Michael awoke but didn't open his eyes. Had it all been a dream? He didn't want to find out, but he found himself opening his eyes anyways. His vision was blurry and it took a while for him to clear it. He saw the blue sky above him and the clouds moving. He put his hand down to help himself up and felt the cool grass. It wasn't a dream.
Mario and the Prince weren't around. He only saw Robert out of the corner of his eye. Robert must of noticed he was up because he rushed over with a smile on his face. "Hey Michael! Glad to see you're okay. You have to come see this! Follow me, the others are just over this way!" Michael got up slowly, with Robert's help, and felt the back of his head. It hurt a lot and felt like there was a bump forming. He sighed and jogged to where Robert had vanished. The two of them came into another clearing and Michael saw a large metal ship in front of him. Prince seemed to be talking to another person who Michael did not know. Mario was next to them, listening and nodding his head about something.
The closer Michael got to the three of them the more he saw the new person. He was a man. He had blue hair and some kind of vest on. Michael looked more closely at him and realized who it was. "Hey aren't you Fayt? From Star Oceans till the End of Time?"
Fayt looked at him strangely. "I don't know what you mean by "Star Oceans till whatever you just said, but yes, my name is Fayt."
Michael mentally kicked himself. Of course he doesn't know what I'm talking about. He isn't from my world.
"My name is Michael."
"Well nice to meet you but we are in a bit of a hurry. Morgan's men will find us soon."
"You know about Morgan too!"
"Yes. Everyone knows about him. No one in our galaxy is safe. But we can talk about this later."
They all moved onto the ship and Michael was astounded by the technology. Not that he was in any way a person who would know anything about it. "So, where's Sophia, Cliff and the others?" Fayt let himself down into the chair of the cockpit. "Again I'm not quite sure how you know about them, but they are not with me right now. They're back at Earth waiting for you. The leaders say that you can help us, but I'm not sure how."
Michael felt sick to his stomach. "I… um… I can't help you."
"What?"
Michael and the others all told the story. When they were done, Fayt sat back into his chair. He was shocked. "So you know all that happened between me and the creator?"
Michael nodded. "Well I don't care. My orders are to take you back to Earth, so that's what I'm going to do."
Michael looked out the window of the cockpit. He could see the stars zooming past at an incredible speed. He watched them and wondered what it would be like to visit Earth this far into the future. He found it confusing how there could be two Earths.
"Prince could you please explain to me what is going on? The time we had at Hyrule Castle was too short and I still don't understand."
"Yeah, just follow me. Maybe we can find a better place to talk."
Michael followed Prince into the corridor. They opened the first door on the left and found some chairs around a table. They both sat down and Prince began.
"So what is it you want to know?" He said as he placed his head on his hand.
"I want to know how I was brought here."
"Well like King Link said, you were brought here by his best magicians. I am not sure on the specifics but they got you here."
"And how is it that your world's future comes to my world in the form of games?"
"Well, it is not known exactly how it happens. The best theory we have is that somehow, our future comes to minds of game creators in the form of visions. They take these visions and make games."
"That sounds far-fetched." Said Michael who didn't look convinced.
"And awaking in another world doesn't? Anyways, it might not be the truth, it's the best explanation I can give you."
"What about games that do not happen in this world? Things that could not have happened because they were from the past?"
"Well, sometimes things from the past can become visions too. And as for the things that become games that do not happen here, are probably just other people in your world who try to make something entertaining to your people. They have no effect on our world and are just games."
"Also, when can I get home?"
"Maybe when we get to this 'Earth' that Fayt keeps talking about. Until then, you're stuck here."
Michael now knew everything he really wanted to know. "Okay, I think I'm done. Lets head back to the front." Prince rose up. "Hey, Prince. What's your real name?"
"My real name? It's Daemon. Why?"
"No reason, never heard anyone say it before that's all." Michael felt the ship rumble and then bump which almost made him lose his balance. A voice came out of somewhere. Michael looked up to see a little grey box tucked away in the corner of the room.
"Michael and Prince, come to the exit of the ship. We have teleported onto Earth."
Michael was surprised at the speed of which they arrived. It must have not been that far away. Michael and Daemon both made their way to the exit and they met up with the others outside.
"Welcome to Earth my friends!" Fayt raised his arms and spread them to show his planet.
Michael couldn't believe it. Was this really the future of Earth? There were car-like ships flying above him and the people were wearing a much different fashion than what he was used to.
Fayt brought them to a building with a large staircase in front of it. "This is where our leaders are. They want to speak to you," said Fayt. They went up the staircase. Michael started taking faster and shorter breaths. He was not as in shape as the others and the steep staircase was very long. When they finally got to the top, Fayt took out some kind of key card and slipped it through a slot on the wall. Michael couldn't see much because he was bent over, trying to catch his breath. A small light shot of a hole that appeared to scanned Fayt's face. The little hole closed and the door unlocked. Daemon opened the door and stepped inside. Everyone else followed the prince, while Michael thought to himself.
How am I going to tell them that I can't help?
)) There is the eighth chapter of Game Tale. Hope you like it! If it is still not long enough, just let me know and I'll do my best. I'm thinking up some ideas for the story right now and Michael should have a weapon soon.