Disclaimer- I do not own Tales of Symphonia or the computer I used to do this on.
Polerman: Hello I'm sort of new to this so go easy on me and thanks for opportunity.
Note about the Fanfic. Thisfic is timed one year after the games ending
Beware some spoilers about the games plot.
A Chance Meeting
Ch.1 Corporal Sage
Genis sat bored near the podium where his sister was lecturing the populace of the newly reconstructed Palma Costa about accepting half elves. Genis was bored because first he had heard this lecture over a couple of dozen times; second Genis usually sat on the sidelines while he lectured.
Sighing deeply Genis thought he might as well as go for a walk, looking at Raine on the podium "She doesn't need me around" Genis muttering to himself. Palma Costa's central area was crowded, so Genis had a hard time maneuvering through the crowd of half elves and hand full of humans.
The reason behind the huge crowd was when Palma Costa was first destroyed the people moved to Luin. Then now with it reconstructed a huge group of half elves moved in.
Genis finally through the crowd and in front of the General Governors' office, decided to pay Neil a visit and hopefully convince him on trying to talk Raine out of leaving him here to study at the Palma Costa Academy. Genis didn't enjoy hearing Raines lectures over and over again, but she was the only family left.
Genis entered the Governor Generals office swinging the huge doors open to hear a rather heated argument raging on.
"Neil, we can't get rid of the exspheres we need them!" A man shouted angrily.
"Corporal calm down! I know you don't want to give them away, but I have already promised Lloyd the exspheres in our possession." Neil shot back.
"Neil, dammit don't you understand what would happen without them."
Neil was silent, Genis didn't know what was going on but the Corporal guy sounded as he was loosing his cool.
'I know what would happen without them but…' Neil began before he was loudly cut off.
"But! But what!" The Corporal shouted.
Genis could feel himself about to loose it but he couldn't stop himself. "Hey, do you know how exspheres are made!" he questioned the Corporal.
Neil and the Corporal were both shocked. The Corporal turned slowly allowing Genis to see the Corporal fully.
The Corporal stood as tall as Regal or Kratos looked as strong as them to. His hair was very familiar; it was a gray silver spike mass on his head quiet like his own. The Corporal had a few gray stubs of facial hair on his chin. He wore black chest plate over a navy blue shirt with matching pants. He also had a pair of Mythril Greavers that Genis had only seen Regal wear and a dark colored cloak hung over the whole wardrobe. A small gleam came from his left fist were a exsphere was embedded and a leather string rapped around his fingers with a locket hanging with the letters T and V inside a heart.
He towered over Genis slightly looking down on him with a stern look, then looked over his shoulder and said. "I've got a class." With that said he maneuvered by Genis and out the door.
"Genis, you shouldn't have gotten involved." Neil said.
"Why, who is he?" Genis asked.
"That was Corporal Sage, 2nd in charge of the militia" Neil finished with a huge sigh of relief.
"Sage?" Genis said bewildered.
"Huh, Sage mean something to you?"
"Yeah other than that's my last name Neil."
Neil stood there silent for a minute till he caught on. "Hey, you two do look slightly alike… do you guys have the same hairstylist?"
Genis didn't respond he was already heading for the Palma Costa Academy.
Polerman-Short I know but it looked longer on paper. But hey give a new guy some slack. Please.