"Misty, what the hell do you mean by that?" I broke the odd little silence, which was really starting to freak me out. "Well," she began "I've taken a few looks around, and this doesn't exactly seem normal compared to what we're used to. Wouldn't you agree?" I put up my finger and opened my mouth, but nothing came out. She had a point. "True." I replied, "But don't you think that we should see what's going on around here, and somehow see if we are able to get home?"

"Then let's do that."

I took a look around, most of the people here seemed really terrified, and really mean. So instead of picking one of the grumpy ones, I started to walk towards one of the men who was dressed in blue. Misty decided to go back to where the other 3 people were, and I would still have to find out who was who. Kicking a little rock that was in the way, I caught the man's attention. He grinned widely and his face lit up with what looked to me like hope. About another 5 steps and I was in front of the man. He was pretty big, about my new build, and I was only able to see a portion of his face. The rest was covered with a blue, gray cloak. "Greeting's paladin!" he began, "My name is Warriv and I give rides to people from here to Lut Gholein."

"Uh… sorry if I'm rude, but where are we and why did you call me a paladin?"

Out of curiousity I looked over my body again, to see if there was anything that could give me a hint as to w… What the heck is a cross doing on my neck? I quickly averted my attention back to Warriv as he spoke, "What do you mean? You ARE a paladin aren't you? And you are one of the 5 right?"

I looked at him strangely. "I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about…"

"But you are! A paladin! The cross proves it, as well as the other 4 people sitting over there!" His worn down finger pointed to where Misty and the other people were sitting, and chatting. "Oh I know!!" he said a little over-excitedly, "You go talk to Akara, the woman over there in the purple, and she will help you find out if you are a paladin or not, and what you're doing in the Rogue Encampment."

(Ok! Just like to say that I know this is cheezy right now, but it's just that it isn't all that easy to make a way for them to find their skills. You know, firebolt, bash, magic arrow… all that stuff. Back to the fic!)

I nodded in thanks, and made my way over to the woman. Following the dirt path, I took another look around and found that a woman on my right was commanding other women with bows and arrows to do certain things. I laughed bitterly, this is just getting better and better isn't it? Sighing, I walked the rest of the way to the woman.

"Hello, Akara is it? I was led to believe that you are able to sense if I am a paladin or not." I started impatiently. This is a dream, I swear to God.

"Well, hello there Ash. Paladin to us, but to you… a normal person. You don't understand what is going on here do you? Our little outpost, trying to find a way to stop this war of evil's." Looking at my face, she could tell I had no clue what was going on, "You know what? How about we explain all of this to your friends over there… then all 5 of you shall understand what is at stake."

All that is at stake. What a lie. I laughed at the thought as I made my way to where Misty was. Lightly saying her name, I sat down on the grass beside her and began, "Misty, that woman over there in the purple is going to tell us what's going on. Soon we'll find out how to get back home."

"Cool," she said "And I also have some news for you too. You see that guy over there, the big one?" Misty pointed her finger at a man, and he was HUGE! Easily 6 feet tall, and he looked somewhat like the man in the statue.

"Yeah." "Well Ash, that's Brock."

"BROCK? Damn man! I thought that something bad happened to you!"

"I could say the same Ash! Looks like you've gotten bigger somehow." Both Brock and I stood up and shook hands, both excited nothing bad happened to the other. That is, until I saw how truly large he grew to be.

"B-Brock? H-how did you g-get so big?" I stammered.

"I don't know buddy! But I like it!" He lifted one arm and flexed, his muscle bulged to about the size of my thigh. "I bet that I would be able to any Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny now!" Misty began to laugh behind me on my right, and I started to chuckle myself. "Anyway, lets just find out what's going on here."

"Haha, well you've got a point there Brock. I'd really like to find out what is going on around he-" I paused in mid-sentence, looked at the two other people and asked Brock, "And who are those two?"

Suddenly, before Brock was able to answer, the woman spoke. "Prepare for trouble."

The man followed up saying, "And make it double."

Rolling my eyes, I calmly said, "It's team rocket." I jerked my head back to see what Misty would say, and she just stood there. "Ash, we know that. They are here just like us, and they don't like it much more either."

"Damn rights!" James, the old looking man said, "We have no idea why we're here, and we want answers." James' comment got followed up by a growl in his stomach, "And I'm hungry!!"

Jessie, the younger looking woman sweat dropped. "Yeah… me and James here were going to get something to eat until we got transported here. Really sucks if you ask me."

"I would have to agree." I replied apologetically. "And that woman in the purple, that's walking towards us," I pointed to where Akara was coming from "is going to tell us what we can do to get home."

"Sounds good," everyone mumbled.

Akara was now only a few steps away from us. Once she came close enough, Misty and I moved away from each other so that she was able to get a seat in between us. Strangely, she didn't seem startled by sitting near someone as large as Brock. But who knows what strange people you see in a place like this…?

"Hello my companions," she started, "I know the paladin sitting here named Ash, and I also recognize the rest of you also." She pointed to where Brock was sitting "You are a barbarian." Brock's smile grew larger by the second. I think that he was really starting to enjoy the fact that he was pure muscle. She then pointed to Misty, "You are an amazon." Misty didn't exactly look excited, so she just nodded her head.

Akara finally pointed to both Jessie and James, "You, the old looking man are a necromancer. And the girl with the long hair, you are a sorceress." Akara paused for a second and began again, "You 5 are the chosen warriors against Diablo, Mephisto and Baals' minions."

"Hey! Hold up a minute!" Brock interjected, "What do you mean that we are the 5 warriors? Are we supposed to battle some other army or something? By OURSELVES?"

"Yes, that is almost exactly what I mean. But the only thing is that you won't be fighting an army. You'll be fighting soldiers of the apocalypse. The 3 prime evil's including Diablo, Mephisto and Baal want to see the pleasure of the wicked ruling our world. And you 5 were sent to stop them."

I couldn't take any more of this nonsense, I wanted to get home, and I wanted to get home NOW. "Akara? Just one little thing has been on my mind this whole time. We came from somewhere different from here. How exactly can we get back?"

"Well Ash, in order to get back home, you will have to kill Diablo and make sure he doesn't awaken the other prime evil's. Diablo hasn't yet consumed the host that is carrying his soul. But he is still controlling the host to travel eastern and awaken the others."

"And who is this Diablo guy. How is he in the host's body, but not the host himself?"

"Diablo isn't a man, he is an evil creature that kills for no reason. Diablo, Mephisto and Baal's souls were banished into something called a soulstone. Within these soulstones, their souls are kept until they are either destroyed or physically put into somebody's body. Diablo's soulstone is already in a host, Mephisto has already been awakened, but is forbidden to leave his resting place and Baal has been chained down, so he cannot wreck havoc on our world."

I was about to say something until Misty cut me off, "So how are we able to find and kill Diablo and get out of this little outpost to be able to actually find him?"

"Well Misty, Diablo will be found wherever his brothers are. I would love for you to be able to go and slaughter him now, but the only way to get out of here is to help us out first. You see, Warriv's caravan is unable to travel to where Baal is because Diablo has already let loose his minions in our area. In order for Warriv to get to Lut Gholein he has to pass by the monastary. Unfortunatly, that is where Andariel, a former person who lived here got consumed by Diablo. She has now destroyed many of our wagons."

I nodded my head at her, but there was one thing I didn't understand still. "Akara, how are we different from anyone else? How can we fight better than other people?"

"Well Ash, there are many other people of your kind. But you are the only ones that are here at the moment. Your talents that only your people know will come to you eventually. But in order for you to find out more about yourself, you will have to find a man named Cain in a little village called Tristram. I don't know myself how to get there, but I'm sure you will find a way while you are travelling."

"Ok," said Brock, "So we find out about ourselves, our fighting talents anyway and we go hunt down this Diablo guy."

"Yes Brock, though it is more complex than that… the main idea you are looking for is what you just said." Akara pointed at a woman near a blacksmith shop, "Go talk to that woman, and she will give you some items to start you off on your journey. But for the necromancer and sorceress, you come with me and I will give you some of the equipment you will need."

Everyone nodded their head, Jessie and James went with Akara, and I went with Brock and Misty to where the blacksmith was.

Yeah, this part is done. I know that at the moment this fic isn't all that interesting, but you have to understand that it will eventually get better! Although this part of it was really short, the next will be about the same size as chapter one.

And for you Diablo II fans who are waiting anxiously for the expansion which arrives in a week, my account name is Light~Warrior . Hope to see you on B.net!