MSS: I'm back! And here's Sheena with the list of stuff I forgot to mention last chapter.
Sheena: There will be spoilers, so read at your own risk. Also, even though this happens after the game, all the dead people are randomly alive, Palmacosta and Ozette are randomly rebuilt, and Derris Kharlan for some reason is still there. In other words, it hasn't moved.
MSS: Thanks. Anyways, I will now blackmail Zelos into doing the disclaimer.
Zelos: No you won't. But I'll take a bribe.
MSS: (holds up picture) Remember this?
Zelos: Uh, Master Summoner Sheena does not own ToS, but she does own Stanley, Ted and Oreo.
MSS: By the way, I'm too lazy to add lines, so I'm just going to use Os. Okay?
Sheena: Please read.
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Chapter 2: Lord Yggdrasil, I Present To You This… Nooooooo!
Kvar was in a really good mood. He had finally finished the Angelus Project. He now had one cruxis crystal ready to be presented to Lord Yggdrasil. Kvar felt there was no way he could not be promoted to being the leader of the five Desian Grand Cardinals now. He gave the small blue ball which guaranteed him a promotion one last glance before putting it in a small box and locking it in his desk drawer. He then left for somewhere.
How was he to know a pair of green eyes was watching him?
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Oreo climbed out of the empty trash can he had hid in. He knew ballie when he saw it (ballie is a small blue ball my cats play fetch with).
He jumped on Kvar's desk and looked down at the drawers. Kvar had put it in the middle drawer. So Oreo stuck his paw in the handle of the first drawer and pulled out, opening it. Jumping in, he went to the back of the drawer and climbed into the middle one (my cat has actually done this). From there he knocked the lid off the box and picked up "ballie" in his mouth. With a satisfied purr he climbed out of the drawer and, pausing only to knock it shut, slipped out through an open vent.
Oreo exited the ranch and left for the city he could just make out on the horizon. He hoped someone there would throw "ballie" for him.
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Kvar was ready to give the cruxis crystal to Yggdrasil. Entering his office, he had a bad feeling, but ignored it. After all these years I've finally completed the Angelus Project. Nothing can go wrong. It's just my imagination. He unlocked the drawer and pulled out the box. Somehow Oreo had gotten the lid back on it. Wanting one last look, he opened the box, only to see the cruxis crystal gone.
"Nooooooo!" he cried. Dashing to the security room, he thrust aside Ted, who was having a coffee break. Kvar frantically played back the tape of what happened after he left his office.
He watched in shock as a cat easily stole the cruxis crystal.
"What the?" said Ted quietly. Kvar had forgotten he was there.
"What?" asked Kvar.
"A random cat just popped out of an air vent," reported Ted. He was quickly thrust aside by Kvar.
"It's heading towards Luin. If I hurry, I can recover the cruxis crystal and still be on time at my meeting with Lord Yggdrasil," planned Kvar. He then tore out of the room. Ted watched him as he left.
"I knew he shouldn't have had all that sugar in his coffee," Ted said while slowly shaking his head. "It always makes him act strange."
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A little boy looked at the small blue ball at his feet. It had just been dropped there by a cat who was now giving him puppy dog eyes.
"Awww, do you want me to throw this for you?" he asked as he picked up the ball. As he threw the cruxis crystal, Kvar arrived.
Everything went into slow motion. The cruxis crystal soared over Lake Sinoa. Kvar dived towards the lake, momentarily forgetting he couldn't swim. Oreo skidded to a halt, barely avoiding falling into the lake. Kvar reached for the crystal but missed, and plunged into the lake. He watched in despair as a fish shot out of Lake Sinoa and caught the cruxis crystal in its mouth. It slowly landed in the lake.
Abruptly time went back to normal. That was when Kvar remembered he couldn't swim.
"Help! Somebody! I can't swim!" he yelled. By this time a huge crowd had gathered on the shore and was watching. The mayor abruptly arrived on the scene.
"He's a desian. Just ignore him and go back to your daily lives," ordered the mayor. The crowd slowly dispersed.
Kvar was just about to give up hope when Stanley walked by. Stanley for some strange reason felt sorry for Kvar, so pulled him out and continued walking.
Kvar sighed and braced himself for Yggdrasil's wrath.
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An angel commander escorted Kvar into Yggdrasil's throne room. Yggdrasil eagerly looked up. He couldn't wait to get his hands on the cruxis crystal Kvar had said he was bringing.
"Ah, Kvar, there you are. Where is the cruxis crystal?" asked Yggdrasil, struggling to control his eagerness.
"Um, there's a little problem. You see, it was, um, stolen?" said Kvar nervously.
Yggdrasil was shocked beyond words. For a few minutes he just stared at Kvar in complete shock. As the shock faded, it was replaced by anger. Anger at Kvar for failing once again. "Kvar, you have failed me too many times. Clearly you do not deserve the title of Grand Cardinal. Therefore, I am demoting you back to being a common soldier. Let me see, Stanley showed promise, so he shall be promoted to your position. You will also be transferred to Forcystus' ranch. I have nothing more to say to you. Leave."
Kvar silently left. Already he was planning how to get promoted again.
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The fish had swum all the way to sea. It saw some bait. Even though it knew to bite the worm meant death, it couldn't resist it. But as it swam to the surface, the cruxis crystal moved from the front of its mouth to in its throat. The fish choked and died, rising to the surface. The deed done, the cruxis crystal rolled back to the front of the mouth.
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Lloyd had somehow managed to convince Kratos to go on a fishing trip with him. They had taken the EC. Kratos was enjoying himself a little. Lloyd, on the other hand, was bored. He hadn't expected fishing to be boring.
Suddenly a fish rose to the surface. Its mouth opened. On the tip of its tongue was a cruxis crystal.
Lloyd and Kratos exchanged surprised looks with each other. Then, not noticing the fact the fish was dead, Lloyd said, "Well, if he wants us to have it, who are we to say no?"
With that Lloyd pulled the cruxis crystal out of the fish's mouth.
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Watching the whole scene on a projector, Kvar let out an anguished, "Noooooooooo!"
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MSS: I hope that chapter was good. Please review and give me your opinion.
Colette: Please, and I'm relay sorry for bothering you about it.
MSS: The more reviews, the faster the update. Also, I will take suggestions about who Oreo should rob next and what he should take. Also, any reviewers will receive a cookie.
Lloyd: Did someone say cookie?
MSS: No.
Lloyd: Aww, I thought you were giving out cookies.
MSS: Only to reviewers. But if I get five reviews, I'll give you a cookie.
Lloyd: Great! Please review so I can get a cookie!
MSS: We'll stop bothering you so you can write a great review.