"I'm back, and ready for some more typing!"

"And I'm back, and ready for some more annoying!"

"Random Person, I thought you had left forever!"

"Aw… Were you worried about me?"

"No… I was ecstatic that you left. I'm worried that you decided to come back."

"Hey! That's not nice!"

"Fine, I won't be mean if you aren't particularly annoying and stupid. And no interrupting the story, right?"

"Right. But I can still interrupt in the reviews, can't I?"

"Er… Maybe. If you're a good Random Person."

"Yay!"

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From Jolteon Master:

Alright great story. I'm really liking it. I can see how you wouldn't like Sarah, so let me give a new idea.

Carana, girl, she's a Bellossom name in real life is Carly. Her past is that she is filthy rich and famous. But of course she won't tell anyone. She came into the game to try and avoid any paparazzi for a while. She chose a pokemon because ever since she was little she always had a fascination for them. She still has that air of being better than everyone else, but she tries to not show it.

Keep writing! I really want to see how the rest of this story goes.

My Reply:

Hmm. A better character. I think that she might make the grade. However, she won't be around for a while. Thank you for your review.

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From Zeni S. Master:

awesome chapter! ...i don't get why the mayor has so many swords though...but otherwise it was awesome! i have a character too. her names Mari and can she be a Hylian Red Mage? she's short-tempered, smart but does stuff without thinking, violent, kind till angered, loud, and kind of a show-off. that's basically it...hope she's good enough!

My Reply:

Yay! It's good to hear good comments. I might put Mari in sooner or later, so watch out for her! Thank you for your review.

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From KCSonic113:

Nice chapter. That's good teamwork that the group has. Eh, what the heck. I'll submit my guy now:

Name: KC

Gender: Male

Species: Human

Class: Pokemon Trainer

Level: 10

Health: ? Up to you.

Mana: ? Up to you.

History: He was a tester for the game before it came out, and his father worked with the games designers, so he got an early copy.

Appearance: He's 6' 4" tall. He wears a light black unzipped jacket over a blue tee shirt, black jeans, blue fingerless gloves, grey and red sneakers, and a black baseball cap. He also has a golden necklace with a silver Pokeball-shaped charm on it around his neck. His eyes are a blue-green color.

Personality: He's not someone who acts like he knows everything about the game. He's really fun loving, and caring.

His powers: His Pokemon and his pendant (I'll explain)

Squirtle: His most trusted Pokemon. This was the first one he had, and he's closest to him. Squirtle is very loyal, and he's a bit of a prankster.

Bulbasaur: His second Pokemon. He and Bulbasaur are close friends, because the pokemon always has a clam air about him.

Charmander: He's a bit of a hot-head, but he has a very caring soul.

His pendant: Well, it's technically called battle armour. KC suggested it to his dad, who in turn suggested it to the company. When activated, KC can merge with one of his Pokemon, and fight with there powers. If you want a better description, check out my story, Super Smash Brothers Clash.

Well, that's all I can think of at the moment. If you need anymore info, just pm me.

My Reply:

Okay, pal, I'm going to have to be a bit blunt here, so bear with it. Here it comes: this guy is pretty much a Mary Sue. Firstly, it would be unfair to start with all three starters. The Pokemon Trainer job will only start with one Pokemon to summon, that being one of the starters, and for it to be extremely weak at the time. Secondly, the pendant not the best thing to have early on in the game. If it were to be an item, it was only being obtained after a long, grueling quest, not handed to you in the first five minutes. I might include it in the story, but not for a long time to come.

If you do want to see KC in the story, you'll have to agree to have him not have the pendant for an extremely long time, and not to start with all three starters. On top of that, he would be a least a bit lower in levels compared to Warriors, Freelancers, Monks, etc. who started playing around the time he started, because the Pokemon Trainer was not one of the starting classes, and therefore would have to be earned. But the level you set would be considered O.K. by the time Ryan would make it to Kanto, or KC to Hyrule.

I'm sorry I had to give you such a grilling, but I really don't want this story overflowing with Mary Sue characters. I appreciate the fact that you submitted a character. Just agree to the terms I've set, and I'll put him in. Thank you for your review.

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From Ayane the Game Master:

You don't have to give him a whole chapter, shaping his behavior sounds good. I just want him to run around with the others and stuff.

Since you said a past is not needed, I'll just not make him one, I guess. Making pasts are hard...

This story is still awesomeness though! I'll keep reading!

My Reply:

Okay, maybe I won't give him a whole chapter. I will put him in very soon…

"In other words, expect him in about half a year…"

Be quiet! I'm trying to answer reviews!

"And I'm trying to get more lines."

Anyway, I'll make up stuff about him as I go along.

"Like you do with everything else you post on this site."

For the last time, random person, be quiet! Anyway, thank you for your review.

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From FE96jAFFAR:

This is a really good story! Keep it up.
However, for recieving items, I think it should be more like game text, specifically announcing each character getting each item one by one, seperately for each character.
Now that I've said that, I'd like to submit a character.
Name: Kuron
Race: Pokemon (Chimchar)
Class: Thief
Gender: Male
Personality: With a devil-may-care attitude, Kuron doesn't take any other player very seriously, but will take bosses and stronger monsters quite seriously. He has a bad habit of standing up to and not respecting authority figures.
If you can use my character, then that would be awesome.
If not, then it's ok.

My Reply:

Hmm… I'll consider him. I've noticed a trend with submitted characters…

"You mean how none of them are Toads?"

Err… Yes, actually, that has confused me a bit.

"Maybe it's because Toads make terrible characters?"

Now that you mention it… Hey! What's wrong with Toads?

"What's wrong with Toads? Don't you mean 'What's right with Toads?'"

Hey! I mean, I never really thought that they would be very popular, but…

"Face it. Toads just don't make very good adventurers."

Fine. Anyway, thanks for your review, FE96jAFFAR. It's always nice to see a new face amongst the reviewers.

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"Whew…Quite a lot of reviews this time."

"Keep 'em coming, people! UB feels more motivated to write when he gets lots of reviews!"

"…You know, I think that I'm finally starting to like this guy…"

"…They help bring up the word count!"

"…On the other hand, nope, still hate him…"

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Last Game Standing

Chapter Seven: The Forests of Faron

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"Can this place be any more, well, 'foresty'?"

The trio wandered through the Faron Province. They made an unlikely trio: The Fighter, the Healer, and the All-Rounder. However, they could also be considered as: The Stubborn Brute, The Person Who Actually Has a Brain, and the Village Idiot. However, at the moment we will call them by their names: Bryonel, Cenn, and, of course, Ryan.

Bryonel smacked Ryan on the head with his hand. "Stop being such an idiot! It's a forest! Of COURSE its going to be 'foresty'!"

Ryan rubbed his now-sore head. "I was just asking…"

"Hey guys! I found Link!" Cenn called, who had been walking ahead of the others.

"What? Come on, Cenn! It would take a lot longer than five minutes in this place to find Link! …oh, so you did find him. Sorry, my mistake." Ryan said, miffed.

The trio approached the green-clad Hylian, prepared for a cut-scene.

They were right.

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"Hi-yah! Wah! Yah!" Link shouted, as he practiced several different sword techniques.

"Excuse me, but are you Link?" Bryonel asked.

"Yah! Wah! Hah-yah!" Link called out, as he finished his sword techniques. "Wait… Bryonel! Cenn! Ryan! I haven't seen you guys in ages!" He beamed.

"Link, we've been looking for you. Apparently, Hyrule Castle Town is under attack, from within its walls!" Cenn explained.

"If we don't leave soon, we might never stop the evil beings from their assault on the castle. We need to do something!" Ryan stated.

"I would do something, and I will, but there is a problem. You see, Faron's Forest Temple is currently controlled by evil creatures, and the only way to stop them is to destroy what is drawing the evil near. I've been training in these woods, preparing an assault on the Forest Temple. However, one person on their own would have trouble fending off an army of creatures, but a small group, a small, elite team, would be able to defend each other, and be able to take out the nexus which is creating all of these problems."

"But we need to get to Hyrule Castle!" Cenn protested.

"I know, but the Forest Temple covers a lot of Faron Wood. If we can cleanse it of evil, then we secure a large share of this province. Of course, I wouldn't expect you to risk your lives for free, so I'll gift you with the ability to use the Ranger class when we finish our quest. It's your call. What should we do?"

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"Hmm… A new class, or to continue our original quest…" Cenn pondered.

"I say we keep going with what we have. If we take the other quest, we'll just waste time." Bryonel decided.

"You sure about that? I want to know what's in that temple. You never know what might come in handy." Ryan replied.

"Look, it all comes down to if we want the Ranger Class or not. I don't know about you guys, but I'm sticking to being a Warrior."

"I don't want to switch," Cenn decided. "I like being a White Mage."

"I think we should just go with what we know." Ryan said. "If we take too much on at once, then we'll never finish our original quests."

"Alright," Bryonel finished. "We go to Hyrule Castle."

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"We'd like to go to Hyrule Castle, please." Cenn told Link.

"Hyrule Castle. Okay. Off we go!" the Hylian said cheerfully.

Link joined the party!

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Name……Link

Gender…..Male

Species…..Hylian

Class……..Ranger

Level……..18

Health…….274

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The quartet made their way through the forest, stopping occasionally to fight monsters, or talk.

"Yes!" Cenn exclaimed. "I finally learned Aero! Now I can start doing some real damage!"

"'bout time too," Bryonel agreed. "We need some more help fighting the monsters. They keep getting harder and harder to beat."

"That's just because you guys are so underleveled. If you took the time to train, you would find them pretty easy to fight." Cenn retorted.

"Hey guys!" Ryan exclaimed. "I've found the exit to the woods!"

"Already?" Cenn murmured. "This is odd. Even the path to Ordona Spring was shorter than this."

But, indeed, the path lead out of the woods. The quartet stepped outside, into Hyrule Field, incurring another cutscene.

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The four adventurers walked out of Faron Woods, before hearing a rumbling sound. They turned around, and saw a tar-black darkness seeping out of the woods. The twilight now controlled the forests of Faron.

Link drew his blade, and tried to attack the darkness, but to no effect. Entrance into Faron was impossible now.

After several attempts to enter, the group gave up any thoughts of entry, and turned back, towards Hyrule Field, the Lanaryu Province, and Hyrule Castle Town.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Short, but I wanted to update before too long. Anyway, was going to write about the Forest Temple, but that will just have to wait until later.

Until next time,

Ultra Blader