A/N: I would have posted this faster, but my stupid internet decided to not work right after I finished up the second chapter. Oh freakin' joy, it hates me D=
Anyways, not much happens in this chapter. We meet some more people from Symphonia land, have a small chase scene, and end with sad-Ally. Oh noes.
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Disclaimer: If I did own it, Lloyd and Genis would be married, and have ten children, all of them named Steve. But that's not what happens in the second one, is it? So no, I do not own it.
Seriously, I think I should stop loving anime and start taking crack or something. Really, getting trapped in a video game? What is this fanfiction dot net? And sure, next thing I know Lloyd and Genis are gonna get married and Colette's gonna pull out two machine guns and go Rumbo on everyone's asses. Hehheh…that would be awesome. But alas, I am not in a video game, nor sucked into the internet. So these fandoms of mine shall stay locked into my head until I get bored in class. Then they will find they're way onto paper. But until then, I have to find out who took my memory foam pillow, cause this sure ain't memory foam. The bitchies.
I turned my head to reach deeper into the pillow.
"Five more minutes…" I mumbled to myself, pulling my pillow closer to my head. I didn't really care if this was my pillow or not, it was still comfy.
I jumped as I heard the door slam from below. Though I ignored this and simply rolled to my side.
"LLOYD IRVING!"
My eyes bolted open.
"Simply because Dirk isn't here to drag you not of bed does not mean you can skip class, Lloyd!"
"W-wait! Professor! I can explain!"
I stumbled out of bed. Lloyd's bed. Oh gawd I just slept in THE Lloyd Irving's bed. I didn't know whether to be proud or cry. I jumped as I heard a slap and automatically felt bad for Lloyd.
"Ow! Wait Professor! There was this gir- OW!"
OOH GAWD THERE TALKING ABOUT ME GAME CHARACTERS ARE TALKING ABOUT ME WHAT DO I DO WHHHHHHYYYYYY!?
Wait, Lloyd's room goes into the baloney right? I can just go out there, jump down below, and then run away! Then they're continue on they're journey the same and I'll go to Triet and try to find a way home! It's perfect!
…Oh crap I forget about the killer bunnies in the forest and I don't have the holy grenade, DAMMIT!
"-and she just fainted in the forest?"
"Yeah, I don't know what to do, so I brought her back here and now I waiting for her to wake up!"
FUCKINGDO!?!?
"I-I'll prove it she's just upstairs!"
LE HOLY FUCK.
I ran out onto the baloney and looked down. Damn the ground looks high from her-ARGH! Don't think that! I swung one leg over the railing and-
"What are you doing?"
I froze for the second time that day. Dammit whatever you do don't look behind you cause if you look at them a black hole will open and everyone in Sylvarant, Tethe'alla and Earth will all grow arms out of they're skulls and die. And will be all your fault.
I looked behind me and quickly snapped my head back around when I saw the confused faces of Lloyd Irving and the infamous Raine Sage. My mind was racing; my heart beat was thumping against my chest so loudly that it was all I could hear. I really didn't know why I jumped off the baloney, and I probably never will. But the fact is that I, Alexandra of earth, jumped off that baloney and nearly broke both my legs doing it. Though much to my surprise, I landed, posed, and hightailed it back into the forest.
Now why was I running? I know Lloyd, he wouldn't hurt me. Right? And I'm a girl too, so that counts. Right!? Lloyd doesn't hit girls! RIGHT!? He probably just wants to give me cookies! RIGHT!?!? Ow, my head hurts!
"Hey! Wait up!"
I glanced behind me to see Lloyd and a confused Professor running towards me. And oh gawds Lloyd is faster then me! I mean, he should be, he's one of the fastest in the game, but OH GODS OUT THERE WHY?!!?
I took a sharp left and jumped though the bushes, stopping when I realized something. I'!?!?
"Hey!"
Oh noes Lloyds sounds angoy. I think he needs a hug from his fah-juh. Go Fah-juh daddy Kratos g- HEY THAT'S MEH HAMMER!
I picked it up and hid behind a tree. Oh noes I hope this isn't the tree I puked on. I looked down at my boots. Phew, worried for a second there.
"Listen I know your there."
My grip on my hammer was so tight I felt like the skin on my knuckles would spit open at any second.
"We just want to talk, please come out"
I almost fell for Raines motherly tone. ALMOST. She's a sneaky one she is.
"Kick over your weapons!"
I felt all giddy inside when I said that. Oohoho I feel like a spy, or a ninja. Or both! Ohhoh I could be Jack Bauer!
My thought was stopped when I noticed two swords and a staff appear by my feet.
Oh shit I just disarmed Lloyd. What if a killer bunny attacks me? Oh god. I took a shaky deep breath. What the hell, I'm trapped in Tales of Symphonia and I have no where to go. I stepped away from the tree and faced them, still holding onto my heavy weapon. Argh, my head is pounding!
Oh, and just so you know, when I stepped out, I didn't almost kill myself on Raine's staff. Really, I didn't.
I looked between the two, my hands shaking. "What do you want?"
Wow, I'm a bitch. Lloyd just carried me all the way to his home and let me rest in his bed and I just disarmed him and made me chase me though a forest! Wow, who the hell am I?
"You're bleeding" Raine said softly. She must have noticed the confusion on my face because she pointed to my arm. I looked down, and sure enough, my entire lower left arm was coated with blood. I must have scratched myself on a branch or something running. Though I was more surprised by the amount of blood. I don't have a lot of blood in me, how the hell was I bleeding so much?
"I know healing arts, let me heal you."
Raine took a couple steps towards me and I panicked.
"STAY BACK!"
I swung the hammer at her. Luckily she jumped out the way before she was hit. Lloyd reached for his swords, only to find that they were no longer attached to his hips. Normally I would have found this pretty funny. However, I seem to be going though a sort of breakdown right now. Joy.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I screamed at them. Argh, my heard was throbbing! I shut my eyes at the pain. "I'LL JUST MESS SOMETHING UP! I-I WOULD KNOW! I READ THESE ALL THE TIME AND-"
Why the hell did my head hurt so much? Then this loud buzzing started to rung loudly in my head. I dropped my weapon and grabbed onto my hair with both my hands, stumbling backwards. I think that Lloyd or Raine yelled something at me I really don't know; the buzzing was so loud that it drowned out any other sound. I think I might have fallen over but the ground wasn't usually this soft, was it? Nor did it smell like mint, or did it? Hell I didn't know what was going on any more. Then it all just stopped.
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Is this what is felt like to die? I know this sounds corny but just hear me out. My mind felt light, but not in a bad way. It just felt like all the problems and thoughts were just whisked away. And the only thing I felt was…well…nothing. I opened my eyes. Or at least I think I did. For you see, there wasn't much to look at. In short there was nothing there. No rocks, no trees, no colour, nothing. Seeing as there was nothing to do, I simply…floated.
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Oh God I hope this wasn't the afterlife, cause it sure is boring as hell. Pun not intended. I made a face. Dammit I'm gonna die of boredom here, well… if I'm not dead already. I guess that would suck? But I really don't know. I was just going my hopes up. I thought I was really in Tales of Symphonia! Hehee, I know it's crazy but now I'm kinda sad that I don't get to meet everyone. I wonder if they're really like the game portrays? I wonder if they would like me? Well, the poo face father angel would probably hate me but that was a given. I would probably just throw tomatoes at him or something.
I giggled at the thought and was surprised to find out I still had a voice. Sweetness, that means I can start yelling out dirty words when I get more bor-
"FOUND YOU!"
I sat up quickly breathing heavily. I felt something wet slid off my head and drop on my lap. I paused for a second before picking up the wet cloth. Wow, never had one of these on my head before. I'm more surprised that it actually just stayed on my head. I roll in my sleep. A lot.
Oh right, and I seem to be in a bed, in a house. That isn't Lloyds. Aww… that means I can't sniff Lloyd's bed sheets and be a creeper. Damn missed my chance.
Wait. This house looks oddly familiar. I gave the house another quick look over. A lot of books, two beds (including the one I was in now), one floor house.
A-yep. I was in the Sage's house.
I paused once more. What a minute. If I was in the Sages house, then that means that Raine lives here with her little brother… who would happen to be…
The door then burst open and a winded looking Genis ran though the door quickly turning around and shutting the door shut behind him.
Oh god…
Oh God…
Oh God.
!!!
Oh yeah. Did I say that Genis is one of my favourite characters? Well…yeah, he is.
The urge to scream with delight and rape the lovable mage only rose when he turned and looked me in the eye. He looked shocked.
"Oh hey you're…awake."
Poor kid. Seriously it looked like the kid just ran through the whole city twice, while being chased by killer squirrels. Shut up these things are scary. I blinked at him. "What happened?"
Genis sighed and went to sit on his own bed which just happened to be beside the one I was lying in. "Nothing really, just Lloyd being stupid." He shrugged.
I forced a look of confusion. It seemed to have worked. Genis continued.
"He's the one that carried you here. You know brown goofy looking hair, tacky red jacket."
"Ah, that guy. And there is nothing wrong with that jacket! It looks warm."
Genis made a face. "Well yeah, but it's in the middle of summer."
"I dunno… maybe he's too stubborn to resister hot and cold?"
Genis chuckled quite evilly to this. "I wouldn't be too surprised." He smiled. "I'm Genis Sage. What's yours?"
"YOUR'E SO CUTE!" I yelled before jumping his bones. Then Raine walked in and beat me to a bloody pulp.
…ok not really but I wanted to do that pretty hard.
"I'm Ally N-" I paused. Was my last name really Symphonia worthy? I mean, if wasn't a bad last name, but it was long and kinda weird. I noticed Genis giving me a confused look. I seem to be getting a lot of those. I shook my head. "Ally Raynard." Hurr Hurr I named myself after another hammer weirder I'm so awesome, Herr Herr. "Now, where am I?"
I knew where I was oh course, but I had a strange feeling that said that if I went around screaming, 'I KNOW EVERYTHING THAT IS TO BE! HURR HURR' Then the priests would come and beat me up. And I know they would too. Those silly religion people.
Anyway. Genis then explained to be that I was in the town of Iselia and was currently in the Sage household, sleeping on his sister Raine's bed. (Which smelt like mint, just so you know.) Apparently Lloyd carried me here after Raine said that she didn't want me to far away from her so that she could watch out for me. Aww, that was so sweet of her! She should get a hug from Ally. That she should.
"I guess I should thank them both when I see them." I said smiling. Wow, I'm actually polite when I'm not around my friends to make me hyper! Oh just wait until we become best friends Genis. Herr herr herr.
Then, the man of the hour walked though the door.
"Hey Genis, how is she doin- hey! You're awake! How are you feeling?"
Lloyd smiled when he saw me. Fully walking into the room and resting his arm on his weapon. Heheh, Lloydie pose.
"Oh, I'm fine, thanks" I took this time to look down at my left arm, where the only thing left that showed that I was previously injured was a faint scar. I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged them. "Sorry about what happened in the forest. I was a little…-"I searched my head for a word. "-…on edge."
Lloyd waved his hand lazily. "Don't worry about it. Though I'm kinda cur- hey is that an exsphere?"
I looked down at my right hand. And low and behold, there was an exsphere in all its blue shiny goodness staring back at me. "It would seem so." Huh, that wasn't there before. Or maybe I just fail so hard at observing things. Yeah, that made more sense.
Before Lloyd could say anything else Raine poked her head in though the door.
"Genis do you get the- oh so your awake."
OH GEEZ THANKS PROFESSOR, I FEEL LOVED. You know what? I take back that Ally hug. So ha.
I simply nodded in response. Raine nodded back before turning to Genis and Lloyd.
"Lloyd, Genis, go back to the classroom and study the journey of the chosen Joshua."
"But Professor…"
"Or it will be assigned as homework."
Lloyd turned to Genis. "Race you there!"
Genis stared at Lloyd as he ran out the door. "HEY!" He shouted before he jumped off his bed and ran after him.
I stared at the door for a second before focusing my attention back at Raine. Oh boy. Raine didn't look very happy. It must have been the try-to-attack-you-with-a-giant-hammer thing. Though I can't really blame her. If it was me I would throw a hussy fit.
Raine looked at me before she sighed and went to go sit where Genis was previously. She closed her eyes and looked at me again, though this time it was with concern.
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine thanks to you."
"That's good." -She shifted slightly- "But what were you doing in the forest in the first place? Um…"
"Ally"
"Ally. The forest is a dangerous place, even with a weapon."
I opened my mouth to answer but immediately closed it. Oh crap I didn't have a story thought out for my back round. And I can't just say 'Oh well, I come from another world called earth where you're all pretty much my salves, herr, so make me a sandwich!' Raine would probably either not believe me or knock me out and study me. Ohhh, don't want that.
Ok, quick, cover story. Go.
"Ok" I said turning to Raine, holding up my hands to show my seriousness. Yeah that's right the serious hands are there. Its go time. Woot woot.
Raine raised an eyebrow at my silence though she chose not to say anything. It must have due to the serous hands.
"So, my mother and my two sisters and I were traveling to Palmacosta because one of my sisters was accepted there for school. However, when we got there the school informed us that my sister being accepted was just a mistake. During this, my other sister went and ran away with her boyfriend."
I looked at Raine to see if she was following. She nodded. I continued.
"So my mum and I decided to go and look for her. However my oldest sister, the one who didn't get into school, decided to settle down in Palmacosta with her boyfriend and try to get into the school. So my mum and I traveled around Sylvarant trying to find my sister. We were out of luck, but my mother found herself a husband. But you see…"
I looked down at my lap. I'm so glad I took those drama courses in school.
"I never really liked him. He had this side to him that my mum couldn't see. He was…. He was really racist against half-elves."
For just a second Raine looked pained.
"I really didn't like that. So I…"
"Ran away?"
I turned back to Raine.
"Yeah, I ran. I didn't know what I was thinking at the time, but I thought that anywhere would be better then with him. That's when I came across this forest. I thought I could ask to stay at the house that I saw for a day or two and then come into town to see if I could found a job."
Ok, that takes care of the back story, quickly now! A reason why I snapped!
"But when I was walking to the forest, I got attacked by a bandit. I managed to lose him in the forest but since then I've been really…edgy."
Phew, I have to say, for a two second thought out story I think that was pretty good! Well, it wasn't all a lie. I really did have two sisters, and I did think one of then will run away with her boyfriend one day and the other one, is moving out soon. But I didn't have a racist father in law. That would suck.
Raine nodded at the end of my story. "I see." She reached over to me and placed the back of her hand on my forehead. My shoulders tensed a little at the touch but I calmed down when I realized she was just talking my temperature. "You're fever has gone down. But you should stay in bed and get some more rest just to be sure." She stood up and walked to the door. "I teach at the local school here, but I will be back in just a couple of hours."
I nodded and she turned to leave. Phew…got though that without a hitc-
"FOUND YOU AGAIN!"
I yelped and my hands flew over my mouth. The Professor looked back at me. I shook my head and leaped under the covers. I heard the door shut and I relaxed.
'Oh man you know you're really hard to find! The whole department was freaking out when we lost you after the teleporting! We thought you died! Well, it wouldn't have been the first time, but I'm pretty sure that the peoples here are much more confident in whatever that zappy thing is! So if you had died that would have been a MAJOR hit to they're ego! Oh man, I probably would have been out of the job! But you're here! I found you, AGAIN! Jeez you know that you're-'
That settles it. I have gone mad. There is a male voice in my head yelling at me. Heheh, I'm either crazy or possessed.
'Yo, you're not crazy. You just have to get used to people talking directly in you head now. You're not on earth anymore, things are different here.'
'You mean everyone has a male voice in their heads?' I asked in my head. Oh wow that sounds so weird.
'Neh, just you. You're special.'
'Who are you?'
There was a pause and I wondered if it was all just my imagination.
'Peter'
Or maybe not.
'Peter Pinto, at your service!'
I could almost hear his grin.
'Ok so what the hel- wait, you last name is Pinto?'
'Last time I checked it was!'
'That's so cool! You're like a car of something!'
'…a what?'
Oh gawd this guy wasn't from earth. Looks like I won't have someone to talk about earth things to. I groaned angrily.
'Look, just, why are you in my head and why and I here?'
'I'm your look out! I look out for things for you! And you're there to just look around for a while! Cool huh?'
'Cool? COOL? I wanta go HOME!"
'Whoa, calm down Presea!' He laughed. I was far from amused. 'Anyway listen, I'll talk to you tomorrow, my shift it just about over.'
'WHAT?! Hey! Get back HERE!'
No answer.
I let out a frustrated groan and dug deeper into my pillow now more confused then ever. Why the hell would they send me into a video game to just 'look around?' It didn't make any sense! And who the hell are they!?
I growled into my pillow and punched it.
Why the hell am I here!?
