(A/N)
I'm back! Did ja' miss me? Yeah, I know you did! Did you like my previous chapter? You did? Yeah! I know it! R&R ppls! This chapter will be Ben's POV. So don't be surprised if you see 'I' instead of 'Ben'.
"Now, walk into that portal." boomed the voice loudly. We did as we were told. As we entered the portal, we were teleported elsewhere.
We saw a guy in a blue shirt. He had a smug smile on his face. Many female admirers were crowded all around him. Mimi was stunned by the guy's gorgeousness and went over to join the female admirers.
I had a look of jealously on my face. Joe was paying no attention to the crowd as he was reading his Maple Book. What a nerd! Eve just had a look of disgust on her face.
"What do we do here?" I asked. But the voice had faded away. I guess it didn't like to be in the presence of a crowd. "I think this quest is… Roger's Apple." Joe told us as he studied the 'Quests Available' page.
I got out my Maple Book and turned to the 'Quests Available' page. I went to the 'Roger's Apple' quest and I could see a drawing of Roger holding an apple in his hands. "Roger is teaching us the basics of healing when you are injured." I read out aloud.
We pushed our way through the crowd of female admirers. However, Eve just smacked anyone who stood in her way with her wooden club.
As we approached Roger, he stared at us with a cold look. "What the heck do you want? Can't you see I'm busy?" he scolded us.
SMACK! Roger fainted as Eve's wooden club smacked him on the head.
An hour later, Roger woke up. "You idiot!" he screamed at Eve. Eve simply whistled and kicked him in the stomach. He yelped in pain.
"Okay, okay! Just tell me what you came for!" he yelled at us. "Well, we're adventurers. And we need your help in…" I didn't finish my sentence before Roger cut in, "a quest? I know! A lot of starting adventurers come to me for a quest called Roger's Apple. I believe that's why you want me, yes?"
Joe nodded his head and he smiled. "Ah. I've been on this job for years. Here, to start, you must have this." he tossed us three apples each.
"Where's Mimi?" I asked. "Oh, she happened to stand in my way just now and I smacked her in the head. She fainted. She'll wake up in a minute, I guess." Eve smirked.
"I'm right here!" yelled a voice behind Eve.
Eve jumped.
"How dare you smack me!" yelled the voice. It was Mimi.
"Sorry. I thought you were just a random admirer." Eve apologized as Roger tossed Mimi an apple.
"Abracadabra, art thou four children cast away health at once!" muttered Roger.
"What is he muttering, a spell?" Joe asked.
"Ooooh…" I could feel my energy drained away.
"Yep! Now I've drained 25 of your energy away." Roger grinned.
"Why?" Eve asked furiously.
"Instructed to. It is part of this quest. Now, chew into the apple." instructed Roger.
We did as we were told and we felt our energy became full again.
"That is the basic of healing. To heal when you are injured, you just drink a potion or eat something, and your wounds were disappear in no time!" Roger explained.
"Wow! We can't do this on Earth!" Mimi clapped her hands excitedly.
"Earth? I've been there. Strange planet, don't you think? Earth is so normal. Unlike Maple Story, where there is magic everywhere. For example, if you chew into an apple in Earth, nothing happens. But here in Maple Story, if you chew into an apple, you heal yourself! Isn't that just amazing?" Roger smiled in delight explaining everything.
"I think we have to go now." I said quickly.
"Do you really have to leave? If so, here's a gift from me." Roger tossed us a potion filled with red liquid and another potion filled with orange liquid. We got two each.
"They are the Red Potion and Orange Potion. The Orange Potion heals more. There is this White Potion which heals even more than Orange Potion! Maybe you'll stumble upon one in one of your adventures." he told us as he waved goodbye.
We entered the exit portal quickly.
The portal transported us to another place. This time, we were in front of a big house. Just like all the houses we came across, it's roof was shaped like a mushroom. A cute girl wearing a pink bunny costume was standing beside it. She seemed to be deep in thought.
Joe read up the 'Quests Available' page. "Here it is! Nina's Soup." Joe told us the name of the quest.
"She must be Nina. I wonder where we can get that shirt. Is it the latest fashion?" Mimi whispered.
"I don't think it is available in Earth. Besides, I wouldn't care for such clothing." Eve whispered back as we went to approach the girl.
"Is there something we could help you with?" I asked.
"Oh hello! I need you to help me with a very small task. I just need you to go and ask my brother, Sen, and ask him what he would like for lunch. He's a fussy eater, you know?" she explained.
"Right on it." Joe smiled and gave the girl, Nina, a thumbs-up.
"Why can't you ask him by yourself?" challenged Eve.
"Can't you see this? I can't leave it." frowned Nina, pointing to a large stove cooking up something.
"Alright." Eve surrendered, and we approached the house.
I was the first to step inside. I saw a little boy. Judging from his appearance, he looked like a five year old. He was hitting away the buttons on his playstation and the TV screen showed two men kicking each other in the gut.
"I'm surprised they have playstation even in Maple Story. Want to try to buy one?" I asked.
"Hey, don't forget what we're here for." Joe whispered.
We strolled over to the boy and he looked frightened. "Who are you?" he asked warily.
"Don't worry, we're not going to hurt you or anything. Your sister just asks you what would you like to have for…" before Mimi could finish, Sen's stomach started rumbling.
"For lunch? Well, hear my tummy rumbling? It's asking for mushroom soup, I'm gonna have to serve it." Sen grunted.
"Uh… right." we went out of the house to inform Nina.
"Oh thank you! Now I have to go and pick some mushrooms." Nina smiled and ran off.
"Hey, you! You left your stove on! It's gonna explode!" I yelled.
"Don't worry about it! Let's just run away. It'll be such a dirty prank." Eve sniggered and rubbed her hands in glee.
She pushed us into the portal before we could stop her. Then, she jumped into the portal as well as the stove exploded and burned down the roof of the house.
(A/N) Like it? Hope so. I added a little more creativity into the quests. They won't ever happen in Maple Story, I tell you. Roger will NOT be crowded with female admirers in Maple Story. And in 'Nina's Soup', there isn't any stove and Sen is not playing any playstation. Oh, and I don't own Maple Story, but maybe the GMs do. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!