Wild ARMs: Last Ignition
Chapter 11: Meetings in Neo Adlehyde
A small smile crossed Glenn's face as he stepped off the train into the city of his birth for the first time in ten years. He took a deep breath of the air, a mixture of ocean breeze and mountain pine. It brought back distant memories of happier times.
Off to his left at the end of the train Alex was screaming curses at the station personnel as they bumped her Motor Cycle around while they offloaded it.
Zack and Elena were standing near Alex, surveying the damage to the rear car.
"You do realise that you totally destroyed an entire train Car?"
Glenn glanced towards the source of the voice to see a member of the train staff standing behind him with an angry look on his face.
Glenn waved the man off as he said "I was authorised by the Foreman to do anything necessary to eliminate anybody who attempted to steal his cargo, so if you have a problem take it up with him" then Glenn noticed Alex and the others walking towards him.
"What's the plan?" Alex asked
Glenn looked at her with a frown "You're askin me?"
"You're more or less the leader of this screwy little band Glenn" Zack said
Glenn looked from one face to the other and smiled "OK then…for now we go have some R&R…the Foreman came in on the train before us last night, he told me before he left to go see him in the morning when the Festival started to get our money…so till then it's down time"
Elena nodded as she shouldered her pack and said "I'm heading for home…I'll see you at the Festival at around Noon"
Glenn smiled as the Crest Sorceress walked past him and into the city, before he turned to the others and said "Does anybody have anything important to do?"
Alex and Zack shook their heads and Glenn grinned as he said "Then let's head for my place"
"Your place?" Alex asked as they left the Train Station
"Actually my parents place" Glenn replied "But they've been missing for fifteen years…an old friend of theirs called Bryce always looked after the place when they were away on jobs…he's my Godfather"
Alex and Zack nodded as Glenn led them through the streets of the city. To a medium sized building in the North East section of the city.
Glenn smiled as he stepped towards the front door, reaching into the inside pocket of his jacket as he went.
Before he tried the lock Glenn tried the door, to find it unlocked.
He stepped into the hall and smiled "Bryce?" he called "Bryce are you here?"
"Who's there?" a gruff, yet noble sounding voice asked from the top of the stairs.
Glenn looked up as he heard the familiar voice "It's me Bryce…Glenn"
"Glenn" the voice called as a man stepped into view. Roughly Glenn's height, a stocky build, with grey hair streaked with black and cropped short, jade green eyes, and tanned, wrinkled skin. He wore a pair of grey pants and a white t-shirt, with a grey waistcoat to match the pants.
The man stopped mid-way down the stairs and gasped as he stared at Glenn "By the Guardians" he whispered "What happened to the scrawny little kid who used to beg his father to take him on his adventures?"
"The scrawny little kid grew up and went on an adventure of his own" Glenn replied with a smirk as he walked up the stairs and embraced the old man.
Bryce grinned as he followed Glenn down the stairs "Will you be in town long?"
"Coupla days at most" Glenn shrugged "at least till something comes up"
Bryce nodded as he looked Glenn's companions over "These your friends?"
"Yeah" Glenn replied "Zack Walker from Baskar, and…"
"Alexandria Quartermane" Bryce interrupted
"You know me?" Alex asked
"I knew your father" Bryce answered as he led them into the den "The two of us and Glenn's parents go way back" as Alex sat down he asked her "How's Alen doing these days?"
"He's retired" Alex replied as Shiro came out of her pack and sat on Alex's lap "He's back home in Fort Wolf"
"Dan Darium's sands finally caught up with him huh?" Bryce whispered with a sigh
"So how exactly do you know Glenn and Alex's families?" Zack asked
Bryce thought for a moment as he sat back "That was a long time ago...about thirty five years"
Authors Note: Done.
Next time we have a flashback story.
I know this chapter was a little short but every good Wild ARMs story needs a few good flashbacks.
Enjoy.