I do not own Legend of Dragoon. I also don't own Kyle Malcallum or Kelvis Draken or my friends. They own themselves. I own Kiako Ornitier.
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Please enjoy and thanks for reading!
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Chapter 3: Enter Van Kelsing!
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"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!" Kiako shouted kicking at the half chopped tree, "Fall! Fall dammit fall! Fall? Please fall? FAAALLL!"
"Um, Kiako, I think we're going to need something sharp for that." Dart said but kept his distance. Last thing they all needed was a rabid cat girl tearing them limb from limb.
"Just... A little... More!" Kiako huffed and started to rapidly kicking the tree so hard that pieces of the bark started to fly off, "DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!" Kyle was hiking up the hill and spotted Kiako still kicking the tree and the others cowering amoung the rocks. He rolled his eyes.
"Ok midget, move." Kyle said shoving past holding up the rusty axe.
"No! I can make it fall! I can! Whether I ask politely or not by golly I'm making that tree fall!" Kiako said as Lavitz and Dart dragged her out of the way.
"You're not even kicking at the right side of the tree!"
Shana calmed Kiako down and the boys, er, men, uh, guys chopped at the tree.
THUNK.
THUNK.
THU-CREETTCCCH...
"Shoot!" Lavitz cursed as the tree fell off the edge, "Looks like we're going to have to find another way across."
"Oh muffin..." Kyle groaned throwing the axe down.
"We can cross over with the fishing line wire I found in my bag!" Kiako offered holding up the thin light blue tinted wire.
"Uh, no..."
When they reached the river again the tree slowly rolled down and fitted itself into place.
"Alright, we can cross!" Dart said triumphantly.
"Ha, told you I could get it."
"No you didn't. Liar! LIAR!" Kiako accused and stepped onto the log. Kyle, we was right behind her, grabbed the back of her shirt and threw her into the river.
"Heh heh."
"YOU JERK!" Kiako shouted shaking her fist up at him as she clung to the sideof the log soaking wet. Lavitz bent down taking her arm and hauling her back up. Kiako thanked him and they both crossed. Lavitz himself almost fell off the log because--
1. Kiako was in such fury she was stomping while she crossed which shook the log.
2. The water left behind from Kiako was starting to make the log slippery which didn't help the fact that the log was shaking.
"Arg, Kiako don't shake water off like that!" Kyle said taking cover behing his arms as Kiako shook the water off like a dog.
"It's your fault I'm wet in the first place!"
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Kiako ran her hand along the walls.
"Where is this place? It looks like the setting for the new King Kong movie." she said.Which was partially true. The water worn rocks were smooth and bleached white as some driftwood or old seaweed washed against the bottom shore.
"This is the Limestone cave." Lavitz said, "If we cross through here we'll have a straight path to Bale."
"It ain't gonna be that easy." Kyle said, "Plenty O monsters in here."
"Then we better keep moving." Dart put his hand on the handle of his sword, just in case.
As everyone walked onwards Kiako was shaking staring up at the ceiling, her giant cat eyes dialated.
"What's wrong Kiako? You look sick." Shana asked. Kiako lifted her finger slowly to point at the ceiling.
"S...Spi...S...der...S..c..." she trembled.
A giant mass of hair fell from the ceiling landing in front of her and clicked it's mandibles. Kiako screamed curling into a ball.
"Oh shit!" Kyle swore taking out his lance. Shana was faster (A/N: Surprisingly...) and shot an arrow at the Evil Spider. It jumped back and hissed at them.
"Come on, get up." Shana said gently shaking the massive fur ball curling up on the floor. There was a clatter and a small bottle skittered beside Shana.
"Give it to her! It's a Mind Purifier." Lavitz ordered and tried to stab the spider, which bounded away onto the wall, "Dammit! Nimble litter bugger..."
Shana gave Kiako the bottle trying to get her to drink it. When the girl refused Shana gave a quick glance at the others and started to try and force the bottle into Kiako's mouth. When that didn't work Shana made absolute sure the guys were looking and practically wrestled to open Kiako's mouth with her pathetic pleading and whining and pulling at Kiako's whiskers and cheeks.
"Volcano!" Dart tried to slash at the spider and it jumped back again hissing mockingly at the warriors. The hissing turned into shrieks as an arrow pierced it'd back. Everyone turned to look at the new attacker and the light from the entrance shadowed his face. When the newcomer walked into view holding a giant gun he lifted his wide brimmed hat and grinned.
"Hey guys! Need a hand?" the boy grinned. He had dark shining eyes and tanned skin. A black trenchcoat fluttered behind him and a pair of goggles reflected light from his black cowboy hat.
"What's that contraption he has?" Dart asked watching the Evil Spider squirm for a bit trying to remove the arrow implanted on it's back.
"Who the F--- cares? He's got a F---ing gun!" Kyle shouted and grinned, "Works for me!" Kiako and Shana looked up at the boy towering over them.
The boy looked down surprised.
"Kiako? You're here too?" he said then chuckled, "Should've thought so..." he brought out his gun and ran into the battle. There was a shifting sound and the boy shot out a flurry of iron bullets. Half of them missed as the spider jumped out of the way but the other half tore off two of it's eight legs. Lavitz and Kyle charged forward together as the spider landed on the ground and they both stabbed their spears through it pinning it to the ground. Dart took the chance to leap into the air and stab through the spider's head.
"I don't know who you are, but it looks like we kinda owe you one." Dart said wiping his sword on the Spider's hair and shealthing it, "What's your name?"
"Kelvis Draken, nice to meet you folks." the boy said with a two finger salut, "So, what's up?"
"DRINK IT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DRINK IT!"
Everyone turned to see Shana still wrestling with Kiako to drink the Mind Purifier. Now that the battle had calmed down they could perfectly hear her pathetic pleading and whining. Kiako was fighting back with equal gusto.
"Back off, I'm fine! The spider's dead now!" Kiako shouted pushing Shana back with her giant lion paw feet, "Kyle make her stop!"
"What? I don't have the power to move her." Kyle said, "Dart, get in there." Kel walked over to the two ladies and pulled them apart.
"Energetic as always eh Kiako?" he smirked. Kiako jumped up almost hitting Kel in the jaw and hugged him in a death grip.
"Kel nii-san! I can't believe you're here! I'm so happy!" she cried happily. Well, she was happy after all, "Man you're new clothes look cool!"
Kel grinned and struck a pose, "Yeah, Kinda like... Van Helsing huh?"
Kiako rubbed her chin, "I wouldn't say Van HELsing... So..." she struck her own pose and pointed at him, "You new name is VAN KELSING!"
Everyone fell over anime style.
"Um, you two know each other?" Dart asked and Lavitz gave him a nudge, with a weird smirk.
"What? What? Oh..." Kyle had an equal smirk, "I get it!"
"Huh? What? Get what? I don't get it." Shana said looking between the guys, "Someone explain!"
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"So, that's how to two met." Lavitz said, "What's internet?"
"It's just a way of communication from where we come from." Kel explained, "Man, back in the old days we'd kick so much ass together, it was off glass man!"
(A/N: Off glass means really cool and stuff, Kel taught me!)
"Yup! Kel nii-san (Big brother) and I have known each other for almost 3-4 years!" Kiako said waving her arms in the air enthusiastically.
"And here I thought they were so cute together..." Lavitz whispered to Kyle.
"Meh..." he shrugged, "Hey Kiako, I thought I was your big brother..."
"You are! You and Kel are both the closest things I have to big brothers!"
"I don't mean to interrupt but you three don't look remotely related." Shana said.
"You see, I'm the eldest child in my family." Kiako explained, "Kel and Kyle are both close friends of mine so I consider them my big brothers."
"Yeah, and as big brother I get to do this!" Kyle jumped up pulling on Kiako's cheek.
"Oh cool! I wanna try!" Kel jumped up too and tugged on Kiako's other cheek.
"STOPPIT!"
They continued on and saw small balls of light.
"Ooh, pretty!" Shana squealed.
"I remember these, they sure helped alot." Dart said.
"Yes, especially on the battle field." Lavitz agreed.
"Ah yes, quite." Kyle nodded.
"Um hm." Shana looked among the guys, cheeks puffed up at not being included in the conversation.
"Oh, right uh..." Kel touched the bunch of fireflies and they all glowed, "Rock Fireflies give off healing light." Lavitz was checking his leg.
"See? It is now completely healed."
Kiako, who wasn't paying any attention was poking holes into a jar and caught a 2 small fireflies.
"I shall name you, Edward and Alphonse! Like in Full Metal Alchemist!"she proclaimed holding the jar up proudly.
"Hey squirt! Hurry it up or you'll get lost and die again!" Kyle called back.
Everyone stared out at the stepping stones.
"It's..."
"A giant gerbil?" Kiako said pointing.
"Right... Let's go catch it."
"Yay! More pets!" Kiako squealed holding up another jar. Where she gets these from, could only be from that bottomless pit of a back pack.
"Um Kiako, I don't think it's going to fit in there..." Kel said uneasily watching the others trying to catch the rodent.
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"Shana, be careful not to slip." Dart cautioned. He jumped over the water to a stepping stone and the others followed.
"Don't fall and die." Kyle warned Kiako and jumped across.
"Yeah yeah..."
They reached the other side, Dart, Kiako and Lavitz being the last ones still on the stones. Lavitz jumped across and felt his weight shift to the side of the waterfall.
"Ah!" he clung to a rock last second before plummeting to his death.
"Lavitz!" Dart jumped over grabbing Lavitz's arm and started slipping over the edge himself.
"Dart!" Shana cried.
"Kel!" Kyle shouted.
"What? I'm right here."
"Oh, right..."
Now Dart and Lavitz were practically hanging off the edge of the rock. The swordman cursed as his glove started to slip.
Know what?
It did slip.
"DARRT!" Shana screamed. A giant blur of orange jumped off the falls and Kel jumped a few rocks grabbing Kiako's hand who was grabbing... Kiako's... hand?
Dart and Lavitz were in such shock that they both almost let go! There was a chain of a bunch of Kiako's, one holding them from plummeting down the falls, linked together with Kel holding up the chain.
"Hey! You guys ok down there?" Kel called. He pulled and one by one the Kiako's jumped up and disappeared in a puff of smoke until the chain reached the top of the rocks. The four of them hopped on to solid ground gasping and panting.
"It looks like I owe you both again for saving my life." Lavitz said
"I was just around." Dart huffed. Kiako was breathing heavily.
"Man, I haven't used my ninja magic in so long I get tired from using it..." she huffed.
"How did you do that?" Kyle asked.
"Another ninja technique, shadow clone technique. Kage bunshin no justu! I learned it from watching Naruto! BA-ZING!"
(Naruto: Anime show about ninjas. It's pretty good.)
"We shall all have a long relationship." Lavitz grinned patting Dart and Kiako's shoulders.
"Yeah."
"Well, if we're all going to have some sort of relation," Kiako smiled, "Dart, Lavitz, you are now my big brothers!" Dart and Lavtiz rubbed behind their heads, grinning.
"But... I thought we were your big brothers." Kyle said pointing, "Man, you have too many big brothers..."
"Hey guys, guys! Don't leave me here!" Shana cried, "Dart I was worried sick!"
"Shut up and keep moving!" Kyle called.
"Dart! He's being mean to me!"
"Jeez, she's worse than you are..." Kyle muttered to Kiako, who gave him a gentle punch in the shoulder.
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Everyone drew their weapons.
"I sense something ahead..." Dart said.
"It smells... like..." Kiako sniffed the air again, "Something big, and poisonous, no doubt about that."
"Could it be, the much talked about guardian of the Cave?" Lavitz said, mostly to himself. Kel pushed his hat onto his head snugly.
"It's coming!"
On cue the giant centipede shot from around the corner and everyone dodge rolled to avoid it.
"Jeez, First a giant spider, now a centipede! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PLACE?" Kiako cried and dodged again as the Urobolus struck at them. It roared and stood itself up like a giant snake.
Kiako had the image of the Midgar Zolom from Final Fantasy VII.
Kel slung his gun onto his back and pulled out a rod that turned into a pole. A small spear tip ejected from the end.
"Oh sweet! You use spears too?" Kyle said, obviously excited.
"Yeah, now let's beat this thing!"
"IT'S ON BOY!" Kyle shouted and they both charged with their spears. Shana loaded in arrows trying to shoot at the wriggling beast as Dart, Lavitz and Kiako tried to attack it. Dart zig zagged side to side and swung his sword.
"Volcano!" when he had finished his addition he jumped back narrowly missed the poisonious saber like fangs. Kiako jumped into the air and tried to drop kick the centipede. It suddenly gave a hiss and drew itself into the wall causing Kiako to land straight on her face in surprise.
When Kiako looked up she shook her fist angrily, "HEY! No fair! You can tell I'm vertically challenged!" Kel unclipped his gun from his back withthe flick of a buckle and another shifting noise was heard. Kel's gun started to spout arrows at the Urobolus.
"Dartm Kyle and Lavitz, throw as many attack items as you can! Shana, Kiako, start shooting projectiles!" Kel ordered. Shana obeyed but Kiako gropped herself as if trying to either brush dust off or doing some sort of twisted form of the Macarena dance.
"Eh..." Kel was speechless for a moment staring at the cat girl. Was this really the girl he fought with before a year ago? Or did she somehow hit her head and had a terrible case of amnesia or retardedness...?
"I got no weapons!" Kiako shrugged, "Ain't that just twisted?"
"HOW THE HELL CAN YOU SMILE AND GRIN AT A TIME LIKE THIS!" Kyle exclaimed. The Urobolus hissed and a giant cloud of green gas poured from it's mouth. Everyone covered their faces as the gas blanketed the floor.
"Everyone ok?" Dart called. Everyone replied with a yes.
Until there was a giant yelp that sounded like a million whistles going off.
"Ed and Al...Died..." Kiako whimpered, tears flowing, pointed at the two dead fireflies in the jar that were twitching at the bottom. Whisps of the green gas still lingered inside the jar, "Even if I've only known them for the time span of probably only 15 minutes... I'll never forget them..."
"Oh god... Not this tree hugger business again..." Kyle groaned. Kiako stood up wiping her tears away with the back of her hand.
"You... I'll never forgive you..." she spun on her heel and charged at the Urobolus, "YOU BASTARD! YOU KILLED ED AND AL!"
"I think you kinda did that yourself by putting them IN the jars into the first place..." Kyle sighed shaking his head. Kel charged beside her and grinned giving her a thumbs up. Kiako returned it and slowed to let Kel speed ahead. The Urobolus reared back and struck downwards to bite Kel. It's jaws stopped when a spear was pushed inbetween it's jaws. Lavitz braced his spear as the centipede thrashed back and forth. Kel skidded to a stop and folded his hands together. Kiako ran at him and stepped into his hands as he launched her up into the air and towards the wall above the hole the Urobolus was protruding from.
"Ninpo!" Kiako started. Kel used one of his own lances to hold the jaw open and Lavitz removed his own and they both ran.
"Go for it!"
"Wild leaf spin!" Kiako flipped from the wall and brought all her weight down into a spinning drop kick. The forced knocked the centipede from it's hole slamming it into the ground. The others took their chance to attack.
Everyone huffed and breathed heavily and shealthed their weapons.
"We did it!" Dart said triumphantly, "Now, let's get out of here." Kiako was sighing heavily hugging the jar with two dead fireflies. Lavitz gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"We'll give them a burial outside of the cave." he smiled. Kiako nodded and followed behind Kyle and Kel. She looked behind her and saw something flicker.
"Shana, behind you!" she shouted pointing. The centipede reared up again ready to claim at least one life. Or, one more life in Kiako's opinion. A bright light shone from Shana's body and the Urobolus decintegrated.
"Wha- What was that?"
Kyle and Kel both looked at each other nodding. So, it had already begun.
"Let's get out of here to Indel's castle, I'm sure Miniter Noish could help shed some light." Lavitz said.
"Yeah, that guy has the knowledge span of a country." Kyle said.
When they got out of the cave, Kiako was sniffling as Dart and Kel buried the small jar into the ground and marked it was a stone. Kyle gave a very, uh, colorful eulogy.
"They met their demise when a giant, centipede, spouted it's toxic poison gas and the fireflies inhaled the gas, getting high for a moment before slowly dying and rotting in a tiny jar provided by, Little sister..." Kyle said in a croaky, depressing voice.
"Kyle cut that voice out! You're making Kiako cry more..."
Authors notes: AND I'm gonna stop this here. Yup. Don't worry though everyone, the fic won't go along the WHOLE game. I'm just writing about the important stuff and filling some stuff in. Course who knows, history could change. n.n Thanks for reading!