Stuck in Spira
Chapter 23: Simple Changes
A/N: It's been months, hasn't it? Okay, down to business. First off, you're gonna notice some big changes to how the game's played out from what was done previously, including use of Transforms that Adam uses. Second, those Transforms he's gonna use are gonna be more towards changes to his weaponry than his actual body. You're gonna still see Adam go to his other forms every once in a while, but there will be more guns used. And note the music I will have put in at times. Yeah, it goes from metal and games to way more rock and still games. Blame that on Guitar Hero. You won't see that much on this chapter though.
And if you can, go check out my newest story, Through the Fire and the Flames. It's gotten already about 5 chapters for it, so it's my new project really.
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Last paragraph from chapter 22-
"I really don't know about that. Hmm... I wonder if... nah, he'll probably just say no to that anyways..." I pondered a question, and I finally redecided to ask. "Hey, uh, would you join our group?"
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"No." Shadow said simply. "I don't have a reason to join. Now get lost..."
"Fine, be that way." I said as I walked to the group. Shadow disappeared. 'Hmph, doesn't matter, I still got Transform to help me out...'
"-10 years ago. Play it back." I heard Auron say as I got closer to the group.
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"What are you taking?" A young version of Auron was saying to 2 others, Braska and Jecht.
"Well, you said it would be a long trip. We'll be seeing a lot of neat things, right? So I thought I'd record it all in this. To show my wife and kid, you know." Jecht replied as he revealed a video sphere.
"This is no pleasure cruise!" Young Auron yelled at Jecht.
"Hey Braska!" Braska turned to Jecht. "Ain't this supposed to be a grand occasion? Where's the cheering fans? The crying women?
"This is it. Too many goodbyes- people think twice about leaving." Was Braska's plain reply.
"Hmm... If you say so. Well, it better be a lot more colorful when we come back. A parade for Braska, vanquisher of Sin!" Braska laughed when Jecht said this confidently.
"We should go. Day will break soon." Braska said, sobering up.
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I decided to not watch stuff I've seen before, even if this was in a real setting, and not through a TV screen. I decided on trying to find fiends and kill them to get some items. I was out of potions. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever did have any potions.
(play music, Ninja Gaiden - Minibosses)
Soon enough, I found a fiend. A single Xiphos was stading nearby, not noticing me. I drew Buster Sword, and stabbed the thing straight through the heart region. It was weakened considerably, but it was still alive, albeit barely. Taking no time at all, I stole a shiny bottle from it. Turned out it was a High Potion. I ran from the thing as it chased me and it missed it's attack and I stabbed it once more, and it died, leaving behind an Ability Sphere.
(play music, Mike Tyson's Punch Out - Minibosses - at 42 seconds and on)
A sudden jolt of pain erupted from my back, and I found a second and third Xiphos atacking me. "Screw this! Time to bring out the heavy artillery!" I changed Buster Sword into the prototype weapon XM8 (in carbine style with the X320 grenade launcher attached). I fired a quick burst of shots into the first Xiphos, wounding the thing mortally, and quickly stole a High Potion from it, and shot it dead.
THe other Xiphos took advantage and attacked me, and began to put me on the defensive with a weapon that has no defense capabilities. "Uhrgh..." I moaned as I fell over, quickly trying to drink a High Potion to survive one second longer. The qounds on me healed and I fired a final burst in the clip on the Xiphos, missing entirely. "This is suicide..." I pulled the trigger on the X320 and the grenade shot out and exploded in both our faces. This completely ripped us apart, and the only saving grace was I was able to Lightspeed teleport out of there and the Xiphos exploded in a bunch of pyreflies.
(end song)
Picking up the 2 Ability Spheres form the 2 dead things, I went onwards, unknowing of a huge threat just around a corner. Ones that aren't really supposed to be here either.
I peeked around a corner, sighting 7 robots. No, not machine, robots. Creations from the 'good' doctor. I frowned and took them all out in one 40mm grenade, courtesy of the X320 attachment.
Apparently they weren't alone, since some Chimeras came out and attacked me as well, and I quickly changed form to Tails, and changed the XM8 to my normal Buster Sword.
(play music SSBB Main Theme - Nintendo)
I quickly jumped up and slashed the first Chimera about 15 times, Metaknight style. I didn't die completely, but the thing just simply gave up and tried to escape, but a quick kick in it's back did it in. The remaining 4 Chimeras rushed me and attempted a flank maneuver, but I just did the patented Link Spin and sliched all 4 of them at once, and quickly focused on kill the one in front of me.
It died quicker than the last, apparently more battle worn than the rest, and the last 3 Chimeras were suddenly killed by someone else. "Hey! My kills!" I complained as Tidus walked past the mass of pyreflies. I still picked up the Ability Spheres they all dropped and got about 6 Arctic Winds. Tidus stole the armor before I could grab it, and he got the added 10 Magic Defense from it.
(end song)
"Hey, sorry, but I couldn't let you hog all the fun!" Tidus replied after fitting on the new armor. I just glared.
"RIght, let's just go and you can tell me what I didn't see on the sphere..."
"There wasn't much else, just stuff for me if I ever found the sphere."
"Oh..." I said as the group all walked on.