*Crescent Island*
"VYSE!"
The young captain woke to a rather loud yell from his childhood friend, Aika.
--Damn it, Aika, I was asleep. Why do you always yell instead of coming to find me? Sheesh!--
Grumbling the whole way, he got out of bed, pulled his blue coat on and fastened his glass eyepatch. The air pirate then proceeded to the underground port, as it seemed like the yells were coming from there.
"Finally decided to show up, Mr. Sleepyhead?"
"Oh? I'm not Mr. Foot-in-his-mouth anymore?"
"No, you're both and always have been."
"Aika!"
Fina giggled, and the two friends jumped in surprise; they hadn't noticed her standing near the building that used to be their ship parts shop.
Pretending to be angry, the silvite asked, "Will you two ever stop fighting?"
Vyse and Aika looked at each other for a moment, then turned back to Fina and said, "Nope."
Fina was about to respond, but Cupil beat her to it by sticking its tongue out at the arguing friends, sending the three of them into gales of laughter. Once they had recovered, Aika started telling Vyse why she had woken him up.
"I heard that Ryu-kan recently set up shop in Yafutoma, and that he has some weapons for sale-"
"So? He always does."
Aika stomped on his foot in annoyance, causing Vyse to yelp. "You didn't let me finish. Apparently, the weapons that he's selling right now are all better than the Vorlik blade."
Rubbing his foot, Vyse asked, "Really?"
"Well, nothing is for certain. But there's no harm in checking, right?"
Fina nodded, silently agreeing with what Aika had said.
"Then to Yafutoma it is. We'll take the Prophecy because it is our fastest ship, and also has a Yafutoman engine. We'll be able to go over the dark rift that way, so the trip won't take as long."
The female air pirates nodded, and left to prepare for the journey. Vyse remained where he was, continuing to rub his foot. After a moment's thought, he yelled, "I'll get you for that, Aika!"
"Just try it!"
Grumbling to himself again, Vyse went to help his friends.
*Yafutoma*
As soon as Vyse had finished docking the ship, Aika jumped off and stretched, causing the captain to chuckle.
"What's the matter, Aika? Don't you like sailing?"
The redhead whirled and glared at him. "Of course I like sailing, Vyse! I'm just glad that I'll finally be able to sleep in a bed again."
"You sleep on a bed when we're on the Prophecy."
Now Aika glared at her other friend. "Fina, stay out of this. You know that I meant a real bed, not a lumpy mattress in a box."
"She's only saying that because you took my side, and she hates losing arguments against me."
Aika returned her glare to the brunette. "That is NOT true!"
Vyse said nothing, choosing to smile innocently instead. Aika whacked him upside the head for it.
"...Ow."
"Aika, is Vyse now Mr. punching bag as well?"
"Ooh, good idea, Fina! You hear that, Vyse?"
"I'm not deaf."
Aika was about to make another crack about him, so Vyse quickly continued. "Let's go find Ryu-kan's shop."
--I could swear that I just heard Aika muttering to Fina about something along the lines of 'that statement could be argued.' The idiots that I call my friends...--
As they were walking, Vyse spotted the bridge that could be moved up and down by using a lever on the other side.
--The perfect way to get Aika back for her little 'foot stomp' a week ago.--
He checked to make sure that the girls weren't looking, then dashed across the bridge and waited until Aika was about to step onto it. Grinning mischievously, he pulled the lever, causing the bridge to swing up and hit Aika in the face. Upon seeing the glare that she shot him, he decided to leave the bridge as it was and sprinted off.
"My turn for payback," commented Aika as Fina had Cupil hit the lever, putting the bridge back to normal. Then the two of them ran after Vyse.
As air pirate captain ran, he noticed Ryu-kan's shop, and headed for it without slowing down.
--Fina's probably already made Cupil put the bridge back to normal.--
He chanced a look back, and saw his friends sprinting after him. Just then, he crashed into something, or rather, someone.
"Oof... Vyse?"
"Nice bumping into you, Gilder, but I really have to go. My life as at stake."
"Why?"
"Aika." Vyse was about to say what had happened, but the older blue rouge held up a hand to stop him.
"No more needs to be said. That name tells me everything that I need to know."
"Phew. Now, if you'll excuse me-"
"Hold it right there, Vyse!"
The captain in question froze at the sound of his best friend's voice.
"Aika, leave him alone. Surely you can wait to pay him back?"
"Gilder! When did you arrive?"
"Three days ago. Vyse literally bumped into me."
"That's quite believable, seeing as the two of you are still on the ground."
"Aika, please don't start. I'm trying to relax while I'm here."
"All right, but only because you're the one who's asking, Gilder."
"Hey!"
Aika looked at Vyse smugly as she responded, "Now now, you don't want any more names, do you? One that comes to mind is-"
"All right, Aika. I get the picture."
"Good. Let's go see what Ryu-kan has for sale. And stop interrupting me."
"Promise you won't hurt me?"
"For the time being, yes." Vyse just sighed, again thinking about what complete idiots his friends were as he, Aika and Fina entered the shop.
Gilder smiled slightly as he watched them go, his thoughts very similar to Vyse's before he turned and headed towards the port.
"VYSE!"
The young captain woke to a rather loud yell from his childhood friend, Aika.
--Damn it, Aika, I was asleep. Why do you always yell instead of coming to find me? Sheesh!--
Grumbling the whole way, he got out of bed, pulled his blue coat on and fastened his glass eyepatch. The air pirate then proceeded to the underground port, as it seemed like the yells were coming from there.
"Finally decided to show up, Mr. Sleepyhead?"
"Oh? I'm not Mr. Foot-in-his-mouth anymore?"
"No, you're both and always have been."
"Aika!"
Fina giggled, and the two friends jumped in surprise; they hadn't noticed her standing near the building that used to be their ship parts shop.
Pretending to be angry, the silvite asked, "Will you two ever stop fighting?"
Vyse and Aika looked at each other for a moment, then turned back to Fina and said, "Nope."
Fina was about to respond, but Cupil beat her to it by sticking its tongue out at the arguing friends, sending the three of them into gales of laughter. Once they had recovered, Aika started telling Vyse why she had woken him up.
"I heard that Ryu-kan recently set up shop in Yafutoma, and that he has some weapons for sale-"
"So? He always does."
Aika stomped on his foot in annoyance, causing Vyse to yelp. "You didn't let me finish. Apparently, the weapons that he's selling right now are all better than the Vorlik blade."
Rubbing his foot, Vyse asked, "Really?"
"Well, nothing is for certain. But there's no harm in checking, right?"
Fina nodded, silently agreeing with what Aika had said.
"Then to Yafutoma it is. We'll take the Prophecy because it is our fastest ship, and also has a Yafutoman engine. We'll be able to go over the dark rift that way, so the trip won't take as long."
The female air pirates nodded, and left to prepare for the journey. Vyse remained where he was, continuing to rub his foot. After a moment's thought, he yelled, "I'll get you for that, Aika!"
"Just try it!"
Grumbling to himself again, Vyse went to help his friends.
*Yafutoma*
As soon as Vyse had finished docking the ship, Aika jumped off and stretched, causing the captain to chuckle.
"What's the matter, Aika? Don't you like sailing?"
The redhead whirled and glared at him. "Of course I like sailing, Vyse! I'm just glad that I'll finally be able to sleep in a bed again."
"You sleep on a bed when we're on the Prophecy."
Now Aika glared at her other friend. "Fina, stay out of this. You know that I meant a real bed, not a lumpy mattress in a box."
"She's only saying that because you took my side, and she hates losing arguments against me."
Aika returned her glare to the brunette. "That is NOT true!"
Vyse said nothing, choosing to smile innocently instead. Aika whacked him upside the head for it.
"...Ow."
"Aika, is Vyse now Mr. punching bag as well?"
"Ooh, good idea, Fina! You hear that, Vyse?"
"I'm not deaf."
Aika was about to make another crack about him, so Vyse quickly continued. "Let's go find Ryu-kan's shop."
--I could swear that I just heard Aika muttering to Fina about something along the lines of 'that statement could be argued.' The idiots that I call my friends...--
As they were walking, Vyse spotted the bridge that could be moved up and down by using a lever on the other side.
--The perfect way to get Aika back for her little 'foot stomp' a week ago.--
He checked to make sure that the girls weren't looking, then dashed across the bridge and waited until Aika was about to step onto it. Grinning mischievously, he pulled the lever, causing the bridge to swing up and hit Aika in the face. Upon seeing the glare that she shot him, he decided to leave the bridge as it was and sprinted off.
"My turn for payback," commented Aika as Fina had Cupil hit the lever, putting the bridge back to normal. Then the two of them ran after Vyse.
As air pirate captain ran, he noticed Ryu-kan's shop, and headed for it without slowing down.
--Fina's probably already made Cupil put the bridge back to normal.--
He chanced a look back, and saw his friends sprinting after him. Just then, he crashed into something, or rather, someone.
"Oof... Vyse?"
"Nice bumping into you, Gilder, but I really have to go. My life as at stake."
"Why?"
"Aika." Vyse was about to say what had happened, but the older blue rouge held up a hand to stop him.
"No more needs to be said. That name tells me everything that I need to know."
"Phew. Now, if you'll excuse me-"
"Hold it right there, Vyse!"
The captain in question froze at the sound of his best friend's voice.
"Aika, leave him alone. Surely you can wait to pay him back?"
"Gilder! When did you arrive?"
"Three days ago. Vyse literally bumped into me."
"That's quite believable, seeing as the two of you are still on the ground."
"Aika, please don't start. I'm trying to relax while I'm here."
"All right, but only because you're the one who's asking, Gilder."
"Hey!"
Aika looked at Vyse smugly as she responded, "Now now, you don't want any more names, do you? One that comes to mind is-"
"All right, Aika. I get the picture."
"Good. Let's go see what Ryu-kan has for sale. And stop interrupting me."
"Promise you won't hurt me?"
"For the time being, yes." Vyse just sighed, again thinking about what complete idiots his friends were as he, Aika and Fina entered the shop.
Gilder smiled slightly as he watched them go, his thoughts very similar to Vyse's before he turned and headed towards the port.