated from Phineas and the others and have no idea what has happened to them. I assume they are in the same boat as I am it, they can't get out. If they could, he would have at least contacted me. So I'm playing what seems to be two games and three books merged together. The rich history here has disturbed me several times."
"So we're stuck here? Grrrrrreat. There goes my hair appointment. You know how long it takes me to get in with her? Can't you just wip up some kind of warp field and zap us out of here?"
He shuck his head.
They ...created this world?... My world ... is a product of an accident? ... They made it?! ...THEY made it ...FOR FUN! "So you made this world?" He nodded as he hugged his legs, now she understood why he didn't want to talk about this. If there was even a slight truth to ANY of what he just said, then every person in the world was made by them. "So you are our Gods?"
The question caused his head to shoot up. A reaction she expected if he didn't think that. That did make her feel a little better.
"No. We made the thing that created this, but this is not our creation."
"SO WE ARE JUST GAME PIECES TO YOU!" The screen knocked everyone back. Vina seemed to be huffing beside her. Her normal color had darkened greatly. Poor dear, I had forgot all about her. How could I let my feelings get in the way of my duties... what duties? She's right. If we are indeed just game pieces, then why should they care now?
"Ferb, did you really have to tell them all that?" The ninja looked at them with a concerned look. I'm shocked she didn't have her blades in her hand.
"I have no reason to hide it now."
"SO DO YOU?! DO YOU JUST THINK OF US AS ...THINGS!?"
"No, that's why I told you." His eyes stayed glued to the fire.
"So, what do we do now?" It was a question she really didn't want to bring up, but something they all needed to think about.
"Our situation has not changed, just background information. We press on to the castle so I can take on Nanag."
"YOUR serious?!" The outburst was unexpected from the dark warrior, "You plan on playing this game to the end?" His eyes narrowed and his head tilted slightly. She could see that he was telling her that they honestly had no choice in the matter. The crossing of her arms and slouch said she got the message. "Whatever... "
"What of us? Are we still expected to 'play along'?"
Ferb stood up before speaking again, he looked off into the distance. The serious look in his eyes drew her attention to where his gaze was. All she saw was what looked like shadows rushing by. The sound of growls followed soon after.
"I would like you both to remain with us. Something tells me all might not be as it seems."
"You think there is a greater evil?" Vanessa said. Even her name leave a sour taste.
He didn't say a word after that. The danger must of past, if it was ever there, for he sat back down. Vina was sitting on the ground rocking back and forth., strange behavior for a fairy. She faced the fire and thought about her own concerns. Things would never the same again.
The next one will be a while, maybe, and will be all Phineas. Some might have noticed all my chapter titles are game titles. I've tried make most a play on words, however, the next one will be all to obvious. Mortal Combat.
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