Working Together
When Jet got back to Jolly Roger, he went strait for the saloon. There, he brought himself a drink, and began staring into space. Meeting Megami was like facing his own past coldness. He began feeling for her, wondering what had happened to cause her to behave like this.
'What is her problem?' he wondered, 'I didn't have any memories, and it led me to think them to be useless. Could she have amnesia too? Or is it some kind of tragedy that I can't fathom?'
"Did you hear? Megami is in town today," a man at another table said to his friend.
His friend replied, "Goodbye sweet treasures. She'll definitely clean them out long before we can get there. Unless she hires us out to join her, we won't get anything from this hunt."
Jet wondered what kind of treasure was around here. It seemed like there was an influx of Drifters in town, but they were ignoring him. Usually a big gathering equaled either another chase, duel with ARMs, or even a little brawl. And all ended up with said Drifters sprawled across the floor.
Just then, everyone turned heads as Megami entered the saloon. She scanned the crowd of local ruffians, until her eyes settled on Jet. Then, she came to his table and sat down. "So, we meet again. I didn't get your name before boy. What do your friends call you?"
"Jet," he whispered, "My name is Jet Enduro." He only hoped she didn't get any ideas.
"Ahhhhhhhhh, one of the four people who supposedly killed the founder of the Ark of Destiny seven years ago. Don't worry, fighting you would be a complete waste of my time. I don't do criminal tracking, wastes too many bullets if you ask me," she stated.
Jet was relieved. He asked her, "So, what do you want from me? I'm sure you haven't sat down here at my table for a pleasure conversation. I certainly don't have time for one."
She wasn't humored in the least. "Well, there's a ruin on the south hill called Golden Dreams. I was thinking there might be some kind of treasure in there, like a lost fortune in Gella, or some precious gems. But, I don't think I can do it alone. So, will you be willing to work with me?"
"Depends," Jet answered, "How are you going to pay me?" The allure of treasure was calling him. He hadn't gone on a real serious treasure hunt since before the accident. Not that he was returning to his old ways, he was just asking for something in return for helping her out.
"We'll split any treasure we find fifty-fifty. How does that sound?" inquired Megami.
Jet told her, "You've got yourself a deal. When do we head out? I would like to get there before some other group comes in an makes off with all the treasures in the ruin."
Megami got up. "We can go now if you want. It's not that far." She turned and began to walk out of the saloon. Jet then got up and followed her towards the ruins.
"I don't get it," stated one of the men at the other table, "What's the kid have that we don't?"
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"Megami, what happened to you in the past that made you so cold?" asked Jet.
Megami coldly replied, "None of your business. I don't want to think of it, and I don't want to talk about it. You probably can't even know what I'm going through if I told you."
He looked at her. "Try me. I've seen so much in my life, that I'll probably understand."
"Still, I don't want to talk about it," she said, "Nothing too interesting about it anyway."
"Well then, what happened to your eye, and where did you get those scars?" inquired Jet.
She stated, "I was in an accident. Let me tell you, it is no fun walking around with only one eye to see out of. You don't know how many times people have mistaken me for a pirate. But I've developed a much sharper sense of sound and smells as a result, so it was an ok tradeoff."
Jet didn't think he'd ever want to walk around with only one eye. That would severely impede his aim when throwing his boomerang. She probably didn't have tools that required hand-eye-coordination.
Soon, they arrived at the ruins. But a big chasm was spread out before them. Megami took a hookshot out of her backpack. "Let me handle this one Jet." Unlike Clive's hook, which worked on
overhead fixtures, this one was thrown strait ahead, and attached to a pole on the other side. She then took Jet's hand, and pushed a button on the hook. It began to retract, pulling them over to the other side.
'I guess I was wrong,' Jet mused, 'That definitely requires hand-eye coordination. But she did say that her other senses are much sharper now. Probably would take practice to get along with only one eye while working as a Drifter, but it wouldn't be an impediment forever.'
"Just stick by me for now. I'll be able to find our way easily," she told him. With that, she activated her second tool, the Extended Radar. It not only told her where the treasures were in the entire complex, but it also showed her what exactly they were, so she could get the best loot.
Megami pointed to a door and said, "We'll take this route." She then began to walk down the halls. Jet followed close behind. Soon, they came to a dead end. The female Drifter then used her third tool, a throwable bomb called a grenade, on the wall that lay over a small chasm. Once the wall was blown up, she used the hookshot in order to let them cross.
Finally, they arrived at the treasure room. Megami opened the chest, and found a fortune in Gella and precious gems. She and Jet began to divide it amongst themselves.
Just then, she heard footsteps. Her superior senses told her that there were four people coming this way, two males, a female, and one she couldn't put her finger on. She drew a small pistol from her pocket. "Get ready Jet, it looks like there might be a fight coming up."
"Well, well, well," a woman's voice stated, "Look what we have hear. Long time no see kid."
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Teefa's Last Words…
I liked her tools I always wanted to be able to throw bomb, or see all of the treasure in the whole dungeon. And to know exactly what I'm getting. The hookshot is reminiscent of Kanon.
