For the first time in goodness-knows-how-long, (if ever) Ultra Blader is seen walking towards the readers.
"Dun dun dun! I am doing to something which I have never truly done before. I am going somewhere I have never actually gone… No, I'm not going to sing karoke, I'm going to start answering each and every one of your reviews!"
A random person, who was walking by, decided to explain.
"He decided to do that to bring up the word count…"
"Argh! Go away, random person! I did not decide to do this just to bring up the word count!"
"The key word here folks, being 'just'…"
Ultra Blader groaned, and motions for the random person to leave. He does so.
"Anyway, after that random attempt at bad humor, I'll start answering your reviews! Now, people, in my last installment of this story, I asked which of three worlds should Ryan go to first. The voting was close, (as only three people actually voted…) so let's get to work!"
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From KCSonic:
Wow, thease updates come faster and faster. I want to see Ryan start out in Kanto. I can't imagine him trying to fight a small little Pichu. I have a couple of questions for you though:
1.) Is being a Pokemon Trainer a class, or just mentioned for the sake of Pokemon?
2.) Why don't you allow readers to submit their own characters that could meet up with Ryan at one point or another? I'm sure it would get you more reviews.
My Reply:
Firstly: Thanks for noticing that my updates are coming at a faster speed. I try my best.
Secondly: Ryan fighting a Pichu? Hmm… It'd be a close match… (Maybe not).
Thirdly: Yes, I do plan to make Pokemon Trainers a recognized class. It would be used like the Summoner class from Final Fantasy, with a few differences. However, it will be an unlockable class, so you won't see people playing as Pokemon Trainers right from the word go.
Fourthly: Yes, people will be able to submit their own characters. And yes, they will meet up with Ryan. Some will have minor roles, and some will have large roles, depending on what I decide to do with the character.
"Plus, he could really use the reviews."
"Random person, I thought I told you to leave."
"I came back. Doing nothing was boring."
"Fine. You can stay. Just don't make any more annoying remarks."
"So in other words, don't say anything that is the truth?"
"Exact… No! I mean, just don't say anything!"
"Okay!"
Anyway, after that second random attempt at humor, thankyou for your review.
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After KCSonic's Vote:
Mushroom Kingdom: 0
Hyrule: 0
Kanto: 1
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From Zeni S. Master:
awesome story! i'd like to see him start in Hyrule. Ryan might see Link again
My Reply:
Thanks! I'll take your vote into account. Thankyou for your review.
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After Zeni S. Master's Vote:
Mushroom Kingdom: 0
Hyrule: 1
Kanto: 1
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From Jolteon Master:
Very good. I am really liking this story. I'm glad you chose to keep him as close to himself as possible instead of becoming a new species and class. I actually would have thought he would want to start back in Trial Land, with all his old buddies. But try to start off with Hyrule so he can seek out Link, or Kanto so he can find Lucario. Have him meet some old friends then gain new ones. I like how most of the classes were from Final Fantasy.
My Reply:
Firstly: Considering the plot that's planned for this story and its successors, I want to keep things as simple as possible for Ryan. There is still going to have to be different people, in order to keep the story, and the characters original, so don't expect many people to remain the same.
Secondly: In Chapter Two, the Trial Lands were closed after Ryan passed the final test. They may make a comeback, but not for some time.
Thirdly: You can only vote for one of the worlds, I'm afraid. And since yours is the last vote, you naturally have to be the tie-breaker. Since I can't just give both worlds half a vote, I'll give the vote to the first one you mentioned: Hyrule.
Fourthly: Even though he will be going to Hyrule first, he won't be able to find Link right away. It'll be some time before that. He'll meet some new people beforehand.
Fifthly: It's good to know that you like them. It seemed too hard to make original beginner classes, so I just copied some Final Fantasy classes instead! (Actually, there's going to be quite a few Final Fantasy classes in this story.)
"You might like to know, Jolteon Master, that he's just buttering you up so you'll write more fanfiction, and in particular Curse or Fate, which he happens to be a fan of…"
"Wha… hey! Be quiet!"
"It's true! He's a big fan of Curse or Fate, and yet he's never posted a single review! That's just plain mean!"
"Listen! Stop talking, and I might consider you for a role in Darkness and Light."
"That weird story? The one where everything is serious and dramatic one chapter and then silly and ridiculous the next? Nobody reads that! It's been up a week and it hasn't got a single review!"
"It's just misunderstood…"
"No! It's either Last Game Standing or Super Smash Bros. Duel. Failing that, I might take a position in Camping Chaos, IF it ever starts getting written again."
"Okay, okay. I'll think about giving you a position in one of my best fanfics. Just please, stop!"
"Fine."
"Anyway, I'm sorry about that, Jolteon Master. I will start reviewing Curse or Fate ASAP. After all that, thankyou for your review."
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After Jolteon Master's Vote:
Mushroom Kingdom: 0
Hyrule: 2
Kanto: 1
"Well, it looks like Hyrule wins. Anyway, onto our final review!"
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From TARDISreviewer:
kinda expected a few FF references there.
(and I expect GILGAMESH now.)
My Reply:
Yes, I did plan for a healthy dose of Final Fantasy.
I hadn't really thought about putting Gilgamesh in. I might. Maybe.
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Anyway, that's the end of today's reviews. I'd like to thank everybody for reviewing. Reviews are keeps me going when I get writer's block.
Without further ado, onto today's chapter!
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Last Game Standing
Chapter Five: I Rule, You Rule, We all Rule in Hyrule!
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Ryan cleared his throat, about to announce his decision.
"I would like to start in Hyrule!"
The game spoke up. "Confirm starting world: Hyrule?"
Ryan responed with a loud "Yes!"
"Starting world confirmed as: Hyrule."
The darkness started to fade. Light began to flood into the area. The game's voice began to speak.
"All game requirements are now confirmed. Name: Ryan. Gender: Male. Species: Human. Class: Freelancer. Starting World: Hyrule."
The platform Ryan was standing on flipped him high into the air, then flipped itself. The other side of the platform was revealed to be a portal. He fell through the portal, no control over where he could go…
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Thud.
Ryan fell to the ground. He picked himself up, and looked around.
He was in the same temple that he was in when he played the Trial Version. He glanced around, before looking out the window.
Big mistake.
What Ryan saw shocked him to his very core. Bright silvery clouds were below the temple. But that was only the beginning. The temple was floating in mid air. Another power of the Ancients.
When he asked one of the Ancients about this, the sage he was talking to simply smiled, and said: "Those clouds are made of unstable plasma, which was created thousands of years ago. Since then, this temple has remained aloft. We don't know anything about what has happened to world below. The last we saw of it, it was about it be destroyed by a massive cataclysm that was created out of the sheer greed of corrupt leaders. It is said that until the very essence of what keeps the Gates bound together exists, it will be impossible to pass to and from the land below. Some have tried to disprove this tale, but none have as much as touched the plasma clouds without disintegrating. After the first few attempts, none have dared to test the vicious power of the plasma."
After the lesson, Ryan looked around, and located one Gate which looked different to the rest. Most of the Gates were slivery-grey, while this one was lush and green. Within a few moments, he had bounded towards the Gate, and leapt into it, eager to begin his journey once more.
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Thud.
"Ow…"
Ryan had just learnt an important lesson about the Lands of the Gates: Never run through a gate wildly, expecting to gently float towards the ground, because you won't. You'll drop down, right until the moment you hit something.
Picking himself up, he found himself in the middle of a village.
Hmm… Ryan thought to himself. Looks like Ordon Village from Twilight Princess. Wait a minute… That's because it IS Ordon! Okay, so it looks a bit different, hence the temple with a Gate, but it's still the same old Ordon…
Next, Ryan looked at himself, to see what he could do.
I've still got the Thorn Branch, not a bad little weapon, that. I'm wearing basic clothing as armour… could be worse, I suppose… Wait… No Heal, no Sleep, no PK Fire, and no PK Freeze! And I can't use Aura anymore! Talk about unfair! …Still, I can use my Spinning Slash Tech, so it's not all bad…
Having run out of things to do, Ryan walked towards the store in Ordon: Sera's Sundries.
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"Hello, adventurer! I'm Sera, and this is my store, Sera's Sundries."
Ryan looked at the large, kindly faced Hylian woman. He ruffled around, searching for any resemblance of a wallet. Finding something which seemed to fit the bill, he pulled it out… to reveal that it was empty.
"Short on cash, are you hon'? Sorry, but you can't by anything from me, then. If you want money, try doing a few jobs around town, or killing a few monsters. You'd be amazed by how many rupees a spider can carry." Sera said.
Ryan left the store, disappointed.
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Fado was busy, trying to herd the goats into the barn, when Ryan ran up.
"Hey. Do you need any help?" Ryan asked.
"Sure. Just get the goats into the barn. If you do a good job, I might even pay you!"
Knowing that in games, the words: "might even pay" really means: "how much money do you want," Ryan sprang into action. He ran about, yelling at the goats to come into the barn. He spent ten minutes, putting every ounce of energy he had into convincing the goats into the barn.
Despite his best efforts, he was completely unable to get the goats into the barn. As a last ditch attempt, he grabbed one of the slowest goats by the horns, and faced it, giving it very clear instructions.
"Tell your friends to go into the barn, NOW!" He yelled.
Big mistake.
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Princess Zelda of Hyrule was quietly reading a book in her bedroom within the castle at Hyrule Castle Town. Suddenly, he heard a slight noise. It sounded quite soft, and then got louder and louder, before becoming soft once more…
"aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh!!!"
She looked around, trying to find the source of the strange noise. Then, when she decided that the cause of the noise had truly gone, she decided to return to her book.
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Thud.
That was the third time Ryan had fallen to the ground all day. It was beginning to become a bad habit.
He picked himself up. He appeared to be uninjured, and he attempted to dust himself off. "Blasted goats," He muttered to himself. "How was I to know that it wasn't the way to handle them?"
Looking around, he noticed that the Mayor of Ordon, Bo, was attempting to catch his attention.
Shrugging to himself, Ryan walked towards the Mayor.
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"You seem to be an adventurer."
Ryan nodded. Everyone seemed to realise that he was an adventurer just by looking at him.
"Please help! Every night, we of Ordon Village can hear at strange cackling noise coming from Ordona Spring. Please, you must destroy the fiend that is desecrating the hallowed spring! It is the pride of all of Ordon! …apart from our goats and our awesome swords. How many other villages have goats with such strong horns that you can make swords out of them? Huh? Huh?"
"Err… none?"
"Correct. Now, if you would deal with the monster? I'm willing to pay…"
At the moment that Ryan heard the magic word: "pay," he was sold.
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Crunch.
Ryan stepped on another enemy spider. A rupee bounced out of it's body, before it exploded.
Ryan held the rupee high in the air. He had already gained several hundred rupees. He had gone shopping in Ordon, and had bought several healing items. He had also learnt the spells Fire and Blizzard. Not bad for a days work.
Now, he thought, as he approached Ordona Spring, the real battle starts.
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"I'm telling you, Bryonel, we need another fighter!"
"Aren't I good enough!"
"You are good, but not enough to be the only major fighter in a boss battle!"
Ryan looked around. Two young men, a Warrior and a White Mage, were arguing with each other.
"Listen, Cenn! I'm good enough to take on any old beast! Just leave the battle to me!"
"You sure? That might not be a good idea…"
"Oh really? Fine! You've got one minute to find someone to help us!"
"One minute? …Fine. Be right back."
"You won't find anyone!" Bryonel called out to the walking Cenn.
"Hey." Ryan said as he approached the White Mage. "Need a hand?"
"You bet. Super Bryonel over there thinks he can just slug away at a boss and expect it to faint clear away."
"Well, I'll help." Ryan replied.
"Really? Thanks!" Cenn said happily.
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"You're back already? …hey, what's with the Freelancer?" Bryonel asked suspiciously.
"You said I had one minute to find help. Well, I did." Cenn replied crisply.
"But a Freelancer! I wouldn't mind a Monk or another Warrior, or maybe even a Thief, but a Freelancer?"
"Hey. Your friend asked for my help, and I was happy enough to oblige." Ryan refuted.
Bryonel saw that he wasn't going to win the argument, and groaned. "Fine, he can stay. Also long as he does his share of fighting, he can stay."
"Thanks," Ryan said, "now, which way to Ordona Spring?"
"This way," Cenn replied. "We're almost there now."
It wasn't long before Ryan started noticing changes in the environment. The texture of the area grew brighter and brighter, despite the sable cloak of darkness that had left over the area, since night had now fallen. Just as Mayor Bo had said, strange cackling could be heard from the spring.
Bryonel turned to his two companions. "You ready?"
"Yeah," Ryan said.
"All set." Cenn noted.
"Then let's go." Bryonel said finally, before the three of them marched into Ordona Spring, ready to face their first boss battle, and their first truly terrifying opponent.
TO BE CONTINUED…
What do you think? I tried putting as many attempts of humor in this chapter, but the next won't have many. Cenn and Bryonel are completely original characters, and belong to me.
Next time, there will be a boss battle, and some more exploring around Hyrule. Stay tuned! And don't forget to review!
Until next time,
Ultra Blader
P.S. Just so you know, I would prefer that you give any characters you wish to have a major part in the story a proper description, so I know what kind of person they are. You can choose to give them a past or not. If you do, then that will be their past. But if you don't, then I'll see if I can give them a good back-story.