~*~* Where the Quest Takes Us *~*~
Chapter 4 - On His Mage's Secret Service
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Ivan and Issac left Kalay in a mad hurry. They were at the Kalay Docks in under ten minutes, where it took most people an hour. Their plan was to walk to Tolbi along Silk Road, which they both assumed had been repaired since their last passing through there.
"Well well well. I remember this place all too well." Issac said, looking around at the familiar scene. The ship was docked, and it looked like the passengers were boarding.
"I wonder if they've fixed the road..." Ivan said, continuing on towards where once there had been a slide in. When they arrived at the site...
"Son of a BIT-"
"Issac! Don't yell so loud!" Ivan cut his friend off. "People are staring!"
"Oh please. Which people?" Issac scoffed.
"Well, that guy." Ivan said, pointing to a man who looked like a simple traveller. He was clad in just a simple brown robe. There was a long sword in the scabbard attached to his belt.
"You there!" called the man.
"See what I mean? You've gotta watch that temper of yours, Issac."
"I HAVE NO TEMPER!!!" Issac howled, uprooting a nearby tree and chucking it at a crowd of travellers. They all managed to get out of the way, with much screaming.
"Did you even hear me?" asked the robe-clad boy.
"Oh, yes we did. And who are you?" Ivan asked, letting Issac vent his rage spasm on a nearby sailor.
"I'm assuming you wish to travel Silk Road. Am I right?"
"Uh, yeah..."
"Ah! Then you see the slide in!"
"Yes... It was there six months ago, too..."
"No, it wasn't. That was a different slide. In fact, in those six months, the slides have been repaired 107 times, only to slide in again the next day."
"Really? How odd..."
"YOU STUPID PILE OF PUKE!! I SHALL AVENGE MYSELF!! YE BE FAIRLY WARNED, KNAVE!!!" Issac wailed over his shoulder as he ran back up to Ivan. His right arm hung limp at his side, and his left eye was black, blue, purple, and swollen.
"What happened to you?" Ivan asked, staring wide-eyed at Issac's injuries.
"That stupid sailor I was venting my anger on FOUGHT BACK!!! He can't do that! He's a sailor! HE'S SUPPOSED TO HELP THE CIVILIANS!!!" Issac screamed.
"Ignore him." Ivan said to the man and his two companions. "What is it you want?"
"I shall be brief!" said the man. "My name is Lancet Mage! I am the leader of Weyard's Unseeable Secret Service for the Covert Accquisition of Sagacity and Evidence! WUSSCASE for short." both Issac and Ivan snorted at the name 'WUSSCASE'.
"It's a spy service, chaps!" Lancet Mage said, not paying attention to Issac and Ivan's mockery.
"Ahhhhhh..." said both Issac and Ivan, stopping their snickering.
"Yes! And I wish for you both to join my organization! We are currently trying to find out who has been causing these slides!"
"Are ya gonna pay us?" Issac asked.
"Sure!" Lancet Mage said, as if money was not an issue. "Money is not an issue! I am one of Weyard's richest mages!"
"Boo yah!" Issac and Ivan hi-fived each other.
"Are you in?" Lancet Mage asked.
"YEAH BABY!!!"
"Great! Where were you heading?" Lancet asked the two blonde Adepts.
"Er... The Eastern Sea..." Ivan answered.
"Whereabouts?" Lancet asked curiously.
"Uh, a little island called Lemuria..." Ivan answered, not expecting Lancet to know where it was.
"No fooling!" Lancet said excitedly. "That's exactly where our suspect is!" he handed Ivan a scroll. "On that scroll is every bit of information we could dig up on a man called 'Xavior McGanges'. He runs the post office in Lemuria. He's our prime suspect in the creation of these slides."
"And what are we supposed to to?" Ivan asked.
"Do we get to kill him???" Issac asked hopefully.
"No no no!" Lancet answered, shaking his head violently. "You must capture him! And bring him to me!"
"And where will you be?" Ivan asked.
"I can't tell you! As the leader of WUSSCASE, I am a hot target for bounty hunters." Lancet answered.
"Then how will we know where to bring this postman guy?" Issac asked rudely.
"I can't tell you!" Lancet said. "Now I must leave!" and that he did. In a burst of blue smoke, he was gone.
"That a-"
"Oh, can it." Ivan cut off Issac's swearing yet again. "Let's just get moving. I guess we're gonna have to take the boat."
"Da-"
"Let's go!"
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Mr. Jupiter: As you may have gathered, Lancet Mage won the cameo contest. There were three correct answers, so I drew a name out of a hat. He won this round, but there will be others. And in case you're wondering, the answer was 'From Russia With Love', the 2nd Bond film. Thanks to those who participated, and good luck next time!
Chapter 4 - On His Mage's Secret Service
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Ivan and Issac left Kalay in a mad hurry. They were at the Kalay Docks in under ten minutes, where it took most people an hour. Their plan was to walk to Tolbi along Silk Road, which they both assumed had been repaired since their last passing through there.
"Well well well. I remember this place all too well." Issac said, looking around at the familiar scene. The ship was docked, and it looked like the passengers were boarding.
"I wonder if they've fixed the road..." Ivan said, continuing on towards where once there had been a slide in. When they arrived at the site...
"Son of a BIT-"
"Issac! Don't yell so loud!" Ivan cut his friend off. "People are staring!"
"Oh please. Which people?" Issac scoffed.
"Well, that guy." Ivan said, pointing to a man who looked like a simple traveller. He was clad in just a simple brown robe. There was a long sword in the scabbard attached to his belt.
"You there!" called the man.
"See what I mean? You've gotta watch that temper of yours, Issac."
"I HAVE NO TEMPER!!!" Issac howled, uprooting a nearby tree and chucking it at a crowd of travellers. They all managed to get out of the way, with much screaming.
"Did you even hear me?" asked the robe-clad boy.
"Oh, yes we did. And who are you?" Ivan asked, letting Issac vent his rage spasm on a nearby sailor.
"I'm assuming you wish to travel Silk Road. Am I right?"
"Uh, yeah..."
"Ah! Then you see the slide in!"
"Yes... It was there six months ago, too..."
"No, it wasn't. That was a different slide. In fact, in those six months, the slides have been repaired 107 times, only to slide in again the next day."
"Really? How odd..."
"YOU STUPID PILE OF PUKE!! I SHALL AVENGE MYSELF!! YE BE FAIRLY WARNED, KNAVE!!!" Issac wailed over his shoulder as he ran back up to Ivan. His right arm hung limp at his side, and his left eye was black, blue, purple, and swollen.
"What happened to you?" Ivan asked, staring wide-eyed at Issac's injuries.
"That stupid sailor I was venting my anger on FOUGHT BACK!!! He can't do that! He's a sailor! HE'S SUPPOSED TO HELP THE CIVILIANS!!!" Issac screamed.
"Ignore him." Ivan said to the man and his two companions. "What is it you want?"
"I shall be brief!" said the man. "My name is Lancet Mage! I am the leader of Weyard's Unseeable Secret Service for the Covert Accquisition of Sagacity and Evidence! WUSSCASE for short." both Issac and Ivan snorted at the name 'WUSSCASE'.
"It's a spy service, chaps!" Lancet Mage said, not paying attention to Issac and Ivan's mockery.
"Ahhhhhh..." said both Issac and Ivan, stopping their snickering.
"Yes! And I wish for you both to join my organization! We are currently trying to find out who has been causing these slides!"
"Are ya gonna pay us?" Issac asked.
"Sure!" Lancet Mage said, as if money was not an issue. "Money is not an issue! I am one of Weyard's richest mages!"
"Boo yah!" Issac and Ivan hi-fived each other.
"Are you in?" Lancet Mage asked.
"YEAH BABY!!!"
"Great! Where were you heading?" Lancet asked the two blonde Adepts.
"Er... The Eastern Sea..." Ivan answered.
"Whereabouts?" Lancet asked curiously.
"Uh, a little island called Lemuria..." Ivan answered, not expecting Lancet to know where it was.
"No fooling!" Lancet said excitedly. "That's exactly where our suspect is!" he handed Ivan a scroll. "On that scroll is every bit of information we could dig up on a man called 'Xavior McGanges'. He runs the post office in Lemuria. He's our prime suspect in the creation of these slides."
"And what are we supposed to to?" Ivan asked.
"Do we get to kill him???" Issac asked hopefully.
"No no no!" Lancet answered, shaking his head violently. "You must capture him! And bring him to me!"
"And where will you be?" Ivan asked.
"I can't tell you! As the leader of WUSSCASE, I am a hot target for bounty hunters." Lancet answered.
"Then how will we know where to bring this postman guy?" Issac asked rudely.
"I can't tell you!" Lancet said. "Now I must leave!" and that he did. In a burst of blue smoke, he was gone.
"That a-"
"Oh, can it." Ivan cut off Issac's swearing yet again. "Let's just get moving. I guess we're gonna have to take the boat."
"Da-"
"Let's go!"
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Mr. Jupiter: As you may have gathered, Lancet Mage won the cameo contest. There were three correct answers, so I drew a name out of a hat. He won this round, but there will be others. And in case you're wondering, the answer was 'From Russia With Love', the 2nd Bond film. Thanks to those who participated, and good luck next time!