Nina's Solo Journey
Nina had been using the Great Bird to search for clues since she was fourteen years old. Now, at eighteen, she'd finally heard a clue to her King's whereabouts. There was a Dragon spotted in the Dauna Mines, who was attacking miners. As she knew that most if not all of the Dragons had returned to human form, this one must have gotten trapped again like Helen, trapped in fear. So this one must have been a human once, but had to use his powers to save himself from death. And her King was definitely once human, if he was indeed the same Ryu that used to pal around with Rei and Teepo.
She never told anyone about what she'd heard. The only thing the woman did was to pack some supplies, and sneak out in the dead of night. Part of the rumor said that the foreman was hiring out mercenaries to kill it. Nina knew she must find him before the Guardian took on the job.
"Excuse me," she said when she arrived at the mines, "I would like to take on the job to kill the Dragon in the mines. Can you point me to where he dwells, or should I go on my own?"
"You?! What can a little girl like you do? It'll take a big strong man to kill this thing. You should just go back home and play tea party or something," scoffed the foreman.
Nina stated, "If you will not help me find him, I will go and do it myself. Just because I'm a woman, that doesn't mean that I can't hold my own in a fight. I'm not scared of a Dragon."
She went into the mines through the front entrance. Immediately, she began searching through every corridor of the mine in order to search for the Dragon. The top floors seemed to hold nothing except the random monsters. So Nina descended into the deepest depths of the mines.
There, in one of the shafts, she saw a small green Whelp. It screeched the second it saw her, as was its instinct. But Nina was not afraid. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I only want to help you regain your human form. You probably are only trying to protect yourself when you attack the miners."
The Whelp looked up at her. He apparently was staring at her necklace. There, she wore the Trygon scale she'd found four years ago in Angel's Tower. It seemed to mesmerize him.
Suddenly, the Dragon let out a screech of delight. He ran for Nina, and jumped into her arms. The creature then began to snuggle up to her, as if he was a cat or small dog.
"Is this your scale boy?" asked Nina, "You must have been fighting in Angel's Tower when you shed it. Probably why you ended up here. Is that right, Ryu?"
The Dragon nodded. Nina thought that he understood her somehow, although he was still trapped in his Dragonic body. She pet him on the head, and he smiled at her.
"Miss, you shouldn't be here. It is dangerous with the Dragon around," a voice stated.
Nina turned around. The figure behind her was covered in the shadows, so she couldn't see him clearly. But he had wings, and horns on his head. It was obvious who this was, Guardian Garr.
She asked him, "Oh, it is, is it? Well, I think that the Queen of Dragons could hold her own in a fight. But she usually doesn't have to fight, as the Dragons recognize who she is."
Garr took a step back. "The Queen of Dragons?! I thought that was only a legend that they spoke of. I never believed that she would come back to fight me. Please, hear me out."
"You will never take him," she yelled, "Let's get going Ryu, we're gonna escape and get you back to normal." With that, she began to fly overhead. Then, she zoomed through the mine, back to the elevator. Once at the first level, she flew out of the entrance, and back towards the Cedar Woods.
* * *
Nina was flying so fast, that she missed the Cedar Woods altogether. Before she knew what had happened, she'd crashed into a Tower east of the city of Wyndia. In fact, she'd flown through a window, and had knocked into a bookshelf. There, she found some pretty dirty books.
"Must be a man who lives here. I never got their obsession with these books. But, I have a feeling that I've seen this place before. It almost looks like Momo's place," she mumbled.
For the second she'd conked her head on the shelf, Nina seemed to knock her memory back into place. Now, she had realized how she'd gotten her wings in the first place. It was pretty funny, in fact. When she'd first came to Momo's, she had drank what appeared to be soda pop. Turns out, it was an experimental potion to restore the Winged Clan's wings. Looks like it worked after all.
Suddenly, she saw the Dragon glowing. He transformed into a young man of eighteen years with blue hair and eyes. He was also, unfortunately, not wearing any clothes.
He asked her, "Nina, is that you? How did we get here anyway?"
Nina tossed him some brown breeches, a blue tunic, gold greaves, a gold belt with a sapphire on it, and a golden chestplate. "Here, you can wear this Ryu. Luckily, I was prepared."
"Thanks Nina," he said, "But what has happened to you? You've changed in ten years."
"You wouldn't believe this if I told you Ryu, but I am the reincarnation of the Queen of Dragons. And unless I am mistaken, you are the reincarnation of the King of Dragons," she told him.
Ryu exclaimed, "King and Queen! How can that be? There's no way we can be a King and Queen of Dragons. Come to think of it, I don't even know what that is."
Nina sighed. "We'll go and ask the Serpentine Sorceress Dies. She knew the King and Queen in ancient times, and would know if you are it or not. But she says I'm definitely the Queen. Heck, I sometimes shed my Winged wings for Dragon ones when there's trouble afoot."
At that moment, Momo entered reading a book. She walked over to her desk, and put it down. When she turned around to leave the library, she saw Ryu and Nina standing there. Needless to say, the young scientist was pretty surprised to see the two of them.
"Ryu, Nina, you're alive!" she exclaimed, "But how did you get here? None of my traps were tripped up, so how could you have come to the top floor without climbing the tower?"
- - - -
Now we're finally getting on with the plot from the game...Well, almost. You know that scene wasn't in the game at all. I don't think I need to say anything about Ryu, he is just like he was in the game. But Momo is twenty- six years old. And Rei is twenty-two at this time. They talk to Dies in the next chapter, and will meet the others if there's time.
Nina had been using the Great Bird to search for clues since she was fourteen years old. Now, at eighteen, she'd finally heard a clue to her King's whereabouts. There was a Dragon spotted in the Dauna Mines, who was attacking miners. As she knew that most if not all of the Dragons had returned to human form, this one must have gotten trapped again like Helen, trapped in fear. So this one must have been a human once, but had to use his powers to save himself from death. And her King was definitely once human, if he was indeed the same Ryu that used to pal around with Rei and Teepo.
She never told anyone about what she'd heard. The only thing the woman did was to pack some supplies, and sneak out in the dead of night. Part of the rumor said that the foreman was hiring out mercenaries to kill it. Nina knew she must find him before the Guardian took on the job.
"Excuse me," she said when she arrived at the mines, "I would like to take on the job to kill the Dragon in the mines. Can you point me to where he dwells, or should I go on my own?"
"You?! What can a little girl like you do? It'll take a big strong man to kill this thing. You should just go back home and play tea party or something," scoffed the foreman.
Nina stated, "If you will not help me find him, I will go and do it myself. Just because I'm a woman, that doesn't mean that I can't hold my own in a fight. I'm not scared of a Dragon."
She went into the mines through the front entrance. Immediately, she began searching through every corridor of the mine in order to search for the Dragon. The top floors seemed to hold nothing except the random monsters. So Nina descended into the deepest depths of the mines.
There, in one of the shafts, she saw a small green Whelp. It screeched the second it saw her, as was its instinct. But Nina was not afraid. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I only want to help you regain your human form. You probably are only trying to protect yourself when you attack the miners."
The Whelp looked up at her. He apparently was staring at her necklace. There, she wore the Trygon scale she'd found four years ago in Angel's Tower. It seemed to mesmerize him.
Suddenly, the Dragon let out a screech of delight. He ran for Nina, and jumped into her arms. The creature then began to snuggle up to her, as if he was a cat or small dog.
"Is this your scale boy?" asked Nina, "You must have been fighting in Angel's Tower when you shed it. Probably why you ended up here. Is that right, Ryu?"
The Dragon nodded. Nina thought that he understood her somehow, although he was still trapped in his Dragonic body. She pet him on the head, and he smiled at her.
"Miss, you shouldn't be here. It is dangerous with the Dragon around," a voice stated.
Nina turned around. The figure behind her was covered in the shadows, so she couldn't see him clearly. But he had wings, and horns on his head. It was obvious who this was, Guardian Garr.
She asked him, "Oh, it is, is it? Well, I think that the Queen of Dragons could hold her own in a fight. But she usually doesn't have to fight, as the Dragons recognize who she is."
Garr took a step back. "The Queen of Dragons?! I thought that was only a legend that they spoke of. I never believed that she would come back to fight me. Please, hear me out."
"You will never take him," she yelled, "Let's get going Ryu, we're gonna escape and get you back to normal." With that, she began to fly overhead. Then, she zoomed through the mine, back to the elevator. Once at the first level, she flew out of the entrance, and back towards the Cedar Woods.
* * *
Nina was flying so fast, that she missed the Cedar Woods altogether. Before she knew what had happened, she'd crashed into a Tower east of the city of Wyndia. In fact, she'd flown through a window, and had knocked into a bookshelf. There, she found some pretty dirty books.
"Must be a man who lives here. I never got their obsession with these books. But, I have a feeling that I've seen this place before. It almost looks like Momo's place," she mumbled.
For the second she'd conked her head on the shelf, Nina seemed to knock her memory back into place. Now, she had realized how she'd gotten her wings in the first place. It was pretty funny, in fact. When she'd first came to Momo's, she had drank what appeared to be soda pop. Turns out, it was an experimental potion to restore the Winged Clan's wings. Looks like it worked after all.
Suddenly, she saw the Dragon glowing. He transformed into a young man of eighteen years with blue hair and eyes. He was also, unfortunately, not wearing any clothes.
He asked her, "Nina, is that you? How did we get here anyway?"
Nina tossed him some brown breeches, a blue tunic, gold greaves, a gold belt with a sapphire on it, and a golden chestplate. "Here, you can wear this Ryu. Luckily, I was prepared."
"Thanks Nina," he said, "But what has happened to you? You've changed in ten years."
"You wouldn't believe this if I told you Ryu, but I am the reincarnation of the Queen of Dragons. And unless I am mistaken, you are the reincarnation of the King of Dragons," she told him.
Ryu exclaimed, "King and Queen! How can that be? There's no way we can be a King and Queen of Dragons. Come to think of it, I don't even know what that is."
Nina sighed. "We'll go and ask the Serpentine Sorceress Dies. She knew the King and Queen in ancient times, and would know if you are it or not. But she says I'm definitely the Queen. Heck, I sometimes shed my Winged wings for Dragon ones when there's trouble afoot."
At that moment, Momo entered reading a book. She walked over to her desk, and put it down. When she turned around to leave the library, she saw Ryu and Nina standing there. Needless to say, the young scientist was pretty surprised to see the two of them.
"Ryu, Nina, you're alive!" she exclaimed, "But how did you get here? None of my traps were tripped up, so how could you have come to the top floor without climbing the tower?"
- - - -
Now we're finally getting on with the plot from the game...Well, almost. You know that scene wasn't in the game at all. I don't think I need to say anything about Ryu, he is just like he was in the game. But Momo is twenty- six years old. And Rei is twenty-two at this time. They talk to Dies in the next chapter, and will meet the others if there's time.