Phantasy Star
Ragol Rescue
Chapter 2
The next thing James knew, he standing on a pad with blue bars surrounding it. James stepped off of it and saw a path. He followed it. It led to a clearing. There were no enemies spotted.
"All right, this is going to be easier than I thought," James said to himself. Suddenly, eight enemies just…appeared out of the ground, and 2 Rag Rappies waddled in through a door.
"Oh my God!" James yelled. He ran toward the nearest Rappy, let it try to peck him, jumped over it, and jammed his saber into its back. The Rappy died screaming. He then ran over to a Booma, let it take a swipe at him, ducked, and swung his saber at its arm. It cut deeply and James could see the meat and bone. He then took another swing at the Boom's left leg and managed to sever it. The Booma tried to walk, but it fell over because it was missing a leg, and roared in pain. James walked over to it and stuck his saber through its skull to put it out of its misery. He spun around just in time to get hit in the face by a Gobooma. He toppled back to the ground. The Gobooma growled and swung at him again.
James rolled to the side, dodging its claws. He sprung to his feet and stabbed the Gobooma in the chest. He twisted it and pulled up, cutting off one side of his torso. Then on instinct, James turned around, swung his saber, and decapitated a Rappy. Just as he was taking a breather, another Booma came charging at him, about ten yards away. He turned to the right and saw a Gobooma, mad as hell, about to bring his claws down on his face. He was too close. There was no time to dodge. James closed his eyes, hoping it would be quick, when the Gobooma collapsed on him.
"What the…?" James said, pulling the dead Gobooma off himself. Then, James saw a figure standing by one of the doors holding a rifle. The person ran over.
"I'm Ryan. Help me finish off these enemies." He said. James pulled himself to his feet and brushed himself off. Then he rummaged through his pockets. A moment later, he found what he was looking for. A little pain reliever pill called a 'Monomate.' He swallowed it and helped Ryan kill off the rest of the foes.
Once the area was cleared, James got a good look at Ryan. He had brown hair, was about 5,7 , looked about sixteen, and was wearing an Orlando Magic basketball jersey."My name is Ryan," he said again, "and right now I'm in the middle of 'The Test.' I'm trying to get my Hunters License. What about you?"
"Well, I'm also in the middle of 'The Test,'" said James, "I'm doing a favor for The Principal. I have to find some runaway Mags. Wanna come with me?"
"Sure, why not? I'm looking for some nodes from a computer chip that was misplaced." said Ryan, "How do you misplace a computer node in the middle of a forest on Ragol?"
"I have no idea," James said. "Well, let's go. I'll help look for your nodes if you help look for my Mags."
"Okay." said Ryan. So they jogged through one of the surrounding area doors and went looking for nodes and Mags.
30 Minutes Later
"All right, the last Mag!" James exclaimed. The Mag was comma shaped and was dark grey. They went through one last door and there, in the middle of the ground, was the last computer chip node. "Yay!" said Ryan. He went over to pick it up, but suddenly, a Hildebear charged through the door behind them, two Wolves came following it, and a Rappy came waddling out from behind a bush.
"Round two, begin!" said James. They both focused mainly on the Hildebear. The twelve foot tall beast tried to punch them, but James dropped to the ground and Ryan leaped backwards. He started for the exit, to try to snipe the beast, but got blocked off by the Rappy.
"Aeeiagh!" the Rappy squeaked furiously.
"Get out of my way!" Ryan yelled, and shot the Rappy in the face, killing it. As he was doing that, James was attempting to stab the Hildebear in its…private place, but was failing. After the fourth attempt, the great beast slammed James right in the forehead. James saw stars and was losing consciousness. He dragged himself toward the exit door (nearly getting stepped on by the Hildebear). Ryan quickly put a Monomate in James' mouth and told him to swallow it. He did. Instant relief swept over him. Ryan started to shoot the Hildebear in the throat, head, and the groin area. While he was doing that, James started attacking the Wolves. He was very agile but he could barely dodge their bites. Finally one nipped him and he returned the favor with prods in the eyes, and slashes in their heads. After a few minutes of battle, James had killed the wolves and Ryan had finally shot down the Hildebear. Battle weakened, they both collapsed and had a Monomate and some water. After a few minutes, Ryan stood up and pulled something out of his pocket. It was a little bag with a drawstring.
"What's that?" James asked.
"A telepipe." Ryan replied. He undid the string and pulled out a little stake. He stuck it in the ground, bent over, hit a couple buttons, and then a portal that looked identical to the one he came in appeared. James knew what to do. They both stood inside portal and after about five seconds, were whisked across outer space. Only a few seconds passed until James was looking at the inside of the Pioneer 2.
"Well, let's go to The Principal." Ryan said. They walked over to the little teleporter that went to The Principal's office and stepped in. Again, a few seconds later, Ryan and James found themselves looking in The Office. They found The Principal sitting behind a desk.
"We completed out training, sir," they both said.
"Oh, good. I see you've got those Mags, James. And Ryan, you've successfully obtained those computer nodes. Well, I suppose you've both earned these. Here." He passed over two things to the both of them.
"The first is another key card, allowing you to roam other parts of the Pioneer 2, and be allowed to purchase weapons you wouldn't ordinarily be authorized to, and the other is a weapon. For Ryan, you get the 'Heat Sniper Rifle,' For James, you receive an Ice Brand. And for both of you, here are the beginner capsules that will allow you to cast the magic spells 'Foie' and 'Barta.' The fire and ice spells. Well, I hope you enjoy your new life as a Hunter, and good luck to you both. May we meet again soon. Good bye."
Back at the main part of the ship, they both went back to their apartments. James kicked off his shoes and laid down on the couch in front of his T.V. He fell asleep.
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Thats the end of chapter 2. in the next chapter, they go on their first real mission, but they get back up.