Chapter 3: Fish Food
"Uh." Keja said as he woke up. "Where am I?" He was in a large stone room with windows to his left and another unconscious man to his right.
"Oh, your awake." A woman said as she walked into the room.
"Who are you?" Keja asked.
"My name is Lily." She said. "I'm the head doctor here in Fountain.
"Fountain?" Keja asked. "I'm in Fountain?"
"Unfortunately." Picard answered from the door.
"How did we get here?" Keja asked.
"Well." Picard began.
Flashback:
Kojikocy dropped Keja and walked over to Tsunami. "Well, well, well." He said. "Are you finally going to stand up to me?"
"I've run from you too many times Kojikocy." Tsunami said. "I want to settle this once and for all."
"Yes, well seeing as I've not had a challenge in a good while." Kojikocy said. "Why don't I power down by half. Just so you at least have a smidge of a chance."
"I don't care." Tsunami said.
"Fine then." Kojikocy said as his muscles decreased just a bit. "Let us settle this."
Tsunami readied his spear and ran at Kojikocy. Tsunami used the spear as a fighting rod and swung it at Kojikocy several times, only to have it swatted away by Kojikocy's sword. Tsunami trust his spear at Kojikocy's head. The Pirate Captain dodged the attack and threw a hard downward slash at Tsunami. Tsunami evaded the shot and Kojikocy's sword carved a large hole in the deck of the ship. Kojikocy spun around and threw a horizontal slash, Tsunami ducked and the sword crashed into the captain's wheel.
"Ha!" Kojikocy yelled. "I'm going to tear you apart piece by piece Tsunami! Just like your ship!"
"I beg to differ." Tsunami said as he repeatedly drove the dull end of his spear into Kojikocy's gut.
"Pathetic fool!" Kojikocy yelled as he grabbed the spear and pulled Tsunami closer. "Your about to be swallowed by the sea that you love so much!" Kojikocy threw Tsunami over the rail of the ship and into the sea.
Tsunami hit the water with such force that he was knocked out. He slowly sank into the bottom of the Umi as Kojikocy looked on from the side of Silence.
"The ship is ours boys!" Kojikocy yelled to his crew.
"Not now it isn't." Ameph said from behind Kojikocy.
"Oh, and I suppose you think your going to stop me?" Kojikocy asked.
"Well. I can at least stall you." Ameph said.
"How?" Kojikocy asked.
"Swords of Revealing Light!" Ameph yelled as she raised he short staff and large golden swords of light illuminated in the misty sky. The swords came down like rain and encased all the pirates and Kojikocy.
"You think these can hold me!?" Kojikocy yelled. "If that boys cage didn't work, what makes you think little swords of light will?" Kojikocy banged his fists on the swords with no effect. "What!? My strength should be able to take out anything in a single punch."
"There's a big difference between steel and light, Captain Kojikocy." Tsunami said from the water.
"You!?" Kojikocy yelled. "You should be dead!"
"Any Water based monster can survive underwater." Tsunami said. "Therefore I'm still here. You however are an Earth based monster. So your chances of surviving underwater are none." Tsunami let out a loud whistle into the mist of the Umi. Slowly a rumbling began to stir throughout the water.
"W-What's happening!?" Kojikocy yelled.
"Feel the fury of the sea, Captain!" Tsunami yelled as the Fortress Whale erupted from the raging waters. The Whale gracefully glided through the air and opened it's jaws. The Whale picked Kojikocy of the ship and swallowed the pirate whole as he dove back into the water.
End Flashback:
"Afterwards we continued to sail here." Picard said. "We've been in this hospital for half a day."
"Well." Keja said as he sat up and held his arm. "Looks like you popped my arm back into place."
"Yes, but its still going to be sore for a couple of days." Lily said. "And if you don't want it getting broken I suggest you refrain from using it for a while."
"Thanks." Keja said. "Where's Ameph at?"
"She's supposedly visiting her mother somewhere around town." Picard said. "She said she'd meet back with us at the steps of Bright Castle."
"She's tagging along huh?" Keja said.
"She said she had nothing else to do." Picard answered.
"Well shall we head for the castle?" Keja asked.
"Alright." Picard said.
Keja and Picard walked through the town and looked around for a bit while heading for the castle.
"I don't understand why you don't like this city." Keja said. "It's actually pretty cool."
"Yeah well let's just stay away from the western part of it." Picard said. "I'm cool as long as we stay away from that vicinity."
"Whatever." Keja said. "There's the castle."
The castle was a large white building that had a massive fountain in front of it. Ameph was sitting on the ledge of the pool with her feet in the water, a glum look on her face.
"So how was your visit with your mom?" Keja asked.
"She wasn't there." Ameph answered.
"What do you mean she wasn't there?" Picard asked.
"She wasn't there." Ameph said against. "She's gone."
"That sucks." Keja said. "Where could she have gone to?"
"I have no idea." Ameph said. "I found this note on the table in her house."
Keja took the note and read it. "If you want your mother back you're going to have to overcome some very dark illusions. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ask the Cosmo Queen. Oh and by the way, tell my baby brother I said hi."
"Sounds like Dominus to me." Picard said.
"Well what did he mean by 'Dark Illusions'?" Keja asked.
"We could find out." Ameph said. "Lets ask the Cosmo Queen."
"Ok then." Picard said. "Lets go."
The trio walked up the long stairway of Bright Castle and entered its white doors. They hoped to exit the castle with some answers about Dominus and his new evil plot.
"Uh." Keja said as he woke up. "Where am I?" He was in a large stone room with windows to his left and another unconscious man to his right.
"Oh, your awake." A woman said as she walked into the room.
"Who are you?" Keja asked.
"My name is Lily." She said. "I'm the head doctor here in Fountain.
"Fountain?" Keja asked. "I'm in Fountain?"
"Unfortunately." Picard answered from the door.
"How did we get here?" Keja asked.
"Well." Picard began.
Flashback:
Kojikocy dropped Keja and walked over to Tsunami. "Well, well, well." He said. "Are you finally going to stand up to me?"
"I've run from you too many times Kojikocy." Tsunami said. "I want to settle this once and for all."
"Yes, well seeing as I've not had a challenge in a good while." Kojikocy said. "Why don't I power down by half. Just so you at least have a smidge of a chance."
"I don't care." Tsunami said.
"Fine then." Kojikocy said as his muscles decreased just a bit. "Let us settle this."
Tsunami readied his spear and ran at Kojikocy. Tsunami used the spear as a fighting rod and swung it at Kojikocy several times, only to have it swatted away by Kojikocy's sword. Tsunami trust his spear at Kojikocy's head. The Pirate Captain dodged the attack and threw a hard downward slash at Tsunami. Tsunami evaded the shot and Kojikocy's sword carved a large hole in the deck of the ship. Kojikocy spun around and threw a horizontal slash, Tsunami ducked and the sword crashed into the captain's wheel.
"Ha!" Kojikocy yelled. "I'm going to tear you apart piece by piece Tsunami! Just like your ship!"
"I beg to differ." Tsunami said as he repeatedly drove the dull end of his spear into Kojikocy's gut.
"Pathetic fool!" Kojikocy yelled as he grabbed the spear and pulled Tsunami closer. "Your about to be swallowed by the sea that you love so much!" Kojikocy threw Tsunami over the rail of the ship and into the sea.
Tsunami hit the water with such force that he was knocked out. He slowly sank into the bottom of the Umi as Kojikocy looked on from the side of Silence.
"The ship is ours boys!" Kojikocy yelled to his crew.
"Not now it isn't." Ameph said from behind Kojikocy.
"Oh, and I suppose you think your going to stop me?" Kojikocy asked.
"Well. I can at least stall you." Ameph said.
"How?" Kojikocy asked.
"Swords of Revealing Light!" Ameph yelled as she raised he short staff and large golden swords of light illuminated in the misty sky. The swords came down like rain and encased all the pirates and Kojikocy.
"You think these can hold me!?" Kojikocy yelled. "If that boys cage didn't work, what makes you think little swords of light will?" Kojikocy banged his fists on the swords with no effect. "What!? My strength should be able to take out anything in a single punch."
"There's a big difference between steel and light, Captain Kojikocy." Tsunami said from the water.
"You!?" Kojikocy yelled. "You should be dead!"
"Any Water based monster can survive underwater." Tsunami said. "Therefore I'm still here. You however are an Earth based monster. So your chances of surviving underwater are none." Tsunami let out a loud whistle into the mist of the Umi. Slowly a rumbling began to stir throughout the water.
"W-What's happening!?" Kojikocy yelled.
"Feel the fury of the sea, Captain!" Tsunami yelled as the Fortress Whale erupted from the raging waters. The Whale gracefully glided through the air and opened it's jaws. The Whale picked Kojikocy of the ship and swallowed the pirate whole as he dove back into the water.
End Flashback:
"Afterwards we continued to sail here." Picard said. "We've been in this hospital for half a day."
"Well." Keja said as he sat up and held his arm. "Looks like you popped my arm back into place."
"Yes, but its still going to be sore for a couple of days." Lily said. "And if you don't want it getting broken I suggest you refrain from using it for a while."
"Thanks." Keja said. "Where's Ameph at?"
"She's supposedly visiting her mother somewhere around town." Picard said. "She said she'd meet back with us at the steps of Bright Castle."
"She's tagging along huh?" Keja said.
"She said she had nothing else to do." Picard answered.
"Well shall we head for the castle?" Keja asked.
"Alright." Picard said.
Keja and Picard walked through the town and looked around for a bit while heading for the castle.
"I don't understand why you don't like this city." Keja said. "It's actually pretty cool."
"Yeah well let's just stay away from the western part of it." Picard said. "I'm cool as long as we stay away from that vicinity."
"Whatever." Keja said. "There's the castle."
The castle was a large white building that had a massive fountain in front of it. Ameph was sitting on the ledge of the pool with her feet in the water, a glum look on her face.
"So how was your visit with your mom?" Keja asked.
"She wasn't there." Ameph answered.
"What do you mean she wasn't there?" Picard asked.
"She wasn't there." Ameph said against. "She's gone."
"That sucks." Keja said. "Where could she have gone to?"
"I have no idea." Ameph said. "I found this note on the table in her house."
Keja took the note and read it. "If you want your mother back you're going to have to overcome some very dark illusions. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ask the Cosmo Queen. Oh and by the way, tell my baby brother I said hi."
"Sounds like Dominus to me." Picard said.
"Well what did he mean by 'Dark Illusions'?" Keja asked.
"We could find out." Ameph said. "Lets ask the Cosmo Queen."
"Ok then." Picard said. "Lets go."
The trio walked up the long stairway of Bright Castle and entered its white doors. They hoped to exit the castle with some answers about Dominus and his new evil plot.