"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S BROKEN!" Canas screamed.

The whole gang was in a dark alley hiding from the police officer who now had wanted posters of Erk and Raven all over town. Returning from looking for food most of the gang found RICK and Bartre with a broken Warp staff.

RICK threw up his hands like he was surrendering, "He started sucking on it, it… just looked so stupid… I just had to hit him with it. For some reason I forgot all the consequences if I broke it."

Erk started pacing around, pulling Raven with him, "I told you guys, if you stay by Bartre too long you catch his stupid."

Eliwood showed a face of disbelief, "Gosh Erk, how long have you been hanging around Bartre?"

"Aww… shove it up your's why don't ya'." Said Erk.

Eliwood looked confused, "Up my what?"

RICK started laughing, "It seems like your hanging around Raven too much Erk!"

"Oh, yah. How do we get these things off anyway?" Raven asked.

Politely, RICK replied, "Why, you would need a key."

"Okay, give me the key."

"I don't have the key."

Impatiently, Erk yelled, "Where is the key!"

RICK answered, "That police man has it."

Pent grabbed the chain to the handcuffs, "That's nonsense, I can break it with my magic!"

Pent sent a tough Elfire onto the chain, but it remained solid, stable, and still connected to the cuffs. Everyone looked a little freaked. One by one they each lined up to try to break the chain. One by one they failed… Wha HA HA!

Simultaneously Erk and Raven said, "Man this sucks…"

Erk yelled, "Get him away from me! What's next, we're going to SUPPORT!"

Raven smiled politely, "I saw you on the battlefield the other day and…"

Erk screamed, "Noooooo!"

Raven started laughing, "Peace yo' I was just a kiddin'"

Erk apparently wasn't laughing, "Don't even joke like that!" –he smacked him over the head with on of his books- "Wait…" he added, looking behind him. "Garcia… Stay back…"

Canas couldn't take it. He burst out, "We have to get out of here!"

Everyone went quiet.

Erk tried to calm Canas, "Dude you have to like, chill." After a few seconds of thinking, Erk started wacking himself on the head with his staff yelling, "Get the Raven out of my head. Get the raven out of my head!"

RICK stated, "I guess we could use a hammeran staff to revive the warp staff."

Lute crossed her arms and looked away, "No can do. I threw it at Sain the other day and… broke it… But it SO wasn't my fault!"

Eirika stood up bodly, "Well, let's go find a vendor and just buy a warp staff!"

"Good luck with that. In fact, if you even find a vendor, I'll pay you 10,000 gold." Said RICK. He plopped down on a trash can and stretched out.

Joshua soon joined him, "I love bets include me too, but let's make this interesting. If you don't find one… you owe us a favor."

Cormag sat next to Joshua, "It's pointless to look, RICK knows, I'll stay.

Tana sat next to Cormag, "I'll stay, because… er… I think RICK is right too."

"I think I'll like stay." Said Erk and Raven simultaneously. Erk realized it but said nothing.

It was settled. Tana, Cormag, Joshua. RICK, Erk, Raven, and Seth would stay while the others look for a vendor.

Seth apparently, got assigned to stay 'for the best' from Eirika. Erk hates Seth. Seth hates Erk. Erk soon became unhappy.

Eirika and co. left for the vendor.

"Ha, you got stuck with us." Erk mocked.

Seth said nothing but glared

Completely interested, Joshua began making a conversation with RICK, "So when can we go to one of those large gambling places you talked about last night?" he asked.

RICK stood up, "My fellow men." He looked away embarrassed, "Acem… And Woman. I think it is time you all find out what a bar is really about."

End of Chapter 2

"Wow, a bar. That sounds mighty interesting… Pah, what is a bar!" said Erk.

RICK looked at him like he was Bartre, "What did you do last night during my story?"

Erk paused, "Erm…"

RICK sighed, "Whatever… you'll find out next chapter, but I'm worried about Cormag, he doesn't seem like the 'bar type'"

"Oh, now you're classifying us as the bar type and non-bar types. My goodness…" said Erk.

RICK looked over to Erk, "It may sound peachy to you but you'll like the next chapter Erk."

Erk looked over to RICK, "Hmm…?"

RICK stated bodly, "You'll find out what Seth is like when he's drunk people! And believe me, it takes a lot of beer to bring dis papa down…

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Peace!