Stone of the Phoenix
-By Mosobot64
Third chapter already! And still only one review..-_- WOULD YOU REVIEW ALREADY!?! SHEESH!!! Ah, well, here it is!
-Chapter 3-The Black Warrior Jetsam
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(Namu opened his arms wide in the Endless Hut, as Time swirled about them. Donny began feeling more relaxed, and Max seemed more tranquil in his slumber. Soon, the swirling of Time stopped, and its father brought his arms down to his eyes, and his eyes stopped glowing, and he once again looked like a withered old man.)
-Namu: Donny, do you feel any better?
-Donny: Yeah, I've never felt so well!
-Monica: What a rush..
-Cedric: (Sigh) I'm getting too old for this.
-Namu: Maximilian should awaken sometime soon.
-Donny: How do you know?
-Monica: He's the Master of Time, what do you expect?
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(He felt his bruises heal as he remained floating in tranquility, not disturbed by anything in the world. But he felt himself grow restless, with a desire to awaken.)
-??: He's the Master of Time, what do you expect?
(It was the same voice that had spoken before the fireball in the Sewers had driven the Madman trying to kill him away. It sounded like a girl, and familiar, although he could not put a finger on it. He wanted to find out what it was, he wanted to awaken.)
(He opened his eyes slowly, and saw someone he had missed for sometime.)
-Max: (weakly) M-Monica?
-Monica: Yeah, Max, it's me.
-Donny: Wow, Namu, you were right! Max is awake!
-Namu: I knew it.
-Max: What am I doing here?
-Monica: You were hurt in the caves, so we brought you here.
-Max: It was an odd feeling, and I feel a lot better. Still, I feel a bit worse for wear, and I'm just famished! I skipped breakfast this morning.(Huge sweatdrop)
-Donny: Yeah, man, I'm starved come to think of it!
-Namu: If I speed up the healing process of wounds, I'll also increase the rate which food must be consumed. Sorry about that.
-Max: Oh, that's all right Namu! It's not everyday that much of your bruises are healed in seconds! ^_^
-Monica: Glad I brought some bread, though! Man, you guys must be starved!
(Monica pulled a loaf of bread from her pocket, broke it in half, and gave a piece to Max and Donny. They ate it gratefully.)
-Max: Thank you.
-Monica: You're very welcome for the bread! ^^
-Max: (Smiles warmly) No, I mean, thank you for coming back. I missed you...
-Monica: I'm sorry, Max.I was afraid.
-Max: I understand. You were afraid that I would eventually grow to be tired of you, but that won't ever happen. You're forgiven.
-Monica: But, Max, you don't understand-
-Max: Look, Monica, you don't need to tell me! For whatever reason, I forgive you....
(They then wrapped each other into a long, blissful kiss.)
-Cedric: Aww.. how cute! ^^
-Donny: (Sticks his tongue out) Eewwwwwwwwww.............
(They pulled each other apart from the kiss, and each sighed, looking at one another lovingly.)
-Monica: Wow.. what a rush.
-Max: I know what you mean.
-Donny: Max, that was just GROSS! I mean come on, you can't say that-
-Cedric: (Covers his mouth) Shut up, Donny. Max, I'm proud of you. Your first kiss! Who knows when you'll really score!
-Max and Monica: CEDRIC!!!
-Cedric: (Shrugs) Just a thought.
-Namu: Now, I know how blissful love is, Maximilian, but you have a duty you must finish if you want to see your mother again.
-Max: Yeah, Namu, I understand.
-Monica: From now on, wherever you go, Max, I'm coming with you!
-Donny: Same here!
-Namu: I must leave this quest to you. I can only tell you the best place to go, not how to do it.
-Cedric: Sorry, Max, but you'll have to do this without me. Don't worry though, I bet your friends will help you!
-Max: Let's go, my friends!
(He pointed to the destination of the Sewers, before the three ran there.)
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(They continued in the Sewers, Donny, leading the way, but the other two were not far behind. They soon came to the room where Max was attacked.)
-Max: This is the place where Donny and I were attacked.
-Monica: Looks like a good place for a skilled assassin to do his work...
-Donny: Oh, man.
(The black armoured freak once again leaped from the rafters before them.)
-Man: You were foolish to come back again! Now you'll die, Maximilian!
(The man bent his knees to jump, but something held him back. Max's eyes then became narrow as a cat's, and were wreathed in flame. It was almost as if he was staring into the man's soul. His voice suddenly grew majestic, as he said this: )
-Max: Your name is Jetsam, isn't it? You were Flotsam's brother, and you thought I killed him!
-Jetsam: No, no I wasn't!
-Max: There is no denying it! I have seen your soul, the very reason for your actions, and let me tell you, vengeance will do nothing!
(Monica then noticed that Max's stone was glowing a bright red as he said this, almost like he was under it's control!)
-Jetsam: CURSE YOU, MAXIMILIAN!!!!
(Jetsam drew his blade, and began charging at Max in a rage. At the last possible second, he stepped to the side, making Jetsam crash into a wall. Max's eyes started glowing, as he glared at Flotsam, and his hair became like knives, as if static had caught it and made it look like the wings of the Phoenix. He then laughed, and his irses grew smaller, although retaining their fiery presence, as he said this: )
-Max: Don't you see that you cannot win?!? I can see every move you'll make before you can even make it! You're finished!
(Monica realized-this wasn't like Max at all! He wouldn't dodge an attack and then mock the attacker! It wasn't like him!)
-Monica: Max! This isn't like you! What are you doing!
-Max: Stay out of this, Monica!
-Jetsam: I'll change my ways! I'm sorry!
(Max's stone shined even brighter, his teeth morphed into fangs, so it was hard to tell if he was even human..)
-Max: YOU CANNOT BE FORGIVEN!!! YOU WILL FALL, JETSAM!!!!
(Monica then ran to him as Max raised his wrench for the killing blow. She held Max, back, as she told him this: )
-Monica: Max! This isn't like you! STOP!!!
(Max turned to normal, as his eyes turned from fiery red to a tranquil blue. He still held his wrench in mid air, and his irises remained just as small in disbelief. His expression changed from rage to astonishment, and he dropped his wrench, and collapsed to the ground. His stone stopped glowing, and he began sweating terribly, knowing what he had done..)
-Max: What came over me? What have I done..?
-Monica: Your stone assumed control of you, Max. It's okay, I don't hold it against you.
(Max stood up, horrified at the truth.)
-Max: But you should! Do you realize what this could mean?!? I could end up killing one of you in your sleep! What would I do then?!?
(He ran away, tears streaming down his face, out of the Sewers..)
-Jetsam: It looks like the stone Flotsam was after also killed him. I see. I cannot blame Max, then. But perhaps I can fall, join my brother, wherever he may be.
(Jetsam walked to a pit, and spread his arms wide, allowing himself to lose balance and fall in. He closed his eyes, and smiled in tranquility as he fell....)
-Monica: It's rather sad.
-Donny: Jetsam loved his brother. All he wanted to do was avenge him, but now he knows that joining him may be enough to let Flotsam rest.
-Monica: But what of Max? Why did the stone take control of him like that?
-Donny: Dunno, Monica. I just thought he really woke up on the wrong side of the bed when that happened.
-Monica: Whatever it was he needs out support. Let's see if he's at Cedric's workshop!
(They ran to Cedric's workshop.)
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(They walked in to Cedric's workshop, and saw Cedric at the door, waiting for them.)
-Monica: Is Max here, Cedric?
-Cedric: Yeah, and he's practically a wreck! He's been crying like this for the past 15 minutes!
-Donny: He had a bad experience in the dungeons. We're here to help him.
-Cedric: I see. He's upstairs, but I think he just needs some time alone.
(They ran upstairs, and saw Max in a corner, his hands buried in his face, still sobbing.)
-Monica: Hey, Max?
(He lifted his face from his hands, the tears visible on his face.)
-Max: Yeah.
-Monica: About what happened in the dungeon. I think you might have just lost control of your stone for a moment.
-Donny: And we're here to help? Napkin?
(Donny offered a napkin, but Max declined silently.)
-Max: But why? Has the stone grown in power somehow? I've never felt power like I did then!
-Monica: Yes, I think that's exactly what it was. The longer an Atlamilla stays with it's owner, the more powerful it becomes. I think its power just grew too fast for you to control, but I bet you'll be able to keep it more in check now.
-Max: Yeah.
(Cedric came up the stairs to greet Max as well.)
-Cedric: With great power comes great responsibility, Max. Don't let this power go to your head!
-Donny: And no matter what wacky things happen, we'll stick around!
(Max smiled, and stood up, wiping the tears from his eyes, a new look of confidence in him.)
-Max: You're right, all of you. It's time we found that tablet!
(The three ran back to the dungeons, wondering what they would find.)
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Wow, that was cool. And remember to review!
-By Mosobot64
Third chapter already! And still only one review..-_- WOULD YOU REVIEW ALREADY!?! SHEESH!!! Ah, well, here it is!
-Chapter 3-The Black Warrior Jetsam
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(Namu opened his arms wide in the Endless Hut, as Time swirled about them. Donny began feeling more relaxed, and Max seemed more tranquil in his slumber. Soon, the swirling of Time stopped, and its father brought his arms down to his eyes, and his eyes stopped glowing, and he once again looked like a withered old man.)
-Namu: Donny, do you feel any better?
-Donny: Yeah, I've never felt so well!
-Monica: What a rush..
-Cedric: (Sigh) I'm getting too old for this.
-Namu: Maximilian should awaken sometime soon.
-Donny: How do you know?
-Monica: He's the Master of Time, what do you expect?
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(He felt his bruises heal as he remained floating in tranquility, not disturbed by anything in the world. But he felt himself grow restless, with a desire to awaken.)
-??: He's the Master of Time, what do you expect?
(It was the same voice that had spoken before the fireball in the Sewers had driven the Madman trying to kill him away. It sounded like a girl, and familiar, although he could not put a finger on it. He wanted to find out what it was, he wanted to awaken.)
(He opened his eyes slowly, and saw someone he had missed for sometime.)
-Max: (weakly) M-Monica?
-Monica: Yeah, Max, it's me.
-Donny: Wow, Namu, you were right! Max is awake!
-Namu: I knew it.
-Max: What am I doing here?
-Monica: You were hurt in the caves, so we brought you here.
-Max: It was an odd feeling, and I feel a lot better. Still, I feel a bit worse for wear, and I'm just famished! I skipped breakfast this morning.(Huge sweatdrop)
-Donny: Yeah, man, I'm starved come to think of it!
-Namu: If I speed up the healing process of wounds, I'll also increase the rate which food must be consumed. Sorry about that.
-Max: Oh, that's all right Namu! It's not everyday that much of your bruises are healed in seconds! ^_^
-Monica: Glad I brought some bread, though! Man, you guys must be starved!
(Monica pulled a loaf of bread from her pocket, broke it in half, and gave a piece to Max and Donny. They ate it gratefully.)
-Max: Thank you.
-Monica: You're very welcome for the bread! ^^
-Max: (Smiles warmly) No, I mean, thank you for coming back. I missed you...
-Monica: I'm sorry, Max.I was afraid.
-Max: I understand. You were afraid that I would eventually grow to be tired of you, but that won't ever happen. You're forgiven.
-Monica: But, Max, you don't understand-
-Max: Look, Monica, you don't need to tell me! For whatever reason, I forgive you....
(They then wrapped each other into a long, blissful kiss.)
-Cedric: Aww.. how cute! ^^
-Donny: (Sticks his tongue out) Eewwwwwwwwww.............
(They pulled each other apart from the kiss, and each sighed, looking at one another lovingly.)
-Monica: Wow.. what a rush.
-Max: I know what you mean.
-Donny: Max, that was just GROSS! I mean come on, you can't say that-
-Cedric: (Covers his mouth) Shut up, Donny. Max, I'm proud of you. Your first kiss! Who knows when you'll really score!
-Max and Monica: CEDRIC!!!
-Cedric: (Shrugs) Just a thought.
-Namu: Now, I know how blissful love is, Maximilian, but you have a duty you must finish if you want to see your mother again.
-Max: Yeah, Namu, I understand.
-Monica: From now on, wherever you go, Max, I'm coming with you!
-Donny: Same here!
-Namu: I must leave this quest to you. I can only tell you the best place to go, not how to do it.
-Cedric: Sorry, Max, but you'll have to do this without me. Don't worry though, I bet your friends will help you!
-Max: Let's go, my friends!
(He pointed to the destination of the Sewers, before the three ran there.)
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(They continued in the Sewers, Donny, leading the way, but the other two were not far behind. They soon came to the room where Max was attacked.)
-Max: This is the place where Donny and I were attacked.
-Monica: Looks like a good place for a skilled assassin to do his work...
-Donny: Oh, man.
(The black armoured freak once again leaped from the rafters before them.)
-Man: You were foolish to come back again! Now you'll die, Maximilian!
(The man bent his knees to jump, but something held him back. Max's eyes then became narrow as a cat's, and were wreathed in flame. It was almost as if he was staring into the man's soul. His voice suddenly grew majestic, as he said this: )
-Max: Your name is Jetsam, isn't it? You were Flotsam's brother, and you thought I killed him!
-Jetsam: No, no I wasn't!
-Max: There is no denying it! I have seen your soul, the very reason for your actions, and let me tell you, vengeance will do nothing!
(Monica then noticed that Max's stone was glowing a bright red as he said this, almost like he was under it's control!)
-Jetsam: CURSE YOU, MAXIMILIAN!!!!
(Jetsam drew his blade, and began charging at Max in a rage. At the last possible second, he stepped to the side, making Jetsam crash into a wall. Max's eyes started glowing, as he glared at Flotsam, and his hair became like knives, as if static had caught it and made it look like the wings of the Phoenix. He then laughed, and his irses grew smaller, although retaining their fiery presence, as he said this: )
-Max: Don't you see that you cannot win?!? I can see every move you'll make before you can even make it! You're finished!
(Monica realized-this wasn't like Max at all! He wouldn't dodge an attack and then mock the attacker! It wasn't like him!)
-Monica: Max! This isn't like you! What are you doing!
-Max: Stay out of this, Monica!
-Jetsam: I'll change my ways! I'm sorry!
(Max's stone shined even brighter, his teeth morphed into fangs, so it was hard to tell if he was even human..)
-Max: YOU CANNOT BE FORGIVEN!!! YOU WILL FALL, JETSAM!!!!
(Monica then ran to him as Max raised his wrench for the killing blow. She held Max, back, as she told him this: )
-Monica: Max! This isn't like you! STOP!!!
(Max turned to normal, as his eyes turned from fiery red to a tranquil blue. He still held his wrench in mid air, and his irises remained just as small in disbelief. His expression changed from rage to astonishment, and he dropped his wrench, and collapsed to the ground. His stone stopped glowing, and he began sweating terribly, knowing what he had done..)
-Max: What came over me? What have I done..?
-Monica: Your stone assumed control of you, Max. It's okay, I don't hold it against you.
(Max stood up, horrified at the truth.)
-Max: But you should! Do you realize what this could mean?!? I could end up killing one of you in your sleep! What would I do then?!?
(He ran away, tears streaming down his face, out of the Sewers..)
-Jetsam: It looks like the stone Flotsam was after also killed him. I see. I cannot blame Max, then. But perhaps I can fall, join my brother, wherever he may be.
(Jetsam walked to a pit, and spread his arms wide, allowing himself to lose balance and fall in. He closed his eyes, and smiled in tranquility as he fell....)
-Monica: It's rather sad.
-Donny: Jetsam loved his brother. All he wanted to do was avenge him, but now he knows that joining him may be enough to let Flotsam rest.
-Monica: But what of Max? Why did the stone take control of him like that?
-Donny: Dunno, Monica. I just thought he really woke up on the wrong side of the bed when that happened.
-Monica: Whatever it was he needs out support. Let's see if he's at Cedric's workshop!
(They ran to Cedric's workshop.)
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(They walked in to Cedric's workshop, and saw Cedric at the door, waiting for them.)
-Monica: Is Max here, Cedric?
-Cedric: Yeah, and he's practically a wreck! He's been crying like this for the past 15 minutes!
-Donny: He had a bad experience in the dungeons. We're here to help him.
-Cedric: I see. He's upstairs, but I think he just needs some time alone.
(They ran upstairs, and saw Max in a corner, his hands buried in his face, still sobbing.)
-Monica: Hey, Max?
(He lifted his face from his hands, the tears visible on his face.)
-Max: Yeah.
-Monica: About what happened in the dungeon. I think you might have just lost control of your stone for a moment.
-Donny: And we're here to help? Napkin?
(Donny offered a napkin, but Max declined silently.)
-Max: But why? Has the stone grown in power somehow? I've never felt power like I did then!
-Monica: Yes, I think that's exactly what it was. The longer an Atlamilla stays with it's owner, the more powerful it becomes. I think its power just grew too fast for you to control, but I bet you'll be able to keep it more in check now.
-Max: Yeah.
(Cedric came up the stairs to greet Max as well.)
-Cedric: With great power comes great responsibility, Max. Don't let this power go to your head!
-Donny: And no matter what wacky things happen, we'll stick around!
(Max smiled, and stood up, wiping the tears from his eyes, a new look of confidence in him.)
-Max: You're right, all of you. It's time we found that tablet!
(The three ran back to the dungeons, wondering what they would find.)
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Wow, that was cool. And remember to review!