Lyric's copyrighted to Blink 182's "Going away to College,"
Fire and Flowers
(Part Two)
Tim looked at the hovercraft. Somehow he had successfully made it to the island in the letter. So he chipped the yellow paint on the hovercraft? Ashley and Brad were going to repaint that ugly yellow color to blue anyway.
"Well," Pooka said in a shocked tone. "You did drive it. Gotta hand it to you Tim."
Tim looked out into the distance. That building is where Collette is. . ."C'mon Pooka. Let's go save Collette." He began to walk towards the structure.
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"I can't believe he left by himself!" Lilka sighed. "And took the hovercraft."
"He might get himself killed." Brad said.
"There's only one thing to do now. Go after him." Kanon said. "Remember, that letter mentioned of an island south of the Chateau."
"Everyone, to Lombardia!" Ashley commanded.
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He hid behind a pillar and peered down the corridor. Pillars lined the sides of stairs that lead down. Cautiously, he began to head down the stairs. They lead right to a gray door with a funny looking circle symbol on it. He pushed on the door. Nothing happened. He pushed on it again.
"Pooka, did you see any switches by any chance?" Tim asked searching the door for anything that would get him into the next room.
"Nope. Sorry." Pooka replied.
Tim sighed. He brought out his staff and slammed it on the circle symbol. Nothing happened. He hit the door again with even more force. This time, however, a hole opened up under him and swallowed him up. He fell to the ground below face first and with impact came a *Thud*. His staff made a chime as it landed next to him. The room was pitch black.
"Oww…" he said looking up.
"You okay?" Pooka said hovering around his head a bit shocked that a hole appeared.
"Yeah, I've had falls way worse than this." He picked up his staff as he got up. "Wonder what's-" Tim stopped and looked around.
"What's wrong?" Pooka began to look around also. "What did you hear?"
Tim opened his bag and began to search though it. He pulled out a gold plated medium. "I heard a faint breath."
The breathing became louder. Tim tightened his grip around the staff. "Who's there?!"
"I thought you wouldn't figure out who it was." A familiar deep voice echoed.
"Do you remember who this is?"
…That voice…Oh a wait a second! It's… "…Judecca…"
Lights flashed on. There, stood Judecca. He looked almost the same as before. The room looked like a dead end inside a mineshaft. In a corner on the left side Judecca, sat a girl her head was down and she was shivering. Her blonde hair, which was always in two braids, was a mess; her greenish dress was tattered and torn around the bottom. Her arms where bound behind her back.
Tim looked at the figure aghast as he recognized her in a heartbeat. "Collette!!" He shouted and fixed a vicious gaze on Judecca.
Weakly, she raised her head and blinked her sky blue eyes. They where full despair. When she saw Tim they filled with hope. "Tim?" she said barely above a whisper.
He still heard her though. That whisper was full of everlasting hope. "Let her go! What do you want and how did you survive! You shot yourself!"
Judecca pulled back a fold of his bluish shirt. Near his heart was a bullet shaped scar. He stared at the younger boy coldly. "For Odessa…" he said in that cold tone. He fingered his gun. "I plan on avenging them by killing ARMS…" With extreme skill and quickness he pulled the gun out of the holster and aimed it at the Pillar. "Starting with you!"
He shot. Tim jumped out of the bullet's way. Oh god! That almost hit… He lost his balance and fell to the floor. Judecca stood looking down at him. He shot at Tim's left shoulder. It grazed his shoulder and he winced with pain.
"I thought you'd be more of a challenge kid." He said twirling his gun. He turned around and looked at a horrified Collette. "Enjoy you're last look at the boy."
Taking this as a minor distraction Tim jumped up and raised his staff at the same time. Light wrapped around his body. "Hi-Combo!!!!"
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"This is where Tim is right?" Ashley said looking around inside the building. He tightened his grip around the bayonet.
Pillars lined the stair that led down to a strange door with a funny symbol on it. In front of the door was a hole. A blinding light was emitted from the hole. Gun shots echoed from inside the hole. A dragon's roar was heard. Then the light died. Silence…then there was silence… The four looked at the hole with horrified expressions.
"What was that!?" Lilka said as she held her battle parasol. "You don't think Tim is down their do you?"
"We'll check." Kanon replied. She spun her dagger around.
A deafening thud was heard. Some was either dead or dying. Ashley ran and jumped down the whole first. Brad, Kanon, and Lilka followed the suite.
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Judecca fell to his knees. Tim leaned against his staff weakly as the light around him slowly disappeared. He tried to keep himself up. It was late at night and he was tired at fact. Collette watched as her in suspense captor slowly arose. Tim readied a defense position. Judecca stood. Tim looked at him in a dumbfounded manner. I used a Golden Medium! How can he still be able to rise!? I'm about to drop...
Judecca stood for less than a second when his eyes fluttered shut as he fell. It made a sickening thud as he hit the ground. Tim sighed with relief. He walked passed Judecca and knelt down near Collette. He untied the ropes and dropped them to the floor. Almost immediately she fell into his arms and began to cry.
"Tim! I knew you'd come for me! It was horrible! He torched Baskar and…" she blurted out.
He held her tightly and sighed as he smoothed her hair out. "Its okay now…Everything's fine…" his voice was tired and worn out.
She pulled away from him and reached into a pocket and brought out a small pure white flower. He immediately recognized the small white flower. It was the one her picked for her a few days ago. "You had it all this time?" She nodded.
Four thuds echoed inside the room. They looked to the source of the sounds. Ashley, Brad, Lilka, and Kanon.
"Hey Tim!" Lilka said. Then she averted her gaze from Tim to the fallen Judecca.
"Guess we're a little late, eh, Tim?" Brad said putting his heavy ARM down.
He nodded and smiled.
Kanon looked at Judecca. "So it was him! I thought he shot himself."
Tim stood up. He extended his hand to help Collette up. "I know how to drive the hovercraft." He whispered. She giggled.
"You think that they would let you drive it back?" she whispered back.
"No…I kinda stole it."
They both giggled.
*****A couple months later*****
The moon shined brightly in the sky. Tim and Collette looked up and the stars. They where near the Chateau's shore. Ashley and Brad had painted the Hovercraft a dark blue color and forbid Tim not to drive it again.
"It was such a beautiful wedding." Collette said smiling at Tim.
"It was," Tim replied smiling back. "Ashley and Marina are going to be so happy. The Chateau was beautiful, too. I also heard Marina's pregnant."
He looked over at the shore. The blue Hovercraft glistened in the light of the moon. She looked at it also. "Wanna go for a rid?" Tim asked mischievously.
Collette laughed. "I thought Ashley forbade you never to drive it."
Tim grinned. "He said 'Screw up the paint job and your dead, Rhymeless!' And he was joking."
He jumped up and took her hand. They climbed in. The Hovercraft began to ride off. On the way it hit the side of the mountain and the blue paint chipped off. The Hovercraft went back to the Chateau shore. Tim and Collette immediately got out. Tim reached in his leather bag and pulled out a flashlight. There were black scrape marks and a dent where the Hovercraft hit the rock.
"That's not good…"
They both looked at the black marks.
"I'll say I did it." Collette replied.
Well maybe it's the right time to tell her. Can't wait forever…"Collette…" Tim said. He looked at her. "I…uh, wanted to tell you this for a while now…"
"What is it Tim?" She asked looking at him with a smile.
"When I couldn't find you anywhere in Baskar Village when it burned, it really got me thinking and it showed me how much I cared about you and…I love you…" he blurted out suddenly and turned red.
She looked at him and giggled. He really did care. He was so cute when he looked embarrassed. "You never had to tell me. I love you, too."
They both smiled at each other. Pooka sighed from within one of Tim's many pockets. "Who would know one small white flower and fire would bring them together? Tim is head over heel in love with her…head over heels!"
"I haven't been this scared in a long time.
And I'm so unprepared so here's your valentine.
Bouquet of clumsy words a simple melody.
This world's an ugly place but you're so beautiful to me…" -----Blink 182 "Going Away to College"
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Note: Maybe there will be a sequel! Sumiki-Chan you inspired me to write this kind of. I read you're Renegade Runaway and loved it. So I thought "Hey I'm gonna right something Wild Arms 2! I hope you're reading this now and I hope to see more of Renegade Runaway!!!