Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, or any of its themes or characters. Namco does. However, if they're willing to let me use the Impostors for just an hour or so, I can write this fanfiction...
A/N: Okay well I'm back after a short absence. I will now continue with my largely unknown story, "Lousy Impostors!". I would like to thank the two people that DID review, however: Krazy Kor and Fenrir Hellfyre. You two have got to be my biggest fans, I swear. You two are like, the only ones who read and review on ALL of stories. For that, I thank you. Now read on:
Chapter 2: The Escape
CLANG CLANG WHACK!
Jude woke with a start as he heard the loud noises from above him. He looked around and realized he was still in the Palmacosta prison. He heard the loud noises coming from above him, in the Great Hall. He looked over at the cell opposite him, where Christopher was looking around frantically.
"Do you hear that?" Jude asked. Christopher just stared at him with his usual smart-ass glare.
"No, I'm completely deaf," he replied sarcastically. "Of course I hear that! It sounds like a fight going on upstairs."
"Hmm? Whas...goin' on?" Catherine mumbled as she began to wake up. Her question was answered as a large WHAM sounded from above her. She gasped. "What's going on!"
"There's some kind of fight going on upstairs," Jude answered.
"Do you think that someone is here to rescue us?" Catherine asked, beaming her usual smile. Jude could only smile back weakly.
"Well...maybe, it's possible," he replied. He just couldn't say no to Catherine.
"Of course not, you silly girl!" Rachel said, waking up. "Who would come to rescue us! We are nothing but pathetic runaways." As Catherine heard these words, she looked down and began to sniff loudly.
"Oh, come on! Give the girl a break!" Jude cried, angry at Rachel. "Can't you be nice for just five minutes without ruining something!"
"Why! What are you going to do about it, pretty boy?" Rachel cried. "In case you haven't noticed, we're in separate cells! You can't touch me!"
"When we escape, I will get you!" Jude exclaimed.
"Stop it, both of you!" Christopher cried. The two immediately shut up and turned away. "We are all in this together, and if you won't get along, then none of us will survive. So calm down, and stop fighting!"
"Christopher's right," Catherine said, standing up. "We need to stop fighting and start helping each other."
"You're right..." Jude said, defeated. "But how WILL we get out of here?"
"Don't you see yet? Or are you three just far too ignorant to notice?" Rachel exclaimed, string back at them. "We don't escape! We wouldn't be here if we were meant to escape! It's hopeless."
"It's never hopeless!" Catherine cried, yelling at Rachel. "If we work together, we can escape together."
However, Catherine's little speech was interrupted as a soldier fell down the stairs leading to the prison. As the four looked up, another soldier followed suit. Both were bleeding profusely and had fallen on top of each other.
"What the..." Jude asked, looking at the soldiers, which were now obviously dead. "Just what is happening up there?"
"It looks like a huge battle..." Christopher said, staring at the dead soldiers. "What happened to them?"
"It's horrible..." Catherine said, tears streaming form her eyes as she looked at the corpses. Jude, seeing this, turned to her and wrapped his arm around her for in concern. Rachel, seeing this, just snickered.
All four of them shouted out, however, when they heard a deafening explosion above them. Parts of the ceiling fell off and broke as the explosion rocked the prison. Another explosion followed shortly, rocking the prison again.
The shouts and screams of citizens and soldiers could be heard throughout the city. Above them, the four could hear their screams and pain as something attacked them. And then, all four of them gasped in fear when they heard the assailant. It roared.
And it wasn't just any roar, it was deafening. The loud roar could be heard for miles, scaring people out of their minds. It was so close and so loud to the Impostors, that they had to hold their ears. Catherine began to cry as the roaring pierced her ears, shattering her bravery. Jude could only hug her tightly as the roaring caused him to shake with fear. He could hear Christopher screaming in pain, and Rachel fall to the ground, grabbing at her ears.
After five straight minted of constant roaring, another explosion was heard. This one came from right above them. Looking up, the impostors stared as the ceiling was literally ripped away in a large burst of flame. Catherine screamed again. The four could feel the heat pass over them as a long burst of flame ripped above them.
As they looked up again, the flame was sprayed away by a strong gust of wind, clearing the fires. As the four stared, they saw sunlight. Actual sunlight. The entire Great Hall had been demolished, revealing the prisons beneath. As the fire cleared, the impostors began to adjust to the strong sunlight. And what they saw there, terrified them. For, coming right at them from meters high in the sky: was a dragon.
A large green dragon was flying towards them. Jaw opened wide in a large roar. Flames could be seen dancing along it's lips, its tongue lashing out periodically. The four screamed as the dragon hurtled towards them. Jude closed his eyes, holding onto Catherine. He closed his eyes, waiting for the intense fire to consume him.
But it never came. Looking up at long last, Jude saw that the dragon had stopped. It was now perched on the Palmacosta street, staring down at them with hungry eyes. Its large, green wings folded up, and it closed its mouth. And as Jude watched in amazement, a figure climbed off of the dragon's back.
The figure was dressed entirely in black, and wore a large black cloak covering ever detail of his body. He wore the large black hood on its back, so it covered his eyes and face. He was also hunched over, and his head was level with his shoulders. Basically, he looked like Emperor Palpatine.
The cloaked figure climbed off the back of the dragon and walked nimbly to where the impostors were. He jumped down into the prison pit, landing gracefully. Jude, while still in amazement of what was going on, was the first to speak.
"Who..who are you?" he asked, staring at the cloaked figure.
"My name does not concern you," the figure croaked. Jude felt as if he had heard that voice before, but he couldn't quite place it. "But my mission does. I am here to break you out of jail."
The four couldn't believe it. A mysterious cloaked figure had ordered a dragon to demolish half a city. And all just to save THEM from prison. What the hell?
"Why? Why are you helping us?' Rachel asked, finally mustering up enough courage.
"You talents are invaluable to me," the figure croaked, looking at them all in turn. "I have a job tht must be completed, and I need all four of you to do it."
"Sure," Catherine said, still crying. "Just help us!" she cried, holding onto Jude tightly.
"Very well, I'm glad you accept my offer. Now stand back," he commanded. He first walked up to the cell where Jude and Catherine stood. Backing up , the two stared in awe as the figure lifted up two wrinkled hands.
Red magic crackled like electricity around his hands. The red-lightning extended towards the door, and broke it open with a bang. When the dust cleared. The door was broken open, and the figure turned to Rachel and Christopher. As they watched, he repeated the red magic. Soon, all four of them were free.
"Th...thank you!" Catherine said, smiling at the mysterious figure. The figure, however, remained emotionless.
"It was no trouble," he responded. "Now, all of you! Onto the dragon."
He stared at them as they immediately froze. He let a small chuckle escape his throat as he saw them paralyzed with fear. "Do not worry about Dragon. He will do you no harm." As I on cue, the dragon snaked his head inwards and growled quietly. One by one, the four climbed onto the dragons back. Finally, the figure walked on, taking his place on the dragon's neck.
"Hold on," he croaked loudly. Rachel grabbed onto the scales. Christopher and Jude grabbed the line of spikes that lines the back. Catherine grabbed on to Jude.
"Where are we going?" Christopher asked the figure. The figure didn't even look around.
"You'll find out shortly!" he croaked. Suddenly, the dragon lifted off into the air, beating its large green wings. Catherine cried out, and Jude grabbed onto her tightly. As the dragon lifted into the air, the four looked down at the carnage beneath them.
The Great Hall had been completely demolished, along with about a block of th city. Fire wa catching onto houses, and bodies lay everywhere. What they saw, the dragon must have killed about three dozen soldiers, and a dozen citizens, maybe more. They gasped at the horror below.
Why had someone done this? Why had they destroyed the Great Hall? Why had they rescued the impostors? Why!
Jude had a sinking feeling that his new future had already been decided for him. And it didn't look good.
A/N: Sorry for the shortness! This story won't have many long chapters, it just isn't that long of a story. I have planned it all out now, and there will a total of seven chapters.
Everyone please review! I love reviews more that cake and ice cream! If I don't get reviews, I won't update! So if you want to read more, review, review, REVIEW! I'll even let you guess who the mysterious figure is! His identity will be revealed next time.
Keep looking at this story, as chapter three: A New Journey will up in a week!
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