Alumina Trauma
Once the ship docked in Marse, the gang instantly began to look for information regarding where Brant went. From his girlfriend, they found out that he had headed for Loire Island to find Alumina. He'd been gone for so long, that she was beginning to worry, but there was no way that she could go and look for him, as she was no fighter and the island was full of monsters.
"Don't worry Miss," assured Lyle, "We'll go to the island and look for him for you."
"Thank you so much. You know, you're kind of cute. If I hadn't promised my heart to Brant, I might be tempted to ask you on a date," she joked. Nevertheless, the woman earned some hard glares from both Fam and Rasha. Lyle took that as a cue to leave before the situation turned violent.
* * *
On Loire Island, they realized that certain areas of the floor had been weakened to the point where even a child could fall through it. Of course, they found this out the hard way when Fam and Rasha got into another fight, and the sorceress wasn't looking where she was going. Lyle grabbed her just in the nick of time, while Fam managed to nearly fall down a second hole, only to have Ihrie give her a boost. When this was all over, Rasha and Fam began hanging onto Lyle and glaring at each other.
Through all of their efforts, they managed to find a piece of Alumina. But some time later, while heading for a chest that might contain some more, a group of monsters attacked. Rasha, trying to show off in front of Lyle, cast Sunder on them. It was a big mistake to do something like that with a weak floor. The second the spell was cast, the ground caved in, knocking them down to the bottom level of the cave.
Rasha screamed, "This is just great! Now, there's no way to get out of this stupid cave, save Fang Girl using Warp, and now we're never going to find where Brant went."
At that moment, a man came up to them. "My name is Brant, what do you want with me? What are you people doing here? If you've come for Alumina, you're out of luck. By my research, only one piece remains on this island. There should be one more on Elba Island, and two more on Ulapp Island as well. But I don't know any other places where it might be."
"That'll only give us five pieces, counting the one we found back in the caves near Linze," Migel stated, "And we've already found the one on this island. Now how are we gonna fix old man Galuff's ship? Maybe we will have to dive down to Doom Island with scuba gear after all."
"Doom Island?! Why would anyone want to go to that place?" inquired Brant.
So Lyle told the researcher everything. About how Raider had come back to life and attacked the nation of Sheran. About how Ramion's followers went as far as to sacrifice women for his revival. And how he, as the descendant of Maxim, was going to find the Spirit Sword in order to combat the threat. When he was finished, Brant seemed amazed.
He told Lyle, "You can collect the ones on the islands if you need, and I can give you another piece to increase that number to six. But the only other thing I can do is to try and locate another source for you. Now, can you help me get out of here so I can return to Marse?"
So Fam teleported them outside. Then, Brant gave them one piece of Alumina, and rode his ship off to Marse. Lyle and the others watched him go, and then prepared to go to the next island.
Suddenly, Rasha had a good idea. "How about we split into two groups. Lyle and I will head for the cave on Elba Island, while Migel can take the others to Ulapp. We can go faster if we split into two groups." 'Not to mention me getting some time alone with Lyle.'
Everyone saw the sense in the plan. So Lyle dropped Migel, Fam, and Ihrie off at Ulapp Island, and he and Rasha went to Elba Island. They soon found the piece of Alumina, but for some reason, Rasha found it necessary to stay a little longer. Something told her that they had access to a second piece from where they were, although there was supposed to only be one piece on the island.
She looked at Lyle. "Let's go to that strange teleporter that we found up those stairs. I have a feeling that we'll find something good once we get there."
* * *
"Where could it be?" questioned Ihrie, "We've combed this whole cave through dozens of times, and have only managed to find one piece. Could Brant have been wrong?"
"Do you think I know? I've certainly never been here," Migel complained.
Ihrie retorted, "Well EXCUSE me for thinking out loud. You know, you're one of the most rude and annoying people I have ever met Migel. Can't you not say everything that's on your mind."
While they were arguing, Fam managed to find a switch. "Hey, Ihrie. I think I may have found something." She then pressed it, and the earth began to shake.
* * *
"Let's try taking this again," Rasha requested, "I know it sounds funny, since the first time we ended up on another part of the island, but trust me on this one Lyle."
"If you say so Rasha. We might find something that will help us fight," Lyle stated.
So they stepped on the teleporter. Instantly, they arrived on Ulapp Island, but neither knew that little fact. They thought they were in some unknown cave. So when Rasha found some Alumina not too long after they arrived, they were overjoyed.
Rasha exclaimed, "We've found an extra piece Lyle! When we add the ones that Migel, Ihrie and Fam will get on Ulapp, we'll have all seven pieces that we need to repair Falcon."
Suddenly, they heard Fam's high-pitched squeal. "Ihrie, Migel, Rasha and Lyle came to pick us up. And they found the missing piece of Alumina too."
Rasha groaned. So they hadn't found an extra piece just lying around. This was another way to get to Ulapp Island. Looks like they would have to find a new source after all.
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Heck, I figured splitting up would make the stupid thing go faster. I hated this quest in the game. Some humor had to be added. We'll find last piece next chapter. With the best humor scene in the entire game...
Once the ship docked in Marse, the gang instantly began to look for information regarding where Brant went. From his girlfriend, they found out that he had headed for Loire Island to find Alumina. He'd been gone for so long, that she was beginning to worry, but there was no way that she could go and look for him, as she was no fighter and the island was full of monsters.
"Don't worry Miss," assured Lyle, "We'll go to the island and look for him for you."
"Thank you so much. You know, you're kind of cute. If I hadn't promised my heart to Brant, I might be tempted to ask you on a date," she joked. Nevertheless, the woman earned some hard glares from both Fam and Rasha. Lyle took that as a cue to leave before the situation turned violent.
* * *
On Loire Island, they realized that certain areas of the floor had been weakened to the point where even a child could fall through it. Of course, they found this out the hard way when Fam and Rasha got into another fight, and the sorceress wasn't looking where she was going. Lyle grabbed her just in the nick of time, while Fam managed to nearly fall down a second hole, only to have Ihrie give her a boost. When this was all over, Rasha and Fam began hanging onto Lyle and glaring at each other.
Through all of their efforts, they managed to find a piece of Alumina. But some time later, while heading for a chest that might contain some more, a group of monsters attacked. Rasha, trying to show off in front of Lyle, cast Sunder on them. It was a big mistake to do something like that with a weak floor. The second the spell was cast, the ground caved in, knocking them down to the bottom level of the cave.
Rasha screamed, "This is just great! Now, there's no way to get out of this stupid cave, save Fang Girl using Warp, and now we're never going to find where Brant went."
At that moment, a man came up to them. "My name is Brant, what do you want with me? What are you people doing here? If you've come for Alumina, you're out of luck. By my research, only one piece remains on this island. There should be one more on Elba Island, and two more on Ulapp Island as well. But I don't know any other places where it might be."
"That'll only give us five pieces, counting the one we found back in the caves near Linze," Migel stated, "And we've already found the one on this island. Now how are we gonna fix old man Galuff's ship? Maybe we will have to dive down to Doom Island with scuba gear after all."
"Doom Island?! Why would anyone want to go to that place?" inquired Brant.
So Lyle told the researcher everything. About how Raider had come back to life and attacked the nation of Sheran. About how Ramion's followers went as far as to sacrifice women for his revival. And how he, as the descendant of Maxim, was going to find the Spirit Sword in order to combat the threat. When he was finished, Brant seemed amazed.
He told Lyle, "You can collect the ones on the islands if you need, and I can give you another piece to increase that number to six. But the only other thing I can do is to try and locate another source for you. Now, can you help me get out of here so I can return to Marse?"
So Fam teleported them outside. Then, Brant gave them one piece of Alumina, and rode his ship off to Marse. Lyle and the others watched him go, and then prepared to go to the next island.
Suddenly, Rasha had a good idea. "How about we split into two groups. Lyle and I will head for the cave on Elba Island, while Migel can take the others to Ulapp. We can go faster if we split into two groups." 'Not to mention me getting some time alone with Lyle.'
Everyone saw the sense in the plan. So Lyle dropped Migel, Fam, and Ihrie off at Ulapp Island, and he and Rasha went to Elba Island. They soon found the piece of Alumina, but for some reason, Rasha found it necessary to stay a little longer. Something told her that they had access to a second piece from where they were, although there was supposed to only be one piece on the island.
She looked at Lyle. "Let's go to that strange teleporter that we found up those stairs. I have a feeling that we'll find something good once we get there."
* * *
"Where could it be?" questioned Ihrie, "We've combed this whole cave through dozens of times, and have only managed to find one piece. Could Brant have been wrong?"
"Do you think I know? I've certainly never been here," Migel complained.
Ihrie retorted, "Well EXCUSE me for thinking out loud. You know, you're one of the most rude and annoying people I have ever met Migel. Can't you not say everything that's on your mind."
While they were arguing, Fam managed to find a switch. "Hey, Ihrie. I think I may have found something." She then pressed it, and the earth began to shake.
* * *
"Let's try taking this again," Rasha requested, "I know it sounds funny, since the first time we ended up on another part of the island, but trust me on this one Lyle."
"If you say so Rasha. We might find something that will help us fight," Lyle stated.
So they stepped on the teleporter. Instantly, they arrived on Ulapp Island, but neither knew that little fact. They thought they were in some unknown cave. So when Rasha found some Alumina not too long after they arrived, they were overjoyed.
Rasha exclaimed, "We've found an extra piece Lyle! When we add the ones that Migel, Ihrie and Fam will get on Ulapp, we'll have all seven pieces that we need to repair Falcon."
Suddenly, they heard Fam's high-pitched squeal. "Ihrie, Migel, Rasha and Lyle came to pick us up. And they found the missing piece of Alumina too."
Rasha groaned. So they hadn't found an extra piece just lying around. This was another way to get to Ulapp Island. Looks like they would have to find a new source after all.
- - - -
Heck, I figured splitting up would make the stupid thing go faster. I hated this quest in the game. Some humor had to be added. We'll find last piece next chapter. With the best humor scene in the entire game...
