Cave Story - The Written Tale

Written by LordDarkrai

Original story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya

I own nothing except the words written here.

Chapter 1 - Part 2: Return of the Doctor

Did you know that the witch-woman Jenka once had a brother?

His name was Ballos.

Like his sister, he weilded powers far beyond those of mortals...

Exiting the shack, I wandered the village in a daze, not being able to think about what to do. I decided I should tell King, but I didn't know where he was. I remembered the fisherman that told me about the Beast's Fang, so I went to talk to him. He told me that King could be found in the council meeting hall, but that i'd probably have to ask Jack first. After a short inquiry, the fisherman told me the graveyard, where Jack was standing guard, was right below Yamashita Farm, where I had found the fang. I jumped over there, and approached who I assumed was Jack. He held up a hand. "I'm sorry, but King has told me that nobody can go through!"

I hung my head. "But, I have news..." He tilted his head.

"What news?"

"The Doctor's henchmen... they took Toroko." He gasped.

"WHAT?! They took Toroko?! I need to tell King right away!" He then ran past me, and headed into a village a little farther away. I remember hearing that Toroko had one of two keys- the other was in the Graveyard, where a handy sign told me I was at. I entered, using the bad news as a distraction, even though I felt horrible doing it.

~~ Graveyard ~~

There were mushrooms everywhere. I easily killed them with the power behind the Polar Star, but there were so many of them. I eventually made it past several graves, with names hardly legible. Dates, gifts for the past, most were very old. It's clear that the graveyard needed some work. At the far end, I found Arthur's grave, which was obviously well taken care of. There was a key hanging off of it, so I grabbed it and left, after paying my respects to Arthur. I couldn't stop thinking about Toroko, and how she was gone, simply because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. What The Doctor had done was inexcusable, and unforgivable. I vowed, through clenched teeth and hot tears, that I would destroy the Doctor, no matter the costs. I gathered my wits, and left to find King.

~~ Mimiga Village, Central Hall ~~

When I entered, I could hear the sound of crying. Jack had his arm over King, and King's shoulders were shaking. I realized the crying was coming from him. I ran to him, and pat him on the back, trying to help. He looked up at me.

"First all of the others... then Arthur... now Toroko... I couldn't even protect Toroko..." He continued to sob, every now and then muttering a hushed, "I'm sorry, Arthur, I'm so sorry..." Jack shooed me away, and I softly closed the door, leaving them to their thoughts. I did know where Arthur's was, but before I could get to it, Jack ran up behind me.

"Hey, person. I thought you should have this." He handed me a small device. When he pushed a button, it glowed, showing a basic 3-d map of the village. I tucked it into one of my pockets.

"Thanks, Jack." As I turned to enter Arthur's house, he called for me again.

"Hey!" I turned again. "What's your name?" I paused, and answered.

"I don't have any idea." Then I turned and entered Arthur's house.

~~ Arthur's House ~~

There wasn't much in the small house, just a couple of beds, some toys and books, a computer, and a strange kind of tube. Words blinked on the screen, but I didn't bother to read them. I went upstairs and laid down on one of the beds, and got some rest.

After a while I decided it'd be a good idea to read what was on the computer. It read,

[]Grant Access to Egg Corridor?[] []YES[]

[]NO[]

I ran my cursor over the []YES[] option, and clicked. The small tube glowed blue, with the words []TELEPORT READY[] flashing. I jumped through, and landed in an entirely new area.

[Author's Note] Well, guys, this is it! Chapter one of my Cave Story Written Tale is complete! It turned out a lot better than I had expected, I guess half of a year away from writing and at school has done me some good, eh? I personally like what I did in this chapter, which was mainly go along with what happened, and try and recreate the dialoque, but only did it from memory. I think it makes it sound slightly more genuine, rather than slightly ordinary, like in the English Translation. Tell me what you think by leaving a review, maybe favorite and follow it? And as always, have a great day!

~Lord Darkrai

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