"One Happy Family" -based on Sacnoth's "Koudelka."
The Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own any of the characters in
this fanfic, save for the ones I added in myself. Sacnoth owns the
rights to both the characters and the game "Koudelka." However, rest
assured if I DID own the rights to "Koudelka," I'd make sure that
Elias wouldn't kill off your characters so quickly in his boss fight
on disc two of the game.
WTF is Koudelka?: I bet $50 that most of the people reading this
right now have never heard of "Koudelka." It's a game for the PSone
that is a mix of RPG and survival horror elements. Sacnoth, made up
of former Squaresoft members, developed the game, while SNK and
Infogrames published it in Japan and America, respectively. If you
like RPGs, be sure to check out the game, as it's a nice alternative
if Persona 2's bosses got you down! Besides, it's only twenty bucks
at most retailers nowadays. At any rate, this fanfic is based on the
game; however, the events in the fanfic take place a little over ten
years from the end of the game. The ending that the fanfic is based
on is the one where (SPOILER ALERT!!!) you do not defeat Elaine, but
you do have Koudelka's pendant on hand. Because this is probably the
best ending in the game, I chose it for the set-up of this fanfic.
Now let's get it on!
CHAPTER ONE- "Elaine's"
Edward J. Plunkett was doing his usual daily business: being a vagrant,
travelling from one town to another. But this specific town felt
different to him than all the others he had visited. There was an
aura in the air that he had last felt ten years ago at the Nemeton
Monestary- with Koudelka and James.
'Those fond memories,' Edward thought. 'But why did those blokes
have to leave me all alone in this world? Koudelka led me on that
night, while poor James died. At least he was going home with his
true love....' Edward walked for a moment, sulking, until he saw a
beautiful, young girl with reddish hair; that's all that he could make
out in the dark, dank nightlight. Edward struck a match onto his lamp
so that he could see better.
The girl was talking to another girl, who looked about her age. "Well,
I'm sorry, Sarah, but I must go now. Mother's making me help out at
the restaurant. I'll see you later."
Edward was astounded. 'That voice....' he thought. 'The hair, the
eyes, even the clothing. Could it possibly be her...? Maybe Koudy
shrunk from ten years ago, or maybe I did....'
The young girl ran off, and Edward followed her, but not before blowing
out his flaming lamp. The girl stopped about a quarter of a mile from
her beginning point, in front of a restaurant. The sign for the
restaurant struck a chord in Edward's heart.
'Elaine's?! What the hell is going on here?'
Edward followed the girl into the tavern and sat a couple of seats
away from her at the bar. The whole restaurant was obscenely elegant.
Edward seemed out of place, what with all of the ladies dressed in
beautiful silken and velvet gowns and the men in ties. Even the
short "Koudy" next to him seemed out of place with the exact outfit
that she used to wear. Edward wondered why she was ignoring him when
the bartender talked to him.
"Your order, sir?" The lady asked.
"Just the special for tonight. Oh, and a shot of whiskey would be nice."
"Coming right up, sir."
Edward turned to the girl. "Excuse me, young lady, but is your name,
by any chance, Koudelka?"
The girl smiled at this comment. "No, sir. My name is Jealia. You
must be mistaken for my mother, Lady Koudelka. She's the owner of
this restaurant."
Edward gasped. "Your... mother... is... Koudelka?! How old are you,
anyway?"
Jealia giggled, "Mister, I'm nine and a half-years old."
Edward was shocked. 'This girl must've been conceived by a man right
after Koudelka and I parted ways.'
"I don't mean to be rude, Miss Jealia, but what is the name of your
father?"
"My mommy said that my daddy is a handsome man named Edward. She
said that he died before I was born. I wish I could meet him...."
Jealia sniffled. "I wonder if he looks like me, because people ALWAYS
mistake me for mommy."
"W-wh-what was his name again?"
"Edward."
"Do you know his last name?"
"My mother's name is Koudelka Iasant, but my last name is different.
It was probably my father's last name. I'm Jealia Elaine Sulatto
Plunkett. My father should be Mister Edward Plunkett, then."
Edward's shock took control. "WHAT THE FUCK!!"
Jealia's mouth opened as she yelled, "Mister, that's a bad word! I'm
telling mommy!" Jealia ran off to the back room.
Edward put his hand on his head as he drank his shot of whiskey. 'Is
she...? She can't be! This is all a stupid coincidence! There are
plenty of Plunketts in Wales! Besides, that might not be her father's
last name, either! Maybe Koudy just wanted her to have my name, like
with Jealia's middle name being Elaine Sulatto. Damn it, it's all
messed up.'
Jealia came back to Edward a few minutes later, holding the hand of
an young woman with red hair. She looked much like a life-size model
of her daughter, except she had on a gown that was a silky black on
the sleeves and skirt parts, and was a velvet white on the bust. The
girl was absolutely gorgeous, with a nice smile on her face.
"Mommy, that's the man who said a bad word!"
Jealia's mother, Koudelka, looked away from her daughter for a minute
to look more closely at the man. 'He looks about 33.... blond hair...
brown eyes... slightly shaven mustache... No way... no fuckin' way...'
Koudelka's jaw dropped, and she immediately covered her mouth.
"Koudelka?"
She lowered her hand. "E-Edward?" Edward smiled at her.
"Edward!!" She ran a few feet and hugged him. Edward gave her a long
kiss with all of his heart.
'It's her, it's really her....'
'Edward, it IS you....'
Jealia butted in, "Mommy, do you know him?"
END OF CHAPTER ONE!!!
Yay! More to come, of course! You shouldn't miss it, Koudelka groupies,
even though you can probably guess what happens. ;)
The Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own any of the characters in
this fanfic, save for the ones I added in myself. Sacnoth owns the
rights to both the characters and the game "Koudelka." However, rest
assured if I DID own the rights to "Koudelka," I'd make sure that
Elias wouldn't kill off your characters so quickly in his boss fight
on disc two of the game.
WTF is Koudelka?: I bet $50 that most of the people reading this
right now have never heard of "Koudelka." It's a game for the PSone
that is a mix of RPG and survival horror elements. Sacnoth, made up
of former Squaresoft members, developed the game, while SNK and
Infogrames published it in Japan and America, respectively. If you
like RPGs, be sure to check out the game, as it's a nice alternative
if Persona 2's bosses got you down! Besides, it's only twenty bucks
at most retailers nowadays. At any rate, this fanfic is based on the
game; however, the events in the fanfic take place a little over ten
years from the end of the game. The ending that the fanfic is based
on is the one where (SPOILER ALERT!!!) you do not defeat Elaine, but
you do have Koudelka's pendant on hand. Because this is probably the
best ending in the game, I chose it for the set-up of this fanfic.
Now let's get it on!
CHAPTER ONE- "Elaine's"
Edward J. Plunkett was doing his usual daily business: being a vagrant,
travelling from one town to another. But this specific town felt
different to him than all the others he had visited. There was an
aura in the air that he had last felt ten years ago at the Nemeton
Monestary- with Koudelka and James.
'Those fond memories,' Edward thought. 'But why did those blokes
have to leave me all alone in this world? Koudelka led me on that
night, while poor James died. At least he was going home with his
true love....' Edward walked for a moment, sulking, until he saw a
beautiful, young girl with reddish hair; that's all that he could make
out in the dark, dank nightlight. Edward struck a match onto his lamp
so that he could see better.
The girl was talking to another girl, who looked about her age. "Well,
I'm sorry, Sarah, but I must go now. Mother's making me help out at
the restaurant. I'll see you later."
Edward was astounded. 'That voice....' he thought. 'The hair, the
eyes, even the clothing. Could it possibly be her...? Maybe Koudy
shrunk from ten years ago, or maybe I did....'
The young girl ran off, and Edward followed her, but not before blowing
out his flaming lamp. The girl stopped about a quarter of a mile from
her beginning point, in front of a restaurant. The sign for the
restaurant struck a chord in Edward's heart.
'Elaine's?! What the hell is going on here?'
Edward followed the girl into the tavern and sat a couple of seats
away from her at the bar. The whole restaurant was obscenely elegant.
Edward seemed out of place, what with all of the ladies dressed in
beautiful silken and velvet gowns and the men in ties. Even the
short "Koudy" next to him seemed out of place with the exact outfit
that she used to wear. Edward wondered why she was ignoring him when
the bartender talked to him.
"Your order, sir?" The lady asked.
"Just the special for tonight. Oh, and a shot of whiskey would be nice."
"Coming right up, sir."
Edward turned to the girl. "Excuse me, young lady, but is your name,
by any chance, Koudelka?"
The girl smiled at this comment. "No, sir. My name is Jealia. You
must be mistaken for my mother, Lady Koudelka. She's the owner of
this restaurant."
Edward gasped. "Your... mother... is... Koudelka?! How old are you,
anyway?"
Jealia giggled, "Mister, I'm nine and a half-years old."
Edward was shocked. 'This girl must've been conceived by a man right
after Koudelka and I parted ways.'
"I don't mean to be rude, Miss Jealia, but what is the name of your
father?"
"My mommy said that my daddy is a handsome man named Edward. She
said that he died before I was born. I wish I could meet him...."
Jealia sniffled. "I wonder if he looks like me, because people ALWAYS
mistake me for mommy."
"W-wh-what was his name again?"
"Edward."
"Do you know his last name?"
"My mother's name is Koudelka Iasant, but my last name is different.
It was probably my father's last name. I'm Jealia Elaine Sulatto
Plunkett. My father should be Mister Edward Plunkett, then."
Edward's shock took control. "WHAT THE FUCK!!"
Jealia's mouth opened as she yelled, "Mister, that's a bad word! I'm
telling mommy!" Jealia ran off to the back room.
Edward put his hand on his head as he drank his shot of whiskey. 'Is
she...? She can't be! This is all a stupid coincidence! There are
plenty of Plunketts in Wales! Besides, that might not be her father's
last name, either! Maybe Koudy just wanted her to have my name, like
with Jealia's middle name being Elaine Sulatto. Damn it, it's all
messed up.'
Jealia came back to Edward a few minutes later, holding the hand of
an young woman with red hair. She looked much like a life-size model
of her daughter, except she had on a gown that was a silky black on
the sleeves and skirt parts, and was a velvet white on the bust. The
girl was absolutely gorgeous, with a nice smile on her face.
"Mommy, that's the man who said a bad word!"
Jealia's mother, Koudelka, looked away from her daughter for a minute
to look more closely at the man. 'He looks about 33.... blond hair...
brown eyes... slightly shaven mustache... No way... no fuckin' way...'
Koudelka's jaw dropped, and she immediately covered her mouth.
"Koudelka?"
She lowered her hand. "E-Edward?" Edward smiled at her.
"Edward!!" She ran a few feet and hugged him. Edward gave her a long
kiss with all of his heart.
'It's her, it's really her....'
'Edward, it IS you....'
Jealia butted in, "Mommy, do you know him?"
END OF CHAPTER ONE!!!
Yay! More to come, of course! You shouldn't miss it, Koudelka groupies,
even though you can probably guess what happens. ;)