Chapter 6 is here! Now to end that week-long cliffhanger. Will Cid strike down Cala? Will Cala escape instead? Will Square Enix love my story and give me a million dollars for it? Not likely!
The Boy's Story Chapter 6: Hassle in the Castle
Cala's eyes were wide with surprise as he found himself face-to-face with the Judgemaster. What surprised him even more was that he recognized him as the lazy bum that hangs around the bar in the real world.
"Hey...It's you!" Cala said, after recovering from the shock. "You're that guy from St. Ivalice! I recognize you!"
The Judgemaster seemed taken aback. "I don't know what you're talking about, thief! Lowly scum like you don't even know who I am!"
"Of course I do!" Cala replied. "You're, uh...Cid. That's right. You're name is Cid."
"It doesn't matter who I am right now! It does matter that you are here!" Cid roared at Cala. "Prepare to die, scum!"
With that, Cid drew a large, shining sword and charged at Cala. He dodged out of the way and made a break for the door.
"You won't get away from me that easily! Guards! Attack!" Cala heard yelled behind him. Two Bangaa defenders rushed in from the hallway, swords at the ready. He fired a salvo of Flare at them and cooked them in their armor where they stood. Cala dashed into the hallway and turned the corner, Cid at his heels.
Cala looked back to see the Judgemaster gaining on him. Wondering how Cid could run so fast wearing a full suit of armor, he cast Haste on himself and dashed for the castle gates. But the gates were locked tight with no hope of opening them, he was moving too fast to stop, and Cid was hot on his heels. Cala dashed full speed at the gate with a plan in mind. Behind him, Cid had stopped running and yelled, "You'll be a pancake on the gate! We'll smear you off and arrest whatever's left!"
Cala pointed his mace at the gate and muttered a few words under his breath. Suddenly a huge, flaming meteor appeared behind him, aimed for the gate. Before Cala could get there, the meteor crashed into the huge gate, blowing it off of it's hinges. He dashed out of the castle at full speed and into the Materiwood to the south.
The second he left the castle, judges on chocobos began pursuing him. they had large judge's swords and were prepared to swing them if they got close. Cala dashed into the dark woods beyond with the judges on his tail. One judge threw his sword at him. He ducked it as it flew into a gnarled tree. He dashed around the tree that the judge who threw the sword was so mystified that he ran into the same tree that his sword was lodged into.
Three judges were still trailing Cala, and Haste was starting to wear off. There was no way he could outrun chocobos normally. Spotting a large tree up ahead, he cast Quicken on himself and ran up the tree at lightning speed. He went so fast that he seemed to disappear to the judges. They looked around for a moment, didn't find him, and rode back to the castle.
Cala jumped out of the foliage and pondered to himself how to escape the confines of the dark Materiwood.
Whoa! I wasn't expecting this when I was writing this chapter. I make up a chapter as I write it, so it surprised me. Anyway, check out Chapter 7 next week, when Cala must brave the horrors of the Materiwood!