Return of Anemos

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Chapter 14 - Love and War

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Ok, first order of business: This chapter will kick off the idea that I have been kicking around for a few months now - augmenting MIDI/MP3 files with the text. You heard correct, I will be using music with this story for parts.

Sadly, most, if not all of, the files that I plan to use have been in my archives for so long, I forget where most came from (about 70% were from www.vgmusic.com, but even then, I forget where the rest came from... And I changed the file names to help in my archives... Oh well...). In order for this system to work, you will either need to have me on your favorites list (I will begin checking that page twice a week instead of once every two months now...lol) or contact me via e-mail.

AND I DO NOT CLAIM THESE TRACKS TO BE MINE!!! I AM SIMPLY USING THEM TO COMPLIMENT THE STORY!!!

Now then...

Here's how we will work them in:

When you get the e-mail, it will have the txt of RoA#, and one or more MIDIs (if I do MP3s, it will be from links... And I will try to stick to MIDIs since many of you are like me and are stuck with a cruddy 56K modem. That aside...). Open the text, and at certain points, it will say to open a MIDI. Do so then.

Be advised that this chapter will be testing this system to see what kind of response I get. I will appreciate any and all comments/flames on this.

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Files for this chapter (all MIDIs)

T_MetroidFusion_MysteryTheme2

SonicAdventure - Eggman

supermetroidmotherbrain

Metroid Fusion - MysteryTheme3

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Now, to the story!!!

Because YOU asked for it!

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Kolar stared out of his private suite over the landscape. Too long had it been since he had the chance to look over the lands and know that they were his. Ever since Valeph, he had never been able to call the lands his, what with all of the troops around. Of course, that would change soon.

For now he had his army ready to take Mars Lighthouse. Once done, only one would remain - the one that was his first success and first loss.

When the project of building a catastrophy shelter underneath Venus Lighthouse came before the council, he had convinced them to permit his overseeing of the project. Seeing as he had accomplished it before he had become enlightened, he was still impressed that he had gotten their approval...

...and the sudden reprocussions that came due to his loosing of the Shelter. Rebels had overrun the site within mere days of Valeph, and and he had been knocked down to the overseer of the Imilian outposts. THAT had granted him the opportunity to create his army, and to experiment with lesser creatures. And if it had not been for that damned Nani, he would have gotten back to power sooner. As it was, the creature's violent nature had caused it to be sealed, and he was forced to remain in Imilia.

Fortunately, one of the Council was killed shortly after that decision, and he was the only one with experiance to handle the situation.

Everything had worked in his favor, save one:

Zeus.

The damned child had choosen to join the armed forces rather than join him in the Council. He did not know what caused Zeus to join up, nor did he really care. He had sensed that his son had become suicidal, furious at the loss of someone close. Probably a girl or something that had been killed by the Rebels.

Whatever it was, at least three good things came out of it. Each of the three children that Zeus claimed as his own had served their purposes in returning Anemos, and two had aided in gathering information since the Return. The one that hadn't would soon find a purpose...

Looking at the sky, he made his way to the Council chamber, where the meeting would take place. Or rather, not a meeting, but his coup.

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Feihzi was washing the dinner plates when the alarm rang.

Rushing to her window, she glanced outside. She saw the throngs of ex-Anemian soldiers rushing towards the south, but what their goal was, she did not see. She did see, though, a large number of Jupitarians hanging back, though for what, she could not tell.

She wished that Ivan were home, but he had gone to talk with Piers over the whole Robin thing. Though he had said nothing, she could tell that he did not trust him. Why that was, she could not tell-

She screamed as she saw the monstrous form of...what was that? It vaguely resembled something human, but whatever it had once been, it was utterly horrific. Long, thin, fleshy legs moved a frail body, which supported a head far too large to be normal. The thing would have looke simply rediculous were it not for the large sacks of flesh hanging from the appendages. And then there were the eyes - massive red orbs that simply stared, never blinking...

A collum of fire shot towards her, and she fell to her knees. She tried to get up, but was greeted by a falling frying pan...

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Ivan stared at the horrors that approached. Already five were in sight, with three elememental signatures being radiated from their location. It wasn't hard to tell WHAT element they were; their skin pigments reflected their signals; earth, fire, water. Oddly enough, no wind...

*Wonder why that is..?*

Behind him stood Piers, Agatio, and Robin. Desite his distrust of the Venusian, Ivan had to admit that his comrade's summoning of his troops had been very effective. Of course, it seemed like overkill to mass two hundred troops in the front, seeing as there were only five beasts to kill. Two hundred had been ordered to guard Mars Lighthouse, another unneccesary gesture. And he couldn't begin to guess why over a hundred Jupiter Adepts were still in their tents...

The closest beast, looking like some old stick figure with a collossal head, seemed to glow a bit... Odd...

The other four had larger limbs, but they were still horrifying. How they could even exist was unknown.

Suddenly, the Bubble Head fired off a massive wave of fire, toungues of flame burning their way into the city...

Ivan wanted to run back, to check on Feihzi, but he had to stand his ground. He glanced at Piers, to see if the Lemurian had any clue as to WHAT these were. Seeing none, he looked to Robin, but the Venusian was saying something in some language he didn't understand. Suddenly, the blond haired warrior drew his blade:

"Ch'tal'a!!"

*Well, that figures...*

Suddenly, a burst of diamond-hard stones and balls of electricity flew forward, chewing at the manikin's body. Flesh burned off, it's brain fried, it fell, defeated.

But the other four continued on, and suddenly six more appeared...

*Why do I get the feeling that we're in trouble?*

Ivan heard Robin shouting something in some tounge that he didn't know, but was unable to guess as he fired a bolt of electricity at the nearest creatre...

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Zeus traveled down the village of Vale, pondering what he should do. Already had he recieved word from Prox that they had come under attack by Anemian forces, but Zeus knew that Robin's troops could hold back any force they faced. Even a horrifyingly mutated one...

But he also knew that the villagers of Vale must move to another location. Given the chance, Anemia would jump at the chance to overrun and take Vale. Especially since they were apparenly after the Lighthouses as well. But why? It still made little sense as to what they hoped to gain. Unless...

...Unless they were revisiting the places that Kolar had visited eons ago. Which meant that the Rocks would also be on their hit list.

Of course, that still didn't answer WHY they needed those places. Pity. And since the options of where to go were limited, he tried to think of where they could go.

Simple: Venus Lighthouse.

He knew that rebels had overrun it in a bygone time, but some of them might have survived in the Shelter. Provided, of course, that it worked. But the odds of that were small. Never the less, Venus Lighthouse was the only Lighthouse that was relatively unclaimed, and as such, they needed to go and defend it as quickly as possible. Which meant that they needed to leave by tom-

He stopped, staring at a lone figure walking in his general direction. It was not possible; she was dead. Yet there she walked. True, her delicate blue hair was tied back, but the face... Was it possible..?

Walking towards her, he politely nodded, noting that she didn't recognize him. "Ma'am, could you please tell me your name?"

Her eyebrows raised, probably as suprised to see him. Of course, he had been outside of the village ever since his arrival, so it was understandable that the villagers didn't know him. But if she was who he thought she was...

"My name is Mia."

Mia. That was Mary's mother's name. Could it be that Mary had a sister? It was certain that it wasn't any of HIS children that were the ancestors of Mia; his offspring had been Jupiter Adepts, and even then, Kolar had taken them from him. Supposedly taken due to Zeus's entering the army, he doubted that Kolar was completely honest with that explination...

Realizing that the young woman in front of him was staring at him quizzicaly, he nodded again. "Sorry, miss. You just remind me of someone I once knew..." With that, he made his way towards the building that the red head had lead Hamma to. If he was right, he would find Isaac and would inform them that they needed to leave.

All the while, he felt the gaze of the blue headed angel on his back, as puzzled as he was...

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Garet set the box down on top of the table, packing more of his belongings. He recalled a time when he would've risked his life to save more than he could carry. Then again, he didn't have a wife like Mia to scold him for that. And when she got mad, she was worse than either Isaac or Kraden...

He sighed at the thought of his old teacher. Sure, he and Isaac had made jokes about him, and Jenna's tale of the "werewolves" made them all worry about Krade. But even then, the old mage had his moments of being polite and sane. Unfortunately, he had died shortly after Vale was rebuilt. Sadder still, Kraden would never see Garet's children. The old man may not have been the best of social beings, but he was still a good teacher in the use of psynergy, having learned a fair bit on the journey...

His children... Garet chuckled at that. He and Mia were constantly deciding on that subject, and just as they were about to agree, along came the plague. And then the huge beast that cured it. Then Isaac. Then Megan.

Garet got the feeling that it would be a few years before they had kids now...

Still, despite his resentment to the powers that unleashed these curses, he still was willing to face everyone with a pleasent attitude, which, as he thought, would have scared everyone years ago. Picking up some clothes, he placed them in to the box. He glanced behind him, hearing steps. Turning, he saw Megan, her face tear streaked, but still asleep. It was probable that she had recently awakened, and would be looking for Mia. Or whoever it was that killed Justin. Either of which, Garet could not begin to guess...

"Garet, where is Mia?"

He looked at her, pondering that comment. He himself had last seen Mia when she had left to go check with Felix as to when they needed to leave. Of course, that had been some time ago. Maybe she visited Isaac as well, seeing as she hadn't visited him since he returned.

"She should be back any min-"

The door creaked open, drawing their attention to it. His eyebrows raised, Garet saw that Mia was smiling, but her eyes told of a puzzled mind. Whatever it was, it would be something she heard recently.

"Mia, are you alright," asked Megan, inquiring before Garet had finished thinking about what might puzzle Mia...

"Yes, I am fine. And it is nice to see that you are fine now, Megan."

Garet inwardly frowned at that. If Mia had pointed out that her former student's belly was larger than it was when she arrived...

"Why is Garet packing?"

Mia walked towards her, taking her hand and gently leading Megan up the stairs. "Because we are going to have to leave very soon."

As the two women ascened the stairs, Garet caught a look from Mia's eyes. She was not only puzzled, but worried. Which meant that something BIG was about to happen...

This time, he thought, Felix was serious; they were going to leave Vale. And possibly never see it again...

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Well, how did this work out? Again, if I don't have your e-mail, you cannot use this! If you want to, send me your e-mail adress and you will recieve the MIDIs that augment this chatper!

That aside, time for some review commentary!

Gay Witch - The gay pairing has been posponed indefinitely right now, largely since I cannot find a place to put it now. Things have developed way beyond my original ideas now... (originally, in the VERY first idea for this, Hamma would be the daughter of a key advisor of Anemos, and Isaac would be the Anemian ruler's grandson... =D As you can see, things HAVE changed...) Thanks for the review though!

darkness127 - I just check my Stats page for your e-mail (and several others, though many have shown no interest in this or have not been on in ages..). However, this should come soon! Thanks for the review!

Dragon Empress - Evil Monkeys cannot harm me. You know why? "I HAVE FURY!!!!" Little apes aside, thanks for the review! And tell me your thoughts on the new system!!!

Forgotten Souls - Yes, I have considered being a writer for a living... 0_0 And am I really that good? Huh... Now to your review comments... Plot twist. Definitely. It is Hamma. (waits for shouting to die down) Just kidding! (though it WAS an idea at one point...=D) And Garet has made his RoA debut, and Mia has, though not as much as she will be... Still need to give Alex and Jasmine some parts though... Well, they have boots as teens, but what about as kids? ^_^ It is hard having an insane father, last time I researched the fact. And is it something big? =D Oh, there's a reason for the Mercs to not be in the army... ... Did I say Mercs? I meant Mercury! Not Mercenary! -_- I need to wake up... And yes, more people to keep track of, though this time, these two will play a BIG part coming up... Oh, and this might make your head spin: Remember in IB where Isaac felt like a brother to Jenna? =D Remember that... And I am looking forward to you review! Thanks!

That's it? Oh well, can't expect too many now, since school is back in session for nearly everyone but me. Course, I have it in a week or so...

Sheba - =D

=_= Anyway...

Agatio - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN THE EXACT MIDI TRACKS OR THE GOLDEN SUN GAMES!!!

^0^ REVIEW!!!

Karst - Hey!

-_- It's my story, I can do what I want!

Sheba/Agatio/Karst - 0_0