by: Dragon Ninja
Prologue
rating: G
website: http://www.cafemaru.net/cloud/
e-mail: AnkokuNoSenshi@hotmail.com
disclaimers: The usual disclaimers apply. Phantasy Star Online does not belong to me. PSO belongs to Yuji Naka, Sonic Team, and all of its other rightful owners.
Hello everyone! Looks like I revised the prologue yet again. I think this is maybe the second or third time. I added a little bit more detail and changed a lot of words around to make it sound more "sophisticated" and less confusing. Right now the story is rated G, but I might change it to PG/PG-13 for some obvious reasons. I am revising my other chapters and working on the next chapter right now, so I will probably update again in a few days. Oh well enough of my talking, read the story! ^__~
"Where am I?" a young girl asked herself. She had no idea what else to say. She could not remember anything, as if she had amnesia. Her head was throbbing in pain, so she instinctively slapped her forehead lightly. After doing so, she regretted it because it made the pain worse.
The girl knew she could not accomplish anything if she just lay there, so she stood up and looked around at her surroundings. There were many high buildings with many colored lights and ships flying overhead. Darkness covered the sky so she assumed it was nighttime. The area where she stood was a platform, so she decided to look over the edge. The drop looked endless. None of this looked familiar to her. It was as if she was some how transported to an alien planet. The thought of this idea made her a little dizzy.
As she recovered from the mesmerizing scene, she noticed her clothes were different. Of course, she didn't remember what her regular clothes were, but they felt as if they were different. Her whole outfit was blue. The dark blue short shorts hugged her thighs a little too tight for her liking. The neckline of her dark blue shirt was wide and extended to another. It was low, but a lighter blue shirt was under it. Around the lower portion of her left arm was what seemed to be some kind of barrier device. For some reason, she only wore a glove on the left hand. Her bare right hand ran along her neck, to feel a black collar like object. There was something on her collar, but she couldn't see it. Her dark blue boots extended half way between her knees and ankles, and clicked against the floor as she walked. She noticed a difference in her hair when she blew a strand of silver hair away from her eyes. Her hands reached up to her hair so she could feel the style of her hair. It was short and tied up into a spiky ponytail. In the process of bringing her hands back down, her right hand hit a cylindrical device attached to her black belt.
A civilian bumped into her, while mentioning something about a "Red Ring Rico", whatever who or what that was.
"I'm so sorry. Please forgive me," the man apologized.
"Uh, that's okay," the girl replied. The man was about to walk away, but she stopped him. "Excuse me, but could you please tell me where I am? For some strange reason I can't remember."
"Cloud, you silly child. You are on Pioneer 2, of course," the man answered, chuckling.
The girl's eyes widened at the sound of her name. She spoke to herself. 'That name. I recognize it as my name. But why would this man know who I am?'
"I saw you sleeping on the ground. Do you like sleeping there?" the man asked.
Cloud gave him a confused look. "I don't think I was sleeping. I don't even remember anything before the last five or so minutes. All I remember is opening my eyes to find I am lying on the floor of this strange place you call Pioneer 2."
"Cloud, are you suffering from amnesia? You have lived here on Pioneer 2 for most of your life. Since you were a small child, you have been training hard to become a Hunter. And since now you are at the proper age, they are allowing you an attempt at joining the Hunters' Guild," he told her. "You do not remember?"
She shook her head no. Suddenly an image of a boy flashed in her mind. A voice in her head shouted the name "Lance". A different voice entered and told her she was a "Legendary Hero".
"I'm confused…" the distressed girl mumbled.
"Head on over to the Principal. He is waiting for you," the man urged her.
"Alright… Thanks a lot. I guess I will be seeing you around," Cloud thanked him.