Pirate Capers
After they left Herat, the gang teleported to Platina. There, they'd heard grave news. The professor's son Gil had been kidnapped by pirates, and he'd gone to rescue the boy. But with his inability to fight, and interest in whatever booty there might be at the tower, he was probably in trouble.
"Now I remember where I'd heard that name before," stated Rasha, "Lyle, remember what happened in Lorbenia? That boy Gil stole my purse, and we then were told that his father was doing some research, and had left his son alone, but couldn't send any money. It was professor Shaia they were talking about back there in the inn, remember?"
"I do remember. We'd better rescue him before something happens," Lyle added.
* * *
The tower was near the Gayas Island caves, so Fam teleported the group to Marse. They then got back in Falcon, and drove to the tower. Immediately, they began to search for the professor.
They found him locked in a cell somewhere in the middle of the dungeon. Apparently, he'd tried breaking into the main treasure chamber, but had gotten the password wrong. Then, the alarm had sounded, the guards had come and assaulted him, and he was taken to this cell.
Galuff informed them, "The head pirate must have the key. I want you to find it for me. Listen closely, there are four switches on the ground. From what the pirates were saying, it seems like the top left one starts the pattern, but I don't know about the others."
Lyle thanked him for his help. "I'm sure we can figure out the rest of the code by ourselves. We won't fail you professor. And we'll rescue your son while we're at it."
* * *
Soon, they arrived at the room that the professor had told them about. Four switches were on the ground in a block formation, with a fifth by the door. Judging by the setup, it seemed that they had to impute a combination using the four, and then use the fifth to open the door.
"Rasha," asked Lyle, "Could you try and use your magic to see if there's any kind of vibration coming from these switches? Anything we can use to help us find the combination."
"I'll try," she replied. The young woman began to concentrate on the switches. Suddenly, a spark of magic jumped from the upper left to the lower right, to the lower left, to the upper right.
She told Lyle, "There, it's up/left, down/right, down/left, up/right. If you hit the switches in that order, we should be able to get in without alerting the guards to our presence."
So Lyle tried what Rasha had told him. When he hit the fifth switch, no alarm sounded like Galuff had said happened to him. Instead, the door opened to the main chamber.
There, they found two pirates, along with poor Gil cowering in a corner. One pirate kicked him. "Shut up you stupid kid! You've no right trying to bite me you brat."
"Well you have no right keeping me in this stupid place," he retorted, "If you won't let me go, then I'll have to get ruff with you. Nobody messes with me."
"Stupid kid, now you die," the pirate threatened. He raised his sword above the boy's head, and prepared to kill him with one blow. Terror shone in Gil's eyes as the blade descended.
But the end didn't come as either had expected. Instead, it came in the form of Lyle running in and blocking the pirate's sword before it could hit the boy. Needless to say, he was pretty annoyed with Lyle at the moment, as well as surprised that the man had gotten in.
The pirate asked, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Lyle pushed him back with his blade. "I'm here to rescue Gil. If you let him go, I won't have to hurt you. But if you continue to pick on him, then you'll die a painful death."
"No child can best me in combat," the pirate laughed, "Do you jest, boy?"
"I'll show you what this 'child' can do," Lyle replied. He ran at the pirate, and cut him across the side. The brigand began to bleed from the wound, but didn't go down.
He told Lyle, "You are a fool for challenging me. My mate will help me out." But when he turned around, he found his partner was already dead, killed by one of Rasha's Thunder spells.
Lyle laughed a little bit. "I guess you're all alone now. You will pay for your crimes." With that, he ran the pirate through, and the brigand died on his sword. Lyle took the key off of his belt.
"Are you ok Gil?" asked Lyle, "They didn't hurt you, did they?"
"You're the guy from Lorbenia, aren't you? Why did you come to such a place to save me? Are you some sort of secret police or something?" inquired Gil.
Rasha answered, "We're looking for your dad. He came to save you, and was caught."
Gil was shocked. "My dad's here?! He actually came to rescue me?! I'd better go and save him. After all, he's still my old man, even if he forgot me." He turned to run, but Rasha stopped him.
"You shouldn't go alone," she informed him, "Stick with us, it'll be safer if you don't go running off. Now that we've gotten the key we can unlock your dad's cell."
They ran back to the jail, and found the professor. After a few father/son moments, Lyle unlocked the cell. Then, Fam cast Escape, and then Warp. Instantly, they were back in Platina.
"I can't thank you enough for what you've done. Now that we've gotten the Alumina, we can repair Falcon for undersea travel. It'll be ready by tomorrow, so stay the night and have a nice breakfast. When the repairs are done, you can go to Doom Island," Galuff said.
They all went to bed, in order to be at top shape for their ordeal. Again, Rasha was woken up by her dreams. Terror was in her heart as she thought about the possibility of herself being a demon. But then she shook her head. How could it be true, she'd certainly have had no qualm about joining Raider if it was. But something told her that her past would be terrifying indeed.
- - - -
Yes, Doom Island next chapter. Then we'll finally have the final armor piece needed for this story.
After they left Herat, the gang teleported to Platina. There, they'd heard grave news. The professor's son Gil had been kidnapped by pirates, and he'd gone to rescue the boy. But with his inability to fight, and interest in whatever booty there might be at the tower, he was probably in trouble.
"Now I remember where I'd heard that name before," stated Rasha, "Lyle, remember what happened in Lorbenia? That boy Gil stole my purse, and we then were told that his father was doing some research, and had left his son alone, but couldn't send any money. It was professor Shaia they were talking about back there in the inn, remember?"
"I do remember. We'd better rescue him before something happens," Lyle added.
* * *
The tower was near the Gayas Island caves, so Fam teleported the group to Marse. They then got back in Falcon, and drove to the tower. Immediately, they began to search for the professor.
They found him locked in a cell somewhere in the middle of the dungeon. Apparently, he'd tried breaking into the main treasure chamber, but had gotten the password wrong. Then, the alarm had sounded, the guards had come and assaulted him, and he was taken to this cell.
Galuff informed them, "The head pirate must have the key. I want you to find it for me. Listen closely, there are four switches on the ground. From what the pirates were saying, it seems like the top left one starts the pattern, but I don't know about the others."
Lyle thanked him for his help. "I'm sure we can figure out the rest of the code by ourselves. We won't fail you professor. And we'll rescue your son while we're at it."
* * *
Soon, they arrived at the room that the professor had told them about. Four switches were on the ground in a block formation, with a fifth by the door. Judging by the setup, it seemed that they had to impute a combination using the four, and then use the fifth to open the door.
"Rasha," asked Lyle, "Could you try and use your magic to see if there's any kind of vibration coming from these switches? Anything we can use to help us find the combination."
"I'll try," she replied. The young woman began to concentrate on the switches. Suddenly, a spark of magic jumped from the upper left to the lower right, to the lower left, to the upper right.
She told Lyle, "There, it's up/left, down/right, down/left, up/right. If you hit the switches in that order, we should be able to get in without alerting the guards to our presence."
So Lyle tried what Rasha had told him. When he hit the fifth switch, no alarm sounded like Galuff had said happened to him. Instead, the door opened to the main chamber.
There, they found two pirates, along with poor Gil cowering in a corner. One pirate kicked him. "Shut up you stupid kid! You've no right trying to bite me you brat."
"Well you have no right keeping me in this stupid place," he retorted, "If you won't let me go, then I'll have to get ruff with you. Nobody messes with me."
"Stupid kid, now you die," the pirate threatened. He raised his sword above the boy's head, and prepared to kill him with one blow. Terror shone in Gil's eyes as the blade descended.
But the end didn't come as either had expected. Instead, it came in the form of Lyle running in and blocking the pirate's sword before it could hit the boy. Needless to say, he was pretty annoyed with Lyle at the moment, as well as surprised that the man had gotten in.
The pirate asked, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Lyle pushed him back with his blade. "I'm here to rescue Gil. If you let him go, I won't have to hurt you. But if you continue to pick on him, then you'll die a painful death."
"No child can best me in combat," the pirate laughed, "Do you jest, boy?"
"I'll show you what this 'child' can do," Lyle replied. He ran at the pirate, and cut him across the side. The brigand began to bleed from the wound, but didn't go down.
He told Lyle, "You are a fool for challenging me. My mate will help me out." But when he turned around, he found his partner was already dead, killed by one of Rasha's Thunder spells.
Lyle laughed a little bit. "I guess you're all alone now. You will pay for your crimes." With that, he ran the pirate through, and the brigand died on his sword. Lyle took the key off of his belt.
"Are you ok Gil?" asked Lyle, "They didn't hurt you, did they?"
"You're the guy from Lorbenia, aren't you? Why did you come to such a place to save me? Are you some sort of secret police or something?" inquired Gil.
Rasha answered, "We're looking for your dad. He came to save you, and was caught."
Gil was shocked. "My dad's here?! He actually came to rescue me?! I'd better go and save him. After all, he's still my old man, even if he forgot me." He turned to run, but Rasha stopped him.
"You shouldn't go alone," she informed him, "Stick with us, it'll be safer if you don't go running off. Now that we've gotten the key we can unlock your dad's cell."
They ran back to the jail, and found the professor. After a few father/son moments, Lyle unlocked the cell. Then, Fam cast Escape, and then Warp. Instantly, they were back in Platina.
"I can't thank you enough for what you've done. Now that we've gotten the Alumina, we can repair Falcon for undersea travel. It'll be ready by tomorrow, so stay the night and have a nice breakfast. When the repairs are done, you can go to Doom Island," Galuff said.
They all went to bed, in order to be at top shape for their ordeal. Again, Rasha was woken up by her dreams. Terror was in her heart as she thought about the possibility of herself being a demon. But then she shook her head. How could it be true, she'd certainly have had no qualm about joining Raider if it was. But something told her that her past would be terrifying indeed.
- - - -
Yes, Doom Island next chapter. Then we'll finally have the final armor piece needed for this story.
