Forsaken Journeys
By Otakuprincess
Author's Note: You all asked for it, here it is!
Selena awoke to bright sunshine and birds singing in her ear. She looked up to see a blue sky and fluffy white clouds traversing the heavens. As she stood up, she called to the others.
"You guys! We made it, we made it!"
"Ugh..." Rikku said as he woke up. "Where did we make it?"
"River Belle Path!" Selena said happily.
Terran jumped up and straightened his pack. Everyone was there...except Zöe.
"Hey everyone!" came a voice from behind. Zöe walked out and winked at Selena.
"Hey, where've you been?" Selena said, slapping Zöe on the back.
"Oh...I was exploring the river. I found another chalice last night, and it looked pretty old. I wasn't sure if it still worked, but it reacted to the myrrh. I took it with me. Anyway, I don't think this area should be too hard." She replied.
"Oh..." Selena stood with her mouth gaping. "I thought I was the first person awake."
"Anyway," Zöe continued, "I already got halfway to the tree before I came back. Got some food, too."
In a few minutes, the fire had roared to life again, and Zöe was sliding some fresh meat and fish onto the spit. The group all ate their share, and, packing up, prepared to journey farther into the area.
"I think we leave the caravan here," explained Zöe carefully, "and go with our packs into the fray. After collecting our Myrrh, we'll be sent back to the top of the hill."
Everyone nodded, and Terran piped up.
"Can Selena take our chalice?" he asked. "She's the fastest runner, and then we can take the other one. Just in case we get behind."
"Just admit it!" Selena yelled playfully. "My weapons suck, so I wouldn't be much help in a fight."
Zöe laughed and pulled out her Aura Racket. "It's fine, so does mine. Hopefully we can start stocking up on weapon plans today. By the time we get materials, we'll be able to get some new weapons made back home. I think Selena's dad could do that."
"Okay!" Selena yelled, then went charging in.
"Wait!" Rikku yelled. "I guess you can stay with us until we catch up to her."
Zöe nodded and stayed by his side. She suddenly saw that Selena was having trouble ahead battling two goblin things. She was losing badly."
"I'll meet you guys up there!" Zöe yelled, running outside of the chalice's reach until she reached the other one. Her heath was down a bit, but it was nothing she couldn't handle.
"Help!" Selena cried. Zöe came running in, sending fireballs careening into the goblins. They crumbled, leaving magicite and some gil. Zöe grabbed the money and handed the magicite to Selena.
"I already picked some up," she said, before picking up her pace.
"Zöe!" Selena yelled, running after her. Zöe barely stayed inside the chalice's boundary, she was running so fast. After following Zöe over two bridges, into a Moogle nest, and through the river, Selena finally caught up to her.
"Gosh, Zöe..." Selena said as she gasped for air. "You could have given me a chance to fight some of the goblins..."
"Sorry." Zöe said sheepishly. "Anyway, we're at the king crab's cave. You ready?"
Selena nodded, then looked around. "Where are Rikku and Terran?"
"Who knows," Zöe replied, chomping on a bunch of grapes. "We'll find them later. They just won't get any artifacts," she joked. Selena smiled and chugged down some spring water. She held her weapon at the ready. As Zöe walked into the open glade, Selena followed.
Silence greeted them as Selena and Zöe treaded over the fresh green grass. No birds, sang here, and the beautiful waterfall sparkled in the sun. As Selena opened her mouth to comment, as shadow moved behind the think film of water. Zöe jumped back as a giant crab jumped out of the water.
"Oh shit, oh shit." Selena said before sending a wave of fira at the monster. It threw out a wave of Slow, and Zöe was hit. Selena yelled out, then got up and continued to hack at the monster.
"AAAAH!" she yelled as Zöe slowly got to her feet. Zöe ran around, sending out a focus attack at the back of the crab. He turned his attention to her, and Selena got a few more hits in. Rikku and Terran suddenly ran in, crisscrossing and hitting the monster with Blizzaga and Holy. The crab began to collapse, sending out even more waves of attacks. As Selena prepared to stab the thing in the head, she collapsed at the crab's feet, paralyzed by a new attack. She looked up as the belly of the crab fell to earth next to her.
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Thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story! Chapter four is coming soon, so read and review!
ThunderCat – I'm glad you liked it. About the Selkie thing, I just created two Selkies in my game, and I really liked them both. There will be a Yuke later, I promise. It's actually going to be part of the plotline, so keep reading!
Phoenix 14 – YAY! Another person who likes the way I changed this around a bit. I'll keep writing this forever, promise!
Lee Jun-Fan – The chalice thing at the end, I really screwed that up. I'll be sure to fix that.
Eridel – Thank you!
Burrito Dan the Garbage Man – I just added that as a twist. The way I did this, I tried to have more of a point than the game does.
Lemurian-Girl – Thanks!
Taslin-Jewel-of-Glacia – Sure, I'll give you some tips!
LinkGirl – I will!
Angel Nina – Thanks for the review, I'll update whenever I can.
BirthofMana – Thank you for your review, and it's great getting to talk to you sometimes. I always love to read your stuff, so keep working on it!
Amethyst Wings – Thanks for being my first reviewer!
Author's Note: You all asked for it, here it is!
Selena awoke to bright sunshine and birds singing in her ear. She looked up to see a blue sky and fluffy white clouds traversing the heavens. As she stood up, she called to the others.
"You guys! We made it, we made it!"
"Ugh..." Rikku said as he woke up. "Where did we make it?"
"River Belle Path!" Selena said happily.
Terran jumped up and straightened his pack. Everyone was there...except Zöe.
"Hey everyone!" came a voice from behind. Zöe walked out and winked at Selena.
"Hey, where've you been?" Selena said, slapping Zöe on the back.
"Oh...I was exploring the river. I found another chalice last night, and it looked pretty old. I wasn't sure if it still worked, but it reacted to the myrrh. I took it with me. Anyway, I don't think this area should be too hard." She replied.
"Oh..." Selena stood with her mouth gaping. "I thought I was the first person awake."
"Anyway," Zöe continued, "I already got halfway to the tree before I came back. Got some food, too."
In a few minutes, the fire had roared to life again, and Zöe was sliding some fresh meat and fish onto the spit. The group all ate their share, and, packing up, prepared to journey farther into the area.
"I think we leave the caravan here," explained Zöe carefully, "and go with our packs into the fray. After collecting our Myrrh, we'll be sent back to the top of the hill."
Everyone nodded, and Terran piped up.
"Can Selena take our chalice?" he asked. "She's the fastest runner, and then we can take the other one. Just in case we get behind."
"Just admit it!" Selena yelled playfully. "My weapons suck, so I wouldn't be much help in a fight."
Zöe laughed and pulled out her Aura Racket. "It's fine, so does mine. Hopefully we can start stocking up on weapon plans today. By the time we get materials, we'll be able to get some new weapons made back home. I think Selena's dad could do that."
"Okay!" Selena yelled, then went charging in.
"Wait!" Rikku yelled. "I guess you can stay with us until we catch up to her."
Zöe nodded and stayed by his side. She suddenly saw that Selena was having trouble ahead battling two goblin things. She was losing badly."
"I'll meet you guys up there!" Zöe yelled, running outside of the chalice's reach until she reached the other one. Her heath was down a bit, but it was nothing she couldn't handle.
"Help!" Selena cried. Zöe came running in, sending fireballs careening into the goblins. They crumbled, leaving magicite and some gil. Zöe grabbed the money and handed the magicite to Selena.
"I already picked some up," she said, before picking up her pace.
"Zöe!" Selena yelled, running after her. Zöe barely stayed inside the chalice's boundary, she was running so fast. After following Zöe over two bridges, into a Moogle nest, and through the river, Selena finally caught up to her.
"Gosh, Zöe..." Selena said as she gasped for air. "You could have given me a chance to fight some of the goblins..."
"Sorry." Zöe said sheepishly. "Anyway, we're at the king crab's cave. You ready?"
Selena nodded, then looked around. "Where are Rikku and Terran?"
"Who knows," Zöe replied, chomping on a bunch of grapes. "We'll find them later. They just won't get any artifacts," she joked. Selena smiled and chugged down some spring water. She held her weapon at the ready. As Zöe walked into the open glade, Selena followed.
Silence greeted them as Selena and Zöe treaded over the fresh green grass. No birds, sang here, and the beautiful waterfall sparkled in the sun. As Selena opened her mouth to comment, as shadow moved behind the think film of water. Zöe jumped back as a giant crab jumped out of the water.
"Oh shit, oh shit." Selena said before sending a wave of fira at the monster. It threw out a wave of Slow, and Zöe was hit. Selena yelled out, then got up and continued to hack at the monster.
"AAAAH!" she yelled as Zöe slowly got to her feet. Zöe ran around, sending out a focus attack at the back of the crab. He turned his attention to her, and Selena got a few more hits in. Rikku and Terran suddenly ran in, crisscrossing and hitting the monster with Blizzaga and Holy. The crab began to collapse, sending out even more waves of attacks. As Selena prepared to stab the thing in the head, she collapsed at the crab's feet, paralyzed by a new attack. She looked up as the belly of the crab fell to earth next to her.
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Thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story! Chapter four is coming soon, so read and review!
ThunderCat – I'm glad you liked it. About the Selkie thing, I just created two Selkies in my game, and I really liked them both. There will be a Yuke later, I promise. It's actually going to be part of the plotline, so keep reading!
Phoenix 14 – YAY! Another person who likes the way I changed this around a bit. I'll keep writing this forever, promise!
Lee Jun-Fan – The chalice thing at the end, I really screwed that up. I'll be sure to fix that.
Eridel – Thank you!
Burrito Dan the Garbage Man – I just added that as a twist. The way I did this, I tried to have more of a point than the game does.
Lemurian-Girl – Thanks!
Taslin-Jewel-of-Glacia – Sure, I'll give you some tips!
LinkGirl – I will!
Angel Nina – Thanks for the review, I'll update whenever I can.
BirthofMana – Thank you for your review, and it's great getting to talk to you sometimes. I always love to read your stuff, so keep working on it!
Amethyst Wings – Thanks for being my first reviewer!