A Mysterious New World
Episode 2: New Discoveries
By Chesrook44
Chesrook: Back again! Now, did you have to wait as long this time?
Lister: I have to admit, no.
Chesrook: Shut up. Anyway, here you'll be seeing. well. you'll see!
Sakura: Hey, when are you going to tell them th-
Chesrook: [claps hand over Sakura's mouth] O-kay! On with the fanfic!
Everyone sat down at a table downstairs. It was very crowded. People were everywhere, laughing, talking, drinking.
"Can I get ya anythin'?" the old woman from before asked.
"Well, er, what do you have?" Sakura asked.
"Ah, th' stuff we usually got fer breakfast. Eggs n' bacon, boar, an' greens. An' teh drink, we got beer, water, goat's milk, rum, an' tea. Whaddya have?"
A few people got a greenish color in there face. A moment later, after their stomachs settled, they all ordered the "Eggs n' bacon" with water. (Except for Kero, who had beer instead of water.)
They decided to talk while they waited.
"So, Sakura, what were you going to say before?" Kero asked.
"Well, Kero," Sakura began. "I think I know what happened to us. I think we're inside the Dungeons & Dragons world!"
"WHAT?!"
"You're kidding!"
"Even I don't think that's possible!"
"Honest! I mean, look around us. A dirty old pub, shady characters, and earlier we saw an orc! Can there be any other explanation?"
"But what about us, Sakura? I mean, I know I never had ears like this!"
"Madison, I think we've become the characters we played as in the game! I mean, look at all of us. Li, you've changed the least of us, a human cleric. Kero, you've changed the most, becoming a dwarven fighter. Meilin, you've become a halfling rogue. And you, Madison, you've become an elven wizard!"
"But what about you, Sakura? You were never a player!"
"I'm the character I said I would be when Madison asked me. A. a tall elven sorceress, with-"
"We know, we know."
Sakura glared at Meilin. "Yeah, but that still leaves the question of how we're even going to find a way out of here! I mean, we don't even have any money!"
"Taken care of," Meilin said as she tossed a small brown satchel onto the table. Sakura opened it up. It was filled with coins! "Where did you get this?" she asked Meilin.
Meilin jerked her thumb at a man at another table. "Snipped it from that guy's pocket when we passed. Didn't even notice a thing."
Everyone stared. "Meilin, you've become a crook!" Li said, amazed.
"Finally, a career the brat's worthy of," Kero said, then began laughing loud and hard. Just then he noticed that Meilin was simply sitting there, her arms crossed, a smirk on her face. "What's wrong? Got nothing to say?"
Meilin just gave a small chuckle and brought her hand up, which was holding a brown pair of pants. Kero glanced down and noticed that his were missing. He grew red and snatched the pants out of Meilin's hand. "Snatched them off you just before we sat down. Smooth as always," She said with a chuckle.
"Wait, Meilin, what do you mean, 'as always'?" Madison asked.
The grin faded from Meilin's face. "Actually," she said. "I don't know. It's just, suddenly I know how to do this kind of stuff like a. a."
"A rogue?" Sakura finished.
Meilin looked at her. "Yeah, exactly. Wait, how do you know?"
"First of all, you're going to return that man's money," Sakura said.
"Well, um, alright." Meilin did so, and when she returned, she saw Sakura sitting with her eyes closed, as though concentrating on something. Suddenly, she snapped her head up, her eyes wide, looking frightened. "Sakura? What happened?" Meilin asked.
"I. I don't believe it." Sakura said. "I. I know how to do magic!"
Kero raised his eyebrow. "Sakura, you've always known how to do magic!"
"No Kero, I mean different magic. The kind of magic that-" it dawned on her. "That a sorceress would know!"
"What? Sakura, you're kidding!" Li exclaimed. Just then he noticed that Madison was now concentrating. When she opened her eyes she said, "Guys, I know how to do magic too! The magic my character always did!" Everyone stared at her.
"Of course!" Kero said. "It's starting to make sense! We were not only given the bodies of our characters, but it seems we were given their skills too! Madison, you, Sakura, and Li can cast spells that you would normally never be able to cast! Meilin, you have a rogue's skill! And I have the skills of a fighter!"
"Incredible! Whoever put us here must be powerful indeed!" Meilin said.
"Right," Sakura said. "But that still leaves us wondering how we can get out of here!" "Perhaps I can help you."
Everyone turned towards the voice. The person who spoke was a man wearing a deep red cloak with the hood down. He had brown hair and blue- green eyes. He seemed to be an elf, yet he also seemed human. He took a sip from his flagon and sat down at their table. "I overheard your conversation and first of all I got a tip for you. Don't talk about coming from another world anywhere here. People'll think you're crazy or some horrible creature and then they'll lock you away."
"Er, yeah, thanks for the tip. uh."
"You can call me Lotagor," the man said. "And who might I ask are you?"
"Oh, um, my name's Sakura, and these are Li, Kero, Meilin, and Madison."
"Hmm. Interesting names," Lotagor said.
"Sir, you said you could help us?"
"Hm? Oh yes, that's right. And you can call me Lotagor, not sir. Anyway, I heard you were looking to get back home to your own world and I think I know someone who could help you. Her name's Sokkru and she's been working on ways to get to other worlds for a while now. Right now, she's serving Emperor Chezrok of the great city of Remo. She could help you, but I'm not making any guarantees."
"Sir- sorry, Lotagor, how do you know all this?"
"I come from Remo. If you want, I'll take you there. I was going to go back anyway."
"And exactly how far away is Remo?"
"Oh, about a day's travel from here. Maybe two."
"And you will really take us there?"
"Indeed I shall. And for no charge either. I can tell you're not crazy. I'll help you."
"Oh, thank you so much!"
"I must say, Lotagor, you have very nice eyes," Madison said.
"Ah, thank you. A combination of my human father's blue and my elven mother's green."
"So you're a half-elf?" Sakura said.
"As some would put it, yes."
"And, please excuse me, but when shall we leave?" Madison asked. 'Oh, my he's handsome!' She thought.
"Ah, right after we eat!" Lotagor said as the food began to arrive.
Chesrook: Viola! Another finished chapter! Like it? Lister: Er, yes, I did. Sakura: Ditto. And NOW may I complete my statement? Chesrook: Sure, go ahead. Sakura: Well, I was just saying that it's nice being an elf. Lister: Mm-hm. Chesrook: Well, now that that's out of the way, I'll leave you all with another one of my quotes: There are several types of unique. All people are unique, few people are almost completely unique, but only 1 person or no person ever was, is, or will be truly unique. Good night everyone!
Everyone sat down at a table downstairs. It was very crowded. People were everywhere, laughing, talking, drinking.
"Can I get ya anythin'?" the old woman from before asked.
"Well, er, what do you have?" Sakura asked.
"Ah, th' stuff we usually got fer breakfast. Eggs n' bacon, boar, an' greens. An' teh drink, we got beer, water, goat's milk, rum, an' tea. Whaddya have?"
A few people got a greenish color in there face. A moment later, after their stomachs settled, they all ordered the "Eggs n' bacon" with water. (Except for Kero, who had beer instead of water.)
They decided to talk while they waited.
"So, Sakura, what were you going to say before?" Kero asked.
"Well, Kero," Sakura began. "I think I know what happened to us. I think we're inside the Dungeons & Dragons world!"
"WHAT?!"
"You're kidding!"
"Even I don't think that's possible!"
"Honest! I mean, look around us. A dirty old pub, shady characters, and earlier we saw an orc! Can there be any other explanation?"
"But what about us, Sakura? I mean, I know I never had ears like this!"
"Madison, I think we've become the characters we played as in the game! I mean, look at all of us. Li, you've changed the least of us, a human cleric. Kero, you've changed the most, becoming a dwarven fighter. Meilin, you've become a halfling rogue. And you, Madison, you've become an elven wizard!"
"But what about you, Sakura? You were never a player!"
"I'm the character I said I would be when Madison asked me. A. a tall elven sorceress, with-"
"We know, we know."
Sakura glared at Meilin. "Yeah, but that still leaves the question of how we're even going to find a way out of here! I mean, we don't even have any money!"
"Taken care of," Meilin said as she tossed a small brown satchel onto the table. Sakura opened it up. It was filled with coins! "Where did you get this?" she asked Meilin.
Meilin jerked her thumb at a man at another table. "Snipped it from that guy's pocket when we passed. Didn't even notice a thing."
Everyone stared. "Meilin, you've become a crook!" Li said, amazed.
"Finally, a career the brat's worthy of," Kero said, then began laughing loud and hard. Just then he noticed that Meilin was simply sitting there, her arms crossed, a smirk on her face. "What's wrong? Got nothing to say?"
Meilin just gave a small chuckle and brought her hand up, which was holding a brown pair of pants. Kero glanced down and noticed that his were missing. He grew red and snatched the pants out of Meilin's hand. "Snatched them off you just before we sat down. Smooth as always," She said with a chuckle.
"Wait, Meilin, what do you mean, 'as always'?" Madison asked.
The grin faded from Meilin's face. "Actually," she said. "I don't know. It's just, suddenly I know how to do this kind of stuff like a. a."
"A rogue?" Sakura finished.
Meilin looked at her. "Yeah, exactly. Wait, how do you know?"
"First of all, you're going to return that man's money," Sakura said.
"Well, um, alright." Meilin did so, and when she returned, she saw Sakura sitting with her eyes closed, as though concentrating on something. Suddenly, she snapped her head up, her eyes wide, looking frightened. "Sakura? What happened?" Meilin asked.
"I. I don't believe it." Sakura said. "I. I know how to do magic!"
Kero raised his eyebrow. "Sakura, you've always known how to do magic!"
"No Kero, I mean different magic. The kind of magic that-" it dawned on her. "That a sorceress would know!"
"What? Sakura, you're kidding!" Li exclaimed. Just then he noticed that Madison was now concentrating. When she opened her eyes she said, "Guys, I know how to do magic too! The magic my character always did!" Everyone stared at her.
"Of course!" Kero said. "It's starting to make sense! We were not only given the bodies of our characters, but it seems we were given their skills too! Madison, you, Sakura, and Li can cast spells that you would normally never be able to cast! Meilin, you have a rogue's skill! And I have the skills of a fighter!"
"Incredible! Whoever put us here must be powerful indeed!" Meilin said.
"Right," Sakura said. "But that still leaves us wondering how we can get out of here!" "Perhaps I can help you."
Everyone turned towards the voice. The person who spoke was a man wearing a deep red cloak with the hood down. He had brown hair and blue- green eyes. He seemed to be an elf, yet he also seemed human. He took a sip from his flagon and sat down at their table. "I overheard your conversation and first of all I got a tip for you. Don't talk about coming from another world anywhere here. People'll think you're crazy or some horrible creature and then they'll lock you away."
"Er, yeah, thanks for the tip. uh."
"You can call me Lotagor," the man said. "And who might I ask are you?"
"Oh, um, my name's Sakura, and these are Li, Kero, Meilin, and Madison."
"Hmm. Interesting names," Lotagor said.
"Sir, you said you could help us?"
"Hm? Oh yes, that's right. And you can call me Lotagor, not sir. Anyway, I heard you were looking to get back home to your own world and I think I know someone who could help you. Her name's Sokkru and she's been working on ways to get to other worlds for a while now. Right now, she's serving Emperor Chezrok of the great city of Remo. She could help you, but I'm not making any guarantees."
"Sir- sorry, Lotagor, how do you know all this?"
"I come from Remo. If you want, I'll take you there. I was going to go back anyway."
"And exactly how far away is Remo?"
"Oh, about a day's travel from here. Maybe two."
"And you will really take us there?"
"Indeed I shall. And for no charge either. I can tell you're not crazy. I'll help you."
"Oh, thank you so much!"
"I must say, Lotagor, you have very nice eyes," Madison said.
"Ah, thank you. A combination of my human father's blue and my elven mother's green."
"So you're a half-elf?" Sakura said.
"As some would put it, yes."
"And, please excuse me, but when shall we leave?" Madison asked. 'Oh, my he's handsome!' She thought.
"Ah, right after we eat!" Lotagor said as the food began to arrive.
Chesrook: Viola! Another finished chapter! Like it? Lister: Er, yes, I did. Sakura: Ditto. And NOW may I complete my statement? Chesrook: Sure, go ahead. Sakura: Well, I was just saying that it's nice being an elf. Lister: Mm-hm. Chesrook: Well, now that that's out of the way, I'll leave you all with another one of my quotes: There are several types of unique. All people are unique, few people are almost completely unique, but only 1 person or no person ever was, is, or will be truly unique. Good night everyone!