Here's part three of day one (that was a long day, I swear!)! It took a while to write since I, for some reason, decided to use more dialog from the game. I hope to not do this ever again unless it's very important, because it's a headache to try and attempt and may constrict a bit of the humor in my opinion. I want this to be fun, not taxing. But I hope you all find humor in this and that as the chapters go on this will get better!

Disclaimer: I don't own Dragon Quest VIII or any other series that are mentioned or hinted at. They all belong to their respective owners.

Day One (Part Three): She's Out To Get Me

Upon reaching the town square where they left King Trode and Medea, Joey and Yangus saw the short green king getting pelted by rocks thrown by the townspeople surrounding them, who were shouting unpleasant words towards the little guy and crying out in disgust. Eventually they pissed off the princess-turned-horse enough that she shielded her dad from the hailing chunks of earth. Running into the mess, Joey and Yangus helped evacuate King Trode and Princess Medea until they were safely (more or less) outside Farebury's walls. Of course, King Trode had to throw a fit over what had just happened, for good reason though. It didn't stop Joey from tuning out of the one-sided conversation.

"…Did you manage to find Master Rylus?"

Joey looked at the cursed king in confusion. "What?"

"Did. You. Find. Master. Rylus?" Trode spelt out for Joey to understand…hopefully.

"Oh! Yeah, he burned… in a FI – YAH! So no, we couldn't find him," Joey replied.

"What!?" Trode gasped. "He's dead!? Oh, no, no, no, no…"

"You're, uh… kinda taking this a little bit too hard, no?" Joey questioned. "Oh, wait! Don't tell me! You and Kalderasha were fighting over Rylus, and have been for years, and My Little Pony over here," Joey gestured toward Medea, "was supposed to be yours and Rylus' daughter as a birthday present and commitment of everlasting love, BUT you also liked Medea's mom a lot and asked it she could be included in the equation, and then you got REJECTED! Yet you still had feelings for him! Am I RIGHT?"

"Sure Joey, me and Rylus were gay lovers," King Trode answered, his every last word gushing out pools of sarcasm.

"But then why do you want to make sweet monkey love to Dhoulmagus?"

"Why were you, of all people back at the castle, spared from that dreaded curse?" Trode snapped. "Let's continue our journey before I spontaneously combust from another one of your antics."

Yangus was tearing up from laughing so hard he almost tripped himself trying to follow the group.

"Wait!" called a beautiful accented female voice. Everyone turned around to find a charming young lady hurrying towards them. "Please… wait… I'm sorry to come running after you like this. It's just that… I wanted to ask you a favour."

Trode was awestruck by the approach since people usually went berserk after seeing a monster. "Are you not afraid of me, young lady?"

"I dreamt about you…" the adorable brunette started. Joey was on the verge of saying something only to have his mouth covered by Yangus' hand to keep him from interrupting the girl as well as thoroughly violating her ears. "I dreamt that some people came to town with a strange creature. It was… sort of halfway between a human and a monster… And I dreamt that they could make wishes come true…"

"A strange creature!?" Trode gasped as if he were hit by a flying brick. "Are you referring to me?"

Yangus had to hold his sides as he laughed at the situation, which meant Joey was free to speak, whether they liked it or not. "That's some weird wet dream you had. I just hope you don't act on it 'cause I don't want to be involved."

Trode and Yangus frowned upon Joey's remark as well as Joey himself while the lovely young lady made a face similar to that of a deer in the headlights. Wishing to be heard out, the girl finally snapped out of it and said, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to be rude!"

"Don't apologize, he's the one being rude," Trode growled with disdain in Joey's direction (if only Joey's meds weren't held out of reach, he would be a lot more tolerable!) before realizing what the girl was referring to. "Oh, you mean calling me a strange creature! Heh, not to worry. I've had worse things said to me today! You know, you remind me of my Medea. You're about the same age. Anyway, you say you had a dream about me? Most peculiar…

"Seriously, " Joey mocked playfully.

"Shut up Joey!" Trode baked as he hit the bandana-wearing imbecile over the head with a well-hidden newspaper.

"I'm sorry," the girl apologized again, "I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Valentina, daughter of the great fortuneteller, Kalderasha."

Joey had visibly winced out of distress at the name, remembering the drunken hippie at the bar.

Valentina then continued, "If you could just come to my house, I'll explain everything there. It's by the well, at the far end of town. I'll be waiting for you!" Then she ran back into Farebury's walls through the gate.

Before Valentina ever got through the gate, though, Joey shouted, "You're pretty polite about asking for a one night stand, you know that?" Valentina stopped and smiled only because she was sweet that way and she had no clue what he was talking about. Joey saw the smile and added, "And you're just so adorable! How cold I refuse?" With the end of that nonsense, Valentina finally disappeared within the town's walls. Joey then looked to Yangus and said, "There's only three reasons that girl smiled at what I just said. One, that was a 'hell yes!' to have some kinky sex. Two, she has no idea what I said to her and she was only being nice. And three…"

Yangus tilted his head in curiosity and asked, "Wot's reason numba three?"

"She's out to get me…" Joey stated, seeming paranoid all the sudden.

"Wot makes you think that?" Yangus scrunched his face in confusion.

"Her dad is the drunk hippie fortune-teller that came this close to molesting me at the bar!" Joey rattled, demonstrating the distance with his index finger and thumb to prove his point.

Yangus could only sigh it off and wonder out loud, "Wot was she rabbitin' on about? Come round my 'house she says…"

King Trode, who was off in his own little world since Valentina left, suddenly cheered, "Magnificent!"

Looking at both Joey and King Trode with some sense of unease Yangus said, "Uh, I think you're both getting' the wrong idea 'ere."

The cursed king scowled at the former bandit and yelled, "You knit wit, that which shall not be spoken of may have crossed Joey's mind, but how dare you accuse me of such a thing! All disgusting rubbish aside, she wasn't afraid to look at me at all!" Trode's eyes brightened. "Not one bit! Ah, she reminds me of my Medea!"

Joey then took this time to lightly cough into his hand to call attention to himself and spoke, "I'm going to speak for My Little Pony over here and ask why you're talking as if she left or died a long time ago?"

Trode ignored Joey and continued, "We must give this young girl a helping hand! Right then, Joey, my boy! Go and find the house by the well and see what it is she wants."

"But-"

"Just go! You too, Yangus!"

Obeying the short green king's command, Joey and Yangus wandered back into Farebury to find Valentina's house.