Disclaimer: In no way do I, AlterGenesis-X own the Skies of Arcadia series. It is a franchise owned by Sega. In addition, in no way can this fan fiction be used for profit. Any characters not originally introduced in the Skies of Arcadia series, are copyrighted separately by myself.

Skies of Arcadia

Just Beyond the Horizon

Author's Notes: Now, I haven't actually finished playing the Skies of Arcadia game, but I thought that the characters were so great that I just had to write a fiction about them. If you can believe it, I put some real thought into this one. Not to say I don't think and try hard with my other fiction, it was just, I already have a story in mind and I hope you all enjoy it.

Aerial ONE: The Five Million Dollar Man

Vyse sat quietly in his room lying on his bed with his hands behind his head. He turned over to his side.

"Man, it's so boring around here…"

Vyse and his friends defeated the Valuan Empire and returned to a peaceful life in Pirate Isle. Yet, there were almost no more adventures. Vyse missed exploring the world and felt that there was still more to see. Just as he was thinking, Aika came storming into his room, gasping for air.

"Aika? What's the rush?"

"Vyse! Big news! Let's go fly down to Sailor's Island!"

"Why? What is it?"

"No time! Let's just go!"

Aika grabbed Vyse by the hand and they quickly headed outside. Vyse was still trying to get himself together since Aika had pulled him out so quickly. They headed to their ship and set sail for Sailor's Island. When they arrived, Aika quickly dragged Vyse to the guild where there were a group of people gathered.

"What's going on?" Vyse wondered. Aika began to shove the crowd out of the way to make room for Vyse and herself.

"Outta the way! Make room for me and Vyse!"

They went inside the guild and headed to the receptionist table to talk to the man reading the book. Vyse inquired.

"What exactly is going on here?"

The man behind the desk closed his book and looked at Vyse.

"You mean you haven't heard?"

Vyse looked puzzled. He didn't know what he was talking about, had he missed out on something when he was relaxing on Pirate Isle? So, he asked.

"Haven't heard about what?"

"The 5 Million Dollar Man…"

Vyse was even more confused.

"The 5 million dollar…who?"

Aika stood there just as confused. She had only heard there was a large crowd making a big commotion on Sailor's Island, so she hadn't heard any details either. She was just as eager to know. The man picked up a wanted poster and showed it to Vyse and Aika. They read it slowly.

Black Pirate: High Roller "Dice"

"A Black Pirate?" they read the rest of poster.

"Wanted for 500 acts of thievery on all ships. Steals from anyone, be on the lookout. The reward for his capture is 5,000,000 gold." They read the last line slowly before they actually comprehended it.

"5,000,000 GOLD!" they shouted. "That makes all are other captures look like pocket money!" Vyse thought and asked the attendant.

"What makes this guy worth so much?"

"Well, he's robbed more than 500 ships and does a through job of it. No one has actually seen his face and well, that makes him even more wanted. He's as elusive as it gets and we needed away to get all the Bounty Hunters and Blue Rogues after him."

"Interesting. Very interesting." Vyse was licking his lips looking forward to another adventure. This would be a good way to stomp out his boredom.

"You think we do it, Aika?" Vyse asked. Aika gave him a wink.

"Have we ever failed? If we get Fina and everyone from Pirate Isle to help us out, this Dice won't stand a chance!"

Vyse smiled and they put their knuckles together. "Let's DO IT!"

End Aerial 1

Author's Notes: Once again, I keep a very short first chapter. My fictions haven't been too great lately and without readers, I can't put out more work. So, if there is any interest in the storyline from some of the readers out there, I'll put out a longer 2nd chapter. Thanks!