Lost Golem
Once at the Junkyard, Lina and Gourry went to the lab of Professor Bomb. He was a little man who looked like a Fireball with, arms, legs, and a face. All around the lab was supplies for making Golems.
"Excuse me professor," Lina called, "Would you be able to help us? None of our Golems seem to fight. All they do is stand back, and - - once in awhile - -shoot a long distance attack at an enemy that usually misses."
"That's just a disadvantage of using Golems. If you have good distance attacks and plenty of patience they can be useful. Now, can you do something for me in return for my advice?" Bomb asked.
Lina replied, "Sure, what is it?"
Bomb picked up a piece of armor. "I used the junk I found lying around to create a Golem called Palov. But one day, he just up and ran away. I want you two to go out and search for him, since I don't have the time to do it myself."
"You've got it," Lina said, "Where do we begin?"
"Domina. There's a fortuneteller there who seems to give good advice. She should be able to help you," Bomb stated. * * *
In Domina, they went to Mei Mei's fortune telling booth. Lina asked her to tell their fortune, and concentrated on the lost Golem. She was then charged ten Lucre, which she grouchily handed over.
Mei Mei performed her dance, and picked up a gourd from her basket. She began to read what it said. "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. . .it says 'A fateful encounter at the lake'. How romantic that must be.
Gourry whispered, "Does this mean we should have taken our date at the lake instead of gone looking for the perfect spot?"
"No," answered Lina, "It means that's where Palov ran off too. Let's just get this over with so we can get something to eat."
* * *
At the lake, Gourry and Lina saw a bronze-yellow Golem walk up the north path. Curious as to what was going on, they followed. In the next area they saw a bunch of toys scattered around the clearing. And at the center, stood the Golem.
"I left Professor to start my own research," Palov told them, "Now my research is almost complete. I will take over the world with Golem troops."
'Well, at least he's original. I'm getting tired of the bad guys growing evil pumpkin patches in West Domina,' thought Lina.
Suddenly, the toys began to glow. The light leaped from them into Palov, charging him up. All of the toys vanished, and Palov attacked.
Lina yelled, "Gourry, he lives on energy. If we overload his reserves, he'll explode from all the pressure. Keep him distracted and away from me while I chant the spell." With that, she stepped out of harm's way.
Gourry ran at Palov and attacked him with Dragon's Claw. Even the power of the Altena weapon couldn't scratch his hard metallic skin. The swordsman was then knocked out by Palov's Cannon Blast skill.
Luckily, at that moment, Lina finished her chanting. "Digger Volt!" she screamed. The spell hit the Golem head on. Suddenly, his head began spinning clockwise quickly, while his body went counterclockwise with the same rapid speed. All of the energy in the reserve systems began to build up, until he exploded.
* * *
Lina healed Gourry's injuries, and began to gather the pieces of Palov. They then began to head back to Bomb's Lab. The professor was happy to have his Golem back, although he was in hundreds of pieces. Bomb went right to work with the repairs, as well as some reprogramming. He also gave Gourry and Lina some supplies to make Logic Blocks.
The duo went home to play with their supplies. Gourry watched on as Lina created new blocks and equipped them on the Golems. After a few tests, they were up and ready.
When they went to see Trent and pick some fruit, he told them of another orchard far away. Hoping for more food, Lina dragged Gourry outside of the orchard. Then they teleported to the place Trent spoke of.
Another tree much like Trent guarded this one. Growing on the branches were a trio of Lilipods, a Cherry Bomb, two Squalphins, a Nettuce, and a Cabadillo. Lina picked all of them and planted some more seeds. Then she and Gourry enjoyed lunch under the shade.
"Hey Gourry," said Lina, "Why don't we go to the mines? Maybe Watts has some new items in stock we can use for our quest. And who knows, he might even have work for us to do to earn some more Lucre."
Not wanting to argue with Lina, Gourry agreed. So they took out some sweat shirts and sweat pants to wear, just in case they had to go deep into the mines where there was no warmth. Then, they were off.
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Well, another interesting chapter. We're gonna hear a good story in the next one, that will define some of the character's actions of today for our big quest.
Once at the Junkyard, Lina and Gourry went to the lab of Professor Bomb. He was a little man who looked like a Fireball with, arms, legs, and a face. All around the lab was supplies for making Golems.
"Excuse me professor," Lina called, "Would you be able to help us? None of our Golems seem to fight. All they do is stand back, and - - once in awhile - -shoot a long distance attack at an enemy that usually misses."
"That's just a disadvantage of using Golems. If you have good distance attacks and plenty of patience they can be useful. Now, can you do something for me in return for my advice?" Bomb asked.
Lina replied, "Sure, what is it?"
Bomb picked up a piece of armor. "I used the junk I found lying around to create a Golem called Palov. But one day, he just up and ran away. I want you two to go out and search for him, since I don't have the time to do it myself."
"You've got it," Lina said, "Where do we begin?"
"Domina. There's a fortuneteller there who seems to give good advice. She should be able to help you," Bomb stated. * * *
In Domina, they went to Mei Mei's fortune telling booth. Lina asked her to tell their fortune, and concentrated on the lost Golem. She was then charged ten Lucre, which she grouchily handed over.
Mei Mei performed her dance, and picked up a gourd from her basket. She began to read what it said. "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. . .it says 'A fateful encounter at the lake'. How romantic that must be.
Gourry whispered, "Does this mean we should have taken our date at the lake instead of gone looking for the perfect spot?"
"No," answered Lina, "It means that's where Palov ran off too. Let's just get this over with so we can get something to eat."
* * *
At the lake, Gourry and Lina saw a bronze-yellow Golem walk up the north path. Curious as to what was going on, they followed. In the next area they saw a bunch of toys scattered around the clearing. And at the center, stood the Golem.
"I left Professor to start my own research," Palov told them, "Now my research is almost complete. I will take over the world with Golem troops."
'Well, at least he's original. I'm getting tired of the bad guys growing evil pumpkin patches in West Domina,' thought Lina.
Suddenly, the toys began to glow. The light leaped from them into Palov, charging him up. All of the toys vanished, and Palov attacked.
Lina yelled, "Gourry, he lives on energy. If we overload his reserves, he'll explode from all the pressure. Keep him distracted and away from me while I chant the spell." With that, she stepped out of harm's way.
Gourry ran at Palov and attacked him with Dragon's Claw. Even the power of the Altena weapon couldn't scratch his hard metallic skin. The swordsman was then knocked out by Palov's Cannon Blast skill.
Luckily, at that moment, Lina finished her chanting. "Digger Volt!" she screamed. The spell hit the Golem head on. Suddenly, his head began spinning clockwise quickly, while his body went counterclockwise with the same rapid speed. All of the energy in the reserve systems began to build up, until he exploded.
* * *
Lina healed Gourry's injuries, and began to gather the pieces of Palov. They then began to head back to Bomb's Lab. The professor was happy to have his Golem back, although he was in hundreds of pieces. Bomb went right to work with the repairs, as well as some reprogramming. He also gave Gourry and Lina some supplies to make Logic Blocks.
The duo went home to play with their supplies. Gourry watched on as Lina created new blocks and equipped them on the Golems. After a few tests, they were up and ready.
When they went to see Trent and pick some fruit, he told them of another orchard far away. Hoping for more food, Lina dragged Gourry outside of the orchard. Then they teleported to the place Trent spoke of.
Another tree much like Trent guarded this one. Growing on the branches were a trio of Lilipods, a Cherry Bomb, two Squalphins, a Nettuce, and a Cabadillo. Lina picked all of them and planted some more seeds. Then she and Gourry enjoyed lunch under the shade.
"Hey Gourry," said Lina, "Why don't we go to the mines? Maybe Watts has some new items in stock we can use for our quest. And who knows, he might even have work for us to do to earn some more Lucre."
Not wanting to argue with Lina, Gourry agreed. So they took out some sweat shirts and sweat pants to wear, just in case they had to go deep into the mines where there was no warmth. Then, they were off.
- - - -
Well, another interesting chapter. We're gonna hear a good story in the next one, that will define some of the character's actions of today for our big quest.