Chapter 8 : What plan? Never leave home without it…
Thamasa's main troops were pushed back by today's battle. Bahamut found its way to Thamasa, surprising everyone and causing heavy losses. In this time, Ka zi lao hid himself as a human, collecting enough puzzle energy for his final form. Much was amiss at this time. The Magi Wars were no laughing matter. Magitek wielding humans were trying to acquire more magic espers, who were fighting humans, but usually on the side of the magic wielding humans, the Mage Knights. However, a few espers came to form yet a third side, against ALL humans, which included some powerful ones, like Bahamut. This new threat was a problem, a big problem.
"We've received intelligence reports, sir." Said the right hand to the commander of the main Thamasa army, Valeous Starchaser, "Espers are dividing and taking sides of their own. You know what that means."
"Yes," said Commander Gaav, "Our worst fears have been realized. This new threat is a problem."
"A big problem," responded Valeous.
Just then a group of suspicious looking characters arrived in town, arguing about whose nose was full of straw, made of metal, etc. One of them was tall white-haired man with the strangest of really shiny clothes, another man, apparently a local, had a large bag of wooden and metal rods, but the third was an old, apparently established wizard with the oddest expressions of them all.
"Okay," said Gungho, "now I don't think it would be best if we yelled out to everyone that we were from the future."
"Right," said Setzer, "I don't think these simple folk would understand."
"Well actually," Stragus said.
"I don't want to hear it," said Gungho.
"But if you just…" said Stragus.
"I told you I don't want to hear… what!?" Exclaimed Gungho.
Before their very eyes was Thamasa, but not what they thought. What they saw was a technological paradise, hover cars floating around, buildings 20 or 30 stories high, and even an Airship Port. Kids on the street with their handheld gaming devices, playing the latest version of EsperMon, where you 'Must Acquire All the Individual Monstrous Opponents'. However it seemed that it was THEY who looked like the simple folk in this timeline.
"Come to think of it," Gungho thought, "I do remember that after the Magi Wars, much of the technological know-how was destroyed and the human race was set back to start over. But I had no idea they were this advanced."
"Who knew the past would be so full of the future more than the future did in going back into the past," Said Stragus.
"This is great," said Setzer. "These people will understand us. If they're this advanced, all we have to do is tell them our story and their bound to listen to reason."
The loud clang of a jail cell quickly brought their spirits down, as they were sent for having parked a high-energy vehicle in a nearby no high-energy vehicle zone.
"Or not," said Setzer with the hands clung to the bars.
"Okay," said Gungho, "new plan! Stragus, we need to bust out of here."
"Hey," answered Stragus, "No problemo. I'll just whip out my trusty soup spoon and…"
"Wait," yelled Gungho, "NOT THAT!"
Just when the commotion started, the on duty guard, who happens to be named Zeldman Charge, got a good look at the sword that Stragus was trying to use. To his knowledge, the sword contained the royal triangular seal of the ruling family of the kingdom of Thamasa. There are only 3 possible ways that Stragus could have a sword of the royal family, one is that his outrageous story is true, two is that he is a royal family member, or three, he took the sword after killing a member of the royal family. Since all the members of the royal family were in home port the guard knew this person had to be a member of the royal family.
"AHH!" Screamed the guard named Charge, "We've jailed a royal family member!"
Stragus, Gungho, and Setzer quickly stopped in mid fight.
"The royal seal is on their sword," he continued.
"We did what?" Asked another guard.
"We don't make mistakes." Stated another.
"This could be trouble," said another.
"I don't want to club a seal!" Said yet another one in the background.
Gungho quickly snatched Stragus's sword.
"Yes!" Gungho said loudly. "My companion here is a member of the royal family."
"I am?" Asked Stragus.
"Oh, I get it," said Setzer, "Yeah, uh… We were… yeah, just on our way to the palace when our Chocobos…"
"What palace?" Asked Stragus wondering.
"Chocobos?" Asked a Guard, "What's a Chocobos? That's a strange name for a ship."
Setzer didn't know that they didn't have Chocobos. Maybe Setzer has been hanging around Stragus too much, or maybe he doesn't work well under pressure, but in any case, he decided to play along. "Yeah, that's the name of our ship. The Chocobo."
"What's my sword? And what am I?" Asked Stragus again.
"Well, in any case," stated the main guard, "we better take you to the palace. I'm sure the king is waiting for this man here."
"What king?" Asked Stragus annoyed that no one's listening to him.
"Yes," Gungho whispered to Setzer, "Stragus finally did something right. Never leave home without it."
"What did I bring? I'm so confused!" Stragus cried.
"Oh and by the way," Setzer continued talking to the guard, "Make sure our ship gets to a good hanger and…"
Gungho finished, "and have it detailed. I wanna see my smile on those… um… sides."
"Yes, sir," said the guards.
"Am I the only one whose wondering about all this?" Asked Stragus.
"Oh," said Gungho startled, "I'm sorry Stragus, did you say something?"
A little more than annoyed, Stragus said, "Just one word, Quasar…"