TRUE COURAGE FOUND
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or anything else, except this story, on Suikoden IV.
Author's note: The names I chose for the game are as follows; the hero's name is Link, the ship's name is the Dauntless, and the army's name is the Crusaders.
Snowe lead his father to the final floor of his tour. "Down at the end is our Rune Cannon control room, which is on the other side of where we keep our prisoners." The ship shook a little just as a body punched a hole through a wall that was next to the door, "And that would be our training room." Helga came out just as he said that, her only words being "Whoops."
Tov came out of the room and looked at the damage, "Damn it Helga, when well you learn to hold your strength?" He asked, while shaking his head, "I hope our next stop has some good wood available."
"Just be grateful it wasn't on the other side." Snowe said.
"No kidding or we would literally be sunk." Tov said while heading back to his office.
Snowe walked up to Helga and asked "So who were you training with this time?"
"Gau, he challenged me into a training session when I left the saloon." Helga said, which was followed by a slight growl, "Excuse me, I think he wants to try for another round." She walked back into the room and the next he saw was Gau's butt being replaced by the hole that was made.
"Just be careful this time or you might actually sink the ship." Snowe said, to receive a loud confirming grunt in return from Gau, before facing his father, who looked a little scared at the moment, "Two of our three strongest fighters by body alone." He explained before continuing with tour, "Anyway over there is the Cultivation room where mushrooms and mints are grown. Only two people stay in there since they tend to creep up out. Down the hall and to the left is the accessory shop that is run by five sisters, across from it is the shipwright's room which doubles as a tailor shop, speaking of which I need to go pick up those clothes." Snowe said before Lilin came out of the shop.
"Excuse me Sir Snowe, but do you know where Sir Link is." She asked.
"Right here." Link said as he came down the stairs, "Are you still up for our lunch date?"
Lilin nodded while a small blush appeared on her face, "Yes Sir Link." She answered while grabbing his arm.
"How many times do I have to tell you to just call me Link?" He asked.
"Sorry." Lilin said, while looking like she just got chewed out by the man, only to be surprised when she felt him kiss her cheek.
"Don't be." Link said, causing the girl's face to flare up. A loud 'ooooooooo' was heard, causing the couple to look up to five pairs of eyes looking at them, "what?" He yelled out, while a small blush of his own appeared on his face. When the door slammed shut, Link noticed the hole on the wall, "Who did Helga hit this time?"
"Gau and they're still going at it." Snowe answered.
Link and Lilin just shook there heads before Link said "I hope those two don't fall in love or we'll be in trouble." Before the two started to head up the stairs.
"How so Sir Link?" Lilin asked out of curiosity.
"Considering how strong they are, imagine how strong their kids will be." He said, causing the three to shiver at the thought, "The children on their own would be considered deadly weapons compared to a rune cannon."
When they were up to the next floor, "Was that a mermaid?" Vingerhut asked. Snowe nodded his head to confirm it, "I thought they were only a myth."
"A lot of people did, but Link, Tal, Jewel and Chiepoo were the first ones of the crew that encountered them, or more specifically her. Her and her four sisters are living here on the ship." Snowe explained, "Do you remember hearing the stories about people killing mermaids for their skin?" Vingerhut nodded yes, "Unfortunately that story is true as well." When he saw his father with a horrified look on his face, "Now if you would excuse me, I need to pick up my clothes."
When his son headed towards the shipwright's room, "Wait, before you enter, explain to me why would mermaids want to live on ship full of mostly humans if there is a chance that they might be skinned by these people as well?" He asked, showing that he still doesn't trust this crew.
"Lilin was the first one to reach out to Link when their home was raided by some merchant ships belonging to the Cray Trading Company." Snowe started to explain, "The first thing Lilin did was try to find some good humans to help, while her family and friends were caught in a net. Link and the others were just leaving Obel on a mission for the king when she caught up to them. When she asked them for help when the merchant ship came up to them demanding that Link hand her over, even by force only to be defeated afterwards. While they were fighting, Tal cut the net open to help the captured mermaids, which most of them did, unfortunately some were already dead. That was also when Kika introduced herself when one of her crew was starting to push his luck."
"And he's dating a mermaid?" Vingerhut asked, finding it hard to swallow.
"Hey don't knock them out yet," Jewel started saying while walking out of the Accessory shop, "Right now they're probably the best example of the saying 'love knows no boundaries.'" She then turned to Snowe, "Anyway Snowe, I wanted to let you know that I'm welling to change our lunch date into a dinner date since you've got stuck with escort duty." She said before walking away.
"Looking forward to it." Snowe said as Jewel left, "Now if you would excuse me, Father." He said before walking into the Shipwright's room.
Vingerhut was standing by himself when a voice got his attention, "My, my, my, either I see Vincent Vingerhut standing before me or is this old man's eyes starting to loose their touch." Vingerhut walked a few steps before noticing Colton in his cell with an amused look on his face.
Vingerhut was shocked at this, "I thought they were exaggerating when they said they captured Colton of the Kooluk's Second Fleet. Now I'm wondering if after I'm finished with these fools . . ."
"Even if you did, Sir Troy would turn your entire fleet of ships into a fleet of coffins." Colton intercepted, "And I seriously doubt you would be able to do any serious damage to this ship or the fleet."
"What makes you think I would loose to a fleet full of rebels?" Vingerhut asked.
Cliffhangers, something that even I can't resist doing. One or two more chapter(s) left to this story, so enjoy. Read and Review.