~*~*~* Where the Quest Takes Us *~*~*~
Chapter 8 - Walk 'n' Fall
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"Well this is certainly odd." Ivan said to himself. "I wonder what an underground lake is doing here. It's right underneath the place. You'd think the ground would be too weak here to support such a large building." he looked around carefully. It was very dark, so he concluded that there were no openings nearby. He also noticed that the water was somewhat warm, and very deep.
He began to swim in the direction he thought was the town. There was a well in Tolbi, and he figured this must be where the well drew it's water from. So he began to swim in what he hoped was the correct direction.
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"I still can't believe he's gone..." Sheba sobbed. "He was so young..."
"Oh, cut the crap, princess whiner! We've got a mission to complete!" Issac rudely cut in.
"'We'? Who do you mean by 'we'?" Sheba asked. "Because I'm not going anymore."
"WHAT!?" Issac screamed in disbelief. "WHAT!?" he repeated.
"I was only going in the first place to be with Ivan, and he's gone, so I'm not going anywhere!" Sheba explained in an unnecessarily loud voice.
"YOU TRAITOROUS SKANK!!" Issac said, pushing Sheba into Ivan's half filled grave. He laughed an evil laugh, and walked toward town.
"ISSAC, YOU FIEND!!!" Sheba screamed from inside the four foot deep hole. Suddenly, she became aware that she was sinking. Before she could get out of the hole, the ground beneath her fell in. She screamed.
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"Huh?" Ivan grunted in the darkness. Maybe he was just going crazy, but he was sure he had just heard a scream in the direction he was coming from. He turned around, and headed for where he now saw a shaft of light. "I guess the dirt that used to be on top of my coffin caved in." he said to himself.
When he arrived at the shaft of light, he found that he was correct. When he had fallen, the dirt above his casket hadn't caved in. And it would seem that now it had. But he couldn't see anyone around. "Hello? Hello?" he called.
"I'm over here!" Sheba called, hearing someone calling her. She swam toward the voice. And Ivan swam toward her. When she saw him, it was too dark to see his face. "Who are you?" she asked.
"It's me! It's Ivan!" he answered. Sheba let out an ear piercing scream.
"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!!! AAAAA!!!" she wailed.
"I'm not dead! I just got knocked out, and for some reason you guys didn't bother to check for any life signs in me before burying me." Ivan explained. Sheba was breathing heavily.
"Oh... I get... It now... Hooo..." she took a deep breath. "I'm so glad to see you alive!" she hugged Ivan.
"Yeah, well, we've got more important issues on our hands. How do you think we should go about climbing out of this hole?"
"Well, if there's an exit, shouldn't there be a current to follow?" Sheba said.
"That's a good idea. Hold on..." Ivan floated perfectly motionless, and tried to see if he was moving. Sure enough, there was a very slight current. "Yes!" he cheered.
"We can use your casket as a boat." Sheba said, climbing into the casket that was floating nearby. She had fallen with her rod in hand, and Ivan's rod had been buried with him, so they had two makeshift paddles to use.
"I wonder where this thing goes." Ivan wondered as he climbed into the coffin boat.
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"I can't believe I have to do all this by myself!" Issac muttered to himself as he walked through the crowded streets of Tolbi. "I should just give up on this pointless quest."
"Nnnnnooooo!!!" came a rather high-pitched voice. Before he could move, Issac was tackled to the ground by a little pink-haired girl.
"YOU RUDE LITTLE WENCH!!! I OUGHTA CARVE YOU A NEW MOUTH!!!" Issac bellowed, seeing the girl on top of him.
"Calm down, mister!" said the girl, slapping Issac in the face three times. She was dressed in baggy white robes with pink hems, and was carrying a staff that was much taller than she was. After all, she was only about two feet tall.
"WHO ARE YOU TO SLAP ME!?" Issac demanded in a harsh, loud, and murderous voice.
"My name is Quianodonnaryeevansyoduptorbespanol, but that's a tad hard to remember, so just call me Qui." said the short little girl. Issac was too confused at her name to continue screaming death threats at her, so she continued to talk, not getting off of Issac's chest. "I was sent by the head of WUSSCASE to talk to you."
"Oh, are you an agent too?" Issac asked, having calmed down.
"Yes, you might say that." Qui said. "The leader told me to give you this." she handed Issac a small green envelope that had written on it "CLASSIFIED" and "TOP SECRET". Issac slit open the envelope and read the letter that was inside. It read... ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
WUSSCASE Agents Issac and Ivan,
It has come to my attention that you are on a double quest to Lemuria. If what I've heard is correct, then you are also on a mission to defeat a powerful sorcerer that lives there. If this is true, I have something that my help you. It is called the 'Angel's Amulet' and it will help you against any evil that you may encounter. I have also instructed Agent Qui to accompany you on your journey. That is all. Destroy this note when you are finished with it.
Sincerely,
He who is wise, strong, and masterful, yet still humble,
Lancet Mage
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"Well, looks like were in it together, what's-your-name." Issac said, turning to his new pink-haired companion.
"Here's the Amulet." Qui said, handing Issac a triangle shaped Golden amulet on a silver necklace.
"Oooooooh... Shiny...." Issac said, holding the amulet up to the light. "Hey, can we sell this thing? I bet we'd be so friggin' rich, I could by my own frickin' CONTINENT! OH YEAH BABY!!! LET'S TAKE A TRIP TO THE PAWN SHOP!!!" he said loudly, turning around and running for the city's market.
"Oh, no you don't!" Qui said, tackling Issac to the ground again.
"STOP DOING THAT!!" Issac screamed.
"I'll stop that when you stop acting like a psychopath." Qui said simply.
"WHO'S A PSYCHOPATH?" Issac threateningly shook his fist at Qui, but she turned her back and began to walk toward the town gate.
"C'mon! We've got a long way to go!" she called back to him.
"Well, this looks like it's gonna suck some serious sh-" Issac started, but was cut off by a woman running past and screaming.
"THERE'S MOLE PEOPLE IN OUR FOUNTAIN!!!" she screamed as she ran through the town. Everyone she passed also began to run and scream, until the entire area was a mass of over-scared screaming villagers.
"Mole people my a-" Issac started.
"C'mon, you swearing little man!" Qui said. "Let's go see what this complete pandamonium is about." she started walking towards Tolbi's fountain. When they arrived they saw nothing.
"Well, it looks like that woman's a real headcase." Issac said. "Let's go."
"Hold it." Qui said. She walked through the turtle and crab infested water towards the water-spewing dragon's head at the back.
"You are a strange little girl." Issac said.
"Shh!" Qui shushed him.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!" Issac said, his temper quickly being lost. "YOU WANNA STEP TEN FEET CLOSER AND REPEAT THAT LITTLE COMMENT?!"
"DO YOU EVER SHUT UP!!?" Qui yelled back at him.
"I'LL SHUT UP WHEN I WANT TO SHUT UP, YOU RUDE LITTLE BIT-"
"QUIET!!!" Qui screamed so loud that it seemed as if there should have been a few buildings fall down.
"Ok." Issac said VERY quietly. Qui put her ear close to the dragon's mouth. She could hear voices inside.
"Help us! Someone! We're stuck down here!" came the voices from inside the fountain.
"There are people in there!" Qui said. "We've got to get them out!"
"Why on earth do you want to free the mole people? Are they your cousins, or what?" Issac asked.
"THEY AREN'T MOLE PEOPLE!!!" Qui yelled. "Now are you going to help me get them out of there, or not?"
"Stand back!" Issac said, raising his arms. He cast Odyssey at the dragon head. Qui dived out of the way just in time. A hole five feet in diameter was blown into the back of one of Tolbi's main attractions. But, it worked. The two stranded people climbed out of the smoking ruins.
"AAAAAAAAAAUUUGHHHH!!! ZOMBIE CHILDREN!!!" Issac said, pulling out his sword and running at Ivan and Sheba.
"STOP!!!" Qui said, grabbing the back of Issac's shirt. He fell over, and began cursing.
"YOU ALMOST STRANGLED ME TO DEATH, YOU LITTLE SH-"
"Never mind him." Qui said as she held Issac down with all he strengh. "He's just a raving lunatic."
"Oh, I know." Ivan said. "Who are you, by the way?"
"My name is Quianodonnaryeevansyoduptorbespanol, but you can call me Qui." she answered. "I'm a WUSSCASE agent, just like yourself."
"How did you know I was an agent?" Ivan asked.
"The leader gave me a description of the two boys I was looking for, and you fit the description of Ivan. Am I right?"
"Yeah, that's my name. And this is Sheba." Ivan said, introducing her.
"Nice to meet you. Hold on." Qui said, reaching into her pocket. She pulled out a two sets of brass knuckles, and slipped them on. She began repeatedly punching a screaming and flailing and swearing Issac in the face.
"OW!! THAT HURTS, YOU STUPID- OW!!!" Issac said, managing to get in a few swear words between punches.
"This might be a minute. You guys go do whatever you want. Meet me at the Inn in seven and a half hours. Okay?" Qui said.
"Sounds good!" Sheba said, grabbing Ivan by the arm and running off.
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Chapter 8 - Walk 'n' Fall
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"Well this is certainly odd." Ivan said to himself. "I wonder what an underground lake is doing here. It's right underneath the place. You'd think the ground would be too weak here to support such a large building." he looked around carefully. It was very dark, so he concluded that there were no openings nearby. He also noticed that the water was somewhat warm, and very deep.
He began to swim in the direction he thought was the town. There was a well in Tolbi, and he figured this must be where the well drew it's water from. So he began to swim in what he hoped was the correct direction.
*** *** *** ***
"I still can't believe he's gone..." Sheba sobbed. "He was so young..."
"Oh, cut the crap, princess whiner! We've got a mission to complete!" Issac rudely cut in.
"'We'? Who do you mean by 'we'?" Sheba asked. "Because I'm not going anymore."
"WHAT!?" Issac screamed in disbelief. "WHAT!?" he repeated.
"I was only going in the first place to be with Ivan, and he's gone, so I'm not going anywhere!" Sheba explained in an unnecessarily loud voice.
"YOU TRAITOROUS SKANK!!" Issac said, pushing Sheba into Ivan's half filled grave. He laughed an evil laugh, and walked toward town.
"ISSAC, YOU FIEND!!!" Sheba screamed from inside the four foot deep hole. Suddenly, she became aware that she was sinking. Before she could get out of the hole, the ground beneath her fell in. She screamed.
*** *** *** ***
"Huh?" Ivan grunted in the darkness. Maybe he was just going crazy, but he was sure he had just heard a scream in the direction he was coming from. He turned around, and headed for where he now saw a shaft of light. "I guess the dirt that used to be on top of my coffin caved in." he said to himself.
When he arrived at the shaft of light, he found that he was correct. When he had fallen, the dirt above his casket hadn't caved in. And it would seem that now it had. But he couldn't see anyone around. "Hello? Hello?" he called.
"I'm over here!" Sheba called, hearing someone calling her. She swam toward the voice. And Ivan swam toward her. When she saw him, it was too dark to see his face. "Who are you?" she asked.
"It's me! It's Ivan!" he answered. Sheba let out an ear piercing scream.
"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!!! AAAAA!!!" she wailed.
"I'm not dead! I just got knocked out, and for some reason you guys didn't bother to check for any life signs in me before burying me." Ivan explained. Sheba was breathing heavily.
"Oh... I get... It now... Hooo..." she took a deep breath. "I'm so glad to see you alive!" she hugged Ivan.
"Yeah, well, we've got more important issues on our hands. How do you think we should go about climbing out of this hole?"
"Well, if there's an exit, shouldn't there be a current to follow?" Sheba said.
"That's a good idea. Hold on..." Ivan floated perfectly motionless, and tried to see if he was moving. Sure enough, there was a very slight current. "Yes!" he cheered.
"We can use your casket as a boat." Sheba said, climbing into the casket that was floating nearby. She had fallen with her rod in hand, and Ivan's rod had been buried with him, so they had two makeshift paddles to use.
"I wonder where this thing goes." Ivan wondered as he climbed into the coffin boat.
*** *** *** ***
"I can't believe I have to do all this by myself!" Issac muttered to himself as he walked through the crowded streets of Tolbi. "I should just give up on this pointless quest."
"Nnnnnooooo!!!" came a rather high-pitched voice. Before he could move, Issac was tackled to the ground by a little pink-haired girl.
"YOU RUDE LITTLE WENCH!!! I OUGHTA CARVE YOU A NEW MOUTH!!!" Issac bellowed, seeing the girl on top of him.
"Calm down, mister!" said the girl, slapping Issac in the face three times. She was dressed in baggy white robes with pink hems, and was carrying a staff that was much taller than she was. After all, she was only about two feet tall.
"WHO ARE YOU TO SLAP ME!?" Issac demanded in a harsh, loud, and murderous voice.
"My name is Quianodonnaryeevansyoduptorbespanol, but that's a tad hard to remember, so just call me Qui." said the short little girl. Issac was too confused at her name to continue screaming death threats at her, so she continued to talk, not getting off of Issac's chest. "I was sent by the head of WUSSCASE to talk to you."
"Oh, are you an agent too?" Issac asked, having calmed down.
"Yes, you might say that." Qui said. "The leader told me to give you this." she handed Issac a small green envelope that had written on it "CLASSIFIED" and "TOP SECRET". Issac slit open the envelope and read the letter that was inside. It read... ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
WUSSCASE Agents Issac and Ivan,
It has come to my attention that you are on a double quest to Lemuria. If what I've heard is correct, then you are also on a mission to defeat a powerful sorcerer that lives there. If this is true, I have something that my help you. It is called the 'Angel's Amulet' and it will help you against any evil that you may encounter. I have also instructed Agent Qui to accompany you on your journey. That is all. Destroy this note when you are finished with it.
Sincerely,
He who is wise, strong, and masterful, yet still humble,
Lancet Mage
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
"Well, looks like were in it together, what's-your-name." Issac said, turning to his new pink-haired companion.
"Here's the Amulet." Qui said, handing Issac a triangle shaped Golden amulet on a silver necklace.
"Oooooooh... Shiny...." Issac said, holding the amulet up to the light. "Hey, can we sell this thing? I bet we'd be so friggin' rich, I could by my own frickin' CONTINENT! OH YEAH BABY!!! LET'S TAKE A TRIP TO THE PAWN SHOP!!!" he said loudly, turning around and running for the city's market.
"Oh, no you don't!" Qui said, tackling Issac to the ground again.
"STOP DOING THAT!!" Issac screamed.
"I'll stop that when you stop acting like a psychopath." Qui said simply.
"WHO'S A PSYCHOPATH?" Issac threateningly shook his fist at Qui, but she turned her back and began to walk toward the town gate.
"C'mon! We've got a long way to go!" she called back to him.
"Well, this looks like it's gonna suck some serious sh-" Issac started, but was cut off by a woman running past and screaming.
"THERE'S MOLE PEOPLE IN OUR FOUNTAIN!!!" she screamed as she ran through the town. Everyone she passed also began to run and scream, until the entire area was a mass of over-scared screaming villagers.
"Mole people my a-" Issac started.
"C'mon, you swearing little man!" Qui said. "Let's go see what this complete pandamonium is about." she started walking towards Tolbi's fountain. When they arrived they saw nothing.
"Well, it looks like that woman's a real headcase." Issac said. "Let's go."
"Hold it." Qui said. She walked through the turtle and crab infested water towards the water-spewing dragon's head at the back.
"You are a strange little girl." Issac said.
"Shh!" Qui shushed him.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!" Issac said, his temper quickly being lost. "YOU WANNA STEP TEN FEET CLOSER AND REPEAT THAT LITTLE COMMENT?!"
"DO YOU EVER SHUT UP!!?" Qui yelled back at him.
"I'LL SHUT UP WHEN I WANT TO SHUT UP, YOU RUDE LITTLE BIT-"
"QUIET!!!" Qui screamed so loud that it seemed as if there should have been a few buildings fall down.
"Ok." Issac said VERY quietly. Qui put her ear close to the dragon's mouth. She could hear voices inside.
"Help us! Someone! We're stuck down here!" came the voices from inside the fountain.
"There are people in there!" Qui said. "We've got to get them out!"
"Why on earth do you want to free the mole people? Are they your cousins, or what?" Issac asked.
"THEY AREN'T MOLE PEOPLE!!!" Qui yelled. "Now are you going to help me get them out of there, or not?"
"Stand back!" Issac said, raising his arms. He cast Odyssey at the dragon head. Qui dived out of the way just in time. A hole five feet in diameter was blown into the back of one of Tolbi's main attractions. But, it worked. The two stranded people climbed out of the smoking ruins.
"AAAAAAAAAAUUUGHHHH!!! ZOMBIE CHILDREN!!!" Issac said, pulling out his sword and running at Ivan and Sheba.
"STOP!!!" Qui said, grabbing the back of Issac's shirt. He fell over, and began cursing.
"YOU ALMOST STRANGLED ME TO DEATH, YOU LITTLE SH-"
"Never mind him." Qui said as she held Issac down with all he strengh. "He's just a raving lunatic."
"Oh, I know." Ivan said. "Who are you, by the way?"
"My name is Quianodonnaryeevansyoduptorbespanol, but you can call me Qui." she answered. "I'm a WUSSCASE agent, just like yourself."
"How did you know I was an agent?" Ivan asked.
"The leader gave me a description of the two boys I was looking for, and you fit the description of Ivan. Am I right?"
"Yeah, that's my name. And this is Sheba." Ivan said, introducing her.
"Nice to meet you. Hold on." Qui said, reaching into her pocket. She pulled out a two sets of brass knuckles, and slipped them on. She began repeatedly punching a screaming and flailing and swearing Issac in the face.
"OW!! THAT HURTS, YOU STUPID- OW!!!" Issac said, managing to get in a few swear words between punches.
"This might be a minute. You guys go do whatever you want. Meet me at the Inn in seven and a half hours. Okay?" Qui said.
"Sounds good!" Sheba said, grabbing Ivan by the arm and running off.
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Mr. Jupiter: WASSUP?! I finally completed this! I've been working on it for a few weeks now. Hopefully it's as good as I think it is. Let me know!