Dessie: I'm back.

Sheba: Oh hurray. Let's throw a parade. (sarcastically)

Felix: You haven't updated in ages!!!

Dessie: Yes, well, um... I was stuck in prison, if you'd remember last chapter.

Sheba: It was so long ago that I've forgotten it. And I was in it!

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Dragoon knight - See? Now I have a witness! Muah. See muses?

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(Scene - Prison)

Mia: Hi everyone!

All: O_O GET US OUT OF HERE!

Mia: Alright, alright! No need to yell!

All: ^_^ Great!

Mia: But then again, bail would cost an awful amount of money...

People in black suits enter.

PIBL: We have decided to execute all of you!!!

Ivan: NO0O0O0O! I'm too young to die, kupo!

Kraden: Yeah! Me too! ^_^

Mia: You know, Ivan's right. I'll pay for all of your bails!

All: ^_^ Great!

Mia: Except Alex's.

Alex: O_O

PIBL: Ok, in total, Ms. Mia, that will be... 3 and a half cents.

Mia: Fine. Just put it on my credit card.

PIBL: ::grab Mia's credit card:: Ooo0o0o0o0o! Shiny!

Mia: o_O

PIBL: We mean, just give us a moment.

Alex: I thought you said it was really expensive. And how on Weyard did you get on of those "Crescent cars", anyway?

Mia: Yes, well, it's costly to be beautiful!

Alex: ... but... but...

Mia: As for the credit card, I stole it from the 21st century!

Alex: How did you get to the 21st century?

Mia: Well duh! I took the bus!

Alex: ... but... but...

PIBL: Come with us, Mr. Alex.

Isaac: Come on. Let's go now, Mia!

Mia: No! I want to watch Alex be tortured!

PIBL: Ok, first things first. Isaac, flirt with Mia. IN FRONT OF ALEX!!!!!!

Isaac: Flirt, flirt, flirt!

PIBL: Don't say it! Do it!

Isaac: I don't think this is the appropriate time or place!

PIBL: O_O Eww... yucky images! Get them away!!!!

Alex: No0o0o0o0o0o0o!

Ivan: Ahem. The next part of torture, kupo!

PIBL: Ah, yes. Next we use the... hmm... lecture on medieval torture equipment.

Alex: That doesn't sound so bad.

PIBL: I'm sorry, we must ask you to leave while we talk. You want to keep the PG-13 rating, yes?

*10 minutes later*

Alex: O_O I never knew how much damage a spoon could do to your liver...

PIBL: The final stage of torture before the execution is... taking him to a rock concert.

Alex: I'd say that doesn't sound too bad, but I said that about the lecture.

*3 hours later*

Ivan: How was the concert, Alex, kupo?

Alex: Pardon?

Isaac: He said, how was the concert, Alex?

Alex: Pardon?

Garet: HE SAID, HOW WELL DID THE MOOSE BEHAVE?

Alex: Moose? What moose?

Garet: Sorry. Couldn't fight the urge to do that. ^_^

Alex: Pardon?

PIBL: Ok, lets take him to the Shredder of Doom now.

Felix: Wait! Don't we get a say in this?

Alex: Phew, thanks Felix.

Felix: We want more torture!!!!

All: ::nod in agreement::

PIBL: Any requests?

Isaac: Oo0o0o! I do! Put him in a team battle with the Soul Calibur 2 crew and a teletubby! Make him fight all of them!

PIBL: Ok! But it'll take a while to scrape his spleens and other dismembered body parts off the walls, so we'll take you here when he's ready again.

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Back to the mission; Desert Peril!

Isaac: I feel lots better now, after torturing Alex so much. ::dispatches all the monsters::

Ivan: All done here, kupo. ::glares menacingly at Mia, Garet and Felix::

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Mission 16 - Oasis frogs - I haven't been hearing the frogs from the town oasis lately. Hope nobody is eating them! Would you stand watch till night? -Donya, Pub Customer

Isaac: Hmm... I can't find the frogs anywhere. They must have been eaten after all.

Ivan: And I think I know who it is, kupo!

Isaac: Really? Who?

Ivan: This ant of course! Now, Mr. Ant, how are you, kupo? The weather's been nice lately, hasn't it, kupo?

Isaac: -__-+ Ivan...

Ivan: Oh, right. Down to business. My client, Sir Isaac...

Isaac: ::rolls eyes:: Ivan, stop that.

Ivan: That's Sir Ivan to you, Sir Isaac! Anyway, he tells me that you have had some most unfortunate incidents regarding frogs, kupo.

Isaac: Ivan!!!!

Ivan: What was that, Mr. Ant? Ok, if you say so... ::whack Isaac with sword:: What?!? The ant told me to! What did you expect me to do, hmm? What would you do if an ant talked to you? HMM, kupo?!?

Isaac: ::glares menacingly::

Ivan: What? It wasn't my fault!!! Kupo!

Isaac: Ivan, it wasn't the ant.

Ivan: Really? I didn't know that. Honest, kupo. ^_^''

Isaac: It was those lamias over there.

Ivan: You don't say, kupo.

Isaac: Are you mocking my superior intelligence?

Ivan: Are you mocking the best person in the world?

Isaac: I would appreciate it if you didn't do that.

Ivan: Shut the hell up.

Isaac: Hey! Don't talk to me that way! If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.

Ivan: Hey! Who's the superior here? Don't dare insult me!!!

Isaac: o_o

Ivan: -_o

Isaac: ^_^

Ivan: ^_v

Isaac: -_-

Ivan: |_|

Isaac: T_T

Ivan: H_H

Isaac: n_n

Ivan: u_s

Isaac: x_x

Ivan: 4_x

Isaac: O_O

Ivan: B_P

Isaac: Stop that!!!

Ivan: Say please, kupo.

Isaac: Please.

Ivan: Please what, kupo?

Isaac: Please shut up.

Ivan: Well if you're going to be RUDE about it, kupo, then...

Isaac: O great Ivan, I know you are superior to me in every way...

Ivan: And, kupo?

Isaac: And I would appreciate it if you would stop mocking me.

Ivan: WHAT IS THIS ACT OF TREASON, KUPO?

Isaac: Wha?

Ivan: It's 'Pardon' to you, slave. My apprentice here tells me you have been faithful to another duke, kupo.

Isaac: What? Since when did you have an apprentice and who's the other duke?

Garet: Hi Isaac!

Isaac: Well that explains it. How much are you being paid?

Garet: Negative 3 dollars an hour! Ivan says that's better than a million dollars!

Isaac: Lying to a poor young person! Ivan, how could you?

Ivan: Well, it was a very intricate plan, really. I took 2 and a half minutes in the planning stage, kupo.

Isaac: Yes. I'm sure it was HOURS of hard labour.

Ivan: Well, it felt like it, kupo.

Isaac: Endless toil. Surely you know it well.

Ivan: Are you mocking me, kupo?

Isaac: Stop mocking me, kupo.

Ivan: I'll call on my apprentice to stop you if you keep on, kupo.

Isaac: I'll dob on you to Garet, kupo!

Ivan: o_o

Isaac: -_o

Ivan: ^_^

Isaac: ^_v

Ivan: -_-

Isaac: |_|

Ivan: T_T

Isaac: H_H

Ivan: n_n

Isaac: u_s

Ivan: x_x

Isaac: 4_x

Ivan: O_O

Isaac: B_P

Ivan: Stop it, kupo!

Isaac: Hey look, it's Beltran!

Beltran: Hey Marche, Montblanc! We've just been dispatching those lamias!

Isaac: That's good-

Beltran: Then we went to the inn and got drunk, we went to an amusement park and got drunk, we went to visit the 21st century-

Ivan: Let me guess, you got drunk there, kupo.

Beltran: No - we all had smoothies.

Isaac: Wow. We spent all that time squabbling.

Ivan: Yeah, and when we could have been getting drunk, kupo.

Beltran: So does that mean that you'll never fight?

Is/Iv: NO WAY (kupo)!

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Mission 17 - Staring eyes - I found out who's got the ahriman eye, and he's a real bad egg. Seems he's making the ahriman chase after girls in Cyril. -Bran, Streetear

Bst: I am the person with many eyes! Welcome to my lair!

Ivan: Dude, we're standing on a random street, kupo.

Bst: Shussh! Don't let anyone know!

Isaac: Anyway, we've come to stop you.

Bst: Fine! But see if I care! ::cries::

Beltran: ::already dispatching:: The ahrimans are quite tough. You'll all have to help!

Ivan: ::goes over to a ahriman:: Aw. How cute. He's gnawing on my ear, kupo.

Isaac: ::stabs ahriman in the eye with a sword::

Ahriman: Eek! ;_;

Ivan: Isaac! How could you, kupo?

Bst: My ahriman! Poor ahriman!

Ivan: Don't worry sir! I've got something here with me; Isaac gave it to me when he was very very mad at me, kupo.

Isaac: Uh...

Ivan: He said it was very soothing, kupo.

Isaac: Uh...

Ivan: 'It's very soothing!', that's what he said, kupo.

Bst: Well, quick!!! Give it to my ahriman!

Ivan: Ok. I'll just pour it into his eye, kupo.

Bst: Hurry!

Ivan: ::pours it into ahriman's eye::

Bst: Uhh... it's shrinking. It's... DYING!!!!

Ivan: Isaac!!!! What was in that vile concoction, kupo?

Isaac: Mothballs...

Bst: No0o0o0o0o0o0o0o...

Isaac: Methalayted spirits...

Bst: No0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o...

Isaac: Mineral turpentine...

Bst: No0o0o0o0o0o0o0o...

Isaac: Domestos bleach...

Bst: No0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0...

Isaac: Dog food...

Bst: No0o0... wait. That bit's not so bad.

Isaac: And canned asparagus.

Bst: So he'll die?

Isaac: Uh...

Ivan: It's all your fault Isaac, kupo!!!

Beastmaster NU MOU: ::whacks Isaac on the head with his cane::

Isaac: ::sigh:: It's a horrible curse...

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Mission 18 - Golden gil - I want you to research the origin of golden gil in my shop. If it's really from the age of kings, it could be good for sales. -Shopkeeper, The Golden Gil -Dispatch- Deisel

Mission 19 - You, immortal - Looking for someone to model for a statue to be put in the Royal Library's new wing. Youth, beauty and physique a plus. -Cesare, Artist -Dispatch- Beltran

Mission 20 - Neighbour! - We're looking for a few good "neighbours"! Won't you join our worldwide network? -Pewl, Neighbour Network -Dispatch -Aurelie

Mission 21 - Morning woes - Our rooster, Nikki, has taken to crowing well before sunrise. Now the neighbours are complaining! Won't someone please help? -Mulchin, Grocer -Dispatch -Oskar

Mission 22 - An education - Nothing is more dear to me than my son, Lukel, yet he has never done well on tests. Won't someone please tutor him? -Mrs Kulel -Dispatch - Rain

Mission 23 - Foul thief - A thief has been coming in the night and stealing our chickens. Please, catch him for us! -Kariena, Little Girl

Ivan: ::humming battle theme::

Isaac: The fumes must have got to your brain... as small as it is.

Brean: It'ss the thief! Get him!

Thf: I shall destroy you all!

Is/Iv: We're not scared (kupo)!

Thf: Um... then I'll feast on your soul after I eat your... spleen!

Is/Iv: Meep! ::hide behind a rock::

Brean: Um... guesss it'ss up to me... ::dispatchess thief::

Thf: Ow! That hurt! ::runs away screaming::

Brean: Uh... guyss?

Is/Iv: What (kupo)?

Brean: It'ss ssafe to come out now...

Ivan: But what about the soul eater, kupo!

Isaac: Yeah, he said he would eat our spleens!

Brean: Do you even know what sspleenss are?

Ivan: Uh...

Isaac: Not by memory.

Ivan: Good one, kupo!

Brean: But he'ss gone now!

Isaac: SuRe...

Brean: Uh... iss that "Ssee her" I ssee over there?

Isaac: Mia? ::jumps out from behind the rock:: HEY! She's not here! You tricked me! ::hides behind the rock again::

Brean: Hmm... a tub of gold, right over there? Wow, what an HONOUR it would be to find ssuch a thing!

Isaac: But... the thief's SCARY!

*2 hours later*

Brean: Pleasse? Do it for me. Do it for Beltran! Do it for Fleaha! Do it for the honour and glory of your country!

Ivan: Honour, kupo?

Brean: Yes! For getting out behind that rock, you'd get honour and glory!

Ivan: No, not interested, kupo.

Brean: ::ssighss:: It'll mean you're better than Issaac...

Ivan: Count me in, kupo! ::jumps out from behind the rock:;

Brean: What about you, Issaac? You going to let Ivan take your place?

Isaac: Guess so.

Brean: ARGH! ::destroyss the rock::

Isaac: HEY! ::finds a new rock::

Brean: Thiss iss hopelesss...

Ivan: Wait! I have a plan, kupo! ::whispers::

Brean: Oook... but what's the plan?

Ivan: Oh, right, kupo. ::whispers the plan::

Brean: Oh no! Treear iss over there! Sshe needss help! ::coughss:: First Aid.

Isaac: I know! I'll heal her using my "First Aid!" ability!

Brean: Yay!

Isaac: From behind this rock?

Brean: Very well.

Judge suddenly appears

Judge: Marche, the laws CLEARLY state no techniques allowed today.

Isaac: Uh...

Judge: Come with me.

Brean: ::glares at Ivan::

Ivan; What? It got him out from under the rock, right, kupo?

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Dessie: As usual, R&R, please go easy on the flames though.