AN: Chapter 65 is nearing completion. Yet it has occured to me that on my deviant art page are 'bonus' chapters that I never did upload here. So for those of you who'd like to see them, here they come!

The first one I wrote for some background detail on the island's early days. If you've been reading, you'll have noticed the name 'Lucille' crops up quite a lot. As well as Blaine's girlfriend Lucy (middle name Victoria - read this chapter and you'll see why this is significant), there's Lucille Hill outside Clairdol and Lucille Valley High School. So this chapter will shed some light on how the name Lucille got so popular.

Also coming up is the story written by Eugene Dwight that Serena discovered. Unlike this one, it's rather important to the story's plot, so it will contain some spoilers. A third extra chapter I intend to upload is Other World's Dan's life prior to the story's beginning. Another I started writing months ago was about Blaine's father, Timothy. As stated in the summary, I intend to throw in some cameo battles, just for fun. Nemissa from Soul Hackers is definitely going to feature (with her 'sexy defines her' moveset), and I'm thinking of a SMT: IV fight.


Extra Chapter 1: Dawn of Lucille

Extract from 'Foundation of Motion: Origins of Motus Island - 2010 Edition'

The exact date of the island's discovery is unknown. However, it was not until the early 16th century AD that knowledge of it spread. The period before New Motus City shall be referred to as the 'Colony Century', covering the building of the first settlement to 1612. In this time, rapid development occured in all of the five known settlements. Each of them begin as only a small gathering of close-knit families seeking new opportunities, yet as people moved, they grew into vast townships.

The towns were officially named around 1510. Farawell, the largest at the time, was founded by a German-born farmer called Dirk Farawell. Studies indicate he was an educated man, fluent in several world languages, and he used his linguistic aptitude to build ties with the other four towns. It has been suggested that this lead to the unification of the city. Dirk, during his time on the island, married the younger Clara Asherton, and fathered three children - Klaus, Bridget, and Laurence. At the time, while Farawell, Saragel, Nova Albion, Takanawa and Legarte existed as small settlements, there was a sixth town build far away from them that lacked a name. The people there were trying to build a peaceful place to live, that avoided the hectic life of the growning settlements.

Dirk Farawell wrote in his only surviving diary of meeting the leader of that village. At this time, he struggled with his accent, and it took several attempts at the town hall to be granted an audience with Edgar Bridges. Dirk, despite slight embarassment, invited Edgar and his wife Lucille to have dinner with Dirk's family. Edgar accepted the invitation - after being tempted to visit the newly constructed Farawell Cathedral.

While Edgar's village did not become part of the city, it still holds great importance. Edgar came from England, yet he was not interested in Nova Albion's elitism. He did, however, have plenty of money to spend on constructing his village. Many spoke of his charming good looks, and some women were greatly disappointed to learn he was already spoken for. His wife was said to be a 'vindictive madam' until Edgar's charms won her over. She was a tailor's daughter, and disobeyed her father's wishes to join her husband on the island. Their marriage took place shortly before he announced his plans to travel to Motus Island, and it was reportedly a low-key ceremony with few guests.

The day after Edgar agreed to dine with Dirk's family, he and his wife went for a walk up the village's nearby hill. Maps of the island were rudimentary, and the hill had not been fully explored. Yet Edgar was always up for adventure. He and Lucille did not expect to encounter anything untoward, yet near the summit they found something that shocked them to the core. A seventeen year old girl, with raven black hair, covered in blood. Her dress was ripped and ragged, and the blood was pouring from a severe dagger wound. Yet, the girl clutched a baby girl in her arms. The infant was unaware of her mother's condition, innocently touching her face.

It was too late to fetch a doctor. The lady, touched by Edgar's attempts to save her life, briefly touched upon the sad series of events that led her here. It seems she was forced into a marriage with the baby's father, who resented the burden of raising a child. This resentment turned to madness, and attempted to stab the baby with a dagger. However, the lady managed to protect her child and pushed her husband into the river. Alas, the dagger had pierced her stomach instead. It was a miracle she had made it so far up the hill.

When asked why she went up the mountain after such dire circumstances, she replied: "I had to show her the dawn for the first time." The sun's gentle rays filled the scene with light, and despite her pain, the mother smiled at her baby's glee. Her body had finally reached it's limits, and she expired. Before she departed, she revealed her name. Claire. The baby's name was Dolly.

From then on, Edgar and Lucille adopted Dolly. They had to turn down the dinner invitation after all, due to the responsibilities of raising a child. Their village never did grow as large as the others, but peace and quiet were all their inhabitants needed. Years afterwards, Lucille gave birth to her own daughter, Victoria. This finally prompted Edgar to make a decision - the town needed a name. Thus, Clairdol Village was truly born. In honour of both Dolly's birth mother and her adoptive mother, the hill was named Lucille Hill. Edgar's family lived in peace, away from the hustle and bustle of what would become New Motus City.

To this day, the name Lucille has remained popular within the city. This has influenced plenty of prominent people throughout it's history. Lucille Valley High School in Legarte, whilst an indirect example, is one of the highest ranking secondary schools in the entire city. It has been claimed that Victoria Bridge's descendants later lived in the United States of America, yet there is no proof of this. Dolly's descendants also faded into obscurity, due to their family's low key profile.