Nightmare Alex: HIYA!!! Today I am giving away. . . CAKE!!! CAKE FOR EVERYONE!!!
Serac: YAY!
Nightmare Alex: Well, almost everyone.
Serac: Don't tell me. . . None for me, right?
Nightmare Alex: Well, ya might get some eventually. . . like at the end of the story or som 'tin.
Serac: No muffins, no pie, no chocolate chips, no reese's. . . Oh well, I can dream can't I?
Nightmare Alex: Sure! Anyway, CAKE for: Wolfy 129, and The Faction's Lord!
Serac: Well, I have to admit, maybe this story is actually starting to get good. Oh, and QueenDragonGoddess, I think you can call what is happening, uhhhhh, I dunno, steaming mud shipping? Eh?
Nightmare Alex: Right, well, read on, to the next wonderful chapter!
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter IX: Growing Suspicion
Mia and Isaac emerged from below decks to witness the ongoing bet between Felix and Garet. To Isaac's surprise, they were tied!
"You just watch, I'll kill one more!" Garet shouted.
"What are you talking about? The end of the Karagol is right there!" Felix said, pointing to rapidly growing land. "There aren't any more monsters!"
Suddenly, a sea gull flew right over Garet's head.
"Gotcha!!!" Garet threw his sword with expert skill, and struck down the foul fowl. "I killed more monsters than you!"
"He's right, he got 200, you only got 199" Ivan stated.
"Lucky break, I have another bet for you" Felix replied, not willing to give up yet.
"What?" Garet asked confidently.
"Wooden Swords, me and you. Two hours" Felix made his bet bluntly.
"You're on!" Garet stated boldly. "You won't even see what hit ya!"
"Oooooooh, high class entertainment!" Mia laughed.
"All for you, Mia" Garet smiled.
Isaac looked at Mia, eyebrows raised. Mia felt a slight pang of guilt, for not telling Garet about her and Isaac. But, what could she do? She was caught up between the two of them, not willing to let either go.
"I'll be there" she said, putting on her best smile.
Garet bought it, and the ship docked. He walked off taunting Felix about his defeat. Sheba and Ivan were discussing it also.
"Man, they must be machines!" Sheba exclaimed.
"Yeah, that many monsters so quick!" Ivan responded.
"Think you could do it?" Sheba questioned.
"Only with you around" Ivan replied jokingly.
Sheba laughed.
"Let's go have some fun before the match" Sheba said.
And so they disembarked, and headed off to who knows where.
"Shall we be going, too?" asked Isaac.
"Oh, yes, of course" Mia replied distantly.
"Listen, Mia, are you sure you should keep this from Garet? You seem pretty lost in thought about it" Isaac asked once again.
"Yes, I'm sure" she said after a long pause. "Don't worry about it."
"Well, then, shall we go have some fun before the match?" Isaac questioned.
"Maybe just a little bit. . ." Mia trailed off as she and Isaac locked lips once again.
And so they too, disappeared, off into the bustling port.
Two hours later everyone assembled at the docks. Felix and Garet chose their wooden swords, and backed five paces away from each other.
"It's my turn to make you look like a fool" Felix taunted.
"Not likely" Garet retorted. "I've beaten you before, I can do it again."
Ivan stepped into the middle and began the countdown. "Alright, I want a good, clean duel. No hits below the belt, and NO PSYNERGY! Ready, three, two, one. . . GO!"
"Here I come!" Garet cried, running at Felix with blinding speed, drawing his sword.
"Too easy!" Felix back flipped, kicking Garet in the chin, and pushing off into the air.
"Not bad" commented Garet, rubbing his chin.
"Now your mine!" Felix yelled, diving straight at Garet, sword and fist extended.
"Who's winning now?" Garet taunted, stepping to the side at the last moment, watching Felix recover by rolling, and then kicking Felix's feet from under him.
"Not you" Felix sprang to his feet, coming around with a punch.
"Nice try" Garet caught Felix's fist, and hit Felix in the stomach with the hilt of his sword.
"OOF!" Felix stumbled back a bit, surprised at Garet's quick thinking.
"Now it ends!" Garet rushed forward throwing a punch.
"Overconfident!" Felix caught the punch.
"As expected!" Garet twisted his arm, leaving Felix's arm open, then nailed Felix's wrist with his sword.
"Ah!" Felix withdrew his arm, just as Garet threw a punch at his face.
"Score one, Garet!" Garet landed his punch perfectly, knocking Felix to the ground.
"And one Felix!" Felix rolled between Garet's legs, and kicked him in his back.
"Not quite!" Garet spun, knocking Felix's legs with his sword, and delivering a mighty punch to Felix's gut.
"Uggghhhhhh. . ." Felix collapsed on the ground, attempting one final strike at Garet's chest.
Garet simply jumped over the blow, landing next to Felix's head, and thrust his sword a centimeter from Felix's skull. "I win."
"Alright, you win, you win. Ohhhhhh, my stomach. . ." Felix gave in.
"Wow, great fight Garet!" Mia exclaimed.
"Thanks!" Garet smiled back. "Did you actually watch it, or were you too busy looking at Isaac?" Garet asked jokingly.
"Wh-what? No, no, o-of course not" Mia replied, a bit shaken. Had she been found out? No, Garet was only joking.
"Maybe I should duel you next?" Isaac interrupted.
"Not today, that was pretty tiring" Garet replied.
Ivan and Sheba helped Felix up, and they went to the inn for the night.
As Garet was about to go to sleep, he heard something in the hallways.
Peeking out the door, he saw Isaac and Mia leave the inn.
Gazing out the window, he watched them walk into the woods.
"Wonder what they're doing?" Garet thought aloud. "Could it be possible? No. Although, Mia and Isaac have been spending a bit more time together. No. It still can't be. But, still, they have been giving each other secret looks. At first I thought it was just coincidence, but maybe. . . No. Mia loves me, and I love her. Nothing will change that."
Garet may have convinced himself aloud, but he still went to sleep with suspicion floating through his head, and a determination to figure out what was going on.
Serac: YAY!
Nightmare Alex: Well, almost everyone.
Serac: Don't tell me. . . None for me, right?
Nightmare Alex: Well, ya might get some eventually. . . like at the end of the story or som 'tin.
Serac: No muffins, no pie, no chocolate chips, no reese's. . . Oh well, I can dream can't I?
Nightmare Alex: Sure! Anyway, CAKE for: Wolfy 129, and The Faction's Lord!
Serac: Well, I have to admit, maybe this story is actually starting to get good. Oh, and QueenDragonGoddess, I think you can call what is happening, uhhhhh, I dunno, steaming mud shipping? Eh?
Nightmare Alex: Right, well, read on, to the next wonderful chapter!
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter IX: Growing Suspicion
Mia and Isaac emerged from below decks to witness the ongoing bet between Felix and Garet. To Isaac's surprise, they were tied!
"You just watch, I'll kill one more!" Garet shouted.
"What are you talking about? The end of the Karagol is right there!" Felix said, pointing to rapidly growing land. "There aren't any more monsters!"
Suddenly, a sea gull flew right over Garet's head.
"Gotcha!!!" Garet threw his sword with expert skill, and struck down the foul fowl. "I killed more monsters than you!"
"He's right, he got 200, you only got 199" Ivan stated.
"Lucky break, I have another bet for you" Felix replied, not willing to give up yet.
"What?" Garet asked confidently.
"Wooden Swords, me and you. Two hours" Felix made his bet bluntly.
"You're on!" Garet stated boldly. "You won't even see what hit ya!"
"Oooooooh, high class entertainment!" Mia laughed.
"All for you, Mia" Garet smiled.
Isaac looked at Mia, eyebrows raised. Mia felt a slight pang of guilt, for not telling Garet about her and Isaac. But, what could she do? She was caught up between the two of them, not willing to let either go.
"I'll be there" she said, putting on her best smile.
Garet bought it, and the ship docked. He walked off taunting Felix about his defeat. Sheba and Ivan were discussing it also.
"Man, they must be machines!" Sheba exclaimed.
"Yeah, that many monsters so quick!" Ivan responded.
"Think you could do it?" Sheba questioned.
"Only with you around" Ivan replied jokingly.
Sheba laughed.
"Let's go have some fun before the match" Sheba said.
And so they disembarked, and headed off to who knows where.
"Shall we be going, too?" asked Isaac.
"Oh, yes, of course" Mia replied distantly.
"Listen, Mia, are you sure you should keep this from Garet? You seem pretty lost in thought about it" Isaac asked once again.
"Yes, I'm sure" she said after a long pause. "Don't worry about it."
"Well, then, shall we go have some fun before the match?" Isaac questioned.
"Maybe just a little bit. . ." Mia trailed off as she and Isaac locked lips once again.
And so they too, disappeared, off into the bustling port.
Two hours later everyone assembled at the docks. Felix and Garet chose their wooden swords, and backed five paces away from each other.
"It's my turn to make you look like a fool" Felix taunted.
"Not likely" Garet retorted. "I've beaten you before, I can do it again."
Ivan stepped into the middle and began the countdown. "Alright, I want a good, clean duel. No hits below the belt, and NO PSYNERGY! Ready, three, two, one. . . GO!"
"Here I come!" Garet cried, running at Felix with blinding speed, drawing his sword.
"Too easy!" Felix back flipped, kicking Garet in the chin, and pushing off into the air.
"Not bad" commented Garet, rubbing his chin.
"Now your mine!" Felix yelled, diving straight at Garet, sword and fist extended.
"Who's winning now?" Garet taunted, stepping to the side at the last moment, watching Felix recover by rolling, and then kicking Felix's feet from under him.
"Not you" Felix sprang to his feet, coming around with a punch.
"Nice try" Garet caught Felix's fist, and hit Felix in the stomach with the hilt of his sword.
"OOF!" Felix stumbled back a bit, surprised at Garet's quick thinking.
"Now it ends!" Garet rushed forward throwing a punch.
"Overconfident!" Felix caught the punch.
"As expected!" Garet twisted his arm, leaving Felix's arm open, then nailed Felix's wrist with his sword.
"Ah!" Felix withdrew his arm, just as Garet threw a punch at his face.
"Score one, Garet!" Garet landed his punch perfectly, knocking Felix to the ground.
"And one Felix!" Felix rolled between Garet's legs, and kicked him in his back.
"Not quite!" Garet spun, knocking Felix's legs with his sword, and delivering a mighty punch to Felix's gut.
"Uggghhhhhh. . ." Felix collapsed on the ground, attempting one final strike at Garet's chest.
Garet simply jumped over the blow, landing next to Felix's head, and thrust his sword a centimeter from Felix's skull. "I win."
"Alright, you win, you win. Ohhhhhh, my stomach. . ." Felix gave in.
"Wow, great fight Garet!" Mia exclaimed.
"Thanks!" Garet smiled back. "Did you actually watch it, or were you too busy looking at Isaac?" Garet asked jokingly.
"Wh-what? No, no, o-of course not" Mia replied, a bit shaken. Had she been found out? No, Garet was only joking.
"Maybe I should duel you next?" Isaac interrupted.
"Not today, that was pretty tiring" Garet replied.
Ivan and Sheba helped Felix up, and they went to the inn for the night.
As Garet was about to go to sleep, he heard something in the hallways.
Peeking out the door, he saw Isaac and Mia leave the inn.
Gazing out the window, he watched them walk into the woods.
"Wonder what they're doing?" Garet thought aloud. "Could it be possible? No. Although, Mia and Isaac have been spending a bit more time together. No. It still can't be. But, still, they have been giving each other secret looks. At first I thought it was just coincidence, but maybe. . . No. Mia loves me, and I love her. Nothing will change that."
Garet may have convinced himself aloud, but he still went to sleep with suspicion floating through his head, and a determination to figure out what was going on.