Cave Story - The Written Tale

Written by LordDarkrai

Original story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya

I myself own nothing except the words written here.

Chapter 1 - Part 1: From somewhere, a transmission...

Connecting to network...

Logged on.

Opening chat algorithm...

Kazuma: Sue? Are you there?

Kazuma: It's me, Kazuma!

Kazuma: I was somehow able to escape, but now I'm lost.

Kazuma: I'm in a shelter with nothing in it.

Kazuma: If you're reading this, please answer!

Kazuma: ...Please?

Starting Point - First Cave - Hermit Gunsmith

I awoke in a deep cavern. I couldn't see anything at first, but my eyes slowly adjusted. i could see around me much better. The room I was in was small, with a platform in the center, and water dripping down the sides into a small pool. On the other side of the room there was a tunnel leading upwards. Seeing nowhere else to go, I jumped across the room, easily clearing five times my height. After I landed, I looked back to see how the hell I had done that so easily, but couldn't make heads or tails of it, so I gathered myself and jumped up the tunnel to a door.

Stepping through, I found a much larger tunnel than before. To my left, there were these blocks that looked like a force much larger than my fist could break them, but I had no means of doing so on my own. Turning the other way, I saw more platforms and bats everywhere. I slid down the steep path, narrowly dodging dangerous-looking red plants. At the bottom of the slide, I saw a sign that read CAUTION! RED SPIKE PLANTS ARE DANGEROUS! I rolled my eyes at the late warning and continued on. Not far from the sign I saw a pool that seemed to large to jump normally. Remembering my past experience with gravity, I took a running leap...

and landed in the pool of water in front of the ledge.

I hauled myself out of the freezing cold water and sat for a moment. Standing, and setting my jaw, I ran and jumped a second time, finally landing on the stone blocks. I jumped down into the pool of water, avoiding a bat and a jumping, jelly... thing. It fell asleep as I walked away from it. I have no idea what the hell it was. As I continued on, I stumbled upon a Tiger's head, sculpted out of stone. Inside, I saw an old man sleeping on a couch. At the end of the room, there was a table with a gun on it. I walked up to it, and studied it. It was made of a blue metal, with a white star painted on either side. When I pulled the trigger, it shot a large beam of energy from the end, going until it hit a wall and stopped. I noticed a note next to the gun that read, "Remember: Always look to the Polar Star for guidance." I folded the note and put it in my glove, taking the pistol with me.

Searching for "Sue"...

One "Sue" found.

Kazuma: SUUUUE!

Kazuma: Answer me!

Kazuma: They're looking for you!

Kazuma: Are you asleep or what?

Kazuma: Your brother is so lonely...

I snuck back out, and headed back the way I came. When I returned to the wall, I shot it, and part of it broke apart. Behind it were more enemies. I killed them too, and walked out the door.

Kazuma: C'mon Sue!

Kazuma: Type something will you?

Kazuma: Starving over here...

Kazuma: I'm so hungry that, that...

Kazuma: I even ate a cockroach.

Kazuma: LOL just kidding!

Kazuma: But, just so you know, if I get to that point I'll do it.

Chapter 1 - Part 2: King of the Mimigas.

Mimiga village - Resevior - Graveyard - Small shack

Stepping through the door, I was in a small room with a hole in the floor. I could hear voices from below. I jumped down, not prepared for the inevitable fall. I saw a rush of brown, then slammed into the floor. Groaning, I stood. There was a small rabbit wearing a purple shirt, and a smaller rabbit was running away from the two of us. It wore a green shirt. The purple rabbit stirred. I helped it up, and it promptly jumped away from me, his hand going to his side. He had a scar over his right eye. He then said, "What? You're not an enemy? I thought you were one of them... My name is King. I'm the number one is this village. Though I say number one, it doesn't really mean much. There are only six of us left in the village. Well, really... including Sue it's seven. But she's not one of us." I perked upwards at hearing the name Sue. Was that who the Kazuma guy was talking about? Before I could do anything, King continued. "She's just an outsider that came into our village." He looked around, then muttered, "That Toroko! She took advantage of the commotion and escaped." I wandered to the right, to explore. Past a small, dark door I found a large room with a bunch of water pooled almost halfway up. It appeared to be the villages water storage. I saw a couple platforms and, being unable to resist the urge, jumped across them. To my surprise, there was another small Mimiga on the far platform, fishing. He didn't have much in his bucket, just one or two minnows. I chatted with him for a bit (He did mention something about how cure Sue was... I wonder what she looks like?) and then dropped a comment about a "Beast's Fang in the farm up north." It was quite helpful. In the water below him, I saw a shiny object. Bidding him farewell, and luck with his fishing, I jumped in the water, and grabbed the shiny thing. I held it close to my eyes so I could see it. It appeared to be a fish. Speaking of, there was a small orange fish close by me. I pulled out the Polar Star and shot it, tossing it up to the fisherman. He waved down to me, and I waded back to the entrance. When I got there, I saw the small mimiga from before (Toroko, I think.) It seemed scared, and when it saw me, it ran. I chased after it, so I could ask about the fish medallion. When I exited the water storage, King and Toroko were at it again. King calmly said, "Give me the key." Toroko pouted and said,

"No!" Then she ran past him, knocking him down again. She disappeared somewhere below. King growled,

"Toroko! You're not getting away that easily!" Then he, I assumed, followed her. I ran up to where the fisherman said the farm was, and jumped all the way to the left, far as I could go. I dug around in the pool at the end, and found the fang, as promised. I tied it around a cord, and went to the bottom of the village, where I had seen Toroko go. At the far end there was a small shack, with the door opened. I entered, assuming Toroko was in here. As I walked to the back end, Toroko ambushed me out of nowhere with a stick, yelling

"Why you!" I jumped out of the way, then held her away from me while she swung the stick back and forth. I had never done something like this, so I did the only thing I could think to do. I began to sing, the words flowing from my lips, even though I did not no where they came from. Even to me, they felt calming, like I was entering a place of peace and comfort. As I kept singing, I set Toroko down, and closed my eyes. When I finished, I sat down and crossed my legs. Toroko came over and sat down on my lap, and stared into my eyes.

"Can you sing again?" I nodded and sang the song again, the same feelings washing over me once more. When I was finished, We both sat silently, before Toroko jumped off of my lap. "Do you know The Doctor?" I shook my head. Toroko nodded. "The Doctor's such a mean guy. Popping up in our village and taking us away, sometimes even killing us... Like my brother. He killed my brother." She looked down sadly. I hugged her, and she started crying on my shoulder. I held her for a moment, before bringing out the fish pendant. I held it out to her, and asked,

"Is this yours?" She nodded.

"Yay! You found it! Sue gave that to me!" She grabbed it out of my hand, but then paused. "Well, I shouldn't have it anymore. King gets his ears all in a tangle when he sees Sue and I getting along..." She handed the pendant to me, and I promptly put it around my neck. I then took out my Beast Fang, tied it onto another cord I had found earlier, and gave it to her.

"Here, take this. It'll keep you safe from the Doctor." She smiled and put it on, clenching her hand around it. She jumped on me, and I held her close, smiling. It was nice to know that I had a friend. Suddenly we heard a banging on the door. All of a sudden, there was a toaster, suitcase like thing busting through the door. It looked at me, then at Toroko, then smiled.

"HUZZAH!" Then it jumped a couple times, I assume in victory. The ground shook whenever he landed. I held Toroko tighter. Then the toaster thing spoke again.

"There you are! You can't hide, no no. I've got the nose of a bloodhound!" Almost immediately there was a strange sound and a woman appeared, floating in midair on a broomstick. The woman sighed. "Indeed you do. The nose, and I dare say the brain as well." After that the toaster and the witch got in a fight. From what I could gather, the toaster was called Balrog, and the woman was named Misery. Before I could stop her, Toroko called out,

"You-you guys're with the Doctor, aren't you!" They both turned to her. Misery smiled.

"So, you're Sue, eh? The Doctor has called for you. Come along, now." I set her on the ground behind me. I said, with a firmness in my voice,

"She's not Sue. Sue isn't here." She disregarded me and launched some sort of bubble underneath the ground. Next thing I know, Toroko is yelling for help. I turn, and see her trapped in the bubble. I shoot at it, but it doesn't do anything. It goes straight to Misery. Misery and Toroko start floating upwards. I desperately chase after them, but even I couldn't jump high enough to reach. She sneered at Balrog.

"I leave the rest to you." Then they vanished. I stood with my gun lowered, angry at myself for not being able to help Toroko in time. Balrog shuffled uncomfortably.

"Not AGAIN! I always have to clean up! And here I found her FIRST!" He then looked at me, and my gun. "So, what's your deal? You gonna fight me with that thing?" In an answer I pointed my gun at him and fired. It hit him straight on, but it didn't seem to do much. He nodded (or as close to nodding can get when your a toaster with legs.) He jumped in the air. "A fight it is!" He had a simple pattern in his attacks: charge, charge, jump. I jumped over him and shot below me when he charged, and slid underneath when he jumped. He was defeated quickly. Before he left, he said: "Just you wait!" After he left, all was calm. I sat down in my grief over the loss of Toroko to the Doctor's henchmen, then opened the door. I had to notify King.

[Author's Notes] Hey guys, Lord Darkrai here! Sorry for such a long break, I was busy with other stuff (high school, girlfriend, etc) so I didn't have much time to write. Instead, I decided to start a written version of Cave Story, my second-fav indie game of all time! Enjoy the chapters, everyone! There's certainly more to follow!

~Lord Darkrai

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