Megami's Secret

The night came upon them just as they arrived at the Unclean Mark. Jet decided to make camp, as it would be much safer to wait until morning before fighting whatever thugs were behind this. Megami seemed a little annoyed by that at first, but soon saw his reasoning. She would need all of the strength she could draw upon if she was to save Ryu's legacy from her enemies.

"We enter the temple first thing in the morning," she stated, "I hope you don't mind getting up early. I don't know what they'll do if we take too long arriving at the meeting point."


"I'm sure they won't be able to pass us up if they wanted to go and sell the legacy to someone. I've been here before, and know the corridors pretty well," he replied.

Megami said, "That's good. I don't want to get lost. But they wouldn't have to leave the dungeon in order to dispose of this legacy. They could get rid of it before we arrive, and laugh at my pain. If that happens, boy will they be hurting. Not that I wasn't already going to kill them."

Jet looked at the fire. "Can you tell me what it is then? The thing they can get rid of without having to sell it. What kind of item would that be? The only thing I can think of is monster bait."

"You'll see tomorrow Jet," Megami told him, "You'll see."

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Lucky for Jet and Megami, all of the puzzles had already been solved during the gang's last foray through the dungeon. But that didn't help calm the woman's nerves. All her senses were working at tip top peak performance. It was almost as if the legacy was more important than life itself.

"Please, let them be ok, don't let us come too late," she mumbled.

Jet wondered who "them" was. But he didn't ask her. She had appeared to be speaking only to herself, and he didn't feel like getting his head blown off if she thought he was eavesdropping. He could only wonder how the legacy could be a "them" and not an "it".

Soon, they arrived in the room where they had battled Melody. There, Jet saw what appeared to be four men in dusty ponchos. They all looked pretty scraggly, barely able to hold their own in a fight.

In the corner of the room, with guns pointed at their heads, was what appeared to be a pair of children, one girl and one boy. Both kids were approximately five and a half years old, but that's where the similarities ended. The boy had blue eyes and messy silver hair. He was wearing leather boots, blue jeans held up with a black buckle with a gold clip, a black shirt, and a blue headband. His sister had purple eyes and brown hair done up in a braid held with an orchid band, with a tress on the right going down to her chin, and the one on the left going down past her shoulder. She had on leather boots, an orchid skirt held up with a brown belt with a silver buckle, a white shirt, and an orchid headband. They were both shivering in fear, and holding onto each other for dear life.

Megami yelled, "Ashley, Lilka, thank goodness! You bullies better not have harmed one hair on their heads, or I might decide to give you a slow and painful death instead of a quick and painless one."

Jet looked once more at the two. 'Now I get it. Ryu was Megami's lover, and she must have become pregnant before the accident. That's what she meant by "the last thing he left me", he gave her children. And why she didn't want anyone to know about what the legacy was. Someone like Megami doesn't seem to be the type who would rush into battle to save some children. So she does have a heart after all. Or it could be like what Virginia was telling me, maternal instinct. The fact that parents will put themselves at risk if only their children can be safe. Reminds me of all the times Werner would come and save us in the nick of time, he was only doing what any parent would do for his child.'

That brought Jet back to his own existence. He didn't know exactly how his own body functioned, and how human it actually was. Heck, he wasn't even sure he could have children, or how long his lifespan would be. Was he more human or machine? Another question Werner never answered.

"Looks like you came," the leader stated, "Good, I didn't know if you would have the guts to show up. But the game ends here, Virginia Maxwell, Jet Enduro."


"I think you've got the wrong person. My name is Megami, the treasure hunter. And this man is my lover, Ryu. Those are our children you have, not those of the killers of Lamium," she stated.

Another man demanded, "Quit trying to fool us. You two look exactly like the two hardened criminals. Besides, your kids could pass for one of them on the street if they were a little bigger."


Megami laughed. "That is because I thought they looked tough that way. Do you think I want anyone to laugh at my children? I have an image to keep up you know."

"Well anyway, let's get down to business," the boss requested, "If you two are willing to surrender so we can collect the bounty on your heads, your children will go free."

"And if we refuse?" inquired Megami

The leader coldly said, "Then we shoot both brats dead on the spot."

Jet was mortified at how this man was acting. "They're only children. Don't get them involved in your little games. These kids deserve a future, and people to love them."


"If you don't return our children, then Ryu and I will have no choice," Megami stated, "We will fight if needed be to get them back. Draw your ARMs boys, if you think you can handle it."

The thugs didn't like the insult to their abilities. They each pulled out one little pistol, making Jet stifle a laugh. Even Virginia carried two pistols around, one just wouldn't cut it in a battle with such professionals. He pulled out Airget-lamh, and prepared to fight.

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Teefa's Last Words…

Yes, I took the kids' names from WA2. Thought it would be cute. Look just like Megami and Ryu don't they?