Halfway Round the World
"Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhh," groaned Annie as she awoke from unconsciousness, "Where in Raftina's name are we?"
"I don't know, I guess we're in a forest," Irv commented.
Alley muttered, "Great way of stating the obvious, brother dear. Any idiot can see that we're in the middle of a forest. But where is this forest in relation to Meria?"
Suddenly, they heard the dry, crackling sound of someone walking through the grass around the forest. The three tensed, ready to fight if necessary to protect themselves. Irv and Alley brought out their ARMS, and Annie readied her dagger and bionic arm.
The bushes behind the trio began to shake, indicating the direction their intruder was coming in. Alley brought up her Bayonet and aimed it towards the bushes. "If you don't come out right now, I'll shoot. That goes for my brother and friend too."
"Ok, I'll come out," a voice replied, "I didn't mean to frighten you guys, I was just taking a walk through the forest."
They all looked as a boy not much older than them came out of the bushes. He had on black pants with a silver belt, and no shirt, as well as leather boots and arm cuffs. His hair was green - - done up with three large spikes on top - - and his eyes were deep brown.
"I'm sorry to have scared you, forgive me," the boy told them.
Annie said, "Apology accepted. We're a little jumpy today. You see, we don't know where we are, or how to get home to Meria."
The boy looked at her. "Meria, that's a long way away. I've never actually been there myself, but my father and uncle have been traveling since before I was born."
"Oh Guardians, I can't believe it!" exclaimed Alley, "You're Rex Ryu, the musician! I'm a big fan of yours. Can you sign my autograph book?" She held out a small notebook, used to keep the autographs of famous people in. Already, she had all six principle warriors of ARMS, as well as Odessa and the Valerias - - she'd bugged them one day after they'd used their Day Passes to go on a little vacation, and just happened to run into Ashley and his family.
As Rex signed the book, he told them about himself. He had been born in the town of Quartley, around the time of the Kuipier Belt. His mother had died during the Belt's occupation of the Filgaian sky, and he'd been left very sick. When that happened, his heartbroken father had went to great lengths to ensure his survival. In the end, both Rex's father and uncle traded something very precious for the boy's life. Not to long afterwards, he had come to live with his father in the forest south of Baskar, where his village was.
"My father's people have been here several thousand years, since the days of the Great War, that left Filgaia the scarred planet that it is," Rex stated.
Irv asked, "You can't mean the Blaze of Disaster, right? That was only a thousand years ago. But you claim it's been several thousand."
Rex looked at him. "Three thousand years if you want to get technical. That was the day that the war between Filgaians and Hiadans occurred."
"What's a Hiadan?" inquired Annie, "I've never heard of them."
"They descended from the sky about three thousand years ago, after the death of their home planet. Their purpose on Filgaia was to find a new home, and they were willing to go to war with the humans in order to gain that home. Because their bodies were composed of living metal, they became known as the Metal Demons. The war lasted a long time, finally ending with the Guardian Blade destroying most of their forces, at the expense of devastating most of Filgaia. That is how this planet became one big wasteland," Rex replied.
Alley said, "It sounds deep. But Rex, why did your father's people come to this forest in the first place? Weren't they helping with the war?"
Rex lowered his head. "They were Hiadans who were against the war. None of them wanted to fight. All of them believed that Hiadans and Filgaians could live together in peace, and share the bountiful land. But the leaders of the race didn't share those ideals, and humans thought it was just a cleaver trick to destroy them. So the group decided to find a place far removed from the war. That's why the area around Baskar is so thick with vegetation, not only were the Baskar tribesmen naturalists, but father's people had fallen in love with the land as well."
After about ten minutes of walking, they arrived at the village of Hiadas. Hiadan children looked on with interest at the young visitors that Rex had brought back with him. It made Annie feel like she was on the specimen table.
"We'll go see my dad and uncle," stated Rex, "Maybe they can help you find your way back home to Meria."
They entered a house. Inside, they saw a man with pale skin with a touch of gray to it. His hair was green and his eyes red. He wore what appeared to be a blue ninja suit with yellow lining, a yellow belt, and yellow cuffs. He had on leather boots, and a sword was strapped on his back.
Sitting next to him was a man with silver hair and red eyes. His armor was completely black, with some gold outlining on the edges of the gloves and boots, as well as a golden belt, and a stripe across each hand of the glove and foot of the boot. Next to him, was a black helmet with gold lining the faceplate, and a silver boomerang.
"Dad, Uncle Boomerang, I'm home. And look, I've got guests with me," Rex yelled.
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So, the infamous Boomerang and Zed make an appearance. Kind of connects the games a bit, which was what I was going for. We're going to hear more about what is going on with the Hiadans in the next chapter, and what our heroes will face.
"Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhh," groaned Annie as she awoke from unconsciousness, "Where in Raftina's name are we?"
"I don't know, I guess we're in a forest," Irv commented.
Alley muttered, "Great way of stating the obvious, brother dear. Any idiot can see that we're in the middle of a forest. But where is this forest in relation to Meria?"
Suddenly, they heard the dry, crackling sound of someone walking through the grass around the forest. The three tensed, ready to fight if necessary to protect themselves. Irv and Alley brought out their ARMS, and Annie readied her dagger and bionic arm.
The bushes behind the trio began to shake, indicating the direction their intruder was coming in. Alley brought up her Bayonet and aimed it towards the bushes. "If you don't come out right now, I'll shoot. That goes for my brother and friend too."
"Ok, I'll come out," a voice replied, "I didn't mean to frighten you guys, I was just taking a walk through the forest."
They all looked as a boy not much older than them came out of the bushes. He had on black pants with a silver belt, and no shirt, as well as leather boots and arm cuffs. His hair was green - - done up with three large spikes on top - - and his eyes were deep brown.
"I'm sorry to have scared you, forgive me," the boy told them.
Annie said, "Apology accepted. We're a little jumpy today. You see, we don't know where we are, or how to get home to Meria."
The boy looked at her. "Meria, that's a long way away. I've never actually been there myself, but my father and uncle have been traveling since before I was born."
"Oh Guardians, I can't believe it!" exclaimed Alley, "You're Rex Ryu, the musician! I'm a big fan of yours. Can you sign my autograph book?" She held out a small notebook, used to keep the autographs of famous people in. Already, she had all six principle warriors of ARMS, as well as Odessa and the Valerias - - she'd bugged them one day after they'd used their Day Passes to go on a little vacation, and just happened to run into Ashley and his family.
As Rex signed the book, he told them about himself. He had been born in the town of Quartley, around the time of the Kuipier Belt. His mother had died during the Belt's occupation of the Filgaian sky, and he'd been left very sick. When that happened, his heartbroken father had went to great lengths to ensure his survival. In the end, both Rex's father and uncle traded something very precious for the boy's life. Not to long afterwards, he had come to live with his father in the forest south of Baskar, where his village was.
"My father's people have been here several thousand years, since the days of the Great War, that left Filgaia the scarred planet that it is," Rex stated.
Irv asked, "You can't mean the Blaze of Disaster, right? That was only a thousand years ago. But you claim it's been several thousand."
Rex looked at him. "Three thousand years if you want to get technical. That was the day that the war between Filgaians and Hiadans occurred."
"What's a Hiadan?" inquired Annie, "I've never heard of them."
"They descended from the sky about three thousand years ago, after the death of their home planet. Their purpose on Filgaia was to find a new home, and they were willing to go to war with the humans in order to gain that home. Because their bodies were composed of living metal, they became known as the Metal Demons. The war lasted a long time, finally ending with the Guardian Blade destroying most of their forces, at the expense of devastating most of Filgaia. That is how this planet became one big wasteland," Rex replied.
Alley said, "It sounds deep. But Rex, why did your father's people come to this forest in the first place? Weren't they helping with the war?"
Rex lowered his head. "They were Hiadans who were against the war. None of them wanted to fight. All of them believed that Hiadans and Filgaians could live together in peace, and share the bountiful land. But the leaders of the race didn't share those ideals, and humans thought it was just a cleaver trick to destroy them. So the group decided to find a place far removed from the war. That's why the area around Baskar is so thick with vegetation, not only were the Baskar tribesmen naturalists, but father's people had fallen in love with the land as well."
After about ten minutes of walking, they arrived at the village of Hiadas. Hiadan children looked on with interest at the young visitors that Rex had brought back with him. It made Annie feel like she was on the specimen table.
"We'll go see my dad and uncle," stated Rex, "Maybe they can help you find your way back home to Meria."
They entered a house. Inside, they saw a man with pale skin with a touch of gray to it. His hair was green and his eyes red. He wore what appeared to be a blue ninja suit with yellow lining, a yellow belt, and yellow cuffs. He had on leather boots, and a sword was strapped on his back.
Sitting next to him was a man with silver hair and red eyes. His armor was completely black, with some gold outlining on the edges of the gloves and boots, as well as a golden belt, and a stripe across each hand of the glove and foot of the boot. Next to him, was a black helmet with gold lining the faceplate, and a silver boomerang.
"Dad, Uncle Boomerang, I'm home. And look, I've got guests with me," Rex yelled.
- - - -
So, the infamous Boomerang and Zed make an appearance. Kind of connects the games a bit, which was what I was going for. We're going to hear more about what is going on with the Hiadans in the next chapter, and what our heroes will face.