~*~* Where the Quest Takes Us *~*~
Chapter 5 - The Psyched Sense
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The crossing from Kalay Docks to Tolbi docks was uneventful. The sailing was smooth, fast, and monster free. When the passengers disembarked at Tolbi, Ivan and Issac were the last off, since they had to be held behind to explain to the captain why there was a corpse hanging from the crowsnest.
"I told you, he was being a smarta-"
"ISSAC!" Ivan bellowed, cutting him off. "Let me explain, sir. My friend here is starting to develop a severe case of schizophrenia, which makes him kill people when he gets even slightly angry."
"Schizophrenia? SCHIZOPHRENIA!? I OUGHTA FEED YOU TO THE SHARKS, YOU TRAITOROUS LITTLE BA-"
"See what I mean? He's psycho." Ivan said cooly.
"Ah, I understand. I guess I won't press charges, but I will ban you from my boat." said the captain, turning to walk into the main cabin. Before he reached it, a butcher knife found it's way into the back of his neck.
"ISSAC! YOU PSYCHOTIC HOMICIDAL MANIAC!!!" Ivan screamed.
"He banned us from the ship! He got what was coming to him!" Issac protested.
"Let's just get outta here before someone sees that-"
"THE CAPTAIN'S BEEN MURDERED!!! ALL MEN REPORT!!!" yelled a sailor who had stumbled upon the captain's lifeless body.
"Oh, holy Jupiter..." Ivan said, glancing all around for an escape route. All the other sailors heard the yell, and were running at Issac and Ivan, swords in the air.
"We can take 'em!" Issac said, reaching for his blade.
"No, we cannot." Ivan corrected. "You are currently responsible for two senseless murders in the last hour, and we don't want more of that."
"What? Why on earth not?" Issac gave Ivan a quizzical look.
"WHO CARES WHY NOT! RUNNNN!!!" Ivan screamed, jumping into the shallow salty water of the Karagol. Issac was right behind him. They landed on their feet in the shallow water, and immediately began to run for shore. The sailors had followed them, though, and were jumping ship right behind them.
"There they are! Get 'em, men!" called the sailor in the lead. "Avenge the death of our beloved captain!"
"We've got no choice! We have to fight!" Issac said, drawing his sword.
"WOULD YOU FORGET FIGHTING!!!" Ivan bellowed, clubbing Issac with his staff. "Let's get out of here, and fast!"
"Oh, fine..." said Issac, running behind Ivan up the golden beach sand's of the Karagol Sea's western shores.
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They arrived in Tolbi just ten minutes after, and they had lost the bloodthirsty sailors in the process.
"Well, it looks like we got away. No thanks to YOUR ideas..." Ivan said to Issac.
"Hey, at least MY way there was no running involved." Issac defended himself.
"Uh, you'd rather DIE than RUN? You're screwed up, you know that?"
"I KILL YOU FOR SAYING THAT!!!" Issac said, picking up a nearby basket of pears and throwing them one by one at Ivan.
"CALM DOWN, YOU PSYCHOPATH!!" Ivan said, casting Destruct Ray on his enraged friend.
"What was that for!?" Issac bellowed.
"Never mind." Ivan replied. "Let's go to the Inn and get a room." and that they did. When they arrived however...
"I'm sorry. We've no vacancies. You should have reserved a room six months ago if you wanted a room for the weekend." said the clerk.
"SIX MONTHS AGO?! WHAT THE HE-"
"Issac!" Ivan cut his partner off. "Ignore this lunatic. Why is it so busy?"
"It's Colosso! Surely you knew that!" said the clerk, raising an eyebrow at the two eccentric Adepts.
"Colosso? Wasn't that on six months ago?" Ivan asked.
"Yes, but it was so successful, we've decided to have it twice a year! It's great for buisiness!" said the clerk cheerfully.
"So, you have no rooms..." Ivan said, as Issac turned around and started randomly flipping over tables, some of which people were eating at. After he was good and calm, he joined Ivan out in front.
"So, what's the plan?" Issac asked.
"Well, it seems to me that they're giving free rooms over at the palace to contestants. So... If we want to stay the night, we have to enter Colosso again." Ivan explained.
"Whoo hoo! GLORY TIME, BABY!!!" Issac said. As he did, a woman came up to him.
"Hey, is your name Issac?" she asked.
"A-yesssss!" Issac said stupidly.
"There's someone at the palace who wishes to see you." said the woman. "I can show you there, if you wish."
"No no, I know where it is." Issac said. "Who is it that wants to see me?"
"I don't know their name." answered the woman.
"OH, A BIG FAT HELP YOU ARE! I SHOULD PICK YOU UP AND THROW YOU IN THE FOUNTAIN!!!" Issac yelled, causing the woman to give a surprised screech and bail off in the opposite direction. Issac made a move to follow her, but was held back by Ivan.
"Shouldn't we be heading to the palace?" Ivan asked him. Not waiting for an answer, he turned around and headed to the palace of Tolbi's leader.
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In front of the palace there were two armoured guards. They held lonf spears, and were blocking the front entrance.
"Hi there!" Ivan called. "Might we get in?"
"Are you Colosso contestants?" asked one of the guards.
"Er... No..." Ivan answered.
"Then begone." the guard said simply.
"Uh, we were told that someone inside wishes to meet with us." Ivan tried again.
"Your names?"
"I am Ivan, of Kalay, and this is Issac, of Vale, er, Vault."
"YEAH! YOU WANNA MAKE SOMETHIN' OF IT, WHELPS!?" Issac shook his fist threateningly at the guards.
"Calm down you dement!" Ivan yelled at Issac. "Can we please just enter?" he asked the guards hopefully.
"Nope. Lord Sheba has commanded that none shall pass." said the guard.
"Lord Sheba?" Ivan and Issac looked at each other with surprised looks.
"Uh, is this Lord Sheba about 15, short, blonde?" asked Ivan.
"Yes, she is." replied the guard.
"We know her! You have to let us in!" pleaded Ivan.
"I follow her lordliness, not some mindless vagrants who just so happen to wander their way into Tolbi's great palace grounds." the guard said simply. "Now! Begone!" Issac clenched his fists.
"No, Issac... Don't..." Ivan tried to talk to him, but he didn't seem to listen. And then came the rage attack.
"LET US IN, YOU USELESS PILES OF HUMAN SHAPED DIRT!!! LET US IN NOW, OR I'LL USE YOUR HEADS TO PRACTICE SOCCER!!!" when the guards refused, he picked up a nearby crate and chucked it at one of the guards. The other raised his weapon and charged at Issac, but was beheaded by a sudden sword stroke. Issac then moved to finish off the other guard, who had just been stunned by the crate. Issac pushed his blade into the soldiers face, causing him to instantly go limp.
"Wow..." Ivan stared at the carnage in awe.
"Shall we go now?" Issac asked, putting away his sword, and opening the palace door. Inside the palace was just as it was during Babi's reign, but now instead of statues of him, there were multiple statues of a familiar looking girl.
"Yup, that's her all right." Ivan said, looking at the larger than life statues.
"I wonder where-"
"Ivan! Issac! Is that you!?" came a feminine voice from up the nearby set of stairs.
"Sheba!" both Issac and Ivan said happily, running to greet her.
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Mr. Jupiter: Well, it's spring break for me! So I guess I've got no excuse not to update like crazy during next week, huh? I'm looking forward to all the time I'm gonna get to work on fics. Spring break rules! Oh, and by the way, the contest is gonna return for the next chapter! Can't wait, huh?
Chapter 5 - The Psyched Sense
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The crossing from Kalay Docks to Tolbi docks was uneventful. The sailing was smooth, fast, and monster free. When the passengers disembarked at Tolbi, Ivan and Issac were the last off, since they had to be held behind to explain to the captain why there was a corpse hanging from the crowsnest.
"I told you, he was being a smarta-"
"ISSAC!" Ivan bellowed, cutting him off. "Let me explain, sir. My friend here is starting to develop a severe case of schizophrenia, which makes him kill people when he gets even slightly angry."
"Schizophrenia? SCHIZOPHRENIA!? I OUGHTA FEED YOU TO THE SHARKS, YOU TRAITOROUS LITTLE BA-"
"See what I mean? He's psycho." Ivan said cooly.
"Ah, I understand. I guess I won't press charges, but I will ban you from my boat." said the captain, turning to walk into the main cabin. Before he reached it, a butcher knife found it's way into the back of his neck.
"ISSAC! YOU PSYCHOTIC HOMICIDAL MANIAC!!!" Ivan screamed.
"He banned us from the ship! He got what was coming to him!" Issac protested.
"Let's just get outta here before someone sees that-"
"THE CAPTAIN'S BEEN MURDERED!!! ALL MEN REPORT!!!" yelled a sailor who had stumbled upon the captain's lifeless body.
"Oh, holy Jupiter..." Ivan said, glancing all around for an escape route. All the other sailors heard the yell, and were running at Issac and Ivan, swords in the air.
"We can take 'em!" Issac said, reaching for his blade.
"No, we cannot." Ivan corrected. "You are currently responsible for two senseless murders in the last hour, and we don't want more of that."
"What? Why on earth not?" Issac gave Ivan a quizzical look.
"WHO CARES WHY NOT! RUNNNN!!!" Ivan screamed, jumping into the shallow salty water of the Karagol. Issac was right behind him. They landed on their feet in the shallow water, and immediately began to run for shore. The sailors had followed them, though, and were jumping ship right behind them.
"There they are! Get 'em, men!" called the sailor in the lead. "Avenge the death of our beloved captain!"
"We've got no choice! We have to fight!" Issac said, drawing his sword.
"WOULD YOU FORGET FIGHTING!!!" Ivan bellowed, clubbing Issac with his staff. "Let's get out of here, and fast!"
"Oh, fine..." said Issac, running behind Ivan up the golden beach sand's of the Karagol Sea's western shores.
*** *** *** ***
They arrived in Tolbi just ten minutes after, and they had lost the bloodthirsty sailors in the process.
"Well, it looks like we got away. No thanks to YOUR ideas..." Ivan said to Issac.
"Hey, at least MY way there was no running involved." Issac defended himself.
"Uh, you'd rather DIE than RUN? You're screwed up, you know that?"
"I KILL YOU FOR SAYING THAT!!!" Issac said, picking up a nearby basket of pears and throwing them one by one at Ivan.
"CALM DOWN, YOU PSYCHOPATH!!" Ivan said, casting Destruct Ray on his enraged friend.
"What was that for!?" Issac bellowed.
"Never mind." Ivan replied. "Let's go to the Inn and get a room." and that they did. When they arrived however...
"I'm sorry. We've no vacancies. You should have reserved a room six months ago if you wanted a room for the weekend." said the clerk.
"SIX MONTHS AGO?! WHAT THE HE-"
"Issac!" Ivan cut his partner off. "Ignore this lunatic. Why is it so busy?"
"It's Colosso! Surely you knew that!" said the clerk, raising an eyebrow at the two eccentric Adepts.
"Colosso? Wasn't that on six months ago?" Ivan asked.
"Yes, but it was so successful, we've decided to have it twice a year! It's great for buisiness!" said the clerk cheerfully.
"So, you have no rooms..." Ivan said, as Issac turned around and started randomly flipping over tables, some of which people were eating at. After he was good and calm, he joined Ivan out in front.
"So, what's the plan?" Issac asked.
"Well, it seems to me that they're giving free rooms over at the palace to contestants. So... If we want to stay the night, we have to enter Colosso again." Ivan explained.
"Whoo hoo! GLORY TIME, BABY!!!" Issac said. As he did, a woman came up to him.
"Hey, is your name Issac?" she asked.
"A-yesssss!" Issac said stupidly.
"There's someone at the palace who wishes to see you." said the woman. "I can show you there, if you wish."
"No no, I know where it is." Issac said. "Who is it that wants to see me?"
"I don't know their name." answered the woman.
"OH, A BIG FAT HELP YOU ARE! I SHOULD PICK YOU UP AND THROW YOU IN THE FOUNTAIN!!!" Issac yelled, causing the woman to give a surprised screech and bail off in the opposite direction. Issac made a move to follow her, but was held back by Ivan.
"Shouldn't we be heading to the palace?" Ivan asked him. Not waiting for an answer, he turned around and headed to the palace of Tolbi's leader.
*** *** *** ***
In front of the palace there were two armoured guards. They held lonf spears, and were blocking the front entrance.
"Hi there!" Ivan called. "Might we get in?"
"Are you Colosso contestants?" asked one of the guards.
"Er... No..." Ivan answered.
"Then begone." the guard said simply.
"Uh, we were told that someone inside wishes to meet with us." Ivan tried again.
"Your names?"
"I am Ivan, of Kalay, and this is Issac, of Vale, er, Vault."
"YEAH! YOU WANNA MAKE SOMETHIN' OF IT, WHELPS!?" Issac shook his fist threateningly at the guards.
"Calm down you dement!" Ivan yelled at Issac. "Can we please just enter?" he asked the guards hopefully.
"Nope. Lord Sheba has commanded that none shall pass." said the guard.
"Lord Sheba?" Ivan and Issac looked at each other with surprised looks.
"Uh, is this Lord Sheba about 15, short, blonde?" asked Ivan.
"Yes, she is." replied the guard.
"We know her! You have to let us in!" pleaded Ivan.
"I follow her lordliness, not some mindless vagrants who just so happen to wander their way into Tolbi's great palace grounds." the guard said simply. "Now! Begone!" Issac clenched his fists.
"No, Issac... Don't..." Ivan tried to talk to him, but he didn't seem to listen. And then came the rage attack.
"LET US IN, YOU USELESS PILES OF HUMAN SHAPED DIRT!!! LET US IN NOW, OR I'LL USE YOUR HEADS TO PRACTICE SOCCER!!!" when the guards refused, he picked up a nearby crate and chucked it at one of the guards. The other raised his weapon and charged at Issac, but was beheaded by a sudden sword stroke. Issac then moved to finish off the other guard, who had just been stunned by the crate. Issac pushed his blade into the soldiers face, causing him to instantly go limp.
"Wow..." Ivan stared at the carnage in awe.
"Shall we go now?" Issac asked, putting away his sword, and opening the palace door. Inside the palace was just as it was during Babi's reign, but now instead of statues of him, there were multiple statues of a familiar looking girl.
"Yup, that's her all right." Ivan said, looking at the larger than life statues.
"I wonder where-"
"Ivan! Issac! Is that you!?" came a feminine voice from up the nearby set of stairs.
"Sheba!" both Issac and Ivan said happily, running to greet her.
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Mr. Jupiter: Well, it's spring break for me! So I guess I've got no excuse not to update like crazy during next week, huh? I'm looking forward to all the time I'm gonna get to work on fics. Spring break rules! Oh, and by the way, the contest is gonna return for the next chapter! Can't wait, huh?