The Team Strikers Phase 1
I'm going to go eat nutheads!
Yeah I can't put up with this on an empty stomach, I'm going to Floyd's
-Hey Birdy and Jenny. I'm going to head down on to Floyd's and grab myself a ham sandwhich. See you weirdos later.
Birdy and Jenny look really frightened by what I say and quickly jump up and grab my sleeve.
*Davy, don't! Please, don't go!
"Davy, stay right here with us, please!
AH! Geez, they almost gave me an heart attack. I didn't expect them to jump at me like that and scream.
-Wow, wow, calm down you two. I'm just going to Floyd's to grab myself a sandwhich! It's just a 10 minute walk away from here, I'll be back soon.
*Look, Davy please I beg of you stay here! My gut feeling is telling me that you're in grave danger!
"Please listen to him!
They're really taking their acting seriously huh?
-Look Birdy, Jenny. It'll literally take me 5 minutes to get back here if I speed-walk.
I'll try talking to them like I were talking to a bunch of 7 year old brats, see if that works
-Just relax you two, It'll be just fine, I promise I'll come back okay? I'll buy something for you two too.
*……Davy please just hurry up, if it takes more than 5 minutes you'll be gone again.
*That's why please promise me to come back quickly Davy. I'm worried.
This is kind of creepy if I'm being honest.
-….Yeah, totally! Will do! (If the line isn't too long that is)
I turn my back and proceed to walk towards the exit.
I slightly turn my head back enough to catch a glimpse of them, they're shaking. Like, they're really shaking their bones off.
Ooookaaaay~
Sure, that's totally not creepy at all.
Yeah, totally.
Alright, I'd better hurry up and get my sandwhich before they capture me and sacrifice me to some demon in that basement.
I barely jog towards Floyd's place, can't jog that fast though because of my hunger.
Feels like I'm going to pass out anytime soon!
I reached the entrence to Floyd's place, it's such a charming building.
I always get the feeling of being home whenever I see this building, me, Birdy, Jenny and our families always used to frequently come here, we still do actually.
11 years ago, when we three were just 5 years old we met right here in this shop.
We got along extremely quickly and played until we three fell asleep on one of the tables, and from that day onward we three always begged our parents to bring us here so we could play together.
And that's how we became the bestest of friends.
Ahhh such fond memories!
….Oh shoot this isn't the time to reminiscence, I'm on a strict time limit here!
I quickly open the door and am welcomed by the smell of freshly baked bread and various sandwhich topping.
I could smell this place forever!
My stomach screams in hunger, lucky me there's no line so I can just march up right ahead and order.
I go up to the counter and wait for Floyd to show up…. He doesn't come though.
Maybe I should call his name out.
-Hey Floyd!
Maybe I should yell his name out this time..
-HEY FLOYD!
I hear pots crashing in the kitchen, followed by that is fast heavy footsteps.
YEH LITTLE SCOUNDREL, HAVE YA CAME BACK HERE FOR ANOTHER ROUN' OF LECTURIN' HAVE YA AYE?!
….has his daughter upset him again?
Floyd comes out from the kitchen and into the counter, his majestic scottish clothing always makes me fall in awe.
Such grace, such beauty!
He looks around searching for a person, but because he's so tall he can't really find me. I think he's around 220cm if I'm not mistaken.
WHERE ARE YE JESS?! SHOW YERSELF!
-Uh Floydy boy, down here.
He looks down, he becomes surprised.
Ah, it's ye Gavvy! Sorreh for the show there! Jess doodled on me face again while I was sleepen again!!
-Again? Hasn't she done that three times already? (Whenever he calls me by my nickname Gavvy, I always get reminded of the word gravy for some odd reason)
Yeh bet! The lass wrote "Stinky Sandwhich Man" on me forehead!
He takes off his Tam O'Shanter hat, revealing a bunch of faint lines of orange sharpie.
I've never seen that hat on him though, looks good!
….He's wearing quite the armband though, vibrant and pink.
-Really? I can't really say I see any words on there.
That's cause ey washed me forehead until it became red as me kilt!
As soon as ey found that doodled on me forehead, I started yellin' at her, but the darn brat just ran out of here!
-Hahaha, classic Jess!
Ya better close yer yap before I close it with sandwhiches aye?
-Will do Floydy!
-By the way, where did you get that hat? It looks good on you.
Ah, this? Thanks for the compliment there Gavvy!
I got this hat from me relatives in Africa, they sent it for my on me birthday yesterday, best present I've ever recieved! Alongside what me daughter got me of course!
-Ah, so you got that armband from Jess huh?
Sure did, she saved a couple of dollars I gave her as allowance and bought me this!
She always buys herself candeh or other unhealthy stuff like that, but this time she saved her own money for me! I was so happeh!
Oh yeah, I kinda forgot he's got a soft spot for his daughter.
My stomach lets out an demonic screech out of hunger.
Floyd gets a bit surprised by it.
Seems like yer quite hungreh there Gavvy aye?
He tosses me one of his delicious ham sandwhiches which is in a plastic bag.
Here's a sandwhich, on the house!
-Thanks Floyd!
Yer welcome! Say does Birdy and Jenn want a sandwhich each too?
-uhh, nah it's fine. They said they're quite full from eating their breakfasts at home, I'm the only one that skipped it. (I just don't wanna bring them a sandwhich, they're just going to have to stare in envy as I deliciously devour the sandwhich infront of them. Muahahahahaha)
Of course you skipped breakfast, again! Well ey have to go and try to fully wipe off the sharpie from me forehead! See ye later Gavvy!
-See you! Be sure to greet Jess for me!
Aye, will do!
I open the sandwhich and take a bite…. Man it's so goooooood!
How does he manage to make a simple sandwhich taste so good?!
I decide to walk slowly back to the factory while enjoying the divine taste of the sandwhich, I don't care if I'm going to be late to their sacrificial ceremony or whatever madness they're planning on doing in the basement..
A few minutes later, I finished my sandwhich and I'm halfway back to the factory.
Man it's dead out here…. So silent.
It's kinda calming though, I'm always surronded by sound so it's nice to let my ears rest for a bit from time to time.
I'm going to continue at the pace I'm going at, it'd be a waste to miss this perfect luke-warm weather for their shenanigans….
As I slowly walk to the factory, a faint melody appears to be playing from somewhere.
The melody was played by trumpets and a deep brass instrument, don't really know what kind though.
The melody itself was also quite peculiar, it had the feeling of victory, but also defeat. The feeling of happiness pride, strength was there, but there was the feeling of despair, sadness and weakness.
Sure it's a pretty melancholic melody, but it's kinda nice to listen too.
It sounds familiar though, I don't ever recall hearing this melody somewhere, maybe I've heard it somewhere as a kid?
I wonder where it's coming from, I don't see any speakers or anything of the sort like that.
Strange….. But I guess it's just one of those days huh?
Whatever.
I continue walking slowly towards the factory, when all of the sudden the sky turns…. Green?
Ow! My left eye, it hurts!
I put my hand over my eye, clenching my hand in pain.
I look at my hand, it's covered in blood.
At that moment my head started feeling like it was splitting in half, it felt like someone was directly touching my brain with their fingers.
I fall down on the ground, shaking in pain.
After a few minutes of constant pain and screaming, I passed out.
It felt kind of nice honestly, to be rid of all of that pain at once….
I don't know why though but, I feel like I remember something. I can't grasp what it is though.
After what felt an eternity, I woke up.
Eugh, I'm covered in dry blood.
I can't even open up my left eye too….. wait.
Where am I?
I can hear the melody is still playing, so I still must be where I was. Right?
All I see around me is a kind yet hateful shade of green mist, it even surrounds the ground. It kinda looks like I'm walking on the mist.
I wonder, has there been a gas leakage somewhere?
Because this looks like gas…
No, that can't be it. If that were the case, I would've been dead already.
It smells like wet asphalt and iron here too.
What is this then?
……I guess I should walk around and see what I can find out huh?
I stood up from the place I collapsed at, and started wandering around.
Man this place is weird….
After wandering around for what seemed like ages, I spot a figure standing with it's back turned.
It looks kind of scrawny and tall, looks kind of beat up though…. I'm I imagining it or does that thing have a tail and weird ears?
God I'm starting to sound like Jenny and Birdy, of course that's not possible.
I decide to call out to the figure.
-Hey, hello there! Mind filling me in on what happened to the street? Is there a gas leakage or something?
no response h-
davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy davy
da………vy
you………..davy……?
Okay….that was really damn creepy!
How the hell did they know my name?!
-Have we…. Met before?
The figure turned around and approached me, it's body was a perfect clam-shell shade of white, it's skin looked soft and fragile like an animals, but the injuries on it's body really look it took some hard effort to inflict that damage on it.
It's face looked like a weird cross breed between a cat and fox, and it's ears stood straight pointing up, well atleast one of it's ears did, it's right one was severed off, dripping dark mirky blood.
And it's tail was lazily but elegantly dragging behind it's body.
I felt bad for it..
I've I met this person before haven't I?
name……………………..Courage…………but…..Mary….George…..call….me….Giegue
-Okay… I'll call you Courage then.
-uhmm, so what's going on, where are we?
-And what are you exactly?
Courage looks at me straight in the eyes with it's brightly red colored eyes. It makes me calm.
…you…………….up…..in…….sky………..in……..me
-Up in the sky? In you? What do you mean by that?
Courage comes right besides me, it's tall. Probably 20cm taller than Floyd.
It takes it's hands and covers my eyes with them, they're warm.
They remind me of something.
In it's palms, I see the town I was just walking in just a few minutes ago.
There's not a single soul in sight, I couldn't even feel that there was the presence of bacteria present in the air, or on the ground…
Everything was dead.
And the sky was filled by that exact green mist that's all around me, along with a twisted and distorted face, it looked so sad.
I'm shocked, but I continue asking.
-Wh-What happened? Where is everyone.
-And what exactly are you….?
I……………….Courage…….Gieguesian
……..I….absorb……….all…….need…….strength
after………..battle…..with……..four……..heroes……….I……not……have………enough………power…….to…….go…………….other…more…universes……need…..find………George……Mary……
So……I……came…this….universe…here…….knew………..there………….easy……….way…..gain……strength
………..gained……..strength……felt…gooooood……but………..need……….host……
Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy Davy
You're……………..perfect…………..
SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY
Will…………try……….bring……..those…………….you……………..want……….in….other…..universes
I.. Know this. I'm not surprised.
My head and left eye started throbbing, I almost remembered something, I just need one little push.
I started becoming nervous, I'm cold-sweating.
-M-Mind telling me a bit about your whole situtation? So I-I can grasp this whole thing together.
It nods elegently, It's right eye started twitching a bit.
When……..small…..I…….on…..earth…..other…..universe……….Mary……….George……found…….me
Decide………take…….care……me….
I…….happy……………happy..happy….happy………
10……..years……..later………..they…………..disappeared…..into……other…….universe
Leave………….me…….behind……..
George……….researcher………about…..my…..race……….
we…….PSI………….abilites………strong…….very…….strong
but…………..also……tendency……..to……..kill…….and…absorb……strength…from…..other.
I………no……did…….until………they……..disappeared………with…….phase…….distorter……….
George's……………project…..
Could……..travel……..in………time…space….and……different……….universes
I……….miss….so…….I………..kill….others……….gain……..strength…….to…..travel……….other…..universe……..with…………….PSI
George………Mary……….great……..grandson………..defeat……me…along…….friends……with……her………….melody……and……..PSI
After……………I…..go……..to…….space……..and…….kill…………….kill…….kill.kill.killkillkillkill…..until……
……strong…….to……destroy………..a……universe…….
My………mind……..damaged……….
But…….searched…..everywhere…….couldn't…….find…them….so………I……….wanted…….take…..over…..another………planet
But……..four……..heroes……..with………..strength………innocence……….intelligence……..skill……..and….PSI…….defeat……..me……again………lost……….power………..only……enough…….to…….travel…..once
Knew……..this…….had……..no……PSI………..so…….took……over……….and…….absorbed……..strength…
………..felt………good……
Sorry……
Found……….you…….were…….perfect………
Can………be…………my……….host………?
I grasped on what I wanted to remember, this happened before.
All of this, but It's different.
Our whole meeting is different.
I…… almost fainted the first time. But now it was like I was sub-conciously expecting it.
I already…. Am it's host… And.. Courage is my host.
I hold Courage, and Courage holds me.
We both hold eachother in ourselves.
My left eye is starting to bleed, but it's green.
Courage's right eye also started to bleed, it's also green.
Courage looks at me, visibly confused.
This………..happened……………before?
I……..already…..exist…….inside……..you
You………already….exist…….inside……..me
We…….already………are……..one….?
You……host…..already……?
I take a sit down on the ground, or rather on the green mist that's holding me and it up.
-Y'know, I also lost my parents a few years ago…. But unlike you, I didn't have a tiny slimmer of hope of ever bringing them back, I don't have the abilites that you have.
-My heart was, dead.
-After their death, I thought I'd lost it all. Thankfully, I had friends who loved me dearly, so they comforted me and gave me love.
-Because of them, I found joy in living again.
-You could say I owe my life to them in a way.
-But when this whole thing happened before, I couldn't believe it. You killed my only family left…
-When you said you wanted me to host your conciousness so we could become one, I didn't even object to that. I just let it happen, deep inside, I didn't want to do that. I wanted death, so I could join them…
-I didn't even listen to your reasons as to why you did that, I couldn't bother.
-But when you started the process of combining us into one, I felt Birdy and Jenny call out my name.
-They weren't dead, they were alive. They did something, and made the three of us go back in time.
-I had a tiny part of you already in me. And you had a tiny part of me in you.
-Now……. I understand you. You loved them, very much. And seeing them disappear infront of yours eyes suddenly caused you great sadness and anger.
-But unlike you, I had shoulders to cry on. Floyd, Birdy, Jenny.
-You had no one.
-….But now you have me, I'll give you love, I'll give you trust, I'll comfort you, I'll be there for you.
-It's not your fault, don't blame yourself. I'll help you, so we'll become truly, one.
Courage looked at me, with tearfilled eyes.
It hugged me, tightly, crying ever so softly onto my shoulder.
It slowly became transparent and our soul became one with me. And I became one with it.
I felt it's memories, feelings, power, all pour into my soul
I realized the power of PSI..
It's body dissapeared.
Thank…………….you……….Davy………
we………..friends……..
love………..you…..Davy…….
I smile warmly.
Everything turned to black, time is being turned back again huh?
I'm glad I decided to become one with Courage, Hopefully I can truly become some one it can truly trust and love.
Hopefully I can become like Jenny or Birdy to it.
-See you soon, Courage.
See………..you
Thank you…….
END
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