Bijoux: Thanks for all the reviews dudes...it made me happy... I'll have a happy Christmas now...yay...Um, I also forget to mention a few things in the last chapter too...firstly, I got the tree being shot out the thing towards the other thing from the Simpsons...thanks to the dude who reminded me of that...secondly, my style of humour is like...making people seem dummer than they really are or something...like making them OOC...sorry if I offend anyone doing that...meh...
I don't own Star Ocean, Christmas...the Grinch...in fact the only thing I own...is my life...no wait...I sold that over E Bay...meh...please enjoy...
Chapter 2: Pursued by Idiots…
"Hey Fayt…how's it goin…?" Duke Vox asked as he slumped towards the breakfast table, which currently only seated Fayt, a very tired looking Fayt at that.
"Um…good…I guess…" Fayt said as he uneasily eyed the large man before him. Was this not the man who had previously tried to kill him? And not only him, but also his friends, and even the puppy he got for king Arzie…
"So…Christmas…yeah…" Vox said as he nodded his head, he sat down next to Fayt at the large table, and stirred his bowl of cereal around a bit.
"Yeah…" Fayt nodded, this was becoming quite awkward…
"So…you ah…you getting everyone a present…?" Vox asked as he looked at Fayt hopefully.
"Well…I guess so…wouldn't want anyone to feel left out…" Fayt replied as he kept his gaze down to his toast.
"That's ah…that's very generous of you Fayt…" Vox happily replied.
"Um…yeah I guess it is…" Fayt uneasily replied, nodding his head a bit as he eyed his half eaten, probably cold breakfast.
"Ah, but that's what I love about you Fayt, always so caring, and sharing…ah, it brings joy to see someone so loving towards others…" Vox sighed as he gazed in front of him dreamily.
"Um…thanks…I suppose…" Fayt replied, still wondering why Vox was acting as if he never tried to kill him.
"Oh no Fayt, I thank you, for it is people like you, that make the galaxy a better place…and to think, you're nice all the time, not just during the Christmas season…I envy you…I envy your generosity so bad…you're so caring---
(Shows Peppita sitting at her Captains seat, an angry look on her face)
"I hate you FAYT! You're so heartless---"
(Diplo)
"You're so loving…"
(Peppita's ship- um…let's just call it the Sandal Churner…coz it is a giant mower after all…and mower's run over shoes and destroy them easily so…meh…)
"So intolerable…"
(Diplo)
"So friendly…"
(Sandal Churner)
"SO BITCHY!"
(Diplo)
"So warm…"
(S.S Sandal Churner)
"So cold…"
(Diplo)
"Why…you almost remind me of me when I was a little girl…(notices Fayt eye him suspiciously)…um…I mean boy…(clears throat)…"
(Sandal Churner)
"Why, you so remind me of Duke Vox when he was a little boy…"
(Diplo)
"Wow…um…Mr. Vox…I never…um…knew you felt that way…about me…um…thanks…I guess…but still…I um…I can be cruel when I want to be…" Fayt said as he looked at Vox with a confused frown.
"Oh no! You're never cruel boy, you never leave anyone important out of anything!" Vox chuckled as he slammed a hand into Fayt's back, causing him to choke on his toast, and almost fly head first out of his seat.
"Oh…um…okay…if you say so…" Fayt slightly chuckled as he quickly devoured the rest of his toast, running away with his plate afterwards. He didn't want to imagine what would happen if Vox started to think they were friends or something…
Fayt had exited the dining room, and was walking towards the control room, to find out where they would stop to do some Christmas shopping; when Cliff came out of nowhere and blocked his pass.
"Uh…Cliff…you alright…? Is something wrong?" Fayt asked with a puzzled, and at the same time, concerned tone.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine, it's just that, that Vox guy is targeting people man…giving em these speeches on how good they are, so that he'll get a present from them…" Cliff explained as he scowled in numerous directions.
That was when it hit Fayt, like how the milkman had hit Cliff's cat…he had been targeted…
"Oh man…" Fayt sighed as he slammed his hand into his forehead, and shook his head slowly.
"What is it…? You been a target…?" Cliff asked as he looked down at his blued haired friend.
Fayt nodded, recollecting his thoughts of Vox's, 'you're so caring' speech…
"Oh…well…don't let it get to you man…Vox is apparently good at manipulating people…but not me…" Cliff sighed as he patted Fayt on the back, "Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go write a list of what I'm gonna get people…any ideas of what I should get Vox…? He called me handsomely strong this morning, so I just gotta get him a present for his compliments…" Cliff said, not waiting for an answer as he strolled away towards his room.
Fayt rolled his eyes, partly glaring at Cliff, as he disappeared around a corner. The list was a good idea though, so Fayt decided he should write one too. He turned on his heel and headed for his room.
Once he reached it, he started on the list.
"Now, I can't let Vox manipulate me into getting him a present…better write down the people I'm defiantly gonna get something for…" Fayt sighed to himself as he seated himself on his bed, a pen and note pad in his hands. And so, the people were written down…followed by the things he would give them.
Sophia- I dun know…maybe a bear or something…?Cliff- ?
Maria- Anger management classes, about other people's
happiness!
Mirage- Matrix movie pack
Roger- Maybe some form of 'learn how to grow' kit…?
Albel- I dun know…probably have to kill someone…
Adray- Bumper car
Nel- ?
Clair-?
Woltar- Electric wheel chair
Vox- Play Station 2, with games…Fayt had soon got most of his presents planned, there were just a few people left, which he would probably have to ask around to get an idea of what to get them. So off he set.
Meanwhile Albel and Vox were walking around the Diplo aimlessly…well…Albel had no aim…but I think we all know that Vox did…
"So…Albel…buddy ole pal…you ah…you gonna get me a Chrissie prezzy?" Vox asked Albel in a happy tone, "Coz I got you one…it's the best present EVA!" Vox made hand movements indicating something big.
"Oh…well…I never really considered that one…" Albel muttered back as he rolled his eyes at Vox, though the larger man didn't seem to notice.
"Well…I was kinda hoping you would…ya know…so that…aww…never mind…your great-full-ness, power-ness doesn't need me moping all over it, your holiness…" Albel's eyebrow arched at these words, was Vox actually complimenting him? Albel stopped dead in his tracks and watched as Vox went a little ahead of him.
"What…?" Vox asked as he turned around, a pout on his face as he looked at Albel.
Albel just stood there, dumbstruck as he eyed the man before him.
"So…you aren't getting a low life like me a present are you…?" Vox asked as he pretended to wipe a tear out of his eye, he made a sniveling sound as he turned around again, "Oh but don't worry my God, I won't take it out on you…for you will instantly crush me the moment I try to force you into wasting your precious funds on me…a lowly maggot filled worm fool…I guess I'll see you later your holiness…" Vox whimpered as he began to slump away, he coughed rather harshly as he left, whether it was to take away everything he had said about Albel, or to just get him to feel more sorry for him was unknown, but either way, it sounded rather fake…
And as Vox continued on his innocence, pursuing spree, some one not so innocent was advancing on the Diplo, an angry look on her face, and sweat drops on the ones around her, she could only be…my mother (sweat drops appear on those around me)…um…I mean…she could only be…Peppita Rossetti…
Everything happened in a blur for our Star Ocean heroes…
"Um…captain…there's another ship advancing on us…I think they want war…" Mirage nervously said to Maria, who was seated at the captain's seat of the control room of the Diplo.
"What makes you think they want war, Margarine…?" Adray's voice came as if out of nowhere behind Maria somewhere. Maria's eyes turned to humiliated slits, as did (who was also in the room at the time) Clair's.
"Father…her name is Mirage…not Margarine…" Clair sighed irritably as she rolled her eyes before frowning at her innocent looking father.
"Oh…sorry about that one…" Adray muttered as he uncomfortably fidgeted with his skirt.
"That's okay Adray…now, Mirage, why do you think they want war…?" Maria asked only to be met with no reply, "Um…Mirage…are you still there…?"
Still silence…
"Marietta…do you know why…? Marietta…?" Maria asked again, only to hear the sound of no ones voice.
"Cliff…? Steeg…?"
No reply…
"Claire…?" there was no reply from this one either.
"…Adray…" Maria quietly, and probably unwillingly muttered, luckily there was no reply to this name either.
Maria sighed angrily, before she got off her seat, and went over to Mirage's screen. And there the blue haired captain saw it…yes…the mower of death…the mower of lies…the mower of rejection…the mower of Sandal Churner…
"What the…?" Maria asked herself as she zoomed in on the image of the space ship. Inside she saw Peppita, sitting in what appeared to be the captain's seat on the ship, she was laughing madly…something that Albel enjoyed…and as the massive turret emerged from the front of the mower…it was decided…yes…decided…
It was then decided…there was really some one out there as Grinchier as Albel 'The Wicked' Nox…though no one would have the courage to break the news to the fluffy haired companion…
"Oh no…" Maria gasped as a large rocket came shooting out of the 'Sandal Churner', the rocket soon came into contact with the Diplo's outer shell, and screams erupted throughout the spacecraft.
A red light began flashing as the Diplo rapidly and violently shook from the newer torpedoes it was receiving.
"FAYT!" Maria called into the announcing radio, "Come in Fayt! I need you on the bridge!"
Fayt soon came in rushing into the bridge. He was panting and looked like he had just run across a battlefield of fat men and women, fighting over the last Big Mac ever being made…
"What is it!" Fayt yelled as he ran over to Maria, who was still looking down at the screen before her.
"Look…" Maria simply said as she pointed to the screen, she zoomed in again, and Fayt got a clear view of Peppita, laughing her tanned head off.
"What…? Why is she doing this!" Fayt spat, his face showing a great deal of shock.
"I'm not sure…do you think it has anything to do with the fact that she's on that ship and not this one…?" Maria asked as she sternly looked from Fayt to the screen.
"Well…now that you mention it…that would seem pretty right…" Fayt said as he frowned towards the action in front of him.
"Guys! We gotta get outta here fast!" Cliff yelled as he ran into the room, leaping the distance from the captain's chair to his chair.
The room went from pretty quiet (apart from the danger siren in the background), to fairly loud, as all the drivers of the Diplo entered the room, in a slow walk, all muttering amongst themselves, as they took their usual seats on the bridge.
"Where were you guys…?" Maria asked as she looked around the room, an eyebrow raised.
"Oh…we were at the doughnut stand…" Steeg replied from his seat.
"Doughnut stand…?" Maria said in a part confused, part unenthusiastic tone as she kept her eyebrow raised higher up on her forehead than the other.
"Yeah…Foxy Voxy's got a doughnut stand out there…" Adray replied, as he mysteriously appeared next to Maria and Fayt.
"Uh…umm…Foxy Voxy…?" Fayt asked as he looked at Adray as if he was an idiot (like he so was).
"Yeah…that's his new name to me…duh…" Adray said in a snobby, full of self-tone as he did a snob like hand flick.
"Okay…" Fayt replied as he managed to turn away from the strange man next to him.
"You know he's just being nice so that you'll get him a present for Christmas…" Nel spat as she too appeared out of nowhere next to Fayt.
"NA-AH!" Adray yelped as he turned away from Nel, his arms crossed and his eyes closed in a defensive manner, "Foxy Voxy would never do that to me…I'll have you know he called me sexy…"
Everyone's jaw dropped at the leader of the Dragon Brigade's desperation for presents.
"Okay…moving on…" Maria said as she turned away from Adray, who still had his defensive pose on, "You guys get us out of here okay…? She may wanna kill us, but I don't think it's wise to fight back…" Maria sighed as she moved away from Mirage's seat and back to her own, so that Mirage could sit down again.
"Roger!" Mirage replied as she sat down and began fiddling around with the controls in front of her.
In almost no time at all the Diplo was zooming away from Peppita and her mad plans for 'Fayt Domination'. They managed to partly escape the small one, but she still remained on their tail, glaring all the way there.
"Hey…what's goin on in here guys…?" Roger asked as he entered the room, closely followed by Sophia and Count Woltar.
"We're being attacked by Peppita…" Fayt sighed as he approached the small one, the annoying one (in my opinion) and the old one.
"Really Fayt…?" Sophia asked, a wave of worry came across her as she looked her blue haired friend.
"Yeah…but don't worry…we've managed to escape her…for now…" Cliff yelled from across the room. Cheers erupted when everyone else realized that Peppita had indeed gone astray from her kill plans.
"Well that's a relief…um Fayt…where's Albel…?" Fayt became puzzled at Sophia's sudden question. He really didn't now where the troublesome one was…oh no…that couldn't mean good…
"AND. DON'T. EVER. TRY. AND. SWEET. TALK. ME. AGAIN. YOU. BLUNDERING. FOOL!" came the screams from the broom closest somewhere on the Diplo.
"But lord Albel…you lordliness…" Vox whimpered from inside the small room, before more sounds of beatings erupted from the small cracks, and thin metal of the door.
"BAH! I don't want to hear it maggot!" Albel spat, before one last sound of a gauntlet to face sounded out of the room, and Albel exited hastily, wanting to avoid any 'difficult' questions if someone found him in the closest, beating up Duke Vox, who was wearing a frilly pink Apron.
'Humph…stupid fool…' Albel thought to himself as he continued along the metal, shining corridor.
But that was when a thought hit him…something was sensing inside him…it told him that…that…Maria and Fayt looked like they were related! (Albel turns to me)
"Um…fool…that's not what…hits me…" Albel spat.
Oh…um…sorry my…ever so favorite character…(coughs uncomfortably…)…oh well at least I'm a fool…and not a worm or maggot…can I be upgraded to wench…?
"No…"
Aww…shoot…
To be continued…?
Bijoux: So...ah...what did you think of my new edition to the story...?
Peppita: IT STINKS!
Bijoux: (Looks accross to see red mower slowly comming closer) ARRRRGGGGGGGGGHH! (Get chased away by Peppita) ALBEL! HEEEEEEEEEEELP!
Albel: Please review...IT will cry if you don't...then I'll have to kill her...(laughs evilly)...
Adray: (Appears out of nowhere next to Albel) Is it just me...or is Magistrate Lasselle and Queen Romeria...like...totally goin out...? (Everyone sweatdrops)...